Impact Wrestling Zone The Impact Wrestling Zone ( also once called the " Extreme Zone " at TNA ' s 2010 Hardcore Justice Pay - Per - View ) is the professional wrestling nickname for Soundstages 19 , 20 , & 21 , a set of sound stages in Universal Studios Florida in Orlando , Florida . Its nickname is derived from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ' s ( TNA ) " Impact ! " weekly television series , which is taped at this venue . TNA will be returning to Universal Studios in Soundstage 19 . TNA has been taping their TV Shows currently at Soundstage 20 . History . In May 2004 , TNA announced that they would be starting their first nationally airing television show , " TNA Impact ! " on Fox Sports Net . They also announced that they would be airing this show from Universal Studios as part of an agreement reached with the theme park . Accordingly , TNA leased Soundstage 21 for the purposes of putting on wrestling events for an indefinite period of time . TNA also moved several of its main offices down to Orlando from their original home in Nashville . Since June 2004 , TNA has taped its flagship show , " Impact ! " as well as its secondary show " Xplosion " from the Impact ! Zone . They also aired every monthly pay - per - view in company history from that location until October 2006 when Bound For Glory was broadcast from the Compuware Arena in Detroit . They also hosted a special viewing of " The Best Damn Sports Show Period " that was entitled the " Best Damn Wrestling Event Period " . As part of the agreement with Universal Studios , TNA is not allowed to charge entrance to events held at the Impact ! Zone . This led TNA to look for alternative venues to host some of their monthly pay - per - view events . In August 2006 at Hard Justice , a fire sparked in the rafters of the Impact ! Zone . The fire was the result of pyrotechnics igniting a burlap sandbag . The soundstage was evacuated for approximately 20 minutes while the Orlando Fire Department inspected the resultant damage and the building in general . Afterward , the audience was allowed back in and the show resumed with only one match cancelled . On October 23 , 2008 , " Impact ! " began broadcasting in HD on Spike . The previous stage and two entrance ramps were removed . The new HD setup included new lighting and several very large high - resolution screens . The wrestlers all enter from the same stage , which enabled TNA to add around 400 seats to the Impact ! Zone , which increased capacity to around 1 , 200 to 1 , 300 fans per night . The new stage retained the two tunnels , both leading up to it for the face s ( left side ) and heel s ( right side ) , but just one ramp going down to the ring . n January 31 , 2013 , TNA announced that they would be taping their weekly show , " Impact Wrestling " from different venues around the United States with the first live show on March 14 , 2013 from the Sears Centre Arena in Chicago . The final two episodes of Impact Wrestling filmed at this location were on February 28 , 2013 and March 7 , 2013 . After this , TNA cleared out the venue and ended the Universal Studios contract after these shows . TNA will be returning to Universal Studios in Soundstage 19 with the first show on November 21 , 2013 .