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Hey there, TNA fans! It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time for another episode of TNA iMPACT! I’m Himanshu (you can follow me on Twitter @Himanshu_Doi) and you know how this works. Tonight on iMPACT, TNA World Champion Frankie Kazarian puts the belt on the line against Bear Bronson, with Jody Threat or Jada Stone beside her, Indi Hartwell plans to stop Tessa Blanchard’s group and more.

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TNA iMPACT!

Date: January 1st, 2025
Location: El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas
Commentators: Tom Hannifan, Matt Rehwoldt

Match 1: The Angel Warriors (Lei Ying Lee & Xia Brookside) vs. The Elegance Brand (Heather By Elegance & M By Elegance)

Xia with double knees in the corner on M followed by a side-Russian Leg Sweep for two. M pushes her into Heather who clubs her in the back. Heather gets the tag and she kicks on Xia in the corner. The IInspiration are seen watching from the back. Heather with a running boot in Xia’s face. Xia takes Heather down with a facecrusher and tags to Lee. Lee hits a pump kick on M followed by a running knee to the face for two. Lee tags to Xia who feeds her for a trip followed by an assisted elbow drop by Xia on the back for two. M fights back and hits a superkick on Xia. Dani Luna shows up and attacks Lee. Heather hits the Bow and Arrow Dropkick for the win.

Result: The Elegance Brand (Heather By Elegance & M By Elegance) def. The Angel Warriors (Lei Ying Lee & Xia Brookside) by pinfall
Rating: **½
Review: Decent match. The Angel Warriors are coming together well with their tag team moves. It’s great to see Dani Luna getting to work as a singles competitor.

Gia Miller is backstage and walks into Santino’s office. She asked him about Arianna Grace turning her back on him. Santino says he is not capable of talking about that. He says he has a job to do and hands her a note and asks her to give it to Tom & Jerry and make sure they announce it on television.

Tom Hannifan and Matt Rehwoldt announce that next week Stacks will defend the International Title against Steve Maclin, and at Genesis, Leon Slater will defend his title against Moose and Cedric Alexander, and Elijah will face Mustafa Ali.

Match 2: Mustafa Ali vs. The Home Town Man

Ali takes Home Town Man down with a back elbow. Home Town Man hits a lariat on Ali. “Home Town Man” chants. Ali rolls in through the ropes for a neckbreaker. Ali hits a standing moonsault for two. Ali rolls through the ropes again but Home Town Man takes him up for an Airplane Spin. Home Town Man with a body slam and hits a Home Town Elbow Drop followed by a bulldog. “Home Town Man” chants and Skyler and Hotch try to distract him. Ali kicks him and hits the 450 Splash for the win.

Result: Mustafa Ali def. The Home Town Man by pinfall
Rating: **
Review: Say what you want about The Home Town Man, but he’s over pretty much everywhere he goes. I’m not sure Ali needed to sell as much for The Home Town Man as he did here though.

After the match, Skyler and Hotch attack Home Town Man and Ali grabs a steel chair, but Elijah’s music hits and a man with a guitar appears on the stage covering his face. Ali sends Skyler and Hotch to them and the real Elijah shows up behind him. Ali gets out of the ring. Elijah plays “The Home Town Man” on his guitar and says at Genesis he’s going to ruin his plans and celebrate with The Home Town Man.

The Rascalz are backstage, and Trey says they did a lot of cool stuff in 2025. Wentz asks who’s going to talk to Santino and the others refuse. Wentz says he’ll do it and they go into his office. Wentz asks Santino if the rest of them could get an opportunity for the X-Division Championship. Santino says they can fight each other and the winner will face Leon Slater at the AMC premiere, and the champion will face Moose and Cedric Alexander at Genesis.

We see a recap from NXT where Moose unsuccessfully challenged Ethan Page for the NXT North American Championship.

Arianna Grace comes out on stage with Stacks and the NXT group. Arianna says she put her own father down and asked why she would do that. She says she lived in her father’s shadow her whole life. She says every match she wins, every interview she gives, they don’t see her, they see Santino Marella’s daughter. She says she realised something needed to change when she disappeared off TNA TV and he didn’t even tell her she wasn’t needed. She says that’s how she found out her dad didn’t have a place for her. She says he chose all of them over her every single time. She says she was the perfect daughter. She says she’s not sorry for who she is and she is done seeking approval. She says she stands by Stacks and there is nothing they can do about it. Stacks says she might have been her little girl, but she’s his girl now, and sometimes, she even calls him daddy. Stacks kisses Arianna and they all leave.

McKenzie Mitchell introduces Krystall Poppin who sings Tessa Blanchard’s theme song.

Match 3: The Diamond Collective (Mila Moore, Tessa Blanchard & Victoria vs. Indi Hartwell, Jada Stone & Jody Threat

Jody Threat hits a Northern Lights Suplex on Mila and hits Victoria with bodyslam onto Mila. Jada Stone hits a 450 Splash onto The Diamond Collective outside the ring. Indi throws Victoria in the ring and covers her for two. Threat hits Mila with a clothesline for two. Jada gets a tag and hits a basement clothesline followed by a standing moonsault for two. Jada hits a kick off the ropes to Jada. Mila hits a suplex on Jada for two. Tessa gets the tag and hits a back elbow on Jada on the ropes for two as we go to commercial.

Back from commercial and Tessa slaps Jada and tags Mila. Jada rolls up Mila for two. Mila clotheslines Jada for two and gets a sleeper hold. Mila grabs onto Jada’s leg, but Jada flips around and rolls through for the tag to Indi. Indi hits a Spinebuster. Tag to Jody who hits a Michinoku Driver. Jada collides with Mila and Tessa dropkicks Jada. Jada and Tessa on the top rope and Robert Stone distracts Jada. Tessa slams Jada face first and Tessa hits the Magnum. Mila pins Jada for the win.

Result: The Diamond Collective (Mila Moore, Tessa Blanchard & Victoria def. Indi Hartwell, Jada Stone & Jody Threat by pinfall
Rating: ***
Review: We got to see a lot of what Jada Stone was capable of here. Mila Moore still needs a lot of work though.

Time for the TNA Injury Report by Bioflex, and every member of Team TNA and Team NXT from the cage match have been cleared, Elijah is not medically cleared from his torn triceps, and Lei Ying Lee’s condition is uncertain.

We see Matt Hardy sitting on a chair dazed and The Righteous show up. Vincent says everything they do is for him, so he asks him to help them help him. He says they believe him and Jeff can ascend even higher and become immortal, so they just need to trust in him. He says Dutch has a gift for him. Matt Hardy stumbles to his feet and walks away.

The Righteous make their entrance. Vincent says they gather with purpose. He says that legends don’t die, they drift. He says they stand together, not as one voice, but as many. He says last week, Matt Hardy fell, and The Righteous picked him up. He says Matt Hardy’s spirit is cracked and bruised but unbroken. He says he’s been watching Jeff Hardy his whole life. He says he is just a reflection of Jeff.

The Hardys come out. Matt says what they did to him was some of the creepiest things anyone has ever done to him. He says it came off a little cultish and he’s not interested, and he’s not interested in these mind games. He says he’s interested in fighting. Vincent says they don’t want to fight him. Dutch says they want to grow from them and reach even greater heights, to reach the potential they never knew existed. Vincent says they want the brotherhood. Matt says brotherhood is what Jeff and him have and they don’t need any from them. Matt says they do not care what The Righteous wants. Vincent says they just want what’s best, but if they refuse to make this work together, then the cycle is going to demand something different. Matt says the only thing Jeff and him are thinking about is to elevate TNA as they enter their newest era, the AMC era.

Leon Slater makes his entrance and joins Tom Hannifan and Matt Rehwoldt at the announce table.

Match 4: Myron Reed vs. Zachary Wentz vs. Trey Miguel

Reed, Wentz and Miguel roll up each other to try to get the win. Trey looks to clothesline Myron but Myron flips out of it. Wentz hits a corkscrew off the corner onto Reed. Miguel rolls through the ropes and hits a dropkick on Wentz. Miguel and Reed team up for a splash onto Wentz. Wentz and Miguel team up for kicks on Reed. Wentz with a DDT set-up off the corner on Reed, but Miguel hits a Blockbuster to take them both down. Miguel looks for a suicide dive, but Wentz cuts him off. Miguel hits a Meteora. Reed hits a springboard 450 for the win.

Result: Myron Reed def. Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel by pinfall
Rating: ****
Review: Myron Reed is usually the one getting singles opportunities off the group. I guess they want to keep Wentz and Miguel as a tag team, which I’m not against.

The System make their entrance. Eddie says they are that much closer to the final dance. He tells JCD that the match is going to be something that the fans are not going to want to miss. JDC asks why not one last System dance. Eddie ssks if they want to see System. JDC says next week they will face Cedric Alexander, Leon Slater and The Hardys.

Gia Miller is backstage with The Hardys and asks them about the match next week and Matt says that’s a perfect way to enter the new era of TNA. Matt and Jeff leave to a room where they see candles and photos of themselves.

Match 5: Bear Bronson vs. Frankie Kazarian for the TNA World Championship

Bronson chops Kazarian and hits a flapjack. Kazarian gets out of the ring, but Bronson follows him and throws him back in the ring. Kazarian gets on his knees and begs Bronson. Kazarian gets a sleeper on Bronson and hits a twisting neckbreaker for two. Kazarian looks for a pin but Bronson drops onto Kazarian’s chest. Bronson clubs Kazarian’s back and hits a back body drop. He hits a splash onto Kazarian in the corner followed by a power slam for two. Kazarian goes for a chickenwing, but Bronson bites his finger. Bronson hits a suicide dive onto Kazarian on the outside. Bronson picks up Kazarian, but Kazarian gets out and hits him with a body slam onto the steel steps. Bronson gets back in the ring right before the 10 count. Kazarian goes a Leg Drop off the top rope but Bronson gets out of the way and goes for a backslide but gets two. Kazarian hits Fade To Black for the win.

Result: Frankie Kazarian def. Bear Bronson by pinfall to retain the TNA World Championship
Rating: ***¾
Review: They gave Bear Bronson a lot of hope here. I think he should’ve been more dominant than he was here considering the size difference between the two with Kazarian sneaking with a win, but I guess they didn’t want Kazarian to look less competitive against a newer wrestler. Fun match either way.

After the match, Santana’s music hits and he is seen in the crowd. He says he wants to congratulate Kazarian, but it’s not for the win he just got, but for the news he got from Santino. He says their scheduled match at Genesis isn’t happening. He says on the debut episode of TNA iMPACT on AMC, it’s going to be Frankie Kazarian vs. Mike Santana for the TNA World Championship.