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Heather By Elegance has now locked in her spot in the semifinals of the Knockouts Television Title tournament after beating Mara Sadè on Impact. The match aired on the August 6 episode from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was the last of the quarterfinals. Both women made it through the opening round on…
Gabby Forza has officially signed with TNA. Earlier this week, TNA Wrestling announced that both Jody Threat and Mara Sadé had left the company. Their exits further added to the recent exodus in the knockouts division, with Dani Luna, Myla Grace, Tessa Blanchard and Victoria Crawford all recently moving on. However, in amongst all the…
TNA Wrestling has confirmed that a former titleholder will be returning to the Knockouts division. Of late, TNA has been experiencing significant turnover in the knockouts division. In the past few months, the company has parted ways with Dani Luna, Myla Grace, Tessa Blanchard, and Victoria Crawford, with Jody Threat and Mara Sadè becoming the…
TNA Wrestling has confirmed that Mara Sadè is no longer with the company. On July 29, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select reported Mara Sadè was working as a free agent after her TNA contract had expired, with sources close to her saying she was in active negotiations with TNA while being in contact with…
Jody Threat has left TNA Wrestling after requesting and being granted her release from the company. On August 3, Mike Johnson of PWInsider first reported that Jody Threat had asked to be let go from TNA, with it believed that the company had agreed to the request. Now, there’s been an official announcement on Threat’s…
CMLL’s attendance numbers at Arena Mexico continue to impress. In modern wrestling, a lot is often made of attendance numbers. Focusing on the amount of people who pay for entry, ticket sales are often newsworthy regardless of whether it’s AEW, TNA, WWE, or any major promotions. However, as of late, it’s been documented recently that…
Ring of Honor announced the first four matches for their upcoming Death Before Dishonor 2026 event, which will be filmed live from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Friday, August 21st. ROH announced that Nick Wayne will make his first attempt to wrestle for the Ring of Honor World Championship against Bandido. Wayne recently…
TNA crowned two semifinalists in its Knockouts Television Championship tournament on Thursday’s live Impact. The show emanated from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 30, with two quarterfinal matches on the card. Indi Hartwell against Thea Hail and Jody Threat against Jada Stone were both scheduled, with each winner moving a step closer…
TNA has completed the opening round of the tournament to crown the inaugural Knockouts Television Champion. The championship was unveiled on June 28 during the Countdown to Slammiversary pre-show at Agganis Arena in Boston, where TNA Hall of Famer Traci Brooks introduced the belt and announced that a 16-woman single-elimination tournament would begin four days…
The Main Event Mafia are set to reunite in Minneapolis. Forming in October 2006, TNA’s Main Event Mafia brought together veterans of the locker room who wanted to maintain their position on top of the industry. Initially consisting of Kurt Angle, Sting, Kevin Nash, and Booker T, the group added Scott Steiner to its ranks…