WWA Reckoning
| The Reckoning | |||
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North Shore Events Centre | |||
| Attendance | 3,000 | ||
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The Reckoning was the fifth and final
Six
Event
Preliminary matches
The event kicked off with a match between Rick Steiner and Mark Mercedes. Mercedes cut a promo before the match in which he insulted New Zealand to gain heel heat. Steiner performed a diving bulldog on Mercedes for the win.
Next, Puppet took on Teo and Meatball in a three-way midget match. Near the end of the match, Puppet was sent out of the ring after Puppet and Meatball missed a double team move on Teo and Teo followed by hitting a
Next, Konnan took on Devon Storm in a hardcore match. Near the end of the match, Storm set up the guard rail and placed Konnan on it and then Storm hit a diving splash on Konnan for the win.
Later, a four-way title unification match took place in which the WWA International Cruiserweight Championship would be unified into the TNA X Division Championship, with the International Cruiserweight Champion Jerry Lynn competing against the X Division Champion Chris Sabin, Johnny Swinger and Frankie Kazarian. Near the end of the match, Lynn hit a cradle piledriver to Kazarian and covered him for the pinfall but Sabin broke up the pinfall and then Lynn and Swinger continued to brawl on the floor, allowing Sabin to hit a Future Shock on Kazarian to win the match and unify the International Cruiserweight Championship into the X Division Championship.
Next, Shane Douglas made his WWA debut and insulted the crowd and Sabu on the question if Extreme Championship Wrestling was built around Sabu or himself. He then claimed that he would beat Sabu but Joe E. Legend appeared and stopped Douglas from competing against Sabu and volunteered to take his place against Sabu and Douglas then provided color commentary for the match while Legend competed against Sabu in the predominant match. Near the end of the match, Sabu hit an Arabian Facebuster to Legend for the win. Douglas attacked Sabu with his cast after the match.
Former WWA Commissioner Bret Hart returned to WWA and cut an emotional promo discussing several aspects of his life and career including his stroke and paid tribute to the deceased Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, Curt Hennig, and Miss Elizabeth.
Main event match
The main event was a title unification match, in which the
Reception
Reckoning received mixed reviews from critics. Crazy Max staff wrote "Well the title unification matches were both good with the four way being more exciting. Other than that though nothing worth noting at all. Again another show that is good enough to sit through but not good enough to recommend."[3]
Peter Kent of 411Mania gave mixed reviews on the event, praising the four-way title unification match and stating "if I were to make a 3 hour “Best of 2003” tape, I think this four way would be a great pick as the first match of the tape." He also praised the production quality and the great crowd reaction.[4]
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NWA and the WWA World Heavyweight Championships | 13:41[1][5] |
See also
References
- ^ a b "WWA Wrestling Results". Archived from the original on March 24, 2003. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ^ "WWA Wrestling Results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "The "OH MY GOD!" Review: WWA "The Reckoning" 6/3/03". Crazy Max. May 23, 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Peter Kent (June 8, 2003). "411's WWA The Reckoning Report 06.08.03". 411Mania. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "WWA "The Reckoning" PPV Results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-09-17.