TNA Slammiversary 2026 GRADED - Results, Review

On a stacked weekend of professional wrestling, TNA presented the 2026 edition of Slammiversary from the Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts.

There was plenty of intrigue around the TNA World Title match at Slammiversary as Mike Santana put the belt on the line against Nic Nemeth. There was also the return of Ultimate X at Slammiversary, as well as a Four-Way Ladder Match for the TNA World Tag Team Titles.

TNA Slammiversary 2026 GRADED:

Elayna Black def. Indi Hartwell & Mara Sáde - Three-Way - Countdown to Slammiversary

The babyfaces worked together to take out Elayna Black in the opening moments, with Indi Hartwell and Mara Sáde then exchanging near falls. A big Crossbody saw Sáde score another near fall as they tried to get the crowd into the contest. To silence, Elayna Black got back into the match and told Indi Hartwell that she “runs this place.” 

Black continued to dominate until Hartwell fought back with a Spinebuster, with Sáde scoring her own near falls following a Sit-Out Powerbomb to Elayna Black. After Hartwell and Black ended up on the outside, Sáde took them both out with a Plancha. Sáde hit a big Moonsault to Hartwell back in the ring and she had the match won, only for Elayna Black to recover and connect with the Black Out for the win. 

Before Hartwell and Sáde reached the back, they were stopped by TNA Hall of Famer Traci Brooks, who announced the TNA Knockouts Division started the women’s revolution. She then said it was time to make history once again, announcing a 16-woman tournament to crown the first-ever TNA Knockouts Television Champion.  

Grade: D - A match that wouldn’t have gone amiss on a random episode of WWE NXT, the Three Way didn’t really have any time to get going and was over after just a few minutes. There was nothing inherently wrong with what the three Knockouts did, it was just they were given hardly any time to do anything. 

Ricky Sosa def. Eric Young - Countdown to Slammiversary

Up next on the countdown was Eric Young vs. Ricky Sosa, with the fans in Boston right behind Sosa in his first TNA match for several weeks and the youngster dominated the early going, connecting with a Suicide Dive. The action went to the top turnbuckle and Eric Young fought back with the Superplex. EY then threatened to punch the referee on multiple occasions before he went back on the attack. Young then went back to the top and Sosa leapfrogged from the mat to the top turnbuckle and took down the former TNA World Champion with a Frankensteiner. 

Sosa continued to show his athleticism, connecting with a Moonsault, as did EY, who missed on his Moonsault. Sosa regained the advantage from there and connected with Pop-Up Blue Thunder Bomb for the victory. 

Grade: C - Another short match on the Countdown to Slammiversary but there was a lot more to sink your teeth into here and Ricky Sosa looked impressive, while Eric Young worked hard to make his opponent look impressive too. 

Cedric Alexander (c) def. Leon Slater, Amazing Red, Frankie Kazarian, Mr. Elegance, Fabian Aichner & KC Navarro - Ultimate X Match for the TNA X-Division Championship

Ultimate X opened the TNA Slammiversary pay-per-view proper as Cedric Alexander defended the X-Division Championship against Leon Slater, Amazing Red (in his first TNA match in 15 years), Frankie Kazarian, KC Navarro, and Mr. Elegance. 

The action was frenetic straight away as Leon Slater hit a Plancha, followed y dives from KC Navarro and Fabian Aichner. Frankie Kazarian then almost grabbed the belt before Amazing Red hit a Spinning Suicide Dive to all of the competitors. Cedric Alexander and Amazing Red then battled in the ring, with Alexander winning the exchange with a Michinoku Driver. 

KC Navarro was in control next, hitting a 305 to Leon Slater and he began crawling along the cables, but he was caught by Slater. The former X-Division Champion won the counter exchange and dropped Navarro onto Fabian Aichner, with Navarro connecting with a DDT on the floor. 

Frankie Kazarian, Amazing Red, Cedric Alexander, and Fabian Aichner raced across the ropes, with it coming down to Amazing Red and Kazarian kicking each other until they both fell. Frankie Kazarian won the exchange with a Flatliner.

Mr. Elegance went to pick up the pieces and he was about to win, only to be caught by KC Navarro, who hit a Twisting Cutter. Amazing Red then clashed with KC Navarro, with Red hitting a Code Red before another Code Red, this time on Kazarian. 

Slater looked to stop Red with an Enziguiri but missed. They continued on anyway and Red hit an Avalanche Code Red, turning Slater inside out. Frankie Kazarian next did a Springboard onto the ropes but he was wiped out by a Springboard Crossbody from Fabian Aichner. 

A Tower of Doom spot followed, with Leon Slater taking out four wrestlers with a Double Blockbuster. Slater and Amazing Red raced across the cables and they both had the title unhooked. Slater won the exchange, and had the belt in his hand but before he could drop to the mat for the win, Cedric Alexander swooped in and grabbed the X-Division Championship to record the successful title defence.

After the match, Frankie Kazarian put over Amazing Red inside the squared circle and said he has his respect forever. Kazarian then pointed Amazing Red to the video screen, where a video package announced Amazing Red will be inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame. Kazarian and Amazing Red then hugged.

Grade: B - As usual, Ultimate X was very good at TNA Slammiversary and featured plenty of great spots that showed off the strength of TNA’s X-Division. The only negative was the absolute bum finish that saw Cedric Alexander steal the win before Leon Slater could reach the mat. 

Elijah def. AJ Francis - If Elijah loses, AJ Francis will own his name, likeness, and music catalogue.

Elijah almost won the match within seconds, connecting with his Jumping Knee, but it was only enough for a near fall. Elijah then connected with a Drive By and was about to win when AJ Francis’ manager grabbed Elijah’s leg from behind the referee’s back. AJ Francis then teased a Flop Dolla but Elijah fired back with a Phenomenal Forearm. 

Francis regained control after more Expressions interference and he hit a Pop-Up Forearm. Expressions then choked Elijah behind the referee’s back and AJ followed up with a Running Knee but Elijah fought out of a Powerbomb attempt with an Alabama Slam. Elijah then hit a Stunner, he was really busting out all the moves tonight. AJ Francis then hit a Spear, but it was only enough for two. 

Elijah went for the Drifter Destroyer but it was countered with an Alabama Slam by AJ Francis, who followed up with a Moonsault. That looked to be it but Elijah kicked out. Soon after, Elijah hit a Tombstone Piledriver bur AJ Francis kicked out. Expressions got involved again and brought the guitar into the ring, but he was stopped by Elijah,  who destroyed him with a guitar shot. 

AJ Francis took advantage with a Powerbomb and Styles Clash, but Elijah kicked out again! The Drifter then connected with a Drifter Destroyer for the win, winning back his name, likeness and music catalogue.

Grade: B+ - This match completely exceeded expectations, going far harder than it had any right to when it was announced to be Elijah vs. AJ Francis. Fair play to both competitors, who brought out Phenomenal Forearms, Tombstone Piledrivers, Alabama slams, a guitar shot, Styles Clashes, and a Canadian Destroyer. 

Demon Bunny (Rosemary & Allie) def. The Elegance Brand (M By Elegance & Heather By Elegance) (c) - TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championships

Both teams felt each other out in the early going and The Elegance Brand gained the upper hand after Ash By Elegance interfered to end stereos Tarantulas from Allie and Rosemary, with Heather By Elegance missing a Drive By to Allie by an absolute mile. The Elegance Brand worked over Allie, including with a Toast to Toast (Coast to Coast) but Allie fought back by scaring Heather and made the hot tag to Rosemary, who ran wild, only for The Elegance Brand to regain control and pick up a near fall following Moonsaults from both Heather and M By Elegance. 

Ash By Elegance interfered and was about to be misted by Rosemary, but she used The Personal Concierge for protection. Rosemary’s distraction allowed The Elegance Brand to fight back but Rosemary avoided the champions’ tag team finisher. Seconds later, Allie hit M By Elegance with a Codebreaker before a Scorpion Death Drop from Rosemary for the win. Demon Bunny become the new TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions. 

Grade: C - A match that didn’t overstay it’s welcome and was exactly what it needed to be as The Elegance Brand looked strong on their way to crowning new TNA World Knockouts Tag Team Champions in Rosemary and Allie.

Mustafa Ali (c) def. Rich Swann & Uhaa Nation - Three-Way for the TNA International Championship

Rich Swann was Daria Rae’s selection for the TNA International Championship match, while Santino Marella’s was the debuting Uhaa Nation (FKA WWE’s Apollo Crews), who immediately dominated the early going before Mustafa Ali hit a Styles Clash on Rich Swann to the back of Uhaa. Ali then blocked a Handspring Cutter and fired back with a Sit-Out Powerbomb for a near fall in a fun exchange, prompting chants of “TNA!” from the fans inside Agganis Arena. 

Uhaa Nation then hit his own Sit-Out Powerbomb to Ali, with the pin being broken up by Swann. Nation then went crashing into the steel steps on the outside after Swann moved out of the way and the former TNA World Champion next hit a Hurricanrana to Ali from the apron to the floor before a Corkscrew to Uhaa. Back in the ring, Swann connected with a 450 Splash for a near fall on Uhaa, who then ran wild with German suplexes here, there, and everywhere. 

All three men ended up on the mat after Ali and Uhaa took turns hitting Rich Swann with German suplexes, with Ali breaking up the pin with a Senton. When they got back to their feet, Swann hit a Tornado DDT to Ali on Uhaa’s back. Swann then hit a Frog Splash but Ali kicked out. 

Uhaa Nation then was about to win the match but Nation was distracted by Special Agent Zero, which allowed Mustafa Ali to hit a Suicide Dive to the back of Nation’s head. Special Agent Zero then buried Uhaa Nation under the steel steps but they just didn’t hit the former Apollo Crews, who lay there anyway.

Back in the ring, a Superkick from Rich Swann turned Musta Ali inside out and Swann went for a Handspring but he bounced straight into a Backslide from Ali, who scored the 1-2-3 for the successful title defence. 

Grade: B - A fun match as the three competitors put together an athletic, entertaining contest. It appeared to be set up for a win for the debuting Uhaa Nation, but it was not to be and the only real criticism was it really looked like he could have escaped from under the steel steps placed there by Special Agent Zero. 

Moose def. Eddie Edwards - No Surrender Match

Moose vs. Eddie Edwards was next, with the only way to win being when your cornerman throws in the towel. Alisha Edwards had the towel for her husband, while JDC held the towel for Moose. 

The two wrestlers wasted no time as Eddie Edwards hit a Suicide Dive before Moose even got in the ring, but Moose caught his former stablemate and hit an Apron Powerbomb. Eddie Edwards soon fought back, though, with a Back Drop onto the steel steps, which Edwards followed up by taunting Moose’s very tall wife and not-as-tall son. Edwards remained in control and next hit a Boston Knee Party before battering Moose with a steel chain. Edwards then wrapped the chain around his knee but missed on a Boston Knee Party and leapt straight into a Powerbomb. 

Moose tried to follow up with a Spear through a table but Edwards blocked it and delivered a whole host of chain-assisted knees to the head. Eddie next used cable ties to trap Moose like an HDMI cable on the middle rope and battered Moose over an over again with kendo stick shots to the head. 

JDC threatened to throw in the towel but instead spat at Eddie Edwards as Mr. Moose cleared the barricade and was about to throw in the towel. She didn’t, though, and Eddie Edwards attacked Moose’s wife, pushing her to the ground, and was about to hit Moose’s son with a Piledriver when King fired back with a Low Blow. Moose’s wife then slapped Alisha Edwards and Moose used his power to break free of the cable ties and followed up with two Spears and a third chain-assisted Spear. Moose set up for a fourth Spear, this time through the table, but Alisha Edwards threw in the towel. 

That didn’t stop Moose, though, who hit both Alisha and Eddie Edwards with a Spear, exploding the table in the process. Moose celebrated with his family to end the match on a happy note. 

Grade: B - The No Surrender Match was a complete sprint and told a fun story of Moose using the motivation of Eddie Edwards attacking his wife and son to break free of the cable ties and pick up the win, ending the match on a feel-good note. 

Xia Brookside (c) def. Lei Ying Lee - TNA Knockouts World Championship

A personal feud that the crowd didn’t really care about saw Lei Ying Lee defend the Knockouts World Championship against Xia Brookside. The champion dominated the early going, hitting a Suicide Dive head-first, but Xia Brookside soon fought back, and Carlos Silva was spotted at ringside, which basically confirmed there was going to be a title change in this one.

Both women enjoyed time on top for the next few minutes, with the next big moment seeing Lee hit a Powerbomb, with Brookside pulling away the turnbuckle cover in the process. Lee went fo a Moonsault but she was knocked down into the exposed turnbuckle. A Darkside later and Xia Brookside was the new TNA Knockouts World Champion.

Grade: C- - A match that did overstay its welcome, there wasn’t a great deal to sink your teeth into in this one and the match wasn’t helped by a feud that had failed to click. Carlos Silva popping up at ringside also kind of gave away that Xia Brookside was winning.

The Hardys (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy) def. The System (Brian Myers & Bear Bronson) (c), The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) & The Great Hands (John Skyler & Jason Hotch) - Four-Way Ladder Match for the TNA World Tag Team Championships

The Hardys wasted no time, literally hitting the other teams with a ladder while they were still making their entrance. Dutch of The Righteous hit the first big move, wiping out the field with a Tope Con Giro. Jason Hotch then almost crashed and burned on a Moonsault to the outside from a ladder but he just about hit it, thankfully. 

Matt Hardy used each ladder step to bounce Vincent’s skull before The Hardys grabbed a table from underneath the ring and set it up on the outside, but Jeff was flattened soon after with steel steps to the face courtesy of The Great Hands. The System added to The Hardys’ tables and made a table tower on the outside, much to the delight of the fans inside Agganis Arena. The Great Hands rhino absolutely crushed Brian Myers with a ladder to the face, but they couldn’t do the same to Bear Bronson, who knocked them down and followed up with a Senton on the ladder while Jason Hotch and John Skyler were crushed underneath. 

The Righteous introduced a flowery barbed wire ladder and it was no-sold by Bear Bronson, who battered Vincent and Dutch. The Righteous fought back, though, and hit a Powerslam to Bronson on the flowery ladder. Another Slam followed before a Senton Bomb from Vincent to Bear on the ladder.

Bear Bronson was then trapped inside the ladder and had it repeatedly smashed off his back by Vincent and Dutch. Brian Myers fought back but then the feed died for around a minute, eventually coming back with Vincent and Brian Myers on the ladder, with Vincent feeding Brian Myers some poisonous flowers. Brian Myers was now drugged and he was unable to reach the TNA World Tag Team Titles and simply fell from the ladder. Bronson fought back into the match next with a Sit-Out Piledriver to Vincent on the flowery ladder. 

Dutch and Bear Bronson brawled on top of the ladder when The Hardys recovered and sent them crashing through the tower of ladders on the outside, which exploded as the fans in Agganis Arena erupted. The Hardys raced up the ladder but The Great Hands stopped them and climbed the ladder. They were then stopped by Matt and Jeff, who hit dual Twist of Fates. Skyler and Hotch then found themselves stacked on top of a ladder draped between some steel steps and the apron when Jeff ripped off his shirt, climbed up the flowery ladder and hit a Swanton Bomb, destroying The Great Hands and the ladder in the process. 

This left The Hardys all alone to climb the ladder and regain the TNA World Tag Team Championships. The Hardys are now five-time TNA World Tag Team Champions. 

Grade: C+ - This match would have been an easy A-/B+ if it was actually watchable for most of it, but the contest was severely hampered by technical difficulties to the point it was difficult to see what was going on, and the feed actually just died at one point for around one minute. The wrestlers put together a good match but they were let down by TNA.  

Nic Nemeth def. Mike Santana (c) - TNA World Championship

Slow start to the main event as Nic Nemeth repeatedly received chants of “Nic you suck!” from the fans inside Agganis Arena. Mike Santana hit the first big move with a Tope Con Hilo to the floor, causing the back of Nemeth’s head to bounce off the floor. Santana remained in control from here and sent Nemeth crashing into the side of the barricade, which looked legitimately painful. 

Ryan Nemeth, with his bum almost popping out, then made his way to the ring and called out Santana. The referee stopped Santana from attacking him and ejected Ryan Nemeth immediately. The referee then walked Ryan up the ramp which allowed Nic Nemeth to recover and hit Santana with the Call Your Shot trophy. Nemeth tried to win by count-out for some reason, even though he wouldn’t have won the belt, but it did give Mike Santana time to do a blade job and get back in the ring in the nick of time. 

Nic Nemeth applied a Cross Face and hit a Flying Elbow but he bit the champion’s bloody forehead. Nemeth then locked in a Sleeper but Santana escaped, leading to duelling chants, and the champion hit his Rolling Buck Fifty for a near fall. Nemeth looked to fight back with the Danger Zone but he jumped straight into a Death Valley Driver. Santana set up for Spin The Block but spun straight into a Superkick for another near fall. 

Nemeth hit a Danger Zone but, again, it was only enough for a near fall. Santana then hit Spin The Block, but it was Nemeth’s turn to kick out, prompting “This is Awesome” chants. Santana went for Spin The Block again but Nemeth hit a Superkick to the knee before another one in the face. Santana kicked out at one. Nemeth tuned up the band but Santana hit a Superkick of his own and he went for Spin The Block but the TNA World Champion collapsed and Nic Nemeth took advantage with Danger Zone for the win. 

Grade: B+ - A strong main event to close out TNA Slammiversary, and it certainly indicated that, as rumoured, Mike Santana could soon be on his way out of Total Nonstop Action and heading to WWE. Nic Nemeth is a solid name to put the TNA World Title on if that is the case, and he and Santana delivered a memorable match to end the pay-per-view.

Show Grade: B - After a tumultuous month, TNA Wrestling delivered a solid pay-per-view in Slammiversary. If you had said before the show that Elijah vs. AJ Francis would be one of the matches of the night, I would have been stunned, but they had a banger. Ultimate X was also enjoyable, as was the main event and the TNA International Title three way, even if it wasn’t a particularly strong way to introduce Uhaa Nation. One of the real negatives, however, was the Ladder Match that was borderline unwatchable because of TNA technical difficulties.