Mike Santana will finally get his chance to put his hands on Mustafa Ali.
The former X-Division Champion made his shocking return in January at the expense of Santana. Ali interrupted a segment with Ali and ignored the former TNA World Tag Team Champion the entire time. It’s been nothing but mind games from Ali, who recently touched on Santana’s alcoholism in a roast video.
The biggest issue stems from both Ali and Santana wanting to become the next TNA World Champion. Santana plans to go after the world title in 2025. So does Ali. Since the former AEW star’s return in 2024, Santana has been on quite the hot streak. He’s coming off a feud with former Impact World Champion Josh Alexander, which saw him successfully beat Alexander in an “I Quit” match at Genesis.
Santana has also gotten big wins over Moose, JDC, Frankie Kazarian, Steve Maclin, and Eddie Edwards. 2024 was about building him up as a singles star. But the same thing can be said about Ali. The former WWE star came in and instantly won the X-Division Championship. Ali successfully held the belt for 148 days and went away for a bit. Once he came back, the 38-year-old continued on with his winning ways and even formed The Cabinet with Jason Hotch, Tasha Steelz, and John Skyler.
Now Santana and Ali will finally get to settle their differences on March 14th. This match will surely help one competitor move up in the TNA World title rankings. TNA Sacrifice is shaping up to be a big show with the inclusion of several NXT stars including Cora Jade, who’s set to challenge for the TNA Knockouts Championship. Check out the advertised card below:
TNA X Division Championship - Ladder Match: Moose (c) vs. Jeff Hardy
TNA Knockouts Championship: Masha Slamovich (c) vs. Cora Jade
The Rascalz (Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz) & Ace Austin vs. Wes Lee, Tyson Dupont, & Tyriek Igwe
Tessa Blanchard vs. Lei Ying Lee
Mike Santana vs. Mustafa Ali
Joe Hendry, Matt Hardy, Elijah, TBA, & TBA vs. The System (JDC, Brian Myers, & Eddie Edwards) & The Colons (Eddie Colon & Orlando Colon)