From failing to pay employees on time to the infamous Victory Road 2011 main event, TNA has a history of unprofessional incidents which can't help but paint the company in a bad light. The Victory Road incident saw Jeff Hardy show up to compete against Sting while clearly under the influence of drugs. He was sent out to compete anyway, despite this being an utterly ridiculous, dangerous decision. Sting wisely ended the match as quickly as possible, holding a defiant Hardy's shoulders to the mat under 90 seconds into the bout. Paying fans, both those who bought the PPV and the crowd in attendance, were robbed of a main event, and "refunded" with 6 months free access to TNA's online on-demand service. A more recent (but equally unacceptable) incident came in mid-2014, when it was revealed that Vince Russo had been working for TNA as a consultant, despite Dixie Carter being specifically instructed not to rehire him by Spike TV. The whole thing was a huge cover-up, blown only when Russo accidentally CCd an email to a PWInsider journalist. To make matters even worse, it emerged that TNA had lied to their business partners and roster about Russo's employment in order to keep it a secret.
