Iconic Wrestling Promotion Set to Make Its Return Amid WWE vs AEW Ratings War

Published 10/22/2023, 3:55 AM EDT

Pro wrestling fans just love it when there is some healthy competition between rival wrestling promotions. Tuesday Night War was a perfect example of how fans long for such a healthy rivalry. The excitement could grow leaps and bounds come January as an old wrestling promotion is set to make a revival.

This wrestling promotion has housed big names like Hulk Hogan, Sting, AJ Styles, Kurt Angle, and Samoa Joe to name a few.

IMPACT Wrestling to revert its name back to TNA Wrestling

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Not just fans, but even wrestlers themselves love some healthy competition between the promotions. AEW’s top star MJF thinks the same as he openly cheers for Cody Rhodes and LA Knight who are from WWE. MJF feels that there’s more than enough room for everyone to do their business.

And rightly so, as of January 13, 2024, with the Hard To Kill pay-per-view, IMPACT wrestling will go back to its original name of TNA Wrestling. They announced the name change on Saturday at the end of their PPV Bound For Glory.

They played a teaser promo on the jumbotron unveiling the fact that TNA Wrestling will be back at Hard To Kill. This was followed by an emotional speech by Scott D’Amore who is the President of IMPACT wrestling.

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He emphasized the fact that wherever they went, fans still chanted the brand’s old name, TNA! This led them to take the decision to move back to the old name of the wrestling promotion founded by WWE’s Hall Of Famer Jeff Jarrett and his brother Jerry Jarrett. He ended the power-packed promo by saying, “TNA Wrestling, we’re f*****g back!” and dropped the mic.

But as IMPACT wrestling goes back to its original name, it will still not go back to a format that was synonymous with TNA.

TNA Wrestling will not have a six-sided ring

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Even when it launched, TNA Wrestling wanted to differ from other wrestling promotions like WWE. Hence, in 2004, it introduced the hexagonal-shaped ring.

But PWInsider.com reported that despite the company going back to its roots, it will not be re-introducing the six-sided ring. This is purely because there was a lot of criticism of it by talent over the years.

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Even wrestling legends like Sting and Hulk Hogan, who have been with TNA Wrestling, openly expressed their dislike for the six-sided ring. But what are your opinions on IMPACT Wrestling changing its name back to TNA Wrestling?

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Christopher Lazarus is a WWE writer at Essentially Sports with over 12 years of experience in radio, television and music streaming. After completing his Bachelors in Chemistry, he moved on to media for his love for the creative aspect. He has been an avid fan of WWF/WWE since the dawn of cable TV in India when main events like 'King Of The Ring' and 'Royal Rumble' were aired on Sundays through VHS cassettes.

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Amal Joyce

Iconic Wrestling Promotion Set to Make Its Return Amid WWE vs AEW Ratings War

IMPACT Wrestling to revert its name back to TNA Wrestling

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TNA Wrestling will not have a six-sided ring