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The Ultimate X Match for the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) X Division Championship at Slammiversary on June 28 was set for Thursday night’s “Impact.”
Cedric Alexander, the current X Division champion, already knew he was going to defend the title against Leon Slater. But the four new challengers were announced. Frankie Kazarian, KC Navarro, Mr. Elegance, Fabian Aichner and Amazing Red participated in the match.
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Frankie Kazarian makes his debut at Showdown at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla. on October 7, 2025. (Kevin Sabitus/WWE)
Alexander defeated Slater for the X Division Championship a few weeks ago, thwarting Slater’s chance to become the longest reigning X Division Champion of all time. Aichner made his presence known after the fight and threw his hat in the ring weeks later. Kazarian has been in and out of TNA since 2003 and has been X Division Champion six times.
KC Navarro and Mr. Elegance has yet to win any titles in TNA, but is ready to get her hands on gold.
Meanwhile, Amazing Red is a TNA original and he was announced for Slammiversary earlier this week. He could have challenged Mustafa Ali for the TNA International Championship, but is now in one of TNA’s most innovative matches.
It’s definitely one of the most exciting matches on the card for Slammiversary.
Leon Slater makes his way to the ring during SmackDown at the OVO Arena Wembley in London on January 16, 2026. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE)
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Mustafa Ali puts his title on the line.
Mustafa Ali has been the TNA International Champion since Rebellion in April. He’s been one of the more dominant champions on the roster, rivaled only by TNA World Champion Mike Santana, and with Order 4 behind him, the sky seems to be the limit.
TNA announced that Ali will have to put his title on the line at Slammiversary as one of the six championships defended on the card. It will be in an open challenge format.
So for now, Ali’s opponent is a mystery. But there is no shortage of potential challengers who could step up and wrest the championship from Ali’s grasp.
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TNA’s Transactions
American professional wrestler Tasha Steelz speaks during SiriusXM’s Busted Open Broadcasts Live Special WrestleMania Party at Texas Live! in Arlington, Texas, on April 2, 2022. (Omar Vega/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
While those who have left TNA received a ton of coverage throughout the week, TNA also announced a number of re-signings.
Tasha Steelz and Trey Miguel have both re-signed with the company, TNA announced. The company also announced that it officially signed Allie.
The announcements bolster the TNA roster as the company looks to be headed for a new post-Slammiversary era.
