TNA has added Mustafa Ali vs. Frankie Kazarian to Destination X, hours before Sunday’s pay-per-view in Edmonton.
The company announced the match on Sunday as uncertainty continued over the final lineup following Friday’s nationwide FAA ground stop and the resulting disruption to air travel.
Ali and Kazarian also wrestled on Thursday’s go-home edition of Impact. Ali won that match by roll-up after an interaction between Kazarian and Avery Styles.
TNA President Carlos Silva said on Saturday that Destination X would proceed but that changes to the originally advertised card were inevitable because of problems getting talent to Canada.
At least one of those changes reportedly affects the Knockouts Ultimate X match.
Fightful reported that Gabby Forza, Xia Brookside and Jada Stone have been removed from the match and replaced by Heather by Elegance, Kiera Hogan and Shayna Baszler.
Tasha Steelz, M by Elegance and Shotzi Blackheart were the other three originally announced participants.
The situation involving Baszler creates another question over the card. She is also scheduled to challenge Indi Hartwell for the TNA Knockouts World Championship at Destination X, and it is not yet clear how her reported addition to Ultimate X affects that match.
There also remains uncertainty over the scheduled TNA World Championship match between Leon Slater and Trey Miguel.
PWInsider reported on Sunday that Miguel is traveling to Edmonton, but TNA officials do not know whether he will arrive before the show. The promotion apparently has a backup main event prepared if necessary.
That represents an improvement from Saturday, when Miguel was reportedly considered highly unlikely to make the event.
PWInsider also reported that between five and 10 TNA talent were still at airports on Sunday morning attempting to reach Edmonton through rebooked, standby or connecting flights.
Some of those flights were scheduled to arrive after the Countdown pre-show had begun, and several major matches reportedly had at least one advertised participant whose arrival remained uncertain. TNA has prepared alternate plans, with some matches potentially moving to this week’s Impact tapings in Calgary if necessary.
Destination X takes place at the Edmonton EXPO Centre. The Countdown begins at 5 p.m. ET, followed by the pay-per-view at 6 p.m. ET on TNA+ and PPV.
