The biggest news coming out of TNA’s Final Resolution pay-per-view Sunday night concerns something that didn’t occur on camera.
According to several online reports, some people within TNA were concerned about TNA world champion Jeff Hardy’s condition when he showed up at the Impact Zone before the show, and they were pushing for him to be sent home.
Had Hardy – who was scheduled to defend his title against Matt Morgan in the main event – been sent home, the plan was for Eric Bischoff to announce that Hardy had suffered an injury and was stripped of the title. The new main event would have been between Morgan, Mr. Anderson and Jeff Jarrett for the vacant championship.
Ultimately, the Hardy-Morgan match took place as planned, with Hardy winning to retain the title. According to pwinsider.com, Hardy convinced TNA officials that his condition was due to exhaustion as a result of his recent hectic travel schedule.
Not having been backstage at the event, I obviously can’t speak to what Hardy’s condition was like, but given his much-publicized drug issues, I certainly can understand why he wasn’t initially given the benefit of the doubt. Time will tell if this really was a red flag or just a matter of people jumping to the wrong conclusion.