Spike TV Pokes Fun at TNA While Rebranding to Paramount Network, Impact Responds

– The newly-rebranded Paramount Network had a little fun with its former Spike TV brand on Twitter, which included a needle thrown Impact’s way. The Spike TV Twitter account took on the persona of a supposedly fired “disgruntled employee” and began tweeting a ton of jokes about its content, which included the post “When we greenlit TNA we thought we were buying something entirely different… but wrestling turned out to be ok.”

Impact retweeted the post as you can see below, saying, “All’s well that ends well I guess. It turned out to be a Knockout decision!”

The Impact posts are first, but I included some of the best of the others because they’re…well, pretty funny.

When we greenlit TNA we thought we were buying something entirely different… but wrestling turned out to be ok.

— SPIKE (@spike) January 16, 2018

All's well that ends well I guess. It turned out to be a Knockout decision! https://t.co/gR90GBRVFi

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) January 16, 2018

Welp, since I’m outta here anyway I might as well tell you all the things I’ve been holding in for the past 18 years. Brace yourself bros. Shit’s about to get real. #GoodbyeSpike #SpikeUnfiltered

— SPIKE (@spike) January 16, 2018

There’s a reason all our early shows were CSI, UFC, TNA, MXC, UTI. No one around here knew how to read.

— SPIKE (@spike) January 16, 2018

The “get more action” tagline was actually my personal mantra. I was in a 3 month dry spell.

— SPIKE (@spike) January 16, 2018

I was extremely disappointed when Stripperella had no nudity. I aired that show solely based off the name and the potential for frontal. #GoodbyeSpike #SpikeUnfiltered

— SPIKE (@spike) January 16, 2018

I hated all my logos, but this last one looks like a tattoo design from a rejected Ink Master contestant.

— SPIKE (@spike) January 16, 2018

I learned from COPS that the best way to get out of a speeding ticket is to have something illegal in the car. I’m not sure how you get out of that felony charge though. #GoodbyeSpike #SpikeUnfiltered

— SPIKE (@spike) January 16, 2018

My favorite number is 329 because it’s the number of times COPS is on every night.

— SPIKE (@spike) January 16, 2018

I wish Deadliest Warrior had more nunchucks.

— SPIKE (@spike) January 16, 2018

We had a show called The Joe Schmo Show. Apparently every decent show name was taken.

— SPIKE (@spike) January 16, 2018

I was baked when I pitched 1000 Ways to Die. Those episodes are mostly based on my nightmares.

— SPIKE (@spike) January 17, 2018

I never thought rebranding would be one of the 1000 ways to die. I’m out. PEACE!

— SPIKE (@spike) January 17, 2018