The 2009 Against All Odds was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on February 8, 2009, at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida.[2] It was TNA's first PPV event broadcast in High-Definition and the fifth event under the Against All Odds chronology.
| Against All Odds (2009) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Promotional poster featuring The TNA Frontline | |||
| Promotion | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | ||
| Date | February 8, 2009 | ||
| City | Orlando, Florida | ||
| Venue | TNA Impact! Zone | ||
| Attendance | 1,100[1] | ||
| Tagline(s) | "Power Concedes Nothing Without a Fight" | ||
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| Against All Odds chronology | |||
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In October 2017, with the launch of the Global Wrestling Network, the event became available to stream on demand.[3]
Storylines
edit| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Mike Tenay |
| Don West | |
| Interviewer | Jeremy Borash |
| Lauren Thompson | |
| Ring announcer | Jeremy Borash |
| David Penzer | |
| Referee | Earl Hebner |
| Rudy Charles | |
| Mark Johnson | |
| Andrew Thomas |
Against All Odds 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.[4]
Results
edit| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Shelley (c) defeated Eric Young | Singles match for the TNA X Division Championship | 13:01 | ||
| 2 | Scott Steiner defeated Petey Williams | Singles match | 11:17 | ||
| 3 | Brutus Magnus defeated Chris Sabin | Singles match | 06:38 | ||
| 4 | Awesome Kong (c) defeated ODB | Singles match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship | 05:39 | ||
| 5 | Booker T (c) (with Sharmell) defeated Shane Sewell | Singles match for the TNA Legends Championship | 06:01 | ||
| 6 | Abyss defeated Matt Morgan | Singles match | 15:37 | ||
| 7 | Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) (c) (with Jacqueline) defeated Lethal Consequences (Consequences Creed and Jay Lethal) | Tag team match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship | 15:41 | ||
| 8 | Sting (c) defeated Brother Devon, Brother Ray and Kurt Angle | Fatal 4-Way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | 14:34 | ||
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Against All Odds at Pro Wrestling History.com". Pro Wrestling History.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ "Against All Odds official site". TNA Wrestling.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Anthem, Impact announce Global Wrestling Network launch". Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2014-03-02.