"TNA Impact! Wrestling" (2004) TV series 2004-????

Director:

Michael Vettor

Writers:

Bill Banks (writer)
Dutch Mantel (writer)

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

4 June 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sport

Cast

Mike Tenay	...	Himself (27 episodes, 2004-2008)
Don West	...	Himself (27 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jeff Jarrett	...	Himself (24 episodes, 2004-2006)
Allen Jones	...	AJ Styles / ... (23 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jeremy Borash	...	Himself (20 episodes, 2004-2008)
Charles Ashenoff	...	Konnan (19 episodes, 2004-2006)
Petey Williams	...	Himself (16 episodes, 2004-2008)
Chris Parks	...	Abyss / ... (16 episodes, 2004-2007)
Chris Harris	...	Himself (15 episodes, 2004-2007)
Brian James	...	Himself (15 episodes, 2004-2007)
Monty Brown	...	Himself (14 episodes, 2004-2006)
Christopher Daniels	...	Himself / ... (14 episodes, 2004-2008)
James Storm	...	Himself / ... (14 episodes, 2004-2008)
Bobby Roode	...	Himself / ... (14 episodes, 2004-2008)
Scott D'Amore	...	Himself (14 episodes, 2004)
Patrick Martin	...	Alex Shelley / ... (13 episodes, 2004-2008)
Dusty Rhodes	...	Himself (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Ron Killings	...	Himself (13 episodes, 2004-2007)
Frankie Kazarian	...	Himself (13 episodes, 2004-2007)
Elix Skipper	...	Himself / ... (12 episodes, 2004-2007)
Josh Harter	...	Himself / ... (12 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jason Reso	...	Himself / ... (12 episodes, 2005-2008)
Mark 'Slick' Johnson	...	Himself / ... (11 episodes, 2004-2008)
Chase Stevens	...	Himself (11 episodes, 2004-2006)
Andy Douglas	...	Himself (11 episodes, 2004-2006)
Tracy Brookshaw	...	Herself / ... (11 episodes, 2004-2008)
Shawn Hernandez	...	Himself / ... (11 episodes, 2004-2008)
Leticia Cline	...	Herself - Backstage Interviewer (11 episodes, 2006)
Hawk Younkins	...	Hawk (11 episodes, 2006)

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Florida, USA

Company:

Spike TV

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "NWA: Total Nonstop Action" (2002)

An enjoyable alternative

I have to admit I did not start watching TNA until they debuted on Spike TV a few months ago, but I have been impressed. As a lifelong WWE fan and wrestiling fan, I have enjoyed different aspects of all different promotions throughout the years. WWE has excelled in the "larger than life" entertainment aspect of wrestling. WCW when it was successful featured what WWE was doing, just with different characters. ECW was of course the outlet for furstrated fans who were sick of what the big 2 were doing. Then you have TNA, which is building a grassroots organizations based on one thing, IN RING PERFORMANCE.

The bottom line with this business is that in the end, it all comes back to how you can perform in the ring. TNA is wisely signing younger, smaller wrestlers and featuring a different type of in ring style than what WWE is doing. At the same time, they are not trying to compete with WWE, which is extremely smart. TNA is akin to what ECW was in the 90s, not in terms of style, but in terms of its approach to its place in the world. What I mean by that is that even though TNA has people like Jeff Jarrett, Raven, Rhino among other WWE or WCW guys, they realize that they cannot be going head to head with WWE.

I certainly enjoy watching TNA though for the action and its unique in ring content.