How much assistance did TNA Wrestling get from WWE when it comes to their new media rights deal with AMC?
On Tuesday morning, TNA Wrestling fans got the news they’ve been waiting for: the company has signed a new media rights deal to begin airing iMPACT on the AMC network in 2026. News began to trickle out following the announcement that WWE had a hand in helping TNA secure its new deal with AMC, but is there any truth to that?
TNA President Carlos Silva recently sat down with Jon Alba of Sports Illustrated. When asked how much involvement WWE had in helping TNA procure their new media rights deal with AMC, Silva said WWE wasn’t involved in the negotiations with AMC whatsoever.
“No, we did all the negotiations ourselves with me leading the charge on the TNA side, and then [Creative Artists Agency] leading the charge as our representative and our partner on the deal,” Silva said. “Look, WWE and NXT are very important partners to us. So we kept them in the loop.
“They knew what was coming. They knew about the deal before you knew about the deal. But no, they’ve got their own deals. They’re very busy with their deals. So they let us go out and cut a deal and get on a major network. And I think they’re happy for us. And we were happy with the way it went.”
Will TNA iMPACT be live more often in 2026?
Hot off the heels of the new TV deal, TNA President Carlos Silva sat down with WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard this afternoon to discuss a wide variety of subjects.
Among the topics discussed, the possibility of iMPACT being live more often in 2026 than it has been in the past. You can check out Silva’s comments on the matter by clicking here.
Look for our full interview with Carlos Silva dropping on WrestleZone soon.
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What do you make of Carlos Silva’s comments? Are you surprised to hear that WWE had no involvement in the negotiations of TNA’s new TV deal with AMC? Let us know your overall thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.
