TNA Emergence 2025 8/15/2025

TNA Emergence 2025 8/15/2025

Pre-show thoughts: This is a very weak PLE from TNA. Most of these matches could be on Impact. Santana/Sami and Trick/Moose are the only matches I'm interested in here.  TNA is also holding tapings the day after this one so no one is probably going to do anything too crazy to avoid injury. It's pretty shocking that they couldn't find spots for Hendry or Masha here but it truly seems like Hendry's halfway out the door at this point and they clearly do not have big plans for him.

We are in Baltimore, MD.

TNA X-Division Title - Leon Slater (c) vs Cedric Alexander

Ced waistlock takedowns him and backs him up on the ropes. LS goes for the half crab and Ced ropebreaks. LS rewind kicks him then handspring back elbows him. They fight on the apron and LS kneebreakers him. Ced STO's him on the apron. LS backdrops him.

Ced kicks LS in the back. Ced basement dropkicks LS in the back. LS is thrown hard into the buckles for 2. LS handsprings but his back gives out and Ced germans him for 2. LS chops Ced then LS is sent upside down into the buckles for 2. They trade shots and Ced hits a bunch of punches and stomps.

Leon running lariats him. LS hits leg kicks and punches. LS dropkicks him in the knee and Ced goes into the buckles. LS hits a top rope crossbody for 2. Ced powerbombs him and fisherman busters him for 2. Ced goes for something off the 2nd rope and Leon twisting suplexes him in mid-air. Ced gets his knees up on Leon's 450. 

LS hits leg kicks then Ced germans him. Ced hits two more. LS flips out of a german and they trade pin attempts. Ced is back body dropped outside. LS corkscrew dives over the top rope on him. Ced standing spanish flies him inside. LS grabs him and does a styles clash. LS hits a swanton 450 to win.

Thoughts: It was a longer one and it was nothing particularly special. It wasn't as exciting as it should have been and the build to it wasn't that good either. This was also oddly slow at times.

They shake hands after. 

Trick Williams and First Class are interviewed. Trick says he's breaking records and bringing in TV deals. AJ says the bald bum Moose will be put in his place. AJ says The System thinks they run TNA and but TNA didn't get the big deals until they started First Class Trickin'. Rich says they will find out soon that if you're not First Class, you're last. Trick says he apologizes for calling out Moose's mama but says he's gonna whoop her baby's @ss.

Mustafa Ali vs Matt Cardona

Ali wrstlocks him. Matt reverses it. Ali headflips out and side headlocks him. Ali armdrags him, rolls him up and does push-ups. Matt flips him with a lariat then hits boots to the gut. Matt flapjacks him for 2. Ali is thrown out. Matt dropkicks The Good Hands through the ropes. Ali and Matt fight on the floor and Ali is sent into the post.

Ali superkicks him in the leg outside. Ali is back body dropped on the floor. Matt 2nd rope dropkicks him. Tasha Steelz distracts the ref. Matt is tripped on the apron. Matt is slid into a cool bridging ddt from Ali under the bottom buckle.

Ali chinlocks Matt. Matt backdrops him. Matt is swept off the 2nd rope and Ali rolls into a neckbreaker on him for 2. Ali misses a standing corkscrew moonsault. Matt lariats him then facebusters him. Matt ddt's him for 2.

Matt kicks Ali through the ropes. Ali then sitout powerbombs him for 2. Ali runs at him in the corner and Matt double boots him. The Good Hands get involved and Matt thwarts them. Matt broski boots one of The Hands then Ali dropkicks Matt. Ali then 450's Matt. Matt crucifixes him off the pin attempt and wins.

Thoughts: I didn't like the ending much here as Ali's 450 was no sold. I also didn't like The Good Hands being clearly in the ring at times and getting involved. They worked a little better together than I had expected though. It was still just an average match in the end. 

Matt is beaten up by Order 4 after. Agent Zero comes down and double arm chokeslams Matt. The System (minus moose) then come help Matt. Agent Zero is lariated over the top but lands on his feet. First Class then comes out for their match before all of that is settled.

The System (Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards) vs. First Class (A. J. Francis and Rich Swann)

BM hits punches on Rich. Rich spin kicks him and is hit with a dropkick. Rich is hit with a jumping knee. BM lifting flatliners Rich. BM throws Rich onto AJ outside but AJ catches him. Alisha Edwards gets in AJ's face and Rich sends BM into the post. Rich rolls into a splash on BM.

BM is whipped into AJ's boot for 2. AJ chokes BM on the ropes. AJ hits tennessee whiskey. Rich handspring moonsault splashes BM. BM spears AJ. Eddie comes in and pop-up drops Rich. Eddie does a high reverse sitout slam on Rich.

Rich boots Eddie out of the corner. AJ corner splashes Eddie. Rich's handspring is caught by Eddie and he is hit with a blue thunder. AJ pop-up forearms Eddie.

AJ knees Eddie in the gut then Eddie suplexes AJ off of AJ's suplex attempt. Eddie step up enzugiri's AJ. AJ blocks Eddie's backpack stunner. Order 4 comes out for some reason and BM topes them. JDC helps fight Order 4 then Alisha pulls Tasha off of JDC.

Eddie forearms Rich then topes The Great Hands. Agent Zeo double arm chokeslams Eddie on the apron edge. AJ chokeslams Eddie and wins.

Thoughts: The match really wasn't that bad but it got interrupted with run-in's that didn't accomplish a lot here. 

TNA Injury Report

Trey Miguel is out with a hernia. KC Navarro is out after ACL surgery. Moose is cleared.

Joe Hendry comes out to do commentary for the next match. He says he wants to see the next match. 

If Sami loses, he retires - Mike Santana vs. Sami Callihan

Sami gets on the mic before the match. Sami says if he loses he retires tonight. He says he's gonna go down swinging and go down his way if it happens. He says they should make it a Baltimore street fight. Sami throws the mic at him and the mic falls out of the ring. Sami then hands him the mic. Mike says he came to Baltimore because he wants The Death Machine. 

Sami shakes his hand and goes for a piledriver. They double clothesline each other then go head to head. They trade punches. Mike enzugiri's Sami then Sami stunners him. Mike superkicks him. Mike then asai oonsaults him outside. Mike is back body dropped onto the ramp. Sami chairs Mike in the gut and the back.

Sami goes to the back and grabs a trash can. Sami eye rakes him. Sami paper cuts Mike between the fingers. Mike bites the hand and Sami bites Mike's head. Sami papercuts Mike's mouth. Mike 2nd rope dropkicks Sami.

Sami lariats Mike. Sami grabs a staple gun. Mike tries a sunset flip and Sami blocks it, stapling him with the staple gun. Sami grabs Mike in the crotch and short piledrivers him for 2. Mike comes off the 2nd rope for a headscissors but is powerbombed. Sami short piledrivers him for 2.

Sami goes into a chair between the ropes when Mike moves. Mike corner cannonballs him for 2. Mike backrolls and cutters Sami for 1. Mike spinning lariats Sami and pins him.

Thoughts: It was disappointing. This is supposedly Sami's last match. This should have been a big epic with Sami fighting for his career. Instead, Sami went down relatively easy to a spinning lariat. This was an Impact level match. 

They pound fists after. Sami then leaves his boots in the ring. 

Sami gets a standing ovation in the back and multiple people hug him. Eric Young comes up to Sami and says none of those people care about him and are phonies. Joe Hendry says to take it easy. Eric says he's talking to Sami not to him. He says this whole thing started because of Joe.

Ryan Nemeth does a promo after. He says he had to come to stinky Baltimore. He says The Home Town Man isn't a feel good story and he makes a mockery of wrestling. He says his big brother comes back in a few days and says they still have their tag title rematch clause with The Hardy's. 

Tommy Dreamer, Carlos Silva, Xia Brookside, Masha Slamovich, Tasha Steelz and Lei Ying Lee are in the ring with a podium. Tommy says Lee came from China, not knowing English and not knowing what wrestling is. Tommy says they are re-signing Lee. He says she represents the knockouts and the women. Lee then signs the contract. Silva thanks her and says they look forward to a long relationship.

TNA Knockouts Tag Titles - The Elegance Brand (Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance) (c) vs. The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay) vs. Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley and Jazmyn Nyx) vs. Léi Yǐng Lee and Xia Brookside

George Iceman says they say Edgar Alan Poe is from this city. He says roses are red, violets are blue, the fans of Baltimore suck and so do every single one of you. He then brings out The Elegance Brand, who he says doesn't suck.

Jessie and Fallon fight. Fallon hits her from behind and does Jessie's pose. Jessie spining back elbows her and knees her in the gut. Jessie rolls her up for 2. Jessie does a weird suplex. M takes a double kick from The Iinspiration, who then pose. M boots Cassie. Xia side headlock takeovers Cassie and they stand off.

Nyx and Heather roll each other up. Nyx legsweeps her and PK's her for 2. Heather takes a double flapjack. Fallon takes corner attacks. Cassie is put in the bow and arrow and takes a top rope double stomp for 2. Xia and Lee do a double takedown on M then M takes a senton for 2. M pump kicks Xia for 2. Xia takes a sliding lariat for 2. Xia headscissors Fallon down.

Lee comes in and hits dropkicks. Lee hits mounted elbows in the corner on Nyx. Lee spinning torture rack drops Nyx. Mara Sade and Jacy Jayne fight outside then go in the ring. Mara slingbldes her. Jacy spinning forearms her. Masha then comes in and takes down Jacy. Ash then gets involved and those three fight. Their buddies then break it up. 

Xia and Lee then hit top rope dives outside onto the heels. Influence breaks up a tower of doom. Jessie top rope crossbodies Influence then M is superplex. Everyone starts hitting moves. M hits Cassie with a title belt and wins.

Thoughts: The announcers called it chaos and I agree. There were too many people involved and not really enough time for this. Everyone got their section in and not much else. 

Indi Hartwell and Dani Luna complain about Rosemary. Indi says she wants the Knockouts Title. Dani says they make a great time but Indi says she has to prove she can win the Knockouts Title on her own. Indi says she's coming for the title and won't stop until it's around her waist.

TNA International Title - No DQ, No Countounts - Steve Maclin (c) vs Jake Something

Frankie Kazarian is doing commentary for this. SM has skull facepaint on. Jake bodyblocks him then back elbows him. SM lariats him over the top. They forearm each other outside. Jake's head is banged off the apron. SM is thrown into the steps then has his head banged off of them. Jake lariats SM in the ring and SM flying knees him. SM 2nd rope diving headbutts him for 2.

SM lariats him for 2. SM corner lariats Jake from behind. They then double clothesline each other and both go down. Jake hits lariats on SM then double axe handles him. They trade forearms. SM drops him with one for 2. SM shakes the ropes Ultimate Warrior style and kind of gets boos for it.

SM slaps him around then olympic slams him. SM goes for a tope and is forearmed in mid-air. Jake goes up to Kaz outside then Jake black hole slams him on the floor. Jake powerbombs SM on the bottom part of the steps. Jake drags SM up the ramp.

Jake forearms him on the stage. SM back body drops him on the stage. SM then dives off the stage onto him and hits mounted punches on the floor. They get back in the ring. Jake misses a corner spear. Jake is put in tree of woe. SM goes for a corsshairs spear but Jake catches him with a choke while upside down.

SM gets out. He punches and headbutts Jake. He then hits a crosshairs spear. He hits another then double underhook ddt's Jake to win.

Thoughts: We knew what to expect here and Steve ended up winning. They tried and it was alright but not great. I thought Jake maybe had a shot at winning the title here but that was not the case.

Steve is interviewed after. Steve said he asked Jake to show that he was worth something and he did that. Frankie Kazarian then walks past and interrupts. Kaz points at the title and gets in Steve's face. Steve offers to fight him right now. Kaz walks off.

TNA Tag Titles - The Hardy's (Matt and Jeff Hardy) vs The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz and Myron Reed)

Matt and Zach lock up. Matt hammerlocks him and Zach wristlocks him. Zach rolls out, backflips and armdrags him. Matt side headlocks him and takes him over. Matt shoulders him over then Zach dropkicks him. Zach hits another dropkick.

Jeff and Reed go at it. Jeff side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Jeff dances then Reed does the same thing to him. Jeff spin kicks him and gets dropkicked for 2. Zach saves Reed from a double team. The four argue in the ring then The Hardy's shove them and hit lariats. Zach is catapulted into the middle rope throat first then is legdropped.

Matt stomps on Zach in the corner. Zach hits a step up knee and gets his head banged off the buckles. Zach takes a double suplex for 2. Zach evades The Hardy's and pushes Matt into Jeff. Reed guillotine legdrops Matt over the 2nd rope. Reed superkicks Matt.

Reed enzugiri's Matt from the apron then slingslot legdrops the back of his neck for 2. Matt is booted in the corner and Zach chinlocks him. Matt side effects Zach. Jeff lariats Reed and atomic drops him. Jeff legdrops him in the crotch and basement dropkicks him. Jeff then elbow drops him.

Jeff hits a corner splash and pendulum double boots Reed in the corner for 2. Jeff superplexes Reed, Zach swantons Jeff and Matt top rope elbows Zach. Jeff jumps off Matt's back in the corner and is caught. Jeff is slammed down then he takes a double kick from The Rascalz. Zach topes Matt outside.

Jeff takes a codebreaker then is held for a tope rope double stomp from Zach for 2. Zach is pushed off the buckles then Matt is stunned over the top rope. Reed does his jumping cutter over the top onto Jeff but Jeff blocks it. Reed then takes a twist of fate on the floor from Matt. Jeff top rope swantons Reed and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a decent match as expected. The Hardy's surprisingly kept up pretty well with The Rascalz before winning. You gotta be impressed with what The Hardy's are doing at their age and with how many wild bumps they took. I liked it and it was on par with other Hardy PLE matches.

The two teams make friends after.

First Class Penthouse

AJ Francis welcomes us and introduces himself. He then introduces Rich Swann. AJ says they are both Maryland men. AJ talks about growing up and going to Maryland University. Rich says he's been around 20 years and saw a lot of people get laid down. He says he learned how to deal with it in Maryland. He says Maryland shaped him into the man he is today. AJ says they understood that the one thing they need to be successful was to leave this dump forever. He says this place is terrible and that's why they moved.

The Baltimore Ravens mascot comes out and his name is Poe. AJ says this is his show and he doesn't know how he got here. AJ says Poe is a legend in this city but this is AJ's city. AJ says if you don't act right, you can get hurt. Poe then brings out The System, for like the 3rd time tonight. AJ says this is ridiculous. Alisha does her line and AJ says nobody wants to know anything from her. Alisha slaps AJ and Rich holds AJ back. AJ says this show is over, he says this is the worst city and he's glad to get out of here. Poe then dances.

TNA World Title - Trick Williams (c) vs Moose

Moose isn't winning here and we'll have to see how that happens. Trick takes the mic during intros. He says him and Moose teamed together Tuesday and it was Moose's fault but they can talk about it later. Trick says they are both NFL guys and says the real birds of the NFL are The Philadelphia Eagles.

They go face to face. They shove each other and Moose hits chops. Moose misses a corner charge and Trick hits chops. Moose no sells them then hits his own. Moose is pulled over the top. Moose pulls Trick out and chops him. Moose tries to powerbomb Trick on the floor but is hurricanrana'd. Moose pump kicks him and goes into the steps when Trick moves.

Trick hits mounted punches outside. Trick's head is banged off the apron. Moose is sent into the post. Trick and Moose chop each other in front of Moose's family in the front row. Trick hits punches. Trick goes up and over. Moose walks up the buckles and twisting crossbodies Trick. Trick belly to belly overhead suplexes Moose into the buckles.

Trick stomps on Moose for 2. Moose hits Trick in the gut and forearms him. Trick flapjacks him and does capoeira. Trick chops Moose. They chop each other. Trick trips Moose and up kicks him. Trick jumping neckbreakers him for 2. Trick messes with the crowd and slaps Moose around. Moose and Trick compete for cheers as they do this. Moose chops Trick then running euros him in the corner. Moose uranages him then sentons him for 2.

Moose pop-up powerbombs Trick for 2. Moose rolls him up for 2 then spinning facekicks him. Trick uranages him then hits an AA for 2.  Moose chops Trick then top rope superplexes him. Moose holds on and Trick suplexes him. They trade shots. Trick hits him in the gut then Moose rolling spears him. Trick then slides out. Moose charges at Trick outside and is back body dropped through the timekeeper's table.

Moose almost goes into the ref and Trick jumping lariats the ref when Moose moves. Moose rolling spears Trick. Moose goes for the pin but the ref is out. Moose buckle bombs Trick, Trick no sells it and trick shots Moose for 2. Moose headbutts him. Moose misses a spear in the corner. Trick hits a trick shot from behind. Trick hits another one from the side and wins.

Thoughts: It was an alright match and was what I expected. Trick looked good and very comfortable as a heel here. Moose lost as expected here as Trick is losing the TNA Title to Santana. 

Carlos Silva hands Trick the title to close the show.

Overall thoughts: If we are going to be honest, it was a long and unnecessary PPV. The card was nothing special and they didn't do a great job of working with it. The opener was longer than slower than expected. Ali/Cardona had an average match with a dirty finish. The System/First Class wasn't bad but had run-in's toward the end. Sami/Santana was a waste of this storyline with them having a disappointing match where they didn't try anything special. The Knockouts Tag Title match didn't get enough time for how many people were involved. Maclin/Jake tried and they had a decent match. The Hardy's hung in there well with The Rascalz and also had an alright match. The main was fine but Moose lost as expected. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 as what we got was enough but they should have saved Moose a loss and just skipped the PLE.