| TNA Global Impact! | |
|---|---|
 TNA Global Impact! logo | |
| Genre | Sports entertainment Professional wrestling |
| Created by | Vince Russo Jeff Jarrett |
| Starring | SeeTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling roster |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | Approximately 22 minutes per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | Webcast |
| Release | May 3 (2006-05-03) – August 19, 2006 (2006-08-19) |
| Related | |
| TNA Xplosion (2002–2021, 2024-present) TNA Impact! (2004–present) TNA Gut Check (2004–present) TNA British Boot Camp (2013–2014) Before the Impact (2021–2023) | |
TNA Global Impact! is anonlineprofessional wrestling show produced byTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) that existed in 2006.Global Impact!, which was hosted by TNA interviewersJeremy Borash andChristy Hemme, featured "exclusive footage, interviews, news updates, matches and more".
Global Impact! originated in TNA in 2005. Segments displayed the worldwide "Impact!" of TNA, with an unseen Jeremy Borash providing a voice-over. These segments included TNA performers appearing in promotions and tours of different countries, and various happenings in TNA.
On April 24, 2006, TNA announced that it would be convertingGlobal Impact! into a weeklywebcast show as of May 3, 2006 as part of an agreement between TNA andYouTube. Jeremy Borash was announced as the onscreen host, with Christy Hemme to co-host the inaugural broadcast. TNA website manager Bill Banks (who helped launch similar online shows such asWWE Byte This! andWCW Reload), was expected to have a large behind-the-scenes role.
This agreement would be short-lived after high viewership caused the YouTubeserver to crash, future episodes were hosted on TNA's official website.
On August 19, 2006, the show was put on hold with no real reason given. Instead, TNA switched to providing information in the form of an audiopodcast.[1]
On December 14, 2007,Spike TV issued a press release which indicated that TNA would hold a one-hour special in January of the following year entitled "Global Impact!". The show would feature taped matches involving TNA wrestlers competing at theWrestle Kingdom IINew Japan Pro-WrestlingTokyo Dome show on January 4, includingKurt Angle facingYuji Nagata for theIGF's version of theIWGP Heavyweight Championship.
The show aired on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 11:00pmEST following the weekly episode of TNA Impact!. According to TNA's recent contract renewal with Spike TV, it is expected that this will be the first of several occasional special-airing shows.[2]
On February 28, 2008, TNA released the first Global Impact! special from Japan on DVD. Unlike the on-air broadcast, it contains the 7 full-length-matches that TNA stars participated in during the January 4 Tokyo Dome Event. It also contained backstage interviews from before and after the event. A full DVD Review can be read at the following link:[3]
On December 14, 2008, TNA Wrestling.com officially announced Global Impact 2: Japan. The show aired on Spike TV on October 8, 2009. It featured taped matches involving TNA wrestlers competing at theWrestle Kingdom IIINew Japan Pro-WrestlingTokyo Dome show on January 4.The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley andChris Sabin) defeatingNo Limit (Tetsuya Naito andYujiro) for theIWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship,Kurt Angle,Kevin Nash,Masahiro Chono, andRiki Choshu defeatingGiant Bernard,Takashi Iizuka,Tomohiro Ishii, andKarl Anderson, andTeam 3D (Brother Devon andBrother Ray) defeatingThe Most Violent Players (Togi Makabe andToru Yano) in aHardcore match for theIWGP Tag Team Championship.[4]
Global Impact 3 debuted onpay-per-view on February 24, 2011, and featured matches involving TNA wrestlers from the January 4, 2011, New Japan Pro-Wrestling showWrestle Kingdom V in Tokyo Dome which aired live on pay-per-view in Japan. The matches included sawBeer Money, Inc. (James Storm andRobert Roode) unsuccessfully challengingBad Intentions (Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson) for the IWGP Tag Team Championship in a three–way tag team match, which also included Muscle Orchestra (Manabu Nakanishi andStrong Man),Rob Van Dam defeating Toru Yano in a hardcore match andJeff Hardy successfully defending theTNA World Heavyweight Championship against Tetsuya Naito.[5]