Another AEW/TNA-WWE flap involving a Leon Slater match

Leon Slater makes his way to the ring during SmackDown at OVO Arena Wembley on January 16, 2026 in London, England. | Photo by Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images Coming out of the numerous shows held in Las Vegas around WrestleMania 42, we learned that TNA Wrestling president Carlos Silva instituted a new policy prohibiting wrestlers on its roster from working independently promoted matches against talent contracted to “other companies”. Because TNA is in a partnership with WWE, and because the matches that were impacted were all set to pit an AEW talent against a TNA one… there was a fair amount of conversation about it on the wrestle web. Leading up to AEW’s big stadium show in London yesterday (Aug. 30), there were a number of independent shows that happened in the United Kingdom. Leon Slater, who’s still with TNA for at least a few more weeks, faced Liam Slater (no relation) on RevPro’s big 14th Anniversary show Saturday. RevPro is an AEW partner, and streams shows like 14th A