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Nic Nemeth called his shot and challenged Mike Santana for the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) World Championship at Slammiversary on Sunday – and he didn’t miss.
It was a classic main event between the two talented wrestlers. Nemeth entered the match looking to knock out Santana, who had been the champion for nearly a year. Nemeth had his brother by his side to help play some mind games during the match.
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Nic Nemeth enters the ring during New Japan Pro-Wrestling at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo, Japan on February 23, 2024. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
Ryan Nemeth distracted the referee and got himself ejected almost immediately. That was enough time for Nic Nemeth to topple Santana with the Call Your Shot Gauntlet trophy. Santana bled from the head from the smell.
Nemeth hit Santana with a superkick, but Santana countered with the Spin the Block. The stick was in vain. Nemeth then connected with a pair of superkicks and a Danger Zone, but couldn’t keep Santana down.
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Mike Santana makes his NXT debut at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla. on June 3, 2025. (Bradlee Rutledge/WWE)
But Santana would run out of steam. After kicking out of Nemeth’s latest combination, he fell into Nemeth’s arms. Nemeth hit another Danger Zone and pinned Santana for the win.
It is the second TNA World Championship reign for Nemeth. His first title reign started at Slammiversary 2024 when he defeated Moose, Josh Alexander, Steve Maclin, Frankie Kazarian and Joe Hendry. Two years later, he is back on top of TNA.
Nic Nemeth enters the ring during the New Japan Pro-Wrestling Wrestling DONTAKU event at the Fukuoka Convention Center in Fukuoka, Japan on May 3, 2024. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
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Now Nemeth sits at the top of the list as champion. He will likely get a rematch request from Santana with Lockdown a few weeks away.
