TNA Impact 5/28/2026

TNA Impact 5/28/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/tna-impact-5212026.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/tna-impact-642026.html 

We are in Sacramento, CA. Matt Rehwoldt and Tom Hannifan are on commentary.

Champion's Challenge - Mike Santana, Mustafa Ali and The System (Bear Bronson, Brian Myers and Cedric Alexander) vs Elijah, Leon Slater, Frankie Kazarian, Eric Young and KC Navarro

Eli hits shoulderblocks on Brian's arm. Eli rope walks then clubs Brian's arm for 2. Eli chinlocks him and we go to break. We return and Mike and Eli trade wristlocks. Eli side headlocks him and they evade each other's moves. They then stand off. Kaz clubs on Mike then hits punches. Mike spin kicks Kaz in the gut. Mike dropkicks Kaz down.

Mike chops Kaz. Kaz eye rakes him. Eli gets back in. Ali comes in and clubs on Eli. He low dropkicks him in the back of the head. Eli hits a pop-up sitout powerbombs on him for 2 when Ced breaks it up. Eli drops Ced with a punch. Most of the wrestlers start fighting. Eli chokeslams Ali on the apron after catching his tope. Leon does his corkscrew dive over the post.

We go to break and return. Eli pulls Bear over the top. Eli double suplexes Ced and Brian. Ali and Mike both want tags. Mike hits Ali. Mike running lariats Kaz then throws Eric in. He lariats Eric and Kaz. Mike backrolls into a cutter on Eric. Mike slingshot plancha's Eric outside.

Mike backrolls into a cutter on Kaz and Ali neckbreakers Kaz off of it for 2. Mike and Ali push each other. KC top rope double dropkicks both. KC hits his 305 kick then spinning ddt's Ali for 2. Ali drope toe hold's KC then Bear butt drops KC. Bear pounds on KC.

Bear gorilla press throws KC for 2. Leon tags in. He hits the wrestlers on the apron and leg lariats Ali. He then spinning heel kicks Ali for 2. Bear hits a black hole slam then Eli flying knees Bear. Eric lariats Mike over the top and goes with him. 

Ali goes into the buckles face first. Leon swanton 450's Ali for 2. Ali swings a title belt at Leon and is superkicked. KC running shiranui's Ali and pins him.

Thoughts: KC winning and getting the title shot on Ali was surprising. These matches are kind of weird as only the champs should really want this to end since all of the challengers would want pins until they are the one getting the pin. It was nice to see some different match up's here and it was just acceptable. KC's shiranui looked nice.

Arianna Grace and Stacks are interviewed. Grace complains about not being in the Champion's Challenge. Stacks says Santino will have to own up to his bad decisions as they will have a match. Stacks says he will send Santino and his sock puppet to the retirement home. Grace tells Santino to not expect her to visit him when he's in the nursing home.

The Hardy's do a promo. They say The Righteous wanted them and they are here. The Righteous then talk. They say the wicked garden isn't just a match. They said they saw a flower died and watered it so it could become something better. Vince tells The Hardy's to show up at The Wicked Garden as they won't come out the same.  

Tessa Blanchard vs Harley Hudson

Tess pushes HH off the lock up. HH rolls her up and waistlock takedowns her. HH throws her over by the arm then shoulders her. HH running boots Tess. Tess forearms HH. HH chest clubs her. HH legdrops her on the apron. Tess dropkicks HH outside. Tess pounds on HH's knee outside.

Tess drives HH's knee into the floor. Tess ddt's HH's leg. Tess then does an indian deathlock to her. Tess then double underhooks her arms. Tess figure four's HH's legs. Tess knees HH in the gut. HH flurries on Tess. 

HH fallaway slams Tess. HH running hip attacks Tess for 2. HH is swept on the 2nd rope. Tess' head is banged into the buckles. Tess codebreakers her for 2 while she's on the 2nd rope. HH air raid crashes Tess. Tess clips her then hammerlock ddt's her for the win.

Thoughts: HH's flurry was nice here and she put up somewhat of a fight before going down. Tess worked the legs for a bit then just gave up on it. It was average.

TNA Injury Report

Steve Maclin's status is unknown as he refused medical attention. Jada Stone has a head injury and is out. Moose is still out. Santino and Stacks are cleared.

The Personal Concierge talks to Lei Ying Lee in the back. He tells her not to screw this up and she gets in his face.

Santino Marella vs Stacks

SM rolls at Stacks. SM takes him down and Stacks goes out to stall. SM rolls him up for 2 then front facelocks him. SM rolls him into a pin attempt then suplexes him for 2. SM armbars him.

Stacks back elbows him and punches him. SM goes up and over then hits armdrags. Stacks then hides between the ropes. SM drops him with a punch. SM slingshots Stacks in. SM hits punches then hiptosses him. SM goes for a splash and Stacks gets his knees up. 

Stacks stomps and splashes him. SM is sent chest first into the buckles. Stacks hits shots to the gut. Stacks knees him in the gut. Stacks goes for a splash and SM gets his knees up. SM hits punches to the gut. SM knees him in the gut. 

SM corner spears him then goes for the cobra. Arianna Grace tries take it. Stacks rolls up SM while holding the ropes and pins him.

Thoughts: Santino looked good here. He was moving really well and doing a nice job with his wrestling. Stacks didn't get a ton in but some knees. Stacks winning wasn't a surprise. It was just average though.

Grace yells at SM after and says he looks like a loser. Grace says she's sick of him and piefaces him. Graces goes to hit him, SM blocks her and Stacks hits SM. Indi Hartwell comes out and the heels leave. 

Indi says she told Grace that she's coming for her title or no title. Indi says it should be and Santino vs Grace and Stacks right now.

Daria Rae comes out and says Indi doesn't make the matches. She say the match isn't happening tonight. Daria says Stacks won fair and square. She says she wants to see Stacks beat up SM again and she agrees to the tag for next week.

AJ Francis talks to an unknown person in the back and asks why his paperwork isn't in his hands. He tells the guy he needs it tomorrow and threatens him. He says when you do business with the best big man in the business, you make a lot of money, money, money.

Eddie Edwards vs Fabian Aichner

They lock up. Eddie piefaces him in the corner. Fab side headlock takeovers him. Fab springboard crossbodies him and lariats him over the top. Fab chops him outside then lariats him down on the floor. Fab goes for a springboard and is pushed. Eddie gordbusters him. 

Eddie chops him then sends him hard into the buckles. Eddie chinlocks him. Fab hits punches then facekicks him down. Fab tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. Fab brainbusters him for 2. Eddie rams Fab into the buckles. 

Fab takes an enzugiri then a backpack stunner for 2. Alisha Edwards chokes Fab on the 2nd rope. Fab is thrown out and Alisha grabs a kendo stick. The ref catches Alisha with it and ejects her. Fab top rope double underhook suplexes Eddie for 2. 

The System come out minus Alisha. Fab walks up the buckles and dives on them outside. Fab springboard ddt's him. Fab reverse slams Eddie into a bulldog choke and The System attack Fab. Fab wins via DQ.

Thoughts: Fab can do some good stuff in the ring but he's not a good face and has no prayer as being one long term. The crowd work isn't there and it's just not going to happen. The match was going well and it's a shame it ended on a DQ. I still liked it though.

Fab is beaten up after. Eddie superkicks Fab in the face. Fab takes a lumbar check.

George Iceman/The Personal Concierge says he saw homeless drunks puking on themselves on his way here, then he realized they let them all in this building. He says he decided to bring beauty and class to Syracuse (wrong city) and says here's The Elegance Brand. 

Champion's Challenge - Mara Sade, Xia Brookside and Elayna Black vs Lei Ying Lee, Heather By Elegance and M By Elegance

Mara and Lee lock up. Lee waistlocks her. Mara backrolls her then Lee rolls her up for 2. Mara backslides her then rolls her up for 2. Mara sweeps her. Mara rolls out of a legsweep. Mara slingblades M for 2. 

M kicks Mara in gut. EB tags herself in. EB snapmares M and basement dropkicks her. EB springboard double stomps her back. EB running back elbows her on the ropes. Xia meteora's HBE from behind on the ropes for 2. 

Xia low dropkicks HBE then boots her in the corner. M hits a coast to coast dropkick on Xia for 2. Mara slingshot plancha's The Brand outside then Lee topes outside. We go to break and return. 

Mara corner hip attacks HBE then knee drops her. Mara slams her. HBE codebreakers Mara. HBE pulls on Mara's arms on the ropes. HBE boots Mara in the back of the head on the ropes. Mara is tripped into a step up senton from M for 2. M throws Mara down backwards. HBE flips M into a drop on Mara for 2.

M boots Mara then pulls her arms backwards. Mara fights off The Brand and springboard double crossbodies them. HBE tags in Lee. Lee hits kicks on Xia then superkicks her. Lee high kicks EB. Lee hits mounted corner shots on Xia.

Lee suplexes Xia for 2. Lee hits warrior's way on Xia for 2. EB step up enzugiri's Lee. EB takes a codebreaker into a german. Mara tornado ddt's M off of HBE. Lee and Mara double clothesline each other down. Mr. Elegance tries to get in, but Keith Jardine (who is with Mara), stops him. The Personal Concierge then grabs Keith and Keith chases him away up the aisle. Mr. Elegance trips Lee and Xia lifting ddt's Lee. Xia pins Lee.

Thoughts: It was acceptable. It was nothing too great but it wasn't a disaster. Xia beating Lee works since they are feuding. I was curious how Keith Jardine would get involved here. It has to be leading to a match, right? 

Overall thoughts: The show was light on stories and angles and heavy on the in-ring action. I'd say Eddie/Fabian was the best match on here, but it's close to the Men's Champion's Challenge. We had a lot of stars in action which was nice. I'd give it a lower 6 out of 10 and the show was okay overall. There's nothing must see here though.