{"id":147624,"date":"2025-12-02T21:06:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T02:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=147624"},"modified":"2025-12-23T13:18:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:18:50","slug":"the-wwe-and-tna-wrestling-partnership-will-continue-despite-new-tv-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/02\/the-wwe-and-tna-wrestling-partnership-will-continue-despite-new-tv-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"The WWE and TNA Wrestling Partnership Will Continue Despite New TNA TV Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since the announcement of the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/02\/tna-thursday-nig\u2026-january-14-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">AMC TV Deal<\/a><\/span>, rumours have been running rampant all over the Internet to say this new TNA Wrestling deal meant the end of the NXTNA partnership. In fact, the WWE-TNA deal is not ending as a ripple effect of TNA signing a TV deal with AMC Networks.<\/p>\n<p>Your French Nygma spoke with TNA sources who confirmed that the existing partnership between the two sides, announced as a multi-year deal in January 2025, will continue.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a  style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/pwinsider.com\/article\/202861\/wwetna-rumor-killer.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE sources also confirmed<\/a><\/span> that they were made aware of TNA&#8217;s deal with AMC well in advance of today&#8217;s announcement, so it was not a case of TNA blindsiding them. WWE sources also pointed out that NXT was referenced in today&#8217;s press release from AMC and TNA.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Are you ready for a new era in professional wrestling? <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ThisisTNA<\/a> is proud to announce its bringing its flagship show to <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMC_TV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AMC_TV<\/a> starting on January 15 \u2014 LIVE from Dallas, TX! Thursday Night iMPACT will air every week on AMC from 9-11PM ET. AMC is home to some of the\u2026 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CwVGyAEpby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/CwVGyAEpby<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1995871755878236609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The AMC deal<\/h2>\n<p>The TNA-AMC partnership kicks off LIVE from the Curtis Culwell Center in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on Thursday, January 15, 2026. AMC will feature \u201cThursday Night iMPACT!\u201d as a two-hour block of action-packed TNA Wrestling exclusively on television every Thursday from 9-11 PM EST. The new TNA-AMC agreement also includes extending the weekly telecast to AMC+ viewers.<\/p>\n<p>When TNA premieres on AMC, it will have a new home that puts the company in front of a potential 60 million cable homes. The belief and hope within the promotion for many years had been that, when the company landed on a stronger platform, it would lead to greater awareness and success for the company.<\/p>\n<h2>The NXTNA effect<\/h2>\n<p>TNA Wrestling in 2025 announced a groundbreaking, multi-year partnership with WWE and its NXT brand, allowing WWE stars to appear on TNA programming, and TNA stars to appear on WWE shows. In November, TNA stars Nic Nemeth and Matt Cardona, among others, appeared on WWE programming. Leon Slater, Xia Brookside, L\u00e9i ng Lee, and others were on WWE\/NXT.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_147667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147667\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-147667 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/11-1024x576.png\" alt=\"A logo graphic featuring TNA Wrestling and WWE.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/11-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/11-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/11-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/11.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: TNA Wrestling\/WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last week, at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/11\/26\/lei-ying-lee-brings-the-tna-knockouts-world-title-back-home-at-nxt-gold-rush\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NXT Gold Rush<\/span><\/a>, L\u00e9i Ying Lee defeated NXT&#8217;s Jordynne Grace and current TNA Knockouts World Champion Kelani Jordan to bring the title back home.\u00a0The upcoming <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/11\/30\/wwe-nxt-deadline-preview-12-6-25-who-will-be-the-iron-survivor\/\" target=\"_self\">NXT Deadline<\/a> <\/span>PLE will feature two TNA talents: TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater and former TNA World Champion Joe Hendry. They will both compete in the Iron Survivor Challenge match, a 25-minute 5-man bout to earn a maximum of points. The winner gets an NXT title chance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">1.15.26 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DfGi7u1z1I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/DfGi7u1z1I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AMC TV (@AMC_TV) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMC_TV\/status\/1995674281603150287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content content-styled max-w-none\">\n<div id=\"freestar-video-parent\">\n<p><em>Header image credit \u2013 TNA Wrestling \u2013 Stay tuned to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a> for more on TNA Wrestling, TNA iMPACT!, and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world. As well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. Catch all TNA events and shows on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/watch.tnawrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TNA Plus<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the announcement of the AMC TV Deal, rumours have been running rampant all over the Internet to say this new TNA Wrestling deal meant the end of the NXTNA partnership. In fact, the WWE-TNA deal is not ending as a ripple effect of TNA signing a TV deal with AMC Networks. 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