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BVV: TNA Impact with Champions Challenge matches

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

Slammiversary is at the end of this month, but TNA seems to be in no hurry to put a card together.

Impact this week was devoted to a pair of Champions Challenge matches that theoretically set up title contests down the road, but neither involves any of the company’s biggest names.

So what we had was two hours action that often felt aimless. Tessa Blanchard wrestled Harley Hudson. Santino Marella laced up the boots to face his future son-in-law Stacks. Fabian Aichner made his in-ring debut but didn’t come out of it looking any stronger than he did going in.

And they plugged a Hardys-Righteous match for next week by giving it a wacky name and some cryptic promo time without actually explaining what the rules were or why it mattered or why you should tune in.

Look, this was a skippable TV show, but I’m going to do my best to cover it in an entertaining manner.

Come join the Big Vinny V Show, won’t you?

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BVV: AAA with Los Americanos contract signing, TNA Impact

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Let’s celebrate Cinco de Mayo by catching up on the best feud of 2026: El Grande Americano vs. Original Grande Americano, who are set for their mascara contra mascara match.

But before that, we get El Hijo Del Vikingo vs. Mini Vikingo in a fun (and newsworthy) big brother vs. little brother battle, and Laredo Kid vs. Rey Fenix in a match so good fans were throwing money in the ring.

Then it’s over to TNA Impact, where the main event pits Elijah vs. Frankie Kazarian in the first ever Walk With Elijah Guitar Strap match.

There’s also Vincent vs. Jeff Hardy with the return of Broken Matt Hardy; Adam Brooks challenging Mustafa Ali for the International Championship; Allie returning from the dead (no, really) to compete in trios action; and Mr. Elegance vs. the Home Town Man.

Come join the fun on the Big Vinny V Show!

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BVV: Another dumb episode of TNA Impact

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Another week, another round of brain cells sacrificed before the altar of terrible television.

The biggest story in TNA these days involves a guy who was fired and then kept committing assault being not only hired back, but also granted a championship match on the main event of a pay per view. It’s a storyline so stupid even the show’s own announcers can’t hide their disgust.

And while two dueling authority figures who hate each other somehow worked together to pull that off, two other authority figures apparently signed their soul over to a teleporting demon.

There was some good wrestling (Nic Nemeth vs. Leon Slater, a four-way tag match) and some bad wrestling (Elayna Black vs. Mara Sade) but that hardly seems to matter anymore.

We’ll suffer through it and then discuss the future of the Big Vinny V Show!

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BVV: Week two of TNA Impact on AMC was much better

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The debut of TNA Impact on AMC was a clunker, but their second try was much better.

There was a lot of fun wrestling: Cedric Alexander vs. Moose; Indi Hartwell vs. M by Elegance (no, really!); the Feast or Fired match, which was a lot of fun to watch even if the idea behind it is still ridiculously stupid; and Jeff Hardy vs. Mustafa Ali.

There was an excellent promo by Mike Santana. And there were some big angles causing some much-needed shake-ups, including a main event segment that gave a very necessary hard reboot to a main event act that had grown terribly stale.

Let’s break it all down on the Big Vinny V Show!

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BVV: Well, let’s talk the TNA Impact debut on AMC

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It may be old news by now, but the debut of TNA Impact on AMC still warrants plenty of discussion. With barely 20 minutes of wrestling stretched thin across two hours, was anything on this show successful?

We’ll talk about those three wrestling matches—the Hardys & Elijah vs. Order 4, the Iinspiration vs. the Elegance Brand for the Knockouts tag titles, and Mike Santana challenging Frankie Kazarian for the world heavyweight title—and how they all could have gone better.

And we’ll also look at all the talking, and I do mean ALL the talking. AJ Styles! A bunch of actors I’ve never heard of! WWE castoffs you barely remember, rehashing angles you’d love to forget! The thrilling payoff to the search for Mr. Elegance, which made no sense to regular viewers or newcomers! And the long-awaited return of Dixie Carter!

So no, nothing was successful. But we’re going to talk about it anyway on the Big Vinny V Show!

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BVV: Impact with NXT vs. TNA cage match

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On the heels of AEW’s Blood & Guts and WWE’s WarGames comes TNA’s Steel Cage match, where 10 men quickly enter a single ring and things get very crowded. But the match seemed to bring a definitive end to the TNA vs. NXT feud, while also setting up, um, something for the Hardys.

Elsewhere, there’s a 20-man battle royal for a world title match on New Year’s Day with a very surprising winner; the Angel Warriors battle Tessa Blanchard & Mila Moore; and Elijah performs in a very special concert. And yes, that’s the whole lineup. We’ll break it all down the latest Big Vinny V Show!

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BVV: Konosuke Takeshita wins IWGP World title

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Konosuke Takeshita, one of the top stars in AEW, has now won the biggest championship in Japan, defeating Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP championship at New Japan’s King of Pro Wrestling 2025.

It was a stacked card, with Sareee defending the IWGP Women’s championship title against Syuri in a match that may have been too violent for its own good; Drilla Moloney facing Sanada in a street fight that felt very out of place on a New Japan show; El Phantasmo defending the New Japan TV championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi in the Ace’s last match in Ryogoku; Olympic gold medalist Aaron Wolf in an angle that sets up his in-ring debut at the Tokyo Dome; the Knockout Brothers facing Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura in a Mean Guy Tag Team match; and Yota Tsuji trying to regain the IWGP Global title from his long-time rival Gabe Kidd. We’ll break it all down on the latest Big Vinny V Show!

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BVV: TNA Impact featured the best piledriver in years

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It’s time for a new Big Vinny V with a look back at last week’s TNA Impact.

The highlight wasn’t a match or a return or a promo. Rather, it was Eric Young piledriving Travis Williams during an angle that spelled the apparent end of the Northern Armory — one of the best executions of that move you’ll ever see.

The other one hour and 59 minutes were split between several masters, trying to build interest for the next episode, Victory Road in three weeks, and Bound For Glory in October.

To that end, we got Moose vs. AJ Francis; Joe Hendry not doing an advertised match with Eric Young; a Victoria Crawford segment that was even nuttier than you’d expect; an excellent four-way match featuring all three Rascalz and Jake Something; The Elegance Brand against the IInspiration in a pair of singles matches; and the Nemeth Brothers vs. The System.

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Big Vinny V: TNA Emergence and G1 Climax finals

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It’s a packed edition of the Big Vinny V Show, covering TNA’s latest app special and the controversial final match in Japan’s biggest tournament.

We’ll start with TNA Emergence, where NXT’s Trick Williams defended the world title against Moose; Leon Slater and Cedric Alexander stole the show in an X Division battle; and Sami Callihan wrestled his last match against Mike Santana.

Then it’s off to Tokyo for Konosuke Takeshita vs. EVIL in the G1 Climax finals. Why was that pairing so controversial, what does it say about the state of New Japan in 2025, and what’s next for Takeshita going forward? We’ll break it all down on the latest Big Vinny V Show!

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Big Vinny V: Best Impact in weeks, G1 Climax highlights

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For the first time in a long time, TNA Impact felt like a pro wrestling show and not a TV show about pro wrestling.

That was most true in the excellent Mustafa Ali vs. Joe Hendry main event, but there was also a fun tag match pitting Heather & M by Elegance against Lei Ying Lee & Xia Brookside, and a good promo segment setting up major changes in Fir$t Cla$$. Oh, and they did a fine job building and promoting the big matches for the Emergence app special on Friday, August 15.

We’ll cover all of that, then review two more big matches from New Japan’s G1 Climax: Yuya Uemura vs. Ryohei Oiwa and David Finlay vs. Yota Tsuji. Come join the fun on the Big Vinny V Show!

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BVV: Early highlights of NJPW’s G1 Climax

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The biggest annual tournament in pro wrestling is underway.

With two nights of New Japan’s G1 Climax in the books, let’s look at some of the early highlights. That includes four matches from Night 1 (Oleg Boltin vs. Yuya Uemura, Gabe Kidd vs. Konosuke Takeshita, Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ren Narita, and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Taichi) and two from Night 2 (El Phantasmo vs. Konosuke Takeshita and Taichi vs. Yuya Uemura).

Two Takeshita matches? Makes sense. Two Taichi matches? That’s surprising. Come join the fun on the Big Vinny V Show!

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BVV: TNA Impact review with build for Slammiversary

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

Just ten days out from their biggest show of the summer, TNA Impact was focused on building the big matches from Slammiversary. That focus included a Mike Santana video package, a Joe Hendry sitdown interview, and Trick Williams doing commentary for the main event, where he once again stole the show.

Elsewhere, the Elegance Brand face Harley Hudson & Myla Grace; the plot surrounding Cedric Alexander, Mustafa Ali, and Order 4 thickens; Masha Slamovich teams with Lei Ying Lee to face Jacy Jayne & Fallon Henley from NXT; Steve Maclin defends the International title against Mance Warner and Jake Something in a three-way match; Victoria Crawford battles Indi Hartwell in the worst match I’ve seen in months; and the Nemeth Brothers team with Fir$t Cla$$ against the Hardys and the Rascalz in the main event.

We’ll discuss all on the latest Big Vinny V Show!

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BVV: TNA Impact with Masha-Kelly chain match

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In a week focused more on promos than in-ring action, it was two former partners battling for the Knockouts title that stole the show. Masha Slamovich vs. Killer Kelly wasn’t pretty, but it was intense, physical, and dramatic, with a championship at stake.

The rest of the show was filled with short matches, promos, and angles building to Slammiversary on July 20, including a confrontation between Cedric Alexander and Mustafa Ali; Jacy Jayne and Fatal Influence from NXT making their presence known; Matt Cardona continuing to cause problems for the System; the Home Town Man being attacked and unmasked backstage; an incredibly great Leon Slater personality video; Steve Maclin finding two challengers for the International championship; Nic Nemeth meeting Zachary Wentz in a fun but meaningless battle; and much-hyped King’s Speech segment with Frankie Kazarian stirring the pot for Slammiversary main eventers Trick Williams, Joe Hendry, and Mike Santana. Come join the fun in the Big Vinny V Show!

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BVV: Twice the Impact on the road to TNA Slammiversary

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It’s two, two, two reviews for the price of one on the Big Vinny V Show with Vince Verhei.

I cover two weeks of TNA Impact TV covering the build to Slammiversary, one of the company’s biggest shows of the year.

I start with the June 19th show which had a lot of bad wrestling capped off by a good main event — a Champions Challenge 10-man tag — with a mind-boggling finish.

Then, I jump into the June 26th episode where several Slammiversary matches were announced, a great build for Leon Slater and Mike Santana, and a not-so-great build for Joe Hendry and Ash by Elegance.

The common theme between both episodes: Trick Williams is the absolute man.

I’ll discuss that and more on an all-new Big Vinny V Show!

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BVV: Trick Williams defends TNA title at Against All Odds

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The main event of TNA’s latest app special featured Trick Williams defending the world championship against Elijah, though that’s apparently not what the crowd came to see.

The card also saw Steve Maclin defending his International title against Mance Warner; an eight-man tag with the System, the Hardys, and an incredibly goofy gimmick with a bottom-of-the-card talent that actually worked; Mustafa Ali and Jason Hotch completely stealing the show; Mike Santana out for revenge against Fir$t Cla$$; all the best and all the worst of Joe Hendry as he takes on Frankie Kazarian; the Nemeth Brothers defending the tag titles against the Rascalz; and Santino Marella vs. Mr. Stone in an overbooked mess of a match that hopefully puts an end to the year’s dumbest feud.

We’ll break it down on the latest Big Vinny V Show!

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