NWA HOLLYWOOD~!

Stu Stone opens the show saying that he thought he had the upperhand on Percy Pringle, Adam Pearce and Bob Trobich but didn't. He is looking for someone to take the NWA Title from Adam Pearce. He said he is coming back once he finds that guy.

"The Mirror Image" Ricky Mandel vs. Jarek Matthews

Mandel has a title belt with a mirror on it. The analysis for this, being provided by Jeff Resnick, Todd Kennely or James Morgan. Mandel is an all around athlete and Matthews is a submission specialist. After every few moves, Mandel goes to his title and checks his reflection to make sure his looks are still intact. He makes a mistake and while he is checking his looks Matthews rolls him up and gets the victory

Winner: Jarek Matthews

A short match but told a simple story

Someone with an umbrella has a microphone and is singing about Nick Madrid.

Next from Hoboken, New Jersey is Hobo. His opponent is K-Man.

Hobo vs. K-Man.

This appears as if it will be a one sided encounter, Hobo isn't small but K-Man is bigger. Hobo got very little offense in. K-Man won after a full nelson slam.

K-Man reminded me of a one man Road Warriors. Used Ironman by Black Sabbath as his theme much like the Road Warriors did. Controlled a good portion of the match and overpowered Hobo. After the bell, he raised Hobo's hand like a good sportsman. Then when he dropped it, Hobo fell down.

Earlier this week they got reports saying that The Ugandan Giant Kamala had his foot amputated and were unable to confirm this. But Kamala apparently sent in a video to confirm this himself. They go to the video tape now. Kamala says he is blessed he is alive. He thanks people for their support. I was hoping the video would be of him in character. I know it is a serious issue but that would be awesome to see.

Dave Marquez with news about TV tapings that already passed (at least as of my viewing), then a video of Peter Avalon talking about Ryan Taylor and Scorpio Sky. Peter  Avalon is still a tiny man, nothing has changed in the year since I last saw this program.

8 man tag main event hype: Johnny Yuma, Willie Mack, Terex and Brian Cage make up apparently the babyfaces. Yuma runs through their accomplishments. Terex is undefeated. Now we go to the heels. Shaun Ricker, Watts, Mikey O Shea and Timothy Thatcher. The heels do a better promo (well Shaun Ricker does) but cannot agree who is the leader.

ITS AN ELIMINATION MATCH~!

Promo by Famous B.

The heels are apparently named "The Gravy Maniacs" Shaun Ricker is a former NWA Heritage tag team champion with Brian Cage, one of his opponents for tonight. Mikey O'Shea has a look, at least in attire and size, like Bam Bam Bigelow. Watts is probably the best known member of this match with his appearance on USA Network's Tough Enough earlier this year. Timothy Thatcher has a look resembling early ECW Mike Knox. He is British though. That is the best I can do.

Next the babyfaces who will apparently be known as "The Cage Rage" Brian Cage had a WWE developmental deal as Kris Logan is signed to a deal with Jeff Katz Wrestling Retribution Project (as is Shaun Ricker), Terex is the biggest man on "The Cage Rage" and is apparently undefeated.
Johnny Yuma is a former NWA Heritage Tag Team champion with Johnny Goodtime and Willie Mack is a member of the UWF crew 40 Glocc. He also has appeared on The Art of Wrestling with Colt Cabana. Earlier when Dave Marquez was talking about the match, he said Johnny Yuma was the captain of the babyface team but apparently Brian Cage is the leader. Interesting note, the referee is bigger than Johnny Yuma

Gravy Maniacs vs. The Cage Rage

Ricker and Cage start out but Ricker tags out to Mikey O'Shea. O'Shea is a large man and Cage is struggling to get him off his feet. Timothy Thatcher tags in. Watts tags in as we  go to commercial. Then when they come back, Watts tags out immediately. Not really a good sign about Watts. Brian Cage is able to get some offense in and tag in Terex. Terex is obese. After some offense on Thatcher by Terex, Johnny Yuma tags in. Yuma is tiny. Willie Mack tags in now. Quick tags by each team. Some triple teaming by the babyfaces leads to a pin attempt. Then all hell breaks loose. All 8 men brawling around the arena. BRIAN CAGE WITH A MOONSAULT FROM THE TOP TO THE OUTSIDE! Terex threatens to dive out of the ring, but Watts cuts him off. Which is good. Because people would have died. After things get cleared up. Ricker and Yuma are in the ring. Ricker showboating but is unable to get a 3 count. Mikey O Shea tags in. Yuma is able to escape. Terex tags in and he delivers clotheslines to all the heels until the two fat men (O Shea and Terex) spill outside. Double countout.

Mikey O Shea and Terex both counted out.

Watts and Mack are in the ring but Mack tags out to Brian Cage. Cage working over the arm of Watts. Which apparently Watts will need for his finisher. Quick tags by the heels and Cage is being stomped on by the heels. After several minutes Cage is able to tag in Willie Mack. Thanks to a distraction by Shaun Ricker, Watts (with a handful of tights) rolls up Mack and eliminates him

Willie Mack eliminated

Johnny Yuma comes in and is trying his damndest against Watts. Willie Mack runs in and attacks Watts. Allowing Yuma to hit what appeared to be a modified piledriver (could have just been a double knee jawbreaker and I saw it wrong, looked good regardless) on Watts and pin him

Watts eliminated.

Poor Yuma is stuck in the ring with Thatcher and Ricker. Repeated tags by the heels. Shaun Ricker gets Johnny Yuma with a side suplex slam and pins him

Johnny Yuma is eliminated

Two on one against Brian Cage. Thatcher locks in a submission but Cage gets his feet on the ropes.  A quick neckbreaker by Cage sends Thatcher out

Timothy Thatcher eliminated

Quick pinfall attempts by Cage. Ricker has more energy than Cage, conserving his energy early in the match. After escaping a suplex attempt, Brian Cage is able to hit another neckbreaker and get the victory for his team.

Winner: The Cage Rage (Brian Cage)

Overall, I really liked Shaun Ricker on this show. The main event was the definite highlight of the night, although I did not like Willie Mack running back in to cost Watts the match. It made sense because Mack got eliminated by suspicious means but it happened right in front of the referee to no consequence.