TNA iMPACT! TO TELECAST ON SPIKE TV! New York, NY (July 21, 2005) – TNA Entertainment, LLC has signed a deal with Spike TV to telecast TNA (Total Nonstop Action) Wrestling’s weekly action athletic entertainment series “iMPACT!” The weekly one-hour show will join Spike TV’s popular “Slammin’ Saturday Night” programming block starting this Fall, taping at Soundstage 21 at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL.
“We are thrilled to be coming to Spike TV,” said Dixie Carter, President, TNA Entertainment, LLC. “We look forward to bringing our exciting style of Total Non-stop Action and entertainment to their male viewers.”
The new wrestling alternative, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling’s iMPACT! delivers a distinct brand of high-risk, live-action athletic entertainment. TNA’s roster includes some of the most exciting and recognizable stars in wrestling today such as, Jeff Jarrett, Raven, Jeff Hardy, AJ Styles, Abyss, Sean Waltman, Christopher Daniels, Monty Brown and others. TNA features the high-flying “X Division,” the “Six-Sided Ring,” and concept matches such as “Ultimate X,” “King of the Mountain,” and “Six Sides of Steel.”
TNA Entertainment, LLC is a privately held company headquartered in Nashville, TN. TNA programming is currently available in 118 countries. TNA is also available on monthly pay-per-view on iN DEMAND, DIRECTV, Dish Network and TVN as well as Viewer’s Choice, Bell ExpressVu and Shaw PPV in Canada. The names of all Total Nonstop Action Wrestling televised programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans and all TNA Wrestling logos and trademarks are exclusive property of TNA Entertainment, LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For more information, visit www.tnawrestling.com.
Even though Matt Hardy was rumored to work the TNA No Surrender PPV, as we all know by now, TNA management decided not to use him. As we reported before, WWE was willing to allow Hardy to make the appearance, despite being back under an exclusive WWE deal. Among the reasons we've already covered, another equally big reason was the debut of Rhino. Jeff Jarrett mentioned the Hardy rumors during the pre-show before the PPV to take the focus off of expecting him, so that Rhino's debut on the company could have a bigger impact.
TNA is currently looking at options now on how to bring back Matt's brother, Jeff Hardy. The feeling is that they should strike now while the iron is hot and his last name is one of the most talked about in the business right now because of what has been happening with his brother. Jeff had been suspended by TNA after he no-showed the Hard Justice PPV in May with the idea being he would be brought back when Matt Hardy came to the company, as this was before he had reconciled with WWE and was expected to come to the company in a long-term role. It's apparent now that isn't a feesable option, so TNA is scratching their heads trying to figure out how to capitalize on the controversy surrounding Matt by bringing Jeff back.
I think it would be great if WWE could get Jeff back on it's roster. Long live the Hardy Boyz! I think they should get back Rhino, and bring Raven along too.
-- Edited by LydiaGutierrez at 16:25, 2005-07-21
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I'm so glad TNA got a deal with spike tv. Why? Because I can finally watch it! lol. I am a very loyal wwe fan and never wanted to watch any other company b4. Such as wcw and ecw but then once wcw and ecw weren't around i found out how great they were and really wished i would have watched them. So I'm not going to make that mistake again with TNA but I will still always love wwe more. lol.
I really hope jeff comes back to wwe. I'd rather see him there. Me and my cousin always talk about jeff coming back. He claims it will never happen cause he hates jeff and i always say jeff hardy will return soon. Well the other day i imed him and i was like ONE HARDY IS BACK THAT MEANS ONE MORE WILL FOLLOW SOON or something. So anyways i REALLY hope he comes back.