NWA presents Fiesta Lucha !

NWA presents Fiesta Lucha!

Bought this dvd at random. Mainly cause I was wanting to see some non-WWE wrestling. This show was held in Los Vegas on Feb 25th 2007 by the NWA Pro promotion. NWA Pro is one of the higher profile NWA affiliates. They are known for holding shows in areas with big Latino populations and packing their cards with luchadores.

We start off with the USA National Anthem. The crowd is decent sized. Lots of kids in Rey Jr  masks. One guy who is singing along with the anthem looks like a 40 year old Uncle Bill of Deadpit fame. The ring announcer says to honor Mexico they will now play the Mexican National Anthem. But instead they start playing "La Chuca raca" aka the Mexican Hat dance song. And Joey Ryan and Karl Anderson are making their way to the ring. Joey Ryan is great on the mic and keeps running down the various Mexicans in the audience. Funny thing is Karl Anderson is half Mexican If I recall correctly. Now they  are doing the Mexican hat dance. And Karl keeps saying he wants to get the Border Patrol in to get rid of all the illegal aliens. But the Los Luchas hit the ring and chase Anderson and Ryan out.

Now we goto an interview with Mark Thompson and Bobby Marshall. Nice angry interview with Marshall talking about how he came all the way from down under to win the King of the Summit battle royale.

Match 1

4 way tag team match

Young Bucks vs Midnight Dynamite vs Tommy Kim & JJ Perez vs EGO.

The match starts off with all four teams in the ring. But quickly the faces get the heels outside the ring. And the Young Bucks do a nice double dive to the outside. JJ Perez is in the ring against one of the guys from Midnight Dynamite. JJ is fast and reminds me of a young Ricky Steamboat. He does a nice diving headbutt off the top rope. JJ makes it to the ropes and tags in his partner Tommy Kim. Kim goes for a pin but doesn't get it. Both guys tag out and now it is Nick Jackson and one of the guys from Ego. We get a great double dropkick from the Young Bucks. Matt gets tagged in and so does Nathan Rules. But Matt quickly tags in Tommy Kim. It seems the Young Bucks are working with Tommy and JJ. While Midnight Dynamite is working with EGO. The Bucks and Tommy and JJ are keeping Nathan from tagging out. But Nathan catches one of the Young Bucks with a stiff clothesline. Nathan tags in Johnny Paradise. And Paradise goes for the pin. But we only get a 2 count. Nice double top rope move from Midnight Dynamite. Matt makes a comeback. But Johnny Paradise rakes the eyes and takes Matt to the mat. We get a great double team from the Young Bucks and Nick hits a great springboard moonsault. Both guys tag out and we now have Nathan and JJ in the ring. Nathan does a series of power moves on JJ. Oh shit Nathan does a airplane spin. I haven't seen that move in years. JJ starts to make his comeback,But Nathan floors him with a brutal clothesline. Nathan goes for some kind of top rope move. But JJ turns it into a top rope neck breaker. Both guys are flat on the mat. JJ manages to tag in Matt Jackson. Ok it is going so fast I have lost track on who the legal men are. Both Young Bucks are going to the top rope and hit double 450 splashes for the pin. Fun match,and a great way to start the show.

We goto the back and David Marquez is interviewing Human Tornado. Tornado is talking about how he is gonna be teaming with Matt Classic to take on Los Pochos Guapos.

Match 2

Peter Goodman vs The Mighty Kafu

It seems Kafu is from Brazil. And he is huge. I think that for a short while Kafu was in FCW. Kafu kinda reminds me of a young super tall Meng. Kafu is great at interacting with the crowd. Peter keeps stalling and complaining to the ref. But it doesn't work. Kafu hits a strong clothesline and follows it up with a forearm to the back. Goodman keeps going outside the ring,and jaw jacking with the fans. Looks like Goodman is leaving the ringside area. But Kafu follows him . And then grabs Goodman by the ear and drags him around the arena. Finally Kafu throws Peter back in the ring. And nails Goodman with a stiff chop and then a elbow. This match kinda reminds me of the old WWE Challenge jobber matches. Where you got a superstar versus some jobber. Goodman gets in some offense. And starts to work on Kafu's leg. Goodman goes for a pin but barely gets a 1 count. The crowd is solidly behind Kafu. Goodman goes for a spinkick but Kafu blocks it and catches Goodman with a clawhold. Both guys end up on the mat. Kafu hulks up and nails Kafu with two brutal clotheslines and a sidewalk slam. Kafu goes to the top rope for a kneedrop. But Peter rolls outta the way. Goodman locks on a figure four in the middle of the ring. Kafu manages to roll over,and for some reason Goodman breaks the hold and puts on a half crab. Kafu breaks this and gets up. He catches Goodman with a clawhold slam that he  turns into a backbreaker for the pin. Another fun match,would love to see more of Kafu. He seems like the kind of guy that WWE would be interested in.

We go backstage again and some balding guy is talking to local favorite Big Q. Big Q is also in the upcoming battle royale. He looks like a  chubby New Jack.

Match 3

Ricky Reyes & Bobby Marshall vs Colt Cabana & Sonny Sampson

Should be a good match. I have seen all of these guys besides Marshall before. Kinda wondering who the faces and heels are. We start off with Bobby and Sonny in the ring. Sampson is working a gimmick that reminds me of the late Rick Rude. Sonny does some comedy spots that the crowd eats up. Kinda funny Bobby is wrestling in an old pair of Chuck Taylor high tops. Marshall  tags in Ricky. I think Ricky use to be in ROH. Sampson tags in Colt. And Colt comes in and brings the comedy. Fuck I love Colt. He is great in the ring and on the mic. Plus he has the best current wrestling podcast. OK this match seems to be a total comedy match. Which is good. Ricky and Bobby regroup on the outside. Looks like Colt and Sonny are the faces. Colt and Sonny are using quick tags to keep Ricky from getting back to his corner. But finally Ricky tags in Bobby. Sonny takes him down with a armdrag followed by an elbow. Bobby takes control and throws Sonny into the corner post. Ricky and Bobby start to double team Sonny. Just noticed that Bobby has red laces in his shoes,plus the commentary team keeps talking about how Bobby is racist. The skinheads I have seen always have red or yellow laces in their shoes. Neat little touch that most people wouldn't notice. Ricky starts to work on Sonny's arm. But Sonny starts to hulk up. And again Bobby and Ricky double team Sonny. Colt is in the corner doing his best to cheer his teammate on. The commentary team talks about how Colt wants the match to end so he can go hit the casinos. But from what I keep hearing Colt is one of the most frugal wrestlers on the indy circuit.  Sonny finally makes the hot tag to Colt. And Colt comes in and cleans up the ring. Colt hits a great Asai moonsault on both Ricky and Bobby. Now all four men are in the ring. And Colt hits the flying asshole on Ricky. Sonny and Colt pin their opponents for the 3 count. Fun match. I always like to see at least one comedy match on each card.

We goto the back and the bald guy is now talking to Nelson Creed about his upcoming match with Adam Pearce for the NWA Heritage  title. Never seen Nelson before. But I have seen Pearce. Pearce is  kinda a throwback to the 70's style of heel. Creed makes fun of how chubby Adam is.

Match 4

25 man King of the Summit Battle Royale

It is super hard to write a review of a battle royale. So I will only mention the stuff that stands out. It seems every 45 seconds a new man will enter the ring. We start off with Steve Pain and Big Q. Big Q is wearing some orange and black camo that really makes him look like a fat ass New Jack. Pain seems to be a high flyer. Nathan Rules is the third man in. He takes Pain into a corner and hits multiple shoulder blocks. I like that they have waht seems to be at least 5 refs around the outside of the ring. Number 4 is the So Cal kid Ryan Taylor. Who is super skinny. Number 5 is Diablo. Who is a tall pale long haired white guy. He looks like he use to be a roadie for Cinderella. Pain hits a sloppy head scissors take down. Number 6 is Bobby Marshall. Big Q is already winded and is staying in the corner. But he hits a stiff clothesline that takes Diablo outta the ring. Number 7 is Johnny Paradise.  Steve Pain gets knocked outta the ring by a clothesline. Number 8 is Charles Mercury. Mercury is the other member of Midnight Dynamite. Midnight Dynamite throw out Ryan Taylor. Number 9 is Sexy Chino. And while Sexy is entering the ring Midnight Dynamite is eliminated. Number 10 is Webster Dalfiny.Webster use to tag up with Big Q in XPW. Big Q gets eliminated by Lester.Number 11 is Tommy Kim. Tommy Kim cleans house. Tommy Kim hits a airplane spin. Man I wish that move would come back. Number 12 is JJ Perez. Number 13 is Jay Ryan. And Ryan has chewing tobacco stains all over his chest and trunks. Number 14 is Scott Lost. Lost is one of the guys that started PWG. Number 15 is Matt Jackson. The ring is getting crowded so I bet someone gets eliminated soon. And Tommy Kim is the one to get eliminated. Number 16 is AJ Curse. He looks a lot like the AJ guy that was on the last season of Tough Enough. Number 17 is Nick Jackson. The Young Bucks eliminate themselves and EGO. And they keep fighting at ringside. Number 18 is Damien Slater. People keep trying to throw Chino out of the ring but he always manages to get back in. Number 19 is Sexy Sonny Sampson. The crowd seems to be majorly behind Sexy Chino. Number 20 is Cameron Wallace. He is working a prissy heel gimmick. And the crowd is still chanting for Chino. Number 21 is Boom Boom Marino. He looks like he has been hitting all the cheap Vegas buffets. Number 22 is Kafu. Fuck yes. Kafu hits the ring and throws Bobby Marshall out. Scott Lost also gets eliminated. Kafu throws out Damien Slater. Number 23 is Peter Goodman. Kafu throws out Sampson and Webster. Cameron Wallace gets eliminated. OK guys are getting eliminated so fast I can't keep up. Number 24 is Ultra X. We are down to 5 men in the ring. Kafu throws Ultra X outta the ring. Now Goodman and Ryan are double teaming Kafu. While Chino lays on the mat. Number 25 is LTP. And Kafu quickly throws LTP outta the ring. Ryan and Goodman finally manageuper hard to write a review of a battle royale. So I will only mention the stuff that stands out. It seems every 45 seconds a new man will enter the ring. We start off with Steve Pain and Big Q. Big Q is wearing some orange and black camo that really makes him look like a fat ass New Jack. Pain seems to be a high flyer. Nathan Rules is the third man in. He takes Pain into a corner and hits multiple shoulder blocks. I like that they have waht seems to be at least 5 refs around the outside of the ring. Number 4 is the So Cal kid Ryan Taylor. Who is super skinny. Number 5 is Diablo. Who is a tall pale long haired white guy. He looks like he use to be a roadie for Cinderella. Pain hits a sloppy head scissors take down. Number 6 is Bobby Marshall. Big Q is already winded and is staying in the corner. But he hits a stiff clothesline that takes Diablo outta the ring. Number 7 is Johnny Paradise.  Steve Pain gets knocked outta the ring by a clothesline. Number 8 is Charles Mercury. Mercury is the other member of Midnight Dynamite. Midnight Dynamite throw out Ryan Taylor. Number 9 is Sexy Chino. And while Sexy is entering the ring Midnight Dynamite is eliminated. Number 10 is Webster Dalfiny.Webster use to tag up with Big Q in XPW. Big Q gets eliminated by Lester.Number 11 is Tommy Kim. Tommy Kim cleans house. Tommy Kim hits a airplane spin. Man I wish that move would come back. Number 12 is JJ Perez. Number 13 is Jay Ryan. And Ryan has chewing tobacco stains all over his chest and trunks. Number 14 is Scott Lost. Lost is one of the guys that started PWG. Number 15 is Matt Jackson. The ring is getting crowded so I bet someone gets eliminated soon. And Tommy Kim is the one to get eliminated. Number 16 is AJ Curse. He looks a lot like the AJ guy that was on the last season of Tough Enough. Number 17 is Nick Jackson. The Young Bucks eliminate themselves and EGO. And they keep fighting at ringside. Number 18 is Damien Slater. People keep trying to throw Chino out of the ring but he always manages to get back in. Number 19 is Sexy Sonny Sampson. The crowd seems to be majorly behind Sexy Chino. Number 20 is Cameron Wallace. He is working a prissy heel gimmick. And the crowd is still chanting for Chino. Number 21 is Boom Boom Marino. He looks like he has been hitting all the cheap Vegas buffets. Number 22 is Kafu. Fuck yes. Kafu hits the ring and throws Bobby Marshall out. Scott Lost also gets eliminated. Kafu throws out Damien Slater. Number 23 is Peter Goodman. Kafu throws out Sampson and Webster. Cameron Wallace gets eliminated. Ok guys are getting eliminated so fast I can't keep up. Number 24 is Ultra X. We are down to 5 men in the ring. Kafu throws Ultra X outta the ring. Now Goodman and Ryan are double teaming Kafu. While Chino lays on the mat. Number 25 is LTP. And Kafu quickly throws LTP outta the ring. Ryan and Goodman finally manage to eliminate Kafu. Ryan then throws Goodman outta the ring. And while he is celebrating Chino eliminates Ryan. So Chino is the King of the Summit  winner. For a battle royale this was decently paced and fun to watch. The crowd seems mega happy.

We goto a quick advertisement for the NWA wrestling showcase show on Colours TV. Man I miss that show.

Match 5

Human Tornado & Matt Classic vs Los Pochos Guapos

We start off with Kid Kaos and Tornado in the ring. Kaos was one of the few good non-death match workers from XPW. And Human Tornado was amazing. Kinda sad that he had to retire from injuries. Tornado is so fluid in the ring and has this style that no other wrestler has. Tornado tags in Matt Classic. The commentary team talks about how Matt was in a coma for over 60 years. Classic starts working on Kaos arm. Nice release suplex from Classic. Classic tags in Human Tornado. But Kaos gets Tornado into his corner and tags in Aaron Aguilera. Aaron is a good power wrestler. Human Tornado hits a Tornado DDT and Aaron ends up outside the ring.  I have no idea why neither TNA or WWE signed Human Tornado or Matt Classic. The crowd seems to be split between the Guapos and Tornado and Classic. Classic gets a face claw on Aaron. But Aaron powers out. Tornado tries to get the crowd to cheer for Classic but the crowd is solidly behind the Guapos now. Makes since ,looks like over 75% of the crowd is Latino. Guapos double team Classic. But only get a 2 count. Damn Aaron hits a nice back  elbow off the top rope. He managed to jump from the mat to the top rope. Kaos goes for a moonsault. But misses this allows Matt to go tag Tornado. Tornado cleans house. Tornado does a series of dance moves. Human Tornado hits a double sunset flip and gets  a 2 count. Matt Classic gets distracted by all the tech at ringside and this allows Aaron to hit a facebuster on Tornado. Now we cut to three skanks at ringside. Aaron goes over to them. This allows Human Tornado to hit a springboard senton bomb on Kaos for the 3 count.  This has been the best match on the DVD so far.

We goto a video package of Joey Ryan and Karl Anderson's antics from earlier on the card. This is to set up the next match.

Match 6

Flag Match

Los Luchas vs The Real American Heroes Joey Ryan and Karl Anderson

Thanks to the NWA wrestling showcase show,I have seen these two teams have many matches. Seems the first team to get their flag or a pinfall gets the win tonight. The commentary team is talking about how Karl is related to Arn and Ole  Anderson. Some fat hairy guy in the audience takes off his shirt and has to be held back by security. Seems he wants to fight Ryan and Anderson. We start off with Phoenix Star and Ryan. Ryan stalls. Which gets the crowd even more mad at him. While Star is busy playing to the crowd Ryan hits him with a cheap shot. Star comes back with a second rope head scissors takedown. Karl Anderson enters the ring and Star tags in Zokre. Anderson overpowers Zokre. He keeps hitting power moves. He goes for a running legdrop but Zokre gets outta the way and makes a comeback. Zokre hits a top rope leg scissors takedown. It seems Anderson and Ryan are fed up and they start to leave the arena. But when Los Luchas turn their backs the Real American Heroes come back into the ring.  Lots of fast paced double team moves from Los Luchas. And like in every Joey Ryan match his opponent pulls down his trunks so we can see Ryan's thong. Ryan and Karl double team Phoenix Star in the corner. Karl Anderson tries to take off Star's mask. WOW sweet dropkick from Joey Ryan. It is almost as good as Bob Holly's dropkick. The Real American Heroes cut off the ring and keep working on Star. Star hits a sunset flip outta the corner and gets a 1 count. Then Anderson and Star go outside the ring. Karl throws Star back into the ring and Joey Ryan gets taken down by a spinning arm breaker. Star manages to tag Zokre. And Zokre comes in and takes out both men. Couple of nice double team moves from the Los Luchas. Zokre hits a senton to both Ryan and Anderson. Ryan goes for a superkick but totally misses it. So he goes for it again. And Karl hits a brutal spinebuster on Zokre. The RAH go for their flag but the Los Luchas come up behind them and roll them up. Los Luchas go to the outside of the mat and hit a nice double senton on the Real American Heroes. Los Luchas get their flag,but the ref is distracted. And Adam Pearce hits the ring and places Ryan on top of Phoenix Star for the 3 count. Amazing tag match. If WWE really wants to rebuild their tag team division they should hire both of these teams.

We go backstage and the bald guy is there again. I guess I should try to learn his name but it really doesn't matter. He is talking to Adam Pearce.This is to hype up the NWA Heritage title match this evening.

Match 7

NWA Heritage Championship title match

Scrap Iron Adam Pearce vs The Canadian Bomber Nelson Creed.

We start off with Nick Bockwinkle entering the ring. Bockwinkle goes and shakes hands with Nelson. He tries to shake Pearce's hand but Adam blows him off. Great way to get some heat. Never heard of the NWA Heritage title before. But it seems to be a higher level title. The crowd is behind Nelson. Which means Adam is doing his job. Pearce stalls and mugs for the camera. They lock up and Adam gets a hammerlock. But Nelson reverses it. Creed takes Pearce to the mat. But Adam gets up and makes it to the ropes. So Creed has to break the hold. It is kinda weird this seems to be from before the NWA Wrestling showcase show started. But by the time that show started Pearce was the NWA World Champion. So this must have been before the World title tournament. Creed works on Adam's arm ,but Pearce gets back to his feet and backs Creed into the corner. Pearce reminds me of an old school heel. Stalling and using whatever he can to get the upper hand. To bad that Pearce is kinda bland looking,cause he could be a big star. Creed hits some quick armdrags followed by a dropkick that causes Adam to retreat to the floor. Pearce calls for a timeout. You can tell Pearce has watched many tapes of older stuff. He totally has the feel of the old traveling NWA world champion. Adam wants a test of strength. They lock up. and Adam seems to be winning. But Creed comes back. And he takes Pearce to the mat. Creed goes back to working on Adam's arm. Pearce makes a comeback thanks to interference from his manager. Adam hits Creed with some brass knuckles and gets a 2 count. Creed makes a great comeback and hits a bridging suplex. But the ref gets hit. Pearce is looking for the chain that his manager threw to him. But Creed catches him with a belly to back suplex. Creed wraps the chain around his fist and hits Pearce with it. He pins Pearce and another ref comes in and counts to 3. It seems we have a new champion. I bet we are gonna get a Dusty finish. Yup the first ref saw Creed hit Pearce with the chain so Creed is DQed. So Adam Pearce is still the NWA Heritage Champion. OK match but I really hate the Dusty finish.

Match 8

El Hijo Del Santo & Billy Kidman vs Psicosis & Super Parka

Not expecting much from this match. Santo Jr has always sucked and really if it wasn't for his father I doubt he would be allowed to wrestle. Super Parka is shit. And Kidman hasn't been good since he left WWE. Psicosis is very hit or miss. We start off with Kidman vs Super Parka. Kidman is looking a little chubby. Ok they are refering to Nicho El Millonario. Nice they make a reference to Kidman taking Psicosis mask back in WCW. Seems that also Santo took Super Parka's mask. But Super Parka is still wearing it. I would figure the crowd would really be into this match,but they seem to be bored. So am I. Sure I understand why it is the main event. It has biggest names on the card. I assume that Kidman and Santo Jr are the faces. But it is hard to tell. Psicosis enters the ring and makes it known that he wants Kidman. Santo enters the ring and the crowd goes wild. Just proves that it is the name that gets over not the worker. Psicosis and Santo take turns posing on the top  rope. Damn this match sucks. Santo does some kinda of lucha style submission on Psicosis. But for some reason Santo breaks the hold. The commentary team is full of shit. They say that Santo Jr ,Psicosis ,and Super Parka are the top 3 luchadores in Mexico. Guess they have never seen Blue Panther,Dr Wagner Jr,Ultimo Guerrero or Rey Bucanero. Santo Jr falls for the old handshake gimmick. But quickly he takes Psicosis to the mat. Santo Jr tags in Kidman . If this match had happened 10 years ago it would be amazing ,but now it is barely passable. Oh great now Super Parka is in the ring. He goes for a low dropkick that completely misses ,but Kidman still sells it. The match goes back and forth. Santo Jr manages to take off Super Parka's mask. And the crowd eats it up. Kidman gets the 3 count on Psicosis while Santo Jr is busy outside the ring with Super Parka. Finally this shitstorm of a match is over. This is the worst match on the card. Barely worth watching.

Overall this DVD is great. The last match blows. But all the other matches make up for it. If you can find it for 10 bucks or less pick it up. Since Big Vision went out of business this DVD is out of print. Nwa Fiesta Lucha is a solid B+.