Against All Odds is an annual professional wrestling TNA+ event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It was established in 2005 as TNA's fourth pay-per-view event as part of the inaugural series of monthly pay-per-views put on by the promotion, and held in February. All Against All Odds PPVs but one have been held at the Impact! Zone.

Against All Odds
PromotionsTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
First eventAgainst All Odds (2005)

The PPV was canceled in December 2012, but the event was revived as a One Night Only PPV in 2016, a television special in 2019, and an Impact Plus Monthly Special from 2021 onward.

History

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The inaugural Against All Odds event took place on February 13, 2005, at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida.[1] Against All Odds remained one of TNA's annual pay-per-views up until the last event at the time, which took place on February 12, 2012, at the Impact Zone.[2] On August 16–17, 2016, TNA filmed One Night Only: Against All Odds, which aired on tape delay under the One Night Only event series, On November 4 of that year.[3]

On 2017, after Anthem Sports & Entertainment purchased a majority stake of TNA, Anthem re-branded TNA as Impact Wrestling.[4] Impact brought back the Against All Odds event on February 17, 2019, at the Sam's Town Casino in Sunrise Manor, Nevada.[5] 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.[6] The 12th Against All Odds event was in front of a live crowd, which took place on July 1, 2022, at the Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.[7]

Events

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# Event Date City Venue Main Event Ref.
1 Against All Odds (2005) February 13, 2005 Orlando, Florida TNA Impact! Zone Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Kevin Nash for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [1]
2 Against All Odds (2006) February 12, 2006 Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Christian Cage for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
3 Against All Odds (2007) February 11, 2007 Christian Cage (c) vs. Kurt Angle for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, with Samoa Joe as the unofficial special guest ringside enforcer
4 Against All Odds (2008) February 10, 2008 Greenville, South Carolina BI-LO Center Kurt Angle (c) vs. Christian Cage for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, with Samoa Joe as the special guest ringside enforcer
5 Against All Odds (2009) February 8, 2009 Orlando, Florida TNA Impact! Zone Sting (c) vs. Brother Devon vs. Brother Ray vs. Kurt Angle in a four-way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
6 Against All Odds (2010) February 14, 2010 D'Angelo Dinero vs. Mr. Anderson in the finals of the 8 Card Stud Tournament [8]
7 Against All Odds (2011) February 13, 2011 Impact Zone Mr. Anderson (c) vs. Jeff Hardy in a ladder match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship [9][10]
8 Against All Odds (2012) February 12, 2012 Bobby Roode (c) vs. Bully Ray vs. James Storm vs. Jeff Hardy in a four-way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, with Sting as the special guest ringside enforcer [2][11]
9 One Night Only: Against All Odds November 4, 2016[a] Ethan Carter III vs. Matt Hardy [3]
10 Against All Odds (2019) February 17, 2019 Sunrise Manor, Nevada Sam's Town Casino Brian Cage vs. Killer Kross [5]
11 Against All Odds (2021) June 12, 2021 Nashville, Tennessee
Jacksonville, Florida[b]
Skyway Studios
Daily's Place[b]
Kenny Omega (c) vs. Moose for the Impact World Championship [12]
12 Against All Odds (2022) July 1, 2022 Atlanta, Georgia Center Stage Josh Alexander (c) vs. Joe Doering for the Impact World Championship [7]
13 Against All Odds (2023) June 9, 2023 Columbus, Ohio Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds Steve Maclin (c) vs. Alex Shelley for the Impact World Championship [13]
14 Against All Odds (2024) June 14, 2024 Cicero, Illinois Cicero Stadium Moose (c) vs. "Broken" Matt Hardy for the TNA World Championship [14]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Notes

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  1. ^ The event was taped on August 16–17, 2016.
  2. ^ a b The main event took place on All Elite Wrestling (AEW)'s home base of the Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida.

References

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  1. ^ a b Keller, Wade (February 13, 2005). "Keller's 2/13 TNA Against All Odds PPV report: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage". PWTorch.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "New Matches Announced For Against All Odds PPV on February 12". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016". The SmackDown Hotel. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Jacobs, Corey (March 2, 2017). "It's Official...The TNA Name Is Dead, Former WWE Star Makes His Impact Wrestling Debut". wrestlingnews.co. Wrestling News. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Garza, Antonio (March 30, 2019). "Impact Wrestling results: Against All Odds". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  6. ^ Middleton, Marc (April 7, 2020). "Impact Wrestling To Tape Matches This Week, Impact Moving Forward With Rebellion Event". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  7. ^ a b IMPACT Wrestling Staff (July 1, 2022). "Against All Odds 2022 Full Results". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  8. ^ Gerweck, Steve (November 4, 2009). "Locations for first 3 TNA PPVs of 2010". WrestleView. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
  9. ^ Martin, Adam (November 18, 2010). "Date and location for TNA's Against All Odds PPV". WrestleView. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  10. ^ "TNA: Against All Odds". iN DEMAND. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
  11. ^ "Upcoming TNA PPV dates and locations in 2012". Wrestleview. November 29, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  12. ^ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (June 12, 2021). "Against All Odds on IMPACT Plus Results". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  13. ^ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (June 9, 2023). "Against All Odds 2023 Full Results". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  14. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (April 11, 2024). "TNA Against All Odds Announced For June 14 In Chicago, IL". Fightful. Archived from the original on April 21, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
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