TNA Today

Infobox Television
show_name = TNA Today


genre = Sports Entertainment
camera = Multiple-camera setup
presenter = Jeremy Borash & Willie Urbina (Spanish-language edition)
runtime = Approximately 6 to 20 minutes per episode
starring = See Total Nonstop Action Wrestling roster
country = USA
network = Webcast
first_aired = March 6 2007
last_aired = present
num_episodes = 185 (as of October 8 2008)

"TNA Today" is a free online professional wrestling program produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It was hosted by TNA interviewer Jeremy Borash, with occasional appearances by color commentator Don West. The show purports to feature "exclusive footage, interviews, previews, reviews, news updates, merchandise deals and more," and is, in fact, used as a supplement to TNA's main program, "iMPACT!", and is used to further angles, debut wrestlers, and advertise merchandising deals (generally good for one day).

History

Before the debut of "TNA Today", TNA had a number of other internet exclusive shows, including "TNA Global iMPACT!" and audio only podcasts. In 2007, the company debuted "Hot News Updates" on their websites, which eventually came together as TNA Today. The show is mostly hosted on YouTube, though for a short time the TNA account was suspended for unspecified reasons and the show was uploaded to MySpace TV until the suspension was lifted.

In the 9/14 edition, it was shown that "TNA Today" was YouTube's #1 video of the day 13 times in the month of August 2007. [cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=QYdS2yULu1I |title=9/14 Edition of TNA Today with Dixie Carter |publisher=YouTube.com |accessdate=2007-09-15]

In 2008, a Spanish-language version of "TNA Today" debuted on TNA's website with Willie Urbina, broadcast partner of Spanish-language announcer Hector Guerrero.

In May 2008, TNA added a new web cast called TNA Spin Cycle, a roundtable discussion between employees of TNA Wrestling discussing different topics. Jeremy Borash hosts the show while Shark Boy runs the "Dirty Laundry" segment. Some guests that have appears on the show include Jim Cornette, BG James, Kaz, Christy Hemme and NFL Player, James Farrier

pecial Features

TNA Today commonly features matches culled from "Xplosion", as well as recaps of videos featured during the main TNA iMPACT! broadcasts. As of September 2007, TNA took a new approach, having Jeremy Borash approach ringside at the end of the show and pick up briefly where the show left off. While providing a new perspective, this did not really change much of the material of the show, as Borash's occasional attempts for immediate interviews were often ignored. Alternate locations for the hosting of the show have included on-site appearances in towns hosting pay per views or fan festivals.

TNA Today also features exclusives not available on mainstream television. The most common feature is the revelation of new products and deals, such as upcoming merchandise (T-shirts, DVDs, etc.) and Don West's "Insane Deals". In addition, TNA Today offers interviews not available on any other show, which varies between established wrestlers (such as Frankie Kazarian), newcomers making their TNA debut (such as Talia Madison & Angel Williams), and even several exclusive appearances from TNA CEO Dixie Carter, who does not otherwise appear on TNA programming other than the occasional cameo in the crowd.

Following the establishment of the new TNA World Championships, TNA Today held a special feature in which management director Jim Cornette presented Kurt Angle, Team 3D, and Chris Sabin with the reworked versions of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, TNA World Tag Team Championship, and TNA X Division Championship, respectively. On the 12/31 addition, live in Oshawa, Ontario, Jeremy Borash said that people in the TNA office are thinking about having a TNA PPV in Canada. [cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=bZjxEkTeVQU|title=12/31 Edition of TNA Today Live In Oshawa, Canada|publisher=YouTube.com |accessdate=2007-12-31]

References

External links

* [http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/349/84/ Official website]