Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments Total Nonstop Action Wrestling has held a variety of professional wrestling tournament s competed for by wrestlers that are a part of their roster . TNA Hard 10 Tournament . The TNA Hard 10 Tournament was a hardcore tournament for a trophy that would proclaim the winner the most hardcore wrestler in TNA . It featured eight wrestlers competing in matches where a point - scoring system was used to determine the winner . The system was that 1 point was awarded for a direct hit with an object and 5 points for putting your opponent through a table , with 10 points needed to win . The only tournament was held in 2003 , which was won by The Sandman . The tournament was promptly abandoned by TNA in light of fans complaining about the point system . TNA Asylum Alliance Tag Team Tournament . The TNA Asylum Alliance Tag Team Tournament was a tag team tournament held in 2003 to determine the number one contenders for the NWA World Tag Team Championship , which was won by America ' s Most Wanted ( Chris Harris and James Storm ) . NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament . The NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tag team tournament held in 2004 in order to crown new NWA World Tag Team Champions , which was won by Kid Kash and Dallas . X Division Cup Tournaments . The TNA X Cup Tournaments are X Division tournaments that feature various wrestlers and / or Teams from around the World . So far , there have been two Super X Cup Tournaments , one America ' s X Cup Tournament , and three World X Cup Tournaments . Chris Candido Memorial Tag Team Tournament . The Chris Candido Memorial Tag Team Tournament was a tag team tournament held to commemorate the memory of Chris Candido . As per Candido ' s role in TNA ( prior to his death ) of being the veteran who mentored young rising stars , teams were composed of established veterans pairing up with young rising stars . The tournament was won by Sean Waltman and Alex Shelley in 2005 , its only year of existence . In addition to winning the trophy cup , the team was entered into a four - way match with a shot at the NWA World Tag Team Championship . Teams : Fight for the Right Tournament . The Fight for the Right Tournament was a tournament to determine the number one contender for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and later for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship . Paparazzi Championship Series . The Paparazzi Championship Series was a tournament that began at Turning Point 2006 and involved five X Division competitors competing in a variety of matches where points are awarded for victories . These matches included limbo , Texas hold ' em , musical chairs , and a push - up contest , among others . The tournament was created to give the wrestlers airtime while also continuing the Paparazzi Productions storyline surrounding Austin Starr , Alex Shelley and Kevin Nash . Throughout the competitions , Nash kept bringing up Bob Backlund , which led up to Backlund being a guest judge at Final Resolution 2007 during the finals of the competition . Shelley defeated Starr in the finals to win a bowling trophy presented by Nash at Final Resolution 2007 . The other three participants in the tournament were Sonjay Dutt , Jay Lethal and Senshi . Nash viciously needled the other three ( especially Dutt ) throughout the challenge , but kept the actual competition fair and even , always inviting the losers of each contest to " feel free to kiss the winner " . TNA Turkey Bowl . The TNA Turkey Bowl was a tournament held in 2007 and 2008 that aired on the Thanksgiving night episode of " TNA Impact ! " The tournament consisted of three preliminary three way matches . Each match featured a member of the Heavyweight Division , The X Division , and The Tag Team Division with the winner of the match going on to the finals . The winner of the finals , also a three way match , won $ 25 , 000 . The wrestler who lost in the finals was forced to put on a turkey suit . In the 2007 tourny , Samoa Joe won the tournament , with A . J . Styles being forced into the turkey suit . In the 2008 tournament , Rhino won the tournament , with Alex Shelley being forced into the turkey suit . Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament . The Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament was a professional wrestling single - elimination tournament held by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) promotion during the months of April and May 2008 for the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship . It took place on TNA ' s television program " TNA Impact ! " and at their Sacrifice PPV event on May 11 , 2008 . It was announced on the April 24 , 2008 episode of " Impact ! " by Management Director Jim Cornette . It involved twelve teams overall . On the April 17 , 2008 episode " Impact ! " , then - champions A . J . Styles and Tomko defended the title in a Three Way match against the teams of Kaz and Eric Young and The Latin American Xchange ( Hernandez and Homicide ; LAX ) . Young left during the encounter , but later returned as his " Super Eric " superhero character to pin Styles and win the championship for his team . Due to this finish , Styles and Tomko were scripted to argue that Young and Super Eric were two different people . Super Eric and Young refused to admit they were one in the same in the storyline , which caused Cornette to strip Kaz and Young of the championship . Cornette then set up the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament on the April 24 , 2008 episode of " Impact ! " , announcing two stages with the first involving eight teams competing in qualifying matches to gain entry into the tournament . The second stage of the tournament involved eight wrestlers known as the Egotistical Eight chosen by Cornette . The Egotistical Eight made up four randomly chosen teams that would compete against the four teams which qualified at Sacrifice for the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship . The Egotistical Eight were announced on the May 1 , 2008 episode of " Impact ! " as Awesome Kong , B . G . James , Booker T , Kip James , Matt Morgan , James Storm , Robert Roode , and Sting . The first two qualification matches took place on the April 24 , 2008 episode of " Impact ! " . Team 3D ( Brother Devon and Brother Ray ) defeat the team of Black Reign and Rellik in the first , while in the second the pairing of Christian Cage and Rhino defeated The Motor City Machine Guns ( Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin ) to advance . The final two took place on the May 1 , 2008 episode of " Impact ! " . In the first , LAX defeated the team of Kaz and Young . The team of A . J . Styles and Super Eric defeated The Rock ' n Rave Infection ( Jimmy Rave and Lance Hoyt ) in the second to qualify for the tournament . Two Egotistical Eight teams were determined by lottery drawing on the May 8 , 2008 episode of " Impact ! " . Sting drew Storm ' s name in the drawing , connecting the two together for the tournament . Meanwhile , Morgan drew Kip ' s name , joining the two as a team . Later in the episode , Sting and Storm fought in No Disqualification match , which Sting won . Kip and Morgan also fought in an encounter , with Morgan coming out the victor . Booker T teaming with Roode and Kong teaming with B . G . were the final two teams for the tournament , determined at Sacrifice . The first Quarterfinal match pitted Team 3D against the team of Sting and Storm . Team 3D were the victors after Sting turned on Storm by forcing him through a table . The second Quarterfinal match was between the team of Booker T and Roode and the team of Cage and Rhino , which the later won after Rhino tackled Roode . LAX defeated the team of Kip and Morgan in the third Quarterfinal match after Morgan accidentally hit Kip with a bicycle kick . B . G . and Kong fought the team of Styles and Super Eric in the fourth and final Quarterfinal match . During the bout , Styles accidentally tripped while attempting to jumping off the ropes causing him to fall face - first to the mat below . Afterwards , B . G . lifted up Styles to perform a suplex , which Styles countered into a small package pin for the win . Team 3D , the team of Cage and Rhino , LAX , and the team of Styles and Super Eric all advanced to the Semifinals . Team 3D were pitted against the team of Cage and Rhino in the first bout , while LAX were pitted against the team of Styles and Super Eric in the second . Team 3D defeated Cage and Rhino after Ray bashed Rhino with a kendo stick . LAX advanced to the Finals after their manager Hector Guerrero reversed a small package pin attempt by Styles on Homicide into LAX ' s favor while the referee was distracted by Salinas . LAX went on to defeat Team 3D in the Finals to win the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship when Homicide pinned Devon following a splash from the top of a padded turnbuckle . After Sacrifice , LAX defended the TNA World Tag Team Championship against Team 3D in a rematch at TNA ' s Slammiversary PPV event on June 8 . The match was set up on the May 15 , 2008 episode of " Impact ! " , when Team 3D attacked Guerrero , blaming him for their loss at the event . At Slammiversary , LAX defeated Team 3D to retain the championship . TNA X Division Championship Tournament ( 2009 ) . The tournament was the result of a match for the TNA X Division Championship at Final Resolution between Eric Young and Sheik Abdul Bashir ending in a controversial fashion , with Young winning the championship thanks to the referee ' s help . Management Director Jim Cornette stripped Young of the belt and announced the tournament to crown the new champion . Team 3D Invitational Tag Team Tournament . To reinvigorate the tag team division , Team 3D ( Brother Ray and Brother Devon ) announced on the April 23 , 2009 episode of " Impact ! " that they would be hosting a tag team tournament . The winning team would receive a trophy , a check for $ 100 , 000 and a match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship ( held by Team 3D ) . The tournament started that same night and matches would be held over the next few weeks and TNA announced that the finals would be held at the Sacrifice 2009 PPV . Teams : * Before the match , The British Invasion attacked Hernandez backstage causing Homicide having to compete alone . TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament . TNA announced a Knockouts tag team tournament for the new TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship on the August 20 , 2009 episode of " TNA Impact ! " . Round one matches started on the August 27 , 2009 episode of " TNA Impact ! " . Teams : TNA Championship Series . The TNA Championship Series took place on the Thanksgiving Day edition of " Impact ! " on November 26 , 2009 . The winner of the tournament would earn himself a shot at the Championship of his own division . Participants : New Year ' s Knockout Eve Tournament . The New Year ' s Knockout Eve Tournament took place on the December 31 , 2009 , edition of " Impact ! " . The winner of the tournament would earn herself a shot at the TNA Women ' s Knockout Championship on the live three hour Monday night edition of " Impact ! " on January 4 , 2010 . 8 Card Stud Tournament . The 8 Card Stud Tournament took place on February 14 , 2010 , at the Against All Odds pay - per - view and its winner would get to challenge the TNA World Heavyweight Champion in the main event of April ' s Lockdown pay - per - view . TNA Tag Team Championship Series . On the June 17 , 2010 , edition of " Impact ! " TNA vacated the TNA World Tag Team Championship and announced a two - week long tournament , with the winners facing The Motor City Machine Guns ( Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin ) , who were the number one contenders prior to the titles being vacated , for the titles at Victory Road . Teams : TNA World Tag Team Championship Number One Contenders Tournament . On the August 4 , 2010 , edition of " TNA Xplosion " TNA announced a two - week long tournament to determine the number one contenders to the TNA World Tag Team Championship . Teams : TNA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament . On the August 19 , 2010 , edition of " TNA Impact ! " , the TNA World Heavyweight Championship was vacated , after champion Rob Van Dam suffered a storyline injury . The title was put up in a tournament featuring the top eight ranked wrestlers in the TNA Championship Committee rankings . The finals of the tournament would take place at Bound for Glory on October 10 . TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament . On the December 9 , 2010 , edition of " Impact ! " TNA vacated the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship , after one half of the previous champions , Hamada , had been released by the promotion , and set up a four – team tournament to determine new champions . The finals of the tournament would take place on the December 23 edition of " Impact ! " . Teams : * Winter replaced Velvet Sky , who had been attacked backstage by Sarita . TNA X Division Championship Number One Contender Tournament ( 2011 ) . On the January 27 , 2011 , edition of " Impact ! " TNA started a tournament to determine a new number one contender for the TNA X Division Championship , held by Kazarian . The tournament consisted of three three – way semifinal matches , taking place on the January 27 , February 3 and February 10 editions of " Impact ! " , with the finals , another three – way match , taking place at Against All Odds on February 13 . The finals ended with a double countout , after Jeremy and Max Buck failed to make it to the event due to travel issues . Xplosion Championship Challenge . On the May 24 , 2011 , edition of " TNA Xplosion " Desmond Wolfe was announced as the new Xplosion Commissioner . His first act as commissioner was setting up a tournament exclusive to Xplosion where the winner would receive a title shot against any active champion in TNA . The finals of the tournament took place at the August 9 tapings of the August 24 edition of " Xplosion " . X Division Showcase . On the June 16 , 2011 , edition of " Impact Wrestling " , TNA started a twelve man tournament for a contract in the promotion ' s X Division . The finals of the tournament would take place on July 10 at Destination X . Bound for Glory Series ( 2011 ) . On the June 16 , 2011 , edition of " Impact Wrestling " , TNA announced a twelve man tournament to determine the number one contender for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at October ' s Bound for Glory . The twelve men faced each other in matches on pay - per - view , television and at untelevised house show events and were given points based on their performance , with a submission victory giving a wrestler 10 points , a pinfall victory 7 , a countout victory 5 , a disqualification victory 3 and a draw 2 points , while a disqualification loss will cost a wrestler 10 points . A special ladder match on the July 21 edition of " Impact Wrestling " also gave out 10 points for the winner . The top four wrestlers faced each other in the tournament finals at September ' s No Surrender , where Bully Ray defeated James Storm via disqualification , while Bobby Roode defeated Gunner via submission , giving both 52 points and setting up a tiebreaker match between the two . In the tiebreaker match , Roode defeated Ray via pinfall to win the tournament . Bound for Glory Series ( 2012 ) . On the June 14 , 2012 , episode of " Impact Wrestling " , TNA started the second Bound for Glory Series to determine the number one contender for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at October ' s Bound for Glory . Just like the previous year , the tournament included twelve men , who would be facing each other in matches on pay - per - view , television and at untelevised house show events and would be given points based on their performance , with a submission victory giving a wrestler 10 points , a pinfall victory 7 , a countout victory 5 , a disqualification victory 3 and a draw 2 points , while a disqualification loss will cost a wrestler 10 points . An opening gauntlet match on the June 14 episode of " Impact Wrestling " gave out 20 points to the winner . Similarly , two four - way matches and a three - way match contested between the participants at Hardcore Justice gave 20 points to the three winners . Originally , all matches in the tournament had a ten minute time limit , but on June 28 the limit was raised to fifteen minutes . However , on the August 16 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , the time limit was ignored without explanation for a match between A . J . Styles and Christopher Daniels , which lasted 16 minutes and 50 seconds . Unlike the previous year , in the 2012 tournament wrestlers faced each other only once in singles matches ( not counting special multi - wrestler matches ) . As Mr . Anderson challenged for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship instead of taking part in the opening gauntlet match , he finished the tournament with one match less than the other competitors . The round - robin portion of the tournament concluded on September 6 , while the finals took place on September 9 at No Surrender . Maximum Impact Tournament . On November 23 , 2011 , TNA announced the start of the Maximum Impact Tournament , an eight man tournament , which would take place on " Xplosion " . The winner would receive a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship during TNA ' s tour of the United Kingdom in January 2012 . The finals of the tournament took place on December 13 at the tapings of the January 4 , 2012 , edition of " Xplosion " . The winner , Samoa Joe , received his title shot on January 27 in Manchester , in a match taped for " Xplosion " , but was defeated by the defending TNA World Heavyweight Champion , Bobby Roode . Wild Card Tournament . On the December 15 , 2011 , edition of " Impact Wrestling " , TNA started a tag team tournament to determine the number one contenders for the TNA World Tag Team Championship , held by the team Crimson and Matt Morgan , at Genesis . The pairings were , in storyline , decided by a random draw . Teams : TNA X Division Championship Tournament ( 2012 ) . On the June 28 , 2012 , episode of " Impact Wrestling " , TNA announced a tournament for the TNA X Division Championship , which would take place at Destination X , where Austin Aries would vacate the title for a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship . The tournament was preceded by four qualifying matches featuring wrestlers from the independent circuit . TNA contracted wrestlers Douglas Williams , Kid Kash and Zema Ion were given automatic spots in the first round of the tournament . The eighth and final spot in the tournament would be filled by the winner of a four - way between the losers of the qualifying matches . At Destination X the eight wrestlers will face each other in four singles matches , with the winners advancing to an Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship . TNA X Division Championship Number One Contender Tournament ( 2013 ) . On the January 3 , 2013 , edition of " Impact ! " TNA started a tournament to determine a new number one contender for the TNA X Division Championship , held by Rob Van Dam . The tournament consisted of two singles semifinal matches , taking place on the January 3 and January 10 editions of " Impact ! " , with the finals taking place at Genesis on January 13 .