{"id":164346,"date":"2026-07-17T06:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=164346"},"modified":"2026-07-17T06:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:35:27","slug":"impact-review-7-16-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/07\/17\/impact-review-7-16-26\/","title":{"rendered":"TNA Thursday Night iMPACT Review (7\/16\/26) &#8211; The Future Can Be Bright"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the TNA Thursday Night iMPACT review of the July 16, 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:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/07\/08\/impact-preview-7-9-26\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">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\/14\/impact-preview-7-16-26\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">The TNA Thursday Night iMPACT preview was clear<\/a>.<\/span> With five matches and two segments, this episode is another look at what TNA&#8217;s future may be. 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\/2077885369731731682\" 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\">The X-Division Title is on the line in the main event, the Knockouts Television Title tournament continues and so much more &#8211; tune into <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AMC_TV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AMC_TV<\/a> RIGHT NOW! <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TNAiMPACT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNAiMPACT<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Watch on TNA+: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7LFV0ui0VL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/7LFV0ui0VL<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qU6uKOFiOF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/qU6uKOFiOF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077921726827315329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 17, 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>Champagne is the new mist<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077922481956864025\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rosemary<\/a><\/span> was Maggie Lee&#8217;s first opponent in the iMPACT Zone, and she lost to the Demon Assassin. Last night, M by Elegance got her <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077923488308830369\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">revenge<\/a><\/span>. Allie interfered to help her <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077924243153494418\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">evilish friend<\/a><\/span>. Later, Heather grabbed the referee\u2019s attention, and Allie went after Heather. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077924998434742316\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M by Elegance spat Champagne into Rosemary\u2019s eyes<\/a><\/span> and rolled her up to secure the pinfall.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_164486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164486\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/1T8A3453.webp\" alt=\"TNA Thursday night iMPACT Review and results graphic\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"wp-image-164486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/1T8A3453.webp 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/1T8A3453-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-164486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">M by Elegance spread her own mist, Champagne, to Rosemary&#8217;s eyes (TNA Wrestling)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Moose got screwed twice<\/h3>\n<p>As I expected, Frankie Kazarian joined Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt on commentary for this match.\u00a0AJ Francis attacked Moose from behind before the bell rang. Moose attacked, but <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077926854447563249\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Expressions<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077927741593194802\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">distracted<\/a><\/span> him. As he was about to make a statement, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077928793138729249\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moose<\/a> <\/span>went outside to level Francis and involuntarily spilled Kaz&#8217;s popcorn.\u00a0Kazarian got involved and slammed Moose face-first into the steel post, and the referee called for the bell. AJ Francis and Expressions continued to attack Moose. AJ Francis dropped Moose with Down Payment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AJFrancis410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AJFrancis410<\/a> stands tall over <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheMooseNation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheMooseNation<\/a> after chaos at ringside with <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FrankieKazarian?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FrankieKazarian<\/a>. <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\/ExpressionsOOZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ExpressionsOOZ<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MofGvFlupW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/MofGvFlupW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077929208701972587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The New Order 4<\/h3>\n<p>TNA International Champion Mustafa Ali welcomed TNA to the State of Order 4 Address. He wanted Order 4 to be covered in Championship gold, but only he walked around with TNA gold. He was disappointed in Order 4\u2019s failure, and Order 4 needed someone to hold it accountable. He welcomed <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077931527158084018\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Secretary of Strategic Affairs Mila Moore<\/a><\/span> to join Order 4. The faces of Tasha Steelz and the Good Hands said a lot at that time.<\/p>\n<p>Mila Moore thanked Ali for believing in her and for the opportunity. Mila Moose declared, &#8220;In Ali I trust.&#8221; He was ready to determine the next number one contender for the TNA International Championship. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077932630335430800\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ali was ready to give the power to the TNA Wrestling Roster<\/a><\/span>. Next week, he will allow them to vote for who will challenge Ali next.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Order 4 SHAKE UP as New Member Added | TNA iMPACT! July 16, 2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qp8XCs-MHRI?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>Not Bang Bang<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077936398712119623\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brian Myers<\/a><\/span> of The System joined Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt on commentary for this match. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077934867581432244\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ricky Sosa<\/a><\/span> seemed to be in control, but his opponent was <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077935560455286934\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bear Bronson, a crushing wrestling machine<\/a><\/span>. In the end, after Brian Myers interfered, Bronson loaded <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077937017145724982\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sosa<\/a> <\/span>up onto his shoulders, and Sosa avoided the Bear Down. Sosa set up for Blue Thunderbang, and his back gave out. Bronson capitalized; he slammed down Sosa with the Shock Treatment and drove him down again with the Bear Down to secure the pinfall.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Myers_Wrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Myers_Wrestling<\/a>&#39;s intervention helps <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bearbronsonBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@bearbronsonBC<\/a> overcome <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rickysosa508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@rickysosa508<\/a>. <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\/S4Abr01zgQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/S4Abr01zgQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077937964319908173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>NXT&#8217;s Thea Hail creates the surprise<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077940127695884554\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thea Hail<\/a><\/span> and Harley Hudson shook hands after the bell rang as a sign of respect. The match they delivered was very, very good. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077941991955165416\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hudson fell victim<\/a><\/span> to the former NXT Women&#8217;s North American Champion when Hail avoided a leg drop and slammed into Hudson with Boing from the bottom rope to secure the pinfall. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077956455928320041\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">She wants the TNA Knockouts TV title, as she confessed later<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NXT&#039;s Thea Hail Competes in TV Title Tournament vs. Harley Hudson | TNA iMPACT! July 16, 2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ptlVuM7K09E?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>Nic Nemeth vs. KC Navarro?<\/h3>\n<p>KC Navarro interrupted a <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077943861997871231\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">proud TNA World Champion<\/a><\/span>. Nic Nemeth wasn\u2019t interested in discussing with Navarro and demanded he leave the ring. Navarro started to walk away, but he cut off Nemeth again. He had his eyes on the TNA World Championship. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077945149729186147\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navarro wanted a shot at the TNA World Championship<\/a><\/span> and asked Nic Nemeth to put his title on the line against him next week. Nemeth will <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077945545973281005\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">grant him the title shot on one condition<\/a><\/span>: if KC Navarro leaves him alone, then he will talk to Director of Operations Daria Rae about making the match happen.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_164498\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164498\" 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_33092.webp\" alt=\"TNA Thursday night iMPACT Review and results graphic\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" class=\"wp-image-164498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/DSC_33092.webp 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/07\/DSC_33092-768x434.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-164498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">KC Navarro wants a TNA World Championship shot and faces off against Nic Nemeth (TNA Wrestling)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3>Fabulous Cedric Alexander<\/h3>\n<p>TNA Wrestling has taken the good habit of offering on AMC some PLE-worthy matches. Cedric Alexander vs. Fabian Aichner for the TNA X-Division Championship is one of those matches. I prefer to let you watch the bout rather than saying too much. If the System helped Cedric Alexander retain the title, as suspected, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077948617290121585\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the match is worth a watch<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>After a deadly Lumbar Check, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077951433731932502\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eddie Edwards and Alexander attacked Aichner<\/a><\/span> after the match, and Ricky Sosa came to the aid of Aichner. Leon Slater rushed to Ricky Sosa&#8217;s aid, and Aichner sent Alexander to the outside. Ricky Sosa sent Edwards to the outside, and Slater soared over the top rope to level them on the outside.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cedric Alexander vs. Fabian Aichner for the X-Division Title (FULL MATCH) | iMPACT! July 16, 2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MufGdGZQ7DA?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><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077926250123776341\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The System reflected on its bad night last week<\/a><\/span>. Bear Bronson was ready to take on Ricky Sosa, and TNA X-Division Champion Cedric Alexander was confident he would continue his reign after his match against Fabian Aichner.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077929788296016190\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elayna Black had her eyes set on her match<\/a><\/span> next week in the TNA Knockouts TV Championship Tournament and was confident going into her match against Wendy Choo. TNA Knockouts World Champion Xia Brookside interrupted her and warned Elayna Black to stay in her lane.<\/li>\n<li>The Righteous are invited to The Hardy Compound. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NoNamexVincent\/status\/2077935558051962951\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">They accepted the invitation from The Hardy<\/a><\/span>s. It will be a TNA World Tag Team Championship match called The Righteous Deletion at The Hardy Compound.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/07\/16\/5-huge-reasons-to-watch-saturday-nights-main-event\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Moose met up with Elijah and asked him to team up with him<\/a><\/span> next week to take out AJ Francis and Frankie Kazarian.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MATTHARDYBRAND?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MATTHARDYBRAND<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JEFFHARDYBRAND?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JEFFHARDYBRAND<\/a> invite <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DEATHxWALKS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DEATHxWALKS<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NoNamexVincent?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NoNamexVincent<\/a> to THE RIGHTEOUS DELETION 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\/eVUSKLW6RS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/eVUSKLW6RS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077934360083218584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 17, 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\u2019s Last Word(s)<\/h2>\n<p>And this time, I say a huge yes. The Knockouts matches were excellent. Cedric Alexander tore the house down. Ricky Sosa was taught a lesson. And Mustafa Ali has made some strange decisions. KC Navarro will have a World Championship match after previous opportunities at the X-Division and International Championships. A new Deletion match is announced. All of this sounds very good.<\/p>\n<p>The future of TNA remains far from what the company wants us to think. Nevertheless, when the focus is set on Ricky Sosa, my focus is on <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KCwrestles\/status\/2077838024142983346\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KC Navarro<\/a><\/span>, who has done a brilliant job since his return from injury. Thea Hail is a very good surprise. Despite being in NXT, she could make great things in TNA Wrestling. How hard it is to come after Champions like Mike Santana, but if someone can, it will be Slater.<\/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 talked to Ryan Nemeth last night. Excellent interview coming soon. I also see you on Monday, as I&#8217;ll tell you about the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KCwrestles\/status\/2077838024142983346\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new Immersed documentary on KC Navarr<\/a><\/span>o. Till next week, may the Nygma be with you.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc40<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\/RealTSteelz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RealTSteelz<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/itsmilamoore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@itsmilamoore<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheJasonHotch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheJasonHotch<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheJohnSkyler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheJohnSkyler<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8pKa5gCGqm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/8pKa5gCGqm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077933852027183422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 17, 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\/16\/26)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>TNA Knockouts Television Title Tournament First Round Match: M By Elegance defeated Rosemary<\/li>\n<li>Moose defeated AJ Francis via DQ<\/li>\n<li>Bear Bronson defeated Ricky Sosa<\/li>\n<li>TNA Knockouts Television Title Tournament First Round Match: Thea Hail defeated Harley Hudson<\/li>\n<li>TNA X-Division Title Match: Cedric Alexander (c) defeated Fabian Aichner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXCLUSIVE: <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CedricAlexander?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CedricAlexander<\/a> and The System have a message for <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rickysosa508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@rickysosa508<\/a>, <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fabian_aichner1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@fabian_aichner1<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LEONSLATER_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LEONSLATER_<\/a> after <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\/zM4pt8UWrf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/zM4pt8UWrf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/2077953938918441291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 17, 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 16, 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. 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