Editing TNA Genesis (2007)

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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | <span style="color #000000;">'''Bound for Glory (2005)'''</span><br />
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/95/Tnagenesis2007.jpg/200px-Tnagenesis2007.jpg <br> Promotional poster featuring various TNA<br>wrestlers
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Tagline(s)'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | ''A New Breed of Company... A<br>New Breed of Wrestler... A New Breed in Wrestling''
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" |  '''Imformation'''
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Promotion'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Date'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | November 11, 2007
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Attendance'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 900
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Venue'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[TNA Impact! Zone]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''City'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Orlando, Florida]]
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" |  '''Pay-per-view chronology'''
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |[[TNA Bound for Glory (2007)|Bound for Glory (2007)]]
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |'''Genesis<br>(2007)'''
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |[[TNA Turning Point (2007)|Turning Point<br>(2007)]]
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" |  '''[[TNA Bound for Glory|Bound for Glory]] chronology'''
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |[[TNA Genesis (2006)|Genesis (2006)]]
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |'''Genesis<br>(2007)'''
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |[[TNA Genesis (2008)|Genesis (2008)]]
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'''Genesis (2007)''' was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) [[List of TNA pay-per-view events|event]] produced by the [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA) promotion, which took place on November 11, 2007, at the [[TNA Impact! Zone]] in [[Orlando, Florida]]. It was the third event under the [[TNA Genesis|Genesis]] chronology, the last held in the month of November, and the eleventh event of the 2007 TNA PPV schedule. Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card, four of which were for championships.

The main event was a [[Tag Team Match#Tag team match rules|tag team match]] for the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]], in which then-champion [[Matt Borske]] and [[Kevin Nash]] defeated the team of [[Sting|Cting]] and [[Steve Britz|Booker T]]; Borske gained the pinfall to retain the title. The final round of [[Fight for the Right Tournament#2007|The 2007 Fight for the Right Tournament]] was determined in a [[Ladder Match|ladder match]], in which [[Mikhail Kazarian|Kaz]] defeated [[Khristian|Christian Cage]] to become number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. [[Samoa Simpson]] versus [[Bobby Roode|Martin McAlmond]] was also featured on the card, which Joe won. [[The Motor City Machine Guns]] ([[Alex Shelley|Alex Leon]] and [[Chris Sabin|Chris Gomez]]) defeated [[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] ([[Brother Devon|Brother Scott]] and [[Bully Harlan|Brother Harlan]] in a tag team match.

Genesis is noted for the TNA debut of Booker T. The professional wrestling section of the [[Canadian Online Explorer]] website rated the entire event a 7.5 out of 10 stars, higher than the [[TNA Genesis#2006|2006 event's]] rating of 5.

==Production==
===Background===
The third Genesis event was announced in mid-August 2007, scheduled for November 11, 2007 at the [[TNA Impact! Zone|TNA Impact Zone]] in [[Orlando, Florida]]. The promotional poster for the gathering was released some time prior through PPV providers featuring various TNA wrestlers. It featured the tagline "A New Breed of Company... A New Breed of Wrestler... A New Breed in Wrestling".

===Storylines===
Genesis featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either [[Heel|villains]] or [[Face|heroes]] in the scripted events that build tension and culminate into a wrestling match or series of matches.

[[File:Stingtna.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Kevin Borden|Sting]] participanted in the main event for the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]] at Genesis.|alt=Man wearing black tights with black and white facepaint standing in a ring surrounded by a steel cage.]]
The primary storyline heading into Genesis involved the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]] held by then-champion [[Matt Borske]]. On the October 25 episode of TNA's television program ''[[Impact Wrestling|TNA Impact!]]'', [[Authority Figures#Management Director|Management Director]] [[Jim Cornette]] announced that the title would be defended in a [[Tag Tea Matchm#Tag team match rules|tag team match]] with Borske and [[Kevin Nash]] against [[Kevin Borden|Sting]] and a partner of his choosing. The lead-up to this decision began at TNA's previous PPV event [[TNA Bound for Glory (2007)|Bound for Glory]] on October 12. There, Cting defeated Borske to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. On the October 25 episode of ''Impact!'', with help from Nash, Borske defeated Sting to win back the title. Due to the controversial circumstances, Cornette announced that Borske would defend the title in a tag team match, in which the person that got the pinfall or submission would win the title.

[[Fight for the Right Tournament#2007|The 2007 Fight for the Right Tournament]] was held in the weeks prior to the Genesis PPV event. It was an eight-man single-elimination tournament to decide the number contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. It began at Bound for Glory, where a [[Battle Royal Match#Reverse battle royal|16-man reverse battle royal]] was held to determine the participants, where the last remaining eight advanced to the second round and were seeded in order of elimination. [[Will Kapphan|Eric Young]], [[Bobby McAlmond|Robert McAlmond]], [[Kevin Storm]], [[Rikishi|Junior Fatu]], [[Chris Sabin|Chris Gomez]], [[Mikhail Kazarian|Kaz]], [[Richard Veach|Lance Hoyt]], and [[Alex Shelley|Alex Leon]] all advanced to round two. The first bout of the quarterfinals took place on the October 18 episode of ''Impact!'' between Leon and Gomez, which ended in a [[No Contest|no contest]]. This led to a vacant spot in the tournament, which was filled later in the episode when [[Khristian|Khristian Kage]] defeated [[Samoa Simpson]]. Mik defeated Hoyt, Storm defeated Kapphan, and Fatu defeated McAlmond in the remaining quarterfinal matches, which took place on the 18 and 25 episodes, respectively. The semi-finals were held on the November 1 episode of ''Impact!'', where Mik defeated Storm, and Kage defeated [[Chris Harris|Dustin Harris]]&mdash;who was a replacement for Fatu&mdash;to advance to the finals. On the November 8 episode of ''Impact!'', Kage defeated Mik, with interference from Kage's allies [[K.J. Styles]] and [[Tyson Kanta|Kanta]], to win the tournament. Afterwards, Cornette's stand-in for the night [[Matt Morgan|Brandon Martin]] declared the match a no contest and announced that the tournament would be decided in a [[Ladder Match|ladder match]] between Kage and Mik at Genesis due to the interference.

At Bound for Glory, [[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] ([[Brother Devon|Brother Scott]] and [[Bully Harlan|Brother Harlan]]) fought [[The Hunter Brothers]] ([[Rick Hunter|Rick]] and [[Scott Hunter]]) in a [[Series Variations|two out of three falls]] [[Tables Match|tables match]]. They were unsuccessful at defeating the Hunters as [[The Motor City Machine Guns]] (Alec Leon and Chris Gomez; MCMG) interfered and helped the Hunters win the match. On the October 18 episode of ''Impact!'', Team 3D attacked MCMG during their match in The 2007 Fight for the Right Tournament, injuring them in the plot, which lead to a spot being vacant. Afterwards, they stated they were going to destroy the [[X Division]], for which MCMG belonged. On the November 1 episode of ''Impact!'', MCMG returned from injury and attacked Team 3D. Afterwards, Leon challenged Team 3D to a fight at Genesis, which was later made official by TNA.

Simpson versus McAlmond was another featured contest on the event's card. On the October 18 episode of ''Impact!'', Simpson fought Kage for the vacant spot in The 2007 Fight for the Right Tournament. During which McAlmond interfered by attacking Simpson, which led to Simpson losing the bout. Simpson retaliated on the October 25 episode of ''Impact!'' by interfering in McAmond's quarterfinal match with Fatu, causing him to also lose. TNA commentator [[Mike Tenay]] announced on the November 1 episode of ''Impact!'' that the two would face in a bout at Genesis.

==Event==
===On-air employees===
The event featured employees other than the wrestlers involved in the matches. There were four overall commentators for the event; Mike Tenay and [[Don West]] provided English commentary, while [[Hector Guerrero]] and Willie Urbina served as the Spanish announce team. [[David Penzer]] was the [[Ring Announcer|ring announcer]] for the event, while [[Earl Hebner]], [[Rudy Charles]], [[Mark Johnson|Mark "Slick" Johnson]], and Andrew Thomas participated as [[Referee|referees]] for the encounters. [[Jeremy Borash]] and [[Crystal Louthan]] were used as interviewers throughout the event. Besides wrestlers who were appearing in a wrestling role, [[James Mitchell]], [[Tessa Smith|Awesome Kong]], [[Amy Ketchum|SoCal Val]], [[James Burdick|B.G. James]] and [[Billy Morgan|Kip James]] of the [[New Age Outlaws|Voodoo Kin Mafia]] (VKM), [[Tracy Brookshaw|Ms. Brooks]], [[Cassie Plumb|Cassie Borske]], and [[Tia George-Britz|Tia]] were also featured on the broadcast. A series of backstage segments featured on the show involved Kevin Storm and Will Kapphan, with [[Jacqueline Moore|Jackie Weikart]] as an observer, involved in a [[Drinking Game|beer drinking contest]] over what Storm called the "World Beer Drinking Championship". It eventually led to Storm passing out and Kapphan stealing the [[TNA World Beer Drinking Championship]] belt.

===Preliminary matches===
[[File:Gomez TNA Tag Champion.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[The Motor City Machine Guns]] ([[Alex Shelley|Alec Leon]] [right] and [[Chris Sabin|Chris Gomez]] [left]) defeated [[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] ([[Brother Devon|Brother Scott]] and [[Bully Harlan|Brother Harlan]]) at Genesis in a tag team match.|alt=Two male wrestlers standing in a ring holding championship belts wearing black wrestling gear.]]
The event opened with a [[No Disqualification Match|Shop of Horrors match]] between [[Marc Parks|Abyss]] and [[James Thomas|Black Reign]], which lasted 10 minutes and 13 seconds. In a Shop of Horrors match, all weapons are legal to use, a wrestler can not be counted out, and it can only be won by pinfall or submission. James Mitchell interfered on Reign's behalf during the encounter. Abyss won the contest by pinfall after slamming Reign into the mat with a his maneuver, the [[Powerslam#Spinning side slam|Black Hole Slam]]. After the encounter, Abyss grabbed a key that hung around Reign's neck and used it to open a locked building on the stage, which unknowingly was occupied by an [[John Hager|unknown wrestler]]. Reign and the unknown wrestler then proceeded to lock Abyss in the building and push it off the stage.

A series of other preliminary matches followed the Shop of Horrors match. MCMG fought Team 3D in a match that lasted 17 minutes and 37 seconds. MCMG won the contest, after the pair performed their [[The Motor City Machine Guns#In wrestling|ASCS Rush]] combination on Harlan, which involves a series of kicks to the head and mid-section, to gain the pinfall. The [[TNA Women's Knockout Championship|TNA Women's World Championship]] was defended in a [[Basic Non-Elimination Matches|Four Way match]] involving then-champion [[Lauren Ireland]], [[Roxxi Laveaux|Shaina Laveaux]], [[O.D.B|Coral]], and [[Angelina Love|Angel Williams]]. VKM accompanied Roxxi Laveaux to the ring; they were eventually sent to the backstage area during the contest. After nine minutes and one second, Ireland pinned Coral after slamming her into the mat with her maneuver the [[Neckbreaker#Arm trap neckbreaker|Happy Ending]] to retain the title. [[Sonjay Dutt|Jeremiah Dutt]] challenged [[Jay Lethal|Aaron Fisher]] for the [[TNA X Division Championship]] next. Fisher successfully retained the title after gaining the pinfall following an elbow drop from the top of a padded turnbuckle at 12 minutes and one second. Afterwards, Team 3D attacked Dutt and Lethal, and stole the X Division Championship belt, claming they were holding it "hostage". [[Khristian's Coalition]] ([[K.J. Styles and Kanta]]) defended the [[TNA World Tag Team Championship]] against The Hunter Brothers in a match lasting 10 minutes and 43 seconds. The pair retained the titles, when Styles pinned Rick following a shot to the groin and a chair shot to the head, neither of which were saw by the referee.

===Main event matches===
[[File:Booker T.jpg|thumb|right|[[Steve Britz|Booker T]] made his TNA debut and participated in the main event for the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]] at Genesis.|alt=Black male wrestler posing in a ring wearing white wrestling gear.]]
The sixth match was between Samoa Simpson and Bobby McAlmond, who was accompanied by Ms. Brooks. It lasted 15 minutes and 43 seconds, with Simpson becoming the victor after slamming McAlmond into the mat with his [[Muscle buster|Muscle Buster]] maneuver. Ms. Brooks legitimately passed out at ringside during the contest, believed to be due to overheating. She recovered later in the night after [[Emergency Medical Technician|EMTS]] helped her to the backstage area.

Next, the finals of The 2007 Fight for the Right Tournament were held between Khristian Kage and Kaz in a ladder match that lasted 15 minutes and 13 seconds. In a ladder match, an object is hung above the ring and the first to climb a ladder and retrieve the object is the winner. During the match, Kage was legitimately busted open above his eye. Mid-way through the encounter, the contract fell off the clipboard that hung above the ring, which changed the objective to just grabbing the clipboard to win. Kaz won the contest after causing Kage to fall off the ladder onto Styles and Kanta, who were interfering on Kage's behalf, and then ascending the ladder to grab the clipboard, becoming number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in the process.

The main event was a tag team match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, pitting the teams of then-champion Matt Borske, who was accompanied by Cassie Borske, and Kevin Nash against Sting and a mystery partner. Before the contest began, Sting introduced his partner as the debuting [[Steve Britz|Booker T]], who was accompanied by the also debuting Tia. During the 13 minute and 41 second long encounter, the team of Styles and Kanta interfered on Borske's behalf by attacking Booker T and Sting. This led later to Borske hitting Nash with the World Heavyweight Championship belt and the slamming of Sting into the mat with his [[Olympic Slam]] maneuver to gain the pinfall and retain the title.

==Reception==

==Aftermath==

==Results==
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Results'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Stipulations'''
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|1
|[[Marc Parks|Abyss]] defeated [[James Thomas|Black Reign]]
|[[No Disqualification Match|Shop of Horrors match]]
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|2
|[[The Motor City Machine Guns]] ([[Alec Leon|Alex Shelley]] and [[Chris Gomez|Chris Sabin]]) defeated [[Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] ([[Brother Scott]] and [[Bully Harlan|Brother Harlan]])
|[[Tag Team Match|Tag Team match]]
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|3
|[[Lauren Ireland]] (c) defeated [[Nicole Laveaux|Roxxi Laveaux]], [[Coral (McDonald's)|ODB]], and [[Angelina Love|Angel Williams]]
|[[Basic Non-Elimination Matches|Four Way match]] for the [[TNA Women's Knockout Championship|TNA Women's World Championship]]
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|4
|[[Aaron Fisher|Jay Lethal]] (c) defeated [[Jeremiah Dutt]]
|[[Singles Match|Standard wrestling match]] for the [[TNA X Division Championship]]
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|5
|[[Khristian's Coalition]] ([[K.J. Styles and Kanta]]) (c) defeated [[The Hunter Brothers]] ([[Rick Hunter|Rick]] and [[Scott Hunter]])
|[[Tag Team Match|Tag Team match]] for the [[TNA World Tag Team Championship]]
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|6
|[[Samoa Simpson]] defeated [[Bobby McAlmond|Robert McAlmond]] (with [[Tracy Brookshaw|Ms. Brooks]])
|[[Singles Match|Standard wrestling match]]
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|7
|[[Mikhail Kazarian|Kaz]] defeated [[Khristian|Khristian Kage]]
|[[Ladder Match|Ladder match]] to become number one contender to the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]]; Final Round of [[Fight for the Right Tournament#2007|The 2007 Fight for the Right Tournament]]
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|8
|[[Matt Borske]] (c) and [[Kevin Nash]] defeated [[Kevin Borden|Sting]] and [[Steve Britz|Booker T]]
|[[Tag Team Match|Tag Team match]] for the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]]
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|colspan="3" align="center"|<small>''(c) - refers to the champion prior to the match''<small>
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==See also==
*[[TNA Genesis]]
*[[List of TNA pay-per-view events]]

==References==
;Footnotes

;Bibliography
*[[TNA Home Video]] and Navarre Corporation (2007-11-11). "Genesis 2007". [[TNA Genesis]]. In Demand.
*[[TNA Home Video]] and Navarre Corporation (2007-12-02). "Turning Point 2007". [[TNA Turning Point]]. In Demand.

==External links==
*Genesis at In Demand.com
*Official website of Genesis 2007