TNA News: Preliminary Genesis Buys, WWE Reaction to Aries/Roode Tandem

– The preliminary estimates for Genesis have the show drawing between 12,000 to 13,000 buys. That is up from the 7,000 – 10,000 that the shows were averaging up to a point last year; they began rising after Jeff Hardy become TNA World Heavyweight Champion in October.

– The comedic work that Austin Aries and Bobby Roode have been doing in Impact have reportedly been “greatly entertaining” several people behind the scenes in WWE.

Credit: Wrestling Observer

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