Dixie Carter (TNA)

Dixie Carter (born 1964-5) is an American businesswoman, currently serving as president of the limited liability company TNA Entertainment. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, TNA Entertainment produces professional wrestling television programs and pay-per-views, and is the second largest professional wrestling promotion in the United States.

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1964 - 5 - American - Businesswoman - President - Limited liability company - TNA Entertainment - Nashville, Tennessee - Professional wrestling - Television program - Pay-per-view - Professional wrestling promotion

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After graduating from The Hockaday School (in 1982) and college, Carter began working for Levenson & Hill Inc., a marketing and advertisement firm in the Las Colinas suburb of Dallas, Texas. In 1983, she started her own business in Nashville, focusing primarily on sport and music representation.

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The Hockaday School - 1982 - College - Las Colinas - Dallas, Texas - 1983

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In 2002, the president of Monterey Peninsula Talent (a booking agency) contacted Carter and informed her that Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, a fledgling professional wrestling promotion, required a marketing and publicity outlet. Carter began working with TNA, but, two months later, was informed by Jeff Jarrett (a part-owner of TNA) that a key financial backer (HealthSouth Corp.) had withdrawn support from TNA, and that the company was in dire straits as a result.

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2002 - Total Nonstop Action Wrestling - Jeff Jarrett

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Carter, claiming to " the potential in a marketplace that had one company with a $900 million market cap and no competitor", contacted her parents, the owners of Panda Energy International, a Dallas-based energy company. In October 2002, Panda Energy purchased 71% of TNA from Jerry Jarrett (the father of Jeff and another part-owner). On October 31, TNA (which originally traded as "J Sports and Entertainment") was renamed "TNA Entertainment", and Carter was appointed president.

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$ - Panda Energy International - Energy - Company - October 2002 - % - Jerry Jarrett - October 31

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Carter was instrumental in securing a television deal with Fox Sports Net in 2004, and in July 2005 she announced that she and several other TNA employees, including vice-president Jeff Jarrett, had negotiated a more lucrative television deal with Spike TV. Carter brought a bottle of champagne to the meeting in order to celebrate. Her creative influence on TNA storylines has been less publicised, although she is known to be a fan of Jonny Fairplay, a reality television contestant who has worked for TNA in the past as a manager. She has also expressed admiration for the work of Vince Russo, a controversial booker.

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Fox Sports Net - 2004 - July 2005 - Jeff Jarrett - Spike TV - Champagne - Creative - Storylines - Jonny Fairplay - Reality television - Manager - Vince Russo - Booker

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Carter has ruled out any possibility of becoming an on-screen character, as was the case with World Wrestling Entertainment chairman Vince McMahon and former World Championship Wrestling president Eric Bischoff.

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World Wrestling Entertainment - Vince McMahon - World Championship Wrestling - Eric Bischoff

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