2003 TNA Super X Cup Tournament
Dates | September 3, 2003 – September 3, 2003 |
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Administrator(s) | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
Champions | Chris Sabin |
Participants | 8 |
Matches played | 7 |
The NWA TNA 2003 Super X Cup Tournament was an X Division tournament that was contested in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
History
The Super X Cup Tournament was an international tournament that featured X Division wrestlers from all over the world to compete in one-on-one matches, with the winner getting a shot at the TNA X Division Championship. The 2003 Super X Cup was the first X Cup Tournament of any kind for TNA Wrestling. Competitors from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, and Japan wrestled in the Super X-Cup Tournament. Many of these competitors were brought back to TNA for future X Cup Tournaments.
Super X Cup Events
Various wrestlers from around the Globe, including Chris Sabin, Juventud Guerrera, Nosawa, Teddy Hart, and Jonny Storm, among others, competed in the Super X Cup Tournament. Chris Sabin defeated Jerry Lynn, Frankie Kazarian, and finally Juventud Guerrera to capture the Super X Cup and challenge then-X Division Champion, Matt Bentley (known then as "Michael Shane"). Sabin lost his match against Shane, and the stipulations stated that it was to be Shane's X Division Championship against Sabin's Super X Cup. However, Sabin is still officially recognized as the overall official winner of the 2003 Super X Cup. The tournament brackets were:
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Juventud Guerrera | Pin | |||||||||||||
Nosawa | ||||||||||||||
Juventud Guerrera | Pin | |||||||||||||
Teddy Hart | ||||||||||||||
Teddy Hart | Pin | |||||||||||||
Jonny Storm | ||||||||||||||
Juventud Guerrera | ||||||||||||||
Chris Sabin | Pin | |||||||||||||
Chris Sabin | Pin | |||||||||||||
Jerry Lynn | ||||||||||||||
Chris Sabin | Pin | |||||||||||||
Frankie Kazarian | ||||||||||||||
Frankie Kazarian | Pin | |||||||||||||
Michael Shane | ||||||||||||||
Aftermath
Since the debut of the 2003 Super X Cup Tournament, there have been various X Cup Tournaments held in TNA Wrestling throughout the years. Wrestlers from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Border City Wrestling, AAA, All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and other promotions have competed in the various X Cup Tournaments that have been hosted by TNA.
See also
- TNA X Cup Tournaments
- 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
- TNA 2008 World X Cup Tournament