Commentators: Tim E.D. & John Johnson.
Joey Rhymer vs. Jacob Ashworth: Ashworth bashes Rhymer off the apron right away...he definitely has a new attitude these days. He abuses Rhymer outside the ring before throwing back in...NOW they ring the bell and it's a one-sided affair thanks to the pre-match assault. Rhymer stuns Ashworth with a big roundhouse kick and goes to the top rope, but Ashworth simply swats him out of the air. Jacob finishes with a short-arm clothesline.
J.T. Talent vs. Andrew Pendleton III: This one has been a few years in the making...the former "Talent & Money" partners finally meet one-on-one for the first time. Johnson notes that Talent hasn't had a match in NWA Anarchy in about two years. No technical exchanges or feeling-out here...this is a fight. AP3 bodyslams Talent but J.T. does a kip-up, showing his previously-injured back is in good shape at the moment. Pendleton takes advantage of a mistake by Talent to hit a belly-to-back backbreaker...perhaps I spoke too soon as AP3 focuses his attack on the aforementioned back. Talent fights to the ropes to escape a Boston crab but can't quite mount a full-fledged comeback. Pendleton takes too long to climb the turnbuckles and jumps off into an inverted atomic drop...then J.T. follows up with a Headturner neckbreaker! Now Talent rallies despite the pain in his back, but Pendleton stops him with a jawbreaker and then a Rude Awakening onto the knee...for two. An exposed turnbuckle nearly comes into play(AP3 must have removed the pad during the ad break)...Pendleton blocks the Paydirt with a modified Rock Bottom and gets a near-fall. Another tease with the unpadded corner leads to Talent hitting the Paydirt on the second try...for 2 1/2. That move didn't do J.T. any favors...and Pendleton capitalizes by ramming him backwards into the exposed turnbuckle! He does it two more times for fun...Talent is dead weight and Pendleton hits an STO for the academic pin.
Johnson addresses the unwashed masses...he has signed Jacoby Boykins over to Jeff G. Bailey, so he's on the lookout for more new talent. He has been appointed as the new Director Of Talent Relations, see. He brings out Young Lions' Champion Adrian Hawkins as his first "acquisition", then brings out Tommy Daniels & C.B. Gibson as well. Johnson argues that Daniels & Gibson should live up to their backgrounds...he redubs Daniels as "Tommy Penirelli", then and Gibson as "C.B. Suave". With the blessing of General Manager Jerry Palmer, Johnson declares that the only way you can win the Young Lions' Title is by submission. How about an open challenge?...
Adrian Hawkins(w/ John Johnson, Tommy Penirelli, & C.B. Suave) vs. The Vandal for the Young Lions' Title, submission match(?): Ring announcer Brett Wolverton joins Tim E.D. at the broadcast position. Vandal takes out Penirelli & Suave with a somersault plancha, then sidesteps Hawkins' suicide dive so Penirelli & Suave get wiped out again. Quick question: Can Hawkins win by pinfall or is that stipulation only one-sided? Penirelli & Suave run interferene to turn the tide in favor of the champ...Vandal fights back and hooks a unique leglock but Adrian reaches the ropes. Vandal tries for his own Sharpshooter but Hawkins kicks him away, then O'Connor-rolls him straight into the setup for his Sharpshooter! Welcome to Tapout City.
Azrael & Slim J(w/ Dan Wilson) vs. Heavyweight Champion Shaun Tempers & Se7en(w/ Jeff G. Bailey) for the Tag Team Titles: Azrael & Slim J captured the titles in a match with Tempers & Jacoby Boykins...notable because the original titleholders were Se7en & Lane Vasser. Both Lane and his replacement co-champion Bryan Cassanova seem to have dropped off the map in recent months. Tempers IS still the NWA North American Champion, thanks for asking...he's held that title since June of last year. Jerry Palmer(w/ Miss Rachel) joins Bailey at ringside after a few minutes...despite a few bursts of offense from the NWA Elite, the champs have been doing well for themselves.
The Elite members finally take control and work on Azrael...Slim J can take no more and goes after Se7en, but that prevents Azrael from making the tag. Senior official Brent Wiley IS your referee, by the way. Tempers makes the mistake of trying to trade chops with Azrael...bad move. Se7en whiffs on an axe kick and Azrael stuns him with an enzuigiri...tags on both sides! Slim is the proverbial house afire...J eliminates Tempers with a modified Screwdriver On The Rocks and Se7en enters the ring to take some double-team abuse from the champs. Tempers comes in with the belt but Brodie Ray Chase takes it away from him and nails him with it! Slim J covers Tempers and Wiley counts one...two...Azrael forces his hand down for three!
The Urban Assault Squad members hit the ring for some post-match abuse but Brodie joins the fight as well...Mikael Judas tries to help but Jagged Edge attacks him from behind! Jagged Edge easily picks up Judas for a running powerslam as the Elite members stand tall in the ring...why not one or two more running powerslams? Palmer trash-talks Judas and Chase...is there anyone left to help? As icing on the cake, Palmer announces that the UAS will get the next shot at the Tag Titles...
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