Impact thread for January 8, 2026 - A farewell to AXS. World Title contract signing, International Title, Hardyz, Dani Luna

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Okay let's just post in my reactions that I put in the wrong thread...

Okay, time to watch. Hardys promo - Matt is pissed. Oooh, Righteous theme. I love hearing it. Hardys vs Righteous at Genesis. Interesting first match for the Righteous. Lmao Vincent is enjoying the Hardys theme.

Maclin has an International title shirt. I guess it's his title in a way, but I think he likely wins it back tonight--- oh, EY is here. The Cleanse is coming :lol :lol I forgot about that.

Luna v Hudson next. Interesting match up (and two UK talents!). Commentary mentioned "one more dance for the System" but they're getting a replacement for JDC aren't they? Anyways, Luna dominates the early part of the match. Oh that's over quickly. Now Luna attacks Grace. Lei Ying Lee comes out to make the rescue, and Luna escapes. Luna gets Lee in a sleeper hold as Hudson ... watches in awe lmao. Brookside tries to help but Luna takes her out too. Lmao that is great.
 

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LMAO "arrest me officer" Ryan is amazing. Oh my god bro got superkicked. Poor guy. Why does Tom Hannifan suddenly sound like he's using a toaster for a mic.

Agent 0 is missing. I guess Elijah did something --- bruh he's RIGHT THERE lmao.

Elegance Brand segment. Oh right yeah, they want a Mr Elegance. Who the heck is this guy. Oh god he's shirtless. This is so funny. Oh no, Ash is slapping his posterior. Wait who the fuck is this guy??? Well that was bizarre but interesting. Good episode so far.

Order 4 up next. This is also quite funny. Lol, Elijah chases Order 4 ... on a horse. LMAO what. They got a budget raise or something. Maybe a new writer too? This is nuts.
 

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Maclin vs Stacks next. I feel like Maclin likely wins, though it's insane for him to be a 3x champ already if so. Stacks has a title defence scheduled for NXT but I suppose that can be delayed. The Outlaws are here, which could make the difference. We're off to a quick start. Stacks is doing a rest hold that Myers would be so proud of. Damn, the ref kicks ... well, all the Outlaws out? Or just Tyson & Tyriek? Anyways, jeez I thought Maclin was gonna hit the dive on Arianna lmfao. Ummm, Arianna straight up claws at Maclin's eyes and now he's getting jumped.

Fuck the injury report. NXT recap. A confirmation that TNA's 8 month old midcard title is going to be defended on NXT by an NXT guy, against an NXT guy fresh out of Evolve. Nice.

Digital exclusive thing with AJ Francis. Lmao cooking Swann's world title reign. Swann attacks Francis with a bat, and gets him through a table. That's fun. They'll fight at Genesis. Hendry will also be present at Genesis for some reason. The card for the AMC premiere looks alright.
 

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The System match next. This has fun vibes (and I'll pretend I don't hate the delete turnbuckle spot). Everyone tales turns diving to the outside and then Alisha takes them all out. That's crazy lol. Omg I think Slater took Jeff out as well as JDC. Although Jeff seems fine. Huh, Alexander pins Moose.

Huh, lil Lei Ying Lee video package.

Contract signing up next. Santino is still going through it lol. Santana really talks like a top guy. Love that he called the world title "the grandest prize in all of pro wrestling". Santana teasing that he could leave if he doesn't win? Weird. Nemeth is now out here too. Lmfao Frankie is actually reading the contract.

Prediction: Santana wins, Nemeth tries to cash in but gets taken out by a new signing. Then we get Santana v Nemeth (maybe v Kaz) at Genesis.

Anyways, good show. Kind of wish we got a bit of a tribute to the AXS era, because there's been so many peak memories. Unfortunately a lot of those people are now in other companies so I guess they wouldn't want to.
 
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