TNA Emergence 2025 Tonight: Final Card, Start Time & How to Watch — Trick vs Moose, Titles Everywhere, Baltimore Boiling
Tonight, TNA Emergence storms into the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena with championships hanging in the balance and grudges ready to boil over. Moose hunts the ultimate receipt against NXT’s Trick Williams for the TNA World Title, The Hardys defend their ladder-forged legacy against The Rascalz, and Leon Slater’s breakout X-Division reign gets a pure, no-excuses test versus Cedric Alexander. Add a no-DQ/no-count-outs International Title fight, a chaos-friendly four-way in the Knockouts tag division, and personal scores from Santana–Callihan to Ali–Cardona, and you’ve got a card built for big moments. Countdown to Emergence goes live FREE at 7:30 p.m. ET, with the main card at 8 p.m. ET on TNA+ or PPV—settle in, this one has “reset the pecking order” written all over it.
When & Where
- Date: Friday, August 15, 2025
- Main Card: 8:00 PM ET (5:00 PM PT)
- Pre-Show (“Countdown to Emergence”): 7:30 PM ET — streams FREE
- Venue: Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena, Baltimore, MD
How to Watch
- PPV: TrillerTV and traditional cable/satellite PPV
- Streaming: TNA+ (monthly or annual plan)
- Wrestling.news TIP: New to TNA+? Try promo code EMERGENCE25 for a free first month (create an account and add a card; you won’t be charged for month one).
Final Match Card — Main Card
TNA World Championship
Trick Williams (c) vs Moose
Moose pinned Trick on iMPACT! after a crutch miscue—momentum matters. Can he bring the title “home,” or does the Trick-NA era roll on?
TNA X-Division Championship
Leon Slater (c) vs Cedric Alexander
Slater’s historic rise meets Alexander’s technician craft. Expect pace, precision, and a finish that could steal the show.
TNA World Tag Team Championship
The Hardys (c) vs The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz & Myron Reed)
Legacy vs. lift-off. The champs want immortality; The Rascalz have the form to wreck the celebration.
TNA International Championship — No Count-Outs, No DQ
Steve Maclin (c) vs Jake Something
Their last one imploded—so the rules are gone. Power brawling, plunder, and zero excuses.
Knockouts World Tag Team Championship — 4-Way
The Elegance Brand (c) vs Fatal Influence vs The IInspiration vs Léi Yǐng Lee & Xia Brookside
Chaos after the Jacy/Ash by Elegance fallout put this division on blast. Champions’ advantage? Not in a four-way.
Singles Match
Mike Santana vs Sami Callihan
Callihan’s openly wrestling with retirement talk—pressure cooker vibes. If he can’t get it done here, what’s left?
Singles Match
Mustafa Ali vs Matt Cardona
Ali’s “followers” tip the scales—Cardona just punched through Order 4 once. Can he do it again when it counts?
Tag Team Grudge Match
Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers (The System) vs **A.J. Francis & Rich Swann (FIR$T CLA)
Turf war energy. The System wants order; FIR$T CLA keeps cashing in chaos.
Countdown to Emergence (Pre-Show at 7:30 PM ET)
Singles Match
Home Town Man vs Ryan Nemeth
With Nic suspended, Ryan’s on an island. That makes him dangerous—& desperate.
Knockouts Singles Match
Indi Hartwell vs Rosemary
Rosemary’s mist turned this personal. Can Hartwell keep her climb on track against pure mayhem?
Quick Watch Checklist
- ⏰ Pre-Show free at 7:30 PM ET on TNA+ / TNA digital
- 🎟️ Main card 8:00 PM ET on TrillerTV PPV or TNA+
- 💡 Promo: EMERGENCE25 (new TNA+ sign-ups)
🗣️ Wrestling.news | Backstage Take
This show feels like a line in the sand. If Moose finishes the job after pinning Trick on iMPACT! (thanks to that crutch miscue), the balance of power snaps back to TNA; if Trick survives the pressure, the Trick-NA era gets real. The tag titles are a pure style clash—The Hardys’ mythos and big-match savvy versus The Rascalz’ tempo and chemistry—exactly the kind of match that can tilt a division’s identity.
The X-Division tilt is classic “pace vs. precision”: Slater’s fearless acceleration against Alexander’s mechanics; whoever dictates rhythm wins. Stripping the rulebook in Maclin vs. Jake Something isn’t window dressing—it’s the only way to close their unfinished business, and it favors the last man standing more than the “better wrestler.” The Knockouts tag four-way removes the champs’ safety net; quick tags, bodies flying, and one mistake deciding everything.
Meanwhile, Ali–Cardona hinges on crowd control—if Cardona neutralizes the entourage, the playing field finally levels; if not, expect more numbers-game heartbreak. And Santana–Callihan is the night’s emotional center: if Sami’s doubts creep in, it’s trouble; if he channels them, we might see one of his last great fights. Bottom line: titles can change, but momentum will—Emergence is built to launch a fall run and expose who’s really ready for the top.
