TNA Global Impact!

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TNA Global Impact!
TNA Global Impact! logo
Genre	Professional wrestling
Creator(s)	Vince Russo Jeff Jarrett
Starring	See Total Nonstop Action Wrestling roster
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	13
Production
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	Approximately 22 minutes per episode
Broadcast
Original channel	Webcast
Original run	May 3, 2006 – August 19, 2006

Global Impact! (rendered in titles as Global iMPACT!) was a free online professional wrestling show produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) that existed in 2006. Global Impact!, which was hosted by TNA interviewers Jeremy Borash and Christy Hemme, featured "exclusive footage, interviews, news updates, matches and [more]."

1 History
- 1.1 Original segments
- 1.2 Online show
2 References

[edit] History

[edit] Original segments

Global Impact! originated in TNA in 2005 as segments displaying the worldwide "impact" of TNA, with an unseen Jeremy Borash providing a voiceover. These segments included TNA performers appearing in promotions and tours of different countries, and various happenings in TNA.

[edit] Online show

On April 24, 2006, TNA announced that it would be converting Global Impact! into a weekly webcast show as of May 3, 2006 as part of an agreement between TNA and YouTube. Jeremy Borash was announced as the onscreen host, with Christy Hemme to co-host the inaugural broadcast. TNA website manager Bill Banks (who helped launch similar online shows such as WWE Byte This! and WCW Reload) was expected to have a large behind-the-scenes role.

This agreement would be short-lived after high viewership caused the YouTube server to crash, future episodes were hosted on TNA's official website. On August 19, 2006, the show has been put on hold with no real reason given. Instead, TNA switched to providing information in the form of an audio podcast.^[1]