List of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments

"X-Cup" redirects here. For the women's gridiron football championship game, see X League (women's football).

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) has held a variety of professional wrestling tournaments competed for by wrestlers that are a part of their roster.

Sporadic tournaments

NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2002)

The NWA World Tag Team Championships tournament was held to crown new NWA World Tag Team Champions after Jeff and Jerry Jarrett formed NWA:Total Nonstop Action (NWA:TNA) to control/feature the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship and the NWA World Tag Team Championship as their championships. AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn won the tournament to become the first NWA World Tag Team Championships in TNA.

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Chris Harris and James Storm	Pin
	4	Mike Shane and Todd Shane	4:42
						AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn(*)		Pin
						Bruce and Lenny		12:23
	3	Bruce and Lane	Pin
	2	Buff Bagwell and Gran Apolo	5:49

AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn were a last minute replacement for James Storm and Chris Harris who were attacked backstage.

NWA World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contenders Tournament (2002)

An 8-man tournament was held to crown a #1 contender for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship which was held at the time by Ron Killings. Jeff Jarrett won the tournament and would later win the championship.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Syxx-Pac

Pin

Brian Lawler

5:02

Jeff Jarrett

Forfeit

Sean Waltman

0:00

BG James

Pin

Ron Harris

5:37

Jeff Jarrett

Pin

BG James

7:18

Jeff Jarrett

Pin

Curt Hennig

1:13

BG James

Pin

Sonny Siaki

7:07

Sonny Siaki

Pin

Jerry Lynn

15:01

TNA Hard 10 Tournament

The TNA Hard 10 Tournament was a hardcore tournament for a trophy that would proclaim the winner the most hardcore wrestler in TNA. It featured eight wrestlers competing in matches where a point-scoring system was used to determine the winner. The system was that 1 point was awarded for a direct hit with an object and 5 points for putting your opponent through a table, with 10 points needed to win. The only tournament was held in 2003, which was won by The Sandman.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Mike Sanders

Pts

Brian Lee

10

Mike Sanders

10

New Jack

Pts

New Jack

Pts

Slash

18

New Jack

12

The Sandman

Pts

Sonny Siaki

Pts

Vampire Warrior

12

Sonny Siaki

11

The Sandman

Pts

The Sandman

Pts

Devon Storm

11

TNA Anarchy Alliance Tag Team Tournament

The TNA Anarchy Alliance Tag Team Tournament was a tag team tournament held in 2003 to determine the number one contenders for the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which was won by America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm).

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Ron Killings and Don Harris

Pin

New Jack and Shark Boy

3:11

Ron Killings and Don Harris

6:53

David Young and Traci

Pin

David Young and Traci

Pin

Kid Kash and Trinity

7:47

David Young and Traci

6:41

Chris Harris and James Storm

Pin

Konnan and BG James

Pin

The Sandman and Sonny Siaki

2:40

Konnan and BG James

5:28

Chris Harris and James Storm

Pin

Chris Harris and James Storm

Pin

Justin Credible and Jerry Lynn

9:04

NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2004)

The NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tag team tournament held in 2004 in order to crown new NWA World Tag Team Champions, which was won by Kid Kash and Dallas.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Christopher Daniels and Low Ki

Pin

Shane Douglas and Michael Shane

Christopher Daniels and Low Ki

Pin

The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens)

The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens)

Pin

3Live Kru (Konnan and BG James)

Christopher Daniels and Low Ki

Kid Kash and Dallas

Pin

Slash and Sinn

Pin

Glenn Gilbertti and David Young

Slash and Sinn

Kid Kash and Dallas

Pin

Kid Kash and Dallas

Pin

Simon Diamond and Sonny Siaki

NWA World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2004)

Main article: Victory Road (2004) § Tournament bracket

The NWA World Heavyweight Championship Number One Contender Tournament was a 4-man tournament held in October 2004 in order to crown new number one contender for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at TNA's first-ever monthly pay-per-view event Victory Road.

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Raven	11:43
	4	Monty Brown	Pin
						Monty Brown		Pin
						Jeff Hardy		9:16
	3	Abyss	8:08
	2	Jeff Hardy	Pin

X Cup Tournaments

Main article: TNA X Cup Tournaments

The TNA X Cup Tournaments are X Division tournaments that feature various wrestlers and/or Teams from around the World. So far, there have been two Super X Cup Tournaments, one America's X Cup Tournament, and three World X Cup Tournaments.

Chris Candido Memorial Tag Team Tournament

Main article: Chris Candido Memorial Tag Team Tournament

Fight for the Right Tournament

Main article: Fight for the Right Tournament

The Fight for the Right Tournament was a tournament to determine the number one contender for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and later for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

Paparazzi Championship Series

The Paparazzi Championship Series was a tournament that began at Turning Point 2006 and involved five X Division competitors competing in a variety of matches where points are awarded for victories. These matches included limbo, Texas hold 'em, musical chairs, and a push-up contest, among others. The tournament was created to give the wrestlers airtime while also continuing the Paparazzi Productions storyline surrounding Austin Starr, Alex Shelley and Kevin Nash. Throughout the competitions, Nash kept bringing up Bob Backlund, which led up to Backlund being a guest judge at Final Resolution 2007 during the finals of the competition. Shelley defeated Starr in the finals to win a bowling trophy presented by Nash at Final Resolution 2007. The other three participants in the tournament were Sonjay Dutt, Jay Lethal and Senshi. Nash viciously needled the other three (especially Dutt) throughout the challenge, but kept the actual competition fair and even, always inviting the losers of each contest to "feel free to kiss the winner".

Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament

Main article: Sacrifice (2008) § Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament bracket

The Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament was held during April and May 2008 for the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship. It took place on TNA Impact! and at Sacrifice on May 11, 2008. It was announced on the April 24, 2008 episode of Impact! by Management Director Jim Cornette. It involved twelve teams overall.

TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2009)

Main article: Genesis (2009) § X Division Championship Tournament bracket

The tournament was the result of a match for the TNA X Division Championship at Final Resolution between Eric Young and Sheik Abdul Bashir ending in a controversial fashion, with Young winning the championship thanks to the referee's help. Management Director Jim Cornette stripped Young of the belt and announced the tournament to crown the new champion. The tournament final took place at Genesis.

Team 3D Invitational Tag Team Tournament

Main article: Sacrifice (2009) § Tournament bracket

To reinvigorate the tag team division, Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) announced on the April 23, 2009 episode of Impact! that they would be hosting a tag team tournament. The winning team would receive a trophy, a check for $100,000 and a match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship (held by Team 3D). The tournament started that same night and matches would be held over the next few weeks and TNA announced that the finals would be held at the Sacrifice pay-per-view.

TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament (2009)

Main article: TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship § Championship Tournament

TNA announced a Knockouts tag team tournament for the new TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship on the August 20, 2009 episode of TNA Impact!. Round one matches started on the August 27, 2009 episode of TNA Impact!.

TNA World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contenders Tournament (2009)

On the September 3, 2009 episode of Impact!, a two-bracket one-night tournament was held to determine two competitors that would face Matt Morgan and Kurt Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at No Surrender. Sting won the first bracket, and AJ Styles won the second bracket.

	Semifinals				Finals
	AJ Styles	Pin
	Chris Sabin	5:30
					AJ Styles	Pin
					Doug Williams	7:15
	Doug Williams	Pin
	Suicide	5:55
	Hernandez	Pin
	Homicide	3:55
					Sting	pin
					Hernandez	2:05
	Sting	Pin
	Rhino	3:30

TNA Championship Series

The TNA Championship Series took place on the Thanksgiving Day edition of Impact! on November 26, 2009. The winner of the tournament would earn himself a shot at the Championship of his own division. However, the winner of the tournament, Bobby Lashley, did not receive his title match.

Participants:

• Abyss (Heavyweight Division)
• Bobby Lashley (Heavyweight Division)
• Desmond Wolfe (Heavyweight Division)
• Suicide (X Division)
• Kurt Angle (Heavyweight Division)
• D'Angelo Dinero (Heavyweight Division)
• Homicide (X Division)
• Robert Roode (Tag Team Division)

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Abyss

Bobby Lashley

Sub

Bobby Lashley

DQ

Desmond Wolfe

Desmond Wolfe

Pin

Suicide

Bobby Lashley

Pin

Robert Roode

Kurt Angle

Pin

D'Angelo Dinero

Kurt Angle

Robert Roode

Count-out

Homicide

Robert Roode

Pin

New Year's Knockout Eve Tournament

The New Year's Knockout Eve Tournament took place on the December 31, 2009, edition of Impact!. The winner of the tournament would earn a shot at the TNA Women's Knockout Championship on the live three-hour Monday night edition of Impact! on January 4, 2010.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Madison Rayne

Pin

Hamada

04:25

Hamada

Pin

Roxxi

07:49

Velvet Sky

Pin

Roxxi

02:13

Hamada

Pin

ODB

14:34

Traci Brooks

Pin

ODB

04:16

ODB

Pin

Awesome Kong

09:41

Daffney

Pin

Awesome Kong

03:30

8 Card Stud Tournament

Main article: Against All Odds (2010) § Tournament bracket

The 8 Card Stud Tournament took place on February 14, 2010, at the Against All Odds pay-per-view and its winner would get to challenge the TNA World Heavyweight Champion in the main event of April's Lockdown pay-per-view.

TNA Tag Team Championship Series

Main article: Victory Road (2010) § Tournament bracket

On the June 17, 2010, edition of Impact! TNA vacated the TNA World Tag Team Championship and announced a two-week-long tournament, with the winners facing The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin), who were the number one contenders prior to the titles being vacated, for the titles at Victory Road.

TNA World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Tournament (2010)

On the August 4, 2010, edition of TNA Xplosion, TNA announced a two-week-long tournament to determine the number one contenders to the TNA World Tag Team Championship.

Teams:

• Desmond Wolfe and Magnus
• Generation Me (Max and Jeremy Buck)
• Hernandez and Rob Terry
• Ink Inc. (Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore)

	Semifinals					Finals
	Hernandez and Rob Terry		Pin
	Desmond Wolfe and Magnus
						Desmond Wolfe and Magnus		Pin
						Ink Inc.
	Generation Me		Pin
	Ink Inc.

TNA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2010)

Main article: Bound for Glory (2010) § Tournament bracket

On the August 19, 2010, edition of TNA Impact!, the TNA World Heavyweight Championship was vacated, after champion Rob Van Dam suffered a storyline injury. The title was put up in a tournament featuring the top eight ranked wrestlers in the TNA Championship Committee rankings. The finals of the tournament would take place at Bound for Glory on October 10.

TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament (2010)

On the December 9, 2010, edition of Impact! TNA vacated the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship, after one half of the previous champions, Hamada, had been released by the promotion, and set up a four–team tournament to determine new champions. The finals of the tournament would take place on the December 23 edition of Impact!.

	Semifinals TNA Impact! (December 6 and 7, 2010)					Finals TNA Impact! (December 9, 2010)
	The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky)		Pin
	Daffney and Sarita		04:00
						Angelina Love and Winter*		Pin
						Madison Rayne and Tara		05:00
	Madison Rayne and Tara		Pin
	Mickie James and Miss Tessmacher		04:00

*Winter replaced Velvet Sky, who had been attacked backstage by Sarita.

TNA X Division Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2011)

Main article: Against All Odds (2011) § Tournament bracket

On the January 27, 2011, edition of Impact!, TNA started a tournament to determine a new number one contender for the TNA X Division Championship, held by Kazarian. The tournament consisted of three three–way semifinal matches, taking place on the January 27, February 3 and February 10 editions of Impact!, with the finals, another three–way match, taking place at Against All Odds on February 13. The finals ended with a double countout, after Jeremy and Max Buck failed to make it to the event due to travel issues.

Xplosion Championship Challenge

On the May 24, 2011, edition of TNA Xplosion, Desmond Wolfe was announced as the new Xplosion Commissioner. His first act as commissioner was setting up a tournament exclusive to Xplosion where the winner would receive a title shot against any active champion in TNA. The finals of the tournament took place at the August 9 tapings of the August 24 edition of Xplosion.

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

D'Angelo Dinero

Pin

Suicide

D'Angelo Dinero

Alex Shelley

Pin

Okada

Alex Shelley

Pin

Alex Shelley

Pin

Douglas Williams

Hernandez

Pin

Max Buck

Hernandez

Douglas Williams

Pin

Douglas Williams

Pin

Amazing Red

Alex Shelley

Magnus

Pin

Magnus

Pin

Orlando Jordan

Magnus

Pin

Shannon Moore

Shannon Moore

Pin

Jeremy Buck

Magnus

Bye

Robbie E

Crimson

Pin

Crimson

Draw

Devon

Anarquia

Devon

Pin

X Division Showcase

On the June 16, 2011, edition of Impact Wrestling, TNA started a twelve-man tournament for a contract in the promotion's X Division. The finals of the tournament would take place on July 10 at Destination X.

First round

• Austin Aries defeated Jimmy Rave and Kid Kash (Impact Wrestling, June 16, 2011)
• Zema Ion defeated Dakota Darsow and Federico Palacios (Impact Wrestling, June 23, 2011)
• Low Ki defeated Jimmy Yang and Matt Bentley (Impact Wrestling, June 30, 2011)
• Jack Evans defeated Jesse Sorensen and Tony Nese (Impact Wrestling, July 7, 2011)

Finals

• Austin Aries defeated Jack Evans, Low Ki and Zema Ion (Destination X, July 10, 2011)

Maximum Impact Tournament

On November 23, 2011, TNA announced the start of the Maximum Impact Tournament, an eight-man tournament, which would take place on Xplosion. The winner would receive a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship during TNA's tour of the United Kingdom in January 2012. The finals of the tournament took place on December 13 at the tapings of the January 4, 2012, edition of Xplosion. The winner, Samoa Joe, received his title shot on January 27 in Manchester, in a match taped for Xplosion, but was defeated by the defending TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Bobby Roode.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Christopher Daniels

Pin

Eric Young

Christopher Daniels

Pin

Devon

Devon

Pin

Rob Terry

Christopher Daniels

Samoa Joe

Pin

Samoa Joe

Sub

Douglas Williams

Samoa Joe

Pin

Kazarian

Kazarian

Pin

Magnus

Wild Card Tournament

Main article: Genesis (2012) § Wild Card Tournament

On the December 15, 2011, edition of Impact Wrestling, TNA started a tag team tournament to determine the number one contenders for the TNA World Tag Team Championship, held by the team Crimson and Matt Morgan, at Genesis. The pairings were, in storyline, decided by a random draw.

TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2012)

Main article: Destination X (2012) § Tournament bracket

On the June 28, 2012, episode of Impact Wrestling, TNA announced a tournament for the TNA X Division Championship, which would take place at Destination X, where Austin Aries would vacate the title for a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. The tournament was preceded by four qualifying matches featuring wrestlers from the independent circuit. TNA contracted wrestlers Douglas Williams, Kid Kash and Zema Ion were given automatic spots in the first round of the tournament. The eighth and final spot in the tournament would be filled by the winner of a four-way between the losers of the qualifying matches. At Destination X the eight wrestlers will face each other in four singles matches, with the winners advancing to an Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship.

TNA X Division Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2013)

Main article: Genesis (2013) § Tournament bracket

On the January 3, 2013, edition of Impact! TNA started a tournament to determine a new number one contender for the TNA X Division Championship, held by Rob Van Dam. The tournament consisted of two singles semifinal matches, taking place on the January 3 and January 10 editions of Impact!, with the finals taking place at Genesis on January 13.

TNA Gut Check Tournament (2013)

Main article: Slammiversary XI § Gut Check Tournament bracket

The TNA Gut Check Tournament was a 4-man tournament held from May 9 thru June 2, 2013 in order to determine which TNA Gut Check competitor would compete in the Bound for Glory Series the finals of the tournament took place at Slammiversary XI. Sam Shaw advanced to the finals of the tournament after Silva was no longer able to compete.

Jokers Wild Tag Team Tournament

On the July 11, 2013 edition of Impact a tournament was held where the twelve Bound for Glory Series participants were randomly paired up into six tag teams. There were then three tag matches with the winning teams advancing to a six-man Gauntlet Battle Royal. Once there were two competitors left in the match, the match became a regular singles match with the winner earning 25 points in the Bound for Glory Series.

	First round					Qualified
	Jeff Hardy and Joseph Park
	AJ Styles and Samoa Joe		Sub
						AJ Styles and Samoa Joe
	Jay Bradley and Hernandez
						Mr. Anderson and Magnus
	Mr. Anderson and Magnus		Pin
						Bobby Roode and Kazarian
	Christopher Daniels and Austin Aries
	Bobby Roode and Kazarian		Pin

TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2013)

On the Destination X edition of Impact! TNA started a tournament to determine a new TNA X Division Champion, since the title was vacated after Chris Sabin traded it in for a shot at the World Championship. The tournament consisted of three three–way semifinal matches, taking place on the July 18 edition of Impact!, with the finals, another three–way match, taking place on July 25, 2013.

	Semifinals					Finals
	Sonjay Dutt
	Homicide
						Sonjay Dutt
	Petey Williams
						Manik
	Manik
						Greg Marasciulo
	Chavo Guerrero Jr.
	Kenny King

TNA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2013)

Main article: Final Resolution (2013) § Tournament bracket

On October 29, 2013, TNA President Dixie Carter vacated the TNA World Heavyweight Championship after the previous champion A.J. Styles left the company with the championship title. On the October 31 edition of Impact Wrestling, Carter announced an eight-man tournament to determine a new TNA World Heavyweight Champion, that would begin on November 7. Seven of the eight men were former TNA World Heavyweight Champions including Jeff Hardy, Chris Sabin, Bobby Roode, James Storm, Kurt Angle, Austin Aries, and Samoa Joe. The eighth would be determined later in the night in a gauntlet match, which was eventually won by Magnus last eliminating Kazarian and Sting. Also later that night, Carter announced the "Wheel of Dixie" in which she would spin a wheel full of different stipulation that the competitors would compete in. The stipulations on the "Wheel of Dixie" were a Falls Count Anywhere match, a Bull Rope match, a Submission match, a Ladder match, a Full Metal Mayhem match, a Coalminer's Glove match, a Tables match, a Dixieland match, a Tuxedo match, and Last Man Standing match. The Storm/Roode match was originally a Bull Rope match but Storm asked Carter to change it to a Florida Death match, which was not on the "Wheel of Dixie", which Carter agreed to.

TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2014)

On the Destination X edition of Impact! TNA started a tournament to determine a new TNA X Division Champion, since the title was vacated after Austin Aries traded it in for a shot at the World Championship. The tournament consisted of three three–way semifinal matches, taking place on the July 31 edition of Impact!, with the finals, another three–way match, taking place on August 7, 2014.

	Semifinals					Finals
	Low-Ki
	ManikZema Ion
	Zema Ion
	Brian Cage					Low-Ki
	Crazzy Steve					Sanada
	Sanada					Samoa Joe
	Samoa Joe
	Homicide
	Tigre Uno

Gold Rush Tournament (2014)

On September 17, 2014 TNA Executive Director Kurt Angle announced a "Gold Rush" tournament. Which took place on September 24, 2014. Where the winners of 5 qualifying matches would advance to the main event later that night. The winner of the main event would earn a championship match against any TNA champion, at any time.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	MVP defeated Low Ki	Singles match to qualify for the main event match later that night	13:23
2	Tajiri defeated Robbie E	Singles match to qualify for the main event match later that night	4:36
3	Austin Aries defeated Knux	Singles match to qualify for the main event match later that night	7:02
4	Mr. Anderson defeated Magnus	Singles match to qualify for the main event match later that night.	6:01
5	Abyss defeated Samuel Shaw	Singles match to qualify for the main event match later that night.	6:02
6	Austin Aries defeated Tajiri, Mr. Anderson, Abyss, and MVP	Five-way match; the winner received a future title match against any TNA champion.	14:12

TNA World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2014)

On the October 15, 2014, edition of Impact Wrestling, TNA started an eight tag team tournament to determine the number one contenders for the TNA World Tag Team Championship, held by The Wolves (Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards).

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Low Ki and Samoa Joe

Sub

Samuel Shaw and Gunner

Low Ki and Samoa Joe

Sub

The Beat Down Clan

Mr. Anderson and Chris Melendez

Pin

The Beat Down Clan (Kenny King and MVP)

Low Ki and Samoa Joe

The Hardys

Pin

The BroMans (Jessie Godderz and Zema Ion)

The Hardys (Matt and Jeff Hardy)

Pin

The Hardys

Pin

Team Dixie

Team Dixie (Ethan Carter III and Tyrus)

Pin

Eric Young and Rockstar Spud

TNA World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2015)

Between March 14 and March 16, 2015 episodes of Impact Wrestling a tournament was held to crown new TNA World Tag Team Champions.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	The Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) defeated The Revolution (James Storm and Khoya)	TNA World Tag Team Championship Tournament Semifinal match	5:40
2	The Beatdown Clan (Kenny King and Low Ki) defeated Mr. Anderson and Rockstar Spud	TNA World Tag Team Championship Tournament Semifinal match	6:50
3	Bram and Ethan Carter III defeated Jay Rios and Tigre Uno	TNA World Tag Team Championship Tournament Semifinal match	3:50
4	Austin Aries and Bobby Roode defeated The BroMans (Jessie Godderz and Robbie E)	TNA World Tag Team Championship Tournament Semifinal match	5:20
5	The Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) defeated Austin Aries and Bobby Roode, Bram and Ethan Carter III and The Beatdown Clan (Kenny King and Low Ki)	Ultimate X match for the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship	12:06

TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2015)

On the Destination X 2015 edition of Impact! TNA started a tournament to determine a new TNA X Division Champion, since the title was vacated after Rockstar Spud traded it in for a shot at the World Championship. The tournament consisted of three three–way semifinal matches, taking place on the June 10th edition of Impact!, with the finals, another three–way match, taking place on June 27, 2015.

	Semifinals					Finals
	Low-Ki
	Crazzy Steve
						Low-Ki
	Manik
						Grado
	Grado
						Tigre Uno
	Cruz
	Kenny King

TNA World Title Series (2015)

Main article: TNA World Title Series

On October 7, 2015, it was announced that a tournament would take place, after TNA World Heavyweight Champion Matt Hardy vacated the title a day prior due to a legal injunction filed by former champion Ethan Carter III. The World Title Series places 32 wrestlers into 8 groups of 4, with the first round being under a round-robin format. Also, for the first time ever, the Knockouts were given an opportunity to compete for the World Heavyweight Title.

Each winner in the round-robin matches is awarded 3 points, and a draw is worth 1 point for each, with each match having a 15-minute time limit. The two members of each group with the most points will advance to the final 16, where at that point the tournament switches to a single elimination format.

Impact Grand Championship Tournament (2016)

Main article: Impact Grand Championship § Inaugural championship tournament (2016)

The title was introduced at the August 13, 2016 tapings of TNA's television program Impact Wrestling' after TNA President Billy Corgan announced that the TNA King of the Mountain Championship would be deactivated and retired in favor for the Impact Grand Championship. Corgan also announced an 8-man single elimination tournament that would feature new rules that would apply to the title. The new rules would be similar like the UFC in which each match will be three timed rounds, with a team of judges to award the win based on points, if there is no winner via pin or submission within the time limit. The final match was at 2016's Bound for Glory, where, due to injury Eddie Edwards subbed for Drew Galloway against Aron Rex to determine the inaugural champion.

Impact Knockouts Championship Tournament (2017)

On November 23, 2017 it was announced after Gail Kim retired and vacated the Impact Knockouts Championship that it would be a 6-Women tournament to determine who would be the new Knockouts Champion where two triple threat matches will happen and one finals.

	Semifinals				Finals
	Laurel Van Ness	Pin
	Madison Rayne & KC Spinelli	N/A
					Laurel Van Ness	Pin
					Rosemary	N/A
	Sienna & Allie	N/A
	Rosemary	Pin

Impact Mashup Tournament (2019)

Main article: Unbreakable (2019) § Tournament brackets

The Impact Mashup Tournament was held in 2019 to determine the #1 contender for the Impact World Championship at Bound for Glory. Four qualification matches for the tournament were held on the July 19, 2019 episode of Impact Wrestling, where wrestlers were randomly paired as partners in tag team matches and the winners of the four tag team matches qualified for a fatal four-way elimination match in the main event of that episode and the participants of the winning team qualified for the #1 contender's match at Unbreakable.

Qualifiers Impact Wrestling (July 19)

Final Impact Wrestling (July 19)

#1 Contender's match (Unbreakable)

Moose and Eddie Edwards

Pin

Rohit Raju and Cody Deaner

5:14

Moose and Eddie Edwards

Wentz and Jake Crist

Rich Swann and Madman Fulton

Pin

Wentz and Jake Crist

5:50

Sami Callihan

Pin

Tessa Blanchard

17:45

Michael Elgin and Willie Mack

Pin

Ace Austin and Stone Rockwell

N/A

Michael Elgin and Willie Mack

Pin

Sami Callihan and Tessa Blanchard

12:07

Sami Callihan and Tessa Blanchard

Pin

Dave Crist and Trey

11:26

Impact World Championship #1 Contender's Tournament (2020)

A tournament was held to determine the new #1 contender for the Impact World Championship from the May 12, 2020 to June 2, 2020 episodes of Impact!.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Impact!

Hernandez

Pin

5/12

Madman Fulton

9:01

Impact!

Hernandez

Pin

5/26

Ace Austin

9:50

Impact!

Ace Austin

Pin

5/19

Rhino

10:40

Impact!

Ace Austin

Pin

6/2

Wentz†

17:19

Impact!

Rohit Raju

Pin

5/12

Trey

10:32

Impact!

Trey

Pin

5/26

Michael Elgin

18:00

Impact!

Michael Elgin

Pin

5/19

Sami Callihan

15:20

†Trey was attacked before his match and his The Rascalz teammate Wentz took his place in the finals.

Impact Knockouts Tag Team Revival Championship Tournament (2020–2021)

Over the course of 2020, Impact Wrestling (which had been renamed from TNA in 2017) signed several female talents such as Nevaeh, Tasha Steelz, Deonna Purrazzo, and Kimber Lee, all of which were paired with already established names on the roster. After months of competition between the tag teams in the Knockouts division, on October 24 at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view, Madison Rayne announced that after nearly eight years of inactivity, Impact Wrestling is reviving the Knockouts Tag Team Championship. It was also announced that an eight-team tournament would take place over the next two months to determine the next champions. The brackets were announced in November, with the final taking place at the Hard To Kill pay-per-view in January 2021. At Hard To Kill, Fire 'N Flava (Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz) defeated Havok and Nevaeh in the tournament final to win the revived titles.

Tournament Bracket

Round One Impact! (November 17 & 24, December 1 & 8, 2020)

Round Two Impact! (December 15, 2020 & January 5, 2021)

Finals Hard to Kill (January 16, 2021)

Tenille Dashwood and Alisha

6:32

Havok and Nevaeh

Havok and Nevaeh

Pin

Jazz and Jordynne Grace

08:48

Killer Kelly and Renee Michelle

8:54

Jazz and Jordynne Grace

Pin

Havok and Nevaeh

09:40

Fire 'N Flava

Pin

Fire 'N Flava (Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz)

Pin

Team Sea Stars (Ashley Vox and Delmi Exo)

7:10

Fire 'N Flava

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Taya Valkyrie and Rosemary

07:58

Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee

06:59

Taya Valkyrie and Rosemary

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Homecoming Tournament

A tournament featuring mixed tag teams was held to determine the "King and Queen" at Homecoming on July 31, 2021.

First round Homecoming (July 31, 2021)

Semi-finals Homecoming (July 31, 2021)

Final Homecoming (July 31, 2021)

Swinger's Palace (Hernandez and Alisha Edwards)

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Matthew Rehwoldt and Deonna Purrazzo

Matthew Rehwoldt and Deonna Purrazzo

Matt Cardona and Chelsea Green

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The Pump Family (Petey Williams and Jordynne Grace)

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Matt Cardona and Chelsea Green

Matthew Rehwoldt and Deonna Purrazzo

Decay (Crazzy Steve and Rosemary)

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Decay (Crazzy Steve and Rosemary)

Fallah 'N Flava (Fallah Bahh and Tasha Steelz)

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Decay (Crazzy Steve and Rosemary)

The Road Warriors (Tommy Dreamer and Rachael Ellering)

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The Road Warriors (Tommy Dreamer and Rachael Ellering)

Brian Myers and Missy Hyatt

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Knockouts Knockdown Tournament (2021)

On the September 23 episode of Impact!, producer Gail Kim announced an eight-woman, one night tournament for the Knockouts Knockdown event, where the winner will earn a future shot at the Impact Knockouts Championship.

Quarter-finals Knockouts Knockdown (October 9, 2021)

Semi-finals Knockouts Knockdown (October 9, 2021)

Final Knockouts Knockdown (October 9, 2021)

Tasha Steelz

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Jamie Senegal

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Tasha Steelz

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Chelsea Green

12:23

Chelsea Green

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Renee Michelle

8:28

Tasha Steelz

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Mercedes Martinez

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Rachael Ellering

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Lady Frost

11:54

Rachael Ellering

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Mercedes Martinez

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Brandi Lauren

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Mercedes Martinez

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Impact X Division Championship Tournament (2021)

On the September 23 episode of Impact!, Impact started a tournament to determine the new Impact X Division Champion, since the title was vacated after Josh Alexander invoked Option C to challenge for the Impact World Championship. The tournament consist of three three–way semi-final matches, with the finals, another three–way match, will taking place at Bound for Glory.

	First round Impact! (September 30, 2021 – October 14, 2021)					Final Bound for Glory (October 23, 2021)
	8:41	Alex Zayne
		Laredo Kid
	Pin	Trey Miguel
	7:12	Black Taurus				Pin	Trey Miguel
		Petey Williams				13:21	Steve Maclin
	Pin	Steve Maclin					El Phantasmo
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	9:38	Willie Mack
		Rohit Raju

Impact Digital Media Championship Tournament (2021)

On the September 30 episode of Impact!, the Impact Digital Media Championship was introduced and it was announced that an intergender tournament will be held with the inaugural champion being crowned in the final at Bound for Glory. The first round matches will air on Tuesdays and Wednesdays on Impact Plus and on YouTube for Impact Ultimate Insider members, before being distributed to the public across all social media platforms 24 hours later.

First round

• John Skyler defeated Zicky Dice – October 5, 2021
• Crazzy Steve defeated Hernandez – October 6, 2021
• Fallah Bahh defeated Sam Beale – October 12, 2021
• Jordynne Grace defeated Johnny Swinger – October 13, 2021
• Chelsea Green defeated Madison Rayne – October 19, 2021
• Tenille Dashwood defeated Alisha Edwards – October 20, 2021

Final

• Jordynne Grace defeated Chelsea Green, Crazzy Steve (with Black Taurus), Fallah Bahh, John Skyler, and Madison Rayne* – October 23, 2021

*Madison Rayne replaced Tenille Dashwood, who was removed from match.

Impact X Division Championship Tournament (2022)

Main article: Impact Wrestling Over Drive § Impact X Division Championship Tournament

On October 20, 2022, after Frankie Kazarian vacated the Impact X Division Championship for a shot at the Impact World Championship it was announced that there will be an eight-man tournament to determine who will be the new Impact X Division Champion on November 18, 2022, at Impact Pay-per-view Over Drive.

Quarterfinals Impact! Before the Impact October 21, 2022 (aired October 27 and November 3, 2022)

Semifinals Impact! October 22, 2022 (aired November 10 and 17, 2022)

Final Over Drive (November 18, 2022)

Black Taurus

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Laredo Kid

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Black Taurus

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PJ Black

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Yuya Uemura

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PJ Black

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Black Taurus

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Trey Miguel

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Alan Angels

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Trey Miguel

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Trey Miguel

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Mike Bailey

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Kenny King

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Mike Bailey

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Impact World Tag Team Championship #1 Contendership Tournament (2023)

Main article: Emergence (2023) § Impact World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tournament bracket

On August 2, 2023 a new four man tag team tournament was announced where the winners will face Subculture (Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster) (with their female valet Dani Luna in their corner) for the Impact World Tag Team Championships at Impact Pay-per-view Emergence of year 2023.

Annual tournaments

Bound for Glory Series

The Bound for Glory Series are a tournament in which 12 wrestlers compete in a series of matches over several months to determine who receives a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Bound for Glory.

Feast or Fired

The Feast or Fired match is a pole match featured in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. In the match, all four ring posts have poles attached, and a briefcase hangs from each pole. The match features a large group of participants, who attempt to scale the turnbuckles and grab the cases. Each case contains a different item, either a title shot or a pink slip.

TNA Turkey Bowl

The TNA Turkey Bowl was a tournament held in 2007 and 2008 aired on the Thanksgiving night episode of TNA Impact! The tournament consisted of three preliminary three way matches. Each match featured a member of the Heavyweight Division, The X Division, and The Tag Team Division with the winner of the match going on to the finals. The winner of the finals, also a three-way match, won $25,000. The wrestler who lost in the finals was forced to put on a turkey suit.

The TNA Turkey Bowl returned with a different format in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2016 which aired on the Thanksgiving night episode of Impact Wrestling.

One Night Only

Impact One Night Only is a periodic series of PPV events held around a particular theme. This section is for annual One Night Only events.

Joker's Wild

Joker's Wild consists of seven tag team matches, where partners are picked by a random lottery. The winning teams advance to the main event, a 14-man battle royal for the chance to win a $100,000 prize.

Year	Wrestler
2013	James Storm
2014	Ethan Carter III
2015	Lashley
2016	Drew Galloway
2017	Moose

Queen of the Knockouts

Knockouts Knockdown is an event where current members of the TNA Knockouts Division take on female wrestlers from the independent circuit, with the winners advancing to the main event, a gauntlet battle royal where the winner will be crowned "Queen of the Knockouts."

Year	Wrestler
2013	Gail Kim
2014	Madison Rayne
2015	Awesome Kong
2016	Jade

World Cup

Teams of wrestlers from around the World compete in Heavyweight, X Division, Tag Team and Knockouts Division matches, the winning team members gaining points for their respective teams. The two teams with the most points face off in the main event in a Five-on-Five Elimination tag team match to crown the winners of the TNA World Cup.

Year	Wrestlers
2013	Team USA (Christopher Daniels, James Storm, Kazarian, Kenny King, Mickie James)
2014	Team Young (Eric Young, Bully Ray, Eddie Edwards, Gunner, ODB)
2015	Team Hardy (Jeff Hardy, Gunner, Crazzy Steve, Davey Richards, Rockstar Spud, Gail Kim)
2016	Team Hardy (Jeff Hardy, Eddie Edwards, Robbie E, Jessie Godderz, Jade)
2019	Team AAA (Psycho Clown, Puma King, Aero Star, El Hijo del Vikingo)

In January 2019 taping, Impact brought back the World Cup name for a tournament in partnership with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. Team Impact consisted of Sami Callihan, Eli Drake, Eddie Edwards and Fallah Bahh, and Team AAA consisted of Aero Star, El Hijo del Vikingo, Puma King and Psycho Clown. The match, which aired the February 15 Impact!, was a 4 on 4 single elimination match. The match came down to Edwards and Clown with, Clown eliminating Edwards, after Drake hit Edwards with a kendostick.

See also

• Professional wrestling tournament

External links

• Impact Wrestling Tournaments at Cagematch.net