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Welcome to PWInsider.com’s TNA Xplosion coverage for July 18, 2025! This episode will also air on YouTube on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, if you can’t catch it on TNA+.
A match from the vault is shown: The Rascalz vs. No Quarter Catch Crew from Slammiversary 2024. Below is my original coverage of the match:
The Rascalz vs. WWE NXT's No Quarter Catch Crew
Trey Miguel and Myles Borne start. Trey immediately tries to use his quickness and athleticism to avoid Borne and lure him in. He’s able to get the better of Borne, which causes Borne to tag Charlie Dempsey in.
Trey tags in Wes Lee. Lee is able to use his quickness to get the better of Charlie and hits a big drop kick. Wentz is tagged in as Lee strikes Charlie in the corner. The Rascalz are in full control until a hard strike by Dempsey on Wentz, which allows Charlie to tag in Tavion Heights.
Heights is able to slow things down a little bit, countering Wentz and his quickness with power moves, including a gutwrench suplex. Heights brings Wentz into his corner and Dempsey tags in. Dempsey hits a gutwrench of his own and gets a lock in on the arm of Wentz. He strikes Wentz down and then clears the corner of The Rascalz.
Dempsey taking his eye off of Wentz, though, allowed Wentz to get to the corner and Trey Miguel was able to get the tag. With Heights getting the referee’s attention, Borne flings Trey off of the top rope, allowing Dempsey to get the advantage. Heights is tagged in and hits a huge clothesline on Trey.
Heights continues to use his power on Miguel until he tags in Borne. They hit a big tag team move and Borne works over Miguel’s back and midsection. He works Trey over in the corner and tries to chase him into the opposite corner. Trey fights him off. Trey runs at Borne, but gets flung into the corner and ropes. Borne grabs him and brings in Heights.
Heights hits a suplex and grabs a headlock on Trey. The crowd is trying to give Trey the energy needed for a tag. Heights hits some close up clotheslines and then Trey is able to duck one and get a much needed tag to Wes Lee.
Lee comes in and is taking out all the members of the No Quarter Catch Crew. He hits Dempsey in the corner with a series of strikes and then drags him down with a DDT for a two count. Heights drags Wentz off of the apron and jumps into the ring. Lee is now getting triple teamed. Lee is trying to fight it off, but the numbers are too much for him. Somehow, though, Lee is able to pick one man off at a time to get the tag.
Trey and Wentz come in and take out Heights. Dempsey isolates Trey and hits a Dragon Suplex, but Lee breaks up the pin with a splash. The No Quarter Catch Crew are on the outside. Lee tries to dive, but is stopped. Wentz tries to dive, but is caught. Lee dives again and takes out everyone.
Trey Miguel is alone in the ring until Dempsey joins him. A moonsault is tried, but Dempsey grabs a nasty cravat. Lee breaks it up. Heights launches Lee and then grabs a choke on Wentz. Borne is protecting Dempsey’s submission on Lee, but Heights is thrown into Dempsey by Wentz to break it up.
Heights finds himself in the corner of The Rascalz. He receives a series of strikes and receives the Soup Kitchen. Trey Miguel dives on Dempsey and Borne as Lee and Wentz hit the Hot Fire Flame for the win!
Winners: The Rascalz
The Don West “You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me!” Trending Topics of the Week:
5) Steve Maclin, Jake Something, and Mance Warner will battle nZo, Zilla Fatu, and Josh Bishop at Slammiversary.
4) The System will team with Matt Cardona to take on DarkState at Slammiversary.
3) TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich will face NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne in a Title vs. Title Match.
2) Trick Williams, Joe Hendry, and Mike Santana teamed up on NXT to take on DarkState.
1) Trick Williams and Frankie Kazarian faced Joe Hendry and Mike Santana on last night’s iMPACT!
Around the Ring with Gia Miller
This week’s guest on Around the Ring is Harley Hudson. Gia Miller loves having Hudson in the TNA locker room and loves how much Hudson wears pink. Hudson is a big SpongeBob fan and her favorite character is Plankton. Miller likes Sandy. Miller loves SpongeBob quotes and Hudson likes the memes. Hudson watched a lot of the Disney Channel growing up - Hannah Montana and Drake and Josh. SpongeBob has stuck around for her in terms of fandom. Hudson loves to watch the same things over and over again. She loves Breaking Bad and Miller gets goosebumps because she loves Breaking Bad, too. In fact, Miller named her birthmarks “Walter” and “Jesse.” Hudson and Miller go back to talking about SpongeBob and their favorite episodes.
In Case You Missed It
Trick Williams and Frankie Kazarian vs. Joe Hendry and Mike Santana from last night’s iMPACT! is shown. Here is my write up from last night’s report:
TNA World Champion/NXT’s Trick Williams and Frankie Kazarian vs. Joe Hendry and Mike Santana
Mike Santana and Joe Hendry jaw at each other a little bit as they decide who will start the match. Trick Williams decides for them as he attacks them from behind and then works Hendry over in the corner. Williams tags in Kazarian as the show goes to a break. Back from the break, Kazarian and Santana exchange strikes until Santana hits a flurry of strikes and chop. Santana is sent to the corner, but rebounds out with a clothesline. Santana lifts up Kazarian, but Frankie slips out. Santana hits a Rolling Buck Fifty for a two count.
Santana lifts up Kazarian again, but Frankie slips out. Santana goes for an enzuigiri, but Kazarian ducks. Santana lifts him up for a Death Valley Driver, but Kazarian slips into a sleeper. Kazarian rakes his eyes and sends Santana to the ropes. Williams hits Santana to distract him. Santana knocks Williams off of the apron, but the distraction allows Kazarian to hit a backstabber and then a basement clothesline. Kazarian hits a springboard leg drop and tags in Williams.
Williams goes for the Three Amigos on Santana, but Santana slips out of the third and chops Williams. Santana hits the ropes, but eats a big boot from Williams. Williams lifts up Santana and hits a sit out Death Valley Driver for a two count. Williams locks on a front facelock, but Santana fights out of it. Williams clubs down on Santana’s back to cut him off and then tags in Kazarian. Kazarian stands on Santana’s back with him laying over the middle rope until the referee breaks it up. Kazarian sends Santana to the ropes, but Santana gets a two count on a quick roll up. Kazarian clothesline Santana and tags in Williams.
Williams strikes Santana and tags in Kazarian. Kazarian and Williams club down on Santana and send him to the ropes. Santana ducks under their attack and hits a springboard moonsault. Hendry tags in and comes in hot. He knocks down Kazarian and Williams and hits a cutter on Kazarian. Hendry clotheslines Williams to the floor and catches a Kazarian crossbody attempt. Hendry hits a fallaway slam. Williams slides into the ring and tries a crossbody, but Hendry rolls through it and stands up. Hendry hits a fallaway slam and then gets in Santana’s face before spinning around and setting up for the Standing Ovation. Sananta tags himself in and hits Kazarian with Spin the Block for the win!
Winners: Mike Santana and Joe Hendry
Mike Santana and Joe Hendry have words for each other. Trick Williams joins them and holds up the TNA World Championship as all three men stare each other down.
Tom Hannifan and Gia Miller are on commentary for the main event.
Dani Luna vs. Rosemary
Rosemary charges at Dani Luna and gets behind her. Luna shoves Rosemary off. Rosemary gets behind Luna again and pulls her back by the hair. Luna reverses an Irish Whip and hits an exploder. Luna charges at Rosemary in the corner and hits a running strike. Luna lifts up Rosemary and dumps her down. Luna hits a running low clothesline for a two count. Luna clubs down on Rosemary and then lifts up Rosemary. Rosemary claws at Luna’s face to get out of the move. Rosemary chop blocks Luna and then rains down punches on Luna’s leg. Rosemary kicks at Luna’s leg. Luna tries to fight back, but Rosemary catches her leg and hits a dragon screw.
Rosemary hits the ropes and hits a low clothesline with Luna seated against the ropes. Rosemary stretches Luna’s leg around the ropes until the referee breaks it up. Luna starts to fight back, but Rosemary clubs down on her. Rosemary stomps on Luna and grabs her legs. Luna kicks at Rosemary, but eats a kick to the leg. Rosemary tries to tie up Luna, but Dani rolls out of it and hits a low sick kick variation. Both women are slow to get up, but when they do, Luna chops Rosemary in the corner. Luna hits another chop in the corner. Luna ducks a clothesline and hits two of her own.
Luna tries to lift up Rosemary, but her leg gives out. Luna ducks Rosemary and is able to hit a powerbomb for a two count. Rosemary grabs at Luna’s leg, but Luna strikes out of it. They exchange strikes until Luna hits a series of forearms. Rosemary kicks at Luna’s leg, but Luna lifts her up. Rosemary slips out and hits a spear for a two count. Rosemary butterflies Luna’s arms, but Luna hits a back body drop. Luna lifts up Rosemary and hits the Luna Landing for the win!
Winner: Dani Luna
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