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TNA Signs YouTube Star BDE to Contract

The rising in-ring newcomer is slated for featured spots in Dallas next week.

Overview

  • TNA confirmed the signing on Jan. 6 following an initial report from The Sportster.
  • Brandon Collymore, known as BDE, runs a wrestling-focused YouTube channel with about 1.46 million subscribers.
  • He began training in 2019, paused during the pandemic, resumed in 2024, and said the deal came during the week of his one-year wrestling anniversary.
  • He entered TNA in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet at Bound for Glory 2025 and subsequently faced AJ Francis at Turning Point.
  • TNA has Dallas shows on Jan. 15 and 17, where reports expect him to feature prominently, a move framed as part of a broader creator-to-wrestler trend alongside ongoing WWE–TNA collaboration.