{"id":21313,"date":"2016-05-31T08:42:36","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T13:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=21313"},"modified":"2016-05-31T09:47:39","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T14:47:39","slug":"tna-president-addresses-interest-former-wwe-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/31\/tna-president-addresses-interest-former-wwe-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"TNA president addresses interest in former WWE stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2676755357\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>TNA president Dixie Carter says the company is actively looking to sign former WWE stars who have left the company in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes, there are some great talent on the market right now, and there hasn\u2019t been for a while,&#8221; Carter told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wrestling\/interview-dixie-carter-looking-for-wwe-talent\" target=\"_blank\">Indian publication Sportskeeda.com<\/a> while on an international tour with TV partner Ten Sports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, I think that there are some big opportunities for us to see if a couple of names that are available\u00a0fit with what we\u2019re trying to do right now.\u00a0You know, great in-ring product, great personality, and ability to show, to have big characters and we\u2019re very excited about that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Carter did not say whether there is mutual interest from potential signees. Carter noted the company is trying to incorporate new faces on the roster to freshen up the product.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve had long conversations internally and believe\u00a0it was time to freshen up the talent roster a bit as well as, expose people who have been on our roster in the past, who have not had the kind of push that they deserve and so, we\u2019re going to be doing that,&#8221; Carter said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve bought in several new talents in the last couple of months. As well as, we\u2019re looking at some bigger names that are available out there right now. I think over the next two months, you\u2019re going to see some more changes in the roster and some more long-term signings which we\u2019re very excited about. I think it\u2019s going to be a very good phase and a very good time for TNA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Carter also talked about a live tour of India, delaying an announcement to later this year. 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