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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) began and ended with All-Star Champion Challenge matches, which helped determine the number one contenders for two championships.
The men’s match began “Impact.” Elijah, Eric Young, Frankie Kazarian, KC Navarro and Leon Slater took on tag team champions Bear Bronson and Brian Myers, International Champion Mustafa Ali, X Division Champion Cedric Alexander and TNA World Champion Mike Santana. If an All-Star pinned one of the champions, they would automatically get a title shot.
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KC Navarro and Tommy Dreamer pose for a photo before the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the A’s at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, California, on May 13, 2026. (Don Collier/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Navarro took advantage of that, working with Slater late in the match to get the better of Ali. Navarro would pin Ali to earn a shot at the TNA International Championship after losing to AJ Francis in a street fight in Sac Town a few weeks earlier.
Later, Elayna Black, Mara Sadé and Xia Brookside faced TNA Knockouts Champion Lei Ying Lee and Knockouts Tag Team Champions Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance.
Brookside and Lee have been at odds for over a month as the former best friends split. The Elegance Brand was also unwilling to allow any of the All-Stars to surpass them. M by Elegance and Heather by Elegance controlled the match for their team for the most part, avoiding touching Lee. Sadé felt the team’s presence for the most part. Heather finally tagged Lee and took on Brookside.
Mr. Elegance would eventually insert himself into the party. He tripped Lee, who came in for the Brookside DDT. Brookside pinned Lee and earned a shot at the TNA Knockouts World Championship.
Fabian Aichner signs with TNA and makes his in-ring debut
Fabian Aichner, formerly known as Giovanni Vinci, enters the ring during WWE SmackDown at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California on September 20, 2024. (WWE/Getty Images)
TNA announced earlier Thursday that Fabian Aichner has officially signed with the company after ruining Cedric Alexander’s X Division Championship victory over Leon Slater two weeks ago.
Aichner promised to take down El Sistema and proved it last week when he took out the entire faction single-handedly. He made his in-ring debut on Thursday against Eddie Edwards.
Edwards did everything he could to keep Aichner down, including a backpack stunner and using the ropes to choke Aichner. Alisha Edwards even got her hands dirty and got involved in the match. Alisha Edwards was caught trying to use a kendo stick on Aichner and was ejected from the match.
The System came down to support Edwards but discovered that Aichner can fly. He hit a crossbody splash on the faction and a springboard DDT. He was about to make Edwards give up, but the system interrupted the match, causing a disqualification.
Leon Slater heads to Ultimate X
Ultimate X is one of the most exciting matches in TNA history and will return at Slammiversary in June.
The “Impact” broadcast announced that Slater will be part of the next Ultimate X match when Cedric Alexander puts the X Division title on the line. Four participants are still to be announced for the match.
Slammiversary is scheduled for June 28 at Agganis Arena.
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Stacks gains advantage over Santino Marella
Santino Marella makes his entrance during NXT at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida on September 30, 2025. (Bradlee Rutledge/WWE)
It had been over five months since Santino Marella appeared in the ring for TNA and almost a year since he had been in a singles match. The TNA Director of Authority is feuding with Stacks Lorenzo, who Marella claims corrupted his daughter Arianna Grace.
The rivalry between the two came to a head in Sacramento when TNA Director of Operations Daria Rae booked Marella and Lorenzo in a match last week. And everything started well for Marella. He was hurting his future son-in-law.
Lorenzo taunted Marella during the match, hitting him with multiple knees to the stomach. Marella would return to the match and take out the cobra, allowing Lorenzo to roll up Marella and get the quick pin for the win.
Grace added insult to injury. He tried to slap him before Marella stopped him. Lorenzo took him by surprise and began his post-match assault. Indi Hartwell came down to help Marella and challenged Lorenzo and Grace to a mixed tag team match.
Rae came out and reminded Hartwell that she doesn’t make matches. However, he said he would “love” to see Lorenzo beat Marella again and booked the mixed tag team match for next week.
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Results for “impact”:
Tessa Blanchard competes in the US-Canada border fight in Niagara Falls, Ontario on May 25, 2025. (Robert Okine/Getty Images)
- KC Navarro wins the men’s Champions Challenge.
- Tessa Blanchard defeated. HarleyHudson.
- Stacks Lorenzo defeated. Santino Marella.
- Fabián Aichner defeated. Eddie Edwards via DQ.
- Xia Brookside wins the women’s Champions Challenge.
