Darkstate is running amok in TNA. The group crashed Impact (July 17, 2025) again, and now they will have a match at the Slammiversary PPV on Sunday, July 20.
The Darkstate story began two weeks ago by attacking Matt Cardona. It carried over to NXT this week when the System targeted them.
The System attacking DarkState had it feeling like a @ThisIsTNA takeover pic.twitter.com/9DVMftDhuA
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) July 17, 2025
As a viewer of TNA and not NXT, this didn’t make much sense. The System turned down Cardona’s plea for help last week,
and they sure wouldn’t do any favors for Joe Hendry or Mike Santana.
Thursday night’s episode of Impact, which was taped a few weeks before NXT aired, sort of smoothed the edges. The drama started when Darkstate made their presence felt by jumping the System. Through the magic of audio production, commentary claimed that this was retaliation for the NXT incident.
#WWENXT's DarkState just CRASHED The System! #TNAiMPACT
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 18, 2025
WATCH on TNA+: https://t.co/xjupi4YKdN
WATCH on YouTube: https://t.co/4eJ47jRxN6 pic.twitter.com/qyiMeyZAR5
Later in the evening, Cardona called out Darkstate.
.@TheMattCardona is calling out DarkState! #TNAiMPACT
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 18, 2025
WATCH on TNA+: https://t.co/xjupi4YKdN
WATCH on YouTube: https://t.co/4eJ47jRxN6 pic.twitter.com/iwz0X78t7n
Darkstate obliged with a beatdown. Brian Myers ran in to help his old friend, but the numbers were too much. Eddie Edwards and Johnny Dango Curtis evened the odds with weapons.
WOAH! The System just had @TheMattCardona’s back against DarkState!@DionLennoxWWE @CutlerWWE @SaquonOffWwe @Osiris_WWE @Myers_Wrestling @TheEddieEdwards @DirtyDangoCurty @MrsAIPAlisha #TNAiMPACT
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 18, 2025
WATCH on TNA+: https://t.co/xjupi4YKdN
WATCH on YouTube:… pic.twitter.com/3VTtmEEO4v
TNA booked an 8-man tag team bout for Slammiversary. It will be Matt Cardona, Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards, & Johnny Dango Curtis against Osiris Griffin, Cutler James, Dion Lennox, & Saquon Shugars.
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TNASlammiversary goes live on July 20 from UBS Arena on Long Island, NY. The show will stream on TNA+ (annual subscription or single event), TrillerTV, and other PPV outlets.
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