Post by Larry Goodman on Mar 9, 2010 20:50:01 GMT -5
Show opened with NWA Mid-America Television Champion Matt Boyce telling the viewers not to touch that dial.
Ace Rockwell called out NWA Tennessee Junior Champion Mike Posey. He got Chrisjen Hayme instead. Hayme slapped Rockwell. Rockwell fired back and tossed Hayme out of the ring.
Opening montage…
”Mouth of the North” Aaron Camaro and Andrew Becker on commentary.
Ring announcer Scott Hensley said ref Jamie Ferrari had called for the match to take place right now!
(1) Ace Rockwell defeated Chrisjen Hayme in 8:15. Rockwell was giving Hayme a royal ass kicking. They cut to the finish of Posey vs. Rockwell from last week - Hayme cut off interference by Chad Hyatt only to blast Rockwell with a chairshot and cost him the match. Hayme took over and managed to block most of Rockwell’s signature moves. Hayme went for the 450 splash. No water in the pool and Rockwell pinned him with an Oklahoma Roll. Good action match. Crowd was really into Rockwell.
A short bumper aired featuring Corey Hollis. It was not good.
(2) Chad Hyatt won a MegaRumble to earn an automatic shot at the title of his choosing. Shane Smalls and Ninja Ryu started. Smalls was working hard and fast and sorta sloppy. He kept trying to eliminate Ryu. Bad Boy Dixon was next. Camaro made like it was a huge surprise. Smalls hit a gutbuster on Dixon, and Ryu climbed on top for a preposterous standing moonsault. The only thing that made contact was his chin. Back from commercial break, Chad Hyatt was entering with Matt Fortune, Brian Rivers and Chazz already added to the mix. Terry Teague was next and went right at Hyatt. The monster Se7en made Razor victim number one. Hyatt pulled the ropes down to eliminate Teague. Se7en got rid of the jibronis. Hyatt took a powder and fell into a fan’s lap. The fan shoved him off and Hyatt went into the post. Funny stuff. Smalls and Ryu worked double teams on the big man, before Se7en deposited the both of them over the top. Se7en stepped over the top rope as the apparent winner. Hyatt got back in the ring, having no clue that he had just won the match. Se7en returned and gave Hyatt a bicycle kick right to the mush. Perverse
(3) White Tiger beat Ben Thrasher 5:20. “Mr. Paws and Claws” taking on a huge and brutish thug in Thrasher. It was ugly early but it got some better. Thrasher leveled Tiger with a bigtime lariat and hit a sitout spinebuster for a near fall. But Big Ben knocked the wind out of himself with a lumbering charge. Tiger downed him with a Russian legsweep and followed with the Tiger splash for the pin.
Camaro did a sitdown interview with Senior Official Rudy Charles. Camaro brought up seeing Charles get clobbered with a chair at one of the TNA PPVs at the Fairgrounds. Charles said he couldn’t remember. In the midst of talking about TNA, Charles blurted out a Dusty Rhodes imitation and had no awareness of it. Charles said he got cut by TNA and it is what it is. He loved his time there and he didn’t want to sound bitter. Camaro brought up Mike Posey being back in TNA. Charles went into a fog. He pulled some stones out of his pocket and starting rolling them around in his hand, like Bogart in “Caine Mutiny”. Charles went into a rant about “white pocket Posey” He said it was all lies. He complained about Posey wearing a V neck ref shirt when everyone knows it’s a collared shirt for PPV. He said Posey would make fun of him behind his back and was trying to steal his spot. Charles snapped out of the lunacy and said Posey was a good guy who deserved all the best. They cut to a close up or Charles mumbling under his breath.
(4) Matt Boyce beat Will Owens to retain the NWA Mid-America TV Championship in 11:45. It looked like this match would be over before it got started. Orion Bishop came out with Owens. As he was being banished by the ref, Owens clocked Boyce with the belt. Boyce was making a miraculous comeback until Owens slammed him down on the back of his concussed head. Owens went after the vulnerable body part. There was a long stretch with Owens grounding Boyce and cheating to keep him there. Here was where another camera would have really helped. Camaro pointed out that Owens was yet to defend the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title. Owens thought it was over after hitting a classic gordbuster but no. Boyce countered a short arm clothesline with a spinning neckbreaker. Big comeback and a nice standing dropkick by Boyce, but Owens took the wind out of him and appeared to have the match in hand, when Boyce caught him with an inside cradle.
Bishop returned to lay Boyce out with the Long Count (spear). Steve-O made the chair wielding save.
THOUGHTS: This was the fourth episode of NWA ME to air since the arrival of Bill Behrens as Executive Producer. Things got better right away and have improved each week. It’s been a long time coming. After Jeff Daniels departed as booker this summer, the first few “New Era” episodes had some life in them. Largely written by Jason James and prominently featuring Shawn Shultz, they were uneven as hell but made for compelling viewing at times. To say NWA ME TV has been floundering since then would be putting it mildly. In between the occasional flashes of decency (pieces of the Will Owens and White Tiger stuff), there were long stretches of horribleness. Some if it was comically bad. Some bordered on being unwatchable. The show was basically on life support as an internet-only product when Mike Porter brought Behrens on board. It’s still internet only, but the booking, the formatting of the television and most importantly, the talent roster, are all greatly improved. The production values not so much. At least they got the audio dialed in this week. I don’t mind the single camera most of the time, because it stays active. This was the third episode to air with Behrens at the helm, and it was the best one so far. The first two episodes were solid by the number stuff. The wrestling was much better. The thing that distinguished the current episode was the zany, unpredictable quality that has in times past, made NWA ME so much fun to watch AND the wrestling was pretty good, too. Hayme and Rockwell opened the show with a very strong match, playing off the angle that closed the previous episode. I liked cutting to the clip from last week explaining why Rockwell was so badly wanting to kick Hayme’s ass. The Mega Rumble, of course, is a Behrens specialty. Se7en is green for sure, but he’s a monster by NWA ME standards and was booked accordingly. You could see the thing with Hyatt coming a mile away, but that’s fine. He's an appealing buffoon. I liked it for the zaniness factor. The centerpiece of this show was the interview with Rudy Charles. I thought the “aliens” vignette with Posey on last week pretty far out there. Who would expect to hear Art mentioned on a pro wrestling show? This one was completely off the chain. Charles riffing on Bogart as Captain Queeg blew my mind. I thought Aaron Camaro did a nice job here as well. The main event provided solid storyline development. The titles are being made to feel important. Rockwell seems bound and determined to get Posey’s junior title. Owens is none too keen on defending the heavyweight title, and Boyce now has a claim there. Meanwhile, Bishop has set his sights on Boyce’s title. They’ve got some over babyfaces in Rockwell, Boyce, and Tiger. The building blocks are there. It will be interesting to see what Behrens does with them.
Ace Rockwell called out NWA Tennessee Junior Champion Mike Posey. He got Chrisjen Hayme instead. Hayme slapped Rockwell. Rockwell fired back and tossed Hayme out of the ring.
Opening montage…
”Mouth of the North” Aaron Camaro and Andrew Becker on commentary.
Ring announcer Scott Hensley said ref Jamie Ferrari had called for the match to take place right now!
(1) Ace Rockwell defeated Chrisjen Hayme in 8:15. Rockwell was giving Hayme a royal ass kicking. They cut to the finish of Posey vs. Rockwell from last week - Hayme cut off interference by Chad Hyatt only to blast Rockwell with a chairshot and cost him the match. Hayme took over and managed to block most of Rockwell’s signature moves. Hayme went for the 450 splash. No water in the pool and Rockwell pinned him with an Oklahoma Roll. Good action match. Crowd was really into Rockwell.
A short bumper aired featuring Corey Hollis. It was not good.
(2) Chad Hyatt won a MegaRumble to earn an automatic shot at the title of his choosing. Shane Smalls and Ninja Ryu started. Smalls was working hard and fast and sorta sloppy. He kept trying to eliminate Ryu. Bad Boy Dixon was next. Camaro made like it was a huge surprise. Smalls hit a gutbuster on Dixon, and Ryu climbed on top for a preposterous standing moonsault. The only thing that made contact was his chin. Back from commercial break, Chad Hyatt was entering with Matt Fortune, Brian Rivers and Chazz already added to the mix. Terry Teague was next and went right at Hyatt. The monster Se7en made Razor victim number one. Hyatt pulled the ropes down to eliminate Teague. Se7en got rid of the jibronis. Hyatt took a powder and fell into a fan’s lap. The fan shoved him off and Hyatt went into the post. Funny stuff. Smalls and Ryu worked double teams on the big man, before Se7en deposited the both of them over the top. Se7en stepped over the top rope as the apparent winner. Hyatt got back in the ring, having no clue that he had just won the match. Se7en returned and gave Hyatt a bicycle kick right to the mush. Perverse
(3) White Tiger beat Ben Thrasher 5:20. “Mr. Paws and Claws” taking on a huge and brutish thug in Thrasher. It was ugly early but it got some better. Thrasher leveled Tiger with a bigtime lariat and hit a sitout spinebuster for a near fall. But Big Ben knocked the wind out of himself with a lumbering charge. Tiger downed him with a Russian legsweep and followed with the Tiger splash for the pin.
Camaro did a sitdown interview with Senior Official Rudy Charles. Camaro brought up seeing Charles get clobbered with a chair at one of the TNA PPVs at the Fairgrounds. Charles said he couldn’t remember. In the midst of talking about TNA, Charles blurted out a Dusty Rhodes imitation and had no awareness of it. Charles said he got cut by TNA and it is what it is. He loved his time there and he didn’t want to sound bitter. Camaro brought up Mike Posey being back in TNA. Charles went into a fog. He pulled some stones out of his pocket and starting rolling them around in his hand, like Bogart in “Caine Mutiny”. Charles went into a rant about “white pocket Posey” He said it was all lies. He complained about Posey wearing a V neck ref shirt when everyone knows it’s a collared shirt for PPV. He said Posey would make fun of him behind his back and was trying to steal his spot. Charles snapped out of the lunacy and said Posey was a good guy who deserved all the best. They cut to a close up or Charles mumbling under his breath.
(4) Matt Boyce beat Will Owens to retain the NWA Mid-America TV Championship in 11:45. It looked like this match would be over before it got started. Orion Bishop came out with Owens. As he was being banished by the ref, Owens clocked Boyce with the belt. Boyce was making a miraculous comeback until Owens slammed him down on the back of his concussed head. Owens went after the vulnerable body part. There was a long stretch with Owens grounding Boyce and cheating to keep him there. Here was where another camera would have really helped. Camaro pointed out that Owens was yet to defend the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title. Owens thought it was over after hitting a classic gordbuster but no. Boyce countered a short arm clothesline with a spinning neckbreaker. Big comeback and a nice standing dropkick by Boyce, but Owens took the wind out of him and appeared to have the match in hand, when Boyce caught him with an inside cradle.
Bishop returned to lay Boyce out with the Long Count (spear). Steve-O made the chair wielding save.
THOUGHTS: This was the fourth episode of NWA ME to air since the arrival of Bill Behrens as Executive Producer. Things got better right away and have improved each week. It’s been a long time coming. After Jeff Daniels departed as booker this summer, the first few “New Era” episodes had some life in them. Largely written by Jason James and prominently featuring Shawn Shultz, they were uneven as hell but made for compelling viewing at times. To say NWA ME TV has been floundering since then would be putting it mildly. In between the occasional flashes of decency (pieces of the Will Owens and White Tiger stuff), there were long stretches of horribleness. Some if it was comically bad. Some bordered on being unwatchable. The show was basically on life support as an internet-only product when Mike Porter brought Behrens on board. It’s still internet only, but the booking, the formatting of the television and most importantly, the talent roster, are all greatly improved. The production values not so much. At least they got the audio dialed in this week. I don’t mind the single camera most of the time, because it stays active. This was the third episode to air with Behrens at the helm, and it was the best one so far. The first two episodes were solid by the number stuff. The wrestling was much better. The thing that distinguished the current episode was the zany, unpredictable quality that has in times past, made NWA ME so much fun to watch AND the wrestling was pretty good, too. Hayme and Rockwell opened the show with a very strong match, playing off the angle that closed the previous episode. I liked cutting to the clip from last week explaining why Rockwell was so badly wanting to kick Hayme’s ass. The Mega Rumble, of course, is a Behrens specialty. Se7en is green for sure, but he’s a monster by NWA ME standards and was booked accordingly. You could see the thing with Hyatt coming a mile away, but that’s fine. He's an appealing buffoon. I liked it for the zaniness factor. The centerpiece of this show was the interview with Rudy Charles. I thought the “aliens” vignette with Posey on last week pretty far out there. Who would expect to hear Art mentioned on a pro wrestling show? This one was completely off the chain. Charles riffing on Bogart as Captain Queeg blew my mind. I thought Aaron Camaro did a nice job here as well. The main event provided solid storyline development. The titles are being made to feel important. Rockwell seems bound and determined to get Posey’s junior title. Owens is none too keen on defending the heavyweight title, and Boyce now has a claim there. Meanwhile, Bishop has set his sights on Boyce’s title. They’ve got some over babyfaces in Rockwell, Boyce, and Tiger. The building blocks are there. It will be interesting to see what Behrens does with them.