Jordynne Grace will be at NXT Showdown afterall.
The war between NXT and TNA comes to a head on Tuesday, October 7th. For the women, there’s a huge Survivor Series elimination match as the NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne will team with Sol Ruca, Jaida Parker, and Lola Vice to take on TNA Knockouts Champion Kelani Jordan, The IInspiration, and Mara Sade.
What is the problem here? While it could be argued that Team TNA doesn’t have one single original TNA knockout on their team, the biggest issue was brought up by Ms. Grace herself. Jordynne was the one who kicked off the partnership between TNA and WWE. That crossover started in January 2024 where she made her surprising appearance in the Royal Rumble.
While Mickie James is considered the first TNA contracted talent to make her way into the Royal Rumble, Grace was a TNA original during this time and it was a huge shocker that she got to wrestle under the WWE banner despite having no previous ties to the company.
That appearance spawned into multiple appearances later throughout the year until she officially signed to WWE in early 2025. The former TNA Knockouts Champion complained that she’s a central figure for this TNA vs. NXT war, and didn’t understand why she wasn’t a part of it.
Ava agreed with Jordynne’s sentiment and added her to the match as a special guest referee.
That only adds to the stacked show for Tuesday. It’s not confirmed if this was the plan or not, but Grace was an important factor in this TNA/WWE partnership so it’s nice that’s she’s included in some way.
Check out the updated line-up below:
NXT vs. TNA Showdown (10/7)
- TNA vs. NXT Survivor Series men’s match: Team NXT (Ricky Starks, Trick Williams, Myles Borne, and Je’Von Evans) vs. Team TNA (Mike Santana, Frankie Kazarian, Moose, and Leon Slater)
- TNA vs. NXT Survivor Series women’s match (Jordynne Grace as guest referee): Team NXT (Jacy Jayne, Sol Ruca, Jaida Parker, and Lola Vice) vs. Team TNA (Kelani Jordan, The IInspiration, and Mara Sade)
- Title vs. title: NXT Tag Team Champions Darkstate vs. TNA Tag Team Champions The Hardys
- NXT North American title: Ethan Page (c) vs. Mustafa Ali
- Joe Hendry to appear