Overview
- Hayes invited the best U.K. wrestler to answer his open challenge on SmackDown, and Bradford-born X-Division champion Leon Slater stepped up.
- The United States titleholder secured the pin with a top-rope cutter after a fast-paced bout that drew strong reactions to Slater’s offense.
- TNA announced on iMPACT that Slater would miss Genesis due to visa problems, and his AMC debut defense was also scrapped as cards were reshuffled.
- Fightful Select reported that Slater and other TNA talents were already back in the U.K. because of visa issues, which cleared the way for WWE to book him on the European tour.
- The 21-year-old has recently appeared on NXT and Saturday Night’s Main Event, though reports note he remains under TNA contract and no WWE signing is confirmed.