Breaking Update - Bobby Roode's Contract Expires

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UPDATE: The talk in the TNA locker room is that talent relations head Bruce Prichard mistakenly allowed Bobby Roode's contract to expire. A source stated that Roode actually had to bring his contract status to the company's attention. As of right now, they are working to get a new deal done before tomorrow night's Lockdown pay-per-view. Roode can now play "hardball" if he chooses as he's booked and needed for the pay-per-view.

Story developing .... stay tuned for more.

According to TNA sources, there is some sort of a contract issue between Bobby Roode and TNA. If the issue is not worked out within the next 24 hours, Roode will not be performing at tomorrow's TNA Lockdown pay-per-view. Roode and Austin Aries are scheduled to defend the TNA tag titles against Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Hernandez as well as Christopher Daniels and Kazarian in a triple threat match.

Roode has not appeared on TNA TV since February 24th, missing the last two tapings. While people within TNA were keeping the issue quiet, it quickly became clear there was a problem since all the TNA talent was in San Antonio early for a fan fest today and there was no sign of Roode.

While TNA hasn't commented on the issue, word is that the contract issue dates back a few weeks and the two sides are talking to work things out.

Wow what a stupid error on TNA's part..

Shows how much they care about him if they can't even remember that his contract is up.

If he even resigns he should get a big raise or he could just leave [I'm sure WWE would scoop him up]..

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Sigh... TNA... They have the tools, and they keep... being tools...

Is it a wonder they suck?!

Source: The Wrestling Observer

Bobby Roode is currently in San Antonio, Texas. He reportedly worked out the contract issues with TNA and he will be working the Lockdown pay-per-view tonight. The issue with his contract expiring was said to be Bruce Prichard's fault, but the situation has now been rectified.

Dumb motherfuckers they better had because they know if they didn't WWE would of snatch him up ASAP.Stupid TNA and there shitty contracts.

Prowrestling.net reports that the issue with Canadian wrestler Bobby Roode's TNA contract was that it expired due to an oversight in the TNA talent relations, which also caused issues with Roode's work visa. TNA then worked out a new deal with Roode in-time to appear at Sunday's Lockdown PPV after missing two Impact TV tapings on February 28 and March 7.

When TNA transitioned to a new contract structure three-to-four-years ago (depending on the cycle for a particular wrestler), PWTorch reported that most of the "long-term contracts" include an annual opt-out clause for both sides near the end of the contract.

This is captured by the timing of Roode's contract. Going back to February 2009, Roode signed a new five-year deal with TNA. "I'm very happy about it," Roode told the Peterborough Examiner in 2009. "They wanted to sign me to a long-term deal. Most contracts are one to three years, but they wanted to keep me around for five. I'm quite pleased."

The end of Roode's fourth year of the five-year deal came in February, which is when the issue came up and was not handled in-time before Roode essentially became a "free agent."

DotNet reports that a new deal was worked out, but it cost TNA more money because Roode had leverage as a "free agent."

Because there is an annual opt-out clause near the end of the long-term deals, DotNet reports that this is not the first time that a talents's contract has expired, but Roode is believed to be the most high-profile wrestler whose deal was mistakenly allowed to expire.

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