ESPN Classic Canada has signed a new one-year deal with TNA Entertainment, providing the network with complete access to Total Nonstop Action (TNA) WrestlingÂ’s pay-per-view programming library.
ESPN Classic Canada will televise the entire TNA Wrestling collection, chronologically, every Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET (encores at 12 midnight ET, and Thursdays at 6 a.m. ET and 4 p.m. ET). The ringside action premieres Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 6 p.m. ET with TNA WrestlingÂ’s first ever pay-per-view event from June 2002.
"TNA Wrestling's popularity continues to grow around the world, especially in Canada,” said Dixie Carter, President, TNA Entertainment. “We’re thrilled to have ESPN Classic Canada as a partner."
“Our new deal with TNA Entertainment offers wrestling fans a rare chance to revisit the birth of one of the sport’s most exciting and intense divisions,” said Phil Piazza, Director, ESPN Classic Canada. “It’s a perfect fit for our network’s Wednesday night wrestling lineup.”