NAWA Glory Four Year Anniversary Spectacular 1/3/06

We see a highlights package from past NAWA shows, featuring many current and past faces, fading into the closing moments of the Walk Through Hell Match, with Stylish brutalizing Christopher Daniels to regain the NAWA World Title three weeks ago. Tonight, the New Age Wrestling Alliance turns four years old with a blockbuster night of wrestling action.

Out comes the brand new NAWA Commissioner Larry Sweeney to boos, with Abyss, Takeshi Morishima, Tony Mamaluke, and Ron Killings, walking to the ring with him. It should be noted that Larry Sweeney is not in his wheelchair this week. Sweeney gets on the microphone, saying over the last three ways, he has been through extensive therapy, allowing him to walk about. For those without the benefit of Pay Per View capabilities, he is now the NAWA Commissioner and New Jack is back on the street where he belongs. The fans of the New Age Wrestling Alliance will find him a fair and impartial man, who has the interests of the New Age Wrestling Alliance fans in mind. With that in mind, he has a big main event in mind, with Jerry Lynn squaring off against Raven tonight on Glory! Despite their opinion on Sweeney, the fans pop big time.

Sweeney says there will be more, New Jack named Teddy Hart the number one contender for the NAWA World Title. Fine enough, but Sweeney says Tony Mamaluke deserves the title shot more and tonight, Teddy Hart will put both his number one contendership and the NAWA International Title on the line against Mamaluke tonight. There is also the matter of the number one contenders, in Team 3D. Sweeney says that they haven't impressed him yet and they will put the number one contendership on the line against the duo of Takeshi Morishima and Abyss! The crowd boos, Team 3D might be one of the most decorated team in wrestling history, but they are fighting a pair of monsters. Finally, Samoa Joe might be undefeated and the NAWA Television Champion but tonight, he will put his belt on the line against Ron Killings. Sweeney says he's going to make his first night as NAWA Commissioner and the celebration of the fourth year of NAWA Glory a big one.

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AJ Styles vs. Austin Aries One of the things to look forward to in the New Age Wrestling Alliance is the Cruiserweight Division, with some of the most impressive athletes in the entire world. Both men trade punches and kicks, knocking each other around, before they go into the high flying offense. Hiptoss bringed Aries and Styles leapfrogs over Aries, before hitting a spinning leg lariat, putting him to the floor. Pescado leaps over the top rope on Aries, knocking him looking and Styles throws him into the ring. Springboard forearm smash scores a two count. Styles works over Aries a bit, before he ducks the head. Kneelift to Styles, before Aries delivers a vicious DDT, dropping Styles down onto his head for a nearfall. Aries picks up Styles and pounds away at him, before throwing him into the corner. Clothesline to the back of the head and wheelbarrow suplex brings him down for a nearfall.

Aries throws Styles to the outside and baseball slide knocks him to the floor. Running tope suicida knocks AJ Styles into the guardrail. Back into the ring and somersault senton by Aries for a nearfall. Aries continues to pound on Styles with forearm smashes and going for a belly to back suplex but he drops onto his feet. Aries turns around and STYLES DECKS HIM WITH A PELE KICK! Aries drops down to the canvas and Styles pulls up Aries, before pounding away at him with jabs, before throwing him into the ropes. Clothesline is ducked and Styles leaps to the middle of the second rope. Asai Moonsault into an inverted DDT and Styles covers Aries hooking the leg for a two count. Styles picks up Aries, but Aries drills him with an uppercut to the chin. Aries hooks Styles and snap brainbuster brings him over. To the outside, on the top rope and 450 Splash misses! Styles rolls out of the way and pulls up Aries, before he delivers the Styles Clash, before rolling him over into a pinning predicament for the pin.

AJ Styles pinned Austin Aries with the Styles Clash in 0:08:59. Rating: *** 1/4

AJ Styles has his hand raised in the air, the crowd is cheering, as he scores the win. 2005 was a solid year for Styles, but with a start like this, 2006 looks to be even better.

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Dominic Santiago vs. Bryan Danielson Santiago is a mainstay of the MWCW promotion, the NAWA farm fed territory but he has a trial by fire against the NAWA Cruiserweight Champion. Danielson wrestles Santiago down to the crowd and nearly stomps his head, before he delivers a kneedrop to the chest of the newcomer. Danielson picks up Santiago and chops his chest until it is beet red, before he delivers a vicious double underhook suplex and a stiff kneelift to the face. Danielson picks up Santiago and works over the arm, viciously wringing it out, before snapping it down hard. Danielson pounds away at Santiago and nearly drops him on his head with a vicious belly to back suplex. Danielson kicks the back of the head of Santiago, before he pulls him up into a full nelson. DRAGON SUPLEX NEARLY FOLDS UP SANTIAGO ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK! Santiago is pulled up and seated abdominal stretch. Vicious elbow strikes pound in the side of the neck and Danielson hooks the arms of Santiago, before he delivers the Cattle Mutilation! The newcomer screams in agony, as Danielson is stretching the hell out of him and the referee checks on him, but he's unconcious already.

Bryan Danielson defeated Dominic Santiago when Dominic Santiago passed out in the Cattle Mutilation in 0:05:33. Rating: *** 1/4

Danielson gets the win, holding up the NAWA Cruiserweight Title Belt, looking at the camera, saying that anytime, anyplace, he will fight the best cruiserweights the world of wrestling has to offer. Danielson is going on eleven months as NAWA Cruiserweight Champion and it doesn't look like anyone is close to unseating him. He beat KENTA at StarClash 05 and is looking to be as dominant in 2006 as he was in 2005.

Backstage:

Dan Marion is backstage with a tag team known as Too Hot for Television. They are Cayden Walker and Percival Stephens, with their manager Victor Domiquez, who might be recognized by long time NAWA fans as former French Revolution member Pierre Marquette. He is wearing a suit with sunglasses, smoking a cigar. Walker and Stephens are wearing sunglasses, sequined purple robes, and bright blue feather boas. Marion asks them them about why they have come to the New Age Wrestling Alliance. Walker says that the tag team competition in the NAWA needs spicing up and needs some added pizzaz. What better than a team that has been judged to be Too Hot for Television to be the ones who spice it up. Marion asks them about their opponents tonight, the Rottweilers, but Domiquez states that his boys are ready, they are a tag team in all aspects of life and they are going to work as one to defeat the Rottweilers. Domiquez says they have their sights set on those NAWA World Tag Team Titles held by Chris Sabin and Matt Bentley and tonight the Rottweilers will be knocked out of the competition.

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The Gambler and Rhino vs. Sederick Skyhawk and Simon Diamond(w/Mr. Fernando, Richard Ramos Ricardo, Attorney At Law, and Candace Sweet)

The Gambler and Rhino knock around their rivals with clotheslnes, battering them, knocking them around. This leaves the Gambler and Skyhawk in the ring, where the Gambler throws him from corner to corner, delivering an inverted atomic drop and a high knee smash, before dropping a pair of elbows. The tide is turned and Diamond and Skyhawk make quick tags in and out, double teaming the Gambler with ruthless agress. Pair of snap suplexes into a sitout front suplex by Diamond scores a nearfall on the Gambler. Diamond beats on the Gambler and tags in Skyhawk, who delivers a vicious DDT for a nearfall. Punches and bodyslam, setting up the moonsault which misses. Tag made to Diamond and tag made to Rhino, who is a house of fire, knocking around both of his opponents. The Gambler clotheslines Skyhawk to the floor, allowing Rhino to bulldoze Diamond with the Gore to score the pin.

The Gambler and Rhino defeated Sederick Skyhawk and Simon Diamond when Rhino pinned S. Diamond with the Gore in 0:05:25. Rating: **

The Gambler and Rhino score a decisive win over their rivals in Sederick Skyhawk Productions, as an exclamation mark for their victories back at StarClash 05. 2006 should be an interesting year for all four men.

Backstage:

Team 3D are backstage, saying they earned the numnber one contendership and now Larry Sweeney is trying to take it away from them, putting them in the ring with two monsters, competing in their first match as a team in the NAWA. Brother Ray and Brother Devon say fine, the bigger then come, the harder they fall, and they will retain their number one contendership and go onto beat Bentley and Sabin at Luck of the Draw for the NAWA World Tag Team Titles.

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Team 3D vs. Takeshi Morishima and Abyss(w/Larry Sweeney) The announcers wonder if Sweeney can get away with what he's been doing, being the Commissioner and favoring the men he is managing. They mention that NAWA Owner Matt Harms will be the regular broadcast of Glory this week and will have an announcement based on this. Team 3D use their double teaming tactics to take Morishima off of balance, including a legsweep and a leaping clothesline but Brother Ray, despite his pretty sizeable bulk, is only able to hold down the big man for a one count. Brother Ray pounds on Morishima, viciously throwing him from pillar to post, before he delivers a corner clothesline and a DDT, but going up top is a mistake and the senton misses. Morishima beats down Brother Ray, with a huge kick to the head and he scoops him up, before effortlessly throwing him down with a powerslam for a two count. Tag made to Abyss and the big men hook Brother Ray before bringing him over with a double suplex for a two count.

Abyss drops an elbow on Brother Ray and throttles him with a chokehold, before pulling him up. Forearms to the chest as Sweeney looks on. Abyss kicks him right into the corner and steps back, before he avalanches Brother Ray into the corner. The wind has been knocked out of Brother Ray and Abyss throws him into the other corner. Kneelift in the corner and Abyss pounds away at him, before delivering a gutwrench suplex out of the corner. Tag made to Morishima, who climbs to the top rope. This is insane and he connects with a huge missile dropkick, wiping out Brother Ray for a nearfall. Ray is pulled up and Morishima stiffs him with a series of forearm smashes, before mowing him down with a short lariat for a nearfall. Morishima picks up Brother Ray and throws him into the corner. Attempted running Yakuza Kick into the corner but Ray moves and Morishima hangs himself up in the corner!

Race to the corner. Abyss is tagged in but so is Brother Devon who enters the ring, punching away at the monster, staggering him back for a pair of clotheslines but Abyss remains on his feet. Devon climbs to the second rope and launches himself off with a shoulderblock, knocking Abyss down. Morishima enters the ring going for a lariat but Devon ducks that and attempts to hook him for a belly to back suplex. No go on the big man and Devon strains his back. Brother Ray enters the ring, taking Morishima down with a clothesline. Morishima bounces back up to his feet and Brother Ray takes a running start. High cross body, and both of the big men stagger over the top rope to the arena floor. There might be a huge grease spot on the arena floor after this one. Devon delivers a reverse Russian Legsweep on Abyss and goes to the top rope, high risk move on the way. Diving Headutt by Devon does not connect when Abyss rolls out of way. Devon is wiped out and Abyss pulls him up before hitting the Black Hole Slam for the pin.

Abyss and Takeshi Morishima defeated Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) when Abyss pinned Devon with the Black Hole Slam in 0:10:09. Rating: *** 3/4

Morishima and Abyss are the number one contenders for the NAWA World Tag Team Titles and will face off against Chris Sabin and Matt Bentley at Luck of the Draw. Sabin and Bentley have been impressive champions but has their luck run out against this duo of absolute monsters?

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NAWA International Title and the Number One Contendership for the NAWA World Title on the Line Tony Mamaluke(w/Larry Sweeney) vs. Teddy Hart(c)

Both men know each other well, having many battles, including an epic Ladder Match which was one of the top NAWA Matches of 2005. Both men trade elementary holds, with Hart pulling out a hiptoss, before he delivers a pair of dropkicks and a nice spinning headscissors. Mamaluke scrambles to the floor and Hart delivers a twisting somersault plancha to the floor. Mamaluke has been wiped out and Hart delivers a punch to the midsection, before rolling him back into the ring, for a springboard somersault dropkick. Hart kips up, delivering a cartwheel into a twisting somersault sentlon for a two count. Hart picks up Mamaluke, delivering a Russian Legsweep, a tilt a whirl backbreaker, and a spinning elbowdrop but only a two count. He picks up Mamaluke but the head is ducked. Kneelift sets up a swinging neckbreaker for a two count on Hart.

Mamaluke works over the neck of Hart, knowing it is still tender from his match with Jerry Lynn at StarClash. Pair of European Uppercuts soften up Hart for a vicious DDT which scores a two count. Cravate applied but Hart bridges out. Mamaluke fires back with chops and a jumping neck snap delivered. Dropkick off the second rope to the face of a seated Hart scores another two count and Mamaluke picks up Hart, delivering a swinging neckbreaker for another two count. He sets up Hart for a pair of snap suplexes, before holding him up for a brain buster for a nearfall. Sweeney is yelling at Mamaluke to keep it up and he does, working over the neck, for a second rope somersault neckbreaker for a nearfall. Guillotine choke but Hart fights out of it at two and a half armdrops. Criss cross off of the ropes and Hart brings down Mamaluke with a running inverted bulldog for a two count.

Hart beats the ten count and beats Mamaluke with a series of punches. Kick is blocked but Hart connects with an enzuigiri to the back of the head. Hart pounds away at Mamaluke, before he delivers a snap suplex. To the second rope and inverted bulldog from that position for a nearfall. Mamaluke goes to the floor but Hart baseball slides him, before he goes to the middle rope and pulls out an Asai Moonsault to the floor! Mamaluke folds up underneath Hart and Hart throws him into the ring. Springboard Hart Attack connects but Mamaluke is in the ropes just barely. Hart works over Mamaluke, forearms to the back and dragon screw legwhip, sets up a headbutt to the midsection. Sharpshooter is reversed into a small package for a two count and reversed the other way for another two count. Hart kicks Mamaluke in the midsection and springboards to the middle rope. CAUGHT IN MID MOVE WITH AN EUROPEAN UPPERCUT. Mamaluke kicks Hart and sets him up. Pyramid of Siciliy but Hart breaks the arms free, twisting on the shoulders of Mamaluke, before he turns into a Victory Roll, holding Mamaluke down long enough for the pin!

Teddy Hart pinned Tony Mamaluke after a Victory Roll in 0:12:01. Rating: **** 1/4 (Teddy Hart retained the NAWA International Title.)

Hart has scored the win and Mamaluke attacks him after the match, with Ron Killings running out to beat him down as well. Two on one beatdown on Hart, much to the approval of the NAWA Commissioner but out runs Raven with a singapore cane. Raven slides into the ring, swinging the cane like a madman and chasing off Mamaluke and Killings before they can do further punishment to Hart. Sweeney gets on the microphone, saying that this gives him an idea for a tag team matches in forty eight hours on the regular Thursday broadcast on Glory, featuring Ron Killings and Tony Mamaluke against Raven and Teddy Hart. A huge blockbuster tag team encounter and a good reason to tune into Glory on Thursday, along with all of the other blockbuster wrestling action. Over the past four years, the New Age Wrestling Alliance has brought you some of the greatest wrestling action in the world and will continue to do so throughout 2006.

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Too Hot for Television(w/Victor Domiquez) vs. the Rottweilers(w/Julius Smokes) Too Hot for Television get some heel heat for their outlandish ring attire and overblown entrance, that is second only to Sederick Skyhawk in acting like pompous jackasses as they enter the ring. The crowd cheers as Percival Stephens is welcomed to the New Age Wrestling Alliance by Low-Ki or to be more accurate, Low-Ki's feet. As he kicks Stephens several times, really hard, in the head and ribs, leaving him with a few more bumps and bruises. The Rottweilers make a couple of quick tags, brutalizing Stephens but the head is ducked on Low-Ki allowing for a sitdown faceslam. Quick tags in and out by Too Hot for Television, showing some promise with some fairly solid double teaming offense, but their arrogant posing and parading around the ring gets the fans pissed off. Hot tag to Homicide after Low-Ki nearly decapitates Stephens with a leg lariat, allows Homicide to hit the ring a house of fire. Walker is the victim of a brutal Cop Killa and Too Hot for Television are shown just how tough tag team competition is in the New Age Wrestling Alliance, as Homicide pins Walker to win this match.

Homicide and Low-Ki defeated Too Hot for Television (Percival Stephens and Cayden Walker) when Homicide pinned Walker with the Cop Killa in 0:07:10. Rating: **

The Rottweilers rebound from their loss against Team 3D, beating Too Hot for Television. Walker and Stephens have some potential, providing they can keep their Takeshi Morishima sized egos in check long enough to score the win.

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NAWA Television Title Match Ron Killings(w/Tony Mamaluke) vs. Samoa Joe(c)

Wisely, Sweeney decides to sit this one out, knowing what happened the last two times he came face to face with Samoa Joe, as Tony Mamaluke is in the corner of Ron Killings this time. Scott Steiner will be on the shelf for an amount of time, after his match with Samoa Joe and Joe unloads on Killings, pasting him with forearm smashes. Joe nearly decapitates him with a vicious running knee to the head and Killings is on the floor. No place is safe and Joe beats on Killings, before he hoists him up. SWINGING POWER BOMB RIGHT INTO THE GUARDRAIL! The back of Killings hits the guardrail and Joe beats on him, before throwing him into the ring. Mamaluke gets involved and Joe kicks him right in the face. The NAWA Television Champion enters the ring and gets a leaping leg lariat right in the face. Killings covers but Joe powers out at the count of one.

Killings pounds away at Joe, delivering a pair of flying forearms to knock Joe down as he gets up. Running somersault legdrop but the champion kicks out once again. Killings beats on Joe in the corner, ten count punches and he dropss down, before he delivers a kneelift. Running axe kick to the back of the head and Joe is down for a nearfall. Killings climbs to the top rope and delivers a missile dropkick for a nearfall. He pounds on Joe and goes for the K-Driller but Joe shoves him off into the ropes. Joe delivers a vicious Yakuza Kick right to the head. Killings goes down and Joe hoists him up in a waistlock. GERMAN SUPLEX RIGHT INTO THE CORNER! Killings is slumped in the corner and Joe stomps him down in the corner, before he delivers a boot scrape in the corner. RUNNING YAKUZA KICK TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD! Mamaluke is on the ring apron and Joe just savate kicks him off. He hoists up Killings and Muscle Buster! Joe rolls over and slaps on the Kokina Clutch but Killings is already out cold! This nets Joe the win when the referee checks him.

Samoa Joe defeated Ron Killings when Ron Killings passed out in the Kokina Clutch in 0:09:15. Rating: *** 3/4 (Samoa Joe retained the NAWA Television Title.)

Samoa Joe has kept the NAWA World Television Title tonight on Glory, extending his dominance and his undefeated streak in one on one singles action into 2006. Killings fell short in becoming a four time NAWA Television Champion and Joe leaves the ring, with the belt draped over his shoulder.

Coming Up Next: Raven squares off against Jerry Lynn in our main event on Glory.

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Raven vs. Jerry Lynn Raven attacks Lynn at the bell, knocking him around with a series of punches. Kneelift rocks Lynn in the corner and Raven takes him down with an attempted ankle lock but Lynn is in the ropes and to the floor. Raven dives through the middle rope with a flying axe handle plancha and knocks around Lynn, slamming him into the guardrail, before throwing him into the guardrail and high back body drop on the floor. Raven rolls Lynn back into the ring and kneelift doubles him over. Lynn is staggered and Raven grabs him before going for a bulldog. Belly to back suplex counters the bulldog and Lynn delivers a running dropkick to the face of Raven. Raven is pulled up and Lynn beats on him with chops before setting him up. Brain buster brings Raven down and Lynn floats over for a two count.

Lynn works over Raven some more, delivering a reverse neckbreaker and a springboard kneedrop but Raven kicks out once again. In the corner, for some chops and Lynn sets up Raven on the top rope. Attempted superplex is blocked and Raven shoves him off but he leaps off into a dropkick from Lynn. Lynn goes to the outside and springboard dropkick for a nearfall. More neck work, including a jumping neck snap and a swinging neckbreaker set up a sleeperhold but Raven elbows out of that one. Lynn delivers a kneelift and brings Raven to his shoulders. Death Valley Driver for another nearfall. Lynn picks up Raven and rams him into the corner. Lariat in the corner and Lynn has him set up, but he delivers the Tornado DDT for a very close nearfall. Lynn pulls up Raven and kneelift. Cradle Piledriver is set up but Raven counters with a high back body drop!

Lynn bounces up and back up, going for a punch but Raven blocks it and hammers away at Lynn. Lynn is staggered back in the corner and Raven delivers a corner clothesline, knocking Lynn for a loop, before hooking him around the head. Running bulldog out of the corner. Raven covers for a two count. He pounds away at Lynn, drilling a knee into his head, before connecting with a gutwrench suplex for a nearfall. Raven pounds away at Lynn and attempted Evenflow DDT but Lynn blocks it. Lynn shoves Raven off into the ropes and kick to the midsection. Cradle piledriver set up countered into a single leg takedown, right into an ankle lock! Raven has the ankle of Lynn, turning it but Lynn is in the ropes once again. Lynn is underneath the middle rope and Raven attempts to pull him up but Lynn grabs Raven around the head. THE THROAT OF RAVEN IS SNAPPED OVER THE TOP ROPE! Raven staggers back and Lynn exits the ring, grabbing a steel chair. He reenters the ring with the weapon, with the referee warning him. LYNN NEARLY TAKES RAVEN'S HEAD OFF WITH A HUGE CHAIRSHOT! That's a disqualification for sure!

Raven defeated Jerry Lynn by disqualification in 0:11:00. Rating: *** 3/4

Lynn decks the referee, knocking him out, as Raven has been busted open with the chairshot. He smashes the chair over the back of Raven and pulls him into position. CRADLE PILEDRIVER DRILLS RAVEN DOWN ONTO THE CANVAS! Raven has been laid out and Lynn continues to stomp him, until security comes out, to pull Lynn off before he severely injuries Raven. We are out of time, see you in two days for more NAWA Glory action!