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KC Navarro earns TNA International Championship match

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Mustafa Ali is set to defend his TNA International Championship against KC Navarro.

On Thursday, during the May 28, 2026, episode of TNA Impact, Navarro pinned reigning champion Mustafa Ali in the Champions Challenge match to earn himself a title shot.

The match featured all current champions (Mike Santana, Mustafa Ali, The System, & Cedric Alexander) against the challengers (Elijah, Leon Slater, Navarro, Frankie Kazarian, & Eric Young). The match stipulated that if a challenger were able to pin one of the champions, they would earn themselves a future title match.

The finishing moments of the match saw Leon Slater hit Ali with a superkick and tag in Navarro, who followed it up with Blessing in Disguise for the victory.

Ali won the TNA International title earlier this year in April, 2026 and has been in several title matches since then. While Navarro earned himself a title shot, a date for the match has not been finalized yet.

TNA Rebellion notes: Matches set for Impact, KC Navarro returns, Xia Brookside

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Notes from Saturday’s TNA Impact.

After the promotion confirmed his impending return, EC3 confronted Eric Young on Saturday after Young spent time disrespecting Cleveland. He drove Young out of the ring and declared he was back, challenging Young to a match for this Thursday on Impact. He ended the promo by saying he was “from Cleveland, b****.”

In another return, KC Navarro interfered towards the end of the AJ Francis/Nic Nemeth match and distracted Francis, which allowed former Cleveland Browns player Bernie Kosar to hit Francis with a steel chair. Nemeth then scored the win over Francis after hitting the danger zone.

It was later confirmed that EC3 would face Young this Thursday, while Navarro would face Francis.

Lei Ying Lee failed to win the TNA Knockouts title at Sacrifice thanks to one person: her now former friend Xia Brookside. Lee had the match won with the Warrior’s Way, but was stunned when she found out that Brookside had put Arianna Grace’s foot on the rope. Brookside then dragged Lee out of the ring and attacked her, throwing the former champion into the ring steps. Grace then won the match with a knee to the back of the head.

TNA Impact (April 16)

  • EC3 vs. Eric Young
  • KC Navarro vs. AJ Francis

Daily Update: Omos, Hogan documentary ratings, KC Navarro

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*All the details of the WWE’s deal with ESPN, what is in the deal, what isn’t, who can watch for free and why that probably won’t be for long, what ESPN Needs for it t make economic sense, as well as break-even for the ESPN UFC PPV deal and when the ESPN deal with WWE starts
*Brock Lesnar returns to WWE, how it happened, why it happened, why it was inevitable because of how TKO management views things, the double talk, comments from loads of people in WWE as well as Janel Grant’s side, exactly what was in the lawsuit that regards Lesnar and other example of TKO decisions which show a pattern
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*Notes on UFC and WWE business numbers, what is up and what is down
*Hulk Hogan’s funeral, Brooke Hogan’s claims of info on Hogan’s Moves never talked about before, a ton of Hogan history, Hogan’s heyday in Japan and much more.
*Update on the G-1 Climax tournament
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*MJF returns to Arena Mexico and coverage of Friday’s hwo
*Salvador Lutteroth talks his fan base and AEW
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  • After reporting in July that WWE has discussed Omos having a run in Lucha Libre AAA, WrestleVotes notes that Omos could potentially make his AAA debut this Saturday at Triplemania.
  • WWE Shop has a Microman shirt on sale ahead of Triplemania, indicating that he is likely returning to AAA.
  • TMZ’s Hulk Hogan documentary averaged 1.004 million viewers on Fox on Tuesday night. In the 18-49 demo, the broadcast drew a 0.13 rating, which ranked ninth among all TV programming in prime time. WWE NXT was tied for second with a 0.17 rating. 
  • Brooke Hogan was spotted getting emotional on a walk in Orlando, Florida earlier this week, with TMZ writing that they were told “Brooke got emotional seeing the sunset … it reminded her of her father, and she was telling her husband how much Hulk would have loved it.”
  • AdWeek notes that DoorDash is set to become a presenting sponsor of WWE Raw on Netflix:
    • Regarding its offerings, the streamer’s ads leader said clients were looking forward to live programming, including WWE Raw, with Netflix partnering with DoorDash as the presenting sponsor for the new season.
  • On Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Sheamus named some of the dream guests he’d like to have on his Celtic Warrior Workouts YouTube show:
    • Roman [Reigns], obviously, would be a huge one. Rock obviously, Stone Cold. I tried to get Stone Cold during Mania, but I guess he just had knee surgery or something like that. But I want to start doing a lot of the legends now as well. I’d love to get Sting on there, or Taker. Taker keeps running away from me. He’s been scared of me his whole career, keeps calling me Stiffy all the time. Triple H, we talked about that. Stephanie McMahon, listen what really works for me if you guys absolutely spam their Twitter handles out of it and tell them you want to see them in Celtic Warrior Workouts, that makes my job so much easier if you guys just go out there, because then it helps me when I go to them and they agree. So spam them guys, spam the hell out of them.
  • Seth Rollins was on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football this morning.
  • The Miz guest hosted The Rich Eisen Show both yesterday and today.
  • The Babyfaces Podcast interviewed Jade Cargill.
  • Logan Paul uploaded a new vlog.

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TNA wrestler undergoes surgery for torn ACL

Posted on by Ian Carey

KC Navarro has a long road ahead of him to get back in the ring.

The TNA wrestler suffered a torn ACL in the four-way tag team title ladder match at Slammiversary. He revealed the injury at the following day’s TV tapings and was kicked out of First Cla$$ by AJ Francis in a segment that aired on last week’s show.

Navarro announced he’s having surgery today, writing:

“Today is the Day…I love you all…I hope you all support me through this! 1 year Plus of recovery but im ready to work hard and become the best version of myself💯 2026 you will all meet the REAL KC Navarro‼️ In FIR$T CLA$$ I was led by darkness…Now I’ll be brought back by the LIGHT🙏🏽 See you all soon💯 John 13:7”

In the video, Navarro says:

“You guys saw what happened on Impact. It was unfortunate, but now it’s time to start the road to recovery and to get back and show the world what I’m truly capable of.”

“To anybody I’m letting down, I’m sorry, but I know one thing that keeps me positive is that God has a plan for everything, and there’s a reason why this is all happening, and there’s a reason why God wants this to happen.”

Navarro signed a multi-year contract with TNA Wrestling last October. He also spent a year and a half with MLW from early 2021 to mid-2022 and attended a WWE tryout in late 2022.

Up next for TNA is Emergence on Friday night at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland, and a TV taping the following day at the same venue.

KC Navarro signs multi-year TNA Wrestling contract

Posted on by Joseph Currier

KC Navarro is now officially a member of the TNA Wrestling roster.

TNA announced today that Navarro has signed a multi-year contract with the promotion. He’s regularly competed for TNA in 2024, teaming with AJ Francis (former WWE wrestler Top Dolla) as First Class. The 25-year-old Navarro told The Takedown that he’s looking to win the TNA Tag Team titles with Francis — and his number one goal in TNA is to become X-Division Champion:

First, it’s to inspire anybody who doesn’t believe they’re enough or not big enough. I think I’m capable of doing many big things. Definitely want to bring the Tag Team titles to FIR$T CLA$$. I definitely 110 percent want to become the X-Division Champion. I have a set goal. It’s at the top of my list. If there’s anything I’m going to do before this is over, is I’m going to become the X-Division Champion. It was one reason that I came to TNA. It’s one reason I always love TNA. So that’s the biggest goal for me, is to become the X-Division Champion eventually.

Navarro, who has been wrestling since he was 15, signed with MLW in 2021 but departed the promotion the next year. He’s wrestled on AEW Dark in the past and had a WWE tryout in December 2022.

AEW star Anthony Bowens posted a tweet congratulating his friend Navarro on signing with TNA. Bowens has been a mentor to Navarro since he started wrestling school.

Report: Kylie Rae, KC Navarro attending WWE tryout

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Indie wrestlers Kylie Rae and KC Navarro are reportedly among those in attendance at a WWE tryout this week.

PWInsider reported on Tuesday that WWE is currently holding a tryout at its Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. Rae and Navarro are the first two names PWInsider has confirmed as taking part in the tryout.

“WWE NXT is currently holding a tryout at the Performance Center in Florida. The tryout started yesterday and will run towards the end of the week,” PWInsider wrote. “The only names we have confirmed thus far as taking part are former MLW star KC Navarro and former AEW and NWA star Kylie Rae.”

In addition to AEW and the NWA, Rae has also formerly wrestled for Impact Wrestling. She’s battled mental health and substance abuse (alcohol/marijuana) issues during her career but reached the milestone of one year sober this October.

Also in October, Rae wrestled on the pre-show for NJPW’s Rumble on 44th Street pay-per-view in New York City.

Navarro announced this September that he was now a free agent after departing MLW: “As of today, I am officially a Free Agent. I would like to thank @MLW and all of the incredibly talented men and women that I had the privilege of sharing a locker room with. But now, the only question left to ask is…Who’s Next To Be Blessed”

Triple threat Middleweight title match added to MLW Kings of Colosseum

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The MLW Middleweight Championship will be up for grabs in a triple threat match at the promotion’s next set of television tapings.

At Kings of Colosseum, Myron Reed will put his MLW Middleweight title on the line against KC Navarro and Arez in a triple threat bout. The event is being held at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on Friday, May 13.

Reed is a three-time MLW Middleweight Champion. His current title reign began when he defeated Tajiri, Bandido, and Matt Cross in a four-way match at MLW Blood & Thunder this January.

MLW wrote about the Reed vs. Navarro vs. Arez title match:

The fastest division in Major League Wrestling will be in overdrive as the reigning World Middleweight Champion defends his belt against one of Mexico’s emerging greats in Arez and the flashy and furious KC Navarro.

A member of Gangrel’s new brood, Strange Sangre, Arez has been fixated on a conquest offered to him by Cesar Duran. Since then, Arez has been obsessed with gold and getting his hands on Microman. How will Arez’s sinister Strange Sangre figure into this match? Could it tilt the championship into ‘King Strange’s’ hands?

The other challenger, KC Navarro, is coming off of a bitter feud with nZo. ‘The Blessed One’ looks to take the lessons he learned from nZo’s street school of hard knocks and apply that grit and tenacity to claiming his first championship in MLW.

Determined to cement his legacy as the greatest of all time in MLW, the ‘Young GOAT’ welcomed Duran’s triple threat title bout, with the 3-time champ signing the dotted line in under 24 hours. 

But how will Myron Reed fend off two challengers in one night?

Find out LIVE Friday night, May 13 in Philadelphia at MLW Kings of Colosseum!

The updated lineup for Kings of Colosseum is listed below:

  • MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone defends against Richard Holliday (w/ Alicia Atout)
  • Taya Valkyrie vs. Holidead to crown the inaugural MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction match: Jacob Fatu vs. Mads Krugger
  • nZo vs. Lince Dorado
  • MLW Tag Team Champions Hustle & Power (EJ Nduka & Calvin Tankman) defend against The Von Erichs (Ross & Marshall Von Erich) and 5150 (Slice Boogie & Danny Rivera) in a triple threat match
  • The Thrilla in Phila: MLW National Openweight Champion Alex Kane defends against TBD Victim
  • Matt Cross vs. ACH
  • MLW Middleweight Champion Myron Reed defends against KC Navarro and Arez in a triple threat match
  • The Sandman in action

nZo vs. KC Navarro added to MLW Azteca Underground

Posted on by Ian Carey

nZo vs. KC Navarro is set for next week’s MLW Azteca Underground. 

The show takes place next Friday, April 1st from Gilley’s in Dallas, Texas, over WrestleMania weekend. 

The two have been involved in a storyline dating back to MLW’s November tapings from Philadelphia. After nZo attacked Navarro on the show, he was suspended in storyline for two months. The two were then scheduled to face each other at SuperFight in Charlotte last month, but nZo attacked Navarro before the bell and then defeated him in less than three minutes. 

MLW is advertising that the match in Dallas will be the “final and definitive clash” between the two rivals. 

The updated lineup for next Friday is as follows:

  • LA Park vs. Jacob Fatu in an Azteca Apocalypto match
  • Bandido vs. Flamita
  • MLW National Openweight Champion Alex Kane defends against Puma King, ACH and Myron Reed in a four-way
  • Aramis vs. Gino Medina in a Mexican strap match
  • Aerostar, Microman and El Dragon vs. Arez, Mini Abismo Negro and a mystery partner
  • Octagon Jr. vs. Matt Cross
  • Chik Tormenta vs. Holidead
  • nZo vs. KC Navarro