BILL BEHRENS NWA NOTES FOR 2/6/06
- 02/06/2006 (11:30:59 am)
- Press Release
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BILL BEHRENS NWA NOTES for 2-6-06
NWA ANARCHY TV TAPING SATURDAY 2-18-06
JASON BLACKMAN & JEREMY V VS TEXAS TREATS
JEFF LEWIS VS ADRIAN HAWKINS
ALABAMA ATTITUDE VS URBAN ASSAULT SQUAD
HOSS, R JOHNSON, & SPECTOR VS TEXAS WRESTLING ACADEMY ( 3 of BIG DOG, BRETT THUNDER, SKITZO, NAVARRO) W/RUDY BOY
ONYX VS QUINTEN JACKSON
KEN WESTBROOKS VS FAST EDDIE
BRANDON P & ACE ROCKWELL VS AZRAEL & SHAWN TEMPERS W/WILSON & DOMINOUS
KEN WESTBROOKS VS FAST EDDIE
BRANDON P & ACE ROCKWELL VS AZRAEL & SHAWN TEMPERS W/WILSON & DOMINOUS
Plus JERRY PALMER has an annoucement for JEFF G BAILEY concerning CHAD PARHAM
Plus “THE HUMAN ACTION FIGURE” PARTICK BENTLEY
“BARELY FAMOUS” HAYDEN YOUNG
“THE ONE MAN MAFIA” MIKAL ADYRAN
And more...............................................................
“BARELY FAMOUS” HAYDEN YOUNG
“THE ONE MAN MAFIA” MIKAL ADYRAN
And more...............................................................
2/4 NWA Anarchy Report
By: Larry Goodman
The last regular Anarchy show I attended in 2005 drew less than 100 fans to the NWA Arena, which was pretty much the norm since the promotion took over the building in May. Not much heat. Not a very entertaining show.
Things change.
Last night, there were 200 people in the building for the second television taping in a row. That hasn’t happened since March 2002. The wrestling isn’t a whole lot better, but the atmosphere sure as hell is. There were a formidable number of teenage girls in the crowd. Dubbed The Poodle Attack Squad by a fan that objected to their volume level, these girls have an endless supply of high decibel energy. They pop for the babyface entrances. They pop for all the hot moves. They pop when there isn’t anything in particular to pop about. Hey, since when is good social etiquette a prerequisite for going to pro wrestling shows? More importantly, drawing increasing numbers of teenage females is a healthy sign for the boxoffice fortunes of any promotion.
As is to be expected with Hardcore Hell ’06 looming in the horizon, this show was primarily a vehicle for storyline advancement. The current roster isn’t the deepest to grace the ring in Cornelia by any stretch, but the creative team is doing a good job of maximizing strengths and hiding weaknesses, while they nurture the growth of the young talent that is Anarchy’s future.
(1) Brett Thunder (with Rudy Boy Gonzalez) beat Adrian Hawkins in 6:56. They gave the fans no reason to care one way or the other during the opening minutes. Just a bunch of rushed spots. A sloppy collision of high crossbodys left both men on the canvas for a four count. Thunder launched a crisp flurry of offense. Thunder stung Hawkins with a back chop. The crowd called for an encore. Thunder said he had something better and leveled Hawkins with a corner lariat. But Hawkins capitalized on Thunder’s reckless abandon with a springboard bulldog. RBG got up on the apron to distract referee Brent Wiley, giving Thunder a few extra counts to kick out. Moments later, Hawkins pulled the ropes down on Thunder. With Wiley busy checking on Thunder, RBG entered the ring with a superkick that landed squarely on Hawkins’ chest. Thunder covered for the three count.
Murder One came out, gave Hawkins the Blazin’ Lariat and dumped his ass. M-1 said that Anarchy had a Scooby Do mystery on their hands. Was M-1 with Devil’s Rejects or was he down with Anarchy? M-1 said that if Hawkins was the best Anarchy had, it would be any easy decision.
Big Dogg & Hector Navarro & Skitzo beat Henry Hoss & Bobby Houston & Spectre in 4:12. The crowd popped huge for Hoss’s entrance and the big ol’ country boy’s offense. The heels beat on Houston, who looks like a cross between Bob Orton and Sam Houston. It broke down to six-way action. Hoss hit a lariat on Dogg that sent both men tumbling over the top. Skitzo pinned Spectre with an elbow drop off the ropes, but the crowd was more interested in watching the brawl between Hoss and Dogg, as they fought their way to the back.
(3) Hayden Young beat Jeff Lewis via count out at 12:22. Lewis retained the NWA Anarchy Television Title. The girls saved some of their loudest shrieks for Young. Coming off of two hotly contested draws, this match was billed as possibly Young’s final shot at Lewis’ title. Young got three quick pin attempts. Lewis took a walk and waited for Young to play to the crowd. Lewis clubbed his unsuspecting opponent from behind, but Young regained control and went to work on Lewis’ arm. The match did a 180 when Lewis crotched Young into the tree of woe. Lewis speared Young while he was hanging upside down. They did a nice hope sequence where Young did a sunset flip and a pair of lariats, before Lewis cut him off with a leg lariat. Lewis was in the driver’s seat until Young exploded with a lariat at the 9 minute mark. Young landed a trio of elbows to put Lewis on the deck. Young covered but Lewis got a foot over the ropes. Young countered a powerbomb with a huracanrana for a near fall. Young used an overhead belly to belly suplex for another near fall. Young was setting up for dive when Lewis went down clutching at his knee. Brent Wiley’s count reached ten and he reluctantly called for the bell.
Lewis got up with a sly grin on his face. He hopped up and down to show everyone the knee was fine. Lewis held the belt up to rub Young’s face in it and went on his merry way.
(4) Devil’s Rejects (Iceberg & Tank & Azrael with Dan Wilson & Dominous & Shawn Tempers) beat Brandon P & Kory Chavis & Ace Rockwell via DQ in 15:45. The faces did individual entrances. Rockwell came out last and got the biggest pop of all. Tempers in to start. Rockwell wanted his former partner in the worst way. Tempers ran to safety. Iceberg came lumbering out from the back to take his place. Rockwell was able to use his quickness to stay one step ahead. Rainman's aerial attack was surprisingly effective against the behemoth. Azrael took a wicked bump on Rainman’s atomic sideslam. When Tank entered it was another story. Tank brutalized P. P got dumped. Wilson and his axis of evil were there to the devil’s work on him. P tried to trade with Tank. That’s never a good idea. But P was able to escape from Iceberg’s massive seat drop and make a tag. Chavis was running wild until he tried a springboard move and Azrael put his lights out with a kick in the face. Iceberg hit the Thigh Drop of Doom, and Rockwell had to make the save. Azrael hit two vicious Flashing Zodiacs (running knees to the face). Rockwell had to save again. Tank knocked Chavis silly with 10 headbutts. Azrael hit a frogsplash off the middle rope. Azrael’s offense looked as explosive here as it has in quite some time. Chavis was as flat as a pancake. P could barely stand up in the corner. Just when things were looking totally grim for the good guys, Iceberg tried a splash off the middle rope. Chavis moved out of the way and made the tag to Rockwell, but Wilson made sure the ref didn’t see it. The usually laid back and lax Speedy Nelson DQed Rockwell for interference.
The voice of law and order, Anarchy owner Jerry Palmer appeared at ringside. Palmer said that since the fans wanted to see Rockwell square off against Tempers, he was making a match for 2/18: Rockwell and a partner of his choosing vs. Tempers and a partner of his choosing. Ahh, but there was more. Due to their heinous actions at the January 8 show, Palmer had obtained a TRO against Tank and Iceberg “on behalf of the fans” barring them from the building until March 4 (conveniently enough, that’s the date of the final TV taping prior to Hardcore Hell). Tank and Iceberg made a heated exit. Good stuff.
(5) Ken Westbrooks beat Jake Manning via submission in 4:40. Manning challenged Westbrooks to a test of amateur skills. Manning offered to take the bottom, but could not escape and had to go to the ropes. Westbrooks got on all fours. Rather than locking up, Manning stomped him in the back. Westbrooks proceeded to thrash Manning with an array of suplexes. Manning tapped out to a Fujiwara armbar.
Tony Mamaluke appeared on the ramp. Mamaluke invited Westbrooks to prove himself by going five minutes with him. That lead to…
(6) Westbrook and Tony Mamaluke went to a 5 minute draw that lasted 3:34. Why they felt the need to shave time on this match, I have no idea. I couldn’t help but think about the great promo Mamaluke cut when he returned from his long hiatus. The one where he said he was tired of elevating other guys. They scrambled on the mat. Westbrooks took a time out to gather his thoughts. Mamaluke got a guillotine choke, but Westbrooks reversed to a side headlock before he could cinch it in. Westbrooks blocked a reverse rolling cradle. Mamaluke got a near fall with a forward (Guerrero style) rolling cradle. The bell rang. Westbrooks rejected Mamaluke’s offer to bump knuckles as a show of mutual respect.
(7) Jason Blackman & Jeremy V beat Alabama Attitude (Adam Roberts & T. C. Carnage) to retain the NWA Anarchy Tag Team Titles in 11:23. This match had great heat for a heel vs. heel deal. Roberts’ gear modification is severely lacking in the color coordination department. Good back and forth action in the early going. The champs worked on Carnage for a while. Then Attitude took over on V. They hit a double powerdrive flapjack and a double Alabama slam for near falls. V pulled the ropes down on Carnage to shift the momentum again. V’s top rope elbow connected on Roberts, but Carnage broke up the pin. Four-way action ensued. The Alabamians were setting up the Attitude Adjustment when Urban Assault Squad (Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) appeared at ringside. Jackson dumped Carnage off the top to spoil it. Blackman pinned Roberts while Nemesis held his leg to prevent a kick out. Monster pop for the finish.
Jackson said Attitude were always messing with UAS, so it was about time UAS messed with Attitude. Jackson said that since both teams wanted to be the number one contenders, he was proposing a match for 2/18. Not just any match, a no DQ-no count out-anything goes match. I don’t know if Attitude wanted it, but the fans sure did.
(8) Mikal Adryan & Onyx & Jeff G. Bailey beat Chad Parham & Seth Delay & Patrick Bentley in 16:02. Bailey was sporting a bandana as a tribute to Ricky Morton. The faces used Parham’s entrance music and came out wearing matching gear. The match opened with a display of strength by Onyx. “The Genetic Specimen” overpowered Delay and Bentley one against two. Parham wanted Adryan. Adryan gave Parham no respect. Said he had already beaten him three time. Parham knotted up Adryan’s thigh with kicks and made the foot tag to Delay. Enough was enough. Adryan countered Delay’s huracanrana with a powerbomb into the turnbuckles. Adryan and Onyx destroyed Delay. Adryan humiliated Delay with a one finger cover. Bailey waited until Delay was barely conscious to tag in. Bailey pounded and choked and put the boot to his defenseless foe. It didn’t look too taxing, but it was enough physical activity to blow the sleazeball up. Adryan and Onyx decimated Delay’s back with hard whips. Delay got a last ditch comeback with a push up dropkick. Onxy hit the Blackout. Onyx made a lazy back cover. Adryan told Onyx to “let Bailey do it.” Bailey gave Delay the Garvin stomp. Bailey cranked up the band and superkicked Delay. Bailey was too busy savoring the moment to notice that he had superkicked Delay into his own corner. Parham took the hot tag. Parham was running wild. He clotheslined the champ over the top, hit the senton backsplash and tagged Bentley. On the outside, Onyx brained Delay with a chair, while Adryan sent Parham into the rail. Bentley had Bailey trapped on the inside. Bailey was begging. Bentley had his fist cocked. Adryan got back in the ring. Time stood still. Adryan finally grabbed Bentley and hit the Assisted Suicide. Bailey covered Bentley for the three count. The ref got tossed. Adryan hit Assisted Suicide on Parham. Adryan and Onyx drove Parham’s throat down into the edge of a chair, decapitation style. Parham was not moving. Security and owner Bailey and his crew drew bigtime heat on their way out. Bailey begged a fan to jump the rail. Anarchy personnel hit the ring to apply a neckbrace on Parham. It got real quiet. Ring announcer Ernie Rich somberly ordered fans to leave the building because the EMTs had been called to give medical attention to Parham.
NOTES: The annual tradition continues when the 10th rendition of Hardcore Hell takes place on 3/11. Adryan defends the NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Title against Parham in the main event…Bill Behrens confirmed that has been retained by TNA to act as the point person for handling independent bookings for TNA talent…A number of wrestlers mentioned that the presence of Jerry Palmer as the new owner has been a key factor in Anarchy’s turnaround.
2/3 Wrestle Birmingham Report: Styles vs. Joe
By: Larry Goodman
Wrestle Birmingham gave their fans a preview of next Sunday’s TNA PPV match up between Samoa Jones and A. J. Styles at their show last night in Irondale, Alabama, drawing a crowd of over 700 to the Zamora Temple.
It was two shows, really, with legends all over the undercard and the TNA talent on top. It made for a very slow first half and the natives got restless. This was not the usual forgiving crowd at Zamora, as a healthy percentage of these fans clearly came to see Joe/Styles.
The good news was that the TNA matches delivered well enough to send the fans home happy.
(1) Mike Jackson beat Wrestler (Ted Allen) to become the first NWA Wrestle Birmingham Junior Champion in 11:42. This was a decent opening match. I think they would have been better off doing about 8 minutes. Jackson made it clear that he wasn’t going to let Wrestler take advantage of him. They wrestled Jackson got his pop for his ropes walking spot. Wrestlers hit a back suplex and took over on Jackson’s arm. It heated up with back and forth action until Jackson caught Wrestler with an Oklahoma roll.
Wrestler challenged Jackson to a rematch at the show scheduled for the following evening in Jasper. This was straight out of the old school textbook. Wrestler said it would be snowing in San Juan before Jackson beat him again. He called Jackson chicken manure. Jackson said he would put the belt on the line if Wrestler put up his mask. Wrestler said it was on, because he wasn’t the kind of guy that made errors twice in a row. Jackson let’s do it now. Wrestler backed off.
(2) Adrian Street (with Miss Linda) pinned Chick Donovan with La Magistral cradle at 10:18. Terrible match. I pitied Street. He’s in marvelous shape for his age and can still go, but there was no way to get a good match out of the utterly immobile Chickster. The kindest thing to say about Donovan is that he looked way rusty. At least he was booked as the heel. There were times when this match was literally moving in slow motion Street paused to remove his wig and invited Donovan to do the same. Donovan’s big hair is amazing. Donovan was useless on the mat. In what Trent Van Drisse described as a marionette spot, Street wrapped Donovan up by his Ultimate Warrior tassles. Donovan came back with a decrepit looking spinning toe hold and busted out Junkyard Dog’s Diamond Headbutt. Donovan applied the figure four. Street reversed it, forcing Donovan to go for the ropes. At this point, Street decided to end the misery.
(3) Scott Armstrong pinned Butcher (Bobby Hayes) in 7:41. Hayes has done several flavors of insane characters during his career. Lately, it’s been an Arab butcher gimmick, and he’s got the forehead to prove it. I liked Hayes freaky hairstyle: shaved head except for a triangle of hair on each side. The referee was Johnny Boone, and I’m going to plug him again. He’s like instant credibility because he treats every match like a serious athletic contest. Hayes controlled the action with the dreaded Oriental nerve hold. Scott made the comeback and had Hayes reeling. Scott appeared to hurt his knee on an up and over move. Hayes tried to zero in on the injury, but Scott caught him with an inside cradle for the three count. Armstrong rolled to the floor and pointed at his brain.
Scott told announcer Michael St. John that wrestling was also a mental game and he just came on top. St. John asked Scott about his knee. Scott said it was so sound that he had been medically cleared to wrestle just 5 months after surgery for a torn ACL. “It’s good to be back in Birmingham, baby.”
(4) The Bullet versus “Mr. Motivation” Jimmy Powell was called a double DQ (7:25). No disrespect intended, but Bullet needs to update his gear. Powell told the people he loved them, even the ones up in the cheap seats. Bullet chopped Powell. Powell heeled on Bullet. Their facial expressions were the only saving grace. Powell is great as the cowardly but conniving heel and Bullet can sure do agony. Powell had Bullet looking pretty wobbly, or were those 40 years in the ring finally catching up with him? The finish was botched. Powell brought his briefcase into the ring and pulled a chain out of it. It was probably supposed to be a deal where they both used gimmicks at the same time. Instead, Bullet bopped Powell with the briefcase in full view of referee Roy George. George saw the chain lying on the mat and called it a double DQ. Bullet told the crowd to wave goodbye to “Mr. Constipation.”
(5) Jimmy Golden beat McNasty via DQ (8-9 minutes) Golden was the mystery opponent doing his “Bunkhouse Buck” character. No explanation for why or how he returned as a babyface after leaving due to a Loser Leaves Town stip. McNasty worked on Golden’s knee. Golden was slapping the mat to sell the pain, which has a taken on a new meaning since Golden’s heyday. It got better once McNasty started to brawl. He choked Golden with his suspenders. Golden landed a haymaker. McNasty resorted to a low blow. Golden started to whip McNasty with his belt. Ref Roy George confiscated it. Golden got a near fall with the high boot to the face (and he can still get it up there). Young, Skipper and Powell hit the ring for a beatdown on Golden, until BG and Scot ran out to save dad.
Bullet said he had no love for Golden, but he can’t stand to see anyone getting beaten on four against one. Golden told Bullet he appreciated the help and suggested that they form a tag team to go after “the geeks.” Bullet said anytime he got involved with the Fullers it had lead to trouble.
Golden wanted to make a match against Powell and McNasty. Bullet told Golden he would get back to him. Golden begged Bullet to give him a chance.
(6) B.G. “Roaddog Jesse” James beat Dennis Condrey to retain the Alabama Heavyweight Title in 10:02. James said Condrey cost him the NWA World Title the last time, so he was going to cost Condrey his ass. James went to a southern style variation of the ground and pound. Condrey came out on the losing end of a knuckle lock. Condrey cheated. While James was suffering, Condrey got heat with some hilarious muscle poses. Condrey used a karate thrust to the throat. James gagged at ringside. Condrey came off apron with an elbow and sent James into the rail. Condrey signaled that the belt would be his. Condrey initiated a ref bump with James. A masked man interfered. The regulars knew it was “Loverboy” Lee Thomas, who had lost a Loverboy Leaves match with Condrey a few months back. Thomas was supposed to trip up Condrey but his timing was off, and Condrey had to feed him the leg. James scored the pin. Oh well, the postmatch was best part anyway.
As Thomas departed down the aisle, Condrey nailed him in the back with a high knee and kicked it into high gear. Condrey beat the living hell out of Thomas. It was all over the building, and it was all Condrey. The dude was relentless. He started slinging the refs around. Boone took some big bumps. The crowd wasn’t reacting much at the start, but Condrey’s intensity got them into bigtime before it was over. The Armstrongs didn’t make the save until Thomas was beaten half to death.
Condrey followed up with a great promo. He threatened to turn Thomas into one of Jerry’s kids. Condrey said he was fed up with Thomas’ interference and would not come back to Birmingham unless he got a match against the imposter lover boy.
“Mr. Number One” Sonny Siaki serenaded the fans with an insulting version “You Are My Sunshine.” Funny stuff. WWE sure needs guys that can work the stick the way Siaki can. Saiki said the sad thing was that he was not wrestling (Siaki sustained a foot or ankle injury during his match the previous evening at Deep South). Siaki introduced David Young as his replacement.
(7) Diamonds in the Rough (Elix Skipper & David Young) beat The Naturals (Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas) to retain the NWA Wrestle Birmingham tag titles in 13:05. Strong display of athleticism and hot moves in this match. No explanation for Robert Fuller being absent from ringside with his cherished tag team champions. Naturals got to shine with some well-executed double teams in the early going. Young did a great sell taking a facebuster to the knee. Stevens hit a twisting flying bodypress and Douglas hit a top rope huracanrana. Skipper had to save both times. Young hit his patented spinebuster on Douglas to turn the tide. The heels ran ref Roy George in circles with their chicanery. Douglas came back with a high crossbody, but Skipper slithered out with the Matrix move and hit a spinning heel kick. That got a pop. With Douglas draped over the top rope, Skipper hit a guillotine legdrop to the back of his neck. Young got way up on a dropkick. Young went up for the moonsault that never seems to find the mark. It didn’t. Douglas hot-tagged Stevens for the house cleaning. Stevens his a cool scissors kick for a near fall, but the finishing sequence was missing something. Young interfered to block the Natural Disaster. Skipper pinned Stevens with a reverse rolling cradle and a handful of tights.
Commentator Dan Masters announced a return date of 4/7 with Bullet & Buck vs. Powell & McNasty, Condrey vs. Thomas and appearances by Young and Skipper.
(8) Samoa Joe submitted A. J. Styles with the Kokina Clutch to retain the NWA X Division Title in 14:15. A nice tune-up match for the PPV. They certainly didn’t pull out all the stops, but there were some blistering hot sequences. I doubt many fans went away feeling shortchanged. Joe showed no obvious ill effects from the staph infection. The pop for Joe’s entrance was a clear indication that this was not the typical Wrestle Birmingham crowd. The When this match was announced at the December show, the crowd popped for Styles. Joe got zero pop. Nada. Tonight, it was split even or maybe 60/40 in Joe’s favor. Styles asked Joe if he had the “coconuts” to put the belt up. Joe said it was Styles’ funeral. A “TNA” chant broke out. Joe put Styles on the deck with all kinds of strikes. Joe’s fans were the instigators in a duel of chants. Styles nailed the leapfrog-dropkick sequence, sold most awesomely by Joe. Styles came perilously close to landing on his head when he overshot a pescado, but exploded to his feet to show the crowd he was fine. Joe blocked a suplex. Styles softened up Joe’s neck and hit the move. Out of the blue, Joe caught a charging Styles with a nodowa. Joe got sustained offense, including a climbing knee to the chin and high angle back suplex. Joe’s cold-blooded attitude drew heat. In between the big moves, Joe used his weight to wear Styles down on the ground. The crowd got vocal for Styles. Styles pounded Joe in the face. Joe ripped at his eyes to cut him off. At 9:30, Style launched a comeback with the Pele kick. Styles got the best of a stiff exchange. Styles hit a spectacular springboard elbow right on the button. Styles did the moonsault reverse DDT for a near fall. Joe blocked the Clash and reversed the momentum with a high kick and a senton back splash for a near fall. Joe hit a powerslam for a near fall. Ref Mike Pedey’s hand made contact with the mat for an apparent three count. Unfortunate confusion ensued. Styles escaped from the Musclebuster. They went back and forth with wicked strikes. The crowd chanted, “This is awesome.” Styles came out on top again. Styles went up for a 450, Joe rolled out of the way and Styles rolled through. Styles put on the brakes up to avoid a collision with the ref. Joe kicked Styles in the groin (from behind no less) and snuffed him out with the choke hold.
NOTES: The next Wrestle Birmingham show at Zamora Temple is set for 4/7 with Wrestle Birmingham moved their TV to the WB affiliate in Birmingham airing at 12:30am on Saturday nights…This was Siaki’s last night in, as he’s now under contract to WWE and assigned to Deep South Wrestling…Humongous (the Gary Nations version), Lash Leroux and Adrian Street are also on the card tonight in Jasper
By: Larry Goodman
The last regular Anarchy show I attended in 2005 drew less than 100 fans to the NWA Arena, which was pretty much the norm since the promotion took over the building in May. Not much heat. Not a very entertaining show.
Things change.
Last night, there were 200 people in the building for the second television taping in a row. That hasn’t happened since March 2002. The wrestling isn’t a whole lot better, but the atmosphere sure as hell is. There were a formidable number of teenage girls in the crowd. Dubbed The Poodle Attack Squad by a fan that objected to their volume level, these girls have an endless supply of high decibel energy. They pop for the babyface entrances. They pop for all the hot moves. They pop when there isn’t anything in particular to pop about. Hey, since when is good social etiquette a prerequisite for going to pro wrestling shows? More importantly, drawing increasing numbers of teenage females is a healthy sign for the boxoffice fortunes of any promotion.
As is to be expected with Hardcore Hell ’06 looming in the horizon, this show was primarily a vehicle for storyline advancement. The current roster isn’t the deepest to grace the ring in Cornelia by any stretch, but the creative team is doing a good job of maximizing strengths and hiding weaknesses, while they nurture the growth of the young talent that is Anarchy’s future.
(1) Brett Thunder (with Rudy Boy Gonzalez) beat Adrian Hawkins in 6:56. They gave the fans no reason to care one way or the other during the opening minutes. Just a bunch of rushed spots. A sloppy collision of high crossbodys left both men on the canvas for a four count. Thunder launched a crisp flurry of offense. Thunder stung Hawkins with a back chop. The crowd called for an encore. Thunder said he had something better and leveled Hawkins with a corner lariat. But Hawkins capitalized on Thunder’s reckless abandon with a springboard bulldog. RBG got up on the apron to distract referee Brent Wiley, giving Thunder a few extra counts to kick out. Moments later, Hawkins pulled the ropes down on Thunder. With Wiley busy checking on Thunder, RBG entered the ring with a superkick that landed squarely on Hawkins’ chest. Thunder covered for the three count.
Murder One came out, gave Hawkins the Blazin’ Lariat and dumped his ass. M-1 said that Anarchy had a Scooby Do mystery on their hands. Was M-1 with Devil’s Rejects or was he down with Anarchy? M-1 said that if Hawkins was the best Anarchy had, it would be any easy decision.
Big Dogg & Hector Navarro & Skitzo beat Henry Hoss & Bobby Houston & Spectre in 4:12. The crowd popped huge for Hoss’s entrance and the big ol’ country boy’s offense. The heels beat on Houston, who looks like a cross between Bob Orton and Sam Houston. It broke down to six-way action. Hoss hit a lariat on Dogg that sent both men tumbling over the top. Skitzo pinned Spectre with an elbow drop off the ropes, but the crowd was more interested in watching the brawl between Hoss and Dogg, as they fought their way to the back.
(3) Hayden Young beat Jeff Lewis via count out at 12:22. Lewis retained the NWA Anarchy Television Title. The girls saved some of their loudest shrieks for Young. Coming off of two hotly contested draws, this match was billed as possibly Young’s final shot at Lewis’ title. Young got three quick pin attempts. Lewis took a walk and waited for Young to play to the crowd. Lewis clubbed his unsuspecting opponent from behind, but Young regained control and went to work on Lewis’ arm. The match did a 180 when Lewis crotched Young into the tree of woe. Lewis speared Young while he was hanging upside down. They did a nice hope sequence where Young did a sunset flip and a pair of lariats, before Lewis cut him off with a leg lariat. Lewis was in the driver’s seat until Young exploded with a lariat at the 9 minute mark. Young landed a trio of elbows to put Lewis on the deck. Young covered but Lewis got a foot over the ropes. Young countered a powerbomb with a huracanrana for a near fall. Young used an overhead belly to belly suplex for another near fall. Young was setting up for dive when Lewis went down clutching at his knee. Brent Wiley’s count reached ten and he reluctantly called for the bell.
Lewis got up with a sly grin on his face. He hopped up and down to show everyone the knee was fine. Lewis held the belt up to rub Young’s face in it and went on his merry way.
(4) Devil’s Rejects (Iceberg & Tank & Azrael with Dan Wilson & Dominous & Shawn Tempers) beat Brandon P & Kory Chavis & Ace Rockwell via DQ in 15:45. The faces did individual entrances. Rockwell came out last and got the biggest pop of all. Tempers in to start. Rockwell wanted his former partner in the worst way. Tempers ran to safety. Iceberg came lumbering out from the back to take his place. Rockwell was able to use his quickness to stay one step ahead. Rainman's aerial attack was surprisingly effective against the behemoth. Azrael took a wicked bump on Rainman’s atomic sideslam. When Tank entered it was another story. Tank brutalized P. P got dumped. Wilson and his axis of evil were there to the devil’s work on him. P tried to trade with Tank. That’s never a good idea. But P was able to escape from Iceberg’s massive seat drop and make a tag. Chavis was running wild until he tried a springboard move and Azrael put his lights out with a kick in the face. Iceberg hit the Thigh Drop of Doom, and Rockwell had to make the save. Azrael hit two vicious Flashing Zodiacs (running knees to the face). Rockwell had to save again. Tank knocked Chavis silly with 10 headbutts. Azrael hit a frogsplash off the middle rope. Azrael’s offense looked as explosive here as it has in quite some time. Chavis was as flat as a pancake. P could barely stand up in the corner. Just when things were looking totally grim for the good guys, Iceberg tried a splash off the middle rope. Chavis moved out of the way and made the tag to Rockwell, but Wilson made sure the ref didn’t see it. The usually laid back and lax Speedy Nelson DQed Rockwell for interference.
The voice of law and order, Anarchy owner Jerry Palmer appeared at ringside. Palmer said that since the fans wanted to see Rockwell square off against Tempers, he was making a match for 2/18: Rockwell and a partner of his choosing vs. Tempers and a partner of his choosing. Ahh, but there was more. Due to their heinous actions at the January 8 show, Palmer had obtained a TRO against Tank and Iceberg “on behalf of the fans” barring them from the building until March 4 (conveniently enough, that’s the date of the final TV taping prior to Hardcore Hell). Tank and Iceberg made a heated exit. Good stuff.
(5) Ken Westbrooks beat Jake Manning via submission in 4:40. Manning challenged Westbrooks to a test of amateur skills. Manning offered to take the bottom, but could not escape and had to go to the ropes. Westbrooks got on all fours. Rather than locking up, Manning stomped him in the back. Westbrooks proceeded to thrash Manning with an array of suplexes. Manning tapped out to a Fujiwara armbar.
Tony Mamaluke appeared on the ramp. Mamaluke invited Westbrooks to prove himself by going five minutes with him. That lead to…
(6) Westbrook and Tony Mamaluke went to a 5 minute draw that lasted 3:34. Why they felt the need to shave time on this match, I have no idea. I couldn’t help but think about the great promo Mamaluke cut when he returned from his long hiatus. The one where he said he was tired of elevating other guys. They scrambled on the mat. Westbrooks took a time out to gather his thoughts. Mamaluke got a guillotine choke, but Westbrooks reversed to a side headlock before he could cinch it in. Westbrooks blocked a reverse rolling cradle. Mamaluke got a near fall with a forward (Guerrero style) rolling cradle. The bell rang. Westbrooks rejected Mamaluke’s offer to bump knuckles as a show of mutual respect.
(7) Jason Blackman & Jeremy V beat Alabama Attitude (Adam Roberts & T. C. Carnage) to retain the NWA Anarchy Tag Team Titles in 11:23. This match had great heat for a heel vs. heel deal. Roberts’ gear modification is severely lacking in the color coordination department. Good back and forth action in the early going. The champs worked on Carnage for a while. Then Attitude took over on V. They hit a double powerdrive flapjack and a double Alabama slam for near falls. V pulled the ropes down on Carnage to shift the momentum again. V’s top rope elbow connected on Roberts, but Carnage broke up the pin. Four-way action ensued. The Alabamians were setting up the Attitude Adjustment when Urban Assault Squad (Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) appeared at ringside. Jackson dumped Carnage off the top to spoil it. Blackman pinned Roberts while Nemesis held his leg to prevent a kick out. Monster pop for the finish.
Jackson said Attitude were always messing with UAS, so it was about time UAS messed with Attitude. Jackson said that since both teams wanted to be the number one contenders, he was proposing a match for 2/18. Not just any match, a no DQ-no count out-anything goes match. I don’t know if Attitude wanted it, but the fans sure did.
(8) Mikal Adryan & Onyx & Jeff G. Bailey beat Chad Parham & Seth Delay & Patrick Bentley in 16:02. Bailey was sporting a bandana as a tribute to Ricky Morton. The faces used Parham’s entrance music and came out wearing matching gear. The match opened with a display of strength by Onyx. “The Genetic Specimen” overpowered Delay and Bentley one against two. Parham wanted Adryan. Adryan gave Parham no respect. Said he had already beaten him three time. Parham knotted up Adryan’s thigh with kicks and made the foot tag to Delay. Enough was enough. Adryan countered Delay’s huracanrana with a powerbomb into the turnbuckles. Adryan and Onyx destroyed Delay. Adryan humiliated Delay with a one finger cover. Bailey waited until Delay was barely conscious to tag in. Bailey pounded and choked and put the boot to his defenseless foe. It didn’t look too taxing, but it was enough physical activity to blow the sleazeball up. Adryan and Onyx decimated Delay’s back with hard whips. Delay got a last ditch comeback with a push up dropkick. Onxy hit the Blackout. Onyx made a lazy back cover. Adryan told Onyx to “let Bailey do it.” Bailey gave Delay the Garvin stomp. Bailey cranked up the band and superkicked Delay. Bailey was too busy savoring the moment to notice that he had superkicked Delay into his own corner. Parham took the hot tag. Parham was running wild. He clotheslined the champ over the top, hit the senton backsplash and tagged Bentley. On the outside, Onyx brained Delay with a chair, while Adryan sent Parham into the rail. Bentley had Bailey trapped on the inside. Bailey was begging. Bentley had his fist cocked. Adryan got back in the ring. Time stood still. Adryan finally grabbed Bentley and hit the Assisted Suicide. Bailey covered Bentley for the three count. The ref got tossed. Adryan hit Assisted Suicide on Parham. Adryan and Onyx drove Parham’s throat down into the edge of a chair, decapitation style. Parham was not moving. Security and owner Bailey and his crew drew bigtime heat on their way out. Bailey begged a fan to jump the rail. Anarchy personnel hit the ring to apply a neckbrace on Parham. It got real quiet. Ring announcer Ernie Rich somberly ordered fans to leave the building because the EMTs had been called to give medical attention to Parham.
NOTES: The annual tradition continues when the 10th rendition of Hardcore Hell takes place on 3/11. Adryan defends the NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Title against Parham in the main event…Bill Behrens confirmed that has been retained by TNA to act as the point person for handling independent bookings for TNA talent…A number of wrestlers mentioned that the presence of Jerry Palmer as the new owner has been a key factor in Anarchy’s turnaround.
2/3 Wrestle Birmingham Report: Styles vs. Joe
By: Larry Goodman
Wrestle Birmingham gave their fans a preview of next Sunday’s TNA PPV match up between Samoa Jones and A. J. Styles at their show last night in Irondale, Alabama, drawing a crowd of over 700 to the Zamora Temple.
It was two shows, really, with legends all over the undercard and the TNA talent on top. It made for a very slow first half and the natives got restless. This was not the usual forgiving crowd at Zamora, as a healthy percentage of these fans clearly came to see Joe/Styles.
The good news was that the TNA matches delivered well enough to send the fans home happy.
(1) Mike Jackson beat Wrestler (Ted Allen) to become the first NWA Wrestle Birmingham Junior Champion in 11:42. This was a decent opening match. I think they would have been better off doing about 8 minutes. Jackson made it clear that he wasn’t going to let Wrestler take advantage of him. They wrestled Jackson got his pop for his ropes walking spot. Wrestlers hit a back suplex and took over on Jackson’s arm. It heated up with back and forth action until Jackson caught Wrestler with an Oklahoma roll.
Wrestler challenged Jackson to a rematch at the show scheduled for the following evening in Jasper. This was straight out of the old school textbook. Wrestler said it would be snowing in San Juan before Jackson beat him again. He called Jackson chicken manure. Jackson said he would put the belt on the line if Wrestler put up his mask. Wrestler said it was on, because he wasn’t the kind of guy that made errors twice in a row. Jackson let’s do it now. Wrestler backed off.
(2) Adrian Street (with Miss Linda) pinned Chick Donovan with La Magistral cradle at 10:18. Terrible match. I pitied Street. He’s in marvelous shape for his age and can still go, but there was no way to get a good match out of the utterly immobile Chickster. The kindest thing to say about Donovan is that he looked way rusty. At least he was booked as the heel. There were times when this match was literally moving in slow motion Street paused to remove his wig and invited Donovan to do the same. Donovan’s big hair is amazing. Donovan was useless on the mat. In what Trent Van Drisse described as a marionette spot, Street wrapped Donovan up by his Ultimate Warrior tassles. Donovan came back with a decrepit looking spinning toe hold and busted out Junkyard Dog’s Diamond Headbutt. Donovan applied the figure four. Street reversed it, forcing Donovan to go for the ropes. At this point, Street decided to end the misery.
(3) Scott Armstrong pinned Butcher (Bobby Hayes) in 7:41. Hayes has done several flavors of insane characters during his career. Lately, it’s been an Arab butcher gimmick, and he’s got the forehead to prove it. I liked Hayes freaky hairstyle: shaved head except for a triangle of hair on each side. The referee was Johnny Boone, and I’m going to plug him again. He’s like instant credibility because he treats every match like a serious athletic contest. Hayes controlled the action with the dreaded Oriental nerve hold. Scott made the comeback and had Hayes reeling. Scott appeared to hurt his knee on an up and over move. Hayes tried to zero in on the injury, but Scott caught him with an inside cradle for the three count. Armstrong rolled to the floor and pointed at his brain.
Scott told announcer Michael St. John that wrestling was also a mental game and he just came on top. St. John asked Scott about his knee. Scott said it was so sound that he had been medically cleared to wrestle just 5 months after surgery for a torn ACL. “It’s good to be back in Birmingham, baby.”
(4) The Bullet versus “Mr. Motivation” Jimmy Powell was called a double DQ (7:25). No disrespect intended, but Bullet needs to update his gear. Powell told the people he loved them, even the ones up in the cheap seats. Bullet chopped Powell. Powell heeled on Bullet. Their facial expressions were the only saving grace. Powell is great as the cowardly but conniving heel and Bullet can sure do agony. Powell had Bullet looking pretty wobbly, or were those 40 years in the ring finally catching up with him? The finish was botched. Powell brought his briefcase into the ring and pulled a chain out of it. It was probably supposed to be a deal where they both used gimmicks at the same time. Instead, Bullet bopped Powell with the briefcase in full view of referee Roy George. George saw the chain lying on the mat and called it a double DQ. Bullet told the crowd to wave goodbye to “Mr. Constipation.”
(5) Jimmy Golden beat McNasty via DQ (8-9 minutes) Golden was the mystery opponent doing his “Bunkhouse Buck” character. No explanation for why or how he returned as a babyface after leaving due to a Loser Leaves Town stip. McNasty worked on Golden’s knee. Golden was slapping the mat to sell the pain, which has a taken on a new meaning since Golden’s heyday. It got better once McNasty started to brawl. He choked Golden with his suspenders. Golden landed a haymaker. McNasty resorted to a low blow. Golden started to whip McNasty with his belt. Ref Roy George confiscated it. Golden got a near fall with the high boot to the face (and he can still get it up there). Young, Skipper and Powell hit the ring for a beatdown on Golden, until BG and Scot ran out to save dad.
Bullet said he had no love for Golden, but he can’t stand to see anyone getting beaten on four against one. Golden told Bullet he appreciated the help and suggested that they form a tag team to go after “the geeks.” Bullet said anytime he got involved with the Fullers it had lead to trouble.
Golden wanted to make a match against Powell and McNasty. Bullet told Golden he would get back to him. Golden begged Bullet to give him a chance.
(6) B.G. “Roaddog Jesse” James beat Dennis Condrey to retain the Alabama Heavyweight Title in 10:02. James said Condrey cost him the NWA World Title the last time, so he was going to cost Condrey his ass. James went to a southern style variation of the ground and pound. Condrey came out on the losing end of a knuckle lock. Condrey cheated. While James was suffering, Condrey got heat with some hilarious muscle poses. Condrey used a karate thrust to the throat. James gagged at ringside. Condrey came off apron with an elbow and sent James into the rail. Condrey signaled that the belt would be his. Condrey initiated a ref bump with James. A masked man interfered. The regulars knew it was “Loverboy” Lee Thomas, who had lost a Loverboy Leaves match with Condrey a few months back. Thomas was supposed to trip up Condrey but his timing was off, and Condrey had to feed him the leg. James scored the pin. Oh well, the postmatch was best part anyway.
As Thomas departed down the aisle, Condrey nailed him in the back with a high knee and kicked it into high gear. Condrey beat the living hell out of Thomas. It was all over the building, and it was all Condrey. The dude was relentless. He started slinging the refs around. Boone took some big bumps. The crowd wasn’t reacting much at the start, but Condrey’s intensity got them into bigtime before it was over. The Armstrongs didn’t make the save until Thomas was beaten half to death.
Condrey followed up with a great promo. He threatened to turn Thomas into one of Jerry’s kids. Condrey said he was fed up with Thomas’ interference and would not come back to Birmingham unless he got a match against the imposter lover boy.
“Mr. Number One” Sonny Siaki serenaded the fans with an insulting version “You Are My Sunshine.” Funny stuff. WWE sure needs guys that can work the stick the way Siaki can. Saiki said the sad thing was that he was not wrestling (Siaki sustained a foot or ankle injury during his match the previous evening at Deep South). Siaki introduced David Young as his replacement.
(7) Diamonds in the Rough (Elix Skipper & David Young) beat The Naturals (Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas) to retain the NWA Wrestle Birmingham tag titles in 13:05. Strong display of athleticism and hot moves in this match. No explanation for Robert Fuller being absent from ringside with his cherished tag team champions. Naturals got to shine with some well-executed double teams in the early going. Young did a great sell taking a facebuster to the knee. Stevens hit a twisting flying bodypress and Douglas hit a top rope huracanrana. Skipper had to save both times. Young hit his patented spinebuster on Douglas to turn the tide. The heels ran ref Roy George in circles with their chicanery. Douglas came back with a high crossbody, but Skipper slithered out with the Matrix move and hit a spinning heel kick. That got a pop. With Douglas draped over the top rope, Skipper hit a guillotine legdrop to the back of his neck. Young got way up on a dropkick. Young went up for the moonsault that never seems to find the mark. It didn’t. Douglas hot-tagged Stevens for the house cleaning. Stevens his a cool scissors kick for a near fall, but the finishing sequence was missing something. Young interfered to block the Natural Disaster. Skipper pinned Stevens with a reverse rolling cradle and a handful of tights.
Commentator Dan Masters announced a return date of 4/7 with Bullet & Buck vs. Powell & McNasty, Condrey vs. Thomas and appearances by Young and Skipper.
(8) Samoa Joe submitted A. J. Styles with the Kokina Clutch to retain the NWA X Division Title in 14:15. A nice tune-up match for the PPV. They certainly didn’t pull out all the stops, but there were some blistering hot sequences. I doubt many fans went away feeling shortchanged. Joe showed no obvious ill effects from the staph infection. The pop for Joe’s entrance was a clear indication that this was not the typical Wrestle Birmingham crowd. The When this match was announced at the December show, the crowd popped for Styles. Joe got zero pop. Nada. Tonight, it was split even or maybe 60/40 in Joe’s favor. Styles asked Joe if he had the “coconuts” to put the belt up. Joe said it was Styles’ funeral. A “TNA” chant broke out. Joe put Styles on the deck with all kinds of strikes. Joe’s fans were the instigators in a duel of chants. Styles nailed the leapfrog-dropkick sequence, sold most awesomely by Joe. Styles came perilously close to landing on his head when he overshot a pescado, but exploded to his feet to show the crowd he was fine. Joe blocked a suplex. Styles softened up Joe’s neck and hit the move. Out of the blue, Joe caught a charging Styles with a nodowa. Joe got sustained offense, including a climbing knee to the chin and high angle back suplex. Joe’s cold-blooded attitude drew heat. In between the big moves, Joe used his weight to wear Styles down on the ground. The crowd got vocal for Styles. Styles pounded Joe in the face. Joe ripped at his eyes to cut him off. At 9:30, Style launched a comeback with the Pele kick. Styles got the best of a stiff exchange. Styles hit a spectacular springboard elbow right on the button. Styles did the moonsault reverse DDT for a near fall. Joe blocked the Clash and reversed the momentum with a high kick and a senton back splash for a near fall. Joe hit a powerslam for a near fall. Ref Mike Pedey’s hand made contact with the mat for an apparent three count. Unfortunate confusion ensued. Styles escaped from the Musclebuster. They went back and forth with wicked strikes. The crowd chanted, “This is awesome.” Styles came out on top again. Styles went up for a 450, Joe rolled out of the way and Styles rolled through. Styles put on the brakes up to avoid a collision with the ref. Joe kicked Styles in the groin (from behind no less) and snuffed him out with the choke hold.
NOTES: The next Wrestle Birmingham show at Zamora Temple is set for 4/7 with Wrestle Birmingham moved their TV to the WB affiliate in Birmingham airing at 12:30am on Saturday nights…This was Siaki’s last night in, as he’s now under contract to WWE and assigned to Deep South Wrestling…Humongous (the Gary Nations version), Lash Leroux and Adrian Street are also on the card tonight in Jasper
First NWA GCW news. The Source Greg Brown told GCW that Bull Buchanan will be returning in 2 weeks time. In addition, here next week will be Heath Miller and Vordell Walker. In the crowd tonight was the AWA GA Lightweight champion, Big Bank Barfield. He was there to give Jerry Oates a DVD of his work, and I hope that Jerry gives Barfield a chance. Who knows, it can be money in the bank for GCW. In addition, the following rumor was confirmed. Damien Steele recently signed a developmental deal with the WWE. I wish Damien the best of luck and hope that he makes it to the WWE. In addition, the ringside referee recently had eye surgery. It was also announced that there was going to be an earth-shattering announcement from GCW and the NWA.
The opening match of the evening was Damien Steele taking on Cru Jones. Both wrestlers started exchanging hammerlocks, with Cru sneaking in a schoolboy pin attempt. Steele got Jones in a waist lock from behind, brought him down, and then locks in an arm bar. Damien really started to work on the arm as he drove his knees into Cru’s arm. Both men finally make it to their feet and Steele takes Jones over with a headlock takeover. After knocking Cru down with a running shoulder, Damien nails Cru with a picture perfect dropkick. Jones starts to fight back as he hits Steele with a arm drag and then puts Steele in a chin lock. Later Cru whips Damien into the ropes and hits a back wheel kick. Steele swung the momentum back his way when he hits Jones with a power slam, then went for 2 back to back pin attempts with a northern lights bridging suplex and a small package. Then Damien hits a sidewalk slam. However, Cru starts to fight back, slams Damien to the mat, and follows that up with a belly to back suplex. Jones tried to suplex Steele again, but this time Steele blocked it and hits a bridging fisherman’s suplex for a pin attempt. Damien then tried more pin covers but could not get the three. The bell started to ring as the time limit draw. The crowd and the wrestlers were asking for five more minutes, but referee Steve Miller said no. Time Limit Draw
The second match of the evening is the very impressive Scott Steele taking on Biohazard. Both wrestlers start off exchanging arm drags, then Biohazard takes Steele down, rolls over his back and locks in a chin lock. The first major advantage went to Scott as he took Biohazard down with a drop toehold and then locks in a front chancre. Both men got up on their feet and from a standing front chancre, Steele hits a suplex. A short time later, Scott whips Biohazard into the ropes, does a leapfrog and then nails him with a dropkick. Steele later hits Biohazard with a belly to belly. However, Biohazard was not just going to lie down and let Scott dominate the match. From the corner, he drove Steele’s face into his knee and then sends Steele into the other corner. There he mounts Scott like he is going to do the mounted corner punches, but instead Biohazard drives Scott face first into the mat. Biohazard then hits a lionsault and then goes to the second turnbuckle. He waits for Steele to get up and as Steele turns around Biohazard takes off from the turnbuckle. However, Scott turned Biohazard’s offensive move into an offensive move of his own as he nailed Biohazard with a spear. He covers Biohazard for the three count. Winner: Scott Steele.
A live backstage interview was conducted by Guy Hagler with his guest being the GCW Heavyweight champion, David Young. David talks about his match tonight with AJ Steele and basically said that AJ’s chances of beating him were slim to none and that slim was out the door. Ok I added that part, he did not say it.
The next match was tag team action as ½ of the tag team champions, Erik Watts teamed up with the returning Loverboy Lee Thomas, who himself is a former tag team champion, taking on the team of Mean Mike Stratus and Bobby Sanford. Erik and Bobby started the match off and Erik locks in a hammerlock. Sanford gets out of that and locks Watts in a headlock, but Watts sent Sanford into the ropes and hits a shoulder block. Both Lee and Mike got into the ring illegally. Watts and Thomas whips Stratus into the ropes and hits him with a double back body drop. Then Erik sent Bobby to the outside. Watts tags Thomas into the match and he hits Sanford with an armdrag and locks in an armbar. After hitting a back heel kick, Lee tags Erik back into the match. Watts puts Sanford in an armwringer, but Sanford got away and tagged in Stratus. Erik sends Mike into the corner and hits some chops, then he whips him into the opposite corner hits a hiptoss. Thomas is tagged in and he picks Stratus up and slams him with a walking powerslam. He then began to work on Mike’s leg and tags Erik back into the match. Watts whips Stratus into the corner and hits a running back elbow. Lee is tagged back into the match and he slaps Mike a few times on the chest. Now the momentum turned when Thomas went for a move on the ropes, but hits his feet on the top rope. Then Lee went over to hit Bobby and Mike nails Lee. Later, Stratus hits Thomas with a legdrop and then he tags in Sanford. Mike and Bobby starts to beat down Lee in the corner and as Lee is sitting in the corner Bobby hits a baseball slide dropkick. Stratus is brought back in and he begins to choke Thomas. As Mike argues with the ref, Lee surprises him with a schoolboy, but only for a two count. Stratus gets up and hits Thomas with a superkick. Bobby is tagged back into the match. After keeping Thomas down with a chinlock, Sanford whips him into the ropes and hits a dropkick. Mike comes in illegally and him and Bobby whip Lee into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Sanford hits an elbow drop and Watts came in and attacked both Sanford and Stratus. Lee tried to make a tag, but Bobby held onto his leg and tagged in Mike. Stratus hits Thomas with a jawjacker and tags Sanford back in. Lee’s chest is soon lit on fire as Bobby and Mike hits. After performing a snapmare, Sanford locks in a chinlock. However, Lee was able to get away and tag Erik into the match. Watts slams both wrestlers and then hits Sanford with a chokeslam. As it looked like Mike was going to nail Erik from behind, Lee hits him in the back of the head causing him to stagger into a chokeslam from Erik. Erik makes the cover for the three. Winners: Erik Watts and Loverboy Lee Thomas
The next match was for the vacant TV title as the other half of the tag team champions, John Bogie took on Bad Company member, Chris Stevens. Both wrestlers, especially Stevens started to trash talk each other. Chris sends John into the corner and hits some shoulder thrusts. He whips Bogie into the corner, but misses a running corner clothesline. John then hits an armdrag and locks in an armbar. He then hits Stevens with a back elbow and later hits him with a dropkick. Later John locks in another armbar which Chris reverses into a hammerlock but John then reverses that into a chinlock. Later Bogie hits a running shoulder and a running crossbody. John hits Chris with a drop toe hold and locks in a hammerlock. But the momentum changed in Stevens’ favor as John misses another running crossbody. Chris then went to work hitting a clothesline on John. After hitting a suplex, Stevens started to hit Bogie with driving knees to the back. Later after another clothesline, Chris stood on John’s face. Later after Bogie surprises Stevens with a dropkick, he is met with another clothesline. Chris then hits a slingshot suplex and again stands on John’s face. Later Stevens locks Bogie into the abdominal stretch and holds onto the ropes until he gets caught.by the ref. Chris hits John with a spinebuster and put him in a chinlock. Stevens went for hangman’s neckbreaker, but Bogie bit his fingers and then hits a DDT. Bogie did a roll up but only got a 2 count. Both wrestlers exchanged slaps, but Chris ends up hitting a spinebuster and got the 1…2…3. Winner and new TV champion, Chris Stevens.
Before the 2nd intermission, Guy Hagler did a backstage interview with AJ Steele who talked about his match with David Young.
The main event of the evening was the 3rd match of the best of 3 series between AJ Steele and the GCW Heavyweight and Bad Company member David Young. If Steele wins this match, he gets a title shot against Young at a later date. The series was tied at 1-1. AJ starts with some punches. He whips Young into the ropes and hits a running clothesline. Then he hits David with a Lou Thesz press. AJ whips David into the corner and hits a running clothesline. He hits a few shoulder thrusts. Steele then hits a floatover suplex, but only gets a two count. He then slams David to the mat, but ends up missing another corner clothesline. Young then starts to hit some forearms to the back of the neck and starts to choke Steele with the ring ropes. David hits a snap suplex and hits a high knee lift to the face. After hitting Steele with a hangman’s neckbreaker, he locks in a chinlock. Later David hits a belly to back suplex, but AJ was able to pull off the victory as he hits his twilt a whirl Rock Bottom. Winner AJ Steele. AJ gets a title shot for the GCW Heavyweight title.
The opening match of the evening was Damien Steele taking on Cru Jones. Both wrestlers started exchanging hammerlocks, with Cru sneaking in a schoolboy pin attempt. Steele got Jones in a waist lock from behind, brought him down, and then locks in an arm bar. Damien really started to work on the arm as he drove his knees into Cru’s arm. Both men finally make it to their feet and Steele takes Jones over with a headlock takeover. After knocking Cru down with a running shoulder, Damien nails Cru with a picture perfect dropkick. Jones starts to fight back as he hits Steele with a arm drag and then puts Steele in a chin lock. Later Cru whips Damien into the ropes and hits a back wheel kick. Steele swung the momentum back his way when he hits Jones with a power slam, then went for 2 back to back pin attempts with a northern lights bridging suplex and a small package. Then Damien hits a sidewalk slam. However, Cru starts to fight back, slams Damien to the mat, and follows that up with a belly to back suplex. Jones tried to suplex Steele again, but this time Steele blocked it and hits a bridging fisherman’s suplex for a pin attempt. Damien then tried more pin covers but could not get the three. The bell started to ring as the time limit draw. The crowd and the wrestlers were asking for five more minutes, but referee Steve Miller said no. Time Limit Draw
The second match of the evening is the very impressive Scott Steele taking on Biohazard. Both wrestlers start off exchanging arm drags, then Biohazard takes Steele down, rolls over his back and locks in a chin lock. The first major advantage went to Scott as he took Biohazard down with a drop toehold and then locks in a front chancre. Both men got up on their feet and from a standing front chancre, Steele hits a suplex. A short time later, Scott whips Biohazard into the ropes, does a leapfrog and then nails him with a dropkick. Steele later hits Biohazard with a belly to belly. However, Biohazard was not just going to lie down and let Scott dominate the match. From the corner, he drove Steele’s face into his knee and then sends Steele into the other corner. There he mounts Scott like he is going to do the mounted corner punches, but instead Biohazard drives Scott face first into the mat. Biohazard then hits a lionsault and then goes to the second turnbuckle. He waits for Steele to get up and as Steele turns around Biohazard takes off from the turnbuckle. However, Scott turned Biohazard’s offensive move into an offensive move of his own as he nailed Biohazard with a spear. He covers Biohazard for the three count. Winner: Scott Steele.
A live backstage interview was conducted by Guy Hagler with his guest being the GCW Heavyweight champion, David Young. David talks about his match tonight with AJ Steele and basically said that AJ’s chances of beating him were slim to none and that slim was out the door. Ok I added that part, he did not say it.
The next match was tag team action as ½ of the tag team champions, Erik Watts teamed up with the returning Loverboy Lee Thomas, who himself is a former tag team champion, taking on the team of Mean Mike Stratus and Bobby Sanford. Erik and Bobby started the match off and Erik locks in a hammerlock. Sanford gets out of that and locks Watts in a headlock, but Watts sent Sanford into the ropes and hits a shoulder block. Both Lee and Mike got into the ring illegally. Watts and Thomas whips Stratus into the ropes and hits him with a double back body drop. Then Erik sent Bobby to the outside. Watts tags Thomas into the match and he hits Sanford with an armdrag and locks in an armbar. After hitting a back heel kick, Lee tags Erik back into the match. Watts puts Sanford in an armwringer, but Sanford got away and tagged in Stratus. Erik sends Mike into the corner and hits some chops, then he whips him into the opposite corner hits a hiptoss. Thomas is tagged in and he picks Stratus up and slams him with a walking powerslam. He then began to work on Mike’s leg and tags Erik back into the match. Watts whips Stratus into the corner and hits a running back elbow. Lee is tagged back into the match and he slaps Mike a few times on the chest. Now the momentum turned when Thomas went for a move on the ropes, but hits his feet on the top rope. Then Lee went over to hit Bobby and Mike nails Lee. Later, Stratus hits Thomas with a legdrop and then he tags in Sanford. Mike and Bobby starts to beat down Lee in the corner and as Lee is sitting in the corner Bobby hits a baseball slide dropkick. Stratus is brought back in and he begins to choke Thomas. As Mike argues with the ref, Lee surprises him with a schoolboy, but only for a two count. Stratus gets up and hits Thomas with a superkick. Bobby is tagged back into the match. After keeping Thomas down with a chinlock, Sanford whips him into the ropes and hits a dropkick. Mike comes in illegally and him and Bobby whip Lee into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Sanford hits an elbow drop and Watts came in and attacked both Sanford and Stratus. Lee tried to make a tag, but Bobby held onto his leg and tagged in Mike. Stratus hits Thomas with a jawjacker and tags Sanford back in. Lee’s chest is soon lit on fire as Bobby and Mike hits. After performing a snapmare, Sanford locks in a chinlock. However, Lee was able to get away and tag Erik into the match. Watts slams both wrestlers and then hits Sanford with a chokeslam. As it looked like Mike was going to nail Erik from behind, Lee hits him in the back of the head causing him to stagger into a chokeslam from Erik. Erik makes the cover for the three. Winners: Erik Watts and Loverboy Lee Thomas
The next match was for the vacant TV title as the other half of the tag team champions, John Bogie took on Bad Company member, Chris Stevens. Both wrestlers, especially Stevens started to trash talk each other. Chris sends John into the corner and hits some shoulder thrusts. He whips Bogie into the corner, but misses a running corner clothesline. John then hits an armdrag and locks in an armbar. He then hits Stevens with a back elbow and later hits him with a dropkick. Later John locks in another armbar which Chris reverses into a hammerlock but John then reverses that into a chinlock. Later Bogie hits a running shoulder and a running crossbody. John hits Chris with a drop toe hold and locks in a hammerlock. But the momentum changed in Stevens’ favor as John misses another running crossbody. Chris then went to work hitting a clothesline on John. After hitting a suplex, Stevens started to hit Bogie with driving knees to the back. Later after another clothesline, Chris stood on John’s face. Later after Bogie surprises Stevens with a dropkick, he is met with another clothesline. Chris then hits a slingshot suplex and again stands on John’s face. Later Stevens locks Bogie into the abdominal stretch and holds onto the ropes until he gets caught.by the ref. Chris hits John with a spinebuster and put him in a chinlock. Stevens went for hangman’s neckbreaker, but Bogie bit his fingers and then hits a DDT. Bogie did a roll up but only got a 2 count. Both wrestlers exchanged slaps, but Chris ends up hitting a spinebuster and got the 1…2…3. Winner and new TV champion, Chris Stevens.
Before the 2nd intermission, Guy Hagler did a backstage interview with AJ Steele who talked about his match with David Young.
The main event of the evening was the 3rd match of the best of 3 series between AJ Steele and the GCW Heavyweight and Bad Company member David Young. If Steele wins this match, he gets a title shot against Young at a later date. The series was tied at 1-1. AJ starts with some punches. He whips Young into the ropes and hits a running clothesline. Then he hits David with a Lou Thesz press. AJ whips David into the corner and hits a running clothesline. He hits a few shoulder thrusts. Steele then hits a floatover suplex, but only gets a two count. He then slams David to the mat, but ends up missing another corner clothesline. Young then starts to hit some forearms to the back of the neck and starts to choke Steele with the ring ropes. David hits a snap suplex and hits a high knee lift to the face. After hitting Steele with a hangman’s neckbreaker, he locks in a chinlock. Later David hits a belly to back suplex, but AJ was able to pull off the victory as he hits his twilt a whirl Rock Bottom. Winner AJ Steele. AJ gets a title shot for the GCW Heavyweight title.
NWA Central States had their “Hostile Intentions” show last Saturday, Feb.
4, in Lawrence, Kansas, and surprise, surprise, we have a new NWA Midwest X
Division Champion! About 219 people (estimate) were on hand to see Jaysin
Strife pin Matt Sydal to capture the title. But let’s start at the
beginning…
4, in Lawrence, Kansas, and surprise, surprise, we have a new NWA Midwest X
Division Champion! About 219 people (estimate) were on hand to see Jaysin
Strife pin Matt Sydal to capture the title. But let’s start at the
beginning…
Due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control, Tony Morales and Paul Diamond
were unable to make it to the show from Colorado, so CSW brought in a couple
familiar faces in Dingo Machete and Ryan Ash.
were unable to make it to the show from Colorado, so CSW brought in a couple
familiar faces in Dingo Machete and Ryan Ash.
“Krow” Craig Keesman pinned Dingo Machete with an O’Connor Roll. It was an
okay opener, but I think it was hampered by the fact that it was face vs.
face, so there was no heat. Good to see Dingo again.
okay opener, but I think it was hampered by the fact that it was face vs.
face, so there was no heat. Good to see Dingo again.
“Showtime” Darrien Sanders beat “Hard Knox” Ryan Ash with a frog splash.
Ash is very over as a heel, and I’m surprised he doesn’t get brought in much
anymore. This was a striker vs. submissions expert match, but Darrien
managed to use some power to get out of Ash’s holds. Darrien’s frog splash
was in tribute to Eddie Guerrero, so it got an “Eddie” chant.
Ash is very over as a heel, and I’m surprised he doesn’t get brought in much
anymore. This was a striker vs. submissions expert match, but Darrien
managed to use some power to get out of Ash’s holds. Darrien’s frog splash
was in tribute to Eddie Guerrero, so it got an “Eddie” chant.
After that match, CSW owner Joe MacDonald came out to make his promised
“huge announcement”, and he said it had something to do with Sanders. He
said that he’s been very impressed with Sanders over the last few months, so
he’s going to give him a big match at the April show…against “The
Phenomenal” A.J. Styles! HUGE pop for that, probably the biggest I’ve heard
live.
“huge announcement”, and he said it had something to do with Sanders. He
said that he’s been very impressed with Sanders over the last few months, so
he’s going to give him a big match at the April show…against “The
Phenomenal” A.J. Styles! HUGE pop for that, probably the biggest I’ve heard
live.
Payday Patterson and Delirious beat Michael Strider and his mystery partner,
who turned out to be Ace Steel. This was the fourth match in Strider and
Payday’s Best of Seven Series, and Payday’s win tied it at 2-2. Before the
match, Strider cut a funny promo, saying he’d called guys like Jim Duggan
and Kamala, but no one would be his partner. Payday and Delirious brought
Ace out, thinking he would help them beat up Strider, but Ace turned on them
right away, then ripped on the crowd. In the brawl that ensued, Ace
powerbombed Payday off the apron and through a table. Payday was helped to
the back, and Delirious was alone for a while, but he kept kicking out of
pin attempts. Payday eventually made his way back to the ring and made a
hot tag. He and Delirious clotheslined Strider and Ace 25 times in opposite
corners, then hit stereo enzugiris. Payday pinned Strider after a
brainbuster.
who turned out to be Ace Steel. This was the fourth match in Strider and
Payday’s Best of Seven Series, and Payday’s win tied it at 2-2. Before the
match, Strider cut a funny promo, saying he’d called guys like Jim Duggan
and Kamala, but no one would be his partner. Payday and Delirious brought
Ace out, thinking he would help them beat up Strider, but Ace turned on them
right away, then ripped on the crowd. In the brawl that ensued, Ace
powerbombed Payday off the apron and through a table. Payday was helped to
the back, and Delirious was alone for a while, but he kept kicking out of
pin attempts. Payday eventually made his way back to the ring and made a
hot tag. He and Delirious clotheslined Strider and Ace 25 times in opposite
corners, then hit stereo enzugiris. Payday pinned Strider after a
brainbuster.
After the match, Strider said that he and Payday would finish their series
(three matches) at the next show, and added the stipulation that the loser
must retire from wrestling. Delirious got the mic and yelled at Strider in
that language of his, which got a big pop. Payday accepted Strider’s
challenge.
(three matches) at the next show, and added the stipulation that the loser
must retire from wrestling. Delirious got the mic and yelled at Strider in
that language of his, which got a big pop. Payday accepted Strider’s
challenge.
Derek Stone, Mason Hunter and Tyler Cook w/ Ginger Gordon beat Brett Young,
Jeremy Wyatt and Hype Gotti in a six-man tag when Mason pinned Gotti. Young
Jeremy Wyatt and Hype Gotti in a six-man tag when Mason pinned Gotti. Young
was sporting a customized Ric Flair-style robe that suited him well. The
match started as a big brawl. After it reverted to normal tag rules, the
babyface team did some hilarious spots, including Cook holding Young in a
headscissors while talking to Stone via cell phone. It broke down again
near the end, of course, and Mason hit a big powerslam off the second rope.
match started as a big brawl. After it reverted to normal tag rules, the
babyface team did some hilarious spots, including Cook holding Young in a
headscissors while talking to Stone via cell phone. It broke down again
near the end, of course, and Mason hit a big powerslam off the second rope.
NWA Kansas champion Mark Sterling w/ Ginger Gordon retained his titled
against Wade Chism via pinfall. I was slightly disappointed by this match,
and the crowd wasn’t into it much. Wade controlled a lot of it, so we had
the “babyface in peril” story, but Wade wasn’t hitting any real big moves to
emphasize it. There was a ref bump, and Jeremy Wyatt ran in and hit
Sterling with the belt, but Wade still only got a two count when another ref
came out. Sterling got the pin with a sunset flip, I think.
against Wade Chism via pinfall. I was slightly disappointed by this match,
and the crowd wasn’t into it much. Wade controlled a lot of it, so we had
the “babyface in peril” story, but Wade wasn’t hitting any real big moves to
emphasize it. There was a ref bump, and Jeremy Wyatt ran in and hit
Sterling with the belt, but Wade still only got a two count when another ref
came out. Sterling got the pin with a sunset flip, I think.
Jaysin Strife pinned Matt Sydal to become the new NWA Midwest X Division
Champion in the main event. It was what we were all waiting for, and it
didn’t disappoint. Both guys did dives to the outside. Strife tried to do
a 619-style move with Sydal in a tree of Woe, but it didn’t quite work.
Sydal hit his leg sweep DDT thing. Strife hit a Northern Lights Bomb.
Sydal hit the Here We Go driver. Strife did a few enzugiris. Sydal set
Strife up for the moonsault belly-to-belly off the top rope, but Strife
countered with a sunset flip powerbomb, followed up by a Shining Wizard and
got the three count. The pop for Strife winning the belt rivaled the pop
for the A.J. Styles announcement.
Champion in the main event. It was what we were all waiting for, and it
didn’t disappoint. Both guys did dives to the outside. Strife tried to do
a 619-style move with Sydal in a tree of Woe, but it didn’t quite work.
Sydal hit his leg sweep DDT thing. Strife hit a Northern Lights Bomb.
Sydal hit the Here We Go driver. Strife did a few enzugiris. Sydal set
Strife up for the moonsault belly-to-belly off the top rope, but Strife
countered with a sunset flip powerbomb, followed up by a Shining Wizard and
got the three count. The pop for Strife winning the belt rivaled the pop
for the A.J. Styles announcement.
Daizee Haze was also at the show, helping out at the merchandise table and
selling a DVD of her matches. I got her to sign my Shimmer DVD cover, and
she was psyched that I’d bought one.
selling a DVD of her matches. I got her to sign my Shimmer DVD cover, and
she was psyched that I’d bought one.
NWA Central States will be back at the Lawrence National Guard Armory on
March 25 with Strider vs. Payday in at least two matches. Then they return
on April 29 for the second anniversary show with A.J. Styles vs. Darrien
Sanders. Keept up to date at www.nwacentralstates.com
March 25 with Strider vs. Payday in at least two matches. Then they return
on April 29 for the second anniversary show with A.J. Styles vs. Darrien
Sanders. Keept up to date at www.nwacentralstates.com
Reed Benson
Former NWA World Jr. Champion to Debut in VIRGINIA!
(Chesterfield, Va) - 'Tornado' Tony Kozina, a former NWA World Jr.
Heavyweight Champion will be debuting for NWA Virginia on their
upcoming March 11 show in Chilhowie High School, Chilhowie, Virginia.
Kozina is no stranger to NWA rings, and has wrestled all over the world.
Heavyweight Champion will be debuting for NWA Virginia on their
upcoming March 11 show in Chilhowie High School, Chilhowie, Virginia.
Kozina is no stranger to NWA rings, and has wrestled all over the world.
Kozina was originally trained by Billy Jack Haynes and Matt Borne.
Kozina Began wrestling for ECCW/NWA-PNW in April 1997, and started
developing a daredevil style in matches against wrestler Torch. In
CWUSA, Kozina was attacked repeatedly by "The Clique", (Col. DeBeers,
Buddy Wayne and Richie Magnett) in an effort to scare him out of the
wrestling business. Tony withstood the beatings and adapted a more
agressive ring style.
Kozina Began wrestling for ECCW/NWA-PNW in April 1997, and started
developing a daredevil style in matches against wrestler Torch. In
CWUSA, Kozina was attacked repeatedly by "The Clique", (Col. DeBeers,
Buddy Wayne and Richie Magnett) in an effort to scare him out of the
wrestling business. Tony withstood the beatings and adapted a more
agressive ring style.
The 'Tornado' got in a bit over his head when he accepted Bart
Sawyer's offer to team with him against then PCW tag team champions
Matt Borne and Brian Cox in September 1997. Sawyer and Borne were
violently feuding at the time, and Borne didn't take kindly to Tony
teaming with Bart. In the much anticipated match, Borne expressed his
anger by pressing Tony overhead, and throwing him out of the ring,
over the top rope, and off a stage that the ring was placed on. Tony
fell approximately 17 feet to the floor below. As Tony crawled back
into the ring, Brian Cox did the same thing to him. Tony injured his
wrists, and ribs, but missed only 2 weeks of wrestling.
Sawyer's offer to team with him against then PCW tag team champions
Matt Borne and Brian Cox in September 1997. Sawyer and Borne were
violently feuding at the time, and Borne didn't take kindly to Tony
teaming with Bart. In the much anticipated match, Borne expressed his
anger by pressing Tony overhead, and throwing him out of the ring,
over the top rope, and off a stage that the ring was placed on. Tony
fell approximately 17 feet to the floor below. As Tony crawled back
into the ring, Brian Cox did the same thing to him. Tony injured his
wrists, and ribs, but missed only 2 weeks of wrestling.
He received a shot at then PCW Champion Bart Sawyer in Nov.1997 after
beating Chad Manning, Richie Magnett, and winning two battle royals
within two months time. He caught the eye of Rey Misterio Sr. who
signed Tony to a deal with the Pro-Mell Lucha Libre promotion when
they came into Oregon state. Tony ended up teaming with Misterio Sr.
in a bout in Hillsboro, Or. in Feb.1998.
beating Chad Manning, Richie Magnett, and winning two battle royals
within two months time. He caught the eye of Rey Misterio Sr. who
signed Tony to a deal with the Pro-Mell Lucha Libre promotion when
they came into Oregon state. Tony ended up teaming with Misterio Sr.
in a bout in Hillsboro, Or. in Feb.1998.
After going solo, in September 1998, Kozina captured the ECCW/NWA-PNW
Jr. Heavyweight title from Torch. Kozina was declared the first
ECCW/NWA-PNW Jr. Heavyweight Champion. He went on to win that title a
total of four times.
Jr. Heavyweight title from Torch. Kozina was declared the first
ECCW/NWA-PNW Jr. Heavyweight Champion. He went on to win that title a
total of four times.
Kozina petioned the NWA Board of Directors for a title shot against
then World Champion Logan Caine. After doing internet interviews for
the NWA fanzine, SLAM Canadian wrestling sports website, and several
others, The Tornado traveled to Winnipeg and on June 26th defeated
"Kool Daddy Swing" Tony McGuire, and NWA Canadian Jr. Heavyweight
Champion "Showtime" Robby Royce in a triangle match to capture the NWA
Canadian Jr. Heavyweight title.
then World Champion Logan Caine. After doing internet interviews for
the NWA fanzine, SLAM Canadian wrestling sports website, and several
others, The Tornado traveled to Winnipeg and on June 26th defeated
"Kool Daddy Swing" Tony McGuire, and NWA Canadian Jr. Heavyweight
Champion "Showtime" Robby Royce in a triangle match to capture the NWA
Canadian Jr. Heavyweight title.
Next Kozina headed to Charlotte, North Carolina and was first to the
ring in a 12 man Royal Rumble where the winner would face NWA World
Jr. Heavyweight Champion Logan Caine. Kozina nearly came away with the
win, but was the last wrestler to be eliminated by Twiggy Ramirez, who
went on to win the event with an assist from his manager. Impressed
with his performance and determination, both then-NWA President Howard
Brody, and then-NWA Vice President Bill Behrens agreed to book a
one-on-one match with Kozina and the NWA World Jr. Heavyweight
Champion before the end of the year.
ring in a 12 man Royal Rumble where the winner would face NWA World
Jr. Heavyweight Champion Logan Caine. Kozina nearly came away with the
win, but was the last wrestler to be eliminated by Twiggy Ramirez, who
went on to win the event with an assist from his manager. Impressed
with his performance and determination, both then-NWA President Howard
Brody, and then-NWA Vice President Bill Behrens agreed to book a
one-on-one match with Kozina and the NWA World Jr. Heavyweight
Champion before the end of the year.
To culminate his NWA World Jr. Heavyweight title chase, Kozina
traveled to Pittsburgh to wrestle for NWA East/PWX. On Jan. 14th, 2000
at the Wrestleplex, The "Tornado" pinned Vince "Big Time" Kaplack
clean in the ring with a roll up into a bridge to capture the NWA
World Jr. Heavyweight title. The two shake hands in a show of mutual
respect as the crowd gives them a standing ovation. It is a title he
will hold twice. The last time being October 2000.
traveled to Pittsburgh to wrestle for NWA East/PWX. On Jan. 14th, 2000
at the Wrestleplex, The "Tornado" pinned Vince "Big Time" Kaplack
clean in the ring with a roll up into a bridge to capture the NWA
World Jr. Heavyweight title. The two shake hands in a show of mutual
respect as the crowd gives them a standing ovation. It is a title he
will hold twice. The last time being October 2000.
'Tornado' Tony Kozina has wrestled all over the country and the world.
"I intend to come in to NWA Virginia and challenge for the Jr.
Heavyweight Championship. From there, " said the former World
Champion, "I intend to petition the NWA Board until I get the belt
that I deserve. I haven't held it in a couple of years, and my waist
is bare without it. I'll use NWA Virginia as a springboard to bigger
and better opportunities."
"I intend to come in to NWA Virginia and challenge for the Jr.
Heavyweight Championship. From there, " said the former World
Champion, "I intend to petition the NWA Board until I get the belt
that I deserve. I haven't held it in a couple of years, and my waist
is bare without it. I'll use NWA Virginia as a springboard to bigger
and better opportunities."
Kozina's first opponent is tentatively schedule to be 'High-Flying'
Chris Escobar in Chilhowie. His opponent for March 25th hasn't been
announced yet.
Chris Escobar in Chilhowie. His opponent for March 25th hasn't been
announced yet.
"Regardless of who it is," said the former World Champion, "I will set
them up and knock them down. Wrestling in Virginia will never be the
same again!"
them up and knock them down. Wrestling in Virginia will never be the
same again!"
Fans can check out Tony Kozina's website at www.TonyKozina.com.
Special thanks to the website for its contributions to this article.
Special thanks to the website for its contributions to this article.
NWA TRI-STATE Feb. 4, 2006,
Tonight was another big show put on by NWA Tri-State in Parkersburg, W.V. and it was in front on a crowd of about 125 crazy fans. NWA Tri-State introduced a new rookie referee tonight. Referee Maax Clealand who is being trained by Senior Referee Tony Wolfe was given his first match and did an ok job but still needs work.
In the opening match, Cole Cash came out with Steve Backland and ran his mouth about he wanted a heavyweight title shot ageist J.D. Escalade. The match was back and fourth and Cash hit De-Terraformer on Escalade for the 1-2- but JD kicked out. As he got to is feet Steve Backland came in from behind and clocked JD in the back for the DQ. After the match Omega and Zac Vincent came in for the save. But then The Juggulator came out with a chair to save his partner not knowing that Omega and Zac Vincent was there is save JD from getting hurt before the Main Event.
In the Second match of the night,
In a tag team match, J.W. Idol and El Fandango took on J.T. Hogg and the returning veteran KAGE.
It was a hard fought match but because of Idol and Fandango taking advantage of the fact they had a rookie referee in the match, J.W. Idol and El Fandango got the win.
In the Third match of the night, Steve Backland took on Brian Masters. The newcomer Steve Backland gave Brian one hell of a match, but in the end Brian hit the Masters Clash (Styles Clash) then went to the top-rope for a monster splash ¾ a crossed the ring for the 1-2-3. After the match Billy Masters came out on crutches and he talked about he was injured at a show last week and may be out of wrestling for up to a year. But he made one promise that whoever was the NWA Tri-State Tag Team Champions that the Masters Of Destruction want a shot for the belts.
In the Fourth Match of the night, Chris Kahn took on Johnny Lightning. This was a great match between to great young wrestlers. It was a back and fourth match with both men showing their skills in and outside the ring. But at the end of the match Lightning went to the top-rope and he hit a cross body for the 1-2 and then Kahn rolled him over and with a hand full of tights got the 1-2-3.
In the Semi-Main Event
“Violent” Vance Desmend took on Flash Fury, this was a great match where both men fought their hearts out. But in the end Vance Desmond hit his finisher called LIGHTS OUT for the 1-2-3
In the Main Event in a NWA Tri-State Tag Team Title Match.
“Omega” Aaron Draven & Zac Vincent took on the NWA Tri-State Tag Team Champs. Da Rydaz (The Juggulator and J.D. Escalade). This match was one of the craziest Tag Title match I have ever seen. All four men were all over the place and you saw some wild high flying moves hit by Zac, Omega, and JD. But when the smoke clears Da Rydaz got the 1-2-3 for the win. After the match Da Rydaz gave props to Zac and Omega four how well and how hard fought the match was. The Skills all four men showed were world class. See you all on March 4th back in Parkersburg.
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PWX RETURNS TO ACTION SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12th
The next NWA Pro Wrestling Express event is now a Sunday evening
matinee, on February 12th, with a belltime of 6:00pm. As always, tickets
are only $12 for ringside seats, $10 for general admission, and $6 for kids
twelve and under. Adult beverages will be available to PWX wrestling fans
over 21 years of age with proper ID. Combat your football withdraw with the
hardest hitting action in Pittsburgh sports - the wrestling action of PWX!
The next NWA Pro Wrestling Express event is now a Sunday evening
matinee, on February 12th, with a belltime of 6:00pm. As always, tickets
are only $12 for ringside seats, $10 for general admission, and $6 for kids
twelve and under. Adult beverages will be available to PWX wrestling fans
over 21 years of age with proper ID. Combat your football withdraw with the
hardest hitting action in Pittsburgh sports - the wrestling action of PWX!
Matches already signed include.
THREE RIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
"Sexual Icon" ERIC EXTASY
defends the title against
PAUL ATLAS
These two lock horns for the first time ever on Sunday February
12th, with the Three Rivers Title on the line! The reign of Eric Extasy as
Three Rivers Champion has been nothing short of phenomenal, as the once
flamboyant Extasy has slowly earned the reputation as a never-give-up tough
guy by coming back from tremendous amounts of punishment to retain his
championship. However, in challenges against Heavyweight Champion Crusher
Hansen, a chink was found in Extasy's armor, with Hansen twice pulling out
victories against the "Sexual Icon". To ensure that Extasy is no longer a
threat to Hansen's championship, 987's Scott Venom has paid off Paul Atlas
to take Extasy out of contention by taking the Three Rivers title from
around his waist. Although the two have never met in one-on-one competition
before, the cunning veteran Atlas will shrewdly exploit any weakness Hansen
may have found in Extasy's game, in his bid to add another Three Rivers
title reign to his
"Sexual Icon" ERIC EXTASY
defends the title against
PAUL ATLAS
These two lock horns for the first time ever on Sunday February
12th, with the Three Rivers Title on the line! The reign of Eric Extasy as
Three Rivers Champion has been nothing short of phenomenal, as the once
flamboyant Extasy has slowly earned the reputation as a never-give-up tough
guy by coming back from tremendous amounts of punishment to retain his
championship. However, in challenges against Heavyweight Champion Crusher
Hansen, a chink was found in Extasy's armor, with Hansen twice pulling out
victories against the "Sexual Icon". To ensure that Extasy is no longer a
threat to Hansen's championship, 987's Scott Venom has paid off Paul Atlas
to take Extasy out of contention by taking the Three Rivers title from
around his waist. Although the two have never met in one-on-one competition
before, the cunning veteran Atlas will shrewdly exploit any weakness Hansen
may have found in Extasy's game, in his bid to add another Three Rivers
title reign to his
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