Category: Impact

TNA Officially Announces Move To Thursday Nights, New Start Time

TNA announced that they are moving back to Thursday nights starting July 21st, two nights after WWE SmackDown moves to Tuesday nights. Impact Wrestling will now start one hour earlier at 8/7 CT.

TNA issued the following:

IMPACT WRESTLING on Pop MOVES TO ITS NEW REGULAR TIME SLOT on Thursday nights at 8/7c starting July 21 with a supersize extended episode. The adrenaline-pumping action-packed IMPACT WRESTLING serves as the kick-off to the Bound For Glory Playoff, where 8 IMPACT Stars, including former World Champions Drew Galloway, Matt Hardy, EC3 and other top stars compete to become the #1 Contender for the World Title.

TNA Impact Wrestling Possibly Moving To Thursdays

Source: WrestlingINC

This was expected by many when WWE announced that SmackDown goes live on Tuesday nights but Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that there is lots of talk about TNA moving Impact Wrestling back to Thursday nights.

TNA begin airing on Spike TV back in 2005 on Saturday nights and later moved to Thursdays in April 2006. They briefly moved to Mondays in 2010 and Wednesdays in 2014 before moving to Friday nights on Destination America, beginning in 2015. Impact moved to Wednesdays in June of that year before returning to Tuesday nights on POP TV this year.

The move back to Thursday nights has not been confirmed but there are definitely talks going on as Impact will likely take a hit in the ratings due to SmackDown, beginning July 19th with the WWE Draft show.

 

John Bass – WrestlingNewsBlog

In my opinion, TNA & Pop TV must move Impact Wrestling off of Tuesday Night, or they will get killed in the ratings going against WWE SmackDown Live. TNA cannot afford to take a big hit in their already low ratings.

Matt Hardy ‘Deletes’ Jeff Hardy

Source: WrestlingINC

To keep up with the gimmick of Jeff Hardy being “deleted” after their “Final Deletion” battle this week, Matt Hardy has taken over Jeff’s social media accounts. He tweeted the following from Jeff’s account:

Here is the Hardy vs Hardy Final Deletion – full video as seen on Impact Wrestling:

TNA Impact Wrestling Preview – Hardy VS Hardy “The Final Deletion” 7/5/16

Tonight’s TNA Impact Wrestling episode will feature the following:

The Final Deletion: Jeff Hardy vs Matt Hardy – taped at Matt’s property in North Carolina

Ultimate X for the X-Division Title

King of the Mountain championship: (C) Eli Drake vs James Storm

The BroMans & Raquel vs The Decay

WWE Stars Reportedly Watch Tape Of TNA Match: Hardy vs Hardy

Source: WrestlingINC

Tonight’s TNA Impact Wrestling episode will feature Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy in their “Final Deletion” match, taped from Matt’s “compound” in North Carolina. It was noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that most of the WWE talents on the recent tour of Japan saw a tape of the Hardy vs. Hardy match, causing speculation that someone in WWE may have used the TNA match for inspiration when booking the angle on RAW where The Wyatt Family invited WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day to their compound in the swamp.

TNA Impact Wrestling Preview: 6/28/16

X-Division Champion “The Miracle” Mike Bennett will kickoff Impact.

Triple Threat World Championship: (C) Lashley vs Drew Galloway vs EC3

Knockouts Championship: (C) Sienna vs Gail Kim

Fact of Life w/Eli Drake

TNA Impact Wrestling Preview: 6/21/16

Tonight on Impact Wrestling:

Hardy’s Revenge Six-Sides of Steel: Jeff Hardy vs Matt Hardy

Jade vs Marti Belle

Braxton Sutter in action

Mike Bennett & Maria want answers from Dixie Carter

Chris Melendez Announced His Departure From TNA

Chris Melendez announced on Twitter that he is done with TNA. Melendez has been with the company since 2014, and made his in-ring debut on August 5, 2014, where he defeated DJ Z.

Melendez is a former Army Sergeant, and was awarded a Purple Heart after losing his left leg while serving in Iraq. He is taking bookings at SargeBrand@gmail.com

TNA Airing Replay Of Last Night’s Impact Wrestling Tonight On Pop TV After Major Technical Issues Last Night

TNA Impact Wrestling had major technical issues last night on Pop TV that resulted in the a handful of commercials airing repeatedly for nearly two hours before the show finally aired. The Pop TV broadcast center was reportedly experiencing technical issues due to weather.

Last night’s episode will replay tonight at 9pm ET/8 CT.

Gail Kim Announced As The 2016 TNA Hall Of Fame Inductee

Last night on TNA Impact Wrestling, Dixie Carter announced that Gail Kim is the 2016 TNA Hall of Fame inductee.

Gail will be officially inducted later this year at Bound For Glory.

Gail will join The Dudley Boyz, Sting, Kurt Angle, Jeff Jarrett and Earl Hebner in the TNA Hall of Fame.