NAWA Glory 3/16/06

We cut backstage where Larry Sweeney is sitting in the Commissioner's office. He hypes up the Triple Threat Match this Sunday for the NAWA World Title, featuring the NAWA World Champion Miles Stylish squaring off against Harry Harris and Raven. It's one of the biggest NAWA title matches in the history of this company and tonight we'll have a preview, as Miles Stylish joins forces with the NAWA International Champion Christian Cage to face off against Raven and Harry Harris. The crowd gives a mixed reaction for that bombshell as the announcers express doubt that Harry Harris and Raven can even coexist as a tag team.

Tonight: The big man event just announced. Also, The NAWA Television Champion Samoa Joe and the NAWA International Champion Bryan Danielson join forces to face off against Sederick Skyhawk and Tony Mamaluke, AJ Styles and the Gambler against Ron Killings and Abyss, and so much more. But we kick things off on Glory with the NAWA World Tag Team Titles on the line.

Footage from last week where Austin Aries and Alex Shelley won an eight man tag team match, along with Simon Diamond and C.W. Anderson, with Aries pinning Chris Sabin, with the 450 Splash. As a result of this victory, Austin Aries and Alex Shelley will get a shot at the NAWA World Tag Team Titles.

NAWA World Tag Team Title Match Austin Aries and Alex Shelley vs. Chris Sabin and Matt Bentley(c)

Prerecorded promo from the Briscoe Brothers, announcing they will square off against Austin Aries and Alex Shelley at Reality Check which causes the announcers to speculate on the ramifications of this match should Aries and Shelley walk out with the gold. Sabin and Shelley exchange some great offense, lots of armdrags and dropkicks. Sabin beats on him and a couple of quick tags with Bentley. Double hiptoss by the champions and double elbowdrop before they kip up into Aries and hit him with a double dropkick. Bentley beats on Shelley but the head is ducked, allowing Shelley to pull off a swinging neckbreaker. Shelley beats on Bentley and tag made to Austin Aries. Gutbuster, which sets up a flying legdrop to the back of the head. Aries covers for a two count and he beats on Bentley, delivering a forerm smash, before dumping him to the floor. Baseball slide sets up a tope suicida from Aries! Bentley is knocked into the guardrail and rolled into the ring so Aries can hit a slingshot elbowdrop for the count of two.

Aries beats on Bentley and makes the tag to Alex Shelley. Forearm smash and Aries picks up Bentley, allowing Shelley to add a reverse neckbreaker for the count of two. Shelley pounds on Bentley, drawing some boos and kneelift into the corner. Northern Lights Suplex for the count of two and Shelley sets up Bentley. Tag made to Aries and slingshot into a missile dropkick. Aries covers for a nearfall and beats on Bentley with forearms before hitting a DDT. Bentley is covered for the count of two and the crowd is booing as Shelley cheapshots Bentley, allowing Aries to deliver a gutwrench suplex. Tag made to Shelley and the challengers hit a double vertical suplex which nearly scores a pin over one half of the NAWA World Tag Team Champions. Bentley is pulled up and Shelley throws him into the ropes. The head is ducked and Bentley kicks him in the face, before hitting a clothesline, wiping him out!

Race into the corner and tag made to Aries and to Sabin. Sabin rushes into the ring, cleaning house. Dropkicks to both of the challengers and Sabin delivers a sunset flip to Aries but Shelley breaks that up with a dropkick to the back of the head at the count of two. Here comes Bentley and high cross body to the floor. Sabin beats on Aries and hits a fisherman suplex. Two and a half count and Sabin to the outside. Slingshot Sunset Flip for another two count and enzuigiri to the face. Sabin pounds on Aries and throws him into the ropes. The head is ducked and Aries delivers a kneelift to the nose, before he hoists Sabin up. Crucifix Power Bomb brings Sabin down to the canvas hard. Aries covers for a close nearfall. Picking up Sabin and uppercut punches, before the brain buster is delivered. We see Shelley and Bentley chopping each other on the floor and Aries is perched. 450 Splash attempted no Sabin moves out of the way. Landing on his feet is Aries and BENTLEY COMES OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A SUPERKICK! He just snuck into the ring and Aries falls into the fireman's carry, right into the Cradle Shock! Bentley topes onto Shelley as Sabin pins Aries. Another successful title defense from perhaps the greatest tag team in NAWA history!

Chris Sabin and Matt Bentley defeated Austin Aries and Alex Shelley when C. Sabin pinned Aries with the Cradle Shock in 0:13:14. Rating: **** 1/4 (Chris Sabin and Matt Bentley retained the NAWA Tag Team Titles.)

We cut to the ramp where Team 3D are applauding. Brother Ray gets on the microphone, say that they're glad Bentley and Sabin kept the gold, because nothing would be sweater then for Team 3D to begin their first reign as NAWA World Tag Team Champions, by ending the nearly ten month reign of Sabin and Bentley. Devon testifies as Chris Sabin and Matt Bentley will put the NAWA World Tag Team Titles on the line against Team 3D. Also, the Briscoe Brothers will face off against Austin Aries and Alex Shelley in what should be an impressive match and perhaps a potential indicator of a future tag team title contender after this Sunday.

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Colt Cabana vs. Low-Ki(w/Julius Smokes) Cabana offers a handshake and gets slapped hard in the face. Low-Ki pounds away at Cabana in the corner with chops and kicks. Pair of Mongolian Chops to the top of the head of Cabana and into the ropes. Leg lariat is ducked and Cabana comes off the ropes with a flying hip attack, taking Low-Ki down. Low-Ki is up and he gets armdragged twice. Cabana dropkicks Low-Ki through the ropes to the arena floor. Cabana takes a running start and flips over the top rope with a spectacular somersault plancha. Cabana picks up Low-Ki and irish whip but reversed and Cabana hits the security railing. Low-Ki kicks away at Cabana while he is slumped against the guardrail and Low-Ki scoops him up, before dropping him chest first. Back into the ring and Low-Ki dropkicks Cabana into the face, before applying the Dragon Clutch, bending back, trying to pull Cabana's head off of his shoulders. Cabana squirms and Low-Ki breaks the hold, only to kick Cabana right in the back of his head.

Low-Ki stomps and kneedrop to the back of Cabana. Cabana is picked up and propped up into the corner. Series of vicious kicks to the ribs and Low-Ki rips open the top of Cabana's ring attire, before hammering him with another kick to the ribs. Cabana is wheezing madly and Low-Ki delivers a vicious kick, before setting up Cabana. Brain buster and Cabana is planted. Normally that would be enough but Low-Ki is not done. In fact, he climbs to the rope. Flying foot stomp no Cabana slides out of the way. Low-Ki lands on his feet but Cabana pops up with an uppercut and CRADLE DDT BRINGS LOW-KI DOWN! The crowd pops big and Cabana makes the cover. Nearfall by Cabana and he beats on Low-Ki. Bodyslam and springboard moonsault for another close nearfall. Low-Ki might be looking beyond Cabana and towards Takeshi Morishima which might be a mistake. Cabana delivers the Garvin Stomp, which causes the crowd to explode into cheers, before he goes to the outside. Low-Ki is on his feet and Cabana springboards off. KICK RIGHT IN THE RIBS! Cabana is hunched over and another kick right to the head! Cabana has been dropped and Low-Ki steps back. The referee checks Cabana and he is out. The bell rings as Low-Ki wins via a vicious knockout blow.

Low-Ki k'oed Colt Cabana after a kick to the head in 0:07:28. Rating: *** 3/4

The referee steps back as Cabana is being placed on a stretcher after the match. The announcers talk about the sheer brutality of Low-Ki over the past couple of weeks as Cabana is strapped onto the stretcher and LOW-KI IS CLIMBING TO THE TOP ROPE! The crowd is giving a mixed reaction and Cabana is strapped to that stretcher, unable to defend himself. He is starting to come to after that kick but he's trapped. FLYING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO CABANA WHILE HE IS LAID OUT ON THE STRETCHER! There is no delicate way to put this, but Colt Cabana might be dead. The stretcher snapped in half and we've got to believe his spine could have also done so. Low-Ki looks intense as Smokes yells: "That will be Morishima on Sunday." That remains to be seen, as Morishima is much larger than Colt Cabana, but something tells me that size matters little given how nasty Low-Ki has been as of late.

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Samoa Joe and Bryan Danielson vs. Tony Mamaluke(w/Larry Sweeney and Ron Killings) vs. Sederick Skyhawk(w/Mr. Fernando, Candace Sweet, Simon Diamond, C.W. Anderson, and Richard Ramos Ricardo, Attorney At Law)

The announcers speculate against the lopsided odds that face Danielson and Joe given all the bodies around ringside. Mamaluke attacks Joe and this doesn't go as Mamaluke would expect. Joe beats on Mamaluke, sending the crown jewel of Larry Sweeney's table down to the canvas with some sick forearm smashes to the face and Joe delivers a kneelift into the corner, before he hits a gutwrench suplex. Mamaluke scurries to the corner and makes the tag to Skyhawk, who doesn't look too pleased with this but Joe slingshots him in and beats on Skyhawk. Side slam and kneedrop to the chest of the would be challenger for the NAWA Television Title as Joe beats on him some more. Some tags in and out between Danielson and Joe, who take turns viciously chopping the chest of Skyhawk. Skyhawk screams in agony. Mr. Fernando is set in to broken up but he gets decked with a pump kick from Joe, which allows Skyhawk to chop block the NAWA Television Champion, taking him down to the canvas.

Skyhawk pounds away at the leg of Joe, perhaps the one weak point that he could exploit. Elbows to the leg and tag to Mamaluke. who comes down onto the leg of Samoa Joe from the top rope. Joe is stunned and continues to viciously fight back, with Mamaluke wisely deciding to keep a distance between himself and Joe. Pair of European Uppercuts rock Samoa Joe and Mamaluke continues to light up the chest of Samoa Joe with a large amount of vicious chops. Mamaluke throws Joe into the corner and leg lariat into the corner. Dragon screw legwhip and Half Boston Crab, well in theory, as Joe kicks Mamaluke off but he gets cheapshotted from Simon on the floor. This is what Joe has to deal with when he puts the NAWA Television Title on the line and Mamaluke attempts a snap suplex but this is no go so he opts for a Rocker Dropper. Tag made to Skyhawk as they stomp the leg during the allotted five count.

Skyhawk pulls Joe up to the canvas and elbows to the back of the head to keep him off balance before Skyhawk legsweeps him down to the canvas. C.W. Anderson reaches in and folds the leg of Joe over the ring apron, drawing boos and Skyhawk delivers a DDT for a two count. Figure-Four Leglock applied by Skyhawk, with some leverage from Candace and Ricardo behind the back of the referee. Joe fights out despite that, yanking Skyhawk into the center of the ring and turns the hold. This causes Skyhawk to yell out in pain. Tag to Mamaluke and tag to Danielson, who enters the ring, unloading on Mamaluke with elbow strikes. Double underhook suplex to Mamaluke and running Yakuza Kick to the face. Skyhawk breaks it up but in comes Joe on one leg. The one leg man wins the ass kicking contest and Skyhawk scurries to the floor with Joe limping after him, beating on Skyhawk on the arena floor. Diamond and Anderson get wiped out as Skyhawk tries to escape. Mamaluke begs off in the corner but Danielson advances, only to get his legs scooped out from underneath him and Mamaluke to score the pin, with his feet on the middle rope! Mamaluke has beat the NAWA Cruiserweight Champion again, via dubious means!

Sederick Skyhawk and Tony Mamaluke defeated Bryan Danielson and Samoa Joe when Mamaluke pinned Danielson after a double leg cradle in 0:13:50. Rating: *** 3/4

Tony Mamaluke leaves the ring, holding on three fingers, yelling "that's all it takes" to Danielson who is none too pleased. If Mamaluke catches Danielson again, we will have a new NAWA Cruiserweight Champion. Skyhawk has fled as Samoa Joe looks pissed. Joe will face off against Sederick Skyhawk for the NAWA Television Title at Reality Check.

Backstage:

Raven is standing by, saying this Sunday will be a night of reckoning. It is a chance for Raven to begin to atone all of the wrongs. He talks about Larry Sweeney, calling him the personification of the evils of corporate America, but he is not the only sinner in this situation. The NAWA World Champion and the so called number one contender are but Raven has beaten then in seperate singles encounters over the past month and now at Reality Check, he will crush both of them for good in a Triple Threat Match, leading to his glorious ascension as NAWA World Champion. He talks about tonight's tag team match, before remarking there is no way he's going to team with Harry Harris tonight, because it's beneath his notice. Raven will not demean himself from a battle that will blind him from his destiny. So it is written, so it shall come to pass. Quoth the Raven, nevermore. The announcers speculate that Harry Harris might have to go it alone tonight, if Raven refuses to compete.

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The Gambler and AJ Styles vs. Ron Killings and Abyss(w/Larry Sweeney) Abyss, Gambler, and Styles are of course in that fatal four way elimination match for the NAWA International Title with champion Christian Cage. Styles starts out with Killings, no love lost between either of these men and Styles pounds away at Killings, before drilling him with a pair of clotheslines and Styles delivers a spinning leg lariat sending Killings to the floor. Killings rushes around the ring, knowing that Styles follows that early flurry with a high risk move and Styles kicks Killings, before tagging in the Gambler. The Gambler beats on Killings, delivering an inverted atomic drop and an high back body drop. Pair of elbowdrops and a kneelift. Tag made to Styles, as Killings is whipped into a springboard forearm smash for a two count. Styles continues to get the offense but Killings goes low with a kick and hits a leg lariat. The crowd groans as Abyss is tagged in the match.

Abyss enters the ring and brings his large arms down across the back of Styles with a double axe handle chop. Another double axe handle chop and Abyss throttles Styles, pulling him to his feet and kneelift in the corner. Another kneelift into the corner and Styles is slumped into the corner, before Abyss throws Styles into the corner. Abyss is clotheslined from behind and Styles staggers into a belly to back suplex from Abyss. Into the corner and pump splash connects to Styles for a two count. Abyss continues to pound on Styles and Killings is tagged in, as the announcers play up the epic match Killings had with Harry Harris last week. Killings pounds away at Styles with forearms to the chest and into the ropes. Leapfrog over Styles and leaping leg lariat takes him down for a nearfall. Abyss throttles Styles from the floor and Killings delivers a somersault legdrop for a nearfall. Up and down with a bodyslam but a flying legdrop misses as Styles slides out of the way at the last second.

Race to the corner. Abyss is tagged in and the Gambler is tagged in. Abyss doesn't back down but neither does the Gambler, who pounds away at Abyss, knocking him backwards into the ropes. Abyss is on his feet still and the Gambler continues to pound away at the monster, delivering two clotheslines and a vicious kneelift. DDT brings Abyss down onto his face and The Gambler covers for a one count. The Gambler dives on Abyss, pounding away at him. The announcers talk about how the Gambler fought Samoa Joe until he was rendered unconcious back at WrestleClash IV, proving his toughness. To the top rope and double axe handle to the chest of Abyss. Abyss is dropped and Killings attempts to run interference, but Styles delivers the Pele Kick to Killings. The crowd cheers madly but Abyss is up and HE CLOTHESLINES BOTH THE GAMBLER AND STYLES! Abyss picks up Styles and choke slams him to the canvas. Styles has been taken out and the Gambler is picked up, before brought down with the Black Hole Slam. Abyss scores the academic pin!

Ron Killings and Abyss defeated AJ Styles and The Gambler when Abyss pinned Gambler with the Black Hole Slam in 0:12:05. Rating: *** 1/4

Abyss scores the win as Sweeney looks pleased. The fatal four way match for the NAWA International Title involving Christian Cage squaring off against challengers AJ Styles, the Gambler, and Abyss is set up after this Sunday.

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Christian Cage and Miles Stylish vs. Harry Harris No Raven, as per his promise. Harry Harris, being the noble man he is, has agreed to fight this battle two against one, which against two world class athletes like Christian Cage and Miles Stylish, isn't exactly the smartest thing. Harris grabs the NAWA World Title Belt right before the bell and decks Christian, knocking him to the floor. Stylish protests and Harry Harris attacks Stylish, beating on him as the bell rings. And here we go! The crowd is cheering as Harry Harris is punching a knot on the head of Miles Stylish, before throwing him into the ropes. Vicious clothesline knocks Stylish for a loop and Harris delivers a kneelift, before hitting a gutbuster. Soccer kicks to the ribs and Harris pulls Stylish up by the hair, before drilling him with a pair of forearm smashes. Stylish is launched to the floor and Harris slides to the floor, pounding on Stylish, before throwing him into the ring steps hard!

Harris beats on Stylish and back into the ring. Stylish is in the corner and Harris delivers ten count punches in the corner. Stylish falls down and Harris sets up Stylish. PILEDRIVER BRINGS THE CHAMPION DOWN! Harris backs off and rolling somersault senton for a nearfall. Stomps and punches, as Christian Cage is starting to come to from that pre match belt shot. Stylish delivers a low blow to Harris, stunning him before he delivers a swinging neckbreaker. Stylish has a sadistic grin on his face, as he went right after the neck of Harris, stomping it viciously. Neck snap and Stylish pulls up Harris, before taking a running start. Leaping neck snap, bringing the throat of Harry Harris down across the top rope. Stylish is on the outside and slingshot legdrop scores a two count. Christian is tagged in and Harris is held, so Christian can come down with a double axe handle chop, focused on the back of that surgically repaired neck!

Christian beats on Harris and goes for a piledriver but he counters with a catapult right into Miles Stylish! Roll up scores a two count and Christian goes back to work on Harris, pounding away at him with elbowsmashes. There is no one for Harris to make that hot tag from and Larry Sweeney has not stepped in to make Raven fight or issue a replacement. With the NAWA Owner Matt Harms overseas, Sweeney is the undisputed man in charge tonight and he's issued this two on one situation with Harris, to cripple him. Pair of backbreakers and a reverse DDT brings Harris down. Stylish is tagged in and Christian holds him up. Doomsday device like move delivered to Harris, causing him to crash down for the count of two and nine tenths. Stylish beats on Harris and pulls out a swinging snap suplex for a nearfall. Christian chokes Harris on the ropes and Stylish delivers a springboard swinging bulldog for another nearfall.

Stylish beats on Harris but Harris grabs onto Stylish before tripping him up, causing him to collide with Christian. Christian lands on the guardrail and Harris comes back with a double leg takedown, to a big pop. He's viciously tagging Stylish right in the face with those elbowsmashes. Stylish struggles to get up and Harris delivers a roundhouse kick to the face, bringing Stylish down for the count of two. Harris baseball slides Christian into the guardrail and dropkick to the face of Stylish, sets up a double arm DDT on Stylish for another close nearfall. Harris beats on Stylish but accidentally elbows the refereee in the face. The referee goes down and Harris is up, as Christian has the gold but Harris kicks him and scoops up Christian, hitting the Harris Driver. The crowd explodes into cheers but quickly turns into boos as Raven slides into the ring. SINGAPORE CANE RIGHT TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD OF HARRY HARRIS! Raven leaves the ring as quickly as he arrived as Harris has been brought down. Stylish is up and he picks up Harris, before bringing him onto the shoulders. Las Vegas Trauma scores the academic pinfall. Harris nearly beat the odds but that damn Raven cheapshotted him from behind!

Miles Stylish and Christian Cage defeated Harry Harris when M. Stylish pinned H. Harris with the Las Vegas Trauma in 0:15:29. Rating: ****

Hype for Sunday, in the Triple Threat Match for the NAWA World Title, with Miles Stylish putting the gold on the line against Harry Harris and Raven. Raven stands on the ramp as Stylish holds up the gold. Will that be the sight we see on Sunday? Only one way to find out and that's order Reality Check. See you then!