TNA Genesis#2014
{{Infobox wrestling PPV series
|name = Genesis
|image = TNA Genesis Logo.jpg
|caption = TNA Genesis logo
|alt = TNA Genesis Logo
|promotions = Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
|firstevent = Genesis (2005)
|lastevent =
}}
Genesis is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). The name was originally used on May 9, 2003, for a two-hour DirecTV special that highlighted early moments in TNA’s history.{{cite web|url=http://nwatna.com/2003/05/06/01.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030529152215/http://www.nwatna.com/2003/05/06/01.shtml|archive-date=2003-05-29|url-status=usurped|title=NWA-TNA Presents Genesis|access-date=2007-09-16}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Genesis Returns on IMPACT Plus – IMPACT Wrestling|url=https://impactwrestling.com/2020/12/12/genesis-returns-on-impact-plus/|date=December 13, 2020|access-date=December 14, 2020}}
On October 26, 2024, at Bound for Glory, it was announced that Genesis will return as a TNA pay-per-view event on January 19, 2025.{{Cite web |title=TNA Genesis 2025 To Emanate From Garland, Texas On January 19 {{!}} Fightful News |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/tna-genesis-2025-emanate-garland-texas-january-19 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=www.fightful.com |language=en}}
History
The inaugural Genesis event took place on November 13, 2005, at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida.{{cite web|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_15362.shtml#.ZGJs93bP2Um|title=CALDWELL'S TNA GENESIS PPV REPORT 11/13: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live event|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|first=James|last=Caldwell|date=November 13, 2005|access-date=May 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506063838/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_15362.shtml#.YJOO8HZ_qUk|archive-date=May 6, 2021|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/1153/84/|title=January's "Genesis" Coming To Charlotte|date=November 9, 2008|access-date=November 9, 2008|publisher=Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216163612/http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/1153/84/|archive-date=December 16, 2008|url-status=dead}} In 2017, after Anthem Sports & Entertainment purchased a majority stake of TNA, Anthem re-branded TNA as Impact Wrestling.{{cite web|last1=Jacobs|first1=Corey|title=It's Official...The TNA Name Is Dead, Former WWE Star Makes His Impact Wrestling Debut|url=http://wrestlingnews.co/tna-news/its-official-the-tna-name-is-dead-former-wwe-star-makes-his-impact-wrestling-debut/|website=wrestlingnews.co|publisher=Wrestling News|date=March 2, 2017|access-date=March 7, 2017|archive-date=September 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914043631/http://wrestlingnews.co/tna-news/its-official-the-tna-name-is-dead-former-wwe-star-makes-his-impact-wrestling-debut/|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2020/04/impact-wrestling-to-tape-matches-this-week-668970/|title=Impact Wrestling To Tape Matches This Week, Impact Moving Forward With Rebellion Event|last=Middleton|first=Marc|website=Wrestling Inc.|date=April 7, 2020|access-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126070935/https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2020/04/impact-wrestling-to-tape-matches-this-week-668970/|archive-date=January 26, 2021|url-status=live}}
On October 26, 2024, at Bound for Glory, Santino Marella announced that Genesis would return on January 19, 2025, at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas.{{cite web|last=Defelice|first=Robert|title=TNA Genesis 2025 To Emanate From Texas On January 19|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/tna-genesis-2025-emanate-garland-texas-january-19|work=Fightful|date=October 26, 2024|access-date=October 26, 2024}}
Events
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!# !Event !Date !City !Venue !Main Event !Ref. |
| 1
|November 13, 2005 |rowspan="3"|Orlando, Florida |rowspan="3"|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 |
| 2
|November 19, 2006 |Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe | |
| 3
|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
|January 11, 2009 |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 |
| 5
|January 17, 2010 |rowspan="4"|Orlando, Florida |A.J. Styles (c) vs. Kurt Angle in a Last Chance match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 6
|January 9, 2011 |rowspan="3"|Impact Zone |Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Mr. Anderson for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 7
|January 8, 2012 |Bobby Roode (c) vs. Jeff Hardy for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 8
|January 13, 2013 |Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Austin Aries vs. Bobby Roode in a three-way elimination match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| rowspan="2"|9
|rowspan="2"|Genesis (2014) |January 16, 2014 |rowspan="2"|Huntsville, Alabama |rowspan="2"|Von Braun Center |Ethan Carter III vs. Sting, with Magnus and Rockstar Spud as the special guest referees |rowspan="2"| |
| January 23, 2014{{efn|name=t1|The event was taped on January 16, 2014.}}
|Magnus (c) vs. Sting for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 10
|January 27, 2017{{efn|name=t2|The event was taped on January 8, 2017.}} |Eddie Edwards (c) vs. Lashley in a 30-minute Iron Man match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 11
|January 25, 2018{{efn|name=t3|The event was taped on August 8 and 10, 2016.}} |Eli Drake (c) vs. Alberto El Patron vs. Johnny Impact in a Six Sides of Steel match for the Impact Global Championship | |
| 12
|January 9, 2021 |Skyway Studios |Moose vs. Willie Mack in an "I quit" match |
| 13
|January 19, 2025 |Nic Nemeth (c) vs. Joe Hendry for the TNA World Championship |
| colspan="11" |{{center|(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match}} |
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.indemand.com/product/view/72182 Genesis 2007] at In Demand.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070217173928/http://www.tnawrestling.com/ TNAWrestling.com - the official website of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]
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