We kick of this week's episode of Impact with a recap video of the Main Event Mafia running wild last week, specifically the attack on Petey Williams and the going-away party for Christian Cage. This transitions into a cold open of the Mafia arriving at the arena, with a coffin in tow. Kurt Angle declares that tonight, the Mafia are going to give Christian's career a proper burial. Them music time!

We cut to the Impact Zone as the Mafia makes their way to the ring. I swear, Mike Tenay just used the word "effort" as a verb, and that makes the English major in me want to punch a kitten. There's a replay of the Mafia quadruple-teaming Christian last week. In the ring, Angle says that Christian wouldn't commit to the Mafia or to TNA, so they had no choice but to beat him to within an inch of his life, and send him to the WWE in the back of an ambulance. Angle says that should be taken as a warning to anyone who thinks about crossing the Mafia. He invites anyone who wants to say some final words to the departed Christian to do so.

This leads to the arrival of Rhino. The Man-Beast tells the Mafia that if any of them had a problem with Christian leaving, they should have taken it up with him in the back, one-on-one. Rhino says that he won't stand for people jumping his friend like the Mafia did. Kevin Nash cuts him off and says none of them give a damn what Rhino will or won't stand for. Rhino calls the Mafia egomaniacs who are afraid to lose their spots and their contracts to a younger generation of wrestlers that are simply better. Booker tells Rhino that if he had any balls, he'd be in the ring, saying that to the Mafia's faces. Rhino charges the ring, but he immediately falls victim to a five-on-one assault. Booker lays Rhino out with his Legends title belt, which Rhino blades to. On a split screen, we see Jeff Jarrett and Mick Foley watching the attack in Jarrett's office, and shaking their heads (but not actually doing anything to stop it). In the ring, the Mafia roll Rhino into the casket, and slam the lid shut.

Back in the office, Foley declares that the Mafia is even more out of control than DX or the nWo ever were. Jarrett says that tonight, they'll take back control of TNA, and the first step will be Foley choosing the main event for Final Resolution.

After a break, we find AJ Styles and Samoa Joe in a heated confrontation with the Motor City Machine Guns. Styles challenges Alex Shelley to meet him in the ring, but Shelley retorts that AJ doesn't have the authority to make matches. Mick Foley comes in, and says that though Shelley is arrogant and disrespectful, in this case, he's also right. Styles can't make matches- but Foley can, and he books a tag team match for later in the show, the Guns versus Styles and Joe. Foley then paraphrases Nathan Hale, and tells Shelley that he has not yet begun to deal with him.

Sonjay Dutt and Tanahashi (with So Cal Val) vs. Consequences Creed and Jay Lethal

Dutt and Lethal start off, but Tanahashi comes in illegally almost immediately. He's neutralized by Creed from the outside, and Lethal connects with a big elbow to Dutt. Val manages to distract Lethal for a moment, and Dutt takes control with a blindside attack. Dutt tags in Tanahashi then takes Lethal out at the knees with a low Dropkick. Tanahashi follows up with a Flip Senton. He goes for a Back Suplex, but Lethal escapes and nails Tanahashi with a kick to the back of the head. Both men make tags, and Creed hits Dutt with a crazy Swinging Neckbreaker. He follows up with a few jabs to Tanahashi and a huge right hand to Dutt, then finishes with a Superkick to Tanahashi. Creed charges at Dutt in the corner, but Dutt slips through the ropes and hits a Pendulum Kick. Slipping back into the ring, Dutt goes for a Lionsault Reverse DDT (a la AJ Styles), but Creed catches him and reverses the move into a TKO for the pin.

Winners- Consequences Creed and Jay Lethal (Creed over Dutt via TKO).

Backstage, Lauren attempts to interview The Beautiful People. Angelina Love and Velvet Sky sit on ornate thrones, while Cute Kip lays sprawled on the floor in front of them. Velvet makes fun of the new Knockout they're scheduled to face later on (Sojournor Bolt), referring to her as Sojo the Ho-Ho. Kip makes a vaguely offensive gesture that's heavily pixilated for no real reason. Angelina is incredulous that Bolt's partner Christy Hemme is still trying to "play wrestler". Love reminds Christy that the ring is not a strip club, and warns her that the only thing that's going to be shoved into her g-string tonight is Love's foot in her bony ass. Entertaining segment as usual, but no mention of last week's big Sarah Palin angle.

Another stupid promo airs for Suicide. His time for redemption is coming near, blah blah blah... Also, the Feast of Fired Match returns at Final Resolution. I wonder if they'll drag out opening the cases for a full month again this year- a horrible match is one thing, but stretching the crap across four or five shows is excruciating.

Backstage again, we get the exciting return of Jim Cornette! Cornette has referee Shane Sewell, Sheik Abdul Bashir and Eric Young in his office lined up against the wall. He tears into Sewell for attacking Bashir last week, mentioning Sewell's history as a wrestler in Canada and Puerto Rico. He puts Sewell on probation, saying if he lays his hands on another wrestler, he's fired. Cornette reverses Sewell's decision from last week, and orders Young to return the X Division Championship to Bashir. He calls Young a victim of circumstance, and offers to make thins up to him with a match against Booker T for tonight, with the Legends Championship on the line. Young decides to look forwards instead of backwards, and says he'll focus on his chance to take something away from the Main Event Mafia.

The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky, with Cute Kip) vs. Sojournor Bolt and Christy Hemme

While the Beautiful People make their way out to the ring, Mike Tenay mentions the Palin angle- apparently, it wasn't dropped, it just wasn't important enough to mention in the interview earlier.

Love and Bolt start off. Bolt slaps on a Side Headlock, but Love elbows out. Bolt hits a Shoulder Block, but runs into a Superkick. Bolt looks incredibly awkward so far, and I swear she moves slower than Kevin Nash. Love hits Bolt with a flurry of punches on the ground and tags in Velvet for the Holla! Elbow Drop. Sky mounts Bolt and slams her head into the mat a few times, then taunts tries to egg Christy into coming into the ring. With this distracting the ref, Love takes the opportunity to choke Bolt in the ropes from the outside. Bolt hits Sky with a Running Cross Body, but Velvet recovers fast and chokes Bolt on the ground with her foot. Sky puts Bolt in a Sleeper Hold, but Bolt counters with a Jawbreaker. Both women make tags, and Hemme runs wild with a Clothesline to Love and a Polish Hammer to Sky. She slams Love down by the hair, then dodges a Clothesline attempt by Sky with a Matrix bridge, then nails her with an Axe Kick. Hemme knocks Kip off the apron, but the distraction allows Love to hit her with a nice Lights Out for the pin. Based on this match, Bolt is nothing special at all, wrestling like she's a week out of a basic training camp. Then again, she's leagues better than Rhaka Khan, so it's all relative.

Winners- The Beautiful People (Love over Hemme via Lights Out).

Part two of the Rough Cuts feature on LAX airs, focusing this week on Homicide. A former altar boy, Homicide saw wrestling on TV at a young age, and immediately loved it. He started in the business in 1993, training in marathon sessions in the back of a corner store in Brooklyn. Times were tough- Homicide recalls a time early in his career when he was forced to wrestle a match with a stolen tampon stuffed into a fresh bullet wound. This guy needs a book deal.

Next we have the debut of the new interview segment ODB's Angle. I wonder who stayed up all night coming up with that name. ODB's first (and lets hope last) guest is Sharmell. Other than one funny line, asking why Sharmell's mother named her after a brand of toilet paper, this was just awful. The gist of it is, Sharmell thinks ODB is disrespectful (what a novel angle), and now the two are going to have a match at Final Resolution. Someone tell Meltzer, so he can get his five star ratings stamp all inked up ahead of time.

Backstage, Jeremy Borash is with the Main Event Mafia. Angle says that his opponents tonight, Abyss and Matt Morgan, are in the wrong place at the wrong time, which makes no sense after a month of feuding with them. He pitches two potential matches for Mick Foley to make for Final Resolution. First, he wants Jarrett in a rematch, obviously. Second, he suggests a tag team match, with the other members of the Mafia taking on the winners of the TNA Originals tag match tonight, and two partners of their choosing.

A hype video airs for Petey Williams. He's called a lost soul who was transformed by Scott Steiner. Now that his mentor has turned on him, will Maple Leaf Muscle be able to fend for himself in TNA? After the video, Mike Tenay tells us that Williams has been sidelined indefinitely by last week's attack; there will be an update on his condition next week.

The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) vs. Samoa Joe and AJ Styles

The action comes fast and furious right from the start, with all four men trading punches in the ring. Joe sends Shelley for the outside, and goes for a Suicide Dive, but Shelley manages to slide back into the ring. Joe grabs the ropes as he goes through and lands on his feet, but Shelley slips out on the apron and nails him with a kick. Sabin then flies past Shelley with a Suicide Dive of his own, laying Joe out. He's followed by Styles, who hits both of the Guns with a beautiful Vaulting Flip Senton Press, as we go to commercial.

Back from the break, Joe is coming off the ropes but is caught by Shelley, who goes for a Complete Shot. Joe tries to elbow out, but Sabin helps his partner complete the move by nailing Joe from behind with a Missile Dropkick. The Guns hit Joe with twin kicks, and Sabin drops a hard knee, but Joe fights up with a series of Back Chops. Joe charges Sabin in the corner but meets a boot. Sabin tries for a Diving Tornado DDT off the second rope, but Joe shoves him off and hits a takedown. Both men make tags, and Styles quickly gets the upper hand on Shelley with a Back Chop, a Leapfrog and a picture perfect Dropkick. Shelley tries to toss Styles out of the ring, but AJ lands on the apron and hits a Springboard Forearm for two. He goes to set Shelley up for the Styles Clash, but Sabin hits him with a Shining Wizard, using his partner's back as a stepping stone. Shelley goes to hit Styles with the Shiranui, but Joe cuts him off. Joe turns around into a Springboard Clothesline from Sabin. The Guns hit Styles with another double kick and Sabin tries to set him up for the Cradle Shock, while Shelley heads up top. Styles slips out and shoves Sabin into the ropes, crotching Shelley on the post. A Pélé takes Sabin out, and Styles finishes Shelley off with the Styles Clash for the win.

Winners- Samoa Joe and AJ Styles (Styles over Shelley via Styles Clash).

After the match, Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner and Kurt Angle jump Joe and Styles. The worn out faces are no match for the Mafia's greater numbers, and Joe quickly takes an Angle Slam and a Scissors Kick, while Styles eats a Jackknife Powerbomb. Sting and Steiner make their way out to the ring in suits, and after a second, Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed run out and shove by them to get into the ring. Steiner jumps in to help, while Sting...does absolutely nothing. Once again, the TNA Originals are out of their league- Creed takes an Arm Wrench Hook Kick from Booker and an Angle Slam, while Lethal takes a Jackknife, and gets put into the Ankle Lock by Angle. The Mafia stands dominant in the ring once again.

In Traci Brooks' office, Raisha Saeed, Awesome Kong and Rhaka Khan are stirring up trouble. Saeed demands Brooks produce a new victim for Kong, like she demanded of her last week. Brooks calls Kong an animal, and claims no one is willing to get into the ring with her. Saeed says that Brooks was warned, and tonight Kong will feed her appetite with an innocent civilian.

In the Originals locker room, the babyfaces sit licking their wounds (metaphorically), when suddenly Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley come sailing through the door, and land in a heap at their feet. Rhino charges in, all fired up as usual. He yells that he's fought wars in the wrestling business, and he has the scars to prove it. He says that if the TNA Originals will stand with him, he'll fight until every drop of blood is gone from his body, and he will never let them down. He cautions them that they'll each need to make the choice whether or not they'll be able to offer that much of themselves as well.

Eric Young vs. Booker T (TNA Legends Championship Match)

Booker powers Young into the ropes to start, but gives him a clean break. Booker puts Young into a Hammerlock, but Young turns it into a Hammerlock of his own. Booker makes it to the ropes, and gets more physical with a knee to the gut, and a big Back Chop. Ch charges Young in the corner, but Young slings over and hits an Arm Drag, into an Armbar. Booker knees out and goes for another chop. Booker blocks a Hip Toss attempt, but Young follows up with another Arm Drag and Armbar. Again, Booker knees out, but Young ducks the Arm Wrench Hook Kick and hits a series of right hands. Young runs the ropes, but Booker catches him and drops him chest-first across the top rope. Booker hits the Arm Wrench Hook Kick followed by a Superkick for two. He slaps on a Shoulder Lock, but Young punches his way out, then ducks a Crescent Kick, but walks into a poke to the eye. Booker hits Young with a Snapmare and a Chinlock, but Young fights to his feet and elbows out. Young takes Booker down with a hard Running Forearm and a Clothesline, followed by a Scoop Slam for two. Booker tries to mount some offense, but Young reverses with the Death Valley Driver for a long two count. Sharmell grabs Young's foot from the outside, and Booker hits him with a cheap shot from behind. With Young staggered, Booker hits him with a wicked Axe Kick and pins him to retain the title.

Winner- Booker T via Axe Kick to retain the TNA Legends Championship.

Mike Tenay comments that this loss will derail any possible momentum for the TNA Originals. I don't know about that, but it sure as hell derailed Young's push. After the match, ODB runs out to check on Young, and stare a hole into Sharmell.

Backstage, Jeff Jarrett and Mick Foley have a brief tête-à-tête. Foley says he's decided on the main event for Final Resolution, but Kurt Angle won't like it. Jarrett says he'll be watching, and if Angle makes a move against Foley, he'll be there to back Foley up.

Elsewhere, Jeremy Borash interviews Team 3D, about their conflict with Beer Money Incorporated. Devon says that Beer Money don't know who they're messing with. He says Team 3D will give them their fifteen minutes of fame, but they won't like the outcome. He boats that Team 3D has done more in the wrestling business in one hour than BMI has done in their entire careers. He says that Team 3D is the baddest tag team in the business, and if BMI wanted to play, they just had to ask. Ray takes the mic and digresses for a second, making a pitch to join the Main Event Mafia. He points out that he and Devon have had twenty tag team championship reigns, and the Mafia knows where to find them. Back on topic, Ray says that Beer Money's time is coming, because they won't stop Team 3D on their quest for title reign number twenty one. He says that they should learn to take the Mafia's advice, and learn to frickin' respect.

Moments ago! We see NASCAR's Hermie Sadler promoting a new talk show he apparently has on TNA's website, "Hermie's Hotseat". I literally could not care any less. Sadler is approached by Awesome Kong and her entourage, and he tries to get her to agree to be his first guest, but Kong instead attacks him, booting his ass through an open door.

Kevin Nash and Kurt Angle vs. Matt Morgan and Abyss

Morgan should really be a part of the TNA originals group.

Abyss and Angle start the match. Angle tries to counter Abyss' size advantage with superior technical skills, to limited effect. Angle goes for a Side Headlock, but Abyss pushes him off and takes him down with a Standing Shoulder Block. Angle briefly rolls out of the ring to plan with Nash, then comes back in with a kick to the gut and several right hands. Abyss no-sells and levels Angle again with a Standing Clothesline. Abyss lays into Angle with a series of devastating rights in the corner, but Angle rakes his eyes. He comes off the ropes, but Abyss clocks him with a Big Boot, followed by the Shock Treatment for two. Abyss tags in Morgan, but Angle immediately starts kicking at his legs. Both men go for the ropes, and Angle takes the Carbon Footprint for two, as the show goes to commercial.

We come back, and Morgan is still in control of Angle. He hits a Delayed Scoop Slam and a big Elbow Drop for two. Angle finally tags in Nash, and there's a great visual as TNA's two giants stare each other down. The two trade punches, which Morgan gets the better of.

Nash eventually regains the momentum and tags in Angle, who lays into Morgan with some hard European Uppercuts. Morgan fights Angle off, and both men make tags, as Beer Money makes their way out to ringside (why, I couldn't tell you). Abyss crushes both the Mafiosos with Body Avalanches. A Delayed Side Slam to Nash gets two, broken up by Angle. Abyss launches Angle to the outside, leaving the big men in the ring. Morgan goes for a Running Big Boot, but misses and sails over the top rope. On the other side of the ring, Abyss suddenly starts brawling with both members of Beer Money. He fights them off and throws Angle into the ring, but Storm gets up on the apron and breaks a beer bottle over Abyss' head, causing him to stagger into a Big Boot from Nash, for the pinfall.

Winners- Kurt Angle and Kevin Nash (Nash over Abyss via Big Boot).

After a break, Mick Foley makes his out to the ring. Foley says that he has always acknowledged that people like the members of the Main Event Mafia have been a huge part of wrestling's past, a distinction he proudly shares with them. He even accepts that they are the current faces of TNA, and could be the greatest assemblage of stars ever to get into the same ring. Up until recently though, Foley thought change was inevitable, which is why he made an investment in the TNA originals. For the first time though, Foley now has to face the fact that the Mafia may also be the future or wrestling as well. He says he never meant to tip the scales one way or the other, merely to give the TNA Originals the opportunities he felt they deserved. He says that Final Resolution may be their chance for final restitution. He then announces the show's co-main events. The first is Booker T, Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner and Sting versus Samoa Joe, AJ Styles and two partners of their choosing, with the stipulation that if any of the TNA Originals win the match, AJ Styles will win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. For the other match, Foley announces that Kurt Angle will take on Rhino- and boy, is the crowd ever underwhelmed by that one.

Angle makes his way out to the ring, and immediately calls Foley's decision bullshit. He demands to know why Jeff Jarrett won't face him. Angle brags that he gets everything he wants in life, from gold medals to the Main Event Mafia, but the one thing he hasn't done is beat Jarrett. He blames Foley for interfering in their last match, and says he either wants Jarrett in a match at Final Resolution, or the next best thing, Foley himself.

Angle slaps Foley, and Jarrett immediately comes out to the ring. He says he's had enough- he is the founder of TNA, and Angle will play by his rules. Jarrett says he swore he would never face Angle again, but he'll be damned if he'll watch Angle tear down the company he built from the ground up. Jarrett says that as bad as Angle wants to face him in the ring, Jarrett wants Angle out of TNA even worse. He can't fire Angle because of his contract, but he can make him an offer he can't refuse. Jarrett announces that if Angle beats Rhino at Final Resolution, he'll get his rematch, but if he loses, Angle is out of TNA forever. Jarrett offers to shake Angle's hand, but Angle slaps him instead. Jarrett teases fighting back, but instead points behind Angle, and the Olympic Hero turns around right into a GORE from Rhino.

That's it for this week!