PCO to face ‘Mystery Monster’ at TNA Emergence

The announced PCO vs. Matt Cardona bout will not take place at Friday’s TNA Emergence, with PCO instead facing a “Mystery Monster” of Cardona’s choosing.

Cardona announced in a promo that aired during Thursday’s TNA Impact that he is not medically cleared to compete at Emergence, but that he has a Mystery Monster set to take on PCO for the Digital Media and International Heavyweight titles.

PCO vs. the mystery opponent is set for the Countdown to Emergence pre-show airing free on TNA’s digital media channels at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time. The TNA Plus portion of the card will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

The announced card for the Friday, August 30 TNA Emergence event:

TNA Emergence —

  • TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth defends against Josh Alexander in a one-hour iron man match
  • Jordynne Grace, Jody Threat & Dani Luna vs. Ash by Elegance, Alisha Edwards & Masha Slamovich
  • Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Joe Hendry & Mike Santana vs. The System (Moose, JDC, Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers)
  • Steve Maclin vs. Eric Young
  • Ultimate X match for the X-Division Championship: Mike Bailey vs. Zachary Wentz vs. Hammerstone vs. Jason Hotch vs. Riley Osborne vs. Laredo Kid

Countdown to Emergence —

  • TNA Digital Media & International Heavyweight Champion PCO defends against Matt Cardona’s “Mystery Monster”
  • KUSHIDA vs. Frankie Kazarian

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Ethan Renner
Ethan Renner

An F4WOnline Editor since 2019, Ethan has been covering wrestling and MMA since 2011. He has hosted The Wrestling Life Podcast since 2014, and is a former Baltimore Sun TV/Tribune Media contributor. He is also a Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles fan.