The Motor City Machine Guns’ TNA Contracts Expiring Soon

The Motor City Machine Guns’ TNA contracts are reportedly expiring in the near future.

According to a report from Pwinsider, Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin will be working Smash Wrestling’s event in London, Ontario, Canada on April 21st. This is the same day as TNA’s post-Rebellion TV tapings.

According to multiple sources, the belief is that the team’s current TNA deals are expiring, potentially as soon as the end of this month. If their contracts do expire, they could continue working on a per-appearance deal but TNA would no longer have priority booking.

As of this writing, Shelley, Sabin and TNA have yet to comment on their contract statuses.

Source: eWn

TNA Impact Preview 3/14/2024

Experience the fallout from Sacrifice as the road to Rebellion begins! Don’t miss an all-new TNA iMPACT! this Thursday at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for Insiders!

  • TNA X-Division Championship: Mustafa Ali (c) vs. Chris Sabin
  • Steve Maclin and The Rascalz vs. Nic Nemeth & Speedball Mountain
  • Ace Austin vs. Franki Kazarian
  • AJ Francis vs. Joe Hendry

TNA Sacrifice 3/8/2024 (Results)

Countdown pre-show

Impact Digital Media Championship: Crazzy Steve defeated Joe Hendry to retain the title. AJ Francis interrupted Hendry’s photo montage mocking Steve. Francis sat in on commentary. Francis took a cheap shot on Hendry to ram him into the ring post. Steve capitalized for a flying DDT to win.

Speedball Mountain defeated Rascalz. When Zachary Wentz accidentally tumbled into the referee, Trey Miguel cheated by spraying paint in Mike Bailey’s eyes. Wentz hit a headlock driver, but Trent Seven made the save on the cover. Wentz chop blocked Seven. As the referee checked on Seven’s condition, the Rascalz held Bailey in place for more spray paint. That tactic backfired when Bailey ducked and Trey sprayed Wentz. Bailey took out Trey on a moonsault outside. Speedball Mountain finished the job on a combo tornado kick to suplex. Bailey pinned Wentz to win.

Sacrifice main show

Nic Nemeth defeated Steve Maclin. Steve Maclin had victory within his grasp after hitting a KIA double underhook DDT, but Nemeth wisely rolled out of the ring to prevent a pinfall. Nemeth rallied to hit a KIA of his own. That led to a barrage of offense with two superkicks and the Danger Zone (Zig Zag) for Nemeth to win.

TNA World Tag Team Championship: Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards defeated Ace Austin & Chris Bey to win the titles. Energetic back and forth action. The System hit a backpack stunner to flying elbow drop combo on Ace, but Bey made the save on the cover. Double-team slams took Bey out of the equation. Ace fired up to take control, but Alisha Edwards hooked his foot running the ropes. Myers clobbered a Roster Cut lariat, and Eddie hit a Boston Knee Party to finish Ace. New champions!

PCO defeated Kon. No disqualification rules in effect for the battle of monsters. Chairs, trashcans, and cookie sheets were the primary weapons. PCO chokeslammed Kon off the stage through a table. Back in the ring, PCO finished the job with a Scorpion Death Drop onto a pile of steel chairs and a moonsault to pin Kon.

Knockouts Tag Team Championship: Jody Threat & Dani Luna defeated MK Ultra to win the titles. Masha Slamovich and Killer Kelly attacked their opponents before the bell. Threat was choked by a steel chain, and Luna was victim to the Snow Plow on the floor. When the match was officially underway, Slamovich slaughtered Threat. MK Ultra went for a double-team finisher, but Luna came back to life to pull Slamovich out of the ring. Threat scored a roll-up on Kelly to win. New champs! Afterward, Slamovich shoved her partner and exited alone.

Alexander Hammerstone defeated Josh Alexander. Super fight rematch. During the contest, Hammer accidentally smashed the referee in the corner. Alexander snatched an ankle lock, and Hammerman tapped out. Unfortunately, the referee was out cold. Alexander went for a C4 spike piledriver to cement victory, but Hammerstone responded with a low blow kick. The referee was awake, and Hammerstone seized the moment to win via Nightmare Pendulum.

Mustafa Ali & Grizzled Young Veterans defeated Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley, & Kushida. Shelley was still salty at his friends, so the question was if Time Machine could get on the same page. The trio was gelling well down the stretch, then Sabin accidentally booted Shelley in the face. GYV pounced for the Grit Your Teeth double Codebreaker, and Ali finished with a 450 splash to pin Shelley.

Knockouts Championship: Jordynne Grace defeated Tasha Steelz and Xia Brookside to retain the title. Three-way action. Ash by Elegance was ringside chugging champagne, but she left in a fit of anger when Brookside sent Steelz crashing into her. Grace muscled up for victory. She caught Steelz’s bulldog attempt to place the Boricua Badass seated atop Brookside’s back. Grace unloaded a hefty lariat to Steelz, and the motion carried the challengers over into a Code Red from Steelz to Brookside. Grace closed out the win with a Juggernaut driver to Brookside.

TNA World Championship: Moose defeated Eric Young to retain the title. Calamity ensued for the finish. Young hit a piledriver on the apron, a piledriver on the floor, and a Canadian Destroyer, but Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards ran down to pull the referee out of the ring to prevent the three-count. As the referee ejected the System, a crew member, who was revealed to be Frankie Kazarian, choked Young with a cable. Kaz rolled Young into the ring, and Moose hit a spear to win.

TNA Sacrifice 3/8/2024 (Card)

TNA Wrestling presents Sacrifice streaming LIVE TONIGHT at 8pm ET on TNA+YouTube for Ultimate Insiders and TrillerTV from St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario.

CARD

TNA World Championship: Moose (c) vs. Eric Young

Nic Nemeth vs. Steve Maclin

TNA Knockouts World Championship: Jordynne Grace (c) vs. Tasha Sleelz vs. Xia Brookside

Josh Alexander vs. Alex Hammerstone

Time Machine (Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin & KUSHIDA) vs. Mustafa Ali & The Grizzled Young Vets

TNA World Tag Team Championship: ABC (c) vs. The System (Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers)

No DQ: PCO vs. Kon

TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship: MK Ultra (c) vs. Dani Luna & Jody Threat

Countdown To Sacrifice – The Rascalz vs. Speedball Mountain (Mike Bailey & Trent Seven)

TNA Impact Preview 3/7/2024

It’s the last stop before Sacrifice! Don’t miss an all-new TNA iMPACT! this Thursday at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for Insiders!

  • TNA Champion Moose and Sacrifice challenger Eric Young to appear
  • X-Division Champion Mustafa Ali vs. Kevin Knight
  • The Time Splitters vs. The Good Hands
  • Ash By Elegance in action
  • Dani Luna vs. Masha Slamovich
  • Josh Alexander vs. Dirty Dango
  • PCO vs. Alan Angels

Alex Hammerstone Signs With TNA Wrestling

On Thursday night’s episode of TNA Impact on AXS TV, it was announced that the former MLW World Champion has signed with the promotion and will face off against Josh Alexander at Sacrifice 2024 on March 8th.

TNA Impact Preview 2/29/2024

Tonight’s episode of TNA Impact on AXS TV.

  • Steve Maclin vs. Mike Bailey
  • Tasha Steelz vs. Xia Brookside
  • Jake Something vs. Laredo Kid
  • AJ Francis & Deaner vs. Rich Swann & Joe Hendry
  • Mustafa Ali’s X-Division Championship Inauguration Ceremony
  • The System (Moose, Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards) vs. ABC (Chris Bey and Ace Austin) and Eric Young

TNA Looking To Make Big Changes To Weekly TV

Impact Wrestling recently brought back the TNA brand at the Hard to Kill pay-per-view, which was a successful move for the company. However, there have been changes in leadership, with Anthony Cicione now serving as TNA President following the departure of Scott D’Amore.

Dave Meltzer mentioned on Wrestling Observer Radio that TNA Wrestling is planning to do live weekly television for TNA Impact on AXS TV every Thursday and is considering various venue options, including Full Sail University.

The move is expected to take place in 2025, with a few live shows scheduled for later this year. Full Sail was previously the home of WWE NXT before they relocated during the pandemic.

Source: eWn

TNA No Surrender 2/23/2024 (Results)

  • Countdown to TNA No Surrender: The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel) def. Speedball Mountain (Trent Seven & Mike Bailey).
  • Countdown to TNA No Surrender: The System (Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards) (w/ Alisha Edwards) def. KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight.
  • TNA World Heavyweight Championship – #1 Contender’s Match: Eric Young def. Frankie Kazarian.
    • Kazarian brutally attacked the referee after the match. With this win, Eric Young will challenge for the TNA World Title at TNA Sacrifice.
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship Match: Bullet Club’s ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) (c) def. Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson).
  • PCO def. Kon (via Disqualification).
    • Kon tossed around the timekeeper at ringside, PCO & Kon brawled at ringside and the ramp. Kon then got a chair and snapped PCO’s neck with it while he was handcuffed to the stage.
  • Alex Shelley, Kevin Knight, Chris Sabin & KUSHIDA were talking strategy backstage, with Sabin & Shelley asking KUSHIDA & Knight to not throw in the towel for Shelley tonight under any circumstances.
  • TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship Match: MK Ultra (Masha Slamovich & Killer Kelly) def. DECAY (Rosemary & Havok) (c) to win the Championships.
    • MK Ultra attacked DECAY after the match, but Jody Threat & Dani Luna made the save.
  • Moose spoke with Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers & Alisha Edwards and asked them to not throw the towel under any circumstances to prove once and for all that The System works.
  • Josh Alexander def. Simon Gotch.
  • AJ Francis met with Rich Swann backstage. Swann tried to identify what was Francis’s problem, but Francis responded by saying that just because they were opponents next Thursday did not mean they needed to be enemies.
  • TNA World Championship – No Surrender Match: Moose (c) (w/ Alisha Edwards, Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) def. Alex Shelley (w/ Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA).
    • The finish came when Moose wrapped a chain on his shoulder and threatened to Spear Shelley with the chain. KUSHIDA threw the towel to give Moose the win, but Moose still speared Shelley after the match.
  • TNA Knockouts World Championship Match: Jordynne Grace (c) def. Gisele Shaw.
  • Jake Something cut a promo backstage, where he called his shot for the X-Division Championship.
  • TNA X-Division Championship Match: Mustafa Ali def. Chris Sabin (c) to win the Championship.

Report – TNA Talent Meeting Set For Saturday

TNA Wrestling will host a talent meeting on Saturday, February 24 after the roster signed an open letter to Anthem Sports regarding the firing of former TNA President Scott D’Amore.

Pwinsider is reporting that the talent meeting will take place before Saturday’s TV tapings in New Orleans, LA.

The belief is that Anthem CEO Len Asper will be at the meeting.

The letter contained a request that Anthem Sports meet with D’Amore and resolve the issues between them. However, any such resolution seems unlikely at the moment.

Source: eWn