TNA Impact!
{{Short description|American professional wrestling TV program}}
{{redirect|Impact! Wrestling|the wrestling promotion formerly known as Impact Wrestling|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image = TNA Impact! 2024.png
| image_size = 275
| image_alt =
| caption = Series logo since January 2024
| alt_name = TNA Impact! (2004–2011, 2024–present)
Impact Wrestling (2011–2017)
GFW Impact! (2017)
Impact! (2017–2024)
| genre = Professional wrestling
| creator = Jeff Jarrett
| presenter = Tom Hannifan (play-by-play commentator)
Matthew Rehwoldt (color commentator)
| starring = TNA roster
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 22
| num_episodes = 1087
| camera = Multi-camera setup
| runtime = 120 minutes (inc. commercials)
| network = Fox Sports Net
| first_aired = {{Start date|2004|6|4}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2005|5|27}}
| network2 = {{Plainlist|
}}
| first_aired2 = {{Start date|2005|06|24}}
| last_aired2 = {{End date|2005|09|16}}
| network3 = Spike TV
| first_aired3 = {{Start date|2005|10|01}}
| last_aired3 = {{End date|2014|12|24}}
| network4 = Destination America
| first_aired4 = {{Start date|2015|01|07}}
| last_aired4 = {{End date|2015|12|16}}
| network5 = Pop
| first_aired5 = {{Start date|2016|01|05}}
| last_aired5 = {{End date|2019|01|04}}
| network6 = Pursuit Channel
Twitch{{efn|until July 20, 2021}}
| first_aired6 = {{Start date|2019|01|11}}
| last_aired6 = {{End date|2019|10|18}}
| network7 = AXS TV
TNA+{{efn|from January 5, 2024}}
| first_aired7 = {{Start date|2019|10|29}}
| last_aired7 = present
| related = TNA Xplosion (2002–2021, 2024–present)
Before the Impact (2021–2023)
}}
TNA Impact! (stylized as TNA iMPACT!) is an American professional wrestling television program produced by the American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) that debuted on June 4, 2004. It also features wrestlers from WWE's NXT brand due to the working relationship between the two companies.
The series currently airs on AXS TV as well as streaming on TNA+ in the United States, owned by parent company Anthem Sports & Entertainment.
History
= Fox Sports Net and Webcasts (2004–2005) =
In May 2004, TNA sealed a television deal with Fox Sports Net (FSN) where they would get a one-hour timeslot on Fridays in most markets, putting TNA on unrestricted cable and satellite for the first time.{{cite web|url=http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/2004/articles/1084322920.php |title=Full details on NWA: TNA's upcoming television debut on Fox Sports Network |access-date=March 10, 2007 |date=May 5, 2004 |last=Gray |first=Richard |publisher=Lords of Pain |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829020013/http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/2004/articles/1084322920.php |archive-date=August 29, 2007 |url-status=dead }} TNA began taping a new weekly series that month, TNA Impact!, with the first episode premiering on June 4, 2004.
After 51 shows TNA's contract with FSN expired in May 2005 and was not renegotiated, with the last FSN episode of Impact! airing on May 27, 2005. Impact! continued to air on certain regional networks in place of Xplosion. On July 1, TNA began offering new episodes through their website, first using BitTorrent downloads, then by streaming through RealPlayer.{{cite web|url= http://www.johng.co.uk/2005/06/25/tna-officially-via-bit-torrent/|title= TNA Officially via Bit Torrent|access-date= March 19, 2007|date= June 25, 2005|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070928185436/http://www.johng.co.uk/2005/06/25/tna-officially-via-bit-torrent/|archive-date= September 28, 2007|url-status= dead}}{{cite web|url=http://prowrestlingimpact.blogspot.com/2005/06/tna-reaches-deal-with-real-broadcast.html| title=TNA Reaches Deal With Real Broadcast Network To Stream "iMPACT!" News|access-date=March 19, 2007|date=June 30, 2005}} To save on production costs, four hours of the show were recorded in a day and made available throughout the subsequent month.{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2005/1121846796.shtml|title=Impact! Taping Results from Orlando, FL for the next four weeks|access-date=January 9, 2007|date=July 20, 2005|publisher=WrestleView}}
= Spike TV (2005–2014) =
File:TNA ring.jpg in 2007]]
Seeking a more profitable television outlet, TNA negotiated a Saturday night timeslot with Spike TV (now known as the Paramount Network), which had recently lost WWE Raw back to USA Network. Spike TV started airing Impact! on October 1, 2005, five days after the departure of Raw. Two episodes were taped every other Tuesday, airing them on the subsequent Saturdays.{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2005/1121972935.shtml|title=More on TNA's new television deal with Spike TV; debut & taping schedule|access-date=January 9, 2007|date= July 21, 2005|publisher=WrestleView}} TNA's syndication contracts for the show on local television channels, from after the FSN contract, were converted to contracts for their syndicated show, TNA Xplosion. They were no longer paying for the timeslot, though Spike controlled their advertising revenue.{{cite web|url= http://www.wrestleview.com/news2005/1123737280.shtml|title= Notes on TNA's debut on Spike TV in October, advertising situation, more|access-date=January 9, 2007|date=August 11, 2005|publisher= WrestleView}} Because of viewership growth, Impact! was moved to Thursdays in April 2006, and later to an earlier primetime slot in November. At this time tapings were moved from Tuesdays to Mondays.{{cite web|url= http://www.tnawrestlingnews.com/headlines/144962855.shtml|title=TNA Changes iMPACT! Taping To Mondays|access-date=January 1, 2007|date= March 21, 2006|publisher=TNA Wrestling News}} In June 2006, episodes became available at the iTunes Store,{{cite web|url= http://www.tnawrestlingnews.com/headlines/153949246.shtml|title=No Surrender Note, iMPACT!/ITunes, & More|access-date=January 1, 2007| date=July 3, 2006|publisher=TNA Wrestling News}} though they have since been removed.
== Expansion to two hours (2007–2010) ==
Due to further viewership growth, Impact! was expanded to two hours on October 4, 2007, still starting at the same time of 9:00 p.m.{{cite web|url=http://www.tnawrestling.com/news/fullnews2.php?all=1522|title=TNA Wrestling Goes Two Hours On SpikeTV Starting October 4|access-date=September 10, 2007|date=September 9, 2007|publisher=Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125035449/http://www.tnawrestling.com/news/fullnews2.php?all=1522|archive-date=January 25, 2010}} On January 17, 2008, Spike presented an event entitled "Global Impact!", which featured TNA wrestlers in matches against talents from New Japan Pro-Wrestling[http://www.tnawrestling.com/news/item/1687 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling On Spike TV!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307023959/http://www.tnawrestling.com/news/item/1687 |date=March 7, 2010 }} and on March 27, 2008, Impact! aired live for the first time in the show's history in its regular timeslot. By April 2, 2008, TNA had come to terms on a deal that had the show airing in Australia starting April 5. Up until then, they had only broadcast their monthly pay-per-view events on Main Event in Australia. The contract expired in March 2011 and was not renewed,{{cite web|url= http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1301170843|title=TNA Wrestling now off television in Australia|date=March 26, 2011|last=Martin|first=Adam|access-date=June 1, 2011|work=WrestleView}} however, in May 2011, the show was picked up by Australian Network FuelTV, which began airing it every Saturday at 8:30 p.m. AEST, starting on June 11.{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1304468644|title=Release: TNA returns to TV in Australia on June 11|date=May 3, 2011|last=Martin|first=Adam|access-date=June 1, 2011|work=WrestleView}} On October 23, 2008, TNA aired its first Impact! filmed outside the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was broadcast from The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. TNA also made the transition to HD for this and all future broadcasts.
== Move to Mondays (2010) ==
{{main|TNA Impact!'s move to Monday nights}}
On January 4, 2010, the show went head-to-head for the first time with TNA's rival-promotion WWE's flagship show Raw. This would be the first time since March 2001 that two major wrestling promotions went head-to-head in a Monday night television ratings competition. TNA advertised the debut of Hulk Hogan and his return to professional wrestling, while WWE promoted the return of Bret Hart to Raw, who last made an appearance in November 1997 before the Montreal Screwjob.{{cite news|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/other/story/1410650.html|title=Criticizing, praising TNA, WWE on Monday night|last=Fishman|first=Scott|date=January 5, 2010|newspaper=Miami Herald|publisher=The McClatchy Company|access-date=January 9, 2010}} On this night, Impact! was watched by around 4 million viewers for the opening hour, but towards the end of the show, the viewership declined to 2.2 million viewers. This was the highest viewership in the show's history. Raw was watched by 5.6 million viewers, the most since August 2009.{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/font_color_770000_CALDWELL_S_TAKE_font_12/article_37912.shtml|title=Caldwell: Instant Analysis on the WWE Raw & TNA Impact TV Ratings|last=Caldwell|first=James|date= January 5, 2010|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=January 9, 2010}}
Impact! was permanently moved to Monday nights on March 8, 2010.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2010/tv/news/tna-wrestling-to-move-to-spike-1118015194/|title=TNA wrestling to move to Spike - Weekly series to compete against WWE on Mondays|date=February 14, 2010|last=Schneider|first=Michael|access-date=February 15, 2010|work=Variety}} The show would air live on a bi-weekly basis and be taped for the following week. Beginning with the April 12, 2010, episode, Impact! was aired at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on Spike TV. This change was made as a result of an increase in ratings from the March 29, 2010, show (which aired at 9:00 p.m. Eastern) to the April 5, 2010, episode, which aired at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.{{cite web|url=http://www.iwheadlines.com/2010/04/07/its-official-impact-changes-start-time-to-8pm/| title=It's Official – iMPACT! Changes Start Time to 8pm| date=April 7, 2010|access-date=May 3, 2010|publisher=IWHeadlines.com}} During this period, replays of the show continued to air on Thursday nights. After two months, the show returned to Thursdays permanently as the ratings for the Monday showings were declining. The final Monday Impact! scored a 0.8 rating.{{cite web|url=http://www.iwheadlines.com/2010/05/04/tna-impact-ratings-53-last-monday-show-scores-a-final-rating-of-0-78/|title=iMPACT! Ratings (5/3): Last Monday Show Scores a Final Rating of 0.78; RAW Wins the War|date=May 4, 2010 |access-date=May 4, 2010|publisher=IWHeadlines.com}}
== Return to Thursday Nights (2010–2011) ==
The show returned to Thursday nights on Thursday, May 13, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_41077.shtml| title=TNA News: TNA rebranding Impact on Thursday nights; "Reaction" start date announced in press release|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=May 3, 2010|access-date=May 4, 2010|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}} Commenting on the move on the TNA website, Brian J. Diamond (Spike's Senior Vice President of Sports and Specials) said, "The fans have spoken and with their input, we have determined the best time slot to maximize the TNA audience is on Thursday nights where we are confident it will be among the most-watched shows with young men." TNA president Dixie Carter called this move "a win/win opportunity for both TNA and the fans".
On June 24, 2010, Spike expanded "TNA Thursdays" to three hours with the addition of TNA Reaction (stylized as TNA ReAction or, alternatively, as TNA ReACTION), which became a regular one-hour docu-series immediately preceding TNA iMPACT! from 8:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Eastern. ReAction focused on the stories and characters of TNA Wrestling and previewed the upcoming episode of TNA iMPACT!{{cite web|url=http://www.iwheadlines.com/2010/05/03/tna-confirms-impacts-move-back-to-thursdays/| title=TNA Confirms iMPACT! Going Back to Thursdays| date=May 3, 2010|access-date=May 4, 2010|publisher=IWHeadlines.com}} On February 24, 2011, TNA held Impact! tapings at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina.{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_46747.shtml| title=TNA News: TNA president confirms Impact on the road in February, house show canceled due to TV taping date|date=January 13, 2011|last=Caldwell|first=James|access-date=January 16, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}
== Re-branding to ''Impact Wrestling'' (2011–2014) ==
File:IMPACT Wrestling Duluth, GA June 6th 2013.jpg
On May 3, 2011, during the tapings of the May 12 episode of TNA Impact, the show would change its name to Impact Wrestling and adopt the slogan "Where Wrestling Matters". The show's color scheme would change from red and black to blue, white and gray, while the URL of TNA's website was also changed to impactwrestling.com.{{cite web| url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1305558960|title=Release: "Impact Wrestling" rebrands on Spike|last=Martin|first=Adam|date=May 16, 2011|access-date=May 16, 2010|work=WrestleView}}{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_49796.shtml|title=TNA News: Impact spoilers from Tuesday's Impact taping - big re-branding, debut, two returns, Sacrifice matches |date=May 3, 2011 |last=Caldwell|first=James |access-date=May 4, 2011 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}{{cite web |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_49859.shtml |title=TNA News: Jeff Jarrett addresses TNA re-branding - name of the show or name of the company changing? |date=May 6, 2011 |last=Caldwell |first=James |access-date=May 6, 2011 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} TNA held Impact Wrestling tapings on August 25, 2011 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on September 21 at the Knoxville Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee, and on October 26 at the Macon Coliseum in Macon, Georgia.{{cite web |url=http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/2818-IMPACT-WRESTLING-Hits-The-Road-For-All-New-Episodes-In-Three-Cities |title=Impact Wrestling Hits The Road For All-New Episodes In Three Cities |date=July 11, 2011 |access-date=July 11, 2011 |work=Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715192910/http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/2818-IMPACT-WRESTLING-Hits-The-Road-For-All-New-Episodes-In-Three-Cities |url-status=dead }} The first international Impact Wrestling tapings took place on January 28, 2012 at the Wembley Arena in London, England.{{cite web |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_56688.shtml |title=TNA News: TNA announces first international TV taping scheduled for this month |date=January 6, 2012 |last=Caldwell |first=James |access-date=January 6, 2012 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}
Through the summer of 2012, starting on May 31, Impact Wrestling aired live at a new time slot at 8:00 p.m. ET.{{cite web |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_61518.shtml|title=TNA News: Breaking - Impact Wrestling going live this summer as part of new timeslot|date=May 17, 2012 |last=Caldwell |first=James |access-date=May 18, 2012 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} The live schedule was later extended first through September,{{cite web |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/quicknews/article_64050.shtml|title=TNA Impact gets live extension|date=August 6, 2012 |last=Caldwell |first=James |access-date=August 6, 2012 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} and then through the rest of 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/3787-TNA-IMPACT-WRESTLING-To-Remain-LIVE-On-Thursday-Nights-Through-2012|title=TNA Impact Wrestling To Remain Live On Thursday Nights Through 2012|date=September 20, 2012|access-date=September 20, 2012|work=Total Nonstop Action Wrestling}} On March 14, 2013, TNA began taping Impact from different venues around the United States, such as the Sears Center in Chicago, the Sands Casino Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/49109|title=TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 6/19/14 (New TNA Champion) – Wrestleview.com|work=wrestleview.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100926/http://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-impact-results/49109|archive-date=April 2, 2015}} and the Manhattan Center's Grand Ballroom in New York City.{{cite web|title=TNA Results History – 2014|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/tna/tna-results-history-2014/|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=May 8, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405012327/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/tna/tna-results-history-2014/|archive-date=April 5, 2015}}{{cite web|title=TNA Wrestling Adds Additional New York City Dates in August|url=http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/5824-TNA-Wrestling-Adds-Additional-New-York-City-Dates-in-August|publisher=TNA Wrestling|access-date=January 1, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101213851/http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/5824-TNA-Wrestling-Adds-Additional-New-York-City-Dates-in-August|archive-date=January 1, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/01/3211455/road-show-for-tna-impact-wrestling.html|title=Road show for TNA Impact Wrestling|date=February 1, 2013|access-date=September 20, 2012|work=Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|archive-date=March 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302003324/http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/01/3211455/road-show-for-tna-impact-wrestling.html|url-status=live}} TNA officially terminated its lease with Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida in late March 2013 and left the Impact Zone.{{cite web |url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/75292/end-of-a-tna-era-next-month-and-more-tna-news-and-notesnd-more.html?p=1|title=End of a TNA era next month and more TNA news|last=Johnson|first=Mike|date=February 8, 2013|access-date=February 14, 2013|work=Pro Wrestling Insider}}
On March 14, 2013, TNA introduced a new universal HD set which is used for all weekly programming.{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/76105/first-look-at-impact-wrestling-set-from-chicago.html?p=1|title=new impact set|last=Johnson|first=Mike|date=March 14, 2013|access-date=March 14, 2013|work=Pro Wrestling Insider}} On May 30, 2013, Impact Wrestling went back to its old start time of 9:00 p.m. In 2013, TNA broadcast five Impact Wrestling specials, starting on July 18, 2013 with Destination X. This was followed by Hardcore Justice, No Surrender, Final Resolution and Turning Point. These specials replaced the PPV events of the same name following TNA changing their monthly PPV format to a quarterly model.
On November 21, 2013 TNA returned to Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida due to the high cost of production on the road after being unable to cover the rising costs of taping on the road.{{cite web|url=http://pwinsider.com/article/80972/tna-impact-wrestling-taping-update-promotion-returning-to-old-home.html?p=1|title=TNA Impact Wrestling Taping Update: Promotion Returning to Old Home?|last=Johnson|first=Mike|date=October 18, 2013|access-date=October 18, 2013|work=Pro Wrestling Insider|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163714/https://www.pwinsider.com/article/80972/tna-impact-wrestling-taping-update-promotion-returning-to-old-home.html?p=1|url-status=live}} Impact tapings were filmed from soundstage 19, rather than at the original Impact Zone at soundstage 21, but select shows were still taped on the road from time to time, such as the Genesis Impact Wrestling special on January 16 and 23, 2014 from Huntsville, Alabama. TNA also launched a new programming initiative called "IMPACT365"{{cite web |url=http://pwinsider.com/article/80972/tna-impact-wrestling-taping-update-promotion-returning-to-old-home.html?p=1|title=TNA IMPACT WRESTLING TAPING UPDATE: PROMOTION RETURNING TO OLD HOME?|last=Johnson|first=Mike|date=October 18, 2013 |access-date=October 18, 2013 |work=Pro Wrestling Insider}} to advertise upcoming shows and start new angles and storylines.
On January 30, 2014, for the first time, Impact Wrestling was broadcast live in the United Kingdom on Challenge before it aired in the United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.cable.co.uk/news/more-from-impact-wrestling-on-challenge-tv-promises-wrestler-70000006/|title='More from Impact Wrestling on Challenge TV' promises wrestler|website=www.cable.co.uk}} The show took place at The Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. Starting with the March 13, 2014 live broadcast of Impact Wrestling, TNA changed to soundstage 20 at Universal Studios.{{cite web |url=http://www.tnainsider.com/view/tna-news/tna-announces-new-soundstage-venue-for-impact-tapings-in-universal-orlando-r1296|title=TNA Announces New Soundstage Venue For Impact Tapings In Universal Orlando|last=insdier|first=tna|date=Feb 18, 2014|access-date=Feb 18, 2014|work=tna Insider}} Soundstage 19 and 20 were only temporary venues for Impact Wrestling tapings. Since June 10, 2014 TNA taped Impact Wrestling from The Sands Casino Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and the Manhattan Center's Grand Ballroom in New York City. On July 17, 2014, after a poll made on the Impact Wrestling website, TNA brought back the six-sided ring permanently.{{cite web|url=http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/5896-BIG-UPDATE-The-Results-Are-In-Which-Ring-Will-Be-in-New-York-City|title=BIG UPDATE: The Results Are In! Which Ring Will Be in New York City?|date=June 17, 2014|last=Wrestling|first=Impact|access-date=June 25, 2014|work=Impact Wrestling}}
== Final months on Spike (July–December 2014) ==
On July 28, 2014, TMZ reported that Spike would not renew TNA's contract,{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2014/07/27/impact-wrestling-cancelled-spike-tv-tna/|title=Impact Wrestling Canceled by Spike TV|date=July 27, 2014|access-date=August 4, 2014|work=TMZ|publisher=Time Warner}} which was due to expire in September.{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/100-tna/38193-reports-that-impact-will-not-be-renewed-by-spike-tv |title=Reports that Impact will not be renewed by Spike TV |date=July 27, 2014 |access-date=August 4, 2014 |work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730192500/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/100-tna/38193-reports-that-impact-will-not-be-renewed-by-spike-tv |archive-date=July 30, 2014 |url-status=dead }} The decision was reportedly triggered by TNA's decision to bring writer Vince Russo back to the company as a consultant.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/other-sports/news/tna-impact-wrestling-spike-tv-cancelled-hulk-hogan-ric-flair-sting-total-nonstop-action/1syo53niramcu1fdron899z6aw|title= TNA Impact Wrestling officially cancelled by Spike TV |last=Keith|first=Scott|date=July 28, 2014|access-date=May 10, 2018|work=Sporting News}} However, Mike Johnson of PW Insider who first revealed that Russo was working for TNA insists that his involvement had nothing to do with the cancellation.{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlingforum.com/impact-wrestling/2135905-vince-russo-truly-responsible-tna-losing-their-spike-tv-deal.html|title= Was Vince Russo Truly Responsible For TNA Losing Their Spike TV Deal? |last=Johnson|first=Mike|date=March 16, 2017|access-date=August 22, 2018|work=Wrestling Forum}} TNA president Dixie Carter and Spike subsequently released independent statements claiming that negotiations were ongoing.{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_79852.shtml|title=TNA NEWS: Monday update on Impact's TV future on Spike TV|last=Caldwell|first=James|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=July 28, 2014|access-date=March 7, 2017}} In August, amid ongoing negotiations with Spike, Impact Wrestling moved to Wednesday nights.{{cite web|url=http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/6020 |title=Statement on Impact Wrestling and Spike Television |date=August 20, 2014 |access-date=August 20, 2014 |work=TNA Wrestling |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821075755/http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/6020 |archive-date=August 21, 2014 |url-status=dead }} Spike spokesperson David Schwarz told The Christian Post that increasing competition from other sports programs prompted the move from Thursday nights.{{cite web|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/major-pro-wrestling-organizations-main-program-moves-to-wednesdays-124994/|title=Major Pro-Wrestling Organization's Main Program Moves to Wednesdays|date=August 18, 2014|access-date=August 21, 2014|work=The Christian Post|publisher=The Christian Post Company}} The show ceased airing new televised events after the edition of November 19 of Impact Wrestling, with the final episodes of 2014 being dedicated to Best of TNA clip shows, before resuming events on January 7, 2015 with a live show from The Manhattan Center's Grand Ballroom in New York City. The last episode of Impact Wrestling broadcast on Spike aired on December 24, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/tna-news/51743-spike-tv-president-on-tna-s-departure-from-network|title=Spike TV President on TNA's departure from network|date=November 19, 2014|access-date=November 19, 2014|work=WrestleView}}
= Post-Spike TV (2015–2017) =
On November 19, 2014, TNA reached a deal with Discovery Communications to move its programming, including Impact Wrestling, to Destination America in January 2015.{{cite web|title=Discovery's Destination America Adds TNA Impact Wrestling To Lineup|url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/discovery-destination-america-total-nonstop-action-impact-tna-wrestling-1201289194/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=November 19, 2014|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|access-date=November 20, 2014}} After premiering on Wednesday, January 7, Impact Wrestling moved to its permanent slot on Fridays on January 16.{{cite web|title=New Impact Wrestling Logo and Timeslot Revealed|url=http://www.tnasylum.com/2014/12/new-impact-wrestling-logo-revealed.html|website=TNASYLUM.com|access-date=December 10, 2014|archive-date=April 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418101844/http://www.tnasylum.com/2014/12/new-impact-wrestling-logo-revealed.html|url-status=dead}}
Along with the move to Destination America, the show got a new logo, graphics package, theme music, and stage. Former WWE employee Josh Mathews was also added to the commentary team. A brand new weekly series hosted by Mike Tenay, Impact Wrestling: Unlocked, premiered on Saturday, January 17{{cite web |url=http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/6257-IMPACT-WRESTLING-BECOMES-%E2%80%9CUNLOCKED%E2%80%9D-WITH-BRAND-NEW-TELEVISION-SERIES |title=Impact Wrestling Becomes "Unlocked" with Brand New Television Series |access-date=December 30, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230233625/http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/6257-IMPACT-WRESTLING-BECOMES-%E2%80%9CUNLOCKED%E2%80%9D-WITH-BRAND-NEW-TELEVISION-SERIES |archive-date=December 30, 2014 }} and TNA Wrestling's Greatest Matches, a series featuring the best matches in the company's history, made its U.S debut on Saturday, January 10.{{cite web |url=http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/6260 |title=TNA Wrestling's Greatest Matches Joins Destination America Lineup! |access-date=December 30, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231001226/http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/6260 |archive-date=December 31, 2014 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/248119-tna-announces-new-international-television-deals|title=TNA Announces New International Television Deals |date=January 16, 2012}} After switching timeslots numerous times, both shows were cancelled in May.{{cite web|title=TNA news and notes|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=93864|website=PWInsider.com|access-date=May 21, 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Martin|first1=Adam|title=Another TNA show pulled from Destination America Lineup|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/tna-news/54515|website=wrestleview.com|access-date=May 21, 2015}}
Also in May, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Destination America had decided to cancel Impact Wrestling by late September 2015.{{cite web|title=TNA Impact Wrestling reportedly cancelled by Destination America|url=http://prowrestling.net/article.php?42335|website=prowrestling.net|access-date=May 21, 2015}}{{cite web|title=Observer Exclusive: Destination America cancels TNA Impact Wrestling|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/100-tna/42659-observer-exclusive-destination-america-cancels-tna-impact-wrestling|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|access-date=May 22, 2015 |last1=Nason |first1=Josh }} TNA vehemently denied the report, stating: "These false statements constitute defamation and if necessary we will seek all legal remedies available to us."{{cite web|title=TNA Statement on Cancellation Reports|url=http://pwinsider.com/article/93890/tna-statement-on-cancellation-reports.html?p=1|work=Pro Wrestling Insider|access-date=May 22, 2015}} The following week Destination America signed a 26-week trial deal with Ring of Honor (ROH) that would see Ring of Honor Wrestling air as Impact Wrestling's lead-in, which began on June 3.{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/ROH_News_29/article_85250.shtml|title=ROH news: ROH announces length of Dest. America TV deal|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=May 27, 2015|access-date=May 27, 2015|first=James|last=Caldwell}} Impact Wrestling subsequently began airing on Wednesdays starting in June.
On June 3, D'Angelo Dinero officially joined Josh Mathews as a new addition to the commentary team for Impact Wrestling. In a September interview with Sports Illustrated, Dixie Carter indicated that Impact Wrestling would remain on Destination America for the rest of the year which ended on December 16, 2015.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015/09/15/dixie-carter-jeff-jarrett-tna-gpw-crossover|title=TNA's Dixie Carter, Jeff Jarrett team up in face of uncertain futures|magazine=Sports Illustrated|publisher=Time Inc.|date=September 16, 2015|access-date=September 17, 2015|first=Justin|last=Barrasso}}
Beginning January 5, 2016, Impact Wrestling aired Tuesday nights on Pop.{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/97929/tna-announces-new-tv-home-for-impact-wrestling-full-details.html?p=1 |title=Impact Wrestling Gets New Home On Pop TV Beginning January 5, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://press.poptv.com/Press/pressItem/impactwrestling?p=2|title=Pop TV Press Room|website=press.poptv.com|access-date=November 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702115121/http://press.poptv.com/Press/pressItem/impactwrestling?p=2|archive-date=July 2, 2017|url-status=dead}} With the show's move to Pop, Impact Wrestling received new theme music ("Roustabout" by The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan), and a new stage. Impact Wrestling moved to Thursday night beginning July 21, 2016, to avoid airing directly opposite WWE SmackDown, which moved to Tuesdays.{{cite web|last1=Namako|first1=Jason|title=TNA announces that Impact Wrestling is moving to Thursday night on Pop TV beginning on July 21|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/tna-news/64090-tna-impact-wrestling-move-thursday-nights-pop-tv-beginning-july-21/|website=wrestleview.com|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016}}
= Early Anthem era (2017–2024) =
In 2017, TNA was acquired by Anthem Sports & Entertainment and was subsequently rebranded as "Impact Wrestling" in March. Thus, the promotion and the television series would begin sharing the same name.{{cite web|last1=Jacobs|first1=Corey|title=It's Official...The TNA Name Is Dead, Former WWE Star Makes His Impact Wrestling Debut|url=http://wrestlingnews.co/tna-news/its-official-the-tna-name-is-dead-former-wwe-star-makes-his-impact-wrestling-debut/|website=wrestlingnews.co|publisher=Wrestling News|date=March 2, 2017|access-date=March 7, 2017}} In June 2017, the promotion held a show in India, becoming the first major U.S. promotion to hold events in that country.[https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/06/30/jeff-jarrett-impact-wrestling-slammiversary-interview Jeff Jarrett’s plan to rebuild Impact Wrestling begins with Slammiversary 15 - SI.com] (Sports Illustrated) On July 4, 2017, after the company briefly rebranded as Global Force Wrestling (GFW), the show's name was changed to GFW Impact! (or simply, Impact!).{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/tna-news/impact-wrestling-rebranding-global-force-wrestling-238381|title=Impact Wrestling rebranding as Global Force Wrestling|date=June 30, 2017 }}[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGDi4Fkk5tQ Welcome to GFW IMPACT, Jul 4, 2017 ] The GFW branding would be dropped in the October of that year, following the departure of Jeff Jarrett and the subsequent cancellation of the merger with Impact Wrestling.[JEFF JARRETT OFFICIALLY GONE FROM IMPACT WRESTLING, BY JOSEPH CURRIER, F4WOnline, October 23, 2017 https://www.f4wonline.com/tna-news/jeff-jarrett-officially-gone-impact-wrestling-245066]
After Bound for Glory 2017 in November 2017, Impact would do a set of tapings in Ottawa.[https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/spoilers-impact-tapings-117-ottawa SPOILERS: Impact Tapings From 11/7 In Ottawa - Fightful.com]
Following the 2018 Redemption pay-per-view, Impact Wrestling would return to touring, taping in various smaller venues. The year's taping locations included Windsor, Ontario,{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=201551|title=Impact Wrestling #728 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database|work=www.cagematch.net|access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-date=March 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328033549/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=201551|url-status=live}} Toronto,{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/tna-news/impact-wrestling-tv-taping-spoilers-world-title-line-262436|title=Impact Wrestling TV taping spoilers: World title on the line|date=July 25, 2018|access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018201835/https://www.f4wonline.com/tna-news/impact-wrestling-tv-taping-spoilers-world-title-line-262436|url-status=live}} Mexico City,{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/tna-news/impact-wrestling-tv-taping-spoilers-first-night-mexico-city-265831|title=Impact Wrestling TV taping spoilers: First night in Mexico City|date=September 14, 2018|access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018201721/https://www.f4wonline.com/tna-news/impact-wrestling-tv-taping-spoilers-first-night-mexico-city-265831|url-status=live}} New York City,{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/spoilers-impact-wrestling-results-1016-tapings-new-york|title=Impact Wrestling Spoilers From October 16, 2018 Tapings – Fightful Wrestling|work=www.fightful.com|access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-date=October 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019001516/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/spoilers-impact-wrestling-results-1016-tapings-new-york|url-status=live}} and Las Vegas.{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/tna-news/impact-wrestling-holding-november-tv-tapings-las-vegas-266681|title=Impact Wrestling holding November TV tapings in Las Vegas|date=September 27, 2018|access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018201840/https://www.f4wonline.com/tna-news/impact-wrestling-holding-november-tv-tapings-las-vegas-266681|url-status=live}}
In 2019, Impact Wrestling held tapings in Philadelphia, Dallas, New York City, Houston, Windsor, Mexico City, Nashville, Toronto, Rahway, Fort Campbell, Owensboro, and other venues in Ontario.{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/cards/impact-wrestling/impacy-xplosion-tapings-29367.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503170419/http://www.profightdb.com/cards/impact-wrestling/impacy-xplosion-tapings-29367.html |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |title=Impact Wrestling Impact/Xplosion Tapings |work=The Internet Wrestling Database |date=May 3, 2019 |access-date=February 19, 2023}}
On January 11, 2019, Impact!'s U.S broadcast moved to Pursuit Channel, a channel partly owned by Anthem but with a significantly smaller subscriber base than Pop;{{Cite web|url=https://dailyddt.com/2018/12/21/impact-wrestling-moves-pursuit-channel-2019-right-fit/|title=Impact Wrestling moves to Pursuit Channel in 2019, but is it the right fit?|date=December 21, 2018|website=Daily DDT|language=en-US|access-date=March 4, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ammoland.com/2013/01/pursuit-channel-welcomes-anthem-media-group/|title=Pursuit Channel Welcomes Anthem Media Group|last=Ammoland|date=January 10, 2013|website=AmmoLand.com|language=en-US|access-date=March 4, 2019|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401192738/https://www.ammoland.com/2013/01/pursuit-channel-welcomes-anthem-media-group/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/02/understanding-impact-wrestling-disappointing-pursuit-650931/|title=Understanding Impact Wrestling's Disappointing Pursuit Channel Debut Viewership Total|date=February 14, 2019|website=Wrestling Inc.|language=en|access-date=March 4, 2019}} To compensate, Impact Wrestling expanded their previous agreement with Twitch to simulcast Impact! episode broadcasts online, beginning with the Pursuit Channel debut on January 11.{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/details-impact-wrestling-streaming-weekly-twitch|title=Details On IMPACT Wrestling Streaming Weekly On Twitch - Fightful Wrestling|work=www.fightful.com|access-date=January 7, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/01/impact-wrestling-on-twitch-peak-viewership-649872/|title=Impact Wrestling On Twitch Peak Viewership, Overall Ranking Compared To AAA|work=Wrestling Inc|date=January 16, 2019 |access-date=July 19, 2020}}
On September 9, 2019, Anthem purchased a majority stake in AXS TV. Impact! moved to AXS the following month, after Bound for Glory on October 20, 2019, and continued to simulcast on the company's Twitch channel.{{Cite web|url=http://www.axs.tv/featured/impact-moves-to-axstv/|title=IMPACT Wrestling Announces Move to AXS TV {{!}} AXS TV|language=en-US|access-date=September 12, 2019|archive-date=September 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922181242/http://www.axs.tv/featured/impact-moves-to-axstv/|url-status=dead}} The show moved to Tuesday nights, beginning on October 29, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/impact-wrestling-move-tuesdays-axs-130042604.html|title=Impact Wrestling to Move to Tuesdays on AXS TV – Find the Premiere Date Here|website=www.yahoo.com|date=September 24, 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=September 24, 2019}}
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Impact! episode tapings were held behind closed doors at Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, beginning in April 2020 with the two-part Rebellion special, which was taped from April 8 to 10, and broadcast from April 21 to 28.{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/tna-news/impact-adds-two-title-matches-kylie-rae-vs-kiera-hogan-rebellion-308421|title=IMPACT ADDS TWO TITLE MATCHES, KYLIE RAE VS. KIERA HOGAN TO REBELLION|date=April 8, 2020|last=Currier|first=Joseph|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|accessdate=April 27, 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Currier |first1=Joseph |title=Impact Wrestling Rebellion to air as two-part TV event |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/tna-news/impact-wrestling-rebellion-air-two-part-tv-event-308746 |website=WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results |accessdate=April 14, 2020 |language=en |date=April 13, 2020}} Beginning with Hard to Kill on January 16, 2021, until Slammiversary on July 17, 2021, crowd noises were piped into Impact Wrestling programming.{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=1/16 Impact Wrestling Hard To Kill results: Kenny Omega, Doc Gallows, and Karl Anderson vs. Rich Swann, Moose, and Chris Sabin, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Taya Valkyrie for the Knockouts Title, Manik vs. Chris Bey vs. Rohit Raju for the X Division Title, Ethan Page vs. Karate Man|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/01/16/1-16-impact-wrestling-hard-to-kill-results-kenny-omega-doc-gallows-and-karl-anderson-vs-rich-swann-moose-and-chris-sabin-deonna-purrazzo-vs-taya-valkyrie-for-the-knockouts-title-manik-vs-chr/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=January 16, 2021|access-date=January 16, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=http://411mania.com/wrestling/impact-wrestling-taping-rebellion-2/|title=411MANIA|website=Impact Wrestling Taping Another 5-7 Weeks of Content Tonight, Update on Rebellion|access-date=February 5, 2023|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115235128/https://411mania.com/wrestling/impact-wrestling-taping-rebellion-2/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://impactwrestling.com/2021/08/13/christian-cage-returns-to-the-impact-zone-on-monday-august-16-in-nashville-tennessee/|title=Christian Cage Returns To The IMPACT Zone On Monday, August 16 In Nashville, Tennessee – IMPACT Wrestling|access-date=November 15, 2021|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115233717/https://impactwrestling.com/2021/08/13/christian-cage-returns-to-the-impact-zone-on-monday-august-16-in-nashville-tennessee/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://skywaystudios.tv/services/television-production |title=Television Production - Skyway Studios|date=June 10, 2021|website=skywaystudios.tv}}
In February 2021, Impact Wrestling launched a new one-hour preshow, Before the Impact (abbreviated as BTI), which premiered on February 16 on AXS TV in the U.S. BTI features news, recaps of previous episodes of Impact!, previews of the following episode, and an exclusive match. BTI would replace Xplosion, which was cancelled in March 2021.{{cite web|url=https://impactwrestling.com/2021/02/10/impact-wrestling-adds-new-weekly-tv-show-before-the-impact/|title=IMPACT WRESTLING ADDS NEW WEEKLY TV SHOW "BEFORE THE IMPACT"|website=ImpactWrestling.com|date=February 10, 2021|access-date=July 31, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/02/impact-wrestling-announces-new-weekly-tv-show/|title=Impact Wrestling Announces New Weekly TV Show|website=Wrestling Inc.|date=February 10, 2021|access-date=July 31, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/impact-wrestling-officially-cancels-xplosion-details|title=Impact Wrestling Officially Cancels Xplosion|website=eWrestlingNews.com|date=March 26, 2021|access-date=July 31, 2021}} The two shows would crossover on the June 3 episodes, when Josh Alexander faced T. J. Perkins for the X Division Championship in Impact Wrestling's first-ever 60-minute Iron man match. The match began on BTI and concluded in the opening minutes of Impact!.{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/06/impact-wrestling-live-ongoing-coverage-17/|title=Impact Wrestling Results (6/3): Sami Callihan Vs. Moose, Historic Iron Man Match, More|website=Wrestling Inc|date=June 3, 2021|access-date=July 31, 2021}}
On April 8, 2021, Impact! moved back to Thursday nights.{{Cite web|url=https://wrestletalk.com/news/impact-wrestling-moving-to-thursdays/|title=IMPACT Wrestling Moving To Thursdays|date=March 25, 2021|access-date=March 31, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2021/03/25/impact-wrestling-moving-thursdays/|title=IMPACT Wrestling Move Headlined by Kenny Omega's In-Ring TV Debut|date=March 25, 2021|access-date=March 31, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2938226-impact-wrestlings-impact-show-to-return-to-thursday-nights-starting-april-8|title=Impact Wrestling's 'Impact!' Show to Return to Thursday Nights Starting April 8|website=Bleacher Report|date=March 25, 2021|access-date=March 31, 2021}}
On August 4, 2021, Impact Wrestling launched a new YouTube membership program called "Impact Wrestling Insiders", which would include day-and-date premieres of new Impact! episodes. Subsequently, the promotion ended its partnership with Twitch; the final Twitch broadcast of Impact! aired on July 29.{{Cite web|title=IMPACT Wrestling Launches Brand New 'IMPACT Insiders' YouTube Membership – IMPACT Wrestling|url=https://impactwrestling.com/2021/08/04/impact-wrestling-launches-brand-new-impact-insiders-youtube-membership-2/|access-date=August 6, 2021|language=en-US}}{{cite tweet |author=IMPACT |user=IMPACTWRESTLING |number=1422920802459176961 |date=August 4, 2021 |title=With the launch of IMPACT Insiders on YouTube, IMPACT Wrestling will discontinue its presence on Twitch. The July 29 episode of IMPACT! was the final weekly show to stream on Twitch. |language=en |access-date=December 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829184454/https://twitter.com/impactwrestling/status/1422920802459176961 |archive-date=August 29, 2022 |url-status=live}}
On October 23, 2021, Impact held their first event outside of Nashville in a year and a half with Bound for Glory, which took place just outside of Las Vegas in Sunrise Manor, Nevada, with Impact later resuming a full schedule of live touring in January 2022.{{Cite web|url=http://411mania.com/wrestling/impact-wrestling-announces-taping-and-ppv-dates-through-march/|title=411MANIA|website=Impact Wrestling Announces Taping and PPV Dates Through March|access-date=February 5, 2023|archive-date=September 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924205127/https://411mania.com/wrestling/impact-wrestling-announces-taping-and-ppv-dates-through-march/|url-status=live}}
In March 2023, Impact held events in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. This would mark their first shows outside of the U.S. in three years. Numerous other shows were held throughout Canada all through the year.{{Cite web|url=http://411mania.com/wrestling/impact-wrestling-news-updated-event-schedule-cody-deaner-getting-new-ring-name-gofundme-reopened-for-joe-doering/|title=411MANIA|website=Impact Wrestling News: Updated Event Schedule, Cody Deaner Getting New Ring Name, GoFundMe Reopened for Joe Doering|access-date=February 5, 2023|archive-date=December 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206192936/https://411mania.com/wrestling/impact-wrestling-news-updated-event-schedule-cody-deaner-getting-new-ring-name-gofundme-reopened-for-joe-doering/|url-status=live}}
= Return of ''TNA Impact!'' (2024–present)=
In January 2024, Impact Wrestling officially reverted to TNA Wrestling.{{cite web |last1=Lambert |first1=Jeremy |title=IMPACT Wrestling Returns To Being TNA Wrestling With TNA Hard To Kill On January 13, 2024 {{!}} Fightful News |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/tna-wrestling-returns-tna-hard-kill-january-13-2024 |website=www.fightful.com |access-date=22 October 2023 |ref=216 |language=en}}[https://impactwrestling.com/2023/10/21/welcome-back-total-nonstop-action-tna-wrestling/ Welcome Back TNA - Impact Wrestling.com] As a result, the weekly show's title also reverted to TNA Impact!.[https://tnawrestling.com/2024/01/03/tna-impact-on-axs-tv-preview-january-4-2024/ TNA iMPACT! on AXS TV Preview: January 4, 2024]
Impact! began airing on Sportsnet 360 in Canada on January 2, 2025, following its loss of the Canadian rights of WWE weekly programming to Netflix.{{cite web | url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/more/article/sportsnet-tna-wrestling-announce-multi-year-agreement/ | title=Sportsnet, TNA Wrestling announce multi-year agreement | date=December 23, 2024 }}
Broadcast history
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TNA Impact! originally premiered on Fox Sports Net, where it remained until May 2005. The show began broadcasting episodes via syndication in limited markets on Urban America Television{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} (replacing the syndicated show Xplosion) and on the Internet between June 24 and September 16, 2005.
The company would eventually secure a deal with Spike TV, with the first episode airing on October 1, 2005. Impact! first began airing episodes on Saturday nights, before later moving to Thursday nights in April 2006. The show would briefly move to Monday nights in 2010 before returning to Thursdays in the spring of 2010, where it remained until 2014.
In 2015, the show moved to Destination America, initially airing on Friday nights, before moving to Wednesday nights on June 3, 2015, until its final broadcast on December 16, 2015.
From January 5, 2016, until January 4, 2019, Impact! aired weekly on Pop, with the show moving back to Thursday nights on July 21, 2016.
In October 2018, Impact! moved to 10pm ET on Thursdays nights.{{cite web|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/10/12/pop-tv-is-moving-impact-wrestling-out-of-primetime-on-thursday-nights/|title=Pop TV is moving Impact Wrestling out of primetime on Thursday nights (w/ McMahon's analysis) -|date=October 12, 2018|access-date=October 18, 2018}}
On January 11, 2019, Impact! moved to Friday nights on Pursuit Channel and Twitch; Impact would be simulcast on Twitch until the July 29, 2021 episode. On January 15, 2020, Impact's Twitch channel was banned after a sexually implicit segment involving Rob Van Dam was aired during that week's episode;{{Cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/impact-wrestling-gets-a-twitch-ban/|title=411Mania}}{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/rob-van-dam-jokes-about-impact-getting-ban-from-twitch/|title=Rob Van Dam Jokes About Impact Getting Ban From Twitch}} the ban would be lifted on January 22.{{Cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/impact-wrestlings-twitch-ban-ends-channel-back-up-and-running/|title=411Mania}}{{cite tweet |author=IMPACT |user=IMPACTWRESTLING |number=1220154363328573440 |date=January 23, 2020 |title=Our Twitch channel is back up and running. Add it to the list of things that are hard to kill. https://t.co/nFjjBnYbDL |language=en |access-date=December 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211000016/https://twitter.com/IMPACTWRESTLING/status/1220154363328573440 |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |url-status=live}}
Beginning October 29, 2019, Impact! moved to Tuesday nights on AXS TV. On April 8, 2021, Impact! moved back to Thursday nights.{{Cite web|title=Log into Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F31695961025%2Fposts%2F10159007321896026%2F|access-date=March 25, 2021|website=Facebook|language=en}}{{cite tweet |author=IMPACT |user=IMPACTWRESTLING |number=1375172130824974340 |date=March 25, 2021 |title=BREAKING: IMPACT! will return to its traditional Thursday night time-slot at 8pm ET, beginning April 8. FULL DETAILS: https://t.co/bbH0ozhKeI https://t.co/r2dYrEJ3Nh |language=en |access-date=December 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211153735/https://twitter.com/impactwrestling/status/1375172130824974340 |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=IMPACT Wrestling Moves to Thursdays – IMPACT Wrestling|url=https://impactwrestling.com/2021/03/25/impact-wrestling-moves-to-thursdays/|access-date=March 25, 2021|language=en-US}}
Beginning on January 23, 2025, TNA began occasionally broadcasting Impact! episodes live on AXS TV.
= Ratings =
Production
= Format =
Generally, the show features four to seven matches over the course of the two hours, as well as numerous interviews and segments interspersed between the matches.{{cite web|url=http://www.tnawrestling.com/info/quickresults/index.html|title=Quick Results Archive|access-date=September 16, 2007|publisher=Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070916174301/http://www.tnawrestling.com/info/quickresults/index.html|archive-date=September 16, 2007}} Due to the nature of the wrestling business, advertisements for merchandise and upcoming pay-per-view events often serve as bookends for the commercial segments.
From June 2004 to March 2013, TNA programming was taped at Universal Studios Florida's Soundstage 21. The Soundstages at Universal were dubbed the "Impact Zone" by the company with the promotion's pay-per-views being also broadcast from that location until October 2006, when Bound for Glory emanated from the Compuware Arena in Detroit.
When the show was on Fox Sports Net, all matches had a time limit (10 minutes for normal singles matches and 30 minutes for title matches) and the network's Fox Box was used.{{cite web|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/tv_reports/32221/Sudden-Impact:-6.04.04.htm|title=Sudden Impact: 6.04.04|date=June 4, 2004|access-date=September 16, 2007| publisher=411mania}} In the event of a time limit draw, the winner was determined by the NWA Championship Committee, a group consisting of three veteran stars. Since leaving the channel, TNA discarded the time limit concept.
= Roster =
{{main|List of TNA Wrestling personnel|Professional wrestling authority figures#TNA Wrestling figures{{!}}TNA Wrestling authority figures}}
= Commentators =
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| Commentators || Dates |
|---|
| Mike Tenay and Don West
|June 4, 2004 – August 13, 2009 |
| Mike Tenay and Taz
|August 20, 2009 – November 8, 2012 |
| Todd Keneley, Mike Tenay and Taz
|November 15, 2012 – May 30, 2013 |
| Josh Mathews and Taz
|January 7, 2015 – April 10, 2015 |
| Josh Mathews
|April 17, 2015 – May 15, 2015 |
| Josh Mathews and Da Pope D'Angelo Dinero
|May 22, 2015 – March 2, 2017 |
| Josh Mathews, Jeremy Borash and Da Pope D'Angelo Dinero
|March 9, 2017 – August 10, 2017 |
| Jeremy Borash and Josh Mathews
|August 17, 2017 – February 1, 2018 |
| Josh Mathews and Sonjay Dutt
|February 8, 2018 – April 19, 2018 |
| Josh Mathews and Don Callis
|April 26, 2018 – March 24, 2020 |
| Josh Mathews and Madison Rayne
|March 31, 2020 – January 12, 2021 |
| Matt Striker and D'Lo Brown
|January 19, 2021 – May 20, 2021 |
| Josh Mathews and D'Lo Brown
|May 27, 2021 – July 15, 2021 |
| Tom Hannifan and D'Lo Brown
|January 13, 2022 |
| Tom Hannifan and Various Guest Commentators
|January 13, 2022 – January 20, 2022 |
| Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt
|January 27, 2022 – present |
Special episodes
{{main|List of TNA Impact! special episodes}}
On-air personalities
{{main|List of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling personnel#Roster}}
The show features various on-air personalities including the wrestlers, ring announcers, commentators, and on-screen authority figures. TNA also has had various recurring on-air segments hosted by members of the roster.
= Recurring segments =
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| width=15%|Segment
!width=10%|Type !width=15%|Host(s) !width=10%|Period active !width=45%|Notes |
|---|
| Rough Cut
|Interview segment |February 2008 – April 2009 |{{small|A in-depth interview about someone's life and career in professional wrestling. Also used as a video package interview to hype feuds between two or more wrestlers on occasion}} |
| $25,000 Fan Challenge
|Wrestling challenge |Awesome Kong |May 2008 – July 2008 |{{small|A fan entered the ring to compete against Awesome Kong. If they won they got $25,000 and the Knockouts Championship. The contest ended when Taylor Wilde defeated Awesome Kong.}} |
| Karen's Angle
|Interview segment |July 2008 – October 2008 |{{small|Karen hosted a talk show interview segment. The segment came to an end when the host took time off to focus on her family.}} |
| O.D.B.'s Angle Trash Talking with O.D.B. |Interview segment |November 2008 – December 2009 |{{small|Took the place of Karen's Angle after she left the company.}} |
| Hardcore History 101
|Interview segment |February 2009 – April 2009 |{{small|Behind the scenes stories from Foley's career.[http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/1295/84/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210100240/http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/1295/84/ |date=February 10, 2009}}}} |
| Off the Wagon Challenge
|Wrestling challenge |Beer Money |February 2009 – April 2009 |{{small|Open challenge for Beer Money's World Tag Team Championship. If the challengers lost by pin or submission, the wrestler who was pinned or submitted is fired.}} |
| Double J Double M A Open Challenge
|MMA challenge |December 2010 – January 2011 |{{small|An open challenge hosted by Jeff Jarrett, where any fan who could make him submit in a mixed martial arts match, would win $100,000.}} |
| Championship Thursday
|Title match |September 2012 – December 2012 |{{small|Once a month, a championship was put on the line and four challengers met with Hogan to convince him to give them the title shot.}} |
| Gut Check Challenge
|Wrestling challenge |April 2012 – July 2013 |{{small|A challenge held once a month, where two wrestlers from the independent circuit wrestled each other, with three judges picking one of them and voting whether they should be signed to a contract based on their performance.}} |
| Open Fight Night
|Wrestling challenge |Impact Roster |April 2012 – June 2013, January 2017 |{{small|Once per month, all matches on Impact are open challenges where a member of the Impact roster can call out any other Impact wrestler.}} |
| Gail Kim's Open Challenge
|Wrestling challenge |Gail Kim |November 2013 – January 2014 |{{small|Gail Kim issued a challenge to every woman outside the Knockouts Division to come and face her. If Kim is defeated she promised another match with the Knockouts Championship on the line. The contest ended when the returning Madison Rayne defeated Gail Kim.}} |
| Bram's Open Challenge
|Wrestling challenge |Bram |June 10, 2015 – June 28, 2015 |{{small|Bram issued a challenge to every past Impact wrestler to come and face him, At Slammiversary XIII Bram defeated Matt Morgan in a street fight in what was the last open challenge match.}} |
| Fact of Life
|Interview segment |April 26, 2016 – January 17, 2017 |{{small|Eli Drake interviews members of the Impact roster. Used to instigate and continue feuds and to further storylines.}} |
See also
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Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://impactwrestling.com/}}
- {{IMDb title|tt0421463|Impact!}}
- https://www.twitch.tv/impactwrestling
- https://www.fite.tv/channel/tna-impact-wrestling/
- TNA News - https://1two3count.com/tna
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