Genesis (2025)
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| Promotion | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | ||
| Date | January 19, 2025 | ||
| City | Garland, Texas | ||
| Venue | Curtis Culwell Center | ||
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The 2025 Genesis is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It will take place on January 19, 2025, at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas. It will be the 13th event under the Genesis chronology, the first to be held since the 2021 event.
Production
[edit]Background
[edit]In 2013, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling discontinued monthly pay-per-view events in favor of the pre-recorded One Night Only events. Genesis was produced as a PPV from 2005 to 2013, but in 2014, Genesis was televised as an Impact Wrestling television special until 2018. It returned in 2020 as a monthly special for Impact Plus, with the event taking place on January 9, 2021 at Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.[1][2]
On October 26, 2024, at Bound for Glory, Santino Marella announced that Genesis would return on January 19, 2025, at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas.[3]
Storylines
[edit]The event will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]
At Bound for Glory, Nic Nemeth retained the TNA World Championship over Joe Hendry after an intervention from John Layfield.[5][6] Since then, Hendry vowed to work his way back to a world title opportunity, albeit with his relationship with Nemeth being further strained due to miscommunications. Two months later at Final Resolution, Hendry defeated Josh Alexander, Mike Santana, and Steve Maclin in a four-way match to earn a TNA World Championship match at Genesis. Later that night, Nemeth retained the title over A. J. Francis,[7][8] making a rematch between himself and Hendry official for Genesis.[9]
Matches
[edit]| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||||
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| 1 | Moose (c) vs. Ace Austin | Singles match for the TNA X Division Championship[10] | ||||
| 2 | Spitfire (Jody Threat and Dani Luna) (c) vs. Ash by Elegance and Heather by Elegance (with The Personal Concierge) | Tag team match for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship[10] | ||||
| 3 | Josh Alexander vs. Mike Santana | "I Quit" match[10] | ||||
| 4 | Jordynne Grace vs. Tessa Blanchard | Singles match[10] | ||||
| 5 | Nic Nemeth (c) vs. Joe Hendry | Singles match for the TNA World Championship[9] | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Genesis Returns on IMPACT Plus – IMPACT Wrestling". December 12, 2020. Archived from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (December 12, 2020). "IMPACT Genesis Announced For January 2021". Fightful. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (October 26, 2024). "TNA Genesis 2025 To Emanate From Texas On January 19". Fightful. Archived from the original on November 9, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ TNA Wrestling Staff (October 26, 2024). "TNA Bound For Glory 2024 Results". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on November 30, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ Moore, John (October 26, 2024). "TNA Bound For Glory results: Moore's live review of Nic Nemeth vs. Joe Hendry for the TNA World Title with referee Frankie Kazarian, Jordynne Grace vs. Masha Slamovich for the Knockouts Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on November 8, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ TNA Wrestling Staff (December 13, 2024). "TNA Final Resolution 2024 Results". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on December 14, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ Vetter, Chris (December 14, 2024). "TNA Final Resolution results (12/13): Vetter's review of Nic Nemeth vs. AJ Francis for the TNA Championship, Masha Slamovich vs. Tasha Steelz for the Knockouts Title, former world champion returns". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on December 15, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ a b TNA Wrestling Staff (December 13, 2024). "Joe Hendry Earns TNA World Championship Rematch vs. Nic Nemeth at Genesis". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on December 15, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Brennan, Corey (December 15, 2024). "TNA iMPACT! Spoilers (Taped On 12/14)". Fightful. Retrieved December 15, 2024.