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
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 continued its road to Slammiversary on Thursday night with an episode of iMPACT! that delivered several strong matches, multiple pay-per-view announcements and enough storyline movement to make the company’s biggest event of the summer feel significantly more complete. Mike Santana survived a physical TNA World Championship defense against Eric Young in the opening match. … Read more
TNA iMPACT! last night felt less like a wrestling show moving steadily toward Slammiversary and more like a company wandering through its own overgrown garden, searching for a path that should have been cleared weeks ago. The flowers were blooming. The barbed wire was waiting. The voices were whispering. The Broken Hardys and The Righteous … Read more
TNA iMPACT! returns tonight with one of the most unusual matches the company has presented this year, as The Hardys and The Righteous bring their increasingly personal rivalry into the twisted confines of a Wicked Garden Match. On paper, it is the type of creative swing TNA should be taking more often. Matt Hardy and … 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
TNA iMPACT! arrives tonight with a card that looks busy on paper, but the bigger question is whether any of it will finally start making TNA feel like a company one month away from Slammiversary. Sunday, June 28th is not just another date on the calendar; it is TNA’s anniversary show, its biggest show of … 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 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
