Welcome to PWInsider.com’s TNA iMPACT! coverage for June 12, 2025! Scheduled for tonight's episode is the following:
*Director of Authority Santino Marella will kick off iMPACT!
*First Class Penthouse with Trick Williams
*The Hardys vs. First Class
*The IInspiration in action
*Indi Hartwell, Killer Kelly, Jody Threat, Tasha Steelz vs. Rosemary, Dani Luna, Tessa Blanchard and Xia Brookside - 8-4-1 Match to determine the #1 Contender for the TNA Knockouts World Championship
*Jason Hotch with John Skyler vs. Leon Slater
*TNA International Champion Steve Maclin sounds off
*Mance Warner and Steph De Lander speak out
The episode starts off with a recap of Against All Odds - the return of The IInspiration, Killer Kelly’s return and message to Masha Slamovich, and the main event between Trick Williams and Elijah for the TNA World Title.
Mike Santana is shown arriving. Santino Marella approaches him outside and reminds Santana that he’s suspended for two weeks. Santana doesn’t care - he wants to handle things with AJ Francis. Marella tells Santana that if he doesn’t follow the suspension, he could get fired. Marella says that they have to follow the suspension for now. After two weeks, Marella promises that Santana can have Francis. Santana says that he respects Marella - as a man and not just because he’s the Director of Authority.
Robert Stone tries to sneak into the building, but Marella calls for security. Security shows up and carries Stone out of the building and off of the premises.
Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt are on commentary and they welcome everyone to Tempe, Arizona.
Director of Authority Santino Marella makes his way to the ring, proudly displaying his badge. Marella thanks the fans and says that he did what he had to do at Against All Odds. The fans gave him the extra oomph needed to be Robert Stone. Stone is now gone forever and Marella is the official, full-time, undisputed Director of Authority in TNA. Now that the celebration is over, TNA is on the road to Slammiversary.
With Leon Slater pinning Moose at Against All Odds, he earned a TNA X-Division Championship match against Moose.
Next week on iMPACT!, there will be a Champions Challenge. The reigning TNA champions will be on one team with TNA all-stars on the other side in a Ten-Man Tag Team Match.
Also, there will be an 8-4-1 Match tonight to determine the #1 Contender for the TNA Knockouts World Championship.
Lastly, the TNA World Champion is not a member of the TNA roster. There are plenty of people who want a shot at Trick Williams.
Marella then introduces The IInspiraton.
The IInspiration vs. Missa Kate and Brittnie Brooks
Jessie McKay starts things off with a kiss to Cassie Lee. McKay then asks Missa Kate for a handshake, but Kate refuses. They lock up and McKay grabs a side headlock. McKay is sent to the ropes, but hits a tackle. Kate apologizes and asks for a handshake. McKay accepts, but then takes Kate over by the arm. Cassie Lee is tagged in and hits a double axe handle to Kate’s arm. Brittnie Brooks tags in, but gets dropped by Lee. McKay tags back in and hits a double kick on Brooks. Kate comes in and The IInspiration hits a stereo kick on their opponents with a pose to finish it off.
McKay rolls up Brooks for a two count. Brooks tries to fight back, but McKay hits a neckbreaker and then a throw for a two count. Brooks distracts the referee, which allows Kate to get a shot in on McKay from the apron. Brooks works McKay over in the corner and tags in Kate. Kate gets in some kicks and tags in Brooks. Brooks kicks at McKay and tags in Kate. Kate whips Brooks towards McKay, but Jessie hits a back elbow. McKay sends Kate to the floor and fights off Brooks to tag Lee in. Kate tags in, as well.
Lee comes in hot and hits a series of running strikes on Brooks and Kate. Lee hits a neckbreaker on Brooks and then hits a leaping kick on Kate. Lee hits a fisherman’s suplex on Kate, but Brooks breaks up the pin. Brooks is sent to the apron. McKay kicks Brooks off of the apron and tags in. The IInspiration hits the IIdolizer on Kate for the win!
Winners: The IInspiration
The Hardys are in the back. Ever since they lost the TNA World Tag Team Titles, there have been some bumps in the road. They are looking to get back on the road to the titles, though - starting tonight by defeating First Class. After that, they’ll take on The Nemeths again and take the titles back.
First Class’ appearance on NXT is shown. They will tag with Trick Williams against Elijah, Josh Briggs, and Yoshiki Inamura on NXT on Tuesday.
First Class comes out to the top of the ramp for the First Class Penthouse. AJ Francis is in a good mood and is looking to give away some money. He’s going to give the money to the kid in the crowd who can say the best “Money, money, money!” They pick Pedro from the crowd and he gives it a try. The crowd thinks Pedro did a good job, but Francis doesn’t. Pedro is sent away. Francis then introduces the greatest TNA World Champion of all-time…Trick Williams.
Trick Williams comes out to the Penthouse. Francis says that people want to know why First Class has been helping Williams. Well, Williams beat Joe Hendry. Hendry never did anything for First Class, so why should they help him or TNA? Francis asks Williams what he thinks of First Class. Williams says that First Class is alright with him.
Francis says that the only thing that would make the TNA World Championship look better is if First Class had some gold to go with it. First Class is facing The Hardys tonight. After they beat The Hardys, First Class will be first in line for the World Tag Team Championships. Francis tells everyone to raise their drinks to Williams and TrickNA.
The System approaches Jason Hotch in the back. Moose says that if Hotch takes out Leon Slater tonight, maybe he’ll get him a replica championship. JDC says that he likes Hotch, but needs to see some tape. Brian Myers says that there are no leaders in The System. Eddie Edwards says that there might be a spot for Hotch in The System if he takes out Slater. Order 4 approaches and stares The System down before walking away.
The System then approaches Matt Cardona. Eddie Edwards challenges Cardona to a tag team match with a partner of his choosing next week. The System, except for Brian Myers, walks away. Myers and Cardona stare each other down before Myers walks away and Cardona smirks at him.
Injury Report
*Heather by Elegance has a chipped tooth, but is cleared to wrestle.
*Tessa Blanchard has been medically cleared after having TMJ.
*Jason Hotch has bruising, but is cleared to wrestle.
A TNA Slammiversary commercial airs.
A video box pops up during Leon Slater’s entrance where he talks about becoming the youngest TNA X-Division Champion when he beats Moose at Slammiversary.
Jason Hotch with John Skyler vs. Leon Slater
They lock up and Jason Hotch grabs an arm. Leon Slater rolls and flips out of it and hits a dropkick. Slater grabs an arm, but Hotch slips into a reversal. Hotch sends Slater over and goes for a dropkick, but Slater moves out of the way. Slater hits a dropkick of his own. Hotch is sent to the corner, but he leaps over Slater and strikes him in the gut. Hotch snapmares Slater and dropkicks him. Hotch hits a leaping kick for a two count. Hotch chops Slater in the corner and then lays in a punch. Slater falls to the mat, but Hotch picks him up and sends him to the ropes. Hotch forearms Slater in the back and then hits a rope assisted backbreaker for a two count.
Hotch drives his knee into the back of Slater and then hits shoulder attacks in the corner. Slater shakes it off and chops Hotch. Hotch returns with a chop of his own. Hotch snapmares Slater and hits him with a knee to the back. Hotch locks on an arm and shoulder stretch. Slater stands and fights out of it, but Hotch hits a hip toss and reapplies the stretch. Slater fights out of the hold again, but Hotch cuts him off with a knee. Hotch goes for a rope assisted suplex, but Slater counters with a suplex of his own.
Hotch charges Slater in the corner, but Leon gets a boot up. Slater avoids Hotch and hits two clotheslines and a handspring back elbow for a two count. Slater tries to lift up Hotch, but Jason blocks it. Slater throws Hotch overhead, but Jason lands on his feet and goes to the apron. Hotch kicks Slater and then hits a rolling neckbreaker through the ropes for a two count. Hotch chops Slater in the corner. Slater reverses a whip and Hotch flips into the corner hard. Slater hits a Blue Thunder Bomb and tries to climb to the top rope. Hotch cuts him off and Slater goes to the apron. Slater tries to suplex Hotch over the ropes, but Hotch lands on the apron.
Hotch kicks Slater into the ring post and then hits a double stomp on the apron. They get back in the ring and Hotch tries to lift Slater. Slater slips out and they exchange roll ups until Slater hits a leg lariat. Slater climbs to the top rope and hits the Swanton 450 for the win!
Winner: Leon Slater
Gia Miller is with Tessa Blanchard in the back. Miller asks Blanchard about the 8-4-1 match. Blanchard prefers Gabby Laspisa over Miller. Blanchard doesn’t care about the variables of the 8-4-1 match. No matter who is involved, Blanchard will become the #1 Contender to the TNA Knockouts World Championship. After tonight, the Knockouts Division won’t need a leader - they’ll need a reminder of who built it.
TNA iMPACT! will be live on Thursday, July 24th in Kingston, Rhode Island. July 25th will be an iMPACT! taping in Kingston, Rhode Island, as well.
Indi Hartwell, Killer Kelly, Jody Threat, and Tasha Steelz vs. Rosemary, Dani Luna, Tessa Blanchard with Victoria Crawford and Xia Brookside - 8-4-1 Match to determine the #1 Contender for the TNA Knockouts World Championship
Dani Luna and Tasha Steelz start things off, but Steelz quickly tags in Jody Threat. Threat and Luna lock up and Threat grabs a side headlock. Luna reverses into a side headlock of her own. Luna hits a headlock takeover, but has to kick out of a roll up. Threat grabs a headlock and has to kick out of a roll up of Threat’s. They then exchange some roll up attempts before a standoff. Threat tags Steelz back in aggressively. Steelz immediately eats a back body drop. Xia Brookside tags in and takes a thumb to the eye by Steelz.
Steelz works Brookside over in the corner, but Brookside fights back and works Steelz over in the corner. Brookside hits a headscissors out of the corner and then a dropkick. Brookside hits a crossbody for a two count. Brookside tags in Rosemary. Rosemary comes in and chokes Brookside before eating a lungblower from Steelz. Rosemary rises up, though, and scares off Steelz. Killer Kelly tags in and crawls towards a staredown with Rosemary.
Kelly and Rosemary exchange strikes on their knees until Rosemary gets in some strikes on their feet. Kelly grabs Rosemary and hits some knee strikes and a neckbreaker. Kelly hits a running strikes to Rosemary’s head for a two count. Threat tags back in and slams Rosemary. Rosemary drags Threat to the turnbuckles face-first. Tessa Blanchard tags in and hits a slingshot elbow drop on Threat for a two count. Threat reverses a whip and charges Blanchard in the corner. Threat is lifted to the apron and strikes Blanchard off of her. Threat climbs to the top rope, but Victoria Crawford grabs her while Blanchard distracts the referee.
Blanchard takes a shot at Indi Hartwell, who has to be held back by the referee. Threat rolls Blanchard up for a two count. Blanchard tags in Luna. Luna doesn’t want to fight Threat, so she tags in Rosemary. Rosemary sends Threat to the corner and then misses a corner spear. Blanchard tags in and tries to hit a running attack on Threat against the ropes, but Jody moves out of the way. Rosemary tags in, as does Hartwell.
Hartwell comes in hot against Rosemary with strikes and a spinebuster. Luna breaks up the pin. Kelly comes in after Luna. Luna disposes of Kelly. Steelz hits double knees and a springboard cutter on Luna. Brookside hits a lungblower on Steelz. Threat hits Pop Shove It on Brookside. Rosemary spears Threat. Hartwell hits Hurts Donut on Rosemary for the win!
Winners: Indi Hartwell, Killer Kelly, Jody Threat, and Tasha Steelz
Indi Hartwell vs. Killer Kelly vs. Jody Threat vs. Tasha Steelz to determine the #1 Contender for the TNA Knockouts World Championship
Killer Kelly goes after Indi Hartwell, but Hartwell fights it off. Jody Threat disposes of Tasha Steelz. Hartwell eats a tackle from Threat and then gets sent to the corner. Hartwell blocks a Threat charging attack with a boot, but eats an exploder for a two count. Hartwell blocks an Irish Whip and then drops Threat onto the ropes. Hartwell hits a side slam for a two count. Threat drop toe holds Hartwell into the ropes, but gets pulled to the floor by Kelly.
Steelz goes after Hartwell in the corner, but Indi fights it off. Kelly attacks Hartwell from behind and then stomps down on Indi with Steelz. Kelly and Steelz hit a double suplex on Hartwell. Kelly makes the pin, but Steelz breaks it up. Steelz tries a pin, but Kelly breaks it up. Kelly and Steelz then exchange strikes until Kelly blocks Steelz’s strikes and hits her with headbutts. Kelly hits a butterfly throw, but then eats a double flying crossbody with Steelz from Threat. Threat and Hartwell then hit double clotheslines in the corners on Steelz and Kelly. Hartwell and Threat then double clothesline each other. Everyone is down.
Steelz goes for a rope-assisted bulldog, but Threat throws her off. Threat goes for a suplex on Steelz, but Hartwell rolls Threat up. Threat kicks out. Hartwell goes for a big boot on Threat, but Threat ducks and hits a belly-to-back suplex on Hartwell. Steelz hits a rope-assisted bulldog on Threat. Steelz slips out of Hurts Donut and goes for a crucifix bomb. Hartwell fights out of it and hits Hurts Donut on Steelz. Kelly breaks up the pin and covers Steelz to get the win!
Winner and #1 Contender to the TNA Knockouts World Championship: Killer Kelly
Masha Slamovich is shown in the back. She had been watching the match. Gia Miller approaches Slamovich and wants to know how she feels about facing Killer Kelly for the TNA Knockouts World Championship. Slamovich knows Kelly better than Kelly knows herself. While Kelly has been away, Slamovich won the title and has been defending it. They’ll be in the ring in two weeks where Slamovich is going to make Kelly her bitch.
Steve Maclin is in the back. Maclin went to hell and back against Mance Warner at Against All Odds. Warner hit Maclin harder than he’s been hit in a long time, but it wasn’t hard enough. Next week, Maclin will be in a Champions Challenge Tag Team Match with partners who he doesn’t give a (bleep) about…except Trick Williams. He’ll be keeping a close eye on the outsider Williams. If anyone else wants to cross the line, Maclin will be holding the line.
Mance Warner and Steph De Lander make their way to the top of the ramp. Warner was robbed at Against All Odds. Warner had Steve Maclin beat. It was a screwjob. The only people who screw in TNA are Warner and De Lander. De Lander is going to make sure it doesn’t happen again. As De Lander tries to kiss Warner, Mance has words for someone in the crowd. Security and referees come out to settle things. Tommy Dreamer comes out to help, as well. Warner attacks Dreamer and suplexes him on the stage. Warner then hits Dreamer with a running knee strike.
Sami Callihan is in the back. The 23rd birthday of TNA is right around the corner. Callihan talks about having an outsider as TNA World Champion. The Northern Armory approaches. Eric Young talks about what he and Callihan have done for TNA. Young then lists several TNA stars of the past and what they’ve done for TNA. Young suggests that they fight for TNA. Callihan doesn’t like how The Northern Armory is looking at him, but he agrees with Young. Callihan says that he respects Young and shakes his hand. Young attacks Callihan and screams at him that “he made his bed.”
Next Week on iMPACT!:
*Eric Young vs. Sami Callihan
*TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich and Lei Ying Lee vs. Ash and Heather by Elegance
*Champions Challenge Tag Team Match: TNA World Champion Trick Williams, TNA International Champion Steve Maclin, TNA X-Division Champion Moose, and TNA World Tag Team Champions The Nemeths vs. Joe Hendry, Elijah, The Rascalz, and Mike Santana
The Hardys vs. First Class
AJ Francis charges at The Hardys to start, but The Hardys duck him and clothesline him to the food. KC Navarro and Jeff then square off. Jeff grabs an arm and cranks it. Matt tags in and climbs to the second rope. He jumps off with a strike to the arm. Jeff tags back in and The Hardys double team Navarro for a two count. Francis comes back in and The Hardys fight him off. Francis eats a Poetry in Motion and gets clotheslined to the floor again as the show goes to a break.
Back from the break, Jeff has control of Navarro with an arm bar. Navarro tries to escape, but Jeff cranks the arm harder. Matt tags in and The Hardys hit a double delayed suplex for a two count. Matt cranks Navarro’s arm and hits a couple of shoulder blocks. Matt forearms Navarro and tags in Jeff. Matt slingshots Navarro into the bottom rope and Jeff hits a leg drop on the apron. Jeff hits a splash for a two count. Jeff cranks Navarro’s arm some more until KC fights out of it. Jeff hits the ropes, but Francis grabs his hair. The referee gets distracted by an angry Matt.
Jeff sends Francis to the floor and then tosses Navarro over the top rope. Francis catches Navarro. Jeff goes for a baseball slide, but Francis moves out of the way. Jeff stalks Francis, but eats a dive through the ropes from Navarro. Jeff is rolled back in the ring and Francis tags in. Francis knocks Matt off of the apron and then chokes Jeff on the second rope. Francis applies an arm and neck stretch. Jeff fights out of it, but Francis throws him back down to the mat and steps on him.
Francis sends Jeff to the corner and splashes him. Francis takes out Jeff’s leg so that he’s sitting in the corner. Francis hits Tennessee Whiskey and then taunts Matt. Francis stops Jeff from making a tag, but Jeff fights back with a Twist of Fate. Jeff hits a second Twist of Fate and tags in Matt. Matt comes in hot with punches on Francis. Matt DELETES Francis in the corner.
Francis reverses an Irish Whip, but eats a back elbow. Matt uses the bottom rope to hit a Side Effect on Francis. Matt climbs to the second rope, but Trick Williams comes out and attacks Matt. The referee calls for the bell.
Winners: The Hardys by Disqualification
Trick Williams goes after Jeff Hardy until Joe Hendry and Elijah come out to help The Hardys. The System comes out to help the attack of The Hardys, Hendry, and Elijah. The Rascalz and Leon Slater come out to help The Hardys, Hendry, and Elijah. Slater hits Big Play Slater on The System, Williams, and First Class and then celebrates with The Hardys, Hendry, Elijah, and The Rascalz as the episode goes off the air.
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