— The following are the main news items coming out of this week’s TNA
iMPACT! Wrestling:
* Samoa Joe vacated the X Division Title to sell his injury angle. A new
champion will be determined next week on Impact in a four-way match featuring
Low Ki vs. Tigre Uno vs. D.J. Zema vs. Mannik.
* James Storm & Abyss captured defeated The Wolves to capture the TNA Tag
Titles. The match was set up when Davey Richards refused to join James Storm’s
offer to join his heel faction, which led Storm to cash in his Feast or Fired
Briefcase. Abyss is now part of Storm’s group.
* Gail Kim and Taryn Terrell will face Havok in a three-way match for the
Knockouts Title next week.
* There will be a confrontation between TNA World Heavyweight ChampionBobby
Roode and Bobby Lashley next week.
* Tommy Dreamer will face Bram in a Hardcore match next week.
— UPDATE: The final ratings numbers for last night’s
episode of iMPACT! Wrestling are in. The event drew a household rating of 0.84
(0.8). This is an increase from last week’s rating of 0.75 (0.8). As reported
earlier, the show averaged 970,000 viewers, compared to last week’s 930,000
viewers.
This was the highest rating iMPACT! has scored since October 8.
— ORIGINAL: Last night’s episode of iMPACT! Wrestling
rebounded in viewership, while the rating stayed the same. The show drew 970,000
viewers, up 4% from last week’s 930,000, and held onto its 0.2 rating in the
18-49 demographic.
The household rating will be available later.
