The competition began on June 10, 2008 and concluded on July 13, 2008 at TNA's Victory Road pay-per-view (PPV) event.

Daivari, Tyson Dux, Doug Williams, Alex Koslov, Averno, Rey Bucanero, Último Guerrero, Volador Jr., Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino, Puma, Milano Collection A.T., Kaz, Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, and Curry Man all competed in the 2008 installment.

[2] As for the final round, Keller commented that "it had some spectacular (and ridiculously dangerous looking) spots", but that it ended up "feeling short for a match of that caliber".

[4] In mid-May, it was reported that New Japan Pro-Wrestling was sending Milano Collection A.T. and Taichi Ishikari to be featured in the tournament.

[6] Averno, Rey Bucanero, Último Guerrero, Volador Jr., Naruki Doi, and Masato Yoshino were revealed at the end of May to be involved.

The finals of the tournament were also planned to be held at TNA's Victory Road pay-per-view (PPV) event on July 13.

Despite the report by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Ishikari did not compete in the tournament; instead, Puma filled out Team Japan.

[9][13] The 2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament featured eight matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, and storylines.

[9][15][16][17] Round one of the 2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament was strictly Tag Team matches between each of the participating groups, with each victory being worth one point.

The Motor City Machine Guns won the encounter by pinfall at 13 minutes when Shelley forced Daivari head-first into the mat with his signature Sliced Bread#2 maneuver.

Team Mexico won the bout after Bucanero and Guerrero each performed a corkscrew aerial splash on Doi to gain the pinfall victory at 6 minutes.

Kaz won the bout by pinfall after slamming Guerrero face-first onto the mat with his signature Wave of the Future maneuver.

Bucanero eliminated another competitor at 13 minutes and 23 seconds by pinning Williams, which left Team International one member.

[21] The fourth and final round of the 2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament was held later on the card of Victory Road.

In this bout, the item hanging above the ring was an enlarged red "X" which symbolized four points in the World X Cup Tournament.

During the encounter, Kaz ascended one of the steel supports before jumping off towards the center of the ring and slamming his leg onto Daivari, who was holding onto the cables.

Afterwards, Volador Jr ascended the cables and retrieved the "X" to win the match and four points for Team Mexico at 10 minutes and 58 seconds.

[22] Team Mexico were awarded a trophy for their victory after the bout by Mike Tenay and TNA Spanish commentator Willie Urbina.

[21] Wade Keller and James Caldwell of the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter each reviewed the matches involved in the tournament.

He called it "very much a lucha-style match with fast-paced action and plenty of tag team double-teaming" that was a "good X Cup showcase,' which he gave 1 1/2 stars.

Caldwell gave the Rey Bucanero versus Alex Koslov bout a 1/2 star rating and said it was "disappointingly short" and that TNA must have given it less time in order to "squeeze in 18 more Kurt Angle skits."

As for the final round, Keller commented that "it had some spectacular (and ridiculously dangerous looking) spots", but that it ended up "feeling short for a match of that caliber.

"[2] Caldwell stated that the third round bout was "entertaining yet quite long" and that the "crowd was super into Sabin and Shelley."

The final round was seen by Caldwell as "one of those rinse and repeat spot fest matches until Kaz busted out the big double foot stomp on Daivari that popped the crowd."

For the first round, Chris said the bout between The Motor City Machine Guns and the team of Tyson Dux and Daivari "was a really good match.

Kapur gave several comments regarding the third round bout: "This was a throwback to some of the jaw-droppingly amazing X-Division matches that TNA used to deliver consistently back during their weekly PPV days.

[1] For the most part, the action was too quick and too plentiful to describe in words...Incredible match that went for about 30 minutes and seriously should be seen – get the replay or the DVD."

[27] Bashir went on to win the X Division Championship in a Three Way match with Creed and Williams at TNA's No Surrender PPV event on September 14.

Williams and Volador Jr both returned to TNA at their Turning Point PPV event on November 9, competing in a Ten Man X Division Elimination Rankings match.