Impact Wrestling
Date: May 28, 2026
Location: Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California
Commentators: Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt

The slow build towards Slammiversary continues and we have a few things starting to come together for the show. Some of them you can probably either guess from here or should be able to figure out in the coming weeks. That should make for an important enough few hours this week so let’s get to it.

Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.

Opening sequence.

Men’s Champions Challenge

Champions: Mustafa Ali, Bear Bronson, Cedric Alexander, Brian Myers, Mike Santana
Challengers: Frankie Kazarian, Leon Slater, Eric Young, Elijah, KC Navarro

If one of the challengers pins a champion, they get a future title shot, though Young has said he won’t change from his current World Title shot. Shouldn’t he just get two titl….oh geez no don’t put that idea out there. Elijah grabs Myers’ arm to start and hits Old School as we take an early break. We come back with Santana working on Elijah’s arm but missing a flipping legdrop.

They get up for a standoff but Young comes in to jump Santana from behind. It’s already off to Kazarian, who is dropkicked down but pokes Santana in the eye. Santana elbows Elijah in the face and it’s Ali tagging himself in to take over. Everything breaks down (even commentary says they knew it was coming) and Elijah chokeslams Ali onto the apron. Slater hits a huge flip dive to wipe out the pile and we take a break.

We come back again with Elijah fighting out of Bronson’s headlock and sending him outside. Santana gets the tag and cleans house with the rolling Buck Fifty hitting Young. Another rolling Buck Fifty drops Kazarian and it’s Ali coming in for his rolling neckbreaker. That has Santana and Ali arguing so Navarro dropkicks both of them. A spinning DDT gets two on Ali, who drop toeholds Navarro and hands it back to Bronson to hammer away.

Bronson tosses Navarro for two and Ali tags himself back in, much to Bronson’s annoyance. That’s enough for Slater to get back in with a spinwheel kick for two. Everything breaks down again and Ali misses a charge. Slater’s Swanton 450 gets two, with Alisha Edwards putting the foot on the rope. Bronson throws Ali a belt but the referee takes it away. Slater hits a superkick and Navarro’s Blessing In Disguise pins Ali at 20:47.

Rating: B-. There were a lot of people in this thing but they made it work well. The good thing about something like this is you have multiple options for who can get the fall over whom and that opens things up rather well. It’s not something you can do very often but for a once in a while concept, it does exactly what it needs to do.

Arianna Grace complains about being thrown into a Knockouts Title match on short notice and losing as a result. Therefore, it’s time for Stacks to beat up Santino Marella. And no, she won’t visit when Marella is in a nursing home.

The Righteous invite the Broken Hardys to the Wicked Garden. Sweet goodness I cannot wait to get done with this stuff.

Tessa Blanchard vs. Harley Hudson

Blanchard shoves her down to start but gets hit with a running boot. An apron legdrop hits Blanchard again but she’s fine enough to kick Hudson out to the floor. Hudson’s knee is banged up so Blanchard drops it onto the ground for quite the crash. Back in and a DDT to the knee sets up a leglock, followed by a rather painful looking double underhook crank.

A running knee has Hudson in more trouble but she comes back with some rapid fire right hands. Hudson gets her up for a one legged fall away slam and a hip attack gets two. Blanchard gets sent into the buckle but comes back with a Codebreaker out of the corner for two. An Air Raid Crash onto the knee gives Hudson two of her own but Blanchard goes for the knee again. The Buzzsaw finishes Hudson at 8:09.

Rating: B-. At some point you need to throw these newer, unproven stars out there and see what they can do. That’s what they were trying with Hudson here and that’s not a bad idea. She held her own well enough, though she’s not going to have Blanchard out there every week. At least Hudson has had one good match of her own though and now we get to see where she can go from here.

The Personal Concierge interrupts Lei Ying Lee and tells her not to screw this up for the Elegance Brand tonight.

Santino Marella vs. Stacks

Arianna Grace is here too as Marella takes Stacks down by the leg. A front facelock lets Marella grab an armbar and Stacks needs to bail out to the floor. Back in and Marella snaps off some armdrags but his running splash hits raised knees. Marella needs a time out and gets punched in the bad ribs for his efforts. The beating doesn’t last long so Marella loads up the Cobra. Grace takes it away though and Stacks gets a rollup pin at 5:39.

Rating: C. At least it wasn’t long, as there was no reason for it to be anything beyond this. There isn’t much to having Stacks beat Marella the wrestler, but having him beat Marella the father could go a bit better. I’m sure the story won’t be over here, but they did get this right enough.

Post match Grace yells at Marella and slaps him but he grabs her arm. Stacks jumps him but Indi Hartwell makes the save and wants a mixed tag right now. Daria Rae comes out to say no because Stacks won fair and square. We can do it next week though. At least she didn’t say the catchphrase.

AJ Francis yells at someone for not having paperwork for him. It needs to be there by tomorrow at the latest.

Eddie Edwards vs. Fabian Aichner

Alisha Edwards is here with Eddie. Aichner starts fast with a springboard spinning crossbody and they go outside, where Aichner hits a heck of a clothesline. Alisha offers a distraction though and a release gordbuster drops Aichner back inside. A rather hard whip sends Aichner into the corner for two but he’s back with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker.

Aichner’s brainbuster gets two but Eddie catches him on top for the backpack Stunner. Eddie tosses him outside, where Alisha grabs a kendo stick. That’s enough for an ejection so Eddie goes up, with Aichner butterfly superplexing him down. Cue the rest of the System so Aichner dives onto all of them, setting up a springboard tornado DDT. A bulldog choke goes on but the System runs in for the DQ at 7:33.

Rating: B-. First and foremost: this was already better than everything Aichner did on his own in WWE. The whole rich Italian guy never got off the ground and just having him be a tough, athletic guy (whose nickname seems to be the Gladiator) is quite a step up. That’s a good start and while I would have had him beat Eddie here, at least Aichner didn’t lose.

Women’s Champions Challenge

Champions: Lei Ying Lee, M By Elegance, Heather By Elegance
Challengers: Elayna Black, Xia Brookside, Mara Sade

Keith Jardine and the rest of the Elegance Brand are here too and this has the same “win for a title shot” rules. Lee and Brookside start things off but Brookside tags out, because that’s what we do in tag matches these days. Sade comes in and, after a handshake, trades standing switches with Lee. Sade takes her down into a quickly broken armbar and they get up for a standoff.

It’s off to M, who kicks Sade down and brings in Heather, who is taken down for Black’s basement dropkick. Brookside does her own blind tag and gets two on Heather, followed by a running dropkick to send her into the corner. Heather switches up and stomps away, allowing M to go Coast To Coast for two. Everything breaks down and Sade hits a slingshot dive onto the Brand and we take a break.

We come back with Sade crushing Heather in the corner and dropping a knee for two. Heather catches her up top though and gets in a quick Codebreaker, allowing M to come back in. A step up backsplash to the back hits Sade for two and M flips Heather onto her for two more. The double arm crank has Sade in more trouble but she’s back up with a springboard spinning double crossbody.

It’s off to Brookside vs. Lee, with the latter grabbing a suplex for two. The Warrior’s Way gives Lee two but Black makes the save. Everything breaks down and Mr. Elegance tries to interfere, earning himself a heel hook from Jardine. The Concierge is stalked to the back but Mr. Elegance gets in a quick distraction, allowing Brookside to plant Lee with Darkside for the pin at 16:00.

Rating: B-. This was a smaller version of the men’s match but it made sense to have Brookside beat Lee to get the title shot. That is a story that has been set up in advance and the result was little more than a formality. There’s nothing wrong with that and it makes perfect sense. It was also nice to have fewer people involved here, as it kept things that much less chaotic.

Overall Rating: B. This is something that TNA has done a few times now, with the idea working perfectly well. It’s a way to advance some storylines without having to burn through a bunch of matches. I liked this show rather well and that is usually the case when they pull this out. It’s a simple idea that TNA made feel important and it got them ready for a new batch of stuff, so this was rather efficient all around.

Results
Men’s Challengers b. Men’s Champions – Blessing In Disguise to Ali
Tessa Blanchard b. Harley Hudson – Buzzsaw
Stacks b. Santino Marella – Rollup
Fabian Aichner b. Eddie Edwards via DQ when the System interfered
Women’s Challengers b. Women’s Champions – Darkside to Lee

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Impact Wrestling
Date: May 21, 2026
Location: Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California
Commentators: Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt

We’re back to taped after last week’s live show which was kind of all over the place. Last week’s show saw Cedric Alexander end Leon Slater’s near record setting X-Division Title reign. The show ended with the debut of Fabian Aichner, which is certainly a surprise, though maybe not the biggest. As for tonight, Steve Maclin gets his (second) World Title shot against Mike Santana. Let’s get to it.

Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.

Opening sequence.

Here is the System to get things going. Eddie Edwards brags about the team’s success and says Cedric Alexander got them one step closer to holding all of the gold. He’s coming for Mike Santana but Brian Myers doesn’t like the fans disliking them. Bronson promises that anyone who comes after them will be eaten alive. Alexander became the Record Taker last week and if Fabian Aichner has something to say, come say it.

Cue Aichner, who says he was out here to introduce himself last week. He knows he’s a future TNA Champion and that X-Division Title looks nice. The team comes after Aichner, who gets right through them and chokes Alexander, sending the System running. That already makes Aichner look more interesting than anything he did in WWE.

Daria Rae gives Steve Maclin a pep talk and he says…absolutely nothing.

Elayna Black vs. Indi Hartwell

Stacks and Arianna Grace are on commentary. Black gets shoved out of the corner to start fast and Hartwell boots her in the face. Another boot to the side of the head gets two but Black shoves her off the top for a crash to the floor. Back in and Black knees her in the back for two, followed by a running knee for the same. The chinlock doesn’t last long as Hartwell fights up with a spinebuster. Hartwell goes up but Grace shoves her down for the DQ at 4:05.

Rating: C. They didn’t have much time to get this going and the biggest thing here was Grace going after Hartwell. That’s a feud that has been built up for a bit and will probably get us closer to Hartwell going after the Knockouts Title down the line. Then you have Black who continues to just kind of be here, which has been an issue for her since her debut. At least she isn’t taking pins all the time though, meaning there is still hope for her at the moment.

Post match Grace throws Hartwell outside and rants about Santino Marella, who comes out to interrupt. Marella says that wasn’t cool and yells at Stacks, who seems interested in a fight. The Cobra is loaded up but cue Daria Rae to interrupt. After her catchphrase, she brings up her own past in MMA and tells everyone to leave.

The Elegance Brand is planning for Ash’s return when the lights go out. The lights come back up and there is a message from the Undead Realm, saying they’ll see the Brand soon.

Vincent vs. Matt Hardy

Dutch is here with Vincent. Hardy’s music starts but Vincent says hang on, because he wants Broken Matt. Cue Matt, with Jeff Hardy, and yes he’s Broken because this is still a thing. Jeff and Dutch have to be handcuffed to the corners and we start with Matt avoiding a charge into the corner. Dutch grabs him by the leg though and we take a break.

We come back with Matt striking away until a double clothesline puts them both down. Matt pops up and sends him into the corner over and over. The powerbomb out of the corner plants Vincent, who starts untying his boot. A big swing misses Matt and he bites Vincent’s foot. Dutch offers a distraction so Vincent gets in a running shot to the face.

The Twist Of Fate is countered and the referee gets bumped, with Vincent belly to back suplexing Matt down. Vincent steals the key from the referee’s pocket…but the lights go out (just like in the previous backstage segment). This time though, Willow is back to beat Vincent up with the umbrella. The Twist Of Fate gives Matt the pin at 11:29.

Rating: C+. I know the Broken stuff has its audience and I continue to not be part of it. This was another instance of the Hardys getting to do their weird stuff and get out their creativity or whatever they’re calling it this time. At the same time, the Hardys get to win again, as they tend to do far too often around here.

AJ Francis comes up to applaud Elijah’s guitar playing and suggests a collaboration. Elijah politely declines and Francis says you’re going to regret that. Francis: “You’re going to regret that.”

Santino Marella announces a pair of upcoming Champions Challenges (champions vs. challengers) but Daria Rae interrupts and makes Marella vs. Stacks for next week. Marella approves and leaves, with the System coming in. Eddie Edward requests and receives a match with Fabian Aichner next week.

International Title: Chazz Hall vs. Mustafa Ali

Hall, from NXT/Evolve, is challenging and Ali has Order 4 with him. They run the ropes and trade legsweeps to start until Ali sends him into the corner. Hall knocks him away and hits a springboard wristdrag, setting up a running flip dive to the floor. Back in and Ali cutters him for two before taking Hall up top. The super Razor’s Edge is countered into a super hurricanrana, followed by a standing corkscrew moonsault for two. Sliced Bread is broken up and Ali grabs a backslide and flips forward into a cradle to retain at 4:47.

Rating: B-. They packed a bunch of stuff into the limited time they had here and that was nice to see. Hall got to showcase himself fairly well, with those flips and dives looking nice. The rollup was rather smooth as well though and Ali certainly seemed to be fired up off that nice of a pin.

Mara Sade meets actor Keith Jardine, who agrees to be in her corner.

Eric Young fires up the rather serious/possibly zombified Steve Maclin. Young talks about giving him an opportunity and now Maclin has to make the biggest choice of his life.

Jada Stone vs. Xia Brookside

Brookside looks annoyed and backs Stone into the corner to start. Stone rolls her up and Brookside goes outside for a breather. Back in and the threat of a leglock sends Stone over to the ropes so she comes back up with a wristlock. Stone knocks her down but takes too long going up, with Brookside going back to the leg. Said leg is tied up and cranked on until Brookside ties it up in the corner. Stone fights back and gets in a kick to the face, setting up a split legged moonsault for two. A handspring is cut off with a kick to the leg though and Darkside (implant DDT) finishes for Brookside at 7:09.

Rating: C+. I like Brookside getting a chance in this way and while it’s early, it’s working for her thus far. She very easily could bring it back around the whole “it’s your birthright” thing and this is her way to get there. It’s working for her well enough so far and picking Stone apart was a good way to go.

Steve Maclin goes after Mike Santana in the back but security holds them apart.

Stacks and Arianna Grace are ready for Santino Marella next week.

TNA World Title: Steve Maclin vs. Mike Santana

Santana is defending. They immediately slug it out to start and Maclin blocks the superkick (which knocked him out at Sacrifice). A missed dropkick puts Santana down but he’s right back up with a belly to back faceplant. Maclin heads outside and gets taken out by a dive but is able to post Santana for a breather. The table is loaded up and Santana seems to tweak his knee. That’s fine with Maclin, who scores with a chop block to put Santana down.

We take a break and come back with Santana reversing a Figure Four to send Stacks over to the rope. Maclin dives into a Death Valley Driver and they’re both down again. Back up and a jumping enziguri rocks Maclin in the corner but the rolling Buck Fifty is blocked. Santana escapes the Tree Of Woe though and now the rolling Buck Fifty connects for two. A spinning powerbomb gives Santana two but Spin The Block is countered into a Michinoku Driver for two more.

The spear in the Tree Of Woe gets another two and they go up top. Santana drops down to the apron and kicks Maclin through the table, followed by a frog splash for two more. Maclin collapses before Spin The Black can connect, which is a ruse so he can connect with a superkick of his own. Santana is back with a jumping clothesline into Spin The Block to retain at 17:37.

Rating: B. So that was the Sacrifice main event postponed by a bit and that’s perfectly fine. I do like Maclin getting his title shot and a chance at a full match rather than the mishap from the first attempt. This worked and felt like a main event, though I could have gone with something other than a second match in a row with someone working on the leg.

Overall Rating: B-. It’s another perfectly efficient show, with a big main event and some stuff being set up for later. I could go for less of the Broken Hardys and the battling bosses, but the champions vs. all stars matches should be good. They covered quite a bit here and that’s always appreciated, with a more steady show after last week’s live edition.

Results
Indi Hartwell b. Elayna Black via DQ when Arianna Grace interfered
Matt Hardy b. Vincent – Twist Of Fate
Mustafa Ali b. Chazz Hall – Rollup
Xia Brookside b. Jada Stone – Darkside
Mike Santana b. Steve Maclin – Spin The Block

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Impact Wrestling
Date: April 30, 2026
Location: Upstate Medical University Arena At The Oncenter War Memorial, Syracuse, New York
Commentators: Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt

Unless I’ve missed it, we don’t have a big show announced yet outside of Slammiversary. That’s all the way in late June so I’d assume we’ll be getting an announcement sooner than later. I’m not sure who is going to be coming after the World Title, but it’s time for Elijah vs. Frankie Kazarian in a guitar strap match. Let’s get to it.

Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.

Opening recap.

Opening sequence.

Vincent vs. Jeff Hardy

Their partners are barred from ringside. Hardy jumps him to start fast but it’s way too early for the Swanton. Instead Hardy dives outside to take him down on the floor, followed by the spinning mule kick back inside. Another Swanton attempt is broken up and Vincent rams him into the apron. Back in and Vincent bends Hardy’s back over his knee, only for Hardy to fight up with a sitout jawbreaker. They punch each other down until Hardy gets back up for the legdrop between the legs.

The Twist Of Fate gets two so Hardy Russian legsweeps him into a rollup for two more. A sitout gordbuster drops Vincent again but he pulls Hardy back out of the corner for the crash. Vincent goes up…and the lights go out…oh no….and yeah Broken Matt is back. The lights go out again and when they come back up, Jeff is on top and Vincent is down, meaning the Swanton can finish for Jeff at 7:55.

Rating: C+. Dang it. I was hoping we wouldn’t be going here even after all of the signs pointing in this direction. I’m not a big fan of the Broken stuff and we’re probably coming up on another Final Deletion style match. That being said, I do appreciate that this is a story taking place without the titles, which is always appreciated.

Frankie Kazarian is ready for the guitar strap match because he’s been in the first of a bunch of matches over the last twenty years. Tonight, he’s doing it again.

International Title: Mustafa Ali vs. Adam Brooks

Ali is defending after picking a random country. Brooks gets run over to start and Ali grabs a running hurricanrana. A spinwheel kick knocks Brooks down but he’s right back with a kick to the face. Ali gets backdropped to the floor but plants Brooks on the floor to cut him right back off. The rolling neckbreaker gives Ali two back inside and we hit the chinlock. Ali gets up but dives into a punch to the face to knock him out of the air. Brooks brainbusters him onto the knee for two but misses a charge in the corner. The 450 retains the title at 5:55.

Rating: C+. Brooks got a chance to showcase himself here but this was the first time around for Ali’s international deal. That’s something that could go on for a long time and it means more of Ali in the ring, which is a good thing to see. Just let it get build up for awhile and then have a big name waiting on him. Simple and classic.

Eric Young wants to face EC3 once and for all next week.

We run down the rest of the card.

Tessa Blanchard/Victoria Crawford/Mila Moore vs. Rosemary/Allie/Mara Sade

And yes, commentary brings up that Allie was killed. Rosemary whips Crawford into the corner to start and hammers away, followed by a bite to send her outside. Sade hits a big dive onto the three villains and we take a break. We come back with Rosemary getting triple kneed in the corner as we see a rather bad shot of a bunch of empty seats. Rosemary fights up and brings Allie back in to clean house. Allie and Rosemary grab stereo Upside Downs and the Codebreaker finishes Moore at 8:36.

Rating: C+. It’s nice to see Allie get a win after such a bad case of death so at least she still has something. I’m a bit surprised to see Moore take the fall, as Crawford tends to be the team’s designated loser. I’m not sure how long the Undead Realm women are going to be around but at least we got a nice moment here.

Santino Marella says he has been cleared of all charges and he has authority again. Next week, it’s Moose/Leon Slater vs. the System, plus the Tag Team and Knockouts Titles are on the line. That’s a relief, as Rae being in charge full time doesn’t sound great.

Here is Indi Hartwell, who is happy with the Marella decision, despite Daria Rae’s interference. Other than that, she’s coming for Arianna Grace.

Mike Santana is happy with his match against Rich Swann last week but Nic Nemeth shows up, suggesting he’ll be cashing in soon.

Daria Rae talks to her unseen boss, who confirms that all of Santino Marella’s matches are set and Marella is back in power. Indi Hartwell comes in and Rae threatens to not renew her contract.

Mr. Elegance vs. Home Town Man

The Elegance Brand is here with Elegance, who poses to start. That earns him an armbar, which is broken up rather quickly. Instead, Man grabs an airplane spin and chokes on the rope. Elegance is back with a spinebuster, followed by some running knees to the back (which I had to see more than once to see what it was).

The Brand messes with Man’s Syracuse jersey though and that’s enough to really start the comeback. An elbow and high crossbody give Man two but Ash gets on the apron to dance. Man shrugs off her offer of a kiss though and puts a mask on her, only to get caught with the wind up DDT to give Elegance the pin at 6:05.

Rating: C-. I’m not sure what to make of this, as Elegance really isn’t good, which I guess is the entire point. I think? Maybe? Either way, he’s better as someone who stands outside and poses a lot, as the in-ring side of things isn’t his strong suit. The whole Brand needs something to do though, as they’re just kind of floating around at the moment.

Allie and Mara Sade are happy when Rosemary comes in to say they still have a lot of work to do. Sade dances, Allie tries to dance, and Rosemary gets caught dancing, which has her rather annoyed.

Lei Ying Lee is crushed and is ready to leave her title shot behind. Tommy Dreamer comes up to tie this into his feud with Raven. Everyone believes in Lee, who agrees to stay.

Here is Leon Slater for a chat. He’s happy to be here because he is getting closer and closer to being the longest reigning X-Division Champion of all time. That’s all fine, but he’s not happy with Cedric Alexander, who can’t keep Slater’s name out of his mouth. Cue Alexander, who says he has earned a title shot, which will come on May 14, a day before Slater sets the record. Cue the System to jump Slater but Moose runs in for the save. Brian Myers gets powerbombed onto the rest of the team and Alisha Edwards has to bail to avoid a spear.

Ryan Nemeth feels left out by his big brother…and explains this to AJ Francis. After explaining that he does NOT like Nemeth slapping his leg, Francis points out that the Nemeths did all of this to him. He doesn’t care, and wants Nemeth to leave KC Navarro to him.

Frankie Kazarian vs. Elijah

It’s a strap match with four corners rules, though they start in the back. Kazarian seems to try to cheat to start things off to no avail and they slug it out. They fight around a bit, until Kazarian finds some hand sanitizer to blind Elijah. Kazarian slams Elijah’s arm in a door but gets crotched on some piece of equipment. Elijah puts him on a cart and sends him rolling into a crash. Some rams into a garage door have Kazarian in more trouble and they head to ringside as we take a break.

We come back with the brawl continuing at ringside until Elijah sends him inside. A rope walk sunset bomb (cool) puts Kazarian down but he’s right back up with some whips to the ribs. That’s fine with Elijah, who ties him around the post and gets in his own whipping. Kazarian whips him on the apron and drops a leg but gets pulled into the post. Back in and Kazarian grabs the chickenwing but Elijah hits three buckles.

That’s broken up as Kazarian pulls him down into the middle to stay on the arm. Elijah breaks that up as well and knees him out of the air. A Backstabber cuts Elijah off so Kazarian gets three buckles, with Elijah pulling him down. The strap breaks so the Highwayman’s Farewell connects and Elijah gets three buckles. Kazarian tries to fight back so it’s a heck of a guitar shot to knock him silly and give Elijah the fourth buckle for the win at 16:34.

Rating: B-. Yeah it was fine, which is about as you’re going to get in this kind of a match most of the time. The feud was only so interesting in the first place and this match didn’t make things that much better. Elijah winning is fine, though I’d rather he just get into another personal feud rather than moving up the ladder very far. I just don’t see him as a bigger name around here, as he tends to fit in better around this level.

Overall Rating: C+. The show was fine, even if it felt more like a means to set up the bigger shows down the line. That’s not a bad thing to do every so often as it lets things get built up a bit more. They don’t have a special coming up, but there are a few big matches set, which is fine enough for the time being. It’s not a must see show but it kept things moving forward fairly well. Call it a setup show and a decent one at that.

Results
Jeff Hardy b. Vincent – Swanton
Mustafa Ali b. Adam Brooks – 450
Rosemary/Allie/Mara Sade b. Tessa Blanchard/Victoria Crawford/Mila Moore – Codebreaker to Moore
Mr. Elegance b. Home Town Man – Wind Up DDT
Elijah b. Frankie Kazarian – Elijah touched all four turnbuckles

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Impact Wrestling
Date: April 9, 2026
Location: Alario Center, Westwego, Louisiana
Commentators: Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt

It’s the last show before Rebellion and since we’re on a pretty compact schedule, it’s time for the contract signing for the show’s World Title match. That would mean Mike Santana and Eddie Edwards, who can hopefully have a bit of a more emotional standoff than last week. Other than that, it’s the Hardys vs. the Righteous in a tables match so let’s get to it.

Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.

Here are Santino Marella and Daria Rae in the ring for the contract signing. Rae handles the introduction for Eddie Edwards and Mike Santana, much to Marella’s annoyance. Edwards isn’t impressed with Santana and talks about how they’ve had similar paths around here. They both started as tag wrestlers who were fighting for every scrap they could find. Both of them wound up becoming two time TNA World Champion but that’s the end of the similarities.

Edwards stayed while Santana left when things were going badly. He carried this company on his back while Santana found out that the grass isn’t always greener in the Inner Circle. Edwards signs and we get a SANTANA chant. Santana takes his glasses off so Edwards can look him in the eyes for this. It’s true that Edwards stayed while Santana left so he could test himself against the best in the world. Then he came back to prove what he can do around here.

Two years ago he took a sledgehammer and cracked the foundation, including Edwards. At Rebellion, Edwards is losing to a man who bets on himself every single night. Santana is doing this for the fans and signs, but Edwards says the fans won’t be there to help him at Rebellion. The fight is teased and Edwards brings up Santana’s family.

Santana says that Edwards lost part of his family when his wife teamed up with Moose. Cue Cedric Alexander for the brawl but Leon Slater runs in for the save. House is quickly cleaned and Slater hits his big flip dive over the post. Santana is trying so hard here but this doesn’t feel like a big time World Title match.

AJ Francis insults the Cleveland Browns on the way to Rebellion, which is in Cleveland. He doesn’t like Nic Nemeth either, as he’s from Cleveland (close enough), which is why he took something away from him. Now it’s time to take out Ryan Nemeth at Rebellion.

Dani Luna vs. Jada Stone

Tasha Steelz is on commentary. Luna works on the arm to start but gets taken down with a headscissors. Stone sends her outside for a big dive but Steelz offers a distraction. Luna apron bombs Stone and we take a break. We come back with Luna forearming her in the back of the head but missing a big boot.

That lets Stone hit a quick dropkick and a hurricanrana out of the corner takes Luna down again. A slingshot Fameasser sets up a split legged moonsault to give Stone two but Luna is back up with another hard shot. Stone backflips into an anklescissors, setting up a nasty looking corkscrew moonsault (landing on Luna’s head) for the pin at 10:47.

Rating: C+. That’s a good result as Luna is still one of the bigger forces in the Knockouts division. Stone is someone who could turn into something and TNA seems to be treating her as a project. The Knockouts division could use some fresh blood so putting Stone in that spot isn’t a bad idea at all.

Post match Steelz lays Stone out.

Elijah walks through a cemetery and talks about how you just walk. A boy comes up, saying he and his dad were big fans. He asks Elijah to come to his dad’s grave and pray with him. That’s fine with Elijah but it’s a ruse so Frankie Kazarian can jump Elijah from behind. Kazarian gives the kid $20, but it was supposed to be $100. Kazarian: “Yeah I lied. Life sucks. Get used to it.” He throws in a Bible verse about revenge and leaves Elijah laying to end one of the more bizarre segments I’ve seen from TNA in awhile.

Here is Taryn Terrell for a chat. She’s glad to be in her hometown but she never got to say goodbye because her career was wrapped up early. Over the last few weeks, she’s seen what the Elegance Brand has been saying to various legends, which brings out the Brand to interrupt. M mocks Terrell, who wants nothing to do with the Brand. We see ODB and Mickie James down in the back so Terrell is on her own, with the group beatdown ensuing. Mr. Elegance even gives her a slam and Nip & Tuck leaves her laying.

Santino Marella yells at Arianna grace and Stacks, the latter of whom tells him that there is no one to protect him. Marella punches Stacks, who runs into the women’s locker room. Indi Hartwell pops up to make sure it’s clear and Marella goes in for the off screen brawl. Hartwell and Marella come back out, with Hartwell having retrieved the Cobra. Which is still just a sock.

Frankie Kazarian vs. BDE

Ryan Nemeth is on commentary and says he’s been carrying Nic for his whole life. Kazarian takes him down to start and hits the springboard spinning legdrop. A slingshot backbreaker has BDE in more trouble but he manages a quick neckbreaker for two. The chickenwing is loaded up but BDE slips out and hits a running knee. BDE’s springboard is countered into a Backstabber and the chickenwing finishes for Kazarian at 3:43.

Rating: C. They only had so much time here and it’s not like a recent World Champion like Kazarian is going to lose to BDE without some major shenanigans. There was a possibility that Elijah could interfere to cost Kazarian the match but BDE’s first singles win should be a better moment than that. Not much to see here, but Kazarian getting a win is a smart enough idea.

Post match Nemeth goes after BDE but the lights go out. Elijah shows up to chase Kazarian off.

Elayna Black vs. Myla Grace

Harley Hudson is here with Grace, who takes Black into the corner to start. A takedown has Black in more trouble but she’s right back up with a stomp to the back. Grace suplexes her down for two and goes up, where Black catches her with a running knee. The Blackout finishes for Black at 3:23.

Rating: C. Black’s time in TNA has been…not the most thrilling. She’s not bad, but there is just nothing to her that makes her stand out. Granted it didn’t help when her debut was so nothing and she hasn’t gotten much of a chance to do anything. There’s something to her, but she needs something to make her stand out.

Daria Rae tells Santino Marella that he is suspended indefinitely for his actions earlier. Indi Hartwell comes in to say that’s not how it went and gets suspended for “assaulting” Rae (she barely grazed her) as well. Rae is just so nothing in this role.

Here is Ricky Sosa for a chat. He’s here to show the world what the Young Savage is like but here is Eric Young to call him a wannabe. Sosa isn’t impressed and wants to fight but gets hit in the face. The brawl is on and Young leaves him laying.

Tessa Blanchard is still in the Undead Realm with James Mitchell, who tells her to enjoy her stay and then laughs a lot.

Mara Sade is with Rosemary in a cave, where Rosemary tells her to be on her guard. That’s fine with Sade, but Allie pop up. Yes she died (and we see a clip of it) but she’s kind of sick of being dead. Rosemary talks to the two of them and says they need to change a bit. They’re off to find new clothes and we cut to Victoria Crawford looking rather lost in the Undead Realm.

We cut back to Rosemary, who sees a bunch of ads from Shudder for some horror movies. Then Havok kidnaps Mila Moore and we cut to Mitchell singing My Way. Rosemary praises him but he thinks she’s up to something. Like a deep dive into the seven deadly sins. She needs some help from Mitchell….and they go to find Abyss. To Be Continued. This stuff is certainly unique, but my goodness how many years do you need to have been watching TNA to know what’s going on?

Here is Order 4, with Mustafa Ali calling out Trey Miguel. Cue Miguel, with Ali apologizing for what happened to Jada Stone. Ali mocks Miguel’s criminal history and says that he’s not a champion because he’s too good for TNA. Miguel says Ali isn’t a champion because he’s a scumbag or a coward.

Yes Miguel needed a second chance but maybe that’s why the fans accepted him. Ali is just so perfect but TNA treats him like family. That has Ali laughing, because Order 4 is the only family here since there are no Rascalz. Miguel mocks Order 4 and says Ali has nothing, including testicles. Ali is ready to fight one on one but Order 4 jumps Miguel. The beatdown is on so here is Moose for the save, including a big spear to Ali.

Rebellion rundown.

Tag Team Titles: Righteous vs. Hardys

The Hardys are defending in a tables match (both members have to go through tables). It’s a brawl on the floor to start with the Hardys taking over and setting up a table at ringside. Vincent gets caught in the ropes for a legdrop from Jeff before Dutch is sent into the steps. Matt’s top rope elbow misses Vincent and Matt crashes through the table (doesn’t count), leaving Jeff to get stomped down in the corner.

We take a break and come back with Dutch in trouble on the floor. Jeff whips out a broom to hit Vincent and it’s time to climb a ladder. Vincent breaks that up and DDTs Jeff on the floor before breaking up the ladder with a chair. Dutch is back up and puts Jeff on a table and goes up, only for Matt to cut him off. Matt knocks Dutch through a table but Vincent does the same to Matt to tie it up. Back in and Vincent misses a Swanton so Jeff does the same thing. The Twist Of Fate drops Vincent on the floor, setting up Jeff’s Swanton through the table to retain at 13:40.

Rating: B-. This was the expected violent brawl, though I did like that they avoided the other weapons for the most part. Vincent breaking the ladder was a bit of a sigh of relief as there was no need to go there. In theory this is it for the Hardys vs. the Righteous and if so, it’s quite the weak ending to a pretty long story.

Post match Dutch drives the Hardys through the table in the corner to end the show.

Overall Rating: C. All in all, this was not the strongest show and certainly not a great way to get me to want to watch Rebellion. Other than the good opening segment, a lot of this felt like it was just thrown out there to fill in time. Some of the midcard stuff got attention, but then there’s the big deal with the Undead Realm and all of the battling bosses stuff. It’s not a horrible show, but this was a pretty big misfire right before one of their biggest nights of the year.

Results
Jada Stone b. Dani Luna – Corkscrew
Frankie Kazarian b. BDE – Chickenwing
Elayna Black b. Myla Grace – Blackout
Hardys b. Righteous – Swanton to Vincent through a table

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Impact Wrestling
Date: March 12, 2026
Location: Gateway Arena Center At College Park, College Park, Georgia
Commentators: Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt

We’re just over two weeks away from Sacrifice and the big story is that we now have a World Title match set. Mike Santana is set to defend against Steve Maclin in what should be a heck of a fight. The rest of the show is starting to come together too and more matches are likely to be announced tonight. Let’s get to it.

Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.

Opening sequence.

Hardys vs. Sinner & Saint

Non-title. Matt backs Williams into the corner to start but Williams spins out of a wristlock. That’s fine with Matt, who rams him into the buckle over and over to put Williams in more trouble. Jeff comes in to go back to the arm, setting up a Poetry In Motion clothesline. It’s back to Matt, who gets taken down by the arm as Icarus takes over. That doesn’t last long at all as it’s right back to Jeff to clean house. Jeff gets dropped though and a frog splash gives Icarus two with Matt making the save. Everything breaks down and the Swanton is broken up, leaving Jeff to grab his reverse full nelson (the Spinal Destination) for the tap at 5:10.

Rating: C. Not much to see here, though the Spinal Destination is a heck of a name for a move. Sinner & Saint might not be a great team but they’re good enough to be out there to polish up someone like the Hardys. It seems that we’re still coming up on the Righteous getting another shot at the Hardys so keeping the champs strong is a good idea.

Post match Jeff gives Williams a Swanton, which seems rather mean. And then they shake hands. After a post match cheap shot. Sure.

The Elegance Brand yells about ODB and Mickie James but the team is more interested in Mr. Elegance debuting next week. Former TNA interviewer Goldy Locks of all people comes in to yell at the Brand. Mr. Elegance: “Weren’t you working here when I was like four years old?”

Indi Hartwell vs. Kelsey Heather

Hartwell easily wrestles her down to start and works on the wrist. Heather misses a handspring elbow in the corner and a suplex puts her down again. A wheelbarrow bulldog works a bit better for Heather, who misses a middle rope moonsault. The spinebuster and the Hurts Donut finish for Hartwell at 2:52.

Post match Hartwell says she wants the Knockouts Title because the reigning champion doesn’t deserve it. She wants her shot so here are Arianna Grace and Stacks to interrupt. Grace tells her to get in line, with Hartwell saying she didn’t get a title handed to her. She’s coming for the belt.

The Hardys thank the Righteous for what they did last week, with the Righteous liking what the Hardys did to Sinner & Saint. Vincent says the System is coming for the titles and the Righteous will be there for them. The Nemeths come in but the Righteous don’t like the interruption. Nic reminds them that they pinned Jeff and the Nemeths laugh as they leave.

Order 4 vs. Trey Miguel/BDE/Rich Swann

Order 4 jumps them to start fast and BDE is taken outside for a ram into the post. We settle down to Ali dropping BDE to cut off a comeback inside. Skyler comes in to strike away and suplex BDE into the corner for quite the crash. Ali comes back in and it’s a double rolling neckbreaker to drop BDE again as we take a break. We come back with Swann striking away at Ali and spiking him with a headscissors. Everything breaks down and Swann’s frog splash gets two on Ali.

Back up and Ali goes to the eyes, meaning it’s off to Miguel for a double stomp to Skyler for two more. Tasha Steelz gets up for a distraction so Jada Stone runs out to cut her off. The two of them brawl into the crowd and one heck of a spinning backbreaker drops BDE. Ali dives onto Miguel and Skyler spears Swann on the apron. Miguel Shell Shocks Skyler, setting up the Lightning Spiral for the pin at 12:26.

Rating: B. Well dang that was fun. This was a wild match where they started fast and kept it going the whole time. That’s not something you often see around here and it worked very well, with Miguel looking like a star in the end. I could go for Ali winning something for a change, but dang this was a blast.

Mike Santana finds Daria Rae, who says if Santana touches Steve Maclin, he’s stripped of the title. Santino Marella comes in to say if Maclin touches Santana, he’s out of TNA. Maclin comes in and has a staredown with Santana on his way to the ring.

Arianna Grace isn’t happy with everyone coming after her title. Stacks calms her down and they sneak up on Indi Hartwell, with Grace hitting her in the knee with the belt. Santino Marella shows up to yell a lot.

Here is Steve Maclin for a chat. Maclin is glad to be back here and it feels like he never left. He is required to apologize, so he has a prepared statement. First up, he thanks Daria Rae, who is far better than Santino Marella. As for Tom Hannifan, it’s a shame that their friendship ended this way but it’s because Hannifan can’t take a punch to the gut.

Mike Santana is watching in the crowd as Maclin says he lost the World Title due to backstage politics. Maybe Maclin should start playing meetings at the VA or playing voicemails from his dad so people will feel sorry for him too. He’s met death before and knows what it is, which is part of how he’s playing Santana so easily. Mayhem is for everyone, including Santana.

Some of the cast of Tulsa King are here.

AJ Francis vs. Elijah

Frankie Kazarian is on commentary. Elijah strikes away in the corner to start and knocks him outside. Back in and Elijah knocks him into the ropes, allowing Elijah to run around the ropes for a running knee to the head. Francis cuts him off with a pop up right hand and a running knee in the corner knocks Elijah even sillier.

A powerbomb is countered into an Alabama Slam to drop Francis though and Elijah’s jumping knee gets two. The rope walk Canadian Destroyer gets two more and Francis goes outside. Elijah hits a superkick but throws a drink at Kazarian, who gets in a quick neck snap over the ropes. The Down Payment finishes Elijah at 6:02.

Rating: C. This was more about furthering Elijah vs. Kazarian, which is one of the more “uh, ok?” feuds I can remember around here in a long time. Francis isn’t doing much of his own, though I’m curious to see what he does next as he’s rather effective as a villain. The match wasn’t exactly much to see, but it did at least serve a purpose.

Post match Kazarian jumps Elijah but Home Town Man runs in with a pipe for the save.

Eric Young is glad Leon Slater is injured and wants the X-Division Title shot at Sacrifice.

GREED. We go to SWINGER’S PALACE when Rosemary pops in. Swinger thinks she’s Sherri Martel and Papa Shango as JDC laughs at Sinner & Saint for losing their money. Rosemary makes a deal to keep the place open forever…..and ALLIE is back. Rosemary: “Oh boy.” I have no idea what is going on with these things but TNA knows how to cameo.

Ricky Sosa vs. Brad Attitude

This is Sosa’s debut and apparently he is a viral sensation. Sosa rolls him up for two to start and works on the arm as the fans seem to like Sosa quite a bit. Attitude knocks him down for a slingshot hilo for two and the chinlock goes on. That’s broken up and some running elbows have Attitude down, with a nice moonsault connecting for two. The big no hands dive connects on the floor, followed by a Blue Thunder Bomb for the pin on Attitude at 3:33.

Rating: C+. It’s a pretty small sample size but Sosa looked smooth out there. That’s the point of a squash like this as you got to see some of his bigger stuff and he was out before anyone could get tired of him. I could go for more of him, as he has some size and can move, which is a nice combination to start.

Moose vs. Cedric Alexander

Street fight with the System barred from ringside, though Alisha Edwards is here with Moose. That’s not fair. Moose hammers away to start fast and hits a quick backsplash for two. They head outside with Moose striking away but Alexander manages a surprise suplex. Alexander grabs a chair but Moose gets one of his own and it’s time for the duel. Moose gets the better of things and chairs Alexander down as we take a break.

We come back with Moose in trouble and Alexander throwing a bunch of chairs inside. A chokebomb gives Moose two and they head outside, where Moose is sent into the steps. Alexander loads up a stomp onto the steps but Alisha gets in the way, allowing Moose to fight back. Moose gets caught on the apron though and powerbombed onto a standing trashcan for quite the crash.

Back in and Moose pops up to catch Alexander on top and it’s a superplex onto the pile of chairs. Alexander’s Spanish Fly gets two, only for Moose to hit a heck of a spear. The rather smart Alexander rolls outside so it’s time for a table. The table is set up in the corner but Moose is sent face first into a chair in the other corner. Alexander’s brainbuster doesn’t do much as Moose spears him through the table for the win at 16:13.

Rating: B-. Good hardcore style match here, at least partially because they didn’t go nuts with the weapons. I can go with the idea of just beating on each other until one of them can’t get up, as it’s better than doing a bunch of ridiculous spots. Moose’s path of destruction continues, though Alisha turning on him feels all but inevitable.

Overall Rating: B-. TNA is getting back into their usual groove, as they don’t have much that is must see, but everything they do have is easy to understand and it feels like they sum things up rather well almost every week. That’s a good way to bring in new fans as nothing feels too complicated from week to week. That was the situation again here, as you can easily follow what they’re doing on the way to Sacrifice. Keep that going and things should be fine.

Results
Hardys b. Sinner & Saint – Spinal Destination to Icarus
Indi Hartwell b. Kelsey Heather – Hurts Donut
Trey Miguel/Rich Swann/BDE b. Order 4 – Lightning Spiral to Skyler
AJ Francis b. Elijah – Down Payment
Ricky Sosa b. Brad Attitude – Blue Thunder Bomb
Moose b. Cedric Alexander – Spear through a table

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Impact Wrestling
Date: March 5, 2026
Location: Gateway Center Arena At College Park, Atlanta, Georgia
Commentators: Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt

We’re on the way to Sacrifice and that should make for some card building shows in the near future. I’m not sure what that’s going to entail, but it seems like we’re gearing up for Mike Santana defending the World Title against Steve Maclin. That feels like a full pay per view main event though so we’ll have to see what else they might have. Let’s get to it.

Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.

Opening recap.

Opening sequence.

The cast of Mama June is here! They sure are!

Lilian Garcia is here too! Ok that’s a bit better.

IMG Credit: TNA Wrestling

Knockouts Title: Jody Threat vs. Arianna Grace

Grace, with Stacks, is defending. Hold on though as here are Victoria Crawford, Tessa Blanchard and Mila Moore to watch, with Blanchard joining commentary. Grace jumps Threat to start fast but gets knocked into the corner for some right hands. Stacks offers a distraction though and Threat gets knocked off the top. Cue Indi Hartwell to watch as Grace knees Threat in the ribs.

A fisherman’s neckbreaker gives Grace two as Xia Brookside and Lei Ying Lee are here too. Threat fights up and makes the clothesline comeback, followed by a release German suplex. A Michinoku Driver gives Threat two and Grace goes outside, where Stacks gets taken out by a dive as Dani Luna is here to watch too. Back in and Grace loads up Santino Marella’s Cobra (because it has the power of a sock) but Threat takes it away. Grace goes after Threat’s bad ribs though and a rollup retains the title at 5:33.

Rating: C. The match itself was pretty generic, but the interesting part here was all of the women coming out to watch. It was a good chunk of the Knockouts division being out there, possibly scouting the less than great champion, and that has potential. Threat was only so thrilling as a challenger, but that wasn’t the point here.

Post match Stacks hands Grace the title rather than the tradition of Carlos Silva handing it over.

The Nemeths are in the back and, after the interviewer’s microphone is off to start, Nic says he’s ready to win the X-Division Title from the talented Leon Slater.

Here is the Elegance Brand (minus Ash) for a chat. The Personal Concierge says that Ash isn’t here for the sake of mental health after being called a mark, which is NOT TRUE. Hold on though as it’s time to go yell at the cast of Mama June…which brings ODB out of the crowd to say the Brand is disrespecting her people. That’s what they did to Mickie James so it’s time to fight. ODB whips out some cups of…I’m not actually sure, but she and the cast of Mama June pour it on the Brand and the women freak out. Your Knockouts Tag Team Champions people.

The Hardys give Leon Slater a pep talk for tonight and Slater is ready for Nic Nemeth.

IMG Credit: TNA Wrestling

BDE/Rich Swann vs. The System vs. Righteous vs. Sinner And Saint

For a future Tag Team Title shot. Williams and BDE shake hands to start before BDE hits a quick springboard crossbody. Swann comes in but Bronson joins him to fire off the big forearms. That earns him a trip out to the floor so Swann and BDE superkick Sinner And Saint to the floor. The stereo dives connect to take out the System as well, leaving the Righteous alone. Dutch hits his own big dive and we get back inside, with Bronson chokebombing Vincent.

Myers’ chinlock doesn’t last long and it’s back to Swann to kick away at Williams. Swann drops Sinner And Saint, with a super hurricanrana getting two on Williams. Sinner And Saint are back up with a brainbuster for two on Swann so BDE comes back in to dropkick away. Orange Sunshine gets two on BDE with a bunch of people making the save and it’s time for the parade of knockdowns. Myers gives BDE a Roster Cut and Bronson’s over the shoulder piledriver finishes him off at 8:33.

Rating: B-. This was a fun four way tag where they kept things moving quickly enough to avoid things getting bogged down. I like the System winning as they’re supposed to be the big heel threat, meaning putting them into title contention is a good thing. Other than that, BDE continues to do better than he should be doing and having him put people over is a fine way to use him.

Rosemary (hey I remember her) is in a room with shadows going around her. She has a knife and talks about Decay ending, even though she was supposed to be the master of the realm. There is still a way to make things right though, which involves making a list.

Here is Moose, with Alisha Edwards, for a chat. Moose is tired of the System calling themselves a family when they’ll stab you in the back. He talks to some Atlanta Falcons legends in the front row, as he was part of the team at one point. Moose is ready to go through the System, one on one, starting with Cedric Alexander in a street fight next week. Then it’s Bear Bronson, with Eddie Edwards being saved for last. Alisha promises to stand by his side and take out the System, one by one. Right.

Rich Swann gives BDE a pep talk and Trey Miguel comes in to do the same. Order 4 shows up and complain about not being in the #1 contenders match. BDE and Swann leave so here is Jada Stone to get into it with Tasha Steelz.

IMG Credit: TNA Wrestling

Elayna Black vs. Mara Sade

Black backs her up against the ropes to start and we actually get a clean break. Huh. Anyway a running shoulder puts Sade down but she’s right back up with a dropkick to send Black outside. Sade gets pulled face first onto the apron and a step up stomp to the back gives Black two.

Black’s running elbow to the back gets two and she fires off knees in the ropes. The double arm crank goes on but Sade fights up and strikes away. Sade knocks her to the floor for the dive, followed by a missile dropkick for two back inside. Black is back in with a quick Canadian Destroyer for two of her own so she grabs a chair. That’s a distraction so she can load up brass knuckles though and Sade is knocked out for the pin at 7:21.

Rating: C+. Sade continues to be a nice surprise as she went from little more than a tag wrestler in NXT to someone who feels like she could be a big deal on her own here. On the other hand you have Black, who comes off like someone who should be a natural star but isn’t quite there. Maybe that changes, but either way it’s nice to have some bright options.

AJ Francis insults Atlanta so here is the Home Town Man for the brawl.

Here is Frankie Kazarian for the King’s Speech. He mentions showing up on Monday Night Raw for AJ Styles last week before bringing out his guest: Elijah. Kazarian praises Elijah for the “instant classic” of the guitar case casket match and Elijah hits his catchphrase. That’s not something Kazarian wants to do and brings up the Elijah has never won a title here.

Elijah talks about ending things with Mustafa Ali and Order 4 but Kazarian gets in his face, claiming disrespect. Hold on though as here are AJ Francis and the Home Town Man, with Francis chokeslamming Man off the stage and onto some people. Elijah goes to check on the Man.

Eric Young grabs a camera and says he hopes Leon wins. At least it was short.

The word PRIDE appears on the screen and Tommy Dreamer is…gone as Rosemary appears in his place. Rosemary offers Carlos Silva a new contract, and a feather to use as a pen. Silva signs and a monster appears in the door. Rosemary says that’s one down and six to go as Project Lazarus has been approved. She has ideas for the next one.

X-Division Title: Leon Slater vs. Nic Nemeth

Nemeth, with his brother Ryan, is challenging. Nic starts fast with a neckbreaker and rakes Slater’s eyes up against the ropes. That seems to wake Slater up as he knocks Nic to the floor for the dive. Ryan gets in a distraction on the way back inside though and Nic’s Fameasser connects for two.

We take a break and come back with Slater hitting a running boot, followed by a spinning one for two of his own. Nic catches him going up top though and the running DDT gets two. The Danger Zone is blocked and Slater hits a standing Blue Thunder Bomb for two more. The Swanton 450 misses but Slater reverses a superkick into a Styles Clash.

Nic gets the knees up to block the Swanton 450 though and the sleeper goes on. That’s broken up so Ryan offers a distraction, allowing Nic to superkick Slater for two. A superplex is loaded up but Slater reverses into a spinning version of his own. Now the Swanton 450 can retain the title at 11:58.

Rating: B. That’s another pin over a former World Champion for Slater, who feels like he is becoming one of the big projects around here. There are far worse ideas out there too, as Slater has already become someone to look forward to every week. I could go for seeing how far he can go, as he’s already having one of the longest X-Division Title reigns ever. Good match here, as Slater lives up to the hype again.

Post match Eric Young runs in to jump Slater and give him a piledriver on the floor.

IMG Credit: TNA Wrestling

Here is Mike Santana for a chat. He gets straight to the point as he wants to talk about Steve Maclin, who jumped him a few weeks ago. Accountability is what got him here as the World Champion. Tom Hannifan has gone to bat for Maclin and now Santana will too: he wants Maclin reinstated so he can get his hands on Maclin. Cue Daria Rae to grant his request, but she gets to decide when they’ll fight. Cue Santino Marella to say the match is on for Sacrifice, which works for Santana, but the violence is on next week.

Commentary gives us a quick recap of the show to wrap it up. I wonder if they were running short and had to fill time. Either way, it’s not a bad use of the last minute or so of the show.

Overall Rating: C+. Good enough show here, but it’s pretty clear that Slater, Santana and Maclin are miles ahead of pretty much everyone else. There are other talented stars, but most of them either aren’t around often or aren’t doing much. You can see a lot of Sacrifice from here and I’m curious about some of the stories, so they’re doing something right. This wasn’t a great week, but they have me interested enough for it to be an enjoyable night.

Results
Arianna Grace b. Jody Threat – Rollup
The System b. BDE/Rich Swann, Righteous and Sinner And Saint – Over the shoulder piledriver to BDE
Elayna Black b. Mara Sade – Brass knuckles punch
Leon Slater b. Nic Nemeth – Swanton 450

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Impact Wrestling
Date: February 19, 2026
Location: The Pinnacle, Nashville, Tennessee
Commentators: Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt

We’re done with No Surrender, where only so much of note happened but the show itself was pretty good. Now it’s on to…whatever their next big show is, which hopefully has a better main event. The idea right now is a bunch of people could be coming for the World Title so Mike Santana has to have his head on a swivel. We also have a guitar case casket match, which is apparently a thing. Let’s get to it.

Here is No Surrender if you need a recap.

We open with a long No Surrender recap.

Opening sequence.

Indi Hartwell vs. Heather By Elegance

The rest of the Elegance Brand is here too. Hartwell wastes no time in wrestling her down to start and a side slam gets an early two. Heather sends her outside without much trouble and avoids a charge into the corner. The chinlock goes on to keep Hartwell down with Heather switching into a sleeper to make it worse.

Hartwell fights up with a spinebuster and the rest of the Brand gets up for a distraction. The referee is too smart (work with me here) for that though and they’re all tossed (save for Ash, who was on commentary). A top rope elbow to the back gets two on Heather, followed by a Hurts Donut for the pin at 7:15.

Rating: C. I still don’t think I see it with Hartwell, as the fans like her quite a bit but there’s a certain spark missing from her. The size difference was a problem here as well as Heather is downright tiny and Hartwell is one of the taller women in the company. Not a bad match at all though, and Hartwell and Xia Brookside might still be coming for the titles.

Earlier today, Steve Maclin was stopped from getting in the arena by Tom Hannifan. Maclin told him to find a way for him to get in next week, with Hannifan saying he’ll do it.

Hannifan says TNA management hasn’t responded yet.

Here is Mike Santana for a chat. He gets to the point, saying that if Steve Maclin keeps knocking on death’s door, sooner or later, it’s going to answer. With that out of the way, Santana would like Leon Slater to come out here. This brings out Slater, with Santana welcoming him back. Santana was worried about someone cashing in on him at No Surrender but Slater had his back.

In addition, Santana wants to apologize for leaving him on his own, and they shake hands. Slater pinned a former World Champion in Nic Nemeth though, which brings out the Nemeth Brothers, but Santana tells Ryan to shut up with the catchphrase. Nic calls the win luck, but Santana says it was skill. The challenge for the tag match is issued, which brings out Daria Rae. The match isn’t happening right now, but maybe next week. For now, get out of the ring.

The System warns Moose to move on because they dropped him for being dead weight. They have titles to win.

Frankie Kazarian wants to be on commentary for the Nemeths vs. Slater/Santana next week. Works for Daria Rae.

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International Title: Stacks vs. Trey Miguel

Stacks, with Arianna Grace, is challenging. Before the match, Grace talks about how great things went at No Surrender, where he won the Knockouts Title. Yes her daddy got her the match and yes she played him like a fiddle. Miguel now has a customized (bright green) title and starts fast by ducking away from a charging Stacks. An arm snap over the top puts Stacks on the floor and we take a break.

We come back with Miguel catching him with a springboard moonsault before rolling a northern lights suplex into a Kimura. With that broken up, Miguel flips over him and stomps Stacks in the back, only for Stacks to pop back up to put him down. Miguel ties him in the corner for a Cheeky Nandos Kick and a 619, only for Grace to slide in the Knockouts Title. The distraction lets Stacks hit a running boot to the back of the head for two but Miguel is right back with the Lightning Spiral to retain at 9:49.

Rating: C+. I can go for Miguel retaining and getting a title defense underneath his belt, as he needs to rebuild his status as a singles star. Beating Stacks again is a good thing to see, if nothing else as it’s nice to see the TNA wrestlers beating the NXT names for a change. Nice enough match here, and it should be fun to see Grace yelling at Stacks again.

Eric Young and his unseen fans are ready to cleanse this place, starting with Leon Slater. Good for him. Now stop talking.

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Tessa Blanchard vs. Jody Threat

They go to the mat to start, with Blanchard cranking on the arm early on. That’s broken up and Threat fires off some clotheslines in the corner, only to get knocked down again. Blanchard’s slingshot splash gets two and she grabs an abdominal stretch to hammer on the ribs. Threat fights up and grabs a fireman’s carry, which draws in Victoria Crawford for the DQ at 4:44.

Rating: C. They didn’t have much time here and having Threat get beaten up on her way to the Knockouts Title shot is a bit of a questionable move. At least she didn’t lose here, but this didn’t make her look like much. Hopefully she gets a better win down the line, preferably over Blanchard, as that would make her feel like a much better threat to get the title.

Post match Blanchard and company stay on Threat and her bad ribs until Harley Hudson and Myla Rose come in for the save.

BDE/Rich Swann vs. Sinner And Saint

Swann headscissors Williams to start fast and it’s off to BDE, who gets chopped down in a hurry. Icarus takes BDE into the corner, where he almost fights his way out. Instead he has to flip his way to freedom, allowing the tag to Swann. That means the pace can pick up, with Icarus being knocked outside as BDE comes back in.

The springboard cutter is blocked though and a backsplash into a brainbuster gets two, with Swann making the save. BDE is back up with a springboard cutter, followed by a handspring cutter from Swann for two, with Williams making the save. Swann is knocked outside, leaving BDE to get kicked in the head in the corner. Total Elimination finishes for Icarus at 5:37.

Rating: C+. Sinner And Saint have grown on me a bit, which is probably due to getting them away from being lackeys and making them their own thing. TNA has a history of building some some nice teams and maybe they can do it again here as well. It’s not like there are a ton of great teams around here so why not see what they have here? As usual, BDE is a unique case and he’s not going to be hurt by losing match after match.

Post match respect is shown.

Mance Warner and Steph de Lander swear vengeance on AJ Francis…and then go into his locker room where the fight is on. It’s also quickly broken up.

The Hardys are ready for the System, who come in to interrupt them. The Righteous come in and the System bails. With them gone, the Righteous say they’re still going to try to gain the Hardys’ trust. Shockingly, the Hardys don’t seem convinced.

Here is Elayna Black, who is not happy with Mara Sade for eliminating her from the #1 contenders battle royal. She wants an explanation from Sade, who comes out to the stage to say they both came from the same place. They’re in the same place again, but Black says Sade has been handed everything before. Sade says Black hates her for being a go getter and the challenge is on.

Here’s what’s coming next week, including an interview with Steve Maclin.

Elijah vs. Mustafa Ali

Guitar case casket match and Order 4 is barred from ringside. Ali charges into a boot to the face to start and they head outside, where Ali chairs him in the back. A bunch of chairs are set up on the floor but Elijah is back up with a ukulele shot. They fight to the ramp, where Elijah backdrops him onto the open chairs.

We take a break and come back with Ali putting him on a table at ringside, setting up a 450 from the top. Cue the barred Order 4, with Agent Zero putting Elijah in the casket…where Elijah comes out throwing powder. Elijah fights out and grabs Tasha Steelz for the Highwayman’s Farewell.

Ali grabs the guitar but Elijah is smart enough to turn around so Steelz gets hit in the back with the guitar instead. After Ali realizes that didn’t go well, it’s a Highwayman’s Farewell to put him down but Ali manages a low blow. Ali loads up the casket, which seems to have a door laid over the hole. Another 450 misses though and Elijah guitars him in the head. A chokeslam through the door into the casket gives Elijah the win at 11:56.

Rating: B-. There were some good spots here, but Elijah was reaching near superhero levels as he beat the entire team on his own. I’m still not sure why Ali can’t win anything big, but this does at least seem to be the end of their feud. Now get Ali on to something he can win and Elijah on to…whatever he’s going to do now.

Overall Rating: C+. I do like how things are going on the way to Sacrifice, but it only feels like so much of an event. That was the problem going into No Surrender and that doesn’t make for the best back to back schedule of shows. The show was good enough and Santana and whatever he is doing continue to be interesting, but there’s quite the step down from there and that needs to change.

Results
Indi Hartwell b. Heather By Elegance – Hurts Donut
Trey Miguel b. Stacks – Lightning Spiral
Jody Threat b. Tessa Blanchard via DQ when Victoria Crawford interfered
Sinner And Saint b. BDE/Rich Swann – Total Elimination to BDE
Elijah b. Mustafa Ali – Elijah shut Ali in the casket

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No Surrender 2026
Date: February 13, 2026
Location: The Pinnacle, Nashville, Tennessee
Commentators: Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt

I’m really not sure what to expect from this one as TNA hasn’t exactly gone out of their way to make it feel important. It comes off like a show that happens to be taking place with a few important matches being set up and not much more. The main event is Leon Slater/Mike Santana vs. Nic Nemeth/Eddie Edwards so let’s get to it.

IMG Credit: TNA Wrestling

Pre-Show: Brad Attitude/TW3 vs. Sinner And Saint

Sinner And Saint say they haven’t been here in a long time and it’s a shame that the people are sleeping on the team they should be dreaming about. Williams shoulders Attitude over to start and it’s off to TW3 for some kicks to the arm. Icarus comes in to take TW3 down but it’s back to Williams, who gets kicked down off a distraction.

Williams gets kicked down some more and his chops don’t do much good. A suplex gets Williams out of trouble and a handspring clothesline allows the tag off to Icarus. Everything breaks down and a middle rope dropkick sends TW3 outside. Williams’ dive drops TW3 again and a frog splash gives Icarus two, with Attitude making the save. A running kick to the face/belly to back fisherman’s suplex combination finishes TW3 at 6:48.

Rating: C+. It wasn’t much of a match, but this was all about giving the fans some wrestling to get warmed up with before the important matches. As a result, this was fine enough, though I still don’t get the appeal of Sinner And Saint. They’re just kind of a generic team who does well enough in the ring and while they’re far from bad, I’m not sure how interesting they are.

Mike Jackson (76 years old) is happy to be here but Mance Warner and Steph de Lander come in to complain about how much time he’s getting. Jackson says he’s stood across the ring from the biggest names in wrestling and Warner isn’t one of them. A match is made for later, with Jackson not knowing de Lander’s name either (on purpose).

Pre-Show: Alan Angels vs. Ryan Nemeth,

Hold on though as before the bell, here is Frankie Kazarian to say we’re going to have an impromptu King’s Speech instead of this match. Nemeth says he gets paid just because he got in the ring so he’s leaving (with Kazarian leaving him hanging). Kazarian talks about signing a new contract and getting a big raise, which he has of course earned. He’ll be back in the World Title picture, because he just lost the World Title while wrestling with a broken hand.

As for tonight, Kazarian will be watching the main event very closely. He explains Option C….and has to pause to address the WRAP IT UP chants. Angels is still in the ring though and grabs the mic, saying he doesn’t remember Kazarian being so horrible. Kazarian says get out of his ring but Angels isn’t leaving. Kazarian threatens to punch Albert Angle in the face but Angels punches him out first. Angels wants a match and we’re doing this now.

Pre-Show: Alan Angels vs. Frankie Kazarian

Kazarian is in street clothes. Angels pulls him inside for two off a rollup and snaps off a hurricanrana to the floor. A high crossbody gives Angels two and he grabs the Rings Of Saturn. That’s broken up and Kazarian gets the chickenwing for the tap at 2:26.

And now, the show proper.

The opening video looks at TNA’s recent hot streak, plus the show’s bigger matches.

Knockouts Battle Royal

Mara Sade, Rosemary, Tessa Blanchard, Victoria Crawford, Mila Moore, Myla Grace, Harley Hudson, Jada Stone, Jody Threat, Tasha Steelz, Elayna Black

For a future Knockouts Title shot. Rosemary yells a lot and even scares Blanchard early on. Rosemary sends Hudson to the apron but gets tossed out by Threat. Rosemary is so ticked off that she comes up swinging a chair. Stone is out, followed by Steelz, with the two of them fighting on the floor.

Riggins is gone as well as the eliminations pick up in pace. Crawford eliminates Grace and poses a bit but Blanchard accidentally knocks out Moore and Crawford at the same time. Threat holds on by her feet, leaving Black and Sade to fight on the apron. The two of them slug it out with Black being eliminated but Blanchard shoves Sade out, leaving us with Blanchard and Threat. Back up and the Pop Shove It sends Blanchard to the floor so Threat can win at 8:01.

Rating: C. This wasn’t great but they kept it short enough to not be too bad. Threat winning is a surprise as Sade has been getting some TV time as of late and her getting the spot would have made sense. The rest of this just kind of showed that the division needs to develop some more stars, as they only have so much depth right now. Granted that’s what giving someone like Threat a chance can do.

Leon Slater and Mike Santana are ready for the main event, with Santana wanting to keep the grass mowed so he can take them down. Slater is glad to be back and he’s not thinking about Option C tonight. Santana threatens to eat Nic Nemeth and Eddie Edwards alive tonight.

Jelly Roll is here. Fair points on having a big name.

International Title: Stacks vs. Trey Miguel

Stacks, with Arianna Grace, is defending and Miguel has a singer named Teddy Swims in his corner. Miguel rushes at him to start and hits a dropkick to the floor. Grace pulls Stacks away from the running flip dive though and Miguel gets tied up in the ring skirt. Back in and Stacks slams him down, setting up a mockery of Santino Marella’s trombone pose. The chinlock goes on for a bit, followed by a legdrop for two on Miguel.

Back up and Miguel springboards off the bottom rope and grabs a German suplex to leave them both down. They go up top and either fall off or do a weird rolling to the side superplex to give Stacks two. A fisherman’s neckbreaker gives Stacks two more but Miguel is back with a not good looking Roll Of The Dice for two of his own.

Stacks is able to dropkick Miguel to the floor but Grace gets caught slapping him, meaning it’s an ejection. Miguel is back up with a sliding tornado DDT to drop Stacks on the floor, followed by a spinning Downward Spiral back inside. The Lightning Spiral gives Miguel the pin and the title at 11:00.

Rating: C+. They had a series of not great looking spots in there as they were going a bit too fast and it hurt things a lot. At the same time though, anytime my eyebrows actually pop up in surprise over a result, it’s probably a good sign. Miguel winning is a big surprise and I’m not opposed to it, as Stacks wasn’t going to be a long term champion anyway.

Here is AJ Francis for an unscheduled appearance. Francis talks about the Seattle Seahawks winning the Super Bowl and compares himself to Bad Bunny. They’re both rappers, they’re both wrestlers, and they’re both stars. As for Jelly Roll, if he ever wants to cross the line, he’ll see why this is TNAJ Francis’ place. He’ll be on commentary for the rest of the night. Hannifan: “What did I do to deserve this pain?”

Mance Warner vs. Mike Jackson

Jackson (76 years old) goes after the arm to start and does an Old School around all four ropes (Warner does nothing) before knocking Warner down. The dive is cut off and Jackson reverses a suplex into one of his own. A suicide dive connects and even Francis has to show him some respect. Back in and Warner’s chops don’t get him very far as Jackson strikes away as well. A neckbreaker gives Jackson two but Warner drops him with a running clothesline. The Pay Window finishes Jackson at 5:19.

Rating: C. The match wasn’t exactly great, but Jackson more than held his own in there. That’s the point of a match with Jackson, who is in pretty good shape all things considered and didn’t do anything that would embarrass him. I’m not sure how much it needed to be on a special, but there are worse ways to go.

Post match Warner tells Jackson that he still has it and they shake hands, with de Lander doing the same. Francis: “This is pathetic.” Francis yells at de Lander and blames her for ruining Warner. That gets Warner in Francis’ face and Francis storms off. That seems like a face turn for Warner, though I liked Warner better as a good guy so maybe it works.

Arianna Grace yells at Stacks for screwing up and threatens to break up with him if anything else goes wrong. Then he can eat candy all by himself. Quite the threat.

Knockouts Tag Team Titles: Indi Hartwell/Xia Brookside vs. Elegance Brand

The Brand is defending. Brookside takes over on Heather to start and it’s off to Hartwell for a headlock takeover. M comes in to take Hartwell down and chokes with the cloth on her arm. That doesn’t last long and it’s back to Brookside for a Russian legsweep to Heather. Mr. Elegance offers a distraction though and the champs knock Brookside down into the corner.

The chinlock goes on for a bit so Brookside grabs a small package for a breather. That doesn’t last long either as Heather sends her into the ropes, where M gets in a running boot on the apron. The champs spend too long posing though and it’s a double shove from Hartwell to put them on the floor. Hartwell comes in off the tag for some big boots and a top rope elbow hits Heather for two. A Michinoku Driver cuts Hartwell off though and she gets sent into the post, setting up Nip And Tuck. Hartwell’s foot is on the rope but Ash shoves it off to retain the titles at 11:07.

Rating: C+. The match picked up a bit at the end and that’s a good thing as it wasn’t much to see for the first part. Hartwell and Brookside are pretty much a makeshift team and that doesn’t make for the best challengers. At the same time, you’re only going to get so far with the options you have for challengers so throwing teams together is often the best you can do.

Post match Mickie James of all people comes out (Ash LOSES IT) and beats up Ash (all the more impressive since James is in massive heels).

We recap Eric Young vs. BDE. Young wanted BDE to join him but BDE refused, earning himself a beating last night on Impact. Now it’s time to fight.

Eric Young vs. BDE

It’s a brawl before the bell with BDE getting hit low and then the match officially starting. Young hammers away to start but BDE manages a middle rope Blockbuster. The running hurricanrana gets two but Young is back with a sitout powerbomb for two of his own. BDE fights back but gets powerslammed down for two more. The slow pace continues until BDE manages to get in a springboard cutter for another near fall.

Young is put up top, where he bites BDE’s face to put him down. There’s the top rope elbow for two and the Death Valley Driver connects to give Young two more. BDE bites him right back off the top and a Canadian Destroyer gets a rather near fall. BDE goes up again but the referee is shoved into the ropes, setting up the piledriver to give Young the pin at 10:23.

Rating: C+. As usual, here’s the thing: if Young is supposed to be this next big bad with whatever he’s doing with the Cleanse, he shouldn’t be needing ten minutes and cheating to beat a glorified celebrity wrestler. Young is far from the worst wrestler, but him as this tough crazy guy is horrible miscasting and has been for years. Unfortunately that seems to be continuing, and possibly in a much bigger way soon.

Jody Threat is happy with her win and gets some applause from other Knockouts. Tessa Blanchard and company come in, with Blanchard saying she should have won. A match is made for Impact.

We recap Arianna Grace challenging Lei Ying Lee for the Knockouts Title. Grace is Santino Marella’s daughter and has teased wanting to make up for him, including by getting this shot. Shenanigans may be afoot though and Lee happens to be here too.

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Knockouts Title: Arianna Grace vs. Lei Ying Lee

Grace, with Stacks, is challenging and commentary points out that Grace isn’t very good, even citing her win/loss record. They start slowly with Grace taking over and sending Lee to the apron. Lee flips over her to come back inside and sweeps the leg…as Dani Luna (who had a title match set up but was held off due to visa issues) returns.

Security cuts her off and gets rid of her, leaving Grace to hit a neckbreaker for a quick two. Lee is sent into the apron and we’re off to a neck crank inside. That’s broken up and Lee hammers away with right hands in the corner but gets facebustered. A fisherman’s neckbreaker gets two but Lee snaps off a German suplex.

They forearm it out from their knees until Lee loads up Warrior’s Way. Grace goes to the eyes so Stacks sends in the belt, which doesn’t work well. Instead Lee kicks Stacks down so Grace pulls out the Cobra (which she stole from Santino Marella last night). That and a fireman’s carry facebuster give Grace the title at 13:21.

Rating: C. Grace is hardly a polished star in the ring, but that’s kind of the point. The idea here is that she manipulated her way into a title shot and then cheated to win (even though IT’S JUST A SOCK). That’s at least a story and it feels like someone stole a title rather than just holding it until a member of the regular roster can pick it off.

Rich Swann throws BDE a video game controller but says BDE has been playing a bit too long. Now Swann is ready to give him a tutorial in wrestling but it’s time to game first.

We recap the tag team main event. Apparently if Nic Nemeth (Call Your Shot), Eddie Edwards (Feast Or Fired) or Leon Slater (Option C) cash in their title shot, the tag match is thrown out and the World Title is on the line. Because THAT is a good idea. If you have three people with instant World Title matches available, you really need to rein things, because that’s ridiculous.

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Order 4 vs. Righteous/Hardys

The question here is whether the Hardys can, or should, trust the Righteous. Matt takes over on Skyler to start and neckbreakers him down. Jeff comes in for a quick splash but gets into it with Ali, meaning everything breaks down in a hurry. We settle down to Dutch whipping Hotch upside down in the corner and it’s off to Vincent. Hotch is beaten down again and it’s off to Zero, who powers Vincent up rather quickly.

Ali comes in and tries a superplex, only to get shoved down, allowing Vincent to hit a tornado DDT. That’s enough for the tag off to Matt so the pace can be picked up. Hotch breaks up the Twist Of Fate to Skyler though and it’s back to Jeff instead. A basement dropkick and elbow get two on Hotch and the Whisper In The Wind does it again. Everything breaks down and Zero cleans house, followed by a heck of a suicide dive.

Dutch is right there with a big flip dive of his own but Zero powerslams him back inside. The good guys get together to beat up Zero in the corner and the quadruple teaming actually puts him down. Matt and Dutch hit stereo Twists Of Fate, setting up stereo Swantons from Jeff and Vincent but a double save breaks up the covers. They brawl onto the ramp and a big crash sends a bunch of people to the floor. Tasha Steelz throws powder in Dutch’s eyes and he takes Matt out by mistake. The 450 gives Ali the pin on Matt at 15:31.

Rating: B. They did a good job here with building up the question of whether or not the Righteous would turn on the Hardys. The ending leaves you wondering even more and that’s a good feeling. It’s better than just having the turn take place and if Order 4 gets thrown into the title picture as well, so be it.

Post match the lights go out and it’s a big guitar case casket. Elijah pops up throws Ali inside but Ali bails before their casket match on Impact.

Santino Marella tries to talk to Arianna Grace but gets Daria Rae instead. Daria threatens him if anything happens, and don’t bother looking for the sock. Do anything to anyone, and he’ll be fired.

We recap the main event of Mike Santana/Leon Slater vs. Nic Nemeth/Eddie Edwards. The idea is that all three challengers have guaranteed World Title matches and could cash in anytime.

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Mike Santana/Leon Slater vs. Nic Nemeth/Eddie Edwards

Santana and Edwards start things off with a feeling out process until Edwards grabs a headlock. That doesn’t get either very far so it’s off to Nemeth to work on the arm. Slater comes in for a nice dropkick and nine right hands in the corner, setting up a monkey flip right back out of it. It’s back to Santana, who sends Nemeth outside…for the tease of a cash in.

That’s enough of a distraction for the villains to take over on Santana back inside, with Santana getting caught in the corner. The comeback doesn’t take long as Santana gets over for the tag off to Slater, who fights off a double team attempt. The handspring elbow drops Nemeth and Edwards and Slater takes Edwards out with a big dive to the floor. Everything breaks down and Santana hits his own dive onto the System.

Back in and Slater misses the Swanton 450 to Edwards and walks into a superkick to give Nemeth two. It’s back to Slater, who is caught in the wrong corner again but he heads outside to run around the ring. That’s not quite enough for the tag off to Santana, so Slater kicks the villains into each other. NOW it’s back to Santana to clean house, including a heck of a chop to Nemeth.

An assisted standing moonsault gets two on Nemeth and everything breaks down, with Slater hitting the big running flip dive over the corner. Cue the fired Steve Maclin to go after Santana (why this isn’t a DQ isn’t clear) and they brawl into the crowd. So that leaves Slater in a handicap match, with the System still on the floor. Nemeth mocks Slater having no partners but Slater is back with a running knee to drop Edwards.

It’s back to Nemeth, whose running DDT is countered. Slater’s high crossbody takes both of them down for two but the referee gets bumped. The System runs in to go after Slater but here is Moose to interrupt. Moose cleans house of the non-in this match members of the System, including brawling to the back with Edwards. That leaves Nemeth to Fameasser Slater for two but he kicks Nemeth down, setting up the Swanton 450 for the pin at 23:12.

Rating: B. Well, it certainly wasn’t boring. This was more a “Slater is back and he’s really good”. They managed to hide the fact that in the end, nothing was actually on the line here. That’s a hard place to go, especially with Moose wanting revenge on the team which doesn’t really have a leader. They tried something different here and while it wasn’t a smash hit, it worked well enough, especially for Slater.

Overall Rating: B-. I came into this show with pretty much no expectations and the stakes feeling pretty low (including in the main event, with the three teased cash-ins not really being a thing until tonight) and wound up getting a good show. It’s not a classic or close to it, but I can always go for a show where the worst part was perfectly fine. They’ll need to raise the stakes next time, but this worked for a nice surprise.

Results
Sinner And Saint b. Brad Attitude/TW3 – Reverse fisherman’s suplex to TW3
Frankie Kazarian b. Alan Angels – Chickenwing
Jody Threat won a Knockouts Battle Royal last eliminating Tessa Blanchard
Trey Miguel b. Stacks – Lightning Spiral
Mance Warner b. Mike Jackson – Pay Window
Elegance Brand b. Indi Hartwell/Xia Brookside – Nip And Tuck to Hartwell
Eric Young b. BDE – Piledriver
Arianna Grace b. Lei Ying Lee – Fireman’s carry facebuster
Order 4 b. Hardys/Righteous – 450 to Matt

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Impact Wrestling
Date: February 12, 2026
Location: Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Commentators: Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt

We’re on the way to this weekend’s No Surrender, though the show isn’t exactly feeling like anything special. It would be nice to get a boost on the way there and that’s the point of this show. If nothing else, I’m curious to see what may or may not be going on with Steve Maclin so let’s get to it.

Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.

Opening recap.

Opening sequence.

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Here is Moose (in a snazzy jacket) to get things going. Moose wouldn’t usually come out here and talk about people leaving him laying because he isn’t a little b****. Two years ago, he created the System and he knows exactly what he needs to do to dismantle it. There is one man back there who knows how to take out the System one by one so here is Mike Santana.

He knows the two of them have fought each other face to face so now it’s time for them to fight together against the System. Now they just need the Hardys, but instead here is Daria Rae to interrupt. Any violence they’re planning can be saved for the main event so the good guys…leave.

Ryan Nemeth, sounding like he’s doing a weird voice on purpose, is ready to beat Mara Sade in a street fight. Oh dear.

Alisha Edwards apologizes to Moose for what happened and says she might just leave before her contract is up. Moose believes her, even though it feels likely that she’s going to turn on him.

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Rich Swann vs. Nic Nemeth

Nemeth backs him into the corner to start but Swann is back with a quick hammerlock. That’s broken up so Swann headstands out of a headscissors without much trouble. A dropkick puts Nemeth on the floor and we take a break. We come back with Swann winning a slugout but getting caught with a Fameasser for two. The Danger Zone is blocked though and Swann hits a superkick, only to have to flip out of another Danger Zone attempt.

Nemeth is knocked down and Swann’s frog splash gets two. The phoenix splash misses and Nemeth hits a running DDT as commentary talks about Option C (as in the X-Division can cash in the title for a World Title shot at any time, though it hasn’t been used in years), because that’s a thing again. Nemeth’s sleeper is countered into an AA and they’re both down for a bit. They slug it out from their knees until Swann tries a Lethal Injection, which is countered into the Danger Zone for the pin at 12:02.

Rating: B. That finish was great as Nemeth timed it perfectly (at least as the camera saw) for a good win. Nemeth could be moved into a bigger spot soon and beating a former World Champion should help him. At the same time, Swann is a former World Champion who has nothing going on right now, with basically no momentum. I’m not sure I see that changing anytime soon, though he had a good match here.

Xia Brookside and Indi Hartwell are ready to watch Lei Ying Lee retain the Knockouts Title but they want the Knockouts Tag Team Titles.

The Righteous can’t wait to team with the Hardys at No Surrender when they’ll face Order 4. Fear is just a four letter word and they are honored to team with the Hardys, because this is going according to plan.

Here is Eric Young for a chat. Young hates how this place has gone and it’s time for a cleanse. That starts with BDE, who needs to come out here and answer Young’s offer to join him. BDE comes out and Young says he doesn’t understand BDE, but knows that they need his voice and reach. Now which side is BDE on? BDE says he doesn’t need Young or his imaginary friends so the answer is a big no. The brawl is on and Young hits a piledriver, shoves a female referee, and piledrives a pair of security guards.

Post break Santino Marella suspends Young but Daria Rae reverses it and makes Young vs. BDE for No Surrender.

Ryan Nemeth vs. Mara Sade

Street fight and falls count anywhere. Sade ducks a cheap shot and punches him into the crowd to start fast. They’re already back to ringside and Sade throws in the metal sheets to hit him in the head. A missile dropkick sends Nemeth outside but he manages to tie her up in the ring skirt. Sade is right back out with a chair shot to the ribs but Nemeth knocks her down and reveals an Andy Kaufman WOMEN’S WRESTLING CHAMPION OF THE WORLD shirt.

A neckbreaker on the floor gives Nemeth two so he loads up a chair. Another neckbreaker takes too long though and Sade sends him hard into the post. Sade pours out a bag of lollipops and suplexes him onto them, which doesn’t seem as devastating as she might think it is. Back in and Sade unloads with a kendo stick and a White Russian legsweep gets two. Nemeth takes the stick away though and knocks her down, allowing him to go up. That means a quick crotching and another superkick finishes Nemeth off at 8:40.

Rating: C. It wasn’t particularly good but this should wrap up the feud. Sade was in her hometown and got to beat a comedy goof so it wasn’t like she had any reason to lose. Nemeth is the definition of someone who can get beaten like this and not fall in the slightest because he had nowhere to go but down. Sade has gotten some nice TV time out of this though and that’s a good sign for her start in the company.

Steph de Lander and Mance Warner introduce themselves and explain their love of violence.

Video on Elijah vs. Order 4, with Elijah not liking Mustafa Ali’s prayer asking God to stop him. Therefore, it’s time for a casket match. Oh wait: a GUITAR CASE casket match. I guess that is officially a thing.

No Surrender rundown.

Arianna Grace thanks Santino Marella for her Knockouts Title shot at No Surrender…but she steals the Cobra. She does know it’s just a sock right?

The System vs. Hardys/Moose/Mike Santana

The System immediately bails from Moose to start so it’s off to Santana, which has Myers willing to get back inside. Santana dropkicks him down and hits a backsplash, allowing Jeff to come in to quite the reaction. Myers gets catapulted throat first into the middle rope and a splash gives Jeff two. Edwards comes in and clotheslines Santana to take over, allowing Bronson to hammer away in the corner.

Santana slips out of Alexander’s belly to back suplex though and brings Moose in to start wrecking things. The chokebomb gets two on Alexander and a dropkick cuts off a charging Edwards. Matt comes back in to send Myers into the buckle over and over but Bronson comes in to run Matt over. Bronson sits on Matt’s chest and we take a break.

We come back with Alexander suplexing Matt for two and slapping on the chinlock. That works so well that Myers comes in for one of his own but Matt Side Effects his way out of trouble. Everything breaks down and a Blue Thunder Bomb into a top rope elbow into a frog splash gets two on Santana. Moose is back in to clean house but Bronson takes him out.

That earns him a Twist Of Fate from Matt and everyone is down. Jeff grabs a rather wacky submission so Myers grabs a belt, only to have Alisha Edwards pull it away. Moose kicks Myers down but gets taken down by a dive. Santana hits a dive of his own and it’s a Plot Twist to Bronson. Alexander crotches Jeff on top though and Bronson’s fire thunder driver gets the big upset pin at 21:19.

Rating: B. You need this much time if you’re going to have so many people involved in the match and it helped a good bit here. Bronson getting the win is certainly a big deal for him and a nice welcome to the team. If nothing else it might give the Hardys another set of challengers, which they could certainly use. Moose is going to need to get some revenge, though I’m not sure who the big final boss is supposed to be. Edwards in theory, but how big does that feel?

Overall Rating: B. The opener and main event were good and the middle match was goofy fun. I liked most of the show and can even overlook the always dumb Eric Young nonsense. Other than that, I’m not sure how much this did to set up No Surrender, but TNA doesn’t seem to be treating that as much in the first place anyway. Nice show here, with the solid wrestling carrying things.

Results
Nic Nemeth b. Rich Swann – Danger Zone
Mara Sade b. Ryan Nemeth – Superkick
The System b. Hardys/Moose/Mike Santana – Fire thunder driver to Jeff

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Impact Wrestling
Date: February 5, 2026
Location: Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Commentators: Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt

Things got more interesting last week as we had the results of the Feast Or Fired briefcases. That means it’s time to have some fresh title matches coming up, though it’s not clear when those will actually happen. Other than that, we should be in for the build towards next week’s No Surrender. Let’s get to it.

Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.

Opening recap.

Opening sequence.

IMG Credit: TNA Wrestling

Trey Miguel vs. Adam Brooks

Arianna Grace is on commentary. They fight over arm control to start, with Miguel snapping the arm over the top rope. Miguel even goes outside to blow Grace a kiss but charges into Brooks’ kick to the head back inside. A running forearm gives Brooks two and he chokes on the ropes. Miguel is right back with a German suplex into a hurricanrana but Brooks cuts him off on top. Brooks kicks him in the face a few times, followed by the sitout powerbomb for two. Miguel grabs a poisonrana into the Lightning Spiral for the fast pin at 7:34.

Rating: C+. Brooks got to show off a bit here and it made for a nice opener here. There wasn’t much in the way of drama about the result, but at least Brooks wasn’t treated as a total loser here. Miguel is on his way to an International Title match and that means he gets built up, which is basically what he did here.

Post match Stacks runs in and belts Miguel in the face.

Lei Ying Lee, Xia Brookside and Indi Hartwell are ready to take out the Elegance Brand tonight.

Righteous vs. Tommy Two Scoops/TW3

Two Scoops is either the worst name I’ve ever heard or the most amazing. Maybe both. Vincent knocks both of them down to start and it’s off to Dutch for a legdrop on TW3. Orange Sunshine (an assisted cutter) finishes for Vincent at 2:25.

Post match the Righteous say they want to team with the Hardys instead of fight against them.

The Hardys aren’t sure about this but the System comes in to beat them down.

Frankie Kazarian shakes hands with Daria Rae before coming out to the stage. Kazarian can’t stand Mike Santana walking around with his title but Kazarian blames a hand injury. Rae understands his issues though and there is not a man in this city who can take him out. Cue Elijah, who walks past Kazarian and goes to the ring for his scheduled match.

IMG Credit: TNA Wrestling

Elijah/Jada Stone vs. Order 4

Stone and Steelz (there’s a tag name in there somewhere) start things off with Stone snapping off some early armdrags. Steelz bails outside and there’s the big dive from Stone as we take a break. We come back with Elijah giving Ali a sitout powerbomb, allowing the tag back to Stone. A split legged moonsault gets two on Steelz but Agent Zero World’s Strongest Slams Elijah onto the apron.

That leaves Ali to shove Stone, who forearms him in the face instead. A tornado DDT plants Ali and a second one sends him crashing out to the floor. Stone’s moonsault drops Order 4 on the floor but Ali drops her with a clothesline. Back in and Stone grabs a Stunner, with Steelz having to make a save. Stone gets back up and heads to the top, but Agent Zero distracts the referee. Ali hits a Stone with a Highwayman’s Farewell to give Steelz the pin at 11:25.

Rating: B-. Geez what a performance from Stone, who got to run absolutely wild there for a little while. It made for a great run with both Steelz and Ali getting taken out a few times. That can only last for so long though and it made sense for the villains to use the numbers game to take over. Fun match.

Arianna Grace appeals to Santino Marella and wants a title match, just to show what she can do. Marella agrees, which can’t be a good idea.

IMG Credit: TNA Wrestling

Daria Rae announces the card for No Surrender:

• Stacks defending the International Title against Trey Miguel (in the Feast Or Fired cash in)
• The Hardys/Righteous vs. Order 4
• Mike Santana/Leon Slater vs. Nic Nemeth/Eddie Edwards

That’s certainly a No Surrender card. Santino Marella comes in to say that Arianna Grace will get her Knockouts Title shot, but Rae is more annoyed that Marella has allowed Steve Maclin to be here. Maclin is upset because of what this place has meant to him. He’s glad that he’s leaving with his head held high. Mike Santana stops him, saying Maclin always believed in him. They shake hands…and Maclin jumps him. Security breaks it up and throws Maclin out. I heartily approve of Santana vs. Maclin.

IMG Credit: TNA Wrestling

Tessa Blanchard vs. Rachel Ley

Blanchard throws her down to start and works on the arm, followed by some choking on the rope. Blanchard doesn’t seem overly worried here and hammers away on the mat. Ley gets a boot up in the corner but misses a moonsault. The Buzzsaw finishes for Blanchard at 3:28.

Rating: C-. This was a total squash and shows you just how good Blanchard is in the ring. She has a lot of issues but talent has never been one of them, as she can do just about anything out there. It’s a shame she has so much baggage with her, as she could be one of the biggest stars in the world otherwise.

Ryan Nemeth and Mara Sade are at a football stadium, where Sade does a Mr. Perfect impression by throwing herself a long pass. Then they throw darts, where Nemeth gets stabbed, and then they play basketball, where Sade superkicks him.

Eric Young offers BDE a change to join him but BDE isn’t interested. More on this next week.

Elegance Brand vs. Angel Warriors/Indi Hartwell

The Brand is in Breaking Bad gear for a change. Ash and Lee start things off but of course Ash brings in M to get kicked down instead. A headscissors takes Brookside down, which is quickly broken up. Everything breaks down and the Brand is knocked outside. Heather comes back inside and gets dropkicked into the corner to keep her in trouble. A cheap shot from the floor cuts Brookside off though and M adds a backsplash for two.

Ash comes in to stomp away in the corner and it’s back to Heather for a chinlock. That doesn’t last long either as Lee gets the tag to clean house. Mr. Elegance throws a shirt in to distract her though and Ash grabs her own chinlock. This one is reversed for a double clothesline, allowing Hartwell and M to come back in. Brookside hits a big dive to the floor to take everyone down and the Personal Concierge glitter bombs Mr. Elegance by mistake. Back in and Brookside rolls Heather up for the pin at 12:22.

Rating: B-. Nice match here, with the important thing being that Ash is able to get back in the ring. It’s good to have someone back to full health and she brings some star power to the roster. You can see the Angel Warriors getting the title shot from here, which fits perfectly as it means we could have another double champion, as that’s such an original idea.

Post match the Brand jumps the winners.

Here is a ticked off Mike Santana for a chat. He talks about sitting in this ring and talking about what it means to be champion. The title made one of his former best friends turn on him earlier tonight…and here is the System to jump Santana. Cue the Hardys for the save, with Moose returning to join in and clean house to end the show.

Overall Rating: C. This wasn’t their strongest show, but I do rather like the idea of Santana vs. Maclin. The two of them have some interesting chemistry together and it could make for a heck of a showdown. Other than that, you have the briefcases getting us to the next batch of title matches, with Santana having quite a few people lining up to come after the title. Not a great show this week, though at least it set up some stuff for the future.

Results
Trey Miguel b. Adam Brooks – Lightning Spiral
Righteous b. Tommy Two Scoops/TW3 – Orange Sunshine to TW3
Order 4 b. Elijah/Jada Stone – Highwayman’s Farewell to Stone
Tessa Blanchard b. Rachel Ley – Buzzsaw
Angel Warriors/Indi Hartwell b. Elegance Brand – Rollup to Heather

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