Immortal (professional wrestling)
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Immortal is a villainous
professional wrestling
alliance in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
(TNA). It currently consists of Eric Bischoff
, Bully Ray, Gunner, TNA founder and AAA World Heavyweight Champion
Jeff Jarrett
, his wife and valet Karen Jarrett, Kurt Angle
, Ric Flair
and Scott Steiner
. The group also formerly included the former leader Hulk Hogan
, Abyss, Chris Harris
, referee Jackson James
, Matt Hardy
, Murphy
, Rob Terry
, Tommy Dreamer
, Jeff Hardy
, who was a two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion during his time as a member of Immortal and Mr. Anderson
, who also held the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, while a member of the group. The group is named after Hogan's long–standing nickname, "The Immortal".
and Eric Bischoff
debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
on the January 4, 2010, edition of Impact!, where they were introduced as business partners of TNA President Dixie Carter. As faces
, Hogan and Bischoff exercised control over the company, and attempted to help the company succeed. In February, Hogan began a friendship with Abyss and had a feud with Ric Flair
and A.J. Styles
– who would later start the stable Fortune
. This continued until the June 17 edition of Impact!, where Abyss turned on Hogan. Abyss claimed that he was controlled by some entity – to which he referred to as "they" – and that they were coming to TNA. Abyss began prophesizing the arrival of "they" on October 10 at Bound for Glory
and attempted to gain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for them by brutally attacking the champion Rob Van Dam, sidelining him for over a month. As a result of the injury, Bischoff stripped Van Dam of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and announced a tournament to determine a new champion.
Since Hogan's arrival, Sting
had suspected that Hogan and Bischoff were up to something, but only hinted at this with vague accusations of Hogan. To prevent this, he attempted to gain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and feuded with Rob Van Dam and Jeff Jarrett
, while seen as a heel
. Eventually Kevin Nash
, whose partners in The Band had recently been ousted from TNA, was slowly tuned out by Hogan and Bischoff. He spent a few weeks questioning Hogan and Bischoff, as well as Jarrett for backing them up, and had a rendezvous with Bischoff's secretary, Miss Tessmacher
, where presumably he learned some details about their plans. This led to Nash aligning himself with Sting to help his cause on the August 5 edition of Impact!. Nash and Sting feuded with Hogan, Bischoff and Jarrett, accusing them of deceiving everyone and playing the "smoke and mirrors". Having also learned Hogan's and Bischoff's plans after a meeting with Miss Tessmacher, D'Angelo Dinero
joined Sting and Nash, while Samoa Joe
was recruited by Jarrett. Sting, Nash and Dinero challenged Hogan, Jarrett and Joe to a tag team match at Bound for Glory, but with Hogan out due to a back surgery, Bischoff made the match a three–on–two handicap match. At Bound for Glory, Jarrett turned on Joe during their three–on–two handicap match against Sting, Nash and Dinero. The main event of Bound for Glory was a three–way match between Jeff Hardy
, Mr. Anderson
and Kurt Angle
for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Near the end of the match, Eric Bischoff came to the ring with a chair and attempted to interfere with the match, but was stopped by the surprise appearance of Hulk Hogan. Hogan and Bischoff appeared to have a disagreement, but this was a ruse as they helped Hardy win the match. After the match, it was revealed that Abyss, Hogan, Bischoff, Jarrett and Hardy were "they".
) christened his new alliance "Immortal". Bischoff revealed that it had all been an elaborate plan to take complete control of the company. He revealed that he had tricked Carter into signing over the company to him and Hogan a week earlier when Carter thought she signed the paperwork to fire Abyss. Also that night, Immortal formed an alliance with Ric Flair's Fortune
. At Turning Point
the alliance of Immortal and Fortune scored a clean sweep, when Fortune defeated EV 2.0
in a ten man tag team match, Abyss defeated D'Angelo Dinero in a lumberjack match, Jeff Jarrett defeated Samoa Joe and Jeff Hardy retained the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in a match against Matt Morgan. On the following edition of Impact! Hogan presented Hardy with a new design of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, which he dubbed the TNA Immortal Championship. Dixie Carter returned on the November 25 edition of Reaction
, informing Hogan and Bischoff that a judge had filed an injunction
against the two on her behalf over not having signatory authority, indefinitely suspending Hogan from TNA. Two weeks later Bischoff declared that the alliance of Immortal and Fortune needed all the belts in TNA to use as a leverage against Carter. On the December 23 edition of Impact! Ric Flair hired Rob Terry to take over Matt Morgan's old spot as the bodyguard of Immortal and Fortune as a whole. At Genesis
Fortune's members won the TNA X Division
and TNA World Tag Team Championship
s, while Abyss brought the TNA Television Championship to Immortal, after defeating Douglas Williams
, meaning that the alliance of Immortal and Fortune momentarily held all the male titles in TNA. At the same event Matt Hardy
made his TNA debut as Immortal's surprise opponent for Rob Van Dam
and defeated him, thus preventing him from getting a shot at his brother Jeff's World Heavyweight Championship. In the advertised main event of the evening Mr. Anderson defeated Matt Morgan in a number one contender's match. However, immediately afterwards Eric Bischoff, trying to capitalize on Anderson's fatigue, announced that he would be getting his shot at Jeff Hardy straight away. After interference from Morgan, Mick Foley
, Matt Hardy, Van Dam and Bischoff, Anderson defeated Hardy to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.
On January 31 at the tapings of the February 3 edition of Impact! Fortune, sans Flair, who was not at the show due to a torn rotator cuff, turned on Immortal and explained that they were not going to allow Bischoff to destroy TNA like he did World Championship Wrestling
(WCW). On February 13 at Against All Odds
Jeff Hardy regained the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Mr. Anderson in a ladder match
. Flair returned at the February 14 tapings of the February 17 edition of Impact!, during which he turned on Fortune and made a jump to Immortal. On February 24 at the tapings of the March 3 edition of Impact!, Hulk Hogan returned to TNA and regained control of the company, having won the court battle against Dixie Carter. Later in the evening Jeff Hardy lost the TNA World Heavyweight Championship to the returning Sting. Hardy received a rematch for the title under No Disqualification rules on March 13 at Victory Road
, but was defeated in ninety seconds. TNA had made the decision to cut the match short after deeming that Hardy was in no condition to wrestle. On the following edition of Impact!, the rest of Immortal seemingly severed ties with Hardy, who didn't make an appearance on the show, and his spot in the stable was filled by Bully Ray. Later that same night Immortal's security guard Gunner
won the TNA Television Championship, which had been vacated after Abyss had been sidelined with a storyline injury. On April 17 at Lockdown
, Immortal, represented by Ric Flair, Abyss, Bully Ray and Matt Hardy, was defeated by Fortune members James Storm
, Kazarian
and Robert Roode and Christopher Daniels
, who replaced A.J. Styles, who had been sidelined with a storyline injury caused by Ray, in a Lethal Lockdown match. During the May 5 episode of Impact!, Tommy Dreamer
was forced to join Immortal as an associate of Bully Ray, after his job in TNA was put in jeopardy. Meanwhile, both Murphy and Rob Terry were kicked out of the group by Hogan, after Bischoff had forced them to wrestle each other in a "Loser Leaves Immortal" match, which was won by Terry. The following week Matt Hardy revealed the returning Chris Harris
as his tag team partner in his quest to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship from Robert Roode and Harris' former tag team partner James Storm. However, both him and Tommy Dreamer would leave TNA shortly afterwards. Also on the May 12 episode, Mick Foley was revealed as the "Network" consultant who had been causing problems for Immortal for the past months, as he took over the control of Impact! from Hogan, however, this angle was aborted just three weeks later, when Foley left the promotion. Also in May, Eric Bischoff declared war on the X Division
, as part of which, Abyss defeated Kazarian on the May 19 edition of Impact Wrestling to win the TNA X Division Championship. The following week, Gunner lost the TNA Television Championship to Eric Young
.
In early May Jeff Jarrett, along with fellow Immortal member Abyss, began making appearances for Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
(AAA) as part of a talent exchange program between the two promotions. After losing his long running feud against Kurt Angle, Bischoff forced Jarrett to obey the match stipulations and exiled him to Mexico, where he went on to win the AAA World Heavyweight Championship
at TripleManía XIX
. On June 12 at Slammiversary IX
, Eric Bischoff cost Sting the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in his match with Mr. Anderson. On the June 30 edition of Impact Wrestling, Scott Steiner
joined Immortal. The following week, Immortal told Anderson to choose whether he was with them or against them. In the main event of the evening, Anderson turned on Kurt Angle and joined Immortal. On July 10 at Destination X
, Abyss lost the X Division Championship to Brian Kendrick
, when the rest of the X Division fended off Immortal after their interference. The following day at the tapings of the July 14 edition of Impact Wrestling, Anderson lost the TNA World Heavyweight Championship back to Sting. Throughout the evening, the members of Immortal were attacked by Sting's clown minions, later revealed as Fortune and Kurt Angle, which prevented them from interfering in the match. On the July 28 edition of Impact Wrestling, Bully Ray and Mr. Anderson began having problems with each other, as Ray cost Anderson his steel cage match against Kurt Angle. On August 7 at Hardcore Justice
, Hulk Hogan introduced a steel chair into the World Title match between champion Sting and challenger Kurt Angle. Angle disarmed Hogan, but then used the chair on Sting to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. After the match Angle challenged the dumbfounded Hogan to come and take the belt from him, suggesting that this was not what he had planned as the outcome of the match. On the following edition of Impact Wrestling, the rest of Immortal turned on Anderson and kicked him out of the group. On August 20, 2011, Matt Hardy, who was already suspended from TNA, was fired from the promotion due to him being arrested for driving while intoxicated
, severing his connection with Immortal. After weeks of dissension, Abyss turned on Immortal on the October 13 edition of Impact Wrestling, and was afterwards beaten down by his former stablemates. On the October 6 edition of Impact Wrestling, Sting exposed via hidden footage that Hogan was feigning retirement all along, and was shown openly mocking the fans in Knoxville, Tennessee
. In a fit of rage, Hogan accepted Sting's challenge for a match at Bound for Glory
and added that should Sting win, he would surrender control of TNA back to Dixie Carter. On October 16 at Bound for Glory, Sting defeated Hogan, handing TNA back to Carter. After the match, Hogan turned face by attacking the rest of Immortal as they were beating down Sting. In the main event of the evening, Kurt Angle defeated Bobby Roode to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
professional wrestling
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
alliance in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
(TNA). It currently consists of Eric Bischoff
Eric Bischoff
Eric Aaron Bischoff is an American entrepreneur, and professional wrestling booker and on-screen personality currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
, Bully Ray, Gunner, TNA founder and AAA World Heavyweight Champion
AAA World Heavyweight Championship
IWC World Heavyweight Champion GPCW SUPER-X Monster Champion Mexican National Heavyweight Champion UWA World Light Heavyweight Champion-External links:*...
Jeff Jarrett
Jeff Jarrett
Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett is an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , an organization he co-founded along with his father and in which he holds some stock but not total control...
, his wife and valet Karen Jarrett, Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion...
, Ric Flair
Ric Flair
Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world....
and Scott Steiner
Scott Steiner
Scott Carl Rechsteiner is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Scott Steiner. Steiner is perhaps best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling alongside his older brother Rick as the Steiner Brothers and as a member of the New World Order...
. The group also formerly included the former leader Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Terrance Gene "Terry" Bollea , better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
, Abyss, Chris Harris
Chris Harris (wrestler)
Christopher Eric "Chris" Harris is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was formerly one-half of the tag team America's Most Wanted along with partner & Former TNA World Heavyweight Champion James Storm.-World Championship...
, referee Jackson James
Garett Bischoff
Garett Bischoff is a professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He is best known as the son of wrestling personality and television producer Eric Bischoff.-Total Nonstop Action Wrestling :...
, Matt Hardy
Matt Hardy
Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is a semi-retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stints in World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
, Murphy
Mikael Judas
Michael Cole is an American professional wrestler best known by the ring name Mikael Judas and for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Murphy.-Professional wrestling career:...
, Rob Terry
Rob Terry
Robert "Rob" Terry is a Welsh professional wrestler and bodybuilder. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . Before signing with TNA, he was under contract with World Wrestling Entertainment and competed in the company's developmental territory, Florida Championship...
, Tommy Dreamer
Tommy Dreamer
Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is currently working for various promotions on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time spent with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...
, Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
, who was a two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion during his time as a member of Immortal and Mr. Anderson
Ken Anderson (wrestler)
Kenneth Anderson is an American professional wrestler and occasional actor. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Mr. Anderson. He is a former two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, making him an overall two time world champion. He wrestled under the ring...
, who also held the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, while a member of the group. The group is named after Hogan's long–standing nickname, "The Immortal".
Formation (2010)
Hulk HoganHulk Hogan
Terrance Gene "Terry" Bollea , better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
and Eric Bischoff
Eric Bischoff
Eric Aaron Bischoff is an American entrepreneur, and professional wrestling booker and on-screen personality currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
on the January 4, 2010, edition of Impact!, where they were introduced as business partners of TNA President Dixie Carter. As faces
Face (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a babyface or face or in simple words, a fan favorite is a character who is portrayed as a heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analogous to villains...
, Hogan and Bischoff exercised control over the company, and attempted to help the company succeed. In February, Hogan began a friendship with Abyss and had a feud with Ric Flair
Ric Flair
Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world....
and A.J. Styles
A.J. Styles
Allen Neal Jones , better known by his ring name A.J. Styles is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
– who would later start the stable Fortune
Fortune (professional wrestling)
Fortune is a professional wrestling alliance in the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It currently consists of A.J. Styles, James Storm and Kazarian...
. This continued until the June 17 edition of Impact!, where Abyss turned on Hogan. Abyss claimed that he was controlled by some entity – to which he referred to as "they" – and that they were coming to TNA. Abyss began prophesizing the arrival of "they" on October 10 at Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory (2010)
Bound for Glory was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , that took place on October 10, 2010 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was the sixth annual event under the Bound for Glory chronology. Bound For Glory is considered to be...
and attempted to gain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for them by brutally attacking the champion Rob Van Dam, sidelining him for over a month. As a result of the injury, Bischoff stripped Van Dam of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and announced a tournament to determine a new champion.
Since Hogan's arrival, Sting
Sting (wrestler)
Steven James "Steve" Borden , better known by his ring name Sting, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
had suspected that Hogan and Bischoff were up to something, but only hinted at this with vague accusations of Hogan. To prevent this, he attempted to gain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and feuded with Rob Van Dam and Jeff Jarrett
Jeff Jarrett
Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett is an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , an organization he co-founded along with his father and in which he holds some stock but not total control...
, while seen as a heel
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
. Eventually Kevin Nash
Kevin Nash
Kevin Scott Nash is an American professional wrestler and actor. As of 2011, Nash is signed to a five year contract with WWE under their WWE Legends program and appears as part of their Raw brand roster...
, whose partners in The Band had recently been ousted from TNA, was slowly tuned out by Hogan and Bischoff. He spent a few weeks questioning Hogan and Bischoff, as well as Jarrett for backing them up, and had a rendezvous with Bischoff's secretary, Miss Tessmacher
Brooke Adams (model)
Brooke Nichole Adams is an American model, dancer, and professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Brooke Tessmacher. She previously worked for World Wrestling Entertainment appearing with Kelly Kelly and Layla in the dance group Extreme Exposé...
, where presumably he learned some details about their plans. This led to Nash aligning himself with Sting to help his cause on the August 5 edition of Impact!. Nash and Sting feuded with Hogan, Bischoff and Jarrett, accusing them of deceiving everyone and playing the "smoke and mirrors". Having also learned Hogan's and Bischoff's plans after a meeting with Miss Tessmacher, D'Angelo Dinero
Elijah Burke
Elijah Samuel Burke is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the name of "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero; a gimmick in which he portrays a Harlem street preacher...
joined Sting and Nash, while Samoa Joe
Samoa Joe
Nuufolau Joel "Joe" Seanoa is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Samoa Joe. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....
was recruited by Jarrett. Sting, Nash and Dinero challenged Hogan, Jarrett and Joe to a tag team match at Bound for Glory, but with Hogan out due to a back surgery, Bischoff made the match a three–on–two handicap match. At Bound for Glory, Jarrett turned on Joe during their three–on–two handicap match against Sting, Nash and Dinero. The main event of Bound for Glory was a three–way match between Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
, Mr. Anderson
Ken Anderson (wrestler)
Kenneth Anderson is an American professional wrestler and occasional actor. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Mr. Anderson. He is a former two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, making him an overall two time world champion. He wrestled under the ring...
and Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion...
for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Near the end of the match, Eric Bischoff came to the ring with a chair and attempted to interfere with the match, but was stopped by the surprise appearance of Hulk Hogan. Hogan and Bischoff appeared to have a disagreement, but this was a ruse as they helped Hardy win the match. After the match, it was revealed that Abyss, Hogan, Bischoff, Jarrett and Hardy were "they".
Takeover of TNA (2010–2011)
On the October 14 edition of Impact!, Hogan (once again using the "Hollywood" moniker he used while a member of the nWoNew World Order (professional wrestling)
The New World Order was a professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled for World Championship Wrestling . The group later appeared in the World Wrestling Federation after the purchase of WCW by the WWF...
) christened his new alliance "Immortal". Bischoff revealed that it had all been an elaborate plan to take complete control of the company. He revealed that he had tricked Carter into signing over the company to him and Hogan a week earlier when Carter thought she signed the paperwork to fire Abyss. Also that night, Immortal formed an alliance with Ric Flair's Fortune
Fortune (professional wrestling)
Fortune is a professional wrestling alliance in the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It currently consists of A.J. Styles, James Storm and Kazarian...
. At Turning Point
Turning Point (2010)
Turning Point was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , that took place on November 7, 2010 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida...
the alliance of Immortal and Fortune scored a clean sweep, when Fortune defeated EV 2.0
ECW Originals
The ECW Originals was a professional wrestling stable that made sporadic appearances in various wrestling promotions, including World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....
in a ten man tag team match, Abyss defeated D'Angelo Dinero in a lumberjack match, Jeff Jarrett defeated Samoa Joe and Jeff Hardy retained the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in a match against Matt Morgan. On the following edition of Impact! Hogan presented Hardy with a new design of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, which he dubbed the TNA Immortal Championship. Dixie Carter returned on the November 25 edition of Reaction
TNA Reaction
TNA Reaction was a professional wrestling-focused documentary-style television program by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling that aired in the United States and Canada on Spike...
, informing Hogan and Bischoff that a judge had filed an injunction
Injunction
An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a court order that requires a party to do or refrain from doing certain acts. A party that fails to comply with an injunction faces criminal or civil penalties and may have to pay damages or accept sanctions...
against the two on her behalf over not having signatory authority, indefinitely suspending Hogan from TNA. Two weeks later Bischoff declared that the alliance of Immortal and Fortune needed all the belts in TNA to use as a leverage against Carter. On the December 23 edition of Impact! Ric Flair hired Rob Terry to take over Matt Morgan's old spot as the bodyguard of Immortal and Fortune as a whole. At Genesis
Genesis (2011)
Genesis was a professional wrestling pay-per-view eventproduced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , that took place on January 9, 2011 at TNA Impact! Zone in Universal Studios Florida...
Fortune's members won the TNA X Division
TNA X Division Championship
The TNA X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is primarily defended in TNA's X Division—a style based on a fast-paced, daredevil type of wrestling...
and TNA World Tag Team Championship
TNA World Tag Team Championship
The TNA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is primarily contested within TNA's tag team division. It was created and debuted on May 14, 2007 at the taping of TNA's primary television program,...
s, while Abyss brought the TNA Television Championship to Immortal, after defeating Douglas Williams
Doug Williams (wrestler)
Douglas Clayton Durdle is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Doug Williams. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Douglas Williams...
, meaning that the alliance of Immortal and Fortune momentarily held all the male titles in TNA. At the same event Matt Hardy
Matt Hardy
Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is a semi-retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stints in World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
made his TNA debut as Immortal's surprise opponent for Rob Van Dam
Rob Van Dam
Robert Alexander "Rob" Szatkowski , better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam , is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
and defeated him, thus preventing him from getting a shot at his brother Jeff's World Heavyweight Championship. In the advertised main event of the evening Mr. Anderson defeated Matt Morgan in a number one contender's match. However, immediately afterwards Eric Bischoff, trying to capitalize on Anderson's fatigue, announced that he would be getting his shot at Jeff Hardy straight away. After interference from Morgan, Mick Foley
Mick Foley
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he...
, Matt Hardy, Van Dam and Bischoff, Anderson defeated Hardy to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.
On January 31 at the tapings of the February 3 edition of Impact! Fortune, sans Flair, who was not at the show due to a torn rotator cuff, turned on Immortal and explained that they were not going to allow Bischoff to destroy TNA like he did World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
(WCW). On February 13 at Against All Odds
Against All Odds (2011)
Against All Odds was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , which took place on February 13, 2011 at TNA Impact! Zone in Universal Studios Florida...
Jeff Hardy regained the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Mr. Anderson in a ladder match
Ladder match
A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match where an item is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves the item...
. Flair returned at the February 14 tapings of the February 17 edition of Impact!, during which he turned on Fortune and made a jump to Immortal. On February 24 at the tapings of the March 3 edition of Impact!, Hulk Hogan returned to TNA and regained control of the company, having won the court battle against Dixie Carter. Later in the evening Jeff Hardy lost the TNA World Heavyweight Championship to the returning Sting. Hardy received a rematch for the title under No Disqualification rules on March 13 at Victory Road
Victory Road (2011)
Victory Road was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion, which took place on March 13, 2011 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida...
, but was defeated in ninety seconds. TNA had made the decision to cut the match short after deeming that Hardy was in no condition to wrestle. On the following edition of Impact!, the rest of Immortal seemingly severed ties with Hardy, who didn't make an appearance on the show, and his spot in the stable was filled by Bully Ray. Later that same night Immortal's security guard Gunner
Phill Shatter
Chad Lail is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion, where he performs under the ring name Gunner. In TNA, Lail is a member of the Immortal stable and a former one-time TNA Television Champion...
won the TNA Television Championship, which had been vacated after Abyss had been sidelined with a storyline injury. On April 17 at Lockdown
Lockdown (2011)
Lockdown was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion, that took place on April 17, 2011 at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was the seventh event under the Lockdown chronology and the fourth event of the 2011 TNA PPV schedule...
, Immortal, represented by Ric Flair, Abyss, Bully Ray and Matt Hardy, was defeated by Fortune members James Storm
James Storm
James Allen Cox is an American professional wrestler who competes under the ring name "The Cowboy" James Storm. Since 2002, Storm has been employed by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he, along with A.J...
, Kazarian
Frankie Kazarian
Frank B. Gerdelman is an Armenian-American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Frankie Kazarian or simply Kazarian. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
and Robert Roode and Christopher Daniels
Christopher Daniels
Daniel Christopher Covell is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. He is also known for performing under the ring name Curry Man. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , while also...
, who replaced A.J. Styles, who had been sidelined with a storyline injury caused by Ray, in a Lethal Lockdown match. During the May 5 episode of Impact!, Tommy Dreamer
Tommy Dreamer
Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is currently working for various promotions on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time spent with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...
was forced to join Immortal as an associate of Bully Ray, after his job in TNA was put in jeopardy. Meanwhile, both Murphy and Rob Terry were kicked out of the group by Hogan, after Bischoff had forced them to wrestle each other in a "Loser Leaves Immortal" match, which was won by Terry. The following week Matt Hardy revealed the returning Chris Harris
Chris Harris (wrestler)
Christopher Eric "Chris" Harris is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was formerly one-half of the tag team America's Most Wanted along with partner & Former TNA World Heavyweight Champion James Storm.-World Championship...
as his tag team partner in his quest to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship from Robert Roode and Harris' former tag team partner James Storm. However, both him and Tommy Dreamer would leave TNA shortly afterwards. Also on the May 12 episode, Mick Foley was revealed as the "Network" consultant who had been causing problems for Immortal for the past months, as he took over the control of Impact! from Hogan, however, this angle was aborted just three weeks later, when Foley left the promotion. Also in May, Eric Bischoff declared war on the X Division
X Division
The X Division is a high-flying, high-risk, fast-paced style of professional wrestling seen originally in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and since then in various NWA member promotions...
, as part of which, Abyss defeated Kazarian on the May 19 edition of Impact Wrestling to win the TNA X Division Championship. The following week, Gunner lost the TNA Television Championship to Eric Young
Eric Young (wrestler)
Jeremy Fritz is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known under his ring name Eric Young. He currently performs for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he has gained popularity using a variety of comic relief gimmicks....
.
In early May Jeff Jarrett, along with fellow Immortal member Abyss, began making appearances for Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
(AAA) as part of a talent exchange program between the two promotions. After losing his long running feud against Kurt Angle, Bischoff forced Jarrett to obey the match stipulations and exiled him to Mexico, where he went on to win the AAA World Heavyweight Championship
AAA World Heavyweight Championship
IWC World Heavyweight Champion GPCW SUPER-X Monster Champion Mexican National Heavyweight Champion UWA World Light Heavyweight Champion-External links:*...
at TripleManía XIX
TripleManía XIX
TripleManía XIX was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion, which took place on June 18, 2011 at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was the nineteenth annual Triplemanía, which is AAA's biggest show of...
. On June 12 at Slammiversary IX
Slammiversary IX
Slammiversary IX was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , which took place on June 12, 2011 at the Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida...
, Eric Bischoff cost Sting the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in his match with Mr. Anderson. On the June 30 edition of Impact Wrestling, Scott Steiner
Scott Steiner
Scott Carl Rechsteiner is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Scott Steiner. Steiner is perhaps best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling alongside his older brother Rick as the Steiner Brothers and as a member of the New World Order...
joined Immortal. The following week, Immortal told Anderson to choose whether he was with them or against them. In the main event of the evening, Anderson turned on Kurt Angle and joined Immortal. On July 10 at Destination X
Destination X (2011)
Destination X was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion, which took place on July 10, 2011 at the Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida...
, Abyss lost the X Division Championship to Brian Kendrick
Brian Kendrick
Brian David Kendrick is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under his real name. Before joining TNA he spent several years wrestling for World Wrestling Entertainment, where he wrestled under his name, as Spanky, and finally as "The" Brian Kendrick...
, when the rest of the X Division fended off Immortal after their interference. The following day at the tapings of the July 14 edition of Impact Wrestling, Anderson lost the TNA World Heavyweight Championship back to Sting. Throughout the evening, the members of Immortal were attacked by Sting's clown minions, later revealed as Fortune and Kurt Angle, which prevented them from interfering in the match. On the July 28 edition of Impact Wrestling, Bully Ray and Mr. Anderson began having problems with each other, as Ray cost Anderson his steel cage match against Kurt Angle. On August 7 at Hardcore Justice
Hardcore Justice (2011)
Hardcore Justice was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion, which took place on August 7, 2011 at the Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida...
, Hulk Hogan introduced a steel chair into the World Title match between champion Sting and challenger Kurt Angle. Angle disarmed Hogan, but then used the chair on Sting to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. After the match Angle challenged the dumbfounded Hogan to come and take the belt from him, suggesting that this was not what he had planned as the outcome of the match. On the following edition of Impact Wrestling, the rest of Immortal turned on Anderson and kicked him out of the group. On August 20, 2011, Matt Hardy, who was already suspended from TNA, was fired from the promotion due to him being arrested for driving while intoxicated
Driving under the influence
Driving under the influence is the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit...
, severing his connection with Immortal. After weeks of dissension, Abyss turned on Immortal on the October 13 edition of Impact Wrestling, and was afterwards beaten down by his former stablemates. On the October 6 edition of Impact Wrestling, Sting exposed via hidden footage that Hogan was feigning retirement all along, and was shown openly mocking the fans in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
. In a fit of rage, Hogan accepted Sting's challenge for a match at Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory (2011)
Bound for Glory was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , that took place on October 16, 2011 at the Liacouras Center on the campus of Temple University in Philadelphia. It was the seventh annual event under the Bound for Glory chronology. Bound...
and added that should Sting win, he would surrender control of TNA back to Dixie Carter. On October 16 at Bound for Glory, Sting defeated Hogan, handing TNA back to Carter. After the match, Hogan turned face by attacking the rest of Immortal as they were beating down Sting. In the main event of the evening, Kurt Angle defeated Bobby Roode to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
New formation under Eric Bischoff (2011–present)
On the following edition of Impact Wrestling, Angle lost the title to James Storm in a match booked by new authority figure, Sting.In wrestling
- Angle's finishing moves
- Angle Slam / Olympic Slam, sometimes from the top rope or an elevated position
- Ankle lock, sometimes followed by grapevining the opponent's leg
- Bully Ray's finishing moves
- Bully Bomb (Sitout full nelson atomic drop)
- Flair's finishing moves
- Figure four leglock
- Gunner's finishing moves
- Fireman's carry facebuster
- Jarrett's finishing moves
- The Stroke (Forward Russian legsweep, sometimes from the second rope)
- Steiner's finishing moves
- Steiner Recliner (Standing camel clutch)
- Entrance themesMusic in professional wrestlingMusic in professional wrestling serves a variety of purposes. The most common uses of music in professional wrestling is that of the entrance theme, a song or piece of instrumental music which plays as a performer approaches the ring...
- "Immortal Theme" by Dale OliverDale OliverDale Byron Oliver is an American music composer who works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Formerly a guitarist in BackHawk , Oliver serves mainly as a composer of theme music used in professional wrestling.-Music composer for TNA:Since 2003, Oliver writes, records, and produces music under...
- "Immortal Theme" by Dale Oliver
Championships and accomplishments
- Asistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y AdministraciónAsistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
- AAA World Heavyweight ChampionshipAAA World Heavyweight ChampionshipIWC World Heavyweight Champion GPCW SUPER-X Monster Champion Mexican National Heavyweight Champion UWA World Light Heavyweight Champion-External links:*...
(1 timeAAA World Heavyweight ChampionshipIWC World Heavyweight Champion GPCW SUPER-X Monster Champion Mexican National Heavyweight Champion UWA World Light Heavyweight Champion-External links:*...
, current) – Jeff Jarrett
- AAA World Heavyweight Championship
- Total Nonstop Action WrestlingTotal Nonstop Action WrestlingTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
- TNA Television Championship (2 times) – Abyss (1) and Gunner (1)
- TNA World Heavyweight ChampionshipTNA World Heavyweight ChampionshipThe TNA World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is currently the highest ranked championship in TNA and is primarily defended in TNA's heavyweight division...
(4 times) – Jeff Hardy (2), Mr. Anderson (1) and Kurt Angle (1) - TNA X Division ChampionshipTNA X Division ChampionshipThe TNA X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is primarily defended in TNA's X Division—a style based on a fast-paced, daredevil type of wrestling...
(1 time) – Abyss