According to Jon Alba of Sports Illustrated, Joe Hendry is currently being phased out of TNA and will ultimately end up a full time member of the WWE roster. I understand this was inevitable but I also feel it’s a little dangerous for TNA given their peak in attendance has coincided with the peak of his meme virality and people wanting to “believe” in him. He’s expected to be full time WWE early in 2026.
Here’s the updated card for All Out on September 20th. (AEW)
- AEW World Championship Match: Hangman Page vs. Kyle Fletcher (if the Don Callis Family gets involved, Fletcher will be stripped of the TNT Championship)
- AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter vs. Kris Statlander vs. Thekla
- AEW World Tag Team Championship Ladder Match: Brodido vs. Young Bucks vs. JetSpeed vs. Hechicero & Josh Alexander
- AEW TBS Championship Match: Mercedes Mone vs. Riho
- Coffin Match: Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin
- Tables & Thumbtacks No DQ Match: MJF vs. Mark Briscoe
- AEW Unified Championship Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mascara Dorada
- Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. FTR
- The Hurt Syndicate vs. Ricochet & Gates of Agony
- Big Bill vs. Eddie Kingston
- Tailgate Brawl: Harley Cameron, Mina Shirakawa, Queen Aminata & Willow Nightingale vs. Megan Bayne, Penelope Ford, Julia Hart & Skye Blue
- Tailgate Brawl: Daniel Garcia vs. Katsuyori Shibata
- Tailgate Brawl: Samoa Joe & Powerhouse Hobbs vs. The WorkHorsemen
NXT Homecoming did a 0.17 and 737,000 viewers, up from 0.14 and 654K last week. (PI)
New Japan wrestler Yota Tsuji is currently out of action due to illness. Best wishes to him!
Scott D’Amore was backstage at September to Remember last night. (FF)
Speaking of D’Amore he says TNA had talks with Brock Lesnar in 2007 but ultimately nothing ever came of it.
Nick Khan says WWE will have a PLE in Italy next year.
You already knew from yesterday’s news update that Zelina Vega was going to be a guest on Cinna’s Twitch channel, but what you didn’t know was that her husband Aleister Black gave Cinna a body slam.
Here’s the lineup for Impact tonight on TNA+ and AXS TV. (TNA)
- TNA World Tag Team Championship: The Hardys (c) vs. The Nemeths
- The Elegance Brand vs. Masha Slamovich & The IInspiration
- Dani Luna vs. Indi Hartwell
- Eric Young vs. Judas Icarus
- Mustafa Ali vs. Brian Myers
- Mike Santana vs. TBD
- The King’s Speech w/ Frankie Kazarian
Marigold star Naho Yamada is leaving the promotion after a long absence due to injury, or as they call it in their statement “exiting the team.” I wish her all the best going forward.
Bret Hart has been added to The Big Event in Brentwood on November 15th.
