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Impact Wrestling will premiere on Pursuit network at 10 ET this Friday. It will also stream live on Impact’s Twitch channel at the same time each week, giving cord-cutters access to the show each week without delay. The following is Impact’s press release with details on this announcement…
Impact Wrestling Announces Weekly Impact Premiere Will Stream Friday Nights on Twitch
Impact on Twitch Will Premiere Fridays at 10:00 p.m. ET, starting on Jan. 11
TORONTO – Impact Wrestling, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp., announced today a significant expansion of its digital presence, launching a live stream of the weekly two-hour Impact flagship show on Twitch Fridays at 10:00 p.m. ET when it also premieres on Pursuit Channel across the U.S.
The premiere episode of Impact on Twitch debuts Friday, Jan. 11 at 10:00 p.m. ET on Impact Wrestling’s official Twitch channel, www.twitch.tv/impactwrestling. The show will feature the immediate aftermath from Homecoming in Nashville, Impact Wrestling’s first major pay-per-view event of the year.
“Impact Wrestling’s new broadcast arrangement on Pursuit Channel has given us the flexibility to develop distribution channels to bring our show to the cord-cutters in our fan base,” said Ed Nordholm, president of Impact Wrestling. “We saw double-digit growth in our digital audience in 2018, consistently setting and then breaking new records for engagement across our various digital and social media assets. Since initially partnering with Twitch last year with our own channel, we have been committed to expanding our presence and creating a dedicated community on the platform and fans have responded, leading to our decision to bring our flagship show to Twitch.”
Impact showcases top professional wrestling stars such as Impact World Champion Johnny Impact, who starred in the most recent season of the hit CBS show Survivor, plus Brian Cage, Eli Drake, Moose, Eddie Edwards, Sami Callihan, Pentagon Jr., Fenix, Rich Swann, the high-flying X-Division, and the Knockouts, including Impact Champion Tessa Blanchard, Taya Valkyrie, Rosemary, Allie, and Su Yung. Since its inception in 2002, Impact has been a leading destination for professional wrestling fans, televised globally in 120 countries, while growing its popularity and reach on YouTube, Twitch, Pluto, and social media platforms.
It’s a good thing it’ll be on Twitch because, as of 6:45PM Monday, my DISH channel 393 says Pursuit Channel will be showing Bassmaster Elite Series at 10PM on Friday.