Destination America have cancelled TNA iMPACT.
The call was made a few days before the move to Wednesdays was announced. Why? Ratings were good, but it’s the cost to make the programming & a hard time getting advertisers. Station regulars specifically didn’t want to advertise on iMPACT. In general, wrestling has a tough time getting sponsored (it’s seen as low-brow entertainment, worse than NASCAR), it’s one of the reasons why WWE’s new TV deal last year wasn’t for much more money. It’s why we see a lot of pimple cream and fast-food advertising during wrestling. TNA’ll be off Destination America by the end of September. As the ONLY wrestling company to survive cancellation (WCW couldn’t, ECW couldn’t) maybe lightning can strike twice for them. If not, NXT might get a few more awesome signings. Which TNA wrestlers would you want NXT to sign?
Source: the upcoming WON newsletter.
As a side point, TNA are being sued by Eric Bischoff, Garrett Bischoff and Jason Hervey for $114,500.002 in back pay, the cost of ‘entering this action and reasonable attorney fees’.
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