Adam’s Carnyland Combination 6.10.2020

A new week and that means more Carnyland! We see the candidates for Mayor of Carnyland be announced though one will drop out next week according to Stu Bennett.

We also get a TNA Reunion with Nick Aldis and Doug Williams, formerly known as the British Invasion and what’s their take on the wrestling world and a tribute to Harley Race along interviews with two people that have been heavily influenced by Harley’s teachings.

What’s Causin Aldis

Nick has on the show a huge help and inspiration to his career, Doug Williams. The opening is Nick recalling when Doug gave him a huge opportunity in the British Wrestling scene and what Doug Williams said to Aldis from fifteen years ago to the National Treasure we have today. They quickly go over certain moves that have been done when Williams joined the North American scene, being part of early Ring of Honor and Total Nonstop Action with Aldis’ character, Brutus Magnus in the British Invasion and the banning of some moves in WWE like the Buckle Bomb and Destroyer, which are very common moves to the North American Independent circuit. Both men talk about their TNA days in being partners within the British Invasion and how that not only boosted Nick’s confidence with being with such a notable wrestler like Doug Williams but, how it also made him change and fix his image and character in the ring to become better.

Finally, even though Doug is a retired wrestler now in the United Kingdom scene, Williams shares his insight and detailed way as to how he had a long and successful career and how current or future wrestlers can strive to have a long twenty to thirty year career as well.

Carnyland

Eddie Kingston starts off the show with his thoughts on the riots going on in America and puts his heart out with his words about the effects of hatred and anger that have ruined him. To put light of the show, Stu is in the future apparently and letting us know that someone will step down from Carnyland Mayor and Strictly Business gathers together to show off their… friendly and inviting campaigns with Thom and Kamille and their loving campaign they made for Royce Isaacs since he can’t meet with the rest of Strictly Business that Royce hates. Joe Galli gives us some words without being interrupted by Stu Bennett and tells us he won’t be running as we go to Eli Drake’s campaign, giving us the Mayoral Shoes of a Champion. Aron Stevens gives us another lesson on Mongrovia. We finally get to Nick Aldis’ video campaign and it’s… a lot more endearing than the rest of Strictly Business and he has the biggest shot within Strictly Business.

So far the candidates are as followed; Thunder Rosa, Eli Drake, Zicky Dice, Jocephus, Nick Aldis, Kamille, Thom Latimer, Royce Issacs, Aron Stevens, Ester Addington (Allysin Kay dressed up) and Allysin Kay herself.

Inside the NWA

The opening to the program is a touching and amazing tribute to “Handsome” Harley Race, the NWA World Champion eight times over as he would say. Joe Galli has David Marquez and Trevor Murdoch with him to go over what Harley meant to them going through their wrestling careers with David doing the more behind the scenes work like booking and promoting and Trevor, obviously, inside the ring and Harley’s tutelage inside the squared circle. David would start with many stories like the opening and beginning of Harley’s Wrestling School he had and the promotion that David had with Gordon Solie and Harley Race as the main attractions and then being the book for the company. David goes on with funny signs and tells with Harley. Apparently if he wrote his name over and over, he would be frustrated and if Harley drew Peacock Feathers like this tattoo, he was in a good mood. Trevor then talks about the training that Harley took everyone through where they had to earn their spot in matches to get higher, whether it was ring work or doing things for management like grabbing beer or smokes. There are funny stories with people that came in and what Harley thought of them.

It’s an amazing tribute to not just a legend in wrestling but quite possibly, The Legend of NWA.

Final Thoughts

With things starting to open up with the world, we might see wrestling soon but for now, NWA is providing entertainment for everyone with different things that are of interest to wrestling fans. I know the Harley Race stories will go over for wrestling fans new and old and if you are a fan of Total Nonstop Action, the British Invasion reunion was amazing to see and who knows, we might see them collide in the future.

Maybe we might see some more wrestling in the future but in the meantime, go vote for your Mayor of Carnyland. I know a champion’s got my vote!