Tonight this site’s coverage of the NWA begins with their next quarterly PPV, Alwayz Ready. For those unfamiliar with the NWA in its current state, since shortly before the coronavirus pandemic began the NWA has been owned and promoted by Billy Corgan-yes, THAT Billy Corgan, musician and longtime frontman of the band Smashing Punpkins. When Corgan took over, he made a commitment to honoring the legacy of the famed organization. Their presence is mostly online right now as they have foregone TV deals for now in favor of placing their weekly TV shows FREE on YouTube and FITE for a limited time each week before they go behind a paywall. They have a loaded PPV set tonight with 6 title matches, including in the main event a match for the 10 Pounds Of Gold-the NWA World Heavyweight Championship as Matt Cardona (the former Zack Ryder) defends against the current torchbearer of the NWA through the pandemic, former champion Nick Aldis.
Today’s event will be held at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, TN and can be watched LIVE on FITE. There are two ways to watch: The PPV is available as a standalone event for $24.99, which includes the live broadcast and unlimited on demand replays. You can also watch as an NWA All Access Annual Member, which gets you access to all past and upcoming NWA PPVs, all TV episodes, monthly specials and more. An annual subscription costs $49.99, which means essentially you buy 2 PPVs and get all the TV, additional specials, AND 2 more PPVs FOR FREE! You can also get a monthly subscription for $4.99 a month, which does not include PPVs. I recently bought the annual subscription. Once you do, all content becomes available on FITE.
There will also be a FREE pre-show on YouTube 1 hour before the PPV. Click below to watch the pre-show FOR FREE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysOW3JDZue0
Today’s current lineup (may not include pre-show matches):
Taya Valkyrie vs. Natalia Markova
Aron Stevens vs. Trevor Murdoch
Ricky & Kenny Morton vs. Jay Bradley & Wrecking Ball Legursky and AJ Cazana & TBA in a 3-way
NWA World Women’s Tag Team Champions Allysin Kay & Marti Belle vs. Ella Envy & Kenzie Paige for the titles
NWA World TV Champion Tyrus vs. Mims for the title
NWA World Tag Team Champions Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf vs. Doug Williams & Harry Smith for the titles
NWA National Champion Jax Dane vs. Chris Adonis for the title
NWA Women’s World Champion Kamille vs. KiLynn King for the title. WWE & TNA Hall of Famer Bully Ray will be a special guest on commentary for this match
NWA World Champion Matt Cardona vs. Nick Aldis for the title
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Updates below will begin at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT.
7 PM ET UPDATE: Live updates begin now.
We are LIVE from the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, TN. Your hosts are Joe Galli & Tim Storm.
The next PPV is the NWA 74th Anniversary on August 27 & 28.
May Valentine interviews Blk Jeez backstage.
Match 1: Rodney Mack vs. Magic Jake Dumas
Result: Rodney Mack beat Magic Jake Dumas by submission
Valentine interviews Chelsea Green. She teases her husband-Matt Cardona-not being 100% tonight and possibly resorting to whatever it takes to keep the NWA World Championship. Green says when it’s her time she wants a NWA Women’s Championship shot.
Cyon vs. Thom Latimer has been added to the card.
Sam Shaw appearance. His last NWA appearance was 4 years ago at NWA 70. Shaw says nothing when interviewed. Rush Freeman then comes out. he rants and brings out Sal Runauro who quickly is sent packing. Handshake between Freeman & Shaw but Shaw doesn’t let go, leading to a uranage & choke until Rinauro recovered and attacked Shaw. Rinauro was choked out standing until The Gimp ran in. He wisely rolled Rinauro out of the ring and bailed.
Wrecking Ball Legursky interviewed. He says partner Jay Bradley is hurt and they’re out of the 3-way. Groin injury with a terrible (almost hilarious) sell job. Elephantitis of the groin?
Austin Idol joins commentary. A second or two behind his cue to start talking.
Match 2; AJ Cazana & Anthony Andrews (apparently the TBA) vs. Ricky & Kerry Morton. This was to have been a 3-way, now is just a regular tag match. However, As the match was beginning, Alex Taylor & Jeremiah Plunkett were added as replacements to make it a 3-way again.
Result: Ricky & Kerry Morton beat Al Cazana & Anthony Andrewa and Alex Taylor & Jeremiah Plunkett when Kerry pinned Cazana.
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Homicide vs. PJ Hawx for the title has been added to the PPV.
Pre-show ends.
Updates will resume when the PPV begins at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. Also, a FREE post-show is now scheduled for 11 PM ET/8 PM PT on YouTube.
PPV:
A very Cardona-centric video package opens the broadcast, putting them over as The Greatest Everything In History. Including the lNWA ogo changed to read MCWA-Matt Cardona Wrestling Alliance.
We are LIVE from the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, TN. Your hosts are Joe Galli, Tim Storm & Velvet Sky.
The onscreen graphics are incorrectly listing Mims as the NWA TV Champion. Tyrus is the champion.
Match 1: Aron Stevens vs. Trevor Murdoch. Billed as potentially Stevens’ last career match.
Result: Trevor Murdoch beat Aron Stevens. Stevens may have been hurt when his foot got caught in the top corner turnbuckle early in the match (which was short). Afterwards, Stevens with microphone. “You’re Welcome!” His classic WWE Damien Sandow catchphrase.
Match 2: NWA World Women’s Tag Team Champions Allysin Kay & Marti Belle vs. Ella Envy & Kenzie Paige for the titles
Result: Ella Envy & Kenzie Paige beat NWA World Women’s Tag Team Champions Allysin Kay & Marti Belle to become THE NEW NWA WORLD WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! Envy pinned Belle after an unseen low blow mule kick followed by a Fameasser into a leg takedown. This came after Envy teased being DQ’d for using the title belts before the ref took them away, setting up the distraction low blow.
Match 3: NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Homicide vs. PJ Hawx for the title
Result: NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Homicide beat PJ Hawx to retain the title. Afterwards, Jay Bradley & Wrecking Ball Lagursky beat down Homicide, Hawx & Luke Haex until The Mortons made the save. As Bradley & Lagursky left, Colby Corino came in with a ref to cash in a title shot he previously earned. Which led to…
Impromptu Match: NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Homicide vs. Colby Corino for the title
Result: NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Homicide beat Colby Corino to retain the title.
May Valentine interviews Jennacide. She wants Natalia Markova. And then the Women’s title.
Match 4: Natalia Markova vs. Taya Valkyrie
Result: Natalia Markova beat Taya Valkyrie. Taryn Terrell (in Markova’s corner) interfered at the end to cost Valkyrie a win.
Match 5: NWA National Champion Jax Dane vs. Chris Adonis for the title
Result: NWA National Champion Jax Dane beat Chris Adonis to retain the title.
Valentine interviews Aron Stevens. He gets emotional talking about how he’s done with wrestling. And apparently making a move on Valentine.
Match 6: Cyon vs. Thom Latimer
Result: Thom Latimer beat Cyon
Match 7: NWA World TV Champion Tyrus vs. Mims for the title
Result: NWA World TV Champion Tyrus beat Mims to retain the title. Mims may have been legit injured during the match, commentary suggested a separated shoulder.
Match 8: NWA World Tag Team Champions Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf (La Rebelion) vs. Doug Williams & Harry Smith (The Commonwealth Connection) for the titles
Result: Doug Williams & Harry Smith beat NWA World Tag Team Champions Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf to become THE NEW NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! Williams pinned Bestia after a Smith diving headbutt off the top rope.
Valentine interviews KiLynn King backstage.
WWE & TNA Hall of Famer and “Busted Open” co-host Bully Ray, who trained both competitors in the next match at his 3D Academy, joins commentary for the rest of the show, replacing Velvet Sky.
Match 9: NWA Women’s World Champion Kamille vs. KiLynn King for the title
Result: NWA Women’s World Champion Kamille beat KiLynn King to retain the title. Easy A+ match. After the match, Max The Impaler stormed the ring and had to be restrained by security. No easy task against a woman the size of Max The Impaler.
Dr. Tom Pritchard is brought out. He thanks the fans for coming out and puts the NWA over.
Main Event: NWA World Heavyweight Champion Matt Cardona (with Chelsea Green, Mike Knox & VSK) vs. Nick Aldis for the title. Cardona comes out with his arm in a sling and in a cast.
Cardona out first. With microphone. He says he can’t compete tonight. It sounds like the main event is off. Cardona said he is out 3-5 months after having surgery earlier this week.He makes a soap opera about the belt until NWA President/Owner Billy Corgan comes out. He talks to Cardona, but because Green has the microphone we can’t hear what they are saying, but commentary says Corgan is making it clear that he, and not Cardona, runs the company. It sounds like Corgan wants Cardona to vacate the title, but before this can possibly happen Nick Aldis comes out. With microphone. Aldis says he’s injured too, but it’s a fake from carriny the NWA the last 5 years. He buries Cardona for being an ex-WWE guy. Aldis put the title belt and history over, getting pops for names dropped. Aldis says Cardona isn’t good enough to be NWA World Champion and follows with an NSFW insult before saying call for a rematch when Cardona’s 100%. Aldis doesn’t care what happens with the belt but says he’s going to close the show for the fans and essentially calls for an open challenge and a match to send the crowd home happy. Trevor Murdoch immediately comes out. A referee is right behind. Commentary says Murdoch is cashing in a rematch clause. Lots of confusion until Thom Latimer comes out with Kamille. Kamille with microphone. She demands her husband Latimer get a shot and he is the next NWA World Champion. Latimer talks Kamille down then with microphone to Corgan. Latimer buries Corgan for thinking he’s not main event material. Latimer says he is and he’s in the main event tonight. And in about 20 minutes he’s leaving with the title. And now Sam Shaw comes out. He STARES at Latimer. And says he wants in. Bully Ray jokes on commentary that he wants in. At long last, Cardona hands over the belt. The NWA World Heavyweight Championship is now VACANT. But Corgan has made a new match. Someone is leaving with the Ten Pounds Of Gold! Which led to…
NEW Main Event: Nick Aldis vs. Sam Shaw, Thom Latimer and Trevor Murdoch in a 4-way for the title. First Fall Wins.
Result: Trevor Murdoch beat Nick Aldis, Sam Shaw & Thom Latimer in a 4-way by pinning Aldis to become THE NEW NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!
End Show.
