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The feud between Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) star AJ Francis and KC Navarro will come to a head Thursday night as the two compete in a SacTown Street Fight in Sacramento, California at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium.
Navarro returned from injury to help Nic Nemeth defeat Francis at Rebellion. And since then the two had been at each other’s throats. Navarro pinned Francis three weeks ago in his first fight since July 2025. Ahead of the two-day “Thursday night Impact” special on AMC, Francis spoke to Pakinomist Digital about his fight with Navarro and made a straightforward prediction.
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AJ Francs opened up to Pakinomist Digital about his Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) match against KC Navarro. (Getty Images)
“If it wasn’t for me, KC wouldn’t be in these opportunities,” Francis said. “I saw him in his little interviews, KC came out and said he took the hard shots from me and he did all these things for me… The only thing KC did for me was be a shadow. KC learned a lot from me. KC is in this position because of me. KC was just another guy in the back that they didn’t have anything for until I needed someone to stand by me.
“I’m glad KC finally gets an opportunity to show what he can bring to the table. But unfortunately for him, he’s doing it against me. And I’m going to beat him within an inch of his life. Anytime you give me an opportunity to prove that I’m exactly who I say I am in a big fight, I always show up. I always show up. I’m always going to deliver a crazy K. I’m done with him, maybe he tries to dye his hair green or orange or something other just to wash the stink of the pink off him.”
Navarro cut an impassioned promo last week on “Impact,” saying Francis was taking advantage of him. He also said he swore to his “sick” uncle that he would return to the ring sooner rather than later after suffering a torn ACL.
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AJ Francis and KC Navarro hit the ring during NXT at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida on June 17, 2025. (Matt Pendleton/WWE)
But Francis was having none of it.
“You know what’s crazy? All these wrestlers make all these excuses for why people should feel sorry for them,” Francis told Pakinomist Digital. “KC is sitting there crying over his sick uncle and Mike Santana is talking about his dad’s death. My mom died and no one gave a s—. My grandma died and no one gave a s—. My grandpa passed away no one gave a s—. My pop-pop passed away no one gave a s—- and-so why do I worry about all this trouble?
“No one cares when it’s me going through something, but I have to care because KC has a sick uncle. I hope his sick uncle has AMC in his hospital so he could see me beat his nephew within an inch of his life.”
Francis added that there was no chance of settling with Navarro.
“Not at all. I wish KC nothing but the worst. I hope he learns a lesson going forward after this a—whew I knocked him down on Thursday and that he realizes he will never cross me again,” he said. “He cost me an opportunity at one of the biggest wins of my career in Rebellion. He cost me an opportunity at one of the biggest wins of my career at Slammiversary last year when he got hurt and cost us the tag team titles. He cost us an opportunity at the NXT tag team titles because he got hurt when we were doing our crossover matches with them.
AJ Francis visits SiriusXM on Radio Row at Super Bowl LX in San Francisco, California on February 5, 2026. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
“He’s been nothing but a disappointment. He lost our only single tag title match in his debut match with First Class. He was the one who got pinned and lost it to us. He’s been nothing but a disappointment since the day I met him and I’m very happy to be done with him after Thursday.”
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Francis and Navarro’s fight will take place on Thursday night. “Impact” is broadcast every week at 9pm ET on AMC.
