NWA Wildside TV
Date: 11/6/1999
From: Cornelia, GA
Tim Dix is in the ring with Tom Cheatham, Rick Michaels and Mark Phor Michaels to start the show with an interview. Dix mentions the challenge for Fright Night, which has already happened. Cheatham declines the offer to wrestle AJ Styles and Tonya at Fright Night. Rick chimes in talking about being the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion and notes that Bart Sawyer didn’t come back and he won a tournament. Rick refuses to face Tonya in the ring. The commissioner comes out, but Rick tells the commish he’s doing a promo. Marcus Wayne has a contract for Rick to sign against Andy Anderson tonight in a non-title match. Rick doesn’t know who Anderson is, but signs the contract on Mark’s back.
Opening Contest: TJ Gray vs. Terry “Mr. Extreme” Lawler in the second round of the Wildside tournament: Lawler backs Gray into a corner, but cleanly backs off. Lawler chops Gray in the corner several times. Gray responds with chops of his own in the corner. Gray plants Lawler with a DDT and tosses Lawler to the floor. Gray leaps off the apron, but Lawler hits Gray with his helmet on the floor. Lawler whacks Gray over the head with several weapons on the floor. Gray fights back with a weapon shot on the floor. Gray hits a slingshot somersault leg drop into the ring. Lawler keeps a front face lock on Gray, but Gray reaches the ropes. Lawler punches Gray in the corner. Lawler chokes Gray briefly in the corner. Gray messes up a punch with a chain on his fist. Gray delivers a modified pedigree. Lawler dumps Gray to the floor. Damien Steele comes out and whacks Gray over the head with a chair shot. Lawler ends up getting a three count on a bloodied Gray. (1/2*. The match fell flat with me and I tuned out as soon as Gray mistimed hitting Lawler with a chain around his fist. That was a major miss for the match. These matches are just matches to use weapons and don’t add value, really.)
Yeah, this show is absolutely taped before Fright Night because Jesse Taylor is the United States Champion, but had lost the title to Romeo Bliss.
Second Contest: Jesse Taylor vs. Terry Knight: Taylor starts off with a backdrop, hip toss and a dropkick on Knight. Taylor nails Knight with a running elbow strike in the corner. Taylor hits a top rope flying headbutt. Bliss is on commentary saying he’s not losing Candy for thirty days. Taylor plants Knight with a powerslam, but misses a splash in the corner. Knight hits a slingshot backbreaker to drive Taylor to the mat. Knight knee drops Taylor on the back and delivers a strike over the back. Knight continues with a knee drop. Knight boot scrapes Taylor and sends Taylor into the corner hard back first. Knight puts a chin lock on Taylor, but doesn’t get a submission. Knight decks Taylor with a clothesline managing a near fall. Knight drives Taylor down to the mat with a suplex and delivers a forearm drop. Knight clubs on Taylor with a striker over the back. Taylor delivers a few strikes and backslides Knight for a two count. Knight nails Taylor with a leaping heel kick for a two count. Knight shoulder rams Taylor in the corner several times. Knight and Taylor collide on clothesline and both men are down. Knight knee lifts Taylor on the lower back. Knight nails Taylor with a knee lift and put a sleeper on Taylor. Knight uses the ropes for leverage, but isn’t able to get a submission. Knight forearms Taylor against the ropes. Knight pulls Taylor to the floor and they trade strikes. Bliss has left the commentary table. Taylor sends Knight into the ring post. Bliss confronts Taylor on the floor causing a distraction. Bliss backs off and Taylor ends up being counted out. (*. I’ll say that knowing these matches were taped before the big event and then presented after the big event is a major buzzkill. The count-out finish isn’t a big deal and was predictable considering Bliss was on commentary.)
Backstage, Romeo Bliss cuts a promo and says he’s being screwed over by Candy being put up on the line. Bliss declares he’s going to win the title just to piss off Behrens. Bliss promises that his name will be known forever.
Tim Dix is in the ring when Jeff G. Bailey and K-Krush make their way out for an interview. Bailey says that Behrens and Williams are making Krush wait for Fright Night, but Krush is a busy man and is a WWF superstar. Bailey demands they get Ruckus tonight. Bailey insults Ruckus’s mother and says they’ll slap her. Bailey calls Ruckus a coward, but Ruckus makes his way out to confront them. Ruckus knocks Bailey to the mat, but Krush nails Ruckus with a microphone. Krush stomps on Ruckus. Krush slams Ruckus and delivers a leg drop. Krush delivers another leg drop. Krush nails Ruckus with a scissors kick. Krush slams Ruckus again and heads to the top rope. Krush misses a frog splash off the top. Ruckus nails Krush with several right hands, but Krush knee lifts Ruckus. Krush clotheslines Ruckus. There isn’t a referee, by the way. Ruckus plants Krush with a powerbomb. Stone Mountain enters the ring and attacks Ruckus. Bad, Black, and Beautiful come out and clothesline Mountain to the floor. Ruckus backdrops Krush and Krush bails to the floor. Mountain brawls with Triple B to the backstage area.
Chance Williams interviews Ruckus regarding the street fight taking place at Fright Night. Ruckus talks about handling their issues on the playground and they are going to settle things the same way on October 30th. Ruckus reveals it will be a cage match so that K-Krush can’t run. (Williams awkwardly stands there and doesn’t make eye contact whatsoever. It’s a weird way to conduct an interview.)
Prior to the next match starting, AJ Styles and Tonya are at ringside. It’s revealed that if Rick Michaels loses the match then he’ll have to wrestle AJ and Tonya with Mark Phor Michaels at Fright Night. That means that earlier in the night Michaels was tricked into signing for that match.
Third Contest: NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion Rick Michaels vs. Andy Anderson in a non-title match: Anderson starts off with a backdrop and punches Michaels to the floor. Michaels returns to the match, but Anderson backs Michaels into the corner. Michaels fakes a cheap shot and the referee gets in Anderson’s face about not doing that. Anderson insists that he didn’t punch Michaels. Michaels does the trick again in the corner. Anderson fights out of the corner with right hands and hip tosses Michaels coming off the ropes. Anderson yanks Michaels out of the corner followed by a right hand for a two count and Michaels rolls to the floor. Anderson yanks Michaels down to the mat again and delivers a back elbow as Michaels ran the ropes for a two count. Anderson chops Michaels in the corner, but Michaels responds with chops of his own. Michaels misses a splash attempt in the corner and Anderson stomps on Michaels several times. Michaels knee lifts Anderson followed by a left hand. Michaels drops Anderson with an uppercut. Michaels runs the ropes and drops a forearm after a little dance for a two count. Michaels dups Anderson to the floor where Mark Phor Michaels cheap shots Anderson. Michaels controls Anderson on the mat with a choke for a two count. Anderson fights back with right hands, but Michaels backdrops Anderson over the top to the floor. Tonya gets in the ring and low blows Michaels from behind. Michaels staggers and Anderson hits a top rope sunset flip for the win! (*1/2. They got plenty of time, but it was a little too slow for me. Tonya getting involved doesn’t surprise me nor does the angle of Michaels signing a contract that he didn’t realize was not a contract he’d want to sign. Anderson wins in his TV debut and appears to have talent.)
Chance Williams interviews Jeff G. Bailey, K-Krush and Stone Mountain regarding the cage match. Bailey says that they have not signed a contract for a cage match. Bailey says that Krush isn’t an animal, but rather an athlete. Bailey warns Ruckus about not backing Krush into a corner. Bailey has the apparent gang colors with him that Ruckus turned on. Bailey tells Ruckus to enjoy the last few days left and promises that Krush will end Ruckus. Krush chimes in saying that Bailey told him that there wouldn’t be a cage. Bailey says that he’s a speaker of truth and shields people.
In the ring, Sex Pistols are in the ring with Shane Young using crutches. David says he’s talked it over and they will be in the cage match at Fright Night. David reveals that if they lose they will never team ever again. Shane Young seems a bit worried about that. David says he’s wrestling on of the Boogaloo Crew right now.
Main Event: Scottie Wrenn vs. David Young: Young dumps Wrenn to the floor to start the match and Shane cheap shots Wrenn. Shane is clearly faking an injury. David sends Wrenn into the ropes and backdrops Wrenn. David hits a snap suplex on Wrenn. Wrenn punches Young several times, but Young hits a spinebuster. Young elbow drops Wrenn and follows up with a boot scrape. Young puts a head scissors on Wrenn. Young clotheslines Wrenn coming off the ropes for a near fall. Young double stomps Wrenn and delivers an elbow strike to the neck. Young drops Wrenn with right hands, but Wrenn fights back with strikes. Shane distracts Wrenn allowing Young to grab a crutch. The referee is distracted and Young breaks the crutch on Wrenn. Young covers and pins Wrenn to win the match. After the match, JC Dazz comes out with an actual knee injury and backdrops Young. Young dropkicks Dazz on the left knee as the show runs out of time. Young jabs Dazz on the knee with the crutch to end the show. (*. I’m glad there was a finish to the match and it just promoted their cage match some more even though that has already happened.)
Final Thoughts:
Considering Fright Night ’99 already happened and this aired afterward, but was still promoting that event, I guess this weeks episode ultimately didn’t mean anything.
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