Impact Zone
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.
Impact Zone | |
The Impact Zone in May 2007 | |
| Location | Universal Studios Florida |
|---|---|
| Owner | Universal Destinations & Experiences |
| Operator | Universal Destinations & Experiences |
| Capacity | 1,400 |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Tenants | |
| World Championship Wrestling (1995–2001) Xcitement Wrestling Federation (2001–2002) TNA Wrestling Ring of Honor All Elite Wrestling (2021–2023) | |
Impact Zone | |
Soundstage 19 in November 2013 | |
| Location | Universal Studios Florida |
|---|---|
| Owner | Universal Destinations & Experiences |
| Operator | Universal Destinations & Experiences |
| Capacity | 1,100 |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Tenants | |
| TNA Wrestling Ring of Honor All Elite Wrestling (2021–2023) | |
Impact Zone | |
| Location | Universal Studios Florida |
|---|---|
| Owner | Universal Destinations & Experiences |
| Operator | Universal Destinations & Experiences |
| Capacity | 1,100 |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Tenants | |
| TNA Wrestling | |
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. 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.