TNA Slammiversary will be a phenomenal event. But will AJ Styles be involved?
Earlier this week, TNA President Carlos Silva announced that the promotion was adding more seats at its Slammiversary pay-per-view on Long Island this weekend. Silva made the announcement on X/Twitter and said that fans should trust him when he says it will be a “PHENOMENAL” night.
Fans immediately speculated that Silva was hinting at “Phenomenal” AJ Styles being involved in the show. Styles has used that moniker for years, and he’s arguably one of the most decorated pro wrestlers to ever work in TNA. WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard recently spoke with Silva to promote Slammiversary and asked about the Tweet in question. Was the phrasing intentional, and would he like to expand on his initial statement?
Carlos Silva reacts to rumors that AJ Styles could be involved with Slammiversary
“Really nothing more than what’s in the Tweet. It’s going to be a phenomenal night, and yeah, there’s someone, as you know, ‘Phenomenal’ is a big part of their walkout. We think it’s going to be a phenomenal night and see how it goes, but it’s exciting,” Silva said.
“[AJ Styles] has been such a foundational, historical wrestler that has made TNA what it is today. And now he’s such a big Superstar in WWE. So, we opened up some seats, we’re going to expand the floor a little bit. We’re bumping up against what we could do,” he continued. “I think we added something like 700 seats on the floor with a small change that the operational team made. So we just wanted to get that out there and let people know it’s going to be a phenomenal night.”
We’re moving the stage back to accommodate more fans. This event will be TNA’s greatest achievement and trust me it’s going to be PHENOMENAL. #Slammiversary #TNA @ThisIsTNA pic.twitter.com/9BUxjiIQjj
— Carlos Silva (@carlossilva) July 15, 2025
TNA would like to return to the UBS Arena
Silva went on to praise the UBS Arena for their help in making sure Slammiversary is as big as possible. Tickets are selling well, and they have opened more seats. Silva was asked if TNA is looking at larger-scale arenas for bigger events like Bound For Glory. In response, he said Slammiversary will set the tone for how the promotion books venues into 2026.
“I think as we look at all of our pay-per-views and our big shows, we have to be thinking about how Slammiversary accelerates the presence and the venues that TNA goes into. We’ve already been in some great cities this year; LA was a great show, we just had a great show in Pittsburgh. New York is New York, it’s the greatest city,” Silva said. “The partnership with UBS Arena, John Ledecky, the owner of the Islanders has been great to work with.
“We’d love to keep going back to UBS Arena, but like anything, that’s on TNA. That’s on our staff and our athletes to perform great on Sunday night,” he added. “I think if it comes off [well] and we have the biggest show we’ve ever had — which I think is going to happen. We really hope that we’ll be coming back to UBS Arena and other arenas like it into the fall, and certainly into 2026 as we lay out that schedule.”
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