By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
TNA Impact (Episode 1,150)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the Liacouras Center
Simulcast live July 30, 2026, on AMC, AMC+, and TNA+
[Hour One] Impact opened with a highlight package and then the standard opening aired… Tom Hannifan and Matt Rehwoldt were on commentary. Ring announcer McKenzie Mitchell delivered the introductions for the opening match…
Powell’s POV: I covered AEW Collision tonight since it started an hour before Impact, so I’m covering this show on delay. I’ll be speeding through commercial breaks whenever possible, so I won’t be keeping match times tonight.
1. Leon Slater and Ricky Sosa vs. X Division Champion Cedric Alexander and Eddie Edwards (w/Alisha Edwards). Hannifan said last week’s show was the highest-rated Impact in eight years. He thanked the fans, including those who have supported the company for the last 24 years. Slater and Sosa performed simultaneous dives on opposite sides of the ring before a picture-in-picture break. [C]
Sosa dropped Alexander with a kick. He set up for one of his signature moves, but Eddie cut him off with an elbow. Slater dropped Eddie with a kick. Sosa dropped Alexander with a Headshot and then hit the same move on Eddie. Slater, who was the legal man, hit Alexander with a Swanton 450 and got the three count.
Leon Slater and Ricky Sosa beat X Division Champion Cedric Alexander and Eddie Edwards.
Afterward, Slater took the mic and called Alexander a bum. Slater said it was unlucky how many times Alexander got lucky and pinned him in tag matches. Slater said he got his revenge and pinned the X Division Champion. Slater called for a title shot and said they would have it in a cage match at the Lockdown pay-per-view…
Powell’s POV: An action-packed opening tag match. I’m not crazy about Lockdown’s all-cage match format, but Alexander vs. Slater has reached a point where it won’t feel out of place inside a cage.
TNA International Champion Mustafa Ali was seated at a table with a bunch of security behind him. John Skyler entered the room and said he heard Ali wanted to see him. Ali told him to get every member of Order 4 in the room. Skyler turned and went face-to-chest with Mila Moore. Skyler turned back to Ali and said he had no idea what Ali just told him. Ali told him to get out. Ali told Moore to tell the rest of Order 4 that they needed to be at ringside and they couldn’t get involved in his match with Jason Hotch no matter what…
The broadcast team hyped some upcoming matches… [C]
The Concierge stood backstage with Mr. Elegance and hyped up Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance about their Knockouts Title match. He said they were also going after the Knockouts TV Title. He said they will be the Empire of Elegance. Heather asked what would happen if she and M had to meet in the finals of the Knockouts TV Title tournament. He tried to shift their focus back to the Knockouts Tag Team Titles…
Powell’s POV: I’ve been saying for the last couple of weeks in my TNA Impact audio reviews that I’d be all for a Heather vs. M finals. They have worked against one another on the independent scene as Heather Reckless and Maggie Lee. TNA has gotten a lot out of The Elegance Brand. It feels like it’s time for both women to transition away from the gimmick.
Hannifan and Rehwoldt spoke about Rebel (a/k/a Tanea Brooks) being diagnosed with terminal ALS. Highlights of Rebel from her TNA days were shown. Hannifan encouraged viewers to check out IamALS.org…
Powell’s POV: It’s great that TNA is getting involved in supporting Rebel. AEW is holding a benefit show in her honor in September. It’s been nice to see so many people come together to support Rebel, who was dealt a terrible hand, yet has handled it with class. She is truly an inspiration.
Entrances for the next match took place, and then the brackets for the Knockouts TV Title tournament were shown…
2. Thea Hail vs. Indi Hartwell in a quarterfinal tournament match for the new Knockouts TV Title.
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