Pro wrestling stars Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley talk possibility of WWE using TNA’s gimmick matches

Total Nonstop Action (TNA) brought pro wrestling fans a bevy of unsocial and absorbing gimmick matches implicit the years.

Two that travel to caput were the Ultimate X and King of the Mountain matches.

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Chris Sabin celebrates his triumph during SmackDown astatine Lenovo Center successful Raleigh, N.C., connected March 20, 2026. (Craig Melvin/WWE)

The Ultimate X lucifer would person high-wire ropes supra the ringing with pillars connected the sides. In bid for a wrestler to triumph the match, they would person to ascent the pillar, marque their mode crossed the enactment and drawback the prize that hung successful the middle. The lucifer would often diagnostic the X-Division’s highflyers and provided immoderate heart-stopping moments.

The King of the Mountain lucifer was fundamentally a reverse ladder lucifer that included a punishment container for those who were pinned – which is besides featured successful the Iron Survivor Challenge that takes spot during WWE NXT events. Each wrestler begins arsenic ineligible to triumph and the lone mode to beryllium eligible is to people a pinfall oregon a submission.

The lone mode to triumph the lucifer is to bent the rubric loop connected the top, retrieving it from the authoritative to bash so. Jeff Jarrett won the lucifer 3 times successful TNA. The men’s lucifer hasn’t been seen since 2016. A women’s lucifer took spot successful 2022 for the Knockouts World Championship.

Alex Shelley enters the ringing during SmackDown astatine Bell Centre successful Montreal, Canada, connected Aug. 8, 2025. (Michael Marques/WWE)

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WWE’s concern with TNA could supply that accidental for WWE to incorporated the lucifer types into their ain plans. Fox News Digital asked erstwhile TNA stars – existent WWE wrestlers – Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley if they would similar to spot that hap 1 day.

"I conjecture the doorway is unfastened with WWE and TNA moving together," Sabin said. "So, I conjecture it’s ever possible."

Shelley said a King of the Mountain lucifer could beryllium a "good idea."

"Man, I’ve ne'er thought astir King of the Mountain," helium said. "I deliberation that’s a bully idea. I emotion King of the Mountain."

Sabin added, however, helium wouldn’t privation to beryllium a portion of anymore Ultimate X matches.

"Myself, I would similar to instrumentality my sanction of the chapeau for Ultimate X matches due to the fact that I mislaid number of however galore I’ve done – northbound of 20. So, I’ve done plentifulness of those," helium told Fox News Digital. "Had my capable of those matches."

WWE has already produced immoderate absorbing matches of their ain successful caller years, including the aforementioned Iron Survivor Challenge and the Underground Match, which is its ain instrumentality connected the BloodSport benignant matches.

Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin participate the arena during SmackDown astatine First Horizon Center successful Savannah, Ga., connected May 23, 2025. (Craig Melvin/WWE)

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It’s unclear if WWE would ever usage TNA’s gimmick matches, but, similar Sabin said, the doorway is unfastened springiness the concern betwixt some companies.