TNA iMPACT Results: Review, Grades, Card For June 12

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Our TNA iMPACT results for tonight include Jason Hotch vs. Leon Slater, The IInspiration in action, Hardys vs. FIR$T CLA$$, four versus four Knockouts tag team action, and TNA World Champion Trick Williams in a penthouse segment with AJ Francis and KC Navarro.
TNA iMPACT Card
The announced card is as follows:
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Santino Marella kicks off iMPACT!
We'll hear from Mance Warner and Steph De Lander
Steve Maclin sounds off
Jason Hotch vs. Leon Slater
Indi Hartwell, Killer Kelly, Jody Threat, and Tasha Steelz vs. Rosemary, Dani Luna, Tessa Blanchard, and Xia Brookside (8-4-1 Match)
The IInspiration in action
The Hardys vs. FIR$T CLA$$
FIR$T CLA$$ Penthouse with TNA World Champion Trick Williams
TNA iMPACT Results
This week's episode of iMPACT kicks off with a recap of TNA Against All Odds. The video package showcases the return of IInspiration, as well as Killer Kelly's confrontation with Masha Slamovich in the aftermath of Kelly's return. The package caps off with highlights from the TNA World Championship match between Trick Williams and Elijah.
We see events from earlier today where Mike Santana is walking into the building. Santana gets stopped by Santino Marella who informs him that he's suspended for two weeks in case he didn't get the memo. Santana says he respects Santino but he wants his match against AJ Francis. We see Robert Stone trying to weasel his way into the building but Santino gets security to throw him out.
Santino Marella kicks off TNA iMPACT!
TNA's Director of Authority Santino Marella is in the ring. Marella puts over the fans for supporting him against Robert Stone. Marella hypes up TNA Slammiversary before running down the PPV line-up. It will be Leon Slater against Moose for the X-Division Championship. Also set for the show is a 10-man tag team match featuring some of TNA's biggest stars. Marella then focuses his attention on Trick Williams. He says the TNA locker room wants to get their hands on Tricky Williams. Marella caps off his promo by welcoming IInspiration back to TNA ahead of their in-ring return to the iMPACT Zone.
The IInspiration vs. Brittnie Brooks & Missa Kate
The finish of the match saw The IInspiration hit their tag team finisher, The Idolizer, on Missa Kate for the win.
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Winners: The IInspiration
The Hardys hype up their upcoming main event tag team match against FIR$T CLA$$ on TNA iMPACT. Matt says they'll get through Francis and Navarro to get their hands on The Nemeths for the TNA World Tag Team Championship at TNA Slammiversary.
Grace: C+
A solid comeback for The IInspiration. The theme song is always a banger to listen to. Shoutout to Harley Cameron for her amazing voice. It seems The IInspiration versus The Elegance Brand is the direction for Slammiversary.
We get a recap of FIR$T CLA$$ confrontation with Inamura and Briggs from this past Tuesday's NXT. Set for next week's NXT is a six-man tag team match featuring Briggs, Elijah and Inamura against FIR$T CLA$$ and Trick Williams.
FIR$T CLA$$ penthouse with TNA World Champion Trick Williams
Francis and Navarro introduce themselves to the iMPACT crowd. Fans don't want anything to do with the pair. Francis puts over his fit. Navarro tells fans to buy their merch at TNAShop.com. Francis says he's in a good mood. They welcome a kid to the stage. The crowd pops big time for Pedro. Francis asks the crowd if he should give Pedro the money only to insult the kid and the crowd. We then get the Trick Williams introduction.
Francis asks Trick how does he feel about FIR$T CLA$$. Trick puts them over. Francis says the TNA World Title would look better if it got the more titles to go with it. He says FIR$T CLA$$ will challenge for the TNA World Tag Team Championship after they beat Hardys in the TNA iMPACT main event tonight. The segment ends with Francis and Navarro ad libing to Trick's theme song.
The System confronts Jason Hotch backstage. The group tries to play mind games with Hotch. Mustafa Ali and the rest of Order 4 shows up. We get a stare down before Ali takes his faction for Hotch's upcoming match. The System then confronts Matt Cardona, who says he and his tag team partner will take on The System in a tag team match next week. Rest of The System leaves Cardona alone but Brian Myers stares a hole through his former tag team partner.
Jason Hotch (w/ John Skylar) vs. Leon Slater
The finish of the match saw Slater hit Hotch with a Swanton 450 for the win.
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Winner: Leon Slater
We see Tessa Blanchard in a backstage interview segment ahead of the multi-woman number one contender's match. Tessa mocks Gia Miller before putting herself over as the next number one contender to the TNA Knockouts Championship. Tessa says this division needs a reminder of who built it.
Grade: B+
A great match between two men who have what it takes to carry the X Division Championship for years to come. The crowd loves Slater. Hotch's time will come but only after get puts Mustafa Ali in the backdrop. Let's see if Slater breaks Amazing Red's record to become the youngest X-Division Champion at Slammiversary.
8-4-1 Match for a shot at TNA Knockouts Championship
The finish of the match saw Killer Kelly take advantage of Indi's finisher on Tasha Steelz for the win.
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Winner: Killer Kelly
After the match, Gia Miller is backstage with Masha Slamovich for her comments. Masha talks about her history with Kelly. She promises to retain her title and make Killer Kelly her bitch.
Grade: B-
TNA revived an innovative concept for this match. For those unaware of the rules, the 8-4-1 match begins as a four on four tag team match with the winning team immediately facing each other in a four-way until one remains. Indi was the popular choice but TNA picked Kelly because of her past history with Masha Slamovich. This decision feels rushed but they are keeping Indi and Masha apart as both are babyfaces.
Steve Maclin recaps his Against All Odds match against Mance Warner. Maclin says Warner couldn't beat him for the TNA International Championship. He talks about next week's Champions Challenge tag team match also featuring Trick Williams. Maclin calls himself the last pillar of TNA Wrestling before delivering a warning for the TNA World Champion.
Mance Warner lays out Tommy Dreamer
Warner and Steph De Lander come out to the stage. De Lander calls Against All Odds a robbery. She says the only people that are doing all the screwing around here are the two of them. Warner gets hostile toward a production guy. Security tries to calm him down. Tommy Dreamer tries to talk some sense into the Southern Psycho. Warner takes a step back only to plant Dreamer with a suplex on the stage. He then takes out the former Innovator of Violence with a running knee.
We get a backstage promo featuring Sami Callihan. Callihan says we're on the verge of TNA iMPACT's 23rd anniversary but the TNA World Championship is being held by an 'idiot outsider.' Eric Young and the Northern Armory show up. EY says people like AJ Styles and Samoa Joe built TNA from the ground up. He calls himself and Callihan the heart of TNA. Callihan says he respects Eric Young and will see him next week. Eric Young accepts and delivers a cheap shot.
Next week on TNA iMPACT!
Sami Callihan vs. Eric Young
Masha Slamovich & Léi Yǐng Lee vs. Heather & Ash by Elegance
Champions Challenge returns
Order 4 Summit
FIR$T CLA$$ vs. The Hardys
The Hardys win via DQ after TNA World Champion Trick Williams interferes, causing all the major heels and babyfaces to come out and start a brawl. Leon Slater performs a huge dive on the outside to take out The System. TNA iMPACT ends with Elijah, Leon Slater, Joe Hendry and The Hardys standing tall inside the ring.
Winners: The Hardys via DQ
TNA iMPACT Review
A strong showing by TNA in the aftermath of Against All Odds. Leon Slater versus Jason Hotch gets this writer's vote for the match of the night. It was nice to hear The IInspiration's banger of a theme song. The 8-4-1 match seemed was okay at best. Hopefully, Indi Hartwell didn't get injure with the stomp she took. The chaotic ending to the main event was the perfect way to cap off the night.
Grade: B+
How would you rate 6/12 episode of TNA iMPACT on a scale of 1 to 10? Let us know in the comments!
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