TNA Impact Live Coverage - February 20th, 2025

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WWE NXT Champion Oba Femi & TNA Tag Team Champions The Hardys vs. The System.

After NXT Champion Oba Femi evened the odds for Leon Slater last week, he now officially joins forces with TNA World Tag Team Champions The Hardys to take on The System. With the highly-anticipated NXT Title showdown between Femi and Moose looming at NXT Roadblock, will Femi and The Hardys stand tall, or can The System prove once again that they run the show?

Your commentators are Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt.

Video Package:
We see footage from last weeks TNA Impact.

In Ring:
The System make their way to the ring. Fans chant “Oba’s gonna kill you!” as they are all in the ring.

Starting off on the mic is Alisha Edwards who says do you wanna know something?

JDC takes a turn on the mic.

Now TNA X-Division champion Moose has a turn. Moose says how he made a huge impact on NXT this week and how he is going to beat Femi. Fans chant “Oba’s gonna kill you!”. Moose says got lucky pinning him twice in the past and tonight his luck runs out.

Brian Myers turn on the mic. 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 Colons music hits and they make their way 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.

Backstage:
Gia Miller interviews the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions Spitfire (Dani Luna and Jody Threat). Threat and Luna talk about their unique stipulation for their match against Ash and Heather by Elegance later tonight. They joke about giving them makeovers and mohawks if they lose.

Backstage:
The System are walking when Leon Slater approaches them and confronts them for talking trash. The Sytem does not take kindly to this and things get heated up. The Hardys walk in and stand side by side with Slater. The two sides argue and then security comes in and keeps the two sides apart.


Mike Santana vs. 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.

Winner: Mike Sanatana

After the match:
While Santana celebrates, on the large screen a 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, saying, who is Mike Sanatna. Sanatana is not happy.

Backstage:
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 vs. 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.

Winner: Tessa Vlanchard


Backstage:
TNA World Champion Joe Hendry and Elijah are shown talking. Hendry says it was fun last week, but he’s seen this one before, the second he gets comfortable being friendly with Elijah, his guitar is going to be wrapped around his head. Elijah says that is not the case, even though he understands why Hendry would be cautious of it. The System confront them and Alisha Edwards says do you wanna know something? They piclk on Hendry and Elijah and walk away.


Steve Maclin vs. KC Navarro (w/ AJ Francis)

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.

Winner: Steve Maclin

After the match:
He looks up at the entrance area and sees Young and The Northern Armory watching on.


Backstage:
Tessa Blanchard is shown walking the halls after her first victory on Impact in five years, when she notices Lei Ying Lee standing in a doorway. She asks if she’s got a staring problem. The two start arguing and Director of Authority Santino Marella walks in and tells Blanchard if she doesn’t think Lee is on her level, she’ll soon be able to prove it. At TNA Sacrifice it will be Tessa Blanchard vs. Lei Ying Lee.


TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Championship
Spitfire (Jody Threat & Dani Luna) (c) vs. Ash & Heather By Elegance (w/ George Iceman)

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.

Winner: Spitfire (Jody Threat & Dani Luna) (retains championship)

After the match:
Ash and Heather are upset but they are reminded by the Tag Team Champions that Ash and Heather now do their bidding as was the stipulation.


Backstage:
As Ash and Heather by Elegance were leaving, the Tag Team champions came out and told them not to forget their laundry. Director of Authority comes and says they have to do it. Ash and Heather are not happy.


Mance Warner (w/ Steph De Lander) vs Sami Callihan

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.

Winner: Mance Warner (w/ Steph De Lander) by DQ.

After the match:
They brawl, officials break them up, crowd chant let them fight, they brawl, officials break them up, they brawl, crowd chants let them fight, officials break them up. Director of Authority Santino Marella comes out and says the crowd will get what it wants, they will fight in a Street Fight at TNA Sacrifice PPV on March 14. They go back to brawling until officials finally get Callihan heading towards the back.


Frankie Kazarian vs. Ace Austin

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.

Winner: Frankie Kazarian

After the match:
Tyson and Tyriek hit the ring with Lee and begin attacking Austin. The Rascalz’music hits and Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel make their way to the ring with steel chairs in their hands and the trio get out of the ring. Both groups yell and stare at each other.


Backstage:
Ash and Heather by Elegance begin their work as Spitfire’s Personal Concierge. Jody Threat and Dani Luna tells them one has to walk their dog and the other has to carry their bags. The bags are heavy, they pick on the wrong dog, it was Steph De Lander' ... woops and they nearly forgot the poop bags, which she puts down her top for the right big dog. They finally have to open the doors for Spitfire's as they sit in the back of the car with the dog. Quite the disaster. lol

On Sytage:
Ryan Nemeth comes out to remind us his brother Nic Nemeth is coming back in 22 days.


They announce next weeks matches on TNA Impact.
- Mike Santana vs. John Skyler
- The Northern Armory vs. Ace Austin & The Rascalz
- Xia Brookside vs. Savannah Evans
- We will hear from NXT Champion Oba Femi
- The Hardys vs. The Colons


The System (Moose, Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) vs. Oba Femi & The Hardys (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy)

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.

Winner: The System (Moose, Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers)

After the match:
After the match: After the match, The System beat down the the others with The Colons until TNA Champion Joe Hendry and Elijah make their way to the ring and The System scatter to the outside of the ring. Both groups are yelling at each other and then Director of Authority Santino Marella comes out and says enough of this chaos and announces for TNA Sacrifice PPV on March 14:
- Ladder match for the TNA X-Division Championship: Moose (c) vs. Jeff Hardy
- 5 Man Tag team Match: The System & The Colons vs. Joe Hendry, Matt Hardy and three partners of their choosing.


End of show.

[LionDen]

Scheduled Quick Look:
-- WWE NXT Champion Oba Femi & TNA Tag Team Champions The Hardys vs. The System.
-- Spitfire (Dani Luna and Jody Threat) vs. Ash and Heather by Elegance (W/ The Personal Concierge)
-- Tessa Blanchard must compete or be fired.
-- Frankie Kazarian vs. Ace Austin.
-- Mance Warner vs. Sami Callihan.
-- Steve Maclin vs. KC Havard (w/ AJ Francis).
-- Mike Santana in action.

Scgeduled:

-- WWE NXT Champion Oba Femi & TNA Tag Team Champions The Hardys vs. The System.
After NXT Champion Oba Femi evened the odds for Leon Slater last week, he now officially joins forces with TNA World Tag Team Champions The Hardys to take on The System. With the highly-anticipated NXT Title showdown between Femi and Moose looming at NXT Roadblock, will Femi and The Hardys stand tall, or can The System prove once again that they run the show?


-- Spitfire (Dani Luna and Jody Threat) vs. Ash and Heather by Elegance (W/ The Personal Concierge)
- Stipulation: If Spitfire wins, The Personal Concierge must serve them for 24 hours and if Ash & Heather win, Spitfire will be at their mercy.
In a high stakes rematch, Spitfire defends their Knockouts World Tag Team Titles against Ash & Heather By Elegance. But there’s an added stipulation: If Spitfire wins, The Personal Concierge must serve them for 24 hours! If Ash & Heather win, Spitfire will be at their mercy! With championship gold and humiliation on the line, who will emerge victorious on TNA iMPACT!?


-- Tessa Blanchard must compete or be fired.
After evading competition last week, Tessa Blanchard has no choice but to step into the ring this Thursday—or face termination! Who will Blanchard compete against, and will she prove that the Knockouts Division belongs to her?


-- Mance Warner vs. Sami Callihan.
The war between Mance Warner and Sami Callihan reaches a boiling point as they finally settle their differences in the ring. After weeks of chaotic brawls throughout the iMPACT! Zone, both men are out for blood. Will Warner secure the win, or will Callihan’s unpredictable and ruthless style prove too much to handle?


-- Frankie Kazarian vs. Ace Austin.
With Kazarian holding the Call Your Shot Trophy, every match is a statement. But Ace Austin is hungry to reclaim his spot at the top of the X-Division. A win for either man could shift momentum in a major way—will experience or youth prevail?


-- Steve Maclin vs. KC Havard (w/ AJ Francis)
After being called out by The Northern Armory, Steve Maclin is now focused on KC Navarro, who has the might of A.J. Francis in his corner. Will Maclin’s hard-hitting style overwhelm Navarro, or will Navarro’s speed give him the upset victory?


-- Mike Santana in action.
The dominant Mike Santana has been making waves since his return to TNA. After numerous run-ins with Mustafa Ali, Santana steps back into the ring this Thursday. But who will stand in his way?

[LionDen]

I liked that show, some good matches made for TNA Sacrifice PPV and Ash and Heather by Elegance segments were funny.