# TNA Genesis (2009)

The 2009 Genesis was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on January 11, 2009, at the Bojangles' Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was originally scheduled to take place on November 9, 2008, at the Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida, however, TNA moved Turning Point to that date instead. It was the fourth event under the Genesis chronology.

## Storylines

Other on-screen personnel :
| Role: | Name: |
| Commentator | Mike Tenay |
| Commentator | Don West |
| Interviewer | Jeremy Borash |
| Interviewer | Lauren Thompson |
| Ring announcer | Jeremy Borash |
| Ring announcer | David Penzer |
| Referee | Earl Hebner |
| Referee | Rudy Charles |
| Referee | Mark Johnson |
| Referee | Andrew Thomas |
Genesis featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

## Results

| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Eric Young and The Latin American Xchange (Hernandez and Homicide) defeated Jimmy Rave, Kiyoshi and Sonjay Dutt | Six-man elimination match | 13:43 |
| 2 | Alex Shelley defeated Chris Sabin | Singles match for the vacant TNA X Division Championship | 16:38 |
| 3 | Shane Sewell defeated Sheik Abdul Bashir | Singles match | 10:18 |
| 4 | Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) (with Jacqueline) defeated Consequences Creed and Jay Lethal (c) and Abyss and Matt Morgan | Three-way match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship | 15:19 |
| 5 | ODB, Roxxi and Taylor Wilde defeated The Kongtourage (Raisha Saeed, Rhaka Khan and Sojournor Bolt) | Six-Knockout tag team match to determine the #1 contender to the TNA Women's Knockout Championship | 07:44 |
| 6 | Kurt Angle defeated Jeff Jarrett | No Disqualification match | 21:59 |
| 7 | Sting (c) defeated Rhino | Singles match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | 08:18 |
| 8 | Mick Foley and The TNA Front Line (A.J. Styles and Brother Devon) defeated Cute Kip and The Main Event Mafia (Booker T and Scott Steiner) (with Sharmell) | Six-Man Hardcore match | 14:02 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||

### X Division Championship Tournament bracket

| Quarterfinals (TV - TNA Impact!) | Quarterfinals (TV - TNA Impact!) | Quarterfinals (TV - TNA Impact!) | Semifinals (TV - Impact!) | Semifinals (TV - Impact!) | Semifinals (TV - Impact!) | Final (PPV - Genesis) | Final (PPV - Genesis) | Final (PPV - Genesis) |
| Eric Young | Eric Young | Pin | | | | | | |
| Sheik Abdul Bashir | Sheik Abdul Bashir | | | | | | | |
| Sheik Abdul Bashir | Sheik Abdul Bashir | | Eric Young | Eric Young | | | | |
| | | | Alex Shelley | Alex Shelley | Pin | | | |
| Alex Shelley | Alex Shelley | Pin | Alex Shelley | Alex Shelley | Pin | | | |
| Jay Lethal | Jay Lethal | | | | | | | |
| Jay Lethal | Jay Lethal | | | | | Alex Shelley | Alex Shelley | Pin |
| | | | | | | Chris Sabin | Chris Sabin | 16:38 |
| Chris Sabin | Chris Sabin | Pin | | | | | | | Chris Sabin | Chris Sabin | 16:38 |
| Sonjay Dutt | Sonjay Dutt | | | | | | | |
| Sonjay Dutt | Sonjay Dutt | | Chris Sabin | Chris Sabin | Pin | | | |
| | | | Kiyoshi | Kiyoshi | | | | |
| Consequences Creed | Consequences Creed | | Kiyoshi | Kiyoshi | | | | |
| Kiyoshi | Kiyoshi | Pin | | | | | | |

### Six-Man Elimination Tag Team Match

| Elimination | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Elimination Move | Time |
| 1 | Eric Young | Sonjay Dutt | Pinned after leg drop on ropes | 10:33 |
| 2 | Homicide | Jimmy Rave | Pinned by a Schoolboy | 11:25 |
| 3 | Kiyoshi | Hernandez | Pinned after Border Toss | 12:45 |
| 4 | Sonjay Dutt | Hernandez | Pinned after sitout powerbomb | 13:03 |
| 5 | Jimmy Rave | Hernandez | Pinfall after Diving splash | 13:43 |
| Winner: | Hernandez | Hernandez | Hernandez | Hernandez |