Final Resolution (December 2008)

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Final Resolution (December 2008)
Promotional poster featuring The Main Event Mafia
PromotionTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
DateDecember 7, 2008
CityOrlando, Florida
VenueTNA Impact! Zone
Attendance1,200[1]
Tagline(s)"Respect is Earned"
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The December 2008 Final Resolution was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on December 7, 2008 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida.[2] It was the fifth event under the Final Resolution chronology and second Final Resolution event to take place in 2008. Final Resolution was usually held in January; in early October 2008 TNA moved the event to December. As a result of TNA's decision, two Final Resolution events took place in 2008; the other was in January.

Storylines[edit]

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentator Mike Tenay
Don West
Interviewer Jeremy Borash
Lauren Thompson
Ring announcer Jeremy Borash
David Penzer
Referee Earl Hebner
Rudy Charles
Mark Johnson
Andrew Thomas

Final Resolution featured seven professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]

Homicide and Curry Man in the Feast or Fired match

Results[edit]

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Curry Man, Hernandez, Homicide and Jay Lethal defeated Alex Shelley, B.G. James, Chris Sabin, Consequences Creed, Cute Kip, Jimmy Rave, Lance Rock, Sonjay Dutt and Shark BoyFeast or Fired match12:10
2ODB, Roxxi and Taylor Wilde defeated The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky) and Sharmell (with Cute Kip)Six-knockout tag team match7:27
3Eric Young defeated Sheik Abdul Bashir (c)Singles match for the TNA X Division Championship8:05
4Christy Hemme defeated Awesome Kong (c) by disqualificationSingles match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship5:05
5Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) (c) (with Jacqueline) defeated Abyss and Matt MorganTag team match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship11:35
6Kurt Angle defeated RhinoSingles match with Mick Foley as special guest enforcer. Since Angle won, he got a rematch with Jeff Jarrett at Genesis, had Rhino won, Angle would have been fired from TNA.14:24
7The Main Event Mafia (Booker T, Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner and Sting) (with Sharmell) (c) defeated The TNA Front Line (A.J. Styles, Brother Devon, Brother Ray and Samoa Joe)Eight-man tag team match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship21:24
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Final Resolution at Pro Wrestling History.com". Pro Wrestling History.com. Retrieved January 8, 2009.
  2. ^ "Final Resolution at In Demand.com". In Demand.com. Retrieved November 6, 2008.
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.

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