Elayna Black Wants To Walk Into Chicago As TNA Knockouts World Champion: ‘I’m Going To Do Whatever I Can To Make That Happen’

Elayna Black wants to walk into TNA Lockdown 2026 as the Knockouts Champion.

The current TNA Knockouts World Champion, Léi Yǐng Lee, is scheduled to defend her title against Xia Brookside at the Slammiversary event. Elayna Black says she’s coming for the title once this match is over.

Speaking on the Hitting the Turnbuckle podcast recently, Black said it doesn’t matter who is the Knockouts Champion after Slammiversary, she’s coming after it. She also mentioned Chicago, her hometown, where this year’s TNA Lockdown takes place. 

“It doesn’t matter who takes the Knockouts Championship, I’m coming for it next. That’s all that matters. So, anyone, if they have their eyes on the title, that’s fine. If they have their eyes on Léi [Yǐng Lee], that’s fine. But at the end of the day, I’m going to be champion. Chicago’s coming up in about a few months. So I would like to walk into that as champion and then go hang out with my family afterwards. So I’m going to do whatever I can to make that happen.”

In another interview, Black explained why she signed with TNA. Fans can check her comments here. 

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