Impact X Cup Tournaments

Impact X Cup
Impact X Cup
Promotion(s)	Impact Wrestling
First event	2003 Super X Cup
Last event	2021 Super X Cup
Event gimmick	Single elimination tournament for X Division wrestlers or teams

The Impact X Cup Tournament consists of various types of X Division tournaments that feature wrestlers and/or teams from all over the world competing in Impact Wrestling - formerly Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Global Force Wrestling (GFW) - to fight for various trophies or championship matches. After a near decade long hiatus, the tournament returned in 2017 before going on another four-year hiatus. As of 2021, there has been eight X cup tournaments (four super X cups and four team X cups).

The first X Cup Tournament of any kind was the 2003 Super X Cup. It featured wrestlers from around the Globe competing in one-on-one matches. Chris Sabin was the winner of the 2003 Super X Cup. Since then, the generally positive response from TNA's viewers to the 2003 Super X Cup has led to other X Cup Tournaments. Multiple competitors in each tournament have represented various different companies, such as Pro Wrestling Noah, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, All Japan Pro Wrestling, AAW Wrestling, Border City Wrestling and Wrestle Circus. Throughout the history of the tournament, Impact has used a plethora of outside talent to compete in the tournament. In the early beginnings of the Super X Cup, it was stated that if you won the tournament you automatically became the number-one contender for the Impact X Division Championship.

Inaugural winner Chris Sabin holds the record most X cup wins with 3 (1 individually and 2 with Team USA). Team Mexico and Team USA are tied for most X cup wins as a team with 2 each. In individual X cups, no winners has won more than once as of January 2021.

Dates, venues and winners[]

Event	Date(s)	Venue	Winner	Total won	Runner-Up
2003 Super X Cup	August 20, 2003 August 27, 2003	TNA Aslyum	Chris Sabin	1	Juventud Guerrera
2004 America's X Cup	February 11, 2004 March 2004 April 7, 2004	TNA Aslyum	Team Mexico (Mr. Águila, Hector Garza, Abismo Negro, and Juventud Guerrera)	1 (1, 1, 1, and 1)	Team USA (Christopher Daniels, Jerry Lynn, Chris Sabin, and Elix Skipper)
2004 World X Cup	May 26, 2004	TNA Aslyum	Team USA (Christopher Daniels, Jerry Lynn, Chris Sabin, and Elix Skipper)	1 (1, 1, 2, and 1)	Team Canada (Teddy Hart, Jack Evans, Petey Williams and Johnny Devine)
2005 Super X Cup	July 22, 2005 July 29, 2005 August 5, 2005 August 14, 2005	TNA Impact! Zone	Samoa Joe	1	A.J. Styles
2006 World X Cup	April 27, 2006 May 4, 2006 May 11, 2006 May 14, 2006	TNA Impact! Zone	Team USA (Chris Sabin, Sonjay Dutt, Alex Shelley, and Jay Lethal	2 (3, 1, 1, and 1)	Team Canada (Tyson Dux, Eric Young, Petey Williams and Johnny Devine)
2008 World X Cup	June 19, 2008 June 26, 2008 July 3, 2008 July 10, 2008 July 13, 2008	TNA Impact! Zone Reliant Arena	Team Mexico (Averno, Rey Bucanero, Ultimo Guerrero, and Volador Jr.)	2 (1, 1, 1, and 1)	Team USA (Kaz, Chris Sabin, Curry Man, and Alex Shelley)
2017 Super X Cup	July 16, 2017 July 23, 2017 August 17, 2017	GFW Impact! Zone	Dezmond Xavier	1	Taiji Ishimori
2021 Super X Cup	January 9, 2021	Skyway Studios	Ace Austin	1	Blake Christian

Tournament history[]

2003[]

The inaugural Super X Cup tournament was hosted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The event took place across two nights on August 20, 2003, and August 27, 2003, at the TNA Aslyum in Nashville, Tennessee.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Juventud Guerrera

Nosawa

Juventud Guerrera

Teddy Hart

Teddy Hart

Jonny Storm

Juventud Guerrera

Chris Sabin

Jerry Lynn

Chris Sabin

Frankie Kazarian

Frankie Kazarian

Michael Shane

2004[]

The first World X Cup was promoted by NWA: Total Nonstop Action and was held on May 26, 2004, at the TNA Aslyum in Nashville, Tennessee. This was the first group X Cup to be held in company history.

Standings	Team	Points
First	Team USA	7
Second	Team Canada	4
Third	Team Mexico	3
Fourth	Team Japan	2

2005[]

The second Super X Cup was once again hosted by TNA taking place across four nights July 22, July 29, August 5, and August 14, 2005, at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida.

Tournament bracket

Quarterfinals
(TV – TNA Impact!)

Semifinals
(TV – TNA Impact!)

Finals
(PPV – Sacrifice)

Samoa Joe

Submission

Sonjay Dutt