- Entertainment industry publication Variety is reporting that TNA
Wrestling is set to announce on Monday that it’s flagship
TNA iMPACT show is
moving to Monday nights starting March 8th.
Variety.com writes that iMPACT will air head-to-head with
WWE RAW for 2 hours,
from 9-11 p.m. (Eastern time) and will be live every other week.
“We’ve always wanted to go on Monday nights,” said TNA president
Dixie Carter. “That’s where the wrestling viewing audience is accustomed
to being.”
Eric Bischoff
calls iMPACT moving
to Monday nights “a little bit of history repeating itself. Bischoff
said, “This is a great opportunity for TNA to step up and get noticed
and showcase their product. I’ve said since the moment I started talking
to Dixie, in my opinion we should go head-to-head with ‘Monday Night
Raw.’ To me, it’s a battlefield — and to win the battle, you have to be
on the battlefield.”
When asked to comment on WWE’s new competition on Monday nights, WWE
spokesman Robert Zimmerman said, “We’re not too concerned. We’re in good
shape.”