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It is time for TNA's Bound for Glory 2025, from the Tsongas Center in Boston, MA. Our commentary team is Tom Hannifan and Matt Rehwoldt.
Starting the Countdown show, Gabby Laspisa starts the 2025 TNA Hall of Fame induction ceremony. She introduces Tracy Brooks, who goes through the history of the Knockouts division and says she will be adding three women to the Hall of Fame in this all women’s induction ceremony.
The first induction is The Beautiful People, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky.
They are inducted by Tommy Dreamer, who gives a short introduction before they come to the podium. They say they have a surprise for him and cover his head with a brown paper bag. They quickly get to their thank yous.
The next honoree is Mickie James, and she is inducted by Lisa Marie Varon who tells a few stories about their matches and time together on the road. James tells stories about getting into wrestling, how the fans supported her, and then her thank yous.
The Personal Concierge cuts a promo that the Elegance Brand will win the Women’s Tag Teams titles.
The Iinspiration (Cassie Lee and Jesse McKay) TNA Knockouts Tag Team champions vs the Elegance Brand (Heather By Elegance and M By Elegance)
Elegance attacks before the bell and Jesse is quickly thrown to the floor as they work over Cassie with quick tags. Cassie finally gets a spinning hair takedown and ALMOST gets a tag out, but they cut her off and get a two woman surfboard attack. Jesse finally gets the hot tag and runs wild after breaking up a pin and allowing Cassie to tag out.
She ends the sequence by putting M in Heather’s grip, and she kicks Heather down which gives M and DDT and covers Heather for two. They miss kicks and M gets a pump kick for two. M holds Jesse for Heather to attack, but Jesse ducks and nails M. The Iinspiration hit the Idolizer on M for the pin and the win.
Winners and still Knockouts Tag Team Champions: The Iinspiration.
Frankie Kazarian (TNA International Champion) vs Steve Maclin
Maclijn dives onto Frankie as he comes to the ring and then rolls him into the ring and gives Frankie out in the corner. The fight goes to the floor as Frankie is tossed over the top rope and Maclin lays in blows before rolling Frankie into the ring. Frankie gets a leg drop on Maclin as he gets into the ring and then hits a subset bomb over the top and slams Maclin to the floor.
Frankie tosses Maclin into the steel steps. Frankie then mocks Maclin’s mother at ringside. They yell at each other and she flips him the double bird. Maclin then beats down Frankie before rolling him into the ring. Maclin gets a Thesz press and a running forearm in the corner. Maclin does for the chicken wing, and Frankie escapes. Maclin sets Frankie in the tree of woe and charges. Frankie pulls himself up, but Maclin grabs a chicken wing. Frankie is able to get a cover, but the ref sees he has a hand on the ropes.
After Frankie gets a few blows in, Maclin gets a Boston Crag as Frankie gets to the ropes for the break. Frankie gets a Pele kick and then Angel’s Wings for two. Frankie puts Maclin on top and joins him there. Maclin bites Frankie and then headbutts him down. Maclin misses a flying headbutt. Frankie gets a slingshot cutter for two. Frankie puts Maclin in the tree of woe, charges as Maclin sits up. Maclin puts Frankie in the tree of woe and connects with his charge. Maclin kits KIA for the pin and the win.
Winner and new International Champion: Steve Maclin
We go backstage where Gabby interviews Trick Williams. He says that TNA needs to be thanking Trick Williams for saving TNA. He says he has his lawyer here, so there is no cheating today, and while Mike Santana has a story, Trick is best for business.
We then get a hype video for Gia Miller vs Tessa Blanchard.
Gia Miller w/Joey Threat vs. Tessa Blanchard w/Victoria Crawford
Tessa offers a side headlock to Gia, who takes it and takes Tessa down. Tessa escapes and Gia gets a snap mare and a rollup for two. Tessa goes to the ropes and uses the top rope to choke Gia. Tessa pulls Gia to the steel steps, and stomps on Gia’s head. Tessa beats Gia down on the floor and then suplex Gia onto the steel steps.
Tessa then drags Gia in front of her family to beat her down at ringside. They return to the ring and Tessa chokes her on the middle ropes. Tessa distracts the ref so that Crawford can attack. Tessa gets a super kick and then works her over in the corner. Crawford attacks Gia and Threat pulls her off her apron and Crawford is outta here!
Tessa tosses Gia over the top rope and Tessa argues with security. As they keep arguing, Threat dives off the top into the pile. As Crawford finally heads to the back, Threat chases her. In the ring, Gia gets a Thesz press and a flurry of blows on Tessa. Gia goes for a cross body and didn’t get all of it, but covers for two. Gia runs into a big boot in the corner and As Tessa is attacking, she pulls off the turnbuckle guard before she shoves Gia head into it. Gia picks up Tessa and as the ref is working on the turnbuckle, Tessa nails Gia with a roll of quarters for the pin and the win.
Winner: Tessa Blanchard
Call Your Shot Gauntlet. Mance Warner #20. Lei Ying Lee #1. The winner gets a title shot of their choosing over the next year.
Lei Ying Lee and Mara Sade start the match.
They shake hands and trade arm bars. They run the ropes and Mara gets a shoulder tackle. They move to fighting in the corner and keep trying to toss the other the tip ropes. Lei gets a kick then a snap mare and a head snap. Mara is tossed over the top rope and fights on the apron before going to the top.
Ryan Nemeth
Lei and Mara team up against Ryan and stomp him down in the corner.
Nic Nemeth
Mara is able to take him down with a superkick. Lei attacks with a flurry of blows and Nic is finally able to clothesline Lei and Mara.
Cedric Alexander
He goes after the Nemeths.
Rick Swann
Swann and Alexander go after each other.
AJ Francis
AJ eliminates Mara, Lei, and Swann.
Travis Williams
He goes after the Nemeths as AJ works over Alexander
BDE
AJ tosses him, but BDE barely holds on. BDE then hits a cutter on AJ.
All Three of the Rascals are next
BDE and the Rascals superkick AJ to the floor.
Dani Luna
She gets a few big moves.
Eric Young
Young and Williams fight on the apron. Young hits a low blow and then a pile driver to eliminate Williams.
Jake Something
Young eliminates BDE.
Rosemary
Tres Miguel is eliminated by Alexander and Alexander is eliminated by Young
The Hometown Man
Something is eliminated when Rosemary accidentally sprays him with the green mist and Hometown Man whips Rosemary into him.
Zack Clayton
Nice to see Little Guido come to the ring with Zack
Rosemary is eliminated by Dani and Dani is eliminated by the Hometown Man,
Jody Threat
Frankie Kazarian attacks Jody as she runs to the ring. Santino Marella gets in his face and Frankie pie faces him and gets into the ring.
Santino Marella
Frankie gets attacked by The Cobra. As soon as he is in the ring, Nic eliminates him.
Matt Cardona
Clayton is eliminated by Cardona, and he tosses Guido as well, who wasn’t even in the match.
Mance Warner
The Rascals are eliminated by the Nemeths. Mance grabs a steel chair as he gets in the ring. Everyone gets a chair to the midsection. Hometown Man and Eric Young toss each other and both skin the cat to stay in. They fight on the apron and Young gets a low blow to eliminate the Hometown man. Cardona eliminates Young and Warner.
We have Cardona against the Nemeth brothers. Ryan holds Cardona in the ropes, and Nic gets a superkick but Cardona dodges and Ryan drops to the floor and is eliminated. Warner pulls Cardona out of the ring and is eliminated. Frankie gets back in the ring as he was never eliminated.
Frankie gets a superplex and both referees count three as both men’s shoulders were on the mat and both were holding for an inside cradle. They confer with Santino, who says both men have won the match.
Winners: Frankie Kazarian and Nic Nemeth.
The crowd says this is bull pucky. They both carry the trophy to the back, arguing the whole way.
Kelani Jordan (TNA Knockouts Champion) vs Indi Hartwell
They lock up and get headlock takeovers and quick covers without a count. They then trade two counts. Indi gets a scoop slam and they run the ropes with Kelani trying unsuccessfully for shoulder tackles. Kelani gets an arm drag for two and then a drop-kick. They jockey for position and then Kelani gets a leg drop in the corner for two.
Indi backs Kelani into the corner and then gets a spine buster off the ropes for one only. Indi gets a kick in the ropes for two. Indi gets a rear chinlock stretching Kelani with her knees. Kelani slowly fights her way free. Kelani gets a big clothesline out of the corner and both women are down.
They throw hands as they work to their feet. Kelani gets a series of forearm takedowns. Kelani gets a cartwheel back elbow. Indi hoists Kelani and Kelani escapes and gets a jawbreaker for two. Kelani gets a single leg crab. Indi rolls through and kicks free and Kelani goes to the floor. Kelani goes to the top and gets a flying crossbody, Indi rolls through and Kelani gets a small package for two. Indi power bombs Kelani for two.
Kelani catches Indi’s kick, and returns one of her own. Kelani goes to the top for a frog splash for two. She recovers two more times for two. Indi rolls to the floor and is able to stop Kelani’s kick. She then gets in the ring and knocks Kelani to the floor and goes to the top. As Kelani crawls into the ring, Indi gets a flying elbow for two. Kelani gets a rollup for two and they trade two counts. Indi is able to get Hurts Donut for two and Kelani gets a foot on the ropes.
Indi goes to the top and Kelani joins her there. Indi knocks her down and then misses a flying elbow. Kelanbi goes to the top and hits One of a Kind for the pin and the win.
Winner and still TNA Knockouts World Champion: Kelani Jordan
They shake hands after the match. The Nemeths and Frankie are still arguing backstage about the Call your Shot Trophy. Frankie says he might become world champion later tonight.
The System (Moose, Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards, Alisha Edwards and Johnny "Dango" Curtis (JDC) ) vs. Order 4 (Mustafa Ali, Special Agent Zero, Jason Hotch, John Skyler, and Tasha Steelz) - Hardcore War.
Hotch and Edwards start the match. The match starts when the Mascot Wally attacks Hotch, and Edwards beats him down on the floor. They move to the ring, and when Hotch tries to dive onto Edwards, Edwards nails him with a garbage can. Edwards beats down Hotch in the corner.
Skyler hits the ring and he gets a spear on Edwards. He sets a folded chair on the mat and gets a neckbreaker on the chair. Hotch and Skyler work over Edwards.
JDC hits the ring with a football helmet. They take out Hotch and then a chair is placed on Skyler’s swimsuit area and they hit that chair with the football helmet. JDC then dives onto Hotch and Skyler on the floor. Skyler is busted open and JDC goes after his forehead with a cheese grater.
Steelz hits the ring with a bat, and Order 4 is able to take control. A chair is placed on Edwards’s head and Steelz gets a leg drop on the chair.
Alicia hits the ring with a kendo stick and she cleans house. She concentrates on Steelz. Edwards grabs a staple gun from under the ring and everyone in Order 4 gets a staple.
Zero hits the ring and turns the tide as he takes out everyone on The System's side. He then tosses the steel steps into Edwards’s head. As he attacks JDC, Mayers is in and takes a garbage can lid to everyone to gain control.
Order 4 takes over and surrounds Alicia and Ali comes to the ring with a sledgehammer. Order 4 takes out Edwards in the corner as Moose is the last man to join the match. Moose choke slams Ali and brings a chain into the ring and goes face to face with Zero. They throw hands and Moose knocks Zero silly with a headbutt. He then drop-kicks a chair into Zero’s face. Moose is tossed to the floor and everyone is brawling in a mass with Zero diving onto them.
Now the match can end via pinfall or submission in the ring.
Alicia and Steelz are in the ring. Alicia dumps thumbtacks on the mat and takes Steelz’ barbed wire kendo stick and nails her with it. Zero shows up behind her and she hits him with the stick. He grabs and snaps in. He then power bombs Alicia into the tacks. JDC and Myers attack Zero with kendo sticks and Moose spears him. Moose spears Zero again.
As Edwards is checking on Alicia, Ali nails him with a chair. He then pours tacks on Alicia and goes to the top. He hits a 450, and Alicia dodges so that he lands on the tacks. Edwards gets into the ring with barbed wire and wraps his knee in the wire. He hits the Boston Knee Party for the pin and the win.
Winner: The System
Leon Slater (TNA X-Division Champion) vs NXT's Je'Von Evans
They rev up the crowd before starting. They lock up and move to headlocks. They run the ropes and Slater makes Evans flinch when he moves to stomp on him. They lock up again and go to the corner and Evans makes Salter flinch when they break. They lock up and run the ropes and Evans gets a rollup off the ropes for one. Evans gets a rollup for two. Slater gets an inside cradle for two. They grab a knuckle lock and each gets a takedown before they go to the ropes. Slater shoves Evans out of the ropes and they lock up again and fight to the corner.
They trade chops and charge into each other off the ropes. Slater is knocked to the floor and Evans dives onto him. They return to the ring and Evans is rolled to the floor where Slater leaps onto him. Slater goes to the top for a crossbody for two. Slater chops Evans down in the corner for two. Slater slows the pace now that he is in control with more measured attacks. Evans gets a hurricanrana off the ropes, a drop-kick and a drive over the top onto Slater. He rolls Slater into the ring for a flying clothesline for two.
Evans lays in chops as they fight in the corner. Evans whips Slater into the corner hard and covers for two. Evans gets a standing suplex. Evans is whipped into the corner and Slater gets a heel kick. Slater gets a springboard back elbow. Slater gets a running single leg kick for two. Slater dumps Evan on the apron and gets a slingshot cutter for two. Slater goes to the top and Evans meets him there. Slater drops to the apron and Evans goes to the top. Slater upkicks Evans and hoists him.
They fight on the apron, Slater is dumped into the ring. He goes for a slingshot again, and Evan reverses it into a cutter. Evans then gets a springboard cutter on the apron and both men are down on the floor. Evans is in the ring at 6, Slater at 9 and Evans gets a springboard splash and then follows with a frog splash from the top for 2. Slater grabs Evans’s foot and won’t let him get away. They trade blows in the middle of the ring until Slater gets a running leap. Evans gets a hurricanrana for two. Evans leaps off the ropes into a neckbreaker from Slater, but he can't follow up.
They fight on their knees and work to their feet. Slater chops Evans down repeatedly, yelling at him to keep fighting. Evans sets for a chop, but gives a cutter and then a cutter off the ropes for two. Evans goes to the top and Slater gets an insigiri on him following by joining him there. They both fall to the floor from the top. They brawl at ringside and into the crowd. As they brawl, the bell rings and the 20-minute time limit has been reached.
Time Limit Draw
Santino comes to the ring and says we want to see five more minutes!
Evans gets a running kick for two. Evans tries for a cutter off the ropes an dSlater grabs him for two. Slater leaps over the ringpost to the floor onto Evans. He rolls Evans into the ring and goes to the top. Evans joins him and gets a Spanish Fly and as he covers, the lights go out.
There is a group attacking both men when the lights come back up. It’s the four members of Dark State and they take out Evans and Slater.
Chris Bay comes out and has some news for everyone. He announces they have set a new attendance record, 7,794. He then says it is time for tables.
The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) TNA and NXT Tag Team Champions vs Team 3D (Bully Ray and D-Von) - One Final Table
Spike Dudley shows up when Team 3D hits the ring and gives them the old school glasses. HUGE ECW CHANTS.
The Hardys bring out ladders.
They take time after the bell rings to drink it all in. Jeff gets tossed to the floor and Matt takes a Dudley Death Drop. Jeff attacks and when he tries for Whisper in the Wind, they cut him off. Jeff then has to take a “What’s up” headbutt.
D-Von! Get the tables!
And he does. Jeff takes a Dudley Death Drop through a table.
Matt hits the ring with a chair. Bully is sent to the outside and D-Von works over Matt in and out of the ring. D-Von pulls out another table. Matt gets a twist of fate on D-Von. He puts D-Von on the table and goes to the apron and misses an elbow through the table. Jeff attacks Bully and gets a dive onto Bully on the floor.
D-Von and Jeff fight on the outside as Bully and Matt fight in the ring with a table in the corner. Matt dodges a splash from Bully into the table, which does not break. D-Von nails Jeff with a chair and puts him on a table next to a ladder. D-Von climbs the ladder and Matt climbs the other wide. They fight on the top and Matt beats D-Von to the ground. Matt and Jeff work over D-Von and put him on the table.
Jeff climbs the ladder and it's a swanton from the top.
Both Jeff and D-Von have now been put through tables.
The Hardys hit the ring and set up a table as they keep Bully down. Jeff tries to nail Bully with a chair and misses, hitting Matt. Bully tries to put Jeff through the table and Matt pulls it out of the way. Matt hits a pair of twists of fate and Jeff goes to the top for a swanton bomb. They work over Bully with chairs and he crawls to the table in the ring.
When he stands up he turns slowly, filled with rage. They all pause for a moment and the Hardys toss away their chairs and slam him through the table.
Winners and still TNT and NXT Tag Team Champions; The Hardys
Matt and Jeff help Bully up and they hug in the middle of the ring. D-Von joins as the crowd chants Thank You. As the Hardys go to leave, Team 3D call them back and take off their boots and hand them to the Hardys. This leads to another hug and Bully was right, this is real emotion. Four guys with vastly different backgrounds, styles, and visions of wrestling who came together to make magic for decades.
Good luck to the main event following this.
Trick Williams (TNA Champion) vs Mike Santana
Konnan comes to the ring with Santana and Santana is carrying the Puerto Rican flag.
Trick cuts off the ring announcer and grabs the mic. He says he will beat Santana’s ass like he’s the Red Sox and then introduces himself. Santana attacks him and they move to brawl on the floor and then into the crowd. Santana batters Trick with a garbage can and they then fight up the steps. Trick is able to run them back to the ringside area, Trick nails Santana with the title belt and then tosses him into the ring where the match finally begins.
Trick hits a Trick Kick for two. Trick gets a flacon arrow for two. Trick gets a flapjack and then grounds and pounds Santana. Trick gets a spin kick and a neck breaker for two. Trick smacks Santana and that pisses Santana off, and he fires back, beating him into the ropes. He charges at Trick, who dumps him over the top to the floor.
They brawl on the floor and Trick catapults Santana into the ringpost. Santana is busted open, and Trick keeps up the pressure on the floor. He tries to slam the steel steps on Santana, who dodges and then leaps into Trick. Trick gives Santana a back body drop onto the steps. Santana is back in the ring at 8 and Trick gets an ax kick for two. Trick goes back to pounding on him.
Trick grabs a guillotine choke and Santana drives him into the corner repeatedly to get a break. Santana gets a Death Valley Driver into the turnbuckles for two. Santana takes a kick from Trick in the corner and gives him one back. Trick gets a blockbuster from the top for two. Trick drives Santana into the corner, but Santana gets a rolling cutter, the Outlined in Chalk front slam and a cannonball in the corner for two.
Santana goes to the top and Trick joins him there and dumps Santana onto the apron and to the floor. Trick sends Santana into the ringpost again. He yells at Santana's daughter and she slaps him. Santana gets a dive over the top onto Trick. Trick is rolled into the ring and gets a kick to Trick’s head, followed by a power bomb for two. Santana slams Trick and goes to the top. He hits a 450 for two.
Trick’s lawyer distracts Santana for a rollup for two. Trick gets a pair of Uri Nages. Trick goes to the top and Santana nails him with a boot on the way up. He joins Trick on top and trick gets a uri Nage from the top for two. Trick grabs the belt and looks to attack with it, but when he swings it, Santana ducks and rolls him up. They each get a pair of two counts. Santana gets a spin the block for two and then another cover for two.
The lawyer gets on the apron and Santana pulls him into the ring and gives him a spin the block. Trick gets a Trick Shot for two. They go back and forth with big moves and Santana gets Spin the Block for the pin and the win.
Winner and NEW TNA Champion: Mike Santana
Nic Nemeth charges to the ring to cash in and the lights go out. They come on and Eligah has returned and nails him with a guitar. Frankie Kazarian in the ring, but he doesn’t have the trophy for the cash in so Santana gives him a Spin The Block to take him out. His daughter comes into the ring to celebrate with him.
And that is our Bound for Glory 2025!
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