The 2024 Emergence was a

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event Event may refer to: Gatherings of people * Ceremony, an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion * Convention (meeting), a gathering of individuals engaged in some common interest * Event management, the organization of eve ...

produced by

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Canadian media company owned by busines ...

. It took place on August 30, 2024, at Old Forester's Paristown Hall in

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, and aired on

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. It was the fifth event under the

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chronology. Eight matches were contested at the event, including two on the Countdown to Emergence pre-show. In the main event,

Nic Nemeth Nicholas Theodore Nemeth (born July 27, 1980) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he performs under his real name, stylized as Nic Nemeth, where he is one-half of the TNA World Tag T ...

defeated

Josh Alexander Joshua Lemay (born May 29, 1987), better known by his ring name Josh Alexander, is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Don Callis Family. He also makes a ...

3–2 in an Iron Man match to retain the

TNA World Championship The TNA World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It is the promotion's principal championship. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won ...

. In another prominent match, which was the opening bout,

Zachary Wentz Zachary Green (born April 29, 1994), better known by his ring name Zachary Wentz, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a member of The Rascalz tag team. He ...

defeated defending champion Mike Bailey, NXT superstar Riley Osborne, Jason Hotch,

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and

Laredo Kid Laredo Kid (born December 30, 1986) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler. He is signed to both Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. In TNA, he is a former TNA Digital Media Cham ...

in an

Ultimate X match The Ultimate X match is a type of professional wrestling match created by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), mainly used in their X Division. It is considered the signature match of the X Division. Match format Ultimate X is contested by th ...

to win the

TNA X Division Championship The TNA X Division Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of TNA's second then- weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event. The cur ...

. The event was also notable for the TNA debut of

John Layfield John Charles Layfield (born November 29, 1966), better known by the ring name John "Bradshaw" Layfield, is an American professional wrestling color commentator, retired professional wrestler and former football player. He is signed to WWE, where ...

Production

Background

Emergence is a

produced by

(TNA). The first event was held in 2020, and it is annually held during the month of August. On June 14, 2024, at Against All Odds, it was announced that the 2024 Emergence would take place on August 30, 2024, at the Old Forester's Paristown Hall in

Storylines

The event will feature several

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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing

scripted ''Scripted'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Icon for Hire. It was released on Tooth & Nail Records on August 23, 2011, and went on to break the label's new artist record for albums sold during the first week of release. Backgr ...

feuds A feud , also known in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, clan war, gang war, private war, or mob war, is a long-running argument or fight, often between social groups of people, especially families or clans. Feuds begin because ...

, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers portray

heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...

villains A villain (also known as a " black hat", "bad guy" or "baddy"; The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.126 "baddy (also baddie) noun (pl. -ies) ''informal'' a villain or criminal in a book, film, etc.". the feminine form is villai ...

, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines are produced on TNA's weekly programs, '' Impact!'' and ''

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. On the August 1 episode of ''Impact!'', an

was announced for Emergence for the

, with qualifying matches to occur for the following weeks. On August 8, TNA X Division Champion Mike Bailey would defeat

Trent Seven Benjamin Maurice Webb (born 21 August 1981), known by the ring name Trent Seven, is an English Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and Promoter (entertainment), wrestling promoter. He has worked for WWE, where he performed on their NXT ...

and

Jake Something Jacob Doyle (born July 25, 1989) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he performs under the ring name Jake Something. He also makes appearances on the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and inde ...

to ensure he would defend his title in Ultimate X. Later in the night,

defeated

KC Navarro Christian Michael Navarro (born July 21, 1999), better known by his ring name KC Navarro, is an American professional wrestling, professional wrestler. Known for his high-flying style, Navarro has competed in several promotions, including Combat ...

and NXT wrestler

Dante Chen Sean Tan Li Hao (born January 20, 1996) is a Singaporean professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE where he performs on the NXT brand, under the ring name Dante Chen. He is best known for being the first Singaporean and Southeast Asian wrestler ...

to be the second man to advance. The following week, NXT's Riley Osborne and Jason Hotch qualified for Ultimate X after defeating

Chris Bey Daquan Christopher Johnson-Bey (born February 13, 1996), better known by the ring name Chris Bey, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), but has been on hiatus due to a broken neck that he suf ...

and John Skyler, and

Ace Austin Austin James Highley (born February 28, 1997), better known by the ring name Ace Austin, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a former three-time TNA X Division C ...

and

Rich Swann Richard Anthony Swann (born February 15, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. he is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He is a former Impact World Champion, TNA World Heavyweight Championship (2020–2021), ...

, respectively. The week after,

defeated Kushida and

Frankie Kazarian Frank Benedict Gerdelman (born August 4, 1977) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and musician signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), performing under the ring name Frankie Kazarian. He is also known for his wo ...

, and

defeated

Bhupinder Gujjar Bhupinder Singh Gujjar (born 4 December 1994) is an Indian professional wrestler signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Professional wrestling career Early career (2019–2022) Gujjar trained under The Great Khali at Continental Wrest ...

and Jai Vidal, to become the final two participants in Ultimate X. At

Slammiversary Slammiversary is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) List of TNA pay-per-view events, event produced by the American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It is one of TNA's “Big Four” PPV events (along with TNA Hard To Kill, Hard ...

and

both competed in a six-way elimination match for the

, then held by

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. Both would make it to the final three after Alexander hit

Joe Hendry Joe Hendry (born 1 May 1988) is a Scottish Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and musician. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), while also making appearances for partner promotion WWE on its NXT (WWE brand), NXT WW ...

with a low blow before eliminating him, turning heel for the first time since 2021. Nemeth would then eliminate Alexander and

to win the title. Two weeks later on ''TNA Impact!'', Alexander would lay out Nic's brother

Ryan Nemeth Ryan Nemeth (born November 4, 1984) is an American professional wrestler, writer, actor, and comedian. As a wrestler, he is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he performs under his real name, and is one-half of the TNA World Ta ...

after the latter's match with Kazarian, before confronting Nic after his successful title defense against

Mustafa Ali Adeel Alam (born March 28, 1986) better known by his ring name Mustafa Ali ( ), is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a former TNA X Division Champion. He also makes appearances ...

. The week after, Alexander finally explained his actions at Slammiversary after several refusals, stating that his work paved the way for people like Hendry and Nemeth to thrive in TNA but ultimately went underappreciated. Nemeth then interrupted and attacked Alexander, promising him a title match anytime he wanted. The match would happen the following week but unfortunately ended in a

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. When Nemeth demanded five more minutes, Alexander first refused but changed his mind only after hitting Nemeth with a low blow. The result, however, would stand due to Nemeth's compromised condition. TNA eventually announced that Nemeth and Alexander would have a rematch for the TNA World Championship at Emergence in a 60-minute iron man match. Following

Rebellion Rebellion is an uprising that resists and is organized against one's government. A rebel is a person who engages in a rebellion. A rebel group is a consciously coordinated group that seeks to gain political control over an entire state or a ...

, The System (Moose,

Brian Myers Brian Myers (born April 20, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a member of The System. He is a three-time TNA World Tag Team Champion, having held the title with Trevo ...

, Eddie Edwards, and

Alisha Edwards Alisha Maher (née Inacio; born January 7, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), under the ring name Alisha Edwards. She is a member of The System and is a former TNA Knockouts World ...

) had begun feuding with several wrestlers in TNA. "Broken" Matt Hardy, making his full-time return to TNA in over 7 years, attacked Moose following his TNA World Championship match with Nic Nemeth, making his title aspirations clear. Joe Hendry would also become an enemy of The System after pinning Myers in a "Champions vs. All-Stars" 16-person intergender tag team match on the May 16 episode of ''TNA Impact!''. At Against All Odds, Hardy challenged Moose for the TNA World Championship in a Broken Rules match. The match saw constant interference by The System and a run-in by Hardy's wife Rebecca Hardy, ultimately ending with Moose retaining the title against Hardy. Post-match, The System and their newest member Johnny Dango Curtis (JDC) continued to assault Matt and Rebecca until a combined force of Hendry, Nic and Ryan Nemeth, and a returning

Jeff Hardy Jeffrey Nero Hardy (born August 31, 1977) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and also appears on partner promotion WWE on its NXT (WWE brand), NXT brand. He is re ...

ran them all off. During the build to Slammiversary, The System would begin to target

Mike Santana Mark Sanchez (born February 4, 1991), known by the ring name Mike Santana or simply Santana, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He also makes appearances for partner promotion WWE on their ...

, who had also returned to TNA at Rebellion with the goal of winning the TNA World Championship. During Santana's "Road to Slammiversary" world title qualifying match against Frankie Kazarian on the June 27 ''TNA Impact!'', JDC pushed Santana into the ring post out of the referee's view, causing him to bleed and lose the match by countout. The following week, Hendry would qualify for the world title match at Slammiversary. Two weeks later,

The Hardys The Hardy Boyz are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers Jeff and Matt Hardy. They are both signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where they are former three time TNA Tag Team Champions. They also make app ...

(Matt and Jeff) challenged then

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Myers and Edwards for the titles, only to fail thanks again to interference by JDC. After the match, The System would injure Jeff's neck, taking him out of action for about a month. While Jeff was being stretchered out, Matt found that JDC had also attacked Rebecca backstage. This culminated at Slammiversary where Matt defeated JDC and, during the TNA World Title elimination match, Hendry eliminated Moose, causing the latter to lose the title. For the next month, The System reignited their rivalry with Santana while also having to deal with Hendry. After a brawl in a parking lot on the August 8 ''TNA Impact!'', Moose defeated Santana the following week after The System had attacked him backstage prior to the match. They were about to attack Santana afterward until Hendry came to his aid, who revealed that Moose and JDC would face The Hardys in a tag team match next week The Hardys would emerge victorious before getting into a brawl alongside Hendry and Santana against The System. TNA then announced on their website that Hendry, Santana, and The Hardys would face The System (Moose, Myers, Edwards, and JDC) in an eight-man tag team match at Emergence. On the August 1 ''TNA Impact!'', PCO and

Steph De Lander Stephanie Josephine De Landre (born 21 January 1997), better known under the ring name Steph De Lander, is an Australian professional wrestler. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she is a former as well as the final TNA ...

partook in a wedding ceremony, a culmination of a budding romance storyline between the two. However, the segment was crashed by a returning

Matt Cardona Matthew Brett Cardona (born May 14, 1985) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is a freelancer who competes on the independent circuit as well as making in ring appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Al ...

, De Lander's tag team partner on the independent circuit. He initially seemed cordial and even had a gift for the pair, which turned out to be a cinderblock as Cardona attacked PCO and inadvertently struck TNA Director of Authority

Santino Marella Anthony Carelli (born March 14, 1974), better known by the ring name Santino Marella, is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he works as the on-screen director of authority. He is best kn ...

, who presided over the ceremony, as he tried to take De Lander back with him. Cardona would also ruin PCO and De Lander's honeymoon, taking PCO out again with the help of two unknown assistants. On August 15, Marella threatened to sue Cardona for attacking him during the wedding unless he signed on for a match with PCO that night. Cardona flipped that proposal for a six-man tag team match the next week with him, De Lander, and a mystery partner against PCO,

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, and

Xia Brookside Xia-Louise Brooks (born 16 October 1998), better known by the ring name Xia Brookside, is an English professional wrestler and valet. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). She previously worked for World Wonder Ring Stardom, wh ...

(the

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and

maid of honor Bridesmaids are members of the bride's party at some Western traditional wedding ceremonies. A bridesmaid is typically a young woman and often the bride's close friend or relative. She attends to the bride on the day of a wedding or marriage ce ...

at the wedding, respectively). However, Cardona claimed not to be medically cleared from a torn pectoral muscle he previously suffered, thus giving De Lander two new partners in Kon and

Madman Fulton Jacob Southwick (born April 2, 1990), better known by his ring name Madman Fulton, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently performing on the independent circuit mononymously as Fulton. He is best known for his time with Impact Wre ...

; unfortunately, they lost, much to Cardona's chagrin and De Lander's relief. PCO and Cardona's singles match would then be signed for Emergence, but Cardona claimed to have reaggravated his injury in training. He then told Marella that he would have another mystery opponent for PCO at the event.

Results

Iron Man match

References

External links

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