Final Resolution (2012) was a

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event produced by

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that was held on December 9, 2012 at the

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. It was the ninth annual

Final Resolution Final Resolution is a professional wrestling Impact Plus event held by Impact Wrestling in December. Initially introduced as a pay-per-view by TNA in 2005, the event originally took place in January until 2008, when TNA moved the event to Decem ...

event and the final one to be on pay-per-view. In October 2017, with the launch of the

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, the event became available to stream on demand.

Storylines

Final Resolution featured eight

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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed

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, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. The main angle entering Final Resolution involved

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going after defending champion

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for the

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. At

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defeated

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and Bobby Roode in a 3-Way match to earn his shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. On the following ''

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'' 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. Another continuous feud being featured at the event is between

and

Christopher Daniels Daniel Christopher Covell (born March 24, 1970), better known by the ring name Christopher Daniels, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is the Head of Talent Relations. He is best kno ...

. 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. On the November 15 edition of ''Impact 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 the 2012 Bound for Glory Series. Daniels and Kazarian, 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. The Knockouts match heading into Final Resolution is

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versus TNA Women's Knockout Champion Tara. On the November 15 edition of ''Impact Wrestling'', Mickie James made her return to the company and defeated

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, and Miss Tessmacher in a No. 1 contender's Battle Royal to gain a shot at the TNA Knockout Championship.

Results

References

External links

Official Final Resolution siteImpactWrestling.com
{{TNAPPV, Final Resolution Final Resolution 2012 in professional wrestling in Florida Events in Orlando, Florida Professional wrestling in Orlando, Florida December 2012 events in the United States 2012 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling pay-per-view events

Storylines

Results

See also

References

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