TNA Impact 11/12/2026: 3 Things We Hated & 3 Things We Loved

Tonight’s TNA Impact served as Go-home show for X direction, although it could be argued that it didn’t feel much like the launch of a major event. Still, our dedicated team at Wrestling Inc. enjoyed the premise of the part, while other parts of the show fell a little short.

Below, you’ll find our thoughts on the moments, from the opening match of Elaina Black vs. Heather By Elegance, to the main event of Nick Nemeth vs. Elijah. Remember to check out our TNA Impact 11/12/2026 Results Page for a detailed description of the show and share your favorite and least favorite moments with us in the comments section.

Much of the viewing experience tonight was hampered from a personal perspective, as the TNA+ app was lagging and essentially playing a special stop-motion performance by Impact. Now, I might have put this down to a “me problem” if I hadn’t gone on social media and found several complaints of the same content in the comments of TNA’s own clips posted on their page.

TNA may find its own ways to be invisible when it comes to the product as it is, but there was something about watching Moose and Samuel Show wrestle at 10 frames per second that found a whole new way to take the cake. And then you consider this to be days outside of a major event. I don’t have a lot of confidence that this won’t happen again on Sunday, and it’s not good for your app to have a paid subscription for more than half of a s*** bed house show.

Fortunately, the issue was resolved before the end of the show, and Elijah vs. Nick Nemeth played exactly as it was supposed to (technically speaking). But that doesn’t change the fact that if it wasn’t my job to watch the show, I would have given up long ago and watched something else. It’s not great.

What’s also not great is that while it was eventually fixed, there were a few complaints spanning much of the show that weren’t addressed at all. The issue itself was never discussed. No one walking out of the show would have any idea it had been fixed.

It’s just another example of TNA, a promotion that I personally want to succeed, shooting itself in the foot.

Written by Max Everett

My God. That opening knockout match kicked some serious butt tonight.

In my opinion, no one really lost this contest. It was a meeting at a pleasant pace. not too long and not too fast. That’s right. Both Heather by Elegance and Elayna Black looked strong and made strides in their backstage in the ring. I wish we could have a weekly “move of the night” here, because if we did, I’d suggest Heather’s spike rana on the ropes. Which would leave a severed neck only fueling Black’s fire and I loved it.

From one Briana Koder to the other Briana Koda (Black’s real name), she has grown on me as a performer. I remember singing his praises at Lockdown in August. I haven’t seen much of his work in WWE NXT. However, I don’t think the spotlight was on him as much as it was in TNA. He has grown a lot with his show. When he gets in the ring, he gets better every time. As for Heather, her singles showcase won me over tonight. I can’t remember his last singles match, but he certainly has charisma that might be bigger than the Elegance brand as a whole after tonight.

Also, was it just me or did this encounter remind anyone of Beautiful People? Beautiful women with great vitality and energy running through their veins. The perfect combination to stand out from the crowd.

Written by Bree Coder

Before everyone comes after me with their pitchforks, let me explain why the video package hate between Leon Slater and Trey Miguel was on display tonight.

For starters, I was totally happy that their video packs showed a more vulnerable side to each opponent. That said, how do I pick which competitor will reign supreme and walk out of Canada with the TNA World Championship?

Neither of these men said or did anything sly or impudent to the other. Very different from what we saw on Wednesday between Will Ospreay and Kyle Fletcher. Jealousy fuels their game, but this meeting with Slater and Miguel is a brand new beginning, a leap toward dreams they thought were impossible growing up.

Even though Miguel’s past caught up with him and he lost his chance to join AEW because of it, I was more drawn to his story than Slater’s. I’m grandma’s girl. Without my grandmother, I would not exist today. When Miguel described how his grandmother was an integral part of his life, even though she left him at a young age, how could you not root for her? The guy never won the World Championship during his time in TNA.

As for Slater, he’s a history maker. He has done more than most will ever be able to achieve at 22 years old. But Miguel won the fight against the underdog who deserves the golden title.

Written by Bree Coder

Normally I’m not a big fan of squash matches that are used to give the talent easy wins to make them look dominant, as it’s usually a bit boring to watch. With the squash match between Shayna Basler and Zoe Serrano coming off a pretty quick win against Charity King and Dani B, I actually think it was a great choice as the final shot between Indy Hartwell and Basler before the Destination X Knockouts World Championship.

I think what really made me want to work for this job is that TNA is already pushing Apex as a dominant and absolute force to be reckoned with in the knockout division. Because of that, having Apex make really quick work of King and Bee and destroy them for most of the game was the last example for them to show Hartwell at the commentary desk what they plan Basler to do to him in the X direction.

The squash also benefited Serrano, keeping his image firmly in place as one half of the Knockouts World Tag Team Champions, and giving King and Bee a few minutes of TV time to show the world what they can do. As someone who is not very familiar with their work, I was very impressed with the two and thought they really maximized the minutes they had by each wrestling half the match.

Written by Olivia Quinlan

By the time TNA+ decided that I deserved a normal shot rate, the main event between Nick Nemeth and Elia began, and added the caveat that Nemeth would begin his World Championship rematch. Well, thanks, TNA.

Nemeth is good and can be great; it is not disputed here. Are there any more exciting wrestlers than the artist long known as Dolph Ziggler? Of course. But still, many don’t make TNA’s roster. Enter: Elijah, the artist formerly known as Elijah and allegedly Ezekiel. It was an average match on WWE Raw 2018, and yet it’s the main event of TNA Impact in 2026.

Why? Well, in the storyline, Santino Marella told Ryan Nemet that he and Nick would be added to a tag team match at Destination X, where they would face Matt Hardy and Moose against Syx, and thus put their Tag Titles on the line. Nick found this to be a little unfair and tried to ask Marella to reverse the decision, but then Marella simply put him in a singles match with Elijah in a rematch for his contracted World Title.

It was a prelude to the main event of the house show. Elijah isn’t even on the Destination X card. Nemeth takes on four completely different guys in a Tag Title match. It was a whimsical backstage match. Which either means TNA didn’t have a main event on this show that was taped a month ago, or they decided to write their main event as a whim in a booked backstage segment. That’s just lazy. Which, yes, can be a bit of a fork in a kitchen situation. But at least try to pretend you’re a big promotion that people are actually trying to support.

There’s Trey Miguel, Leon Slater, Jason Hotch, Mustafa Ali, Amazing Red and Ricky Sosa, but this was chosen as the main event. The ingredients are there, but no idea how to put them together into a delicious dish.

Written by Max Everett

Last week I was thrilled to see the double return (both physically and figuratively) of Taryn Terrell and A Doll’s House. I was even more excited to see the group expand this week.

Based on his recruiting choices, it seems like Terrell is picking up the knockouts with a drastic loss of direction and/or friends. In Harley Hudson’s case, she was searching for both after The Righteous and Xia Brookside conspired to leave her bedridden and homeless last Thursday on Impact. When all hope appeared lost for Hudson, Terrell then entered the company and Barbie-like dollhouse as the British native’s iconic new home.

It’s clear Hudson accepted the offer, as she appeared by Terrell’s side once again tonight, this time to help recruit Mila Moore for A Doll’s House. Moore, of course, is no longer part of the 4th Order, nor is she romantically involved with John Skyler, meaning she’s a hot free agent waiting to be picked up.

Assuming Moore accepts the invitation, that brings this iteration of A Doll’s House down to three members, one less than the original. I’m hoping that means another knockout will appear to mirror the OG dynamic. Who could it be specifically? My first pick would be Heather Reckless, who looks like she’s on the verge of needing a new home as tensions with The Elegance Brand heat up.

However, the return of Taryn Terrell and his legendary stable bodes well for the TNA Knockouts division.

Written by Ella Jay