''TNA Today'' was an
online
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professional wrestling
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program produced by
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Canadian media company owned by busines ...
(TNA). It was hosted by
interviewer
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Jeremy Borash
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, with occasional appearances by
Don West. The show purported to feature "exclusive footage, interviews, previews, reviews, news updates, merchandise deals and more," and was, in fact, used as a supplement to TNA's main program, ''
Impact Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Canadian media company owned by busine ...
'' (now known as ''TNA Impact!''), and was used to further
angles
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, debut wrestlers, and advertise merchandising deals (generally good for one day).
History
Before the debut of ''TNA Today'', TNA had a number of other internet exclusive shows, including ''
TNA Global Impact!'' and audio only
podcast
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s. In 2007, the company debuted "Hot News Updates" on their websites, which eventually came together as TNA Today. The show is mostly hosted on
YouTube
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, though for a short time the TNA account was suspended for unspecified reasons and the show was uploaded to
MySpace
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TV until the suspension was lifted.
In the September 14, 2007 edition, it was shown that ''TNA Today'' was YouTube's #1 video of the day 13 times in the month of August 2007. On April 27, 2010, the show began airing live every weekday on TNA's official website.
''TNA En Espanol''
In 2008, a Spanish-language version of ''TNA Today'' debuted on TNA's website hosted by Spanish-language announcer Willie Urbina. The program also featured exclusive interviews conducted by his broadcast partner
Hector Guerrero
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.
''Spin Cycle''
In May 2008, TNA added a new web cast called ''TNA Spin Cycle'', a roundtable discussion between employees of TNA Wrestling discussing different topics. Jeremy Borash hosted the show while
Shark Boy
Dean Matthew Roll (born January 28, 1975) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Shark Boy. Prior to his appearances in TNA, Roll competed on the independe ...
or
The Beautiful People run the "Dirty Laundry" segment.
''Hermie's Hotseat''
Beginning March 27, 2009, former
NASCAR
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driver and politician
Hermie Sadler debuted a web cast called ''Hermie's Hotseat'', which features a candid sit-down interview with various TNA performers and employees.
TNAtion
In 2009, TNA launched a TNAtion website dedicated to promoting and marketing TNA programming and products.
SoCal Val and
Consequences Creed co-host a web cast along with
Alex Abrahantes that includes a ''
TNA Impact!
''TNA Impact!'' (stylized as ''TNA iMPACT!'') is an American professional wrestling television program produced by the American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) that debuted on June 4, 2004. It also features wrestlers from WWE's ...
'' recap, questions and answers from TNA performers, and behind the scenes information about using the TNAtion website.
Alex Abrahantes was the man behind the creation and day-to-day operations of the program.
''Pillow Talk''
In December 2010,
SoCal Val debuted a web cast called ''Pillow Talk'', which featured a candid sit-down interview with various TNA performers and employees.
''iMPACT Xtra''
In November 2010, TNA launched the weekly ''iMPACT Xtra'', which featured exclusive unseen footage from ''
TNA iMPACT!
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'' that never aired on
Spike.
TNA Today return
On June 7, 2012, during the ''
TNA Impact Wrestling'' post-show,
Jeremy Borash
Jeremy Borash (born July 19, 1974) is an American professional wrestling play-by-play commentator, announcer, ring announcer, booker, interviewer, and producer, working for WWE as Vice President of Content and Development. He is known for his ...
announced that ''TNA Today'' would return airing during the week having shows on Monday through Wednesday. The show officially returned June 12, 2012. Guests that have appeared on ''TNA Today'' include
Bobby Roode
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,
Joseph Park,
Austin Aries
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,
Billy Corgan
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,
Bob Ryder,
Brooke Tessmacher
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,
Madison Rayne
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,
Al Snow
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,
Robbie E
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,
Mike Tenay
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,
Jeff Hardy
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He is re ...
, and former TNA President
Dixie Carter
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.
Special features
TNA Today commonly featured matches culled from ''
Xplosion'', as well as recaps of videos featured during the main ''TNA Impact!'' broadcasts. In September 2007, TNA took a new approach, having Jeremy Borash approach ringside at the end of the show and pick up briefly where the show left off. While providing a new perspective, this did not really change much of the material of the show, as Borash's occasional attempts for immediate interviews were often ignored. Alternate locations for the hosting of the show included on-site appearances in towns hosting
pay-per-view
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events or fan festivals.
TNA Today also featured exclusives that were not available on mainstream television. The most common feature was the revelation of new products and deals, such as upcoming merchandise (T-shirts, action figures, DVDs, etc.) and
Don West's "Insane Deals". In addition, TNA Today offered interviews not available on any other show, which varies between established wrestlers (such as
Frankie Kazarian
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), newcomers making their TNA debut (such as
Talia Madison
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and
Angel Williams
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Between ...
), and even several exclusive appearances from former TNA President Dixie Carter, who did not otherwise appear on TNA programming other than an occasional cameo appearance in the crowd.
Following the establishment of the new TNA World Championships, TNA Today held a special feature in which
management director Jim Cornette
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presented
Kurt Angle
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,
Team 3D, and
Chris Sabin
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with the reworked versions of the
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
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,
TNA World Tag Team Championship
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, and
TNA X Division Championship
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, respectively. On the 12/31 edition, live in
Oshawa, Ontario
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,
Jeremy Borash
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said that people in the
TNA office were thinking about having a
TNA PPV in Canada.
References
External links
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