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Victory Road (2024)

The 2024 Victory Road will be the professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It will take place on September 13, 2024, at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas, and will air on TNA+. It will be the 18th event under the Victory Road chronology.

Victory Road
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PromotionTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
DateSeptember 13, 2024
CitySan Antonio, Texas
VenueBoeing Center at Tech Port
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Production

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Background

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Victory Road was an annual professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling between 2004 and 2012. In 2013, TNA discontinued most of its monthly pay-per-view events in favor of the new pre-recorded One Night Only events.[1] Victory Road would be revived as a "One Night Only" event in 2014[2] and a special edition of Impact's weekly television series in 2017.[3]

On June 14, 2024, at Against All Odds, it was announced that Victory Road would take place on September 13, at the Cleveland Masonic Temple in Cleveland, Ohio.[4] However, on July 22, TNA announced that the event will be moved to the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas.[5]

Storylines

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The event will feature several professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines are produced on TNA's weekly programs, Impact! and Xplosion.[6]

At the end of Hard To Kill, Nic Nemeth made his TNA debut, attacking new TNA World Champion Moose.[7][8] The resulting feud between the two culminated in a title match at Rebellion three months later, where Moose would retain the title. Nemeth continued to feud on and off with Moose and his stable, The System (Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards, Alisha Edwards, and Johnny Dango Curtis (JDC)) for the next few months. This led to a six-way elimination match for the TNA World Championship at Slammiversary, where Nemeth would finally capture the title; albeit he didn't pin or submit Moose to do so.[9][10] At Emergence the following month, after The System had competed in an eight-man tag team match, Moose called out Nemeth for his contractual rematch.[11][12] Later in the night after the show went off air, Nemeth, who defended the title in an iron man match with Josh Alexander, accepted the challenge for Victory Road.[13][14]

At Sacrifice, The System's Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards captured the TNA World Tag Team Championship from ABC (Ace Austin and Chris Bey).[15][16] The System would reign as champions for over four months as ABC worked out their chemistry, occasionally moving into singles competition before returning to tag team action. ABC would eventually enact their rematch clause at Slammiversary where they defeated The System to regain the titles.[9][10] On the TNA Impact! following Emergence, The System kicked off the show, where Myers and Edwards announced that they would invoke their rematch clause for the TNA World Tag Team Championship, setting up a rubber match with ABC at Victory Road.[17]

At Under Siege, The Malisha (Alisha Edwards and Masha Slamovich) defeated Spitfire (Dani Luna and Jody Threat) to win the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship, with Edwards hitting Luna with a kendo stick before the end of the match.[18][19] As The Malisha continued to reign, Spitfire were put through several trial matches by their mentor Lars Frederiksen before they thought about their rematch. The rematch would soon come on the Countdown to Slammiversary pre-show, but again, The Malisha won and retained due to cheating when Threat slammed her head into one of the titles placed on the corner by Edwards.[9][10] Spitfire would get a measure of payback at Emergence after they and TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace defeated The Malisha and Ash by Elegance in a six-knockout tag team match.[11][12] On the following TNA Impact!, as The System stood in the ring, Spitfire confronted them to announced they secured another title match with The Malisha at Victory Road. However, should Spitfire lose, they must disband as a team. Currently, Edwards is under concussion protocol after suffering an injury at Emergence, with her medical status yet to be confirmed.[17]

At Slammiversary, Josh Alexander turned heel after delivering a low blow to Joe Hendry, eliminating him from the TNA World Championship match.[9][10] After weeks of refusing to explain himself, Alexander finally addressed his actions on the August 8 TNA Impact!, stating that his work in TNA for the past four years that paved the way for the rise of Hendry and Nic Nemeth had gone overlooked.[20][21] Following Emergence, after Alexander defeated Kushida in an impromptu match, Hendry comforted Kushida before being confronted by Alexander, saying he didn't forget what he did to him at Slammiversary. During the main event, when Hendry teamed with Mike Santana against They System (Moose and JDC), Alexander, who situated himself at commentary, cost Hendry and Santana the match after again low-blowing Hendry.[22][23] TNA later announced a match between Alexander and Hendry to take place at Victory Road.[17]

At Emergence, Zachary Wentz won the TNA X Division Championship in an Ultimate X match, overcoming then-champion Mike Bailey, Laredo Kid, Hammerstone, Jason Hotch, and NXT wrestler Riley Osborne.[11][12] On the following TNA Impact!, Wentz celebrated winning his first singles championship in the ring before being interrupted by Bailey, who declared he would have his rematch with Wentz for the title at Victory Road.[17]

Matches

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No.Matches*Stipulations
1Zachary Wentz (c) vs. Mike BaileySingles match for the TNA X Division Championship[17]
2The Malisha (Alisha Edwards and Masha Slamovich) (c) vs. Spitfire (Dani Luna and Jody Threat)Tag team match for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship[17]
If Spitfire loses, they must disband as a team.
3ABC (Ace Austin and Chris Bey) (c) vs. The System (Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards) (with Alisha Edwards)Tag team match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship[17]
4Joe Hendry vs. Josh AlexanderSingles match[17]
5Nic Nemeth (c) vs. MooseSingles match for the TNA World Championship[14]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

References

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  1. ^ "News: TNA Impact Wrestling Announces Major Changes To 2013 Pay-Per-View Strategy". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Martin, Adam (May 11, 2014). "SPOILERS: TNA One Night Only "Victory Road" 5/10 taping". WrestleView. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Strode, Cory (September 30, 2017). "IMPACT Wrestling Victory Road Report". PWInsider. Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (June 14, 2024). "TNA Announces Dates For TNA Emergence And TNA Victory Road". Fightful. Archived from the original on June 15, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  5. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (July 22, 2024). "TNA Wrestling Announces Live Events In Texas, North Carolina, And More". Fightful. Archived from the original on July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
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  7. ^ TNA Wrestling Staff (January 13, 2024). "TNA Hard To Kill 2024 Full Results". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  8. ^ Powell, Jason (January 13, 2024). "TNA Hard To Kill results: Powell's live review of Alex Shelley vs. Moose for the TNA Title, Trinity vs. Jordynne Grace for the Knockouts Title, Josh Alexander vs. Alex Hammerstone". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d TNA Wrestling Staff (July 20, 2024). "TNA Slammiversary 2024 Results". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 16, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d Powell, Jason (July 20, 2024). "TNA Slammiversary results: Powell's live review of Moose vs. Joe Hendry vs. Josh Alexander vs. Nic Nemeth vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Steve Maclin in an elimination match for the TNA Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c TNA Wrestling Staff (August 30, 2024). "TNA Emergence 2024 Results". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c Vetter, Chris (August 31, 2024). "TNA Emergence (8/30) results: Vetter's review of Nic Nemeth vs. Josh Alexander in a 60-minute Iron Man match for the TNA World Championship, Ultimate X match for the X Division Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  13. ^ Tessier, Colin (August 30, 2024). "Nic Nemeth To Defend TNA World Title Against Moose At TNA Victory Road 2024". Fightful. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  14. ^ a b TNA Wrestling Staff (August 30, 2024). "Challenge Accepted! Nic Nemeth to Defend TNA World Title Against Moose at Victory Road". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  15. ^ TNA Wrestling Staff (March 8, 2024). "TNA Sacrifice 2024 Results". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 13, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  16. ^ Vetter, Chris (March 9, 2024). "TNA Sacrifice results (3/8): Vetter's review of Moose vs. Eric Young for the TNA World Championship, Nic Nemeth vs. Steve Maclin, Josh Alexander vs. Hammerstone". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on March 10, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h TNA Wrestling Staff (September 5, 2024). "Hendry vs. Alexander, Wentz vs. Bailey & More Announced for Victory Road". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  18. ^ TNA Wrestling Staff (May 3, 2024). "TNA Under Siege 2024 Results". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 3, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  19. ^ Vetter, Chris (May 3, 2024). "TNA Under Siege results (5/3): Vetter's review of The System vs. Matt Hardy, Mike Bailey, and Trent Seven, Mustafa Ali vs. Ace Austin for the X Division Title, Kushida vs. Jonathan Gresham". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
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  21. ^ Moore, John (August 9, 2024). "TNA Impact results (8/8): Moore's review of Jordynne Grace's open challenge for the Knockouts Title, Kushida vs. Jonathan Gresham, Joe Hendry vs. Wolfgang, Ultimate X qualifiers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on August 13, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  22. ^ TNA Wrestling Staff (September 5, 2024). "TNA iMPACT! on AXS TV Results: September 5, 2024". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  23. ^ Moore, John (September 6, 2024). "TNA Impact results (9/5): Moore's review of Jordynne Grace's open challenge for the Knockouts Title, Joe Hendry and Mike Santana vs. Moose and JDC, Kushida vs. Laredo Kid, Eric Young vs. Jake Something". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
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