TNA Xplosion 8/1/2025

TNA Xplosion 8/1/2025

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/tna-xplosion-7252025.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/tna-xplosion-882025.html

The Northern Armory (Judas Icarus and Travis Williams) vs Jake Painter and Brett Ryan Gosselin

Jake and JI and go at it JI hits him in the gut off the break Jake armdrags him Brett top rope oduble axe handles JI's arm. JI chops and forearms Brett. Brett is facekicked by Trav then he back elbows him. Brett neckbreakers Trav for 2. Brett is high from the apron then sent out.

JI hits a nice dropkick through the ropes on brett. JI chops Brett. Brett takes a knee to the gut then is kneebreakered by Trav. Trav has Brett's legs tied up and JI shoulders Trav over to snap back on it.

JI misses a corner splash. Brett avoids an attack outside and Jake gets in. Jake hits lariats on JI then back body drops him. Jake corner enzugiri's JI then double underhook backbreakers him for 2. Jake tries to spear JI, JI leapfrogs and Trav hits something like a pedigree. Jake takes a corner dropkick + enzugiri then an angel's wings + a kick. JI pins Jake.

Thoughts: It went a little longer than it needed to and was average. Jake has the basics of being a face down, they just don't use him. The Armory did some new double teams here.

Around the Ring with Gia Miller

Tasha Steelz is this week's guest. They talk about country music and TNA growing. They talk but TNA tests the sound while thile they talk which makes it hard to hear. They talk about some of the past girls like Deonna Purrazzo and talk about hanging out in LA.

Harley Hudson and Myla Grace vs Lena Kross and Rosemary

TNA's been trying to get Lena for a long time but ran into some kind of issues with her visa. I guess that's solved now. Lena also appeared on AEW TV in the last week. Victoria Crawford is on commentary.

HH armdrags Rose then Rose yells in Myla's face. Rose takes corner attacks from both opponents. Myla hits a big forearm on Rose and Rose tags out. Lena takes strikes from Myla then Lena fallaway slams her off a crossbody attempt.

Lena pump kicks Myla for 2. Rose corner forearms Myla then exploders her for 2. Rose hits mounted forearms on Myla then Lena bangs Myla's head off the buckles. Lena misses a corner facekick. HH comes in and slams Rose.

HH knees Rose in the chest then 2nd rope guillotine legdrops her over the middle rope for 2. Lena side kicks HH. Lena knocks Rose off the apron on accident then Rose hits her back. HH jawbreakers Lena and stunners her. Myla  top rope tornillo's Lena and wins.

Thoughts: Yeah, I don't know what the deal was here. Lena's making her TNA debut and is rumored to be a full-time roster member soon so they had her lose here. Does it matter? Not really but it doesn't help Lena. This one was a shorter match and it was just average here. Lena's tall and really looks like Cora Jade.

Overall thoughts: There were only 2 new matches and one new interview here. Neither of the matches were that good or anything must see but it did have Lena Kross' TNA debut so that was notable. The interview was really hard to hear due to the sound being tested in the background during it. I wouldn't recommend this one.