The 2017 GFW Super X Cup Tournament is a professional wrestling single-elimination X Cup Tournament produced and unified with and by both Impact Wrestling's and Global Force Wrestling's professional wrestling promotion's and others. It is the first Super X Cup to be held since 2005, however in 2006 and 2008 TNA held team based World X Cup Tournaments. The tournament features eight wrestlers: Dezmond Xavier, Davey Richards and Andrew Everett representing Global Force Wrestling; with Idris Abraham representing GFW and the Can-Am Wrestling School, A. C. H. representing AAW, Drago representing Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, Sammy Guevara representing Wrestle Circus and Taiji Ishimori representing Pro Wrestling Noah.
2017 GFW Super X Cup Tournament | |
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Venue | Impact Zone |
Location | Orlando, Florida |
Start date | July 16, 2017 |
End date | August 17, 2017 |
Competitors | |
Champion | |
Dezmond Xavier |
The tournament final took place at Destination X special episode of Impact! on August 17, 2017, in which Dezmond Xavier defeated Taiji Ishimori to win the tournament. The winner would receive an X Division Championship title shot.
Background
editThe 2017 Impact Wrestling Super X Cup Tournament is a professional wrestling single-elimination X Cup Tournament produced by the Impact Wrestling promotion. It is the first Super X Cup to be held since 2005,[1] however in 2006 and 2008 TNA held team based World X Cup Tournaments. The tournament features eight wrestlers: Dezmond Xavier, Davey Richards and Andrew Everett representing Global Force Wrestling; with Idris Abraham representing GFW and the Can-Am Wrestling School, ACH representing All American Wrestling, Drago representing Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, Sammy Guevara representing Wrestle Circus and Taiji Ishimori representing Pro Wrestling Noah.[2]
Tournament bracket
editQuarterfinals (TV – GFW Impact!) | Semifinals (TV – GFW Impact!) | Finals (TV – Destination X) | ||||||||||||
Dezmond Xavier | Pinfall | |||||||||||||
Idris Abraham | 11:57 | |||||||||||||
Dezmond Xavier | Pinfall | |||||||||||||
Drago | 15:10 | |||||||||||||
Drago | Pinfall | |||||||||||||
Sammy Guevara | 04:38 | |||||||||||||
Dezmond Xavier | Pinfall | |||||||||||||
Taiji Ishimori | 08:56 | |||||||||||||
A. C. H. | Pinfall | |||||||||||||
Andrew Everett | 06:25 | |||||||||||||
ACH | 10:07 | |||||||||||||
Taiji Ishimori | Pinfall | |||||||||||||
Davey Richards | 08:30 | |||||||||||||
Taiji Ishimori | Pinfall |
Source: [3]
References
edit- ^ "Impact TV taping notes: Gail Kim announcement, Super X Cup". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Super X Cup Returns!". July 4, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ "Matches « Super X Cup 2017 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 1 February 2019.