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December 6, 2008
– Larry Goodman
NWA Anarchy ran their final television taping prior to Season’s Beatings 2008 on December 20 Saturday night in Cornelia.
It was finely crafted show, one that deserved a better fate than to be witnessed by the lowest crowd of the year at the NWA Arena. There
were barely over 100 in attendance. A year ago, the number was 175. Like with Fright Night, I suspect the sinking economy led some
fans to forgo last night’s show so they could attend Season’s Beatings.
Executive Producer Kevin Marx (he of the outstanding video intros) said there would be no Kid’s Club tonight and introduced the
owner or NWA Anarchy, Jerry Palmer.
Palmer informed the crowd that Shadow Jackson would not be the special ref in the main event because his newborn son was in grave
condition in a Columbia, SC hospital. Palmer said Shadow IV had shown some improvement and asked the crowd to pray for the
Jackson family. Palmer said he wouldn’t have made it through the traumatic events surrounding the premature birth of his son,
Griffin without the support of the Anarchy fans. Palmer said to think positive, and to underscore the point, he brought Griffin out to the ring
for his NWA Arena debut at the age of 4 months and 9 days. It was, to say the least, an emotionally charged open.
Ring announcer Greg Hunter was interrupted by a ruckus in the back. On the WresleVision, a full scale brawl was in progress between
Wild Bunch and The Technicians. It spilled down the ramp and into the ring with five refs out there trying to restore order – a spirited
affair that got the show off to a hot start. Hunter announced that two teams would meet in a Texas Tornado match at Season’s
Beatings.
Palmer came out to introduce "the new and improved" and Melissa Coates, an angel in white.
(1) Melissa Coates beat Crystal Rose in 4:20.
Rose is a local favorite that has the fans pulling hard for her, so this was babyface vs. babyface. Coates dominated, which was a good
thing, since the size difference made it tough to buy Rose’s offense. Coates' mat stuff was impressive- technically sound and
surprisingly smooth. She should showcase those skills more often. Coates hit a Samoan Drop for a near fall. Rose got her lone near fall
with a huracanrana. Coates ended a battle of backslides with the Facelift for the pin.
Brodie Chase entered the ring. He blamed Coates for his suspension and was about to slap her when Palmer came out. Chase shoved
Palmer. Palmer decked Chase, sparking the familiar chant of “Jer-E!, Jer-E!� Palmer said he was going to whip Chase’s ass.
Hunter threw it backstage where John Johnson was with the Talent & Money, the number one contenders for the NWA Anarchy Tag Team
Championship. Dynamic Duo showed up. Chad Parham disputed T & M claim to the number one spot. Jeremy Vain & Rob Adonis joined
the party. Vain said it was he and Adonis that deserved the title shot. Bill Behrens said they would settle it in match involving one member
from each team – Parham, Talent and Vain.
(2) Azrael (with the Reverend) defeated Adrian Hawkins and Hayden Young and Kyle Matthews in a four-way elimination match to
win the Young Lion’s Contender Tournament in 7:59.
Huge pop for Slim J out on color commentary. Wild action. Young took a scary bump over the top when he almost lost control on an aerial
move. Matthews crashed and burned on the floor with the help of Azrael. Young hit a slingshot crossbody on Matthews. There was a nice
visual of Young standing tall over three fallen opponents. Young gave Hawkins a backdrop on the ramp. Young took a rough looking
bump on a three-way tower or doom spot. Matthews connected on some flying moves before being eliminated by Hawkins’ spinning
Liger Bomb at 4 minutes. More high flying stuff from Young here. Young fought off the Liger Bomb to eliminate Hawkins at 6:45. Young
worked over Azrael’s back with The Walls. There was a snafu on the finish because Young was supposed to get shoved off the top,
and it didn’t happen. Azrael pinned Young with the Ted Bundy. A huge positive about this match was Young coming out of it super
strong in a losing effort.
Postmatch: J went into the ring to confront Azrael. I’m looking forward to that one. It’s a match I’ve seen many times before,
and a match I’ll see any chance I get.
Truitt Fields renewed his challenge to the NWA Heavyweight Champion Iceberg. The Reverend came out. He was sick of Fields’
demands and ordered up a taste of both Azrael and Iceberg for the NWA Anarchy Television Champion. Shaun Tempers, dressed in a
suit and tie, came to Fields’ rescue. Tempers said Fields was the one man that saved him after he was beaten down by the Rejects,
so he had Fields’ back. Tempers said he had to know if Fields’ offer of a title match still stood. They shook hands. It’s on for
Season’s Beatings.
(3) The Texas Treats (Don Juan & Chris Marval) beat “The Rock ‘n Roll Ninja� Skitzo & Big Dogg in 7 minutes.
Juan came out with a red rose in him mouth and did some dirty dancing with a girl in the front row. Juan busted out the lucha style. It built
to a butt bump to the face of a seated Dogg. Funny stuff. Juan back everyone off with his pelvic thrusting until ref Jacob Ashworth ordered
him to “put it down.� Juan took the heat. With the bleached blonde hair and trimmed down physique, Dogg looks like a badass
version of Derrick King. He had a good match. Skitzo, not so much. He totally botched a slingshot move, and made matters a lot worse by
laughing instead of selling. Marval cleaned house with a backdrop driver in Skitzo. Juan put Skitzo completely out of it with a stunner.
Marval pinned Dogg after an inverted surfboard/middle rope elbow drop combo.
Attorney/Agent Jeff G. Bailey, a man whose dreams are clearly not as empty as his conscience seems to be, cut another awesome
promo. Bailey 's work started to take on new life when Shatter joined the Elite, and since Kimo came on board, he's been at the heights of
his depraved powers. Bailey blamed Kimo’s suspension on Ace Rockwell’s abject cowardice and Palmer’s abuse of power.
On the WrestleVision, we saw clips of Kimo’s attack on referee Wes Grissom and the graphic aftermath. Grissom was on the
dressing room floor, bleeding and lapsing into unconsciousness. Palmer and Rockwell were at his side. Palmer told Grissom to hang
on because help was on the way. Bailey said it made him sad to know the insignificant piece of dirt didn’t die on the floor. He noted
two things Rockwell said in the video: 1) Someone has to stop Kimo. Bailey said it sounded like Rockwell was taking it upon himself. 2)
Rockwell called Kimo an animal. Bailey said an animal belongs in a cage and issued a challenge for a cage match. Rockwell appeared
on the ramp with the crowd chanting his name. When Rockwell started talking about the video, Bailey interrupted to say it was hilarious.
Rockwell said he felt terrible about what happened to Grissom, and he was gladly accepting the challenge. Bailey started jumping for joy.
Rockwell said he was a fighter, and there would be no surrender, because he was coming to kick Kimo’s ass. Palmer came out and
said he wasn’t opposed to a cage, but there would be an official, and if Kimo touched that official, Bailey would be gone from
Cornelia for good after 12 years. Bailey wanted to know what was up with Palmer’s obsession with referees. Palmer left Bailey to
ponder the identity of the special ref for the main event. Bailey pouted as his demand to know fell on deaf ears. This entire segment was
money.
(4) J.T. Talent (with Andrew Pendleton) vs. Chad Parham (with Seth Delay) vs. Jeremy Vain (with Rob Adonis) ended in a no contest
at 6:46.
Simple story: three heels each pullin gout underhanded tricks on the other two guys. Everyone was hitting their big moves and having
their pin attempts broken up. There was a legit problem between Parham and Talent. Parham took issue with something Talent did and
bailed to the back before the segment was over. Talent & Money and Adonis & Vain continued to brawl after ref Brent Wiley called for the
bell.
Postmatch: New Wave were shown on the big screen. Having the larger-than-life champions looking down upon the challengers was a
very effective way to stage things. In this case, more so than having them come to ringside. Steven Walters said they were already at the
top. The camera pulled back to show that New Wave was standing on a ladder, and you know what that means.
Bill Behrens was introduced as Shadow Jackson’s replacement in the role of special referee for the main event.
(5) Mikal Judas defeated Phil Shatter (with Jeff G. Bailey) in a no DQ/no count out match to earn a spot in the three-way match for the
NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Championship at Season’s Beatings (17:30).
Excellent match except for the crowd. None of the electricity that was present seven days ago when these two met. It was weird. They
were hardly popping at all. Shatter kept bailing out, but Judas was stalking him. Shatter fought off a choke slam. Judas uncorked a
barrage of shoulder blocks that put Shatter down in the corner. Judas gave him the face wash treatment. Shatter tried to take a TO, but
Judas was on him with a lariat off the apron. Judas choked Shatter with the camera cable.A fan held up a chair. Judas rammed Shatterâ
€™s head into it. and the fan took a bow. A fan in the opposite corner followed suit. Judas got crotched on the top via Bailey’s
interference. Shatter superplexed the 6-7, 275 pound Judas with ease. Shatter launched an all out assault on Judas’ lower back. At
one point, Shatter was grinding away with a chair. A missed spear sent Shatter head first into a wedged chair (leaving him with an ugly
swelling above the eyebrow). Judas tried a top rope lariat, but Shatter speared him midair. Both men down. Judas gave Shatter a rocket
launcher and leveled him with the Mafia Kick. Judas was hurting too bad for a quick follow up and Shatter kicked out. Both men in serious
agony here. Shatter hit the PTSD, but was also slow to cover, and Judas kicked out. Judas brought Shatter off the middle rope with a
choke slam for a very near fall. Judas got Shatter up for El Crucifijo. Judas saw Bailey up on the apron and let loose. Bailey pulled out a
bag of powder. Behrens “accidentally� knocked the powder into Bailey’s face. Bailey bumped, his face covered in white. Judas
pinned Shatter with a Chokebreaker. Given that Jackson was unavailable, Plan B worked out fine.
The evil Reverend brought Iceberg to ringside to entice Judas with the sight of the heavyweight title belt. Unfortunately, a good portion of
the crowd had already headed out into the cold winter night, so the show ended on a deathly quiet note.
The complete card for Season’s Beatings 2008 is as follows: Texas Tornado Match: Technicians vs. Wild Bunch, Brodie Chase vs.
Jerry Palmer (with Melissa Coates) , Young Lion’s Title: Slim J (c) vs. Azrael (with the Reverend), Ladder Match for the NWA Anarchy
Tag Team Titles: New Wave (c) vs. Dynamic Duo vs. Talent & Money vs. Vain & Adonis, Adrian Hawkins vs. Hayden Young, NWA Anarchy
TV Title Match: Truitt Fields (c) vs. Shaun Tempers, NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Title Match: Iceberg(c) (with the Reverend) vs. Shadow
Jackson vs. Mikal Judas, Steel Cage Pinfall, Submission or Escape: Kimo (with Jeff G. Bailey) vs. Ace Rockwell.
NOTES: Shatter is booked for the NWA Showcase card on 12/20 in Niles, Oh at the Eastwood Expo for an NWA National Title match vs.
Crusher Hanson...Ace Rockwell is a now a co-holder of the NWA Prime Time tag titles along with Frankie Valentine. The beat Simon
Sermon & Thomas Britain for the titles on 12/5 in Columbus.
– Larry Goodman
NWA Anarchy ran their final television taping prior to Season’s Beatings 2008 on December 20 Saturday night in Cornelia.
It was finely crafted show, one that deserved a better fate than to be witnessed by the lowest crowd of the year at the NWA Arena. There
were barely over 100 in attendance. A year ago, the number was 175. Like with Fright Night, I suspect the sinking economy led some
fans to forgo last night’s show so they could attend Season’s Beatings.
Executive Producer Kevin Marx (he of the outstanding video intros) said there would be no Kid’s Club tonight and introduced the
owner or NWA Anarchy, Jerry Palmer.
Palmer informed the crowd that Shadow Jackson would not be the special ref in the main event because his newborn son was in grave
condition in a Columbia, SC hospital. Palmer said Shadow IV had shown some improvement and asked the crowd to pray for the
Jackson family. Palmer said he wouldn’t have made it through the traumatic events surrounding the premature birth of his son,
Griffin without the support of the Anarchy fans. Palmer said to think positive, and to underscore the point, he brought Griffin out to the ring
for his NWA Arena debut at the age of 4 months and 9 days. It was, to say the least, an emotionally charged open.
Ring announcer Greg Hunter was interrupted by a ruckus in the back. On the WresleVision, a full scale brawl was in progress between
Wild Bunch and The Technicians. It spilled down the ramp and into the ring with five refs out there trying to restore order – a spirited
affair that got the show off to a hot start. Hunter announced that two teams would meet in a Texas Tornado match at Season’s
Beatings.
Palmer came out to introduce "the new and improved" and Melissa Coates, an angel in white.
(1) Melissa Coates beat Crystal Rose in 4:20.
Rose is a local favorite that has the fans pulling hard for her, so this was babyface vs. babyface. Coates dominated, which was a good
thing, since the size difference made it tough to buy Rose’s offense. Coates' mat stuff was impressive- technically sound and
surprisingly smooth. She should showcase those skills more often. Coates hit a Samoan Drop for a near fall. Rose got her lone near fall
with a huracanrana. Coates ended a battle of backslides with the Facelift for the pin.
Brodie Chase entered the ring. He blamed Coates for his suspension and was about to slap her when Palmer came out. Chase shoved
Palmer. Palmer decked Chase, sparking the familiar chant of “Jer-E!, Jer-E!� Palmer said he was going to whip Chase’s ass.
Hunter threw it backstage where John Johnson was with the Talent & Money, the number one contenders for the NWA Anarchy Tag Team
Championship. Dynamic Duo showed up. Chad Parham disputed T & M claim to the number one spot. Jeremy Vain & Rob Adonis joined
the party. Vain said it was he and Adonis that deserved the title shot. Bill Behrens said they would settle it in match involving one member
from each team – Parham, Talent and Vain.
(2) Azrael (with the Reverend) defeated Adrian Hawkins and Hayden Young and Kyle Matthews in a four-way elimination match to
win the Young Lion’s Contender Tournament in 7:59.
Huge pop for Slim J out on color commentary. Wild action. Young took a scary bump over the top when he almost lost control on an aerial
move. Matthews crashed and burned on the floor with the help of Azrael. Young hit a slingshot crossbody on Matthews. There was a nice
visual of Young standing tall over three fallen opponents. Young gave Hawkins a backdrop on the ramp. Young took a rough looking
bump on a three-way tower or doom spot. Matthews connected on some flying moves before being eliminated by Hawkins’ spinning
Liger Bomb at 4 minutes. More high flying stuff from Young here. Young fought off the Liger Bomb to eliminate Hawkins at 6:45. Young
worked over Azrael’s back with The Walls. There was a snafu on the finish because Young was supposed to get shoved off the top,
and it didn’t happen. Azrael pinned Young with the Ted Bundy. A huge positive about this match was Young coming out of it super
strong in a losing effort.
Postmatch: J went into the ring to confront Azrael. I’m looking forward to that one. It’s a match I’ve seen many times before,
and a match I’ll see any chance I get.
Truitt Fields renewed his challenge to the NWA Heavyweight Champion Iceberg. The Reverend came out. He was sick of Fields’
demands and ordered up a taste of both Azrael and Iceberg for the NWA Anarchy Television Champion. Shaun Tempers, dressed in a
suit and tie, came to Fields’ rescue. Tempers said Fields was the one man that saved him after he was beaten down by the Rejects,
so he had Fields’ back. Tempers said he had to know if Fields’ offer of a title match still stood. They shook hands. It’s on for
Season’s Beatings.
(3) The Texas Treats (Don Juan & Chris Marval) beat “The Rock ‘n Roll Ninja� Skitzo & Big Dogg in 7 minutes.
Juan came out with a red rose in him mouth and did some dirty dancing with a girl in the front row. Juan busted out the lucha style. It built
to a butt bump to the face of a seated Dogg. Funny stuff. Juan back everyone off with his pelvic thrusting until ref Jacob Ashworth ordered
him to “put it down.� Juan took the heat. With the bleached blonde hair and trimmed down physique, Dogg looks like a badass
version of Derrick King. He had a good match. Skitzo, not so much. He totally botched a slingshot move, and made matters a lot worse by
laughing instead of selling. Marval cleaned house with a backdrop driver in Skitzo. Juan put Skitzo completely out of it with a stunner.
Marval pinned Dogg after an inverted surfboard/middle rope elbow drop combo.
Attorney/Agent Jeff G. Bailey, a man whose dreams are clearly not as empty as his conscience seems to be, cut another awesome
promo. Bailey 's work started to take on new life when Shatter joined the Elite, and since Kimo came on board, he's been at the heights of
his depraved powers. Bailey blamed Kimo’s suspension on Ace Rockwell’s abject cowardice and Palmer’s abuse of power.
On the WrestleVision, we saw clips of Kimo’s attack on referee Wes Grissom and the graphic aftermath. Grissom was on the
dressing room floor, bleeding and lapsing into unconsciousness. Palmer and Rockwell were at his side. Palmer told Grissom to hang
on because help was on the way. Bailey said it made him sad to know the insignificant piece of dirt didn’t die on the floor. He noted
two things Rockwell said in the video: 1) Someone has to stop Kimo. Bailey said it sounded like Rockwell was taking it upon himself. 2)
Rockwell called Kimo an animal. Bailey said an animal belongs in a cage and issued a challenge for a cage match. Rockwell appeared
on the ramp with the crowd chanting his name. When Rockwell started talking about the video, Bailey interrupted to say it was hilarious.
Rockwell said he felt terrible about what happened to Grissom, and he was gladly accepting the challenge. Bailey started jumping for joy.
Rockwell said he was a fighter, and there would be no surrender, because he was coming to kick Kimo’s ass. Palmer came out and
said he wasn’t opposed to a cage, but there would be an official, and if Kimo touched that official, Bailey would be gone from
Cornelia for good after 12 years. Bailey wanted to know what was up with Palmer’s obsession with referees. Palmer left Bailey to
ponder the identity of the special ref for the main event. Bailey pouted as his demand to know fell on deaf ears. This entire segment was
money.
(4) J.T. Talent (with Andrew Pendleton) vs. Chad Parham (with Seth Delay) vs. Jeremy Vain (with Rob Adonis) ended in a no contest
at 6:46.
Simple story: three heels each pullin gout underhanded tricks on the other two guys. Everyone was hitting their big moves and having
their pin attempts broken up. There was a legit problem between Parham and Talent. Parham took issue with something Talent did and
bailed to the back before the segment was over. Talent & Money and Adonis & Vain continued to brawl after ref Brent Wiley called for the
bell.
Postmatch: New Wave were shown on the big screen. Having the larger-than-life champions looking down upon the challengers was a
very effective way to stage things. In this case, more so than having them come to ringside. Steven Walters said they were already at the
top. The camera pulled back to show that New Wave was standing on a ladder, and you know what that means.
Bill Behrens was introduced as Shadow Jackson’s replacement in the role of special referee for the main event.
(5) Mikal Judas defeated Phil Shatter (with Jeff G. Bailey) in a no DQ/no count out match to earn a spot in the three-way match for the
NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Championship at Season’s Beatings (17:30).
Excellent match except for the crowd. None of the electricity that was present seven days ago when these two met. It was weird. They
were hardly popping at all. Shatter kept bailing out, but Judas was stalking him. Shatter fought off a choke slam. Judas uncorked a
barrage of shoulder blocks that put Shatter down in the corner. Judas gave him the face wash treatment. Shatter tried to take a TO, but
Judas was on him with a lariat off the apron. Judas choked Shatter with the camera cable.A fan held up a chair. Judas rammed Shatterâ
€™s head into it. and the fan took a bow. A fan in the opposite corner followed suit. Judas got crotched on the top via Bailey’s
interference. Shatter superplexed the 6-7, 275 pound Judas with ease. Shatter launched an all out assault on Judas’ lower back. At
one point, Shatter was grinding away with a chair. A missed spear sent Shatter head first into a wedged chair (leaving him with an ugly
swelling above the eyebrow). Judas tried a top rope lariat, but Shatter speared him midair. Both men down. Judas gave Shatter a rocket
launcher and leveled him with the Mafia Kick. Judas was hurting too bad for a quick follow up and Shatter kicked out. Both men in serious
agony here. Shatter hit the PTSD, but was also slow to cover, and Judas kicked out. Judas brought Shatter off the middle rope with a
choke slam for a very near fall. Judas got Shatter up for El Crucifijo. Judas saw Bailey up on the apron and let loose. Bailey pulled out a
bag of powder. Behrens “accidentally� knocked the powder into Bailey’s face. Bailey bumped, his face covered in white. Judas
pinned Shatter with a Chokebreaker. Given that Jackson was unavailable, Plan B worked out fine.
The evil Reverend brought Iceberg to ringside to entice Judas with the sight of the heavyweight title belt. Unfortunately, a good portion of
the crowd had already headed out into the cold winter night, so the show ended on a deathly quiet note.
The complete card for Season’s Beatings 2008 is as follows: Texas Tornado Match: Technicians vs. Wild Bunch, Brodie Chase vs.
Jerry Palmer (with Melissa Coates) , Young Lion’s Title: Slim J (c) vs. Azrael (with the Reverend), Ladder Match for the NWA Anarchy
Tag Team Titles: New Wave (c) vs. Dynamic Duo vs. Talent & Money vs. Vain & Adonis, Adrian Hawkins vs. Hayden Young, NWA Anarchy
TV Title Match: Truitt Fields (c) vs. Shaun Tempers, NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Title Match: Iceberg(c) (with the Reverend) vs. Shadow
Jackson vs. Mikal Judas, Steel Cage Pinfall, Submission or Escape: Kimo (with Jeff G. Bailey) vs. Ace Rockwell.
NOTES: Shatter is booked for the NWA Showcase card on 12/20 in Niles, Oh at the Eastwood Expo for an NWA National Title match vs.
Crusher Hanson...Ace Rockwell is a now a co-holder of the NWA Prime Time tag titles along with Frankie Valentine. The beat Simon
Sermon & Thomas Britain for the titles on 12/5 in Columbus.
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