[Final Resolution] Bobby Roode v. Jeff Hardy (C) [TNA World Heavyweight Championship]

[Dagger Dias]

The obvious choice to close the show, and my prediction for the match of the night. Roode had the longest run with the belt since its creation and was a great heel champion, so it would make sense for Hardy to defeat him and overcome the odds. Hardy should get the win so that he can add more momentum and credibility to his reign. Going over Roode in this match will benefit him a great deal. I doubt that Roode will get the belt back this early, the match will be used to make Hardy look better as the World Champion. If Roode did happen to win, I wouldn't entirely be against it as I am a fan of his, but it makes more sense for Hardy to retain. The show closes as Hardy celebrates having retained the TNA World Championship. There will most likely be a rematch at the next PPV regardless of who wins this time, and I wouldn't be against that.

DAGGER'S PREDICTION
Jeff Hardy will retain the TNA World Championship.

[Jack-Hammer]

Hardy isn't dropping the belt to Bobby Roode, at least not at Final Resolution. TNA wants to keep Jeff Hardy on the roster so they're going to do whatever they can to keep him happy. The last I heard, Hardy hadn't signed a new deal with TNA. I haven't read anything else about it in about a month, so I'm assuming that he hasn't signed a new contract.

If he hasn't, then that gives Hardy advantage over TNA. Allegedly, Hardy is by far TNA's biggest draw when it comes to merchandise. TNA needs all the cash it can get if recent house show figures in Minnesota & North Dakota of 250 & 550 fans are accurate. Hardy will hold the title through the rest of this year.

The match should be strong nonetheless, I'm just not particularly buying into Hardy as champion. As with CM Punk & Austin Aries, probably Hardy's two best feuds of the past several years, Hardy needs a strong heel to carry the lion's share of the feud in terms of build up. Bobby Roode is someone that can do that for the next couple of months.

What I'm guessing happens is that Hardy holds the belt until Lockdown and drops it, possibly, to Roode by then with Roode then holding it until BFG where he drops it to the winner of the BFG Series.