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Report: The Latest On TNA's New Media Rights Deal And How It Relates To WWE & AEW
It sounds like TNA Wrestling is closing in on a new media rights deal for iMPACT, and WWE is reportedly playing a big factor in the negotiations.
TNA President Carlos Silva continues to tease a new media rights deal for iMPACT in recent months, and we now have a lot more information on what we can expect.
According to Jon Alba of Sports Illustrated, TNA is deep in negotiations for their new rights deal with the hopes of having something in place by October to coincide with Bound For Glory.
As far as where TNA iMPACT will land, Alba states that the company has been in discussions of moving to a WWE-affiliated network. Not only that, he suggests they are open to moving iMPACT to Wednesday nights to go head-to-head with AEW Dynamite.
Alba was also able to confirm there is legitimate interest from The CW in acquiring iMPACT. Although it was not indicated that's where they will end up.
Could TNA iMPACT wind up on NBCU instead?
On the flipside, Andrew Baydala took to social media following the release of this report to state his belief that TNA iMPACT will end up on a NBCU property, tweeting out:
'I've been banging this drum for months- I fully believe TNA will be on an NBCU property weekly. I also know that there is considerable discussion surrounding TNA being on cable, with a timeslot of either 8 PM-10 PM ET or 9 PM-11 PM ET on Wednesday nights. #TNA #WWE #AEW,' Andrew Baydala said in a post.
Stay tuned to WrestleZone for more information as it becomes available.
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What do you make of this report? Do you think TNA iMPACT will end up on a WWE-affiliated network and shift nights to compete with AEW Dynamite? Let us know your overall thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.
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