Well even though the build has been…I’ll be nice and say mixed. We should get a few decent matches and hopefully some stuff to build off of moving forward toward WrestleMania Weekend. Love her or hate her, Tessa versus Lei should be a great match. I think we all expect Santana vs Ali to be the best match, but Tessa and Lei could put on one hell of a banger too.

Honestly the only real thing I hope happens is the Spitfire loses the damn titles. They’re boring, and I love Dani Luna, but Jody is worthless and in a tag division with only 2 teams, you can’t have the second team lose all the time. Plus Iceman has been the best thing keeping this marginally entertaining. So let’s get one title change at least.

With KC Navarro getting the pinfall win on the Countdown it’s already starting off well for my liking. Let’s see if it keeps going.

EXCLUSIVE: Tessa Blanchard has a message for @TheLeiYingLee ahead of their match at #TNASacrifice TONIGHT LIVE on TNA+!

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— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 14, 2025

Ratings:

• Street Fight: Sami Callihan vs Mance Warner w/SDL: Mance wins via Knee Strike – **
• Tessa Blanchard vs Lei Ying Lee: Tessa wins via Magnum – *** 3/4
• Lucha Rules Trios: Rascalz & Ace Austin vs Wes Lee, Tyriek & Tyson: Wentz wins via Spiral Tap – *** 1/4
• Steve Maclin vs Frankie Kazarian: Maclin wins via K.I.A. – ** 3/4
• 3 on 2 Handicap Match: TNA Knockouts Tag Titles: Spitfire (c) vs Elegance Clique & Personal Concierge: Ash wins via Avalanche Curb Stomp by Elegance – ** 1/4 – TITLE CHANGE!!!
• Mike Santana vs Mustafa Ali w/Cabinet: Ali wins via Dirty Victory Roll – **** 1/4
• TNA Knockouts World Championship: Masha Slamovich (c) vs Cora Jade: Masha retains via Requiem – ***
• X Division Championship Ladder Match: Jeff Hardy vs Moose (c): Moose retains via Lights Out through Table – *** 1/2
• Steel Cage Match 5v5: Matt Hardy, Joe Hendry, Elijah, Nic Nemeth & Leon Slater vs The System: Matt Hardy wins via Twist of Fate – ***

Results:

Street Fight: Sami Callihan vs Mance Warner w/SDL

So this was a clever bleed. Callihan and Mance started to brawl during the YouTube Countdown and started their match out of impromptu, “well they’re here” logic. We only got a few minutes of trash can and chair spots on the outside before it walked over to the main show where the brutality picked up. Sami drives Mance’s head into the corner stuck trash can, cookie sheets get traded from both guys, they fight over the staple gun spot and Sami takes one in the face with a smile but grabs the staple gun himself and staples Mance in the balls, then staples his tongue to the top buckle. Mance manages to turn things around, SDL hands Mance a screwdriver, but Sami blocks the Screwdriver spot with a Stunner for a near fall. As they move to the ropes, SDL does her best Mr. Fuji impression and hits Sami in the eyes with the powder! Mance hits a running knee strike and finishes the match.

My feed had a small heart attack so the abbreviated recap is because technology is just not being friendly today.

Tessa Blanchard vs Lei Ying Lee

Tessa starts off with aggression driving Lei into the corner, stomping her and Whipping her to the other corner. Calls back to the hesitation Slap from last night but this time Lei just gets pissed off. She hits successive slaps herself, drives Tessa into the far corner, Running High Knee into the 10 Count Down Strike and Northern Lights Suplex. Lei looks to continue, Tessa begs off to stall Lei and she throws Lei out of the ring. Tessa happy with her work doesn’t move so Lei pops up and drags Tessa out. The run around starts, Lei is chasing and gets caught, Tessa throats her on the middle rope and then bounces her face off the post before soaking in the hatred.

A few near falls keep Tessa very much in control, a big right hand knocks Lei on her ass again. Tessa starts kicking her mockingly and then drags Lei’s face across the top rope before eventually tossing her to the outside. Tessa goes to the corner to flip off the crowd and agitate all of El Paso so Lei starts to recover and Tessa goes after her to bring her back in for more punishment. Lei grabs the rope to block Tessa, Tessa right hand, Whip, Lei with the Sunset attempt but a version of Garvin Stomps into a Low Dropkick gives another near fall to Tessa. Lei is getting worked over hard as Tessa holds her down with the Headlock. The crowd starts chant “Let’s Go Lee”, so that’s nice to hear them react well and try to rally Lei instead of just hate Tessa.

Jumping Knee from Lei, a flurry of Thrust Kicks and Round Kicks, Lei hits a Fisherman’s Suplex, Tessa leans against the ropes so Lei hits a dropkick. Lei puts Tessa in the Torture Rack, TKO! But it’s only for two! Lei wants to pull a Shinsuke Nakamura and hit the Vertical Suplex inside out, but Tessa blocks, drops Lei and Slingshot Tornillo into the near fall. Tessa gets frustrated and gets a little careless so Lei hooks the leg for a Calf Killer variation, but Tessa gets to the ropes. A little jockeying for position in the corner, AVALANCHE CORKSCREW BRAINBUSTER from Lei Ying Lee! 1-2….2.9. Tessa slips the Death Valley Driver position with the rake to the face, hits a Cutter and Tessa looks for Magnum, Lei eats it and Tessa wins!

Lucha Rules Trios: Rascalz & Ace Austin vs Wes Lee, Tyriek & Tyson

Heel just rotate tagging out instead of locking up just to stall and be dicks, even though it’s Lucha rules. Eventually Ace and Wes lock up and go outside so Tyson and Trey jump in, so they do remember it’s Lucha Rules. Tyson and Trey spill out, Tyriek and Wentz go back and forth with Wentz hitting a Corkscrew Crossbody. All three of the NXT Heels are on the outside, so TNA team Dives. Rascalz get caught by Tyriek and Tyson and slammed into the apron. Wes gets hit by Ace, and Ace tries to fight off the two bigger men but the numbers catch up and Wes sneak attacks and drives his face into the steps. Little bit of tandem offense from the NXT crew, isolating Ace and not really giving him a chance to beath. Wes hits a quick strike combo, Dropkick to the seated Ace, looks for the running Shooting Star, but misses.

Ace powders to try and get the Rascalz to jump in but Wes Superkicks both of them and tells Wes to get the hell back in. That’s a clever way to show getting around the Lucha Rules. Tyriek and Tyson start to smother Ace, they seat him on the ropes but a timely Double Dropkick gives him space, Wes tries to hold him back, but Ace tags out and both Rascalz come in, ABC combination, Mayu Iwatani Assisted Missile, FEED EM TO THE LIONS! But Wes actually kicks out! Rascalz look for Hot Fire Flame but Wentz gets pull out of the ring so Trey moonsaults onto his face.

Heels hit an Execution Double Stomp, Double Chokeslam, and…Trey actually kicks out! Trey manages a Meteora on Tyriek, but Tyson hits the Pop Up Powerslam, Wentz with the Back Handspring Knee, Wes hits the Running Meteora, Ace and Wes fight to the outside. Ace dodges, Wes joins Ace on the acrobatics, Trey slides from the ring to the outside for the Tornado DDT to the floor after Wes and Ace kick the taste out of Tyson and Tyriek’s mouths.

They surround Wes in the ring, Wes mouths off, Lightning Spiral + Fold combination, Trey and Ace take out Tyson and Tyriek, SPIRAL TAP from Wentz! Rascalz & Ace win!

Steve Maclin vs Frankie Kazarian

EY comes out to commentary so that’s a wrinkle for this overall story.

Collar and Elbow tie up into Back Elbow from Maclin and Kaz powders. Maclin gives Kaz space, Kaz takes a shortcut to come back in, strings a few moves together into a Guillotine Leg Drop. Kaz looks to continue but Maclin shrugs him off, clocks Kaz, Olympic Slam into Tree of Woe and Caught in the Crosshairs for only two! Kaz powders to dodge the K.I.A. and when Maclin looks to follow, Stun Gun from Kaz into a Slingshot DDT for a near fall. Kaz looks for a Chicken Wing, Maclin blocks, looks for a K.I.A. again, but Kaz counters by wrestling Maclin down, Kaz locks in a Double Wrist Grapevine Submission but Maclin manages to get a foot free and kick Kaz in the face to break the submission. Kaz powders and eats a SCUD. Maclin heads to the top, Kaz cuts him off, looks for Fade to Black, but Maclin slips it. Busaiku Knee attempt misses, Kaz wants another Chicken Wing but Maclin spins out and lands a short range Busaiku for the near fall.

Positioning in the corner, Kaz counters the Back Body Drop, Kaz tries the Chicken Wing again but Maclin uses the corner to flip himself back over to turn it into a pinfall to counter. More positioning and Kaz locks in the Chicken Wing. Maclin crawls to the ropes, Kaz still doesn’t break, so Maclin and Kaz spill out, Kaz doesn’t let go, the refs break it up. Referees are paying attention to Maclin, so Kaz goes to the commentary table to slip on Brass Knuckles, but EY sees him stops him from using them, and because Maclin and the ref are distracted EY hits Kaz with the knuckles and rolls him in. Maclin hits the K.I.A for the win!

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— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 15, 2025

3 on 2 Handicap Match: TNA Knockouts Tag Titles: Spitfire (c) vs Elegance Clique & Personal Concierge

Ash and Heather come out in Mariachi outfits, the Concierge is in short trunks and a bow tie. It’s so dumb it makes these awful belts tolerable. It’s like Dragon Gate’s Owari Gate belt. Just a joke and should be treats as such.

Ash and Dani start, and we get comedy early since Ash takes a small advantage, all three get in some quick tags and offense, Concierge hits the Axe Handle from…the Bottom Rope. He then goes for a Wristlock, Dani just glares at him and Concierge gets scared and tags in Heather. Heather than proceeds to take all of the bumps. She gets Suplexed, double teamed twice and is the bump girl which is perfect for Ash’s persona. They distract Dani when she perches so Heather kicks her off the buckles, Ash laughs, Concierge starts doing a little Disco Inferno/Dancing Baby dance, and the crowd hates it. More quick tags, Concierge goes in now, gets a few shots in and more dances, Dani powers out of the corner and the Elegance girls distract the ref so Concierge can tag out.

Lots of goofy quick tags, but Heather and Ash hit a Rocket Launcher/Lung Blower tandem move for two. So there’s a few decent moves and moments sprinkled within the cringe. Dani finally Suplexes Heather into tomorrow, simultaneous tags and Jody starts taking out both Elegance women. Concierge jumps on Jody’s back to stop the onslaught but he gets shrugged off. Jody throws both women out of the ring, hits a Dive, and looks tot ry and finish the match with Ash. Airplane Spin Blue Thunder Bomb but Concierge breaks it up, starts dancing again and Jody looms over him. Spitfire hits the Pressure Drop on Concierge, Heather drags out Dani, Ash Chop Block on Jody, Avalanche Curb Stomp by Elegance! THEY WIN! THEY DID IT!

Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson’s music hits and we finally have a new team to challenge for the belts. But the match was funny, and this was also necessary where there’s only been two Knockouts Tag Teams in the company for the last 4 or 5 months. 

Mike Santana vs Mustafa Ali w/Cabinet

Santana comes out in the full Eddie Guerrero swag. Lowrider, I’m Your Papi t-shirt, huge pop in El Paso. 

Ali avoids the lock up for the first few minutes but Santana catches him by the hair, tries to throw him in the corner, but Ali continues to be slippery. Chain wrestling start that finally stops when Ali tries the Leap Frog, but Santana catches him with the Death Valley Driver. Three Amigos next, but after two Ali goes for a Small Package counter to stop the Amigos. Ali wants the Satellite DDT next, but Santana holds on, and executes the Three Amigos this time. Tope con Hilo into the Guerrero kneeling pose. Santana throws Ali through the corner post area, Ali tries to slow things down but eats a Wrecking Ball Dropkick. Santana then gets bounced off the apron and Ali hits a 450 Polish Hammer on Santana’s arm when he’s bracing himself on the apron to get up.

Great Hands throw Santana back into the ring, Ali gets the near fall. Ali throws Santana into the corner, Santana tries to counter but Ali slips through the ropes, Gamengiri into the Outside In Rolling Neckbreaker for another near fall. Santana tries to fight back up, Ali bounces off the ropes and Satellite Takedown into a Crossface! Santana barely gets to the ropes, but it’s not over yet. Santana looks for a second to catch his breath on the apron but Ali hits a Sliding Dropkick to send Santana flying. Ali then goes for another Suicida, but Santana catches him with a Cutter on the floor!

10 Count begins, both get up and slide in at 9.5. Fighting Spirit spot of trading strikes on the way back up to their feet. Santana gets the advantage, throws Ali into the corners, a few Hip Attacks, Ali looks for a few counters but counters everywhere. Spin the Block is blocked, Santana hits the Gamengiri, Rolling Buck Fifty is countered with a German Suplex but Santana no sells, and eats another High Angle German. Ali wants the 450, but misses and runs through, Satellite DDT for only two! Ali scolds the crowd and looks for the 450 again and hits nothing but mat. Santana tries to charge, eats a Superkick, another charge Gamengiri. Ali looks for the Rolling Neckbreaker as Santana thinks Rolling Buck Fifty to catch him and counter! Santana hits the Frog Splash, 1-2-KICK!

Great Hands actually get involved but Santana takes them out, Ali tries to take advantage but he catches Ali into a Powerbomb. Tasha mouths off, Great Hands distract the ref, Slap from Tasha and Victory Roll with the ropes from Ali, referee doesn’t see the rope hold, so Ali wins!

TNA Knockouts World Championship: Masha Slamovich (c) vs Cora Jade

Cora kicks Masha in the back during the introductions but Masha just gets pissed off, Lariats Cora a few times, Hair Snapmares into the PK between the Shoulder Blades, and Cora is getting rocked. Cora powders, Masha looks for a dive, but Cora just walks away to dodge and Masha puts the brakes on. Cora runs away, slides back in, does the old “grab the ring drapes to distract the ref” so she can poke the eyes of Masha and take a few short strikes and short cuts into a Springboard Stomp for a near fall.

A few more stomps and a Crossbody against the ropes keeps everything going well for Cora Jade. Cora with a Snap Suplex, a few more strikes as Masha tries to fight back up to her feet, but Cora is keeping pretty good control until things go bad for Cora in the corner. Sunset from Masha, into the pull into Snake Eyes, and then a Slam from Masha. Masha goes for a Short Rolling Suplex back into the corner, a few more head kicks and then a Capo Kick for…only two. A little silly to have so many strikes go at her head when she’s coming of a concussion…but she seems alright so far. Cora snaps off a Destroyer on the apron and Masha doesn’t look like she’ll beat the 10 count so Cora is forced to go collect her. Jaded gets hit! Too close to the ropes though and Masha gets her foot on the ropes.

Cora grabs her, but Masha Jacknife cover for two. Cora keeps mouthing off, so we get the strike spot cause of course we do. Cora hits the ropes for a big strike but eats a Sambo Kick into Requiem and it’s over.

X Division Championship Ladder Match: Jeff Hardy vs Moose (c)

Bell rings, both men jaw in the middle and then scramble to opposite sides for a ladder, Moose has issues getting the ladder in but Jeff doesn’t. So that’s a good story immediately since Jeff is well known for ladder matches. Moose being a little out of his depth early is a good way to frame the early going. Jeff hits a few quick kicks and shots, Moose wants to use his power but Jeff says no, and snaps off a Suplex of his own. Jeff wants a Twist of Hate, but Moose shoves him into the steps to save himself from eating more offense. Moose finds a chair, sets it up an Body Drop on the Apron first, then Moose leans a Ladder against the apron, uses the chair as a brace and looks for a Jacknife Powerbomb, but Jeff shoots the double, Low Dropkick to the abdomen, and Jeff looks for…a specially painted Hardy ladder!

Jeff hits Moose a few times with the painted ladder, then sets it up, climbs and Moose grabs a chair to stop Hardy. Moose is very determined to find his own ladder and set up some Erector Set shenanigans. I had a Steel Tec as a kid, and I guess Moose did too. One more chairshot for good measure, and the Jacknife through the creation finally happens! Instead of breaking the ladder, the rung of the painted ladder it was positioned on is what breaks!

Moose babyfaces himself to the crowd and grabs a table. The crowd starts chanting for Moose because everyone loves tables apparently. Propped up in the corner, Nero gonna die, or no! He counters the Jacknife with the Back Body Drop and throws himself at Moose on the outside to stop the weapon art. Jeff crawls back in, crawls up the side that Moose braced with the other ladder, Moose follows and a Cutter off the ladder because Moose looked like he knew it wasn’t stable enough for the entire planned spot. A slow stumble to the ropes for Jeff to set something up, but Moose crotches him and chucks a Ladder out and it hits the cameraman! Moose throws the other ladder and it nearly hits Alisha! Superplex from the top for Moose, Twist of Fate from Hardy and Moose No Sells to hits Lights Out! Everybody Down like it’s Smackdown vs Raw.

Back and forth in the ring, Jeff is laying against the ropes, Moose charges and Jeff deposits Moose over the top onto the first ladder creation spot! Jeff now finds a table as the peasants rejoice! Hardy does the Forearm shots and Sabu’s a chair at Moose while putting him on the table. Jeff tries to rip off his shirt but it’s made of the same stuff that Lex Luger shirt was made of, so he just Swantons and connects! Jeff Sabu’s another chair, finds a new ladder and looks to set things up. The ladder is up, Jeff is climbing but Lish comes into the ring with Kendra! She starts lighting up Jeff, but Jeff hits a Twist of Hate on Lish! Moose makes it back in and Spears Jeff through Chekov’s table!

Ladder is set up in the middle, Moose climbs and…MOOSE WINS!

KC and AJ comes out for a new segment and it’s a little reminiscent of Virgil and Ted DiBiase doing the 100 dollar challenge. They’re killing time for the setting up of the ring, and running down children in the crowd and what not. Octagon and Laredo try to come out for a babyface Spanish flop but that flops slightly. When Octagon and Laredo aren’t over in El Paso, there’s a problem. 

Steel Cage Match 5v5: Matt Hardy, Joe Hendry, Elijah, Nic Nemeth & Leon Slater vs The System

So it’s WarGames style rules of the match not starting until everyone is in, and Elijah comes in on a horse and sings a song for about 8 minutes before starting with Eddie. If it weren’t for the bad microphone, it was pretty good. Elias gets most of his stuff in on Eddie, Rope Walk, a few clubbing blows, and Eddie starts turning it around with Chops and Eye Pokes. Elijah levels Eddie until Myers comes in second. Typical numbers advantage stuff, System Overload gets hit right as the Countdown is happening and Nic Nemeth hits the cage in a 2 on 1 situation since Elijah ate a System Overload. Nic takes it to them both, hits a Rude Awakening/DDT combination move. Elijah recovers enough to start helping out and then Orlando Colon is next in! Orlando hits the ring and immediately starts Suplexing Nic, and then Backstabber off the Back Body Drop slip, so The System is well in control right now.

Leon Slater hits the cage next and there’s some moves on the top rope with Eddie and a Frakensteiner gets a decent pop out of the crowd. Eddie Colon is next, and he cuts off Leon immediately by Sweeping the Leg, tosses Leon into the Cage, then moves on to Elijah and lights him up with a Missile Dropkick. Matt Hardy is next to last, because of course you save Hendry for the final pop. Matt connects with a Side Effect once he slides in and the face squad all hit Delete Face Smashes into the four corners. Leon and Matt pull of a Plot Twist on Orlando Colon and Dango is the last System member and he brings a chair. Dango with the Jacknife Powerbomb into the cage on Leon. Myers starts laying people out with the chair and then we believe in Joe Hendry!

Myers blocks the door from Hendry while perches on the ropes, so Hendry pops him back and then a few heavy Lariats take control, Sack of Shit for Eddie Colon, Dango Crossbody is caught, Sack of Shit for him, Hendry perches Eddie, and Avalanche Sack of Shit with Kip Up on Eddie. Hendry hits the turn, and Myers Low Blows him as The System swarm like Hyenas. Superkick Party and Shatter Machine from The System for a near fall on Hendry. Nic breaks it up, but gets bounced off the cage and eats a Blue Thunder Bomb for his effort. MOKUBA RUNS OUT to support! Leon tries to fight back but gets crotched on the top rope, Tower of Doom spot looming? Oh they’re putting him on the top of the cage. Super Doom? Leon fights it off, Dango and Eddie crotch themselves while falling, Leon hits the Swanton 450 off the top of the cage into a mass of humanity.

Signature and Finisher spams, Danger Zone, Standing Ovation, Hendry sets up a chair for Elijah to hit a Flying Knee, crotches Dango on the back of the chair, Twist of Fate, Chair Necklace Twist of Fate! Babyfaces win…fairly clean and anti-climactically.

As they’re celebrating, everyone leaves the cage except Nic and Matt Hardy. Ryan gets in the cage, locks the door and Nic hits Danger Zone on Matt! The Kaiba Boys are on the same page!

Overall Score: 6.75/10

So let’s lead with the good stuff. Elegance Consortium winning the titles is perfect, the Knockouts Tags are a joke, so giving it to a group that is at least entertaining makes it less painful. Ali and Santana was a great match, that will hopefully just build and get better since it ended with cheating. Tessa and Lei were great, as many times as I’ve questioned Lei’s moveset with most of the Knockouts, her and Tessa have a great chemistry. I want to see more of it. They both looked great and Tessa winning is the logical move given everything that comes with her, but I don’t want to see Lei slip down the rankings too much. She is money. Get the belt off of Charisma Vacuum Masha and get some women who can wrestle a stiffer style. The main event, while the match itself was flat as a pancake on the highway, the finish at least paid off the Mokuba gimmick. I’ve said it a few times, Nic was either gonna kick Ryan’s head off or turn heel with him, and we got the heel portion, which is kinda nice since we don’t have many well positioned heels in TNA. Too damn many babyfaces with no credible long term threats.

As for the bad, nothing was really bad. If my stream didn’t have a heart attack the Callihan match could’ve been better than I rated it, but I just have generally been down on Sami’s work since he’s come back. He feels directionless and whatever Mance is currently doing is not as entertaining as his MLW or GCW persona. So hopefully something gets moving with those two, because they’re both too good to be hamstrung by doofus angle direction.

Now let’s get Dani in the singles division, let’s see Nemeths vs Hardys after the Hardys take the NXT Tag titles off of Fraxiom. I think that could be fun if Hardy become Double Champs for a day or two but drop the TNA to the Nemeths because they just don’t have the tanks for two high caliber tag teams or something. Also it should be interesting where the Maclin and EY stuff actually pays off.

Oh and I totally forgot KC’s Blessing in Disguise was a Destino. Let him win more often. That’s a great move, he does it well and that kid is smooth as butter. Push KC Navarro and not Leon Slater because he has no charisma or aura. Too damn many people in TNA have zero aura. Why do you think Hendry is over as hell? Some people think he’s corny or don’t think he’s a good wrestler, but bro can talk his ass off. People want to be entertained more than they want to see a Corkscrew 960 through a glass table, off the backboard, nothing but net.

Decent show, just a little lacking. But the Ali vs Santana & Lei vs Tessa matches are worth a watch.