The state of TNA Wrestling has been a serious point of concern in recent months, especially because the list of talent and staff departures continues to grow. The events of Slammiversary, nevertheless, have given TNA Hall of Famer Bully Ray renewed hope that things can turn around for the corporate.
“We were talking about it last week that I imagine that TNA needed to have an ideal Slammiversary to form of wash away the bad taste that was lingering from a few weeks ago. I believe TNA did a wonderful job at Slammiversary,” Ray said on “Busted Open Radio.” “We talked about high-profile stuff. Well, the Hardys, arguably the best tag team within the history, aside from the Road Warriors, of what we do, are your recent tag team champions. Our very own Nic Nemeth is your TNA World Heavyweight Champion. The 2 hottest acts that TNA has at their disposal at the moment are champions. I believe that was an ideal move by TNA.”
TNA hosted the 2026 Slammiversary pay-per-view last weekend from Boston, Massachusetts, with a TNA World Championship match between Mike Santana and Nic Nemeth (formerly often known as WWE’s Dolph Ziggler) positioned because the most important event. As Ray alluded to, Nemeth unseated Santana because the world champion by dropping him with Danger Zone, then pinning him. Within the semi-main event, Matt and Jeff Hardy regained the TNA World Tag Team Championships by climbing a ladder and retrieving the title belts that hung above. This Ladder Match pitted them against The Righteous, The System, and Order 4.
Elsewhere on the June 28 event, Xia Brookside dethroned Lei Ying Lee as TNA Knockouts Champion. Knockouts Tag Team Champions Heather and M By Elegance lost their respective titles to Allie and Rosemary.
Ray Emphasizes Importance Of TNA TV Being ‘Must-See’ Moving Forward
Coming out of Slammiversary, Ray emphasized the necessity for TNA to capitalize on the momentum gained from it, specifically in the course of the PPV fallout episode of “Impact” on July 2.
“For TNA, it is going to be all right, let’s get this back heading in the right direction. Let’s get headed in the correct direction. Let’s get some strong stuff moving forward storyline sensible. Now we have our two biggest acts, our two biggest stars as our champions. Let’s start constructing around that now,” Ray said.
“TNA needs to show into some must-see TV. We at all times speak about must-see. We all know that every one wrestling corporations need to have a product that is must-see every week. I need a wrestling company to make me sit in front of my TV at any given time, at any given night. I believe it is very, very vital this Thursday night, regardless of the follow up is for TNA, that they really follow up strong. It is very vital so individuals are beginning to talk positive about TNA.”
Whether Ray believes that TNA followed through on his advice has yet to be often known as the actual episode of “Impact” just aired last night. Two-time TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth opened the show with a promo that celebrated his title win and reestablished him as heel. Inside the Knockouts division, the Knockouts Television Championship tournament kicked off with two first round matches, which resulted in Mara Sade and Heather By Elegance advancing. A future TNA Knockouts Championship rematch between Lee and Brookside was also arrange, as was a TNA World Tag Team Championship match between Order 4 (Jason Hotch and John Skyler) and The Hardys.
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