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Ryan Nemeth takes apparent shot at CM Punk over ‘PEDs’

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On social media today, Ryan Nemeth took an apparent shot at CM Punk, who he’s had issues with since the two were part of the AEW roster.

Nemeth is now with TNA Wrestling and Punk is back in WWE. But, at least on Nemeth’s side, bad blood between them seems to still exist. He sent out a tweet today making fun of “straight edge guys” who won’t take any substances except for performance-enhancing drugs. He did not name Punk in the tweet or make a direct accusation at him, but the post comes shortly after gym footage of Punk having an improved physique got a lot of attention online.

“I love that straight edge guys are like NOTHING! IS! EVER! GOING! IN! MY! BODY! EVER!,” Nemeth wrote. “Except PEDs which I will be putting in my body actually very often now because I do steroids, but of course that does not break my sacred vow. I am more disciplined than you :)”

While with AEW, Nemeth claims he was threatened by Punk and effectively banned from appearing on Collision. The matter led to Nemeth filing a lawsuit against Punk and AEW that has been moved to private arbitration after AEW filed its own countersuit.

The issues between Nemeth and Punk concern a 2023 tweet where Nemeth called Punk “literally the softest man alive,” which Nemeth claims was in character.

CM Punk’s WWE schedule —

Since the Raw after WrestleMania 42, Punk has been away from WWE programming due to a schedule change. He dropped the World Heavyweight Championship to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania and is said to be awaiting his next storyline. Instead of continuing the Reigns vs. Punk feud, WWE moved Jacob Fatu to Raw and began a title program between him and Reigns.

MJF pumping the brakes on criticism of TNA President Carlos Silva

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MJF is softening his tone in regards to TNA President Carlos Silva.

A match between MJF and TNA star Nic Nemeth was scheduled to take place for indie promotion Create-A-Pro earlier this month, but the bout ended up being canceled after a new policy was instituted by Silva. Citing partner conflicts, Silva put a stop to any indie matches that would have pitted TNA talent against wrestlers from AEW. The decision was made after an episode of AEW Collision was moved opposite TNA Impact on April 2 due to the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament.

In the wake of this, MJF called Silva a “dumb motherf***er” and accused him of lying. But the former AEW World Champion was a bit more cordial during his appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show this week. MJF said he’s heard from people that Silva is a good guy who is learning on the job after having no prior experience in pro wrestling.

“The truth is he didn’t want AEW talent to go up against TNA talent because he thought that my boss intentionally put, I believe it was a Collision, on the same night as TNA,” MJF said. “Even though every single year, I believe it’s the college basketball playoffs, I’m not sure, but I just know every single year during a specific season of the year we get pushed to — are they on Tuesdays or Thursdays? I don’t even f***ing remember. Thursdays, sorry. We get pushed to Thursdays. He thought that we intentionally asked Warner Bros. Discovery. We were preempted. And he didn’t know that, so because he didn’t know that, he got offended. And then he pulled a couple of matches off. I was offended because, A: You’re taking a match away from me that I was looking forward to, I was looking forward to beating the sh*t out of Nic Nemeth, formerly known as Dolph Ziggler. And B: You’re taking money out of people’s pockets.

“So I was a little upset, but I have been informed that this guy’s getting smarter to the business, he’s fairly green, he’s fairly new, and he’s learning on the job. And I’ve been told that he’s a good guy, so I’ve pumped the brakes a little bit on ol’ Carlos Silva. He’s learning on the job.”

Silva was named president of TNA in February 2025. Already an executive for TNA’s parent company Anthem Sports & Entertainment, Silva did not work in wrestling prior to this but was a top executive for MMA promotions PFL/World Series of Fighting.

AEW Forbidden Door & TNA Slammiversary no longer set for direct competition —

AEW and TNA were set to go head-to-head on June 28 when the companies present their respective Forbidden Door and Slammiversary pay-per-views. However, Slammiversary has moved its start time to the afternoon and will not be going directly against the AEW event.

TNA Impact ratings up, still third-lowest viewership on AMC

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Last week’s live edition of TNA Thursday Night Impact averaged 196,000 viewers on AMC, up 19.5 percent from the previous week. It was, however, the third-lowest audience total for the show since January 22.

In the 18-49 demo, Impact drew a 0.03 rating. That’s up 50 percent from the prior week but ties the second-lowest rating the show has done in that category since debuting on the network.

The show tied for 76th on the primetime cable charts in the key demo and was 85th in terms of total viewers. It went head-to-head with an NBA playoff game on TNT that topped the cable charts with a 0.36 rating and 1.485 million viewers.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Impact, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 12.1 percent in viewers and 25 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

TNA Impact ratings —

DateImpact 18-49Impact T.V.
3/5/20260.04249,000
3/12/20260.04259,000
3/19/20260.04250,000
3/26/20260.05256,000
4/2/20260.05200,000
4/9/20260.04257,000
4/16/20260.05212,000
4/23/20260.03175,000
4/30/20260.03209,000
5/7/20260.02164,000
5/14/20260.03196,000
*10 wk avg0.04223,100
*not including current week

Matt Hardy shares details on TNA Dark Side of the Ring episode

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On his podcast this week, Matt Hardy provided some information on the upcoming season seven premiere of Dark Side of the Ring.

Dark Side of the Ring will return to Vice TV on July 7 when the new season begins with a three-part documentary on TNA Wrestling and its founder Jeff Jarrett. Matt Hardy noted that he and his brother Jeff recorded long-form interviews for the project, which will be a redemption story covering the loss of Jarrett’s first wife Jill and tag team partner Owen Hart, as well as his successful battle against addiction.

ā€œIn speaking with Jeff Jarrett, had a great conversation with him a couple months ago, and he told me they were talking about doing this, and they’re doing a Dark Side of the Ring, which is kind of a redemption story, which is very cool,” Hardy said on The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy.

“We were sold on it. While we were out in Vegas, Jeff and I both did very long-form interviews talking about everything from the very beginning. When we first met Jeff Jarrett, interacting with him, him and Owen asking if they could put the Tag Team titles on us when we were wearing tights back in the day with hope and faith and plaids, just for a few weeks to kind of build us and make us. Go into everything that Jeff Jarrett has been through, losing his friend Owen, losing his first wife, how his life has been.”

It sounds like the documentary could also take a redemptive tone toward TNA, with Hardy saying he discussed how the promotion is now “thriving” on AMC.

ā€œEven up to that with TNA, whenever we left, whenever we returned to WrestleMania 33, WWE, just the whole to-do. And it felt great to be a part of something that did feel like a redemption story,” Hardy said. “Because not only did we talk about how Jeff Jarrett came out the other end in a much better place and how he has gained everyone’s respect from what he has done, we talked about the condition of TNA right now, how it is in a good place and it is actually thriving on AMC.”

Hardy said he thinks this could be the “biggest star power” episode Dark Side of the Ring has ever produced with how many people they interviewed for the project. He and Jeff were both interviewed for more than two hours each.

The first two parts of the documentary will air on July 7, with the third following the week after that. Here is the full list of topics that will be covered in the season:

Dark Side of the Ring season seven topics ā€”

  • Three-part episode on TNA Wrestling and Jeff Jarrett
  • Paul Orndorff
  • Big Boss Man
  • Missy Hyatt
  • Samoa Joe vs. Necro Butcher indie match from IWA-MS in 2005 and the personal animosity the two had toward each other
  • Zach Gowen
  • The Renegade (Rick Wilson), ā€œan exotic dancer who had a brief run as [an] Ultimate Warrior knockoff.ā€

TNA Slammiversary avoids direct competition with AEW Forbidden Door

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Though the pay-per-views are taking place on the same day, TNA Slammiversary and AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2026 won’t directly be going head-to-head.

The start time for Slammiversary is now listed as 3 p.m. Eastern on Ticketmaster and on the website for Agganis Arena. That venue in Boston is hosting Slammiversary on Sunday, June 28. Forbidden Door will take place on the other side of the country later that night, with the PPV being held at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. The start time for Forbidden Door is listed as 7 p.m. Eastern (4 p.m. Pacific).

TNA will still face tough sports competition due to Slammiversary going against a second-round World Cup soccer game that afternoon.

Competition between TNA and AEW has become a story over the past month after TNA pulled its talent from scheduled indie matches against AEW wrestlers. In an interview with Busted Open Radio, TNA President Carlos Silva accused AEW of trying to “come at” TNA by airing programming against Impact and allegedly blocking TNA from some venues. The issues appear to stem from an episode of AEW Collision that was moved to Thursday night opposite Impact due to a scheduling conflict with NCAA March Madness.

TNA’s PPV schedule for 2026 includes events in Chicago, Boston, Tampa, and Edmonton (Canada).

Hulk Hogan was taking ‘deadly’ amount of fentanyl while with TNA

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While he was with TNA Wrestling, Hulk Hogan was using a dangerous amount of fentanyl to deal with all of the pain his body was in.

Netflix’s new “Hulk Hogan: Real American” docuseries premiered today with all four episodes now available to stream. In the final part, Hogan, in one of his final interviews, opens up about the difficult time he went through after getting divorced from his first wife Linda. Joining TNA helped save Hogan financially, but his body was in tremendous pain whenever he had to get physically involved in the ring.

Hogan said there were times where — after so many hip, knee, and back surgeries — he had to sleep in a chair because the bed was too painful. At other points, Eric Bischoff had to help Hogan get out of bed and get ready.

ā€œI was taking 80-milligram fentanyls, two in the morning, stuffing them under my gums,” Hogan said. “I had two 300-milligram patches of fentanyl on my legs. And they gave me six 1500-mg fentanyl lollipops to eat. And I went to the pharmacy, he goes, ‘You should be dead. We have never seen a human being take this much fentanyl.'”

Hogan was with TNA from 2009-2013 and had the final match of his career there in 2012. He passed away at 71 years old in July 2025, with his death coming after several weeks of complications following another surgery.

TNA announces return of Lockdown PPV

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TNA Lockdown is returning this August, with every match once again set to be held inside of a steel cage.

It was announced today that Lockdown 2026 will take place from Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago on Sunday, August 23. This was one of four new pay-per-view dates recently confirmed by the company, though the name of the PPV was not disclosed when that initial announcement was made.

Lockdown first took place in 2005 and existed as an annual event through 2016. For this revival, it will keep its original theme with every bout being a steel cage match. The Hardys, Nic Nemeth, Mustafa Ali, Moose, AJ Francis, Mike Santana, Steve Maclin, Brian Myers, Eric Young, Leon Slater, Ash By Elegance, Tessa Blanchard, Elayna Black, and Indi Hartwell are the first names advertised.

Tickets for the show are going on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Eastern time on Friday, April 24. A ticket pre-sale will begin at that same time on Wednesday, April 22.

“The 2026 Lockdown is TNAā€™s first live event held at the venue formerly known as the UIC Pavilion, an on-campus arena steeped in pro wrestling history,” TNA wrote in a press release. “Chi-Town Rumble from World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1989, for instance, was held at the UIC Pavilion, featuring Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat against Ric Flair for the NWA World Championship in the main event.”

TNA’s updated PPV schedule for 2026 is available below:

  • Sunday, June 28 at Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts (Slammiversary)
  • Sunday, August 23 at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois (Lockdown)
  • Sunday, October 11 at Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida (Bound for Glory)
  • Sunday, November 15 at Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (name to be announced)

Kenny Omega wants wrestling companies to ‘play nice with each other’

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Kenny Omega would like to see more collaboration within the wrestling business.

One of the biggest wrestling stories this week was TNA Wrestling pulling its talent from upcoming indie matches against AEW stars. Omega spoke with The Takedown on SI about the situation and expressed his belief that the pro wrestling industry as a whole still has untapped potential. He believes working together would help elevate everyone.

“If you’re in a bubble for too long and you failed to realize what exists outside your bubble and how small your bubble is, and in this case, we’re talking about professional wrestling, I think you start to run into problems like this where someone will think that they’re better than somebody else, and that there is no reason to work together, and they don’t see the upside,” Omega said.

“They can only look at the negatives and the downsides. And I still think that we’re in a place where professional wrestling can still be more than what it is. And I do think that if there were situations where we could all play nice with each other, then I really do think that business as a whole would move in towards more of a positive direction, we’d see more of a positive trend.”

Omega understands that, with the money involved in wrestling, a potential barrier to working together is each promotion wanting to look the strongest. He believes that issue is solvable — and he thinks Tony Khan would be willing to hear him out when pitching potential collaborations.

“I do think that at the end of the day, if everyone were to really just sit down and figure out a way to make it happen, it’s more than doable,” Omega said. “We’ve seen it in other sports, other forms of media. This isn’t just a thing that’s unique to professional wrestling…

“I really do think that with how passionately I do feel about working together with everybody and anybody, that I think Tony would hear me out and also entertain the idea as well. I think it’d be great for fans, and I think at the end of the day, too, it’s only a net-positive for all of professional wrestling.”

A scheduled indie match between MJF and Nic Nemeth was one of the bouts that has fallen through with TNA’s recent change. TNA President Carlos Silva has cited “partner conflicts” as the reason behind the promotion’s decision.

MJF is the current AEW World Champion — but that could change this weekend. He’s defending the title against Omega at Sunday’s Dynasty pay-per-view in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Daily Update: WWE notes, GCW-AEW, Slammiversary

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Daily Update

Latest News

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This Weekā€™s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Among the topics covered:

  • The most detailed update on the Janel Grant case, with her new filing and claims, a look at those claims in detail, what is net for the case, the key thing regarding the future of the case and why it really comes down to the judges ruling, and timeline for all of this. We cover new cais and the arguments for and against binding arbitration or continuing the civil case.
  • Update on WrestleMania, the card as of this point, reasons for some of the new matches, when matches changed and why, as well as the business for the show, how far behind are ticket sales and interest in the show as compared to the same period last year.
  • Chris Jericho returns to AEW and as much detail as we have on the decision
  • AEW Dynasty update and updated major event ticket sales
  • The death of J Robinson, a college coaching legend and his connections with a number of key figures in pro wrestling, including the recruiting of Brock Lesnar by WWE and the politics behind why WWE waited an extra year to offer him a deal.
  • The most detailed look at the television ratings for all the pro wrestling shows this past week, including competition, comparisons with one year back, Raw vs. Dynamite and how close it has become, and more.
  • It’s CMLL tournament of champions month starting this week
  • Anniversary shows at Arena Mexico and Arena Coliseo this week including a look back at the first show in each building
  • A look at the four title match show at ArenaMexico on Tuesday
  • A super hot match to watch on AAA
  • A look at Stardom’s biggest stipulation of the year and Yokohama Arena show
  • Current Tiger Mask retires
  • Best of the Super Junior tournament update
  • Largest crowd of the year for women’s wrestling in Japan
  • Hodge trophy winner looked at
  • Maple Leaf Wrestling announces new TV deal and a look at the weekend shows
  • Stabbing at a pro wrestling show
  • Very interesting political match will take place with TNA champion vs. AEW star
  • American gold medalist challenges UFC undefeated champion
  • Rebellion notes
  • Lots of injury updates and business notes
  • Wrestler complaining about AEW not booking them enough
  • Kenny Omega talks his and Kota Ibushi’s health
  • Brody King talks the chants
  • Tony Khan and his enemies
  • Kayla Harrison on why her next bantamweight fight will be her last and why she should never have fought at bantamweight to begin with
  • Crazy Dana White story
  • Will Mayweather-Pacquiao II take place and what are the issues
  • Fedor Emelianenko wants to return to combat next year
  • Nick Khan acquires TKO stock
  • Bret & Ross Hart talk Badnews Allen in WWE Hall of Fame

This Weekā€™s Back Issue

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Thursday Update

WWE

  • WrestleVotes reports that The Usosā€™ new theme music has been ā€œtabledā€ after the crowd reaction it received when it debuted on the March 30 episode of Raw at Madison Square Garden.
  • Nattie shared video of Jacob Fatu training at The Dungeon last night ahead of WrestleMania: ā€œSo proud of @jacobfatu_wwe and how hard heā€™s been working with us since last year. Itā€™s awesome to watch him build and help others in the process.ā€
  • Trick Williams spoke to Sun Sport about his transition from NXT to the main roster:
    • Man, I have to just say, everything that theyā€™ve asked me to do hasnā€™t been good, itā€™s been great. Itā€™s literally been a home run.
    • Them allowing me to talk and do my thing, but at the same time, you know, taking what I do and sending it to the nebula ā€“Ā  like Booker T said the other day ā€“ sending everything to the nebula, to the next level, thatā€™s what Triple H is really good at.
    • He took my entrance that was already very good and made it spectacular and thatā€™s what they do at the main roster, I think, better than anybody.
    • You know, if you learn how to do something with a little bit, then they can take a little bit and make it a lot, cause once they put their creative juices to it, itā€™s just gonna go crazy.
    • So Iā€™m grateful for everybody whoā€™s reached out and helped the whoop that trick experience. Triple H, Michael Hayes, Bruce [Prichard] ā€“ all of them.
  • On Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Liv Morgan said sheā€™s not feeling any extra pressure heading into WrestleMania:
    • Not right now, and not in a bad way. I donā€™t know. I feel like since Iā€™ve come back from my injury, Iā€™m very much just trying to stay in the moment and be present. Obviously, WrestleMania is heavy on my mind, but Iā€™m not feeling any anxiety or pressure yet. Iā€™m just kind of taking everything day by day and just preparing as best as I can. So no, I donā€™t feel pressure right now in this moment.
  • Jade Cargill responded to a fan who claimed that she is on PEDs (performance-enhancing drugs):
    • I was going to read you for filth. But itā€™s no point. Long story short. No, Iā€™m not on anything. I have GREAT genetics and I work hard. You can look at my brother and see my genetics. This clip is when I found out about my neck issues which affected my lifting. I swear yall will try to discredit me for anything. Iā€™ve ALWAYS been muscular. But I see you can use a meal plan.
    • Plus WWE drug tests us like crazy. Next subject idiot.
  • Logan Paul uploaded a new vlog.Ā 
  • WWEā€™s YouTube channel added the complete Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns matches from WrestleMania 39 and 40.
  • WWE Vault shared the companyā€™s full March to WrestleMania VIII special from 1992.

Other Wrestling

  • Darby Allin told IHeartMedia that itā€™s ā€œhard to sayā€ whether it would be sweeter to face MJF or Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship:
    • Yes, because me and Max have gone at it for years, way before AEW on the independents we were at each other’s throats. So to take that from him, somebody that is literally my polar opposite, would mean everything. But on the flip side, if Kenny Omega’s champion, that’s a first time ever match. Something that a lot of people never thought they’d see. I would never think I would’ve ever saw that. I was never in that realm at the time with Kenny and New Japan [Pro Wrestling] and everything like that.
    • To be world champion is everything because I feel this company has given me everything outside the ring and inside the ring. To be the face of this company I truly feel like you need to be that world champion so this week is pretty much do or die.
  • David Benoit was at Dynamite in Edmonton last night and shared backstage photos with Chris Jericho, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage, and Ricochet.
  • MJF appeared on The Adam Friedland Show.
  • ā€œSpeedballā€ Mike Bailey reflected on last weekā€™s title eliminator match against MJF during an interview with Undisputed:
    • That match against MJF feels like what Iā€™ve been preparing for my entire career. When I was banned from traveling to the US [due to immigration issues], I was always number-one on those lists of ā€˜the best wrestlers youā€™ve never heard of.ā€™ Then I came to TNA, and I became ā€˜one of the best wrestlers youā€™ve kind of heard of.ā€™ Now Iā€™m where the best wrestle, fighting the champion.
    • MJF is in a great position right now in AEW. Heā€™s the champion, heā€™s the number one guy. He is the best at what he does. There has never been a better MJF in history than MJF. I think that was a great first encounter. I have a feeling there will be more, and I feel like that was a very good starting point.
  • GCW promoter Brett Lauderdale commented on the promotionā€™s relationship with AEW/Tony Khan:
    • There have been bumps in the road but the truth is that Tony Khan and AEW have been good to GCW since day one, both publicly & privately. I am grateful and thankful that they continue to allow their talent to perform on our events.
  • In an interview with The Takedown on SI, Amazing Red had high praise for Mercedes Mone:
    • First of all, Mercedes Mone ā€“ amazing. She’s always been loyal man. Always just coming back to us [House of Glory] and knowing her roots. That’s how I am. So, I love that more about her… Ever since she came up to our school when we were in the other venue, like a little bodega store in Queens, actually. She came by and she’s like, I want to go over this match with you and run some spots and work out with you guys. And we’re looking at her because at this point, she’s in NXT. What you doing here?
    • I don’t care what anybody says about her. You cannot work like this girl. This girl works. She comes in just to talk and chill, but decides to bring her wrestling shoes and her gear and trains and sweats, and then talks about wrestling. As someone that loves pro wrestling like her, I don’t see a reason not to be around her.
  • TNA issued a statement to The Takedown on SI regarding Slammiversary taking place in Boston after initially being planned for Long Island. In the statement, TNA confirmed that potential logistical issues presented by the World Cup played a factor in the June 28 PPVā€™s location:
    • We are super excited to bring Slammiversary to the Agganis Arena at Boston University for the first time ever.
    • We also are well aware, as the world likely is, of the logistical traffic issues expected in New York City in late June, particularly with the World Cup in the area, NYC Pride, New York Mets home games and so much more.
  • Shotzi Blackheart, Trevor Lee, Ikuro Kwon, Donovan Dijak, Bishop Dyer, Diego Hill, KUSHIDA, Lady Frost, and Austin Aries have been announced for CMLL & MLWā€™s interpromotional event at Arena Mexico on May 1.
  • In partnership with Nike, Japanese womenā€™s wrestling promotion Sukeban will be holding a show at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on May 19.

Nic Nemeth addresses MJF match cancellation

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Nic Nemeth is “crushed” that his scheduled match against MJF is no longer happening.

On Busted Open Radio this morning, Nemeth addressed the news that he will no longer be facing MJF at an upcoming indie show. The TNA and AEW stars were set to collide for Create-A-Pro on May 1, but the match has now been canceled with TNA citing “partner conflicts.”

“You know, I was really looking forward to this. I was really, really excited,” Nemeth said. “But, yes, as of yesterday, as I was flying in, I found out, because of certain partnerships and brands, TNA President Carlos Silva had to make a difficult decision and protect a couple of brands down the line and things that are actually contractually obligated to happen — can’t just kind of do whatever we want. Even though I think some things were approved at a different time, when it became the situation that it is now with a couple of different things happening at once, I feel like — I’m crushed. Because I was very much looking forward to doing this, but it’s unable to happen at the moment.”

Nemeth and MJF are still working the May 1 event in Melville, New York but will now have different opponents. Nemeth is facing fellow TNA star Bear Bronson, while MJF will hold an open challenge.

“Still doing the Create-A-Pro show, and refunds will be available. MJF is going to do an open challenge there and he’s still going to be signing and doing all of the things at Create-A-Pro for that big show. All of those things will happen,” Nemeth said. “I’m going to wrestle Bear Bronson for the first time ever. I hate that it had to come out this way. I hate that this wasn’t all taken care of in the past. But that’s something we can all work on, I gotta start reading some fine print and we have to protect people that we actually work with and we have partnerships with. Usually I’m pretty great about that, so I’ll stay on that for everything that we do.”

Though it can’t happen now, Nemeth does still hope to make the MJF matchup a reality at some point. The two had been building up a feud on social media and through Nemeth’s regular co-host role on Busted Open.

“I’m bummed out. I’m going to try and make this match happen one day, and hopefully soon,” he said. “But at the moment, it is currently not happening.”

MJF took a less diplomatic tone while addressing the situation, sending out a tweet this morning where he called TNA President Carlos Silva a “dumb motherf***er” and said the pay in TNA is “sh*t.”

Other TNA wrestlers have also been pulled from scheduled matches against AEW wrestlers, including a Leon Slater vs. Ricochet bout that was supposed to happen at WrestleCon’s Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow on April 16.

MJF slams TNA President Carlos Silva: ‘Actively a dumb motherf***er’

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AEW World Champion MJF isn’t happy about his planned match against Nic Nemeth being canceled.

A match between the two was supposed to happen for indie promotion Create-A-Pro in New York on May 1. However, that bout is now off due to a change that’s been made by TNA Wrestling. The promotion has started pulling talent from indie matches against AEW stars, with TNA President Carlos Silva citing “partner conflicts” as the reason.

Fightful reports that Silva was unhappy about AEW Collision airing opposite TNA Impact last Thursday. The Collision episode was moved from its normal Saturday time slot due to TNT’s coverage of the March Madness college basketball tournament.

In response to the report, MJF sent out a tweet slamming Silva.

“Itā€™s called being preempted due to March madness,” MJF wrote. “This guy is actively a dumb motherf***er. Congrats. You pay your talents sh*t. [Then] force them off shows where they can make money. #lolTna”

MJF and Nemeth had been building up their match on social media and Busted Open Radio, where Nemeth is a regular co-host in addition to his role with TNA. It was announced earlier this year that the former Dolph Ziggler has re-signed with TNA, where he is one of the company’s top stars.

An MJF match against Bear Bronson was also reportedly supposed to happen for Game Changer Wrestling last month before being blocked by TNA.

Ratings for AEW Collision & TNA Impact Thursday night episodes

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– Last week’s Thursday night episode of AEW Collision averaged 373,000 viewers on TNT, down 21.6 percent from the previous week in its regular time slot. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since March 7.

Collision drew a 0.07 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 12.5 percent from the prior week and ties the lowest rating the show has done in that category since the March 7 episode.

As compared to the same week in 2025, Collision was up 11.3 percent in overall viewers but down 12.5 percent in 18-49.

– TNA’s Thursday Night Impact, airing head-to-head for the second hour on AMC, averaged 200,000 viewers, down 21.9 percent from the week before. It’s the lowest audience for Impact since its second week on AMC on January 22.

Impact drew a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demo, matching the number that it did the previous week. This ties the largest rating the show has done in that category on AMC.

Collision tied for 32nd on the night on the primetime cable charts while Impact tied for 51st.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for both Collision and Impact:

DateCollision 18-49Collision overall
1/24/20260.02253,000
1/31/20260.07492,000
2/7/20260.07388,000
2/14/20260.1561,000
2/21/20260.08470,000
2/28/20260.06365,000
3/7/20260.05370,000
3/14/20260.07458,000
3/21/20260.1470,000
3/28/20260.08476,000
4/2/20260.07373,000
“10 wk avg0.07430,300
*not includingcurrent week


DateImpact 18-49Impact T.V.
1/22/20260.03171,000
1/29/20260.04201,000
2/5/20260.05241,000
2/12/20260.05254,000
2/19/20260.05233,000
2/26/20260.03233,000
3/5/20260.04249,000
3/12/20260.04259,000
3/19/20260.04250,000
3/26/20260.05256,000
4/2/20260.05200,000
*10 wk avg0.04234,700
*not includingcurrent week

TNA Impact ratings up for Sacrifice go-home show

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Last week’s episode of TNA’s Thursday Night Impact averaged 256,000 viewers on AMC, up 2.4% from the previous week. It’s the second highest audience that the show has done since moving to the network.

Impact averaged a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 25% from the prior week and matches the highest rating the show has done in that category on AMC.

Going head to head with the coverage of the NCAA Basketball tournament on CBS, TNT and Tru TV, the show tied for 42nd on the night on the prime time cable charts. The audience has ranged from 249,000-259,000 for the last 4 weeks although the demo this week was the highest since they did 0.05 for two consecutive weeks in February.

Listed below are the overall viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for each episode of TNA Impact on AMC to date along with the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 13.1% in overall viewers and 25% in 18-49 as compared to the weekly average for the show.

DateImpact 18-49Impact T.V.
1/15/20260.04173,000
1/22/20260.03171,000
1/29/20260.04201,000
2/5/20260.05241,000
2/12/20260.05254,000
2/19/20260.05233,000
2/26/20260.03233,000
3/5/20260.04249,000
3/12/20260.04259,000
3/19/20260.04250,000
3/26/20260.05256,000
*10 wk avg0.04226,400
*not includingcurrent week

Bear Bronson: If you are unhappy in a promotion, ‘you need to leave’

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Bear Bronson hopes to have set an example that other wrestlers can learn from.

Last June, Bronson departed AEW when his contract with the promotion expired. He then spent time reestablishing himself on the indies before joining TNA Wrestling, where he’s received a bigger push than he did in AEW. Bronson was largely off television toward the end of his AEW run. He was best known as one half of the now-defunct tag team Bear Country/Iron Savages while with AEW.

The I Love Wrestling Podcast spoke with Bronson about his time with TNA so far. Betting on himself was scary, but Bronson is thrilled that it has paid off. He does not blame AEW for not utilizing him more. Bronson feels every wrestling promotion is just trying to do their best, and you’re not always going to be in their plans.

“This is just everything that I’ve ever wanted,” he said about TNA. “It’s something that I hope wrestlers can learn from. To where, if you are unhappy somewhere, you could point fingers and you can blame and whatever, whatever. But at the end of the day, every wrestling company is just trying. They’re just trying their best with the pieces that they have, and they’re not always thinking about you.

“So if you are unhappy, you need to leave. And you need to go get yourself battle ready. Because that’s what I knew I needed to do. I left one place and said, ‘You know what? I’m not going to even try to get signed anywhere else. I just need to reconnect with the wrestler that I know is inside here.’ And I think between then and now, I’ve had about 120 matches under my belt since leaving. Then I had places knocking on my door. And that’s where it feels right, and that is where — I’m a completely different animal than I was before. A completely different animal.”

It was officially announced this January that Bronson has signed a contract with TNA. He’s a member of The System with Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, and Cedric Alexander. Bronson and his mentor Myers are the current number one contenders to TNA Tag Team Champions The Hardys.

TNA Wrestling announces partnership with iHeartMedia

Posted on by Joseph Currier

TNA Wrestling has entered into a new partnership with iHeartMedia, a broadcasting company focused on radio and podcasting.

The partnership will see iHeartMedia branding featured on a number of TNA’s platforms. In addition to that, iHeartMedia will collaborate with TNA to help promote its upcoming events.

“Through its national network of radio stations, podcasts and streaming platforms, iHeartMedia will collaborate with TNA Wrestling to amplify key events, premium live broadcasts and major moments throughout the year, connecting fans with the action both inside and outside the ring,” a press release said.

iHeartMedia has a network of radio stations across the United States and produces a slate of podcasts. The Battleground Podcast, hosted by Nashville radio host Tim Battle, is iHeart’s official wrestling podcast.

The press release announcing the partnership notes that iHeartMedia will be the presenting sponsor for TNA’s PPV pre-shows for all remaining 2026 events. iHeartMedia will also sponsor TNA’s premium ticketing program, and iHeartMedia branding will be showcased at events and on TNA’s website and digital platforms.

“As part of the agreement, iHeartMedia will serve as the Presenting Sponsor of the TNA Wrestling Pay-Per-View Pre-Show for all remaining 2026 premium live events,” the announcement said. “The integration will feature prominent brand visibility across broadcast graphics, in-arena announcements and event marketing tied to TNAā€™s major premium live events throughout the year.

“iHeartMedia will also be the Presenting Sponsor of the TNA Wrestling Dream Seats, the premium front-row seating program at TNA live events. The sponsorship will include branded seating elements, digital ticket integrations, in-arena announcements and exclusive fan engagement opportunities throughout the year.”

The partnership will officially begin on April 11 when TNA holds Rebellion 2026 in Cleveland.

ā€œWe are excited to welcome iHeartMedia as a national partner for TNA Wrestling,ā€ TNA President Carlos Silva said. ā€œTheir ability to connect with audiences across radio, podcasts and digital platforms makes them an ideal partner as we continue to expand our reach and bring the energy of TNA to fans across the country.ā€