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Last night was TNA's Final Resolution PPV, and the joke is that nothing was actually resolved. Jarrett lost and the stipulation of the match was that either Jeff or Karen would be fired, but that announcement won't be made until this Thursday's Impact. Bobby Roode and AJ Styles fought to a 3-3 draw in a 30 Minute Iron Man Match for Roode to keep the title. Reports are that the two three matches (Storm/Angle, Hardy/Jarrett, Roode/Styles) were good, but the Impact Zone crowd was dead all night and killed the show. Jeff Hardy earned a title shot at the next PPV, Genesis, on January 8. TNA will have three sets of tapings this week (Mon for Dec 16, Tue for Dec 22, Wed for Dec 29). I would say we should have a good idea where they are going for Genesis, but normally TNA doesn't announce anything until about the final 5 minutes of the go home show which isn't until Jan 5. Anyway, there will be a tag team tournament to determine the #1 Contenders for Crimson & Matt Morgan's titles. Also as I said, Sting will announce which Jarrett is fired. It is expected that there will be a Roode/Styles rematch in one of these three upcoming shows.
Tonight is a special 3 hour Raw which will include the annual Slammy Awards. The only award announced is the Superstar of the Year award. John Cena is the back to back winner (2009 and 2010). Will he 3Peat? Well, there is a fan vote on WWE.com, and there is no limit to how many times you can vote. You don't even have to enter a confirmation code. So there will probably be 50 trillion votes, and WWE will brag about this that they get more votes than the MLB All Star Game, NBA All Star Game, Heisman Award, Superbowl MVP, and Presidential election combined. Anyway, WWE has posted fictitious odds for each of the candidates...
- Alberto Del Rio - 100:1
- Mark Henry - 25:1
- Randy Orton - 20:1
- The Miz - 15:1
- John Cena - 10:1
- CM Punk - 5:1
It will be interesting if this is really a true fan vote if Cena or Punk wins. Punk may get the better face reactions, but Cena is still the much bigger name, draw, and ratings grabber. However, there is no way to know if the voting is legit, and knowing WWE, they will just choose the outcome that they want.
An interesting scenario I heard was that Punk wins, and Cena gets a bit agitated that the fans didn't vote for him, just adding a little bit more fuel to the storyline of him possibly turning heel (or at least tweener) down the line. Of course, Cena will probably lose and come out with a goofy smile and Zack Ryder wig and start making jokes about it.
Other years we have had awards such as Match of the Year, OMG Moment of the Year, Diva of the Year, Shocker of the Year, Fan Reaction of the Year, and others. My vote for Match of the Year has to be Punk defeating Cena at Money in the Bank in Chicago. The match may have been a little rough at some spots, but there was no other match this year that had such a big time feel about it as that one. That is one of the few matches in the current WWE era that I will always remember. I really don't care about the other awards.
Sometimes coming out of the Slammys, we get an initial feel of who WWE is ready to push in the coming year at The Royal Rumble into WrestleMania. With how often they change their mind, I doubt that will happen this year. A few years back, it was at The Slammys where Shawn Michaels issued his rematch challenge to The Undertaker at WrestleMania. I don't see anything like that happening tonight.
This is also the go home show for the Tables, Ladders, and Chairs PPV this Sunday. Right now from Raw, we have:
- CM Punk (c) vs Alberto Del Rio vs The Miz in a Triple Threat TLC Match for the WWE Championship
- HHH vs Kevin Nash in a Ladder Match with a sledgehammer hanging over the ring (although either man can use it once it is retrieved)
- Dolph Ziggler (c) vs Zack Ryder for the United States Championship
John Cena is currently not on the card. TLC is looking like a disaster buyrate PPV, so I would be absolutely stunned if Cena isn't added to the title match tonight to help draw some buys.
The Nash and HHH match was set up last week by David Otunga of all people telling Nash about the match. HHH hasn't been on TV in weeks. I guess they felt one week's build was enough because HHH and Nash are two of the biggest stars in wrestling history. I'm shocked they are having this match at TLC and not saving it for the Rumble. Well, when the crappy buyrate comes in, HHH will just blame it on Punk, Del Rio, and Miz not being able to draw.
What exactly has Zack Ryder done to earn a title shot? Make goofy YouTube videos? Every time he's on TV he loses.
And why is Cena best friends with Ryder, to the point that he would give up his WWE Title opportunity so Ryder can get a US Title shot? They've never explained this other than Cena saying he respects Ryder's hard work. What hard work has Ryder done? It certainly hasn't happened on WWE TV. And before anyone bashes me as a Ryder hater, I'm not saying I don't like him (although I hated him after last week's show because he was on way too much). I'm just saying, he has done NOTHING on television to deserve a title shot, much less be over with the fans or be associated with John Cena, the top act in the company.
The real reason Cena is friends with Ryder is because WWE thinks they can piggyback off of the huge face reactions Ryder gets to help Cena get more cheers. In reality, I think it may end up having a backlash for Ryder. If Cena couldn't get cheers pairing with The Rock, he's never going to get cheers.
The other matches for TLC are:
- Mark Henry (c) vs The Big Show in a CHAIRS MATCH!
- Randy Orton vs Wade Barrett in a Tables Match
- Cody Rhodes (c) vs Booker T for the Intercontinental Championship
- And I assume a Divas match
Don't forget about that early start time tonight.
