16. Former TNA Star Teases NXT Debut, Viewership For This Week’s Impact Wrestling
– Former TNA Superstar Gunner, who reportedly took a WWE physical test for a possible run in the company, is teasing that he might debut in NXT soon. Below is what he tweeted:
Hard work pays off. I almost hung it up. I'm glad I didn't. World…..here I come. Time to TakeOver!
— Gunner (@GUNNER_ChadLail) May 26, 2017
Writing “TakeOver” instead of “takeover” is a possible hint that he has cleared WWE physical and that he might show up at an NXT show (or at an NXT TakeOver event) soon.
– This week’s episode of Impact Wrestling, which featured the return of Scott Steiner and Ethan Carter III becoming the #1 contender to Bobby Lashley’s Impact Wrestling World Title, drew 305,000 viewers. This is up from previous week’s 272,000 viewers. You can watch EC3’s win below:
Below is what the Impact Wrestling viewership for 2017 has been so far:
January 5th Episode: 290,000 viewers
January 12th Episode: 277,000 viewers
January 19th Episode: 310,000 viewers
January 26th Episode: 307,000 viewers
February 2nd Episode: 299,000 viewers
February 9th Episode: 252,000 viewers
February 16th Episode: 325,000 viewers
February 23rd Episode: 275,000 viewers
March 2nd Episode: 293,000 viewers
March 9th Episode: 292,000 viewers
March 16th Episode: 344,000 viewers
March 23rd Episode: 305,000 viewers
March 30th Episode: 297,000 viewers
April 6th Episode: 309,000 viewers
April 13th Episode: 302,000 viewers
April 20th Episode: 320,000 viewers
April 27th Episode: 255,000 viewers
May 4th Episode: 260,000 viewers
May 11th Episode: 309,000 viewers
May 18th Episode: 272,000 viewers
May 25th Episode: 305,000 viewers