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Welcome to PWInsider.com’s TNA Xplosion coverage for June 20, 2025! This episode will also air on YouTube on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, if you can’t catch it on TNA+.
Tom Hannifan and Gia Miller are on commentary for the opening match.
The Northern Armory with Eric Young vs. Jake Painter and TW3
TW3 and Travis Williams start things off with a lock up. Williams goes behind with a waistlock and sends TW3 to the mat. Williams tries to stomp down on TW3, but TW3 moves out of the way. They lock up again and Williams grabs an arm. TW3 reverses and tags in Jake Painter. Williams gains control of Painter and tags in Judas Icarus. Icarus lays in some hard chops, which Painter returns. Painter grabs a side headlock, but is sent to the ropes. Painter avoids Icarus and hits a basement clothesline. Painter goes for a belly-to-back suplex, but Williams makes a blind tag and chop blocks Painter. Icarus hits a big Superman forearm and Williams gets a two count.
Williams chops Painter and tags in Icarus. Williams hits a running knee to the gut and Icarus tackles Painter for a two count. On the outside, Eric Young threatens a fan. Williams tags back in and cuts off a Painter comeback. Williams grabs a chinlock and tags in Icarus. Icarus holds Painter so that Williams can dropkick him. Icarus gets a two count. Young gets on the apron and threatens the referee. Young then threatens the fans again.
Icarus grabs a chinlock, but Painter fights out of it. Icarus charges at Painter in the corner, but is lifted to the apron. Icarus hits Painter and climbs to the top rope. Icarus leaps at Painter, but is caught. Painter hits a backbreaker and tags in TW3. Williams tags in, as well. TW3 comes in hot and hits a series of running strikes on Williams. Williams charges TW3 in the corner, but eats a knee. TW3 climbs to the top rope and hits a flying crossbody on Williams for a two count.
Williams sends TW3 to the ropes and Icarus hits him in the back. Painter complains to the referee, which allows The Northern Armory to double team TW3. Icarus wipes out Painter from the apron. Williams and Icarus hit a double dropkick in the corner on TW3. Williams holds TW3 so that Icarus can dropkick him for the win!
Winners: The Northern Armory
A match from the vault is shown: Joseph Park vs. Bully Ray from Slammiversary 2012.
The Don West “You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me!” Trending Topics of the Week:
5) Moose will defend the TNA X-Division Championship against Leon Slater at Slammiversary.
4) Tickets are on sale for the shows in Kingston, Rhode Island on July 24-25.
3) TNA+ now has a free tier.
2) Elijah, Josh Briggs, and Yoshiki Inamura battled Trick Williams, AJ Francis, and Wes Lee on NXT. Josh Briggs will take on Trick Williams for the TNA World Championship on Tuesday on NXT.
1) The Champions Challenge Match returned on last night’s iMPACT!
Around the Ring with Gia Miller
This week’s guest on Around the Ring is Robert Stone. Stone is a Triple OG to TNA…or at least Robbie E is. Stone apologizes for his spray tan smell. Miller has heard a lot of good things about Stone. Stone looks back on 2010 and how he has changed a lot in 15 years, but some people in TNA are still around. Miller says that TNA always has a family atmosphere despite facing changes from time-to-time. Stone has been having fun in TNA and doesn’t want to leave. When Stone isn’t wrestling, he’s hanging out with his kids. Stone also owns a bunch of pilates gyms. He has a dog and loves taking part in his kids’ school activities. Stone’s kids are into everything - sports, chess club, hip hop dancing. Miller’s mom wanted her to be well-rounded, as well, which has helped her a lot in wrestling. Stone didn’t have that when he was younger and it took him a long time to be comfortable in front of a crowd. Miller hopes to have Stone’s kids on Around the Ring one day.
In Case You Missed It
The Champions Challenge from last night’s iMPACT! is shown. Here is my write up from last night’s report:
Nic Nemeth and Elijah start things off. Nic ducks a lock up and goes behind with a waistlock. Elijah shakes Nic off and sends him to the mat. Nic ducks another lock up and grabs an arm. Nic cranks it, but Elijah uses the ropes to flip into a reversal. Elijah keeps hold of Nic’s arm, but Nic works out of it and hits a dropkick. Nic grabs a side headlock, but is sent to the ropes. Nic slides out of Elijah’s grasp. Elijah hits the ropes and hits a tackle. Elijah grabs Nic’s arm and climbs the ropes. Elijah hits Walk with Elijah with a double knees finish. Zachary Wentz tags in. Nic tags in Steve Maclin.
Maclin stares down Nic, but enters the ring. Maclin and Wentz shake hands and lock up. Maclin grabs an arm, but Wentz reverses with an arm drag. Maclin regains arm control, but Wentz flips out of it. Wentz avoids Maclin and Trey Miguel tags in. The Rascalz roll out of Maclin’s way and then they have a standoff with him. Maclin reaches for a tag, but the champions all refuse. Maclin chops Ryan Nemeth to tag him in. Maclin drags Ryan into the ring, which allows Miguel to gain control. Miguel hits a dropkick and tags in Wentz.
The Rascalz hit a double back elbow. They then split Ryan’s legs and crank them. The Rascalz then hit the Motor City Machine Guns double team move. Wentz hits a handspring flying knee on Ryan. Trick Williams tags in and shoves Wentz. Wentz rolls through and hits a series of kicks. Miguel comes in and The Rascalz double team Williams. Williams goes to the floor. Moose comes in and is sent to the floor. The Rascalz hit a double moonsault on Williams and Moose. Williams is sent back into the ring and Miguel climbs to the top rope. Nic crotches Miguel. Moose tags in and hits a spear on Miguel. Elijah and Slater make the save on the pin attempt as the show goes to a break.
Back from the break, Slater and Moose tag in and Slater quickly sends Moose to the corner. Slater hits a splash, but is sent across the ring. Slater blocks a charging attack from Moose and turns Go to Hell into a headscissors. Slater hits Moose with a leg lariat and then fights off Nic. Slater hits a handspring back elbow on Ryan. Slater charges at Moose, but Moose drops Slater on the top rope throat-first. Maclin refuses to tag Moose, so Williams does.
Williams drops Slater and then tags in Maclin. Ryan tags himself in before Maclin can do anything and drags Slater to the corner. Nic tags in and works Slater over in the corner. Nic distracts the referee so that the champions can work over Slater. Ryan tags back in and stomps down on Slater. Ryan rains down elbows on Slater and then tags in Moose. Moose tries to hit a suplex, but Slater blocks the attempt. Moose hits a chop and goes for a suplex again. Slater blocks it and hits a suplex of his own. Moose cuts off Slater’s attempt at a tag, but Slater fights him off and tags in Joe Hendry. But no! - the referee was distracted by The Nemeths.
Nic tags in and works over Slater in the corner. Moose tags back in and snapmares Slater. Moose grabs a chinlock, but Slater fights out of it. Moose ducks a clothesline and hits a uranage. Moose sets up for a spear, but Slater turns it into a roll up. Moose kicks out, but Slater rolls him up again for a two count. Moose shakes it off and hits a clothesline. Moose goes for a powerbomb, but Slater counters it with a DDT.
Maclin and Ryan start pushing each other on the apron. Nic tugs Maclin to the floor and superkicks him. Nic tags in and Slater makes it to his corner to tag in Joe Hendry.
Hendry comes in hot and clotheslines Nic. Hendry hits a fallaway slam and kips up. Hendry clotheslines Ryan and hits a fallaway slam on him, as well. Hendry kips up and spins around to come eye-to-eye with Williams. Hendry hits Williams with some uppercuts, but Williams cuts him off. Williams hits the ropes and Hendry catches him. Hendry hits a fallaway slam on Williams and kips up.
Hendry goes for the Standing Ovation on Nic, but Ryan breaks it up. Ryan tags in and The Nemeths tries to double team Hendry. Hendry ducks their attack and hits a double clothesline. Elijah tags in and goes after Ryan. Elijah hits a donkey kick on Ryan and then chops him in the corner. Elijah whips Ryan across the ring and charges in. Ryan gets a boot up and goes to the second rope. Ryan leaps at Elijah, but Elijah catches him with a knee in mid-air. Williams breaks up the pin and sends Elijah to the floor.
Williams ducks a leg lariat from Slater, but gets clotheslined to the floor by Hendry. Moose hits a pump kick on Hendry. The Rascalz hit a crucifix bomb/superkick combination on Moose. The Nemeths send The Rascalz to the floor. Elijah eats a superkick from Nic. Ryan grabs the TNA International Title to hit Elijah, but Maclin grabs it from him and levels Nic with it. Hendry hits the Standing Ovation on Ryan and then sends him to Elijah. Elijah hits the Highwayman’s Farewell for the win!
Winners: Joe Hendry, Elijah, Leon Slater, and The Rascalz
Tom Hannifan and Gia Miller are on commentary for the main event.
Victoria Crawford with Tessa Blanchard and DJ Ocho vs. Myla Grace with Harley Hudson and DJ Axel Gilbrand
Victoria Crawford and Myla Grace start off with a lock up. Crawford drives Grace to the corner, but neither woman can gain control. They go back to the center of the ring and Grace hits a monkey flip. Grace hits a running attack in the corner and then a running dropkick to a seated Crawford. Grace lifts up Crawford and airplane spins her. Grace hits the ropes, but DJ Ocho trips her. DJ Axel Gilbrand does the same to Crawford. The referee ejects both DJs from ringside. The DJs shove each other up the ramp.
Grace hits Crawford with a series of kicks, but Crawford hits a leg lariat for a two count. Crawford drops two elbows and then hits a Northern Lights Suplex for a two count. Crawford grabs a chinlock, but Grace fights out of it and hits two clotheslines. Grace chops Crawford and then kicks her. Grace hits an Angels Wings variation for a two count. Grace lifts up Crawford, but Victoria claws at Grace’s face. Crawford hits an axe kick for the win!
Winner: Victoria Crawford
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