Welcome to your weekly TNA reviews, from yours truly, Vox Waya.
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TNA January 1, 2026, Live from El Paso, TX!
The first match of TNA Impact for 2026 is….
The first match of the first episode of TNA Impact for 2026, sees the Elegance Brand (M and H by Elegance) vs the Warrior Angels (Lei Ying Lee and Xia Brookside).
The match began with a nice exchange of technical wrestling between Lei Ying Lee and Megan by Elegance, before Xia Brookside joins her tag team partner in the ring for a double take down of MBE. Xia Brookside plays to the crowd before delivering a nice running double knees to M by Elegance.
Heather by Elegance, gets the tag, after a sneaky move on Xia Brookside, and dominates her immediately. This seems to be very impressive, as it has the IInspiration watching from the backstage area. Back to the action tho, Lei Ying Lee is awaiting a tag into the match, nad is fiery upon entering, taking out H by Elegance with a mix of running knees and drop toe holds!
Unfortunately, this tag team match had a interference, at the hands of a vengeful Dani Luna, who pulled Lei Ying Lee off the ropes. The Elegance brand would capitalize off of this and present Dani Luna as a serious contender for Lei Ying Lee’s Knockouts championship!
Second Match of the night: Order 4 Leader Mustafa Ali vs the Hometown Man, Cody Deaner!
Before the match officially starts, the crowd is cheering for the hometown man, but this comes to a halt, when Mustafa quiets the crowd down with a powesrslam/pin cominbination! Looking to capitalize after the pin attemp, the Hometown Man puts Mustafa Ali in a spin cycle, before deliving some punches to the delight of this El Paso crowd!.
Order 4 member, Jason Hutch, distracts the hometown man long enough for Mustafa Ali to drop Deaner with a kick to the face and a 450 splash for the win! Mustafa Ali, made quick work of his opponent, before the rest of the Order 4 entered teh ring to stomp all over the Hometown Man!
Just as Mustafi Ali is about to speak, we hear the guitar note of Elijah, before he walks to the ring….WAIT A MINUTE!
That was a decoy! The real Elijah snuck into the ring behind Mustafa Ali, before playing a song, much to the delight of Ali (Not really :/) This segment ends, with Elijah singing and playing along to the song of “Hometown Man”, with the crowd in El Paso, TX singing along with him.
The next sgement involves The Rascalz speaking to TNA about a match at the TNA on AMC premiere, but as of writing this review, I am proud to announce that the Rascalz in their entirety have been signed to AEW.
Thank you Rascalz for everything that you did for TNA and NXT, and I look forward to the excitement that you bring to AEW, Ring of Honor, and beyond!
It looks like Santino Marella’s troubles with his daughter and future son in law continue….
It’s honestly kind of hard to hear Arianna Grace here, who is hearing the vey loud boos of the TNA crowd, ever since she betrayed her father Sanitno Marella and aligned with her fiancee and Team NXT. Arianna Grace seems to be harboring some resentments (or experiencing entitlement), as daddys little princess had her privileges taken away.
Next Match: Mila More. Victoria Crawford and Tessa Blachard vs Jada Stone, Jody Threat and Indi Hartwell!
Before the match starts, we are treated Recording Artist and El Paso, TX native, Krystall Poppin, who sings Tessa Blanchards theme song! Fantastic performance tbh.
This mega 6 woman tag match, stars off with Victoria Crawford vs the fiery spirit that is Jody Threat. Victoria Crawford is against the ropes, or against the turnbuckle rather, as Jody threat delivers a barrage of clotheslines to her. More and Blanchard interfere, but not before Jada Stone and Indie Hartwell join the fray to leap over the top rope and take out hteir opponents
Back in the ring, Mila More has Jada Stone ina headlock on the ground, before Stone tries to battle to her corner. A fantastic backflip and a quick dodge, sees her get the tag to Indi Hartwell. Hartwell would then hit a powerful Spinebuster on More. Blanchard doesn’t take too kind to this, dragging her opponent to her corner and tagging herself into this matchup!.
Jada Stone, a relatively newcomer to TNA, looked impressive in tihs match, but that was before Tessa Blanchard hit her Magnum finisher off the top ropes for a Mila More pin! A little bit of trickery worked here, with the referee distracted before the pin.
TNA Injury Report, as of 1/1/16:
All members of Team TNA and Team NXT are cleared to return to the ring
Unfortunately, Elijah is not cleared to enter ther ring.
After the attack on Lei Ying Lee by Dani Luna earlier in her tag team match alongside Xia Brookside, Lee has been taken to the back with an unknown injury and isn’t currently cleared to return to action.
Next Segment: TNA is….Righteous?
After their ominous return to TNA, The Righteous members Vincent and Dutch have seeminly captured Matt Hardy and have him in a dazed state. Vincent state that Matt Hardy will become “one of the many” imploring Matt Hardy to join their cult.
Matt Hardy, who stands up disoriented, tries his best to briskly get away from this seeminly dangerous duo and this causes Dutch to laugh very eerily?
What do the Righteous members want with Matt and Jeff Hardy?
After their ominous video package, Vince and Dutch make their way to the ring. Vincent starts talking about how they mirror the Hardy Boyz. Vincent believes himself to be some bizarro version of Matt. Mentioning his name, prompted the Hardy Boyz to amke their way to the ring
I believe that Matt feels the same way as we do, that Matt and Jeff shouldnt feed into the Righteous mind games and avoid their cultish approach to recruiting them. Matt Hardy doesn’t want to join their cult…he wants to FIGHT! and so does Jeff Hardy!
It seems like a collision between the Hardy Boyz and The Righteous soon…very soon, with the TNA on AMC premier and TNA Genesis PPV coming up in two weeks!
Leon Slater is a great run, but who is next to challenge for his TNA X Division championship?
Leon Slater joins Tom Hannigan and Matt Rehwoldt, talking about his upcoming matchups against Oba Femi and the winner of this Rascalz battle royale. Who Leon Slater faces next, it will bea great matchup. Like the heading states, Leon Slater is on one of the greatest runs for such a young talent, and he is poised for major success in 2026.
Next up for Leon Slater? A match at the TNA on AMC premier, against one of the members of the Rascalz.
Next Match: A Rascalz showdown for a chance at the TNA X Division Championship
All four members of the Rascalz walk down to the ramp, knowing that these 4 brothers have to battle it out, for a chance at the TNA X Division championship in Dallas,TX.
Zachary Wentz, Myron Reed and Trey Miguel exchange alot of fast paced moves, sending Wentz out of the ring. Myron Reed leaps over the rope, for a leg drop on Trey Miguel for only a 1 count. With Wentz back in the ring, Myron Reed has to face his speediness, kicking out of a 2 count.
We now see a one on one vs Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz, before Miguel and Reed bicker a bit in the ring. A temporary alliance between Miguel and Reed, leads to a couple pinfalls that have them forgetting that this is a number ones contenders match for a championship.
This was a fantastic match, show casing each Rascalz unique moveset, while giving us individual matchups that we don’t get to see that often. Ultimately, the winner was the only Rascal not wearing the teams colors. Myron Reed has earned himself a one on one match with Leon Slate at the TNA on AMC premiere in Dallas,TX!
The System is changing soon.
Making their way to the ring, all members of the system are in the ring, showing their support for each other. This goes especially for JDC, who is set to retire soon, and the question is, who will replace JDC in the system?
Before we answer that question, JDC has proposed a match for the system….vs The Hardy Boyz! The Sytem vs the Hardy Boyz will not dissapoint in the slightest, as we build momentum towards JDC’s final match!
The Hardy Boyz seemingly agree to the challenge by the System but the Righteous continues to remind them that they aren’t going away anytime soon.
Last Match of the night: A TNA World Heavyweight Championship match!
One of the newest signees to the TNA roster, Bear Brunson (who made a huge name for himself on the indie scene), has already inserted himself into the TNA World Championship picture. Before he captures the gold tho, he has to go through the current champion and TNA legend, Frankie Kazarian!
I don’t know if Frankie Kazarian has ever faced an opponent like Bear Brunson, which is edvident, as he fights through chops of Kazarian. Bear Brunson would then throw Frankie Kazarian into the ropes for multiple chops and straight rights. After a big back body drop, Bear Brunson looks like someone who could definitely take the title from Kazarian.
Back from commercial break, it seems that Frankie Kazarian got a bit of the momentum back, delivering some chops to Bear Brunson in the corner that finally take effect. That momentum is stalled again, Bear Brunson drops down on the midsection of Kazarian, followed up with a couple clotheslines.
A 2 count would make Brunson wonder what it would take to capture the TNA championship early in his career. Frankie Kazarian gets a 2 count off of a reverse DDT. Bear Brunson seems to want to win this championship any means necessary, as he bites the hand of Kazarian, before leaping out of the ring, Tope suicido style!
THIS TNA CROWD IN EL PASO TEXAS IS ELECTRIC FOR THE MAIN EVENT.
TNA! TNA! TNA! TNA! TNA!
Bear Brunson would set up one of the steel steps on the outside, telling Frankie Kazarian “This is my Kingdom now!”…It certaintly didn’t look that way, as Kazarian slammed Brunson into the steel steps himself. Back in the ring, Frankie tries his finisher of the ropes, but misses getting Bear Brunson a 2 count. Not looking to take any chances with an opponent with the strength and energy of Brunson, Frankie Kazarian finishes off the match with a fade to black.
Mike Santana seems to have some bad news….or does he?
Frankie Kazarian doesn’t have much time to enjoy retaining his title vs. a great opponent in Bear Brunson, before he is interrupted by the music of the number one contender, Mike Santana. It seems as tho Santana is abotu to deliver some bad news, that the TNA World Heavyweight Championship match isn’t happening at TNA Genesis….It’s happening much sooner.
DALLAS TEXAS! THE TNA ON AMC+ PREMIERE, WILL FEATURE FRANKIE KAZARIAN VS MIKE SANTANA FOR THE TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.
OJALE QUE PUEDES OIRME, FRANKIE KAZARIAN. TENEMOS UNA PALEA EN DALLAS!
Full TNA Highlights for 1//1/26
TNA Genesis Live from Dallas, TX
First Match: AJ Francis vs Rich Swann
After Rich Swann recently had a change of heart regarding his friendship with AJ Francis, the two faced off tonight in Dallas, TX. This rivalry was made a little more personal, with Rich Swann wearing the colors of the Dallas Cowboys and AJ Francis wearing the color of his DMV compadres, the Washington Commanders.
Weightclasses matter not in bouts of fierce rivalry, as seen in this matchup. Rich Swann was able to counter the power of AJ Francis with speed. Swann, who took alot of punishment with back body drops and slams from AJ Francis, took to the ropes for the equalizer. In the end, the speed of Rich Swann was no match for the sheer strenght of AJ Francis.
Second Match: Mustafa Ali vs Elijah
You can argue that the name for this TNA PPV, should have been “Bad Blood”, as the second match of the night features two opponents who will go to no end to make sure the other doesn’t stand at the end of the night. With Order 4 on the outside of the ring as well, Elijah has alot to bargain for, here tonight, and is going to have to start this match off great to stave off the numbers.
Back in the ring, Mustafa Ali delivers devastating kicks to the chest of Elijah, who counters with a punch before being overwhelmed by the leg strength of Mustafa Ali! The match continues with the two competitors exchanging strikes back and forth, with Elijah gaining the momentum for a moment, before Mustafa Ali delivers a Death Valley Driver for the 2 count.
Elijah hits a The Highwayman’s Farewell for a 2 count, and before trying to attempt another one from the top, Order 4 interferes. This allows Tasha Steelz to cause another distraction for the referee, but after too many interferences, the referee sends Order 4 to the back….wait a minute, Tasha Steelz tries to hit Elijah with his guitar, but Elijah picks her up for another The Highwayman’s Farewell!…OH NO! MUSTAFA ALI CRACKS ELIJAH’S GUITAR ACROSS HIS BACK FOR THE 1……..2…………..3!
Third Match: A retirement match to one of TNA’s family members.
After the fierce competition of the first two matches on the card, TNA decided to throw in the feels for our third match, with System members Eddie Edwards and JDC facing off. The match begins with the two sharing sportmanship, before JDC hits a surprise rollup that says “You should have known better”.
Eddie Edwards would return the favor, with chops to the chest of JDC that say “We’re cool, but this is a match tho”. I can feel those chest chops….alright lets get back to it.
We all knew that this match would have alot of emotions to it, but it has no business being THIS GOOD. A falcon arrow from JDC later in the match would calm things down a bit, after two friends/brothers started this match off like only they could.
JDC would do something really cool later in the match, paying homage to one of his biggest matches. With a Liontamer and a Codebreaker, Y2J….I mean JDC would get a couple of 2 counts on Eddie Edwards. Eddie Edwards would rebound from this, hitting his Boston Knee Party finisher….BUT JDC KICKS OUT!!!!!!!!!!
Another Boston Knee Part from Eddie Edwards for the 1…….2………..WAIT A MINUTE. JDC KICKS OUT!!!! Eddie Edwards goes to the corner turnbuckle, teeing up for another Boston Knee Party, with JDC signaling “It’s ok bro, I understand”. One more Boston Knee Party puts JDC down one more time for the 1…….2……….3!
The storied career of JDC has now come to an end at TNA Genesis, and the crowd, along with the fans and TNA roster, are giving JDC a round of applause.
Fourth Match: Ryan Nemeth and Mara Sade are not on a date right now.
Ryan Nemeth has been doing a fantastic job at getting on the good side of Mara Sade over the past few weeks. Early in this match, he adds more of the charm…with a nice back body drop for the apron. Ryan Nemeth tells Mara that she will love him, but in their weird not flirting ways in this matchup…idk how thats going for him.
Mara Sade starts to mount some offense with a nice drop kick, and runnning Tornado DDT off the turnbuckle for a 2 count on Ryan. Ryan Nemeth tries to use the ropes for a sneaky 3 count but unfortunately the referee was right there to catch him. This tactic would provoe to be more useful later on, as Ryan Nemeth uses the ropes again to get the 3 count.
The fact that TNA wasn’t afraid to do an intergender match on one of their biggest PPV’s of the year. When wrestlers train in the gym, men will face women on a regular basis and it’s good that it’s show on TV.
Ryan and Mara have good chemistry. You can run this match back again tbh.
Fifth Match: Team TNA and Team NXT meets again, this time for the Knockouts Championship
We have a Knockouts Championship match yall, with the TNA Knockouts Champion Lei Ying Lee, facing off against on of NXT’s most promising stars, Zaria! Zaria starts this matchup, showcasing her power, but Lei Ying Lee fights back with speed, using a drop kick to force Zaria back into the turnbuckle before delivering 10 strikes. Zaria would go to the top ropes herself, taking back the advantage in her match.
Zaria puts Lei Ying Lee into a Cloverleaf submission in the middle of the ring, before picking her up and dropping her hard on the mat. Lei Ying Lee, counters annother Cloverleaf attempt, with a leg lock into a facelock submission. Zaria powers out of this, expecetdely, but is knocked back into the corner turnbuckle by Lee. Lei Ying Lee would then kick the sh…..out of Zaria into another corner turnbuckle. Lee would get a 2 count off of a slam on Zaria.
Zaria would fighter her way back into the match, carrying Lei Ying Lee on her back, and running towards the other turnbuckle for a cannonball attempt. What seemed like a really cool fair matchup, turned into an interfence from the Elegance brand after the referee was inadvetedly taken out. For a moment, Team TNA and Team NXT seem to form an alliance, as Sol Ruca and Xia Brookside leap to the outside to take out the Elegance brand!
With the distractions gone, Lei Ying Lee and Zaria are able to have a fair one on one contest. These two warriors went back to back with strikes, to see who was still standing and after mustering the strength to take out her bigger opponenet, Lei Ying Lee stands tall as she retains the TNA Knockouts Championship!!!!!
Sixth Match: The Har…..WAIT A MINUTE!
THIS MATCH DOESN’T EVEN GET UNDERWAY, AND THE RIGHTEOUGH AND HARDY BOYZ ARE BRAWLING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING, WITH THE HARDY BOYZ MUSIC STILL PLAY.
Now that thinigs have….settled down a bit, Jeff Hardy and Vincent start this matchup jawing at each other, with Vincent still playing mind games. Matt Hardy enters the ring, putting Vincent down before Dutch gets in a clothesline from the apron. Jeff enters the ring briefly, to try and back up his brother, but is sent back to his corner.
Dutch tags in and gets a powerslam on Matt Hardy before Vincent (off a tag beforehand) runs in for a 2 count. This Dallas, TX crowd for TNA Genesis is electric, emploring the Hardy Boyz to get back into this matchup. Matt Hardy tries to fight his way back into it, but Dutch puts him down in the corner turnbukcle, almost getting a 5 count for his foot on the neck of Matt Hardy.
Feeding off of the electricity of the crowd, Matt and Jeff Hardy deliver the official Twist of Fate and Swanton Bomb for the 1….2……3! This was my underrated match of the night!
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