This is the night where we will see who will be the new winner of the 2025 Crockett Cup. Between the Colóns and The Immortals, all four men have something to prove. Plus, we will also see the NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Thom Latimer, defend the Ten Pounds of Gold against the Man Beast, Rhino, and the Prince of Old School, Colby Corino.
There is a lot of action ready to unfold in the National Wrestling Alliance.
The Show starts with a hype package from the three men who will be vying for the Ten Pounds of Gold:
We come to you from the legendary 2300 Arena in downtown Philadelphia, PA. Joe Galli, Danny Dealz, and Billy Corgan have the call, as your First Match of the Night is a…
Triple Threat Match The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship: Thom Latimer(c) vs. Rhino vs. Colby Corino
Rhino comes into the ring with the obligatory “EC-Dub” chant, along with fans acknowledging the Homicidal, Suicidal, Genocidal legend, the late “Sabu.”
The fans also praise the Prince of Old School, but before we get to that, this is a good time for an…
(Author’s PSA: Obviously, this was taped prior to recent events where Corino had to undergo emergency surgery. His GoFundMe is still running and has raised, as of this writing $19,166 USD, short of their $20K. If you can help, please donate.
This has been a Lucid Luchador™ PSA.)
Kyle Davis with the boxing style intros for all three men, Latimer gets a smattering of boos, and it sounds like The King of All Evil may be coming to this championship bout.
After some ads, the bell rings, and all three circle each other. Corino tries to lock up with Latimer and gets shoved off. He tries with Rhino, and it’s the same deal as before.
Corino gets an enzugiri to Rhino and then takes it to Latimer, but they throw the Prince out of the squared circle. Latimer and Rhino go at it until he gives the Man Beast a thumb to the eye. Corino comes back in and lands a head scissors on Latimer. It’s nonstop action until Corino and Rhino team up to send the champ out. He parts the ropes so Corino can dive on the champ. The Prince runs the ropes, but Rhino then clotheslines him on the approach. They fight to the outside and then…
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We come back where Rhino gives Corino a suplex on the ramp, and then he goes to the back and comes out brandishing a steel chair. Before he can swing it, the ref takes it away, much to the chagrin of Philly. Now Corino flies from the ring to the floor and tackles both men, but it isn’t long before they team up on the Prince of Old School. Corino comes back with a rope-assisted somersault senton, but Rhino backdrops him on the apron edge. Now Latimer and Rhino go at it, and he locks in a sleeper. He pushes off, and Latimer counters with a spinning heel kick.
Corino sneaks up from behind with a rollup to a stomp on Latimer. Then he follows with a corner clothesline, a chop, then an Olympic Slam, and finishes with a Sonasetter to cover, but Rhino breaks the count. He gets knocked out after a boot, and Latimer climbs up the top turnbuckle, but Rhino cuts him off and sends him down with a superplex for a two count. Corino lands with a stomp and tries to cover either man, but can’t get the pin. Then he set up a chair in the ring for an homage of Air Sabu on Latimer. Rhino gives Corino a belly-to-belly suplex and goes for the Gore, but Corino makes him eat a knee as he tosses the chair in his mush. There’s another homage to Sabu as Corino launches with a chair-assisted moonsault that finds the mark on Rhino.
Corino lands a Frankensteiner in the corner, and Latimer reverses it to a pin for a count of two, and Corino reverses back to no avail. After a spinebuster by Rhino to the champ, and Corino schoolboys for a close two count. The Prince climbs to the high rent district, attempts the 630 senton, and Latimer moves at the last second. Rhino measures Corino and hits the Gore.
As he celebrates, Latimer tosses him out of the squared circle and then turns his attention to Corino. He delivers the pop-up powerbomb (The Other Side of Suffering) and retains the title.
Your Winner via Pinfall, and Still NWA Heavyweight Champion: Thom Latimer
The Holy Grail of EC3, Pretty Boy Smooth, and Pastor C-Lo say their loss in The Crockett Cup was a fluke. They promise that it will not happen again and will show why ExodusPro is the chosen one to lead the NWA.
Carson Drake decides to be a bigger man and step away from pursuing the Television title to focus on other pursuits. Also, Drake brags that no one can beat him in the NWA.
Now for the Main Event, as this is…
The Crockett Cup Finals: The Colóns (Primo and Epico)(#2) vs The Immortals(Kratos and Odinson)(#4)
David Crockett is at the ringside next to the Cup. Davis once again gives the boxing style intros, as Galli notes for fans that The Colóns are in the Crockett Cup for the first time, and managed to reach the Finals after being in the NWA for a little less than a year. Odinson and Kratos reached the finals last year and came up short against The Southern Six.
Odinson and Primo start, and he suddenly feels the power of The Asgardian. Primo misses a running splash, and Odinson connects with a top rope Asgardian uppercut and then follows with a jackhammer for a two count. Gets Primo in a fireman’s carry, but he rakes his eyes and hits a backstabber. Then he dropkicks and slides off Odinson’s back to the outside, and Epico, with a quick tag, nails a springboard senton for another near fall. They cut the ring in half, and The Colóns are firmly in control, as Odinson is an Asgardian in Peril.
He gets a desperation back body drop to Epico and covers for two, but he recovers and nails a brainbuster for a near fall, and then…
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We come back, and Epico tackles Odinson back-first to the apron edge outside and slams him on the hard concrete floor. The Colóns continue to dismantle Odinson, as Primo cinches him in a camel clutch submission. He fights out, crawls to his corner, and gets the hot tag to Kratos, and he is The Most Feared en Fuego. A powerslam to Epico gets a two count, and then he follows with short splashes and transitions to a Fujiwara armbar.
Epico escapes and then nails a flatliner for a close two-count. The Colóns then show off their tag chemistry as Primo nails a straight jacket backstabber and Epico with a frog splash combo. Odinson lands a splash, and the ref makes the count, but everyone kicks out. It devolves to a Pier Four brawl until Primo goes for a corner splash and gets caught by Kratos. He and Odinson deliver Immortality and cover for the one, two, and three.
That means, after being denied last year…
Your Winners of the 2025 Crockett Cup: Odinson and Kratos, The Immortals
With this win, The Immortals can make the case to challenge for any NWA Tag Team titles, and you can bet they have their sights set on Trevor Murdoch and Mike Knox’s World tag team titles. But that will be a show for another day as the show draws to a close.
Top Photo: The Immortals and The Colóns battle it out at the finals of the 2025 Crockett Cup in Philadelphia, PA, on May 17, 2025. Photo Credit: George Tahinos
