TNA Impact Set for Weekly German TV on SPORT1 From Nov. 3
Summary: TNA said on Oct. 27 that Thursday Night iMPACT would air weekly on free-to-air SPORT1 in Germany with German commentary from Nov. 3. SPORT1 says the show runs at 10:15 PM local time.
The quick version
- TNA announced on Oct. 27 a broadcast deal with SPORT1 for weekly German-language episodes of Thursday Night iMPACT, starting Nov. 3.
- SPORT1 says the show airs weekly at 10:15 PM local time on free-to-air TV, with commentary by Denis Pötzsch and Walandi Tsanti.
- TNA did not give terms or say how long the deal runs.
TNA Wrestling and the German channel SPORT1 announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27, a broadcast partnership that brings Thursday Night iMPACT to German free-to-air TV with German-language commentary, starting Tuesday, Nov. 3. The announcement came from Anthem Sports and Entertainment, TNA's parent company, in a release dated Munich.
What was announced
- Start: Nov. 3, 2026, per TNA's release.
- Slot: weekly at 10:15 PM local time, free-to-air, per SPORT1's own announcement as printed by WrestlingHeadlines. TNA's release did not give a time.
- Commentary: Denis Pötzsch and Walandi Tsanti, per SPORT1's announcement. Pötzsch says in it that he called the shows in the Impact days.
- Rights: SPORT1 will show the "weekly flagship series" with "exclusive commentary and localization," per TNA.
Carlos Silva, president of TNA and Anthem Sports Group, said in the release: "Germany has always been an important market, both for professional wrestling and TNA, in particular." Andreas Gerhardt, SPORT1's chief content and distribution officer, said the channel is "pleased to welcome TNA Wrestling to SPORT1."
Context
TNA calls the deal a step in its push to grow outside the U.S. It says the show airs in the U.S. on AMC, and that TNA's talent partnership with WWE continues. We cannot check TNA's claims of ratings growth, its reach in 200 countries or 26 million social followers, which come from its own release. Our Destination X story covers what TNA is building toward on Nov. 15.
What is not known
- The length and terms of the deal.
- Whether the show airs the same week as the U.S. broadcast or after a delay. The release says "weekly" and does not say.
- How the first broadcast went. We did not watch it and have not seen SPORT1's schedule page for it.
Source: TNA Wrestling's own news release of Oct. 27, 2026, with SPORT1's announcement as printed by WrestlingHeadlines. We did not confirm the first broadcast with SPORT1. Nothing in this story is a rumor.
Sources
- TNA Wrestling (Anthem Sports and Entertainment), "THURSDAY NIGHT iMPACT! RETURNS TO GERMANY AS PART OF TNA WRESTLING'S NEW BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP WITH SPORT1", Oct. 27, 2026. https://tnawrestling.com/news/thursday-night-impact-returns-to-germany-as-part-of-tna-wrestlings-new-broadcast-partnership-with-sport1
- SPORT1, announcement of the TNA deal, as printed in WrestlingHeadlines, "TNA Wrestling Announces Another New TV Deal", date not shown on the page we read. https://wrestlingheadlines.com/tna-wrestling-announces-another-new-tv-deal/amp
- WrestlingNews.com staff reporting: read TNA's release and the SPORT1 text. We did not contact TNA or SPORT1.
How we credit sources: Editorial standards.