Last night, Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer reported that Destination America will be canceling all TNA programming effective this September.
Meltzer noted the two leading factors in Destination America’s decision are advertising rates and the hight cost of TNA programming. The report noted regular Destination America sponsors did want to advertise during TNA shows.
Additionally, Meltzer noted the decision to cancel TNA programming was made prior to Destination America announcing Impact Wrestling’s move to Wednesday nights, and that key employees were informed of the decision beforehand. Meltzer also noted the story is “ongoing” and because the cancelation was announced before the Impact move to Wednesday nights, it isn’t definite, but it’s not a good sign that people at Destination America have been told nothing further since they were informed of the TNA cancelation.
In response to the report, TNA’s Bob Ryder posted the following on Twitter:
For almost 13 years some people have predicted we were about to go out of business. It’s no more true today than it was then. #StandUp
— Bob Ryder (@brydertna) May 21, 2015
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
