ABOUT TNA IMPACT WRESTLING
TNA Entertainment, LLC, headquartered in Nashville, TN, is a privately held management and production company that specializes in professional wrestling events, merchandise, apparel, television properties and music. Founded in 2002, TNA primarily develops and promotes original professional wrestling programming for cable, Pay-Per-View specials and live events. TNA is capable of overseeing multiple live or taped productions from creative conception to finished product.
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From humble roots with local live events, TNA now domestically produces the signature series “IMPACT WRESTLING” on Spike TV.
A traveling global live event tour schedule brings the action straight to wrestling’s biggest fans with more than 100 events per year. The drama escalates during the monthly Pay-Per-View specials where the company’s biggest stars perform for the sport’s most passionate audiences.
TNA manages every aspect of production internally to bring fans more than 500 hours of original content each year. From publicity and marketing to licensing and graphics, TNA produces exclusive entertainment for more than 5 million viewers in 14 languages each week to more than 100 countries and counting.
A full roster of established legends guarantees exciting matches. The lovely and lethal Knockouts bring a feminine touch to the historically male-dominated sport. The high-flying X Division athletes keep the fans in awe as they establish their reputations in the industry.
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IMPACT WRESTLING ON SPIKE TV
IMPACT WRESTLING is TNA’s weekly televised show live on Thursday evenings from Orlando that airs on Spike TV. The show is watched by more than 1 million viewers per week.
One of Spike TV’s most popular programs, IMPACT WRESTLING provides the easiest opportunity for any casual viewer to learn about the TNA product.
PAY-PER-VIEW EVENTS
TNA provides its viewers with unique live Pay-Per-View events each year. Production is held either in our Orlando studio or at other major venues worldwide. Each show is individually titled and features our elite roster of wrestling superstars. Annual mainstays like March’s “Lockdown,” June’s “Slammiversary” and October’s “Bound for Glory” anchor the lineup, but each Pay-Per-View event delivers the best TNA has to offer.
LIVE TOURING EVENTS
TNA produces hundreds of non-televised live events for local markets each year. A rotating roster of stars travels across North America and the world each week promoting and performing for local audiences who otherwise may never get to see their favorite sport live and in person. Each market receives both considerable media coverage garnered by the corporate public relations team and professional production value from start to finish.
WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
IMPACTWRESTLING.com is our primary hub for all online content. With weekly show footage, backstage interviews, match previews, exclusive news, pictures and more, the official TNA website receives over 1 million unique visitors monthly.
To keep fans engaged, TNA updates a wide range of social media outlets and also produces exclusive internet content that cannot be seen on television.
@IMPACTWRESTLING, TNA’s primary Twitter handle, reaches over 200,000 fans and counting. Twitter is the undisputed source for all live updates and up to the minute news for IMPACT fans.
The IMPACT Facebook fan page has over 750,000 fans. The fan page is a great place for exclusive content like pictures, videos and giveaways.
The TNA YouTube channel has over 400 million video views since its inception in 2006. The channel includes weekly show footage, exclusive interviews, pre-show coverage, internet shows and behind the scene looks at the wrestling business with special interviews and roundtable discussion.
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MERCHANDISE AND LICENSEES
TNA designs and creates a wide array of products to make our fans feel as immersed as possible in the wrestling experience. Apparel includes individualized T-shirts that are wrestler-specific, replica championship belts and accessories. A comprehensive mixed media department produces original DVD programming encapsulating both Pay-Per-View events and historical company milestones. TNA also licenses lines of action figures and gifts for market giveaways and promotions with dedicated partners like JAKKS, TriStar and Changes. A full list of merchandise partners can be found in this press kit.
LICENSING PARTNERS
Below is a listing of our merchandise partners:
Angle Foods; Children Meals
Big Time Toys; Bop-It Bags
Changes; T-shirts, hats
Colorvision; Heads on Shoulders
Danilo (UK); Calendar
Disguise (JAKKS); Costumes
Fanthom; Digital Trading Cards
Grange Communications Ltd (UK); Annual
JAKKS; Toys
Majesco; HH Video Game
Make-Mark Marketing; Stickers, labels, etc.
MBD; T-Shirts
MX3 Gaming (UK); Online Gaming
Namco; Mobile Games
TriStar; Trading cards
Universal Poster; Posters on Demand
INTERNATIONAL PROPERTIES
By custom-tailoring wrestling products for specific international markets, TNA is the leader in exclusive original worldwide wrestling programming and content. A list of all international properties and media partners can be found in this press kit.
“Xplosion” airs in the UK on the Challenge channel and dozens of other international channels; it features both highlights from IMPACT WRESTLING as well as exclusive taped matches. The syndicated show helps international fans stay up-to-date with their favorite wrestlers and also serves as an important pillar of TNA’s social media presence.
“Greatest Matches” - The battles throughout TNA Wrestling's history have defined a company - Wrestling Matters Here! “Greatest Matches” looks back at your favorite TNA Superstar’s signature matches that have helped define their careers. It's total non-stop action from start to finish.
“TNA Unfinished Business” takes a special, never before seen, look into the feuds that fuel TNA IMPACT WRESTLING. The show will take viewers on a special journey, exploring the trials and tribulations of the top Superstars in the company today presented in their own words.
“EPICS” takes a look back at some of TNA Wrestling's greatest matches and moments throughout company history.
GLOBAL IMPACT AND INTERNATIONAL PROPERTIES
Country / Broadcaster
United Kingdom / Challenge, BT Vision, Extreme
France / MCS
Germany / Sky Deutschland
Australia / Fuel TV, Main Event
New Zealand / Sky Arena, The Box
Africa / Supersport
India / ESS
Thailand / Grammy GMM
Middle East / FX
Israel / Ego Total
Mexico / Viva Sports
Poland / Orange Sport
Egypt / DreamTV
SE Asia / ASN (All Sports Network)
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PREMIUM ONLINE AND BONUS CONTENT
TNA offers hours of extra content to satisfy even the biggest wrestling fan. Online or on television, TNA fans can always get a behind the scenes look at their favorite wrestlers and the industry as a whole.
TNA Today is a free online program that features exclusive footage, interviews and previews. Used as a supplement to IMPACT WRESTLING, TNA Today can also further storyline angles, debut wrestlers and advertise merchandise deals.
Backstage Pass gives fans the opportunity to keep watching IMPACT live during commercial wrestling breaks. Continuation of live matches, interviews and unscripted content can all be seen with Backstage Pass. The footage can be streamed online for no additional charge.
Before the Bell is a monthly show aired on cable, satellite and the internet that takes an in-depth look at each upcoming Pay-Per-View event. It is fully produced and edited and showcases each event with candid interviews from our stars.
Rewind is an aptly named show that recaps the previous week’s IMPACT WRESTLING. Fans that miss the weekly show can always catch Rewind or go online for written recaps and up-to-date developments.
KNOCKOUT MUSIC
TNA produces original musical content spanning a wide range of genres. The Knockout Music division gives musically inclined talent from TNA’s very own roster the opportunity to professionally record entrance themes, singles and entire albums.
PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT
TNA houses a full media production staff and a high-definition production facility that utilizes Avid, Final Cut Pro and a Pro Tools audio suite to compile and edit everything that makes televised wrestling exciting.
The post-production department creates full-length television shows, Pay-Per-View events, commercial spots, promotional teasers and show recaps to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. In addition, the Production Department produces over 500 hours of original content each year airing in more than 100 countries in more than 14 languages.
