2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament

rdf:langString 2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament

rdf:langString * Team Mexico * Team TNA * Team Japan * Team International

rdf:langString Volador Jr. walking to a wrestling ring at a live event

rdf:langString Volador Jr., who won the final round to win the tournament for Team Mexico

rdf:langString Orlando, Florida and Houston, Texas

rdf:langString TNA Impact! Zone and Reliant Arena

rdf:langString The 2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament was a professional wrestling X Cup Tournament produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion. It was the third World X Cup Tournament and the last held as of 2022. The competition began on June 10, 2008 and concluded on July 13, 2008 at TNA's Victory Road pay-per-view (PPV) event. The tournament featured several international wrestlers alongside several TNA wrestlers. The theme of the contest was four competing teams, each representing a specific country or organization. However, the 2008 competition featured the debut of Team International, which represented several countries and cultures. Daivari, Tyson Dux, Doug Williams, Alex Koslov, Averno, Rey Bucanero, Último Guerrero, Volador Jr., Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino, Puma, Milano Collection A.T., Kaz, Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, and Curry Man all competed in the 2008 installment. They formed the four teams involved: Team International, Team Mexico, Team Japan, and Team TNA. The contest consisted of four rounds, made up of eight matches each, with the third round and finals held at Victory Road. Several of the wrestlers who competed in the tournament went on to make regular appearances in TNA after the conclusion of the contest. Team Mexico won the tournament by having scored the most points, with seven, compared to TNA with six, Japan with four, and International with three. Bob Kapur, of the professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer, reviewed Victory Road, giving the third round a 9 out of 10, while the final round received an 8 out of 10. Kapur said the third round was an "incredible match", while the final was "excellent with some tremendous crazy spots". Wade Keller of the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter reviewed the matches involved in the tournament. Keller said the third round bout was a dream match for some, with "lots of cool spots from start to finish", but that it had "little context early" and was more just a "bunch of spots". As for the final round, Keller commented that "it had some spectacular (and ridiculously dangerous looking) spots", but that it ended up "feeling short for a match of that caliber".