Matt Hardy is disputing an online report claiming TNA Wrestling changed its Philadelphia broadcast because LeBron James never showed up.
The report, from FadeAwayMedia, claimed TNA scrapped a planned TNA World Championship match between Nic Nemeth and Jeff Hardy on the July 30 episode of Thursday Night iMPACT after James failed to appear as the show’s invited “Official Title Holder.” Matt Hardy rejected that framing directly on X.
THIS IS NOT TRUE. Jeff vs @NicTNemeth was NEVER advertised for the LIVE #TNAiMPACT. BE BETTER.
The post drew pushback from fans who pointed to TNA’s own promotional materials. The company’s press release ahead of the show explicitly promoted the Nemeth vs. Hardy match as airing live, and TNA’s preview material for the broadcast listed it as that night’s main event.
What Actually Happened
The Nemeth vs. Hardy world title match was filmed ahead of the live broadcast and is being held for a future episode rather than airing as part of the July 30 show.
TNA’s promotion had hyped a “Major World Title Match Thursday in Philadelphia”, and the confusion was not helped by Jeff Hardy’s own Thursday morning media appearance alongside Nemeth, where he hyped the match as happening later that night.
The live broadcast itself did not include a Nemeth vs. Hardy world title match. TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella instead booked the matchup going forward during an in-ring segment, while KC Navarro appeared separately to address his own previous TNA World Championship loss to Nemeth.
Nemeth remains the TNA World Champion. No title change has occurred, and TNA has not announced when the Nemeth vs. Hardy match will air.
