At the beginning of the year, WWE and TNA Wrestling formalised their working agreement, announcing a multi-year partnership.
This relationship has already seen then-TNA World Champion Joe Hendry appear at both the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania — before dropping the title to NXT star Trick Williams.
While most of the crossover has taken place on NXT — with TNA stars regularly appearing on Tuesday nights and NXT performers similarly featuring on Impact — there’s certainly intrigue in the idea of a supershow between the two companies, with WWE’s main roster stars clashing with TNA’s best.
Below are dream pairings we could see on such a show.
6. IYO SKY vs. Masha Slamovich
At TNA’s upcoming Slammiversary pay-per-view, TNA Knockouts Champion Masha Slamovich is already scheduled to take on a WWE NXT star in a big-time title-for-title match against the winner of Jacy Jayne vs Jordynne Grace.
As big as that bout will be — especially if it reignites her rivalry with Jordynne Grace, with whom she shared several standout matches in TNA — an even bigger dream match would be a title vs title clash with WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY.
There’s certainly an argument to be made that Slamovich and SKY are the best in-ring performers in their respective companies — and it wouldn’t be surprising if WWE already has their eyes on Slamovich.
This potential bout could steal the show on any WWE–TNA crossover event.
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5. The Hardy Boyz vs. The Street Profits
The Hardy Boys are in the pantheon of all-time iconic WWE tag teams – and any WWE–TNA crossover show would certainly have to feature the legendary duo.
As eight-time WWE World Tag Team Champions, The Hardys could face current champions The Street Profits – with a ninth run with the belts on the line.
While they’re no longer the high-flying daredevils of the early 2000s, the Hardys are still wildly over with fans in both WWE and TNA – and there’s no doubt the talented Street Profits could get a good match out of them.
This is a clash that could deliver a passing-of-the-torch moment between respective high-flyers, Jeff Hardy and Montez Ford.
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4. Seth Rollins vs. Leon Slater
On the 7 July edition of Raw, Seth Rollins delivered a standout main event against Penta – devoid of the usual interference from his faction, just fluid and seamless in-ring wrestling.
Arguably, there’s one person on TNA’s roster who could go out there and deliver with Rollins at an even higher level: Leon Slater.
The 20-year-old British star – who’s set to challenge Moose for the X-Division Title at Slammiversary – is the most spectacular athlete in TNA, showing the same undeniable talent that Rollins did in his Tyler Black days in ROH.
Slater is a prodigious talent, and putting him in the ring with one of WWE’s top-tier stars would guarantee a big-time spotlight for this future star – and produce an outstanding bout in the process.
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3. GUNTHER vs. Mike Santana
This year has seen the exponential rise of Mike Santana in TNA – the former tag team star has delivered some of the best bouts in the company and become hugely over with the fanbase.
As a result, he’s being pegged as the next TNA World Champion – the man to potentially dethrone NXT’s Trick Williams, with that opportunity coming in a three-way, which also features Joe Hendry, at Slammiversary on 20 July.
A WWE–TNA crossover event could offer a dream scenario: the future TNA World Champion vs. current WWE Champion Gunther – a big-time non-title bout between two of the best workers in their respective companies.
There’s little doubt it would be a brutal, hard-hitting, and outstanding in-ring affair.
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2. CM Punk vs. Eric Young
Any crossover between WWE and TNA has to feature CM Punk – who had a brief run in TNA’s early years, where he was criminally underused.
A showdown with two-time TNA World Champion Eric Young could be the perfect fit – few are more synonymous with the company than Young.
At 45, Young is still performing at a high level, recently delivering a brutal standout dog-collar match against Steve Maclin in May.
Few have had better dog-collar matches than CM Punk, so a short-term feud leading to a bloody, violent dog-collar match with Young would be a clear highlight to any WWE–TNA crossover show.
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1. John Cena vs. Joe Hendry
Joe Hendry has used his spot in TNA to propel himself to stardom in the eyes of WWE’s fanbase – something few would have predicted just a few years ago.
At 37, the Scottish star has become a genuine name, appearing at both the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania to rapturous responses on both occasions.
He’s been using that newfound stardom to publicly parlay for a match with John Cena.
On a crossover show, that could become reality – with arguably the two biggest stars in each company finally clashing one-on-one.
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