TNA's 10 Most Costly Mistakes
6. Re-Hiring Vince Russo A Third Time
Eventually, and quite miraculously, TNA realized that Vince Russo was not going to get them to that next level. Bruce Prichard was promoted in his place which...actually may have been an even worse move from a creative standpoint. But many fans were relieved that Russo had finally gone home and was done with the wrestling business forever. Except that he secretly wasn't!
TNA let him go publicly, only to rehire him on the down low. Why did he have to secretly work there? Because Spike TV hated him! Well, there was no way they could ever find out he was still on the payroll, right? Well no. They did.
Russo accidentally responded to an email with some of his notes while a consultant for TNA and cc’d wrestling reporter Mike Johnson, who broke the story wide open. It made Dixie Carter look insanely foolish, and negligent. She essentially risked her entire company and all the good, decent, hard-working people she employed, just to keep Russo, a man who failed her as an employee time and time again, on her payroll.
Perhaps it was just a coincidence, but Spike did not renew Impact, and they were forced to move to a new home where their audience was cut in half, costing them an untold amount of money.