NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #35
By Scott Keith on March 22, 2013
12, 2003
events, focusing on Russo supposedly leaving wrestling and the trio of Erik
Watts, Brian Lawler, and David Flair attacking Jeff Jarrett, as well as AJ Styles
demanding another title shot.
the SEX locker room and calls out Erik Watts. No idea why he went there to look
for him. Security orders him back then Jarrett goes oer to Tenay, asking him to
call out Watts.
match tonight between AJ Styles & Raven, with the winner getting to face
Jarrett.
which Tenay translates for us as Damien and Halloween are his new protégés. Tenay
puts over the fact that these two, along with Psicosis, are the EMLL Trios
Champions. They are wearing the belts to the ring.
& Halloween vs. Jerry Lynn & David Young
Tenay informs us that Paul London was
supposed to be Lynn’s partner but was unable to compete due to an intestinal
virus. The luchadores jump their opponents and work on Young. He comes back
with a double clothesline as Konnan is dissing him on commentary, saying he
should ask for a refund from his wrestling school and apply for “Tough Enough 4.”
Halloween fights back and knocks Lynn off the apron. The luchadores double team
Young some more as Konnan is now insulting the fans on commentary. He is doing
great on the mic tonight and works in a Dusty impression. Young catches Damien and
hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Hot tag to Lynn as he goes nuts.
Hurricarana on Damien and he tosses Halloween to the floor, where he gets taken
out with a pescado from Young, who sells the knee. Konnan says he is going to
check on him and dropkicks the knee. In the ring, Damien hits Lynn with a
muscle buster, getting two. They double team Lynn then Damien proceeds to do
one of the worst giant swings of all-time. Young gets helped to the back and
Lynn manages a rollup out of nowhere on Damien to get the win (4:24) *1/2. After
the match, Konnan berates his men until Lynn comes back. He turns his back and
Konnan jumps him. The others try to pull him off but Konnan gets in his shots and
leaves by himself.
was, even though the luchadores seemed to wear down towards the end. Looks like
Konnan will eventually face Lynn to further along the feud.
Watts but he is immediately attacked by Jarrett then they are swarmed by
security, who break up the melee. Watts is laughing as Jarrett is being taken
away. Watts looks just like Brian Adams here.
Tenay runs down all of his credentials. He tells the crowd he is not here to
fight the Jarrett runs out with a bat and they briefly swing them around until
security runs out again to break it up. They are playing up that Watts has
gotten inside of Jarrett’s head.
Goldylocks. She mentions how he has been on a role of late and he says he will
take everyone down one by one. Amazing Red comes out and says everyone knows
that Trinity is why he has the belt and challenges him to leave her backstage
during the match. Kash blows him off.
a voiceover reads “Taken Hostage by an Oppressive Dictator” and “After Five
Years, the Handcuffs are off, the Chains of Captivity are Broken, Tonight, he
is Free.” After that, D-Lo Brown comes down the ramp and the crowd is
receptive. According to Tenay, he has a title shot built into his contract. D’Lo
says he has been asked for the past month what are you going to tell about the
WWE when handed a mic? He says he doesn’t give a damn about them and says since
1997, he gave 150% effort every match and got told he couldn’t get the job done
and was not a team player. He claims he was the hottest up-and-coming star in
this industry three years ago and was told he couldn’t cut a promo but was told
to go to OVW and teach them how to do it. He goes on about backstage politics
in the WWE and says he is now in NWA-TNA, prompting the crowd to chant “TNA,”
because of a level playing field and no backstage politicking. He promises the
crowd he will be nothing short of a superstar while in TNA. Sonny Siaki comes
out to the ring without Desire, as Tenay tells us there was an illness in her
family. He introduces himself to D’Lo then says he will only be a superstar if
he joins SEX. He offers him a spot but D’Lo says he is not here to join a
clique and politely declines. Siaki respects his decision then brings up the
racist angle with Teddy Long and calls him stupid but D’Lo attacks him and hits
the Sky High. He poses on the ropes and the fans go nuts. D’Lo was really over
with the crowd and cut a passionate promo but all of the WWE stuff gets old
quickly. Plus, D’Lo was one of the lowest wrestlers on the totem pole before he
left. Not sure I’d go making him into a upper card wrestler right away.
Division Championship Match
Storm vs. Amazing Red vs. Kid Kash (Champion) w/Trinity
Kash gets attacked by both men to start.
He fights them off then they all trade off a bunch of stuff. They all throw
dropkicks at the same time then kip right up and have a stand off. Storm did a
really sloppy job with his. They all applaud each other but Red flips Kash the
bird after he extended his hand. They all go after each other then in a cool
spot, Storm hits a Frankensteiner on Red, who then gets caught by Kash and is
powerbombed. Tenay asks for a replay but it does not get shown. Kash hits Storm
with the Bankroll but Red breaks up the pin. Red beats on Kash then hits the
Code Red. Storm hits Red with a cartwheel kick and places him up top but is
taken down with a swinging STO. Kash breaks up that pin attempt. Red poses up
top but Storm takes him down with an inverted rana as they announcers fail
again to get the replay that they asked for. Storm and Kash trade chops until
Kash Irish whips him and Red catches him with a drop toehold. 718 on Storm but
he walks into an enziguiri from Kash, who then flies across the ring and hits a
somersault dropkick on Storm. Kash and Red Collide and all three men are down. All
men are up top and they do a double German Suplex spot, with Red flying across
the ring. Storm manages to DDT Kash as he was in a wheelbarrow. Kash rolls out
of the ring and Red hits him with a running flip dive. Trinity goes up top and
hits a moonsault but Red did not catch her and she splats on the ground the Storm
flies out and kills her with a somersault senton. Kash rolls Storm back in the
ring and hits a springboard moonsault block for two. Red sells the knee outside
as Storm botches a rana. He tries another rana but Kash catches him and hits
the Moneymaker for the win (9:38) **1/2. After the match, Red and Trinity get
into it the Kash whips Red into the guardrail.
there was a lot of sloppiness, especially on the part of Storm. He did some
nice things. This all sets up a feud between Red and Kash.
locker room, who was ailing. Goldy asks where is backup was as they all bicker
until Gilbertti takes control, saying they are all here because of Russo. HE
tells them to bring their “A” game and together, they can take over TNA. I
guess Gilbertti is now the leader of SEX?
Brothers vs. Steve Corino & Sandman
Sandman pours a beer in a fan’s mouth as
Tenay can’t believe that Gilbertti is the voice of reason for SEX. Sandman goes
into the crowd as Corino gets beat down in the ring. He fights back but is
caught with the H Bomb and gets pinned (0:29). After the match, Sandman finally
gets to the ring and uses the cane but the Harris’s drag him into the stands
and beat the piss out of him. Corino comes in and he gets destroyed as both men
are left a bloody mess at the hands of the Harris Brothers.
of the company. This was his last appearance, to my knowledge. This was to put
over the Harris Brothers, and SEX as being a threat again.
Holly Wood. Sanders is cocky and says that he will beat whatever “enhancement
talent” that TNA gives him tonight. Gilbertti interrupts and says being Kevin
Nash’s buddy doesn’t mean you have accomplished anything and that if he really
was his firend, he would be with him right now. He orders Sanders to beat
whoever he faces and if he lsoes, he better not return to SEX. He tells Holly
Wood that she does not get camera time and that she is here just for tits and
ass and to get the job done tonight.
out the “NWA New Generation,” Erik Watts, David Flair, and Brian Lawler. Only
Flair and Lawler come out but Dusty talks about Watts anyway. Dusty then states
some analogy that only makes sense to himself then addresses Flair and his
replica NWA belt. He then tells him that on an interview earlier in the week,
he called his daddy an asshole and says that he is now like his daddy. He runs
down Lawler the slaps him across the face and says he can king of “deez nuts.”
He gets jumped from behind until D’Lo runs in for the save. Watts comes in and
they take control until Jarrett runs in for the save. The faces stand together
in the ring at the end. Dusty saying deez nuts was the highlight for me.
and says that AMW will be in a world of hurt tonight and that they are the true
champions, traveling all over the world. Basic stuff, which is all you can
expect from Ki on the mic.
the mic and says that SEX is a tight as ever and dedicates his victory tonight
to Vince Russo. Hacksaw Jim Duggan then comes to the ring as his opponent.
Sanders vs. “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan
Duggan goes around the arena and to the
announcers booth. He is wearing overalls and is probably the heaviest he has
ever been. Sanders had been dissing Duggan for several weeks before this match,
referring to him as a cartoon character. Sanders bails as Duggan picks up the
2×4. Duggan works the crowd for a bit. He no sells some punches and hits a few
clotheslines. Sanders bails then comes back in and his punched several times
and geos back out. Duggan hammers away and rolls him back inside. Sanders
attacks but Duggan doesn’t sell much of anything. Sanders works a chinlock as
Duggan escapes but runs into a knee. Sanders covers twice but only manages a
two count. Sanders uses a half nelson as this is dragging badly. Duggan escapes
and punches away in the corner. Sanders fights back but misses a moonsault and
Duggan hits a running clothesline for the win (5:58) -*1/2. After the match,
Gilbertti berates Sanders then they both get taken out by Duggan. The heels use
a cheapshot to gain the advantage as the referees come out to break things up.
should go on for six minutes? Sadly, we will not see the end of this feud.
Nest spot of the crowd sitting in a chair. Raven comes out but AJ throws the
chair off his head and the Harris Brothers restrain him and tell him to wait
for the match.
history.
Tag-Team Championship Match
Most Wanted vs. XXX
Representing XXX tonight is Daniels
& Low Ki. Both teams brawl to start. Storm and Ki are brawling on the ramp
as Harris is tossing Daniels around. In the ring, Harris hits a crossbody on Daniels,
getting two. He hits a running clothesline and AMW double team Daniels. They
then take out both men as Skipper distracts the ref, allowing Daniels to hit an
enziguiri. Ki tags in and beats on Storm. XXX neutralize Storm, using double
team moves. Storm tries to fight back but Ki kicks him down. XXX continues to
use heel tactics and get several near-falls. Daniels grabs a chinlock as the
crowd finally wakes up. Storm escapes but runs into a dropkick. Ki tags in but
Storm ducks a springboard attack and hits a running clothesline. Daniels runs
in and cuts off Storm but he eventually eludes XXX and makes the tag. Harris goes
wild on XXX. Full Nelson Slam on Daniels gets two. Running powerslam is broken
up by Ki. Harris catches Ki and hits a powerbomb, getting two. AMW hit the Hart
Attack on Daniels then they hit the Death Sentence but Ki pulls out the ref
before the three count and Skipper hits the Play of the Day on Storm. The ref
goes back in but Storm just kicks out before three. Ki goes for the cartwheel
kick but Harris hits him with a spear. He takes down Daniels and puts him in
the Sharpshooter. Skipper comes in with a chair but Storm takes him out with a
superkick. The ref goes outside to yell at Skipper as Daniels is tapping out. Ki
comes in to break up the Sharpshooter but Harris catches him with the catatonic.
He then blocks a belt shot from Daniels but the ref comes in and takes the belt
away from Harris, allowing Ki to attack from behind with the other tag belt.
Daniels rolls on top for the win and the belts (11:51) ***1/2.
which died during the Duggan match, took a while to get into this. All four
guys worked their asses off and the match was awesome. This feud seems to be
going forward.
Jarrett makes the save for D’Lo.
He says that Russo had a dream and a vision to take SEX out of Nashville
because it is too good for the fans. Gilbertti runs them down for being idiots
and hillbillies and how Russo wanted SEX to go to Hollywood and wrestle in front
of a live studio audience. He says that Holly Wood is issuing an open challenge
to any women who will get into the ring and show her goods. After berating
Athena, the fans chant for Lollipop and she comes down to the ring. They have a
catfight that goes back and forth as West tells us that this is for adults
only. Lollipop wins then gets her shirt ripped off by Holly, exposing her tits.
The crowd goes wild as Borash runs in to cover up Lollipop, who’s tits were
easily the best thing about the segment.
contender’s match and let us know that Jarrett will join the booth for the
match. Jarrett coms out and puts over the prestige of the NWA belt.
vs. AJ Styles
They start with a shoving mat then Raven
spears Styles. Raven escapes from a Styles Clash and they go outside. Raven
crotches AJ on the railing after he tried a springboard then they go back in
the ring. AJ charge and Raven sends him to the floor with a drop toehold. Raven
busts him open with a chairshot and attacks the wound. In the ring, Raven uses
a clothesline and a kneelift. Raven boots him in the head then uses a
facebuster. He grabs a side headlock but AJ reverses and puts on a sleeper
hold. Raven escapes and both men are down. AJ fights back and takes him down
with a discus clothesline. Inverted DDT gets two. AJ is covered in blood and
gets caught with a sitout powerbomb after a springboard attempt. AJ ducks an
attack and comes back with a superkick and that gets two. The crowd is quiet as
AJ snaps off a rana for two. Raven pulls him into the corner and hammers away.
AJ gets a DDT as the announcers talk about the whereabouts of Ron Killings. Raven
rolls out and gets the knee up off a pescado. He then pie faces Jarrett, who
attacks him. Jarrett switches his focus to AJ as security cannot hold back Jarrett.
In the ring, Raven dodges a missile dropkick and hit takes about the ref. He
hits the Evenflow DDT as another ref runs in and counts but AJ still kicks out.
The other ref gets taken out as AJ hits the Styles Clash. The first ref comes
to and counts but Raven kicks out. Raven grabs the chair but AJ superkicks it
into his face. Both men are down with each having an arm across the other man’s
chest. Both referees count to three but we still don’t know the winner and the
show goes off the air (10:02) **1/2.
They have done this crap way too often, last happening a month ago during the
tag-title match. Why not have this be a DQ and set up a three-way for the belt.
the ending of the main event, which was poorly done. The Duggan match sucked
something terrible but everything else was sensical and the other matches were
generally fine, including a great tag match. Nothing was announced for next
week’s show.
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