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Welcome to PWInsider.com’s TNA+ Xplosion coverage for August 22, 2025! This episode will also air on YouTube on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, if you can’t catch it on TNA+.
A match from the vault is shown: Kurt Angle vs. Mick Foley for the TNA World Championship from Victory Road 2009.
The Don West “You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me!” Trending Topics of the Week:
5) Emergence is on demand on TNA+.
4) TNA will be in Minneapolis on September 4th and 5th, with a live iMPACT! on the 4th.
3) The Elegance Brand faced Fatal Influence with Masha Slamovich as the Special Guest Referee on NXT.
2) TNA World Champion Trick Williams faced off with Je’Von Evans on NXT. Mike Santana made an appearance.
1) The Hardys will face Team 3D one last time at Bound for Glory.
Around the Ring with Gia Miller
This week’s guest on Around the Ring is Zachary Wentz. Gia Miller talks about Wentz going to Disney a lot and proposing on a Disney Cruise. Miller talks about Wentz’s sense of style. Wentz likes to wear the 2010s Jersey Shore era clothing. Wentz says that it’s all coming back and it’s his time to shine. Miller says that Wentz is able to pull it off well. Wentz says that his girlfriend helped him dress better and now he has a feel for what he likes. Miller says that Wentz’s style goes well with his personality. Wentz doesn’t like suits, but will dress them up if he wears one. Wentz talks about the stores he shops from - he mostly shops online and some stores at the mall.
In Case You Missed It
The System and Matt Cardona vs. Order 4 is shown from last night’s iMPACT! Below is my write up of the match:
The System and Matt Cardona with Alisha Edwards vs. Order 4
John Skyler and Brian Myers start things off with a lock up. Myers drives Skyler to the corner and breaks clean. Skyler shoves Myers. Myers shoves Skyler into the corner and stomps on him. Skyler reverses a whip, but eats a tackle. Matt Cardona tags in and hits a Side Russian Leg Sweep/STO combination on Skyler with Myers. Skyler is whipped into the corner, but blocks a running strike by Cardona. Jason Hotch tags in and gets leveled by Cardona. Cardona hops to the middle rope and hits a missile dropkick. Myers tags in and hits a double flapjack on Hotch with Cardona for a two count. Hotch drives Myers to the corner and tags in Mustafa Ali.
Ali works over Myers in the corner and snapmares him. Ali dropkicks Myers in the back and tags in Skyler. Myers is sent to the ropes, but he holds on. Myers sends Ali to the floor. Cardona comes in and hits a big boot on Skyler. Hotch comes in and Moose powerbombs him to the floor on Ali and Skyler. Myers goes to the floor and slams Skyler’s head into the ring apron. Myers rolls Skyler back into the ring and tags in Cardona. Cardona grabs an arm and cranks it. Skyler fights back and sends Cardona to the ropes. Ali hits Cardona with a knee to the back. Cardona knocks Ali and Hotch off of the apron, but Skyler rakes his eyes. Hotch tags in. Cardona tries to fight off Order 4, but Ali tags in and hits a double rolling neckbreaker on Cardona for a two count on a cocky pin.
Ali chokes Cardona on the middle rope and then distracts the referee as Tasha Steelz hits Cardona. Cardona is sent to the corner, but gets his boots up on a charging Ali. Hotch tags in and knocks Moose off of the apron. Hotch hits Cardona with a knee lift and a neckbreaker for a two count. Hotch sends Cardona into Skyler’s knee and then tags in Skyler. Skyler stomps on Cardona and then rains down punches on him. Skyler tugs at Cardona’s nose. Cardona starts to fight back, but is cut off by a tackle for a two count. Skyler drives his knee into Cardona’s back twice as the show goes to a break.
Back from the break, Cardona fights out of a headlock and hits a face buster. Ali tags in. Moose tags in and comes in hot. Moose chops Ali and kicks Hotch off of the apron. Moose puts Ali on the top turnbuckle and dropkicks him off of it. Moose lays out Skyler and then hits Go To Hell on Ali for a two count. Ali slips out of a powerbomb and cuts down Moose’s leg. Hotch tags in and eats a headbutt. Cardona tags in and hits a lungblower on him. Moose hits a pop up powerbomb on Hotch. Myers hits a flying elbow on Hotch. Order 4 breaks up the pin. All six men are slow to get up, but Myers and Hotch are up first. Hotch hits a superkick. Myers responds with an enzuigiri. Cardona sends Skyler to the floor. Cardona hits a kick through the ropes. Ali hits a dive on Cardona. Moose hits a pump kick on Ali on the floor. Moose charges at Ali, but Steelz gets in the way. Moose picks up Steelz and puts her down a few feet away. Ali, Hotch, and Skyler hit Moose with a triple superkick.
Steelz sends Alisha Edwards into the ring steps. Eddie Edwards comes out to help, but Agent Zero hits him with a big boot. Back in the ring, Myers grabs Skyler. Ali low blows Myers. The Great Hands hit Myers with The Favor for the win!
Winners: Order 4
The Great Hands beat up Brian Myers after the match. Mustafa Ali brings a chair into the ring. Matt Cardona tries to protect Myers, but gets sent to the floor. Ali sends Cardona into the ring post. Outside of the ring, Ali’s Secret Service holds Moose so that Ali can hit him with the chair. JDC runs out and takes out one of the Secret Service members. JDC runs up the ropes and hits a dive onto Order 4 and the Secret Service. JDC rolls Ali into the ring and grabs a chair. Agent Zero gets into the ring and headbutts JDC. Agent Zero hits JDC with a chokebomb onto a chair. Ali sits on the chair next to JDC. Order 4 pledges allegiance to Ali as the Secret Service holds Moose back outside of the ring.
Tom Hannifan and Gia Miller are on commentary for the main event.
Jody Threat vs. NXT’s Arianna Grace
Arianna Grace and Jody Threat lock up and Grace takes Threat over. Grace celebrates. They lock up again and Grace slams Threat. Grace celebrates again. They lock up again and Threat takes Grace over and slams her. Threat hits a stalling suplex. Grace rolls to the floor and jaws at Threat. Threat slides to the floor, but Grace gets back in the ring. Threat gets in the ring and lifts up Grace. Grace slips out and charges at Threat. Threat lifts Grace to the apron, but Grace pulls Threat down on the top rope throat-first. Grace gets back in the ring and hits a big boot. Grace stomps on Threat and then slams her head into the top turnbuckle. Grace kicks Threat and hits a series of shoulder attacks in the corner. Threat pushes Grace away, but Grace hits a forearm and sends Threat to the ropes. Grace hits a back elbow for a two count.
Grace kicks Threat. Threat shoves Grace, but Grace comes back with some punches. Threat shoves Grace away again and tries to fight back, but Grace cuts her off and chokes her on the middle rope. Grace slams Threat’s head into the top turnbuckle. Threat blocks another slam into the turnbuckle and hits one of her own. Grace shakes it off and punches Threat. Threat gets sent across the ring and Grace hits a running attack in the corner. Grace hits a suplex and then drops an elbow for a two count. Grace grabs a chinlock, but Threat is able to stand and strike out of it. Threat takes Grace over and hits a back elbow. Threat dodges a charging attack and hits a flurry of short clotheslines in the corner. Threat hits a running clothesline in the corner and then an exploder. With Grace against the ropes, Threat hits a running double knees to Grace’s back and a German Suplex for a two count. Grace stomps on Threat’s foot, but Threat shakes it off and hits Pop Shove It for the win!
Winner: Jody Threat
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