Following Dixie Carter's announcement that Impact Wrestling will be going live this summer, ImpactWrestling.com has posted the announcement, and added several details, noting that the switch to live programming will begin on May 31st.
Below are excerpts from the report, which notes that the live broadcasts will continue throughout the summer, a possible indication that TNA is not making the move permanently.
TNA’S IMPACT WRESTLING CELEBRATES SUMMER 2012 BY GOING LIVE!
SPIKE TV TAKES HIGHLY RATED SHOW LIVE AND TO 8:00PM/ET BEGINNING THURSDAY, MAY 31st
NASHVILLE, TN - (May 17, 2012) -- TNA IMPACT WRESTLING President Dixie Carter and SPIKE TV President Kevin Kay announce today that the highly-rated “IMPACT WRESTLING” will be going Live! from Universal Studios beginning May 31st and continue through the summer. This announcement coincides with the recently announced new, one-hour earlier time slot change of 8:00-10:00pm/ET every Thursday night beginning May 31st.