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| Promotion | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | ||
| Date | May 23, 2025 | ||
| City | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Venue | CAA Centre | ||
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The2025 Under Siege is an upcomingprofessional wrestlingevent produced byTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling. It will take place on May 23, 2025, at theCAA Centre inBrampton, Ontario, Canada and air onTNA+. It will be the fifth event under theUnder Siege chronology.
Under Siege is a professional wrestling event held byTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling. It is annually held during the month of May, and the first event was held in 2021.[1][2][3] On March 27, 2025, TNA announced that Under Siege would take place on May 23, 2025, at theCAA Centre inBrampton, Ontario, Canada.[4]
The event will feature severalprofessional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existingscriptedfeuds,plots, andstorylines. Wrestlers portrayheroes,villains, orless 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! andXplosion.[5]
On the April 22 episode ofNXT,TNA World ChampionJoe Hendry interrupted a segment betweenNXT ChampionOba Femi andTrick Williams, trying to stake a claim to Femi's title. Williams took exception to Hendry's comments and mocked him for his quick defeat againstRandy Orton atWrestleMania 41, stating he was "first in line" for the title while telling Hendry he "didn't belong" in NXT. Hendry fired back at Williams' constant complaining before going eye-to-eye with Femi. Williams tried to intervene but was quickly dispatched by the two champions.[6] Five days later atRebellion, Hendry successfully defended the title againstCall Your Shot Trophy holderFrankie Kazarian and NXT'sEthan Page in athree-way match, with Hendry pinning Page. However, following a brief celebration, Hendry was ambushed by Williams to close the show.[7][8] On the next episode ofNXT, Hendry appeared in the opening of the show, calling out Williams for his attack on him at Rebellion and being unable to hold himself accountable for not being NXT Champion. He challenged Williams to face him then and there, but was instead attacked by DarkState (Dion Lennox,Saquon Shugars, Cutler James, and Osiris Griffin). Williams would eventually appear in the second half of the show, disregarding Hendry as a viable threat and star.[9] Two days later on a live episode ofTNA Impact!, Hendry again called out Williams at the start of the show, but was met with a supposed satellite feed from the latter, who said he was preparing for abattle royal on next week'sNXT to determine Femi's next challenger. In the main event, Hendry teamed withThe Hardys (Matt Hardy andJeff Hardy) to face Kazarian andTNA World Tag Team Champions The Nemeths (Nic Nemeth andRyan Nemeth). In the closing stages, Williams appeared and attacked Hendry, allowing Nic to pin Jeff to get the win for his team. The show concluded with Williams once again laying out Hendry.[10][11] Follwing the show, TNA announced on their website that Hendry would team up withElijah against Kazarian and Williams, making his TNA in-ring debut, at Under Siege.[12]
AtUnbreakable, TNA World Champion Joe Hendry andTNA Knockouts World ChampionMasha Slamovich faced their respective Rebellion opponents, Frankie Kazarian andTessa Blanchard, in amixed tag team match. During the match, Slamovich was briefly distracted byVictoria Crawford (formerly Alicia Fox inWWE), who sat in the front row. Hendry and Slamovich would still win the match regardless. At Rebellion, Slamovich defeated Blanchard via submission to retain her title.[13][14] Two weeks later on the May 1TNA Impact!, Crawford, alongside NXT Assistant General ManagerRobert Stone (formerly Robbie E in TNA), interrupted a segment between TNA Director of AuthoritySantino Marella andCody Deaner. Stone claimed that Marella's performance in leadership was "under review" by theAnthem Sports & Entertainment board of directors, with Stone acting as liaison between TNA and Anthem, and that for now, Crawford would serve as TNA's "Deputy" Director of Authority.[10][11] Stone also announced that Crawford would challenge Slamovich for the TNA Knockouts World Championship at Under Siege.[15]
On the April 17 episode ofTNA Impact!, Cody Deaner came to Santino Marella for help, as his contract with TNA would be expiring on May 1, and he asked Marella to make a case to the Anthem Sports & Entertainment board of directors to renew it. Marella stated that the board looked heavily at wrestlers' win-loss records, which in Deaner's case had been poor throughout his current deal.[16] Two weeks later onTNA Impact!, Deaner addressed the fans in an apparent farewell promo as his contract would expire at midnight.[10][11] Luckily for him, Marella came out to announce that Anthem had granted Deaner a short-term extension until Under Siege. There, Deaner would faceEddie Edwards ofThe System with the stipulation that if Deaner won, he would receive a new contract with TNA.[17]
At Rebellion, The Nemeth Brothers (Nic Nemeth andRyan Nemeth) defeatedThe Hardys (Jeff Hardy andMatt Hardy) to win theTNA World Tag Team Championship.[7][8] Two weeks later on the May 8 episode ofTNA Impact, The Nemeth Brothers mockingly offered to give The Hardys a rematch at Under Siege, knowing Jeff would be unable to travel to Canada due to past legal issues. However, Santino Marella announced that The Nemeth Brothers would still defend their titles at Under Siege, defending against Matt and a partner of his choosing.[18]
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||||
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| 1 | Joe Hendry andElijah vs.Trick Williams andFrankie Kazarian | Tag team match[12] | ||||
| 2 | Masha Slamovich (c) vs.Victoria Crawford | Singles match for theTNA Knockouts World Championship[15] | ||||
| 3 | Eddie Edwards vs.Cody Deaner | Singles match[17] If Deaner wins, he will receive a new TNA contract. | ||||
| 4 | The Nemeth Brothers (Nic Nemeth andRyan Nemeth) (c) vs.Matt Hardy andTBA | Tag team match for theTNA World Tag Team Championship[18] | ||||
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