File this in the WTF file. Impact decided to take the creative route with merchandise for this year’s Slammiversary by releasing a collector’s edition VHS tape.
Experience Slammiversary 2021 on this extremely limited, collectors edition, double cassette VHS available now from @shopimpactdeals!
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) November 30, 2021
HERE: https://t.co/Ne7HBC6PYy pic.twitter.com/4MV1j1oLTR
That certainly sounds strange. I didn’t know VCRs still existed, aside from old dusty ones stored away in the basement. People cooler than me have said VHS and music cassettes are coming back in style as a niche product. There must be a nostalgia for the satisfying feeling of rewinding tapes after viewing them. This offering is a double tape. That means twice the fun!
I’m wondering if the break between tape one and tape two happens in the middle of a match. There’s nothing like fumbling around trying to insert the tape as quickly as possible to find out what happens next in the program. I’m also curious if Impact inserted any snazzy music on the screen that tells you to change tapes.
Impact clearly knows their customers, because the VHS tapes sold out quickly.
The Slammiversary 2021 double cassette VHS is officially sold out!
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) December 2, 2021
Thank you to everyone who ordered and stay tuned for more limited edition VHS releases in the future! pic.twitter.com/TmhRk668En
There is no mention of how many were available in the “extremely limited” stock, but enough people thought $25 was worth it to see Sami Callihan slice Kenny Omega with a pizza cutter in the main event.
If Impact tries this experiment again, then the logical next step would be VHS tapes for their upcoming fantasy throwback IPWF show on December 18. The IPWF is Impact’s 1983 version of WWE’s Southpaw Regional Wrestling gimmick.
Relive Downtown Daddy Brown's victory at the first-ever Throwback Throwdown! The IPWF returns at #ThrowbackThrowdown II LIVE December 18 on @IMPACTPlusApp from Louisville, Kentucky. Limited tickets are still available!
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) December 1, 2021
BE THERE LIVE: https://t.co/CbqX1csDH5@Willie_Mack pic.twitter.com/ZPlnoWisZP
If Impact wants to get really wacky, then they should release the IPWF show on Betamax.
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