Genesis (2006)

Genesis (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on November 19, 2006 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the second event under the Genesis chronology. Eight matches were featured on the event's card.

Genesis (2006)
DVD cover featuring Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe
PromotionTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
DateNovember 19, 2006
CityOrlando, Florida
VenueImpact Zone
Tagline(s)"The Revolution Will be Televised"
Pay-per-view chronology
 Previous
Bound for Glory
Next 
Turning Point
Genesis chronology
 Previous
2005
Next 
2007

In October 2017, with the launch of the Global Wrestling Network, the event became available to stream on demand.[1]

Storylines

Genesis featured seven professional wrestling matches and two pre-show 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.[2]

Event

Prior to the start of the event there was a dark match between Robert Roode and Eric Young. At first Roode pinned Young using the ropes for leverage. The referee however ordered the match to restart once he realized that Roode had utilized the ropes. Young ultimately won the match, also utilizing the ropes for leverage.

The opening match of the pay-per-view was a 3-on-2 handicap match between Kazarian, Maverick Matt and Johnny Devine against The Voodoo Kin Mafia (B.G. James and Kip James). During the match, Kip hit Triple H's pedigree and Shawn Michael's sweet chin music. The Voodoo Kin Mafia ultimately picked up the victory after Kip hit the Cobra Clutch on Devine. After the match, Kip grabbed the mic and told Vince McMahon, Michael Hickenbottom and Paul Levesque to tune in on Thursday to Impact! to see what else they have in store.

The next match saw The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) defeated Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal, after Shane Douglas interfered while the referee was distracted.

The TNA X Division Championship match was next, which saw the champion Christopher Daniels defending his title against Chris Sabin. During the match, Sabin threw a chair into the ring however A.J. Styles came out and grabbed the chair. Daniels later rolled up Sabin with an inside cradle to retain the title. After the match Sabin grabbed a chair again however he was stopped by Jerry Lynn demanding him and Daniels shake hands. Sabin shook Daniels' hand, and then hit him with a Cradle Shock.

The next match saw Ron Killings and Lance Hoyt defeat The Paparazzi (Austin Starr and Alex Shelley) when Hoyt rolled up Shelley, after Shelley and Starr were distracted with their tripod.

The following match saw Christian Cage take on A.J. Styles. During the match Christopher Daniels came out in order to take the chair away from Cage, which he was going to use. Styles attempted to use this distraction to hit Cage with a sunset flip, however Cage was able to block it and pin Styles for the victory. After the match Styles and Daniels went at each other and were eventually broken up by Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal. Rhino came out and told Daniels and Styles to shake hands and save the relationship, however Styles refused calling Rhino Dr. Phil before leaving ringside.

The NWA World Tag Team Championship match was next, which saw the champions The Latin American Exchange (Homicide and Hernandez) take on America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm). Before the match Konnan stated that they would be utilizing their First Amendment right and will burn the American flag. Before he was able to however, America’s Most Wanted attacked them from behind and the two teams went at each other to begin the match. LAX ultimately retained their title when Homicide hit Storm with a blow torch, enabling Hernandez to cover him and pick up the victory. After the match LAX grabbed the American Flag to burn it again before Petey Williams came out with a pipe in order to chase LAX to the back. Jim Cornette came out and stated the TNA managed has decided that due to LAX’s actions they will be stripped of the titles, and they have until Impact! on Thursday to hand over the titles to him.

The second to last match was for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. The champion Sting would defend his title against the challenger Abyss. Toward the end of the match Sting lays out a bag of thumb tacks, and is chokeslammed onto the tacks. Sting is able to Abyss into the Scorpion Deathlock and Abyss taps however James Mitchell has the referee distracted and he doesn’t see it. Sting then ties Abyss’ leg up and hangs him upside down and proceeds to beat him with a chair. When the referee attempts to break them up, Sting clotheslines the referee and gets disqualified. Under TNA rules, unlike most other major promotions, the title changes hands via a disqualification, meaning Abyss was the new champion, and is awarded the belt by Mitchell while lying unconscious on the ramp.

The main event saw Kurt Angle take on Samoa Joe. Ultimately, Angle picked up the victory when Joe tapped out of the ankle lock. With Angle's win, Joe suffered his first loss in 18 months. After the match, Joe stated that Angle was the better man tonight and requested a rematch. Joe stuck his hand out to shake Angle's hand however ignored his request and left the ring.

Results

No. Results[3] Stipulations Times[4]
1D Eric Young defeated Robert Roode (with Ms. Brooks) Singles match 4:00
2 The Voodoo Kin Mafia (B.G. James and Kip James) defeated Kazarian, Maverick Matt and Johnny Devine Handicap match 3:39
3 The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) (with Shane Douglas) defeated Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal (with Jerry Lynn) Tag team match 8:20
4 Christopher Daniels (c) defeated Chris Sabin Singles match for the TNA X Division Championship 13:26
5 Ron Killings and Lance Hoyt defeated The Paparazzi (Austin Starr and Alex Shelley) (with Kevin Nash) Tag team match 11:07
6 Christian Cage defeated A.J. Styles Singles match 15:50
7 The Latin American Exchange (Homicide and Hernandez) (c) (with Konnan) defeated America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) (with Gail Kim) Tag team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship 9:20
8 Abyss (with James Mitchell) defeated Sting (c) via disqualification Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 15:10
9 Kurt Angle defeated Samoa Joe by submission Singles match 13:35
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • D – indicates the match was a dark match

References

  1. "Anthem, Impact announce Global Wrestling Network launch". Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  2. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  3. "Genesis 2006 - Orlando, FL - Universal Studios - November 19, 2006 (900)". The History of WWE.
  4. "TNA Genesis 2006 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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