Post by rick54 on May 24, 2017 14:45:26 GMT -5
NWA Championship Wrestling airs 5-20-2017 (Taped Friday 5-19-2017 from the Phillips Arena in Atlanta
The NWA logo appears as the music begins & we go to a collegue of clips:
*'NWA World's Junior Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit holds up the title while Lions Den members Brian Pillman & Owen Hart clap their hands
*Manager Col. J.C. Dykes throwing a fireball at one of the Fantastics
*NWA Women's World's Champion Asuka forcing Gail Kim to submit
*The Rock N Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) with a double-dropkick on the Steiner Brothers
*'Handsome' Harley Race being stretchered out
*Mr. Wrestling 1# (Tim Woods) slapping hands with the wrestling fans on his way to the ring
*Wrestling manager James J. Dillon stands in the wrestling ring with NWA World's Heavyweight Champion the 'Original Nature Boy' Buddy Rogers, the new NWA World's Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & Curt Hennig along with newest addition to the Four Horsemen -- Batista.
* MUW World's Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman & Sable speaking on NWA Wrestling
We fade to the announcers desks with the NWA announcing trio of Joey Styles, David McLane & Jesse "The Body' Ventura welcome the fans to today's show tape live before a capacity crowd at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Fla. Doing our ring announcing is Mike McGuirk. Our interviewer is Eden Stiles. NWA referees tonight are James Beard, Brian Hildebrand & Charles Robinson.
Before the beginning of the first match, the Beautiful People (Angeline Love, Madison Rayne & Velvet Sky,are out to comment on their six woman elimination tag team match with NWA Champion Asuka, Taryn Terrell & Cherry Bomb. Sky tells Stiles she has a big surprise for all women here in the NWA. She brings out Stephanie Bellars (better known as Gorgeous George) who is going to act as their valet so to speak.
Match 1. Single Match. The Fantastics return to beat Jerry 'Duke' Miller & the French Angel. (7:04).
Stiles interviews the Fantastics on getting back at Col. JC Dykes & the Infernos
Commercial break
Match 2. 4 Man Tag Team Match. The Wild Eyed Southern Boys (Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smotherns) lost to Rock Hunter's Asian Assassin's the Great Muta & Masahino Chono (9:43). Muta trapped Armstrong in the Deathlock STF for the submission.
Stiles interviews a happy Rock Hunter & his new Asian stable.
Commercial break
Match 3. Single Match. Fritz Von Erich went to double count out with Nikita Koloff in a very rough match. (8:41).
Stiles interviews an angry Von Erich who vows to send that Russian back to his country.
Commercial break
Match 4. Return 4 Man Tag Team Match. No Disq! The Steiner Brothers lost to the Von Brauners w/mgr. 'Gentleman' Saul Weingeroff who hit Scott in the head with his handy cane to set up the pin. (6:39).
Stiles interviews the angry Steiners who are unhappy with the outcome.
Commercial break
Match 5. NWA World's Jr. Heavyweight Champions Chris Benoit (of Lion's Den) submitted Austin Aries to the Crippler Crossface. (7:13).
After the match, 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin walks out stating that he still wants that big dumb monster Bautista in the ring. This brings out James J. Dillon who tells Mr. Austin he must somebody is he wants to meet the monster. JJ repeats that Mr. Austin really does not want to wrestle Bautista. Steve has had enough. He slugs the manager, rolls him into the ring & hits the Stunner on JJ. The Rattlesnake counts 1-2-3 for the pin just as all Four Horsemen hit the ring but Austin slides out just in time.
The trio wraps up today's show & remind the fans to tune in next week for more NWA action.
Dark Matches
Six Woman Elimination Team Match. (Loser must leave ringside after being eliminated). NWA World's Women's Champ Asuka, Taryn Terrell & Cherry Bomb 'no contest' with the Beautiful People (Velvet Sky, Angelina Love & Madison Rayne) w/Stephanie Bellars. Order of elimination Terrell & Sky both counted out, Bomb by disq, Rayne by submission, Love by count out. Asuka wins for her team. (16:02).
Grudge Match. Ken Shamrock took a tough loss to Bautista w/mgr. James J. Dillon despite having the advantage most of the match before the monster hit the Bautista Bomb on Ken for the win. (14:41).
NWA World's Tag Team Championship Match. (Champs): Ted Dibiase & Curt Hennig w/Stacy Keibler w/mgr. JJ Dillon lost by disq. to (Chall): the Rock n Roll Express. (17:52). Hennig lost his cool & slugged referee Charles Robinson who was ordering him to stop choking Gibson. Keibler had words for the referee after the match.
NWA World's Heavyweight Champion 'Original Nature Boy' Buddy Rogers w/mgr. James J. Dillon beat Johnny Valentine by count out. (11:11). The Horsemen came down to attack Valentine who had bloodied Rogers with a elbow smash & jumped Dillion outside of the ring.