James Ellsworth
James Ellsworth wrestled in a dark match before the show at last night’s NWA 70th Anniversary show in Nashville. He defeated Karim Brigante.
Ellsworth was originally booked to wrestle on the actual PPV broadcast, but plans changed and his match was cut, according to PWInsider.
ELlsworth did appear on the broadcast in a backstage promo with Mike Parrow, then later at ringside in one of the National title matches, helping out Willie Mack when one of Mack’s opponents, Jay Bradley, tried to attack Ellsworth on the outside but ended up running into the ring post.
#BoundforGlory last Sunday #Smackdown1000 Tuesday (check https://t.co/hTbQMFKeEY for the exclusive video) #NWA70 tonight!
I’ve accomplish a lot in my career, but not nearly enough..
I “WILL NOT” give up on my dream 😉 pic.twitter.com/UehA4Ob2op
— James Ellsworth (@realellsworth) October 21, 2018
James Ellsworth has CENA NUFF of his best friend WIllie Mack getting beat down and saves the day post-match #NWA70 pic.twitter.com/9vL4HdMTDd
— Kenton (@Kenton_lb) October 22, 2018
Joey Janela
Joey Janela was originally booked to be part of the eight man tournament for the NWA National Championship, according to PWInsider. He wasn’t able to wrestle due to his knee injury, which will keep him out for at least a year.
Production Issues
Jeff Jarrett was head of production for the show, according to PWInsider.
The show was plagued with audio issues early on, which were eventually fixed. Audio for some backstage segments were not audible, the commentary team could be heard over video segments, etc. The crew was very aware of the issues and knew that they would obviously have to be resolved for any future shows.
Billy Corgan
NWA president Billy Corgan posted his thoughts on the event: