Various: Backstage Update on Steph De Lander’s ROH Contract Status, Current Card for 8/20 TNA Impact! Show, Indies/Misc.

Aug 20, 2026

Backstage Update on Steph De Lander’s ROH Contract Status

Steph De Lander has been making several appearances for Ring of Honor since her and Mance Warner’s departures from TNA Wrestling this past March. De Lander is currently scheduled to be facing off against Deonna Purrazzo for the ROH Women’s Pure Championship at this Friday’s ROH Death Before Dishonor 2026 event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Fightful Select reported that De Lander had informed them in a recent interview that she is currently not under contract with ROH.

De Lander stated that she has enjoyed her time working with ROH and is currently hopeful that the opportunity could eventually lead to more appearances and potentially a contract for her.

It was reported that those spoken to within within AEW have been happy with De Lander’s appearances for their ROH brand so far.

Current Card for Thursday’s TNA Impact! Show

TNA Wrestling announced the card for Thursday’s TNA Impact! show on AMC and Sportsnet 360.

Current card for August 20th TNA Impact! show:

TNA Knockouts Television Championship Tournament Semifinal Round match – Jada Stone vs. Heather By Elegance
Eight-Man Tag Team match – The Hardys (Matt & Jeff Hardy), Moose, & Elijah vs. The Nemeths (Ryan & Nic Nemeth), Frankie Kazarian, & AJ Francis
Harley Hudson vs. Alisha Edwards
Rich Swann vs. Mr. Elegance
Lethal Lockdown Team Advantage match – Brian Myers vs. Fabian Aichner
Mustafa Ali to kick off the show

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

ESPN recently announced that former WWE commentator Pat McAfee will be joining the crew of their Monday Night Countdown show for the upcoming new NFL season.

Netflix recently released a trailer for their upcoming new docuseries titled I Pity The Fool. This upcoming docuseries focuses on WWE Hall of Famer and legendary actor Mr. T. The official synopsis for this upcoming series is “Before the gold chains, mohawk, and Hollywood fame of The A-Team and Rocky III, there was Laurence Tureaud. This is the extraordinary origin story behind one of the most unlikely and beloved icons in entertainment – Mr. T.”

PROGRESS Wrestling recently announced that Trent Seven will be making an appearance for the company at their The Odyssey Tour 2026 events on September 12 in Bournemouth and September 13 in Birmingham, England.

Brody King’s hardcore punk band God’s Hate recently released a new album.

PRODUCE Wrestling announced that “The Bounty Hunter” Bryan Keith recently signed a multi-fight contract with the company. It was announced that Keith will be making his official debut for the company at their Volume 4 event on September 13 in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Beyond Wrestling recently announced that Jonathan Gresham will be making an appearance for the company at their Americanrana 2026 event on August 28 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

The official YouTube channel for Lucha Underground recently announced upload schedule for archival episodes of their former television series. It was announced “New episodes. Three days a week. 🔥 Step back inside The Temple with Lucha Underground — new episodes drop every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. High-flying chaos. Brutal rivalries. Legendary matches. Subscribe and don’t miss a fight.“

As noted before, ECW legend The Blue Meanie recently suffered a broken ribs injury after a fall incident he had. Blue Meanie provided an update on Wednesday on Instagram thanking everyone for the support they have shown towards him and for the condolences for the recent loss in his family. Blue Meanie stated “Thank you for all the well wishes for my rib injury and condolences for my family loss. It’s been a rough and humbling couple days but the kindness shown me has helped my mentals.”

House of Glory recently announced one new match for the card of their Fallout event on September 4 in Los Angeles, California:

HOG Women’s Championship – Steph de Lander vs. Shotzi (c)

Game Changer Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their No Signal In The Hills Pt. 5 event on September 12 in Los Angeles, California: