NWA-VA
Midlothian, Va
09/26/05
No. 1 Contendership For The NWA-VA Alpha Championship
Royal Rumble
Order Of Entry: Big Tony, Pete Jannings, Sean Callaway, Maxx Dynamite, Scotty Blaze, Bad News Johnson, Tommy Smallz, Grail, Drake Tungsten, & Mike Vaughn
This was a pretty entertaining Rumble. It wasn't anything earth shattering, but was a great way to do a lot of things. First, it got over people very well. Heels and faces didn't have to work that much harder in their matches to prove who was who. I remember last week the crowd was virtually confused about people like Big Tony in terms of face or heel. This match was a good way of telling the pretty new NWA-VA crowd who was who. Second, it was chock full of chops, chops, and more chops. Seriously, this was definitely "ChopFest 2005." Rick O'Brien on the mike kept telling people a nickel per chop and one of the best parts of the night came via chop. Grail and Blaze were both eliminated and Blaze took Grail near O'Brien and the mike. O'Brien held the mike up and Blaze gave a pretty sweet chop to the delight of the crowd. One thing was for certain though in this match: it definitely sucked being Sean Callaway. Sure, he lasted till the end, but I think every last wrestler in the ring got a chop on him. Definitely gave the crowd more reason to jeer him though, so that was a plus. Despite all the great chops we got from Blaze, I definitely felt like he had no business being in this match. It's bad enough that the challengers in NWA-VA basically challenge every belt around, but for the champs themselves? Kind of unbelievable. The Alpha title is a step up to the NWA-VA belt, not the other way around. Kid Silver and Ice are easily two guys you could have substituted for the champ, especially Ice since he was making his debut as far as I know. All in all, very entertaining rumble and definitely a great way to start open the show. In the end, Smallz eliminated both Callaway and Vaughn to get the win and earn a shot at the end of the night.
Order Of Elimination: Pete Jannings, Maxx Dynamite, Bad News Johnson, Drake Tungsten, Scotty Blaze, Grail, Big Tony, Mike Vaughn, & Sean Callaway
Winner: Tommy Smallz
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