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News / June 17, 2025 / by TNA Wrestling Staff
The stage was set for a big Six-Man Tag Team Match on WWE NXT pitting TNA World Champion Trick Williams and FIR$T CLA$$ against Elijah, Josh Briggs and Yoshiki Inamura.
Earlier in the night, it was revealed that KC Navarro was unable to compete. Taking his place alongside Trick Williams and A.J. Francis was none other than Wes Lee of The High Ryze.
"FIR$T CLA$$ TRICK! FIR$T CLA$$ TRICK!"@AJFrancis410 @KCwrestles @_trickwilliams#WWENXT https://t.co/3zHKPnh306
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 18, 2025
In the closing moments, the match began to break down as everyone got involved and disaster struck when Lee inadvertently collided with Trick. In a shocking turn of events, it was Yoshiki Inamura who pinned TNA World Champion Trick Williams following a splash from the top rope!
š²#WWENXT https://t.co/ob4BR5AGUW
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 18, 2025
After the match, Inamura unveiled his plans that would see him become the NXT Champion and Briggs become the TNA World Champion. Inamura donated his TNA World Title opportunity to Briggs and the match was made official by Director of Authority Santino Marella for next Tuesday on NXT: Trick Williams vs. Josh Briggs for the TNA World Championship!
"You as TNA Champion, me as NXT Champion."@noah_yoshiki has BIG plans for him and Josh Briggs! ššš#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/lX5rISOWso
— WWE (@WWE) June 18, 2025
This Thursday on TNA iMPACT!, Trick Williams and Elijah will face off once again as part of the Champions Challenge. Don’t miss a moment of the action beginning at 8/7c onĀ AXS TVĀ in the US,Ā Sportsnet 360Ā in Canada, andĀ TNA+Ā around the world.