TNA Turning Point 2025 Recap: WWE NXT Stars Invade Once Again

Just one night after the TNA World Championship shockingly changed hands, “TNA Turning Point 2025” was held at Full Sail University. Both TNA Wrestling and WWE were looking to get to the bottom of last week’s “NXT” invasion.

Kelani Jordan (c) vs. M by Elegance w/Elegance Brand – for the TNA Knockouts World Championship

M by Elegance was in control early on before gloating too much. This allowed Kelani Jordan to dropkick her out of the ring. Jordan went high-risk and took out M with a moonsault. M regained momentum as Jordan’s foot got caught on the top rope. The challenger delivered a single-legged dropkick to the side of the champion’s head. Back in the ring, M countered Jordan with a wheelbarrow suplex.

Jordan was back in control after nailing M with a split-legged stunner. She later scored the split-legged moonsault to secure another successful title defense.

Winner and still TNA Knockouts World Champion: Kelani Jordan

Will Nic Nemeth Call His Shot?

Gia Miller was with Mara Sade and The Angel Warriors. Ryan Nemeth interrupted and reminded fans that his brother, Nic Nemeth, still has his share of the Call Your Shot gauntlet trophy.

Santino Marella and Ava Argue Over “NXT” Interference

TNA director of authority Santino Marella spoke to “NXT” general manager Ava and the liaison Arianna Grace. Marella and Ava argued over the situation on “TNA iMPACT” that saw numerous “NXT” talents interfere.

AJ Francis vs. BDE

As AJ Francis was making his entrance, BDE hit him with a suicide dive. The YouTube star went back in the ring to land another dive. He then hit a third dive, this time over the top rope. BDE went for a hurricanrana off the apron, but Francis caught him in a powerbomb position and slammed him down on the apron. Back in the ring, Francis went for Down Payment, but BDE countered with a destroyer.

Francis ultimately defeated BDE after hitting two Down Payments.

Winner: AJ Francis

Mike Santana Hasn’t Arrived

Steve Maclin was backstage with Gia Miller. Maclin was asked about Mike Santana’s absence. Maclin said he’ll fight alone if Santana doesn’t show up for their tag team match against Frankie Kazarian and Nic Nemeth.

Indi Hartwell vs. Dani Luna – No DQ Match

It didn’t take long for the action to spill outside the ring. Dani Luna grabbed a weapon and choked Indi Hartwell with it. She then delivered a kick to her opponent. Luna got on the middle rope and grabbed Hartwell for a German suplex. Hartwell got the shoulder up. Luna sent Hartwell face-first into a seated chair with a drop toehold. She followed up with a clothesline.

Hartwell rebounded and placed Luna on a table. She then climbed the top turnbuckle and hit an elbow drop through the table. Luna was then taken out by Hurts Donut onto the chair, cementing the win for Hartwell.

Winner: Indi Hartwell

The IInspiration (c) vs. The Angel Warriors vs. Victoria Crawford and Mila Moore

Tessa Blanchard was initially set to team with Victoria Crawford, but she announced that she isn’t medically cleared to compete. Mila Moore took her place.

Moore and Crawford were in control early before Xia Brookside got a tag in. After getting in some offense, she was taken out with a big boot from Moore. Lei Ying Lee took out Moore and Crawford with a crossbody outside of the ring.

The IInspiration were able to retain their gold after hitting Brookside with The Idolizer. After the match, The IInspiration celebrated and tried getting Carlos Silva to dance.

Winners and still TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions: The IInspiration

The Hardys and Cedric Alexander vs. Mustafa Ali and The Great Hands

The Hardys helped lift Jason Hotch up, and Cedric Alexander powerbombed him out of the ring and onto Mustafa Ali and John Skylar. Back in the ring, Hotch was measuring Alexander for a rolling neckbreaker, but he got caught in a Death Valley Driver.

After Order Four gained the advantage, Jeff Hardy was tagged in. He hit Hotch with a clothesline and a back elbow. He then delivered a dropkick to the back of Hotch’s head. Jeff planted Hotch with a neckbreaker and then a splash. Jeff and Alexander connected with a Twist of Fate into a Lumbar Check combination on Hotch. Tasha Steelz got involved, and Matt Hardy hit a double Twist of Fate on Ali and Steelz.

Agent Zero interfered when the referee was out. The Hardys fought him to the back, leaving Alexander alone. Ali nailed Alexander with a low blow and scored the rollup pin for his team.

Winners: Mustafa Ali and The Great Hands

The Rascalz vs. The System

The mystery partner for The Rascalz was none other than Dezmond Xavier.

Myron Reed faked out JDC early in the match with a leg drop to the back of the neck. Wentz and Eddie Edwards were soon the legal men, and Wentz hit a corkscrew crossbody from the middle rope.

Moose delivered a Go to Hell spinbuster on Xavier for a two-count. All four members of The Rascalz hit simultaneous foot stomps on Moose. The action soon spilled outside of the ring. Brian Myers was on the middle rope outside of the ring, but Reed caught him with Flame On to take out everyone.

Back in the ring, Xavier was hit with a Blue Thunder Bomb. Wentz and Xavier eventually hit Hot Fire Flame on JDC to score the win.

Winners: The Rascalz

Eric Young Warns Santino Marella

Eric Young interrupted Santino Marella, who was in the middle of a call. He warned the TNA director of authority that a “cleanse” is coming.

Leon Slater (c) vs. Rich Swann – for the TNA X Division Championship

Leon Slater applied a headlock to Swann, but the challenger used his athleticism to get out of it. Swann did a handspring over Slater, who was attempting to counter him. The challenger hit the ropes and took down the champion with a hurricanrana. Swann did his signature dance to taunt Slater. The champion charged in, but Swann popped him with a kick to the chest.

Slater finally got into a groove. He caught Swann in a reverse DDT position and lifted the challenger up for a spinning slam. Swann went for a handspring move, but Slater countered him with Utopia. The champion went for a suplex, but Swann countered it into a hurricanrana. Swann then connected with the handspring cutter. The challenger then landed a 450 splash for a near fall.

Slater landed a kick to the back of Swann’s head. He followed that up with the Styles Clash. Slater finished the match with a Swanton 450.

Winner and still TNA X Division Champion: Leon Slater

After the match, Slater dedicated the win to his late grandmother. Slater vowed to capture the NXT Tag Team Championship with Je’Von Evans on Tuesday.

Mike Santana and Steve Maclin vs. Frankie Kazarian and Nic Nemeth

Before the match began, Steve Maclin said that since there’s still no sign of Mike Santana, he’ll be fighting alone. Maclin then delivered strikes to both of his opponents. The TNA International Champion popped Nic Nemeth with a back elbow. Maclin then delivered a back body drop to Frankie Kazarian. He then took out the TNA World Champion with a suicide dive. Maclin also hit one on Nemeth.

Ryan Nemeth got involved in the match, but he ate a superkick from Mara Sade for interrupting her earlier. Back in the ring, Maclin took out both Kazarian and Nemeth with a missile dropkick.

While Maclin was rolling, the number’s game soon caught up to him. The camera cut to a vehicle, and Mike Santana popped out. He made his way to the ring and leveled Kazarian with Spin The Block to score the win.

Winners: Mike Santana and Steve Maclin

NXT Stars Ruin Another TNA Show

Nic Nemeth attempted to cash in his Call Your Shot gauntlet trophy, but the same “NXT” wrestlers who appeared on “iMPACT” managed to get past security. “Turning Point” went off the air as Lexis King slammed a chair on Maclin’s back.


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