Post by Dustin Salyers on Sept 25, 2022 18:17:44 GMT
NWA Reign ~ “Championship Wrestling from Carolina” (IWTV)
May 14th, 2022 [Saturday] @ Grady Cole Center in Charlotte, NC
2,794 Spectators
1. Wahoo McDaniel Memorial Block Match: Adam Page vs. Johnny Gargano
> Winner: Page (10:25) following a moonsault fallaway slam
~ Inconsequential match as Page moves up to take sole possession of 4th place while Gargano secures the cellar.
2. AJ Styles & Bobby Roode vs. Bandido & Adam Cole
> Winner: Cole (8:58) following the Corona Crash on Styles
~ Styles and Roode never seemed to click throughout the match leading to Roode shoving Styles after a tag and Cole taking advantage with the Corona Crush. Roode added insult to injury by yelling at Styles while he attempted to recover and then spitting on him before leaving the ring.
3. Wahoo McDaniel Memorial Block Match: Kota Ibushi vs. PAC
> Winner: Draw (30:00) Time limit expired
~ Easily the match of the night as these two used every inch of the ring. Neither man could advance in the tournament but each showed a ton of pride with this match.
4. Young Bucks vs. Hermanos Oscuros
> Winner: Matt (17:55) following a kick to the groin on Pentagon Jr.
~ This was another fantastic match and both teams scored a lot of near falls but eventually frustration won out. Nick would try to enter the ring, drawing the attention of the referee, allowing Matt to blatantly kick Pentagon low from behind as he jawed with Nick.
5. Wahoo McDaniel Memorial Block Match: Rush vs. Xavier Woods
> Winner: Draw (30:00) Time limit expired
~ Hard fought match that certainly highlighted the resiliency and heart of Woods, while Rush was enraged when the bell rang and again when the result was announced. Rush needed a victory to secure him a spot in the semifinals, but now sits atop the standings at ten points with White.
6. Kazuchika Okada & Roderick Strong vs. Prince Devitt & Zack Sabre Jr.
> Winner: Okada (9:28) following a DDT on Devitt
~ Devitt & Sabre Jr. worked very well in the early part of the match, maintaining an advantage on Strong with quick tags. However, they were on different pages more and more as the match wore on. Devitt took the worst of it though, catching a knee from Sabre Jr. that was clearly designed for Okada on an Irish whip reversal and then looking annoyed when Devitt stumbled into a DDT. Sabre Jr. offered no help and was the first man back up the entrance way.
7. Wahoo McDaniel Memorial Block Match: Jay White vs. Karl Anderson
> Winner: Anderson (21:45) following the Gun Stun.
~ Another great match that came down to minimizing mistakes. Anderson was top notch in this match and White never seemed able to completely put him away. Anderson creates a three-way tie at ten points to lead the block and no semifinalists were named before the show ended.
8. NWA North Carolina Tag Team Championships Match: Top Guys vs. Briscoe Brothers
> Winner: Double Disqualification (12:21) Count-out
~ 5th successful defense
~ Another wild brawl that ended with Wheeler and Mark being officially counted out as the legal members of each team. This fight never stood a chance to stay in the ring and it seemed at points that the Top Guys never wanted anything more than a brawl as they dumped the Briscoes out of the ring at almost every opportunity. This ended up in the crowd once more before everyone was separated.