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TNA Wrestling has confirmed that one of its most intense rivalries in recent memory is set to reach a dramatic conclusion in a match unlike anything fans have seen before.
Below is the official press release issued by TNA:
The Sounds of Nashville: TNA Wrestling Presents First Ever Guitar Case Casket Match
Elijah vs. Mustafa Ali Battle In Unique Match, Fittingly Held In Music City
The months long feud between Elijah and Mustafa Ali hits the final chapter Thursday, February 19, in the first ever Guitar Case Casket Match, which will air on Thursday Night iMPACT! on AMC in the United States.
Fittingly, the match is held in Nashville, also known as Music City.
After months of brutality and blasphemy, Elijah and Ali will battle to the death, pun intended. The only way to win the Guitar Case Casket Match is to place your opponent inside a custom made guitar case casket and close the lid. This unprecedented stipulation was born out of one of the most personal rivalries in recent memory.
For months, Ali has used Elijah’s own symbol of faith and identity against him, repeatedly smashing guitars over Elijah’s body and targeting his surgically repaired triceps, the very injury that sidelined Elijah for months. Each attack was deliberate and meticulously calculated. Each strike was meant to break Elijah physically and spiritually.
At Final Resolution, Elijah rode a horse into the arena, pursuing Ali and Order 4, and he dragged Ali out of the building behind him. However, Ali continued to mock Elijah, his faith and everything he stands for.
Now, Elijah has vowed to end it. Elijah intends to make Ali meet his maker.
The Guitar Case Casket Match represents the final reckoning, a place where words, beliefs and vengeance will be buried forever.
Seth Rollins has opened up about the frightening moment a fan leapt the barricade and tackled him during the November 22, 2021 episode of WWE RAW, revealing why he ultimately chose not to pursue legal action.
Speaking on Club Shay Shay, Rollins detailed the situation and explained that the incident stemmed from the fan allegedly being deceived online.
“That guy, from my understanding, was catfished by somebody pretending to be me. He was not , I don’t want to be rude , but he was not all there. There was something off about him.”
Rather than seeking punishment, Rollins said he felt incarceration would not have been the right solution given the circumstances.
“For me, it felt like the wrong thing to do to try to get him incarcerated in any way. He wasn’t a person who had the means to pay a big fine and go through a whole legal process. I asked the judicial system that contacted me, ‘Could we please look into getting this guy some help?’”
Rollins acknowledged how dangerous the situation could have been, especially given the unpredictability of fans jumping into live events.
“I’m lucky that he didn’t bring anything to be particularly violent with. That’s something that’s very scary in situations like that. But thankfully, we got on the other side of it, and you’re able to look at it in its totality and say, ‘Okay, what’s the best course of action here?’ And it’s probably to try to help this guy, if we can do that.”
While he never received an update on what became of the individual, Rollins made it clear he stands by his decision.
“I wasn’t able to follow up, so I don’t know what happened. But what I do know is that I chose not to press charges for that reason. It didn’t seem to me that that was going to solve the problem.”
John Cena has opened up about the reasoning behind holding his WWE retirement match in December rather than on the grand stage of WrestleMania.
Speaking on the No-Contest Wrestling podcast, Cena detailed the business logic behind the move and why he believed the end of the year was the right call.
“I’ll tell you why I specifically chose December to retire.
There’s not a lot of stuff going on in December in the WWE calendar. Survivor Series is the last big one, and then everyone waits for the Rumble. December is like a month in limbo. They’ve never really been able to crack that code.
And with people on holiday, until the holiday season is over , until like the 26th , tickets are tough to sell because people are spending on holiday presents. So it’s weak for viewership. It’s weak for live attendance. And the fans are like, ‘Wait till January. That’s when the road to WrestleMania starts.’”
Rather than looking at WrestleMania as the automatic farewell stage, Cena saw an opportunity to strengthen what he described as WWE’s softest period of the year.
“When I presented this idea to Nick Khan and Triple H, they were awesome.
Who do you want to work with? What event do you want to retire at?
I simply said, ‘Hunter, who I want to work with is up to you. That’s your department. I’ve never been that guy. I don’t want to take this last year and change who I am.’”
Cena emphasized that his focus was on business rather than personal glory.
“Nick, from a business perspective, the data I’ve gathered over 23 years of doing business says December is soft. WrestleMania is going to sell itself. So retiring at WrestleMania is selfish. It doesn’t do anything for the business.
We retire in December , our weakest month , and we take the middle of December, the dry zone, that desert from the end of Survivor Series to the beginning of the Rumble. We put it right in the middle of December because I know once you do the holiday tour, the houses will come back. You guys will make money. Let’s show a profit in Q4.”
He also made it clear that location was not a factor in his decision.
“You can put it in whatever arena you want. It doesn’t matter. I have no affiliation with any geography. Let’s get ourselves in the best position to have the best December we can, because I feel this is an event people will pay to see.
And sure enough, it worked.
But that was my thought process. Selfishly, do you want to be the last match at WrestleMania? Sure. But the event sells itself, and in doing so, you get the trickle-down economics of, like, okay, now we’ve got a freebie in December.”
According to Cena, while the emotional pull of closing out WrestleMania was strong, the bigger picture mattered more. In the end, the December send-off achieved exactly what he hoped it would, giving WWE a much-needed boost during a historically slower stretch of the calendar.
Paul Walter Hauser is a step closer to landing what he has long described as a dream role.
Speaking with The Stunner, Hauser revealed that he is officially attached to portray Mick Foley in a planned limited series. While the project has not yet been shopped to networks and remains in the early development phase, the news represents real momentum after years of conversations between Hauser and Foley about bringing the story to life.
“We can kind of break that news,” Hauser said. “I haven’t said it yet, but I’m attached to play Mick in a limited series. We haven’t gone out to market yet, but it’s happening.”
Rather than focusing solely on the in ring legacy of the hardcore icon, Hauser explained that the creative direction will center on the man behind the personas.
“Hopefully I can bring some of my personality to that aspect as well, because when you tell the story, you’ve got to humanize the guy,” Hauser said. “We’re not just telling the Mankind story. It’s like, no, this is the Mick Foley story.”
Hauser, an Emmy winner, has leaned heavily into his passion for professional wrestling in recent years. Beyond acting, he has stepped into the ring on the independent scene, competed for MLW, and even worked a match for ROH last year, further deepening his connection to the industry he grew up loving.
Foley, who turned 60 in 2025, has recently undergone a major health transformation, shedding a notable amount of weight as he prioritizes his well being. Through the development process, he and Hauser have built a friendship while exploring how best to tell Foley’s story. Early talks fluctuated between a feature film and a mini series format before settling on the limited series approach that is now moving forward.
