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PCO to face ‘Mystery Monster’ at TNA Emergence

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The announced PCO vs. Matt Cardona bout will not take place at Friday’s TNA Emergence, with PCO instead facing a “Mystery Monster” of Cardona’s choosing.

Cardona announced in a promo that aired during Thursday’s TNA Impact that he is not medically cleared to compete at Emergence, but that he has a Mystery Monster set to take on PCO for the Digital Media and International Heavyweight titles.

PCO vs. the mystery opponent is set for the Countdown to Emergence pre-show airing free on TNA’s digital media channels at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time. The TNA Plus portion of the card will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

The announced card for the Friday, August 30 TNA Emergence event:

TNA Emergence —

  • TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth defends against Josh Alexander in a one-hour iron man match
  • Jordynne Grace, Jody Threat & Dani Luna vs. Ash by Elegance, Alisha Edwards & Masha Slamovich
  • Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Joe Hendry & Mike Santana vs. The System (Moose, JDC, Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers)
  • Steve Maclin vs. Eric Young
  • Ultimate X match for the X-Division Championship: Mike Bailey vs. Zachary Wentz vs. Hammerstone vs. Jason Hotch vs. Riley Osborne vs. Laredo Kid

Countdown to Emergence —

  • TNA Digital Media & International Heavyweight Champion PCO defends against Matt Cardona’s “Mystery Monster”
  • KUSHIDA vs. Frankie Kazarian

Pre-show match booked for TNA Emergence

Posted on by Joseph Currier

KUSHIDA and Frankie Kazarian are set to face off on the pre-show for TNA Wrestling’s next special event.

TNA has announced that KUSHIDA vs. Kazarian will take place on Countdown to Emergence next Friday (August 30). Leading into the main card, the pre-show streams live for free on TNA+ starting at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time.

This match is the result of a beatdown that aired on TNA Impact last night. KUSHIDA and Kazarian both took part in a three-way Ultimate X qualifier that was won by Alex Hammerstone. Kazarian then laid out KUSHIDA after the match was over.

Old Forester’s Paristown Hall in Louisville, Kentucky is the venue for Emergence. The main card has an 8 p.m. Eastern start time

TNA Emergence (Friday, August 30 streaming on TNA+) —

  • 60-minute Iron Man match: TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth defends against Josh Alexander
  • Ultimate X match: X-Division Champion Mike Bailey defends against Zachary Wentz, Riley Osborne, Jason Hotch, Alex Hammerstone, and Laredo Kid
  • Matt Cardona vs. PCO
  • Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Joe Hendry & Mike Santana vs. The System (Moose, JDC, Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards)
  • Eric Young vs. Steve Maclin
  • Jordynne Grace, Jody Threat & Dani Luna vs. Ash By Elegance, Masha Slamovich & Alisha Edwards
  • Pre-show: KUSHIDA vs. Frankie Kazarian

Two matches added to TNA Emergence

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The Hardys will team with Joe Hendry and Mike Santana in one of two new matches added to the August 30 TNA Emergence event.

Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Joe Hendry, and Mike Santana will face The System’s Moose, JDC, Brian Myers, and Eddie Edwards in an eight-man tag team bout at Emergence. The bout was officially announced Thursday night following TNA Impact.

Also added to the Emergence lineup, Steve Maclin will take on Eric Young in singles competition.

Six matches are official for the Friday, August 30 TNA Emergence event. The show streams on TNA Plus with the main card kicking off at 8 p.m. Eastern time. The lineup:

  • TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth defends against Josh Alexander in a 60-minute Iron Man match
  • Ultimate X match for the X-Division Championship: X-Division Champion Mike Bailey defends against Zachary Wentz, Riley Osborne, Jason Hotch, Hammerstone & Laredo Kid
  • Matt Cardona vs. PCO
  • Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Joe Hendry & Mike Santana vs. The System (Moose, JDC, Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards)
  • Eric Young vs. Steve Maclin
  • Jordynne Grace, Jody Threat & Dani Luna vs. Ash by Elegance, Masha Slamovich & Alisha Edwards

Ultimate X field finalized for TNA Emergence

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The field is set for the Ultimate X match for the X-Division title at TNA Emergence.

Six competitors will vie for the X-Division Championship in Ultimate X at Emergence on August 30, with the final two spots decided in qualifying bouts on Thursday’s TNA Impact.

Hammerstone defeated KUSHIDA and Frankie Kazarian in a triple threat qualifier on Thursday’s TNA Impact to qualify for Emergence. In Thursday’s other qualifying bout, Laredo Kid defeated Jai Vidal and Bhupinder Gujjar to earn the last spot in the Ultimate X bout.

Laredo Kid and Hammerstone join current X-Division Champion Mike Bailey, Jason Hotch, Zachary Wentz, and WWe NXT’s Riley Osborne in the Ultimate X bout at Emergence. Bailey is set to defend the X title on the Emergence go-home edition of Impact next Thursday against Rich Swann.

Four matches have been announced for Emergence to this point. Emergence streams live at 8 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, August 30 on TNA Plus. The lineup:

  • TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth defends against Josh Alexander in a 60-minute Iron Man match
  • Ultimate X match for the X-Division Championship: X-Division Champion Mike Bailey defends against Zachary Wentz, Riley Osborne, Jason Hotch, Hammerstone & Laredo Kid
  • Matt Cardona vs. PCO
  • Jordynne Grace, Jody Threat & Dani Luna vs. Ash by Elegance, Masha Slamovich & Alisha Edwards

WWE NXT wrestler qualifies for TNA Emergence Ultimate X match

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Riley Osborne from WWE NXT’s Chase U will participate in the Ultimate X match at TNA Emergence.

Osborne was one of two wrestlers to qualify for the Ultimate X bout on Thursday’s Impact Wrestling, alongside Jason Hotch.

Four of six spots in the Ultimate X match set for Emergence are now filled after Osborne and Hotch qualified on Thursday’s Impact episode, plus Mike Bailey and Zachary Wentz qualified with victories on last week’s Impact.

The remaining two spots will be filled on next Thursday’s Impact, as the following qualifiers are set for the show:

  • Frankie Kazarian vs. KUSHIDA vs. Hammerstone
  • Laredo Kid vs. Bhupinder Gujjar vs. Jai Vidal 

The TNA Plus Emergence special streams live at 8 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, August 30. This is the current lineup for the show:

  • TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth defends against Josh Alexander in a 60-minute Iron Man match
  • Ultimate X match for the X-Division Championship: X-Division Champion Mike Bailey defends against Zachary Wentz, Riley Osborne, Jason Hotch, and two wrestlers TBD
  • Matt Cardona vs. PCO
  • Jordynne Grace, Jody Threat & Dani Luna vs. Ash by Elegance, Masha Slamovich & Alisha Edwards

World title Iron Man match added to TNA Emergence

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The TNA World Championship will be on the line in an Iron Man match.

Nic Nemeth will defend the TNA World title against Josh Alexander in a one-hour Iron Man match at Emergence set for Friday, August 30.

The match stems from Thursday’s Impact main event where Nemeth and Alexander went to a 30 minute time limit draw.

Also newly added to the Emergence card, PCO will face Matt Cardona as he looks for revenge on Cardona for crashing his storyline wedding to Steph De Lander weeks ago.

A new six-woman tag team bout has also been newly added to the Emergence lineup, with Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace teaming with Jody Threat & Dani Luna against Ash by Elegance, Masha Slamovich, and Alisha Edwards.

An Ultimate X match for the X-Division Championship will also take place at Emergence, with the first four of six wrestlers qualified for the contest.

Emergence streams Friday, August 30 on TNA Plus beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

The current card for the event:

  • TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth defends against Josh Alexander in a 60-minute Iron Man match
  • Ultimate X match for the X-Division Championship: X-Division Champion Mike Bailey defends against Zachary Wentz, Riley Osborne, Jason Hotch, and two wrestlers TBD
  • Matt Cardona vs. PCO
  • Jordynne Grace, Jody Threat & Dani Luna vs. Ash by Elegance, Masha Slamovich & Alisha Edwards

First wrestlers qualify for TNA Emergence Ultimate X match

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Two of six spots are set for the Ultimate X match at TNA Emergence for the X-Division Championship.

Current X-Division Champion Mike Bailey won his qualifying match on Thursday’s Impact to both retain the title and qualify for Emergence, while Zachary Wentz won the other qualifying match on Thursday’s Impact and is headed to the Ultimate X match.

Bailey was victorious over Trent Seven and Jake Something in a qualifier on Thursday in a bout where had Bailey lost, he would have vacated the X-Division title and the Ultimate X match at Emergence would have been for the vacant title. Instead, Bailey will now defend his title in the Ultimate X bout.

Wentz scored a win in his qualifier over KC Navarro and WWE NXT’s Dante Chen on Thursday’s Impact to punch his ticket to Emergence.

Qualifying matches for the Emergence Ultimate X match for the X-Division Championship continue on next week’s TNA Impact.

Emergence will stream on TNA Plus on Friday, August 30 at 8 p.m. Eastern time. The Ultimate X match is currently the only bout officially announced for the show to this point.

Ultimate X qualifiers for Emergence to begin on next TNA Impact

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The Ultimate X match will make its return at TNA Emergence on August 30, with qualifying bouts set to begin on the August 8 Impact.

TNA announced during this week’s Impact that Ultimate X will be held at the TNA Plus Emergence event on Friday, August 30. No participants were announced for the contest, but it was revealed that qualifying bouts for the match will begin on next week’s Impact.

Jordynne Grace will also hold an open challenge for the TNA Knockouts World title on next week’s Impact, as revealed during Thursday’s show.

Joe Hendry will also be in action on next week’s Impact, with his opponent yet to be revealed. Hendry will also be in action on night two of the WWE NXT Great American Bash on Tuesday, August 6 against Joe Coffey of Gallus.

A KUSHIDA vs. Jonathan Gresham bout has also been made official for the Thursday, August 8 Impact.

The announced lineup for the show:

  • Ultimate X qualifying matches for Emergence begin
  • Jordynne Grace holds a Knockouts World Championship open challenge
  • Joe Hendry in action
  • KUSHIDA vs. Jonathan Gresham

TNA announces dates for Emergence, Victory Road events

Posted on by Ethan Renner

TNA has officially announced the dates for its Emergence & Victory Road events.

The promotion officially announced the new events during Friday’s Against All Odds event. Emergence will take place on Friday, August 30 in Louisville, Kentucky, while Victory Road is set for two weeks later on Friday, September 13 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Both Friday night events will stream on TNA Plus.

In both instances, the TNA Plus events will be followed the next day by an Impact taping in the same venue.

TNA had previously announced shows for the dates, but the Emergence & Victory Road branding was made official at Friday’s Against All Odds.

The upcoming TNA events calendar:

  • TNA Impact taping, Saturday, June 15, Cicero Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
  • TNA Impact tapings, Friday, June 28 & Saturday, June 29, 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • TNA Slammiversary, Saturday, July 20, Verdun Auditorium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • TNA Impact taping, Sunday, July 21, Verdun Auditorium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • TNA Impact taping, Friday, August 2 & Saturday, August 3, Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa, Florida
  • TNA Emergence, Friday, August 30, Old Forester’s Paristown Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
  • TNA Impact taping, Saturday, August 31, Old Forester’s Paristown Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
  • TNA Victory Road, Friday, September 13, TempleLive Cleveland Masonic, Cleveland, Ohio
  • TNA Impact taping, Saturday, September 14, TempleLive Cleveland Masonic, Cleveland, Ohio
  • TNA Bound For Glory, October 2024, date & location TBA