UWF-TNA presents Qualified For Action
Date: 3/31/2006
From: Danville, VA
Opening Contest: Team Canada (Eric Young & Petey Williams) vs. Jerry Lynn & Sonjay Dutt: Lynn and Williams kickoff the tag match. Lynn arm drags Williams and gains control with a headlock. Williams breaks free, but Lynn shoulder blocks Williams followed by a backslide for a two count. Lynn delivers a tilt a whirl backbreaker for a two count. Lynn keeps arm control and tags in Dutt. Dutt snapmares Williams and comes off the ropes to deliver an elbow drop for a two count. Dutt strikes Williams into the ropes and continues with a kick to the midsection. Dutt boots Williams, but misses a crossbody. Dutt hits a hurricanrana and arm drag on Young. Dutt keeps wrist control and tags in Lynn. Lynn elbows Young over the shoulder and keeps arm control. Young arm drags Lynn out of the corner, but Lynn rolls through and keeps arm control on the mat. Young strikes Lynn in the corner to gain the advantage. Lynn arm drags Young to the mat again. Williams holds Lynn on the apron, but Young decks Williams on accident. Lynn cleans house with hip tosses and does a hip toss to the referee and his own partner. Lynn is fired up. Williams pulls Lynn down from the floor and rams Lynn into the post groin first leading to a near fall. Young clubs Lynn over the back, but Lynn fights back with right hands. Lynn hits a crossbody for a two count. Young stops Lynn with a clothesline for a two count. Young puts Lynn in the tree of woe before decking Dutt off the apron. Williams stands on Lynn’s groin.
Williams pulls Lynn out of the corner for a two count and keeps control with a headlock having Lynn choke himself with his arms. Lynn breaks free with strikes, but Williams hits a tilt a whirl side Russian leg sweep for a two count. Young returns to the match and kicks Lynn in the ribs. Williams leg drops Lynn over the bottom rope leading to a near fall. Young keeps Lynn on the mat with a sleeper. They trade chops until Lynn runs the ropes and they collide heads. Lynn falls onto Young’s groin. Williams tags into the match as does Dutt. Dutt forearms Williams and delivers an atomic drop and clothesline. Dutt drives Williams to the mat with a spinebuster followed by a springboard moonsault for a two count as Young makes the save. Lynn spikes Young with the cradle piledriver. Williams drives Lynn down with the Canadian Destroyer. Dutt counters the Destroyer and hits a sit down reverse driver. Dutt hits the 450 splash for the win! (**1/2. The closing sequence was high energy and quality action. The crowd popped big for Dutt winning with the 450 splash and seeing the Canadian Destroyer. A solid opener to the show to warm up the crowd.)
Prior to the next match, Traci teases showing her breasts, but Matt Bentley says the only way people will see any T&A is by watching Spike TV.
Second Contest: Amber O’Neal vs. Traci: Traci knee lifts O’Neal followed by a back rake and rams O’Neal into the corner. Traci kicks O’Neal in the corner several times and rubs her eyes over the top rope. Traci continues to choke O’Neal over the top rope. O’Neal chops Traci and delivers a kick. O’Neal removes Traci’s sweatshirt and drop toe holds Traci before riding Traci as if she’s a horse. Traci bails to the floor to regroup. Bentley carries Traci up the aisle as Traci is covering up. O’Neal scoop slams Traci followed by a couple of elbow drops for a two count. Traci avoids a clothesline and Bentley yanks O’Neal down from the apron. Traci keeps control by choking O’Neal on the mat. Traci kicks O’Neal in the ribs leading to a near fall. Traci drives O’Neal face first onto the mat and chokes O’Neal over the middle rope. Traci splashes O’Neal over the middle rope. Traci kicks O’Neal leading to a near fall. Traci chokes O’Neal on the mat and argues with the referee. O’Neal almost wins with a rollup and another rollup attempt. Traci decks O’Neal with a clothesline for a two count. Traci keeps O’Neal on the mat with a chin lock. Traci switches to a sleeper on the mat, but O’Neal powers up. O’Neal elbows free and runs the ropes, but is kicked by Traci. O’Neal counters a suplex with a DDT. O’Neal chops Traci followed by a clothesline for a two count. O’Neal shoulder blocks Traci for another two count. Traci elbows O’Neal in the corner and hits a facebuster off the middle rope. Traci tries for a cover and wins despite O’Neal clearly kicking out. (*. This wasn’t very good and the finish being messed up didn’t help matters.)
Third Contest: The Naturals (Douglas & Stevens) vs. NWA-TNA World Tag Team Champions America’s Most Wanted (Harris & Storm) in a non-title match: Stevens and Storm kickoff the tag match. Storm gets a headlock on Stevens, but Stevens fights free and is met with a shoulder block. Stevens punches Storm in the corner a few times. Stevens baseball slides through and dropkicks Storm for the early advantage. Stevens rams Storm into Harris groin to knock Harris off the apron. Storm is put in the tree of woe. Harris is sent into Storm in the corner and is slid into Storm’s face groin first. Storm falls onto Harris and they are in the 69 position. Harris shoulder rams Douglas, but misses a sunset flip attempt. Douglas nails Harris with a high knee lift. Stevens tags back into the match and Douglas bulldogs Harris onto Stevens knee for a two count. Stevens rams Harris into the corner and avoids a spear sending Harris into the post. Storm is sent into Harris to be put in another sex position . Storm falls down and Harris falls onto Storm’s groin. Douglas dropkicks Harris, but Storm tags in and is met with a punch. Storm low blows Douglas to stop the momentum as the referee was distracted. Douglas is sent to the floor where Harris drops Douglas over the railing. Harris rolls in and tries for a cover managing a two count. Harris decks Stevens on the apron and works over Douglas in the corner with Storm.
Storm keeps control with a strike and chokes Douglas over the bottom rope for a moment. Storm knee lifts Douglas against the ropes and delivers a helicopter slam on Douglas for a two count. Douglas comes off the ropes and is met with a double elbow strike for a two count. Harris hooks Douglas for a suplex, and Storm tags in to hit a crossbody off the top for a near fall. Storm keeps Douglas on the mat with a sleeper. Douglas gets to his feet and strikes free. Douglas and Storm collide in the middle of the ring. Harris and Stevens tag into the match with Stevens cleaning house. Stevens backdrops Storm and drops Harris over his knee followed by a neckbreaker from Douglas for a two count. Storm strikes Stevens on the top rope, but Douglas puts Storm on his shoulders. Harris puts Douglas on his shoulders and they hit a Tower of Doom causing all four men to be down. Harris tries for a cover on Douglas, but only manages a two count. Storm holds Douglas and Stevens heel kicks Harris. Douglas gets a rollup on Storm for a two count after a strike by Stevens. Harris has powder, but Stevens kicks the powder into Harris eyes. Harris hits Storm with the Catatonic due to being blinded. Naturals hit the Natural Disaster on Harris to pickup the win. (***. A good match with a some good comedy thrown in there. The comedy stuff is a trope, but it still gets the crowd to react every single time and it doesn’t overtake the match. I love the Naturals winning here because when they have a title match in UWF the fans are programmed into knowing they can beat AMW, and they have done so many times before. These two teams consistently have solid matches.)
Fourth Contest: Abyss vs. Rhino: They trade right hands to kickoff the match. Rhino kicks Abyss and blocks a hip toss by hitting a clothesline to drop Abyss to the floor. Rhino rams Abyss onto the apron face first and they brawl around ringside. Rhino sends Abyss into the railing face first. Rhino elbows Abyss in the corner and ducks a clothesline to deliver a belly to belly suplex. Rhino waits in the corner for the GORE. Abyss big boots Rhino charging towards him. Abyss strikes Rhino on the mat and chokes Rhino over the middle rope. Abyss clubs Rhino over the back and works over Rhino in the corner. Abyss forearms Rhino in the corner. Abyss splashes Rhino in the corner for a near fall. Abyss controls Rhino on the mat with a neck vice. Rhino fights free, but is yanked down to the mat by his hair. Abyss taunts the crowd and stomps Rhino on the mat before choking Rhino. Abyss goes back to controlling Rhino with a neck vice. Rhino fights free with right hands and ducks a clothesline to clothesline Abyss. Rhino spears Abyss in the corner to drop the big man to the mat. Rhino waits in the corner and Abyss stops Rhino with a chokeslam for a two count. Abyss slides a chair into the ring. Abyss threatens the referee and jabs Rhino on the chest with the chair. Abyss lays the chair onto Rhino and runs the ropes, but Rhino uses the chair to low blow Abyss. Rhino nails Abyss with the GORE to win the match. (*. if it’s not a hardcore match involving Abyss then I’m not interested. This didn’t have much going for it and the action was mostly boring.)
Fifth Contest: Jeff Hardy & Kip James vs. Jeff Jarrett & Maven: Kip and Maven kickoff the match and taunt each other. Kip backs Maven into a corner, but Kip cleanly backs off as Maven gets in the ropes and complains of a hair pull despite being bald. Kip controls Maven with a wrist lock and a headlock. Kip shoulder blocks Maven and plays to the crowd. Maven clubs Kip over the back and strikes Kip to the mat. Kip drop toe holds Maven followed by a couple of arm drags and a hip toss. Maven bails to the corner and Jarrett accepts a tag. Jarrett wants a piece of Jeff Hardy and Hardy tags into the match. Jarrett arm drags Hardy and taunts the crowd by strutting. Jarrett hip tosses Hardy and again struts to taunt the crowd. Jarrett lays over the top rope in the corner. Jarrett knee lifts Hardy followed by a strike and rams Hardy into the corner. Hardy delivers a flying clothesline and a hip toss. Hardy struts to taunt Jarrett. Hardy leg drops Jarrett on the lower midsection. Hardy misses a Whisper In The Wind off the middle rope. Maven tags into the match and stomps Hardy on the mat followed by a strike. Maven delivers a standing dropkick to knock Hardy to the mat for a near fall. Jarrett enters the match and rams Hardy into the corner. Jarrett chokes Hardy over the middle rope and splashes Hardy over the ropes. Maven chokes Hardy from the floor and forearms Hardy over the back. Jarrett keeps control with a sleeper on the mat, but Hardy doesn’t give in.
Hardy elbows Jarrett, but is met with a knee lift. Maven enters the match and stomps Hardy before putting a chin lock on Hardy. Hardy elbows free and goes to the corner, but Jarrett tags in and Hardy is double teamed in the corner. Hardy hits a Whisper In The Wind to take out both Maven and Jarrett. Kip gets the hot tag and cleans house with right hands. Kip sends Jarrett into the corner and clotheslines both men in opposite corners. Maven decks Kip from behind to stop the momentum. Hardy clotheslines himself and Maven over the top to the floor. Kip splashes Jarrett in the corner, but misses the Fame-Asser. Jarrett sends Kip into the referee and low blows Kip. Jarrett grabs his guitar, but Jeff Hammond enters the ring t grab the guitar. Hammond shoves Jarrett into the Fame-Asser. Kip hits a Jackhammer on Maven and Hardy hits the Swanton on Maven. There is a double pin leading to Kip and Hardy winning the match. (*1/2. Hammond’s involvement made me roll my eyes because Jarrett will avoid doing a clean job at seemingly any cost. This was a mostly slow tag match with a few high spots towards the end.)
Main Event: Team 3D (Bubba & Devon) vs. The Diamonds In The Rough (Skipper & Young) in a falls count anywhere street fight: Skipper and Young go after Team 3D, but Devon clotheslines Skipper followed by Bubba splashing both men in the corner. Skipper and Young are clotheslined over the top to the floor. Bubba grabs a crutch from a fan and whacks Skipper over the back. Devon and Young brawl up the aisle and brawl into the crowd. Devon whacks Young over the head wit a chair shot. Skipper and Bubba brawl into the bleachers. Skipper kicks Bubba into the metal railings. Young sends Devon into several chairs in the corner. Young whacks Devon over the back with a chair shot. Devon fights back with right hands and pummels Young on the floor. Young forearms Bubba from the apron allowing Skipper to heel kick Bubba to gain the advantage. Skipper forearms Devon on the apron and strikes Bubba on the mat. Young stomps Bubba on the mat followed by right hands. Young sends Bubba into the corner and drops to the mat. Young stomps Bubba on the mat followed by an elbow drop for a two count. Young puts a sleeper on Bubba, but doesn’t get a submission. Young headbutts Bubba to the mat and Skipper hits a top rope splash for a two count on Bubba. Skipper controls Bubba on the mat with a sleeper. Bubba elbows free, but Skipper yanks Bubba down to the mat before tagging in Young.
Young kicks Bubba on the chest to maintain the advantage. Bubba fights back with a few overhand chops. Young clobbers Bubba with a boot to the face. Young overhand strikes Bubba and Skipper hits a missile dropkick off the top. Skipper tries for a cover on Bubba managing a two count. Skipper knee lifts Bubba several times. Skipper kicks Bubba in the corner and forearms Bubba on the mat for a two count. Bubba stops Skipper with a spear. Bubba drives Skipper to the mat with a Bubba Bomb. Devon tags into the match and forearms Young several times. Devon shoulder blocks Young and backdrops Skipper. Devon clotheslines Young and slams Skipper. Devon nails Young with a leaping clothesline for a two count. Bubba knocks Skipper to the apron. Bubba jabs Young followed by an elbow strike. Bubba slams Young and Devon heads to the top hitting a diving headbutt off the op rope. Devon slides a table into the ring and it gets setup in the ring. Devon no sells a double suplex. 3D to Skipper. Bubba sits on the top and powerbombs Young through the table to win the match. (**. It was a bit weird that they started doing a street fight and then switched to standard tag rules to then switch back to the street fight. I’m not sure the logic behind that storytelling. As expected, it’s basic street fight wrestling, but it was fine for what it was and the crowd enjoyed it adding to the viewing experience.)
Final Thoughts:
An average house show this time around for UWF-TNA with a couple of enjoyable matches on the undercard and the featured bouts providing some entertainment. Certainly not a show to go out of your way to watch, but it’s a mildly entertaining house show essentially
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