NWA Wildside TV
Date: 3/11/2000
From: Cornelia, GA
At the hospital, Rick Michaels is getting an x-ray on his injured left knee. A doctor is checking the knee to see how bad the injury is due to Rock n Roll Express recent attack. The doctor says there isn’t any ligament or fractures. Michaels walks out of the hospital and says paybacks are hell. Michaels promises that Ricky Morton is his at Hardcore Hell.
Opening Contest: Onyx vs. Jorge Estrada: Estrada controls Onyx with a waist lock and a hammerlock, but Onyx counters with a hammerlock followed by strikes. Onyx chops Estrada in the corner and yells at the referee. Onyx chops Estrada some more in the corner. Estrada blocks a chop and strikes Onyx before hitting a bulldog. Estrada runs the ropes and shoulder blocks Onyx. Estrada tries for a backslide and manages a two count. Onyx misses a clothesline and is met with an atomic drop. Estrada kicks Onyx and delivers a slam. Estrada runs the ropes to deliver a splash for a two count. Estrada keeps a headlock on Onyx, but Onyx rolls over leading to a near fall. Onyx fights out of a headlock and powerslams Estrada. Onyx stomps Estrada on the mat followed by an axe handle. Onyx chokes Estrada over the middle rope and Bailey chokes Estrada while the referee is distracted. Onyx kicks Estrada and delivers a swinging neckbreaker for a two count. Onyx chops Estrada in the corner, but Estrada hits a middle rope crossbody for a two count. Estrada messes up an arm drag, but Onyx still goes over for it. Onyx stomps Estrada and hits a slingshot suplex for a near fall. Onyx chokes Estrada over the middle rope and Bailey hits Estrada with a shoe as the referee is distracted. Onyx chops Estrada against the ropes. Estrada backdrops Onyx over the top to the floor. Estrada dives over the ropes to take Onyx out on the floor. Estrada tries for a suplex, but Bailey trips Estrada and holds Estrada foot to allow Onyx to land on top and win the match. (*. I’m not a fan of the finish, but I guess it protects Estrada as Estrada seems to be someone who will be groomed to be a bigger face for the company. Onyx screams being a babyface to me and his entrance consisting of dancing confirmed that feeling.)
Outside, Jeff G. Bailey cuts a promo on keeping his promises of leaving people in blood. Bailey is referencing Silky Boom Boom and Frenchy Rivera being left bloodied. Bailey says there’s nobody in the Wildside locker room that can stop him. Bailey will control NCW and the man who will put him over the top is Ruckus. Ruckus enters the scene and Bailey says Ruckus cares only about money, which is what Bailey has a lot of. Ruckus says when you enter the ring with him prepare for death.
Second Contest: Spunk Meyer vs. TJ Gray: Spunk is from NWA Wildside and he’s honestly a goofy looking guy. Spunk works over Gray in the corner as the match started during the commercial. Strawberry comes out and distracts the referee. Gray hits a middle rope blockbuster, but the referee is still distracted. Gemini enters the ring and plants Gray with a powerslam. Strawberry attacks Spunk and delivers a stunner. Strawberry pins Gray? What the hell was that? Gray casually walks off. (DUD. This made literally zero sense to me. She won the NWA Worldwide TV Championship.)
Backstage, Romeo Bliss cuts a promo saying people think he’s not bad anymore. Bliss promises he’s still bad as he’s ever been. Bliss talks about pleasuring women and pouring milk on women to make them a complete breakfast. Bliss knows what pain and suffering is all about. Bliss knows what it means and proceeds to describe an experience with a woman that gets censored. Bliss says he will not be ignored.
Backstage Bill Behrens and the Rock n Roll Express cut a promo. Behrens says they are the first Wildside champions to mean anything. Behrens notes they are wanted back on April 1st, but they are busy. Morton says they stand for and live NWA. Morton says that NWA is what started wrestling as it is today. Morton says Bad Attitude will never beat them in their wildest dreams. Morton doesn’t care what it takes they will keep the titles. Morton and Gibson say they don’t take any chit.
Third Contest: White Trash vs. Faku: The match is joined in progress with Faku whipping Trash with a belt and hits a belly to belly suplex. Faku tosses a few chairs into the ring. Faku whacks Trash over the head with a couple of chair shots. Faku plants Trash with a powerbomb. Faku heads to the top rope missing a swanton bomb. Trash returns a chair shot over the head a few times to Faku sending Faku to the floor. Faku hits Trash over the head with a stop sign. Faku drops Trash over the railing chest first. Trash hits Faku with the stop sign several times. Scottie Wrenn rolls into the ring and attacks Trash hitting a powerslam. Wrenn hits a springboard twisting leg drop. Wrenn powerbombs Trash in the middle of the ring. Wrenn powerbombs Trash a second time. JC Dazz is in the ring and plants Wrenn with a tornado DDT out of the corner. Dazz sends Wrenn to the floor and they brawl into the crowd to end the segment. (NR. I enjoyed the Dazz/Wrenn brawl.)
Main Event: NWA Wildside TV Champion AJ Styles vs. Eddie Golden: They trade wrist locks until Golden gets to the ropes to break the hold. They trade hammerlocks until Golden goes to the ropes a second time. They slap each other with Styles getting the better of the exchange. Golden controls Styles with a headlock for a moment. Golden shoulder blocks Styles, but Styles delivers a dropkick. Styles puts a arm lock on Golden, but Golden breaks free only for Styles to hit a hurricanrana. Golden bails to the floor to regroup and almost leaves the match. Golden forearms Styles, but Styles fights back with strikes. Styles dropkicks Golden in the corner, but Golden drops Styles over the top turnbuckle face first. Golden sits Styles on the top turnbuckle and tries for a superplex, but Styles shoves Golden off. Styles tries for a shooting star press, but lands on his feet and nails Golden with a clothesline. Styles goes for a cover managing a two count. Golden puts a sleeper on Styles, but doesn’t get a submission. Styles sunset flips Golden, but Golden blocks it and they trade a few rollup attempts. Golden clotheslines Styles to maintain control of the contest. Bailey chokes Styles over the middle rope as the referee was distracted. Golden splashes onto Styles over the middle rope. Bailey chokes Styles again as the referee continues to be distracted. Golden misses a splash and hits the middle rope. Styles kicks Golden and backdrops Golden to the mat leading to a near fall.
Styles hits a suplex and heads to the top rope but accidentally hits the referee with a missile dropkick. Golden leg drops Styles followed by a scoop slam, but there’s no referee for a cover. Golden tries for a slam, but Styles counters with an inside cradle. Steve Martin leaves commentary and counts the fall for Styles. After the match, Martin is attacked by Onyx, Ruckus, and Jeff G. Bailey. Golden grabs Martin and spikes Martin with a piledriver. Styles is tossed with a suplex. Behrens is on commentary enjoying this. Bailey has clippers and shaves Martin’s head. Onyx tapes Styles to the ropes. Bailey throws the cut hair into the air to taunt Martin. Amy, Steve’s girlfriend, tries to get in but is topped by officials. Finally, the locker room empties to make the save. Thunder and Stone Mountain clean house along with Jorge Estrada. Mountain hits a sit out powerbomb on Onyx. Martin rolls to the floor to be looked at. (*. The match isn’t much of anything, but the match is angle driven and it’s done rather well.)
Bill Behrens grabs a microphone and Bailey says this is not a game while calling Martin a piece of trash. Bailey is chased off by Martin’s girlfriend as the show goes to commercial.
Backstage, Jeff G. Bailey has an 8×10 of Steve Martin posing as a model. Bailey says that’s what Martin use to look like and now he’s ugly because he’s bald. Bailey thinks that Martin’s girlfriend won’t even look at him now. Bailey takes credit for taking Martin’s manhood. Bailey promises to take control. Bailey notes that Terry Knight is the US Champion and Ruckus is the Heavyweight Champion. Bailey knows that all the gold will be his. Bailey says the diamond in his ear is a gift from K-Krush who is making big money in the WWF. Bailey says that there’s nothing Martin can do because it’s over now.
Backstage, Steve Martin admits it has gotten out of hand. Martin says that anybody who had anything to do with how he looks will pay for it. Martin reveals that Abdullah the Butcher will wrestle Ruckus on March 18th. Martin says he’s embarrassed and walks off with Amy.
Final Thoughts:
Alright, this is a mixed bag for me. The wrestling aspect was a little lackluster with the finishes kind of bugging me. However, I enjoyed the major angle involving Martin getting his head shaved. The added context of Martin being a former model and being self conscience about his looks made the hair shaving that much better. Bailey’s group is quite strong at this point and I’m looking forward to how it progresses over time. The face side to combat them is pretty strong with Styles leading the charge along with Stone Mountain, Thunder and Jorge Estrada. The end game has to be a War Games match as it would only make sense. They are doing a good job at hyping Hardcore Hell on April 1st with the angle advancements.
Thanks for reading.