NWA Wildside TV
Date: 7/1/2000
From: Cornelia, GA
Wildside has an updated opening video package with more recent action shots.
AJ Styles and Jeff G. Bailey come out with Bailey grabbing the microphone. Bailey says Styles is a role model and puts over Styles as a great wrestler being able to work all wrestling styles including hardcore. Bailey claims that Styles is the most hardcore wrestler. White Trash comes out to cutoff Bailey.
Opening Contest: AJ Styles vs. White Trash: Trash hits Styles with a stop sign and plays to the crowd on the middle rope. Trash slaps Styles in the corner and sends Styles into the corner. Trash clotheslines Styles in the corner followed by a snapmare. Trash hits a rolling neckbreaker to a seated Styles. Trash goes to the floor and grabs a stop sign. Styles spin kicks the stop sign into Trash’s face as Trash jumped off the middle rope. Styles kicks Trash on the mat a few times followed by strikes. Styles slides to the apron and low blows Trash. Styles grabs the stop sign and smashes Trash over the head. Styles decides against covering Trash. Styles stomps the sign onto Trash’s face. Styles sends Trash into the corner and kicks Trash followed by a clothesline. Styles kicks Trash to the floor and Bailey gets several cheap shots in on Bailey. Bailey whacks Trash over the head with a shoe. Styles continues to strike Trash on the floor. Styles strikes Trash against the apron and suplexs Trash on the floor. Styles grabs a piece of broken table and lays it on the ground. Trash sends Styles into the railing. Styles strikes Trash on the floor. Trash eye rakes Styles, but Styles puts Trash through the table with a Death Valley Driver to win the match. After the match, Bailey hits Trash with the piece of broken table several times. JC Dazz runs down to chase Styles and Bailey off. (**. Not too bad of a match for a hardcore setting. The role model nickname doesn’t seem to fit Styles as he’s not acting as if he’d be a role model even in a heel sense. He’s obsessed with his abs and that’s about it.)
Backstage, Rock ’n’ Roll Express cut a promo where Ricky Morton says they aren’t crying over spilled milk in reference to their loss to Bad Attitude last week. Morton knows how to take the salt with the sugar. Morton says they are the number one contenders. Morton says it is harder to hold onto the tag belts than it is to win them.
Second Contest: Star Stevens & Pretty Boy Harris vs. Total Destruction (Rusty Riddle & Sean Royal): Royal and Riddle quickly go after the enhancement talent before the bell sounds. Royal delivers suplexs to Harris and Stevens. The referee calls for the bell to throw the match out. After the match, Riddle catapults Stevens into a top rope clothesline by Riddle. (NR. I actually like this team of Royal and Riddle. They are a big man duo and they standout since the other teams can’t measure up to their size.)
Backstage, Total Destruction cuts a promo where Riddle says nobody can kick their ass. Royal chimes in and says the people in charge need to open their eyes and see what is going on. Royal chops Riddle while saying they are there to get gold.
Second Contest: Wildside United States Champion Terry Knight vs. Mark E. Mark in a non-title match: Knight knee lifts Mark several times. Knight dropkicks Mark and taunts the crowd. Knight hits a slingshot backbreaker. Mark fights back with strikes, but Knight sends Mark into the ropes and hits a backdrop. Mark strikes Knight, but is punched into the ropes. Knight scoop slams Mark and heads to the top rope delivering an elbow drop for a two count. Knight counters a suplex attempt and plants Mark with a reverse DDT with a side Russian leg sweep for the clean win. (*. I like the finishing move by Knight and a clean finish is ideal to give Knight some momentum heading into the Freedom Fight bout.)
Terry Knight and Jeff G. Bailey remain in the ring. Knight has sent a message to every dress wearing wannabe wrestler football players. Christopher Samson makes his way out to join the segment. Samson claims he didn’t steal anything from Bailey and Knight. Knight slaps Samson, but Samson says he’s said he shall not steal. Samson goes to punch Knight, but Candy pretends to be hit on the backswing. Knight whacks Samson with several chair shots. Knight knee drops Samson on the ribs several times.
Third Contest: Jason Cross vs. Gemini: Cross controls Gemini with a headlock, but is sent into the ropes. Cross clotheslines Gemini and sends Gemini into the ropes, but misses a big boot. Gemini kicks Cross away followed by a spin kick. Gemini stomps Cross on the mat. Gemini runs into a heel kick by Cross. Cross delivers a leaping back elbow and heads to the top rope hitting a flying crossbody for a two count. Gemini kicks Cross on the thigh followed by a dropkick. Gemini keeps control by stomping Cross on the mat and delivers a knee breaker. Gemini taunts the crowd before putting an ankle lock on Cross as the show goes to commercial.
Gemini works over Cross with strikes in the corner. Cross superkicks Gemini for a two count. Cross slams Gemini and heads to the top rope hitting a split legged moonsault for a near fall. Cross tries for a tornado DDT, but Gemini kicks Cross and tries for a suplex, but Cross hits a swinging neckbreaker for a near fall. Cross backs Gemini into the corner and strikes Gemini. Gemini sits Cross on the top turnbuckle, but is knocked backward. Cross leaps off the top, but is met with an arm drag. Gemini hits a Death Valley Driver for the win. (*1/2. Cross came across a bit more impressive than Gemini in this encounter. The crowd seemed a bit flat for the action.)
Backstage, Jeff G. Bailey cuts a promo on Jesse Taylor saying Taylor has been wanting a match with Eddie Golden since a fluke win. Bailey promises Golden will end Taylor’s career at Freedom Fight because they are tired of Taylor. Golden says he’s the guy who gets Taylor over and takes credit for making Taylor. Golden is confident that a third fluke isn’t going to happen. Bailey hypes up AJ Styles wrestling JC Dazz at Freedom Fight. Bailey says that Dazz is not on the same level as Styles on his best day. Bailey believes Styles will break Dazz in half.
Backstage, Wildside Heavyweight Champion Stone Mountain cuts a promo saying that Scottie Wrenn is looking at the path to hell at Freedom Fight.
Main Event: Wildside Television Champion Eddie Golden vs. JC Dazz: Dazz runs into the ring causing Golden to bail. Dazz misses an elbow drop, but kicks Golden after avoiding a leg drop. Golden sends Dazz into the corner, but Dazz hits a crossbody for a two count. Dazz keeps arm control on Golden. Golden eye rakes Dazz and sends Dazz over the top to the floor. Golden sends Dazz into the ring post and delivers a clothesline. Golden keeps Dazz on the mat with a sleeper. Dazz kicks Golden followed by a leg sweep. Dazz misses a moonsault back splash leading to a near fall for Golden. Golden suplexs Dazz as the show goes to commercial.
Bailey brings a chair into the ring and kicks the chair into Dazz’s face. Golden covers, but Dazz kicks out at two. Another referee throws the match out as Golden used a chair on Dazz. (*. Not surprised they did a cheap finish since they are both involved in matches on the supercard.)
Outside, Stone Mountain cuts a promo in the parking lot until Wrenn jumps out of a pickup truck and attacks Mountain sending Mountain into the fencing. Mountain strikes Wrenn several times and tosses Wrenn into the fencing. They trade several strikes. They continue to brawl as the show goes to commercial.
Bad Attitude cut a promo in the ring in an empty arena. David Young says they defeated Rock ’n’ Roll Express to prove they are the best. Young says they want what Triple X has their belts are a stepping stone to the NWA Tag Titles. Rick Michaels also says Triple X has what they want. Michaels promises they will win the tag titles. Michaels notes they’ve never beaten New South, but at Freedom Fight they wrestle New South and thy will see why they have a bad attitude.
Final Thoughts:
A decent show this week, but Freedom Fight feels a little weaker compared to the other supercards I’ve watched to this point. They’ve done a good job with week to week TV, but building to a major program hasn’t been a strong point. There’s not one standout match to get me fully excited for the event.
Thanks for reading.