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Welcome to PWInsider.com’s TNA iMPACT! coverage for July 3, 2025! Announced for tonight is the following:
*TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich vs. Killer Kelly – Chain Match
*Matt Cardona vs. Eddie Edwards with Alisha Edwards
*Trey Miguel with Zachary Wentz vs. Nic Nemeth with Ryan Nemeth
*The IInspiration vs. Victoria Crawford and Tessa Blanchard
*Jake Something vs. Mance Warner with Steph De Lander
*Tasha Steelz Addresses Mustafa Ali and Cedric Alexander
*The King’s Speech with Frankie Kazarian
This week’s episode starts off with a recap of last week’s iMPACT! — Joe Hendry getting his rematch against Trick Williams, the Call to Arms Match between Mustafa Ali and John Skyler, Cedric Alexander inserting himself into the Order 4 drama, the Street Fight between Mike Santana and AJ Francis, and Mike Santana wanting to be a part of the Slammiversary main event.
Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt are on commentary and they welcome everyone to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Tom Hannifan confirms that it will be Trick Williams vs. Joe Hendry vs. Mike Santana for the TNA World Title at Slammiversary.
Indi Hartwell joins the commentary table for the first match. Before the match, the confrontation between The Elegance Brand and The IInspiration at a Meet and Greet is shown.
The IInspiration vs. Victoria Crawford and Tessa Blanchard
Jessie McKay and Victoria Crawford start things off with a lock-up. Crawford drives McKay into the corner and breaks clean. Crawford smack-talks McKay a bit, so Jessie drives Crawford into the corner. McKay grabs an arm and rolls Crawford up for a two count. Cassie Lee tags in and The IInspiration hits double kicks and a double pose. Tessa Blanchard runs in, but gets tossed to the floor. Crawford is sent to the ropes and Blanchard makes a blind tag. Blanchard sends Lee to the ropes. Lee hits a tackle and hits the ropes again. Lee hits an arm drag, but Blanchard recovers and throws Lee into the second rope throat-first. Blanchard chokes Lee on the rope and then hits a running back elbow against the ropes for a two count.
Crawford tags in and kicks at Lee as Blanchard knocks McKay off of the apron. Blanchard tags back in and hits Lee with a forearm. Blanchard kicks at Lee in the corner and then chokes her with her boot. Blanchard snapmares Lee and applies a chinlock. Lee fights out of it with a jawbreaker and a boot. Blanchard charges at Lee, but Lee gets an elbow up and goes for the tag. Blanchard cuts her off and lifts her up. Lee slips out and rolls Blanchard up for a two count. Blanchard and Lee knock each other to the mat and are slow to get up.
The Elegance Brand are shown watching the match in the back.
Crawford tags in, as does McKay. McKay comes in hot and drops Crawford and then Blanchard. McKay hits a running forearm in the corner on Crawford and then a facebuster on Blanchard. McKay hits a running knee in the corner on Crawford and then an overhead throw on Crawford. Blanchard breaks up the pin and is tossed to the floor by Lee. Blanchard and Indi Hartwell get in each other’s faces. The IInspiration hits the IIdolizer for the win!
Winners: The IInspiration
Tessa Blanchard and Indi Hartwell go at it at ringside until security pulls them apart. Hartwell grabs a microphone and says that it will be her vs. Blanchard at Slammiversary.
Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt have breaking news for Slammiversary — The Elegance Brand vs. The IInspiration for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Titles. Also, Indi Hartwell vs. Tessa Blanchard is official for Slammiversary.
Tasha Steelz and The Great Hands make their way to the ring. Steelz says that she knows there is a lot of chaos and disorder in Order 4. That’s why she made the call to Mr. Ali’s best friend — Cedric Alexander. Steelz asks for Ali and Alexander to come to the ring. Both men make their way to the ring separately, Ali with his security.
Alexander cuts to the chase — Steelz called him because the Ali that everyone is seeing now is not the Ali he knows. This Ali is not the Ali that he called a brother. Alexander brings up 205 Live and how Alexander and Ali carried the show on their backs — all the way to WrestleMania. At some of the darkest times in Alexander’s life, Ali was there for him. Ali kept Alexander going in the wrestling business. Alexander is not in TNA for hostility — he’s in TNA to help.
Ali doesn’t want Alexander’s (bleep) help. Ali says that Alexander took everything from him. Alexander took the Cruiserweight Championship and a WrestleMania moment away from Ali. When people talk about 205 Live, they talk about Alexander first. If Alexander is in TNA to help Ali, then Ali wants a WrestleMania rematch. Ali wants to beat the one guy he’s never beaten before. Ali wants Alexander at Slammiversary.
Alexander reiterates that he’s not in TNA for hostility, but… if Ali wants to get hostile, then Alexander will beat Ali’s ass again and show him what’s up. Ali nods and goes to walk away… and then runs at Alexander. Alexander reads it and sends Ali to the floor. Ali’s security attacks Alexander. Alexander and The Great Hands fight them off. The Great Hands hit The Favor on a security member and Alexander hits the Lumbar Check. Alexander jaws at Ali through the ropes as Ali angrily walks away and up the ramp. Steelz looked conflicted throughout the entire segment.
A video package airs for the Chain Match between Masha Slamovich and Killer Kelly for the TNA Knockouts World Championship.
TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich vs. Killer Kelly – Chain Match
The referee chains Masha Slamovich and Killer Kelly together and rings the bell. Kelly crawls towards Slamovich and then stands. They exchange slugging shots at each other until Slamovich gains control. Slamovich wraps the chain around Kelly’s neck and snapmares her over and over. Slamovich kicks Kelly in the back and then the front for a two count. Slamovich climbs to the second rope, but Kelly rushes at her and hits a throat thrust. Slamovich drops to the floor. Kelly drops to the other side of the ring post on the floor so that the chain is tight over the top turnbuckle. Kelly wraps the chain around Slamovich’s neck to choke her as the show goes to a commercial.
Back from the break, Slamovich has control of Kelly on the outside and drags her up the ramp. Slamovich grabs a sleeper, but Kelly snaps Slamovich over and wraps the chain around Masha’s throat. Kelly hits a suplex on the ramp. Kelly drags Slamovich down the ramp and rolls her back into the ring. Kelly gets a two count on a pin. Kelly wraps the chain around Slamovich’s neck again and punches her. Slamovich wraps the chain around Kelly and punches her back. They exchange strikes until they hit a double clothesline.
They both make it to their feet. Kelly rushes at Slamovich in the corner. Slamovich gets her boot up and sends Kelly into the corner. Slamovich knees Kelly and kicks her in the face. Slamovich hits the ropes and hits a rolling kick for a two count. Slamovich goes for Requiem, but Kelly counters with a back body drop. Kelly rushes at Slamovich, but Slamovich sends Kelly into the middle turnbuckle face-first. Slamovich rushes at Kelly, but Kelly dodges and strikes at Slamovich in the corner. Kelly hits Angel’s Wings for a two count. Slamovich shakes it off and hits a Snow Plow for a two count.
Slamovich goes for a running kick, but Kelly ducks it and hits a Death Valley Driver in the corner followed by a dropkick for a two count. Kelly squeezes at Slamovich’s head with the chain, but Masha fights out of it and chokes Kelly with the chain until Kelly taps.
Winner and STILL TNA Knockouts World Champion: Masha Slamovich
NXT’s Fatal Influence attacks Masha Slamovich. Jacy Jayne hits a running knee on Slamovich and then grabs the TNA Knockouts World Championship. Jayne takes a good look at the title and then drops it onto Slamovich. Fatal Influence continues to beat on Slamovich until Lei Ying Lee and Xia Brookside run out and clear the ring.
Eric Young and The Northern Armory are in the back. Eric Young says that the feeling The Northern Armory has is feeling. They embarrassed him when he got kicked out of the building and they lost to The Hardys. Young says that The Northern Armory aren’t the wolves he once saw. Are they going to be with or against him? Maybe he has to bury them. Judas Icarus says that they will do whatever it takes. Young tells him to prove it.
TNA Injury Report
*Trey Miguel has a hernia and is not cleared.
*Xia Brookside has a knee injury and is day-to-day.
*AJ Francis has head and lower back injuries, but is cleared.
Mike Santana is in the back. He always takes time to reflect during his journey. Santana wants to make sure to live in the moment. Santana says that no one is owed anything — when you work, you earn. Everyone who has been on the journey with Santana has made their voices heard. Thanks to that, TNA Management has included Santana in the Slammiversary main event. This is more than just a moment or a main event. This is every struggle, pain, loss, and everything Santana has gone through. This is about going home and showing his daughter that anything is possible. Santana is not going to Slammiversary to lose. Santana is not going home to show his daughter that he’s empty-handed. Santana is walking out of Slammiversary the TNA World Champion.
Matt Cardona vs. Eddie Edwards with Alisha Edwards
They exchange strikes right away until Eddie Edwards knees Matt Cardona in the gut. Cardona is sent to the ropes, but he faceplants Edwards and then hits a clothesline. Edwards reverses a whip. Cardona gets a boot up on a charging Edwards. Cardona is briefly distracted by Alisha Edwards and is tugged off of the second rope. Edwards rains down punches on Cardona. Cardona fights back, but Edwards cuts him off and chops him in the corner. Edwards hits a headbutt, but Cardona fights back with forearms. Edwards cuts him off again, but Cardona reverses a whip and hits a back body drop.
Cardona hits a back elbow and a flapjack. Cardona hits a running forearm in the corner and then the Reboot. Alisha grabs Cardona’s leg as the referee checks on Eddie. Edwards avoids Radio Silence and hits a Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Alisha places Eddie’s ring from The System in the corner. Eddie grabs it as Alisha distracts the referee. Brian Myers runs down to the ring and tries to talk Edwards out of using the ring. The conversation allows Cardona to roll Edwards up for the win!
Winner: Matt Cardona
Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards have some words and Myers makes his way up the ramp. As Myers gets to the top of the ramp, the lights go out. NXT’s Darkstate makes their way through the crowd and they attack Matt Cardona.
Footage from the commercial break is shown. Sami Callihan is calling for help with a towel over The Home Town Man’s head. Someone had attacked The Home Town Man and unmasked him. Security shows up as Callihan screams for a doctor.
Official for Slammiversary – Title vs. Title: TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich vs. NXT Women’s Champion (Winner of Jacy Jayne vs. Jordynne Grace).
.A Leon Slater video package airs. Slater has wanted to be a wrestler since as long as he can remember. His cousin used to pass down all his wrestling stuff. Slater loved TNA from an early age and feels that it was edgy and different. TNA’s way of doing things reminds him of England. Slater is proud to be from England. Slater has been wrestling from a young age and doesn’t regret missing out on a lot of childhood things. Wrestling is his dream and he’s so happy to be living out his dream. Slater talks about his dad leaving. He remembers more about wrestling than his dad. He wrestles to prove his dad wrong and prove his mom right. Slater’s mom did everything she could to help him on his journey — she’s the MVP. Slater might be young, but he’s the youngest in charge. It’s why he does everything he does and it’s why he’s going to be the youngest TNA X-Division Champion. No one will forget his name.
TNA International Champion Steve Maclin joins the commentary table for the next match. Maclin says that a lot of people are eyeing his title, but he holds the line.
Jake Something vs. Mance Warner with Steph De Lander
Jake Something blocks a punch and hits Mance Warner with a couple of his own. Warner hits the ropes but comes off with a forearm. Warner chops at Something, but Something sends Warner to the corner and hits a clothesline. Something hits another running clothesline and then a short clothesline. Warner rolls to the floor. Something goes for a dive, but Steph De Lander grabs his leg. Warner uses the distraction to attack Something from behind. Warner kisses De Lander and then goes after Something again. Something blocks Warner and tosses him to the mat. Something charges at Warner in the corner, but Mance gets his boot up.
Warner hits a series of punches and then a poke to Something’s eyes. Warner blows a kiss to De Lander and pulls his knee pad down. Warner charges at Something, but Jake catches him in a goozle. Something forearms Warner, who rolls to the floor. Something goes to the floor as well and jaws at Steve Maclin before grabbing Warner. Warner uses the distraction to hit Something in the throat. Warner then gets in Maclin’s face. Something tries to hit Warner from behind, but Mance moves and Something lays out Maclin.
Warner and Something club at each other. Maclin attacks both of them and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: No Contest
Steve Maclin, Jake Something, and Mance Warner continue to go at it until security breaks them up. Steph De Lander pulls Warner up the ramp as Maclin and Something have to be held back by security.
After Tom Hannifan goes over future dates for TNA shows, Steve Maclin, Jake Something, and Mance Warner are still being pulled apart in the back. Maclin says if they want it, they got it — it’ll be Steve Maclin vs. Jake Something vs. Mance Warner for the TNA International Championship.
Zachary Wentz with Myron Reed vs. Nic Nemeth with Ryan Nemeth
Zachary Wentz is taking Trey Miguel’s place in the match due to Miguel not being cleared — as announced in the TNA Injury Report earlier in the night. Myron Reed comes out with Wentz.
They lock up and Nic Nemeth grabs an arm. Nemeth cranks it, but Zachary Wentz rolls and flips out of the hold and hits an arm drag. Nemeth kicks Wentz in the gut and then grinds his face against his boot. Wentz is sent to the corner but gets his boot up on a charging Nemeth. Wentz hits a springboard corkscrew crossbody for a two count. Nemeth rolls to the floor. Wentz goes for a dive, but ends up hitting Ryan Nemeth. Nic sends Wentz into the ring post as the show goes to a commercial.
Back from the break, they are back in the ring exchanging strikes until Wentz gains control. Nemeth cuts him off with a headbutt. Nemeth hits the ropes and jumps at Wentz, but Zachary catches him and hits a sit-out powerbomb for a two count. Wentz goes for a handspring knee, but Nemeth ducks it and hits a Fame-Asser for a two count. Nemeth tunes up the band and goes for a superkick, but Wentz blocks it and rolls Nemeth up. Nic kicks out and rolls Wentz up. Zachary kicks out. They exchange more roll-up attempts until Wentz hits a superkick and a handspring knee for a two count. Wentz hits the ropes, but Ryan Nemeth grabs his leg. Wentz hits a dive on Ryan and slides back into the ring. Nic immediately hits a superkick and the Danger Zone for the win!
Winner: Nic Nemeth
Official for Slammiversary:
*TNA International Champion Steve Maclin vs. Jake Something vs. Mance Warner
*TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions The Elegance Brand vs. Harley Hudson and Myla Grace
*Jacy Jayne and Fallon Henley vs. Lei Ying Lee and TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich
*The Rascalz and The Hardys vs. First Class and TNA World Tag Team Champions The Nemeths
Joe Hendry vs. Wes Lee, with Mike Santana helping Hendry, from NXT is shown. Hendry and Santana will team up against The High Ryze next week on NXT.
The King’s Speech with Frankie Kazarian
Frankie Kazarian welcomes everyone to the most informative, intelligent, and honest talking segment in TNA history — The King’s Speech. For the inaugural show of The King’s Speech, Kazarian will have Joe Hendry, Mike Santana, and Trick Williams — the main event of Slammiversary. Unfortunately, Kazarian isn’t in the match.
Hendry, Santana, and Williams all come out separately, with Kazarian not being pleased to introduce Hendry and Santana. Williams gets a much more inspired introduction. Kazarian reminds everyone that it’s his show, so he’s allowing Williams to let everyone know that there won’t be a feel-good moment at Slammiversary. Williams says that he beat Hendry and Santana. Williams has no problem doing it again at Slammiversary. There is only one man who can represent TrickNA — Trick Williams.
Kazarian asks what Hendry thinks about all that, but pulls the microphone away from him as Joe begins to talk. Kazarian tries to do the same to Santana, but Mike grabs the microphone. Santana threatens Kazarian and then says that he didn’t get into wrestling to sing corny songs or be a fake-ass, whack-ass rapper. Santana got into wrestling to be the very best in the world — in every single ring he steps in. Santana is looking to bring TNA back to the essence of the promotion. TNA is about being the best in the ring. Santana is going to go to Slammiversary and win the TNA World Title.
Hendry takes the microphone from Santana and tells Williams that the crowd chants “Whoop That Trick” because they want to see him get whooped. Hendry says that he respects Santana, but Mike has to respect him and wait for his time because the fans are still chanting “We Believe!”
Williams says that Hendry and Santana are lying. Hendry couldn’t bring TNA to the next level. Santana told his daughter that he’d beat Williams, but didn’t. Only Williams is telling the truth. He said he’d come to TNA, take over the fans and the brand — and that’s what he did.
Kazarian loves the intensity and passion. It’s all garbage, though. If he can’t hold the TNA World Title, then the only person worthy is Trick Williams. Kazarian talks to Hendry and Santana and Williams sneaks behind them. Williams hits Hendry and Santana from behind. Williams and Hendry exchange punches. Kazarian and Santana go at it. Hendry knocks down Williams, but Williams shakes it off and hits Hendry with the TNA World Title. Williams hits Santana with the Trick Shot. Williams and Kazarian shake hands as the show fades to black.
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