Coverage and thoughts
on the December 19, 2013 Final Resolution Impact
The show starts with Magnus
walking backstage. He asks some guy where Dixie is. She hasn’t checked in yet.
Then he asks where Jeff Hardy is. The guy doesn’t know that either. He tells
the guy that he’s got something to say that will get everyone’s attention.
Magnus comes to the
ring. He loves this business, which is why he just like every wrestler put
their bodies through a lot because they love this business. It’s not about the
lavish life style. It’s always been about honor & respect but can the same
be said for Jeff Hardy? Magnus is as big a fan of Jeff’s as anybody. Jeff
slayed every single 1 of his demons, but maybe there’s 1 little demon crawling
in. That being greed. Magnus mentions that Jeff was filmed having drinks with
Dixie. They show that clip. Magnus thinks Jeff owes everyone an explanation.
This is the most important match of Magnus’ life. He won’t let Jeff or Dixie
fool him. Then he tells the fans not to let Jeff fool them either. Then Jeff
comes out. Jeff says Magnus doesn’t know him. Magnus says this is the biggest
night of his life; he’s not letting any chances go. Jeff needs to explain
himself. He remembers what Jeff did on 10-10-10. Jeff says that was a different
time & place. Magnus says that on October 10 that year Jeff sold out, took
the money & ran for the world title & Magnus thinks he might be doing
that again. The fans forgave Jeff, there are kids who dress up like Jeff but
what will his creatures think if he sold out. Jeff tells Magnus to worry about
his own life & not his. This was a good opening promo. Magnus was really
good on the mic.
Backstage Christie is
with Kurt Angle. He mentions that Roode has had his number, but tonight is the
night he shows the world who Kurt Angle really is & that he still has it.
He will beat Roode twice. This isn’t the end of Kurt Angle, this is just the
beginning. This was a good promo too.
Backstage we see JB
standing outside a door. Later tonight we will find out who got what in the
feast or fired. Chavo comes in & says he might get a title match. Zima
comes in & says the same. Then he & Chavo bicker. JB mentions that
someone’s going home. Whatever.
Kurt Angle vs. Bobby
Roode in a 2 out of 3 falls match. Roode wins. * Roode wins the first fall by pin
fall * Angle wins the second fall by pin fall * Roode wins the third fall by
pin fall while holding the rope. WINNER – BOBBY ROODE. This was a good match.
Back to JB. He talks
about how 3 guys will get a title match & 1 will get a pink slip. Gunner
& Storm come in. JB says that Gunner got his case in a controversial way.
Gunner says Storm would’ve done the same. Storm says we’ll see if Gunner’s
gamble paid off. Gunner asks him what that means. Storm tells him that means he
could be canned. They go into the office. This was ok but this feast or fired
gimmick is lame.
Backstage camera guy
asks Kurt Angle what happened. Angle says Roode’s outsmarted him. He’s never
been outsmarted before. All Angle has wanted to do was beat Roode & he
couldn’t do that. Camera guy mentions that Roode days that he has Angle’s
number. Angle doesn’t know what to do. This was good too.
Time for a video
package recapping the history between Madison Rayne & Gail Kim.
Back to JB. EC3 comes
by. JB still owes him a match, but not tonight. He’s a carter & his fate as
a winner has been determined. If all else fails he knows what to do. Then his
cell phone rings & it’s Dixie. She says there isn’t anything she can do
about what case he got. This EC3 gimmick is really annoying.
Backstage EY says the
experiment continues tonight. He has some gifts for Joseph.
They reshow a video
package recapping the Joseph Park & Eric Young vs. Daniels & Kazarian
storyline.
Eric Young comes to the
ring. Last week he dropped a big mind grenade on his friend. He tells Park to
come out. EY tells Park that he is Abyss. Park says Eric’s been a great friend.
Park’s head is full of stuff & he doesn’t know what to believe. But his
name is Joseph Park. EY says that the monster Abyss showed up when Park bled.
Park says it was a blur, he is Joseph Park. Then EY tells Park that next he
will face Daniels & Kazarian in a handicap match. Park gets worried. Then
EY tells him this will be a monsters ball. Park can’t do it. Then EY shows him
the gifts that he got him. Park opens 1 & it’s a steel chair. The next gift
is a bag of thumbtacks. The third one is a roll of barbed wire. Park
appreciates all this but it doesn’t do anything for him. Park won’t do this. EY
says he has 1 more gift left & it’s under the ring. The last gift is the 2
X 4 with the nails (aka Janice). Park then says he will do it. This was
idiotic. This whole angle with Park not knowing he’s Abyss & Young trying
to make him remember is just stupid. This whole joke is way beyond old!
Back to JB. The feast
or fired case holders are sitting at a table awaiting their fate. They’re doing this backstage now. Well at
least the live crowed gets spared all this.
Backstage we see Jeff
Hardy & Samoa Joe comes in. Joe says there’s no reason for Jeff to look the
way he does unless what Magnus said is true. Joe mentions what a hostile
business this is & gets the attraction of a short cut. He didn’t think Jeff
would be that kind of guy. Jeff says that Joe isn’t getting an explanation. No
one is.
Back to JB & the
feast of fired case holders. JB reminds everybody what is in each case. Then he
brings in Dixie. She has become so used to coming up with innovative ideas.
Tonight the stakes couldn’t be hire for these 4 guys. JB says that Zima Ion
will open his case first. Zima says there’s a 100 % chance that he’s going
home, with gold around his waist. Ion gets the X Title case. Next up is Gunner.
JB asks if Gunner will pick Storm to be his partner if he gets the tag title
case. Gunner says they might have their issues but they’re still partners. Gunner
gets the world title case. Chavo’s confident he’s got the tag title case.
Whatever is in the case won’t change the fact that he is a Guerrero. EC3 says
he’s a Carter…then Sting comes in & Dixie flips. Sting says EC3 &
legacy in the same sentence makes him sick. Chavo never had anything handed to
him. Sting says that legacy is wrapped around the Guerrero name & for Chavo
to have a 50-50 chance of being gone sucks. But on the other side there’s a
50-50 chance EC3 could be gone. Sting offers to take whatever case EC3 has
& challenges him to a match. EC3 says he will take the case. UGH! Time to
find out the final 2 cases. EC3 gets the tag title case & Chavo’s history.
Sting says that Dixie disgusts him & he doesn’t have any words for EC3. Dixie
& EC3 are happy & Dixie says they gotta tell the family. Man this was
beyond stupid!! I have no idea what they’re doing with Sting & EC3. This
whole backstage bit was terrible!
Backstage Magnus talks
about what happened with Jeff. Jeff hasn’t given any answer as to what
happened. Magnus’ focus is on becoming TNA World Champion. When he does
everything will be answered.
ODB & Madison Rayne
vs. Lei’D Tapa & Knockouts Champion Gail Kim. ODB & Rayne win Rayne
pins Gail. This was solid.
Backstage Sting comes
into Jeff’s dressing room. Sting knows what it’s like to be second guessed.
Jeff doesn’t owe anybody an explanation except for his creatures. Jeff says
Sting doesn’t understand. Sting says that he does. I’m glad he does because I
sure don’t. This whole story with Jeff is weird.
Time for a 365 video.
Rockstar Spud apologizes to Dixie for not getting the world title. Dixie asked
him to her house because they have a world title match & there’s no world
title. AJ is digging himself into a bigger legal hole. Dixie then tells Spud
that he needs to find someone who will be a good champion or something like
that. She tells him not to fail her. This was lame.
They show a video
package recapping how Jeff & Magnus got to the finals of the TNA World
Title Tournament.
Jeff Hardy comes to the
ring. He says he’s made a lot of mistakes. We are who we are. He mentions
Magnus coming out before & bringing up what happened 3 years ago. Then Jeff
mentions what happened at Victory Road 2011. Those mistakes will not be
repeated. Jeff thought about his past, but more importantly he thought about
his future, his wife & daughter. He loves to entertain the creatures. He
knows Dixie wanted to corrupt him but he knew that would mean Dixie would own
him. No one owns him. Last week he told Dixie to take her money & stick it.
Like AJ Styles, Jeff will win the world title & represent this company the
way that it should be. Then out comes Dixie. She sees a similarity between Jeff
& AJ. That being everything that they & their families have they owe to
Dixie. She’s the one who stood by Jeff. The fans abanded him when he needed
them. Because of Dixie Jeff got to keep his job. Dixie rambles on & says
that if Jeff doesn’t focus on what’s best for her company he will be out of a job
just like AJ. Then she says that Jeff needs Dixie more than she needs him. He
has a real important decision to make. She tells him to make the right
decision. She will be at ringside to watch the match. She wishes Jeff luck.
This was just as idiotic as any Dixie promo. Her being on the show & being
the heel owner is really just as hard to watch as what goes on in the other
company! Why are they doing the exact same storyline!? They look really second
rate!
Jeff Hardy vs. Magnus
in a Dixie Land TNA World Title Tournament Finals match. Magnus wins to become
the new champion. Both guys were climbing out of the cage & EC3 pulls
Magnus’ leg. Then Jeff gives EC3 a Twist of Fate. The match continues on the
outside. Then Jeff gets on the stage & throws his shirt at Dixie. Then Jeff
climbs the ladder but then Rockstar Spud comes out & knocks over the
ladder. Then Magnus climbs the ladder & grabs the belt. WINNER & NEW
TNA WORLD CHAMPION – MAGNUS. The cage part of this was good but then it went south
(no surprise). Magnus holds the title up
over his head to end the show. I liked the cage part of this but then after
that this was overbooked.
I thought this was a
really lousy show overall. The Jeff-Magnus promo at the start was good, I liked
the Angle-Roode match & the Knockouts tag match was solid. There were a lot
of backstage segments that I really didn’t care for. The whole feast or fired
segment was a total waste & really painful! I’m really tired of Dixie being
the on camera heel owner! That really makes TNA look like a cheap knock off.
The Jeff-Magnus match was a mix. The cage part was good but the rest of it was
overbooked. The Eric Young-Joseph Park promo was lame too. This whole story
with Park not realizing he’s Abyss & EY trying to jog his memory is really
old! So on the whole I found this show to be really painful to watch.
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