According to PWInsider.com, TNA officials remain very serious about Impact Wrestling being an alternative to WWE, and not the same type of show.
Additionally, despite booking of the NYC tapings, TNA also wants Impact Wrestling to evolve from what it used to be on SpikeTV.
With regards to Taz and Josh Mathews, one of TNA’s goals…

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.