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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 on Thursday night’s “Impact.”
Cedric Alexander, the current X Division champion, knew he was going to defend the title against Leon Slater already. But the four new challengers were announced. Frankie Kazarian, KC Navarro, Mr. Elegance, Fabian Aichner and Amazing Red joined the fray.
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Alexander defeated Slater for the X Division Championship a few weeks ago, thwarting Slater’s chance at becoming the longest reigning X Division champion of all time. Aichner made his presence known after the match and threw his hat in the ring weeks later. Kazarian has been in and out of TNA since 2003 and has been the X Division champion six times.
KC Navarro and Mr. Elegance have yet to win any titles in TNA, but are poised to get their hands on gold.
Meanwhile, Amazing Red is a TNA original and he was announced for Slammiversary earlier in the week. He could have been challenging Mustafa Ali for the TNA International Championship, but is now in one of TNA’s most innovative matches.
It’s sure to be one of the most exciting matches on the card for Slammiversary.
Mustafa Ali puts his title on the line.
Mustafa Ali has been the TNA international champion since Rebellion in April. He’s has been one of the more dominant champions on the roster, only rivaling TNA world champion Mike Santana, and with the 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 being defended on the card. It will be in an open challenge format.
So, for now, Ali’s opponent remains a mystery. But there’s not a shortage of potential challengers who could step up and grab the championship from Ali’s grasp.
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TNA’s transactions
While those who have departed TNA received a ton of coverage over the course of the week, TNA announced a slew of re-signings as well.
Tasha Steelz and Trey Miguel both re-signed with the company, TNA announced. The company also announced it officially signed Allie.
The announcements bolster the TNA roster as the company appears headed for a new era after Slammiversary.