Bully Ray also explained how he would book the all-important show, arguing that TNA has to give it its all, not hold back, and send the fans home with a smile on their face.

“I would hold absolutely nothing back on that first episode. Nothing. Pick up your balls, load up your cannons for a 21-gun salute the whole. Give it to me all. You have to catch me, Thursday Night Impact. I actually feel excited for it. What’s going through me right now is I know the Potential okay, you tell if you want to tell me probably you got six weeks. I Know exactly what I’m doing to make sure that place is filled up,” he said. “I want that place chanting TNA when the show opens, I want that place chant TNA when the show goes off the air, I want my biggest baby face in the world standing up there flying that flag. Don’t go off that show with heat. Put smiles on people’s faces beginning, middle, and end.”

Ray added that the debut episode of “Impact” on AMC is more important than TNA’s Genesis pay-per-view. The WWE Hall of Famer stated that there should be no negativity on the January 15 show, citing recent instances, such as Mike Santana’s world title loss or TNA not airing a show for a month after the highly rated Bound for Glory, as examples of the company making progress only to suffer setbacks. He feels that the show should get fans talking and promote more ticket sales for future events, like Genesis.