TNA Genesis (2009)

The 2009 Genesis was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on January 11, 2009, at the Bojangles' Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.^[1] It was originally scheduled to take place on November 9, 2008, at the Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida,^[3][4] however, TNA moved Turning Point to that date instead. It was the fourth event under the Genesis chronology.

Genesis (2009)
Promotional poster featuring Mick Foley
Promotion	Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Date	January 11, 2009[1]
City	Charlotte, North Carolina[1]
Venue	Bojangles' Coliseum[1]
Attendance	2,700[2]
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Final Resolution Next → Against All Odds
Genesis chronology
← Previous 2007 Next → 2010

Storylines

Other on-screen personnel

Role:	Name:
Commentator	Mike Tenay
	Don West
Interviewer	Jeremy Borash
	Lauren Thompson
Ring announcer	Jeremy Borash
	David Penzer
Referee	Earl Hebner
	Rudy Charles
	Mark Johnson
	Andrew Thomas

Genesis featured eight professional wrestling 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.^[5]

Results

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Eric Young and The Latin American Xchange (Hernandez and Homicide) defeated Jimmy Rave, Kiyoshi and Sonjay Dutt	Six-man elimination match	13:43
2	Alex Shelley defeated Chris Sabin	Singles match for the vacant TNA X Division Championship	16:38
3	Shane Sewell defeated Sheik Abdul Bashir	Singles match	10:18
4	Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) (with Jacqueline) defeated Consequences Creed and Jay Lethal (c) and Abyss and Matt Morgan	Three-way match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship	15:19
5	ODB, Roxxi and Taylor Wilde defeated The Kongtourage (Raisha Saeed, Rhaka Khan and Sojournor Bolt)	Six-Knockout tag team match to determine the #1 contender to the TNA Women's Knockout Championship	07:44
6	Kurt Angle defeated Jeff Jarrett	No Disqualification match	21:59
7	Sting (c) defeated Rhino	Singles match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship	08:18
8	Mick Foley and The TNA Front Line (A.J. Styles and Brother Devon) defeated Cute Kip and The Main Event Mafia (Booker T and Scott Steiner) (with Sharmell)	Six-Man Hardcore match	14:02
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

X Division Championship Tournament bracket

Quarterfinals (TV - TNA Impact!)

Semifinals (TV - Impact!)

Final (PPV - Genesis)

Eric Young

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Sheik Abdul Bashir

Eric Young

Alex Shelley

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Alex Shelley

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Jay Lethal

Alex Shelley

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Chris Sabin

16:38

Chris Sabin

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Sonjay Dutt

Chris Sabin

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Kiyoshi

Consequences Creed

Kiyoshi

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Six-Man Elimination Tag Team Match

Elimination	Wrestler	Eliminated by	Elimination Move[6]	Time[6]
1	Eric Young	Sonjay Dutt	Pinned after leg drop on ropes	10:33
2	Homicide	Jimmy Rave	Pinned by a Schoolboy	11:25
3	Kiyoshi	Hernandez	Pinned after Border Toss	12:45
4	Sonjay Dutt	Hernandez	Pinned after sitout powerbomb	13:03
5	Jimmy Rave	Hernandez	Pinfall after Diving splash	13:43
Winner:	Hernandez