There remains the possibility they're going to put the X title on Grado. They'd have to get Tony Schiavone back to proclaim it the greatest day in the history of our sport.

ICW could then do a Madusa style angle where he throws it in the bin at the Maryhill Community Central Halls.

LOL at TNA.

They have old interview from Kurt talking about Jeff Hardy but TNA as a whole so far.

Spike TV
Hogan
Eric
AJ Styles.
Samoa Joe.
Sting
RVD

Have all been mentioned in why TNA is great.

Edit to add they are also talking about how it was great Jeff "left" WWE and went to them over WWE.

Impact did 87,000 viewers in the UK on May 31st, the lowest it's ever been on Challenge. (The highest was 297,000 for the August 8th 2011 show). It was lower than the live 1-4am Tuesday morning Raw that week.

TNA have also moved the ECIII vs Kurt Angle title match off the upcoming PPV and onto the preceding episode of Impact. They're clearly in survival mode and the most important thing at this point is making sure that the TV rating improves so that Destination America keeps them on post-September.

Challenge are showing Slammiversary live at 1am on the 28th.

The latest-

Former TNA wrestler Frankie Kazarian, who holds the Ring of Honor tag titles with Christopher Daniels, recently appeared as the guest on the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Podcast. During his discussion with PWI Senior Writer Al Castle, Kazarian discussed a number of topics, including his time with TNA.

Kazarian expressed dismay with a number of decisions by company management, specifically recalling a situation in 2009 when TNA President Dixie Carter called a meeting with the entire roster in which she directed the wrestlers to improve their performances and “step up.” She then later decided to air the “come to Jesus” meeting on television.

“That was just one of many of those types of meetings we had. I remember them making decisions to show that on TV, to give fans a glimpse into the reality that goes on,” Kazarian told Al Castle. “And I remember everybody — just everybody — thinking that was a rotten idea, except the people who produce the television show.”

Kazarian said that TNA brass, including Vince Russo, explained that the company’s woes were entirely the fault of on-air talent.

“That wasn’t the first time we were told that, we were told that by her [Dixie]. We were told that by Vince Russo. We were told that the reason our house shows don’t draw is because none of us are names — that we’re not draws… Well, we’re not names because, a lot of times, you’re writing really, really terrible stuff. And you’re doing really stupid things to guys like AJ Styles and Samoa Joe, who have the potential to be huge names, but are a little bit handcuffed. So, yeah, a lot of the blame was always put on the wrestlers.”

He stressed that communication has always been a major issue within TNA, and that their talent pool often needs to rely on internet news to learn about important developments within the company. Kazarian indicated that he still talks to some of the performers who work in TNA, and that the same issues he experienced as a longtime member of the locker room still occur today.

“The reason TNA has such a black eye right now and such a bad stigma to their name is because a lot of times they just haven’t been honest with the fans and with the wrestlers."

Source- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/...954029439?mt=2

Can someone who regulary watches TNA help me out with this question. Back in May during the middle of the month did they air TNA on Challenge? I think it was around the 15th of May. Reason I ask is a friend in the states has asked me if they aired Impact on Challenge in the UK as he said they just aired a old Slammiversary episode from 2014 so thought someone help might help.

King of the mountain to returns at Slammiversary, just hope they ditch the penelty cage.

Yeah there was an international episode filmed and I presume aired here.

THE RULEZ-


The match consists of 5 competitors who begin ineligible to win. In order to become eligible one must score a submission or pinfall where falls count anywhere.
Once eligible the competitor must retrieve the belt from the official while the person who was pinned or submitted must spend 2 minutes in the “penalty box” cage.
Multiple competitors can be locked in the penalty box resulting in alliances or the fight continuing.
Once the belt is in play any other wrestler who is eligible may steal the belt, if at any point the belt is dropped it goes back to the official.
An eligible competitor hangs the belt on a hook suspended 15 feet above the ring via a ladder to win the match.

http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/...-Slammiversary

I've never seen one of them before but it sounds horribly over booked.

In theory its an old school throw back and gives them a unique look that no one else has. Of course in reality if you aren't selling enough tickets it does just look shit although a lot will depend on how they're shooting it. Looking at some the pictures of Twitter if they positioned the cameras well then it wouldn't look as bad as the Twitter pictures do.


This is a rather staggering thing.


I really do not follow this logic that dictates that I, as a wrestling fan, should support every single wrestling company because as a fan I should want every single wrestling company to survive and succeed regardless of the content they produce. And if we suppose the industry is dying I'm not sure why that would make this mandated support of every promotion ever more necessary. Surely if the industry is in trouble I should be supporting the companies that are producing good content and not the ones producing terrible content that's helping to drive the industry into the grave? Also why is it my responsibility as a fan to mindlessly support these companies? Why isn't it their responsibility to earn my support? Surely that's how you help save an industry approaching death by making companies work for your support so that they're producing better content that might appeal to more than just wrestling fans who are mandated to support every wrestling company because their wrestling fans.


This is like hazy logic. Have we considered that he works for TNA?

Yes, much confusion on the internet as Canada got a new episode and the US got a rerun of a 2014 ppv in the same timeslot. We got the new episode.

It is.

TNA do like to over book there gimmick matches. I have vague memories of them doing a match once that started as a reverse battle royal before becoming a standard battle royal and then ending as a standard pinfall/submission match.

Presumably they're just doing a gimmick where the champion doesn't come out with the belt, ergo not having to break continuity with the live crowd given the Angle/EC3 match will have taken place by then but not broadcast till after the ppv.

Still silly having a 5 man match when everyone knows only 2 of them- Angle or EC3- can win mind. Edit, actually 2 of them can't win it, unless they give the ppv results away to the crowd before the Angle/EC3 taping.

Your 2015 King of the Mountain- Kurt Angle.

Any ideas who wrestled?

I believe it was the May 22nd show that was pre-empted and if so, this is the card. TNA have also put the show up online for US viewers.

* The Wolves vs Austin Aries and Bobby Roode

* Ethan Carter III vs Mr. Anderson in a match that had Tyrus locked in a cage at ringside

* Rockstar Spud vs Mandrews vs Argos vs Tigre Uno, Crazzy Steve vs Manik in an Elimination Match

* Jessie Godderz vs DJ Zema Ion

* Magnus vs Khoya

* Kurt Angle vs Eric Young in an I Quit Match

* Kenny King vs Micah (X Division Title)

* Marti Belle vs Rebel

* Bram vs Bobby Roode

They haven't actually confirmed its for the World Title have they?

What other title could it be for? Grado can't climb no ladder

Just bear this in mind. It's TNA. It could be for chocolate buttons.

Maybe it's for a contract for the opportunity to be considered as a participant in a battle royal that will decide four people (winner, runner up, first eliminated and 7th eliminated) to go into a tournament in which the winner is the person with the most losses?

Yeah 22nd your correct. US got slammiversary. How come we got a exclusive?

It was taken off air in the US because it was memorial day weekend and they thought it was going to tank anyway, apparently

TBF the way they film months before I do think it was filmed before they knew it wouldn't air.

So according to the mirror, TNA Slammiversary is airing live. Surely this should have been done when TNA was hotter a few years back.

According to reports viewing figures are dropping over here.

They used to beat WWE as WWE is on a pay channel and they are free to air ( They never mentioned that bit just more UK viewers watched them) but now even live Raw gets more viewers.

So maybe they are hoping to get some viewers back.

And the first airing of Raw is at 1am of course! Not that you'd be aware of that if you read the TNA fanboy posts back when TNA fanboys actually existed. I didn't realise that they were in decline over here too. I wonder why.