Reigning and defending WWE NXT Champion Oba Femi will make his TNA in-ring debut as he teams with reigning TNA Tag Team Champions The Hardys on tonight’s edition of Impact.
Femi, Jeff & Matt Hardy will take on The System’s Moose, Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers.
Former TNA World Champion Tessa Blanchard must compete on tonight’s show or else she will be fired.
Knockouts Tag Team Champions Spitfire (Dani Luna & Jody Threat) will defend against Ash & Heather by Elegance. If the champions wins, the Elegance ladies must be their butlers for 24 hours.
In a clash of wildmen, Mance Warner will go one-on-one with Sami Callihan.
The card is rounded out by Frankie Kazarian vs. Ace Austin, Steve Maclin vs. KC Navarro, and Mike Santana in action.
The System & The Colons Kick Things Off
After the usual show-opening intro video and theme music, a recap package airs highlighting top moments on last week’s show. Inside the Impact Zone inside Full Sail University, The System make their way out to the ring to kick things off.
Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt talk on commentary about Moose vs. Oba Femi at WWE Roadblock in a title versus title match following the TNA X-Division Champion’s appearance on NXT on CW earlier this week. Fans are chanting “Oba’s gonna kill you! Oba’s gonna kill you!” as he settles in the ring.
Starting off on the microphone is Alisha Edwards, who as always, hits the crowd with the annoying-voiced, “Do you wanna know something?!” JDC takes a turn on the microphone and then Moose takes over. He talks about how he’s gonna take out Oba Femi.
He then aims his anger at Jeff Hardy, who he says got lucky against him twice in the past. He says tonight his luck runs out. Brian Myers then gets a turn on the stick. He says Oba Femi isn’t System-material. He then turns his focus to the recent TNA debuts of Eddie and Orlando Colon.
He says they might be System-material. The theme for The Colons hits and out they come to the ring. They get on the mic and remind everyone what the Colon name means. It’s their way of life, and there’s only a few elite wrestlers who fully understands what that means.
They say they respect The System. The System make it clear that everything is better when you trust in The System. The opening segment wraps up on that note.
Gia Miller Interviews Spitfire
Backstage, Gia Miller is standing by with her guests at this time, the TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Champions Spitfire. Jody Threat and Dani Luna talk about their unique stipulation for their match against Ash and Heather by Elegance later tonight.
They have some fun talking about things they can make them do if they win and they become their personal concierge. They joke about giving them makeovers and mohawks.
Hannifan runs down the advertised lineup for tonight as the official match graphics flash on the screen. The show heads into the first commercial break of the evening.
Leon Slater Confronts The System Backstage
When the show returns, we see The System walking-and-talking backstage when Leon Slater approaches them and confronts them for talking trash. Things start to get heated.
The Hardys show up and keep good on their word of having Slater’s back. The two sides bicker and pull-and-push, but are ultimately kept apart.
Mike Santana defeated Oro Mensah
Inside the Impact Zone, Mike Santana’s theme hits and out he comes to the ring for the first match of the evening. As he settles inside the squared circle, the theme for his opponent hits and the crowd pops as The Meta-Four’s Oro Mensah from WWE NXT comes out.
Fans chant “Oro!” and then “NXT! NXT!” as his music dies down. The bell sounds and the two lock-up. Santana grabs a side head-lock, but Mensah escapes. Mensah isolates and cranks on the arm of Santana, bringing him down to the mat and controlling the limb.
Santana eventually fights his way back up, escapes and snatches up Mensah’s arm. He does the same to him, before opting instead to blast him with wild rights and lefts that knock him across the ring. Mensah catches him by surprise with a hurricanrana.
Santana rushes towards him in the corner, but runs right into a big boot to the grill. Mensah heads to the ring apron and springboards into the ring with a single-leg dropkick that sends Santana flying and crashing to the mat. Santana rolls out to the floor.
Mensah tries for a flying cross-body to the floor, but Santana catches him and drops him face-first on the hard part of the ring apron, before turning him inside-out with a mean clothesline. Back in the ring, Santana catches Mensah with a Rolling Buck-50.
He goes for the cover, but Mensah kicks out. Mensah fights back, but ultimately, Santana takes over and blasts the NXT Superstar with his Spin The Block finisher for the pinfall victory. After the match, a corny-style political smear-campaign commercial parody airs.
It shows Mustafa Ali and his new crew consisting of The Great Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch) and Tasha Steelz trashing Santana, who is shown reacting live still in the ring following his victory over Mensah. After this wraps up, the show heads into another commercial break.
When the show returns, an angry Santana storms the backstage area in search of Mustafa Ali and his crew. He runs into The Great Hands and Steelz and they play dumb. He tells them Santana can do this to his face if he wants to. He almost says he’s gonna stick his foot up their ass, but Steelz censors him and cuts him off.
Tessa Blanchard defeated Kelsey Heather
Inside the Impact Zone, the theme for Tessa Blanchard hits and out she comes to a ton of heat from the Full Sail crowd. She settles inside the squared circle where her opponent, Kelsey Heather, is already waiting.
The bell sounds and Blanchard immediately charges across the ring and starts woman-handling Heather. Fans break out in a deafening “Tessa sucks!” chant, which she fuels by giving a reaction to. She hits a vicious suplex to Heather into the turnbuckles in the corner.
In a split-screen, TNA Knockouts Champion Masha Slamovich is shown watching on as Blanchard continues to dominate Heather with ease. She whips her into the corner and charges from the opposing corner only to halt dead in her tracks at the last second.
As Heather cowered, Blanchard blasted her with an open-hand slap across the mouth. Blanchard hits a cutter out of nowhere and then wraps her arms up for the Buzzsaw in the center of the ring. 1-2-3. Blanchard isn’t getting fired. Instead she wrestled and won. Easily and emphatically.
Cora Jade Attacks Masha Slamovich Backstage
Backstage, Gia Miller asks Masha Slamovich for her thoughts on Tessa Blanchard’s performance moments ago. As she goes to answer, she is ambushed and brutally attacked from behind by Cora Jade.
The WWE NXT Superstar lays her out and as she stands over her, she says, “I don’t know why you’re worried about Tessa Blanchard when I’m the one who is going to take your title at Sacrifice.” After this, the show heads to another commercial break.
Joe Hendry & Elijah Confronted By The System Backstage
Backstage, TNA World Champion Joe Hendry and Elijah, guitar and all, are shown talking. Hendry says it was fun last week, but he’s seen this one before.
He says the second he gets comfortable being friendly with Elijah, his guitar is going to be wrapped around his head. Elijah assures him that is not the case, even though he understands why Hendry would be cautious of it.
The System confront them, with Alisha Edwards saying for the second time in the show, as annoying-as-ever, “Do you wanna know something?!” They taunt the duo and walk off.
Steve Maclin defeated KC Navarro (w/ AJ Francis)
The theme for First Class hits as the show settles back inside the Impact Zone. Out comes KC Navarro accompanied by AJ Francis. The duo settles inside the squared circle together, where Navarro is scheduled for singles action.
Their music dies down and out next comes Navarro’s opponent, “Bulletproof” Steve Maclin. The bell sounds and the two circle each other before locking up. Maclin grabs a side headlock, but Navarro pushes him into the ropes and shucks him off.
After a simple leap-frog on the comeback, Navarro stops, turns and over-celebrates to the crowd. When he turns around, Maclin hoists him up for a Last Ride-style brutal powerbomb that nearly puts him through the ring.
Maclin heads out after Navarro on the floor. He ends up distracted by Francis, and while he is tied up, Navarro returns into the ring and drops Maclin down throat-first over the top-rope when he tries to do the same.
After bouncing out to the floor at ringside, Maclin is hoisted up and dropped face-first into the hard part of the ring apron by Francis, as Navarro distracted the referee inside the ring. Eric Young starts to make his way down to get a closer look at the action.
Maclin fights back and runs over Navarro. He hangs him upside down in the tree of woe, backs up and charges at him with a big spear. He follows that up with his K.I.A. finisher for the pinfall victory. He looks up at the entrance area and sees Young and The Northern Armory watching on. The show heads to another commercial break.
Tessa Blanchard vs. Lei Ying Lee Announced For TNA Sacrifice
Backstage, Tessa Blanchard is shown walking the halls after her first victory on TNA iMPACT in five years, when she notices Lei Ying Lee standing in a doorway. She asks if she’s got a staring problem.
After things get heated between the two, TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella walks up and tells Blanchard if she doesn’t think Lee is on her level, she’ll soon be able to prove it, because at TNA Sacrifice it will be Tessa Blanchard vs. Lei Ying Lee.
Spitfire (Jody Threat & Dani Luna) (c) vs. Ash & Heather By Elegance (w/ George Iceman) to retain the TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Championships
Inside the Impact Zone, George Iceman is shown standing in the ring. The personal concierge for Ash and Heather By Elegance, as always, personally handles their pre-match ring introduction. Out comes the Knockouts duo for a high stakes bout.
After they settle inside the squared circle, their music dies down and the rock and roll theme for the reigning, defending TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Champions hits. Out comes Spitfire duo Jody Threat and Dani Luna.
The bell sounds and Ash By Elegance and Jody Threat kick things off for their respective teams. Fans break out in a loud “You look stupid!” chant aimed at Ash, which sets her off. After some back-and-forth action, the Elegant duo begins to take over.
As they do, the show heads into a mid-match commercial break. When the show returns, the two teams trade the lead a few times until ultimately, Spitfire picks up the win. Jody Threat gets on the mic after the bout to taunt the Elegant duo for having to now be their personal concierge.
The show heads to another commercial break. When the show returns, Ash and Heather by Elegance are shown looking a mess and unhappy backstage. As they complain about the stuff from Spitfire they are carrying for them stinking, up comes Spitfire with some more smelly gear for them to haul.
Mance Warner (w/ Steph De Lander) defeated Sami Callihan via Disqualification
Inside the Impact Zone, the theme hits to bring out TNA Digital Media Champion Mance Warner, who comes to the ring accompanied by Steph De Lander. After they settle inside the squared circle, Sami Callihan makes his way out as Warner’s scheduled opponent.
The bell sounds and Callihan gets out of the way as Warner tried sneak-attack charging him. Warner turns around into a stunner from Callihan. Callihan heads out to the floor and grabs a steel chair. He holds it up and blasts Warner with it.
As soon as he does, the referee calls for the bell. Callihan whacks him with it again. The fans chant “One more time!” He goes to oblige, but Warner moves and he smacks the steel ring post with it. Warner then runs over Callihan and leaves him laying on the floor.
Warner grabs the steel chair and begins wearing out Callihan with it as blood trickles from his own eye. Security rushes to the scene to break things up. Callihan ends up knocking a bunch of them over like bowling pins, but ultimately they keep the two apart. Fans loudly chant “Let them fight! Let them fight!”
On that note, the theme for TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella hits and the crowd lets out a ridiculously loud roar. Santino gets on the mic and says the fans are going to get what they want, as they will fight in a Street Fight at the upcoming TNA Sacrifice 2025 pay-per-view. The show heads to another commercial break.
Frankie Kazarian defeated Ace Austin
When the show returns, the theme for Wes Lee hits and out he comes accompanied by Tyson Dupont and Tyriek Igwe. Lee takes a seat next to Hannifan and Rehwoldt and joins them for special guest commentary of the next match of the evening.
With that said, Frankie Kazarian’s theme hits and the reigning Call Your Shots Gauntlet winner makes his way out to the ring toting his massive trophy. Ace Austin makes his way out next to a good reaction from the Full Sail crowd.
The bell sounds, but before the match begins, Kazarian insists McKenzie Mitchell get back on the microphone and call him “The King of TNA.” Austin and Kazarian finally get things underway, and it is Austin who jumps out into the early offensive lead.
Kazarian ends up taking over and slowing things down as Lee banters with Hannifan and Rehwoldt on commentary. Austin starts to come to life, rolling Kazarian up for every type of creative pin attempt ever invented. Ultimately, he only gets a two-count each time.
Austin starts peppering Kazarian with an assortment of kicks. He plants him on the mat and leaps high into the air for a jumping leg-drop. He plays to the crowd and then runs and launches himself at Kazarian in the corner of the ring. Kazarian ends up on the floor.
Austin looks for his trademark spot, but sees Tyson and Tyriek right when he would be landing. He walks over and passes through the ropes and brings Kazarian closer to the ring. He hops on the ring apron and blasts Kazarian with a big kick.
He rolls him back into the ring, but when he goes to re-enter the ring himself, he stops and turns around to jaw back-and-forth with Tyson and Tyriek. When he turns around, Kazarian tried to capitalize on the distraction, but Austin out-smarted him.
Unfortunately it wasn’t the only distraction, as Lee stood up from the commentary desk and jawed at Austin to get his attention, this time resulting in Kazarian catching Austin off-guard with his finisher for the pinfall victory.
Once the match wraps up, Tyson and Tyriek hit the ring along with Lee and begin attacking Austin in three-on-one fashion. The Rascalz’ theme hits and Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel sprint down to the ring with steel chairs in their hands to make the save and run off the heel NXT trio. The show heads to another commercial break.
Ash & Heather By Elegance Work As Spitfire’s Personal Concierge
When the show returns, in a “cinematic experience” style segment, Ash and Heather by Elegance are shown being tortured with tedious tasks from the TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Champions Spitfire.
Jody Threat and Dani Luna tells them one has to walk their dog and the other has to carry their bags. The cameras follow them as they awkwardly try and deal with this, Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie in The Simple Life-style.
The System (Moose, Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) defeated Oba Femi & The Hardys (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy)
It’s main event time!
After next week’s lineup of matches for the March 4 episode of TNA iMPACT are announced (see below), the theme for The System hits and out comes Moose, Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers to the ring for the main event. They are accompanied by Alisha Edwards and JDC.
Footage is shown of Moose and Oba Femi’s confrontation from this past Tuesday’s episode of WWE NXT on The CW Network, and the announcement of their showdown for WWE Roadblock.
Also shown is the WWE in-ring return of The Hardy Boyz from Tuesday’s NXT on CW, and subsequent announcement of The Hardy’s vs. Fraxiom at WWE Roadblock 2025.
Back inside the Impact Zone, the iconic entrance music for The Hardy Boyz hits and out comes the TNA World Tag-Team Champions Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy to a huge crowd response. After they settle in the ring, the familiar sounds of NXT World Champion Oba Femi’s theme hits.
The crowd does the trademark Oba Femi entrance routine as the top dog in the WWE NXT men’s division makes his way to the ring to join Matt and Jeff in six-man tag-team main event action. The bell sounds and it is Femi and Moose who kick things off for their respective teams.
Fans loudly chant “Oba’s gonna kill you! Oba’s gonna kill you!” After the initial exchange, things come unglued, leading to The Hardy’s hitting the ring and some big multi-man high spots as the show heads into a mid-match commercial break.
When the show returns, we see The System in what appears to be a comfortable offensive lead, with Moose beating down Jeff Hardy and focusing on his knee. Jeff finally makes the much needed tag to Matt, who hits the ring with a ton of energy, making the fired up offensive comeback for his team.
Oba and Moose end up in the ring together again, with Moose blasting Oba with a big kick to the face. Oba rocked way back, Alistair Overeem getting punched by Francis Ngannou style, but ultimately he stands back upright without ever going down. The crowd went berserk for that.
Femi hits a big sidewalk slam on Femi, but after some more interference, Moose ends up hitting a spear for the pinfall victory. After the match, The System beat down the babyfaces along with The Colons until Joe Hendry and Elijah run out to make the save.
TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella comes out and announces Moose vs. Jeff Hardy in a ladder match for the TNA X-Division Championship, as well as The System & The Colons vs. Joe Hendry, Matt Hardy and three partners of their choosing for TNA Sacrifice. That’s how this week’s show goes off the air.