TNA World X Cup Tournament (2008)
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| 2008 World X Cup | |
| TNA 2008 World X Cup Tournament | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  United States
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| Dates | June 19-July 13, 2008 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 2 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (first title)
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| Runners-up | United States
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| Third place |  Japan
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| ← 2006 | |
The Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) 2008 World X Cup Tournament was the 3rd World X Cup that was hosted by TNA in the months of June and July 2008. The tournament featured four Teams: Team TNA, Team Mexico, Team Japan, and Team International. The tournament began on the June 19 episode of TNA Impact!, and ended at TNA's July pay-per-view event Victory Road, which was held on July 13.
The tournament revolved around four rounds. A victory in the first round was worth one point, while round two was worth two points, etc. The first round revolved around tag team matches; the second featured singles matches; the third was a Four Way Elimination Tag Team match which pitted each of the teams against each other; and the fourth round featured the captains of each team fighting to retrieve a hanging red X that hung above the ring in a match titled Ultimate X.
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[edit] History
TNA has hosted X Cup Tournaments in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. The 2003 and 2005 featured Super X Cup Tournaments, where the winners were determined by one-on-one matches. 2004 and 2006 featured Team X Cup Tournaments (America's X Cup/World X Cup), where Teams from around the World competed for their respective countries.
TNA has worked with Border City Wrestling, Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, and New Japan Pro Wrestling for their X Cup Tournaments. In the past, Team USA has represented both the National Wrestling Alliance and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as its own promotion. Team USA, Team Mexico, and Team Canada have been the most prominent Teams in the past X Cup Tournaments.
[edit] Tournament Instructions
The tournament has 4 rounds. In each round if a team or wrestler wins a match, his/their team gets a point, depending in which round the match was won. In each round the points increase. In the first round, when a wrestler or team wins they get one point. In the second round, two points, in the third round, three points, and in the fourth, four points. After the final round, the team with the most point gained over the four rounds is declared the winners and presented with the World X Cup.
[edit] Background
[edit] Event
The tournament officially began on the June 19 edition of iMPACT!, with the first match of Round One, Team TNA's The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Gomez and Alex Leon) versus Team International's Tyson Dux and Daivari. The Machine Guns would come out of the match the victors. Because they won the match, the Machine Guns gained a point for Team TNA.
On the same edition of iMPACT!, TNA had another World X Cup preview match. With Team TNA's Captain Kaz and Team International's Alec Koslov. Which Kaz would become victorious in.
On the June 26 edition of iMPACT!, Team Mexico's Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero defeated Team Japan's Speed Muscle (Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi) in the second tournament match. Because of their win, Bucanero and Guerrero earned their team a point.
[edit] Teams and Members
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[edit] Preview Matches
- TNA Impact!: June 12, 2008
- Team TNA's The Motor City Machine Guns (Alec Leon and Chris Gomez) defeated Team Japan's Speed Muscle (Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi)
- TNA Impact!: June 12, 2008
Team International's Alec Koslov defeated Team TNA's Curry Man
- TNA Impact!: June 19, 2008
- Team TNA's Kaz defeated ** Team International's Alex Koslov
[edit] Results
[edit] Round One (Tag Team Matches) - 1 Point
- TNA Impact!: June 19, 2008
- TNA Impact!: June 26, 2008
- Team Mexico's Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero defeated Team Japan's Speed Muscle (Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi)
[edit] Round Two (Single Matches) - 2 Points
- TNA Impact!: July 3, 2008
- Team Mexico's Rey Bucanero defeated Team International's Alec Koslov
- Team Japan's Milano Collection A.T. defeated Team TNA's Curry Man
- TNA Impact!: July 10, 2008
- Team International's Doug Williams defeated Team Japan's Masato Yoshino
- Team TNA's Kaz defeated Team Mexico's Último Guerrero
[edit] Round Three (Elimination Tag) - 3 Points
See also: Victory Road (2008)
- Team TNA's (Curry Man, Alec Leon, and Chris Gomez) defeated Team International's (Alec Koslov, Doug Williams, and Tyson Dux), Team Japan's (Milano Collection A.T., Masato Yoshino, and Puma), and Team Mexico's (Último Guerrero, Rey Bucanero, and Averno) in four team triple elimination match
- Alec Leon defeated Masato Yoshino
- Team Japan gained two points for coming in second, Team International gained one point for coming in third, and Team Mexico gained no points for coming in fourth.
- Alec Leon defeated Masato Yoshino
[edit] Round Four (Ultimate X match) - 4 Points
See also: Victory Road (2008)
- Team Mexico's Volador, Jr. defeated Team TNA's Kaz, Team Japan's Naruki Doi and Team International's Daivari in a Ultimate X match
[edit] Standings
| Position | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Points |
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| First | Team Mexico
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Second | Team TNA
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Third | Team Japan
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Fourth | Team International
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
[edit] See also
- TNA X Cup Tournaments
- TNA 2003 Super X Cup Tournament
- TNA 2004 America's X Cup Tournament
- TNA 2004 World X Cup Tournament
- TNA 2005 Super X Cup Tournament
- TNA 2006 World X Cup Tournament
