10 Things TNA Wants You To Forget

Asking a fan base to be loyal and follow a company from network to network is never easy, yet it is a precarious position TNA has repeatedly found itself in.

In 2004, Impact debuted on Fox Sports Net in a Friday afternoon slot, the first time the company had the opportunity to present television for a national audience. Eventually, Dixie Carter and the front office worked a deal with Spike TV in late 2005, managing to work with the former home of WWE.

Little could Carter or her minions have known but that network would provide the company its greatest consistency.

Unfortunately, as the quality of the product waned, so to did the faith of the viewers. As the audience dwindled, Spike made the decision to essentially cancel Impact Wrestling, opting not to renew its contract and dealing the promotion a major blow.

It was off to Destination America, where the company would hope to rejuvenate itself and its television with an excited new partner. The honeymoon would be short-lived as, after just nine months, the network cancelled Impact, leaving TNA with few alternatives as far as where to go next.

Its best option? POP TV, formerly known as the TV Guide Channel.

While the company is enjoying near-record ratings with the network, the numbers are still fairly dismal for a group once considered the No. 2 wrestling promotion in the industry.