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Tom Hannifan opens the show from the studio and wishes everyone a merry Christmas. He talks about a surprise ten-person tag match and sends it to Gia Miller for more details.
Gia Miller is backstage and says two people will be captains and choose four presents who will be members of their team. The losing team gets coal in their stocking, and the winning team will get a bonus and a promise.
Ryan and Nic Nemeth vs. The Hardys vs. First Cla$$ vs. The Rascalz in a Ladder Match for the TNA World Tag Team Championships
The Hardys hold serve in the middle of the ring, taking out every other team. Matt with a suplex on Nick into the ladder. The Hardys become the first team to try and climb the ladder, but AJ Francis shoves the ladder over. Myron Reed flies into the ring and right into a ladder.
Francis throws Reed into the ladder, and Francis throws his own partner into Reed. Francis has Reed and a ladder in his arms, and he runs into everyone who enters the ring, and finishes with a World’s Strongest Slam into Reed and onto the ladder. Francis slides the ladder and puts Navarro onto his shoulders.
They turn around, but Wentz drop kicks Navarro off the shoulders of Francis. Double knees to Francis from Wentz. recoil code breaker by Reed to Francis.
The Rascalz set up a ladder and dive off and onto Francis. Reed takes Navarro to the floor with a Cutter. Wentz climbs the ladder, but Francis lifts it up and throws Wentz out of the ring and onto his own man, splitting the ladder. Matt Hardy hits Francis in the back with a chair. Twist of Fate.
Swanton Bomb from Jeff to Francis. Both Hardy Brothers climb, but both Nemeth Brothers cut them off. Hollywood Ending from Ryan to Jeff, Danger Zone from Nic to Matt. Ryan talks smack to Johnny Damon, and Damon shoves him. The Champs set up the ladder, but the Rascalz are back.
Navarro is also back after near ladder impalement, and he takes everyone out with chair shots. Navarro sets up a ladder in the corner of the ring. Francis climbs the ladder for a moonsault.
The ladder is now in the middle of the ring, as Top Cla$$ climb together. The Rascalz are back, and they shove both of them off the ladder. The Hardy Brothers are back. Twist of Fate into the Cutter on Reed. Side Effect by Matt to Wentz. The Hardys set up Wentz and Reed onto a ladder bridge.
Jeff to the top, Swanton Bomb onto both Rascalz. Jeff gets a device from the camera man at ring side, and down comes another ladder. But the Nemeth brothers put an end to that. Ryan tries to climb, but Matt smacks him down with a chair. Nic takes out Matt and he tries to climb.
Jeff cuts him off and Matt puts the chair into the gut of Nic and Ryan. Chairs have been wrapped around the heads of the Nemeth Brothers, Double Twist of Fate by The Hardys. Jeff climbs again, he’s right there, he rips the titles down.
Winners and NEW TNA World Tag-Team Champions: The Hardys
Jeff Hardy says The Hardys are the 2025 Tag Team of the Year. Matt Hardy says they’re middle aged and extreme and in 2025 they’re the Tag Team of the Year in TNA.
Tom Hannifan says they would not be able to go into this new year of TNA in AMC without the Hardys. He announces that the TNA Crossover Moment of the Year award goes to Joe Hendry vs. Randy Orton at WrestleMania.
Tom Hannifan announces that The Elegance Brand are the 2025 Knockouts Tag Team of the Year.
The Elegance Brand are backstage, and The Personal Concierge announces that they’re the 2025 Knockouts Tag Team of the Year. He also announces that Ash by Elegance is the 2025 Knockout of the Year. Ash thanks the women and TNA who made this possible.
We see highlights from NXT Heatwave where Ash by Elegance became the TNA Knockouts World Champion.
Dani Luna & Jody Threat vs. Ash & Heather by Elegance (w/ the Personal Concierge) for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championships
The Concierge makes the introduction, which El Paso doesn’t seem to like very much. Ash & Dani start, Dani with an arm drag into a bar. Ash reverses with a wristlock and tags Heather, who comes off the top with an elbow. The Concierge tags in and mounts the bottom rope for a elbow.
He tries a wristlock and tags out to Ash before he gets hurt. Slam on Ash by Dani. Backbreaker out of an Ash head scissor attempt. Threat tags in for the doubleteam. Stalling suplex by Dani with a push down by Jody for two. Dani slams Ash, then slams Jody onto Ash for two. Dani goes up top, gets distracted by the Concierge.
Ash knocks her to the floor, the Concierge does the Das Wunderkind dance. Heather gets the upper hand in the ring. Concierge with two stomps in the corner on Dani. Ash breaks up a murder attempt on the Concierge, then hits a handspring elbow in the corner. Heather with a dropkick & Ash covers for two.
The Concierge gets kicked off a leglock attempt. Ash catapults Dani into a lungblower by Heather for two. Dani fights back with a forearm, then a suplex on Heather. Tags to Ash & Jody. Jody chops both Elegances for awhile, they miscommunicate, Double clothesline and a crotch chop in the direction of the Concierge.
Concierge gets dumped. Heather launched outside by Jody. Jody with a tope suicida on Ash & Heather. Ash up in a torture rack, then a spin into a powerbomb for two. Concierge breaks the count then does some dancing. Spitfire hits the Pressure Drop on the Concierge. Dani gets sent out of the ring, then the Elegances hit a submission into a double stomp off the top rope for three.
Winners and NEW TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions: The Elegance Brand
Tom Hannifan announces that Leon Slater has won the 2025 TNA X-Division Star of the Year and Finishing Move of the Year awards.
Leon Slater says this was one of the goals from the top of his list and says he appreciates everyone from the bottom of his heart.
Moose vs. Leon Slater for the TNA X-Division Championship
The bell rings, as Tom runs down the long history of the X-Division title. Moose powers Slater to the corner, Leon with kicks. Moose’s charge misses, but Slater’s strikes have no effect. Go To Hell by Moose, but Slater kicks out at two. Moose tries another one, but Slater out the back door, he sends Moose to the floor.
Slater’s dive misses, and Moose with a big chop. He goes to throw Slater back in, but Slater spins around and kicks Moose. Moose counters that, but Slater again escapes and the champion charges into the ring steps. Back in the ring, Slater tries to get Moose up, but that doesn’t go well.
He tries a suplex, but Moose fights out and chucks Slater into the corner. Moose with a big chop, sitting Slater down. Slater up, but he gets chopped right back down. Slater flails, trying to slap Moose, but he treats him like a fly. Slater out the back door, but he runs into a Uranage.
Moose stalks Slater out to the apron. Moose thinking, but Slater drops his weight down and kicks Moose in the head. Slater again tries to lift up Moose, but again it doesn’t work. Slater grabbed by Moose off the ring post, but Slater reverses with a Hurricanrana. Slater up and over the top rope, but Moose catches him out of mid-air.
Slater counters though with another Rana. Slater tossed back into the ring by Moose, but he takes his eye off the ball and Slater clears the ring post and wipes out Moose.
Slater returns Moose to the ring and goes up top. Moose ducks and hits the Pop-up Powerbomb. The cover, Slater out at two. Moose chops Slater hard. Another chop. A third chop, but Slater catches it and unloads on Moose. His clotheslines won’t put Moose down, but Moose’s does though.
Buckle Bomb from Moose, but Slater is undeterred and lays out Moose with the Shotai. Slater approaches Moose, but he drops him face-first into the corner. Leg lariat from Slater, and Slater heads to the top, but Moose crouches him on the top. Moose’s Spear is countered with an inside cradle for a two count.
Spear still incoming from Moose, but Slater kicks out at two. Moose waits for Slater to get up, another Spear, but he posts himself in the corner. Slater picked him up. Utopia. Spear by Slater. Swanton 450 Splash, but Moose kicks out.
Slater is lost in the moment, but he continues with kicks to the head of Moose. Moose tries to slow him down, but another kick by Slater. Slater with the springboard, but a midair Spear from Moose sends Slater from the ring. Moose around the ring, Spear is countered with a Code Red. Slater returns Moose to the ring and goes up top, but Moose flips off Slater. Swanton Bomb by Slater across the ring anyway. Another Swanton 450 Splash for the win.
Winner and NEW TNA X-Division Champion: Leon Slater
As we see Leon Slater celebrating, Tom Hannifan says via voiceover that Leon Slater was also involved in the TNA Moment of the Year.
AJ Styles returning to TNA at Slammiversary was announced as the TNA Moment of the Year. Styles has a mic. He says it’s been a long road, but he is back in the company where his name was built. He says every time they told him they can’t come back, but here he is.
He says the lights are a little brighter here, the crowd is louder than it ever has been, and Leon, the talent is better than it ever has been. The fans chant “you deserve it,” and AJ says to not listen to them, because Leon didn’t deserve it, he earned it. Leon Slater, the youngest X-Division champion in TNA History.
He says Leon made him realize why he loves this company. He says it’s guys like Leon who make him love what he does. The fans chant “one more match” and he says let him talk about Leon before we get back to that match. He says Leon showed everyone that tonight it was about no limits.
He says that was the foundation when AJ started, it was him, Christopher Daniels, Samoa Joe, Frankie Kazarian, Homicide, Jerry Lynn, they were the foundation. He says the X-Division is in phenomenal hands now. He says Leon made history, the next step is to make his legacy.
Gia Miller says Ryan Nemeth gets to pick any four presents at random to determine his team. Ryan asks why Mara got to go first. Gia says she was on the nice list. Ryan says he was nice all year round, and Gia brought up a comment about her bangs. Ryan Nemeth says he hates this holiday and he hates Mara. He picks out 4 presents and is not happy with the last one. Gia asks what he thinks about his team and he says, “Bah Humbug!” and leaves.
Tom Hannifan talks about the TNA Match of the Year and sends it to one half of the participants.
Mustafa Ali is backstage with Order 4 and says he proudly accepts the 2025 TNA Match of the Year award. He says he and Order 4 have continued to give them moment after moment. He says he is happy to announce that TNA has finally heard the call and in Ali they trust.
Mike Santana vs. Mustafa Ali in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
They just trade punches to start, both men seem to have sent their retinue to the back. Kicks are traded then Ali gets back body dropped all the way to the floor. Santana stumbles doing his springboard dive but Ali still mostly catches him and sells for it.
Chop from Santana on the floor then he gets the base to some of the ring steps and pulls them into position on the floor then sets them upright but Ali bounces him into them. Ali sets for a dive and Santana misses so Ali goes head first into the upright steps, looked like a rough landing for him and that leads to a 2 count on the floor.
Eye rake from Ali and he starts heading to the back, Santana runs up the ramp and leaps onto him off the stage. Santana gets popcorn from a fan and whacks Ali with it. Ali runs into a back elbow, then Santana climbs a barricade and hits a moonsault press for a 2 count.
They brawl through the crowd for a bit, Ali then gets his goons to show up and Santana has to fight them off all of which sets to Ali hitting a dive off of an elevated position onto the pile and covering Santana for a 2 count.
They head back to ringside where Ali gets chairs and sets them up seat to seat but “he who sets it gets it” and he winds up taking a Death Valley Driver onto the chairs. That leads to a 2 count. Santana disposes of a bent chair then climbs to the top rope, Ali then gets a chair and whacks him to stop that action.
Ali puts a chair against Santana’s head on the apron and hits an apron Coast to Coast or Van Terminator if you prefer and that gets a near fall on the floor. Back in the ring the crowd chant for tables, Santana then headbutts Ali and they trade some corner kicks until Santana avoids an Ali charge and Ali wipes himself out in the corner.
Santana tries to Spin The Block but the security goons show up to toss him onto the ring apron then they get a table. The table is set up on the floor, Santana is put on it and held there, Ali up top for a 450 Splash through the table but that only gets a near fall.
The goons put Santana back in the ring then get the base of the ring steps and slide them into the ring. They set the steps up in a corner then produce handcuffs, but Santana fights back and hits them with a double Cutter. Santana then cuffs the goons and sets them against the ring steps.
He goes then to get some hardware and eventually finds a barbwire baseball bat then Ali saves his goons with a rolling Cutter. Ali up top, another 450 misses though and Santana hits a Spanish Fly only for Tasha Steelz to break things up.
Tasha gets a table to a pop, she sets it up on the floor and Ali pulls Santana to the apron only for Santana to yank him into the ring post. Santana takes a slap from Tasha, but he grabs her and drops her through the table with a Razor’s Edge.
Ali gets back into frame with a chair shot to Santana. Ali gets another table from under the ring and puts it in the ring then sets it up in the middle of the ring. Santana gets set on the table then Ali climbs onto the corner with the ring steps for a little extra height.
Santana comes back to life and hits him then climbs up there with him for a superplex off the ring steps through the table. That still wont do it though as Ali rolls a shoulder up at the last moment. Ali pulls himself to the barbwire bat then hits Santana with it so Santana can blade.
Santana is bleeding now as Ali yells at the crowd, but Santana pulls himself up with blood trickling down his face and catches the bat. Spin The Block from Santana and that’ll do it.
Winner: Mike Santana
Mike Santana says it is cool to win the 2025 TNA Match of the Year Award and says he believes this is his first TNA award. He says thanks and appreciates it.
Mike Santana says he bet on himself and came to TNA and won the 2025 TNA Wrestler of the Year. He says this award is for his daughter and his fans. He asks if people are ready for 2026.
Tom Hannifan announces that Chris Bey has won the 2025 TNA Inspirational Wrestler of the Year, and The System has won the 2025 TNA Faction of the Year.
Ryan Nemeth, Mance Warner, Rosemary, Jake Something & Jessie McKay vs. Mara Sadé, Dezmond Xavier, BDE, Eric Young & Cassie Lee
Jessie McKay in the ring and Cassie Lee asks Dezmond Xavier for the tag. Cassie gets the tag and they hug before doing the IInspiration pose. BDE and Jake Something get the tag and BDE hits a pump kick. Mara gets the tag and attacks Jake’s arm.
Rosemary with one of the gifts and Mara knocks it out of her hands. Rosemary with Upside Down. Mara with a Slingblade for two. Eric Young tags himself in and Jessie gets in his face but Young shoves her down so Cassie climbs onto him.
BDE with a Canadian Destroyer on Something. Warner hits BDE with a chokeslam on one of the gifts. BDE takes out everyone outside with a suicide dive. Mara tosses Rosemary in the ring and hits a Superkick for the win.
Winners: Mara Sadé, Dezmond Xavier, BDE, Eric Young & Cassie Lee
(H/T: 411Mania.com)
