TNA Impact 6/18/2026: 3 Things We Hated & 3 Things We Loved
The latest "TNA Impact" brought us closer to the company's next pay-per-view, Slammiversary, with plenty of mic work along with a few matches to boot and a throughline involving the upcoming world title match between Mike Santana and Nic Nemeth. As always, our team is on-hand to share some thoughts on the installment.
It's been a busy few days for TNA, with the promotion making headlines for some major departures. That will be addressed below, along with the highs and lows of the show. That includes the six-man tag team bout involving Santana and Nemeth, as well as the latest developments in the Knockouts division, some weirdness in the Ricky Sosa-Eric Young feud, and whatever is going with AJ Francis during this Elijah rivalry.
For an in-depth breakdown of the latest episode, take a look at our 6/18/2026 "TNA Impact" results page. Otherwise, get ready to find out about all we loved and hated during tonight's show.
This has nothing to do with tonight's episode, considering it was taped long before any of this week's TNA developments came to light, but the situation deserves a call-out nonetheless. For anyone who might not know, the company fired Tommy Dreamer from his longtime position as one of the two creative leads, while keeping Hunter "Delirious" Johnston in place.
Along with Dreamer, a number of behind-the-scenes employees have been let go, which is never enjoyable to see. We may not hold back when it comes to the perceived quality of the show, but that doesn't mean we're calling for anyone's job, and we here at Wrestling Inc. hope everyone affected is able to land on their feet.
Possibly even more concerning than the departures themselves is the way the situation was handled. TNA released a statement on Dreamer and Tessa Blanchard leaving that may or may not have been generated with artificial intelligence. They're in the midst of various wrestlers aski
