TNA Wrestling on Challenge TV

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  • ogrynogryn Posts: 3,729
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    PWTorch is reporting that Flair has pulled out of the European Tour due to not being paid up front
  • decemberboydecemberboy Posts: 3,840
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    A couple of my posts from way back in September
    Failing that Challenge TV could be an option, if Sky is looking to expand the channel beyond repeats of gameshows

    http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=44138024&highlight=challenge#post44138024
    I still think iMPACT is going to end up on a revamped Challenge TV

    http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=44340624&highlight=challenge#post44340624

    Stick with me kids, I know my stuff. :p

    Seriously though, I think it's a great move for TNA. Getting everything on Freeview is fantastic. Shame it looks like we have to wait longer for Impact but I can live with that.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 755
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    “TNA iMPACT” will air on the Tuesday night following US transmission at 10pm, with PPV events showing on the Wednesday after US broadcast. Challenge TV will also show catch-up episodes of “TNA iMPACT!” for those who missed them during TNA’s brief period off air. Full dates and details will be announced shortly.
    source tnawrestling.com

    Good deal with the PPVs, but not so much with the near week delay with Impact. But I suppose it is on free telly so one shouldn't complain.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 133
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    will challenge be on freeview? so wrestling fans get a terrestrial wrestling option!
  • JCRJCR Posts: 24,069
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    ogryn wrote: »
    PWTorch is reporting that Flair has pulled out of the European Tour due to not being paid up front

    That's a bad sign if true.
  • daclickdaclick Posts: 3,393
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    will challenge be on freeview? so wrestling fans get a terrestrial wrestling option!

    yes from feb 1st
  • wildmovieguywildmovieguy Posts: 8,342
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    Ric never left, they just left him behind. He is still in Dublin and was never advertised for Germany anyway.
  • JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    Stick with me kids, I'm really good at guessing. :p

    Corrected for you :)
  • AmbassadorAmbassador Posts: 22,333
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    Maybe challenge will go HD in Feburuary in the revamp, well here's hoping.

    It's last on the list to get the Sky treatment (of the old Virgin channels)
  • SteelEdgeSteelEdge Posts: 6,903
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    Even though I haven't watched TNA regularly for a long long time, this makes me happy. It means I can watch TNA on my Freeview tv in my room! :D
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,767
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    Brilliant. Now we can also decide to not watch oiled up men in pants and tights, taking part in homo-erotic fake 'fights' instead of not watching repeated game shows from 20 years ago.

    Brilliant. Now I have just read the same generic anti wrestling forum post like from 20 years ago.
  • Denny HaynesDenny Haynes Posts: 99
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    Ambassador wrote: »
    It's last on the list to get the Sky treatment (of the old Virgin channels)

    Well at some point no doubt it'll go HD, i can wait.
  • circlebro2019circlebro2019 Posts: 17,560
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    good news its on freeview but i wont be watching if its not on till the following tuesday
  • JackFoleyJackFoley Posts: 812
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    JCR wrote: »
    That's a bad sign if true.

    It's not like he didn't pull that stunt before, sadly. The guy is becoming a joke and it shouldn't be like that considering he's the best ever.
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    JackFoley wrote: »
    It's not like he didn't pull that stunt before, sadly. The guy is becoming a joke and it shouldn't be like that considering he's the best ever.

    The world and his wife knows that Flair has no interest in being an active wrestler, he's only there because he pissed all his money away

    Dixie Carter is on Jeff Randall Live tonight on Sky News at 7pm. I doubt she'll be discussing the profitability of TNA or how much money Panda uses to prop it up but it should be interesting
  • JackFoleyJackFoley Posts: 812
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    Ambassador wrote: »
    The world and his wife knows that Flair has no interest in being an active wrestler, he's only there because he pissed all his money away

    The problem is: he KEEPS pissing money away. If he saves money instead of spending it would be a totally different (and good) story, but at the same time you can't teach a 60+ year old man to "grow up" at that age. Truly sad.
  • vampirekvampirek Posts: 4,022
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    Ambassador wrote: »
    The world and his wife knows that Flair has no interest in being an active wrestler, he's only there because he pissed all his money away

    Dixie Carter is on Jeff Randall Live tonight on Sky News at 7pm. I doubt she'll be discussing the profitability of TNA or how much money Panda uses to prop it up but it should be interesting

    O I'm sure the following will happen:

    TNA can be a force against WWE
    TNA will change the face of wrestling
    Something big will happen soon
    TNA is the altnerative to WWE.... only for Jeff Randall to point out he's seen a lot of these 'altnerative' wrestlers as big names in WWE. Although Dixie would counter that by saying they can employ such talent.

    Basically everything she has said before, it'll be interesting though looking at TNA from a business point of view.
  • AmbassadorAmbassador Posts: 22,333
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    Haha, most likely.

    Most of it will probably be promo for the Challenge launch and no doubt, her views on sexism in the industry (she's probably the only person not been asked yet)

    Then Jeff will ask about profits and she'll go all quiet
  • JCRJCR Posts: 24,069
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    JackFoley wrote: »
    It's not like he didn't pull that stunt before, sadly. The guy is becoming a joke and it shouldn't be like that considering he's the best ever.

    Well calling it the Whooo tour was asking for trouble; practically inviting him to try to hold 'em up for more money.
  • KeyserSozeKeyserSoze Posts: 605
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    Sky's programme information website (http://www.skyprogrammeinformation.co.uk/amendments.asp) has printed the latest amendment update to Challenge, which shows that iMPACT! gets its Challenge debut a week on Saturday, with several episodes over the coming days, leading up to the first showing of the new episode of impact on Tuesday (I think!) .. and when Xplosion will also be shown .. And Genesis is shown on Wednesday.
    (Not quite sure what time of the day 26:00 is although guessing it's 2am!)

    Challenge
    Saturday 05/02/2011

    24:00 Insert: TNA iMPACT! - 3
    26:00 Insert: TNA Xpolsion - 2

    Sunday 06/02/2011

    24:00 Insert: TNA iMPACT! - 4
    26:00 Insert: TNA Xpolsion - 3

    Monday 07/02/2011

    24:00 Insert: TNA iMPACT! - 5
    26:00 Insert: TNA Xpolsion - 4

    Tuesday 08/02/2011

    22:00 Insert: TNA iMPACT! - 6
    24:00 Insert: TNA Xpolsion - 5

    Wednesday 09/02/2011

    22:00 Insert: TNA - Genesis - PPV 1
  • Djr2006Djr2006 Posts: 39
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    Hi everyone,

    Can someone please tell me if Challenge is going too become free on Sky? and if not what pack is Challenge in and how much does it cost on Sky?

    Thanks in advance for any replies.
  • KeyserSozeKeyserSoze Posts: 605
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    Djr2006 wrote: »
    Hi everyone,

    Can someone please tell me if Challenge is going too become free on Sky? and if not what pack is Challenge in and how much does it cost on Sky?

    Thanks in advance for any replies.
    Challenge is not free on Sky. It's in the Variety Pack, so if you have Sky One, Gold, Dave, Living, Watch etc then it's in the same pack as that. If you don't have any packs at the moment, it's £19.50pm if that's your only pack, or an additional £1 to add the pack in addition to any you may already have).
  • AmbassadorAmbassador Posts: 22,333
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    Djr2006 wrote: »
    Hi everyone,

    Can someone please tell me if Challenge is going too become free on Sky? and if not what pack is Challenge in and how much does it cost on Sky?

    Thanks in advance for any replies.

    It is free on Sky yes.

    Edit, I'm being rather dense. It's been taken out of the Variety line up as per an email from Sky but its in limbo as to whether its going to be free or not.

    A lot of channels that are on Freeview are hidden behind a Sky paywall on the actual Sky service
  • AmbassadorAmbassador Posts: 22,333
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    Rajah are reporting that Ric Flair has kissed and made up with TNA and is back on the European tour.

    Apparantly issues have been building up a long time between the two. Must have forced a paycut on him like Hogan and Bischoff
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,065
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    KeyserSoze wrote: »
    Sky's programme information website (http://www.skyprogrammeinformation.co.uk/amendments.asp) has printed the latest amendment update to Challenge, which shows that iMPACT! gets its Challenge debut a week on Saturday, with several episodes over the coming days, leading up to the first showing of the new episode of impact on Tuesday (I think!) .. and when Xplosion will also be shown .. And Genesis is shown on Wednesday.
    (Not quite sure what time of the day 26:00 is although guessing it's 2am!)

    Challenge
    Saturday 05/02/2011

    24:00 Insert: TNA iMPACT! - 3
    26:00 Insert: TNA Xpolsion - 2

    Sunday 06/02/2011

    24:00 Insert: TNA iMPACT! - 4
    26:00 Insert: TNA Xpolsion - 3

    Monday 07/02/2011

    24:00 Insert: TNA iMPACT! - 5
    26:00 Insert: TNA Xpolsion - 4

    Tuesday 08/02/2011

    22:00 Insert: TNA iMPACT! - 6
    24:00 Insert: TNA Xpolsion - 5

    Wednesday 09/02/2011

    22:00 Insert: TNA - Genesis - PPV 1

    Sorry but I dont get this...

    ... Can you explain to me what iMPACTS I need to watch since Bravo closed and when and before and after Genesis etc. :confused:
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