Mike & JD Show Ep.133: TNA Sacrifice Recap - Update on Steve Maclin | MLP's TV Deal and Krule gets Stabbed
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Mads Krule stabbing incident
This fan came up and just stared down Cruel. Next thing you know, the fan tackled Cruel through the table. And while he had him on the ground, stabbed him in the lower right quadrant of his abdomen.
TKO business strategy
I truly think in the next five to ten years, maybe I think closer to five, you will see UFC and WWE be sold off. They stay together for a little while and then you start to make money if you sell off the chunks.
Maple Leaf Pro TV deal
Maple Leaf Pro will debut a new weekly show called MLP Mayhem on TSN starting July 2026. It's the first traditional TV broadcast for MLP in Canada.
WWE/TNA partnership
I think TNA got far more out of that partnership than WWE ever got, but WWE just wanted to hinder Tony and that wound up not working either.
Steve Maclin injury
Diagnosing a concussion is tricky. If you know how not to get diagnosed with a concussion, it's not hard to not get diagnosed with a concussion. He was concussed as shit. I don't care what anybody says.
Steve Maclin did not want to leave the ring, but Carlos Silva and Ace Steel came out and they got him out of the ring. He ended up missing the Maple Leaf Pro show over the weekend.
Wrestling industry development
I think it's a big problem that the best pro wrestlers in the world, too many of them are over 40. And that just goes back to the lack of development in pro wrestling.
TKO/WWE management
I don't think TKO cares as much as Vince did. I don't think they're interested in building anything. They kind of lose focus with things like the ID deal.
TNA talent signing
Ricky Sosa officially signed with TNA. He's a 21-year-old international rising star from Belgium. He's 6'4", but he looks like a giant compared to them.
State of independent wrestling
The vast majority of talented professional wrestlers came up working for hot dogs and handshakes. That's just the reality of it.
