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HWA returned to the Davis
Arena in Louisville for their regular
weekly
television taping on 7/14.
1) EZ Money beat "Rapid Delivery"
Rory Fox in 4:15. Fox is good in the
jobber
heel role. Money totally dominated,
looking sharp on all of his trademark
spots. Finish saw Money moonsault to
his feet and catch Fox with a rolling
neckbreaker to score the pin.
Brock Guffman hosted an interview segment
with Steve Bradley and Lance Cade.
Bradley admitted that Chris Kanyon slipped
one over on them last week because
they didn't know he was in the building
(Kanyon had pinned Cade in a tag
match). Bradley said Kanyon had proven
he was a coward and challenged him to
come out, face-to-face. Out came Kanyon
with Mike Sanders and the five time
HWA Heavyweight Champion, Race Steele.
Sanders said Steele also had problems
with "little bitch" Bradley.
Steele got in Bradley's face, saying
he had a
surprise for him. Steele suddenly turned
on Sanders and Kanyon, hitting them
with a double clothesline. The heels
pounded on Kanyon and Sanders until
Johnny the Bull hit the ring with a
chair. Bull issued a challenge for a
six-man tag match. "We'll take
care of all you bitches in the main
event."
Strong segment.
2) Jason Sugarman & R. C. Haas
beat The Island Boys (Kimo & Ekmo)
by DQ in
5:45. Kimo cut a promo, talking about
how Island Boys had stolen the show
at
the last Pillman Memorial and run roughshod
over the HWA. Kimo said now there
was a new team trying to rattle their
cage. He vowed that Island Boys would
finish what they started in Dayton the
week before.
Kimo went for a pearl harbor job on
Sugarman, but the faces quickly recovered
to clear the ring with double dropkicks.
Sugarman hit a double ax blow off
the top on Ekmo. Sugarman made the mistake
of going after Kimo with a forearm
shot. Kimo made Sugarman pay by working
him over on the floor. Ekmo leveled
Sugarman with clotheslines. A messed
up spot temporarily killed the heat.
Island Boys swung some mean chairs to
cause the DQ. Island Boys retain the
HWA Tag Team titles. Island Boys doubled
on Sugarman. Ekmo went for a suplex.
Sugarman escaped by landing on his feet
and dropped Ekmo with a neckbreaker.
Hot tag to Haas, who cleaned house with
clotheslines. Ekmo superkicked Kimo
by mistake. Sugarman dropkicked Kimo
into a two count by Haas. The face team
had Kimo laid out with a double flapjack,
so Ekmo blasted them both with
chairs for the DQ.
3) B. J. Whitmer beat Matt Stryker
to retain the HWA Cruiserweight Title
in
4:50. No need to tell you what the sophisticated
fans that populate the Davis
Arena chanted at "BJ." Stryker
controlled the opening minute with a
snug side
headlock. Whitmer landed a dropkick
to Stryker's knee. Whitmer worked the
body part. Stryker finally connected
on a surprise kick from a prone
position, with Whitmer taking the bump
over the top rope. Stryker got up
selling the knee. Whitmer tried to come
off the top, but Stryker landed a
fist to the gut. Stryker scored near
falls with a powerslam and a
neckbreaker. Stryker was going for a
DVD when he his knee gave way allowing
Whitmer to roll him up for the victory.
4) Travis Bain beat Chris Cage in 5:40.
Dark match featuring OVW talent. Bain
is Travis Tomko, who is on WWE development
deal. He has "Tomko" tattooed
on
his back in large letters just in case
there was any doubt about the identity
of the OVW mystery man. At this stage
of development, Bain is nothing more
than a low rent version of Leviathan.
This was better than the Bain-David
Flair match on Friday night's OVW show,
and that largely due to Cage's work
as the undersized babyface. Cage tried
to use his speed and quickness to
counter Bain's brute force, but Bain
pretty much manhandled him. Bain does
a
good fallaway slam. Bain eventually
missed a lumbering charge into the
corner. Cage mounted the comeback, before
missing on a crossbody off the top.
Bain does have a cool hanging neck stretcher
of a finishing move.
5) Chris Kanyon & Mike Sanders
& Johnny the Bull beat Lance Cade
& Steve
Bradley & Race Steele in 11:05.
Excellent main event. Kanyon started
with
Cade, but he wanted a piece of Steele.
Kanyon hit a Russian legsweep on Cade
and then a belly to belly suplex on
Bradley for a two count. Sanders and
Kanyon teamed up for simultaneous kicks
to the chest and back of Bradley as
he sat on the mat. Bull hit a powerslam.
The tide turned when Steele pulled
the ropes down, with Kanyon taking a
spectacular bump over the top. Steele
threw Kanyon into the brick pillar that
supports the ceiling the Davis Arena.
Steele used three consecutive German
suplexes. Steele covered and Sanders
broke up the pin. Steele was bleeding
from the nose. Bradley hit a German
of
his own. Kanyon's selling was major
league. Cade put the boots to him. Cade's
kicks are good, but he relies on them
too much. Kanyon was able to hit a
neckbreaker and make the tag to Bull...corner
splash on Cade...bulldog on
Bradley for a two count. Bradley boosted
Bull of his feet and caught him with
a mule kick to the groin. Bradley missed
on a moonsault. Bull did a clutch
uranage for two count. Sanders got two
with a superkick...and disappeared.
Cade interfered by smashing Kanyon into
the wall next to the apron and
superkicking Bull. Bull and Bradley
were both down.
They did a series of good false finishes.
The ref tried to stop Bull from
using a chair. Bull sent Bradley face
down on the chair with a drop toehold
for a two count. Cade hit Bradley with
an accidental forearm shot and Bull
rolled Cade up for a two count. Kanyon
hit a crossbody off the top for
another near fall. Spot of the night
was a double pin by Kanyon. He had Cade
in a rolling reverse cradle and then
did a bridging Northern lights suplex
on
Bradley. Cade hit Bradley with a clothesline
that was intended for Kanyon.
Finish saw Kanyon hit the Flatliner
on Cade.
Steele jumped Kanyon and Bull after
the bell. Sanders returned to the ring
to
join Kanyon in a double team on Steele.
The heels powdered to the outside.
Kanyon challenged Cade to a title match
at the next taping.
6) Red Dogg beat Seven in 6:05. Back
and forth with both working hard until
Dogg won it with a rollup out of nowhere.
NOTES: Announcing was handled by Les
Thatcher and Brock Guffman. Thatcher
announced that they would be taping
two shows starting at 7pm on 7/21...Crowd
was 80. The building made the NCW Arena
feel spacious. The upside is that
they the building feels full and has
good heat with that size crowd...They're
not shy about expressing themselves
at Davis Arena and the workers can hear
every word. They were going back and
forth with Guffman for most of the show.
Credit: Larry
Goodman
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