Aj Styles Makes 1st Tna Appearance In Over 10 Years At Slammiversary; Wwe Nxt Stars Leave As Champions

A.J. Styles returned to a Total Nonstop Action (TNA) wrestling ringing for nan first clip since December 2013 connected Sunday nighttime during nan Slammiversary pay-per-view.

Styles came retired to his astir well-known entranceway music. As soon arsenic "get fresh to fly" was heard successful nan UBS Arena, nan fans connected Long Island, New York, astir blew nan lid disconnected nan place. Styles took successful nan infinitesimal and addressed nan crowd.

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A.J. Styles enters nan ringing during Monday Night RAW astatine PHX Arena connected June 9, 2025 successful Phoenix. (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)

"It’s been a agelong road. Here I americium successful this ringing successful this institution wherever my sanction was built. I americium nan phenomenal A.J. Styles," he said to nan roaring crowd. "There was a clip wherever they said you whitethorn not beryllium capable to travel back. But present I am, and I’m telling you nan lights are a small spot brighter here, nan crowd is simply a small spot louder present and Leon (Slater), nan talent is amended than it’s ever been."

Styles put complete Slater, who had conscionable defeated Moose to triumph nan X-Division Championship and go nan youngest X-Division titleholder successful TNA’s history.

"The Phenomenal One" is considered to beryllium nan top TNA wrestler of all-time. He was a six-time X-Division champion and won nan TNA World Heavyweight Championship twice. He was besides a three-time National Wrestling Alliance heavyweight champion erstwhile nan institution was aligned pinch TNA. He joined WWE successful 2014.

It was acold from nan only item of nan night.

WWE NXT women’s champion Jacy Jayne went head-to-head against TNA knockouts champion Masha Slamovich successful a winner-takes-all match.

Jayne proved that it was her world and everyone other was surviving it. She nailed Slamovich pinch nan Rolling Encore and pinned her for nan win. It was 1 of nan champion matches of nan night, and Jayne will get to waltz into NXT connected Tuesday nighttime arsenic a double champ.

Jeff and Matt Hardy, nan legendary tag squad known arsenic The Hardys, were challenging for nan TNA Tag Team Championship successful a four-way ladder match. Nic and Ryan Nemeth were defending their tiles, pinch A.J. Francis and KC Navarro and Myron Reed and Zachary Wentz besides entering nan fray.

Jeff Hardy showcased that he still has immoderate high-flying tricks up his sleeve. He deed 2 swanton dives onto Reed and Wentz and past dropped a swing-rope ladder into nan match.

The Hardys fended disconnected nan Nemeths successful nan ring, and Jeff climbed nan ladder to get nan titles.

Jacy Jayne stands successful nan ringing during WWE Evolution astatine State Farm Arena connected July 13, 2025 successful Atlanta. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images)

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At nan extremity of nan match, TNA Hall of Famer Bully Ray came retired to reside nan Hardys. Bully Ray, 1 half of Team 3D pinch D'Von Dudley, challenged The Hardys to 1 past lucifer astatine Bound for Glory successful October. The 3 men shook hands successful nan ring, and it appeared nan lucifer was on.

In nan main event, WWE NXT prima Trick Williams put nan TNA World Championship connected nan statement against Mike Santana and Joe Hendry. It looked for illustration it was going to beryllium Santana’s night. He came retired done nan crowd pinch a ton of fans down him.

The champion walked retired to nan Harlem Gospel Ensemble singing his entranceway music. It had a large conflict feel.

Toward nan extremity of nan match, Williams was obscurity to beryllium found. It looked for illustration he was wounded arsenic TNA aesculapian unit attended to him for nan last 5 minutes aliases so. Santana sewage his hands connected Hendry and deed him pinch Spin nan Block. He tried to spell for nan pin.

Trick Williams holds his title during NXT astatine nan WWE Performance Center connected June 24, 2025 successful Orlando, Florida. (Craig Ambrosio/WWE Via Getty Images)

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At nan past second, Williams rushed backmost into nan ringing and threw him retired of it. He pinned Hendry to prime up nan triumph and clasp nan title.

Slammiversary group nan grounds for most-attended U.S. arena of each clip arsenic 7,623 group showed up to nan event.

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