Spoiler Warning:

The following article contains detailed match results and storyline developments from the December 6, 2025 TNA iMPACT! and Xplosion television tapings, recorded the night after the TNA+ Final Resolution live special. All taping results are courtesy of Bodyslam.net. These updates include new pay-per-view matches announced for TNA Genesis, fallout from Final Resolution, and major progression in the ongoing TNA vs. NXT storyline. If you wish to avoid spoilers for upcoming episodes of TNA iMPACT! on the road to Genesis, please stop reading now.

Coming off a chaotic Final Resolution that delivered major championship developments and intensified the ongoing TNA–NXT rivalry, this latest taping continues to shape the road to the upcoming Genesis pay-per-view with significant storyline progression, high-stakes announcements, and major matches set to influence the company’s direction heading into 2026.

Here are the full TNA iMPACT! spoilers (Taped 12/6)

Filmed for Xplosion

• Jake Something def. Jesse Funaki
• Jody Threat def. Jada Stone
• Non-Title: The IInspiration (Cassie Lee & Jessica McKay) def. Rosemary & Killer Kelly

Filmed for TNA iMPACT!

• King’s Speech segment:
  TNA World Champion Frankie Kazarian hosts his “King’s Speech” talk-show segment. Mike Santana interrupts and challenges Kazarian for the TNA World Title at Genesis on January 17. The match is made official for Genesis 2026.
• Backstage – Team NXT hype:
  Brooks Jensen, Stacks, Lexis King, Tyson DuPont & Tyrieke Igwe are shown backstage discussing their upcoming steel cage match against Team TNA.
• Lexis King def. Matt Cardona
  King scores the win via roll-up after Stacks tries to blast Cardona with the TNA International Championship, causing the distraction. Post-match, Stacks and King beat down Cardona until Steve Maclin hits the ring to make the save.
• The Elegances (Heather & M By Elegance) def. Harley Hudson & Myla Grace via pinfall.
• X-Division No. 1 Contender Six-Way Match
  Cedric Alexander def. BDE, Jason Hotch, Ryan Nemeth, Dezmond Xavier & Jake Something, pinning BDE to earn a future X-Division Title shot.
• Backstage – Rich Swann walks away from FIR$T CLA$$:
  In a promo with Gia Miller, Rich Swann announces that FIR$T CLA$$ is over for him and he’s leaving the group. AJ Francis jumps Swann from behind to keep their issues alive.
• Mara Sade superkicks Ryan Nemeth (again).
• Backstage – JDC vs. Eddie Edwards made official:
  A segment confirms JDC vs. Eddie Edwards for Genesis as JDC’s retirement match.
• Backstage – Santino & Kazarian:
  Santino Marella informs Kazarian that he’ll defend the TNA World Title next week against the winner of a 20-Man Battle Royal.
• The System (Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards w/Alisha) def. Sinner & Saint
  Myers & Edwards beat Sinner & Saint in tag action.
• In-ring – The Hardys & The Righteous:
  Matt & Jeff Hardy come to the ring and call out The Righteous (Dutch & Vincent), who answer the challenge and confront the TNA World Tag Team Champions.
• Backstage – Santino replaces Cardona in the cage:
  Santino announces that Matt Cardona is not medically cleared for the steel cage match due to the earlier attack by Stacks and Lexis King, so Santino Marella himself will replace Cardona on Team TNA.
• Dog Collar Match
  Dani Luna def. Indi Hartwell via pinfall.
• 20-Man Battle Royal – TNA World Title No. 1 Contender
  Bear Bronson wins the Battle Royal to earn a TNA World Championship match against Frankie Kazarian, announced for next week’s show.
• Angel Warriors (Lei Ying Lee & Xia Brookside) def. Tessa Blanchard & Mila Moore
• Elijah, Tasha Steelz, Mustafa Ali segment:
  Elijah comes out for a live concert performance. He’s interrupted by Tasha Steelz, who is escorted by Big Bill. Mustafa Ali appears on a podium at the top of the ramp. When The Great Hands try to jump Elijah from behind, he fights them off—until Ali smashes a guitar over Elijah’s head, leaving him laid out.
• Steel Cage Match – Team TNA vs. Team NXT
  Team TNA (Mike Santana, Steve Maclin, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy & Santino Marella) def. Team NXT (Brooks Jensen, Stacks, Lexis King, Tyson DuPont & Tyrieke Igwe) via pinfall after Mike Santana drills Brooks Jensen with SPIN THE BLOCK.
  Post-match:
  NXT liaison Arianna Grace hits the ring and low-blows her father, Santino Marella. She and Stacks attack him until Santana and Steve Maclin run back in to make the save.

Santana vs. Kazarian Locked In for Genesis 2026

The biggest news coming out of the tapings is the official confirmation that Mike Santana will challenge Frankie Kazarian for the TNA World Championship at Genesis on January 17, 2026, from the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas.

The segment continues the story that’s run from Turning Point through Final Resolution: Kazarian as the “King of TNA,” holding the world title he seized in the chaos of the NXT invasion, and Santana as the relentless hunter determined to cut him off at the top. Setting the match on one of TNA’s landmark events—and the first big show of the AMC era—instantly gives Genesis a marquee main event that feels earned rather than thrown together.

Bear Bronson’s Breakthrough and a Crowded World Title Picture

While Santana’s path to Genesis is sealed via challenge, the 20-Man Battle Royal adds another twist to the world title picture. Bear Bronson surviving a deep field to earn a future shot at Kazarian on television reinforces TNA’s current theme of opportunity: newer faces and outside names getting real equity opposite established stars.

Bronson’s emergence follows his high-profile involvement at Final Resolution and positions him as a dangerous short-term threat ahead of Genesis—forcing Kazarian to navigate both Bronson on TV and Santana on pay-per-view while the NXT invasion continues to swirl around the main event scene.

NXT vs. TNA: Steel Cage Revenge and a Family Betrayal

The TNA–NXT rivalry that exploded at Final Resolution takes another major step inside the steel cage. After NXT picked up key wins on the December 4 iMPACT! and used interference to help Stacks win the TNA International Championship, Team TNA finally gets its statement victory with Santana, Maclin, the Hardys and Santino overcoming Brooks Jensen, Stacks, Lexis King and The High Ryze.

The finish—Santana pinning Jensen with Spin the Block—further cements his lariat as one of the company’s most protected finishers, and symbolically restores some pride for the TNA locker room after weeks of NXT run-ins and ambushes.

But the emotional gut punch comes after the bell. NXT liaison Arianna Grace low-blowing her own father, Director of Authority Santino Marella, and aligning in action with her husband Stacks adds a deeply personal layer to the invasion. It’s no longer just about brand supremacy; it’s now a family betrayal that can carry the story across multiple shows.

Swann Quits FIR$T CLA$$, X-Division and Knockouts Scenes Heat Up

The tapings also push several undercard and championship stories forward:

• Rich Swann leaving FIR$T CLA$$ and being immediately attacked by AJ Francis signals a clean faction breakup and a likely singles program that can spill into the X-Division orbit, especially with Cedric Alexander now holding a guaranteed title shot following his six-way win.
• The women’s division gets multiple beats in one night:
  
  • Dani Luna scores a gritty victory over Indi Hartwell in a Dog Collar Match, reinforcing the harder edge to the Knockouts storytelling.
  • Angel Warriors (Lei Ying Lee & Xia Brookside) defeating Tessa Blanchard & Mila Moore keeps the reigning Knockouts World Champion and her partner strong as a duo and maintains their momentum following Final Resolution.
• The Elegances stay hot with another tag win, while The IInspiration remain positioned as a top-tier act after beating Rosemary & Killer Kelly on Xplosion.

The System, The Righteous and Elijah–Ali Keep the Underneath Card Moving

Beyond the headline stories, the tapings ensure that TNA’s deeper roster threads don’t stall:

• The System (Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards) pick up a tag win over Sinner & Saint, giving Edwards momentum heading into his confirmed Genesis showdown with JDC, billed as JDC’s retirement match.
• The Hardys calling out The Righteous (Dutch & Vincent) extends the new team’s presence beyond their Final Resolution debut and keeps the tag champions engaged in a fresh, eerie rivalry that feels tailor-made for TNA’s more cinematic tendencies.
• The Elijah/Tasha Steelz/Mustafa Ali concert segment—culminating with Ali smashing a guitar over Elijah’s head—leans into sports-entertainment chaos while advancing the tensions between Elijah and Ali’s Order 4 faction.

Genesis 2026 Card So Far

By the end of the tapings, two key matches are now official for TNA Genesis 2026 on January 17, 2026:

• TNA World Championship:
  Frankie Kazarian (c) vs. Mike Santana
• JDC Retirement Match:
  Eddie Edwards vs. JDC

With those bouts locked in, Bear Bronson waiting with a TV title shot in his pocket, the NXT–TNA war entering a new phase after the cage match, and Arianna Grace’s shocking betrayal hanging over Santino’s every decision, these December 6 tapings set the table for a busy—and volatile—start to 2026 for TNA.

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