WWE NXT InVasion Renamed To NXT Vs. TNA Showdown After Complaints

The upcoming NXT vs. TNA show has been renamed Showdown after complaints about the original branding of ‘InVasion’.

The event - scheduled for October 7 2025 - falls on the two year anniversary of the Hamas incursion in Israel, with some noting how the the branding of the event, the use of the name ‘Invasion’, and the date with which the event falls was in very poor taste by WWE.

Graphics and promotional materials using the InVasion name and logo (the one used for the 2001 PPV of the same name) had been shared by WWE and TNA, but have since been pulled, with Wrestlevotes first noting how the change had been made to ‘Showdown’.

The show will be presented as a ‘special event’ on NXT TV and will feature NXT vs. TNA match ups.

Confirmed lineup for NXT vs. TNA Showdown - October 7 2025:

• Team NXT (Ricky Starks, Trick Williams, Myles Borne, & Je’Von Evans) vs. Team TNA (Mike Santana, Frankie Kazarian, Moose, & Leon Slater) - Survivor Series Match
• Team NXT (Jacy Jayne, Sol Ruca, Jaida Parker, & Lola Vice)  vs. Team TNA (Kelani Jordan, The IInspiration, & Mara Sade) - Survivor Series Match
• Darkstate (c) vs. The Hardys (c) - Title vs. Title
• Ethan Page (c) vs. Mustafa Ali - NXT North American Championship