 TNA held the 2005 TNA Super X Cup Tournament in the weeks following No Surrender leading up to Sacrifice . It was a single @-@ elimination tournament which involved eight men , A.J. Styles , Alex Shelley , Chris Sabin , Michael Shane , Petey Williams , Samoa Joe , Shocker , and Sonjay Dutt . The winner of the tournament would become number one contender to the TNA X Division Championship held by Christopher Daniels . Daniels provided commentary to each of the encounters on the July 22 , July 29 , August 5 , and August 10 episodes of Impact ! , as well as the Finals at Sacrifice . Daniels unofficially named the tournament the Christopher Daniels Invitational . The tournament came down to Joe and Styles in the Finals at Sacrifice , which Joe won after interference from Daniels . 
