‘TNA Wrestling’ Review (Nov 13th 2025)
Welcome to this week’s review of TNA Wrestling. Let’s get straight into the review and see what went down on this week’s show…
Match #1: Dani Luna def. Indi Hartwell (DQ)
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Indi Hartwell seeks revenge on Dani Luna as they renew their rivalry! Luna takes control early as she hits a leaping clothesline off the ropes. Hartwell builds momentum with a series of clotheslines. The fight spills to the outside where Hartwell hits a thudding Spinebuster on the floor. Hartwell soars with a top rope elbow drop for two. Luna counters Hurts Donut into a single leg dropkick. Luna brings a steel chair into the ring. A frustrated Hartwell assaults Luna with the chair, causing the disqualification.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #2: Cedric Alexander def. Jason Hotch
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Cedric Alexander goes one-on-one with Jason Hotch of Order 4! Mustafa Ali joins Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt on commentary. Hotch plays to the camera, allowing Alexander to catch him off guard with a dive. Alexander hits a Flatliner for two. Tasha Steelz provides a distraction as John Skyler wipes out Alexander on the floor. Alexander counters the Ali Neckbreaker into the Lumbar Check to win.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #3: TNA Knockouts World Championship – Kelani Jordan def. Heather By Elegance
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The TNA Knockouts World Title is on the line as Kelani Jordan defends against Heather By Elegance! Jordan chases Heather around the ring. Heather feigns an injury, allowing M to send Kelani crashing into the steel steps. Back in the ring, Heather is in control as she stays on the attack. Heather hits a dropkick out of the corner for two. Jordan turns the tide with a cartwheel back elbow, followed by a Facebuster for a near fall of her own. M attempts to get involved but it backfires. Jordan hits One of a King to retain the title.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #4: TNA World Championship – Mike Santana vs. Ryan Nemeth (No Contest)
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It’s main event time as Ryan Nemeth challenges Mike Santana for the TNA World Championship! Before the match begins, Ryan tries to start a “let’s go Ryan” chant but is unsuccessful. Ryan immediately goes on the attack but Santana quickly gains control. Santana hits a cannonball in the corner. Nic Nemeth is on his way to call his shot when he’s attacked backstage by a mystery assailant. Out of nowhere, NXT stars hit the ring and begin attacking Santana. Robert Stone, Lexis King, Stacks, Brooks Jensen, Charlie Dempsey and High Ryze are identified as the attackers from NXT. Robert Stone stomps a steel chair onto the arm of Santana. Frankie Kazarian calls his shot on an injured Mike Santana!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #5: TNA World Championship – Frankie Kazarian def. Mike Santana
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Kazarian hits Fade to Black but Santana kicks out at two. Santana goes for Spin the Block but crumbles. Kazarian rolls up Santana to steal the TNA World Title.
My Score: Squash out of 5
Final Verdict: 2.5/5
This week’s show delivered one of its strangest, most chaotic episodes in recent memory – a night where the wrestling ranged from decent to outright messy, but the angles blew everything else off the map. Things opened with Dani Luna vs. Indi Hartwell, a match that had good fire but never fully settled before devolving into a DQ chair attack. It furthered their feud, sure, but at the cost of a satisfying opener. Cedric Alexander vs. Jason Hotch was cleaner but equally slight, a distraction-heavy mid-card bout elevated entirely by Alexander’s crisp offence and that always-reliable Lumbar Check. Kelani Jordan’s Knockouts Title defence against Heather By Elegance was the night’s best straight-up match. It had structure, believable danger, and a slick final stretch, even if Heather’s shtick dominated more than the belt itself. And then the show went wild. The scheduled Santana vs. Nemeth title match imploded into an NXT invasion that felt like TNA firing a flare into the sky – bold, messy, and completely overshadowing everything else. The no-contest felt cheap, but the shock factor carried it. Then Frankie Kazarian picking the bones of an already-injured Mike Santana to steal the world title was pure storyline opportunism – not a match so much as a moment. A squash, but an effective one that changes the landscape of this weekend’s Turning Point.
