TNA’s Victory Road was packed with surprises.
Going in, the scheduled TNA Knockouts Championship match between Masha Slamovich and Ash by Elegance was cancelled due to the allegations levied against the former TNA Knockouts Champion. But Ash had her own bombshell announcement as she relinquished the prestigious title due to circumstances that remain unknown.
A battle royal to determine the two women who would fight for the knockouts championship was made and NXT’s Kelani Jordan and Lei Ying Lee were the final two contestants. After a back-and-forth bout for nearly 16 minutes, Jordan won the match and became the Knockouts Champion for the first time of her career.
But in two weeks that can all change as it’s been made official that Kelani Jordan and Indi Hartwell will face one another for the TNA Knockouts Championship!
Both women were down in NXT; however, the only match involving these two was a battle royal during a House show in 2022. Since Hartwell’s departure, Jordan has been one of the featured players in NXT and became the first woman to hold the NXT North American Championship.
Indi has gained plenty of traction since her WWE release as well. In addition to being a former NXT Women’s Champion, she’s won the HOG, ROW, and ACW Women’s Championships. Bound For Glory is Indi’s first shot at the TNA Knockouts title.
But that wasn’t the only TNA vs. NXT title match confirmed.
Leon Slater and Myron Reed had one hell of a match that ended with the former successfully retaining his title. In a pre-record message, Je’Von Evans surprisingly popped up and confirmed that he’ll be the man to challenge Slater for the X-Division title at Bound For Glory.
This will be the first time that Slater and Evans ever crossed paths. Despite being one of NXT’s top stars, Evans has yet to win a title within the brand.
Check out the updated PPV lineup for Bound For Glory:
- TNA World Tag Team Championships — Tables Match: The Hardys (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy) (c) vs. Team 3D (Bully Ray & D-Von Dudley)
- TNA World Championship: Trick Williams (c) vs. Mike Santana
- TNA Knockouts World Championship: Kelani Jordan (c) vs. Indi Hartwell
- Hardcore War: The System (Moose, Alisha Edwards, Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers & J.D.C.) vs. Order 4 (Mustafa Ali, Tasha Steelz, Agent 0, Jason Hotch & John Skyler)
- Call Your Shot Gauntlet: Mance Warner, Léi Yǐng Lee, TBD
- X-Division Championship match: Leon Slater (c) vs. Je’Von Evans