TNA Outlines “Unprecedented Stipulation” for Leon Slater vs. Cedric Alexander for TNA X-Division Title Match at TNA Lockdown 2026

TNA Wrestling’s Lockdown 2026 event on August 23 at the Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois features a TNA X-Division Championship Steel Cage match between Leon Slater and Cedric Alexander.

This match is notable for featuring a very special stipulation that if Slater loses, then his record-tying X-Division title reign will be “erased” from TNA history.

TNA provided an update earlier today on Twitter explaining in more details of the “unprecedented stipulation” for the X-Division title match at their upcoming Lockdown 2026 event and how they will officially handle Slater’s title reign as if it had never happened if he loses for their official records.

.@LEONSLATER_ agreed to an unprecedented stipulation in order to get his X-Division Title rematch against @CedricAlexander this Sunday at #TNALockdown – if he loses, his X-Division Title reign will be erased from history. But what does that actually mean in practice:

* Leon Slater’s reign would no longer be recognized by TNA Wrestling
* The title history will officially recognize the title moving from Moose to Cedric Alexander with a period of inactivity during Leon Slater’s reign
* Amazing Red would once again be recognized as the youngest X-Division Champion in history
* Austin Aries would be the sole holder of the record for longest X-Division Title reign

.@LEONSLATER_ agreed to an unprecedented stipulation in order to get his X-Division Title rematch against @CedricAlexander this Sunday at #TNALockdown – if he loses, his X-Division Title reign will be erased from history. But what does that actually mean in practice:

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— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) August 17, 2026