TNA/Impact is like the company that just won’t die. It’s impressive that they’ve been able to hang around for so long.
@ConanVictor10 ай бұрын
Are you Tirulipo Jr.?
@ColeYote10 ай бұрын
It kinda makes me wonder if WCW would still be around if they just had the option of moving to a more obscure network. TBS doing it in-house might've ultimately done them in.
@Travybear19897 ай бұрын
Their women's division is 10/10, no other promotion even comes close.
@DarrenDavis-fd7uz23 күн бұрын
@ColeYote We might never know. In 2001 TNT didn't want nothing to do with wrestling and ECW didn't find another network and no other network was willing to have any wrestling. WCW did try The Big Bang but we all know how that turned out.
@HyperGameReviewTv10 ай бұрын
Ngl, the fact that Impact managed to survived through this worst period of time will always get my respect. That time, everyone were sure that they will be closed down every week but Impact managed to pull through every single time. If not for that, I would never see Josh Alexander wrestle as a single star and his fantastic title reign and also his feud with Moose. What's more crazy is that Impact still manage to stay as the #3 major wrestling company in USA until now in 2023 (Even after GCW briefly overthrown them).
@ironlift227510 ай бұрын
Which is not saying much, indyfeds like czw and roh used to have a bigger following in the mid 00s than tna does now.
@GuntanksInSpace10 ай бұрын
Agreed. While current Impact could definitely be better, it is really something when "Hard To Kill" isn't only just a name of their monthly big shows. And yeah at least there's still cool peeps here and there like Josh Alexander and MOOSE, as well as doing stuff like letting Shelley be champ now among other things.
@athanaskozhuharov970010 ай бұрын
@@GuntanksInSpace it boggles my mind why Josh and Moose are there, all else I could really care less. I watched Impact recently and boy that show was bad, the camera makes action hard to follow and the crowd is like you're at a public church.... Is Ed Northholm investing anything in this company, it looks embarrassing..
@GuntanksInSpace9 ай бұрын
@@athanaskozhuharov9700 i sure hope TNA/Impact does well when they said they're upping production and trying bigger venues again.
@TihetrisWeathersby10 ай бұрын
Being a big TNA fan, 2016 was a brutal year, It's painful seeing a company you loved growing up decline so much because of poor leadership
@BLCKSMTHApparel10 ай бұрын
2016 was one of their best years of the decade on screen. This was 2015
@BabyMaharaja010 ай бұрын
current TNA is still worse than 2016
@carlosbermudez145910 ай бұрын
@@BLCKSMTHApparelReally, only because of the Matt Hardy stuff. MOSTLY, at least.
Impact Wrestling is the ultimate cockroach. And I mean that as a compliment. No matter what bad things happen to them, whether it's being infected by the dying shards of WCW, A.K.A Hogan and Bischoff, losing their Spike TV Deal, low balling AJ Styles so badly that he just fucks off to Japan, or even a very public power struggle between the people who are supposed to be running the godamn company, you just can't kill them. They're literally the definition of that "I lived bitch" meme.
@TheMaestroMizerous10 ай бұрын
Impact will be around after the heat-death of the Earth.
@dante666jt10 ай бұрын
La roach 🪳
@aaron_aj_knight_9510 ай бұрын
Sounds like WWE as well. The ratings were garbage from about 2009-2016. It took a second brand split for at least Smackdown to get good again. Raw on the other hand...
@johnathanrush46669 ай бұрын
Lmao they really are
@SiopaoClub10 ай бұрын
Bobby Lashley had one of the greatest world title reigns ever, but the abrupt conclusion, bad management, and overall bad show quality overshadowed his reign.
@ProWLegacy10 ай бұрын
When TNA needed a Star, a curly haired Derrick Bateman stepped forward. When NWA needed a better World Champion, EC3 stepped forward. WWE buried him twice, he rebuilt himself twice. Respect.
@ShubhamMishrabro9 ай бұрын
Ec3 is nwa champion. How good is he there? I remember his promotion being bad last time
@khaiwee90247 ай бұрын
@@ShubhamMishrabro Lets just say after having Murdoch and Tyrus as NWA's world champ, it's a huuuge upgrade Even though it was a short reign, I kinda still prefered cardona reign as champ EC3 has been solid but the quality of his opponents so far is underwhelming
@ShubhamMishrabro7 ай бұрын
thanks @@khaiwee9024
@ChristopherJames199310 ай бұрын
Your loyalty to TNA/iMpact is admirable Mark.
@user-fe8gx3ie5v10 ай бұрын
He doesn't watch it.
@mjl1110 ай бұрын
Adressing him as (a) Mark feels wrong. Hawk it is.
@pleaseshutup705310 ай бұрын
@@user-fe8gx3ie5vhe does
@simoneibbotson240610 ай бұрын
@@mjl11I agree
@heyyoitsmebrian10 ай бұрын
@@mjl11 its either MarkyD or Hawk Hogan. "mark" is his dayjob name LOL =)
@michaelcarr69710 ай бұрын
2002 - 2004 the begining of the company. 2005 - 2009 The golden times for TNA 2010 - 2017 The dark times for TNA/GFW/Impact Wrestling 2018 - Present The rebirth of Impact Wrestling.
@GuiOmania10 ай бұрын
2018 was a dark age for me after WWE snug all TNA talent ,after the Hardy leave their where almost no reason to watch ,ROH have become a bigger promotion because of the Elite pre AEW !!! It was a slow build up to get where they now !!!
@syahminorizan806410 ай бұрын
2024 - The return of TNA Wrestling
@DamanLane101710 ай бұрын
@@syahminorizan8064cap
@ShubhamMishrabro9 ай бұрын
@thewrestler9184their golden age definitely wasn't from 2010 to 2013 it was there one of the worst
@shortyg10188 ай бұрын
Wasn't 2012 their most successful year financially?
@fattiger695710 ай бұрын
Despite all the problems it has gone through over the years, TNA/Impact is still around. Yes, it is a shadow of what it was at its prime (which was never that big) but is still survives. At this rate, WW3 will destroy the world and Impact will still have shows in the bombed-out Impact Zone for a super mutant and ghoul crowd.
@BerryZitoo10 ай бұрын
This exact period of TNA is what got me back into wrestling after a 12 year hiatus from it. Couldn’t believe what TNA became at this point. But it got me threw a tough period in my life. So this era is always gonna have a special place for me.
@athanaskozhuharov970010 ай бұрын
Good to know bro, hope you are well now
@therelease708310 ай бұрын
James Storm as the Revolution leader was so absurd ,must see tv every week 😂
@AnneBUZZTKO10 ай бұрын
I almost forgot about that part of his career
@MasterUpload201010 ай бұрын
Bro sometimes I remember that segment where he has Sanada tied in a shack and him saying "Sanada!!!... Youre weak!"
@therelease708310 ай бұрын
@@MasterUpload2010 Samee or the time when he would Slap Sheera and renamed him Koya😭
@MasterUpload201010 ай бұрын
@@therelease7083 the weird shit we remember
@canUsaythis10 ай бұрын
Hay I enjoyed his theme song he was using at the time it was good :)
@michaelmilnermixing10 ай бұрын
It’s Dixie fault… everybody that tried to help wasn’t allowed to, she just wanted the money. Billy tried. Also thank you for doing this one!!!!! I commented on the poll lol
@northleedspoppa7 ай бұрын
Nope Corrigan is a moron
@dangerousdays20527 ай бұрын
After seeing what Billy has done to NWA, I'm pretty sure he was a toxic influence on TNA.
@basedpatriarch10 ай бұрын
They did Billy so dirty. He made BFG happen at least once. If anybody should have been able to buy TNA it was him.
@mistakinglee158610 ай бұрын
I thought so too but with the decision with NWA and himself. I prefer this timeline.
@dn22pkkdd47610 ай бұрын
@@mistakinglee1586fuck, NWA had such a good start under his ownership too (with the exception of cucky the clown on commentary). Once he and Aldis got into their spat, it seems like everything just fell to peices and never recovered. I don't even get how NWA has fallen that far? Of all people for Corgan to hitch his wagon to, fucking Tyrus?
@markmelo277910 ай бұрын
@@mistakinglee1586💯
@athanaskozhuharov970010 ай бұрын
Why didn't they is a shock to me. Anthem running it has been so embarrassing , it reminds me of Sinclair first days of ROH. They put table scraps and wonder why the company ain't bigger?
@basedpatriarch10 ай бұрын
@@athanaskozhuharov9700 A greater travesty. I don't care much for Cornette these days but he was 100% right about what they did to ROH.
@shadic198810 ай бұрын
And now most of TNA's legends are in either WWE as Producers or top guys (Roode, Styles, Abyss, Aldis, Eli Drake, Lashley, McIntyre, Kross, Sam Shaw as Dexter Lumis) or AEW Legends (Hardyz, Christian, Sting, Samoa Joe)
@thekaiser1156Ай бұрын
Damn, that would have been an amazing roster today.
@RS-er7hd10 ай бұрын
I think Corgan tried to hit the music industry special on her, she kicked out at 2.9 hawked up and hit the cab driver slam on him for the finish
@babarazamsucks10 ай бұрын
Before there was Nia Jax, there was Lei D’Tapa.
@BLCKSMTHApparel10 ай бұрын
Crazy how in 2016, TNA was putting out the best product in years whilst on the brink of death
@TheGreatDevlin10 ай бұрын
The 2015 period of TNA was kinda great. I've gone back to re-watch it multiple times. The MVP stories, Spudd vs EC3, Revolution vs The Hardys, the BroMans. All great.
@theangelandtheone10 ай бұрын
Things go strong until about halfway through when the money really starts to hurt and wrestlers start leaving. They recover in 2016 (I'd argue 2016 is one of the best years in company history) but that latter half of 2015 was pain to sit through.
@TheGreatDevlin10 ай бұрын
@@theangelandtheone You are correct. Late 2014 and mid 2015 are ROUGH.
@theangelandtheone10 ай бұрын
@@TheGreatDevlin It's crazy how much they went back and forth at the time. If you look a little earlier, they had a great summer 2014 too. But that was after a weak early 2014. And so on and so on.
@ernieb35210 ай бұрын
I really believe KZfaq is the only thing keeping Impact afloat, chances are no network would have kept giving them a chance during the pandemic, but with everyone staying at home and just watching videos all day they finally got the attention they needed to get stay going long enough to be, at least for now, a somewhat option amongst the other two giants.
@skyatollah2skyharder27610 ай бұрын
I believe your brain is AWOL. They have international TV deals, they're selling out wherever they're holding shows, they're the third biggest wrestling brand in the US, oh yeah, and AXSTV are a billion dollar company. They also own the channel Impact is on. So maybe shut up if you don't know what you're on about.
@ShubhamMishrabro9 ай бұрын
Also their india TV deal.
@DeadKoby10 ай бұрын
Mr. Corgan has been able to enact his vision with the NWA.... and it's gradually growing back. It was X-tra hard for them when the government lockdowns halted their show.... but the present shows are quite entertaining, and short enough to be digestible.
@woobgamer521010 ай бұрын
tbh that just proves that its all Dixie's fault
@DeadKoby10 ай бұрын
@@woobgamer5210 Plausibly so. I can imagine that every talent in the program has their own opinions too. I'm certain that there were too many "chefs".
@Beast_the_smash_guy10 ай бұрын
3:15 Fun fact: my mom met Gail Kim and her husband at her work's dinner party in our old home in PA and got both their autographs
@HARAMBEAKAGEORGEFLOYD5 ай бұрын
And?
@FishJesus42010 ай бұрын
Lashley in 2016-2017 Impact is one of the biggest examples of a big fish in small pond in wrestling history
@TheNath8710 ай бұрын
I remember this time very well. Me and my girlfriend always used to have pizza and watch Impact. I was super hyped for guys like Drew Galloway, Aron Rex and Cody Rhodes to come in. I loved Decay and im not sure if he was in the company at this time but really liked Tigre Uno. My girlfriend was obsessed with Rosemary.
@TimTE0110 ай бұрын
This brought us Tomasso Ciampa’s Rick Rude Moment. He did a final TV Match for Impact (on tape) and debuted for nXt.
@TheMaskedheel10 ай бұрын
Actually TNA could have stayed on Spike for a lot less money but the Carters didn't want that. Which was a huge goof.
@darkchocolate339010 ай бұрын
From 2014 to 2017 it always seemed like TNA was on the verge of going down for good, but somehow they always managed to stay afloat. So damn impressive.
@fyrewatermelons10 ай бұрын
It was clear that Cody Rhodes was only there as a favor for Impact letting Brandi be a Knockout despite her lack of in ring experience.
@JasonSum197910 ай бұрын
The Destination America era was such a mess (But, the station would actually air previous PPV during all different times of the day/night) The Pop tv era was solid overall despite all the drama online regarding TNA going bankrupt every couple of days) TNA/Impact has outlived both WCW & ECW that alone is surreal (Billy Corgan had some cool ideas in TNA but, the Wrestling business tried to take advantage of him Corgan had some sort of pull to use Marilyn Manson & Hole music on TNA shows which is also very impressive… People knock NWA but, there last PPV 75 was actually really good he also signed a deal with The CW (Which doesn’t mean as much as it could’ve since The CW is no longer tied with WB ) but, despite what certain critics/insiders say the best Pro Wrestling in 2023 is the indie scene i guess both the NWA and Impact Wrestling are consider indie territories
@RyanOnWeather10 ай бұрын
Met Sgt Chris Melendez at an indy show. I was doing merch and after the show some of the guys came over to tthe booth. Super nice guy! he gave me a ring worn shirt that I still have, he signed it for me too this was a Clarksville, TN show
@HARAMBEAKAGEORGEFLOYD5 ай бұрын
You should have taken his leg and watch him try to chase you 😂😂
@darionblack443410 ай бұрын
man brooke tessmacher got me through some nights when i didn’t have internet😭
@carter336910 ай бұрын
Me too bro 😂
@darionblack44348 ай бұрын
@@carter3369 the struggle was real🤣🤣😭
@UndergroundSkat200010 ай бұрын
These are the forgettable years that i didn't bother watching. TNA lost me at the Hogan/Bischoff era, the Aces and Eights storyline, and Dixie becoming an onscreen character
@Markyd12310 ай бұрын
You’re not alone there brother
@evanlevine533710 ай бұрын
This is some good timing, our boy just got NWA on national TV! Announced today it is the CW.
@pleaseshutup705310 ай бұрын
Smackdown on fox. Nwa on cw that would have been awesome as a kid
@Rollyboy14110 ай бұрын
4:35 That’s what pissed me off more, those episodes will never see the light of day
@Markyd12310 ай бұрын
Apparently Hernandez beat lashley in a cage match. Would have loved to seen that one.
@Rollyboy14110 ай бұрын
@@Markyd123I heard that one. I also heard there was a BDC segment where MVP was meditating 😂
@Blinky88810 ай бұрын
I remember the 3 round thing! One judge Always voted contrary to the other two no matter how dominate one wrestler was that round.
@connorledwith9810 ай бұрын
I remember this era of TNA 😂😂😂 I’m so glad I stayed watching TNA full time tho, or I’d of missed The Broken Universe, and that was one of my fav eras of any wrestling show.
@BLCKSMTHApparel10 ай бұрын
The amount of starpower TNA had in 2016 looking back was wild. The most popular act in wrestling at the time in the broken Hardyz, Galloway, Lashley, LA Knight, EC3
@nick5667710 ай бұрын
22:22 Dixie with the contract on loop is too good
@koliber968710 ай бұрын
2016 was great - Hardy vs Hardy, Lashley - belt colector, EC3 face turn and Decay
@extremeking42510 ай бұрын
1.8 Million? I didn't know Corgan had it like that.
@1nc0rr1g1bl310 ай бұрын
Love the part when you say "TNA had run out of money" when you turn back the clock 5 years later and it wasn't really an issue paying guys and old legends big contracts like crazy and they had a STACK roster too 🤣🤣 glad they're doing kinda fine to this day but this was hysterical.
@bdr1130805 ай бұрын
Why does every start up company that has debuted since 2001 immediately start like from day one the game plan seems to be …… “all right we finally got enough money to get this thing going. We want to get a better deal and we want to grow the audience in one day we want to be as big as WWE, so we can’t fuck this up……… so everyone go home tonight and watch WCW from mid 1999 all the way through 2001 when they shut down and we’re going to make that our product” Watching this video that’s exactly what it reminded me of. It reminded me of Vince Russo‘s WCW. Holy shit this was terrible.
@iLoveLucy42010 ай бұрын
The day AJ Styles left was the day TNA died for me…although I’m glad he left.
@AdrianM86510 ай бұрын
That Destination America intro from the first episode is still one of the better intros to a show I’ve seen.
@mistakinglee158610 ай бұрын
That intro will always go hard. Reminds me of Def Jam Vendetta
@kidwaryodproduction10 ай бұрын
I saw Billy Corgan at the clip cover and at first I think that Alex Wright became TNA Owner. 😄
@FerraristDX10 ай бұрын
Oh, Big Bratwurst.
@jimbo_131210 ай бұрын
@@FerraristDXI see somebody else here is a jam up guy
@Mateus_Carvalho10 ай бұрын
Das Wunderfed, eh?
@TihetrisWeathersby10 ай бұрын
The Wild slap nut always pops up, He's a stable of this channel
@angelaarmie578910 ай бұрын
I like the video promos and cut scenes from this Era. The music and production was great.
@paulcarpenter784410 ай бұрын
Can we just say when Jim cornette was in TNA it was actually really good
@TheFailedmessiah10 ай бұрын
Russo and Jim were there at the same time which is wild lol
@mitchcolburn121623 күн бұрын
And that had absolutely nothing to do with Cornette, I guarantee it.
@savage75110 ай бұрын
"So, that's a feud"....just might be my favorite line lol
@rudy199x10 ай бұрын
As an Indian from India,I'm surprised that u mentioned "Ring ka king",lmao i forgot that it existed but shout out to you brah you a real wrasslin guru👍🏽
@jabbarmuhammad880410 ай бұрын
2015 of TNA wrestling seen a lot of good changes and bad changes
@selfcarvalho10 ай бұрын
Amazing video. On point and great recap !
@BLCKSMTHApparel10 ай бұрын
Ec3 was an absolute star at this point. Wish we had gotten to see him come out to Trouble when he returned in 2020
@Torpedoman31610 ай бұрын
Dixie’s dad is an oil tycoon. Who knows how much money has been lost by TNA over the years but the small shows help keep cost low I’m sure
@tylerhodder245310 ай бұрын
TNA Was Not The Same After AJ Styles & Sting Left In 2014
@Jimbo-wx9pu10 ай бұрын
I remember following TNA when it was in its hay day and pretty much because I was a massive Jeff hardy mark so when he went and sat on that cage I was all over it. I stopped watching wrestling around the twice in a lifetime story on wwe because I just didn’t find it interesting anymore but around 2016 I decided to give wrestling a go again but unfortunately I came back just as Daniel brian retired and the storylines were poor (dolph ziggler summer Rae and Tyler breeze love triangle, star dust and the big dog every week) so I decided to see how Tna was doing as it was on free tv in the uk only to find it was the tournament replays and I was so confused and genuinely thought that was what Tna had become. I think big money Matt actually won me back over because I always like Matt hardy in some way and EC3 to me was fresh and genuinely looked like someone who booked right could carry the company. Unfortunately the wheels came off again and I just couldn’t watch the show anymore. I do watch NWA but that is pretty much where my following of smaller companies goes now.
@mushroomsamba8210 ай бұрын
Wonder how many new "territories" Billy will add to the NWA
@TheMaskedheel10 ай бұрын
I think 2015 to 2017 was as good as 2007 through 2009. The rise of Lashley, Gallows and Ec3. It was like old school Midsouth.
@Markyd12310 ай бұрын
You think a year where they literally couldn’t air tv for 2 months was as good as 2007-2009?
@TheMaskedheel10 ай бұрын
@@Markyd123 I think the booking and story lines were consistent. This was the era were websites was praising them over WWE for the booking. Losing tv was unfortunate but had nothing to do with the product just the management.
@Markyd12310 ай бұрын
@@TheMaskedheel 2016 I’d agree with you. Underrated year. Lashley, Bennett, moose, ec3, Cody, drew. But 2015 nah.
@Venemofthe88810 ай бұрын
2015 seemed to be a really bad year for wrestling like TNA was dying and WWE had tons of injuries.
@anonluxor47010 ай бұрын
Been awhile since we heard slapnuts appears sound effect
@-Sangral-10 ай бұрын
You could have shown the few weeks where the shows had so many money problems that they had to cut out and censor theme songs cause they couldn't pay for them anymore.
@All1My1Little1Words110 ай бұрын
So many good things and people happened during this time think you are underselling the turn around when they went to pop. Drew Galloway, Eli Drake, Moose, Lashley, Decay, Broken Hardys, Hot Mess,Cody Rhodes. All people still at the top of the industry or that had an effect on it
@TheDtoxxxx10 ай бұрын
Didn't watch a single episode back in the day, but the recap took me there. Can't believe so much talent came outta that squad.
@petesmart198310 ай бұрын
Lots of dodgey wrestlers, qanon wrestlers like tyrus and tessmacher, guys with bad attitudes like ec3,ares and low ki etc. Company was at its worse, although pretty much a big indy company now and much better to watch today
@whyphy221310 ай бұрын
Brooke is a QAnon follower? Where did you find that?
@WarGhoulKharas10 ай бұрын
@@whyphy2213 He didn't. It's a label people slap on anyone with an opinion right of MSNBC in order to devalue them as people. In reality, he can't name one talking point that they espouse that's from QAnon. Tyrus is a frequent guest on the Gutfeld show, which is a badly written program on FOX news. News flash, pendejo. Just because you don't like their political affiliation doesn't mean that they're wacked out conspiracy theorists like Paul London or Brian Kendrick.
@kevinramsey41710 ай бұрын
Brooke is Q? Goddammit.
@gont20xx8110 ай бұрын
@@kevinramsey417 well she is from st louis, misery
@MrRjh6310 ай бұрын
Isnt she married to Kaz? i hope he isnt that way as well.
@omega.male423110 ай бұрын
Even though ur burying the era, u made it look fun asf with the clips u put 😅😅
@jugghead8210 ай бұрын
I have been a fan of TNA/Impact since the start but their have been some hits an misses over the years. I watch time to time this time in TNA/Impact an their were a lot of problems I did like the Beat Down Crew which would be the WWE's hurt business. I loved The Broken Matt Hardy Stuff an Bobby Lashley was AMAZING. Eli Drake was AMAZING AS WELL an it tells a lot about LA Knight looking at how over he is. The money problems with the company is just crazy an for ratings TNA was still good in the ratings on Spike it's crazy how they stop the programming. Billy Corgan, you can truly tell he is a fan an RESPECTS THE WORLD OF WRESTLING. I remember when Smashing Pumpkins was on an episode of ECW back in the day. NWA is a perfect example how Corgan has a lot of respect for wrestling. AWESOME VID AS ALWAYS ❣
@anxofernandez334410 ай бұрын
You should be happy. Apparently Impact Wrestling is going back to being TNA again in January. If they can pick up a few of the WWE rejects and some of the wrestlers whose AEW contracts are ending, maybe the resurgence of the company can be consolidated.
@treebender-bl2du10 ай бұрын
This is actually the time frame that I tried to watch tna and I gave up quick on the program. Inconsistent storyline and poor choices to sign all the wwe guys and screw over the tna guys. They had AJ Styles and f'ed up. Like Amber Heard levels of crapping the bed. I tried watching again but can't find it and won't pay for extra networks. Anyways......cheers for the efforts and recaps, and glad you have the company to share your passion about.
@Jajanken9810 ай бұрын
Never thought i would see a Brazil's reference in TNA or in your videos
@dizzy136910 ай бұрын
I want LA knight to bring the dummy button to WWE 🤣😂
@david-4682 ай бұрын
You could tell corgan was gonna blow with his quote before he started but I guess we aren’t allowed to state the obvious anymore
@connorledwith9810 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, and imo, main reason Grado in America didn’t work was because how much it would’ve cost to play Like a Dream… that was his theme song over here
@Markyd12310 ай бұрын
But if that’s his only worth how good is he?
@connorledwith9810 ай бұрын
@@Markyd123 I’d say he’s more of a straight up entertainer/comedy wrestler who just didn’t fit TNA at the time, went All In earlier this year and I was well happy to see him there!
@Markyd12310 ай бұрын
@@connorledwith98 yes he was in the opening stuff wasn’t he? I’m not actually against him, I’m just kind of undecided.
@connorledwith9810 ай бұрын
@@Markyd123 yeah man, came out with Paul Wight!
@SHADOWtech.-10 ай бұрын
I actually enjoyed this period. WWE was sucking at the time and tna had some serious talent going on. It started falling apart in 2016, if Corgan had control they would have been better off. If you compare the roster from this time period compared to today, it’s not even close. They have no star power right now…the biggest names are who? Bully Ray and Trinity?? It’s hard to get invested in their current product.
@BabyMaharaja010 ай бұрын
current TNA is still worse than anything in the 2010s
@rolocadbury203610 ай бұрын
WWE still sucks
@bloodeagle645810 ай бұрын
Feels like bill corgin had tna headed in the right direction and the majority corporate owners thought they could get all the credit and eventually ruined the show when they took control...typical
@nevenpatrk96619 ай бұрын
Crazy how most of the names that you mentioned as highlights of TNA during 2016 make up a decent portion of WWE's main event nowadays.
@paulmeade486210 ай бұрын
No mention of Bram re-signing with TNA 4 times in a year
@shadowrage9910 ай бұрын
This was great. A good recap since I didn't watch this time of TNA. Stopped right after AJ left.
@ojsimpson.10 ай бұрын
Usually when you’re a kid almost any wrestling seems like good wrestling, yet somehow as a kid, and I wasn’t even on social media, I knew this just wasn’t good wrestling
@lbdjthethird124010 ай бұрын
Your channel makes me want to go back and watch old school TNA for the first time. It also makes me want to watch new school TNA for the first time. Basically, makes me want to watch TNA for the first time.
@Yodagamer110 ай бұрын
I call this the weird rock wall entrance way era of tna.
@claytonman3110 ай бұрын
I was going to say what the hell was that?! 😂 I'd stop watching by this point
@Yodagamer110 ай бұрын
@@claytonman31 I never understood why they had it honestly.
@smoothpoon8610 ай бұрын
They’ve been having the worst year they’ve ever had for the last 14 years
@matthewpulama10610 ай бұрын
Watching the company during this time was just sad to watch. And for my time to watch as a wrestling fan it wasn't good. From me slowly stopping watching WWE, to seeing Impact look like a hallowed-out fruit and me having trouble trying to watch NJPW & other indies, yeah, 2016 was the year I nearly gave up watching wrestling for good. The biggest positive of Impact in 2016 was either the Broken Matt Saga or EC3.
@DioBrandoWRYYYYYY10 ай бұрын
As bad as the year might have been, 2016 TNA still looks way better than 2023 Impact. At least they still had actual star power and hot women back then, now it's a bunch of indie goobers, the bloated husk of Tommy Dreamer and a bunch of female "wrasslers"
@mrmoviemanic110 ай бұрын
Matt Hardy single handedly kept Impact Alive with his Broken gimmick.
@nicestoriesnottherealstori300610 ай бұрын
Oh yeah Pop used to be TV Guide network so it had TV Guide stuff on the bottom for some of it. Also I remember watching TNA as a kid in 2016 and I remember hating Bennett as a heel. They honestly should have put the strap on him. I left after they cockteased a tv fight for the belt only for it breakdown and move to PPV. The best part for me was the one TV match between Jeff and Matt where Jeff did that high spot that was great.
@onuoraawesome777710 ай бұрын
You thought 2015 was bad? Go look at how it was in 2017. It was WAY, WAY, WAY worse than 2015.
@Markyd12310 ай бұрын
Did they have to stop the show for two months?
@hhtptai10 ай бұрын
They couldn't sell out house shows on BFG weekend in 2015.
@Dzeroblade10 ай бұрын
Anything beats 2015 Slammiversary
@onuoraawesome777710 ай бұрын
@@hhtptai But on the same weekend in 2017, they could barely tape an entire show in the Impact Zone. You wanna talk about a financial crisis, they didn't have the funds to do a whole taping. They filmed matches in other companies and venues.
@onuoraawesome777710 ай бұрын
@@Dzeroblade Uh, did you watch Destination X 2009? What about Victory Road 2009? Or Victory Road 2011? Like what are talking about anything beats Slammiversary 2015? I mean, yeah, the show was garbage, but there were much worse Impact PPVs out there.
@timothyfogarty582926 күн бұрын
Thanks for being apart of my recovery
@JeffHardyfan31610 ай бұрын
Grado was insanely popular in America when he wrestled in TNA.
@petesmart198310 ай бұрын
He wasn't mainly cause he tried to do his old gimmick but of copyright they couldn't use it
@JeffHardyfan31610 ай бұрын
@petesmart1983 I remember Grado wasn't like a Hulk Hogan of TNA. Popularity wise. But he was like a Hulk Hogan of comedy wrestling. And when Grado got fired from TNA I didn't follow it. Until WWE Network aired UK indy shows. I saw Grado on there and I feel like I wouldn't have cared about Grado or ICW if it weren't for Grado in TNA. He was great. He kind of made wrestling fun again. Even though he mainly did comedy in TNA. 😀🌈🦄
@MichaelSpikes-pv6kl10 ай бұрын
Great video
@TheRageaholic10 ай бұрын
Even the guy who initially spread the lie about TNA losing their Spike deal over Russo has since admitted it's a lie. Leave it to a cliché BritMark to spread misinformation anyway. Has Jim Cornette given you your opinions for the week yet, Nigel Blatherton?
@philipjohnson991310 ай бұрын
The DCC was going somewhere but Corgan's exit ruined those plans
@sonicman250010 ай бұрын
Had Direct TV during that time but it doesn't have Destination America
@darringardner631010 ай бұрын
TNA went to hell when Hulk Hogan and Eric Bishoff came in the company. It was bad enought Vince Russo was on the loose in TNA.
@alexandru536910 ай бұрын
Billie Corgan is obviously a massive fan of wrestling considering TNA screwing him over and him losing millions of dollars on it. Glad he finally has TV contract with NWA now
@TroysSweetCornhole10 ай бұрын
Wrestlingifs got me into Marky D and I haven't looked back
@pleaseshutup705310 ай бұрын
When did wrestlingifs mention Markyd
@TroysSweetCornhole10 ай бұрын
@@pleaseshutup7053 Perc angle
@greatestbrand519110 ай бұрын
2015 was hard to watch despite some decent stuff still, 2016 was just it. Gave up at some point during that year
@Evs7810110 ай бұрын
Dixie Carter just couldn’t understand she was just supposed to be an Angel investor, a money mark, a pr rep, anything but actually running the company…. 😂
@BlackChapters10 ай бұрын
Spike TV doesn't dnt want Russo on the network working for TNA Dixie's dumb ass secretly kept him on and then she accidentally sent an email about him to the wrong person and they found out. So Spike sent them to the shadow realm
@wresfan4 ай бұрын
I think it was safe to say that in 2016 I was getting bored of watching WWE and that's why I was starting to watch TNA when they moved to pop TV in early 2016 and started watching it a lot from then on 🤔
@ned523110 ай бұрын
I need to go back and watch some prime rebel in TNA
@MikeJr928410 ай бұрын
I stopped watching Impact around this time and I didn't start watching it again until right before the pandemic.