TNA iMPACT results: Steve Maclin defends International title, Slammiversary headliners trade blows

July 11, 2025 Jack Wannan NEWS, Show Reports
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Results

  1. Ash and Heather By Elegance def. Harley Hudson & Myla Grace
  2. Cedric Alexander, John Skyler & Jason Hotch def. Mustafa Ali’s Personal Secret Service
  3. Masha Slamovich & Lei Ying Lee def. Fallon Henley & Jacy Jayne
  4. Steve Maclin def. Jake Something & Mance Warner (TNA International Championship) (Three-Way)
  5. Indi Hartwell def. Victoria Crawford
  6. First Class (AJ Francis & KC Navarro) & The Nemeths (Nic & Ryan Nemeth) def. The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz & Myron Reed) & Matt and Jeff Hardy

The Elegance brand scores tag win

The latest episode of TNA iMPACT! started with the top headlines from last week’s show: Masha Slamovich defended her title against Killer Kelly, and the headliners of Slammiversary – Trick Williams, Joe Hendry and Mike Santana – broke out in a brawl during a face-to-face meeting. Something similar will happen later on this week’s show, too.

We then went back to the UPMC Events Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, where Knockouts tag action kicked off the night.

Heather and Ash By Elegance, the current Knockouts Tag Team Champions, faced off against TNA rookies Harley Hudson and Myla Grace in a non-title bout to kick off the show.

While an upset result was teased with a roll-up near fall from Grace late in the match, it was the current champs who won. Ash scored a Rarified Air Swanton Bomb onto Grace as Heather stopped Hudon from breaking the pin at ringside, resulting in the finish.

In a backstage segment involving The Rascalz and The Hardys, it was mentioned that Trey Miguel is out of action due to a hernia injury. He noted on social media today that he’ll be undergoing surgery for that setback after Slammiversary later this month.

Mustafa Ali gains a surprising ally

The next bout saw Cedric Alexander make his TNA Wrestling debut, teaming with the Good Hands duo of Jason Hotch and John Skyler to take on three members of Mustafa Ali’s “Personal Secret Service.”

The three men fighting on Ali’s behalf, dressed in full suits, were not identified for this match. Ali, who will face Alexander at Slammiversary and continues to have issues with other members in his Order Four faction, wasn’t at ringside to watch this match as it took place.

After some back and forth between the Good Hands and Security – where the Security surprisingly got some moves in – the match built to Alexander getting tagged in and wiping out all three members.

Skyler delivered a nasty spear on the ring apron to one of the security members, then Hotch took out two of them with a moonsault off the turnbuckles and to the outside. Back in the ring, Alexander put an end to the match with a beautiful Lumber Check.

Ali suddenly appeared in the ring after the match to jump the three winning wrestlers. Ali attempted to strike Alexander with a steel chair, but Alexander avoided this move. Alexander tried for a Lumbar Check onto Ali, but in a surprising turn, Tasha Steelz took out Alexander with a low blow to stop the move (this sequence looked a little clunkier than expected).

While it seemed Steelz was on the outs with Ali and siding with Alexander, whom she made the call to bring into TNA weeks back, things are a little less clear now. Steelz left as a confused Ali struck Alexander over the back with a steel chair to end the segment.

Masha Slamovich, Lei Ying Lee overcome Fatal Influence

A TNA and NXT crossover match was next, as Lei Ying Lee and Masha Slamovich faced Fatal Influence’s Fallon Henley and Jacy Jayne. This match helped promote a champion vs. champion for Slammiversary, where Slamovich could face Jayne (if she is able to beat Jordynne Grace at WWE Evolution).

Jayne started the match against Lee, but had her sights on Slamovich. The NXT champ started the bout by hitting Slamovich with a forearm, wobbling her while on the ring mat.

Team TNA got control of the match after Henley got tagged in. Henley was isolated for a minute or so, but got Fatal Influence back into the match after reversing a move sent Lee into the ropes, letting Jayne score a hard knee strike. NXT’s stars were ahead as the show went to a break.

Fatal Influence continued to pick on Lee for minutes on end. The former WWE talent finally was able to tag out of the match after scoring a crossbody off the middle turnbuckle.

Champs Slamovich and Jayne got into the ring next. Slamovich scored a big boot in the corner, then threw Jayne into Henley for a DDT move onto both of them. Jayne reversed a backslide into a knee strike, but Slamovich caught the leg to avoid getting struck. After a series of reversals, Jayne got back into the fight with a front kick.

Henley tagged back in, coming off the ropes with a neckbreaker. Jayne scored a big knee strike, but a follow-up pin attempt was broken by Lee.

Lee stopped a double-team move from Fatal Influence. While she prevented, she was thrown out of the ring afterward. As Jayne was busy dealing with Lee, Slamovich wiped out Henley with a huge boot to the head. Jayne turned around and caught Slamovich with a superkick.

Fatal Influence tried for another double team, but Lee caught the legs of Jayne and dragged her out of the ring, ruining the team’s combo. Distracted by the action at ringside, Henley got caught by a head kick from Slamovich. The Knockouts champ then scored a Snow Plow for the pinfall win.

Steve Maclin retains international title in fast-paced three-way

Backstage, TNA X-Division Champion Moose and the rest of The System confronted Leon Slater, his opponent at Slammiversary. Slater said that he’s ready to become the youngest champ in TNA history when he faces Moose next week. Moose said Slater will just be “another name on my list.” Slater promised that he’ll give Moose the toughest fight of his career at Slammiversary.

Matt Cardona then came into the frame to ask The System for backup after getting attacked by NXT’s Darkstate last week. Almost all of The System laughed as they left, except for Brian Myers. “I need your help, bro,” Cardona said to Myers. Myers tried to say something but couldn’t find the words before leaving.

Title action took place in the next match, as TNA International Champion Steve Maclin looked to defend his belt in a triple threat match against Jake Something and Mance Warner.

Something stormed into the ring and attacked Warner, but the match didn’t start as Steve Maclin hadn’t even made his entrance yet. Maclin joined the brawl after his music hit moments later – this was a fun, unique beginning.

Maclin wiped out Warner with a tope suicida early in the match, then Something came flying over the top and to the outside to take out both of his opponents.

Warner introduced a weapon into the match, taking a steel chair to Maclin and Something. Steph De Lander handed Warner a second chair, which he set up in the ring alongside the first one he utilized. Something got back into the ring and powerbombed Something onto the chair setup.

Something went for a pin attempt, but Warner’s leg got on the bottom rope – He can thank De Lander at ringside for that happening. Maclin had a strong sequence, getting Something out of the ring with a combination, then focusing on Warner. Maclin scored an Olympic Slam onto Warner, then a spear as Warner was draped upside down in the corner.

Something got back into the ring to break a pin attempt from Maclin. He then also got a near fall with a massive powerbomb onto the champ. Something tried setting up a move in the corner with Maclin. Warner got involved, causing a three-man superplex move which wiped out everyone.

Once they all got to their feet, the three wrestlers traded blows. Something sent Maclin tumbling to ringside with a huge forearm. Something tried to pounce onto Warner at ringside, but Warner avoided the move. Warner then scored a hard DDT onto the steel staircase.

Warner got back into the ring to score a running knee strike to the head of Maclin – this gave him just a two-count. Maclin avoided a Pay Window and instead scored a DDT for the win. This was a real all gas, no brakes sprint to the finish from all three. A really fun TV match, even if it had a little bit of a sudden end.

Outside of the venue, Mustafa Ali started arguing with the Good Hands. Their argument was stopped by Tasha Steelz, who started grilling all three of them. Steelz put pressure on Ali to win his Slammiversary match against Cedric Alexander, then ordered the Good Hands to “do their damn job.”

Ali said that Order Four are once again united, and will become the best faction in TNA now. As they were about to leave, The System got in their way – they took issue with their “best faction” claim. JDC called for a match between The System and Order Four next week to determine who’s the best. Ali tried to decline the challenge, but Steelz, asserting her dominance in the group, accepted.

Real1 (Enzo Amore) appears in vignette

A vignette featuring 4th Rope Flyweight Champion Real1 (Enzo Amore) played next. Real1 warned that Slammiversary is in his “backyard” and that they need to “check in” with him. This was notably “sponsored” by 4th Rope, the promotion owned by rapper Westside Gunn.

Indi Hartwell earns win in front of Tessa Blanchard

Indi Hartwell went one-on-one against Victoria Crawford in the next contest. Hartwell’s Slammiversary opponent, Tessa Blanchard, was on commentary during the match.

Blanchard interfered at one point to strike Hartwell in the head while the referee wasn’t looking, but her tactics weren’t enough to help Crawford win. Hartwell put an end to the quick match with a front kick.

After the match, Blanchard got on the mic and said Hartwell betrayed her. “If it wasn’t for me, you’d still be in Australia wrestling for a meatpie and a handshake,” she said, then claimed she’ll “end this” at Slammiversary.

Eric Young and The Northern Armory came to Santino Marella with the claim that The Home Town Man is Cody Deaner. Young explained that this is the same situation as when he pretended to be Super Eric – Marella was not aware that Super Eric and Eric Young were the same people. The Director of Authority said that if they can get real proof that Deaner and Home Town Man are the same person, he’ll fire the Home Town Man immediately.

A preview for the go-home episode of Impact before Slammiversary aired. Here’s what we know will happen next week:

  • Sami Callihan vs. Moose
  • Dani Luna vs. Tessa Blanchard
  • The System vs. Order Four
  • Joe Hendry & Mike Santana vs. Frankie Kazarian & Trick Williams

In a sit-down interview with Tom Hannifan, Joe Hendry explained why he needs to take the TNA Championship from Trick Williams at Slammiversary.

First Class and The Nemeths win ahead of Slammiversary four-way

The main event of this week’s Impact saw First Class and The Nemeths team up to take on The Hardys and The Rascalz in an eight-man tag bout. This served as a preview of a four-way ladder match for the TNA Tag Team Championships at Slammiversary.

Wentz was isolated by the heel team for a fair amount of the match, eventually taking Nic Nemeth out with a knee strike to find the opening for a tag. In came Matt Hardy, who earned a near fall against Ryan Nemeth with a Side Effect. He scored a Twist of Fate, but had a pin attempt stopped by AJ Francis.

Matt jumped off the bottom rope with a Side Effect onto Francis. He tried for a Twist of Fate, but settled for a DDT after Francis blocked the finisher. Wentz came flying to the outside with a crossbody onto both Nemeth brothers.

Williams took off his commentary headset to try and distract Matt Hardy as he battled against Francis. Williams hit Hardy with his belt as he came near the ropes, giving Francis the opportunity to score with a spear for the pinfall win.

First Class and Williams weren’t done after the match. They kept beating up The Hardys after, but had their attack stopped by Mike Santana, who came into the ring. Santana was outnumbered against Williams and Francis, but it finally became a fair fight once Joe Hendry also made his way to the ring, causing the heels to retreat

Hendry accidentally struck Santana during the brawl, causing the two babyfaces to get pulled apart by others in the ring as the show came to a close.

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