TNA iMPACT Preview - October 02, 2025: Champagne, Scores to Settle & A New Era
The fallout from Victory Road hits hard as TNA barrels down the Path to Bound For Glory. Titles are on the line, factions are colliding, and a “King’s Speech” promises to shake up the pecking order.
How to Watch
- When: Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 — 8/7c
- Where: TNA+ (worldwide), AXS TV (U.S.), Sportsnet+ (Canada)
Knockouts World Tag Team Titles: Elegance Brand (c) vs. The IInspiration
Elegance got away with bubbly-soaked trickery at Victory Road. Cassie Lee & Jessie McKay aren’t coming for a toast—they’re coming for the belts. Expect fast tags, veteran poise, and zero patience for shortcuts.
What to watch for: Will The IInspiration bait Elegance into a clean fight, or does the champagne chill in the ice bucket for Round 2?
Frankie Kazarian’s “King’s Speech” (ft. Kelani Jordan)
Fresh off claiming the International Championship, Kazarian says a new era is here. Sharing the stage: Kelani Jordan, the newly crowned Knockouts World Champion. With Bound For Glory looming, this isn’t just mic time—it’s message sending.
What to watch for: Cross-division statements. Who sets the tone heading into the biggest month of the year?
The Home Town Man vs. Nic Nemeth (After the Unmasking)
Unmasked. Embarrassed. Angry. The Home Town Man wants revenge; Nic Nemeth hasn’t shown an ounce of remorse. Expect tight pacing, counters on counters, and a crowd that rides every near fall.
What to watch for: Can pride outpunch experience when Nemeth drags the fight into deep water?
Tasha Steelz vs. Alisha Edwards (Order 4 vs. The System heats up)
Faction warfare spills into the Knockouts division. Momentum matters with Hardcore War on deck, and neither camp can afford a misstep.
What to watch for: Second- and third-man games at ringside; whichever side controls the chaos likely steals the win.
The Angel Warriors in Action (Xia Brookside & Léi Yīng Lee)
New pairing, new pressure. Xia Brookside & Léi Yīng Lee—the Angel Warriors—look to stack wins and carve a lane toward the tag straps.
What to watch for: Crisp double-teams and a pace that forces opponents to play catch-up from the opening bell.
Eyes on Next Tuesday
The road to Bound For Glory isn’t just about TNA—it’s about the entire wrestling landscape. And next Tuesday, the spotlight shifts to a massive crossover when TNA and WWE NXT go head-to-head live on The CW in what’s now branded as the NXT Showdown.
📅 Mark your calendars: Tuesday, Oct. 7 – NXT Showdown on The CW.
The thing with @ThisIsTNA is , we’re a FAMILY! @WWENXT you mess with one of us, and you get us all. pic.twitter.com/H3usZ39bAc
— Xia Brookside ☆ ザイヤ・ブルックサイド (@XiaBrookside) October 1, 2025
🗣️ Wrestling.news | Backstage Take
Victory Road didn’t tidy anything up—it kicked doors open. The Knockouts tag scene is suddenly the liveliest corner of the company, and Elegance vs. The IInspiration could set the bracket for Bound For Glory weekend. Kazarian’s mic time feels like more than a victory lap; it’s a planting-the-flag moment as champions across divisions posture for October. And keep an eye on The Home Town Man vs. Nemeth—grudge matches like this often decide who gets the next premium spotlight. If Order 4 and The System escalate here, don’t be shocked when Hardcore War becomes the feud’s pressure cooker.
