Sacrifice (2011)

Sacrifice (2011) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on May 15, 2011 at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the seventh Sacrifice event.

Sacrifice (2011)
Promotional poster featuring Sting and Rob Van Dam
PromotionTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
DateMay 15, 2011
CityOrlando, Florida
VenueImpact Zone
Attendance1,100[1]
Tagline(s)"Will One Man's Legacy Fulfill Another Man's Dream? "
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The event featured the return of Chyna to in-ring competition for the first time since 2002; in what would ultimately be her last match.

In October 2017, with the launch of the Global Wrestling Network, the event became available to stream on demand.[2]

Storylines

Other on-screen personnel
Commentator Mike Tenay
Taz
Ring announcer Jeremy Borash
Referee Rudy Charles
Mark "Slick" Johnson
Andrew Thomas
Interviewers Jeremy Borash

Sacrifice featured nine 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.[3]

The primary storyline which was featured at Sacrifice was between defending champion Sting and Rob Van Dam for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. At Lockdown Sting defeated both RVD and Mr. Anderson in a Three Way Steel Cage match to retain his championship after pinned Anderson, also during the match RVD refused to hit Sting with steel pipe when Hulk Hogan give it to him. On the following edition of Impact April 21, Sting chooses RVD to be his opponent at Sacrifice due to his good actions at Lockdown.

Results

No. Results Stipulations Times
1 Mexican America (Anarquia and Hernandez) (with Rosita and Sarita) defeated Ink Inc. (Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore) Tag team match 09:39
2 Brian Kendrick defeated Robbie E (with Cookie) Singles match 06:41
3 Mickie James (c) defeated Madison Rayne Singles match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship 06:57
4 Kazarian (c) defeated Max Buck Singles match for the TNA X Division Championship 11:21
5 Crimson defeated Abyss Singles match 10:43
6 Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) (c) defeated Immortal (Chris Harris and Matt Hardy) Tag team match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship 13:51
7 Tommy Dreamer defeated A.J. Styles No Disqualification match 13:04
8 Chyna and Kurt Angle defeated Jeff Jarrett and Karen Jarrett Mixed tag team match 10:19
9 Sting (c) defeated Rob Van Dam Singles match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship 12:43
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. "Sacrifice 2011". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  2. "Anthem, Impact announce Global Wrestling Network launch". Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
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