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* Impact Wrestling becomes the first major pro wrestling company to broadcast on Website/{{Twitch}}, starting off with its first show from June 2002, including many of its greatest hits reminding fans of TNA's glory days and having it all culminate with airing of the first two Barbed Wire Massacres followed by the premiere of Barbed Wire Massacre III between LAX and oVe which reaches over 10,000 viewers. This and the Creator/PlutoTV deal aren't a bad way to WinBackTheCrowd.

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* Impact Wrestling becomes the first major pro wrestling company to broadcast on Website/{{Twitch}}, Platform/{{Twitch}}, starting off with its first show from June 2002, including many of its greatest hits reminding fans of TNA's glory days and having it all culminate with airing of the first two Barbed Wire Massacres followed by the premiere of Barbed Wire Massacre III between LAX and oVe which reaches over 10,000 viewers. This and the Creator/PlutoTV deal aren't a bad way to WinBackTheCrowd.
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* ''Bound for Glory 2023":

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* ''Bound for Glory 2023":
** Wrestling/WillOspreay vs. Mike Bailey steal the event that it became the first Impact match to go above five stars as Dave Meltzer rated it '''5.25'''.
** At the end of the event, it's announced that Impact Wrestling will revert back to being called Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2024, starting with their fifth Hard to Kill event.
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* ''Slammiversary 10'': While Sting's return at ''Genesis 2006'' being voted the number 1 moment in TNA history isn't much of a surprise, the big one is who reveals it as such: '''Wrestling/ChristianCage'''! Cage, then the WWE Intercontinental Champion, made a one-off appearance as part of a deal TNA made with WWE back in March so Ric Flair could appear in person at [=WrestleMania=] 28 for the Hall of Fame induction of his longtime faction The Four Horsemen.
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* On the February 28, 2013 edition of ''Impact'', Sting interrupted Devon's promo to announce his team for Lethal Lockdown to fight Aces and Eights. He has chosen James Storm, Samoa Joe, and Magnus, who all have scores to settle with the gang which had injured or cost them matches. As for his last pick, none other than [[WTHCastingAgency Eric Young]], who was last seen in November being stretchered out after his ankle had been broken by them, comes through the crowd and ambushes the group from behind to start a skirmish in which Team Sting ends up clearing the Aces and Eights out. The real awesome part: for the first time since hitting his head against Suicide in 2010, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Eric Young was completely serious, with no goofy antics from him as he wanted revenge on them for what they did.]]

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* On the February 28, 2013 edition of ''Impact'', Sting interrupted Devon's promo to announce his team for Lethal Lockdown to fight Aces and Eights. He has chosen James Storm, Samoa Joe, and Magnus, who all have scores to settle with the gang which had injured or cost them matches. As for his last pick, none other than [[WTHCastingAgency [[QuestionableCasting Eric Young]], who was last seen in November being stretchered out after his ankle had been broken by them, comes through the crowd and ambushes the group from behind to start a skirmish in which Team Sting ends up clearing the Aces and Eights out. The real awesome part: for the first time since hitting his head against Suicide in 2010, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Eric Young was completely serious, with no goofy antics from him as he wanted revenge on them for what they did.]]
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* After Bubba the Love Sponge [[IncrediblyLamePun crossed the line]] by putting "Fuck Haiti" on his Website/{{Twitter}} page, Awesome Kong punched him out. Granted, it ended up costing Kong her job, but [[HurricaneOfPuns kharma]] works in mysterious ways: a couple of months later, after ambushing Kong on a radio show and went on a racially-tinged tirade, Bubba himself was fired from TNA.

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* After Bubba the Love Sponge [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} crossed the line]] by putting "Fuck Haiti" on his Website/{{Twitter}} page, Awesome Kong punched him out. Granted, it ended up costing Kong her job, but [[HurricaneOfPuns kharma]] works in mysterious ways: a couple of months later, after ambushing Kong on a radio show and went on a racially-tinged tirade, Bubba himself was fired from TNA.
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* ''Against All Odds 2023'' is this for the Wrestling/MotorCityMachineGuns, where Chris Sabin captures his record-breaking 9th Impact X Division title and Alex Shelley becomes the Impact World Champion for the first time in his entire career with the company.
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** In a meta sort of way, AJ Styles and James Storm's World Heavyweight Championship main events matches against Bobby Roode in November achieve this status as well. Because even though Roode [[FaceHeelTurn turned selfish]] in order to take the title from Storm, the fact that Roode is main eventing against Styles and Storm in title matches essentially means that the entire mission of Fortune is a success - ''they are the top of the card now''.
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* ''Destination X 2008'' had several for both Kaz and Eric Young. Kaz's gimmick was an extremely acrobatic and skilled guy with no fear whatsoever. Eric's gimick was that of a coward scared of his own entrance pyro. They had to face Black Reign and Rellik, two very strong and very scary monster heels. A few minutes in, Eric ran to the back, leaving Kaz all alone. For several minutes, Kaz [[{{Determinator}} continued to fight]]. When all seemed lost, {{Superman}}-like music started to play, and Eric came back, in a [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman superhero costume]]! Ignoring his second entrance pyro, he stormed the ring and [[CurbstompBattle pwned the two monsters]], winning the match by getting '''both''' of them on his shoulders and delivering a Death Valley Driver.

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* ''Destination X 2008'' had several for both Kaz and Eric Young. Kaz's gimmick was an extremely acrobatic and skilled guy with no fear whatsoever. Eric's gimick was that of a coward scared of his own entrance pyro. They had to face Black Reign and Rellik, two very strong and very scary monster heels. A few minutes in, Eric ran to the back, leaving Kaz all alone. For several minutes, Kaz [[{{Determinator}} continued to fight]]. When all seemed lost, {{Superman}}-like Franchise/{{Superman}}-like music started to play, and Eric came back, in a [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman superhero costume]]! Ignoring his second entrance pyro, he stormed the ring and [[CurbstompBattle pwned the two monsters]], winning the match by getting '''both''' of them on his shoulders and delivering a Death Valley Driver.

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* Final Resolution 2005 showcased perhaps the greatest Ultimate X match of all time, between then Champion Petey Williams defending it against both Chris Sabin and AJ Styles. The three put on a classic and many of the highlights from that match would go on to be showcased (Especially Sabin dropkicking Styles as he hangs in midair and AJ doing a flip as he falls to the mat) in video packages. At the end, both Sabin and Williams are struggling to gain possession of the X Division title as both men have a hold of, when AJ who previously had been knocked out for the past couple of minutes and an injured arm as well springboards from the ropes and smacks the title out of their hands and it falls and he grabs it winning the title.
** Speaking of Final Resolution, America's Most Wanted gets a CMOA in their match against Team Canada for the NWA Tag Titles a month after their classic cage match with Triple X. Team Canada's manager [[SmugSnake Scott D'amore]] has always been there to make sure his boys Eric Young and Wrestling/BobbyRoode have an edge and keep the gold. This time when he gets involved, Harris and Storm cuff [[MeaningfulName Canadian Bacon]] to the Ultimate X Structure taking him out of the match. With the odds evened and thanks to Johnny Devine hitting Young with a chair without knowing it, AMW regains the belts becoming Six time tag champs.



* Final Resolution 2005 showcased perhaps the greatest Ultimate X match of all time, between then Champion Petey Williams defending it against both Chris Sabin and AJ Styles. The three put on a classic and many of the highlights from that match would go on to be showcased (Especially Sabin dropkicking Styles as he hangs in midair and AJ doing a flip as he falls to the mat) in video packages. At the end, both Sabin and Williams are struggling to gain possession of the X Division title as both men have a hold of, when AJ who previously had been knocked out for the past couple of minutes and an injured arm as well springboards from the ropes and smacks the title out of their hands and it falls and he grabs it winning the title.
** Speaking of Final Resolution, America's Most Wanted gets a CMOA in their match against Team Canada for the NWA Tag Titles a month after their classic cage match with Triple X. Team Canada's manager [[SmugSnake Scott D'amore]] has always been there to make sure his boys Eric Young and Wrestling/BobbyRoode have an edge and keep the gold. This time when he gets involved, Harris and Storm cuff [[MeaningfulName Canadian Bacon]] to the Ultimate X Structure taking him out of the match. With the odds evened and thanks to Johnny Devine hitting Young with a chair without knowing it, AMW regains the belts becoming Six time tag champs.
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* Team TNA may have won the battle in "Lethal Lockdown" with Eric Young's [[UpToEleven top-of-the-cage elbow drop]], but Aces & Eights won the war:

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* Team TNA may have won the battle in "Lethal Lockdown" with Eric Young's [[UpToEleven top-of-the-cage elbow drop]], drop, but Aces & Eights won the war:
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** The Reverse Battle Royal, a match SoBadItsGood, you admit you watched it in it's hillariously funny way! TNA Original Shark Boy won by last eliminating Johnny Swinger.

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** The Reverse Battle Royal, a match SoBadItsGood, you admit you watched it the first iteration back then in it's hillariously its hilariously funny way! TNA Original Shark Boy won by last eliminating Johnny Swinger.Swinger in this 2022 iteration.
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** The Impact Originals (Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley, Frankie Kazarian [AEW], Nick Aldis [NWA] and Davey Richards [MLW]) VS Honor No More (Eddie Edwards, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, Vincent and PCO) in their epic 10-Man Tag Team Match. Dixie Carter (of all people) got cheered when she came to the arena and announced that the fifth member of the Impact Originals is none another than Davey Richards, Wrestling/EddieEdwards' former tag team partner. In an usual TNA fashion, Traci Brooks (Frankie Kazarian's wife) delivered a slobberknocker to Maria Kanellis in ringside and concluding with Earl Hebner acting as the reserve referee at the end of the match, cementing the victory for the Impact Originals.

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** The Impact Originals (Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley, Frankie Kazarian [AEW], Nick Aldis [NWA] and Davey Richards [MLW]) VS Honor No More (Eddie Edwards, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, Vincent and PCO) in their epic 10-Man Tag Team Match. Dixie Carter (of all people) got cheered when she came to the arena and announced that the fifth member of the Impact Originals is none another than Davey Richards, Wrestling/EddieEdwards' former tag team partner. In an usual a nostaglc TNA fashion, Traci Brooks (Frankie Kazarian's wife) delivered a slobberknocker to Maria Kanellis in ringside and concluding with Earl Hebner acting as the reserve referee when the official referee got knocked out at the end of the match, cementing the victory for the Impact Originals.

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** The Impact Originals VS Honor No More 10-Man Tag Team Match. Dixie Carter (of all people) got cheered when she came to the arena and announced that the fifth member of the Impact Originals is none another than Davey Richards, Wrestling/EddieEdwards' former tag team partner.

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** The Impact Originals (Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley, Frankie Kazarian [AEW], Nick Aldis [NWA] and Davey Richards [MLW]) VS Honor No More (Eddie Edwards, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, Vincent and PCO) in their epic 10-Man Tag Team Match. Dixie Carter (of all people) got cheered when she came to the arena and announced that the fifth member of the Impact Originals is none another than Davey Richards, Wrestling/EddieEdwards' former tag team partner. In an usual TNA fashion, Traci Brooks (Frankie Kazarian's wife) delivered a slobberknocker to Maria Kanellis in ringside and concluding with Earl Hebner acting as the reserve referee at the end of the match, cementing the victory for the Impact Originals.


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** Not to mention video messages from Wrestling/AJStyles (representing WWE), Wrestling/{{Sting}} (representing AEW) and Wrestling/KurtAngle, thanking Impact for their time with the company.
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