Spike TV President Talks About Taking Impact Wrestling On The Road
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Spike TV President Kevin Kay recently commented on the possibility of taking Impact Wrestling on the road more often. He said:
“It was a mutual (Spike & TNA) decision. Dixie and Eric came in and pushed for it. I always wanted to do it. It’s great to have a home, but you don’t get the level of excitement as you do on the road. It adds a another level. We’re continuing discussions. We haven’t seen a (ratings) bump, but you can’t judge ratings week-to-week, some weeks things happen like competition, even though TNA holds up well against sports. As we can afford to continue it or increase it, it’s a financial decision. It adds a lot of excitement and vibrancy to the show.”
Moving forward, it appears TNA will be taping Impact from Orlando the night after pay-per-views and then the tapings prior to the next PPV will be on the road. No new Impact tapings outside of Orlando have been announced at this time.
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(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
Spike TV Announces "Jersey Shore" Star Ronnie Is Getting In The Ring With TNA
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RONNIE ORTIZ-MAGRO GETS IN THE RING WITH TNA’S “IMPACT WRESTLING” ON SPIKE TV
Star of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” Makes His Wrestling Debut Thursday, November 3
New York, NY – October 20, 2011 – Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, star of MTV’s megahit series, “Jersey Shore,” will bring his pumping fists and bravado into the wrestling ring on TNA’s “Impact Wrestling” airing exclusively on Spike TV Thursday, November 3 at 9:00pm ET/PT. The episode will tape October 26 from The Macon Coliseum in Macon, Ga.
Ronnie will appear on two episodes of Spike TV’s hit weekly series with the biggest names in professional wrestling such as Hulk Hogan, Sting, Rob Van Dam, AJ Styles, and Kurt Angle.
*SPOILER* photos and video for tonight's Impact
Morrison Leaving WWE? Spike TV Releases TNA Supporter, Raw Rating, Jim Duggan Biography
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- According to the Wrestling Observer John Morrison may be on the outs with WWE. His contract expires soon and it may not be renewed.
A sign that he’s currently in the doghouse was his loss to Christian in about 60 seconds and the subsequent assault from by Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger.
Although he does have his supporters, the feeling is that he’s paying for the heat garnered by his girlfriend and former Diva Melina. Former Diva Maria echoed this statement during an interview on AfterBuzzTV.com with Lilian Garcia, saying that he’s distracted by outside complications:
“I think it’s a lot of complications of outside stuff. I think that a lot of times they go with who’s going to be there, who’s always going to be there, who’s going to be the easiest. He’s very easy and I love him to pieces, but I think it’s outside complications. I think that’s why.”
A fan wrote the following to Melina on Twitter:
“Will you stand trial for killing your bf’s career? #prayforJoMo.”
She replied saying: “The WWE did it. I never did anything but stand by him through thick and thin. We should all be so lucky as to have someone like that in our lives.”
“John worked his ass off and did everything he was told. The blame shouldn’t be put on me. Blame the WWE.”
- Spike TV have released Brian Diamond, who was the Senior Vice President of Sports and Specials. Diamond was reportedly one of the main supporters for TNA programming, so it will be interesting to see if his replacement has the same enthusiasm.
- This week’s episode of WWE Monday night Raw drew a 3.24 cable rating on the USA Network.
- “Hacksaw: The Jim Duggan Story” written by Duggan and Scott Williams, is set for a April of 2012 release. The autobiography is being published through Triumph Books.
Backstage News on Angle vs. Roode at BFG, Bischoff Good with Spike, Impact
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- Stan sent word that there was 39 minutes and 4 seconds of in-ring action on this past Thursday's episode of Impact Wrestling.
- Eric Bischoff has reportedly gained more power within TNA as of late as his relationship with Spike TV is said to be better than ever.
- The decision has been made to push Kurt Angle vs. Robert Roode big time as the top Bound For Glory main event. There were some within the company upset with TNA pulling the Sting vs. Hulk Hogan match that has been teased for well over a year now.
There's still no word yet on what kind of match Sting and Hogan will participate in or who the third person in a three-way might be. For what it's worth, some still believe that Hogan will end up wrestling the singles match against Sting.
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UFC signs major contract with FOX Broadcasting, leaving Spike TV
SportsBusinessDaily.com advises that the Organization's Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has signed a multi-year contract with FOX blockbuster broadcasting which see UFC airing on FOX (Fox, FX, fuses) programming networks for the next seven or eight years.
According to the report on the same day the agreement is up to 90 million dollars per year and as four live UFC events will be aired on Fox every year, the first time that UFC will be broadcast on television.
As part of the agreement, the majority of the weekly of UFC programming is in front and Spike TV move to FX from January. Includes cards from fight night live UFC, as well as the successful reality series "Ultimate Fighter".
UFC had reportedly been negotiating with NBC/Comcast for several months, but talks broke down recently.
As to what this means for the Pro Wrestling business, now TNA Wrestling on Spike TV's most valuable brand.
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(Source:SportsBusinessDaily. com)
Spike TV rebranding, Miz on TV show, Nash has punk's back, Foley at SmackDown?
-Spike TV looking to rebrand from a male oriented network to one aimed at women. Although TNA seems to have been not Menetioned, UFC is programming the network will have to leave.
-The Miz has shot an deal on United States network "Psych" in the coming weeks. He will play a character named Mario.
-By Kevin Nash Twitter:
"Until the attempts of today's 2-3-days relax on rock of ages shoot. left." Enjoy raw, punk doing great work. Punk, back up, you you got my number. Their value go back on the road full time. "Range is understand if you want to deal with alone."
-Live fan reports according to Mick Foley was discovered outside the arena to the yesterday's WWE Smackdown taping. It is unclear in what capacity he could just have visited. He on Twitter that he was looking for, to his children take to some of the shows.
Make impact wrestling friendly Spike TV woman?
In a story that dramatically could change the direction of the TNA wrestling impact, let the details on Spike TV make impact wrestling woman friendly?
According to sources in Spike TV of home of TNA IMPACT WRESTLING TV show in the United States, they ways to drastically change their target audience consider. Spike TV is planning a station for men and women for the previous "men network" in the future be.
At the press conference the PROMAX / BDA 2011 for TV-marketing manager and advertisers, Spike TV featured in these areas a concept as Spike TV for women TV viewers to make more attractive.
The Canal, which had its focus placed on male viewers 18-34 demographic opens marketing officer according to Spike TV chief in both sexes, 18-49 demographic and objectives, women with their program in the future, rather than going to win, repelen male content.
"It relies to reality shows such as"Hunter"auction", "Deadliest Warrior" and "rescue bar". These programs were strongly presented in the press conferences. TNA WRESTLING's flagship show impact, a regular prime-time program on Spike TV with the highest rating were not mentioned.
The aim of the Canal offer future guidance and support for men, "better men" could. The slogan "inspire men be better men" was mentioned several times. So how does this new ideas of TNA impact wrestling broadcast Spike TV network?
This could impact on the TNA IMPACT WRESTLING, a program who is strong only geared to the male audience. Even though the show itself due to the importance for Spike TV review probably won't be danger, but that could mean while the rebranding process is canceled, TNA WRESTLING on stronger focus female audience impact in the future.
TNA wrestling impact could also be forced, certain characters to introduce different or weaken aspects, the way female viewers (swear, haemorrhage, degrading of women) could press.
Ironically, are the trademarks of current TNA programming, under the direction of head Booker Vince Russo, who are on the "crash TV" writing style of sex and violence, which began during his time in the WWF attitude era specialized.
It will be interesting to watch in the coming months whether the content of the TNA impact wrestling will be affected due to this dramatic change in the direction of Spike TV.
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Preview For This Thursday's Episode Of "Impact Wrestling" On Spike TV
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Preview For This Thursday's Episode Of "Impact Wrestling" On Spike TV
By Daniel Pena
May 16, 2011 - 2:29:45 PM Preview This Thursday's IMPACT WRESTLING Broadcast On SpikeTV At 9/8c
This Thursday on IMPACT WRESTLING at 9/8c on SpikeTV, it's the aftermath from Sunday's Sacrifice Pay-Per-View event as the road to the June 12 Slammiversary epic event begins! Can't watch IMPACT WRESTLING on Thursday? Make sure to set your DVR to record it!
On Sunday night, Sting retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Rob Van Dam - and now Sting must defend the gold against Mr. Anderson at June's Slammiversary! What does Mr. Anderson have planned for Sting this Thursday? Sunday's Sacrifice ended with Anderson claiming he has something in store for Sting on Thursday's broadcast on SpikeTV.
Has Kurt Angle finally won his war against The Jarretts after he and Chyna beat them on Sunday night at Sacrifice? Tune in Thursday night for the latest!
Plus, Mick Foley is the new Network Consultant, and he's promised more changes coming to IMPACT WRESTLING this Thursday night! What does Foley have in mind after last week's big announcement? Tune in and find out!
All this and much more on Thursday's IMPACT WRESTLING - plus news on Slammiversary as TNA celebrates 9 years of action!
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TNA & Spike TV Announce The Relaunch Of "Impact Wrestling" (Video)
TNA and Spike TV sent out the following press release to announce the official rebranding of TNA's weekly television show:
SPIKE TV AND TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION (TNA) WRESTLING RELAUNCH FLAGSHIP PROGRAM AS ‘IMPACT WRESTLING’
Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling and Spike TV announced today that TNA’s flagship program would be rebranded as IMPACT WRESTLING, beginning Thursday, May 19 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) on SPIKE.
With the debut of “TNA iMPACT!” in 2005, TNA and SPIKE have partnered to bring U.S. television audiences the most exciting professional wrestling in the world today. TNA iMPACT! has been averaging 1.8 million viewers this year and ranks among the top programs on cable with Men 18-34 and Men 18-49 in its timeslot. In 2011, TNA is up 11% in HH rating vs.Q1 2010 and 9% in viewership of persons 2+.
“While the name change is subtle, it is also very powerful. TNA is proud to be in the wrestling business, and not afraid to say it. And, to emphasize our commitment we have added the word ‘wrestling’ to our already well-known ‘iMPACT!’ brand,” said TNA chief marketing officer Al Ovadia.
In addition to rebranding IMPACT WRESTLING, TNA is launching the tagline, “WRESTLING MATTERS,” a statement that reflects every aspect of TNA Wrestling, from program content to marketing to live events.
“We wanted a branding initiative that was scalable and could extend across all platforms,” added Ovadia. “We asked our fans what it was about professional wrestling that they found most compelling. We learned it was no single aspect, their passion for wrestling was all-consuming. Whether it’s the in-ring action, backstage brawls, the feuds or classic dramatic conflict of good vs. evil, it’s the entire experience that makes ‘wrestling matter.’”
“TNA is a proven ratings winner on Thursday nights for Spike, delivering a consistently large audience of hard-to-reach young men,” said Brian J. Diamond, senior vice president, sports and specials, Spike TV. “We feel the new IMPACT WRESTLING branding message will resonate with our audience who crave the action-packed wrestling that only TNA can provide.”
Effective immediately fans can visit www.IMPACTWRESTLING.com for exclusive news and content on the stars of IMPACT WRESTLING. Fans can also access over 300 hours of TNA programming at www.TNAOnDemand.com.
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(Source: TNAWrestling.com)
