NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #10 8/21/2002

NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #10 8/21/2002

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/nwa-tna-weekly-ppv-9-8142002.html

Ed Ferrara is not on commentary this week as Mike Tenay and Don West go at it alone.

Best Of Three Series Falls Count Anywhere Match - AJ Styles vs. Jerry Lynn

Lynn grabs him before it starts and swings him into the rails. AJ's head is banged off the rails and camera man stand. AJ is sent into the rails then lariated over them. AJ stunners him over the rail.

AJ superkicks him then splashes him from the rails. They trade shots outside and Lynn's head is banged off the apron. Lynn is sent into the rails then boots him. AJ hits punches then is crotched on the rail. AJ's head is banged off a seat.

They fight in the crowd and Lynn's head is banged off a rail. Lynn is sent into the bleachers. Lynn is thrown under the rail off the bleachers. AJ then flips over the bleacher rail onto him. 

AJ sends him into a trash can. Lynn is thrown over a rail. Lynn's head is banged off a rail then AJ falls gut first on the rail. Lynn suplexes AJ on the floor. They go back in and Lynn stunners him for 2.

AJ facebusters Lynn off a powerbomb. AJ goes for a slingshot suplex but Lynn turns it into a neckbreaker. AJ jumps at him then hurricanrana's him over the top rope. AJ and Lynn trade on the ramp. AJ slams him on the ramp. AJ goes for a spinning lariat but gets speared on the ramp.

Lynn drives AJ off the ramp, banging his head off the caged dancer stand but Lynn lands on the floor as well. Lynn back body drops him on the stage. Lynn then cradle piledrivers him on the stage and pins him.

Thoughts: I liked it. We don't see a lot of Falls Count Anywhere matches and they made the most of it here as practically none of this match took place in the ring and AJ got pinned on the stage. They were creative with their surroundings here and a did a good job. It ended at the right time.

Goldilocks interviews Chris Harris and James Storm. James isn't worried about his opponents tonight. Chris is smoking and asks him not to do the John Wayne crap tonight. Chris asks if he knows what they are up against tonight. Ron Harris and Brian Lee walk in and ask if they know what it's like to have a size 16 boot up their @ss. Chris asks if they know what it's like to be a gunslinger at high noon. Lee makes fun of James and tells Chris to get a partner quick. James says they are some wild buckaroos.

Brian Lee & Ron Harris vs. America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm)

Lee is really in-shape here and doesn't look like he usually does. Storm and Lee go at it. Lee shoves him off the lock up then side headlocks him. Lee shoulders him over.

Storm hits punches on Lee in the corner and flying forearms him and Ron. Chris hits a top rope double axe handle to Ron. Chris armdrags Ron and Ron goes out. Ron hits punches on Chris then corner lariats him. Chris hits punches on Ron then nails Lee. Ron is sent over the top then Chris back body drops James onto Lee.

Chris hits punches on Ron then flying headscissors him. Lee tombstones Chris. Chris takes a double back elbow. Ron hits punches on Chris in the corner. Ron spinning side slams Chris for 2.

Lee headbutts Chris down then chinlocks him. Chris thesz presses Lee and hits punches. Chris is thrown out. Ron drops Chris with a punch outside then Lee does as well. Ron facekicks Chris.

Storm gets a bunch of punches in on Ron then Lee is double lariated over the top. Someone grabs Lee from the outside then Lee throws the supposed fan over the top and pounds on him. Ron gets distracted and has his neck pulled down over the top rope. Ron then gets pinned.

Thoughts: The future AMW got the win here. It was a little longer than it needed to be and was just average. There wasn't a lot but the basics in this one. This was Lee's TNA debut here and he wasn't introduced well and lost, so he's not off to a good start. The "fan" was obviously a plant as he was tanned and buff.

Chris is double teamed after and takes a double backdrop. Storm then also takes a double backdrop.

2/3 Falls - Jimmy Yang vs Sonny Siaki

1st Fall - Sonny goes after Yang on the ramp and takes a spinning heel kick. Yang beats up on him as they head to ringside. Sonny is sent into the rail. Sonny is dropped on the rails. Yang dropkicks him in the ring for 2. Sonny's head is banged off the buckles.

Yang hanging headscissors Sonny over the top rope. Yang hits a springboard dropkick for 2. Yang sleepers him then Sonny hits an uppercut. Sonny picks him up like a slam but cutters him.

Yang neckbreakers Sonny then top rope corkscrew moonsaults him to win the fall.

2nd Fall - Yang tries another hanging headscissors but is sent down to the floor. Yang is sent into the rails and goes over them. Sonny then suplexes Yang on the floor. Sonny hits a flipping neckbreaker from the side for 2.

Sonny chops him. Yang chops back. They botch a pumphandle slam and Yang goes flying in a funny moment. Sonny foot chokes him then legdrops him for 2. Sonny chinlocks him and pulls his arms back. Yang backslides him then Sonny hits a stiff lariat. Sonny foot chokes Yang.

Yang boots him out of the corner and 2nd rope spinning heel kicks him. Sonny hits a hard twisting neckbreaker and pins him to win the fall. 

3rd Fall - Sonny does a backbreaker on his shoulder for 2. Yang rolls him into a single leg crab. Yang spinning toe hold's Sonny then leglocks him. Sonny hits another hard lariat. Sonny superplexes Yang. Yang gets to his feet first then shining wizards Sonny.

Yang hits punches. Yang does a cool flip out of a hiptoss then hits lariats for 2. Yang jumping spin kicks him then flips off of him in the corner. Yang hits mounted corner punches. Sonny alley oops him into the buckles. Sonny is crotched up top. Yang hits a neckbreaker off the top.

They trade punches. Yang cradles him. Yang tries to roll him up but Sonny grabs the ropes and pins him.

Thoughts: It was good when Yang was on offense and a low slower when Sonny was. If they had ended it at the first fall it would have been fine but then it kept going. Yang was obviously losing here since they announced that he was going to tour All Japan the next week.

Jeff Jarrett comes out and says to cut the music. Jeff says nobody will stop him tonight. Brian Lawler then jumps him and hits punches. Jeff fights back and security breaks it up.

Goldilocks interviews Brian Lawler in the ring. Goldi asks what Jeff did. Brian tells Goldi to get out of the ring. Brian then gets nailed by Slash before he can say what Jeff did.

Slash vs Brian Lawler

Slash hits a final cut then drops him gut first on the top. Slash then dropkicks him down to the floor. Briant is sent into the rails. Slash pounds on him and pulls up the floor mats. Slash is then back body dropped on the concrete floor.

Slash is sent into the rails. Brian then lariats Slash over the top back down to the floor. They go up on the ramp. Brian bulldogs him on the ramp. Brian tries to grab a chair from a fan but the fan won't give him it. The fan then threatens him with a chair. 

Brian goes up top and is hit. Slash superplexes him for 2. Slash whirlybirds Brian. Brian wraparound ddt's him. Brian step up enzugiri's him. Brian then dances. Slash low blows him. Slash is knocked off the buckles and Brian hits a top rope legdrop to win.

Thoughts: It was an average one and had weird dynamics as it was essentially heel vs heel. I didn't find it that interesting.

Jeff Jarrett argues with Bob Armstrong in the back. Jeff says he's taking Bob down and Brian Lawler. The audio was muted for some of this so we couldn't hear all of it.

NWA TNA X Title Four Way Elimination Match - Low-Ki (c) vs. Joel Maximo vs. Jose Maximo vs. The Amazing Red

Ki hits kicks then is triple teamed. Ki high kicks an SAT then sends the other 3 into each other. Ki hits more kicks on an SAT then buzzsaw kicks one of them. Red springboards then does a standing dropkick on Ki. An SAT basement dropkicks Red.

Ki chops Red for 2. The SAT then get on the apron to be tagged in. Ki hits a flashing elbow on Red for 2. Red hits kicks on Ki's back for 2. Jose (thin one) boots Ki out of the corner then takes chops. Jose then tornado ddt's him for 2.

Ki takes a double bulldog from the SAT. Joel lariats Ki for 2. Ki springboard headscissors Jose then koppo kicks him in the corner. Ki koppo kicks the other SAT then does the handspring cartwheel kick on both SAT.

Red standing moonsaults Joel for 2. Ki is on an SAT's shoulders then takes a double stomp. Red then double stomps Ki and hits a flying headscissors off of it. Red is on an SAT's shoulders and Ki hits a springboard kick. Red takes a nasty high angle fall down.

Ki is flipped into a cutter which is called the "Maximo Impact". Red hits a nice tilt-a-whirl ddt then corkscrew kicks an SAT. Red then top rope diving headscissors one SAT off the other on the floor.

Ki puts Red on his shoulders and throws him out onto the SAT's. Ki then top rope phoenix splashes the SAT outside. Ki takes an enzugiri from an SAT. Red then takes a drop onto his chest. Joel hits a high angle pedigree on Jose and pins him to eliminate him.

Ki hits Kawada kicks on Joel. Red does a springboard swinging flatliner on Joe then corkscrew moonsault legdrops Joel. Red pins Joel. Ki misses punches and kicks on Red. Ki blocks the code red and drives Red back first into the buckles for 2.

Ki is sat up top. Red corkscrew kicks him. Ki 2nd rope ki krushers Red and pins him to win.

Thoughts: It was the usual SAT match where there's lots of cool spots and ideas but not always the best execution of said spots and ideas. And as I say every week, the X-Division guys are the big highlight on this show to the point that even lesser efforts come across better than they did. I thought they did a pretty good job with this. There was some waiting around that didn't look good and not everything was clean but after the other stuff on here, it looked better than it was. There were lots of cool spots as expected and all four of these guys looked like the future of wrestling here.

Goldilocks interviews Ron Killings in the back. Ron is told about him facing Monty Brown tonight. Ron says Monty should kiss his @ss. He says he has freed the Black sports entertainers 150 years after Lincoln freed the slaves. Ron says you will have to kill him if you want his title. He said he had a dream also and it as about him kicking the sweat off Brown's @ss.

April Hunter and Slyck Wagner Brown are in the front row and we are told April will get a shot at the Miss TNA crown next week.

NWA World Heavyweight Title Match - Ron Killings (c) vs. Monty Brown

They lock up and Brown pushes him. Brown then does Ron's dance. Ron slaps him and gets punched. They trade punches. Brown does a corner splash then hits punches. Brown shoulders him over 3 times for 2. Brown is pulled over the top to the floor. Ron then suicide dives him.

Brown is sent into the steps. Ron stomps on him. They trade shots outside and Brown's head is banged off the commentary table. They fight on the table. They trade shots outside. Brown belly to belly suplexes him on the floor and Ron goes flying. 

Brown chops Ron then Ron flatliners him. Ron hits a top rope legdrop for 2. Ron sleepers him. Brown sunset flips him for 2. Brown running back elbows him. Ron leg lariats him. Ron boots him out of the corner. Brown suplexes him.

Brown hits some shots then powerslams Ron. Brown splashes him for 2. Ron hits a scissors kick. Brown goes for a powerbomb. Ron escapes and sunset flips him on another powerbomb attempt. Ron then picks up the win.

Thoughts: It was a decent match with Brown working as the bigger guy here. They got a decent amount of time to let this play out. Ron won as expected but the finish got botched as Ron didn't quite make it all the way over. I thought they established Brown as a possible player here with some potential.

Jeff Jarrett comes out and chairs the ref after. Jeff then chairs Brown. Ron stomps Jeff's chair shot and they trade punches. Brian Lawler comes in and nails Jeff. Brian tries to nail Jeff with the chair but Jeff pulls Ron into it and Ron gets nailed. Jeff then escapes up the ramp. 

We wait on Goldilocks who interviews Jerry Lynn in the back. Lynn says the stuff with him AJ ends tonight. He says AJ has taken all that he has given and says AJ will respect him. AJ then nails Lynn from behind and they fight. 

Best Of Three Series No Disqualification Match - AJ Styles vs. Jerry Lynn

They fight onto the ramp. AJ throws JL in. JL is back body dropped to the apron. JL pulls AJ's throat down over the top rope. JL sets up a table outside. AJ misses a springboard and goes down to the floor. JL bangs AJ's head off the bottom of the table. AJ legsweeps JL and the chair goes into JL's face. AJ legdrops a chair on JL's face.  

AJ is catapulted hard into a chair between the buckles. JL guillotine legdrops AJ over the middle rope. AJ lariats JL over the top rope to the inside. AJ tries a slingshot move but trips during it. AJ and JL do a double clothesline.

JL sunset flips AJ and AJ chairs JL in the head. JL dropkicks a chair into AJ's face. JL bridging ddt's AJ and tries to hit the chair but misses. AJ is crotched up top. JG hurricanrana's AJ off the buckles through a table outside but only AJ's arm goes through it.

They go back in. JL blocks a sunset bomb onto a chair and AJ ends up doing a styles clash on a chair (but AJ's face goes into it). AJ then picks up the pin to win the fall.

Thoughts: This was rough with them struggling to hit their spots clean. Anything big they tried here was just a little off and the crowd was happy to remind them of it. The worst part was that the stuff they were doing looked like it really hurt too.

NWA TNA X Title #1 Contendership Best Of Three Series Ten Minute Iron Man Match - AJ Styles vs. Jerry Lynn

AJ pins him as soon as it starts twice and goes up 2-0. JL gets his arm up on the 3rd pin attempt. JL neckbreakers him for 2. AJ sleepers JL. AJ pulls JL down by the hair. JL blocks a hurricanrana and flips him down onto his chest for the pin. AJ is now up 2-1.

JL tries another pin and gets a 2 count. JL corner lariats him. AJ back body drops him. AJ tries to jump at JL in the corner and is flipped over. JL legdrops AJ's neck. AJ flips him off his shoulder into a ddt for an obvious 2 count but they count it as a pin. AJ is now up 3-1.

AJ spinning high kicks him for 2. Low-Ki comes out on the ramp with a ladder. JL hits a tombstone on AJ and pins him. AJ is still in the lead 3-2 with 1:40 left. JL then pins AJ with a styles clash to tie this at 3-3. AJ backslides JL for 2. JL sunset flips him and they trade pin attempts. AJ cradles JL and the time limit expires.

Thoughts: I didn't like the format in this. The concept of a 10 minute iron man is dumb and I didn't like them pinning each other 6 times in a span of only 10 minutes. The ref also messed up the count on one of the pins to continue their bad luck here. It is also stupid that we had a complicated best of 3 series on this show and still couldn't come up with a winner.

Low-Ki comes in after and raises both their hands. Ki then drops both of them with kicks. Ki says if it's a title match they want, it's a title match they will receive. Ki says the X-Division isn't about AJ or Lynn, it's about the man who holds the title. Ki says we play by his rules in a triple ladder match. Ki says he will prove it's not the size of the fighter, but the size of the fight he brings. He says all AJ and Lynn can do is be ready. 

Don West hypes up next week's show.

We cut to the back and ref Scott Armstrong is trying to get Bob Armstrong out of the locker room. He tries to talk him out of going after Jeff Jarrett as Jeff can swing a chair well. Bob says he has "padding" and says a man's gotta do what he's gotta do. Bob's son keeps telling Golidlocks to go away.

Jeff Jarrett then comes out. He says it's time for Bob to bring the surprise to the ring. Bob comes out in his The Bullet attire. Jeff mocks him and says The Bullet it making a comeback. Jeff hits Bob from behind and bangs his head off the rails. Jeff then stomps him. He says he will give him the stroke before unmasking him. Bob then hits him in the gut and hits some punches. Bob chops him over then lariats him over the top. Jeff is shocked. He goes to the ramp and finds Bob is actually on the ramp with a chair and is not under The Bullet mask. We then leave before finding out who The Bullet is.

Overall thoughts: The 2/3 Fall series with AJ/Lynn had some potential. The first fall went well but the last two falls didn't. Harris and Storm had an average match with Lee and Harris. Yang/Siaki was good when Yang was on offense and not as good when Sonny was on offense and it also dipped in quality after the first fall. Slash/Lawler was average. I liked the 4-way X-Division match though it was spotty. Ron/Brown wasn't bad. It was a much more tolerable show than usual with the Russo stuff being a non-factor on here but I did think it was just average overall. I'd give it a 5 out of 10.