Results 01/14/14

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RESULTS FROM 01/24/2014

LOCATION: The National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
COMMENTARY: Danny Doring & Denver Colorado

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SEGMENT

The fans are welcomed to the show by the sounds of "No Remorse" by Metallica, and out to the ring stepped the General Manager of NWA Pennsylvania, the one and only Perry Saturn! Saturn received a big reaction from this Philadelphia crowd, and he seemed to take it all in very well. Saturn started off by welcoming all of the "crazy fuckers" here in Philadelphia to the "best damn wrestling show out there!" He said that when you "buy the ticket, you take the ride, and tonight... WE GOT A WILD ONE!" He said the title tournament continues, but tonight, we've got "not one... but TWO World title matches in a big time DOUBLE MAIN EVENT for the evening!" Saturn says that tonight, we've got a World Women's title match between "two bad bitches in the sexy, dangerous AJ Lee and the Japanese nailbomb of a babe in the champion, Kana! It's ain't gonna be a catfight, folks... it's gonna be a fuckin' war!" But Saturn isn't done. He goes on to announce "main event number two!"  He says that tonight, there is going to be a match for the World Junior Heavyweight title, as "the man many consider to be the best on the fuckin' planet workin' today, a Mr. Daniel Bryan, defends his title against the man many consider to be the best of all time, the former five time World Tag Team champion, two time World Junior Heavyweight champion, and four time World Heavyweight champion... 'The Phenomenal One' himself, and current California Pro Junior Heavyweight champion, AJ STYLES!" The fans absolutely light up here, as this match is huge! Dueling chants begin for both men, and it's actually pretty hard to hear in the arena now. Saturn finishes it up by saying, "Alright, alright, let's cut all the bullshit and get to the action!" Saturn steps out of the ring, and that's the cue for the music to hit and the first match to get underway.

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TAG TEAM MATCH



CHRIS DICKINSON & TIM DONST versus EDDIE KINGSTON & HOMICIDE

There's no love lost in this match between the participants here, as Donst and Kingston have crossed paths many times before and absolutely loathe each other, while Dickinson and Homicide have no problem beating down anybody, anytime, anywhere for no apparent reason. Dickinson and Donst are both pretty unhinged, and their interactions with this red hot Philly crowd were exactly what you wanted in an opener, as they got this crowd into this match and against them all the way, profane chants abound. Kingston and Homicide were also working the crowd really well, and it was easy for these fans to back them up, as their hard hitting style and the pension for storytelling all four men have made for a nice tag team affair. You can see a future in teaming for both of these teams, as there was a lot of chemistry heret. The ending came down to chaos, as everybody involved was looking for a big shot, but it just seemed to be a big reversal fest. Dickinson would find himself on the outside after a Yakuza Kick from Homicide, but "The Notorious 187" would get catch nearly immediately with a Head and Arm Suplex from Donst that sent him rolling to the outside. Donst would get up as Kingston slid in the ring, recovering from a big shot from earlier. Donst would try to grab Kingston, but Kingston would slip under and manage to clean Donst's clock as he turned to further pursue "The Last of a Dying Breed," delivering a huge Backfist to the Future and earning the three count for his team tonight!

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MIXED TAG TEAM MATCH



CHARLIE HAAS & NEVAEH versus DAVE CRIST & JESSICKA HAVOK

Haas had suffered a loss to Crist's brother Jake at the first show for this outfit, putting him out of the tournament for the title. Tonight, Haas looked to get a little retribution, and Dave looked more than ready to defend his family name and keep their winning ways going. With two very talented females by their sides, and a rowdy crowd on hand tonight, this match was a pretty good one. Haas as in total dick mode tonight, as he just tried to over match Crist on the mat and mocked him with every move, obviously frustrated by the lost at the last show and really wanting to show it was nothing but a fluke. When Nevaeh and Havok took the ring, these two showed zero respect for one another, and that was mostly instigated by the very aggressive Havok, who put the pressure on early and pushed the intensity between the two. Both the males and females were fighting for time in that ring against, everyone involved had to slap their partner's back in order to get in, as everyone was fighting for ring time. In the end, it was Havok who manage to end the match, hitting her her Demon Drop as Crist and Haas battled on the outside to get the three count!

Haas and Crist would have to be separated on the outside, as neither man wanted to back down with Haas getting the better of things on the outside near the end of it. He just does not seem to be liking how things are going here, and these Crist boys certainly seem to be a thorn in his side.

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TAG TEAM MATCH



MATT SYDAL & TJ PERKINS versus MICHAEL ELGIN & PETEY WILLIAMS

This was another match starring two teams that showed a lot of potential, and both seem like they could have a bright future. Sydal and Perkins are both world traveled, highly skilled workers, and both men have a great pension for lucha libre inspired wrestling; their opponents, though, whom Doring referred to as "The Ontario Terriers," seemed to have all of the answers to the high octane output from Sydal and Perkins. Much like the old Hart Foundation pairing of Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart, Williams was able to bring some speed and finesse, while Elgin brought undeniable power and surprising agility to the mix. In the end, Perkins and Elgin would find themselves out of the equation as Perkins reversed a Powerbomb with a Huracanrana over the ropes that sent both men tumbling to the outside. Sydal would set Williams on the top turnbuckle shortly after that sequence, looking for something but never finding it as Williams managed to reverse, kicking Sydal away and causing him to stumble, doubled over and obviously dazed. Williams would hop down and rush Sydal, catching him and grabbing him, then flipping him over with his devastating Canadian Destroyer, getting a huge rise from the crowd as he earned the three count!

After the match, Williams would grab a microphone and state, "Everybody take note! Petey Williams... Michael Elgin... the two hardest working men in this business, and now the tag team that's everyone on notice in the NWA! You think you can out work us? You think you can stop us? You better wake up early, and you better train hard, because the Terriers came to eat and you just might be what's for dinner!" Williams and Elgin both flex, looking pretty satisfied with this victory, but one has to wonder how they will fair against more seasoned teams in the future.

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NWA PENNSYLVANIA TITLE TOURNAMENT
SINGLES MATCH



CHEECH w/ Cloudy versus JAKE CRIST w/ Dave Crist

Dave Crist had already been through somewhat of a war earlier, but he was out here to cheer on his brother as he continues his conquest to become NWA Pennsylvania Heavyweight champion. Cheech would make his way out to the ring with long time tag team partner Cloudy, and both of the competitors in the ring were variable fan favorites. This wasn't a match where the fans had a lot invested, and these two didn't take up a whole lot of time doing what they had to do, but instead made this a quick, vigorous, and exciting contest that showcased both the athletic ability of both men. Jake has a bit more size on him, and was able to use his power advantage and slight brawling advantage to get the better of Cheech a number of times, while Cheech used his quick thinking and cat like reflexes to make Jake pay for every mistake he made, and make his night very hard with many lightning like reversals. Cheech would manage to send Jake to the outside with a breath taking Satellite Headscissors, following up with a perfect Fosbury Flop, but would eat canvas only a minute or so later when he attempted a Shooting Star Press. From there, Jake would pick Cheech, plowing him with a big forearm to the back, and then hitting a knee right to his face. Jake would proceed to deliver a German Suplex, rolling through it and then lifting Cheech up with a Half Nelson, only to bring him down with a Wheelbarrow Driver! Jake holds the cover, and he manages to advance once again! The fans give an approving applause, while Doring talks about how degrading it is to get pinned down and defeated with another man's ass in your face. He's so mature...

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NWA PENNSYLVANIA TITLE TOURNAMENT
SINGLES MATCH



GRAN AKUMA versus MIKAZE

Akuma came into this match with the look of a killer in his eyes. He won his last match via a roll-up, and many felt it wasn't quite the decisive victory it maybe should have been. Now he faces a man who is quick and very dangerous by all accounts, but many would consider Akuma the favorite here. Akuma wanted to set the record straight and prove his win over Tim Donst was not a fluke, and to do that he looked to dominate here. He would do a pretty good job of it in the early going, only taking about a minute to humor Mikaze with a feeling out process of joint locks and reversals before unleashing kick after kick after knee after elbow, absolutely punishing this young man and making him question his profession. Mikaze, however, would show great heart in kicking out, time and time again. Akuma would lift him up and deliver a big Falcon's Arrow, but he still wouldn't give up. Akuma would attempt his Tenchi Crash, but Mikaze would manage to reverse it and roll him up for a quick two count! From there, Akuma tried to focus on a knockout, desperately kicking and striking Mikaze in the corner, before pulling him out from the buckles and drilling him with a Michinoku Driver II. From there, Akuma heads up to the top, and it was a big mistake. Akuma leaps off, attempting a nice looking textbook 450 Splash, but Mikaze manages to get the knees up! Akuma is hurt, and Mikaze manages to run and springboard off of the top rope, executing a rather sloppy looking but effective Imploding 450 Splash! Mikaze hooks the leg, and it's all over! Mikaze advances to the semi-finals, and Akuma can't believe it!

Mikaze takes only a moment to have his hand raised before rushing back to the back. From there, Akuma seems to have a mental break down, kicking over the time keeper's table and ripping chairs out from under some of the fans and tossing them around. He's obviously very upset with this performance, as it was far from what he looked to accomplish tonight.

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SIX WOMAN TAG TEAM MATCH




AWESOME KONG, HAILEY HATRED, & MSCHIF versus GAIL KIM, LUFISTO, & SARA DEL REY

Fans of women's wrestling need only look at this match to see that the art form is alive and well with the fairer sex, as these six women left it all in the ring in a quick, blazing fury. The early chaos of this match saw some of the stiffest brawling of this entire show, as these cats didn't have claws so much as adamantium blades bursting from their fists, and no one seemed to be safe here. LuFisto and Kong had perhaps the most vicious of the exchanges, as these two women ended up in a position at one point where they were trading straight kicks to the face while sitting on the mat, LuFisto getting the better of the exchange with a whipping roundhouse kick to knock the Amazonian behemoth for a whirl. In the end, after nearly all was said and done, and every participant looked thoroughly beaten in this sprint of an onslaught, it came down to old rivals Hailey Hatred and Sara Del Rey in the center of the ring, slugging it out with elbows back and forth. Del Rey managed to duck a Spinning Back Elbow, and catching her with a Spinning Back Kick to knock her nearly inside out. Hatred is doubled over on the mat, allowing Del Rey to dead-lift her in up in a feat of pure strength and drop her backwards with a German Suplex, bridging it and getting the pinfall to end this very impressive display as the fans gave all six women a very appreciative ovation.

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NWA PENNSYLVANIA TITLE TOURNAMENT
SINGLES MATCH



BIFF BUSICK versus SUPER DRAGON

This was a match marred with controversy. Dragon started out this match being the heavy favorite, as the fans clearly supported him, but by the end, it's clear that Dragon won't be showing his mask in this town for a very long time. Busick and Dragon started out trading exchanges after a lock up, but it was clear that these two did not seem to be on the same page, as things looked a little sloppy and miscalculated in the early spots. Eventually, after some incredibly stiff shots from Dragon, Busick just seemed to explode, and things took a turn for the worst on the outside. These two seemed to just be going full on shoot, as it looked pretty brutal, as the welts were obviously evident on Busick, but Busick did not seem to want to back down for a second. The fans were raucous here, chanting affinities and just completely blood crazed. The referee would signal to the back, as Road Agents and many familiar faces from Philadelphia's past would pour out trying to break things up, but it was clear these two had a score to settle. Busick would manage to catch Dragon with a wild haymaker, and you could see Dragon's legs lock up and him crumble to the ground. It was all over. Busick would roll into the ring and taunt the fans, who cheered him on in clear approval. The staff and referee would check Dragon on the outside, but as he came too, it was clear he wasn't happy. Dragon shoves everyone away, and stumbles up the ramp. The fans began to chant derogatory things in his direction, prompting him to turn and give Philadelphia the double birds, and that's when the chants of "DON'T COME BACK!" serenade him out of the arena.

After some deliberation and argument, the ring announcer makes an announcement. "The winner of this match by way of count out, advancing in the Pennsylvania Heavyweight title tournament... BIFF... BUSICK!" The fans give a big ovation there, as Busick leaves triumphantly, having knocked Super Dragon the fuck out and he seemed to be feeling pretty good about it.

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NWA PENNSYLVANIA TITLE TOURNAMENT
SINGLES MATCH



AMAZING RED versus SONJAY DUTT

You can't get a much better match up on paper than these two stylistically. The experience of these two is second to none, and their athletic ability couldn't be overstated. After the shenanigans of last match, the fans seemed to be in a frenzy, but they were given something else here as Red and Dutt brought a match full of sound, quick technical wrestling and reversals, along with some very crisp lucha libre inspired action that any wrestling fan could appreciate. Big spots and dives seemed to be the name of the game here, and if that was the title of the match, the subtitle had to be "think fast," as both men seemed to have an answer for almost everything the other man tried to throw at them. Dutt would make the mistake near the end of taking a little long to attempt his Hindu Press, which we haven't seen in some time, and Red would follow it up nicely by delivering a head crushing Hurcanrana Driver, followed by a move we frankly haven't seen lately out of him, taking to the skies and crushing Dutt with his Infra Red to get the three count and advance to the semi-finals of this tournament.

Both men would shake hands at the end of this match, but as Red tried to pull away, Dutt pulled him in. Those who could read lips could see that Dutt mouthed, "Next time I've got your number..." before switching his stance and then raising Red's hand in victory. You know these two are going to go at it again, and I don't think anybody here would want to miss the rematch.

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NWA WORLD WOMEN'S TITLE
SINGLES MATCH



AJ LEE versus KANA {c}

Kana has been an exemplary champion by all accounts, but the feeling in the air tonight was that AJ was going to walk away with the gold. While that may have been the case, Kana far from made it easy on the younger star, giving AJ the fight of her life on this night. AJ came to the ring her usual psychotic, confident self, and tried to play mind games with the champion early, but Kana is a buzzsaw in that ring, and made her pay for her arrogance early and often, laying into her with kicks and hip attacks aplenty, and AJ was forced to retreat eventually to rethink game plan. Kana wasn't afraid to head to the outside after her, and the two would scrap it out on the floor, an area where AJ was finally able to get a foothold over the champion and she would send Kana head first into the turnpost with a whip to turn the tide completely. Kana would fight back though near the end, and the two would exchange many near falls that would leave the fans chanting "THIS IS AWESOME!" Danny Doring at ringside couldn't agree more, as the ring side area was nearly flooded by the drool of the Danaconda over these two fine and fierce ladies tonight. Kana would attempt to finish off her challenger with her patented Kanagon near the end, but AJ would break out after a series of knees to the face to reverse the hold, following up with a Shining Wizard to earn a two count. AJ would try to run and clothesline Kana as she got up from that blow, but Kana would come off the ropes and catch her with a Spinkick, followed by a Shining Hip Attack, but this only earned Kana a two count! Kana would attempt to Shoot Kick AJ as she got back up to her knees, but AJ would catch the kick and perform a Dragon Twist on Kana, rolling over her back and up to her feet. Kana would roll up to her feet in a daze, hobbling on her left leg, and AJ would rush her again, performing and headscissors and then capturing her in the Black Widow! Kana fights it and fights it, screaming and reaching for the ropes, but it's no use! AJ manages to wrench back on the hold and Kana has no choice but to tap! AJ is the NEW CHAMPION!

AJ has the title in her grasps, hugging it and laughing like a mad woman, before running around the ring victoriously. The fans all give her due props, as Kana raises to her feet. Kana offers her hand, and AJ looks like she might accept, but NO! AJ instead snubs her, pulling her hand back and laughing, dropping down and rolling out of the ring, leaving Kana a little embarrassed in the ring. AJ leaves to a few boos here, but she doesn't seem to care... she's got what she always wanted. But, as we've seen tonight, there are many women who are going to gunning for her now and she definitely has her work cut out for her.

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NWA WORLD JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
SINGLES MATCH



AJ STYLES versus DANIEL BRYAN {c}

The crowd was on fire early on as both men entered. Denver Colorado and Danny Doring would try to talk over the crowd, but this packed National Guard Armory here in Philly was ready to see two of the best of a generation get it on in a big play up to StarrCade. These two have squared off many, many times before in their younger years, so the opening saw them really trying to feel things out, both men respecting each other enough to know that making any kind of mistake could be their last. Bryan would get a little frustrated with Styles, who would do what few others can in this business and show Bryan up at one point in a grappling match, leading to Bryan heatedly opening up on Styles with a series of kicks. Styles would fire back with rapid forearms, following up with a series of kicks of his own, ending with a big Spin Kick that knocked Bryan down hard for a short two count. While both men have experience facing each other, each has added new tricks to their arsenal, but it speaks to the diligence of both men and their studious nature that despite each man trying to pull off moves previously unseen on their opponent, each man had the other scouted and was equipped with reversals. Case in point, the dreaded Yes! Lock from Bryan would be reversed time and time again by Styles in this contest, frustrating the bearded champion even further. Both men would eventually go nose to nose, slapping one another back and forth and actually falling to the outside, but still getting right up into each others face, getting into a shoving match of the foreheads, blood even trickling down Styles' by the end of it, as they just unloaded at point blank range time and time again. Bryan would eventually get the better of the striking back in the ring, and would attempt to deliver the Running Single High Knee to Styles, but Styles would avoid it and deliver a spot on Pele Kick to earn him a two count! Styles would attempt his Styles Clash, thinking he might have it, but Bryan would manage to reverse it, taking Styles down into a leg scissored Ankle Pick, and then transitioned it into the Yes! Lock! The fans were screaming, but Styles managed to get to the ropes. Bryan would pull him up, though, as tenacious as ever, and dumped him backwards with a Regal-Plex! John Finnegan would make the count, but Styles still kicked out! Bryan would head over to the corner as Styles pulled himself up, and Bryan smashed him into the buckles with a dropkick! From there, Bryan heads to the apron and he waits... and waits... and finally he jumps up, springboarding towards the CPW Junior Heavyweight champion, but Styles spins and catches Bryan flying in with a HUGE Discus Clothesline that sent the World champion inside out! Styles rolls to the apron and ascends, and every fan in this arena is on their feet. Denver and Doring are near speechless, as they can feel a title change in the air. Styles heads up top, and he tries to come down with the Spiral Tap, but NO! Bryan moves, and Styles crashes and burns on the canvas! "The King of Beards" pulls himself back up in the corner, and he has a look that could kill in his eyes. Bryan rushes Styles and begins to kick him to the chest repeatedly, but one is ducked by Styles. Bryan tries to catch him with a kick from the left leg, but Styles catches it and takes him down... and Styles pulls him up, and the fans are cheering! Oh, but Bryan breaks his legs free and takes Styles down, rolling over his back and trying for the Yes! Lock again, but Styles rolls his way out of it again. Both men are up and Bryan catches Styles with a series of open handed slaps, following up by running, but Styles is right behind him. Styles springboards onto the middle rope, hanging on for a moment as they wobble and Bryan stops dead in his tracks, confused. Styles jumps off as Bryan turns, and Styles tries to catch him with a variation of the Disaster Kick, but Bryan ducks it and runs off the ropes again. Styles picks himself up, but it's too late... Bryan catches him with the Running Single High Knee to the face, obliterating the challenger! Styles is out, and Bryan has the leg hooked. Every fan in the building counts it, "ONE! TWO! THREE!" It's all over. Daniel Bryan retains the championship tonight.

In the end, both men look absolutely drained, as they left it all in the ring tonight. Both men shake hands here, but it's clear that Styles tells Bryan, "I'll see you in London..." Maybe the tides will turn a little differently in Wembley Stadium, but for tonight, Daniel Bryan is still the man atop the Junior Heavyweight throne. And from tonight's performance, he looks like he might be there for awhile yet.

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One thing I've always liked with your product is the putting together of teams you wouldn't see anywhere else in real life: Elgin/Williams and Sydal/Perkins are legit intriguing pairings. Kingston/Homicide obviously team in real life but great to see them doing well, albeit at the expense of Chris Dickinson who seems to have fallen back down the card sadly. You went with the surprise option for pretty much all the tournament matches it sems, with the exception of Red/Dutt perhaps as Red is a man who should be further in our world than he is. The ending to Busick/Dragon was legit very unique, I don't remember seeing a finish like that so props to you for that, albeit Dragon leaves on a sour note as a result. Busick I feel could be the new homegrown star of your company the way he's being pushed in these early shows. Styles/Bryan was a fantastic main event, Starrcade gets more and more interesting by the day.

[Dustin Smith]

I'm a huge fan of Kingston and Homicide in RoH, so I'm really glad your pairing them here. If I was in the states I'd have this team on my roster in a heart beat. Haha more awesome tag teams! Sydal/Perkins and Elgin/Williams this is a great tag division and it's nice to see all these teams in the NWA coming up. I'm pretty shocked to see MIKAZE get the win over Akuma but it puts a spotlight on him and now I'm curious on where he goes from here. I don't know much about women's wrestling but it seems that you have all the names I know of so I'm assuming you've got a hell of a division lol. I'm curious to see if anything comes from the Busick/Dragon match or if that was truely a one off. Dutt and Red are great talents that TNA should have continued to use, and I'm glad your using them because you've always done really well with them. It kinda sucks knowing AJ was going to win the title, but it is a new chapter for the NWA Womens title so yeah... The main event was solid and it's a nice build towards Starrcade, so we'll have to see how things turn out next time these men are in the ring!

[jp1985]

Really liked Elgin in that tag team match. Above the pairing itself with Williams, Elgin can throw guys like that around and really look dominant in there. Really plays to his strengths and then some, allowing him to come off looking like the big man in the match. Matches like that and that team should be near the top in no time.

A couple good women's matches and while I will be the first to say that I have never seen Kana wrestle, the write up did a good job at getting the match over. If the build here is to AJ vs Sara Del Rey, I am firmly behind that idea. Those 2 would tear down the house.

Really awesome main event to close the show. A good pairing 10 years ago, great pairing 5 years ago, and today, the match could get a building of 10,000+ fans going instead of a couple thousand. A good preview for Starrcade and while some might steer away from doing this with them scheduled to meet again, adding in the third man is enough of a variable for me that with this performance by Styles, it could be the difference maker.