Hardcore TNA fans, read here to get a boner...

[Kaedon]

-- Did you know? For the week ending August 2nd, TNA Impact outdrew both Raw and SmackDown (and presumably ECW, WWE After Burn, WWE Bottom Line, WWE Experience, etc..) in the UK. The July 30th edition of Impact drew 70,000 viewers, beating Raw by 13,000 viewers and Smackdown by 25,000 viewers. (source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

In celebration, TNA personality Jeremy Borash made the following tweet on his Twitter account: "Did you know??? Once again in this week's ratings, TNA iMPACT! beat Raw, Smackdown, and ECW in the UK"

:strongsad:

 

[chessarmy]

Nice, congrats to TNA, this is definitely an accomplishment.

Now, I wait for everyone to come here and talk about how it was a fluke, and that it all doesn't matter because its the UK.

 

[He who knows more than Nation]

^^^ It's been a common occurrence for a few months overseas. What TNA should be bragging about is the fact that many many foreign outlets and networks are choosing to pay TNA the same licensing fees that WWE charges for their programming. TNA is being chosen over the E all across Europe but is KILLED in the Middle East, but here is where the steam gets let out of the balloon:

the July 30th edition of Impact drew 70,000 viewers

An American audience of over 3 million people tune in to watch Raw on any given week. In one country, the one that matters. One show has more viewers in one country than TNA has all across the world. Not knocking TNA, it is what it is, but all their bragging is always about crumbs. Too bad they can't brag about doing anything well in their home country and how the overseas profits are 3 times the negative they're not pocketing here in America. Enjoy the crumbs boys, the E still has the cookie.

 

[gashface]

TNA is big in the UK, good for them, as a UK fan I'm thrilled.

 

[chessarmy]

^ I know this is completely off topic but...

Welcome back to the forums gashface!

 

[the dark knight]

TNA is big in the UK, good for them, as a UK fan I'm thrilled.

you're still alive?

 

[gashface]

I am indeed, and thanks chessarmy!

 

[Beer Money Army]

so will this mean uk will order tna ppv's tho?

because i wouldnt. unless it's free

 

[The Ripper]

^ The UK get the PPV free 3 days after they air in america anyways.

This is not really that big a deal if they are going of the original airing and not repeats. Raw is on at 2 am in the morning and Smackdown is on at 10 on a friday night, not sure when ecw even airs. Where as TNA has 9 on a saturday night which is much better than the times WWE puts their shows on. Not to mention there is a extra charge for a lot of peole to even get Sky Sports to watch WWE.

 

[Wrestling Station]

I was laughing about a TNA promo here were they made a video to advertise the TNA impact show on TV and the background music was actually John Cena's theme :laugh:

Anyway, here in my country its almost zero to non the number of people who even know about TNA. WWE is the only business people have knowledge about here.

 

[★Chuck Zombie★]

Now, I wait for everyone to come here and talk about how it was a fluke, and that it all doesn't matter because its the UK.

So being on the opposite side of that is better how?

 

[the hibee wwe fan]

TNA in Britain was confussing this week we got half the womens match but never got the other half and instead we got a shitty reminder of Victory Road (yawn).