In dark matches Elijah Burke won a 15 Man Battle Royale, eliminating Tyler Black for the win and the Human Tornado pins Renato 'Babalu' Sobral.
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In the opening match of the evening, Sonny Siaki defeats Joey Munoz in 11:11 when referee Brian Hebner disqualifies Munoz for hitting him with a roll of quarters. After the match, Munoz continues the assault until NWA referees and officials tear him off Siaki. (Match C+. Attack C)
Becky Bayless catches up with the Entourage backstage, looking to get some comments from Colt Cabana as he prepares for his big steel cage encounter with the 'King of Monsters' Matt Weise. Apparently his preparation involves playing Grand Theft Auto with the Blue Meanie. "Coltster that was awesome bro. You totally cracked that dude's head open with your crowbar!" As the two buddies exchange high fives, Becky interjects. "Colt, can I get a few words with you before you match with Matt Weise tonight?" Colt pauses the game and stands up as all the while Michael Murphy makes googly eyes at the objection of his affection (which we are reasonably sure is Becky not Colt :)). "Sure thing Beckster. You know I always have time for you....and time for a sandwich. Meanie, go grab us a couple of heroes from that Subway across the street. Get a foot long Sweet Onion Teriyaki and a Coke for me and a kid's meal for Mikey." The Meanie cackles and runs off. "I'm encouraging him to eat better. Hopefully he can drop a few pounds like that Jared dude. You know he used to be an even fatter bastard than the Meanie?" Becky Bayless is flabbergasted by Colt but presses on. "Um, your match? What about what Matt Weise did to Elijah Burke and what he did to you for that matter?" Colt looks a bit nervous. "Yeah about that....well you see it turns out that Elijah is feeling a lot better and I'm A-okay so really, I don't see any need to get into a cage with Matt Weise. I'm not that stupid. I mean, no harm, no foul. Am I right or am I right?" There is dead silence. Somewhere a cricket chirps. "Um Colt, this match has been signed so I think its going to happen whether you want it to or not. What are you going to do since it seems like you're not prepared for this match?" Colt scratches his head in apparent bewilderment before finally having his eureka moment. "Well the first thing I am going to do is to call Meanie up and tell him to switch my order to a small Sweet Onion Teriyaki hero and a Diet Coke! Then I'm going to find Paul Ellering and beg him to cancel this match. He better be in a good mood. Maybe I'll have Meanie pick him up one too. There is no way he can turn me down if I have a meatball parm hero for him!" (B)
The camera cuts back to the ring where "Too Dangerous" Daniel Puder is already in the ring with Don Callis, awaiting his mystery opponent. A video begins to play.
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Scott Hudson notes that "Gunsmoke" James Black, formally James Storm in TNA has just signed with the NWA. Black makes his way to the ring and gets nose to nose with Puder. Referee Rudy Charles calls for the bell.
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The two tough guys battle for a good seven or eight minutes until Larry Sweeney makes his way down to ring and begins yelling at Don Callis. As Rudy Charles tells Sweeney to go back to the locker room, Puder hocks on a big loogie right on the CEO of Sweet & Sour Inc. Black seizes the opportunity to kick Puder squarely in the crotch and then he tosses him right over the top rope on to Don Callis. As soon as Puder is counted out, Sweeney hops in the ring and hugs Black before raising his arm in victory. J.J. Dillon notes that it seems like S&S Inc. has a new member. (C+)
As the Rising Sun Wrecking Crew, accompanied by Jack Victory make their way to the ring for their title match, Becky Bayless runs up to them. "Can I get a few words guys?" The two Japanese monsters stare at her for a moment, devoid of emotion before Jack Victory pulls the microphone towards. "They don't speak a lick of English genius. Even if they did, they could give two craps about what a broad like you has to say. You want your sound bite? Here it is. Tonight, in this dump they call Nashville, Tennessee......BAD GUYS WIN, GOOD GUYS LOSE AND AS ALWAYS.....THE RISING SUN WRECKING CREW PREVAILS!" (C+)
The camera cuts to Nigel McGuinness and Doug Williams in their locker room, watching what just unfolded with the Crew. "Don't give it another thought Nigel. Those wankers have no clue what they are in for. We've been defying the odds since we won these titles. I see no reason for that to change tonight for the pride of the motherland. Good guys wins, bad guys lose and as always....England prevails!" Nigel smiles slightly and playfully slaps his partner on the back. "Right you are Doug. I have a feeling tonight we're going to shock the world! Let's get to the ring mate!" (C)
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The two teams battle for over fifteen minutes with Nigel McGuinness playing Ricky Morton, taking a vicious beating from the Crew before finally making the hot tag to Doug Williams. The Anarchist hits the ring, the proverbial house of fire unloading on Kojima with chops and stiff right hands. His momentum is stalled though by a sudden lariat by the Great Koji and soon he finds himself on the receiving end of a beating as well. He tries several times in vain to make the tag to Nigel who is still groggy from the beating he took but the Crew manage to cut the ring in half like all good teams. Finally, Williams gets opening and dives towards his corner towards his partners outstretched hand except at the last second, Nigel pulls back and drops down to the floor. He walks back to the locker to a chorus of boos, never once locking back at his tag partner. Doug Williams, stunned at the betrayal and spent from the beating, falls prey to the Backdrop Driver and is pinned by Morishima at the 18:21 mark. Jack Victory grabs the belts from the timekeeper's table and hands them to the new champions, celebrating another Horsemen victory. (B)
Backstage, Becky Bayless is with Stan Hansen. "Mr. Hansen, what are you thoughts tonight as you get your shot at the NWA/ROH Unified World Heavyweight Championship against a man you said is like a son to you, 'The American Dragon' Bryan Danielson?" Hansen pauses for a moment before he reaches into his pocket, pulling out a can of chewing tobacco. He offers some to Becky who, with a repulsed look on her face declines, before shoving a huge wad in his mouth. "First off missy, if I told ya once, I dang near told ya a million times, Mr. Hansen is my pappy and God rest his soul, he ain't been with us for a long time. My name is Stan Hansen. The Lariat. The Badman from Borger. Former AWA World Champion. Former holder of just about every damn title in Japan. The man who broke Bruno Sammartino's neck with this forearm right here." As Hansen gets more animated, tobacco juices begin to flow out of his mouth, grossing out Becky Bayless. "Now to answer your question, yeah Bryan is like a son to me but you know what? Just ask any of my boys and they'll tell ya I whupped their sorry behinds plenty of times when the situation called for it missy. Bryan is a dang good friend of mine....outside of the ring. Inside the ring....well, ha...that's another story. This old Texan ain't had too many friends inside the squared circle. I'll do what I have to in order to win the legendary ten pounds of gold and I expect nuthin' less from the American Dragon. As sore as my old bones are going to be later, I don't want him go easy on me just because of our friendship cuz Lord knows if he does, he'll be staring up at those lights for a three count!" (B+)
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Bryan Danielson successfully retains his title, pinning Stan Hansen in 9:53 after ducking under the lariat and tying up Hansen with a crucifix for the one two three. After the match, the two men embrace and shake hands. Hansen makes the announcement that he is "pretty dang sure that he's hanging up the boots for good.....but ya never say never in this business.The ole Lariat may be back when ya least expect it!" (Match B, Announcement B+)
Scott Hudson announces that they have received word from the NWA Board of Directors representative, 'Precious' Paul Ellering has ruled that the NWA North American title match between Steve Corino and Trent Acid will take place within a fifteen foot high steel cage. (C+)
A video is played showing the chain of events between Colt Cabana, Elijah Burke and Matt Weise which led up to tonight's steel cage match. (B-)
Matt Weise is backstage with Becky Bayless who takes one look at the monster and just hands him her microphone before walking off. "I knew it was just a matter of time before the buffoon returned. You have never taken anything seriously in your life Colt so why start now? I mean, all I did was nearly end your life and the life of your buddy Elijah Burke. It seems like your mouth wrote a check that your body can't cash. Getting me inside of a cage seemed like a good idea at the time, didn't it my friend? Now after the emotions have cooled off, you finally have realized what you are in for. You are staring reality square in the face and you've see your future. Just remember, its not my fault that you will soon be spending the rest of your pathetic life on a respirator. Just remember, YOU asked for this!" (B-)
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As he enters the cage, Colt Cabana offers Matt Weise half of his Sweet Onion Teriyaki sandwich but the King of Monsters slaps it out of his hand. Colt Cabana looks genuinely surprised that his gesture didn't work and the fight is on. Colt shows some surprising aggression but ultimately fails prey to the Stump Grinder in 17:08. (B-)
The camera cuts backstage as Nathan Jones is dragging the cameraman back to the Horsemen's locker room. "Here you go mate." Steve Corino takes a microphone from the cameraman. "So I'm sure that everyone is having a big laugh at Steve Corino's expense. Everyone thinks that Trent Acid outsmarted me. Everyone thinks that Trent Acid has my number and now everyone thinks that Trent Acid got what he wanted, the King of Old School inside a steel cage with nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. I've got news for all you idiots. I am the one who asked for the cage, not Trent! I want to be sure that the rest of those idiots in the Insurgency don't interfere as I beat you into a bloody pulp. Its already been a good night for the Xtreme Horsemen as the Crew has won tag team gold. Now its my turn to crush this so-called Insurgency, like a bug under my boot. Trent Acid, you are a nuisance that has gone on for far too long. Tonight, the King of Old School will do what he should have done a long time ago.....finish you off once and for all!" (A)
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The two rivals battle for almost thirty bloody minutes before Trent Acid manages to intercept a set of brass knuckles that Julio Dinero tosses into the cage and bashes the King of Old School right square in the jaw, knocking him out cold. As referee Brian Hebner makes the count, the Horsemen begin to scale the cage but are too late. Trent Acid scores the three count and then scurries out the cage door as the Horsemen climb over the top of the cage, intent on hurting the leader of the Insurgency. Kaz grabs the North American title and hands it to the new champ as the Insurgency celebrate a huge victory in their war with the Xtreme Horsemen. (B+)
Lauren Jones fires the new "Gunsmoke" James Black t-shirt (available now on NWAwrestling.com) into the crowd. (A*)
A video is played highlighting the long rivalry between Mr. Wrestling III and the former Patriot, Mark Magnus. (B+)
THE MAIN EVENT IS NEXT!