TNA Bound for Glory 2025 Review

TNA Bound for Glory 2025 – October 12, 2025 – Tsongas Center – Lowell, MA

Pre-Show: Hall of Famer Traci Brooks read some opening remarks about The Beautiful People (Angelina Love & Velvet Sky) and Tommy Dreamer officially inducted them. Lisa Marie Varon inducted Micke James into the Hall of Fame.

The IInspiration (Jessie McKay & Cassie Lee) defeated The Elegance Brand (Heather & M) to retain the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship. Elegance blindsided IInspiration at the bell. IInspiration capatalized on an Elegance slip up and hit the IIdolizer on M for the pin.

The pre-show should have featured only the Hall of Fame ceremony. I wish the cameras hadn’t shown the crowd as much since the arena was still mostly empty while fans were filing in. Seeing large patches of empty seats made this milestone moment feel less significant. However, it was great to see Love, Sky, and James given ample time for their speeches.

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WWE and TNA: A Game-Changing Wrestling Partnership

What started as a friendly talent exchange has blossomed into a full-on partnership. WWE and TNA Wrestling announced a multi-year partnership. The arrangement will see TNA talent appear on WWE programming and vice versa.

Both promotions set clear boundaries before this arrangement came together. They avoided the word “partnership” during their talent exchange last summer, which saw TNA star Joe Hendry challenge Ethan Page for the NXT Championship.

TNA has formed partnerships with various promotions over the years, but this is an unprecedented move for WWE. Vince McMahon looked at such moves as a fruitless endeavor. WWE is the industry titan and everyone else is fighting for a second place.

Triple H embraces the industry as a whole and understands the value of compelling crossover content. This partnership comes at an interesting time. Several TNA stars exited the promotion in December. Reports suggest that more stars are likely to follow.

One of those stars is Jordynne Grace. The former multi-time Knockouts Champion signed with WWE after finishing up with TNA at their Genesis pay-per-view. 2024 saw Grace make a memorable appearance in the Women’s Royal Rumble match and NXT.

Grace working for the E is the tip of the iceberg for talent crossovers and relocations.

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WWE: 10 Greatest Survivor Series Teams

The loaded gun Vince McMahon used to scare cable networks out of airing rival NWA’s Starrcade pay-per-view is called Survivor Series. Originating in 1987, the show’s theme consisted of multi-person teams battling it out in one of WWE’s “Big Four” events.

What became known as the traditional Survivor Series elimination matches have fallen by the wayside in recent years. The inclusion of WarGames, two connected rings surrounded by a steel cage, has replaced the original concept.

The elimination matches made for some of the best teams ever assembled. It was Marvel Team Up in a wrestling ring. Superstar wrestlers who don’t usually cross paths join forces to right a wrong and reign victorious.

Nostalgia is strong in professional wrestling. Many fans miss the elimination matches when looking back at some of the great teams of yesteryear. Champions, legends, and future superstars made for some classic matches and memorable moments.

Some teams made sense, while others worked well despite their atypical pairing. Over thirty-five years, there have been 181 traditional teams since 2021. Here are the best of the best. The 10 Greatest Survivor Series Teams.

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NXT Beats AEW in Tuesday Night War

The Tuesday Night War has ended, and we have a winner. NXT beat AEW Dynamite head-to-head in the ratings.

NXT averaged 921,000 overall viewers on USA, with AEW Dynamite averaging 609,000 viewers on TBS.

It was NXT’s highest rating since September 2019 and Dynamite’s lowest-rated episode since June 2021.

NXT drew a 0.30 rating in the 18-49 demo, with AEW drawing 0.26 in the demo.

AEW was forced to move Dynamite from its regular Wednesday spot due to the MLB playoffs and went straight up against NXT in their usual Tuesday time slot.

Things got interesting throughout the week as both promotions started promoting their shows.

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Well, They Officially Zigglered Nakamura

Shinsuke Nakamura lost to Seth Rollins in a last man standing match at WWE Fastlane on Saturday. It was another bid for the world heavyweight championship, and once again, the title eluded the “King of Strong Style.”

Honestly, Nakamura was never leaving Indiana’s Gainbridge Fieldhouse as champion. He’s never going to win a world title in WWE, but that’s not the issue.

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NXT Battleground 2023 Review

Lowell, MA, a city with an underrated wrestling history, hosted NXT’s latest PLE, Battleground, at the Paul Tsongas Center. Six matches filled out the card, including the main event where Carmelo Hayes returns home to defend the NXT Championship against Bron Breakker.

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WarGames-101: The Match Beyond

After years of demand, WarGames will finally have its coming out party on the mainline WWE product at Survivor Series on Saturday. WarGames was a WCW staple and the brainchild of Dusty Rhodes dating back to 1987. “The match beyond” occurred once a year, except for 1999, due to budget cuts, until Vince McMahon purchased WCW in 2001.

Despite owning the I.P., McMahon never allowed WarGames to occur on the main roster. Triple H got the green light to use the concept in NXT beginning in 2017 to a resounding success. Some say McMahon felt it would cannibalize the Hell in a Cell concept, while others claim he believed two rings would take up too much space and cut into ticket sales.

Of course, there’s the age old theory that McMahon will never support a concept he didn’t create. Despite proof of sucess in his own company, McMahon wouldn’t allow the match to touch anything related to Raw or SmackDown. Once Triple H became the head of WWE creative, one of the first things he did was officially bring WarGames to the main roster.

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Thoughts on NXT Halloween Havoc

If you’re looking for some excellent professional wrestling to watch, check out the first and last match from this past Saturday’s NXT Halloween Havoc.

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What Do The Latest Round of NXT Roster Cuts Tell Us?

The annual post WrestleMania roster cuts focused on NXT as ten names; eight wrestlers, one manager, and one referee were released on Friday.

Dakota Kai, Malcolm Bivens, Harland, Dexter Lumis, Persia Pirotta, Draco Anthony, Blair Baldwin (referee), Vish Kanya, Mila Milani, and Raelyn DIvine.

All of the wrestlers have a 30-day non-compete clause.

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Kushida Leaves WWE

Fightful reported that Kushida has left WWE after his contract expired.

Kushida signed with WWE in 2019. He won the NXT Cruiserweight Championship and had some standout matches with Walter, Johnny Gargano, Pete Dunn, Santos Escobar, and Kyle O’Reilly. Following his Cruiserweight Title loss, Kushida formed a team with Ikemen Jiro and became known as Jacket Time.

Kushida’s final NXT appearance occurred on last week’s episode. He was initially scheduled to face Von Wager but was taken out in a backstage attack by Wager. Jiro took Kushida’s place in a losing effort to Wagner. His final match aired on the 3/25 episode of NXT LVL UP as Jacket Time lost to Malik Blade and Edris Enofe, with Kushida taking the fall.

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