Abyss climbing the scaffolding in a Monster's Ball Match
A Monster's Ball match is a Professional wrestling, match staged by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The name is derived from the 2001 film Monster's Ball.
The key premise of the match was that all contenders are sequestered alone in a locked room without light, food or water for twenty-four hours before the match. This stipulation is intended 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 such as Barbed wire, Tables and Steel folding chairs. 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). However, the locked away stipulation was simply forgotten about and not mentioned since the 5th one. It is now simply a street Fight, as the match has to end inside the ring.
Match history[]
| # | Event, Date and Location | Match | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victory Road (2004) November 7, 2004, Orlando, Florida |
Monty Brown defeated Raven and Abyss | Brown pinned Raven after a Pounce through a table. |
| 2 | Bound for Glory (2005) October 23, 2005, Orlando, Florida |
Rhino defeated Abyss, Sabu and Jeff Hardy | Rhino pinned Hardy after a Rhino Driver off the middle rope. |
| 3 | TNA House Show June 10, 2006, Wayne, New Jersey |
Samoa Joe defeated Abyss and Rhino | (unofficial) Joe forced Rhino to submit with the Coquina Clutch. |
| 4 | TNA House Show September 29, 2006, Richmond, Virginia |
Rhino defeated Abyss | |
| 5 | Bound for Glory (2006) October 22, 2006, Plymouth Township, Michigan |
Samoa Joe defeated Brother Runt, Raven and Abyss | Joe pinned Raven after a Muscle Buster. |
| 6 | Bound for Glory (2007) October 14, 2007, Duluth, Georgia |
Abyss defeated Raven, Black Reign and Rhino | Abyss pinned Raven after a Black Hole Slam onto a pile of broken glass and thumbtacks. |
| 7 | Bound for Glory IV October 12, 2008, Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
Beer Money, Inc. (Robert Roode and James Storm) (with Jacqueline) (c) defeated Abyss and Matt Morgan, Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) and The Latin American Xchange (Homicide and Hernandez) to retain the TNA World Tag Team Championship | Beer Money, Inc. won when James Storm pinned Hernandez after Team 3D put him through a table with thumb tacks on top.
Steve "Mongo" McMichael was the special referee. The TNA World Tag Team Championship were on the line (the match marked the first time that the TNA World Tag Team Championships were defended in a Monsters ball) |
| 8 | Sacrifice (2009) May 24, 2009, Orlando, Florida |
Taylor Wilde defeated Daffney (with Abyss and Dr. Stevie) | Wilde pinned Daffney after slamming her with a fireman's carry takeover on top of a garbage can.
First ever Knockouts Monster's Ball match. |
| 9 | Slammiversary (2009) June 21, 2009, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
Abyss and Taylor Wilde defeated Raven and Daffney (with Dr. Stevie) | Abyss pinned Raven after Black Hole Slamming him onto a pile of thumbtacks.
First ever mixed tag team Monster's Ball match. |
| 10 | Bound for Glory (2009) October 18, 2009, Irvine, California |
Abyss defeated Mick Foley | Abyss pinned Foley after chokeslamming him onto a barbed wire board.
Dr. Stevie was the special guest referee for the match. |
| 11 | House show November 9, 2009, Nashville, Tennessee |
Abyss defeated Rhino | |
| 12 | TNA Impact! May 3, 2010, Orlando, Florida |
A.J. Styles defeated Abyss | |
| 13 | Slammiversary VIII June 13, 2010, Orlando, Florida |
Abyss defeated Desmond Wolfe | |
| 14 | House show July 2, 2010, Brooklyn, New York |
Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss | |
| 15 | House show July 23, 2010, Bloomington, Illinois |
Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss | |
| 16 | House show July 24, 2010, LaPorte, Indiana |
Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss | |
| 17 | House show August 13, 2010, Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss | |
| 18 | House show August 14, 2010, Thibodaux, Louisiana |
Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss | Mick Foley was the Special Guest Referee |
| 19 | House show September 16, 2010, York, Pennsylvania |
Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss | |
| 20 | House show September 17, 2010, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss | |
| 21 | House show September 23, 2010, New York City, New York |
Tommy Dreamer defeated Abyss | Mick Foley was the Special Guest Referee |
| 22 | House show September 25, 2010, Rahway, New Jersey |
Abyss defeated Tommy Dreamer | |
| 23 | Bound for Glory October 10, 2010, Daytona Beach, Florida |
Rob Van Dam defeated Abyss | |
| 24 | House show October 15, 2010, Racine, Wisconsin |
Tommy Dreamer defeated Abyss | |
| 25 | House show October 16, 2010, Dubuque, Iowa |
Tommy Dreamer defeated Abyss | |
| 26 | House show October 17, 2010, Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
Tommy Dreamer defeated Abyss | Mick Foley was the Special Guest Referee |
| 27 | House show October 21, 2010, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Abyss defeated Sabu | |
| 28 | House show October 22, 2010, Cadillac, Michigan |
Abyss defeated Sabu | |
| 29 | House show October 23, 2010, Saginaw, Michigan |
Abyss defeated Sabu | |
| 30 | House show October 24, 2010, Port Huron, Michigan |
Abyss defeated Sabu | |
| 31 | House show April 9, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Abyss defeated Tommy Dreamer | |
| 32 | Genesis (2012) January 8, 2012, Orlando, Florida |
Abyss defeated Bully Ray | As per stipulation of the match, had Abyss lost, he would have had to rejoin Immortal |
| 33 | One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2 March 19, 2013, aired July 5, 2013, Orlando, Florida |
Joseph Park defeated Judas Mesias (w/ James Mitchell) | |
| 34 | Impact Wrestling December 3, 2013, aired December 26, 2013, Orlando, Florida |
Joseph Park defeated Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) | |
| 35 | One Night Only: #OldSchool December 30, 2013, aired February 7, 2014, Poughkeepsie, New York |
Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss | |
| 36 | Impact Wrestling January 30, 2014, aired February 6, 2014, Glasgow, Scotland |
Abyss defeated Eric Young | |
| 37 | Impact Wrestling April 10, 2014, aired April 17, 2014, Orlando, Florida |
Eric Young (c) defeated Abyss | the TNA World Heavyweight Championship was on the line (the match marked first time that the TNA World Heavyweight Championship was defended in a Monsters ball) |
| 38 | Impact Wrestling June 19, 2014, aired June 26, 2014, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
Magnus and Bram defeated Abyss and Willow | |
| 39 | Impact Wrestling June 27, 2014, aired August 7, 2014, New York, New York |
Bram defeated Abyss | |
| 40 | One Night Only: Turning Point September 5, 2014, aired January 9, 2015, Charlottesville, Virginia |
Bram defeated Abyss | |
| 41 | One Night Only: Rivals September 6, 2014, aired February 6, 2015, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina |
Eric Young defeated Abyss | |
| 42 | Impact Wrestling January 30, 2015, New York, New York |
Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss | |
| 43 | One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 4 February 13, 2015, Orlando, Florida |
Matt Hardy defeated Abyss | |
| 44 | One Night Only: Live January 8, 2016, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
Abyss defeated Grado | |
| 45 | Impact Wrestling February 16th, 2016, Manchester, England |
The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) (c) defeated Decay (Crazzy Steve & Abyss) | The TNA World Tag Team Championships were on the line (the match marked the first time that the TNA World Tag Team Championships were defended in a Monsters ball on television and on POP TV) |
| 46 | Impact Wrestling March 1st, 2016, London, England |
Abyss defeated Jimmy Havoc | |
| 47 | Impact Wrestling July 28, 2016 Orlando, Florida |
Decay (Abyss & Crazzy Steve) (c) (w/ Rosemary) defeated The BroMans (Robbie E & Jessie Godderz) (w/ Raquel) | Match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship. |
| 48 | Impact Wrestling January 26, 2017 Orlando, Florida |
Rosemary (c) defeated Jade | Match for the TNA Knockouts Championship. |
| 49 | Bound for Glory XIII November 5, 2017 Ottawa, Canada |
Abyss (w/ James Mitchell) defeated Grado | As part of the storyline, since Grado lost, his work visa was terminated and he was forced to leave the U.S. |
| 50 | Impact Wrestling March 22, 2018, Orlando, Florida |
Kongo Kong defeated Abyss | |
| 51 | Impact Wrestling Homecoming January 6, 2019 Nashville, Tennessee |
Eli Drake defeated Abyss | |
| 52 | Impact Wrestling United We Stand April 4, 2019 Rahway, New Jersey |
Sami Callihan defeated Jimmy Havoc | |
| 53 | Slammiversary XVII July 7, 2019 Dallas, Texas |
Taya Valkyrie (c) defeated Rosemary and Su Yung and Jessicka Havok | Match for the Impact Knockouts Championship |
| Knockouts Knockdown October 9, 2021 Nashville, Tennessee |
Savannah Evans defeated Alisha Edwards, Jordynne Grace and Kimber Lee | Match in memory of Daffney | |
| Impact Wrestling May 5, 2022 Poughkeepsie, New York |
PCO defeated JONAH | ||
| Slammiversary June 19, 2022 Nashville, Tennessee |
Sami Callihan defeated Moose | ||
| Impact Wrestling September 29, 2022 Nashville, Tennessee |
Masha Slamovich defeated Allie Katch | ||
| Impact Wrestling February 23, 2023 Orlando, Florida |
Trey Miguel (c) defeated Crazzy Steve | First ever Monster's Ball Match for the Impact X Division Championship |