at victory road, senercia, under his taz ring name, made his official total nonstop action wrestling (tna) debut during samoa joe's match against sting, revealing himself to be joe's on-screen adviser and consequently a heel as well as an ally of the main event mafia. the match ending was booked as taz's presence enabling joe to recover from sting's "scorpion deathlock" and win the match via submission after applying the "coquina clutch".