The NWA returns to pay-per-view Saturday for the first of two straight nights of Crockett Cup action.
The annual tag team tournament dates back decades and was revived by Billy Corgan over the last few years. Last year's tournament was won by The Briscoe Brothers.
24 teams will be involved over the next two days with 16 teams vying to join the eight teams who have already earned a first-round bye.
Some of the more well-known teams include NWA Champion Tyrus & Chris Adonis, Ricky & Kerry Morton, the Hughes twins (sons of D-Von Dudley), Myzteziz Jr. & Octagon Jr, Toxin & Arez, Trevor Murdoch & Mike Knox, NWA Tag Team Champions La Rebelion, and more.
In addition to the first few rounds of the tournament, the evening will feature NWA National Champion EC3 defending against the "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason, and an eight-woman Hardcore Team War tag team match.
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Pre-Show:
They got straight into the action but said that they got some matches out of the way before they went live. If you wanted to find those results you had to go to Twitter. So the matches they got out of the way are:
Judais and Max the Impaler (with Father James Mitchell) defeated The NOW (Hale Collins and Vik Dalishus) in an NWA Crockett Cup First-Round Match
Magnum Muscle (Dak Draper and Mims) defeated The Spectaculars (Brady Pierce and Rush Freeman) (with Rolando Freeman) in an NWA Crockett Cup First-Round Match
Control Your Narrative (Flip Gordon and Fodder) defeated Sent2Slaughter (Dan Maff and Shawn Donovan) in an NWA Crockett Cup First-Round Match
Donovan and Fodder started the match and Control Your Narrative took the early advantage. They even took a break long enough to each get a kiss from Angelina Love who was ringside. Dan Maff finally got his tag and they worked on Fodder. After some work by Maff, Flip Gordon hit a Samoan drop and moonsault onto Donovan for the win. They move on to face the NWA World Tag Team Champions and the #1 seeds, La Rebelion.
SVGS (Jax Dane and Blake "Bulletproof" Troop) (with Chris Silvio, Esq.) defeated TNT (Terrence Hughes and Terrell Hughes) in an NWA Crockett Cup First-Round Match
Terrell Hughes started with Troop. They went back and forth a little bit and when Terrence went for a secret tag, the referee didn't call it until TNT was hitting their double-team Pele kick. Jax Dane got his own tag and went to work on Terrence and even got a little help on the outside from Silvio. Terrell got the hot tag so SVGS tried to even the odds but it did not work.
There was a weird spot where Silvio distracted the ref from seeing a tag by TNT so the illegal man on TNT got caught in a figure-four leglock, courtesy of Troop so he tapped out. SVGS moves on to face the 4th-seeded, Jinetes del Aire.
The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd and Truth Magnum) defeated Daisy Kill and Talos & The Miserably Faithful (Sal the Pal and Gaagz the Gymp) & Eric Jackson and Jeremiah Plunkett (with Danny Dealz) in a 4-way Elimination Tag Team Match for the 24th Seed in the NWA Crockett Cup
They didn't even show this whole match, just a little highlight reel, because it took place before the pre-show went live. The Miserably Faithful went out first, then Jackson and Plunkett, and last were Daisy Kill and Talos.
The Brothers of Funstruction (Yabo the Clown and Ruffo the Clown) defeated The Fixers (Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky) in an NWA Crockett Cup First-Round Match
The Fixers looked really tough, but they're against two clowns, so it only worked so much. The Fixers attacked both clowns right as the bell rang they dominated this entire match. Ruffo made his way into the match after Yabo was getting destroyed. He got one clothesline in, but that was it.
Jay Bradley went for a moonsault but he came down wrong on his knee and he had to roll out. Wrecking Ball came in to finish the job but Ruffo went to the top and stopped the firemen's carry slam and rolled up Wrecking Ball. He's so big his shoulders never even really touched the floor, but he got the three count. Not sure what the deal is with that. The Brothers of Funstruction move on to face #5 A Cut Above.
Los Vipers (Arez and Toxin) defeated The Heatseekers (Elliott Russell and Matt Sigmon) in an NWA Crockett Cup First-Round Match
This one is a little interesting since Arez usually teams with Komander in AAA, but he's with Toxin for this tournament. Both teams went back and forth with their own double-team moves. Toxin got a hot tag and did a cool spot where Sigmon lifted him up and he hit a dropkick onto Russell but Toxin fell right on his head. They both then took out each member and Arez hit the double stomp and northern lights suplex onto Matt Sigmon for the win. Los Vipers move onto the next round where they will face the 6th-seeded Mortons, Ricky and Kerry.
After the match, they showed some highlights from the matches that took place before the pre-show. It was a quick match between Judais and Max the Impaler. They move on to face #2, Tyrus and Chris Adonis.
The War Gods (Kratos and Odinson) defeated Brian Brock and "Magic" Jake Dumas (with Christi Jaynes) in an NWA Crockett Cup First-Round Match
I can't help but think about the famous God of War series on PlayStation when I see The War Gods. They each got a spray of their Chrome Spray that was supposed to get them locked in and they started.
Dumas started trying a magic trick but Odinson was not impressed. Brock and Dumas eventually fought back against Kratos, but Dumas was on the ring apron showing off when Brock threw Kratos into him on the apron. They got the timing wrong though and he was standing there for ages. Off the mistake though, Kratos hit his finishing move and Odinson tackled Dumas like he was playing football. Kratos pinned Brock for the win. They move on to face the #7 seeded Country Gentlemen.
After the match, they showed Magnum Muscle's post-match interview after beating The Spectaculars before the pre-show.
The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd and Truth Magnum) defeated Idolmania Sports Management (Cyon and Jordan Clearwater) (with Austin Idol) in an NWA Crockett Cup First-Round Match
The Outrunners got into this match by winning the Play-In match that took place before the show. If they want to win this tournament they have to win five matches over 2 days.
This match started as just a flexing contest between the two. Just flexing all over the arena. They finally got to the action which Cyon dominated. Both of ISM worked over Truth Magnum. Floyd pulled the legs of his own teammate to avoid Clearwater and the Outrunners turned it around. Clearwater was able to fight back a bit and counter an elbow, a knee, and a frog splash, moving out of the way of all of them. When Clearwater went for the tag, a masked man ran out and pulled Cyon off the apron. The Outrunners got Clearwater up for the finish and got the upset.
The mystery man kept attacking Cyon. He was doing it in a black Cyon mask. Austin Idol just kinda sat there confused while the mystery man walked away. Idol then looked at his son Cyon and walked away himself. The crowd started chanting Austin Idol's name and Tim Storm said they were, "stunned."
Main Card:
Blunt Force Trauma (Carnage and Damage) (with Aron Stevens) defeated The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd and Truth Magnum) in an NWA Crockett Cup Second-Round Match
I guess to add insult to injury, The Outrunners are fighting their third match of the night and second match in a row. BFT dominated Magnum in the early going, but when Carnage went for something extra, Floyd got the hot tag and the Outrunners took out both of BFT. Carnage and Damage got the advantage back with a couple of dropkicks and they hit the double flat liner onto Floyd for the win.
The War Gods (Kratos and Odinson) defeated NWA United States Tag Team Champions The Country Gentlemen (AJ Cazana and Anthony Andrews) in an NWA Crockett Cup Second-Round Match
The Country Gentlemen attack the Gods before the bell due to them already having a match tonight. Odinson is able to fight back and get Kratos into the match. He hit Andrews with a big forearm and power slam, but the champions turned it around quickly. The Country Gentlemen showed such great teamwork. Odinson took Cazana by surprise with another football tackle and Kratos came in and hit Andrews with the finish for the surprise win.
Alex Taylor (with Danny Dealz) vs. Joe Alonzo (with Jamie Stanley) for a spot in Night 2's Six-Way Scramble
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