 Genesis was announced in early-August 2005 on TNA's official website. It was planned for November 13 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. This event caused a change in TNA's PPV schedule, as the November 2004 PPV event was titled Victory Road. This was a small change as TNA intended to stick with the other names used for PPVs throughout 2005. A promotional poster for the event was released prior by TNA featuring Jeff Hardy. TNA created a section covering the event on their website. A thirty-minute pre-show was slatted to take place prior to the telecast featuring two wrestling matches: Shark Boy versus the debuting Nigel McGuinness, and The Diamonds in the Rough (David Young, Elix Skipper, and Simon Diamond) versus Lance Hoyt and The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens). TNA promoted the debut of a newly signed wrestler to occur at Genesis, which the promotion called a "major acquisition." Genesis was dedicated to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler Eddie Guerrero, who died the day of the event.
