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Ciocco’s TNA Bound for Glory 2026 Review
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Loading...Hello, and welcome one and all to tonight’s latest PPV offering from TNA! Emanating from the Yueingling Center in Tampa Bay, Florida, Bound for Glory is the biggest show on the calendar year for the company, and it’s made bigger with the induction of THREE TNA standouts into the Hall-of-Fame!
Before the main show gets underway, the Hall-of-Game Class of 2026 will be inducted when ODB, Amazing Red, and Konnan take center stage! When the main show does get underway, our nine-match card will feature five title defenses, the annual Call Your Shot Gauntlet match, and more on the docket!
In what assuredly will be the main event, Leon Slater will look to cash in on Option-C when he faces Nic Nemeth for the World Heavyweight Championship. The X-Division Title will be decided in a six-man scramble match, while Order-4 implodes as Mustafa Ali defends his International Title against his former stablemates. The ladies will hold it down for us as well, as Xia Brookside will defend the Knockouts World Title against Indi Hartwell with special guest referee Mickie James, while the Knockouts Tag Team Titles will be defended by Allie and Kiera Hogan against Zoey Serrano and Shayna Baszler.
When it comes to non-title encounters, the Call Your Shot Gauntlet match takes center stage, as twenty wrestlers will compete for a guaranteed title shot and a trophy. The Hardys demanded a Falls Count Anywhere match against syX, Eddie Edwards will face Ricky Sosa, and Moose’s open challenge was answered by the Best Wrestler Alive, Max Caster!
With all of that out of the way, let’s get ready to be Bound for Glory!
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TNA Hall of Fame Class of 2026 inductions!
*Tom Hannifan is at the podium and he introduces the man who will oversee the events, TNA President Carlos Silva! We see friends and family for both Amazing Red and ODB on the side of the stage.
*Tom introduces a TNA original Frankie Kazarian to induct Amazing Red. Frankie says Red is a 5’6″ stick of Puerto Rican dynamite. He mentions that Red started his career in 1998, but it didn’t take long to realize he would be something special. He took normal moves and made them look like they were out of a blockbuster film. When it comes to who he has inspired, well, everyone who has ever been around him. They say it’s not about the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.
*Video package for Red, with comments from Eddie Edwards, Leon Slater, Mustafa Ali, Brian Myers, Nic Nemeth, KC Navarro, and John Skyler.
*Frankie says it is his honor to induct his good friend Amazing Red into the TNA Hall-of-Fame! Red makes his way out to RED and YOU DESERVE IT chants. He was just a small Spanish kid from Brooklyn, just chasing the dream, trying to make this a reality. Frankie, you’re my family and brother man. And he couldn’t think of a better man to induct him, he loves you man, and he loves his family and friends. He wants to thank TNA for putting his name on the map. Every time he went home, they kept saying Red is on TV, Red has an action figure. He shouts out Don West before namedropping Jerry and Jeff Jarrett. He wants to thank Eddie aka Chris the Lion for taking him under his wing and letting him live with him. Brian XL, he loves you man, we have made House of Glory what it is today. To his family, his wife, his kids, if it wasn’t for his family, he wouldn’t be here. Thank you, TNA fans, because you kept us on this show no matter what. You chanted X-Division, and I thank you for that. Red ends with the bombshell that he is going to be in the X-Division Scramble tonight! NOICE!
*Tom confirms that the newly minted HOF Amazing Red will in fact be in the Scramble tonight. Tom introduces a man who is here for both Red and Konnan tonight, do you remember Mike Santana? Well, here is NXT’s Cruz Montana! He wants to know what’s good in Tampa? Before he says anything, he wants to show us something that a lot of people worked on. It shows how much Konnan meant to us, to TNA, and to wrestling as a whole.
*Video package for Konnan incoming! We get comments from Hernandez, Chris Harris, Eddie Edwards, and Nic Nemeth. Montana says he was going back and forth on whether he wanted to write something or not, but it has to come from his heart. Without Konnan, there is no Rey Mysterio, Juvi, and Psychosis tearing it up in ECW. Without Konnan, there would be no Lucha Libre in the US. The time he got to sit under his learning tree was the best time of his life. Konnan is the reason that he is standing here a 4-time TNA Tag Team Champion, a 2-Time TNA World Champion, and the reason he gets to give his little girl the life that she has. So, give it up for the baddest, most swag, and loudest motherfucker there ever was, Konnan!
*Tom says the initials TNA mean a lot to everyone, as does the three letters of ODB! Tom introduces Al Snow and Traci Brooks to induct ODB!
*Snow says he met Jess in 2000 at the audition for the first Tough Enough. They went through 250 people in roughly two days. He couldn’t tell you who was there, but he could tell you ODB was there. He remembered the promo she cut, and he knew she would be a star. And now she has proven that she deserves the Hall-of-Fame, and that it wasn’t Jess, it was One Dirty Bitch. Traci on the mic. She says that when we were younger, the girls were told to keep your hands to yourself and to never swear. But ODB said HELL NO, and she smacked her ass and took a drink from her flask. ODB was Traci’s road wife, and she thanks TNA for allowing Jess to be who she is and who she became.
*Al introduces ODB and Earl Hebner! ODB says she grew up loving wrestling, hell, she used to beat up her older brother. Their parents first date was an AWA show back in 1973, and she got deep into wrestling in 1987. When they asked her if she was tough enough to be a professional wrestling, she said HELL YEAH! And that turned into 26 years of dirt roads, cheap motels, dirtbag promoters, and arenas everywhere. And yet that dirt road has led her back to this point. But she didn’t get her on her own as she had people behind her. She thanks Eddie Sharkey for starting her training, Al Snow for mentoring me, and Danny Davis for opening that OVW door, you pushed me to be ODB.
To all the OG Knockouts, 19 years ago we started this god damn evolution before there was an evolution. Lisa Marie, Mickie James, Velvet Sky, and Traci Brooks are here to celebrate with her. To the original ODB, my mom, you didn’t stop me from pursuing my dreams and you didn’t chase after me. I love you. And my dad is not here anymore, but you taught how to chase my dreams and keep going. She knows that he is up there crushing Sangaris’s with the Bruiser and the Crusher. She shouts out her older brother, her cousin, and her husband Big Al and their daughter Madison. She shouts out her wrestling husband EY for having the best damn wrestling wedding of all time. And to her wrestling wife Traci, we went over 25 years and navigated hot dogs and handshake deals. She thanks Brian and Earl Hebner and Dreamer for finally having something for her lol. Most of all, she wants to thank the fans because without them, she wouldn’t have been doing this for 25 years. So now, you can officially kiss my Hall-of-Fame ass! BAM!
It’s time for the main show to begin!
McKenzie Mitchell introduces local recording artist and member of the Women of Rock, Aimee McGee, to sing the National Anthem.
Long introduction to open the show. I was doing some clean up, but you can imagine what it consisted of.
BANG BANG, SOSA SOSA!
Ricky Sosa vs. Eddie Edwards w/Alisha
Fancy referee shirts courtesy of LaFrance, a brand started by Lamelo Ball. Well alright then.
Sosa opens with a big kick to the face at the bell. Sosa continues the attack, but Eddie with a kitchen sink to shut that down. Eddie hammer throw is countered with a roll-up by Sosa for a two. Sosa jumps into Edwards, who looks for a German, but Sosa lands on his feet. Eddie turns around into a moonsault from Sosa, which sends Eddie to the floor. Sosa looks to fly, but Eddie walks away. Sosa heads to the floor, where he chops Edwards and throws him into the ring steps.
Back to the ring we go, as Ricky looks to get back into the ring, but Alisha gets on the apron. Eddie elbows Ricky in the head and takes the ref, allowing Alisha to hit Sosa with a DDT. EDDIE SUCKS chants as Eddie attacks Sosa on the floor and resumes doing so in the ring. Eddie chokes out Sosa with his boot while Alisha yells at him. I mean, she DOES look great tonight, but that doesn’t off-set her annoying voice. Tom runs down all of Eddie’s accomplishments as Eddie hits a short-arm clothesline for a two.
Eddie grounds Ricky, Sosa back to his feet, he misses a leaping kick, and Edwards with a thrust chop for a two. The “Veteran Saint” chokes out Sosa, who the fans attempt to will back into this. Eddie mocks Sosa as he gets back to his feet, and Ricky SMACKS him with a spinning forearm! Eddie responds with a clothesline, but that only pisses off Sosa. Clothesline of his own and a pump kick from Sosa. Eddie sends Ricky to the floor, where he lands on his feet, and he hits Eddie with a Snap Rana off the apron! Ricky back to the ring, the Senton connects! Back in the ring, Sosa with a CUTTER for a two!
Sosa chops Eddie to the corner and he puts Edwards on the top rope. Ricky goes up top, but Eddie sneaks out from underneath and crotches Sosa. Running Knee Strike from Edwards and a dodgy looking Tiger Driver gets him a two. Eddie hits a short-arm clothesline and a Tiger Driver proper for another two. Eddie pulls down the knee pad, but Sosa intercepts him with a Tilt-A-World Slam! Tom says it was a Michinoku Driver, but he didn’t hold on to Eddie, so IDK.
Sosa thinking HEAD SHOT, but here comes Alisha. She jumps on the back of Sosa, who hits her with a Blue Thunder Bang! Boston Knee Party from Eddie! Eddie looking Package Piledriver, but Sosa escapes. He misses the HEAD SHOT, but Eddie also misses a Moonsault. HEAD SHOT followed by a second HEAD SHOT does it for Sosa!
WINNER: Ricky Sosa
TIME: 11:20
THOUGHTS: As I mentioned in my preview, Eddie winning here made little sense. Sosa beating a man with the credentials that Edward Edwards has is a big deal for Sosa as he continues to ascend to the top of TNA. Good opener with the right winner.
RATING: ***1/2
Post-match, Eddie stops Ricky from leaving the ring. He wants to shake his hand! Ricky reluctantly accepts this and Eddie leaves the ring.
To the announce desk we go! Tom and Matt run down the rest of tonight’s card for us.
Leon Slater is in the back. He says what Nic has told him he can brush most of it off, but when Nic said he can’t stand in the same place that Nemeth does, he is right. Nemeth has won titles everywhere, and I don’t belong in his World, but Leon welcomes him to his World. Nic has never been 22-years old with the clout that he does, and Leon is one win away from becoming the Youngest World Heavyweight Champion in TNA history, YA GET ME!
It’s time for a mad scramble! Anything less than 4-stars is going to be disappointing.
7-man Scramble Match for the Vacant X-Division Title: Fabian Aichner vs. Ryan Nemeth vs. BDE vs. Rich Swann vs. KC Navarro vs. Cedric Alexander vs. the Amazing Red
The bell rings, and Nemeth wants to shake hands lol. KC kicks him right in the face LMAO as everyone else grabs a dance partner. Swann and Alexander are left in the ring as they trade reversals. Swann almost bounced off the ropes awkwardly there. German from Cedric and a basement dropkick to follow. Aichner picks up BDE AND Swann and hits the running Senton! Moonsault to BDE, but Nemeth saves the match. Red is back, Aichner shrugs him off, Cedric trips him up. Spinning kick from Red to both Alexander and Aichner.
Swann and BDE team up on Red and finish it off with a double basement dropkick. Nemeth attacks BDE from behind, so Swann ejects him and hits a 450 Splash from the Apron! Swann back in with Alexander, 450 misses, Alexander gets help from Nemeth, Rich avoids the double lariat, spring double CUTTER! 450 Stomp from Rich to Cedric and a 450 proper to Nemeth. The cover, but Navarro saves the match. KC and Red come face-to-face. Respect! Nemeth and Alexander are here to ruin that moment.
Nemeth and Alexander work over BDE. Ryan sends in Cedric for a clothesline, so Cedric does the same for Ryan. Nemeth turns around and gets smacked in the mouth by Alexander LOL! Alexander takes his time climbing to the top, Aichner intercepts him. He hooks Cedric, but everyone else joins in, giving us a Tower Powerbomb and the Butterfly Suplex to boot! Everyone is done! Nemeth is up first and he hits a DDT to Aichner. Clip Cutter from BDE to Nemeth, Lumbar Check to BDE. Swann runs in, but Cedric hits him with the Michinoku Driver for a two.
Aichner and Red now, Fabian with the Brain Buster! Alexander looking Lumbar Check, but Aichner counters with another Brain Buster. BDE tries to take out Fabian, but he’s caught and chucked to the arena floor. Aichner looking to Powerbomb Swann, but KC kicks him into the ropes! The 305 and the Blessing in Disguise from KC, but Nemeth pulls referee Paige out of the ring! Navarro and Red now on the top rope. Avalanche Code Red, no, Red stops Navarro. Both men go all the way up, AVALANCHE SPANISH FLY FROM RED! Code Red from the new Hall-of-Famer to Navarro, and he is now a 4-time Champion!
WINNER: Amazing Red (AND NEW!)
TIME: 10:30
THOUGHTS: Everyone got a chance to shine, and some took more advantage of their chances than others did. Red winning this one truly surprised me, as I had hedged my bets on either Navarro or Aichner. Good stuff overall.
RATING: ****
Nic Nemeth promo from the back. Leon thinks tonight is the biggest match of his life, but every match is the biggest of Nic’s life. He’s going to retire as a 15-time World Champion. He wants everything that Slater has and he wants to see the best of Slater. Nic will win tonight, and Leon can move to the back of the line and watch Nemeth cement his legacy in wrestling.
It’s time to knock someone out!
TNA Knockouts Tag Tean Titles Match: Allie and Kiera Hogan (C) vs. Zoey Serrano and Shayna Baszler
Allie and Baszler to start this one. Shayna overpowers Allie to the corner. She kicks out her vertical base and pats Allie on the head lol. Baszler throws Allie to the mat face first and does the Butcher knee stomps. Nice! Allie rushes in for an arm drag, but that doesn’t get her anywhere. Hogan and Serrano get the tag. Hogan kicks out the base of Zoey and hits a basement dropkick. Blind tag by Baszler, but Kiera doesn’t realize it and Shayna hits her from behind.
Baszler proceeds to go into limb breaking territory as she attacks the left knee of Kiera. Tag to Serrano, who proceeds to attack the knee of Hogan. Kiera looks to tag, but Serrano pulls her back to the middle of the ring with a single leg crab. Tom was serious for a minute and shouts out Lance Storm as Serrano tags in Baszler. Double team attack from the challengers unfolds and Shayna sinks in a leg lock. Baszler steps on the knee of Hogan and tags in Serrano. Another quick tag, Hogan avoids them both and then remembers to hit the mat for dramatic effect.
Clothesline from Hogan to Baszler gives her a break, but Zoey rips Allie off the ring apron and throws her into the steps. Like vultures, Zoey and Shayna circle Kiera with Allie down. To the top we go, as Serrano looking suplex, but Hogan escapes and hits a Sunset Bomb! Allie is back and she tags in and cleans house of the challengers. Allie chokes out Serrano in the ropes and kicks Shayna in the face. Allie channels her inner Butch and even screams FOR ANDY and hits a double arm suplex. The cover, but Shayna saves her partner. Hogan enters the ring, but the challengers send her packing. Powerbomb set-up from Serrano, she launches Allie into a knee strike from Shayna. Baszler with the To Ten Choke and we have new Champions!
WINNERS: Zoey Serrano and Shayna Baszler (AND NEW!)
TIME: 8:45
THOUGHTS: Not surprised in the least that Zoey and Shayna won her, even if the ending wasn’t what I thought it would be. It was fine, it could have used a little bit more time.
RATING: ***
:30 second takedown promo. That show will take place on TNA+ for free tonight after Bound for Glory!
It’s time for the Call Your Shot Gauntlet. Two will start, the third person will enter after two minutes, and then every entry is 60 seconds apart. When we get to the last two competitors, the match can only end by pinfall or submission! We also know that Trey Miguel is entering number one, while Joe Alonzo is entering at number twenty.
Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match for a future Title Shot and Trophy
Miguel is first out, and the Phenomenal Son Avery Styles is number two!
Mutual respect is shown between both men at the bell. This is also Avery’s first official match in his TNA career! Ground wrestling from both men and we get a stand-off and another handshake. Side headlock from Styles and he connects on a dropkick!
Entrant number three is Bear Bronson! Bear hits the ring and trucks both men. Bronson slams Avery to the mat and slams his ass on him. SUPPERKICK from Miguel, but Bronson eats that and hits the Bossman Slam. Clubbing blows from Bronson to Styles.
Entrant number four is Frankie Kazarian! Frankie hits the ring and drops the leg over the head of Bronson. Frankie slides in and peppers the Bear with strikes. Kazarian avoids the Bossman Slam, and Styles and Kazarian do some high-low action to take out the Bear.
Entrant number five is Dutch! Dutch rolls over both Kazarian and Styles. Avery takes Death Walks from Dutch. Bear gets in Dutch’s face, and we got ourselves a MEAT match! Chops are thrown; both men collide on repeat but neither man will go down!
LJ Cleary is here as entrant number six. He hits the ring and goes after Dutch and Bronson. LJ lives a beautiful life, which Bronson doesn’t like, and he likes that Poison Rana less!
Your Homie the Gnomie is entrant number seven! Forza picks up Styles and rams him into Dutch in the corner and hits a Powerslam. Bronson gets in her face, but Bronson decided to eliminate Cleary!
LJ Cleary is out!
Entrant number eight is Matt Rehwoldt! He cuts an absorbent promo while he takes his coat off and rolls up his sleeves lol. While he is taking his time entrant number nine is out and it’s Heather by Elegance! Matt finally enters the ring and he mocks Heather’s stature. He goes to walk away, but Heather grabs him and throws him out of the ring! Matt rejoins commentary like nothing ever happened lol!
Matt Rehwoldt is out!
We’re halfway home, as Vincent enters at number ten! Vincent lays out Miguel and hits a Russian Leg Sweep to Bronson. Entrant number 11 is Harley Hudson! Harley stops at ring side and pulls Heather from underneath the ring and throws her into the ring. She hits a back suplex to her, an ass bump to Forza, and she drops Forza face first into Bronson’s balls, causing him to scream WHY LOL!
It’s time for that MONEY as AJ Francis is here at number twelve! Francis drops everyone who is standing and does his MONEY MONEY MONEY pose. Everyone gangs up on Francis to try and eliminate him, but AJ survives.
Entrant number thirteen is Elijah! Elijah walks, but his Drifter Destroyer is countered. Down Payment, no, knee strike from Elijah. The Drifter to the corner and he hits a tornado DDT! Number fourteen is the Knockouts TV Champion M by Elegance! Maggie hits Elijah with a moonsault from the top, but Elijah responds with the Highwaymen’s Farewell to Heather! The Righteous and Elijah look at each other, but they head their own separate ways.
The Hometown Man is here at number fifteen with a Derrick Brooks jersey on! HTM smacks Francis around. SCOOP SLAM TO THE BIG MAN! Bronson has eliminated Dutch!
Dutch is out!
Harley jumps on Bronson’s back, and she is thrown from the ring, but Dutch catches her and puts her back on the apron! Vincent helps Harley attack Bronson in the corner as Bear’s stable mate Brian Myers is here at number 16! Roster Cut to both Miguel and Styles!
Out at number 17 is Mr. Elegance! He swims his way to the ring, but HTM goes after him. He eats a springboard Code Breaker for his trouble.
Vincent, Harley Hudson, and Heather by Elegance are out!
Forza grabs Maggie and throws her out of the ring on top of Heather and Harley!
M by Elegance is out!
Elayna Black is number eighteen! FORZA PICKS UP BRONSON AND ELIMINATES HIM FROM THE MATCH!
Bear Bronson is out!
Forza goes after Francis now as we get entrant number nineteen, and it’s Jada Stone! But wait, Big Ben Bishop is here! He shoves Jada off the ramp, and he says he has been screaming for a chance in TNA for years now. He is taking that chance right here, and you will see what T-Ben-A is all about! Well, we didn’t see much, because Stone ends up coming back to eliminate Bishop which leads to a chain of eliminations.
Ben Bishop, Jada Stone, Hometown Man, and Gabby Forza are all out!
As we already knew, Joe Alonzo is the final entrant! Alonzo does his Ryan Nemeth act the whole way down the ramp, and I really couldn’t care less. Francis goes to attack, but Alonzo intercepts him and goes after Elijah. Black gets in his face, but she eats a SUPERKICK for her trouble. Alonzo goes after Styles and feigns a Styles Clash, but Avery escapes. SUPERKICK from Alonzo to Styles, but Avery eliminates the douchebag!
Joe Alonzo is out!
Avery sends Mr. Elegance to the apron. He tries to get back into the ring, but Avery with a SUPERKICK eliminates him!
Mr. Elegance is out!
Avery gets AJ out of the ring, but Expressions appears from under the ring to save him! Elayna steps to Francis, but he hits the Down Payment right out of the ring!
Elayna Black is out!
Francis ends up kicking Expressions by mistake, but he still manages to eliminate Elijah!
Elijah is out!
We’re down to a final four of Francis, Miguel, Styles, and Kazarian! Everyone goes after Francis, but he isn’t having any of it. Francis sends Avery to the apron, Styles looking to springboard back in, but Francis swats him out of the air and to the floor!
Avery Styles is out!
Kazarian gets in the face of Francis, and he gets him over the top rope!
AJ Francis is out!
And now it becomes an official match between Miguel and Kazarian! Commentary has stopped for some reason, not sure what is going on there. Miguel with a double stomp to the back of Kazarian, but he misses the follow-up Moonsault. Kazarian hits a springboard leg drop for a two. Kazarian puts Miguel on the top rope and goes up. Hand fighting ensues, Miguel escapes looking for a Sunset Bomb, but he traps Frankie for Cheeky Nandos and then powerbombs him to the mat. Trey back to the top, where Frankie sends him to the apron. Kazarian screams SON OF A BITCH and hits a springboard CUTTER to Trey for a two. Roll-ups ensue for a while leading only to two counts. Kazarian counters a roll-up from Miguel and grabs ahold and he wins it!
WINNER: Frankie Kazarian
TIME: 34:40
THOUGHTS: As most gauntlet matches go, this was all about quick entrants and quick eliminations in succession after the ring fills up. I’m kind of surprised that Frankie won here, especially since he has won this before. A pretty good match.
RATING: ***1/2
No commentary means that this cut to the video package for the International Title Match makes it a little bit more awkward lol. Lowkey, this one could be MOTN if there aren’t any goofy shenanigans involved.
TNA International Title Match: Mustafa Ali (C) vs. Special Agent 0 w/Tasha Steelz vs. John Skyler w/Mila Moore vs. Jason Hotch
Ali runs his mouth at the bell, leading to a double team attack from the Great Hands. Zero takes out both men and Ali does his famous run into the turnbuckle spot, leading to Skyler and Hotch to do battle. Hotch gets rid of his best friend, leading Ali to sneak back in. Ali sends Hotch to the floor, but he slides out of the ring only to eat a moonsault!
Zero is back, and he catches both Ali and Skyler. He kicks Hotch in the gut, bends Ali back, and throws Hotch onto both of them. That was pretty unique. BTW, I hate to harp on this, but the lack of commentary really puts into focus how quiet the crowd is. Ali from the top, but he jumps into the fist of Zero. The pin, but Hotch and Skyler make the save. They both attack Zero, but he spins out Skyler for a side slam, causing him to kick Hotch as well. They end up on the floor with Ali, and here comes a 747 to take all of them out!
Zero rolls Ali into the ring and he goozles him, but Tasha tells him to put his ass through a table and take his title. Zero pulls out a table, Hotch and Skyler try to stop him but they can’t. Ali evens the odds with a Tope Suicida to finally take out Zero. It seems like Ali, Hotch, and Skyler are going to work together. Steelz attacks Hotch and Skyler, leading to Moore taking her shoe off and smacking Steelz in the head with it. She’s lined up on the table alongside Zero, and Ali hits a 450 Splash from the very top to put them both through the table!
Ali thinks they are on good terms, but Hotch and Skyler both goozle Ali and throw him into the ring. Double team offense, but both men interrupt the other’s pin. They hug it out before slugging it out. Ali sets up Hotch for a CUTTER from Skyler! SKYLER HITS BOTH ALI AND HOTCH WITH A CODE RED! Hey, the commentary is back, as Zero lifts up Moore and he slams her onto the apron. Skyler is upset and he runs right into the fist of Zero.
The big man takes apart the ring steps and puts them in the ring. Ali is stranded on the top rope, as Zero puts the steps in front of him. Skyler charges in, but Zero swats him away. HOTCH CLIMBS THE STEPS, JUMPS TO THE TOP, AND HITS ALI WITH A SUPERPLEX! THIS IS AWESOME chants as all four men are down. Everyone comes to the center of the ring, and they remove their wrist tape, and everyone trades. Zero directs Ali to kick Hotch in the head, but Skyler has Zero down. That is until he runs into Choke Bomb. Zero tries one on Hotch, but Hotch with the SUPERKICK! HOTCH GETS ZERO UP ON HIS SHOULDERS AND HITS THE RACK BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Hotch to the top rope, double stomp to Zero! Ali with a 450 Splash to Hotch, the pin, but Hotch rotates Ali over into a crucifix pin for the win!
WINNER: Jason Hotch (AND NEW!)
TIME: 13:15
THOUGHTS: There are still four matches left to go, but I feel like this is the MOTN, at least so far. And given who was involved, it should not be surprising.
RATING: ****1/4
Video package for the Knockouts World Title match. Basically, it is the video package that we saw on Thursday on Impact.
Hardcore Country Mickie James is here to be the special guest referee for this match!
TNA Knockouts World Title Match: Xia Brookside (C) vs. Indi Hartwell
McKenzie Mitchell with the in-ring introductions for this one.
Mickie rings the bell as Xia talks a lot of crap. Xia thinks she can outpower Indi, but that doesn’t end well for her. Hartwell goes after Brookside, but Xia gets between the ropes. Brookside looking cheap shot, but Indi with strikes and a running bulldog for a two. Xia to the floor, she suckers Hartwell in and pulls her to the floor. Xia again is too busy talking and Hartwell rams her into the ring apron.
Indi looking suplex on the floor, but Xia shoves her into the ring post and hits the snap suplex on the floor. Brookside rolls back into the ring and yells at Mickie to count her out. Hartwell slides back in but is greeted with kicks from the Champion. Xia grabs Indi by the hair and pulls her to her feet. Corner turnbuckle is ripped off by Xia; James takes that away from her. Hartwell rolls up Brookside for a late count of two. Corner clothesline and a Russian Leg Sweep gets the Champion a two.
Brookside grounds Indi and mockingly stomps on the neck and ear of Hartwell. To the corner, but Xia gets overzealous and Hartwell clubs her with lariats. A clothesline and a spinebuster get Indi a two. Xia to the corner, but Indi rips her out of the corner and hits a Powerbomb for a two. Hartwell heads up top, but Brookside rolls out of the ring. Xia takes her title belt and she takes a walk. Hartwell follows her up the ramp and takes it to Xia. Indi returns Xia to the ring and goes back up top. Elbow Drop, but Indi ends up hitting the title belt in the ring! Codebreaker from Xia, but Indi is out at two.
Xia talks some more crap, Hartwell with some strikes, but Xia goes to the eyes! Mickie admonishes her, Brookside shoves her and slaps Mickie! James knocks out Brookside! Indi into the cover for a two. Hurts Donut, but Brookside sends Indi into the exposed steel! Darkside connects, but Hartwell kicks out at 2.9! Brookside looking Mick-D-T, but Hartwell shoves Brookside into the exposed corner! Brookside hits the mat; Indi connects with the elbow drop and hits Hurts Donut, and she wins it!
WINNER: Indi Hartwell (AND NEW!)
TIME: 10:30
THOUGHTS: Xia had a great title reign, but everything was signaling a title change. Adding Mickie to the match also made it pretty obvious as well. Still, congrats to Indi on making good after last year!
RATING: ***1/2
It’s time for Platinum Max Caster’s debut in TNA against Moose! Oh shit, Caster is combining his freestyle gimmick and his Best Wrestler Alive gimmick. Interesting.
Moose vs. Max Caster
The bell rings and, despite being called a bitch and being called a human gloryhole, Moose wants to shake Max’s hand lol. Caster slaps him, so Moose takes Caster to the corner. Max looking mounted punches, but Moose throws him off. Caster with a Manhattan Drop, a knee strike, and a dropkick. Moose sends Caster out of the ring, but his crossbody misses and Caster throws him into the ring steps. Caster pulls out a chair and sets it to open. Max uses the chair to get added height on his dropkick.
Caster sends Moose into the ring and connects on the crossbody from the top for a two. Suplex attempts fail, Moose says SCREW YOU and launches Caster into the corner headfirst. Strong hammer throw smashes up Max like an accordion. Self-defense kick from Caster, but Moose hits Go to Hell for a two. Moose with chops and he applies the sleeper to Caster. Caster gets to his feet, chops from Moose and forearms from Caster. Punches from Caster, Moose with a pump kick, Caster with a SUPERKICK! Moose sends Max to the apron, Caster with the snap over the top rope, and he hits Moose with something for a two. Not sure what to call that move.
Moose rolls to the floor and he flips off Caster, who proceeds to hit the Mic Drop elbow from the apron! Caster rolls Moose into the ring, but Moose sends Caster back out to the floor. Moose hits the floor and goes running, but Caster intercepts him with a backdrop onto the stairs! Max is back in the ring and Moose is still down. Caster stops the ref from counting and Max returns Moose to the ring. What a nice guy! Caster looking suplex, but Moose escapes and he sends Max shoulder first into the ring post.
Moose sits Caster on the top rope, heads up and hits a Superplex! Moose looking to follow up, but Max counters with a suplex of his own! The cover, but Moose kicks out at one! Caster with strikes, but Moose calls upon the Northern Lights to regain his power. IS THAT EVERYTHING YOU GOT, SCREW YOU says Moose as Max eats a pump kick, Urinage, and back Senton splash. Moose looking SPEAR, but Caster cuts him off with a clothesline. Caster rolls up Moose for a two. Backslide, Powerbomb attempt, Caster looking lariat, but Moose no sells it. Caster hits a lariat proper and he heads to the top for the Mic Drop. Moose gets the knees up and he hits the SPEAR for the win!
WINNER: Moose
TIME: 11:00
THOUGHTS: Where do I start here? First of all, this match should not have been this late in the card between the KO and Men’s World Title matches. Secondly, we had some poor timing in some parts of this match. And thirdly, while I am happy that Caster is in TNA, it shouldn’t have taken eleven minutes for Moose to win this match.
RATING: **1/2
Post-match, Moose helps Caster to his feet and they shake hands.
The Rock-Hard Moment of the night sponsored by Blue Chew and is Heather by Elegance eliminating Matt Rehwoldt! Just kidding, it was Kazarian pinning Miguel to win the CYS gauntlet.
Frankie Kazarian and Avery Styles are in the back. Frankie says this is three in a row for him, never happened before and will never happen again. In the past, he’s called his shot for the World Heavyweight Title, but this time, he is calling his shot for the World Tag Team Titles along with Avery! Styles says he likes the sound of that! I’m calling bullshit on this lol.
Video package for our Falls Count Anywhere match! Shaw and Sawyer show they are serious bad asses when they destroy a table with hammers. No I AM THE TABLE here!
Falls Count Anywhere Match: The Hardys vs. syX
The Hardys meet syX on the ramp and the fight is on. Matt holds Shaw and Sawyer in place so Jeff can hit a crossbody from the steps. Poetry in Motion on Shaw, Side Effect from Matt for a two. Jeff hits the floor and pulls out some chairs. The Hardys hit syX once, but they quickly turn the tables. They set the chairs up, one upside down, and Sawyer ends up back first in the legs up chair. Double hip toss sends Shaw into the other chair. In a nice callback, Tom calls Shaw creepy bastard.
The fight continues to the floor, where syX take control and the fight goes out into the people! Up the steps they go, and the Hardys are in control as we enter the concourse! Matt uses Hardy merchandise to hit both Shaw and Sawyer lol. Jeff slides down the rail and takes out Sawyer! Matt chokes out Shaw and hits a DDT on the floor! Matt and Jeff set up two tables, Matt takes Shaw towards them, and Jeff climbs the steps up to the balcony! Off comes the shirt, SWANTON BOMB TO SHAW THROUGH THE TABLES! The cover, but Sawyer kicks the ref in the face! How rude!
The Hardys brawl back to the ring with Sawyer. Plot Twist connects, but the ref is late to the ring and it’s just a two. Up the ramp go the Hardys and Sawyer. Jeff goes to the back and brings out a ladder! Matt won’t be outdone and he brings out another ladder. Jeff says alright, and he brings out a table. Shaw is back, but both members of syX eat Twist of Fates on the ramp.
Matt and Jeff set Shaw and Sawyer on the tables, but Erik Redbeard is here! He hits a clothesline to both Matt and Jeff and then proceeds to chokeslam both men through the tables! The Hardys are brought back to the ring, where Sawyer and Shaw hit a suplex into a powerbomb on Jeff. Erik throws Matt into the ring, where Sawyer powerbombs Shaw on top of Matt and that does the job!
WINNERS: syX
TIME: 12:40
THOUGHTS: Like I said, no reason for syX to lose her in their debut match. Erik making his debut should have been something I saw coming, but I figured the match would be won by Shaw and Sawyer. It was fine.
RATING: ***1/4
We get the same promo that we did earlier for :30 Second Takedown.
Santino Marella is in the back. He hopes we have enjoyed the show tonight so far. He hopes the Hard Boys are okay, because they are hosting Impact this week in tribute to their 35th anniversary. He says life has been great with Dara Rae not here, because she was a pain in his side. He hypes the main event.
Video package incoming for our World Title match! We cut away to another video package for Leon Slater before he makes his entrance. We see Nic Nemeth making the slow walk through the halls on the way up to the ramp.
TNA World Heavyweight Title Match: Nic Nemeth (C) vs. Leon Slater
Tentative start to this one at the bell. Hannifan drops stats on us, saying that since Leon lost to Nic back in March 2025, he has won 18 of his 21 singles matches since then. Nemeth tries to surprise Slater with a small package, but he gets a two. Slater corners Nemeth and starts the mounted punches, but Nemeth googles him. Nemeth grinds Slater’s face across the top rope, but Slater fires back with a thrust kick and a springboard back elbow!
Leon sends Nic to the floor and looks for Big Play Slater, but Nic gets out of the way. He’s not safe, however, as he turns around to see Slater flying at him! Slater screams and hits a Superman Forearm off the steps! Slater sends Nemeth back into the ring, but Nic intercepts him with the Fameasser for a two. Nemeth with the Rude Awakening for another two. Nemeth goes after the left knee of Slater before sinking in the sleeper. Slater to his feet, but Nemeth throws him to the mat by the hair.
Nemeth takes time to pose and talk shit, which allows Slater a chance to hit a standing enziguri! Slater continues with a single leg dropkick and a big boot in the corner. Nemeth avoids the crossbody, kick to the gut, hammer throw, but Slater rebounds with a spinning heel kick! Slater to the top rope and hits the Frog Splash for a two. Slater looks to head up again, but Nemeth grabs him by the foot. Nemeth with a headlock and short punches. Nemeth off the ropes, Slater picks him up, but Nic escapes and applies the standing sleeper!
Slater powers up with Nic still on his back and drops Nic to the mat to release the hold. Leon to the top, but Nic shakes the ropes and Slater losses his balance. Nic says HE TELLS US WHEN WE’RE DONE and looks for a Superplex. Slater escapes and Nemeth ends up getting dropped on his Danger Zone! Slater takes Nemeth from the top rope and hits Utopia for a two! Slater looking leg lariat, no, SUPERKICK, no, we get counter cradles. Stalling DDT from Nemeth for a two.
Both men looking suplex but neither man wins out. Nemeth ends up crashing to the floor, while Slater ends up snapping his neck on the top rope! Nemeth is the first man back to the ring and he looks for a count-out win. Slater makes it back in at nine, as both men come nose-to-nose. Both men to their feet and it breaks into a hockey fight. SUPERKICK from Nemeth, but Slater is out at two. THIS IS AWESOME chants as Nemeth indicates this is the end. He hits repeat elbows and heads to the top. Nemeth hits the Elbow Drop from the top, but Slater with the crucifix counter for the two! Nemeth hits the Stroke and another Fameasser for a two.
Nemeth sizes up Slater and tunes up the band. SUPERKICK from Nemeth, Slater fires back and hits a Scissor kick! Slater to the top, SWANTON 450 CONNECTS, BUT NEMETH KICKS OUT AT 2.9! Slater tries another one, but he ends up on the knees of Nemeth! Roll-up from Nemeth for two follows. Nemeth with a questionably low kick and hits the Danger Zone, but Slater kicks out at 2.8! Danger Zone, NO, Blue Thunder Bomb from Slater! Nemeth escapes to the floor, but he isn’t safe as Leon hits Big Play Slater! Slater hits a huge splash in the ring, Swanton 450 connects and we have a NEW CHAMPION!
WINNER: Leon Slater (AND NEW!)
TIME: 18:15
THOUGHTS: After two fairly dull matches, Leon and Nic put out a great main event with the right result. Nic’s title reign has come to an end, and Leon makes history as the youngest ever to win the TNA World Heavyweight Title.
RATING: ****1/4
Post-match, Slater celebrates with the title while Tom dips into the film pantheon and says, “A Star is Born!” And with that, we are done!
