Results by: Himanshu Doi, 411mania.com
TNA iMPACT!
Date: January 22nd, 2025
Location: Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Commentators: Tom Hannifan, Matt Rehwoldt
Tom Hannifan and Matt Rehwoldt start the show and do a little interview with TNA President Carlos Silva.
Match 1: Cedric Alexander vs. Moose
Moose climbs to the second rope and looks to punch Alexander, but Alexander moves out of the way. Moose hits a dropkick. Moose and Alexander exchange elbows on the apron until Alexander drops him on the apron. Moose looks to powerbomb Alexander onto the apron but Alexander grabs onto the ropes and runs back in the ring to hit a suicide dive. Moose throws Alexander into the steel steps. Moose chops Alexander and looks to suplex Alexander on the floor, but Alexander reverses it into one of his own. Back in the ring and Alexander hits a frog splash for two. Moose hits a pump kick and an upper kick in the corner followed by a side slam and senton and a kip up. Moose catches Alexander on the top turnbuckle for a Go To Hell for two. Moose goes for a spear in the corner, but Alexander moves out of the way. Alexander hits a Michinoku Driver for two. Moose hits a pump kick but Alexander hits a Spanish Fly for two. Alexander with a springboard but Moose headbutts him. Moose goes for a Spear but Alexander with a Sunset Flip. Moose goes for a powerbomb but Alexander rolls him over for a pin for the win.
Result: Cedric Alexander def. Moose by pinfall
Mike Santana makes his entrance through the crowd. He says he wants to share something with them. He plays an audio from his father before he left. His father said he belongs there and deserves to be there. “You deserve it” chants from the crowd. Santana says when he got back to TNA, he stepped foot in Rebellion almost two years and he made a statement to the first camera he could find. He said he wasn’t coming back to be another spoke in the wheel, he was coming for the top spot. He says every day he put words into action and gave every single thing he had. He says every time he fell, he got up. He says he went to NXT and got back what was rightfully his, only to lose it 30 days later. He says he got up and he kept fighting and that led him to last week. He says for AJ Styles to tell him that he held the keys meant the world to him. He says he has to give respect to an absolute legend like Frankie Kazarian. He says his back is against the wall, but he likes it that way. He says they said he would never be the guy, but he stands before them as the guy. He says he earned to be there, he deserves to be there but most importantly he belongs there.
Gia Miller is backstage with Mustafa Ali and Order 4. Ali tells her to shut up. Ali says Matthew and Jeffrey like to call themselves the GOATs. He says they’re the sheep. He says he will be their shepherd. He says, “In Ali we trust.”
We see footage of Sol Ruca and Zaria winning the No. 1 contendership for the TNA Knockouts World Championship.
The Personal Concierge is in the ring and says he can’t wait to leave New Mexico. He introduces the Elegance Brand.
Match 2: M by Elegance vs. Indi Hartwell
Hartwell steps on M’s foot and grabs her in a headlock. Hartwell drops an elbow on M’s back for two. M on the ropes and Hartwell kicks her. Hartwell looks to hit a running boot on M but M dodges it. Mr. Elegance distracts the referee while The Personal Concierge brings a shoe for M to hit Hartwell with. M rolls back through the ropes into the ring for a Codebreaker for two as we go to commercial.
Back from commercial and Hartwell hits a spinebuster on M. Hartwell with a bulldog for two. Hartwell looks for Hurts Donut but M rolls her over. Hartwell goes for another Hurts Donut but M rolls her over and Hartwell pins her for the win.
Result: Indi Hartwell def. M by Elegance by pinfall
After the match, Heather attacks Hartwell from behind but Ash stops them. M shoves Ash. Lei Ying Lee and Xia Brookside come running out. Ash attacks Lei Ying Lee. The Elegance Brand lay them all out. Ash says she’s back.
We get the TNA Injury Report presented by Bioflex, and Frankie Kazarian is out, the Hardys are banged up but they are both cleared.
Ash by Elegance says she’s back. She says she had them fooled. The Personal Concierge says she’s part of an elite club, Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods called “The Comeback Club.”
Match 3: Feast or Fired Match
Trey Miguel is back and Tom Hannifan announces that he has re-signed with TNA. The Home Town Man gets briefcase #1 but as he is leaving, Eric Young pulls off his mask and gets the briefcase. Steve Maclin gets briefcase #2. Trey Miguel gets briefcase #4. Eddie Edwards gets briefcase #3 and throws it to AJ Francis before dropkicking it and getting it back.
Result: Eric Young, Steve Maclin, Eddie Edwards and Trey Miguel won the 3 briefcases
Mike Santana is backstage and Nic Nemeth walks up to him. Santana tells him to think what he’s about to say. Nemeth says he knows he has to watch his back. Nemeth says he knows what he’s about and he respects it, but he’s thinking with his heart, not his head. Somebody calls his shot and takes takes that title from him. He asks how he is going to face his baby girl. Santana gets into a brawl with Nemeth and security pulls them apart.
BDE is backstage playing video games. Nemeth asks if they saw what they saw what happened to him. He switched off the video game. He told him he needs to watch the matches and get better and calls him an experiment. He says this isn’t YouTube. BDE challenges him to a match next week. Nemeth tells him, “Good luck, kid.”
Elayna Black makes her entrance. She says for those that have been living under a rock, her name is Elayna Black. She says she is the only one to get 1 million views on TNA’s socials in 24 hours. She says she is the only one to constantly make headlines and the only one that matters. She says they are all living in the era of Elayna.
Daria is backstage with Santino Marella and says Elayna is the future. Arianna Grace asks Daria time with her father. She tells him sorry. She says this job has never been easy, but she knows he did it for them. She says she knows what Stacks did was wrong. She says she loves working with him. She asks him for his forgiveness. They hug and she cries.
Match 4: Mustafa Ali vs. Jeff Hardy
Ali kicks Jeff in the corner and smashes his face against the turnbuckle. Jeff turns Ali inside out with a clothesline. Ali throws Jeff to the outside. Matt takes down The Great Hands outside but Agent Zero takes him down with a big boot as we go to commercial.
Back from commercial and Jeff hits a Twist of Fate from the apron against the edge of the steel steps. Jeff and Ali get back in the ring before the 10 count. Jeff with a dropkick to the face followed by an elbow drop for two. Jeff goes for a Twist of Fate but Ali pushes him off. Jeff to the top rope but Ali dropkicks him. Ali rushes towards Jeff but Jeff jumps over him and Ali goes face first into the turnbuckle. Tasha climbs onto Ali and Jeff hit a double Twist of Fate to both and gets a two on Ali. Matt pushes Agent Zero into the ring post. Jeff hits a Twist of Fate and goes for a Swanton Bomb but Ali moves out of the way and hits a 450 Splash but only gets two. Elijah plays his guitar and appears on the stage and Jeff hits a Twist of Fate followed by the Swanton Bomb for the win.
Result: Jeff Hardy def. Mustafa Ali by pinfall
The Righteous are backstage and Vincent says The Hardys are still what you think of when you say the word “great”. Vincent asks if they dig what he’s saying and points upwards.
The System make their entrance. JDC says tonight is about his replacement. He says he has personally handpicked his replacement, someone who he has a lot of respect for and who is the future of this business. He introduces Bear Bronson.
Bear Bronson makes his entrance. Eddie Edwards low blows JDC and Bear Bronson attacks Moose. Cedric Alexander comes running out with a steel chair and they bail. Cedric Alexander hits Moose in the back. Eddie says this is part of the plan they hadn’t talked about. He says they aren’t replacing one member; they’re replacing two. He says Moose is going to find out the hard way that they can’t beat The System. The new System stand tall to end the show.
