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LIVE REPORT: NWA ANARCHY TV TAPING IN CORNELIA, GEORGIA

Last night’s NWA Anarchy show was not your average television taping in Cornelia. The intensity level of the entire crew has picked up. Like NWA Wildside was at times, Anarchy is now being seen as route to get noticed by the major league organizations. Morale is at a high water mark.

There was great effort up and down the card, but it was the main events of each hour that set this show apart. It was those matches that turned the crowd at the NWA Arena into the loudest 190 people I’ve ever heard.

NWA Anarchy owner Jerry Palmer announced a special fan fest would take place prior to the next show on May 31 (see notes below). Smarty pants Seth Delay interrupted. Palmer was hot at Delay for knocking Sal Rinauro out with knucks and cutting his hair. Palmer got in his face and Delay ran away.

Ring announcer/play by play guy Greg Hunter directed our attention to the WrestleVision for a promo by Shadow Jackson. This was taped two weeks ago after Jackson was handcuffed to the ropes and busted wide open by Nemesis. Jackson was covered in blood from his forehead to his belly button. It took 5 stitches at the ER to close the wound.

(1) Malachi beat T. K. Cross in 4:30. Malachi debuted two weeks ago against Chad Parham. He worked hard and showed some fire and was minimally over. Cross gave Malachi a downward spiral into the middle turnbuckle and was in full control. Malachi countered from nowhere with a DDT for the win. Fans didn’t have a whole lot of investment in this one way or the other.

We saw Chad Parham and Delay backstage on the WrestleVision. Parham said Delay was his hero for what he had done. Parham said Delay reminded him of himself with the way he got under Palmer’s skin. “When you infuriate Jerry Palmer, that means you’re something in this business.” Delay said Parham may have his back, but the rats had always had his front. And here I thought this was a family show. If they fans didn’t hate Delay before, they do now.

(2) Jeff Lewis and Hayden Young went to a 10 minute draw (10: 51 to be exact) in a match to determine the number one contender for the NWA Anarchy Television Title. NWA Anarchy Television Champion Truitt Fields came out to do color commentary. Young frustrated Lewis by wrestling him to a stand off, so Lewis went to the shortcuts. The key spot saw Young go for an Asai moonsault, but Lewis pulled him off the apron and dropped him on his face. Lewis was in full control until Young hit his spinning enzuirgiri for a double down spot with one minute to go. They traded near falls. Lewis ducked a second enzuirgiri attempt and hit the Final Curtain just as the bell sounded. Lewis was ready to dish out more punishment, but Truitt Fields hit the ring for the save. Finish was kind of muddled. Only a lukewarm crowd response to this match. I’m guessing it was because Young never really got to show his stuff.

(3) Sal Rinauro & Ace Rockwell vs. Todd Sexton & Seth Delay ended as a no contest at 8:19.It’s just so strange seeing Rinauro with shorter hair. This was advertised as Sexton vs. Rinauro. Delay attacked Rinauro on the ramp and it was two on one. Rockwell jumped into the fray, so referee Brent Wiley ordered a tag match that the crowd was way hot to see. The opening minutes were a showcase for Rockwell. The added muscle on his frame give his offense more oomph. Rinauro and Rockwell hit a double fistdrop on Sexton and danced, much to the delight of the crowd. Rockwell popped Delay for interfering and walked into a dropkick from Sexton. Delay continued to be complete dick. He put Rockwell’s necklace on and tried for double ax off the ropes, but Rockwell countered with a Codebreaker, and it was both men down. The hot tag led to four way action and a round of finishers. In the midst of the chaos, Wiley got knocked down and called for the bell. Hot match.

Postmatch, the Technicians attacked. Ace and Sal fought them off but then Parham whacked Rinauro across the back with a chair. The babyfaces were taking a beating when Palmer hit the ring with his axhandle, and the heels scattered.

Color commentator (and Parham brownnose) John Johnson entered the ring. He said he was sick of Palmer’s jealousy. He went on and on to where the fans were chanting for Palmer to knock him out. Palmer had other ideas. He told Johnson he needed a volunteer for the dunk tank at the fanfest. Johnson declined. Palmer told Johnson either you’re doing the dunk tank or “YOU’RE FIRED!” Huge pop for the VKM delivery of the line.

(4) Shatter (with Jeff G. Bailey) beat Shaun Tempers (with the Reverend) in 8:06. They tore the house down. This was major league in every respect – insane heat and explosive action with every mover right on the money. Any lingering doubts about Tempers as a main event caliber singles wrestler were put to rest. This was his best singles match ever in Anarchy. “The Butcher of Pyongyang” Kimo came out with Shatter. The guy is ripped and ridiculously intense. And the facial expression when Bailey removes the black hood is freaking awesome. Legit scary like Mark Lewin or Abby from 25+ years ago. Azrael was with Tempers. They were ushered to the back by their respective handlers before the opening bell. This was war. Tempers clotheslined Shatter and both men spilled over the top. Shatter did a number on Tempers with the rail, but Tempers gave Shatter a wicked backdrop on the ramp. Tempers was all over Shatter’s back. Tempers countered a spinebuster with a backbreaker for a near fall. Tempers then applied the most awesome camel clutch I’ve seen in forever. It had to be sheer torture. Some chants for Shatter here. Shatter rammed Tempers into the turnbuckles to break the hold. Shatter leveled Tempers with a lariat and pounded away. Powerslam for two. Perfect Plex for two. Tempers dumped Shatter, who only knows one way to take a bump – BIG. Back inside, Shatter picked Tempers off the top ropes with a belly to belly suplex. Tempers kicked out of the delayed cover. Tempers pulled referee Jacob Ashworth into the path of Shatter’s spear attempt. Shatter crushed him with it. Azrael hit the ring, but so did Kimo. He smoked Azrael with a Samoan Drop. Shatter hit the PTSD and Brent Wiley slid into the ring to make the three count. Just a stellar match from beginning to end.

(5) Truitt Fields beat Jay Clinton to retain the NWA Anarchy Television Title in 2:29. Fields is cut beyond belief – like zero bodyfat. Clinton cheated and pulled his straps down. That was not a pretty sight. Fields did a no sell. He leveled Clinton with a lariat and hit an overhead belly to belly for a two count. Clinton was shocked when Fields kicked out of a STO at one. Fields got right up and hit the Killing Fields for the win.

Bailey said after the carnage Kimo inflicted two weeks ago, nobody wanted to face him, but one young man did. It was local hero, Bo Newsom. Bailey gave Newsom a full minute to do anything he wanted to Kimo.

(6) Kimo (with Jeff G. Bailey) decimated Bo Newsom via submission in 1:35. The kid tried. Even a leg lariat had no effect. Kimo destroyed him with a blitz of karate blows, hit an STO and applied a choke submission. All of his stuff looked killer. Fans were chanting for the tap. Newsom passed out. Kimo wanted to do it again. Bailey said no. Pretty close to perfect. Kimo came across as both indestructible and lethal.

(7) Iceberg (with the Reverend) pinned Don Matthews in a non-title match at 10:11. Match was OK. I got the feeling fans didn’t see Matthews as having much of a chance. An early blitz of strikes dropped Iceberg to one knee. Iceberg showed more respect. Matthews took Iceberg down with a flying bodypress off the middle ropes. Enough of that s***. Iceberg hit a back suplex and went to work. Matthews got his mean face on for the comeback. Iceberg gave him two freight train corner splashes and a cannonball for good measure. Matthews started is comeback with a sloppy powerslam. Matthews got a near fall with the BFK. Matthews then had Berg flat on his back after The Lariat when he saw Brodie Chase and Melissa Coates at ringside rubbing up against each other. Iceberg capitalized with a belly to belly suplex and finished Matthews with the Ground Zero splash. Nothing wrong with the execution of the finish, but I hated the way it was book. Yeah, it was non-title. Still, it felt like the heavyweight title, which has been nurtured to new heights of prestige, was cheapened in the service of midcard comedy storyline.

The Reverend said the stooges didn’t want them to fight, but on May 31, Iceberg was going to give Shatter his final title shot and split his wig again. Reverend said Shatter and Kimo could have a tag title shot any time, any place.

(8) Shadow Jackson & Slim J won a 13 team Mega Rumble to earn a tag title shot on May 31 (28:24)./B> Mega Rumbles are the Bill Behrens special, and once again, he did a hell of job booking it to avoid the clustermess you would expect from something like this. Teams entered every two minutes. Coates & Chase started versus Friday Night Sensations (Ryan Michaels & Matt Sells) – literally not their night. A collision left Chase’s head between Melissa’s legs. Michaels was reluctant to hit Coates. Team number three was Big Time Playaz (Scott McKenzie & David Matthews) from XCW in Texas. FNF got eliminated. Coates mesmerized one of the Playas with her feminine charms and gave him a low blow. Next was the long awaited return of Texas Treats (Don Juan & Chris Marval). There was a hilarious spot where Juan did his dance for Melissa and capped it off with a major pelvic thrust. The heels agreed to work together against Treats. Jeremy Vain & Mr. Adonis entered next and cleared the ring in no time flat. Lights out and they were confronted by Mikal Judas, who gave Adonis a chokeslam for the ages. Adonis got way up there. Vain was cowering in the corner when the light went out. Judas disappeared. Team six was Chip Day & Wesley Grissom. Day pulled the ropes down to eliminate Vain. As Vain and Adonis headed up the ramp, they were confronted by Judas. Vain ran for his life leaving Adonis to take a Mafia Kick from Judas. The Technicians (Bob E & Tyler Smith) and Talent & Money (J. T. Talent & Andrew Pendleton III) were the next two teams. They went four on two against Day & Grissom. Wild Bunch (Billy Buck & Chris King) got a big pop booked in the spot to even the odds. The heat picked up here. The heels subdued them, but the faces were making the comeback when Hollywood Brunettes (Andrew Alexander & Kyle Matthews) entered. There was a nicely executed spot where Technicians and Grissom & Day were eliminated simultaneously. New Wave (Steven Walters & Derrick King) was next. They did a contrived seven man tower of doom spot that looked like train wreck. On the big screen, we saw Concrete Gorillas (Nemesis & Jay Fury) get a security escort from the back door to the ring with Nemesis shouting “Beast Up!” Beast up they did. There were guys flying out of the ring every which way. The ring was swept clean. It was down to the last team – Shadow Jackson and Slim J. Oh my God, what a pop. This is THE FEUD in Anarchy. There wasn’t going to be any wrestling. This was mortal combat. Just wild action. The heat was amazing. Most of the people were on their feet. It was a see saw battle – dramatic close calls with partners saving partners on the brink of elimination. The Gorillas chopped the living hell out of Jackson. As black as Jackson is, his chest got red. Fury got on the top turnbuckle with the noose and tried to hang J. Shadow saved in the knick of time, knocking Fury to the floor. Jubilation reigned. The fans were still cheering for Jackson and J a good five minutes after the match ended. Shadow Jackson is more over than any wrestler has ever been in the 9 year history of wrestling in Cornelia.

NOTES: So it’s Jackson & J vs. Devil’s Rejects for the tag titles and Iceberg vs. Shatter for the heavyweight title on May 31. The fan fest will take place from noon to 8pm. Along with the dunking booth, there will be an opportunity to call taped matches with Greg Hunter, Q & A sessions with the wrestlers, and barbecue. It’s also a fundraiser for a little girl in need. Admission to show will be half price ($5)…The Top Rope Kids Club keeps getting bigger. Over 30 kids were out there to visit with the Wild Bunch…The NWA website now features Melissa Coates among NWA’s Lethal Ladies…Texas Treats return on June 7. Their plan at this point is to come in once a month.