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| Promotion | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | ||
| Date | November 19, 2006 | ||
| City | Orlando, Florida | ||
| Venue | Impact Zone | ||
| Tagline | "The Revolution Will be Televised" | ||
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The 2006Genesis was aprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV)event produced byTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on November 19, 2006 at theTNA Impact! Zone inOrlando, Florida. It was the second event under theGenesis chronology. Eight matches were featured on the event'scard. The event was TNA’s highest-selling pay-per-view at the time, domestically selling just over 60,000 buys beating the previously set record of 55,000 atBound for Glory (2006), and it is still TNA's best-selling pay-per-view outside of their annual pay-per-view eventsBound for Glory andSlammiversary.
In October 2017, with the launch of theGlobal Wrestling Network, the event became available to stream on demand.[1]
Genesis featured sevenprofessional wrestling matches and two pre-show matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds andstorylines. Wrestlers portrayedvillains,heroes, orless distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2]
Prior to the start of the event there was a dark match betweenRobert Roode andEric 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-2handicap match betweenKazarian,Maverick Matt andJohnny Devine againstThe Voodoo Kin Mafia (B.G. James andKip James). During the match, Kip hitTriple H's Pedigree andShawn 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 toldVince McMahon, Michael Hickenbottom and Paul Levesque to tune in on Thursday toImpact! to see what else they have in store.
The next match sawThe Naturals (Andy Douglas andChase Stevens) defeatSonjay Dutt andJay Lethal, afterShane Douglas interfered while the referee was distracted.
TheTNA X Division Championship match was next, which saw the champion,Christopher Daniels, defending his title againstChris 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, but was stopped byJerry Lynn, demanding him and Daniels shake hands. Sabin shook Daniels' hand, and then hit him with aCradle Shock.
The next match sawRon Killings andLance Hoyt defeatThe Paparazzi (Austin Starr andAlex Shelley) when Hoyt rolled up Shelley, after he and Starr were distracted with their tripod.
The following match sawChristian Cage take onA.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, but 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, but Styles refused, calling Rhino "Dr. Phil" before leaving ringside.
TheNWA World Tag Team Championship match was next, which saw the championsThe Latin American Exchange (Homicide andHernandez withKonnan) take onAmerica's Most Wanted (Chris Harris andJames Storm). Before the match, Konnan stated that they would be utilizing theirFirst Amendment right to burn theAmerican flag. Before he was able to, America’s Most Wanted attacked them from behind, and the two teams went at each other to begin the match. LAX ultimately retained the title when Homicide hit Storm with ablow torch, enabling Hernandez to cover him and pick up the victory. After the match, LAX grabbed the flag to burn it again beforePetey Williams came out with a pipe in order to chase LAX to the back.Jim Cornette came out and stated that TNA management 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 theNWA World Heavyweight Championship. The championSting would defend his title against the challengerAbyss. Toward the end of the match, Sting laid out a bag of thumb tacks, and is choke-slammed onto the tacks. Sting then put Abyss into the Scorpion Deathlock, and Abyss tapped, but withJames Mitchell distracting the referee. Sting then ties Abyss’ leg up, 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 sawKurt Angle take onSamoa 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, but Angle ignored his request and left the ring.