Tonight’s edition of TNA iMPACT! from the Broadview Center in Albany, New York, was carried by the Knockouts division, the continued rise of two of TNA’s brightest young stars and several meaningful storyline developments coming out of Slammiversary. Xia Brookside survived a violent No Disqualification rematch against Léi Yǐng Lee to retain the Knockouts World … Read more
TNA iMPACT! enters tonight with the company still trying to settle itself after a loaded Slammiversary fallout episode that did more than simply reset the champions. Last week was about new power, new grudges, and TNA putting several divisions in motion at the same time. Nic Nemeth walked into the iMPACT! Zone as the new … Read more
Tonight’s TNA iMPACT! is not just another post-pay-per-view episode. It is the first real look at what TNA becomes after Slammiversary, after multiple championship changes, after the introduction of the Knockouts Television Championship, and after another week where the company’s backstage headlines were almost as loud as the action inside the ring. Slammiversary gave TNA … Read more
TNA iMPACT! returns tonight with the final stop before Slammiversary, and this is the kind of go-home show that needs to do more than simply remind people a pay-per-view is coming. TNA has a strong enough Slammiversary card on paper, but the company also walks into tonight with a lot of pressure around it. The … Read more
TNA iMPACT! had one major responsibility last night: make the road to Slammiversary feel bigger, sharper and more urgent. At times, the show did exactly that. The Mike Santana, Nic Nemeth, Ryan Nemeth and KC Navarro story was the strongest thread of the night, Broken Moose teaming with The Hardys gave the main event a … Read more
TNA Wrestling enters tonight’s edition of Thursday Night iMPACT! carrying two very different realities. On television, the company is accelerating toward Slammiversary with a packed lineup, several intersecting rivalries and a World Championship story built around Mike Santana and Nic Nemeth’s rapidly deteriorating relationship. Away from the cameras, TNA has endured one of its most … Read more
With Slammiversary rapidly approaching, tonight’s episode of TNA iMPACT! has to accomplish more than simply deliver a solid two-hour wrestling show. TNA has spent too much of the road to one of its biggest pay-per-views of the year moving storylines forward in small increments, announcing major developments outside of television and expecting the audience to … Read more
TNA iMPACT! returns tonight with one of the most unusual matches the company has presented this year, as The Hardys and The Righteous bring their increasingly personal rivalry into the twisted confines of a Wicked Garden Match. On paper, it is the type of creative swing TNA should be taking more often. Matt Hardy and … Read more
TNA iMPACT! arrives tonight with a card that looks busy on paper, but the bigger question is whether any of it will finally start making TNA feel like a company one month away from Slammiversary. Sunday, June 28th is not just another date on the calendar; it is TNA’s anniversary show, its biggest show of … Read more
TNA iMPACT! heads into tonight with the road to Slammiversary beginning to feel real, not just advertised. Sunday, June 28 is still more than a month away, but TNA has already started stacking the pieces: a world title picture with multiple threats circling Mike Santana, a new X-Division Champion in Cedric Alexander, Ultimate X already … Read more
