Background in
Garland, Texas. '' logo that was unveiled on December 2, 2025.
TNA Impact! is a
professional wrestling television program produced by American promotion
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It first aired on June 4, 2004, on
Fox Sports Net. It previously aired on
AXS TV and
TNA+ in the United States, owned by its parent company
Anthem Sports & Entertainment. On December 2, 2025,
AMC Networks and TNA announced a multi-year media rights agreement in which
TNA Impact! will exclusively air on
AMC and
AMC+ for two hours every Thursday from 9–11 p.m.
ET starting on January 15, 2026. The debut episode took place at the
Curtis Culwell Center in
Garland, Texas. Fightful Select reported that
Thursday Night Impact! on AMC would utilize a production format consisting of live and taped episodes. On January 9, TNA announced the special appearance by
AJ Styles, who last appeared at
Slammiversary on July 20, 2025. On January 13, TNA announced that
Bully Ray would serve as the special guest commentator during the main event of the AMC debut episode. During the show, Ray also worked as producer.
Storylines The event included matches that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by TNA's writers. At
Bound For Glory on October 12, 2025,
Frankie Kazarian and
Nic Nemeth won the
22-persion Intergender Call Your Shot Gauntlet for the rights to a trophy and contract that they can invoke anytime for one year for a championship match of their choosing. On the November 13, 2025, episode of
Impact!, various
NXT wrestlers attacked
TNA World Champion Mike Santana and
Ryan Nemeth. Kazarian appeared to invoke his Call Your Shot Gauntlet title opportunity against Santana for the TNA World Championship, which he went on to win. On the December 11, 2025, episode of
Impact!, Santana revealed that he will get his contractually obligated rematch against
Frankie Kazarian for the
TNA World Championship at
Genesis on January 17, 2026, at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas. On January 1, 2026, Santana revealed that TNA Director of Authority
Santino Marella moved their match two days early at
Thursday Night Impact!'s debut episode on AMC. he was willing to fulfill his remaining obligation with TNA. The match was still shelved due to Slater not having a valid visa, leaving him unable to travel and work outside England. ==Reception==