Impact Wrestling is a privately held American professional wrestling promotion. the promotion was initially known as NWA: Total Nonstop Action (NWA-TNA) and was associated with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), though not an official member.
In 2004, the promotion became known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), but it continued to use the NWA World Heavyweight and Tag Team championships as part of its agreement with the NWA.
Who owns Impact Wrestling?
Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002. It is owned as a subsidiary of the New York and Toronto-based integrated media organization Anthem Sports & Entertainment.
Anthem Sports & Entertainment purchased a majority stake in TNA, re-organizing TNA’s parent company. Dixie Carter retained a 5% minority stake in the company, but resigned as chairwoman after fourteen years with the company and joined Fight Media Group’s advisory board.
The promotion’s parent company, TNA Entertainment, was changed firstly to Impact Ventures and then to Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions, LLC., with Anthem’s Executive Vice President Ed Nordholm becoming President of the new parent company. On January 5, Jeff Jarrett was brought back by Anthem to serve as a consultant. Anthem re-branded the promotion as Impact Wrestling, after its primary television series two months later.
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