{"id":141709,"date":"2022-06-21T17:47:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T22:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=141709"},"modified":"2022-06-21T17:47:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T22:47:59","slug":"6-19-womens-wrestling-army-report-the-hex-vs-willow-nightingale-holidead-for-the-nwa-tag-titles-alex-gracia-vs-jody-threat-gabby-ortiz-vs-queen-aminata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/06\/21\/6-19-womens-wrestling-army-report-the-hex-vs-willow-nightingale-holidead-for-the-nwa-tag-titles-alex-gracia-vs-jody-threat-gabby-ortiz-vs-queen-aminata\/","title":{"rendered":"6\/19 WOMEN\u2019S WRESTLING ARMY REPORT: The Hex vs. Willow Nightingale &amp; Holidead for the NWA tag titles, Alex Gracia vs. Jody Threat, Gabby Ortiz vs. Queen Aminata"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2445955936\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>WWA EPISODE 3<br \/>\nJUNE 19, 2022<br \/>\nAIRED AT BRANDARMY.COM\/WOMENSWRESTLINGARMY<br \/>\nREPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Commentary: Alyssa Marino, Lenny Leonard<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Theme song<\/p>\n<p>-Sit-down with Alex Gracia. She wants to show everyone you can do what you want to do by being yourself. After her high school graduation, she was voted one of the top 10 coolest people in San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1a) \u201cTHE PINK DREAM\u201d ALEX GRACIA vs. \u201cTHE WILD CHILD\u201d JODY THREAT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lock-up with Threat forcing Gracia into the corner. Gracia caught Threat with a couple quick roll-ups for two. Threat with a handful of hair to the referee\u2019s admonishment. Threat choked Gracia on the middle rope. Headscissors from Gracia. Forearm from Threat and back to choking her on the rope. Threat jawed with the ref and the crowd before going back to choking Gracia on the rope yet again. After doing so a fourth and fifth time, the referee finally had enough and called for the bell.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Alex Gracia in 6:17 via disqualification.<\/p>\n<p>-Gracia wasn\u2019t thrilled about winning that way. Maria Kanellis-Bennett came out to address the situation. She asked Gracia if she wanted to continue. Jody did. Maria restarted the match under no DQ rules.<\/p>\n<p>-An ad aired for WWA <em>Begin Anywhere<\/em>, which is happening July 8 &amp; 9 in Chicago.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3591353239\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>(1b) \u201cTHE PINK DREAM\u201d ALEX GRACIA vs. \u201cTHE WILD CHILD\u201d JODY THREAT \u2013 NO DISQUALIFICATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We returned from commercial with the match in progress. Threat charged but Gracia low-bridged her to the floor. Gracia jumped off the apron but Threat caught her. Gracia slipped out and whipped her into the ring post. Gracia with a DDT on the concrete floor. She choked Threat with both hands and threw her back into the ring. Threat kicked out. Gracia choked Threat with her own hair. Facewash in the corner. Gracia went to the second rope but Threat pulled her off. German suplex for two. Threat shoved the ref to the match while commentary pointed out that he couldn\u2019t disqualify her for that. Standing senton to Gracia.<\/p>\n<p>Threat went under the ring for a pink steel chair. Michinoku Driver but Gracia kicked out. Threat set the chair in the ropes in the corner. Threat foolishly went for a spear. Gracia side-stepped and Threat went headfirst. Gracia with a chair shot to the back. STO onto the chair for the pin.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Alex Gracia in 14:20.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: I like the mix of finishes we\u2019ve had thus far from WWA. It didn\u2019t stick but theoretically we\u2019ve established that matches could end via disqualification for slighter offenses than we might usually expect. I\u2019m glad to have more established heels in the promotion and these two had a fluidity here that some of our previous matches have lacked. I still can\u2019t believe Gracia hasn\u2019t been picked up by WWE yet. She\u2019s everything they\u2019re looking for in their women except she already knows how to wrestle and has been seasoned in Stardom and other promotions.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Alisha Edwards was backstage with Queen Aminata. She\u2019s from West Africa. She\u2019d only met Gabby Ortiz once before and didn\u2019t care about her.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) GABBY ORTIZ vs. QUEEN AMINATA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ortiz took Aminata down with some chain wrestling. Aminata did the same and followed with some kicks. Slap to the chest of Ortiz. Ortiz tried to fire up but Aminata shut her down. Forearm to Ortiz\u2019s midsection and another hard chop to the chest. Ortiz ran into a big boot. Aminata with a submission leglock. Ortiz went for a couple flash pins but Aminata kicked out. DDT from Ortiz. Sleeperhold but Aminata elbowed her way free. Facebuster from Ortiz for two. Aminata with a flatliner and the Juicy Hold (a leg submission where she batters you in the face with her leg at the same time?) for the tap out.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-871583232\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>WINNER: Queen Aminata in 10:33.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: With Aminata dominating 80% of the match, I expected Ortiz to pick up the win so a surprise finish here. These episodes from the first WWA taping are really about establishing our roster and a bit of a hierarchy. The Chicago episodes will arguably be more interesting as we presumably begin to see both people who won this time around lose for the first time and others go on undefeated streaks. Who will be the first people to dance around the main event picture? What types of stories can we tell with these different personalities?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Sit-down with Holidead. She\u2019s teaming with Willow Nightingale. It wasn\u2019t by choice and she wonders if it was a prank by management being forced to team with someone bubbly and full of energy, the opposite of her vibes.<\/p>\n<p>-Sit-down with Willow Nightingale. She said Holidead is wild. They\u2019ve worked together in the past to various degrees of success. They both bring the power, though.<\/p>\n<p>-Sit-down with Allysin Kay and Marti Belle. They love tag team wrestling. They\u2019re not each other\u2019s first partners but they will be their last. Kay argued that all-women promotions are still very important in 2022. They both really established themselves in promotions like Shimmer and Shine. Not being just the token women\u2019s match on an otherwise all-male card means you can\u2019t rely on \u201cthe woman\u201d as being your entire personality. It forces you to dig deeper.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: A great point from the always-eloquent Kay and something you really see in places like Impact compared to a lot of other male-dominated promotions where the majority of the women fall back on the mean girl, cheerleader, and girlfriend sidekick stereotypes.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) THE HEX (Allysin Kay &amp; Marti Belle) vs. WILLOW NIGHTINGALE &amp; HOLIDEAD \u2013 NWA WOMEN\u2019S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kay and Nightingale started. They traded pinkies up\/thumbs up while Holidead grew annoyed on the apron. Nightingale admired Belle\u2019s hair and requested the tag. Kay agreed but Holidead hit a blind tag on her side. Belle with some chops. Holidead with a headbutt. With Belle in a fireman\u2019s carry, Holidead ran her headfirst into the turnbuckles. Kay made the tag and the champs double-teamed Holidead in the corner. Belle tagged back in, allowing Holidead to take over. Nightingale in. Holidead tried to lead her in heel tactics but Nightingale resisted.<\/p>\n<p>Holidead pulled Kay off the apron and roughed her up on the floor. With Belle in fireman\u2019s carry position, Nightingale accidentally swung Belle\u2019s legs into Holidead\u2019s face. Holidead tagged herself in. Face-plant from Belle to Holidead. Tag to Kay. Kay chucked Holidead around the ring. The Hex set up for a double team maneuver but Nightingale came in illegally to pounce Belle out of position. Things broke down. Nightingale tagged and hit a death valley driver to Belle. Holidead laid out Kay. All four women were down at 14:00.<\/p>\n<p>The ref seemingly gave up on ejecting the illegal wrestlers as all four traded hands. Stereo spinebusters from the challengers. Kay ducked a kick from Nightingale and Holidead went down. Kay rolled up Nightingale for the pin.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: The Hex in 15:22 to retain the NWA tag titles.<\/p>\n<p>-The challengers bickered with each other as the champs celebrated up the ramp. Holidead seemed to forgive Nightingale, only to clothesline her and give her the boots. The Hex ran back to clear her from the ring. The babyfaces posed together to close the show.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Good match. Holidead\u2019s the MPW Champion so it was expected that the one non-champion in the world would take the pin, though I thought we might get another time-limit draw as we approached the 15-minute mark. Turns out it was a 60-minute time limit. It was mentioned on our last episode that Holidead will be defending the MPW title in WWA at some point. Perhaps the outcome here will lead to Nightingale being that challenger?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A banner on the screen during The Hex\u2019s post-match celebrations noted that this match was recorded before The Hex lost the tag titles on June 11. Considering I never hear anyone talk about the NWA anymore, I had no idea they weren\u2019t still the champions. I believe this was the last of the WWA matches taped in Rhode Island so it\u2019s unclear as yet when we can expect a fourth episode.)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2214660391\"><div id=\"pwtor-1850009204\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWA EPISODE 3 JUNE 19, 2022 AIRED AT BRANDARMY.COM\/WOMENSWRESTLINGARMY REPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentary: Alyssa Marino, Lenny Leonard Theme song -Sit-down with Alex Gracia. 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