TNA Final Resolution Review - December 5, 2025

By Graham "GSM" Matthews

Pre-Show: Cedric Alexander def. Eric Young

There was no story for this match, it was simply added to the pre-show to get both guys on the card. Young has been talking about a "cleanse" for a while now but has eaten nothing but losses since beating Joe Hendry before Bound for Glory. This was a well-worked match from these guys yet nothing out of the ordinary. Alexander's contract was believed to be around Bound for Glory, but it's safe to assume he re-signed.

Pre-Show: The System (Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers) def. The Andersons

The Andersons answered the open challenge issued by The System. They were in MLW up until recently, so I thought they were able to appear in TNA in addition to being under contract to MLW. However, it was reported afterward that they're apparently done with MLW, so it's possible this was a tryout of sorts for them in TNA. The match was fine, but I've never found The Andersons aren't particularly interesting.

Mike Santana def. Charlie Dempsey

Dempsey is probably the NXT star with the most potential that's taking part in this invasion, so I was glad to see him have a competitive contest with Santana here. Granted, the outcome was never in doubt, but it was a nice opener, nonetheless. Santana has to keep winning matches before he eventually gets the TNA World Championship back, so I had no issue with him going over.

TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions The IInspiration def. Victoria Crawford and Tessa Blanchard

What happened to Mila Moore being with Blanchard and Crawford? She was literally just with them on Thursday's iMPACT!. Regardless, this was a perfectly passable bout. I didn't have the highest hopes to begin with, but there wasn't anything egregiously wrong with it. The IInspiration have now defended their tag titles three times and I'm not sure who's left to challenge them unless Blanchard and Crawford get a rematch.

Matt Cardona def. Mance Warner in a Street Fight

Warner seems to excel in extreme environments, and the same can be said for Cardona given his work in GCW, so a Street Fight was an appropriate stipulation for them. It was exactly the type of plunder you'd expect, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. With Cardona winning, I'd like for this to be the blowoff so Cardona can move onto something bigger and more important.

Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo def. Steve Maclin to Win the TNA International Championship

It was just reported this past week that Maclin's contract is up imminently (along with a few other notable names), so my first thought was that he lost the title here in case he doesn't re-sign. If not, it was ridiculous to give yet another TNA title to an NXT star, and I use the term "star" loosely. As a match, this was decent, but Maclin having to chase Lorenzo of all people (assuming that's the idea here) doesn't overly excite me.

TNA Knockouts World Champion Lei Ying Lee def. Xia Brookside

Lee won the Knockouts title a week and a half ago and Brookside only just became number one contender on Thursday, so this match didn't have a chance to be built up much at all, but at least they had their alliance as tag team partners to fall back on. There wasn't a ton of drama, but from an in-ring standpoint, it was a quality contest. The Knockouts title has been bouncing around a lot since the summer, so Lee's reign should last a while.

The Rascalz (Myron Reed, Zachary Wentz, Trey Miguel and Dezmond Xavier) def. Order 4 (The Great Hands, Agent Zero and Mustafa Ali)

This was all action and it was unsurprisingly an absolute blast. Everyone got their time to shine and they kept the pace consistent throughout. Elijah taking out Ali furthered that feud, and The Rascalz got to win another big match. I'm curious if all of The Rascalz stick around or if they intend to test out free agency, especially since it feels like they've accomplished all they can in TNA.

TNA World Tag Team Champions The Hardys def. Tyson Dupont and Tyriek Igwe

Needless to say, this was the biggest match Dupont and Igwe have had to date. They've been teaming for two years now but haven't been afforded many opportunities. This was a fairly average outing, but to their credit, they had a solid showing. Post-match, The Righteous made their TNA debut and stared down The Hardys. Sadly, the crowd barely reacted, but I loved their act in Ring of Honor and AEW, so I hope they get a chance to shine in TNA.

TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater def. A.J. Francis

We've seen bigger guys like Abyss and Moose hold the TNA X-Division Championship in the past, so it wouldn't have been impossible for Francis to capture the title here, but Slater retaining was obviously the correct outcome. They told a good story with Slater fighting from underneath and I'm glad Rich Swann finally turned on Francis by hitting him with the belt and costing him the win.

TNA World Champion Frankie Kazarian def. JDC

Was this worthy of the main event spot? No, but it's cool that JDC got to headline a pay-per-view before he retires next month, and the story was simple and easy to follow. It was essentially an iMPACT! main event, but there was no need to drag this out any longer and what we got was acceptable. The post-match brawl between the NXT and TNA stars was more of the same.

Overall Show

Thankfully, TNA doesn't have another big event until Genesis on January 17th. The question is how many original episodes of iMPACT! they'll have before the big AMC premiere on January 15th. TNA can't afford another lengthy hiatus in between shows because it hurts ongoing storylines and any momentum the company may have. Final Resolution was hardly must-see, but there was enough enjoyable wrestling to make the three hours worthwhile.

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