{"id":161679,"date":"2026-05-22T05:30:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=161679"},"modified":"2026-05-22T05:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:30:30","slug":"tna-impact-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/05\/22\/tna-impact-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Night iMPACT Review (5\/21\/26) &#8211; Majestic Mayhem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the TNA Thursday Night iMPACT review of the May 21, 2026, live episode. As <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/09\/tna-wrestling-announces-its-full-2026-live-events-schedule\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">TNA Wrestling announced its full 2026 schedule of live events and PLEs<\/a><\/span>, we know that we are now on the road to\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tnawrestling.com\/events\/slammiversary-June-28-2026\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TNA Slammiversary on June 28<\/a><\/span>. This may look like a long ride to the PLE, but it gives more reasons to watch Thursday Night iMPACT weekly on AMC (or TNA+). The show is now reaching about 250K people on TV every week, so let&#8217;s keep it this way.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/05\/20\/tna-impact-preview\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">The TNA Thursday Night iMPACT preview was clear<\/a>.<\/span> With five matches and a segment, this episode followed the perfect recipe for a great show. Two PLE-worthy title matches are on the card. The AMC era has really become a true goldmine. Let\u2019s Nygma-dive into the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057627504328745246\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TNA Thursday Night iMPACT review<\/a><\/span>, as there are some things to say about it (as always).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXCLUSIVE: Check out when <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/milanmiracle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@milanmiracle<\/a> informed The Righteous of tonight&#39;s stipulation where <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DEATHxWALKS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DEATHxWALKS<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JEFFHARDYBRAND?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JEFFHARDYBRAND<\/a> will be handcuffed to the ringside posts. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TNAiMPACT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNAiMPACT<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoNamexVincent?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NoNamexVincent<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XABhfn9YAg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XABhfn9YAg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057520547941241291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Thursday Night iMPACT Review &#8211; The Nygma&#8217;s View<\/h2>\n<h3>A Dominant System?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057628257986691150\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The System<\/a><\/span> wanted us to know that they are the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057628761542021589\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">most dominant force in TNA history<\/a><\/span>. Bear Bronson and Brian Myers are the Tag Team Champions. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/05\/15\/impact-review-5-14-26\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Last week, Cedric Alexander beat Leon Slater<\/a><\/span> and captured the TNA X-Division Championship. Now, Eddie Edwards has his eyes on the TNA World Championship. The System is ready to reign over TNA entirely. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057629516055695674\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cedric Alexander<\/a><\/span> called out Fabian Aichner for interrupting his moment after winning the TNA X-Division Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Fabian Aichner said that he is ready to take his place at the top. He has his eyes set on the TNA X-Division Title, and The System charged at Aichner. Aichner took out the members of The System and slid into the ring to take on Alexander. The Champion went for a Lumbar Check, Aichner avoided it, and locked him in a Chokehold. The System rushed to his aid.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabian_aichner1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@fabian_aichner1<\/a> gets the better of The System! <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TNAiMPACT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNAiMPACT<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uxOjVCBWLR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/uxOjVCBWLR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057630019476988108?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Arianna Grace is not done with TNA Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057631759735677354\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NXT&#8217;s Arianna Grace and Stacks joined Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt on commentary<\/a><\/span> for the Elayna Black\/Indi Hartwell match. A good fight, but when Hartwell was on the verge of winning the match, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057633323585835472\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grace and Stacks attacked her<\/a><\/span> in the ring.\u00a0Grace blamed her father for her losing her TNA Knockouts World title.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057634162031374530\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Director of Authority Santino Marella joined them ringsid<\/a><\/span>e and said he believes L\u00e9i Ying Lee deserved the rematch. He pulled out The Cobra, and Director of Authority Daria Rae interrupted him. She called out Santino for picking a fight with Arianna Grace and Stacks. She also told Stacks to go the official way to have a match against his &#8220;father-in-law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161805\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/DSC_5561.webp\" alt=\"Thursday Night iMPACT Review - 5\/21\/26\" width=\"1200\" height=\"677\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/DSC_5561.webp 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/DSC_5561-768x433.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santino Marella with Stacks and Arianna Grace (TNA Wrestling)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Willow is back<\/h3>\n<p>As announced, Jeff Hardy and Dutch will be handcuffed to the posts ringside. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057636064219529461\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Before the match started<\/a><\/span>, Vincent wanted to force <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057636962677445087\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cBroken\u201d Matt Hardy<\/span><\/a> to emerge. Hardy bit Vincent and sent him to the outside. Dutch NutCracked Matt Hardy behind the referee&#8217;s back, and Vincent took advantage of it. Vincent struck a stoic Jeff Hardy outside the ring.<\/p>\n<p>Vincent sent Matt Hardy back outside the ring, and Dutch landed multiple kicks and strikes onto him behind the referee\u2019s back. Hardy went to slam Vincent face-first into the steel steps, but Vincent avoided it and slammed Matt\u2019s face into the steel steps instead. Back inside the ring, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057638568642637942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2057638568642637942%7Ctwgr%5E653b918cf8d54166e9d9c944959d98cf587a0ca8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftnawrestling.com%2Fnews%2Ftna-thursday-night-impact-on-amc-results-may-21-2026\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Hardy &#8220;Deleted&#8221; Vincent twice<\/a><\/span> and slammed him down. Dutch interfered again and again.<\/p>\n<p>Vincent later shoved Hardy into the referee and dropped Matt Hardy. He grabbed the keys from the referee\u2019s pocket, and the lights went out. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057639946190799250\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Willow appeared inside the ring, attacked Vincent<\/a><\/span>, and the lights went out again. Matt Hardy slammed down Vincent with Twist of Fate and secured the pinfall.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161804\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/DSC_4479.webp\" alt=\"Thursday Night iMPACT Review - 5\/21\/26\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/DSC_4479.webp 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/DSC_4479-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willow made his return to support Broken Matt Hardy (TNA Wrestling)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3>Impressive Starboy<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057642906064941226\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chazz &#8220;Starboy&#8221; Hall<\/a> <\/span>couldn&#8217;t be blamed for having made a bad match. It was just a TNA International Championship match against Order 4&#8217;s leader, Mustafa Ali. So, John Skyler distracted him, and Ali seized the opportunity to slam down Starboy with a Cutter. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057645139850604978\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hall dove into Ali from the middle rope with a Moonsault and dropped him with a DD<\/a><\/span>T. He continued his momentum, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057644674169581821\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crushing Ali with Cosmic Swirl<\/a><\/span>. Ali countered out of Sliced Bread with a Bell Clap. He caught Hall and rolled him up into a Bridge to secure the pinfall.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161806\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161806\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/DSC_5626.webp\" alt=\"Thursday Night iMPACT Review - 5\/21\/26\" width=\"1200\" height=\"678\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/DSC_5626.webp 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/DSC_5626-768x434.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mustafa Ali and Chazz Hall (TNA Wrestling)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Evilish Xia<\/h3>\n<p>Jada Stone attacked immediately until <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057647305982177732\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Xia Brookside<\/a><\/span> hit Stone\u2019s left leg. Brookside continued her assault on her left leg.\u00a0Stone climbed to the top rope and crashed down with a Split-Legged Moonsault. Stone tried to hoist Brookside onto her shoulders, but her left leg was too injured. After avoiding the Star Stunner, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057649360612253774\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brookside dropped Jada Stone with the Darkside to secure the pinfall<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161807\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/DSC_5816.webp\" alt=\"Thursday Night iMPACT Review - 5\/21\/26\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/DSC_5816.webp 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/DSC_5816-768x433.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xia Brookside defeated Jada Stone (TNA Wrestling)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Mike Santana prevails<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057630522767999073\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daria Rae had a mission for Steve Maclin<\/a><\/span>: &#8220;Take out Mike Santana. Rip the heart right out of this company and put the TNA World Title back on somebody worthy of carrying it.&#8221; Before the match, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057646980965290062\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Young came and gave a focused Maclin a message: <\/a><\/span>&#8220;Choices have consequences.&#8221; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057649482959818759\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Santana<\/a><\/span> was ready and focused, too.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These are the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057652870636532220\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">kinds of matches that make TNA iMPACT on<\/span> AMC MUST-SEE<\/a> every single week.&#8221; I couldn&#8217;t agree more because <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057651060093968548\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maclin<\/a><\/span> vs. Santana for the World Championship is PLE-worthy. This <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057653392756060419\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TNA Sacrifice<\/a><\/span> rematch is just stunning. In the end, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057654253741900175\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Santana<\/a><\/span> went for Spin the Block, and Maclin collapsed in the ring. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057655954616045594\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Santana<\/a> <\/span>checked on Maclin, he feigned injury, and seized the opportunity to drop <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057656946790953145\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Santana<\/a> <\/span>with a Superkick. Santana avoided K.I.A., leveled Maclin in the center of the ring, and <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057657954178904269\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">slammed him down with Spin the Block<\/a><\/span> to secure the pinfall.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"World Title WAR: Mike Santana vs. Steve Maclin (FULL MATCH) | TNA iMPACT! May 21, 2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aryyVoSJLzI?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><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3>The Best of the Rest<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057635755657416976\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Elegance Brand<\/a> was backstage chatting when the lights went out. They were left with a message from Rosemary, Allie, and Mara Sad\u00e9.<\/li>\n<li>Elijah was playing backstage. AJ Francis joined him, wanting to collaborate musically. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057640914634555573\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elijah preferred to be a drifter and walked alone<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Director of Authority Santino Marella announced that next week, TNA Wrestling will bring back <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057642299434443083\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Champions Challenge, one for the Knockouts and one for the men<\/a><\/span>. Each match features a team of TNA Champions facing a team of TNA All-Stars. The team captains will be decided this week. Daria Rae added that Santino Marella will face off against Stacks one-on-one. Eddie Edwards requested a match against Fabian Aichner, and she approved it. Mara Sad\u00e9 asked TV star Keith Jardine to be in her corner at the TNA Knockouts Champions Challenge.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057650751154036802\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stacks told Santino Marella<\/a><\/span> his daughter doesn&#8217;t need him anymore.<\/li>\n<li>Backstage, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057660218423882049\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tessa Blanchard<\/a> attacked Harney Hudson.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Champions Challenge is back, <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/milanmiracle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@milanmiracle<\/a> vs. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stacks_WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Stacks_WWE<\/a>, <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheEddieEdwards?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheEddieEdwards<\/a> vs. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabian_aichner1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@fabian_aichner1<\/a>?? Next week is STACKED! <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TNAiMPACT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNAiMPACT<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p11rimCMGq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/p11rimCMGq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057642299434443083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Thursday Night iMPACT Review &#8211; The Nygma\u2019s Last Word(s)<\/h2>\n<p>I will shock some of you, but I have nothing to say. Except this episode was fantastic. I wish I could find something bad to say. Ok, Arianna Grace and Stacks are irritating, but it&#8217;s allowing Milan Miracles. The Elegance Brand was in, but Rosemary, Allie, and Mara Sad\u00e8 calmed them. No, I really have nothing to say&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>With no PLE till TNA Slammiversary, TNA Wrestling will tiptoe its way to it. Then, it will give more attractiveness to the weekly show. You have to be there every week to understand what the company is cooking, to watch great action in the ring, to dig deep into the company&#8217;s soul. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057652870636532220\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The AMC era is really something fascinating<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all for the TNA Thursday Night iMPACT review of the week. If you want a dishonestly honest Nygma point of view, you\u2019ll always find it here. In the 1990s, U2 was asking us to &#8220;watch more TV.&#8221; Nygma says: Watch more TNA. Till next week, may the Nygma be with you.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AND STILL\u2026<br \/>MY MUTHAFCKN HOUSE. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TNAiMPACT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNAiMPACT<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2rqgNpRL3h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/2rqgNpRL3h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike SANTANA\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7 (@Santana_Proud) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Santana_Proud\/status\/2057658976012062904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Thursday Night iMPACT Results (5\/21\/26)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Indi Hartwell vs Elayna Black &#8211; Double DQ<\/li>\n<li>Broken Matt Hardy defeated Vincent<\/li>\n<li>TNA International Championship match: Mustafa Ali (w\/Order 4) (c) defeated Chazz &#8220;Starboy&#8221; Hall<\/li>\n<li>Xia Brookside defeated Jada Stone<\/li>\n<li>TNA World Championship match: Mike Santana (c) defeated Steve Maclin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After his heartbreaking X-Division Title loss, <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LEONSLATER_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LEONSLATER_<\/a> has four words on his mind: Thank you. I&#39;m sorry. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4qhWYmDz84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/4qhWYmDz84<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2057212266894823461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the TNA Thursday Night iMPACT review of the May 21, 2026, live episode. As TNA Wrestling announced its full 2026 schedule of live events and PLEs, we know that we are now on the road to\u00a0TNA Slammiversary on June 28. 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