Results ~ March 12th, 2022

[Dustin Salyers]

NWA Reign
March 12th, 2022 [Saturday] @ Grady Cole Center in Charlotte, NC
2,606 Spectators

1. Prince Devitt & AJ Styles vs. Bobby Roode & Roderick Strong
> Winner: Strong (8:09) following the Sick Kick on Styles
~ Not the strongest opener for the crowd with the styles of Roode and Strong dominating the action and leading to the unpopular victory.

2. Wahoo McDaniel Memorial Block Match: Johnny Gargano vs. Rush
> Winner: Rush (11:31) with the Amarre
~ Very even match with a lot of back-and-forth action and a surprise ending as Rush locked on the Amarre and Gargano tapped immediately from the pain. Rush scores his first points as Gargano falls to the bottom of the block.

3. Wahoo McDaniel Memorial Block Match: Kota Ibushi vs. Karl Anderson
> Winner: Karl Anderson (13:44) following the Swivel Gun Stun
~ Anderson’s victory was the biggest pop of the night thus far as it seemed to shock some fans. Anderson nets his first points and now holds the tiebreaker advantage over Ibushi as both sit at two points.

4. Adam Cole & Bandido vs. Kazuchika Okada & Zack Sabre Jr.
> Winner: Sabre Jr. (12:11) with the Young Boy Killer on Bandido
~ Very strong match that probably would have worked better as the opener and surprising to see Bandido fall to Sabre Jr. after his main event win last week.

5. Wahoo McDaniel Memorial Block Match: Jay White vs. Xavier Woods
> Winner: White (10:07) following a turnbuckle snap suplex
~ White put himself over on the microphone after the match and pointed out that his previous guarantee to win the Wahoo McDaniel Block is looking more and more obvious and will be cemented when he defeats Adam Page in two weeks. White takes the overall lead in the block with four points.

6. Wahoo McDaniel Memorial Block Match: PAC vs. Adam Page
> Winner: PAC (22:41) with the Flaming Star Press
~ Arguably the match of the night with convincing near falls scattered throughout and the crowd seemed more and more convinced that the Hangman would find a way with each successive kick out. PAC puts himself atop the block with White, setting up the most anticipated match in this block so far.

7. NWA North Carolina Ladies Championship Tournament Quarterfinal Match: Io Shirai vs. Britt Baker
> Winner: Baker (15:28) with the Lockjaw
~ Another very strong match in this tournament with high drama counters and a clear-cut fan favorite. Neither ever seemed to have complete control of the other until Baker cinched in the Lockjaw and Shirai immediately slapped the hell out of the canvas to get the referee to help her break the hold.

8. NWA North Carolina Tag Team Championships Match: [1st Champions] Mechanics vs. [Challengers] Young Bucks
> Winner: Wheeler (24:29) following the Goodnight Express on Nick Jackson
~ 1st successful defense
~ This may have edged out PAC / Page for match of the night based largely on the support the Mechanics had from the crowd. Mechanics celebrated their victory with the fans at ringside until an unexpected commotion that culminated with Wheeler being dragged over the guardrail. The fans quickly backed away from the action to reveal Jay and Mark Briscoe beating the hell out of Cash. Harwood jumped in quickly and all four men brawled through the crowd and eventually back through the entrance.


Wahoo McDaniel Memorial Block

1. PAC - 4 points (2-0)
1. Jay White - 4 points (2-0)
3. Adam Page - 2 points (1-1)
3. Karl Anderson - 2 points (1-1)
5. Kota Ibushi - 2 points (1-1)
6. Rush - 2 points (1-1)
7. Johnny Gargano - 0 points (0-2)
7. Xavier Woods - 0 points (0-2)

[jp1985]

I was surprised by Karl Anderson beating Kota Ibushi but maybe I shouldn't be. Taking away Doc Gallows and he has a lot of potential in singles that could be lived up to here.

It's a tough road for Johnny Gargano and Xavier Woods in this block. If there's one plus, it's that at some point, they will have to wrestle each other! I'd put my money on Gargano when that goes down but here's to continuing to hope for an upset or two out of them because there is the potential for it.

You have a good read on your material as PAC and Adam Page does indeed seem like it would be match of the night. That was a critical win for PAC to go over the Hangman.

Britt Baker taking down Io Shirai in the first round could open things up in the women's field. I think I would have pegged Shirai for a semi final spot at minimum so I'll be interested to see how that works out now that she's gone.

The tag team division here continues to shine, which is good with the Crockett Cup looming. Good to see that we might get a Briscoes vs Mechanics match here since it's not looking overly promising for much out of them in reality.

[joe]

Man, AJ Styles is off to a slow start in Reign. I was surprised to see that outcome in the opener. Nice to see Karl Anderson get the win, as I'm enjoying his build up. I really like the feel of the promotion in general, as I can really see the Japanese influences in the presentation, which makes it feel very sports oriented alongside everything you are doing to honor the territory's past. The way the main event went was great, as you are building towards the match I think we all want to see.