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| Promotion | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | ||
| Date | January 17, 2010 | ||
| City | Orlando, Florida | ||
| Venue | TNA Impact! Zone | ||
| Attendance | 1,100[1] | ||
| Tagline | The Night of Firsts | ||
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The 2010Genesis was aprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV)event produced by theTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)promotion, which took place on January 17, 2010 at theTNA Impact! Zone inOrlando, Florida.[2] It was the fifth event under theGenesis chronology and the first event of the 2010 TNA PPV schedule. The PPV poster was released in early December 2009, promotingHulk Hogan's debut on TNA PPV.[3] It is the first event since TNA moved to theImpact! Zone to feature a four-sided ring (as opposed to the six-sided ring used by TNA since the move).
Genesis featuredprofessional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds andstorylines. Wrestlers portrayedvillains,heroes orless distinguishable characters in the events that build tension and culminate into a wrestling match or series of matches.
The main rivalry showcased at Genesis was betweenKurt Angle and defending championA.J. Styles, both fighting for theTNA World Heavyweight Championship.Ric Flair made his debut in the company on the January 4, 2010 live episode ofTNA Impact!, getting acquainted with A.J. Styles on a monumental night for the company, where in a high-profile match, Styles retained his championship by defeating his competitive rival in Kurt Angle. By doing so, and for the past months, Styles solidified himself as champion successfully defending his title. Angle would later receive one last chance at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, with Angle claiming that he only needed one more chance to be able to defeat Styles.
Bobby Lashley was lined up to compete with Abyss but was attacked backstage byAbyss before the match. As a result, this set up a mystery opponent to take on Abyss leading to the re-debut ofMr. Anderson, who last made appearances for TNA in its early years.
A feud on the card hadBeer Money, Inc. (Robert Roode andJames Storm) seeking vengeance againstKevin Nash andScott Hall. It was revealed that Hall and Nash had mysteriously attacked Roode and Storm. Wanting to avenge the beat down they encountered, an upset Roode and Storm approachedon-screen executiveEric Bischoff and requested a match with Hall and Nash at Genesis.
Another feud was betweenD'Angelo Dinero andDesmond Wolfe. D'Angelo Dinero started a feud with Desmond Wolfe calling him "Desmond Ruffy". With the two competing in a one-on-one match, Dinero was able to gain the victory with a successful small package pin. After Wolfe later secured a victory overSamoa Joe, Dinero and Wolfe accosted each other, both claiming they would beat one another at the PPV.
AfterRob Terry ofBritish Invasion interfered in a match that caused a disqualification win forHernandez andMatt Morgan in their match with Beer Money, Morgan reacted by attacking Terry which set up defending champions British Invasion (Brutus Magnus andDoug Williams) versus Hernandez and Matt Morgan for theTNA World Tag Team Championship at Genesis.
A match in theKnockout Division pitTara against defending championODB for theTNA Women's Knockout Championship. This match came about after ODB defeated Tara for the TNA Women's Knockout Title, setting up a rematch at Genesis.
Sean Morley made his debut in TNA, much toDaniels displeasure, claiming Morley was someone who did not belong in "his company" during a brawl between the two.
A match was made where a debutingBrian Kendrick faced defending championAmazing Red for theTNA X Division Championship.
| Role: | Name: |
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| Commentator | Mike Tenay |
| Taz | |
| Interviewer | Jeremy Borash |
| Lauren Thompson | |
| Ring announcer | Jeremy Borash |
| David Penzer | |
| Referee | Earl Hebner |
| Rudy Charles | |
| Mark Johnson | |
| Andrew Thomas |
The event began withAmazing Red defending theTNA X Division Championship against a mystery opponent, which was revealed to beBrian Kendrick. After an intense back and forth, high flying contest, Red was on the apron as Kendrick charged him. Red countered the charge into his finisherCode Red and scored the pinfall victory, retaining the championship.[4]
The following contest saw the in-ring debut ofSean Morley as he competed against the villainousDaniels. During the contest theheel Daniels was cheered by the crowd, while the supposedface Morley was booed.[4] The match concluded after Daniels missed theBME, allowing Morley to capitalize and connect with theMoney Shot, followed by the pinfall.[4]
The third match of the night, and the second of four championship bouts sawTara challengeODB for theTNA Women's Knockout Championship in atwo out of three falls match. Tara quickly won the first fall with aroll-up.[4] Tara then won the second fall several minutes later after executing her finisher theWidow's Peak, winning the Championship for the third time.[4]
The next match sawThe British Invasion defend theirTNA World Tag Team Championship against the number one contendersMatt Morgan andHernandez. As the match neared its conclusion Hernandez hit hisinverted powerslam finisher onBrutus Magnus, which allowed Morgan (the legal man) to connect with theCarbon Footprint on Magnus and score the three count, and simultaneously, the Tag Team Championships with Hernandez.[4]
The fifth contest sawDesmond Wolfe attempt to defeatD'Angelo Dinero in re-match from their bout on the January 4 edition ofImpact!, which Dinero had won. Wolfe was successful in the contest after connecting with alariat and scoring the pinfall.[4]
After a backstage segment in whichThe Band membersSyxx-Pac andScott Hall competed in a game of rock, paper, scissors to determine who would beKevin Nash's tag team partner, the following match began.[4] The match saw Nash and Syxx-Pac faceBeer Money, Inc., akaRobert Roode andJames Storm. As the match neared its finish, Nash attempted hisJackknife Powerbomb, however was distracted by the emergence of Hall, which allowed Storm to hit aLast Call, and Roode to pin him with aroll-up.[4] During Hall's walk to the ring hekayfabe assaulted a fan at ringside by slapping him and pulling him over the barricade to kick him.[4]
The first of Genesis' two main event matches sawAbyss compete against a mystery opponent. Abyss was scheduled to faceBobby Lashley, however Lashley was replaced byHulk Hogan, after Abyss knocked out Lashley with a computer monitor while defendingEric Bischoff in an altercation between the three.[4] After Abyss' entrance the arena lights were killed momentarily asMr. Anderson (formerly Mr. Kennedy), made his TNA debut. During the match Anderson played on Hogan's demand (that Abyss not use weapons to prove his abilities), by attempting to use a chair, or throwing the chair in the ring. As Abyss grabbed the chair from the ring he momentarily appeared to contemplate using it, however decided to hand the chair to thereferee, which allowed Anderson to retrievebrass knuckles from his tights and hit Abyss with them, which he followed with the pin and the victory.[4]
The eighth and final contest of the event was betweenA.J. Styles and challengerKurt Angle for theTNA World Heavyweight Championship in his last chance for the title. The contest was highly competitive, featuring back and forth action between he two. Eventually Styles connected with thePelé, providing him with a near fall on Angle.[4] Angle followed this with his finisher theAngle Slam, which provided him with a similar near fall.[4] During the contestRic Flair made his way to ringside to watch the match. Styles managed to gain momentum once again and attempt aStyles Clash, which Angle countered into theankle lock submission. Styles managed to make it to the ropes, but only momentarily, as Angle quickly locked the submission in again, though Styles once again countered it. In desperation, Angle attempted amoonsault, which he missed, allowing Styles to capitalize with a450° splash attempt, which Angle managed to avoid.[4] Angle once again locked in the ankle lock, and after several moments, he followed it bygrapevining his legs around Styles' leg. After several moments Styles submitted to the hold, however, the referee did not witness the submission due to Ric Flair suddenly pulling him out of the ring.[4] Angle chased Flair around the ringside, but when he returned to the ring, he ran straight into aclothesline from Styles. Flair then retrieved the championship belt from ringside and slid it to Styles, who thought hard about using it but in the end decided to hit Angle with it, thus turning himselfheel.[4] Flair threw the referee back into the ring to make the three count, which meant that Styles retained his championship.[4]
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||
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| 1 | Amazing Red (c) defeatedBrian Kendrick | Singles match for theTNA X Division Championship | 09:04 | ||
| 2 | Sean Morley defeatedDaniels | Singles match | 09:07 | ||
| 3 | Tara defeatedODB (c) (2–0) | Two-out-of-three falls match for theTNA Women's Knockout Championship | 09:20 | ||
| 4 | Hernandez andMatt Morgan defeatedThe British Invasion (Brutus Magnus andDoug Williams) (c) | Tag team match for theTNA World Tag Team Championship | 08:45 | ||
| 5 | Desmond Wolfe defeatedD'Angelo Dinero | Singles match | 13:32 | ||
| 6 | Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm andRobert Roode) defeatedThe Band (Kevin Nash andSyxx-Pac) | Tag team match | 09:43 | ||
| 7 | Mr. Anderson defeatedAbyss | Singles match | 10:35 | ||
| 8 | A.J. Styles (c) defeatedKurt Angle | Singles match for theTNA World Heavyweight Championship | 28:48 | ||
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