411 PPV Preview: The Road to Genesis 2010

Posted by Shawn S. Lealos on 01.16.2010

The first TNA PPV of the Hulk Hogan era includes The Outsiders and Val Venis but no Samoa Joe or Motor City Machine Guns. Join Shawn S. Lealos and The Road to Genesis and learn what is on tap for the first PPV of 2010.

Welcome to the TNA Preview for TNA GENESIS 2010. I am Shawn S. Lealos and you have entered my world. It's a new era for TNA Wrestling and the first noticable difference is Desmond Wolfe defeating Samoa Joe for the right to be shocwcased on the TNA PPV Preview banner!



TNA GENESIS 2010
January 17, 2010
Orlando, Florida

Notable Events from Genesis

2005 - Christian Cage made his debut on this card

2005 - Monty Brown beat Jeff Hardy to become the number one contender to the World Championship

2005 - A.J. Styles defended his X-Division Championship against Petey Williams

2006 - Christopher Daniels defended his X-Division Championship against Chris Sabin

2006 - Christian Cage defeated A.J. Styles

2006 - LAX defended their Tag Team Championship against America's Most Wanted

2006 - Abyss won the NWA World Championship from Sting by DQ (NWA rule)

2006 - Kurt Angle beat Samoa Joe

2007 - A.J. Styles and Tomko defended their Tag Team Championship against the Steiner Brothers.

2007 - Kurt Angle and Kevin Nash defeated Sting and Booker T

2009 - Kurt Angle defeated Jeff Jarrett

Notes

Wrestlers to compete at every Genesis card to date: Robert Roode, Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Abyss, A.J. Styles.

On the day of the first Genesis Pay-Per-View, Eddie Guerrero died. Many wrestlers paid tribute to him in their matches.

Nigel McGuinness (Desmond Wolfe) fought in a dark match in 2005, losing to Shark Boy.

The TNA Pay-Per-View schedule was changed in 2008 and Genesis was moved to January 2009, meaning the was no Genesis PPV in 2008.

This will be the second year in a row that Samoa Joe will not fight on the Genesis PPV, which is strange since he earned the World Championship shot at the last PPV.

This will be the first year Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley will not fight at Genesis.

A new talent acquisition will be introduced at Genesis. If it is a surprise, I believe it will be Kennedy. If it is a disappointment, it might be Jeff Hardy actually signing with the company.

Because there was no Impact on Christmas Eve and only a women's tournament on New Year's Eve, there were only two episodes of Impact to set up Genesis, and one of those was the introduction of Hulk Hogan and company.

And now on to this year's card...





The Card

The Pope vs. Desmond Wolfe

Sean Morley vs. Daniels

TNA X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP - Amazing Red vs. (to be announced that night)

TNA KNOCKOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2 OUT OF 3 FALLS - ODB (champion) vs. Tara

TNA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - The British Invasion (champs) vs. "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan and Hernandez

"The Monster" Abyss vs. "The Boss" Bobby Lashley

Beer Money, Inc. vs. Kevin Nash and Scott Hall

TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH - KURT'S ANGLE LAST SHOT AT AJ STYLE'S WORLD TITLE IN 2010 - AJ Styles (champion) vs. Kurt Angle

The Pope vs. Desmond Wolfe

Final Resolution Results - The Pope was on the winning team in a six man match while Desmond Wolfe lost to Kurt Angle 2-1 in a great "Three Degrees of Pain" match.
12.31.09 - nothing.
01.04.10 - The Pope surprises everyone with an upset victory over Desmond Wolfe.
01.14.10 - Desmond Wolfe beats Samoa Joe cleanly and tells Pope if he can beat Joe, he can beat The Pope.

My Prediction: I think Desmond Wolfe wins here for one reason. They keep asking The Pope about Orlando Jordan, so that has to be a feud they have planned and maybe Jordan interferes here to help Wolfe grab the win.





Sean Morley vs. Daniels

Final Resolution Results - Christopher Daniels lost to A.J. Styles in a great World Championship match.
12.31.09 - nothing.
01.04.10 - Sean Morley makes his first appearance by joining a strip poker game with The Beautiful People.
01.14.10 - Sean Morley comes out and talks nonsense about being a director and producer now instead of acting and wanting to start TNA Films. Daniels comes out, humors him and then kicks the crap out of him. Morley gets some heat back.

My Prediction: The Christopher Daniels / Sean Morley stuff is confusing. Daniels is someone the fans want to cheer as he fights the former WWE guy but he told them to shut up, making me think Morley is supposed to be the good guy here. Weird. Now, I love Sean Morley and think the guy is a great addition to the roster. He was used horribly in the WWE and is someone who can really go. With that said, there is no way Daniels can come off that awesome world title match last month and not go over here. Winner: Daniels.





TNA X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP - Amazing Red vs. (to be announced that night)

Final Resolution Results - There was no X-Division Championship on the card, or really an X-Division match at all.
12.31.09 - nothing.
01.04.10 - Amazing Red was part of the Steel Asylum which SUCKED! Oh, and Jeff Hardy showed up.
01.14.10 - nothing.

My Prediction: This is stupid. Where are the X-Division guys? Why has Red not been seen in anything except the Asylum match in over a month? Where is Eric Young and his title belt? What the hell is going on here? I don't know. I do think the debuting superstar is going to be in this match and will win the title from Red. Who thinks it's going to be a disappointment and be Jeff Hardy? Of course, it might be Ken Anderson coming out to do his spill and then I still see either Hardy or Shannon Moore as the surprise opponent.





TNA KNOCKOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2 OUT OF 3 FALLS - ODB (champion) vs. Tara

Final Resolution Results - Tara beat ODB in a HORRIBLE match to win the title.
12.31.09 - New Years Eve presented a tournament to crown a new number one contender, which was won by ODB (beat Tracy Brooks, Awesome Kong and Hamada).
01.04.10 - ODB beats Tara for the title in another BAD match. Tara held the belt for 15 days and had one title defense. Nice.
01.14.10 - nothing.

My Prediction: These two stunk up the joint in their last two matches, so they now get a 2/3 falls match. That is stupid. I don't know who wins and no longer care. Let's go with Tara because she has name value to Hogan..





TNA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - The British Invasion (champs) vs. "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan and Hernandez

Final Resolution Results - The British Invasion beat The Motor City Machine Guns in a title defense. Morgan and Hernandez teamed with The Pope to beat Team 3D and Jesse Neal.
12.31.09 - nothing.
01.04.10 - Matt Morgan and Hernandez KILL Dr. Stevie and Raven to earn a number one contender's spot for the Tag Team Championship.
01.14.10 - Morgan and Hernandez beat Beer Money by DQ when Rob Terry interfered.

My Prediction: This is stupid. There has been no sign of The British Invasion (or their manager Eric Young) since the PPV. Yet, they are the tag team champions. That alone tells me they are not seen as very important right now, so the titles are changing hands here. Winners: Morgan and Hernandez.





"The Monster" Abyss vs. "The Boss" Bobby Lashley

Final Resolution Results - Bobby Lashley beat Scott Steiner and is still the number one contender to the World Championship, although no one mentions it anymore. Abyss teamed with Mick Foley to beat Dr. Stevie and Raven.
12.31.09 - nothing.
01.04.10 - Number One Contender Bobby Lashley wants out of his contract, so says his wife. She even demands a meeting with Hulk Hogan but Eric Bischoff shrugs her off. Meanwhile, Samoa Joe makes Abyss tap out in their match.
01.14.10 - Bobby Lashley kills Lethal Consequences and his wife says they will continue to hurt TNA wrestlers until Lashley gets his meeting with Hogan. Instead of a meeting, Lashley gets a match at Genesis with Abyss.

My Prediction: I am confused. If they want to punish Bobby Lashley for threatening to quit, shouldn't they put him against maybe Samoa Joe, since Joe beat Abyss last week? And what about Lashley's Number One Contender status? And what about the interviews with Lashley and Dixie Carter about how the two of them were going to take TNA to the next level? This is all so confusing. Lashley wins here.





Beer Money, Inc. vs. Kevin Nash and Scott Hall

Final Resolution Results - Roode, Storm and Nash were in the Feast or Fired match. Nash earned a tag team title shot (with Hall maybe??)
12.31.09 - nothing.
01.04.10 - Scott Hall and Sean Waltman have to buy tickets to get in. They climb the rails during Hulk Hogan's introduction address. Hulk Hogan is not too happy to see them, causing Kevin Nash to come on down. Nash is not happy and then Bischoff comes in and says that all three will have to earn their spots. They try to do so by jumping people backstage (including Beer Money) and finish off by beating down Mick Foley.
01.14.10 - Beer Money demand a match with The Outsiders (now called The Band) and Eric Bischoff says he will think about it. Beer Money then lost by DQ to Hernandez and Matt Morgan. After the match, The Band (Hall, Nash, Waltman) attacked and beat them up until Bischoff came out and called off the dogs. Bischoff granted the match for Genesis.

My Prediction: No way Beer Money lose this match. I want to see what kind of fighting shape Hall is in, and have my doubts it is anything better than "horribly out of shape." Beer Money has to win here, although don't be surprised to see Big Kev cash in his tag title briefcase sometime soon.





TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH - KURT'S ANGLE LAST SHOT AT AJ STYLE'S WORLD TITLE IN 2010 - AJ Styles (champion) vs. Kurt Angle

Final Resolution Results - Kurt Angle beat Desmond Wolfe in a "Three Degrees of Pain" match and Styles beat Christopher Daniels in the two best matches of the PPV.
12.31.09 - nothing.
01.04.10 - Eric Bischoff books A.J. Styles and Kurt Angle for this Impact. Styles beats Angle in a spectacular match. By the way, it looks like Ric Flair is mentoring A.J. Styles.
01.14.10 - Hulk Hogan books the rematch at Genesis. After Styles and Angle face off the masked man attacks again. It is finally revealed at Tomko and Eric Bischoff books a match between Styles and Tomko for the title that night. Styles wins the match. After it ends, Tomko goes on the attack and Angle makes the save. Styles refuses to shake hands and Ric Flair approves!

My Prediction: Kurt Angle or A.J. Styles. Either man can be a great champion. This is the last time Angle gets a title match in 2010, so that moves the momentum to Angle. Bischoff says he loves Styles, so that evens it back out again. I think Styles wins but where does that leave Angle to go from here?