Press Release On New TNA Trading Card Line
Posted by Ashish on 03.20.2008
Full press release...
TNA WRESTLING SELECTS TRISTAR PRODUCTIONS AS EXCLUSIVE LICENSEE TO PRODUCE TRADING CARDS AND MEMORABILIA
Tristar to Produce Cards of Kurt Angle, Sting, Kevin Nash, AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Booker T and others.
Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling has announced that Tristar Productions, Inc. – the nation's premier producer of sports collectibles, memorabilia and memorabilia conventions – is the exclusive licensee for the production and distribution of TNA trading cards and memorabilia.
The inaugural TNA/Tristar trading card set - "TNA iMPACT!" - will debut this spring and will feature TNA wrestlers, TNA Knockouts, autographed cards and event-used memorabilia cards. These will be the finest licensed TNA trading cards ever produced.
"TNA is ecstatic to partner with Tristar for the trading card category," said TNA Director of Licensing Jason Walker. "This is a very important, high-profile category for TNA, and we're thrilled to see the high-tech work Tristar will do. We have been very selective in considering new partners, but Tristar's 20-plus years in the hobby speak for itself. Many of our fans are card collectors, so we wanted to make sure that our trading card partner delivered the best range and quality of cards available in the marketplace. Tristar will give the TNA brand the care and attention it deserves so that our fans and card collectors get only the very best."
Tristar President and CEO Jeff Rosenberg, a lifelong pro wrestling fan, is thrilled to have the opportunity to expand Tristar's product lines to include TNA trading cards.
"We are very excited to have been selected by TNA as the exclusive company to have the rights to produce its trading cards and memorabilia," said Rosenberg. "TNA is gaining a partner in Tristar with vast experience in the creation, production and collectibility of trading cards, and we look forward to working with TNA to showcase its stars in a new and collectible way."
Tristar will release three TNA trading card products in 2008. The first set, named "TNA iMPACT!," is named after TNA's two-hour weekly program on SpikeTV, viewed by an average of 2.3 million viewers weekly.
In the fall, Tristar will release its second set, tentatively titled, "Cross The Line". And just in time for the holidays, "TNA Knockouts" will feature a look at the attractive females on TNA's roster, aptly referred to as "Knockouts."
Houston-based Tristar Productions, Inc. is the nation's leading producer of sports collectibles and memorabilia. With more than 300 autograph signings annually with the top sports superstars of yesterday and the brightest stars of today, over 200,000 authentic autographed items are produced annually at Tristar signings. Tristar's product lines include exclusively-licensed Minor League Baseball card products, Tristar Hidden Treasures, Tristar SignaCuts and sports/entertainment memorabilia collectibles.
