Post by mattharms on Mar 1, 2012 10:24:14 GMT -5
NAWA classics on demand, see the evolution of the New Age Wrestling Alliance from its humble beginnings in January 2002 until present day. Each and every NAWA show in all of their a-hem Glory, throughout the entire history.
Be warned, the product in the early years may be a bit raw and not be what you might expect from the New Age Wrestling Alliance of today. And no doubt there are many regrets, especially constant references to the competition in the early days. And stick around after the feature presentation for a brief director’s commentary.
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Voiceover: The WWF is getting cocky. Thinks it is the only show in town. Well a new force has come. The whos who in professional wrestling. THIS IS THE NAWA.
We go to the arena. The first show is from the home base of the NAWA. The civic center in Peoria Illinois. Will this...
The cho-cho-chosen one. Followed by "Cowboy" by Kid Rock and out comes Jeff Jarrett. He is making an unexpected appearance.
Jeff Jarrett: Tonight I have entered in the 20 men luck of the draw NAWA world title battle royal. But that is not why I am out here. The NAWA owner says he is going to hire somebody for the commissioner by the end of tonight. Well. Boss. You might as well give me the title because nobody has the stroke around here like I do.
"Cowboy" by Kid Rock plays and Jeff Jarrett leaves. He wants to be the NAWA commisioner. But will the owner give him the title.
Commentators Joey Styles and Joel Gertner welcome us to the first edition of NAWA Glory.
Coming up next: The fans will throw their weapons to ringside. Because coming up next The Baldies will fight New Jack and Balls Mahoney.
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We see the last of the fans dropping their weapons at ringside. "I'm Bald and homicidal" by NAWA produced plays and out come the Baldies. This feud was one of the bloodiest feuds in Extreme Championship Wrestling.
"Natural Born Killers" by Dr Dre plays and out comes New Jack with a trash can full of plundah and Balls Mahoney with his famous steel chair.
Fans bring the weapons Streetfight:
The Baldies vs. New Jack and Balls Mahoney
The bell rings and we have fists flying. Devito is brawling with Mahoney while New Jack is going to work on Angel with a crutch from his trash can of plundah. Devito busts a lava lamp over the head of Mahoney. Their are two referee's. New Jack has a sickle and he is jamming the sickle into the head of Angel. Angel has sprung a leak. and this is just the first match ever in the NAWA. New Jack grabs a fork but Angel blocks it and kicks New Jack low. Meanwhile Balls breaks a bottle of wine over the head of Devito. Their is wine all over the arena. Angel has some control over New Jack and now Angel is choking New Jack with a piece of rope. Balls Mahoney hits a one man con-chair-to on Devito. Balls then rushed into the ring and pulled off Angel from New Jack. New Jack was about to pass out from that choke. Balls Mahoney hits a bodyslam on Angel. That is the most techinal move in this match. Balls Mahoney now grabs a microwave oven from ringside but Devito enters the ring. Balls shatters the oven over the head of Devito. Angel kicks Balls in the er balls and grabs a cordless drill. ANGEL IS DRILLING AT THE FOREHEAD OF BALLS MAHONEY. Joey Styles screams:OH MY GOD!!!
New Jack is up and he grabs an empty pickle jar. HE SHATTERS IT OVER THE HEAD OF ANGEL. New Jack now has his trusty staple gun. New Jack shoots a staple into the forehead of Angel. All four men are bleeding. New Jack bashes Angel with the garbage can and that sends him to the outside. Meanwhile Balls is back up and Balls and Devito hit a double clothesline on each other. New Jack sets up Angel on a table and New Jack is climbing up a ladder to the balcony area. Balls Mahoney grabs the chair in the ring and swings it at Devito. Devito ducks and URANAGE BOMB. Both men are down. New Jack is 30 feet up in the air. NEW JACK DIVES OFF THE BALCONY ONTO ANGEL THROUGH THE TABLE. The crowd is chanting Holy Sh*t. New Jack litterly dived from the upperbowl onto a prone Angel. He nearly dived from the ceiling in essense. New Jack is holding his stomach but Angel is out cold. In the ring Devito his working over Ball's arm with a piece of crutch. Devito has to pin Mahoney before New Jack makes it back to the ring. New Jack is crawling back to the ring. Devito has a vacuum cleaner. He swings and hits Balls with it.
Devito now drops the vacuum cleaner onto the gut of Balls. Devito now pulls a pair of brass knuckles with little iron spikes on the knuckles. A pair of spiked brass knuckles. Devito rears back and SMACKS Mahoney with them. Blood flies into the front row. New Jack rolls back into the ring. Devito goes for a shot to New Jack but New Jack backdrops him. New Jack is reaching deep into his can o' plundah. A coil of barbed wire. New Jack rushes at Devito and hits him in the face with the coiled wire. New Jack now is wrapping the wire around the face of Devito. What good is that going to do. New Jack then grabs a bottle of jack daniels from ringside. New Jack pops the top and takes a swig. He then spits it out and says THIS BEER TASTES OLD. He then breaks the bottle over the skull of Devito. Their is a little piece of glass stuck in Devito's forehead after that shot. The Barbed wire has cut deep into Devito's face. Devito is wearing a crimson mask. Angel has meanwhile rolled back into the ring.
New Jack is carving the glass into the face of Devito. He doesn't see Angel. Angel has something in his hand. ANGEL TOSSES POWDER IN THE EYES OF NEW JACK. Angel then breaks a picture frame over the head of the original ganster. Angel tastes victory. He covers New Jack. One, Two, Thr...Balls chairs Angel to break the pin. Devito is back up and he rushes at Balls but gets a chair to the face. A shower of blood goes upward and lands in the ring. This is not for the weak-stomached. New Jack now grabs a guitar and KABONGS Angel. Balls scoops up Angel and Nutcracker Suite on the chair. New Jack hits Devito in the throat with the handle of the guitar that New Jack just broken causing him to fall to ringside. Cover:One, Two, Three. Balls and New Jack win.
No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Match
Balls Mahoney and New Jack defeated The Baldies when B. Mahoney pinned Angel with the Nutcracker Suite in 0:07:54.
Rating: *
All four men have crimson masks. No doubt that this match is wait a minute. Scott Steiner is running out with his trusty pipe. He nails New Jack and Balls. He then hits Angel and Devito as well. Scott Steiner now demands a microphone.
Scott Steiner: Well. I am back on cable TV. But I won't be in this stinking bush league promotion much longer. Because Vince McMahon will come to his senses and sign me. But I will do something for Vince tonight. I will win the NAWA world title and take it on WWF tv and trash it. I don't care who I have to kill to win the title. All those b*stards will fall in the defeat. I will become champion then I will spit on the belt and trash it on WWF TV.
The sirens play and Scott Steiner is leaving the ringside area. He almost hits a fan. This guy is a violent loose cannon.
Coming up next: The new commisioner will be revealed.
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We see NAWA PPV co-announcer Cyrus in the ring.
Cyrus: Ladies and Gentlemen. It is my honor to introduce you to the NAWA commissioner. He will be able to defend himself against attacks. Let’s give it up for Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat!
What? Here comes Ricky Steamboat. He has a microphone
Ricky Steamboat: The Dragon is back am back and better than ever. But let me clear up one thing. I am not going to wrestle as long as I am commissioner. I have a contract that says I can't wrestle. I made sure so I don't feel tempted to give myself a world title shot. and....
"Cowboy" by Kid Rock plays and out walks a pissed off Jeff Jarrett.
Jeff Jarrett: Steamboat! I don't know who you think you are. I have all the stroke in the NAWA. Just hand me the world title right now and get it done and over with.
Steamboat: Well Jarrett. I will hand you the world title....if you win the 20 man luck of the draw match tonight. I think you better rest off because there are 19 other hungry competitors and they want to become the first ever NAWA world champion.
Steamboat's music starts back up and Jeff Jarrett is protesting. We then go to
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Next up is the Luck of the Draw Battle royal to crown the first NAWA world champion. two men will start. Every minute there will be a new wrestler until all twenty man have come out. Then the last man in the ring will be the first ever NAWA world champion.
"Enter The Sandman" by Metallica plays and out walks The Sandman. Sandman drew number 1 for this match. The Sandman has a brew and his trusty Singapore cane. Sandman slugs the beer then whacks it out of the ring with his Singapore cane.
"Wild Thing" plays and out comes Marc Mero.
Luck of the Draw Battle royal
The bell rings. Sandman and Mero are trading fists. Sandman attempts to push Mero out but Mero blocks it. Running Kneelift. Mero goes for a dropkick but Sandman takes a half a step back and Mero crashes and burns. Sandman then slides to the outside and goes underneath the ring. Sandman slides a table and a steel ladder into the ring. Sandman then grabs his singapore cane. He swings it at Mero but Mero ducks it. Mero then with a clothesline. Mero now is propping up the table in the corner. Mero whips Sandman in but Sandman stops short and comes back with an elbowsmash. Sandman now goes for a White Russian Legsweep but Mero grabs onto the ropes. The countdown is down to 10-9-Mero jabs the cane into the stomach of the sandman-8-7-6-Mero hits Sandman over the back with the cane-5-4-3-2-Mero hits a dropkick to the face-1. BZZZ
x Steve Williams entered at 0:01:00
Here comes Doctor Death. Williams hits a double lariat on both the Sandman and Mero. Williams picks up the cane and goes after Sandman but Sandman ducks. WHITE RUSSIAN LEGSWEEP. Thats his move. Sandman now picks up the cane and BREAKS it over the back of Marc Mero. The cane is snapped in half. Sandman grabs half of the cane and his jabbing it into the gut and arm of Marc Mero. Doctor Death is behind and Doctor Death picks up the other half. Half of a singapore cane between the legs. Doctor Death sets up the steel ladder that Sandman brings into the ring earlier. The ladder is propped up into the corner. Doctor Death with a gutwrench. DOCTOR BOMB INTO THE LADDER ON THE SANDMAN. Might as well getr the bodybag. Doctor Death now grabs Mero. BACKDROP DRIVER. That is unheard of in North America. Doctor Death is the master of it. Doctor Death is pealing Mero off the canvas but Mero refuses to go over. Mero is almost over no Mero falls back onto the ring apron and rolls back into the ring. The countdown is on the screen again:10-9-Doctor Death is working over Sandman with half of a singapore cane-8-7-6-5-4-3-Doctor Death kicks Sandman in the ribs-2-Doctor Death lariats Mero but Mero falls between the ropes-1. BZZZ
x Jesse James entered at 0:02:00
OH YOU DIDN'T KNOW. Your ass better call somebody. The Road Dogg Jesse James runs out and starts trading fists with Doctor Death. Mero meanwhile is trying to climb to the top rope. Flying Axhandle to the Sandman. Mero now climbs for maybe a Merosault. Meanwhile Road Dogg hits the crazy legs kneedrop on Doctor Death. Mero misses the Sandman. Wait a minute. That ring attendent handed Sandman another singapore cane. What in the....SANDMAN CRACKS MERO OVER THE HEAD WITH THE CANE. Mero falls over the top rope and is eliminated.
x Sandman knocked Mero over the ropes with a singapore cane shot in 0:02:28
Well Mero tried but his chances of becoming NAWA champion are up in smoke. Sandman now clotheslines both Road Dogg and Doctor Death with the Cane. Sandman now sets up Doctor Death on the table he brought in earlier. Sandman takes Road Dogg to the top. TOP-ROPE DDT TO THE ROAD DOGG, ONTO DOCTOR DEATH, and THROUGH THE TABLE. The table is broken and so may be the other three men in the ring. The clock is widing down but all three men in this match are down:10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzzz.
x M.I. Smooth entered at 0:03:00
Smooth comes out. This 300 plus pounder and three men are down. Smooth Splash to Sandman. Smooth is just picking up the pieces. Running Sitdown to Road Dogg. Elbowdrop to Doctor Death. Another. Smooth whips Sandman into the corner but Sandman kicks Smooth in the head when he goes for a avalanche. Sandman now grabs a piece of that shattered table. Sandman throws the table piece at Smooth and headbutts it in his face. Sandman is busted open. Sandman now legdrops the table piece into the face of Smooth. Doctor Death and Road Dogg are both getting up and Sandman detaches a table leg. He jams the table leg into the throat of Road Dogg. He jams it into the midsection of Doctor Death and whacks it over the back. That is solid steel folks. Sandman now slides to the outside. He goes underneath the ring and finds a bottle of beer left over from the fans bring the weapons match. Sandman pops the top and sits on the top turnbuckle. Sandman is enjoying a beer in the middle of a battle royal. The clock is winding down:10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzz.
x Sabu entered at 0:04:00
HERES SABU. Sabu has some barbed wire in his hand and Sandman is finishing drinking his booze. Sandman then jumps down and swings the bottle at Sabu. Sabu ducks and dropkicks Sandman. Sabu then rolls to the outside. Sabu has a chair. Arabian Facebuster to the Sandman. Road Dogg is up and rushes at Sabu but Sabu ducks the charge and drop toeholds Dogg onto the chair. Smooth rushes at Sabu but Sabu ducks. Dropkick to the knee. Doctor Death grabs Sabu and goes for a backdrop driver but Sabu flips over and lands on his feet. Jumping Double Axhandle to the back of the head. Sandman is grabbing his cane and is wrapping it in the barbed wire Sabu brought into the ring. Meanwhile Sabu springs off the chair. AIR SABU to Doctor Death, Smooth, and Road Dogg. The force wasn't enough to take anybody over the top but Road Dogg rolls to the floor. The clock is ticking down again:10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzz
x Van Hammer entered at 0:05:00
Here comes Van Hammer. Van Hammer rushes at Road Dogg at ringside but collides with the post. Sabu meanwhile goes under the rope. Smart move. If he went over and he did this he would have been eliminated. SPRINGBOARD ASAI MOONSAULT TO ROAD DOGG AND VAN HAMMER. Smooth rushes at Doctor Death but Doctor Death ducks and full nelson slam. What power by Doctor Death. Sandman has been in their the longest. Sandman has finished wrapping that cane in barbed wire. Sandman now swings at Doctor Death but Doctor death ducks. Lariat from Doctor Death. Sabu meanwhile is on the ring apron. SPRINGBOARD DROPKICK. Sabu is going up again. He is on the second rope. He flies off onto Sandman but SANDMAN WHACKS SABU IN THE FACE WITH THE CANE WRAPPED IN BARBED WIRE. Sabu is cut up and busted wide open with just one shot. Sabu is reaching deep into his tights. A roll of tape. Sabu then grabs The Road Dogg's bandanna and is wiping the spilled blood from his face. Sabu now is tapping tape on wearever their is cuts on his face. Sandman is trading blows with doctor death. Smooth is up and he blasts Sandman and Williams with a double clothesline. The clock is up again:10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzz
x Scotty Anton entered at 0:06:00
Here comes Scotty Anton. He cheapshots the Road Dogg who is still down at ringside but still in this match. Scotty Anton then throws Van Hammer arm first into the stairs. Scotty Anton casually rolls into the ring and Smooth hits a vader attack on Anton. Smooth has everybody down. Sandman has a lighter. HE SETS HIS BARBED WIRE WRAPPED CANE ON FIRE. Turn around Smooth. WHACK TO THE FACE. Sandman hits Sabu. Sandman hits Anton. Sandman hits Doctor Death. Road Dogg rolls back in and gets it by Sandman. Van Hammer gets the same treatment. Sandman now drops a leg on each man and rolls to the outside. He is tossed a bud weiser by a fan. Sandman is going for another mid-match brew. Sandman pops open the brew and no Sabu jumps Sandman. Sabu causes the Sandman to spill his beer. THIS CAUSES THE SANDMAN TO SNAP. Sandman is unloading on Sabu with punches, kicks, and slaps. Sandman says: PAY THE PRICE FOR SPILLING MY BEER MOTHER(Mute). Sandman grabs the now spilled and empty beer can. SANDMAN CRUSHES THE CAN ON THE FACE OF SABU. The clock is going:5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzz
x Disco Inferno entered at 0:07:00
Sandman clotheslines Sabu out of the ring. Sabu is eliminated.
x Sandman clotheslined out Sabu in 0:07:01
Disco approaches the ring slowly. He would rather dance I have a feeling. Disco dances as Doctor Death and the Sandman trade blows. Road Dogg is up and he is behind Disco. Road Dogg messes up Disco's hair from behind. The vile fiend. Disco then drops to his knees in a Ric Flair beg off but Road Dogg fires off the punches. Sandman kicks Doctor Death in the head as Doctor Death attempted a splash. Sandman then gets up and pushes Doctor Death out.
x Sandman threw out S. Williams after a kick to the head in 0:07:35
Road Dogg and Disco are going at it. Sandman is on the second rope watching the action. Smooth and Scotty Anton are going at it. Van Hammer is hiding behind a broken piece of table and resting from that asai moonsault earlier. Smooth powerslams Scotty Anton and hits him with a Smooth Splash. 5-4-3-2-1. bzzzz
x Scott Steiner entered at 0:08:00
You can hear the boos. Scott Steiner is out with his trusty pipe. Sandman jumps off the buckle and goes after Steiner but Pipe to the gut. Scott Steiner is now choking Sandman with the pipe. Smooth meanwhile hits a second smooth splash. Scott Steiner jabs the pipe into the gut of Disco Inferno and whacks Road Dogg with it. As long as Steiner has that pipe he will be unstopable. Smooth chucks Scotty Anton out at the same time as Scott Steiner whacks Van Hammer with the pipe.
x Smooth threw out Scotty Anton in 0:08:23
Steiner with a pipe shot to the back of Smooth. Scott Steiner is like a shark. Homing in on everybody with that weapon. Disco now the pipe driven into his groin and Steiner is attemting to snap the leg of Van Hammer with that pipe. Sandman grabs his singapore cane but Steiner whacks him in the knee. Steiner is not going to be stopped unless somebody gets that pipe away from him. The clock is going:10-9-8-Shot to the head with the pipe from Steiner to Road Dogg-7-6-5-4-3-2-Sandman gets the pipe jammed into his gut-1.
x Jeff Jarrett entered at 0:09:00
Jeff Jarrett is out with the guitar. He winds up and KABONGS THE SANDMAN. But it looks like he was aiming for Scott Steiner. Scott Steiner swings the pipe but Jarrett snatches it from him. Jarrett is going to go after Steiner but Jarrett turns the pipe and works over the Sandman with it. Jarrett tosses Steiner the pipe. Don't tell me those two are working togehter. Jeff Jarrett hits the stroke on the Sandman onto a steel chair. Steiner is meanwhile working over Disco in the corner with that pipe. Jeff Jarrett has Sandman and DDT. Jarrett then grabs the guitar handle and jams it into the throat of Van Hammer. Steiner and Jarrett are working as a team. Smooth is back up. Smooth splashes the Sandman and then peals him off the canvas. Over the top rope goes the Sandman.
x Smooth threw out Sandman in 0:09:39
Smooth rushes at Steiner but gets piped in the gut. Smooth move Smooth. Jeff Jarrett is working over the knees of Smooth. Scott Steiner is pummeling poor Disco with one hand and holding his pipe nearby in another. Jarrett locks the figure-four on M.I Smooth. The clock is winding down:10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
x Too Cold Scorpio entered at 0:10:00
Here comes Too Cold. Too Cold hits a spinwheel kick on Van Hammer and is working over the Road Dogg with punches and kicks. Too Cold goes for a crossbody on Scott Steiner but Steiner pipes him in the gut as Scorpio come in. Damn. If Steiner doesn't get that pipe taken away soon he may be your winner. Steiner now locks the Steiner Recliner on Disco Inferno with the pipe. Disco is gagging and Steiner releases the hold. Only to drive that pipe into the back of Disco numerous times. M.I Smooth reverses the Figure-four and powers out. He is limping but he hits a clothesline on Jarrett. M.I. Smooth then goes for a Vader Attack but Steiner uses his trusty pipe to his advantage again. M.I. Smooth is getting choked out with that pipe in the corner. Road Dogg is back up. Road Dogg mounts Steiners back and Road Dogg has his bandanna which he is choking Scott Steiner with. Steiner kicks Road Dogg low backwards. The Road Dogg has been neutered so to speak. Scott Steiner then whacks Road Dogg over the shoulder with the pipe. Countdown:5-4-3-2-1.
x Alex Wright entered at 0:11:00
Alex Wright enters the ring. He dances. He hits a spinning leg lariat on Scorpio. He then tosses Scorpio.
x A. Wright threw out Scorpio in 0:11:12
Alex Wright then comes face to face with Scott Steiner. Alex Wright panics and runs around the ring but Scott Steiner swings the pipe at him. Alex Wright throws powder in the eyes of Scott Steiner. Jeff Jarrett jumps Alex Wright from behind. Steiner wipes the powder from his eyes. Jarrett holds Wright while Steiner kicks him. Disco Inferno meanwhile grabs Steiner's pipe. Disco has the pipe. He swings widley but trips and falls on his face. Road Dogg grabs the pipe and hits Steiner in the face with it. The Road Dogg now throws the pipe to the outside where the pipe breaks. Road Dogg with is jukein' and jivin'. Clock:5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzz
x Chris Candido entered at 0:12:00
Here comes Chris Candido. Candido is going after Smooth. Candido goes for a crossbody but Smooth plucks him out of the air and bodyslams him. Road Dogg is alternating jabs on Steiner and Jarrett. Road Dogg now clotheslines Jarrett down but gets clotheslined by Steiner. Steiner kisses his bicep and drops an elbow on Road Dogg. Meanwhile Van Hammer hits the Flashback(snap spinebuster) on Disco Inferno. Smooth rushes at Candido but Candido moves and Smooth hits the pole. Alex Wright fires a spinning leg lariat at Scott Steiner no Steiner catches him and slams him down. Chris Candido is ringing out the arm of Smooth and some chops that get no sold. Smooth with a headbutt and he whips Candido in. Vader Attack from Smooth. Scott Steiner hits a rolling thunder suplex on Van Hammer and locks in the Steiner Recliner. Jeff Jarrett is kicking Hammer in face while he is in the Recliner. Smooth misses an elbowdrop. Candido locks in a cross-armbreaker. Smooth's arm is on the verge of tearing. The clock is winding down:10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
x Shane Douglas entered at 0:13:00
Here comes Chris Candido's fellow triple threat team mate Shane Douglas. Shane Douglas enters the ring and kicks M.I. Smooth's injured arm. Smooth is powering out of the armbar. Smooth lifts Candido up and One-armed powerbomb. Smooth is holding his arm and Shane Douglas drives a knee into the elbow of Smooth. That could shatter the arm. Candido and Douglas hit a double chop on Smooth. Meanwhile Hammer is laying facedown from the Recliner. Jarrett and Scott Steiner stomp poor Disco into a pile of dust(well not exactly). Alex Wright grabs a piece of shattered guitar and jabs Jarrett with it. Jarrett is down on all fours and Alex vaults off the back and hits a dropkick on Scott Steiner. Steiner no-sells it but Alex ducks a corner charge and dropkicks Steiner in the small of the back. Road Dogg and Alex Wright are double teaming Steiner in the corner but Steiner no-sells it all and a double coconut smash. Meanwhile Smooth ducks a double clothesline from Douglas and Candido and come up with one of his own. Smooth then tries to chuck out Disco but Disco is shaking so bad that Smooth can't get a good hold on him. 5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzz
x The Ultimate Warrior entered at 0:14:00
ITS THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR. Steiner and Jarrett rush at Warrior. Warrior ducks a double-clothesline and hits Jarrett and Steiner with a double clothesline of his own. Candido dropkicks Warrior but just stares at him. Warrior now with a clothesline to Candido. Clothesline to Alex Wright. Clothesline to Smooth. Clothesline to Disco. Clothesline to Road Dogg. Clothesline to Shane Douglas. Warrior is now shaking the ropes. Warrior lifts of Chris Candido. He goes to gorill press him over the top but just drops him down on his face in the ring. Warrior then hits a shoulderblock to Disco which had a sickening thud to it. Warrior hits a jumping shoulderblock to Alex Wright. Shane Douglas grabs Warrior and hits the Pittsburg Plunge but Warrior pops right back up. No-Sell. Shane nearly shits his pants and gets clotheslined down. Jeff Jarrett meanwhile had another guitar under the ring. He busts it over the head of the Warrior but Warrior just stands their. HUGE CLOTHESLINE. Timer:5-4-3-2-1.
x Brian Lee entered at 0:15:00
The Warrior is pounding on Chris Candido. Brian Lee grabs Warrior and PRIME TIME SLAM(Choke Slam). The Warrior is down. The Triple Threat(Lee, Candido, and Douglas) do an NWO beatdown on Warrior. But Warrior pops up when they turn around. Clotheslines for all. Scott Steiner and the Warrior knock each other down with a double clothesline however. Meanwhile Road Dogg is peppering away at Smooth with punches. Jab. Jab. Jab. The clock is ticking down:5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzzz.
x Sid Vicious entered at 0:16:00
and The crowd pops when Sid comes out. This is Sid's first match since January 2001 when he injured his leg at WCW SIN. Disco Inferno is the matches desiginated whipping boy so he gets power bombed by Sid. Van Hammer gets plucked up out of the air and choke slammed. Double Clothesline to Douglas and Lee. big boot to Candido. Sid and Scott Steiner are having a staredown. In the background Road Dogg shoves out smooth.
x J. James threw out Smooth after a facerake in 0:16:18
Steiner and Sid are trading blows. Steiner goes for a belly-to-belly suplex but Sid blocks it and choke slams Steiner. Sid now grabs Jeff Jarrett and attempts to push him out but Jarrett blocks it. Sid doesn't do it but opts for a powerslam. Ultimate Warrior now rockets off of Sid with a shoulder block. No-Sell. I think the loser will be the person who sells first. Sid and Warrior hit each other with the double shoulderblock. Both men remain immobile. They do the Hogan-Warrior criss-cross from Rumble 1990 with Sid playing Hogan and Warrior playing well Warrior. SID AND WARRIOR KNOCK HEADS. Alex Wright hits the Berlin Drop(Hangman's Neckbreaker) on Road Dogg and then pauses to the dance. The timer is up:5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzz
x Super Crazy entered at 0:17:00
Here comes the Extreme Luchadore Super Crazy. He springs off and hits Brian Lee with a missile dropkick. Sid meanwhile is up and Super Crazy dropkicks Van Hammer into Sid. Sid picks up Van Hammer and Choke Slam over the top and to the floor. Van Hammer has been eliminated.
x Sid threw out Van Hammer in 0:17:09
Alex Wright and Disco Inferno are going at it in the corner. THE DANCING FOOLS EXPLODE. Chops and more chops. Sid hits a double choke slam on Shane Douglas and Chris Candido. Warrior hits a clothesline on Brian Lee. Super Crazy hits a flying thesz press onto Scott Steiner. The timer is going again:5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzz.
x Norman Smiley entered at 0:18:00
Norman Smiley has the perfect number. 20. He is the freshest man in this match. Norman is taking his time. Meanwhile Alex Wright frankensteiners Road Dogg over the ropes. Alex hangs on and Road Dogg crashes to the outside. Road Dogg is eliminated.
x A. Wright threw out J. James after a Frankensteiner in 0:18:17
Norman enters the ring and brawls with fellow European Alex Wright. Norman now hits a spinning bodyslam. Norman now with the big wiggle. Norman turns around right into a boot from Sid. So much for that bit of offense. Ultimate Warrior hits a clothesline, a jumping shoulderblock, a gorrilla press drop, and a big splash on Jeff Jarrett. Warrior is now raising the roof. Scott Steiner low blows Warrior from behind. The Triple Threat hits a triple clothesline onto Warrior. Lee and Douglas lift Warrior up. Double Suplex with Candido coming off the top with a crossbody. Scott Steiner now picks up Warrior and T-Bone Suplex. Warrior may be done. Chris Candido places Warrior on the top rope. Blond Bombshell(Top-Rope Frankensteiner). Warrior no-sells that punishment. Disco is over from Wright no Disco hangs onto the ropes. Warrior hits a right hand on Candido. Alex Wright catches Warrior with a jumping elbow trust and Warrior falls over the ropes. Disco had those ropes pulled down to prevent him from falling to the outside.
x A. Wright threw out U. Warrior after a jumping elbow thrust and Disco Inferno inadvertently pulling down the ropes in 0:19:00
Disco is back in. He realizes what happened and hes like. YES YES. I Eliminated the Warrior. Disco is dancing but Alex is poised behind him. Alex Wright hits a backbrain high knee and Disco faints and falls over the ropes. Disco is out.
x A. Wright threw out D. Inferno in 0:19:15
Alex Wright goes to the attack on Sid but Sid shrugs it off and a massive clothesline. Sid attempts to push Alex out but Alex throws some powder into the face of Sid. Alex had more powder from when he blinded Steiner earlier. Alex now with some european uppercuts and Sid is just standing their. Brian Lee holds Norman Smiley and Chris Candido goes for a dropkick but Smiley ducks and Candido hits Lee. Now we have a shoving match. Lee with some punches. Shane Douglas attempts to be the peacemaker but he gives shoved away. Prime Time Slam no countered with a rana. Norman now jumps Sid and Norman Conquest. I think Sid is a little to big Norman. Sure enough Sid throws Norman off. Candido is going for the Blond Bombshell. BUT BRIAN LEE COUNTERS WITH A TOP-ROPE PRIME TIME SLAM. Candido is dead. Get the hearse. Get the pallbearers. Shane Douglas meanwhile hits a Pittsburg plunge on Norman Smiley and Norman is pretty much dead weight waiting to be tossed out. Brian Lee now hits a big boot on Super Crazy. Brian Lee picks up Candido and Another Prime Time Slam. Friends or foes nothing matters. This is about the world title. Sid now picks up Super Crazy and Power Bomb. Sid covers Super Crazy but this is a battle royal. Shane Douglas tries to stop Brian Lee from doing a third Prime Time Slam on Candido but Douglas is caught. DOUBLE PRIME TIME SLAM. Brian Lee then says at their falling forms:"This is for the title and I apologize for what I might have to do to win it." Brian Lee hits Sid with a Prime Time Slam. Sid is barley sells it and he is rolling around the ring. Norman Smiley is peeled off the canvas and PRIME TIME SLAM. Please put the poor guy out of his misery. No need to violate the corpse. Prime Time now bodyslams Candido onto the corner. Brian Lee just nudges Candido out. Candido falls to the floor. Candido is out.
x Lee threw out Candido after a bodyslam in 0:20:42
Brian Lee advances on Alex Wright. Choke. Prime Time Slam no Alex Wright counters with a kick to the groin. Alex Wright now grabs Brian Lee. Belly-to-Belly suplex over the top and to the floor. Brian Lee has been eliminated.
x A. Wright threw out Lee after a belly-to-belly suplex in 0:20:59
Super Crazy and Jeff Jarrett have made to to their senses. Super Crazy hits a spinning leg lariat. Crazy to the bottom rope. Moonsault. Crazy to the second rope. Moonsault. Could Crazy pull off a Trifecta. No Steiner yanks Jarrett out of the way. At the same time Alex Wright kicked Steiner in the head. Jeff Jarrett is up and Jeff Jarrett clotheslines Super Crazy to the outside. Crazy is out.
x Jarrett threw out S. Crazy in 0:22:10
We are down to six. Six remain. Who will become the first ever NAWA world champion. Sid grabs Alex Wright for a power bomb but Alex low blows Sid. Norman Smiley has risen from the dead. dropkick to Sid. Double Dropkick from Smiley and Alex. Steiner and Jarrett are laying a beatdown on the Franchise who is still dazed from that prime time slam earlier. Norman goes for a bulldog as but Sid counters with a back suplex. Sid now picks up Norman and chucks him to the outside.
x Sid threw out Smiley after a back suplex in 0:22:57
We are getting down to the nitty gritty. Five left. One will walk out of the Civic Center as the NAWA world champion. Sid grabs Jeff Jarrett. Power Bomb attempt no Steiner clotheslines Sid. Steiner now with a BRUTAL. Forearm Shot. Steiner grabs brass knuckles and knocks Sid out. Sid is propped up against the ropes and Douglas jumps Steiner in the meantime. Jeff Jarrett pushes Sid out.
x Jarrett threw out Sid in 0:23:18
The final four are Alex Wright, Shane Douglas, Jeff Jarrett, and Scott Steiner. All heels even through Douglas and Wright are recieving defacto face pops because the crowd hates Jarrett and Steiner with a passion. Wait a blasted second. Jarrett, Steiner, and Alex Wright are beating on Douglas three-on-one. Steiner promised Jarrett and Wright some cash if they help him eliminate Douglas and then jump out so Steiner can win the NAWA world title and do what he dreams of trash the belt on WWF television. Well that is if Vince ever signs him. Steiner maybe all talk and all bluff. Steiner goes to hit Douglas with the knuckles but Douglas ducked and Alex got popped. Double kick to the nuts from Douglas. The crowd pops for Shane Douglas and he is suppose to be a bad guy. Shane Douglas picks up Alex Wright and bodyslam. Shane then chucks Alex to the outside.
x Douglas threw out A. Wright after a bodyslam in 0:23:58
Can Douglas do it. He blasts Steiner with clotheslines. Shane Douglas now has the knuckles on his hand. Jeff Jarrett meanwhile is underneath the ring. He has the guitar. Scott Steiner hits a low blow when Douglas attempted for the Pittsburg Plunge. Aw damn. Steiner is holding Douglas. Jarrett swings the guitar and DOUGLAS DUCKS. Steiner gets kabonged. Shane punches Jarrett with the brass knuckles. Shane now clotheslines Steiner out. Two left.
x Douglas threw out S. Steiner in 0:24:32
Jeff Jarrett is begging off. Shane Douglas now hits some clotheslines. No mercy. Belly-to-Belly suplex. Scott Steiner reenters the ring illegally. Shane blasts Steiner with a kick to the gut and a swinging neckbreaker. Shane now clotheslines Steiner out. Jeff Jarrett goes for the Stroke but Douglas slides through and trips Jarrett. HE SENDS JARRETT OUT. Douglas is the champion. But where is the ref. Steiner is faking a hurt knee on the other side of the ring. Good timing from Scott Steiner. Jarrett meanwhile has the blasted ring bell. Douglas is too busy celebrating but the ref did not see the elimination. Jarrett now grabs Douglas. DING. Jarrett is jamming that ring bell into the throat of Shane Douglas. Jarrett hits the stroke to the ring bell. A solid ding is heard. Jarrett now throws out Douglas. JARRETT IS THE NEW NAWA WORLD CHAMPION. He done it all by cheating.
x Jarrett threw out Douglas in 0:25:44
No-Countout-No-DQ-20-Man Luck of the Draw for the vacant NAWA world title
Jeff Jarrett won a 20-man Luck of the Draw Match
Rating: 1/2*
(Jeff Jarrett won the NAWA world title.)
Jarrett has the belt and the microphone.
Jarrett: I won. I got all the stroke. I now have the belt. So next week I will defend the belt against my good friend Scott Steiner...
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat comes out and he is not too pleased.
Steamboat: Jarrett. You will not defend the belt against Scott Steiner. I can't not have the title defended in a match that will probably end with a finger poke of doom tranferring the title from you to Scott Steiner. So Steiner. If you are still signed here for that long and don't get yourself fired or signed up for WWF. You will face Sid on February 10 at NAWA Rage in the Cage. See at Rage in the Cage. All matches will be in a steel cage so you will get locked inside a cage with Sid in a match where you can only win by pinfall or submission. Oh yeah. Double J. Lets not forget you. You will defend your title against the man you just screwed out of it Shane Douglas at Rage in the Cage. Good luck. You may need it.
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Director’s Commentary
So that’s the um first show. Well we all have to start somewhere, I guess. The thing is about this show that I really hate is how much I brought up the then WWF into the storylines. So bush league of me, but live and learn.
The roster was very much leftovers from WCW and ECW. This was before Ring of Honor started and TNA did, and exposed people to a lot of fresh new talent. This is Scotty Anton’s only appearance in the NAWA, I think as a warm body for the battle royal. Or if he did have any matches, he did nothing of note.
The Chris Candido is dead line kind of makes me feel a bit squicky now in hindsight, but I left it in for authenticity.
There were a lot of rumors that Scott Steiner was going to WWF at that time, and this was when NAWA was posted in real time(which lasted about six weeks). In hindsight, I should have just put the belt back on him because he didn’t sign with WWE until October or November. But Jeff Jarrett was a solid champion for the first bit of the company. Of course to say I had a plan for the first year or so of this company might be giving me too much credit.
I tried to clear up some of the more embarrassing grammatical and spelling mistakes, but this show still reeks of thirteen year old e-fed roleplayer stink…which to be fair, I kind of was.
A drinking game for the early NAWA shows is to take a shot of every time I’d be zapped with some kind of trademark infringement lawsuit if this was real You’d have to get your stomach pumped by the end of the show.
There’s a pretty good reason why I only summarize promos now instead of script them out word by word. And this show illustrates that other than a few catchphrases, every single damn wrestler sounds almost the same. Of course, it took me another two and a half years before I finally gave up the ghost.
So that’s the very first NAWA show and the road to the first Pay Per View, Rage in the Cage is beginning.
Be warned, the product in the early years may be a bit raw and not be what you might expect from the New Age Wrestling Alliance of today. And no doubt there are many regrets, especially constant references to the competition in the early days. And stick around after the feature presentation for a brief director’s commentary.
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Voiceover: The WWF is getting cocky. Thinks it is the only show in town. Well a new force has come. The whos who in professional wrestling. THIS IS THE NAWA.
We go to the arena. The first show is from the home base of the NAWA. The civic center in Peoria Illinois. Will this...
The cho-cho-chosen one. Followed by "Cowboy" by Kid Rock and out comes Jeff Jarrett. He is making an unexpected appearance.
Jeff Jarrett: Tonight I have entered in the 20 men luck of the draw NAWA world title battle royal. But that is not why I am out here. The NAWA owner says he is going to hire somebody for the commissioner by the end of tonight. Well. Boss. You might as well give me the title because nobody has the stroke around here like I do.
"Cowboy" by Kid Rock plays and Jeff Jarrett leaves. He wants to be the NAWA commisioner. But will the owner give him the title.
Commentators Joey Styles and Joel Gertner welcome us to the first edition of NAWA Glory.
Coming up next: The fans will throw their weapons to ringside. Because coming up next The Baldies will fight New Jack and Balls Mahoney.
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We see the last of the fans dropping their weapons at ringside. "I'm Bald and homicidal" by NAWA produced plays and out come the Baldies. This feud was one of the bloodiest feuds in Extreme Championship Wrestling.
"Natural Born Killers" by Dr Dre plays and out comes New Jack with a trash can full of plundah and Balls Mahoney with his famous steel chair.
Fans bring the weapons Streetfight:
The Baldies vs. New Jack and Balls Mahoney
The bell rings and we have fists flying. Devito is brawling with Mahoney while New Jack is going to work on Angel with a crutch from his trash can of plundah. Devito busts a lava lamp over the head of Mahoney. Their are two referee's. New Jack has a sickle and he is jamming the sickle into the head of Angel. Angel has sprung a leak. and this is just the first match ever in the NAWA. New Jack grabs a fork but Angel blocks it and kicks New Jack low. Meanwhile Balls breaks a bottle of wine over the head of Devito. Their is wine all over the arena. Angel has some control over New Jack and now Angel is choking New Jack with a piece of rope. Balls Mahoney hits a one man con-chair-to on Devito. Balls then rushed into the ring and pulled off Angel from New Jack. New Jack was about to pass out from that choke. Balls Mahoney hits a bodyslam on Angel. That is the most techinal move in this match. Balls Mahoney now grabs a microwave oven from ringside but Devito enters the ring. Balls shatters the oven over the head of Devito. Angel kicks Balls in the er balls and grabs a cordless drill. ANGEL IS DRILLING AT THE FOREHEAD OF BALLS MAHONEY. Joey Styles screams:OH MY GOD!!!
New Jack is up and he grabs an empty pickle jar. HE SHATTERS IT OVER THE HEAD OF ANGEL. New Jack now has his trusty staple gun. New Jack shoots a staple into the forehead of Angel. All four men are bleeding. New Jack bashes Angel with the garbage can and that sends him to the outside. Meanwhile Balls is back up and Balls and Devito hit a double clothesline on each other. New Jack sets up Angel on a table and New Jack is climbing up a ladder to the balcony area. Balls Mahoney grabs the chair in the ring and swings it at Devito. Devito ducks and URANAGE BOMB. Both men are down. New Jack is 30 feet up in the air. NEW JACK DIVES OFF THE BALCONY ONTO ANGEL THROUGH THE TABLE. The crowd is chanting Holy Sh*t. New Jack litterly dived from the upperbowl onto a prone Angel. He nearly dived from the ceiling in essense. New Jack is holding his stomach but Angel is out cold. In the ring Devito his working over Ball's arm with a piece of crutch. Devito has to pin Mahoney before New Jack makes it back to the ring. New Jack is crawling back to the ring. Devito has a vacuum cleaner. He swings and hits Balls with it.
Devito now drops the vacuum cleaner onto the gut of Balls. Devito now pulls a pair of brass knuckles with little iron spikes on the knuckles. A pair of spiked brass knuckles. Devito rears back and SMACKS Mahoney with them. Blood flies into the front row. New Jack rolls back into the ring. Devito goes for a shot to New Jack but New Jack backdrops him. New Jack is reaching deep into his can o' plundah. A coil of barbed wire. New Jack rushes at Devito and hits him in the face with the coiled wire. New Jack now is wrapping the wire around the face of Devito. What good is that going to do. New Jack then grabs a bottle of jack daniels from ringside. New Jack pops the top and takes a swig. He then spits it out and says THIS BEER TASTES OLD. He then breaks the bottle over the skull of Devito. Their is a little piece of glass stuck in Devito's forehead after that shot. The Barbed wire has cut deep into Devito's face. Devito is wearing a crimson mask. Angel has meanwhile rolled back into the ring.
New Jack is carving the glass into the face of Devito. He doesn't see Angel. Angel has something in his hand. ANGEL TOSSES POWDER IN THE EYES OF NEW JACK. Angel then breaks a picture frame over the head of the original ganster. Angel tastes victory. He covers New Jack. One, Two, Thr...Balls chairs Angel to break the pin. Devito is back up and he rushes at Balls but gets a chair to the face. A shower of blood goes upward and lands in the ring. This is not for the weak-stomached. New Jack now grabs a guitar and KABONGS Angel. Balls scoops up Angel and Nutcracker Suite on the chair. New Jack hits Devito in the throat with the handle of the guitar that New Jack just broken causing him to fall to ringside. Cover:One, Two, Three. Balls and New Jack win.
No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Match
Balls Mahoney and New Jack defeated The Baldies when B. Mahoney pinned Angel with the Nutcracker Suite in 0:07:54.
Rating: *
All four men have crimson masks. No doubt that this match is wait a minute. Scott Steiner is running out with his trusty pipe. He nails New Jack and Balls. He then hits Angel and Devito as well. Scott Steiner now demands a microphone.
Scott Steiner: Well. I am back on cable TV. But I won't be in this stinking bush league promotion much longer. Because Vince McMahon will come to his senses and sign me. But I will do something for Vince tonight. I will win the NAWA world title and take it on WWF tv and trash it. I don't care who I have to kill to win the title. All those b*stards will fall in the defeat. I will become champion then I will spit on the belt and trash it on WWF TV.
The sirens play and Scott Steiner is leaving the ringside area. He almost hits a fan. This guy is a violent loose cannon.
Coming up next: The new commisioner will be revealed.
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We see NAWA PPV co-announcer Cyrus in the ring.
Cyrus: Ladies and Gentlemen. It is my honor to introduce you to the NAWA commissioner. He will be able to defend himself against attacks. Let’s give it up for Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat!
What? Here comes Ricky Steamboat. He has a microphone
Ricky Steamboat: The Dragon is back am back and better than ever. But let me clear up one thing. I am not going to wrestle as long as I am commissioner. I have a contract that says I can't wrestle. I made sure so I don't feel tempted to give myself a world title shot. and....
"Cowboy" by Kid Rock plays and out walks a pissed off Jeff Jarrett.
Jeff Jarrett: Steamboat! I don't know who you think you are. I have all the stroke in the NAWA. Just hand me the world title right now and get it done and over with.
Steamboat: Well Jarrett. I will hand you the world title....if you win the 20 man luck of the draw match tonight. I think you better rest off because there are 19 other hungry competitors and they want to become the first ever NAWA world champion.
Steamboat's music starts back up and Jeff Jarrett is protesting. We then go to
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Next up is the Luck of the Draw Battle royal to crown the first NAWA world champion. two men will start. Every minute there will be a new wrestler until all twenty man have come out. Then the last man in the ring will be the first ever NAWA world champion.
"Enter The Sandman" by Metallica plays and out walks The Sandman. Sandman drew number 1 for this match. The Sandman has a brew and his trusty Singapore cane. Sandman slugs the beer then whacks it out of the ring with his Singapore cane.
"Wild Thing" plays and out comes Marc Mero.
Luck of the Draw Battle royal
The bell rings. Sandman and Mero are trading fists. Sandman attempts to push Mero out but Mero blocks it. Running Kneelift. Mero goes for a dropkick but Sandman takes a half a step back and Mero crashes and burns. Sandman then slides to the outside and goes underneath the ring. Sandman slides a table and a steel ladder into the ring. Sandman then grabs his singapore cane. He swings it at Mero but Mero ducks it. Mero then with a clothesline. Mero now is propping up the table in the corner. Mero whips Sandman in but Sandman stops short and comes back with an elbowsmash. Sandman now goes for a White Russian Legsweep but Mero grabs onto the ropes. The countdown is down to 10-9-Mero jabs the cane into the stomach of the sandman-8-7-6-Mero hits Sandman over the back with the cane-5-4-3-2-Mero hits a dropkick to the face-1. BZZZ
x Steve Williams entered at 0:01:00
Here comes Doctor Death. Williams hits a double lariat on both the Sandman and Mero. Williams picks up the cane and goes after Sandman but Sandman ducks. WHITE RUSSIAN LEGSWEEP. Thats his move. Sandman now picks up the cane and BREAKS it over the back of Marc Mero. The cane is snapped in half. Sandman grabs half of the cane and his jabbing it into the gut and arm of Marc Mero. Doctor Death is behind and Doctor Death picks up the other half. Half of a singapore cane between the legs. Doctor Death sets up the steel ladder that Sandman brings into the ring earlier. The ladder is propped up into the corner. Doctor Death with a gutwrench. DOCTOR BOMB INTO THE LADDER ON THE SANDMAN. Might as well getr the bodybag. Doctor Death now grabs Mero. BACKDROP DRIVER. That is unheard of in North America. Doctor Death is the master of it. Doctor Death is pealing Mero off the canvas but Mero refuses to go over. Mero is almost over no Mero falls back onto the ring apron and rolls back into the ring. The countdown is on the screen again:10-9-Doctor Death is working over Sandman with half of a singapore cane-8-7-6-5-4-3-Doctor Death kicks Sandman in the ribs-2-Doctor Death lariats Mero but Mero falls between the ropes-1. BZZZ
x Jesse James entered at 0:02:00
OH YOU DIDN'T KNOW. Your ass better call somebody. The Road Dogg Jesse James runs out and starts trading fists with Doctor Death. Mero meanwhile is trying to climb to the top rope. Flying Axhandle to the Sandman. Mero now climbs for maybe a Merosault. Meanwhile Road Dogg hits the crazy legs kneedrop on Doctor Death. Mero misses the Sandman. Wait a minute. That ring attendent handed Sandman another singapore cane. What in the....SANDMAN CRACKS MERO OVER THE HEAD WITH THE CANE. Mero falls over the top rope and is eliminated.
x Sandman knocked Mero over the ropes with a singapore cane shot in 0:02:28
Well Mero tried but his chances of becoming NAWA champion are up in smoke. Sandman now clotheslines both Road Dogg and Doctor Death with the Cane. Sandman now sets up Doctor Death on the table he brought in earlier. Sandman takes Road Dogg to the top. TOP-ROPE DDT TO THE ROAD DOGG, ONTO DOCTOR DEATH, and THROUGH THE TABLE. The table is broken and so may be the other three men in the ring. The clock is widing down but all three men in this match are down:10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzzz.
x M.I. Smooth entered at 0:03:00
Smooth comes out. This 300 plus pounder and three men are down. Smooth Splash to Sandman. Smooth is just picking up the pieces. Running Sitdown to Road Dogg. Elbowdrop to Doctor Death. Another. Smooth whips Sandman into the corner but Sandman kicks Smooth in the head when he goes for a avalanche. Sandman now grabs a piece of that shattered table. Sandman throws the table piece at Smooth and headbutts it in his face. Sandman is busted open. Sandman now legdrops the table piece into the face of Smooth. Doctor Death and Road Dogg are both getting up and Sandman detaches a table leg. He jams the table leg into the throat of Road Dogg. He jams it into the midsection of Doctor Death and whacks it over the back. That is solid steel folks. Sandman now slides to the outside. He goes underneath the ring and finds a bottle of beer left over from the fans bring the weapons match. Sandman pops the top and sits on the top turnbuckle. Sandman is enjoying a beer in the middle of a battle royal. The clock is winding down:10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzz.
x Sabu entered at 0:04:00
HERES SABU. Sabu has some barbed wire in his hand and Sandman is finishing drinking his booze. Sandman then jumps down and swings the bottle at Sabu. Sabu ducks and dropkicks Sandman. Sabu then rolls to the outside. Sabu has a chair. Arabian Facebuster to the Sandman. Road Dogg is up and rushes at Sabu but Sabu ducks the charge and drop toeholds Dogg onto the chair. Smooth rushes at Sabu but Sabu ducks. Dropkick to the knee. Doctor Death grabs Sabu and goes for a backdrop driver but Sabu flips over and lands on his feet. Jumping Double Axhandle to the back of the head. Sandman is grabbing his cane and is wrapping it in the barbed wire Sabu brought into the ring. Meanwhile Sabu springs off the chair. AIR SABU to Doctor Death, Smooth, and Road Dogg. The force wasn't enough to take anybody over the top but Road Dogg rolls to the floor. The clock is ticking down again:10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzz
x Van Hammer entered at 0:05:00
Here comes Van Hammer. Van Hammer rushes at Road Dogg at ringside but collides with the post. Sabu meanwhile goes under the rope. Smart move. If he went over and he did this he would have been eliminated. SPRINGBOARD ASAI MOONSAULT TO ROAD DOGG AND VAN HAMMER. Smooth rushes at Doctor Death but Doctor Death ducks and full nelson slam. What power by Doctor Death. Sandman has been in their the longest. Sandman has finished wrapping that cane in barbed wire. Sandman now swings at Doctor Death but Doctor death ducks. Lariat from Doctor Death. Sabu meanwhile is on the ring apron. SPRINGBOARD DROPKICK. Sabu is going up again. He is on the second rope. He flies off onto Sandman but SANDMAN WHACKS SABU IN THE FACE WITH THE CANE WRAPPED IN BARBED WIRE. Sabu is cut up and busted wide open with just one shot. Sabu is reaching deep into his tights. A roll of tape. Sabu then grabs The Road Dogg's bandanna and is wiping the spilled blood from his face. Sabu now is tapping tape on wearever their is cuts on his face. Sandman is trading blows with doctor death. Smooth is up and he blasts Sandman and Williams with a double clothesline. The clock is up again:10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzz
x Scotty Anton entered at 0:06:00
Here comes Scotty Anton. He cheapshots the Road Dogg who is still down at ringside but still in this match. Scotty Anton then throws Van Hammer arm first into the stairs. Scotty Anton casually rolls into the ring and Smooth hits a vader attack on Anton. Smooth has everybody down. Sandman has a lighter. HE SETS HIS BARBED WIRE WRAPPED CANE ON FIRE. Turn around Smooth. WHACK TO THE FACE. Sandman hits Sabu. Sandman hits Anton. Sandman hits Doctor Death. Road Dogg rolls back in and gets it by Sandman. Van Hammer gets the same treatment. Sandman now drops a leg on each man and rolls to the outside. He is tossed a bud weiser by a fan. Sandman is going for another mid-match brew. Sandman pops open the brew and no Sabu jumps Sandman. Sabu causes the Sandman to spill his beer. THIS CAUSES THE SANDMAN TO SNAP. Sandman is unloading on Sabu with punches, kicks, and slaps. Sandman says: PAY THE PRICE FOR SPILLING MY BEER MOTHER(Mute). Sandman grabs the now spilled and empty beer can. SANDMAN CRUSHES THE CAN ON THE FACE OF SABU. The clock is going:5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzz
x Disco Inferno entered at 0:07:00
Sandman clotheslines Sabu out of the ring. Sabu is eliminated.
x Sandman clotheslined out Sabu in 0:07:01
Disco approaches the ring slowly. He would rather dance I have a feeling. Disco dances as Doctor Death and the Sandman trade blows. Road Dogg is up and he is behind Disco. Road Dogg messes up Disco's hair from behind. The vile fiend. Disco then drops to his knees in a Ric Flair beg off but Road Dogg fires off the punches. Sandman kicks Doctor Death in the head as Doctor Death attempted a splash. Sandman then gets up and pushes Doctor Death out.
x Sandman threw out S. Williams after a kick to the head in 0:07:35
Road Dogg and Disco are going at it. Sandman is on the second rope watching the action. Smooth and Scotty Anton are going at it. Van Hammer is hiding behind a broken piece of table and resting from that asai moonsault earlier. Smooth powerslams Scotty Anton and hits him with a Smooth Splash. 5-4-3-2-1. bzzzz
x Scott Steiner entered at 0:08:00
You can hear the boos. Scott Steiner is out with his trusty pipe. Sandman jumps off the buckle and goes after Steiner but Pipe to the gut. Scott Steiner is now choking Sandman with the pipe. Smooth meanwhile hits a second smooth splash. Scott Steiner jabs the pipe into the gut of Disco Inferno and whacks Road Dogg with it. As long as Steiner has that pipe he will be unstopable. Smooth chucks Scotty Anton out at the same time as Scott Steiner whacks Van Hammer with the pipe.
x Smooth threw out Scotty Anton in 0:08:23
Steiner with a pipe shot to the back of Smooth. Scott Steiner is like a shark. Homing in on everybody with that weapon. Disco now the pipe driven into his groin and Steiner is attemting to snap the leg of Van Hammer with that pipe. Sandman grabs his singapore cane but Steiner whacks him in the knee. Steiner is not going to be stopped unless somebody gets that pipe away from him. The clock is going:10-9-8-Shot to the head with the pipe from Steiner to Road Dogg-7-6-5-4-3-2-Sandman gets the pipe jammed into his gut-1.
x Jeff Jarrett entered at 0:09:00
Jeff Jarrett is out with the guitar. He winds up and KABONGS THE SANDMAN. But it looks like he was aiming for Scott Steiner. Scott Steiner swings the pipe but Jarrett snatches it from him. Jarrett is going to go after Steiner but Jarrett turns the pipe and works over the Sandman with it. Jarrett tosses Steiner the pipe. Don't tell me those two are working togehter. Jeff Jarrett hits the stroke on the Sandman onto a steel chair. Steiner is meanwhile working over Disco in the corner with that pipe. Jeff Jarrett has Sandman and DDT. Jarrett then grabs the guitar handle and jams it into the throat of Van Hammer. Steiner and Jarrett are working as a team. Smooth is back up. Smooth splashes the Sandman and then peals him off the canvas. Over the top rope goes the Sandman.
x Smooth threw out Sandman in 0:09:39
Smooth rushes at Steiner but gets piped in the gut. Smooth move Smooth. Jeff Jarrett is working over the knees of Smooth. Scott Steiner is pummeling poor Disco with one hand and holding his pipe nearby in another. Jarrett locks the figure-four on M.I Smooth. The clock is winding down:10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
x Too Cold Scorpio entered at 0:10:00
Here comes Too Cold. Too Cold hits a spinwheel kick on Van Hammer and is working over the Road Dogg with punches and kicks. Too Cold goes for a crossbody on Scott Steiner but Steiner pipes him in the gut as Scorpio come in. Damn. If Steiner doesn't get that pipe taken away soon he may be your winner. Steiner now locks the Steiner Recliner on Disco Inferno with the pipe. Disco is gagging and Steiner releases the hold. Only to drive that pipe into the back of Disco numerous times. M.I Smooth reverses the Figure-four and powers out. He is limping but he hits a clothesline on Jarrett. M.I. Smooth then goes for a Vader Attack but Steiner uses his trusty pipe to his advantage again. M.I. Smooth is getting choked out with that pipe in the corner. Road Dogg is back up. Road Dogg mounts Steiners back and Road Dogg has his bandanna which he is choking Scott Steiner with. Steiner kicks Road Dogg low backwards. The Road Dogg has been neutered so to speak. Scott Steiner then whacks Road Dogg over the shoulder with the pipe. Countdown:5-4-3-2-1.
x Alex Wright entered at 0:11:00
Alex Wright enters the ring. He dances. He hits a spinning leg lariat on Scorpio. He then tosses Scorpio.
x A. Wright threw out Scorpio in 0:11:12
Alex Wright then comes face to face with Scott Steiner. Alex Wright panics and runs around the ring but Scott Steiner swings the pipe at him. Alex Wright throws powder in the eyes of Scott Steiner. Jeff Jarrett jumps Alex Wright from behind. Steiner wipes the powder from his eyes. Jarrett holds Wright while Steiner kicks him. Disco Inferno meanwhile grabs Steiner's pipe. Disco has the pipe. He swings widley but trips and falls on his face. Road Dogg grabs the pipe and hits Steiner in the face with it. The Road Dogg now throws the pipe to the outside where the pipe breaks. Road Dogg with is jukein' and jivin'. Clock:5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzz
x Chris Candido entered at 0:12:00
Here comes Chris Candido. Candido is going after Smooth. Candido goes for a crossbody but Smooth plucks him out of the air and bodyslams him. Road Dogg is alternating jabs on Steiner and Jarrett. Road Dogg now clotheslines Jarrett down but gets clotheslined by Steiner. Steiner kisses his bicep and drops an elbow on Road Dogg. Meanwhile Van Hammer hits the Flashback(snap spinebuster) on Disco Inferno. Smooth rushes at Candido but Candido moves and Smooth hits the pole. Alex Wright fires a spinning leg lariat at Scott Steiner no Steiner catches him and slams him down. Chris Candido is ringing out the arm of Smooth and some chops that get no sold. Smooth with a headbutt and he whips Candido in. Vader Attack from Smooth. Scott Steiner hits a rolling thunder suplex on Van Hammer and locks in the Steiner Recliner. Jeff Jarrett is kicking Hammer in face while he is in the Recliner. Smooth misses an elbowdrop. Candido locks in a cross-armbreaker. Smooth's arm is on the verge of tearing. The clock is winding down:10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
x Shane Douglas entered at 0:13:00
Here comes Chris Candido's fellow triple threat team mate Shane Douglas. Shane Douglas enters the ring and kicks M.I. Smooth's injured arm. Smooth is powering out of the armbar. Smooth lifts Candido up and One-armed powerbomb. Smooth is holding his arm and Shane Douglas drives a knee into the elbow of Smooth. That could shatter the arm. Candido and Douglas hit a double chop on Smooth. Meanwhile Hammer is laying facedown from the Recliner. Jarrett and Scott Steiner stomp poor Disco into a pile of dust(well not exactly). Alex Wright grabs a piece of shattered guitar and jabs Jarrett with it. Jarrett is down on all fours and Alex vaults off the back and hits a dropkick on Scott Steiner. Steiner no-sells it but Alex ducks a corner charge and dropkicks Steiner in the small of the back. Road Dogg and Alex Wright are double teaming Steiner in the corner but Steiner no-sells it all and a double coconut smash. Meanwhile Smooth ducks a double clothesline from Douglas and Candido and come up with one of his own. Smooth then tries to chuck out Disco but Disco is shaking so bad that Smooth can't get a good hold on him. 5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzz
x The Ultimate Warrior entered at 0:14:00
ITS THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR. Steiner and Jarrett rush at Warrior. Warrior ducks a double-clothesline and hits Jarrett and Steiner with a double clothesline of his own. Candido dropkicks Warrior but just stares at him. Warrior now with a clothesline to Candido. Clothesline to Alex Wright. Clothesline to Smooth. Clothesline to Disco. Clothesline to Road Dogg. Clothesline to Shane Douglas. Warrior is now shaking the ropes. Warrior lifts of Chris Candido. He goes to gorill press him over the top but just drops him down on his face in the ring. Warrior then hits a shoulderblock to Disco which had a sickening thud to it. Warrior hits a jumping shoulderblock to Alex Wright. Shane Douglas grabs Warrior and hits the Pittsburg Plunge but Warrior pops right back up. No-Sell. Shane nearly shits his pants and gets clotheslined down. Jeff Jarrett meanwhile had another guitar under the ring. He busts it over the head of the Warrior but Warrior just stands their. HUGE CLOTHESLINE. Timer:5-4-3-2-1.
x Brian Lee entered at 0:15:00
The Warrior is pounding on Chris Candido. Brian Lee grabs Warrior and PRIME TIME SLAM(Choke Slam). The Warrior is down. The Triple Threat(Lee, Candido, and Douglas) do an NWO beatdown on Warrior. But Warrior pops up when they turn around. Clotheslines for all. Scott Steiner and the Warrior knock each other down with a double clothesline however. Meanwhile Road Dogg is peppering away at Smooth with punches. Jab. Jab. Jab. The clock is ticking down:5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzzz.
x Sid Vicious entered at 0:16:00
and The crowd pops when Sid comes out. This is Sid's first match since January 2001 when he injured his leg at WCW SIN. Disco Inferno is the matches desiginated whipping boy so he gets power bombed by Sid. Van Hammer gets plucked up out of the air and choke slammed. Double Clothesline to Douglas and Lee. big boot to Candido. Sid and Scott Steiner are having a staredown. In the background Road Dogg shoves out smooth.
x J. James threw out Smooth after a facerake in 0:16:18
Steiner and Sid are trading blows. Steiner goes for a belly-to-belly suplex but Sid blocks it and choke slams Steiner. Sid now grabs Jeff Jarrett and attempts to push him out but Jarrett blocks it. Sid doesn't do it but opts for a powerslam. Ultimate Warrior now rockets off of Sid with a shoulder block. No-Sell. I think the loser will be the person who sells first. Sid and Warrior hit each other with the double shoulderblock. Both men remain immobile. They do the Hogan-Warrior criss-cross from Rumble 1990 with Sid playing Hogan and Warrior playing well Warrior. SID AND WARRIOR KNOCK HEADS. Alex Wright hits the Berlin Drop(Hangman's Neckbreaker) on Road Dogg and then pauses to the dance. The timer is up:5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzz
x Super Crazy entered at 0:17:00
Here comes the Extreme Luchadore Super Crazy. He springs off and hits Brian Lee with a missile dropkick. Sid meanwhile is up and Super Crazy dropkicks Van Hammer into Sid. Sid picks up Van Hammer and Choke Slam over the top and to the floor. Van Hammer has been eliminated.
x Sid threw out Van Hammer in 0:17:09
Alex Wright and Disco Inferno are going at it in the corner. THE DANCING FOOLS EXPLODE. Chops and more chops. Sid hits a double choke slam on Shane Douglas and Chris Candido. Warrior hits a clothesline on Brian Lee. Super Crazy hits a flying thesz press onto Scott Steiner. The timer is going again:5-4-3-2-1. Bzzzz.
x Norman Smiley entered at 0:18:00
Norman Smiley has the perfect number. 20. He is the freshest man in this match. Norman is taking his time. Meanwhile Alex Wright frankensteiners Road Dogg over the ropes. Alex hangs on and Road Dogg crashes to the outside. Road Dogg is eliminated.
x A. Wright threw out J. James after a Frankensteiner in 0:18:17
Norman enters the ring and brawls with fellow European Alex Wright. Norman now hits a spinning bodyslam. Norman now with the big wiggle. Norman turns around right into a boot from Sid. So much for that bit of offense. Ultimate Warrior hits a clothesline, a jumping shoulderblock, a gorrilla press drop, and a big splash on Jeff Jarrett. Warrior is now raising the roof. Scott Steiner low blows Warrior from behind. The Triple Threat hits a triple clothesline onto Warrior. Lee and Douglas lift Warrior up. Double Suplex with Candido coming off the top with a crossbody. Scott Steiner now picks up Warrior and T-Bone Suplex. Warrior may be done. Chris Candido places Warrior on the top rope. Blond Bombshell(Top-Rope Frankensteiner). Warrior no-sells that punishment. Disco is over from Wright no Disco hangs onto the ropes. Warrior hits a right hand on Candido. Alex Wright catches Warrior with a jumping elbow trust and Warrior falls over the ropes. Disco had those ropes pulled down to prevent him from falling to the outside.
x A. Wright threw out U. Warrior after a jumping elbow thrust and Disco Inferno inadvertently pulling down the ropes in 0:19:00
Disco is back in. He realizes what happened and hes like. YES YES. I Eliminated the Warrior. Disco is dancing but Alex is poised behind him. Alex Wright hits a backbrain high knee and Disco faints and falls over the ropes. Disco is out.
x A. Wright threw out D. Inferno in 0:19:15
Alex Wright goes to the attack on Sid but Sid shrugs it off and a massive clothesline. Sid attempts to push Alex out but Alex throws some powder into the face of Sid. Alex had more powder from when he blinded Steiner earlier. Alex now with some european uppercuts and Sid is just standing their. Brian Lee holds Norman Smiley and Chris Candido goes for a dropkick but Smiley ducks and Candido hits Lee. Now we have a shoving match. Lee with some punches. Shane Douglas attempts to be the peacemaker but he gives shoved away. Prime Time Slam no countered with a rana. Norman now jumps Sid and Norman Conquest. I think Sid is a little to big Norman. Sure enough Sid throws Norman off. Candido is going for the Blond Bombshell. BUT BRIAN LEE COUNTERS WITH A TOP-ROPE PRIME TIME SLAM. Candido is dead. Get the hearse. Get the pallbearers. Shane Douglas meanwhile hits a Pittsburg plunge on Norman Smiley and Norman is pretty much dead weight waiting to be tossed out. Brian Lee now hits a big boot on Super Crazy. Brian Lee picks up Candido and Another Prime Time Slam. Friends or foes nothing matters. This is about the world title. Sid now picks up Super Crazy and Power Bomb. Sid covers Super Crazy but this is a battle royal. Shane Douglas tries to stop Brian Lee from doing a third Prime Time Slam on Candido but Douglas is caught. DOUBLE PRIME TIME SLAM. Brian Lee then says at their falling forms:"This is for the title and I apologize for what I might have to do to win it." Brian Lee hits Sid with a Prime Time Slam. Sid is barley sells it and he is rolling around the ring. Norman Smiley is peeled off the canvas and PRIME TIME SLAM. Please put the poor guy out of his misery. No need to violate the corpse. Prime Time now bodyslams Candido onto the corner. Brian Lee just nudges Candido out. Candido falls to the floor. Candido is out.
x Lee threw out Candido after a bodyslam in 0:20:42
Brian Lee advances on Alex Wright. Choke. Prime Time Slam no Alex Wright counters with a kick to the groin. Alex Wright now grabs Brian Lee. Belly-to-Belly suplex over the top and to the floor. Brian Lee has been eliminated.
x A. Wright threw out Lee after a belly-to-belly suplex in 0:20:59
Super Crazy and Jeff Jarrett have made to to their senses. Super Crazy hits a spinning leg lariat. Crazy to the bottom rope. Moonsault. Crazy to the second rope. Moonsault. Could Crazy pull off a Trifecta. No Steiner yanks Jarrett out of the way. At the same time Alex Wright kicked Steiner in the head. Jeff Jarrett is up and Jeff Jarrett clotheslines Super Crazy to the outside. Crazy is out.
x Jarrett threw out S. Crazy in 0:22:10
We are down to six. Six remain. Who will become the first ever NAWA world champion. Sid grabs Alex Wright for a power bomb but Alex low blows Sid. Norman Smiley has risen from the dead. dropkick to Sid. Double Dropkick from Smiley and Alex. Steiner and Jarrett are laying a beatdown on the Franchise who is still dazed from that prime time slam earlier. Norman goes for a bulldog as but Sid counters with a back suplex. Sid now picks up Norman and chucks him to the outside.
x Sid threw out Smiley after a back suplex in 0:22:57
We are getting down to the nitty gritty. Five left. One will walk out of the Civic Center as the NAWA world champion. Sid grabs Jeff Jarrett. Power Bomb attempt no Steiner clotheslines Sid. Steiner now with a BRUTAL. Forearm Shot. Steiner grabs brass knuckles and knocks Sid out. Sid is propped up against the ropes and Douglas jumps Steiner in the meantime. Jeff Jarrett pushes Sid out.
x Jarrett threw out Sid in 0:23:18
The final four are Alex Wright, Shane Douglas, Jeff Jarrett, and Scott Steiner. All heels even through Douglas and Wright are recieving defacto face pops because the crowd hates Jarrett and Steiner with a passion. Wait a blasted second. Jarrett, Steiner, and Alex Wright are beating on Douglas three-on-one. Steiner promised Jarrett and Wright some cash if they help him eliminate Douglas and then jump out so Steiner can win the NAWA world title and do what he dreams of trash the belt on WWF television. Well that is if Vince ever signs him. Steiner maybe all talk and all bluff. Steiner goes to hit Douglas with the knuckles but Douglas ducked and Alex got popped. Double kick to the nuts from Douglas. The crowd pops for Shane Douglas and he is suppose to be a bad guy. Shane Douglas picks up Alex Wright and bodyslam. Shane then chucks Alex to the outside.
x Douglas threw out A. Wright after a bodyslam in 0:23:58
Can Douglas do it. He blasts Steiner with clotheslines. Shane Douglas now has the knuckles on his hand. Jeff Jarrett meanwhile is underneath the ring. He has the guitar. Scott Steiner hits a low blow when Douglas attempted for the Pittsburg Plunge. Aw damn. Steiner is holding Douglas. Jarrett swings the guitar and DOUGLAS DUCKS. Steiner gets kabonged. Shane punches Jarrett with the brass knuckles. Shane now clotheslines Steiner out. Two left.
x Douglas threw out S. Steiner in 0:24:32
Jeff Jarrett is begging off. Shane Douglas now hits some clotheslines. No mercy. Belly-to-Belly suplex. Scott Steiner reenters the ring illegally. Shane blasts Steiner with a kick to the gut and a swinging neckbreaker. Shane now clotheslines Steiner out. Jeff Jarrett goes for the Stroke but Douglas slides through and trips Jarrett. HE SENDS JARRETT OUT. Douglas is the champion. But where is the ref. Steiner is faking a hurt knee on the other side of the ring. Good timing from Scott Steiner. Jarrett meanwhile has the blasted ring bell. Douglas is too busy celebrating but the ref did not see the elimination. Jarrett now grabs Douglas. DING. Jarrett is jamming that ring bell into the throat of Shane Douglas. Jarrett hits the stroke to the ring bell. A solid ding is heard. Jarrett now throws out Douglas. JARRETT IS THE NEW NAWA WORLD CHAMPION. He done it all by cheating.
x Jarrett threw out Douglas in 0:25:44
No-Countout-No-DQ-20-Man Luck of the Draw for the vacant NAWA world title
Jeff Jarrett won a 20-man Luck of the Draw Match
Rating: 1/2*
(Jeff Jarrett won the NAWA world title.)
Jarrett has the belt and the microphone.
Jarrett: I won. I got all the stroke. I now have the belt. So next week I will defend the belt against my good friend Scott Steiner...
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat comes out and he is not too pleased.
Steamboat: Jarrett. You will not defend the belt against Scott Steiner. I can't not have the title defended in a match that will probably end with a finger poke of doom tranferring the title from you to Scott Steiner. So Steiner. If you are still signed here for that long and don't get yourself fired or signed up for WWF. You will face Sid on February 10 at NAWA Rage in the Cage. See at Rage in the Cage. All matches will be in a steel cage so you will get locked inside a cage with Sid in a match where you can only win by pinfall or submission. Oh yeah. Double J. Lets not forget you. You will defend your title against the man you just screwed out of it Shane Douglas at Rage in the Cage. Good luck. You may need it.
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Director’s Commentary
So that’s the um first show. Well we all have to start somewhere, I guess. The thing is about this show that I really hate is how much I brought up the then WWF into the storylines. So bush league of me, but live and learn.
The roster was very much leftovers from WCW and ECW. This was before Ring of Honor started and TNA did, and exposed people to a lot of fresh new talent. This is Scotty Anton’s only appearance in the NAWA, I think as a warm body for the battle royal. Or if he did have any matches, he did nothing of note.
The Chris Candido is dead line kind of makes me feel a bit squicky now in hindsight, but I left it in for authenticity.
There were a lot of rumors that Scott Steiner was going to WWF at that time, and this was when NAWA was posted in real time(which lasted about six weeks). In hindsight, I should have just put the belt back on him because he didn’t sign with WWE until October or November. But Jeff Jarrett was a solid champion for the first bit of the company. Of course to say I had a plan for the first year or so of this company might be giving me too much credit.
I tried to clear up some of the more embarrassing grammatical and spelling mistakes, but this show still reeks of thirteen year old e-fed roleplayer stink…which to be fair, I kind of was.
A drinking game for the early NAWA shows is to take a shot of every time I’d be zapped with some kind of trademark infringement lawsuit if this was real You’d have to get your stomach pumped by the end of the show.
There’s a pretty good reason why I only summarize promos now instead of script them out word by word. And this show illustrates that other than a few catchphrases, every single damn wrestler sounds almost the same. Of course, it took me another two and a half years before I finally gave up the ghost.
So that’s the very first NAWA show and the road to the first Pay Per View, Rage in the Cage is beginning.
