Final Resolution (2005)
Final Resolution (2005) | |||
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Promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | | ||
Date | January 16, 2005 | ||
City | Orlando, Florida | ||
Venue | Impact Zone | ||
Attendance | 875[1] | ||
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The 2005 Final Resolution was a
The
The professional wrestling section of the
Background
The event featured nine professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or heroes in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
The main event at Final Resolution was a standard wrestling match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship between the champion, Jeff Jarrett, and the challenger, Monty Brown. On the December 24 episode of TNA's primary television program,
Also on the event's card, the
In the tag team division, America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) (AMW) challenged Team Canada (Bobby Roode and Eric Young) for the NWA World Tag Team Championship. On the December 24 episode of Impact!, AMW defeated Team Canada to earn the chance to challenge for the championship at Final Resolution.[2]
Event
Other on-screen personnel[6] | |
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Commentator
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Mike Tenay |
Don West | |
Ring announcer | Jeremy Borash |
Referee | Rudy Charles |
Mark "Slick" Johnson | |
Andrew Thomas | |
Interviewers
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Jeremy Borash |
Shane Douglas |
Pre-Show
Two matches aired during the thirty-minute pre-show. The first encounter pitted The Naturals (Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas) against Johnny B. Badd and Sonny Siaki. The Naturals won the bout after Stevens bashed Siaki over the head with steel folding chair and then pinned him.[3] A standard wrestling match between Chris Candido and Cassidy Riley followed. Candido was victorious in the bout by pinning Riley after a diving headbutt off the top of a padded turnbuckle.[3]
Preliminary matches
The first contest was a
Elix Skipper fought Sonjay Dutt in the second encounter. Skipper defeated Dutt in the match after he performed a move he calls the Play of the Day, in which he laid his leg on Dutt's head and neck, grabbed Dutt's near arm, and then spun and slammed Dutt to the mat.[8]
The third match was between Dustin Rhodes and Kid Kash. Rhodes claimed victory after grabbing Kash's head and jumping forward to land on his butt to perform a bulldog.[9]
Raven fought Erik Watts in the next contest. Watts won the match by pinfall, after he lifted Raven up by the neck and slammed him down to perform a chokeslam.[7]
Roddy Piper was Special Guest Referee for a bout between Jeff Hardy and Scott Hall, which was the following contest. After the two fought for a few minutes, Hardy gained the pinfall victory after he jumped off the top rope and performed a Swanton Bomb, a high-angle front flip from the top rope, onto Hall who was laying flat against the mat.[8] Abyss attacked Hardy after the match finished, and lifted Hardy up onto his shoulders and then dropped to a seated position, a move which Abyss dubbed the Shock Treatment.
Main event matches
The sixth scheduled bout was a Three Way Elimination match between DDP, Kevin Nash, and Monty Brown. The winner of this match would go on to challenge Jeff Jarrett for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in the main event. DDP eliminated Nash by performing a
America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) challenged Team Canada (Bobby Roode and Eric Young), who were accompanied by Coach D'Amore, for the NWA World Tag Team Championship in the seventh match. Johnny Devine interfered midway through by hitting Storm with a kendo stick, which led to a pinfall attempt by Young, however Stormed kicked out at two. Later, Young went to grab a chair from Devine who had his back turned to the ring. This caused Devine to panic and hit Young in the head with the chair. Storm immediately followed by grabbing Young and pinning his shoulders to the mat with a schoolboy-type pin attempt for the victory.[9]
The TNA X Division Championship was defended in an Ultimate X match, which involved A.J. Styles, Chris Sabin, and the champion, Petey Williams, who was accompanied by Coach D'Amore. D'Amore was banned from ringside in the opening minutes of the contest. Styles at one point was climbing across the cables to retrieve the championship, when Sabin springboarded off the far top rope and performed a dropkick in mid-air to Styles. This caused Styles to perform a front-flip in mid-air and land on his back in the center of the ring. The finish of the match saw Williams and Sabin both hanging on the ropes, each holding one end of the belt. Styles then springboarded off the far top rope and grabbed the belt in mid-flight. After he landed on the mat, he was declared the official winner.[8]
Jeff Jarrett defended the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Monty Brown in the main event. Near the closing minutes, Brown grabbed a guitar, which Jarrett had tried to use earlier, and bashed Jarrett over the head with it. Jarrett retained the championship in the bout after performed a maneuver he named the Stroke three times by grabbing Brown's head, and tucking his leg between Brown's two. He follows by extending Brown's near arm and tripping him to force his face into the mat. Jarrett then pinned Brown to end the match.[9]
Aftermath
After Final Resolution, Jeff Jarrett went on to be challenged by Kevin Nash for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Against All Odds. Their match was announced on the episode of Impact! that followed Final Resolution.[10] At Against All Odds, Jarrett defeated Nash to retain the championship.[11]
Newly crowned TNA X Division Champion, A.J. Styles, went on to defend his championship against Christopher Daniels in a 30-minute
America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) (AMW) went on to Against All Odds to defend their newly won NWA World Tag Team Championship against Kid Kash and Lance Hoyt. This feud was built on a challenge made by Kash and Hoyt directed towards AMW on the January 21 episode of Impact! to defend their championship at Against All Odds against them, which AMW accepted.[10] At the event, AMW retained the championship.[12]
Reception
The
Results
No. | Results NWA World Heavyweight Championship 16:17 | | |||
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Three-way elimination match
Elimination | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Elimination move | Time | |
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1 | Kevin Nash | Diamond Dallas Page | Knock over the top rope after a dropkick by Page | ||
2 | Diamond Dallas Page | Monty Brown | Pinned after a Pounce
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9:40 | |
Winner: | Monty Brown |
Notes
- ^ "Final Resolution 2005 at Pro Wrestling History.com". Pro Wrestling History.com. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ a b Caldwell, James (2004-12-24). "12/24 TNA Impact review: Caldwell's review of TNA Title Announcement, Elvis vs. Garza, AMW vs. Team Canada". PWTorch.com. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
- ^ a b c d Caldwell, James (2005-01-20). "Keller's TNA PPV report 1/16: Detailed rundown with star ratings of Sunday's event". PWTorch.com. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2004-12-17). "12/17 TNA Impact review: Caldwell's review of Garza vs. Jarrett, TAFKA Goldust, Hardy vs. Roode". PWTorch.com. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2005-01-14). "1/14 TNA Impact review: Caldwell's review of Sabin vs. Daniels, Nash vs. Jarrett, Final PPV Hype". PWTorch.com. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
- Don West (2005-01-16). "Total Nonstop Action Wrestling presents: Final Resolution (2005)". TNA Final Resolution. In Demand.
- ^ a b c Mcneill, Pat (2005-01-16). "Mcneill's TNA Final Resolution PPV report". PWTorch.com. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the originalon May 19, 2015. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ a b c Martin, Adam (2005-01-17). "Final Resolution PPV results - 1/16/05 - from Orlando, Florida". WrestleView.com. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ^ a b c d Droste, Ryan (2005-01-22). "Impact! results - 1/21/05 - (Christopher Daniels takes on AJ Styles)". WrestleView.com. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ^ a b Keller, Wade (2005-02-13). "Keller's 2/13 TNA Against All Odds PPV report: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage". PWTorch.com. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2005-02-13). "2/13 TNA Against All Odds PPV: Caldwell's "Alternative Perspective" review". PWTorch.com. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
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- For Your Entertainment. Archived from the originalon 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (January 16, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/16): Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton win WCW Tag Team Titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
References
- TNA Home Video and Navarre Corporation (2005-01-16). "Final Resolution". TNA Final Resolution. In Demand.
- TNA Home Video and Navarre Corporation (2005-02-13). "Against All Odds". TNA Against All Odds. In Demand.
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