The TNA World Championship will be on the line when Trick Williams defends against Mike Santana on the June 3 episode of WWE NXT. TNA’s Director of Authority, Santino Marella, made the match official through a video announcement.
This championship contest was arranged following a direct confrontation initiated by Santana. During what was Trick Williams’ first address as TNA World Champion, Santana interrupted. He accused Williams of disrespecting TNA’s history and declared he would not show deference to the new champion. Santana further commented that he had seen many individuals like Williams throughout his career, criticized Williams’ attire, and characterized him as a pretender and a pretend champion.
Following these remarks, Santana issued the challenge for the championship match. Subsequently, an attempt by Williams to attack Santana resulted in Williams being incapacitated.
This upcoming title match will mark Mike Santana’s second televised wrestling appearance within WWE.