Matt Cardona, SDL, & Mustafa Ali Return, Mance Warner Debuts —LIVE TNA iMPACT Results — January 23, 2025
Joe Hendry kicks off the show. He comes out and says that he’s going to be fighting champion.
Santino Marella comes out and says that he has a surprise for Joe Hendry to defend his title against. Matt Cardona makes his way out to the top of the ramp. Santino says they’ll fight for the World Title later tonight.
The cameras go backstage to Eric Young and Steve Maclin talking about giving Josh Alexander another chance. Young says he wants to help pull Josh up, but Maclin isn’t so sure. Josh walks up
and extends a hand to Maclin, but Maclin leaves him hanging.
As we come back from commercial, Gia Miller is backstage at the door of Nic Nemeth’s locker room. Gia knocks and is met by Ryan Nemeth. Ryan comes out and Gia says she wants to talk to Nic, not him. Nic comes out and says he’ll address the San Antonio crowd this week.
Six Knockouts Tag Team Match
-Spitfire (Jody Threat & Dani Luna) & Masha Slamovich vs Ash & Heather By Elegance & Rosemary
Cora Jade comes out and distracts Masha Slamovich and Dani Luna. She hands Masha an envelope with her picture in it with an X across it.
Heather bumps into Dani and that causes Masha to go off the ring apron. Heather rolls Dani up for the victory.
Winners: Rosemary, Ash, and Heather By Elegance
Josh Alexander makes his way out to the ring with Judas Icarus and Travis Williams – Sinner & Saint. He says that he’s quitting TNA because he’s done all that he can do it TNA, and that he realized when he was in the ring with Santana at Genesis that he’s given everything he can and it wasn’t enough.
Josh tells Judas and Travis that they’re the best young up and coming tag team in the world and that he wants them to know that. He says they’re good because he taught them well.
Judas and Travis tell Josh he physically wont be able to leave and attacked Josh. Eric Young runs out and makes the save. Young clears the ring and says that they don’t know how things work in TNA, and they’re going to find out next week when he and Josh take on Judas and Travis.
Tag Team Match
-Moose & JDC vs The Hardy’s (Matt & Jeff Hardy)
Jeff Hardy hit Moose with a SWANTON BOMB off the top rope for the victory.
Winners: Matt and Jeff Hardy
The lights go out and we get a “23” video teaser right after the tag team match.
Sami Callihan comes out and calls out whoever “23” is.
The lights go out and Steph De Lander makes her way out with the Digital Media Title over her shoulder. She says she won it in her divorce from PCO, and rhr introduces her boyfriend, who is revealed to be independent talent Mance Warner. Mance comes out and leaves Sami laid out in the ring.
The NXT liaison Arianna Grace is sitting ringside at the commentary table.
NXT Tag Team Titles
-Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) vs The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz)
Wes Lee comes out and tries to get involved, which distracts the referee. His friends Tyriek and Tyson make their way out and beat down Zach and Trey. They roll them into the ring for Fraxiom to finish them off and win the match.
Winners, and still NXT Tag Team Champions…FRAXIOM!!
Santana comes out says it’s a SOLD OUT crowd in San Antonio. He talks about how he did what he said he would do and beat Josh Alexander at Genesis, making him say I QUIT. Santana says he’s here to climb the mountain and become the TNA World Champion.
Santana is interrupted by Mustafa Ali who reveals that he’s SIGNED to TNA Wrestling and here to do some work in the company.
Mustafa Ali comes out and announced that he’s SIGNED with TNA Wrestling and that he’s here to be a great leader that TNA needs – as the World Champion.
Tessa comes out to the top of the ramp with a microphone already in hand.
Tessa says that her family started wrestling in San Antonio and her grandfather started the first local wrestling promotion. She shouted out her father, Tully Blachard, as well. She took out the trash at Genesis and she’s here to take over. Everybody else needs to step up or shut up.
Kazarian makes his way out with his Call Your Shot trophy to sit at the commentary table.
TNA World Title
-Joe Hendry vs Matt Cardona
The challenger Matt Cardona makes his way out.
TNA World Champion Joe Hendry comes out.
With the referee knocked out in the corner, Matt Cardona grabs the TNA World Title belt from the announce table. Just as he’s about to get into the ring with it, JBL emerges from the crowd and clotheslined Matt Cardona on the outside. JBL shares a look with Hendry and then leaves.
Cardona gets up and cracks Hendry with the title belt. He pins Joe but the referee is still out. The referee comes back for a 2 count.
Hendry hits Cardona with a STANDING OVATION for the victory.
Winner, and still TNA World Champion…Joe Hendry!!
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