Brother Devon

Ring name(s) A-Train,,Brother Devon,Brother Devon Deadly,D-Von Dudley,Reverend D-Von
Billed height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight 260 lb (118 kg)
Born August 1, 1972,New Rochelle, New York
Resides Melbourne, Florida
Billed from Dudleyville,
New York City, New York
Trained by Johnny Rodz
Pro wrestling debut December 1991

Devon Hughes is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment as D-Von Dudley. He currently wrestles for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name "Brother Devon".

Along with his storyline half-brother Ray, Hughes is one-half of Team 3D, a tag team formerly known as the Dudley Boyz. Characterised by their unorthodox ring apparel and usage of tables in their matches, Team 3D are one of the most successful tag teams in the history of professional wrestling, having held eighteen world tag team championships. Team 3D is also occasionally a stable, when Ray and Devon's kayfabe half-brother Runt is included.

Hughes was trained by Johnny Rodz and began wrestling in December 1991 on the East Coast independent circuit as A-Train. He engaged in a feud with Latin Lover that was continued in many different promotions.

On April 13, 1996, Hughes debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling as D-Von Dudley (sometimes spelled "D'Von"). He feuded with the other members of The Dudley Family (his kayfabe half-brothers), claiming that their comedic antics were not the way true Dudleys should act. Hughes eliminated Dances With Dudley, Dudley Dudley and Chubby Dudley before joining forces with Buh Buh Ray Dudley, Big Dick Dudley, Sign Guy Dudley and Joel Gertner. Known collectively as the Dudley Boys, D-Von and Buh Buh Ray dominated the ECW tag team division, winning the ECW Tag Team Championship a record eight times and defeating teams such as The Eliminators and The Gangstas. D-Von, Buh Buh Ray and Gertner all achieved a degree of infamy for their vitriolic interviews, which antagonized audiences to a point of near riot.

In 1999, D-Von and Buh Buh Ray left ECW following a pay dispute and joined the World Wrestling Federation, where Buh Buh Ray was renamed "Bubba Ray". Throughout 2000 and 2001, the Dudley Boyz engaged in a three way feud for the WWF World Tag Team Championship with The Hardy Boyz and Edge and Christian. The feud incorporated two critically acclaimed Tables, Ladders and Chairs matches, the first at SummerSlam 2000 and the second at WrestleMania X-Seven. While they were initially heels, and were known for Bubba Ray's penchant for driving women (including Terri Runnels and Mae Young) through tables, the Dudley Boyz turned face in late 2000. In early 2001, they were joined in the WWF by Spike Dudley.

In late 2001, the Dudley Boyz turned heel once again by joining The Alliance, a large stable of former ECW and WCW wrestlers led by Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley who attempted to take over the WWF (Spike, along with several other ECW alumni, did not join The Alliance). The ECW-WCW invasion ended at the 2001 Survivor Series, when five WWF wrestlers defeated five Alliance wrestlers in a match to determine the ownership of the WWF. The Alliance disbanded and its members left the WWF, but the Dudley Boyz retained their jobs due to their possession of the WWF World Tag Team Championship, which they had unified with the WCW World Tag Team Championship at the Survivor Series. They became faces once again shortly thereafter.

Following WrestleMania X8 in March 2002, the WWF was renamed "World Wrestling Entertainment" (WWE) and the roster was divided into two brands, RAW and SmackDown!. The Dudley Boyz were separated when Bubba Ray was drafted to RAW and Hughes to SmackDown!. On SmackDown!, D-Von adopted the character of Reverend D-Von, a corrupt preacher who was frequently accompanied by his enforcer, Deacon Bautista. The character failed to get over, and D-Von was reunited with Bubba Ray and Spike on November 17, 2002 when he returned to the RAW brand.

The Dudley Boyz became a stable in the RAW tag team division over the next sixteen months, feuding with teams such as Three Minute Warning, La Résistance and various combinations of the UnAmericans. They held the WWF World Tag Team Championship several more times before being traded (along with Booker T) to SmackDown! on March 22, 2004 in exchange for Triple H.

Shortly after arriving on SmackDown!, the Dudley Boyz turned heel once again, siding with Paul Heyman and feuding with Rob Van Dam and Rey Mysterio. On May 27, 2004 the Dudley Boyz kidnapped Paul Bearer, the manager of Heyman's enemy The Undertaker. On June 27, 2004 at The Great American Bash, The Undertaker defeated the Dudley Boyz in a handicap match. In July 2004, the Dudley Boyz reunited with Spike. For the remainder of the year, they assisted Spike in his matches for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship and unsuccessfully competed for the WWE Tag Team Championship. In early 2005, the Dudley Boyz were removed from WWE television and sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling while the WWE creative team attempted to devise a storyline for them.

The Dudley Boyz returned to WWE television in June 2005 in order to promote ECW One Night Stand 2005, an ECW reunion show. In the weeks preceding One Night Stand they, along with several other ECW alumni, vied with former WCW President Eric Bischoff and his "anti-hardcore crusaders". At One Night Stand on June 12, 2005, the Dudley Boyz defeated Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman in the main event of the night after powerbombing Dreamer through a flaming table.

On July 5, 2005, WWE announced that it had opted not to continue contract renewal negotiations with the Dudley Boyz. In addition, fifteen other wrestlers (including Spike) were released by WWE, which was decreasing its spending as a result of a fall in projected revenue. In August 2005, all three former Dudleys were issued with legal notices instructing them not to use the (WWE trademarked) name "Dudley". This led to a degree of acrimony between the former Dudleys and their erstwhile employers, as they had used the names since 1996, several years before all ECW intellectual property was acquired by WWE as a result of bankruptcy proceedings. Soon after, Hughes and Lamonica (Bubba Ray) announced that they intended to pursue legal action against WWE.

No longer able to use the ring name "D-Von Dudley", Hughes adopted (and trademarked) the ring name Brother Devon Deadly, while Lamonica became "Brother Ray Deadly". The team also trademarked "The Deadly Brothers" and "Deadly Death Drop". In August and September 2005, Devon and Ray made several appearances on the independent circuit, most notably Hardcore Homecoming, an unofficial ECW reunion show organised by ECW alumnus Shane Douglas, a frequent critic of WWE and Chairman Vince McMahon. On September 21, 2005, it was announced that they had signed multi-year contracts with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, arguably the second biggest and most popular wrestling promotion in the United States at the time (after WWE).

Devon and Ray debuted in TNA on the October 1, 2005 episode of TNA iMPACT! - the first episode of iMPACT! to be aired on Spike TV and in a prime time slot. They were identified as "Brother Devon" and "Brother Ray" respectively (with the suffix "Deadly" apparently having been dropped) and as "Team 3D" collectively. Team 3D quickly established themselves as faces by confronting the heel NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett and his allies, the NWA World Tag Team Champions, America's Most Wanted (AMW). Team 3D defeated AMW at pay-per-view events in November and December 2005, but failed to defeat them in a title match at TNA Final Resolution 2006 on January 15, 2006 due to the interference of Team Canada.

Devon and Ray continued to feud with America's Most Wanted and Team Canada over the following months. On the April 13, 2006 episode of iMPACT!, an attempted ambush by Team Canada was foiled by the debuting Spike Dudley, identified as "Brother Runt".

Hughes is married with his wife. He also has his children's names tattooed on his upper biceps.

http://www.d-von.com/

TNA: Kurt Angle

Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler, who is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Angle began wrestling on an amateur basis in the late 1980s, earning numerous accolades before winning an Olympic gold medal in heavyweight freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known in his professional career for his seven-year tenure in World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment.

Angle attended Mount Lebanon High School, where he won varsity letters in football and wrestling, and was an All-State linebacker. Angle placed third in the state wrestling finals as a junior, and was the 1987 Pennsylvania State Wrestling Champion as a senior.

Upon graduating from high school, Angle attended the Clarion University of Pennsylvania, where he continued to wrestle at an amateur level. He was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I champion in 1990 and 1992 and a 3-time NCAA Division I All-American. In addition, Angle was the 1987 USA Junior Freestyle champion, a 2-time USA Senior Freestyle champion and the 1988 USA International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles Junior World Freestyle champion. In the course of his amateur career, Angle faced several future mixed martial artists, defeating Sylvester Terkay and losing to Mark Coleman and Mark Kerr.

Upon graduating from university, Angle continued to wrestle. In 1995, he won a gold medal at the World Championships in Atlanta, Georgia. Following this victory, Angle began training for the 1996 Olympics under Dave Schultz at the Pennsylvanian Foxcatcher Club. During Angle's training, Schultz was murdered in January 1996. While taking part in the 1996 Olympic Trials, Angle suffered a severe neck injury, fracturing two of his cervical vertebrae, herniating two discs and pulling four muscles. Angle won the trials nonetheless, then spent the subsequent five months resting and rehabilitating. By the time of the Olympics, Angle was able to compete, albeit with several pain-reducing injections in his neck. The injury led to Angle's future claim of having won his Olympic gold medal "with a broken freakin' neck!" In October 2006, Angle stated that he temporarily became addicted to the analgesic vicodin after breaking his neck.

Angle won his gold medal in the heavyweight (90-100 kg; 198-220 lb) weight class by defeating the Iranian Abbas Jadidi by officials' decision after the competitors wrestling to an eight minute, one-one draw. The bout saw Jadidi earn a point after two minutes and 46 seconds by turning Angle, with Angle earning a point of his own with a takedown after three minutes and 11 seconds. The officials' decision was protested by Jadidi.

Shortly after his victory, Angle turned down a contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), a prominent professional wrestling promotion.

On October 26, 1996, Angle was convinced to attend the taping of an Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) event named High Incident by Shane Douglas. He provided guest commentary during a match between Taz and Little Guido, but left the building after Raven "crucified" The Sandman by attaching him to a cross using barbed wire. Angle, shocked by the controversial imagery and afraid that his career prospects would be damaged if he was associated with the incident, threatened to sue ECW owner Paul Heyman if he was shown on television in the same broadcast as the stunt. Following the incident, Angle began working as a sportscaster on Pittsburgh television.

In October 1998, Angle signed a five-year contract with the World Wrestling Federation. He was assigned to the Power Pro Wrestling developmental territory in Memphis, Tennessee, where he began training. His first match was a loss to Tom Prichard.

After several weeks of vignettes, Angle made his in-ring debut on November 14, 1999 at the 1999 Survivor Series, defeating Shawn Stasiak. He remained undefeated for several weeks, eventually losing to Tazz at the 2000 Royal Rumble. Angle went on to win both the WWF European Championship and WWF Intercontinental Championship in February 2000, billing himself as the "Eurocontinental Champion". He lost both of his titles without conceding a fall in a two falls triple threat match with Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho at WrestleMania 2000; the match had been agreed to on Angle's behalf by his mentor, Bob Backlund.

Throughout mid-2000, Angle, Edge and Christian ("Team ECK") feuded with Too Cool and Rikishi, with Angle defeating Rikishi in the finals of the King of the Ring 2000 tournament. He went to feud with Triple H after a love triangle between Angle, Triple H and Triple H's wife Stephanie developed, losing to Triple H at Unforgiven 2000. Following his feud with Triple H, Angle began pursuing the WWF Championship, defeating The Rock at No Mercy 2000. Angle retained the WWF Championship in a match with The Undertaker at the 2000 Survivor Series, in a six way Hell in a Cell match at Armageddon 2000 and in a match with Triple H at the 2001 Royal Rumble before losing to The Rock at No Way Out 2001. He went on to feud with Chris Benoit, who he defeated at WrestleMania X-Seven.

When The Alliance invaded the WWF in mid-2001, Angle joined forces with WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin to repel the invasion. At WWF Invasion, Angle, Austin and three other WWF wrestlers lost to five Alliance wrestlers when Austin joined the Alliance by costing Angle the match. After winning and losing the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, WCW United States Heavyweight Championship and WWF Hardcore Championship in matches with Alliance members, Angle defeated Austin for his second WWF Championship at Unforgiven 2001. He lost the title to Austin on the October 8, 2001 episode of RAW when WWF Commissioner William Regal joined the Alliance by costing him the match. Angle subsequently joined the Alliance himself, but ultimately returned to the WWF by enabling The Rock to defeat Austin in a "winner takes all" bout between the WWF and The Alliance at the 2001 Survivor Series. He went on to take part in a four man tournament for the WWF Undisputed Championship at Vengeance 2001, but was eliminated by Austin.

Angle took part in the 2002 Royal Rumble, but was eliminated by Triple H. After defeating Kane at WrestleMania X8, Angle began a lengthy feud with Edge. In the course of the feud, Angle lost a "hair versus hair" match to Edge at Judgment Day 2002 and was subsequently shaved bald. Following the loss of his hair, Angle began wearing a wig and insulted bald people, leading to a feud with Hulk Hogan, who stripped Angle of his wig. Angle went on to score a submission victory over Hogan at King of the Ring 2002, Hogan's first submission loss in the WWF (which was renamed "World Wrestling Entertainment" in May 2002).

In October 2002, Angle became the fourth WWE Grand Slam Champion by winning the WWE Tag Team Championship with Chris Benoit. After losing the titles to Edge and Rey Mysterio, Angle won his third WWE Championship at Armageddon 2002, defeating Big Show. In the course of his third reign, Angle gained the services of manager Paul Heyman and "Team Angle" (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin). He defeated Benoit to retain the WWE Championship at the 2003 Royal Rumble before losing the title to Brock Lesnar in a brutally fought match at WrestleMania XIX.

On April 11, 2003, Angle underwent neck surgery under Dr. Hai-Dong Jho to repair nerve and spinal damage, calcium buildup, bone spurs and intervertebral disc problems. Rather than have Jho remove the afflicted discs and fuse his vertebrae together, Angle opted for a less conventional surgery that saw Jho remove only the spurs and selected portions of the discs. The alternative surgery reduced Angle's rehabilitation time from one year to three months.

Shortly after returning, Angle defeated Brock Lesnar and Big Show in a triple threat match at Vengeance 2003 to regain the WWE Championship. He retained the title in a singles bout with Lesnar at SummerSlam 2003 before losing it to Lesnar in an Iron Man match on an episode of SmackDown!. Angle took part in the 2004 Royal Rumble, but was eliminated by Big Show. After defeating Big Show and John Cena in a number one contendership match at No Way Out 2004, Angle unsuccessfully challenged WWE Champion Eddie Guerrero at WrestleMania XX.

Following WrestleMania XX, Angle began once again suffering from neck problems. As a response, he was made the General Manager of SmackDown!. Angle continued to feud with Guerrero throughout 2004, costing him a title match with John "Bradshaw" Layfield at The 2004 Great American Bash. Angle returned to the ring in July 2004 and continued his feud with Guerrero, defeating him at SummerSlam 2004 before losing to Guerrero in a Survivor Series bout at the 2004 Survivor Series.

In November 2004, Angle initiated the Kurt Angle Invitational, a weekly segment that saw "hometown heroes" challenge Angle to a match, with Angle promising to give his Olympic gold medal to the first person to last more than 3 minutes in the ring with him. The Invitational was won by Eugene in July 2005 before eventually winning it back and ending The Invitational at SummerSlam of that same year.

On November 4, 2004, SmackDown!, in St. Louis, Missouri, the Savvis Center, during a Tough Enough segment, Angle put the finalists through a Squat thrust competition for a prize. The winner was Chris Nawrocki. As part of the Kurt Angle Invitational, the prize Nawrocki won was a match against Angle. Angle defeated Nawrocki and then asked if anyone else wanted to try. Daniel Puder, an American mixed martial artist, raised his hand and jumped in the ring to tie it up with Angle. During the tie up, Angle managed a takedown on Puder, forcing him to the mat, back first. Angle eventually scored a pinfall on Puder. However, Angle's pinfall on Puder sparked some controversy, as professional wrestling and MMA fans observed during the pinfall, Puder's shoulders were not grounded or on the mat. During the pinfall, however, Puder shocked professional wrestling and MMA by shooting and trapping Angle in a kimura submission hold. It is speculated that if the referees had not counted Angle's pinfall on Puder, Angle would have eventually tapped out on national television. Puder would eventually win the $1,000,000 Tough Enough, announced on December 14, 2004 and televised on December 16, 2004 on SmackDown!.

Angle took part in the 2005 Royal Rumble, but was eliminated by Shawn Michaels, who he returned to the ring to eliminate in retaliation. After mocking Michaels by attacking both his former tag team partner, Marty Jannetty, and former manager, Sherri Martel, Angle defeated Michaels in an interpromotional match at WrestleMania 21. He continued to feud with Michaels upon being drafted from SmackDown! to RAW in June 2005, losing to Michaels at Vengeance 2005.

In August 2005, Angle began feuding with WWE Champion John Cena. He defeated Cena by disqualification at Unforgiven 2005, then lost to Cena in a rematch at the 2005 Survivor Series.

Angle returned to the SmackDown! brand of WWE in January 2006, winning the vacant World Heavyweight Championship in a twenty man battle royal. Angle retained the title in bouts with Mark Henry at the 2006 Royal Rumble and The Undertaker at No Way Out 2006 before losing to Rey Mysterio in a triple threat match that also included Randy Orton at WrestleMania 22.

On May 29, 2006, Angle was drafted to the newly revived ECW brand. He issued an open challenge for One Night Stand 2006 which was accepted by Orton. Angle defeated Orton at One Night Stand, later losing to him in a rematch at Vengeance 2006. After losing to Rob Van Dam on the June 27, 2006 episode of ECW on Sci Fi, Angle appeared sporadically on WWE television throughout mid-2006.

On August 25, 2006, Angle was granted an early release from his WWE contract due to "personal issues".

Before his WWE tenure had ended, Angle was approached by UFC President Dana White about competing for the mixed martial arts organization. Ultimately, there was no commitment from either party due to Angle's signing a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). On September 24, 2006 during the closing segment of the pay-per-view No Surrender 2006, TNA President Dixie Carter announced that TNA Wrestling had signed Angle to a contract, with Jim Cornette introducing video footage of Angle training in a six-sided TNA ring.

Angle made his debut on the October 19, 2006 confronting Samoa Joe after Joe refused to relinquish the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt that he had stolen from Jeff Jarrett. The two men ended up fighting while Jarrett took the title back. Angle was then the special enforcer for the Title vs. Career match between Jeff Jarrett and Sting at Bound for Glory 2006 but took out referee Rudy Charles and assumed the referee's role for the rest of the match-up. Angle's first match in TNA took place on the November 16, 2006 airing of TNA iMPACT!. He defeated Abyss with the Ankle lock, and was attacked after the match by Samoa Joe. At Genesis 2006, Angle defeated Samoa Joe by Ankle lock submission, ending Joe's "undefeated" streak. At Turning Point 2006, Joe defeated Angle by Coquina Clutch submission.

At Final Resolution 2007, Angle defeated Samoa Joe in a 30 minute Iron Man match 3-2 to earn a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Against All Odds.

Angle won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and WCW United States Championship during The Invasion storyline (shortly following WWE's acquisition of WCW). These victories make him the third and last professional wrestler (along with Ric Flair and Bret Hart) to hold the WWE, WWE Intercontinental, WCW World Heavyweight and WCW United States Championships. However, it should be noted that Flair and Hart were the only two to accomplish this during the period that WCW and WWE were two separate entities.

Angle attended Clarion University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a degree in education in 1993. He has a Clarion University Golden Eagle tattooed on his upper back.

Angle has four older brothers (one of whom, Eric, is also a wrestler) and a sister who died due to congenital heart complications. His father was killed in a construction accident when Angle was sixteen, and Angle dedicated both his career and his autobiography, "It's True, It's True" to him as a result. Angle claimed in an interview that, following the death of his father, he regarded his wrestling coach, David Schultz, as a paternal figure. While training Angle, Schultz was murdered in January 1996 by John Eleuthère du Pont, the sponsor of Schultz's team of Olympic prospectives.

Angle has announced on several occasions that he intends to pursue an acting career after retirement from professional wrestling.

Angle married wife Karen on December 19, 1998, and the couple have a daughter, Kyra, who was born on December 2, 2002. They also have a son, Kody, who was born on October 26, 2006.

Kurt Angle sites at Celebrity Link

TNA: Chris Parks/Abyss

Ring name(s) Abismo,Abyss,Chris Justice,Cleage,Eric Justice,Justice,King Justice,The Original Terminator,Prince Justice
Billed height 6 ft 8 in (207 cm)
Billed weight 350 lb (158 kg)
Born October 4, 1973,Washington, D.C.
Billed from Parts Unknown
Trained by Roger Ruffen
Pro wrestling debut January 19, 1995

Chris Parks (born October 4, 1973), better known by his ring name "The Monster" Abyss, is an American professional wrestler. Abyss is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

Abyss first appeared in Ring of Honor in 2003, being brought in as a bodyguard to the stable Special K. However, Abyss appeared only once, due to TNA pulling all of their contracted talent from ROH.

Abyss returned in 2005, this time as a member of Prince Nana’s Embassy as they feuded with the stable of Generation Next. The feud between the Embassy and Generation Next lasted through nearly the rest of 2005 with several matches and brawls taking place between both teams. The feud culminated in a Steel Cage Warfare match at Steel Cage Warfare. Abyss was eliminated by Jack Evans after a Moonsault. In the end, Generation Next won the match and the war.

In the January of 2006, Abyss teamed with fellow Embassy members Jimmy Rave and Alex Shelley to compete in the Trios Tournament. The Embassy made it to the finals, defeating bitter enemies Generation Next to win the tournament and the right to face anyone in any match in ROH. However, Abyss left ROH before he could use the privilege.

Before Chris Parks was known as Abyss, he debuted on TNA's very first show in 2002 as Justice. He took part in the Gauntlet For The Gold match to determine a new NWA World Heavyweight Champion but came up short.

Parks returned to TNA as "The Monster" Abyss in June 2003, being brought in as a bodyguard to Kid Kash. They continued to be allies until October, which Kash berated Abyss for losing a match and Abyss turned on and attacked Kash. Abyss gained a victory over Kash, but then lost a First Blood Steel Chair on a Pole match to his former partner. Soon after the loss the feud between the two ended.

Soon after, Abyss aligned himself with Don Callis. With this new alliance, Abyss soon feuded with Raven. The feud lasted for the rest of 2003, with the final match pitting Abyss and the Red Shirt Security (Kevin Northcutt and Legend) against Raven and The Gathering in a Steel Cage match. Abyss and his team came out victorious when the Gathering turned on Raven.

Going into 2004, Abyss entered a big feud with A.J. Styles. On one show, Abyss was forced to team with Styles in a NWA World Tag Team Championship match against champions Red Shirt Security. Styles and Abyss won the titles, even when Abyss abandoned Styles near the beginning of the match. Abyss defeated Styles in a normal match the following show, and on the next gained control of the titles, defeating Styles in a Four Corners Tables match (Abyss was later stripped of the titles). The following show, both men fought to a no-contest in a Falls Count Anywhere match. The next show, Abyss defeated Styles again, this time in a Ladder match to become the top contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. However, Abyss lost the right to Raven in a match that also involved Styles and Ron Killings.

About a month after the feud with Styles, Abyss received a new manager, Goldylocks. She used Abyss to defeat her ex-boyfriend Erik Watts to win his contract. She kept using Abyss to win contracts for her, while also adding Alex Shelley to her group to assist. However, Goldylocks pampered Shelley and treated Abyss poorly. Watts returned for revenge, with Abyss, Shelley, and Goldylocks taking on Watts, Sonny Siaki, and Desire in a Six Person Mixed Tag Team match. During the match, Abyss turned on his team, attacking Goldylocks, and leaving the match and her for good.

Not long after separating from Goldylocks, Abyss began to feud with Monty Brown and Raven. The feud escalated into the first ever Monster's Ball match at TNA's first monthly pay per view, Victory Road. At Victory Road, Brown won the unique match when he pinned Raven. Abyss and Brown continued to feud until they met in a Serengeti Survival Match at Turning Point, when Brown again came out victorious. Abyss also happened to take part in an incident at Universal Studios between TNA and World Wrestling Entertainment.

During January of 2005, TNA stated on their website that Abyss and TNA parted ways. Abyss, however, signed a new contract shortly after he left, and appeared at Final Resolution, attacking Jeff Hardy. This led to a Full Metal Mayhem match between the two at Against All Odds with the winner becoming the top contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Abyss won the barbaric match and top contendership to the NWA title. This was not the last encounter though, as Abyss again fought Hardy at Destination X in a Falls Count Anywhere match. This time, Hardy won the match, but Abyss would slam him on thumbtacks after the match, getting the final laugh.

Once Hardy was out of the way, Abyss set his sights on the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, but one man stood in his way, his old rival A.J. Styles. The two wrestled for the #1 contendership at Lockdown in a Six Sides of Steel Cage match in the main event. Styles won the match and the contendership, forcing Abyss to wait longer for an opportunity to wrestle for the NWA title.

Abyss did not have to wait long, as he competed in a Gauntlet For The Gold match at Hard Justice. On the iMPACT! prior to the event, Abyss won a ten-man Gaunlet For The Gold Match to earn the right to be the twentieth entry in the match. Abyss made it to the final two, facing off against Ron Killings, with Abyss winning the match and once again having top contendership to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

Winning the match gave Abyss entry into the King Of The Mountain match at Slammiversary, pitting him against NWA World Heavyweight Champion A.J. Styles, Monty Brown, Raven, and Sean Waltman with the NWA title on the line in the main event. A new champion was crowned, not Abyss, but Raven, who "fulfilled his destiny."

Abyss, not happy with the loss, attacked Raven on the following iMPACT!, and got Raven's old nemesis, James Mitchell as Abyss's new manager. After weeks of attacks, Raven attempted to gain revenge on Abyss in a Steel Chain Dog Collar match under No Surrender rules at No Surrender with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on the line. In the end, Raven pinned Abyss to retain the title, leaving "The Monster" without any gold.

Abyss was not happy, and showed it by attacking Lance Hoyt on the following iMPACT!. This started a feud between two of TNA's largest wrestlers, setting up a match at Sacrifice. Abyss defeated Hoyt at the event, and during the main event, attacked Sabu, starting one of the most violent wars in TNA history.

With the war beginning, Abyss and Sabu met in a No Disqualification match at Unbreakable, with Abyss defeating Sabu. They battled again at Bound for Glory 2005 in a Monster's Ball match that also involved Jeff Hardy and Rhino, with Rhino winning the brutal encounter. Abyss also tried to gain a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship the same night, competing in a Gauntlet For The Gold Match, but was eliminated by the victor, Rhino.

Abyss and Sabu continued to fight, leading to another No Disqualification match at Genesis, with Abyss again defeating Sabu, but not without Sabu exploiting one of Abyss's greatest fears: barbed wire. This set up a match at Turning Point to end the feud, making them fight in a Barbed Wire Massacre match. The match was so violent, it was voted TNA's 2005 Match of the Year. In the end, Sabu won the extremely brutal and bloody contest, finally getting his first pinfall over Abyss.

To close out the year, Abyss and Mitchell joined Planet Jarrett.

As a favor to Scott D'Amore, Mitchell agreed to have Abyss take care of Rhino. Abyss and Rhino would wrestle at Final Resolution, with Abyss coming out victorious. They fought again on iMPACT!, with the match going to a draw after Rhino hit the Gore! to Abyss through a wall. They had another match at Against All Odds in a Falls Count Anywhere match. Rhino won after he hit the Gore! on Abyss off a set of bleachers through a stack of tables.

The feud ended at Destination X, with Abyss teaming with Jeff Jarrett and America's Most Wanted against Rhino, Ron Killings, and Team 3D in an Eight Man Tag Team War match. Abyss and his allies won when Jarrett pinned Killings.

Now that Rhino was out of the way, Abyss and Mitchell set their sights on NWA World Champion Christian Cage. For several weeks, Abyss, Mitchell, and Alex Shelley stalked Cage's wife. When Cage tried to stop them, Abyss attacked Cage in his own home. This set up an NWA title match at Lockdown in a Six Sides of Steel Cage match in the main event. Cage won and retained the title, but Abyss attacked him and stole the belt.

Cage tried to get his title back, but Abyss would not give it to him unless he received another title shot. Abyss got his shot at Sacrifice in a Full Metal Mayhem match. At the event, Abyss would come up short, losing to Cage and another opportunity to win the title.

Abyss would still get one more title shot, qualifying for the King Of The Mountain match at Slammiversary by defeating old foe Rhino in a qualifying match. The match also included NWA World Champion Christian Cage, Ron Killings, Jeff Jarrett, and Sting. At the event, Jarrett won the match, but in controversial fashion.

After Abyss dropped out of the title picture, his services were requested by The James Gang to help them take on Team 3D, which James Mitchell accepted on Abyss's behalf. The two teams faced off at Victory Road in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Abyss and The James Gang won after Abyss pinned Brother Runt.

Brother Runt continued to feud with Abyss, challenging him to a match at Hard Justice, which Abyss accepted. Runt took the fight to Abyss, but in the end, Abyss came out the winner. Abyss and Runt still battled after this, with Abyss defeating Runt in a 10,000 Thumbtacks match on iMPACT!. After the match, Abyss was attacked by Raven, which led to a Hangman's Horror match on another episode of iMPACT!, in which Abyss came out as the winner. Abyss went on to defeat Raven and Runt at No Surrender in a No Disqualification Triple Threat match.

Abyss still feuded with Runt and Raven, while also going after Samoa Joe. Joe stole the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt, and Abyss' services were offered by James Mitchell to TNA Management to retrieve the belt, which they accepted. Abyss failed to retrieve the belt, but a match at Bound for Glory 2006 was set: a Monster's Ball match featuring Abyss, Brother Runt, Raven, and Samoa Joe. Soon after the announcement, the legendary Jake "The Snake" Roberts was announced as the special guest referee for the match. At the event, Abyss would lose as Joe pinned Raven.

Abyss once again had his eyes on the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, competing in the Fight For The Right Tournament. Abyss made it to Stage 3 of the tournament, defeating Lance Hoyt to receive a bye to the finals. Abyss went on to defeat A.J. Styles to win the tournament, earning the right to face Sting at TNA Genesis 2006 for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Abyss faced Sting at the event, and defeated Sting by disqualification. Under NWA-TNA rules, a title can change hands on a disqualification, thus making Abyss the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion.

Following the event, Sting would try to reason with Abyss and turn him away from James Mitchell, seemingly breaking kayfabe at one point and referring to Abyss as "Chris". Christian Cage would soon interject himself into this and would attack Abyss & Sting. Abyss succesfully defended the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Turning Point against Sting & Cage. However on the following iMPACT!, Sting was able to get Abyss to choke Mitchell with Sting proceding to steal the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt, leading to the possibility of a face turn. However, the possibility ended when Abyss went back to aligning himself with Mitchell.

At TNA Final Resolution 2007, Abyss lost the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in a triple threat elimination match against Sting and Cage, being the first competitor eliminated at the hands of the man who had been trying to "save" him from Mitchell and his past, Sting. Abyss would return shortly after to attack Sting with a steel chain whilst teasing a possible turn on Mitchell once more, allowing Cage to hit the frog splash on the helpless former champion to take back the belt he never lost.

On the January 24th edition of iMPACT! Sting revealed after kayfabe looking through the public records that Abyss had shot his father in the back three times, which sent him into a coma that he survived, and that's why Abyss had been in prison. During that same impact, James Mitchell "threw a fireball" in the face of Sting.

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Current champions
TNA recognizes the NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) World Heavyweight and World Tag Team Championships as their top titles. Traditionally, NWA world champions regularly defended their titles against local contenders in the various NWA territories. This has rarely been the case since TNA began using the titles in 2002. As TNA has leased the titles from the NWA until 2014, these obligations have been removed from the champion. The X Division Championship is the only championship created and owned exclusively by TNA. Wrestlers who win all three titles are said to have won the TNA Triple Crown.

Championship Current champion(s) Date won Date aired
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Christian Cage January 14, 2007 January 14, 2007
NWA World Tag Team Championship Latin American Exchange
(Homicide and Hernandez) October 22, 2006 October 22, 2006
TNA X Division Championship Chris Sabin January 14, 2007 January 14, 2007

Super X Cup Tournament
The Super X Cup Tournament is an annual tournament to determine the best wrestler in the X Division and to determine a number one contender to the TNA X Division Championship. The tournament consists of eight superstars in standard single-elimination format competing for the trophy and title shot. The 2003 Tournament was won by Chris Sabin and the 2005 Tournament was won by Samoa Joe. The 2004 Super X Cup Tournament was a twenty-man gauntlet match held at Victory Road 2004 that was won by Héctor Garza. However, Garza would later be deported back to Mexico due to drug possession charges and therefore never got his title shot.


America's X Cup Tournament
The America's X Cup Tournament was a series of international competitions held in early 2004. Tournament rounds consisted of two teams of four X Division stars (each from a different country) facing off in a series of matches. Points were awarded to teams based on victories attained by their members. The tournaments included Team USA, Team Canada, Team Mexico and Team Britain. Team Mexico enjoyed the most success, winning the America's X Cup and defending it against the other teams for a long period until finally losing it to Team USA in the World X Cup Tournament.


World X Cup Tournament
The World X Cup Tournament is an international tournament consisting of four teams of four X Division superstars competing for the World X Cup trophy and worldwide X Division dominance. Points are awarded to each team based on match victories, but formats and point levels change from year to year. The inaugural event, the 2004 World X Cup, featured Team USA defeating Team Canada, Team Mexico and Team Japan to win the tournament. After skipping a year in 2005, it was revived in 2006. The 2006 World X Cup saw Team Canada and Team USA tie for first place at Sacrifice 2006, prompting a sudden death final on the next TNA iMPACT! in which Chris Sabin defeated Petey Williams to win the World X Cup for Team USA once more.


Chris Candido Memorial Tag Team Tournament
The Chris Candido Memorial Tag Team Tournament was a tag team tournament held to commemorate the memory of the late 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.


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. The tournament was created to give the wrestlers airtime while also continuing The Paparazzi's storyline surronding Austin Starr, Alex Shelley and Kevin Nash.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Part 3

When TNA was first launched, the on-air authority figure was a representative appointed by the NWA. Notable figures in this position included NWA Vice President Bill Behrens, Ricky Steamboat and Bob Armstrong.

Between July 23, 2003 to date, the on-screen authority figure within TNA was the "Director of Authority".
Erik Watts (July 23, 2003 – January 28, 2004)
Vince Russo (February 18, 2004 – November 7, 2004)
Dusty Rhodes (November 7, 2004 – June 16, 2005)
Jim Cornette (June 18, 2006 – Present)
The position was effectively abandoned after Rhodes resigned from the company.

The NWA Championship Committee was a group of wrestling veterans who acted as arbitrators, determining a winner in the event of a time limit draw.
Dusty Rhodes (founder, original member, November 2004 - June 2005)
Harley Race (original member, November 2004 - ???)
Terry Funk (original member, November 2004 - March 2005, even though he was never seen on-screen in TNA)
Roddy Piper (replacement for Funk, March 2005 - ???)
Larry Zbyszko (original member, November 2004 - 2006)
After Race and Piper left TNA, the Committee essentially ceased to exist as a physical on-screen body, although it is still referenced for purposes of angles.

In October 2005, Larry Zbyszko began repeatedly referencing a faceless authority within TNA known only as "TNA Management". "TNA Management" has in the past been represented by "special referee" Earl Hebner, "consultant" Dave Hebner and "messenger" Christy Hemme. The newest face of "TNA Management" was revealed at Slammiversary 2006 as Jim Cornette, who has been called the "Management Director" in press releases following that pay-per-view.

Today we also have Mick Foley as the Executive Shareholder, Jim Cornette, still the Management Director and Traci Brooks as the Knockouts Division Commissioner.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Part 2

TNA began started airing TNA iMPACT! on June 4, 2004 on Fox Sports Net and kept the weekly PPV earnings as their main source of revenue.
The show got consistent low ratings and contract was not renewed one year later.
With no other earnings than the pay per views, TNA began streaming iMPACT! from their website and offering downloading through BitTorrent.
TNA struck a deal with Spike TV and aired it's first episode on October 1, 2005.
TNA started running house shows on March 17, 2006.
TNA announced a partnership with YouTube in April 2006, that saw TNA supply YouTube with exclusive video content.
On October 22, 2006 , TNA held their first monthly pay-per-view outside of the Impact! Zone, Bound for Glory. It was held at the Compuware Sports Arena in Plymouth Township, Michigan.
This was also the first pay-per-view to feature a half-hour "Road to" preview airing the night before.
The main event was NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett wrestling Sting for the championship in a Title versus Career match with Kurt Angle as Special Outside Enforcer.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Part 1

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American pro wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May of 2002.
The current majority share owner (72%) is Panda Energy International (a privately-held company that constructs, maintains and operates environmentally friendly power plants). The company, which trades as TNA Entertainment, LLC, operates out of Nashville, Tennessee and also has an office in Orlando, Florida.

TNA was originally a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), with the company known as NWA-TNA, but TNA withdrew from them in 2004, in the process acquiring the rights to the NWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship and the NWA World Tag Team Wrestling Championship until 2014.

TNA is the first American wrestling promotion to exclusively use a hexagonal ring as opposed to the usual four-sided ring (the Mexican Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) promotion also frequently utilizes a six-sided ring). TNA also employs the unconventional rule that a title can change hands as the result of a disqualification, although this rule is only enforced occasionally. In addition, two separate entrance ramps are used for heels and faces.

When WWE purchased WCW, it became the largest pro wrestling company in the United States. This prompted Jerry Jarrett and his son Jeff to start a new wrestling company in May 2002 in conjunction with the NWA. In October 2002, Panda Energy International bought into the project, becoming the major shareholder.

The original TNA business model was different from that employed by the WWE in several ways. By not touring like other major federations have always done, TNA was able to keep costs down. Until the introduction of TNA Xplosion in late 2002, TNA's system of programming comprised of weekly cable pay-per-views. The first TNA PPV aired on June 19, 2002. The first PPV featured Toby Keith and NASCAR drivers Hermie Sadler and Sterling Marlin as guests.

While most major promotions have aired monthly PPVs, not having a weekly network, a syndicated, or cable show from the outset was very different.
The weekly TNA PPVs were not only priced at much less than the monthly WWE PPVs but also had low buyrates. The weekly events were also transmitted free, although with a six-month delay on The Wrestling Channel starting March 2004.
After 27 months, TNA ceased their weekly PPVs on September 8, 2004.
On November 7, 2004, TNA Wrestling held its first three-hour monthly PPV, TNA Victory Road 2004, but still achieved low buys.

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