Tonight’s edition of TNA iMPACT! from the Broadview Center in Albany, New York, was carried by the Knockouts division, the continued rise of two of TNA’s brightest young stars and several meaningful storyline developments coming out of Slammiversary. Xia Brookside survived a violent No Disqualification rematch against Léi Yǐng Lee to retain the Knockouts World … Read more
Daria Rae is staying in TNA, and that is a bigger move than just keeping another familiar name on the roster. Fightful first reported that Rae, formerly known to WWE fans as Sonya Deville, has re-signed with TNA, with the company later confirming the news. Terms of the new deal were not disclosed, but the … Read more
Last night’s TNA iMPACT! was the first real reset after Slammiversary, and while the episode had enough important developments to matter, it also exposed some of the biggest problems TNA has to clean up moving forward. Nic Nemeth opened the show as the new two-time TNA World Champion, the TNA Knockouts Television Championship Tournament officially … Read more
TNA iMPACT! had one major responsibility last night: make the road to Slammiversary feel bigger, sharper and more urgent. At times, the show did exactly that. The Mike Santana, Nic Nemeth, Ryan Nemeth and KC Navarro story was the strongest thread of the night, Broken Moose teaming with The Hardys gave the main event a … Read more
TNA iMPACT! last night was built around the return of the Champions Challenge, and on paper, that should have made the episode feel like a major turning point on the road to Slammiversary. The concept is strong. Champions are placed in danger. All-Stars have a chance to earn future title opportunities. The stakes are easy … Read more
Last night’s TNA iMPACT! felt like a show trying to do two things at once. On one side, TNA gave us two strong championship matches, a major Willow return, Fabian Aichner being positioned like an instant threat, and Santana vs. Maclin delivering the kind of main event that makes the AMC era feel important. On … Read more
Tonight’s LIVE edition of TNA iMPACT! from Sacramento felt like one of those episodes where the company used live TV the right way: it advanced the world title scene, delivered a major championship change, introduced a new threat, brought back authority-layer drama, and gave the X-Division a main event that actually felt worthy of closing … Read more
Last night’s TNA iMPACT! was one of those shows where the final hour did a lot of the heavy lifting, but by the end, TNA had moved several important stories forward. Léi Yǐng Lee finally got her revenge on Arianna Grace and brought the Knockouts World Championship back to TNA, The System kept control of … Read more
Last night’s TNA iMPACT! was not the loudest episode TNA has produced lately, but it was one of those necessary road-to-Slammiversary shows where the company clearly moved chess pieces into place. With Slammiversary set for Sunday, June 28th in Boston, TNA used last night’s show to push several stories forward at once: The Hardys’ war … Read more
Last night’s TNA iMPACT! was a strong weekly episode that worked best when it stayed simple: let the wrestling breathe, let the characters show who they are, and let the fallout from recent weeks actually matter. It was not flawless. Some of the pacing dipped, a few segments felt predictable, and TNA still leaned too … Read more
