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October 4, 2008
– Larry Goodman
Jason James and Tyler Clemens on commentary.
1 – CHRIS CANE vs. J. P. LIGHTNING
JIP. Some nice aerial moves by Lightning including a spot on standing leg lariat. Cane used the tights to send Lightning’s head into
the middle turnbuckle. Cane grounded Lightning, then used a heelish, brawling style to stifle his comebacks. Cane went to snap mare
Lightning out of a neck vise, and Lightning landed on his feet, sort of, and hit a running Rocker Dropper for the pin.
Cane attacked Lightning and left him laying with two piledrivers. The second one got messed up and Lightning took a nasty drop on his
head with an accidental Gonzo Bomb. In any case, that move is OUTLAWED in NWA ME.
Winner: Lightning in 4:32 of TV time. They’re both really little guys, so it’s a great match up. Crisp action. Abrupt finish like they cut
it short to avoid going over the time they were given. By the numbers booking to set up the rematch.
Cane promo. Said he was going to the top and Lightning was in his way. He invited Lightning to take a beating in Portland tonight.
2 – SHANK “The Freak� BARZINI (with “Solomon King� Walt Barzini) vs. BILLY HARDAWAY
On the first near fall by Hardaway, Solomon King was up on the apron to distract. Barzini kicked the ropes to crotch Hardaway and then
gave him a vicious kick in the mouth. Hardaway rallied briefly but missed an ass busting top rope legdrop. Barzini go the pin with sweet
looking Death Valley Driver.
Winner: Barzini in 3:47 with a DVD. I’m growing fond of the Freak. He’s a stiff mother. Hardaway came across as a generic
jobber.
Solomon King - “The Freak is off the leash.� Barzini - “Because it’s time to get freaky.�
Lightning did a sorry promo for his match against Cane in Portland. He had a towel around his piledriven neck. Clemons was the
interviewer, so you had two novices in front of the camera.
Quick promo re-introductory promo by “Mean� Mike Woods, “the man with eyes without a face.�
3 – SNAKE JONES (with Charming Charles & Little Booger) vs. CHRIS PHOENIX
Phoenix is a beefy, powerful looking guy. Clemons said he wasn’t some guy that worked in a gas station and wrestled on the
weekends, this was an ex-Marine. Jones administered a sadistic beating with the some outside help from Charles. Jones was using
these great karate thrusts to the throat right out of the 70s. Phoenix got his comeback, but Jones sat up from his bulldog. Jones put
Phoenix out with Snake Eyes (cobra clutch). Phoenix fought it standing, so Jones added a bodyscissors and it was over. Charles
knocked the ref down and pointed at the camera. Snake started to go after Booger when they pulled him off. Clemons said he almost got
turned into snot. They got a cool close up of a severely psychopathic Jones in his Hannibal Lecter mask.
Winner: Jones via submission at 4:50 with Snake Eyes. This was the proper way to present a wild, unpredictable, crazy man type
monster, who possesses limited wrestling skills.
Charles said Phoenix was an idiot to face Snake again tonight in Portland. He turned the reign over to Booger for tonight, because he had
NWA business to tend to. Booger hung his head and the propeller on his beanie started to spin.
4 – Mid America Television Title Match: Champion SHANE SMALLS vs. STEVE-O
The announcers took a veiled shot at the competition stating that Main Event was the only Nashville wrestling show on a network station.
Meanwhile, Smalls was being outwrestled and started pulling out all the usual heel tricks – lying to the ref about O’s tactics, going
to the ropes, bailing out – before using a blatant eye rake to get the advantage. Smalls used a trio of leg drops and a springboard
guillotine leg drop, with O kicking out of multiple pin attempts. Smalls went to the top, but O hit the ropes dropping Smalls on “the
babymaker.� Smalls fought off O’s superplex attempt, but the ever tenacious O dumped Smalls off the top with a climbing
overhead suplex, despite slipping off the ropes. Smalls bumped huge for O’s comeback. O nailed a dropkick right on the money for a
near fall. O mounted the ropes for the “10 punches of doom.� Smalls delivered a low blow that Clemons called the one punch of
doom. Smalls went for his finisher, and O countered it with a backslide to score the pinfall.
Winner: Steve-0 to become the new Mid America TV Champion in 7:40. Easily the best match on this show. I agree with TVD, although I
haven’t seen as many of his matches- this was the best performance I’ve seen from Steve-0. No doubt some of the credit for that
goes to Smalls. His bumping made O’s comeback look like a million bucks. They did a fine job of telling a story in the ring. Smalls
got it across the feeling that he knew his time had come.
Promos by “Playboy� Scott Hayes and O for their match tonight in Portland vs. Jeff Daniels and his mystery partner.
An ad aired for Homecoming 2008, a Thanksgiving Day show NWA ME is doing at the Fairgrounds Sports Arena.
5 – Mid America Heavyweight Title Match: Champion ALI STEVENS vs. “The Crippler� JEFF DANIELS
The opening minutes were all about the power and strength advantage possessed by Stevens. At one point, Stevens busted out a
Magistral Cradle, which was quite a feat for a 275 pounder. James foreshadowed the title change by saying lightning couldn’t strike
twice in the same place.
The match took a 180 when Daniels stepped aside and a charging Stevens posted his right shoulder. Daniels ended up worked on both
shoulders, as he switched to the traditional attack on the left side. Looked like a ring positioning problem on the double down - looked
like it was supposed to be lariat instead of a collision spot. Stevens was making his comeback when Dominique showed up at ringside.
Stevens had Daniels pinned with the Dogcatcher Splash, but Dominique put his foot over the ropes. As referee Jamie Ferrari tried to
restore order, Dominique pulled a set of brass knucks out of her top and slid them into the ring to Daniels, who put Stevens lights out for
the three count. The announce team went nuts putting over the title change.
Winner: Daniels at 9:50 with an assist from Dominique to win the NWA Mid America Heavyweight Championship. A decent enough
match. They worked it in such a way as to pretty well disguise Stevens’ lack of mobility. I got a kick out of seeing referee Jamie argue
with his real life mom.
Daniels (with Dominique) closed the show with a gloating “I told you so� promo.
Closing Thoughts: Is it me, or is there was a real disconnect between this episode and where things were when they went on hiatus
from the Sports Arena for the road shows? “Boogie Woogie Boy� Gary Valiant’s whereabouts are unknown, at least in the
wacky world of NWA Main Event. Lonestar, Tim Renesto and LT Falk were unaccounted for as well. Daniels is challenging for the title for
unexplained reasons or maybe there isn’t a reason. It was like the powers that be decided to start from scratch with two title
changes…I can’t say enough about how good the announcing was on this show. It went a long way to compensating for a tiny (50?)
and not very excitable crowd. The chemistry between James and Clemons made this a very easy show to listen to. They got the story
points across in an entertaining way, interjected some clever lines and never got on my nerves…Clemons had an excellent voice, but
he's better off not being on camera...I like the idea of pushing Freak based on the uniqueness of his character alone…It appears NWA
ME is in bad need of babyface talent in the midcard. Woods only did a brief promo and didn’t look particularly good in the match that
aired last week from Murfreesboro. Phoenix isn’t ready. Letting Lightning’s program with Cane run for a while would be ideal,
because of the size issue…Booger reminds me of the Farron White character Farron Foxx did in Memphis back in the day, except heâ
€™s added the beanie…The announcers made two references to the guy their not allowed to mention (Marc Anthony)...They’ve
upgraded the production to a two camera shoot. If anything, they could have used more shots from the handheld. The kept house lights
down. It gave the shots more contrast but have produced a grainier image as well. They need to get a hold of the camera Mike Sircy used
for the Murfreesboro show. The image was crystal clear and the color saturation was outstanding. I enjoyed this show despite its
shortcomings.
– Larry Goodman
Jason James and Tyler Clemens on commentary.
1 – CHRIS CANE vs. J. P. LIGHTNING
JIP. Some nice aerial moves by Lightning including a spot on standing leg lariat. Cane used the tights to send Lightning’s head into
the middle turnbuckle. Cane grounded Lightning, then used a heelish, brawling style to stifle his comebacks. Cane went to snap mare
Lightning out of a neck vise, and Lightning landed on his feet, sort of, and hit a running Rocker Dropper for the pin.
Cane attacked Lightning and left him laying with two piledrivers. The second one got messed up and Lightning took a nasty drop on his
head with an accidental Gonzo Bomb. In any case, that move is OUTLAWED in NWA ME.
Winner: Lightning in 4:32 of TV time. They’re both really little guys, so it’s a great match up. Crisp action. Abrupt finish like they cut
it short to avoid going over the time they were given. By the numbers booking to set up the rematch.
Cane promo. Said he was going to the top and Lightning was in his way. He invited Lightning to take a beating in Portland tonight.
2 – SHANK “The Freak� BARZINI (with “Solomon King� Walt Barzini) vs. BILLY HARDAWAY
On the first near fall by Hardaway, Solomon King was up on the apron to distract. Barzini kicked the ropes to crotch Hardaway and then
gave him a vicious kick in the mouth. Hardaway rallied briefly but missed an ass busting top rope legdrop. Barzini go the pin with sweet
looking Death Valley Driver.
Winner: Barzini in 3:47 with a DVD. I’m growing fond of the Freak. He’s a stiff mother. Hardaway came across as a generic
jobber.
Solomon King - “The Freak is off the leash.� Barzini - “Because it’s time to get freaky.�
Lightning did a sorry promo for his match against Cane in Portland. He had a towel around his piledriven neck. Clemons was the
interviewer, so you had two novices in front of the camera.
Quick promo re-introductory promo by “Mean� Mike Woods, “the man with eyes without a face.�
3 – SNAKE JONES (with Charming Charles & Little Booger) vs. CHRIS PHOENIX
Phoenix is a beefy, powerful looking guy. Clemons said he wasn’t some guy that worked in a gas station and wrestled on the
weekends, this was an ex-Marine. Jones administered a sadistic beating with the some outside help from Charles. Jones was using
these great karate thrusts to the throat right out of the 70s. Phoenix got his comeback, but Jones sat up from his bulldog. Jones put
Phoenix out with Snake Eyes (cobra clutch). Phoenix fought it standing, so Jones added a bodyscissors and it was over. Charles
knocked the ref down and pointed at the camera. Snake started to go after Booger when they pulled him off. Clemons said he almost got
turned into snot. They got a cool close up of a severely psychopathic Jones in his Hannibal Lecter mask.
Winner: Jones via submission at 4:50 with Snake Eyes. This was the proper way to present a wild, unpredictable, crazy man type
monster, who possesses limited wrestling skills.
Charles said Phoenix was an idiot to face Snake again tonight in Portland. He turned the reign over to Booger for tonight, because he had
NWA business to tend to. Booger hung his head and the propeller on his beanie started to spin.
4 – Mid America Television Title Match: Champion SHANE SMALLS vs. STEVE-O
The announcers took a veiled shot at the competition stating that Main Event was the only Nashville wrestling show on a network station.
Meanwhile, Smalls was being outwrestled and started pulling out all the usual heel tricks – lying to the ref about O’s tactics, going
to the ropes, bailing out – before using a blatant eye rake to get the advantage. Smalls used a trio of leg drops and a springboard
guillotine leg drop, with O kicking out of multiple pin attempts. Smalls went to the top, but O hit the ropes dropping Smalls on “the
babymaker.� Smalls fought off O’s superplex attempt, but the ever tenacious O dumped Smalls off the top with a climbing
overhead suplex, despite slipping off the ropes. Smalls bumped huge for O’s comeback. O nailed a dropkick right on the money for a
near fall. O mounted the ropes for the “10 punches of doom.� Smalls delivered a low blow that Clemons called the one punch of
doom. Smalls went for his finisher, and O countered it with a backslide to score the pinfall.
Winner: Steve-0 to become the new Mid America TV Champion in 7:40. Easily the best match on this show. I agree with TVD, although I
haven’t seen as many of his matches- this was the best performance I’ve seen from Steve-0. No doubt some of the credit for that
goes to Smalls. His bumping made O’s comeback look like a million bucks. They did a fine job of telling a story in the ring. Smalls
got it across the feeling that he knew his time had come.
Promos by “Playboy� Scott Hayes and O for their match tonight in Portland vs. Jeff Daniels and his mystery partner.
An ad aired for Homecoming 2008, a Thanksgiving Day show NWA ME is doing at the Fairgrounds Sports Arena.
5 – Mid America Heavyweight Title Match: Champion ALI STEVENS vs. “The Crippler� JEFF DANIELS
The opening minutes were all about the power and strength advantage possessed by Stevens. At one point, Stevens busted out a
Magistral Cradle, which was quite a feat for a 275 pounder. James foreshadowed the title change by saying lightning couldn’t strike
twice in the same place.
The match took a 180 when Daniels stepped aside and a charging Stevens posted his right shoulder. Daniels ended up worked on both
shoulders, as he switched to the traditional attack on the left side. Looked like a ring positioning problem on the double down - looked
like it was supposed to be lariat instead of a collision spot. Stevens was making his comeback when Dominique showed up at ringside.
Stevens had Daniels pinned with the Dogcatcher Splash, but Dominique put his foot over the ropes. As referee Jamie Ferrari tried to
restore order, Dominique pulled a set of brass knucks out of her top and slid them into the ring to Daniels, who put Stevens lights out for
the three count. The announce team went nuts putting over the title change.
Winner: Daniels at 9:50 with an assist from Dominique to win the NWA Mid America Heavyweight Championship. A decent enough
match. They worked it in such a way as to pretty well disguise Stevens’ lack of mobility. I got a kick out of seeing referee Jamie argue
with his real life mom.
Daniels (with Dominique) closed the show with a gloating “I told you so� promo.
Closing Thoughts: Is it me, or is there was a real disconnect between this episode and where things were when they went on hiatus
from the Sports Arena for the road shows? “Boogie Woogie Boy� Gary Valiant’s whereabouts are unknown, at least in the
wacky world of NWA Main Event. Lonestar, Tim Renesto and LT Falk were unaccounted for as well. Daniels is challenging for the title for
unexplained reasons or maybe there isn’t a reason. It was like the powers that be decided to start from scratch with two title
changes…I can’t say enough about how good the announcing was on this show. It went a long way to compensating for a tiny (50?)
and not very excitable crowd. The chemistry between James and Clemons made this a very easy show to listen to. They got the story
points across in an entertaining way, interjected some clever lines and never got on my nerves…Clemons had an excellent voice, but
he's better off not being on camera...I like the idea of pushing Freak based on the uniqueness of his character alone…It appears NWA
ME is in bad need of babyface talent in the midcard. Woods only did a brief promo and didn’t look particularly good in the match that
aired last week from Murfreesboro. Phoenix isn’t ready. Letting Lightning’s program with Cane run for a while would be ideal,
because of the size issue…Booger reminds me of the Farron White character Farron Foxx did in Memphis back in the day, except heâ
€™s added the beanie…The announcers made two references to the guy their not allowed to mention (Marc Anthony)...They’ve
upgraded the production to a two camera shoot. If anything, they could have used more shots from the handheld. The kept house lights
down. It gave the shots more contrast but have produced a grainier image as well. They need to get a hold of the camera Mike Sircy used
for the Murfreesboro show. The image was crystal clear and the color saturation was outstanding. I enjoyed this show despite its
shortcomings.
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