TNA Wrestling has announced that former WWE champion and WWE World Tag Team Champion AJ Styles will appear on the TNA IMPACT premiere on AMC next Thursday.
Styles, who is a former TNA World Champion and TNA X-Division Champion appeared at the TNA Slammiversary PPV back on July 20, 2025, endorsing Leon Slater who defeated Moose for the title. This was Styles’ first appearance on TNA programming in 11 years.
Next Thursday’s TNA IMPACT will air live from the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas beginning at 9:00 pm ET. The premiere episode is the go-home show for the Genesis pay-per-view, which will take place on Saturday, January 17 from the same venue.
The following matches have already been announced:
-TNA World Championship Match: Frankie Kazarian defends against Mike Santana
-TNA X Division Championship Match: Leon Slater defends against Myron Reed
-TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship Match: The IInspiration (Jessie McKay and Cassie Lee) defends against The Elegance Brand (M by Elegance and Heather by Elegance)
-Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy and Elijah vs. Order 4 (Mustafa Ali, Jason Hotch and John Skyler)