Team Canada (TNA)
X-Cup Tournaments
In 2004, wrestling promoter and personality "Coach" Scott D'Amore brought together fellow Canadians to form his own incarnation of Team Canada in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) for the 2004 America's X Cup tournament.
The original team was composed of Teddy Hart as team captain, with Jack Evans, Johnny Devine, and Petey Williams as his teammates. When the World's X Cup was announced, the team was revamped to add power to the speed and agility in the previous incarnation of the team. Petey Williams would replace Teddy as team captain, Johnny Devine would remain on the team, and Eric Young and Bobby Roode would be added to the team. The team made it to the Ultimate X finals, but lost to Team USA (Jerry Lynn, Chris Sabin, Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper).
Post X-Cup
They stayed together in TNA afterward, and went on to win the tag team titles twice. Member Petey Williams also won the TNA X Division Championship. They all use the same theme music (an acoustic O Canada, begun with a riff of the first line on acoustic guitar), and typically bring a Canadian flag with them, attached to a hockey stick.
Team Canada hosts the Canadian version of the TNA website (see External Links), and shirts for Team Canada have the TNA logo on the front with the A covered up with a maple leaf with "Eh!" on it.
In March 2005, Team Canada added A-1 Alastair Ralphs to replace the injured Johnny Devine. A-1 was used as a "power house" member.
Recent Involvements
In September 2005, Team Canada aligned with Planet Jarrett, with Scott D'Amore using a match at his Border City Wrestling promotion to help Jeff Jarrett win back the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on September 15. The plot was exposed on the October 1 episode of TNA iMPACT! Team Canada's alignment was solidified when they appeared--dressed in black with black hockey sticks--at Planet Jarrett's "funeral" for the careers of Team 3D on the October 15 iMPACT! episode.
At Genesis on November 13, when Christian Cage premiered in TNA, Scott D'Amore offered him a Team Canada t-shirt to signify membership in that stable. At the end of the night, when Team Canada attacked Team 3D with Jeff Jarrett, Cage came out. Under the coat he wore, he revealed to D'Amore's delight that he was wearing the Team Canada shirt. He hugged D'Amore. He then gave D'Amore the Unprettier, making his choice not to join Team Canada or Planet Jarrett clear.
They feuded with 3Live Kru throughout 2005. They fought 3LK (afterwards dubbed 4Live Kru after the induction of Kip James) for the last time at Turning Point on December 11, where Konnan split from the group and hit Kip James with a chair, allowing Team Canada to win.
Team Canada has been in a lengthy feud against Team 3D, which lately has seen them beating down Team 3D in Six-Sides of Steel, and laying Canadian Flags over their faces. Team Canada also helped America's Most Wanted on numerous occasions. Team Canada was defeated by Team 3D at Lockdown in an Anthem Match where either the USA or Canadian flag would be raised along with the country's music played .
Team Canada took part in the TNA 2006 World X Cup Tournament. Bobby Roode & A-1 stepped aside as non-X Division atheletes, leaving Petey Williams, Eric Young, the returning Johnny Devine and the debut of Tyson Dux as Team Canada's X-Cup squad. Upon Sudden death with Team USA for first place after TNA Sacrifice, the team captains Petey Willians and Chris Sabin faced off on Impact! where Team USA trimupth for the second time in the history of the tournament.
Current members
- Scott D'Amore (Coach)
- Petey Williams
- Bobby Roode
- Eric Young
- A-1 (Alastair Ralphs)
- Johnny Devine
- Tyson Dux