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Post by Jay Cal on Jan 29, 2016 9:23:47 GMT -8
NWA Women's Champion Amber Gallows will defend her recently acquired championship at Shine against Leva Bates.
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Post by greenmistguy90 on Jan 29, 2016 9:44:45 GMT -8
That's pretty awsome
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Post by dkm on Jan 29, 2016 13:06:05 GMT -8
Cool, I'll see Leva in action tomorrow night.
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Post by NWA Fanatic on Jan 29, 2016 14:14:13 GMT -8
Now that's how you promote!!! Doesn't take a lot but it definitely got the word out!!!! Leva vs Amber should be a good match.
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Post by MKCS on Jan 29, 2016 14:17:19 GMT -8
Good way to get the NWA name out there but I do think Santana Garrett should still be champion. She was defending it in Japan as well as places like Shine and around the NWA.
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Post by JADEN on Jan 29, 2016 21:34:25 GMT -8
Good way to get the NWA name out there but I do think Santana Garrett should still be champion. She was defending it in Japan as well as places like Shine and around the NWA. She will soon be off the market
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Post by philvarlese on Feb 1, 2016 18:30:16 GMT -8
So, there were 9 matches on the SHINE show this past weekend, and the match between Amber & Leva Bates was #6, which is good positioning, especially since it wasn't a SHINE belt being defended. Here's the report from the match (courtesy of DailyWrestlingNews.com). Still not posted on the NWA website.
"Amber tells Leva she is not too sweet and then she does the crotch chop. Leva responds with a dance to intimidate Amber. They lock up and Amber pushes Leva away. They lock up again and Amber pushes Leva away. Amber backs Leva into the corner and she connects with a forearm despite the referee’s warnings. Leva with a clothesline and drop toe hold. Leva with a kick to the temple for a near fall.
Leva with a double leg take down and she stands over Amber and does a double stomp on the back. Leva with a snap mare and she kicks Amber in the shoulder and gets a near fall. Leva ‘shoots’ Amber but misses a charge into the corner and then Amber goes to the floor. Amber chokes Leva in the ropes and then pulls her to the floor. Amber with a forearm on the floor and then she sends Leva into the apron. Leva with forearms and then she sends Amber into the apron.
Leva gets into the ring to stop the referee’s count. Leva goes to the apron and the referee resumes his count. Leva has a kick blocked and Amber sends her face first into the mat. Amber with kicks and forearms to Leva. Amber with a boot to the midsection followed by a chop and elbow drop for a near fall. Amber with a running boot to the head and she gets a near fall. Leva with a rollup for a near fall. Amber grabs Leva by the hair and the referee warns her.
Amber chokes Leva in the ropes and the referee warns her. Amber continues to choke Leva and Amber releases the hold at four. Leva with an abdominal stretch in the ropes. Amber with a clothesline and she gets a near fall. Amber does a split and applies a full nelson. She rolls Leva onto her chest as Amber puts her body weight on Leva. Amber with a double overhook into Cattle Mutilation.
Leva with a cross arm breaker but Amber gets to the ropes and Leva releases the hold. Leva goes for a handspring move but Amber kicks her in the midsection. Leva blocks a super kick and hits a lungblower on Amber. Both women are down.
Amber with a forearm and Leva fires back, They continue to go back and forth. Leva with forearms across the upper chest into a clothesline. Leva with a forearm and Northern Lights suplex for a near fall. Leva with a splash into the corner followed by a bronco buster. Leva goes up top and Amber connects with a super kick for a near fall.
Amber with a forearm to the back but Leva with a fisherman’s suplex for a near fall. Amber with an STO for a near fall. Ambert argues with the referee. Amber gets another near fall. Leva with slaps and she tries for a German suplex but Amber blocks it. Amber with an elbow but she runs into a boot. Leva goes to the turnbuckles. Amber escapes with a split and then she press slams Leva off the turnbuckles.
Leva with a super kick and she gets a near fall when Amber gets her hand on the ropes to stop the count. Leva kicks Amber in the head and then she goes for a Rainmaker but Amber with a backslide and bridge float over for the three count."
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Post by philvarlese on Feb 1, 2016 18:32:04 GMT -8
And I have to add, that the next time I see a "commissioner" promoter or announcer doing a video from their kitchen/office in their home, I'm going to throw a brick through my laptop.
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Post by MKCS on Feb 5, 2016 14:30:28 GMT -8
So, I'd never heard of Amber Gallows before she won the title so I decided to be proactive and watch one of her matches. It was from Ring Of Honor and she wrestled Veda Scott. She was quite average not good but also not bad.
Is she champion of the NWA for any other reason than them trying to capitalise on the popularity of the Bullet Club with the smart marks right now?
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Post by tonybrooklyn on Feb 5, 2016 18:51:27 GMT -8
So, I'd never heard of Amber Gallows before she won the title so I decided to be proactive and watch one of her matches. It was from Ring Of Honor and she wrestled Veda Scott. She was quite average not good but also not bad. Is she champion of the NWA for any other reason than them trying to capitalise on the popularity of the Bullet Club with the smart marks right now? Certain individuals in the alliance have limited positions of "power" and or a push right now. They have relationships with guys like Luke Gallows. I'm sure these decisions were based on their recommendations. El Presidente gets to coat tail it and hope to become friendly with guys like Gallows. Yeah, I know, he has been on shows with Luke in NJPW...but that doesn't mean they were friendly in any way. The part that escapes El Presidente is that the people responsible for putting the deal together will get all of the benefit. It could result in booking referrals/recommendations, etc. for this individual. When it's over, El Presidente will still have a sequin jacket and a hand of air....he won't be any closer to being "one of the boys" than he was before....and the guy who's brokering the deal will get all of the payback. In my opinion, his desire to be "one of the boys" blurred his vision (maybe thats why he started wearing the silly glasses) and has caused him to make emotional decisions based on ego rather than business sense.
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Post by MKCS on Feb 5, 2016 21:04:15 GMT -8
I just think for the NWA the champions should be guys or girls that the promoters actually want to book and can potentially make money from. I know it's difficult in the NWA set up in 2016 because money isn't really there but Santana just had the belt and was a GREAT choice as champion. She was fresh off TV and really doing things with the belt.
Amber Gallows got the belt some exposure in ROH which is cool but Santana defended the title in Chile (In front of 5000 people), Japan (At Korakuen Hall) and in the United States. She also has that vital TV exposure from TNA which means maybe a couple of casual fans turn up just because she was on TV.
Amber Gallows is a successful valet in Japan but non smarks don't know the Bullet Club and not many NWA promoters seem that keen to book her. It seems so silly that the NWA powers that be would take the belt off of Santana who was having a great run to put it on Amber Gallows to cater to her husband who isn't going to do anything to help the NWA anyway.
If they wanted to put the belt on a Bullet Club member why not Cody Hall? I can't imagine he's that expensive to book when he's in the United States, his last name is way more famous than Gallows and he's a pretty good worker who is main eventing over in Japan. Hall as National Champion would be a great move.
But yeah, go for the money always.
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Post by JADEN on Feb 6, 2016 9:02:12 GMT -8
I just think for the NWA the champions should be guys or girls that the promoters actually want to book and can potentially make money from. I know it's difficult in the NWA set up in 2016 because money isn't really there but Santana just had the belt and was a GREAT choice as champion. She was fresh off TV and really doing things with the belt. Amber Gallows got the belt some exposure in ROH which is cool but Santana defended the title in Chile (In front of 5000 people), Japan (At Korakuen Hall) and in the United States. She also has that vital TV exposure from TNA which means maybe a couple of casual fans turn up just because she was on TV. Amber Gallows is a successful valet in Japan but non smarks don't know the Bullet Club and not many NWA promoters seem that keen to book her. It seems so silly that the NWA powers that be would take the belt off of Santana who was having a great run to put it on Amber Gallows to cater to her husband who isn't going to do anything to help the NWA anyway. If they wanted to put the belt on a Bullet Club member why not Cody Hall? I can't imagine he's that expensive to book when he's in the United States, his last name is way more famous than Gallows and he's a pretty good worker who is main eventing over in Japan. Hall as National Champion would be a great move. But yeah, go for the money always. I think you missed the point of Santana will soon be off the market?
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Post by dkm on Feb 6, 2016 13:46:19 GMT -8
Amber and Santa used to be a tag team, in fact Barbi Hayden's first title defense was against Santana and Amber O'Neal was a part of it.
Amber may have been chosen as the new champion in part because of her connection to the Bullet Club but it was Santana's future that required the title change.
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Post by dkm on Feb 6, 2016 13:47:17 GMT -8
Here is Amber vs Gail Kim at a TNA Impact show.
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Post by nwasmokymtn on Feb 6, 2016 15:24:48 GMT -8
Amber is one of the better female workers in the eastern United States.
That's coming from me and I think 90% most of independent wrestlers (male and female) suck.
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