TNA Wrestling announces new TV deal
TNA Wrestling officially has a new television home.
Confirming what had become increasingly likely over the past couple of weeks, it was announced today that TNA has reached a multi-year media rights deal with AMC. The deal begins on Thursday, January 15, 2026 with a live Impact episode from the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas. Impact will be carried on both the AMC television channel and its streaming service AMC+.
Impact will now air from 9-11 p.m. Eastern time every week. That’s a slight change from the 8-10 p.m. Eastern slot the show had been airing in on AXS TV.
Despite rumors that Impact could potentially move to Wednesday nights as competition for AEW Dynamite, that will not be happening. The show is specifically branded as “Thursday Night Impact” in all press materials regarding the new TV deal.
“We are super excited to bring the in-ring excitement, energy and drama of TNA Wrestling to AMC,” TNA President Carlos Silva said in a press release. “TNA Wrestling heads into 2026 the hottest it has ever been — with intense rivalries and a fan base that loves the TNA stars. We cannot wait to expand the TNA audience with our new partner, AMC Networks, which has such a long and storied history of serving passionate and engaged fans across so many shows and franchises, through this new media rights deal.”
The press release announcing the deal touts the X-Division and Knockouts Division as being cornerstones of TNA, along with mentioning the “groundbreaking” partnership the promotion has with WWE NXT.
Dan McDermott, the Chief Content Officer of AMC Networks and President of AMC Studios, explained that his network and TNA fit together well because both sides put fans at the center of everything they do.
“TNA’s impressive growth and success is driven by the stories, characters and non-stop action fans love,” McDermott said. “We put fans at the center of everything we do, and TNA has built its brand and its programming around that same dedication and focus. What a great opportunity to come together and make Thursday Night iMPACT! a dynamic and entertaining weekly event on AMC and AMC+ starting next month.”
In the press release, no other TNA programming except for Impact is mentioned as being part of the deal.
Tickets for the January 15 episode of Impact are going on sale to the general public on December 11, with a pre-sale set to begin on December 9.
Week two of Impact on AMC will then be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Thursday, January 22. Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque is hosting that episode and what appears to be a TV taping the next night.
AMC is largely known for drama series like Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and The Walking Dead but did previously work with Billy Corgan on a pro wrestling-related reality show in 2014 that never ended up airing.
Financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.
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