TNA plans major surprise debut for Slammiversary, WWE events in flux

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The rumor mill never stops churning, and we are here to keep on burning. Let’s do that. Lead rumor: TNA surprises TNA recently revealed that the promotion cooked up a big return for Slammiversary with Amazing Red making his way back for the big show. Now, word is they have a potentially much bigger surprise planned for that night. Indeed, PW Insider says “TNA will be debuting a former WWE talent” at the show. It’s not known exactly who but the word is it’s a former “multi-time singles champion.” They are sure to say that this could extend to any singles title in history, so it’s not necessarily saying a ton there, but there will be a former champion in WWE making his debut. That alone would rule out quite a few wrestlers, considering all who worked for TNA at one time or another. In another update to TNA, Insider also says Vice President of TV Production Eric Tompkins will be working hand-in-hand with Delirious on creative. There’s also been talk of others coming in but so far nothing is officially in place in that regard. One name that is possible is Road Dogg, who they say is “expected” to be at the show, even though TNA is trying to keep it quiet. Other rumors floating around On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer revealed the original plan for the women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament was for Toni Storm to win the whole thing before challenging Thekla for the title at Wembley Stadium. That all changed when Storm suddenly departed the promotion. The plan shifted to Willow Nightingale at that point, but she injured her shoulder and had to withdraw because of it. Mercedes Mone was a fill in for Nightingale, and it’s unclear what previous plans for her may have been. WRKD Wrestling claims that while Damian Priest and R-Truth are “beloved” backstage, “there is a growing frustration over a lack of variety and competitiveness among the SmackDown tag title scene.” According to Cory Hays, Rey Fenix is looking at a run with the AAA World Cruiserweight championship similar to the run Penta has had with the Intercontinental title. There’s word going around from the Ring of Honor tapings, via Jacob Cohen, that Deonna Purrazzo suffered an injury in her match and she had to be helped to the back. False Finish says WWE/AAA is “actively working to get Perros as the theme song for Perros del Mal but nothing is close to being finalized as of right now.” Get in on this, y’all.

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JULY 12: TNA President, Carlos Silva in the audience during NXT Great American Bash at Center Stage Theater on July 12, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Bradlee Rutledge/WWE) | WWE via Getty Images Let’s head into hump day strong. Lead Rumor: Another TNA surprise TNA has been under the microscope for a few reasons recently, from Tommy Dreamer’s departure (and controversy around that, but more on that later) to talks of the company being up for sale. They’ve also got Slammiversary coming up this weekend and are gearing up in a big way for that. That includes bringing back Amazing Red and booking a former multi-time singles champion from WWE for the show. It’s still unclear exactly who that may be. Well, according to PW Insider there are even more surprises planned. They say TNA is also bringing in one of its Hall of Fame members for a role at Slamm, and there has been a creative pitch for a Hall of Famer to be a part of the show. Kurt Angle? Abyss? The Beautiful People? ODB? Stay tuned. Other rumors floating around Per the Observer, WWE is hopeful Chad Gable’s new theme song will catch on and fans will start singing along to it. PW Insider brings word again that Road Dogg is expected to join TNA and they go on to say he has a close relationship with the head writer of NXT, Johnny Russo, so Dogg joining the creative team would be a positive for the relationship between TNA and WWE. A deal isn’t done yet but is apparently 99-percent of the way there. According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, Bully Ray’s comments on beating the shit out of Jon Moxley and getting into it with Josh Barnett was just a way to create a new controversy to get heat off Tommy Dreamer. Meltzer also said Mick Foley won’t be at Forbidden Door because he already had a contractual obligation that he couldn’t get changed. Get in on this.