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Ash By Elegance to make ‘special announcement’ at TNA Victory Road

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Her initial plans for the show had to be scrapped, but Knockouts World Champion Ash By Elegance is still set to appear at TNA Victory Road.

TNA has revealed that Ash will make a “special announcement” on tonight’s Victory Road broadcast. She was originally scheduled to defend her title against Masha Slamovich at the show. Their match was pulled due to Slamovich being an under an internal investigation by TNA after it was alleged that she physically and mentally abused her former boyfriend AKIRA during their relationship.

“As revealed on social media, Ash By Elegance will make a special announcement at Victory Road,” TNA wrote. “What will the Knockouts World Champion have to say? Tune in to find out.”

Ash vs. Slamovich was supposed to be a no DQ match with Indi Hartwell serving as the special guest referee. Hartwell has earned the right to challenge for the Knockouts Championship at TNA’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view on October 12.

Formerly known as Dana Brooke during her WWE career, Ash By Elegance became the new Knockouts Champion by defeating Jacy Jayne and Slamovich in a triple threat match last month at NXT Heatwave.

Victory Road will stream live on TNA+ tonight with the main card starting at 9 p.m. Eastern. The show is being held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada at the Edmonton Expo Centre.

TNA Victory Road 2025 (Friday, September 26) —

  • Mike Santana vs. Ridge Holland
  • Moose vs. Mustafa Ali (winner earns the order of entry advantage for the Hardcore War at Bound for Glory)
  • Joe Hendry vs. Eric Young
  • International Champion Steve Maclin defends against Frankie Kazarian
  • X-Division Champion Leon Slater defends against Myron Reed
  • Knockouts Tag Team Champions Heather By Elegance & M By Elegance defend against Cassie Lee & Jessica McKay
  • Nic Nemeth & Ryan Nemeth vs. Matt Cardona & The Home Town Man (Cody Deaner)
  • Knockouts World Champion Ash By Elegance will make a special announcement
  • Pre-show: Cedric Alexander vs. Trey Miguel vs. Zachary Wentz
  • Pre-show: AJ Francis’ First Class Penthouse with guest Matt Hardy

TNA Victory Road card finalized, Knockouts title match pulled

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The card for Friday’s TNA Victory Road event has been finalized, and the Knockouts World title match once advertised for the show is officially off.

TNA made no mention of the originally planned Ash by Elegance vs. Masha Slamovich title match with Indi Hartwell as guest referee, as the match has been pulled from the show after domestic abuse allegations against Slamovich emerged this week.

Three new matches have been added to the lineup, and one scheduled match for Friday’s show also has a new stipulation.

In new additions, The Nemeths will face Matt Cardona and The Home Town Man in tag team action at Victory Road. Also added, Mike Santana will take on Ridge Holland. Cedric Alexander vs. Zachary Wentz vs. Trey Miguel has also been added to the lineup as part of the pre-show. The pre-show will also include a First Class Penthouse segment with AJ Francis hosting Matt Hardy.

The previously announced Moose vs. Mustafa Ali matchup also has a new stipulation, with the winner earning their Bound for Glory Hardcore War team the order of entry advantage.

Friday’s main card begins at 9 p.m. Eastern time on TNA Plus, with the pre-show airing for free on TNA’s digital media channels at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time.

TNA Victory Road, Friday, September 26 —

  • X-Division Champion Leon Slater defends against Myron Reed
  • International Champion Steve Maclin defends against Frankie Kazarian
  • Knockouts Tag Team Champions Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance defend against Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay
  • Moose vs. Mustafa Ali — winner earns the order of entry advantage for the Hardcore War at Bound for Glory
  • Joe Hendry vs. Eric Young
  • Nic Nemeth and Ryan Nemeth vs. The Home Town Man and Matt Cardona
  • Mike Santana vs. Ridge Holland
  • Pre-show: Cedric Alexander vs. Trey Miguel vs. Zachary Wentz
  • Pre-show: AJ Francis First Class Penthouse with guest Matt Hardy

Joe Hendry match added to TNA Victory Road

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A new match announcement has been made for TNA Victory Road 2025.

Joe Hendry vs. Eric Young is now set for this Friday’s special, which will air live on TNA+. The show is being held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with a start time of 9 p.m. Eastern. Edmonton’s Expo Centre is hosting the event.

This match has been building since Young — who says he is on a mission to cleanse TNA — attacked Hendry last month. On the most recent episode of TNA Impact, Young lost to Judas Icarus after being distracted by Hendry coming down to ringside.

Young then demanded that TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella give him a match against Hendry.

Hendry, who is still under contract with TNA at the moment along with being featured in NXT, is reportedly expected to join WWE full-time by the start of 2026.

Here is the updated card for Victory Road:

TNA Victory Road 2025 (Friday, September 26) —

  • X-Division Champion Leon Slater defends against Myron Reed
  • Knockouts Tag Team Champions The Elegance Brand (Heather By Elegance & M By Elegance) defend against The IInspiration (Cassie Lee & Jessica McKay)
  • International Champion Steve Maclin defends against Frankie Kazarian
  • Mustafa Ali vs. Moose
  • Joe Hendry vs. Eric Young

Note: TNA’s website is no longer advertising the Ash By Elegance vs. Masha Slamovich Knockouts World Championship match that was scheduled for the show. An internal investigation has been opened by TNA after it was alleged that Slamovich physically and mentally abused her former boyfriend AKIRA during their relationship.

Replacement set for Masha Slamovich indie match, TNA Victory Road update

Posted on by Joseph Currier

With Masha Slamovich being pulled from the show, Shayna Baszler has a new opponent for her Prestige Wrestling debut.

Prestige Wrestling has announced that Baszler vs. Dani Luna will now take place at the promotion’s October 5 event in Portland, Oregon. Slamovich, who was originally scheduled to be Baszler’s opponent, was removed from the booking on Tuesday after domestic violence allegations against her emerged on social media.

Slamovich is accused of physically and emotionally abusing her former boyfriend AKIRA, a wrestler who previously competed for MLW. TNA Wrestling — which employs Slamovich — say they take the allegations very seriously and have opened an internal investigation.

A Knockouts Championship match with Slamovich challenging Ash By Elegance had been set for TNA’s Victory Road special this Friday. TNA’s website has taken down its article promoting the match.

Indie promotion West Coast Pro has also pulled Slamovich from an upcoming booking.

The October 5 Prestige show is Baszler’s first post-WWE indie match. She was released by WWE back in May but did recently make an appearance for the company at NXT Homecoming. Though WWE would like Baszler back full-time as a coach or producer, there is nothing in place at the moment and her Homecoming appearance was just a one-off.

Luna competes for TNA and is a former Knockouts Tag Team Champion for the promotion.

Prestige is one of the top independent wrestling companies in the Pacific Northwest but has announced that it will be going on an indefinite hiatus after it completes its next four events.

New title match added to TNA Victory Road

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A new title match is on the books for TNA Victory Road set for Friday, September 26.

As revealed on Thursday’s Impact, Steve Maclin will defend the TNA International Championship at Victory Road against Frankie Kazarian.

The new title bout was set up during Kazarian’s talk show segment on Impact where he interviewed the returning Ken Anderson. Anderson is a former member of the US Army Reserves, and Maclin is a service veteran as well. Kazarian and Jake Something attacked Anderson, with Maclin making the save.

Five matches are official for the Friday, September 26 Victory Road special. The event will stream on TNA Plus. The updated card:

TNA Victory Road, Friday, September 26 —

  • Knockouts World Champion Ash by Elegance defends against Masha Slamovich — Indi Hartwell special guest referee
  • X-Division Champion Leon Slater defends against Myron Reed
  • Knockouts Tag Team Champions Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance defend against The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay)
  • International Champion Steve Maclin defends against Frankie Kazarian
  • Mustafa Ali vs. Moose

TNA Victory Road adds three new matches

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Three new matches are official for the Friday, September 26 TNA Victory Road event to stream on TNA Plus.

After winning a number one contender’s match on Impact, Myron Reed will challenge for the X-Division Championship at Victory Road against champ Leon Slater.

The Knockouts Tag Team titles will also be up for grabs at Victory Road, with Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance defending against Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay of The IInspiration in another new bout announced on Impact.

Rounding out the new match announcements, Moose will go one-on-one with Mustafa Ali at Victory Road.

The three new bouts join the already announced Knockouts World title match with Ash by Elegance defending against Masha Slamovich already set for the show. Indi Hartwell has been added as a guest referee for this contest, with Hartwell set to face the winner at Bound for Glory.

The updated Victory Road card:

TNA Victory Road, Friday, September 26 —

  • Knockouts World Champion Ash by Elegance defends against Masha Slamovich — Indi Hartwell special guest referee
  • X-Division Champion Leon Slater defends against Myron Reed
  • Knockouts Tag Team Champions Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance defend against The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay)
  • Mustafa Ali vs. Moose

TNA Victory Road title match official

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The first match for TNA’s Victory Road special on TNA Plus is official, and the Knockouts World Championship will be on the line.

TNA revealed during Thursday’s live Impact episode that Ash by Elegance will defend her Knockouts title at Victory Road against former champion Masha Slamovich on Friday, September 26. Victory Road will stream on TNA Plus.

The winner of the title match at Victory Road will then defend the Knockouts World Championship at Bound for Glory on Sunday, October 12 on pay-per-view against the new number one contender Indi Hartwell.

Hartwell won a triple threat number one contender’s match over Jody Threat and Dani Luna on Thursday’s live Impact to earn the Bound for Glory title shot.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada will host Victory Road on Friday, September 26. The current lineup:

TNA Victory Road, Friday, September 26 —

  • TNA Knockouts World Champion Ash by Elegance defends against Masha Slamovich

TNA announces dates for Emergence, Victory Road & live Impact

Posted on by Josh Nason

TNA Wrestling announced dates and locations for both their Emergence and Victory Road specials in addition to another live Impact and TV tapings.

The Emergence streaming special will take place on Friday, August 15 in Baltimore, Maryland, at the 5000-seat Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena. It will be followed by a TV taping in the same venue on Saturday, August 16.

TNA then heads to the 8400-seat Minneapolis, Minnesota, Armory for a live edition of Impact on Thursday, September 4 followed by TV tapings on Friday, September 5.

The Victory Road streaming special then heads north of the border to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada’s Expo Centre on Friday, September 26. It will be followed by a TV taping in the same venue on Saturday, September 27.

TNA Wrestling 2025 Schedule:

  • TNA Slammiversary on Sunday, July 20 at UBS Arena on Long Island, New York
  • Live Impact & TV taping on Thursday, July 24 & Friday, July 25 at Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island
  • TNA Emergence on Friday, August 15 at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland
  • TV taping on Saturday, August 16 at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland
  • Live Impact & TV taping on Thursday, September 4 & Friday, September 5 at The Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Victory Road on Friday, September 26 at The Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • TV taping on Saturday, September 27 at The Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

TNA Victory Road notes: New champions crowned, Arianna Grace & JBL appear

Posted on by Josh Nason

Friday’s TNA Victory Road streaming special saw three new champions crowned.

Just two weeks after winning the gold in an Ultimate X match, Zachary Wentz of The Rascalz lost it back to former champion “Speedball” Mike Bailey. The end came when Bailey countered a UFO cutter with a Flamingo Driver to win the title and kick off his third reign as champion.

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Later in the show, Spitfire (Dani Luna & Jody Threat) avoided having to split up as they defeated the makeshift team of Masha Slamovich & Tasha Steelz for the Knockouts Tag Team titles.

Steelz was a fill-in for Alisha Edwards who wasn’t cleared to compete following a recent injury during a match. After the match, Edwards confronted Slamovich about losing and slapped her. Steelz then attacked Slamovich and aligned with Edwards.

The win ends the 133-day reign for Slamovich and begins a second run for Spitfire after their first one lasted just 56 days.

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The System did rebound as Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards regained the TNA Tag Team titles, defeating ABC. The end came when Alisha got involved during the match, grabbing Chris Bey’s ankle. That gave her husband, Eddie, the opening he needed to hit the Boston Knee Party for the pin and win.

It’s Edwards’ seventh reign with the titles and his second reign with Myers. The win ends the 55-day third reign for Bey and Ace Austin.

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In the other two title matches, TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth successfully defended against Moose in the main event while Jordynne Grace defeated NXT’s Wendy Choo to retain the Knockouts title.

As part of Nemeth’s win, JBL once again appeared for the second straight streaming special, this time getting physical by taking out the aforementioned Edwards and Myers with pair of Clotheslines from Hell so they couldn’t interfere.

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In a full circle moment, TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella reunited on-screen with his daughter, current NXT star Arianna Grace. Earlier this month, Grace was named the official liaison between TNA and NXT with Marella saying he wants to keep things professional between them. The clip was originally shared by TNA on their X account, but they deleted the post.

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Joe Hendry was announced as appearing on this Thursday’s edition of Impact which will be taped Saturday in San Antonio.

TNA announces change to match for Victory Road 2024

Posted on by Joseph Currier

TNA Wrestling has announced a change to one of the matches for Victory Road 2024.

Alisha Edwards & Masha Slamovich were scheduled to defend their Knockouts Tag Team titles against Dani Luna & Jody Threat on tonight’s TNA+ special. However, Edwards has been pulled from the show due to not being cleared to compete. TNA has announced that the match will still go on with Tasha Steelz taking Edwards’ place.

The title bout has a stipulation where Luna & Threat will have to disband their team if they lose. Luna & Threat were the Knockouts tag champs before Edwards & Slamovich dethroned them for the belts this May.

Edwards being pulled from tonight’s show comes after she was legitimately knocked out during a match at TNA Emergence two weeks ago.

Victory Road is being held in San Antonio, Texas tonight with the main card starting at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

TNA Victory Road 2024 (Friday, September 13) —

  • TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth defends against Moose
  • Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace defends against Wendy Choo
  • Josh Alexander vs. Joe Hendry
  • TNA X-Division Champion Zachary Wentz defends against Mike Bailey
  • TNA Tag Team Champions Ace Austin & Chris Bey defend against Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers
  • Knockouts Tag Team title match: Masha Slamovich & Tasha Steelz defend against Dani Luna & Jody Threat
  • The Hardys (Matt & Jeff Hardy) vs. First Class (AJ Francis & KC Navarro)
  • Matt Cardona & Steph De Lander vs. PCO & Rhino
  • Pre-show: Steve Maclin & Eric Young vs. Hammerstone & Jake Something
  • Pre-show: KUSHIDA vs. Leon Slater

The Hardys vs. First Class, three more matches added to TNA Victory Road

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Four new matches have been added to the Friday, September 13 TNA Victory Road lineup.

First Class’s AJ Francis & KC Navarro issued a challenge to The Hardys for Victory Road during Thursday’s TNA Impact episode, with the promotion confirming the match for Friday’s show:

In another new match for Friday’s main card, PCO & Rhino will team against Matt Cardona & Steph De Lander in an intergender mixed tag team battle.

Two new bouts are also set for Friday’s Countdown show streaming on TNA’s digital media channels.

In tag team action, Eric Young & Steve Maclin will square off with Hammerstone & Jake Something. KUSHIDA vs. Leon Slater in singles competition is also official for Countdown to Victory Road.

Friday’s Countdown show streams at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time, with the TNA Plus portion of the card beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern time. The final card for Victory Road:

TNA Victory Road 2024 (Friday, September 13) —

  • TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth defends against Moose
  • Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace defends against Wendy Choo
  • Josh Alexander vs. Joe Hendry
  • TNA X-Division Champion Zachary Wentz defends against Mike Bailey
  • TNA Tag Team Champions Ace Austin & Chris Bey defend against Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers
  • TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions Alisha Edwards & Masha Slamovich defend against Jody Threat & Dani Luna
  • The Hardys (Matt & Jeff Hardy) vs. First Class (AJ Francis & KC Navarro)
  • Matt Cardona & Steph De Lander vs. PCO & Rhino
  • Countdown show: Steve Maclin & Eric Young vs. Hammerstone & Jake Something
  • Countdown show: KUSHIDA vs. Leon Slater

WWE NXT’s Wendy Choo challenging for Knockouts title at TNA Victory Road

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Jordynne Grace is putting her TNA Knockouts World Championship on the line against another member of the WWE NXT roster.

Following an angle that took place on NXT last night, TNA has confirmed that Grace will defend her Knockouts Championship against Wendy Choo at Victory Road 2024 this Friday. The show is being held in San Antonio, Texas and will air live on TNA+.

Grace had a Knockouts Championship open challenge on Tuesday’s NXT, facing off against Sol Ruca. But the match ended in a no contest when it was disrupted by Choo and Rosemary. The lights went out, Rosemary confronted Grace, and Choo attacked Grace from behind.

TNA then uploaded a promo from Grace today announcing her match against Choo for Victory Road.

“I’ve made it clear since I won this title that I’m willing to defend it against any and all challengers, but some people just can’t seem to wait their turn,” Grace said. “Wendy Choo, it’s obvious that you want a title shot — and I’m going to give that to you. This Friday at Victory Road. Not for you, but for me. Because the best part about Victory Road is that it’s in San Antonio. In Texas, my home state. And I’m more than happy to defend my title and beat your ass in front of my entire family.”

Grace has defended the Knockouts title against NXT wrestlers Tatum Paxley, Izzi Dame, Karmen Petrovic, and Ruca since the working relationship between TNA and NXT began.

Here’s the updated Victory Road lineup:

TNA Victory Road 2024 (Friday, September 13) —

  • TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth defends against Moose
  • Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace defends against Wendy Choo
  • Josh Alexander vs. Joe Hendry
  • TNA X-Division Champion Zachary Wentz defends against Mike Bailey
  • TNA Tag Team Champions Ace Austin & Chris Bey defend against Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers
  • TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions Alisha Edwards & Masha Slamovich defend against Jody Threat & Dani Luna

Joe Hendry vs. Josh Alexander, three title matches added to TNA Victory Road

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Four new matches are set for TNA Victory Road, including Joe Hendry vs. Josh Alexander, plus three title matches.

Hendry and Alexander’s contest was made official during Thursday’s TNA Impact. Both were involved in the multi-man World title match at July’s Slammiversary PPV.

The X-Division Championship, pus the Tag Team and Knockouts Tag Team titles will also be on the line at Victory Road on September 13.

New X-Division Champion Zachary Wentz will defend his title against former title holder Mike Bailey. Wentz won, and Bailey lost the X title in an Ultimate X match at last Friday’s Emergence event.

TNA Tag Team Champions Ace Austin & Chris Bey will put their titles on the line against The System’s Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers in another new bout added to Victory Road during Thursday’s Impact.

Knockouts Tag Team Champions Alisha Edwards & Masha Slamovich defending against Spitfire’s Jody Threat & Dani Luna has also been added to Victory Road.

A World title match with Nic Nemeth defending against Moose is already set for the Friday, September 13 TNA Plus Victory Road special. The lineup:

  • TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth defends against Moose
  • Josh Alexander vs. Joe Hendry
  • TNA X-Division Champion Zachary Wentz defends against Mike Bailey
  • TNA Tag Team Champions Ace Austin & Chris Bey defend against Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers
  • TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions Alisha Edwards & Masha Slamovich defend against Jody Threat & Dani Luna

World title match official for TNA Victory Road 2024

Posted on by Joseph Currier

After retaining in an Iron Man match, Nic Nemeth already has his next challenger for the TNA World Championship.

Nemeth (the former Dolph Ziggler) is defending his TNA World title against Moose at Victory Road 2024 on Friday, September 13. The show will stream live for subscribers of TNA+.

The main event of TNA Emergence on Friday night saw Nemeth retain his title against Josh Alexander. It was a 60-minute Iron Man match that ended with Nemeth scoring three falls to Alexander’s two. When the show went off the air, Nemeth accepted a challenge that Moose had issued earlier in the night. TNA then made their title match official for Victory Road.

Nemeth won the TNA World Championship in a six-way elimination match at Slammiversary last month. Moose was champion going into that match but got eliminated by Joe Hendry.

At Emergence, The System (Moose, Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers & Johnny Dango Curtis) defeated The Hardys, Hendry & Mike Santana in an eight-man tag match.

WWE Hall of Famer John Bradshaw Layfield made a surprise appearance at the end of Emergence, whispering something to Nemeth before leaving.

Victory Road 2024 will take place from the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas.

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