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Nick Aldis captured the NWA World Hvt. Title at the Combat Zone Wrestling event in Sewell, N.J. tonight, ending the reign of Tim Storm. Storm got a polite ovation from the crowd during ring introductions. Aldis attacked him with a knee from behind at the bell and tossed him around early. They got pelted with a “boring” chant about two minutes in. Storm began a comeback with a boot to the face and a neckbreaker around 3:00. A sarcastic “Fight forever!” chant also broke out as Aldis returned to methodical offense against Storm. The finish came out of nowhere at 3:47. After the match, Aldis cut a heel promo on the fans, including calling them “mouth-breathing losers.” He listed himself in the company of Ric Flair, Terry Funk, Harley Race now. He said they’d spit on the sh– presented in the ring tonight before his match. He was cheered when he said he’d never return.
Footage is available of the entire match with this amateur video from the crowd HERE. Ring entrances and ring introductions for the NWA Title match commence around the five minute mark of this video.
Keller’s Analysis: Not sure what to make of that, but on the surface it appears to be a rather anticlimactic end to the NWA Title reign that was the subject of some excellent video features put together by Dave Lagana and William Patrick Corgan over the last couple months (“Ten Pounds of Gold”). The match quality was always going to be an issue with Storm, but this was about as bad an NWA Title match you’ll ever see. I am curious how the NWA follows up on this regarding Storm – either building to a rematch or just moving on.
RELATED NOTE: This weekend’s VIP Bruce Mitchell Audio Mailbag includes a long-form answer about the 1994 NWA Title incident where Shane Douglas, ECW promoter Tod Gordon, and ECW booker Paul Heyman double-crossed NWA promoter Dennis Coraluzzo and had Douglas throw the NWA Title on the mat after winning it and declaring it the age of Extreme. Shortly thereafter ECW withdrew from the NWA and changed it’s name from Eastern to Extreme Championship Wrestling. VIP members can access that show HERE or you can sign up for a VIP membership for as little as $8.25 per month on average HERE. VIP members can also access the 1994 back issues with contemporaneous coverage of the controversy over the course of several weeks in the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter 1994 Back Issue Page.
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