List of Impact Wrestling tournaments
Impact Wrestling has held a variety of professional wrestling tournaments competed for by wrestlers that are a part of their roster.
Sporadic tournaments[]
NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2002)[]
The NWA World Tag Team Championships tournament was held to crown new NWA World Tag Team Champions after Jeff and Jerry Jarrett formed NWA:Total Nonstop Action (NWA:TNA) to control/feature the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship and the NWA World Tag Team Championship as their championships. AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn won the tournament to become the first NWA World Tag Team Championships in TNA.[1]
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Chris Harris and James Storm | Pin | |||||||
| 4 | Mike Shane and Todd Shane | 4:42 | |||||||
| AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn(*) | Pin | ||||||||
| Bruce and Lenny | 12:23 | ||||||||
| 3 | Bruce and Lane | Pin | |||||||
| 2 | Buff Bagwell and Gran Apolo | 5:49 | |||||||
AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn were a last minute replacement for James Storm and Chris Harris who were attacked backstage.
TNA Hard 10 Tournament[]
The TNA Hard 10 Tournament was a hardcore tournament for a trophy that would proclaim the winner the most hardcore wrestler in TNA. It featured eight wrestlers competing in matches where a point-scoring system was used to determine the winner. The system was that 1 point was awarded for a direct hit with an object and 5 points for putting your opponent through a table, with 10 points needed to win. The only tournament was held in 2003, which was won by The Sandman.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Mike Sanders | Pts | |||||||||||||
| Brian Lee | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Sanders | 10 | |||||||||||||
| New Jack | Pts | |||||||||||||
| New Jack | Pts | |||||||||||||
| Slash | 18 | |||||||||||||
| New Jack | 12 | |||||||||||||
| The Sandman | Pts | |||||||||||||
| Sonny Siaki | Pts | |||||||||||||
| Vampire Warrior | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Sonny Siaki | 11 | |||||||||||||
| The Sandman | Pts | |||||||||||||
| The Sandman | Pts | |||||||||||||
| Devon Storm | 11 | |||||||||||||
TNA Anarchy Alliance Tag Team Tournament[]
The TNA Anarchy Alliance Tag Team Tournament was a tag team tournament held in 2003 to determine the number one contenders for the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which was won by America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm).[2]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Ron Killings and Don Harris | Pin | |||||||||||||
| New Jack and Shark Boy | 3:11 | |||||||||||||
| Ron Killings and Don Harris | 6:53 | |||||||||||||
| David Young and Traci | Pin | |||||||||||||
| David Young and Traci | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kid Kash and Trinity | 7:47 | |||||||||||||
| David Young and Traci | 6:41 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Harris and James Storm | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Konnan and BG James | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Sandman and Sonny Siaki | 2:40 | |||||||||||||
| Konnan and BG James | 5:28 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Harris and James Storm | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Chris Harris and James Storm | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Justin Credible and Jerry Lynn | 9:04 | |||||||||||||
NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2004)[]
The NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tag team tournament held in 2004 in order to crown new NWA World Tag Team Champions, which was won by Kid Kash and Dallas.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Christopher Daniels and Low Ki | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Shane Douglas and Michael Shane | ||||||||||||||
| Christopher Daniels and Low Ki | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) | ||||||||||||||
| The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| 3Live Kru (Konnan and BG James) | ||||||||||||||
| Christopher Daniels and Low Ki | ||||||||||||||
| Kid Kash and Dallas | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Slash and Sinn | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Glenn Gilbertti and David Young | ||||||||||||||
| Slash and Sinn | ||||||||||||||
| Kid Kash and Dallas | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kid Kash and Dallas | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Simon Diamond and Sonny Siaki | ||||||||||||||
NWA World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2004)[]
The NWA World Heavyweight Championship Number One Contender Tournament was a 4-man tournament held in October 2004 in order to crown new number one contender for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at TNA's first-ever monthly pay-per-view event Victory Road.[3]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Raven | 11:43 | |||||||
| 4 | Monty Brown | Pin | |||||||
| Monty Brown | Pin | ||||||||
| Jeff Hardy | 9:16 | ||||||||
| 3 | Abyss | 8:08 | |||||||
| 2 | Jeff Hardy | Pin | |||||||
X Cup Tournaments[]
The TNA X Cup Tournaments are X Division tournaments that feature various wrestlers and/or Teams from around the World. So far, there have been two Super X Cup Tournaments, one America's X Cup Tournament, and three World X Cup Tournaments.
Chris Candido Memorial Tag Team Tournament[]
Fight for the Right Tournament[]
The Fight for the Right Tournament was a tournament to determine the number one contender for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and later for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
Paparazzi Championship Series[]
The Paparazzi Championship Series was a tournament that began at Turning Point 2006 and involved five X Division competitors competing in a variety of matches where points are awarded for victories. These matches included limbo, Texas hold 'em, musical chairs, and a push-up contest, among others. The tournament was created to give the wrestlers airtime while also continuing the Paparazzi Productions storyline surrounding Austin Starr, Alex Shelley and Kevin Nash. Throughout the competitions, Nash kept bringing up Bob Backlund, which led up to Backlund being a guest judge at Final Resolution 2007 during the finals of the competition. Shelley defeated Starr in the finals to win a bowling trophy presented by Nash at Final Resolution 2007. The other three participants in the tournament were Sonjay Dutt, Jay Lethal and Senshi. Nash viciously needled the other three (especially Dutt) throughout the challenge, but kept the actual competition fair and even, always inviting the losers of each contest to "feel free to kiss the winner".
Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament[]
The Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament was held during April and May 2008 for the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship. It took place on TNA Impact! and at Sacrifice on May 11, 2008. It was announced on the April 24, 2008 episode of Impact! by Management Director Jim Cornette.[4] It involved twelve teams overall.
TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2009)[]
The tournament was the result of a match for the TNA X Division Championship at Final Resolution between Eric Young and Sheik Abdul Bashir ending in a controversial fashion, with Young winning the championship thanks to the referee's help. Management Director Jim Cornette stripped Young of the belt and announced the tournament to crown the new champion. The tournament final took place at Genesis.
Team 3D Invitational Tag Team Tournament[]
To reinvigorate the tag team division, Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) announced on the April 23, 2009 episode of Impact! that they would be hosting a tag team tournament. The winning team would receive a trophy, a check for $100,000 and a match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship (held by Team 3D). The tournament started that same night and matches would be held over the next few weeks and TNA announced that the finals would be held at the Sacrifice pay-per-view.
TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament (2009)[]
TNA announced a Knockouts tag team tournament for the new TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship on the August 20, 2009 episode of TNA Impact!. Round one matches started on the August 27, 2009 episode of TNA Impact!.
TNA Championship Series[]
The TNA Championship Series took place on the Thanksgiving Day edition of Impact! on November 26, 2009. The winner of the tournament would earn himself a shot at the Championship of his own division.[5] However, the winner of the tournament, Bobby Lashley, did not receive his title match.
Participants:
- Abyss (Heavyweight Division)
- Bobby Lashley (Heavyweight Division)
- Desmond Wolfe (Heavyweight Division)
- Suicide (X Division)
- Kurt Angle (Heavyweight Division)
- D'Angelo Dinero (Heavyweight Division)
- Homicide (X Division)
- Robert Roode (Tag Team Division)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Abyss | ||||||||||||||
| Bobby Lashley | Sub | |||||||||||||
| Bobby Lashley | DQ | |||||||||||||
| Desmond Wolfe | ||||||||||||||
| Desmond Wolfe | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Suicide | ||||||||||||||
| Bobby Lashley | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Robert Roode | ||||||||||||||
| Kurt Angle | Pin | |||||||||||||
| D'Angelo Dinero | ||||||||||||||
| Kurt Angle | ||||||||||||||
| Robert Roode | Count-out | |||||||||||||
| Homicide | ||||||||||||||
| Robert Roode | Pin | |||||||||||||
New Year's Knockout Eve Tournament[]
The New Year's Knockout Eve Tournament took place on the December 31, 2009, edition of Impact!. The winner of the tournament would earn a shot at the TNA Women's Knockout Championship on the live three-hour Monday night edition of Impact! on January 4, 2010.[6]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Madison Rayne | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Hamada | 04:25[6] | |||||||||||||
| Hamada | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Roxxi | 07:49[6] | |||||||||||||
| Velvet Sky | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Roxxi | 02:13[6] | |||||||||||||
| Hamada | Pin | |||||||||||||
| ODB | 14:34[6] | |||||||||||||
| Traci Brooks | Pin | |||||||||||||
| ODB | 04:16[6] | |||||||||||||
| ODB | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Awesome Kong | 09:41[6] | |||||||||||||
| Daffney | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Awesome Kong | 03:30[6] | |||||||||||||
8 Card Stud Tournament[]
The 8 Card Stud Tournament took place on February 14, 2010, at the Against All Odds pay-per-view and its winner would get to challenge the TNA World Heavyweight Champion in the main event of April's Lockdown pay-per-view.[7]
TNA Tag Team Championship Series[]
On the June 17, 2010, edition of Impact! TNA vacated the TNA World Tag Team Championship and announced a two-week-long tournament, with the winners facing The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin), who were the number one contenders prior to the titles being vacated, for the titles at Victory Road.[8][9]
TNA World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Tournament (2010)[]
On the August 4, 2010, edition of TNA Xplosion, TNA announced a two-week-long tournament to determine the number one contenders to the TNA World Tag Team Championship.
Teams:
- Desmond Wolfe and Magnus
- Generation Me (Max and Jeremy Buck)
- Hernandez and Rob Terry
- Ink Inc. (Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore)
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Hernandez and Rob Terry | Pin | ||||||||
| Desmond Wolfe and Magnus | [10] | ||||||||
| Desmond Wolfe and Magnus | Pin | ||||||||
| Ink Inc. | [11] | ||||||||
| Generation Me | Pin | ||||||||
| Ink Inc. | [10] | ||||||||
TNA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2010)[]
On the August 19, 2010, edition of TNA Impact!, the TNA World Heavyweight Championship was vacated, after champion Rob Van Dam suffered a storyline injury. The title was put up in a tournament featuring the top eight ranked wrestlers in the TNA Championship Committee rankings. The finals of the tournament would take place at Bound for Glory on October 10.[12][13]
TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament (2010)[]
On the December 9, 2010, edition of Impact! TNA vacated the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship, after one half of the previous champions, Hamada, had been released by the promotion, and set up a four–team tournament to determine new champions.[14] The finals of the tournament would take place on the December 23 edition of Impact!.[15]
Teams:
- The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky)
- Daffney and Sarita
- Madison Rayne and Tara
- Mickie James and Miss Tessmacher
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Love/Sky | Pin | ||||||||
| Daffney/Sarita | 04:00[14] | ||||||||
| Love/Winter* | Pin | ||||||||
| Rayne/Tara | 05:00[15] | ||||||||
| Rayne/Tara | Pin | ||||||||
| James/Tessmacher | 04:00[16] | ||||||||
*Winter replaced Velvet Sky, who had been attacked backstage by Sarita.
TNA X Division Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2011)[]
On the January 27, 2011, edition of Impact!, TNA started a tournament to determine a new number one contender for the TNA X Division Championship, held by Kazarian. The tournament consisted of three three–way semifinal matches, taking place on the January 27, February 3 and February 10 editions of Impact!, with the finals, another three–way match, taking place at Against All Odds on February 13.[17][18][19] The finals ended with a double countout, after Jeremy and Max Buck failed to make it to the event due to travel issues.[20]
Xplosion Championship Challenge[]
On the May 24, 2011, edition of TNA Xplosion, Desmond Wolfe was announced as the new Xplosion Commissioner.[21] His first act as commissioner was setting up a tournament exclusive to Xplosion where the winner would receive a title shot against any active champion in TNA.[22] The finals of the tournament took place at the August 9 tapings of the August 24 edition of Xplosion.[23][24]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| D'Angelo Dinero | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Suicide | [21] | ||||||||||||||
| D'Angelo Dinero | [27] | ||||||||||||||
| Alex Shelley | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Okada | |||||||||||||||
| Alex Shelley | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Alex Shelley | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Douglas Williams | [30] | ||||||||||||||
| Hernandez | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Max Buck | [25] | ||||||||||||||
| Hernandez | |||||||||||||||
| Douglas Williams | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Douglas Williams | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Amazing Red | [26] | ||||||||||||||
| Alex Shelley | [23] | ||||||||||||||
| Magnus | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Magnus | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Orlando Jordan | |||||||||||||||
| Magnus | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Shannon Moore | [28] | ||||||||||||||
| Shannon Moore | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Jeremy Buck | |||||||||||||||
| Magnus | Bye | ||||||||||||||
| Robbie E | |||||||||||||||
| Crimson | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Crimson | Draw | ||||||||||||||
| Devon | [29] | ||||||||||||||
| Anarquia | [26] | ||||||||||||||
| Devon | Pin | ||||||||||||||
X Division Showcase[]
On the June 16, 2011, edition of Impact Wrestling, TNA started a twelve-man tournament for a contract in the promotion's X Division. The finals of the tournament would take place on July 10 at Destination X.[31]
First round
- Austin Aries defeated Jimmy Rave and Kid Kash (Impact Wrestling, June 16, 2011)[31]
- Zema Ion defeated Dakota Darsow and Federico Palacios (Impact Wrestling, June 23, 2011)[32]
- Low Ki defeated Jimmy Yang and Matt Bentley (Impact Wrestling, June 30, 2011)[33]
- Jack Evans defeated Jesse Sorensen and Tony Nese (Impact Wrestling, July 7, 2011)[25]
Finals
- Austin Aries defeated Jack Evans, Low Ki and Zema Ion (Destination X, July 10, 2011)[34]
Maximum Impact Tournament[]
On November 23, 2011, TNA announced the start of the Maximum Impact Tournament, an eight-man tournament, which would take place on Xplosion. The winner would receive a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship during TNA's tour of the United Kingdom in January 2012.[35] The finals of the tournament took place on December 13 at the tapings of the January 4, 2012, edition of Xplosion.[36] The winner, Samoa Joe, received his title shot on January 27 in Manchester, in a match taped for Xplosion, but was defeated by the defending TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Bobby Roode.[37]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Christopher Daniels | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Eric Young | [38] | |||||||||||||
| Christopher Daniels | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Devon | ||||||||||||||
| Devon | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Rob Terry | ||||||||||||||
| Christopher Daniels | ||||||||||||||
| Samoa Joe | Pin[36] | |||||||||||||
| Samoa Joe | Sub | |||||||||||||
| Douglas Williams | ||||||||||||||
| Samoa Joe | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kazarian | ||||||||||||||
| Kazarian | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Magnus | [39] | |||||||||||||
Wild Card Tournament[]
On the December 15, 2011, edition of Impact Wrestling, TNA started a tag team tournament to determine the number one contenders for the TNA World Tag Team Championship, held by the team Crimson and Matt Morgan, at Genesis.[40] The pairings were, in storyline, decided by a random draw.[41]
TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2012)[]
On the June 28, 2012, episode of Impact Wrestling, TNA announced a tournament for the TNA X Division Championship, which would take place at Destination X, where Austin Aries would vacate the title for a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. The tournament was preceded by four qualifying matches featuring wrestlers from the independent circuit.[42] TNA contracted wrestlers Douglas Williams, Kid Kash and Zema Ion were given automatic spots in the first round of the tournament.[43] The eighth and final spot in the tournament would be filled by the winner of a four-way between the losers of the qualifying matches.[44] At Destination X the eight wrestlers will face each other in four singles matches, with the winners advancing to an Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship.[43]
TNA X Division Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2013)[]
On the January 3, 2013, edition of Impact! TNA started a tournament to determine a new number one contender for the TNA X Division Championship, held by Rob Van Dam. The tournament consisted of two singles semifinal matches, taking place on the January 3 and January 10 editions of Impact!, with the finals taking place at Genesis on January 13.
TNA Gut Check Tournament (2013)[]
The TNA Gut Check Tournament was a 4-man tournament held from May 9 thru June 2, 2013 in order to determine which TNA Gut Check competitor would compete in the Bound for Glory Series the finals of the tournament took place at Slammiversary XI.[45] Sam Shaw advanced to the finals of the tournament after Silva was no longer able to compete.
Jokers Wild Tag Team Tournament[]
On the July 11, 2013 edition of Impact a tournament was held where the twelve Bound for Glory Series participants were randomly paired up into six tag teams. There were then three tag matches with the winning teams advancing to a six-man Gauntlet Battle Royal. Once there were two competitors left in the match, the match became a regular singles match with the winner earning 25 points in the Bound for Glory Series.
| First round | Qualified | |||||||
| Jeff Hardy and Joseph Park | ||||||||
| AJ Styles and Samoa Joe | Sub | |||||||
| AJ Styles and Samoa Joe | ||||||||
| Jay Bradley and Hernandez | ||||||||
| Mr. Anderson and Magnus | ||||||||
| Mr. Anderson and Magnus | Pin | |||||||
| Bobby Roode and Kazarian | ||||||||
| Christopher Daniels and Austin Aries | ||||||||
| Bobby Roode and Kazarian | Pin | |||||||
TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2013)[]
On the Destination X edition of Impact! TNA started a tournament to determine a new TNA X Division Champion, since the title was vacated after Chris Sabin traded it in for a shot at the World Championship. The tournament consisted of three three–way semifinal matches, taking place on the July 18 edition of Impact!, with the finals, another three–way match, taking place on July 25, 2013.
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| 1 | Sonjay Dutt | |||||||
| 6 | Homicide | |||||||
| Sonjay Dutt | ||||||||
| 2 | Petey Williams | |||||||
| Manik | ||||||||
| 5 | Manik | |||||||
| Greg Marasciulo | ||||||||
| 3 | Chavo Guerrero | |||||||
| 4 | Kenny King | |||||||
TNA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2013)[]
On October 29, 2013, TNA President Dixie Carter vacated the TNA World Heavyweight Championship after the previous champion A.J. Styles left the company with the championship title. On the October 31 edition of Impact Wrestling, Carter announced an eight-man tournament to determine a new TNA World Heavyweight Champion, that would begin on November 7. Seven of the eight men were former TNA World Heavyweight Champions including Jeff Hardy, Chris Sabin, Bobby Roode, James Storm, Kurt Angle, Austin Aries, and Samoa Joe. The eighth would be determined later in the night in a gauntlet match, which was eventually won by Magnus last eliminating Kazarian and Sting. Also later that night, Carter announced the "Wheel of Dixie" in which she would spin a wheel full of different stipulation that the competitors would compete in. The stipulations on the "Wheel of Dixie" were a Falls Count Anywhere match, a Bull Rope match, a Submission match, a Ladder match, a Full Metal Mayhem match, a Coalminer's Glove match, a Tables match, a Dixieland match, a Tuxedo match, and Last Man Standing match. The Storm/Roode match was originally a Bull Rope match but Storm asked Carter to change it to a Florida Death match, which was not on the "Wheel of Dixie", which Carter agreed to.
TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2014)[]
On the Destination X edition of Impact! TNA started a tournament to determine a new TNA X Division Champion, since the title was vacated after Austin Aries traded it in for a shot at the World Championship. The tournament consisted of three three–way semifinal matches, taking place on the July 31 edition of Impact!, with the finals, another three–way match, taking place on August 7, 2014.
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| Low-Ki Manik |
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| Zema Ion | ||||||||
| Low-Ki | ||||||||
| Brian Cage Crazzy Steve |
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| Sanada | ||||||||
| Sanada | ||||||||
| Samoa Joe | ||||||||
| Samoa Joe Homicide |
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| Tigre Uno | ||||||||
Gold Rush Tournament (2014)[]
On September 17, 2014 TNA Executive Director Kurt Angle announced a "Gold Rush" tournament. Which took place on September 24, 2014. Where the winners of 5 qualifying matches would advance to the main event later that night. The winner of the main event would earn a championship match against any TNA champion, at any time.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MVP defeated Low Ki | Singles match to qualify for the main event match later that night | 13:23 |
| 2 | Tajiri defeated Robbie E | Singles match to qualify for the main event match later that night | 4:36 |
| 3 | Austin Aries defeated Knux | Singles match to qualify for the main event match later that night | 7:02 |
| 4 | Mr. Anderson defeated Magnus | Singles match to qualify for the main event match later that night. | 6:01 |
| 5 | Abyss defeated Samuel Shaw | Singles match to qualify for the main event match later that night. | 6:02 |
| 6 | Austin Aries defeated Tajiri, Mr. Anderson, Abyss, and MVP | Five-way match; the winner received a future title match against any TNA champion. | 14:12 |
TNA World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2014)[]
On the October 15, 2014, edition of Impact Wrestling, TNA started an eight tag team tournament to determine the number one contenders for the TNA World Tag Team Championship, held by The Wolves (Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards).
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Low Ki and Samoa Joe | Sub | |||||||||||||
| Samuel Shaw and Gunner | ||||||||||||||
| Low Ki and Samoa Joe | Sub | |||||||||||||
| The Beat Down Clan | ||||||||||||||
| Mr. Anderson and Chris Melendez | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Beat Down Clan (Kenny King and MVP) | ||||||||||||||
| Low Ki and Samoa Joe | ||||||||||||||
| The Hardys | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The BroMans (Jessie Godderz and Zema Ion) | ||||||||||||||
| The Hardys (Matt and Jeff Hardy) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Hardys | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Team Dixie | ||||||||||||||
| Team Dixie (Ethan Carter III and Tyrus) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Eric Young and Rockstar Spud | ||||||||||||||
TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2015)[]
On the Destination X 2015 edition of Impact! TNA started a tournament to determine a new TNA X Division Champion, since the title was vacated after Rockstar Spud traded it in for a shot at the World Championship. The tournament consisted of three three–way semifinal matches, taking place on the June 10th edition of Impact!, with the finals, another three–way match, taking place on June 27, 2015.
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| 1 | Low-Ki | |||||||
| 6 | Crazzy Steve | |||||||
| Low-Ki | ||||||||
| 2 | Manik | |||||||
| Grado | ||||||||
| 5 | Grado | |||||||
| Tigre Uno | ||||||||
| 3 | Cruz | |||||||
| 4 | Kenny King | |||||||
TNA World Title Series (2015)[]
On October 7, 2015, it was announced that a tournament would take place, after TNA World Heavyweight Champion Matt Hardy vacated the title a day prior due to a legal injunction filed by former champion Ethan Carter III. The World Title Series places 32 wrestlers into 8 groups of 4, with the first round being under a round-robin format.[46] Also, for the first time ever, the Knockouts were given an opportunity to compete for the World Heavyweight Title.[47]
Each winner in the round-robin matches is awarded 3 points, and a draw is worth 1 point for each, with each match having a 15-minute time limit. The two members of each group with the most points will advance to the final 16, where at that point the tournament switches to a single elimination format.
Impact Grand Championship Tournament (2016)[]
The title was introduced at the August 13, 2016 tapings of TNA's television program Impact Wrestling' after TNA President Billy Corgan announced that the TNA King of the Mountain Championship would be deactivated and retired in favor for the Impact Grand Championship. Corgan also announced an 8-man single elimination tournament that would feature new rules that would apply to the title. The new rules would be similar like the UFC in which each match will be three timed rounds, with a team of judges to award the win based on points, if there is no winner via pin or submission within the time limit. The final match was at 2016's Bound for Glory, where, due to injury Eddie Edwards subbed for Drew Galloway against Aron Rex to determine the inaugural champion.[48]
Mashup Tournament[]
The Mashup Tournament was held in 2019 to determine the #1 contender for the Impact World Championship at Bound for Glory. Four qualification matches for the tournament were held on the July 19, 2019 episode of Impact Wrestling, where wrestlers were randomly paired as partners in tag team matches and the winners of the four tag team matches qualified for a fatal four-way elimination match in the main event of that episode and the participants of the winning team qualified for the #1 contender's match at Unbreakable.
| Qualifiers Impact Wrestling (July 19) | Final Impact Wrestling (July 19) | #1 Contender's match (Unbreakable) | ||||||||||||
| Moose and Eddie Edwards | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Rohit Raju and Cody Deaner | 5:14 | |||||||||||||
| Moose and Eddie Edwards | ||||||||||||||
| Wentz and Jake Crist | ||||||||||||||
| Rich Swann and Madman Fulton | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Wentz and Jake Crist | 5:50 | |||||||||||||
| Sami Callihan | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Tessa Blanchard | 17:45 | |||||||||||||
| Michael Elgin and Willie Mack | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Ace Austin and Stone Rockwell | N/A | |||||||||||||
| Michael Elgin and Willie Mack | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Sami Callihan and Tessa Blanchard | 12:07 | |||||||||||||
| Sami Callihan and Tessa Blanchard | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Dave Crist and Trey | 11:26 | |||||||||||||
Impact World Championship #1 Contender's Tournament[]
A tournament was held to determine the new #1 contender for the Impact World Championship from the May 12, 2020 to June 2, 2020 episodes of Impact!.[49]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Impact! | Hernandez | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 5/12 | Madman Fulton | 9:01 | ||||||||||||
| Impact! | Hernandez | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 5/26 | Ace Austin | 9:50 | ||||||||||||
| Impact! | Ace Austin | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 5/19 | Rhino | 10:40 | ||||||||||||
| Impact! | Ace Austin | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 6/2 | Wentz† | 17:19 | ||||||||||||
| Impact! | Rohit Raju | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 5/12 | Trey | 10:32 | ||||||||||||
| Impact! | Trey | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 5/26 | Michael Elgin | 18:00 | ||||||||||||
| Impact! | Michael Elgin | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 5/19 | Sami Callihan | 15:20 | ||||||||||||
†Trey was attacked before his match and his The Rascalz teammate Wentz took his place in the finals.
Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament[]
Over the course of 2020, Impact Wrestling (which had been renamed from TNA in 2017) signed several female talents such as Nevaeh,[50] Tasha Steelz,[51] Deonna Purrazzo,[52] and Kimber Lee,[53] all of which were paired with already established names on the roster.[54] After months of competition between the tag teams in the Knockouts division, on October 24 at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view, Madison Rayne announced that after nearly eight years of inactivity, Impact Wrestling is reviving the Knockouts Tag Team Championship.[55] It was also announced that an eight-team tournament would take place over the next two months to determine the next champions. The brackets were announced in November, with the final taking place at the Hard To Kill pay-per-view in January 2021.[56][57] At Hard To Kill, Fire 'N Flava (Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz) defeated Havok and Nevaeh in the tournament final to win the revived titles.
- Tournament Bracket
| Round One Impact! (November 17 & 24, December 1 & 8, 2020) | Round Two Impact! (December 15, 2020 & January 5, 2021) | Finals Hard to Kill (January 16, 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Tenille Dashwood and Alisha | 6:32 | |||||||||||||
| Havok and Nevaeh | ||||||||||||||
| Havok and Nevaeh | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Jazz and Jordynne Grace | 08:48 | |||||||||||||
| Killer Kelly and | 8:54[58] | |||||||||||||
| Jazz and Jordynne Grace | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Havok and Nevaeh | 09:40 | |||||||||||||
| Fire 'N Flava | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Fire 'N Flava (Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Team Sea Stars (Ashley Vox and Delmi Exo) | 7:10[59] | |||||||||||||
| Fire 'N Flava | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Taya Valkyrie and Rosemary | 07:58 | |||||||||||||
| Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee | 06:59 | |||||||||||||
| Taya Valkyrie and Rosemary | Pin | |||||||||||||
Homecoming Tournament[]
A tournament featuring mixed tag teams was held to determine the "King and Queen" at Homecoming on July 31, 2021.[60][61]
| First round Homecoming (July 31, 2021) | Semi-finals Homecoming (July 31, 2021) | Final Homecoming (July 31, 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Swinger's Palace (Hernandez and Alisha Edwards) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Rehwoldt and Deonna Purrazzo | ||||||||||||||
| Matthew Rehwoldt and Deonna Purrazzo | ||||||||||||||
| Matt Cardona and Chelsea Green | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Pump Family (Petey Williams and Jordynne Grace) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Matt Cardona and Chelsea Green | ||||||||||||||
| Matthew Rehwoldt and Deonna Purrazzo | ||||||||||||||
| Decay (Crazzy Steve and Rosemary) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Decay (Crazzy Steve and Rosemary) | ||||||||||||||
| Fallah 'N Flava (Fallah Bahh and Tasha Steelz) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Decay (Crazzy Steve and Rosemary) | ||||||||||||||
| The Road Warriors (Tommy Dreamer and Rachael Ellering) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Road Warriors (Tommy Dreamer and Rachael Ellering) | ||||||||||||||
| Brian Myers and Missy Hyatt | Pin | |||||||||||||
Annual tournaments[]
Bound for Glory Series[]
The Bound for Glory Series are a tournament in which 12 wrestlers compete in a series of matches over several months to determine who receives a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Bound for Glory.
Feast or Fired[]
The Feast or Fired match is a pole match featured in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. In the match, all four ring posts have poles attached, and a briefcase hangs from each pole. The match features a large group of participants, who attempt to scale the turnbuckles and grab the cases. Each case contains a different item, either a title shot or a pink slip.
TNA Turkey Bowl[]
The TNA Turkey Bowl was a tournament held in 2007 and 2008 aired on the Thanksgiving night episode of TNA Impact! The tournament consisted of three preliminary three way matches. Each match featured a member of the Heavyweight Division, The X Division, and The Tag Team Division with the winner of the match going on to the finals. The winner of the finals, also a three-way match, won $25,000. The wrestler who lost in the finals was forced to put on a turkey suit.
The TNA Turkey Bowl returned with a different format in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2016 which aired on the Thanksgiving night episode of Impact Wrestling.
One Night Only[]
Impact One Night Only is a periodic series of PPV events held around a particular theme. This section is for annual One Night Only events.
Joker's Wild[]
Joker's Wild consists of seven tag team matches, where partners are picked by a random lottery. The winning teams advance to the main event, a 14-man battle royal for the chance to win a $100,000 prize.
| Year | Wrestler |
|---|---|
| 2013 | James Storm |
| 2014 | Ethan Carter III |
| 2015 | Lashley |
| 2016 | Drew Galloway |
| 2017 | Moose |
Queen of the Knockouts[]
Knockouts Knockdown is an event where current members of the TNA Knockouts Division take on female wrestlers from the independent circuit, with the winners advancing to the main event, a gauntlet battle royal where the winner will be crowned "Queen of the Knockouts."
| Year | Wrestler |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Gail Kim |
| 2014 | Madison Rayne |
| 2015 | Awesome Kong |
| 2016 | Jade |
World Cup[]
Teams of wrestlers from around the World compete in Heavyweight, X Division, Tag Team and Knockouts Division matches, the winning team members gaining points for their respective teams. The two teams with the most points face off in the main event in a Five-on-Five Elimination tag team match to crown the winners of the TNA World Cup.
| Year | Wrestlers |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Team USA (Christopher Daniels, James Storm, Kazarian, Kenny King, Mickie James) |
| 2014 | Team Young (Eric Young, Bully Ray, Eddie Edwards, Gunner, ODB) |
| 2015 | Team Hardy (Jeff Hardy, Gunner, Crazzy Steve, Davey Richards, Rockstar Spud, Gail Kim) |
| 2016 | Team Hardy (Jeff Hardy, Eddie Edwards, Robbie E, Jessie Godderz, Jade) |
| 2019 | Team AAA (Psycho Clown, Puma King, Aero star, El Hijo Del Vikingo) |
In January 2019 taping, Impact brought back the World Cup name for a tournament in partnership with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. Team Impact consisted of Sami Callihan, Eli Drake, Eddie Edwards and Fallah Bahh, and Team AAA consisted of Aero Star, El Hijo del Vikingo, Puma King and Psycho Clown. The match, which aired the February 15 Impact!, was a 4 on 4 single elimination match. The match came down to Edwards and Clown with, Clown eliminating Edwards, after Drake hit Edwards with a kendostick.
See also[]
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