TNA iMPACT's moving back to Thursday Nights.

[Fan_of_Wrestling]

I think this would be for the greater good. I think if they moved to there own night and spent the yeah getting closer to that illusive 2.0 rating.

The other IWC rumor I've heard is that they are gonna change the name from TNA to something else... my opinion that would be a BAD move! It's easy to chant for one... do you ever hear a W-W-E chant NO... It has a good ring, true it's a play on T&A but does that really matter.

What I would love is if they have chosen to have a second show, that can bring in the big Thursday rating they could get, and would most likely improve Impact's rating if they used it right.

Then again it'll probably something stupid like they're releasing a new video game or something stupid like that, if TNA history has taught me one thing it's not to get my hopes up then it comes to "big announcements".

 

[TellMeWhy]

Dunno. Personally, I think you just have problems with posters that don't hype TNA the way that you and all the other hopeless marks do.

No I have problems with posters who disguise like you. I see through them and you are one of them. A snake in the grass!

Where's this coming from? I happened to run across the news as it was breaking, nobody else had posted a thread about it so I did. If you're going to say what I'm doing, then you really, really need to start being accurate about exactly what it is that I do. When did I ever say I have no interest in TNA whatsoever? In fact, in my response to your post in the WWE vs. TNA section, did I not say that I was enjoying the TNA World Championship and main event scene in general? You really need to pull TNA's pecker out of your mouth and actually think about things before you say them. You wouldn't look like such a mark then.

You don't have to say it. All your post say it. All you do is take away from this promotion.

Ummm...well, if TNA is no longer going to be running iMPACT! on Monday nights, then yes, the so called second coming of the Monday Night Wars will be over. You truly do have difficulties grasping simple logic, don't you?

Are you an idiot? Monday Night Wars II session 1. Notice the word session. WWE may have won the 1st battle but that doesn't mean the war is over. 5-10 years from now TNA could move back to Mondays and start the "war" again if TNA is indeed moving back to Mondays. You grasp that fellow?

 

[Adam08]

Well if this is true I am sorta happy. Tna really didn't accomplish much when they were on monday night. Yes they probably took a very small porpitation of the raw rating but that really isn't nothing. I think tna should stay of thrusday and just be tna and not try to start a monday night war or anything because it will just do more harm in the rating for them.

 

[phlewfy]

I don't know if I like this move. Sure the ratings will get better if Impact is on exclusivly Thursday nights, but the ratings weren't that bad for the LIVE episodes of Impact. The taped show is always the episode with the ratings in the shitter. Why not just go live every week? It seems awfully sloppy to be constantly shuffling your tentpole show from night to night. What the hell does Spike have to lose anyway? The only thing I watch on that station is Impact. It's not like they have any shows that are top ratings grabbers. This whole situation just seems like a colossal fuckfest across the board.

 

[wwetna235]

I think this is a good move considering the ratings they are getting for Mondays.If if this is really true, then TNA needs to run Impact Live each ohetr week and tape the other week.I hope This will gain ratings for Impact. So MNW II is over withoutout a fight from TNA. I hope to see another TNA MNW in the future. TNA should sometime run TNA impact live on mondays against RAW when they have huge show.

 

[Fan_of_Wrestling]

Why not just go live every week?

Hey, I didn't even think of this as an option... I'd mark out for this. To be honest it wouldn't surprise me if they intentionally did bad Thursday night show so they could get weekly live shows.

 

[President Evil]

If the Monday Night Wars II is indeed over, all I can say is that TNA choosing to go toe to toe with the E on Monday nights in the beginning of this year, they were doomed from the start.

Sure Hogan back on tv is ok, but that could not compare to Bret Hart stepping back into a WWE ring for the first time since 97' to confront both Vince and Shawn. With this first blow by McMahon TNA was already mortally wounded.

 

[axl626]

I really hope they don't move the show. They've been doing well enough on their live shows despite what the IWC McMahon fanboys want to and believes is happening. Maybe they will move out of their Orlando but my guess, and I know it's a long shot, but maybe after RVD wins his match tonight they bring out another person to celebrate: Paul Heyman. It really would change a lot of things as far as old school fans go. Of course they could bring in JR which would be another huge move, although that's far less likely than Heyman.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

No I have problems with posters who disguise like you. I see through them and you are one of them. A snake in the grass!

If your posts weren't so pathetic, I'd actually find them funny. Truth is, I just feel sorry for you. Obviously, you're someone that simply isn't mature enough to accept the fact that not everyone is as keen on the TNA product as you are. And, for some unknown reason, you perceive those people as some sort of a threat.

You don't have to say it. All your post say it. All you do is take away from this promotion.

If the promotion puts something out that I don't like, I'm going to voice it. It's called Freedom of Expression. If I criticize TNA, it's because I actually have reasons for doing so. I don't just type lame rhetoric. I'll leave that to you and the rest of the marks.

Are you an idiot? Monday Night Wars II session 1. Notice the word session. WWE may have won the 1st battle but that doesn't mean the war is over. 5-10 years from now TNA could move back to Mondays and start the "war" again if TNA is indeed moving back to Mondays. You grasp that fellow?

Monday Night Wars II Session I??? Do you know something that the rest of us don't? Do you know for an absolute fact that TNA will move back to Monday nights in the future?? TNA hasn't even moved back to Thursday nights yet and you're already hyping their inevitable return to Monday nights. Wow..that's just...wow.

 

[Mr_billy]

I'm glad if they are going back on Thursday. I can watch both shows, just the way I preferred it. I want TNA to do well, but I like both shows and preferred to watch the replay any way so I can dvr sitcoms and raw, and watch Hockey, since comcast only lets you do two shows at once. I wish TNA luck on everything they do.

 

[StopFantasyBooking]

*BREAKING NEWS*

TNA has officially moved to Saturday at 2AM to compete with AM Raw. The war is on, Brother!

No, not really. No one should be surprised that TNA has to retreat back to Thursdays, but honestly it's for the best. I want TNA to succeed so that WWE has to work harder and get out of their stagnation.

By the way, championing TNA no matter what is at least as bad as always dogging them. You're just on the other side of the spectrum.

Why can't everything just be happy when TNA does something right (two things right this week, so far) without going off on diatribe of "TNA RULEZ, WWE SUXXORZ"?

It's more prevalent on this board than anywhere else.

 

[Davi323]

IF TNA moves back to Thursdays, they are finished. Nobody will respect them for making so many bold claims about taking on RAW head to head, and then after only 4 months, decide to quit and go back to Thursdays. TNA made its bed when it moved to Mondays, now they have to lie in it. If they have to go back to Thursdays, Spike will NEVER let them go back to Mondays. Being forced to go back to Thursdays would be embarrassing enough for Spike to give up on its quest to get revenge on the WWE for going back to USA. Lets be honest, the only reason TNA ever got a Monday time slot was Spike's desire to get even with Vince. A move back to Thursdays means they understand TNA is not going to ever be able to deliver that revenge. However, I don't think that is what the announcement will be.

I suspect its going to be live shows instead of taped. Of course, considering RAW is live already, it would hardly be a real "change wrestling" moment, but TNA always seems to get by with lackluster announcements they claimed would be monumental. They have to claim they have huge announcements, even when they are total letdowns to try to get viewers from Raw who are curious what it might be...Its all just hot air.

****edit****

ERRRRR....apparently as I was typing this, wrestlezone.com posted a news link confirming that Jack Hammer was correct, TNA is moving back to Thursdays. Assuming the news is true, congrats TNA on the epic fail. You lasted 4 months. Awesome.

 

[Zeven_Zion]

Question.

How exactly is moving BACK to Thursday an "evolution"? Did you read what you wrote? If that's the case then even though I don't believe in evoltution of human species, I think I need my fur back now!

TNA won't move to Thursdays dum dum, that's a total retreat. Them moving to Thursdays is waving the wite flag, pulling their pants down and taking it like champs.

I feel that the big announcement is them moving to New York. To a new Arena. I heard rumors of them going to that old arena in NY where the first RAW was. Forgot the name. AND recently at Impact they said Hogan was taking care of some important business in NY.

P.S: Yes i know, and I do feel stupid. UGH!

 

[I HATE THE PG ERA!!!!!]

*BREAKING NEWS*

TNA has officially moved to Saturday at 2AM to compete with AM Raw. The war is on, Brother!



Im a huge fan of TNA and I enjoy it WAAAAAAY more than wwe but this comment mad me laugh

 

[peep4life]

this would be a good move they werent doin that great on mondays live or not the live ones got 1.0 and the taped got 0.5 not that much different and what MNW2 i never really saw a war all i saw was TNA sayin theres a war and takin pot shots at the WWE while TNA was pullin ones and WWE pullin 3 so really what war pls someone pls tell me what war.

 

[snowdogg438]

The announcement has already been made, and the fact that Dixie says the announcement she has tonight will "change the evolution of wrestling". How does moving back to Thursday Night do that? I don't think this is the announcement she is talking about. Yes they are moving the show again but I seriously doubt that that is the major announcement.

 

[twistid superman]

could it be that tna is going to the my network in october after wwe is gone?? or that tna is moving to new york?? or how bout tna joining forces with ufc??? the thursday thing is likely but i hope it something BIG!!! tna needs this they are not the best wrestling organization out there but you have to start somewhere tna is good just needs help hogan might help alittle but stay off tv same for ric push suermex and all the tna homegrown guys hardy and rvd should be used to elevate the workers that tna already have not to push them selfs they are good but thats not what tna needs

 

[StopFantasyBooking]

The announcement has already been made, and the fact that Dixie says the announcement she has tonight will "change the evolution of wrestling". How does moving back to Thursday Night do that? I don't think this is the announcement she is talking about. Yes they are moving the show again but I seriously doubt that that is the major announcement.

Honestly every time TNA claims to have a landscape changing announcement it turns out to be something minor. How many weeks in a row has there been a *MAJOR ANNOUNCMENT* now?

I really do hope they have something other than moving back to Thursday, but they've made a history of crying wolf.

 

[KnowYoRole]

thank goodness they realized they rushed into this whole thing way too quickly. why they even thought they could damage WWE and take its viewers away is beyond me.

they get better ratings on Thursdays, so this is a good move.

 

[izzardceo]

this is a spike tv executive decision not a tna choice spike tv feels as if tna cant draw against wwe now what happens when football comes back it would be horrible for advertising horrible for raitings and that means less money going back to an un-opposed day means more money plain and simple tna cant ( RIGHT NOW ) compete with wwe

 

[burnout4200]

TNA never had a chance. They had a different time slot every week. 7-10, 8-10, 7-9, not to mention that the replay could either cut into their ratings or make people unaware that they even moved to Mondays. Why were their last ratings so bad? Because nobody that doesn't read the internet sites knew it was coming on at 7. Spike TV fucked TNA on this one. I'm not saying they could have won a war but Spike TV decreased their odds either way.

One guy is going a little overboard on here but I have to agree with one point. Only time will tell if this is the end of the war, but this battle was won by WWE. With as often as they've been moving time slots it's impossible to rule out a return to Monday Night.

 

[harrythem]

I'd say it's quite clear the war is over as, if you run back to another night, within 3 months of saying you're starting a war, that is it done and dusted. Next time you turn up you better be holding the Chuck Norris of booking and talent hands as, otherwise, no-one will believe you have a chance of winning.

Still, at least this way the company doesn't end up dying a horrible death on a Monday!

 

[Kenny Powers]

The announcement has already been made, and the fact that Dixie says the announcement she has tonight will "change the evolution of wrestling". How does moving back to Thursday Night do that? I don't think this is the announcement she is talking about. Yes they are moving the show again but I seriously doubt that that is the major announcement.

Yeah I don't know how going back to Thursdays will be the major announcement that will revolutionize the wrestling industry. I also heard that TNA Reaction will air one hour before Impact on Thursdays. I don't know what the major announcement will be, but this really can't be it. It is a big announcement, but nothing major.

I'm sad that the so called Monday Night Wars have come to an abrupt end, but when the replay is scoring higher then the original taping I can't blame Spike for canceling it. Who knows though. Maybe in time TNA can compete with Raw, but it is way too early. I thought TNA had a fighting chance in January to be on a steady pace, but they haven't gained any momentum since then.

This doesn't mean TNA is bankrupt or a complete failure, it just means Impact is a failure on Monday nights. I'll miss watching Impact live, but I won't miss having to chose whether to watch Raw or Impact. Now there will be 4 days out of the week to watch wrestling. Its a win for fans in my book.

 

[FutureChamp328]

This is defiantly for the best. TNA jumped the gun big time they thought that just because they got Hogan in that all their problems would go away and people would automatically care more and that fans would come over just to see him. They call this the Monday Night Wars II... well I hate to say it but this was barely a skirmish.

 

[Caitiff]

ERRRRR....apparently as I was typing this, wrestlezone.com posted a news link confirming that Jack Hammer was correct, TNA is moving back to Thursdays. Assuming the news is true, congrats TNA on the epic fail. You lasted 4 months. Awesome.

January 4th was a one-off. The actual move to Monday nights was March 8. IF everyone is correct, and this is the news tonight, the "Monday Night Wars, v. 2.0" ended in 2 months, not 4.

And, for the record, I want TNA to succeed. I like the idea that the name McMahon isn't on everything wrestling related on television. The problem, at this point, is that TNA, almost entirely, bases its show around the accomplishments done in the WWE.

To put this into a network TV perspective, if Evangeline Lilly started on NCIS: LA next season, after Lost is done, it might be a big deal. But, there is no way, in Hell, that any part of the script for NCIS: LA would ever acknowledge her role on Lost. Why? Because Lost is not only direct competition for NCIS: LA, but it's on a property owned by another company. And, even if they made a passing "you look like that girl from Lost" comment, they would NEVER play up how great that show is. It's just not good business to attempt to make yourself look second rate. I really wish that the people in charge of TNA would pay attention to that.