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Genesis
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PromotionTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
DateJanuary 19, 2025
CityGarland, Texas
VenueCurtis 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

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Background

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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

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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]

On the January 2, 2025 episode of Impact!, after Ace Austin defeated Kushida, Austin spoke to and thanked the crowd for their support of his tag team partner Chris Bey, who suffered a legitimate neck injury at the October 27 Impact! tapings.[10] Austin then announced intentions to challenge for the TNA World Championship after having been encouraged by Bey, which drew the attention of TNA X Division Champion Moose. Moose claimed that Austin should be challenging him for the "top title" in TNA, as he saw it, and one that Austin had held previously. Moose continued to goad Austin when he was about to bring up Bey, to which a furious Austin demanded a title match then and there.[11][12] TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella then emerged reneging on Austin's demand, but would announce that Austin will instead challenge Moose for the X Division Championship at Genesis.[13] However, on the following week's episode, Moose and Alisha Edwards disavowed the current X Division Championship belt for its perceived "ugliness," and promised to debut a new belt at Genesis.[14][15]

Josh Alexander and Mike Santana competed in the TNA World Championship #1 contender's four-way match at Final Resolution, during which Alexander zip tied Santana to a railing, preventing him from further action.[7][8] Three weeks later on Impact!, Santana was in the ring as he looked back on that match, to which The Northern Armory (Alexander, Judas Icarus, and Travis Williams) interrupted to rag on Santana for his shortcomings after leaving TNA. Santana rebutted by saying that Alexander's success was due to sucking up to management.[11][12] This led to a gauntlet match the following week between Santana and all three members of The Northern Armory, which Santana won by disqualification when the stable beat him down once he had gotten to Alexander.[14][15] TNA would go on to announce a match between Alexander and Santana set for Genesis.[16]

At Final Resolution, Tessa Blanchard made her return to TNA after nearly four years, attacking Jordynne Grace during her match with Rosemary. When asked about her actions shortly after by backstage reporter Gia Miller, Blanchard declared she returned to remind people that she was the reason for the success of the Knockouts division rather than people like Grace.[7][8] Blanchard would reappear on the January 2 episode of Impact!, again attacking Grace after a ten-woman tag team match. She then dragged Grace by her luggage and tossed her out of the arena, telling her to get out of "her" division.[11][12] The following week, Grace called Blanchard to meet her in the ring, which she did later that night leading to a wild brawl.[14][15] TNA would then announce that, during the commercial break, Santino Marella announced that Grace and Blanchard would face off at Genesis, in Blanchard's first TNA match in almost four years.[16]

Matches

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No.Matches*Stipulations
1PFrankie Kazarian vs. Leon SlaterSingles match[17]
2Moose (c) vs. Ace AustinSingles match for the TNA X Division Championship[13]
3Spitfire (Jody Threat and Dani Luna) (c) vs. Ash and Heather by Elegance (with The Personal Concierge)Tag team match for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship[16]
4Josh Alexander vs. Mike SantanaSingles match[16]
5Jordynne Grace vs. Tessa BlanchardSingles match[16]
6The Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) (c) vs. The Rascalz (Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz)Tag team match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship[18]
7Masha Slamovich (c) vs. RosemaryClockwork Orange House of Fun match for the TNA Knockouts World Championship[16]
8Nic Nemeth (c) vs. Joe HendrySingles match for the TNA World Championship[9]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match will be broadcast on the pre-show
*Card subject to change

References

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  1. ^ "Genesis Returns on IMPACT Plus – IMPACT Wrestling". December 12, 2020. Archived from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (December 12, 2020). "IMPACT Genesis Announced For January 2021". Fightful. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b c 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.
  8. ^ a b c 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Tessier, Colin (October 28, 2024). "TNA Confirms Chris Bey Underwent Surgery For Neck Injury, Provides Update On Vikingo". Fightful. Archived from the original on January 5, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  11. ^ a b c TNA Wrestling Staff (January 2, 2025). "TNA iMPACT! on AXS TV Results: January 2, 2025". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  12. ^ a b c Moore, John (January 3, 2025). "TNA Impact results (1/2): Moore's review of Tessa Blanchard's return, Kushida vs. Ace Austin, Rhino vs. Ryan Nemeth, eight-Knockout tag match, Joe Hendry's show opening appearance". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 5, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  13. ^ a b TNA Wrestling Staff (January 2, 2025). "Ace Austin to Challenge X-Division Champion Moose at Genesis". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  14. ^ a b c TNA Wrestling Staff (January 9, 2025). "TNA iMPACT! on AXS TV Results: January 9, 2025". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  15. ^ a b c Moore, John (January 10, 2025). "TNA Impact results (1/9): Moore's review of Nic Nemeth and Ryan Nemeth vs. Joe Hendry and Rhino, Mike Santana vs. Josh Alexander, Travis Williams, and Judas Icarus in a gauntlet match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  16. ^ a b c d e f TNA Wrestling Staff (January 9, 2025). "Blockbuster Matches Announced for Genesis: Blanchard vs. Grace, Slamovich vs. Rosemary, Santana vs. Alexander & More". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  17. ^ TNA Wrestling Staff (January 14, 2025). "Frankie Kazarian Battles Leon Slater This Sunday on Countdown to Genesis". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  18. ^ TNA Wrestling Staff (January 2, 2025). "The Hardys & The Rascalz Set for TNA World Tag Team Title Dream Match at Genesis". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
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