Impact Zone

Soundstage 21
Impact Zone
The Impact Zone in May 2007
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LocationUniversal Studios Florida
OwnerUniversal Destinations & Experiences
OperatorUniversal Destinations & Experiences
Capacity1,400
Opened1990
Tenants
World Championship Wrestling (1995–2001)
Xcitement Wrestling Federation (2001–2002)
TNA Wrestling
Ring of Honor
All Elite Wrestling (2021–2023)
Soundstage 19
Impact Zone
Soundstage 19 in November 2013
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LocationUniversal Studios Florida
OwnerUniversal Destinations & Experiences
OperatorUniversal Destinations & Experiences
Capacity1,100
Opened1990
Tenants
TNA Wrestling
Ring of Honor
All Elite Wrestling (2021–2023)
Soundstage 20
Impact Zone
Map
LocationUniversal Studios Florida
OwnerUniversal Destinations & Experiences
OperatorUniversal Destinations & Experiences
Capacity1,100
Opened1990
Tenants
TNA Wrestling

The Impact Zone is the nickname for any one of three sound stages at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando; they received this nickname due to their use by the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), who taped their weekly television series Impact! at the complex for much of its first two decades of existence.[1]

Universal Studios Florida's soundstages have been used to produce professional wrestling since the 1990s, when World Championship Wrestling (WCW) used Soundstage 21 to tape their syndicated wrestling shows between 1996 and 1998. The most prolific use of the soundstages were between 2004 and 2018, where TNA used Soundstage 21 to tape Impact! and many of their pay-per-view events, before moving to the smaller Soundstage 19 after its 2013 tour; Impact! is now taped in various venues around North America.

In 2021, the site served as the main studio for tapings of the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) online series Dark.[2] In 2023, AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) also began taping its weekly program at the venue. Following the 2023 launch of AEW's second live show, Collision, Dark was cancelled and Ring of Honor tapings were paired with Collision dates across North America.

  1. ^ "Footage, Photos, & Complete Recap From Thursday's IMPACT WRESTLING". Impactwrestling.com. February 5, 2012. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  2. ^ Lee, Joseph (August 27, 2021). "UPDATED: AEW Dark To Be Taped In Studio, Note On Likely Location". 411 Mania. Retrieved June 14, 2022.