New TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions crowned on AMC premiere

New TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions were crowned on Thursday.

The Elegance Brand’s Heather By Elegance and M By Elegance defeated The Iinspiration’s Jessie McKay and Cassie Lee on the Impact debut on AMC.

The finish saw interference from Mr. Elegance, the newest member of the Elegance Brand who was revealed before the show. With the referee distracted, he clipped Lee’s knee allowing M to roll her up for the win.

In the back after the match, The Elegance Brand interrupted an interview with Indi Hartwell, with Hartwell saying she’d fight any member of the faction.

Shortly after the conclusion of the match, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful posted to social media that McKay and Lee have finished up with TNA Wrestling and that the pair have interest from outside of TNA, writing, “The IInspiration have finished up with TNA, myself and @FightfulSelect have learned. They have gained interest from companies outside of TNA.”

Six-woman tag match, Tessa Blanchard segment set for live TNA Impact

A couple of new announcements have been made for this Thursday’s live edition of TNA Impact.

We’ll hear from Tessa Blanchard following her victory over Jordynne Grace at TNA’s Genesis pay-per-view. Plus, TNA has announced a six-woman tag match for the episode. It will be Masha Slamovich, Dani Luna & Jody Threat vs. Rosemary, Ash By Elegance & Heather By Elegance.

Genesis was Blanchard’s first match for TNA since returning to the promotion. Grace — who is expected to be joining WWE — finished up with TNA at the PPV.

Slamovich is the current TNA Knockouts World Champion and Luna & Threat are the Knockouts Tag Team Champions. They retained at Genesis with respective victories over their opponents for this six-woman tag match. Slamovich defeated Rosemary in a Clockwork Orange House of Fun match, while Luna & Threat defeated Ash & Heather By Elegance.

A Knockouts title match between Slamovich and NXT star Cora Jade looks to be in the works but has not been confirmed yet. Jade made a surprise appearance at Genesis on Sunday night, confronting Slamovich.

The Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas is hosting Impact on Thursday night and then TNA TV tapings the following day. Thursday’s show is the first live Impact in several years. It’s airing on AXS TV, Sportsnet 360, and TNA+.

TNA Impact (Thursday, January 23) —

  • We’ll hear from new TNA World Champion Joe Hendry
  • NXT Tag Team Champions Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) defend against The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz)
  • TNA Tag Team Champions The Hardys (Matt & Jeff Hardy) vs. Moose & JDC
  • Masha Slamovich, Dani Luna & Jody Threat vs. Rosemary, Ash By Elegance & Heather By Elegance
  • We’ll hear from Tessa Blanchard
  • Santino Marella has ordered Josh Alexander to appear after he tried to quit TNA