2025-01-16 TNA iMPACT - REVIEW

2025 Malapert Smark Podcast Review System:

🤯 - Mind Completely Blown!!! [+10]

🔥 - This Was Fire!! [+5]

❤️ - Loved It! [+3]

👍👍 - REALLY Liked It! [+2]

👍 - Liked It [+1]

1/2 👍- Kinda Liked It [+0.5]

👊 - Indifferent [0]

👎 - Didn’t Like it [-1]

👎👎 - Hated It [-2]

🤮 - Made Me Sick [-5]

🙋‍♂️- Chris Jericho Bad [-10]

I did a solo review of this show on Live Stream #4 This Week In TNA: Genesis Review. Check out the stream for more detailed comments… Link:

https://www.youtube.com/live/I3u1PpBtAWc?si=dvg8KHl0AVmBlTqh

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STORYLINES:

(1) Kazarian, Leon Slater, Trent Seven

-Kazarian joins the commentator team to watch Leon Slater take on Trent Seven. Slater picks up the win after taking a beating and kicking out of everything Seven threw at him. Post match, Seven shows Slater respect.

-Also, after the match, it looks as if Kazarian is looking to sneak attack Slater but Slater caught him in the act. 

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - +0.5

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: 

(2) Joe Hendry, Nic Nemeth, Ryan Nemeth

-Video package has Joe Hendry discussing his career and upcoming World Title shot against Nic Nemeth.

-Planned show ending segment is an In Ring Face-to-Face between Nic Nemeth & Joe Hendry. Nic finally addresses JBL, saying he has nothing to do with him. Then Nic's brother Ryan comes out and runs down Joe Hendry, calling him a snake. Ryan proceeds to attack Hendry, and Nic defends his brother with a super kick to Hendry. Nic Nemeth looks somewhat guilty as he leaves with his brother.

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - +0.5

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Another nice video package this week. 

(3) The Personal Concierge, Ash By Elegance, Heather By Elegance, Spitfire

-The Personal Conceirge prepared a Pre Launch By Elegance to celebrate Ash & Heather winning the Knockouts Tag Team Titles this Sunday with cardboard cutouts of  Ash & Heather with the Tag Title Belts. Spitfire come out and refute the Elegances claim of being tag champs and throw them out of the ring. Then Spitfire destroy the cardboard cutouts while the Elegances and the Concierge writhe in agony as they watch.

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - +1

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: 

(4) Sami Callihan, PCO, The Hardyz

-PCO & Callihan are interviewed backstage on tonight's match with the Hardyz

-The Rascalz watch from monitor backstage as the Hardy defeat PCO & Callihan to prevent PCO & Callihan from joining tag title match at Genesis.  

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - +0.5

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: PCO really gets into his character. Heart warming exchange with Gia... Glad it didn't become a 3-way. That Hardyz/Rascalz match is too juicy.

(5) First Class, Steve Maclin, Eric Young, The System

-Young & Maclin defeat First Class in tag match.

-Post match, The System enter to taunt Young & Maclin from the entrance ramp.

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 0

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: 

(6) Rosemary, Masha Slamovich

-Footage is shown of Masha at NXT watching Cora Jade's match.

-Video package shows Rosemary & Masha in confessional booth, confessing sins to each other.

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - +1

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: 

(7) Santana, Northern Armory

-Footage shown from this past Saturday from Prestige Wrestling where Icarus & Williams attacked Santana. 

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - +1

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Bald ass head. 😆😆

(8) Laredo Kid, Jake Something

-Jake Something defeats Laredo Kid. 

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - +0.5

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: 

(9) Ace Austin

-Video Package has Ace Austin talking his tag team partnership with Chris Bey and upcoming X-Division title match with Moose at Genesis.

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - +-0.5

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: 

(10) PCO, Sami Callihan

-The Number 23 again appears on the big screen before Sami & PCO’s match against the Hardyz.

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 0

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: 

(11) Jordynne Grace

-Before the show ending face off segment, at announcers desk… Jordynne Grace calls out Tessa Blanchard to sign the match contract for Genesis.

-Before the show ending face off segment, at announcers desk…Tessa angrily arrives to sign the contract… Jordynne ambuses Tess from behind and fight ensues. Jordynne gets the best of Tessa as the show goes off the air...

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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - +2

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: 

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