It was also dedicated to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler Eddie Guerrero, who died the day of the show.

Corey David Lacroix of the professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer rated the show an 8 out of 10, higher than the 2006 edition of 5 out of 10 by Bob Kapur.

[4] A thirty-minute pre-show was slatted to take place prior to the telecast featuring two wrestling matches: Shark Boy versus the debuting Nigel McGuinness, and The Diamonds in the Rough (David Young, Elix Skipper, and Simon Diamond) versus Lance Hoyt and The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens).

"[6] Genesis was dedicated to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler Eddie Guerrero, who died the day of the event.

[10] On the October 8 episode of Impact!, AMW and Jarrett assaulted Team 3D to the point they were left covered in blood.

[12] Meanwhile, then-NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jarrett was involved in a feud with Kevin Nash which was to lead to a title defense at TNA's Bound for Glory PPV event on October 23.

[13] Rhino took Nash's place in the match, where he defeated Jarrett to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

The same night Team 3D made their return from their scripted injury, coming to the aid of Rhino after the main event.

At Bound for Glory, Williams competed in a Three Way Ultimate X match to determine the number-one contender to the TNA X Division Championship along with Chris Sabin and Matt Bentley.

[14] TNA advertised Monty Brown versus Jeff Hardy to determine the number-one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship heading into Genesis.

Besides employees who appeared in a wrestling role, SoCal Val, Larry Zbyszko, Cassidy Riley, Coach Scott D'Amore, Christian Cage, Traci, James Mitchell, and Gail Kim all appeared on camera, either in backstage or in ringside segments.

This match occurred because Raven refused to quit the company, which was something NWA Championship Committee member Larry Zbyszko had requested in the storyline.

Raven won the contest by forcing Polaco's head into the mat with his signature Even Flow DDT maneuver.

[21] A Six Man Tag Team Hockey Stick Fight with Kip James as Special Guest Referee between 3Live Kru (B.G.

[22] After this bout, Christian Cage made his debut, announcing he wanted to become NWA World Heavyweight Champion.

[7] The third match was between Monty Brown and Jeff Hardy to determine the number-one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

Hardy then climbed to the top rope and jumped off with a somersault toward Brown, who was lying on his back in the ring, to attempt his signature Swanton Bomb maneuver.

Brown followed by pinning Hardy at 8 minutes and 43 seconds to win the contest and become number-one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

Joe followed up by slamming Daniels into the mat with his signature Muscle Buster maneuver and then a second time on a steal chair.

Early in the bout, Styles jumped over the top rope to ringside aiming to land on Williams, he instead overshot and crashed into the guardrail.

Rhino tackled Jarrett with his signature Gore maneuver late in the match, but the pin was broken up by AMW.

[1] Canadian Online Explorer writer Corey David Lacroix rated the entire event an 8 out of 10,[22] which was higher than the 2006 edition with 5 out of 10 from Bob Kapur.

[14] TNA's next PPV event Turning Point was ranked lower than Genesis; it received a 7 out of 10 from Bob Kapur.

[26] Compared to rival World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) Survivor Series PPV event, Genesis out-performed it, as it was given a 6.5 out of 10 by Dale Plummer and Nick Tylwalk.

"[21] TNA released a DVD counting down the top 50 moments in their history in 2007, with Cage's debut being ranked at number 5 on the compilation.

[28] After the show went off the air, Christian Cage, Rhino, and Team 3D joined to create a chant in honor of Eddie Guerrero.

A rematch between Rhino and Jarrett for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was announced on the November 19 episode of Impact!

[30] TNA aired a series of video packages focusing on Rhino and his title match heading into the show.

TNA advertised the Barbed Wire Massacre between Abyss and Sabu on the November 19 episode of Impact!.

[31] Abyss challenged this fear on the December 3 episode of Impact!, by bashing Sabu over the head with a barbed wire wrapped steal chair.