Post by JTB on Jan 31, 2013 17:40:38 GMT -6
Observer:
--As noted yesterday, TNA will be announcing that they will be doing more tapings on the road. We're not sure if it'll be every taping going forward and a complete move out of the Impact Zone, but if it's not, the Impact Zone is going to be used only infrequently. The idea is taping every other week on Thursdays, with the first show live and the next week taped. The first such taping will be 3/14 in Hoffman Estates, IL (Chicago area) at the Sears Center. If there are other dates, they'll likely be announced tonight. The Sears Center is a 10,000 seat arena which they'll probably cut back to hold 5,000 for the taping and my guess is they'll run set-ups for 3,000 to 5,000, which is big enough to make them look more major league.
EDIT: From the Sears Centre site:
TNA’s IMPACT WRESTLING today announced that it will begin filming all “IMPACT WRESTLING” programming on the road as part of their 2013 television programming strategy. “IMPACT WRESTLING” airs every Thursday on Spike TV (8/7 CT), and is regularly one of the network’s top-rated shows. The first live televised show will be March 14 from the Sears Centre Arena in Chicago.
For the past 8 years, “IMPACT WRESTLING” has been filmed on the largest soundstage at Universal Studios Orlando. The final two shows to be filmed from the "Impact Zone" at Universal will be February 28 and March 7.
“This is a tremendous step forward for TNA,” stated TNA President Dixie Carter. “Fans from around the world have been coming to us at Universal for more than 8 years to be a part of the ‘IMPACT WRESTLING’ audience. It's now time for us to take the ‘IMPACT WRESTLING’ television cameras to them. This is a very important next evolution for the company, and I'm excited that the backdrop to the show will feature our great fans in larger arenas around the country and world.
“We are so grateful to Universal for being such fantastic partners and look forward to finding other ways to work together in the future," Carter added.
“Taking ‘IMPACT WRESTLING’ on the road to the fans is yet another example of Dixie and her incredible team expanding their horizons to deliver the most exciting and action-packed wrestling product on the market,” said Spike TV President Kevin Kay.
Kicking off the start to “IMPACT WRESTLING” on the road will be the triumphant return to Chicago and the Sears Centre Arena on March 14. Chicago’s Sears Centre Arena was home to “Bound For Glory 2008” setting, at the time, the highest TNA attendance record.
Parking Cost: $10
Ticket Prices: $125, $75, $45, $25, $15
Sears Centre
5333 Prairie Stone Parkway
Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
www.searscentre.com/events/443/
--As noted yesterday, TNA will be announcing that they will be doing more tapings on the road. We're not sure if it'll be every taping going forward and a complete move out of the Impact Zone, but if it's not, the Impact Zone is going to be used only infrequently. The idea is taping every other week on Thursdays, with the first show live and the next week taped. The first such taping will be 3/14 in Hoffman Estates, IL (Chicago area) at the Sears Center. If there are other dates, they'll likely be announced tonight. The Sears Center is a 10,000 seat arena which they'll probably cut back to hold 5,000 for the taping and my guess is they'll run set-ups for 3,000 to 5,000, which is big enough to make them look more major league.
EDIT: From the Sears Centre site:
TNA’s IMPACT WRESTLING today announced that it will begin filming all “IMPACT WRESTLING” programming on the road as part of their 2013 television programming strategy. “IMPACT WRESTLING” airs every Thursday on Spike TV (8/7 CT), and is regularly one of the network’s top-rated shows. The first live televised show will be March 14 from the Sears Centre Arena in Chicago.
For the past 8 years, “IMPACT WRESTLING” has been filmed on the largest soundstage at Universal Studios Orlando. The final two shows to be filmed from the "Impact Zone" at Universal will be February 28 and March 7.
“This is a tremendous step forward for TNA,” stated TNA President Dixie Carter. “Fans from around the world have been coming to us at Universal for more than 8 years to be a part of the ‘IMPACT WRESTLING’ audience. It's now time for us to take the ‘IMPACT WRESTLING’ television cameras to them. This is a very important next evolution for the company, and I'm excited that the backdrop to the show will feature our great fans in larger arenas around the country and world.
“We are so grateful to Universal for being such fantastic partners and look forward to finding other ways to work together in the future," Carter added.
“Taking ‘IMPACT WRESTLING’ on the road to the fans is yet another example of Dixie and her incredible team expanding their horizons to deliver the most exciting and action-packed wrestling product on the market,” said Spike TV President Kevin Kay.
Kicking off the start to “IMPACT WRESTLING” on the road will be the triumphant return to Chicago and the Sears Centre Arena on March 14. Chicago’s Sears Centre Arena was home to “Bound For Glory 2008” setting, at the time, the highest TNA attendance record.
Parking Cost: $10
Ticket Prices: $125, $75, $45, $25, $15
Sears Centre
5333 Prairie Stone Parkway
Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
www.searscentre.com/events/443/