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Welcome to PWInsider.com’s TNA iMPACT! coverage for March 27, 2025! Scheduled for tonight's episode is the following:
*What is next for TNA World Champion Joe Hendry?
*Nic Nemeth vs. Leon Slater
*TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich vs. NXT’s Jacy Jayne
*Chavo Guerrero Jr. and The Aztec Warriors vs. Frankie Kazarian and First Class
*TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions Ash and Heather by Elegance vs. NXT’s Gigi Dolin and Tatum Paxley
*Eric Young vs. Ace Austin
This week’s episode starts off with a recap of last week’s iMPACT! - Mustafa Ali not finishing his match against Mike Santana, The Nemeths explaining their actions at TNA Sacrifice, and Joe Hendry teaming with Elijah to pick up a win against The System in the main event.
Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt are on commentary and they welcome everyone to El Paso, Texas.
The Personal Concierge is in the ring and isn’t happy how the Celebration by Elegance went down last week. There were too many interruptions and Ash didn’t get to blow out her candles. Therefore, The Personal Concierge has another cake and he wants Ash to have another chance to make her wish. He introduces Ash and Heather by Elegance and they make their way to the ring.
Arianna Grace joins the commentary table for the opening match.
TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions Ash and Heather by Elegance with The Personal Concierge vs. NXT’s Gigi Dolin and Tatum Paxley (Non-Title Match)
As announced last week by Santino Marella, Lash Legend, Jakara Jackson, and Spitfire are banned from ringside for this match.
Gigi Dolin and Ash start things off with some smack talk. Ash takes a swing at Dolin, but Dolin ducks and gets the best of Ash - dropping her to the mat. Dolin avoids some running strikes and hits a standing STO. Tatum Paxley tags in and she double teams Ash with Dolin - Doling hits a dropkick and then Paxley holds Ash so that Dolin can hit a basement dropkick. Ash is able to shake off the double team and work Paxley over in the corner. Heather tags in.
Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson are shown in the back watching the match on a television.
Paxley gets ahold of Heather and stretches her. Paxley tags in Dolin, who whips Paxley into Heather in the corner. Dolin hits a Bronco Buster for a two count. Dolin grabs Heather and hits some Kawada-like kicks. Dolin goes for a running dropkick, but Heather moves. The Personal Concierge checks on Heather, which distracts the referee. Ash comes into the ring and levels Dolin. Heather “recovers” and tags in Ash, who works Dolin over in the corner.
Heather tags back in and hits Dolin with some strikes in the corner. Dolin is able to knock Ash off of the apron and fights off Heather. Paxley tags in and comes in hot. She drops both members of The Elegance Brand and then hits a running strike on both of them in the corner. She hits a Butterfly Suplex on Ash for a two count. Paxley climbs to the top rope as Heather pulls Gigi off of the apron. The referee gets distracted by Heather and Gigi, allowing The Personal Concierge to knock Paxley off of the top rope. Ash climbs to the top rope and hits Rarified Air on Paxley for the win!
Winners: Heather and Ash by Elegance
After the match, Heather and Ash by Elegance are presented with their cake. The candles are lit and a wish is about to be made…until Gigi Dolin and Tatum Paxley creep up on The Elegance Brand from behind. They slam Heather and Ash together and then slam Ash’s face into the cake.
In the back, The Personal Concierge is apologizing to Ash by Elegance. Ash is super upset about getting her face pushed into the cake and not being able to make her wish. She’s going on vacation and leaving The Personal Concierge and Heather behind. She puts them in control of The Elegance Brand.
Chavo Guerrero Jr. and The Aztec Warriors vs. Frankie Kazarian and First Class
Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Frankie Kazarian meet in the center of the ring to start things off. Kazarian tries to throw a punch, but Guerrero blocks it and gets in some shots of his own. Guerrero hits a flying headscissors. Guerrero grabs an arm, but Kazarian fights it off and tags in KC Navarro. Navarro is whipped into the corner and blocks a running attack with a back elbow. Navarro celebrates, but then eats a dropkick. Laredo tags in.
Laredo dodges Navarro’s strikes and hits a headscissors. Laredo then plants Navarro onto the mat face first. Navarro rolls to the outside as the show goes to commercial.
Back from commercial, Octagon Jr. is working Navarro over in the corner. Octagon climbs to the second rope and hits a front headscissors on Navarro. Octagon continues to use his quickness to hit a spinning headscissors. Octagon goes to hit the ropes, but AJ Francis gets in the way, stopping Octagon’s progress. The referee checks on Octagon, allowing Francis to throw Octagon to the outside. Navarro hits a dive, tagging Francis in the process.
Octagon gets into the ring and Francis chops him hard in the corner. Francis then whips Octagon into the corner. Octagon tries to fight back, but ends up eating a splash in the corner. Francis whips Octagon to the opposite corner and knocks Guerrero and Laredo off of the apron. Francis tosses Octagon into the corner. Laredo runs in and leaps onto Francis. Francis puts Laredo on his shoulders and then catches Octagon’s crossbody attempt. Francis hits Wasteland. He makes the cover, but Guerrero breaks it up.
Francis sends Octagon into the corner and hits Tennessee Whiskey, tagging Navarro in the process. Navarro gets a two count and then locks on a choke on Octagon. Navarro gets another two count and slaps on a chinlock. Octagon fights out, but eats a superkick. They both hit the ropes and hit a flying strike on each other. Both men are slow to get up. Laredo tags in. Kazarian tags in. Laredo hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, but then eats a spinning kick and clothesline. Navarro tags in and tries to double team Laredo with Kazarian. Laredo fights it off, though, and tags in Guerrero.
Guerrero comes in hot. He hits a Saito Suplex on Navarro and then ducks Francis’ attack. Francis sends himself over the top rope after Guerrero ducks his attack. Guerrero hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker on Navarro. He follows that up with the Three Amigos. Kazarian interrupts the suplexes, but ends up taking the Three Amigos. Francis breaks up the suplexes and lifts Guerrero up for a delayed suplex. Guerrero knees out of the suplex and hits the Three Amigos on Francis. Francis rolls to the outside and The Aztec Warriors climb to the top rope. They hit a dive on Francis. Navarro sneaks into the ring and rolls up Guerrero. Guerrero kicks out and slaps on the Gory Special. He then hits the Gory Bomb and climbs to the top rope. Guerrero hits the Frog Splash for the win!
Winners: Chavo Guerrero Jr. and The Aztec Warriors
A Rosemary video airs where she talks about seeing Xia Brookside’s fire. She wonders what Brookside could accomplish if she were to just let go. Rosemary wants Brookside to embrace the shadows.
Santino Marella is sitting down with Sami Callihan, Mance Warner, Steph De Lander, and security. Warner and Callihan are in handcuffs so that no one leaves this meeting in a “death bag.” Marella wants to know what can be done to bring the chaos between the two men to the end. Callihan says that Warner doesn’t belong in TNA. Warner says that he’s done everything he’s claimed he would do.
Callihan says that Warner isn’t honorable and that Warner and De Lander are not the TNA Digital Media Champions. Warner says that possession is 9/10 of the law. Marella requests that Callihan and Warner stop their issues. Callihan says that he’s going to send Warner and his skank girlfriend out in a body bag. De Lander throws water in Callihan’s face. Security checks on Callihan as Warner and De Lander express their love for each other.
TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich vs. NXT’s Jacy Jayne (Non-Title Match)
As announced last week by Santino Marella, Tessa Blanchard is banned from ringside for this match.
They circle and lock up. They jockey for position against the ropes and then continue the lock up battle in the center of the ring. Masha Slamovich takes Jacy Jayne down, but the lock up isn’t broken. They get back to their feet and Jayne grabs Slamovich’s hair. Jayne drags Slamovich down by the hair and then taunts Slamovich. Slamovich takes out Jayne’s knee and then hits a running strike. Jayne rolls to the outside.
Slamovich hits a twisting dive and lands hard on Jayne. Slamovich picks Jayne up, but eats a big right hand by Jayne. Slamovich shakes it off and sends Jayne back into the ring. Slamovich climbs to the top rope, but Jayne rolls to the outside. Slamovich goes for another dive, but Jayne reads it and hits Slamovich with a right hand. Jayne climbs to the apron and hits a big penalty kick on Slamovich.
Jayne sends Slamovich back into the ring and clubs down on her back. Jayne works Slamovich over in the corner, forcing the referee to break it up. Jayne goes back to the corner attack, making the referee break it up again. Jayne then hits a cannonball for a two count. Jayne kicks at Slamovich, but Slamovich fights back and tries to hit Requiem. Jayne fights out of it. Slamovich tries a sunset flip, but Jayne rolls through and kicks Slamovich.
Jayne rains down punches on Slamovich and then hits a running kick. Jayne chokes Slamovich on the middle rope until the referee breaks it up. Jayne kicks Slamovich and then slaps on a chinlock, digging her knee into Slamovich’s back. Slamovich fights out of it, but eats some kicks in the corner. Jayne runs at Slamovich, but eats a boot. Slamovich kicks Jayne off of her and then hits a running kick in the corner. Slamovich hits a rolling kick for a two count.
Slamovich goes for Requiem, but Jayne blocks it. Jayne wiggles out of a backslide and hits a running knee for a two count. Jayne sets up for a discus punch, but Slamovich ducks it. They exchange strikes in the center of the ring until Slamovich hits a flurry of strikes. Jayne ducks a kick and hits a couple of her own, plus an enzuigiri. Jayne hits a pump kick that sends Slamovich to the outside.
Jayne goes for a penalty kick off of the apron, but Slamovich catches her and lifts Jayne up in an electric chair position. She drops Jayne onto the apron. Slamovich rolls Jayne into the ring and hits a running knee strike for a two count. Jayne blocks another Requiem attempt and hits a neckbreaker. Jayne misses a senton, allowing Slamovich to hit a spinning heel kick. Slamovich hits the Snow Plow for the win!
Winner: Masha Slamovich
As Masha Slamovich celebrates her win, Tessa Blanchard runs to the ring and attacks Slamovich from behind. She beats on Slamovich a bit and then picks up the TNA Knockouts World Title. Xia Brookside and Lei Ying Lee hit the ring to chase off Tessa Blanchard.
A Mike Santana video airs. As Santana walks the streets of New York and takes the subway, Mustafa Ali’s words about him are heard. Flashes of Ali’s actions against Santana are shown. Santana sees posters for Ali on a building. He tears them down and says a prayer - asking to be granted serenity for the things he cannot change.
Eric Young with The Northern Armory vs. Ace Austin
They circle and lock up. Eric Young is quick to grab an arm and crank it. Ace Austin rolls out of it, but eats a punch from Young. Young calls for the camera to come over to him and says, “Maclin, this is what trust looks like.” Young then turns his back on Austin. Austin rushes towards Young, but The Northern Armory slides into the ring. Austin stops in his tracks as the referee gets rid of The Northern Armory. This allows Young to hit a cheap shot on Austin.
Young then works over Austin a bit, but Austin fights out of it and rolls Young up for a two count. Austin hits a dropkick and then hits a rolling toe hold. Austin drives Young’s face into the mat for a two count. Austin and Young trade punches in the center of the ring until Austin hits a spinning kick. He goes for a belly-to-back suplex, but Young blocks it. Austin hits a big forearm, but eats a spinebuster. Young gets a two count.
Young chokes Austin on the middle rope until the referee breaks it up. Young distracts the referee, which allows Travis Williams to take a shot at Austin. Young gets a two count. Young stretches Austin’s neck and then sends him into the corner. Young rushes in, but eats a kick. Young then eats a back elbow, but is able to hit an inverted atomic drop. Austin fights it off and hits a flurry of strikes and a Side Russian Leg Sweep. Austin hits Click Click Boom and a leaping clothesline in the corner. Austin hits a series of short clotheslines in the corner.
Austin hits a rope assisted spinning kick for a two count. Austin hits a big punch in the corner and lifts Young to the top turnbuckle. Austin follows him up, but Young bites Austin’s head. Austin falls to the mat and Young hits an elbow drop from the top rope for a two count. Young goes for a piledriver, but Austin turns it into a roll up for a two count. Austin stomps down on Young’s head and sets up for The Fold. Williams distracts the referee and Judas Icarus gets up on the apron. Austin knocks Icarus off of the apron. He then hits a dive on Williams. Austin dodges Icarus again and goes for the rope assisted spinning kick again on Young. Young ducks it and sends Austin into the corner shoulder first. Austin hits his shoulder on the ringpost between the turnbuckles. Young hits a piledriver for the win!
Winner: Eric Young
Joe Hendry makes his way to the ring. Everyone wants to know what is next for the TNA World Championship. Hendry has made it clear - he’ll put the title on the line against anyone from any company. Whoever wants a shot just has to let Santino Marella know. Elijah’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring.
Elijah says that he is not Hendry’s next challenger. He is like everyone else - he believes in Joe Hendry. Elijah has heard the skepticism, though. People think that Elijah is going to turn on Hendry, but he’s not going to do so. Hendry has a friend in Elijah - they’ve become friends. Elijah knows that Hendry’s favorite color is blue and that he loves classic movies. Elijah wants to prove himself with a song. Elijah sings “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” with the crowd singing along.
Frankie Kazarian interrupts the song. He’s had enough of the Hall and Oates nonsense. He knows Hall hates Oates and Kazarian hates both Hendry and Elijah. Kazarian has a guitar of his own and says that real men play the bass guitar. It’s time for a concert from the King of TNA! Kazarian slaps the bass a bit to the tune of “La Cucaracha.” He then sings a song about the rotten town of El Paso. It covers what he’s seen in the town - fat ugly girls stuffing their faces with huevos rancheros and cupcakes.
Hendry wants to know what the audience thinks of Kazarian’s performance. Hendry appreciates Kazarian expressing himself musically, but it’s time for him to disappear. Kazarian says that Hendry is deflecting. He knows that Hendry and Elijah hate each other and calls for them to beat each other up. When they do, Kazarian is going to call his shot and claim the TNA World Title.
Hendry and Elijah interrupt Kazarian with punches. Elijah lifts up Kazarian, but Kazarian wiggles out. He pushes Elijah at Hendry, but Elijah is able to stop himself before hitting Hendry. Kazarian slips out of the ring. Hendry feels bad for not giving the audience the duet they wanted. He has Elijah play “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” as the crowd sings along.
Announced for next week’s TNA iMPACT!:
*Tessa Blanchard, NXT’s Jacy Jayne, and a Mystery Partner vs. TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich, Xia Brookside, and Lei Ying Lee
*Frankie Kazarian vs. Elijah
*The Hardys will make an appearance
*Steve Maclin will be in action
*Santino Marella has a groundbreaking announcement
Nic Nemeth with Ryan Nemeth vs. Leon Slater
They circle and Nic Nemeth is quick to pick Leon Slater’s leg for a one count. Slater tries for a test of strength, but Nemeth wrestles Slater down to the mat for another pin attempt. They lock up and Nemeth is quick to grab an arm and crank it. Slater rolls out of it and is able to crank Nemeth’s arm. Slater transitions to a front face lock, but Nemeth counters with an arm bar. Slater hits the ropes and hits a tackle. Slater pushes Nemeth down again, but Nemeth takes a shot at Slater’s knee and pokes him in the eye. Nemeth scrapes Slater’s head over the top rope.
Nemeth ducks a kick, but gets hit on the rebound kick. Slater hits a handspring back elbow and Nemeth rolls to the outside. Slater goes for a dive, but Nemeth reads it. Slater resets and hits a dive onto Nemeth over the ringpost as the show goes to commercial.
Back from the break, Slater hits Nemeth with a running kick. Slater hits a twisting suplex for a two count. Nemeth starts to fight back, but Slater drops him with a punch. Slater goes for a belly-to-back suplex, but Nemeth wiggles out and kicks Slater in the midsection. Slater catches Nemeth and hits a spinning slam for a two count.
Slater climbs to the top rope, but Nemeth rolls out of the ring. Slater goes for a dive, but Nemeth slides back into the ring and catches Slater’s kick. Nemeth hits a Fame-Asser for a two count. Nemeth slaps at Slater a few times until Slater fires up. Nemeth kicks Slater, but Slater responds with a kick. Slater goes for a springboard move, but Nemeth catches him in a sleeper. Slater rolls over and gets a two count.
Nemeth ducks a leg lariat and hits a DDT for a two count. Nemeth lifts Slater to the top turnbuckle. Nemeth joins him at the top, but Slater fights back. Nemeth is punched off by Slater and falls to the mat. Nemeth is able to shake it off and hits Slater off of the top rope. Slater gets caught on the top turnbuckle. Nemeth climbs up to join Slater and hits a superplex.
Both men are slow to get up. Nemeth gets up first and tunes up the band, but Slater emerges with a kick of his own. Slater hits Twist of Slate and climbs to the top rope. Slater goes for the Swanton 450, but Nemeth gets his knees up. Nemeth gets a two count. Slater recovers with a roll up for a two count. Nemeth gets in a shot to Slater’s head and goes for Danger Zone, but Slater holds onto the ropes. Ryan Nemeth grabs at Slater’s leg, distracting him long enough to allow Nic to hit Danger Zone for the win!
Winner: Nic Nemeth
After the match, Ryan Nemeth kicks at Leon Slater. Just as Nic Nemeth is about to join him, The Hardys’ music hits. They come to the ring and The Nemeths leave the ring quickly and head up the ramp. Matt Hardy grabs a microphone and takes umbrage with The Nemeths calling themselves the best brother tag team. Matt says that The Hardys are not cleared to wrestle yet, but they will be by Rebellion. So - how about they wrestle at Rebellion and The Hardys can DELETE The Nemeths?
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The System segment from YouTube -
The System heads to the ring. Alisha Edwards tries to hand Moose the microphone, but Eddie Edwards grabs it. The System members are confused. Eddie is sick and tired of what The System has become. This isn’t what he signed up for. What is going on with The System? They were bonded by greatness and all of them had championships.
Eddie talks about TNA Sacrifice and the 10-Man Tag Team Cage Match. He was in the match first and worked the hardest. The System lost, but Eddie didn’t take the fall - JDC did. Last week, The System lost a tag team match against Joe Hendry and Elijah. Eddie didn’t get pinned, though - Brian Myers was pinned.
Eddie then focuses on Moose. Moose is still the TNA X-Division Champion, but what happened against Oba Femi? Moose cracked under the pressure and dropped the ball. Eddie says that Moose has gotten too comfortable and complacent. It’s time to refocus and push himself. Eddie says that The System can talk like this because they are family.
Eddie knows two of Moose’s biggest fears - heights and losing. It’s time for The System to face their fears as a family. Therefore, he talked to Santino Marella. It’s time for Moose to face his fear. At Rebellion, Moose will defend the TNA X-Division Champion in the return of Ultimate X. The System can’t believe it, but Eddie wants to see if Moose can handle the pressure. Eddie wants Moose to prove himself worthy of wearing The System ring. Mediocrity will no longer be tolerated within The System - and that goes for all of them, including Alisha. If they don’t like it, then next week, they’ll have the first System public firing where they can hand in their rings. Eddie Edwards leaves the rings as the rest of The System members are left to talk through their confusion and frustration.
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