List of Impact! special episodes

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This is a list of special episodes of the professional wrestling television series Impact! , the flagship television program of the American Impact Wrestling promotion, which debuted on June 4, 2004. Several special episodes have featured pay-per-view-esque cards; from 2013 to 2019, these specials have aired in lieu of monthly pay-per-view events. [1]

List

Episode titleDateRatingNote
Spike TV
TNA iMPACT! Spike TV debutOctober 1, 20050.8 [2] First episode of iMPACT! on Spike TV
Live ImpactMarch 27, 20081.0 [3] First live Impact show
Live HD ImpactOctober 23, 20081.1 [3] First live HD Impact filmed outside the Impact Zone.
Impact 200July 30, 20091.3 [4] [5] 200th episode of Impact on Spike.
Super ImpactOctober 15, 20091.0 [4] [6] Special 3 hour episode of Impact leading up to Bound for Glory.
New Year's Knockout EveDecember 31, 2009Special episode of Impact featuring Knockouts-only matches and a tournament to determine the #1 contender for the TNA Knockouts Championship.
Monday Night Impact January 4, 20101.5 [7] [8] Live 3 hour edition of Impact airing on a Monday Night before and during WWE's flagship show Raw .
The Whole F'n ShowAugust 12, 20101.2 [9] A pay-per-view show on free TV
Before the GloryOctober 7, 20101.3 [10] Special live episode of Impact leading up to Bound for Glory.
Destination X July 18, 20131.2 [11] Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Destination X.
Hardcore Justice August 15, 2013
August 22, 2013		1.0
1.0		Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Hardcore Justice.
No Surrender September 12, 20131.1Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for No Surrender.
Turning Point November 21, 20131.0Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Turning Point.
Final Resolution December 19, 20131.1Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Final Resolution.
Genesis January 16, 2014
January 23, 2014		1.1
1.2		Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Genesis.
Destination X July 31, 20141.0Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Destination X.
Hardcore Justice August 20, 20140.7Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Hardcore Justice.
No Surrender September 17, 20140.9Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for No Surrender.
Destination America
Lockdown February 6, 2015520,000Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Lockdown.
TKO: A Night of KnockoutsApril 24, 2015381,000Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact, centered around Knockouts matches.
Hardcore Justice May 1, 2015520,000Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Hardcore Justice.
May MayhemMay 29, 2015Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact.
Destination X June 10, 2015330,000Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Destination X.
Bell To BellJuly 1, 2015267,000Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact.

Featured matches included:

No Surrender August 5, 2015327,000Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for No Surrender.
Turning Point August 19, 2015323,000Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Turning Point.
Pop
Lockdown February 23, 2016297,000Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Lockdown.
Sacrifice April 26, 2016332,000Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Sacrifice.
May MayhemMay 24, 2016Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact.
Gold RushJune 14, 2016Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact featuring championship matches.
The Final DeletionJuly 5, 2016410,000Special episode of Impact with the main event featuring Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy, the winner receiving legal rights to the Hardy name.
Destination X July 12, 2016358,000Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Destination X.
Turning Point August 25, 2016373,000Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Turning Point.
Delete or DecaySeptember 8, 2016337,000Special episode of Impact and the sequel to Final Deletion with the main event featuring The Broken Hardys vs. Decay.
Road to GlorySeptember 29, 2016365,000Special episode of Impact with the main event featuring a 4-on-4 Lethal Lockdown match between Team Lashley and Team Ethan Carter III where the winner picks the stipulation for their Bound for Glory match
Total Nonstop Deletion December 15, 2016329,000Special episode of Impact taped from "The Hardy Compound"
Genesis January 26, 2017307,000Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Genesis.
Destination X August 17, 2017320,000 [12] Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Destination X.
Victory Road September 28, 2017264,000 [13] Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Victory Road.
Genesis January 25, 2018310,000 [14] Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement for Genesis.
Crossroads March 8, 2018325,000 [15] Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact.
Under Pressure May 31, 2018325,000 [16] Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact.
ReDefined August 30, 2018225,000 [17] Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact.
Pursuit Channel
Uncaged February 15, 2019
Against All Odds March 29, 2019Special pay-per-view style episode of Impact used as a replacement of Against All Odds.
AXS TV
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Special! March 31, 2020Television Special featuring past TNA Wrestling superstars.
Rebellion April 21, 2020
April 28, 2020		Special pay-per-view episodes of Impact used as a replacement of Rebellion. Originally slated to be a pay-per-view event but was changed to a television special due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emergence August 18, 2020
August 25, 2020		Special pay-per-view style episodes of Impact.
Impact 1000 September 9, 2023Special episode celebrating the show's 1,000th episode.

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