Genesis (2005) was a
professional wrestling
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pay-per-view
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(PPV)
event produced by
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
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Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...
(TNA)
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that took place on November 13, 2005 at the
Impact Zone
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in
Orlando, Florida. It was the first event under the
Genesis
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* Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind
* Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book o ...
name and eleventh event in the 2005 TNA PPV schedule. Seven
professional wrestling matches
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and two pre-show matches were featured on the event's card, one of which involved a championship.
The main event was a
Six Man Tag Team match pitting the team of
Rhino
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and
Team 3D (
Brother Ray &
Brother Devon) against the team of
Jeff Jarrett
Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett (born July 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler and promoter. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he also serves as Director of Business Development.
Beginning his career in his father ...
and
America's Most Wanted
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(
Chris Harris &
James Storm
James Allen Cox (born June 1, 1977) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name James Storm. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling.
He started his career in 1997 and after working on several independent prom ...
). Rhino and Team 3D won the encounter. The
TNA X Division Championship
The Impact X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of then-TNA's second weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event. The current champion is Tr ...
was defended by then-champion
A.J. Styles
Allen Neal Jones (born June 2, 1977), better known by his ring name AJ Styles (also stylized as A.J. Styles), is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. Regarded as one of the best ...
against the challenger
Petey Williams
Peter Williams III (born August 26, 1981) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE as a backstage producer. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling, where he is a two-time X Division Champion. He is also ...
at the event. Styles defeated Williams to retain the championship. A
No Disqualification match
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between
Abyss and
Sabu was held at the show. Abyss won the contest. A match to determine the number-one contender to the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), an American professional wrestling promotion. The current champion is Tyrus, who is ...
took place at Genesis, in which
Monty Brown
Montaque "Monty" Brown (born April 13, 1970) is an American retired professional wrestler and NFL linebacker. In professional wrestling, he is best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) where he wrestled under his real n ...
defeated
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey Nero Hardy (born August 31, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and musician. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Hardy is widely considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all-time and is regard ...
for a future title match.
Genesis is remembered for the debut of
Christian Cage
William Jason Reso (born November 30, 1973) is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Christian Cage. He is best known for his tenure in WWE under the ring name Chr ...
. It was also dedicated to
World Wrestling Entertainment
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wrestler
Eddie Guerrero
Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes (October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005) was an American professional wrestler. He was a prominent member of the Guerrero wrestling family, being the son of first-generation wrestler Gory Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero is ...
, who died the day of the show. Cage's debut was ranked by TNA as the 5th greatest moment in the company's history. Corey David Lacroix of the professional wrestling section of the
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rated the show an 8 out of 10, higher than the
2006 edition of 5 out of 10 by Bob Kapur.
In October 2017, with the launch of the
Global Wrestling Network
Global Wrestling Network (GWN) was a digital streaming service and mobile app owned by Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment and parent company of Impact Wrestling. It primarily featured content from the Imp ...
, the event became available to stream on demand.
Production
Background
Genesis was announced in early-August 2005 on TNA's official website. It was planned for November 13 at the
TNA Impact! Zone in
Orlando, Florida. This event caused a change in TNA's PPV schedule, as the November 2004 PPV event was titled
Victory Road.
This was a small change as TNA intended to stick with the other names used for PPVs throughout 2005.
A promotional poster for the event was released prior by TNA featuring
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey Nero Hardy (born August 31, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and musician. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Hardy is widely considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all-time and is regard ...
. TNA created a section covering the event on their website.
A thirty-minute pre-show was slatted to take place prior to the telecast featuring two wrestling matches:
Shark Boy
Dean Matthew Roll (born January 28, 1975) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Shark Boy. Prior to his appearances in TNA, Roll competed on the independen ...
versus the debuting
Nigel McGuinness
Steven Haworth (born 23 January 1976), better known by his ring name Nigel McGuinness, is an English actor, professional wrestling commentator and retired professional wrestler.
He is best known for his time with WWE where he worked as a colo ...
, and
The Diamonds in the Rough (
David Young,
Elix Skipper
Elix Skipper (born December 15, 1967) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling, where he was a one-time WCW Cruiserweight Champion and a one-time WCW Cruiserweight Tag ...
, and
Simon Diamond) versus
Lance Hoyt
Lance Hoyt (born February 28, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Lance Archer. He also makes sporadic appearance for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is also known for ...
and
The Naturals (Andy Douglas and
Chase Stevens
Chase Bradley Stevens (born January 17, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name of "The Natural" Chase Stevens. He is known primarily for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he was a memb ...
).
TNA promoted the debut of a newly signed wrestler to occur at Genesis, which the promotion called a "major acquisition."
Genesis was dedicated to
World Wrestling Entertainment
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wrestler
Eddie Guerrero
Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes (October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005) was an American professional wrestler. He was a prominent member of the Guerrero wrestling family, being the son of first-generation wrestler Gory Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero is ...
, who died the day of the event.
Storylines
Genesis featured seven
professional wrestling matches
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and two pre-show matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and
storylines. Wrestlers portrayed
villains
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,
heroes, or
less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
The main event at Genesis was a
Six Man Tag Team match pitting the team of
Rhino
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and
Team 3D (
Brother Ray &
Brother Devon) against the team of
Jeff Jarrett
Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett (born July 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler and promoter. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he also serves as Director of Business Development.
Beginning his career in his father ...
and
America's Most Wanted
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(
Chris Harris &
James Storm
James Allen Cox (born June 1, 1977) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name James Storm. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling.
He started his career in 1997 and after working on several independent prom ...
; AMW). This match was promoted for Genesis by TNA on their official website,
and later announced on the October 29 episode of TNA's television program ''
TNA Impact!
''Impact!'' (stylized as ''IMPACT!''), also known as ''IMPACT! on AXS TV'',
is an American professional wrestling television program produced by the American promotion Impact Wrestling (formerly known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)) tha ...
''.
The storyline behind this match began the October 1 episode of ''Impact!'', when Team 3D made their TNA debut.
On the October 8 episode of ''Impact!'', AMW and Jarrett assaulted Team 3D to the point they were left covered in blood.
Afterwards, Team 3D were not seen due to a scripted injury, with Jarrett, AMW, and
Team Canada (
A-1,
Bobby Roode
Robert Francis Roode Jr. (born May 11, 1976) is a Canadian professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. He is currently inactive due to undergoing neck surgery.
Roode is known for his 12-year tenure for Total Nonst ...
,
Eric Young,
Petey Williams
Peter Williams III (born August 26, 1981) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE as a backstage producer. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling, where he is a two-time X Division Champion. He is also ...
, and
Coach Scott D'Amore) hosting a segment where they buried Team 3D's careers on the October 15 episode of ''Impact!''.
Meanwhile, then-
NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jarrett was involved in a feud with
Kevin Nash
Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959) is an American actor and retired professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE under a legends contract. He is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) where he performed under his ...
which was to lead to a title defense at TNA's
Bound for Glory PPV event on October 23. However, Nash was rushed to the hospital the night before and was not cleared to wrestle.
Rhino took Nash's place in the match, where he defeated Jarrett to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. The same night Team 3D made their return from their scripted injury, coming to the aid of Rhino after the main event.
Later, Jarrett reclaimed the title on the November 3 episode of ''Impact!''.
The premier bout on the card was for the
TNA X Division Championship
The Impact X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of then-TNA's second weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event. The current champion is Tr ...
, in which then-champion
A.J. Styles
Allen Neal Jones (born June 2, 1977), better known by his ring name AJ Styles (also stylized as A.J. Styles), is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. Regarded as one of the best ...
defended the title against the challenger Petey Williams. At Bound for Glory, Williams competed in a Three Way
Ultimate X match
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Match format ...
to determine the number-one contender to the TNA X Division Championship along with
Chris Sabin
Joshua Harter (born February 4, 1982), better known by his ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling, and is also known for his work in Ring of Honor.
After being trained by Scot ...
and
Matt Bentley. The match had technical difficulties, but in the end Williams won the bout.
On the October 29 episode of ''Impact!'', a rematch from Bound for Glory was promoted for the November 3 episode of ''Impact!'' due to the issues regarding the previous contest.
Despite the rematch, Williams won this encounter as well, remaining number-one contender. After his victory, TNA began to promote Styles versus Williams in a title match at Genesis.
Several other bouts were planned for Genesis, of these the most significant were a
No Disqualification match
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and a match to determine the number-one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
The No Disqualification match was between
Abyss and
Sabu. This was a rematch from TNA's
Unbreakable
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* Unbreakable (horse) (1935–1962), a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire
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* ''Unbreakable'' (film series), a trilogy directed by ...
PPV event on September 11, which Abyss won.
Abyss and Sabu also fought in
Monster's Ball II at Bound for Glory, which Rhino won.
TNA advertised
Monty Brown
Montaque "Monty" Brown (born April 13, 1970) is an American retired professional wrestler and NFL linebacker. In professional wrestling, he is best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) where he wrestled under his real n ...
versus Jeff Hardy to determine the number-one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship heading into Genesis. This was a continuation of a storyline in which Brown sought to become NWA World Heavyweight Champion.
Both of these encounters were advertised on TNA's website following Bound for Glory.
Event
Pre-show
Prior to Genesis, TNA held a thirty-minute pre-show. Two matches were held during the broadcast. The first pitted Shark Boy against Nigel McGuinness, lasting 5 minutes and 30 seconds. Shark Boy won the encounter by using a
roll-up pin.
The second was a Six Man Tag Team match between The Diamonds in the Rough (David Young, Elix Skipper, and Simon Diamond) and the team of Lance Hoyt and The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens). The duration of the contest was 5 minutes and 48 seconds. The Diamonds in the Rough won after Skipper and Young crashed into Stevens simultaneously and followed with the pinfall.
Miscellaneous
Genesis featured employees other than the wrestlers involved in the matches.
Mike Tenay
Michael William Tenay (born March 1, 1955) is an American podcast presenter and retired professional wrestling play-by-play announcer known for his time as an announcer for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TN ...
and
Don West were the commentators for the telecast.
Jeremy Borash
Jeremy Borash (born July 19, 1974), is an American professional wrestling play-by-play commentator, announcer, ring announcer, booker, interviewer, and producer who is currently signed to WWE. He is known for his work in Impact Wrestling as ...
was the ring announcer for the event. Andrew Thomas,
Rudy Charles
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, and
Mark "Slick" Johnson
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Career
World Championship Wrestling
Johnson gained national expos ...
participated as
referees
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for the encounters.
Shane Douglas
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handled the interview duties during the show. Besides employees who appeared in a wrestling role,
SoCal Val,
Larry Zbyszko
Lawrence Whistler (born December 5, 1951), better known by the ring name Larry Zbyszko, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his feud with his mentor, Bruno Sammartino, during the early 1980s as well as his ...
,
Cassidy Riley
Cassidy James Riley (born November 21, 1976), also known as Kassidy James, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his work with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and WWE.
Career
Early years (1995–2002)
O'Reilly became interest ...
, Coach Scott D'Amore,
Christian Cage
William Jason Reso (born November 30, 1973) is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Christian Cage. He is best known for his tenure in WWE under the ring name Chr ...
,
Traci,
James Mitchell, and
Gail Kim
Gail Kim-Irvine (born February 20, 1977) is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler, currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where she serves as a producer. In Impact Wrestling she was the inaugural and record setting seven-time Knockout ...
all appeared on camera, either in backstage or in ringside segments. During the broadcast, Christian Cage made his TNA debut, revealing himself as the major acquisition which TNA promoted for the event.
Preliminary matches

The first match of the event pitted
Raven
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against
P.J. Polaco. This match occurred because Raven refused to quit the company, which was something
NWA
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* National Wrestling Alliance, a professional wrestling organization
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Championship Committee member Larry Zbyszko had requested in the storyline. Since Raven refused to quit, Zbyszko forced him to wrestle Polaco. Cassidy Riley interfered in the match by attempting to aid Raven. The duration of the bout was 5 minutes and 45 seconds. Raven won the contest by forcing Polaco's head into the mat with his signature
Even Flow DDT maneuver.
A
Six Man Tag Team Hockey Stick Fight with
Kip James as
Special Guest Referee between
3Live Kru (
B.G. James,
Konnan
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, and
Ron Killings
Ronnie Aaron Killings (born January 19, 1972) is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is currently signed to WWE, performing on the Raw brand under the ring name R-Truth.
Killings worked for World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now ...
) and Team Canada (A-1, Bobby Roode, and Eric Young) followed. In this match, hockey sticks were hung above each of the turnbuckles in the ring, with only the legal men allowed to use them. The only way to win was by pinfall or submission. Killings pinned Young after a top rope
leg drop
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The mov ...
onto a hockey stick that laid across Young's groin to win the match for his team at 10 minutes and 23 seconds.
After this bout, Christian Cage made his debut, announcing he wanted to become NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Coach Scott D'Amore and Bobby Roode came out and offered Cage a spot in Team Canada, which Cage said he would consider.
The third match was between Monty Brown and Jeff Hardy to determine the number-one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Hardy scored a two-count on Brown by slamming the back of Brown's head and neck into the mat with a reverse
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. Hardy then climbed to the top rope and jumped off with a somersault toward Brown, who was lying on his back in the ring, to attempt his signature
Swanton Bomb maneuver. Once Hardy jumped, Brown moved out of the way and then performed his signature
Pounce maneuver by crashing into Hardy. Brown followed by pinning Hardy at 8 minutes and 43 seconds to win the contest and become number-one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
TNA held a
Four-on-Four Tag Team Elimination X match pitting the team of
Alex Shelley
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,
Christopher Daniels
Daniel Christopher Covell (born March 24, 1970), better known by the ring name Christopher Daniels, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is the Head of Talent Relations. He is best know ...
,
Roderick Strong
Christopher Lindsey (born July 26, 1983), better known by his name Roderick Strong, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand, as the leader of Diamond Mine, but is currently inactive due ...
, and
Samoa Joe
Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17, 1979), is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Samoa Joe who is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Joe is currently a double champion - in his first reign both as AEW ...
against the team of
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 ...
, Chris Sabin, Matt Bentley, and
Sonjay Dutt
Retesh Bhalla (born April 7, 1982) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a producer and manager. He is best known for his time with Total Nonstop ActionImpact Wrestling under the ring name Sonj ...
. Matt Bentley was accompanied by Traci to the ring. The duration of this bout was 23 minutes and 15 seconds. Daniels took over the leadership role of his team, naming them Team Ministry. In this match, each person from each team had to be eliminated by pinfall or submission until all members of one team were gone. The wrestler(s) that remained won the bout for their team. Strong was the first eliminated after being pinned by Aries following a
450° aerial splash. Aries was eliminated soon-after by Daniels, who pinned him with a roll-up while he was distracted by Joe. The third elimination was Dutt, who submitted to Shelley's signature
Border City Stretch submission hold. Not long after, Shelley was pinned by Bentley after being
kicked in the face. Joe forced Bentley to submit with his signature
Coquina Clutch submission hold, bringing the match down to Daniels and Joe versus Sabin. Daniels won the bout for his team by pinning Sabin after slamming Sabin face-first into the mat with his signature
Angel's Wings maneuver.
An argument ensued between Daniels and Joe after the contest, with Joe angry in the storyline that Daniels eliminated Sabin when he wanted to instead. This led to Joe attacking Daniels and bashing him over the head with a steal chair. Joe followed up by slamming Daniels into the mat with his signature
Muscle Buster maneuver and then a second time on a steal chair. This left Daniels bloodied in the center of the ring with TNA's medical crew tending to his injuries.
Main event matches

The fifth match of the show saw Abyss face Sabu in a No Disqualification match. Abyss was accompanied by James Mitchell. In a No Disqualification match, weapons are legal, as well as outside interference, with a victor determined only by pinfall or submission. Abyss
slammed Sabu into a pile of thumbtacks to earn a two-count during the match. Near the end, Sabu tried to hit Abyss with a steal chair wrapped in barbed-wire, but Abyss countered the maneuver. This led to Abyss slamming Sabu back-first onto the barbed-wire wrapped steal chair with his signature
Black Hole Slam
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maneuver to win the encounter at 10 minutes and 48 seconds.
The TNA X Division Championship was defended by A.J. Styles against Petey Williams next. Williams was accompanied by A-1. The duration of the contest was 18 minutes and 20 seconds. Early in the bout, Styles jumped over the top rope to ringside aiming to land on Williams, he instead overshot and crashed into the guardrail. Mid-way through the contest, Styles attempted to perform his signature
Styles Clash
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maneuver, but Williams countered. Afterwards, Williams attempted to perform his signature
Canadian Destroyer
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, but this time Styles counter. Williams held Styles in his signature
Sharpshooter
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submission hold during the encounter. Styles fought out of it by grabbing the bottom rope and forcing it to be released. Samoa Joe interfered in the bout by distracting Styles. Near the end, both men fought on the top rope with Styles getting the advantage. He then set up Williams for his Styles Clash maneuver and jumped off, slamming Williams face-first into the mat from the top rope. Styles followed with a pin, thus winning the match and retaining the TNA X Division Championship.
The main event was a Six-man tag team match pitting the team of Rhino and Team 3D against the team of Jeff Jarrett and America's Most Wanted. The latter was accompanied by Gail Kim. Various weapons were used by both teams throughout the match without the referee disqualifying either. Some weapons used included trash cans, cheese graters, and tables. Rhino tackled Jarrett with his signature
Gore
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maneuver late in the match, but the pin was broken up by AMW. This led to Team 3D throwing Harris out of the ring and performing their signature
3D tag team maneuver, slamming Storm onto the mat. They followed with the pin to win the contest at 15 minutes and 48 seconds.
After the contest, Jarrett attacked Rhino by bashing him over the head with a guitar. Jarrett, AMW, and Team Canada then proceeded to assault Rhino and Team 3D until Christian Cage came out to the ring. Cage attacked Coach Scott D'Amore and aided Rhino and Team 3D is fighting off Jarrett, AMW, and the rest of Team Canada.
Reception
A total of 900 people attended Genesis.
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writer Corey David Lacroix rated the entire event an 8 out of 10,
which was higher than the
2006 edition with 5 out of 10 from Bob Kapur.
The Genesis ranking was lower than Bound for Glory's rating, which received a 9 out of 10 from Bob Kapur.
TNA's next PPV event
Turning Point
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Turning Point or Turning Points may refer to:
Film
* ''The Turning Point'', a 1914 silent film starring Caroline Cooke
* ''The Turning Point'' (1920 film), an Amer ...
was ranked lower than Genesis; it received a 7 out of 10 from Bob Kapur.
Genesis was ranked higher than TNA's Victory Road held the previous November. Victory Road was given a 5 out of 10 from Jason Clevett.
Compared to rival World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE)
Survivor Series
Survivor Series is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event, produced annually since 1987 by WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. Held in November generally the week of Thanksgiving, it is the s ...
PPV event, Genesis out-performed it, as it was given a 6.5 out of 10 by Dale Plummer and Nick Tylwalk.
Lacroix rated the main event Six Man Tag Team match an 8 out of 10, while the No Disqualification match was given a 7.5 out of 10. The TNA X Division Championship match and the Elimination X match each received the highest rating of Lacroix's review with a 9 out of 10. He gave the Monty Brown versus Jeff Hardy bout a 6 out of 10, while the Raven versus P.J. Polaco match a 4.5 out of 10, the lowest rating of his review. He also gave Christian Cage's debut an 8 out of 10.
James Caldwell of the ''Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter'' reviewed the event, commenting that the main event was the "usual shortcut main event match involving Jarrett or anyone with an ECW background." He said the TNA X Division Championship match was a "solid match" and was the "match of the night so far, although not a typical standout X Division PPV match." Caldwell's called the No Disqualification match the "usual trainwreck hardcore match between two wrestlers who have wrestled the exact same match several PPV's in a row." He felt the Elimination X match was a decent wrestling match" and that the segment after the match helped to establish "Joe's character and gave him some definition as an assassin." As for the Brown versus Hardy match, he stated that it was a "better match than the previous two, but there wasn't enough time for the match to develop a nice pace and cadence to be a solid PPV quality match."
TNA released a DVD counting down the top 50 moments in their history in 2007, with Cage's debut being ranked at number 5 on the compilation.
Aftermath

After the show went off the air, Christian Cage, Rhino, and Team 3D joined together to create a chant in honor of Eddie Guerrero.
Rhino and Jarrett continued their rivalry after Genesis. A rematch between Rhino and Jarrett for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was announced on the November 19 episode of ''Impact!'' for Turning Point.
TNA aired a series of video packages focusing on Rhino and his title match heading into the show.
Jarrett defeated Rhino at the event to retain the championship.
Team 3D fought AMW in a
Tag Team Elimination Tables match at Turning Point. The Tables match was announced on the November 19 episode of ''Impact!'' to take place at the show.
Team 3D won the encounter at the show.
A.J. Styles went on to defend the TNA X Division Championship against Samoa Joe at Turning Point. This defense was due to Styles accusing Joe of violating the unwritten
X Division
The X Division is a high-flying, high-risk, fast-paced style of professional wrestling seen in Impact Wrestling (formerly Total Nonstop Action Wrestling) and since then in various NWA member promotions. Its tagline is that "It's not about weight ...
code. Styles then challenged Joe to a TNA X Division Championship match at Turning Point which Joe accepted on the November 19 episode of ''Impact!''.
Joe defeated Styles at the show to become the new TNA X Division Champion. After the bout, Joe attempted to assault Styles in the same manner he did with Daniels until Daniels returned from injury to save Styles.
This continued a rivalry between the three wrestlers as Joe went on to defend the title against Daniels at TNA's
Final Resolution PPV event on January 15, 2006, which Joe won to retain the title.
At TNA's
Against All Odds PPV event on February 12, 2006, Daniels, Joe, and Styles competed in a Three Way match for the TNA X Division Championship; Joe gained the pinfall to retain the title.
The three competed again, but this time in a Three Way Ultimate X match for the championship at TNA's
Destination X PPV event on March 12, 2006. Daniels won the bout, thus becoming the new TNA X Division Champion.
The rivalry ended on the April 13, 2006 episode of ''Impact!'' when Joe defeated Daniels to win back the championship.
After Monty Brown became number-one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, he face Christian Cage at Turning Point in another bout to determine the number-one contender to the title. Cage requested this match on the November 26 episode of ''Impact!'' from NWA Championship Committee member Larry Zbyszko, which he was granted.
Cage won the contest to become the new number-one contender NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
TNA held the first-ever
Barbed Wire Massacre
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a ...
at Turning Point between Abyss and Sabu. TNA advertised the Barbed Wire Massacre between Abyss and Sabu on the November 19 episode of ''Impact!''.
The reasoning behind the match stipulation had to do with Abyss fearing
barbed wire
A close-up view of a barbed wire
Roll of modern agricultural barbed wire
Barbed wire, also known as barb wire, is a type of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strands. Its primary use is ...
in the storyline.
Abyss challenged this fear on the December 3 episode of ''Impact!'', by bashing Sabu over the head with a barbed wire wrapped steal chair.
Sabu defeated Abyss at the event to end their rivalry.
Results
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External links
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