Post by nwawildside on Jan 29, 2012 15:18:40 GMT -5
NWA ANARCHY 1-28-12 REPORT by LARRY GOODMAN
Business has officially picked up at NWA Anarchy in Cornelia, GA. The January 28 television taping was the best one the company has done since Franklin Dove took over ownership of the promotion in mid 2011. It was a flashback to the heyday of wrestling at the NWA Arena.
The promotion is clearly building some momentum. The wrestling is better. The stories are more compelling. Case in point was the first hour main event, which was close to perfection. For the third consecutive show, the crowd was in the 120 range, and they were hot all night long. Time to will tell whether or not the current wave of can be sustained, but my hunch is that it will be. This show left the fans with a lot to chew on.
The show opened with a bang. John Johnson, Georgia’s announcer of the year and the evil but cowardly manager of the Ambassadors in his spare time, was jumped by Nemesis on his way to the ring. Nemesis was enraged about Ambassadors jumping his partner, Shadow Jackson, at the last taping. Nemesis said as much as he wanted to beat Johnson’s ass, he was the head of the snake, and he wanted the bodies. He got ‘em. The Ambassadors appeared at ringside. As Nemesis turned to face the enemy, Johnson clubbed him from behind. Ambassadors did a number on Nemesis and left him laying with their powerbomb/backcracker finisher. Slim J, Brian Casanova and Billy Buck made the save.
(1) Hate Junkies (Dany Only & Stryknyn) defeated Texas Tornados (Galan Ramirez & Jacob Kilgore) in 9 minutes. The crowd was 100% pro Junkies. No point in fighting it, their badass nature resonates with the Anarchy fans. Now that the feud with Urban Assault Squad was concluded, a babyface turn was inevitable. Junkies had a boot party on Kilgore. Tornados got lengthy heat on Stryknyn though, and the crowd was getting restless. Only cleaned house with a fallaway slam and a Saito suplex. Only got distracted by Kilgore and fell victim to a Ramirez backstabber, but was able to grab the ropes. Only yanked Ramirez off the ropes and nailed him in midair with a lariat. Thank God, he didn’t get all of it. Stryknyn then pinned Ramirez with the Superbomb.
(2) Skirra Corvus won an seven man turmoil match to become the #1 contender for the NWA Anarchy Young Lion’s Championship (17 minutes). The Turmoil is a sequence of five minutes matches. If there is no winner within five minutes, another competitor enters the ring. CB Gibson pinned his partner Tommy Daniels with the Yoshi Tonic (leg trap sunset flip powerbomb) – it’s an eye catching finisher if Gibson can get more snap on it. Vandal made his debut. Daniels hung around long enough to collide with Gibson. This allowed Vandal to pin Gibson with a reverse DDT elbow drop. Dustin Knight was next. He swarmed all over Vandal and scored the pin after a flying neckbreaker. Andrew Pendleton III was next. He’s grown himself some deltoids over the last month. Knight dominated but was outfoxed in the end, as Pendleton pinned him with his feet on the ropes. Jacob Ashworth was next. This was the most persuasive action so far. It had the feeling of a real struggle. Ashworth did a good job of connecting with the crowd while delivering his offense. Pendleton was a real lowlife here, but it wasn’t enough. Ashworth pinned him with the Last Rites. Corvus was the last man to enter. He used the bat submission to take the wind out of Ashworth’s sails, then went for Poetry In Motion, but Ashworth countered. They battled even up until Corvus got the win out of nowhere with a flying bodypress. Good match. The finishers were well executed and they never let the pace drag.
(3) Se7en & Lane Vasser (with Jeff G. Bailey) defeated Slim J & Bryan Casanova to win the NWA Anarchy Tag Team Championship in 8 minutes. Bailey “apologized” for having to do the match one more time. Casanova wasn’t there last time, so J decided to go it alone, but Mikal Judas intervened to save the titles. Bailey said this time, Judas was barred from the building, plus he had successfully lobbied Dove to keep enforcer Brodie Chase out if it. Early on, Casanova gave Vasser a T Bone Suplex that was simply amazing to see. Great work by both men on that one. The champions cleared Bailey’s monsters from the ring and the building was on fire. Se7en and Vasser got brutal heat on J. We’re talking guys that are literally twice J’s size. Vasser launched J so high on a fallaway slam that he exited from hard camera shot. Se7en crushed J’s chest with a 300 pound flying elbow drop and pulled him to prevent the pin. J somehow hit the Screwdriver on the Rocks (360 Ace crusher) on Vasser, and it looked great, which was again a credit to Vasser. Fans were salivating when Casanova enertered the ring before the hot tag. Massive disappointment ensued, as Casanova left poor little J laying with a TKO and their tag title reign was history.
Casanova hugged a beaming Bailey. Vasser’s former partner, Johnny Dangerous hit the ring and was dispatched in short order. Ashworth and then Gibson and Knight, two of the smallest guys on the roster, foolishly tried to help out.Ashworth ran into Sev7n’s boot. Casanova and Vasser demolished them with simultaneous finishers.
The execution of this segment was close to flawless. Nobody saw Casanova’s turn coming. especially since Vasser just turned at Christmas Chaos, and it’s a game changer. Bailey has guided many formidable incarnations of the NWA Elite through the years, but none more physically impressive than this one. Judas is the biggest man in the promotion, so developing sympathy for him as a babyface is no easy task, but Bailey has now cornered the market on big men to oppose him, and God help anyone else that gets in the way.
Former TV Champion Steven Walters called out the current champion, Seth Delay, to start the second hour. Walters recounted how he gave Delay a title match and beat him when Delay returned from hiatus and afterward, Delay used brass knucks to knock him out. Walters said he forgave him, but Delay betrayed his trust, laid him out again at Christmas Chaos and took the title. Walters said Delay wasn’t the rightful champion and he didn’t want get whiny (although by this time he was), but he wanted a rematch IF Delay would give up his brass knucks. Delay hemmed and hawed, but he pulled the knucks out his trunks and gave them to the ref.
(4) Seth Delay defeated Steven Walters to retain the NWA Anarchy TV Title in 7 minutes. They grappled and it was really good stuff. Walters has always been a good technical wrestler but he’s at another level now. Delay stalled a bit. Walters used a closed fist out of frustration. Delay never cheated. Walters started to wear Delay down. Walters ducked and Delay hit referee Dee Byers. As Walters was checking on Byers, Delay pulled a second set of knucks out of his boot, and did the dastardly deed.
Afterward, Delay did the Tebow pose with a set of knucks on each hand. Walters let Delay make a chump out of him again. If they hadn’t done so many turns already, I could see Walters completely losing his mind and turning to the dark side after what he’s been through.
On the WrestleVision, Billy Buck was interviewed by Tim E. D regarding his upcoming title match vs. NWA North American Champion Shaun Tempers. Buck said his superkick (banned as a stipulation of the match) wasn’t the last bullet in his gun, and suggested that Tempers was the one at a disadvantage because he could lose the title on a DQ or count out. Todd Sexton showed up, wished Buck good luck, and said he needed to borrow the camera. Sexton had a message for Adrian Hawkins - leave me alone. The unexpected interruption by Sexton was as interesting development.
(5) Anthony Henry beat John Skyler via submission to retain the NWA Anarchy Young Lion’s Championship in 12 minutes. Another match with strong wrestling content. It was also nicely laid out. Skyler is hitting the all the right notes as heel with this crowd. He got heat just by looking at the people with disdain. Henry’s kick to the chest made audible contact, likewise with the chop that followed. Henry got a near fall with a vertical suplex into a backbreaker. Henry tried for the Cloverleaf but couldn’t get it, and Skyler posted his shoulder. Henry came back with a wicked forearm that sent Skyler out of the ring. Skyler reentered with a slingshot spear for a near fall. Skyler took it to the ground with a submission attempt. Henry rocked Skyler with a discus forearm. Skyler kicked out a Death Valley Driver. Henry’s shoulder was giving him trouble. Henry kicked out of Skyler’s stellar Sliced Bread #2. Skyler went for the spear again, but Henry had it scouted and caught him with a stunner. Henry got the Texas Cloverleaf and Skyler tapped.
Postmatch, Skyler was a sore loser. Corvus made the save. He handed the belt back to Henry but resisted letting loose of his grip just enough to make the point. They meet for the title on February 11.
(6) Shaun Tempers defeated Billy Buck to retain the NWA North American Championship in 10 minutes. As “The Temptation”, Tempers has become the most charismatic performer in the promotion. He also has the best tan. Buck isn’t a great wrestler, but he’s sensational in the role of the underdog babyface. Buck’s superkick was banned and Tempers would lose the title by DQ or count out. They did a beautiful job of weaving the stipulations into the story. Referee Brent Wiley ejected Tempers’ lackey Bro Newsom before the bell. Buck psyched Tempers out by faking the superkick. Tempers got him back by teasing a count out. Buck appeared to have Tempers’ number until he went face-first into turnbuckle. Buck lit Tempers up with a chop. Buck took an awesome bump on a whip reversal. Tempers paused to fan his chest. Tempers tried to give Buck a taste of his own medicine with the superkick. It landed in the kidney area, making it was painfully obvious why that move isn’t in Tempers’ repertoire. Tempers went to one of his pet moves, the camel clutch. Buck fought out of it, but Tempers beat him down in the corner. Buck dumped Tempers out of the ring and he barely beat the 10 count. Buck faked the superkick and got a near fall when Tempers flinched. Tempers went for the hangman’s neckbreaker and the cobra clutch, but couldn’t get either one. He settled for a backbreaker. Buck hit the hangman’s neckbreaker and Tempers kicked out. Tempers spit in Buck’s face. Buck lost his cool and went for the superkick. Wiley stepped in the way. Tempers capitalized with a thumb to the eye and the hangman’s neckbreaker for the 1-2-3. A story well told.
NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Champion Azrael entered the ring with both title belts. Newsom tried to intervene and Azrael wasted him with the Superman punch. Tempers was making his getaway when out came the previously suspended “Reverend” Dan Wilson. Rev said he had never been as disappointed in anyone as he was in Tempers, and his manipulation of Azrael in his quest for the world title. Rev said everyone that helped Tempers got stabbed in the back. Rev said his reinstatement would begin with Azrael vs. Newsom on February 11. Rev said he would burn Tempers alive, and Azrael would take the North American title before it was over. “The Angel of Death is coming to your door, and no lamb’s blood is going to save you, boy!”
Business has officially picked up at NWA Anarchy in Cornelia, GA. The January 28 television taping was the best one the company has done since Franklin Dove took over ownership of the promotion in mid 2011. It was a flashback to the heyday of wrestling at the NWA Arena.
The promotion is clearly building some momentum. The wrestling is better. The stories are more compelling. Case in point was the first hour main event, which was close to perfection. For the third consecutive show, the crowd was in the 120 range, and they were hot all night long. Time to will tell whether or not the current wave of can be sustained, but my hunch is that it will be. This show left the fans with a lot to chew on.
The show opened with a bang. John Johnson, Georgia’s announcer of the year and the evil but cowardly manager of the Ambassadors in his spare time, was jumped by Nemesis on his way to the ring. Nemesis was enraged about Ambassadors jumping his partner, Shadow Jackson, at the last taping. Nemesis said as much as he wanted to beat Johnson’s ass, he was the head of the snake, and he wanted the bodies. He got ‘em. The Ambassadors appeared at ringside. As Nemesis turned to face the enemy, Johnson clubbed him from behind. Ambassadors did a number on Nemesis and left him laying with their powerbomb/backcracker finisher. Slim J, Brian Casanova and Billy Buck made the save.
(1) Hate Junkies (Dany Only & Stryknyn) defeated Texas Tornados (Galan Ramirez & Jacob Kilgore) in 9 minutes. The crowd was 100% pro Junkies. No point in fighting it, their badass nature resonates with the Anarchy fans. Now that the feud with Urban Assault Squad was concluded, a babyface turn was inevitable. Junkies had a boot party on Kilgore. Tornados got lengthy heat on Stryknyn though, and the crowd was getting restless. Only cleaned house with a fallaway slam and a Saito suplex. Only got distracted by Kilgore and fell victim to a Ramirez backstabber, but was able to grab the ropes. Only yanked Ramirez off the ropes and nailed him in midair with a lariat. Thank God, he didn’t get all of it. Stryknyn then pinned Ramirez with the Superbomb.
(2) Skirra Corvus won an seven man turmoil match to become the #1 contender for the NWA Anarchy Young Lion’s Championship (17 minutes). The Turmoil is a sequence of five minutes matches. If there is no winner within five minutes, another competitor enters the ring. CB Gibson pinned his partner Tommy Daniels with the Yoshi Tonic (leg trap sunset flip powerbomb) – it’s an eye catching finisher if Gibson can get more snap on it. Vandal made his debut. Daniels hung around long enough to collide with Gibson. This allowed Vandal to pin Gibson with a reverse DDT elbow drop. Dustin Knight was next. He swarmed all over Vandal and scored the pin after a flying neckbreaker. Andrew Pendleton III was next. He’s grown himself some deltoids over the last month. Knight dominated but was outfoxed in the end, as Pendleton pinned him with his feet on the ropes. Jacob Ashworth was next. This was the most persuasive action so far. It had the feeling of a real struggle. Ashworth did a good job of connecting with the crowd while delivering his offense. Pendleton was a real lowlife here, but it wasn’t enough. Ashworth pinned him with the Last Rites. Corvus was the last man to enter. He used the bat submission to take the wind out of Ashworth’s sails, then went for Poetry In Motion, but Ashworth countered. They battled even up until Corvus got the win out of nowhere with a flying bodypress. Good match. The finishers were well executed and they never let the pace drag.
(3) Se7en & Lane Vasser (with Jeff G. Bailey) defeated Slim J & Bryan Casanova to win the NWA Anarchy Tag Team Championship in 8 minutes. Bailey “apologized” for having to do the match one more time. Casanova wasn’t there last time, so J decided to go it alone, but Mikal Judas intervened to save the titles. Bailey said this time, Judas was barred from the building, plus he had successfully lobbied Dove to keep enforcer Brodie Chase out if it. Early on, Casanova gave Vasser a T Bone Suplex that was simply amazing to see. Great work by both men on that one. The champions cleared Bailey’s monsters from the ring and the building was on fire. Se7en and Vasser got brutal heat on J. We’re talking guys that are literally twice J’s size. Vasser launched J so high on a fallaway slam that he exited from hard camera shot. Se7en crushed J’s chest with a 300 pound flying elbow drop and pulled him to prevent the pin. J somehow hit the Screwdriver on the Rocks (360 Ace crusher) on Vasser, and it looked great, which was again a credit to Vasser. Fans were salivating when Casanova enertered the ring before the hot tag. Massive disappointment ensued, as Casanova left poor little J laying with a TKO and their tag title reign was history.
Casanova hugged a beaming Bailey. Vasser’s former partner, Johnny Dangerous hit the ring and was dispatched in short order. Ashworth and then Gibson and Knight, two of the smallest guys on the roster, foolishly tried to help out.Ashworth ran into Sev7n’s boot. Casanova and Vasser demolished them with simultaneous finishers.
The execution of this segment was close to flawless. Nobody saw Casanova’s turn coming. especially since Vasser just turned at Christmas Chaos, and it’s a game changer. Bailey has guided many formidable incarnations of the NWA Elite through the years, but none more physically impressive than this one. Judas is the biggest man in the promotion, so developing sympathy for him as a babyface is no easy task, but Bailey has now cornered the market on big men to oppose him, and God help anyone else that gets in the way.
Former TV Champion Steven Walters called out the current champion, Seth Delay, to start the second hour. Walters recounted how he gave Delay a title match and beat him when Delay returned from hiatus and afterward, Delay used brass knucks to knock him out. Walters said he forgave him, but Delay betrayed his trust, laid him out again at Christmas Chaos and took the title. Walters said Delay wasn’t the rightful champion and he didn’t want get whiny (although by this time he was), but he wanted a rematch IF Delay would give up his brass knucks. Delay hemmed and hawed, but he pulled the knucks out his trunks and gave them to the ref.
(4) Seth Delay defeated Steven Walters to retain the NWA Anarchy TV Title in 7 minutes. They grappled and it was really good stuff. Walters has always been a good technical wrestler but he’s at another level now. Delay stalled a bit. Walters used a closed fist out of frustration. Delay never cheated. Walters started to wear Delay down. Walters ducked and Delay hit referee Dee Byers. As Walters was checking on Byers, Delay pulled a second set of knucks out of his boot, and did the dastardly deed.
Afterward, Delay did the Tebow pose with a set of knucks on each hand. Walters let Delay make a chump out of him again. If they hadn’t done so many turns already, I could see Walters completely losing his mind and turning to the dark side after what he’s been through.
On the WrestleVision, Billy Buck was interviewed by Tim E. D regarding his upcoming title match vs. NWA North American Champion Shaun Tempers. Buck said his superkick (banned as a stipulation of the match) wasn’t the last bullet in his gun, and suggested that Tempers was the one at a disadvantage because he could lose the title on a DQ or count out. Todd Sexton showed up, wished Buck good luck, and said he needed to borrow the camera. Sexton had a message for Adrian Hawkins - leave me alone. The unexpected interruption by Sexton was as interesting development.
(5) Anthony Henry beat John Skyler via submission to retain the NWA Anarchy Young Lion’s Championship in 12 minutes. Another match with strong wrestling content. It was also nicely laid out. Skyler is hitting the all the right notes as heel with this crowd. He got heat just by looking at the people with disdain. Henry’s kick to the chest made audible contact, likewise with the chop that followed. Henry got a near fall with a vertical suplex into a backbreaker. Henry tried for the Cloverleaf but couldn’t get it, and Skyler posted his shoulder. Henry came back with a wicked forearm that sent Skyler out of the ring. Skyler reentered with a slingshot spear for a near fall. Skyler took it to the ground with a submission attempt. Henry rocked Skyler with a discus forearm. Skyler kicked out a Death Valley Driver. Henry’s shoulder was giving him trouble. Henry kicked out of Skyler’s stellar Sliced Bread #2. Skyler went for the spear again, but Henry had it scouted and caught him with a stunner. Henry got the Texas Cloverleaf and Skyler tapped.
Postmatch, Skyler was a sore loser. Corvus made the save. He handed the belt back to Henry but resisted letting loose of his grip just enough to make the point. They meet for the title on February 11.
(6) Shaun Tempers defeated Billy Buck to retain the NWA North American Championship in 10 minutes. As “The Temptation”, Tempers has become the most charismatic performer in the promotion. He also has the best tan. Buck isn’t a great wrestler, but he’s sensational in the role of the underdog babyface. Buck’s superkick was banned and Tempers would lose the title by DQ or count out. They did a beautiful job of weaving the stipulations into the story. Referee Brent Wiley ejected Tempers’ lackey Bro Newsom before the bell. Buck psyched Tempers out by faking the superkick. Tempers got him back by teasing a count out. Buck appeared to have Tempers’ number until he went face-first into turnbuckle. Buck lit Tempers up with a chop. Buck took an awesome bump on a whip reversal. Tempers paused to fan his chest. Tempers tried to give Buck a taste of his own medicine with the superkick. It landed in the kidney area, making it was painfully obvious why that move isn’t in Tempers’ repertoire. Tempers went to one of his pet moves, the camel clutch. Buck fought out of it, but Tempers beat him down in the corner. Buck dumped Tempers out of the ring and he barely beat the 10 count. Buck faked the superkick and got a near fall when Tempers flinched. Tempers went for the hangman’s neckbreaker and the cobra clutch, but couldn’t get either one. He settled for a backbreaker. Buck hit the hangman’s neckbreaker and Tempers kicked out. Tempers spit in Buck’s face. Buck lost his cool and went for the superkick. Wiley stepped in the way. Tempers capitalized with a thumb to the eye and the hangman’s neckbreaker for the 1-2-3. A story well told.
NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Champion Azrael entered the ring with both title belts. Newsom tried to intervene and Azrael wasted him with the Superman punch. Tempers was making his getaway when out came the previously suspended “Reverend” Dan Wilson. Rev said he had never been as disappointed in anyone as he was in Tempers, and his manipulation of Azrael in his quest for the world title. Rev said everyone that helped Tempers got stabbed in the back. Rev said his reinstatement would begin with Azrael vs. Newsom on February 11. Rev said he would burn Tempers alive, and Azrael would take the North American title before it was over. “The Angel of Death is coming to your door, and no lamb’s blood is going to save you, boy!”