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TNA iMPACT! After The Bell (4/3/2025): All Ego TNA
April 5, 2025 By  IMPACT, North America, TNA Wrestling, WWE NXT

TNA iMPACT! After The Bell (4/3/2025): All Ego TNA

If you carefully read my preview of TNA iMPACT!, you now know if Nygma’s crystal ball was right or wrong. As we left El Paso for Saint Joseph, we took the road leading us to Unbreakable, on April 17 live from Las Vegas, and Rebellion, live on April 27.

Was I expecting we would drive that road at full speed? Not to this point. This week’s episode was full of every possible surprise.

For Better and Worse

Good Things

The Hardys addressed Nic Nemeth’s shocking betrayal at Sacrifice and their upcoming TNA World Tag Team Title defense against Nic and Ryan Nemeth at Rebellion. Matt said the scar on his nose is a symbol that he is still ‘Broken’ and he will stop at nothing to ‘Delete’ Nic Nemeth. The Hardys were interrupted by The Great Hands, leading to an impromptu match where, if The Great Hands win, they will be first in line for a TNA World Tag Team Title shot.

And they lost. What were they expecting? To beat the men to become the men?

When the action in the ring was predictable, what happened backstage was not. Leon Slater confronted Ryan Nemeth, and they brawled to the point of being broken up by security. The Hardys vs Nemeth Bros match will be a stipulation one, it had to.

Not to be definitely “Broken.”

Milan Miracles

Moose Has 3 Problems (out of 5)

Moose accumulated the bad news last night. We learned last week that he is set to defend the TNA X-Division Championship at Rebellion in a six-man Ultimate-X match. This week, the names of three of his five opponents/challengers were announced, and it will not be a happy time.

The first is Leon Slater, the youngest wrestler to ever main-event a TNA PPV. The second is Matt Cardona, coming back to the Impact Zone after a few months away. And the third is, to me, one of the best Luchadores of our era – El Hijo del Vikingo.

Vikingo has wrestled in IMPACT/TNA many times over the last seven years, in Mexico or the USA. I don’t know who will be the last two participants, but Moose will need some help to retain, which is possible as the Ultimate-X Matches are considered no-disqualification.

Unbreakable Means International

DOA Santino Marella prevented us from suffering for a De Lander and Mance’s long and gluing carwash (ugly way to say French kiss) when he announced the Digital Media Title is being transformed into the TNA International Championship and the first champion will be crowned in a tournament culminating at Unbreakable.
Two matches have already been announced. The System’s Eddie Edwards (with Alisha by his side) will face Ace Austin and Steve Maclin. Also, Sami Callihan will compete against Eric Young and The System’s JDC.
I tend to think that Santino Marella had a ball’s problem as he picked up two members of The System. Then, if he loves to play with balls… Later, it was revealed that AJ Francis would face Zachary Wentz and Mance Warner.
So, our Milan Miracle took the Digital Media Title away from De Lander while Sami Callihan was attacking Mance Warner with a baseball bat and tossed him off the stage through a table. If I tell you I loved every bit of that segment, you’ll all shout out, “WE KNOW!” The Nygma is a broken record; don’t forget.

An All-Ego Rebellion

Frankie Kazarian opened and ended the episode. Proud of his win on Elijah, he proudly announced that he is calling his shot for a TNA World Title match on April 27 at Rebellion. Usually, Call Your Shot winners don’t announce they are cashing in; they surprise their opponents (think Moose and Josh Alexander at Bound For Glory 2021).

The surprise came from one of my favorite guys in this business, Ethan Page. He is a great wrestler but an even better entertainer (try to find his match against himself at Hard to Kill 2021, an awesome bout). He left TNA in 2021, but yesterday, he crossed the line into TNA for the first time since he became an NXT guy.

Page revealed he talked to Director of Authority Santino Marella, and he will be challenging Joe Hendry for the TNA World Title at Rebellion. Kazarian was irate and tried to attack Page. Page ducked as Kazarian retreated.

Santino Marella confirmed later that the match would be a triple threat bout.

The Nygma’s Last Word(s)

It was one hell of an episode, my friends. With many match announcements, a title out, a new title in, new feuds, Ethan Page coming back, and some appealing PPV events coming, we can say the future is bright for TNA.

Even if Santino Marella, once again, made miracles, Ethan Page stole the show in less than 5 minutes. May TNA continue this way, as writing on funny, epic, and surprising episodes is a Nygma treat.

The Nutcracking spirit that has been my signature for many years now makes me say to you, don’t fall in the apples too fast (French way to say not to faint), that’s just a Nygma point of view.

TNA Unbreakable Card

  • TNA International Championship Tournament – First-Round Match: Eddie Edwards vs Steve Maclin vs Ace Austin
  • TNA International Championship Tournament – First-Round Match: JDC vs Sami Callihan vs Eric Young
  • TNA International Championship Tournament – First-Round Match: Zachary Wentz vs Mance Warner vs AJ Francis

TNA Rebellion Card

  • TNA World Championship Match: Joe Hendry (c) vs NXT’s Ethan Page vs Frankie Kazarian
  • TNA Knockouts Championship Match: Masha Slamovich (c) vs Tessa Blanchard
  • Ultimate-X Match for the TNA X-Division Championship: Moose (c) vs Leon Slater vs Matt Cardona vs El Hijo del Vikingo vs ?? vs ??
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship Match: The Hardys (c) vs The Nemeth Bros

Tags: El Hijo del VikingoEthan PageMooseThe SystemTNAtna impacttna rebelliontna unbreakableTNA WrestlingWWE NXT

About Steph Franchomme

Steph, for Stephanie, is not only eNYGMAtic, charismatic, but also “très chic.” Living in France, her birth country, she broke the language barrier to become a respected writer and interviewer on many wrestling promotions. She has developed a very special bond with TNA Wrestling over time to the point of becoming an Authority on the company. The French Nygma, as she loves to call herself, has been a wrestling writer and editor for nearly a decade for SteelChair Magazine/Wrestling SC, TWM and Distortion Media. She has interviewed hundreds of wrestlers from WWE, MLW, TNA, NXT, AEW, and many more promotions. The Nygma is now the new “Authority” on TNA Wrestling and NXT for Last Word on Pro Wrestling. The writer/editor also runs @3WWrestling, her own platform.

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