TNA Genesis (2010)
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| Genesis (2010) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring (clockwise) Matt Borske, K.J. Styles, and Hulk Hogan | ||
| Tagline(s) | The Night of Firsts | |
| Theme song(s) | "Lie to Me" by Like a Storm | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) | |
| Date | January 17, 2010 | |
| Attendance | 1,100 | |
| Venue | TNA Impact! Zone | |
| City | Orlando, Florida | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Final Resolution (2009) | Genesis (2010) | Against All Odds (2010) |
| Genesis chronology | ||
| Genesis (2009) | Genesis (2010) | Genesis (2011) |
Genesis (2010) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on January 17, 2010 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the fifth event under the Genesis chronology and the first event of the 2010 TNA PPV schedule. The PPV poster was released in early December 2009, promoting Hulk Hogan's debut on TNA PPV. It is the first event since TNA moved to the Impact! Zone to feature a four-sided ring (as opposed to the typical six-sided ring used by TNA).
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Storylines
Genesis featured professional wrestling matches that involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers will be portrayed as villains, heroes or less distinguishable characters in the events that build tension and culminate into a wrestling match or series of matches.
Event
Preliminary matches
The event began with Amazing Red defending the TNA X Division Championship against a mystery opponent, which was revealed to be Brian Woods. After an intense back and forth, high flying contest, Red was on the apron as Kendrick charged him. Red countered the charge into his finisher Code Red and scored the pinfall victory, retaining the championship.
The following contest saw the in-ring debut of Sean Morley as he competed against the villainous Barnhart. During the contest the heel Barnhart was cheered by the crowd, while the supposed face Morley was booed. The match concluded after Barnhart missed the BME, allowing Morley to capitalize and connect with the Money Shot, followed by the pinfall.
The third match of the night, and the second of four championship bouts saw Tara challenge ODB for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship in a two out of three falls match. Tara quickly won the first fall with a roll-up. Tara then won the second fall several minutes later after executing her finisher the Widow's Peak, winning the Championship for the third time.
The next match saw The British Invasion defend their TNA World Tag Team Championship against the number one contenders Brandon Martin and Hernandez. As the match neared its conclusion Hernandez hit his inverted powerslam finisher on Brutus Magnus, which allowed Martin (the legal man) to connect with the Carbon Footprint on Magnus and score the three count, and simultaneously, the Tag Team Championships with Hernandez.
The fifth contest saw Desmond Wolfe attempt to defeat D'Angelo Dinero in re-match from their bout on the January 4 edition of Impact!, which Dinero had won. Wolfe was successful in the contest after connecting with a lariat and scoring the pinfall.
After a backstage segment in which The Band members Syxx-Pac and Scott Hall competed in a game of rock, paper, scissors to determine who would be Kevin Nash's tag team partner, the following match began. The match saw Nash and Syxx-Pac face Beer Money, Inc., aka Martin McAlmond and Kevin Storm. As the match neared its finish, Nash attempted his Jackknife Powerbomb, however was distracted by the emergence of Hall, which allowed Storm to hit a Last Call, and McAlmond to pin him with a roll-up. During Hall's walk to the ring he kayfabe assaulted a fan at ringside by slapping him and pulling him over the barricade to kick him.
Main event matches
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazing Red (c) defeated Brian Woods | Singles Match for the TNA X Division Championship |
| 2 | Sean Morley defeated Barnhart | Singles Match |
| 3 | Tara defeated ODB (c)
| Two out of Three Falls Match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship |
| 4 | Brandon Martin and Hernandez defeated The British Invasion (Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams) (c) | Tag Team Match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship |
| 5 | Desmond Wolfe (with Chelsea) defeated D'Angelo Dinero | Singles Match |
Footnotes
1 Scott Hall was supposed to tag with Nash, but backed out due to ongoing weight and injury issues.
2 Bobby Ashley was supposed to face Marc, but was attacked backstage by him prior to the match.
