In the aftermath of Steve Maclin’s injury at TNA Sacrifice, the next contender for Mike Santana’s World Championship is now set.
TNA announced Monday that Eddie Edwards is invoking his Feast or Fired Briefcase contract and will challenge Santana at next month’s TNA Rebellion from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
At last weekend’s Sacrifice, Maclin and Santana went head-to-head for the TNA Championship. However, a counter superkick by the champion saw the result being ruled a no contest after Maclin was knocked out and the match was stopped.
Later, he was cited to be walking around without assistance backstage and a concussion was later ruled out by the medical staff but he missed a match at Maple Leaf Pro Uprising the same weekend.
Santana issued a statement following the injury.
Edwards faced Moose at Sacrifice, but lost via disqualification. In January, Edwards won one of the four briefcases in the TNA stipulated classic Feast or Fired Briefcase match.
BREAKING: @TheEddieEdwards will invoke his Feast or Fired World Title shot briefcase to challenge @Santana_Proud for the TNA World Title at #TNARebellion on April 11 LIVE on PPV and TNA+ from Cleveland, Ohio!
Two people involved in the main event of Friday’s TNA special have been recognized for their quick action following an injury scare.
TNA President Carlos Silva made the announcement on Saturday ahead of the company’s television tapings. He first gave the award to referee Alice Lane, who made the call to stop the match between Steve Maclin and Mike Santana after Maclin was rocked after taking a superkick. She gave a quick speech thanking TNA for the award.
Silva then brought up Eddie Edwards’ name, saying he “stepped up in a big way” by coming out and having an impromptu brawl with Santana for a few minutes. Eddie accepted the award, saying he was just doing his job and stressed what they do out there is a team effort.
Following Sacrifice, Bryan Alvarez reported that Steve Maclin was alert and walking around backstage following the event but it was feared he may have suffered a concussion. On Saturday morning, Silva told Sports Illustrated that Maclin was not diagnosed with a concussion and was later released to return to his hotel for the night.
Steve Maclin appeared to be legitimately injured during the main event of TNA Sacrifice on Friday night.
Maclin was challenging Mike Santana for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Just a minute or two into the match, Maclin came off the ropes and Santana hit a superkick. Maclin went down stiffly and stayed down.
Santana attempted to pull Maclin up but was turned away by the referee. TNA President Carlos Silva and medical personnel spent several minutes tending to Maclin.
Eventually Eddie Edwards was sent out to brawl with Santana as Maclin was escorted from the ring. After a few minutes of action, Santana laid Edwards across a table on the floor, then put him through it with a splash off the top rope. Santana was then declared “the winner via no-contest,” and he celebrated in the ring as the show went off the air.
Maclin was wrestling for the world title just a few weeks after being fired in storyline, a result of picking the wrong briefcase in the Feast or Fired match. He kept appearing on the show, physically attacking not only Santana but also play-by-play man Tom Hannifan. As a result, TNA hired him back and gave him a World title match on their app special.
Edwards won a World title match in that same Feast or Fired match. Presumably, he will still get that match, and the results of tonight’s show won’t count.
Elsewhere on Sacrifce:
Leon Slater defeated Eric Young to retain the X Division Championship.
Frankie Kazarian & AJ Francis defeated Elijah and Home Town Man.
Tessa Blanchard won a three-way with Dani Luna and Lei Ying Lee to retain the Knockouts Championship.
Mustafa Ali & Tasha Steelz defeated Trey Miguel & Jada Stone.
Moose defeated Eddie Edwards by DQ after he was attacked by Order 4’s Special Agent Zero.
Brian Myers & Cedric Alexander defeated Jeff Hardy & Vincent after a video appeared on the screen showing Vincent’s tag team partner, Dutch, standing over a bloody Matt Hardy backstage.
The husband and wife duo of Eddie & Alisha Edwards have signed new contracts with TNA Wrestling.
TNA confirmed on Tuesday that both Eddie & Alisha Edwards have re-signed with the promotion. Eddie’s new contract is a multi-year extension, but the announcement did not address the length of Alisha’s new deal.
A TNA mainstay for more than a decade, Eddie is among the most decorated wrestlers in company history. He’s a two-time TNA World Champion, a seven-time TNA Tag Team Champion, and a two-time X-Division Champion. He and Brian Myers had two separate reigns as tag champs in 2024.
Last year saw Alisha Edwards win her first TNA gold, holding the Knockouts Tag Team titles with Masha Slamovich in a four-month reign.
Eddie and Alisha are members of The System, a top heel faction in TNA that also includes Moose, Myers, and JDC (Johnny Dango Curtis). A 10-man tag match is set to take place at TNA Sacrifice on Friday, March 14 with Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, JDC, Primo Colon & Epico Colon facing Joe Hendry, Elijah, Matt Hardy, and two partners to be announced. The show is a live special airing on TNA+.
Former TNA World Champion Eddie Edwards got into a physical altercation with a fan at Friday’s Final Resolution that saw both men exchange slaps.
Edwards was teaming with Brian Myers, challenging The Hardys for the TNA Tag Team titles in a tables match. Edwards was on the outside of the ring and appeared to take umbrage with what a fan at ringside said as seen below.
They started jawing at each other, leading to the fan slapping Edwards in the face which Edwards then responded to in kind before lightly shoving the fan and walking away. In an unusual move, the altercation was shown during the broadcast in full as if it was an angle.
However, it apparently wasn’t as Fightful reported the unnamed fan was “immediately escorted from the building and turned over to local police.” As of Saturday morning, there has been no update to the story.
Edwards and Myers were unsuccessful in their attempt to defeat The Hardys.
On this week’s Big Vinny V Show, it’s all about last Friday’s Turning Point streaming special
The main event saw Nic Nemeth defending the TNA World championship against Eddie Edwards in an excellent main event that raised further questions about the champ’s relationship with John Layfield.
We also saw the continuing rise of Mike Santana whose arrival in the main event scene now looks inevitable; Joe Hendry in the Turkey Bowl match which made little sense going in but seems slightly more reasonable in hindsight; Moose defending the X-Division title against Laredo Kid for reasons that never really made any sense and still don’t; another battle in the war between Steve Maclin and Josh Alexander; a big-name mystery opponent facing off against the Hardys in trios action; and Masha Slamovich facing Jordynne Grace in a very weird Knockouts title match.
We break it all down on the latest Big Vinny V Show!
On a new Big Vinny V Show, it’s all about TNA Impact with the main event last week pitting Joe Hendry vs. Eddie Edwards (one half of the TNA Tag Team champions) as Hendry continues his climb from comedic novelty act to bona fide main event guy.
Also: Ace Austin faced Chris Bey in a battle of tag team partners, The Rascalz ruined a fun match between Steve Maclin and Mike Santana, X-Division champion Mustafa Ali squared off against Leon Slater, and Jonathan Gresham’s gimmick still sucked.
PWInsider reports that the word backstage at NXT last night was that Jordynne Grace challenging Roxanne Perez at Battleground won’t be the only crossover between WWE and TNA:
The word backstage at tonight’s WWE NXT taping was that Jordynne Grace appearing on WWE NXT Battleground will not be the only WWE-TNA collaboration in the days ahead.
The belief among those we’ve spoken with is that there will be some sort of NXT representation on future TNA events and programming as well, although we haven’t heard how much that could be and whether it could be anyone beyond Roxanne Perez.
Grace’s husband Jonathan Gresham reacted to her NXT appearance: “Wow lady. Do you remember when we moved to York PA with little to no money and a dream. Your exact dream has come true, I’m so proud of you. Xoxo”
Mia Yim praised Tatum Paxley following their match on NXT: “I gotta give @TatumPaxley props. She’s going to be a huge star and I hope I get to get spooky with her again in the ring. Michin & Crazy, they can’t fix us.”
After NXT, Rapper Sexxy Red posted a video of herself and Shawn Michaels singing “Sexy Boy” together.
Claiming to not be under contract with anyone, Ethan Page cut a social media promo after making his WWE NXT debut. Page said the ball is in NXT’s court if Trick Williams wants revenge on him for last night’s attack.
Sami Zayn expressed that performing in the Middle East is one of the proudest things he’s accomplished in his career:
I’ve had a brilliant career. And while it won’t show up on a list of titles I’ve won, great matches I’ve had, or dramatic stories I’ve told, one of my proudest achievements is representing, at the highest level, my Arab brothers & sisters in the Middle East & Muslims worldwide.
The trailer for “Moana 2,” starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, was released today.
AEW/Other Wrestling
On the Rich Eisen Show, Tony Khan was asked about Becky Lynch’s WWE contract being set to expire later this week. Khan called Lynch a “great star” but didn’t comment further because it would be tampering.
Khan said about tampering in wrestling:
I think it’s the same mindset [as the NFL] where it’s like, I don’t want to try to tamper and do those things. I try to keep it classy. And I really have a reputation for honesty and I really want to be a fair businessman. The wrestling business is a really cutthroat business.
Khan noted that it’s been a long week for him doing re-writes on Dynamite because Adam Copeland, who suffered a fractured leg at Double or Nothing, was supposed to be a big part of the show.
I can’t tell you how much respect I have for Scott D’Amore. If there was anything that I would want to put out there, if there was a way that AEW could hire Scott D’Amore in any type of fashion. Like, have that guy run Ring of Honor or something. Because the passion he had for TNA and just how he completely, single-handedly transformed that company.
Sports Illustrated spoke with Eddie Edwards ahead of his Tag Team title defense against Nic & Ryan Nemeth at TNA Against All Odds on June 14. Edwards said he’s been wanting to test himself against Nic Nemeth for a long time:
I’ve wanted to test myself against Nic for a long time, and now me and Brian [Myers] get to do it against Nic and Ryan. It’s a fresh matchup for us, Cicero Stadium in Chicago always has a hot crowd, and it’s the start of a new rivalry.
Former WWE broadcaster Matt Camp shared a 39-minute video discussing backstage WWE politics and how the digital and television sides were pitted against each other.
The Big Vinny V Show has returned with a look back at last Thursday’s TNA Impact.
With Rebellion in the rear view, it’s time to set the stage for next month’s Under Siege which means TNA is devoted to finding a new challenger for Mustafa Ali’s X Division title.
And so, they attempted to do so in a way only TNA would do and because it’s TNA, it still got screwed up.
Elsewhere, Nic Nemeth and Speedball Mountain are still feuding with The System, Frankie Kazarian is still feuding with Eric Young, PCO is still feuding with Kon, and Mike Santana is still feuding with Steve Maclin, as we are all left wondering what in the hell the point of Rebellion was.
At least the Impact main event was good because Eddie Edwards, in fact, can wrestle.
TNA has announced two new matches for this week’s show on AXS TV.
Mike Bailey will wrestle Eddie Edwards in singles action on the show. Chris Sabin vs. Steve Maclin has also been added to Thursday’s lineup
Bailey and his Speedball Mountain teammate Trent Seven are set to challenge Edwards and his teammate Brian Myers for the TNA World Tag Team Championships at Rebellion on April 20. Seven will be in Bailey’s corner for the match on Thursday and Myers will be in Edwards’.
Matches for this week’s episode were filmed on Friday, March 22 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. Spoilers from the show are available here.
TNA Impact announced lineup for Thursday, March 28, 2024 on AXS TV —
Mike Bailey vs. Eddie Edwards
Chris Sabin vs. Steve Maclin
8-4-1 match where the winner earns a future Knockouts title shot: Steph De Lander, Xia Brookside, Dani Luna & Rosemary vs. Masha Slamovich, Alisha Edwards, Jody Threat & Havok
Sacrifice is taking place from Windsor, Ontario, Canada next Friday (March 8). The show will air live on TNA+ and for subscribers to TNA’s Ultimate Insiders YouTube service.
It was announced today that TNA Tag Team Champions ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) will defend their titles against Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers at Sacrifice. The match was made official after Myers pinned Bey on this week’s Impact.
The main event of Thursday’s Impact episode was The System (Moose, Edwards & Myers) defeating Eric Young, Austin & Bey. Young is challenging Moose for the TNA World Championship at Sacrifice.
Austin & Bey are two-time TNA Tag Team Champions. Their current reign with the titles began at Bound for Glory last October.
Recently, ABC retained their belts against The Grizzled Young Veterans in a best-of-three series. The series ended with ABC winning 2-1 after Austin & Bey defeated The Grizzled Young Veterans at No Surrender.
Edwards & Myers picked up a victory over KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight on the No Surrender pre-show.
Here’s the updated card for Sacrifice:
TNA World Champion Moose defends against Eric Young
TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace defends against Tasha Steelz and Xia Brookside in a triple threat match
TNA Tag Team Champions ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) defend against Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers
Nic Nemeth vs. Steve Maclin
Josh Alexander vs. Alex Hammerstone
Mustafa Ali, John Skyler & Jason Hotch vs. Chris Sabin, KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight
One day before No Surrender, a six-man tag match headlines tonight’s episode of TNA Impact.
The System (Moose, Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) are taking on Alex Shelley, KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight. It comes in advance of Moose defending his TNA World Championship against Shelley at Friday’s No Surrender special. In that match, Edwards and Myers will be in Moose’s corner and KUSHIDA and Knight will be in Shelley’s corner. The match can only end when one of the cornermen throws in the towel.
On the pre-show for No Surrender, KUSHIDA & Knight are facing Edwards & Myers.
Ash By Elegance (the former Dana Brooke) officially arrives as she makes her TNA in-ring debut tonight.
Chris Sabin vs. Jason Hotch is part of tonight’s lineup as well. At No Surrender, Sabin is putting his X-Division Championship on the line against Mustafa Ali.
Also tonight, Steve Maclin faces Trent Seven. Simon Gotch will be in action as well ahead of his match against Josh Alexander at No Surrender.
Chris Sabin defeated Jason Hotch (w/ John Skylar)
Chris Sabin, again, is so good. This one was a little more back and forth than the match with Skylar, but did have some of the same problem of no one believing Hotch could win. It helped this was faster paced, though.
This match was really good from a fundamental perspective like the one Sabin had against Skylar a few weeks ago, but had the same problem as the Skylar one – mainly that no one believed Hotch had a chance of winning, and the heat Hotch go on Sabin in this was not believable. The fans popped for Sabin’s big moves, with particular note for a tornado DDT in the middle of the match, but were silent when Hotch hit a Chaos Theory for a near fall.
It is perfectly fine to give a guy a chance to get over, but this is not the kind of match to do it in. Unlike a Kenny Omega vs. Alan Angels, this never worked to the level of that. That said, crowd did get into the cheating from Hotch and Skylar, booing, and cheering quite loudly when Sabin side stepped a suicide dive and Hotch accidentally took out his own partner.
Sabin hit a missile dropkick off the top rope to Hotch, and then followed up with the Cradle Shock for the win. Good match, all things considered. Very good, even.
–Mustafa Ali had a hype video for his campaign to become X-Division champion, and said that at No Surrender, they better declare “In Ali We Trust.” This was good.
–The System cut a promo about their 6-man tag team main event match tonight, and how the match between Moose & Alex Shelley is a No DQ match. Santino walked up and told The System that the match would be No DQ, yes, but if anyone interfered on behalf of someone else, they would lose. So, it is a No DQ match, with the exception of interference.
–Chris Sabin was backstage and talked about how Mustafa Ali confused him, acting like a politician, and that Ali was going to find out at No Surrender why he was a 10-time X-Division champion. This was great.
Simon Gotch defeated Jack Price
Gotch is a perfectly fine worker, but he is no Jon Moxley, and it is rather amusing using a finishing sequence that Moxley uses frequently.
Josh Alexander came out to join the commentary booth, and explained how Gotch has been holding a grudge for 5 years now, saying that he was the one that helped Alexander earlier in his career. Gotch laid out Price with a dropkick and beat him around ringside with some hard European uppercuts. Alexander explained that he defeated Gotch 5 years ago, and it was that night that he was given his TNA/Impact contract, and Gotch took credit for it, thinking he brought something special out of him. Gotch was beating Price around the ring before hitting the Gotch Style piledriver on Price and locking on a bulldog choke to get the submission over Price.
–The GYV was backstage, and they talked about how they needed the TNA World Tag Team Championships. They promised that the Grizzled Young Veterans were going to take what was there, and they were going to rip the limbs from Ace Austin, or the head of Chris Bey. I liked this promo. It was simple, but sold the match.
–We got another Kon hype video, highlighting his ongoing feud with PCO.
Steve Maclin (w/ The Rascalz) defeated Trent Seven (w/ Mike Bailey)
Steve Maclin came across as a killer in this match, and it is so abundantly clear that he is the guy that TNA should be building around. Too bad that I don’t think they think the same.
Maclin opened the match quickly, hitting a big back elbow to Seven. Seven hit a crossbody and a leg drop after bouncing off the ropes. Maclin hit a knee to the face of Seven and followed up with a clothesline. Maclin followed up with a hard chop that dropped Seven to his knees and hit a suplex. Maclin choked Seven on the ropes, and stomped Seven when he rolled away from the ropes.
Seven kicked out after an axe handle, and chopped Maclin, who completely no sold it and resumed offence. Seven responded with another hard chop, and Maclin no sold it again. Maclin looks like an absolute monster in this match, and he dominated Seven until the ad break, where the Rascalz started stomping on Seven. Seven hit a few strikes on the floor, but Maclin sent Seven into the steel post and had the advantage again. Maclin hit a back suplex on the apron, and Seven kicked out.
This continued for a few more minutes as Maclin took 90% of the match, just crushing Seven throughout. Seven fired up with some chops again, but Maclin hit the ropes and took his head off with a lariat, but Seven kicked out. Maclin hit a uranage into a backbreaker, but Seven cut off Maclin on the top rope.
The Rascalz got involved but before they could attack Seven, Bailey hit a triangle moonsault onto them on the floor. Seven then hit a corkscrew flip off the top rope onto everyone. Seven hit the Seven Star Lariat (a Rainmaker. I see what you did there, Trent). Maclin hit a flying knee to the face after Seven got distracted by some of the things going down with the Rascalz and Bailey, and he followed up with a spear in the corner and a KIA for the win.
–Gisele Shaw was backstage, saying that the Shawntorage was no more. Gail Kim walked up and said that Shaw could do with a little humility, but doing it alone was a marked improvement. Shaw rejected Gail’s advice, and said that the Knockouts Championship would be changing hands at No Surrender.
–Trent Seven and Mike Bailey were backstage, and Bailey said that there was a fundamental difference between them and The Rascalz, as they saw wrestling as an opportunity to push and better themselves, while the Rascalz did not respect the sport. Seven then invited them to meet at the peak of Speedball Mountain (still a terrible tag team name) and see who the better team was.
–Frankie Kazarian came out to the ramp for his match against Eric Young, saying that he wasn’t in the mood to fight, so he was letting one of the ghosts of Eric Young’s past face him instead.
Eric Young defeated Big Damo
Eric Young is a pro, protecting Damo like he did when Young knew he couldn’t hit the piledriver the way he wanted.
The crowd did not react to Big Damo at all, and I’m not sure they realized they were both in Sanity in NXT. It doesn’t help that Damo is bald now. Damo dominated Young in the early parts of this match, hitting a crossbody and a big corner charge. Damo yelled about Young going soft, but Young ducked under a clothesline and hit a flying forearm.
Young hit a Death Valley Driver for a 2-count, but Damo kicked out. Young cut Damo off at the top rope and hit a superplex. Young botched a piledriver soon thereafter for the win, but like a pro, instead of dropping Damo on his head, Young realized he couldn’t keep him up, so he squeezed his knees together and fell forward in a Queen’s Gambit type move for the win instead. Good on Young for protecting Damo there.
–Eric Young said that he didn’t quite understand what was happening with Kazarian, but he said that since he couldn’t fight tonight, that Kazarian could take his pretty boy self to No Surrender.
–Tasha Steelz talked about Xia Brookside getting the win in their first match, and how Steelz evened it up. Steelz thought that was going to be it, but Brookside wanted the rubber match, so Steelz and Brookside would meet again at No Surrender, and Brookside would learn that Steelz was in charge of the Knockouts division.
–Jody Threat and Dani Luna were backstage, talking about how they thought they were on the top of the Knockouts tag division, noting that Luna has a win over one of the tag team champions, and said that Threat would have won if it wasn’t for Killer Kelly, so in their mind that makes them the top. I don’t think that is how that works.
–George Iceman introduced Ash by Elegance, the former Dana Brooke, for her first match in TNA.
Ash by Elegance (w/ George Iceman) defeated Savanah Thorne
When Thorne tried to fight Ash, Matthew Rehwoldt said, “How dare she?!” and I laughed. Ash obviously dominated this, as it was a match designed to introduce this new character to TNA, and Ash hit a senton bomb called Rarified Air for the pinfall. All credit to the former Dana Brooke – this is absolutely not the character Ash had in WWE. Time will tell how well it works, but it is drastically different, which is a good thing.
-A hype video aired for TNA No Surrender, running down all the major matches.
The System (Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards, & Moose) (w/ Alisha Edwards) defeated Time Splitters (Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA) & Kevin Knight
This match was great, especially with its closing sequence. The last few minutes were very exciting, and I wasn’t sure if Knight or Myers was taking the loss here, but Moose getting the win over Knight did surprise me a little, ass having Shelley in a losing match before facing Moose is a bit backwards, but he was saved with the post match angle.
Shelley and Moose started the match, and Shelley immediately went for the Border City Stretch, but Moose quickly retreated to the ropes. Moose missed a corner charge, and Shelley drove Moose into the middle turnbuckle, attacking the shoulder like he did in the TNA Hard to Kill match. Moose tagged out to Myers, and Shelley simply resumed attacking the arm, but on his new opponent.
Knight tagged into continue the assault, but Myers broke away and tagged in Edwards. Edwards, unfortunately, got hit with an arm drag from Knight, and then the work on the arm continued as Shelley and KUSHIDA exchanged tags and worked over Edwards’ arm. Edwards gouged the eyes of KUSHIDA, and Knight blind tagged in. Knight and KUSHIDA then double teamed Edwards, including KUSHIDA helping Knight springboard off the ropes, causing him to launch even higher into the air for a springboard crossbody, which was cool.
Edwards was able to isolate KUSHIDA and the System got the advantage when Moose hit a pump kick while KUSHIDA was on the apron. The System got the heat on KUSHIDA for the next several minutes, prompting the crowd to chant that The System sucked. KUSHIDA dodged a corner charge and Edwards crashed into the corner post, and then he dumped Myers to the floor. KUSHIDA countered a powerbomb and went for the tag, but Myers and Edwards pulled Shelley and Knight from the apron.
KUSHIDA hit a big right hand on Moose and tagged out to Shelley, who ran wild, taking everyone out and then locking the Border City Stretch on Myers. Alisha Edwards distracted the referee, but Shelley did not stop, locking the move on Edwards who was stacked on top of Myers. Moose finally broke it u, but Shelley dumped him to the floor, and Shelley snapped the arms of both Myers and Edwards before tagging out to KUSHIDA.
KUSHIDA hit a handspring back elbow on Edwards and hit a big right hand and a seated senton to Myers on the floor. The Tim Splitters then hit a moonsault/neckbreaker combo for a 2-count, but Moose came in and threw Knight onto KUSHIDA to break the pinfall attempt. Edwards tagged out to Moose while KUSHIDA tagged out to Knight, and Moose blocked a corner charge, but got hit with a hurricanrana, but Moose icked out at 1.
Knight hit a few clotheslines and countered a uranage. Knight did a top con giro, but Moose caught him in a powerbomb position, but Knight countered into a hurricanrana. Knight then hit a huge dive to the floor onto everyone, assisted by KUSHIDA again, and it was awesome. Knight almost got the win with code red, but Edwards broke it up. Shelley and KUSHIDA came in and took everyone out, and Knight was left alone with Moose, but Alisha Edwards got on the apron to distract him, and Moose hit a spear on Knight for the win. Great match.
–The fighting continued after the match, as Alex Shelley put Moose into the Border City Stretch, and Moose required the help of Edwards and Myers to escape, which his not something he will have on Sunday, which establishes that Shelley can very well beat Moose in storyline. I suspect Moose will win, but this was the right way to do it.
Final Thoughts
This was a solid, but mostly missable episode of TNA Impact, with the exception of the excellent main event. I suspect No Surrender will be an excellent show from an in ring perspective as well, but the build has been a bit lackluster.
TNA No Surrender – February 23, 2024
TNA World Championship: Moose (c) vs. Alex Shelley in a No Surrender Rules match
TNA X-Division Championship: Chris Sabin (c) vs. Mustafa Ali
TNA Knockouts World Championship: Jordynne Grace (c) vs. Gisele Shaw
TNA World Tag Team Championship: ABC (c) vs. The Grizzled Young Vets
TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship: The Decay (c) vs. MK Ultra
KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight will team up against Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers on Countdown to No Surrender next Friday (February 23). The pre-show starts at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time and will air for free on TNA+ and YouTube.
Edwards and Myers are part of The System in TNA, a new faction that also includes Moose and Alisha Edwards.
Moose is defending his TNA World Championship against Alex Shelley at No Surrender. The match has a “No Surrender” stipulation, which means that it can only end when either Moose or Shelley’s cornermen throw in the towel. Edwards and Myers will be in Moose’s corner. KUSHIDA and Knight will be in Shelley’s corner.
Moose defeated KUSHIDA in the main event of this week’s Impact episode. The show ended with Shelley and Knight saving KUSHIDA from an attack by The System.
No Surrender is a TNA+ special. The show is taking place live from the Alario Center in Louisiana.
TNA No Surrender 2024 (Friday, February 23) —
No Surrender rules: TNA World Champion Moose defends against Alex Shelley
TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace defends against Gisele Shaw
TNA X-Division Champion Chris Sabin defends against Mustafa Ali
Best-of-three series finals for the TNA Tag Team titles: ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) defend against The Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake)
TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions Decay (Havok & Rosemary) defend against MK Ultra (Masha Slamovich & Killer Kelly)
Josh Alexander vs. Simon Gotch
PCO vs. Kon
Countdown to No Surrender: KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight vs. Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers
I am back reviewing another episode of TNA Impact on this week’s Big Vinny V Show.
Our main event sees “The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada return to TNA for the first time in a decade to team with the Motor City Machine Guns. Also, after 20 years in the business, Nic Nemeth wrestled his first match outside the WWE umbrella.
Plus, Jordynne Grace defended the Knockouts title against Trinity in what turned out to be a Royal Rumble preview, and we got one of the wackiest tag teams of ex-WWE guys you could ever imagine.
An Impact Wrestling mainstay is sticking around for the company’s return to TNA.
It was announced on Thursday that Eddie Edwards has re-signed with TNA Wrestling. Edwards has been with the promotion for nearly a decade, making his debut in 2014.
Edwards is a two-time Impact World Champion, five-time Impact Tag Team Champion, and a two-time X-Division Champion.
“I don’t think it’s much of a surprise,” Edwards told PWInsider about the new deal. “I don’t think my fans and friends are very much surprised that I’m sticking around, because everybody knows how I feel about this company. I think especially right now with the momentum that we have with TNA coming back and all that excitement. For me, it was a no-brainer and I’m very happy to be here and continue being here as long as I’m able to.”
Edwards spent much of his 2023 feuding with Frankie Kazarian. Their feud wrapped up with Kazarian winning a two-out-of-three falls Killer Impact match that aired this October.
At Impact Final Resolution last weekend, Ace Austin & Chris Bey retained their Impact Tag Team titles against Edwards & Brian Myers.
Impact Wrestling is changing its name back to TNA Wrestling starting with its Hard to Kill pay-per-view on Saturday, January 13, 2024.
KUSHIDA, Trent Seven, and Leon Slater have been announced as new TNA signees in recent weeks. PCO has also re-signed with the company.
