The latest TNA Wrestling news, rumors, results, and recaps from TNA Impact and TNA Pay-Per-Views.
Per WrestleTix, TNA Wrestling’s upcoming Slammiversary event has distributed 1,076 tickets ahead of the company’s June 28 show in Boston, Massachusetts.
The annual pay-per-view is one of TNA’s marquee events and is expected to feature several of the promotion’s top stars. The event will take place in the Boston market as the company continues its recent touring schedule across the United States.
Stay tuned to BodySlam for more updates on matches and appearances.
Steve Maclin is a former TNA (IMPACT) World Champion, and a former two-time and inaugural TNA International champion. He recently had an injury scare against Mike Santana in a match fighting for the World Title where he collapsed after a kick to the jaw.
A few weeks later, Maclin gave an update that he’s cleared to compete after a short time away from the ring.
While speaking with Ryan Gaydos of Fox News digital sports, Steve Maclin discussed many topics, including potential free agents coming to TNA, the Tunnels to Towers charity event he and his wife Deonna Purrazzo are hosting.
“TNA has always been under the radar. It’s kinda been that land of misfit toys where you can go and reinvent yourself or invent yourself as a new character in general and kinda show the world who you are,” he told Fox News Digital. “TNA has always been giving me that opportunity, especially the day that I hit the ground running in TNA Wrestling, I haven’t stopped – becoming the world champion, becoming the first TNA international champion, and now, hopefully coming back and going back after the world title as well.
“It’s a place where you can grow and it’s a place that’s kinda that locker room that everyone has always been looking for and it’s that family orientation. And it’s said a lot in the world of pro wrestling but it’s very family oriented where we all take care of each other no matter how good or bad the creative is or how the upper echelon is, the locker room always takes care of the locker room. They’re the ones that make bad creative look like its good creative on television.”
Maclin and Purrazzo will host the Battle for the Brave on June 6 in support of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Maclin served with the U.S. Marines.
“It’s a great cause just because that entire New York/New Jersey area, the Tri-State area, has really been affected by 9/11. It affected both of our lives,” Maclin told Fox News Digital in a story published earlier this week. “I enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2005. It just affected everyone. So, especially a lot of the talent that’s on the card as well, everybody has some type of story or link toward 9/11.
“And with Tunnel to Towers, a lot of people in that area love the cause and love what Tunnel to Towers does for the community by giving back to first responders’ families, paying off mortgages, smart homes for veterans who have been wounded and now paying off college tuitions for first responders’ and veterans’ families who have lost some loved ones.”
TNA has some more events coming up in Sacramento, California next Thursday and Friday nights. Will Steve Maclin make his return to the company at one of those events? We’ll have to tune in to find out.
Get your tickets for TNA LIVE on Thursday, May 14 and the TNA iMPACT TV tapings on Friday, May 15 here.
Ricky Sosa is officially a member of the TNA Wrestling roster after appearing in February and then signing with the company at the Sacrifice event at that end of March.
While speaking with HUGE POP!, Young spoke about Sosa snd how he remembers competing at an independent show in France and seeing Sosa. Young went on to call TNA Head of Talent Relations Tommy Dreamer and told him that TNA should sign Sosa before someone else does.
“Obviously, Ricky Sosa was a huge get for TNA. I wrestled in France on a show and he was there. The day I got home, I called Tommy (Dreamer) and I said, ‘I saw this kid. You gotta hire him before someone else does because it’s just a matter of time,’ and he had that viral video of his entrance, and it’s everywhere, and he came and he signed with us, and I’m pretty sure I’m gonna get the opportunity to work with him.
He’s got a lot of proving to do. But I think that he’s up for the challenge and I think that he’s one of those rare things and I don’t know if he’ll be another Leon (Slater). That’s a tall bar. I’ve always known when Leon was good. But after wrestling him, I can tell you he’s one in a hundred million. Maybe more than that. One in a billion. He’s so good, he doesn’t even know how good he is.”
H/T Andrew Thompson of Fightful.
Ironically, Ricky was last on TNA programming taking a piledriver from Young on the April 9th episode on Thursday Night iMPACT! after he signed with the promotion a few weeks earlier. Hopefully, Ricky will be back soon.
Eric Young defeated EC3 this past Thursday in a No Disqualification Match on AMC TV.
Moments ago, TNA took to their social media Twitter/X account to reveal that – after their confrontation on iMPACT last night – Indi Hartwell and Elayna Black will collide in a match.
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Yesterday, TNA took to their own social media X account to reveal that the Hardy’s will be in action against The Righteous in what’s being called a “Wicked Garden Match”, and while we have no clue what that entails, it should be interesting to find out.
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On April 28, TNA International Mustafa Ali took to his social media Twitter/X account to reveal that he’ll be defending the title in an open challenge against an opponent who “holds a major championship outside of TNA.”
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The possibilities for the match are endless. We’ll have to keep tabs on the event to see who shows up to answer the call.
Get your tickets for the event here.
Last night during the weekly Thursday Night iMPACT! broadcast, commentators Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt ran down the card for next Thursday’s LIVE show. Most of the matches had previously been announced, however, one new match was revealed.
Undead Realm members Rosemary and Allie will team up to take on Diamond Collective members Victoria Crawford and Mila Moore.
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After the show was over yesterday, Mustafa Ali and Order 4 released a video on social media where Ali would announce that he would be defending the International Title in an Open Challenge.
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TNA had previously revealed that Leon Slater will be defending the X Division Title against Cedric Alexander as he tries to become THE longest reigning X Division champion in company history; a Sacramento Street Fight between former teammates and partners AJ Francis & KC Navarro; and a Battle Royal to determine the new number one contender to the TNA World Title.
Get your tickets for the show here.
Last night during the weekly TNA Thursday Night iMPACT! broadcast on AMC TV, a title change was front and center.
Lei Ying Lee defeated NXT star Arianna Grace to become a two-time Knockouts World champion.
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Last week during the episode, a video played of Santino Marella announcing that not only was he reinstated as Director of Authority, but as his first act back he was making his daughter Arianna defend the Knockouts World Title against Lee this week.
Tonight’s episode of TNA iMPACT! was filmed in Syracuse, New York.
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No DQ Match
–Eric Young def. EC3 via pinfall after Young put EC3 through a table with a piledriver and another inside the ring.
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We get comments from Arianna Grace ahead of Knockouts title match later tonight where she defends against Lei Ying Lee. Grace blames her father for making this match, but looks to Stacks for a plan.
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Backstage, we hear strong words from all of The System, as they’re in action tonight in two different matches.
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Elayna Black’s promo about coming for the Knockouts Title was interrupted by The Concierge and Ash by Elegance. The two exchange words before Indi makes her way out as well.
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Indi Hartwell interrupted them. Elayna retreated, and Indi got the better of a brawl with Ash.
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Backstage, Daria is on the phone with someone and says that Santino’s flight got cancelled, so she’ll make all the decisions tonight.
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TNA Tag Team Titles
–Bear Bronson & Brian Myers def. Nic Nemeth & KC Navarro
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–Moose & Leon Slater def. Eddie Edwards & Cedric Alexander.
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TNA injury report presented by BIOFLEX:
EC3/EY – Under Evaluation
Elijah/Frankie – OUT
Lee/Grace – CLEAR
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We get a promo video hyping the BROKEN HARDYS.
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We’ll hear from Mike Santana next. Santana says he’s going to give someone else another opportunity for the World Title. Daria Rae comes out and says that Mike isn’t picking his challenger, and Santino isn’t here to do it either – so she will. Daria announces a Battle Royal next week to determine a new number one contender for his World Title. Santana says it doesn’t matter who it is because he’s going to come out victorious anyway.
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TNA Knockouts World Championship
-Lei Ying Lee def. Ariana Grace to win the Knockouts Title and become a 2X Knockouts World Champion.
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Yesterday, TNA took to their social media Twitter/X account to reveal that we’ll hear from Knockouts Title contender Elayna Black on Thursday, as she comes off three straight victories following her loss to Mara Sade at TNA Sacrifice.
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On Tuesday, TNA also took to their social media to reveal that TNA World Champion Mike Santana will be address the World Title picture following his recent victory over Rich Swann.
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TNA matches set, per Santino Marella:
TNA Tag Team Titles
-The System (Brian Myers & Bear Bronson) (c) vs. Nic Nemeth & KC Navarro
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TNA Knockouts World Title
-Arianna Grace (c) vs. Lei Ying Lee
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-Eddie Edwards & Cedric Alexander vs. Moose & Leon Slater
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No Rules match
-Eric Young vs. Ec3
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Almost two weeks ago – April 24 – WWE held its latest round of roster cuts. The group was bigger then most, and included names such as Aliester Black, Kairi Sane, Zelina Vega, and the Wyatt 6 group (consisting of Erick Rowan, Joe Gacy, Dexter Lumis, Nikki Cross, and Bo Dallas) to name a few.
Since their releases, speculation has run rampant about where some of the top names in that group end up, and now there’s a little more clarify for a few of them.
During a recent WrestleVotes Radio show on Fightful Select, some insight was shared on what could possibly be going on regarding Aliester Black:
“WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select report that sources that they spoke to in AEW do not believe that Malakai Black aka Aleister Black will not be back in AEW any time soon.
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful was told that the bridge is not considered burned there.“
During a recent episode of Fightful’s “The Hump”, Sean Ross Sapp shared some insight on what he’s been told and where he thinks the Wyatt 6 group ends up after their release is official.
“People I talk to in TNA seem to think that Wyatt Sicks would end up in AEW. They’re not going to AEW. I think they actually end up doing indie stuff together, TNA, MLW, and that,” Sean Ross Sapp said.
Full show here:
Bodyslam will keep you all updated as more information becomes available as far as where talent are speculated to land. None of the main roster debuts can sign or appear anywhere until 7/24.
Matches set for LIVE May 14 Thursday Night iMPACT! From Sacramento, California.
The following matches have been made official via TNA social media accounts prior to and following last nights episode of Thursday Night iMPACT!
TNA X Division Title – 2 of 3 Falls Match
-Leon Slater (c) vs. Cedric Alexander
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Street Fight
-AJ Francis vs KC Navarro
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-#1 Contender’s Battle Royal for TNA World Title
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Also, current TNA International champion Mustafa Ali has found a challenger for the 5/15 TNA iMPACT! TV Taping. This person is being deemed a “mystery opponent who holds a major championship outside of TNA.”
Who is it? We’ll have to continue following to find out.
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Get your tickets for the LIVE 5/14 show and the TNA iMPACT tapings on 5/15 at TNAWrestling.com/events