TNA Reduces Live PPV Schedule

[LWPD]

This a big move. I wonder if Dixie will ever scale back production, bite the bullet and test the iPPV market. Being realistic about the number of actual buyers for what they produce may make it a more practical option.

Courtesy of Multichannel.com
TNA Impact Wrestling To Reduce Live PPV Telecasts

TNA Impact Wrestling will feature four live pay-per-view events as part of a revamped PPV programming lineup, the company announced Thursday. TNA will offer four major live events in 2013 – Genesis (Jan. 13, retailing at a suggested price of $34.95), Lockdown (March 10, $34.95), Slammiversary (June 9, $39.95)) and Bound For Glory (Oct. 13, $44.95) – along with seven taped PPV specials branded as TNA Wrestling: One Night Only events. The first of the three-hour taped PPV specials -- priced at a suggested $14.95 -- will debut in April, with future shows airing on the first Friday of each month, according to company officials.

TNA’s 2013 PPV lineup is a change from last year, when the pro wrestling outfit offered a dozen live PPV events. The company will continue to offer its weekly Thursday night Impact Wrestling series on Spike TV.

“The Pay-Per-View industry has changed so much in the last decade,” says TNA President Dixie Carter in a statement. “The traditional Pay-Per-View wrestling model needed to evolve and we believe this strategy will positively impact not only the Pay-Per-View events but weekly television programming as well.”

The company will continue to produce its monthly one-hour video on demand show Unfinished Business, said network officials.

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You can buy the PPVs on their Video on Demand site. EDIT: That means these are probably the first two, then:

“TNA Wrestling: X-Travaganza” will feature an Ultimate X Match, an X-Scape Cage Match, and the return of former X Division stars including Petey Williams, Amazing Red, Matt Bentley and Jimmy Rave. Jerry Lynn will also be making a return as part of his farewell tour before his retirement later this year and will be facing long time rival Rob Van Dam.

“TNA Wrestling: Jokers Wild Tag Team Tournament” will feature teams selected at random competing with winning teams advancing to a 12-man Gauntlet Match with the winner receiving $100,000. Among those scheduled to take part in the tournament are Bobby Roode, Christopher Daniels, Rob Van Dam, James Storm, Samoa Joe, Joey Ryan, Jessie Godderz, Matt Morgan, Robbie E, Mr. Anderson, Robbie T, Chavo Guerrero Jr, Hernandez, Zema Ion and Doug Williams.

EDIT #2: TNA's site confirmed those are the first two. Joker's Wild is the April PPV, May is the X-Division one.

[Mr. Jimmyface]

They gotta go iPPV. Making something direct to DVD is so Coliseum Video... (roll eyes)

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Jan 10, 2013 22:03:15 GMT -5 Mr. Jimmyface said:

They gotta go iPPV. Making something direct to DVD is so Coliseum Video... (roll eyes)

Ironic the guy who posts (roll eyes) didn't even read the post. They're not doing direct-to-DVD shows, these are pre-taped PPVs. They're $15 and they're not really essential to the actual programming. It's likely that they won't progress storylines on these, they're inexpensive to product, budget priced PPVs. Explain to me what's so wrong with that?

EDIT: And why would they go iPPV? Going purely iPPV would be stupid for them at this point. If you can't buy their PPVs on TV, you can already watch them on TNA's site. To eliminate the option that does more buys is ridiculous.

[Mr. Jimmyface]

It was a joke on 80's wrestling videos. Lighten up, Francis

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Jan 10, 2013 23:03:30 GMT -5 Mr. Jimmyface said:

It was a joke on 80's wrestling videos. Lighten up, Francis

Ah, well. I wish someone would do the old Coliseum Video stuff now. I miss those random house show/dark matches on tape.

[Mr. Jimmyface]

There is a YouTube channel of all the old Coliseum Videos out there that I saw recently. Also, I saw a vendor at Steel City Con selling burned DVD's of the old tapes.

When Giant Eagle video was going out of business, I raced over that day to buy all of their old tapes. Sadly, a collector beat me there by 10 minutes. ARRRGGGHHH!!!

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I remember in like 02 when the video store near me started selling tapes, I took the $50 or so I got for my birthday and bought a ton of tapes. That was fun, watching a bunch of the tapes I saw when I was little, and a ton of tapes that I had never seen.