TNA Wrestling & AMC Announce Multi-Year Media Rights Partnership, iMPACT! Debuting on AMC With Live Show on January 15

As previously reported, AMC looked to be the emerging favorite as the new broadcast home of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and now it’s official. AMC Networks and TNA Wrestling announced today a multi-year media rights partnership that will bring TNA programming to AMC and AMC+ starting in January 2026.

Under the new broadcast partnership, AMC will become the home of TNA’s flagship weekly television show, Thursday Night iMPACT!. iMPACT will continue airing on Thursday nights on AMC, with the new broadcast deal kicking off on January 15, 2026. The first edition of Thursday Night iMPACT! on AMC will be a live show at the Curtis Culwell Center in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

Thursday Night iMPACT! will air as a two-hour block exclusively on the AMC Network every Thursday from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm ET. Also, under the new media rights agreement, the weekly telecast will also be available to viewers on AMC+.

Speaking on the new partnership via a press release, TNA President Carlos Silva commented, “We are super excited to bring the in-ring excitement, energy, and drama of TNA Wrestling to AMC.” He continued, “TNA Wrestling heads into 2026 the hottest it has ever been – with intense rivalries and a fan base that loves the TNA stars. We cannot wait to expand the TNA audience with our new partner, AMC Networks, which has such a long and storied history of serving passionate and engaged fans across so many shows and franchises, through this new media rights deal.”

AMC Networks Chief Content Officer and AMC Studios President Dan McDermott commented, “TNA’s impressive growth and success is driven by the stories, characters, and non-stop action fans love.” He added, “We put fans at the center of everything we do, and TNA has built its brand and its programming around that same dedication and focus. What a great opportunity to come together and make Thursday Night iMPACT! a dynamic and entertaining weekly event on AMC and AMC+ starting next month.”

TNA also revealed that tickets for the debut iMPACT! on AMC event will go on sale on Thursday, December 11. Tickets will be available at 10:00 am ET at TNA’s website. There will also be a ticket pre-sale on Tuesday, December 9 at 10:00 am ET. Fans will be able to register for tickets at the TNA website.

Additionally, TNA announced that it will be heading to Albuquerque, New Mexico for back-to-back nights for the first time on Thursday, January 22-23. Coincidentally, Albuquerque is also the setting of AMC’s Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.

The Albuquerque shows in January will be held at the Tingley Coliseum. Tickets for the shows go on sale on December 11, and a ticket pre-sale is scheduled for December 9.

The press release noted TNA’s current top stars, including Jeff & Matt Hardy, Nic & Ryan Nemeth, TNA World Champion Frankie Kazarian, Mike Santana, Steve Maclin, Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, Santino Marella, Mustafa Ali, Moose, Elijah, Eric Young, Tessa Blanchard, Ash By Elegance, and others. It also noted reigning X-Division Champion Leon Slater, who is currently the youngest X-Division Champion in TNA history at 21 years old.

It also mentioned TNA’s women’s division, also known as the Knockouts Division, including reigning Knockouts World Champion Lei Ying Lee, and Tag Team Champions The IInspiration (Jessie McKay & Cassie Lee).

The press release also notes TNA’s ground-breaking, multi-year partnership with WWE and its NXT brand, with WWE stars appearing on TNA programming, and TNA stars appearing on WWE shows.

AMC Networks also released the launch promo for TNA Thursday Night iMPACT! on AMC, which you can check out below: