‘TNA Wrestling’ Review (Apr 23rd 2026)
Welcome to this week’s review of TNA Wrestling. Let’s get straight into the episode and see what went down on this week’s show…
Match #1: Nic Nemeth def. Bear Bronson
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Bear Bronson starts the match lighting up Nic Nemeth. Bear Bronson catches Nic Nemeth, and slams him down. He continues the momentum, drops Nemeth with a Clothesline, and crushes him with an Elbowdrop. Nemeth fires back with multiple strikes, and a Headbutt. He charges at Bronson, who counters, and drops him with Spinebuster. Alisha Edwards gets involved from behind the referee’s back. Bear Bronson crushes Nic Nemeth with a Side-Slam, and locks him in a Chokehold. Nemeth breaks free, connects a boot to his face, and Bronson charges at him. Nemeth avoids him, Bronson charges into the turnbuckle, and Nemeth lands multiple strikes. Nemeth flattens Bronson with Famouser, goes for a cover, and Bronson kicks out at two. Nemeth is fired up, he goes for a Superkick, Bronson counters with a Chokebomb, and gets pin count of two. Nemeth sends Bronson shoulder-first into the steel post, slams down Bronson with a DDT, and flattens him with a Superkick. He goes for a cover, and Bronson powers out at the two count. Bronson prevents Dangerzone, hoists him up, and flattens him onto the canvas. Nic Nemeth rolls out of the ring, and The System swarms around him. KC Navarro distracts The System by walking towards the iMPACT! zone. Nemeth seizes the opportunity and Superkicks Bronson. He finishes Bronson off with Dangezone and secures the pinfall.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #2: Dutch def. Matt Hardy
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Jeff Hardy and Vincent are banned from ring-side in this match. Matt Hardy immediately drags a table out from under the ring, sets it up, and spray paints “sacrifice” across it. Matt enters the ring and Dutch immediately attacks him. The bell rings and they trade blows. Matt Hardy avoids Death Walks, and slams him down with Side Effects. Matt Hardy slams Dutch’s head into the steel steps multiple times. He shoves Dutch back into the ring and charges into his mid-section. Matt Hardy lands multiple blows, and Deletes Dutch off of each of the turnbuckles. Dutch fires back and cuts down Matt Hardy. He lands multiple strikes and blows, and sends Matt Hardy across the ring into the turnbuckle. Dutch crushes Matt with an Elbowdrop, goes for a cover, and Matt kicks out at two. Dutch connects two strong strikes, and locks him in a Chokehold. Dutch sets up to crush him, and Matt Hardy rolls out of the way. Matt Hardy flattens him with a DDT into a Twist of Fate. Outside of the ring, Matt Hardy sets up Dutch on the table, and Elbowdrops onto him from the top turnbuckle. Matt Hardy repositions the table and sends Dutch through it. Vincent crawls from under the ring and slides a chair into the ring, and distracts the referee with it. Vincent interferes and pulls him from the top rope, Dutch drops Matt Hardy with Death Walks, and secures the pinfall.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #3: Elayna Black def. Katie Arquette
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The bell rings and Elayna slams her into the canvas. Elayna drops Katie off the apron, and slams her head into the edge of the apron. She stomps onto Katie’s back, goes for a cover, and Katie kicks out at two. Elayna drops her with Blackout and scores the pinfall.
My Score: SQUASH out of 5
Match #4: TNA World Championship – Mike Santana def. Rich Swann
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The main event is officially underway. Mike Santana drops Rich Swann to the canvas, and Swann fires back. Santana and Rich Swann trade kicks and blows. He locks Rich Swann in a Chokehold. Swann breaks free, and Dropkicks Santana. Santana answers with a Dropkick of his own, into an Alabama Slam, and crushes him with a Senton. He goes for a cover, and Swann kicks out at the two count. Outside of the ring they trade blows, Santana connects a boot to Swann’s face, and he Palm Spikes Swann into the ring-side area. He rolls Swann back into the ring, goes for a cover, and Swann kicks out at two. Mike Santana locks him in a Side-Headlock. Swann breaks free with a Jawbreaker, and drops Santana with an Axe-kick. Swann fires back with a kick to the spine of Santana. Swann locks him in a Chokehold of his own regaining some control. He lands back-to-back kicks to Santana’s mid-section, and Santana topples over the ropes to the outside. Rich Swann props up Santana on a chair, and connects two boots to the face of Santana. Santana turns the tide with a Superkick, he climbs to the top turnbuckle, drops down, and Swann counters with a kick that catches Santana mid-air. They both crash down from the top rope with a Superplex. Santana fires up and wipes out Swann. He connects a boot to the jaw of Swann, and flattens him with Rolling Buck 50. He goes for a cover, and Swann kicks out at two. Swann surprises Santana, rolls him up for the cover, and Santana kicks out at two. He hoists Swann up on his shoulders, drops him with Outlined in Chalk, dives into him with a Cannonball, and finishes by slamming him down with a Running Powerbomb. He goes for the cover, and Swann kicks out at the two count. Swann catches Santana, drops him, and follows with a Neckbreaker. Swann continues his momentum, slams him down with a Cutter, goes for a cover, and Santana kicks out. Swann climbs to the top rope, crashes down with a Splash, goes for another cover, and Santana kicks out at the two count. Rich counters Santana with a Destroyer. Santana connects Spin the Block onto Swann, and scores the pinfall.
My Score: 4.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3.5/5
This was a solid, workmanlike episode of TNA that built momentum nicely, even if it never quite felt must-see. The opener between Nic Nemeth and Bear Bronson overdelivered, with Bronson looking strong in defeat, while the chaotic hardcore flavour of Matt Hardy vs. Dutch added some welcome unpredictability. The squash involving Elayna Black barely registered, but the main event between Mike Santana and Rich Swann absolutely delivered, feeling like the kind of hard-fought title bout that lifted the whole show. There wasn’t much here that screamed essential television outside the main event, but the card was consistently entertaining, the pacing was strong, and the closing match gave the episode real weight. A good episode elevated by an excellent main event.
