Tonight’s episode of TNA Impact is the final one before Friday’s Against All Odds — the company’s second streaming special in as many weeks.
In a trios about, TNA Tag Team Champions The Nemeths will team with Frankie Kazarian against Matt Hardy, Leon Slater & Mike Santana.
After losing his TNA World title to Trick Williams, former champion Joe Hendry will speak to the fans for the first time while ahead of his challenge of Williams Friday, Elijah will give his thoughts on his title shot.
In an anything goes Monsters Ball match, Rosemary will take on Xia Brookside while Indi Hartwell takes on former TNA Knockouts Champion Tasha Steelz.
TNA X-Division Champion Moose will put the title on the line against Eric Young who hasn’t held the gold since 2008.
Heather & M by Elegance will take on Harley Hudson & Myla Grace to round out the show.
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Indi Hartwell vs. Tasha Steelz (w/ The Great Hands)
The “Cross The Line” theme and opening video plays and then the show settles inside the CAA Centre, where Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt welcome us to the show. Indi Hartwell makes her way to the ring for opening action. Tasha Steelz comes out next accompanied by The Great Hands.
The bell sounds and the match gets officially off-and-running. Hartwell starts off strong. Steelz fights back in the corner. Fans chant “Let’s go Indi!” Hartwell takes control of the action. She hits a bodyslam and then a running knee that knocks Steelz out to the floor.
She runs the apron and looks to blast Steelz with a big boot, but Steelz trips her up. Steelz takes over on offense as the action settles back inside the ring. Steelz chokes Hartwell with the ring ropes as the crowd chants “Indi! Indi!”
Steelz hits a running back elbow to Hartwell in the corner and then floats over for sliced bread out of the corner for a two-count. Steelz takes her eyes off of Hartwell for one moment, and Hartwell surprises her by hoisting her up for “Hurts Don’t It” for the win.
After the match, as Hartwell is heading to the back, Mustafa Ali walks past her and storms down to the ring. He walks in the ring and shoves the referee down on his ass. He then does the same to Steelz.
Jason Hotch of The Great Hands members gets in Ali’s face as fans chant “Kick his ass! Kick his ass!” Ali turns and walks off. Steelz gets up and follows behind him. John Skyler follows behind them. Hotch does not.
Match Result: Indi Hartwell defeated Tasha Steelz
Mance Warner Is Ready For Gold
Tom Hannifan mentions Mance Warner vs. Steve Maclin for the TNA International Championship at TNA Against All Odds. The show cuts to a new video package from Mance Warner and Steph De Lander. Warner tells Maclin the scar on his head from the dog collar match is a bullseye.
Rosemary & Xia Brookside Prepare For Monster’s Ball
We see night vision shots of Rosemary and Xia Brookside locked in rooms and going nuts ahead of their scheduled Monster’s Ball match tonight later in the show, where Rosemary has vowed to finish the final step of Brookside’s turn to the darkness. The show heads to a commercial break.
Ali Will Give Hotch His Consequences At Against All Odds
The show returns to one-half of The Great Hands talking to Tasha Steelz and making sure she’s okay. He gets a phone call, but Mustafa Ali walks up and he pretends it’s a wrong number. Hotch walks up as Ali is talking and still doesn’t look happy.
Ali says he knows Hotch wants to apologize, so he accepts it. He then mentions how actions have consequences. He tells him there will be consequences to his actions. He will have a match at TNA Against All Odds. He will represent all of them when he takes on Ali. Ali walks off as they are all left confused.
TNA X-Division Championship
Moose (w/ JDC) (c) vs. Eric Young (w/ The Northern Armory)
Back inside the Impact Zone, the lights go down and the theme for Eric Young hits. Out he comes accompanied by The Northern Armory duo of Judas Icarus and Travis Williams. He settles inside the ring for his scheduled TNA X-Division Championship match.
The lights in the building come back on and the grandiose theme for Moose hits. Out comes the reigning and defending champion accompanied by fellow member of The System, JDC. He makes his way down and settles in the ring for his title defense.
The bell sounds and Young immediately goes to work on Young with a vengeance. He fires away at him with punches in the corner. He hangs him upside down in the tree of woe in the corner. He climbs up and stands in his no-no zone and stays there as the crowd sings the entire Canadian national anthem.
JDC was livid at ringside during this. Once it ended, however, Moose took over, and he was pissed. He beats Young down, chokes him with a shirt and then takes the action out to the floor, where he slams him into the steel ring steps.
Young fights back once he returns in the ring. He knocks Moose out to the floor and hits a big dive. Back in the ring, Moose takes back over. He climbs up in the corner and hits a huge cross-body for a two-count. Young hits a piledriver, but JDC breaks up the pin.
The Northern Armory attack him. Young is hit with a low blow behind the referee’s back. Moose follows up with a spear and covers him for the pinfall victory to retain his TNA X-Division Championship. After the match, Young and Northern Armory violently assault a fan.
Match Result: Moose defeated Eric Young to retain the TNA X-Division title.
Dani Luna Will Use Her Pain As Fuel
Backstage, Dani Luna says, “Spitfire is done, but Dani Luna is not!” She vows to use the hurt and pain she feels for no longer being able to be part of Spitfire with Jody Threat, but claims she will use it as fuel to become the Knockout she knows she can become. The show heads to another commercial break.
Joe Hendry’s First Comments Since Losing TNA Title
The show returns to a somber Joe Hendry talking into the camera backstage about letting the fans and his peers down by losing the TNA World Championship. He says Trick Williams, the guy who holds it now, is someone who doesn’t respect it.
He says he’d love nothing more than another shot at Trick to take it back. He says he understands it’s not his spot right now. It’s Elijah’s. He says he’s going to support him heading into his shot at TNA Against All Odds. He talks about growing up as a TNA fan and rushing home to watch the show.
He says again that he let everyone down. He says he’s sorry. In walks Frankie Kazarian who claps to taunt him. He says Hendry got carried away. He’s not a saint. He says when Hendry rushed home to watch TNA, who was he watching?
Him. Frankie Kazarian. He criticizes him for losing the TNA title to someone who isn’t even in TNA. He says at TNA Against All Odds he’s going to embarrass him. The match graphic for Hendry vs. Kazarian at TNA Against All Odds airs to promote the match.
Heather & M by Elegance (w/ George Iceman) vs. Harley Hudson & Myla Grace
Inside the Impact Zone, George Iceman makes his way out. The personal concierge for the elegance crew does the formal introduction for his team, Heather and M By Elegance. They settle in the ring and the theme for their opponents hits to bring out newcomers Harley Hudson and Myla Grace.
The bell sounds and it is M by Elegance and Hudson who kick things off for their respective teams. Hudson hits a couple of suplexes on the much taller M, and then goes to work on her arm. She tags in Grace, who picks up where she left off.
Grace works over the arm of M, until M makes it to her corner and tags in Heather. Heather settles into a comfortable offensive lead. She grounds Grace and works her over as the fans rally behind the newcomer. Grace finally makes the much-needed tag.
Hudson gets slammed into the ring post on the floor. Heather and M pull some shenanigans behind the referees back. One elegant moonsault later, and it is Heather and M By Elegance who gets the pinfall victory.
Match Result: Heather & M By Elegance defeated Harley Hudson & Myla Grace
Monster’s Ball
Rosemary vs. Xia Brookside
After a quick TNA Injury report segment, another shot of Rosemary and Xia Brookside in isolation without food, drinks or sleep for 24 hours is shown. The show heads into another commercial break. When the show returns, a pay-per-view style pre-match video package airs.
The package promoting the Monster’s Ball match wraps up, and the show returns inside the Impact Zone, where the lights go down and Rosemary makes her way to the ring. She looks right at home, despite a rough 24 previous hours. Brookside comes out and looks like she was just born.
The bell sounds and Rosemary goes right at Brookside. She bashes her with some trash can lids. Brookside fights back with a kick, takes her shirt off, and slowly but surely starts losing her cool and getting comfortable with her dark side once again.
Brookside gets her hands on a belt, similar to or exactly the same as the one she used when she went absolutely ballistic at TNA Under Siege. Before she can use it, however, Rosemary blatantly gouges her eyes and takes it from her. Rosemary whips and chokes Brookside with it.
Rosemary throws Brookside to the floor. She heads out after her and grabs a trash can from under the ring. It is filled with weapons. She pulls out a hockey stick and the Canadian crowd roars. She throws the can into the ring. She empties it out and wedges the can in the corner.
Brookside is introduced to the trash can wedged into the corner with authority. As she is laid out on the mat, the referee checks on her. The show heads into a mid-match commercial break on that note. The show returns and the action is picking up.
Another assortment of weapons are introduced to the mix, including a sack of hockey pucks and a giant door that is leaned in the corner of the ring. About six chairs are unfolded and set up facing each other. Fans chant for the hockey stick at one point.
Brookside breaks the hockey stick over Rosemary. She has Rosemary laid out across the many chairs and backs up for a big spot, but Rosemary sits up out of nowhere like The Undertaker. She spears Brookside through the door in the corner. She goes for the cover, but only gets two.
After some more weapons are bashed off of each others skulls, the two fight over near the corner of the ring. Rosemary tries to use her poison mist, but Brookside avoids it and slams her onto the pile of chairs with a vengeance. She covers her and gets the win in the 60th Monster’s Ball match in TNA history.
Match Result: Xia Brookside defeated Rosemary in Monster’s Ball
The Rascalz Are Ready To Be Champions Again
We check in with Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz in The Rascalz Treehouse. The old generic sitcom laugh and applause track gets plenty of use in this one.
The duo talk and joke their way to a point about how they plan to beat The Nemeths to become TNA Tag-Team Champions at TNA Against All Odds. The show heads into another commercial break after this wraps up.
Elijah Ready To Bring TNA Title Home To Stay
The show returns from the break to what has become a weekly tradition, a recap of whatever TNA-related that transpired on that week’s episode of WWE NXT. This week, we see Elijah on-hand to support Mike Santana for his challenge of Trick Williams for the TNA World Championship.
We see First Class duo AJ Francis and KC Navarro costing Santana the title, screwing a TNA wrestler in favor of a WWE NXT Superstar in a match for a TNA title, a point that Tom Hannifan stresses and rants about on commentary.
The package wraps up and we hear Elijah strumming the guitar. He is shown in music video / video package-style singing about Trick Williams. Clips are shown with footage of Trick as Elijah says whether it’s Elias, Ezekiel or Elijah, Trick can’t beat him.
He starts rhyming again taking shots at Trick, even dipping into a rap-style rhyme sequence, in braggadocios fashion like a rapper would, about how he’s going to beat him and “bring the TNA World Championship home to stay, and find out why in TNA, we walk …this…way.”
Fade to black. Hannifan reminds fans of the main event scheduled for later tonight, as the official match graphic flashes on the screen. He then promotes what is coming up next, which is Santino Marella talking about his TNA Director of Authority job being on-the-line at Against All Odds. We head to a break.
Lei Ying Lee Ready To End Masha Slamovich’s Reign
The show returns to a slick-produced video package trying to make Lei Ying Lee look like exactly what she is — a legitimate bad ass. Footage is shown of her kicking pads, sparring, lifting weights.
She talks as additional clips from her in-ring action in TNA is shown while she talks about how she is coming to TNA Against All Odds to end Masha Slamovich’s reign as TNA Knockouts Champion.
Santino Marella Talks High Stakes Showdown With Sheriff Stone
Inside the Impact Zone, the upbeat theme music for Santino Marella hits. Out comes the reigning TNA Director of Authority, for now, as he heads to the ring. He grabs a microphone and talks about coming to TNA two years and five months ago.
It didn’t take him long to fall in love again with pro wrestling. He also talks, and gets choked up and visibly emotional, with his voice cracking and all, while talking about missing a lot of Arianna Grace’s life because of his love for the business.
He talks about how he could be stepping down at TNA Against All Odds. He mentions the high stakes showdown he has scheduled against Robert “Sheriff” Stone, where if he loses, he will no longer be the TNA Director of Authority.
He says he plans to step down for one day only, as he will destroy Robert Stone’s ass and be reinstated the next day. On that note, the theme for Stone hits and out he comes with Victoria Crawford to a ton of boos from the Brampton crowd.
He tries to talk over loud “You suck! You suck!” chants. Stone tells Santino it was a cute speech, but in reality, he’s a loser not a leader. He vows to beat him at Against All Odds and make it so he’s never allowed in TNA again.
Moving forward, TNA will officially be the Sheriff Stone Show. Santino says he should’ve let him finish before he came out here. He mentions having two more little kids at home. He is going to show them that you stand up for what is right and to people like Stone.
He tells Stone he better be ready to go to hell. The only way he’s gonna win is over Santino’s dead body. Santino, bright red, stares Stone down as his theme plays to end the intense final promo battle before their authority showdown at TNA Against All Odds. The show heads to another commercial break after this wraps up.
Masha Slamovich Is Ready For A Real Challenger
The show returns to another bad ass video package, this time from reigning TNA Knockouts Champion Masha Slamovich. Footage of her in action is shown, as is Lei Ying Lee, as she talks about being ready for some actual real competition.
Slamovich says she chose Lee because she’s the best. She says it’s high-time she beats the best. She vows to do exactly that in Tempe, AZ. on Friday night, as she defends her TNA Knockouts Championship against Lei Ying Lee at TNA Against All Odds.
The Nemeths (Nic & Ryan Nemeth) & Frankie Kazarian vs. Matt Hardy, Leon Slater & Mike Santana
It’s main event time!
But first, the show returns to Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt promoting tomorrow night’s TNA Against All Odds 2025 special event from Mullett Arena in Tempe, AZ. A First Class Penthouse with Mike Santana is announced for the Countdown to Against All Odds pre-show. They run down the card.
Inside the Impact Zone, we hear the unzip and the, well, pleasured female noise, as reigning TNA World Tag-Team Champions The Nemeths head to the ring for the main event of the evening. Nic and Ryan Nemeth settle inside the squared circle ready for action.
The show settles into a quick pre-match commercial break. When the show returns, Frankie Kazarian’s theme hits. Out comes the self-proclaimed “King of TNA.” He looks almost naked without his giant Call Your Shot gauntlet trophy in his hands.
Kazarian joins the tag champs in the ring, and the three veterans are ready to rock and roll in this big six-man tag-team headline showdown. The iconic sounds of The Hardys theme hits and the crowd roars as Matt Hardy comes out with Leon Slater, who is wearing Hardy-friendly gear.
The hip-hop sounds of Mike Santana’s entrance tune plays. The lights in the building go out. The spotlight hits the crowd and out comes the Bronx, New York native to a nice crowd reaction from the Canadian fans. He makes his way through the crowd to the ring.
As soon as Santana passes through the ring ropes, the fight is on. He charges the other side and starts throwing fists. Hardy and Slater join him. Four guys powder out to the floor, as Hardy does the “Delete! Delete!” head-smash into the turnbuckles to Kazarian.
Hardy tags in Slater, who hits the Poetry in Motion double-team spot off of Matt’s back onto Kazarian in one corner. Ryan tries to run in, so he suffers the same fate in the opposing corner. Slater goes to work on Kazarian and then tags in Matt, who picks up where he left off.
Nic Nemeth ends up tripping up Matt from the floor, which the referee didn’t see. This allows Kazarian to take over and go to work on Hardy. He tags Nic in and the two double-team Matt in the corner, before Nic picks up where Kazarian left off.
Ryan sneaks in some offense from the apron as Nic briefly ties up the referee. Matt slumps down in the corner as Nic taunts his partners and then stomps Hardy down in the corner, Stone Cold Steve Austin mud-hole style.
Slater tags in and off the hot tag, starts flying all over the ring, taking out everyone in sight as the crowd comes to life with “TNA! TNA” chants. Ryan tries interfering, but it backfires and Slater hits Blue Thunder Bomb on Nic. Kazarian interferes on Slater and he, unlike Ryan, is effective.
Nic tunes up the band in the corner waiting for Slater to get up. He charges at him with a super kick attempt, but Slater avoids it and counters with a perfectly-timed leg lariat. He then quickly makes the tag to Santana, who hits the ring fresh with a ton of energy.
Santana hits a double rolling Buck 50. He tries to follow-up with a pinfall attempt, but it is broken up. He goes for a Death Valley Driver attempt, but only gets a two-count on a follow-up pin attempt. Interference brings Hardy and Slater in.
Hardy hits Twist of Fate. Slater hits a slingshot Twist of Slate. He heads to the top-rope, but Ryan crotches him. Santana goes for a Rolling Buck 50, but Ryan rolls him up and holds the tights. Santana still kicks out at two.
Santana knocks Ryan’s block off with a Spin The Block off the ropes moments later for the pinfall victory. The three celebrate in the ring together as Santana’s theme plays and Hannifan does the final hard-sell for TNA Against All Odds. That’s how the show goes off the air.
Match Result: Matt Hardy, Leon Slater & Mike Santana defeated The Nemeths & Frankie Kazarian
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