Feb 7, 2020 23:08:49 GMT Ed said:

I don't get what Pope's motives are. Unless is paying homage to Vince Russo. 1st he wants to form a new horsemen than cuts Homicide out of his plans. He tries to convince Eddie to join him only to jump him by using The Dawson's as his muscle. Interesting storyline.

It's all a swerve, bro.

As if I couldn't love this show enough they have I'm Broken is the new show open. FUCK YEAH! I wish Nobi was still around. I'm guessing he'd love NWA Power.

Feb 7, 2020 18:49:51 GMT Emperor said:

NWA champions wrestling three minute matches and the stupid 80s parody commercials do create a belief that the whole thing is a caricature, as NATH45 has suggested. So yeah, I'm still struggling to understand the identity of the company, or its mission statement. It's entertaining to watch though.

Not a caricature; an overly passionate love letter to pro wrestling celebrating everything it ever was, is, and will be.

Love seeing the PW Powerrr faction growing. We're. Taking. Over. Never thought we would get Emperor .

I agree with Emp that the tag division is weak, and have been critical of it since very early on.

Emp: "These people behave like athletes, real sportsmen, not cartoon characters (e.g AEW, WWE)."

After reading this (I botched the quote feature and didn't feel like going back to fix it. Shut up.) I was going to warn Emp about The Question Mark. Then I figured it would be more fun to have Emp caught off guard by something he would surely hate. Only to find out Emp LIKES THE QUESTION MARK?!? I did not see that coming. It's like I don't even know you anymore. (Question Mark does rule though. I just figured you would hate it.)

NATH45 It's not that weird. Good promos have always been a big draw (including for myself and a young Eli Drake). What do you think was the driving force behind the popularity of the Hogan and Attitude Eras? It sure wasn't all those squashes and 4 minute matches between limited workers.

Ed I definitely lost the plot at some point during this whole Pope/Kingston storyline. It doesn't really matter though. Because Kingston got me hooked on it this week. Even if I don't know all the ins and outs of this rather confusing story.

I've been missing Nobi more than ever of late. Come back shinobimusashi! PW needs you! Kilgore You have any way of contacting Nobi? Message me if so. He'd obviously love the Pantera, which would inevitably lead to a heated Dokken vs. Pantera debate where we'd agree to disagree. He'd also love Thunder Rosa. I also picture him being a big fan of Murdoch, Tim Storm, and Kingston. Come to think of it, Eddie Kingston would have been perfect for ECW.

🤯 "Not a caricature; an overly passionate love letter to pro wrestling celebrating everything it ever was, is, and will be."

 

Perfect. This is the NWA's true mission statement. 

Feb 8, 2020 0:45:10 GMT Baker said:

Kilgore You have any way of contacting Nobi? Message me if so.

No. 

Feb 8, 2020 3:25:12 GMT Kilgore said:

Feb 8, 2020 0:45:10 GMT Baker said:

Kilgore You have any way of contacting Nobi? Message me if so.

No. 

We gotta find a way.

I still feel like it was me who somehow made him leave?

That was a very confusing thread.

I'll readily accept the new Panera theme on the permanent PLUS a Texans SuperBrawl appearance at the expense of the Stillers next season if it means a shinobimusashi return.

Feb 8, 2020 3:30:59 GMT 🤯 said:

Feb 8, 2020 3:25:12 GMT Kilgore said:

No. 

We gotta find a way.

So, I went to my ECW Ads YouTube channel because I knew Shinobi was the first subscriber and found him. Figured I'd send him a DM as a hail mary and maybe he'd see it in his email at some point. Bizarrely, I can't do it. I've never seen this before. No "send message" or "view email address." He's got one video uploaded, will just comment on it, although I don't expect much.

Feb 8, 2020 4:11:44 GMT Kilgore said:

Feb 8, 2020 3:30:59 GMT 🤯 said:

We gotta find a way.

So, I went to my ECW Ads YouTube channel because I knew Shinobi was the first subscriber and found him. Figured I'd send him a DM as a hail mary and maybe he'd see it in his email at some point. Bizarrely, I can't do it. I've never seen this before. No "send message" or "view email address." He's got one video uploaded, will just comment on it, although I don't expect much.

I'll see if I can find him as well. I know of two other forums he used to post on. Will see if he's been active at either one. If so, I'll sign up and send him a message.

HAIL MARY

Feb 8, 2020 4:18:20 GMT Kilgore said:

HAIL MARY

:lol:  If that doesn't bring him back, nothing will.

Turns out I'd make a great stalker because I just found him on a Texans forum after about 5 minutes of searching. He was online yesterday morning, meaning he's still active there. I'm going to sign up and send him a message. 

Signed up. Now I just have to wait to be approved by a mod. Went with a Houston Oilers-themed handle. Figured tugging at Shin's heartstrings would be the best way to coax him back.

Feb 8, 2020 0:45:10 GMT Baker said:

Emp: "These people behave like athletes, real sportsmen, not cartoon characters (e.g AEW, WWE)."

After reading this (I botched the quote feature and didn't feel like going back to fix it. Shut up.) I was going to warn Emp about The Question Mark. Then I figured it would be more fun to have Emp caught off guard by something he would surely hate. Only to find out Emp LIKES THE QUESTION MARK?!? I did not see that coming. It's like I don't even know you anymore. (Question Mark does rule though. I just figured you would hate it.)

The Question Mark is not really that cartoony in the grand scheme of things. He's still a human being who acts more or less like a real human being. An eccentric one, sure, but nothing offensive.

Feb 8, 2020 0:45:10 GMT Baker said:

🤯 "Not a caricature; an overly passionate love letter to pro wrestling celebrating everything it ever was, is, and will be."

Perfect. This is the NWA's true mission statement. 

Take out the "is, and will be" and I might be more inclined t oagree. It's certainly not a love letter to modern wrestling. It's trying to be as un-modern as it can :lol:

Feb 8, 2020 9:31:16 GMT Emperor said:

Feb 8, 2020 0:45:10 GMT Baker said:

Emp: "These people behave like athletes, real sportsmen, not cartoon characters (e.g AEW, WWE)."

After reading this (I botched the quote feature and didn't feel like going back to fix it. Shut up.) I was going to warn Emp about The Question Mark. Then I figured it would be more fun to have Emp caught off guard by something he would surely hate. Only to find out Emp LIKES THE QUESTION MARK?!? I did not see that coming. It's like I don't even know you anymore. (Question Mark does rule though. I just figured you would hate it.)

The Question Mark is not really that cartoony in the grand scheme of things. He's still a human being who acts more or less like a real human being. An eccentric one, sure, but nothing offensive.

Feb 8, 2020 0:45:10 GMT Baker said:

🤯 "Not a caricature; an overly passionate love letter to pro wrestling celebrating everything it ever was, is, and will be."

Perfect. This is the NWA's true mission statement. 

Take out the "is, and will be" and I might be more inclined t oagree. It's certainly not a love letter to modern wrestling. It's trying to be as un-modern as it can :lol:

AEW and WWE are modern wrestling, right? They seem as hokey if not more so with The Fiend, Luchasaurus, Orange Cassidy, Jingle Boy, Mario Stunt, etc. So... Still accurate?

NWA Power isn't paying tribute to any modern day goofiness. Just old school goofiness. In much the same way Southpaw Regional Wrestling pays tribute.

Come to think of it, NWA Power is what Southpaw Regional Wrestling would be if it were an actual wrestling promotion.

NWA Power confirmed as a caricaturical farcical parody.

Feb 8, 2020 21:53:33 GMT Emperor said:

NWA Power isn't paying tribute to any modern day goofiness. Just old school goofiness. In much the same way Southpaw Regional Wrestling pays tribute.

Come to think of it, NWA Power is what Southpaw Regional Wrestling would be if it were an actual wrestling promotion.

NWA Power confirmed as a caricaturical farcical parody.

To be fair, is there really anything worthwhile about modern day wrestling to pay tribute to?

New Japan, duh.

Feb 8, 2020 23:03:05 GMT Emperor said:

New Japan, duh.

There's KAH-RAH-TAY in #NWAPowerrr... Sooo, that covers Japanese rasslin'

The Aldis/Scurll sitdown was excellent. At 1st I thought Nick was gonna chastise Marty in a dick-ish heel sort of way while making himself seem like he was above Marty which he did but nowhere near to the extent that I thought that he would. Both men had compelling points of view that made me think.

PCO pinned Aldis to win the main event tag match at the ROH show today. Marty Scurll then booked Aldis vs. PCO for ROH's Wrestlemania weekend Supercard of Honor show. As it stands now, that means it's NWA Champ vs. ROH champ. I'm curious to see if any of this will be addressed on Powerrr. Nothing was announced in regard to the Crockett Cup. A shame. I really thought they were going to announce it was coming to Baltimore with an Aldis/Scurll main event. Like I'd have put money on it.

Kilgore I just messaged Nobi on the Texans forum. Will update when I hear back from him.

William Patrick Corgan shoot with the same guy who interviewed Nick Aldis a few weeks back. Watching it now.

OK, let's get caught up...

S1E18

Wait, does a new season of #NWAPowerrr start after each PPV? That wouldn't make sense... right?

Also, still missing Dokken's Into the Fire in the worst way.

Random thoughts during intro: Nick Aldis vs. Drew McIntyre would be a dream match.


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CAN'T COMPLAIN!! CAN'T COMPLAIN!! And we open up with Muscle Bottoms joining the broadcast team. Personal rule means no headset for drunk Jim Storm.

And here comes Pope & Dawsons for their six-man against Kingston & Bouncers. Oh, wait, no... it's just a normal tag?

GOOD POINT, STU... Where's Breaking Newz Bennett's beer!? Wait, is E-Li back to being a teetotaler drinking water? Or was that a pounder, and he's just being a jokester?

Love the chubby wubby battle brewing here! I don't know who the other bouncer is, but Beer City Bruiser should ditch him and form an epic tag team with Big Trev.

Meanwhile, this other Bouncer could probably pull off a King Kong Bundy 2.0 gimmick.

Fat titty slapping each other around the ring. Impressive girth on Bouncer #2 to make the Dawsons look "fit" by comparison.

Did someone just say "Have you ever been fucked?" on a hot mic for it to be bleeped? :lol: Who was that? What did they say?

Oh shit, what's up with Homocide? Why is he facing surgery? Just because he's old?

The biggest #NWAPowerrrBomb in #NWAPowerrr history nearly ends it after some managerference. That should've been it. Why does this match need a false finish and to be dragged out? Second rope superplex and frog splash combo (i.e., the Powerplex) ends it shortly thereafter.

Fuck, Stu just breaks hearts by proclaiming he'll never ever get back in the ring again. Muscle Bottoms and Bouncers going all NHL/Stanley Cup drinking brewskis outta the Crockett Cupp post-match. And E-Li is apparently back to his teetotaling ways, faking a sip of Crockett IPA and swapping back to water at the last minute.

QUESTION: So are Bouncers NWA talent now, or ROH-signed talent just on loan? Some of this swapping is getting confusing. But, listening to Dave Lagana on Taz's podcast, it sounds like he and Billy have a lot of respect for ROH and like to collaborate with them since the beginning... so maybe it's just gonna be a lot of blurred lines.


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Footage of Slick Nick at Free Enterprise, and all I can think of is how disappointing #NWAPowerrr's representation was at that show according to our live reporter on the scene Baker-man.

But, to boost my spirits, here comes hot-as-fuck Kamille (wearing too much per usual) and equally hot-as-fuck "Gerard Butler" Thom Latimer. Will Kamille speak!? No, of course, not.

Galli planting those Evolution-Batista seeds for Thom's eventual turn on Slick Nick. Can't wait for that program! But Thom is playing it low key cool. Royce will probably get Orton'd somehow beforehand with a rushed/botched face turn only to get quickly punked out by Slick Nick, and then turned back into a heel.

"StrictBiz4Eva" - Big Thom

Kamille surprises us with a lot to say to close the interview.

And now here comes Mama's Storm's Baby Boy, accompanied by a chorus of "PERFECT STORM"(?) chants.

Big Thom wrestling with a shirt on... WTF? He's making the world's worst ring gear choices in #NWAPowerr; first losing the kilt, now wrestling in a shirt. Meanwhile, Tim Storm's ring gear keeps getting better and better IMO. Love this red, white, and blue deal.

Idea for a new finisher name for Tim Storm: Pine Bluff Buster

What is this, a powerhouse stalemate? I'm digging it. Meat and potatoes solid basics. I'm loving me some Tim Storm more and more every outing. And I got hopes for Big Thom so long as he can get his ring gear game sorted out, stat.

Somersault spear? That's an interesting spin on an overdone move. But this seems like an odd detail... love the bullying elbows in the corner, but why use the padded elbow? You just made a point of removing your other elbow pad for a reason. Make it matter. And now more MMA elbows with the padded elbow. Dum. Maybe Big Thom has trouble telling the difference between right and left (like Wife)?

"Ironjaw" Tim Storm wants more! I love Tim's boots too. Since Extra ASS abandoned the nude tights, and since Question Mark hasn't added a few extra ?'s to his gear, I think Tim Storm might be in contention for best ring gear in #NWAPowerrr. Of course, The Resplendent One is solidly #1... but Tim could be #1b.

Implant DDT is a pretty boring finisher. And "The Brighter Side of Suffering" is way too clunky to work as a finisher name.

Mama Storm is single?! "FIGHT YOUR MOM!" Love the chants this studio audience comes up with.


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Wonder if it's worth checking out NWA's Shopzone again. I just assume they're still outta stock on everything, especially given Baker-man's merch stand report from Free Enterprise.

Recap from last week's solid (IMO) TV title match between Big Trev and Extra ASS. And now shouty Big Trev is out, all fired up for a rematch. He's a fiery ginger, ain't he? Oh shit, and now here's Question Mark in a Kill Bill jumpsuit. He uses some Mongrovian throat chanting to calm the scene. Possibly the most beautiful national anthem I've ever heard. And now Question Mark offers to train Big Trev in the ways of KAH-RAH-TAY!? Or did he just challenge him to a match? I'll be happy either way, but kinda prefer the former.


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Baker-man, TOTALLY agreed... Marty Squirrel's counteroffer is TERRIBLE and so anticlimactic. The TOTAL REFUND was such a better stip. Only good news coming out of this is Slick Nick's odds of retaining just increased!

Wait... how did @ness figure out Baker is or isn't on the email list? And wait, Baker works for #NWAPowerrr? Is this shoot or kayfabe?

The Circle Squared... think I saw some video elsewhere where WPC explained this.

Oh shit, #NWAPowerrr took my idea for SuperPowerrr! And they're also expanding to include something called Powerrr Surrrge? I hope I can keep up with all this content. And Mooney's gonna start dropping podcasts? I think odds are high I'll only be able to stick with #NWAPowerrr.


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Commercial time with Nikita Koloff, eh? Whering a Man Camp t-shirt? What is Man Camp? This is a commercial advertising Jesus? WTF... is this legit? Is WPC an uber-Christian or something? Confused by this commercial. Can't tell what's going on...


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Starks/Cross rematch. OK. Here comes third-rate Evan Bourne first. And now the champ, string bean Rocky Maivia. Me senses a retention (although I forget, I think this is going to a time-limit draw per the party thread)?

Cross is so hilarious small. He should start a Dwarf gimmick. Meanwhile, still love the Lucky 7 concept. Maybe Cross should also just embrace a slow motion gimmick too, seeing as he apparently only has one gear... first. Ride the clutch, graybeard!

Man Bun Ref needs to catch an errant dropkick to the schnoz. Or wrestle rad in a "Loser Loses His Man Bun" match.

These matches should seriously be wrestled as intense sprints given the time-limit... but there's no such thing as "sprinting" when Cross is one of the guys in the ring. Similar question re: Cross as applied to Bouncers... is he actually signed to ROH? On permanent loan to NWA? What's his deal?

:lol: @ Cross's hip guy Hitler youth haircut comeover flip-floppin' around as he moves and bumps. It's just bald-spot highlighter at this point, bro.

Suplex seesaw spot is fun at least. I like this. And now crowd is getting into it with the "WHOAAAA"s.

Half-minute to go, and this has been a pretty meh match. Would've been cool had that Tornado DDT ended it just before the time limit expires. I fucking HATE Cross's stupid Cross Cutter finisher thing. But I fucking LOVE Sick Zick! Out here to lift the mood. Missed a button. Look at that shirt. What's the difference between Ricky and Zicky!? Zicky is a consistent finisher, that's what! I.E. He 100% CUMZ


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Concussions and cigarettes, 90s galore, love it!


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Gotta shit, but wanna powerrr through the rrrest of this episode. Conflicted!

Ladies Division recap. Love Melina's outfit from last week.

Third Wheel Marti Belle out now to cut a promo no one cares about.

First rule of Melina Fight Club, you don't mention Melina's name.

Marti now forcing the Latina accent a bit too hard. Girl, relax; ethnicity isn't a gimmick.

"Tessawrecker" Allysin Kay out now looking pretty decent actually, and I'm on board for a Allysin/Marti match (or rather squash) to reestablish the former champ.

Random thought: Allyin/Kamille seems like it could have some dream match potential.


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Why haven't they announced more tangible details about the Crockett Cupp yet?

Anyway... here's Melina, looking GOOOD. And then there's Tasha, looking... like Tasha. To her credit, she does have a Jazz meets Naomi vibe going on. Depending on her in-ring style, that could be a good thing. Like a fierce face. Could be built up as a good challenge to Thunderrr Rosa maybe? Anyway, here we go...

I think I maybe take back what I said about Melina. This outfit makes her look like she's got a mega gunt. And is she wearing a purple bra under her gear? Looks weird and sloppy. Should've gone with a black bra, or... preferably... ditched the bra altogether and let them titty slips fly!

Despite age and ring rust, Melina looking overall good in the ring though. And Shrill Kid is ANTI Melina, lol. Shrill Kid.

So is "NWA Leadership" just WPC? Appreciate him having some balls and standing up to Melina, not giving her an immediate title shot.

Nice solid neckbreaker from Tasha. Tasha and Sasha should form a tag team. Because if there's one thing I like more than matching ring gear for tag team partners, it's NAMES THAT RHYME!

Commentary sounds like it's getting tired. So Melina ends it. Wish she wasn't wearing that G-D bra. But now she cuts a fiery post-match promo... GLARING at an odd camera, but it works. Lovin' her. "Sanctioned by Melina"!!! You go, girrrl.


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Prairie doggin' this turd, man. Ten minutes to go. Hope I can pull this off...

I kinda like/dislike StrictBiz mixing up the tag combo, splitting off a Wild Card to pair up with Slick Nick. And LOVE Our Pal Sal getting a push here with this MayVal stuff. And here comes RnRx. CAN'T COMPLAIN!! CAN'T COMPLAIN!! CAN'T COMPLAIN!!

Royce debuting long tights here? They look good... in fact, better than his previous look. Big Thom needs to take notes. The Resplendent One looking resplendent as always. RnRx looking go kart swat meet as always.

Guys, quit shilling the NWA Shopzone if there's nothing in stock. It's just frustrating torture!

That's not a nutcracker, Stu... it's a wishbone split!

Hey, wait a second... whatever happened to Scott Steiner? Which reminds me, whatever happened to Colt Cabana and Ken Anderson? Anderson's deal with TNA pissed off WPC, right? So he got shit-canned? And Colt went to AEW, which doesn't fly with NWA's ROH alliance? But what about Steiner!?

Shiiit... Wife is awake. Need to come back to finish the main event.

Finally getting back to this, just as Ricky hits a scary Frankensteiner.

I feel like Slick Nick wrestling on #NWAPowerrr should be a bigger deal. I get he wants a piece of Ricky Morton to maybe finish their business, but this also seems a little outta the blue as does him teaming with Royce instead of Big Thom. But maybe that's just me, and maybe I missed some of the setup.

Anyway... By this point in his career, Robbie G oughta know the north-south position will only ever get you a two count at best. Royce cheats for the pinfall shortly thereafter to reclaim MayVal.

And that's more or less it. Kind of an anticlimactic ending for this episode. Slick Nick not getting the fall on Ricky leaves that book open for another chapter to be written, I guess.

All in all, not a bad episode but a "just there" one for me. Oh well. Can't all be grand slams.

NWA Power has some sort of magic wand because for the 1st time ever I wanted to watch The Bouncers wrestle. HOSS FIGHT MOTHER FUCKERS!

Just to briefly address the Nobi situation since this is where we were discussing it....I did contact him. He says "hello" and misses some of you. But he will not be returning and I won't be pestering him about changing his mind.

Feb 16, 2020 16:27:41 GMT 🤯 said:

Wait, does a new season of #NWAPowerrr start after each PPV? That wouldn't make sense... right?

Also, still missing Dokken's Into the Fire in the worst way.

Meanwhile, this other Bouncer could probably pull off a King Kong Bundy 2.0 gimmick.

Oh shit, what's up with Homocide? Why is he facing surgery? Just because he's old?

Fuck, Stu just breaks hearts by proclaiming he'll never ever get back in the ring again. Muscle Bottoms and Bouncers going all NHL/Stanley Cup drinking brewskis outta the Crockett Cupp post-match. And E-Li is apparently back to his teetotaling ways, faking a sip of Crockett IPA and swapping back to water at the last minute.

QUESTION: So are Bouncers NWA talent now, or ROH-signed talent just on loan? 

Galli planting those Evolution-Batista seeds for Thom's eventual turn on Slick Nick

Somersault spear? That's an interesting spin on an overdone move. But this seems like an odd detail... 

I love Tim's boots too. Since Extra ASS abandoned the nude tights, and since Question Mark hasn't added a few extra ?'s to his gear, I think Tim Storm might be in contention for best ring gear in #NWAPowerrr. Of course, The Resplendent One is solidly #1... but Tim could be #1b.

"The Brighter Side of Suffering" is way too clunky to work as a finisher name.

Wait... how did @ness figure out Baker is or isn't on the email list? And wait, Baker works for #NWAPowerrr? Is this shoot or kayfabe?

I hope I can keep up with all this content. And Mooney's gonna start dropping podcasts? I think odds are high I'll only be able to stick with #NWAPowerrr.

Commercial time with Nikita Koloff, eh? Whering a Man Camp t-shirt? What is Man Camp? This is a commercial advertising Jesus? WTF... is this legit? Is WPC an uber-Christian or something? Confused by this commercial. Can't tell what's going on...

Similar question re: Cross as applied to Bouncers... is he actually signed to ROH? On permanent loan to NWA? What's his deal?

So is "NWA Leadership" just WPC? 

Hey, wait a second... whatever happened to Scott Steiner? Which reminds me, whatever happened to Colt Cabana and Ken Anderson? Anderson's deal with TNA pissed off WPC, right? So he got shit-canned? And Colt went to AEW, which doesn't fly with NWA's ROH alliance? But what about Steiner!?

Yep. Each new "season" begins after a PPV. #DokkenForever

I too got King Kong Bundy Jr. vibes from Milonas. 

I'm pretty sure Homocide had a kayfabed(?) shoulder injury some weeks back.

It's wrestling. Nobody ever stays retired on their first try. I'm sure Bennett will be back at some point. James Storm has been getting on my nerves the last few weeks. He comes across as a guy whose not nearly as funny as he thinks he is. And this is coming from a long time J. Storm fan.

The Bouncers are ROH talent on loan to NWA.

Cross is NWA all the way. Don't think he has wrestled for ROH in over a decade.

I'm not getting the Latimer love. Isaacs grew on me when he gained a personality. Latimer still remains a bland goon in my book. I suppose he's a decent enough enforcer, but he certainly doesn't capture my interest. And "the brighter side of suffering" is a stupid name for a finisher. Too many words.

lol I still know how Ness figured out I wasn't on the e-mail list. I'm not on the NWA payroll either. Wish I was, but I was just playing along with Nessie. 

As best I can tell, stuff like The Circle Squared will serve as 'special' episodes of Powerrr. Which is to say "filler."

Nikita Koloff has been heavily involved in some sort of Christian ministry since his retirement over 25 years ago. My theory is that little commercial was part of his "payoff." Similar to Austin Idol shilling his wrestling school.

As best I can tell, "NWA Leadership" is WPC, Dave Lagana, Aldis to a lesser extent, and maybe a woman named Maureen.

You're right about Anderson. Not sure about Steiner or Colt. My theory is Steiner's appearance was supposed to be a one off. But when it got a big view count they brought him back for the Stevens PPV match. No idea what's going on with Colt. Wikipedia says he's still signed with NWA. He's been shilling for New Japan on his twitter account. And I can't find anything relating to him and AEW since around December 20th.

Feb 16, 2020 21:43:29 GMT 🤯 said:

I feel like Slick Nick wrestling on #NWAPowerrr should be a bigger deal. I get he wants a piece of Ricky Morton to maybe finish their business, but this also seems a little outta the blue as does him teaming with Royce instead of Big Thom. But maybe that's just me, and maybe I missed some of the setup.

All in all, not a bad episode but a "just there" one for me. Oh well. Can't all be grand slams.

No more Aldis/Morton, please. That feud is over and done in my book, and should remain that way.

I liked Slick Nick randomly teaming with Royce though. It was like when Flair would team with Tully or Windham every so often back in the day.

Agree that this was a filler episode. Not bad. But nothing major went down. Had kind o a B Show feel. Like NWA Jakked rather NWA Powerrr.

#NWAPowerrr presents... The Circle Squared, Season 1: Episode 1

Already not sure how I feel about this not just being a segment on #NWAPowerrr instead of being a standalone show. Also, agree with the conspiracy theory that WPC didn't plan and tape enough shows to bridge the gap. Watching this this time purely for talent research purposes for www.wrestlesystem.com. It's also interesting that this episode is 20 minutes long, and there's a video of fans watching this right above it in NWA's video list that is over four hours long. WTF!?

And we've already got what feels like a lot of filler. Mooney update and WPC's introductory ramble... meh, let's get the show on the road.

Fan clips though! I do miss this from early-days #NWAPowerrr. Mabybe the four-plus-hour fan-watch video would've been the more entertaining watch? HEY! Was that Mims and/or Sims in that last clip!?

The "promo circle" and "square of the ring"? :lol: I hope the promo circle is a literal circle on the floor of the studio.

How do you get selected as a fan to provide feedback!? I feel like PW's Powerrr Parrrty definitely needs to figure out how to be collectively represented.


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Anyway, here we go...

Kyle Davis introducing us to the fresh meat:

Hawx Aerie, dafuq kinda name is that? PJ seems a little too young or rough around the edges. I wonder how awkward it would be wrestle with your dad? Luke Hawx seems like he might be alright though. He needs to ditch his son. You can tell he's a seasoned vet. I like his line of "We're the ABCs and XYZs, which means when we start something... we finish it." And it triggers a "XYZ" chant. "XYZ Express" would be an infinitely better name than Hawx Aerie.

The NWA Kid!!!! Is that Shrill Kid!? These fan recap vids with the replay right after what happened... not sure how I feel. Oh that stupid fucking mall balcony dive. Fuck this kid. PJ can eat a dick.

Nikita Koloff comes out looking like Bill Goldberg ate John Malkovich, and you are what you eat. Dunno how I feel about him not even trying with an accent. Did he try forcing an accent during his prime? Or did he say fuck it back then too? Coach Nikita giving an unfair edge to whoever's about to come out... The Best Kept Secret in Professional Wrestling: miniature Shane twins (or Basham brothers) wannabes Jeff Lewis Neal & Tyson Dean

@wrestlingdaze might be my favorite fan reactor.
Nevermind, it's not Mims OR Sims... it's Jefferson?

Agree on liking the matching gear and it almost being required in order to be considered a legit tag team.

And that closes the promo segment. OK... Luke Hawx wins out of the four (five if we count Nikita).


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SANCTIONED BY MELINA recap. Fucking love SANCTIONED BY MELINA.


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Now some sitdown backstage interviews with the prospective talent. OK...
Luke Hawks looks like he should be the leader of a stable also involving the Best Kept Secret as his backup or Good Brothers. Maybe a new spin on Da Baldies?

Hawx Aeires' outfits match well enough. Luke Hawx has a bad ass look. I'm on board for giving him a run. Shit, even his kid. I think I'd just push them both as singles.

Honestly, so far, this is the best tag match probably in #NWAPowerrr history; these guys are showing more fire than Dawsons, Homicide/Kingston, Wild Cards, RnRx, Muscle Bottoms, etc. Pays to be hungry, I guess.

"An accomplished three-star wrestler" - Stu complimenting PJ

PJ looks like a stick figure version of Jason Biggs. Maybe early-days EC3 sans protein powder and weightlifting? Luke looks good though. Now time for the replay and fan reactions. @wrestlingdaze is def my fav. I want to meet and chill with this guy.

"X-Y-Z" Chants. The fans in the studio are ALL IN.


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So are these real contracts? Like is talent actually signed to NWA? Or just free-lancers? I assume the latter. I assume WWE and AEW (and maybe TNA and ROH) are the only promotions with the capital or care to actually sign talent to exclusive talents?

Shit, I missed when they reveal the winner because Mooney is so easy to tune out.

If we find out that they recap Circle Squares on #NWAPowerrr, then I don't think I'll bother with these in the future. However, I stand by the belief that this could've been trimmed down and rolled right into a normal #NWAPowerrr episode.

And that's a wrap.

Meh.

Feb 22, 2020 15:18:17 GMT 🤯 said:

How do you get selected as a fan to provide feedback!? I feel like PW's Powerrr Parrrty definitely needs to figure out how to be collectively represented.

Hawx Aerie, dafuq kinda name is that? 

The NWA Kid!!!! Is that Shrill Kid!?

The Best Kept Secret in Professional Wrestling: miniature Shane twins (or Basham brothers) wannabes Jeff Lewis Neal & Tyson Dean

@wrestlingdaze might be my favorite fan reactor.

Luke Hawks looks like he should be the leader of a stable also involving the Best Kept Secret as his backup or Good Brothers. 

So are these real contracts? Like is talent actually signed to NWA? 

NWA is extremely fan friendly (easy to do when your audience is relatively small) so I don't think it would be too hard to get selected. I'm not making any goofy reaction videos though. Fuck that noise. I would like to see the PW Powerrr Party represented though. You up for making goofy reaction videos? How about HR?

legit lol at your take on the Hawx Aerie name.

I never thought NWA Kid might be Shrill Kid. I suppose it's possible, but Shrill Kid has always sounded like a boy to me, and the awesomely named NWA Kid is a girl.

The Best Kept Secret In Professional Wrestling will always be 1995 Al Snow. Fake BKSIPW needs new individual names. Theirs are so generic. I forgot what they were like 5 seconds after they were introduced.

Eww! WrestlingDaze was one of my least favorites. Well, they were all bad, but he was no exception.

Never thought of pairing Luke with The Secret. Not a bad idea. They all do share a similar look. That would make PJ the odd man out. That's ok. He can become the next Caleb Konley.

I'm not sure how NWA contracts work. I know Aldis has one. Not sure beyond him. My guess is some are freelancers allowed to work elsewhere with total freedom and maybe there are a few others with Aldis-like "NWA first" contracts?

Feb 22, 2020 15:18:17 GMT 🤯 said:

Dunno how I feel about him not even trying with an accent. Did he try forcing an accent during his prime? Or did he say fuck it back then too? 

Shit, I missed when they reveal the winner because Mooney is so easy to tune out.

D'oh. Forgot to respond to these. Must have botched the quoting again.

That's what's so disheartening about an accentless Nikita! He famously kept kayfabe 24/7 in his prime to the point where it annoyed the boys. He even legally changed his shoot name from Scott Simpson to Nikita Koloff. And now after all those years of keeping kayfabe he just gives up. Sad. 

They didn't reveal a winner yet. Or at least I don't think they did. Either way, I will not idly stand by while you besmirch the good name of Sean Mooney. Bad form!

Feb 23, 2020 2:15:57 GMT Baker said:

Feb 22, 2020 15:18:17 GMT 🤯 said:

Dunno how I feel about him not even trying with an accent. Did he try forcing an accent during his prime? Or did he say fuck it back then too? 

Shit, I missed when they reveal the winner because Mooney is so easy to tune out.

D'oh. Forgot to respond to these. Must have botched the quoting again.

That's what's so disheartening about an accentless Nikita! He famously kept kayfabe 24/7 in his prime to the point where it annoyed the boys. He even legally changed his shoot name from Scott Simpson to Nikita Koloff. And now after all those years of keeping kayfabe he just gives up. Sad. 

They didn't reveal a winner yet. Or at least I don't think they did. Either way, I will not idly stand by while you besmirch the good name of Sean Mooney. Bad form!

He's no Todd Pettengill!

This recent Tim Storm shoot interview popped up in my Youtube recommendations. He is unsurprisingly a babyface even in real life.



In other Powerrr news, view counts are unfortunately way down since a spike during episodes 13-15, which were Steiner & Morton-heavy episodes.

Powerrr Episodes, ranked by view count

1. 1- 615k
2. 2- 354k
3. 14- 326k
4. 15- 272k
5. 4- 264k
6. 6- 251k
7. 3- 248k
8. 13- 245k
9. 10- 243k
10. 5- 241k
11. 7- 237k
12. 9- 229k
13. 12- 222k
14. 16- 203k
15. 17- 186k
16. 11- 180k
17. 18- 171k
18. 8- 155k
19. 19- 77k (early days still)

*Scott Steiner's debut also has 503k views as a standalone thing, while a video of the Briscoes confronting the Rock & Roll Express at last year's Crockett Cup has 367k views.

Fret not Baker-man... it's a marathon, not a sprint!