{"id":138398,"date":"2025-07-18T16:30:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T20:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=138398"},"modified":"2025-07-18T16:30:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T20:30:37","slug":"its-official-aj-styles-will-be-at-tna-slammiversary-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/07\/18\/its-official-aj-styles-will-be-at-tna-slammiversary-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Official: AJ Styles Will Be at TNA Slammiversary 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AJ Styles coming back to TNA Wrestling has been the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/07\/16\/former-wwe-world-champion-aj-styles-being-teased-for-huge-slammiversary-shocker\/\" target=\"_self\">worst-kept secret<\/a><\/span> of the week. TNA President Carlos Silva has put the word &#8220;Phenomenal&#8221; in all his recent tweets. It still had to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>As the July 17 edition of TNA iMPACT! was coming to an end, a 45-second video started to air. Not a lot of words, but two things to retain: &#8220;P1&#8221; and &#8220;TNA Slammiversary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>AJ Styles announced that he would retire before he turns 50\u00a0(he turned 48 in June). He couldn&#8217;t have retired without coming back to the House he has built. A place that has turned him into a huge star and made him a future Hall of Famer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AJ Styles says he plans to retire before he turns 50 (he turns 48 in June) <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g431q04q5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/g431q04q5D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Van Vliet (@ChrisVanVliet) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisVanVliet\/status\/1896919509564575881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As 2025 is the year of John Cena&#8217;s retirement in WWE, Styles is about to benefit from the WWE\/TNA partnership to close that chapter of his career. Styles has been vocal about wanting another match against <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/07\/18\/exclusive-interview-frankie-kazarian-i-will-make-my-presence-felt-at-slammiversary\/\" target=\"_self\">Frankie Kazarian<\/a><\/span> as his opponent for <a  href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/aj-styles-love-chance-wrestle-221012157.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">one last match in TNA<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aqHAUPX7tZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Santana<\/a> and the current TNA World Champion NXT&#8217;s <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.sescoops.com\/news\/tna\/trick-williams-aj-styles-tna-world-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trick Williams<\/a> said they want a match against Styles. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/07\/16\/leon-slater-the-new-tna-wrestling-record-breaker\/\" target=\"_self\">Leon Slater<\/a><\/span>, who also <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a  style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DjoNryILxU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wants a match<\/a><\/span> against Styles, has been dubbed the <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.ewrestlingnews.com\/news\/tna\/joe-hendry-labels-tna-youngster-the-next-aj-styles\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;next AJ Styles&#8221;<\/a> by Joe Hendry.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re moving the stage back to accommodate more fans. This event will be TNA\u2019s greatest achievement and trust me it\u2019s going to be PHENOMENAL. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Slammiversary?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Slammiversary<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TNA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNA<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ThisIsTNA<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9BUxjiIQjj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/9BUxjiIQjj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carlos Silva (@carlossilva) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlossilva\/status\/1944917230422008217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>TNA President Carlos Silva did not <a  href=\"https:\/\/tnawrestling.com\/2025\/07\/18\/aj-styles-returns-to-tna-wrestling-this-sunday-at-slammiversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">comment<\/a> on what Styles will be doing at Slammiversary. At the same time, <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1946015060616216951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Maclin<\/a> said yesterday on IMPACT that he was open to competing against any wrestler from any company. Whatever happens, AJ Styles just appearing is already something phenomenal.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, when the company turned 20, AJ Styles <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a  style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wVprLFNakT0\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recorded a message<\/a> <\/span>to the TNA fans. He reminded us how he was there on Day One, how he and all the wrestlers &#8220;changed things.&#8221; AJ Styles says in the video, &#8220;We transcended wrestling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>How can we not be happy to know it will happen again in the iMPACT Zone?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc40<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TNASlammiversary?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNASlammiversary<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hEWZEFveaH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/hEWZEFveaH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1946027144217309651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Header image credit \u2013 TNA Wrestling \u2013 Stay tuned to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a> for more on AJ Styles, TNA Slammiversary, and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world. As well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. Catch all TNA events and shows on <a href=\"http:\/\/tna%20plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TNA Plus<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AJ Styles coming back to TNA Wrestling has been the worst-kept secret of the week. TNA President Carlos Silva has put the word &#8220;Phenomenal&#8221; in all his recent tweets. It still had to be confirmed. As the July 17 edition of TNA iMPACT! was coming to an end, a 45-second video started to air. 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