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<B>NWA Main Event TV

May 8, 2010  - “Posey Phone Home”

Available at www.nwame.com</B> 

The announce team of Aaron Camaro and Jeremy Arnold recapped the major highlights from last week -  Orion Bishop retaining the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title versus Steve-O and the pull apart between NWA Mid-America TV Champion Matt Boyce and turncoat “No Mercy” Tommy Mercer.  

<B>(1) Steve-O & Chad Hyatt & Matt Boyce beat Orion Bishop & Will Owens & Chrisjen Hayme via DQ when Tommy Mercer attacked Boyce (11 minutes).</B>  Match started with just O and Hyatt on the babyface side. Their scheduled partner, Ace Rockwell was said to be have received a visit from the heels before the match. Arnold’s song lyric quote for this week was Three Dog Night – “two can be as bad as one, it’s the loneliest number since the number one.” Dan O’Manly (The alter ego of Rudy Charles –an amalgamation of 80s managers with a Dusty Rhodes lisp) made a cameo appearance at ringside. Hyatt was having his way with Owens and Hayme until he got obliterated by Bishop. O’s big flurry also came a crashing halt courtesy of Bishop. Arnold kept making Johnny Knoxville references about O. After thrashing O, Owens left the ring to beat on Hyatt for awhile. Arnold made a plethora of disparaging remarks about Hyatt. Boyce came out to take the hot tag. He hit the frogsplash crossbody on Hayme and got jumped by Mercer, who nailed him with a discus donkey punch and left him laying with the Mercy Killing. 

Backstage, we saw Corey Hollis trying to rouse Boyce from his dazed state. The camera panned to a smug looking Mike Posey. O’Maney introduced himself. Posey said O’Manly looked just like Rudy Charles. O’Manly said he didn’t see the resemblance. O’Manly said he had Posey’s back and would be on the look out for the aliens.  

(Commercial break) 

In the ring, Posey claimed there were little green men running around the city, and everybody knew that the consequence of being abducted by aliens was getting violated. Posey said he was defending his title because of the 30 day rule, and was doing so under protest. Posey vowed that after tonight, the Nashville fans would never see him again.  

<B>(2) Corey Hollis defeated Mike Posey (with Dan O’Manly) to become the new NWA Tennessee Junior Heavyweight Champion in 12:10.</B> Match opened with chain wrestling – solid and snug. There was all kinds of shenanigans from Arnold on commentary during this match. There was great looking spot where Posey took a chest bump into the buckles, and on the rebound, Hollis laced him with a spinkick to the head. O'Manly distracted Hollis allowing Pose to clip the knee. Posey worked the body part. He used the Muta lock and reversed it ala AJ Styles. He also used the figure four with an assist from O’Manly. Ref Jesse Fields caught the cheating. An argument ensued. Hollis caught Posey with a knee to the back a three way collision with Fields and O’Manly. Posey ducked Hollis’ finisher (Soundless Dawn), but Hollis rolled through and hit Nightmare that Never Ends (satellite headscissors into a crossface). Hollis connected with the Pele kick, and Rudy Charles hit the ring to make the three count. 

O'Manley returned to ringside in search of Posey. “I'm afraid the aliens might have gotten him.” Posey scooted out from under the ring frantically pointing at his butt. Posey then ran out of the building with O'Manley tailing behind him. The camera followed them out into the parking lot. “You go back to Alabama. Don’t you ever come back to Nashville. Those aliens, if you come back to Nashville, they’ll get you!” O’Manly said. Posey sprinted towards Veritas Street. “You go Posey. Run, Posey, run!” 

Reverend Dan Wilson was in the ring for the second installment of “The Number of the Beast Challenge”. Wilson offered anybody in the back or in the audience the chance of a lifetime – an envelope (containing an undisclosed sum) to anyone that could take his black monster, Se7en off his feet.  

<B>Se7en (with Reverend Dan Wilson) beat Panther in 1:17.</B> Panther looked like anything but. What qualifies a little bald guy from New York to use that name? Arnold said nothing good could come from this. Se7en no sold Panther’s offense and flattened him with a front slam. Panther revved up and charged int o a high boot. Se7en then powerbombed him for the pin. Se7en hovered over his pray trying to look other worldly - flicking his tongue and making his eyes bulge out and such. 

Backstage, Jeff Daniels congratulated Mercer on a job well done. Daniels offered to help Mercer finish job and get the TV title. “I already told ya. I Don’t need ya. When you gonna learn?” said Mercer. Daniels said he would be out there for Mercer’s match irregardless.  

<B>Matt Boyce beat Tommy Mercer to retain the NWA Mid-America TV Title in 6:50.</B> Daniels was on color commentary. Mercer was alone in the ring. Boyce came through the curtain as Jesse Fields' count hit eight. As soon as he rolled under the ropes, Mercer started beating the shit out him. Daniels said Mercer insisted on doing it the hard way, but he had more stroke in the locker room and with the BOD than Mercer would ever know. Daniels said it was common knowledge that he trained Mercer, but the guy got caught up in the glitz and glamour instead of doing what Daniels told him. Daniels said Mercer had the ability to headline Wrestlemania, and would soon realize that Daniels had all the answers. Meanwhile, Boyce was hanging on by a thread. Camaro said Mercer was following Daniels’ instructions to attack Boyce earlier in the show. Daniels said if Camaro was paying attention to the TV, he would know that Daniels had nothing to do with it, because Mercer wanted to do things on his own. Daniels put over the importance of the TV title, then put himself over as the longest reigning NWA World TV Champion. Mercer ran shoulder first into the post when Boyce stepped out of his path. Boyce nailed Mercer with a dropkick, and Daniels (wearing a Tommy Mercer t-shirt) went to ringside to distract. Mercer capitalized by creaming Boyce with a high boot, but then started arguing with Daniels. Boyce rolled Mercer up with a light assist from Daniels.  

Backstage, Mercer grabbed Daniels by the throat. “What's your problem? You realize you just cost me the TV Title?” Daniels said Mercer cost himself the title, because he should have been taking care of business instead of worrying about him. Mercer warned Daniels to stay out of his business and walked off. Daniels broke into a mile wide grin. “That's the intensity I'm looking for. He's almost there.” 

THOUGHTS: NWA ME TV continues to improve with each episode, and I think they took a major leap with this one. Hell, there wasn’t even a notable production glitch. Mercer is emerging as the star of the show. If anyone in Nashville has major league star potential, Mercer is that guy. The most compelling aspect of the storyline is the stuff between Mercer and Daniels, and what a great addition he has been. The end goal is clear – a championship (imagine that) – the question is the method, and it’s not a question of right and wrong, as they’re both cutthroat individuals. There’s a depth and dimension to their interaction that is typically lacking in pro wrestling at any level. The close of the show was beautiful piece of work on all fronts – acting, story and camera work – that is likely to get viewers to tune in to see what happens next…The zaniness about aliens provides just the right dose of comedy and a major helping of originality. I can’t recall a pro wrestling storyline depicting split personality (the modern diagnostic term is Dissociative Identity Disorder. It’s a spectrum disorder and Charles is on the far reaches of that spectrum). Charles and Posey are both living in a delusional world –a folie a deux, as the French would say. Seems to me there’s also some allegory regarding wrestlers taking it in the ass in Nashville. It’s also given Charles a chance to do a character that wrestling fans didn’t know he had in him. I wonder if he even knew…In the space of three months, Bill Behrens has assembled one of the more interesting and talented indie crews in the Southeast, a blend of talent from Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia, and it’s getting to where they’re all on the same page…Another thing that jumps out watching this show now, is how much better the quality of the wrestling has gotten, and how well the inring action is used to further the stories. If you think I’m giving Behrens too much credit, compare this show with any of the episodes NWA ME was putting out at the end of 2009. It got too painful for me to review them…Boyce has developed into an awesome babyface in peril. It would take a very cold heart not feel sympathy for him in this week’s main event…I like Arnold’s outrageous style, but he went too far in the Posey/Hollis match. There was some really good wrestling going on, and the commentary should have focused on it…Se7en is no doubt a project, but monsters like that don’t grow on trees, and the Reverend is the right man for the job. The Rev’s delivery on the mic was one of the highlights of the show. Se7en’s match wasn’t good, but it was a major improvement over the previous one. If your tastes run to TV studio wrestling southern style, check out this show.