TNA Wrestling was live inside The Pinnacle in Nashville for “TNA No Surrender 2026” on Friday. TNA World Champion Mike Santana teamed with the returning X Division titleholder Leon Slater to take on Eddie Edwards of The System and Nic Nemeth. There were also significant title changes during the pay-per-view.
TNA Knockouts Battle Royal for No. 1 Contender Match
Rosemary was the first participant eliminated by Jody Threat. She grabbed a steel chair and attempted to use the weapon before chasing a referee into the crowd. Jada Stone eliminated Tasha Steelz. Stone ended up being tossed over the top rope by Elayna Black.
Harley Hudson was eliminated by Mila Moore. Victoria Crawford and Moore double-teamed Myla Grace for another elimination. Tessa Blanchard inadvertently eliminated Moore and Crawford when they were on the apron. Black grabbed Mara Sade by the hair to drag her onto the apron. Sade delivered a superkick to eliminate Black.
Blanchard shoved Sade off the apron for an elimination. Threat scored the final elimination on Blanchard with Pop Shove It.
Winner: Jody Threat
Leon Slater is Back
Gia Miller interviewed Mike Santana and Leon Slater. Santana said both him and Slater are two of the best in wrestling today. Slater said he’s excited to be back. He mentioned Daria Rae has been trying to convince him to exercise “Option C” for a world title shot, but he’s not interested.
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Stacks (c) w/Arianna Grace vs. Trey Miguel w/Teddy Swims – for the TNA International Championship
Stacks threw his jacket at Trey Miguel, but the challenger took him down and landed strikes immediately. Outside of the ring, Stacks used Arianna Grace to shield himself. Miguel blew a kiss at Grace. Miguel went for a suicide dive, but Grace pulled Stacks out of the ring.
Stacks went for a double foot stomp, but Miguel got out of the way. Back in the ring, Miguel delivered a German suplex. Miguel then connected with a missile dropkick. The challenger hit a double stomp to the back of Stacks for a near fall.
Miguel went for a springboard, but Stacks countered with a dropkick midair. Miguel rebounded with Cheeky Nandos and a 610. Stacks rebounded and landed a dropkick to the back of his opponent’s neck. Miguel rolled outside of the ring when Grace slapped him. The referee caught Grace in the act and tossed her from the match.
Miguel hit Lightning Spiral for the win, and he has now captured the TNA International Championship.
Winner and new TNA International Champion: Trey Miguel
Mance Warner w/Steph de Lander vs. “Action” Mike Jackson
AJ Francis joined the commentary desk for the match. Mike Jackson grabbed Mance Warner’s arm and walked on the top rope on all four sides before delivering a clubbing right hand. Jackson went for a suicide dive, but he got popped by a right hand. Jackson planted Warner with a suplex outside of the ring. Jackson’s second suicide dive attempt was successful. A running clothesline following the Pay Window gave Warner the win.
Winner: Mance Warner
After the match, Warner lifted up Jackson and showed him a sign of respect. Steph de Lander and Warner lifted Jackson’s arms. Francis disrespected Warner and blamed de Lander for making her husband “soft.” Warner and Francis nearly came to blows before the two were separated.
Trouble Between Stacks and Arianna Grace
Arianna Grace blamed Stacks for losing the TNA International Championship to Trey Miguel. Grace said if anything else goes wrong, she’ll break up with Stacks.
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The Elegance Brand (c) w/Ash, Mr. Elegance, and The Personal Concierge vs. Indi Hartwell and Xia Brookside – for the TNA Knockouts World Championship
Indi Hartwell had control of M by Elegance, and she mocked The Elegance Brand. Heather was tagged in, but she didn’t fare much better. Hartwell stomped Ash in the corner and landed a suplex. M used part of her attire to choke Hartwell, turning the tide. Heather and M went for a double-team move, but Hartwell got her feet up. Xia Brookside got the tag and was quickly on the offensive. Mr. Elegance created a distraction, allowing Heather to ambush Brookside.
M clocked Brookside with a big boot for a near fall. Brookside landed a suplex, but she was dragged to the center of the ring by Heather. M landed a drive-by kick to Brookside. Hartwell dropkicked the tag team champions off the apron. Brookside finally made the tag to Hartwell, who delivered two clotheslines to M and a big boot to Heather. She then scored a bulldog on M. Hartwell landed an elbow drop to the back of M, but Heather broke up the pin. Brookside landed a codebreaker on Heather.
M took out Brookside, but Hartwell planted her with a spinebuster. The Elegance Brand landed Nip and Tuck on Hartwell. As Heather pinned Hartwell, Ash shoved Hartwell’s foot off the bottom rope.
Winners and still the TNA World Knockouts Tag Team Champions: The Elegance Brand
Mickie James Makes Surprise Return
Mickie James made a surprise appearance after the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship match and went after Ash by Elegance. She landed a series of punches on Ash. Hartwell and Brookside helped James take out The Elegance Brand.
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Eric Young vs. BDE
BDE landed two suicide dives and a plancha on Eric Young before the match even began. BDE went for a springboard, but Young delivered a low blow. He went for an early piledriver, but BDE countered with a pin attempt. BDE attempted a springboard crossbody, but Young caught him and dumped him outside of the ring.
Later on in the match, Young began to lose his cool. He almost hit the referee but thought better of it. Back in the ring, BDE landed a back body drop to counter the piledriver. Young settled for a Death Valley driver. BDE responded with a Canadian Destroyer for a near fall. BDE went high-risk, but Young shoved the referee into the ropes. This led to BDE being knocked off the turnbuckle. Young then landed a piledriver for the win.
Winner: Eric Young
Jody Threat and Tessa Blanchard Agree to Match
Jody Threat was in the locker room discussing her battle royal win earlier. Myla Grace and Harley Hudson congratulated her before Tessa Blanchard, Victoria Crawford, and Mila Moore spoiled the party. Threat and Blanchard agreed to a singles match for “iMPACT.”
Lei Ying Lee (c) vs. Arianna Grace w/Stacks – for the TNA Knockouts World Championship
Lei Ying Lee sent Arianna Grace fleeing the ring with a series of kicks. Lee landed a series of punches in the corner before Dani Luna’s music played. Security tried to stop Luna from interfering. Luna ended up striking one of them. The distraction gave Grace the advantage. She drove the champion’s head onto the apron. Grace sent Lee crashing into the ring post before landing a suplex on the floor. Lee went for a backslide, but Grace kicked out.
Grace charged the corner, but Lee moved out of the way. The champion lit the challenger up with kicks. Lee then landed an exploder suplex for a two-count. Grace landed a twisting neckbreaker in response.
The two had a striking exchange at the center of the ring. Grace missed a high kick and got drilled with a spin kick from the champion. Grace raked the eyes of Lee. Stacks put the TNA Knockouts World Championship in the ring, but Lee prevented a belt shot. She then took out Stacks with a suicide dive. Grace pulled out Santino’s cobra puppet and struck before dropping Lee face-first onto her knee to score the pin. Grace has won the TNA Knockouts World Championship.
Winner and new TNA Knockouts World Champion: Arianna Grace
Rich Swann and BDE Forming a Team?
BDE was backstage, and Rich Swann consoled him after his loss to Eric Young. Swann offered to give BDE some advice over some video games.
The Hardys and The Righteous vs. Order 4
Vincent insisted that Matt Hardy start the match against John Skyler. Jeff Hardy was tagged in, and he dropped an elbow on the arm of Skyler. Jason Hotch tagged in, but he took a hip toss for his efforts. Both teams ended up brawling and sent Order 4 outside of the ring.
Dutch delivered a back body drop to Hotch. Agent Zero got in the match and turned the tide. He lifted Vincent up and slammed him down. Ali was in the ring, but Vincent planted him with a tornado DDT. Matt Hardy was in, and he went for a Twist of Fate on Skyler, but Hotch cut him off. Hardy drilled Skyler with a DDT.
Agent Zero dove onto the field, but Dutch had a dive of his own. The two met at the center of the ring. The Righteous honored The Hardys with Poetry in Motion on Agent Zero. Jeff and Vincent shoved The Great Hands off the entrance ramp. Vincent dove on The Great Hands, while Jeff wiped out Agent Zero.
Tasha Steelz threw powder in Dutch’s eyes. Dutch couldn’t see, and he accidentally slammed Matt to the canvas. Mustafa Ali capitalized with a 450 splash for the win.
Winners: Order 4
After the match, a guitar case casket was brought out. Mustafa Ali attacked a man whom he thought was Elijah. The actual Elijah popped out of the casket and attacked Ali, who escaped.
Daria Rae Warns Santino Marella
Santino Marella tried speaking to Arianna Grace before Daria Rae interrupted him. She warned Marella not to let family matters affect his job as the director of authority.
Mike Santana and Leon Slater vs. Eddie Edwards w/The System and Nic Nemeth
Mike Santana and Eddie Edwards exchanged chops early on. Nic Nemeth was tagged in, and he got taken down by a couple of arm drags. Leon Slater got in the match and landed multiple punches in the corner, followed by a monkey flip. He then blasted Edwards with an enzuigiri. The System took cheap shots at Santana. Slater took out Nemeth and Edwards with a double handspring elbow. Slater hit a dive on Edwards outside of the ring. Santana got a measure of revenge on The System with a dive of his own.
Back in the ring, Slater went for the Swanton 450 on Edwards, who rolled out of the way. Nemeth then popped Slater with a superkick. Slater avoided The System and sent both Nemeth and Edwards into the corner to make the hot tag to Santana. The TNA World Champion drilled Nemeth with a chop. Santana then planted Edwards with the Rolling Buck Fifty. During an exchange, Nemeth got caught in a death valley driver for a near fall.
As Leon Slater got into it with The System, Steve Maclin ambushed Santana before security tried intervening. Santana and Maclin brawled through the crowd. Nemeth mocked Slater, who was without a partner.
Slater countered a DDT with a twisting suplex. Slater took out both Nemeth and Edwards with a diving crossbody. The referee was knocked out, allowing The System to ambush Slater. Moose made his way out to assist Slater. Moose slammed Alexander to the mat. Brian Myers tried making peace, but he was powerbombed into Bear Bronson.
Moose brawled with Edwards to the back. The rest of The System’s members followed the chaos backstage. Back in the ring, Slater kicked out after being planted by the Famouser. Nemeth got caught with a spin kick. Slater then landed the Swanton 450 for the win.
Winners: Leon Slater and Mike Santana
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