Summary

TNA iMPACT on March 5 from the Gateway Center in Atlanta featured multiple title matches and major storyline progression across the card.

Arianna Grace retained the TNA Knockouts Championship against Jody Threat, The System won a four-way number one contenders match for the TNA Tag Team Championships, and Leon Slater retained the TNA X-Division Championship against Nic Nemeth before being attacked by Eric Young.

The show also included ODB’s return segment with Mama June against The Elegance Brand, Rosemary re-signing with TNA, and an authority segment that led to Steve Maclin being reinstated.

Santino Marella then made Mike Santana vs. Steve Maclin official for TNA Sacrifice.

Mike Santana and Steve Maclin move to center stage after iMPACT main-angle turn

Steve Maclin’s reinstatement and immediate title-match booking against Mike Santana gave TNA Sacrifice a clear top direction on the same night, and that decision closed the loop on Maclin’s firing angle from Feast or Fired.

With Leon Slater retaining the X-Division title but getting attacked right after, TNA also set up the next wave of fallout around another championship scene instead of ending the show with a clean reset.

For related coverage of the same key development, see the full Maclin reinstatement update.