TNA Completely Changes PPV Format
TNA IMPACT WRESTLING today announced a new worldwide Pay-Per-View programming initiative for 2013. The 52 annual episodes of IMPACT WRESTLING on SpikeTV will lead to four, live epic Pay-Per-View events commencing with “Genesis” on January 13th, “Lockdown” on March 10th, “Slammiversary” on June 9 and “Bound For Glory” on October 13th.
In addition, seven Pay-Per-View specials that will be branded as “TNA Wrestling: One Night Only,” series will debut in April 2013 and continue throughout the year during the additional months. The 3-hour taped Pay-Per-View specials will premiere on the first Friday of each month. The first two “One Night Only” specials will be “Joker’s Wild Tag Team Tournament” and “X-travaganza” which will feature the X-Division.
“The Pay-Per-View industry has changed so much in the last decade,” says TNA President Dixie Carter. “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.”
So basically they’re doing themed In Your Houses and four PPVs? I can more than dig that. And yes I’ll be reviewing the One Night Only shows.
I love that Dixie says that the PPV model needs to evolve, so they do pretty much what WWE did with In Your House.
I don’t blame them, it can only help the product. What hurts the product to me is the idea that they would tape the theme PPVs that happen in the off months.
@Tommy Hall
Their B shows were not lame, nitwit. Shows like final resolution, turning point and sacrifice were some of the best.
No, they weren’t. They were throwaway shows with nothing of note going on. Final Resolution last year is a fine example. Nothing of note happened, the matches weren’t great, and it definitely wasn’t worth however much it cost.
I love this idea. Only minor complaint I have is that I would eliminate Genesis and replace it with Destination X.
I love this. The one night only specials don’t necessarily interest me, but I love having only 4 PPVs. Less is more.
Funny thing about these “One Night Only” shows. It sounds like they’ll be those re-airing type shows like WWE’s Fanatic Series specials.