List of TNA Impact! special episodes
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
| Episode title | Date | Venue | Location | Rating | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spike TV | |||||
| Impact! Premiere Episode | June 4, 2004 | Universal Studios Florida | Orlando, Florida | Series premiere | |
| Impact!'s Spike TV debut | October 1, 2005 | 0.8[2] | First ever episode of Impact! on Spike TV | ||
| Impact! Primetime Special | November 3, 2005 | Special 2-hour 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 on Spike TV. | |||
| Primetime Impact! | November 16, 2006 | TNA Impact! goes primetime at 9pm/et on Thursdays. | |||
| Final NWA-TNA Impact! | May 10, 2007 | Final TNA Impact! episode to feature championship belts from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) prior to TNA pulling out of the NWA. | |||
| First-ever TNA Impact! | May 17, 2007 | First episode of TNA Impact! after TNA pulled out of the NWA. Also the first episode to feature the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling title belts that were unveiled at the previous Sunday's Sacrifice event. | |||
| 2-hour Impact! | October 4, 2007 | First ever 2 hour episode of TNA Impact!. | |||
| New Year's Eve Impact! | December 27, 2007 | The final TNA Impact! of 2007 with a New Year's Eve theme. | |||
| New Year's Impact! | January 3, 2008 | The first TNA Impact! of 2008. | |||
| Impact! Live | March 27, 2008 | 1.0[3] | First live TNA Impact! show. | ||
| Impact! Live in HD | October 23, 2008 | The Joint (Hard Rock Hotel) | Paradise, Nevada | 1.1[3] | First live HD TNA 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 TNA Impact! on Spike TV. |
| Super Impact! | October 15, 2009 | 1.0[4][6] | Special 3-hour episode of TNA Impact! leading up to the 2009 Bound for Glory. | ||
| New Year's Knockout Eve | December 31, 2009 | Special 4-hour episode of TNA 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 TNA Impact! airing on a Monday night before and during WWE's flagship show Raw. | ||
| Impact! Moves to Monday Night | March 8, 2010 | Marked the TNA Impact!'s permanent move to Monday nights. | |||
| 8pm Impact! | April 5, 2010 | TNA Impact! moves an hour earlier at 8pm/et. | |||
| Impact! Moves to Thursday Night | May 13, 2010 | TNA Impact! returns to Thursday nights. | |||
| 3 Hour Impact! | 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-style 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 TNA Impact! leading up to the 2010 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 (PPV) style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Destination X PPV. |
| Hardcore Justice | August 15, 2013 August 22, 2013 |
Constant Center | Norfolk, Virginia | 1.0 1.0 |
Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Hardcore Justice event. |
| No Surrender | September 12, 2013 | Chaifetz Arena | St. Louis, Missouri | 1.1 | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual No Surrender event. |
| Impact Wrestling: Halloween Edition | October 31, 2013 | Universal Studios Florida | Orlando, Florida | Special Halloween-themed episode of Impact Wrestling. | |
| Turning Point | November 21, 2013 | 1.0 | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Turning Point event. | ||
| Impact Wrestling: Thanksgiving Edition | November 28, 2013 | Special Thanksgiving-themed episode of Impact Wrestling. | |||
| Final Resolution | December 19, 2013 | 1.1 | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Final Resolution event. | ||
| Genesis | January 16, 2014 January 23, 2014 |
Von Braun Center | Huntsville, Alabama | 1.1 1.2 |
Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Genesis event. |
| Destination X | July 31, 2014 | Manhattan Center | New York City, New York | 1.0 | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Destination X event. |
| Wednesday Night Impact Wrestling | August 20, 2014 | Impact Wrestling moves to Wednesday nights. | |||
| Hardcore Justice | August 20, 2014 | 0.7 | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Hardcore Justice event. | ||
| No Surrender | September 17, 2014 | 0.9 | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual No Surrender event. | ||
| Best of Impact Wrestling 2014 Part 4 | December 24, 2014 | Final episode of Impact Wrestling on Spike TV. | |||
| Destination America | |||||
| Impact Wrestling's Destination America premiere | January 7, 2015 | Manhattan Center | New York City, New York | Impact Wrestling moves to Destination America | |
| Impact Wrestling Moves to Friday Night | January 16, 2015 | Impact Wrestling moves to Friday nights on Destination America | |||
| Lockdown | February 6, 2015 | 520,000 | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Lockdown event. | ||
| TKO: A Night of Knockouts | April 24, 2015 | Universal Studios Florida | Orlando, Florida | 381,000 | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling, centered around Knockouts matches. |
| Hardcore Justice | May 1, 2015 | 520,000 | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Hardcore Justice event. | ||
| May Mayhem | May 29, 2015 | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling. | |||
| Impact Wrestling Moves to Wednesday Night | June 3, 2015 | Impact Wrestling moved to Wednesday nights on Destination America and maintained that timeslot for the remainder of 2015. | |||
| Destination X | June 10, 2015 | 330,000 | Special PPV style episode of Impact used as a replacement for the annual Destination X event. | ||
| Bell To Bell | July 1, 2015 | 267,000 | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling.
Featured matches included:
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| No Surrender | August 5, 2015 | 327,000 | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual No Surrender event. | ||
| Turning Point | August 19, 2015 | 323,000 | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Turning Point event. | ||
| Pop | |||||
| Lockdown | February 23, 2016 | Wembley Arena | London, England | 297,000 | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Lockdown event. |
| Sacrifice | April 26, 2016 | Universal Studios Florida | Orlando, Florida | 332,000 | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Sacrifice event. |
| May Mayhem | May 24, 2016 | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling. | |||
| Gold Rush | June 14, 2016 | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling featuring championship matches. | |||
| The Final Deletion | July 5, 2016 | 410,000 | Special episode of Impact Wrestling 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 PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Destination X event. | ||
| Turning Point | August 25, 2016 | 373,000 | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Turning Point event. | ||
| 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 Wrestling 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 Wrestling taped from "The Hardy Compound". |
| Genesis | January 26, 2017 | Universal Studios Florida | Orlando, Florida | 307,000 | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Genesis event. |
| Destination X | August 17, 2017 | 320,000[12] | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Destination X event. | ||
| Victory Road | September 28, 2017 | 264,000[13] | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Victory Road event. | ||
| Genesis | January 25, 2018 | Aberdeen Pavilion | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | 310,000[14] | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Genesis event. |
| Crossroads | March 8, 2018 | Universal Studios Florida | Orlando, Florida | 325,000[15] | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling. |
| Under Pressure | May 31, 2018 | 325,000[16] | Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact Wrestling. | ||
| ReDefined | August 30, 2018 | The Rebel Complex | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 225,000[17] | Special PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling. |
| 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 PPV style episode of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for the annual Against All Odds event. Taped on February 17, 2019. | |
| AXS TV | |||||
| Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Special! | March 31, 2020 | Coca-Cola Roxy | Cumberland, Georgia | Television Special featuring past TNA athletes. | |
| Rebellion | April 21, 2020 April 28, 2020 |
Skyway Studios | Nashville, Tennessee | Special episodes of Impact Wrestling used as a replacement for Rebellion, which was originally slated to be a PPV 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 PPV style episodes of Impact Wrestling. 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!'s 20th Anniversary Special | June 6, 2024 | Megacorp Pavilion | Newport, Kentucky | Special episode celebrating the 20th anniversary of TNA Impact!. Taped on May 19, 2024. | |
| Halloween Impact! | October 31, 2024 | Wayne State Fieldhouse | Detroit, Michigan | Special Halloween episode of TNA Impact! Taped on October 27, 2024. | |
| Thanksgiving Impact! | November 28, 2024 | Crown Arena | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Special Thanksgiving episode of TNA Impact! Taped on November 9, 2024. | |
| Genesis Fallout | January 23, 2025 | Boeing Center at Tech Port | San Antonio, Texas | A special live episode of TNA Impact! taking place after Genesis. | |
| Countdown to Unbreakable | April 17, 2025 | St. Joseph Civic Arena | St. Joseph, Missouri | Special episode used as a pre-show for Unbreakable. Taped on March 29, 2025. | |
| AMC | |||||
| TNA Thursday Night Impact! premiere on AMC | January 15, 2026 | Curtis Culwell Center | Garland, Texas | TNA Impact! moves to AMC and AMC+. | |
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