{"id":143116,"date":"2022-07-19T09:19:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T14:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=143116"},"modified":"2022-07-19T09:19:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T14:19:48","slug":"7-17-womens-wrestling-army-report-holidead-vs-janai-kai-for-the-mpw-championship-tasha-steelz-vs-laynie-luck-vs-deonna-purrazzo-the-hex-vs-tootie-lynn-sierra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/07\/19\/7-17-womens-wrestling-army-report-holidead-vs-janai-kai-for-the-mpw-championship-tasha-steelz-vs-laynie-luck-vs-deonna-purrazzo-the-hex-vs-tootie-lynn-sierra\/","title":{"rendered":"7\/17 WOMEN\u2019S WRESTLING ARMY REPORT: Holidead vs. Janai Kai for the MPW Championship, Tasha Steelz vs. Laynie Luck vs. Deonna Purrazzo, The Hex vs. Tootie Lynn &amp; Sierra"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2411197814\" 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 5<br \/>\nJULY 17, 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>Opening theme.<\/p>\n<p>-Veda Scott was backstage with Laynie Luck. Luck brings the party everywhere she goes. Tonight was her biggest opportunity yet against a former Impact Knockouts champion, Tasha Steelz.<\/p>\n<p>-The commentators checked in and mentioned that this show was taped <em>Forbidden Door<\/em> weekend in Chicago in conjunction with Warrior Wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>-Both women made their entrance for the opening contest. Before the bell could ring, Deonna Purrazzo\u2019s music hit and she made her way out. Her scheduled opponent for the night, Ashley Vox, separated her shoulder and couldn\u2019t compete. She was still determined to make her WWA debut and added herself to make this a three-way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) DEONNA PURRAZZO vs. \u201cTHE BORICUA BADASS\u201d TASHA STEELZ vs. \u201cTHE PARTY UNICORN\u201d LAYNIE LUCK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Luck and Steelz went back and forth while Purrazzo waited on the floor. She pulled Luck to ringside and faced off with her fellow Knockout. Steelz with a headscissor. Luck broke up a pin attempt. The heels double-teamed Luck and hit a joint suplex but turned on each other when Purrazzo tried to take the pin. They traded right hands until Luck shut it down with a double clothesline. She tried pinning both opponents but they both kicked out. Steelz with a springboard bulldog to Luck. Codebreaker to Purrazzo. Luck dove off the second rope but Purrazzo caught her in the air with an armbreaker. Luck was forced to tap.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Deonna Purrazzo in 6:16.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3118721674\" 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><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Fun match. Luck got to shine as the sole babyface against the two Impact stars and Purrazzo picks up a win in her WWA debut. It\u2019s really great to see Veda make their WWA debut as well. I\u2019m just surprised there was no pomp around it. They were just suddenly there backstage in lieu of Alisha Edwards and commentary didn\u2019t even acknowledge Scott\u2019s first appearance for the promotion.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Veda was backstage with The Hex (Allysin Kay &amp; Marti Belle). They didn\u2019t like hearing \u201cformer\u201d NWA tag team champions. Belle said they successfully defend those titles the last time they were in WWA but it wasn\u2019t about the titles. They\u2019ll continue that momentum with or without them.<\/p>\n<p>-Backstage with Sierra and Tootie Lynn Ramsey. Sierra asked if Ramsey was ready. They\u2019re going up against The Hex. Ramsey insisted she was ready but Sierra didn\u2019t seem to believe her.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) THE HEX (Allysin Kay &amp; Marti Belle) vs. SIERRA &amp; TOOTIE LYNN RAMSEY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sierra heeled it up against Ramsey during their entrance. Ramsey and Belle started. Ramsey grounded Belle. Belle tagged out and Kay quickly took over. Ramsey scurried to her corner for a tag. Kay trapped Sierra in her corner and hit some body blows. The Hex hit some double-team offense. Belle tagged in and quickly fell again. Enziguiri from Ramsey. Sierra tagged herself in and seemed to wrestle more aggressively than Ramsey was comfortable with. Belle was isolated and worked over by her opponents with multiple tags. Belle and Ramsey traded strikes. Both women made the tag. Kay unloaded on Sierra. Saito suplex from Sierra but Kay kicked out. Belle shoved Ramsey off the top rope and to the floor. Saito suplex from Kay to Sierra for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: The Hex in 8:51.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: WWA is starting to distinguish itself by both the mix of talent coming in and the smart use of veterans to elevate women who haven\u2019t ever had TV contracts or been in one of the big three promotions. We\u2019ve got current Impact and NWA talent rubbing shoulders with former ROH and WWE stars in a way we don\u2019t really see from Mission Pro or Shine or other all-women promotions.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Mission Pro Wrestling Champion Holidead was backstage. An army needs the best soldiers and she\u2019d be Janai Kai\u2019s drill sergeant.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-45818999\" 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><strong>(3) HOLIDEAD vs. \u201cTHE KICK DEMON\u201d JANAI KAI \u2013 MPW CHAMPIONSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kai went right after Holidead with a barrage of kicks. Holidead avoided a lot of them but ate a couple. They wound up at ringside with Kai being dropped on the apron. Kai moved out of the way of a leg drop and Holidead dropped herself onto the apron. Kai worked over the champ with strikes in the ring. Holidead fought back and targeted Kai\u2019s left leg. Both went for a headbutt and both went down. They traded strikes with Kai coming out on top. Roundhouse kick but Holidead grabbed the bottom rope to avoid the pin. The champ came back with a spinebuster. She tried for her finisher but Kai blocked twice and slipped out the third time. Tornado kick blocked by Holidead. Darkness Falls for the pin.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Holidead in 11:39 to retain the MPW title.<\/p>\n<p>-Backstage: Holidead said the kick demon earned her name. The gatekeeper approves.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Continuing the trend on this episode of the veterans making the up-and-comers look great. Kai stands out on every show she\u2019s on because her offense is just so unique. All the outcomes here were expected. I\u2019m sure no one thought Holidead was losing the MPW title on a non-MPW show but the action was good and the young blood came out looking stronger in defeat.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The one thing WWA needs now that we\u2019re five episodes in is some long-form storytelling and angles to get people talking. If these were airing on YouTube or IWTV, I\u2019d say what we\u2019re getting right now is enough but I\u2019m just not sure how many people are talking about WWA. It\u2019s a lot to ask people to pay $10\/month for four hours of wrestling and I can\u2019t imagine too many new people are signing up week to week. As it is, an episode like this ends with nothing announced for the next one, no cliffhanger, and no real hype. I\u2019ll watch it when it drops because I love women\u2019s wrestling but I\u2019m certainly not on the edge of my seat in anticipation waiting to see what happens next.)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3675488400\"><div id=\"pwtor-500311949\"><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 5 JULY 17, 2022 AIRED AT BRANDARMY.COM\/WOMENSWRESTLINGARMY REPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentary: Alyssa Marino, Lenny Leonard Opening theme. -Veda Scott was backstage with Laynie Luck. 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