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Trick Williams Scheduled To Defend The TNA World Championship At Against All Odds

Originally posted on Wrestling on SI | By Zack Heydorn | Last updated Jun 4, 2025 6:39 AM ET

TNA World Champion, Trick Williams, will be defending the championship against Elijah at the upcoming Against All Odds event on Friday June 6. TNA announced the news on their social channels on Tuesday night.

Williams -- an NXT star and a former NXT Champion -- defeated Joe Hendry at the NXT Battleground 2025 event to win the championship. Williams vs. Hendry for the championship on that show was the first the TNA World Championship was ever defended on a WWE show.

BREAKING: After tonight’s #WWENXT, @_trickwilliams will defend the TNA World Title against @_Iam_Elijah_ at #TNAAgainstAllOdds THIS FRIDAY LIVE on TNA+ from the Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona!

Get tickets NOW: https://t.co/hrFN63X9Py pic.twitter.com/OI6FXeAQpQ
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 4, 2025

After winning the championship, Williams was immediately confronted by Mike Santana. Santana told Williams that he needed to defend TNA from him and then proceeded to challenge Williams for the championship. This week on NXT, Williams defeated Santana to retain the title.

During the match, KC Navarro and AJ Francis interfered and attacked Santana, which gave Williams the opening to earn the win.

NOT LIKE THIS!!! @KCwrestles and @AJFrancis410 just cost @Santana_Proud the @ThisIsTNA World Championship...#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/aSaLjbOOsF
— WWE (@WWE) June 4, 2025

After the match, Williams and Elijah had a confrontation outside the ring. Williams stole Elijah's guitar and bashed it on the steel ring steps.

Trick Williams has been a staple act in NXT for years now. He started as teammate with Carmelo Hayes and eventually beat Hayes for the championship at NXT Stand and Deliver during WrestleMania weekend last year.

Since then, Williams has been one of the faces of the brand. Williams won the NXT Championship for the second time on the brand's debut on the CW Network.

This article first appeared on Wrestling on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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