Former TNA (Total Non-stop Action) X Division Champion, 2x TNA World Tag Team Champion and former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and now WWE Producer Chris Park, F.K.A. Abyss, made his WWE 2K debut on WWE2K25.
With WWE and TNA having a working relationship, former talent working in both companies and Abyss’s appearance in the game, it’s opened the conversation within the community for TNA to have their own DLC Pack in a future WWE game, but out of all the TNA greats who out of the companies history should be the first to step foot through the digital forbidden door.
Here is a list of those I think should be in a future WWE 2K Total Non-Stop Action DLC pack.
Before I start the list, though, we will be excluding stars that were former WWE Talent, so Mustafa Ali, Nic Nemeth (F.K.A. Dolph Ziggler), Dirty Dango, Brian Myers and Indi Hartwell will be excluded from the list.
The Hardy Boyz
Let's get the obvious out of the way: the Hardy Boyz have to be in this DLC pack, as they have had a storied history in both WWE and TNA.
The Hardys are regarded as the best tag team of all time and revolutionized the tag division, helping to make the TLC (Tables, Ladders, and Chairs) match into what it is today.
In TNA, they have held the TNA World Tag Team Championships four times, and in WWE, they have held the Tag Team gold 6 times.
Additionally, both Jeff and Matt Hardy have achieved individual accomplishments in both companies.
Matt Hardy in WWE is a former ECW Champion, WWE European, United States, Hardcore and Cruiserweight champion, is an 11-time Tag Team Champion with his brother, MVP and the late Bray Wyatt and has won the WWE Andrea the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
In TNA, he is currently the Tag Team Champion with his brother, and he is a former two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion.
As for Jeff Hardy, he has won the tag titles with his brother 9 times and is a former 5-time Intercontinental Champion, three-time Hardcore Champion, European, United States, light heavyweight champion and, most of all, a two-time World Heavyweight Champion and a former WWE Champion.
In TNA, he is a former three-time World Heavyweight Champion as well.
The last time the two were featured in an official WWE game was in WWE 2K20, which was 6 years ago.
In this DLC pack, I think it would be important to highlight their history in the company as well by having alternate versions of Matt and Jeff Hardy, like their broken Hardy gimmick with ‘Broken’ Matt Hardy and ‘Brother Nero’ Jeff Hardy.
Joe Hendry
Another obvious addition that needs to happen is Joe Hendry, who has been one of wrestling's rising stars.
He gained mainstream recognition in 2024 with his theme song, “I Believe In Joe Hendry,” which topped the charts for several months.
He gained quick success in TNA as well when he became the Impact Digital Media Champion and reached the mountain top of TNA by winning the TNA World Championship against Nic Nemeth (F.K.A. Dolph Ziggler in WWE).
After WWE and TNA partnered together, Joe Hendry would make his long-awaited in-ring WWE debut in June. 18, 2024, episode of NXT in the 25-man battle royal to declare the number one contender for the NXT Championship, which he would fail to win.
Since then, he has made multiple appearances on NXT and even challenged for the show's top prize, ultimately losing to then-champion Ethan Page.
He would become WWE’s favourite TNA wrestler as they would bring him to the Royal Rumble, where he would enter at the number 15 and later on would make a surprise main roster debut as Randy Orton’s Mystery opponent at Wrestlemania 41.
As he continued to appear more and more in WWE Programming, it would be no surprise that the WWE Universe would be clamouring for the Scottish sensation to appear in a WWE 2K game, so his addition to the TNA DLC pack is a must.
Moose
Moose should most definitely be in this DLC pack, especially since he has been a TNA mainstay for nearly a decade.
When thinking of TNA’s current mainstays, Moose is one of those names that should pop into your mind as a wrestling fan.
He has been the company's top dog, having held both versions of the Impact/TNA World Title, making him a two-time world champion, a one-time X Division Champion, a one-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, and an Impact Grand Champion.
He got to make his surprise WWE debut on the Feb. 18 edition of NXT, where he confronted NXT champion Oba Femi, which led to them facing off at NXT Roadblock, where he lost to the NXT champion.
Since then, Moose and his faction, The System, have been feuding with NXT’s Dark State faction, which led to him returning to NXT to team with Oba Femi, Trick Williams and Je’von Evans to face Dark State.
The self-proclaimed “Face of the Franchise” is exactly who he claims to be, and because of that, he should most definitely be in WWE2K.
The Rascalz
The Rascalz are one of TNA’s best factions, consisting of Zachery Wentz, Trey Miguel and Myron Reed.
For the DLC pack, though, I will focus on the two main members, Zachery Wentz and Trey Miguel, as they have a great story when it comes to WWE NXT.
The former TNA/Impact Tag Team champions are also former NXT Tag Team champions, at least one of them being so.
In 2020, Zachery Wentz and former Rascalz member Wes Lee left TNA (F.K.A. Impact Wrestling at the time) to join NXT under the name MSK, which would become a sub-group of The Rascalz in the future.
They would find quick success as they would make their debut on the Jan. 13, 2021, episode of NXT, in the Dusty Tag Team Classic.
They would end up winning the tournament and get a shot at the vacant NXT Tag Team Championships in a triple threat match at NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver against the Grizzled Young Veterans and Legado Del Fantasma.
MSK would end up winning the match and winning the titles, starting their 201-day reign.
They would drop the titles to Imperium at NXT: Halloween Havoc, and it wouldn’t be until April. 6, 2022 edition of NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver, where they would regain the titles, beating Imperium and The Creed Brothers in a triple threat tag team match.
Though they would only hold on to the titles for a total of 5 days, and would be forced to vacate the titles as WWE released Zachary Wentz.
Wentz would later return to Impact Wrestling and reunite with Trey Miguel in 2023, bringing the Rascalz back to the Impact Zone.
When WWE started having NXT collaborate with TNA, fans (Including me) were wondering how long it would take for the Rascalz to appear on NXT, as Wes Lee was still on the development brand.
It wouldn’t take long because during the July. 9 2024, edition of NXT after Wes Lee lost at NXT: Heatwave, he would try to insinuate that he was leaving NXT, but before he could finish, The Rascalz, Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel would stop him, declaring they should reunite both MSK and The Rascalz to full strength to go after the NXT Tag Team Championships.
Unfortunately, the reunion wouldn’t last long as Wes Lee would turn heel on The Rascalz and go on to feud with his former tag team partner Zachary Wentz.
With that feud and Wes Lee costing The Rascalz multiple tag team championship matches on both NXT and TNA, it’s safe to say The Rascalz will return to NXT at some point.
With that story in mind, it would be crazy not to add The Rascalz into the DLC pack, plus it would be nice for them to add the MSK entrance as an option for Zachary Wentz and Wes Lee.
Mike Santana
Mike Santana is a recent addition to TNA and one of the TNA stars who I personally think deserves to be in this DLC pack.
The Real Deal of TNA is a former four-time Impact Tag Team Champion, and just last year, he returned to TNA after being released from AEW (All Elite Wrestling), declaring he would be going solo for the first time in his career.
During this solo run, he has become one of TNA’s top stars as he has shared the ring with the likes of Joe Hendry and The Hardyz, who are on this list, which shows that they want to build him up as one of their top stars.
He has made a recent appearance on NXT television and is currently chasing after Trick Williams to bring back the TNA World Championship to the Impact Zone.
He faced Trick Williams and Joe Hendry in a triple threat match at Slammiversary, where he almost won, but Williams stole the pin from Santana, and Williams would retain.
Since then, Mike Santana would appear on the Aug. 19 edition of NXT in the main event, distracting Trick Williams and costing him the Number one contendership to the NXT Championship.
It would make sense for Mike Santana to be in this WWE2K DLC Pack because TNA believes in him to be the top dog to bring the TNA Championship back home.
Masha Slamvoich
How can we make a list of TNA stars who deserve to represent TNA in a future WWE2K game and not have one of the knockout division's best wrestlers, Masha Slamovich.
A 3-time TNA Knockouts world tag team champion and the former TNA Knockouts champion has been one of the company's biggest homegrown names since joining the Impact Zone in 2019.
Masha Slamovich started her TNA Knockouts Championship reign by defeating Jordynne Grace and held the title for 267 days.
During her title reign, she would face names like Tasha Steelz, Rosemary, Cora Jade and former WWE superstars Victoria Crawford (F.K.A. Alicia Fox) and Léi Yǐng Lee (F.K.A. Xia Li).
Though her title reign would end when she faced the NXT Women's Champion Jacy Jayne at Slammiversary, where Jacy Jayne would win the TNA Knockouts Championship.
Since then, Slamovich has shown up on NXT to call out Jacy Jayne on several occasions, and it seemed like she would show up more on NXT television as long as Jacy held the title.
Though that would last long, as at NXT Heatwave, in a triple threat match against Ash By Elegance (F.K.A. Dana Brooke in WWE) and Jacy Jayne, Ash By Elegance would be the one to bring the title back to the Impact Zone.
Masha Slamovich would be a great addition to WWE2K as she is one of the company's main event stars in the Knockouts Division.
These wrestlers are the ones I believe should make it into a TNA DLC Pack for a future WWE2K game, it benefits the fans, it strengthens the partnership with TNA and it makes video game/wrestling history as it would be the first time another company was represented in a WWE licensed game.