A top TNA star believes this is the alternative to AEW and WWE.
Nic Nemeth aka Dolph Ziggler, was let go by the Stamford-based promotion last year. Since then, Nemeth has repackaged himself and made his name on the Independent circuit, before debuting earlier this year at Total Nonstop Action wrestling.
Soon enough, on the 2024 Slammiversary show, Nemeth defeated six other stars to win the World Championship. A huge addition to the roster, he has since then defeated several top names such as Josh Alexander, Alex Shelley, Mustafa Ali, Joe Hendry, and others.
As the World Champion now, Nemeth has been highly positive about the promotion. In a recent interview with RG Bros Entertainment, the current champion opened up on the challenges he faces at the promotion, before labeling it as a great alternative to the Stamford-based and Jacksonville-based promotions.
Challenges? Uh, getting the word out. Every once in a while, people are like, ‘Hey, we love Impact, we love the pay-per-views, we watch what you’re doing’ and then someone will go, ‘I follow you on social media, I’ve watched everything you’ve ever done, do you still wrestle?’ I go, ‘Ugh, come on man.’ I go, ‘Bro, AXS TV, YouTube, TNA plus app, check out the show.’ I’m telling you, if you like wrestling and you watch the show, you’re going to be instantly engulfed in it because the infrastructure is there, the story lines are there, the talent is through the roof.
Sometimes people say AEW is a little fast with stuff, sometimes WWE goes way too slow in molasses with the same predictable stuff, we are someone that I feel like we’re this happy medium of, you check out, you don’t know what’s going to happen one day, then you see the slow progression of a story and you know where they’re going and then the other half, you don’t know who’s gonna show up, you don’t know who’s gonna be fighting for the title, you don’t know who’s going to show up in my match against Joe Hendry at Genesis in the main event.”
H/t Fightful
Nemeth last defended his World Championship against A.J Francis at the Final Resolution live-streaming event.
TNA Set To Replace WWE On This Canadian TV Channel
As per a report from Bodyslam.net, TNA Wrestling has been added to Sportsnet’s schedule beginning in 2025. Currently, Sportsnet is WWE’s home in Canada. However, their agreement is set to expire on December 31st, before the promotion moves to Netflix.
Later, John Pollock of POST Wrestling confirmed that TNA iMPACT! will premiere on Sportsnet 360 starting Thursday, January 2nd. Starting officially from January 2nd, TNA will replace WWE on the Sportsnet network.
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