WRESTLEZONE is reporting that TNA Wrestling's flagship show, IMPACT has been cancelled by SPIKETV (read the article here).
IMPACT has been trying to rebuild its fanbase since losing stars like A.J. Styles, Matt Morgan, Jeff Jarrett, and especially Sting in 2013. With the loss of those stars TNA didn't seem like it was ever quite the same show.
TNA did get good buzz with the NYC tapings that it did at the Hammerstein Ballroom in the last few weeks. (Those shows are airing now on SpikeTV).
Spike's contract with TNA expires in October so that gives them a few months to find a deal. The question is will they find a deal that is as good or better than the one they had with Spike? Spike put a lot of money into TNA to help them get stars like Sting and Hulk Hogan.
Spike didn't market the product well and so it's audience never really grew to a point where TNA received mainstream attention.
Hopefully, the company can get a new TV deal with good marketing but I don't think they'll be able to recapture the momentum that they had in 2005 when they debuted on SpikeTV.
THE PROFESSOR
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