TNA Wrestling has enjoyed a very successful 2025 so far, with surging attendance figures and popularity leading to a possible new TV deal that would propel the company to the next level.
Speaking to TVInsider.com, TNA President Carlos Silva revealed that the promotion is in “active negotiations” with a partner with both sides looking to finalize a media rights deal in 2026.
“We’re now in active negotiations with a partner, and we’re going to work through that. I can’t really put a timeline on how long that will take. The good news is the process has started. We’re no longer just talking to a bunch of people to sort of gauge interest. Now we have an interested partner and working through potentially a deal for 2026. It’s going to happen as soon as it can happen. We were working on it as recently as yesterday, exchanging papers and trying to figure it out. We’re excited about it and keep pushing it forward to get this over the finish line. It’s done when it’s over the finish line.”
Silva also talked about the partnership with WWE, specifically NXT:
“Certainly, I think the partnership with WWE NXT has been great. They’ve been great partners in sort of bringing us along too. Now we just have to execute. We have to come to the event every day. There is no free lunch, and you have to perform next time. Now we’re concentrating on October 12 as the next big tentpole. We just had an awesome event in Edmonton live on Friday night and then did two taped shows. They told me how great it is when the energy in the arena is like that. So, we’ll keep building on it.”
“Working with the NXT folks as well as WWE folks has been very easy. There has been great coordination. We’ve kind of supported each other with last-minute asks on both sides, which I think is a testament to a good partnership. It’s not just one asking. We might ask, or they might ask, and we always find a way to move things forward. This big Showdown episode of NXT happening down in Orlando is going to be great. You saw it on The CW live with the teams sort of aligning. I think the theme is building. There is also intrigue and maybe a little strangeness the way certain teammates are on each team, but they have certain alliances and allegiances to the other organization. Whether they’ve come from that organization or been there or holding the belt from one organization even though they work for the other. I think all of that there. I think as a result it’s going to be awesome Tuesday night on NXT down in Orlando.”
