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TNA Sacrifice

{{short description|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling pay-per-view event series}}

{{Other uses | Sacrifice (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox wrestling PPV series

|name = Sacrifice

|image = TNA Sacrifice Logo.jpg

|caption = TNA Sacrifice logo

|alt = TNA Sacrifice Logo

|promotions = Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

|firstevent = Sacrifice (2005)

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}}

Sacrifice is a professional wrestling event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It was originally held as a pay-per-view event between 2005 and 2014. The first Sacrifice event took place in August 2005. When event names were shuffled by TNA for 2006, the event was moved to May. Sacrifice has had a tradition of being the final round of tournaments. Sacrifice 2005 saw Samoa Joe defeat A.J. Styles to win the Super X Cup. Sacrifice 2006 was the final round of the World X Cup Tournament. Sacrifice 2008 continued the tradition with the finals of the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament. Sacrifice 2009 featured Beer Money, Inc. defeating The British Invasion in the finals of the Team 3D Invitational Tag Team Tournament. All events take place inside the Impact! Zone. On January 11, 2013, TNA announced that in 2013 will be only four PPVs, dropping Sacrifice.{{cite web |url=http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/4010-NEWS-TNA-IMPACT-WRESTLING-Announces-Major-Changes-To-2013-Pay-Per-View-Strategy |title=NEWS: TNA IMPACT WRESTLING Announces Major Changes To 2013 Pay-Per-View Strategy |website=www.impactwrestling.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112213300/http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/4010-NEWS-TNA-IMPACT-WRESTLING-Announces-Major-Changes-To-2013-Pay-Per-View-Strategy |archive-date=2013-01-12}} In 2016, Sacrifice was held as a special edition of Impact Wrestling and the promotion revived it as a monthly special for Impact Plus in 2020.

History

The inaugural Sacrifice event took place on August 14, 2005, at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida.{{cite web|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_14441.shtml#.ZF8OVHZBy3A|title=8/14 TNA Sacrifice PPV: Caldwell's "Alternative Perspective" Review|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|first=James|last=Caldwell|date=August 15, 2005|access-date=February 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063551/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_14441.shtml|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}} On the third Sacrifice, which took place on May 13, 2007, at the Impact! Zone in Florida, Kurt Angle became the inaugural TNA World Heavywight Champion, by defeating Christian Cage and Sting in a three-way match.{{cite web|url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2007/05/14/world-title-picture-muddied-after-good-sacrifice/|title=World title picture muddied after good Sacrifice|work=Slam Wrestling|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|first=Chris|last=Sokol|date=May 14, 2007|access-date=October 20, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417081034/https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2007/05/14/world-title-picture-muddied-after-good-sacrifice/|archive-date=April 17, 2023|url-status=live}} Sacrifice remained a regular TNA's pay-per-view until the last event at the time, which took place on April 27, 2014, at the Impact Zone.{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/411s-tna-sacrifice-report-4-27-14/|title=411's TNA Sacrifice Report 4.27.14|last=Csonka|first=Larry|website=411Mania|date=April 27, 2014|access-date=February 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201105837/https://411mania.com/wrestling/411s-tna-sacrifice-report-4-27-14/|archive-date=February 1, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-sacrifice/48189-tna-sacrifice-ppv-results-4-27-14-live-results-from-orlando/|title=TNA Sacrifice PPV Results - 4/27/14 (Eric Young vs. Magnus)|last=Martin|first=Adam|website=WrestleView|date=April 28, 2014|access-date=February 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425110832/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-sacrifice/48189-tna-sacrifice-ppv-results-4-27-14-live-results-from-orlando/|archive-date=April 25, 2020|url-status=live}} On April 26, 2016, TNA filmed a special televised Sacrifice event at the Impact Zone, which aired on tape delay on April 26.{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2016/04/26/426-powells-tna-impact-wrestling-tv-review-sacrifice-theme-with-drew-galloway-vs-tyrus-for-the-tna-title-beer-money-vs-decay-for-the-tna-tag-titles/|title=4/26 Powell's TNA Impact Wrestling TV Review: Sacrifice theme with Drew Galloway vs. Tyrus for the TNA Title, Beer Money vs. Decay for the TNA Tag Titles|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|first=Jason|last=Powell|date=April 26, 2006|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016125017/https://prowrestling.net/site/2016/04/26/426-powells-tna-impact-wrestling-tv-review-sacrifice-theme-with-drew-galloway-vs-tyrus-for-the-tna-title-beer-money-vs-decay-for-the-tna-tag-titles/|archive-date=October 16, 2022|url-status=live}} On 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}}

On January 29, 2020, Impact retrieved the Sacrifice event as a monthly special for Impact Plus, where the event itself took part on February 22, at the Davis Arena, in Louisville, Kentucky.{{cite web|url=https://impactwrestling.com/2020/01/29/champion-vs-champion-at-sacrifice/|title=Champion vs Champion at Sacrifice|publisher=Impact Wrestling|author=IMPACT Wrestling Staff|date=January 29, 2020|access-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210163421/https://impactwrestling.com/2020/01/29/champion-vs-champion-at-sacrifice/|archive-date=February 10, 2022|url-status=live}} Since of April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Impact had to present the majority of its programming from a behind closed doors set at Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.{{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}} The 13th Sacrifice event, which took place on March 5, 2022, at the Paristown Hall in Louisville, saw the return of live attendance.{{cite web|url=https://impactwrestling.com/2022/03/05/sacrifice-2022-live-results/|title=Sacrifice 2022 Full Results|publisher=Impact Wrestling|author=IMPACT Wrestling Staff|date=March 5, 2022|access-date=March 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211042814/https://impactwrestling.com/2022/03/05/sacrifice-2022-live-results/|archive-date=December 11, 2022|url-status=live}}

Events

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!Event

!Date

!City

!Venue

!Main Event

!Ref.

1

|TNA Sacrifice (2005)

|August 14, 2005

|rowspan="10"|Orlando, Florida

|rowspan="6"|TNA Impact! Zone

|Jeff Jarrett and Rhino vs. Raven and Sabu in a tag team match

|

2

|TNA Sacrifice (2006)

|May 14, 2006

|Christian Cage (c) vs. Abyss in a Full Metal Mayhem match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship

|

3

|TNA Sacrifice (2007)

|May 13, 2007

|Christian Cage vs. Kurt Angle vs. Sting in a three-way match to crown the first TNA World Heavyweight Champion

|

4

|TNA Sacrifice (2008)

|May 11, 2008

|Samoa Joe (c) vs. Kaz vs. Scott Steiner in a three-way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship

|

5

|TNA Sacrifice (2009)

|May 24, 2009

|Mick Foley (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. Kurt Angle vs. Sting in a four-way Ultimate Sacrifice match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship

|

6

|TNA Sacrifice (2010)

|May 16, 2010

|Rob Van Dam (c) vs. A.J. Styles for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship

|{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1266474068.php?style=dark|title=Date and location for TNA Sacrifice|last=Gerweck|first=Steve|date=February 18, 2010|website=WrestleView|access-date=February 18, 2010}}

7

|TNA Sacrifice (2011)

|May 15, 2011

|rowspan="4"|Impact Zone

|Sting (c) vs. Rob Van Dam for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship

|{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1299698207|title=Location and date for TNA's Sacrifice PPV in May|last=Martin|first=Adam|date=March 9, 2011|website=WrestleView|access-date=March 9, 2011}}

8

|TNA Sacrifice (2012)

|May 13, 2012

|Bobby Roode (c) vs. Rob Van Dam in a ladder match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship

|{{cite web|url=http://www.universalorlando.com/Shows/Impact-Wrestling.aspx|title=Access Manager for Web Login|website=www.universalorlando.com|access-date=December 19, 2017}}

9

|TNA Sacrifice (2014)

|April 27, 2014

|Eric Young (c) vs. Magnus for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship

|

10

|TNA Sacrifice (2016)

|April 26, 2016{{efn|name=t1|The event was taped on March 19, 2016.}}

|Ethan Carter III vs. Mike Bennett

|

11

|Impact Wrestling Sacrifice (2020)

|February 22, 2020

|Louisville, Kentucky

|Davis Arena

|Ace Austin (c-X Division) vs. Tessa Blanchard (c-World) in a non-title champion vs. champion match

|

12

|Impact Wrestling Sacrifice (2021)

|March 13, 2021

|Nashville, Tennessee

|Skyway Studios

|Rich Swann (c-Impact) vs. Moose (c-TNA) in a championship unification match for the Impact World Championship and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship

|{{cite web|url=https://impactwrestling.com/2021/02/23/impact-world-title-knockouts-tag-title-matches-official-for-sacrifice/|title=IMPACT World Title & Knockouts Tag Title Matches Official for Sacrifice|publisher=Impact Wrestling|date=February 23, 2021|access-date=April 11, 2021}}

13

|Impact Wrestling Sacrifice (2022)

|March 5, 2022

|Louisville, Kentucky

|Paristown Hall

|Moose (c) vs. Heath for the Impact World Championship

|

14

|Impact Wrestling Sacrifice (2023)

|March 24, 2023

| rowspan="2" |Windsor, Ontario, Canada

| rowspan="2" |St. Clair College

|Frankie Kazarian, Rich Swann and Steve Maclin vs. Time Machine (Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin and Kushida) in a six-man tag team match

|{{cite web|last=Carlan|first=Lewis|title=Impact Wrestling Announces Upcoming 2023 Events Including Return to Canada|url=https://www.pwmania.com/impact-wrestling-announces-upcoming-2023-events-including-return-to-canada|website=PWMania|date=October 25, 2022|access-date=November 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106043849/https://www.pwmania.com/impact-wrestling-announces-upcoming-2023-events-including-return-to-canada|archive-date=November 6, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://impactwrestling.com/2023/03/24/sacrifice-2023-live-results/|title=Sacrifice 2023 Full Results|publisher=Impact Wrestling|author=IMPACT Wrestling Staff|date=March 24, 2023|access-date=March 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325144123/https://impactwrestling.com/2023/03/24/sacrifice-2023-live-results/|archive-date=March 25, 2023|url-status=live}}

15

|TNA Sacrifice (2024)

|March 8, 2024

|Moose (c) vs. Eric Young for the TNA World Championship

|

14

|TNA Sacrifice (2025)

|March 14, 2025

|El Paso, Texas

|El Paso County Coliseum

|TBA

|{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=TNA Announces Locations For TNA Rebellion And TNA Slammiversary 2025|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/tna-announces-locations-tna-rebellion-and-tna-slammiversary-2025|work=Fightful|date=December 4, 2024|access-date=December 4, 2024}}

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.impactwrestling.com Impact Wrestling]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070217173928/http://www.tnawrestling.com/ TNAwrestling.com TNA Wrestling Official Website]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100420095247/http://www.tnasacrifice.com/ TNASacrifice.com TNA Sacrifice Mini Site]
  • [http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/tna/sacrifice.html Results at Pro Wrestling History]

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