10 Worst TNA Gimmick Wrestling Matches
9. Feast Or Fired Match
How does it work?
An amalgam of the Money in the Bank Ladder Match, Vince Russo’s beloved ‘something on a pole match’, and a traditional battle royal, Feast or Fired sees several wrestlers attempting to reach for briefcases suspended above four corners of the ring. The wrestler must then leave the ring (with both feet touching the floor) with the briefcase, whereupon they are entitled to a specific title match listed within the case, or will be handed a pink slip, resulting in their firing from the company.
Why is it awful?
Feast or Fired is a terrible gimmick not because it’s ineffective - or even completely illogical - when compared with some of the matches on this list; rather, Feast or Fired serves as one of the most blatant examples of TNA-WWE plagiarism that didn’t involve Eric Young’s beard.
Essentially a discount brand version of WWE’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match, Feast or Fired’s added element of chance only compounds its status as the lesser gimmick match.
Why would a wrestler knowingly participate in the match, when they know there’s a chance they could be fired? Not everyone is a Dolph Ziggler, willing to commit career suicide every time someone waves a title under their nose. Wouldn’t it make more sense just to wait a month and earn your title shot in a different style of match, one that doesn’t pose a very credible threat to your job security?
Who are we kidding? The threat has never been credible – almost everyone who’s ever ‘won’ Feast or Fired’s pink slip has returned to TNA thanks to some hidden stipulation or gimmick rearrangement. Christopher Daniels was fired two years in a row, once as the Fallen Angel, and once as Curry Man.
Yet another reason why the match holds no dramatic weight.