This Week’s TNA iMPACT! Rating Rises + Gail Kim/TNA

— As noted earlier here on the website, the recent angle featuring Gail Kim issuing open challenges on TNA TV inspired WWE to have a Ryback do the open challenges at SmackDown and Survivor Series.

— Thursday night’s episode of iMPACT! Wrestling drew a 1.11 (1.1) cable rating, with 1.3 million viewers.

Those numbers are up 11% and 5%, respectively, from a 1.0 cable rating and 1.24 million last week.