TNA considers rights overhaul, Wednesday air to rival AEW Dynamite

TNA Wrestling is weighing a high-stakes overhaul of its media rights strategy, including the possibility of moving its flagship program to a WWE-associated network and shifting its air date to Wednesday to directly compete with AEW Dynamite. The discussions come as the company signals a move toward a rights deal in the vicinity of $10 million per year, with several options reportedly on the table and no contract yet in place. Officials have indicated more meetings are planned later this month as negotiations continue.

Officials and people familiar with the talks say there is momentum behind TNA’s rights pursuit, underscored by a willingness to alter traditional scheduling to maximize leverage against AEW. One option under consideration would place iMPACT on a Wednesday slot, a change designed to place it head-to-head with Dynamite and potentially expand the company’s live programming footprint. While it remains unclear which network would host such a move, there is genuine interest from The CW, a network that currently airs WWE NXT, according to industry discussions that have surfaced in recent weeks. A WWE-associated home would bring a closer corporate alignment, though TNA is...