By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
TNA Bound For Glory Pre-Show
Lowell, Massachusetts, at Tsongas Center
Streamed live on October 12, 2025, on various platforms
-Tom Hannifan checked in on commentary and then turned things over to Gabby LaSpisa, who was listed as the host of Bound For Glory. She stood at a podium and introduced Traci Brooks.
-Brooks stood at the podium and recalled being the original Knockout, crowning the first Knockouts Champion, crowning Knockouts Tag Team Champions, and other Knockouts division milestones.
-A video package aired on “The Beautiful People” Angelina Love and Velvet Sky. It included comments from Brooks, Rosemary, Jordynne Grace, Awesome Kong, Gia Miller, SoCal Val, and ODB.
-Tommy Dreamer was introduced to serve as the predictor for Love and Sky. Dreamer said people might be wondering why the ugliest member of The Beautiful People was presenting Love and Sky. “The answer is this simple, Billy Gunn wasn’t available,” Dreamer said with a smile. Dreamer ran through some of their credentials and then introduced Love and Sky.
-“The Beautiful People” Angelina Love and Velvet Sky made their entrance wearing dresses. Love said they had a surprise for Dreamer. Sky had him close his eyes, and then Love put a bag over his head.
Love and Sky took over the podium for their acceptance speech. A “you deserve it” chant broke out. Love said she thought her dreams were over when she reached a crossroads in her career 25 years ago. She said she got the call to help start the Knockouts Division. She thanked the Knockouts who took part in their first gauntlet for the gold match. Love said the current Knockouts are killing it.
Love thanked her trainer and Dreamer. She said she was Dreamer’s first hire once he started in talent relations. She said he wears that like a badge of honor and wouldn’t have a career without him. Love thanked TNA President Carlos Silva for inducting them. Love said it will always blow her mind that Billy Gunn was in their first Mean Girls group. She thanked Dutch Mantell, Jeremy Borash, and Vince Russo. She thanked Dale Oliver for their entrance theme and suggested he should have his own Hall of Fame induction.
Love pointed out her family members who came to the show from Canada. Love said she bit the hand of her sister when she tried to watch anything other than wrestling on TV. Love thanked her husband and son, who were also in the crowd. Love said it’s true that they couldn’t do this without the fans. She said that she and Sky were just two indie girls, and the fans supported them. Love thanked Sky. She said they are friends onscreen and offscreen. Love said she couldn’t be there without Velvet and told her that she loves her.
Velvet Sky took her turn at the podium. She started by thanking the people behind the scenes, calling them the heartbeat of TNA. Sky thanked Dreamer and Terry Taylor. She said it was all because of Jeff Jarrett. She thanked Jarrett for signing her to her first-ever contract. Sky said Russo was the biggest supporter of the Beautiful People. She thanked several broadcast team members. Sky also thanked Billy Gunn.
Sky said she believes in not forgetting where you came from. She thanked her parents, who both believed in her when she said she was leaving college to become a pro wrestler. Sky thanked Jason Knight, who trained her. Sky said she branched out to Afa the Wild Samoan. She said Afa and his family treated her well and booked her on all of the WXW shows. Sky also thanked Love and called her “my tag team partner and road partner for life.”
Sky told people not to stop chasing whatever sets their soul on fire. She thanked her family members who were in attendance. She thanked the fans who supported her since day one, calling them “my Pigeon Army.” Sky asked the fans to help the channel Taz. She counted to three and had everyone yell, “Let the pigeons loose.” Sky and Love hugged and then had a moment with Silva and Jazz, who gave them their Hall of Fame plaques.
-LaSpisa set up the Mickie James induction video, which featured comments from Gia Miller, Jordynne Grace, Awesome Kong, Alisha Edwards, Rosemary, her husband Nick Aldis, and SoCal Val. Aldis was emotional as he said he was proud of James and that she deserves the Hall of Fame honor.
-Lisa Marie Varon (a/k/a Tara, Victoria) was introduced as the presenter for James. Varon came out to her TNA entrance theme and held up a title belt before taking a moment to hug Jazz and Carlos Silva. Varon said she was more nervous doing this than getting ready for a match. Varon said James is more than a sister to her. Varon recalled being told to be comfortable. She removed her heels and tossed them into the crowd. Varon said she’s a tomboy at heart, and they didn’t work for her. Varon told the fans to sell the heels on eBay. Funny.
Varon recalled working with James and said they worked hard, even on house shows, and broke down barriers. Varton recalled volunteering to have her head put in a toilet during one of their hardcore matches. Varon said they had the best matches, not just the best women’s matches. Varon recalled going through a dark period and spoke of how James always entered the room with a smile and helped her. Varon got emotional while talking about how she loves James to death. She said TNA is crowning the best person on the planet. “I want to be Mickie when I grow up,” Varon said. She noted that she was being given the cue to wrap things up, just like when they had seven minutes and were told to cut their match to three. She laughed and said she was kidding, and then introduced James.
-Mickie James made her entrance to her “Hardcore Country” theme. Varon handed James the title belt that she brought out earlier. James hugged Silva and Jazz. James asked where her son was and then blew him a kiss. A “you deserve it” chant broke out. James spoke of TNA being a family. and said the company gave her her start. She thanked Raven, Julio Dinero, and CM Punk. She said she learned so much from her peers back in those days.
James said TNA let her reinvent herself. She thanked Dixie Carter for calling her persistently. James said she was at a crossroads in her life at the time and wasn’t sure what to do with her life. James recalled entering the TNA locker room and seeing her friend Varon. James said TNA understood the power of a woman by giving them main events. James recalled the birth of her Hardcore Country persona. The fans chanted “Hardcore Country.” James said the fans don’t realize how that makes them feel as performers. She said she can look into the crowd and lock eyes with fans and see that they are on the journey with them. She said that’s why they do what they do.
James recalled her last run with the company and said she was able to test herself against Deonna Purrazzo, Jordynne Grace, Tasha Steelz, and others. James said she walked in defeated, didn’t value herself, and forgot who she was. James said they reminded her, and they will never let her forget it. James said TNA has the most loyal fanbase she’s ever seen. James said her fanbase has stood by her for over 20 years. James thanked her father for inspiring her love for wrestling and her mom for telling her to follow her dreams and never listen to the naysayers. James told her son that all she’s ever wanted to do is make her son proud. James said she wished her husband could have been there, but he had a big trip this weekend (WWE in Australia). James thanked Aldis for being her rock.
James said she would be remiss not to say something about her haters. She said a wise person once told her that you know you’ve made it because of the haters. She sang some lyrics and closed by singing “Hardcore Country,” and then the song played. James hugged Silva and Jazz, and then she and Varon shared a kiss and held up their arms together. James’s son ran up and hugged her.
-The broadcast team of Tom Hannifan and Matt Rehwoldt checked in from their table and set up the pre-show match. Ring announcer McKenzie Mitchell delivered the introductions and entrances for the opening match took place…
1. “The IInspiration” Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay vs. Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance (w/The Concierge) for the Knockouts Tag Team Titles. Heather and M attacked the champions from behind to start the match. The broadcast team ran through the pay-per-view lineup. Hannifan said the TNA International Championship match would open the main card. There was a rough spot where M was picked up and dropped. The IInspiration hit their finisher on Heather and then Lee pinned her to win the match…
The IInspiration” Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay defeated Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance in roughly 5:00 to retain the Knockouts Tag Team Titles.
Powell’s POV: Heather seemed okay despite the awkward spot. The Hall of Fame inductions were nice. The match felt rushed, presumably due to the length of the HOF ceremony. Perhaps the company should skip the pre-show match and dedicate the majority of the hour to the inductions going forward.
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