Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Invades Japan for Groundbreaking 'Global Impact' Special...

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Invades Japan for Groundbreaking 'Global
Impact' Special on Spike TV
TNA Goes Worldwide as Part of a 3-Hour Event This Thursday, January 17 on
Spike TV Starting at 9 PM ET/PT

NEW YORK, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling
will defend its reputation as the best pro-wrestling action in the world when
it travels halfway around the globe to invade the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan
as TNA presents "Global iMPACT!," a one-hour television event this Thursday,
January 17 at 11:00 PM, ET/PT, following "TNA iMPACT!" (9:00 - 11:00 PM,
ET/PT) only on Spike TV.
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"Global iMPACT!" promises professional wrestling fans unprecedented access
to the in-ring action from Japan as well as a backstage pass to all the
behind-the-scenes events as two distinct cultures collide in a one hour
television event unlike any other in the history of professional wrestling.
Fans will get a first-person perspective as cameras will follow the superstars
of TNA before and after their matches, through press tours, airports and
hotels and showcase life on the road.
"TNA is excited to bring our American audience a pro wrestling experience
unlike anything previously seen on television," TNA President Dixie Carter
said. 'Global iMPACT' is a chance for wrestling fans to witness the
partnership between TNA and IWGP Japan and celebrate the best professional
wrestling action in the entire world."
Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, the reigning TNA and IWGP World
Heavyweight Champion, will defend his worldwide reputation as "the greatest
athlete in pro wrestling" against challenger Yuji Nagata, who holds the third-
longest world title reign in IWGP history. Nagata will attempt to once again
become IWGP Champion in front of his home crowd in Tokyo.
Angle will be joined by TNA superstars "The Instant Classic" Christian
Cage, "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles, Abyss, Team 3D, Tomko, Petey Williams and
the Steiner Brothers, as they take on the best professional wrestlers Japan
can offer.
For more information on "Global iMPACT" and TNA Wrestling, visit
www.tnawrestling.com
TNA Wrestling delivers a distinct brand of high-risk, athletic
entertainment. TNA's roster includes the biggest names in wrestling today,
such as Kurt Angle, Booker T, Kevin Nash and Christian Cage, as well as the
hottest new stars in the business: A.J. Styles, Samoa Joe and the Motor City
Machineguns. TNA features the innovative six-sided ring and the high flying
"X-Division," as well as concept matches such as "Ultimate X," "King of the
Mountain," "Six Sides of Steel," "Lethal Lockdown" and "Elevation X,"
considered the most dangerous match in professional wrestling. TNA
Entertainment, LLC is a privately held company headquartered in Nashville, TN.
For more information, visit www.tnawrestling.com.
Spike TV is available in 96.1 million homes and is a division of MTV
Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the
world's leading creators of programming and content across all media
platforms.
SOURCE Spike TV

Salil Gulati of Spike TV, +1-212-767-8705, salil.gulati@spiketv.com, or Steven
Godfrey of TNA Wrestling, +1-615-244-5557, sgodfrey@tnawrestling.com