No More 'TNA'? Only 'Impact Wrestling'?

[Brian in Austin]

I'm excited to see where TNA goes with this change in attitude. I'm hopeful they will cut down on the vignettes, and we'll see if the intensity picks up in the ring. I'm willing to give them a chance.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

I think its a shame fans don't have three initials to chant for anymore. It might just be a little thing, but it was fun.

Nobody is going to be chanting "IMPACT! IMPACT! IMPACT!". Just doesn't sound right.

Not an important or integral aspect of any wrestling program. Do WWE fans chant "W-W-E"? Did they ever chant "W-W-F"?

There are a ton of wrestling promotions from now and in the past who don't/didn't utilize a three-letter "chantable" acronym — Chikara, Dragon Gate, New Japan, All Japan, Evolve, Jim Crocket Promotions, etc.

 

[Clem]

Not an important or integral aspect of any wrestling program. Do WWE fans chant "W-W-E"? Did they ever chant "W-W-F"?

There are a ton of wrestling promotions from now and in the past who don't/didn't utilize a three-letter "chantable" acronym — Chikara, Dragon Gate, New Japan, All Japan, Evolve, Jim Crocket Promotions, etc.

I did say it was a SMALL thing.

I just get the impression half the fun of being in the Impact Zone is chanting T-N-A after some crazy move.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

Hell if I know and, apparently, I'm not the only one that's been confused by all this. Hogan has said in interviews and on Twitter that the company was changing the name to Impact Wrestling while Jeff Jarrett has stated that it's just the name of the show that's changing.

Personally the TNA name doesn't bother me though I can see how it might affect the view some potential business associates might take of the company.

It won't matter either way if all this is just a cosmetic change & a marketing campaign rather than an attempt to change TNA's mediocre product.

 

[Dizzy]

I don't like it.

how many years has wrestling had multiple words in a name that were then shortened to letter abbreviations? you can go on and on.. TNA, WWE, RHO, WCW, ECW, WWF, NWA, AWA, WWWF, and probably more and more. now Impact Wrestling.

I don't mind a name change from Total Nonstop Action, but they could have went to a name where you could shorten it to letter abbreviations.

Why? TNA is trying to be different. All of those companies besides WWE are dead and gone. ROH is like a homeless man living in a cardboard box. Irreverent.

Like fashion, someone has to set a trend for the new generation, It's 2011 now. People compare TNA to WCW. This is the best way of shedding that look. Now changing the product will be the next step.

This is the best way to provide an alternative. You know what your getting with the name "IMPACT Wrestling"

I think this is too drastic of a name change. if they wanted to be wrestling they could have went to something around the current letters/name, maybe.. Total Nonstop Wrestling, Total Impact Wrestling, Total Wrestling Impact.

Doesn't everyone want drastic things out of TNA? Like 5,000 threads here and based off of that word.

when WWE was WWF and had to change their name because WWF was the World Wildlife Foundation, all they did was change ONE letter. Federation to Entertainment. I wouldn't be surprised if had WWF changed to something totally different it would have hurt them, even as big as they were.

They have no reason to rebrand. They were taken to court. That's a bad comparison.

I think it's a good thing to go to more wrestling than they have been, but I really hope this isn't something drastic where it's almost all wrestling all the time.

Isn't that what the great IWC wants? They bitch and fucking moan about it every week. I hope TNA can add some other shows to make time for other talent and storylines.

IMO that would kill TNA, er I mean Impact Wrestling. it's a television show and while people do want to see wrestling they more so want to be entertained.

Well, they are complaining about lack of wrestling now. If they hate what they see in a month or 2 they might as well just be idiots and never watch TNA again. I've seen enough hypocrites on Youtube that complain about it already.

I really think TNA, I mean "Impact Wrestling" is going to regret this name change. Impact Wrestling, smh.

my hope is that this name backfires and they bring back the name TNA and just change the name of the TV show to Impact Wrestling. IMO that makes more sense.

So...You want them to lose any chance of bigger success and doing the things that will put them over? Over a name? What the fuck?

 

[berlinbrawler]

I've been saying they should change the name ever since I first heard it. Who could ever take a bad pun seriously?
One thing I was not not clear on was whether they changed the company name or just their thursday TV show. Then this provided some insight on the WZ news site:

On last night's edition of The Voice of Wrestling radio show, special guest Arda Ocal reported that Hulk Hogan has been in strong favor of TNA dropping the "TNA" part of the company's name.

Ocal explained that during business meetings with sponsors, etc, Hogan has grown tired of having to explain to people what "TNA" stands for, and has grown tired of telling them "it does not stand for T*ts and A*s." On the contrary, he feels "Impact Wrestling" speaks for itself and is a more direct and to the point name for the product.

The Wrestling Observer is now reporting that both Hogan and Eric Bischoff are in favor of dropping the TNA name, and have been lobbying for its discontinued use in the company. The report added that Hogan feels people simply don't take the name "TNA" seriously in meetings.

Wow. All I can say is: Wow. Hulk Hogan as the voice of reason. I almost fainted.

Also it answers the question as to why there is still some confusion as to how far the name change goes - they don't know themselves yet. (groan...)

I truly wish they would get this step right for a change. Make the name change complete and make sure the fans know it. Look at what Vince did when he changed the WWF to WWE. He had several announcements, TV spots and t-shirts they handed out in arenas and made their wrestlers wear. That's how you make people get it instead of confusing the hell out of them.

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

So when people write the name of the company, what is it going to be?

World Wrestling Federation = WWF
World Championship Wrestling- WCW
Extreme Championship Wrestling= ECW
National Wrestling Alliance = NWA
Total Nonstop Action = TNA


Impact Wrestling = IW .......does look right to me

Surely they could have renamed it Impact Pro-Wrestling or something like that, or Impact Championship Wrestling, as almost all wrestling companies can be written shorthand as 3 letters, having 2 just looks weird.

I know its a very small thing, but the letters WCW, WWE, WWF, ECW are instantly recognisable in the TV listings and in magazines, IW doesn't have the same effect

 

[Slapjack3k]

They should call it Impact Wrestling Championship to mess with the internet fans

 

[ABMorales787]

The company is still named TNA Wrestling. The Thursday program, "iMPACT!" is what's now known as "iMPACT! Wrestling". Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff however are lobbying for the name "TNA" to be dropped. The reason is due to having to countlessly correct people that TNA does not stand for T'n'A. In my mind, that's says more about the sick and twisted minds of TNA's associate's rather than Hogan and Bischoff's laziness.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

So when people write the name of the company, what is it going to be?

World Wrestling Federation = WWF
World Championship Wrestling- WCW
Extreme Championship Wrestling= ECW
National Wrestling Alliance = NWA
Total Nonstop Action = TNA


Impact Wrestling = IW .......does look right to me

Surely they could have renamed it Impact Pro-Wrestling or something like that, or Impact Championship Wrestling, as almost all wrestling companies can be written shorthand as 3 letters, having 2 just looks weird.

I know its a very small thing, but the letters WCW, WWE, WWF, ECW are instantly recognisable in the TV listings and in magazines, IW doesn't have the same effect

Been over this before — there have been a slew of companies in wrestling history who didn't use that three-letter moniker, and what use is it, really, anyway? The only reason people made any deal of it was because they'd chant it in ECW and in ROH — how many fans chant WWE or chanted WWF?

And what of companies who don't use that three-letter system like New Japan, All Japan, Chikara, Dragon Gate USA, Evolve, etc?

Sorry, but this three-letter shit is nonsense.

 

[Post]

The name TNA has grown on me. When I hear TNA, my immediate thought is wrestling.

I became a fan around the time that TNA began broadcasting of the FOX sports channel. So perhaps the name is just nostalgic for me. I was down on WWE programming when I started watching and TNA gave me something that I was missing.

Really, the name means nothing. I will be behind "Impact Wrestling" just as I was behind TNA.

The more important thing is the quality of matches, the effort put in by the wrestlers, the determination of everyone involved, and the will to succeed.

 

[rondiesel2005]

The name TNA has grown on me. When I hear TNA, my immediate thought is wrestling.

I became a fan around the time that TNA began broadcasting of the FOX sports channel. So perhaps the name is just nostalgic for me. I was down on WWE programming when I started watching and TNA gave me something that I was missing.

Really, the name means nothing. I will be behind "Impact Wrestling" just as I was behind TNA.

The more important thing is the quality of matches, the effort put in by the wrestlers, the determination of everyone involved, and the will to succeed.

I was reading that hogan got tired of going to meetings to talk about the product, and everytime he says TNA, they think tits and Ass. If it was me and i go to a meeting i would say i represent Total Nonstop Action(TNA). I don't see how hard that is. The name change is one thing, but i would be concern about the product if i was hogan and whoever is in charge of the company