TNA reaches deal with Playboy to feature knockouts

TNA Wrestling has reached a deal with Playboy magazine to feature members of the TNA Knockouts women's division. SoCal Val revealed the new deal during an appearance at the Comic-Con convention. Val had been a major supporter of establishing ties with Playboy after WWE dropped ties due to its new TV-PG stance.

TNA's Jeremy Borash confirmed via his Twitter feed that a Knockout had already posted for the magazine. revealed by The Sun officially as Traci Brooks. Of course, Traci Brooks just came back to TNA to a major push as a battle royal winner and newest inductee into the dominant Main Event Mafia faction. It's the reasoning for her latest push that causes me concern with this deal.

When WWE was affiliated with Playboy, the fed often promoted women willing to pose for the magazine instead of those with greater wrestling talent or a greater ability to connect with the wrestling audience. TNA is now clearly leaning towards a similar approach, one that could gradually erode the credibility of its women's division.

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