TNA Final Resolution December 19: The Good And The Bad
Quick Notes / Opening Segment
Welcome to TNA Resolution review, we are airing from Orlando, Florida. Before we get into the full show I wanted to give some quick takes from other segments in the show. Kurt Angle is shown in the back, he is processing the defeat and he doesn’t know what his next move is. Angle is trying to hint a retirement but this is just another installment of their feud.
A video package of the history between Gail Kim and Madison Rayne is shown. Finally we get a recap of their history because the announcers did a terrible job last week. If you look at this card and compare it to the actual pay-per-view from last year, this had better matches even though there was only three on the card. Here is the problem with internet fans; you have fans who are WWE marks, TNA marks and just plain haters. When you have a good product, instead of bashing it, you should enjoy it the best you can. Now if it’s just horrible, that’s a different story.
The show I thought had some solid story telling had some odd little things that should not have happened. For example, Sting coming in while the “feast or fired” was going on. Why would he come in? I understand he wants EC3, but that’s not your place so get out. Sting has been more of a negative than positive in most segments. He wants to be there, but almost lost everything that made him special.
Opening segment: Magnus-Jeff Hardy taking a good intensity from Magnus, but was it really necessary to bring up Jeff Hardy’s past addictions? For the casual fan, if Hardy won the title, it would look bad on the company, right? They did do a nice job of bringing up 10-10-10 where he turned heel. There is a certain doubt that Hardy will become forces with Dixie, but the suspicion was a nice touch.
Best of Three Falls: Bobby Roode Def. Kurt Angle in 2-1 falls in 14:30
What a match. Both men worked hard and gave a good story to the crowd. With the finish, I’m not sure if this ends or continues the rivalry with both men. I’m going with it continues, but where does it go from here? Anyways great match 4.5-5*.
Joseph Parks Will Take on Bad Influence in Monster Ball Match Next Week
Some people will bash this segment, but it was entertaining and got the message across. It looks like we will get abyss next week and maybe finally end this story. Once Joe Park bleeds, he will turn into Abyss and win the match. See what they’re doing here?
Feast or Fired Segment
The segment itself was what it was, but there was two main focuses out of this segment. Gunner and James Storm continue to have a problem, which I could care less about, and EC3 will eventually fight Sting. I like that they are going to have Sting put over EC3 and even though the match was not the best when he did the same for Magnus, it will boost EC3 into having extra momentum.
ODB & Madison Rayne Def. Gail Kim & Lei’D Tapa in 5:36
A fun tag match that does a very important thing. We finally get a new No. 1 contender to Kim’s title. I think she gets the gold in the long run. They have a history they can build on/add to it, so it will be a refreshing feud. Decent 2.5-5* Match.
TNA Title Tournament Final in a Steel Cage “Dixieland” match: Magnus Def. Jeff Hardy in 16:30
Both men worked hard and it made for an entertaining match, but the steel cage got in the way. They never actually wrestled their match. It was a who can pull down who the most, but at the end they both just climbed the cage. The finish made sense and a way to write Hardy off due to the upcoming UK Tour. Will Magnus be a good champion? Only time will tell, but the set-up is good. I’m saying he will go full heel with Dixie, but instead just saying a plain no! Good, but not great match 3.5-5*.
Final Verdict: This was a well done episode of TNA and it felt like a special show with the quality of matches. Yes, there was only three, but they made up with it through story telling which is very important. They have a lot to build off of this show.
Quick Notes / Opening Segment
Welcome to TNA Resolution review, we are airing from Orlando, Florida. Before we get into the full show I wanted to give some quick takes from other segments in the show. Kurt Angle is shown in the back, he is processing the defeat and he doesn’t know what his next move is. Angle is trying to hint a retirement but this is just another installment of their feud.
A video package of the history between Gail Kim and Madison Rayne is shown. Finally we get a recap of their history because the announcers did a terrible job last week. If you look at this card and compare it to the actual pay-per-view from last year, this had better matches even though there was only three on the card. Here is the problem with internet fans; you have fans who are WWE marks, TNA marks and just plain haters. When you have a good product, instead of bashing it, you should enjoy it the best you can. Now if it’s just horrible, that’s a different story.
The show I thought had some solid story telling had some odd little things that should not have happened. For example, Sting coming in while the “feast or fired” was going on. Why would he come in? I understand he wants EC3, but that’s not your place so get out. Sting has been more of a negative than positive in most segments. He wants to be there, but almost lost everything that made him special.
Opening segment: Magnus-Jeff Hardy taking a good intensity from Magnus, but was it really necessary to bring up Jeff Hardy’s past addictions? For the casual fan, if Hardy won the title, it would look bad on the company, right? They did do a nice job of bringing up 10-10-10 where he turned heel. There is a certain doubt that Hardy will become forces with Dixie, but the suspicion was a nice touch.
Best of Three Falls: Bobby Roode Def. Kurt Angle in 2-1 falls in 14:30
What a match. Both men worked hard and gave a good story to the crowd. With the finish, I’m not sure if this ends or continues the rivalry with both men. I’m going with it continues, but where does it go from here? Anyways great match 4.5-5*.
Joseph Parks Will Take on Bad Influence in Monster Ball Match Next Week
Some people will bash this segment, but it was entertaining and got the message across. It looks like we will get abyss next week and maybe finally end this story. Once Joe Park bleeds, he will turn into Abyss and win the match. See what they’re doing here?
Feast or Fired Segment
The segment itself was what it was, but there was two main focuses out of this segment. Gunner and James Storm continue to have a problem, which I could care less about, and EC3 will eventually fight Sting. I like that they are going to have Sting put over EC3 and even though the match was not the best when he did the same for Magnus, it will boost EC3 into having extra momentum.
ODB & Madison Rayne Def. Gail Kim & Lei’D Tapa in 5:36
A fun tag match that does a very important thing. We finally get a new No. 1 contender to Kim’s title. I think she gets the gold in the long run. They have a history they can build on/add to it, so it will be a refreshing feud. Decent 2.5-5* Match.
TNA Title Tournament Final in a Steel Cage “Dixieland” match: Magnus Def. Jeff Hardy in 16:30
Both men worked hard and it made for an entertaining match, but the steel cage got in the way. They never actually wrestled their match. It was a who can pull down who the most, but at the end they both just climbed the cage. The finish made sense and a way to write Hardy off due to the upcoming UK Tour. Will Magnus be a good champion? Only time will tell, but the set-up is good. I’m saying he will go full heel with Dixie, but instead just saying a plain no! Good, but not great match 3.5-5*.
Final Verdict: This was a well done episode of TNA and it felt like a special show with the quality of matches. Yes, there was only three, but they made up with it through story telling which is very important. They have a lot to build off of this show.
