This week’s TNA Impact was held at the CAA Centre in Brampton, Canada.
The Rascalz (Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz) def. Laredo (Octagon Jr. was injured ahead of the match), First Class (AJ Francis and KC Navarro), and The System (Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards) to earn a TNA World Tag Team Championship match at Against All Odds
Alisha Edwards quickly got involved to support The System but she was ejected from ringside by the referee. Laredo went off the top-rope and took The System out at ringside. The Rascalz then also dived out to ringside into First Class. Francis tried to pin Navarro (his own partner) with the Fingerpoke of Doom. Laredo countered a Down Payment into a tornado DDT. Laredo then took out the field with a corkscrew off the top. Francis connected with a Down Payment on Laredo but Miguel made the tag in. Miguel then picked up the win by pinning Laredo.
Squish’s rating: 7/10
Mustafa Ali def. Raj Singh
As soon as the bell rang, Ali went on the attack. Singh managed to hit a clothesline to gain a temporary advantage. John Skyler got onto the apron for a distraction while Tasha Steelz saved Ali from a running dropkick. Ali took advantage and got the win with a top-rope 450.
Squish’s rating: 5/10
Lei Ying Lee def. TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champion Ash by Elegance
Early on, Ash faked an injury to lure Lee into the corner. However, 10 repeated strikes gave Lee the advantage. She then got a near fall off an Exploder suplex. Ash retaliated with some running double knees to get a near fall too. Lee got fired up from this and hit Thunderstruck and an airplane spin to get the win.
Squish’s rating: 6/10
TNA World Champion Trick Williams made the sad announcement that he was not in the building for this show despite being advertised to be. He promised to show up only when and where he pleases to defend the title. We know he is scheduled to defend the title against Mike Santana on the June 3rd episode of WWE NXT. The winner of that match will go to the Against All Odds PLE on June 6th to defend the title against Elijah.
Mance Warner def. Bryce Hansen
A dominant win for Warner off a Hit the Pay Window.
Squish’s rating: Squash match (not rated)
Victoria Crawford and NXT’s Robert Stone def. Santino Marella and NXT’s Arianna Grace
Due to Tessa Blanchard not being medically cleared to wrestle, she was replaced by Crawford. Stone also made the announcement of Alisha Edwards as the special guest enforcer. Finally, the match was set to be contested under a 10-minute time limit with Marella’s Cobra being banned from usage. Blanchard showed up to try and get involved but was ejected from ringside. Stone distracted the referee, which allowed Crawford to throw Grace off the top-rope. Grace hit Crawford with a back suplex to allow her to tag in Marella. Marella’s offence sped up the match’s pace. Grace hit Crawford with a top-rope crossbody but Stone stopped the referee from making the count. Stone pushed the referee into Marella at ringside. Meanwhile, Crawford took out Grace with the Axe Kick. Stone pinned Grace while Alisha counted the pin.
Squish’s rating: 5/10
The Personal Concierge and TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champion Heather by Elegance introduced Maggie Lee, who has received a makeover and is now M by Elegance. Harley Hudson and Myla Grace confronted the pair after the Concierge interrupted their sit-down interview earlier in the show. To make an impact, as Hudson said they wanted to, they threw champagne in M’s face.
Steve Maclin (c) def. Matt Cardona to retain the TNA International Championship
Tommy Dreamer was seen giving Maclin a pep talk ahead of the match. Cardona threw Maclin into the steel steps. He attempted a Piledriver on the ramp but Maclin reversed it into a back body drop. Cardona took control back in the ring and targeted Maclin’s recent skull fracture. Maclin then took advantage with an Olympic Slam and a clothesline. Cardona hit back with not one but two Reboots. A third was attempted but Maclin reversed it into a Jar-Headbutt, which nearly bagged Maclin the win. Cardona went low and followed up with an Unprettier. Cardona went to use the title as a weapon before the referee intercepted him but Cardona hit Maclin with Radio Silence for a near fall. Maclin followed up with a mid-air powerbomb and Caught in the Crosshairs. Finally, Maclin hit the KIA to retain the title.
Squish’s rating: 6/10
Next week on TNA Impact:
- Joe Hendry’s first appearance since NXT Battleground
- M by Elegance and TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champion Heather by Elegance vs. Harley Hudson and Myla Grace
- Monster’s Ball match: Rosemary vs. Xia Brookside
- Moose (c) vs. Eric Young for the TNA X-Division Championship
- Frankie Kazarian and TNA World Tag Team Champions The Nemeths (Nic Nemeth and Ryan Nemeth) vs. Leon Slater, Matt Hardy and Mike Santana
Coming up at TNA Against All Odds 2025:
- Elijah challenges for the TNA World Championship (The champion will either be Trick Williams or Mike Santana, depending on who wins on the June 3rd episode of WWE NXT)
- Masha Slamovich (c) vs. Lei Ying Lee for the TNA Knockouts World Championship
- The Nemeths (Nic Nemeth and Ryan Nemeth) (c) vs. The Rascalz (Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz) for the TNA World Tag Team Championship
- Frankie Kazarian vs. Joe Hendry
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