TNA changes its PPV strategy

[Postman Dave]

TNA has officially announced that they will be shifting their focus from monthly live PPVs to four live shows on PPV per year. The promotion has announced that their live PPV events will be Genesis on January 13th, Lockdown on March 10th, Slammiversary on June 9th and Bound for Glory on October 13th.

To fill the month spots, the promotion will hold seven PPV specials dubbed "TNA Wrestling: One Night Only." The three-hour taped specials will kick off in April and run throughout the year on the first Friday of each month. This is where the tapings this weekend will come into play; as previously reported, they are a "Joker's Wild Tag Team Tournament and X-Division show.

Dixie Carter commented, saying, "The Pay-Per-View industry has changed so much in the last decade. The traditional pay-per-view wrestling model needed to evolve and we believe this strategy will positively impact not only the Pay-Per-View events but the weekly television programming as well."

PWInsider reports that the following pricing structure is in place for TNA's new PPV model:

TNA Wrestling: One Night Only: $14.95
TNA Genesis 2013 & TNA Lockdown 2013: $34.95
All live PPVs from Slammiversary and all live PPVs after except BFG: $39.95
TNA Bound for Glory: $44.95

Announced during Impact last night, what do you think of TNA's change to PPV?

I personally think it'll improve the product tenfold. Just looking at it already, after Genesis they can get straight to the business of booking Lockdown. I do think they're gonna have to work hard however to make sure shows like BFG are worth 3x what One Night Only is.

 

[Sabretooth]

No one is paying $44.95 for BFG.

 

[Postman Dave]

No one is paying $44.95 for BFG.

People are paying more for WM. As long as TNA build it up properly, and the same loyal fans continue to buy anyway, they can only profit.

 

[Postman Dave]

Here's an update on the themes for the upcoming taped "One Night Only" events for TNA which will be airing on the first Friday night of months TNA is not broadcasting live PPV's:

* TNA X-Travaganza, featuring the stars of the X-Division (airing in April, taping 1/13).

* TNA Joker's Wild Tag Team Special, featuring enemies teaming and a Battle Royal final (airing in May, taping 1/13)

* TNA Hardcore Justice 2 - ECW reunion style "hardcore" show featuring hardcore stipulation matches bringing in ECW talents.

* TNA "10 Reunion" - Stars from the early days of TNA battling inside a Six-Sided ring.

* TNA Knockouts Knockdown - One night Knockout tournament with the first round being all stipulation matches and the final four in a "test of their stamina" to see who the final victor is.

* TNA International Incident - One night tournament featuring talent from "United States, India, Mexico, Ireland, Canada, Germany, Japan & the UK" with the winner earning a TNA title shot.

* TNA X-Division World Cup Tournament - four teams of X-Division wrestlers in a one night tournament featuring singles, tag, six man and eight man tag bouts.

* TNA World Cup of Wrestling - Four teams, each captained by a TNA wrestler featuring a Heavyweight wrestler, a tag team and an X-Division wrestler battling in singles, tag and stipulation bouts. The finale will be a "two ring, triple chance Battle Royal."

- There are currently no confirmed taping dates yet for the specials beyond January.

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The return of the World X-Cup immediately makes this worth it.

 

[Smart Marx]

I might be the only one but I do not like this news. At all.

One of the things I like about wrestling is seeing stories developed over television and paid off on monthly super cards.

Waiting three months to see title matches and championship switches sounds like balls to me.

Dixie has just given up. Can't get those buys, let's get them to order "specials."

I will admit some of those specials sound appealing though. Just wish they didn't sound like In Your House knockoffs.

That's my peace on this. It's only fitting though as I've been becoming a bigger WWE fan these days.

 

[Wang Chung]

I actually think this could he ok if they develop a decent 3 month story line for each feud. Now the specials can go Fuck them selves.

 

[Smart Marx]

I actually think this could he ok if they develop a decent 3 month story line for each feud. Now the specials can go Fuck them selves.

Also think of this way...

we could be stuck with another three months of Hardy whoring around with the championship. Shudders.

 

[Wang Chung]

Also think of this way...

we could be stuck with another three months of Hardy whoring around with the championship. Shudders.

Or three more months of the Hogan Bunch and a possible Brooke and Bully sex act

 

[Sabretooth]

I don't know, 3 months before a payoff seems like a lot. If they can do it, all the power to them. All I know is the creative team will have their hands full.

 

[Petty]

Damn son! WTF!!!

 

[Fuji Vice]

Damn son! WTF!!!

Please stop spamming threads. If you don't have anything of substance to add, just refrain from posting.

Thanks.

 

[Postman Dave]

I'm seriously chuffed we're getting the World X-Cup back. Some of the gimmick shows sound a bit rubbish but this one really makes it worthwhile for me.

 

[ElHijoDeTesta]

Exactly! All the International shows are going to be awesome. There is a lot of Global talent out there, I love the idea of seeing Zack Sabre, Jr., Emil Sitoci, Kenny Omega, or Kota Ibushi in the IMPACT zone. Also, the "10" idea with classic stars and all matches taking place in a six sided ring sounds awesome to me.

 

[Lover Boy]

Can't believe the World X Cup is gonna be back! So pumped for that, loved it the previous times its happened, should be brilliant again.

 

[Wang Chung]

I don't know, 3 months before a payoff seems like a lot. If they can do it, all the power to them. All I know is the creative team will have their hands full.

It is easier to have a 3 Month program than one for each month.

If I were to say let us run a program with these people.

AJ and Storm
Roode and Aries

It is not hard to create a 3 Month program the majority of TNA's programs already run 5 months it feels. So for them to make it go three months is not a real stretch. Now the question is can they deliver on the payoffs for those main ppv's