7 Changes To TNA Wrestling Following Lockdown 2026

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TNA Lockdown 2026 is now in the books with a noteworthy show from the promotion.

With huge title changes and memorable moments throughout the night, this felt like a pay-per-view that TNA Wrestling needed.

From returning stars and debuting talent to moments that will have ripple effects on the company moving forward, there is a lot that has been altered in TNA coming out of the Lockdown show in Chicago.

Here are seven changes to TNA Wrestling following Lockdown 2026.

7. Kiera Hogan returns

Heading into TNA Lockdown 2026, Allie was left on her own to defend the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championships against The Elegance Brand.

This led to Allie calling on a returning Kiera Hogan to be her partner for this title bout at the pay-per-view.

Hogan has been away from the pro wrestling business since leaving All Elite Wrestling and became a reality TV star on the Joseline’s Cabaret California show.

With the former AEW star now back in the promotion and one half of the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions with Allie, Hogan can start to make an impact on the Knockouts division again.

6. The System reasserts their dominance in Lethal Lockdown

The System has been the most dominant and featured faction in TNA Wrestling today.

While they have been dominant, The System has garnered plenty of enemies along the way.

That led to The System defeating KC Navarro, Ricky Sosa, Fabian Aichner and Jada Stone in the Lethal Lockdown Match.

After this victory, The System have reasserted themselves as the number one group in TNA coming out of Lockdown 2026.

5. Frankie Kazarian moves closer to TNA World Title rematch after outsmarting Moose

Since losing the TNA World Title to start 2026, Frankie Kazarian has been looking to get back into title contention.

Now that Nic Nemeth is the reigning TNA World Champion, there have been top stars jockeying for position.

At TNA Lockdown 2026, Kazarian defeated Moose in an Escape The Cage Match.

After outsmarting Moose to win, Kazarian has placed his name in the hat as a future challenger for the TNA World Title again.

4. Avery Styles signs with TNA Wrestling

There has been plenty of talk, discussion and attention on AJ Styles’ son, Avery Styles.

Ever since starting his pro wrestling career, Styles has been getting some major opportunities on the independent scene.

While he garnered some controversy along the way, Avery was invited to TNA Wrestling for Lockdown 2026 where he announced that he had signed with the company.

Now that he has arrived in the house that his father built, “The Phenomenal Son” will look to continue the legacy created by AJ Styles moving forward.

3. Mustafa Ali regains TNA International Championship, but Order 4 will never be the same again

After returning to TNA Wrestling at the start of 2025, Mustafa Ali created his own faction called Order 4.

Alongside John Skylar, Jason Hotch, Tasha Steelz, Agent Zero and Mila Moore, Ali has cemented Order 4’s place in TNA right now. However, Hotch recently broke out on his own and beat Ali to win the TNA International Championship.

This led to TNA Lockdown 2026 where Ali defeated Hotch to regain the International Title after an emotional battle.

With Ali harassing Hotch’s family, Steelz striking Moore and Skylar leaving with Hotch, it seems like Order 4 will never be the same coming out of TNA Lockdown 2026.

2. Nic Nemeth becomes a double champion

Coming into TNA Lockdown 2026, there was plenty of eyes on Nic Nemeth.

In the main event, The Nemeths defeated The Hardys to win the TNA World Tag Team Championships.

This second reign marks history for Nemeth as he became the second star in company history to hold the TNA World and World Tag Team Titles at the same time.

Now that Nemeth is a double champion, there might not be anything stopping “The Wanted Man” from sitting on the mountaintop of TNA Wrestling for a long time.

1. Leon Slater uses Option C for a shot at the TNA World Championship at Bound For Glory 2026

At TNA Lockdown 2026, Leon Slater defeated Cedric Alexander to win the TNA X-Division Championship.

Thanks to a prematch stipulation, Slater also saved his legacy in the X-Division by making sure his record-breaking first reign remained intact.

With his legacy in the X-Division cemented, “The Youngest In Charge” had one more thing to do to prove himself as one of the best in TNA.

Later in the show, Slater announced that he planned to invoke “Option C” by cashing in the X-Division Title to challenge Nic Nemeth for the TNA World Title at Bound For Glory 2026.

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