Posted on 5/14/126 by Phil Johnson
In an exclusive interview with PWMania.com, current TNA X-
Division Champion Leon Slater spoke with Scott Mitchell
about his acclaimed match with Je'Von Evans, the growing WWE
NXT–TNA partnership, and becoming one of the rising faces of
TNA Wrestling. You can read the entire interview by clicking
here.
Watch the full interview here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr-gS2syjh8
Here are some highlights:
On his dream match with Je’Von Evans:
“It was an overall great experience. I think all of the
fanfare and all of the hype I’ve seen online, like people
clamoring for me and Je’Von to wrestle, of course, me
watching his stuff and seeing how amazing he is, I knew that
we would click instantly.
One of my wishes has always been my dream opponent of all
time; I wish I could wrestle myself. I think that’s probably
the closest I’m going to get, wrestling Je’Von at Bound For
Glory.
I’m glad that we lived up to the expectations. People were
clamoring to see it and still clamoring to see another one
today.”
On the WWE NXT–TNA partnership:
“It’s the best man, and I’m super, super happy and proud to
be a part of TNA in 2026. Just because, as you said, this is
the stuff that all of those fantasy bookings we made when we
were younger, like, ‘oh my God, what if WWE invaded TNA?’ or
vice versa, that stuff is coming true right now.
To be one of the figureheads and one of the people who
represent TNA during this time is something I hold great
pride in.”
On TNA’s rise on AMC:
“It’s phenomenal. It really is. I feel like the crew, the
roster, management, and everyone we have working with us at
TNA really deserve it. Now that we are [on AMC], I feel like
we got what we deserve, and we’re smashing it out of the
park every week, putting on the best quality professional
wrestling show. Never mind good, never mind great, we’re
striving to be the best.”
Slater also discussed representing TNA as X-Division
Champion and why this era of the company means so much to
him personally. You can check out the complete interview at
this link.
https://www.pwmania.com/leon-slater-opens-up-on-jevon-evans-
making-x-division-history-wwe-nxt-tna
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transcription.