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The feud between Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) star AJ Francis and KC Navarro will come to a head on Thursday night when the two will compete in a SacTown street fight in Sacramento, California at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium.
Navarro returned from injury to help Nic Nemeth defeat Francis at Rebellion. And since then, the two had been fighting with each other. Navarro pinned Francis three weeks ago in his first match since July 2025. Ahead of the two-day “Thursday Night Impact” special on AMC, Francis spoke with Pak Gazette Digital about his fight with Navarro and made a telling prediction.
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AJ Francs spoke with Pak Gazette Digital about his Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) match against KC Navarro. (Getty Images)
“If it weren’t for me, KC wouldn’t be in these opportunities,” Francis said. “I saw it in his little interviews, KC came out and said he took the hard knocks from me and did all these things for me… The only thing KC did for me was be a shadow. KC learned a lot from me. KC is in this position because of me. KC was just another guy in the back who they had nothing for until I needed someone to stand by my side.
“I’m happy that KC finally gets the chance to show what he can bring. But unfortunately for him, he’s doing it against me. And I’m going to beat him within an inch of his life. Every time I’m given the chance to show that I’m exactly who I say I am in a big match, I always show up. I always deliver. It’s going to be crazy. I’m going to put KC out of his misery. When I’m done with him, he might try to dye his hair green or orange or something else just to take the stench out of it. to that pink.”
Navarro cut a passionate promo last week on “Impact,” saying Francisco took advantage of him. He also said he promised his “sick” uncle that he would return to the ring sooner rather than later after suffering a torn ACL.
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AJ Francis and KC Navarro enter the ring during NXT at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida on June 17, 2025. (Matt Pendleton/WWE)
But Francis was not willing to accept any of that.
“You know what’s crazy? All these wrestlers make up all these excuses for why people should feel sorry for them,” Francis told Pak Gazette Digital. “KC sits there and cries about his sick uncle and Mike Santana talks about his father dying. My mom passed away and nobody gave a damn. My grandma passed away and nobody gave a damn. My grandpa passed away, nobody gave a damn. My pop-pop passed away, nobody gave a damn. So why do I care about all these losers’ family problems?
“No one cares when it’s me going through something, but I’m supposed to care because KC has a sick uncle. I hope his sick uncle has AMC in his hospital so he can watch me beat his nephew within an inch of his life.”
Francisco added that there was no possibility of reconciling with Navarro.
“Not at all. I wish KC nothing but the worst. I hope that in the future he learns a lesson after this shit I gave him on Thursday and realizes that he should never piss me off again,” he said. “He cost me a chance at one of the biggest wins of my career at Rebellion. He cost me a chance at one of the biggest wins of my career at Slammiversary last year when he got hurt and it cost us the tag titles. He cost us a shot at the NXT tag titles because he got hurt when we were doing our crossover matches with them.
AJ Francis visits SiriusXM on Radio Row at Super Bowl LX in San Francisco, California on February 5, 2026. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
“He’s been nothing but a disappointment. He lost our only singles tag team title match in his debut match with First Class. He was the one who got pinned and lost for us. He’s been nothing but a disappointment since the day I met him and I’m so glad I’m done with him after Thursday.”
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Francis and Navarro’s game will take place on Thursday night. “Impact” airs weekly at 9 pm ET on AMC.
