IMPACT: Re-IMPACTed

Dammit. I mixed up the pictures. That's the crowd at TNA's Wrestlemania last night. By the way, Team 3D made two comments about fighting The Bullet Club while being inducted into TNA's HOF. The Bullet Club. Who works for a rival Japanese promotion New Japan. The Bullet Club who's going to be working with Jarrett's new promotion. I don't even know what to say. I just got to this news, so I'm trying to figure out if this was a shoot or some dumb promotional vehicle.

The Bucks would wrestle circles around The Dudleys (or any team for that matter #SuperkickParty). Guess this could be a challenge to AJ too. Even though I find this whole thing pointless. Aren't Bubba & Devon's contracts up soon? Or have been? It's confusing when TNA tapes their shows 5 months in advance. I know Angles is done.

Their Wrestlemania & they don't have the World title or Tag Titles on the show. The Wolves, (I know Davey with the bum ankle) who you put over after a month long feud on TV, arent on the show. And your top title of the company, nowhere. No Roode, no Kennedy, no EY. Just dumb.

Both will probably be closed by the start of 2015.  As a Muta mark, and someone that always wanted TNA to succeed, it's sad.  

According to a new report, several business partners associated with TNA Wrestling have been told that the company will be announcing a new television deal within 10 days. If the report is accurate, we should have an idea where Impact Wrestling will land by next Sunday, October 26. Coincidentally, that’s the same day as WWE’s annual Hell in a Cell PPV.

Earlier this week Dave Meltzer noted that Dixie Carter had been telling certain individuals within the company to expect a “major announcement” in the very near future, so this would seem to confirm that earlier report. That said, there were also rumors that TNA was in talks with a talent whose signing would “shock” the fans, so it’s possible there are multiple announcements still to come.

(Source: F4WOnline.com)

The problem with The Journey is that there is no destination.

Right now it is co-branding NJPW's first American PPV.

UPDATE: Pwinsider.com reports that Ross will be traveling to Tokyo, Japan to call the action live at the venue. Ross had previously stated that he would not be interested in working on the event unless he could do commentary from the venue.

GFW are currently looking over several possibilities for his broadcast partner.

ORIGINAL: The following was sent out today, announcing that Jim Ross will be the play-by-play announcer for the WrestleKingdom 9 event…

JIM ROSS TO CALL GFW’S PRESENTATION OF NJPW’s ‘WRESTLE KINGDOM 9’ ON JAN. 4

NASHVILLE — Jim Ross, the preeminent voice of professional wrestling for the past four decades, has agreed to provide the play-by-play for Global Force Wrestling’s presentation of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s “Wrestle Kingdom 9” live on pay per view in North America on Jan. 4, 2015.

The Hall of Famer has called more pro wrestling PPV events than any broadcaster and is regarded as the greatest, play-by-play announcer in wrestling history. He will be returning to the mic at one of the biggest events in the world. This is the 24th year of NJPW’s annual extravaganza at the Tokyo Dome, where more than 40,000 fans from around the world are expected to attend.

“I am truly honored and excited to have been asked to be a part of this historic event,” Ross said. “To be able to return to my roots and to provide play by play for an amazing, pro wrestling product will be special. I never thought I’d ever return to ringside for a wrestling event but this opportunity was just too special to turn down.”

GFW founder and CEO Jeff Jarrett said he had been working on lining up Ross for weeks.

“When you think of the great events in wrestling over the past 30 years one of the things they have in common is the man behind the microphone. And that man is Jim Ross,” Jarrett said. “I’m excited for this event, and I’m excited for good ol’ JR to be a part of it. GFW fans wanted him, and from day one we have said we’re going to give our fans what they want.”

The show, which will air live at 2 a.m. ET (11 p.m. PT) and re-air in prime time at 7 p.m. ET (4 PT) is available on DirecTV, Dish, AT&T U-verse, Comcast, Verizon Fios and all cable systems in the United States, and in Canada on Bell ExpressVu TV, Rogers, Shaw, Sasktel and Telus. Check your local listings for availability. The show also will be available on the “Flipps” app on iTunes and Android.

This year’s card is headlined by an IGWP heavyweight title match between Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada. The Bullet Club, of which Jarrett is a member along with AJ Styles and IWGP tag team champions Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows, will appear as well.

The show will be available in English and in Japanese via the second audio program (SAP) button on your TV.

As noted yesterday, Global Force Wrestling announced that Jim Ross would be the announcer for the big July 4 Tokyo Dome show. They are also in negotiations with Mike Tenay but Tenay wouldn’t be allowed to do the show if he’s with TNA. Tenay’s contract expired a couple of months ago but he agreed to an extension. That expires in about one week.

He’s in a weird spot right now because TNA says they are interested in keeping him but TNA is not discussing deals with anyone right now until they get their TV deal signed. If Tenay doesn’t do it then they will find someone else as the second announcer on the January 4th show. The show will also also air in Japanese for the hardcore fans in the United States that already follow the product. It will also be available (in both languages) on the Flipps app. It will be available on Niconico in Japanese.

The price will be $34.95 on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada. At one point there were discussions to do the show at $24.95. Global Force Wrestling will be releasing videos online regarding the show until the event. They will also market heavily to the Japanese community in big U.S. cities.

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Former TNA Impact Wrestling star "Super Mex" Shawn Hernandez recently spoke to V2 Wrestling Podcast.

On Chavo Guerrero using Eddie Guerrero’s mannerisms to get himself over: “TNA wanted him to do that. You know damn well when he was in WWE he wasn’t doing that crap. Why else would he do it? The guy’s been wrestling twenty years, he’s not retarded. He’s an excellent wrestler. Why would you want to be a novelty act? They didn’t even give us a team name because they wanted to sell Guerrero t-shirts.”

On his departure from TNA: “The only way I know that I’m not on the show no more is I don’t get a cheque no more. The last time I got a call from TNA was the end of November 2013; my contract ended May 12th (2014), which is awkward because I thought it was the 14th of May. I wake up on the 12th, and it was all over social media, Impact wrestling unfollowed me on Twitter… I text Mrs Carter the day after my contract expired saying “thanks for the eight years”; I’m still waiting for a response. It is the most bush league thing I’ve ever heard of.”

On the main problem with TNA: “As long as the Carters have billions of dollars, that company will never go away. I just think the infrastructure just needs, you know, how you snake a toilet? They have Jeff Hardy, you had Sting, Kurt Angle, the best up and coming talent (like) Austin Aries, Roode, Styles, all these guys that could do anything, and you let every former WWE employee that served coffee to Vince McMahon try to be the boss time after time after time.”

On LAX: “The reason why you saw LAX being so good and so strong on TV was because Konnan literally had to threaten to quit and take his bag and roll into the parking lot every time they came up with some corny ass idea for LAX.”

On whether he would return to TNA: “Of course not. You wrestle somewhere eight years, you do every stupid semi-racist vignette. I know how a Mexican looks, acts and talks. I don’t need a fifty year old white man telling me I’m not being Mexican enough. At the beginning of Mexican America I was doing all the talking, but because I wasn’t saying essa and orale I magically became the non-speaker. I told them I wouldn’t talk like that because I live in Houston and I’m not gonna get my ass kicked because I’m making fun of my own people.”

I wonder what their numbers will look like if they end up on Destination America? Ouch

EC3 has a torn triceps. He could be a pretty solid stable leader until that heals.

Haha I'm all for it. Make it like the York Foundation in WCW, give everyone proper names. Robert E. And though it would break up the Wolves, it'd be funny seeing him named Edward Edwards.

(Silver Spring, Md.) – Discovery Communications announced today that it has signed a multi-year deal with TNA (Total Nonstop Action) IMPACT WRESTLING to bring the popular league to homes nationwide on Destination America, the only network dedicated to celebrating the people, places and stories of the United States. Destination America officially enters the ring with its first world premiere of IMPACT WRESTLING in January 2015. The series features some of the biggest names in professional wrestling, including Jeff Hardy, Bobby Roode, Kurt Angle, Bobby Lashley and Gail Kim. The partnership includes the U.S. premieres of additional TNA WRESTLING series and specials and provides Discovery Communications with international broadcasting rights in select regions, to be announced at a later date.

“Our partnership in this uniquely entertaining franchise with TNA IMPACT WRESTLING provides a significant addition to Destination America’s programming strategy,” said Henry Schleiff, Group President of Destination America, Investigation Discovery, American Heroes Channel, Discovery Fit & Health and Discovery Family Channel. “The enduring, cross-generational enthusiasm of pro wrestling is felt by millions of fans around the country, from coast-to-coast and throughout the heartland. We are delighted to bring this beloved American pastime to the one and only network dedicated to celebrating the unique spirit of the U.S., Destination America.”

“Our knockout partnership with TNA IMPACT WRESTLING continues Destination America’s mission of bringing our viewers the best of all-American entertainment, and going center ring with one of the world’s foremost professional wrestling leagues fits perfectly within our DNA,” said Marc Etkind, general manager of Destination America. “Wrestling has created a fiercely loyal, passionate and widespread fan base, and we look forward to being part of the TNA family.”

“We are very excited about Destination America being the new network for IMPACT WRESTLING and the partnership with Discovery Communications both domestically and across the globe. Their commitment to promote and grow our brand in innovative and compelling ways was instrumental in knowing we had found the right home,” said TNA President Dixie Carter. “Together we will create an experience that takes our fans on a new journey that will push the envelope of technology, including where we take our cameras, going deeper into our superstars’ lives and showing the reality of what it takes to create a weekly professional wrestling show, all while showcasing the very best male and female athletes in the world.”

Since launching in 2012, Destination America has become one of cable’s top five fastest-growing networks*, earning 10 consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth in Prime among P2+. With top series that explore unique American cultures and ways of life – including Mountain Monsters, A Haunting, Hillbilly Blood, Buying the Bayou, Buying Alaska, Ghost Asylum and BBQ Pitmasters – Destination America’s programming spans the nation from Alaska, Hawaii and Colorado to Louisiana, West Virginia and communities in between. To find Destination America, the new home of TNA’s IMPACT WRESTLING, go to destinationamerica.com/watchda.

TNA is a privately held sports entertainment company based in Nashville, Tenn., specializing in TV properties, events, merchandise, music, and the management and promotion of professional wrestlers. TNA annually delivers more than 500 hours of original content to millions of fans around the world.

Dammit. I know this channel cause it always has interesting paranormal sounding shows but I don't subscribe it seems. Mosey on up to 1454 and enjoy the greatest network on earth.