{"id":150462,"date":"2026-01-15T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=150462"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:37:53","slug":"tna-genesis-2026-what-should-the-final-card-look-like-with-the-amc-debut-two-days-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/15\/tna-genesis-2026-what-should-the-final-card-look-like-with-the-amc-debut-two-days-before\/","title":{"rendered":"TNA Genesis 2026: What Should the Final Card Look Like, With the AMC Debut Two Days Before?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tnawrestling.com\/events\/tna-wrestling-genesis\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TNA Genesis 2026<\/a><\/span> &#8220;How to Watch, Card, Predictions&#8221; will come, but not today. It won&#8217;t be possible until the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tnawrestling.com\/events\/tna-wrestling-thursday-night-impact-on-amc\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">premiere of Thursday Night iMPACT on AMC<\/a><\/span> happens. Three titles will be defended on Thursday night, so a title change can totally turn <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tnawrestling.com\/news\/tna-wrestling-in-dallas-texas-on-thursday-january-15-saturday-january-17-everything-you-need-to-know\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the card of the PLE upside down<\/a><\/span>. The company stated that all titles will be defended on Genesis (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tnawrestling.com\/news\/tna-wrestling-to-make-history-over-two-special-nights-in-dallas\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">yes, they said i<\/a><\/span>t). Let&#8217;s explore the confirmed and unconfirmed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMC_TV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AMC_TV<\/a> is the new home of <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TNAiMPACT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNAiMPACT<\/a> starting Thursday, January 15 LIVE at 9pm ET! Watch every Thursday on AMC, <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMCPlus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AMCPlus<\/a> and TNA+ starting January 15! <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/En89tpMLHB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/En89tpMLHB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2005998974126453208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Matches set<\/h2>\n<p>In the non-title part of the PLE, three matches are certain to happen.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rich Swann vs. AJ Francis<\/li>\n<li>JDC vs. Eddie Edwards<\/li>\n<li>Mustafa Ali vs. Elijah<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>JDC made the emotional announcement that he will be retiring from in-ring competition at Genesis. He will compete in his final match as he steps into the ring against a longtime friend and the System ally, Eddie Edwards.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/06\/five-essential-things-that-happened-at-tna-final-resolution-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TNA Final Resolution<\/span><\/a>, Elijah humiliated Mustafa Ali when the leader of Order 4 was tied to a horse and dragged out of the iMPACT Zone. Ali would retaliate by crashing Elijah&#8217;s return concert, delivering a brutal assault with the guitar. They will collide at Genesis.<\/p>\n<p>No longer allies in First Class, AJ Francis would exact a measure of revenge when he delivered a thudding Down Payment through a table to Rich Swann. Now, friends turned enemies will face off at Genesis in this personal clash.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TNAGenesis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNAGenesis<\/a> is THIS SATURDAY, LIVE on PPV and TNA+ from the Curtis Culwell Center in Dallas, Texas!<\/p>\n<p>Former teammates collide as <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJFrancis410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AJFrancis410<\/a> goes one-on-one with <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichSwannTNA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RichSwannTNA<\/a> &#8211; LIVE on PPV and TNA+!<\/p>\n<p>Get tickets NOW: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E5v5YMgQMI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/E5v5YMgQMI<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SAVE 10% on TNA+ Annual VIP with\u2026 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9Rc2h6nTbw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/9Rc2h6nTbw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2011181462721347884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Title matches<\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to the title matches, two will happen for sure.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TNA Knockouts World Title Match: L\u00e9i Ying Lee (c) vs. Dani Luna<\/li>\n<li>TNA World Tag Team Title Match: The Hardys (Jeff Hardy &amp; Matt Hardy) (c) vs. The Righteous (Dutch &amp; Vincent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>L\u00e9i Ying Lee is the first Chinese champion in TNA Wrestling history. Dani Luna has reinvented herself in recent months, more dangerous and determined than ever. The two are set to collide at Genesis.<\/p>\n<p>At Final Resolution, the Righteous made their arrival in TNA Wrestling. They confronted the Hardys. Jeff and Matt made one thing abundantly clear: they&#8217;re not here to play mind games; they&#8217;re here to fight. With that, the TNA World Tag Team Titles will be up for grabs at Genesis.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150707\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150707\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/G-Lq0DlWsAA6UQ7.jpg\" alt=\"L\u00e9i Ying Lee faces Dani Luna for the TNA Knockouts World Championship at TNA Genesis\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/G-Lq0DlWsAA6UQ7.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/G-Lq0DlWsAA6UQ7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/G-Lq0DlWsAA6UQ7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/G-Lq0DlWsAA6UQ7-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of TNA Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Matches still to be set<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Another non-title match?<\/li>\n<li>TNA X-Division Title Three-Way Match: Leon Slater (c) vs. Cedric Alexander vs. Moose<\/li>\n<li>TNA World Title Match: ?? (c) vs. ???<\/li>\n<li>TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship Match: ?? (c) vs. ??<\/li>\n<li>TNA International Championship Match: Stacks (c) vs. ???<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As I said, three titles will be on the line on Thursday night. On NXT, Channing &#8220;Stacks&#8221; Lorenzo retained the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/14\/wwe-nxt-results-01-13-26-new-faces-new-challenges-new-opportunities\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">TNA International Championship<\/a><\/span> against Shiloh Hill. Now, who will he face at Genesis? I&#8217;m quite sure the news will break at Thursday Night iMPACT, but a little bird is telling me it could turn into a family mess. Stacks&#8217; fianc\u00e9e is the daughter of the TNA Director of Authority. NXT&#8217;s Arianna Grace NutCracked Santino Marella after the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/19\/tna-impact-results-and-review-12-18-25-family-matters-and-an-unhinged-team-tna\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">NXT vs TNA Steel Cage match<\/a><\/span>. A father vs son-in-law match would be perfect.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No time wasted for <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shiloh_wwe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@shiloh_wwe<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stacks_WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Stacks_WWE<\/a>! \ud83d\ude32<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AriannaGraceWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AriannaGraceWWE<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e4iAYqgSxK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/e4iAYqgSxK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2011260401900573147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Frankie Kazarian faces Mike Santana for the World Championship on Thursday Night iMPACT. Even if Nic Nemeth promised to cash in his Call Your Shot Gauntlet opportunity at Genesis, who can say now if it will be against Kazarian or Santana? <del>Leon Slater puts the X-Division Championship on the line against Myron Reed the same night. Same, who knows if Cedric Alexander and Moose won&#8217;t have to face Myron Reed instead of Slater?<\/del> <em><strong>LAST MINUTE<\/strong>: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/myron-reed-vs-leon-slater-for-tna-x-division-title-no-longer-advertised-for-premiere-of-thursday-night-impact-on-amc\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">For some unknown reason<\/a><\/span>, the X-Division Championship match between Leon Slater and Myron Reed is not advertised anymore for the premiere show. As the X-Division Champion, Slater will face Moose and Alexander at TNA Genesis, as announced.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Everything could change on Thursday night<\/h3>\n<p>The fate of the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship is a bit more complicated. The IInspiration faces The Elegance Brand on Thursday, again. Whoever comes to Genesis as the Champions, who will they face? The fact that some contenders will be determined on NXT shows the lack of Women&#8217;s teams on the TNA roster. The obvious choice would be the Angel Warriors, but that would mean two matches in one night for L\u00e9i Ying Lee.<\/p>\n<p>For the last non-title bout, please give us Ryan Nemeth vs. Mara Sad\u00e8. We need to laugh a bit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150710\" style=\"width: 1632px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/edcd2d6c8e0eca92111699ace5a70fa3-1-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Frankie Kazarian faces Mike Santana for the TNA World Championship on Thursday Night iMPACT, two days before TNA Genesis\" width=\"1632\" height=\"918\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/edcd2d6c8e0eca92111699ace5a70fa3-1-1-1.jpg 1632w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/edcd2d6c8e0eca92111699ace5a70fa3-1-1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/edcd2d6c8e0eca92111699ace5a70fa3-1-1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/edcd2d6c8e0eca92111699ace5a70fa3-1-1-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/01\/edcd2d6c8e0eca92111699ace5a70fa3-1-1-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of TNA Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Surprises and Consequences<\/h2>\n<p>We know Joe Hendry will appear at TNA Genesis. I have never believed, don&#8217;t expect me to change that. So, honestly, that&#8217;s the least of my worries.<\/p>\n<p>AJ Styles returns to the iMPACT Zone this Thursday night. He would have flown from Germany to be in Dallas for one night. I don&#8217;t expect him to appear at TNA Genesis. He has to be in Belfast on Monday to remind Gunther about The Phenomenal One&#8217;s submission win. However, Styles could influence a match or prepare for his &#8220;last TNA Phenomenal ride.&#8221; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/04\/which-tna-wrestlers-could-enter-the-2026-wwe-royal-rumble-and-why\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Leon Slater and Frankie Kazarian<\/a><\/span> are checking all the boxes for this last ride.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tnawrestling.com\/news\/bully-ray-will-be-the-special-guest-commentator-for-the-main-event-of-thursday-night-impact-on-amc-premiere\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bully Ray<\/a> <\/span>will be the special guest announcer for the Thursday Night iMPACT main event. Could he be more involved than we think? Allowing Kazarian to retain or Santana to regain? The same can be said about NXT talents; who knows who could appear? That&#8217;s a lot of question marks, but they will soon turn into points or periods.<\/p>\n<p><em>TNA Genesis takes place live on Saturday, January 17, at 8\/7c LIVE from the Curtis Culwell Center in Dallas, Texas. People around the world can watch on Triller TV and TNA+.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AJ Styles RETURNS to TNA on January 15 on the AMC Premiere of TNA iMPACT!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_ilLQfHn_oM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/em><\/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 TNA Genesis 2026, TNA on AMC, 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. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Catch Thursday Night iMPACT on <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amc.com\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMC<\/a><\/span> in the US, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sportsnet<\/a><\/span> in Canada, and <a href=\"http:\/\/watch.tnawrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TNA Plus<\/a> worldwide. All TNA events, shows, and previous episodes are available on TNA Plus and the<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@tnawrestling\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TNA Wrestling YouTube channel<\/a><\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The TNA Genesis 2026 &#8220;How to Watch, Card, Predictions&#8221; will come, but not today. It won&#8217;t be possible until the premiere of Thursday Night iMPACT on AMC happens. Three titles will be defended on Thursday night, so a title change can totally turn the card of the PLE upside down. The company stated that all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5457,"featured_media":150705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,2192,321,8959,5],"tags":[145,716,9141],"class_list":["post-150462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-north-america","category-wrestling","category-tna-knockouts","category-tna-wrestling","category-nxt","tag-aj-styles","tag-bully-ray","tag-tna-genesis"],"modified_by":"Steph Franchomme","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5457"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150462"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":150712,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150462\/revisions\/150712"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}