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                    NWA Hard Times Live Results

                    Show Open

                    The intro package recounted the Nick Aldis and Tim Storm storyline that led to the formation of Strictly Business.

                    Matches

                    Trevor Murdoch defeated Question Mark in TV Title Tournament

                    TV Title Matches have a 6:05 Minute Time Limit. Murdoch started quickly with an arm drag and a dropkick, but Question Mark answered back with a missile dropkick from the second rope. The Question Mark continued his offense with several palm thrusts and a back body drop. Trevor Murdoch hit the bulldog from the top rope, but Question Mark stood back up. Murdoch did put him away with a second bulldog.

                    Dan Maff defeated Zicky Dice in TV Title Tournament

                    TV Title Matches have a 6:05 Minute Time Limit. Maff took Dice off his feet with a shoulder tackle and then splashed him in the corner. Dice ducked a chop from Maff and connected with a bulldog. When Dice went for a top rope maneuveur, Maff speared him in mid-air, hit a cannonball, and a senton for the pinfall victory.

                    Ricky Starks defeated Matt Cross in TV Title Tournament

                    Starks grabbed a side headlock to start and knocked Cross off his feet with a shoulder tackle. Hanging off the turnbuckle, Cross hit Starks with an elbow drop on the floor. Back in the ring, Cross hit a handspring back elbow and a springboard crossbody for a near fall. After a cutter, Cross went for a shooting star press that Starks evaded. Starks got the pinfall victory after hitting Cross with the Stroke.

                    Tim Storm Advances with a Bye

                    Tim Storm came out for an interview announcing that he would be taking a bye due to Ken Anderson not being medically cleared.

                    Stu Bennett Breaking News

                    Stu thank GPB for hosting the first two NWA Pay Per Views. Bennett then went on to announce that in 2020, the Crocket Cup will return in a different location.

                    Eli Drake and James Storm defeated the Rock and Roll Express (Champions) and Wild Cards to become new Tag Team Champions

                    The NWA Tag Team Triple Threat Rules require one member from each team to be in the ring. You can also only tag in your own partner. Eli Drake and Ricky Morton teamed up to take down Latimer and then decided to go after each other. Robert Gibson and James Storm also formed a temporary alliance before Gibson fell to the outside. With Gibson on the outside, Wild Card isolated James Storm and began tagging in and out. Storm finally got the tab to Drake, but the referee didn’t see the tag. All three men needed to make tags and Storm and Isaacs succeeded in reaching their partners as Robert Gibson needed some extra time to get the tag. With Ricky Morton finally tagged in, Latimer chopped him in the throat and eventually Drake was able to get the pinfall victory over the Rock and Roll Express. Eli Drake and James Storm are the new Tag Team Champions.

                    Eli Drake and James Storm Interview

                    Following their successful title win, Drake and Storm announced that they didn’t have a name for their Tag Team.

                    Thunder Rosa defeated Allysin Kay (Champion) to become the New World Women’s Championship

                    The two women ran at each other as soon as the bell rang with Kay getting the early advantage stomping Rosa in the corner. Kay got a two count after a Northern Lights suplex, and then continued to throw body shots at Rosa in the corner. Rosa rolled to the outside to get a breather, and Kay brought her back into the ring with a suplex. Rosa surprised Kay with a dropkick to shift the match back into her favor. Similar to Rosa earlier in the match, Kay rolled to the outside. Rosa didn’t let Kay have the time to breath as she hit a Pendulum dropkick and ran Kay’s arm into the turnbuckle. Back in the ring, Rosa locked Kay into a crossface but Kay escaped. To follow up on the turnbuckle shot, Rosa continued to work the left arm of Kay.

                    When Rosa had Kay in a Fujiwara arm-bar, it seemed that Kay would have to tap out. Thunder Rosa threw Kay off the ropes, and Kay slipped around and hit a German Suplex for a near fall. With Rosa climbing the ropes, Kay rolled to the outside where Rosa would attempt a somersault senton, but Kay caught her and powerbomebd Rosa on the apron. Back in the ring, Rosa would go back to the top rope, but Kay again evaded. The match seemed to be over when Kay hit Thunder Rosa with a tombstone, but Rosa kicked out at the last second. Kay attempted a superplex, but Rosa pushed her off and hit a missile dropkick. Kay hit her signature move (AK47), but Rosa again kicked out.

                    At this point, the match again turned into a slugfest. Kay again went for a superplex and Thunder Rosa again evaded this time getting a sunset bomb. Kay went charging into the corner, but Rosa moved and Kay hit the post. Thunder Rosa then locked in an arm bar that caused Kay to nearly tapped out. Thunder Rosa finally hit Kay with a driver to win the match and become the new World Women’s Champion.

                    After the match, Marti Belle and Melina came out to hug Thunder Rosa.

                    Interview with Marty Scurll

                    The Villain announced that he wants a shot at the 10 Pounds of Gold, and Marty isn’t going to leave Nick alone until he gets the opportunity. Marty wants to know why the Flip Gordan match is non-title. This brought out Nick Aldis to a chorus of “coward” chants by the NWA crowd. Aldis agreed to put the championship on the line if Marty Scurll leaves the building and conducts all future ROH/NWA business on Aldis’ terms. Marty left the building, so Flip Gordan gets a title shot.

                    Trevor Murdoch defeated Dan Maff in TV Title Tournament

                    TV Title Matches have a 6:05 Minute Time Limit. The match kicked off with Maff and Murdoch swinging punches and chops until Maff appeared to be groggy. Murdoch whipped Maff into the corner, but Maff came right out of the corner and hit Murdoch with a spear. Murdoch blocked a chop and Maff bit him on top of the head in retaliation. Maff came in for a splash in the corner, but Murdoch moved out the way, climbed the ropes, and hit his bulldog for a pinfall victory.

                    Ricky Starks defeated Tim Storm in TV Title Tournament

                    TV Title Matches have a 6:05 Minute Time Limit. The match begins with a collar and elbow tie up and Storm pushed Starks back into the corner. Storm would then knock down Starks with a shoulder tackle, but Starks countered the hip toss to land on his feet. Storm would get a larger advantage after a Spinebuster, snap mare, and a boot to the face. Storm maintained the assault on Ricky Starks including a Perfect Storm that Tim did not follow up on. Starks managed to crucifix the shoulders of Tim Storm to pick up the pinfall victory. The two men hugged after the match.

                    Scott Steiner defeated Aron Stevens (Champion) by Disqualification in the NWA National Championship Match

                    Stevens started the match by showing off some of his Mongrovian Karatay. Despite the fancy moves, Steiner grabbed Stevens in an arm ringer and yanked Stevens to his knees. With Stevens in the corner, Big Poppa Pump chopped away at the chest of Stevens. Stevens would retreat to the outside on several occasions in order to break up Seiners offense. Fed up with this, Steiner went after Stevens and slammed Aron’s head into the post and steps. Back in the ring, Steiner hit Stevens with an overhead belly to belly suplex. Steiner locked in the Steiner Recliner, but the Question Mark hit Steiner from behind to cause the disqualification. Steiner won the match, but Stevens retains the title due to the disqualification finish.

                    Nick Aldis (Champion) vs. Flip Gordan for the World Heavyweight Championship

                    Aldis and Scurll started out by trading chops and punches. Flip Gordan hit a drop kick sending Nick Aldis to the outside where Flip nearly hit a suplex on the announce table. Back in the ring, Flip Gordan locked in a hammerlock that Aldis would counter into an arm ringer. Flip then put Aldis in a side headlock first in a standing position and then later on the mat. Flip went for a dive to the outside, but referee Brian Hebner stopped him. In defiance of Hebner, Flip did a Tope Con Hilo over the top of Hebner to hit Aldis. Back in the ring, Gordan put Aldis in an arm-bar that Nick countered into a powerbomb followed by a belly to belly suplex. Taking his time, Aldis would then hit a pair of fall away slams with the second slam coming from the second rope. Gordan would mount a small comeback and attempted a cross body that Aldis caught and transitioned into a vertical suplex.

                    As has been a tradition in NWA Championship matches, Aldis next used the figure four leg-lock. Flip reversed the move and the referee broke the hold when Aldis made it to the ropes. Gordan would collect a near fall when he connected with a moonsault. Climbing the ropes, Aldis attempted a top rope German Suplex but Gordan flipped out of it. In the center of the ring, Gordan attempted to submit Aldis with a crossface, but Aldis made it to the ropes. When Aldis went for the cloverleaf, Flip Gordan blocked the move and escaped. After two star spangled stunners, Flip had another near fall, but couldn’t secure the victory. With Gordan in the electric chair position, Flip went for a victory roll, but Nick sat down and covered Flip Gordan for a pinfall. This is the same classic finish from WrestleMania 10 with Bret and Owen Hart.

                    Ricky Starks defeated Trevor Murdoch to win the Television Championship

                    In previous TV Title Matches had a 6:05 Minute Time Limit, but this match has no time limit. The match began with a collar and elbow tie up, but Murdoch took Starks to the mat with a boot. Starks strung a couple of moves together and went for an early pin, but Murdoch was in the ropes. Murdoch called for a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock, and Murdoch has a clear advantage. Murdoch hit Starks with a knee to the abdomen and then neck breaker. On the outside, Murdoch rammed Starks back into the apron and then sent Starks crashing into the steps. Murdoch rolled back in the ring and Starks only made it back in the ring as the referee counted nine.

                    Back in the ring, Murdoch would smack Starks in the face a couple of times. Starks ran off the ropes and Murdoch tossed him over the top rope to the outside. As Starks climbed back in the ring, the crowd supported him with “stroke daddy” chants. Back in the ring, Murdoch hit a hard clothesline and followed it up with a near fall. As Murdoch peppered Starks with rights and lefts in the corner, Starks lifted Murdoch into a sit-down powerbomb. for a near fall. Starks followed it up with a spear and a sit-down pedigree for the three count. Ricky Starks is the NWA World’s Television Champion.

                     

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