The 2026 Rebellion was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It took place on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was the eighth event under the Rebellion chronology and featured wrestlers from WWE's NXT brand due to the ongoing partnership between the two promotions.
Ten matches were contested at the event, including one on the pre-show. In the main event, Mike Santana defeated Eddie Edwards to retain the TNA World Championship. In other prominent matches, Leon Slater defeated Cedric Alexander to retain the TNA X Division Championship, Arianna Grace defeated Léi Yǐng Lee to retain the TNA Knockouts World Championship, Mustafa Ali defeated Trey Miguel to win the TNA International Championship, and The System (Bear Bronson and Brian Myers) defeated The Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship. The event also featured the returns of KC Navarro and EC3 and the announcement of ODB's TNA Hall of Fame induction at Bound for Glory.
Production Background
Rebellion is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). The event was first held in 2019, and has been held annually in April. It has since been considered one of TNA's premiere PPV events, along with Bound for Glory and Slammiversary. On February 13, 2026, TNA announced Rebellion would take place on Saturday, April 11, at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Storylines The event featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
At Sacrifice on March 27, Order 4's Mustafa Ali and Tasha Steelz wrestled against TNA International Champion Trey Miguel and Jada Stone in an intergender tag team match. Towards the end of the match, Order 4's John Skyler and Jason Hotch restrained Miguel to the bottom rope with zip ties, allowing Ali to pin Stone for the victory. Later in the broadcast, TNA announced that Miguel would defend the TNA International Championship against Ali at Rebellion.
On the December 11, 2025 episode of Thursday Night Impact!, Cedric Alexander won a six-way match to earn a TNA X Division Championship match against reigning champion, Leon Slater. He was originally set to face Slater for the title at Genesis in a three-way match also involving former champion Moose. However, on the debut of Thursday Night Impact! on AMC on January 15, 2026, it was reported that Slater would be unable to travel to the United States due to visa issues and thus unable to defend his title. Two months later, at Sacrifice, TNA announced that Alexander would receive his title opportunity against Slater at Rebellion.
On the March 5 episode of Impact!, The System (Bear Bronson and Brian Myers) won a four-way tag team match to earn a shot at the TNA World Tag Team Championship. At Sacrifice, TNA announced that they would receive their title opportunity against reigning champions The Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) at Rebellion. Two days prior to their scheduled title defense at Rebellion, The Hardys defeated The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) in a tables tag team elimination match.
At No Surrender on February 13, The Elegance Brand (Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance) successfully defended the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship against Indi Hartwell and Xia Brookside. Following the match, the champions and the rest of the stable (Ash by Elegance, Mr. Elegance, and The Personal Concierge) were confronted by TNA Hall of Famer Mickie James. A brawl ensued between James and The Elegance Brand, which saw Hartwell and Brookside intervene to help James clear the ring. On the February 26 episode of Impact!, James and Ash met for a face-to-face confrontation. James cited her role in helping Ash enter TNA and criticized Ash's recent social media conflicts with former Knockouts World Champions. The segment concluded with The Elegance Brand ambushing James, with Ash executing James' own finisher, the Mick-DT. The following week, the stable had an altercation with TNA legend ODB, who humiliated the group by dousing them in her brand of seasoning with the assistance of the cast of Mama June: Family Crisis. At Sacrifice, The Elegance Brand—appearing without Ash—insulted ODB and the host city of New Orleans. ODB interrupted and introduced the returning Taryn Terrell, a former Knockouts World Champion and New Orleans native. Mickie James then joined the duo, and the three veterans engaged in a physical confrontation with the stable. In a digital exclusive video released after the event, TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella met with the legends and officially sanctioned a six-woman Hardcore Country tag team match between the two trios for Rebellion.
On the January 22 episode of Impact!, Eddie Edwards competed in the Feast or Fired match, where he secured Briefcase No. 3. The following week's episode revealed that Edwards' briefcase contained the rights to a future TNA World Championship match. At Sacrifice, TNA World Champion Mike Santana defended the TNA World Championship against Steve Maclin. When Santana hit Maclin with a superkick, Maclin was legitimately knocked out, and then he was immediately checked by medical personnel. Edwards then came out to attack Santana, but their brawl ended with Santana executing a frog splash on Edwards through a table. On March 30, TNA announced that Edwards will invoke his Feast or Fired TNA World Championship opportunity against Santana at Rebellion.
At Sacrifice, Call Your Shot Gauntlet co-winner Nic Nemeth declared he would invoke his championship opportunity to challenge for the TNA World Championship at Rebellion. However, on March 29, TNA released a video showing Nic's brother Ryan Nemeth finding his brother laid out on the floor unconscious backstage after an apparent attack the night of Sacrifice. On April 2, during an appearance on Busted Open Radio, Nic challenged his mystery attacker for a match at Rebellion, while announcing that Cleveland Browns legend Bernie Kosar will be in his corner. On that night's episode of Impact!, A. J. Francis revealed that he had attacked Nemeth, claiming he hates that Nic kept stealing opportunities from him. Later that night, TNA announced a match between Nic and Francis at Rebellion.
At No Surrender, NXT wrestler Arianna Grace defeated Léi Yǐng Lee to win the TNA Knockouts World Championship. A month later at Sacrifice, Grace retained the title in a three-way match against Lee and Dani Luna, who had been owed a title match due to missing Genesis because of visa issues. On the subsequent episode of Impact!, TNA Director of Operations Daria Rae announced that Lee would get her one-on-one rematch at Rebellion. In the main event that night, Grace successfully defended the title against Lee's tag team partner Xia Brookside, confirming a match between Grace and Lee for the title at Rebellion.
During Moose and Eddie Edwards' match at Sacrifice, Order 4's Special Agent 0 attacked Moose 31 seconds into the match. On the April 2 episode of Impact!, TNA announced Moose versus Special Agent 0 at Rebellion.
On April 10, TNA released a video on social media teasing the return of EC3 at Rebellion. The following day, the promotion officially confirmed his return at the event.
Event + Other on-screen personnelRoleNameCommentatorsMatthew RehwoldtTom HannifanRing announcerMcKenzie MitchellRefereesAlice LaneDaniel SpencerFrank GastineauPaige PrinzivalliInterviewerGia MillerPre-show panelDaria RaeMatthew RehwoldtTom Hannifan Pre-show During the Countdown to Rebellion show, Ryan Nemeth faced BDE. BDE hit a springboard cutter, bouncing off the second rope and grabbing Nemeth's head as he fell backward, for a near-fall. He later attempted a diving splash, jumping off the top rope onto a supine Nemeth; however, Nemeth evaded by rolling toward the ring apron. Nemeth later executed the "Hollywood Ending", in which Nemeth jumped towards BDE and grabbed him to drive him into the mat as Nemeth fell backward, for the pinfall victory.
Preliminary matches In the event's opener, Leon Slater defended the TNA X Division Championship against Cedric Alexander. The match began with Slater utilizing his agility. Alexander hoisted Slater into a suplex from the floor, in which Alexander lifted Slater and bridged to slam him on his back, and dropping him onto the ring apron, targeting Slater’s neck following an injury previously sustained at the hands of Eric Young. He dropped Slater with a brainbuster on the top turnbuckle, in which Slater hooked Young's pants before lifting Young up and falling on his back to make Young vertically land on their head, and followed up with the "Lumbar Check", making Young's back collide with his knees; however, Slater placed his foot on the bottom rope to break the pin. Alexander attempted to use the title belt as a weapon. However, Slater intercepted him, executing the "Styles Clash" onto the title belt, lifting Slater upside down before driving his body down face-first. Slater then transitioned into the "Swanton 450°", leaping off the top rope with his arms out-stretched to perform a front somersault with 1.5 rotations just as he lands on a supine Alexander, to secure the pinfall victory and continue his pursuit of becoming the longest-reigning X Division Champion.
Next, Frankie Kazarian faced Elijah. Kazarian utilized Elijah's guitar strap to repeatedly strike him, which was allowed by referee Frank Gastineau because it was in the ring since the match began. Elijah countered Kazarian into a powerbomb, in which he lifted Kazarian up to his shoulders before slamming him down to the mat, for a two-count. He then hit Kazarian with the guitar strap multiple times before executing a chokeslam, in which Elijah lifted Kazarian by the neck before slamming him to the mat, for a near-fall. Kazarian introduced Elijah's guitar into the ring and executed a slingshot cutter onto the instrument, launching himself towards Elijah before forcing Elijah to fall face-first as Kazarian fell backward. Elijah attempted to strike Kazarian with a fragment of the broken guitar, but the referee intercepted it. While the referee was occupied clearing the debris from the ring, Kazarian hit Elijah with a low blow, attacking Elijah's groin, which allowed him to pin Elijah for the victory.
Moose (accompanied by Alisha Edwards) versus Special Agent 0 followed. Agent 0 drove Moose into the ring post with a powerbomb. Moose responded with a superplex, flipping Agent 0 over his shoulders off the top rope. Moose speared Agent 0 through the ropes, sending both men through a table at ringside. Following a powerbomb from Moose onto the steel steps, Agent 0's Order 4 stablemates Jason Hotch and John Skyler interfered. While Hotch distracted the official, Skyler pulled Edwards off the ring apron. Moose successfully intercepted Skyler with a big boot, kicking Skyler's head with his sole as Skyler charged towards him, but in the ensuing chaos, Edwards appeared to have suffered an ankle injury. Agent 0 struck a distracted Moose with a Claymore Kick and then hit a chokebomb onto the ring apron, in which Agent 0 lifted Moose up by his neck with both hands before throwing Moose down. Agent 0 delivered a second chokebomb to get the pinfall and his first singles victory in TNA.