Genesis (2005)
Genesis (2005) | |||
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Promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) | | ||
Date | November 13, 2005 | ||
City | Orlando, Florida | ||
Venue | Impact Zone | ||
Attendance | 900[1] | ||
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Genesis chronology | |||
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The 2005 Genesis was a
The main event was a
Genesis is remembered for the debut of
Production
Background
Genesis was announced in early-August 2005 on TNA's official website. It was planned for November 13 at the
Storylines
Genesis featured seven professional wrestling matches and two pre-show 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.[8]
The main event at Genesis was a
The premier bout on the card was for the
Several other bouts were planned for Genesis, of these the most significant were a
Event
Role: | Name: |
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Commentator
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Mike Tenay |
Don West | |
Ring announcer | Jeremy Borash |
Referee | Rudy Charles
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Mark "Slick" Johnson
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Andrew Thomas | |
Interviewers
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Jeremy Borash |
Shane Douglas |
Pre-show
Prior to Genesis, TNA held a thirty-minute pre-show. Two matches were held during the broadcast. The first pitted Shark Boy against Nigel McGuinness, lasting 5 minutes and 30 seconds. Shark Boy won the encounter by using a roll-up pin.[21] The second was a Six Man Tag Team match between The Diamonds in the Rough (David Young, Elix Skipper, and Simon Diamond) and the team of Lance Hoyt and The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens). The duration of the contest was 5 minutes and 48 seconds. The Diamonds in the Rough won after Skipper and Young crashed into Stevens simultaneously and followed with the pinfall.[22]
Miscellaneous
Genesis featured employees other than the wrestlers involved in the matches.
Preliminary matches
The first match of the event pitted Raven against P.J. Polaco. This match occurred because Raven refused to quit the company, which was something NWA Championship Committee member Larry Zbyszko had requested in the storyline. Since Raven refused to quit, Zbyszko forced him to wrestle Polaco. Cassidy Riley interfered in the match by attempting to aid Raven. The duration of the bout was 5 minutes and 45 seconds. Raven won the contest by forcing Polaco's head into the mat with his signature Even Flow DDT maneuver.[21]
A
The third match was between Monty Brown and Jeff Hardy to determine the number-one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Hardy scored a two-count on Brown by slamming the back of Brown's head and neck into the mat with a reverse
TNA held a
Main event matches
The fifth match of the show saw Abyss face Sabu in a No Disqualification match. Abyss was accompanied by James Mitchell. In a No Disqualification match, weapons are legal, as well as outside interference, with a victor determined only by pinfall or submission. Abyss slammed Sabu into a pile of thumbtacks to earn a two-count during the match. Near the end, Sabu tried to hit Abyss with a steal chair wrapped in barbed-wire, but Abyss countered the maneuver. This led to Abyss slamming Sabu back-first onto the barbed-wire wrapped steal chair with his signature Black Hole Slam maneuver to win the encounter at 10 minutes and 48 seconds.[21]
The TNA X Division Championship was defended by A.J. Styles against Petey Williams next. Williams was accompanied by A-1. The duration of the contest was 18 minutes and 20 seconds. Early in the bout, Styles jumped over the top rope to ringside aiming to land on Williams, he instead overshot and crashed into the guardrail. Mid-way through the contest, Styles attempted to perform his signature Styles Clash maneuver, but Williams countered. Afterwards, Williams attempted to perform his signature Canadian Destroyer, but this time Styles counter. Williams held Styles in his signature Sharpshooter submission hold during the encounter. Styles fought out of it by grabbing the bottom rope and forcing it to be released. Samoa Joe interfered in the bout by distracting Styles. Near the end, both men fought on the top rope with Styles getting the advantage. He then set up Williams for his Styles Clash maneuver and jumped off, slamming Williams face-first into the mat from the top rope. Styles followed with a pin, thus winning the match and retaining the TNA X Division Championship.[7]
The main event was a Six-man tag team match pitting the team of Rhino and Team 3D against the team of Jeff Jarrett and America's Most Wanted. The latter was accompanied by Gail Kim. Various weapons were used by both teams throughout the match without the referee disqualifying either. Some weapons used included trash cans, cheese graters, and tables. Rhino tackled Jarrett with his signature
Reception
A total of 900 people attended Genesis.
Lacroix rated the main event Six Man Tag Team match an 8 out of 10, while the No Disqualification match was given a 7.5 out of 10. The TNA X Division Championship match and the Elimination X match each received the highest rating of Lacroix's review with a 9 out of 10. He gave the Monty Brown versus Jeff Hardy bout a 6 out of 10, while the Raven versus P.J. Polaco match a 4.5 out of 10, the lowest rating of his review. He also gave Christian Cage's debut an 8 out of 10.[22]
James Caldwell of the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter reviewed the event, commenting that the main event was the "usual shortcut main event match involving Jarrett or anyone with an ECW background." He said the TNA X Division Championship match was a "solid match" and was the "match of the night so far, although not a typical standout X Division PPV match." Caldwell's called the No Disqualification match the "usual trainwreck hardcore match between two wrestlers who have wrestled the exact same match several PPV's in a row." He felt the Elimination X match was a decent wrestling match" and that the segment after the match helped to establish "Joe's character and gave him some definition as an assassin." As for the Brown versus Hardy match, he stated that it was a "better match than the previous two, but there wasn't enough time for the match to develop a nice pace and cadence to be a solid PPV quality match."[21]
TNA released a DVD counting down the top 50 moments in their history in 2007, with Cage's debut being ranked at number 5 on the compilation.[28]
Aftermath
After the show went off the air, Christian Cage, Rhino, and Team 3D joined together to create a chant in honor of Eddie Guerrero.[29]
Rhino and Jarrett continued their rivalry after Genesis. A rematch between Rhino and Jarrett for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was announced on the November 19 episode of Impact! for Turning Point.[30] TNA aired a series of video packages focusing on Rhino and his title match heading into the show.[31][32][33] Jarrett defeated Rhino at the event to retain the championship.[25]
Team 3D fought AMW in a Tag Team Elimination Tables match at Turning Point. The Tables match was announced on the November 19 episode of Impact! to take place at the show.[30] Team 3D won the encounter at the show.[25]
A.J. Styles went on to defend the TNA X Division Championship against Samoa Joe at Turning Point. This defense was due to Styles accusing Joe of violating the unwritten X Division code. Styles then challenged Joe to a TNA X Division Championship match at Turning Point which Joe accepted on the November 19 episode of Impact!.[30] Joe defeated Styles at the show to become the new TNA X Division Champion. After the bout, Joe attempted to assault Styles in the same manner he did with Daniels until Daniels returned from injury to save Styles.[34] This continued a rivalry between the three wrestlers as Joe went on to defend the title against Daniels at TNA's Final Resolution PPV event on January 15, 2006, which Joe won to retain the title.[35] At TNA's Against All Odds PPV event on February 12, 2006, Daniels, Joe, and Styles competed in a Three Way match for the TNA X Division Championship; Joe gained the pinfall to retain the title.[36] The three competed again, but this time in a Three Way Ultimate X match for the championship at TNA's Destination X PPV event on March 12, 2006. Daniels won the bout, thus becoming the new TNA X Division Champion.[37] The rivalry ended on the April 13, 2006 episode of Impact! when Joe defeated Daniels to win back the championship.[38]
After Monty Brown became number-one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, he face Christian Cage at Turning Point in another bout to determine the number-one contender to the title. Cage requested this match on the November 26 episode of Impact! from NWA Championship Committee member Larry Zbyszko, which he was granted.[31] Cage won the contest to become the new number-one contender NWA World Heavyweight Championship.[34]
TNA held the first-ever Barbed Wire Massacre at Turning Point between Abyss and Sabu. TNA advertised the Barbed Wire Massacre between Abyss and Sabu on the November 19 episode of Impact!.[30] The reasoning behind the match stipulation had to do with Abyss fearing barbed wire in the storyline.[31] Abyss challenged this fear on the December 3 episode of Impact!, by bashing Sabu over the head with a barbed wire wrapped steal chair.[32] Sabu defeated Abyss at the event to end their rivalry.[34]
Results
No. | Results Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) defeated Jeff Jarrett and America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) (with Gail Kim )Six-man tag team match | 15:48 | | ||||
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- Elimination X match
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Elimination No. | Eliminated | Eliminator | Notes | Time[21] |
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1 | Roderick Strong | Austin Aries | Aries pinned Strong after a 450° aerial splash. | 12:02 |
2 | Austin Aries | Christopher Daniels | Daniels pinned Aries with a roll-up pin. | 12:23 |
3 | Sonjay Dutt | Alex Shelley | Shelley forced Dutt to submit with his signature Border City Stretch submission hold. | 15:13 |
4 | Alex Shelley | Matt Bentley | Bentley pinned Shelley after a kick to the face .
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15:53 |
5 | Matt Bentley | Samoa Joe | Joe forced Bentley to submit with his signature Coquina Clutch submission hold. | 20:40 |
6 | Chris Sabin | Christopher Daniels | Daniels pinned Sabin after slamming him face-first into the mat with his signature Angel's Wings maneuver. | 23:15 |
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