The Impact X Cup Tournament consists of various types of

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that feature

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and/or teams from all over the world competing in

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– formerly Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Global Force Wrestling (GFW) – to fight for various trophies or championship matches. After a near decade long hiatus, the tournament returned in

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before going on another four-year hiatus. As of 2021, there has been eight X cup tournaments (four super X cups and four team X cups). The first X Cup Tournament of any kind was the 2003 Super X Cup. It featured wrestlers from around the Globe competing in one-on-one matches. Chris Sabin was the winner of the 2003 Super X Cup. Since then, the generally positive response from TNA's viewers to the 2003 Super X Cup has led to other X Cup Tournaments. Multiple competitors in each tournament have represented various different companies, such as

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, AAW Wrestling,

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and Wrestle Circus. Throughout the history of the tournament, Impact has used a plethora of outside talent to compete in the tournament. In the early beginnings of the Super X Cup, it was stated that if you won the tournament you automatically became the number-one contender for the

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. Inaugural winner Chris Sabin holds the record most X cup wins with 3 (1 individually and 2 with

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and Team USA are tied for most X cup wins as a team with 2 each. In individual X cups, no winners has won more than once as of January 2021.

Dates, venues and winners

Tournament history

2003

The inaugural Super X Cup tournament was hosted by

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. The event took place across two nights on August 20, 2003, and August 27, 2003, at the TNA Aslyum in

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2004

The first World X Cup was promoted by NWA: Total Nonstop Action and was held on May 26, 2004, at the TNA Aslyum in

. This was the first group X Cup to be held in company history.

2005

The second Super X Cup was once again hosted by TNA taking place across four nights July 22, July 29, August 5, and August 14, 2005, at the

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2006

The second World X Cup was promoted by

and was held across four nights on April 27, May 4, May 11, May 14, 2006, at the

. This was the second group X Cup to be held in company history.

2008

The third World X Cup was promoted by

and was held across five nights. The first few rounds were held on June 19, June 26, July 3, and July 10, 2008, at the

. The finals were held on July 13, 2008, at

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. This was the third group X Cup to be held in company history and the first time that non TNA contracted wrestlers won the tournament.

2017

The third Super X Cup tournament was a three-night event hosted by

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. The first round was held on July 16, 2017, while the second round was held on July 23 at the GFW Impact! Zone in

. The final round was held on August 17, 2017.

2021

The fourth Super X Cup was promoted by

and was held on January 9, 2021, at Skyway Studios in