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NWA Power Surge results: Sal Rinauro vs. Jax Dane

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

This week’s completely missable NWA Power Surge opened with The Beautiful People (Velvet Sky & Angelina Love) as hosts. Oh no, they are doing this horrible Velvet After Dark gimmick again.

There was nothing here this week that one would have to go out of their way to see. It wasn’t as bad as the first Velvet After Dark, but it was still no good. 

Anthony Andrews defeated Traxx

Andrews quickly refused to make a clean break on the ropes, hitting a big boot and then a shoulder tackle. Traxx hit the ropes and took Andrews down with a flying shoulder block, but Andrews pulled Traxx face-first into the turnbuckle. Andrews did a face wash in the corner, but with his knee. Andrews went to leapfrog over Traxx’s back into a leg drop on his head, but Traxx moved and Andrews landed in the funniest way on the mat. Worst attempt at a Kotaro Krusher ever. Andrews hit a pump handle powerslam for the pinfall.

– “Magic” Jake Dumas & CJ joined Sky and Love. Sky asked Dumas what his purpose was in the NWA, saying he clearly had magic. I dispute that. He claimed to be evil magic incarnate. He claimed he was in the NWA because he wanted people to believe. There were jokes about Dumas’ grocery list as he was teaching CJ English, and she listed off an embarrassing element. This sucked.

Eric Jackson defeated Sodapop

This was a decent match with Sodapop looking good in his debut. Jackson continues to show a lot of potential and the junior heavyweight division continues to have a lot of good and upcoming wrestlers in it. Sodapop countered a tilt-a-whirl with a Russian leg sweep, but couldn’t keep Jackson down for long as he hit a sling blade and a bulldog for a two count. Jackson hit a German suplex with a bridge for the pinfall.

– Kyle Davis was in the control center, running down what we know about NWA Hard Times 3 thus far with some new additions: Question Mack vs. Question Mark II in a mask vs. mask match, and Jordan Clearwater vs. AJ Cazana for the vacant NWA TV title after Tyrus cashed it in for a World title shot at the PPV.

– Taryn Terrell & Natalia Markova were with Love & Sky and it broke down into Terrell & Markova arguing.

Rolando Freeman defeated KC Roxx (w/ Aron Stevens)

Freeman is over with the audience in the studio, but this wasn’t a very good match. That said, Freeman does have a good underdog thing going for him.

Roxx got taken down right away and went to the floor and tried to get coaching from Stevens who ignored him. Freeman took this opportunity to hit the ropes and attempt a suicide dive. “Attempt” is the key word as it was botched and Roxx basically had to hug him to the floor as Freeman’s feet got caught on the ropes on the dive. Freeman hit some chops but missed a cannonball. He hit a flying headbutt and then a big boot on the kneeling Roxx for the pinfall.

– Mercurio was with The Beautiful People and he asked for the lights to be turned down, claiming they were all going to be less than clothed. He said he wrote a book about that was a best seller in Italy about romancing women, speaking with a terrible fake accent.

Jax Dane (w/ Chris Silvio, Esq.) defeated Sal Rinauro

I liked how Dane sold for Rinauro in this match as everything was believable and ended with Dane hitting a lariat.

Rinauro tried to pet the vest of Dane multiple times because it was soft, which enamored him. Dane did not enjoy this, driving Rinauro into the ring post after a dive and making him pay for his foolishness. Dane took his vest off and put it on Rinauro’s arm while stomping it. Rinauro proved slippery, hitting a dropkick to Dane’s knee, followed by a jawbreaker and a tiger feint kick before hitting a superkick and a schoolboy for a two count. Dane finally responded to all of it with a lariat for the pinfall.

NWA Power Surge results: Bestia 666 vs. Rhett Titus

Posted on by Josh Nason

NWA Women’s Tag Team Champions Pretty Empowered (Kenzie Page & Ella Envy) were the hosts for this week’s Power Surge edition of the NWA’s weekly TV show. Per usual, Joe Galli, Velvet Sky and Tim Storm were on the call.

Marti Belle defeated Madi

Belle is one half of the former tag team champions as part of The Hex. This was pretty basic face/heel work with Madi having the advantage for most of the match until Belle got rolling late. Belle won after she hit the Protect Ya Neck (pedigree).

– The champs were with Kerry Morton and asked him about his match while flirting with him which made him embarrassed. 

The Miserably Faithful & Dirty Sexy Boys defeated The Ill Begotten & The Spectaculars

They called this the first ever strange bedfellows match with two teams on each side that would normally never team. It certainly did make for strange visuals. During the match, the commentary team discussed there being some residual issues from the NWA US Tag Team title battle royal at NWA 74.

Following Dirty Dango having his way, he tagged in JTG who had some fun with new teammate Sal The Pal. The Ill Begotten and Spectaculars beat down Sal for the majority of the match which led to The Gimp getting the hot tag. Yes, that’s a sentence I just wrote.

Dango got the win after hitting a falcon arrow. This was indeed a match.

– The champs were back and acting like mean girls with their third and newest member of their group, Roxy. 

Rhett Titus defeated Bestia 666 (w/ Damian 666)

Bestia is half of the NWA Tag Team Champions (La Rebelion) while Titus was a Ring of Honor mainstay. Storm called these guys junior heavyweights which seemed odd. Then again, I’m not sure what the qualifications for that division is.

This was a perfectly fine wrestling match that ended when Damian 666 misted his son in the eyes by mistake, giving Titus the opening to roll up Bestia for the win. The referee was staring straight at Damian when he blew the mist but didn’t call for a DQ.

– The champs were with KiLynn King. There was more banter.

The Now defeated NWA National Champion Cyon (w/ Austin Idol) by countout in a non-title handicap match

Idol apparently called for a handicap match for his son. Cyon was rolling early until Cyon hurt his leg/knee. After a few minutes, The Now was rolling and Idol decided to pull Cyon out to take the countout. Weird finish. It also sounded like there were 10 fans in the venue for this taping.

Updates

Kyle Davis informed us that NWA Women’s Champion Kamille will be part of the next Triplemania show, challenging AAA Reina de Reinas Champion Taya Valkyrie for the title.

Tyrus has dropped the TV title so he can challenge for the World title against champion Trevor Murdoch and Matt Cardona at Hard Time III, so a new champion will be crowned on this weekend’s NWA USA. There will be two five-person matches with the winner of each squaring off to determine the new titleholder.

Participants include Jax Dane, Ricky Morton, Anthony Mayweather, Marshe Rockett, AJ Cazana, Caprice Coleman, Jordan Clearwater, Da Pope, Rush Freeman, and Max The Impaler.

They then re-aired the Kamille vs. Max Women’s title match from NWA 74 in full.

– The champs were in pretend tears thanking everyone for tuning into this special episode before calling the viewers losing and wrapping it up.

NWA Power Surge results: Velvet After Dark

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

Velvet Sky opened the show with a neon light on attempting to talk seductively. I have no idea what this has to do with wrestling. She threw it to the first match.

Cyon defeated Garrison Creed

Creed and Cyon started brawling and went to the floor quickly with Cyon locking eyes with Austin Idol at the commentary desk as he beat on Creed. Joe Galli pressed Idol for more information about being Cyon’s father, but Idol refused to say more. Creed got some offense after snapping Cyon’s neck off the ropes.

Idol was clearly cheering for Cyon, so that seems to be an advancement in the story. Creed hit a vertical suplex and rolled over to hit a headbutt. Creed called for a killshot with a running knee, but Cyon hit a death valley driver for the pinfall. Cyon locked eyes with Idol again after the match.

– JTG and Dango were with Sky and she proposed that she would manage them, among other things. There were many awkward lines here.

Paola Blaze defeated Tootie Lynn

Lynn hit some kicks and a monkey flip on Blaze for a two count. Lynn transitioned into an armbar, but Blaze fought out after poking the eyes which Idol called technical wrestling. Blaze locked on a chinlock and later hit some forearms in the corner, but missed with double knees. Lynn hit a series of kicks and then an enziguri for a two count. Lynn hit a roundhouse kick that dropped Blaze, but Blaze pulled the referee in the way when she charged and rolled up Lynn with her feet on the ropes for the win.

– Sky was with JTG and Dango again and there were a lot more awkward lines.

– Aron Stevens was in the ring for a wrestling clinic with KC Rocker. Stevens demonstrated an armbar and apparently dislocated his shoulder. Stevens then cranked his neck with a cravat, switching accents as he spoke. He ended with the Mongrovian side choke. Stevens had an incredible amount of spray tan on. He choked him out with the Mongrovian side choke, driving his thumb into the neck of Rocker and hitting him with several elbows in the corner to knock him out to end the demonstration.

– Idol interrupted Sky’s awkward monologue and asked her what she was doing. She claimed that Idol ruined her moment and she threw it to the main event.

Idolmania Sports Management (BLK Jeez & Marche Rockett) defeated The Rude Dudes (El Rudo & Jamie Stanley)

This was a heel vs. heel match, so that immediately messed with the psychology. Jeez hit a dropkick to Stanley’s stomach, but got driven back to the corner where Rudo tagged in and hit a corner clothesline. Rudo hit a back suplex on Jeez, but Jeez got up and hit some chops.

Jeez went for a sunset flip, but Stanley broke it up and tagged and stretched Jeez with an abdominal stretch. Jeez tagged out after hitting another sunset flip on Rudo and Rockett came in for a big dropkick and near fall on Rudo. Rudo hit an STO on Rockett for another near fall Stanley hit a back body bomb, but missed an elbow after a cocky pin attempt. Rockett hit a powerslam for a two count and Jeez hit a flatliner on Stanley for another two count.

Jeez sent Rudo to the floor with a low bridge and then hit a tope con giro while Rockett hit Stanley with a Booker T-style side kick to get the win.

The show ended with Idol and Sky arguing and she walked off, leaving the mic with Idol. He then claimed it was Idol After Dark now.

Final Thoughts”

I can’t recommend watching this episode at all. It was completely missable and not worth your time. No real story advancement, and just a ton of awkward, bad segments.

NWA Power Surge results: Kylie Rae vs. Madi, Austin Aries vs. Rhett Titus

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

NWA Power Surge opened with The Fixers (Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky). Legursky yelled everything he said, from his name to “We’re special! We’re for hire! Pay us!” as they were the hosts of the show for tonight and wanted to advertise their services. I loved this.

Rodney Mack defeated D’vin Graves

This was an absolute nothing match with Graves and Mack both looking quite bad. Mack dominated most of the match with chokes and terrible offense, including making Graves tap out while under the ropes while squeezing his head against the ring post. Graves tapped out to a cobra clutch after a few minutes.

— The Fixers talked about things they liked in wrestling which included big men who beat people up and their favorite foods. This already overstayed its welcome, but there was still some amusing moments.

Austin Aries defeated Rhett Titus in a NWA Junior Heavyweight tournament qualifying match

This match was awesome. This was a replay of a match from NWA Hard Times 2, but it didn’t hurt to see it again here given how good it was.

Aries and Titus kept up a very fast pace in the early going as Aries tried to use mat skills to stay on top of Titus, but Titus used his ROH Pure division experience to stick with him. Aries popped out of a leg scissors and hit a dropkick while Titus rolled through a sunset flip to deliver a dropkick of his own.

Aries hit a dive on Titus followed by a kneecrusher and back suplex combination. Aries went for his corner dropkick, but Titus got the boot up. Titus then hit a kneecrusher and back suplex combo of his own. Titus went for it a second time, but Aries countered into the Last Chancery. Titus made the ropes and hit two hard boots in the corner for a near fall. Aries then hit a discus forearm, his corner dropkick, and a brain buster for the three count.

Kylie Rae defeated Madi

This match was very good. Rae is excellent and my wish for them to do more with Madi (sans her last name of Wrenkowski) seems to be happening as they played off her loss to Melina last week.

Rae looked fantastic early. Madi yanked her hair to try and get out of an armlock, but Rae held on. Madi pulled Rae’s head into the ropes to break it and then hit a boot while Rae was over the middle rope, choking with her foot afterward.

Madi went full heel, turning into a bully against Rae, rubbing her face into the mat after a suplex followed by a camel clutch. Rae fought out, but took a hard forearm to the back. Madi’s heel work here was excellent and Rae’s selling was awesome. Madi locked in a dragon sleeper in the ropes to further brutalize Rae.

The announcers noted that the loss to Melina in a previous episode seemed to light a fire of viciousness in Madi. Rae was able to get her in a cradle and floated over into a kip up and a superkick. Madi got a near fall, but Rae dodged a pump kick and rolled her into a crossface to secure a tapout.

— The Fixers told more stories, explained 4K resolution, and told a story about a woman walking a goat. I think the first one was their best one, but these are funny — mainly because they are such dork heels.

The Fixers defeated Fable Jake & Miguel Robles

The Fixers charged their opponents and began crushing them immediately. Bradley hit several big elbows on Robles before tagging out to Legursky, who slammed Robles with a powerslam. On commentary, Austin Idol told Legursky to lay the chops in as they apparently weren’t that hard. I laughed.

Bradley and Legursky threw Jake around the ring before crushing him in the middle of both of them. Legursky hit a cannonball on Jake before scoring the pinfall.

The show ended with the credits rolling, saying the Fixers produced the whole thing which made me smile.

Final Thoughts:

While this wasn’t a standard episode of NWA Power, it was a very fun and short half hour of wrestling. 

The most notable happening was Kylie Rae vs. Madi with Madi turning heel in the middle of the match, showing increased attitude and aggressiveness. I really liked how they tied it back to her loss to Melina and I hope they continue to push that forward. Meanwhile, I have to think Rae is on her way to a title shot with her performances lately, not just for the tag titles with Tootie Lynn but for a shot at Kamille’s title too.

I should note that something that has happened a few times over the last year with the NWA. Last week on Power, they announced that the main event for next week’s show was going to be Trevor Murdoch facing Mike Knox for the NWA World title. That did not happen.

I enjoyed the show as there were two very good matches, but it is frustrating as a fan to be told something was happening next week and for it to not happen. All they had to say instead of next week was “Next episode of NWA Power” and it would have been fine. Work out your airdates before you record or fix the issues in post production and then advertise what is happening next week. It wouldn’t have been hard to put up a short ad for this show and then for Power a week later on the TV show.

Just like when they gave three different dates for the start of the Champions Series last fall, they have consistently had a problem with properly announcing the dates of shows.

NWA Power Surge results: The Joe Galli holiday celebration

Posted on by Ian Carey

NWA Power Surge opened up with Joe Galli hosting a holiday party at what he said was his home but looked remarkably like the NWA studio. He explained he just keeps a replica of the studio in his home, hence the similarity.

The first guest to arrive was fellow commentator Velvet Sky and they sent it to the ring for our first match.

Captain Yuma defeated Fable Jake

Jake had quite the size advantage and used it to his advantage early with a big suplex, atomic drop, and a big knee to the face. Yuma then made a comeback and landed a big tornado DDT, a series of jabs and a jawbreaker. Jake then hit a big powerslam for a two count. He charged at his opponent in the corner, but missed. Yuma then hit a modified facebuster/piledriver combo of sorts with his opponent’s head wedged between his legs.

I’m not sure if Yuma’s gimmick is that he’s an astronaut or if he’s just a generally space-themed wrestler, but he was surprisingly entertaining. 

The camera then cut back to Galli’s holiday party with Tim Storm as the next guest to arrive. They talked about their favorite holiday movies before throwing it to the next match.

Jaden Roller defeated Rush Freeman in a TV title no. 1 contender’s match

Storm joined the commentary team and spoke about Roller accusing him of cheating during their no disqualification match at Any Means Necessary. Storm clarified that there can be no cheating during a no DQ match. Roller was distracted with Storm at ringside, but still managed to get some sustained offense in early. He hit a running knee and a body slam before locking in a chin lock. Freeman made a very brief comeback after hitting a big clothesline. Shortly after, Roller hit his axe kick finisher on his opponent and got the three count to earn a shot at current champion Tyrus.

After the match, Roller pointed at Storm on commentary and said he’s next so it appears we are getting a rematch between them first. 

We then cut to a promo featuring Danny Deals offering deals on various items including a bottle of water, a candy cane that had been in his mouth, and some holiday socks. I’m not sure why we saw this, but we did.

It was clear at this point that Galli was a little tipsy. Austin Idol was the next guest to arrive and pointed out that we were in the NWA studio and not his home, but Galli insisted that was not the case. Idol encouraged him to not drink anymore, but Galli then encouraged Idol to do the opposite.

Jay Bradley defeated Diante

Bradley charged at Diante as soon as the bell rang and was really aggressive from the get-go. Diante tried to fight back after Bradley missed a knee drop, but was not able to get his opponent up for a suplex. Bradley hit a big boot, but missed on a second one. Diante then missed a dropkick from the second rope and Bradley went back on offense. Bradley then hit a big uranage for the pin and win. Bradley played a good mean, big, aggressive guy here. 

The Gift Opening

Galli was now quite drunk. He encouraged his guests to open their gifts which I’m certain was just a series of items that happened to be available in the studio just before they started filming. Velvet opened up what was a pack of baby wipes; Storm opened what was a tie with puppies on it, and Galli then opened up his gift which was the book, “The Slaughter of a Mountain Man” and he pointed out that you can’t spell “slaughter” without “laughter.”

Idol then opened up his gift which was a can of breath mints. The four of them then did some improv around these random items with Sky hinting that Idol has bad breath. 

Kyle Davis then arrived and was promptly called Dyle Kavis by a heavily intoxicated Galli. Davis had arrived without knowing there was a party and was upset to have not been invited. Davis then revealed he had brought Galli an NWA t-shirt as a gift and then stormed off. Galli passed out drunk on the floor to end the show. 

Final Thoughts:

This was just a quick 27-minute episode featuring three matches not connected to any major storylines and a show-long story of Joe Galli hosting a holiday party. With that said, Galli was actually pretty funny. 

NWA Power Surge results: Tag Team title eliminator tournament finals

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By Ian Carey for F4Wonline.com

Coming off the recent By Any Means Necessary shows the last two weeks, the NWA presented five previously unaired matches for this week’s episode of NWA Power Surge. 

Joe Galli teased that there would be some big announcements during the show and he would be correct, but first we headed to the ring for our first match.

JTG and Slice Boogie went to a no contest

JTG seemed to have the advantage in the grappling and striking game early, but then Boogie hid behind the referee and landed a cheap shot to go on offense briefly. JTG then came back with a dropkick and slingblade clothesline. Boogie regained the offense shortly after and landed a springboard elbow and snap vertical suplex for a near fall. JTG then came back and hit a neckbreaker, a few other moves and then a side slam. Shortly after, things got a little chaotic. 

JTG went for a superplex, but Boogie pushed him off the turnbuckle. That’s when Colby Corino showed up. Corino and JTG had been partners in the Tag Team title eliminator tournament but JTG didn’t seem to realize he was out there.  

Corino got up on the apron and distracted Boogie, allowing JTG to roll him up for a two count. Then, Boogie was in control when Corino got up on the turnbuckle again. This brought out Sal Rinauro who dumped Corino off the ropes and to the floor. Boogie was then so perplexed by this that he completely forgot about JTG and walked toward the ring ropes to see why Corino was now on the floor.

JTG then went after Rinauro and slammed him into the ring. Boogie got into it with Corino and JTG did the same with Rinauro and the ref called for the bell, throwing the match out. 

Kiera Hogan defeated Kenzie Paige

Paige got the early advantage until she missed an attack in the corner and Hogan capitalized. After Hogan was on offense for a bit, Paige hit a superkick and both wrestlers were down. Paige came back with a series of clotheslines and an enziguri for a near fall. She then locked in a full nelson and followed that up with a suplex. Hogan then dodged a knee attack, kicked Paige in the head, and hit a fisherman’s neckbreaker for the win. 

With the win, Hogan bounced back from her loss to Mickie James in the main event three weeks ago. Paige lost her second in a row after dropping a title match against Kamille at By Any Means Necessary.

Melina defeated Skye Blue

The last time we saw Melina in an NWA ring, she defeated Chelsea Green and Kylie Rae in a triple threat match, earning herself a crack at Kamille and the NWA Women’s Championship in the process. As for Blue, the last time we saw her on Power, she dropped a match to Lady Frost that was contested under Mildred Burke rules. 

This was mainly to showcase Melina heading into her title match with Kamille at next month’s Hard Times 2.

After the two exchanged some offense, Melina got a near fall off a headscissors takeover. Blue then seemed to counter a code red attempt, but it looked a little awkward and I can’t say for sure what they intended to do. Regardless, Melina locked in the California Nightmare shortly thereafter and Blue tapped out. 

This was a quick match mainly just meant to build Melina up.

BLK Jeez defeated Captain Yuma

Auston Idol was on commentary for this one, hyping up Jeez as much as he can. 

Jeez landed a shoulder tackle to start the match, but then Yuma ended up on offense, landing a hip attack and a crossbody shortly after. Then, Jeez tied himself up in the ropes and raked Yuma’s eyes when the ref separated them which impressed Idol very much. Jeez landed a heart punch, just as Tyrus does, but it didn’t seem to have much impact on Yuma.

Jeez then locked him in a modified straightjacket as Idol made it clear he taught him that move. Yuma made a comeback, but eventually Jeez ducked an attack, landed a brain buster followed by a frog splash and looked to have the match won but he picked Yuma up instead of pinning him. He then hit Tyrus’ heart punch again but this time, he was able to pin Yuma afterward. Idol was very impressed by all of this. 

Mike Knox attacks Trevor Murdoch

Before the main event, we were shown highlights of what happened after By Any Means Necessary went off the air. NWA World Champion Trevor Murdoch was inside the steel cage taking photos with fans when Mike Knox stormed the cage and attacked. He locked it so nobody could get inside, attacked Murdoch with a chair, and then choked him out with a shirt. The whole roster came out to try and stop the attack, but none of them were able to climb the cage and were left helpless. William Patrick Corgan came out and demanded that Knox leave the cage.

We then cut to Galli who officially announced that Knox will challenge Murdoch for the World title at Hard Times 2 on December 4th — a fairly big angle to play out on Power Surge. 

The End (Odinson & Parrow) defeated Hawx Aerie (Luke Hawx & PJ Hawx) in the Tag Team title eliminator tournament finals

The main event was the finals of a tournament to determine the no. 1 contenders for the NWA Tag Team titles held by La Rebelion.

Heading into this one, the End defeated Cyon & Jordan Clearwater in the opening round and then Aaron Stevens and JR Kratos in the semifinals. Hawx Aerie defeated JTG and Colby Corino in the first round and then Mims and Sal Rinauro in the semifinals. Corgan joined the commentary team for this one. 

Parrow and Luke Hawx started things off, but PJ Hawx quickly tagged himself in. He landed a dropkick on Parrow and then Odinson tagged himself in. PJ eventually fell victim to the size and strength advantage as Corgan pointed out on commentary. 

The End spent some time beating down PJ while taunting Luke on the outside until eventually the son made the hot tag to his father. Luke hit a few kicks before he was caught by Parrow and put in an Electric Chair position, setting him up for the End’s finisher. Odinson came off the top with an elbow and pinned Luke for the win. 

After the match, the winners walked over to the commentary booth and Parrow told La Rebelion there would be no more hiding and they were coming for the titles. That match will take place at Hard Times 2. 

Final Thoughts:

For an episode of Power Surge, essentially the NWA’s B show, some big things happened. We got an angle for the World title match at Hard Times 2 and saw the finals of the tag team tournament to determine the next top contenders. It was a fairly important episode for the NWA.

NWA Power Surge results: Tim Storm & Sal Rinauro vs. Hawx Aerie

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

May Valentine interviewed Kamille to start off the show and she listed off some of the greats that were women’s champions in the past, but that it was time for a greater champion to take the NWA’s legacy to a new level.

Kamille talked about how she was sitting next to May at the last show, and was upset that May Valentine talked about Thunder Rosa when Kamille was there to be interviewed. Kamille addressed Rosa’s comments that she was a coward, and talked about how she was going to defeat Serena Deeb.

–May Valentine was with Billy Corgan, and Corgan talked about how Trevor Murdoch was the kind of man that when you mess with him, he will never let it go. Corgan talked about how everyone has a chance in the NWA, and it doesn’t matter their background, he is going to give everyone a chance.

Corgan compared Trevor Murdoch to Jerry Blackwell, given that he is not a traditional looking wrestler, but that he can go. Corgan made the point that the NWA was the land of opportunity and Murdoch is championship material. He was trained by Harley Race, and Aldis was too. Corgan said that Harley was right about both of them, and the main event of When Our Shadows Fall is going to be a great match. Good interview with Corgan here in a rare physical appearance on NWA television.

–Latimer and Kamille talked about being a successful couple in pro wrestling. Latimer touched on his friendship with Aldis and how he wasn’t offended that Aldis said that as long as everyone performs, they’re safe with Strictly Business.

Latimer said Nick Aldis was talking about everyone else, and not him, even though he specifically named Latimer, which is interesting. They also touched on Latimer wanting the tag titles back.

Tim Storm & Sal Rinauro defeated Hawx Aerie (Luke and PJ Hawx)

This was a really great tag match to highlight Hawx Aerie, and Tim Storm and Sal Rinauro worked like the veterans they are. Excellent match.

PJ Hawx and Sal Rinauro started the match with some technical wrestling, and PJ Hawx used his experience as an amateur wrestler to stay on top of Rinauro. Luke Hawx and Tim Storm got in there, and it’s hard to believe he’s PJ Hawx’ father. He’s only 39, but this father and son tag team is a nice hidden gem on the indies based on what I’ve seen in this match.

Storm tagged Rinauro in, hitting a handspring stunner sending Luke Hawx backwards to his son, who tagged in and gained the advantage back against Rinauro. Luke Hawx worked over the back of Rinauro for a bit, and PJ Hawx worked over the arm with some arm bars.

Rinauro made the hot tag to Storm, who ran wild on both men, but PJ Hawx was able to break up a pinfall attempt and he suplexed Rinauro. Storm responded by hitting PJ Hawx with a Cross Rhodes, and then Storm hit his Bossman Slam on Luke Hawx, and Rinauro made the pin for the victory.

–They recapped the botched finish of the War Kings becoming #1 contender, and the masked man interfering and attacking Crimson last week, and the rest of the events leading into Where Our Shadows Fall, where champions Aron Stevens and JR Kratos will face Jax Dane & Crimson and Chris Adonis & Thom Latimer.

–Nick Aldis talked about what it meant to be the NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, and how he had to do some terrible things to Tim Storm to make it happen. He didn’t want to do those things. It was just what had to be done.

He also talked about Trevor Murdoch, saying he wasn’t afraid of him, but that he believed that Murdoch was not the right kind of person to lead the NWA. He didn’t believe that Murdoch was championship material.

Aldis also talked about Kamille facing Serena Deeb, and Adonis & Latimer being in the triple threat for the tag titles. One thing that sticks out to me here that doesn’t make sense is that Latimer and Adonis were stripped of their #1 contender position by Corgan a few weeks ago. They haven’t earned the shot on TV, so this seems a bit odd to me, unless one of them were the ones to attack Crimson, giving them a reason for being in the match.

Aldis put over Kamille, saying she has flourished under his learning tree, and also talked about the tag title match. This was really good stuff here. He put over the psychology of tag team wrestling and analyzed all 3 teams and their strengths and weaknesses, while insisting that Strictly Business was going to win.

–Billy Corgan was then interviewed. He put over Kamille and how she worked hard to get where she is today, and while Thunder Rosa might say she was handed opportunities, Corgan felt like she earned her position and worked very hard for it. Corgan also talked about Stevens & Kratos, War Kings, and Latimer & Adonis match as a whole.

He explained why the War Kings were in the match, as they had their match stolen from them, and that Latimer & Adonis were added because of Latimer’s background as tag team champion. He didn’t want to be about taking away opportunities, but wanted to let Stevens and Kratos take the opportunity from them. At least they tried to explain it. It isn’t good, but at least they tried to explain it.

Corgan talked about the main event as well, putting over Murdoch and Aldis.

Final Thoughts:

This wasn’t a bad show. Billy Corgan really tried to tie all the stories he was telling together throughout the show, and Nick Aldis was a highlight in the storytelling. Corgan was actually excellent here. It might be good to have him on commentary every week telling these stories, as it will drive it all home a bit better. I understand why he doesn’t want to be on TV all the time, but doing commentary might work well for him.

This was a pretty good show to build the PPV. It also had a good tag match, so I would say between the promos and Corgan explaining things deeply, it was about as good as it could get. One notable missing part was Trevor Murdoch, and it would have helped to have him do a promo or two.

NWA Power Surge results: Nick Aldis announces top tag contenders

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NWA Power Surge opened with Thunder Rosa at the desk with May Valentine and Joe Galli. Rosa talked about how she was very proud to be doing good things for women’s wrestling both in the NWA, and on the independent scene. Rosa called Kamille a coward, and said she wasn’t sure that she was going to face her.

Jennacide defeated Skye Blue

This was a solid little squash match that made Jennacide look great. Skye Blue bumped well, and sold that Jennacide was a total monster.

Joe Galli claimed that Jennacide learned Muay Thai by having it downloaded directly into her brain, like something out of the Matrix. I found that amusing.

Jennacide dominated a good portion of this match, using strikes and a surfboard stretch before hitting a Yakuza kick in the corner. Jennacide countered a head scissors into a tombstone for the win.

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Trevor Murdoch speaks —

A recap of the events surrounding Trevor Murdoch aired, ending with how he was suspended for 30 days.

Murdoch sat down with May Valentine to talk about what happened, and he said he was beat up physically. He said he didn’t expect much when he first came to the NWA, he only wanted to make a splash and stand out. He said he has moved up the ranks and dealt with Nick Aldis putting obstacles in his way, but he wasn’t used to the easy path and accepted that life is hard.

Murdoch said that at the end of the day he had to look at the mirror and he has two young sons at home that he needs to teach how to be a man and carry themselves.

He said nobody wants to put in the hard work and sacrifice everything, and that he had to choose between rent and paying for gas to get to the next wrestling show. He sacrifices time with his family, time with his friends, and working towards the goal of becoming world champion.

He said that a lot of men don’t make it to the top, and there are far more that try to get there. He said that Harley Race set the pace and standard for him, and he is going to follow his path. Murdoch got emotional about missing Race, as he wanted him to be here to show him how far he has gotten.

He is promising to do this for Harley Race, the fans, and his kids that he can be a champion in the NWA.

I assume this was taped before he was suspended for 30 days without pay, but this was an awesome interview building up Murdoch’s motivation for going after the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship.

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A recap of what is happening between Kratos and Aron Stevens aired.

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Number one contenders announced for the NWA World Tag Team titles —

Nick Aldis talked about what was going on with Stevens, and Joe Galli asked if the decision for Thom Latimer to pick Kratos as his tag partner on Power was something Aldis decided. Instead, Aldis confirmed that Latimer made the decision himself.

Aldis then announced that Latimer and Adonis are the number one contenders for the NWA World Tag Team Championship. Aldis said that no one comes into the door of the NWA without him knowing everything about them, and he keeps a close eye on everyone, including Kratos. Aldis said he felt very confident about Latimer and Adonis taking the titles.

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NWA Worlds Heavyweight title number one contender battle royal announcement —

Aldis said that he wanted the most qualified person to challenge for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship, and he was looking for someone to step up. Joe Galli then announced that there will be a 14-man battle royal for the number one contendership to the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship, and that no one who is a current champion in the NWA will be in the match. The match will be held in three weeks. 

Aldis was very upset to hear this, and was shocked that Galli had the scoop on him, which he claimed wasn’t supposed to happen as the show went off the air. This was excellent.

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Final thoughts —

It seems that Power Surge is going to be mostly a recap show and a chance for one talent to get a good squash in with a few new promos. The promos are absolutely worth watching when they air, as they are always quality.

I loved what we saw from Murdoch and Aldis on this show. If you watch anything on this episode, watch that.

NWA Power Surge results: Nick Aldis speaks

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Joe Galli & May Valentine opened the show, showing a segment from last week where Nick Aldis announced that Strictly Business was recruiting. The announcers then invited Mike Parrow to the announce desk to ask him about his career.

–Parrow talked about how he wasn’t seen in the NWA since the NWA 70th Anniversary and had to go to Japan to earn his way back to the NWA. He was angry that the management sent him away, since he watched people from all across the world, but didn’t get a shot in the NWA. He said that he was going to take everyone in front of him out, and every single person there should run in fear. Excellent promo.

–A recap of Thunder Rosa beating Britt Baker on AEW Dynamite aired. Rosa then cut a promo about wanting to win the NWA Women’s title back.

–Kamille was at the announce desk and asked where her video package was. Kamille said that she made the match that Rosa was in last week better by running in and spearing Rosa. She also talked about Adonis and Thom Latimer being a good team, but she wasn’t quite sure where Nick Aldis’ head was at because she and Thom aren’t going anywhere.

She said she wasn’t upset with Nick, and recognized that he was going to do the best thing for Strictly Business. May Valentine asked if she was taking it personally, and Kamille got increasingly upset, saying that she was just straight to business.

Mims defeated Jerimiah Plunkett

This was a solid, basic match once it got started. Mims and Plunkett botched something early on, but right after that, they got on track.

Plunkett trained Mims, so there was a bit of a built-in story for the match. Plunkett got the heat for most of the match, using heel tactics, which Velvet Sky pointed out with those exact words. Not a fan of Sky saying “That’s a real heel there. Getting the heat from the crowd.” What does that mean if this is real?

Mims made a quick comeback, hitting some bodyslams and a huge belly-to-belly suplex. Mims then hit the Hook Up for a pinfall victory. Solid match.

The announcers informed us that Sal Rinauro was looking for a world-class wrestler to team with him to face Aron Stevens and Kratos.

–Nick Aldis was with May Valentine and Joe Galli and talked about the qualifications needed to challenge for the NWA World’s Heavyweight Championship. Aldis said there were several people in the running, but no one has separated from the pack yet. Aldis said that this afforded him the time to focus on advancing Strictly Business.

Aldis also called out May Valentine for her questioning of Kamille. He said that Latimer & Kamille are not a part of Strictly Business because they’re his friends, they’re members because they are elite-level athletes. As long as they remain elite, they will be members.

Galli then asked about Chris Adonis, and Aldis said again that he was not a member. He is on their radar, and he has had a good start, winning the NWA National Title, but the main thing that Aldis is looking for is consistency.

Aldis then spoke directly to the viewers who were happy NWA Power was back, and all the fans that support them, saying “You’re welcome.” Perfect heel line from Aldis here. Good promo, and a little intrigue built towards the next episode of NWA Power.

Final Thoughts:

This was a very easy 30-minute watch that featured a recap of all the events from the last few weeks of Power, and then a bonus match on top of it. It also advanced some characters in Mims and Parrow specifically. I’m not sure what the plan is going forward with Power Surge, but as a half-hour recap show with promos, it served its purpose well.