NWA Wildside TV 9/25/1999

NWA Wildside TV
Date: 9/25/1999
From: Cornelia, GA

The show opens with footage from last weeks match between NCW Heavyweight Champion Bart Sawyer and Rick Michaels. Michaels managed to pin Sawyer, but the decision ended up being reversed.

Steve ‘Chance’ Martin hosts the show and says that Bill Behrens will be on the show. Martin notes we’ll see the finish between Michaels and Sawyer from last week. We see footage after the show went off the air where Michaels powerbombed Styles twice. Mark Michaels also delivered a powerbomb to Styles. Sawyer tries to fight off Rick, but is tackled and hit with the championship. So, the only thing we missed was a beatdown. Okay, got it.

Tim Dix announces Bart Sawyer has been suspended. Dix introduces Rick Michaels for an interview. Michaels makes his way down to the ring and has the NCW Heavyweight Championship. I’m not sure if Michaels is the champion or simply stole the title. John Cheetum and Mark Michaels are with him, too. Cheetum says the issue is how many people are escorted out of the arena in handcuffs, bleeding and crying back to the West Coast. Rick tells us that Sawyer needs to return to the company and admit he’s afraid of him. Rick says that AJ Styles has something he wants and he’s going to get it back.

Opening Contest: Air Paris vs. Colt Rivers: Rivers backs Paris against the ropes and delivers a scoop slam for the early advantage. Paris arm drags Rivers and keeps arm control. Rivers breaks free with a back suplex and plays to the crowd. Rivers forearms Paris into the ropes. Paris drives Rivers to the mat with a faceubster and they go to the floor. Paris rams Rivers onto the apron face first and tosses Rivers over the railing into the crowd. Paris grabs a steel chair and slides into the ring. Paris hits a double springboard dive onto Rivers in the crowd. Back in the ring, Paris misses a top rope leg drop attempt. Rivers drops Paris throat first over the top and argues with the referee, but is shoved down. Rivers nails Paris with a back elbow strike. Rivers covers Paris for a two count. Rivers casually dumps Paris through the ropes to the floor. Rivers smashes Paris over the head with a steel chair. Rivers heads to the top rope, but Paris crotches Rivers on the top rope. Paris hits a top rope hurricanrana for a near fall. Rivers eye rakes Paris to regain control of the bout. Rivers misses a splash in the corner. Paris spikes Rivers with a tornado DDT leading to a near fall. Rivers sends Paris chest first into the corner. Rivers attempts a reverse DDT, but Paris counters with a rollup and pins Rivers! (**1/2. I enjoyed this bout. Paris displayed some fun offense and Rivers held my interest when he had control of the match. Paris tends to be the forgotten partner of AJ Styles, so this would be kind of cool to see his career in the Wildside setting.)

Third Contest: TJ Gray vs. Vic Violent in a first round match for the Wildside Championship: Gray arm drags and hip tosses Violent into the corner. Violent regroups in the corner and tells the referee there was some cheating, which didn’t happen. Violent messes up a kip up attempt and settles for a hip toss and a clothesline. Violent chokes Gray in the corner to maintain control. Violent takes Gray over with a snapmare and delivers an elbow strike to the neck. Gray breaks free with a jawbreaker. Gray avoids a somersault to slam Violent to the mat. Gray delivers a DDT for a near fall. Violent staggers Gray with a low blow and continues with stomps in the corner and a snap suplex. Violent holds onto Gray and hits a series of suplexs for a near fall. Violent dumps Gray to the floor and whacks Gray over the back with a steel chair. Gray lays a chair over Gray’s face and leaps off the apron to hit an elbow drop. Gray recovers and smashes Violent over the head with the chair. Gray whacks Violent a second time over the head. Gray returns the action to the ring and hits a dropkick. Violent rolls to the floor and sends Gray into the ring post shoulder first. Violent drops Gray over the railing chest first and they continue to brawl around ringside. Gray hits a snap suplex on the floor and rolls back into the ring, but comes back out and whacks Violent with a street sign. Violent misses a splash on the floor and hits the ring post. Gray returns to the ring and Violent is counted out. (*. This was a little brutal and not in a good way. It was noted these two are rookies and it’s not a surprise. They seemingly messed up the count-out spot the first time and had to do it a second time. Violent was a bit shaky in there with some of his offense.)

Jeff G. Bailey makes his way out to the ring with Stone Mountain by his side. Bailey grabs the microphone and tells Vic Violent he saw how he was victimized just like K-Krush was last week. Bailey offers Violent a spot to join his team of elite black men. Bailey notes that Ruckus bailed on Violent to compete on an ECW show. Bailey says that Violent doesn’t need to answer to the master anymore. Bailey claims the referee is a secret klan member and says the count was too fast. Bailey believes that Violent can become a major star with him. Bailey says his elite group of super black men are going to rule NWA Wildside. Bailey is pissed about the state not getting rid of the racist symbol on their flag. Violent ends up accepting and joins Bailey.

Dusty Dotson is wrapping up his wrists and says he’s coming. Dotston introduces his manager, Babydoll, but it’s not Babydoll and it’s instead a guy who says they need to talk. Dotson makes his debut next week in the Wildside tournament.

Third Contest: K-Krush vs. Ed Swimmer: Krush attacks Swimmer before the bell sounds. Swimmer ducks a clothesline, but not a leaping forearm strike. Krush press slams Swimmer hitting a powerslam out of a military press slam position. Krush dumps Swimmer through the ropes to the floor where Swimmer is beaten down by Stone Mountain and tossed back into the ring. Krush teases a cover, but doesn’t and the referee yells at him. Krush is shoved down by the referee, Jimmy Rivers. Bad, Black and Beautiful come out and watch the match at ringside. Krush slams Swimmer and taunts the tag team. Krush covers and pins Swimmer for the win. (NR. It’s just as squash for Krush. I hope Krush is the top guy of the group.) After the match, Swimmer is beaten down while Bad, Black and Beautiful do absolutely nothing. Well, they grab a couple of chairs to finally run off the heels. They have a comment for the entourage and says that “they don’t all stick together.” The triple B’s are nobodies Uncle Tom’s. The next time Bailey calls them Uncle Tom their boot will be up Bailey’s butt.

Main Event: Rick Michaels & Mark Phor Michaels vs. AJ Styles & Jesse Taylor: Taylor and Rick kickoff the tag team main event with Rick getting control out of a lockup. Taylor counters with a headlock of his own, but Rick misses a few strikes. Taylor kicks Rick in the midsection and hits a hip toss followed by an arm drag and keeps arm control on the mat. Styles tags into the match and hammers away on Rick. Styles monkey flips Rick out of the corner and continues with strikes in the corner. Styles kicks Rick in the corner and monkey flips Rick out of the corner. Styles keeps an arm bar on Rick, but doesn’t get a submission. Rick tries to power out, but is brought back down to the mat. Rick is trying to tag out to Mark, but Styles keeps Rick on the mat. AJ arm drags Rick to the mat. Styles kicks Rick and hits an arm drag to maintain control of the bout. Rick eye rakes Styles and tags in Mark, but Styles continues to control the match with an arm drag. Taylor tags in after a commercial to slam Mark. Styles nails Mark with a clothesline for a two count. Romeo Bliss comes down to ringside and distracts Taylor. Bliss attacks Taylor on the floor while Styles wrestles Rick Michaels and is met with a press slam. Bliss spikes Taylor with a piledriver on the floor! Rick nails Styles with a forearm smash. Rick nails Styles with a back elbow strike and the show goes off the air as Taylor is helped backstage…

Final Thoughts:
Three shows in a row where there isn’t a complete conclusion and it makes the viewer tune into the next week show is an interesting approach. At first, I always hate it because you’re failing to conclude a show, but it’s also not a bad idea to make someone have to tune in the next week to get the conclusion of the main event. I doubt that it’s going to be a long lasting thing, but there’s positives and negatives to it. Anyway, it’s another good overall show by Wildside. There is notable names (Styles & Truth) and lesser known guys that are talented and carry their own very well. Jeff G. Bailey is absolutely their version of a Jim Cornette or someone of that nature used in Memphis to carry the promos for the heel side. I like it.

Thanks for reading.