Post by bookerbill on Jul 5, 2008 7:04:09 GMT -5
Card #1: NWLA @ St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri
NWLA Title Tournament – Round One
Great crowd on hand. Bill Apter is at ringside. Commissioner Carter is seated at ringside ready to award the National Wrestling Legends Alliance Title to the winner.
Match #1: Nick Bockwinkel w/Bobby Heenan (1) v. Iron Sheik w/Nikita Breznikov (8)
The fans hate the Sheik. Solid mic work from the former Olympian. Sheik spits at Bockwinkel – huge heat. Abdominal stretch sets up a Boston Crab. Bockwinkel escapes. Sheik is loading his boot – kick to the back. Bockwinkel blocks a choke on the ropes. Abdominal stretch. Sheik has to grab the ropes. FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK. Sheik powers to the ropes. Bockwinkel with his own choke on the ropes. Cover – ½ count. BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER – Sheik backs Bockwinkel into the corner. Bockwinkel looks impressive. Back to back deathjump clotheslines. Deathjump smash. Sheik is in trouble. The crowd loves it. BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER. Sheik is able to reach the ropes. The match goes to the floor. Sheik rams Bockwinkel’s face into the ringside table. Bockwinkel into the steel rails by the fans. More action outside the ring. Sheik tastes the ringside table. Sheik sends a bloody Bockwinkel into the ring post. Sheik with a vertical suplex. Tackle in the corner. Sidewinder Suplex – Cover 1, 2, Heenan distracts the referee. Sheik wobbles on top of the buckles. Deathjump clothesline. Sheik misses double hammer at ringside, crashes into the rails. Ouch! BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER. Breznikov distracts Bockwinkel. Chase around the ring. Sheik is outside. Wild brawl on the floor. Bockwinkel tosses Sheik under the ropes. Sheik blocks double hammer with punch. Vertical suplex. Collision in the ring after both men go for a clothesline! FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK. (boxcars!!!) Sheik struggles to the ropes. Deathjump clothesline. BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER. (boxcars again!!!! – but the pin is @13). Sheik blacks out. What an incredible match to start the NWLA
Match #2: Bruiser Brody (4) v. Johnny Valentine (5)
Respect for both men from the fans. All Brody. Valentine into the ringside table. Twisting vertical suplex. JUMPING KNEE DROP. 1, 2, shoulder up! Brody is on the top turnbuckle – Valentine catches him and tosses Brody to the mat. Brody into the ropes. Backdrop – blocked with a boot to the face. Valentine is busted open. Brody is on the top of the buckles again. Deathjump cross body block for a ½ count. Valentine battles back. Valentine cracks Brody with a chair shot at ringside. Both men are now bleeding. SIX CONSECUTIVE ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHERS! Brody will not stay down! The crowd is on fire. Both go for a clothesline and collide in the ring. Valentine is up first. He is climbing the buckles. What is he thinking!?! Brody is there. Toss to the mat. JUMPING KNEE DROP. 1, 2, 3.
Match #3: Frank Gotch (2) v. Don Leo Jonathan(7)
Solid reaction for both men. Handshake earns applause. Back and forth exchanges. Action heats up at ringside. Gotch Irish whips Jonathan to the rails. Jonathan overpowers Gotch. Tackle against the turnbuckle/MORMAN SWING – 1 ½ count. Gotch avoids a side kick to throat. Jonathan crawls back into the ring. GOTCH TOE HOLD. Jonathan kicks Gotch off. Gotch keeps the action on the mat. Jonathan into the ropes – double clothesline wipes out both men. Jonathan is up first. Chokeslam! Outside, Jonathan battering rams Gotch into the ring post. Boooo! Back and forth. Crossface and arm bar forces Jonathan to the floor. Gotch rams Jonathan’s face into the steel rails. More heat from the fans! A bloody Jonathan battles back. Exchange moves. Jonathan with an atomic drop. Cover – three count.
Match #4: Jimmy Snuka (3) v. Killer Kowalski (6)
Kowalski attacks Snuka before Gary Michael Cappetta finishes the introductions. Snuka blocks a charge with a knee to the chest. Back to back piledrivers. Kowalski slows the match. Kowalski off the top with a deathjump – Snuka gets a foot up. Monster pop! The action spills to the floor. Both men taste the ringside table. Snuka dives over the ropes onto Kowalski at ringside. The fans explode! Snuka with a tackle in the corner. SUPERFLY LEAP (5). Kowalski powers out. Ooohh!. Snuka takes the fight to the floor. Violent brawl. Snuka tosses the referee aside. The bell sounds. Snuka is disqualified. Both men brawl to the back.
Bill Apter is in the ring for a Hot Seat segment. Ted DiBiase and Virgil are the guests. A lucky fan receives cold hard cash for polishing DiBiase’s boots. Commissioner Carter may have succeeded in keeping DiBiase away from the NWLA Title tonight but Carter’s success is only temporary because everyone has a price for the Million Dollar Man!
NWLA Title Tournament – Semi-Finals
Match #5: Nick Bockwinkel w/Bobby Heenan (+2) v. Bruiser Brody (+2)
Both men looked tired. Brody blocks a hip toss and hits a twisting vertical suplex for a 1 ½ count. Piledriver. Heenan is in the ring. Clothesline! The Brain takes a huge bump! Running leg drop on Bockwinkel – 1, 2, 3.
Match #6: Don Leo Jonathan v. Killer Kowalski
Solid ovation for Jonathan. Giant swing- Kowalski flies through the ropes to the floor. Sick bump. Jonathan misses with double hammer, crashes hard into the rails. Kowalski with deathjump smash. Referee bump! Kowalski with his own giant swing! Jonathan falls through the ropes to the floor. Deathjump clothesline/giant swing stuns the crowd. Kowalski is the real deal. CLAW HOLD (no referee). Chairshot at ringside! Kowalski controls. New referee (12 moves). All Kowalski. Overhead body slam, does not work. Jonathan with atomic drop. Cover ½ count. Rolling back splash/giant swing – cover ½ count. Jonathan face first into the ringside table. Giant swing – cover, 1, 2, shoulder up. FACE CLAW – Jonathan grabs the ropes. Jonathan is trapped in the ropes – Kowalski punches away. Kowalski goes to the top. Leaps – DLJ moves! Cover 1, 2, ¾ count. Back and forth action. Stomach claw – Jonathan grabs the ropes. Kowalski dominates the mid level action. Jonathan is beginning to wear down. Jonathan drags Kowalski to the floor and rams Kowalski’s shoulder into the steel post! The referee calls for the disqualification.
Match #7: Jimmy & Johnny Valiant w/v. Killer Bees
Albano and the Valiants work the crowd for heat. Johnny Valiant with scoop bodyslam/SPINNING NECKBREAKER on Jim Brunzell for a ½ count. Jimmy Valiant is in. Atomic drop – ½ count. SUPER ELBOW – 1 ½ count. Valiants dominate against B. Brian Blair. Johnny with backdrop. Blair blocks with kick. Charge into the corner/SLEEPER. Johnny escapes. Blair scales the buckles – cross body block deathjump. ½ count. Double team dropkick on Johnny. Deathjump clothesline. Valiants make tags to try and get something going. Full nelson suplex. Johnny crashes to the mat. Blair covers – 1, 2, shoulder up! BEE STING. Jimmy make the save. KILLER DROPKICK. Blair blocks Jimmy, Albano distracts Brunzell. Jimmy is able to tag in. Double team clothesline downs Blair. Bees tag. Fistdrop to Brunzell for a 2 count. Blair is back in. Double team atomic drop – cover. Jimmy kicks out quickly. Deathjump clothesline. SLEEPER. Jimmy falls into the ropes. The action picks up. Both teams tag. Reversals into the corner and Brunzell with an elbow into Johnny’s face. KILLER DROPKICK. Albano distracts the referee from the apron. Johnny can barely stand (pin is at 12). Catches Blair with elbow to face in the corner. Jimmy takes it to Blair. Blair to the ropes – blocks backdrop with piledriver. BEE STING 1, 2, ¾ count. Jimmy rams Brunzell’s head into the post busting him open. Blair misses a full nelson suplex and tastes the steel post as well. Both Bees are a bloody mess. Albano chokes out Brunzell at ringside while Jimmy distracts the referee. Deathjump smash. SUPER ELBOW. Johnny is able to trip up Blair. Three count. The Valiants make a huge comeback.
NWLA Title Tournament – Finals
Match #8: Bruiser Brody (+2) v. Killer Kowalski (+1)
Kowalski leaves the ring. Brawl in the aisle. Gary Michael Cappetta has not even finished. It is all Kowalski with tackles in the corner. Kowalski has a chair at ringside. Crack – Brody goes down. Crack – he goes down again. Where is the referee? Brody is a bloody mess. CLAW HOLD. Brody escapes. Blood is pouring out of Brody. Kowalski dominates. “Brody! Brody!” Brody into the ropes – they collide in the middle of the ring. Brody is up first. The crowd is on fire! Kowalski stumbles to his feet. Big boot to face – 1, 2, 3, Brody wins!
Bruiser Brody is the first NWLA Champion after a solid night of action. I have not seen the Baking Madman win the big one in many other feds. Can we expect a long reign? His first defense will be on card #3 at The Omni against Killer Kowalski. Is Brody truly a main event guy?
Card #2 takes place at the Kiel Auditorium and will feature the NWLA Tag Team Title Tournament. Here are the open round match ups:
The Heenan Family team of Nick Bockwinkel & The Masked Superstar take on Ted DiBiase & Virgil.
In a rematch from tonight, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant face the Killer Bees
Jimmy Snuka was booked to team with Bruiser Brody but with Brody winning the NWLA Title tonight, the Superfly will need to find a new partner when he steps into the ring against Sabu & The Sheik
Greg & Johnny Valentine meet Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
In addition, there will be a 20 man over the top rope Battle Royal. The last man in the ring will be the new NWLA United States Champion!
NWLA Title Tournament – Round One
Great crowd on hand. Bill Apter is at ringside. Commissioner Carter is seated at ringside ready to award the National Wrestling Legends Alliance Title to the winner.
Match #1: Nick Bockwinkel w/Bobby Heenan (1) v. Iron Sheik w/Nikita Breznikov (8)
The fans hate the Sheik. Solid mic work from the former Olympian. Sheik spits at Bockwinkel – huge heat. Abdominal stretch sets up a Boston Crab. Bockwinkel escapes. Sheik is loading his boot – kick to the back. Bockwinkel blocks a choke on the ropes. Abdominal stretch. Sheik has to grab the ropes. FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK. Sheik powers to the ropes. Bockwinkel with his own choke on the ropes. Cover – ½ count. BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER – Sheik backs Bockwinkel into the corner. Bockwinkel looks impressive. Back to back deathjump clotheslines. Deathjump smash. Sheik is in trouble. The crowd loves it. BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER. Sheik is able to reach the ropes. The match goes to the floor. Sheik rams Bockwinkel’s face into the ringside table. Bockwinkel into the steel rails by the fans. More action outside the ring. Sheik tastes the ringside table. Sheik sends a bloody Bockwinkel into the ring post. Sheik with a vertical suplex. Tackle in the corner. Sidewinder Suplex – Cover 1, 2, Heenan distracts the referee. Sheik wobbles on top of the buckles. Deathjump clothesline. Sheik misses double hammer at ringside, crashes into the rails. Ouch! BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER. Breznikov distracts Bockwinkel. Chase around the ring. Sheik is outside. Wild brawl on the floor. Bockwinkel tosses Sheik under the ropes. Sheik blocks double hammer with punch. Vertical suplex. Collision in the ring after both men go for a clothesline! FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK. (boxcars!!!) Sheik struggles to the ropes. Deathjump clothesline. BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER. (boxcars again!!!! – but the pin is @13). Sheik blacks out. What an incredible match to start the NWLA
Match #2: Bruiser Brody (4) v. Johnny Valentine (5)
Respect for both men from the fans. All Brody. Valentine into the ringside table. Twisting vertical suplex. JUMPING KNEE DROP. 1, 2, shoulder up! Brody is on the top turnbuckle – Valentine catches him and tosses Brody to the mat. Brody into the ropes. Backdrop – blocked with a boot to the face. Valentine is busted open. Brody is on the top of the buckles again. Deathjump cross body block for a ½ count. Valentine battles back. Valentine cracks Brody with a chair shot at ringside. Both men are now bleeding. SIX CONSECUTIVE ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHERS! Brody will not stay down! The crowd is on fire. Both go for a clothesline and collide in the ring. Valentine is up first. He is climbing the buckles. What is he thinking!?! Brody is there. Toss to the mat. JUMPING KNEE DROP. 1, 2, 3.
Match #3: Frank Gotch (2) v. Don Leo Jonathan(7)
Solid reaction for both men. Handshake earns applause. Back and forth exchanges. Action heats up at ringside. Gotch Irish whips Jonathan to the rails. Jonathan overpowers Gotch. Tackle against the turnbuckle/MORMAN SWING – 1 ½ count. Gotch avoids a side kick to throat. Jonathan crawls back into the ring. GOTCH TOE HOLD. Jonathan kicks Gotch off. Gotch keeps the action on the mat. Jonathan into the ropes – double clothesline wipes out both men. Jonathan is up first. Chokeslam! Outside, Jonathan battering rams Gotch into the ring post. Boooo! Back and forth. Crossface and arm bar forces Jonathan to the floor. Gotch rams Jonathan’s face into the steel rails. More heat from the fans! A bloody Jonathan battles back. Exchange moves. Jonathan with an atomic drop. Cover – three count.
Match #4: Jimmy Snuka (3) v. Killer Kowalski (6)
Kowalski attacks Snuka before Gary Michael Cappetta finishes the introductions. Snuka blocks a charge with a knee to the chest. Back to back piledrivers. Kowalski slows the match. Kowalski off the top with a deathjump – Snuka gets a foot up. Monster pop! The action spills to the floor. Both men taste the ringside table. Snuka dives over the ropes onto Kowalski at ringside. The fans explode! Snuka with a tackle in the corner. SUPERFLY LEAP (5). Kowalski powers out. Ooohh!. Snuka takes the fight to the floor. Violent brawl. Snuka tosses the referee aside. The bell sounds. Snuka is disqualified. Both men brawl to the back.
Bill Apter is in the ring for a Hot Seat segment. Ted DiBiase and Virgil are the guests. A lucky fan receives cold hard cash for polishing DiBiase’s boots. Commissioner Carter may have succeeded in keeping DiBiase away from the NWLA Title tonight but Carter’s success is only temporary because everyone has a price for the Million Dollar Man!
NWLA Title Tournament – Semi-Finals
Match #5: Nick Bockwinkel w/Bobby Heenan (+2) v. Bruiser Brody (+2)
Both men looked tired. Brody blocks a hip toss and hits a twisting vertical suplex for a 1 ½ count. Piledriver. Heenan is in the ring. Clothesline! The Brain takes a huge bump! Running leg drop on Bockwinkel – 1, 2, 3.
Match #6: Don Leo Jonathan v. Killer Kowalski
Solid ovation for Jonathan. Giant swing- Kowalski flies through the ropes to the floor. Sick bump. Jonathan misses with double hammer, crashes hard into the rails. Kowalski with deathjump smash. Referee bump! Kowalski with his own giant swing! Jonathan falls through the ropes to the floor. Deathjump clothesline/giant swing stuns the crowd. Kowalski is the real deal. CLAW HOLD (no referee). Chairshot at ringside! Kowalski controls. New referee (12 moves). All Kowalski. Overhead body slam, does not work. Jonathan with atomic drop. Cover ½ count. Rolling back splash/giant swing – cover ½ count. Jonathan face first into the ringside table. Giant swing – cover, 1, 2, shoulder up. FACE CLAW – Jonathan grabs the ropes. Jonathan is trapped in the ropes – Kowalski punches away. Kowalski goes to the top. Leaps – DLJ moves! Cover 1, 2, ¾ count. Back and forth action. Stomach claw – Jonathan grabs the ropes. Kowalski dominates the mid level action. Jonathan is beginning to wear down. Jonathan drags Kowalski to the floor and rams Kowalski’s shoulder into the steel post! The referee calls for the disqualification.
Match #7: Jimmy & Johnny Valiant w/v. Killer Bees
Albano and the Valiants work the crowd for heat. Johnny Valiant with scoop bodyslam/SPINNING NECKBREAKER on Jim Brunzell for a ½ count. Jimmy Valiant is in. Atomic drop – ½ count. SUPER ELBOW – 1 ½ count. Valiants dominate against B. Brian Blair. Johnny with backdrop. Blair blocks with kick. Charge into the corner/SLEEPER. Johnny escapes. Blair scales the buckles – cross body block deathjump. ½ count. Double team dropkick on Johnny. Deathjump clothesline. Valiants make tags to try and get something going. Full nelson suplex. Johnny crashes to the mat. Blair covers – 1, 2, shoulder up! BEE STING. Jimmy make the save. KILLER DROPKICK. Blair blocks Jimmy, Albano distracts Brunzell. Jimmy is able to tag in. Double team clothesline downs Blair. Bees tag. Fistdrop to Brunzell for a 2 count. Blair is back in. Double team atomic drop – cover. Jimmy kicks out quickly. Deathjump clothesline. SLEEPER. Jimmy falls into the ropes. The action picks up. Both teams tag. Reversals into the corner and Brunzell with an elbow into Johnny’s face. KILLER DROPKICK. Albano distracts the referee from the apron. Johnny can barely stand (pin is at 12). Catches Blair with elbow to face in the corner. Jimmy takes it to Blair. Blair to the ropes – blocks backdrop with piledriver. BEE STING 1, 2, ¾ count. Jimmy rams Brunzell’s head into the post busting him open. Blair misses a full nelson suplex and tastes the steel post as well. Both Bees are a bloody mess. Albano chokes out Brunzell at ringside while Jimmy distracts the referee. Deathjump smash. SUPER ELBOW. Johnny is able to trip up Blair. Three count. The Valiants make a huge comeback.
NWLA Title Tournament – Finals
Match #8: Bruiser Brody (+2) v. Killer Kowalski (+1)
Kowalski leaves the ring. Brawl in the aisle. Gary Michael Cappetta has not even finished. It is all Kowalski with tackles in the corner. Kowalski has a chair at ringside. Crack – Brody goes down. Crack – he goes down again. Where is the referee? Brody is a bloody mess. CLAW HOLD. Brody escapes. Blood is pouring out of Brody. Kowalski dominates. “Brody! Brody!” Brody into the ropes – they collide in the middle of the ring. Brody is up first. The crowd is on fire! Kowalski stumbles to his feet. Big boot to face – 1, 2, 3, Brody wins!
Bruiser Brody is the first NWLA Champion after a solid night of action. I have not seen the Baking Madman win the big one in many other feds. Can we expect a long reign? His first defense will be on card #3 at The Omni against Killer Kowalski. Is Brody truly a main event guy?
Card #2 takes place at the Kiel Auditorium and will feature the NWLA Tag Team Title Tournament. Here are the open round match ups:
The Heenan Family team of Nick Bockwinkel & The Masked Superstar take on Ted DiBiase & Virgil.
In a rematch from tonight, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant face the Killer Bees
Jimmy Snuka was booked to team with Bruiser Brody but with Brody winning the NWLA Title tonight, the Superfly will need to find a new partner when he steps into the ring against Sabu & The Sheik
Greg & Johnny Valentine meet Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
In addition, there will be a 20 man over the top rope Battle Royal. The last man in the ring will be the new NWLA United States Champion!