Locked Up 2002

Interview:
Jerry Lawler announces 5 city tour of England for September!
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Bobby Duncum Jr. pinned Bobby Blaze with the Full Nelson Slam in 0:08:09.
Rating: ** 3/4

The show opener saw Knoxville legend Bobby Blaze make an appearance, and
unfortunatley go down to Bobby Duncum Jr.  BDJ has been racking up a few wins
on the show openers and mid cards, and I don't think it will be long until
we see someone asking BDJ for his services. 

Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
CM Punk pinned Low-Ki with the G.T.S. in 0:11:03.
Rating: ***

CM Punk wins a brutal match over Low-Ki and takes a step in the right 
direction for a title shot. Both men will face off again in Sheffield on
September 14th, so these two haven't seen the last of eachother. 

Trevor Murdoch and James Storm defeated The Pitbulls (Pitbull 1 and Pitbull 2)
 when J. Storm pinned Pitbull 2 after a spinebuster slam in 0:07:37.
Rating: ** 1/2
(Chris Harris no-showed.)

No reason has been given as to why Chris Harris wasn't in the match tonight.
James Storm came to the ring with Trevor Murdoch, and they got the victory,
but Storm seemed upset and we would have to think it would be because of
Harris no show. AMW was in a good position to become the number one contenders 
to the tag titles, but this no show on a major card is going to set them back.
Lawler and Jarrett have stated they will not put titles on the line just to 
have it booked on a show. Teams will need to step up and show they deserve a
shot, and so far nobody in the USWA has been able to do that. 

New Europe (Doug Williams, Harry  Smith and Nigel McGuinness) defeated
Latin Lover, AJ Styles and Psicosis when Williams defeated L. Lover by countout
 in 0:18:07.
Rating: ***

New Europes 3 man team looked good tonight and took a beating to AJ Styles.
They have it out for him and it showed tonight. This match ended in count out
after the match was basically turning into a brawl and the ref lost control.
AJ Styles had to be helped back to the locker room. 

Christopher Daniels defeated Ultimo Guerrero via pinfall in 0:08:05.
Rating: ***
(Christopher Daniels retained the Global Title.)

Daniels finally gives Guerrero his Global shot, which was promised by 
former USWA manager Vic Quinonez. It didnt make much of a difference how
long he had to wait for that title shot, Daniels got the victory and looks
really good going into a HUGE title defense in England when he defends
against Nigel Mcguinness. 

Iron Man Match:
Jerry Lynn beat Too Cold Scorpio 11 falls to 7:
         x Lynn beat Scorpio via the Cradle Piledriver in 0:10:01
         x Lynn beat Scorpio via the Cradle Piledriver in 0:14:32
         x Scorpio beat Lynn via the Flying Scorpio Splash in 0:18:52
         x Lynn beat Scorpio via the Cradle Piledriver in 0:21:54
         x Scorpio beat Lynn via the Flying Scorpio Splash in 0:23:45
         x Lynn beat Scorpio via the Cradle Piledriver in 0:27:24
         x Lynn beat Scorpio via the Cradle Piledriver in 0:30:14
         x Scorpio beat Lynn via the Flying Scorpio Splash in 0:33:35
         x Scorpio beat Lynn via a Frankensteiner in 0:37:26
         x Lynn beat Scorpio via the Cradle Piledriver in 0:39:06
         x Lynn beat Scorpio via the Cradle Piledriver in 0:43:20
         x Scorpio beat Lynn via a German suplex in 0:45:19
         x Lynn beat Scorpio via a springboard cross body press in 0:46:43
         x Lynn beat Scorpio via pinfall in 0:48:53
         x Lynn beat Scorpio via the Cradle Piledriver in 0:50:41
         x Lynn beat Scorpio via the Cradle Piledriver in 0:53:08
         x Scorpio beat Lynn via the Flying Scorpio Splash in 0:55:47
         x Scorpio beat Lynn via the Flying Scorpio Splash in 0:57:52
         x time limit expired (Scorpio and Lynn) in 1:00:00
Rating: *** 3/4
(Jerry Lynn won the X-Division Title.)

Jerry Lynn gets the victory after Too Cold seemed to wear down after
the 30 minute mark. Lynn won the title and had his hand raised by X-Division
pioneer Steve Bradley. 2 Cold got up and shook hands with the new X division 
champion. 

Cage Match:
Taz pinned New Jack after a Thesz press in 0:13:02.
Rating: **** 1/4
(Taz won the Heavyweight Title.)

The Main Event lived up to its hype as the match of the night as we crowned
a NEW USWA Heavyweight champion! Taz finally wins the big match and is the
new USWA champion. No interference by either Konnan or Vampiro, but most
are already speculating after Taz choked out Vampiro last week, he will 
be the first in line for a title shot! 


Card rating: *** 1/2


Match observations: 

Backstage Notes:

-Taz finally winning the title takes the USWA in a new direction, ending the
New Jack era as champion. Nobody really knows what this means for the career
of New Jack in the USWA. He has always said he didn't care about the belt. 
After Taz left the ring and the show came to an end, the fans in Knoxville
gave Jack a standing ovation while leaving the ring.

-The 5 show tour of England is going to be a way to promote the only powerful
stable left in the USWA, New Europe. It has been announced after the show that
Velocity TV will take place in Liverpool and will feature the entire team
of New Europe with Nigel, Doug Williams, Harry Smith, Ulf Herman and Alex
Shelly taking on Konnan, Shocker, Latin Lover, Psicosis and Ultimo Guerrero!

Two other main events have been announced which include AJ Styles vs Nigel
Mcguinness 1 on 1 in Sheffield and Nigel Mcguiness vs Christopher Daniels for
the Global Title ending the tour in London! That match has a lot of USWA
insiders thinking match of the year!

-The 2 Cold Scorpio/Jerry Lynn x title Iron man match did not live up to the
expectations that USWA officials had. Scorpio seemed to run out of gas at the
30 minute mark, and some feel the Iron Man match should of had a 30 minute time
limit. 

-Chris Harris no show really hurts AMW's tag title chances. After taking a look
at the Tag Team Rankings no team really falls into the category of title
worthy. The USWA would rather not defend the titles than continue to give
random teams title shots. Someone is going to need to step up and take on that
division.