Against All Odds (2009)

The 2009 Against All Odds was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on February 8, 2009, at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida.[2] It was TNA's first PPV event broadcast in High-Definition and the fifth event under the Against All Odds chronology.

Against All Odds (2009)
Promotional poster featuring The TNA Frontline
PromotionTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
DateFebruary 8, 2009
CityOrlando, Florida
VenueTNA Impact! Zone
Attendance1,100[1]
Tagline(s)"Power Concedes Nothing Without a Fight"
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
Genesis
Next →
Destination X
Against All Odds chronology
← Previous
2008
Next →
2010

In October 2017, with the launch of the Global Wrestling Network, the event became available to stream on demand.[3]

Storylines

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Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentator Mike Tenay
Don West
Interviewer Jeremy Borash
Lauren Thompson
Ring announcer Jeremy Borash
David Penzer
Referee Earl Hebner
Rudy Charles
Mark Johnson
Andrew Thomas

Against All Odds featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]

Results

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No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Alex Shelley (c) defeated Eric YoungSingles match for the TNA X Division Championship13:01
2Scott Steiner defeated Petey WilliamsSingles match11:17
3Brutus Magnus defeated Chris SabinSingles match06:38
4Awesome Kong (c) defeated ODBSingles match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship05:39
5Booker T (c) (with Sharmell) defeated Shane SewellSingles match for the TNA Legends Championship06:01
6Abyss defeated Matt MorganSingles match15:37
7Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) (c) (with Jacqueline) defeated Lethal Consequences (Consequences Creed and Jay Lethal)Tag team match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship15:41
8Sting (c) defeated Brother Devon, Brother Ray and Kurt AngleFatal 4-Way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship14:34
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Against All Odds at Pro Wrestling History.com". Pro Wrestling History.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  2. ^ "Against All Odds official site". TNA Wrestling.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  3. ^ "Anthem, Impact announce Global Wrestling Network launch". Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
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