Feast or Fired

Feast or Fired is a professional wrestling match concept featured in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). The idea is based on the object on a pole match, which sees wrestlers trying to gain possession of items hanging from poles attached to the ring posts. In this case, the participants in the match try to grab one of four briefcases from the poles. In the match itself, a wrestler can only claim a briefcase if he/she leaves the ring with it and both feet touch the floor.

Stipulations

Inside each of the briefcases is some sort of paperwork. Traditionally. One of the cases holds a contract for a TNA World Championship match, one holds a contract for a TNA X Division Championship match, and one holds a contract for a TNA World Tag Team Championship match (with a partner of that wrestler's choosing). The fourth and final briefcase contains a pink slip, which fires the wrestler carrying it.[1] For some matches, alternate championships have been used used, with the TNA King of the Mountain Championship and the TNA Digital Media Championship in place of the X Division Championship in 2016 and 2023, respectively, and the TNA International Championship in lieu of the Tag Team Championship in 2026.

The winners of the briefcases do not reveal what is in them that night. Instead, they are revealed in a segment on a later episode of Impact!. Before the contents of the cases are revealed, each wrestler is given a choice to keep their case or forfeit it, which protects the wrestler from being fired, but also gives up any potential title match.

Once a wrestler wins a briefcase, it may be (and has been) defended in matches similar to the way championships are.

The allocated time period during which a wrestler must invoke their title opportunity has not been explicitly stated, all that has been said is that the title opportunity can be invoked "anywhere, anytime", making it similar in fashion to the WWE Money in the Bank ladder match contract, which lasts for one year.

Matches

Year Event Date Case Winner Prize Time Other competitors
2007 Turning Point December 2 4 Petey Williams TNA X Division Championship match 3:04 Chris Harris, Christopher Daniels, Elix Skipper, Hernandez, Homicide, Jimmy Rave, Kip James, Lance Hoyt, Shark Boy, and Sonjay Dutt[2]
1 B.G. James TNA World Tag Team Championship match 4:53
3 Senshi Pink slip 6:27
2 Scott Steiner TNA World Heavyweight Championship match 11:54
  • On the December 13 episode of TNA Impact!, Jim Cornette offered Steiner $50,000 for his briefcase, which he refused. Steiner then switched briefcases with Williams, stating afterwards that he would get his original briefcase back the next week. At Against All Odds, Steiner defeated Williams to win both briefcases, after a distraction from a disguised Rhaka Khan. On the April 17, 2008 episode of Impact!, Steiner issued an open challenge, which Williams answered. Williams lost after Khan interfered. Steiner would later form an alliance with Williams and give him the X Division briefcase.
  • On the December 6 episode of Impact!, Christopher Daniels defeated Senshi with Elix Skipper as the special guest referee to win his briefcase, which turned out to contain the pink slip, resulting in Daniels being fired in kayfabe.
2008 Final Resolution December 7 4 Hernandez TNA World Heavyweight Championship match 3:53 Alex Shelley, B.G. James, Chris Sabin, Consequences Creed, Cute Kip, Jimmy Rave, Lance Rock, Shark Boy, and Sonjay Dutt
3 Curry Man Pink slip 6:31
1 Homicide TNA X Division Championship match 9:33
2 Jay Lethal TNA World Tag Team Championship match 12:10
2009 Final Resolution December 20 2 Sheik Abdul Bashir Pink slip 4:47 Kiyoshi, Cody Deaner, Consequences Creed, Eric Young, Homicide, James Storm, Jay Lethal, and Robert Roode
4 Rob Terry TNA X Division Championship match 5:00
1 Kevin Nash TNA World Tag Team Championship match 7:14
3 Samoa Joe TNA World Heavyweight Championship match 9:20
  • On the January 19, 2010 episode of Impact!, Terry was forced by his British Invasion teammates to give his briefcase to Doug Williams.
  • Bashir was legitimately fired.
2013 Impact Wrestling December 12 3 Ethan Carter III TNA World Tag Team Championship match 2:06 Austin Aries, Chris Sabin, Curry Man, Dewey Barnes, Hernandez, James Storm, Norv Fernum, and Samoa Joe
2 Zema Ion TNA X Division Championship match 8:39
4 Chavo Guerrero Pink slip 12:19
1 Gunner TNA World Heavyweight Championship match 14:11
  • Gunner retained the briefcase against James Storm on the December 26 episode of Impact Wrestling after their match ended in a double countout.
  • Gunner successfully defended the briefcase in a Briefcase on a Pole match against James Storm at Impact Wrestling: Genesis on January 16, 2014 (aired on January 23).
  • Gunner successfully defended the briefcase in a tag team match with James Storm against Bad Influence on the January 30 episode of Impact Wrestling
  • Gunner successfully defended his briefcase and won Carter's briefcase in a tag team ladder match on Impact Wrestling on January 31, 2014 (aired on February 13). Gunner teamed with James Storm, while Carter teamed with Magnus. Gunner would give the Tag Team Championship briefcase to Storm.
  • Guerrero was legitimately fired.[3]
2015 Impact Wrestling January 23 2 Velvet Sky Pink slip 1:17 Bram, Crazzy Steve, Davey Richards, DJ Z, Eddie Edwards, Gunner, Jessie Godderz, Robbie E, and Samuel Shaw
4 Rockstar Spud TNA X Division Championship match 4:20
1 Austin Aries TNA World Heavyweight Championship match 5:45
3 Magnus TNA World Tag Team Championship match 7:43
  • On the August 28 taping of Impact Wrestling, GFW co-founders Jeff and Karen Jarrett took Magnus' briefcase away because he was part of their roster and gave his title match to Brian Myers and Trevor Lee.
  • Sky was at ringside to support Robbie E and climbed up to grab the case on his behalf. Since she was the one who grabbed the case, she was the one who was fired in kayfabe.[4]
2016 Impact Wrestling January 26 2 Grado Pink slip 4:16 Aiden O'Shea, Bobby Roode, Bram, Chris Melendez, Eric Young, Jessie Godderz, Robbie E, and Rockstar Spud[1]
1 Drew Galloway TNA World Heavyweight Championship match 10:07
4 Eli Drake TNA King of the Mountain Championship match 12:38
3 James Storm TNA World Tag Team Championship match 16:06
  • Grado was fired in kayfabe, but it was later revealed that Drake had peeked into his case before they were supposed to be opened, and may have switched the contents of his case with Grado's. After posting video evidence of this, Grado was given a chance to win his job back if he could beat Drake in a ladder match with a new contract at stake, which he did on March 16.[5]
2018 Impact! March 15
(Taped: January 13) 		2 Petey Williams Impact X Division Championship match 5:53 Caleb Konley, KM, Rohit Raju, Taiji Ishimori, Trevor Lee, and Tyrus
4 Moose Impact World Championship match 10:52
3 Ethan Carter III Pink slip 14:44
1 Eli Drake Impact World Tag Team Championship match 16:44
  • Eli Drake defeated Moose to win his briefcase in a Case vs. Case match on the April 12 episode of Impact!.
  • Ethan Carter III was legitimately fired.
2023 Impact 1000 September 14
(Taped: September 9) 		3 Chris Bey Impact World Tag Team Championship match 2:54 Alpha Bravo, Bhupinder Gujjar, Black Taurus, Brian Myers, Heath, Jai Vidal, Joe Hendry, John Skyler, Johnny Swinger, Jonathan Gresham, Kevin Knight, Kushida, Laredo Kid, PCO, Sami Callihan, and Steve Maclin
1 Crazzy Steve Impact Digital Media Championship match 6:17
4 Yuya Uemura Pink slip 9:45
2 Moose Impact World Championship match 13:34
  • Yuya Uemura was legitimately fired.
2026 Thursday Night Impact! January 22
(Aired: January 29) 		1 Eric Young TNA X Division Championship match 3:40 A. J. Francis, Brian Myers, The Hometown Man, Jason Hotch, John Skyler, Mance Warner, Rich Swann, and Ryan Nemeth
2 Steve Maclin Pink slip 4:50
4 Trey Miguel TNA International Championship match 7:23
3 Eddie Edwards TNA World Championship match 8:16
  • Steve Maclin was fired in kayfabe.
  • On the March 5, 2026, episode of Thursday Night Impact!, Director of Operations Daria Rae officially reinstated Maclin.[6]

Feast or Fired Cash-in Matches

Record

Championship Wins Losses NTV Total PCT
TNA World Championship
Formerly: TNA World Heavyweight Championship, Impact World Championship 		2 6 0 8 .250
TNA X Division Championship
Formerly: Impact X Division Championship 		4 2 0 6 .667
TNA International Championship 1 0 0 1 1.000
TNA World Tag Team Championship
Formerly: Impact World Tag Team Championship 		7 1 0 8 .875
TNA King of the Mountain Championship 1 0 0 1 1.000
Impact Digital Media Championship 0 0 1 1 .500
Total: 14 9 1 24 .604

Cash-in matches

Legend
  Won cash-in match and the championship
  Won cash-in match but not the championship
  Lost cash-in match

# Case Holder Championship Event Date Result
1 B.G. James TNA World Tag Team Championship Against All Odds February 10, 2008 With Bullet Bob Armstrong, they lost to A.J. Styles and Tomko
2 Petey Williams TNA X Division Championship Impact! April 17, 2008 Defeated Jay Lethal.
3 Scott Steiner TNA World Heavyweight Championship Sacrifice May 11, 2008 Lost to Samoa Joe.
4 Jay Lethal TNA World Tag Team Championship Impact! December 16, 2008 With Consequences Creed, they defeated Beer Money, Inc. (Robert Roode and James Storm).
5 Homicide TNA X Division Championship June 25, 2009 Defeated Suicide.
6 Hernandez TNA World Heavyweight Championship January 15, 2009 Defeated Sting via disqualification after the Main Event Mafia interfered. TNA Managing Partner Mick Foley gave Hernandez a second chance by returning the briefcase.
No Surrender September 20, 2009 Lost to new champion AJ Styles in a five-way match that also involved defending champion Kurt Angle, Matt Morgan, and Sting.
7 Doug Williams TNA X Division Championship Impact! January 19, 2010 Defeated Amazing Red.
8 Samoa Joe TNA World Heavyweight Championship Against All Odds February 14, 2010 Lost to AJ Styles in a No Disqualification match with Eric Bischoff as the special guest referee.
9 Kevin Nash TNA World Tag Team Championship Impact! May 4, 2010 The Band (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) defeated Matt Morgan.
10 Zema Ion TNA X Division Championship Impact Wrestling January 30, 2014
(Aired February 6) 		Lost to Austin Aries.
11 Gunner TNA World Heavyweight Championship January 31, 2014
(Aired February 20) 		Lost to Magnus.
12 James Storm TNA World Tag Team Championship September 19, 2014
(Aired November 12) 		With Abyss, they defeated The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards).
13 Rockstar Spud TNA X Division Championship January 31, 2015
(Aired March 20) 		Defeated Low Ki.
14 Austin Aries TNA World Heavyweight Championship Destination X May 11, 2015
(Aired June 10) 		Lost to Kurt Angle.
15 Brian Myers and Trevor Lee TNA World Tag Team Championship Impact Wrestling July 28, 2015
(Aired September 2) 		Defeated The Wolves (Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards).
16 James Storm January 31, 2016
(Aired March 8) 		Beer Money defeated The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards).
17 Drew Galloway TNA World Heavyweight Championship March 15, 2016 Defeated Matt Hardy.
18 Eli Drake TNA King of the Mountain Championship April 23, 2016
(Aired May 31) 		Defeated Bram.
19 Eli Drake Impact World Tag Team Championship Redemption April 22, 2018 With Scott Steiner, they defeated LAX (Santana and Ortiz).[7]
20 Petey Williams Impact X Division Championship Lost to Matt Sydal.
21 Eli Drake Impact World Championship Impact Wrestling April 23, 2018 Lost to Pentagón Jr..
22 Chris Bey Impact World Tag Team Championship Bound for Glory October 21, 2023 With Ace Austin as ABC, they defeated The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel).
23 Crazzy Steve Impact Digital Media Championship Impact Wrestling October 22, 2023
(Aired November 9) 		Defeated Tommy Dreamer via disqualification.
24 Moose TNA World Championship Hard To Kill January 13, 2024 Defeated Alex Shelley.
25 Trey Miguel TNA International Championship No Surrender February 13, 2026 Defeated Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo.
26 Eric Young TNA X Division Championship Sacrifice March 27, 2026 Will challenge Leon Slater.

Race for the Case

Race for the Case was a similar concept used by Impact in 2017. This was a pole match where different colored briefcases hang from poles. Retrieving a briefcase allows to the participant to challenge any wrestler in any match stipulation on an Open Fight Night episode of Impact Wrestling. Inside each briefcase contained a number from one to four, which denotes the winning wrestlers placement in being able to make a challenge. Once a wrestler lays down a challenge, the other briefcase holders are no longer able to make the same challenge.[8]

Year Event Date Case Winner Order Other competitors Time
2017 Impact Wrestling January 19 Red Eli Drake 4 Andrew Everett, Crazzy Steve, Jessie Godderz, Kingston, Mahabali Shera, Matt Hardy, Mike Bennett, and Tyrus 13:04
Blue Trevor Lee 3
Yellow Bram 2
Green Jeff Hardy 1

Challenges took place on the Open Fight Night episode of Impact Wrestling on February 2:

References

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  4. ^ "Velvet Sky fired - Impact Wrestling.com". Archived from the original on 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  5. ^ Csonka, Larry (March 15, 2016). "Csonka's TNA Impact Review 3.15.16". 411Mania. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  6. ^ Collins, Joseph (March 5, 2026). "TNA Impact live results: Leon Slater defends X-Division title vs. Nic Nemeth". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  7. ^ Howell, Nolan (April 22, 2018). "Pentagon Jr. becomes world champion at Impact Wrestling: Redemption". SLAM Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  8. ^ "Race For The Case: What Is It?". Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions. January 18, 2017.
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