Final Resolution
Final Resolution is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling for the month of January. It is noted as one of TNA's most important pay-per-view events, as it occurs at the beginning of the year, and has delivered some high profile matches (including Ultimate X) and high profile wrestlers (including Dallas Page, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash).
2005
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| Promotion | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | ||
| Date | January 16, 2005 | ||
| City | Orlando, Florida | ||
| Venue | iMPACT! Zone | ||
| Attendance | 875 | ||
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Final Resolution 2005 took place on January 16, 2005 from the iMPACT! Zone (SoundStage 21 at Universal Orlando Resort) in Orlando, Florida. Its promotional poster and DVD cover prominently featured Jeff Hardy.
- Pre-Show match: The Naturals (Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas) defeated Johnny B. Badd and Sonny Siaki (5:02)
- Stevens pinned Siaki after a chain shot.
- Pre-Show match: Chris Candido defeated Cassidy Riley (5:05)
- Candido pinned Riley after a Diving Headbutt.
- 3Live Kru (Ron Killings, Konnan and B.G. James) defeated Kazarian, Michael Shane and Christopher Daniels (8:21)
- Killings pinned Shane after a sidekick.
- After the match, Dusty Rhodes was in his office (the back of a pickup truck parked outside the iMPACT! Zone) with Traci, Trinity and Jonny Fairplay. He told the three to search all over Universal Orlando Resort for a clue. Two would continue on with his challenge, and the other would be fired.
- Elix Skipper defeated Sonjay Dutt (10:12)
- Skipper pinned Dutt after a Ura-nage.
- Dustin Rhodes defeated Kid Kash (10:50)
- Rhodes pinned Kash after a Bulldog.
- Erik Watts defeated Raven (10:19)
- Watts pinned Raven after a Chokeslam.
- Jeff Hardy defeated Scott Hall (w/Roddy Piper as Special Guest Referee) (5:42)
- Hardy pinned Hall after a Swanton Bomb.
- After the match, Hardy was attacked by Abyss.
- Monty Brown defeated Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash in a Triple Threat Elimination match (9:40)
- Page eliminated Nash by throwing him over the top rope (5:54)
- Brown pinned Page after a Pounce to become #1 contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (9:40)
- America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) defeated Team Canada (Bobby Roode and Eric Young) (w/Coach D'Amore) to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship (19:12)
- Harris pinned Young after an accidental chair shot from Johnny Devine.
- After the match, Traci and Trinity were squabbling over a clue, they tore the clue sheet in half and raced to Dusty Rhodes. He declared that they both advanced, and gave them their final challenge. Each girl had to sign a tag team that had never fought for TNA before, to pit against each other in a match on a PPV. The winning valet would become Dusty's personal secretary.
- A.J. Styles defeated Petey Williams (w/Coach D'Amore) (c) and Chris Sabin in a Ultimate X match to win the TNA X Division Championship (19:55)
- Styles won by springboarding from the top rope and grabbing the title belt.
- Jeff Jarrett defeated Monty Brown to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (16:17)
- Jarrett pinned Brown after three Strokes.
2006
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| Promotion | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | ||
| Date | January 15, 2006 | ||
| City | Orlando, Florida | ||
| Venue | iMPACT! Zone | ||
| Attendance | 900 | ||
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Final Resolution 2006 took place on January 15, 2006 from the iMPACT! Zone (SoundStage 21 at Universal Orlando Resort) in Orlando, Florida. The promotional poster prominently featured Christopher Daniels and Samoa Joe. The DVD cover featured Sting.
- Pre-show match: Team Canada (Petey Williams, Eric Young and A-1) defeated Lance Hoyt, Jay Lethal and Kenny King (5:54)
- Williams pinned Lethal after a Canadian Destroyer.
- Pre-show match: The Latin American Exchange (Homicide and Konnan) defeated The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) (3:50)
- Homicide pinned Stevens after Konnan hit Stevens with a Slapjack.
- Alex Shelley, Austin Aries and Roderick Strong defeated Chris Sabin, Matt Bentley and Sonjay Dutt (w/Traci) (10:31)
- Shelley pinned Bentley with a Small Package.
- The James Gang (Kip James and B.G. James) defeated The Diamonds in the Rough (David Young and Elix Skipper) (w/Simon Diamond) (7:47)
- Kip pinned Skipper after a Cobra Clutch Slam.
- A.J. Styles defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (11:03)
- Styles pinned Tanahashi after a Styles Clash.
- During the match, Shannon Moore ran in and attempted to hit Styles with Styles' "Mr. TNA" plaque but accidentally hit Tanahashi.
- Sean Waltman defeated Raven in a Raven's Rules match (8:06)
- Waltman pinned Raven after a X-Factor off a ladder through a table. Larry Zbyszko made the count after the referee got knocked out.
- As a result of losing, Raven was fired from TNA.
- Bobby Roode (w/Coach D'Amore) defeated Ron Killings (9:49)
- Roode pinned Killings after a Northern Lariat.
- Abyss (w/James Mitchell) defeated Rhino (9:18)
- Abyss pinned Rhino after a Black Hole Slam.
- America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) (w/Gail Kim) defeated Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) to retain the NWA World Tag Team Championship (12:43)
- Harris pinned Ray after a 3D on Harris.
- Ray had pinned Harris but the referee was blinded when he made the pin, Team Canada ran in afterwards and laid out Team 3D and put Harris on top of Ray. When the ref's sight returned he saw Harris on top of Ray and awarded AMW the match.
- Samoa Joe defeated Christopher Daniels to retain the TNA X Division Championship (15:33)
- Joe won by submission when A.J. Styles came out and threw in the towel to stop Joe from attacking an unconscious Daniels.
- Sting and Christian Cage defeated Jeff Jarrett and Monty Brown (15:05)
- Sting pinned Jarrett after a Scorpion Death Drop.
2007
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| Promotion | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | ||
| Date | January 14, 2007 | ||
| City | Orlando, Florida | ||
| Venue | iMPACT! Zone | ||
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Final Resolution 2007 will take place on January 14, 2007 from the iMPACT! Zone (SoundStage 21 at Universal Orlando Resort) in Orlando, Florida. Promotional items for the event feature Samoa Joe on them. The tagline is Up Close and Very Personal.
- Pre-Show match: Lance Hoyt defeated Chase Stevens
- Hoyt pinned Stevens after a Fireman's Carry Flapjack.
- Last Man Standing match: Rhino defeated A.J. Styles (14:42)
- Styles failed to answer the ten-count after Rhino hit two Gores.
- Chris Sabin defeated Christopher Daniels (c) and Jerry Lynn in a Triple Threat match to win the TNA X Division Championship (11:42)
- Sabin pinned Lynn with a roll-up, after Lynn hit Daniels with a Cradle piledriver.
- Paparazzi Championship Series finals: Alex Shelley defeated Austin Starr
- The judges were Samolian Joe, Big Fat Oily Guy and Bob Backlund.
- Shelley and Starr drew after the 10 minutes.
- It went to the judges who called it a draw, resulting in a 5-minute overtime.
- Shelley pinned Starr after a roll-up.
- James Storm (w/Gail Kim) defeated Petey Williams (6:39)
- Storm pinned Williams while grabbing the ropes during a roll-up.
- Jacqueline made her return to TNA by attacking Gail Kim and siding with Storm.
- The Latin American Exchange (Homicide and Hernandez) defeated Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) via disqualification to retain the NWA World Tag Team Championship
- Team 3D was disqualified when Brother Runt jumped off the top rope.
- Kurt Angle defeated Samoa Joe 3-2 in a 30 Minute Iron Man match
- Angle tapped out to Joe's Coquina Clutch at 12:55.
- Joe tapped out to Angle's Ankle Lock at 16:02.
- Joe tapped out to Angle's Ankle Lock at 18:55.
- Joe pinned Angle after a Muscle Buster at 22:20.
- Angle pinned Joe with a sunset flip at 24:41.
- As a result of the match, Angle gets an NWA World Heavyweight Championship title shot at Against All Odds.
- Christian Cage defeated Abyss (c) (w/James Mitchell) and Sting in a Three Way Elimination match to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (13:15)
- Cage's enforcer, Tomko, was locked in a cage at ringside.
- Sting eliminated Abyss after a Scorpion Death Drop at 5:36.
- Cage eliminated Sting after a Frog Splash.