[2000-09-Portland-Total Chaos TV] Buddy Wayne vs Tony Kozina

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This was much better than the hardcore match. Kozina is someone we will see from time to time and he never did much for me. Wayne felt like a really solid old school heel worker here in the same vein as someone like Todd Morton. I am intrigued in seeing more of him as he mixed up that old school vibe with some new school moves making this a perfectly enjoyable juniors tv match. **3/4

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We hear from Tony Kozina who has been on the road for the past two years, travelling the country and making a name for himself.  He talks about it bringing him a lot of pleasure to come back here and bring the NWA World Junior Heavyweight title to Portland, OR when he is interrupted by Buddy Wayne.  Wayne takes exception to Kozina’s claims that he’s the best Light Heavyweight in the business and while the NWA belt doesn’t mean anything to him, any time he wants they can step in the ring and he can show him how much of a man he is.  Kozina accepts and hands Don Cox the title belt to look after, but gets jumped on the stage by Wayne the moment he turns his back on him.  Buddy tosses him into the ring and it looks like Kozina lands on his head there.  Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker dropping Kozina across his own knee.  He looks to repeat however this time Kozina escapes his grasp and blasts him around the head with an enziguiri.  Buddy ducks to the floor but there’s no solace as he gets caught by a pescado.  Missile dropkick for a two.  The commentator then goes on a bit of rant about how the Light Heavyweight titles that are defended on Monday night are a joke in comparison to Tony Kozina who has defended his title in four countries already.  Handspring elbow and again Wayne gets a shoulder up.  Kozina runs into a big boot but the ref spots Buddy’s feet over the ropes on the folding press so stops his count.  ‘Ace Crusher’ followed by a flying elbow.  The champ fights his way out of a sleeper, but when he slaps on one of his own Buddy dumps him with a belly to back.  Wayne fails to connect on the moonsault and Kozina with a leg lariat.  He telegraphs the backdrop but then counters the attempted powerbomb with an inside cradle for the win.  As Kozina celebrates his victory he’s jumped by Wayne who leaves him laying after a tombstone piledriver.

Finally a genuinely good Portland match, it’s taken long enough!