{"id":143820,"date":"2025-10-12T23:16:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T03:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=143820"},"modified":"2025-10-20T19:39:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T23:39:35","slug":"mike-santana-brings-the-tna-world-title-back-home-at-tna-bound-for-glory-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/10\/12\/mike-santana-brings-the-tna-world-title-back-home-at-tna-bound-for-glory-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Santana Brings the TNA World Title Back Home at TNA Bound For Glory 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content content-styled max-w-none\">\n<p>The &#8220;Trick-NA&#8221; era is over. Mike Santana tonight put an end to Trick Williams&#8217;s 140-day reign as the TNA World Champion when he defeated the NXT wrestler in a historic match. Santana brought the title back home, to the iMPACT Zone. His &#8220;Path of Purpose&#8221; will now be to retain it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content content-styled max-w-none\">\n<p>Mike Santana, a former 4-time TNA World Tag Team Champion with LAX, was determined to win, as shown in his Road For Glory segments. Supported by his <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a  style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1971379197256839541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">late father<\/a><\/span>, his beloved daughter, his friend<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\u00a0and former TNA Legend\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1973921984531865879\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Amazing Red<\/span><\/a>, and his former LAX mentor,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1976468475708137485\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Konnan<\/span><\/a>, Mike Santana succeeded in turning his past addictions into the best possible fuel, becoming<\/span> a Champion and a hero. He bowed down to his daughter and gave her the belt in a beautiful moment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_Iam_Elijah_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@_Iam_Elijah_<\/a> makes sure NO ONE is taking <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Santana_Proud?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Santana_Proud<\/a>&#39;s moment!<\/p>\n<p>WATCH <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TNABoundForGlory?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNABoundForGlory<\/a> on TNA+: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T2jTpWvQ1d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/T2jTpWvQ1d<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ohYj4B0vg5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ohYj4B0vg5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1977569841105019022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After Team 3D left their boots in the ring, a sign of the end of their career, the crowd was shocked, and it was hard for Santana and Williams to follow. As in 2017, Santana arrived with his LAX mentor, Konnan. The match was a bit rough; Trick Williams was more than determined to use every trick in his bag to retain. He even came with a lawyer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_143794\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-143794\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-143794 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/11-37-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A graphic for the TNA Bound for Glory results, happening on October 12, 2025.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/11-37-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/11-37-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/11-37-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/11-37.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-143794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: TNA Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Santana finally pinned Williams, the two Call Your Shot Gauntlet Winners, Nic Nemeth and Frankie Kazarian, tried to cash in. The returning Elijah smashed a guitar on Nemeth&#8217;s head when Kazarian failed to cash in. Just rid of Williams, Santana will have a lot to do in the coming weeks, with Nemeth, Kazarian, and possibly Elijah asking for a title match.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Santana_Proud?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Santana_Proud<\/a> gets the momentum with the help of his daughter! <\/p>\n<p>WATCH <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TNABoundForGlory?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNABoundForGlory<\/a> on TNA+: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T2jTpWvQ1d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/T2jTpWvQ1d<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cIzFel6qzj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/cIzFel6qzj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1977568190482846179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content content-styled max-w-none\">\n<div id=\"freestar-video-parent\">\n<p><em>Header image credit \u2013 TNA Wrestling \u2013 Stay tuned to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on TNA Wrestling, TNA iMPACT!, TNA Bound For Glory, and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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