30.11.2002, 15:35
TWA Nitro: 1.33
Zuschauer: 6542
Scott Hall is backstage. He wanted to rip into Booker T. That's a good way to build up to an eventual match.
Overall: 78 %
Adam Bomb vs Crush :
Lame kick from Bomb. Weak headbutt on Crush by Bomb. Weak bodyslam on Crush by Bomb. Adam Bomb strikes Crush. Adam Bomb gets taken down out of nowhere. Crush hits a weak elbow on Adam Bomb. Crush hits a sloppy bulldog off the ropes. There's a two count on the pin. Bomb reverses a waistlock. Weak bodyslam by Bomb. Hooks the leg for a two count. Adam Bomb scores with a crappy looking standing spinebuster. Pin, but Crush is out just before the three count. Crush reverses a waistlock. Incredibly weak headbutt on Bomb by Crush. Crush gets taken down out of nowhere. Adam Bomb hits a right hand on Crush. The referee watches as the two wrestlers go to the outside and start brawling around ringside. He completes a ten count, and they are still outside, having ignored the count. This match is over via double count out. This one gets a * rating.
Overall: 41 % / Crowd: 30 % / Match: 52 %
Shane Douglas vs Raven (For The TWA US Heavyweight Title) :
Shane Douglas fires off some right and left hands. Shane Douglas with a cane to the leg. Big clothesline on Raven. Fallaway slam by Shane Douglas. Raven reverses a hip toss. Douglas eats a trash can. Raven hits a bulldog off the ropes. There's a two count on the pin. Shane Douglas comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Big piledriver on Raven. Hooks the leg for a two count. Ugly-looking short powerbomb by Douglas. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Douglas only gets knees on a splash. Douglas takes a headbutt from Raven. Shane Douglas comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Fallaway slam by Shane Douglas. Shane Douglas ducks a Raven clothesline and does a quick roll up. Douglas has a handful of tights! The referee hasn't seen it: 1....2....3!! I don't think the fight has finished. Raven and Douglas have begun brawling again! They wind up brawling all the way down the aisle and into out of view. **1\2 rating for a decent contest.
Overall: 60 % / Crowd: 53 % / Match: 67 %
Jerry Lynn vs Bautista :
Stiff high kick on Bautista by Jerry Lynn who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Lynn hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Flying elbow from Jerry Lynn. Second rope flying axe handle, Bautista goes down. Jerry Lynn misses a clothesline. Fallaway slam by Bautista. Lynn walks into a spike slam. Hooks the leg for a two count. Bautista misses a clothesline. Lynn crushes Bautista with a sweet running senton. Hooks the leg for a two count. Shining Wizard on Bautista, Lynn really laid that one in. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Lynn only gets knees on a splash. Lynn gets slammed. Lynn blocks a punch. Hard back suplex on Bautista. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Bautista is in trouble. Tornado DDT!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Jerry Lynn is still in the ring celebrating. Bautista pushes the referee away, then spins Lynn around! Bautista hits the Huge Powerbomb! Jerry Lynn has been floored after the match. Almost wandered into *** match territory, but there was too much that dragged it down so it only gets a **3\4 rating.
Overall: 62 % / Crowd: 44 % / Match: 81 %
AJ Styles vs EZ Money (For The TWA Eurocontinental Title) :
Hard back suplex on Styles. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Styles takes a hurrancarana from EZ Money. There's a two count on the pin. Styles blocks a punch. Standing leg lariat by AJ Styles on EZ. Styles hits a dropkick on EZ Money. Hooks the leg for a two count. DDT from the top rope by AJ Styles. That looked brutal. Pin, but EZ is out just before the three count. Driven DDT by AJ Styles. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. EZ Money powers out of a AJ Styles headlock. EZ crushes Styles with a big legdrop. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tornado DDT from EZ Money, Styles got planted. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Second rope flying axe handle, Styles goes down. EZ Money strikes Styles. EZ Money gets taken down out of nowhere. Styles hits a dropkick on EZ Money. Tiger suplex on EZ, right from out of the Misawa playbook. EZ whips Styles into the turnbuckles...and predictably, the referee gets sandwiched. AJ Styles knocks EZ to the outside, then signals for the Styles Clash. He reaches out of the ring for EZ Money...and gets clobbered with the ring bell! Right to the head! The referee looks up to see EZ sliding in and making the pinfall. The referee calls for the bell though! He's disqualifying EZ Money, he must have seen the ring bell shot! The match is over. EZ Money looks furious. The referee walks over...and gets blasted with a clothesline! EZ has lost it! It gets a ***1\2 rating.
Overall: 76 % / Crowd: 65 % / Match: 88 %
Bret Hart is backstage. He was out there to hype a match against Billy Gunn. Glad to see they're putting effort into getting the fans interested in a fight between the two.
Overall: 67 %
Booker T vs Scott Hall :
Hall takes a headbutt from Booker T. Hall receives some punishment. Fallaway slam by Booker T. Fallaway slam by Booker T. Hall powers out of a headlock. Scott Hall with a badly-executed spinning neckbreaker on Booker. Hall hits a stump piledriver on Booker T, although it was quite weak in its execution. There's a two count on the pin. Scott Hall gets taken down out of nowhere. Massive backbreaker, Hall got planted. Early reports indicate that the back was *not* actually broken, so the move's name should actually be backhurter. Hooks the leg for a two count. Death valley driver by Booker T, Scott Hall got planted. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Hall drops out the back of a Booker T bodyslam attempt. Booker T takes a right hand to the temple from Hall. Scott Hall misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Back elbow connects, Hall staggers backward. The referee tries to separate the two grapplers...and gets knocked over and trampled on as they brawl! That's enough, the referee calls for the bell - double DQ! I can't decide whether it's a *** or a ***1\2 match...let's go for a ***1\4 rating to make it fair.
Overall: 71 % / Crowd: 73 % / Match: 68 %
Brian Lawler vs Lash LeRoux :
LeRoux takes a hurrancarana from Brian Lawler. Back heel kick off the second rope, LeRoux goes down. Tiger suplex on LeRoux, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Pin, but LeRoux is out just before the three count. Flying elbow from Brian Lawler. Cover for a two count. LeRoux ducks a wild right hand. Flying elbow from Lash LeRoux. LeRoux crushes Lawler with a running senton. LeRoux walks into a trip. Lawler crushes LeRoux with a big legdrop. Brian Lawler has Lash LeRoux down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Off the top - Missile Dropkick, forget about it. 1....2...3! Brian Lawler slides to the outside and grabs a chair, then climbs back into the ring. LeRoux turns around...and gets planted with a huge chair shot to the head! He is left down and out on the canvas. *** rating for a good bout.
Overall: 66 % / Crowd: 63 % / Match: 69 %
Bret Hart vs Billy Gunn (For The TWA World Title) :
Big backdrop on Hitman, executed well. Spinebuster by Billy Gunn. Cover for a two count. Hitman powers out of a headlock. Back suplex on Billy, which is a backdrop to you NOAH fans. Bodyslam by Hitman. Cover for a two count. Spear! Billy is down and hurt. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Hard impact russian legsweep by Hitman. If you're going to get impact, 'hard' is probably a good way to go. Billy reverses a waistlock. Big piledriver on Hitman. Cover for a two count. Billy Gunn scores with a big spinebuster. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Rude Awakening on Bret Hart by Billy. Billy Gunn fires off some right and left hands. Bret Hart ducks a clothesline attempt. Big dropkick by Bret Hart, who got good elevation. Death valley driver by Bret Hart, Billy Gunn is down and hurt. Billy Gunn gets knocked to the ground by Hitman. Sharpshooter!!! Billy Gunn taps out! Bret Hart is still in the ring celebrating. Billy Gunn pushes the referee away, then spins Hitman around! Billy Gunn hits the Dumb-Ass-Er! Bret Hart has been floored after the match. I'll give this a ***1\4 rating.
Overall: 73 % / Crowd: 79 % / Match: 68 %
Zuschauer: 6542
Scott Hall is backstage. He wanted to rip into Booker T. That's a good way to build up to an eventual match.
Overall: 78 %
Adam Bomb vs Crush :
Lame kick from Bomb. Weak headbutt on Crush by Bomb. Weak bodyslam on Crush by Bomb. Adam Bomb strikes Crush. Adam Bomb gets taken down out of nowhere. Crush hits a weak elbow on Adam Bomb. Crush hits a sloppy bulldog off the ropes. There's a two count on the pin. Bomb reverses a waistlock. Weak bodyslam by Bomb. Hooks the leg for a two count. Adam Bomb scores with a crappy looking standing spinebuster. Pin, but Crush is out just before the three count. Crush reverses a waistlock. Incredibly weak headbutt on Bomb by Crush. Crush gets taken down out of nowhere. Adam Bomb hits a right hand on Crush. The referee watches as the two wrestlers go to the outside and start brawling around ringside. He completes a ten count, and they are still outside, having ignored the count. This match is over via double count out. This one gets a * rating.
Overall: 41 % / Crowd: 30 % / Match: 52 %
Shane Douglas vs Raven (For The TWA US Heavyweight Title) :
Shane Douglas fires off some right and left hands. Shane Douglas with a cane to the leg. Big clothesline on Raven. Fallaway slam by Shane Douglas. Raven reverses a hip toss. Douglas eats a trash can. Raven hits a bulldog off the ropes. There's a two count on the pin. Shane Douglas comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Big piledriver on Raven. Hooks the leg for a two count. Ugly-looking short powerbomb by Douglas. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Douglas only gets knees on a splash. Douglas takes a headbutt from Raven. Shane Douglas comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Fallaway slam by Shane Douglas. Shane Douglas ducks a Raven clothesline and does a quick roll up. Douglas has a handful of tights! The referee hasn't seen it: 1....2....3!! I don't think the fight has finished. Raven and Douglas have begun brawling again! They wind up brawling all the way down the aisle and into out of view. **1\2 rating for a decent contest.
Overall: 60 % / Crowd: 53 % / Match: 67 %
Jerry Lynn vs Bautista :
Stiff high kick on Bautista by Jerry Lynn who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Lynn hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Flying elbow from Jerry Lynn. Second rope flying axe handle, Bautista goes down. Jerry Lynn misses a clothesline. Fallaway slam by Bautista. Lynn walks into a spike slam. Hooks the leg for a two count. Bautista misses a clothesline. Lynn crushes Bautista with a sweet running senton. Hooks the leg for a two count. Shining Wizard on Bautista, Lynn really laid that one in. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Lynn only gets knees on a splash. Lynn gets slammed. Lynn blocks a punch. Hard back suplex on Bautista. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Bautista is in trouble. Tornado DDT!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Jerry Lynn is still in the ring celebrating. Bautista pushes the referee away, then spins Lynn around! Bautista hits the Huge Powerbomb! Jerry Lynn has been floored after the match. Almost wandered into *** match territory, but there was too much that dragged it down so it only gets a **3\4 rating.
Overall: 62 % / Crowd: 44 % / Match: 81 %
AJ Styles vs EZ Money (For The TWA Eurocontinental Title) :
Hard back suplex on Styles. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Styles takes a hurrancarana from EZ Money. There's a two count on the pin. Styles blocks a punch. Standing leg lariat by AJ Styles on EZ. Styles hits a dropkick on EZ Money. Hooks the leg for a two count. DDT from the top rope by AJ Styles. That looked brutal. Pin, but EZ is out just before the three count. Driven DDT by AJ Styles. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. EZ Money powers out of a AJ Styles headlock. EZ crushes Styles with a big legdrop. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tornado DDT from EZ Money, Styles got planted. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Second rope flying axe handle, Styles goes down. EZ Money strikes Styles. EZ Money gets taken down out of nowhere. Styles hits a dropkick on EZ Money. Tiger suplex on EZ, right from out of the Misawa playbook. EZ whips Styles into the turnbuckles...and predictably, the referee gets sandwiched. AJ Styles knocks EZ to the outside, then signals for the Styles Clash. He reaches out of the ring for EZ Money...and gets clobbered with the ring bell! Right to the head! The referee looks up to see EZ sliding in and making the pinfall. The referee calls for the bell though! He's disqualifying EZ Money, he must have seen the ring bell shot! The match is over. EZ Money looks furious. The referee walks over...and gets blasted with a clothesline! EZ has lost it! It gets a ***1\2 rating.
Overall: 76 % / Crowd: 65 % / Match: 88 %
Bret Hart is backstage. He was out there to hype a match against Billy Gunn. Glad to see they're putting effort into getting the fans interested in a fight between the two.
Overall: 67 %
Booker T vs Scott Hall :
Hall takes a headbutt from Booker T. Hall receives some punishment. Fallaway slam by Booker T. Fallaway slam by Booker T. Hall powers out of a headlock. Scott Hall with a badly-executed spinning neckbreaker on Booker. Hall hits a stump piledriver on Booker T, although it was quite weak in its execution. There's a two count on the pin. Scott Hall gets taken down out of nowhere. Massive backbreaker, Hall got planted. Early reports indicate that the back was *not* actually broken, so the move's name should actually be backhurter. Hooks the leg for a two count. Death valley driver by Booker T, Scott Hall got planted. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Hall drops out the back of a Booker T bodyslam attempt. Booker T takes a right hand to the temple from Hall. Scott Hall misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Back elbow connects, Hall staggers backward. The referee tries to separate the two grapplers...and gets knocked over and trampled on as they brawl! That's enough, the referee calls for the bell - double DQ! I can't decide whether it's a *** or a ***1\2 match...let's go for a ***1\4 rating to make it fair.
Overall: 71 % / Crowd: 73 % / Match: 68 %
Brian Lawler vs Lash LeRoux :
LeRoux takes a hurrancarana from Brian Lawler. Back heel kick off the second rope, LeRoux goes down. Tiger suplex on LeRoux, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Pin, but LeRoux is out just before the three count. Flying elbow from Brian Lawler. Cover for a two count. LeRoux ducks a wild right hand. Flying elbow from Lash LeRoux. LeRoux crushes Lawler with a running senton. LeRoux walks into a trip. Lawler crushes LeRoux with a big legdrop. Brian Lawler has Lash LeRoux down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Off the top - Missile Dropkick, forget about it. 1....2...3! Brian Lawler slides to the outside and grabs a chair, then climbs back into the ring. LeRoux turns around...and gets planted with a huge chair shot to the head! He is left down and out on the canvas. *** rating for a good bout.
Overall: 66 % / Crowd: 63 % / Match: 69 %
Bret Hart vs Billy Gunn (For The TWA World Title) :
Big backdrop on Hitman, executed well. Spinebuster by Billy Gunn. Cover for a two count. Hitman powers out of a headlock. Back suplex on Billy, which is a backdrop to you NOAH fans. Bodyslam by Hitman. Cover for a two count. Spear! Billy is down and hurt. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Hard impact russian legsweep by Hitman. If you're going to get impact, 'hard' is probably a good way to go. Billy reverses a waistlock. Big piledriver on Hitman. Cover for a two count. Billy Gunn scores with a big spinebuster. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Rude Awakening on Bret Hart by Billy. Billy Gunn fires off some right and left hands. Bret Hart ducks a clothesline attempt. Big dropkick by Bret Hart, who got good elevation. Death valley driver by Bret Hart, Billy Gunn is down and hurt. Billy Gunn gets knocked to the ground by Hitman. Sharpshooter!!! Billy Gunn taps out! Bret Hart is still in the ring celebrating. Billy Gunn pushes the referee away, then spins Hitman around! Billy Gunn hits the Dumb-Ass-Er! Bret Hart has been floored after the match. I'll give this a ***1\4 rating.
Overall: 73 % / Crowd: 79 % / Match: 68 %