In the Orlando area? Attend IMPACT!

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For Immediate Release

 

ORLANDO TO FEEL THE “IMPACT!” STARTING THIS THURSDAY

 

May 28, 2004 (Nashville, TN) – Total Nonstop Action Wrestling “Impact!” will make its filming debut this Thursday, June 3rd at Universal Studios at the Universal Orlando resort. “Impact!” will air nationally on Fox Sports Net starting June 4th every Friday at 3:00 p.m. local (check local listings or nwatna.com for a complete list of airtimes).

 

“Impact!” will be filmed every Thursday at Universal Studios Soundstage 21 and is free for both the guests of Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure theme parks, as well as the public.

 

Seating is based on availability. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with a bell time of 6:45 p.m. Free parking is available at the Universal Orlando parking garage after 6pm. Follow the signs to Soundstage 21 for “Impact!”

 

Don’t miss your chance to be on national television for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling “Impact!” Call the Universal Studios “Impact!” hotline at 407-224-6000

 

The alternative for the true wrestling fan, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling prides itself on delivering quality, family programming that is clean, innovative, cutting edge and with the high-risk, high-flying athleticism that TNA Wrestling is known for. Available on pay-per-view every Wednesday night at 8pm ET/5pm PT on iN DEMAND, DIRECTV and TVN as well as Viewer’s Choice, Bell ExpressVu and Shaw PPV in Canada. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling “Impact!” Friday’s at 3pm local on Fox Sports Net (check local listings). “Impact!” también será transmitido en español por el canal de audio secundario SAP. For information, log onto www.nwatna.com.

 

 

Contact:

TNA Wrestling

Brad Bernstein

Trifecta Entertainment

(615) 254-3333

[Guest Jesse]

I'll definitely be there. It's only like a 20 minute drive for me.

[k thx 0]

Cool idea. Hopefully it'll work, but you've gotta think they'll be signing a few bigger names up for a mark crowd.

[Guest spags56]

Free admission week in week out?

 

fuck Panda must be loaded.

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

Well, these crowds should be red hot. ::Ends sarcastic smark mode::

[Guest Jesse]

Well, these crowds should be red hot. ::Ends sarcastic smark mode::

Ever been to a wrestling show in Orlando? Almost always great crowds.

[Guest MikeSC]

Well, these crowds should be red hot.  ::Ends sarcastic smark mode::

Ever been to a wrestling show in Orlando? Almost always great crowds.

Ever heard a crowd from Universal Studios? Never hot.

-=Mike

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

Well, these crowds should be red hot.  ::Ends sarcastic smark mode::

Ever been to a wrestling show in Orlando? Almost always great crowds.

Ever heard a crowd from Universal Studios? Never hot.

-=Mike

Can you imagine what someone who doesn't watch wrestling at all that will stumble in there and think?

 

[Guest MikeSC]

Well, these crowds should be red hot.  ::Ends sarcastic smark mode::

Ever been to a wrestling show in Orlando? Almost always great crowds.

Ever heard a crowd from Universal Studios? Never hot.

-=Mike

Can you imagine what someone who doesn't watch wrestling at all that will stumble in there and think?

 

It won't matter. If they follow WCW's ideas --- they'll have signs to tell people when to applaud and boo.

-=Mike

...WCW: We scripted EVERYTHING --- including crowd reactions

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

Well, these crowds should be red hot.  ::Ends sarcastic smark mode::

Ever been to a wrestling show in Orlando? Almost always great crowds.

Ever heard a crowd from Universal Studios? Never hot.

-=Mike

Can you imagine what someone who doesn't watch wrestling at all that will stumble in there and think?

 

It won't matter. If they follow WCW's ideas --- they'll have signs to tell people when to applaud and boo.

-=Mike

...WCW: We scripted EVERYTHING --- including crowd reactions

Oh, sorry I forgot about that.....

 

 

*sign says applaud*

 

WHOOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

[Astro101 0]

Ah...there's the negativity up in this thread.

 

Anyways, I'll just wait and reserve my opinion until I actually see the product on FSN. I'm optimistic, but we'll see.

[TheBigSwigg 0]

NEGATIVITY?? In the TSM forums? NEVER!!

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

Ah...there's the negativity up in this thread.

 

Anyways, I'll just wait and reserve my opinion until I actually see the product on FSN. I'm optimistic, but we'll see.

Why is it negativity? I am NOT bashing the product here at all. I am DEFINATELY bashing the place at Universal Studios for sure. It's a terrible place for wrestling and TNA in my opinion is moving from their fanbase which could hurt the way the show comes across on TV........that is all I am saying.....

[TheBigSwigg 0]

Well, these crowds should be red hot.  ::Ends sarcastic smark mode::

Ever been to a wrestling show in Orlando? Almost always great crowds.

Ever heard a crowd from Universal Studios? Never hot.

-=Mike

Can you imagine what someone who doesn't watch wrestling at all that will stumble in there and think?

 

Wait a minute, this ain't the Back to the Future Ride! Jeff Jarrett? This sucks.

[BoboBrazil 0]

Ah...there's the negativity up in this thread.

 

Anyways, I'll just wait and reserve my opinion until I actually see the product on FSN. I'm optimistic, but we'll see.

Why is it negativity? I am NOT bashing the product here at all. I am DEFINATELY bashing the place at Universal Studios for sure. It's a terrible place for wrestling and TNA in my opinion is moving from their fanbase which could hurt the way the show comes across on TV........that is all I am saying.....

It can't be any worse than the "dead silent the whole show until Erik Watts comes out then mark like a little bitch" asylum in Nashville.

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

Ah...there's the negativity up in this thread.

 

Anyways, I'll just wait and reserve my opinion until I actually see the product on FSN. I'm optimistic, but we'll see.

Why is it negativity? I am NOT bashing the product here at all. I am DEFINATELY bashing the place at Universal Studios for sure. It's a terrible place for wrestling and TNA in my opinion is moving from their fanbase which could hurt the way the show comes across on TV........that is all I am saying.....

It can't be any worse than the "dead silent the whole show until Erik Watts comes out then mark like a little bitch" asylum in Nashville.

Apparently you weren't part of the any WCW Worldwide crowds huh?

[Placebo Effect 0]

Worldwide crowds were also subjected to four hours or so of nonstop squash matches, most of which involving wrestlers that weren't good enough to be on Saturday Night.

 

Considering TNA will only have to tape for two hours (I assume they'll tape some Xplosion and or have dark matches), the crowd won't have time to get super burnt out.

 

We'll see on Friday... Or Saturday, if you're an unlucky fuck like me.

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

Worldwide crowds were also subjected to four hours or so of nonstop squash matches, most of which involving wrestlers that weren't good enough to be on Saturday Night.

 

Considering TNA will only have to tape for two hours (I assume they'll tape some Xplosion and or have dark matches), the crowd won't have time to get super burnt out.

 

We'll see on Friday... Or Saturday, if you're an unlucky fuck like me.

That is still not the reason why Worldwide was so bad. First off most of the people there weren't your normal wrestling crowd(Universal studios allowed you to watch the show for no additional cost other than paying to get into Universal), so they didn't follow wrestling to a tee like most fans at live events. Thus the reason why the crowd looked dead half of the time. Much like what will probably happen this time around.

 

I am actually unluckier than you as it doesn't start where I live(pittsburgh) until the 11th.

[Scroby 0]

Hey is Impact a hour long or is two hours? I need to set my VCR and I don't want to tape it for to long.

[tpww7 0]

Hour.

[The Ghost of bps21 0]

Universal crowds are not very good.

 

It's people who are tired of walking around and want to take a seat in the air conditioning.

[Placebo Effect 0]

Worldwide crowds were also subjected to four hours or so of nonstop squash matches, most of which involving wrestlers that weren't good enough to be on Saturday Night.

 

Considering TNA will only have to tape for two hours (I assume they'll tape some Xplosion and or have dark matches), the crowd won't have time to get super burnt out. 

 

We'll see on Friday... Or Saturday, if you're an unlucky fuck like me.

That is still not the reason why Worldwide was so bad. First off most of the people there weren't your normal wrestling crowd(Universal studios allowed you to watch the show for no additional cost other than paying to get into Universal), so they didn't follow wrestling to a tee like most fans at live events. Thus the reason why the crowd looked dead half of the time. Much like what will probably happen this time around.

 

I am actually unluckier than you as it doesn't start where I live(pittsburgh) until the 11th.

Ohh yeah. I know that the crowds will still be pretty shitty, but at the very least, they won't be THAT dead.

 

And with the recent news report that they're going to focus on the X Division, that's nothing but good news for them. For normal people who aren't completly turned off to wrestling, seeing guys flip and fly will go over half decently.