Mike Santana Addresses He & Frankie Kazarian’s History: “We Were At A Place That Tried To Drain The Passion Out Of What We Love The Most… We Left That Place”
Santana speaks about him and Kazarian’s history at another ‘place.’
Headlining the debut episode of TNA Thursday Night iMPACT on AMC is Frankie Kazarian defending the TNA World Championship against Mike Santana.
The two talents had a contract signing on the 1/8 TNA iMPACT, and during Santana’s mic time, he stated that he and Kazarian were once at the same place. He said that the place tried to drain the passion out of what they love to do, and added that they left that place.
“At one point in time, we were both at the same place, miserable as all hell. We were at a place that tried to drain the passion out of what we love the most, and what did we do? We held each other up, we left that place, we bet on ourselves and today, we’re sitting across from each other about to go toe-to-toe for the grandest prize in pro wrestling on the biggest show in TNA history!”
.@Santana_Proud keeps it real with @FrankieKazarian!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/EkIqqcvwIi pic.twitter.com/Sn5Vr8u1AN
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 9, 2026
Before coming to TNA for their current runs, Santana and Kazarian had been with All Elite Wrestling. Both talents opted to depart the company.
Kazarian and Santana’s title match is a part of a match card that is listed as follows:
- TNA World Championship: Frankie Kazarian (c) vs. Mike Santana
- TNA X Division Championship: Leon Slater (c) vs. Myron Reed
- Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy & Elijah vs. Order 4 (Mustafa Ali, Jason Hotch & John Skyler)
- TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship: The IInspiration (Jessie McKay & Cassie Lee) (c) vs. The Elegance Brand (M by Elegance & Heather by Elegance) (w/ The Personal Concierge)
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