Well apparently they switched offices lately and it might have just been forgotten in the shuffle.
Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, EVER buy this explanation. It doesn't matter if it's the guy who runs the local Wash N' Fold or the CFO of Panda Energy, "paychecks aren't here because the central office __________" is the oldest bullshit line there is. When an individual does it, we call it "saying the check is in the mail". We aren't talking about a guy who slipped up at his job and forgot to mail something out; we're discussing the failure of an entire department at a multinational conglomorate responsible for mailing out paychecks, inside of the failure of another department which is responsible for employee management for not making sure those checks have been sent.
In short, this is the kind of mistake that involves way too many people to chalk it up to simple human fuckery. The last time TNA had 'paperwork issues', most of their performers no-showed in Kansas City, and it turned out those 'paperwork issues' were issues with sending checks.
The issues at play are somewhat different than their time on Spike. During the last 'paperwork issues' incident, the company was in an extremely insecure spot; they had hired and budgeted with the expectation that they would be performing better than they were, with a television distributor that wouldn't commit long term. Now, TNA's TV deal and ratings are no longer the do-or-die factor for the company, and their long-term security is tied to the overall success of Destination America, as opposed to their own performance (which is pretty much on the target of 1/3-1/2 of their Spike audience.)
The change in television networks also changes what can be inferred from this. (I'm working from the assumption that this is true, because we've played this game before and it always ends with TJ Perkins arranging a shoot interview to talk about how much money he makes now.) TNA is still in a transitional phase; for years they've been focused on being a WWE alternative, which meant big spending on production and talent. On the corporate side, they're still learning or re-learning how to produce on a tight budget, which isn't something that happens in three months. It's one thing to say "here's your budget", it's another to stick to it- especially in a company where corporate and ownership are so closely tied and it's not entirely sure whether the operating goal of TNA is financial profit.
There are plenty of reasons for why TNA's performers are behind on checks again that don't involve "the company is in imminent danger of shutting down", but there aren't really any
good reasons that keep the people behind TNA from looking stupid. Hence, we get "the building moved, so......" and hope people buy it.
