NWA Atlanta delivered a passable show last night in Locust Grove. The fans seemed ready to see some wrestling, however, the crowd seemed down from past shows I've attended. There were 130 there, but at previous shows counts were closer to 175. The new stable Tradition, a combination of GA Heavyweight Champion Tyson Dean and Tag Team Champions, The BFF's dominated the night in what might prove to be a new direction for the storylines in the company. If NWA Atlanta has a weakness it is a lack of long term story building. Each card will have an interesting match, but it doesn't always build on what happened at the previous show. This show seemed like the beginning of a longer term story, and that would do a lot to improve the overall quality of the shows as a whole.
Match 1: Stupid vs. Frankie Valentine
Winner: Frankie Valentine
Frankie Valentine started off strong with an armbreaker, and he followed that by dropping Stupid on his back. Stupid did a neckbreaker on Frankie, and he tried to dance like Frankie, much to the horror of the audience. Stupid put Frankie in a sleeper. He tossed Frankie out of the ring next to Tweety. An older gentleman in the audience tried to smack Tweety's hand with a cane as she interfered in the match. Frankie did a backflip off the top rope and unsuccessfully tried to pin Stupid. Stupid tied Frankie up in a submission, but Frankie reversed it. Frankie suplexed Stupid. Stupid put Frankie in a half crab, but Frankie made it to the rope. Stupid bodyslammed Frankie, but Frankie kicked out at two. Frankie did a headscissors takedown to Stupid and tried to follow it with another move from the top rope, but was unsuccessful. Stupid superplexed Frankie, and was again unsuccessful with the pin. Stupid slammed Frankie again, but Frankie kicked out. Frankie Valentine pinned Stupid and won the match.
NWA Atlanta's newest faction, Tradition, came out to set their own rules for the main event where the BFF's would take on Pain and Bill T. Butcher for the NWA Atlanta Tag Team Championships. Kurt Kilgore started "All of you will feel a little bit funny and you won't know why. Mostly because you won't know the difference because you're used to being hung over. The hour's going to change tomorrow, but we'll still have the Tag Team Champion belts. That won't change. Ya'll still want a title match. We need a stipulation. Pain and Bill T. Butcher are brawlers rather than wrestlers. No brawling, No kicking, none of that nonsense. We want a "wrestling" match." The crowd drowned out most of the rest of Kilgore's speech with their incessant boos. Tyson Dean stated that they were looking for a team to take on Tradition on April 26th at Wargames.
Match 2: The Russian Assassin vs. Drew Adler
Winner: Drew Adler
Drew began with knees to the back of the Russian Assassin. He chopped him in the chest. He never lost momentum. He kneed him in the face in the corner. It was a squash. Drew Adler annihilated The Russian Assassin.
Match 3: Colt Callaway vs. Tyson Dean
Winner: Tyson Dean
Relative newcomer Callaway made a decent showing against GA Heavyweight Champion, Tyson Dean. Dean pulled Callaway's hair at one point during the match showing he's willing to play dirty to win. Callaway tapped to Dean's submission finisher, a hammer lock with a bridge hold.
Match 4: Zac Edwards vs. Fry Daddy
Winner: Zac Edwards
The crowd yelled "Please don't talk." at Zac Edwards as he picked up a microphone. He did his own ring announcement. Fry Daddy threw Edwards' vest into the crowd, and a lady on the front row sat on it before tossing it back. Fry Daddy put it on and mocked Zac prancing around the ring. Zac walked to the back and acted like he was going to leave, but he came back and finished his match. The match ended when Edwards rolled Fry Daddy up. The referee didn't see that he was holding Fry Daddy's tights. This would have been an ok "heel cheats, audience gets mad" moment except that the announcer had to explain that Zac Edwards was still our winner because the referee didn't see him grab the tights.
Main Event: Pain and Bill T. Butcher vs. The BFF's
Winner: The BFF's
Bill T. Butcher and Pain can perform a good wrestling match that doesn't rely on their size or monster "brawler" gimmicks. It was a real change of pace for them, but it was something I was impressed by. Their ringside companion, The Black Widow, has really come a long way in my opinion in the six months I've been aggressively following this company. She looked great last night and she looked comfortable in her role as ringside companion as she banged on the ring shouting instructions to her wrestlers. The match ended in a disqualification because Pain threw a closed hand punch in what was supposed to be "a traditional wrestling match". The BFF's retained the Tag Team Titles. After the match ended a brawl ensued. The Black Widow chased Kurt Kilgore around the ring and took him out. The BFF's started beating up Bill T. Butcher and Pain. Marko and Fry Daddy came out for the save. Zac Edwards came out and hit Pain in the gut with a baseball bat. Then he hit Marko and only the heels were standing in the ring with all the faces laid out around them. The heels left the ring, and Marko got up and said "This ends now" Marko Polo, Fry Daddy, Bill T. Butcher, and Pain are going to team up for Wargames on April 26th. They plan to announce their 5th partner at the show on March 22nd when NWA Atlanta will be back in Locust Grove GA.
Match 1: Stupid vs. Frankie Valentine
Winner: Frankie Valentine
Frankie Valentine started off strong with an armbreaker, and he followed that by dropping Stupid on his back. Stupid did a neckbreaker on Frankie, and he tried to dance like Frankie, much to the horror of the audience. Stupid put Frankie in a sleeper. He tossed Frankie out of the ring next to Tweety. An older gentleman in the audience tried to smack Tweety's hand with a cane as she interfered in the match. Frankie did a backflip off the top rope and unsuccessfully tried to pin Stupid. Stupid tied Frankie up in a submission, but Frankie reversed it. Frankie suplexed Stupid. Stupid put Frankie in a half crab, but Frankie made it to the rope. Stupid bodyslammed Frankie, but Frankie kicked out at two. Frankie did a headscissors takedown to Stupid and tried to follow it with another move from the top rope, but was unsuccessful. Stupid superplexed Frankie, and was again unsuccessful with the pin. Stupid slammed Frankie again, but Frankie kicked out. Frankie Valentine pinned Stupid and won the match.
NWA Atlanta's newest faction, Tradition, came out to set their own rules for the main event where the BFF's would take on Pain and Bill T. Butcher for the NWA Atlanta Tag Team Championships. Kurt Kilgore started "All of you will feel a little bit funny and you won't know why. Mostly because you won't know the difference because you're used to being hung over. The hour's going to change tomorrow, but we'll still have the Tag Team Champion belts. That won't change. Ya'll still want a title match. We need a stipulation. Pain and Bill T. Butcher are brawlers rather than wrestlers. No brawling, No kicking, none of that nonsense. We want a "wrestling" match." The crowd drowned out most of the rest of Kilgore's speech with their incessant boos. Tyson Dean stated that they were looking for a team to take on Tradition on April 26th at Wargames.
Match 2: The Russian Assassin vs. Drew Adler
Winner: Drew Adler
Drew began with knees to the back of the Russian Assassin. He chopped him in the chest. He never lost momentum. He kneed him in the face in the corner. It was a squash. Drew Adler annihilated The Russian Assassin.
Match 3: Colt Callaway vs. Tyson Dean
Winner: Tyson Dean
Relative newcomer Callaway made a decent showing against GA Heavyweight Champion, Tyson Dean. Dean pulled Callaway's hair at one point during the match showing he's willing to play dirty to win. Callaway tapped to Dean's submission finisher, a hammer lock with a bridge hold.
Match 4: Zac Edwards vs. Fry Daddy
Winner: Zac Edwards
The crowd yelled "Please don't talk." at Zac Edwards as he picked up a microphone. He did his own ring announcement. Fry Daddy threw Edwards' vest into the crowd, and a lady on the front row sat on it before tossing it back. Fry Daddy put it on and mocked Zac prancing around the ring. Zac walked to the back and acted like he was going to leave, but he came back and finished his match. The match ended when Edwards rolled Fry Daddy up. The referee didn't see that he was holding Fry Daddy's tights. This would have been an ok "heel cheats, audience gets mad" moment except that the announcer had to explain that Zac Edwards was still our winner because the referee didn't see him grab the tights.
Main Event: Pain and Bill T. Butcher vs. The BFF's
Winner: The BFF's
Bill T. Butcher and Pain can perform a good wrestling match that doesn't rely on their size or monster "brawler" gimmicks. It was a real change of pace for them, but it was something I was impressed by. Their ringside companion, The Black Widow, has really come a long way in my opinion in the six months I've been aggressively following this company. She looked great last night and she looked comfortable in her role as ringside companion as she banged on the ring shouting instructions to her wrestlers. The match ended in a disqualification because Pain threw a closed hand punch in what was supposed to be "a traditional wrestling match". The BFF's retained the Tag Team Titles. After the match ended a brawl ensued. The Black Widow chased Kurt Kilgore around the ring and took him out. The BFF's started beating up Bill T. Butcher and Pain. Marko and Fry Daddy came out for the save. Zac Edwards came out and hit Pain in the gut with a baseball bat. Then he hit Marko and only the heels were standing in the ring with all the faces laid out around them. The heels left the ring, and Marko got up and said "This ends now" Marko Polo, Fry Daddy, Bill T. Butcher, and Pain are going to team up for Wargames on April 26th. They plan to announce their 5th partner at the show on March 22nd when NWA Atlanta will be back in Locust Grove GA.
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