TNA Wrestling has added a Tables Match to the October 15 edition of Thursday Night iMPACT, as Syx will face The Righteous in a confrontation between two teams closely connected to The Hardys’ difficult year.

Syx, listed as Joseph Sawyer and Samuel Shaw, will take on Vincent and Dutch of The Righteous on the post-Bound For Glory episode. The match is part of a card being assembled by Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy, who have been positioned as the matchmakers for the show.

The announcement puts two of the Hardys’ major rivals in the same ring under a stipulation designed to escalate an already volatile situation. In a Tables Match, victory can come only after an opponent is driven through a table, giving both teams a direct and destructive route to settle the issue.

Promotional wording for the match identified Vincent and Dutch as The Righteous and named Samuel Shaw alongside Joe Gacy, while the announced Syx lineup lists Joseph Sawyer and Shaw. The official match listing for the October 15 card is Syx, represented by Joseph Sawyer and Samuel Shaw, against The Righteous.

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Hardys Set The Stage After Bound For Glory

The Tables Match comes immediately after Bound For Glory, where Shaw and Sawyer scored a notable win over Matt and Jeff Hardy in a Falls Count Anywhere match. That result was not achieved without outside involvement, as Erick Redbeard assisted Shaw and Sawyer in their victory over the decorated brothers.

For the Hardys, the loss gave the October 15 iMPACT a clear personal foundation. Rather than putting themselves directly back in the ring with Syx, Matt and Jeff have arranged for Shaw and Sawyer to collide with another team that has been among their biggest adversaries during the year.

The Righteous bring Vincent and Dutch into the match, creating a clash of two imposing pairings with no indication that either side will have room to avoid the kind of physical encounter the stipulation invites. Tables matches can quickly become chaotic, particularly when both sides enter with a reason to make a statement beyond simply earning a win.

Shaw and Sawyer arrive with momentum from the Bound For Glory result, but they will face a different challenge against Vincent and Dutch. The Righteous have their own history with the Hardys, and the match gives them an opportunity to defeat the same opponents who just benefited from Erick Redbeard’s involvement in the Falls Count Anywhere contest.

The Hardys’ decision to pit these sides against one another also ensures that the fallout from Bound For Glory will remain central to iMPACT. Shaw and Sawyer can attempt to build on their major pay-per-view win, while Vincent and Dutch can seek to halt that momentum in a match where durability and timing will be crucial.

A Stipulation Built For Escalation

Tables bouts are a natural fit for a rivalry-driven episode because the condition removes the need for a conventional pinfall or submission. One decisive moment can end the match, but reaching that moment often requires teams to survive repeated attempts to put them through the furniture first.

For Syx, coordination between Sawyer and Shaw will be essential. The team will need to control the pace against two large, physical opponents and avoid allowing The Righteous to isolate one member. Their Bound For Glory victory showed that they are willing to operate in an anything-goes environment, though the October 15 stipulation offers a more narrowly defined objective.

Vincent and Dutch, meanwhile, have the size and presence to make every table placement a threat. Their challenge will be turning that physical advantage into the single impact required for victory before Syx can use speed, positioning, or the unpredictability of the environment to their own benefit.

There is also the matter of Erick Redbeard’s role at Bound For Glory. His assistance was a major factor in Shaw and Sawyer defeating Matt and Jeff Hardy, and it remains an important part of the context surrounding Syx’s latest match. No further involvement has been announced for the October 15 bout, but his actions have already shaped the direction of the post-Bound For Glory show.

That uncertainty adds another layer to a match that already carries significant implications. The Righteous may view Syx as a team that gained an advantage over the Hardys through outside assistance. Syx, on the other hand, can point to a pay-per-view victory over one of wrestling’s most accomplished brother tandems as proof that they belong in a prominent position on iMPACT.

Nemeth Brothers Also Set For High-Stakes Match

The Tables Match is the second confirmed contest for October 15’s Thursday Night iMPACT. The show will also feature Nic Nemeth facing Ryan Nemeth in a singles match with a major stipulation attached to it.

If either Nic or Ryan attempts to throw the match, the Nemeth Brothers will be forced to relinquish the TNA World Tag Team Titles. That condition places the champions in an unusual position: they are scheduled to compete against one another while their reign is at risk if either brother tries to manipulate the outcome.

The stipulation creates a very different kind of pressure from the one facing Syx and The Righteous. The Tables Match will be decided by a destructive moment, while the Nemeth brothers must navigate a match in which any perceived or actual attempt to deliberately lose carries immediate championship consequences.

Together, the two bouts give the October 15 card a strong post-Bound For Glory identity. The Hardys’ matchmaking role is directly tied to the Syx versus The Righteous encounter, and the Nemeth brothers’ title stipulation guarantees that the tag team championship picture will also be in focus.

With Matt and Jeff Hardy handling the booking for the night, their own recent loss to Shaw and Sawyer remains impossible to separate from the announcement. The Hardys have placed Syx in a match against another team with significant history opposite them, making the Tables Match a consequential test for all four competitors.

Updated Card For October 15 iMPACT

  • Nic Nemeth vs. Ryan Nemeth — If either competitor tries to throw the match, the Nemeth Brothers will relinquish the TNA World Tag Team Titles.
  • Tables Match: Syx (Joseph Sawyer and Samuel Shaw) vs. The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch)

Thursday Night iMPACT is scheduled to air October 15 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. Central on AMC TV, AMC+ and TNA+, with a separate 8 p.m. ET broadcast on Sportsnet 360.

The post-Bound For Glory edition now has two matches carrying distinctly high stakes. The Nemeth brothers will fight under the shadow of potentially surrendering their championships, while Syx and The Righteous will enter a Tables Match shaped by the Hardys’ attempt to direct the aftermath of their Falls Count Anywhere defeat.

For Shaw and Sawyer, another win would reinforce the momentum they gained at Bound For Glory. For Vincent and Dutch, a Tables Match victory would establish The Righteous as the team that stopped Syx before that momentum could grow further. Either outcome is likely to reverberate through the tag team landscape and through the ongoing issues involving Matt and Jeff Hardy.

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