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. For some matches, alternate championships have been 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 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 On the April 30 edition of Impact!, Hernandez and Homicide had their briefcases stolen by the debuting British Invasion. Hernandez won it back from Rob Terry at Hard Justice, while Homicide won it back from Douglas Williams in a ladder match on the July 9, 2009 episode of Impact!. Curry Man was fired in kayfabe. 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.Guerrero fired - PW Insider.com 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. 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 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. 2018 Impact! March 15 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 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 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.

Feast or Fired Cash-in Matches Cash-in matches Legend

# Case Holder Championship Event Date Result1 TNA World Tag Team ChampionshipAgainst All Odds With Bullet Bob Armstrong, they lost to A.J. Styles and Tomko2 TNA X Division ChampionshipImpact! Defeated Jay Lethal.3 TNA World Heavyweight ChampionshipSacrifice Lost to Samoa Joe.4 TNA World Tag Team Championship Impact! With Consequences Creed, they defeated Beer Money, Inc. (Robert Roode and James Storm).5 TNA X Division Championship Defeated Suicide. 6 TNA World Heavyweight Championship 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 Lost to new champion AJ Styles in a five-way match that also involved defending champion Kurt Angle, Matt Morgan, and Sting.7 TNA X Division ChampionshipImpact! Defeated Amazing Red.8 TNA World Heavyweight ChampionshipAgainst All Odds Lost to AJ Styles in a No Disqualification match with Eric Bischoff as the special guest referee.9 TNA World Tag Team ChampionshipImpact! The Band (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) defeated Matt Morgan.10 TNA X Division Championship Impact Wrestling Lost to Austin Aries.11 TNA World Heavyweight Championship Lost to Magnus.12 TNA World Tag Team Championship With Abyss, they defeated The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards).13 TNA X Division Championship Defeated Low Ki.14 TNA World Heavyweight ChampionshipDestination X Lost to Kurt Angle.15 and Trevor Lee TNA World Tag Team Championship Impact Wrestling Defeated The Wolves (Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards).16 Beer Money defeated The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards).17 TNA World Heavyweight Championship Defeated Matt Hardy.18 TNA King of the Mountain Championship Defeated Bram.19 Impact World Tag Team Championship Redemption With Scott Steiner, they defeated LAX (Santana and Ortiz).20 Impact X Division Championship Lost to Matt Sydal.21 Impact World ChampionshipImpact Wrestling Lost to Pentagón Jr..22 Impact World Tag Team ChampionshipBound for Glory With Ace Austin as ABC, they defeated The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel).23 Impact Digital Media ChampionshipImpact Wrestling Defeated Tommy Dreamer via disqualification.24 TNA World ChampionshipHard To Kill Defeated Alex Shelley.25 TNA International ChampionshipNo Surrender Defeated Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo.26 TNA X Division ChampionshipSacrifice Lost to Leon Slater.27 TNA World ChampionshipRebellion Lost to Mike Santana.

Record

Championship Wins Losses Total TNA World Championship2 7 0 9 TNA X Division Championship4 3 0 6 TNA International Championship1 0 0 1 TNA World Tag Team Championship7 1 0 8 TNA King of the Mountain Championship1 0 0 1 Impact Digital Media Championship0 0 1 1 Total: 14 9 1 24

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.