2025-03-20 TNA iMPACT - REVIEW
2025 Malapert Smark Podcast Review System (Rev2):
🤯 - Mind Completely Blown!!! [+10]
🔥 - This Was Fire!! [+5]
❤️ - Loved It! [+3]
👍👍 - REALLY Liked It! [+2]
👍 - Liked It [+1]
½ - Kinda Liked It [+0.5]
👊 - Indifferent [0]
👎 - Didn’t Like it [-1]
👎👎 - Really Didn’t Like It [-2]
🤬- Hated It [-3]
🤮 - Made Me Sick [-5]
🙋♂️- Chris Jericho Bad [-10]
Or any combination of the like…
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NXT/TNA Crossover in Storylines #1 & 7
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STORYLINES:
(1) Tessa Blanchard steps up to Masha Slamovich, who is attacked from behind by NXT’s Jacy Jayne… Santino distraught at the manner the NXT star premiered…
Participants:
Details:
-Replay: Masha defeating Cora at Sacrifice.
-Masha opens the show with in ring promo talking about her title defense at Sacrifice when Tessa enters to cut a promo on the entrance ramp.
Enter Jacy Jayne to attack Masha from behind! Security attempts to keep them apart as Santino enters, detesting the manner Jacy decided to make her mark, and yet books her in a match against Masha for next Thursday, also banning Tessa from ringside for that match…
-Backstage, Santino scolds Arianna for allowing Jacy to enter in such a manner. Arianna is distraught as well and promises to get to the bottom of it.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: I have given this some thought. I obviously like a surprise NXT wrestler. This is a solid idea to give Masha another win over someone relatively strong. Another reason why this relationship really benefits TNA. The TNA women’s division is a little thin rn. The only reason i thought about maybe not liking this is that it puts Masha vs Tessa on hold. But that’s ok. it can wait. it’ll happen!
(2) Rascalz continue rise up tag ranks, defeating Northern Armory
Participants:
Northern Armory (Eric Young, Travis Williams, Judas Icarus), Rascalz (Wentz & Miguel), Ace Austin
Details:
-Tag Match: Northern Armory (Williams & Icarus) (w/Young) vs Rascalz (Wentz & Miguel)… Young joins commentary.
Winners: Rascalz
-Afterbirth: The Northern Armory surround the Rascalz 3 on 2 when Ace Austin enters to run off the heels.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: I like the coherant booking, consistently giving the Rascalz wins and making mention that they are climbing the ranks. I think Northern Armory lost a little too easily here. I don’t see them as scrubs like that. but ok. I thought this match could have been more competitive.
(3) Xia Brookside frustrated with Rosemary, but on this day Rosemary fucks up, misting her own tag partner, giving Xia & Lei Ying Lee the win…
Participants:
Xia Brookside, Rosemary, Savannah Evans, Lei Ying Lee
Details:
-Replay: Xia getting misted by Rosemary last week.
-Backstage, Xia Brookside is interviewed and vents frustration at Rosemary’s attacks. Rosemary shows up on the TV next to the interview to tell Xia she has a surprise planned for later on.
-Tag Match: Xia & Lee vs Rosemary & Evans…
Rosemary accidentally mists Evans, who takes the pin from Lee after that.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: This is a pretty decent program for all these girls to be involved in, since they’re getting help from NXT with the main event scene for the women… i could see this getting more intense. we’ll see how far they go with it.
(4) Kazarian holds grudge with Chavo Guerrero for over a decade!!… Chavo the guest on First Class Penthouse… 6 man tag proposed for next week…
Participants:
First Class (AJ Francis, KC Navarro), Chavo Guerrero, Kazarian, Aztec Warriors (Laredo Kid, Octagon Jr)
Details:
-First Class Penthouse Segment on the Entrance Ramp (Hosted by First Class). First class cut promos, running down the crowd when…
Enter Chavo Guerrero….
Enter Kazarian, who still holds a grudge over a match in 2012.
Enter Aztec Warriors..
Chavo proposes a 6 man tag for next week…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Love AJ Francis and first class rn. Been killing it! Kaz holding a grudge for 12 years is awesome. always nice to see chavo. and i’m into aztec warriors and first class continuing, because that was great at Sacrifice.
(5) Mustafa Ali bails on grudge match with Santana, claiming he’s “conquered” Santana as he flees the building
Participants:
The Cabinet (Mustafa Ali, Jason Hotch, John Skyler, Tasha Steelz), Mike Santana
Details:
-Match (Cabinet banned from ringside): Santana vs Ali. Santana comes out with great intensity… Ali gives up on the match and leaves.
Winner: Santana by Countout
-In the parking lot, Gia Miller tries to interview the cabinet as they’re leaving. Ali says he “conquered” Santana and is done with him…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: This is very strange. made mustafa look kinda weak. or very weak really. I guess it’s not over tho… It seems now santana has gotta find a way to get this guy in the ring…
(6) Nemeth Brothers explain attack on Matt Hardy at Sacrifice… Leon Slater comes out to defend the Hardyz’ honor and make a challenge…
Participants:
Ryan Nemeth, Nic Nemeth, Leon Slater
Details:
-Replay: Nemeth Brothers beating down Matt Hardy at Sacrifice.
-Ryan Nemeth comes out to cut an in ring promo.
Enter Nic Nemeth, who also cuts a promo…
Enter Leon Slater who doesn’t want to hear anymore, and make a challenge for next week. A scuffle ensues and the Nemeth Brothers leave Slater layin’.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Im into the idea of the Nemeth Brothers turning heel and facing the Hardyz. I wasnt a fan of exactly how they did the heel turn, but i’m liking where this is going.
(7) NXT crash Team Elegance’s Knockout’s World Title victory celebration… Meta4, Gigi & Tatum join Spitfire in hunt for shot at Ash & Heather’s titles…
Participants:
Team Elegance (The Personal Concierge, Ash By Elegance, Heather By Elegance), Meta4 (Lash Legend, Jakara Jackson), Spitfire (Jody Threat, Dani Luna), Gigi Dolan, Tatum Paxley, Santino
Details:
-The Concierge is in the ring for the Elegance championship celebration.
Enter Ash & Heather…
Enter Meta4 from NXT, who want a world tag title shot.
Enter Spitfire, to point out they have a guaranteed rematch…
Enter Gigi & Tatum from NXT!
Enter Santino who books Elegance vs Gigi/Tatum with everyone banned from ringside. Lash is very intimidating to Santino here. Arianna reiterates Santino’s decree, with Meta4 banned from ringside.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Gigi & Tatum was the surprise this time. Nice. Nice. I just don’t understand why Meta4 got passed over here. i’ll give this a half thumb for the surprise at least. and of course, the concierge is always a treat to watch.
(8) Mance Warner picks up squash victory
Participants:
Mance Warner, Magno
Peripheral Participants:
Steph De Lander
Details:
-Match: Mance Warner (w/Steph) vs Magno…
Winner: Mance, in quick fashion.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Ive liked Mance since he’s come to TNA. This was solid and useful and we got our dose of Mance & Steph skullduggery💀.
(9) Steve Maclin reiterates desire to stay away from Eric Young’s Northern Armory
Participants:
Steve Maclin
Details:
-Video Package has Steve Maclin cutting a promo, reiterating his stance, wanting nothing to do with the Northern Armory.
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Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: A little bit of a holdover segment here but it was still well done. I want to see where this goes…
(10) Joe Hendry & Elijah defeat the System in iMPACT main event
Participants:
The System (Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards, Alisha Edwards), Joe Hendry, Elijah
Details:
-Tag Match: Hendry & Elijah vs The System (Myers & Eddie Edwards) (w/ Alisha)…
Alisha tries to interfere on the System’s behalf in this match…
Winners: Hendry & Elijah
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👎
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: The System lose a little too much imo. I know it’s hard to quantify, because they win sometimes too. but as a main heel stable in a company, i would like them to pull a little more heat before they get beat…. also i think this was supposed to be settled in that cage at the ppv, no? so i’m not a fan of this booking as the main event here. they coulda come up with something else. but ok… we carry on!!!…
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