TNA Victory Road 2004

Victory Road 2004 was the first monthly professional wrestling pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It was televised live from Soundstage 21 at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida on November 7, 2004. The promotional poster and DVD cover feature Jeff Jarrett, Monty Brown, A.J. Styles and Jeff Hardy.

Previously, TNA had taped a weekly two-hour pay-per-view event from its inception, but ended the practice in September 2004 with the success of their free weekly show, TNA iMPACT!, at the time airing on FOX Sports Net. __NOTOC__

Results

The 2004 Super X Cup 20-man Gauntlet Match

Main Article: TNA 2004 Super X Cup Tournament

The first two men in the ring were Kazarian and Sonjay Dutt. The order of entry after them was Puma, L.A. Park, Jerrelle Clark, Miyamoto, Michael Shane, Hector Garza, Nosawa, Mikey Batts, Alex Shelley, Matt Sydal, Sonny Siaki, Jason Cross, Shark Boy, Psicosis, D-Ray 3000, Amazing Red, Spanky and Chris Sabin.

The order of elimination (who eliminated them in parentheses) was Puma (Michael Shane and Kazarian, or Shazarian), Jerrelle Clark (Shazarian), Miyamoto (Shazarian), Sonjay Dutt (Alex Shelley), L.A. Park (Shelley), Nosawa (Sonny Siaki), Mikey Batts (Hector Garza), Matt Sydal (Shelley), Shark Boy and D-Ray 3000 (Siaki), Alex Shelley (Jason Cross), Sonny Siaki (Spanky and Chris Sabin), Michael Shane (Spanky), David Cross (Psicosis), Psicosis (Amazing Red), Amazing Red (Kazarian), Spanky (Sabin), and Chris Sabin (Garza).

Hector Garza and Kazarian were the final two entrants in. Hector Garza won by pinfall with a roll-up after he countered Frankie Kazarian's pin attempt. (26.30)

NOTE: Due to threats of legal action by World Wrestling Entertainment in regard to ring aliases, Michael Shane may be referred to as Matt Bentley in future DVD releases of TNA Victory Road.

Ron Killings, Erik Watts, Johnny B. Badd and Pat Kenney defeated Kid Kash, Dallas and The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens)(4:37)
- Killings, Watts, Badd and Kenney won the match, with Ron Killings pinning Chase Stevens after a double-arm DDT.

Lucha Libre Minis Contest: Mascarita Sagrada defeated Piratita Morgan(2:52)
- Mascarita Sagrada won by pinfall with a small package.

3Live Kru (B.G. James and Konnan) defeated Team Canada (Bobby Roode and Eric Young) to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship(6:58)
- 3Live Kru won the match, with Konnan pinning Bobby Roode after a Facejam.

In The Pit, with Rowdy Roddy Piper: "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

Piper tries to get Jimmy Snuka to hit him with a coconut, wanting to atone for a similar incident when Piper hit Snuka over the head with one in 1984 with the WWF. Snuka refused. Kid Kash came out and berated Piper, but got hit with the coconut when he tried to attack Snuka. Kazarian and Michael Shane came in and double-teamed Snuka, who was saved by Sonjay Dutt. Kash recovered and took Sonjay out, but was then run out of the ring by Piper.

Trinity (w/Johnny Swinger) defeated Jacqueline(2:58)
- Trinity won by pinfall with the Fall From Grace.

Monty Brown defeated Raven and Abyss in a Monster's Ball match(9:23)
- Monty Brown won the match, pinning Raven after hitting the Pounce on him through a table.
- This match can also be seen on The Best of The Bloodiest Brawls

Petey Williams (w/Scott D'Amore) defeated A.J. Styles to retain the TNA X Division Championship(9:48)
- Petey Williams won by pinfall after hitting A.J. Styles with the X Division belt while the referee was distracted and nailing him with his Canadian Destroyer. Petey Williams retains the TNA X Division Championship.

America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) defeated Triple X (Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper) in a Last Man Standing Tag-team match(11:05)
- Last Man Standing elimination rules: All four men fight. When one man is pinned, he has a ten-count to make it back to his feet or he is eliminated. Last man standing wins for his team.

Christopher Daniels was first to be pinned by James Storm after a reverse Death Valley driver. Daniels made it up in an 8-count.
James Storm was pinned by Christopher Daniels after the Powerplex. He got up in a 9-count.
James Storm was pinned again by Christopher Daniels after a chair shot to his injured knee. Storm was eliminated.
Christopher Daniels was pinned by Chris Harris after a leg drop off the top rope. Daniels was eliminated.
Chris Harris was the last man standing after hitting the Catatonic on Elix Skipper on a steel chair. It was a controversial finish, as referee Andrew Thomas counted a pin despite Skipper appearing to kick out at two.

Results of the TNA Director of Authority Election

With 55.6% of the vote, Dusty Rhodes defeated Vince Russo. His first order of business as Director of Authority was to book a match at TNA Turning Point between AMW and Triple X in a Six Sides of Steel Match.

Jeff Jarrett defeated Jeff Hardy in a Ladder match to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship(18:39)
- Jeff Jarrett scaled the ladder and gets the belt to retain the title after the returning Scott Hall and the debuting Kevin Nash both hit Jeff Hardy with guitars.

After the match, Kevin Nash stated that he, Hall and Jarrett were taking over, and challenged the rest of TNA to stop them. They fended off A.J. Styles and 3Live Kru, but as the event went off the air, Randy Savage came out to challenge them.

Major Moments

Debuts and Returns

TNA Victory Road 2004 marked the returns of several big names to TNA Wrestling, including Scott Hall, Hector Garza, Nosawa, Miyamoto, Matt Sydal, Jason Cross, Psichosis, and LA Park. (aka La Parka). It also marked the debut of several major names within the company, including Kevin Nash, Randy Savage, Puma, and Jimmy Snuka.

In the Pit with Piper

The story behind the Piper's Pit knock off segment dates back to one of the most infamous segments ever involved with Roddy Piper in which he (playing a heel in the 80's) rendered face Jimmy Snuka unconscious with a blow with a coconut to the back of a head. The segment was meant to be for retribution, but ended up starting a storyline involving the coconut that lasted through the following month.

Milestone Matches

America's Most Wanted and Triple X's violent Last Team Standing Match was marred by injuries and concussions. The resulting rematch at Turning Point was the final match either of the two competed in.
The Monster's Ball Match competed in by Raven, Monty Brown, and Abyss has become a staple hardcore gimmick within TNA Wrestling. Monster's Ball was brought back at Bound For Glory in a 4-way match featuring Jeff Hardy, Rhino, Sabu, and Abyss that some state stole the show at the event.

External links

TNA Victory Road Recap from 411mania.com