Emergence (2025)
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| Promotion | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | ||
| Date | August 15, 2025 | ||
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | ||
| Venue | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena | ||
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The 2025 Emergence will be a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It will take place on August 15, 2025, at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland, and will air on TNA+. It will be the sixth event under the Emergence chronology.
Production
Background
Emergence is a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). The first event was held in 2020, and it is annually held during the month of August.[1] On June 26, 2025, it was announced that the 2025 Emergence would take place on August 15, 2025, at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.[2]
Storylines
The event will feature several professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines are produced on TNA's weekly programs, Impact! and Xplosion.[3]
At Slammiversary, The Nemeths (Nic Nemeth and Ryan Nemeth) lost their TNA World Tag Team Championship to The Hardys (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in a four-way ladder match also involving The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz and Myron Reed) and Fir$t Cla$$ (A. J. Francis and KC Navarro).[4] Two weeks later on the July 31 episode of TNA Impact!, The Rascalz defeated The Nemeths, but post-match, The Nemeths announced they were invoking their contractually obligated rematch against The Hardys at Emergence. They would later disparage the people of Rhode Island, where the show was being held, before The Home Town Man came out to defend them. Unfortunately, he'd be attacked by The Nemeths before being saved by security.[5] The following week, TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella cancelled The Nemeths' rematch due to their attack on The Home Town Man and instead gave Ryan Nemeth a match against The Home Town Man at Emergence, while the TNA World Tag Team Championship match was changed to The Hardys defending the title against The Rascalz.[6]
On the June 19 episode of TNA Impact!, Jake Something made his return from injury and initially feuded with Mance Warner,[7] before setting his sights on Steve Maclin's TNA International Championship.[8] Three weeks later on July 10, Maclin retained his title against both Warner and Something in a three-way match, in which Warner was pinned.[9] Something would later get a singles opportunity for the title against Maclin on the August 7 episode of TNA Impact!, but the match ended in a double countout. Santino Marella then made a rematch official between both men for Emergence in a No Disqualification, No Count-out match.[6]
At the Slammiversary pre-show, The Elegance Brand (Ash by Elegance and Heather by Elegance) defeated The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay) to retain the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship due to outside interference by M by Elegance and The Personal Concierge. On the August 7, 2025 episode of iMPACT!, Léi Yǐng Lee and Xia Brookside defeated M and Heather, somewhat putting themselves in the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship picture for Emergence as Ash took on Jacy Jayne for the TNA Knockouts World Championship later that night, which ended in Ash winning by disqualification. It was then announced that at Emergence, The Elegance Brand (Ash and Heather) will be defending their TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championships against Léi Yǐng Lee and Xia Brookside, The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay), and Jayne's Fatal Influence stablemates Fallon Henley and Jazmyn Nyx in a four-way tag team match at the event.[6]
On the July 31 TNA Impact!, Leon Slater defeated Jason Hotch and Cedric Alexander to retain the TNA X Division Championship, pinning Hotch to do so.[5] Afterwards, Alexander congratulated Slater and said that they both needed to fight each other again to see who was the better man. TNA then announced that Slater would defend the TNA X Division Championship against Alexander at Emergence.[10]
Also on the July 31 TNA Impact!, The System (Moose and Eddie Edwards) defeated TNA World Champion Trick Williams and A. J. Francis, where Moose pinned Williams following failed interference from KC Navarro.[5] Subsequently, TNA announced that Williams would defend the TNA World Championship against Moose at Emergence.[11]
Matches
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||||
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| 1 | Mike Santana vs. Sami Callihan | Singles match[12] | ||||
| 2 | Ryan Nemeth vs. The Home Town Man | Singles match[12] | ||||
| 3 | The Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) (c) vs. The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz and Myron Reed) | Tag team match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship[12] | ||||
| 4 | Steve Maclin (c) vs. Jake Something | No Disqualifcation, No Count-out match for the TNA International Championship[12] | ||||
| 5 | The Elegance Brand (Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance) (with Ash by Elegance and The Personal Concierge) (c) vs. The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay) vs. Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley and Jazmyn Nyx) (with Jacy Jayne) vs. Léi Yǐng Lee and Xia Brookside | Four-way tag team match for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship[12] | ||||
| 6 | Leon Slater (c) vs. Cedric Alexander | Singles match for the TNA X Division Championship[10] | ||||
| 7 | Trick Williams (c) vs. Moose | Singles match for the TNA World Championship[11] | ||||
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References
- ^ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (August 12, 2020). "Emergence Two-Week Special Takes Over AXS TV". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (June 26, 2025). "TNA Announces Dates & Locations For Emergence, Victory Road & Live TV Specials". Fightful. Archived from the original on June 30, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ Powell, Jason (July 20, 2025). "TNA Slammiversary results: Powell's live review of Trick Williams vs. Joe Hendry vs. Mike Santana for the TNA World Championship, the return of AJ Styles, Masha Slamovich vs. Jacy Jayne in a title vs. title match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on July 21, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
- ^ a b c Collins, Joseph (July 31, 2025). "TNA Impact live results: Trick Williams in action, Jacy Jayne vs. Masha Slamovich rematch". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c Collins, Joseph (August 7, 2025). "TNA Impact live results: Two title matches, Trick Williams appearance". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
- ^ Moore, John (June 20, 2025). "TNA Impact results (6/19): Moore's review of Trick Williams, Steve Maclin, Nic Nemeth, Ryan Nemeth, and Moose vs. Joe Hendry, Elijah, Trey Miguel, Zachary Wentz, and Mike Santana in a Champions Challenge". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
- ^ DeFelice, Robert (July 21, 2025). "Jake Something Targets TNA International Championship, Puts Steve Maclin On Notice". Fightful.
- ^ Moore, John (July 13, 2025). "TNA Impact results (7/10): Moore's review of The Hardys and The Rascalz vs. The Nemeths and First Class, Steve Maclin vs. Jake Something vs. Mance Warner in a three-way for the TNA International Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
- ^ a b TNA Wrestling Staff (July 31, 2025). "Leon Slater & Cedric Alexander Set for X-Division Title Singles Showdown at Emergence". TNA Wrestling. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ a b TNA Wrestling Staff (July 31, 2025). "Moose Pins Trick Williams to Earn TNA World Championship Opportunity at Emergence". TNA Wrestling. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e TNA Wrestling Staff (August 7, 2025). "Santino Marella Reveals Five More Blockbuster Bouts for Emergence, Including Three Championship Matches". TNA Wrestling. Retrieved August 8, 2025.