TNA Announces Seven House Shows for August
Posted by Larry Csonka on 07.03.2008
TNA is coming to Florida, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas!
TNAWrestling.com has announced the following house shows and on sale dates:
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION (TNA) WRESTLING SLAMS INTO ESTERO, FL ON AUGUST 14
The superstars of Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling will bring TNA Live! to Estero for an unforgettable night of action at the Germain Arena on Thursday, August 14, starting at 7:30 p.m. Appearing live and in person will be TNA World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe, Booker T, Christian Cage, Robert Roode, TNA Tag Team Champions The Latin American Xchange, Jacqueline, James Storm, TNA X-Division Champion Petey Williams, Kaz, Jay Lethal, The Rock N Rave Infection, TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong, Roxxi, Sonjay Dutt, Shark Boy and more! Tickets go on sale Friday, July 11, at the Germain Arena Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 239-334-3309.
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION (TNA) WRESTLING ANNOUNCES THEIR RETURN TO DALLAS, TX ON AUGUST 15
The superstars of Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling will bring TNA Live! to Dallas for an unforgettable night of action at the House of Blues on Friday, August 15, starting at 8 p.m. Appearing live and in person will be TNA World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe, Booker T, Christian Cage, Robert Roode, TNA Tag Team Champions The Latin American Xchange, Jacqueline, James Storm, TNA X-Division Champion Petey Williams, Kaz, Jay Lethal, The Rock N Rave Infection, TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong, Roxxi, Sonjay Dutt, Shark Boy and more! Tickets go on sale Friday, July 11, at the House of Blues Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at 214-978-BLUE.
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION (TNA) WRESTLING WILL "CROSS THE LINE" INTO LAWTON, OK ON AUGUST 16
The superstars of Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling will bring TNA Live! to Lawton for an unforgettable night of action at the Great Plains Coliseum on Saturday, August 16, starting at 8 p.m. Appearing live and in person will be TNA World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe, Booker T, Christian Cage, Robert Roode, TNA Tag Team Champions The Latin American Xchange, Jacqueline, James Storm, TNA X-Division Champion Petey Williams, Kaz, Jay Lethal, The Rock N Rave Infection, TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong, Roxxi, Sonjay Dutt, Shark Boy and more! Tickets go on sale Friday, July 11, at the Great Plains Coliseum Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at 580-357-1483.
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION (TNA) WRESTLING SLAMS INTO MUSKOGEE, OK ON AUGUST 17
The superstars of Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling will bring TNA Live! to Muskogee for an unforgettable night of action at the Muskogee Civic Center on Sunday, August 17, starting at 4 p.m. Appearing live and in person will be TNA World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe, Booker T, Christian Cage, Robert Roode, TNA Tag Team Champions The Latin American Xchange, Jacqueline, James Storm, TNA X-Division Champion Petey Williams, Kaz, Jay Lethal, The Rock N Rave Infection, TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong, Roxxi, Sonjay Dutt, Shark Boy and more! Tickets go on sale Friday, July 18, at the Muskogee Civic Center Box Office, www.wwlinc.com or charge by phone at (918) 684-6362.
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION (TNA) WRESTLING SLAMS INTO SALINA, KS ON AUGUST 22
The superstars of Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling will bring TNA Live! to Salina for an unforgettable night of action at the Bicentennial Center on Friday, August 22, starting at 8 p.m. Appearing live and in person will be TNA World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe, Booker T, Abyss, AJ Styles, Robert Roode, The Latin American Xchange, Tomko, Jacqueline, James Storm, TNA X-Division Champion Petey Williams, Kaz, Jay Lethal, The Rock N Rave Infection, TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong, Gail Kim, Sonjay Dutt, Eric Young and more! Tickets go on sale Friday, July 11, at the Bicentennial Center Box Office, www.bicentennail.org or charge by phone at 888-826- SHOW.
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION (TNA) WRESTLING CRASHES INTO TOPEKA, KS ON AUGUST 23
The superstars of Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling will bring TNA Live! to Topeka for an unforgettable night of action at the Kansas Expocenter on Saturday, August 23, starting at 8 p.m. Appearing live and in person will be TNA World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe, Booker T, Abyss, AJ Styles, Robert Roode, TNA Tag Team Champions The Latin American Xchange, Tomko, Jacqueline, James Storm, TNA X-Division Champion Petey Williams, Kaz, Jay Lethal, The Rock N Rave Infection, TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong, Gail Kim, Sonjay Dutt, Eric Young and more! Tickets go on sale Friday, July 11, at the Kansas Expocenter Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at (785) 234-4545.
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION (TNA) WRESTLING WILL "CROSS THE LINE" INTO WICHITA, KS ON AUGUST 24
The superstars of Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling will bring TNA Live! to Wichita for an unforgettable night of action at The Cotillion on Sunday, August 24, starting at 7:30 p.m. Appearing live and in person will be TNA World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe, Booker T, Abyss, AJ Styles, Robert Roode, TNA Tag Team Champions The Latin American Xchange, Tomko, Jacqueline, James Storm, TNA X-Division Champion Petey Williams, Kaz, Jay Lethal, The Rock N Rave Infection, TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong, Gail Kim, Sonjay Dutt, Eric Young and more! Tickets go on sale Friday, July 11, at The Cotillion Box Office, www.selectaseat.com or charge by phone at (316) 722-4201.
To me if TNA is ever going to really make it they have to sell tickets. PPV and TV ratings are nice as are internet sales, but to be viable they have to have revenue from ticket sales and post event merchandise. My thought is they should look at cities that had great non-WWE wrestling tradition and court them. Memphis, Louisville, Atlanta, Charlotte and the North Carolina area, Minneapolis, Dallas etc. all had/have traditional fans who were not necessarily WWE fans. Throw in Houston with Booker T's school, Detroit, some Florida cities, and Nashville/Knoxville and maybe Pittsburgh for Angle's sake & suddenly there is a semi-reliable revenue stream and set of potentially loyal fans. Success would mean that the advertising and product connected with the audience so it would not be a sure thing, but to me any non-WWE organization that wants to be a viable #2 has to cultivate a fanbase among groups who feel left out since various promotions folded. Can or will TNA do this? Doubts seem reasonable at this point, but it is nice to see them trying to develop some house show revenue. Maybe Big 12 country is the right place for TNA to start reaching out to new fans.
Posted By: Dan Martin (Registered) on July 03, 2008 at 07:09 AM
I'm glad TNA's on the road and TNA are putting on great house shows so hope tickets go well
Posted By: Colin (Guest) on July 03, 2008 at 07:13 AM
Unfortunatly when TNA was in Austin last year I talked to JB and he said they would come back in the summer. I guess they aren't. That's too bad, if you haven't gone to a TNA house show, you need to go. You won't be disappointed!
Posted By: JT (Guest) on July 03, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Maybe they'll make it further west on the next trip. Some of us in Denver are waiting for them to get here.
Posted By: Dave (Guest) on July 03, 2008 at 10:57 AM
I live in Dallas and will be at the House of Blues house show, but I just hope tickets aint gonna be so high for it. I wish TNA would book a smaller place (Moody, Dallas Convention Center Theater)
Posted By: Killer A (Guest) on July 03, 2008 at 11:01 AM
Last time TNA came to Kansas I think they sold 90 tickets.
Posted By: August (Guest) on July 03, 2008 at 11:04 AM
see Salinas in Salina
Posted By: William (Guest) on July 03, 2008 at 11:20 AM
Tough schedule for the crew though. Thursday- ESTERO, FL
Friday- Dallas, Texas
Saturday- Lawton, OK
Sunday- MUSKOGEE, OK
Monday- Orlando (Tv taping)
Tuesday_ Orlando (Tv taping)
Wednesday-Off
Thursday-Saturday- 3 shows in Kansas.
At least the least 3 shows are all in the same state. But starting off with 3 shows in 3 days in 3 different states is pretty harsh.
Posted By: Guest#2085 (Guest) on July 03, 2008 at 11:32 AM
Dan Martin...I think TNA's doing a good job of what ur talkin about. They manage to sell a lot of merchandise and do the meet and greet thing at houseshows. In time, we will see TNA start to cultivate followings in those lost markets. At this point, they're not only still branching out, but they're also making their second trips to a lot of places. Texas is seeing TNA for a second time as well as Kansas i believe. As time moves on, we'll see
Posted By: bighustle (Guest) on July 03, 2008 at 01:24 PM
The drawback to TNA running at the House of Blues in Dallas is that the stage seats are not reserved. I paid extra thinking I was getting a front row ringside seat. The tickets show a seat number and row A. But when you get there, stage seats are first come first served.
I purchased seats for myself and my dad, the guy who turned me onto wrestling years ago, imagine my disappointment when we had to sit at the back because we were unaware.
Posted By: Bobby in Texas (Guest) on July 03, 2008 at 01:56 PM
That is a good thing. I think regardless of promotion that many fans in the lost markets are still fertile ground for doing business. It does not even have to be the hub of the old promotion like Memphis a place such as Evansville, IN could be a reliable stop to make some money and build an audience.
Posted By: Dan Martin (Registered) on July 03, 2008 at 03:17 PM
And still nothing for Pittsburgh. Way to go TNA. We appreciate it. Hey Angle, can't you do something to help us out? Ya know, since you live here and all.
Posted By: matrix1004 (Guest) on July 03, 2008 at 08:59 PM
Last time TNA came to Kansas I think they sold 90 tickets.
Posted By: August (Guest) on July 03, 2008 at 11:04 AM
WoW! That's like half the state.
Posted By: The Phenomonal RJ Styles (Guest) on July 04, 2008 at 01:32 PM
