Impact wrestling thread - It's a Don West tribute thread now!

[Merzbow]

How easy is it to get free tickets? The only time I've ever gotten comps is walking through Cov and being handed FWA British Uprising 3 tickets.

 

Even got to meet Terry Funk.

[WyattSheepMask]

TNA Wrestling’s annual steel cage match spectacular, Lockdown, will take place in Britain for the first time ever, as part of the TNA MAXIMUM IMPACT 8 Tour in January 2016.

 

London’s SSE Arena Wembley will host TNA’s most dangerous night of the year, with matches taking place inside an unforgiving, six-sided, 15-foot reinforced steel cage.

 

Lockdown will form one half of a double IMPACT WRESTLING TV taping at Wembley on Saturday January 30, which will be watched by millions of fans in more than 120 countries around the world, including on Challenge in the UK and Pop in the USA.

 

Double TV tapings will also take place at the Manchester Arena on Friday January 29 and the Birmingham Barclaycard Arena on Sunday January 31.

[Hardy]

 

TNA Wrestling’s annual steel cage match spectacular, Lockdown, will take place in Britain for the first time ever, as part of the TNA MAXIMUM IMPACT 8 Tour in January 2016.

 

London’s SSE Arena Wembley will host TNA’s most dangerous night of the year, with matches taking place inside an unforgiving, six-sided, 15-foot reinforced steel cage.

 

Lockdown will form one half of a double IMPACT WRESTLING TV taping at Wembley on Saturday January 30, which will be watched by millions of fans in more than 120 countries around the world, including on Challenge in the UK and Pop in the USA.

 

Double TV tapings will also take place at the Manchester Arena on Friday January 29 and the Birmingham Barclaycard Arena on Sunday January 31.

 

Should be good first proper TNA PPV in the UK plus Kurt Angles TNA retirement tour maybe they can finally get some more interest in the product again

[IANdrewDiceClay]

Lockdown isnt a PPV. Its an episode of Impact.

[poetofthedeed]

Lockdown isnt a PPV. Its an episode of Impact.

And I'd believe a terry funk retirement before I believe a Kurt angle one.

[GPW Kristian Zane]

I'm sure at this point, Terry Funk can only retire by promising to commit to a full time schedule.

[poetofthedeed]

I'm sure at this point, Terry Funk can only retire by promising to commit to a full time schedule.

.......so different to Kurt angle how?

[wrestleuk]

TNA apparently trying to get jay lethal back

[poetofthedeed]

TNA apparently trying to get jay lethal back

I genuinely hope he's not that stupid, roh and njpw combined gotta pay more than tna, unless it's a scenario where he does 2-3 days tapings every 3 months and still works elsewhere.

Edited December 22, 2015 by poetofthedeed

[hallicks]

And I'd believe a terry funk retirement before I believe a Kurt angle one.

 

He's retiring from TNA, also known as "the money ran out".

[DJM]

TNA apparently trying to get jay lethal back

Did I not read that WWE are interested in him as well?

[PunkStep]

I'm genuinely surprised they haven't brought him in yet, I'm guessing he's doing well enough to not be tempted by it.

[IANdrewDiceClay]

TNA didnt make the top 150 shows for cable viewership last night. Dont want to sound to negative and the rating hasnt came in yet, but I'm guessing they never got that 1.3 million viewers the Pop TV head wanted?

[Jon-Carr_92]

TNA didnt make the top 150 shows for cable viewership last night. Dont want to sound to negative and the rating hasnt came in yet, but I'm guessing they never got that 1.3 million viewers the Pop TV head wanted?

It's a couple of cheesy clip shows. Nobody's going to bother especially after they cobbled that lot together to cop out of the remaining Spike deal. How one of them put Dixie Carter going through the table and Immortal being formed ranked above Styles v Joe v Daniels in a Top 20 Moments 2 parter is shocking. Also, let's face it. It's going to be a rough time given this is their 3rd channel in 3 years.

[wrestleuk]

111,000 viewers but as said above it was a best of show that had no advertisement unless you follow Dixie on Twitter so all in all I wouldn't imagine there would be any concern

 

As for the live(ish) edition on 5th January I would expect with enough promotion it will get the kind of numbers it's been getting on DA without much trouble

 

As for the pop exec wanting spike numbers I'd say the only way that is happening is if TNA build something properly they've certainly got the right idea now there focusing on building from within with the likes of EC3 and Eli drake but creatively I have no faith in big John and TNA should look to replace him