The two promotions signed a multi-year partnership in January 2025!
In January 2025, WWE and TNA Wrestling announced a multi-year partnership designed to create unique crossover opportunities between WWE and TNA programming, featuring both NXT Superstars and TNA Wrestling talent.
The working agreement between the two promotions has allowed superstars from both companies to crossover and compete in each other’s programming, including special pay-per-view events.
The agreement has seen many former WWE stars appear in TNA and vice versa. However, here we will take a look at stars who have switched promotion, joining TNA from WWE in 2025.
Stars from both promotions have made multiple appearances, such as TNA World Champion Joe Hendry making an appearance in the men’s Royal Rumble match and battling Randy Orton at WrestleMania 41.
Hendry is currently in a storyline against Trick Williams and is set to defend the World title against him at the upcoming NXT Batleground on May 25. Apart from him, TNA X-Division Champion Moose, former WWE stars like the Hardy Boyz (Jeff & Matt Hardy), JDC (Fandango), Elijah, among others, have made appearances in NXT.
On the other hand, NXT stars like Ethan Page, Trick Williams, Jakara Jackson, and Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne, and Jazmyn Nyx) are among the stars who have made appearances in the Nashville-based promotion.
WWE Stars who joined TNA in 2025
Unlike other promotion talents usually don’t opt to jump ship or leave the Stamford-based promotion, which is why the majority of talents who join other promotions do so after being released. Such is the case with Indi Hartwell, who was assigned to the SmackDown brand.
Hartwell’s final match for the company was a tag team bout alongside LeRae, where they were defeated by Bayley and Naomi on a SmackDown taping from October 25, which aired on the same day as her release. After spending some time on the independent circuit, Indi signed with TNA Wrestling, debuting on April 27, 2025, at TNA Rebellion.
The promotion has cut multiple talents recently, and it seems like a few stars might follow Indi’s path and join the Nashville-based promotion after being released by the Stamford-based promotion.
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