Bear Bronson Wins Battle Royal, Challenging For TNA World Title On January 1st TNA iMPACT

Kazarian’s next challenger emerges.

Kicking off the action for the December 18th edition of TNA iMPACT was a Battle Royal to determine who will challenge for the TNA World Championship on the January 1st, 2026 episode of TNA iMPACT.

The final three talents in the Battle Royal were Bear Bronson, Ryan Nemeth, and Eric Young. Bronson eliminated Nemeth and eventually went on to eliminate Young.

In Bronson’s second-ever match for TNA, he earned himself a shot at the TNA World Championship. He will face the current champion Frankie Kazarian on the first TNA iMPACT of 2026.

Kazarian is advertised to defend the TNA World Championship against Mike Santana at TNA’s Genesis pay-per-view on January 17th.