TNA Slammiversary 2025: AJ Styles Makes Return, Leon Slater Crowned X-Division Champion | Sports News
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The latest event of TNA Slammiversary marked the 23rd anniversary of the wrestling promotion and featured the return of AJ Styles to the ring.
AJ Styles, Leon Slater. (X)
The 2025 edition of TNA Slammiversary marked the 21st iteration of the company’s ‘big-four’ pay-per-view and the 23rd anniversary of the promotion, at the USB Arena in New York.
X‑Division Championship Match: Moose Vs Leon Slater
Moose looked to defend his title against Leon Slater in a bout that had everything. Gnarly twists and terrific turns as both competitors gave it everything they had before the challenger Slater stood tall to clinch the title and become the new X-Division champion.
The was a clear sense of respect between the two as Moose put the belt on his opponent himself following the defeat in a touching gesture. To add to the allure of the moment, wrestling icon AJ Styles came out to the ring to laud the newly crowned champion, while he also thanke the fans for their unending support.
Styles is one of TNA’s most high-profile products, who has gone on to make a niche for himself in the world of professional wrestling.
TNA Knockouts Champion Masha Slamovich vs. NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne
This was billed as a Title vs. Title bout and it lived up to the hype as the champions put up an astonishing show for all to marvel at. The tide of the bout went from one side of the spectrum to the other as high-flying moves and gut-wrenching action was laced with a layer of strategy.
Jacy Jayne withstood a barrage of attacks to pop up triumphant at the end of the day with her rolling encore on Slamovich, which ultimately got her the win by pinfall as the ref counted to three.
Tessa Blanchard vs. Indi Hartwell
Hartwell, who was at the receiving end of Blanchard’s onslaught at the beginning of the fight gained on her opponent gradually though the matchup. Tessa went on the offensive right from the offing in an attempt to wear down her oppponent, but Hartwell was up to the task and bounced back after an opening period of attacks.
There were multiple near-falls as both wrestlers demonstrated their signature moves, before a Hartwell slam on Blanchard earned the former the win over he adversary on the day.
NXT’s DarkState (Dion Lennox, Osiris Griffin, Saquon Shugars and Cutler James) vs. Matt Cardona and The System (Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards and JDC)
The Darkstate went after The System to establish early advantage in the bout as the match-up turned into a whirlwind of sorts with JDC using a chair early on to gain.
The fight also had a blockbuster ending as Cardona levelled Shugars and Griffin smashed Myers, but the victory went to the System as Edwards’s Boston Knee Party helped in securing pinfall as Shugars failed to kick-out before the three-count.
Cedric Alexander vs. Mustafi Ali
The opening bout of the day was received warmly by the sold-out crowd as the wrestlers had as much work to do with their mouth as they did with the rest of their body.
The event also featured interruptions by Tasha Steelz and Jason Hotch as Cedric and Ali traded blows both inside and outside the ring. It seemed as though Cedric had the better openings to get the win, but Ali’s 450 splash on his opponent from the top rope seemed enough to dig out the result.
TNA World Tag Team Championship Ladder Match: The Nemeths (Nic and Ryan) defends against The Hardys (Matt and Jeff), The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz and Myron Reed) and First Class (AJ Francis and KC Navarro)
Starpower was on display in the match for the World Tag Team Championship in a ladder contest as the iconic duo of Matt and Jeff Hardy put their experience to good use as they took out their opponents with the ladder early on in the bout. The other three units tried their best to get back in the fight with some stupendous maneuvers to keep the audience on the edge of their seat.
A swathe of swanton bombs from Jeff split the ladder as the match progressed towards it conclusion as Matt found the rope ladder dropped from the top. Matt held the climber firm as his brother made his way to the top and grabbed the belts before coming to ground.
TNA World Championship Triple Threat Match: NXT’s Trick Williams vs. Joe Hendry vs. Mike Santana
In the pre-show leading up to the pay-per-view, The Elegance Brand of Ash and Heather managed to defend their TNA World Knockouts Tag Team Championships against The IInspiration of Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay, while The Hometown Man got the better of Eric Young and the Ropebreakers from 4th Rope Wrestling comprising Real1, Zilla Fatu and Josh Bishop registered a victory over Jake Something, Steve Maclin and Mance Warner.
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