{"id":163914,"date":"2026-07-03T05:37:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=163914"},"modified":"2026-07-03T05:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:37:24","slug":"impact-review-7-2-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/07\/03\/impact-review-7-2-26\/","title":{"rendered":"TNA Thursday Night iMPACT Review (7\/2\/26) &#8211; Hard Thoughts on the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the TNA Thursday Night iMPACT review of the July 2, 2026, 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 a long road to <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tnawrestling.com\/events\/tna-in-chicago-August-23-2026\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lethal Lockdown on August 23<\/a><\/span>. So, there are many more reasons to watch Thursday Night iMPACT weekly on AMC (or TNA+).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/07\/01\/impact-preview-7-2-26\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">The TNA Thursday Night iMPACT preview was clear<\/a>.<\/span> With five matches and three segments, this episode is the crowded Fallout from <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tnawrestling.com\/news\/tna-slammiversary-2026-live-results\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TNA Slammiversary<\/a><\/span>. 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\/2072810046447399084\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" 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\">The NEW TNA World Tag Team Champs, The Hardys, got something to say tonight on <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TNAiMPACT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNAiMPACT<\/a> too! <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TNAonAMC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNAonAMC<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J8X6POdt5L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/J8X6POdt5L<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8i0bc4A4M7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/8i0bc4A4M7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MATTHARDYBRAND\/status\/2072766923385782278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.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>Her Majesties, the Nemeths<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072849303295472117\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nic Nemeth<\/a> <\/span>reflected on Slammiversary and shared a <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072850813282635915\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">list of the pro-wrestlers he has taken down<\/a><\/span>. KC Navarro interrupted Nic Nemeth and told him he\u2019s not a fan of how Nic handled things. KC Navarro and Ryan Nemeth started arguing, and Nic Nemeth broke it up. Nemeth suggested that KC Navarro and Ryan Nemeth should fight tonight, and he is going to try to secure that match with Director of Operations Daria Rae. Nic Nemeth was ready to take on anyone who challenged him.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NEW TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth GLOATS Over Legends He&#039;s Defeated | TNA iMPACT! July 2, 2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GNwFSMnt8Nw?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<h3>Sad\u00e8 or Steelz?<\/h3>\n<p>The First-Ever Knockouts Television Champion Tournament started last night. Every tournament bracket has a 10-minute time limit. Once a competitor is crowned, the title will be exclusively defended on iMPACT. The surprise came from <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072853239838716292\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tasha Steelz<\/a><\/span>, who made her way to the ring alone. Without Order 4 on Steelz&#8217;s side, Mara Sad\u00e8 had more chances.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, Steelz set up for a Cutter, and Sad\u00e9 answered with a kick to the face. Sad\u00e9 climbed to the top for a Moonsault. Steelz prevented it; she charged at Sad\u00e9 and went face-first into the bottom turnbuckle. Sad\u00e9 soared from the top turnbuckle and<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072855614578119103\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> crushed Steelz with a Moonsault to secure the pinfall<\/a><\/span>. After the match, TNA International Champion Mustafa Ali was with Special Agent 0 on the ramp and made a phone call. Nygma thinks that Steelz&#8217;s days in Order 4 are numbered.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_163970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163970\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/DSC_0970.webp\" alt=\"Thursday Night iMPACT review graphic\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"wp-image-163970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/DSC_0970.webp 1199w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/DSC_0970-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-163970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mara Sad\u00e8 defeated Tasha Steelz in the TNA Knockouts TV Championship tournament (TNA Wrestling)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Fabian Aichner is the new #1 contender for the X-Division title<\/h3>\n<p>Before the match, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072856154351513804\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rich Swann was with BDE<\/a><\/span> backstage and wanted BDE to keep his eye on the prize even when they\u2019re against each other in the ring tonight. The <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072857902537175178\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">match<\/a> <\/span>was exceptional because of Rich Swann, who delivered Phoenix Splashes and big dives agogo. In the end, he dropped Hotch with a Clipcutter, went for a cover, and Mr. Elegance broke it up.\u00a0Mr. Elegance connected with Excusez-Moi onto Swann, BDE crushed Mr. Elegance with a Frog Splash, and Fabian Aichner drove down BDE with a Powerbomb to secure the pinfall. Aichner&#8217;s win is not a big surprise. Rich Swann&#8217;s flying is not, too.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fabian_aichner1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@fabian_aichner1<\/a> has the next shot at <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CedricAlexander?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CedricAlexander<\/a>&#39;s X-Division Title. <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TNAiMPACT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNAiMPACT<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/itsbrandonde?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@itsbrandonde<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheJasonHotch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheJasonHotch<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RichSwannTNA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RichSwannTNA<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l7G6wHmvvo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/l7G6wHmvvo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072858665535857054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3>Bang, Bang<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072860916157476917\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ricky Sosa<\/span><\/a> reflected on his battle at Slammiversary, and was proud he had beaten Eric Young, and it was his first PLE event. He has proven why he belongs in TNA, and this is just the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072861521021989323\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">beginning of the Sosa Era<\/span><\/a>. The Righteous interrupted Sosa and wanted to help reveal Sosa\u2019s greatness. The System interrupted the Righteous and offered Ricky Sosa to join The System.<\/p>\n<p>The Righteous viewed The System as weak, and Ricky Sosa wasn\u2019t interested in joining either side. Bear Bronson attacked Ricky Sosa, Sosa fired back with a kick of his own, and The System attacked him. Leon Slater rushed to the aid of Sosa, but the numbers were too much. The System dropped Ricky Sosa and Leon Slater.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The System makes a dominant statement at the expense of <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LEONSLATER_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LEONSLATER_<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rickysosa508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@rickysosa508<\/a> after Sosa turned down their recruitment offer. <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TNAiMPACT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNAiMPACT<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheEddieEdwards?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheEddieEdwards<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bearbronsonBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@bearbronsonBC<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Myers_Wrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Myers_Wrestling<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CedricAlexander?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CedricAlexander<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NoNamexVincent?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NoNamexVincent<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DEATHxWALKS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DEATHxWALKS<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WQN008zCrq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/WQN008zCrq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072863032334749732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Allie defeated<\/h3>\n<p>In the second first-round match of the TNA Knockouts Television Champion Tournament, Heather by Elegance got revenge on Allie. M by Elegance tried to distract Allie, and Rosemary dragged her off the apron. Heather seized the opportunity to drop Allie off the apron; she dove into her with a Double Stomp and secured the pinfall.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_163975\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163975\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/DSC_1300.webp\" alt=\"Thursday Night iMPACT review graphic\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" class=\"wp-image-163975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/DSC_1300.webp 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/DSC_1300-768x435.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-163975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heather by Elegance may not be Knockouts Tag Team Champion anymore, but she got her revenge on Allie (TNA Wrestling)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>A Championship rematch<\/h3>\n<p><span>TNA Knockouts World Champion <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072868445964906560\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Xia Brookside was confident and proud<\/a><\/span> to be the new TNA Knockouts World Champion. She is ready to take on anyone and is willing to do whatever it takes to keep her title. L\u00e9i Ying Lee interrupted her and felt Brookside cheated to win the title. She doesn\u2019t view Xia Brookside as a Champion, and now that Brookside has everything to lose, she wants to have her Championship rematch next week in a No Disqualifications Match. Brookside tried to attack Lee, who set Brookside up for the Warriors Way, but Brookside escaped outside of the ring.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheLeiYingLee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheLeiYingLee<\/a> wants <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/XiaBrookside?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@XiaBrookside<\/a> in a NO DQ REMATCH next week! <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TNAiMPACT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNAiMPACT<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/grRtmDxz9q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/grRtmDxz9q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072869403298034071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3>No Dumber without Dumb<\/h3>\n<p>TNA World Champion <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072871547568615605\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nic Nemeth<\/a> <\/span>joined Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt on commentary. KC Navarro did the perfect match, with the Blessing in Disguise to secure the pinfall. After the match, Nic Nemeth forced KC Navarro to shake Ryan Nemeth\u2019s hand and attacked Navarro from behind with Danger Zone.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_163976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163976\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/DSC_1631-1.webp\" alt=\"Thursday Night iMPACT review graphic\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"wp-image-163976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/DSC_1631-1.webp 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/DSC_1631-1-768x433.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-163976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ryan Nemeth would be nothing without his big Brother Nic (TNA Wrestling)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>The System strikes again<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072851316502622605\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leon Slater told Gia Miller<\/a><\/span> he wanted to teach Eddie Edwards a lesson tonight. That&#8217;s not exactly what happened. Before the match began, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072874469048152121\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alisha Edwards interrupted Leon Slater&#8217;s entrance<\/a><\/span> and demanded the audience cheer for Eddie Edwards. As expected, the match was good, but Mr. &amp; Mrs. Edwards got the referee&#8217;s attention.<\/p>\n<p>Eddie shoved a boot into <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072876482175644071\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slater<\/a> <\/span>against the ropes, so Alisha Edwards <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072877488834007190\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">got involved<\/a><\/span>. She did it again when Slater was climbing to the top rope.\u00a0After Alisha, Cedric Alexander slid into the ring, and Leon Slater dropped him. While Slater was distracted, Edwards rolled him up and secured the pinfall. After the match, Cedric Alexander attacked Leon Slater, and Ricky Sosa came to help Slater. They dumped The System to the outside and <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072878244798619657\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shook hands<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The FUTURE of TNA Stands Up to The System | TNA iMPACT! July 2, 2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CLed_zO9WOc?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<h3>The Best of the Rest<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072859566195491256\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ricky Sosa<\/a> was backstage with AJ Francis and Expressions, and AJ Francis asked if he had thought about being in FIR$T CLA$$.<\/li>\n<li>TNA International Champion <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072860582899064997\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mustafa Ali was with Order 4<\/a><\/span> and was tired of their failures. He was going to Daria Rae to ask if they could have another title shot.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072864339187622237\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Elijah reflected on winning back his Intellectual likeness<\/span> <\/a>after his match against AJ Francis at Slammiversary. The legend of Elijah continues, and he has TNA gold in his view. He wanted <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072869902147620997\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Great Hands to have a shot at the TNA World Tag Team Titles<\/a><\/span> next week. Daria Rae agreed that it\u2019s a good idea.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072873547413016600\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> The Hardys will delete<\/a><\/span> the Great Hands next week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Hardys plan to DELETE The Great Hands next week on <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TNAiMPACT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNAiMPACT<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MATTHARDYBRAND?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MATTHARDYBRAND<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JEFFHARDYBRAND?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JEFFHARDYBRAND<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hgDIRotskE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/hgDIRotskE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072873547413016600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Thursday Night iMPACT Review &#8211; The Nygma\u2019s Last Word(s)<\/h2>\n<p>The future of TNA, that&#8217;s what this episode was about. Calling Leon Slater and Ricky Sosa the company&#8217;s future stars is paradoxical. When Leon Slater has proven that he is the future of the sport, Ricky Sosa has EVERYTHING to prove. The Nemeth bros on top of the mountain are despicable. If the future&#8217;s roots are in the past, as we saw this week, Nygma is not sure it will be bright.<\/p>\n<p>Action-wise, I have nothing to say as it was a great show, with a magic Rich Swann and Knockouts on fire. I could say a lot about the direction TNA Wrestling is taking. I will miss Mike Santana dearly, but Mustafa Ali and Leon Slater are meant to become World Champions one day. The Tag Team division remains weak. As my late Dad said, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know where we go, but we go.&#8221; Prove me wrong, TNA, please.<\/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. I&#8217;ll come back to you later today with the July 2 taping spoilers. 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\">EXCLUSIVE: The young blood is taking over TNA. <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TNAiMPACT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNAiMPACT<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rickysosa508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@rickysosa508<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LEONSLATER_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LEONSLATER_<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iCt7qYe5Rm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/iCt7qYe5Rm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072880508816494630?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Thursday Night iMPACT Results (7\/2\/26)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>TNA Knockouts TV Title Tournament First Round match: Mara Sad\u00e9 defeated Tasha Steelz<\/li>\n<li>TNA X-Division Title Number One Contender match: Fabian Aichner defeated Rich Swann, Home Town Man, Jason Hotch, Mr. Elegance, and BDE<\/li>\n<li>KC Navarro defeated Ryan Nemeth<\/li>\n<li>TNA Knockouts TV Title Tournament First Round match: H By Elegance defeated Allie<\/li>\n<li>Eddie Edwards defeated Leon Slater<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXCLUSIVE: They call <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/itsmarasade?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@itsmarasade<\/a> the Go Getter and she plans to go and get that Knockouts Television Title. <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TNAiMPACT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNAiMPACT<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FzvQ40e546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/FzvQ40e546<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2072883025407602856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the TNA Thursday Night iMPACT review of the July 2, 2026, episode. As TNA Wrestling announced its full 2026 schedule of live events and PLEs, we know that we are now on a long road to Lethal Lockdown on August 23. So, there are many more reasons to watch Thursday Night iMPACT weekly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5457,"featured_media":163932,"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":[8959,7,6,2192,321],"tags":[568,249,1702,4460,9187,9466,8740,6390,9595,9758,9418,3132],"class_list":["post-163914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tna-wrestling","category-impact","category-north-america","category-wrestling","category-tna-knockouts","tag-allie","tag-eddie-edwards","tag-fabian-aichner","tag-kc-navarro","tag-leon-slater","tag-mara-sade","tag-nic-nemeth","tag-ryan-nemeth","tag-thursday-night-impact","tag-tna-knockouts-tv-title","tag-tna-slammiversary","tag-xia-brookside"],"modified_by":"Steph Franchomme","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163914","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=163914"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":163984,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163914\/revisions\/163984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}