In an exclusive interview with PWMania.com, current TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater spoke with Scott Mitchell about his acclaimed match with Je’Von Evans, the growing WWE NXT–TNA partnership, and becoming one of the rising faces of TNA Wrestling. You can read the entire interview by clicking here.
Watch the full interview here:
Here are some highlights:
On his dream match with Je’Von Evans:
“It was an overall great experience. I think all of the fanfare and all of the hype I’ve seen online, like people clamoring for me and Je’Von to wrestle, of course, me watching his stuff and seeing how amazing he is, I knew that we would click instantly.
One of my wishes has always been my dream opponent of all time; I wish I could wrestle myself. I think that’s probably the closest I’m going to get, wrestling Je’Von at Bound For Glory.
I’m glad that we lived up to the expectations. People were clamoring to see it and still clamoring to see another one today.”
On the WWE NXT–TNA partnership:
“It’s the best man, and I’m super, super happy and proud to be a part of TNA in 2026. Just because, as you said, this is the stuff that all of those fantasy bookings we made when we were younger, like, ‘oh my God, what if WWE invaded TNA?’ or vice versa, that stuff is coming true right now.
To be one of the figureheads and one of the people who represent TNA during this time is something I hold great pride in.”
On TNA’s rise on AMC:
“It’s phenomenal. It really is. I feel like the crew, the roster, management, and everyone we have working with us at TNA really deserve it. Now that we are [on AMC], I feel like we got what we deserve, and we’re smashing it out of the park every week, putting on the best quality professional wrestling show. Never mind good, never mind great, we’re striving to be the best.”
Slater also discussed representing TNA as X-Division Champion and why this era of the company means so much to him personally. You can check out the complete interview at this link.
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