Spike TV UK reportedly aired the wrong episode of Impact Wrestling this past Friday.
The television network has issued an apology regarding the same, whilst reassuring Impact Wrestling fans that it will air the previously scheduled episode this week, in a double bill along with the latest episode of Impact Wrestling.
Below are the tweets sent out by Spike TV UK regarding their botched Impact Wrestling episode-broadcast:
We are investigating what went wrong with Friday’s Impact to ensure that this does not happen again. 1/2
— SpikeTVUK (@SpikeTVUK) May 28, 2017
We apologise for any disappointment this will have caused Impact fans. 2/2
— SpikeTVUK (@SpikeTVUK) May 28, 2017
Apologies to #impactwrestling fans for Friday’s scheduling error. We will be playing the episode this Friday (02/06/17) 1/2
— SpikeTVUK (@SpikeTVUK) May 28, 2017
And the brand new episode. Friday night double-bill of #impactwrestling from 9pm 02/06/17 2/2
— SpikeTVUK (@SpikeTVUK) May 28, 2017
Additionally, The Fight Network (that is owned by Impact Wresting owners Anthem) in Canada made a similar error in January of this year. Here are the social media posts from The Fight Network and Impact Wrestling addressing the same-
UK & Ireland: There is a great IMPACT in store for you, but a technical issue means it will go up at 4am instead of 1am. https://t.co/h7n61A1joZ
— IMPACT WRESTLING (@IMPACTWRESTLING) January 13, 2017
We’re currently having technical difficulties with @IMPACTWRESTLING. We thank you for your patience.
— Fight Network (@fightnet) January 13, 2017
We will be airing the new episode of IMPACT Wrestling later on tonight. Stay tuned for details. We apologize for the technical difficulties.
— Fight Network (@fightnet) January 13, 2017
We will be airing this week’s @IMPACTWRESTLING at the top of the hour. We appreciate all of you for your patience. See you then! pic.twitter.com/t1g91W9NQn
— Fight Network (@fightnet) January 13, 2017
Impact Wrestling has been making the headlines a lot as of late, ranging from Anthem Sports and Entertainment’s ongoing legal battle with the Hardys over the usage rights of the Broken gimmick, to the departure of several top stars from the promotion.
Nevertheless, it’s interesting to note that the promotion has brought in several familiar faces including industry veterans such as Dutch Mantel (WWE’s Zeb Colter), Bruce Prichard, Jeff Jarrett and Alberto El Patron aka former WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio to name a few.
The change of ownership in Impact Wrestling has been chaotic thus far, and the company trucks on in the face of adversity in hopes of regaining the momentum it had grasped last year during the sudden rise to prominence of Matt Hardy and the Broken storyline.
The next few months are without a doubt extremely pivotal for Impact Wrestling and will determine the fate of the struggling promotion.
