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  • Steve Maclin is granted his release from TNA

    Steve Maclin is granted his release from TNA

    Fightful Select as learned that Steve Maclin, former TNA World Champion, has been granted his release from TNA.

    Back in March of 2026, Maclin was fired as part of a storyline and was resigned during that time to TNA. He has been with the company since 2021. He is a former TNA World Champion and a two-time TNA International Champion. His release has been confirmed by the company

    Although Myla Grace has been confirmed to not have a non-compete in place and may wrestle anywhere immediately, it has not been confirmed as of this writing if the same is true regarding Maclin’s contract.

    Stay tuned to Bodyslam.net for any future updates.

     

  • Myla Grace Released from TNA

    Myla Grace Released from TNA

    Myla Grace asked for and was granted her release from TNA Wrestling this week, according to a report from Fightful Select.

    She signed a contract with TNA last summer and was in tag team with Harley Hudson before ultimately being granted her release. Grace’s release was sudden but there is no backstage heat  between the company and Grace.

    Grace can be seen a lot on the independence scene. She recently wrestled for Marigold promotion in Japan and she is currently the Women’s Champion in Over the Top Wrestling in Ireland.

    We will keep you updated on the status of Myla Grace here on Bodyslam.net

  • Exclusive: GHC Heavyweight Champion Shane Haste On A Potential Return To WWE, NJPW, TNA, And AEW

    Exclusive: GHC Heavyweight Champion Shane Haste On A Potential Return To WWE, NJPW, TNA, And AEW

    Current Pro Wrestling NOAH GHC Heavyweight Champion Shane Haste reflects on the possibility of a potential WWE return.

    Former WWE Superstar Shane Haste, known as Shane Thorne and Slapjack during his time with the company, recently spoke with Bodyslam.net‘s Wombeezy for an exclusive interview. During the discussion, the topic of a potential WWE return was brought up, to which Haste appears to be keeping the door open for a potential return one day, saying “I’d never say never again..”

    Um, so yeah, I’d never say never again to us being there, but, uh, that’s, it’s all up to, you know, in like we, as wrestlers, some wrestlers do get to pick where they get to go and whatnot, but you just see like a lot of things with like fans being like, they should go to AEW, they should go to TNA.

    I’m like, it’s not our choice. Like 90% of the time, it’s not up to us wrestlers to be like, yeah. Hey Tony, give me, yeah, I’ll go here. Give me what I want. You know what I mean? We don’t get that choice. We just got to go where the work is. Um, I’m very fortunate that my work has now led me back to NOAH and to the GHC title.

    So you just never know when things are going to turn around and whatnot, but I would never say never to going back to, uh, New Japan again. I mean, TMDK is there. Um, I’d love to go back and be with the boys. I’d love the boys there to be with us in NOAH as well. Um, yeah, I’d go back to, I’d do TNA. I’d do AEW again for sure. I go back to WWE. I’m open to it. You know what I mean?

    Shane Haste originally signed with WWE back in 2016 along with his tag team partner Mikey Nicholls. The two debuted on the NXT brand as part of the tag team TM-61. They competed in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, making it to the finals in 2016 before an injury sidelined them.

    Haste would then transition into singles competition under the ring name Shane Thorne, before briefly reforming TM-61 until his tag partner Mikey Nicholls, who was going by the ring name Nick Miller, would leave WWE in 2019. This would eventually lead to a main roster call up for Haste early in 2020.

    In August of 2020, Haste would be repacked as the hockey mask wearing Slapjack as part of the Retribution stable, which also  consisted of Mustafa Ali, T-Bar (Dominik Dijakovic), and Mace (Mason Madden). The stable faced blowback from networks as it was viewed as being a “terrorist group,” which would lead to changes creatively before eventually quietly being disbanded.

    Haste would then be kept off WWE programming before officially being released from his contract on November 18th, 2021.

    You can watch the entire interview with GHC Heavyweight Champion Shane Haste below.

    (Please credit Bodyslam.net when using the quotes above as news.)

  • TNA Thursday Night iMPACT Results – June 4th, 2026

    TNA Thursday Night iMPACT Results – June 4th, 2026

    Total Nonstop Action Wrestling originally recorded this week’s episode of “TNA Thursday Night iMPACT” on May 15th, 2026 from the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California. The event was broadcast on Thursday, June 4th, 2026 on the AMC Network.

    Below are the results for this wee’s episode of TNA Thursday Night iMPACT:

    • The Home Town Man defeated John Skyler
    • Heather By Elegance defeated Brittnie Brooks
    • Mixed Tag Team Match: Indi Hartwell & Santino Marella defeated Arianna Grace & Channing Lorenzo
    • Eddie Edwards defeated BDE
    • Wicked Garden Match: The Righteous (Dutch & Vincent) defeated The Hardys (Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy)

    (h/t Cagematch for the results.)

  • Brian Myers Recalls First Meeting MJF And The Moment He Knew He Was Different

    Brian Myers Recalls First Meeting MJF And The Moment He Knew He Was Different

    He’s better than you and even Brian Myers knew it.

    Maxwell Jacob Friedman has become one of the biggest stars in professional wrestling today, but according to Brian Myers, it didn’t take long to realize there was something special about MJF.

    Speaking during a recent appearance on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet, Myers reflected on the first time he met the future AEW World Champion at Create A Pro Wrestling Academy. The former WWE and TNA star recalled that MJF arrived at the school during its infancy and was already showing signs of the charisma and confidence that would eventually make him one of wrestling’s premier performers.

    Myers explained that MJF’s journey into wrestling mirrored his own in some ways, as both faced skepticism while pursuing a career in the industry.

    “Yeah, I’ll never forget it. It was very early on, probably the first four months of Create A Pro. It’s kind of funny, because it’s a very similar mentality. He committed to something in college football, but he really had his heart set on wrestling. I think it kind of hit a wall with what he was doing and what his parents wanted him to do and what he wanted to do. I was in a very similar situation, because when you tell people you want to be a wrestler, it’s not really that believable. His dad came in with him, and it almost felt like, here he’s your problem now, this is what he wants to do. I was like, let’s go. So pretty early on, we did a promo class where he just murdered this kid, and I was like, okay, there’s something about this guy.”

    The story offers an interesting glimpse into the early days of MJF’s wrestling career. Long before headlining major events and becoming one of the most talked-about names in the industry, he was already displaying the verbal ability that would later become a defining trait of his character.

    Myers’ recollection highlights how quickly MJF stood out among his peers. While many aspiring wrestlers spend years trying to develop confidence on the microphone, MJF apparently made an immediate impression during one of his first promo classes.

    Over the years, Create A Pro Wrestling Academy has produced several notable talents, but MJF’s rise to the top of the industry remains one of its greatest success stories. According to Myers, the signs were there almost immediately.

    You can check out the full interview with Brian Myers on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet below.

    (h/t Alex Hunt and Chris Van Vliet for the transcriptions.)

  • Brian Myers Opens Up About How Much Longer He Wants To Wrestle

    Brian Myers Opens Up About How Much Longer He Wants To Wrestle

    Veteran pro wrestler Brian Myers is thinking more seriously than ever about how much longer he wants to continue competing inside the ring.

    During a recent appearance on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet, Myers opened up about the realities of getting older in professional wrestling, while also explaining why he remains motivated to continue performing at a high level.

    Now approaching his 41st birthday, Myers admitted that the conversation surrounding longevity has become something he thinks about constantly.

    “More than ever. Yeah, it’s crazy how much it’s been [on my mind]. I’ll be 41 in a month. Ever since I turned 40, it just feels like, oh man. I always say Father Time is undefeated, and an injury could stop me. I just want to be the best version of myself, whatever that takes. We talked about Brock earlier, just taking care of yourself and staying healthy. Just because doing this is such a privilege to me.

    “Like I said, when I have my last match, I’m gonna cry like a baby, because I just love it so much. It’s been such a part of my life. I’ve been doing it more than not at this point. So I think about it constantly. But then there’s people who are real motivations to me, like Edge and Christian and Chris Jericho. I see them still doing it at a high level, and they’re much older than me. I’m like, okay, sh*t, they’re doing it.

    “Even guys like Frankie Kazarian and Eric Young at work, they are in the best shape of their lives, still having incredible matches, and they’re a little bit older. I’m like, okay, like they keep me motivated to stay on the ball.”

    Myers has built a lengthy career across multiple major promotions, becoming one of the most reliable and respected veterans in the industry. Whether teaming with Matt Cardona, competing in IMPACT/TNA Wrestling, or appearing on the independent scene, Myers has consistently remained active throughout nearly two decades in the business.

    While retirement is clearly something on his mind, Myers made it equally clear that he still has a strong passion for professional wrestling and continues to draw inspiration from veteran performers who are still excelling well into their 40s and beyond.

    Names like Adam Copeland, Christian Cage, and Chris Jericho continue to prove that longevity in wrestling is possible with the right mindset and commitment to staying healthy, something Myers appears determined to emulate as he moves deeper into the later stages of his career.

    At the same time, Myers’ comments also reflected the emotional connection many lifelong performers have to the business. Wrestling has been a defining part of his life for decades, and he acknowledged that eventually stepping away from the ring will not come easy.

    For now, however, Myers appears focused on continuing to evolve, stay healthy, and perform at the highest level possible while he still has the opportunity to do what he loves.

    Fans can watch the full interview on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet below.

    (h/t Alex Hunt and Chris Van Vliet for the transcription.)

  • TNA Impact Results – May 21, 2026

    TNA Impact Results – May 21, 2026

    On May 21st, 2026 TNA aired the 1,140th episode of Impact live in Sacramento California inside Sacramento Memorial Auditorium & can watch it on TNA Plus, AMC & AMC Plus (United States), SN360 (Canada).

    -Kicking off this week’s Impact with Alisha Edwards asks the fans if they want to know something then hands the microphone over to Eddie Edwards.

    -Eddie says the fans are looking at the most dominant force in all of TNA Wrestling history then says X Division Champion Cedric Alexander dethroning Leon Slater last week as X Division Champion was a statement that professional wrestling belongs to The System.

    -He says The System is one step closer to holding all the gold in TNA Wrestling then puts TNA World Champion Mike Santana on notice and hands the microphone over to TNA World Tag Team Champion Brian Myers.

    Myers asks the fans if they think that he and Bear Bronson as TNA World Tag Team Champions or if Alexander sucks as X Division Champion then says Eddie is a future TNA World Champion and a future TNA Hall Of Famer.

    -He says The System is full of winners and Bronson adds that every person who steps up to The System gets taken out no matter how good they are.

    -He says The System doesn’t care who believes because the result will always be the same: those who step up to The System will be eaten alive by the stable.

    -Alexander says Leon Slater was 1 day away from becoming the longest reigning X Division Champion of all time but he became the record taker and calls out Fabian Aichner.

    -Aichner makes his way out and says he’s not just some gimmick but a future TNA Champion.

    -He says the X Division Title looks really good and he’s in TNA Wrestling to take his spot.

    -Aichner takes out Bronson and Myers on the outside then sends Eddie crashing out of the ring.

    -Alexander looks to deliver a Lumbar Check on Aichner in the ring but Aichner escapes and cinches in a sleeper on Alexander until The System comes to Alexander’s aid.

    -We then head over to a video of a conversation between Daria Rae & Steve Maclin where Rae tells Maclin that he saw his value when the TNA Board Of Directors didn’t and says he has an opportunity to take out Mike Santana like no one else has been able to.

    Indi Hartwell defeated Elayna Black via DQ (4:05)

    -After the match Arianna Grace rains down right hands on Hartwell and dumps her out of the ring as she mocks Hartwell by telling her that’s how it feels.

    -She blames Santino Marella as the cause for her losing the Knockouts Title to Lei Ying Lee.

    -Marella’s music hits and he makes his way out.

    -He reminds Grace that Lee beat her then says the only unfinished thing around TNA Wrestling is Grace’s attitude and says she should be grounded.

    -He calls Grace a brat and says Stacks is filling Grace’s head with garbage then stares Stacks down.

    -Marella grabs the Cobra sock but Daria Rae makes her way out to ask Marella what he’s doing.

    -She says Marella is supposed to be the Director Of Authority but he’s picking a fight with talent and mocks Marella for being a judo fighter as she calls judo the weakest of the martial arts.

    -She tells Marella to go through the proper channels and submit a request to the Board Of Directors if he wants to get his hands on Stacks.

    -After the break we head over to The Elegance Brand’s dressing room.

    -They are looking at themselves in the mirror but the lights suddenly go out and when they come back on, they find a message written on their mirror in lipstick from Rosemary, Allie & Mara Sade telling them that they’ll see them soon.

    Matt Hardy defeated Vincent via Side Effect (11:29)

    -We then head backstage where AJ Francis finds Elijah playing his guitar backstage and proposes a collaboration with him.

    -Elijah declines his offer and says he would rather do his own thing but Francis clarifies that he was proposing a musical collaboration with Elijah rather than a tag team.

    -Elijah still declines to collaborate with Francis and tells him that he’s a drifter who walks alone.

    -We then head over to the Injury Report where we find out that Indi Hartwell is under evaluation.

    -Mike Santana & Steve Maclin have also been medically cleared but the aforementioned Francis, KC Navarro & Moose have not been medically cleared.

    -After the break Santino Marella announces that a Champions Challenge and a Women’s Champions Challenge will be happening next week.

    -Daria Rae interrupts Marella and informs Marella that the Board Of Directors approved a match between him & Stacks for next week.

    -The System then approaches Rae & Eddie Edwards asks for a match against Fabian Aichner next week & Rae approves it.

    International Title Match
    Mustafa Ali (c) defeated Chazz Hall via Roll Up (4:47) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)

    -We then head backstage where Mara Sade asks Keith Jardine if he’ll be in her corner for the Women’s Champions Challenge next week in order to prevent Mr Elegance from interfering in things. Jardine agrees.

    Xia Brookside defeated Jada Stone via Darkside (7:09)

    TNA World Title Match
    Mike Santana (c) defeated Steve Maclin via Spin The Block (17:37) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)

  • TNA Slammiversary Ticket Sale Update

    TNA Slammiversary Ticket Sale Update

    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.

  • TNA Star Steve Maclin Talks Tunnels To Towers Event, TNA Being A Destination For Free Agents

    TNA Star Steve Maclin Talks Tunnels To Towers Event, TNA Being A Destination For Free Agents

    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.”

    H/T Ryan Gaydos for Fox News Digital
    order the event on Triller here:
    https://x.com/wrestlingt2t/status/2052841277700370925?s=46

    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.

    Catch TNA Wrestling iMPACT! every Thursday Night on AMC TV.

    Get your tickets for TNA LIVE on Thursday, May 14 and the TNA iMPACT TV tapings on Friday, May 15 here.

  • TNA Star Eric Young Talks Getting Ricky Sosa Signed

    TNA Star Eric Young Talks Getting Ricky Sosa Signed

    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.