While the recent booking on TNA Wrestling’s iMPACT! program has been universally condemned, the more pressing concern among those within the industry is that the company has not done enough to hype the impending move to Monday nights.
Specifically, the feeling is that TNA has largely failed to get across the fact that some major surprise appearances–three have already been confirmed–will populate the premiere Monday night. Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair do have some casual appeal, but as their segments have not produced monster television numbers, many believe TNA would be better served hyping the rest of Monday’s card.
At press time, F4WOnline.com was reporting that the three “surprise” appearances would be made by Sting, Rob Van Dam and Jeff Hardy. While the former two had been revealed on the Internet, neither was hyped in a significant way on television. Hardy’s planned appearance has largely gone without any attention.