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As a result of the litigation between Jeff Jarrett and Anthem Sports & Entertainment (docket is here), exhibits were unsealed that made public a financial model from 2017 containing a number of financial outcomes for TNA Wrestling over the years that were to follow.
Attached to the one of the emails is a large spreadsheet that detailed the financial models. I took the time reconstruct the spreadsheet, which you can view at the Google Sheets link below or in the Excel file attached to this post.
The default inputs for forecasts appear to be extremely optimistic. It’s hard to believe many, if any, of the modeled outcomes came to fruition.
Nonetheless some of the details under the “Year 1” columns throughout the spreadsheet may give us some clue as to what TNA/Impact’s then-current financial situation was.
As I reviewed on a recent episode of Wrestlenomics Radio, it appears the company was modeling 2017 to generate $7.7 million in total revenue. There’s a great deal of other information throughout, including forecasts of revenue related to the broadcast agreement with Pop ($832,000 for “Year 1”), revenue from PlutoTV ($117,929 for “Year 1”), pay-per-view buys, producer compensation, various operating expenses, etc.
Glad to hear any thoughts on this!
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