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Wrestlecon’s Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow was forced into having to create a new main event. Originally, AEW’s Ricochet was set to take on TNA’s Leon Slater in a high-flyers delight that many fans were looking forward to at WrestleCon. Then, late last week, TNA had pulled any talent from independent shows where they would be facing AEW talent. This happened to Nic Nemeth, too, who was scheduled to face MJF at a Create-A-Pro event.
With TNA’s new policy that their talent cannot wrestle AEW talent on independent shows, this forced WrestleCon to scramble for a new main event less than one week out from the Supershow on April 16. Today, they’ve announced a replacement. The match will be The Demand (Ricochet, Toa Liona & Kaun) vs. JetSpeed (Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight) and Michael Oku.
WrestleCon’s tweet announcing the match also acknowledged AEW president Tony Khan for his help with the situation, saying; “It took some exceptions to make this match happen on our little independent show to honor our friend, and we want to personally thank Tony Khan and AEW for allowing this to happen. When we lost our main event, we had several wrestlers, management, and agents reach out and offer their help. Thanks to everybody that had a part in putting this one together.”
We're excited to announce The Demand v JetSpeed/Michael Oku will be the main event of our 2026 Mark Hitchock Memorial Supershow. @SpeedballBailey @KingRicochet @TheOJMO @Jet2Flyy @BishopKaun @ToaLiona
It took some exceptions to make this match happen on our little independent… pic.twitter.com/m389Cabyv4
— WrestleCon (@wrestlecon) April 11, 2026
Leon Slater, who was originally scheduled, has not been re-scheduled yet. It’s unclear if he will still have a match on the event, or if he’s been pulled from the show altogether. TNA has made it clear that their talent can be on shows with AEW talent, just not against them. We’ll keep you updated on the situation and if TNA’s X-Division Champion, Leon Slater, gets a different match for WrestleCon that isn’t with Ricochet or any AEW talent.
You can watch the WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow live on Triller TV at 3PM PT, 6PM ET on April 16.
