NWA Powerrr Episode 6: Results, Grades, and Highlights

We were then joined by Billy Corgan, who thanked the fans for watching the show and plugged the NWA email list for a big announcement. After that, we got another awesome Tony Falk commercial, this time advertising his “Rasslin’ Farm” that grows heels and babyfaces (WWE should put in a call for some of those babyfaces).

Then, we got a recap of the great Tim Storm/Nick Aldis segment from a week ago. Back at the dais, Joe Galli interviewed Nick Aldis. Galli asked him about James Storm’s conspiracy talk. Aldis said he heard a lot of people talking about what they deserve and that it was his responsibility as the champion to remind everyone the promotion, business, and fans owe them nothing.

Aldis then said that there was a reason why he presented Dory Funk Jr. with the Lou Thez award and why Harley Race let Aldis stand next to him with the belt: because he does things the right way. He then said that he would sit at ringside for the tag title match to ensure that there were no shenanigans.

My thoughts: So, I guess we’re getting shenanigans in the main event.

Outlaw Inc. then came out for their championship match, followed by The Wildcards.

The Wildcards (c) vs. Outlaw Inc.- NWA World Tag Team Championship Match

Before the official ring announcements, both teams started brawling with each other. Kingston and Latimer took their fight to the outside while Homicide and Issacs traded blows in the ring, presumably making them the legal men.

Homicide delivered an overhead belly-to-belly suplex for a nearfall. He then hit the ropes, but Issacs countered with a powerslam and tagged in Latimer. He and Issacs hit some combo offense on Homicide, but when Latimer charged into the corner, Homicide elbowed him and hit a second-rope tornado DDT to cut him off.

A tag to Kingston led to a corner elbow/clothesline tandem attack from the challengers to Latimer, which scored a nearfall. As Kingston picked Latimer up for more offense, Latimer connected with a spinning wheel kick and tagged Issacs back in.

They got the heat on Kingston for a bit, tagging in and out while attacking Kingston in the corner. Kingston tried to fight out of the parallel corner, but Latimer knocked him down and talked some trash in the process.

Eventually, Kingston hit a uranage on Latimer and got to Homicide for the hot tag. Homicide hit a flying forearm on Issacs and hit two to knock down the bigger Latimer. Issacs tried to cut him off, but he got a gnarly-looking exploder suplex for his troubles, which scored Homicide a nearfall.

Kingston back in, a snapmare/basement forearm led to a pin that Latimer broke up. Kinston then tried another suplex on Issacs, but Issacs blocked and countered into a DDT, but Homicide broke up the pin.

The champs then tried an illegal switch, but the ref caught them, so Latimer tagged in the legal way. He went for a slam on Kingston, but Kingston slipped out and shoved Latimer into the corner.

Kingston hit a corner clothesline and went for a vertical suplex, but his knee buckled before he could perform the move. Latimer then worked over the injured knee, but Homicide came in and clotheslined Latimer. Issacs then clotheslined Homicide, which gave Kingston time to recover. He and Issacs took each other out with double clotheslines, which left everyone laying.

Homicide then low bridged Latimer out of the ring. Issacs caught him and positioned him up top, but Homicide countered with a boot to the face. He went for another DDT, but Latimer held his leg, which allowed Issacs to shove Homicide off the top and onto the edge of the apron.

Kingston tried to fight back, but Issacs and Latimer hit a spinebuster/Hush Money combo for the clean pin.

Winners: The Wildcards, retain the NWA World Tag Team Championships (Issacs pinned Kingston)

Rating: **1/4. A decent championship match that surprisingly had no tomfoolery at the end. This was a pretty decisive win for The Wildcards so it will be interesting to see where each team goes from here.

After the match, Kamille, James Storm, Ken Anderson, Eli Drake, The Dawsons, and Colt Cabana came out and argued as company officials came out to separate everyone. An intriguing final segment that will definitely be followed up next week.

Final Thoughts: Another excellent episode of Powerrr. It’s kind of becoming rote to say, but it’s the truth. We got some good developments in some key storylines, more great promos from some fresh acts, and quality workrate relative to previous episodes, even though the matches weren’t must-see. I would definitely check out the all of the promos — especially the ones from Thunder Rosa, Colt Cabana, and Nick Aldis — as well as the main event and Murdoch/Konley.

Final Grade: A-