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Welcome to PWInsider.com’s TNA Xplosion coverage for May 2, 2025! This episode will also air on YouTube on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, if you can’t catch it on TNA+.
The episode starts off with a match from the vault: The Briscoes vs. Violent by Design from Under Siege 2022.
The Don West “You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me!” Trending Topics of the Week:
5) Leon Slater’s Swanton 450 from the top of Ultimate X at Rebellion.
4) Sean Waltman helping out The Rascalz and Ace Austin at Rebellion
3) Indi Hartwell has signed with TNA Wrestling.
2) The Nemeths defeated The Hardys to become the new TNA Tag Team Champions at Rebellion.
1) Trick Williams laid out Joe Hendry at Rebellion.
Around the Ring with Gia Miller
This week’s guest on Around the Ring is Elijah. Gia Miller talks about how they are both musical people. She wants to know what Elijah listens to when he’s on a long road trip. Elijah gives Miller credit for her singing and then talks about enjoying Chris Stapleton, Eric Church, Johnny Cash, and Hank Williams on a road trip. Miller likes The Eagles and Heart. The best concerts that Elijah has been to are Aerosmith, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Church, and The Rolling Stones. Miller went to an excellent Guns N’ Roses concert. Miller then gives credit to Elijah and how he sounds when he sings live. Elijah has really enjoyed his time in TNA so far.
In Case You Missed It
The Ultimate X Match from Rebellion is shown. Below is my write-up of the match:
Ultimate X Match: TNA X-Division Champion Moose with Alisha Edwardsvs. El Hijo del Vikingo vs. KC Navarro with AJ Francis vs. Sidney Akeem vs. Leon Slater vs. Matt Cardona
Everyone in the ring takes a look at the title and then they size each other up. Everyone goes after Moose and Matt Cardona. Moose and Cardona are sent to the floor. KC Navarro, Sidney Akeem, Leon Slater, and El Hijo del Vikingo all climb the ropes and start working towards the title. Moose and Cardona hit the ring with chairs and knock everyone off the ropes. Cardona and Moose go after each other. Cardona goes for Radio Silence, but Moose catches him and hits a powerbomb. Moose stands on a chair and tries to reach for the title. Vikingo hits a cutter on him.
Navarro hits the ring and goes after Vikingo. Vikingo climbs to the top rope and hits a missile dropkick. Vikingo goes for double knees, but Navarro moves out of the way and hits the 305. Navarro starts going towards the title, but Akeem pushes him off. Akeem hits a spinning crossbody. Cardona rolls into the ring, but is hit with a flurry of strikes by Akeem. Cardona shakes it off and turns Akeem inside out. Slater hits the ring and hits a handspring back elbow.
Slater makes his way towards the title, but Moose cuts him off. Slater sends Moose to the apron and hits a big boot. Moose falls to the floor and Slater goes for a dive. Moose catches him and goes for a powerbomb, but Slater headscissors Moose onto the ramp. Vikingo hits a big dive on Slater. Akeem goes for a dive, but Cardona cuts him off. Navarro kicks Cardona. Navarro tries to take out Akeem, but Akeem avoids it. Akeem climbs to the top turnbuckle and hits a moonsault on everyone on the floor.
Akeem starts making his way to the title, but Moose meets him on the top rope. Moose hits a superplex and then powerbombs Akeem over the top rope onto everyone on the floor. Moose tells Alisha Edwards to climb for the title. Alisha starts climbing, but doesn’t really want to. Moose begs her, so Alisha keeps going. Alisha makes her way towards the title, but loses her grip. Moose catches her and then eats a superkick from Slater.
Vikingo kicks Slater and then they jockey for position on the top turnbuckle. Slater uses Vikingo to springboard to the title rope. Vikingo takes out Slater and then eats a Blessing in Disguise from Navarro. Navarro climbs to the top rope, but Akeem cuts him off. Navarro rakes the eyes, but is cut off by Vikingo. Navarro kicks Vikingo and makes his way to the title. Navarro gets close to the title, but Slater grabs him. As Navarro falls, he counters into a DDT on Slater.
Cardona goes after Navarro, but KC fights it off. Navarro hits a kick on Cardona in the corner and then makes his way to the title again. Cardona grabs Navarro and yanks him down. Cardona climbs to the top rope, but Akeem pushes him off and crotches him on the top rope. Akeem starts making his way to the title. Navarro tries to grab Akeem, but Akeem kicks him off. Moose pushes Akeem, but Akeem holds on and then falls onto Moose to take him out.
Akeem climbs to the top rope, but Navarro and Vikingo cut him off. Slater gets involved with a dropkick to Vikingo. Slater joins everyone on the top rope as Moose and Cardona exchange strikes. Slater superplexes Navarro into Moose and Cardona. Vikingo and Akeem jockey for position on the turnbuckles. Vikingo slams Akeem’s head into the steel. Akeem falls to the apron. Vikingo hits a destroyer on Akeem on the apron.
Vikingo starts to climb up. AJ Francis comes into the ring. Vikingo leaps into him, but Francis catches Vikingo and hits a Down Payment. Francis then grabs Navarro’s hand and helps him get on his shoulder. Francis walks Navarro to the center, but Moose spears Francis. Moose then grabs Navarro and powerbombs him. Cardona hits Radio Silence on Moose. Slater hits Cardona with a leg lariat.
Slater starts to make his way towards the title, but stops at the top of the Ultimate X structure. Slater hits a 450 dive onto everyone on the floor. Slater gets up first and makes his way back up towards the title. Slater leaps up to the cable and gets to the middle. Slater unstraps the title, but he has to make his way to the ring with it. As Slater jumps down, Moose spears him in mid air and grabs the title for the win!
Winner and STILL TNA X-Division Champion: Moose
Tom Hannifan and Gia Miller are on commentary for the main event.
Eric Young with The Northern Armory vs. Laredo Kid
They lock up and Eric Young drives Laredo into the corner. Young lays in a big right hand and then slams Laredo’s head into the top turnbuckle. Young uses the turnbuckle again and lays in another hard right hand. Laredo starts to fight back and hits a rope assisted arm drag. Laredo then uses the ropes to hit a headscissors. Laredo hits a neckbreaker and Young rolls out of the ring. Laredo goes for a dive, but Judas Icarus and Travis Williams help Young move out of the way. Laredo stops his progress, but Young gets back into the ring and hits a powerslam for a two count.
Young sends Laredo to the floor and distracts the referee. Williams and Icarus attack Laredo and roll him back into the ring. Young gets a two count. Young sends Laredo into the corner and hits a splash. Laredo starts to fight back, though, and climbs to the top rope. Laredo hits a missile dropkick and then a big forearm in the corner. Laredo slams Young and then hits back-to-back twisting sentons off of the second rope for a two count.
Young hits Laredo with a thumb to the eye and then climbs to the top rope. Young hits an elbow drop for a two count. Young sets up for a piledriver, but Laredo slips out. Laredo hits Young with a kick to the back of the head and then climbs to the top rope. Icarus and Williams try to grab at Laredo, but he fights them off. He then hits a dive on them from the top rope to the floor. Laredo gets back into the ring and immediately eats a piledriver from Young. Young makes the cover for the three count!
Winner: Eric Young
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