2025-05-01 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) Trick Williams once again lays out the TNA world champion, after this time costing Hendry high profile 6 Man Main Event tag…
Participants:
👉Subplots:
(A) Joe Hendry / Trick Williams feud...
TheMalapertSmark SubPlot Review: ❤️
(B) Joe Hendry / Dark State feud...
(C) Hardyz / Nemeths feud continues...
(D) Joe Hendry teams w/ Hardyz...
(E) High profile 6 Man Tag...
Details:
Enter Trick Williams on the big screen… Trick Williams warns Joe Hendry before Hendry informs the audience of tonight’s main event…
-Injury Report has Joe Hendry cleared for competition…
-6 Man Tag Match: Nemeths (Nic Nemeth, Ryan Nemeth) & Kazarian vs Joe Hendry & Hardyz (Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy)…
Enter Trick Williams, who pulls Joe Hendry out of the ring…
Winners: Nemeths & Kazarian…
-Afterbirth: Post Match, Trick Williams hits Joe Hendry w/ the Trickshot… Hendry left layin’ to end the show…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️TheMalapertSmark:
(A) Trick Williams is hitting it hard rn… he is a can’t miss prospect. this is all really good for him, what’s going on w/ him and Oba Femi and TNA… Trick Williams will not get cut. he’s going to the main roster…
(B) Just a mention of Dark State, but considering this is tna, i think that’s pretty cool. it would be cool to see Dark State cross over…
(D) The Hardyz intermixed in Joe Hendry’s theme… nice… 😄
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(2) Moose retains X-Division title over Rascalz’ Zachary Wentz…
Participants:
Peripheral Participants:
System (Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards, JDC)
Details:
-Backstage Interview w/ Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel…
-Replay: Ultimate X controversy from this past Sunday…
-Replay: Zachary Wentz pinning Moose in 6 Man tag this past Sunday…
-Pre Match: Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards, JDC accompany Moose to the entrance ramp but not to the match…
-Match: Zachary Wentz w/ Trey Miguel vs Moose w/ Alisha Edwards…
Physical Interference from Alisha Edwards directly leads to Moose finisher and fall…
Winner: Moose… who retains X-Division title…
-Injury Report has Leon Slater cleared!…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️ TheMalapertSmark: awesome bookin outta no where… love how they saved his rematch clause and just dropped it on us when they needed a good match…
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(3) Sami Callihan & Mance Warner bury the hatchet, ending INTENSE WAR… MUTUAL RESPECT…
Participants:
Details:
-Backstage Segment w/ Santino, Sami Callihan…
Enter Mance Warner, Steph De Lander…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️ TheMalapertSmark: Nice. more blood feuds need to end this way…
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(4) Mike Santana picks up win and calls out the world champion!…
Participants:
👉Subplots:
(A) Mike Santana calls out TNA champion Joe Hendry...
TheMalapertSmark SubPlot Review: 👍
(B) Isaiah Moore impresses in loss...
Details:
-Match: Mike Santana vs Isaiah Moore…
Winner: Mike Santana…
-Post Match, Mike Santana cuts in ring promo calling out world champion, Joe Hendry…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️ TheMalapertSmark: Isaiah Moore looked really impressive for the first couple minutes where he caught Mike Santana off guard. it almost made me feel like they were trying to feature him and maybe add him to the roster later on…
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(5) Northern Armory jump Steve Maclin on his way to cut a promo and ONCE AGAIN, hang him on the ropes… security keeps them apart backstage as Santino books the match for next week…
Participants:
Details:
-Replay: Northern Armory attacking Steve Maclin at Rebellion…
-Steve Maclin walks to the ring but is attacked before he gets there…
Enter Northern Armory (Eric Young, Judas Icarus, Travis Williams)…
Northern Armory hang Steve Maclin on the ropes w/ a chain…
-Backstage Segment w/ Northern Armory (Eric Young, Judas Icarus, Travis Williams), who are proud of themselves…
Enter an angry Santino…
Enter Steve Maclin who is being held back…
Santino makes a match for next week…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️ TheMalapertSmark: liked the sneak attack. a little bit of spontaneity here…
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(6) Mustafa Ali must “destroy everything to create something”…
Participants:
Details:
-Injury Report has Mustafa Ali cleared and Tasha Steelz out…
-Backstage Interview w/ John Skyler… Mustafa Ali & Jason Hotch walked past the interview…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️ TheMalapertSmark: Mustafa Ali did a fantastic job at rebellion. he deserves to be featured, so whatever this is, i’ll be invested because this guy such a good worker! man, did he put over Mike Santana!… get this guy a featured role on the show!…
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(7) MAJOR DEVELOPMENT… Santino under review by the board of directors… NXT’s Robert Stone has arrived and a power struggle has begun…
Participants:
👉Subplots:
(A) Cody Deaner’s contract…
TheMalapertSmark SubPlot Review: +1/2
(B) TNA’s shaken to it’s foundations! Robert Stone sent by upper management to take control… Santino under review…
(C) Stone’s Deputy Director of Authority Victoria Crawford granted Knockouts world title shot outta no where!... Masha is ready...
(D) Tessa Blanchard aligns w/ the new people in charge…
Details:
Enter Santino… DISCUSSION…
Enter Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford… Robert Stone introduces himself as a new authority figure in TNA as Santino is “under review” by the board of directors… Victoria Crawford will be his DEPUTY Director of Authority and she is booked for a Knockouts world title match at Under Seige…
-Backstage Segment w/ Robert Stone, Victoria Crawford, Santino, Arianna Grace… Santino, backed by Arianna Grace, argues w/ Robert Stone about the manner Stone went over his head and wants to know who he talked to… Stone doesn’t answer that…
Enter Tessa Blanchard, who says Santino turned TNA into a joke, and backs Robert Stone… Santino is left to stew…
-Backstage, Masha Slamovich cuts promo on Victoria Crawford being undeserved of a title shot…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️TheMalapertSmark:
(A) I wanna start by commenting on the lowlife loser who couldn’t stop saying “what?” during Cody Deaner’s promo… obviously not a real tna fan. just showed up for a random show and wanted to make a nuisance out of himself. well. you’re not funny at all. and whoever you are, i’m sure you wouldn’t be brave enough to let your face be seen by the public here… i can’t believe the idea of democracy is that we go vote w/ people like this as equals. smh. no wonder the world sucks… OVERALL it was fine irvine crowd with one dirtbag…
(B) Im not sure how to take this yet. i thought it was going well under Santino, but maybe they could use w/ some drama on that front… robert stone, though?! of all people 😩. ok. well. this was a big shake up for people who’ve liked the recent tna but i’ll take a wait and see for now…
(C) i don’t know who this wrestler is, and under a normal basis i’d say this is kinda whack, but now i’d say it’s even more whack considering all the nxt talent they’ve been teasing wanting a shot on tna. Kelani Jordan, Lash Legend… i could think of so many…
(D) Tessa Blanchard jumping on board w/ the WWE representative taking charge of TNA… how can you be so close to WWE and not work for WWE?? at this point it seems like it’s bound to happen one day, and she should just shoot straight to the TOP OF THE CARD IMMEDIATELY!…
⭐️TheMalapertSmark (May 10, 2025): ok. i didn’t realize Victoria Crawford is Alicia Fox… 😆 well they could have maybe tried to tell us that because i actually remember her and i didn’t recognize her…
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(8) Elegance Brand try to cheer up Maggie Lee w/ an ELEGANT MAKEOVER…
Participants:
Details:
-Match: Maggie Lee vs Jody Threat w/ Dani Luna…
Winner: Jody Threat…
-Backstage, the Elegance Brand (Ash By Elegance, Heather By Elegance, The Personal Concierge) find Maggie Lee and want to cheer her up w/ a makeover!…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️TheMalapertSmark: Well this is long overdue… can’t wait to see how it turns out. i feel like they’ve been trying to make her look extremely plain on purpose so i expect this to be spectacular…
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(9) Indi Hartwell cuts first promo on iMPACT…
Participants:
Details:
-In Arena Interview has Indi Hartwell’s first promo on iMPACT on the entrance ramp…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - +1/2
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️ TheMalapertSmark: Nothing earth shattering. similar to her interview at Rebellion, but i like the idea of slipping her in slowly and making her seem like something of a deal, so i liked this as opposed to a match right away…
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(10) Leon Slater picks up win over First Class’ KC Navarro…
Participants:
Details:
-Match: Leon Slater vs KC Navarro w/ AJ Francis…
Physical Interference from AJ Francis, which the ref sees and ejects Francis…
Winner: Leon Slater…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️TheMalapertSmark: well they mentioned earlier that Leon Slater was involved in the controvesial ending during this past Sunday’s Ultimate X, but Moose has since defended the title so it looks like it won’t be reversed… i’m just stunned that Slater is ok and already up and wrestling normally! 😳 this guy is amazing. where is WWE?! he has amazing potential…
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