Leon Slater Comments on Becoming Youngest TNA World Champion at Bound For Glory

Leon Slater won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship last night at Bound For Glory, defeating Nic Nemeth in the show’s main event. Nemeth was on his second reign as champion, having defeated Mike Santana at Slammiversary in June before Santana went to NXT to become Cruz Montana.

At 22, Slater has become the youngest World Champion in TNA’s history. He’s also younger than anyone to hold a World Championship in a major wrestling company, as WWE’s youngest was Randy Orton at 24. Slater was already the youngest TNA X Division Champion, having won that title at the age of 20.

Leon Slater commented on his achievement after his match with Nemeth, and he took to social media afterwards to point out that he called his shot five years ago.

“I Posted this 5 years ago
2 years before I was signed to a major company
I was right
If you can see it
Speak it
And with hard work it will come
THANK YOU ALL
YOUNGEST WORLD CHAMPION IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY”

. @LEONSLATER_ shares what it means to be #TNA Champion and gives words of advice to anyone chasing a dream. #TNABoundForGlory pic.twitter.com/T5XqYfZPSo

— Scott Fishman (@smFISHMAN) October 12, 2026

I Posted this 5 years ago
2 years before I was signed to a major company
I was right
If you can see it
Speak it
And with hard work it will come
THANK YOU ALL
YOUNGEST WORLD CHAMPION IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY pic.twitter.com/Av7sogBfIZ

— LEON SLATER (@LEONSLATER_) October 12, 2026