10 Wrestlers You Had No Idea Wrestled On TNA One Night Only

In 2013, Impact Wrestling drastically cut back on their live pay-per-view schedule, going from twelve a year to hosting only four.

Replacing the monthly big shows, however, were the One Night Only special events.

What made these events so special is that Impact went out of their way to bring in outsiders to join the core Impact roster, ranging from legends of the business to standout talents of the independent circuit. Their appearances were typically meaningless, of course, but that simply didn't matter; the One Night Only shows usually featured random matches, rather than the week-to-week story arcs.

Now, it should be noted before we begin that we will not be featuring any talent from the 2014 special co-promoted with WRESTLE-1. Otherwise, we could easily fill an entire list with talent from the Japanese promotion, ranging from KAI to Kikutaro.

Furthermore, even if a talent had previously appeared on an Impact broadcast before their One Night Only contest(s), that doesn't rule out their inclusion on this list. Otherwise, Chuck Taylor would be without his Best Friend.

They may have been replaced by the Impact Plus monthly specials, but One Night Only still holds a special place in the hearts of Impact diehards...

Competing as Jay Cruz, current AEW star and Chaos Project man Serpentico has made a handful of appearances in the Impact Zone throughout his (surprisingly illustrious) fourteen-year career, but only one of those came via a One Night Only event.

One Night Only: X-Travaganza 2015, to be precise.

That night was capped off with an Impact favourite, the Ultimate X Match, with matches used earlier in the night determining the participants. Cruz's qualifying bout came against both Crazzy Steve and The Great Sanada in a match that was, unsurprisingly, a hectic affair between three genuinely standout talents. Keep in mind, at this stage, Sanada wasn't quite on the level he's at in today's New Japan.

Cruz actually worked alongside the former IWGP Tag Team Champion during the match to dispose of Steve, showing off some decent offence. He was still a relatively unknown name at this point, though, which ultimately led to him only being here to fill a spot really. It's his in-ring talent that got him booked at the end of the day.

Mist spray and a diving moonsault from the current Los Ingobernables member eliminated ol' Serpentico's chances of winning, with Crazzy Steve eventually advancing. A good match that perfectly fit the narrative of these One Night Only shows.