BILL BEHRENS NWA NOTES for 3-27-07

                      NWA ANARCHY HARDCORE HELL 2007

                          NWA ARENA CORNELIA, GA 3-31-07 

      HOLLYWOOD BRUNETTES      VS     CREED & YOUNG 

                                   SAL RINAURO     VS    TODD SEXTON 

                                                HANDICAP MATCH

                 LAY & HAWKINS    VS    PATRICK BENTLEY 

                                                    NOOSE MATCH

            UAS W/PALMER      VS    JUSTICE SERVED W/GETZ 

                                               BREAK 10 MINUTES 

   PHOENIX &CHASE/ANGER, INC  VS  TRUIT & SHATTER/TEAM MACHTION 

                             TV TITLE & HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH

     JEREMY VAIN    VS   SLIM J   VS  ACE ROCKWELL  VS  CHAD PARHAM 

                                            ANARCHY RULES MATCH

   DEVILS REJECTS W/WILSON    VS   NWA ELITE W/BAILEY

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SHOW #56

MATCH #1  SAL RINAURO  VS  AUSTIN CREED

MATCH #2  DELAY & HAWKINS VIGNETTE

MATCH #3  TEXAS TREATS VS ANGER, INC

MATCH #4  ACE ROCKWELL INTERVIEW (PARHAM)

MATCH #5  PATRICK BENTLEY  VS  ADRIAN HAWKINS

MATCH #6  DEVILS REJECTS  VS  NWA ELITE

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War Games 2001: AJ Styles, Onyx, Air Paris & Mystery Partner vs. Jason Cross, John Phoenix, Adam Jacobs, & Justice managed Jeff G Bailey

Steel Cage Gauntlet for Wildside Heavyweight Title 2002: Adam Jacobs vs. AJ Styles vs. Rick Michaels vs. Rainman vs. David Young vs. Iceberg vs. Scottie Wrenn

War Games 2003: Jeremy V, Jimmy Rave, Onyx, & Hotstuff Hernandez vs. Rainman, Jason Cross, Iceberg, & Justice managed Jeff G Bailey

War Games for the Wildside Tag-Team Titles 2004: Murder 1, Slim J Gabriel, &Altar Boy Luke vs. Todd Sexton, Masada, Rainman, & Azrael managed Jeff G Bailey and a special APPEARANCE by DUSTY RHODES

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NWA Anarchy TV Report
Episode 56
March 26, 2007

WRESTLING: (n.) ’res-ling A sport of contest in which two individuals face off in unarmed combat.
ANARCHY: (n.) an-ar-key (1) A state of lawlessness due to absence of authority. (2) A complete lack of order.
What happens when you mix the two together? NWA-Anarchy!

- Last week on NWA Anarchy TV, Chad Parham cashed in his free heavyweight title shot and snatched the strap from around Slim J’s not so putrid waist.

- John Johnson opens up by reflecting upon the big six man tag where Justice Served & Jeremy V defeated the Urban Assault Squad & Ace Rockwell. Also, Chad Parham captured the NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Title using an underhanded and dastardly tactic. This week Sal Rinauro challenges Austin Creed and the NWA Elite with Attorney/Agent Jeff G Bailey hope to eradicate the Rejects, Tank & Iceberg, off the fact of the planet.

1. Sal Rinauro vs. Austin Creed
THE MATCH: This is the second consecutive broadcast in a row where Rinauro wrestles in the opening contest. Mr. Johnson claims that the crowd aspires to be like Rinauro. If the opening moments are any indication, I’ll plead the fifth since Creed is handing his carcass on a silver platter. Rinauro retreats to the floor as the crowd trades dualing chants. He uses a Mo Howard eyelock, which I admire, to gain a short lived advantage. Creed scores a near fall after an offensive flurry. Since cheating didn’t work, Rinauro sends Creed face first to the mat with a drop toe hold. Well, that works momentarily until Creed escapes and lands a picturesque dropkick for a near fall. Rinauro finally gains the advantage after he catches Creed leaping off the top turnbuckle with a dropkick. The crowd rallies behind Creed, but Rinauro counters his pugilistic skills with a vertical suplex. Rinauro discombobulates Creed with a stomp, but only scores a two count on a nonchalant cover. After a commercial break, Rinauro continues to focus his attack on Creed’s head with a high knee. He makes the cover, but Creed kicks out at two. Creed buys himself time and gets a second wind after eluding a turnbuckle splash. He connects with a bulldog, but finds himself flying to the floor when he charges at Rinauro. Then, Rinauro pays the price when he pulls Creed’s hair with a neck snap on the top rope. He follows up with a springboard clothesline from the floor to the ring. Creed makes the cover for a two count after a spinning heel kick. Creed earns another series of near falls after a Sunset flip, rollup and a backslide. Creed sidesteps a flying bodypress and uses an uranage to score another near fall. He decides to take to the sky, but Rinauro clips him up. Rinauro almost finishes off Creed with a belly to back superplex. After an inverted atomic drop, Creed ducks and lands the Monte Fisto for the upset pinfall victory.
WINNER: Austin Creed.
COMMENTS: This match scores extra points for the several near falls leading in to the final outcome. It was very believable that Creed kicked out of a pinfall attempt after taking a belly to back superplex since Rinauro “didn’t get too much height on the move.” There are other wrestlers that Creed could have defeated cleanly, but I would assume his popularity is the reason for the decision to put him over Rinauro.
RATING: **¼

- Seth Delay is impressed that Adrian Hawkins has listened and abided in everything that he has said to do. Delay relives his past: teaching AJ Styles how to be phenomenal, and Rinauro the science and psychology behind the sport. Remember, it’s all just science. Follow me and you will be great, well, that’s what Delay lays claim to. Delay reminisces about G-Rated (Rinauro) defeating numerous teams. He brags about teaching that Zero, Patrick Bentley, how to put his past behind him and to be a great wrestler. Somehow, he’s stopped listening and will pay for being stupid. There’s only thing to do and that’s a hug. Well, that’s the second thing according to Delay that might happen. Instead, they’re going for protein pudding. Oh, this was a great segment.

2. Anger Inc. (Adam Roberts & Jason Blackman) vs. the Texas Treats (Don Juan & Chris Marval)
THE MATCH: The Texas Treats have returned to Anarchy for the first time since April 2006 due to tax and border patrol problems. Okay, so that’s what Johnson thinks. Hunter notes that Anger Inc. looks good on paper, but they can’t get along. The Treats control the early going with double team moves including a Hart Attack. Hunter calls this a brilliant exhibition. Roberts tries to make the save, but accidentally elbows Blackman. Anger Inc. takes over with special thanks to the old fashioned clip on Marval. However, Marval escapes and tags in the world burrito making champion. Don Juan tosses Roberts to his own corner and lands a seated dropkick for the win. Marval lands a lungblower on Roberts. Marval holds Roberts on his back and Don Juan lands a moonsault. Don Juan clotheslines an interfering Blackman to the floor. The referee instructs Marval to head back to the corner. Meanwhile, Blackman lands the Kick of Death when Don Juan sets up for double underhook piledriver. Roberts makes the cover for the win. Afterwards, Anger Inc. argue over whose hand is victoriously raised.
WINNERS: Anger Inc.
COMMENTS: This was alright even though I didn’t care too much for this match. It was just missing something. The Treats controlled the entire match, which fits into the grand scheme of things since Anger Inc. has a problem getting along.
RATING: ½*

- We begin part 2 with Greg Hunter interviewing NWA Anarchy TV champion Ace Rockwell. Parham decides to interject himself when Hunter calls him the best wrestler on TV. He tells Rockwell that the TV Title doesn’t mean a thing because the Heavyweight Title is what it’s all about.

- “The Best Damn Ring Announcer in Georgia Today” Ernie Rich is prepared to interview a disturbed and demented looking Patrick Bentley. Bentley calls out Seth Delay, who promptly heads out with Adrian Hawkins. Delay tells Bentley that he doesn’t work on his time. Delay doesn’t feel like wrestling tonight, so he sends a willing Adrian Hawkins to wrestle.

3. Patrick Bentley vs. Adrian Hawkins
THE MATCH: Johnson accuses Hunter of instigating incidents every time he interviews someone. If I were Chad Parham, I’d be, pissed too, being the heavyweight champion and not being labeled the best wrestler on TV. I can’t count how many times great feuds have started over something like this. Bentley starts off by landing some bombs to the back of Hawkins’s head. Delay gives Hawkins a pep talk before reentering the ring. Bentley stiffs Hawkins like he has a receipt to return. Bentley confronts Delay and single-handedly stares him away. Hawkins uses the distraction to gain the advantage and focuses his attack on Bentley’s leg. Hawkins posts Bentley’s leg. Bentley buys time with an enziguri and gains a second wind. Hawkins pulls the referee in the way and places his feet on the ropes to score a cheap two count on Bentley. Bentley counters with Full Articulation, but Delay runs to save his partner. Somehow, the crowd pops when Delay raises Hawkins’s hand. It sounds like Delay partially controls the crowd, too. They celebrate until Bentley chases them off.
WINNER: Patrick Bentley by DQ.
COMMENTS: I don’t how the Anarchy crowd is taking to this storyline, but it came off pretty good on TV. I like the fact that Patrick Bentley is no longer this lovable, huggable and bubbly babyface. He can escape typecasting and explore other emotions, including his dark and vindictive side. Delay makes a great heel thanks to having the ability to cut promos and a whacky personality. If should help Hawkins develop his persona as well having a heel run with Delay, but only time will tell.
RATING: *

4. NWA Elite (Onyx & Jeff Lewis) w/Attorney/Agent Jeff G Bailey vs. the Devil’s Rejects (Tank & Iceberg) w/Dan Wilson & the Staff of Righteousness~!
THE MATCH: John Johnson is upset that NWA Anarchy is violating child labor laws because the referee is 12 years old. He calls this an occupational hazard. The first half I don’t agree, but the second I do. Johnson admits that Bailey helped him to claim Hunter on his federal taxes and to receiving a tour of the Serial Killer Paraphernalia Museum Galley. Sometimes I can’t figure what’s better, the wrestling or the announcing team. Come to think of it, this is what makes Anarchy so great… almost everything. NWA Elite are sick and evil and possibly have out trumped Wilson. The Elite takes it to the Rejects in the opening moments. Iceberg takes over with a sick clothesline and middle turnbuckle headbutt on Lewis. Tank tags in to maul Lewis before tossing him to the floor like a discarded cigarette. The crowd tries to rally behind Lewis, but the Rejects continue to prove they are too much for him. Tank drops Lewis on the top rope and sends him flying to the floor with an elbow. Onyx heads over to check on Lewis. Back in the ring, Tank shows his love for Lewis with a mammoth bearhug. About a minute later, Lewis breaks free with an ear clap and somehow collapses at the right spot to make the hot tag to Onyx. Onyx immediately slaps the full nelson on Tank. Wilson has seen enough and calls in the reinforcements. Well, Bailey always has a backup plan and Abomination returns to manhandle the Rejects. Tank & Iceberg toss the referee to the Wolf and he pays the price with a two handed chokeslam.
WINNERS: NWA Elite by DQ.
POSTMATCH: NWA Anarchy Owner Jerry Palmer says nothing has been settled between the two factions and asks the fans would they like a six man tag with Onyx & Jeff Lewis & Abomination vs. any three Rejects. Palmer bars Wilson from ringside and Bailey as well. The match will take place at the next TV tapings.
COMMENTS: Whether anyone realizes it or not, this is not only one of the greatest feuds in Georgia wrestling history, it is one of the best in Southern wrestling history and that covers a lot of ground.
RATING: *½

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NWA Anarchy PPV Review, Part 1
NWA Wildside: Freedom Fight
War Games 2001

1.       War Games: AJ Styles & Onyx & Air Paris & a mystery partner vs. Jason Cross & John Phoenix & Adam Jacobs & Justice w/Jeff G. Bailey.
THE BACKSTORY: As the story goes, AJ Styles was the hometown favorite, was led astray by the NWA Elite and left after signing a contract by World Championship Wrestling. Suicidal Tendencies turned on AJ and he is now out to destroy the Elite. In turn, Jeff G Bailey intends to inflict bodily destruction to AJ Styles.
MYSTERY PARTNER: David Flair was unable to wrestle due to signing with World Wrestling Entertainment.
1st PERIOD: Dan Wilson and Dave Prazak join us on commentary. Jacobs welcomes Styles into the 21st Century by bum rushing him upon entering the cage. Styles takes exception by ramming Jacobs’s heads several times into the unforgiving cage. Jacobs takes a Flair flop into the corner, but he fights back with a huge superkick. Jacobs climbs to the top of the cage and Styles wisely trips him up. Styles lands a huge kick in the corner and follows up with a nasty German. Jacobs lands on his feet on a backdrop attempt and yet Styles clobbers him with a sidekick. Styles heads for La La Land and misses the 450 splash. Jacobs shows Styles how it is done with a picturesque moonsault and dropkick. He heads back to the High Rent district and misses an ill advised frogsplash. Styles takes advantage with a twisting faceplant. Bailey promises Styles that, “you are going to bleed tonight, #####!” Jacobs takes Styles down with a Suicide driver.
2nd PERIOD: Justice enters next and counters a high risk maneuver with a single arm powerbomb. Dan Wilson calls Justice a frothing rabid mythological beast. I concur. He whips Styles and gets caught with a spinning head scissors, but Jacobs nails Styles with a sliding uppercut. Justice destroys Styles with a huge suplex. He tosses Styles into the cage like paper Mache. Justice grabs Styles by the throat and droves him into the cage. Jacobs takes advantage with a baseball slide.
3rd PERIOD: Onyx is up next and gets a huge pop with a powerslam and a bulldog on Justice. He goes buck wild on the Elite, but Justice stops him with a Samoan drop. Jacobs begins to pummels Styles’s head.
4th PERIOD: The Elite gain a three on two advantage with Jason Cross. Jacobs & Cross take out a bloody Styles with a double back elbow. With Styles staggering in the corner, Cross back flips off of Styles and follows up with a clothesline. Justice steals Styles in the face while Jacobs gouges Onyx’s eyes. Cross decides its time to employ Japanese psychology on Styles, but Onyx makes the save with a brutal forearm. The crowd rallies behind Onyx and he sends Cross into the cage. Styles opens up Justice after gaining a second wind.
5th PERIOD: Air Paris introduces the Great Equalizer, and no I’m not talking about a swift kick to the testacles, no, we are talking about a metal chair. Paris waffles the entire NWA Elite with vicious chair shots. He decapitates Cross, backdrops Jacobs into the cage and shrinks Cross with the BURNING HAMMER~! Paris opens up Justice by tossing him onto the cage. The faces continue to mount their comeback as Styles connects with the Styles Clash on Cross. Paris and Cross head to the top turnbuckle to battle it out. Cross shoves Paris back to the mat. Cross misses a shooting star leg drop after Justice tosses Styles to the top of the cage. Styles nearly falls to the arena floor before climbing back to the top. The cage folds as Justice cuts Styles off at the pass. Styles sends the crowd into a frenzy with a Sunset flip powerbomb from the top of the cage. Onyx slams Justice as the crowd chants, “Holy #####” Onyx, Paris & Styles tie up Justice until the next participant is announced.
6th PERIOD: They continue to battle as John Phoenix enters the ring. Paris climbs the weak side of the cage where Phoenix catches him with a huge sit out chokeslam. Phoenix detects an incoming missile dropkick by Styles and he nimbly moves out the way. Phoenix continues to be a one man wrecking machine with a superkick on Onyx. The assault is now on as the Elite dominate the action. Cross delivers a brainbuster to Paris. The Elite continue to decimate the faces as Dave Prazak calls this an atrocity. Phoenix decapitates Styles. Justice signals for the chokeslam and clutches Styles by the throat. Justice pulls Styles back and hurls him into the cage. He then takes Paris and cages him. Jacobs climbs to the top of the cage and misses the Alabama Jam. However, Phoenix heads into the corner and stomps a mudhole into him. The faces mounts a comeback when Paris lands a spinning rana on Justice. Phoenix goes after Paris, but Styles catches him with a German suplex. Wilson is handed a note announces that there is a last participant.
7th PERIOD: Cue the entrance music and the crowd marks out when their hero Stone Mountain heads out to make the save. Or does he make the save? Mountain confronts Justice as the crowd chants, “##### him up.” He goozles Justice, but then turns around and turns on his fellow teammates. He grabs AJ And Paris by the throat and hurls them onto the cage. The announcers are left in bewilderment. PRAZAK IS CRYING~! Mountain powerbombs Onyx. Air Paris tries to fight back, but Mountain decapitates him as the crowd chants “bull #####.” Prazak says that this 6 on 3 attack doesn’t make any sense. Wilson calls this a MASSACRE~! Jeff G Bailey celebrates as his NWA Elite absolutely destroy the faces. Prazak can’t fathom the relationship between Mountain and Bailey and Wilson calls this a GOD DAMNED OUTRAGE~! To Prazak, it’s off the charts ABSURD~! Bailey jumps into the act by smashing Styles with his Gucci shoe. Justice and Mountain hug each other until Bailey grabs the mike.
POSTMATCH RANT: Bailey commands Mountain end his foes careers. The Calvary finally arrives, but they get knocked off the cage. Bailey continues to rant as they obliterate everyone in site. He proclaims it’s done and commands Dan Wilson to ring the bell. Justice grabs the mike and proclaims that the Elite has beaten “Your Boys” and they will rule wrestling forever. Bailey tells the nothings to get out of his ring. The Elite head back to the locker room to a large course of boos. Wilson fears for his own job if Bailey continues his reign of terror and calls this a night of disgust.
COMMENTS: Having no prior knowledge of NWA-Wildside and what took place during that error, the ending was predictable. It seemed like the crowd was about to riot after the heel turn. As usual, Bailey played was brilliant on the mike as was the announcers. Listening to Prazak almost cry was music to my ears. Aside from having a few big moves that should have been saved for later in the match, this was a good War Games match considering there were 8 men inside one ring without a top.
RATING: ***¾

NWA Anarchy PPV, Metal Mayhem, Part 2
NWA Wildside: Freedom Fight 2002
Gauntlet for the Gold

2.       Gauntlet for the Gold
(a) Iceberg w/Jeff G Bailey vs. Scotty Wrenn
We begin the festivities with a battle of the big men. Wrenn starts off with a Lou Thesz press and a pair of spin kicks. Wrenn charges in, but Iceberg meets him with a huge back suplex for a two count. Iceberg follows up with a brutal side slam and makes a nonchalant cover for a two count. He continues the carnage with a legdrop for another two count. Wrenn tries to stand up to Iceberg, but gets planted with his own move, the Psycho Slam for a near fall. Iceberg sets up Wrenn, but runs right into a Psycho Slam. Wrenn hooks the leg, but Iceberg kicks out at two. He goes for another Psycho Slam, but Iceberg squashes him with a cross bodyblock.
(b) Iceberg vs. Tank
The Ticking Time Bomb lives up to his name by Pearl Harboring Tank. Jeff G Bailey introduces the Implement of Destruction, a potato peeler. It’s a chance that Iceberg might win by blood loss. Iceberg immediately turns Tank into a grotesque figure by peeling his forehead. Iceberg heads over to the cage and slices Tank open. Iceberg turnbuckle whips Tank and misses a corner splash. Tank discovers a new toy, a wooden stake. He jabs away and slices Iceberg’s head wide open. Most certainly, Tank is given the crowd what it wants as they chant “We want blood.” Tank applies a cross armbreaker. Announcer Dan Wilson notes that Tank wrestled as a scholarship athlete for the University of Iowa, wrestled on 1994 US National team and became a pit fighter. Tank continues to slice open Iceberg as we are reminded that he escaped a sanitarium to aid White Trash in Union City, NJ after beating another man to near death. I’ll buy that. To the corner, Iceberg unleashes his fury on Tank and then follows up by spearing him. Prazak mentions he never saw Iceberg this bloody including his match with Mr. Pogo. Now that is an amazing feat in itself: to out deliver Mr. Pogo in the blood letting department. Iceberg turnbuckle whips Tank chest first in the corner and avalanches him from behind. Iceberg squashes Tank with the Ground Zero splash. He makes the cover, but somehow Tank kicks out. Tank lands the 11 Count of Doom in the corner, but Iceberg slips out due to blood loss. Iceberg mounts the middle turnbuckle and lands the Ground Zero splash to eliminate Tank.
(c) Iceberg vs. David Young
The Messiah of the Spinebuster launches a premeditated attack on Iceberg. He attempts to slam Iceberg, but collapses under his own weight for a two count. Iceberg, covered in a crimson mask, continues his assault by slamming Young’s head on three occasions onto the cage. Iceberg slumps by the ropes due to exhaustion. He rises back up and pummels Young, who by the way, is sporting hair. Iceberg avalanches and baseball slide kicks Young in the corner. Bailey heckles Young. Iceberg mounts the top turnbuckle and misses a SENTON~! They called it the Extinction Leveling Event. I call it all Existence Denied. Young rolls Iceberg over and almost scores the victory. He lands an enziguri and shining enziguri to keep Iceberg at bay. Young lands a series of clotheslines that fails to take Iceberg down. Iceberg makes Young pay with the dreaded spear for a near fall. Prazak doesn’t understand how they survive and say they are like old boots. If you think that’s old, you ought to see Tracey Smother’s boots. Young ducks a clothesline and finds the strength to slam Iceberg. Iceberg eludes an ill-advised moonsault. Iceberg contemplates a moonsault, but Young gives us a Holy ##### moment with a top turnbuckle spinebuster. Bailey can’t believe what he just witnessed and his mouth is left agape as he escorts Bailey back to the locker room.
(d) David Young vs. Rick Michaels
Michaels heads in to pound Young, but he fights back. Young immediately scores a near fall with a spinebuster. Young heads a moonsault, but Michaels catches him with a middle rope Russian legsweep and a double shot for the win. That was quick, but at least Young pinned Iceberg.
(e) Rick Michaels vs. Rainman w/Jeff G Bailey
No formal introductions are needed for the next participant, the Rainman. Michaels unleashes an offensive flurry, but Rainman lands the Kick of Fear. Rainman pulls out his trademarked and copyrighted barbed wire brass knuckles and cold cocks Michaels. The announcers talk about how Rainman’s tag partner, Homicide, has been indefinitely suspended from Wildside. He opens Michaels up big time. Michaels looks worse than any Ric Flair crimson mask was. Ok, so I’m exaggerating that a little bit. Rainman mudhole stomps Michaels. Wilson refers to an incident where Rainman placed a man’s mouth on the curb and stomped his brain’s out. Rainman lands a spin kick for a two count. Rainman goes back to pounding Michaels’s head. To the corner, Rainman continues to pummel Michaels and sends him flying into the cage. He makes the cover, but Michaels places his feet on the bottom rope. Michaels collapses and Rainman crashes into the cage. Michaels commandeers the knux and Rainman finds out just how it feels to use them. Michaels butchers Rainman. Abdullah the Butcher and Atsushi Onita would be proud. Michaels makes the cover for a two count. He lands a flying knee and then collapses in the corner. Michaels slows down Rainman with a jawbreaker and heads over to gouge his head. To the cage, Michaels rakes Rainman’s head. Wow, this is plain bloody, just like you would see in those FMW and Big Japan death matches. Michaels continues to defile Rainman’s head. He jams the barbed wire into the fence and impales Rainman’s head. This is beyond Edgar Allan Poe grotesque. Michaels celebrates with the crowd as he grabs the knux. He nails Rainman. Michaels makes the cover for a two count. Rainman sneaks in a desperation DDT. Rainman goes for a move, but Michaels catches him with the Double Shot. Michaels struggles to make the cover, but Rainman kicks out 2¾. Michaels sits Rainman by the entrance, but Bailey sprays white powder into his eyes. Rainman takes advantage with the Spine Splitta to advance. At this point, it was no way Michaels could have continued after losing all that blood.
(f) Rainman vs. “All That” Adam Jacobs w/Jeff G Bailey
Bailey instructs Jacobs to lay down for Rainman because he is going to be the next heavyweight champion. The crowd tells him no. Roberts shakes his head in agreement with Bailey. Jacobs lies on the mat, lures Rainman in and pins him with a backslide. Bailey is pissed that Jacobs would pull such a stunt and has nasty language for him. The fans sing “Goodbye” to Rainman and Bailey.
(g) Adam Jacobs vs. NWA X-Division & NWA World Tag Team Co-Champion & Former NWA Wildside Heavyweight Champion, the “Phenomenal” AJ Styles.
They stare down each other before locking up. They provide the crowd what they haven’t seen all match, a display of nice chain wrestling. They try to introduce each other to the cage, but to no avail. They go for more powerful moves, which Jacobs gains the advantage with a spinning neckbreaker. He plants Styles’s mush with a superkick after he failed to take a head shot to the cage. Jacobs turns his back to Styles and finds himself on the wrong end of a turnbuckle whip. Styles backflips off of Jacobs and decapitates him for a near fall. Styles climbs to the top turnbuckle where Jacobs meets him. Styles ends up behind Jacobs and set up for a possible German. However, they end up on top of the cage and tumble to the floor below. They brawl at ringside after taking the fall. Jacobs goes for a hiptoss and goes for a move, but Styles brutalizes him with a powerbomb. Ouch, that hurt. Styles introduces Jacobs to the guardrail and clobbers him with a charging forearm. They finally reenter the cage where Styles goes for the Styles clash. Jacobs fights back, but Styles powerbombs him into the cage. Styles is still intent on a powerbomb, but Jacobs ranas him into the cage. Jacobs follows up with the STROKE~! He makes the cover, but only for a two count. Styles kicks out again after a suplex. Jacobs heads to the top rope and misses the frogsplash. Styles gains a second wind and delivers a brainbuster for a two count. Styles does a handstand on the top rope and head scissors Jacobs into the cage. Styles catches Jacobs with his patented suplex into an inverted neckbreaker for a near fall. Jacobs heads back up, but Styles battles him. Jacobs sets up for a superplex and lands it for a near fall. Styles Asai moonsault behind Jacobs and nails him with a dragon suplex for a two count. Styles sets up Jacobs and misses the Spiral Tap. Jacobs makes the cover for a near fall. He whips Styles and spears him into the cage. Jacobs follows up with a baseball slide with Styles lying upside down. Jacobs turnbuckle whips Styles, but finds him on the top rope when he charges in. Styles ranas him. Styles ties Jacobs to the Tree of Woe and lands a measured leaping fistdrop. He sets Jacobs back on top and climbs up. Styles tries to sit Jacobs on top of the cage, but fails to do so. Jacobs sets up for a super rana, but Styles goes for a top rope Styles Clash. Jacobs senses danger and wins with a super rana.
WINNER: Adam Jacobs is the new NWA Wildside Heavyweight Champion.
POSTMATCH: Styles and Jacobs hug each other as a show of respect. However, the NWA Elite will now be out to get Jacobs. As it appears the show is about to close, his former tag partner of Suicidal Tendencies, John Phoenix. Phoenix hypes up Jacobs and the crowd. Jacobs climbs mounts the turnbuckle to celebrate him and Phoenix turns on him. Bailey orders the music to be cut and tells him, “You would never be ##### without me in this promotion. The other reason is because I had Jason Cross lay down for you.” He calls Jacobs the bottom of the Elite and this piece of ##### is going to pay for it. Phoenix lands the Alabama Jam as he introduces him as the man who will end Jacobs’s career. Phoenix admits Bailey always has an ace up his sleeve and he is the one that makes the difference. Phoenix talks about how Jacobs’s made Suicidal Tendencies look like ##### and calls Jason Cross a pussy for quitting. The crowd pops for that remark. As we head to the fade, Phoenix says he thought Jacobs was better than that while Bailey assaults him. It looks Adam Jacobs is no longer All That.
COMMENTS: Gauntlet style matches normally have several major faults in that the final wrestlers have only legitimate chance to win, chances to make bad booking decisions, too much idle time between falls, too many wrestlers participating, etc. However, it is of my opinion that this was well paced and booked. The transitions between an opponent being eliminated and new one entering the ring was well timed except the theme music should never play for new participants. There was copious amounts of blood letting, which is great for any cage match when it is properly executed. I didn’t follow any professional wrestling during this time period, so all of my above opinions are based on observation alone. Also, the announcing team was fun and got to see where Dan Wilson got his start from. It’s easy to see from his announcing abilities why he makes a great speaker. This match is definitely a must see.
RATING: ***½

NWA Midwest 3/24 Results

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Dustin Lillard defeated Scotty Murray.

In a battle of debuting men from NWA Indiana, it was Dustin Lillard coming out on top by pinfall following the 9021-Over.

Esteban Molina defeated Ricky Thomas.

In this collision between former tag team partners, Molina narrowly escaped with victory. Thomas missed a spear and hit his shoulder on the post. Molina followed this up with a school boy roll-up, feet on the ropes, and the 1-2-3.

MsChif defeated Josie to retain the NWA World Women's Championship and to become the New NWA Midwest Women's Champion.

MsChif scored to victory after Josie blasted herself in the face with her own Midwest Championship. Special Guest Referee, Mickie Knuckles, was in a tug-of-war with Josie over the strap leading up to Josie hitting herself, and falling victim to the Desecrator. After the match, Mickie and MsChif stood face to face. MsChif chose to end a verbal disagreement with mist to the face of Mickie.

The Phoenix Twins defeated Team Underground.

This battle of two top Midwest teams saw its end when the Phoenix Twins pulled a switch when the referee's back was turned. This allowed them to score the small package for the pin.

NWA Central States Champion Michael Strider defeated "The Machine Gun" Karl Anderson with Carmine Despirito to advance in the NWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship Tournament.

The cocky Anderson thought he had this one in the bag. Despirito attempted to become involved, but was unsuccessful. Strider was successful in hitting his finisher to get the win.

"Roughneck" Jay Ryan defeated The Mississippi Madman to advance in the NWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship Tournament.

Following two corner splashes, it seemed victory was in the hands of the Madman. Carmine Despirito came out with a mic from the back and started running his mouth at the Madman. Madman, preoccupied with the offensive diatribe of Carmine, fell victim to Ryan's lariat and the pinfall that followed.

Jason Dukes defeated Jay Lethal to retain the NWA Midwest X Division Title

The final moments of this one saw Jaysin Strife running in from the crowd. A mis-fired missile dropkick connected with Jay Lethal, not the intended Jason Dukes. Dukes was able to hit the prone Lethal with the moonsault to keep the Midwest X Title in his grasp.

"Wildcat" Chris Harris defeated "Cowboy" James Storm.

In a heated battle of former NWA World Tag Team champions, the "Wildcat" got the duke over Storm following a spear. After the match, Storm jumped Harris, but was held at bay by Jay Lethal and The Mississippi Madman.

Black Listed with Michael Starr and Ms. Eryn defeated The Extreme Dream Team to retain the NWA Midwest Tag Team Titles.

After Coporal Robinson took out both his opponent and the referee on the outside, Ms. Eryn was able to introduce a foreign object to her man on the inside. Due to the interference, Black Listed was able to score the pin and walk out with their titles. Following the match, Corp and Craig removed Eryn's clothing to reveal an interesting choice of leather and chains wardrobe underneath.

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