Genesis is an annual
professional wrestlingProfessional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is an athletic performing art where matches are prearranged by the promotion's booking staff. It is a non-competitive sport which contains strong elements of theatre, mock combat, and catch wrestling. Wrestling's origins date to 19th-century carnival...
pay-per-viewPay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast of that event to their homes. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
(PPV)
event promoted by
Total Nonstop Action WrestlingTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling , a privately controlled integrated-media and sports entertainment company, deals primarily in professional wrestling. It uses television, the Internet, and live events, with additional major revenue sources from product licensing and direct product sales...
. The name was originally used on May 9, 2003 for a two-hour
DirecTVDirecTV is a direct broadcast satellite service based in El Segundo, California, which transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States. Its primary competitors are Dish Network and cable providers. DirecTV currently has 18 million subscribers...
special that highlighted early moments in TNA’s history.
Genesis was actually not amongst the original names used by TNA for its first twelve pay-per-view events, but ultimately was added to the rotation as the thirteenth pay-per-view name during a time of name shuffling on the part of TNA Management.
Genesis (2005) was a
professional wrestlingProfessional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is an athletic performing art where matches are prearranged by the promotion's booking staff. It is a non-competitive sport which contains strong elements of theatre, mock combat, and catch wrestling. Wrestling's origins date to 19th-century carnival...
pay-per-viewPay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast of that event to their homes. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
(PPV)
event produced by
Total Nonstop Action WrestlingTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling , a privately controlled integrated-media and sports entertainment company, deals primarily in professional wrestling. It uses television, the Internet, and live events, with additional major revenue sources from product licensing and direct product sales...
(TNA), which took place on November 13, 2005 at the
TNA Impact! ZoneThe TNA Impact! Zone is the professional wrestling nickname for Soundstage 21 in Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida. It is the home of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .-History:...
in
Orlando, FloridaOrlando is a major city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan region...
.
Genesis is an annual
professional wrestlingProfessional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is an athletic performing art where matches are prearranged by the promotion's booking staff. It is a non-competitive sport which contains strong elements of theatre, mock combat, and catch wrestling. Wrestling's origins date to 19th-century carnival...
pay-per-viewPay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast of that event to their homes. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
(PPV)
event promoted by
Total Nonstop Action WrestlingTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling , a privately controlled integrated-media and sports entertainment company, deals primarily in professional wrestling. It uses television, the Internet, and live events, with additional major revenue sources from product licensing and direct product sales...
. The name was originally used on May 9, 2003 for a two-hour
DirecTVDirecTV is a direct broadcast satellite service based in El Segundo, California, which transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States. Its primary competitors are Dish Network and cable providers. DirecTV currently has 18 million subscribers...
special that highlighted early moments in TNA’s history.
Genesis was actually not amongst the original names used by TNA for its first twelve pay-per-view events, but ultimately was added to the rotation as the thirteenth pay-per-view name during a time of name shuffling on the part of TNA Management.
Events
| # |
Event |
Date |
City |
Venue |
Main Event |
| 1 |
Genesis (2005) |
November 13, 2005 |
Orlando, FloridaOrlando is a major city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan region...
|
TNA Impact! ZoneThe TNA Impact! Zone is the professional wrestling nickname for Soundstage 21 in Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida. It is the home of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .-History:...
|
RhinoTerry Gerin is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Rhino and Rhyno. He is best known for his career in Extreme Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment...
and Team 3DTeam 3D is a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Brother Ray and Brother Devon, formerly sporadically joined into a stable by Brother Runt on several intervals...
(Brother Ray and Brother DevonDevon E. Hughes is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment as D-Von Dudley...
) vs. Jeff JarrettJeffrey Leonard "Jeff" Jarrett is an American professional wrestler and promoter currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is also Vice President of Creative Writing. He is well known for his time in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation...
and America's Most WantedAmerica's Most Wanted was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of "Wildcat" Chris Harris and "Tennessee Cowboy" James Storm, who competed in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
(Chris HarrisChris Harris is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was formerly one-half of the tag team America's Most Wanted along with partner James Storm....
and James StormJames Allan Black is an American professional wrestler who competes under the ring name James Storm. He is currently contracted with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he is a former 10-time Tag Team champion having won the NWA World Tag Team Championship seven times and the TNA World Tag Team...
) (with Gail KimGail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler, valet, model, and actress of Korean descent. She is currently signed with World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its Raw brand....
) in a Six Man Tag Team match |
| 2 |
Genesis (2006) |
November 19, 2006 |
Orlando, Florida |
TNA Impact! Zone |
Kurt AngleKurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, actor and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a former three-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, as recognized by promotion.Angle was involved in amateur wrestling...
vs. Samoa JoeNuufolau Joel Seanoa is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Samoa Joe. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....
|
| 3 |
Genesis (2007) |
November 11, 2007 |
Orlando, Florida |
TNA Impact! Zone |
Kurt Angle (c) and Kevin NashKevin Scott Nash is an American professional wrestler and actor. Nash has wrestled under various ring names, but most notably by his own name, for World Championship Wrestling and wrestled by his own name and as Diesel in World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment...
vs. Sting and Booker TBooker Tio Huffman , better known by his ring name Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
in a tag teamIn professional wrestling, a tag team consists of two wrestlers who are working together as a team . Often, they are close partners and backstage friends who team with each other almost exclusively, while other times they are singles competitors who are booked together for just one match...
match for the TNA 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 |
Genesis (2009) |
January 11, 2009 |
Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. Charlotte's population was estimated to be 687,456 in 2008, making it the 18th largest city in the United States. Residents of Charlotte are referred to as "Charlotteans"...
|
Bojangles' Coliseum |
Mick FoleyMichael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American actor, author, comedian, voice over, and professional wrestler, currently signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is the storyline "Executive Shareholder"...
and The TNA Frontline (A.J. StylesAllen Jones , better known by his ring name A.J. Styles , is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is the current TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
and Brother Devon) vs. Cute KipMonty Kip Sopp is an American professional wrestler, best known as "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn during his tenure for World Wrestling Entertainment. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and works under the ring name Kip James...
and The Main Event MafiaThe Main Event Mafia is a villainous alliance in the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
(Booker T and Scott SteinerScott 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...
) |
|
2005
Genesis (2005) was a
professional wrestlingProfessional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is an athletic performing art where matches are prearranged by the promotion's booking staff. It is a non-competitive sport which contains strong elements of theatre, mock combat, and catch wrestling. Wrestling's origins date to 19th-century carnival...
pay-per-viewPay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast of that event to their homes. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
(PPV)
event produced by
Total Nonstop Action WrestlingTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling , a privately controlled integrated-media and sports entertainment company, deals primarily in professional wrestling. It uses television, the Internet, and live events, with additional major revenue sources from product licensing and direct product sales...
(TNA), which took place on November 13, 2005 at the
TNA Impact! ZoneThe TNA Impact! Zone is the professional wrestling nickname for Soundstage 21 in Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida. It is the home of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .-History:...
in
Orlando, FloridaOrlando is a major city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan region...
. It was the first event under the
GenesisGenesis is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The name was originally used on May 9, 2003 for a two-hour DirecTV special that highlighted early moments in TNA’s history....
chronology. Seven
professional wrestling matchesMock combat involves the execution of combative actions without intent to harm. Participants can engage in such sparring for ritual, training, or performance reasons...
were featured on the event's
cardIn sports, a card comprises a listing of the matches taking place in a title-match combat-sport event. Organizers divide overall cards into a main-event match and the undercard, which encompasses the rest of the matches. One can also further subdivide the undercard into midcard and lower card,...
.
The event was dedicated to the memory of
Eddie GuerreroEduardo Gory "Eddie" Guerrero was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into the Guerrero wrestling family...
, who had died earlier that day, although Eddie never wrestled for TNA. During the show, many wrestlers paid tribute to Guerrero by performing gestures and moves used by Guerrero.
Christian CageWilliam Jason Reso is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor, currently signed with World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its ECW brand as Christian, where he is the reigning ECW Champion. Reso has also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Christian Cage, where he was notable for...
made his TNA debut at this event.
- Pre-Show match: Shark Boy
Dean Mathew Roll is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Shark Boy. He has been wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as an enhancement talent since 2002.-Early career:...
defeated Nigel McGuinnessSteven Haworth is a British professional wrestler better known by his ring name Nigel McGuinness, best known for working for Ring of Honor in the United States and Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan. McGuinness was the longest reigning ROH Pure Champion, holding the title for 350 days...
(05:30)
- Shark Boy pinned McGuinness with a Small Package.
- Pre-Show match: The Diamonds in the Rough
The Diamonds in the Rough was a professional wrestling stable in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, led by the eponymous Simon Diamond and consisting primarily of lower- to mid-card wrestlers...
(Simon DiamondPatrick Joseph Michael Kenney , known also by his ring name, Simon Diamond, is an inactive American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a road agent...
, David YoungDavid Williams , better known by his ring name, David Young, is an American professional wrestler. Though he has mainly appeared with NWA Wildside and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Young has also competed for Ring of Honor, Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and ZERO-ONE...
and Elix SkipperElix Skipper is an American professional wrestler as well as former professional football player. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling throughout the 2000s, under the ring name of "Primetime" Elix Skipper.-Professional...
) defeated The NaturalsThe Naturals are a professional wrestling tag team made up of Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens. They are best known for their work in TNA, where they are multi-time former tag team champions.-History:...
(Andy DouglasAndy Douglas is an American professional wrestler. He is known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he was a member of The Naturals alongside his tag team partner Chase Stevens.-Career:...
and Chase StevensChase Stevens is an American professional wrestler. He is known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he was a member of The Naturals alongside his tag team partner Andy Douglas.-Career:...
) and Lance HoytLance Wait Hoyt is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a two time NWA World Tag Team Champion with Kid Kash while the title was under the TNA banner...
in a Six Man Tag Team match (05:48)
- Skipper pinned Stevens after a Double Side Slam.
- Raven
Scott Anthony Levy , better known by his ring name Raven, is an American professional wrestler, actor, writer, and producer, best known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling and most recently returning to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling along with Shane Douglas...
defeated P.J. PolacoPeter Joseph Polaco is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Aldo Montoya and with Extreme Championship Wrestling under the ring name Justin Credible.In WWF/E, he was a 8 time WWF/E Hardcore Champion...
(05:59)
- Raven pinned Polaco after a Raven Effect DDT.
- The 3Live Kru
The 3Live Kru was a professional wrestling stable in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . The 3Live Kru debuted in July 2003, and was initially a trio of wrestlers, consisting of Ron Killings, Konnan and B.G. James. The gimmick of the 3Live Kru was that each member of the group exemplified a racial...
(B.G. JamesBrian Gerard James is an American professional wrestler known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, perhaps best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation as "The Road Dogg" Jesse James or simply The Road Dogg...
, Ron KillingsRonald "Ron" Killings is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment, performing on its SmackDown brand under the ring name R-Truth...
and KonnanCharles Ashenoff , better known by his ring name, Konnan, is a semi-retired professional wrestler and rapper of Cuban Puerto Rican descent...
) defeated Team CanadaTeam Canada was a heel professional wrestling stable in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, which was active from 2004 to 2006.-2004 X-Cups:In 2004, wrestling promoter and personality "Coach" Scott D'Amore brought together fellow Canadians to form his own incarnation of Team Canada in Total Nonstop...
(Eric YoungJeremy Fritz is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known under his ring name Eric Young. He currently performs for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he is the current Legends Champion.-Career:...
, Bobby Roode and A-1Alastair Charles Ralphs , better known as A-1 , is a Canadian professional wrestler and former bodybuilder.-Early life:...
) in a Hockey Stick Fight with Kip JamesMonty Kip Sopp is an American professional wrestler, best known as "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn during his tenure for World Wrestling Entertainment. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and works under the ring name Kip James...
as Special Guest Referee) (10:21)
- Killings pinned Young after a Nizzie Legdrop with two hockey sticks laid over Young's crotch.
- Monty Brown
Montaque Nasir "Monty" Brown is an American professional wrestler and former National Football League linebacker. He is best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment, where he wrestled on its ECW brand under the ring name Marcus Cor Von...
defeated Jeff HardyJeffrey "Jeff" Nero Hardy is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in World Wrestling Entertainment....
to become #1 contender to the NWA World Heavyweight ChampionshipThe National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in the National Wrestling Alliance. Its lineage has been traced from the first "World Heavyweight Championship," which traces its lineage to Georg Hackenschmidt's 1905 title...
(08:51)
- Brown pinned Hardy after a Pounce
- 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 currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling wrestling as Daniels. He has also wrestled as Curry Man and Suicide...
, Samoa JoeNuufolau Joel Seanoa is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Samoa Joe. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....
, Alex ShelleyPatrick Martin , better known by the ring name Alex Shelley, is an American professional wrestler currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he is a former TNA X Division Champion. He previously gained fame on the independent circuit, working most notably for Ring of Honor, as...
, and Roderick StrongChris Lindsey is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Roderick Strong. Strong currently competes in several independent promotions, most notably Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.-Career:Lindsey was born in Wisconsin, but relocated to Florida...
defeated Chris SabinJoshua Harter is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Sabin. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , and also makes appearances for the Japan based Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX promotion, and in the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion...
, Matt BentleyMatthew James "Matt" Bentley is an American professional wrestler best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling by the ring name Michael Shane. He was trained by his cousin, World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler Shawn Michaels, and he took the name Michael Shane as a play on his...
, Sonjay DuttRetesh Bhalla is an American professional wrestler of Indian descent, better known by his ring name, Sonjay Dutt. He is best known working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and is also known for his stints with Combat Zone Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, and other various independent promotions...
and Austin AriesDan Solwold better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American professional wrestler currently performing in Ring of Honor, where he is the reigning ROH World Champion and the first wrestler ever to win it twice...
(w/TraciTracy Brookshaw is a Canadian professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet and professional wrestling referee, better known by her ring name Traci Brooks. She is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....
) in an Elimination X Match (23:15)
- Aries pinned Strong after a Brainbuster
A brainbuster is a professional wrestling throw in which a wrestler puts his/her opponent in a front facelock, hooks his/her pants, and lifts him/her up as if he/she was executing a vertical suplex...
and 450° splash (12:02)
- Daniels pinned Aries with a Small Package (12:14)
- Shelley forced Dutt to submit with the Border City Stretch (15:08)
- Bentley pinned Shelley after a Superkick
A superkick is the name used when referring to a high side thrust kick attack in professional wrestling, which sees the wrestler use the sole of the foot to strike an opponent's head or chin, usually preceded by a sidestep, often referred to as a crescent kick, or just a side kick.-History:Many...
(15:49)
- Joe forced Bentley to submit with a Coquina Clutch (20:45)
- Daniels pinned Sabin after the Angel's Wings (23:15)
- After the match, Samoa Joe attacked Daniels and hit him with two Muscle Busters; with the second one on a steel chair
A folding chair is a light portable chair that can be stored in a stack, row or on a specially designed cart . They are usually used for seating large amounts of people in an arena where permanent seating is not possible or practical...
.
- Abyss
Christopher J. "Chris" Parks , better known by his ring name "The Monster" Abyss, is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion....
(w/James Mitchell) defeated Sabu in a No Disqualification Match (10:46)
- Abyss pinned Sabu after a Black Hole Slam onto a barbed wire-wrapped chair
- A.J. Styles
Allen Jones , better known by his ring name A.J. Styles , is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is the current TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
defeated Petey WilliamsPeter "Petey" Williams III is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a two time X Division Champion and a former captain of Team Canada...
(w/A-1Alastair Charles Ralphs , better known as A-1 , is a Canadian professional wrestler and former bodybuilder.-Early life:...
) to retain the TNA 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...
(18:19)
- Styles pinned Williams after a Super Styles Clash
- Rhino
Terry Gerin is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Rhino and Rhyno. He is best known for his career in Extreme Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment...
and Team 3DTeam 3D is a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Brother Ray and Brother Devon, formerly sporadically joined into a stable by Brother Runt on several intervals...
(Brother Ray and Brother DevonDevon E. Hughes is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment as D-Von Dudley...
) defeated Jeff JarrettJeffrey Leonard "Jeff" Jarrett is an American professional wrestler and promoter currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is also Vice President of Creative Writing. He is well known for his time in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation...
and America's Most WantedAmerica's Most Wanted was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of "Wildcat" Chris Harris and "Tennessee Cowboy" James Storm, who competed in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
(Chris HarrisChris Harris is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was formerly one-half of the tag team America's Most Wanted along with partner James Storm....
and James StormJames Allan Black is an American professional wrestler who competes under the ring name James Storm. He is currently contracted with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he is a former 10-time Tag Team champion having won the NWA World Tag Team Championship seven times and the TNA World Tag Team...
) (w/Gail KimGail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler, valet, model, and actress of Korean descent. She is currently signed with World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its Raw brand....
) in a Six Man Tag Team match (15:44)
- Devon pinned Storm after a 3D.
- After the match, Team Canada came down to attack Team 3D until Christian Cage
William Jason Reso is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor, currently signed with World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its ECW brand as Christian, where he is the reigning ECW Champion. Reso has also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Christian Cage, where he was notable for...
(who made his debut earlier in the evening) came and performed the Unprettier on Coach D'AmoreScott Francis D'Amore is a Canadian professional wrestler, manager, promoter, booker and entrepreneur. He formerly managed Team Canada in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He was also the former head of the creative team...
. Cage then helped Team 3D put Jarrett through a table.
2006
Genesis (2006) was a
professional wrestlingProfessional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is an athletic performing art where matches are prearranged by the promotion's booking staff. It is a non-competitive sport which contains strong elements of theatre, mock combat, and catch wrestling. Wrestling's origins date to 19th-century carnival...
pay-per-viewPay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast of that event to their homes. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
(PPV)
event produced by
Total Nonstop Action WrestlingTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling , a privately controlled integrated-media and sports entertainment company, deals primarily in professional wrestling. It uses television, the Internet, and live events, with additional major revenue sources from product licensing and direct product sales...
(TNA), which took place on November 19, 2006 at the
TNA Impact! ZoneThe TNA Impact! Zone is the professional wrestling nickname for Soundstage 21 in Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida. It is the home of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .-History:...
in
Orlando, FloridaOrlando is a major city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan region...
. It was the second event under the
GenesisGenesis is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The name was originally used on May 9, 2003 for a two-hour DirecTV special that highlighted early moments in TNA’s history....
chronology. Eight
professional wrestling matchesMock combat involves the execution of combative actions without intent to harm. Participants can engage in such sparring for ritual, training, or performance reasons...
were featured on the event's
cardIn sports, a card comprises a listing of the matches taking place in a title-match combat-sport event. Organizers divide overall cards into a main-event match and the undercard, which encompasses the rest of the matches. One can also further subdivide the undercard into midcard and lower card,...
.
- Pre-Show match: Robert Roode (w/Ms. Brooks
Tracy Brookshaw is a Canadian professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet and professional wrestling referee, better known by her ring name Traci Brooks. She is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....
) defeated Eric YoungJeremy Fritz is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known under his ring name Eric Young. He currently performs for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he is the current Legends Champion.-Career:...
(03:50)
- Roode pinned Young using the ropes for leverage.
- Pre-Show match: Eric Young
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 is the current Legends Champion.-Career:...
defeated Robert Roode (w/Ms. BrooksTracy Brookshaw is a Canadian professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet and professional wrestling referee, better known by her ring name Traci Brooks. She is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....
) (01:00)
- Young pinned Roode with a roll-up using the ropes for leverage.
- This rematch happened after referee Rudy Charles
Daniel Engler is an American professional wrestling referee, better known by his ring name, Rudy Charles...
learned that Roode had cheated in the previous match.
- The Voodoo Kin Mafia
The Voodoo Kin Mafia, previously known as the James Gang, were a professional wrestling tag team in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling consisting of B.G. James and Kip James....
(B.G. JamesBrian Gerard James is an American professional wrestler known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, perhaps best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation as "The Road Dogg" Jesse James or simply The Road Dogg...
and Kip JamesMonty Kip Sopp is an American professional wrestler, best known as "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn during his tenure for World Wrestling Entertainment. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and works under the ring name Kip James...
) defeated KazarianFrank B. Gerdelman is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He is better known by his ring names Kaz, Kazarian and Frankie Kazarian, and currently under the character of Suicide...
, Maverick MattMatthew James "Matt" Bentley is an American professional wrestler best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling by the ring name Michael Shane. He was trained by his cousin, World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler Shawn Michaels, and he took the name Michael Shane as a play on his...
and Johnny DevineJohn Preston "J.P." Parsonage is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Hot Shot" Johnny Devine...
(03:39)
- Kip pinned Devine after a Cobra Clutch Slam.
- Kip used the Pedigree on Bentley during the match to continue their "war" with WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is a publicly-traded, privately-controlled integrated media and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
.
- The Naturals
The Naturals are a professional wrestling tag team made up of Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens. They are best known for their work in TNA, where they are multi-time former tag team champions.-History:...
(Andy DouglasAndy Douglas is an American professional wrestler. He is known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he was a member of The Naturals alongside his tag team partner Chase Stevens.-Career:...
and Chase StevensChase Stevens is an American professional wrestler. He is known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he was a member of The Naturals alongside his tag team partner Andy Douglas.-Career:...
) (w/Shane DouglasTroy Shane Martin is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name Shane Douglas. In the course of his career, which has spanned two decades, Douglas has wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling and briefly in the World Wrestling...
) defeated Sonjay DuttRetesh Bhalla is an American professional wrestler of Indian descent, better known by his ring name, Sonjay Dutt. He is best known working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and is also known for his stints with Combat Zone Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, and other various independent promotions...
and Jay LethalJamar Shipman , better known by his ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
(w/Jerry LynnJeremy "Jerry" Lynn is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling , the World Wrestling Federation and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
) (08:30)
- Stevens pinned Dutt after a Sitout powerbomb / Missile dropkick combo.
- 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 currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling wrestling as Daniels. He has also wrestled as Curry Man and Suicide...
defeated Chris SabinJoshua Harter is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Sabin. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , and also makes appearances for the Japan based Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX promotion, and in the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion...
to retain the TNA 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...
(13:29)
- Daniels pinned Sabin with a roll-up.
- Ron Killings
Ronald "Ron" Killings is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment, performing on its SmackDown brand under the ring name R-Truth...
and Lance HoytLance Wait Hoyt is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a two time NWA World Tag Team Champion with Kid Kash while the title was under the TNA banner...
defeated The PaparazziPaparazzi Productions was a villainous professional wrestling faction in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Started by Alex Shelley, it was inspired by his real-life interest in, and study of, wrestling videos...
(Austin StarrDan Solwold better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American professional wrestler currently performing in Ring of Honor, where he is the reigning ROH World Champion and the first wrestler ever to win it twice...
and Alex ShelleyPatrick Martin , better known by the ring name Alex Shelley, is an American professional wrestler currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he is a former TNA X Division Champion. He previously gained fame on the independent circuit, working most notably for Ring of Honor, as...
) (w/Kevin NashKevin Scott Nash is an American professional wrestler and actor. Nash has wrestled under various ring names, but most notably by his own name, for World Championship Wrestling and wrestled by his own name and as Diesel in World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment...
) (11:11)
- Hoyt pinned Shelley with a small package.
- Christian Cage
William Jason Reso is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor, currently signed with World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its ECW brand as Christian, where he is the reigning ECW Champion. Reso has also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Christian Cage, where he was notable for...
defeated A.J. StylesAllen Jones , better known by his ring name A.J. Styles , is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is the current TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
(15:56)
- Cage pinned Styles after sitting down during a sunset flip attempt by Styles.
- The Latin American Exchange (Homicide
Nelson Rodriguez Erazo is an American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring name, Homicide...
and HernandezShawn Hernandez is an American professional wrestler of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring names, "Hotstuff Hernandez" and "Hernandez"....
) (w/KonnanCharles Ashenoff , better known by his ring name, Konnan, is a semi-retired professional wrestler and rapper of Cuban Puerto Rican descent...
) defeated America's Most WantedAmerica's Most Wanted was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of "Wildcat" Chris Harris and "Tennessee Cowboy" James Storm, who competed in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
(Chris HarrisChris Harris is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was formerly one-half of the tag team America's Most Wanted along with partner James Storm....
and James StormJames Allan Black is an American professional wrestler who competes under the ring name James Storm. He is currently contracted with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he is a former 10-time Tag Team champion having won the NWA World Tag Team Championship seven times and the TNA World Tag Team...
) (w/Gail KimGail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler, valet, model, and actress of Korean descent. She is currently signed with World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its Raw brand....
) to retain the NWA World Tag Team ChampionshipThe National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship is the professional wrestling world tag team championship within the NWA framework.-History:...
(09:28)
- Hernandez pinned Storm after Homicide hit Storm with a blowtorch can.
- After the match, Jim Cornette
James Mark "Jim" Cornette is an American professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker. Cornette is the former "Commissioner" of Ring of Honor and is formerly a road agent for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
came out and stripped LAX of the Tag Team Titles due to their actions leading up to the PPV - a decision that was later reversed.
- Abyss
Christopher J. "Chris" Parks , better known by his ring name "The Monster" Abyss, is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion....
(w/James Mitchell) defeated Sting by disqualification to win the NWA World Heavyweight ChampionshipThe National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in the National Wrestling Alliance. Its lineage has been traced from the first "World Heavyweight Championship," which traces its lineage to Georg Hackenschmidt's 1905 title...
(15:30)
- Sting was disqualified after clotheslining referee Rudy Charles
Daniel Engler is an American professional wrestling referee, better known by his ring name, Rudy Charles...
.
- Sting lost the title because of TNA's rules that a title can change hands on a disqualification.
- Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, actor and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a former three-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, as recognized by promotion.Angle was involved in amateur wrestling...
defeated Samoa JoeNuufolau Joel Seanoa is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Samoa Joe. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....
(13:42)
- Angle forced Joe to submit to the Ankle Lock.
2007
Genesis (2007) was a
professional wrestlingProfessional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is an athletic performing art where matches are prearranged by the promotion's booking staff. It is a non-competitive sport which contains strong elements of theatre, mock combat, and catch wrestling. Wrestling's origins date to 19th-century carnival...
pay-per-viewPay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast of that event to their homes. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
(PPV)
event produced by
Total Nonstop Action WrestlingTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling , a privately controlled integrated-media and sports entertainment company, deals primarily in professional wrestling. It uses television, the Internet, and live events, with additional major revenue sources from product licensing and direct product sales...
(TNA), which took place on November 11, 2007 at the
TNA Impact! ZoneThe TNA Impact! Zone is the professional wrestling nickname for Soundstage 21 in Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida. It is the home of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .-History:...
in
Orlando, FloridaOrlando is a major city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan region...
. It was the third event under the
GenesisGenesis is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The name was originally used on May 9, 2003 for a two-hour DirecTV special that highlighted early moments in TNA’s history....
chronology. Eight
professional wrestling matchesMock combat involves the execution of combative actions without intent to harm. Participants can engage in such sparring for ritual, training, or performance reasons...
were featured on the event's
cardIn sports, a card comprises a listing of the matches taking place in a title-match combat-sport event. Organizers divide overall cards into a main-event match and the undercard, which encompasses the rest of the matches. One can also further subdivide the undercard into midcard and lower card,...
.
- Abyss
Christopher J. "Chris" Parks , better known by his ring name "The Monster" Abyss, is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion....
defeated Black Reign in a Shop of Horrors match (10:13)
- Abyss pinned Reign after a Black Hole Slam.
- After the match, a mystery man
John Hugger is a American professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling as Johnny the Bull, World Wrestling Entertainment as Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración under the...
blew mist into Abyss' eyes and put him into a box, which he and Reign then threw off of the stage.
- The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley
Patrick Martin , better known by the ring name Alex Shelley, is an American professional wrestler currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he is a former TNA X Division Champion. He previously gained fame on the independent circuit, working most notably for Ring of Honor, as...
and Chris SabinJoshua Harter is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Sabin. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , and also makes appearances for the Japan based Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX promotion, and in the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion...
) defeated Team 3DTeam 3D is a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Brother Ray and Brother Devon, formerly sporadically joined into a stable by Brother Runt on several intervals...
(Brother Ray and Brother DevonDevon E. Hughes is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment as D-Von Dudley...
) (17:37)
- Sabin pinned Ray after a ASCS Rush from Sabin and Shelley.
- Gail Kim
Gail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler, valet, model, and actress of Korean descent. She is currently signed with World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its Raw brand....
defeated Roxxi LaveauxNicole Raczynski is an American professional wrestler best known for her appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Roxxi...
, ODBJessica Kresa is an American professional wrestler better known as ODB , currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where she is the current TNA Women's Knockout Champion.-Early life:...
, and Angel WilliamsLauren Ann Williams is a Canadian professional wrestler best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where, under the ring name Angelina Love, she was a former two-time TNA Women's Knockout Champion...
in a Four Way match to retain the TNA Women's World ChampionshipThe TNA Women's Knockout Championship is a professional wrestling women's world championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is primarily contested for in TNA's women's division...
(09:01)
- Kim pinned ODB after a Happy Ending.
- Jay Lethal
Jamar Shipman , better known by his ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
defeated Sonjay DuttRetesh Bhalla is an American professional wrestler of Indian descent, better known by his ring name, Sonjay Dutt. He is best known working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and is also known for his stints with Combat Zone Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, and other various independent promotions...
to retain the TNA 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...
(12:01)
- Lethal pinned Dutt after a Diving Elbow Drop.
- After the match, Team 3D
Team 3D is a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Brother Ray and Brother Devon, formerly sporadically joined into a stable by Brother Runt on several intervals...
came out and attacked both men with leather belts, performed a 3D on both men, and stole the X Division Championship belt.
- Christian's Coalition
Christian's Coalition / Team Cage was a villainous professional wrestling faction in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling led by Christian Cage...
(A.J. StylesAllen Jones , better known by his ring name A.J. Styles , is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is the current TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
and TomkoTravis David Tomko is an American professional wrestler, known by his ring name Tomko. He is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was a member of Christian's Coalition and the Angle Alliance and often worked alongside A.J. Styles. He was also notable for his time in...
) defeated The Steiner BrothersThe Steiner Brothers are the professional wrestling tag team of American brothers Robert "Rick Steiner" Rechsteiner and Scott "Scott Steiner" Rechsteiner...
(RickRobert Rechsteiner better known by his ring name Rick Steiner, is an American professional wrestler.Steiner is best known for his appearances with the National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, both as a singles...
and ScottScott 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...
) to retain the TNA World Tag Team ChampionshipThe 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,...
(10:43)
- Styles pinned Rick after a low blow
A groin attack is an attempt to cause pain to the groin area of one's opponent. The technique can be quickly debilitating, due to the large number of sensitive nerve endings in the testicles of males, as well as the highly innervated vulva of females. A sufficiently powerful blow may fracture the...
and chair shot.
- Samoa Joe
Nuufolau Joel Seanoa is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Samoa Joe. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....
defeated Robert Roode (w/Ms. BrooksTracy Brookshaw is a Canadian professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet and professional wrestling referee, better known by her ring name Traci Brooks. She is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....
) (15:43)
- Joe pinned Roode after a Muscle Buster.
- Brooks fainted during the match and had to be helped to the back by trainers.
- Kaz
Frank B. Gerdelman is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He is better known by his ring names Kaz, Kazarian and Frankie Kazarian, and currently under the character of Suicide...
defeated Christian CageWilliam Jason Reso is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor, currently signed with World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its ECW brand as Christian, where he is the reigning ECW Champion. Reso has also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Christian Cage, where he was notable for...
in a Ladder matchA 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...
to win the 2007 Fight for the Right Tournament (15:13)
- Kaz grabbed the clipboard to win a future shot for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
The 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...
.
- Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, actor and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a former three-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, as recognized by promotion.Angle was involved in amateur wrestling...
and Kevin NashKevin Scott Nash is an American professional wrestler and actor. Nash has wrestled under various ring names, but most notably by his own name, for World Championship Wrestling and wrestled by his own name and as Diesel in World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment...
defeated Sting and Booker TBooker Tio Huffman , better known by his ring name Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
(13:41)
- Angle pinned Sting after an Olympic Slam to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
The 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...
.
- During the match, A.J. Styles and Tomko
A.J. Styles and Tomko are former tag team partners in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling who were a part of two factions together.-Formation:...
interfered on Angle's behalf and SharmellSharmell Sullivan-Huffman is an American professional wrestling valet and occasional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. She is best known for her work as Queen Sharmell with WWE until her release in 2007...
for Booker T and Sting.
- Booker T was billed as Sting's mystery partner.
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