I went to my first wrestling show in a few weeks as I attended the fourth NBWA show - Passion 4 Glory. This had also been my first show at the Spiceball Leisure Centre, which to me seemed like a much better venue than the first two shows that NBWA had put on. For starters, the ceiling was not going to be an issue!
The headline act on this show was the appearance of Kid Kash - former WWE, TNA and ECW star. I only really remember him from his time as a tag team with Jamie Noble from WWE but appreciated that he has been around for a long time - and it showed in his match with NBWA Champion Kay Jutler; a great showing of how experienced and polished he is as a wrestler. These two put on the match of the night (for me). The end of the match saw a DQ finish, with Kash hitting Jutler with a chair, giving the win to the Champion. The aftermath was very nice to see, too. Although Kash had played heel throughout the night, this was the time when he would endorse the younger Jutler in a great show of respect.
Demanding Jutler to 'get up, boy', Kash then looked him in the eye and told him that he had given him a great match and that one day, with improvement, he could be a top wrestler. Triple H and The Rock should take note; this is the type of moment that encourages the future to progress and grow. In turn, Jutler thanked Kash for giving him his greatest career highlight to date.
Another match that caught my eye, and came a close second to Kash vs Jutler, was the triple threat number one contendership to the NBWA Championship match. This match pitted three very good and accomplished guys in Stixx, Iestyn Rees and Mexican sensation, El Ligero. Rees would stay on the outside for a good chunk of the match, refusing to join in with crowd-pleasing two faces in the ring. This allowed Stixx and El Ligero to put on a smooth and pleasing match before Ligero gained the pin and claimed number one contendership to Kay Jutler's title.
Before these two main event encounters, my favourite match to that point had been 'The Filth' Chris Walker against Harvey Dale-managed T-Bone. I was expecting good things here as I think both guys are entertaining and more than capable of putting on an enjoyable match. From the start, it looks as though T-Bone would simply squash the sleazy, cowardly Walker. This was not the case though as Walker held his own before delivering a severe blow to T-Bone's future ambitions of having children and gained the surprise win. I really liked this match because, as I said, I felt T-Bone should have dominated and won convincingly. It was a nice surprise that Walker sleazed his way to victory, though. I also thank him for giving me a handful of sweat on his way out!
Other good performances were put in from Kristoff Walton, Stu Oddysey and Richtor, with the token comedy showing from Sancho Cortez - in a nice opener to get the crowd warm and make me laugh at the silliness!
The only thing that put a downer on the night for me was that there were eight matches. This made the night drag on - with a 10pm finish on a Sunday night. Obviously, it's up to the powers-that-be to decide the match quantity and lengths, but this seemed a lot - this isn't a WWE Pay-Per-View so I don't think eight stacked matches are really necessary. The bonus for the fans was that there was a lot of talent on display but I can't help but feel that the promoter needs deep pockets to cover all of this.
Results
- 'The Black Messiah' Marshall X defeated 'The Aztec Curse' Sancho Cortez
- Kid Kash/Kay Jutler confrontation
- 'Showcase' Stu Oddysey defeated Richtor
- Heavy Metal Cowboys & Michael Adams (w/ The Management) defeated 'Special K' Kirk Langley, 'Iron Fist' Frankie Fellasarno & 'Shining' Johnny Searle
- 'The Filth' Chris Walker defeated T-Bone (w/ Harvey Dale)
- Fatal Four Way (Elimination): The Alpha Female defeated Leah Von Dutch, Bacardi and Jezabeth before turning heel and joining The Management
- Marc Massa & Kristoff Walton (w/ Mr McCoy) defeated Tukay & C-Ray Johnson
- No 1 Contendership to the NBWA Championship: El Ligero defeated Iestyn Rees and Stixx (w/ Harvey Dale)
- NBWA Championship: 'The Male Model' Kay Jutler (c) defeated Kid Kash by DQ
The next show will be on Sunday 16th June in the Spiceball Leisure Centre. It will be another exciting show to watch as joining the UK's talents that already exist in NBWA will be NJPW and former-WWE star Harry Smith - son of the legendary British Bulldog.
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