TNA Wrestling kicks off the ‘TNA on AMC Era’ tonight in “The Lone Star State.”
The first-ever episode of TNA Thursday Night iMPACT on AMC TV airs at 9/8c from the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas.
Advertised for the show is Mike Santana vs. Frankie Kazarian for the TNA World Title, The Elegance Brand vs. The IInspiration for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Titles, Elijah and The Hardys vs. Order 4, as well as the TNA return of “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles.
AJ Styles Kicks Off ‘TNA On AMC Era’
Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt welcome us to the show on commentary. After clips of TNA’s most recent history, and a nice shot of a pretty full crowd, AJ Styles came out first to officially usher in the start of the ‘TNA On AMC Era.’
“Welcome to the house that AJ Styles built,” Styles says. The crowd chanted for “TNA!” and “AMC!” Styles told the crowd they were the “TNA Nation!” and lead the crowd in another “TNA!” chant.
Elijah & The Hardys vs. Order 4
Elijah came out on stage and asked if people wanted to walk with Elijah. This led to Matt and Jeff Hardy coming out alongside.
Justin Lyons, Machine Gun Kelly’s guitarist, played The Hardys’ theme as they came to the ring. After that team settled in the ring, and Order 4 finished their entrance, things get started with a bang.
The match started with all six men brawling in the ring. The babyfaces cleared the ring leading to the commercial break as the action continued. When the show returns, we see things still in progress in the ring.
The commentators pointed out some actors from the AMC show Dark Winds were in attendance. As was an actor from the upcoming horror film with CM Punk, Night Patrol. Tasha Steelz attempted to get involved in the match.
She entered the ring to distract Jeff Hardy but Matt Hardy ended up giving her and Mustafa Ali a double Twist of Fate for a near fall on Ali. Shortly after, Hotch tagged in for Order 4 but quickly took a big knee from Elijah, a Twist of Fate from Matt Hardy, and a Swanton Bomb from Jeff Hardy for the win.
Winners: The Hardys & Elijah
The Righteous Attack The Hardys
Special Agent 0 attacked The Hardys after the match. Then, The Righteous duo of Vincent and Dutch came out and helped Matt and Jeff to their feet.
Seconds later, however, Dutch gave Death Walks to Matt and Vincent attached a chain to one of Jeff’s ear piercings. Vincent then cut a promo saying The Righteous will win the TNA World Tag-Team Championships at TNA Genesis.
AJ Styles Confronts Frankie Kazarian
Gia Miller interviewed Frankie Kazarian, but before he could say anything AJ Styles showed up to get in his face. Kazarian thought AJ should “thank him for the house,” which he did.
Special Look At The TNA X-Division
A promo from the X-Division features a lot of guys who are currently not TNA wrestlers, like Jerry Lynn, AJ Styles, Samona Joe and Christopher Daniels. “It’s not about weight limits, it’s about no limits!”
Ryan Nemeth Beat Down By Celebrities
Boxer Vergil Ortiz, Jr. and “content creators from around the world” were shown in the crowd. Eric Young and AJ Francis were also in the crowd. They keep telling us “the stars are out” tonight. Various stars of AMC shows were also shown in the crowd, as were Mara Sade and Candice Michelle.
Ryan Nemeth ran out to confront the stars and tried to jump the ring barricade, but he would end up crotching himself and then getting chopped to the floor by Zahn McClarnon from AMC’s Dark Winds.
Sonya Deville Debuts As Daria Rae, Signs Elayna Black
Santino Marella has gotten over his depression. The TNA board has decided that Santino needs some help, so they’ve brought in Daria Rae, the former Sonya Deville, to help with the day-to-day operations.
Rae called Santino one of the pillars of the company, which got the crowd to chant his name. Rae said the crowd was one of the best she’s ever been in front of, and then of course Rae turned heel on Santino. Rae trashed Santino.
Daria Rae is the “SUIT” and you “Shut Up when I’m Talking.” Rae’s first act was to sign a new Knockout to TNA, Elayna Black. Black, formerly known as Cora Jade in WWE NXT, made her return to TNA after a year.
AJ Styles Approaches Mike Santana
AJ Styles told Mike Santana that he (AJ) held the company down as long as he could. He told Santana to beat Frankie for the title and continue doing the same.
TNA Knockouts World Tag-Team Championships
The IInspiration vs. The Elegance Brand
Before the match, The Concierge and The Elegance Brand were in the ring with Perez Hilton. Hilton and the Concierge insult the crowd, Someone is hiding under white feathers. And it’s Mr. Elegance.
It’s clearly not the stage hand they recruited last week, but I don’t recognize who he is either. The Elegance Brand women have “A” “M” “C” on their trunks. The IInspiration thankfully interrupts this.
The IInspriation rush the ring, knock The Elegance Brand out of the ring and the show immediately goes to break as the action presumably continues in this Tag-Team title tilt.
When the show returns, we see The Elegance Brand working over Cassie. M went for a moonsault, but Cassie got her knees up. Jessie McCay got the hot tag. She went for the cover on Heather, but The Concierge broke up the pin attempt.
McCay stalked the Concierge around ringside for a bit. McCay and Lee hit a double-suplex on M, and MR. Elegance distracted the ref. The IInspriation went for their finish, but the ref was distracted again, and Mr. Elegance clipped Lee in the knee, and M rolled up Lee for the pinfall. We have new champs.
Winners and NEW TNA Knockouts World Tag-Team Champions: The Elegance Brand
Stacks Is Ready To Defend International Title At TNA Genesis
Stacks and Arianna Grace trashed Santino and Stacks is ready to defend his TNA International Title at Genesis.
The TNA Injury Report
Lei Ying Lee and Xia Brookside are cleared from the attack from Dani Luna, but Harley Hudson and Nyla Grace are cleared. Steve Maclin is out after getting his eyes scratched out until next week. Mike Santana’s arm still hurts, but he’s cleared.
The Elegance Brand Confront Indi Hartwell
In the back, Indi Hartwell feels like she has been in limbo since her “Dog Collar Match,” and The Elegance Brand came along to threaten to send Hartwell on a plane back to Australia.
Special Look At The TNA Knockouts Division
A video feature airs to showcase the TNA Knockouts division, which does a better job of featuring the current Knockouts than the X-Division vignette earlier in the show did for the X-Division.
NXT vs. TNA Match For Knockouts Title Set For TNA Genesis
Santino Marella comes to the ring again. He has a contract and brought out Lei Ying Lee and Xia Brookside. Santino announced that “due to an international visa crisis” Dani Luna will not be at TNA Genesis.
As a result, Lee has signed an open contract. Zaria and Sol Ruca from NXT came out, and Ruca suggested that Zaria take the spot. So Zaria signed the contract, and we have a NXT vs. TNA showdown for the TNA Knockouts title at TNA Genesis.
Special Look At History Of The TNA World Championship
A feature on the TNA World Championship, which included NWA Champions Ron Killings and Ken Shamrock, and Impact World Champions Eli Drake and Pentagon Jr.
Another Change Made To TNA Genesis Lineup
Santino Marella told Cedric Alexander that Leon Slater is also having “visa problems” and the match at TNA Genesis is now Cedric Alexander vs. Moose vs. Joe Hendry, but not for the TNA X Division Title. Apparently Slater’s “visa problem” is a match on Smackdown tomorrow night.
Updated TNA Genesis 2026 Preview
- * Elijah vs. Mustafa Ali
* Rick Swann vs. AJ Francis
* Ryan Nemeth vs. Mara Sade
* Lei Ying Lee vs. Zaria (Knockouts Title)
* JDC vs. Eddie Edwards (Retirement Match)
* Cedric Alexander vs. Moose vs. Joe Henrdy
* The Hardys vs. The Righteous (Tag Team Titles)
The System To Get New Member Next Week
The crowd gave Eddie Edwards the “WHAT?!” treatment while he was talking about this match with JDC. JDC grabbed the mic and got the crowd cut it out by talking about happy he is to wrap up his career in TNA and how much he respected Edwards and his wife. JDC announced that next week in the ring, he will reveal the newest member of The System. JDC respects Edwards, but he isn’t going out like a punk.
Former TNA President Dixie Carter Appears
TNA President Carlos Silva brought out former TNA President Dixie Carter. The crowd mostly booed while she talked. Then Bully Ray came out, and they hugged. Bully Ray made his way down to the ring to join the commentary team for the main event.
TNA World Championship
Frankie Kazarian (c) vs. Mike Santana
It’s main event time!
The ring entrances take place to set the stage for the main event of the first-ever episode in the TNA on AMC Era. Mike Santana entered through the side of the arena with people in it. “The King of TNA” Frankie Kazarian makes his way out ready for his high-profile title defense. After the ring introductions, Karazrian insulted the crowd for being Cowboys fans, and said he was the only star that mattered in Texas.
Soon thereafter, the bell sounded to get things officially off-and-running. Once the match got underway, Kazarian went for the chicken wing early, but Santana escaped. Santana tried for Spin the Block early, but Kazarian ducked. Santana hit Kazarian with a step up rana. Kazarian dropped to the floor to regroup, and Santana caught him with a crossbody to the floor. Kazarian ducked a move for Santana hit dropped him with an overhead belly to belly suplex.
From there, the fight continued on the floor, and Santino hit Kazarian with a springboard crossbody off the apron. Santana went to suplex Kazarian from the ring to the floor, but Kazarian snapped his arm against the ropes. Santana got hung up in the ropes, and Kazarian hit him with a spring-board legdrop. Kazarian worked a chin-lock, and Santana fought out of it.
Kazarian yanked Santana down by the hair. Kazarian went back to the chin-lock. Santana fought out of the chin-lock. He went for the rolling stunner, but Kazarian countered that with a back stabber. Kazarian slapped Santana around a bit, but that just served to fire Santana up. Santana fired back with fists and chops, even after absorbing a boot from Kazarian.
Santana hit an enziguri, absorbed another elbow and hit a superkick. Santana hit a rolling stunner for a near fall. Santana set up Kazarian for a super-plex. Kazarian shoved Santana down, but he popped up and yanked Kazarian down with a Spanish Fly. Santana then countered a pile-driver attempt with a Code Red for a near fall.
After that, Santana went for a cannonball in the corner, but Kazarian got his knees up and hit an Angel’s Wings for a near fall. Kazarian went for the chicken wing, but Santana did the Bret Hart pin from WrestleMania 8 and got a near fall. Kazarian hit a slingshot cutter and a springboard legdrop for a near fall. Kazarian dropped to the floor and grabbed his championship belt.
The ref stopped Kazarian from using the belt. Santana went for his rolling lariat, but Kazarian trued that into a Fade to Black attempt. Santana got into something with the ref, and Kazarian went for a drop-kick that hit the ref. Santana hit his rolling lariat, but the ref was down. Santana went to check on the ref.
Kazarian grabbed the belt and nailed Santana with it. Kazarian the hit Fade to Black on the ring apron. Kazarian rolled Santana back in the ring, but it only got two. Kazarian hit a Canadian Destroyer, but Santana popped up and hit a rolling lariat for two. Santana went for it again, Kazarian kind of dropped down or something, and somehow Santana got a near fall.
Kazarian went for a rolling lariat of his own, but Santana ducked and hit a second rolling lariat to get the pinfall and regain the title. The credits appear on the screen in similar fashion to the end of WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown show, signaling the end of the first-ever episode of TNA iMPACT on AMC. Thanks for joining us!
Winner and NEW TNA World Champion: Mike Santana
TNA iMPACT On AMC Preview For 1/22 In Albuquerque, NM.
- * Feast or Fired returns
* Elayna Black will speak
* Jeff Hardy vs. Mustafa Ali
* Indi Hartwell vs. M. By Elegance
* The System introduce mew member
(H/T to Joseph Collins and F4WOnline.com for contributing to the above results.)
