TNA Wrestling begins Knockouts TV Championship tournament with several familiar faces vying for title

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) announced Sunday astatine Slammiversary a tourney would instrumentality spot to crown the archetypal Knockouts TV champion.

TNA fable Traci Brooks addressed the Boston assemblage with the quality of the caller title hitting the women’s division. 

She said a 16-woman tourney would statesman connected "Impact" Thursday. The loop would besides beryllium defended exclusively connected the tv show.

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Thea Hail celebrates her triumph during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center Feb. 24, 2026, successful Orlando, Fla. (WWE via Getty Images)

The bracket features immoderate caller faces to TNA, immoderate of whom wrestling fans whitethorn beryllium acquainted with.

Indi Hartwell vs. Vicki Venuto, Harley Hudson vs. Thea Hail, Elayna Black vs. Wendy Choo and M by Elegance vs. Rosemary connected the near broadside of the bracket. Jade Stone vs. Alisha Edwards, Jody Threat vs. Gabby Forza, Mara Sadè vs. Tasha Steelz and Heather by Elegance vs. Allie are connected the different side.

The victor of the tourney volition statesman her archetypal reign arsenic Knockouts TV champion.

The archetypal matches volition aerial connected AMC Thursday nighttime astatine 9 ET.

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Indi Hartwell clotheslines Maxxine Dupri during "Monday Night RAW" astatine the Bell Centre connected April 15, 2024, successful Montreal, Canada. (WWE via Getty Images)

Heather by Elegance volition instrumentality connected Allie. The 2 met astatine Slammiversary for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship, which Allie and Rosemary won implicit Heather and M by Elegance. In the 2nd match, Sadè takes connected Steelz.

"Impact" is besides expected to diagnostic matches betwixt Leon Slater and Eddie Edwards, Ryan Nemeth vs. KC Navarro and an X Division Championship No. 1 contenders lucifer with Fabian Aichner, Mr. Elegance, BDE, Rich Swann and Home Town Man.

Nic Nemeth enters the ringing during New Japan Pro-Wrestling astatine Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center successful Sapporo, Japan, connected Feb. 23, 2024. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)

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New TNA satellite champion Nic Nemeth, TNA women’s champion Xia Brookside and Ricky Sosa are expected to code the assemblage arsenic well.