TNA Impact Wrestling going LIVE!!!

[Fuji Vice]

TNA just issued the following announcement:
TNA’S IMPACT WRESTLING CELEBRATES SUMMER 2012 BY GOING LIVE!

SPIKE TV TAKES HIGHLY RATED SHOW LIVE AND TO 8:00PM/ET BEGINNING THURSDAY, MAY 31st

NASHVILLE, TN - (May 17, 2012) -- TNA IMPACT WRESTLING President Dixie Carter and SPIKE TV President Kevin Kay announce today that the highly-rated “IMPACT WRESTLINGâ€￾ will be going Live! from Universal Studios beginning May 31st and continue through the summer. This announcement coincides with the recently announced new, one-hour earlier time slot change of 8:00-10:00pm/ET every Thursday night beginning May 31st.

“We are excited to take IMPACT WRESTLING Live! all summer long, and have our first Live! summer show launch our new 8:00pm/ET time slot,â€￾ says TNA President Dixie Carter. “Summer of 2012 is going to be remembered as the most momentous time in our company's history-to-date. Stay tuned."

Pwinsider

Personally I see this as a good move. If anything it will keep things nice and fresh and could really help to draw some new viewers in. They'll need to work hard at this, but its always good to try new things, and for that they deserve credit.

 

[Smart Marx]

This is mixed bag to me. On one hand I am ecstatic that they are going live but on the other I don't like the earlier start time.


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[Fuji Vice]

This is mixed bag to me. On one hand I am ecstatic that they are going live but on the other I don't like the earlier start time.


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What's wrong with it starting earlier? More people can watch.

 

[Sabretooth]

Alright I'm not gonna knock it until I see it but I'm skeptical on it right now. When your live, you can't make a mistake.

 

[Smart Marx]

What's wrong with it starting earlier? More people can watch.

Mostly force of habit. I've been watching my wrestling from 9-11 for ages. It's one of the reasons I rarely watch SmackDown.

Also a lot of time I'm doing something at eightish.

 

[Kushikimi]

Alright I'm not gonna knock it until I see it but I'm skeptical on it right now. When your live, you can't make a mistake.

WWE does plenty...

Anyway, I'm with Fuji on this. I see this as a great opportunity for them to explore the chance to see if being live will work for them.

 

[Hoss]

Great move. I like the live factor because it just has a can't-miss-it aura. Plus an earlier start time makes it more available. TNA's going to make mistakes naturally, but if they can at least have an excuse for one or two of them, then more power to them.

 

[Postman Dave]

I like that it's only over the summer for now, gives them a trial run to see how the audience reacts. Definitely the better news from yesterday IMO.

 

[Cyrus Riddle]

I like the idea of it being live. I'm guilty of looking at the spoilers and not caring whether I miss watching it or not, so not knowing everything that will happen in advance will make me want to tune in.