Rumor: Change to Thursday Night IMPACT Tapings

[Testify]

According to the Wrestling Observer, the decision was made to rarely go Live for IMPACT WRESTLING on Spike TV. The plan going forward, at least for tapings on the Eastern time zone, is to start filming the first show about one hour before it airs.

The first show is taped without commercial breaks so they can get the two hour broadcast done in 90-100 minutes and then they can tape a second show from 8:40 p.m. until 10:15 p.m.

TNA finished taping the two shows in Indiana, PA at 10:15 p.m. If they went Live with the first show and then still had to tape a second show, the entire event would not have ended until 11:45 p.m. on a school/work night and families would leave during the second show, which already has the handicap of trying to get the audience to pop when the same wrestlers are rolled out again.

I get why they're doing this. Well, at least they're still on the fucking road.

 

[Stopspot]

So they aren't going to be live anymore?

 

[Testify]

So they aren't going to be live anymore?

Not when TNA tapes in the Eastern time zone.

Elsewhere, it should be live. So yeah, rarely live. It'll be taped an hour before it airs.

 

[akapablo_]

Bullshit, pure bullshit.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Live shows are expensive and they clearly aren't helping ratings. Why shouldn't they air it on tape delay?

 

[Nano]

That means I'll have to wait one more hour to see the show and won't be live?

 

[Testify]

That means I'll have to wait one more hour to see the show and won't be live?

It's still at 8pm/7c, just the taping for it begins 7pm/6c.

 

[Nano]

It's still at 8pm/7c, just the taping for it begins 7pm/6c.

Oh, great, don't really understand why they do this but I like TNA still on the road, that's what matter

 

[Leo C]

Does sound like a good decision. No difference at all in watching a taped show if you don't read spoilers.

 

[Testify]

Does sound like a good decision. No difference at all in watching a taped show if you don't read spoilers.

Especially if those spoilers are just an hour before the show starts. I won't get the people who will read spoilers of the show that's gonna air an hour later, lol. Fucking marks.

 

[Leo C]

Especially if those spoilers are just an hour before the show starts. I won't get the people who will read spoilers of the show that's gonna air an hour later, lol. Fucking marks.

1: For sure.