Alwayz Ready was a

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(PPV) event promoted by the

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. It took place on June 11, 2022 at the

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. Thirteen matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show. In the main event,

Trevor Murdoch William Theodore Mueller (born September 10, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Trevor Murdoch. He is signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he is one-half of the current NWA World Tag Team ...

defeated

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and Sam Shaw in a

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for the vacant

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. In other prominent matches, The Commonwealth Connection ( Doug Williams and Harry Smith) defeated La Rebelión (

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and Mecha Wolf 450) to win the

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and

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(

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and

Kenzie Paige Kenzie Paige Henry (born March 5, 2002), known by her ring name Kenzie Paige, is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) where she is the leader of Pretty Empowered. She is the inaugural NWA Wo ...

) defeated The Hex (

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and

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) to win the

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. Also on the show, in the opening bout,

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lost to Murdoch in his last match before retiring from wrestling.

Production

Background

On April 25, 2022, the National Wrestling Alliance announced that NWA Alwayz Ready would take place on June 11 in

. After learning about the NWA's next pay-per-view event taking place in Knoxville, NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion

Matt Cardona Matthew Brett Cardona (born May 14, 1985) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is a freelancer who competes on the independent circuit as well as making in ring appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Al ...

, in storyline, demanded that the event be dedicated to him if he was going to wrestle in the city. This included his entrance music ("When The Lights Go Down" by Downstait) acting as the show's main theme song, promotional material to feature his brand and likeness, a modified NWA logo that reads "MCWA" (Matt Cardona Wrestling Alliance), and even the event's name being his catchphrase.

Storylines

The event features

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that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray

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, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines were produced during the eighth season and second season, respectively, of the NWA's weekly series; '' Powerrr'' and ''

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''. On the ''Powerrr'' after the

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, NWA World Television Champion Tyrus and manager

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announced an open Bodyslam Challenge, where if anybody was able to bodyslam Tyrus in three attempts, they would earn a title match. On May 3, Matthew Mims answered the challenge, and despite foul play from Tyrus, Mims was able to slam the champion. On May 5, it was confirmed the Mims would have his television title match with Tyrus at Alwayz Ready. On the May 10 episode of ''Powerrr'',

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defeated

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and Jennacide in a

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to become the number one contender to the

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, earning a title match against Kamille at Alwayz Ready. On Night 2 of the Crockett Cup, Matt Cardona retained the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship against

via disqualification, after

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believed Aldis' wife

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gave him a low blow when it was in fact Cardona's wife Chelsea Green. On May 11, the NWA announced a rematch between the two for Alwayz Ready, with both men having requested a special stipulation. Aldis asked for a

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, while Cardona proposed a

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. NWA president

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would select the stipulation at a future date. At

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's Downward Spiral event, Cardona suffered a torn biceps and would require surgery. Cardona confirmed he would still appear at the event but would not be able to compete. After losing the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship to Matt Cardona at NWA PowerrrTrip,

began adopting a more aggressive side to his wrestling skills, being much more deliberate in defeating his opponents. Around this time, his friends

and

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would call out Murdoch, hoping to figure out what was going through his head and to try and knock some sense into him. Stevens would eventually confront Murdoch in a match on the April 26 episode of ''Powerrr'', only to be defeated. The week after that, Stevens formally announced his retirement from professional wrestling. On May 23, the NWA announced that Stevens would have his last match, dubbed "Aron Stevens' Swan Song", against Murdoch at Alwayz Ready.

Reception

Tommy Martinez of ''Slam Wrestling'' reviewed the event and gave it 4 out of 5 stars, praising the main event for allowing Latimer and Shaw to be "worthy contenders" to the NWA World Title alongside Aldis and Murdoch, and felt that Kamille and King had "an outstanding match" during their World Women's Title bout. He concluded that: "While some matches could have been cut from the PPV, this was one of the better shows the NWA has brought to fans." Christopher Maitland of ''Pro Wrestling Torch'' praised Homicide's performance in both of his Junior Heavyweight Title defenses, the men's and women's Tag Team Title bouts being improvements from their Crockett Cup predecessors, the World Women's Title match for both competitors' performances, and the World Title main event but was critical of the "convoluted and lengthy" segment that preceded it and the uninspired choice of Murdoch as champion.

Aftermath

On the July 2 episode of ''USA'', Pretty Empowered would successfully defend the NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship in a third match against The Hex, after Ella Envy struck Allysin Kay with one of the title belts. On August 3, after an episode of ''Busted Open Radio'', it was announced that Pretty Empowered will defend the titles against The Hex again in a Kingshighway Street Fight on Night 2 of NWA 74. On the July 5 episode of ''Powerrr'', Kyle Davis interviewed NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Homicide giving praise to Kerry and Ricky Morton, but claimed the former lacked the "it" factor to thrive in professional wrestling, but still offered him a title shot at NWA 74. Kerry responded the following week, talking about how the championship was one held by his father, and that he wanted to uphold the prestige of that title. On the July 26 "EmPowerrred" edition of ''Powerrr'', Taya Valkyrie defeated KiLynn King to become the number one contender for the NWA World Women's Championship. Later in the main event, current champion Kamille defeated Chelsea Green to retain the title, with her and Valkyrie facing each other in the main event of Night 1 of NWA 74. On the August 2 episode of ''Powerrr'', Cyon, the newest member of Austin Idol's stable Idolmania Sports Management, defeated Rodney Mack in an NWA National Heavyweight Championship number one contender's match, earning him a title shot against champion Jax Dane on Night 1 of NWA 74. On August 5, NWA announced that Matt Cardona would make his in-ring return on Night 1 of NWA 74, facing an opponent of his choosing.

Results

Notes

References

External links

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