Hulk Hogan Returns To TNA IMPACT NExt Week

 

 Hulk Hogan is set to return next week on iMPACT!. Hogan will appear in the opening segment, where Sting and several top faces in the company will call out the Aces & Eights.

– As we noted earlier here on the website, while there was initial excitement that Brooke Hogan’s “star power” would bring something to iMPACT!, there is now said to be resentment towards her.

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DirecTV Facing Loss Of TNA Programming – Details

Viacom is currently threatening to pull all of its programming from DirecTV at midnight due to an ongoing dispute over rights fees. The network, whose channels include Comedy Central, Logo, BET, Spike, TV Land, Nick@Nite, Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Nick Jr., MTV, VH1, MTV2, Tr3´s, CMT and Palladia, says that they will pull the programming if a new deal cannot be reached; that would result in TNA losing access to over 20 million DirecTV customers.


DirecTV says that Viacom is asking for a huge fee increase, while Viacom counters that DirecTV wants to pay them less than any other carrier currently in business with the provider and that they have already been paying a lower rate, as their current contract is seven years.

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Preview for this Week's Impact & Three Hours Of TNA IMPACT WRESTLING - This Thursday Night On SpikeTV

Don't miss three hours of TNA IMPACT WRESTLING every Thursday night on SpikeTV! Get your weekly TNA recap starting at 7/6c with the new "Rewind" broadcast immediately followed by IMPACT WRESTLING LIVE at 8/7c!

It's three hours of Total Nonstop Action featuring your favorite wrestling superstars - including "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan, "The Icon" Sting, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, "The Charismatic Enigma" Jeff Hardy, Bobby Roode, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Mr. Anderson, Rob Van Dam, "Cowboy" James Storm, the lovely and lethal Knockouts, the high-flying X Division athletes and many more! TNA IMPACT WRESTLING takes place from the Impact Zone at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida! IMPACT WRESTLING is the world’s most innovative experience in professional wrestling, airing in over 120 countries worldwide!

Preview Thursday's block of TNA IMPACT WRESTLING on SpikeTV

(Remember - watch the new "Rewind" broadcast starting at 7/6c, then IMPACT at the new time of 8/7c)

- Witness the aftermath of the "Destination X" Pay-Per-View event! NEW World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries will be there! What will he have to say about his big win on Sunday night? How will former champion Bobby Roode react? Don't miss it!

- Plus, the broadcast will feature the NEW X Division Champion, Zema Ion! Ion survived the X Division tournament and Ultimate X Match on Sunday night to claim the championship!

- In a huge Bound For Glory Series match on Thursday's SpikeTV broadcast, Kurt Angle battles Mr. Anderson! Which superstar will pick up points in the ongoing competition for a shot at the World Title?

- The Knockouts Title will be on the line on Thursday as Miss Tessmacher defends the gold against former champion, Gail Kim

- Plus, Joseph Park goes to war with Bully Ray!

All this and much more on Thursday's IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast LIVE at 8/7c on SpikeTV

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Dakota Darsow Injured On TNA IMPACT, & More

Dakota Darsow broke his nose in his X-Division match against Flip Casanova, who is Flip Kendrick from DGUSA, EVOLVE and CHIKARA.


– Lars Only is Johnny Yuma, who works in PWG and NWA Hollywood.

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IMPACT Will Not Be Live!!!!

Although plans can always change, SpikeTV and TNA have no plans to continue airing iMPACT! live after the ongoing summer series.

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TNA IMPACT DVR Update

The June 21st edition of TNA IMPACT Wrestling averaged 1.35 million viewers with DVR views included, which is an addition of nine percent from the original airing. TNA has been adding 10-11% in DVR viewers on average.

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TNA IMPACT Quarter Hour Ratings From June 28th

Last week’s edition of TNA Impact Wrestling, which scored 0.87 first hour rating and 1.07 second hour rating for an average of 0.97 rating. Here is the breakdown, courtesy of James Caldwell and pwtorch.com :


First Hour Break Down
Q1: Impact opened with a 0.89 rating, which was essentially the same as the previous two weeks. The segment included Rob Van Dam vs. Mr. Anderson in a BFG Series match, video packages, and half of a commercial.


Q2: Impact slipped slightly to a 0.87 rating for Austin Aries’s and Bobby Roode’s mid-ring confrontation, plus one-and-a-half commercials. The Q2 rating was above and below the previous two weeks.


Q3: Impact dropped to a show-low 0.80 rating for the randomly-introduced X Division qualifying match between Sonjay Dutt and Rubix, one commercial, and the Gut Check deliberations segment with Taz, Snow, and Prichard. This was the lowest-rated Q3 of the summer run and lowest-rated quarter-hour of the summer outside of the first week in the new timeslot.


Q4: Impact rebounded to a first-hour-high 0.91 rating for the first-half of Samoa Joe vs. Bully Ray, plus two commercials. The trend continues of the audience slowly starting to tune in at the end of the first hour in the new timeslot. However, the segment was the lowest-rated Q4 of the summer series outside of the first week.


Second Hour Break Down
Q5: Impact leaped to a 1.07 rating in the standard Impact timeslot for the second-half of Joe vs. Ray, Joseph Park’s post-match challenge to Bully for a match, Claire and Dixie Carter in the hallway, Kaz in Hogan’s office, and one full commercial. This was up from last week’s Q5 rating, but below the previous two weeks.


Q6: Impact dipped to a 1.00 rating for Madison and Garett backstage, Brooke & Tessmacher & Gail Kim backstage, Rashad Cameron vs. Scorpio Sky in the ring for a X Division qualifier, one commercial, and Hogan backstage with James Storm and Jeff Hardy. This was the lowest-rated Q6 of the summer run outside of the first week.


Q7: Impact increased slightly to a 1.03 rating for the Gut Check segment involving Taeler Hendrix and Joey Ryan, one commercial, and ring intros for the main event. The Q7 rating was above and below the previous two weeks.


Q8: Impact jumped to a 1.16 rating for the Tag Title main event and one commercial. There was also Daniels’s “big reveal” in the final minute of the show following the match. This was the highest-rated Q8 of the summer run, highest-rated quarter-hour for any quarter-hour during the summer run, and highest-rated final segment of an Impact show since February 23.

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Details On This Week's IMPACT Ratings

The TNA iMPACT! rating actually did a 0.98 (1.0) cable rating, with 1.26 million viewers. That is up 0.01 from last week and 20,000 viewers more from last week’s two-year low. The show dropped 0.1 in key male and adult demos from last week, and 0.2 in teen male demos. The show ranked #45 among cable TV shows for the night, #24 among males 18 – 34 and #20 among males 18 – 49. The show was not up against the NBA finals this week, but it did have the NBA Draft and the premiere of Anger Management on F/X which pulled in a HUGE 5.47 million viewers. That was a record for a cable comedy debut.

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This Week's IMPACT Ratings

Thursday’s night’s 6/28 edition of TNA iMPACT! drew a 0.97 (1.0) cable rating, with 1,262,000 viewers.


This number is up slightly from last week’s show that drew 1.24 million viewers.

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The TNA-CHIKARA Relationship, Nash’s New Gig, iMPACT!

Partial Source: Pwinsider


– TNA has posted eight videos from this week’s live iMPACT! Wrestling, which you can check out at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A1249084B06C529


– Rubix (aka Jigsaw) won’t be the only CHIKARA talent appearing in the TNA X-Division championship tournament. The word is that TNA is looking to have some form of working relationship with CHIKARA going forward.


– Kevin Nash posted the following on Twitter today, discussing the movie Magic Mike. Nash has a role in the film as a male stripper named Tarzan… “Ladies, enjoy. Dudes, great date movie with a real love story being told. Won’t disappoint.”

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TNA X-Division Title Tournament Details

TNA sent out the following today…


X-DIVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT DETAILS


Three weeks ago on IMPACT WRESTLING, Hulk Hogan gave Austin Aries a choice: To receive a World Title Match at Destination X on July 8, he must relinquish the X-Division Championship. Austin Aries’ counter-proposal to Hogan was “Option C”; that every year at Destination X, the X-Division Champion be given the same World Title Match option. With Austin Aries deciding to take the gamble, a new X-Division champion must be crowned.


Announced this week, the new X-Division Champion will be determined in a one-night tournament at Destination X. This tournament will feature current X-Division stars battling wrestlers from outside IMPACT WRESTLING. Qualifying matches for the outside wrestlers started this past Thursday on IMPACT WRESTLING on Spike TV and continue on the July 5th edition.


At Destination X, eight wrestlers will battle in four single matches in the opening round of the tournament. The four winners will advance to the championship match that evening where the X-Division title will hang in the balance in ULTIMATE X!


Ultimate X is a match unique to the X-Division and features the most death defying moves and moments ever captured inside and above a wrestling ring. Now, with the added value to the X-Division Championship, these brave athletes will do whatever it takes to start their road to destiny; a potential World Championship match at next year’s Destination X!


Current X-Division Stars Entered for Destination X
Zema Ion
Kid Kash
Doug Williams
Outside Wrestlers Qualified for Destination X
Sonjay Dutt
Rashad Cameron

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Quick Results For This Weeks TNA IMPACT : (28/06/12)

Bound for Glory Series: Mr. Anderson vs. RVD : Winner RVD


X-Division Tournament Qualifier: Sonjay Dutt vs. Rubix : Winner Sonjay Dutt


BFG Series Match: Bully Ray vs. Samoa Joe : Winner Samoa Joe


X-Division Tournament Qualifier: Rashad Cameron vs. Mason Andrews : Winner Rashad Cameron


TNA World Tag-Team Championship: Angle & Styles (c) vs. Kazarian & Daniels : Winner Karzarian & Daniels

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TNA Impact Results: BFG Series Continues, X-Division Tournament Begins, Sound Off

The show opens with a recap of Austin Aries' decision and the Dixie-AJ angle from last week.


Dixie and AJ are backstage talking about moving on. AJ says he's "gonna beat the piss out of" Kazarian and Daniels for all 3 of them.


Pyro goes off and Mike Tenay welcomes us to the Impact Zone.


We see Dixie and Claire Lynch backstage from earlier in the day.


Bound for Glory Series: Mr. Anderson vs. RVD


Tenay says Hulk Hogan tweeted that all BFG matches will have a 15 minute time limit. They counter each other with go-behinds and cover attempts. They slap hands and Anderson punches RVD in the head. Anderson hits a suplex for 2. RVD counters another suplex and hits a drop toe-hold into a bridge submission. Anderson reaches the ropes. RVD applies an abdominal stretch and transitions into a pin for 2.


Anderson hits a reverse elbow and makes the cover but RVD grabs the ropes. RVD suplexes Anderson and cartwheels on top of him for a 2. Anderson scouts a split-legged moonsault and gets his knees up for 2. Anderson hits a neckbreaker for 2. Anderson applies a sleeper but RVD hiptosses him. RVD fights off the shoulders into a crucifix and pin.


Winner of 7 points by pin: RVD


RVD is now in 5th place with 7 points; Storm's in the lead with 36.


Austin Aries makes his way to the ring.


(Commercial)


Aries drapes his title across the ropes in front of him and says he respects the lineage of the X-Division Championship and that's why he made the 'Option C' proposition to Hogan last week. He says his days as X-Division Champion are numbered and at Destination X there will be a tournament to crown a new one. Bobby Roode's music hits.


Roode gets in the ring and says Aries is pathetically over-confident. He says his title is the real World Championship and he single handedly made it the most important title in wrestling. He says 12 men are clawing for their shot at the title at Bound for Glory and the only reason Aries is getting a shot is because of Hogan. Roode says Aries will fail and isn't in his league. Roode tells him to get out of his ring. Aries says it's his ring and knocks Roode's mic out of his hand. Aries takes off his shirt and they face off but Roode grabs his belt and retreats.


-Claire Lynch promo from last week where she cried sans tears


Claire and Dixie give an interview backstage. Claire says she had only met Kaz & Daniels in passing.


Kaz yells at Daniels in the locker room for dragging him into this and making him turn his back on AJ.


(Commercial)


X-Division Tournament Qualifier: Sonjay Dutt vs. Rubix


Rubix hits some armdrags and a dropkick. Dutt hits a nice hurricanrana. Rubix dives out onto Dutt. Back in the ring, Rubix flies off the top but is caught with a dropkick. Dutt flies off the top with a splash for 2. Rubix hits a German into a bridge for 2. Dutt counters another German and flips and spins into a DDT. Dutt moonsaults off the turnbuckle into a double foot-stomp for the win.



Winner by pin: Sonjay Dutt


Christy Hemme interviews Dutt ringside. He says he is back to win the X-Division Title.


(Commercial)


-Gut Check footage from last week


Al Snow, Taz, and Bruce Prichard discuss Taeler Hendrix' performance.


BFG Series Match: Bully Ray vs. Samoa Joe


Bully makes his entrance. We see a video from last week where he told Joseph Park to stay away. Park is not in the stands.


(Commercial)


Joe enters the Impact Zone. Bully gets in Joe's face and talks trash but Joe backs him down. They circle in the ring but Bully keeps ducking in the ropes. Joe twists the arm but Bully reverses it. Joe applies a side headlock. They collide twice to a stalemate. Bully hits an elbow and Joe goes down. Bully rakes the eyes and hits a suplex and a headbutt. Bully plays to the crowd.


(Commercial)


Joe hits a series of shoulderblocks and a kick to the head in the corner. Bully hits him with a clothesline to turn things around. Bully chops him in the chest 3 times but Joe no-sells. They hit simultaneous clotheslines. Bully works the left arm over; he uses the ropes for leverage. Joe goes to the outside to regroup. He pulls Bully out. Bully slams his arm on the steps and brings him back in. Joe avoids a splash and Bully belly flops. Joe hits an inverted atomic drop, a boot to the face, and a back-splash for 2. Bully hits a Rock Bottom for 2. Bully goes to the second turnbuckle and misses a back-splash.


Bully goes to the outside; Joe flies after him, Bully moves and hits a big boot. Bully goes back in the ring. Park comes down on the apron. Bully grabs him by the collar and Park slaps him. Joe comes in and applies a rear naked choke for the win.


Winner of 10 points by submission: Samoa Joe


Park applauds on the ramp. He grabs a mic and says Bully is a jackass little boy. He says he's been bullied since he was a kid and it ends tonight. He says it isn't about Abyss anymore. He wants to settle it once and for all. He wants to fight in 2 weeks so he (Park) has time to get ready.


-Claire and Dixie explain more and tie up loose ends about the pictures and video that Daniels had.


Kazarian is in Hogan's office and says he has made a bad mistake the past 6 months. He can't tag with Daniels anymore. He says he is a victim and didn't know what he was getting into. Hogan says he's accountable and tells him to show people the 'real him' tonight.


(Commercial)


Garett Bischoff is approached by Madison Rayne backstage. She says she has a crush and asks him "what's he like?" She whispers in his ear who she's talking about and he tells her "good luck with that."


Brooke Hogan tells Miss Tessmacher backstage that she has gotten her a gig with Direct Auto Insurance. Tessmacher says it means a lot to her. Gail Kim shows up and says she wants to talk business she wants her rematch. Tessmacher says she would be glad. Brooke tells Gail not to tell her how to do her job but her rematch is next week.


X-Division Tournament Qualifier: Rashad Cameron vs. Mason Andrews


Rashad attacks Mason as soon as the bell rings. Mason backdrops him over and out and flies onto him with a corkscrew splash. Back in the ring, Rashad whips him in and hits a knee to the gut for 2. Rashad misses a moonsault off the top. Mason hits clotheslines and a jumping knee and springs off the ropes into a crossbody for 2. He misses with the 2nd crossbody and Rashad kicks him to the outside and follows with a Senton dive over the top. He gets 2 on Mason in the ring. Mason hits a hurricanrana off the top and gets 2. Rashad hits a dropkick to the back and a reverse STO for the win.



Winner by pin: Rashad Cameron


Rashad tells Christy Hemme he is the next X-Division Champion.


-Gut Check decision is next


(Commercial)


The Gut Check judges are in the ring and Taeler Hendrix is introduced. Taz says yes.


Joey is in the front row with a sign that says "87% can't be wrong." Taz gets in his face. Ryan tells him to hit him. Taz tells him to jump over the rail. Snow calls for security and the producers come to remove Ryan.


Snow tells Taeler "no." Taeler cuts a final promo and says she is hungry. Prichard says he likes Taeler and she is green. But he says yes. She shakes their hands and thanks the fans in the camera.


Kurt Angle is backstage with AJ and tells him that he has respect for him for what he did for his friend with Dixie. They pep each other for their tag match tonight against Kaz & Daniels.


(Commercial)


-Dixie and Claire are in the audience.


TNA World Tag-Team Championship: Angle & Styles (c) vs. Kazarian & Daniels


Kaz starts off with AJ. AJ takes him down and tags Angle. Kazarian slaps Daniels hard on the arm for a tag. Daniels catches Angle with a boot in the corner. Kaz and Daniels have communication issues. Angle hits a suplex on Daniels and tags AJ. AJ hits a hurricanrana off the apron and rolls in to break the count then sends Daniels into the rail. Daniels and Kaz have words on the outside.


(Commercial)


Daniels is in control of AJ in the ring. Daniels springs off the ropes with a moonsault but AJ gets hits knees up and tags Angle; Daniels wants none and tags Kazarian. Angle hits a belly-to-belly and 3 Germans. Daniels comes in and gets the trifecta too. Kazarian counters an Angle Slam and hits a Diamond Cutter for 2. Angle tags AJ who flies into the ring. Kaz tags Daniels. Both men collide in mid air. Daniels plants AJ. Daniels and Angle knock the ref down. Daniels grabs a chair but Kazarian takes it from him. AJ hits the Pele. Kaz gives Daniels the finger and tells AJ to finish him. Kaz comes up from behind and hits AJ with the chair and grabs the ref to make the count.


Winners by pin and NEW TNA Tag-Team Champions: Kazarian & Daniels


Daniels grabs a mic and says AJ is the father of Claire's bastard child. Dixie is beside her self.




What are your thoughts on tonight's show? Sound off below.

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4 Big Matches For Next Week's IMPACT

The following has been announced for next week’s TNA iMPACT! telecast:


* Bound for Glory Series match: James Storm vs. Jeff Hardy
* Knockouts Title Match: Miss Tessmacher vs. Gail Kim
* Two more X-Division Title Tournament qualifying matches
* Update on Chris Sabin’s health
* Announcement of the Bound for Glory PPV location

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Austin Aries Speaks Out – IMPACT Going Live

Tim Stein sent this one along:


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TNA Impact Wrestling’s current X Division Champion and participant in the Infinity Pro’s Grand Tournament, Austin Aries joined Just Another Goddamn Rasslin Show Wednesday Night. In a nearly 20 minute interview, he talked about his upcoming title match against Bobby Roode at Destination X, which wrestlers he had enjoyed working with, the evolution of his gimmick throughout the years, if there was an “indy” stigma, what he thinks the next evolution of the business is, his views on TNA doing live programs this summer and a host of other topics.


Who he has enjoyed working with- “I wouldn’t say there’s one, I mean there’s always a handful of guys that you have certain chemistry in the ring with, that I always enjoy getting in the ring with. You talk about Brian Danielson, Samoa Joe, just to name a couple. There are other guys as well I have a good time with: Jimmy Jacobs, even though I usually end up spilling some blood in those encounters. But yeah there’s usually a group of guys, upper echelon guys that’s always fun to get in the ring with.


His evolving gimmick through the years- “I don’t know if my gimmick has changed per se. I think I’ve evolved as a wrestler; I’ve evolved as an entertainer and performer as far as my character. It’s just different parts of my life; when you’re talking about Generation Next days, my demeanor was just very singularly focused on making it myself. We were kind of no nonsense, all business; we were new to the scene and making people take notice. Fast forward now-a-days, I’ve obviously got 12-years under my belt and I have some accolades, I’m a lot more comfortable in the ring. So, you can see a lot more confidence exuded in my demeanor. I enjoy them all; I just enjoy getting in the ring and having a lot of range.”


What he thinks about TNA Impact doing live shows this summer- “I hope it is (a full time move). This period shows that being live makes a big difference, all across the board. It’s hard to surprise people if they already know what’s going to happen, and I think that element of surprise is something that we can definitely capitalize on and we can get people interested in the product. I think it’s a great move; hopefully when the summer’s over, they can decide it was a profitable move and continue to push forward. Going live is the first big step and I think (other people have mentioned it and I kind of agree) that eventually the next step is taking the show live on the road; it would be the big leap I think we’d all like to make.”


His view on the status of the X-Division and where it’s headed- “It’s carved its niche in the promotion; historically it has a lot of lineage and importance and hope it continues to have its own segment in the show, focused on the X Division. Obviously, through some injures and departures, the X Division roster has been depleted, so I think there’s going to be an attempt to restock coming up here and Destination X could be a place to start that.”


You can see Austin Aries on weekly on TNA Impact live this summer at 8pm ET/5 pm PT on Spike TV and watch him face off again Heavyweight Champion Bobby Roode at the Destination X PPV (Sunday July 7th). Make sure to call your local cable provider for details. You can also catch Austin Aries at the Infinity Grand Pro Tournament at the National Guard Armory in Bloomington, IN (Saturday June 30th). For more information, please visit www.infinityprowrestling.com or www.facebook.com/infinityprowrestling. Also, make sure to follow Austin Aries on Twitter (@AustinAries)

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News For Tonight's TNA Impact Wrestling

Tonight's episode of TNA Impact Wrestling will feature Tag Team Champions Kurt Angle and AJ Styles vs. Daniels and Kazarian. Also confirmed for tonight's show is more Bound For Glory Series matches and a Gutcheck segment with women's wrestler Taeler Hendrix.

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Early TNA IMPACT! Preview & New TNA Live Events

– On August 31st, TNA will run Richmond, VA at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.


– The following is confirmed for Thursday’s IMPACT Wrestling…


* Taeler Hendrix Gutcheck Segment
* AJ Styles and Kurt Angle defend the tag team titles against Daniels and Kazarian

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Why Eric Young Hasn’t Been On TNA IMPACT! Revealed

The reason that Eric Young has not been in iMPACT as of late is because he has been working on his new Animal Planet TV show. He was set for filming on multiple Thursdays and that was announced before TNA went live for the summer. Once he completes shooting the season of the show, he will be back on IMPACT.

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TNA IMPACT! Live Event

A TNA Impact Wrestling World Tour event is scheduled Thursday, September 6 at Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton, Georgia. Tickets go on sale this Friday via comcasttix.com, charge by phone at (800) 298-4200 and at the box office.

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This Week’s TNA IMPACT! Wrestling Rating

Thursday night’s episode of iMPACT! Wrestling scored a 0.97 (1.0) cable rating, with 1.24 million viewers. Those numbers are down slightly from last week’s 1.02 (1.0) and 1.34 million viewers; it’s the lowest viewership during the summer series to date and in fact the lowest since June 24, 2010. The show ranked #37 among cable TV shows for the night and #15 in both the male 18 – 34 and male 18 – 49 demographic. TNA had VERY strong competition with the NBA game on Thursday night. WWE had been facing that same competition except for this past Monday and their rating was much higher than it has been due to not competing directly with the NBA. For those wondering, the NBA Finals which did a HUGE 18 million viewers.


The 6/14 TNA iMPACT! telecast drew a 1.02 (1.0) cable rating, with 1.34 million viewers. The show saw an increase in viewers from hour one (0.94 rating) to hour two (1.11) – a positive for the show. The show drew a 0.71 among males 18-34 and 0.89 among males 35-49.

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