Anthem Sports · TNA Wrestling × :30 Takedown

It’s about
to get real.

Astonishing 30-second fights. No kicking. No punching.
Total non-stop action.

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Next eventSept 12, 2026
VenueStephens Auditorium
LocationAmes, Iowa
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Official announcement

TNA Wrestling and :30 Takedown are joining forces.

Anthem Sports’ TNA Wrestling and :30 Takedown are bringing a new kind of combat sports entertainment to the stage — real wrestlers, real stakes, and fights decided in thirty seconds.

Press Release — July 30, 2026 (PDF)
TNA Wrestling and :30 Takedown partnership
:30

On the clock

Thirty seconds. One takedown. No time to hide.

0

No kicking. No punching.

Pure grappling — skill against skill, nothing else.

∞

Total non-stop action

Fight after fight, back to back, all night long.

From the stage

Watch :30 Takedown.

Full show · 23:24

Live event

Sept122026

Stephens Auditorium

Ames, Iowa · C.Y. Stephens — Iowa State Center

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Competitors on stage at Stephens Auditorium

Sept 12 · Ames, Iowa

Competitors include

33 athletes
  1. Cole HivnorBeyond The Mat Wrestling
  2. Micah PerdueCapital City Combat Club
  3. Noah PerdueCapital City Combat Club
  4. Tommy UngradyBeyond The Mat Wrestling
  5. Waylon Franklin CressellCH Gear (Team Cayden Henschel)
  6. Jasitin KubwimanaCH Gear (Team Cayden Henschel)
  7. Zane MulderCH Gear (Team Cayden Henschel)
  8. CJ BruckiClaw Wrestling
  9. Jordan SlivkaClaw Wrestling
  10. Jace Nelson-BrownCornell College
  11. Brandon MurrayCyclone Regional Training Center
  12. Bryce BoumansGrandview College
  13. Nate McDonaldGrandview College
  14. Alex ReynoldsGrandview College
  15. Caanan TownsGround Theory Wrestling Club
  16. Brennen GreenIndependent
  17. Nick SouthIndependent
  18. Ryan DarnellIndian Hills College
  19. Jeivan RossIndy Hybrid Performance Club
  20. Hunter JenningsJaguar Martial Arts
  21. Owen UppinghouseJaguar Martial Arts
  22. Sean HoustonJesusteam
  23. Jeff Dunasky Jr.Marian University
  24. Johan GomezMarshalltown High Wrestling Club (Coach)
  25. Jesse HillhouseMat IQ
  26. Justin GrantMcDoubles Wrestling
  27. Thomas WentzMidland University
  28. Nathan RyanMW Training Center (Alternate)
  29. Noah HollendonnerOvertime MMA
  30. Chase ArchangeloStockyard Elementary School (Teacher)
  31. Jay FreshTeam Marlin Wrestling Club
  32. Jake MarlinTeam Marlin Wrestling Club
  33. Elliott RodgersThe Athlete's Fuel Company

Open call

Apply to compete in :30TD events.

Wrestlers, grapplers, and takedown artists: step onto the stage. Tell us who you are and where you train — our team reviews every application.

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Rich Christensen

Creator & host

Rich Christensen

As the creator and host of the original hit television series PINKS for Fox-owned Speed Channel, Rich’s leadership built an innovative franchise of shows which reached number one on the network — earning networks, distributors, sponsors, advertisers, and venues well over $100 million while blazing a trail for an entire genre of motorsports entertainment that remains strong to this day.

:30 Takedown is Rich’s latest creation — built to revolutionize combat sports entertainment.

Rich Christensen creations

PINKS PINKS All Out Pass Time Drag Race High

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