Background The third Genesis event was announced in mid-August 2007, scheduled for November 11, 2007 at the
TNA Impact Zone in
Orlando, Florida. The promotional poster for the gathering was released some time prior through PPV providers featuring various TNA wrestlers. It featured the
tagline "A New Breed of Company... A New Breed of Wrestler... A New Breed in Wrestling".
Storylines Genesis featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and
storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either
heels or
face in the scripted events that build tension and culminate into a wrestling match or series of matches. participated in the
main event for the
TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Genesis.|alt=Man wearing black tights with black and white facepaint standing in a ring surrounded by a steel cage. The primary storyline heading into Genesis involved the
TNA World Heavyweight Championship held by then-champion
Kurt Angle. On the October 25 episode of TNA's television program
TNA Impact!,
Management Director Jim Cornette announced that the title would be defended in a
tag team match with Angle and
Kevin Nash against
Sting and a partner of his choosing. The lead-up to this decision began at TNA's previous PPV event
Bound for Glory on October 12. There, Sting defeated Angle to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. On the October 25 episode of
Impact!, with help from Nash, Angle defeated Sting to win back the title. Due to the controversial circumstances, Cornette announced that Angle would defend the title in a tag team match, in which the person that got the
pinfall or
submission would win the title.
The 2007 Fight for the Right Tournament was held in the weeks prior to the Genesis PPV event. It was an eight-man
single-elimination tournament to decide the number contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. It began at Bound for Glory, where a
16-man reverse battle royal was held to determine the participants, where the last remaining eight advanced to the second round and were seeded in order of elimination.
Eric Young,
Robert Roode,
James Storm,
Junior Fatu,
Chris Sabin,
Kaz,
Lance Hoyt, and
Alex Shelley all advanced to round two. The first bout of the quarterfinals took place on the October 18 episode of
Impact! between Shelley and Sabin, which ended in a
no contest. This led to a vacant spot in the tournament, which was filled later in the episode when
Christian Cage defeated
Samoa Joe. Kaz defeated Hoyt, Storm defeated Young, and Fatu defeated Roode in the remaining quarterfinal matches, which took place on the 18 and 25 episodes, respectively. On the November 8 episode of
Impact!, Cage defeated Kaz, with interference from Cage's allies
A.J. Styles and
Tomko, to win the tournament. Afterwards, Cornette's stand-in for the night
Matt Morgan declared the match a no contest and announced that the tournament would be decided in a
ladder match between Cage and Kaz at Genesis due to the interference. At Bound for Glory,
Team 3D (
Brother Devon and
Brother Ray) fought
The Steiner Brothers (
Rick and
Scott Steiner) in a
two out of three falls tables match. They were unsuccessful at defeating the Steiners as
The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin; MCMG) interfered and helped the Steiners win the match. Joe versus Roode was another featured contest on the event's card. On the October 18 episode of
Impact!, Joe fought Cage for the vacant spot in The 2007 Fight for the Right Tournament. During which Roode interfered by attacking Joe, which led to Joe losing the bout. Joe retaliated on the October 25 episode of
Impact! by interfering in Roode's quarterfinal match with Fatu, causing him to also lose. TNA commentator
Mike Tenay announced on the November 1 episode of
Impact! that the two would face in a bout at Genesis. ==Event==