Leon Slater Cashes In X Division Title for Oct. 11 Shot at Nic Nemeth

Q: Who will step up to claim the newly vacated X Division Championship after Slater's shocking Option C cash-in at Lockdown?

There is no confirmed successor yet. TNA has only established that Leon Slater vacated the X Division Championship at Lockdown by invoking Option C, setting his TNA World Championship match with Nic Nemeth for Bound For Glory on Oct. 11 in Tampa. Based on the Lockdown storyline, the most logical names to watch are Cedric Alexander, who had just lost the title to Slater in the steel cage Last Man Standing match, and other top X Division regulars likely to be positioned into a tournament or multi-man title match. TNA has not announced the format for crowning the new champion, but the promotion has historically used tournaments, Ultimate X matches, or high-profile contenders’ bouts when the X Division title becomes vacant. Cedric Alexander stands out immediately because he was champion entering Lockdown and was central to the feud that drove Slater’s title win. Slater’s own rapid cash-in means Alexander can credibly argue he remains the top contender in the division. At the same time, the vacancy creates an opening for TNA to elevate another rising X Division name rather than simply return the belt to Alexander. What is clear is that Slater’s move reshapes two divisions at once: he is now focused on Nic Nemeth and the world title, while the X Division is left open for the next breakout star. Until TNA makes an official announcement, the answer is that the field is open, with Alexander the early favorite on storyline grounds.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 24

Leon Slater will challenge Nic Nemeth for the TNA World Championship at Bound for Glory on Oct. 11 in Tampa after invoking Option C at Sunday’s Lockdown pay-per-view.
Option C let Slater trade away the X Division title he had just won earlier in the night, ending that reign almost immediately to secure a world-title match.
Slater earned the brief championship run by beating Cedric Alexander in a steel-cage match, using three Lumbar Checks and a 450 swanton before pinning him.
The challenge came after Nic and Ryan Nemeth defeated The Hardys for the TNA World Tag Team Championship, setting up Slater’s biggest singles match on TNA’s fall marquee show.