TNA Slammiversary 2026 Results, Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights

TNA Wrestling returned to pay-per-view Sunday night with Slammiversary, its annual celebration of the company's first event back in June of 2002.

This year's show featured every major championship on the line, some high-stakes and high-risk moments, and a few surprises along the way.

Find out who won the night's top matches, who captured championships, and how each match graded out with this recap of the June 28 spectacular from Agganis Arena in Boston.

Lineup

Announced in advance of Sunday's event were:

• TNA World Championship Match: Mike Santana (c) vs. Nic Nemeth
• Ladder Match for the TNA Tag Team Championship: The Hardys vs. The Righteous vs. The System vs.The Great Hands
• Eddie Edwards vs. Moose
• TNA Knockouts World Championship Match: Lei Ying Lee (c) vs. Xia Brookside
• Rosemary and Allie vs. The Elegance Brand
• TNA X-Division Championship Ultimate X Match: Fabian Aichner vs. Mr. Elegance vs. Amazing Red vs. Cedric Alexander (c) vs. Leon Slater vs. KC Navarro vs. Frankie Kazarian
• Elijah vs. AJ Francis
• Mustafa Ali's TNA International Championship Open Challenge

The event's preshow festivities included:

• Indi Hartwell vs. Mara Sade vs. Elayna Black
• Ricky Sosa vs. Eric Young

Mara Sade vs. Indi Hartwell vs. Elayna Black

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Last Time In Action: Indi Hartwell defeated Elayna Black (TNA Impact, June 18); Mara Sade defeated M by Elegance (TNA Impact, June 18)

Three women who should have been on the main card proper kicked off the evening's festivities on the Countdown to Slammiversary in a three-way match.

The action was fast and furious early before Sade shone brightly, wiping out Black on the floor, then delivering a picture-perfect moonsault to Hartwell, despite the Ultimate X cables hanging closely overhead.

Not allowing Sade to make pin, Black delivered the Black Out to secure the win before the match ever really got started.

After the match, TNA Hall of Famer Traci Brooks appeared and announced that, beginning this Thursday on Impact, a 16-woman tournament will begin to crown the Knockouts Television Champion, a title that will be defended exclusively on TNA TV.

The match was inconsequential, too short to be meaningful, despite the quality of the competitors involved. Hopefully, the advent of a new championship, needed or not, will give Hartwell, Black, and Sade something more meaningful to do.

Result

Black defeated Hartwell and Sade

Grade

C

Top Takeaways

• Hartwell is way too talented to be as underutilized as she has been in TNA.
• Introducing a new title rarely helps make up for sub-par creative. Hopefully, this is an exception.

Eric Young vs. Ricky Sosa

Last Time in Action: Ricky Sosa defeated Dak Draper (TNA Impact, June 18); Eric Young lost to Mike Santana (TNA Impact, June 11)

The past and future collided in the second kickoff show match as Young and Sosa squared off.

The Gatekeeper of TNA punished his younger opponent, using his veteran instincts and deep arsenal. Sosa, though, threw his six-foot-four frame around the ring, keeping Young off guard.

Late in the battle, he fought out of a piledriver that would have ended it, and delivered Blue Thunder Bang for the pinfall victory.

A solid match that highlighted Sosa's potential and Young's selflessness.

Result

Sosa defeated Young

Grade

C+

Top Takeaways

• Sosa looked great here, even with a few timing issues. He has raw athleticism and natural charisma, both of which are assets that cannot be taught.

Ultimate X for the X-Division Championship

Last Time in Action: Cedric Alexander, Mr. Elegance, and Frankie Kazarian defeated Fabian Aichner, KC Navarro, and Leon Slater (TNA Impact, June 25)

The System's Cedric Alexander defended the X-Division Championship against Amazin Red, Fabian Aichner, KC Navarro, Mr. Elegance, Frankie Kazarian, and Leon Slater in Ultimate X to kick off Sunday's show.

A high-energy, high-risk match saw big bumps from all involved, a strong performance from Navarro, and Kazarian and Red turn back the clock to 2002.

Late in the bout, Slater and Red climbed across cables and played tug-of-war with the X-Division Championship. Just as it looked like the former was about to regain his title, the heel Alexander sprinted into the ring, grabbed the title from him, and quite literally stole the victory.

After the match, Kazarian expressed his respect and appreciation for Red before throwing to a pre-taped video announcing the influential star's induction into the TNA Hall of Fame.

The match was strong, featured some great showings from some immensely talented stars, and gave fans hope that the ultra-popular Slater would win, only to have the match's top heel snatch it away from him. It propelled things forward and set the stage for a high-stakes rematch between the two.

Result

Alexander retained

Grade

B

Top Takeaways

• The show started with an emotional tribute to Joe Doering, who passed away earlier this week following a battle with brain cancer.
• Red returning to the TNA ring for the first time in 15 years was beyond cool. A revolutionary whose influence on wrestling today, he does not get the credit he has earned and deserves.

Elijah vs. AJ Francis

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Last Time in Action: AJ Francis defeated Manny Lemons (TNA Impact, June 25); Elijah lost to Mr. Elegance (TNA Impact, June 11)

A feud that intensified when Francis purchased Elijah's intellectual property, it wrote its final chapter Sunday when the rivals squared off in singles competition.

Expressions, who accompanied Francis to the ring, halted Elijah's momentum early with a distraction. The heel seized control, rocking the guitar-strumming babyface with a running knee in the corner, but his opponent fought back, sending him to the mat with an Alabama Slam.

Francis delivered a spear from out of nowhere, but could not put his opponent down. He countered a Drifter Destroyer and slammed him to the mat, then added a moonsault, but Elijah refused to stay down.

He recovered, delivered a big tombstone piledriver, but was unable to secure the win. A guitar shot to Expressions earned a big pop, and the Drifter Destroyer earned Elijah the win and his intellectual property.

It may have been overbooked, but it also exceeded all expectations. Both men worked hard, the crowd was into all of it, and the result was a hella fun match.

Result

Elijah defeated Francis

Grade

C+

Top Takeaways

• Francis is one of the best heels in wrestling today. A guy who is genuinely unafraid of getting heat, he knows exactly what to do to generate the hate from audiences.
• Elijah does so much more between the ropes, off of them, and around them than he ever did in WWE. Perhaps it was the limitations of the WWE style, but that fan base would probably be impressed if they say the former Elias today.

Knockouts Tag Team Championship Match: Demon Bunny vs. The Elegance Brand

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Last Time in Action: Allie, Rosemary, and Mara Sade defeated The Elegance Brand (TNA Impact, June 11)

The resurrected Allie partnered with Rosemary to battle The Elegance Brand's M and Heather, the top prize in the Knockouts tag team division on the line.

A hot start by the Bunny portion of the challengers was stunted by interference from Ash by Elegance on the outside, allowing the champions to seize control and cut Allie off from her partner.

M delivered a coast-to-coast dropkick, called Toast to Toast by the heels, but a double clothesline spot allowed Allie to create separation and tag Rosemary into the match.

Ash again interjected herself into the match, but Rosemary chased her around the ring and sprayed the green mist into the eyes of The Personal Concierge.

Back inside the ring, the heels missed Nip and Tuck, and the challengers earned the win and titles.

Another good, fun, quality match in a string of them to start the show. Demon Bunny was a staple of the Knockouts division for a long stretch a decade ago, and for them to so seamlessly return and capture gold made for a great moment.

Result

Demon Bunny defeated The Elegance Brand to win the titles

Grade

B-

Top Takeaways

• Is Rosemary the greatest knockout in company history? She just won her fifth tag team title, has remained prominent and relevant for well over a decade, and is perpetually over. The argument can definitely be made.
• Allie does not look like she missed a beat, despite being out of action for so long. She was great here, both on offense and when taking a beating.
• The chemistry between the two teams was there. Running it back and establishing a legitimate rivalry between them could make for some strong TV.

TNA International Championship Match: Uhaa Nation vs. Rich Swann vs. Mustafa Ali

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Last Time in Action: Mustafa Ali and The Good Hands lost to KC Navarro, Mike Santana, and Nic Nemeth (TNA Impact, June 18); Rich Swann lost to Mike Santana (TNA Impact, April 23); Uhaa Nation made his TNA debut Sunday

Informed during the pre-show that he would be defending his title against two opponents, Mustafa Ali found out only when he got to the ring that his challengers would be former world champion Rich Swann and the debuting, former WWE intercontinental champion, Uhaa Nation (frequently known as Apollo Crews).

What ensued was a fast-paced, high-energy match that showcased the abilities of all three competitors.

Late in the match, Order 4's Special Agent Zero appeared and buried Nation under the steel steps, allowing Ali to focus solely on Swann. The babyface hit the ropes and bounced off, right into a backslide from the champion, who scored the win.

The best match of the night to this point, it had great pacing, never relented, and the fans were into all of it. Best of all, Ali benefited from outside interference, but he beat Swann fairly by outwrestling him.

Result

Ali defeated Nation and Swann to retain his title

Grade

B+

Top Takeaways

• Nation is going to be a star in TNA. The former Crews is a phenomenal wrestler who never found his footing in WWE. Allowed to be himself here, he should thrive.
• Ali is an excellent heel and has been for a long time. He was great here, as was Swann, who looks to be in the best shape of his career.

No Surrender Match: Moose vs. Eddie Edwards

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Last Time in Action: Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, and Bear Bronson defeated Moose and The Hardys (TNA Impact, June 18)

Former teammates in the original incarnation of The System waged war in a No Surrender Match, in which the only way to win was for the opposing cornerman to throw in the towel. Alisha Edwards represented her husband, while JDC seconded Moose.

Edwards tried to get the jump early, but Moose caught him and delivered a powerbomb on the ring apron. When "Die Hard" recovered, he and Alisha taunted his opponent's family in the front row.

Later, the combatants exchanged chops before Edwards got the best of his opponent and added the Boston Knee Party. He retrieved a steel chain from under the ring, using the same weapon Moose did in the only other No Surrender Match in company history, according to announcer Tom Hannifan.

Moose countered a chain-assisted Boston Knee Party with a powerbomb. He looked for a spear, but Edwards downed him and drove his chain-wrapped knee into his head. The villain ziptied Moose to the ropes and teed off on him, leading to the babyface's wife, Rese, hopping the guardrail.

She tried to throw in the towel, but JDC stopped her. Edwards shoved her down, and Moose's son checked on her, then delivered a low blow to the heel. Fired up by the treatment of his family, Moose broke free and speared the hell out of the former world champion. He wrapped himself in the chain and teased a spear, but Alisha threw in the towel. JDC stunned Edwards, and Moose drove husband and wife through a table.

Result

Moose defeated Edwards

Grade

B

Top Takeaways

• This was a sports-entertainment heavy match and it was great. Moose and Edwards knew what it needed to be and delivered with some great, dramatic storytelling, a rare appearance from the babyface's family, and a few throwbacks to Moose's previous appearance in the other No Surrender Match. Good stuff, even if we have seen these two work each other too many times before.
• Alisha never hesitates to take the big bump and after watching his wife get manhandled by Edwards, it was only appropriate that Moose put her and her husband through a table together.

Knockouts Championship Match: Lei Ying Lee vs. Xia Brookside

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Last Time in Action: Lei Ying Lee lost to Mr. Elegance (TNA Impact, June 4); Xia Brookside defeated Harley Hudson (TNA Impact, June 25)

Brookside betrayed Lee, then won the Champion's Challenge, to set this one up and potentially earn the first world title of her still-young career.

A back-and-forth start to the match escalated when Lee uncorked a kick on the arena floor that connected with the ring post, injuring her left leg and taking away one of her greatest weapons.

Lee battled back into the match, unloading with a barrage of palm strikes and a series of kicks, but the effects of her leg injury were apparent.

Brookside removed a turnbuckle cover and moments later, took advantage of it, knocking Lee off the top rope, her head bouncing off the exposed steel. Darkside followed, and the second-generation star earned the top prize in the TNA women's division.

Result

Brookeside defeated Lee to win the title

Grade

B

Top Takeaways

• The former partners and friends wore similar black and silver gear, a nice tip of the hat to their prior relationship.
• Brookside's facial expressions, and the look of disgust as Lee entered the arena, were phenomenal.
• A strong match with great psychology surrounding Lee's knee and Brookside's willingness to do whatever it took to win, TNA should consider running this one back because it feels like there is an even better match to be had.

Ladder Match for the TNA Tag Team Championship

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Last Time in Action: Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, and Bear Bronson defeated Moose and The Hardys (TNA Impact, June 18); The Righteous defeated Manny Lemons and El Pirata de la Muerte (TNA Impact, June 6); Order 4 lost to KC Navarro, Nic Nemeth, and Mike Santana (TNA Impact, June 18)

The top prize in the tag team division was at stake in a four-team Ladder Match for the second consecutive year as The Broken Hardys (Matt and Jeff), The Great Hands (Jason Hotch and John Skyler), and The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) challenged The System (Brian Myers and Bear Bronson).

The action was nonstop from the start, with Skyler and Dutch flying early on. Later, the Righteous utilized a barbed wire ladder, slamming Bronson in it, then tossing Myers into it.

Looking to capitalize on the downed talent, Skyler and Hotch scaled the ladder but were stopped by Myers and Vincent. The latter shoved a poisoned Lily of the Valley flower down his opponent's throat, leading Myers to struggle and, ultimately, collapse off the ladder.

Bronson and Dutch took a massive bump off the ladder and through a foursome of tables set up at ringside. Back inside the ring, the Hardys stopped Skyler and Hotch from grabbing the titles, laying them out on a ladder bridging the ring and guardrail. Jeff Hardy delivered a Swanton Bomb off the top of the barbed wire ladder, driving the Great Hands through that ladder.

That big-time spot allowed them to climb the ladder uncontested and retrieve the titles for the record-tying win.

This was wild, chaotic, and violent. It featured big bumps and concluded with a string of high-impact, high-risk bumps, culminating with Jeff Hardy's latest awe-inspiring Swanton.

There is an argument to be made that this was The Righteous' moment to win the gold, but The Hardys are incredibly important to TNA right now. Having them hold the titles is understandable.

Result

The Hardys defeated The Great Hands, The Righteous, and The System to win the titles

Grade

A

Top Takeaways

• Bronson was fantastic here. He took big bumps, showed great fire, and was the heart and soul of the bout. Who knows what the future holds for him, but this was as close to a breakout performance as it gets, even without the awe-inspiring high-risk stuff others around him executed.
• The Swanton to Skyler and Hotch was the perfect exclamation point on the match.
• Where do The Righteous go from here? A totally unique tandem, they should have won tag team gold long ago. Now, it feels like that window is closed.

TNA World Championship Match: Mike Santana vs. Nic Nemeth

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Last Time in Action: Mike Santana, Nic Nemeth, and KC Navarro defeated Order 4 (TNA Impact, June 18)

Before the main event took to the ring, a video package, narrated by Santana, announced the latest TNA Hall of Fame inductee, Konnan. A truly special production.

Santana brushed off chants of "Yankees suck" from the Boston faithful and took the fight to Nemeth early and often, beating him around the ringside area. When Ryan Nemeth arrived on the scene, talking trash to the TNA world champion, Santana returned to the ring to confront him, only for the official to eject him.

Nic seized the opening created by the distracted and blasted Santana with the Call Your Shot Gauntlet trophy, busting him open. He applied the sleeper, looking to sap the life out of Santana as his face became caked in blood.

The action picked up, with each man kicking out of each other's signature offense, including a particularly dramatic near-fall off of Nemeth's Danger Zone.

A fired-up Santana kicked out at one following a superkick, then rocked the No. 1 contender with one of his own. The babyface tried for Spin the Block, but the blood loss was too much to overcome. He collapsed, and Nemeth delivered one last Danger Zone to secure the win and the title.

The Nemeth Brothers celebrated, complete with bottles of champagne.

Any match with talent like Santana and Nemeth involved is going to be strong and this was no different. It was never overthought or overbooked. The match had great storytelling, some incredible fire from the babyface late, and a finish that made sense based on everything that preceded it.

Nemeth is still an outstanding worker, so his carrying the TNA Championship for the foreseeable future is a great choice.

Result

Nemeth defeated Santana to win the title

Grade

B+

Top Takeaways

• Santana might be the best pure babyface worker in wrestling right now. It is impossible not to find one's self rooting for him as the match goes on and genuinely wanting to see him win. It is that connection that helps make a finish such as Sunday's that much more effective.
• Nemeth is still great. Is he older? Sure. Is his body probably wracked with pain after years of taking wicked bumps? Probably, but he can still go better than the majority of the guys on the roster.

MVP and Overall Grade

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MVP: Santana

The face of the company in 2026, Santana delivered in what may be one of his final appearances for the company. Entering as champion, he took the fans in Boston on an emotional roller coaster, and even though he did not win, he proved his connection with the fans is as strong as ever.

Overall Grade: B+

Slammiversary is one of the biggest shows of the year for TNA. Despite the backstage turmoil, with creative changes and talent leaving, the men and women on the show delivered a damn fine show.

There was something on the card for everyone, and it featured three high-profile title changes at the top. Throw in some quality work across the board, and you cannot ask for more.