The 2009 Boards.ie Draft (Evaluation)

So heres my first post on my new company, the re-energised and revitalised NWA. Theres a history of the company, where it stands right now and a list of rules entitled the NWA charter I’ve gone on WAY longer than I thought with this, so i hope it doesn’t bore anyone. I enjoyed writing it way more than i thought I would!:D



Background History.

For many years following the death of TNA and ROH, fans had become increasingly bored with the stale, repetitive monopoly enjoyed by WWE and Vince McMahon. In the absence of any competetion McMahon became complacent, standards slipped and the paying customers slowly began to turn their televisions off in their thousands. It seemed as if wrestling was slipping into its worst recession in many decades.

It was in response to this disillusionment on the part of die-hard wrestling fans that talks began in the southern states of America to revive an old institutiuon that had long been confined to the history books of professional wrestling. Taking on board the complaints of professional wrestling fans who had long since tired of Sports Entertainment, embarrassing storylines that insulted their intelligence and a seeming disregard for the legacy of the sport, it was decided that the National Wrestling Alliance would be revived in the Southern market, a traditional hotbed of professional wrestling, where fans craved a return to basic professional wrestling.

Conscious of the fact that the NWA name had been tarnished beyond repair in its final years as an active institution, with mediocre champions defending the title on obscure independent shows, the newly-reformed Board of Directors made the inspired move of signing Ricky Steamboat as the star attraction of the fledgling company. Steamboat epitomised everything that this new promotion aimed to embody. Besides his unparralleled skills as an in-ring performer, he had the credibililty of being a former champion who had raised the prestige of the belt in its glory years, he was the type of honourable, wholesome character that was a direct contrast to the sleaze and tastless promotion that was being run up North. Steamboat, himself an outspoken critic of Vince McMahon’s modus operandi immediately bought into the NWA ideal and passionately set about rebuilding its reputation.

With Steamboat as the beloved fan favourite, initial shows ran in local arenas. In its early months the Board focused on buiding a good reputation amongst local wrestling fans, producing a product that provided good value for money, encouraging families to attend by offerering free entrance to children and focusing on traditional professional wrestling, with a distinct face/heel divide and simple, easy to follow storylines. Having secured the goodwill of the local population, running shows in Houston, Dallas and the surrounding cities, gates began to rise steadily as word of mouth began to spread. At the company’s first year Anniversary Show, the Board decreed that the company had garnered a sufficiently positive reputation to name their first Champion in a one-night tournament. After an incredible night’s wrestling, it was Steamboat who stood tall and was named the NWA Heavyweight champion. He would go on to hold the title for a record breaking 24 months, taking on all challengers, carrying the company on his back and slowly building a new legacy for a title that had previously become an afterthought in the world of professional wrestling.

With increased exposure on the back of Steamboats incredible reign, it wasn’t long before a totally disillusioned internet community began to champion the NWA as their great white hope of professional wrestling. As DVDs of shows began to circulate, the online NWA website began to air monthly shows along the lines of Saturday Night’s Main Event on their website again providing staggering value for money to their customers. With this increased revenue at their disposal, more and more talented wrestlers were being lured down South, attracted by the prospect of working without restriction, being allowed to express themselves unhindered by an inept creative team and having an input into their own character development and direction. Basically wrestlers were trusted by the booking committee in a way that they had never been before and safe in the knowledge that the harder they worked, the more they would be pushed, the lockerroom gained a reputation as the hardest working in professional wrestling, where talent, not size or politics decided who was pushed and who was not. Before long, incredibly charismatic workers like Eddy Guerrero became regulars on NWA shows and antagonistic groups like the Fabulous Freebirds, the brainchild of the dastardly Michael Hayes became the most hated group in the NWA. Indeeed another characteristic of the new NWA was the focus on tag team wrestling, a crowd favourite with the Southern fans. The NWA tag team titles became the most sought after tag titles in all of of professional wrestling, with the Rock and Roll Express emerging as the finest and most hard working team in the world. Such was the esteem in which the titles were held that they were regarded every bit as highly as the singles belt and tag title matches would commonly headline the most popular NWA shows.

Having won the hearts of the local community and impressed the ever-fickle internet population, the next obstacle in the way of the NWA was to gain widespread mainstream attention on a national level. The board decided on a two-pronged means of attack. Firstly, they bagan to run shows further beyond their traditional catchment area, even running shows as far north as New York and Philapdelphia. A spectacular feud between Steamboat and the Freebirds that raged for over a year drew the fans in their thousands in these newer territories, culminating in the company’s debut in the Hammerstein Ballroom, where 5,000 rabid fans watched Steamboat successfully defend his NWA title against the awesome heavyweight “Bam Bam” Terry Gordy in a 40 minute war that was lauded by Meltzer as the greatest match on North American soil since the disbandment of ROH. Indeed the feud itself was named as feud of the Year in the company’s fourth year by none other than Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, himself an avid supporter of the company from its very inception and was credited with winning the company a new loyal fanbase in Philly, Chicago and New York, the traditional West Coast wrestling hotbeds.

Secondly and most importantly the company secured a television deal to initially air in its fledgling market, the Texas area. Central to the success of this deal was the fact that the TV compay, owned by billionaire local legend Ted Turner agreed to cover the cost of producing the show, in return for a percentage stake in the company and its future earnings. This meant that the NWA would avoid the many financial difficulties experienced by similar companies in the past such as ECW, for whom a TV deal spelled the beginning of the end of its very existence. With the emphasis on creating the best possible TV show and without TV executives trying to interfere with the product in any way, the weekly one hour TV was an instant sensation. Delivering hard-hitting, fast paced wrestling and well-booked, compelling storylines, it fast gained a reputation as the finest wrstling show on TV and the TV company had no hesitation in selling the rights into the other newly established markets as well as potential new markets where the company had not even run yet.

It was around this time too that Ricky Steamboat was invited to tour with New Japan Pro Wrestling, the largest and most prestigious company in the Far East. The tour was a massive success, with Steamboat defending his title against all comers in a series of matches that earned critical praise and delighted locals. Having been defended on the world stage, the NWA Title was now declared the NWA World Heavyweight Title, the last step in restoring its once tarnished reputation to that of most coveted and respected of all major wrestling titles. New Japan officials were deeply impressed with the professionalism and manner in which the visiting party handled themselves on the entire trip and negotiations took place whereby a talent exchange system would take place between the companies. With that in mind, fans were delighted by the news that Tiger Mask, widely regarded as the finest Junior wrestler in the world, if not ever would, the following year be making the NWA his semi-permanent home for the foreseeable future. Speculation was also rife that further exciting signings would be made in the coming weeks.



Present Day:

The final step in the evolution of the NWA was to stage regular shows on PPV. In the last few months indeed, the company has been in an advanced stage of negotiations whereby the company will be contracted to the Turner TV Corporation to stage four PPVs a year, starting with the first, NWA Breakout, in the city where it all began, Houston Texas, in six weeks time. The company promises that everyone involved will be going all out to blow the wrestling world away at this monumental, historical occasion. Tickets for this occasion are already like golddust with local operators reporting website crashes and phoneline breakdowns as local fans scramble to be a part of history. A remarkable sellout of the 15,000 seater Ted Turner Arena seems guaranteed even at this early stage.

However as with success in any walk of life there is always a price to pay and the explosion of this organisation has been watched by the ever paranoid powers that be up North, who certainly won’t be happy to have a new competitor on the horizon



THE NWA CHARTER:

In attempt to produce a product that was a true alternative to the at times nonsensically governed companies elsewhere, the NWA charted was produced at the time of the company’s inception. The NWA board prides itself on its accountability and openness. Rules are enforced rigidly and controversial decisions are examined in detail by the Board before being officially passed.


1. The credibility of the NWA World Heavyweight Title and NWA Tag Titles is if of utmost importance. The NWA board takes a dim view of underhand tactics being employed in title matches and is not above fining or suspending thoise who engage in such activities. The titles can change hands by pinfall or submission. However any wrestler seen to have themselves disqualified as a means to retain the belkt cheaply will be stripped of the title and expelled forthwith from the NWA.

2. Secondary Titles. Given that the company is a relatively young organsiation with a roster that is limited in size, the Board feels that it is premature at this stage to introduce a second singles title. However as the company expands and and becomes more established they reserve the right to re-introduce the NWA TV Tile if and when appropriate.

3. Number one contendorship.

3a. NWA World Heavyweight Title: there is no glass ceiling in the NWA. Such is the nature of our promotion and such is the quality of competition employed that everyone is a legitimate challenger for the World title and success in the ring will be rewarded with a title shot, regardles of size, look of wrestling style. With that in mind, we expect the number one contendorship for the title to be hotly contested and defended almost like a title in itself. With that in mind, the Number one contendor will be decided by a ranking system based directly on wins in the ring. The Number One Contendor will be expected to defend his position as the top challenger like it is a title in itself. This makes undercard matches more meaningful as everytime a wrestler steps in the ring they will be affecting their overall standing in the company and challenging the number one contendor as a way of gaining a future title shot for oneself.

3b. NWA Tag Titles. Such is the strength and depth of quality tag teams on the NWA roster that the NWA has decided to put a formal process in place whereby tag teams can gain a shot at the NWA titles. A points system will be put in place whereby a win in a tag match earns a point. Gaining 3 points in a row (ie wining 3 NWA sanctioned tag matches in a row ) entitles a team to a shot at the tag Titles on a future NWA event. However a team that loses a match goes back to zero points and slips to the bottom of the tag ranks again. Again this makes for meaningful undercard matches and establishes a natural heirarchy for the many tag teams on the roster. The points system raises the importance of the Tag titles, make a shot at the title seem much more valuable and helps raise the prestige of the titles to an equal level of that of the World title itself.

4. Gimmick matches. The NWA prefers not to book throwaway gimmick matches for no good reason. Cage matches and no DQ matches will be reseerved for special circumstances where a pair of wrestlers or teams have a particularly serious grudge that cannot be settled in the confines of a normal match. Saving such matches for such outstanding circumstances so to speak makes them all the more special when they do happen and fans do not become blase or numb to their effectiveness.

NWA Breakout Aftermath:



The following is an emergency press release from our website NWA.com following the shocking events of our historic first PPV NWA breakout.



New Champion!



Ladies and gentlemen, history has been made as the record breaking, two year World Title reign of Ricky Steamboat has finally ended. After a sensational Iron Man Match that had fans in the Ted Turner Arena on their edge of their seats, it was Eddie Guerrero who emerged the victor by a single pinfall to none. The internet is abuzz with hype after this unbelievable hour’s action that has had fans the world over raving about the display of technical wrestling put on by Guerrero and Steamboat. Dave Meltzer is already lauding the match as “every bit as good as anything Kobashi et al in AJPW produced in the 90’s and comparable to Steamboats finest work with Flair.”



Controversial aftermath



Regrettably, however it was not this historic occasion that was on the minds of the 15,000 fans that were in attendance as they left the arena last night, but rather the regrettable events that followed.



Having lead a rather chequered career to this point in the NWA, Eddy Guerrero gained the respect of fans across the world through his unbelievable performance last night. The massive roar that greeted his win, was nothing to the ovation he received as he and Steamboat embraced in the ring after the match, spent from their superhuman exertions of the previous hour. The dignified Steamboat, realising he had been beaten by the better man, raised the hand of the Latino Superstar in victory and knelt before him, placing the coveted title he had worked so hard to elevate around the waist of his rival. Grabbing the microphone Guerrero paid tribute to Steamboat, praising his hard work in putting NWA on the map, his magnanimity in defeat and offering a rematch any time he choose to do so. He then held the belt aloft to the 15,000 fans in attendance, telling them this was their title as much as his, that winning the title in his home state was the pinnacle of his caeer and pledging to uphold the dignity and heritage of the belt to the best of his ability and further the astonishing legacy that Steamboat had begun. With this the locker-room emptied and carried Guerrero aloft from the ring. It seemed like the perfect moment, the beginning of a new chapter in NWA history and a touching way to close out the company’s hugely successful first PPV. That is, until the night was tarnished forever….



With Steamboat alone, exhausted in the ring, it was now time for the NWA faithful to show their adoration for their fallen hero. A massive chant of “Thank You Ricky” echoed around the Turner arena as Steamboat rose to his feet, tears in his eyes and prepared to leave the ring. Although bitterly disappointed by his defeat, this night, the night that the company he built from nothing with his own blood, sweat and tears finally announced its arrival on the world stage with its first PPV, would be a night he would never forget. The building was plunged into chaos, however, as the lights suddenly went out and the arena was plunged into darkness. Confusion reigned both in the stands and backstage. A few moments later, the lights were turned back on again and the arena was reduced to a shocked silence. Lying unconscious in the ring with a pool of blood flowing from his head was Steamboat, with a sledge hammer lying beside him. On the big screens dotted around the ring were the words “THE GAME IS UP FOR NWA.”



Speculation is rife as to the possible perpetrators of this attack. Who would possibly want to ruin the NWA’s finest hour on PPV? How badly injured is Ricky Steamboat? The fall-out is sure to be huge as we return to TV on Tuesday night, when the Board of Directors will address the fans and attempt to get to the bottom of this atrocity.



Also on next weeks show



- An interview with new champion Eddy Guerrero

- The in-ring debut of some more imports from New Japan

- Will the Fabulous Freebirds finally announce the identity of their much vaunted third member?

- Who is next in line to challenge the new champion?

- Tag team champions Rock n Roll Express will be in action

- NWA officials will have more details of some very interesting talent negotiations. You’ll never guess whose coming next, but the only way to find out is to tune in at 9Pm on Tuesday night!

NWA TV Report for 1.3.09



Following on from the shocking conclusion to out first PPV NWA Breakout, tonights TV show is possibly the most eagerly anticipated in NWA history.


- Who was behind the shocking attack on Ricky Steamboat at the conclusion of Sunday’s PPV?

- What was the meaning behind the cryptic message “The Game is up for the NWA,” left on the big screens of the Ted Turner Arena?

- Competition has never been so intense in the NWA. With the recent influx of highly decorated legends from overseas into the company, there are now several contendors who can legitimately claim to be next in line to challenge for the NWA title. With this in mind the NWA Booking Committe have come up with a novel idea to decide who will challenge Eddy Guerrero for the World Title at the next PPV. Eight Superstars will compete in four singles matches tonight, live on NWA TV. Then next week the four winners of these matches will compete on next week's TV main event in a four man eliminated match! The sole survivor will be the undisputed #1 Contendor for the World Title.

- The competitors have been chosen and draw made as follows:

Lex Luger Vs Bam Bam Terry Gordy

Nikita Koloff Vs Konnan

Michael "PS" Hayes Vs Kensuke Sasaki

Tiger Mask Vs El Hijo del Santo

The NWA TV show opens without the normal pyro effects and musical intro. Instead the Chairman of the NWA Board stands alone, grave faced in the centre of the ring. As he addresseds the sold out Ted Turner Arena, images of the shocking conclusion to NWA Breakout are shown on screen. Viewers at home see still photos of Eddy Guerreros Title celebration, Steambopat lying in a pool of blood in the ring, the shocked faces of the fans in attendance and the image of the crypticwords "the Game is up for the NWA" that have sensationalised the wrorld of wrestling and left fans scratching their heads and speculating wildly as to their meaning.


“Ladies and gentleman, the following is a prepared statement on behalf of the NWA Board in response to the events of Sunday night at NWA breakout.

First of all, the board of the NWA wuld like to thank each and every fan who purchased our inaugural PPV, NWA Breakout on Sunday last. Financuially, the PPv was a stunning success and set a North American record for a debut PPV by a wrestling company in terms of both PPV buys and spped of live ticket sales. The NWA has now been established firmly on the world stage as a force to be reckoned with in professional wrestling and we, the board extend our gratitude and appreciation to those loyal fans who have this dream a reality.

However the overwhelming success of the event has been totally over shadowed by the sickening events of the conclusion to the pay-per-View. Ricky Seamboat, the heart and soul of our great company was attacked in a cowardly and vicious manner. Ricky was rushed to hospital, suffering a serious concussion. Three days later, he remains in hospital under the watchful eye of Medical professionals and his loving family. Such is the severity of his injuries that at this stage it is uncertain whether he will ever wrestle again. The Board of the NWA extends our best wishes to Ricky and his family at this time. Out thoughts and prayers are with you.

To the perpetrator or perpetrators of this heinous act, the Board of the NWA has a very clear and simple message. We have been working day and night to ascertain who cpuld have carried out such an assault. We WILL find out who you are and you will be punished in the most severe way possible for your actions. From day one the Na has sought to carry oput its business in an honourable manner and attacks of this nature cannot and will not tolerated. Not only was the greatest night in the history of our proud company marred by your cowardly act, but you have succeeded in depriving our loyal fans of enjoying the skills of the finest professional wrestler I the world for the foreseeable future. For those reasons and because of the heartbreak and trauma you have caused the Steamboat and indeed the entire NWA family, we will not rest until your identity has been ascertained and the perpetrators brought to justice.

Thank you for your time.”

Match Number 1. #1 Contendors Title Tournament. "Bam Bam" Terry Gordy Vs Lex Luger



A hard hitting big man match sees Terry Gordy showing off the freakish power and amazing agility that makes easily oine of the finest super heavyweights in the history of pro-wrestling against the young, cocky Luger whos association with the evil Russian Nikita Koloff has made him a fugure of hate amongst the fans of the NWA. Such is their hated for Luger that the fans even cheer when Gordy, a member of the usually reviled Fabulous Freebirds gets the three-count after his spetacular running powerslam and powerbomb combination.

Backstage segment:Luger is angry

Bitterly disappointed at losing out so early in the tournament, Lex Luger throws a tantrum backstage, much to the delight of the audience who's laughter and jeers fill the arena. Luger happens upon the Repo Man Barry Darsow, whos comedy act has recently begun to win the crowd over. Enraged at the sight of a Darsow sniggering at his tantrum "The Total Package" takes his frustrations out on the unfortunate Repo Man, viciously beating him down, before tossing him through a nearby table.


Match Number 2. #1 Contendors Title Tournament. Michael Hayes (w/ Terry Gordy) Vs Kensuke Sasaki (w/Katsuhiko Nakajima)



Match number 2 in the tournament sees the charismatic, brash mastermind of the Fabulous Freebirds Michael Hayes take on the IWGP champion of New Japan, (a title he has held five times) Sasaki has already made it clear that he intends returning to Japan as a double champion by securing the NWA title, while Hayes has made no secret of his dsire for the Freebirds to finally taste gold in the company. Hayes, as always is accompanied to the ring by his partner Terry Gordy, who has already secured his place in next week's survival match, while Sasaki is seconded by his prodigiously talented protege Nakajima. The match itself quickly becomes a showcase for the powerhouse Sasaki, in this his US debut. Fans delight in his aggressiona and powerful strikes and chops and marvel at his athletic ability as he pulls off top rope Frankensteiners and various suplexes with apparent ease. Only constant distraction and interference from Gordy save Hayes on a number of occasions, causing Sasaki to become more and more angry as the bout continues. The Japanese powerhouse finally picks up the win with his patented Northern Lights Bomb, dropping Hayes on his head with the brainbuster variation for the 3-count.

Still angry about Gordy's interference during the match, the irate Sasakihas to be restrained by his young partner Nakajima from attacking Gordy outside the ring. The interaction between these two powerhouses is sure to be a fascinating feature of next weeks tournament final!


Interview Segment. "Charlar Con Konnan"

Next out to the ring is Mexican lucha libre legend Konnan. Konnan has been hired by the NWA as an overseas ambassador for the NWA as it extends its roots in to the rich wrestling heritae of Mexico. As well as wrestling fulltime on NWA shows, Konnan will also negotiate with Mexican talent and speak on their behalf on NWA TV. The Board of the NWA have also tapped into his natural charisma and brilliance as a talker by giving him his own weekly interview segment on NWA TV, the rather snappily titled "Charlar con Konnan" (literally "Chat with Konnan!")

As his first guest, Konnan announces the newly crowned NWA Heavyweight champion, Eddy Guerrero! Guerrero receives a standing ovation as he makes his way to the ring. Konnan welcomes him to the ring with a warm embrace. He and Guerrero are old friends who wrestled both with and against each other in Mexico for years and the warmth and bond between them is apparent from the outset as they alternate between Spanish and English. Guerrero thanks the fans for the rapturous reception he received both tonight and at the PPV on Sunday. He promises again to uphold the dignity of the NWA title and that he will be fighting champion who will defend the belt against all comers.

Konnan in turn expresses his admiration for Guerrero, calling him the greatest wrestler he ever faced in his career. Now that he has arrived into the NWA he promises Guerrero that he will always have his back and will act as his "hermano" or brother. Furthermore he says that the name "Guerrero" which translates into English as "hero" was never so apt as it is for Eddie who is not just a hero for him but for young Mexicans all over the world. Extending his hand in a seeming act of unity and alliance towards Guerrero, the two embrace and it seems as if a formidable and intriguing partnership has been formed between the Latino legends. Guerrero wishes Konnan luck in his match against Nikita Koloff in the #1 contender's tournament, saying it would be an honour to defend hid title agaist his old amigo.

As Eddy's music plays and the pair raise each other's hands to salute the crowd, Konnan announces that his guest next week will be none other that the Mexican icon, the Son of the Saint El Hijo del Santo!

Match Number 3. #1 Contender's Title Tournament. Konnan Vs Nikita Koloff



Our next match up features a direct clash of styles. The high paced almost balletic lucha-libre of Konnan contrasts with the more deliberate brawling style of the hated Russion Nikita Koloff. Koloff has been despised by the NWA crowd since his debut in the company. With his total lack of respect for the NWA audiene and his disdain for all things American he has won few friends over the years, although he has found a kindred spirit in Lex Luger, the arrogant young prima donna who turned his back on his fans and indeed the nation of his birth when he formed the International Alliance with Koloff some months back. After a back and forth battle, Konnan pulls of the somewhat surprising win, tying Koloff up in the complex pinning predicament La Magistral for just long enough to get the three count!

Match Number 4. Rock N Roll Express (World Tag Team Champions) Vs Local Enhancement talent



Morton and Gibson make short work of their young opponents, wowing their adoring fans with their wide array of double team moves.After their match they take to the microphone declaring themselves the greatest tag team in the world and issuing an open challenge for the next PPV for any team that feels they are worthy to take their belts.

Suddenly they are interupted by Michael Hayes, who has some choice words for the champions. The vociferous crowd let their feelings known and boo him mercilessly throuighout his speech.

"You know Ricky and Robert, it pains me to say this but you guys are good, damned good in fact. Me and my brother Bam Bam have chased you guys all over the Southern States but i'm damned if we don't just keep coming up short. But brothers thats got me to thinking, maybe theres been something missing from the Freebirds these last few years. When we were at our height there were three of us and we swept all before us brother, Rocking and a Rolling our way to the top of the business. So its time for me and Brother Terry to play a little ace we've had up our sleeves for some time now. Next week, we announce the third member of the Fabulous Freebirds and complete the triangle and believe me boys hes a good one! In fact you could say hes a certain somebody the Rock N' Roll Express knows all to well....."

Match Number 5. # 1 Contenders Tournament El Hijo del Santo Vs Tiger Mask




Our Main Event of the evening is a dream match for wrestling fans all over the world. Arguably the greatest high flyers ever produced by Mexico and Japan clash in a never seen before match for the ages to determine the final spot in next week's elimination match final. Most wrestling companies would be delighted to have this match headline its PPV's. but such is the quality on show in the NWA that we are giving it away on free TV! As expected the match is a spectacular showcase of both wrestler's amazing skills. Running at well over 20 minutes, it raises the bar for every wrestler in the NWA lockerroom and confirms the NWA as the true home od the greaest pure wrestling in the world. By the end of the match the series of high spots mixed with awesome chainnwrestling and near falls leaves the crowd hoarse with excitement. The finish finally comes when Tiger Mask reverses a hurrincanrana attempt into a reverse piledriver, before pinning his gallant opponent with his signature Tiger Suplex. In truth, however, after such an incredible display by both men, there are no real losers in a match of such quality and the Mexican great wins just as many friends and supporters in defeat as his opponent does in victory; indeed the real fans are those who were there to see such a monumental match live and in person.

Backstage Segment. Office of the Board of Directors.

The room is dimly lit and a lone figure sits at the desk on a large swivel chair. The chair is turned away from the camera, hiding the identity of its occupant who slowly begins to speak in a voice familiar to wrestling fans the world over.

"In the beginning it was the territories who stood in my way. And I crushed them.

Then it was WCW who stood in my way. And I crushed them.

ECW, TNA, ROH, I bought 'em all and yes I crushed them, I held them in the palm of my hand and I crushed them as the eyes of the world looked on.

And now after all these years, the NWA rises up like a pheonix from the flames and thinks that they can compete once again with Vincent Kennedy McMahon?

*Turns slowly in chair*

You see I freely admit that I'm a control freak. I'm obsessive, I'm compulsive and above all I must have things my own way. And I can't let the NWA rise up like WCW did before them. I can't let the Ted Turner Arena become a mecca to professional wrestling like Madison Square Garden did and above all I will NEVER EVER let Ted Turner or any company in which he's involved compete with me like they did before.

So I'm going to do what I should've done a long time ago. Next week, I spill the blood of the entire NWA, just like my son-in-law spilled that of your hero on Sunday night........."



Screen fades to black to the sound of McMahon's maniacal laughter.........

NEXT WEEK ON NWA TV:

- What does the evil Vince mcMahon have in store for the NWA and its fans? How does he have the authority to appear on NWA television?
- The Number 1 contender to the NWA title will be decided. Its Terry Gordy Vs Konnan Vs Tiger Mask Vs Kensuke Sasaki in a four man survival spectacular!
- Who will be named the third member of the Fabulous Freebirds? What is his connection with the Rock N' Roll Express?
- Konnan will interview El Hijo del Santo. What is the exact nature of alliance formed between Konnan and Eddy Guerrero on this weeks show?