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| Promotion | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | ||
| Date | December 9, 2012 | ||
| City | Orlando,Florida | ||
| Venue | Impact Zone | ||
| Attendance | 1,100[1] | ||
| Tagline | Redemption[2] | ||
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The 2012Final Resolution was aprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view event produced byTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling that was held on December 9, 2012 at theImpact Wrestling Zone inOrlando, Florida.[3] It was the ninth annualFinal Resolution event and the final one to be on pay-per-view.
Eight matches were contested at the event. In the main event,Jeff Hardy defeatedRobert Roode to retain theTNA World Heavyweight Championship. In other prominent matches,Christopher Daniels defeatedAJ Styles andAustin Aries defeatedBully Ray.
In October 2017, with the launch of theGlobal Wrestling Network, the event became available to stream on demand.[4]
| Other on-screen personnel | |
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| Commentator | Mike Tenay |
| Taz | |
| Ring announcer | Jeremy Borash |
| Referee | Rudy Charles |
| Mark "Slick" Johnson | |
| Andrew Thomas | |
| Interviewers | Jeremy Borash |
Final Resolution featured eightprofessional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds andstorylines. Wrestlers portrayedvillains,heroes, orless distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[5]
The main angle entering Final Resolution involvedBobby Roode going after defending championJeff Hardy for theTNA World Heavyweight Championship. AtTurning Point,James Storm defeatedA.J. Styles and Bobby Roode in a3-Way match to earn his shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.[6] On the followingImpact Wrestling episode during Storm's speech about succeeding through adversity, Roode interrupted and upset his rival, Storm, as part of a manipulative way for Storm to place his title shot on the line in a match between them later that night. As a result, Roode prevailed over Storm using an exposed turnbuckle and a roll-up to snatch the victory and essentially assume Storm's title shot.[7]
Another continuous feud being featured at the event is betweenA.J. Styles andChristopher Daniels. At Turning Point, Styles suffered a huge loss in a stipulated 3-Way contender's match, where the wrestler pinned would be excommunicated from the TNA World Heavyweight Championship scene until Bound for Glory 2013.[6] On the November 15 edition ofImpact Wrestling, with emotions running high, Styles expressed feelings over an upsetting year having to deal with allegations thrown at him as well as coming close to winning the2012 Bound for Glory Series. Daniels andKazarian, who had set up and blown such allegations out of proportion to defame and distract Styles, took the chance to mock and insult him calling Styles a "failure". Styles, knowing how many times he fought and beat Daniels, eventually challenged Daniels to one last match to decide who the better man is. Daniels, proud of his momentum with Kazarian throughout the year, later agreed to the match.[7]
The Knockouts match heading into Final Resolution isMickie James versusTNA Women's Knockout ChampionTara. On the November 15 edition ofImpact Wrestling, Mickie James made her return to the company and defeatedGail Kim,ODB,Madison Rayne, andMiss Tessmacher in a No. 1 contender's Battle Royal to gain a shot at the TNA Knockout Championship.[7]
| No. | Results[9] | Stipulations | Times[9] | ||
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| 1 | James Storm defeatedKazarian | Singles match | 06:09 | ||
| 2 | Rob Van Dam (c) defeatedKenny King | Singles match for theTNA X Division Championship | 09:22 | ||
| 3 | Chavo Guerrero andHernandez (c) defeatedJoey Ryan andMatt Morgan bydisqualification | Tag team match for theTNA World Tag Team Championship | 10:36 | ||
| 4 | Austin Aries defeatedBully Ray | Singles match | 13:08 | ||
| 5 | Tara (c) defeatedMickie James | Singles match for theTNA Women's Knockout Championship | 07:53 | ||
| 6 | Garett Bischoff,Kurt Angle,Samoa Joe andWes Brisco defeatedAces & Eights (Devon,D.O.C.,Knux and C. J. O'Doyle)[8] | Eight-man tag team match | 11:22 | ||
| 7 | Christopher Daniels defeatedA.J. Styles | Singles match | 21:37 | ||
| 8 | Jeff Hardy (c) defeatedBobby Roode | Singles match for theTNA World Heavyweight Championship | 23:00 | ||
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