{"id":98641,"date":"2025-04-22T15:16:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T19:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=98641"},"modified":"2025-04-22T15:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T19:16:23","slug":"programming-update-for-thursday-may-1-new-time-for-tna-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/22\/programming-update-for-thursday-may-1-new-time-for-tna-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Programming Update for Thursday, May 1 &#8211; New Time for &#8220;TNA iMPACT!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-98642\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TNA-IMPACT-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TNA-IMPACT-2.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TNA-IMPACT-2-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>AXS TV Presents a Special Broadcast of the TNA+ Exclusive Event Unbreakable Prior to <em><strong>TNA iMPACT!<\/strong><\/em> on May 1, Starting @ 8PM ET<\/p>\n<p>TNA Wrestling presents an action-packed episode of its weekly flagship TV show, TNA iMPACT!, airing live from the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California, on Thursday, May 1, starting @ 10PM EST.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1260312823\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The night marks the first episode following TNA&#8217;s much-anticipated Rebellion pay-per-view on Sunday, April 27, where some of the sport&#8217;s biggest stars settle bitter feuds and put their coveted titles on the line in a hard-hitting card that fans will not want to miss. 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