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Impact Wrestling | |
Genre | Sports entertainment Professional wrestling |
Created by | Jeff Jarrett Vince Russo Dutch Mantel |
Starring | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling roster |
Opening theme | "Sinister Rise Above" by Dale Oliver "Change Me" by Trae Vedder |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 432 (as of October 18, 2012) |
Production | |
Location(s) | Impact! Wrestling Zone |
Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
Running time | 120 minutes (including commercials) |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Fox Sports Net (2004–2005) Webcast/Urban America Television (limited markets) (2005) Spike (2005–present) |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
Original run | June 4, 2004 – present |
Impact Wrestling (stylized as IMPACT WRESTLING and formerly known as TNA iMPACT!) is a professional wrestling television program for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) that currently airs in the United States and Canada on Spike. In total, it is viewable in over 100 countries and is available in 17 different languages. It has had great success in the United Kingdom as one of the most successful and most popular professional wrestling programs available on British television. Impact Wrestling is filmed at the Impact Wrestling Zone (Soundstage 21 at the Universal Studios Florida theme park of Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida) where admission is free. Tapings of the show take place on Monday and Tuesday night and are aired on its 9pm Thursday time slot. The show's current opening theme is called: "Sinister Rise Above" by Dale Oliver.
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History
Fox Sports Net era (May 2004–May 2005)
Webcasts (July 2005–October 2005)
Spike TV era (October 2005–present)
Two hour expansion (October 2007–present)
Move to Mondays (March 2010–May 2010)
Return to Thursday Nights (May 2010–2011)
Re-branding to Impact Wrestling (May 2011–present)
Content
Roster
- Main article: List of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling employees
Commentators
Commentators | Dates |
---|---|
Mike Tenay and Don West | June 4, 2004 – August 13, 2009 |
Mike Tenay and Taz | August 20, 2009–present |
Todd Kenely and Jeremy Borash | October 25, 2012–present (first hour) |
Management Director
- Main article Total Nonstop Action Wrestling authority figures