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Professional wrestling pay-per-view event series
Genesis was an annual
professional wrestling
pay-per-view (PPV)
event promoted by
TNA Wrestling . The name was originally used on May 9, 2003, for a two-hour
DirecTV special that highlighted early moments in TNA’s history.
[1]
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. All events but three have been held in the
Impact Zone . Originally, Genesis was held in November, but was moved to January starting in 2009. For this reason, 2008 did not have a Genesis PPV event. There have only been eight World Championship matches in the main event. Genesis was later televised as an
Impact Wrestling television special on
Spike TV on January 16, 2015, and on
Pop in 2017 and 2018.
On December 12, 2020 at
Final Resolution , it was announced that Genesis would be revived as a
monthly special for
Impact Plus on January 9, 2021.
[2]
History
The
inaugural Genesis event took place on November 13, 2005, at the
TNA Impact! Zone in
Orlando, Florida .
[3] Since the
fourth Genesis event, which took place on January 11, 2009, at the
Bojangles' Coliseum in
Charlotte, North Carolina , TNA begun to present Genesis on January moving forwards, instead of November as the first three Genesis events.
[4] In 2017, after
Anthem Sports & Entertainment purchased a majority stake of TNA, Anthem re-branded TNA as Impact Wrestling.
[5] The
12th Genesis event, which took place on January 9, 2021, at the Skyway Studios in
Nashville, Tennessee , was in front of no crowd attendance, as Impact had to present majority of their events
behind closed doors due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States .
[6]
Events
#
Event
Date
City
Venue
Main Event
Ref.
1
Genesis (2005)
November 13, 2005
Orlando, Florida
TNA Impact! Zone
Jeff Jarrett and
America's Most Wanted (
Chris Harris and
James Storm ) vs.
Rhino and
Team 3D (
Brother Ray and
Brother Devon ) in a
six-man tag team match
[3]
2
Genesis (2006)
November 19, 2006
Kurt Angle vs.
Samoa Joe
3
Genesis (2007)
November 11, 2007
Kurt Angle (c) and
Kevin Nash vs.
Booker T and
Sting in a
tag team match for the
TNA World Heavyweight Championship ; person who gained the
pinfall won the championship
4
Genesis (2009)
January 11, 2009
Charlotte, North Carolina
Bojangles' Coliseum
Mick Foley and
The TNA Front Line (
A.J. Styles and
Brother Devon ) vs.
Cute Kip and
The Main Event Mafia (
Booker T and
Scott Steiner ) in a
six-man tag team
hardcore match
[4]
5
Genesis (2010)
January 17, 2010
Orlando, Florida
TNA Impact! Zone
A.J. Styles (c) vs.
Kurt Angle in a
Last Chance match for the
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
[7]
6
Genesis (2011)
January 9, 2011
Impact Zone
Jeff Hardy (c) vs.
Mr. Anderson for the
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
7
Genesis (2012)
January 8, 2012
Bobby Roode (c) vs.
Jeff Hardy for the
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
[8]
8
Genesis (2013)
January 13, 2013
Jeff Hardy (c) vs.
Austin Aries vs.
Bobby Roode in a
three-way elimination match for the
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
7
Genesis (2014)
January 16, 2014
Huntsville, Alabama
Von Braun Center
Ethan Carter III vs.
Sting , with
Magnus and
Rockstar Spud as the
special guest referees
January 23, 2014
[a]
Magnus (c) vs.
Sting for the
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
8
Genesis (2017)
January 27, 2017
[b]
Orlando, Florida
Impact Zone
Eddie Edwards (c) vs.
Lashley in a 30-minute
Iron Man match for the
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
9
Genesis (2018)
January 25, 2018
[c]
Ottawa ,
Ontario ,
Canada
Aberdeen Pavilion
Eli Drake (c) vs.
Alberto El Patron vs.
Johnny Impact in a
Six Sides of Steel match for the
Impact Global Championship
10
Genesis (2021)
January 9, 2021
Nashville, Tennessee
Skyway Studios
Moose vs.
Willie Mack in an
"I quit" match
[9]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
Notes
^ The event was taped on January 16, 2014.
^ The event was taped on January 8, 2017.
^ The event was taped on August 8 and 10, 2016.
References
^
"NWA-TNA Presents Genesis" . Archived from
the original on 2003-05-29. Retrieved 2007-09-16 .
^
"Genesis Returns on IMPACT Plus – IMPACT Wrestling" . December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020 .
^
a
b Caldwell, James (November 13, 2005).
"CALDWELL'S TNA GENESIS PPV REPORT 11/13: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live event" . Pro Wrestling Torch .
Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2015 .
^
a
b
"January's "Genesis" Coming To Charlotte" .
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . November 9, 2008. Archived from
the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008 .
^ Jacobs, Corey (March 2, 2017).
"It's Official...The TNA Name Is Dead, Former WWE Star Makes His Impact Wrestling Debut" . wrestlingnews.co . Wrestling News.
Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017 .
^ Middleton, Marc (April 7, 2020).
"Impact Wrestling To Tape Matches This Week, Impact Moving Forward With Rebellion Event" . Wrestling Inc .
Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021 .
^ Gerweck, Steve (2009-11-04).
"Locations for first 3 TNA PPVs of 2010" . WrestleView.com. Retrieved 2009-11-04 .
^
"Upcoming TNA PPV dates and locations in 2012" . Wrestleview. November 29, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011 .
^ Lambert, Jeremy (December 12, 2020).
"IMPACT Genesis Announced For January 2021" . Fightful. Retrieved December 13, 2020 .
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