Monster's Ball match

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Template:Short description A Monster's Ball match is a professional wrestling, hardcore match type that originated in and is primarily staged by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA - known as Impact Wrestling from 2017–2023).

The key premise of the match is that all contenders are (in storyline) sequestered alone in a locked room without light, food, or water for 24 hours before the match, to induce extreme feelings of aggression in the competitors. Once released, the wrestlers fight one another in a no disqualification match, with the usage of weapons encouraged. Victory can be achieved by pinfall or submission, with the match ending as soon as one wrestler is pinned or submits (there is no elimination format).

There have been 60 Monster's Ball matches conducted by TNA, with several unaffiliated independent promotions hosting the match type as well. It was the signature match stipulation of Abyss. Before his retirement in 2019, he had appeared in 48 of the 50 Monster's Ball matches held by TNA to that point and managed in another.

Match history (TNA)

# Match Event Date Location Notes Ref
1 Monty Brown defeated Raven and Abyss Victory Road November 7, 2004 Orlando, Florida [1]
2 Rhino defeated Abyss, Sabu, and Jeff Hardy Bound for Glory October 23, 2005 Orlando, Florida [2]
3 Samoa Joe defeated Abyss and Rhino House show June 10, 2006 Wayne, New Jersey
4 Rhino defeated Abyss House show September 29, 2006 Richmond, Virginia [3][4]
5 Samoa Joe defeated Brother Runt, Raven, and Abyss Bound for Glory October 22, 2006 Plymouth Township, Michigan Jake "The Snake" Roberts was the special guest referee
6 Abyss defeated Raven, Black Reign and Rhino Bound for Glory October 14, 2007 Duluth, Georgia
7 Beer Money, Inc. (Robert Roode & James Storm) (w/Jacqueline) (c) defeated Abyss & Matt Morgan, Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon), and The Latin American Xchange (Homicide & Hernandez) to retain the TNA World Tag Team Championship Bound for Glory IV October 12, 2008 Hoffman Estates, Illinois Steve "Mongo" McMichael was the special guest referee [5]
8 Taylor Wilde defeated Daffney (w/Abyss & Dr. Stevie) Sacrifice May 24, 2009 Orlando, Florida First ever Knockouts Monster's Ball match [6]
9 Abyss & Taylor Wilde defeated Raven & Daffney (w/Dr. Stevie) Slammiversary June 21, 2009 Auburn Hills, Michigan First ever mixed tag team Monster's Ball match [7]
10 Abyss defeated Mick Foley Bound for Glory October 18, 2009 Irvine, California Dr. Stevie was the special guest referee for the match
11 Abyss defeated Rhino House show November 9, 2009 Nashville, Tennessee
12 A.J. Styles defeated Abyss TNA Impact! May 3, 2010 Orlando, Florida
13 Abyss defeated Desmond Wolfe Slammiversary VIII June 13, 2010 Orlando, Florida [8]
14 Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss House show July 2, 2010 Brooklyn, New York [9]
15 Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss House show July 23, 2010 Bloomington, Illinois [10]
16 Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss House show July 24, 2010 LaPorte, Indiana [11][12]
17 Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss House show August 13, 2010 Baton Rouge, Louisiana [13]
18 Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss House show August 14, 2010 Thibodaux, Louisiana Mick Foley was the special guest referee [14]
19 Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss House show September 16, 2010 York, Pennsylvania [15]
20 Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss House show September 17, 2010 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania [16]
21 Tommy Dreamer defeated Abyss House show September 23, 2010 New York City, New York Mick Foley was the special guest referee [17]
22 Abyss defeated Tommy Dreamer House show September 25, 2010 Rahway, New Jersey [18]
23 Rob Van Dam defeated Abyss Bound for Glory October 10, 2010 Daytona Beach, Florida [19]
24 Tommy Dreamer defeated Abyss House show October 15, 2010 Racine, Wisconsin [20]
25 Tommy Dreamer defeated Abyss House show October 16, 2010 Dubuque, Iowa [21]
26 Tommy Dreamer defeated Abyss House show October 17, 2010 Hoffman Estates, Illinois Mick Foley was the special guest referee [22]
27 Abyss defeated Sabu House show October 21, 2010 Grand Rapids, Michigan [23]
28 Abyss defeated Sabu House show October 22, 2010 Cadillac, Michigan [24]
29 Abyss defeated Sabu House show October 23, 2010 Saginaw, Michigan [25]
30 Abyss defeated Sabu House show October 24, 2010 Port Huron, Michigan [26]
31 Abyss defeated Tommy Dreamer House show April 9, 2011 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [27]
32 Abyss defeated Bully Ray Genesis January 8, 2012 Orlando, Florida As per stipulation of the match, had Abyss lost, he would have had to rejoin Immortal [28]
33 Joseph Park defeated Judas Mesias (w/James Mitchell) One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2 July 5, 2013 Orlando, Florida [29]
34 Joseph Park defeated Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels & Kazarian) Impact Wrestling December 26, 2013 Orlando, Florida [30]
35 Abyss defeated Eric Young Impact Wrestling February 6, 2014 Glasgow, Scotland [31]
36 Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss One Night Only: #OldSchool February 7, 2014 Poughkeepsie, New York [32]
37 Eric Young (c) defeated Abyss Impact Wrestling April 17, 2014 Orlando, Florida Match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship [33]
38 Magnus & Bram defeated Abyss & Willow Impact Wrestling June 26, 2014 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania [34]
39 Bram defeated Abyss Impact Wrestling August 7, 2014 New York, New York [35]
40 Bram defeated Abyss One Night Only: Turning Point January 9, 2015 Charlottesville, Virginia [36]
41 Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss Impact Wrestling January 30, 2015 New York, New York [37]
42 Eric Young defeated Abyss One Night Only: Rivals February 6, 2015 Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina [38]
43 Matt Hardy defeated Abyss One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2015 February 13, 2015 Orlando, Florida [39]
44 Abyss defeated Grado One Night Only: Live! January 8, 2016 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania [40]
45 The Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) (c) defeated Decay (Crazzy Steve & Abyss) (w/Rosemary) Impact Wrestling February 16, 2016 Manchester, England Match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship [41]
46 Decay (Abyss & Crazzy Steve) (c) (w/Rosemary) defeated The BroMans (Robbie E & Jessie Godderz) (w/Raquel) Impact Wrestling July 28, 2016 Orlando, Florida Match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship [42]
47 Rosemary (c) defeated Jade Impact Wrestling: Genesis January 26, 2017 Orlando, Florida Match for the Impact Knockouts Championship [43]
48 Abyss (w/James Mitchell) defeated Grado Bound for Glory November 5, 2017 Ottawa, Canada As part of the story line, since Grado lost, his work visa is terminated and must leave the U.S. [44]
49 Kongo Kong defeated Abyss Impact! March 22, 2018 Orlando, Florida [45]
50 Eli Drake defeated Abyss Homecoming January 6, 2019 Nashville, Tennessee [46]
51 Taya Valkyrie (c) defeated Jessicka Havok, Rosemary, and Su Yung Slammiversary XVII July 7, 2019 Dallas, Texas Match for the Impact Knockouts Championship [47]
52 Savannah Evans defeated Alisha Edwards, Jordynne Grace, and Kimber Lee Knockouts Knockdown October 9, 2021 Nashville, Tennessee Shannon "Daffney" Spruill Memorial match [48][49]
53 PCO defeated Jonah Impact! May 5, 2022 Poughkeepsie, New York Starting with this match, the original premise of Monster's Ball returns where the participants are locked away for 24 hours beforehand. [50]
54 Sami Callihan defeated Moose Slammiversary June 19, 2022 Nashville, Tennessee Event also serves as Impact Wrestling's 20th Anniversary Show [51]
55 Masha Slamovich defeated Allie Katch Impact! September 29, 2022 Nashville, Tennessee [52]
56 Trey Miguel (c) defeated Crazzy Steve Impact! February 4, 2023
(aired February 23) 		Kissimmee, Florida Match for the Impact X Division Championship [53]
57 PCO defeated Steve Maclin, Rhino and Moose Bound for Glory October 21, 2023 Cicero, Illinois [54]
58 PCO defeated Kon Impact! March 23, 2024
(aired April 11) 		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [55]
59 PCO (c) defeated Matt Cardona Bound for Glory October 26, 2024 Detroit, Michigan Match for the TNA Digital Media Championship and Canadian International Heavyweight Championship [56]
60 Xia Brookside defeated Rosemary Impact! May 24, 2025
(aired June 5) 		Brampton, Ontario [57]

Participant list

In TNA, 56 wrestlers have taken part in Monster's Ball matches. Abyss holds the record for most participations, having competed in 48 such matches, and the record for most victories with 19.

Superstar Victories Appearances
Abyss/Joseph Park* 19 48
Jeff Hardy/Willow* 9 11
PCO 4 4
Tommy Dreamer 4 6
Bram 3 3
Samoa Joe 2 2
Taylor Wilde 2 2
Eric Young 2 3
Rhino 2 5
A.J. Styles 1 1
Davey Richards 1 1
Eddie Edwards 1 1
Eli Drake 1 1
James Storm 1 1
Kongo Kong 1 1
Magnus 1 1
Masha Slamovich 1 1
Matt Hardy 1 1
Monty Brown 1 1
Robert Roode 1 1
Savannah Evans 1 1
Taya Valkyrie 1 1
Trey Miguel 1 1
Xia Brookside 1 1
Crazzy Steve 1 3
Rosemary 1 3
Allie Katch 0 1
Alisha Edwards 0 1
Black Reign 0 1
Brother Devon 0 1
Brother Runt 0 1
Christopher Daniels 0 1
Desmond Wolfe 0 1
Havok 0 1
Hernandez 0 1
Homicide 0 1
Jade 0 1
Jessie Godderz 0 1
Jonah 0 1
Jordynne Grace 0 1
Judas Mesias 0 1
Kazarian 0 1
Kimber Lee 0 1
Kon 0 1
Matt Cardona 0 1
Matt Morgan 0 1
Mick Foley 0 1
Steve Maclin 0 1
Robbie E 0 1
Su Yung 0 1
Brother Ray/Bully Ray* 0 2
Daffney 0 2
Grado 0 2
Moose 0 2
Raven 0 4
Sabu 0 4
  • Abyss competed as Joseph Park in two Monster's Ball matches, the rest as Abyss.
  • Jeff Hardy competed as Willow in one Monster's Ball match, the rest as Jeff Hardy.
  • Bully Ray competed as Brother Ray in one Monster's Ball match, the other as Bully Ray.

Non TNA Monster's Ball matches

A Monster's Ball match was announced by John Cena Sr. (father of John Cena), president of the Massachusetts-based Millennium Wrestling Federation on its MWF Xtra online show to take place at their Night of Champions show on June 21, 2008. Todd Hanson defeated Abyss, Rick Fuller and Brian Milonas to win the match and retain his MWF Heavyweight Championship.[58][59] Through TNA's working relationship with Mexican promotion AAA, Verano de Escándalo on July 31, 2011, hosted a Monster's Ball match, where Chessman defeated Abyss, Extreme Tiger, and Joe Líder. On June 7, 2014, at House of Hardcore V, Abyss defeated Tommy Dreamer in a Monster's Ball match. On November 14, 2015, Abyss would face off against Sabu in a Monster's Ball match at House of Hardcore 11 in a losing effort. Abyss has brought the Monster's Ball match to several other independent promotions throughout the world. For example, in June 2018, Abyss was scheduled to face Jimmy Havoc in Melbourne, Australia in a Monster's Ball match at a World Series Wrestling event.

References

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External links

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