NWA Cyberspace presents Superbrawl Saturday IV
Date: 1/21/2006
From: Kearny, NJ
It appears this is the most attended Cyberspace show thus far in their existence with a reported 400 or so fans. It looks as if the gym is filled pretty well compared to their other shows where the bleachers are essentially empty.
Opening Contest: Crusier-X Rumble Battle Royal: I’m not going to go in-depth for a battle royal. The match started off with the SAT’s being forced to fight each other at the start. They tried to eliminate each other briefly, and then decide to work together waiting for the next entrant. Grim Reefer ended up being the next guy out and was promptly double teamed by the SAT’s. Damien Dragon is the next guy out and cleans house until a 3D by SAT stopped his momentum. Xavier is the fifth entrant and eliminated Dragon for the first elimination. Papadon is the sixth entrant of the match. Dan Barry is the seventh entrant. Quiet Storm is the eighth entrant. Xavier is being triple teamed by Storm and the SAT. Kid Kamikaze is the ninth entrant as Dan Barry is eliminated. Crowbar is the tenth entrant, and got a good pop. Ken Scampi is the eleventh entrant for the battle royal. Jose accidentally eliminated Joel, Xavier tosses Jose, but Xavier is thrown out as well. Mike Tobin is the final entrant. Crowbar tosses Scampi out of the ring. Papadon backdrops Kamikaze to the floor. Tobin eliminates Crowbar, which disappoints the crowd. Reefer, Papadon, Storm and Tobin are the final four until Tobin tosses Papadon over the top to the floor. Tobin and Papadon are in an alliance. Tobin ends up being eliminated while talking to Papadon. John Shane comes out and tries to keep the peace. Reefer almost pins Storm with an inside cradle as it is now a singles match. Reefer gets another rollup on Storm for a two count. Reefer locks in a tilt a whirl Crossface, but Storm refuses to give up. Storm manages to reach the ropes to break the hold. Storm low blows Reefer and spikes Reefer with a brainbuster for a near fall. Reefer backdrops Storm to the floor, but he can’t win that way. Storm returns to the match and hits the Storm Cradle Driver for the win. (*1/2. Quiet Storm will now earn a title match against Elix Skipper at the next show, but that wouldn’t happen. Reefer is a popular act with the Cyberspace crowd and seemed like a logical choice to win. Hell, Crowbar getting a win would have been good, too. Instead, they put over a guy who hasn’t been in Cyberspace and the title match with Skipper doesn’t even happen anyway. For the most part, it’s your typical battle royal.)
Second Contest: Kip James vs. Rodney Mack: Mack backs James into a corner, but James counters to gain control before breaking free cleanly. James gains control with a wrist lock for a few moments. Mack counters with a forearm to the back, but James rams Mack into the corner face first followed by jabs. James boots a charging Mack in the corner and delivers an elbow strike to the arm. Mack sends James into the ropes, but is met with a shoulder block. James hip tosses Mack to the mat. James clotheslines Mack over the top to the floor where Mack hits the railing back first. Mack regroups on the floor with Jazz. Mack stalls for a bit on the outside as the fans are taunting Mack. Mack acts like he’s going to leave, but James stops Mack with right hands on the aisle. James rams Mack chest first into the railing. Mack sends James shoulder first into the ring steps. Mack stomps James on the floor to maintain the advantage. Mack rams James into the ring steps face first. Mack rolls James into the ring and stomps James followed by a knee drop before coming off the ropes to splash James for a two count. Mack strikes James in the corner several times leading to a near fall. Mack controls James on the mat with a sleeper. Mack elbows James coming off the ropes leading to a near fall. Mack controls James on the mat with a body scissor sleeper. James elbows Mack to break free, but Mack plants James with a slam for a two count. Mack leaps off the middle rope, but is met with a boot to the face. James jabs Mack several times and delivers an elbow as Mack came off the ropes. James drives Mack into the corner and charges the corner hitting a splash. James tries for the Fame-Asser, but Jazz causes a distraction. James scares her off and hits the Fame-Asser anyway. Jazz gets in the ring, but Sunny enters and takes Jazz down for a catfight. James is distracted and Mack manages to deliver a DDT for the win. (*. I’m honestly surprised that Kip would do the job here as I feel like TNA tends to protect their talents on indie shows. It may help that TNA seems to have a partnership with Cyberspace on some level. Anyway, the match is not good, at all.)
John Shane comes out to grab a microphone and insults Sunny for not being effective, similar to Joe Torre for the Yankees. Shane reminds Kip that Sunny got gored by Rhino last show and it could happen tonight if she’s not careful. Shane insults Sunny saying that she only has looks to offer to the business and it looks like she forgot those, too.
Backstage, NWA Cyberspace Internet Champion Josh Daniels cuts a promo saying that he’s had to work his way up throughout his career. Daniels believes he’s raised the prestige of the title and tonight will be no different against Bobby Roode. Daniels says he’s representing USA against Canada that Roode represents. Daniels promises the title stays with him where it belongs.
Third Contest: NWA Cyberspace Internet Champion Josh Daniels vs. Bobby Roode: Roode and Daniels trade wrist locks at the start of the match. Roode reaches the ropes to force a rope break. Roode decks Daniels over the back to gain the advantage followed by an overhand strike. Roode controls with a shoulder block and runs the ropes, but Daniels hip tosses Roode. Roode chops Daniels, but Daniels drops Roode with a chop of his own and Roode bails to the floor to regroup. Roode delivers a shoulder block from the apron and is met with a chop. Daniels elbows Roode to the mat and continues with more chops. Daniels sends Roode hard into the corner back first. Daniels plants Roode with a back suplex. Daniels takes Roode over with a snap suplex for a two count. Daniels keeps Roode on the mat with a leg scissors, but Roode reaches the ropes to break the hold. Daniels backs Roode into a corner to break free from a headlock, but Roode decks Daniels with a right hand. Roode stomps Daniels on the mat several times. Roode rams Daniels into the corner and delivers a chop to maintain the advantage. Roode hits a rolling neck snap and taunts the crowd. Daniels fights back with a few punches to the midsection and chops Roode against the ropes. Roode nails Daniels with a running dropkick to stop Daniels momentum leading to a near fall. Roode controls Daniels on the mat with a sleeper, but doesn’t get a submission.
Daniels breaks free, but is met with an elbow strike. Roode scoop slams Daniels and leaps off the middle rope to deliver a knee drop for a two count. Roode decks Daniels with a right hand and goes back to a sleeper hold. Roode takes Daniels down to the mat, but Daniels doesn’t stay down. Roode avoids a back suplex attempt and goes back to the sleeper. Daniels rams Roode face first into the corner and gets a rollup for a two count. Daniels takes Roode down with an inside cradle. Roode chops Daniels, but Daniels responds with a chop. Daniels chops Roode several times in the corner. Daniels nails Roode with a running forearm strike in the corner. Daniels runs into a boot in the corner and backdrops Roode. Daniels dropkicks Roode on the knee and nearly wins with a rollup. Daniels elbows Roode and hits a German suplex for a near fall. Daniels sits Roode on the top turnbuckle looking for a superplex, but Roode holds onto the ropes. Roode shoves Daniels off and hits a middle rope blockbuster for a near fall. Roode tries for a suplex, but Daniels counters with a rollup, Roode nearly steals the match with a handful of tights. Roode avoids a splash in the corner, but misses the lariat. Daniels tries for the dragon suplex, but Roode avoids it and is knocked to the floor. Daniels goes to the floor and interacts with Mistress Asia. Roode low blows Daniels with the Canadian flag on a hockey stick to cause a disqualification. Roode brings Daniels into the ring and delivers another shot with the stick to stand tall. Roode drapes the flag over Daniels body. (**. A decent match, but the finish is likely meaning these two will meet again. It sure feels as if Roode is destined to win the title as he’s being promoted as a singles force in Cyberspace. Daniels is a good talent and has been a good champion thus far.)
Fourth Contest: Ariel, Talia & Traci Brooks vs. NWA Cyberspace Women’s Champion Jazz, Cindy Rogers & ODB in an elimination match: Rogers and Talia kickoff the six women tag match. Rogers is taken down to the mat by Talia with an arm bar. Talia gets a rollup on Rogers for a two count. Rogers backslides Talia for a two count. Rogers rams Talia into the corner face first and sends Talia chest first into the corner to deliver a side Russian leg sweep and rolls through a couple of times. Rogers puts an octopus on Talia, but doesn’t get a submission. Rogers stomps Talia against the ropes and strikes Talia. Rogers overhand strikes Talia and sends Talia into the corner. Jazz enters the match and elbow strikes Talia. Jazz sends Talia into the ropes, but misses a clothesline. Talia hits a crossbody for a two count. Talia forearms Jazz into the corner, but runs into an elbow strike. Jazz runs into a drop toe hold and Talia arm drags Jazz to gain the advantage. Jazz forearms Talia into the ropes, but Jazz knee lifts Talia followed by a sit out slam for a three count and that eliminates Talia.
ODB works over Ariel with strikes in the corner, but Ariel stops ODB with a few chops. Ariel clotheslines ODB to the mat several times. Ariel scoop slams ODB for a near fall. Rogers attacks Brooks on the floor as Ariel hammers away on ODB. ODB uses the ropes to pin Ariel for another elimination. That leaves Brooks by herself.
ODB chokes Brooks on the mat to maintain the advantage. Jazz tags into the match and kicks Brooks as ODB held Traci’s arms. Jazz accidentally smacked ODB and Brooks manages to get a rollup on Jazz to pickup the three count. Jazz is eliminated.
ODB clubs away on Traci before tagging in Rogers. Traci comes off the ropes to hit a double crossbody. Rogers stops Traci with a jawbreaker and tries for an airplane spin, but ODB got knocked down. Brooks clotheslines Rogers to pickup another three count to eliminate Rogers.
Traci and ODB are the final two. Brooks shoulder blocks ODB followed by a tilt a whirl head scissors for a near fall. ODB knee lifts Brooks and sends Brooks into the corner. Brooks kicks ODB and tries for a sunset flip, but ODB holds onto the ropes and kneels down to pin Brooks to win the match. (*. Well, I thought for a second that Traci was going to pull off the upset of being down 3-1, but I’m glad they kept it to her failing short. Despite the loss, Traci probably should get a title shot against Jazz since she pinned the champ. The match didn’t have much entertainment value for me, but they kept a good pace to make it feel like it went by faster.)
Fifth Contest: NWA Cyberspace Tag Team Champions All Money Is Legal (Murda & Pusha) vs. Archadia & Amazing Red: Archadia and Pusha kickoff the tag title match with Pusha getting a waist lock for a moment. Archadia counters with a wrist lock, but Pusha counters quickly. Archadia counters with another hammerlock. Pusha puts a headlock on Archadia, but is taken down to the mat. Archadia runs the ropes, but is driven down to the mat. Archadia hits a hurricanrana, but Pusha hits a head scissors takedown and a running hurricanrana. Archadia head scissors Pusha into the corner. Pusha shows respect as Red enters the match. Murda tags into the match to try his luck. Murda controls Red with a headlock, but is sent into the ropes to deliver a shoulder block. Murda monkey flips Red into the corner, and they have a standoff. Red delivers a kick to the midsection and tags in Archadia. Archadia delivers a kick, but is stopped by a yakuza kick from Pusha for a two count. Pusha dropkicks Archadia on the mat and Archadia is slammed to the mat. AMIL ram Archadia midsection first into the ring post followed by several baseball slides to send Archadia into the post several times. Murda tries for a cover, but only manages a two count. Murda strikes Archadia before hitting a shining wizard for a two count. Archadia strikes Murda and hits a wheelbarrow neckbreaker for a two count.
Red tags in and kicks Murda over the back. Archadia runs the ropes to deliver a double kick on the mat for a two count. Red chops Murda into the corner to maintain the advantage. Red sends Murda into the corner chest first and delivers a dropkick. Red drags Murda out of the corner for a near fall. Red takes Murda over with a suplex for a two count. Red works over Murda with strikes in the corner and chops. Murda fires back with forearms. Red chops Murda to regain control after an eye rake. Red sends Murda into the corner, but Murda hip tosses Red into the corner. Murda drags Red out of the corner for a near fall. Pusha tags into the match and Murda slams Red. Pusha puts a modified stump puller on Red to allow Murda to hit a top rope swanton off the top onto Red’s groin. Pusha tries for a cover, but only manages a two count as Archadia prevented the pin. Pusha delivers a double knee strike in the corner on Red. Red is sat on the top turnbuckle, but Red pushes Pusha off. Red accidentally hits a swinging flatliner on Archadia. Pusha nails Murda with a top rope dropkick. Red and Pusha nail each other with stereo clotheslines in the middle of the ring.
The SAT’s come down to ringside to watch the match. They are taking pictures with the belts that aren’t theirs. Archadia forearms Murda a few times and hits an overhead suplex on Pusha. Murda leaps off the top to nail Archadia with a facebuster, but can’t make the cover attempt. Murda tries for a cover, but Archadia manages to kick out at two. AMIL notice the SAT and are distracted allowing Archadia to hit a double leg drop. Red hits a double Code Red on the AMIL. Red hits a corkscrew dive over the top onto Pusha on the floor! Jose nails Red with a championship to the face. Joel takes Red’s picture while laid out on the floor. Pusha kicks Archadia from the apron and AMIL hit a Gory Special/neckbreaker combo to pickup the win. (**1/2. A solid tag match, but the SAT heel work on the floor stood out a bit more than the actual tag match. The action was entertaining for what it was, the main point seemed to be getting the SAT over as heels, which they’re doing a good job at. I think this sets up a three way tag match and I’m interested in seeing how that plays out.) After the match, Archadia takes the SAT out with a somersault dive to the floor. All six men are brawling on the floor.
Eighth Contest: Frankie Kazarian vs. Jay Lethal: They lockup, but neither man gets the advantage and they backoff. Kazarian gets a waist lock on Lethal for a moment. Lethal counters, but Kazarian drop toe holds Lethal to the mat. They have a standoff when Lethal breaks free. Kazarian puts a wrist lock on Lethal, but Lethal counters with a wrist lock. Kazarian takes Lethal down with a headlock, but Lethal breaks free. They continue to counter each other quickly on the mat. Lethal controls Kazarian with a headlock and shoulder blocks Kazarian. Lethal comes off the ropes and they have a standoff again. Lethal goes back to a waist lock, but Kazarian counters with a wrist lock. Lethal sends Kazarian into the ropes and is met with a shoulder block. Lethal hip tosses Kazarian followed by a dropkick for a two count. Lethal forearms Kazarian coming off the ropes for a two count. Kazarian runs the ropes, but is tripped by Lethal followed by an elbow drop for a near fall. Lethal sends Kazarian into the corner chest first and delivers a chop. Lethal delivers a chop in the corner to maintain the advantage. Kazarian fires back with a strike, but Lethal drives Kazarian down with a back suplex for a two count. Lethal chokes Kazarian on the mat, but Kazarian kicks free and forearms Lethal several times. Lethal dumps Kazarian over the top to the floor. Lethal takes Kazarian out with a suicide dive on the floor! Lethal tries for a cover, but Kazarian kicks out at two.
Lethal rams Kazarian into the corner and continues with chops. Kazarian stops Lethal with a dropkick out of the corner and both men are down. Kazarian forearms Lethal and sends Lethal into the corner to deliver a double knee. Kazarian forearms Lethal in the corner. Kazarian delivers a dropkick in the corner and taunts the crowd. Kazarian covers Lethal for a two count. Kazarian atomic drops Lethal followed by a boot a swinging neckbreaker for a two count. Lethal strikes Kazarian several times, but Kazarian tosses Lethal over the top to the floor with a belly to belly suplex. Kazarian hooks Lethal for a suplex, but Lethal hooks the ropes and suplexs Kazarian to the floor. They trade right hands in the middle of the ring and both men are staggering. Kazarian delivers a flurry of strikes, but Lethal decks Kazarian with a clothesline for a near fall. Lethal scoop slams Kazarian and heads to the top rope. Lethal leaps off hitting a diving headbutt for a near fall. Kazarian knee lifts Lethal and hits a slingshot DDT from the apron for a near fall. Kazarian tries for the Wave of the Future, but Lethal counters with elbow strikes. Lethal attempts a piledriver, but Kazarian spikes Lethal with a reverse piledriver, but Lethal kicks out at two as his foot wasn’t close enough to the ropes. Lethal nails Kazarian with a kick to the head and gets a rollup, but Kazarian counters the rollup and pins Lethal for the win. (***. A good match, but commentary overly stated this was a MOTY contender. I mean, it’s the best match on the card to this point, but it’s not an all-time classic bout by any means. I’d like to see a rematch between these two.)
Ninth Contest: Matt Bentley vs. Mike Kruel: Kruel goes to the floor and stalls for a bit mocking the fans who are doing the Bentley Bounce. Kruel returns to the ring and they lockup. Kruel shoulder blocks Bentley coming off the ropes and they have a standoff. Kruel controls Bentley with a headlock, but Bentley fights to get out of the hold. Kruel keeps the headlock on Bentley, but is sent into the ropes. Bentley hip tosses Kruel followed by an arm drag and keeps arm control on the mat. Bentley knee drops Kruel on the mat several times. Bentley puts a wrist lock on Kruel and hits a northern lights suplex followed by a snap suplex for a two count. Bentley scoop slams Kruel and comes off the ropes to deliver a knee drop for a near fall. Bentley jabs Kruel several times, but Kruel comes back with a kick to avoid a backdrop. Kruel drops Bentley to the mat by his hair. Kruel elbow strikes Bentley and chokes Bentley over the middle rope. Kruel rams Bentley into the corner and elbow strikes Bentley over the apron several times. Kruel tries for a cover, but Bentley kicks out at two. Kruel puts a neck vice on Bentley, but doesn’t get a submission. Bentley elbows Kruel followed by chops in the corner. Kruel sends Bentley into the corner, but is met with a boot. Kruel tosses Bentley overhead with a belly to belly suplex. Kruel covers Bentley for a near fall. Kruel clotheslines Bentley in the corner and continues with a knee drop. Kruel keeps a chin lock on Bentley delivering several strikes. Kruel drives Bentley to the mat with a vertical suplex for a two count. Kruel controls Bentley on the mat with a sleeper with a body scissors.
Kruel switches to a headlock and pulls Bentley’s hair. Bentley elbows free from the hold and kicks Kruel. Bentley hits a belly to belly suplex as Kruel came off the ropes. Bentley atomic drops Kruel followed by clotheslines. Bentley plants Kruel with a flatliner for a near fall. Bentley rams Kruel into the corner, but runs into a knee strike. Kruel sits Bentley on the top turnbuckle and hits an elevated neckbreaker. Kruel covers, but Bentley reaches the ropes quickly. Kruel delivers a Death Valley Driver for a near fall. Kruel waits in the corner and kicks Bentley looking for a powerbomb, but Bentley breaks free and nails Kruel with a superkick to pickup the win. After the match, Kruel attacks Bentley until Traci Brooks comes out to make the save. Kruel slams Brooks and tries to put Kruel Intentions on her, but Kazarian runs into the ring to make the save. (*1/2. The crowd was lifeless for this and I don’t think I blame them. Bentley working a babyface role doesn’t come across well. Kruel works well as a heel and his offense looked good. Bentley is better served to be a heel, as well, though.)
Backstage, Rhino cuts a promo saying that he’s ready for the main event as he’s been in a Monster’s Ball match before. Rhino says that he’s leaving as champion tonight.
Main Event: NWA Cyberspace Champion Abyss vs. Rhino in a Monster’s Ball match: The crowd loves Rhino, who is the heel for the match. Rhino has a kendo stick while Abyss has a nightstick for his weapon of choice. Rhino whacks Abyss over the back with the kendo stick and continues to deliver strikes. Rhino counters a hip toss attempt with a clothesline. Rhino punches Abyss on the floor, but Abyss forearms Rhino against the railing. Rhino sends Abyss into the railing shoulder first. They brawl into the crowd where Abyss rams Rhino onto the merch table. Abyss sends Rhino into several chairs in the crowd. Abyss jabs Rhino over the back with a chair several times. Abyss whacks Rhino over the back with a chair shot. Rhino fights back with a chair shot over Abyss head. Rhino grabs a stop sign and an inflatable. Rhino whacks Abyss with a stop sign several times. Rhino hits Abyss with the inflatable and Abyss sells it for a second before pummeling Rhino with strikes. Abyss stomps the inflatable, but it doesn’t deflate. Rhino nails Abyss with a handicap parking sign. Abyss strikes Abyss throughout the crowd. They return to the ring where Rhino stomps Abyss on the mat. Rhino grabs a duffel bag that has several weapons in it. Abyss kicks Rhino to avoid a weapon shot. Abyss grabs the kendo stick and whacks Rhino over the back several times. Abyss covers for a two count.
Abyss overhand strikes Rhino over the back. Abyss misses a shot with a keyboard. Rhino grabs the keyboard and whacks Abyss over the head several times. Rhino gets a crutch from a fan and hits Abyss again with the keyboard. Abyss kicks Rhino to grab the crutch and whacks Rhino over the back. Rhino nails Abyss with a fire extinguisher. Rhino continues with cooking sheet shots to the head. Abyss tries to use the fire extinguisher, but couldn’t get it started. Rhino waits in the corner and tries for the GORE, but Abyss delivers a cooking sheet for a two count. Mike Tobin comes out and attacks Strangler Nick (Abyss’s manager) and they go backstage. Abyss tries to use a staple gun, but Rhino low blows Abyss. Rhino uses the staple gun on Abyss’s forehead. Rhino uses the staple gun several times leading to a near fall. Rhino grabs a VCR and smacks Abyss on the groin for another two count. Rhino waits in the corner, but is met with a chokeslam onto the chair. Abyss covers, but Rhino powers out at two. Rhino takes Abyss down with a belly to belly suplex. Rhino waits in the corner and hits the GORE. Rhino covers, but Abyss gets his foot on the bottom rope. Rhino grabs a rope and ties Abyss’s arms together. Rhino drags Abyss to the corner and handcuffs the rope to the corner.
Rhino hits Abyss on the mat with a cooking sheet. Rhino pummels a tied up Abyss in the corner. Rhino grabs gasoline and pours it on Abyss. John Shane tries to light a towel on fire, but Kip James runs out and makes the save. Rhino GORES Kip! Sunny has freed Abyss from the corner. Kip is wearing a chest protector to counter the GORE. Abyss hits the Black Hole Slam and pins Rhino for the win. (*1/2. Obviously they’re not going to do a fire spot, but they could have at least given the crowd a table spot they were begging for. It’s a tame hardcore match and exactly you’d expect in a house show environment. I feel like every time I see these two scheduled to wrestle on a wrestling show I expect something much better to happen and it just doesn’t deliver outside of TNA.)
Rodney Mack comes out and issues a challenge to Abyss for the NWA Cyberspace Heavyweight Championship. Abyss appears to accept the challenge. Billy Firehawk comes down to ringside from commentary and books the title match for the Cyberspace show in March.
However, before the March show, several TNA talents including Abyss departed from Cybersapce due to lack of payment for their performances. Thus, the match will never happen and the Cyberspace Championships is vacated.
Final Thoughts:
A disappointing show for Cyberspace especially since they drew their best crowd and couldn’t deliver an entertaining show. I am interested in the three way tag feud between AMIL/SAT & Red/Archadia. I think they could have a fun match when the time comes. Abyss/Mack isn’t an appealing main event, so with Abyss dropping out it will be interesting to see where they pivot to. I’d imagine Rhino could be the champion moving forward. This show gets a thumbs down, though.
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