May 19 NWA Anarchy TV taping report, PTW May 19 report and IPW:UK
On Monday, May 21, 2007 at 5:12 PM EST Larry Goodman sent in the following report:
With the biggest show in the history of the promotion, Hostile Environment ’07, set to take place at the 2100 seat Gainesville Mountain Center in five weeks, NWA Anarchy taped two hours of television at the NWA Arena in front of barely 100 people.
It’s historically a tough time of year to draw in North Georgia for variety of reasons –the gorgeous weather, school stuff, Spring festivals – take your pick. The Anarchy TV tapings have been hovering around 100 since March. For comparison, Anarchy was averaging close to 150 during the same period in 2006.
How the seasonal attendance pattern translates to the unknown territory of running the summer big show at the Mountain Center is anybody’s guess. Nobody is expecting full house, nor is one needed for the show to be a financial success. NWA Anarchy owner Jerry Palmer clearly loves a challenge, and he’s twice succeeded in filling a building in Helen with 500, so it’s not beyond the realm of possibility that he could beat than in Gainesville.
But getting back to the matter at hand, this taping was packed with material.. The booking appears to be right on track to peak the key programs for Hostile Environment, several members of the roster are showing noticeable improvement in the ring, and two relative newcomers have earned elevations to higher profile positions.
(1) Jeremy Vain beat Todd Sexton to retain the NWA Anarchy Television Title in 7:45.Early on, Sexton appeared to have an answer for everything in Vain’s playbook. Sexton hit a Thesz press and went right to a cross armbreaker, with fans calling for the tap out. Sexton ate a boot charging in, and Vain took over with a middle rope lariat. Vain was able to cut off Sexton’s comebacks. Vain started taunting. Sexton made him pay with a fiery flurry of forearms and knees, building to a big flying boot for a near fall. Vain hit a wheelbarrow suplex for near fall and said it was over. That was the kiss of death. Moments later, Sexton locked in the Anaconda Vise. Salvatore Rinauro ran out and blatantly raked Sexton’s eyes to break the hold. Why ref Brent Wiley didn’t call for the DQ is one of those pro wrestling lapses of logic you just learn to overlook. Rinauro led Sexton on a merry chase around the ring and back to the inside, where Vain caught Sexton with a DDT to score the pinfall.
Ring announcer Eddie Rich threw it backstage where Greg Hunter was with the NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Champion, Chad Parham. Hunter confronted Parham about giving Ace Rockwell three piledrivers including one on the ringsteps. Parham said Rockwell was history as a title contender, and he was focusing on NWA World Heavyweight Title because he was the first guy chosen to be in the tournament to determine the champion. Hayden Young showed up and told Parham to quit looking at the world title because had a contender standing in front of him. “The sign outside says professional wrestling, not welcome to the circus. You’re a sideshow, my friend, and I’m the main attraction," said Parham.
(2) Seth Delay & Adrian Hawkins beat Hollywood Brunettes (Andrew Alexander & Kyle Matthews) via DQ in 8:52. Somewhat of a babyface pop for Delay and Hawkins. Delay came out carrying a chair. Hmm…Hawkins and Delay controlled Matthews with a headlock. At one point, Alexander slipped off the ropes on a springboard move and fell into the ring. Hawkins is one of the guys showing improvement, and he demonstrated it here with some quick thinking by covering Alexander for a two count. Then, as Hawkins was going for a slingshot maneuver from the apron, Alexander pulled him down to the floor and kicked his ass. The highlight of the heat was a combo sandwich (a Matthews slingshot senton with Hawkins stretched out across Alexander’s knees). Hawkins did his springboard back elbow to get the hot tag. The Brunettes traded eye rakes with Delay. Hawkins spoiled the Brunettes’ finisher. With referee Harold James distracted by the brawl between Matthews and Hawkins, Delay tossed the chair to Alexander and went down like he had been shot. James saw Alexander with the chair and called for the DQ. The Brunettes’ protests fell on deaf ears. Hawkins dragged Delay to the back, but Delay started laughing when the ref wasn’t looking.
Hunter was backstage with Anger Inc. and Brodie Chase and Brandon Phoenix. Adam Roberts said the two teams were getting in each other’s way and going nowhere, so he suggested forming an alliance. Chase agreed that the four of them together could rule. Now what could the four of them be called? Roberts suggested “the Anger Alliance." Chase said he liked it and noted the “Double A."
(3) The Anger Alliance (Brodie Chase & Brandon Phoenix & Adam Roberts & Don Matthews) beat Derrick Driver & Steven Walters & Jeff Jameson & Billy Buck in 12:18. Standard tag match structure with each babyface getting a brief chance to shine before AA took over. Driver is athletically talented, and deserves a better fate than being slotted as a job guy. Walters did a nice single arm DDT counter out of Matthews’ wheelbarrow. The standout on the heel side was Matthews, who looked much better than he has in any of his previous Anarchy appearances. Chase hooked the ropes and kicked Buck in the face. Then the rest of AA dropped Buck’s body across the rail. AA beat up on the powder blue cowboy. Matthews destroyed Buck with stiff strikes. Buck was showing all the fight of a lump of clay until he mustered up a flying lariat. AA attacked the gibronis. Inside the ring, Matthews gave Buck a modified snake eyes and decapitated him with the Clothesline from Hell.
(4) Chad Parham beat Hayden Young to retain the NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Title in 8:45. Gets my vote for best match of the night. Parham was cocky as hell doing arm drags and nip ups. He slapped Young across the face. Young did the A. J. Styles dropkick sequence and bitch slapped Parham. Young exploded into a jumping huracanrana. But Parham turned Young’s up and over move into a rude bump off the apron. Parham rammed Young’s back into the barricade. Parham went to work on Young’s neck. Nice job of selling by Young. The crowd got behind him. Young responded with a flying headscissors attempt, but Parham planted him on his face. Parham did a 15 second stalling suplex for a near fall. Parham tried to drag Young out of the corner, but Young used the ropes to boost himself to standing position and hit a spinning enzuigiri. Sweet. Both men down. They came up trading blows. Young made the comeback – standing dropkick, back body drop, jumping legdrop for a two count. Young hit the Flying Squirrel, but Parham got a foot over the ropes. Young hit an insane barrel roll dive to north side, where there are only a few feet between the ring and the barricade. Young tried a springboard move back to the inside, but Parham shoved ref Brent Wiley into the ropes to upend him. Parham went right to his devastating jumping piledriver for the 1-2-3. Parham stood with one foot on Young while Wiley strapped the title belt around his waist.
A totally respectable hour overall capped off by with excellent main event.
(5) Truitt Fields defeated Salvatore Rinauro in 11:17. Driving back from our Beach Blanket Bingo Blast last week, I was pondering who might be the next big star to emerge out of the Georgia scene. Then, I saw this match. Fields has future babyface heavyweight champion written all over him. The physique was already major league, but he’s got fire to burn now and the crowd is behind him. Rinauro was no match for Fields’ power, so he cause distraction and used a dropkick to the knee. Fields roared back with an impressive display of power and agility. Fields did a gorilla press and dropped Rinauro on his face, and the crowd popped for it. Verging on desperation, Rinauro posted Fields’ shoulder and smothered him with the ring apron. Fields fired back with punches, which need work as they reminded me of Cena. Rinauro put pressure on the neck with a surfboard. Rinauro deposited Fields’ crotch on the top rope, and Fields went cross-eyed. Fields kept Rinauro busy snuffing out his comebacks. Rinauro went for a front guillotine, but was having trouble getting it fully applied. Sexton came to ringside and told Rinauro he needed to cinch it in. Rinauro had words with Sexton. Fields rolled Rinauro up for a near fall. Rinauro dropkicked Fields in the back of the head and resumed his verbal battle with Sexton. Fields capitalized with a top rope shoulder block for the 1-2-3.
Postmatch saw Rinauro put Fields in the guillotine. Sexton then started pummeling Rinauro. Vain jumped Sexton. Fields jumped on Vain, while Sexton beat on Rinauro until the heels bailed out. Good stuff. Sets up some interesting possibilities for the future.
(6) Slim J beat Patrick Bentley in 11:57 to even their best of five series at 1-1. This part of the Bentley story is working tons better than chapter with Delay and Hawkins. I’ve never seen an Anarchy crowd so hot for pure chain wrestling, and that’s all they were doing for the opening minutes. Jo dominated the match. He used a shoulder lock to set up a cross armbreaker. J then shifted his tactics to strikes and high impact moves. At 6 minutes, Bentley came back with a running knee for a near fall. J hit his double stomp/elbow drop for near fall. J applied an innovative cutthroat headscisssors submission. Bentley got another brief comeback, before J started stretching him bigtime. J went high risk, and it didn’t get the reward, as Bentley caught him in midair with roundhouse kick. Bentley used the Putski Polish hammers. This time, it was J catching Bentley on the top and hitting a superplex turned powerslam for a near fall. But Bentley countered J’s aerial maneuver with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. They went back and forth, each blocking the other guy’s finisher until J got the pin with a variation of a folding press.
J asked Bentley if he was sure he wanted to do the best of five. Bentley didn’t say anything, but whatever he did, J said he would take it as a yes and told Bentley to get out of the ring so he could celebrate.
This is only going to get better. I have the sneaking suspicion that it’s going to end up 2-2 with the deciding match to take place at Hostile Environment.
Urban Assault Squad and NWA Anarchy owner Jerry Palmer entered the ring to address the heinous actions of Justice Served. They got the biggest pop of the night as usual. Jackson had a huge patch over his eye and was wearing sunglasses. Palmer described the thing between Justice Served and UAS as a game of one-upmanship that had spun out of control when Al Getz tried to blind Jackson. Nemesis started channeling New Jack here. He said UAS tried to work with Jason Justice and company but they ultimately “butt f-ed us." Nemesis went off on the ringside camera man because he wanted him up on the ring apron to get a close up of what he was going to say. Nemesis said, “Get your fat ass up here, “and started to haul the poor guy up onto the ring apron. Cooler heads prevailed, as production guy Kevin Marx helped get the camera man positioned. Nemesis said black people have wanted something for 400 years, and he wanted Justice’s ass. Jackson said he saw the mistake they had made by following the rules and not cutting off fingers or breaking backs. Jackson said the difference was (with the people behind them) UAS was a team and a family, and nobody could stop them. Huge pop for that line. Palmer said nobody had heard from Jason Justice, but he, Palmer, had talked with him. Al Getz appeared on the big screen. Getz said Palmer had been outwitted once again. He said Palmer was feeding UAS lies to give them hope. “Master of Mind Games" Getz said he knew Palmer was baiting Justice Served into coming out there, but it wasn’t going to happen, because he called the shots and the confrontation would take place under “our rules." Nemesis had the last word. “Have you ever played a mind game with two mean ass niggers?"
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(7) Jeff Lewis beat Shaun Tempers (with “The Reverend" Dan Wilson) via DQ at 7:39 when Azrael interfered. Bailey was conspicuous by his absence. The blonde hair and goatee sure give Lewis a different look, like Luke Graham minus the twitch and the decadence. I’ve been neglecting to mention how much Tempers has picked up his game for far too long. He’s been having consistently good matches, and this was no exception. Lewis jumped out on top. He started throwing his weight around. Tempers went to the gutter, but Lewis hit an overhead suplex for a big near fall. The momentum shifter was Wilson’s Staff of Righteousness. Tempers got near falls with a powerslam and a hangman neckbreaker. But Lewis came back with a slingshot suplex, which brought Azrael to ringside. Lewis fought off Azrael, and backdropped Tempers over the top. Tempers took a wicked shot to the small of the back from the ring apron. Lewis followed with as vaguely shocking dive onto Azrael and Tempers. Inside the ring, Lewis hit the Final Curtain and Azrael kicked him in the head for the DQ.
The Rejects started to go to town on Lewis, but the NWA Elite’s monster, Abomination gave killer tree slams to the both of them. Wilson brought Dominous out. Wilson called Abomination “a big retard." The big retard did a Frankenstein walk towards the Rejects, and their was a ruckus backstage like he was running them out of the building.
(8) Phil Shatter pinned Iceberg with a powerbomb in 8:03. Shatter was able to stand toe-to-toe with the “Inconceivable Being of Horror." Credit to both guys for getting that point across. strong. Shatter told Iceberg “there’s no fear in these eyes." Wilson made his way back to ringside. Iceberg cheated on the break, but Shatter staggered Berg with a lariat, and a second helping took him clean off his feet. Wilson used the staff, but Shatter shrugged it off and grabbed him. But Iceberg seized the opening to pound Shatter. Wilson used the staff behind the ref’s back. Iceberg offense was, to say the least, devastating. He thwarted Shatter’s comeback and hit a killer of a gordbuster. The next thing you know, Abomination and Dominous are slugging it out at ringside. Dominous accidentally clocked Wilson. Abomination started clubbing the s*** out of Dominous. Iceberg was up on the ropes poised to crush Shatter. At this point, Bailey ran in and threw powder in Iceberg’s face to set up an amazing finisher.
Wilson was still out, so Iceberg had to grab him by the feet and drug his sorry ass to the back, while Bailey stood in the ring, laughing his greasy ass off. Bailey invited Lewis to join them, and hour number two closed with the visual of Bailey’s new and improved NWA Elite, Lewis & Abomination & Shatter.
The second half had more good stuff than they can fit in a one hour television show.
NOTES: NWA Anarchy returns to Cornelia on 6/2 with Bentley vs J match #3, Brunettes vs. Delay & Hawkins and the return of Luke Hawx and Steve Anthony…Tickets for Hostile Environment ’07 go on sale Monday 5/23 at the Gainesville Mountain Center with tickets priced from $15-25. The show will be headlined by the War Games…The 5/18 Georgia Wrestling Promotions show in Ellijay was canceled because there was no ring. They waited until 10pm for the ring truck to show before canceling. Fans were offered a choice between a refund and tickets to the next two shows (5/27 at Waleska Ball Field and 6/1 in Ellijay)…Results from the 5/18 APW show in Royston included Matthews over Jackson in a cage match (that task should have been made easier with Jackson blind in one eye), Rinauro beat Chris King in a Southern States title defense, and Shatter said he was the cause of Fields not being there…Nobody around the state seems to be drawing well at the present time with one notable exception. APW, GWP and AWA World-1 South in Savannah all drew less than 80 this weekend and Anarchy barely cracked 100. However, the All-Star Champion Wrestling show on 5/15 in Carrolton drew a crowd 500 to see legends including Ricky Morton, Bobby Eaton, Tommy Rich, Doug Somers, Nightmare and Masked Superstar.
Peter Staniforth sent this report in:
Welcome to the results and round up from what was certainly the loudest evening in Power Trip Wrestling's short but lively history last night. In front of 150 fans, with a great atmosphere, here's what happened....
* PTW Owner Peter Staniforth came out, started the show, thanked everyone for coming and confirmed that on Friday 6th July, PTW would be doing a charity show with all proceeds going to 'Breakthrough Breast Cancer'; as his fiancee' Chrissie and her sister are doing a 44km walk in September in London for the cause also. In what Peter described as his proudest moment in his time around wrestling, he introduced UK Wrestling Legend (and hometown boy) Johnny Kidd to the crowd; as the entire PTW roster stood around the ring to welcome him. Johnny was presented with a framed certificate to recognise his 30 years given to professional wrestling, to a huge cheer from the crowd.
* Tag Team Gauntlet - The Sky Hi Express were the last team surviving, defeating Los Pervitos. Other entrants included LDT : The Movie (Dan Evans & Cameron Kraze), Tommy & Danny Stevens, and Humongous & The Red Haired Loon.
* TBW Heavyweight Title Rematch - Shabazz retained the title, by defeating Lucian. After the match, Lucian's anger spilled over and attacked Shabazz; leaving him laying in the ring.
* El Ligero defeated Martin Kirby.
* RDW Intergender Guest Match - Skyes & Chelsey Karter defeated Bubbles & Lee Chaos.
* 'The Players Club' - Rich N' Famous & Kyle Kraze defeated 'New Wave Enforcers' - Brian Braddock & Frantastic.
* In the most bizarre match so far in PTW, Leon X regained the PTW Hardcore Title from Jim Brooks. Interrupted by Los Pervitos, and a singing and dancing 'contest', and other bizarre and slightly unplanned incidents; this match will always be remembered.
* In the main event, Irish Whip Wrestling Zero Gravity champion Bingo Ballance, retained his championship by defeating Ross Jordan, Matt Naylor, and Seb Drea. People are calling this the best match in PTW's history so far, and it's a must see when the DVD is available to buy!
So be there, on Friday July 6th, in Luton; as PTW present 'Faith, Hope, & Charity', with all proceeds going to Breakthrough Breast Cancer!
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Daniel Edler sent this in:
» Fans were on their feet tonight at the Orpington Halls for almost the entirety of the 30+ minute main event IPW:UK Title match, as JC Thunder became only the fourth ever IPW:UK Champion, defeating and dethroning Andy Boy Simmonz from atop the mountain.
Even after interference from LT Summer and Aviv Maayan, Thunder still kicked out of everything that Simmonz had to offer, and after Simmonz himself had downed the referee, Thunder got the upper hand, and after 30+ minutes, a low blow, and a chair shot to the head of Simmonz, JC Thunder got the vital one two three as the crowd roared, nearly taking the roof off of the Orpington Halls.
After suffering a severe laceration to the forehead and elbow, Thunder was looked over by our medical staff after spending almost half an hour with fans that wanted pictures and autographs after the match. Thunder will now replace Andy Boy Simmonz on all future IPW:UK Championship bookings, meaning that for our next show in 2 weeks time in Buckland, Portsmouth, JC Thunder is ON, and Andy Boy Simmonz is OFF!
Thunder will make his first defence of the title in the Orpington Halls next time, Sunday June 17th, against an as yet undecided opponent. To get tickets (on sale now) to either of these two events, head over to http://www.ipwuk.com/shop right now!
» Royale Rewards 2007 has now come and been, and outside of the amazing main event between Andy Boy Simmonz and JC Thunder, there was some jaw dropping action as we saw Sam Slam and Jon Ryan lock horns for the first time, as well as another hard-hitting big-man match between eXodus and LT Summers – the latter of whom wound up being saved by a ‘mystery man’ sporting a Hated Heroes mask and baggy hoodie.
But first, PAUL ROBINSON showed his rage at the Orpington fans for getting on his case recently by proceeding to take to the microphone and barrage expletives at the crowd after his tag title loss (w/ Marty Scurll) against Swiss Money Holding (who now, having made 6 defences of the IPW:UK Tag Titles, 3 of which have been in Orpington, are statistically the most successful tag champions of all time). Robinson then demanded a match next month against Jack Storm, and even after Storm told Robinson without mixing his words that he was having none of it, Robinson has demanded that the match be advertised to take place.
Last night also saw the return to IPW:UK of KRIS LINNELL. Linnell, who was sitting with fans for most of the evening, has been out of action since October of last year, but it was announced last night that he will make his in-ring return in just two weeks time at the next IPW:UK show at the Buckland Community Centre, in Buckland, Portsmouth, Hampshire (for more information: http://www.ipwuk.com/events/upcoming0206.shtml).
And IPW:UK welcomed back ‘The Wonderkid’ Jonny Storm. With the FWA now dead and buried, they say it’s third time and charm, and for Storm he’s on his final warning and therefore his best behaviour, as shown last night when he returned to IPW:UK to even up the score for old stable-mate Martin Stone against Jack Storm and Dave Moralez. Without a doubt, even though Stone got his hands briefly on Storm and Moralez in a tag-team environment last night, that wasn’t enough to satisfy ‘The Guvnor’, who’ll be wanting to take out both men in singles action in the very near future we’re sure.
» For James Tighe, IPW:UK has really been where he has gotten ‘back on the horse’ so to speak. They say winning in wrestling is like riding a bike, you never forget how. And to be on such a good streak as Tighe is on right now must be a massive boost to the confidence from the man who now resides in Portsmouth full time.
As a result of his fantastic victory over Makoto Hashi and Atsushi Aoki in Orpington last night, Tighe will now in fact go up against Pro Wrestling NOAH’s TAKESHI RIKIO next month on Sunday June 17th, also at the Orpington Halls. Rikio is the next level of competitor from Pro Wrestling NOAH, and Tighe will need to work thrice as hard as possibly any match he’s ever had in IPW:UK – but after defeating Williams, Aoki and Hashi, Tighe must feel that “NO-ah man" is an obstacle for him.
IPW:UK Title Match
- JC Thunder (c) [0 defences] vs. TBC
- James Tighe vs. Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Takeshi Rikio
“I Respect" Match
- Paul Robinson vs. ‘Sadistic’ Jack Storm
Plus Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Ippei Ota, Martin Stone, Paul Robinson & much much more. Your Master Of Ceremonies ‘Hardcore’ John Atkins, with referees Chris Hatch and Andy Quildan.
-- IPW:UK presents “The June Show!", Sunday June 17th 2007 at Orpington Halls, Orpington High Street, Orpington, Kent, England. Doors 5:00pm, show starts 5.30pm. Tickets £12 general admission (£6 children). Family ticket available for £30. Ringside £20 all ages. Birthdays and Group Bookings now catered for specifically. For more information about IPW:UK, click here: http://www.ipwuk.com/ or e-mail Daniel Edler: daniel@ipwuk.com.
-- IPW:UK also presents “Unfinished Business", Sunday July 15th 2007 at Orpington Halls, Orpington High Street, Orpington, Kent, England. Doors 5:00pm, show starts 5.30pm. Tickets £12 general admission (£6 children). Family ticket available for £30. Ringside £20 all ages. Birthdays and Group Bookings now catered for specifically. For more information about IPW:UK, click here: http://www.ipwuk.com/ or e-mail Daniel Edler: daniel@ipwuk.com.
-- IPW:UK then presents “Summer Sizzler", Sunday August 25th 2007 at Orpington Halls, Orpington High Street, Orpington, Kent, England. Doors 5:00pm, show starts 5.30pm. Tickets £12 general admission (£6 children). Family ticket available for £30. Ringside £20 all ages. Birthdays and Group Bookings now catered for specifically. For more information about IPW:UK, click here: http://www.ipwuk.com/ or e-mail Daniel Edler: daniel@ipwuk.com.
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