The Knockouts Television Championship tournament had been going mostly as expected so far with winners in the first round. Indi Hartwell and Mara Sade advanced as favorites to reach the finals. Heather and M were the recipients of elegant cheating to overcome Allie and Rosemary. Jody Threat had a strong return. Thea Hail carried the NXT rub to move forward. The same can’t be said for her NXT coworker Wendy Choo. Nor for the other favorite Elayna Black. Both were eliminated from the tournament on TNA Impact (July 23, 2026)
Black wrestled Choo to a time-limit draw. Black surged for a double arm DDT. Choo rolled outside to recover. Black’s plan to climb the corner backfired when Choo grabbed her for a superplex. Black rolled away on the mat as defense to avoid a pin. That’s when the bell rang for a draw after ten minutes of action. Black and Choo are both eliminated from the tournament.
I’m shocked that Black was bounced in the first round. She seemed like a lock for the final four, if not the overall winner. Even though Choo came in as a former Evolve champion, I figured she would eat the loss due to Black on the verge of breaking out in TNA. Don’t cry for them, because it looks like Black and Choo are moving up the ranks to Knockouts champion Xia Brookside. Brookside attacked Black after the match. She also knocked Choo around.
The aggression toward Black stems from a confrontation last week.
As for Choo, she made it sound like she will return to TNA with Brookside in the bullseye.
On the other side of the bracket, Jada Stone prevailed over Alisha Edwards despite that cheating Eddie Edwards. Eddie pulled out the hands from Stone’s handspring. She quickly recovered to counter Alisha into a jackknife pin.
The quarterfinals are set for the Knockouts Television Championship tournament.
Share your reaction to the draw between Elayna Black and Wendy Choo. Do you think either of them will win the Knockouts Championship from Xia Brookside? How do you see the rest of the tournament shaking out?
