***TNA Final Resolution 1/6/08 PPV Discussion***

[CaptainZombie]

TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Kurt Angle (c) vs. Christian Cage

TNA Tag Team Championship Match
AJ Styles & Tomko (c) vs. Samoa Joe & Kevin Nash

ULTIMATE X MATCH
Black Machesmo & The Motor City Machine Guns vs. Team 3D & Johnny Devine

TNA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP: NO DQ
Gail Kim (c) vs. Awesome Kong

Abyss vs. Judas Mesias

Kaz vs. Black Reign

LAX vs. Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave

MIXED TAG TEAM MATCH
Booker T & Sharmell vs. Robert Roode & Ms. Brooks

[highheatkingsb]

Re: ***TNA Final Resolution 1/6/08 PPV Discussion***

TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Kurt Angle (c) vs. Christian Cage

ULTIMATE X MATCH
Black Machesmo & The Motor City Machine Guns vs. Team 3D & Johnny Devine

TNA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP: NO DQ
Gail Kim (c) vs. Awesome Kong

Abyss vs. Judas Mesias

Never been more psyched for a women's match in my life. No DQ!!! Do you think they will actually bleed?

[CaptainZombie]

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Never been more psyched for a women's match in my life. No DQ!!! Do you think they will actually bleed?

I'm afraid that Gail Kim will get killed, but with the no dq its in her favor to win.

[Jon22]

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I hope Old Dirty Bitch comes out and whoops some ***. Question-What is everyone's appeal with that women? I mean I like her but why lol

[JiggidyJames]

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I hope Old Dirty Bitch comes out and whoops some ***. Question-What is everyone's appeal with that women? I mean I like her but why lol

She has big fake boobies and drinks beer.

[Jon22]

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So, she pretty much a women Stone Cold

[Porschebenz2001]

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So, she pretty much a women Stone Cold

With big boobs.

[Jon22]

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Nice I like...

[CaptainZombie]

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She has big fake boobies and drinks beer.

LOL! Plus she's crazy loco.

[highheatkingsb]

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Candy, you watching tonight? Can't wait for the Knockouts title match. Should be a good show.

[CaptainZombie]

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Candy, you watching tonight? Can't wait for the Knockouts title match. Should be a good show.

Heat, actually I'm not going to be. For the first time since TNA has gone to monthly PPV's I won't be watching........I haven't watched much of any wrestling the last 2 weeks.

[Mashiasu]

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Hernandez is a beast and nice to see Shelly Martinez debut tonight.

[highheatkingsb]

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Heat, actually I'm not going to be. For the first time since TNA has gone to monthly PPV's I won't be watching........I haven't watched much of any wrestling the last 2 weeks.

You just missed the greatest women's match ever!!!!!!!!!

[Slymm]

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What's happened so far?

[highheatkingsb]

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What's happened so far?

-A video previewed aired, then Mike Tenay and Don West introduced the show. They actually focused on hyping the decision by A.J. Styles above everything else.

1 -- LAX (Hernandez & Homicide w/masked mystery person) vs. ROCK & RAVE INFECTION (Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt w/Christy Hemme)

Homicide and Rave began, with a tag in to Hoyt at 1:00 followed by Hernandez. They collided a couple times in the ring. Hernandez backdropped Hoyt to the floor, then dove over both Rave and Homicide to dive onto Hoyt on the floor. West and the crowd went crazy. The crowd chanted "That was awesome!" Tenay said that was like someone from the X Division. By 3:00 the heels isolated Homicide, but he slipped out of the ring and Hernandez sling shot clotheslined both heels at once. Hernandez gave Rave a sitout powerbomb. A minute later, Homicide flip dove onto Hoyt on the floor. Back in the ring, Tenay said Hernandez was going to "try and exploit" his size advantage. (He meant "try to exploit.") Christy interfered to help Rave take control on Hernandez. They showed the masked mystery member of LAX. West slipped up and said, "What does she have in her hand?" He "gave away" what's been obvious to everyone but he and Tenay for the last few months - which is the mystery masked LAX member with a woman's counters was a woman! Hernadez shoved Rave into the top turnbuckle, then took him to the mat with a Super Border Toss (Razor's Edge) off the top rope for the three count.

WINNERS: LAX in 5:00.

STAR RATING: *1/4 -- Some big dives to pop the crowd, but otherwise a bit of a mish- mash that didn't last long.

-After the match, Hoyt clotheslined Hernandez and Homicide out of the ring, then he grabbed the mystery member by the throat. The mystery member gave Hoyt a low-blow, knocked Christy out of the ring, and unmasked. Tenay got all crackly voiced as he said "What? What?!" - the only person in the universe surprised that the mystery person with huge boobs turned out to be a woman. Tenay was scripted to look like a complete idiot throughout this, especially tonight. West fit that description by slipping up on the pronoun just a minute before the long-anticipated reveal. Tenay said they'll never confuse that LAX member with being "a male" again.

-They went to footage of a drinking contest Eric Young and James Storm had last night. Storm said if he says something that he's done, he has to take a drink, and vice-versa. Jeremy Borash said no lying was allowed. Storm said, "Never have I seen Ms. Brooks's boobs." They both drank. Young said, "Never have I ever gone to the moon." Storm and Miss Jackie laughed. Storm mumbled something. Young said, "Never have I ever killed a lion with my bare hands." Storm drank. Young was impresed. Storm said he's the lion master. Storm said, "Never have I ever bought condoms at 1 a.m. in the morning." Young laughed and said it was 3 a.m. and Borash was there. Young said, "Never have I ever been responsible for the riots in Detroit in 1967. Storm said that was him. I can't believe I'm bothering to detail the questions of this. I'm not drinking and I don't really get what's going on. Storm won and hugged Miss Jackie. I'm sure Dutch Mantell and his friends really enjoyed that skit.

-Tenay and West were shown on camera. They previewed the rest of the card.

-Crystal interviewed A.J. Styles and Tomko. She asked Styles for his decision. Styles said he would yet tonight, but he hasn't yet. Tomko yelled at him that he better not screw up tonight and he needs to make a decision.

2 -- BLACK REIGN vs. KAZ

They brawled to ringside early in the match. Kaz took control including nailing a clothesline off the ring apron and a running boot to Reign's face. West said the fear of Misty the rat includes the diseases it might include. Back in the ring, Reign controlled Kaz for a couple minutes. Kaz came back and scored a near fall at 5:00. Then he hit a DDT off the ropes for another near fall. Reign came back with a Light's Out for a near fall. Reign went for an inverted DDT, but Kaz reversed it for the win. Tenay said it's all about momentum for 2008. Kaz set the rat cage on Reign's body, but then had second-thoughts and actually stole the cage, walking to the back with it.

WINNER: Kaz in 7:00.

STAR RATING: *1/4

-Backstage, Borash said, "All all we've done for A.J. Styles, he still can't side with us. I've seen some things in my day, but this is ridiculous." Angle took exception with him saying "we." Angle said, "There's you and there's us, especially when it comes to my wife. You're an interviewer. That's what you do." When Angle wondered what they'd do if Styles chose to side with Christian, Borash offered an idea. Karen immediately interrupted and said they're going to do what they usually do at a time like this. Karen said she knew exactly how to deal with A.J. Angle told her Borash to go follow her and see what she was up to. Borash scurried after Karen.

3 -- GAIL KIM vs. AWESOME KONG -- TNA Knockouts No DQ Title Match

In the talking points before the match, Tenay noted that TNA waited five years to launch a women's division, and now that they have, they've done it right and sparked a women's wrestling revolution. They started at ringside, the third match in a row with opening minute action at ringside. Kong harassed Tenay and West briefly. Kim recovered enough to block an Awesome Bomb attempt. Kong controlled the match when it entered the ring at 2:00. At 4:00 Kong hit Kim with a spinning backfist, then battered her at ringside including swinging her by the legs into the security railing. Kong dragged Kim into the bleachers and continued to beat on her. Kim smacked Kong with a plastic bottle a few times; sadly, Kong sold it. At 7:00 Kim attempted a comeback, but Kong fended it off, grabbed a chair, and swung it at Kim. Kim avoided it and kicked it back at Kong. Kim then dove off the top rope, but Kong caught her and dropped her onto the ring apron. Back in the ring, Kong took Kim down with another spinning backfist. She went for an Awesome Bomb, but Kim escaped and went for a sunset flip. Kong blocked it and sat down, but Kim moved to avoid being squished. Kim dove off the top rope seconds later, but Kong caught her and planted her face-first onto the mat for a very near fall at 10:00. Kong got upset at referee Slick Johnson and gave him an Awesome Bomb. She then hit the ref in the back with a chair. Kim yanked the chair away and hit Kong with it across the shoulder once and flush across the skull twice. Unbelievable. She followed with a frog splash, but there was no ref to make the count. A replacement ref finally arrived, but Kong had the time to recover from the chairshots to kick out. Kong came back with a chokeslam for an expected three count, but Kim kicked out. Kong attacked the second ref, Rudy Charles, but before she could execute the Awesome Bomb, Kim schoolgirled her for the three count.

WINNER: Kim at 13:00 to retain the Knockouts Title.

STAR RATING: ***3/4 - Excellent women's match. It's a shame it was third on the card because it diminishes the value of what these two are putting together in this feud. They really deserve a semi-main event slot, and just that gesture would do wonders for how seriously fans took this feud and thus elevate its drawing power. It's a shame TNA management and wrestlers are so callous as to allow Kong to take stiff chairshot to the head like that. These two do not need to resort to such geek show extremes with real life consequences to get their matches over to the exact same degree.