Genesis 2013: Hardy, Aries and Roode Give the Last Monthly Genesis a Strong Finish

Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez retain the TNA World Tag Team Championship against Joey Ryan and Matt Morgan in 11:30 to open Genesis 2013. The same four wrestlers had met at Final Resolution the previous month in a disqualification result, making this title rematch relevant to a continuous rivalry rather than just a convenient opener. Genesis records the champions winning again, and the result does not add a new tag title-holder. The B and 7.6 evaluation reflects useful championship wrestling with enough time to be more substantial than the brief X Division defense later on this card. Readers following Morgan's feud with the champions have a reason to see the bout; those choosing only the highest-rated Genesis matches can prioritize the Daniels-Storm and world-title closing stretch.

Mr. Anderson defeats Samoa Joe in 10:44, giving Genesis a non-title singles match between the opening tag championship defense and the two-match Christian York sequence. Neither the TNA World Heavyweight Championship nor any qualifying bracket is awarded in this encounter. The B- and 7.2 assessment treats the contest as decent supporting wrestling rather than an essential destination; its relatively short runtime also leaves more of the show's dramatic burden to the main-event three-way. Anderson's win should not be confused with his 2011 world-title victory over Jeff Hardy at a different Genesis event. The names recur across TNA history, but this January 2013 result belongs to its own card and does not alter championship lineage.

Christian York defeats Kenny King in 10:11, and the result has immediate consequences for his night: York goes on to challenge Rob Van Dam for the X Division title in the very next recorded match. That two-match sequence is what distinguishes this result from routine early-card filler. York secures a legitimate singles win over King, but the championship outcome is still unresolved until his second appearance. The B- and 7.2 grade gives the opener to that sequence credit for setting up a payoff while holding back the top evaluation for the longer Daniels-Storm and Hardy-Aries-Roode fights. Watching this first match makes the following title defense much easier to understand, especially York's compressed turnaround.

Rob Van Dam retains the TNA X Division Championship against Christian York in 5:29, directly after York's 10:11 win over Kenny King. The short turnaround explains why this defense has different pacing and stakes from the event's longer matches: York is making a second appearance while Van Dam enters as reigning champion. Genesis credits the belt to Van Dam at the finish, not to York. A C+ and 6.8 score captures a modest stand-alone wrestling payoff while preserving the larger purpose of York's consecutive matches. Fans tracking the X Division title should see the two results together; selective viewers who want one full Genesis highlight should prioritize the final three-way championship match or Daniels-Storm.

Devon defeats Joseph Park in 11:15, positioning the Aces & Eights personality against one of the promotion's more unusual characters. The recorded outcome is a straightforward singles win for Devon rather than a new title-holder or tournament qualifier. It occupies the fifth match, immediately after Christian York's second appearance of the night against X Division champion Rob Van Dam. The C+ and 6.6 evaluation keeps its payoff in perspective: there is enough time for a recognizable rivalry contest, but it sits below the more substantial Daniels-Storm and three-way heavyweight main event. A viewer interested in the Devon-Park storyline will get the relevant result here; for a condensed Genesis replay this is a lower priority.

Velvet Sky wins the Knockouts contender gauntlet in 9:41, last eliminating Gail Kim. The specific consequence is a future number-one contender opportunity, not the Knockouts Championship itself, and the record should distinguish a gauntlet victory from a one-on-one title change. This result advances the women's division on a night dominated by other championship programs, while keeping the identity of the final eliminated wrestler explicit. A B- and 7.2 appraisal credits a useful opportunity-setting match without overstating its in-ring level. Placed before Christopher Daniels and James Storm, the gauntlet also transitions the card out of the mixed first half and toward the stronger closing singles attractions.

Christopher Daniels, accompanied by Kazarian, defeats James Storm in 13:23. Their meeting is a distinctive late-card singles result, different from Storm's victory over Kurt Angle at Final Resolution the previous year and unrelated to the title defenses earlier on Genesis. The B+ and 8.0 evaluation puts it among the event's worthwhile full watches, with enough duration to let the rivals establish a genuine contest before Sting faces D.O.C. and the heavyweight championship ends the night. Daniels's win is the decisive result; Kazarian's presence is noted as accompaniment rather than an invented tag partner. Viewers skimming the early matches should preserve Daniels-Storm in full for its place in the show's best stretch.

Sting defeats D.O.C. in 5:52, giving Genesis an Aces & Eights-related confrontation immediately before the TNA World Heavyweight Championship main event. Despite Sting's prominence, the match is barely six minutes long, and its C+ and 6.8 evaluation reflects a comparatively limited stand-alone performance. The result is relevant for following the opposition to the faction, but it is not a championship match, and there is no evidence here of a title change or lengthy stipulation contest. Its short placement leaves the main event's three participants with the final large block of time on the card. This is useful event-story context rather than a substitute for Daniels-Storm.

Jeff Hardy successfully defends the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Austin Aries and Bobby Roode in a 20:20 three-way elimination main event. The elimination stipulation is central to the format, but the final recorded winner is Hardy and the belt does not change hands. The show builds toward this contest after a series of shorter first-half matches and the stronger Daniels-Storm singles meeting, allowing the champion's retention to serve as the definitive conclusion. At A- and 8.8, it is the highest-scored match on Genesis 2013 and a priority for a selective replay. The actual elimination sequence must be sourced separately before assigning any unverified order or manner of elimination to Aries or Roode.