Final Resolution 2008 (January)
Date: January 6, 2008
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 900
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Don West
The opening video is about how the show called FINAL is about how everything is new. This is set to Ride of the Valkyries. The video talks about the major matches such as Christian vs. Angle and Gail vs. Kong.
LAX vs. Rock and Rave Infection
Rave stops Homicide on the apron and hits an STO but almost as fast as he hits the floor, SuperMex dives over the top to take out both members of the Infection. This is going REALLY fast. Rave gets beaten down with double teaming but Rock gets in to break up a Doomsday Device style move. SuperMex is sent to the floor so now the Infection gets to double team. Dig that mirroring of each other.
Kaz vs. Black Reign
Basically Reign has taken the look of Goldust and taken out the interest and workrate and added in the offense of Dustin Rhodes. Off to the chinlock to keep things riveting. A diamond stunner gets two for Reign. This is one of those matches that started out interesting and has shifted into one where I could show it to Alex DeLarge while his eyes were held open.
They both try cross bodies but collide to put them both down. Kaz fires off some rapid kicks which help a bit. Gee what a shock: a young non-Texas cowboy gets on offense and the match instantly gets better. He does that in the corner but dives out to the apron for a slingshot DDT for two. Spinning legdrop misses but whatever the Curtain Call is known as is reversed into a spinning downward spiral for the pin.
Knockout Title: Gail Kim vs. Awesome Kong
Rating: B. See, this is the big difference between the Divas and the Knockouts. The Divas have matches that are supposed to be impressive because they involve girls. The Knockouts have matches that are like regular matches but happen to have participants who look good in tight shorts. This could have been good with men or women in it, which is a great sign.
Judas Mesias vs. Abyss
Sharmell/Booker T vs. Miss Brooks/Robert Roode
Post match Roode goes off on Traci and slaps him. He gets in her face in the corner and Sharmell goes in for the save. Roode accidentally punches her and Booker FREAKS. Make that everyone freaks. This feud would go on for like 4 more months.
Time for more of the Drinking Championships which is who can hold more beer in their bladders. You figure out the rest of it. Young wins and this was a waste of about 90 seconds.
Motor City Machineguns/Jay Lethal vs. Team 3D/Johnny Devine
Joe says he and Nash care cool and maybe he was wrong about Hall and Nash. He also wants it to be about wrestling and not about drama.
Tag Titles: Samoa Joe/Kevin Nash vs. Tomko/AJ Styles
TNA World Title: Kurt Angle vs. Christian Cage
A highlight package of the main event takes us out.
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Wrestling
Date: January 3, 2013
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Todd Kenely, Tazz
The opening recap kills some time.
We open with the Superstar of the Year presentation. The nominees are Ray, Storm, Aries, Roode and of course Hardy. To the shock of no one other than Aries or Roode, Hardy wins. Roode and Aries were arguing to the ring when the announcement was made and the two of them being shocked was funny stuff. Hardy says that this award means just as much as being champion, which draws Roode into the ring to yell.
Kazarian vs. James Storm
Kenny King talks to Kid Kash about some mini tournament for the shot at RVD.
Brooke has no comment on her dad.
X-Division #1 Contenders Tournament: Kid Kash vs. Christian York
Hernandez vs. Matt Morgan
Morgan has a bad arm so Joey is subbing for him. Ok then.
Joey Ryan vs. Hernandez
Chavo gets taken down as well post match. Was there a point to this segment?
We see the Knockouts stretching.
We recap Aries/Ray/the Hogans for the millionth time.
Post break we recap what we just saw.
Gail Kim/Tara vs. Mickie James/Miss Tessmacher
ODB is glad Sting is back and says Young will be back soon.
We recap the announcement of the triple threat match at Genesis.
Samoa Joe/Kurt Angle vs. D-Von/Masked Man
Results
James Storm b. Kazarian – Last Call
Christian York b. Kid Kash – Mood Swing
Hernandez b. Joey Ryan via DQ when Matt Morgan interfered
Mickie James/Miss Tessmacher b. Tara/Gail Kim – MickieDT to Kim
Kurt Angle/Samoa Joe b. D-Von/Masked Man – Angle Slam to Masked Man
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Wrestling
Date: December 27, 2012
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Todd Keneley, Tazz
Samoa Joe vs. Masked Man
Joe goes for the mask but the rest of the bikers come in for the save. Of course they do.
Christian York vs. Rob Van Dam
D-Von talks about getting someone new to join the club. Doc is with some girls and approves of the plan.
Remember to vote for Superstar of the Year.
Sting is still going to be back on 1-3-13.
The tag champions come out and challenge Bad Influence for right now.
Hernandez/Chavo Guerrero vs. Bad Influence
The non-champions hit back to back slingshot strikes on Hernandez to take over. The match drags on and gets very boring in a hurry with the heels in control. After about 8 hours, the lukewarm tag brings in Chavo who hits Three Amigos on Kaz. Bad Influence hits a Hart Attack for two but Hernandez sends them to the floor. The champs hit a double dive to the floor before throwing Kaz back in for the Frog Splash and the pin at 14:30.
Hardy has little to say.
Gail Kim vs. Miss Tessmacher
Bobby Roode vs. Austin Aries
Bobby loads up a spear but gets caught in the Last Chancery. Roode pokes the eyes to escape and puts on the Crossface which I guess is his secondary finisher. Aries goes to the eyes as well to escape, showing some nice storytelling here. Roode begs off in the corner but trips Aries up for two with his feet on the ropes.
Aries tries a rollup with trunks for two of his own but walks into the spinebuster for two. Hebner disarms Roode of the chair he picked up, allowing Aries to hit a discus elbow for two. Now Austin brings in the chair but Henber will still have none of it. Hebner goes off on both guys so they both deck him and toss him to the floor, throwing the match out at about 13:00.
Post match they both go for the chair but Hardy runs out and takes both guys out to end the show.
Results
Samoa Joe b. Masked Man – Koquina Clutch
Rob Van Dam b. Christian York – Five Star Frog Splash
Chavo Guerrero/Hernandez b. Bad Influence – Frog Splash to Kazarian
Gail Kim b. Miss Tessmacher – Eat Defeat
Austin Aries vs. Bobby Roode went to a no contest
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it’s the end of the year and it’s time for someone else to do their awards results. I’ve used a combination of the PWI Awards, the WON Awards and the WrestleZone Awards while leaving a few out. I’ll be listing the winner and another that came to my mind when I was thinking about the winner. To explain it to you schmucks who have to complain about everything I do, THE WINNER IS LISTED FIRST AND THE OTHER PICK IS LISTED SECOND. Let’s get to it.
- Wrestler of the Year
- Tag Team of the Year
Other: The Shield. These guys burst onto the scene and took over the company near the end of the year. They had one of the best debut matches EVER, taking a war to Ryback and HELL NO. These guys have a ton of potential and they have a chance to be huge in the next year, but this is for team of the Year, not November and December.
- Match of the Year
Tie: Undertaker vs. HHH (Wrestlemania 28)/Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena (Extreme Rules)
Worst Match of the Year
- Feud of the Year
- Most Improved Wrestler of the Year
- Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year
Rookie of the Year
- PPV of the Year
Winner: Wrestlemania. It had three of the ten best matches of the year and almost nothing bad going on at all. We also set up a bunch of stuff throughout the rest of the year, had some great matches, and had a match that was literally built up over a year. I had an absolute blast watching this and it still holds up today. Oh and it made more money than any pay per view ever. Wrestlemania wins.
Worst PPV of the Year
Other: Final Resolution. This is basically the TNA version of Survivor Series as it was more or less a house show with nothing significant happening. At the end of the year it felt like both companies were just trying to get to January, and that makes for some BAD PPVs.
- Surprise of the Year
- Best Angle of the Year
- Worst Angle of the Year
- Promo of the Year
- Moment of the Year
Merry Christmas,
KB
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Wrestling
Date: December 20, 2012
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Todd Keneley, Mike Tenay, Taz
TV Title: Kurt Angle vs. D-Von
Time for the Knockouts deliberation which is an excuse to have Brooke on TV more. ODB is thrown out because she has an injured husband.
Joey Ryan/Matt Morgan vs. Rob Van Dam/Kenny King
Hardy is ready for Aries. Thankfully he says this instead of thinking it.
Tessmacher gets eliminated in another stupid Knockouts segment.
1-3-13 is Sting. Ok then.
Mickie gets the shot.
Knockouts Title: Mickie James vs. Tara
Rating: D+. This started ok and then fell apart at the end. I had a hard time keeping up with what was going on in the ring, and in a match this simple that should never be the case. Nothing to see here as this match literally happened less than two weeks ago. Why would I want to see it again?
TNA World Title: Jeff Hardy vs. Austin Aries
Results
D-Von b. Kurt Angle – Pin after a masked man hit Angle with a pipe
Joey Ryan/Matt Morgan b. Kenny King/Rob Van Dam – Carbon Footprint to Van Dam
Tara b. Mickie James – Facebuster
Jeff Hardy b. Austin Aries – Swanton Bomb
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