UPDATE: Impact Moving to Thursday Starting July 21st

UPDATE: POP TV and TNA announced this afternoon that they are moving Impact to 8PM ET on Thursday nights, starting on July 21st. The move was expected, with Smackdown moving to Tuesday nights and going live, starting on July 19th…

Pack up! #ImpactWrestling is moving to Thursdays. Starting July 21 watch #ImpactOnPop at 8P/7c on Pop.https://t.co/ZLpqow38Fz

— Pop (@PopTV) July 7, 2016

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THE SUMMER HEATS UP ON POP AS IMPACT WRESTLING BROADCASTS LIVE TUESDAY, JULY 12 AT 9/8c AND MOVES TO THURSDAY NIGHTS STARTING THURSDAY, JULY 21 AT ITS NEW TIME AT 8/7c TUESDAY, JULY 12 AT 9/8C

A special LIVE edition of IMPACT WRESTLING: Destination X.

On Tuesday, July 12, IMPACT WRESTLING on Pop is LIVE from Universal Studios Florida with Destination X, as the Stars of IMPACT WRESTLING’s signature high-flying, no-limits X-Division take center stage. And, in the Main Event it will be Title vs Title as X Division Champion Eddie Edwards faces TNA World Champion Bobby Lashley inside the six-sided ring. For the first time ever at Destination X, the winner of the Title vs Title match will walk away with the X Division and the TNA World Titles.

THURSDAY, JULY 21 AT 8/7 IMPACT WRESTLING on Pop MOVES TO ITS NEW REGULAR TIME SLOT on Thursday nights at 8/7c starting July 21st. The adrenaline-pumping action-packed IMPACT WRESTLING serves as the kick-off to the Bound For Glory Playoff, where 8 IMPACT Stars, including former World Champions Drew Galloway, Matt Hardy, EC3 and other top stars compete to become the #1 Contender for the World Title.

ORIGINAL: Dave Meltzer said on Wrestling Observer Radio that there has been a lot of talk of TNA moving Impact Wrestling back to Thursday nights. The talks come as WWE prepares to move Smackdown to Tuesday nights starting July 19. It’s believed that Impact will take a hit in the ratings as a result. At this time nothing is official.

The show started airing on Spike TV in 2005 on Saturday nights, before it moved to Thursdays in April 2006. It moved to Mondays in 2010 and Wednesdays in 2014, before switching to Friday nights on Destination America in 2015. It returned to Wednesdays in June of last year before going to Tuesday nights for POP TV.