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Purks International Championship Wrestling brought TNA World
Heavyweight Champion A.J. Styles to Cedartown, Georgia Saturday night. The result was the largest crowd in Purks history with
approximately 1100 fans in the building.

It was another very good show from Purks ICW. The stuff on top (Styles/Paris)
got over great and could not have worked much better. I personally didn’t like
this event quite as much as my two previous trips to the Purks (December
featuring Steiner Brothers and February with Ron Simmons’ retirement/Awesome
Kong). Some of the matches were too long and/or lacked full effectiveness. The
show started 30 minutes late and ran over 3 hours. It’s not like those things
were an issue for the star struck fans in Cedartown. These people will seemingly
let nothing stand in the way of having a good time. Each time I come away
amazed at the crowd response. SAW is drawing similar numbers at the Nashville
Fairgrounds. At peak moments, the Nashville crowd is as hot, but no way do they stay hot all night long like they do in
Cedartown.

(1) Simon Sermon (with Tommy Too Much & Jackie Rosedale) beat
John Arden in 11:27. Coming off a babyface turn last month, Arden was heavily cheered
during his intro. Match opened with Sermon running scared. I hate it when the
ref allows the heels to meander around ringside forever, and that was not the
case here, as Emerson was aggressive with the 10 counts. Arden squished Sermon with a 400 pound
freight train corner splash and followed with a two back splashes, then a third
per the crowd’s request. Arden,
however, soon got caught up in interference by Too Much and Sermon clipped his
knee. It became a 2 against 1 situation with Exotic Ones pulling all kind of
shenanigans behind Spanky’s back. Sermon popped the crowd taking the Ric Flair
slam off the top rope. Arden channeled Dusty Rhodes with a bionic elbow. Finish saw Arden spear Sermon out of the ring. While
Rosedale was distracting Emerson, Too Much switched in and rolled Arden up. The fans were
highly pissed at Emerson. Ring announcer Josh Hayes further incited them by
announcing that Emerson refused to reverse the decision despite what they all
saw. This match worked really well.

Arden offered
to face either of the Exotic Ones for the return date of April 10.

Paris called Styles out to the ring. Fans were on their
feet with a monster pop for Styles, who lives within 100 miles of Cedartown. He
also got a “TNA” chant. Styles said it had been a long time since they had been
in the ring together. He put Paris over huge as he talked about their history together, including their run in
WCW. Styles said he went on to become a world champion - “but what happened to
you?” Styles said Paris had a great little thing (with the accent on little) in podunk Cedarville, while
he was on TV in front of millions. Paris said he thought “Alan” was his friend, but he was coming off like a jackass.
That got a major pop. Styles ran down the way Paris was dressed (like your typical
Cedartown fan). Paris said at least he could look himself in the mirror and not see an ass like
Styles. Crowd popped for that line, too. Styles said Paris was a nothing happening nobody that was
going nowhere. Styles started to leave. Paris grabbed onto the title belt. Styles wasn’t about to let go of it. As they held
it between them, Paris said it should be no big deal for Styles to do a title match in Cedartown. The
crowd wanted it bad. Styles said that wasn’t happening and Paris was lucky to get a match with champion.
That being the case, Paris vowed to kick Styles’ tail all over the building. Mission accomplished – they got the crowd to
do a complete 180 on Styles.

(2) David Young (with Purks Champion Bobby Hayes) beat Shaun Banks
in 18:03. Young turned on Paris and Ron Simmons last time in favor of the NWO like faction headed by Hayes. One
of these days, Hayes is actually going to defend the title. They did a funny
comedy spot early - Bank delivered a pair of hiptosses and Emerson gave Young a
third. Banks and Emerson then did the Steiner Brothers pose. Emerson as the
dog-faced gremlin was surreal. Young was bumping big for Banks. The game
changer was a field goal kick to the nuts when Banks tried for an up and over.
A long heat segment ensued. Crowd lost some steam here. Hayes got involved, and
the two against one stuff was too similar to the opener. Banks ate, and I mean
ATE a boot charging in. That momentarily woke the crowd up. When Young missed a
moonsault, the crowd was back full force. Banks got a near fall with a X
factor. Young tried to boost Bank into the top turnbuckle. Banks put on the
brakes and Young got him with a backslide and his feet on the ropes. Alls well
that ends well. The finish was super smooth.

(3) Tracy Taylor beat Velvet Sky in 10:40. Family
show or not, Sky’s ring entrance was hugely over. Guys at ringside had their
hopes up, as Sky chose which side to come through the ropes. A goodly number of
workers were out to ogle, um, watch this match as well. Who could blame them?
And they had a pretty good match to boot. Sky came across as more athletic than
she does on TV. Sky was primping and posing in the early going. She smacked Taylor across the face.
Sky knocked Taylor down with a shoulder block, then struck a Beautiful People pose and popped the
crowd with a great face bump on the trip up spot. Taylor surfed on Sky’s back. Taylor dished out payback for the slap. Sky
took a powder and snapped Taylor’s
neck off the top rope to take over. Sky used a spinal tap/ basement dropkick
combo for a near fall. Both women down on a collision of flying lariats. They
traded blows and Taylor was walloping Sky with forearms. Nice comeback by Taylor – a trio of dropkicks and a slingshot
sunset flip. Sky dumped Taylor out and went for
the spray bottle, but Emerson took it away leaving Sky wide open for Taylor’s roll up.

Postmatch, Sky wiped her butt with Taylor’s lei, and got chased around the ring
a couple of times.

(4) Nigel Sherrod defeated Too Tall Shortts in a Loser Leaves Town Match
(6:08). This was OK. Not as entertaining as the previous matches
Purks matches I’ve seen involving Sherrod. It didn’t help matters any that
Shortts lost his hearing aid during the match. Sherrod applied Boston crab on the little guy that was just
cruel. Shortts ducked a high boot and bit Sherrod in the ass. Sherrod came back
with a variation on the Oklahoma Stampede for a near fall. Shortts used a
diving headbutt for a near fall. Shortts applied a Crippler Crossface. Sherrod
busted out the Bronco Buster. It must be Sean Waltman night. Finish saw Shortts
bonk his head on the turnbuckles, and Sherrod pinned him with a full moon roll
up.

(5) Alexander the Great & Terry Lawler & Bobby Hayes beat
Thunder & Lightning (Chris Ganzer & Chris Lightning) to win the Purks
Tag Team Championship in 18:27. The undersized dynamos got off to
their usual hot start. Out of the blue, it was announced that Emerson was going
to allow the challengers to invoke the Freebird rule. Huh?? The bad guys beat
up on Lightning and switched in without tagging. The highlights of the heat
were a fallaway slam by Hayes and a double jump quebrada by Alexander. An
astute observer noted that Alexander was like the late John Kronus, in that he
can do agility moves you wouldn’t expect from a guy with his build. Lightning
made a comeback. It was one those deals where the babyface is trying to get too
much stuff instead doing the logical thing by going for the tag. Ganzer cleaned
house one against three. The finish was messed up. Alexander and Hayes nailed
the champions with stereo kicks and Lawler pinned Ganzer. Emerson was supposed
to do a reluctant three count. I don’t know why he would mind, since he allowed
the Freedbird rule. Be that as it may, he stopped at two, and I think
restarted. It was clear as mud.

Josh Hayes announced a five minutes intermission to look into what just
happened. Naturally, nothing more was said about it.

(6) A non-title match between TNA Heavyweight Champion A.J. Styles
and Air Paris was ruled a no contest due to outside interference at 22:24. I had no illusions that this would be the type of groundbreaking match they
were doing back in 2000 at NWA Wildside, neither would that have been wise or
necessary to satisfy the fans at the Purks. Paris hasn’t wrestled full time in years. He
wrestled smart and stayed within his limitations. It was going to be up Styles
to carry the action, and carry it he did. Dan “The Dragon” Wilson was the guest ring announcer. He’s
still got it. All the cheers were for Paris this time out. Styles said he didn’t want a Cedartown ref and called out Mike
Posey. Paris said he was taking the belt with him if he won. The champion’s arrogant conduct
got a bigtime “Styles sucks” chant. Styles was having with way with Paris early on. Paris made a spirited
comeback and Styles took a powder. Styles took over with a catapult into to the
bottom rope. Styles did his signature dropkick. Styles softened Paris up with a pescado
and a backdrop driver, and started working on the knee to set up the figure
four. Paris hit
a DDT out of left field. Paris broke out the Burning Hammer for a big near fall. Styles answered with the
springboard forearm. Paris fought off the Clash. Styles hit a vintage move of his own – the quebrada into
a reverse DDT. Styles went up top. Paris shook the ropes to crotch him and hit a superplex for a near fall. Paris missed a high knee,
and Style moved in for the kill with the figure four. After a long struggle, Paris was able to
reverse, and Styles immediately grabbed the ropes. Posey got bumped. Tons of
ref involvement tonight. Styles hit the Pele and went to use the title belt. Paris cut him off with
superkick. Styles’ selling of it was nothing short of awesome. Paris nailed Styles with the belt and
covered. Emerson ran out to make the count and got pulled out by Posey. Hayes
and Young attacked Paris,
and Posey waved off the match.

Styles was about to give Paris the Clash, when out came none other than Ron Simmons. I think he got the pop of
the night. Simmons said he watched Styles get to the top, and knew how hard he
worked to get there. Simmons said Styles was way short and gratitude, and
should be a role model whether he liked it not. Styles said he didn’t need the
people and was a winner at any cost, and pointed out that Simmons was a FORMER
champion. Styles said he was going to retire Hogan on Monday night “and I’ll do
the same to you, boy.” Crowd knew he should not have gone there, and they knew
what was coming next - “DAMN!” and great looking punch to the kisser of the
champion. Styles bailed.

Simmons said he had been hired as commissioner and his first act was to bring
in “Big Sexy” Kevin Nash to team with Paris vs. Young & Hayes on April 10. The crowd went completely nuts for the
announcement of Nash. Based on the response, expect another big turnout next month.

NOTES: Notable personalities backstage included Bill Behrens, Micah Taylor and
Frenchy Riviera. I didn’t recognize Riviera,
who is literally half his former size. Styles’ wife and three children were in
attendance, as were the children of Tracy and Micah…The event was taped by
David Pierce…Wilson will make his NWA Main Event debut at their next television
taping.

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