TNA Sacrifice explained

Sacrifice
Promotions:Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Firstevent:Sacrifice (2005)

Sacrifice is a professional wrestling event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It was originally held as a pay-per-view event between 2005 and 2014. The first Sacrifice event took place in August 2005. When event names were shuffled by TNA for 2006, the event was moved to May. Sacrifice has had a tradition of being the final round of tournaments. Sacrifice 2005 saw Samoa Joe defeat A.J. Styles to win the Super X Cup. Sacrifice 2006 was the final round of the World X Cup Tournament. Sacrifice 2008 continued the tradition with the finals of the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament. Sacrifice 2009 featured Beer Money, Inc. defeating The British Invasion in the finals of the Team 3D Invitational Tag Team Tournament. All events take place inside the Impact! Zone. On January 11, 2013, TNA announced that in 2013 will be only four PPVs, dropping Sacrifice.[1] In 2016, Sacrifice was held as a special edition of Impact Wrestling and the promotion revived it as a monthly special for Impact Plus in 2020.

History

The inaugural Sacrifice event took place on August 14, 2005, at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida.[2] On the third Sacrifice, which took place on May 13, 2007, at the Impact! Zone in Florida, Kurt Angle became the inaugural TNA World Heavywight Champion, by defeating Christian Cage and Sting in a three-way match.[3] Sacrifice remained a regular TNA's pay-per-view until the last event at the time, which took place on April 27, 2014, at the Impact Zone.[4] [5] On April 26, 2016, TNA filmed a special televised Sacrifice event at the Impact Zone, which aired on tape delay on April 26.[6] On 2017, after Anthem Sports & Entertainment purchased a majority stake of TNA, Anthem re-branded TNA as Impact Wrestling.[7]

On January 29, 2020, Impact retrieved the Sacrifice event as a monthly special for Impact Plus, where the event itself took part on February 22, at the Davis Arena, in Louisville, Kentucky.[8] Since of April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Impact had to present the majority of its programming from a behind closed doors set at Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.[9] The 13th Sacrifice event, which took place on March 5, 2022, at the Paristown Hall in Louisville, saw the return of live attendance.[10]

Events

EventDateCityVenueMain EventRef.
1Sacrifice (2005)August 14, 2005Orlando, FloridaTNA Impact! ZoneJeff Jarrett and Rhino vs. Raven and Sabu in a tag team match
2Sacrifice (2006)May 14, 2006Christian Cage (c) vs. Abyss in a Full Metal Mayhem match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
3Sacrifice (2007)May 13, 2007Christian Cage vs. Kurt Angle vs. Sting in a three-way match to crown the first TNA World Heavyweight Champion
4Sacrifice (2008)May 11, 2008Samoa Joe (c) vs. Kaz vs. Scott Steiner in a three-way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
5Sacrifice (2009)May 24, 2009Mick Foley (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. Kurt Angle vs. Sting in a four-way Ultimate Sacrifice match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
6Sacrifice (2010)May 16, 2010Rob Van Dam (c) vs. A.J. Styles for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship[11]
7Sacrifice (2011)May 15, 2011Impact ZoneSting (c) vs. Rob Van Dam for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship[12]
8Sacrifice (2012)May 13, 2012Bobby Roode (c) vs. Rob Van Dam in a ladder match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship[13]
9Sacrifice (2014)April 27, 2014Eric Young (c) vs. Magnus for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
10Sacrifice (2016)April 26, 2016Ethan Carter III vs. Mike Bennett
11Sacrifice (2020)February 22, 2020Louisville, KentuckyDavis ArenaAce Austin (c-X Division) vs. Tessa Blanchard (c-World) in a non-title champion vs. champion match
12Sacrifice (2021)March 13, 2021Nashville, TennesseeSkyway StudiosRich Swann (c-Impact) vs. Moose (c-TNA) in a championship unification match for the Impact World Championship and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship[14]
13Sacrifice (2022)March 5, 2022Louisville, KentuckyParistown HallMoose (c) vs. Heath for the Impact World Championship
14Sacrifice (2023)March 24, 2023Windsor, Ontario, CanadaSt. Clair CollegeFrankie Kazarian, Rich Swann and Steve Maclin vs. Time Machine (Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin and Kushida) in a six-man tag team match[15] [16]
15Sacrifice (2024)March 8, 2024Moose (c) vs. Eric Young for the TNA World Championship

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NEWS: TNA IMPACT WRESTLING Announces Major Changes To 2013 Pay-Per-View Strategy . www.impactwrestling.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130112213300/http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/4010-NEWS-TNA-IMPACT-WRESTLING-Announces-Major-Changes-To-2013-Pay-Per-View-Strategy . 2013-01-12.
  2. Web site: 8/14 TNA Sacrifice PPV: Caldwell's "Alternative Perspective" Review. Pro Wrestling Torch. James. Caldwell. August 15, 2005. February 4, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063551/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_14441.shtml. March 4, 2016. live.
  3. Web site: World title picture muddied after good Sacrifice. Slam Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Chris. Sokol. May 14, 2007. October 20, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20230417081034/https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2007/05/14/world-title-picture-muddied-after-good-sacrifice/. April 17, 2023. live.
  4. Web site: 411's TNA Sacrifice Report 4.27.14. Csonka. Larry. 411Mania. April 27, 2014. February 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210201105837/https://411mania.com/wrestling/411s-tna-sacrifice-report-4-27-14/. February 1, 2021. live.
  5. Web site: TNA Sacrifice PPV Results - 4/27/14 (Eric Young vs. Magnus). Martin. Adam. WrestleView. April 28, 2014. February 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20200425110832/https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-wrestling-results/tna-sacrifice/48189-tna-sacrifice-ppv-results-4-27-14-live-results-from-orlando/. April 25, 2020. live.
  6. Web site: 4/26 Powell's TNA Impact Wrestling TV Review: Sacrifice theme with Drew Galloway vs. Tyrus for the TNA Title, Beer Money vs. Decay for the TNA Tag Titles. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Jason. Powell. April 26, 2006. February 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20221016125017/https://prowrestling.net/site/2016/04/26/426-powells-tna-impact-wrestling-tv-review-sacrifice-theme-with-drew-galloway-vs-tyrus-for-the-tna-title-beer-money-vs-decay-for-the-tna-tag-titles/. October 16, 2022. live.
  7. Web site: Jacobs. Corey. It's Official...The TNA Name Is Dead, Former WWE Star Makes His Impact Wrestling Debut. wrestlingnews.co. Wrestling News. March 2, 2017. March 7, 2017. September 14, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170914043631/http://wrestlingnews.co/tna-news/its-official-the-tna-name-is-dead-former-wwe-star-makes-his-impact-wrestling-debut/. live.
  8. Web site: Champion vs Champion at Sacrifice. Impact Wrestling. IMPACT Wrestling Staff. January 29, 2020. April 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20220210163421/https://impactwrestling.com/2020/01/29/champion-vs-champion-at-sacrifice/. February 10, 2022. live.
  9. Web site: Impact Wrestling To Tape Matches This Week, Impact Moving Forward With Rebellion Event. Middleton. Marc. Wrestling Inc.. April 7, 2020. April 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126070935/https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2020/04/impact-wrestling-to-tape-matches-this-week-668970/. January 26, 2021. live.
  10. Web site: Sacrifice 2022 Full Results. Impact Wrestling. IMPACT Wrestling Staff. March 5, 2022. March 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221211042814/https://impactwrestling.com/2022/03/05/sacrifice-2022-live-results/. December 11, 2022. live.
  11. Web site: Date and location for TNA Sacrifice. Gerweck. Steve. February 18, 2010. WrestleView. February 18, 2010.
  12. Web site: Location and date for TNA's Sacrifice PPV in May. Martin. Adam. March 9, 2011. WrestleView. March 9, 2011.
  13. Web site: Access Manager for Web Login. www.universalorlando.com. December 19, 2017.
  14. Web site: IMPACT World Title & Knockouts Tag Title Matches Official for Sacrifice. Impact Wrestling. February 23, 2021. April 11, 2021.
  15. Web site: Carlan. Lewis. Impact Wrestling Announces Upcoming 2023 Events Including Return to Canada. PWMania. October 25, 2022. November 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221106043849/https://www.pwmania.com/impact-wrestling-announces-upcoming-2023-events-including-return-to-canada. November 6, 2022. live.
  16. Web site: Sacrifice 2023 Full Results. Impact Wrestling. IMPACT Wrestling Staff. March 24, 2023. March 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230325144123/https://impactwrestling.com/2023/03/24/sacrifice-2023-live-results/. March 25, 2023. live.

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