TNA Invites Sarah Palin To Final Resolution
Posted by Ashish on 11.11.2008
Full press release...
TNA sent out this press release today.
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION (TNA) WRESTLING INVITES ALASKA GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN TO JOIN "THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE"
TNA ANNOUNCES SPECIAL "SARAH PALIN CEREMONY" FOR DECEMBER 7 AT ITS "FINAL RESOLUTION" PAY-PER-VIEW IN ORLANDO. TNA AGREES TO DONATE $50,000 TO GOV. PALIN'S FAVORITE CHARITY OR ALASKAN YOUTH HOCKEY LEAGUE.
palin2.jpgTotal Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling has announced that it is formally inviting Alaska governor and former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin to become an honorary member of "The Beautiful People," the elite group of TNA Knockouts led by Angelina Love and Velvet Sky.
TNA officials said a "Sarah Palin Ceremony" is scheduled for December 7 at its "Final Resolution" pay-per-view as part of her "Honorary TNA Knockout" membership in The Beautiful People, and TNA President Dixie Carter will personally fly Gov. Palin and her husband, Todd, from their home in Anchorage to Orlando, Florida, for the December event.
TNA Wrestling will make the formal invitation to Gov. Palin Thursday, November 13, on "TNA iMPACT!" at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Spike.
TNA will present Gov. Palin with a $50,000 check at "Final Resolution" made out to the charity of her choice, or will make the donation to the youth hockey association in her native Wasilla, Alaska.
"Governor Palin has combined her experiences as a wife and mother with her political savvy to prove to America and the world that politics aren't just a man's game. I know firsthand what challenges you have to face when breaking a glass ceiling in a male-dominate profession," Carter said.
The stars of TNA Wrestling can be seen for two hours each and every Thursday night on "TNA iMPACT!" (9 p.m. ET/PT, Spike). The TNA roster features Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, TNA World Heavyweight Champion Sting, Mick Foley, Kevin Nash, Booker T, Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett, Christian Cage, AJ Styles and Samoa Joe, among others.
Well, there goes any desire I once had to watch TNA.
Gosh darnit, I hope she gets booed out of the doggone buildin'. You betcha. Wink wink.
Posted By: EPIC CAT (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Sorry, what?
Posted By: Tricky (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Good god TNA loves old washed up nobodys!
Posted By: steve0 (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 12:22 PM
she has pledged to show up only if TNA provides her with a whole new wardrobe and $25 000 000 in taxpayer money that she can waste to build a TNA PPV to Nowhere.
Posted By: Darth Mortis (Registered) on November 11, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Ahahaha.
How the hell can you mock RAW-dance offs now, oh dear TNA marks?
Posted By: WWE Goat (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 12:28 PM
wow, just when I started to respect TNA...
Posted By: rshort2001 (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 12:34 PM
Who the fuck thought that would be a good idea? Can't we get rid of this bitch once and for all.
TNA must not want to sell PPVs anymore.
Posted By: chucky (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 12:39 PM
A better choice for TNA would have been to invite Obama and Biden to join the Main Event Mafia. Who better to represent mambers of the old guard who will hold people down while claiming they are only trying to "help" them. It's a perfect fit.
Posted By: guest (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 12:45 PM
The Invite was not accpeted.....She replied "Porn show? I will not appear on a tits and ass show"
Posted By: The Rev (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 12:49 PM
Palin on TNA=Epic something something.....you'll have to get back to me on that
Posted By: hpynotoad (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 12:50 PM
LoL @ the liberals on this thread. Why don't you pay higher taxes instead of buying the pay per view? Then, you can give the money to poor people.
Posted By: Michael (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 12:52 PM
TNA does not understand how hated this woman is. America hates that woman and not in a way that they would pay to see her. We got tired of watching her for free for God's sake!
Posted By: Jake Lee (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 12:58 PM
good thing Raven isn't still around. if Palin showed up in TNA he'd be hitting it in no time.
Posted By: Jake Fury (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 01:01 PM
The question is who would be more demeaned if she actually shows up.
Posted By: RepoMan (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 01:03 PM
"the elite group of TNA Knockouts led by Angelina Love and Velvet Sky."
More like the entire group, unless they're counting their fag hairdresser Kip.
I'd smash the hell out of Sky, though.
Posted By: Shaun (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 01:07 PM
People, it's called publicity. Everyone knows Palin's not going to show up, but even if a few news outlets pick up the story as a novelty, TNA wins. If former "casual fans" read the last line and see Kurt Angle, Mick Foley, Sting, etc. are part of TNA, they might be inclined to check out the show. And what would this publicity cost TNA? Nothing.
Some on. Enough with the same old tired smark complaints.
Posted By: Douchebag (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 01:15 PM
LoL @ the liberals on this thread. Why don't you pay higher taxes instead of buying the pay per view? Then, you can give the money to poor people.
Posted By: Michael (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 12:52 PM
spot the fuck on my friend...cant wait till obama screws everyone over by changing NOTHING
Posted By: guest53 (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 01:26 PM
I sent this to Perez Hilton.
Heh
She will get booed out of the building.
Posted By: Saxyroro (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 01:28 PM
"TNA President Dixie Carter will personally fly Gov. Palin and her husband, Todd, from their home in Anchorage to Orlando, Florida, for the December event."
What, Dixie has her pilot's license, or are they suggesting she puts on a cape and goes SuperDixie?
Posted By: Paul in Canada (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 01:29 PM
Damn, no one's said it yet?
EPIC FAIL.
Posted By: sa+an (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 01:40 PM
*facepalm*
Posted By: Shaun (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 01:43 PM
The comments on this page tell me the liberals are kind of less than thrilled with this idea and that the conservatives are dipshits.
Do you really think your taxes are going to be raised that drastically? Do you think your money is going to go directly to a bunch of drunken bums on the street? Idiots.
I'm pretty sure some things in Washington will change, for instance:
* no outing of a CIA agent for retribution
* no invading of a country on exaggerated or flat-out false pieces of information
* no Vice President shooting a friend in the face
* programs that will help children instead of leaving them behind
* less use of fear to scare people into supporting something that isn't well thought out and has no exit strategy
* no attacks on one's patriotism if he/she doesn't agree with the administration's way of thinking
* no one claiming the be a uniter when in fact they will cause an even larger rift between parties
* less use of religion or just plain stupid beliefs to justify vetoing certain pieces of legislation
* a world where humans and fish can co-exist peacefully
Posted By: Zingy (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 01:57 PM
first off i don't like the idea BUT a more things has to happen for me to get irrate about this. TNA did this whole invitation thing to Bob Knight and nothing came out of it, maybe the same happens here. If she shows, and just is in the crowd, not invovled in any matches, not taking up a mountain of time from the wrestlers then no harm, no foul seeing as 50 g's would go to a charity.
Posted By: cj (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 02:00 PM
And boy will dixie's arms be tired!
Seriously, this is worse than all the tenn. Titans and resigning team 3d. If tna wants to succeed, this isn't the way to do it. Sure they'll get some publicity, but what does it do for them? Not much
Posted By: mr #1derful (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 02:02 PM
this is actually brilliant.
If there is anything ANYONE in wrestling can do to increase ratings (sure they want her to be at the PPV but announcing that they are inviting her might actually be mentioned outside of TNA), it's invite Sarah Palin. I hate her but she also increases the ratings whereever she goes.
Posted By: markhenrysquash03032 (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 02:09 PM
Is she allowed to be her own charity??
Posted By: Memin (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 02:14 PM
I want Obama in TNA so The Main Event Mafia can bloody him and stand over his body in the middle of the ring
Posted By: Guest#3044 (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 02:14 PM
She's wasted enough time on a dying campaign. Does she really want to waste even more time on a dying "wrestling" company?
Posted By: A-Ron (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 02:20 PM
This is a pathetic attempt at publicity and ever sadder is the fact that based off the type of person Palin appears to be, she might do it!
...and before all you conservatives start bitching, that comment has nothing to do with politics. Just go back and listen to the woman speak!
Posted By: Super Dragon (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 02:29 PM
"I want Obama in TNA so The Main Event Mafia can bloody him and stand over his body in the middle of the ring
Posted By: Guest#3044 (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 02:14 PM"
Brilliant, can someone get this morons IP address and forward this on to the FBI? Wishing harm on the president isn't exactly a bringht thing to do in public.
Oh, BTW, how much do you people bitching about your taxes actually make? And do you realize the your Republican god Ronald Regan raised taxed 11 times. The tax rate for the wealthy was 50% under old Ronny, Obama wants to raise it to 39%. Ooooh, I'm sure you will be starving now. Greedy morons.
More on topic, while I to think the idea is kinda stupid, if it gets publicity thats all that matters.
Posted By: DC (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 02:40 PM
The only publicity it will generate is on wrestling boards. Ratings will increase zero... you fools!
Posted By: Tits 'N' Ass Wrestling (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 02:49 PM
Hey Zingy,
A lot of your points were obviously pertaining to the war and I respect that. There was a lot that could have been doen differently. But a lot of your bullet points can be also applied to "cap-and-trade" and the coming massive government regulation of carbon emissions. Watch the left use the same tactics you rail against in your post to promote cap-and-trade. A disaster in the making for the US economy if it is passed.
Posted By: guest (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 03:02 PM
That's sad...to think, Turning Point was so good. I guess Russo was sick, and now he's working overtime.
Anyway, $50000, really? I mean, I don't pretend to know much about booking a wrestling show, but....damn.
If I had $50000 to spend on a PPV I might try and get...oh, I dunno...RIC FLAIR?
Hell, for $50000 they could probably sign Elijah Burke or Paul London for a year.
Jesus TNA, you somehow manage to drop the ball again, and again, and again.
Posted By: ausjimmy (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 03:04 PM
I can't wait for the WWE to do this so that you same marks (Darth Mortis) can begin to cream themselves saying, "OMG! Greatest idea ever!"
Posted By: JR (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 03:13 PM
Actually Palin is kind of hot. In fact not only would I hit that, but I would go out and buy a stripper pole for the bedroom. Kind of hope she shows!
Posted By: ThatGuy (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 03:28 PM
Either this is complete genius or complete shit, either way, this will probably be funny.
Lghten up guys, Sarah Palin is a joke, but she is a media magnet. If this was Final Resolution NEXT YEAR, then sure, it would be stupid. However, this is the most current they could have been on this.
Have some fun would ya, It's not like she is wrestling Awesome Kong or anything (but hey... that would be awesome).
Posted By: JF (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 03:36 PM
"I want Obama in TNA so The Main Event Mafia can bloody him and stand over his body in the middle of the ring"
@Guest 3044:
You are an idiot!!
First of all you are a chicken shit idiot for not even putting up a name!
Second of all, welcome to 2008, your racist retoric died a long, long time ago.
Go back to your southern shit-hole of a home where your Cracker-ass can pick up your 14 year old cousins and impregnate them.
My god, this guy is THE REASON more women who have been raped by their daddys need to have abortions!!!
Guest 3044, what does your family tree look like? A stump?
Posted By: Cory lovell (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 03:45 PM
"I can't wait for the WWE to do this so that you same marks (Darth Mortis) can begin to cream themselves saying, "OMG! Greatest idea ever!"
Posted By: JR (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 03:13 PM"
It could turn out to be cool, as long as the segment ends with Umaga coming out and wrecking her.
VINCE: "THAT WAS FOR LETTING DOWN AMERICA!!"
Posted By: WWE Goat (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 03:59 PM
queue the midget in wig and glasses...
Posted By: TNNOOOOOO (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 04:24 PM
Does anyone else think it comes across as unprofessional that TNA announces these "guests" before they've agreed to show up, so that they'll just look like assholes if they don't? That's what they did with the VKM challenge to HHH and HBK and it just made TNA look dumb, not the other guys...
Posted By: Empire Of Ownage (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 04:44 PM
This is a joke, right? I mean, this can't be for real, even TNA can't be this nuts.
Posted By: Michael Weyer (Registered) on November 11, 2008 at 04:57 PM
"
The stars of TNA Wrestling can be seen for two hours each and every Thursday night on "TNA iMPACT!" (9 p.m. ET/PT, Spike). The TNA roster features Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, TNA World Heavyweight Champion Sting, Mick Foley, Kevin Nash, Booker T, Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett, Christian Cage, AJ Styles and Samoa Joe, among others."
2 of those people have only been on TNA.. 1 relly cos Joe was on ROH..and wtf is Joe being put AFTER loads of old guys? no selling the importance of the former champ?
Posted By: shaydee (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 05:17 PM
Great, invite more people I don't care about. Let's see, an overrated football player on suspension, some Neckcar driver and now America's Laughingstock.
It's like a wrestling tradition
WCW David Arquette
WWE Kevin Federidiot
and on and on
Where is Mike Tyson these days? Or LT?
Posted By: Dr J (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 05:35 PM
Most of you are @$$holes.
Posted By: Jareth (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 05:42 PM
DON'T DO IT PALIN!
Posted By: Sean (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 06:14 PM
Find me a hotter current politician and then I'll skim your criticisms... until then I would SO hit that.
Posted By: Guest#8122 (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 06:27 PM
I'm definitely an Obama Democrat... But accepting this offer would obliterate any and all of Sarah Palin's credibility.
Posted By: Guest#0306 (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 06:32 PM
WWE sheep will trash anything TNA does, it's just the way it works. They'll jump on people for bashing WWE and call them losers and assholes yet they do they exact same thing to TNA, fucking hypocrites.
Whether you like Palin or not is irrelevant, the fact is that she is a HUGE draw right now.
This isn't some small time NFL player with a bad reputation like Pacman Jones that no one gives a fuck about, Sarah Palin is universally recognized and the media is still all over her.
If this gets TNA one small mention on CNN it's a great success.
You all bash TNA's ratings but then you bash them for trying to do something about it.
Posted By: fools (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 06:52 PM
Wow, Palin? Cmon TNA, I had hope after that amazing PPV, but this is something...
Posted By: Rated R Phenomenon (Registered) on November 11, 2008 at 07:03 PM
Like it or not, the women is news. This could very well get them mentoined on CCN, NBC, ABC, CBS, MSNBC, FoxNews and other news/entertainment stations. Plus it could actually be good publicity for her too, she could spin that they apperance was to raise the money for charity.
This could work...it's not much differant than WWE using Donald Trump.
Posted By: Pat (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 07:03 PM
I'm not one to use this term lightly:
RETARDED
Posted By: Mikey (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 07:31 PM
The Main Event Mafia- Destroying TNA's lower card and Barack Obama. Angle makes Jesus tap out and makes the Anti-Christ Tap Out.
Posted By: Guest#8847 (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 07:44 PM
joe the plumber will be her manager.
Posted By: jd (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 07:53 PM
Expect Palin to pull a Russo swerve and think she is a veteran and join the Main Event Mafia
Palin vs Mccain=Dentures on a Pole Match!
Posted By: Josh (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 08:01 PM
Will she take out Moose Knuckles?
Posted By: Guest#9660 (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 08:12 PM
More pro right wing B.S. by 'ol Dixie and the Jarrett boys.
I'm going to boycott TNA for 10 episodes. Nice going fellas, your viewership has dropped by a third...
Posted By: Gabriel (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 08:38 PM
sarah palin new directer of authority for TNA
Posted By: random (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 09:25 PM
TNA spends a lot of time talking about people who aren't on the roster & ignoring people who are.
Posted By: Guest#9396 (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 10:44 PM
"LoL @ the liberals on this thread. Why don't you pay higher taxes instead of buying the pay per view? Then, you can give the money to poor people.
Posted By: Michael (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 12:52 PM"
you must be in the range of people who make over $250 000 per year, which is the only group to face higher taxes. the middle class is FINALLY going to get some tax relief outside bullshit stimulus cheques funded by borrowing even more money from Saudi Arabia and China.
you must really love america if you are so willing to sell it out to middle east countries that breed terrorists who want to kill you and the last great communist state.
yea...laugh at the liberals, but it was the conservatives that sold the us out to the banks and treasuries of nations bent on destrying you.
Posted By: Darth Mortis (Registered) on November 12, 2008 at 01:56 AM
""I want Obama in TNA so The Main Event Mafia can bloody him and stand over his body in the middle of the ring
Posted By: Guest#3044 (Guest) on November 11, 2008 at 02:14 PM"
Brilliant, can someone get this morons IP address and forward this on to the FBI? Wishing harm on the president isn't exactly a bringht thing to do in public. "
actually, it is a felony to threaten a President or President-Elect of the United States (including the VP and VP-Elect,) regardless of if the threat is made in jest or is serious. It does hold a minimun of (i believe) 5 years mandatory on conviction, and all anyone would have to do is notify the FBI or Homeland Security of the actual post.
not only that, but 411mania could actually find itself under investigation as an accomplice after the fact for actually posting the comment in the first place instead of reporting the IP address to the appropriate authorities.
of course, as i am a Canadian, i can only assume that Americans are smart enough to know their own laws regarding threats to the president and president-elect. (http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/18C41.txt US Code, Title 18,871 - Threats against the President and successors to the Presidency.)
and no...just because this is an internet site and a wrestling comments section doesn't at all mean that if the proper authorities were notified that nothing would be done. they take threats to the President and President-Elect seriously.
good job to the editors on this one.
Posted By: Darth Mortis (Registered) on November 12, 2008 at 02:13 AM
Know what cracks me up about that whole press release?
"I know firsthand what challenges you have to face when breaking a glass ceiling in a male-dominate profession," Carter said.
Since when was 'daddy's girl with an allowance' a male-dominated profession?
Posted By: Guest#0250 (Guest) on November 12, 2008 at 04:16 AM
Is TNA a continent?
Posted By: AZ (Guest) on November 12, 2008 at 05:10 AM
Sorry, I'm a good ol' Alaskan, know nothing about TNA.
Posted By: AZ (Guest) on November 12, 2008 at 05:11 AM
i would mark the fuck out if sarah palin showed up on a wrestling show.
i'd love to see her as the next gm of raw.
Posted By: Nash (Guest) on November 12, 2008 at 05:16 AM
People calling for Obama to be bloodied in the ring? Did I miss something here? The guy hasn't even spent a day in office, and you want to kick the living shit out of him? "Country first", right assholes? You're only red-blooded patriots until your man loses. Then you wish malice upon your own President. Some of you guys need your heads examined. Maybe you spend too much time watching fake wrestling and now your whole sense of reality is out of whack.
Posted By: Cinder (Guest) on November 12, 2008 at 08:00 AM
John McCain and Sarah Palin vs. Samoa Joe and AJ Styles as main event of the next PPV= BOOK IT!
Posted By: lilwayne1 (Registered) on November 12, 2008 at 01:19 PM
You have to love those damn conservatives using any excuse to cry and moan about raising taxes
Posted By: Zakk (Guest) on November 12, 2008 at 02:57 PM
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