NAWA Glory 2/2/06

Tonight: The Quarterfinal Round of the NAWA International Title. Harry Harris is in the house and he will address his victory at Luck of the Draw and the challenge Raven laid down for Luck of the Draw.

NAWA International Title Tournament Quarterfinals The Gambler vs. Ron Killings(w/Larry Sweeney)

Both men exchange punches at the bell and some chops, before the Gambler throws him into the ropes. A pair of clotheslines knocks Killings to his feet and the Gambler pulls him up. Forearm smash knocks Killings into the corner and the Gambler delivers a kneelift, before climbing to the second rope. Attempted ten count punches but Killings delivers an inverted atomic drop out of the corner. Killings delivers a leg lariat knocking the Gambler down to the canvas. The Gambler is up and Killings delivers a kneelift to the face. Uppercut right to the chest knocking the Gambler into the corner before Killings throwing him into the ropes. Into the corner and Killings hoists up the Gambler, before bringing him down with a belly to back suplex. He does the splits and drops a legdrop for a two count.

Killings beats on the Gambler with chops, rocking him back into the corner and throwing him into the corner. Backbreaker delivered to the Gambler and Killings rams a series of knees right into the face of the Gambler, before picking up the Gambler and ramming him into the corner, before he delivers a kneelift. Axe kick drilled down across the back of the head for a two and a half count. Killings picks up the Gambler and kneelift. Attempted K-Driller but the Gambler shoves him off. The Gambler delivers a high knee right to the head, taking Killings down. Killings bounces up to his feet and jabs to the chest, before the Gambler takes down Killings with a powerslam. Cover and a two count. The Gambler beats on Killings, before delivering a kneelift, before throwing him into the ropes. The head is ducked and Killings delivers a sunset flip. THE GAMBLER SITS DOWN, HOOKING BOTH LEGS TO SCORE THE PIN!

[NAWA International Title Tournament Quarterfinals]: The Gambler pinned Ron Killings after a double leg-hook in 0:09:50. Rating: ***

The crowd cheers as the Gambler has advanced to the semifinals to face off against Tony Mamaluke next week on Glory. The Gambler exits the ring, hand raised in a token of victory as he walks to the back as Sweeney looks a bit irritated that one of his men had fallen on their first chance, despite having the week off.

Backstage:

Raven is sitting backstage, saying that he has had a lot to reflect on over the past eleven days. Luck of the Draw was supposed to be a triumph, he has to win the NAWA World Title, not for him, but for the good of the New Age Wrestling Alliance but Harry Harris had to come back and ruin it. Raven says he has had his share of battles with Harry Harris and they have spilled blood but to what ends. Raven speaks of a vast conspiracy to keep him away from the NAWA World Title, because he does not conform to the standards of this company. He is kept busy with people like Christopher Daniels, CM Punk, and Jerry Lynn, who are merely puppets of the establishment, even though they have been fooled in thinking they had some great purpose. Raven says the sins of a few will corrupt many and he says the innocent will fall, so the guilty can be punished. We fade out on this note, as we will come back to more with Raven tonight and still to come, Harry Harris will make his first public appearence since winning Luck of the Draw.

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Petey Williams vs. Colt Cabana Cabana delivers some armdrags and a nice headscissors, before he dropkicks Petey Williams through the ropes and to the arena floor. Nice plancha and Petey Williams is hammered with punches before Cabana throws him back into the ring. Springboard legdrop from Cabana gets two and a pair of snap suplexes, is followed up by a running kneedrop for another two count. Petey Williams takes advantage of the match with a vicious swinging neckbreaker and brings up Cabana, hammering across the back of his head. Brain buster scores a close nearfall. Petey Williams beats on Cabana and delivers a fisherman suplex for another close two count. More of a beating, including a reverse neckbreaker and a flying senton but Cabana kicks out. Canadian Destroyer is blocked and Cabana back drops out of that, before hitting a Discus Clothesline. Off the ropes and a leapihg leg lariat. Cabana beats on Petey Williams before setting him up for the Colt 45. A block but a couple of kneelifts and Petey Williams is brought down. Cover and Cabana has scored the win!

Colt Cabana pinned Petey Williams with the Colt 45 in 0:06:57. Rating: ****

Colt Cabana gets the win as the NAWA Cruiserweight Champion Bryan Danielson stares him down from the ramp. Danielson will face off against Colt Cabana for that NAWA Cruiserweight Title only on Pay Per View in ten days at Blinded By Fury, based on Cabana's win in the non title match last week.

Backstage:

Raven is back, saying that Teddy Hart brought last weeks beating on himself. His sin is a vast amount of pride, Raven might have pulled Hart out of the fire a few times, but Hart is refusing to do the same to Raven because his pride would not allow him to admit so. Two weeks ago on this program, Hart proved how much he valued his association, by pinning Raven in the center of the ring, using the cheapest trick in the book. Now Hart had to pay for what he did, out of neccessity. Pride is his downfall, as it has been the downfall of many prior. Raven says that Hart might be gone but many more will pay and there will be others who will fall, just caught in the backlash. The entire New Age Wrestling Alliance might have to collapse, even if it saves a few innocents from the corruptions of those who had been tainted by sins.

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NAWA International Title Tournament Quarterfinals AJ Styles vs. Takeshi Morishima(w/Larry Sweeney)

Morishima goes for a kick at the bell but Styles cartwheels underneath and dropkick to the back of the leg. Morishima wobbles and Styles hammers him with more chops. Even more chops but the big man remains on his feet and Styles slides underneath another charge, before leapfrogging over Morishima. Styles catches Morishima with a leg lariat across the face and a Discus Clothesline, but that only backs him up into the corner. A pair of dropkicks and Styles climbs to the outside, before he delivers a springboard forearm smash that manages to knock Morishima down to one knee. To the outside again but a second one is caught in a huge powerslam. Styles folds up and Morishima backs off. Huge kneedrop knocks all of the wind out of AJ Styles. Morishima picks up Styles and throws him into the corner. Vicious clothesline and Morishima sets up Styles, before bringing him down with a side suplex. Cover hooking the leg but only getting a two count.

Morishima beats on Styles with punches and a vicious kick to the head brings him down for a nearfall. He beats on Styles some more and into the ropes. Belly to belly suplex catches Styles, bringing him down as he comes off the ropes. Morishima puts all of his weight into a lateral press but Styles barely kicks out at two and a half. Morishima beats on the back of Styles with some vicious forearm smashes. Set up and he's going for a power bomb but Styles punches out of it, before he slides down the back door. Sunset flip but there is no way Morishima is going over. Sitdown splash right across the chest of Styles knocks the wind out of him. Morishima covers Styles hooking the leg and just barely out before the two and a half count. Headbutt but Morishima and Styles is set up for the Belly to Back Suplex but Styles lands on his feet. Morishima turns around and PELE KICK CRACKS HIM RIGHT IN THE FACE!

Morishima is on his feet and Styles frantically jabs away at Morishima, in an attempt to knock him down. The big man is on his feet and Styles bounces off the ropes. Forearm smash right to the chest and Styles delivers a spinning leg lariat. Morishima remains on his feet and Styles delivers a dropkick. Two more dropkicks and Morishima is knocked over the top rope but he lands on his feet. Styles dives over the top rope for a somersault plancha but Morishima catches him. POWER BOMB DUMPS STYLES RIGHT ON THE FLOOR! Right onto those paddings and Morishima enters the ring, as the referee puts the count on AJ Styles, who reaches the ring at the count of nine, only to be lariated to death for a very close nearfall! Morishima beats on Styles and into the corner. He backs off before going for an avalanche. Styles moves and Morishima hits the corner hard. Roll up from behind by Styles and he just barely manages to hold Morishima down long enough to score the pin!

[NAWA International Title Tournament Quarterfinals]: AJ Styles pinned Takeshi Morishima after a roll up in 0:11:36. Rating: *** 3/4

AJ Styles has somehow pulled out a victory and runs up the ramp with his hand raised, where he will fight either Abyss or Christian Cage in the semifinals next week.

Backstage:

The NAWA Television Champion Samoa Joe is interviewed by Dan Marion, about his brawl last week with Rhino but before this interview could get underway, Rhino comes into the backstage area, to get into the face of Samoa Joe. Both Rhino and Joe go back and forth, both men going face to face, with neither man backing down. Rhino challenges Joe to an NAWA Television Title Match at Blinded by Fury and Joe accepts, before we lead to a brawl, both men exchanging punches and beating each other in the back. Both men are really laying into each other and Joe gets slammed right into the fencing, before he is stomped to a brutal pulp. Joe manages to fight back with chops and knocks Rhino around, choking him down, but Rhino fights back, ramming Joe into a wall, kicking him in the chest, as security comes to break up this chaotic solution, but an NAWA Television Title Match has been set up for Blinded by Fury between Rhino and Samoa Joe. Both men have some unsettled business from last week.

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We see Austin Aries and Alex Shelley standing on top of the Rottweilers and Team 3D after this week. Aries and Shelley have thrown out an open challenge, which has been accepted by Team 3D tonight.

Austin Aries and Alex Shelley vs. Team 3D Aries is pinballed back and forth, beaten from pillar to post, nearly driven through the canvas with a double flapjack from Team 3D. Brother Ray pounds away at Austin Aries in the corner, before he delivers a huge kneelift and a backbreaker. Tag to Devon and held for some punches, before Devon delivers a leaping clothesline taking Aries down. Aries goes to the eyes to stall Devon, before hitting a jawbreaker. Tag made to Alex Shelley who fires some forearm smashes right to the chest of Brother Devone, knocking him backwards, before he is thrown into the ropes. Leg lariat in the corner and Shelley delivers a snap suplex, before floating over for a two count. He sets up Devon and tag made to Austin Aries. Irish whip into a missile dropkick brings Devon down to the canvas for the count of two.

Aries pounds on Devon and sets him up for a backbreaker before he tags in Shelley. Flying legdrop with Devon draped over the knee of Aries. Two count and Shelley pounds away on Devon but the head is ducked and Devon delivers a DDT bringing Shelley down to the canvas for a count of two. Both men are crawling towards the corner. Tag made to Aries and tag made to Brother Ray, who is a house of fire, knocking around both Aries and Shelley. Shelley is flipped over the top rope, landing on his feet, where Team 3D brings him down with a belly to back suplex/reverse neckbreaker combination move. Aries delivers a kneelift to the chest of Brother Devon and goes for the brain buster but Devon drops down and shoves him off the ropes before scooping his up as Brother Ray gets into position. 3D brings Aries down! Shelley is clotheslined to the floor as Brother Ray covers Aries to score the pin!

Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) defeated Austin Aries and Alex Shelley when Brother Ray pinned Aries after with the 3D in 0:09:18. Rating: *** 1/2

LOW-KI KICKS SHELLEY RIGHT ACROSS THE BACK OF THE HEAD ON THE FLOOR! Homicide enters the ring and blasts Brother Ray right in the face with the blackjack, striking him right between the eyes. Devon fights back with some punches, but Low-Ki enters the ring, kicking Devon, allowing Homicide to mow him down with a lariat. The Rottweilers are standing tall in the center of the ring over their enemies.

Backstage:

Raven then shifts his gears to the NAWA World Champion Miles Stylish, who has been tainted by a multitude of sins. Raven reminds us that the took Miles Stylish to the limit back at the End of Days 2004 and thus he should be receiving the NAWA World Title Shot. He calls Stylish a corporate puppet, only keeping the title warn, so their chosen golden child Harry Harris can return from injury and reign atop as mandated by the NAWA Owner Matt Harms. Raven accuses Stylish of ducking him, bringing up the very real fact that throughout Stylish's two reigns as NAWA World Champion, Raven has not received one shot at the title. In fact, the last time he received an NAWA World Championship Title Shot was against the Dark Warrior back at Truth or Consequences in November 2004. Stylish fears something and thus he is ducking Raven. Raven says Stylish might be a corporate puppet, but Raven is the puppet master.

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Footage from last week showing Too Hot for Television scoring a non title upset win over the NAWA World Tag Team Champions Chris Sabin and Matt Bentley. At Blinded by Fury in ten days, the gold will be on the line when Too Hot for Television square off against Sabin and Bentley but tonight one on one, we'll see Chris Sabin against Percival Stephens.

Percival Stephens(w/Cayden Walker and Victor Domiquez) vs. Chris Sabin(w/Matt Bentley)

Stephens attacks Sabin at the bell but gets backdropped to the floor and a flying cross body block knocks Stephens down. Sabin throws him into the ring, before a springboard dropkick knocks Stephens down to the canvas. Chops rocks Stephens and into the ropes. Stephens flips into the corner and belly to back suplex from Sabin scores a two count. The head is ducked and Stephens kicks him right in the chest, before hitting a sitdown faceslam for a two count. Stephens pounds away at Sabin, stomping him, before picking him up and chopping him into the corner, before delivering a handspring elbowsmash and a running bulldog for a two count. A couple of forearm smashes and a swinging bulldog before Stephens goes up to but misses a moonsault. Sabin is back into the match, jabbing away at Stephens, before delivering a leg lariat. He picks up Stephens and hoists him up, connecting with the Cradle Shock to score the pin!

Chris Sabin pinned Percival Stephens with the Cradle Shock in 0:06:07. Rating: ** 1/2

Walker attacks Sabin from behind, beating him down in the center of the ring. Bentley attempts to enter the ring but gets whacked right across the back of the head from the walking stick of Victor Domiquez. Sabin is beaten in the center of the ring by Too Hot for Television. Walker hoists up Sabin onto his shoulders as Stephens climbs to the top rope. BACKLFLIP INVERTED DDT OFF OF THE SHOULDERS OF WALKER ON SABIN BY STEPHENS! Chris Sabin might be dead, as that was an impressive double team move from Too Hot For Television. They walk from the ring, ready to challenge for the gold in ten days time at Blinded By Fury.

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NAWA International Title Tournament Quarterfinals Abyss(w/Larry Sweeney) vs. Christian Cage(w/Miles Stylish)

Abyss attacks Christian at the bell, knocking him around. Christian is thrown into the ropes and huge clothesline, before Abyss drops a pair of elbows onto Christian. He pulls up Christian, beating him down in the center of the ring. Running avalanche in the corner and the wind has been knocked out of Christian, before Abyss grabs him by the throat. Choke slam is blocked with some kicks to the midsection and Christian backs off, dropkicking Abyss. Another dropkick and Abyss remains on his feet, before Christian spears him through the ropes to the floor. Baseball slide sets Abyss into the guardrail but a plancha is caught and Abyss drops him onto the guardrail chest first. Abyss pounds away at Christian, throwing him into the guardrail, before launching him back into the ring. Stylish grabs the foot of Abyss as Sweeney warns him but Christian drills an elbowsmash to the back of the head of Abyss.

Christian pounds away at Abyss, with stomps, choking, and an elbowdrop. Christian pulls up Abyss and rams him into the corner. Stomps in the corner and Christian delivers a kneelift to the chest. Abyss is stunned and Christian turns him around, into an inverted facelock. Drilling him down with a backbreaker from that position and Christian covers but Abyss powers out at the count of two. Abyss is pounded and Christian delivers a reverse neckbreaker before climbing to the top rope. Frog splash delivered to Abyss and Christian makes the cover for a two count. Christian beats on Abyss, chinlocking him, using the ropes for leverage, but Abyss powers out, pounding away on Christian but Gorilla Press is countered with a drop down and inverted DDT from Christian. Cover and only a two count. Abyss is beaten some more with stomps but Abyss fights back. Cltohesline is ducked and the referee gets knocked for a loop!

Christian kicks Abyss in the groin and attempts the Unprettier but Abyss powers out of that move. Christian bounces off the ropes and delivers a spinebuster slam drilling him down to the canvas. To the corner and pump splash delivered to Christian. Cover hooking the leg but there is no referee to count. Sweeney is yelling for a referee, looking down the ramp for another one, as Miles Stylish enters ther ing but Abyss takes him out with a clothesline. Abyss pounds on Stylish and Christian catches Abyss with a double axe handle to the back of the head. Reverse DDT and Christian makes the cover. Another referee runs out. Two count as Abyss kicks out. Christian backs up, climbing to the outside, before he leaps off the top rope. Abyss catches him. BLACK HOLE SLAM BRINGS CHRISTIAN DOWN! Abyss covers Christian but Stylish drapes his foot over the bottom rope for a two and nine tenths count. Stylish enters the ring with the chain, but Abyss kicks him and pulls the chain from Stylish. The NAWA World Champion is sent to the floor. Abyss turns around and DECKS CHRISTIAN WITH THE CHAIN! Sweeney screams in frustration as the referee has no choice but to disqualify Abyss for using the chain!

[NAWA International Title Tournament Quarterfinals]: Christian Cage defeated Abyss by disqualification in 0:12:21. Rating: *** 1/4

Larry Sweeney is on the ramp, the NAWA Commissioner looks none too happy with what just occured tonight. Four of his clients were in the tournament and now there is only one. Next week, Tony Mamaluke faces off against the Gambler and AJ Styles takes on Christian Cage in the semifinals of the tournament, where the winners face off to crown a new NAWA International Champion at Blinded by Fury in ten days!

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"Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins plays and the crowd explodes into loud cheers, as Harry Harris makes his way down the ring, being seen for the first time since his Luck of the Draw victory. It takes a few minutes for the cheers to die down and Harry Harris to speak. Harry Harris thanks the fans for the ovation and says that he's returned. There were some uncertain moments, he spent months just learning how to walk after his horrific neck injury at the hands of CM Punk. The doctors felt he was lucky to be able to walk again, much less compete in the ring but Harris managed to regain his mobility and prepare for a return in the ring. When Jerry Lynn went down, he felt he was well enough to pick up the pieces and he won the 2006 Luck of the Draw Match. That means he will be challenging for the NAWA World Title at March 19th at Reality Check! He hopes the champion is Miles Stylish because nothing will be sweeter than scoring his first victory ever against Miles Stylish and capturing the NAWA World Title at Reality Check. He says with his fans behind him anything is possible and he owes this NAWA World Title victory to all of the people who supported him through his intense and difficulty time of recovery.

"CAW, CAW, CAW"

Out comes Raven, to a loud round of boos from the fans. Raven walks down this great moment and stands on the ramp. He says if the fans really think that Harry Harris gives a damn about them, then they are bigger corporate puppets than Miles Stylish. The fact remains, Raven says he will explain exactly what the New Age Wrestling Alliance is. It's just a vehicle set up to ruthlessly promote Harry Harris, at the expense of everyone else. Raven claims that Harry Harris doesn't give a damn about the fans, only the money they put in his pocket. Raven declares that the fans are beyond salvation, if they put their faith in a guy whose body keeps breaking down. Raven talks about how he went through seventy five minutes of brutality at Luck of the Draw. He wrestled in Walk Through Hell Matches, I-Quit matches, and Last Man Standing Matches, winning most of them and very rarely going down to injury after any of them, yet Harry Harris is talked up as some heroic savior after his body gave out on him in standard wrestling matches, with no stipulations attached. "What about me, what about Raven?"

Harris interrupts saying "What about you, Raven?" The Luck of the Draw thing, yes, Harris might have been fresh but the fact remains, its funny that Raven is walking about those brutal matches that he has been in. Harry Harris reminds us that at WrestleClash II, he beat Raven in a Walk Through Hell Match to capture his first NAWA World Title. Raven interrupts, saying the beating he gave Harris in that match is the single reason why his body keeps breaking down. Harris didn't beat Raven, Raven beat himself, talking about how he hit his head on the exposed edge of the ring apron, knocking himself unconcious. Raven says that Harry Harris has to live with the fact that his greatest victory was a fluke and restates his challenge for a match at Blinded by Fury. Harris accepts, his first singles match in nearly a year. Raven says when he beats Harris at Blinded by Fury, there will be no doubt who will be the one worthy of challenging for the title at Reality Check. "So it is written, so it shall come to pass. Quoth the Raven, nevermore." We fade out on that last word on Raven, as Harry Harris and Raven will square off one on one at Blinded By Fury!