TNA Wrestling presents No Surrender 2026 tonight from the Pinnacle in Nashville.
Mike Santana and Leon Slater will face Nic Nemeth and Eddie Edwards in tag team action.
Trey Miguel will challenge Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo for the TNA International Championship after earning the title opportunity by winning a briefcase in the Feast or Fired match.
The Hardys are set to team with The Righteous against Order 4.
Lei Ying Lee will defend the TNA Knockouts Championship against Arianna Grace, who was awarded the title shot by her father, Santino Marella.
The Elegance brand will put the Knockouts World Tag Team Titles on the line against Indi Hartwell and Xia Brookside.
Also scheduled, Eric Young will take on BDE, while Elijah meets Mustafa Ali in a casket match. In addition, a TNA Knockouts Battle Royal will take place, with the winner receiving a future Knockouts World Championship opportunity.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m.
Pre Show!
Tom Hannifan & Matthew Rehwoldt were on commentary.
We are live from the Pinnacle in Nashville with an unadvertised match to open the show.
Brad Attitude & TW3 vs. Sinner and Saint
Judas Icarus delivered a great twisting brainbuster on TW3 for a near fall. A little while later, Icarus hit a frog splash for another near fall. Sinner and Saint won when Icarus hit a kick into a Travis Williams suplex for the pinfall.
Match Result: Sinner and Saint won when Williams pinned TW3 (6:56)
— Gia Miller interviewed Action Mike Jackson, who said TNA took a backseat to anybody. Apparently other wrestling companies need cheerleaders and applaud signs. Steph DeLander and Mance Warner interrupted and inexplicably this leads to a match between Action Mike Jackson and Mance Warner on the ppv.
Alan Angels vs. Ryan Nemeth
There’s a 90% chance I reviewed this same match on AEW Dark during the pandemic.
Before the match can get underway, Frankie Kazarian came out in street clothes. Kazarian called off the match because it was time for an episode of The King’s Speech. Nemeth decided that he’s going to get paid since he got in the ring, so he’s cool with whatever and leaves.
Match Result: No Contest.
Alan Angels hangs out in the ring while Kazarian brags about how he got TNA a new tv deal and he’s signed a new contract.
The fans chanted “we don’t care!” Kazarian talked about “Option C” some more and turned to Alan Angels, then told him to get out of the ring again. Angels called Kazarian an “@$$hole” which got a chant out of the crowd. This is Angels big return to TNA! Kazarian turned his back on Angels, who punched him in the face and challenged him to a match.
Alan Angels vs. Frankie Kazarian
Angles cut Kazarian with the Rings of Saturn but Kazarian turned that in a cradle for two. Angels went for a moonsault, but Kazarian sidestepped him and caught him with the chicken wing, and Angels big return to TNA has him tapping in two minutes.
Match Result: Kazarian taps Angels (2:20).
— Arianna Grace and Stacks are going to be the new power couple in wrestling when Grace wins the Knockouts Title and Stacks retains the International Title.
TNA Knockouts Battle Royal for a World Title Shot
Elayna Black, Tessa Blanchard, Mila Moore, Victoria Crawford and Mara Sadé got entrances. Rosemary was clotheslined out of the ring by Jody Threat and eliminated. Rosemary pulled chair out from other the ring and then chased one of the referees to the back. Jada Stone tossed Tasha Steelz. Stone was then tossed out by Elayna Black. Moore dumped Harley Hudson. Crawford delivered a Northern Lights suplex to Myla Grace because it’s her best move. Crawford then dropkicked Grace to the floor.
Moore set up Threat for a superplex, but Threat overpowered her. Crawford tried to help Moore, and Blanchard charged into the three of them, but only Moore and Crawford were eliminated. Threat managed to hang on by literally the skin of her boots.
Sadé and Black fought out onto the apron. Sadé did not hit Black with a superkick, but Black sold it anyway and dropped to the floor. Blanchard then pushed Sadé off the apron to eliminate her. Blanchard celebrated prematurely, and Jody Threat snuck up from behind and tossed Blanchard for the victory.
Match Result: Jody Threat won the Battle Royal, last eliminating Tessa Blanchard (7:53)
— Gia Miller interviewed the babyface team in the main event. Leon Slater is not going to cash in on option C anytime soon, and Mike Santana is going to eat his opponents up.
— Jelly Roll was shown in the crowd.
Stacks (w/ Arianna Grace) vs. Trey Miguel (w/ Teddy Swims) for the TNA International Title
Teddy Swims is “one of the biggest stars in music today” according to Hannifan. Grace raked Miguel in the eyes behind the ref’s back, so I guess that angle from a few weeks ago where Grace didn’t like Miguel’s cheating has been dropped. Stacks took control of the match with a chinlock. Stacks lost his footing trying to climb the turnbuckles and the crowd let him know about it.
Miguel hit a German suplex to begin to take control, then came off the top with a dropkick. Miguel hit a double stomp for a near fall. Miguel went to the top, but Grace cut him off. Stacks and Miguel tried for a superplex, but Stacks never had his footing and they tumbled into the ropes and to the mat. The move totally botched, Stacks tried to save it with a twist and shout neckbreaker once they got back on their feet. Miguel got out of a fireman’s carry and came off the ropes for a lionsault, which Stacks tried to counter with a dropkick that didn’t hit. Stacks went for a fireman’s carry into a facebuster, but instead it just looked like they fell down and Stacks covered for two. Miguel wedged Stacks head in the turnbuckles for a pair of kicks. Miguel flipped backwards off of the middle ropes and (I think) was supposed to catch Stacks with a Cross Rhodes, but Stacks was out of position there, too. Once Stacks slipped on the ropes, it felt like the whole match fell apart.
Stacks hit a dropkick and tried to sell like he hurt his ankle, which distracted the ref and allowed Grace a cheap shot. But the ref saw the cheap shot and ejected Grace. Miguel hit a DDT on the floor, then dropkicked Stacks in the corner. Miguel hit a shell shock and the Lighting Spiral to finally end things.
Match Result: Miguel pinned Stacks to win the International Championship (11:03).
Miguel cried when he Carlos Silva put the title belt around his waist and the commentators sold the moment as an inspirational, emotional comeback story.
The TNA Injury Report:
- Eddie Edwards is cleared, despite the broken nose he suffered “last night” on Impact.
- Mike Santana is also cleared, despite back issues.
- Jeff Hardy is cleared despite his nagging injuries.
- Jada Stone is in Evaluation after getting attacked by Order 4 tonight (during the battle royal?)
— AJ Francis came out to run down the Nashville fans about Seattle’s Super Bowl victory, threaten Jelly Roll, and join the commentary team for the rest of the night.
Mance Warner (w/ Steph De Lander) vs. Mike Jackson
Mike Jackson breaks the record for being the oldest wrestler to every step foot in a TNA ring, breaking the record set by… Mike Jackson a few years ago. His first match was against Bobby Eaton in 1977. The crowd was certainly psyched for the old guy, which makes this a great idea for a dark match. Jackson did the old school rope walk across all four sides of the ring. Jackson went for a dive, but Warner hit him with a right hand to cut him off.
On the floor, Jackson reversed Warner’s suplex on the floor, then hit Warner with a tope through the ropes.
Back in the ring, Jackson weathered a flurry of offense from Warner, then caught him with a hangman’s neckbreaker for a near fall. Jackson went for a blind crossbody and Warner easily side stepped him. Warner hit a ugly clothesline and followed up with an implant DDT to get the pinfall.
Match Result: Mance Warner pinned Mike Jackson (5:22).
After the match, Warner helped Jackson to his feet and shook his hand. De Lander shook Jackson’s hand as well. This angered AJ Francis, who got in De Lander’s face about making Warner soft. Francis left commentary after his verbal scuffle with De Lander and Warner.
— In the back, Grace told Stacks that he’s ruined everything by losing the International Title. Any more screw ups and they’re gonna break up! He’ll be eating candy alone on Valentine’s Day!
Xia Brookside & Indi Hartwell vs. Heather & M of the Elegance Brand (w/ The Concierge, Ash & Mr. Elegance), for the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship
Brookside was really impressive her outing last week. Hartwell is very good at taunting the Elegance Brand. Hartwell suplexed Heather for a near fall. M used a surfboard to wear down Indi.
Brookside got the tag and hit a Russian Leg Sweep on Heather. Heather wore down Brookside with a chinlock. Brookside tried to fight out of it, but Heather yanked her down by the hair. Brookside caught M with a small package for a near fall.
Brookside came back with a suplex. M caught Brookside with a drive by kick. While M and Heather celebrated on the apron, Hartwell came from behind with a dropkick to send them to the mat. M missed an elbow drop and Brookside got the tag to Hartwell. Hartwell stormed in with clotheslines and boots. Harwell came off the top with an elbow drop for a near fall. M dropped Brookside with an inverted Death Valley Driver, but Hartwell came back and hit her with a spinebuster.
M sent Hartwell into the turnbuckle post, and the Elegance Brand hit the Nip and Tuck. Hartwell tried to get her foot on the ropes, but Ash pushed it off and the ref counted the pinfall.
Match Result: The Elegance Brand retained when Heather pinned Hartwell (11:06).
Mickie James ran out to alert the ref of the shenanigans, but Ash cut her off. Mickie brawled with Ash and eventually James, Brookside and Hartwell ran off the Elegance Brand.
BDE vs. Eric Young
So the story here is that Young wants to use BDE’s followers on social media to help his “Cleanse” cause. BDE hit a bunch of dives before the bell. He dove into the ring and into a low blow. BDE countered a piledriver into a cradle for two. BDE came off the ropes with a crossbody, but Young caught him and dumped him to the floor.
Young ran into a boot from BDE. BDE came out of the corner with a blockbuster for a near fall. BDE caught him with a pair of ranas, but when went for the rana a third time, Young countered with a powerbomb. Young came up bleeding from the ear.
BDE hit a reverse DDT for a near fall. Young came back with a powerslam for a near fall. Young got in the referee’s face over the count.
Young took over on offense but didn’t do much of note. BDE hit a springboard cutter for a near fall. Young dropped a big elbow off the top for a near fall. Young again got in the ref’s face over the count and chased him out to the floor. Back in the ring, BDE escaped a piledriver with a backdrop. BDE ran into a Death Valley Driver for a near fall.
BDE hit a Panama Sunrise (called a Canadian Destroyer by Hannifan but it was the springboard variety off the middle rope so I’m right) for a near fall. BDE went to the top, but Young shoved the ref into the ropes and BDE crotched himself. Young drove BDE to the mat with a piledriver and too many old guys are winning tonight.
Match Result: Young pinned BDE after a piledriver (10:28)
— Jody Threat was celebrating her victory in the battle royal, but Tessa Blanchard interrupted because there’s no way Threat can beat Blanchard one on one. So that will be a match on Impact Thursday.
Léi Yǐng Lee vs. Arianna Grace (w/ Stacks) for the TNA Knockouts World Championship
The video package recap made no sense here. In the weeks leading up to this, Grace has been playing up a lack of confidence and being torn between her babyface father and heel fiancé, but tonight she’s back to being conniving and deceitful. Hannifan then ran down Grace as a loser who’s never won a match in TNA and has like a 7-20 record in NXT.
Grace tried to bully Lee, so she sent her retreating to the floor with a series of kicks. Lee took Grace down with a legsweep and hit a kick.
Suddenly, Dani Luna’s music played and she tried to hit the ring, but a gaggle of security geeks tried to kept her from getting to the ring. While that was going on, Grace took control. Grace got a hangwoman’s neckbreaker for a near fall.
On the floor, Lee blocked a suplex attempt, but Grace still sent Lee into the steel ringpost. Grace followed up with a suplex on the floor.
Grace wore down Lee with a cravat, but Lee escaped and got a near fall with a cradle. Lee got a near fall with a backslide. Grace caught Lee with a back elbow, then went to a surfboard.
Lee dodged a dive in a corner and floored Grace with a series of kicks. Lee hit an exploder suplex for a near fall. Grace hit a twist and shout neckbreaker for a near fall.
Lee hit Grace with a German suplex, then set her up in the opposite corner for a superplex. Grace tried to fight her off but Lee got the move.
Grace hit a pump kick, but Lee countered with a spin kick. Lee went for the Warrior’s Way, but Grace escaped by raking the eyes. Stacks slid the belt into the ring for Grace to use as a weapon, but Lee caught her with a sunset flip. Lee then took out Stacks with a dive on the floor.
Grace pulled out the Cobra (she stole it from her father last night) and nailed Lee. Grace then hit an inverted GTS and got the pinfall.
Match Result: Grace pinned Lee to win the TNA Knockouts World Championship
On the one hand, Hannifan buried her as a loser at the start of the match and now a loser is the TNA Knockouts World Champion. On the other, she looked less out of place in this match than Stacks did in the International Title match earlier in the show.
— BDE is sore in the back, but Rich Swann wants to play video games. Swann suggested that it’s time for BDE to be “player 2” for awhile and let Rich be “player 1.” BDE and Swann as a tag team is an idea I dont hate at all.
The Hardys & The Righteous v. Order 4 (w/ Tasha Steelz)
Breaking news: The Hardys are way over with the crowd. Also Matt and Jeff seem to be wearing gear to match the Righteous.
The Hardys and the Righteous got along in the opening minutes. Mustafa Ali and Vincent had a nice exchange. Agent Zero got the tag and chokeslammed Vincent, then press slammed him. Jason Hotch and Jon Skylar double-teamed Vincent, dumped him on the floor, and double-teamed him there until they were chased off by Dutch and Matt Hardy.
Back in the ring, Vincent caught Ali with a tornado DDT. Matt Hardy got the tag and took it to the Great Hands. Matt deleted Skylar and Hodge into opposite corners of the ring. Side Effect on Skylar got a near fall.
Matt went for the Twist of Fate, bot Hodge clipped Matt’s knee, and Skylar took control. Matt took Hodge down by the head and tagged in Jeff. Jeff took out both of the Great Hands with a Whisper in the Wind and what on earth is Jeff doing trying that at his age?
The match broke down and everyone played my favorite new game: “hit a move, take a move.” Zero took out Jeff with a headbutt, then cleared the top rope when he dove out onto Vincent and Jeff. So then Dutch decided to kill everyone on the other side of the ring with a dive of his own.
This left Agent Zero and Dutch as the only guys standing, and they had a great standoff before they started brawling in the ring. Zero rocked Dutch with a powerslam. The Hardys and Vincent triple-teamed Zero in the corner. Zero took Poetry in (Slow) Motion from the Hardys, and then Poetry in Motion from the Righteous.
Matt Hardy and Dutch gave Twists of Fate to Zero and Ali, and then Vincent and Jeff came off with Swanton Bombs. The Great Hands broke up the covers and everyone was laid out on the mat.
The Great Hands took Jeff onto the entrance ramp and set him up for a suplerplex off the ramp, but Vincent made the save. Vincent took them out with a dive, and Jeff Hardy took Agent Zero out with another dive.
Tasha Steelz tossed powder into Dutch’s eyes. Blinded, he hit a Black Hole slam on Matt. Ali dumped Dutch, then hit a 450 splash on Matt and got the pinfall. That finish was out of nowhere.
Match Result: Order 4 beat the Hardys and The Righteous when Ali pinned Matt Hardy (15:33)
After the match, a bunch of Elijah impersonators came out with a guitar case casket. Ali tried to dump one of them in the casket, but of course Elijah was in there and chased off Ali. What happened to the Hardys and the Righteous?
— In the back, Santino Marella pounded on Arianna Grace’s locker room, but Daria Rae answered the door and they argued about being authority figures.
Impact Thursday:
- Jody Threat v. Tessa Blanchard
- Elijah v. Mustafa Ali in a Guitar Case Casket Match
TNA World Champion Mike Santana & X Division Champion Leon Slater v. Call Your Shot Guantlet Trophy Holder Nic Nemeth & Feast or Fired World Champion Shot Briefcase Holder Eddie Edwards (w/ The System)
Hannifan has stressed on commentary several times tonight that if any of the three men who can “cash in” a title shot against Santana choose to do so, the tag team match will be thrown out.
Edwards’ nose is bandaged after suffering a broken nose on Impact “last night.” Edwards started out with Santana.
After a few minutes of back and forth between all four men, Nemeth started eyeing up his trophy. Santana and Slater both cut Nemeth off, but that gave Edwards the chance to take a shot at Santana. Back in the ring, Nemeth distracted the ref so the members of the System could get a cheap shot in on Santana. Santana took out both of his opponents with a moonsault, then got the tag to Leon Slater.
Slater caught Nemeth with a boot in the corner. Slater went for a handspring, but Edwards kicked him in the back. Edwards chopped Slater down in the corner. Nemeth raked Slater’s face agains the top rope. Slater hit a handspring elbow on both of his opponents. Slater dumped Edwards to the floor and hit him with a tope. The System tried to interfere, so Santana took them out with a dive.
Slater went for the Swanton 450, but Edwards moved. Slater rolled through and landed on his feet, but Nemeth caught him with a superkick.
Nemeth dropped a big elbow on Slater for a near fall. Nemeth and Edwards worked over Slater. Slater dove for the hot tag, but Edwards and Nemeth caught him and put him over the top rope on the apron. Slater dropped to the floor, fought through the System to get back in the ring on the other side, then got past Edwards and Nemeth and finally got the tag to Santana. It sounds pretty convoluted but it was awesome.
Santana came in and hit the rolling stunner on Edwards, then a Death Valley Driver on Nemeth for a near fall. A middle rope splash from Slater and standing moonsault from Santana almost got Slater the pin on Nemeth.
Santana took out Nemeth with a dive on one side of the ring, and then Slater took out Edwards with a dive on the other side of the ring. Suddenly, Steve Maclin came out of nowhere and attacked Santana. Security tried to break them up, but Santana and Maclin fought through the security, brawled into the crowd and fought to the back.
This left Leon Slater 2-on-1 against Nemeth and Edwards, and that’s not counting the three other members of the System at ringside.
Nemeth and Edwards toyed with Slater a little bit. They played with their food a little too long though, Slater caught Edwards with a dropkick off the middle rope. Nemeth went for a DDT, but Slater countered with a twisting suplex. Slater took it to Nemeth and Edwards. Slater hit a crossbody off the top on both of his opponents, and got a near fall on Nemeth.
Slater caught Edwards with a leg lariat. He dropped Nemeth with a blue thunder bomb, but Nemeth’s feet caught the referee. The System jumped Slater with the referee down. Moose’s music hit, and he came out to save Slater. Slater floored Myers and Alexander with a clothesline and dropkicked Bear Bronson to the mat. Alexander got the uranage/senton combo platter, and then Moose powerbombed Myers onto Bronson, who was on the floor. Moose then brawled with Edwards to the back with the other members of the System following them.
So that left Slater and Nemeth.
Nemeth hit a Famouser for a near fall. Nemeth went for a superkick, but Slater caught him with a heel kick. Slater hit the Swanton 450 and got the pinfall.
Match Result: Leon Slater was the Sole Survivor… wait. Leon Slater & Mike Santana defeated Nic Nemeth & Eddie Edwards when Slater pinned Nemeth (23:20).
