Steve Maclin relives scary moment from TNA Sacrifice 

Steve Maclin recalled the scary incident at TNA Sacrifice where he was knocked out within minutes into the main event. The match was against Mike Santana for the TNA World Championship. 

On the latest edition of Boots To Boots Podcast, Maclin detailed what led to the TNA Sacrifice scare and his immediate reaction.

“The energy was there. They were cheering for him. They were booing the crap out of me. And then the bell rang. We got about two and a half minutes into exchanging. We tried to wrestle a little bit to still be kind of there, be a little physical with it, and then we just said, ‘Ah, f*ck it. Let’s throw the gloves off and just start hitting each other.’ And back and forth, back and forth. Mike took off, gave me a good old TNA kick to the gut. I hit him with a forearm and the ropes, and then I hit the ropes, and next thing I remember, the next thing I know I’m on the ground trying to figure out what’s going on with my body even though my head from the neck up is normal.” 

“This is the first time I’ve ever been rocked in a match where that’s the complete opposite. Normally, my body is good and you’re in autopilot moving and your brain is like, ‘We’ll get there, get to where you need to’. But this was the complete opposite and it scared the hell out of me at first too, because you see me grab the rope.”

Maclin had a special shout out to referee Alice for her alertness in the matter noting how he often requests to work with her for the same reason. When the incident first occurred, she checked up on him and asked what needed to be done next before deciphering something was wrong and immediately threw up the X symbol. 

“Ref Alice, she was there and she was instantly the savior I needed. That’s why I asked for her for the match. I always ask for her in all my big matches, any match in general because she gets it. The referee is always a third person in the ring that you need a part of the match. And for me, she gets it, she listens to me. I call my audibles to her beforehand, and she knows to relay that. She’s good at her job. And she proved she’s very professional at her job that night because she stepped in, she knew something was wrong. And when she was talking to me, I was coherently talking to her, ‘I’m good. Just give me a minute.’ ‘Tell, Mike’s asking what to do’. I’m like, ‘just tell him to give me a minute, just hold on a sec, it’s going to freaking drop down, it’s going to drop down, leap frog, drop down, elbow.’ Seeing me do that with the way I had deer legs probably would not have been entertaining to watch. I knew what was coming next, but my body said no. She called for the ‘X.’”

Maclin detailed that even TNA President Carlos Silva instantly picked up on what had gone wrong given his previous association with MMA. 

“That’s when Carlos said even talking with him he knew what happened because he comes from watching MMA for so long with all the fighting in that industry and seeing so many different types of knockouts and what really happened was the whiplash got me so much off and he hit drilled the side of my neck where the nerve is, dangerous spot to get hit. Luckily, I didn’t have any problems after the scans and the concussion protocol I went through at the hospital.”

Following the incident, Santana issued a statement on his sentiments with what transpired. Last week, Maclin took to social media stating that he was back to training in the ring, two weeks after the injury scare.  

Steve Maclin comments after TNA Sacrifice injury scare

Steve Maclin addresses the injury scare at TNA Sacrifice labeling it as ‘one of the scariest moments in his career’. 

Maclin took to Instagram to highlight the aftermath of the incident at TNA Sacrifice on March 27. Maclin faced Mike Santana for the TNA World Championship in the main event at Sacrifice. However, barely a few minutes into the match, Santana delivered a superkick that appeared to knock him out, forcing the match to be stopped. He initially wanted to push through and complete the match but he could hear Ace Steel’s voice telling him it was over. Maclin wrote that he has been back in the ring training for the first time in the last two weeks under Steel’s guidance.

“TNA Sacrifice was one of the scariest moments of my career. My first instinct was to keep going, push through, and finish the match. Because that’s just who I am, how Marines are hardwired. But it only took one voice to protect me from myself.  Ace looked at me, calm as ever, and said, “You’re done.” No hesitation. No debate. I said “yes sir.” Sometimes you need that coach, that dad voice, someone you have the upmost respect for, to make the call you won’t make yourself. I got back in the ring today for the first time in 2 weeks under Ace’s supervision. I can’t thank you enough. You might have dropped me but you CAN’T FU*KING KILL ME. #MACLIN” 

He was immediately rushed to hospital after the scare and TNA President Carlos Silva updated that Maclin had passed all medical evaluations. Even Santana issued a statement after it happened. 

Maclin was also set to appear at Maple Leaf Pro Uprising the following day but was unable to attend. 

Report: Wrestler granted release following TNA Sacrifice

Days after challenging for the TNA Knockouts title at TNA Sacrifice, Dani Luna has now reportedly exited the promotion.

According to a recent report by Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp and Corey Brennan, it was noted that Luna requested her release from her TNA contract. She was soon granted her request and became a free agent over the weekend. There currently exists “no bad-blood” between TNA and Luna.

Luna was recently involved at TNA Sacrifice on March 27th, in a Knockouts title match against Lei Ying Lee and TNA Knockouts Champion Arianna Grace at the event.

She made her TNA debut for TNA in 2023 and later signed a contract with the company in December of that year. Luna previously teamed up with Jody Threat and had two reigns as the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions. The two were also named Knockouts Tag Team of the Year in the 2024 TNA Year-End Awards.

In addition to her time at TNA, she has wrestled for several independent promotions such as wXW, ATTACK! Pro Wrestling and DEADLOCK Pro. Luna also worked for WWE NXT UK in 2019 till her release in 2022.

Shortly after the news of Luna’s exit became public, AEW star Will Ospreay dropped a cryptic social media post using just her name and speculating the company’s interest in potentially signing her.

World title match official for TNA Rebellion

In the aftermath of Steve Maclin’s injury at TNA Sacrifice, the next contender for Mike Santana’s World Championship is now set.

TNA announced Monday that Eddie Edwards is invoking his Feast or Fired Briefcase contract and will challenge Santana at next month’s TNA Rebellion from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

At last weekend’s Sacrifice, Maclin and Santana went head-to-head for the TNA Championship. However, a counter superkick by the champion saw the result being ruled a no contest after Maclin was knocked out and the match was stopped

Later, he was cited to be walking around without assistance backstage and a concussion was later ruled out by the medical staff but he missed a match at Maple Leaf Pro Uprising the same weekend.

Santana issued a statement following the injury. 

Edwards faced Moose at Sacrifice, but lost via disqualification. In January, Edwards won one of the four briefcases in the TNA stipulated classic Feast or Fired Briefcase match. 

WOL: Did Danhausen put a curse on SmackDown?

It’s the Saturday Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley.

It’s WrestleMania season, the build to the biggest show of the year. So why isn’t WWE acting like it? Lackluster promos, subpar wrestling and mediocre comedy. It’s like Danhausen put a curse on SmackDown, too.

Plus, there’s good news for Steve Maclin, TNA Sacrifice, MLP & ROH Global Wars, a new TV show and, in kayfabe, why is Jelly Roll just hanging around Smackdown offering words of inspiration? Is he lonely? A WWE life coach? Going to leave music and write Hallmark cards? Hoping The Vision will notice?

A fun show. Check it out.

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Steve Maclin injury update following TNA Sacrifice

There is a positive update on Steve Maclin following an injury scare at TNA Sacrifice.

The main event of Friday’s show was stopped early after Maclin was hurt taking a superkick from Mike Santana. Later that night, Bryan Alvarez reported that Maclin was up and walking backstage, though there was concern he may have suffered a concussion.

In an update on Saturday morning, Jon Alba of The Takedown on SI.com reported that TNA President Carlos Silva confirmed Maclin was sent to the hospital after the show, where he passed all medical evaluations, was not diagnosed with a concussion, and was later cleared to return to his hotel.

“TNA president Carlos Silva told The Takedown that Maclin was not ultimately diagnosed with a concussion, as he cleared all of his tests and was released to go back to his hotel for the night,” wrote Jon Alba.

Maclin is scheduled to wrestle in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on Saturday night as part of the MLP Uprising pay-per-view. It is unclear if he will still perform on the show.

Steve Maclin likely suffered a concussion during TNA Sacrifice

An update on Steve Maclin following TNA Sacrifice.

The main event of TNA’s show on Friday ended abruptly after Maclin took a superkick from Mike Santana early into the match for the TNA World title. Maclin struggled to get to his feet as medical personnel and TNA President Carlos Silva tended to him at ringside. Thankfully, Bryan Alvarez is reporting that Maclin was walking around after the show, though likely injured.

“Update on Steve Maclin is that he was up and walking around after the show, but the belief is he is likely concussed,” he wrote.

Eddie Edwards eventually came to the ring and brawled with Santana as Maclin was escorted from the ring. The two had a back-and-forth that lasted several minutes that eventually ended with Santana laying out Edwards with a frog splash through a table. Santana was declared the winner “via no contest” as the show went off the air.

Despite being fired from TNA as a result of grabbing the appropriate briefcase in the Feast or Fired match, Maclin continued to appear on television, turning heel by attacking Santana and announcer Tom Hannifan. Eventually he was brought back to TNA and not only put in the main event, but was given a World title match.

TNA Sacrifice 2026 live results: Mike Santana vs. Steve Maclin

TNA Sacrifice takes place tonight from the Alario Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Mike Santana is set to defend the TNA World Championship against Steve Maclin on the show.

Arianna Grace will defend the TNA Knockouts World Championship against Dani Luna and Lei Ying Lee in a triple threat.

Leon Slater will defend the TNA X-Division Championship against Eric Young.

Jeff Hardy will team with Vincent, who is replacing Matt Hardy, against Brian Myers and Cedric Alexander of The System.

In a no disqualification match, Elayna Black will take on Mara Sade.

Also booked for the show, Moose will wrestle Eddie Edwards, Mustafa Ali and Tasha Steelz will face Trey Miguel and Jada Stone in a mixed tag, and Elijah will team with The Home Town Man against Frankie Kazarian and AJ Francis.

On the pre-show, Tessa Blanchard will face Jody Threat, and Ryan Nemeth will take on BDE.

Our live coverage kicks off at 7 p.m. Eastern time.

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Live! From New Orleans, LA!

Pre Show. 

BDE v. Ryan Nemeth 

BDE hit a dive through the ropes while holding his phone so his 1.5 million followers could watch on one of his social media channels. Nemeth took control and hit a neckbreaker. Nemeth wore BDE down with a chinlock. BDE got a near fall with a sunset flip, but Nemeth popped back up and floored him with a clothesline. Nemeth hit a high angle DDT for a near fall. 

BDE escaped a hangman’s neckbreaker and caught Nemeth with a springboard cutter. BDE came off the top with a frog splash, but Nemeth got his knees up, then rolled up BDE and hooked his tights. 

Match Result: Nemeth pinned BDE (6:34). 

— Trey Miguel and Mustafa Ali will face off for the TNA International Title at Rebellion. 

The System Meet with The Rebellion

The members of The System met with the members of Order 4 to strike an accord. Rebellion will be the night that The System gets all the gold, with Edwards implying he’ll be cashing in his title shot at whoever the world champion is at Rebellion. Agent Zero will take out Moose for The System, and in return Eddie Edwards will give Ali the first title shot once he wins the TNA title for the third time. 

But they still don’t trust each other. 

Tessa Blanchard (w/ Mila Moore & Victoria Crawford) v. Jody Threat (w/ Myla Grace & Harley Hudson) 

Threat was dominant early. Blanchard escaped a suplex attempt and clipped Threat’s knee, then went to work on the leg. Blanchard tied up Threat’s legs in a way I’ve never seen before, kind of like a standing figure-four. Threat escaped and Blanchard charged into a boot. Threat came back with a series of clotheslines and a pump kick. Threat squashed Blanchard against the middle rope, then dumped her with a release German suplex. 

Threat evaded Blanchard and went to the middle ropes, but Blanchard snapped off a fierce dropkick. Blanchard pulled her out of the corner with a lungblower for a near fall. Threat tried to fight back, but Blanchard went back to the knee to slow her down. 

Threat dropped Blanchard with a delayed vertical suplex. Threat yanked Blanchard up off the mat and dead-lifted her into a running powerbomb. Moore put Blanchard’s hand on the ropes to break up the count, which caused Grace and Hudson to get into it with Crawford on the floor. This distracted the referee, and in the chaos Moore slipped in the ring and hit Threat with her shoe. Blanchard finished off Threat with a hammerlock DDT. 

Match Result: Blanchard pinned Threat (6:11). 

After the match, all six women brawled, and Blanchard hog-tied Threat with some power cables and dragged her around the ring. All things considered, this was a great six minute match.

— A recap of how Steve Maclin went from fired to number 1 contender for the TNA World Title. After the video package aired to hype the world title match, Nic Nemeth called his shot for Rebellion. It’s Nic Nemeth v. whoever is the World Champion at Rebellion.

Main Show.

Leon Slater v. Eric Young for the X Division Championship

Young jumped “Slater” as he made his entrance, but it wasn’t Slater, but some poor schmuck Slater set up to get jumped. Slater came through the crowd and hit Young with a dive. They brawled around the ring with Slater gaining control. 

They finally got in the ring to start the match, and Slater hit a 450 Swanton Bomb for a near fall just 30 seconds in. Slater was dominant in the early going, getting several near falls. Slater got a near fall off a handspring elbow. Slater knocked Young to the floor. 

Young whipped Slater into the steps, then set him up for a piledriver. But Slater escaped by kicking Young in the face. Back in the ring, Slater went for a Styles Clash, but Young countered by biting Slater. Young hit his own Styles Clash for a near fall. 

Young countered a move from Slater off the middle ropes with an avalanche wheelbarrow slam. Young slowed the pace of the match down on offense, hitting a move, then taunting the crowd. Slater fought back with forearms, but Young cut him off with a back elbow. Young delivered a hangman’s neckbreaker and got another near fall. Young raked Slater’s eyes, then hit a discus lariat. 

Slater countered a piledriver attempt with a roll up, then started to speed up the pace of the match. Slater got a near fall after a spinning suplex. Young caught Slater out of the corner with a Death Valley Driver for two. Young dropped an elbow off the top rope for two. 

Slater blocked a boot from Young. They exchanged “boo!/yay” punches, which ended with Slater giving Young a monster Blue Thunder Bomb. They fought out onto the apron, and Slater bit Young, then superkicked him back into the ring. They found out to the other side of the apron, where Young gave Slater a piledriver. Young dragged Slater back into the ring, but only got two. 

Young tried for a piledriver off the top, but Slater escaped, then caught Young with a Styles Clash. Slater then hit another Swanton 450 to get the victory. 

Match Result: Slater pinned Young with a Swanton 450 to retain (15:18).

This was the least excited I’ve been for a Leon Slater match and he still delivered a banger.

— The One Man Gang was shown in the crowd. 

Gia Miller interviewed Mike Santana, who called Steve Maclin “a manipulator and a real b!tch.” Santana got Maclin his job back, but as payment he’s going to rip out Maclin’s heart and feed it to him. 

AJ Francis & Frankie Kazarian v. The Home Town Man & Elijah

The Home Town Man came out to Marti Gras music  and masked Home Town Man fans throwing beads to the crowd. Elijah and Kazarian started out, while Home Town Man led the crowd in a “Who Dat?” chant. 

Home Town Man and Elijah did a double rope-walk spot. The heels went to the floor to regroup, and Elijah used Homer as a springboard to hit them with a dive over the ropes. 

Francis tripped up Homer as he ran the ropes, and Kazarian landed a springboard legdrop, allowing the heels to take control. Homer tried to fight out of the heel corner, but Francis squashed him with an avalanche in the corner. Francis charged into The Home Town Man with a knee, and Kazarian covered him for two. 

Francis went for a chokeslam, but he held up Homer too long, and he escaped with a DDT. Elijah got the tag and went wild on Kazarian, leveling him with a boot. Elijah unloaded on Kazarian in the corner with chops and forearms, then hit a Twist & Shout for a near fall. 

Elijah set himself up for a guillotine legdrop from Kazarian. Kazarian tried for the chickenwing, but Elijah escaped. Francis charged at Elijah, who got him up on his shoulders in the electric chair position, then turned that into a sit-out powerbomb for two. Elijah walked the ropes again to set up a Destroyer on Francis, but Francis countered into an Alabama Slam. Francis then cut Elijah in half with a spear, but that only got two. 

Francis grabbed Elijah’s guitar, but Elijah ducked. The Home Town Man hit Franics with a crossbody off the top. Elijah got the guitar, but Kazarian took it away from Elijah, then smashed it against the ring steps. Elijah went after Francis and got thrown into the stairs. The Home Town Man went for a dive out of the ring, but Francis caught him and chokeslammed him on the ring apron. Kazarian then dropped Home Town Man with a Fade to Black. 

Match Result: Francis & Kazarian won when Kazarian pinned The Home Town Man (11:20).

This was going good until the finish.  

— Cedric Alexander and Brian Myers swear they had nothing to do with what happened to Matt Hardy last night on Impact. 

Tommy Dreamer & Carlos Silva Addressed the Crowd 

Dreamer told stories about his ECW heyday, like the Dudleys breaking Buelah’s neck in a building with no air conditioning. They brought Chris Bey, “the ultimate finesse, your girl’s favorite wrestler.” Bey talked about how TNA invests in young talent, bringing out the newest young talent TNA has signed: Ricky Sosa. Signing with TNA is the moment Sosa has been working for for five years. The crowd chanted “you deserve it!” A fan shouted “why should I care?” while Sosa was speaking, which threw Sosa off of his promo. The crowd then started chantingSosa’s chant (Bang! Bang! Sosa! Sosa!), which also threw him out again. He said that TNA was stepping into “Sosa Season.” Sosa signed his TNA contract. 

The kid needs work on his promos.  But other than the one fan being a jerk, the fans made Sosa feel like a big deal.

— Blanchard’s crew walked around the back, and Mila Moore was lured into Rosemary’s awful universe by the blood-covered bunny. Ugh. Someone in a gas mask snuck up behind her (apparently Havok, according to the commentators) and this is “To Be Continued…” 

At least it was short.

Dani Luna v. Lei Ying Lee (w/ Xia Brookside) v. Arianna Grace (w/ Stacks) for the TNA Knockouts World Championship

Luna jumped Lee during the ring introductions. Grace dropped to the floor when Luna went after her. Lee chased Grace back into the ring and right into a suplex from Luna. Grace dropped to the floor again, and Lee hit Luna with a shotgun dropkick. 

Grace pulled Luna out of the ring and smashed her head against the ring apron. Lee hit Grace with a dive, then tossed her back in the ring. Grace missed an elbowdrop on Lee. Lee hit her with a rolling necksnap, then mounted the corner to punch away at Grace. 

Lee suplexed Grace out of the corner. Luna snatched up Lee in a choke, and Grace caught Luna with a surprise cradle for a near fall. Luna German suplexed both Grace and Lee out of the corner. 

Luna slammed Lee. Luna ran the ropes, but Stacks pulled the ropes open so she jumped to the floor. Grace then attacked Lee in the ring, and hit a forearm strike for a near fall. Grace caught Lee with a neckbreaker, but Luna broke up the pin attempt. Luna leveled Grace with a forearm that sent her to the floor. 

Luna just about killed Lee with a boot for a near fall. Luna went for a boot, but, if I can be serious for a minute, Lee countered into a half-crab. Grace then grabbed Lee in a cravat. 

Grace caught Lee with a fisherman’s neckbreaker. Lee came back with the Warrior’s Way, but Luna broke up the pin attempt and everyone was down. 

Lee leveled Grace with a right hand, then put Luna down with a kick. Grace flipped out of a powerbomb attempt, but walked into a spinning kick from Lee. Grace dropped the floor, but Luna caught Lee with a slingshot blue thunder bomb for two. 

Brookside and Starks got into a fight on the floor, which Luna broke up. Luna hit Grace with a forearm. Grace came back with a DDT on Luna for a near fall. Grace then climbed to the top, but Luna caught her with a right hand. Luna set up Grace for an avalanche Samoan drop. Stacks tried to interfere, but Lee kicked Stacks to the mat, then suplexed Luna and Grace to the mat. 

Lee went for the Warrior’s Way on Grace again, and Stacks interfered again. Brookside got in Stacks’ face, and Lee knocked out Grace and Stacks with a somersault cannonball. 

This left Lee and Luna to square off one on one. They exchanged forearms mid-ring, with neither getting an advantage. Luna tried for a fallaway slam, but Lee escaped and hit a spin kick. Lee hit Luna with the Warrior’s Way and went for the cover, but Stacks dragged Luna out of the ring, and Grace stole the pinfall. Yes, it’s every finish to every triple threat match ever. 

Match Result: Grace pinned Luna to retin the title (13:43). 

The crowd rightfully booed the finish. If I had to rate all the performers in the match on who is ready to make a move up, Stacks and Grace are tied for last. 

— Allie told Mara Sadé to follow the white rabbit. The rabbit led Sadé to Rosemary, and she asked Rosemary to make Michael B. Jordan interfere. Rosemary and Sadé will talk after Sadé match tonight. 

Mustafa Ali & Tasha Steelz (w/ Order 4) v. Trey Miguel & Jada Stone

The best 60 seconds of this show so far was Migeul and Ali’s opening exchange. Ali hit Miguel with a step up rana, but Miguel landed on his feet and nearly took Ali’s head off with a kick. Steelz and Stone each tagged in. Stone took Steelz down with a tijeras, and Steelz came back with a step up rana. The match soon devolved into a cat fight, and Miguel and Ali dragged their partners into their corners to regroup. 

Ali and Miguel squared up again, but Ali popped Stone with a cheap shot. Stone demanded the tag to face Ali in the ring. The crowd chanted “You f****d up!” I’m not sure if they meant Stone or Ali. Ali and Stone locked up, and Ali easily overpowered her. Ali back Stone up in the corner, but Stone caught him with a kick. Stone managed to hit Ali with a spinning DDT. Stone came off the top rope and sent Ali to the floor with a hurricanrana. Steelz charged at Stone, who ducked, which sent Steelz tumbling to the floor. Stone went for a dive, but the Great Hands stood in front of Steelz and Ali. So Miguel took them out with a dive. 

Stone and Steelz fought on the floor. Steelz whipped Ali into the apron, but she slid on the mat and right into a DDT from Ali. 

Back in the ring, Ali tried for an arrogant cover, but Stone kicked out. Steelz got the tag and struggled to hit Sliced Bread out of the corner, but she pulled it off. Steelz missed a charged in the corner, and both men got the tags. 

Miguel came off the top with a dropkick on Ali. Miguel caught Ali with a fireman’s carry that he turned into a Shellshock. Steelz went after Miguel with chops, and he shrugged it off and dropped her with a side backbreaker. 

Ali went for a superkick on Miguel, but Miguel ducked and Stone caught the kick. Miguel sent Ali into the middle buckle in that nasty bump that Ali always takes. 

Ali hung up Miguel with a Dance with the Devil DDT on the ring apron. Steelz followed up with frog splash, but Miguel kicked out at two. Ali yanked Miguel off the middle ropes and into a cutter from Steelz for another near fall. 

Miguel caught Ali with an up kick, then came off the top with a meteora. Steelz and Stone squared off again, and Stone hit a series of flying clotheslines and a forearm. Stone hit a running meteora then a split-legged moonsault for two. Ali got the tag and squared off with Stone again. Stone countered a double-team and hit Ali with a spinning DDT, then countered a backdrop attempt from Ali with a destroyer. Stone came off the top with moonsault onto the floor on both Ali and Steelz. 

Stone went to the top again, but Ali cut her off, then set her up for a Splash Mountain off the top, but Stone countered that into a hurricanrana. Stone hit a twisting moonsault, but Ali kicked out at two and WHAT IS THIS MATCH. 

Steelz grabbed the International Title belt. In the chaos, the Great Hands jumped Miguel and tied him up with zip ties.  Without Miguel to help, Stone was left with Ali, and he killed her with a Dance with the Devil. Ali then crushed Stone with a 450. 

Match Result: Ali and Steelz won with Ali pinned Stone after a 450 splash (15:15). 

— Arianna Grace taunted Lei Ying Lee and Xia Brookside, so Santino Marella made Grace versus Brookside for the Knockouts Title for next week’s Impact. Stacks called Marella a horrible father. 

Moose (w. Alisha Edwards) v. Eddie Edwards

Alisha and Eddie got into it before the match started. Eddie grabbed a kendo stick from under the ring. The referee wouldn’t start the match while Eddie had the kendo stick. Alisha grabbed the kneed stick from her husband, and Moose hit him with a kick to get the match underway.

And they brawled on the floor for a bit, until Agent Zero ran in and attacked Mose from behind, causing a disqualification.

Match Result: Moose by dq (0:31).

After the match, Agent Zero beat on Moose. Alisha jumped on Zero’s back, and Eddie had to pull his wife off of Zero’s back. Well, that was a whole lot of nothing.

— Steve Maclin is going to take everything from Mike Santana. 

Elana Black v. Mara Sadé in a No Disqualification Match.

Sadé brought out a bedazzled bat. Black snatched the bat right away, but it didn’t come into play at all. Sadé and Black brawled around the ringside area. Black caught Sadé with a back elbow, then pulled a kendo stick out from under the ring and beat Sadé with it. Black pulled a stop sign from under the ring, but Sadé used the steps as a springboard to land a dropkick. Sadé celebrated, and Black hit under the ring. 

Sadé went looking for Black under the ring, and when she found her, Black hit her in the gut with a fire extinguisher. Black set off the fire extinguisher in Sadé’s face and took control. Black rammed Sadé’s head into the steel steps, then tossed Sadé into the ring. 

Black pulled a steel chair from under the ring. Black sent Sadé into the mat headfirst, then hit her with the chair. After some tepid offense, Black went to the floor to pull a table from under the ring. Black then changed her mind and put the table back to draw heat from the crowd. Black then went back to her tepid offense, slapping a chinlock on Sadé. 

Sadé escaped the chinlock and got the bat. She hit Black with a bat, then caught her with a slingblade while the crowd chanted for tables. Sadé set up a chair for Black, then came off the ropes with a springboard crossbody for two. 

Black came back with an enzuigiri, then dumped Sadé to the mat for two. Black then pulled out a sack filled with thumbtacks. Black went for the Blackout, but Sadé countered with a backdrop that mostly missed the thumbtacks, so Sadé followed up by slamming Black right into the tacks. Sadé finished Black off with the moonsault. 

Match Result: Sadé pinned Black after a moonsault (9:37). 

— The commentators take stock of the TNA World title situation, and Rehwoldt and Hannfian seem to think it’s Eddie Edwards cashing in his title shot at Rebellion… they ignore the promo from earlier where Nic Nemeth said he was cashing in his title shot at Rebellion.

Cedric Alexander & Brian Myers v. Vincent (of the Righteous) & Jeff Hardy

Vincent had his face painted like Jeff Hardy. Vincent and Jeff had great team chemistry early on, taking out both members of The System with Poetry in Motion, then catching them with stereo dives on the floor. The crowd was very into Jeff Hardy, as they always are. 

Vincent went to the top, but Myers crotched him on the buckles. Alexander stomped on Vincent and taunted Jeff. Alexander cut off Vincent with a back elbow. The System double-teamed Vincent in the corner. Myers hit a suplex for a near fall, then wore Vincent down with a chinlock. 

Vincent escaped the chinlock but ran into a high knee from Myers. More double-teaming from the heels, then Alexander chopped away at Vincent in the corner. Alexander hit a seated Vincent with a dropkick in the shoulder for a near fall. 

Vincent caught Myers with a Russian Legsweep, the got the tag to Jeff. Jeff hit Alexander with forearms and a legdrop to the groin. Jeff went for the Twist of Fate, but Alexander pushed Hardy off into a spear from Myers. Alexander hit a Michinoku Driver on Jeff for a near fall. The System went for double team suplex, but Vincent made the save. Jeff gave Alexander a Twist of Fate into a twisting DDT from Vincent, but Myers broke up the pin attempt. 

Alexander dumped Vincent with a release German suplex. Hardy hit Alexander with the Twist of Fate. Jeff hit the Swanton Bomb, but on the TNA-Tron, the picture changed to Dutch standing over a bloodied Matt Hardy, revealing the betrayal of the The Hardys by the Righteous. Distracted, Jeff falls victim to the Roster Cut from Myers, and the Lumbar Check from Alexander. 

Match Result: Alexander and Myers by pinfall when Alexander pinned Hardy (8:44). 

After the match, Vincent left Jeff Hardy alone in the ring. Hardy struggled to get back to his feet, encouraged by the crowd. 

Rebellion So Far: 

  • The Hardys v. Bear Bronson & Brian Myers for the World Tag Team Title.
  •  Mustafa Ali v. Trey Miguel for the International Title. 
  • Leon Slater v. Cedric Alexander for the X Division Title. 
  • Elijah v. Frankie Kazarian 

The Elegance Brand 

The Concierge brought out the TNA Knockouts Tag Team champions and Mr. Elegance for an announcement. M announced that Ash is still bedridden from the stress of being called a “mark” by the crowd. She added that ODB should go back to the trailer park where she belongs. 

Of course, this brings out ODB. Heather points out the math ain’t mathing for ODB, since there are two members of the Elegance Brand out there, but only one of ODB. And even though she could go 2-on-1, she’s a married woman, so she brings you Taryn Terrell (another former Knockout’s Champion) for help. Terrell looked 25, but her Wikipedia page says she’s 40. Mr. Elegance grabs the mic and points out the math still ain’t mathing, since with him there’s 3 members of the Elegance Brand but still only two of them. ODB had them “hit her music,” which brought out Mickie James. James called The Concierge “pickle d!ck” then led the charge of TNA legends against the Elegance Brand. 

James and Terrell tripped up Mr. Elegance, then took out M and Heather. Then all three ladies took shots at Mr. Elegance. James hit Mr. Elegance low, and then ODB dumped him to the floor. 

— Daria Rae warned Santino Marella that it was unprofesional to pick favorites in tonight’s main event.

Steve Maclin v. Mike Santana for the TNA World Championship

Maclin going from completely fired to top contender in two months should be an inspiration for anyone worried about whether stipulations matter. 

But unfortunately, this match was derailed by an injury to Maclin very early on.

Maclin pie-faced Santana out of a lockup. Santana locked on a side headlock, but Maclin shrugged that off. Both men collided in the center of the ring with shoulder blocks, but neither guy got the advantage. Santana and Maclin exchanged slaps and strikes until Santana finally locked Maclin down with a superkick. 

Maclin was rocked by the superkick and he went rubber-legged and dropped to the mat. Santana tried to set up Maclin for a forearm, but the ref got between them and threw up the “X” sign. A doctor came into the ring. The camera focused on Santana while another TNA trainer and Carlos Silva checked on Maclin. Maclin got to his feet, then dropped to his knee again. A fifth trainer person (another trainer I’d guess) came out, with Maclin now slumped against the bottom rope. 

Eddie Edwards ran in and jumped Santana, and Maclin was helped to the back. Maclin was legit knocked out of the match by the superkick, and someone called an audible for Edwards to run in. Edwards gave Santana a back suplex on the apron. 

Santana backdropped Edwards on the floor and set up a table. They got back in the ring, and Santana hit a discus lariat on Edwards, then dumped him to the floor again. Santana then came off the top with a frog splash. 

Match Result: Mike Santana declared the winner by no contest. (There was no final bell to end the match, but the whole business from the start to Edwards going through the table was about 6-7 minutes. And no, I’m not just doing that “6-7” meme).

Santana looked disappointed as he celebrated in the ring to end the show.

Final Thoughts:
Overall, the angle to get there was pretty dumb, but the match between Santana and Maclin was shaping up to be a good one. This was an unfortunate end of the show. But TNA 100% did the right thing by protecting their talent and getting Maclin out of there.

The rest of the show was the usual mixed bag of solid to good to great in-ring action, with some head-scratching angles. I’d say the mixed tag is the best thing on the show and worth checking out. It probably set up the Miguel/Ali match at Rebellion to steal the show.

Matt Hardy replaced as part of final TNA Sacrifice card

The card for this Friday’s TNA Sacrifice streaming special is now final after the events of Thursday Night Impact.

During the show, Matt Hardy was taken out in an off-screen attack, found by The Righteous and Jeff Hardy. Santino Marella later was talked into and confirmed that Jeff will now team with Vincent of The Righteous against The System’s Cedric Alexander and Brian Myers who were blamed for the attack.

The Countdown show will feature Tessa Blanchard vs. Jody Threat and Ryan Nemeth vs. BDE, rounding out a show with three title matches.

Final TNA Sacrifice card | Friday | TNA+ | New Orleans

  • TNA World Champion Mike Santana defends against Steve Maclin
  • TNA Knockouts Champion Arianna Grace defends against Lei Ying Lee and Dani Luna in a three-way
  • X-Division Champion Leon Slater defends against Eric Young
  • Mustafa Ali & Tasha Steelz vs. Trey Miguel & Jada Stone
  • Moose vs. Eddie Edwards
  • Elayna Black vs. Mara Sade in a no DQ match
  • Jeff Hardy & Vincent vs. Cedric Alexander & Brian Myers
  • Elijah & Home Town Man vs. Frankie Kazarian & AJ Francis
  • Countdown pre-show: Tessa Blanchard vs. Jody Threat
  • Countdown pre-show: Ryan Nemeth vs. BDE

Three-way Knockouts title match part of new additions to TNA Sacrifice

A three-way Knockouts title match is now official for next Friday’s TNA Sacrifice streaming special as Arianna Grace will defend against former champion Lei Ying Lee and Dani Luna.

The bout was announced during this week’s Thursday Night Impact following an argument between Santino Marella and Daria Rae as former champion Lee demanded a rematch against Grace while Luna was still owed a title shot from Genesis. Later on the show, Luna and Grace defeated Lee and Xia Brookside in a tag team match.

Lee’s 87-day title run ended at the hands of Grace at February’s No Surrender. It will be Grace’s second title defense while Luna is looking for her first Knockouts title run.

Two other matches were also announced Thursday based on developments on the show.

In one, Mustafa Ali and Tasha Steelz will take on Trey Miguel and Jada Stone after Miguel came out to prevent the Order 4 members from attacking Stone following her loss to Elayna Black.

In the other, Elijah and Home Town Man will battle Frankie Kazarian and AJ Francis. HTM defeated Kazarian Thursday, leading to an attack by Francis and a save by Elijah.

Current TNA Sacrifice card | Next Friday | TNA+ | New Orleans

  • TNA World Champion Mike Santana defends against Steve Maclin
  • TNA Knockouts Champion Arianna Grace defends against Lei Ying Lee and Dani Luna in a three-way
  • X-Division Champion Leon Slater defends against Eric Young
  • Mustafa Ali & Tasha Steelz vs. Trey Miguel & Jada Stone
  • Elijah & Home Town Man vs. Frankie Kazarian & AJ Francis

X-Division title match added to TNA Sacrifice

TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater will put his title on the line against Eric Young at this month’s Sacrifice streaming special.

The match was announced during Thursday Night Impact after Young challenged Slater after recently putting him out of action with a piledriver. Young earned the shot by virtue of his Feast or Fired briefcase win earlier this year that contained a title opportunity.

It will be their first time against each other.

The 21-year-old Slater has held the gold for more than 230 days after winning it last July at Slammiversary. To this point, he has ten successful defenses with the last coming against Nic Nemeth earlier this month.

The X-Division title is one of the few in TNA that Young has never held. He is a former TNA World, Tag Team, Knockouts Tag Team, and King of the Mountain Champion.

Current TNA Sacrifice card | Friday, March 27 | New Orleans, LA

  • TNA World Champion Mike Santana defends against Steve Maclin
  • X-Division Champion Leon Slater defends against Eric Young

TNA announces dates & locations for No Surrender, Sacrifice, TV tapings

With tonight’s AMC TV debut and this Saturday’s Genesis pay-per-view, TNA Wrestling has continued to build out their first quarter schedule with the reveal of dates and locations for both No Surrender and Sacrifice.

No Surrender will take place on Friday, February 13 at The Pinnacle in Nashville, Tennessee, streaming on TNA+. The following night, they will hold a TV taping in the same venue.

Thursday Night Impact will air live from Atlanta, Georgia’s GICC Arena on Thursday, March 5 followed by a TV taping the next night in the same venue.

Sacrifice will air live from New Orleans, Louisiana’s, Alario Center on Friday, March 27 followed by a TV taping the next night in the same venue.

Pre-sales and general on-sales begin next week.

Following Genesis, TNA will head out on the road for another live Impact on Thursday, January 22 followed by a TV taping the next night — both from Albuquerque, New Mexico’s Tingley Coliseum.

WOL: WWE SmackDown, TNA Sacrifice, New Japan Cup

On a new WOL, it’s results and news from wrestling cards all over the world.

WWE SmackDown took place in front of a raucous crowd in Barcelona, Spain, that saw new Tag Team Champions crowned and a wild brawl between Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte.

We saw the quarterfinals of the New Japan Cup with emotional matches between former tag team partners and Blue Thunder trying for the IWGP crown.

We also talk about the bloody ending to TNA Sacrifice in San Antonio, the finals of The 2025 Stardom Cinderella tournament, AEW Collision, and Defy set to crown a new champion.

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TNA Sacrifice live results: 10-man cage match, Moose vs. Jeff Hardy ladder match

TNA returns to streaming for tonight’s Sacrifice, live from the County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas.

In a ten-man cage match, TNA World Champion Joe Hendry teams with Matt Hardy, Elijah, Leon Slater and Nic Nemeth against The System’s Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers and JDC, and the Colon brothers.

Knockouts Champion Masha Slamovich defends against WWE NXT’s Cora Jade while X-Division Champion Moose defends against Jeff Hardy in a ladder match.

Mike Santana will battle former X-Division Champion Mustafa Ali, former World and Knockouts Champion Tessa Blanchard takes on Lei Ying Lee, and The Rascalz team with Ace Austin against Wes Lee, Tyson Dupont and Tyriek Igwe.

In a street fight, Mance Warner goes one-on-one with Sami Callihan while Steve Maclin takes on Frankie Kazarian.

In a handicap match for the Knockouts Tag Team titles, Spitfire takes on Ash & Heather by Elegance and the Personal Concierge.

The pre-show will feature Laredo and Octagon Jr. against First Class.

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First Class (AJ Francis & KC Navarro) defeated The Aztec Warriors (Laredo Kid & Octagon Jr.)

Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt welcome us into the sold out El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, TX., and then immediately send things down to the ring for the first Countdown pre-show match of the evening. The Aztec Warriors team of Laredo Kid and Octagon Jr. make their way to the ring.

First Class duo AJ Francis and KC Navarro come out cutting a heel promo, but the crowd can’t hear them, so they break out in a loud “WE CAN’T HEAR YOU!” chant. The bell sounds and Navarro and Octagon kick things off for their respective teams. Octagon hits a turning splash off the ropes.

Kid tags in, and Navarro takes over as Hannifan runs down the lineup for the PPV card, announcing that Lucha Rules has been added to the six-man with The Rascalz and Ace Austin against the NXT trio of Wes Lee, Tyson Dupont and Tyriek Igwe. Francis tags in and takes over, beating down Kid.

After a comeback from the babyface lucha duo, we see a thumb to an eye and Navarro faking an injury before hitting his Blessing in Disguise finisher for the pinfall victory.

Tessa Blanchard Punks Out “The Liaison”

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews “The Liaison” between TNA and NXT, Arianna Grace. She babbles about nonsense until she is confronted by Tessa Blanchard, who isn’t in the mood for her happy-go-lucky personality. She vows to beat down Lei Ying Lee later, and tells Grace to walk away and go do something useful.

The System With A Message Ahead Of Tonight’s Steel Cage Match

Backstage, we hear the annoying voice of Alisha Edwards saying her usual catchphrase. “Do you wanna know something?!” The System members, along with The Colons, then take turns talking, explaining how they’re going to cause carnage en route to victory in their ten-man steel cage main event tonight.

Ryan Nemeth With An Update On His Big Brother

Inside the building, Ryan Nemeth’s theme music hits. “The Hollywood Hunk” comes out in a suit and stops at the top of the stage. He gets on the microphone. “My big brother returns tonight!” That was it. Hannifan and Rehwoldt introduce a video package promoting the steel cage main event later tonight.

Mance Warner defeated Sami Callihan in a Street Fight

As Hannifan and Rehwoldt run down the lineup for the PPV card, they announce that the Tessa Blanchard vs. Lei Ying Lee match will kick off the show. It appears two others have a different idea, as Sami Callihan and Mance Warner are shown in the midst of a wild brawl backstage.

The camera catches up with them as they fight their way into the arena through the crowd. They make it to the ring, where Callihan throws a couple of trash cans, a couple of chairs and other weapons in the ring. Fans chant “We want tables!”

The referee calls for the bell and with two minutes left in the pre-show, this Street Fight appears to be officially underway. As Callihan powerbombs Warner off the ring apron through a table on the floor, Hannifan wraps up the pre-show and the match continues at the top of the PPV, which starts now.

At the top of the PPV, we see Callihan beating Warner down and then grabbing a piece of paper and slicing it on Warner’s mouth for a paper cut. Fans chant “Holy sh*t!” Callihan goes for a Cactus Driver on a trash can, but Warner counters and Donkey Kong’s Callihan onto the trash can instead.

Callihan fights back and hits a counter into a drop toe-hold onto a chair. Warner hits it throat first while it’s unfolded and sitting upright. Callihan has a staple gun. He allows Warner to get a weapon as well. Steph De Lander hands Warner a staple gun as well.

They have a staple gun duel to the delight of the sold out El Paso crowd. They end up stapling each other in the eyes at the same time for a deafening “Holy sh*t!” chant. They recover and get back to the staple gun duel part deux. Warner hits Callihan in the neck with a few shots.

Warner then grabs Callihan’s hand and starts stapling into his fingers. He has Callihan down but he takes his time and when he grabs Callihan’s hair and picks his head up, Callihan comes to life like a zombie in a horror movie with his staple gun pointed directly at Warner’s no-no zone.

Fans pop. Callihan shoots. “You sick f**k!” Callihan then yanks Warner’s tongue out and staples it to the top turnbuckle. Callihan slams Warner down and goes for the cover, but Warner kicks out. A thunderous “This is Awesome!” chant breaks out. Warner takes over and De Lander hands him a screwdriver.

He heads over to Callihan to use it, but Callihan comes to life and fights back, hitting a stunner out of nowhere for a close two count. Callihan has Warner down but De Lander throws powder in his eyes. Warner hits his finisher and covers Callihan for the win.

Tessa Blanchard defeated Lei Ying Lee

The regular cold open video package airs to get the pay-per-view started as planned following the impromptu street fight. McKenzie Mitchell is shown in the middle of the ring and she begins the formal pre-match introductions for the real opener.

El Paso’s own Krystall Poppin, a female hip-hop artist, comes out and performs live side-by-side with Tessa Blanchard, who is dressed up like her. She heads to the ring to a ton of boos and settles inside for her scheduled showdown against Lei Ying Lee.

The lights go out in the building and Lei Ying Lee begins making her elaborate ring entrance, complete with a fancy hat. She looks pumped up and ready for action. The bell sounds, but Blanchard stops and kneels down, doing somewhat of a Booker T pre-spinarooni pose as fans boo the hell out of her.

Blanchard settles into the early offensive lead. She taunts Lee and the crowd, which only serves to anger her smaller feisty opposition. Lee fights back with chops that gets the crowd on their feet. Blanchard takes back over and plays to the loud chants in the building.

Lee fights back with an airplane spin slam for a two-count. She hits a wild twisting brainbuster super-plex off the ropes for an incredibly close two-count. The crowd loudly booed at Blanchard’s kick out. Blanchard took over from there, hitting her Magnum finisher moments later for the win.

Gia Miller Interviews Joe Hendry, Nic Nemeth, Leon Slater, Elijah & The Hardys

Backstage, the babyface five-man team for tonight’s steel cage main event are interviewed by Gia Miller. Jeff Hardy starts, talking about being the ladder match king and vows to beat Moose and capture the TNA X-Division Championship.

The rest of the team then talks, with Nic Nemeth, Matt Hardy, Elijah and Leon Slater each getting a turn on the microphone. Joe Hendry wraps it up and then the team walks off. Ryan Nemeth comes into the picture and is all fired up.

The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) & Ace Austin defeated Wes Lee, Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe in a Lucha Rules match

Back inside the building, the familiar sounds of Wes Lee’s theme hits. Out he comes accompanied by his partners for tonight’s multi-person match, Tyson Dupont and Tyriek Igwe. Fans chant “NXT! NXT!” as the trio settle inside the squared circle for scheduled Lucha Rules trios action.

The lights in the building go out. The Rascalz appear in a cloud of smoke and “spraypaint” their names on the LED screens as their theme hits. Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel play to the crowd and their music dies down. ABC’s theme hits and out comes Ace Austin with a hand-spring. The three head to the ring.

Austin and Igwe kick things off for their respective teams, after it first appeared Lee was going to start the match off. Igwe tags in Dupont, who works over Austin. Austin tags in Miguel, who nails the big man sending him to the floor. Wentz takes over as the legal man in the ring.

Wentz hits a big splash for a two-count. The Rascalz go for stereo dives to the floor, but Igwe and Dupont catch them and slam them into the ring apron. Austin fights off both big guys by himself, only for Lee to attack him from behind and send him into the steel steps with authority.

After some more back-and-forth action, all hell breaks loose with all six guys. Austin hits some wild high spots from the ring apron to the floor. Things end up with Austin, Wentz and Miguel in the ring with Lee, who is on the mat with fans chanting “You f**ked up!” Wentz hits his finisher for the win.

Steve Maclin defeated Frankie Kazarian

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews “Bulletproof” Steve Maclin. He says much like Frankie Kazarian, he’s calling his shot now, and vows victory tonight. Inside the arena, Eric Young’s theme hits and he comes out to join Hannifan and Rehwoldt on special guest commentary for this one.

Young insists he’s got Maclin’s back like he said he did. Frankie Kazarian’s theme hits and out comes the self-proclaimed “King of TNA” with his Call Your Shot trophy in-hand. He heads out for the next match of the evening. He stops and jaws at the commentary desk and then settles inside the ring.

Maclin’s theme hits and out he comes in his Rick Steiner-style leather jacket. He eyes Young at the commentary desk before heading into the ring to a good pop from the crowd. The bell sounds to get things started.

Kazarian starts off in a commanding lead, dominating the offense for the first several minutes. Maclin eventually fights back into competitive form, but ends up stuck in a chicken wing from Kazarian. He’s stuck in the hold forever, rolling to the floor to try and escape, but Kazarian held on.

Eventually the referee separates the two. Kazarian gets some brass knuckles and gets ready to use them, but Eric Young pops up from the commentary desk and stops him. He takes them and drills Kazarian with them. Maclin, who didn’t see this, follows up with his K.I.A. for the win.

Ash & Heather By Elegance & George Iceman defeated Spitfire (Jody Threat & Dani Luna) in a three-on-two handicap match to capture the TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Championships

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Spitfire duo Jody Threat and Dani Luna. The fired up TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Champions assures Miller that they don’t avoid fights, even if it’s a three-on-two match where the odds are against them.

Inside the arena, George Iceman, does the formal ring introductions for his teammates, Ash & Heather by Elegance. The crowd gives him the Dominik Mysterio / Don Callis treatment, but he forges ahead. He introduces the duo, who come out in Three Amigos-style ring gear.

Iceman gets a big reaction from the crowd upon taking his jacket off and showing his chicken-chest, while still wearing a bow-tie. The bell sounds and Ash and Luna kick things off for their respective teams. Ash establishes the early lead and then tags in Iceman.

Iceman hits a move off the ropes and then snatches up a wrist-lock. Luna fights back after Heather tags in. She tags in Threat and the two hit a double-team spot, shifting the offensive momentum into their favor. Iceman ends up creating a distraction, which allows Ash to take over control of the action.

Fans get on iceman’s case with a loud “Put a shirt on!” chant. He tags in and stomps away at an already grounded Luna in the corner. He goes for a third but she catches it and stands up. Ash and Heather attack, allowing Iceman to take over and tags back out.

After some more back-and-forth action, Threat fires up and hits double chops on both ladies. She goes for a double 6-1-9, but Iceman jumps on her back. She fights back and hits an airplane spin into a blue thunder bomb on Ash for a close two-count.

After some more Iceman shenanigans, Ash and Heather end up stealing the win to become the new TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Champions. After the match, the WWE NXT Meta-Four duo of Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson come out to a huge pop and stare down the new champions.

Mustafa Ali defeated Mike Santana

The pre-match video package airs to tell the story leading up to the next match of the evening, which features Mike Santana going one-on-one against Mustafa Ali. Ali makes his way out accompanied by The Great Hands duo of Jason Hotch and John Skyler, as well as Tasha Steelz.

Somebody named Adrian Ochoa is introduced and he handles the ring introduction for Mike Santana. Santana comes out in a lowrider car in a tip of the cap to the late, great El Paso legend, Eddie Guerrero. Fans chant Eddie’s name and Santana gets super fired up as a result.

The bell sounds and things get officially off-and-running in a hurry, with Santana charging at Ali. Santana hits the Three Amigos almost immediately into the match. The crowd loved it. Ali hit a big high spot from the ring to the floor, focusing on the arm Santana uses to hit his Spin The Block finisher.

Ali follows up with a submission on the same arm of Santana, clearly targeting it. Santana makes it to the ropes to break the hold. Santana ends up countering Ali in mid-air from the floor with a huge cutter, Randy Orton RKO-out-of-nowhere style. Ali smacked the unforgiving floor hard on the way down.

As the action continues, Santana continues to dominate, so The Great Hands hit the ring. Santana easily handles them. He has Ali down and out with a Buck-150. Steelz hops on the ring apron and distracts Santana. She slaps him.

Ali rolls him up and holds the ropes. The referee doesn’t see it. Ali wins. After the match, Ali grabs a cup of beer from a fan and sits on the ring apron and flashes an evil smile.

Masha Slamovich (c) defeated Cora Jade to retain the TNA Knockouts Championship

Now the video package airs to set the stage for our next match of the evening, which features a title on-the-line, as TNA Knockouts Champion Masha Slamovich defends against WWE NXT Superstar Cora Jade. Inside the building, “The Liaison” Arianna Grace settles in on guest commentary.

The theme music for Cora Jade hits and out comes the WWE NXT Superstar with a chance to make history as the first active WWE NXT Superstar to possibly win and become an active TNA title-holder.

Out next comes the reigning and defending TNA Knockouts Champion Masha Slamovich. When introduced as hailing from Russia, the crowd turns on Slamovich and openly cheers Jade. Jade attacks Slamovich before her introduction is finished to get things off with a bang.

After some back-and-forth action, Slamovich settles into the early offensive lead. Jade takes over and hits an insane destroyer on the ring apron outside of the ring ropes for a loud “Holy sh*t!” chant. Jade lets out a big scream when she’s unable to keep Slamovich down.

Slamovich fights back and hits Requiem for the win. With the victory, Slamovich retains the TNA Knockouts Championship. Hannifan and Rehwoldt tease Slamovich vs. Tessa Blanchard as the next program for the Knockouts title.

Moose (c) defeated Jeff Hardy in a Ladder Match to retain the TNA X-Division Championship

Highlights of Moose at WWE NXT Roadblock 2025 earlier this week are shown, and then the pre-match video package airs to set the stage for his TNA X-Division Championship defense in a ladder match against Jeff Hardy.

Inside the arena, the X-Division title is shown hanging above the ring. Hannifan says “hangs in the balance” for the first time in the match, a regular occurrence for ladder matches. The iconic theme for Jeff Hardy hits and the crowd goes bonkers as the pro wrestling legend makes his way to the ring.

Moose’s kick-ass entrance tune plays next and out comes The System leader, accompanied by Alisha Edwards. He settles in the ring and he and Jeff Hardy meet in the middle for an intense pre-match stare down. The bell sounds and off we go.

Fans loudly chant for Jeff as he goes after the much larger Moose straight out of the gate. A ladder is set up under the title in the ring, but not used. The action spills out to the floor, where Moose pulls ahead into the offensive lead. Fans chant “F**k you, Moose!” Hardy trips him up and takes over.

A loud “We want tables!” chant breaks out as Hardy heads under the ring for something specific. He pulls out the painted up ladder from the Full Metal Mayhem match from last year’s TNA Bound For Glory pay-per-view in Detroit, MI.

He bounces the giant colorful ladder off of Moose’s dome. He lays it on Moose and leaps off the apron splashing onto it. Another loud “We want tables!” chant spreads as Hardy brings the colorful ladder into the ring and sets it up. Moose hits Jeff with a chair to stop his climb.

A ladder bridge is set up off the colorful ladder under the title, while laying across the middle turnbuckle. Moose powerbombs Jeff onto the ladder bridge so hard that it literally breaks off the rung on the colorful ladder it was laying on.

Moose heads out and pulls out a table for a big pop. Jeff climbs the ladder bridge and heads up the regular massive colorful ladder. He gets his hands on the belt, but is stopped by Moose, who is climbing across the ladder bridge himself now. Jeff hits Moose with a Twist of Fate off the ladder bridge.

Moose lays the table long-ways in the corner. He picks up a ladder, and while doing so, knocks a camera off the shoulder of a cameraman at ringside. The commentators point it out. Moose throws the ladder out to the floor. He rips Jeff’s shirt off while sitting him on the top-rope.

He climbs up after him and connects with a super-plex. He holds on and stands up. Jeff tries countering into a Twist of Fate, only for Moose to blast him with a Spear. Moose charges at Jeff, but he back body-drops him over the ropes and onto a ladder bridge off the ring apron.

On the floor, Hardy pulls another table out from under the ring and sets it up over Moose. He throws a chair at Moose. He hits a swanton off the top-rope onto Moose on the table, but barely connects, giving himself somewhat of a backwards whiplash effect.

Back in the ring, Jeff begins to climb but is stopped by Alisha Edwards, who whacks him with Kendra, the kendo stick. He climbs down and catches another swing by Alisha, countering and taking her out with a Twist of Fate. He turns around into a spear from Moose through a table in the corner. Moose climbs up and retrieves the TNA X-Division Championship for the win to retain.

Santino Marella Announces Match For Next Week’s TNA Impact

Backstage, a fired up Mike Santana approaches TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella. He says he’s done everything right and he tried to pay homage to Eddie Guerrero, only for Mustafa Ali to steal the win. Santino tells Santana he’s got a rematch against Ali this Thursday on TNA Impact.

He tells him that Tasha Steel and The Great Hands will be banned from ringside. Also announced for Thursday’s show, a taped episode from El Paso, is an appearance by Chavo Guerrero Jr. A video is shown declaring March 14 as TNA Day in El Paso, TX.

First Class Penthouse

Inside the building again, the theme for First Class hits. Out comes AJ Francis and KC Navarro to a First Class Penthouse setup. They pour each other a drink and head to the top of the entrance area.

“Thank you, thank you! Cheers!” They begin, before Francis does his usual Jay-Z “allow me to reintroduce myself” rip-off intro line. They babble about discounts on their new First Class merchandise at TNAMerch.com.

Finally they are interrupted by their opponents from earlier in the pre-show this evening. Out comes Laredo Kid and Octagon Jr. talking trash to them in Spanish. Francis tells them to speak English because they’re in America.

A brawl breaks out and is broken up. The Aztec Warriors theme plays and Francis freaks out at the production people for playing someone’s music besides his on the First Class Penthouse.

Joe Hendry, Nic Nemeth, Matt Hardy, Elijah & Leon Slater defeated The System (JDC, Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards) & The Colons (Eddie & Orlando Colon) in a Steel Cage match

It’s main event time!

The pre-match video package airs to set the stage for the big ten-man steel cage main event match here at TNA Sacrifice 2025. The video wraps up and out first comes Eddie Edwards representing The System and The Colons. He will start things off for his team.

Elijah’s theme hits and out he comes on a horse with his guitar in-hand. He asks who wants to “ride with Elijah” in El Paso, referencing the horse. The crowd pops. He sings a quick impromptu song and then heads into the cage-enclosed ring.

The bell sounds and the main event of the evening gets officially off-and-running. After a couple of minutes, a new member for The System and The Colons team will enter, due to Edwards earning his team the advantage with a win over Leon Slater on last night’s TNA Impact.

Elijah does well early on, but a finger to the eye from Edwards slows him down and allows The System member to take over. The countdown clock appears and winds down, and out comes Brian Myers. He and Edwards hit their double-team finisher on Elijah after a full minute of a one-sided beatdown.

The clock appears again and when it expires, Nic Nemeth’s theme hits. “The Wanted Man” comes out to even things up, but as Hannifan and Rehwoldt point out, with Elijah down and out right now, he too is walking into a two-on-one situation not in his favor.

Regardless, Nemeth handles both guys early on. The clock appears again and when it expires this time, The Colons theme hits and out comes Orlando Colon to make things a three-to-two advantage for The System and The Colons team. The clock appears and this time Leon Slater comes out.

Slater immediately helps even the odds and shifts the offensive momentum. A minute later, which goes by quick once again, the theme for The Colons hits once more and out comes Eddie Colon to give The System and The Colons team the one-man advantage for the next minute.

The iconic sounds of The Hardy Boyz theme hits next and out comes one-half of the reigning TNA World Tag-Team Champions, Matt Hardy, to even things back up. He hits a big Side Effect upon entering the cage. Fans loudly chant “Hardy! Hardy!”

Slater helps Hardy hit The Hardy Boyz’ Plot Twist finisher for a big pop. Moments later, the countdown clock appears again. When it expires, out comes the final member of The System and The Colons team, JDC. He enters the ring with a steel chair. The commentators point out there are no disqualifications.

Finally, the last countdown clock appears. “Say his name and he appears..” blares out of the house speakers, as the sold out crowd inside El Paso County Coliseum loudly sing along. The TNA World Champion Joe Hendry makes his way out, but The System and The Colons hold the cage door shut.

Hendry finally fights his way into the cage. The bell sounds again as now all ten men have entered the cage. Things continue now until the finish where one team are declared the winners. The crowd goes nuts as Hendry makes an immediate impact, hitting any-and-everything that moves.

Hendry hits a big fall-away slam off the ropes. He goes for the big dramatic turn, but is hit with a low-blow first. As the action continues, Ryan Nemeth makes his way out to ringside to a ton of boos. JDC and Edwards have Slater on the tip-top of the cage.

He knocks them both down and stands on the top of the cage. He hits an insane swanton 450 off the top of the cage, taking out a bunch of bodies below for an insanely loud “Holy sh*t!” chant. Slater goes for the cover, but it is delayed after a distraction from Ryan Nemeth at ringside.

Hannifan loses his mind on commentary. Nemeth hits Danger Zone. Myers is sent into the cage and then hit with a Standing Ovation by Hendry. Matt Hardy hits a Twist of Fate. He puts a steel chair around JDC’s neck and follows up with another Twist of Fate for the pinfall victory for his team.

As the winners celebrate as Hardy’s theme is playing, Hannifan and Rehwoldt begin wrapping up the show on commentary, when out of nowhere, Nic Nemeth hits Matt Hardy with his finisher out of the blue. Ryan Nemeth enters the cage and locks it behind him.

He and his big brother beat down Matt with a chair to the shock of the crowd in attendance. Ryan uses a chair and swings wildly anytime Hendry or anyone else tries to come through the door or climb up the cage wall.

Nic and Ryan continue beating Hardy down, throwing him into the cage wall and busting him open. That’s how TNA Sacrifice 2025 goes off the air.

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