Knockouts Knockdown

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Knockouts Knockdown
Promotions Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
First event 2013
Last event 2021
Event gimmick Women's professional wrestling

Knockouts Knockdown was a periodic women's professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It was the company's only event to consist solely of women's matches, showcasing the company's women's division, dubbed the Knockouts. The inaugural event was held in March 2013 and had been held as a One Night Only event until 2017. The sixth and most recent event was held in September 2021 and aired one month later.

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History

One Night Only was a series of professional wrestling events held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) launched in April 2013. The concept was announced on January 11, 2013 by then-Total Nonstop Action (TNA) President Dixie Carter as a part of a change to their pay-per-view programming. Among these events were Knockouts Knockdown. [1] [2] [3]

The inaugural Knockouts Knockdown was held on March 17, 2013 and aired on September 6. [3] From that time, it had been held at the Impact Zone until 2017, with the that year's event being the last one held there. [4] The sixth and most recent Knockouts Knockdown was held on September 17, 2021 and aired on October 9. [5] [6]

Events

#EventDateCityVenueMain event
1 Knockouts Knockdown (2013) March 17, 2013 Orlando, Florida Impact Zone Knockouts Gauntlet match to crown the "Queen of the Knockouts"
2 Knockouts Knockdown 2014 May 10, 2014
3 Knockouts Knockdown 2015 February 15, 2015
4 Knockouts Knockdown 2016 March 17, 2016
5 Victory Road – Knockouts Knockdown March 3–4, 2017 Leva Bates, Alisha Edwards, Santana Garrett, and ODB vs. Laurel Van Ness, Rosemary, Angelina Love, and Diamanté in a Four-on-Four tag team match
6 Knockouts Knockdown (2021) September 17, 2021 Nashville, Tennessee Skyway Studios Decay (Havok and Rosemary) (c) vs. The Influence (Madison Rayne and Tenille Dashwood) for the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. "News: TNA Impact Wrestling Announces Major Changes To 2013 Pay-Per-View Strategy". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. January 10, 2013. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. Harris, Jeffrey (January 10, 2013). "Update on TNA's One Night Only Show Tapings, Their Themes, Return of the Six Sided Ring, and More". 411mania. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "TNA One Night Only taping themes for final Impact Zone dates". proWrestling.net. March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  4. IMPACT (April 12, 2017). "A NEW #Knockout emerges Friday on Pay Per View! Who is it? Find out when #VictoryRoad2017 Premieres!pic.twitter.com/XPNXJtH6Eh". @IMPACTWRESTLING. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  5. IMPACT Wrestling Staff (September 13, 2021). "IMPACT Wrestling Brings Back Knockouts Knockdown, With Matches Set For This Weekend In Nashville, Tennessee". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  6. Impact Wrestling [@IMPACT] (September 13, 2021). "Knockouts Knockdown will feature the Daffney Memorial Monster's Ball match - a tribute to Daffney, who competed in the first Knockouts Monster's Ball alongside @RealTaylorWilde in 2009" (Tweet). Retrieved October 2, 2021 via Twitter.