TNA has issued the following:
THE FINAL STAND: KURT ANGLE WEEK KICKS OFF TOMORROW ON IMPACT WRESTLING AT 9/8c ON POP
· Final two matches of decade-long TNA IMPACT WRESTLING career
· Exclusive content delivered daily onimpactwrestling.com and social media
· Fans invited to share favorite Kurt Angle TNA moment using #ThankYouKurt
· Exclusive commemorative Farewell Tour bundle available at ShopTNA.com
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Feb. 29, 2016 – In celebration of his storied decade-long career with TNA (Total Nonstop Action), IMPACT WRESTLING is dedicating March 1-8 as Kurt Angle Week.
The Olympic Gold Medalist and TNA Hall of Famer Kurt Angle will close out his illustrious tenure with the company as he fights in his final matches the next two weeks on IMPACT WRESTLING airing Tuesday nights at 9/8c on Pop. (click here to find where you can watch Pop).
On the March 1 episode of IMPACT WRESTLING, Angle, who is the first and 6-time TNA World Champion, will kick off the show in a penultimate main event that pits him against TNA original Bobby Roode.
On the March 8 broadcast of IMPACT WRESTLING, Angle will battle a man many have called his protégé – a decorated amateur and professional wrestler whose career path is strikingly similar to his own, the Destroyer Lashley
Beginning Tuesday, March 1,IMPACTWRESTLING.com will deliver exclusive content spanning Angle’s 10 years with TNA, with never-before-seen footage, greatest moments and interviews with IMPACT WRESTLING Stars and Knockouts, past and present, on how Angle has influenced them and the entire professional wrestling industry.
Fans are also invited send a thank you video message to Kurt, or share a favorite Kurt Angle TNA moment or memory via social media, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, using#ThankYouKurt and tagging @IMPACTWRESTLING. Select fan video messages will be featured on IMPACTWRESTLING.com and on the March 8 broadcast of IMPACT WRESTLING.
Fans can also own a part of history with the commemorative Kurt Angle Farewell Tour bundle, which includes a Farewell Tour t-shirt, Farewell Tour poster, select 8×10 marking key moments in Angle’s career and other Angle-themed merchandise, available now exclusively at ShopTNA.com
ABOUT TNA
TNA Entertainment, LLC, is a privately held sports entertainment company represented by United Talent Agency and based in Nashville, Tenn., specializing in television properties, events, products, merchandise and music, as well as the management and promotion of professional wrestlers. The roster features such greats as Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, EC3, Beer Money’s Bobby Roode and James Storm, Bobby Lashley, Drew Galloway, the high-flying X-Division and the lovely and lethal Knockouts, through its highly successful flagship IMPACT WRESTLING weekly broadcast, which airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Pop, a joint venture of CBS Corporation and Lionsgate. The product is the world’s most innovative experience in professional wrestling and is broadcast in 14 languages in more than 120 countries.
For more information, visit www.IMPACTWRESTLING.com or follow IMPACT WRESTLING on social media, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube, @IMPACTWRESTLING.
TNA has also released the following “backstage access” Kurt Angle video:
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
