2016 TNA Hall of Famer announced – Gail Kim comments
TNA announced Gail Kim as the 2016 TNA Hall of Fame inductee at Tuesday night’s Impact TV taping. Gail Kim is the original TNA Knockouts champion going back to Bound for Glory 2007. Gail will […]
Impact News
New TNA Hvt. champion re-signs with TNA
TNA announced Tuesday night prior to Impact that Bobby Lashley has re-signed with TNA. TNA did not disclose the nature of the contract signed by Lashley, who captured the TNA Hvt. Title at the Slammiversary […]
The story behind TNA Slammiversary almost not happening
TNA’s Slammiversary event on Sunday night nearly did not happen. PWTorch learned early in the week that TNA had not paid for the PPV/TV tapings scheduled for Universal Studios in Orlando, pushing the deadline to secure […]
TNA announces four title matches for post-PPV Impact episode
TNA has booked four title matches for Tuesday night’s Impact episode on Pop TV. The “Gold Rush” Impact following up on Slammiversary is scheduled to feature every title defended except for the Knockouts Title. New TNA World Hvt. […]
TNA Slammiversary ranks in Nielsen’s Twitter TV Ratings, pales in comparison to WWE PPV
TNA Slammiversary ranked in Nielsen’s Twitter TV Ratings on Sunday night. The PPV drew minimal social media activity, but it was good enough to rank #3 among series & specials on Sunday night. The number […]
6/12 TNA Slammiversary PPV News & Notes – three title changes, Hardy vs. Hardy, ECIII vs. Bennett, TNA HOF, Hardy loses it after PPV
TNA Slammiversary PPV News & Notes 6/12 – Bobby Lashley captured the TNA Hvt. Title from Drew Galloway in the Slammiversary main event. The finish was Galloway became unresponsive to the referee while locked in […]
Former TNA star backstage at NXT Takeover
Former TNA wrestler Bobby Roode has arrived at Full Sail University in Florida ahead of the NXT Takeover special on Wednesday night. Dressed in a business suit, Roode quietly walked into the production area on Wednesday […]
Updated TNA Slammiversary line-up – KO Title match added, X Title situation
TNA has rounded out the Slammiversary PPV line-up scheduled for this Sunday (June 12) in Orlando. Added to the PPV is a Knockouts Title match of Jade vs. Sienna (the former Allysin Kay). Sienna beat […]
Weekend Notes – Hulk Hogan autograph appearance during Gawker battle, Ric Flair in N.C. after WWE write-off, Hardys appear together during TNA feud, Mick Foley TV interview, Scott Steiner attends Michigan satellite camp
Weekend News & Notes – Hulk Hogan made one of his first public appearances since the conclusion of Part 1 of the Gawker legal battle Saturday in the Pittsburgh area. Justin LaBar of Tribune Live […]
AAA’s “Lucha Libre World Cup” kicks off Friday – Rey Mysterio, TNA stars, Marufuji, women’s stars part of two-night tournament
AAA’s second-annual “Lucha Libre World Cup” kicks off Friday night and wraps Sunday in Mexico City. There are eight male trios teams and four female trios teams in the separate tournaments that will be completed over […]
Inside TNA’s new business name, official connection to Aroluxe Media & “notice of determination” issued this week
On August 7, 2015, TNA Wrestling filed a new business name of “Impact Ventures LLC” with the State of Tennessee’s Business Division. Since then, TNA has been doing business out of Nashville as Impact Ventures, LLC, as […]
New title match added to TNA Slammiversary PPV
TNA’s new King of the Mountain champion Eli Drake will defend the KOTM Title against former champion Bram at the Slammiversary PPV. Drake captured the title from Bram on this week’s Impact episode, setting up […]
5/31 TNA Impact Viewers – how did the post-May Mayhem episode fare?
This week’s TNA Impact viewership dipped from the “May Mayhem” special last week. TNA Impact Viewership Tracking May 31: TNA Impact drew 346,000 viewers Tuesday night on Pop TV, down four percent from 359,000 viewers for the […]
New matches for TNA’s Slammiversary PPV
Tuesday night on Impact, TNA set up more matches for the Slammiversary PPV on June 12. Included is Ethan Carter III vs. Mike Bennett in a singles match. Plus, Bennett’s wife, Maria, against Gail Kim […]
Former TNA KO champ Velvet Sky eyeing WWE or ESPN, why did she leave TNA?, talks Bubba Ray
After leaving TNA, former Knockouts champion Velvet Sky says she is looking to join either WWE or ESPN. Sky promoted her post-TNA ambitions in an interview with Sports Illustrated talking about wanting to test herself […]
TNA president addresses interest in former WWE stars
TNA president Dixie Carter says the company is actively looking to sign former WWE stars who have left the company in recent weeks. “Yes, there are some great talent on the market right now, and […]
TNA president travels to India for TV meetings, talks about local talent recruitment
TNA president Dixie Carter traveled to India this week to promote TNA’s TV presence in the country and shore up TNA’s TV deal with Sony Six. Carter’s arrival drew ample local media attention since pro wrestling’s popularity […]
5/24 TNA Impact Viewers – Impact jumps 15 percent for “May Mayhem” special
This week’s TNA Impact “May Mayhem” episode jumped 15 percent in TV viewership. TNA Impact Viewership Tracking May 24: TNA Impact drew 359,000 viewers Tuesday night on Pop TV. Impact was up 15 percent from 311,000 viewers […]
TNA Hvt. Title match & Hardy vs. Hardy set for Slammiversary PPV
Tuesday night on TNA Impact, TNA set up a double main event for the Slammiversary PPV on June 12. Drew Galloway will defend the TNA Hvt. Title against Bobby Lashley in a Tap-out or Knock-out match. […]
TNA announces trio for AAA’s Lucha Libre World Cup
TNA has decided on its trio representing the U.S. at the second Lucha Libre World Cup scheduled for June 3 and 5 in Mexico. Ethan Carter III, Tyrus, and Eli Drake will represent TNA in […]
5/17 TNA Impact Viewers – Galloway vs. Lashley leads to rebound
This week’s TNA Impact viewership rebounded from last week with a TNA Hvt. Title match between Drew Galloway and Bobby Lashley. TNA Impact Viewership Tracking May 17: TNA Impact drew 311,000 viewers in its solo timeslot […]
Velvet Sky ends TNA run on Impact; Video of Sky’s farewell interview
Long-time TNA Knockout Velvet Sky ended her TNA run on this week’s Impact episode. Sky lost a “retirement match” against newcomer Sienna (Allysin Kay) on Impact. TNA followed up with a farewell interview released through […]
Pop TV excludes TNA Impact from 2016-2017 Upfronts listing – what does it mean?
Pop TV did not include TNA Impact in their Upfronts listing for the 2016-2017 slate of TV programming. “The network’s upfront programming line-up includes over 400 hours of original content and a diverse mix of […]
SBI Booking Updates – ROH champs & TNA Hvt. champ Galloway available to defend titles, Mr. Hughes taking bookings, Hollis & Skyler, P Dog, more stars
Industry News – Booking Info Announcements Wrestling agent Bill Behrens released the following updates on booking his clients through SBIBookings.com and showbis@aol.com. – ROH World champion Jay Lethal (Tampa), ROH tag champions Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian […]