Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 4.23.2026

It’s been a long weekend with Strangle-mania, WrestleMania, fallouts, bailouts, crash outs and 4/20 fog. I’m pretty sure I didn’t mind last week (you may be thinking to yourself, that I could easily check, but what’s the fun in that).

So I’m just gonna say we’ve had some solidly entertaining shows, and let’s see if this continues or if we start to tread water until Slammiversary is closer.

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— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 24, 2026

Ratings:

• Bear Bronson w/The System vs Nic Nemeth: Nic wins via Danger Zone – ***
• Dutch vs Matt Hardy: Dutch wins via Death Walks – ** 3/4
• Katie Arquette vs Elayna Black: Elayna wins via Black Out – SQUASH
• World Heavyweight Championship: Mike Santana (c) vs Rich Swann: Santana retains via Spin the Block – **** 1/4

Results:

Bear Bronson w/The System vs Nic Nemeth

Our favorite Nemeth, Ryan, is on commentary complaining about KC Navarro and reassuring everyone that he is indeed, Nic’s Brother, not KC.

A not so clean break, Bear throws some fists, connects a big Chop, and Nic is reeling early. Nic fights up with some jabs, quick chops, goes for a Crossbody, but Bear catches him and slams him down. A short moment to taunt, but Bear keeps laying into Nic with Elbows and Knees. Nic again fights back with some punches, a headbutt, but then gets flattened with a Spinebuster. Bear puts Nic into the ropes, distracts the referee so Lish gets involved.

Bear throws Nic around a bit more, Headlock gets applied, but Nic slowly tries to fight out. A few Uppercuts, a Superkick, Flying Lariat into Nic just jumping into the 10 Count Punches. FameASSer, but only a two count. Nic tunes up the band, Bear catches it, Chokebomb, 1-2-but Nic gets the shoulder up. Bear calls for the Fire/Thunder Driver, gets Nic in position, Nic slips it, posts Bear, Implant DDT and…Bear no sells it just to eat a Superkick! Only a near fall, but a neat sequence. Nic tries Danger Zone but Bear grabs the ropes to protect himself. Slams into Nic, Landslide from Bear! A near fall again, Bear starts the Ground and Pound so Nic powders and gets surrounded.

KC Navarro walks down the ring to distract The System, Ryan helps Nic get back in the ring. Superkick into Danger Zone! Nic wins!

Kaz comes out in Elijah cosplay, and some of Frankie’s best segments are when he’s just making fun of people. Elijah busts it up, beats up Kaz, says they will have a “Walk with Elijah Guitar Strap match”. Then he starts a little song that goes over fairly well with the crowd. A little lame, but not awful.

From the Undead Realm to the iMPACT Zone… it’s far from over between @T3SSABLANCHARD, @VIX_CROW, @itsmilamoore, @WeAreRosemary and Allie!#TNAiMPACT pic.twitter.com/FEESa3jLRB

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 24, 2026

Dutch vs Matt Hardy

Matt comes out looking like he’s ready to slap a tornado. Matt pulls out a table, sets it up, grabs red spray paint and writes Sacrifice on it.

As soon as Matt gets in, Dutch attacks. They throw a few strikes, Matt tries the Twist, Dutch pushes off, tries Death Walks, but Matt turns it into a Crucifix Hold. Dutch walks to the ropes and grabs them with his teeth. Matt connects on a Side Effect, and then they head to the outside. Dutch gets thrown into the steps and then his head gets repeatedly smashed into the steps. Commercial break time.

Back from break, Matt gets bounced out of the corner, Sidewalk Slam from Dutch and then a Headlock has Matt down and begging the crowd. Dutch slams Matt back down, wants a Splash, but misses! Twist of Fate gets blocked, Matt turns it into a DDT. Then Matt finally hits the Twist of Fate. Dutch rolls out, Mat places him on a table, peppers in a few more punches and goes up. Matt with the Extreme Elbow, the wood turns out to be Japanese, but the one leg snaps. Matt repositions the table as the crowd chants one more time. Vertical Suplex sends Dutch through the table and the crowd is happy.

Matt looks to finish things but Vincent appears from under the ring. Slides in a chair to distract the referee and then interferes, which allows Dutch to hit Death Walks and win the match.

Dutch and Vincent look to make a larger example of Matt, but Jeff makes the save and doesn’t dance on the way down. Vincent powders, Dutch eats a Twist and Swanton. 

Lei Ying Lee comes out ahead of Xia Brookside’s scheduled segment to explain herself. Lei is upset, she starts the promo off by apologizing for not speaking English perfectly, which is a great way to appeal to sympathy. She calls out Xia, Xia comes out and blames Lei for sabotaging her shot when she showed her the video of her dad. Xia is playing the delusional conspiracy victim. She tries to talk about being alone to Lei who came over from China alone. Lei apologizes and it seems like its hard for Xia to stay in heel character because Lei seems legitimately upset. 

Xia says Lei is right, there’s a moment where it seems like they might reconcile. Xia said she made a mistake, the crowd isn’t buying it. Xia accepts the apology, they hug, but Xia deadpans to the camera and starts to ground and pound Lei. Xia DDT’s Lei, and Lei is out. 

Katie Arquette vs Elayna Black

Elayna tries to big time Katie, hits a few Japanese Arm Drags, but Elayna kicks her down, and decides to strut around the ring and talk to the crowd. Kati tries to attack her while she’s being condescending, but Elayna dodges the PK, Katie lands back first on the apron and Elayna just points and laughs at her. Elayna with slow and deliberate offense, but the crowd tries to work Katie back into the match. She gets a small hope spot, but Elayna dodges the charge in the corner and hits the Black Out.

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— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 24, 2026

World Heavyweight Championship: Mike Santana (c) vs Rich Swann

They shake hands to start and we get the typical slow burn, tie up, push to a corner and then clean break into a little World of Sport chain wrestling. Test of Strength next, and they trade momentum, Swann turns it into a Monkey Flip, they are both flat, so we get the alternating near fall spot into the double Wrestler’s Bridge, Dropkick misses for all until the stereo Dropkick spot. It’s been three minutes and still no strike has been thrown. After a Frankensteiner pass through Rich is the first to connect on a Dropkick to the chest. Four minutes in and someone finally got hit.

Santana Chops Rich, they start to pick up the pace, Santana catches Swann with a Dropkick. Into an Alabama Slam, Snake Eyes and Santana is using his size advantage. They go to the outside, trade Chops before Santana just kicks Swann and then spikes him into the floor. We go to commercial. Back to te show Rich has Santana propped up on a chair, Rich goes around the world and Bootwash! One more, for a Yakuza Kick! Rich goes for 3 but Santana cuts him off with a Superkick and throws him back in. Santana flies and Rich catches Santana with a Superkick.

Swann wants to fly but Santana Kips Up, cuts him off and Super Falcon Arrow! Car crashy spot, but cool. Santana lights up Swann, Punches, Diving Shoulder, some up and over, Santana with a Gamengiri, after a few more counter attempts from both, Santana catches Swann with the Rolling Buck Fifty for two! Flash Cradle from Swann, he tries to turn it into more but Santana hits the Outline in Chalk! Cannonball into Batista Bomb and Rich still won’t stay down!

After a few seconds to collect himself, Santana keeps charging, but Swann gets his foot up twice. Santana doesn’t stop so Swann hits a Springboard Lariat. Back Kick, into 450 attempt, but misses, Santana tries another Rolling Buck Fifty but Rich passes by it and hits the Lethal Injection for a near fall. They trade kicks, Swann hits the Frankensteiner, Frog Splash from Swann…but only two! Santana Reverse Powerbomb, wants another but Swann turns it into a Destroyer!

Swann with his kick combo but as Rich hits the ropes, Santana hits Spin the Block out of nowhere! Santana retains.

Overall Score: 7/10

The first hour wasn’t bad, but was a little paint by numbers with the Matt and Dutch match probably acting as a turning point. Lei and Xia’s segment was great. Lei…looked so upset for real, it seemed like part of Xia’s fake out was legit with how well Lei was getting sympathy and trying her damnedest to repair the friendship. This could possibly set Lei up for another title run, I didn’t expect this, because I didn’t foresee Lei being able to evoke sympathy like a Chinese Ricky Morton from 1981. Then there’s the main event match…wow. That…had no business being free and being on a taped show. Imagine if that was one of the LIVE iMPACT episodes. That very well may have been the best match in TNA for far this year, and it had no story, no build and a commercial.

Ryan’s jealousy angle I’m here for, Kaz and Elijah is…something for them to do, Xia is the biggest cunt in the company right now and there were a few other little odds and ends to be interesting. Elegance Brand, Diamond Collective, The System…all had their own moments to build a story. But we had decent to really good wrestling and a great promo segment. I’m shocked, but this was objectively…not trash.