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TNA Xplosion Report
Matt ten-Hoeve
April 18, 2025
Welcome to PWInsider.com’s TNA Xplosion coverage for April 18, 2025! This episode will also air on YouTube on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 if you can’t catch it on TNA+.
The episode starts off with a match from the vault: The System with Alisha Edwards vs. The Nemeths for the TNA World Tag Team Championships from TNA Against All Odds 2024.
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Around the Ring with Gia Miller
Mustafa Ali is on Around the Ring this week. Ali had been fasting for Ramadan, which was new to a lot of the brothers and sisters in the TNA locker room. He wants to make sure that people understand that he has a plan to eat each day even when fasting, but there are so many people in the world that don’t know when they’ll eat next. Therefore, he’s so appreciative for what he has. Ali also celebrated a birthday recently. He was trying to keep it a secret, but it slipped out. Ali is not big on celebrating his own birthday, but appreciates the love. Every day is special to Ali.
Brian Myers vs. Leon Slater from last night’s iMPACT! airs. Below is my write up of the match from the iMPACT! Report:
Brian Myers vs. Leon Slater
Brian Myers is flying solo tonight because the rest of The System is in Las Vegas to get ready for Unbreakable.
Myers trash-talks Leon Slater to start things off, telling him he’s a “green boy.” Myers sends Slater into the ropes, but Slater hits a tackle, a hip toss, and a dropkick. Slater sends Myers into the turnbuckles headfirst twice. Myers then fights back with a punch and a kick. Slater tries to fight back, but Myers stays on him. Myers hits a big kick to the back of Slater. Myers catches a kick from Slater, but Slater is able to hit a kick with the other leg. Slater then hits a handspring back elbow. Myers rolls to the outside. Slater goes for a dive, but Myers moves out of the way. Slater sets back up and goes for a dive over the ring post, but reads that Myers moved again.
Slater is able to grab Myers’ arms and pulls him into the ring post. Myers recovers and is able to drag Slater down and outside of the ring. Myers hits a Spear on the floor. Back from commercial, Myers is still in control. He slaps on a chinlock. Slater tries to fight back, but Myers trips him up. Slater starts to fight back, but Myers trips him up again and then clubs down on Slater while on the mat. Slater fights out of a chinlock and then hits a running kick.
Slater climbs to the top rope and hits a crossbody for a two-count. Slater tries to lift Myers, but Myers blocks it. Slater kicks Myers, but Myers recovers and goes for a running attack. Slater counters with a leg lariat for a two-count. Myers recovers with a couple of kicks and an Impaler DDT for a two-count.
Myers climbs to the top rope, but Slater kicks him, which sends Myers to the floor. Slater hits the Big Play Slater dive over the ring post. Slater sends Myers back into the ring, but Myers rolls back out of the ring and reaches for his jacket. Slater follows him out and sends him back into the ring. The referee disposes of the jacket, but Myers has his ring from The System. Slater gets in a shot, which causes Myers to drop the ring. The referee picks up the ring and disposes of it but doesn’t see Myers hit Slater with a low blow. Myers hits the Roster Cut for the win!
Winner: Brian Myers
Tom Hannifan and Gia Miller are on commentary for the main event.
Ryan Nemeth vs. Jake Painter
Ryan Nemeth quickly goes behind Jake Painter and sends him to the mat. They lock up and Nemeth hits a fireman’s carry and then slams Painter’s arm down on the mat. They lock up again and Nemeth grabs a side headlock. He floats behind and drops Painter to the mat again. Nemeth gets in a few slaps to Painter’s tushy.
Nemeth kicks Painter and sends him into the corner. Painter avoids Nemeth’s charging attack and hits a couple of arm drags. Painter hits an inverted atomic drop and then a backbreaker. Painter chops Nemeth in the corner. Nemeth reverses an Irish Whip, but Painter gets a boot up. Painter hops up to the second rope, but Nemeth hits a dropkick that sends Painter out of the ring.
Back in the ring, Nemeth works Painter over in the corner. Nemeth climbs to the second rope and mocks Matt Hardy before dropping an elbow on Painter. Nemeth hits Painter with a Rude Awakening for a two count. Nemeth slaps on a chinlock. Painter fights out of it, but is driven to the mat by Nemeth. Nemeth climbs to the second rope and mocks Matt Hardy again. Nemeth jumps off of the rope, but eats a strike by Painter.
Painter hits a couple of strikes and then a series of clotheslines and tackles. Painter charges Nemeth and hits a kick in the corner. Painter hits a forearm and then a double underhook backbreaker for a two count. Painter charges Nemeth in the corner, but Nemeth moves and hits a DDT. Nemeth hits the Hollywood Ending for the win!
Winner: Ryan Nemeth
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