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| Team Canada | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Members |  Scott D'AmoreTeddy HartPetey WilliamsJohnny Devine Jack EvansBobby RoodeEric YoungRuffy SilversteinA-1Tyson Dux |
| Name | Team Canada |
| Debut | Early 2004 |
Team Canada was aheelprofessional wrestlingstable inTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which was active from 2004 to 2006.
In 2004, wrestling promoter and personality "Coach"Scott D'Amore brought together fellowCanadians to form his own incarnation of Team Canada inTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) for the2004 America's X-Cup Tournament.
The original team was composed ofTeddy Hart as team captain, withJack Evans,Johnny Devine, andPetey Williams as his teammates. When the World X-Cup was announced, the team was revamped to add power to the speed and agility in the previous incarnation of the team.Petey Williams would replace Hart as team captain,Johnny Devine would remain on the team, andEric Young andBobby Roode would be added to the team. The team made it to theUltimate X finals, but lost toTeam USA (Jerry Lynn,Chris Sabin,Christopher Daniels andElix Skipper).
After the 2004 World X-Cup Tournament, Team Canada became the only team that stayed together in TNA afterward, and went on to win thetag team titles twice. CaptainPetey Williams also won theTNA X Division Championship. All used the same theme music (an acousticO Canada, begun with a riff of the first line onelectric guitar), and typically brought aCanadian flag with them, attached to ahockey stick.
Team Canada hosted the Canadian version of the TNA website, and shirts for Team Canada would have the TNA logo on the front with the A covered up with a maple leaf with "Eh!" on it.
In March 2005, Team Canada addedAlastair "A-1" Ralphs to replace the injured Johnny Devine. A-1 was used as a "powerhouse" member, and was dubbed "The Muscle Man".
In September 2005, Team Canada aligned withPlanet Jarrett, with Scott D'Amore using a match at hisBorder City Wrestling promotion to helpJeff Jarrett win back theNWA World Heavyweight Championship on September 15. The plot was exposed on the October 1 episode ofTNA Impact! Team Canada's alignment was solidified when they appeared—dressed in black with black hockey sticks—at Planet Jarrett's "funeral" for the careers ofTeam 3D on the October 15Impact! episode.
AtGenesis on November 13, whenChristian Cage debuted in TNA, Scott D'Amore offered him a Team Canada T-shirt to signify membership in that stable. At the end of the night, when Team Canada attacked Team 3D with Jeff Jarrett, Cage came out. Under the coat he wore, he revealed to D'Amore's delight that he was wearing the Team Canada shirt. He hugged D'Amore before delivering theUnprettier, making his choice not to join Team Canada or Planet Jarrett clear.
They feuded with3Live Kru throughout 2005. They fought 3LK (afterwards dubbed 4Live Kru after the induction ofKip James) for the last time atTurning Point on December 11, whereKonnan split from the group and hit Kip James with a chair, allowing Team Canada to win.
Following the disbanding of the 3LK, Team Canada embarked on a lengthy feud against Team 3D, which had seen them beating down Team 3D in Six Sides of Steel and laying Canadian flags over their faces. Team Canada also helped America's Most Wanted on numerous occasions, an ironic twist considering their history. Team Canada was defeated by Team 3D at Lockdown in an Anthem Match where either the USA or Canadian flag would be raised along with the country's music played.
Team Canada took part in the2006 World X-Cup. Bobby Roode and A-1 stepped aside as non-X Division athletes, leaving Petey Williams, Eric Young, the returning Johnny Devine and the debut ofTyson Dux as Team Canada's X-Cup squad.
Despite early success in exhibitions at the expense of miscommunication on the part of Team USA. Team Canada lost both their first round and second round matches, falling behind early. In the first round, they were defeated byTeam USA membersAlex Shelley andSonjay Dutt, then in the second round, Petey Williams lost toTeam Japan captainJushin Thunder Liger.
Team Canada turned their fortunes around atSacrifice 2006 in the "Global Turmoil" main event, in which Petey Williams scored a win over Puma in the final to tie Team USA for the top score in the World X-Cup. Following Sacrifice, team captains Petey Willians and Chris Sabin faced off onTNA Impact!, where Team USA won for the second time in the history of the tournament.
After the World X-Cup, Johnny Devine stopped appearing, leaving the roster to regress to Williams, Roode, Young and A-1 (as it was before the tournament).
On the June 29 episode ofImpact!,Jim Cornette announced that Team Canada was disbanded. He later allowed them an all-or-nothing 8-man tag team match on the July 13 episode againstRhino,Team 3D, andJay Lethal, with a stipulation that the disbanding order would be null and void if Team Canada won; Jay Lethal pinned A-1, ending Team Canada's run as a group in TNA.[1]
AtVictory Road, D'Amore would bring all four members of Team Canada out for one last time to say his farewells to each member. He started with Roode saying he would be a future world champion, followed by saying to Petey that he would excel in theX Division, telling A1 he was a true powerhouse, and finally blaming Young by claiming it was his fault that they were disbanded.
Due to the disbanding of Team Canada in 2006, Team Canada was not allowed to enter the 2008 World X-Cup.Tyson Dux who was on the X-Cup Team Canada was a part of Team International.
Team Canada members Petey Williams and Eric Young reunited for one night only on the February 10, 2009 edition ofImpact!, (aired February 19) using the Team Canada entrance music and wearing Team Canada Jackets. On several occasions during the matchannouncersMike Tenay andDon West referred to the pair as "the reunited Team Canada."
The newly reunited pair challenged for theTNA World Tag Team Championship inBeer Money, Inc.'sOff the Wagon Challenge, the stipulation being if the challengers lost, the man who was pinned or made to submit would leaveTNA for good. It was this stipulation that ultimately ended the reunion as Robert Roode (former Team Canada member) pinned Petey Williams to retain the titles and forced him to leave TNA.
AtSlammiversary onJuly 15, 2023, Team Canada reunited when Eric Young made his surprise return to Impact after a seven-month absence and teamed with Scott D'Amore as his mystery tag team partner againstBully Ray andDeaner. D'Amore and Young used the Team Canada entrance music and attire and went on to defeat Ray and Deaner. AtImpact 1000, Young and D'Amore competed as Team Canada to compete againstKenny King and Sheldon Jean, a match which they won by disqualification after interference byThe Design (Deaner andKon). America's Most Wanted made the save, which led to Team Canada and AMW defeating King, Jean, and Design in an eight-man tag team match.
Scott D'Amore (2004–2006) (final coach)Teddy Hart (2004) (former captain)Petey Williams (2004–2006) (final captain)Johnny Devine (2004–2006)Jack Evans (2004)Bobby Roode (2004–2006)Eric Young (2004–2006)Ruffy Silverstein (2004)A-1 (2005–2006)Tyson Dux (2006)
| Competition | Notes | Position | Points | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 America's X Cup | N/A | N/A | Teddy Hart | |
| 2004 World X Cup | 2nd | 4 | Petey Williams | |
| 2006 World X Cup | 2nd | 5 | Petey Williams |