TNA Final Resolution (Spoilers)

Machismo Fan

Full Card:

DOUBLE MAIN EVENT
TNA World Champion Sting, Legends Champion Booker T, Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner (The Main Event Mafia) vs. Samoa Joe, AJ Styles and Team 3D (TNA Frontline)
(If TNA Frontline wins, AJ Styles becomes the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion)



DOUBLE MAIN EVENT
Special Enforcer: Mick Foley
"The War Machine" Rhino vs. Kurt Angle of The Main Event Mafia
(If Rhino wins, Angle is gone from TNA! If Angle wins, he gets his rematch vs. Jeff Jarrett!)



TNA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Abyss & "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan vs. champions Beer Money, Inc



X DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Eric Young vs. champion Sheik Abdul Bashir



TNA KNOCKOUT WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Christy Hemme vs. champion Awesome Kong w/ Raisha Saeed



THE RETURN OF THE CONTROVERSIAL "FEAST OR FIRED" MATCH
Plus, the event will see the return of the "Feast Or Fired" competition, where 14 TNA Superstars will battle to get shots at the TNA championships! However, one unlucky superstar will also be FIRED from TNA Wrestling!



KNOCKOUTS MATCH
The Beautiful People & Sharmel vs. ODB, Taylor Wilde & Roxxi

Not a bad card.

http://www.wrestlezone.com/article.php?articleid=230493129

If its to be one of them I'd say Funk.

Machismo Fan

From www.f4wonline.com

1.2, and broke its total audience record by a lot with 1.8 million viewers.

rizzla

The card looks alright. Dont like Matt Morgan though, so the tag title match is already slightly marred for me.

I say the feast or fired match will be good. Bad gimmick but with no X-division guys appearing on the main card I say it will be another showcase for them.

Podge2k7

Card looks good enough!Im deffo gonna be watching it!

Bubs101

The card is awful. No jarrett. The Main Event is fundamentally flawed and the good guys in the ring will be outweighed by the bad. Christy Hemme and Eric Young are in singles matches during PPV = bad. No LAX or MCMG facing Beer Money, instead we get two useless big guys.

Angle vs. Rhino could be good but as there's a face special enforcer and the heel is guaranteed to win we won't see a clean finish, maybe even a Foley heel turn

ShawnRaven

That card is of little or no interest to me at all!! Although it's good to see that Hemme is back in the ring, last time i was watching TNA, she was only appearing in occasional knockouts battle royals or as a valet to Rock & Rave Infection.

Machismo Fan

Hemmes improvement in the last few weeks has been amazing. She's gone from horrendously awful to not bad.

ShawnRaven

Machismo Fan wrote: »

Hemmes improvement in the last few weeks has been amazing. She's gone from horrendously awful to not bad.

Hemme always was a fast learner, she learned quite quickly when she was in WWE too. Of course, she was turfed out shortly after. Once she's not needed in the ring, like anyone, rust sets in.

Good to see she's back in the ring again on a full time basis.

Machismo Fan

ShawnRaven wrote: »

Hemme

On the topic of Hemme- The pre-Final Resolution Spin Cycle:
[URL="http:///www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYwKz8Ou5r8"]http:///www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYwKz8Ou5r8[/URL]

ShawnRaven

Will definitely check that out tomorrow when i'm not half asleep.

Turd Ferguson

Bubs101 wrote: »

maybe even a Foley heel turn

I still think it could be Rhino turning. Actually how certain is Christian Cage gone from TNA? They've taken him off the site and stuff but that could be just a work. He is technically still a member of MEM.

ShawnRaven

I don't think Christian is going anywhere personally. He'll never reach the level in WWE that he reached in TNA and has handy number road schedule wise too.

HalloweenJack

My guess is Frontline, Kurt, Abyss & Matt Morgan, Sheik Abdul Bashir, Awesome Kong and the Beautiful People & Sharmel.

Where can you watch this live?

rizzla

My predictions are...

MEM
Kurt
Beer Money inc.
Sheik
Kong
Taylor Wilde, ODB and Roxxi

Machismo Fan

News On The PPV, TNA Mobile & More:

http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/1202/84/

UPDATES ON FINAL RESOLUTION THIS SUNDAY, TNA MOBILE, NEW DON WEST SPECIAL AND MORE

- TNAwrestling.com has learned that the controversial "Feast Or Fired" match will start the Final Resolution Pay-Per-View this Sunday night.

- On Thursday night, TNA Mobile revealed to subscribers that a mystery guest will be in Kurt Angle's corner this Sunday night against "The War Machine" Rhino!

- On Sunday night before the Pay-Per-View, log onto TNAwrestling.com to see Don West unveil the TNA/Tristar memorabilia line with a 30 minute video special featuring Tristar President Jeff Rosenberg.

- Videos introducing fans to British TNA newcomer Nick Aldis will begin airing on TNA programming in the upcoming weeks.

- More copies of the "Kurt Angle: Champion" DVD will be hitting shelves at Walmart locations all weekend. The first-ever release dedicated to the Olympic gold medalist is quickly becoming one of the biggest DVD releases in TNA history, along with "Sting: Return Of An Icon" and "TNA's 50 Greatest Moments".

- TNA Wrestling will announce a new one-hour international program in the coming weeks. Part of the planned format includes rare footage from TNA's early years.

- The TNA Fantasy Football playoffs begin this weekend, with Jeff Jarrett, Eric Young, referee Rudy Charles, Vince Russo and TNA staffers Bill Banks, Simon Edwards and Matt Conway all making it into the postseason. Notables who did not advance were last year's winner, Don West, along with "Cowboy" James Storm, referee Andrew Thomas, Bob Ryder and several others.

Turd Ferguson

HalloweenJack wrote: »

Where can you watch this live?

Ditto

JP Liz

TNA has announced that the "Feast or Famine" match will open this Sunday night's Final Resolution PPV. The match, which consists of the Motor City Machine Guns, LAX, Rock-n-Rave Infection, Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, Petey Williams, B.G. James, Consequences Creed, Curry Man, Cute Kip, and Shark Boy, will see all combatants vying to retrieve four briefcases hanging above the ring. Three of them will contain contracts for shots at the three TNA titles, and one will contain a pink slip, which will result in the firing of the wrestler who chooses it.

CMpunked

JP Liz wrote: »

The match, which consists of the Motor City Machine Guns, LAX, Rock-n-Rave Infection, Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, Petey Williams, B.G. James, Consequences Creed, Curry Man, Cute Kip, and Shark Boy,

Would be funny if Curry man got the fired case, only to have Chris Daniels return a few weeks later!

Machismo Fan

Comic-Book-Guy wrote: »

Would be funny if Curry man got the fired case, only to have Chris Daniels return a few weeks later!

I'd say that will and should happen.

Fozzy

Machismo Fan wrote: »

I'd say that will and should happen.

What about BG James? When was the last time he wrestled?

CMpunked

Fozzy wrote: »

What about BG James? When was the last time he wrestled?

Could that be reason to have him win a title shot?

Machismo Fan

Fozzy wrote: »

What about BG James? When was the last time he wrestled?

True but then whats the point of "firing" someone that barely shows up anyway. They could work the Daniels thing into the Curry Man "firing". Last time BG wrestled was with EY against the Guns in August or September, he's an agent now I think.

Bubs101

Road Dog was doing some presenting recently, fan interaction stuff at some PPV so that could be the avenue he's going down.

f4wonline wrote:

Rhino was hospitalized last night. He went to the TNA house show in Troy, OH and wasn't feeling well, and the commission doctor diagnosed him with high blood pressure and wouldn't let him work. He went to the hospital and the last we've heard it that he was feeling fine today and they were still planning on having him work the PPV versus Kurt Angle tomorrow.

Here's hoping he's Okay and the only match I was looking forward to isn't ruined

CMpunked

Whoever is responsible for getting Kurt to pose like this:

Machismo Fan wrote: »

Really should be fired!

Fozzy

Machismo Fan wrote: »

True but then whats the point of "firing" someone that barely shows up anyway.

What's the point of wrestling in a match where you could get fired?!

Machismo Fan

Fozzy wrote: »

What's the point of wrestling in a match where you could get fired?!

The lure of the other 3 cases.

Machismo Fan

Bubs101 wrote: »

Road Dog was doing some presenting recently, fan interaction stuff at some PPV so that could be the avenue he's going down.

He might make a good commentator.

ShawnRaven

Machismo Fan wrote: »

He might make a good commentator.

Armstrong always made a decent stick man, better than a wrestler, that's for sure. So commentary would make sense.

the flananator

Fozzy wrote: »

What's the point of wrestling in a match where you could get fired?!

Because you could get a world title shot. If you were say Shark Boy or Cute Kip,it could be worth the risk.

Fozzy

the flananator wrote: »

Because you could get a world title shot. If you were say Shark Boy or Cute Kip,it could be worth the risk.

Really? Think about it

If they get the wrong briefcase they're fired

If they get the right one they get a title shot. If Shark Boy were to get it, would he really believe that he could beat Sting?

Put yourself into their position. Let's say that you've been happily employed somewhere for a few years and one day your boss says that he's having a raffle where if your name gets called out then you have a 25% chance of being fired. And there's a 75% chance of getting a chance to win a big bonus. Would you really take it? Maybe if you were actually guaranteed to get the bonus, but the wrestlers are only guaranteed a title shot, not the title itself

rizzla

Fozzy wrote: »

Put yourself into their position. Let's say that you've been happily employed somewhere for a few years and one day your boss says that he's having a raffle where if your name gets called out then you have a 25% chance of being fired. And there's a 75% chance of getting a chance to win a big bonus. Would you really take it? Maybe if you were actually guaranteed to get the bonus, but the wrestlers are only guaranteed a title shot, not the title itself

Depends if I liked my job or not and if I believed I was being used to my full potential. If you where to look at it like a real fight anyone can beat anyone on a good day, within reason*. Also, people in title fights (real) often get bigger pay checks. So a better analogy would be. Would you enter the raffle if there was a 75% you would be guaranteed a bonus and a possibility you could become head of your department or get fired?

*I know some fool will say, well a baby can't beat Batista :rolleyes:

Machismo Fan

Fozzy wrote: »

Really? Think about it

If they get the wrong briefcase they're fired

If they get the right one they get a title shot. If Shark Boy were to get it, would he really believe that he could beat Sting?

Put yourself into their position. Let's say that you've been happily employed somewhere for a few years and one day your boss says that he's having a raffle where if your name gets called out then you have a 25% chance of being fired. And there's a 75% chance of getting a chance to win a big bonus. Would you really take it? Maybe if you were actually guaranteed to get the bonus, but the wrestlers are only guaranteed a title shot, not the title itself

What your saying does make sense but I think your over-analysing it a little.

Fozzy

Machismo Fan wrote: »

What your saying does make sense but I think your over-analysing it a little.

I'm only over-analysing it because some people think that it's a match worth being in! There was one smart person in the match last year, Chris Harris I think. Although considering what happened him, he's the one guy who probably should have been grabbing for the briefcases :pac:

EdK

Two men who have a "problem" with each other dont usually don lycra and copious amounts of baby oil to settle their differences in the real world either

TNA is usually criticised for being too complicated, this match is simple 3 people get title shots 1 gets fired, as for being in the match the participants are booked to take part as per their job, you say no you will have a higher than 75% chance of being fired im speaking logically here by the wayin a breaking it down for "real" type fashion, there is that element of risk but great reward for lesser known guys to potentially get the title shot they may never have or will have gotten another one

Think about matches such as the elimination chamber, you have a one in six chance of claiming the title but a far greater chance of getting seriously hurt, who in their right mind would be in any of these gimmick matches if wrestling was at all real

In essence dont over think things its just entertainment, it never has and never will make sense or follow any kind of logic:p

Fozzy

EdK wrote: »

TNA is usually criticised for being too complicated, this match is simple

Was last year's match simple? Before the match they mentioned nothing about being able to hold onto the briefcases and using the title shots whenever they wanted. They never said that the respective title shots wouldn't be revealed at the PPV. Senshi lost his briefcase a few days later on Impact, before it was revealed what was in it. Steiner was offered money for his briefcase but instead he swapped it with Petey's. Then Steiner won that one back and he had two. Then he gave one back to Petey. That's complicated!

EdK wrote: »

Think about matches such as the elimination chamber, you have a one in six chance of claiming the title but a far greater chance of getting seriously hurt, who in their right mind would be in any of these gimmick matches if wrestling was at all real

That's no comparison, they're going to get hurt anyway just by wrestling. They also get a chance of hurting their opponents more than usual. And matches like that are always spotlighted more, meaning more fan recognition if you're in one

EdK wrote: »

In essence dont over think things its just entertainment, it never has and never will make sense or follow any kind of logic:p

I've seen plenty of wrestling that's followed logic. The best angles and gimmicks are always logical ones, because they're the ones that you can believe in and get behind

The Feast Or Fired match is just too illogical for me to believe that the goal of the wrestlers in the match should be to grab a briefcase. It's not like this is the only way to get a title shot in TNA. Didn't Jay Lethal get a World title shot on Impact the week after he became the number two contender to the X-Division title on PPV? People get title shots all the time for no real reason, it's not worth your job to try to get one in this match

the flananator

Fozzy wrote: »

Really? Think about it

If they get the wrong briefcase they're fired

If they get the right one they get a title shot. If Shark Boy were to get it, would he really believe that he could beat Sting?

Put yourself into their position. Let's say that you've been happily employed somewhere for a few years and one day your boss says that he's having a raffle where if your name gets called out then you have a 25% chance of being fired. And there's a 75% chance of getting a chance to win a big bonus. Would you really take it? Maybe if you were actually guaranteed to get the bonus, but the wrestlers are only guaranteed a title shot, not the title itself

I'm not going to get into an argument with you here, but I will say that if you were a vetern like Shark Boy who never advanced past the under-card his entire career, he may be willing to take the 25% risk for a shot at the gold. Ditto for a last chance salooner like Cute Kip. Granted, someone like Shelly or Lethal may not be willing to take the risk. But then again, they're young and arrogant, maybe they would be?

Ok, we're definitely overanalysing it here; heres hoping the match will provide some decent action and a few interesting anlges on Impact over the next few weeks.

Bubs101

Feast or Fired is not a good concept, they've even had the wrestlers effectively admit it in the ring. Didn't Kip James throw the briefcase at BJ because he didn't want to risk the 25% he'd get fired last year? It's just not worth the risk no matter how you look at it because the X division belt has effectively been made worthless recently and the chance of anyone in this match beating Sting in kayfabe is slim to none

Turd Ferguson

Bubs101 wrote: »

the chance of anyone in this match beating Sting in kayfabe is slim to none

They might not have to beat Sting. And as far as I know there are a few people in the match that already have wins over AJ Styles so it's very possible that someone in the match could get a World title shot and win it.

Machismo Fan

http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/7673/

Rhino update

Rhino worked the TNA house show tonight in Lawrenceburg, KY, after being hospitalized Friday night after not feeling well and having high blood pressure. So he is good to go for tomorrow night's PPV event in Orlando where he faces Kurt Angle.

Angle vs. Rhino is currently scheduled as the second to the last match on the show,with the eight-man tag team match with the Main Event Mafia vs. Team 3-D & A.J. Styles & Samoa Joe scheduled to go on last.

Yay!

Bubs101

Turd Ferguson wrote: »

They might not have to beat Sting. And as far as I know there are a few people in the match that already have wins over AJ Styles so it's very possible that someone in the match could get a World title shot and win it.

AJ won't win tonight. it's 100% a throwaway PPV and if AJ became champion because Bubba Ray pinned Steiner it would make a joke of the title

the flananator

Bubs101 wrote: »

AJ won't win tonight. it's 100% a throwaway PPV and if AJ became champion because Bubba Ray pinned Steiner it would make a joke of the title

Thats a moot point. We're talking in kayfabe terms. And in the world of kayfabe, the odds are stacked in AJ's favour.

MOOT.

Turd Ferguson

Bubs101 wrote: »

AJ won't win tonight. it's 100% a throwaway PPV and if AJ became champion because Bubba Ray pinned Steiner it would make a joke of the title

It would make a joke of it...but that doesnt mean it wont happen. Say for example Booker gets pinned, it could start a bit of tension with Sting (thinking Booker should give up his legends title instead). The Front Line need something out of this PPV to have any sort of credibility in this feud.

Also, if anyone knows anywhere I could watch this live could they pm me? Cheers

Bubs101

It 100% won't happen. Would WWE have a title change in this kind of match on December to Dismember? No? This is TNA's equivalent. Every match on the card is a throwaway match

callaway92

Results:

Feast or Fired..These got cases..Surely Curry Man got the fired case
Hernandez
Curry Man
Homicide
Jay Lethal

The Beautiful People & Sharmell vs. ODB, Taylor Wilde & Roxxi

Winners - Taylor Wilde, Roxxi, & ODB

Eric Young vs. champion Sheik Abdul Bashir
X Division Championship Match

Winner & new X Division Champion - Eric Young


Christy Hemme vs. champion Awesome Kong w/ Raisha Saeed
TNA Knockout Women's Championship

Winner via disqualification - Christy Hemme (Kong retains)


Abyss & "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan vs. champions Beer Money, Inc
TNA Tag Team Championship Match


Winners & still TNA Tag Team Champions - Beer Money, Inc.


Rhino vs. Kurt Angle
Special Enforcer: Mick Foley
If Rhino wins, Angle is gone from TNA! If Angle wins, he gets his rematch vs. Jeff Jarrett!

Winner - Kurt Angle, gets a rematch against Jeff Jarrett


TNA World Champion Sting, Legends Champion Booker T, Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner (The Main Event Mafia) vs. Samoa Joe, AJ Styles and Team 3D (TNA Frontline)
(If TNA Frontline wins, AJ Styles becomes the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion)

Winners - The Main Event Mafia, Sting retains the TNA Championship......

Im delighted they kept the titles on Beer Money

Bubs101

The idea of them taking the titles of Beer Money to give to Abyys and Morgan would be ridiculous. Don't think that even TNA would do that.

Lethal got the tag case btw.I really really hope that they end the Bashir Sewell programme to team Sewell with Lethal to have a mini Mega Powers against Beer Money. That could be absolutely awesome, almost as good as MCMG winning back the case from Lethal.

On other notes, Al Snow came back to screw over Foley. Be nice to see them bring him back full time with the crazy gimmick but on an F4Wonline show Snow said he was focusing on acting so it's unlikely

Kid Nothing

Suicide debuted (http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/tna%2Bfinal%2Bresolution/video/x7ny53_tna-final-resolution-suicide-debut_sport) ......introduced by Mike Tenay as "we know of Suicide from Midway's TNA Impact! game"!!! Surely they can give Kaz something better as a back story?!!

CMpunked

amull87 wrote: »

Suicide debuted (http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/tna%2Bfinal%2Bresolution/video/x7ny53_tna-final-resolution-suicide-debut_sport) ......introduced by Mike Tenay as "we know of Suicide from Midway's TNA Impact! game"!!! Surely they can give Kaz something better as a back story?!!

Maybe its just a ploy to get people (by people i mean idiot americans) to say, "lets find out what his story is" and then buy the game.

rizzla

Bit of an average PPV.

I was thinking that since the way Eric won the title they might have an X Division tourney. Plus the way that Sewell guy looks away from Bashir you swear he'd been raped by him.

Anyone else think Steiner looked a bit Dazed and Confused in his bout?

Fozzy

Young got stripped of the title after he won it, did he not? That's what I read earlier

Poor Joe

Machismo Fan

iMPACT Preview:

HUGE NEWS: JIM CORNETTE ANNOUNCES THE X DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP IS VACANT! TOURNAMENT TO BEGIN ON THURSDAY'S "iMPACT!" TO CROWN A NEW CHAMPION!
Plus, witness the aftermath of "Final Resolution" on the huge broadcast starting at 9pm ET on SpikeTV!

Just minutes after the "Final Resolution" Pay-Per-View event, TNA Management Director Jim Cornette informed TNAwrestling.com that as a result of the controversial outcome of the X Division Championship bout between Eric Young and Sheik Abdul Bashir involving referee Shane Sewell, the title is declared vacant and being held up!

Cornette also revealed that an 8-man tournament will begin this Thursday night on SpikeTV to determine a new champion, with the finals to take place at the "Genesis" Pay-Per-View on Sunday, January 11! The tournament bouts are below:

- Quarterfinal #1: Eric Young vs. Sheik Abdul Bashir (PPV rematch, taking place this Thursday night)

- Quarterfinal #2: Alex Shelley vs. "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal (Also this Thursday night)

- Quarterfinal #3: Chris Sabin vs. "The Guru" Sonjay Dutt (December 18)

- Quarterfinal #4: Consequences Creed vs. Japanese newcomer Akira Raijin (December 18)

Tune in this Thursday night on "iMPACT!" on SpikeTV to witness the start of the X Division Championship Tournament!

ALSO THIS THURSDAY NIGHT ON "IMPACT!" :

- The Beautiful People want to remind all of their fans that (allegedly!) former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin will once again be with them this Thursday night.

- The war between The Main Event Mafia and TNA Frontline continues! How will "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles and Samoa Joe react to The Main Event Mafia getting the win at Final Resolution? Will we find out more about why Kurt Angle brought Al Snow to the Pay-Per-View to play mind games with Mick Foley?

- As a result of the "Feast Or Fired" match, three TNA superstars will get title shots - while one will be fired! This Thursday night, all of the briefcases will be opened, revealing the fate for Hernandez and Homicide of The Latin American Xchange as well as Curry Man! (Jay Lethal's case was opened on Sunday to reveal a Tag Team Title shot). When "iMPACT!" ends this Thursday, one superstar will be fired and gone from TNA!

- Will we learn more about TNA Wrestling newcomer Suicide this Thursday night on SpikeTV? Suicide made his surprise debut at Sunday's Final Resolution, attacking the Motor City Machineguns. What's next for Suicide? Tune in and find out!

All this and much more this Thursday night on "iMPACT!" on SpikeTV, including news on the upcoming "Genesis" Pay-Per-View epic event on Sunday, January 11!

I haven't seen much of Final Resolution yet (stupid slow loading videos) but the Feast or Fired was a great match and Suicides debut was cool, its Kaz by the way, you can tell by the Neckbreaker/DDT spot.

Bubs101

They are having an X-division tournament when literally the PPV before they had a battle royale to determine the standings in the X-division and were set to use those for a while I assumed, which is why Sonjay was number 10 contender for the X-division, so he'd get his shot eventually. but hang on, if sonjay was number 10, there's no champion anymore so that'd make him 11th in line, what's he doing in the top 8 of the X-division. Even worse, the MCMG are in it and didn't even compete in the x-division ladder battle royale. neither did that new guy. So half of the people in the tournament shouldn't be in the running for the X-division title based on what TNA said a month ago. I call shenanigans