Hello, my name is Brian Bayless. I have wrote reviews for the past couple of years at rspwfaq. Let us now look back just over twelve years ago at this debut show. Don West is announced first. Seriously, that show was the fucking funniest thing to watch late at night. He does an alright job of pumping up the crowd though. He explains the rules, which is two wrestlers in the ring every 90 seconds and an opponent is eliminated when he goes over the top rope and on to the floor.
Jeremy Borash is in the ring to announce the legends of the NWA. Harley Race is out first and looks decent all things considered. Dory Funk comes out and still looks like he can kick some ass, even at age Bob Armstrong is out next to a decent reaction.
Corsica Joe and Sara Lee are out next, looking ancient. At least Sara Lee seems to know where she is as Joe looks completely lost. Bill Behrens is out next. Exactly how is he a legend? Ricky Steamboat is out last and cuts a passionate but long-winded promo about the importance of the NWA title.
He mentioned that the NWA representatives have picked 20 wrestlers for the Gauntlet and that he will be referee when the last two left.
Jeff Jarrett comes out and Tenay is livid that he interrupted the festivities. Jarrett calls the gauntlet the biggest joke and runs down the legends while frequently stating how having a battle royal to determine the title is stupid. Fargo then incoherently cuts a promo, forgetting that you actually need to speak into the microphone. Ken Shamrock comes out and also thinks the gauntlet is a dumb idea.
