Transition
In May 2004, TNA Wrestling announced that they would be including a television program on Fox Sports, dubbed TNA iMPACT!, at Soundstage 21 in Universal Studios Florida. The transition included the use of a six-sided wrestling ring, the implementation of the "Fox Box" displaying competitors and timekeeping for the match, and a generally more sports-like style than the sports entertainment style exemplified by WWE.
With the switch to cable television, TNA proceeded to discontinue their weekly pay-per-view shows in favor of a monthly 3-hour pay-per-view format as previously utilized by WCW and ECW and as currently used by WWE. In November 2004, TNA held the first of these such pay per views, Victory Road, beginning the pattern of pay-per-view shows that continues to this day.
The television contact with Fox Sports expired in May 2005 and was not renegotiated, leaving TNA without television exposure. This prompted TNA to air TNA iMPACT! via webcasts. The webcasts were originally available via BitTorrent and eventually via RealPlayer. During this time, TNA continued pursuing a profitable television deal for regular broadcasting. On October 1, 2005, TNA iMPACT! began airing on Spike TV, returning the company to national cable exposure.
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