TNA Wrestling has a number of young talent who could really “break out” next year in 2026.
TNA’s Director of Authority – who is very familiar with all of the TNA talent – Santino Marella spoke with Medd in the Morning and names Leon Slater and Xia Brookside as the male and female TNA stars he believes will have breakout years in 2026:
“I guess I’ll continue to say Leon (Slater), I mean, he’s kind of already had a breakout year, but I believe he’s going to break out even further.
“I think Xia Brookside, man, she’s poised to have an incredible year as well.”
(Medd in the Morning)
Full interview here:
Leon Slater and Xia Brookside are both standout UK talent who have mostly been booked really well and pushed – Leon especially. He is the current X Division champion , has been featured very well on NXT and WWE programming, and is set to challenge for the NXT Heavyweight Title against Oba Femi at New Year’s Evil on Tuesday, January 6th.
Xia is part of the Angel Warriors tag team with Lei Ying Lee (formerly Xia Li in WWE) who took Xia under her wing. Both Xia and Leon are great, young talent who should continue to be gotten behind, pushed, and really excel 2026.
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