TNA Impact Results 5/14 - X-Division Title On The Line And More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "TNA Thursday Night Impact" on May 14, 2026, coming to you live from the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California!

Cedric Alexander of The System was previously unsuccessful in dethrone Leon Slater as X-Division Champion at TNA Rebellion on April 11. Tonight, he will challenge Slater for the title once again in a 2-Out-Of-3 Falls Match for what will mark Slater's first defense since then. In the event that Slater retains his title tonight, then he will break Austin Aries' 298 day reign tomorrow to become the longest reigning X-Division Champion of all time.

Mike Santana is set to make an appearance on tonight's show, but he will also find out who his next challenger for the TNA World Championship is with a Number One Contenders Battle Royal set to also take place. Santana looked to select his next challenger during last Thursday's episode of "Thursday Night Impact", but TNA Director of Operations Daria Rae interrupted him to make it crystal clear to Santana that he had no say in his opponents under her watch.

Although they may have formerly tagged with one another as First Class, tensions between AJ Francis and KC Navarro have been on the rise over the course of the last couple weeks. Tonight, they look to put their issues to rest once and for all as they collide in a Sactown Street Fight with MLB Sacramento Athletics Announcer Chris Caray taking a seat at the commentary desk for the match. Navarro currently holds a win against Francis from the April 16 episode of "Thursday Night Impact".

Allie and Rosemary will be joining forces with one another to take on The Diamond Collective's Victoria Crawford and Mila Moore. With The Diamond Collective having their sights set on Allie and Rosemary after being trapped in the Undead Realm, the latter two women and Mara Sadè previously scored a victory against Tessa Blanchard, Crawford, and Moore on the April 30 edition of "Thursday Night Impact".

Additionally, Léi Yǐng Lee will be making an appearance on tonight's show after dethroning Arianna Grace as TNA Knockouts World Champion last Thursday to become a two time titleholder.

We are live! The show kicks off with a video recapping what's led up to the X-Division Championship match tonight,

Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt greet audiences at home as the competitors in the TNA World Championship Number One Contenders Battle Royal make their way out.

Mustafa Saed hits Bear Bronson with a garbage can lid, and the bell rings. He rocks Special Agent Zero with a right hand, but Zero responds with one of his own and the two men go back and forth with strikes as everyone else watches on. Zero then dumps Saed over the top rope and out of the ring to send him to the back.

Eliminated: Mustafa Saed

Special Agent Zero brawls with Dutch, but several competitors in the ring send Dutch and Zero over the top rope and onto the floor to eliminate them. Mr. Elegance then eliminates BDE, but The Home Town Man dumps Mr. Elegance out of the ring to eliminate him.

Eliminated: Special Agent Zero, Dutch, BDE, and Mr. Elegance

The Home Town Man then sends Brian Myers out of the ring with a back body drop over the top rope to eliminate him, but Bronson and Eddie Edwards go after The Home Town Man. John Skyler and Vincent are eliminated, but Jason Hotch saves himself by landing on the ring steps that were pulled out by Tasha Steelz and using Skyler and Vincent as stepping stones to get back on the ring apron. Elijah then lands a knee strike on Hotch to send him crashing off the ring apron and onto the floor.

Eliminated: Brian Myers, The Home Town Man, Vincent, John Skyler, and Jason Hotch

Eddie fires off right hands on Elijah's midsection, and The Home Town Man rains down right hands on Frankie Kazarian in the corner. Kazarian then manages to send The Home Town Man crashing over the top rope and onto the floor to send him to the back, but Elijah dumps Kazarian out of the ring to eliminate him.

Eliminated: The Home Town Man and Frankie Kazarian

We are down to four: Eddie, Bronson, Elijah, and Eric Young. Eddie and Bronson go after Elijah, but Elijah dumps them out of the ring over the top rope to eliminate them.

Eliminated: Eddie Edwards and Bear Bronson

Elijah and Young are left as the final two men standing. Young and Elijah spill onto the ring apron over the top rope and exchange forearms and chops with one another, but Young sends Elijah crashing onto the floor to send him to the back.

Eliminated: Elijah

Winner (and new Number One Contender): Eric Young

We then head backstage, where Mustafa Ali chews out the rest of Order 4 for their recent shortcomings as Order 4 stands by with Gia Miller. Ali announces that the TNA International Championship Open Challenge will be returning next week, but Miller stops Jason Hotch as Order 4 leaves and tells him that he did a good job in the TNA World Championship Number One Contenders Battle Royal.

Back at ringside, Léi Yǐng Lee makes her way out. 

Lee says last Thursday was the best night of her life. She says she's fought her whole life to be a two time TNA Knockouts World Champion, then shares how proud she is to bring the title back to TNA Wrestling and says she always wants to speak from the bottom of her heart despite English being her second language. She thanks the fans and says she couldn't have done it without them.

Xia Brookside's music hits and she makes her way out. She says she has her eye on the TNA Knockouts World Championship and it will be hers, but Lee says she's sick of Brookside and will beat her in the ring tonight.

Brookside acts like she's about to get in the ring, but decides against it and says she would never fight Lee in a place like Sacramento. She says Lee is a fool and says she's already destroyed her mentally and emotionally. She says she'll destroy Lee physically soon to win the TNA Knockouts World Championship.

Gia Miller catches up with Keith Jardine at ringside, but The Elegance Brand makes their way out as The Personal Concerige shows off Mr. Elegance to Jardine. Jardine is not impressed by Mr. Elegance, prompting security to make their way out. 

AJ Francis then makes their way to the ring. KC Navarro follows, and Chris Caray joins the announce desk. 

The bell rings and Navarro grabs a table from under the ring. Francis clocks Navarro from behind and looks to land a Styles Clash on Navarro in the ring, but Navarro dropkicks Francis into the ropes and dials it up for a 305 on him.

Navarro delivers a Tornado DDT on Francis on the outside and pulls the table back out from under the ring, then hits Francis with a steel chair and cracks it across his spine. He then sends Francis crashing into the ring steps.

Back from the break, Francis looks to hit Navarro with a baseball bat. Navarro jumps out of the way, then grabs the baseball bat and a helmet that Caray hands him. He cracks the baseball bat across Francis' spine and sets up the garbage can in front of Francis in the corner, then takes a lap around the ring and uses the garbage can to go after Francis.

Navarro delivers a Famouser to Francis and places the garbage can on his head, then slides several chairs into the ring and sets them up facing one another. He lays Francis on top of the chairs and ascends to the middle rope, but Francis hits Navarro with a chair and looks to chokeslam him onto the chairs facing one another. Navarro counters into a cutter to send Francis crashing onto the chairs and pins him, but Francis kicks out.

Navarro cracks one of the chairs across Francis' spine and piles the chairs on top of him, then ascends to the top rope. Francis breaks free of the chairs, but Navarro looks to fly. Francis sees Navarro coming and levels him with a big boot, then chokeslams him over the top rope and through two tables that had been set up on the outside. He dumps Navarro back inside the ring and pins him for the win.

Winner: AJ Francis

Mike Santana then makes his way to the ring. 

Santana asks Sacramento what's good, then says he was always taught to do his talking with his actions rather than his words. He says that mindset has gotten him to the TNA World Championship and to the top of TNA Wrestling as he carries the promotion on his back.

Santana addresses Eric Young becoming the new Number One Contender to his TNA World Championship, then says he considers Young to be a pillar of TNA Wrestling. He says Young is respected by their peers, but he's built his name by beating everyone who's challenged him for his title and says Young better come at him with something different. He says he's the guy when it comes to the new era of TNA Wrestling, then says he holds down the fort.

Daria Rae's music hits and she makes her way out. She says she's excited that Santana is looking forward to facing Eric Young, but Young isn't his next contender. She informs Santana that he will be defending his TNA World Championship now that Steve Maclin has been medically cleared, then adds that she ran it by the TNA Board of Directors but not Santino Marella.

Marella makes his way to the ring and says he has some announcements of his own. He says Indi Hartwell has just resigned with TNA Wrestling and says Léi Yǐng Lee is making history of her own, but Rae mocks Marella for being a bad father by shouting out Lee. Marella places the blame on Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, but Rae says Stacks would destroy Marella before Santana cuts the pair off.

We then head over to the Injury Report. Trey Miguel, Moose, and EC3 have not been medically cleared while AJ Francis and KC Navarro are under evaluation right now.

The Diamond Collective then makes their way to the ring. Allie, Rosemary, and Mara Sadè follow.

Rosemary and Mila Moore begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Rosemary wears down Moore's arm, but Allie tags in and assists Rosemary in landing a Sidewalk Slam on Moore. She lands a forearm on Moore in the corner, but Moore delivers an elbow drop to Allie's head and jams her knee into the back of Allie's neck.

Victoria Crawford tags in and sends Allie crashing into the top turnbuckle face first. She sends Allie crashing into the mat face first and pins her, but Allie kicks out and Crawford levels her with a clothesline.

Moore tags in and fires off a stomp on Allie. Crawford tags in and pins Allie, but Allie kicks out and tags out to Rosemary. Rosemary lands a Sling Blade on Crawford, but Sadè levels Blanchard with a superkick on the outside. Allie responds with a slam to Moore on the outside, and Rosemary connects with As Above, So Below on Crawford for the win.

Winners: Allie and Rosemary

The System then makes their way to the ring. Leon Slater follows. 

The bell rings and the two men exchange right hands with one another. Slater sets up for a Styles Clash on Alexander, but Alexander escapes. Slater then rolls up Alexander for the win.

Winner of Fall One: Leon Slater

Back from the break, Slater levels Alexander with a springboard roundhouse kick on Alexander and flies off the ropes. Alexander rolls up Slater, but Slater reverses the fall. Alexander reverses the fall once again, but Slater kicks out and Alexander catches him with a Michinoku Driver and goes for a pin, but Slater kicks out and Alexander catches him with Lumbar Check to score a fall of his own and tie up the match.

Winner of Fall Two: Cedric Alexander

Back from another break, Alexander sends Slater crashing into the ring steps and grabs the X-Division Championship belt. He holds it above his head, then dumps Slater back in the ring and rolls him up.

Slater kicks out, but Alexander catches him with a vertical suplex and goes for another pin. Slater kicks out once again, but Alexander lands a second Lumbar Check on Slater and goes for a pin. Slater kicks out and sends Alexander crashing into the mat and ascends to the top rope. He sets up for a 450 Splash on Alexander, but Alexander moves out of the way and delivers two more Lumbar Checks on Slater for the win.

Winner (and new): Cedric Alexander