Various: Josh Barnett Responds To Matt Riddle Accusing Him Of Trying To Take Bloodsport For Himself, Former TNA X-Division Champion Reportedly Expected To Make TNA Return At TNA Destination X 2026, Indies/Misc.

Nov 12, 2026

Josh Barnett Responds To Matt Riddle Accusing Him Of Trying To Take Bloodsport For Himself

As noted before, Game Changer Wrestling recently announced the revival of the Bloodsport brand with a new upcoming event called Bloodsport Reborn. Former MMA fighter and Bloodsport series promoter Josh Barnett recently responded on Twitter stating that he was not consulted on GCW’s plans for Bloodsport’s revival and had stated in a recent interview with The Ariel Helwani Show that he was shopping the Bloodsport brand around. Original Bloodsport promoter Matt Riddle had recently accused Barnett of trying to take the Bloodsport brand for himself despite him not being the one who created it.

Barnett responded on Thursday on Twitter about the allegations made by Riddle against him over the ownership of the Bloodsport brand. Barnett also claimed that Riddle’s event in 2018 was a “loose, amateurish” version of the Bloodsport brand that he took over afterwards.

“Let’s go with conversations that never happened for $500 Alex
This is hilarious. Last we saw each other was backstage at natural Born Killers and none of that was said.
What you did say here that was correct is that I had nothing to do with your initial show, which is why it looked second rate at best compared to what I’ve created.
You call creation using the font and name from a movie, using the theme song from a movie, it’s practically like you just ripped off most everything from the movie Bloodsport and then tried to run with it. When I came on board I immediately told Brett that not only did this thing need so much help, but that there’s no way we’re going to sit here and use all this IP from some company that we don’t own because that’s absolutely stupid.
What you put together in 2018 was a loose, amateurish execution of an idea. The logo, themes, music, those “rules” that you speak of were merely the bare minimum and much of it was stolen from a property that already existed.
What I’ve created is a complete and total event and concept. When gcw reached out to me, I said that the entire thing that you had created was unsuitable and needed to be completely overhauled – which I did. Go ask any of the wrestlers that competed on your show that have also competed in mine, and you will get the same answer.
There is only one Josh Barnett’s: Bloodsport because there is only one Josh Barnett – the person behind its heart and soul.
PS. It’s “Bloodsport” not “Blood Sport”, even in the logo you were ripping off it’s one word.”

"Let’s go with conversations that never happened for $500 Alex" This is hilarious. Last we saw each other was backstage at natural Born Killers and none of that was said. What you did say here that was correct is that I had nothing to do with your initial show, which is why it looked second rate at best compared to what I’ve created. You call creation using the font and name from a movie, using the theme song from a movie, it’s practically like you just ripped off most everything from the movie Bloodsport and then tried to run with it. When I came on board I immediately told Brett that not only did this thing need so much help, but that there’s no way we’re going to sit here and use all this IP from some company that we don’t own because that’s absolutely stupid. What you put together in 2018 was a loose, amateurish execution of an idea. The logo, themes, music, those "rules" that you speak of were merely the bare minimum and much of it was stolen from a property that already existed. What I’ve created is a complete and total event and concept. When gcw reached out to me, I said that the entire thing that you had created was unsuitable and needed to be completely overhauled – which I did. Go ask any of the wrestlers that competed on your show that have also competed in mine, and you will get the same answer. There is only one Josh Barnett’s: Bloodsport because there is only one Josh Barnett – the person behind its heart and soul. PS. It’s "Bloodsport" not "Blood Sport", even in the logo you were ripping off it’s one word.
— 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗 (@JoshLBarnett) November 12, 2026

Former TNA X-Division Champion Reportedly Expected To Make TNA Return At TNA Destination X 2026

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources within TNA Wrestling stated that a former TNA X-Division Champion is currently expected to make their return at the upcoming Destination X 2026 event.

No other details were given regarding this mystery former X-Division Champion nor TNA officials plans for this person on the show.

Destination X 2026 takes place on November 15 at the Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Thursday’s 4th Rope x Mass Appeal Heelmatic co-promoted event for 4th Rope Wrestling in Queens, New York featured Bobby Lashley defeating Joe Alonzo to become the new 4th Rope Heavyweight Champion.

Thursday’s TNA Impact! show on AMC and Sportsnet 360 featured Mila Moore being revealed as the newest member of the revived The Dollhouse stable. This new revived stable currently features Taryn Terrell, Harley Hudson, and Moore.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that TNA officials currently have scheduled for Elijah to perform a concert as part of the Countdown pre-show for their Destination X 2026 event on November 15 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson also reported that his sources stated that TNA officials also currently have plans for the World X-Cup matched to begin during the Countdown pre-show and continue into the start of Destination X 2026 event itself in Edmonton.

TWE Chattanooga recently announced that NWA talent Kenzie Paige will be making an appearance for the company at their Femininomenon 2 event on December 26 in Red Bank, Tennessee.

Indies talent Kevin Blackwood announced on Thursday on Twitter that he has been hospitalized for a blood clot that was discovered in his leg. Blackwood stated “Came back to the hospital in a lot of pain and they found a blood clot in my leg hell yeah 🔥“

NJPW recently announced one new match for the card of their Bound For Unbound event on November 20 in Tokyo, Japan: