Destination X (2014) (aka ''Impact Wrestling: Destination X'') was a

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event produced by the

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment. Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...

(TNA)

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, which took place on June 26, 2014 at the Grand Ballroom in

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. It was the tenth event under the Destination X chronology. The event was not held on

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(PPV) and was instead featured as a special edition of TNA's weekly broadcast of ''

Impact Wrestling Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment. Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the pro ...

'', airing on July 31 on

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. Five

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were contested at the event. In the

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, Lashley successfully defended the World Heavyweight Championship against

Austin Aries Daniel Healy Solwold Jr. (born April 15, 1978), better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to the Control Your Narrative wrestling promotion. He is best known for his time with Impact Wrestl ...

, who earned the title shot by invoking Option C, vacating the X Division Championship. The

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featured a mini-tournament for the vacant X Division Championship, featuring three-way matches as well as a

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match, in which The Wolves (

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and Eddie Edwards) retained the titles against

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(

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and

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Production

Background

Destination X was held by TNA as an

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-exclusive event since the 2011 edition. Beginning with the 2012 edition, Destination X also became a staple for the X Division Champions to invoke Option C, which required them to vacate the title to earn a shot for the World Heavyweight Championship at the event. On June 2, TNA announced that it would be holding its television tapings of ''

'' at the Grand Ballroom of

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later that month which would include the Destination X event as a special episode of ''Impact Wrestling'' to take place on June 26. On June 23, TNA confirmed on their website that the company would be returning to the six-sided ring starting at the ''Impact Wrestling'' tapings in New York City.

Storylines

On the July 10 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', the originator of the X Division Option C,

defeated Sanada to win the X Division Championship. On the July 24 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Aries invoked Option C by vacating the title to challenge Lashley for the World Heavyweight Championship at Destination X. On the June 24 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'',

returned to TNA for the first time since 2011 and reformed

with his brother

and they challenged The Wolves (

and Eddie Edwards) to a match for the

at Destination X, which Wolves accepted. After Austin Aries vacated the X Division Championship, three-way semifinal matches were announced for Destination X with the winners of those matches competing for the vacant title.

Event

Preliminary matches

The event kicked off with

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cutting a

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, in which she praised her

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, while also discussing Rycklon and

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, who debuted the previous week and insulted

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and

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. In the opening match, The Wolves (

and Eddie Edwards) defended the

against

(

and

). Wolves nailed a ''

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'' to Matt to retain the titles. Next was the first three-way X Division Championship qualifying match between

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, DJ Z and Manik. Ki nailed a '' Ki Krusher'' to Manik for the win. Next, the second three-way X Division Championship qualifier took place between Sanada,

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and

Brian Cage Brian Christopher Button

. Sanada hit a bridging tiger suplex to Steve for the win. Next was the third and final three-way X Division Championship qualifier between

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and Tigre Uno. Joe hit a muscle buster to Homicide for the win.

Main event match

In the main event, Lashley defended the World Heavyweight Championship against

. After avoiding a

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and a

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by Aries, Lashley delivered a

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to Aries to retain the title.

Aftermath

On the August 7 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Samoa Joe, Sanada and Low Ki wrestled in a three-way tournament final to crown the new X Division Champion, in which Joe was victorious.

Results

References

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