Mike Santana retains TNA World Championship, appears set for Slammiversary match vs Nic Nemeth

Mike Santana has been connected the apical of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) for rather immoderate clip but helium faced 1 of his toughest challengers yet successful pro wrestling seasoned Eric Young connected "Impact."

Young earned a guaranteed rubric changeable with a conflict royal triumph a fewer weeks ago. He made a connection against Santana past week erstwhile helium deed the TNA satellite champion with a piledriver. Young was connected a teardrop against the champion but continuous 2 counts astir forced his manus against the referee.

But taking his oculus disconnected the prize yet wounded Young. Santana nailed a immense treble underhook flip from the apical enactment against Young. A Santana bulldog and rolling cutter enactment him backmost successful afloat control. Though, helium couldn’t get Young to enactment down either. The referee did get caught successful the mediate of the match, arsenic Young deed him inadvertently.

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Mike Santana makes his entranceway during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center successful Orlando, Fla., connected June 3, 2025. (Bradlee Rutledge/WWE)

Santana deed Spin the Block but the referee was down. He tried to get the referee backmost up arsenic rapidly arsenic possible. He picked up Young backmost to a vertical basal and Young kicked him successful the groin. Young nailed Santana with the TNA World Championship and past nailed a piledriver.

As the referee was counting, Santana someway got his manus connected the enactment to interruption the count. Young was astir to decorativeness disconnected Santana erstwhile Ricky Sosa appeared and distracted Young agelong capable for Santana to rotation up Young.

Santana retained the TNA World Championship.

Nic Nemeth’s euphony deed and it looked similar helium was going to telephone his changeable and get a rubric lucifer connected "Impact." Nemeth grabbed the mic and said helium could telephone his changeable and triumph the title, but helium wanted to hold until Slammiversary.

Nic Nemeth enters the ringing during the New Japan Pro-Wrestling Wrestling DONTAKU lawsuit astatine Fukuoka Convention Center successful Fukuoka, Japan, connected May 3, 2024. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)

Santana and Nemeth shook hands, signaling the lucifer was on. The 2 aboriginal worked unneurotic to instrumentality retired Order Four aft Mustafa Ali’s lucifer against KC Navarro for the TNA International Championship.

Nemeth past deed Santana with a Danger Zone. Santana was close not to spot Nemeth up of their lucifer astatine Slammiversary.

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Moose returns, sets lucifer vs Eddie Edwards

Moose celebrates during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center successful Orlando, Fla., connected Dec. 30, 2025. (Andrea Kellaway/WWE)

It was a fewer weeks agone that The System took retired TNA seasoned Moose successful the back. After the TNA broadcast reported that Moose was cleared to return, helium came retired of the backmost arsenic The System dished retired punishment to Leon Slater.

Cedric Alexander conscionable pinned Slater successful a tag squad lucifer with Eddie Edwards. Brian Myers and Bear Bronson got into the ringing and enactment the beatdown connected Slater. That’s erstwhile Moose’s euphony hit. He came to the ringing and sent The System scurrying.

Moose said helium volition instrumentality connected Edwards successful a lucifer astatine Slammiversary.

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"Impact" lucifer results:

Mike Santana def. Eric Young to clasp the TNA World Championship.

Mr. Elegance def. Elijah.

Cedric Alexander and Eddie Edwards def. Leon Slater and Fabian Aichner.

Allie, Rosemary and Mara Sade def. Ash by Elegance, Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance.

Mustafa Ali def. KC Navarro to clasp the TNA International Championship.