TNA Against All Odds
June 6, 2025
By: John Siino
Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona
Commentary: Tom Hannifan & Matthew Rehwoldt
RESULTS
- Countdown: Ash By Elegance, Heather By Elegance & M By Elegance over Harley Hudson, Myla Grace & Xia Brookside via pinfall (5:16)
- TNA International Title: Steve Maclin (c) over Mance Warner via pinfall (9:40)
- Leon Slater, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy & The Home Town Man over Moose, Brian Myers, JDC & Eddie Edwards via pinfall (12:37)
- Mustafa Ali over Jason Hotch via pinfall (13:37) (RECOMMENDED)
- TNA Knockouts World Title: Masha Slamovich (c) over Lei Ying Lee via pinfall (12:48)
- Frankie Kazarian over Joe Hendry via pinfall (12:43)
- TNA World Tag Team Title: Ryan Nemeth & Nic Nemeth (c) over Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz via pinfall (12:45)
- Santino Marella over Robert Stone via pinfall (9:49)
- TNA World Title: Trick Williams (c) over Elijah via pinfall (16:17)
The Elegance Brand (Ash By Elegance, Heather By Elegance & M By Elegance) (w/ The Personal Concierge) vs. Harley Hudson, Myla Grace & Xia Brookside (Countdown to Against All Odds)
Myla Grace and the newest member of The Elegance Brand, M By Elegance, start the match, but Grace quickly tags out to Harley Hudson. (Sii-note: Hudson & Grace have been pushed quite a bit lately, as the two newest Knockouts, with both hailing from the UK.) Xia Brookside enters and tries to take on the entire Brand on her own before Grace enters to take out M. Ash By Elegance takes out Brookside with a Meteora, as the referee is distracting by checking on her, The Personal Concierge takes out Grace with one of the pitchforks the Brand came out with in their devil-like attire. Ash followed with Rarified Air on Grace to pick up the pin and the win.
Winners: The Elegance Brand (Ash By Elegance, Heather By Elegance & M By Elegance) by pinfall at 5:16
The IInspiration Return
As soon as the match is over, and the Personal Concierge is putting over the Brand, they get interrupted by a returning The IInspiration, Cassie Lee & Jessica McKay, as they return to TNA for the first time since 2022, after reuniting this past WrestleMania week at Prestige Wrestling.
Who Is Tasha Calling?
We see Tasha Steelz in the back with Jason Hotch, as she’s worried about his match tonight with Mustafa Ali. Ali walks in and says that John Skyler will be on commentary while Steelz will be in Ali’s corner. As they all walk away, Tasha gets on the phone with a mysterious person on the other end, saying that they are the only person that Ali will listen to. Tasha did the same on last night’s episode of TNA iMPACT. (Sii-note: With their ‘heart and soul’ history and him being free to appear now, Cedric Alexander would fit in this role. There is also a mystery spot in the eight-man tag, which I will guess is a returning Ron Killings.)
Steph De Lander comes out and interrupts Matthew Rehwoldt & Tom Hannifan trying to run down tonight’s card, to hype up Mance Warner’s match tonight against Steve Maclin for the TNA International Championship.
Matt Cardona Is The Special Guest Referee
Santino Marella & Arianna Grace come to the ring, as the Countdown is still going on, and call out Robert Stone to come out now instead. Stone comes out with Victoria Crawford & Tessa Blanchard as Stone says once he wins and takes over as TNA’s Director of Authority, he will make Arianna his maid. Matt Cardona comes out and says he isn’t signed anywhere, so he doesn’t have any allegiance to TNA or WWE, and will be the special guest referee for Stone vs. Marella, calling it down the middle since ‘both companies screwed him’. Marella ends by saying the Cobra is legal for the match.
On to the main show now, as we start with a championship action.
TNA International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs. Mance Warner (w/ Steph De Lander)
They start the match by quickly taking it to the outside, as Steve Maclin lands a scud missile on Mance Warner before dropping him face-first against the apron. Maclin hits an elbow drop off the apron, before the crowd chants for one more, which he delivers. Steph De Lander grabs Maclin’s boot as they enter the ring, allowing Warner to take over. Maclin comes back by hitting a Death Valley Driver to Warner on the apron, but as he goes to the top rope, De Lander distracts him. Warner goes to the top to take him out, but Maclin kicks out at two. Maclin eats chops from Warner before giving some back as they start exchanging chops that quickly turn into punches. They trade boots and clotheslines next before taking each other down with a double clothesline. Maclin follows up with the Crosshairs and the KIA to pick up the pin and the win.
Winner: Steve Maclin by pinfall at 9:40, to retain
Gia Miller brings in Elijah to hype up tonight’s main event, challenging Trick Williams for the TNA World Championship.
The System (Moose, Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards & JDC) (w/ Alisha Edwards) vs. The Hardys (Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy), Leon Slater & The Home Town Man
Matt Hardy gets on the mic and brings out their partner, being here from Tempe, Arizona, as we see a masked man known as ‘The Home Town Man’, who is Cody Deaner. (Sii-note: Well, I’m 0 for 1 so far in predictions, as Deaner is ‘back’ after recently losing his job after being defeated by Eddie Edwards at Under Siege). The crowd seemed a bit flat at the ‘reveal’, possibly expecting Ron ‘The Truth’ Killings myself, but once he got tagged in, they were chanting for ‘The Home Town Man’. The faces take control of the match and send The System to the outside. The commentary notes that Deaner is allowed to get away with this since, technically, there is no Director of Authority for tonight, as Santino had to step down to compete, but that could change by tomorrow when we find out who will be the DOA. Deaner makes the hot tag to Jeff Hardy, who goes to town on Eddie Edwards with a dropkick and elbow drop for two. As JDC is keeping Jeff down with a chin lock, the crowd chants for The Home Town Man to tag back in. Jeff fights off Brian Myers & JDC with Whisper in the Wind. Jeff follows with Poetry in Motion on Moose, before Matt Hardy hits a Side Effect, and the Cross Over from Leon Slater, but the rest of The System break up the pin attempt. The babyfaces take over again and hit Twists of Fate, as Moose takes out Deaner with an apron bomb on the outside. Matt follows with another Twist of Fate on Moose, as Jeff hits the Swanton Bomb. Slater misses the Swanton 450 and dives onto The System on the outside instead. As Slater springs back inside, he gets hit with a spear. Moose goes for another spear, but Slater turns it into an inside cradle to pick up the win, as the story here is Slater getting a pin over the X-Division Champion.
Winners: Leon Slater, The Hardys (Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy) & The Home Town Man by pinfall at 12:37
Jason Hotch vs. Mustafa Ali (w/ Tasha Steelz)
As instructed by Mustafa Ali, John Skyler joins the commentary and starts talking about how Ali is doing the right thing here by teaching Jason Hotch a lesson. They take it to the mat early on and trade pin attempts as Skyler is covering for Ali, telling him he’s just ‘taking his time’ and tells Tom Hannifan to ‘let it go’ when asked about who Tasha Steelz has been calling. They start trading some very loud chops back and forth before Hotch stops Ali with a dropkick off the ropes, sending him to the outside, but Ali stops a jumping Hotch from the corner and hits him with a vicious German Suplex onto the apron. As Ali stays on top, Skyler tries to reason with Ali, saying, ‘This was supposed to be an exhibition.’ Hotch stops Ali with a finger snap before taking him out with a Tornado DDT off the apron onto the floor and a top rope crossbody for a two. Ali starts following Steelz on the outside as she gets fed up and leaves, allowing Hotch to take him out with a dive and a splash for a two. Hotch follows with a UFO Bomb for another two, as Skyler is at a loss for words, saying he could be afraid of what might happen if Hotch wins. Hotch stays on top with a double stomp, stopping a roll attempt from Ali or another two. Ali hits a satellite DDT, before heading to the top rope and hitting the 450 Splash, but lifts him right before the three count. Skyler gets fed up with this and leaves the commentary to yell at Ali to stop this, since Hotch has a wife and a kid. This sick crowd chants for one more time, which Ali tries just for Hotch to get his knees up for a two-count. Skyler starts cheering for Hotch to finish him off, but Ali stops him and hits another 450 Splash, this one to the back to finally end this match.
Winner: Mustafa Ali by pinfall at 13:37
Skyler tries to help Hotch up, but Ali stops him and instead puts his hand out for Hotch to shake, just to walk off when Hotch is about to.
The IInspiration Inspires
Gia Miller gets a word with The IInspiration asking why they are back now. They talk about both getting pregnant, Cassie Lee saying twice, but now they are not and are here to ‘inspire’.
Mike Santana On The First Class Penthouse
First Class starts a First Class Penthouse segment that was slated to have Mike Santana as the guest, but commentary mentions Santana not being there tonight. KC Navarro starts talking about becoming the first ever TNA All-Star before he and AJ Francis showed up on NXT this past Tuesday to help Trick Williams. They continue that people are upset about out, but they did the smart thing and now got themselves some high-quality security. They go on and on about supposedly this being ‘bad publicity’, yet they caused ‘millions of views’ on social media. The crowd gets sick of this and starts drowning them out in boos. Francis says he’ll be delivering some goodwill and teases Santana to come out, just to say he’s not there tonight. We see on the screen behind him that Santana is entering the building. Santana makes his way down through the crowd as First Class sends security to try and stop him, but they fail. Francis leaves as Santana gets his hands on Navarro and power bombs him onto a table set up there on the stage. Francis shows up from behind and takes out Santana with a champagne bottle.
TNA Knockouts World Championship: Masha Slamovich (c) vs. Lei Ying Lee
Indi Hartwell goes and joins the commentary for this match, saying she has history with Lei Ying Lee. They quickly take it to the outside as Masha Slamovich takes out Lee with a cannonball. Lee picks up Masha on her back and carries her up the stairs just to dump Masha right back down on the floor. Back inside, Lee hits a wild-looking neckbreaker for a two, as Indi starts hyping up Harley Hudson, Myla Grace & The IInspiration. Masha sends Lee to the outside with a superkick, but Lee comes right back with a draping DDT off the apron. Back inside, they start trading strikes before taking it to the top rope, where Masha hits a hurricanrana. Masha stays on top, as the crowd is behind Lee. Lee comes back with kicks, including a PK for a two-count. Masha stops Lee on the top rope with headbutts before hitting a top-rope Death Valley Driver and a running knee strike, but Lee still kicks out at two. They go back-and-forth before Masha hits the Requim to pick up the pin and win.
Winner: Masha Slamovich by pinfall at 12:48, to retain
Killer Kelly Returns
As soon as the match ends, the lights turn red as a returning Killer Kelly comes out and places a chain in front of her former tag team partner in Masha Slamovich.
Santana Wants No Help
We see a doctor checking on Mike Santana, saying he needs to get checked on after the champagne glass bottle from AJ Francis, saying he might have to be put under concussion protocol, but Santana refuses help and walks off, pushing off the doctor.
Frankie Kazarian vs. Joe Hendry
As soon as the bell rings, Joe Hendry takes it to Frankie Kazarian, attacking him in the corner and tossing him around. Hendry stays on top by slamming Kazarian on the outside before catching Kazarian back inside into a fall-away slam. Hendry sets up for the Standing Ovation, but Kazarian escapes onto the apron, where Hendry teases hitting the move onto the floor. Kazarian stops this with a poke to the eye and slams Hendry’s leg onto the steel steps, before he continues working on it. Hendry tries to mount a comeback, but falls to the mat due to his left knee, as Kazarian goes right into the Half Crab. Kazarian keeps attacking the left leg, but Hendry stops this with a cutter. Hendry continues with a suplex and an Olympic Slam to get a two-count. Kazarian counters a Standing Ovation attempt with a flatliner, for a two-count. Hendry counters a Fade to Black attempt, but Kazarian goes right into the Chicken Wing as Hendry starts to fade, but gets his arm up at the third attempt and powers out. They fight in the corner before Kazarian rolls up Hendry, puts his feet on the ropes, and gets the tainted victory.
Winner: Frankie Kazarian by pinfall at 12:43
Gia Miller tries to get a word with Kazarian about how he won, but Kazarian says it’s a win regardless, and that’s something that Hendry is unable to do. Hendry chases Kazarian as he escapes to the back.
Cardona Gets Paid Off
Robert Stone tries to butter up to Matt Cardona in the back, as Victoria Crawford hands him an envelope full of money and says maybe Crawford and Tessa Blanchard can get involved tonight, and Cardona wouldn’t mind.
TNA World Tag Team Championship: The Nemeths (Nic Nemeth & Ryan Nemeth) (c) vs. The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz)
Ryan Nemeth & Zachary Wentz start the match, but Nic Nemeth quickly tags in and runs the ropes with Wentz. (Sii-note: Matthew Rehwoldt mentions Ryan Nemeth’s girlfriend being Anna Lore, who is one of the stars of Final Destination: Bloodlines, which has been one of the surprise big hits this year.) The Rascalz take over and start double-teaming Nic, as Ryan starts screaming ‘That’s my brother!’, as the crowd follows with ‘That’s his brother!’ The Nemeths take turns tagging in and out, as the crowd is having fun with these brother chants. Trey Miguel starts a ‘he’s adopted’ chant for Ryan. Wentz tries a comeback, but The Nemeths stay on top of him and keep him in their corner. Wentz finally escapes and makes the hot tag, as The Rascalz start working together and hit a double dive to The Nemeths on the outside. Miguel hits a Meteora on Ryan, followed by a Senton, but he still kicks out at two. The crowd starts chanting ‘We Want Truth’, as both teams are now going at it. Nic stops a Feed ‘Em To The Lions attempt before hitting the Danger Zone. Ryan follows with The Big Hollywood Ending on Miguel to pick up the pin and win.
Winners: The Nemeths (Ryan Nemeth & Nic Nemeth) by pinfall at 12:45, to retain
‘It Was You!’
We see a segment from earlier tonight where Jody Threat was filming a TNA Merch commercial, just to be interrupted by Eric Young, who is upset that he wasn’t allowed in the building after attacking a fan on the previous night’s TNA iMPACT. He’s screaming about the TNA World Title being held by ‘some NXT punk’. Sami Callihan walks in and tells Young to get his stuff together and bounce, as Young starts pointing at everyone for not allowing him inside.
Robert Stone (w/ Victoria Crawford & Tessa Blanchard) vs. Santino Marella (w/ Arianna Grace) (Special Referee: Matt Cardona)
Before the match, Matt Cardona pats down Robert Stone and finds brass knuckles he removes, despite getting paid off. Santino Marella then voluntarily hands Cardona a part of a broomstick he was hiding in his gear. They take it to the outside before heading into the crowd, as Cardona is allowing this. They head back into the ring, as Victoria Crawford & Tessa Blanchard start attacking Santino, which Cardona allows and gets ‘Ref, you suck’ chants in return. Santino takes out the Cobra, but Tessa steals it and runs to the back. Stone covers Santino with his feet on the rope, but Cardona refuses to count. Stone wraps his badge around his hand, but Cardona stops him and corners Stone. During this, Crawford enters and takes out Santino with an Axe Kick, but Santino kicks out at two. Santino mounts a comeback before Crawford trips him while he is running the ropes. Arianna Grace chases Crawford off, as Stone hits a low blow, but Cardona does a slow count, as Santino kicks out. Arianna knocks Stone off the top rope and hands Santino another Cobra, which he connects with to pick up the pin, the win, and his Director of Authority badge.
Winner: Santino Marella by pinfall at 9:49
Gia Miller gets a word with Santino after who says he feels fantastic after this win and says he dedicates this win to all the families at home and everyone there tonight. Santino says he’s going to continue doing the best job for this company.
They announce that The IInspiration will be in action on this Thursday’s episode of TNA iMPACT.
TNA World Championship: Trick Williams (c) vs. Elijah
Tom Hannifan goes off about how Christian Cage & Kenny Omega showed up here to work as TNA Champions despite not being part of the company, unlike Trick Williams has been doing. As they start the match, the crowd starts chanting ‘What’s up’. They take it to the outside, as the crowd continues with ‘We Want Truth’. Elijah stays in control for a while until Trick Williams stops him with a Trick Kick. They start trading chops as the crowd is not invested in CM Punk and John Cena chants next, but these quickly get drowned out by TNA chants. Elijah tries to keep Trick in the corner, but he stops him with a kick as the crowd now chants ‘Trick-NA’ that Hannifan finds disgusting. Trick takes off a turn buckle pad but stays on top of Elijah, until Elijah stops him with a leaping clothesline. Elijah hits a twisting neckbreaker for a two and stays on top as the crowd now chants for TNA. Trick hits a Book End for two, as he starts showing frustration. They go into trading chops and punches before they start trading pin attempts. They head to the apron, where Elijah knocks Trick to the outside with a twisting neckbreaker. Elijah heads to the top rope and hits an elbow drop, but Trick kicks out at two. They head to the top rope as AJ Francis starts making his way down to the ring. Elijah stops Trick with a knee strike, as the referee gets mixed up in this, and Francis takes a cheap shot at Elijah. Elijah takes out Francis on the outside with a crossbody and continues to attack him, sending him into the steel post. Elijah dodges a guitar shot from Trick and goes to use it himself as the referee takes it away. During this, Trick takes out Elijah with the title belt, but Elijah still kicks out. They fight in the corner, where Trick sends Elijah face-first into the exposed turnbuckle followed by the Trick Shot to pick up the pin and win.
Winner: Trick Williams by pinfall at 16:17, to retain
