Final Resolution 2006: Samoa Joe and Christopher Daniels Give a Busy TNA Card Its Sharpest Edge

Team Canada sent A-1, Eric Young and Petey Williams against Jay Lethal, Kenny King and Lance Hoyt during Final Resolution 2006's pre-show, not during the main pay-per-view broadcast. The three-on-three pairing put an established TNA faction opposite two developing X Division names and a larger partner in Hoyt. Unlike a regular tag-title defense, it carried no championship consequence. The preserved results place it at 5:54, and Pro Wrestling History independently identifies the actual fall as Petey Williams pinned Jay Lethal. The result is more useful for understanding who was featured in the pre-show than for interpreting the closing Joe-Daniels or world-title storylines.

Williams finished Lethal with the Canadian Destroyer for the decisive pin, according to the detailed historical event report; that individual finish clarifies which of Team Canada's three wrestlers got the fall. The source material does not support reconstructing every exchange in the short undercard match, so the Event File should avoid a fabricated move-by-move review. C- / 5.8 stays the inherited assessment of a limited pre-show supporting bout. SKIP on a televised-PPV-only watch list, with the names, timing and pin preserved for readers auditing all eleven recorded results.

The Latin American Exchange's Homicide and Konnan met the Naturals, Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens, on Final Resolution 2006's pre-show. This was an early LAX appearance that placed a newly emphasized faction opposite an established tag pairing without a championship on the line. Online World of Wrestling's archival pre-show report also notes Konnan offering Ron Killings a spot in LAX before the bout; that promo was not a fifth person entering the match. The recorded 3:50 runtime left little space for a sustained tag-team contest, so the precise result matters more to the historical Event File than broad claims about a long competitive narrative.

The decisive finish was Homicide pinned Chase Stevens after Konnan struck Stevens with a slapjack, as the detailed historical finish account records; Pro Wrestling History separately corroborates Homicide as the pinner of Stevens. Andy Douglas was the other Naturals competitor, not the fall victim. That foul-assisted result offers an identifiable faction-character beat but little payoff comparable to the televised title matches later in the evening. The inherited D+ / 5.4 grade fits a brief non-title warm-up, and SKIP is the defensible replay choice for viewers starting with the actual PPV opener.

The televised Final Resolution 2006 opener brought Alex Shelley, Austin Aries and Roderick Strong against Chris Sabin, Matt Bentley and Sonjay Dutt in a fast X Division six-man tag. Shelley and Sabin traded counters early, while Aries and Strong slowed Dutt with repeated tags and body-part attacks. Sabin eventually came back with a tree-of-woe dropkick to Shelley and a tornado DDT that caught Strong; Bentley scored a near fall after a flying elbow on Shelley. The six wrestlers had distinct contributions rather than treating the contest as a generic display of athleticism, and Sabin's dive onto Aries outside shifted the pace toward the finish.

Bentley drove Shelley down with a reverse STO and appeared ready for his superkick, but Strong broke up the attempt. With Traci distracting on the apron and Bentley no longer lined up for the strike, Alex Shelley pinned Matt Bentley with a quick roll-up to win for his three-man team. The inherited 10:31 is one recorded timing, while other detailed accounts differ by less than a minute; that discrepancy does not change the fall victim or finishing method. The B / 7.7 grade rewards sharp exchanges and a heated opening, though the opportunistic schoolboy is a modest payoff. SKIM the closing scramble to see Shelley's role rather than inventing a diving finish.

B.G. and Kip James reunited as the James Gang against the Diamonds in the Rough, Elix Skipper and David Young, with Simon Diamond accompanying the latter. Skipper opened with quick arm work against B.G., who answered with his familiar punches and knee drop. Kip and Young then tested strength before Kip used an arm drag to knock both opponents off balance. The Diamonds regained control when Young landed a spinebuster on B.G., followed by a team drop-toehold and low dropkick. Young missed a moonsault and B.G. finally tagged Kip into the match. The crowd's response came from the reunion and familiar offense rather than a championship opportunity.

Kip's return brought a powerslam on Young and a confrontation with Simon Diamond on the apron. Skipper then avoided a corner splash, clotheslined Kip and scored two before B.G. interrupted his cover. Young broke up B.G.'s attempted Pumphandle Slam, but Kip blocked Skipper's Play of the Day and hit his jumping Cobra Clutch Slam, called the Missouri Boat Ride in contemporary commentary. Kip James pinned Elix Skipper for the win, not Young or Simon Diamond. The inherited C+ / 6.6 rating fits a functional reunion match with an identifiable counter finish, although its 7:47 duration was not the show's major attraction. SKIM the final tags and counter.

A.J. Styles met New Japan's Hiroshi Tanahashi in an international X Division showcase rather than a championship match. Tanahashi attacked Styles' arm early, turned to abdominal and dragon sleepers, and landed a release German suplex as he tried to wear the former X Division champion down. Styles responded with a springboard elbow and an inverted DDT, while Tanahashi blocked the next high-risk attempt with a full-nelson slam. Their exchanges kept turning into near falls; Tanahashi's missed top-rope elbow briefly opened the comeback, but he had recovered enough to counter Styles again before the finish.

The deciding moment was not an uninterrupted exchange between the two wrestlers. Shannon Moore ran in with the Mr. TNA 2005 award and struck Tanahashi. Styles immediately kicked Moore away with a Pele kick, but Tanahashi had already absorbed the illegal blow; Styles then hit the Styles Clash and pinned him. Afterward Styles acknowledged that he had not wanted a victory that way, and Tanahashi still raised his arm. The inherited B+ / 8.3 credits the athletic counterwork and international attraction while noting Moore's interference. WATCH for the Tanahashi reversals, but do not call this a clean singles finish.

Sean Waltman appeared as Larry Zbyszko's chosen opponent for Raven in a No Disqualification match with an unusually punitive stipulation: Raven would earn an NWA World Heavyweight Championship opportunity if he won but would be forced out of TNA in storyline if he lost. The match was fought with garbage cans, a shopping cart, a kendo stick and a table rather than ordinary ring control. Raven sent Waltman down the entrance ramp inside the cart and brought a ladder into the ring, but a collision left the original referee incapacitated after Raven landed his Raven Effect DDT. Zbyszko entered as replacement official and made deliberately slow counts on Raven's covers.

Raven climbed the ladder with Waltman and a table set below it. Zbyszko tripped Raven, allowing Waltman to deliver the X-Factor off the ladder and through the table. Raven got his foot onto the bottom rope during the cover, but Zbyszko ignored it and counted three, declaring Waltman the winner and invoking the storyline firing stipulation. This was a crooked count, not a legitimate submission or a clean pin with no rope break. The inherited B- / 7.4 credits the violent inventive match construction while the finish's executive interference complicates the result. SKIM for the ladder finish and its direct effect on Raven's TNA story.

Bobby Roode met Ron Killings after Killings had beaten him twice on Impact, making Team Canada eager to reverse the previous results. They opened by repeatedly trading fast cradle attempts and arm holds before Killings dived onto Roode at ringside. Coach Scott D'Amore changed the pace by attacking Killings when the referee was distracted, and Roode maintained the pressure with a corner assault, a bearhug and an abdominal stretch assisted by D'Amore's hockey stick. The referee eventually caught that trick, but Killings still had to escape the damage and assemble another series of near falls.

Killings rallied with a missile dropkick and side kick and turned Roode's top-rope crossbody into a pin attempt. Konnan, who had earlier asked Killings to join the emerging LAX faction, then appeared on the ring apron. Killings turned to confront him, giving Bobby Roode a chance to hit his Northern Lariat and pin Killings. The outcome tied Roode's victory to Killings' distrust of Konnan rather than to a conclusive clean technical advantage. The inherited B- / 7.1 recognizes the counter sequence and advancing faction story, although the distraction limits the finish. SKIM the last exchanges and keep Konnan a nonparticipant in the actual singles match.

Abyss and Rhino turned a non-title singles match into a chaotic fight around the Impact Zone, with James Mitchell directing the monster from ringside. Rhino sent Abyss to the floor with a clothesline and leapt over the ropes onto him, but Abyss soon pulled steel chairs from under the ring and used them against his opponent. Rhino recovered and drove Abyss down from his shoulders before adding his own chair shots. Both wrestlers repeatedly tried to set up their signature power moves, with Rhino preparing for the Gore while Mitchell kept positioning himself to influence the contest. The interference was part of the action even though Mitchell was not entered as a wrestler.

Mitchell tripped Rhino when he lined up the Gore, then distracted the referee as Abyss struck Rhino in the head with a steel chain. Rhino survived the subsequent cover and answered with a spinebuster, but Mitchell again held Abyss' leg when Rhino attempted the Rhino Driver. Abyss avoided the follow-up, reversed a further attack and hit a Black Hole Slam onto the chairs for the three-count. The inherited B / 7.8 reflects the physical brawl and the identifiable finish after several power-move reversals, rather than a routine clean pin. SKIM for the last chair and chain sequences; Rhino was the pinned wrestler.

America's Most Wanted defended the NWA World Tag Team Championship against Team 3D in a hard-fought title match that repeatedly teased the challengers finally completing their collection of tag championships. Brother Devon and James Storm traded the early exchanges before Chris Harris and Brother Ray added more powerful offense. The challengers nearly won after a top-rope clothesline combination and a reversed 3D on Harris. Storm accidentally struck his own partner with a chair, then crashed through a table outside as Ray forced another near fall. Gail Kim brought powder toward the ring to rescue the champions, but the attempted interference rebounded into Harris and the referee's eyes.

With the official blinded, Team 3D hit the 3D on Harris and covered him; the referee made an apparent three-count for the challengers. Team Canada then attacked the celebrating Team 3D and switched the bodies, leaving Chris Harris on top of Brother Ray. When the referee recovered his sight he mistakenly awarded the match to America's Most Wanted, treating Harris as the pinning wrestler and preserving their titles. The historical results ledger therefore lists Harris pinning Ray, while contemporary live accounts explain that the physical cover initially belonged to Team 3D and the official decision was manipulated. B+ / 8.1 credits the competitive tag sequence but accounts for the deliberately misleading finish. WATCH rather than calling it a straightforward Harris victory.

Samoa Joe defended the X Division Championship against Christopher Daniels in the most physically charged match of Final Resolution 2006. Daniels used headscissors, a springboard moonsault, a Death Valley Driver and Best Moonsault Ever to earn near falls, while Joe answered with punishing kicks, a snap powerslam, STF and powerbomb. Daniels showed that he could keep moving through the champion's first attacks, but the punishment grew once they reached the ringside barrier. Joe positioned Daniels against a steel chair near the guardrail and booted him into it, leaving the challenger dazed and bleeding before he returned to the ring. AJ Styles came to ringside and watched the finish unfold.

Joe hit a Muscle Buster and locked in a rear naked choke, but Daniels managed to reach the ropes. He then delivered another Muscle Buster onto a steel chair and repeatedly drove knees into Daniels' head as the challenger struggled to defend himself. Seeing Daniels in trouble, AJ Styles threw in the towel and the referee stopped the contest, awarding Joe a technical-knockout victory. Daniels did not verbally submit or suffer a conventional pinfall. The inherited A / 9.1 recognizes the complex counters and brutal escalation while the stoppage makes the result notably different from Joe's normal submission wins. WATCH the complete title match for the contrast between Daniels' early near falls and the eventual TKO.

Sting returned to TNA in the Final Resolution 2006 main event alongside Christian Cage against reigning NWA world champion Jeff Jarrett and Monty Brown. Christian began against Brown and took much of the early punishment while Jarrett taunted the returning star from across the ring. Gail Kim struck Christian outside when the official was distracted, and Brown repeatedly dragged the challenger away from Sting's corner. A late frog splash from Christian on Brown finally opened the path to the hot tag. Sting hit Stinger Splashes and cleared Brown from the ring, but the referee was knocked down during the scramble, leaving the closing exchanges vulnerable to interference.

Sting applied the Scorpion Deathlock and Jarrett tapped, but there was no active referee to register the submission. Brown broke the hold by throwing Christian into Sting, and the two partners briefly confronted each other. Jarrett tried to capitalize with the title belt and then a guitar while Gail Kim and Team Canada added distractions. Sting survived the belt blow, smashed Jarrett's guitar with his bat and delivered the Scorpion Death Drop. Sting pinned Jeff Jarrett for the recorded decision, with Christian on the winning team; the prior unseen tap was not an official finish. B+ / 8.2 acknowledges the emotional comeback and a decisive final pin but not a clean interference-free match. WATCH for the specific finish and the start of Sting's new run.