Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for December 26, 2013

Rockstar Spud heads to the ring to introduce Dixie Carter. She has something planned next week, but Jeff Hardy shows up before she can mention it. Hardy tells her that her cronies' actions last week will haunt her. Rocksar Spud aggressively cuts him off and tells him to get out of the ring. Hardy grabs Spud by the throat and pushes him into the corner, but he gets attacked by Ethan Carter III soon afterward. Sting shows up before Dixie can speak again. He's tired of entitled punks running the show, and says he won't leave until he gets a match with Ethan...but he gets a better idea. Since Rockstar Spud originally came to TNA to wrestle, he wants a tag match between the team of Sting and Hardy vs EC3 and Spud. Carter makes the match, but can't make the announcement as the music continues to play just before the commercial break.

Dixie Carter is interrupted by Gunner. He cashes his Feast or Fired briefcase in on Magnus, but Dixie denies him his title shot, saying Magnus is across the pond. Gunner tells her to warn Magnus, then James Storm shows up. He confronts Gunner about the towel-throwing incident, and accuses Gunner of telling Bobby Roode he was in that bar a few weeks ago. He wants to fight for Gunner's briefcase. Dixie makes that match so, then says she'll have to wait to make her big announcement.

"The Cowboy" James Storm and Gunner wrestle to a double count-out. Gunner keeps his briefcase, but the refs have to break both men up as they take the fight to the back.

Brooke threatens to air Bully Ray's dark secret to the crowd when he refuses to speak to her.

Magnus talks about his rise to the top of TNA.

Brooke shows up. She refuses to take blame for Mr. Anderson breaking up Aces and Eights and calls out Bully Ray, who shows up. He refuses to listen to her, and she tells him she's done with her. She's nobody's plaything, and says she used him for stardom after saying she's done with his crap. As she leaves, Bully grabs her and says she's done when he's done with her. He says he used her, but says she "wasn't very good for certain uses." Bully does not blame Brooke for not being TNA World Heavyweight Champion anymore or the dissolution of Aces and Eights, but still says he'd rather be with Brooke Hogan. He has one more use for her: tell the locker room that he has worse plans for them. He then says he's done with her and tells her to leave. As he speaks, some ambient synthesizer music plays in the background for the strangest reasons ever.

Joseph Park prepares for the Monster's Ball match.

Ethan Carter III is rethinking the tag match, but Dixie Carter puts him back on track.

Sting and Jeff Hardy prepare for their match.

Joseph Park beats Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) in a Monster's Ball match.

Lei'D Tapa beats ODB, thanks to Gail Kim.

Chris Sabin and Velver Sky plan to make their relationship stronger in 2013...but Sabin doesn't seem to respect that resolution when he wants Velvet to interfere in his rematch against Austin Aries for the X Division title next week.

Sting tells Jeff Hardy to get his head in the game.

Dixie Carter mentions her announcement: next week is Magnus's World Heavyweight Championship coronation. Also, Sting and Jeff Hardy vs Ethan Carter III and Rockstar Spud includes The Bro Mans (Robbie E and Jesse Godderz) teaming with EC3 and Spud. It's a four-on-two handicap match!

Ethan Carter III, Rockstar Spud and The Bro Mans (Robbie E and Jesse Godderz) beat Sting and Jeff Hardy. Hardy apologizes to Sting, then says Dixie Carter's actions as of late have driven him crazy. He says the fight is gone...and that this is his last match in TNA!