The National Wrestling Alliance caps off the month with one of the most violent and sadistic pay-per-views the legacy promotion has ever had NWA Samhain. On this night, Cleveland, Ohio will bear witness to some of the best professional wrestling today and see the most barbaric bouts only the craziest minds could ever think of. NWA Samhain is not for the faint of heart. So, you better get ready.
There has been enough talk. It’s time to preview the NWA’s October-ending extravaganza NWA Samhain. Let’s run it down.
Full NWA Samhain Match Card:
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- NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship Match – No Limits: EC3 (c) vs. Thom Latimer (w/Kamille)
- NWA World Women’s Championship Match: Kenzie Paige (c) vs. Ruthie Jay
- NWA World Tag Team Championship Match – “Knights of the Round Table” Tables Match: Blunt Force Trauma (c) (w/Aron Stevens) vs. Knox & Murdoch
- NWA World Jr. Heavyweight Championship Match – “Pillar to Post” Match: Colby Corino (c) vs. Joe Alonzo
- NWA World Women’s Tag Team Championship Match: Pretty Empowered (c) vs. Natalia Markova & Taylor Rising
- NWA National Heavyweight Championship Match: “Thrillbilly” Silas Mason (c) vs. Chris Adonis
- Submission Match: Jax Dane vs. Blake Troop (w/Chris Silvio, Esq.)
- “Riddles Box” Six-Man Tag Team Match: Violent J & Brothers of Funstruction vs. Vampiro & La Rebelión
- Matt Cardona vs. ?
- NWA World Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Samantha Starr vs. Missa Kate vs. Tiffany Nieves vs. Celeste
- NWA U.S. Tag Team Championship Match: Daisy Kill & Talos (c) vs. The Immortals
- “Loser Leaves NWA” Match – Special Guest Referee – Rolando Freeman: Brady Pierce vs. Rush Freeman
- Ultimate Hardcore Tag Team War – “If Sal and Gaagz’s team loses, they will be forever indentured to Mitchell.”: Judais, Max the Impaler, Alex Misery & Magic Inc. (w/Father James Mitchell) vs. Sal the Pal, Gaagz the Gymp, Koa Laxamana & Magnum Muscle
- “Rock ‘n’ roll” Tag Team Match: Southern Six vs. The Headbangers
NWA PRESENTS: SAMHAIN
Cleveland, OH – October 28th
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Blunt Force Trauma vs. Knox & Murdoch for the NWA World Tag Team Championships
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These two teams have a tremendous history together. To say that Blunt Force Trauma and Mike Knox and Trevor Murdoch have been through wars would be an understatement. Back at this year’s Crockett Cup, Knox and Murdoch would fire the first shot, defeating BFT to win the whole tournament. After that defeat, Blunt Force Trauma, with the guidance of the “Manager of Champions” Aron Stevens, went on an absolute tear.
As such, they earned a shot against, then-champions, La Rebelión which they ended up winning to become the tag champs. Knox and Murdoch would come soon knocking to challenge for the gold. Unfortunately, BFT would defeat the wrecking crew duo two straight times, seemingly ending this rivalry for good.
However, that’s not the case. Knox and Murdoch stated that they wanted one more shot at the gold, and they would do anything to get it. BFT’s manager Stevens said that they got their shot but it will be in a “Knights of the Round Table” Tables Match, where the only way to win is to put your opponent through an unforgiving and unrelenting round table.
Knox and Murdoch agreed, thus, we have the final showdown between these two mega-tag forces. Will Blunt Force Trauma get this team off their backs or will Trevor and Mike finally become the NWA World Tag Team Champions?
Prediction: Knox & Murdoch
Kenzie Paige vs. Ruthie Jay for the NWA World Women’s Championship
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The best of the best the NWA Women’s Division has to offer competes on this night as Kenzie Paige defends ‘The Burke’ against the ‘5-Star Athlete’ Ruthie Jay. These two competitors have been nothing short of spectacular over the last few months. Paige had a reign with the NWA World Women’s Television Championship before she lost it to Max The Impaler back at NWA 75.
That said, Kenzie wasn’t down for too long as on the second night of the same event, she made history by ending Kamille’s over two-year reign as NWA World Women’s Champion. Undoubtedly, Kenzie Paige and the rest of Pretty Empowered are the undisputed faces of the NWA Women’s division. However, one star is threatening to end the party before it has truly started.
Ruthie Jay a couple of weeks ago on NWA Powerrr, defeated Natalia Markova and Missa Kate to book her ticket to NWA Samhain, opposite Kenzie Paige. If you haven’t seen a Ruthie Jay match ever, do yourself a favor and do so. Jay is one of the most agile and athletic performers the NWA has ever seen. She’s crisp in the ring, technically sound, and can brawl with the best of them.
Not to be outdone, Kenzie Paige is quite simply one of the most complete performers this side of the professional wrestling industry. Whichever the tide turns on this match, one thing’s for certain; it’ll be a banger from bell to bell.
Prediction Kenzie Paige
EC3 vs. Thom Latimer for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
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It’s finally time to settle the score once and for all. After months of this rivalry boiling, it has finally reached its fever pitch. In the main event of NWA Samhain, EC3 takes on Thom Latimer, with Kamille as his enforcer and insurance policy, for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship. Simply put, these two men have been on the top of their game for the majority of this year.
EC3 finally won the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship by retiring Tyrus at NWA 75, while Latimer went on a massive roll himself as NWA World Television Champion, completing the ‘Lucky 7.’ Both men find themselves at odds with one another due to wanting to be the number one guy in the National Wrestling Alliance. Unfortunately, there can only be one.
Two friends, two competitors, two warriors, and one title. Something’s got to give. Will Thom Latimer secure his first NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title victory or will the #overMAN have an ace up his sleeve, not only to combat Latimer, but negate Kamille?
Prediction: EC3
We’ll find out and more this Saturday night at NWA Samhain!
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