TNA Genesis (2009)
| Genesis (2009) | |||
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Promotional poster featuring Mick Foley | |||
| Promotion | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | ||
| Date | January 11, 2009[1] | ||
| City | Charlotte, North Carolina[1] | ||
| Venue | Bojangles' Coliseum[1] | ||
| Attendance | 2,700[2] | ||
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| Genesis chronology | |||
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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.
Storylines
| 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
X Division Championship Tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals Impact! December 8–9, 2008 (Aired: December 11–18) | Semifinals Impact! December 15–16, 2008 (Aired: December 25, 2008 – January 8, 2009) | Final Genesis January 11, 2009 | |||||||||
| Eric Young | Pinfall | ||||||||||
| Sheik Abdul Bashir | 3:16[6] | ||||||||||
| Eric Young | 4:34[8] | ||||||||||
| Alex Shelley | Pinfall | ||||||||||
| Alex Shelley | Pinfall | ||||||||||
| Jay Lethal | 1:56[6] | ||||||||||
| Alex Shelley | Pinfall | ||||||||||
| Chris Sabin | 16:41[10] | ||||||||||
| Chris Sabin | Pinfall | ||||||||||
| Sonjay Dutt | 5:20[7] | ||||||||||
| Chris Sabin | Pinfall | ||||||||||
| Kiyoshi | 4:30[9] | ||||||||||
| Consequences Creed | 4:35[7] | ||||||||||
| Kiyoshi | Pinfall | ||||||||||
Six-Man Elimination Tag Team Match
| Elimination | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Elimination Move[11] | Time[11] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Young | Sonjay Dutt | Pinned after leg drop on ropes | 10:33 | |
| 2 | Homicide | Jimmy Rave | Pinned by a Schoolboy | 11:25 | |
| 3 | Kiyoshi | Hernandez | Pinned after Border Toss | 12:45 | |
| 4 | Sonjay Dutt | Hernandez | Pinned after sitout powerbomb | 13:03 | |
| 5 | Jimmy Rave | Hernandez | Pinfall after Diving splash | 13:43 | |
| Winner: | Hernandez | ||||
References
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ "TNA Genesis". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^ a b "TNA iMPACT #233". Cagematch. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
- ^ a b "TNA iMPACT #234". Cagematch. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
- ^ "TNA iMPACT #237". Cagematch. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
- ^ "TNA iMPACT #235". Cagematch. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
- ^ "TNA Genesis 2009". Cagematch. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
- ^ a b 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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