List of TNA Impact! special episodes
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This is a list of special episodes of the professional wrestling television series TNA Impact!, the flagship television program of the American Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion, which debuted on June 4, 2004. Several special episodes have featured pay-per-view-esque cards; from 2013 to 2019, these specials have aired in lieu of monthly pay-per-view events.[1]
List
[edit]| Episode title | Date | Venue | Location | Rating | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spike TV | |||||
| TNA iMPACT! Premiere | June 4, 2004 | Universal Studios Florida | Orlando, Florida | Series premiere | |
| TNA iMPACT! Spike TV debut | October 1, 2005 | 0.8[2] | First ever episode of iMPACT! on Spike TV | ||
| TNA Impact Primetime Special | November 3, 2005 | Special 2-hour TNA Impact primetime special on a Thursday. | |||
| TNA New Year's Eve | December 31, 2005 | Special New Year's Eve edition of TNA Impact. Also the final TNA Impact of 2005. | |||
| TNA New Year's Day | January 1, 2006 | The first TNA Impact of 2006. | |||
| Thursday Night iMPACT! | April 13, 2006 | TNA Impact moves to Thursday nights | |||
| Primetime iMPACT! | November 16, 2006 | TNA Impact goes primetime at 9pm/et | |||
| Final NWA-TNA iMPACT! | May 10, 2007 | Final Impact episode to feature championship belts from the National Wrestling Alliance | |||
| First ever TNA iMPACT! | May 17, 2007 | First Impact episode to feature the TNA title belts from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling that were unveiled at the previous Sunday's Sacrifice. | |||
| 2-hour TNA Impact | October 4, 2007 | First ever 2 hour episode of Impact | |||
| New Year's Eve Impact | December 27, 2007 | The final Impact of 2007 | |||
| New Year's Impact | January 3, 2008 | The first Impact of 2008 | |||
| Impact Live | March 27, 2008 | 1.0[3] | First live Impact show | ||
| Impact Live in HD | October 23, 2008 | The Joint (Hard Rock Hotel) | Paradise, Nevada | 1.1[3] | First live HD Impact filmed outside the Impact Zone at Universal Studios Florida. |
| Impact 200 | July 30, 2009 | Universal Studios Florida | Orlando, Florida | 1.3[4][5] | 200th episode of Impact on Spike. |
| Super Impact | October 15, 2009 | 1.0[4][6] | Special 3-hour episode of Impact leading up to Bound for Glory. | ||
| New Year's Knockout Eve | December 31, 2009 | Special 4-hour episode of Impact featuring Knockouts-only matches and a tournament to determine the #1 contender for the TNA Knockouts Championship. | |||
| Monday Night Impact | January 4, 2010 | 1.5[7][8] | Live 3 hour edition of Impact airing on a Monday Night before and during WWE's flagship show Raw. | ||
| TNA Impact moves to Monday night | March 8, 2010 | TNA Impact moves to Monday nights | |||
| TNA Impact moves 1 hour earlier | April 5, 2010 | TNA Impact moves an hour earlier at 8pm/et | |||
| TNA Impact moves back to Thursday nights | May 13, 2010 | TNA Impact returns to Thursday nights | |||
| TNA Impact moves to 3 hours | June 24, 2010 | TNA Impact moves to 3 hours following TNA Reaction | |||
| The Whole F'n Show | August 12, 2010 | 1.2[9] | A pay-per-view show on free TV. Featuring matches originally slated to be contested at the previous Sunday's HardCORE Justice, before the focus was changed to honor the veterans of Extreme Championship Wrestling | ||
| Before the Glory | October 7, 2010 | 1.3[10] | Special live episode of Impact leading up to Bound for Glory. | ||
| Debut of Impact Wrestling | May 19, 2011 | First episode of the newly rebranded Impact Wrestling. The change was announced during the prior episode of TNA Impact. | |||
| Impact Wrestling moves to 8pm | May 31, 2012 | Impact Wrestling moves to 8pm/et | |||
| Destination X | July 18, 2013 | Broadbent Arena | Louisville, Kentucky | 1.2[11] | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Destination X. |
| Hardcore Justice | August 15, 2013 August 22, 2013 |
Constant Center | Norfolk, Virginia | 1.0 1.0 |
Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Hardcore Justice. |
| No Surrender | September 12, 2013 | Chaifetz Arena | St. Louis, Missouri | 1.1 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for No Surrender. |
| Impact Wrestling: Halloween Edition | October 31, 2013 | Universal Studios Florida | Orlando, Florida | Special Halloween-themed episode of Impact. | |
| Turning Point | November 21, 2013 | 1.0 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Turning Point. | ||
| Final Resolution | December 19, 2013 | 1.1 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Final Resolution. | ||
| Genesis | January 16, 2014 January 23, 2014 |
Von Braun Center | Huntsville, Alabama | 1.1 1.2 |
Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Genesis. |
| Destination X | July 31, 2014 | Manhattan Center | New York City, New York | 1.0 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Destination X. |
| Wednesday Night Impact Wrestling | August 20, 2014 | Impact Wrestling moves to Wednesday nights | |||
| Hardcore Justice | August 20, 2014 | 0.7 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Hardcore Justice. | ||
| No Surrender | September 17, 2014 | 0.9 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for No Surrender. | ||
| Best of Impact 2014 Part 4 | December 24, 2014 | Final episode of Impact Wrestling on Spike TV | |||
| Destination America | |||||
| Impact Wrestling Destination America premiere | January 7, 2015 | Manhattan Center | New York City, New York | Impact Wrestling moves to Destination America | |
| Lockdown | February 6, 2015 | 520,000 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Lockdown. | ||
| TKO: A Night of Knockouts | April 24, 2015 | Universal Studios Florida | Orlando, Florida | 381,000 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact, centered around Knockouts matches. |
| Hardcore Justice | May 1, 2015 | 520,000 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Hardcore Justice. | ||
| May Mayhem | May 29, 2015 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact. | |||
| Destination X | June 10, 2015 | 330,000 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Destination X. | ||
| Bell To Bell | July 1, 2015 | 267,000 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact.
Featured matches included:
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| No Surrender | August 5, 2015 | 327,000 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for No Surrender. | ||
| Turning Point | August 19, 2015 | 323,000 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Turning Point. | ||
| Pop | |||||
| Lockdown | February 23, 2016 | Wembley Arena | London, England | 297,000 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Lockdown. |
| Sacrifice | April 26, 2016 | Universal Studios Florida | Orlando, Florida | 332,000 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Sacrifice. |
| May Mayhem | May 24, 2016 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact. | |||
| Gold Rush | June 14, 2016 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact featuring championship matches. | |||
| The Final Deletion | July 5, 2016 | 410,000 | Special episode of Impact with the main event featuring Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy, the winner receiving legal rights to the Hardy name. | ||
| Destination X | July 12, 2016 | 358,000 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Destination X. | ||
| Turning Point | August 25, 2016 | 373,000 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Turning Point. | ||
| Delete or Decay | September 8, 2016 | 337,000 | Special episode of Impact and the sequel to Final Deletion with the main event featuring The Broken Hardys vs. Decay. | ||
| Road to Glory | September 29, 2016 | 365,000 | Special episode of Impact with the main event featuring a 4-on-4 Lethal Lockdown match between Team Lashley and Team Ethan Carter III where the winner picks the stipulation for their Bound for Glory match | ||
| Total Nonstop Deletion | December 15, 2016 | Hardy Compound | Cameron, North Carolina | 329,000 | Special episode of Impact taped from "The Hardy Compound" |
| Genesis | January 26, 2017 | Universal Studios Florida | Orlando, Florida | 307,000 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Genesis. |
| Destination X | August 17, 2017 | 320,000[12] | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Destination X. | ||
| Victory Road | September 28, 2017 | 264,000[13] | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Victory Road. | ||
| Genesis | January 25, 2018 | Aberdeen Pavilion | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | 310,000[14] | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Genesis. |
| Crossroads | March 8, 2018 | Universal Studios Florida | Orlando, Florida | 325,000[15] | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact. |
| Under Pressure | May 31, 2018 | 325,000[16] | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact. | ||
| ReDefined | August 30, 2018 | The Rebel Complex | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 225,000[17] | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact. |
| Pursuit Channel | |||||
| Uncaged | February 15, 2019 | Frontón México | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Against All Odds | March 29, 2019 | Sam’s Town Casino | Sunrise Manor, Nevada | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement of Against All Odds. | |
| AXS TV | |||||
| Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Special! | March 31, 2020 | Coca-Cola Roxy | Cumberland, Georgia | Television Special featuring past TNA Wrestling superstars. | |
| Rebellion | April 21, 2020 April 28, 2020 |
Skyway Studios | Nashville, Tennessee | Special pay-per-view episodes of Impact used as a replacement of Rebellion. Originally slated to be a pay-per-view event but was changed to a television special due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Taped from April 8–10, 2020. | |
| Emergence | August 18, 2020 August 25, 2020 |
Special pay-per-view style episodes of Impact. Taped on August 14, 2020 | |||
| Impact 1000 | September 14, 2023 September 21, 2023 |
Westchester County Center | White Plains, New York | Special episodes celebrating the show's 1,000th episode. Taped on September 9, 2023. | |
| Impact 20th Anniversary Special | June 6, 2024 | Megacorp Pavilion | Newport, Kentucky | Special 20th Anniversary episode of Impact. Taped on May 19, 2024. | |
| Genesis Fallout | January 23, 2025 | Boeing Center at Tech Port | San Antonio, Texas | A special live episode of Impact taking place after Genesis 2025 | |
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