Jason Hotch Named Second Entrant in World X-Cup
Summary: TNA announced on Monday, Nov. 9, that International Champion Jason Hotch will represent the United States in the World X-Cup at Destination X on Sunday, Nov. 15, in Edmonton. He is the second entrant named, after Rey Horus.
The quick version
- TNA posted on X on Monday, Nov. 9, that International Champion Jason Hotch will enter the World X-Cup. Fightful says he will represent the United States.
- Hotch is the second entrant named. Rey Horus was announced on Nov. 6.
- Destination X is Sunday, Nov. 15, at the Edmonton Expo Centre, live on pay-per-view and TNA+, per TNA's post.
Jason Hotch is in the World X-Cup. TNA announced on Monday, Nov. 9, that its International Champion will enter the tournament at Destination X on Sunday, Nov. 15, in Edmonton, Alberta. Fightful, which reported it, says he will represent the United States.
What TNA said
TNA's post on X, dated Nov. 9, called it breaking news and said Hotch "will enter the World X-Cup" at Destination X, live on pay-per-view and TNA+ "this Sunday" from the Edmonton Expo Centre. Fightful says the X-Cup is two four-way matches, with the two winners meeting in a final. Hotch is named for one of the four-ways. Horus, announced on Friday, Nov. 6, is in the other. See our Horus story.
By our count, two four-way matches mean eight entrants. Six are not yet named.
The Destination X card so far
Fightful's list as of Nov. 9:
- TNA World Championship: Leon Slater (c) vs. Trey Miguel
- TNA Knockouts World Championship: Indi Hartwell (c) vs. Shayna Baszler
- syX (Joseph Sawyer and Samuel Shaw) vs. Matt Hardy and Moose
- World X-Cup four-way: Rey Horus vs. three to be announced
- World X-Cup four-way: Jason Hotch vs. three to be announced
- World X-Cup final
- Women's Ultimate X, winner gets a Knockouts title shot: entrants not named
- Men's Ultimate X, winner gets an X Division title shot: entrants not named
For how the Hardy and Moose match came about, see our Destination X story. Hartwell and Baszler are covered in Baszler's interview story.
One thing we cannot confirm
Our Horus story cited Wikipedia for two more X-Cup entries, Ricky Sosa for Belgium and Fabian Aichner for Italy. Fightful calls Hotch the second competitor announced, which does not count those two. We have not confirmed either entry with TNA, so we are not counting them.
What to watch
TNA has not said when the other six names will come. Its last Impact before the show airs Thursday, Nov. 12, at 9 PM ET on AMC, per our card story. TNA's events page lists Destination X at 4 PM local time on Nov. 15.
Source: TNA Wrestling's post on X, as embedded by Fightful, and Fightful's report with the full card (Jeremy Lambert, Nov. 9). TNA's events page for the start time. We did not find a TNA news article on the signing, only the post. Nothing in this story is a rumor.
Sources
- Fightful (Jeremy Lambert), "Jason Hotch Announced For TNA World X-Cup", Nov. 9, 2026 (the announcement, the format, the card). https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/jason-hotch-announced-for-tna-world-x-cup/
- TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) on X, Nov. 9, 2026, as embedded in Fightful's report. We read the embed and did not open the post. https://x.com/ThisIsTNA
- TNA Wrestling, Events page (Destination X, Sunday, Nov. 15, Edmonton, 4 PM local), read Nov. 9, 2026. https://tnawrestling.com
- WrestlingNews.com, "Rey Horus Returns to TNA for the World X-Cup at Destination X", Nov. 6, 2026. https://wrestlingnews.com/story/rey-horus-returns-tna-world-x-cup-destination-x/
- WrestlingNews.com, "TNA Sets Ali vs. Kazarian and 3 More for Nov. 12 Impact", Nov. 6, 2026. https://wrestlingnews.com/story/tna-impact-nov-12-ali-kazarian-elijah-nemeth-card/
- WrestlingNews.com, "TNA Adds Hardy and Moose vs. syX to Destination X", Nov. 2026. https://wrestlingnews.com/story/tna-destination-x-syx-hardy-moose-revolver-nov-18/
- WrestlingNews.com staff reporting: read Fightful's report and TNA's events page and compared the field with our Nov. 6 story. We did not contact TNA.
How we credit sources: Editorial standards.