In the early beginnings of the Super X Cup, it was stated that if you won the tournament you automatically became the number-one contender for the TNA X Division Championship.
Inaugural winner Chris Sabin holds the record most X cup wins with 3 (1 individually and 2 with Team USA).
The first World X Cup was promoted by NWA: Total Nonstop Action and was held on May 26, 2004, at the TNA Asylum in Nashville, Tennessee.
The second World X Cup was promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and was held across four nights on April 27, May 4, May 11, May 14, 2006, at the TNA Impact!
This was the third group X Cup to be held in company history and the first time that non TNA contracted wrestlers won the tournament.
The fourth Super X Cup was promoted by Impact Wrestling and was held on January 9, 2021, at Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.