Your commentators are: Todd Keneley & Colt Cabana
Match #1: Falls Count Anywhere Match – The Cutler Brothers (Dustin & Brandon) vs. The RockNES Monsters (Johnny Goodtime & Johnny Yuma)
We start the show already in the action as both teams are fighting their way through the crowd. We go to a brief commercial break and the NWA Hollywood intro plays.
Back and RockNES seem to have the advantage. Goodtime makes the Cutlers’ heads collide. The action gets into the ring. Dustin has Goodtime in the corner and elbows and kicks him. Dustin grabs Yuma and sends him to the outside. Goodtime throws Brandon in the corner, but Dustin saves Brandon and throws Goodtime outside. All four men are on the floor now. Yuma chokes Dustin. Goodtime gets thrown directly into the steps by Brandon. Brandon goes for a cover but gets 2. Dustin suplexes Yuma right on the floor. Brandon slams Goodtime’s head into the steps. Brandon then goes to help out his brother as they are beating up Yuma while he is against the rail. Goodtime runs over and leaps over the rail, taking out the Cutlers. Yuma punches Brandon in the face repeatedly. Brandon gets up and throws Yuma facefirst into one of the armrests of the seats. Dustin back suplexes Goodtime on the floor for 2. Both Cutlers drag the RockNES Monsters through the doors and into the merchandise area. Brandon slams Yuma on a bench by the concessions. Goodtime fights back with chops on both Cutlers. Goodtime grabs a garbage can and hits Dustin with it. Yuma goes for the cover, but only gets 2. Dustin and Goodtime climb up a stairwell as Yuma and Brandon continue to brawl. Dustin kicks Goodtime in the face. Dustin and Yuma are now in the restroom and was trying to put Yuma’s face in the urinal but Yuma fights out. They get out of the restroom and Dustin shoves Yuma into the wall. Both Cutlers take Yuma downstairs, leaving Goodtime upstairs. Goodtime makes his way down and leaps over the ledge of the stairwell onto both Cutlers! He covers Dustin, but Brandon breaks it up. Yuma takes Brandon down and covers, but Brandon kicks out. Goodtime drives Dustin into the wall. Brandon pushes Yuma into a wall. Yuma and Brandon make their way back towards the ringside area as we go to a commercial break.
Back from commercial and now Dustin and Goodtime are OUTSIDE the building as Yuma and Brandon are still brawling inside. Goodtime throws Dustin into a fence and goes for a cover, but the referee is with Yuma and Brandon. Brandon throws Yuma into the apron. Dustin throws Goodtime into a wooden setup and they start to make their way back in. Yuma tosses Brandon onto the steps and gets 2. Dustin uses a broom on Goodtime. Brandon and Yuma are in the ring, Yuma goes to the ropes, but Dustin grabs his feet and comes in. The Cutlers hit the Six Second Abs for a 2 count. Yuma rolls outside. Goodtime leaps up going for a crossbody on both men, but the Cutlers catch him and hit a double team fallaway slam on him. Both Cutlers are outside with Yuma and are looking for the Spike Tombstone on the steps. Brandon makes his charge but Goodtime dives onto him from the ring!. Yuma then drives Dustin facefirst into the steps for 2. Goodtime now has a ladder and brings it in the ring. Yuma and Goodtime throw Brandon right into the ladder in the corner. Yuma charges, but Brandon moves and Yuma crashes hard in the ladder. Goodtime irish whips Brandon, but Brandon counters with a big boot. Both Cutlers are in the ring and DOUBLE HIPTOSS GOODTIME INTO THE LADDER!~ Goodtime’s leg got caught in the ladder too! Ouch. They go for a cover but Goodtime kicks out. They are now outside again and are in the crowd. They stomp on Goodtime and go after Yuma who is back near the doors to walk in the building. Yuma gets laid out and Brandon goes for a cover but gets 2. Goodtime grabs a crutch and hits both Cutlers with it repeatedly. Brandon is sitting in one of the seats and Goodtime stands on Brandon’s throat. Goodtime clubs Dustin, but Dustin low blows him. Both Cutlers have Goodtime and Double Suplex Goodtime on the floor! We then see Johnny Yuma on the balcony who does a FLIPPING SENTON ONTO BOTH CUTLERS! Goodtime works his way over to Dustin and covers Dustin to give RockNES the win!
Match Result: RockNES Monsters win in 15:40 (shown)
This was a hell of a match and a great (seemingly) conclusion to a really fun feud. I liked how the show started off with the action already going on. They utilized the stipulation in the best possible way and the match never felt like it dragged whatsoever. They busted out some rather unique stuff such as Goodtime’s stairwell dive and the double fallaway slam. The finish itself was a great visual and it was great to see RockNES stand tall when it was all said and done. Great match. Be sure to check this out! ****
We are in the back with Jeff Resnick who is interviewing SoCal Crazy, who will be in the main event against Joey Ryan for the Be The Star tournament. Jeff asks him about Joey’s words last week. SoCal Crazy guarantees that he will beat Joey Ryan tonight, win the title, and bring the title back to his mentor. He says Joey Ryan is the first stepping stone for him to be a legend in the NWA. It is a long road, but he is willing to travel it. His mind and his heart will help him allow the NWA to be represented by his mask. He says that his name is Nestor, but to Joey, his name will always be SoCal Crazy.
Match #2: Thunder Kitty vs. Candice LaRae
Candice did not get an entrance. Thunder Kitty is in a one piece outfit and this is my first time seeing her. Thunder does some unique roll ups only for 2. Candice gets behind Thunder, but Thunder sends Candice to the outside. Candice shoulder blocks kitty and hits a neckbreaker on the second rope for 2. Candice puts Kitty in the corner and goes for an irish whip. Kitty reverses who then gets a schoolgirl for 2. Kitty goes for a sidewalk slam but Candice counters with a Russian Leg Sweep. Candice’s weave has fallen out! She uses it to choke Kitty until the ref stops her. Candice picks Kitty up. Kitty gets a small package for 2. Kitty puts Candice in a Fire-woman’s Carry, but Candice goes to the eyes and then hits the
Raccoon Breaker Spike of Death from Doom (swinging neckbreaker) for the 1-2-3.
Match Result: Candice LaRae wins in 3:23 via Raccoon Breaker Spike of Death From Doom
Post-match, Candice grabs a chair and comes in the ring. Buggy runs out though and grabs the chair out of Candice’s hands as the crowd chants Buggy’s name.
Johnny Loquasto is in the back with Scorpio Sky. Next week, Scorpio is facing “Pretty” Peter Avalon in the Be The Star tournament. Sky askes Johnny if he thinks Peter is pretty, to which Johnny says no. They both agree that he looks creepy and Scorpio says that Peter “looks like a guy who uses the shakeweight.” Amazing. Sky says it would be unintelligent to overlook Peter since even though Peter is gross, he is also smart. Sky plans on being prepared. When Sky is done with him, he will not be pretty/handsome/etc, he will simply be Sky’s first step on the road to the gold.
We get another one of the Hurt videos. “Awake. Now I See. I Must Prepare. I must Fight. It Has Begun. AGAIN”. We then see ADAM PEARCE’s face and text comes up saying “One Last Ride starts next week!”
Match #3: Freddy Bravo vs. Terex
Freddy shoves him, but Terex shoves him much worse. Terex throws Freddy in the corner. Freddy gets out, but Terex shoves him down. Freddy goes for a shoulder block, but can’t knock him down. Terex takes Freddy down with a clothesline. Terex hits a big scoop slam. He throws Freddy to the ropes and takes him down with an elbow. He then drops a knee and an elbow on Freddy. Terex throws Freddy to the corner and hits a running splash in the corner. Terex hits a spinebuster on Freddy. He throws Freddy to the ropes and Freddy kicks him in the head. Terex puts him in a Fireman’s Carry, but Freddy gets out. Terex chages at Freddy in the corner, but goes into the turnbuckle. Freddy jumps down, but Terex catches him and splashes Freddy in the corner and hits another clothesline on Freddy. Terex then busts out the STANDING MOONSAULT for the pinfall.
Match Result: Terex wins via standing moonsault in 3:22
Jeff Resnick is in the back with the Navajo Warrior. The Navajo Warrior is in a suit as opposed to his usual warpaint look. Jeff says that there was disrespect shown by Natural Selection in their match two weeks ago and asks about his change in look. Navajo is in his business attire because he has business to take care of. Navajo comments on how Natural Selection wore the warpaint to make fun of The Tribe, but when The Tribe wears the warpaint, it is to go to war. Navajo wants to make a business proposition and says that The Tribe will face Natural Selection any time as long as the Tag Team Titles are on the line.
Match #4: “Be The Star” TV Tournament: “Hollywood’s Own” Joey Ryan vs. SoCal Crazy
Joey taunts SoCal a bit before they lockup. SoCal gains the advantage until Joey makes it to the ropes. Joey puts SoCal in a headlock. SoCal throws Joey to the ropes but Joey takes him down. Joey runs the ropes and SoCal gets an armdrag takedown on Joey. Joey gets out and throws SoCal to the corner. Joey takes down SoCal with a shoulderblock. They do some more rope exchanges until SoCal gets a few flying forearms. Joey gets SoCal in the corner and SoCal takes Joey with a rope assisted armdrag. Joey goes to the outside. SoCal teases a dive, but handsprings into the ropes instead. Joey then comes in the ring and takes a cheap shot at SoCal and chokes SoCal in the ropes. Joey throws SoCal in the corner, but SoCal gains the advantage. SoCal comes off the top but Joey catches him in a Powerbomb position and Powerbombs SoCal into the corner! Joey goes for a cocky cover but only gets 2. Joey then poses and chokes SoCal in the ropes again. Joey locks in a grounded abdominal stretch as we go to commercial.
Back from commercial and Joey is standing tall over SoCal. Joey comes over and eyeballs Colt Cabana. Joey turns back and SoCal gains the advantage with a backslide before Joey takes him down again. Colt is now cheering Crazy on. Joey once again gloats in front of Colt. Joey puts SoCal on the top rope and then poses again. He goes up top looking for the Mustache Ride, but SoCal counters and gets a middle rope hurricanarana! Both men are down as the fans try to get behind SoCal. Both men exchange punches.Crazy gets Ryan in the corner and gets a crossbody for 2. Crazy gets a grounded dropkick for 2. Crazy tries to throw Ryan to the corner, but Ryan hits a unique pumphandle fallaway slam. Joey then hits a powerslam for 2. Joey gets frustrated and gets a powerbomb for 2. Joey goes for another one, but SoCal counters with a hurricanrana, sending Joey to the outside. SoCal follows up with a suicide dive and both men are down as the referee is counting. SoCal gets to his feet and breaks the count. SoCal chops Joey and puts Joey in the ring. SoCal gets a dropkick on Joey. Ricky Mandel is now out staring at SoCal. Colt Cabana leaves the booth and chases Mandel to the back. Joey looks for a superkick, but SoCal counters with La Mistica! Joey tries to get out of the crossface, but SoCal repeatedly rolls over, keeping the hold synced until Joey Ryan eventually taps! SoCal celebrates as the crowd chants “You tapped out!” at Joey Ryan.
Match Result: SoCal Crazy makes Joey Ryan tap to La Mistica in 12:38.
Another fine match topped off with a really good ending. It was a bit sluggish for the majority of the match, but the last couple minutes bumped up my view of the match quite a bit. I’ve said it a few times about Joey Ryan now, but he really is fantastic with selling his personality in his matches. In this case, he showed how he was largely focused on Cabana which ended up being his downfall in losing here. SoCal winning really did surprise me, but it was the right decision. Now Joey can be more frustrated with Colt for when they eventually decide to collide. Decent match made very enjoyable by a very good ending. ***
OVERALL SHOW THOUGHTS
Very strong show from NWA Hollywood this week, largely thanks to the great match we got to start off the show with. The remainder of the show was paced really well, much like all of their shows. There were even some good promos tonight from both Navajo Warrior and Scorpio Sky. If you really only want to check one thing out though, it should be the opener which was a really great match. However, I would recommend checking out the entire episode. It just breezes by and is a very easy watch.
Individual Thoughts
– I am hoping they continue to go the “Guest Commentator” route that we have seen with Colt Cabana and Stu Stone the last two weeks. With that said, I do miss Excalibur.
– I’ve said it several times in this review, but definitely check out the tag match.
– SoCal’s promo was a bit iffy in execution but was overall effective.
– The Buggy/Candice feud has been built very well. I feel like if Candice had gotten DQed for the match for using a chair on Kitty, it may have been more effective to show her intensity, but what they did was still fine.
– Scorpio Sky’s promo was very enjoyable. I have always found him to be very charismatic and he showed it in this promo, especially with some enjoyable comedy.
– Terex truly is a sight to behold, as is his standing moonsault. Not that it is picture-perfect or anything like that, but the fact that a man of this mass can do that is quite the sight. I’m wondering as to when they will start to give him more serious competitors.
– I liked how Navajo was donning his business attire as opposed to the usual warpaint to put over how serious he was regarding his views on Natural Selection. Their match two weeks ago was fun and I am looking forward to a rematch.
– FINALLY, we got a payoff to the Hurt videos which appears to be an Adam Pearce last hurrah.
– Again, I thought the main event was a decent match that was made more enjoyable by the ending.
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