Alex Shelley
An X Division match that was scheduled for Against All Odds was Alex Shelley facing defending champion Austin Aries for the TNA X Division Championship. On the January 19 edition of "Impact", Alex Shelley returned following a five-month absence from a shoulder injury to challenge Austin Aries, who had been dominating the X Division for months. Aries, not sweating Shelley as a challenger, agreed to only give Shelley his desired title match if he could defeat an opponent of his choosing. The next week, Shelley beat Zema Ion to become the number one contender for the title.