Monster's Ball match

A Monster's Ball match is a Professional wrestling, match staged by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The name is derived from the 2001 film Monster's Ball.
The key premise of the match was that all contenders are sequestered alone in a locked room without light, food or water for twenty-four hours before the match. This stipulation is intended to induce extreme feelings of aggression in the competitors. Once released, the wrestlers fight one another in a no disqualification match, with the usage of weapons encouraged such as Barbed wire, Tables and Steel folding chairs. Victory can be achieved by pinfall or submission, with the match ending as soon as one wrestler is pinned or submits (there is no elimination format). However, the locked away stipulation was simply forgotten about and not mentioned since the 5th one. It is now simply a street Fight, as the match has to end inside the ring.
==Match history==
# 	Event, Date and Location 	Match 	Details
1 	Victory Road (2004)November 7, 2004,Orlando, Florida 	Monty Brown defeated Raven and Abyss 	Brown pinned Raven after a Pounce through a table.
2 	Bound for Glory (2005)October 23, 2005,Orlando, Florida 	Rhino defeated Abyss, Sabu and Jeff Hardy 	Rhino pinned Hardy after a Rhino Driver off the middle rope.
3 	TNA House ShowJune 10, 2006,Wayne, New Jersey 	Samoa Joe defeated Abyss and Rhino 	(unofficial) Joe forced Rhino to submit with the Coquina Clutch.
4 	TNA House ShowSeptember 29, 2006,Richmond, Virginia 	Rhino defeated Abyss 	
5 	Bound for Glory (2006)October 22, 2006,Plymouth Township, Michigan 	Samoa Joe defeated Brother Runt, Raven and Abyss 	Joe pinned Raven after a Muscle Buster.
Jake "The Snake" Roberts was the Special Guest Referee
6 	Bound for Glory (2007)October 14, 2007,Duluth, Georgia 	Abyss defeated Raven, Black Reign and Rhino 	Abyss pinned Raven after a Black Hole Slam onto a pile of broken glass and thumbtacks.
7 	Bound for Glory IVOctober 12, 2008,Hoffman Estates, Illinois 	Beer Money, Inc. (Robert Roode and James Storm) (with Jacqueline) (c) defeated Abyss and Matt Morgan, Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) and The Latin American Xchange (Homicide and Hernandez) to retain the TNA World Tag Team Championship	Beer Money, Inc. won when James Storm pinned Hernandez after Team 3D put him through a table with thumb tacks on top.
Steve "Mongo" McMichael was the special referee.
The TNA World Tag Team Championship were on the line (the match marked the first time that the TNA World Tag Team Championships were defended in a Monsters ball)
8 	Sacrifice (2009)May 24, 2009,Orlando, Florida 	Taylor Wilde defeated Daffney (with Abyss and Dr. Stevie) 	Wilde pinned Daffney after slamming her with a fireman's carry takeover on top of a garbage can.
First ever Knockouts Monster's Ball match.
9 	Slammiversary (2009)June 21, 2009,Auburn Hills, Michigan 	Abyss and Taylor Wilde defeated Raven and Daffney (with Dr. Stevie) 	Abyss pinned Raven after Black Hole Slamming him onto a pile of thumbtacks.
First ever mixed tag team Monster's Ball match.
10	Bound for Glory (2009)October 18, 2009,Irvine, California 	Abyss defeated Mick Foley 	Abyss pinned Foley after chokeslamming him onto a barbed wire board.
Dr. Stevie was the special guest referee for the match.
11	House showNovember 9, 2009,Nashville, Tennessee 	Abyss defeated Rhino 	
12	TNA Impact!May 3, 2010,Orlando, Florida 	A.J. Styles defeated Abyss 	
13	Slammiversary VIIIJune 13, 2010,Orlando, Florida 	Abyss defeated Desmond Wolfe 	
14	House showJuly 2, 2010,Brooklyn, New York 	Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss 	
15	House showJuly 23, 2010,Bloomington, Illinois 	Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss 	
16	House showJuly 24, 2010,LaPorte, Indiana 	Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss 	
17	House showAugust 13, 2010,Baton Rouge, Louisiana 	Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss 	
18	House showAugust 14, 2010,Thibodaux, Louisiana 	Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss 	Mick Foley was the Special Guest Referee
19	House showSeptember 16, 2010,York, Pennsylvania 	Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss 	
20	House showSeptember 17, 2010,Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 	Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss 	
21	House showSeptember 23, 2010,New York City, New York 	Tommy Dreamer defeated Abyss 	Mick Foley was the Special Guest Referee
22	House showSeptember 25, 2010,Rahway, New Jersey 	Abyss defeated Tommy Dreamer 	
23	Bound for GloryOctober 10, 2010,Daytona Beach, Florida 	Rob Van Dam defeated Abyss 	
24	House showOctober 15, 2010,Racine, Wisconsin 	Tommy Dreamer defeated Abyss 	
25	House showOctober 16, 2010,Dubuque, Iowa 	Tommy Dreamer defeated Abyss 	
26	House showOctober 17, 2010,Hoffman Estates, Illinois 	Tommy Dreamer defeated Abyss 	Mick Foley was the Special Guest Referee
27	House showOctober 21, 2010,Grand Rapids, Michigan 	Abyss defeated Sabu 	
28	House showOctober 22, 2010,Cadillac, Michigan 	Abyss defeated Sabu 	
29	House showOctober 23, 2010,Saginaw, Michigan 	Abyss defeated Sabu 	
30	House showOctober 24, 2010,Port Huron, Michigan 	Abyss defeated Sabu 	
31	House showApril 9, 2011,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	Abyss defeated Tommy Dreamer 	
32	Genesis (2012)January 8, 2012,Orlando, Florida 	Abyss defeated Bully Ray 	As per stipulation of the match, had Abyss lost, he would have had to rejoin Immortal
33	One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2March 19, 2013,aired July 5, 2013,Orlando, Florida 	Joseph Park defeated Judas Mesias (w/ James Mitchell) 	
34	Impact WrestlingDecember 3, 2013,aired December 26, 2013,Orlando, Florida 	Joseph Park defeated Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) 	
35	One Night Only: #OldSchoolDecember 30, 2013,aired February 7, 2014,Poughkeepsie, New York 	Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss 	
36	Impact WrestlingJanuary 30, 2014,aired February 6, 2014,Glasgow, Scotland 	Abyss defeated Eric Young 	
37	Impact WrestlingApril 10, 2014,aired April 17, 2014,Orlando, Florida 	Eric Young (c) defeated Abyss 	the TNA World Heavyweight Championship was on the line (the match marked first time that the TNA World Heavyweight Championship was defended in a Monsters ball)
38	Impact WrestlingJune 19, 2014,aired June 26, 2014,Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 	Magnus and Bram defeated Abyss and Willow 	
39	Impact WrestlingJune 27, 2014,aired August 7, 2014,New York, New York 	Bram defeated Abyss 	
40	One Night Only: Turning PointSeptember 5, 2014,aired January 9, 2015,Charlottesville, Virginia	Bram defeated Abyss 	
41	One Night Only: RivalsSeptember 6, 2014,aired February 6, 2015,Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina 	Eric Young defeated Abyss 	
42	Impact WrestlingJanuary 30, 2015,New York, New York 	Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss 	
43	One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 4February 13, 2015,Orlando, Florida 	Matt Hardy defeated Abyss 	
44	One Night Only: LiveJanuary 8, 2016,Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 	Abyss defeated Grado 	
45	Impact WrestlingFebruary 16th, 2016,Manchester, England 	The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) (c) defeated Decay (Crazzy Steve & Abyss) 	The TNA World Tag Team Championships were on the line (the match marked the first time that the TNA World Tag Team Championships were defended in a Monsters ball on television and on POP TV)
46	Impact WrestlingMarch 1st, 2016,London, England 	Abyss defeated Jimmy Havoc 	
47	Impact WrestlingJuly 28, 2016Orlando, Florida 	Decay (Abyss & Crazzy Steve) (c) (w/ Rosemary) defeated The BroMans (Robbie E & Jessie Godderz) (w/ Raquel) 	Match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship.
48	Impact WrestlingJanuary 26, 2017Orlando, Florida 	Rosemary (c) defeated Jade 	Match for the TNA Knockouts Championship.
49	Bound for Glory XIIINovember 5, 2017Ottawa, Canada 	Abyss (w/ James Mitchell) defeated Grado 	As part of the storyline, since Grado lost, his work visa was terminated and he was forced to leave the U.S.
50	Impact WrestlingMarch 22, 2018,Orlando, Florida 	Kongo Kong defeated Abyss 	
51	Impact Wrestling HomecomingJanuary 6, 2019Nashville, Tennessee 	Eli Drake defeated Abyss 	
52	Impact Wrestling United We StandApril 4, 2019Rahway, New Jersey 	Sami Callihan defeated Jimmy Havoc 	
53	Slammiversary XVIIJuly 7, 2019Dallas, Texas 	Taya Valkyrie (c) defeated Rosemary and Su Yung and Jessicka Havok 	Match for the Impact Knockouts Championship
52	Knockouts KnockdownOctober 9, 2021Nashville, Tennessee 	Savannah Evans defeated Alisha Edwards, Jordynne Grace and Kimber Lee 	Match in memory of Daffney
53	Impact WrestlingMay 5, 2022Poughkeepsie, New York 	PCO defeated JONAH 	
54	SlammiversaryJune 19, 2022Nashville, Tennessee 	Sami Callihan defeated Moose 	
55	Impact WrestlingSeptember 29, 2022Nashville, Tennessee 	Masha Slamovich defeated Allie Katch 	
56	Impact WrestlingFebruary 23, 2023Orlando, Florida 	Trey Miguel (c) defeated Crazzy Steve 	First ever Monster's Ball Match for the Impact X Division Championship
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