TNA Xplosion - September 7th 2011: Mark Haskins vs. Brian Kendrick

TNA Xplosion - August 31st 2011: Abyss vs. Kazarian

TNA Spin Cycle with Jeremy Borash, Bobby Roode, Matt Morgan, Rosita and SoCal Val

What happened @TNA Xplosion - August 24th 2011

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Ray Mullan reporting for 1Wrestling.com. This week on TNA Xplosion, the Xplosion Championship Challenge heats up as we reach the final. The British Invasion’s Magnus, goes head to head with Alex Shelley for a guaranteed shot at a championship of their choice. Find out what went down and much more…

TNA Xplosion - August 24th 2011: Magnus vs. Alex Shelley

TNA Spin Cycle with Jeremy Borash, Austin Aries, ODB, Magnus and Robbie E

IMPACT Wrestling celebrates record ratings with move to Sunday nights on Challenge!

In a press release issued today, it has been confirmed that IMPACT Wrestling will now be broadcast on Sunday nights in the UK and Ireland after winning record ratings on Challenge TV.

The show – which features Hulk Hogan, Sting, Kurt Angle, Ric Flair, Rob Van Dam, AJ Styles, Mr. Anderson, the TNA Knockouts and many other huge wrestling stars – will now air every Sunday night at the earlier time of 9:00pm starting this Sunday, August 28.

What happened @TNA Xplosion - August 17th 2011

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Ray Mullan reporting for 1Wrestling.com. This week on TNA Xplosion, the Xplosion Championship Challenge heats up as we reach the final match of the Semi Finals. The British Invasion’s Douglas Williams, goes head to head with Alex Shelley for a place in the Final, find out what went down and much more…

TNA Xplosion - August 17th 2011: Douglas Williams vs. Alex Shelley

TNA Spin Cycle with Jeremy Borash, Magnus, Austin Aries, Robbie E and ODB

TNA Xplosion - August 9th 2011: Hernandez vs. Douglas Williams

What happened @TNA Xplosion - August 9th 2011

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Ray Mullan reporting for 1Wrestling.com. This week on TNA Xplosion, the Xplosion Championship Challenge heats up as we reach the final match of the Quarter Finals. Mexican America’s Hernandez, goes head to head with the British Invasion’s Douglas Williams for a place in the Semi final, find out what went down and much more…

Ray's UK Rating's Report: Week Ending July 31st 2011

Courtesy of the Broadcaster's Audience Research Board (BARB) here are the UK TV ratings for wrestling programming that ranked in the top 10's for their respective channels on the week ending July 31st 2011:

1	TNA PRESENTS IMPACT WRESTLING (Tue, Challenge , 2202)	234,000
2	WWE LATE NIGHT RAW – LIVE (Mon, Sky Sport 3, 2600)	156,000
3	WWE LATE NIGHT SMACKDOWN (Fri, Sky Sports 2, 2201)	128,000
4	TNA PRESENTS IMPACT WRESTLING (Sat, Challenge, 2100)	122,000
5	TNA XPLOSION (Wed, Challenge, 2200)	Under 122,000
6	WWE BOTTOM LINE (Sat, Sky Sports 3, 1200)	53,000
7	WWE SUPERSTARS (Sat, Sky Sports 4, 2200)	15,000

Despite being down from it's all time high viewership record last week (282,000 viewers), it's IMPACT Wrestling on Challenge that remains the most watched wrestling show in the UK and Ireland. The show garnered 234,000 viewers for the Tuesday July 26th episode headlined by a Sting & Kurt Angle vs. Mr. Anderson & Bully Ray Tag-Team bout.

WWE RAW drew 156,000 viewers for it's Monday July 25th episode which featured a John Cena vs. Rey Mysterio Main Event and the highly anticipated return of CM Punk. There were no figures released last week for the Sky Sports channels so I am unable to determine whether or not this was a rise in viewership but the number does seem larger than RAW's usual numbers so I would suspect this was a rise in viewers this week, sparked largely by the interest of CM Punk's impending return and Triple H's first complete RAW as COO.

Both IMPACT Wrestling and RAW remain the most watched shows on their respective channels.

WWE's other flagship show, Smackdown, garnered 128,000 viewers for it's Friday July 29th edition which was headlined by a Randy Orton vs. R-Truth Main Event.

Here's how the total's look for the year to date since IMPACT's return to UK Television on Challenge:

Weekly Ratings Wins so far (2011)*:
IMPACT Wrestling – 21
WWE RAW – 2
WWE Smackdown – 2

*Based on first showing viewing figures, not inclusive of +1 or replay figures.

Daily Dropkick Exclusive: New Xplosion Segment "TNA Underground" to debut soon

Classic bouts from the TNA Video Vaults, such as the classic Triple ladder match, are set to grace television screens in the UK via TNA Xplosion on Challenge.

I have more good news for TNA Xplosion viewers. I spoke briefly with TNA Xplosion producer Kevin Sullivan today and he shed some light on one of the new features set to debut soon on the show.

An exciting new segment called "TNA Underground" will be debuting in the coming weeks and will feature some classic matches from the TNA Archives from their formative years at the "TNA Asylum" in Nashville, TN. The show will give UK fans the chance to see the history making events that formed TNA today and became the starting point for many of todays TNA greats.

The segment will likely feature some of the major moments in TNA history such as the first ever “Ultimate X”, Ken Shamrock winning the inaugral World Championship, the no-holds-barred action between Jeff Jarrett and Raven, legendary fight between country music superstar Toby Keith and TNA Founder Jeff Jarrett.

TNA Xplosion airs in the United Kingdom and Ireland every Wednesday Night at 10pm on Challenge TV. (Midnight following IMPACT Wrestling on weeks featuring a TNA Pay-Per View event.) 

[Spoilers] IMPACT Wrestling Television Taping Results - 8th, 9th & 10th August 2011

IMPACT Wrestling taped the next three episodes of IMPACT Wrestling and Xplosion on the 8th, 9th and 10th August 2011 at the IMPACT Wrestling Zone in Universal Studios in Orlando, FL. These are the post-Hardcore Justice episodes set to air on Thursday 11th, 18th & 25th August on Spike in the United States and Tuesday 16th, 23rd and 30th August on Challenge TV in the UK and Ireland. The Xplosion episodes taped are set to air on Wednesday 17th, 24th and 31st August on Challenge.

Should you not wish to spoil any upcoming surprises then I recommend you give this article a miss, otherwise if you just can't wait to see what's about to happen then click "Read More" to proceed.

Exclusive Interview with IMPACT Wrestling's Jeremy Borash

Jeremy Borash Interview conducted by Ray Mullan on 4th August 2011.

IMPACT Wrestling On Air Personality, Announcer, Host, Social Media guru and avid darts fan Jeremy Borash is in the UK this week as part of a media tour to promote the upcoming Maximum IMPACT Tour as well as TNA Xplosion's move to Prime Time on Challenge TV following strong showings in the ratings.

I had the pleasure of conducting an interview with Jeremy and discussed Xplosion, Impact Wrestling's relationship with BSKYB/Challenge, WCW, World Wrestling Allstars, a unique wrestling show he and Vince Russo once pitched to USA Network and much more. Jeremy also revealed some exciting things on the way for UK viewers, including a once in a lifetime competition for fans in the UK & Ireland...

What happened @TNA Xplosion - August 3rd 2011

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Ray Mullan reporting for 1Wrestling.com. This week on TNA Xplosion, the Xplosion Championship Challenge heats up as we reach the halfway point of the Quarter Finals. The undefeated Crimson, goes head to head with Devon for a place in the Semi final, find out what went down and much more…

TNA Xplosion - August 3rd 2011: Devon vs. Crimson

TNA Spin Cycle with Jeremy Borash, Mickie James, Bully Ray, Scott Steiner and Angelina Love

Ray's UK Rating's Report: Week Ending July 24th 2011

The Broadcaster's Audience Research Board (BARB) have released the UK TV ratings for the week ending July 24th 2011. And the figures should certainly please everyone associated with IMPACT Wrestling as it's flagship show on Challenge TV set yet another UK viewership record, garnering 282,000 viewers for the Tuesday July 19th episode headlined by Sting's World Heavyweight Title win over Mr. Anderson.

This is a viewership increase of 71,000 viewers (33.7%) from last week alone, a truly staggering figure! This means the episode was the most watched TNA/IMPACT Wrestling program ever broadcast in the UK, beating the previous record high of 244,000 set by the Tuesday 3rd May episode. Interestingly, this show was also headlined by Sting and Mr. Anderson (in a three way bout against Bully Ray), looks like IMPACT Wrestling have made a smart move in having the Stinger headline their upcoming UK Maximum Impact Tour!

Strangely there are no viewership figures provided by BARB for any of the Sky Sports channels this week so I'm unable to draw comparisons with WWE's RAW and Smackdown this week, but it's pretty safe to say that IMPACT Wrestling won the week. Here's how the total's look for the year to date since IMPACT's debut on Challenge:

Weekly Ratings Wins so far (2011)*:
IMPACT Wrestling – 20
WWE RAW – 2
WWE Smackdown – 2

*Based on first showing viewing figures, not inclusive of +1 or replay figures.