NWA Wildside TV
Date: 10/14/2000
From: Cornelia, GA
Dan Wilson is on commentary for Wildside marking his debut in such a role for the company. However, his microphone is very low and it’s hard to hear him.
MATCH #1: BOBBY HAYES VS. TERRY KNIGHT
FINISH: Knight wins following the TKO. After the match, Knight works over Hayes when the lights go out again, but Lazz comes out. Lazz was handcuffed and had face paint on him. Commentary claims Bailey was sodomized, but there’s no proof of that.
Bob’s Take: Hayes gains the control with a superkick in the early stages, but his momentum doesn’t last long as Knight hit a heel kick. It’s announced that Knight is wrestling Shank at Fright Night. Knight delivers a top rope elbow drop and stomps Hayes on the groin. Knight keeps the action rather slow with his mat focused offense. Knight wraps Hayes knee around the ring post to keep control a few times. Knight beats on Hayes, but the lights go out, but nothing happens when they return. The lights going out is a bit odd since nothing happened when they returned. Knight wasn’t all that impressive here and it felt like a slow match. I’m thinking they mistimed the lights going out when they did it after the match. I don’t even want to know what Bailey is going to say to respond to these antics.
Match Rating: *
MATCH #2: CAPRICE ‘ICE’ COLEMAN VS. ADAM JACOBS
FINISH: Coleman springboard splashes Jacobs to get the win. After the match, Air Paris and John Phoenix are on the floor brawling with Silky Boom-Boom leading to Jacobs brawling with the team, too.
Bob’s Take: Their start to the match gave me vibes of what we often see in 2026 wrestling between the likes of Ricochet and Ospreay. These two are way ahead of the style that you’d expect to see. Coleman controlled Jacobs with a heel kick over the back of the head. Jacobs responds with a side slam known as the metroplex. Coleman delivered a sit out spinebuster for a near fall. Coleman drops Jacobs with a beautiful German suplex. Jacobs fought back with a swinging neckbreaker for a two count. Jacobs springboard moonsaults Coleman for a near fall. Coleman missed a splash in the corner and drops on his head. They collide with a double clothesline. Air Paris and John Phoenix came out to ringside. I thought this was a good TV match for Coleman and Jacobs, and I didn’t like the involvement of Phoenix and Paris kind of taking away from it.
Match Rating: ***
Caprice Coleman is in the ring talking about winning the match when the NWA Tag Team Champions Bad Attitude came out to cutoff Coleman. Rick Michaels calls Coleman a ‘stupid green jabroni’ and tells Coleman to take the opportunity to win when it arrives and you just take the wins as you can get them. Coleman thinks people are sick of people talking all the time and says it is his time. David Young plants Coleman with a sick spinebuster and Michaels hit a top rope frog splash before dumping Coleman to the floor. Michaels warns the fans to keep chanting for the BLC. Michaels is annoyed that the fans would turn their backs on them and says they can all kiss his ass.
Romeo Bliss is interviewed by Tim Dix (glad to see he’s back). Bliss talks about the NWA Elite trying to takeover. Bliss tells AJ Styles that it takes a lot more than what he has to satisfy a woman. Bliss talks about Styles shaving his butt except for at the top of his crack because that’s how Jeff G. Bailey likes it. Bliss calls Bailey a dick, I think, but it was censored. Steve Martin comes out with the NWA Elite to confront Bliss. Martin says he is a star maker who can make and break careers. Martin has a pictures of Wildside in magazines and newspapers. Martin declares Bliss is going to get his butt kicked for not joining them.
MAIN EVENT: NWA ELITE (AJ STYLES & ONYX) VS. ROMEO BLISS — HANDICAP MATCH
FINISH: Lazz, who came out mid-match to team with Bliss, spears Onyx for the win.
Bob’s Take: Bliss fights off the Elite at first, but is worked over quickly on the floor and sent over the railing into the crowd. Onyx backdrops Styles over the railing onto Bliss in the crowd. Back in the ring, Bliss had control for a moment, but it stopped by Onyx quickly. Styles hits a slingshot senton onto Bliss. Bliss continues to be worked over by a double backdrop. Bailey comes out to ringside having cleaned up his encounter with Lazz. Bailey superkicks Bliss on the floor to help his men out as if they needed it. Styles hits a top rope splash for a near fall, but Lazz comes out to be Romeo’s partner. Bliss drops Styles over the top rope to the floor. Lazz cleans house with strikes and headbutts Onyx on the lower midsection. Lazz pinning Onyx after the spear is fine and sets up their match at Fright Night to show that Lazz is a serious threat to Onyx’s title. The action was just kind of there, but the fans like Lazz a lot.
Match Rating: *1/2
We get a warning that the next segment may not be suitable for children. We see footage of the NWA Elite arriving to a gas station where Romeo Bliss is with his wife. The footage switches to the NWA Elite beating the crap out of Bliss in front of his wife. Bliss is being beaten up in the parking lot. The NWA Elite worked over his left leg because even in a mugging you work over the left leg. Bliss is heard saying “oh my leg!” as the show comes to an end.
Final Thoughts:
We’re finally making it to Fright Night, which is a relief to finally get through the TV. I’m most interested in Bad Attitude/BLC, Lazz/Onyx, and I’m intrigued by what the bar room brawl could be. Stone Mountain vs. Timber could be a fun match too as Timber has been impressive with his agility in recent outings. If we’re going to be getting more matches similar to Coleman vs. Jacobs on this show then Wildisde is going to be a lot of fun to watch in the years to come.
Thanks for reading.