TNA Names Sosa and Aichner in World X-Cup; 4 Entrants Known
Summary: TNA's own results for its Oct. 29 Impact show Ricky Sosa for Belgium and Fabian Aichner for Italy entering the World X-Cup at Destination X on Sunday, Nov. 15, in Edmonton. With Rey Horus and Jason Hotch, four of eight spots are known.
The quick version
- TNA's Oct. 29 Impact results say Ricky Sosa will represent Belgium and Fabian Aichner will represent Italy in the World X-Cup at Destination X.
- With Rey Horus (Nov. 6) and Jason Hotch (Nov. 9), four of the eight entrants are known. By our count, four places are open.
- Our Horus and Hotch stories counted two entrants, following Fightful. TNA's own results show that count is out of date.
TNA named two World X-Cup entrants more than a week before it named Horus or Hotch. On its Oct. 29 Impact, Ricky Sosa said he would represent Belgium and Fabian Aichner said he would represent Italy in the tournament at Destination X on Sunday, Nov. 15, in Edmonton, Alberta. TNA's own results page for that show says so, and Wrestling Inc reported it the same night.
What TNA said
TNA's results for the Oct. 29 show read: "Ricky Sosa announces he will be representing Belgium in the World X-Cup at Destination X, and Fabian Aichner joins him announcing he will be representing Italy." A TNA post embedded in the results calls them "the first entrants in the 2026 World X-Cup."
TNA announced Horus on Nov. 6 and Hotch, representing the United States, on Nov. 9. Hotch is therefore the fourth name announced, not the second.
Who is in which match
The World X-Cup is two four-way matches, with the winners meeting in a final, per Fightful and Ringside News. PWInsider's rundown of Nov. 9 lists one four-way as Sosa, Aichner and Horus, with the fourth place left blank. Hotch is in the other four-way, per Ringside News, which leaves three places open there. That makes four places open in all.
What this changes
Our stories on Horus and Hotch said we could not confirm Sosa and Aichner and did not count them. TNA's own page confirms them. The "2 of the 8" count in our opinion piece should read 4 of 8.
What is next
TNA has not named the other four. Thursday's Impact, Nov. 12, at 9 PM ET on AMC, is the last show before the event, per our card story. Destination X also has Leon Slater vs. Trey Miguel for the TNA World Championship, Indi Hartwell vs. Shayna Baszler for the Knockouts title, two Ultimate X matches and Matt Hardy and Moose vs. syX, per PWInsider. It streams live on pay-per-view and TNA+.
Source: TNA Wrestling's results page for the Oct. 29 Impact and its Oct. 22 event release, both read in full, with Wrestling Inc, PWInsider and Ringside News. We did not watch the Oct. 29 show. We did not contact TNA. Nothing in this story is a rumor.
Sources
- TNA Wrestling, "TNA Thursday Night iMPACT! on AMC Results: October 29, 2026", Oct. 29, 2026 (Sosa and Aichner announced, the "first entrants" post). https://tnawrestling.com/news/tna-thursday-night-impact-on-amc-results-october-29-2026
- Wrestling Inc (Brie Coder), "Ricky Sosa & Fabian Aichner Declare Themselves For World X-Cup On TNA Impact", Oct. 29, 2026, 10:08 PM EST as shown. https://www.wrestlinginc.com/2301894/tna-impact-destination-x-world-x-cup-fabian-aichner-ricky-sosa-declare-themselves/
- PWInsider (Mike Johnson), "TNA Destination X This Sunday and More TNA News", Nov. 9, 2026, 12:30 (the four-way listing and the card). https://www.pwinsider.com/article/213461/tna-destination-x-this-sunday-and-more-tna-news.html
- Ringside News (Steve Carrier), "Another Name Confirmed For TNA World X-Cup At Destination X 2026", Nov. 9, 2026 (Hotch, the format, six places then open). https://www.ringsidenews.com/another-name-confirmed-tna-world-x-cup-destination-x-2026/
- TNA Wrestling, "Destination X Returns - Showcase Event From TNA Wrestling Is Sunday, November 15, LIVE From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada", Oct. 22, 2026 (date and venue). https://tnawrestling.com/news/destination-x-returns-showcase-event-from-tna-wrestling-is-sunday-november-15-live-from-edmonton-alberta-canada
- Fightful (Jeremy Lambert), "Jason Hotch Announced For TNA World X-Cup", Nov. 9, 2026, as described in our Hotch story (the format and the separate four-ways). We did not reopen it for this story. https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/jason-hotch-announced-for-tna-world-x-cup/
- WrestlingNews.com, "Jason Hotch Named Second Entrant in World X-Cup", Nov. 2026. https://wrestlingnews.com/story/jason-hotch-named-second-entrant-in-tna-world-x-cup/
- WrestlingNews.com staff reporting: read TNA's results page, Wrestling Inc, PWInsider and Ringside News in full and set their entrant lists against our two earlier stories.
How we credit sources: Editorial standards.