Flowrestling announces that ESPNU will be covering the finals for Flonationals 2011. Most likely they will bring in heavy hitters like Ken Chertow, Tim Johnson and Jeff Blatnick to do the announcing. Broadcast will be tape delayed for April 26th at 1pm on a Tuesday. "I'm super happy to have the event on tv so wrestling can expand its audience" explained Billy Barger. Nielson ratings suggest the time slot is perfect for stay at home mom's, the demographic where wrestling can grow the most. "We felt that we need to get wrestling outside the reaches of the immediate wrestling community for the good of the sport so the time slot worked perfect."
When asked about Flowrestling involvement next year Billy Barger explained "Flowrestling was marganilized in the decision making process due to its unprofessional behavior at Flonationals" Billy Barger went on to say "I mean they were trying things different and trying to improve the sport, but the fact remains you got to follow the rules. And the rules clearly state that you can't do anything different. I admit flowrestling does a lot for the sport" acknowledged Billy Barger "but they just got to learn to follow the rules".
Martin Floreani, also a part of the board for flonationals seemed very irrated by the extent that Joe Williamson tried to cover the tournament. "I'm very busy with the event and the last thing I want to hear is that someone is trying to promote the tournament in a different and better way. The reason we have rules is so the athletes are protected and so that I can go to bed at night knowing that my job and legacy is safe from anyone trying to out-perform and out-innovate me."
Martin Floreani, former Flowrestling discipline head, and Billy Barger could not be more ecstatic about the deal with ESPNU. The $60,000 fee for the production of the event will be raised when Flonationals bumps up its coaches fee to $200 and its wrestling fee to $75. "Really Its like an airport tax or a hotel tax" its for the greater good of the sport Martin explained.
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