TNA Genesis (2009)

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Genesis (2009)
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Promotional poster featuring Mick Foley
Promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
DateJanuary 11, 2009 [1]
City Charlotte, North Carolina [1]
Venue Bojangles' Coliseum [1]
Attendance2,700 [2]
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The 2009 Genesis was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on January 11, 2009, at the Bojangles' Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. [1] It was originally scheduled to take place on November 9, 2008, at the Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida, [3] [4] however, TNA moved Turning Point to that date instead. It was the fourth event under the Genesis chronology.

Contents

Storylines

Other on-screen personnel
Role:Name:
Commentator Mike Tenay
Don West
Interviewer Jeremy Borash
Lauren Thompson
Ring announcer Jeremy Borash
David Penzer
Referee Earl Hebner
Rudy Charles
Mark Johnson
Andrew Thomas

Genesis featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. [5]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1 Eric Young and The Latin American Xchange (Hernandez and Homicide) defeated Jimmy Rave, Kiyoshi and Sonjay Dutt Six-man elimination match 13:43
2 Alex Shelley defeated Chris Sabin Singles match for the vacant TNA X Division Championship 16:38
3 Shane Sewell defeated Sheik Abdul Bashir Singles match10:18
4 Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) (with Jacqueline) defeated Consequences Creed and Jay Lethal (c) and Abyss and Matt Morgan Three-way match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship 15:19
5 ODB, Roxxi and Taylor Wilde defeated The Kongtourage (Raisha Saeed, Rhaka Khan and Sojournor Bolt) Six-Knockout tag team match to determine the #1 contender to the TNA Women's Knockout Championship 07:44
6 Kurt Angle defeated Jeff Jarrett No Disqualification match 21:59
7 Sting (c) defeated Rhino Singles match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship 08:18
8 Mick Foley and The TNA Front Line (A.J. Styles and Brother Devon) defeated Cute Kip and The Main Event Mafia (Booker T and Scott Steiner) (with Sharmell) Six-Man Hardcore match 14:02
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

X Division Championship Tournament bracket

Quarterfinals
(TV - TNA Impact!) 		Semifinals
(TV - Impact!) 		Final
(PPV - Genesis)
         
Eric Young Pin
Sheik Abdul Bashir
Eric Young
Alex ShelleyPin
Alex Shelley Pin
Jay Lethal
Alex ShelleyPin
Chris Sabin 16:38
Chris Sabin Pin
Sonjay Dutt
Chris SabinPin
Kiyoshi
Consequences Creed
Kiyoshi Pin

Six-Man Elimination Tag Team Match

EliminationWrestlerEliminated byElimination Move [6] Time [6]
1Eric YoungSonjay DuttPinned after leg drop on ropes10:33
2HomicideJimmy RavePinned by a Schoolboy 11:25
3KiyoshiHernandezPinned after Border Toss 12:45
4Sonjay DuttHernandezPinned after sitout powerbomb 13:03
5Jimmy RaveHernandezPinfall after Diving splash 13:43
Winner:Hernandez

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  2. ↑ "TNA Genesis". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  3. ↑ Banks, Bill (December 30, 2007). "Upcoming TNA Pay-Per-Views and "iMPACT!" in Orlando live events". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  4. ↑ Martin, Adam (August 31, 2008). "Update on PPV plans for Genesis & Turning Point events this year - more". WrestleView. Archived from the original on September 3, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Eck, K. (February 2003). "Big, poppa's back: Scott Steiner looks to pump up the action in WWE". Wrestling Digest. Archived from the original on May 25, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2007.


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