Post by midnightguthrie on Jan 11, 2009 16:52:39 GMT -6
NWA: No Limits returned after a long hiatus Friday, Jan. 9 to hold its first show in Iowa City, Iowa. The stacked card featured Stevie Richards, Elix Skipper, Tyler Black, Jimmy Jacobs, The Phoenix Twins, The Skullkrushers, MsChif and more!
Match 1: Six-Man Tag Team Match - "The Unbreakable" Zach Thompson, Aaron Masterson and "The Main Attraction" K.C. Jackson defeated Maddog McDowell, Ruff Crossing and "The Hype" Jimmy Shalwin.
A fun, fast-paced match to start the night. Thompson, Masterson and McDowell are based out of 3XW in Des Moines, but also work for MECW in St. Louis and Thompson can also be seen in Underground and GALLI. Crossing works for POWW. Shalwin works for various Michigan indies and occasionally in IWA Mid-South. Jackson works many places in Illinois and Iowa.
Thompson sold really well for the face team's offense. This was my first time seeing both Crossing and Shalwin, and I was impressed with both. Shalwin wears excellent gear that says "Strong SMILE" on the back. Crossing definitely is tall for an indy wrestler.
The end of the match saw the set up to an apparent dive sequence gone awry as a grounded Thompson hit the sizeable Shalwin low as he was perched on the second rope, leading to Thompson rolling him up for the pin.
Match 2: Triple Threat Match - Knight Wagner beat "The Rockstar" Jimmy Rockwell and "The Pop Icon" Donnie Peppercricket
Decent match. Wagner is a regular for Scott County Wrestling and AAW. Rockwell calls 3XW home, but also competes in Pro Wrestling Phoenix, CEW and MECW. Peppercricket is based out of PWP and also competes in CEW and occassionally 3XW and IWA Mid South. Wagner, who lives in nearby Coralville, was super over with the crowd. Finish saw Peppercricket down outside the ring as Wagner gave Rockwell a Michinoku Driver for the pin. Wagner and Rockwell shook hands following the match.
Match 3: NWA World Tag Team title match - The Skullkrushers (Rasche Brown and Keith Walker) successfully defended the titles against the Phoenix Twins in an outstanding match. I personally felt this was the match of the night. Brown and Walker struck fear in the crowd from the get go by throwing chairs into the ring during their entrance, swinging chains and generally being menacing dudes. Brown has a fantastic evil smile and laugh. They are absolute monsters size-wise by any standard - Indy or WWE.
This match featured awesome displays of power by Walker and Brown and really athletic, fast-paced moves by the Twins, who did an excellent job in the smaller, spunky underdogs role. This was my first time seeing the Twins in person and they're actually quite a bit taller live than they look on video.
The end came after a Doomsday Device by the Skullkrushers earned the pin for the NWA World Tag Team champions.
Match 4: Winner is declared the King of Des Moines - "Sugarfoot" Alex Payne beat Hunter Matthews. These guys are both originally from the Des Moines area and were actually classmates. Payne is a product of the Ring of Honor school and mainly wrestles dark matches on ROH shows and in east coast indies. Matthews is a regular in SCW, AAW and MECW.
Decent match that featured a number of near falls. Their were two instances where ref Jenna Stark hit the mat for three just as a shoulder was popping up, but it was more the fault of the wrestlers who seemed to be expecting Earl Hebner-style "2.9 and delay" counts instead of the consistent 1-2-3 count Stark used. As soon as each instance happened, Stark quickly corrected herself and the match continued.
Payne earned the win by dropping Matthews on his head and neck with a frankensteiner into a rollup for the pin.
Match 5: Stevie Richards and Krotch defeated "The Canadian Sex Icon" Ryan Slade and "Mean" Mason Beck.
Good match. Beck is a regular in SCW and AAW, Slade wrestles in 3XW, SCW, GALLI, Underground and others, Krotch is a regular in SCW, 3XW and AAW. Richards didn't hold anything back and looked in fantastic shape despite reports of being hospitalized recently due to a lung issue. The crowd was really into Richards and Krotch. Krotch picked up the win for his team after a Krotch Rocket on Slade. Before the pin, Richards nailed Beck with a beautiful superkick and continued to pound on him outside as Krotch got the win. Beck is one of the tallest wrestlers you'll see anyway in the Midwest. Stevie was understandably the most over wrestler on the show.
Match 6: The Mississippi Madman beat "Old Timer" Jeff King. If you've ever seen the Madman, you know how enormous he is and what an awesome character is he. King utilizes a complete 60's-era wrestler gimmick, with an old-style one-strap singlet, plain black boots and classic tube socks with a horizontal line design at the top. Quick, fun match that saw the Madman earn the win by falling on King after a failed bodyslam attempt.
Match 7: NWA World Woman's title - MsChif successfully defended her title against Melanie Cruise. Mschif is also the current SHIMMER champion, while Cruise is based out of POWW. To be honest, I missed most of this match, but what I saw was good.
Match 8: NWA Iowa State title - Shane Hollister successfully defended the title against Jimmy Jacobs
Good match which was actually shorter than I expected. Both men were very over with the crowd. The finish saw Jacobs miss a top rope senton, landing back first on Hollister's knees. Hollister then quickly rolled up Jacobs for the win.
Match 9: Tyler Black beat "Primetime" Elix Skipper. Excellent match. With Skipper not being on TV in about two years (for those new to wrestling, he was cruiserweight star during the final years of WCW and was a big part of TNA earlier this decade), I wasn't sure what to expect, but he looked awesome here and is in really good shape. Great back and forth match that saw both men utilize fantastic kicks. Skipper did use a tightrope-walk hurricarana on Black. Many nearfalls and the end came after Black nailed the kneeling Skipper with a huge superkick. Skipper should really still be wrestling on TV, and assuming the ROH/ HD Net TV deal happens, we'll see Black on TV soon enough.
Top-to-bottom, this was a really outstanding show and it's one you'll really enjoy when it's released on DVD by SEP Video in about a month. Dave Prazak was part of the commentary team for this event. You'd be amiss to not add this to your DVD collection if your a Midwest indy fan. By the way, and I don't know his name, but the ring announcer did an outstanding job. The other two refs on this show were Steve Biley and Sean Morrow.
Match 1: Six-Man Tag Team Match - "The Unbreakable" Zach Thompson, Aaron Masterson and "The Main Attraction" K.C. Jackson defeated Maddog McDowell, Ruff Crossing and "The Hype" Jimmy Shalwin.
A fun, fast-paced match to start the night. Thompson, Masterson and McDowell are based out of 3XW in Des Moines, but also work for MECW in St. Louis and Thompson can also be seen in Underground and GALLI. Crossing works for POWW. Shalwin works for various Michigan indies and occasionally in IWA Mid-South. Jackson works many places in Illinois and Iowa.
Thompson sold really well for the face team's offense. This was my first time seeing both Crossing and Shalwin, and I was impressed with both. Shalwin wears excellent gear that says "Strong SMILE" on the back. Crossing definitely is tall for an indy wrestler.
The end of the match saw the set up to an apparent dive sequence gone awry as a grounded Thompson hit the sizeable Shalwin low as he was perched on the second rope, leading to Thompson rolling him up for the pin.
Match 2: Triple Threat Match - Knight Wagner beat "The Rockstar" Jimmy Rockwell and "The Pop Icon" Donnie Peppercricket
Decent match. Wagner is a regular for Scott County Wrestling and AAW. Rockwell calls 3XW home, but also competes in Pro Wrestling Phoenix, CEW and MECW. Peppercricket is based out of PWP and also competes in CEW and occassionally 3XW and IWA Mid South. Wagner, who lives in nearby Coralville, was super over with the crowd. Finish saw Peppercricket down outside the ring as Wagner gave Rockwell a Michinoku Driver for the pin. Wagner and Rockwell shook hands following the match.
Match 3: NWA World Tag Team title match - The Skullkrushers (Rasche Brown and Keith Walker) successfully defended the titles against the Phoenix Twins in an outstanding match. I personally felt this was the match of the night. Brown and Walker struck fear in the crowd from the get go by throwing chairs into the ring during their entrance, swinging chains and generally being menacing dudes. Brown has a fantastic evil smile and laugh. They are absolute monsters size-wise by any standard - Indy or WWE.
This match featured awesome displays of power by Walker and Brown and really athletic, fast-paced moves by the Twins, who did an excellent job in the smaller, spunky underdogs role. This was my first time seeing the Twins in person and they're actually quite a bit taller live than they look on video.
The end came after a Doomsday Device by the Skullkrushers earned the pin for the NWA World Tag Team champions.
Match 4: Winner is declared the King of Des Moines - "Sugarfoot" Alex Payne beat Hunter Matthews. These guys are both originally from the Des Moines area and were actually classmates. Payne is a product of the Ring of Honor school and mainly wrestles dark matches on ROH shows and in east coast indies. Matthews is a regular in SCW, AAW and MECW.
Decent match that featured a number of near falls. Their were two instances where ref Jenna Stark hit the mat for three just as a shoulder was popping up, but it was more the fault of the wrestlers who seemed to be expecting Earl Hebner-style "2.9 and delay" counts instead of the consistent 1-2-3 count Stark used. As soon as each instance happened, Stark quickly corrected herself and the match continued.
Payne earned the win by dropping Matthews on his head and neck with a frankensteiner into a rollup for the pin.
Match 5: Stevie Richards and Krotch defeated "The Canadian Sex Icon" Ryan Slade and "Mean" Mason Beck.
Good match. Beck is a regular in SCW and AAW, Slade wrestles in 3XW, SCW, GALLI, Underground and others, Krotch is a regular in SCW, 3XW and AAW. Richards didn't hold anything back and looked in fantastic shape despite reports of being hospitalized recently due to a lung issue. The crowd was really into Richards and Krotch. Krotch picked up the win for his team after a Krotch Rocket on Slade. Before the pin, Richards nailed Beck with a beautiful superkick and continued to pound on him outside as Krotch got the win. Beck is one of the tallest wrestlers you'll see anyway in the Midwest. Stevie was understandably the most over wrestler on the show.
Match 6: The Mississippi Madman beat "Old Timer" Jeff King. If you've ever seen the Madman, you know how enormous he is and what an awesome character is he. King utilizes a complete 60's-era wrestler gimmick, with an old-style one-strap singlet, plain black boots and classic tube socks with a horizontal line design at the top. Quick, fun match that saw the Madman earn the win by falling on King after a failed bodyslam attempt.
Match 7: NWA World Woman's title - MsChif successfully defended her title against Melanie Cruise. Mschif is also the current SHIMMER champion, while Cruise is based out of POWW. To be honest, I missed most of this match, but what I saw was good.
Match 8: NWA Iowa State title - Shane Hollister successfully defended the title against Jimmy Jacobs
Good match which was actually shorter than I expected. Both men were very over with the crowd. The finish saw Jacobs miss a top rope senton, landing back first on Hollister's knees. Hollister then quickly rolled up Jacobs for the win.
Match 9: Tyler Black beat "Primetime" Elix Skipper. Excellent match. With Skipper not being on TV in about two years (for those new to wrestling, he was cruiserweight star during the final years of WCW and was a big part of TNA earlier this decade), I wasn't sure what to expect, but he looked awesome here and is in really good shape. Great back and forth match that saw both men utilize fantastic kicks. Skipper did use a tightrope-walk hurricarana on Black. Many nearfalls and the end came after Black nailed the kneeling Skipper with a huge superkick. Skipper should really still be wrestling on TV, and assuming the ROH/ HD Net TV deal happens, we'll see Black on TV soon enough.
Top-to-bottom, this was a really outstanding show and it's one you'll really enjoy when it's released on DVD by SEP Video in about a month. Dave Prazak was part of the commentary team for this event. You'd be amiss to not add this to your DVD collection if your a Midwest indy fan. By the way, and I don't know his name, but the ring announcer did an outstanding job. The other two refs on this show were Steve Biley and Sean Morrow.
