WrestleCon Promoter Says Carlos Silva Reimbursed Him For Leon Slater’s Flight & Hotel Costs After Being Pulled From Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow 2026 Event
As noted before, TNA Wrestling recently changed their policy no longer allowing contracted TNA talents to work on the same indies shows as AEW talents, specifically in regards to matches involving TNA talents competing against contracted AEW talents. Among the matches pulled by TNA included Leon Slater’s match against Ricochet for WrestleCon’s Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow 2026 event. WrestleCon promoter Michael Bochicchio had mentioned in a recent interview with Post Wrestling that Slater was not booked to lose the match and there had been no communication with TNA over the cancelled match.
Bochicchio provided an update on Thursday on Twitter stating that he had recently spoken to Silva and was reimbursed for the costs for Slater’s flight and hotel.
“He took a beating the last few weeks, so I want to give @carlossilva his props today. A week ago, he called me personally to explain his reasoning for pulling the match. He then asked if there was anything he could do to make up for it. I simply asked that he reimburse me for Leon’s flights/hotel since he was no longer wrestling for us. Today, I was reimbursed for the flight/hotel as promised. Thank you Carlos.”
He took a beating the last few weeks, so I want to give @carlossilva his props today. A week ago, he called me personally to explain his reasoning for pulling the match. He then asked if there was anything he could do to make up for it. I simply asked that he reimburse me for…
— WrestleCon (@wrestlecon) April 24, 2026
Rey Fenix & La Parka vs. Money Machine Announced for April 25th AAA TV Show
Lucha Libre AAA announced one new match for the card of next week’s AAA TV show on April 25th on FOX Latin America and WWE and AAA’s YouTube channels.
This new match announced was a tag team match of Rey Fenix & La Parka vs. Money Machine (Garra de Oro & Colmillo de Plata).
Rey Fenix y La Parka vs Los Money Machine: Sábado #AAAenFOX
México 🇲🇽 y Centroamérica
8PM por Fox y Fox One
9PM por Fox Tubi
Sudamérica 🌎 (Excepto Brasil) por YouTube Fox pic.twitter.com/6FsOmD3dMD— Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (@luchalibreaaa) April 24, 2026
Current card for April 25th AAA TV show:
- El Grande Americano & Texano Jr. vs. El Mesías & Mecha Wolf
- Rey Fenix & La Parka vs. Money Machine (Garra de Oro & Colmillo de Plata)
- La Catalina interview segment
- Marisela Peña Roldán to decide if Dorian Roldán will be the new AAA General Manager
Misc. Wrestling News & Notes
Stardom announced that NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi will be making an appearance as a guest commentator at their All Star Grand Queendom event on April 26th in Yokohama, Japan.
The Associated Press reported that the town of Ellerbe, North Carolina will be honoring WWE Hall of Famer Andre The Giant with an official roadside marker. This marker will be located at the NC Highway 72 and Old NC Highway 220 and simply says “Andre The Giant. 1946-1993. Actor and professional wrestler. Was born Andre Roussimoff. Known for his role in The Princess Bride in 1987. Lived nearby.” It was reported that Andre lived on a ranch outside of the small town and became a critical part of the Ellerbe community.
Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling owner Scott D’Amore helped produce all of the Slam Fest shows at The Palms during WrestleMania 42 weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. These set of shows were all co-promoted by Paragon Talent Group. Following the release of the report, Paragon Talent Agency co-founder and managing partner Steve Kaye confirmed the report and stated that they really enjoyed working together with D’Amore.
Indies talent Vinny Pacifico announced on Twitter that he recently secured a lead role in an upcoming feature film. Pacifico stated “Woke up to some good news! I have been cast in a lead role for an upcoming feature film set to film in July! LFG✈️🌎‼️🎬🎥“
In a recent interview with BCP+, EC3 gave his thoughts about him making his return to TNA Wrestling at their Rebellion 2026 event earlier this month. EC3 stated “I’m a weirdo. So let’s talk about coincidences, let’s talk about timing, synchronicities, the universe. This was always meant to happen, it was always meant to happen in Cleveland. A known EC3 story, the origin of EC3 started in TNA in Cleveland, the last time they were in that building, many years ago, because this idiot, this curly-haired dumbass named Derrick Bateman was fired from the WWE and he was panhandling looking for work… Fast forward, here we are, Rebellion, return to the Wolstein Center. Stars aligned, triangles connected and it was always meant to be so, to be back at Rebellion in Cleveland… it was great.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)
TNA announced five new matches for the card of next week’s TNA Impact! show on April 30th on AMC and Sportsnet 360:
- TNA International Championship – Adam Brooks vs. Mustafa Ali (c)
- Walk With Elijah Guitar Strap match – Elijah vs. Frankie Kazarian
- Six-Knockouts Tag Team match – Mara Sadè, Rosemary, & Allie vs. The Diamond Collective (Tessa Blanchard, Victoria Crawford, & Mila Moore)
- Jeff Hardy vs. Vincent
- Mr. Elegance vs. mystery opponent
Game Changer Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their Guilty Conscious event on May 15th in Detroit, Michigan:
- Slade vs. John Wayne Murdoch
GCW also recently announced one new match for the card of their One Night Only event on May 2nd in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
- GCW Ultraviolent Championship DLC match – Nino Extremo vs. Lil Sicko vs. Reed Bentley vs. John Wayne Murdoch vs. Mr. Danger vs. Matt Tremont (c)