TNA Impact!

The series currently airs on AXS TV as well as streaming on TNA+ in the United States, owned by parent company Anthem Sports & Entertainment.

was expanded to two hours on October 4, 2007, still starting at the same time of 9:00 p.m.[10] On January 17, 2008, Spike presented an event entitled "Global Impact!

The contract expired in March 2011 and was not renewed,[12] 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.

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.

[19] Commenting on the move on the TNA website, Brian J. Diamond (Spike TV'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."

[25] The first international Impact Wrestling tapings took place on January 28, 2012 at the Wembley Arena in London, England.

[31][32][33] TNA officially terminated its lease with Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida in late March 2013 and left the Impact Zone.

TNA also launched a new programming initiative called "IMPACT365"[37] to advertise upcoming shows and start new angles and storylines.

Starting with the March 13, 2014 live broadcast of Impact Wrestling, TNA changed to soundstage 20 at Universal Studios.

On July 17, 2014, after a poll made on the Impact Wrestling website, TNA brought back the six-sided ring permanently.

[43] 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.

[44] TNA president Dixie Carter and Spike subsequently released independent statements claiming that negotiations were ongoing.

[45] In August, amid ongoing negotiations with Spike, Impact Wrestling moved to Wednesday nights.

[46] Spike spokesperson David Schwarz told The Christian Post that increasing competition from other sports programs prompted the move from Thursday nights.

[48] On November 19, 2014, TNA reached a deal with Discovery Communications to move its programming, including Impact Wrestling, to Destination America in January 2015.

A brand new weekly series hosted by Mike Tenay, Impact Wrestling: Unlocked, premiered on Saturday, January 17[51] 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.

[56][57] TNA vehemently denied the report, stating: "These false statements constitute defamation and if necessary we will seek all legal remedies available to us.

[54] 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.

[61][62] With the show's move to Pop, Impact Wrestling received new theme music ("Roustabout" by The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan), and a new stage.

[63] In 2017, TNA was acquired by Anthem Sports & Entertainment and was subsequently rebranded as "Impact Wrestling" in March.

[66][67] 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.

moved to AXS the following month, after Bound for Glory on October 20, 2019, and continued to simulcast on the company's Twitch channel.

[83][84] Beginning with Hard to Kill on January 16, 2021, until Slammiversary on July 17, 2021, crowd noises were piped-into Impact Wrestling programming.

[89][90][91] 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.

began airing on Sportsnet 360 in Canada on January 2, 2025, following its loss of the Canadian rights of WWE weekly programming to Netflix.

[129] 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.

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.

[130] In the event of a time limit draw, the winner was determined by the NWA Championship Committee, a group consisting of three veteran stars.

The show features various on-air personalities including the wrestlers, ring announcers, commentators, and on-screen authority figures.

left The Impact Zone in 2007
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