TNA Commentator Matthew Rehwoldt Compares Current Day TNA To The NXT Black & Gold Brand

Matthew Rehwoldt – the former Aiden English in WWE – first debuted with TNA (formerly IMPACT Wrestling) in July of 2021. Rehwoldt currently partners up with Tom Hannifan as his broadcast partner every week – sometimes multiple times per week – to call the action for TNA.

While speaking to Death Arts Xiii By Ash in a new interview, Rehwoldt noted that he feels like TNA’s current run is reminiscent of NXT’s Black And Gold run.

“I tell people this a lot, and the ride TNA has been on the last three to four years feels very similar to my time during NXT’s Black and Gold run when that blew up, you know, it, it felt like this very raw, very organic, very like natural thing that the fans wanted to see. They wanted more of, and that that passion just kept getting felt more and more and the brand grew more and more, and so that’s, what’s been happening here too. Now we are an alternative network.”

H/T Corey Brennan of Fightful for transcription.

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In August of 2025, it was revealed that both Matthew and his partner Tom Hannifan had signed an extension to remain with TNA for some time longer.

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