6 -- TNA tag champions MOTOR CITY MACHINEGUNS (ALEX SHELLEY & CHRIS SABIN)
vs. GENERATION ME (MAX BUCK & JEREMY BUCK) -- TNA Tag Title match -- Full
Metal Mayhem match
GenMe came out first and waited for the Guns to meet them on the
entranceramp to initiate the match. The tag belts were suspended above the
ring TLC-style. The teams went back and forth trading offense early on.
Sabin took a chair near the head/neck region when Jeremy tossed a chair
toward his face, which was too close for comfort. Max Buck was the first to
tease climbing a ladder looking for the tag belts, but Shelley yanked him
down. The Guns then crunched Max inside the ladder before suplexing Jeremy
on top of the ladder. Next, Max was hung up in the tree of woe to take a
surfboard dropkick. This led to Shelley coming off the top with a double
foot stomp onto both GenMe'ers, who were stacked up inside chairs and
ladders. The Guns backed off to the corner to let the audience soak in the
climax of the sequence of moves punishing GenMe.
Shelley began climbing the ladder, but it was apparently too short for the
champs to reach up and grab the tag belts. Cue up the short jokes. The Guns
then brought in two more ladders, which were of equal height. So, after
stalling for time to allow GenMe recover, all four men battled on top of the
three ladders in-play. Eventually, all four men came back to the mat where
the Guns took control again. The Guns then placed a table on top of the
three ladders positioned in the center ring of the ring. The construction
area did not come into play immediately, as Shelley KO'ed Jeremy on the
outside by delivering Sliced Bread #2 off the apron through a table.
Sabin and Max then climbed up the ladders and stood on the table about 10-15
feet in the air. They traded chair shots and Max took a flatback bump off
the table through a table on the mat below. Sabin then reached up and took
the TNA Tag Titles. Sabin was bleeding from the forehead as the camera
zoomed in on Sabin selling shock they kept the ittles. Meanwhile, Shelley
sold a left knee injury as he re-entered the ring to celebrate.
WINNERS: Guns at 16:27 to retain the TNA Tag Titles. Ambitious, creative
match, but that was almost the match's downfall with several
overly-choreographed spots that seemed too complicated at times and almost
canceled out the really innovative spots they brought to the table. On a PPV
heavy with stipulation matches, the teams tried to stand out, but with mixed
success. Individually, Sabin continues to stand out as a future singles star
for this company. Sabin vs. Max Buck in a singles feud down the road could
be money. (***)
7 -- THE POPE D'ANGELO DINERO vs. ABYSS -- Casket match
Abyss called for the casket to be opened 20 seconds into the match, but Pope
blocked and moved the action to the floor. Pope rammed Abyss's head into the
guardrail several times and teased a casket entry, but Abyss blocked and
they re-entered the ring. They returned to the floor and Abyss dropped Pope
onto the edge of the casket in a painful-looking spot. Back in the ring,
Abyss nailed a charging corner splash and took control of the match. Abyss
called for the lid and headbutted Pope into the casket. Abyss took a deep
breath and slowly approached the lid, but Pope kicked the lid open. Pope
then fired himself up and made a comeback, including a bulldog from the
second rope that always looks so dangerous with the head/neck region
involved.
Pope called for the casket to be opened and he dumped Abyss inside. Pope
tried to close the lid, but Abyss grabbed Pope around the throat and knocked
Pope back to center ring. Abyss then rolled Pope into the casket and again
took his sweet time approaching the lid. He tried to close it, but Pope
blocked by pushing against the top of the plastic-looking lid. Pope made
another comeback and connected with the DDE double knee smash to the back.
Pope rolled Abyss into the casket again, then tried to close the lid while
standing on the floor, but Abyss punched through the Styrofoam-looking side
of the casket and connected with Pope's groin. Abyss proceeded to chokeslam
Pope into the casket and he closed the lid this time for the win. Abyss
showed off his fist, which was bleeding from the punch-through-the-casket
move.
WINNER: Abyss at 11:40. It was what it was - another gimmick match that
seemed laughable at times because of how cheap the casket looked. (*1/4)
Backstage: Ref Hebner gave Samoa Joe and Jeff Jarrett pre-match instructions
as Jeff Jarrett danced around talking trash. Suddenly, Immortal security
jumped Samoa Joe from behind. Jarrett tried to call them off as Joe sold a
knee injury.
Video package: They went to a video on Jeff Hardy. Suddenly, the video ended
and they went back to a dark Impact Zone. Tenay started to talk, then they
cut to a video on Joe vs. Jarrett. It's obviously been a rough production
night. The TNA Title match was a very fluid situation right before the PPV
that probably threw off the production team.
Impact Zone: Jeff Jarrett came to the ring first for the semi-main event.
Samoa Joe limped out next as the medical team tried to check on Joe, who
told them to get lost. Jarrett smiled as he saw a wounded opponent across
the ring from him.
8 -- JEFF JARRETT vs. SAMOA JOE -- Submission match
Joe circled around the ring early on to avoid locking up with Jarrett. Joe
eventually lured Jarrett into an armbar, but Jarrett reached the ropes for a
break. Joe remained seated on the mat to taunt Jarrett before applying a
keylock that Jarrett escaped. Jarrett came back with a front anklelock, but
Joe escaped and landed right hand blows. Joe then rolled Jarrett onto his
stomach and applied an anklelock, but Jarrett broke the hold again. Joe came
back with a Texas Cloverleaf and Joe sat down on the hold center-ring.
Jarrett, again, escaped to the ropes.
Jarrett had enough and teased leaving the ring, but Joe slapped on a rear
naked choke. Jarrett tapped, but they were outside of the ring. The
announcers noted Hebner's pre-match instructions the finish must happen
inside the ring. So, inside the ring, Joe applied a Crossface. Jarrett
tapped, but his foot was under the ropes, so ref Hebner waved it off. Joe
then hit the Musclebuster and slapped on a rear naked choke, but TNA
security hit the ring to distract the ref. Joe cleared them from the ring,
but it gave Jarrett an opening to slap on the Anklelock. Joe was forced to
tap out, giving Jarrett another win over Joe.
WINNER: Jarrett via submission at 9:05. Fun, different match focused on
actual wrestling holds. It was a classic heel victory with Jarrett winning
only because of circumstances rather than actual skill. The feud doesn't
seem to be over, as Joe needs to conquer Jarrett before the program is over.
Big picture - is this the best use of Joe? Probably not, but it's keeping
him in the main event picture. (**1/4)
Backstage: Hemme brought in Mr. Anderson, who was dressed in a referee
t-shirt. The camera - shockingly - slowly zoomed in on Anderson in normal
fashion. Anderson talked before Matt Morgan walked into Anderson's interview
time. He said he wants a No DQ match because he knows Immortal will try to
interfere. Anderson, who apparently has the power to add stipulations, said
he's going to call it right down the middle. "Ya know, just like an a-hole
would," he dryly said. They cut to a video package on Jeff Hardy.
Impact Zone: Mr. Anderson came out first for the TNA Title main event where
a casual audience member likely had no idea who was challenging for the
title before the previous segment considering TNA decided for the second
straight month not to give Morgan any pre-match PPV time to focus on his
quest for the TNA Title. After Morgan came out as the challenger, Jeff
Hardy's music hit. Hardy eventually walked out to the ring with a very slow
gait. In the hours leading up to the PPV, it wasn't clear if Hardy would
actually be wrestling on the PPV. Hardy eventually made it to the ring and
Jeremy Borash handled the formal ring introductions. Mr. Anderson whispered
in Borash's ear that it's now a No DQ match. The crowd chanted, "Morgan,
Morgan" and booed Hardy, who was crouched in the corner.
9 -- TNA World Hvt. champion JEFF HARDY vs. MATT MORGAN -- TNA World Title
match -- No DQ match -- Mr. Anderson special referee
Anderson called for the bell and the match was on. Morgan dominated early
and landed signature rapid-fire elbow smashes in the corner. Morgan then
choked Hardy across the top rope and Anderson casually leaned against the
top rope before saying, "Yeah, it's No DQ." Hardy then slingshot Morgan
across the top rope to take control of the match. Hardy settled into a
chinlock before Morgan came to his feet. Hardy tried right hands, but Morgan
no-sold and side-stepped a desperation Whisper in the Wind attempt. Morgan
then smashed Hardy with a discus clothesline for a close two count. Morgan
scored another close two count and kept his cool as Anderson told him it was
a two.
Hardy suddenly came back with a Twist of Hate, but Morgan kicked out. Hardy
didn't like the count, then took out his anger on Morgan. Morgan suddenly
nailed the Carbon Footprint, but he sold a knee injury immediately
afterward. It gave Hardy an opening to put his foot on the bottom rope to
break a subsequent pin. Morgan continued to sell the knee and couldn't
execute a suplex, so Hardy nailed a Twist of Hate for another two count.
Hardy ripped off his t-shirt and went for the Swanton Bomb, but Morgan got
his knees up to block. On commentary, Taz said Hardy was behind closed doors
all day, so they didn't know what mindset he was in for the title match.
Hardy and Morgan came to their feet, but Hardy ducked out of the ring and
dared Anderson to count him out. Anderson slowly counted to eight, reached
nine, and stopped before ten. He left the ring and told Hardy to get back in
the ring. Hardy piefaced Anderson, then again. And a third time. Anderson
then reached back and popped Hardy with right hands before rolling Hardy
back into the ring. Morgan rolled up Hardy, but Hardy kicked out with
Anderson maintaining a normal cadence. Back on their feet, Hardy nailed a
third Twist of Hate. Anderson then very slowly dropped to his knees, made a
one count, made a two count, held the two, Morgan kicked out, and Anderson
dramatically said it was a close nearfall.
At 10:00, Hardy slipped out of the ring and lured Morgan into popping him
with a chair to the knee. The chair entered the ring with Hardy and Anderson
was bumped to the outside. Morgan then smashed Hardy with the Carbon
Footprint and had the visual three count with Anderson on the floor.
Suddenly, Eric Bischoff showed up and led Jackson James to the ring.
Bischoff rammed Anderson into the ringpost before throwing Jackson into the
ring, not realizing Morgan still had a pin going. Morgan almost scored a
three count, which would have been hilarious if Bischoff accidentally cost
Hardy the title. Morgan glared at Bischoff, who turned to leave. Morgan then
held up the chair and wanted a chokeslam, but Hardy kicked him low. Hardy
then hit another Twist of Hate, this one on the chair. Hardy made a cover
and it was good for a three count. Hardy retains the TNA Title.
Post-match: Hardy kind of crouched down on the mat catching his breath. They
cut to a shot of Anderson bleeding on the floor and in a pool of blood.
Hardy took his title belt and celebrated before they replayed the main
sequences during the match. To close the PPV, they focused on Hardy and
Anderson in back-and-forth shots. They cut to a shot of Morgan holding his
head with his face down before a final shot of Hardy on the entrance stage
holding his TNA Title belt.
WINNER: Jeff Hardy at 12:31 to retain the TNA Title. Another over-booked TNA
Title match with the heel winning to keep the program going, although they
seemed to be looking ahead to Hardy vs. Anderson rather than another
re-match for Morgan, who has another "out" after the visual three count and
ref bump. As for Hardy, he can put together a good performance in his sleep,
which seems to be part of the problem where he can get by with his "I don't
care" attitude because of how good he is as a performer. We received word
prior to the PPV that he was almost pulled because he was hammered
backstage, but TNA stuck with the original PPV line-up. And they kept the
TNA Title on him. (**1/2)
credit: pwtorch.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Vitek" <Disney54935@gmail.com>
To: "TheOriginalWWFFanClub" <TheOriginalWWFFanClub@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 8:47 PM
Subject: Final Resolution Results - 1/2 Point
> TNA Final Resolution PPV Results
> December 5, 2010
> Orlando, Fla.
> Report by James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor
>
> TNA's final PPV of 2010 began with a video package on TNA World champion
> Jeff Hardy saying he would tell the old Jeff Hardy to stop destroying his
> body for the fans and having nothing to show for it. He said friendship is
> an illusion and everyone is messed up. They showed footage of the build-up
> to Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Morgan for the TNA Title tonight.
>
> Suddenly, the screen went completely dark as they went to the Impact Zone.
> No video, just the sound of people screaming. No announcers either. The
> PPV theme song continued to play in the background before stopping. A
> technical difficulties graphic came on the screen and all audio faded out.
>
> Four minutes into the PPV broadcast (opening video and downtime), they
> went to the Impact Zone with Mike Tenay setting up the title match
> tonight. Taz said they're a little tardy, but they're here.
>
> 1 -- INK, INC. (Shannon Moore & Jesse Neal) vs. BEER MONEY (Robert Roode &
> James Storm) -- #1 contender match for TNA Tag Titles
>
> Tenay and Taz set the stage that Immortal/Fortune want all of the gold in
> TNA, so Beer Money is looking to get the Tag Titles back. Tenay apologized
> for the technical difficulties at the start of the PPV as the opening
> match began. The females in the crowd were hot for Ink, Inc. early on as
> they executed flashy offense to control the match early on. Beer Money had
> miscommunication issues to keep feeding the crowd's interest in the match
> before Beer Money cheated to take control of the match.
>
> After being isolated for a few minutes, Neal made a hot tag to Moore, who
> landed high-flying offense before playing to the partisan crowd. The
> action broke down moments later and both members of Beer Money were
> cleared to the outside to set up some moves on the outside. Shannon
> executed an Asai moonsault on Roode, then took a ride on Storm's booze
> cruiser for a babyface pop. Back in the ring, Moore executed a neckbreaker
> on Roode for a two count. Neal then tagged in and cleaned house. He looked
> like the Red Rooster with his red Mohawk flapping. Neal charged Roode, but
> ran into a superkick from Storm. Beer Money hit the DWI on Neal and that
> was good for the three count.
>
> WINNERS: Beer Money at 10:45. Basic, formula tag match to start the PPV.
> The match was fine and sets up another potential classic between the Guns
> and Beer Money. The vocal females in the crowd were firmly behind Ink,
> Inc., which kept the crowd into the match. (**)
>
> Backstage: Christy Hemme brought in Knockouts champion Madison Rayne for
> an interview. The camera zoomed in and out at a seizure-inducing, dizzying
> rate. It was seriously way over-the-top to completely distract from
> anything Rayne said. She vouched for Tara in the next match against Mickie
> James.
>
> 2 -- MICKIE JAMES vs. TARA -- Falls Count Anywhere match
>
> Tara came to the ring on her motorcycle before dipping out of the ring
> when Mickie made her entrance. Tara pointed to the floor, saying she wants
> to start the fight on the floor. So, they did. Jackson James is the
> special referee, of note. The action moved into the ring for a short while
> before returning to the outside. From the outside, they went deeper into
> the Impact Zone exploring the entire building. A few onlookers cheered on
> Mickie, who was whipped into a trash receptacle.
>
> The Knockouts left the building and Tara sent Mickie flying into a row of
> wheelchairs against the wall of the soundstage. One of the Universal
> Studios rides was in the background as Mickie took a bottle of water from
> the Impact Zone concessions and sprayed Tara with it. Mickie and Tara
> trash-talked each other as Mickie shoved Tara into the chainlink fence
> separating the Impact Zone from Universal Studios. They moved closer to
> the theme park exchanging control of the "match."
>
> Next was the men's restroom outside of the Soundstage. A couple of guys
> were taking care of business. One guy was taking the Browns to the Super
> Bowl and he charged out of a stall with newspaper in hand. Taz noted he
> failed to wash his hands. The ref had enough and stormed off. Suddenly,
> Madison came out of a stall with a fire extinguisher. She sprayed Mickie,
> who dropped to the restroom floor. Tara made the cover and told the
> referee to come back. Three count and it was over.
>
> WINNER: Tara at 10:25. Only in TNA can there be outside interference in a
> Falls Count Anywhere match. They took an intense, physical feud that was
> hot at last month's PPV and turned it into comedy here. At least it seems
> to be setting up Madison vs. Mickie for the Knockouts Title. (n/a)
>
> Backstage: Robbie E. and Cookie cut a promo ahead of the X Division Title
> match. Christy Hemme had enough of Cookie complaining and told her to get
> lost. Hemme walked off the set, asking, "Really?"
>
> 3 -- X Division champion ROBBIE E. vs. JAY LETHAL -- X Division Title
> match -- Cookie suspended in a shark cage
>
> Before the match, Cookie complained that she was not going in the shark
> cage. Lethal had enough and dragged Lethal into the ring to star the
> match. Cookie decided to peace out and started to leave. You knew this was
> coming. Shark Boy returns. Shark dragged Cookie to ringside and threw her
> in the shark cage. Ref Earl Hebner called for the cage to be raised and
> the bell sounded to officially begin the match. Cookie continued to
> interject herself into the match by screaming down at Lethal from inside
> the cage. Lethal dominated early on and Robbie accepted one hard chop,
> then a second, and a third. Robbie sold like a pro here.
>
> Robbie took control moments later and gave a shout-out to Cookie that he
> has this under control. Cookie screamed at Hebner to count faster
> following a two count. Robbie slapped on a hard reverse chinlock and
> maintained the hold for a while. Lethal sold fading out as his hand was
> dropped twice before clenching his fist on the third drop. Lethal mounted
> a comeback and landed a handspring elbow smash followed by the Lethal
> Combination for a two count. Lethal and Robbie then collided mid-ring as
> Cookie shouted instructions from the cage. She managed to toss an object
> to Robbie over Hebner's head, but Hebner took it away when he saw it.
> Cookie then tossed a second hairspray object to Robbie, but Lethal stole
> it and used it. Hebner felt the spray as Lethal went for a pin, so Hebner
> DQ'ed Lethal.
>
> Post-match: Cookie was lowered to ringside in the cage and escaped with
> the win. Cookie posed in the ring with the X Division Title as Robbie sold
> on the floor and Lethal dejectedly walked off. Cookie continued to parade
> around with the title belt until Shark Boy re-emerged. Shark took a slap
> to the face, then a second slap. Shark turned around, then hit a Stunner
> on Cookie.
>
> WINNER: Robbie via DQ at 8:11. An expected over-booked finish to continue
> presenting The Shore as heels who effectively circumvent the rules.
> Unfortunately for Lethal, the babyface to finally give Robbie and Cookie
> (or just Cookie) their comeuppance wasn't the babyface in the match, but a
> character who hasn't been on TV in months. Whether it's on PPV or TV or at
> a house show, violence against women doesn't need to happen, and it fits
> TNA's traditional misogynistic booking. As for Robbie, I was really
> impressed with his work in this match first selling for Lethal, then his
> offensive attack. It was a step up for him. (**)
>
> Backstage: Hemme was with Tommy Dreamer, who was dressed in a XXL black
> sweatshirt and a trucker TNA t-shirt. The camera zoomed in and out a bunch
> of times again as Dreamer talked about the RVD vs. Rhino match tonight and
> their long friendship.
>
> 4 -- ROB VAN DAM vs. RHINO -- First Blood match
>
> The match began with RVD in control of the action. He showboated to the
> crowd several times before the action moved to the floor. Rhino landed a
> suplex on the floor to take control of the action. Back in the ring, Rhino
> landed a Gore that temporarily KO'ed RVD. Naturally, Rhino began
> celebrating and playing to the crowd. Why not immediately grab a knife or
> a cheese grater from under the ring and try to slice open RVD's forehead?
> Rhino took his time retrieving a trashcan that he placed in-between the
> turnbuckles in the corner. It didn't come into play immediately, as RVD
> made a comeback and hit a Five-Star frogsplash. The trashcan came into
> play when RVD tried to smash Rhino, but Rhino punched him in the groin
> before hitting a DDT.
>
> Rhino tried to finish off RVD with a piledriver into a trashcan lid, but
> RVD blocked. RVD then surfboard kicked a trashcan lid into Rhino's face.
> No blood yet. RVD placed a trashcan into Rhino's body, then went to the
> opposite corner. Poor Rhino had to sell for a while as RVD showboated on
> the top turnbuckle before going coast-to-cast with the Van Terminator.
> Rhino came up bleeding heavily from the forehead, giving RVD the win and
> more time to showboat. The announcers speculated on Rhino's future in TNA
> and Immortal after the loss.
>
> WINNER: RVD at 12:24. Rhino showed a different side to his character
> working heel, while RVD seemed to be going through the motions in a
> middle-of-a-PPV match. The First Blood stipulation is inherently flawed,
> as there are so many ways to make someone bleed without needing to go
> through the steps of a standard wrestling match. Considering the
> parameters of the match were not established ahead of time, it created
> unintended logic questions. On a show with so many stipulation matches,
> this match won't stand out on the overall PPV line-up. (**1/4)
>
> Backstage: Hemme brought in Kazarian to ask Kazarian about A.J. Styles vs.
> Doug Williams. Hemme used the heel term "betray" to describe Williams
> leaving Fortune to set his own path as a babyface. Poor writing and/or
> delivery. The camera zoomed in and out on Kazarian as he said he hopes
> Williams loses and crawls back under the rock from which he came from.
>
> 5 -- TV champion A.J. STYLES vs. DOUGLAS WILLIAMS -- TNA TV Title match
>
> Styles played heel by stalling early in the match, but the crowd was split
> on supporting Doug or Styles. Williams cleared Styles to the floor early
> on and landed a cannonball splash off the ring apron. Back in the ring,
> Styles and Williams went back and forth showing how evenly matched they
> are in the ring. Styles took momentary control and did his signature
> high-flying moves to get babyface pops. Styles then caught Williams's knee
> on the middle rope, giving him an opening to slap on the figure four
> leglock. Williams escaped, then mounted a comeback with uppercuts and
> elbow strikes. Williams executed an exploder suplex that resulted in a two
> count.
>
> The action continued to go back-and-forth with Styles in control and
> Williams fighting back from his knees. Styles landed a Pele kick that
> could have resulted in a fall, but Williams fell to the outside. Styles
> tried a high-flying move, but Williams caught Styles with a waistlock and
> proceeded to bounce Styles off the guardrail into Rolling Chaos onto the
> ringside padding. Great sequence. Back in the ring, Williams teased the
> Styles Clash and connected. Williams made a cover and it was good for a
> three count to win the TV Title.
>
> WINNER: Williams at 14:50 to capture the TV Title. Terrific match with
> Williams showcasing his technical skills to eventually win over the crowd,
> which was partial toward Styles early on. Very interesting finish with
> Styles losing clean to Williams. (***1/2)
>
> Backstage: Hemme caught up with Generation Me in the entrance area. The
> camera continued to zoom in and out every few seconds. GenMe said it's not
> about tag titles, tables, ladders, or chairs, but the end of a career. Max
> Buck said they're ending the Machineguns's careers tonight.
>
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