2003 TNA Super X Cup Tournament

2003 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling pay-per-view event 2003 TNA Super X Cup Tournament Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 1,000http://prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/tna/2003.html#60 TNA Weekly PPVs 2003 2020-06-30 Pro Wrestling History August 20, 2003(aired on September 3, 2003)NWA Total Nonstop Action #61 - Super X Cup Special https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=1434 Cagematch 1 July 2020 TNA Asylum Nashville, Tennessee Super X Cup 2005 First X Cup Tournaments 2004 America's X Cup Tournament First thumb|right | Picture of Chris Sabin, who won the tournament. The 2003 Super X Cup Tournament was an X Cup professional wrestling X Division tournament and pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on August 20, 2003, at the TNA Asylum in Nashville, Tennessee. It was aired on September 3 via tape delay. The event featured the first-ever eight-man Super X Cup Tournament, which was won by Chris Sabin, who defeated Juventud Guerrera in the tournament final. Aside from the tournament, the event featured the first-ever Wednesday, Bloody Wednesday match as the main event, in which the team of D-Lo Brown, Jeff Jarrett, Raven and America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) defeated AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, Johnny Swinger, Shane Douglas and Simon Diamond, with Erik Watts serving as the special guest referee. Production Background 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. Results Tournament brackets 2003 TNA Super X Cup Tournament 2003 08 20 2003 08 27 Frankie Kazarian Jerry Lynn Jonny Storm Juventud Guerrera Michael Shane Nosawa Teddy Hart TNA Asylum Nashville, Tennessee Chris Sabin 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. The tournament brackets were: Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Juventud Guerrera Nosawa Pin Teddy Hart Jonny Storm Pin Chris Sabin Jerry Lynn Pin Frankie Kazarian Michael Shane Pin Juventud Guerrera Teddy Hart Pin Chris Sabin Frankie Kazarian Pin Juventud Guerrera Chris Sabin Pin Aftermath Short-term Sabin challenged the X Division Champion Michael Shane to a match for Shane's X Division Championship and Sabin's Super X Cup was also on the line on October 8. Shane won the match to retain the title and win Sabin's Super X Cup trophy. However, Sabin is still officially recognized as the overall official winner of the 2003 Super X Cup. Long-term 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 References External links TNAWrestling.com (Official Website of TNA Wrestling) Category:Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments TNA Super X Cup Tournament Super X Cup Tournament TNA Super X Cup Tournament Category:Professional wrestling shows in Nashville, Tennessee TNA Super X Cup Tournament Category:Total Nonstop Action Wrestling pay-per-view events