The TNA Turkey Bowl is a special match that airs on the Thanksgiving night episode of Impact!
Initially, it was a tournament held in 2007 and 2008 that aired on the Thanksgiving night episode of TNA Impact!, and consisted of three preliminary three-way matches.
This format lasted until 2016, save for a two year absence, and for the 2017 Turkey Bowl, it was changed to a five-on-five intergender tag team match.
[1] The Turkey Bowl returned after three years for the November 24, 2016 Thanksgiving edition of Impact Wrestling.
Aiden O'Shea was the special outside enforcer for the match to ensure that the loser would put on the turkey suit.
Eddie Edwards was named as captain of a team consisting of himself, Allie, Richard Justice, Fallah Bahh and Garza Jr., while Chris Adonis was named as captain of the opposing team consisting of himself, El Hijo del Fantasma, Caleb Konley, KM and Laurel Van Ness.
Fallah Bahh was named as captain of a team consisting of himself, KM, Kikutaro, Dezmond Xavier and Alisha Edwards, while Eli Drake was named as captain of the opposing team consisting of himself, Katarina, Jake Crist, Rohit Raju and Glenn Gilbertti.
All wrestlers involved took an oath prior to the match stating that if they were pinned or submitted, they will wear the turkey suit.
Scarlett Bordeaux, the object of Gilbertti's affections, came down to the ring and persuaded him to wear the turkey suit.
Jake Something, Mike Bailey, Johnny Swinger and PCO defeated Champagne Singh, Jai Vidal and The Good Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch) to win.
His stablemates Gisele Shaw and Savannah Evans would ultimately force Vidal into the turkey suit.