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October 25, 2008
– Larry Goodman
1 – NEW YORK ROCKERS (New York Gangster & Damien Payne) vs. BRYAN CASEY & LARRY COOTER
Jason James and Tyler Clemmons spent the opening minutes running down the rest of the card. The body of the match was heel
chicanery on parade as they worked on Gangster’s arm. Cooter missed a Lawler fist drop, and it was fists of fire from Payne.
Gangster hit a stunner. They called it the Rocker Dropper. I believe that name is taken. Payne finished Casey with a top rope double knee.
Winner: New York Rockers in 6:45. OK except the heels showed more smarts and wrestling skill. Gangster moves well for his size, but
doesn’t look like much of a babyface. Payne is borrowing from Dusty for his babyface makeover.
Promo by the soon to be debuting Aiden Scott, who already debuted on one of the State Fair episodes, but who can blame them for
wanting to forget about those shows. Anyway, this was not good. They way the shot was framed made Scott look like a pinhead. He’s
in Main Event as part of an attempt to resuscitate the Mid-America X Division title.
New York Rockers promo. No idea why this aired. It was cut to preview a match that already taken place, and did them no favors as
babyfaces.
2 – CHRIS CAIN vs. PENNYWISE the CLOWN
Cain worked over the clown’s neck. Clemmons said Cain was imagining that it was J.P. Lightning. Cain use a Curt Hennig over the
top neck snap. “Yeah, but he is far from Mr. Perfect, I’ll tell you that much, is Chris Cain,� said James. Cain sadistically picked
Pennywise apart until Scarlett Rose jumped up on the ring apron. Cane grabbed her by the hair. Pennywise caught Cain with a small
package for the pin. Cain kept beating on the clown. Scarlett jumped on Cain, and he gave her a wicked neckbreaker. Off came the clown
mask to reveal J.P. Lightning underneath. He cleared Cane out of the ring with all the neck flexibility of Frankenstein. Scarlett was carried
to the back.
Winner: Pennywise (AKA J. P. Lightning) in 5:05. I liked the story. It had the element of surprise. Lightning’s wrestling looked so
awkward in the clown outfit that I couldn’t tell it was him.
Promo by Lightning. Scarlett was in the background wearing the neckbrace. Lightning said his neck was 100% and he was challenging
Cane to a match.
Cane promo. He tried to say he knew it was Lightning in the clown suit all along, but it made no sense. “Why don’t you put your
rail hopping hussy where your mouth is?�
3 – SHANE SMALLS vs. BILLY HARDAWAY
Total domination by Smalls working fast and making beacoup pin attempts. The announce was back to ripping him about his looks. It
took forever to set up, but the Rocking Horse face plant was cool.
Winner: Smalls in 4:15 with a moonsault. Smalls has been having a lot of good match. This wasn’t one of them.
4 – Mid America Television Title Match: Champion STEVE-O vs. SHANK “The Freak� BARZINI (with Walt Barzini)
Smalls pulled up a seat at ringside. The announce team talked about how O had beaten Smalls twice. They brought up Mike Woods
putting his fist through Walt’s briefcase in self-defense last week and ending up screwed out of the title shot on a DQ. Shank took a
nice backward bump through the ropes for O’s dropkick. Back inside, Shank rudely tossed O on the back of his head. Shank worked
on O’s back with a camel clutch and then curb stomped him. O hit a flying forearm for the double down. O slipped off the ropes
attempting to springboard dropkick. Shank, who was planted on the top turnbuckle, improvised with a double stomp. For the finish Walt
grabbed O’s leg on a suplex attempt and hung on, causing Shank to land on top. But Smalls pulled ref Jamie Ferrari out of the ring at
two. While they argued, Woods hit the ring with the Clothesline from Hell on Shank. O covered Shank for the 1-2-3.
Winner: Steve-0 via pinfall at 8:48. It had its moments. Quite the creative finish. There was a timing problem, as Ferrari had to hold up the
count bigtime waiting for Smalls to pull him out.
Backstage, Shank got into a heated argument with Small. Jeff Daniels told them to show some respect because he needed to
concentrate on preparing for his title defense. The Barzinis went away happy when Dominique said Daniels’ opponent was Woods.
Promo by Steve-O. He’s no Shakespeare. Steve said the deck was stacked against him, but he was still the TV champion. Set 'em
up and Steve-O would keep knocking them down.
5 – Mid America Heavyweight Title Match: Champion “The Crippler� JEFF DANIELS (with Dominique) vs. MIKE WOODS
Clemmons said Daniels’ ego was bigger than ever. They put Woods over as a two-time former Mid-America Heavyweight Champion.
Daniels was the cowardly cheater early. The tide turned when Daniels pumphandled the shoulder of Woods across the top rope. Daniels
zeroed in on the arm to set up the Dominator. Clemmons noted that Daniels was using a keylock from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. “That she-
devil� (as James loves to call her) got into the act. As Woods started an injury-riddled comeback, they cut to Uncle Walt out arguing
with Dominique. With Walt providing the distraction, Shank hit the ring with the briefcase. Woods ducked and knocked the briefcase into
the third row. Dominque tossed knucks to Daniels, and it was lights out for Woods.
Winner: Daniels in 8 minutes. As good as it was going to get for wrestling on this show. Some nice work on the arm by Daniels and
Woods sold it well. Better execution of the finish than the previous match.
Woods said he was going to bring more mean because now it was personal with Shank. “Step in the ring, step up or step off.�
Daniels cut a classic promo for next week’s Fairgrounds main event vs. “Playboy� Scott Hayes.
Charles doubted if even a mother could love a face like Snake’s. He’s got a point there. Charles said they got rid of that flea
bitten dog Ali Stevens. Little Booger entered from stage right with a dog in his arms. Charles asked if the dog was house broken. Booger
smiled. “He is now.� Charles said Chris Phoenix was about to take a ride on the big roller coaster.
Phoenix said he had a family emergency last week, but he heard about Charming Charles’ derogatory remarks and demanded a
match to show the world that Snake was human.
6 – SNAKE JONES (with Charming Charles & Little Booger) vs. CHRIS PHOENIX
It was all Jones stomping, kicking and choking. Jones applied the Snake Eyes (cobra clutch). Phoenix fought off la la land and hit a
bulldog. Snake rolled a shoulder at two and sat up. Phoenix applied the cobra clutch. Booger hit Phoenix right in front of ref Mark Owens.
Phoenix flattened Booger. Charles clocked Phoenix with his shoe. Snake covered for the pin.
Winner: Jones in 3:45. Dreadful stuff. These guys bring out the worst in each other.
Closing Thoughts: The stuff with Cane and Lightning continues to be the best thing going in NWA Main Event. Their promos need work,
but it’s a great story. The Shank/Woods program is also humming along. I enjoyed the deal with each guy screwing up the other guyâ
€™s match. But let me get this straight. As a consequence of losing a match for a shot at the TV title, Woods gets an immediate shot at
the Heavyweight title? The title matches had their moments, otherwise, the wrestling was ordinary at best. James and Clemmons again
did a fine job of explaining the major angles in lieu of highlight clips. While I’m thinking of it, how about a little originality with the
names of finishing moves? On the down side, Snake vs. Phoenix was a horrible way to close the show. If I was on the fence about
attending a live event, seeing that match would have been enough to keep me away. They need to rethink bringing back the X Division.
The talent is barely deep enough to support two singles titles.
– Larry Goodman
1 – NEW YORK ROCKERS (New York Gangster & Damien Payne) vs. BRYAN CASEY & LARRY COOTER
Jason James and Tyler Clemmons spent the opening minutes running down the rest of the card. The body of the match was heel
chicanery on parade as they worked on Gangster’s arm. Cooter missed a Lawler fist drop, and it was fists of fire from Payne.
Gangster hit a stunner. They called it the Rocker Dropper. I believe that name is taken. Payne finished Casey with a top rope double knee.
Winner: New York Rockers in 6:45. OK except the heels showed more smarts and wrestling skill. Gangster moves well for his size, but
doesn’t look like much of a babyface. Payne is borrowing from Dusty for his babyface makeover.
Promo by the soon to be debuting Aiden Scott, who already debuted on one of the State Fair episodes, but who can blame them for
wanting to forget about those shows. Anyway, this was not good. They way the shot was framed made Scott look like a pinhead. He’s
in Main Event as part of an attempt to resuscitate the Mid-America X Division title.
New York Rockers promo. No idea why this aired. It was cut to preview a match that already taken place, and did them no favors as
babyfaces.
2 – CHRIS CAIN vs. PENNYWISE the CLOWN
Cain worked over the clown’s neck. Clemmons said Cain was imagining that it was J.P. Lightning. Cain use a Curt Hennig over the
top neck snap. “Yeah, but he is far from Mr. Perfect, I’ll tell you that much, is Chris Cain,� said James. Cain sadistically picked
Pennywise apart until Scarlett Rose jumped up on the ring apron. Cane grabbed her by the hair. Pennywise caught Cain with a small
package for the pin. Cain kept beating on the clown. Scarlett jumped on Cain, and he gave her a wicked neckbreaker. Off came the clown
mask to reveal J.P. Lightning underneath. He cleared Cane out of the ring with all the neck flexibility of Frankenstein. Scarlett was carried
to the back.
Winner: Pennywise (AKA J. P. Lightning) in 5:05. I liked the story. It had the element of surprise. Lightning’s wrestling looked so
awkward in the clown outfit that I couldn’t tell it was him.
Promo by Lightning. Scarlett was in the background wearing the neckbrace. Lightning said his neck was 100% and he was challenging
Cane to a match.
Cane promo. He tried to say he knew it was Lightning in the clown suit all along, but it made no sense. “Why don’t you put your
rail hopping hussy where your mouth is?�
3 – SHANE SMALLS vs. BILLY HARDAWAY
Total domination by Smalls working fast and making beacoup pin attempts. The announce was back to ripping him about his looks. It
took forever to set up, but the Rocking Horse face plant was cool.
Winner: Smalls in 4:15 with a moonsault. Smalls has been having a lot of good match. This wasn’t one of them.
4 – Mid America Television Title Match: Champion STEVE-O vs. SHANK “The Freak� BARZINI (with Walt Barzini)
Smalls pulled up a seat at ringside. The announce team talked about how O had beaten Smalls twice. They brought up Mike Woods
putting his fist through Walt’s briefcase in self-defense last week and ending up screwed out of the title shot on a DQ. Shank took a
nice backward bump through the ropes for O’s dropkick. Back inside, Shank rudely tossed O on the back of his head. Shank worked
on O’s back with a camel clutch and then curb stomped him. O hit a flying forearm for the double down. O slipped off the ropes
attempting to springboard dropkick. Shank, who was planted on the top turnbuckle, improvised with a double stomp. For the finish Walt
grabbed O’s leg on a suplex attempt and hung on, causing Shank to land on top. But Smalls pulled ref Jamie Ferrari out of the ring at
two. While they argued, Woods hit the ring with the Clothesline from Hell on Shank. O covered Shank for the 1-2-3.
Winner: Steve-0 via pinfall at 8:48. It had its moments. Quite the creative finish. There was a timing problem, as Ferrari had to hold up the
count bigtime waiting for Smalls to pull him out.
Backstage, Shank got into a heated argument with Small. Jeff Daniels told them to show some respect because he needed to
concentrate on preparing for his title defense. The Barzinis went away happy when Dominique said Daniels’ opponent was Woods.
Promo by Steve-O. He’s no Shakespeare. Steve said the deck was stacked against him, but he was still the TV champion. Set 'em
up and Steve-O would keep knocking them down.
5 – Mid America Heavyweight Title Match: Champion “The Crippler� JEFF DANIELS (with Dominique) vs. MIKE WOODS
Clemmons said Daniels’ ego was bigger than ever. They put Woods over as a two-time former Mid-America Heavyweight Champion.
Daniels was the cowardly cheater early. The tide turned when Daniels pumphandled the shoulder of Woods across the top rope. Daniels
zeroed in on the arm to set up the Dominator. Clemmons noted that Daniels was using a keylock from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. “That she-
devil� (as James loves to call her) got into the act. As Woods started an injury-riddled comeback, they cut to Uncle Walt out arguing
with Dominique. With Walt providing the distraction, Shank hit the ring with the briefcase. Woods ducked and knocked the briefcase into
the third row. Dominque tossed knucks to Daniels, and it was lights out for Woods.
Winner: Daniels in 8 minutes. As good as it was going to get for wrestling on this show. Some nice work on the arm by Daniels and
Woods sold it well. Better execution of the finish than the previous match.
Woods said he was going to bring more mean because now it was personal with Shank. “Step in the ring, step up or step off.�
Daniels cut a classic promo for next week’s Fairgrounds main event vs. “Playboy� Scott Hayes.
Charles doubted if even a mother could love a face like Snake’s. He’s got a point there. Charles said they got rid of that flea
bitten dog Ali Stevens. Little Booger entered from stage right with a dog in his arms. Charles asked if the dog was house broken. Booger
smiled. “He is now.� Charles said Chris Phoenix was about to take a ride on the big roller coaster.
Phoenix said he had a family emergency last week, but he heard about Charming Charles’ derogatory remarks and demanded a
match to show the world that Snake was human.
6 – SNAKE JONES (with Charming Charles & Little Booger) vs. CHRIS PHOENIX
It was all Jones stomping, kicking and choking. Jones applied the Snake Eyes (cobra clutch). Phoenix fought off la la land and hit a
bulldog. Snake rolled a shoulder at two and sat up. Phoenix applied the cobra clutch. Booger hit Phoenix right in front of ref Mark Owens.
Phoenix flattened Booger. Charles clocked Phoenix with his shoe. Snake covered for the pin.
Winner: Jones in 3:45. Dreadful stuff. These guys bring out the worst in each other.
Closing Thoughts: The stuff with Cane and Lightning continues to be the best thing going in NWA Main Event. Their promos need work,
but it’s a great story. The Shank/Woods program is also humming along. I enjoyed the deal with each guy screwing up the other guyâ
€™s match. But let me get this straight. As a consequence of losing a match for a shot at the TV title, Woods gets an immediate shot at
the Heavyweight title? The title matches had their moments, otherwise, the wrestling was ordinary at best. James and Clemmons again
did a fine job of explaining the major angles in lieu of highlight clips. While I’m thinking of it, how about a little originality with the
names of finishing moves? On the down side, Snake vs. Phoenix was a horrible way to close the show. If I was on the fence about
attending a live event, seeing that match would have been enough to keep me away. They need to rethink bringing back the X Division.
The talent is barely deep enough to support two singles titles.
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