Team USA was created and led Jerry Lynn after he was appointed by TNA Management as the man for the job due to being a pioneer of the X Division.
They were also embroiled in a feud with Frankie Kazarian, who believed he was wrongfully overlooked by Lynn with regards to the selection of the team.
Kazarian proceeded to make his point by attacking and defeating members of Team USA in an attempt to get Lynn's attention.
Jay Lethal was the first to qualify for the team, defeating Shannon Moore and Roderick Strong in a triple threat match.
Director of Authority Larry Zbyszko announced a sudden death tiebreaker between the captains of the two teams for the following episode of TNA Impact to determine the winner of the World X-Cup.
Chris Sabin defeated Petey Williams with the Cradle Shock to win the match at the tournament for Team USA.
Jerry Lynn and Team USA eventually was allowed back into the arena and made the save, but Shelley mysteriously departed with Nash.
After the 2006 World X-Cup, Alex Shelley formed the Paparazzi Productions along with Kevin Nash and they developed a short feud with USA 2006 Team Captain, Chris Sabin.
EC3, Tyrus and Eli Drake represented Team TNA in the 2016 Lucha Libre World Cup, but was eliminated in the first round.