The Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament was held during April and May 2008 for the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship. It took place on TNA iMPACT! and at Sacrifice on May 11, 2008. It was announced on the April 24, 2008 episode of TNA iMPACT! by Management Director Jim Cornette. It involved twelve teams overall.
Qualification matches and Egotistical Eight[]
The Egotistical Eight were announced on the May 1, 2008 episode of TNA iMPACT! as Awesome Kong, B.G. James, Booker T, Kip James, Matt Morgan, James Storm, Robert Roode, and Sting. The first two qualification matches took place on the April 24, 2008 episode of TNA iMPACT!. Team 3D defeat the team of Black Reign & Rellik in the first, while in the second the pairing of Christian Cage and Rhino defeated The Motor City Machine Guns to advance. The final two took place on the May 1, 2008 episode of TNA iMPACT!. In the first, LAX defeated the team of Kaz and Eric Young. The team of A.J. Styles and Super Eric defeated The Rock 'n Rave Infection in the second to qualify for the tournament. Two Egotistical Eight teams were determined by lottery drawing on the May 8, 2008 episode of TNA iMPACT!. Sting drew Storm's name, connecting the two together for the tournament. Meanwhile, Morgan drew Kip's name, joining the two as a team. Later in the episode, Sting and Storm fought in No Disqualification match, which Sting won. Kip and Morgan also fought in an encounter, with Morgan coming out the victor.
Results[]
| Quarterfinals (PPV – Sacrifice) |
Semifinals (PPV – Sacrifice) |
Finals (PPV – Sacrifice) |
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| James Storm and Sting | 08:50 | |||||||||||||
| Team 3D | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Team 3D
(Brother Devon & Brother Ray) |
Pin | |||||||||||||
| Christian Cage and Rhino | 10:00 | |||||||||||||
| Booker T and Robert Roode | 07:05 | |||||||||||||
| Christian Cage and Rhino | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Team 3D
(Brother Devon & Brother Ray) |
11:30 | |||||||||||||
| The Latin American Xchange
(Hernandez & Homicide) |
Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kip James and Matt Morgan | 04:20 | |||||||||||||
| The Latin American Xchange | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Latin American Xchange
(Hernandez & Homicide) |
Pin | |||||||||||||
| A.J. Styles and Super Eric | 07:40 | |||||||||||||
| A.J. Styles and Super Eric | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Awesome Kong and B.G. James | 05:45 | |||||||||||||