Monday, June 30, 2014

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Seth Rollins d. Rob Van Dam after the advanced curbstomp.  Renee Young interviewed Rollins after the match, but Dean Ambrose(on the TitanTron) vowed that Rollins would never cash in his Money In The Bank briefcase successfully...
-Lana Perry(w/ Alexander Rusev) wanted to know who America's next "failure" would be...and got Jack Swagger(w/ Zeb Colter).  Ladies and gentlemen, we have a face turn.
-Bray Wyatt & The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) d. U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy & Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Jey Uso when Harper pinned Jey after the discus lariat.
-The Funkadactyls(Naomi Night & Cameron Lynn) d. Nikki Bella in a handicap match booked by Stephanie McMahon-Helmesly(as punishment for Nikki inviting Brie to be her backstage guest at Money In The Bank).  Cameron had trouble against Nikki, so Naomi tagged herself in and hit a Steamboat Press and Eye Of The Hurricane for the win.  Naomi and Cameron got into a shoving exchange after the bell.
-Kofi Kingston d. Antonio Cesaro(w/ Paul Heyman) with a rollup out of nowhere; Cesaro destroyed Kofi after the match.
-The Great Khali d. Damien Sandow(dressed as Vince McMahon) after the JUDO CHOP.
-Returning to WWE:  Mike Mizanin...at least he's a heel again.  ALSO returning to WWE:  Chris Jericho...well played.  However, Jericho gets interrupted as well...by the Wyatts.  The Family members beat him down and Bray laid him out with the Sister Abigail.
-Dolph Ziggler d. Johnny Fandango(w/ Layla El); Summer Rae entered the ring and planted a kiss on Ziggler.  This bugged Fandango and Dolph hit his distracted opponent with the Zigzag to win.
-Goldust & Stardust d. Ryback & Curtis Axel when Stardust pinned Axel after a modified Flatliner.
-Women's Champion Paige Knight was interrupted by the surprise return of former champion A.J. Lee...A.J. seems sincere when she congratulated Paige on bringing her back down to earth, but Paige was suspicious and felt like she was trying to goad her into an impromptu title match.  After a quick check with the fans, an impromptu title match started...
-A.J. Lee d. Paige Knight with a small package out of nowhere to win the Women's Title...okay, didn't see that coming.
-WWE Champion John Cena & Roman Reigns d. Randy Orton & Kane(w/ Triple H) by DQ; Reigns and Orton brawled to the backstage area and Kane bashed Cena with the ring steps to cause the disqualification.  Kane Tombstoned Cena and HHH called down Seth Rollins to cash in his Money In The Bank contract, but Dean Ambrose jumped Rollins before the bell could be rung.  Kane brought in a chair to do more damage to Cena, but Reigns returned to the ring to spear Kane...leading to a big staredown with Triple H to end the show.

Dynamo Special Comment

Now, as promised, a special comment about Saturday's Dynamo Pro Wrestling show at the Sports Academy in Glen Carbon, Illinois.

Pretty good turnout for the anniversary show...it sucks that this particular venue is hurt by soccer season forcing a layoff of several months in the wintertime. The lineup was hurt a bit by the absence of several key players, particularly Jake Dirden. The Tag Champs were also absent as Michael Magnuson and David DeLorean were at the WLW show in Troy, Missouri. Very little was announced for the show besides the main event, but they posted a few matches last week. Jeremy Wyatt was posted as facing Steven Kennedy, but Kennedy wasn't there so Brandon Aarons took his place. Rocket Mapache was scheduled to team with Dash Rando, but Mapache was absent so they did an angle for his replacement.

Your ring announcers were Luke Roberts & Chris Roedel, your timekeeper was Ben Simon, and your referees were Patrick Hook, Keith Smith Jr., Michael Crase, and Jay King. (Wow, four refs...that might be a recent record.)

Billy McNeil vs. "The Alternative" Brandon Gallagher: Dug the slightly altered look for Gallagher with the torn jeans(over his usual tights) and plaid shirt. Wonder how the fans with unicorn masks felt about Billy coming out in a gorilla mask for a change...heh. Gallagher wrestled in Mexico for the first time recently as he traveled there with The Hooligans, Alexandre Rudolph, and Jake Parnell. Had a hard time describing Billy's finisher...it looked like he was going for an up-and-over flying headscissors from behind, but it turned into a top-rope double-kneedrive to the back instead of the front(like that Matt Sydal guy does). At any rate, it got the win in 10:19.

Executive Director Mark Bland hyped the show, mostly the main event...he brought out Crystal Yount as a member of Dynamo management and she acknowledged some of the people who have been a part of the promotion since the beginning.

Jackal vs. "The Fittest Wrestler On Earth" Mark Sterling: Jackal is one of those Dynamo originals; I haven't seen him wrestle too often outside of Dynamo and (before that) GCW. Sterling got the win with an Air Raid Crash in 7:04.

Mike Outlaw vs. "Showtime" Bradley Charles: Outlaw made his pro debut at SICW last weekend against Dirden; he's a Dynamo trainee and this was his first outing for his home promotion. This was a bit more competitive than last week's bout; he's looked solid so far. SBC finished with a TKO in 7:15.

Dash Rando & Cavana Fantastic vs. The Professionals(Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby)(w/ Travis Cook): Rando claimed that Rocket Mapache had rabies so he couldn't wrestle...that brought out Fantastic(also known as C.J. McManus) to volunteer his services. The match got a lot of time for something that would seem to be a one-sided affair on paper. On top of that, Fantastic dropped off the apron when Rando went for a late tag...that left the masked man to be double-teamed. Appropriately, it was a pair of Mafia Kicks that put Rando down for McDarby to pin in 11:25(!). Cavana cemented his status by laying out Rando with a post-match superkick.

"The Yoga Master" Mike Sydal vs. "Ironman" Ken Kasa(w/ Travis Cook): Interesting matchup here; was looking forward to it and I hope they get to face each other again and get more time. Almost missed the finish as Travis got into a tug-of-war with Sydal over the yoga mat; Ricky Cruz ran out to throw the spiked facemask into the ring. Kasa hit Sydal with it for the cheap win in 8:44.

"The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz vs. Outtkast, "Hardcore Chaos" Match for the Heavyweight Title: They released YouTube clips of backstage encounters between these two to set up the match. On top of that, Outtkast and Shorty Biggs ran in to help Dirden at the end of the last Fenton show. (Shorty was another guy who was notably absent on this night.) Outtkast had a hardcore "House Of Fun" match with Dirden a few months ago, plus things got a bit hardcore between Cruz and Dirden in the no-DQ match in Fenton. They didn't take any chances on whether the blood would flow as Cruz took a cheese grater to Outtkast's forehead...eep. Bland tried to intervene when Cruz brought out the handcuffs again, leading to Outtkast accidentally knocking Bland off the apron and Cruz beating Bland down with a kendo stick. In the confusion, Jeremy Wyatt ran in to DDT Outtkast on a stop sign...not quite sure why they needed a referee distraction in a HARDCORE MATCH, but such is wrestling life. That wasn't quite it as they brought out the thumbtacks...then it finally took an Air Raid Crash off the apron and through the timekeeper's table to end it. Cruz got the pin on the floor in 16:13...I wondered if the show was over at that point, but they hadn't done an intermission yet and it took place after this match. I didn't know what else was left for the show (other than maybe Wyatt vs. whoever)...odd show structure in that regard.

Brandon Aarons vs. "The Rebel" Jeremy Wyatt: Aarons had a competitive showing, but the fans were a bit burned out after the hardcore match...I can imagine it would be tough to follow that. Wyatt targeted the leg (as has been his tradition lately) and won with the Stretch Muffler in 9:54...Wyatt continued his bad-mouthing of ringside fans and that brought out Crystal(speaking for the company with Bland injured). She announced an impromptu six-man tag for the main event...

Outtkast, Billy McNeil, & "The Yoga Master" Mike Sydal vs. Heavyweight Champion "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz, "Ironman" Ken Kasa, & "The Rebel" Jeremy Wyatt(w/ Travis Cook): Again, it seemed like the crowd had already peaked with the hardcore match...the fans were pretty good for the first half of the show. With all the heels win on the show, it was a good move to have a face win at the end...Wyatt accidentally BELTed Cruz and Outtkast got a pin on the champion in 15:32. Don't know if that means Outtkast will get another title shot in the near future, but at least it evened the score from earlier in the night.

Hard to believe we're halfway through 2014 already...the scene is pretty busy, but there are a few gaps in the month of July. There are no indy shows next weekend due to the 4th Of July holiday...the following Saturday, Dynamo has the "Stroke Ain't No Joke" benefit in Glen Carbon and MMWA has their annual "Christmas In July" event with the big best-of-seven series. I may check out the WLW show at the Troy(MO) fairgrounds on Thursday the 10th.

Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.

Sunday, June 29, 2014

WWE Money In The Bank

-Jimmy & Jey Uso d. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Jimmy & Jey double-superplexed Rowan, Jimmy hit a splash off the top rope, and then Jey pinned Rowan after his own splash off the top rope.
-Paige Knight d. Naomi Night(w/ Cameron Lynn) via cradle DDT to retain the Women's Title.
-Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds) d. Damien Sandow with the Party Foul(snapmare driver).
-Seth Rollins won the Money In The Bank Ladder Match involving Dean Ambrose, Kofi Kingston, Jack Swagger(w/ Zeb Colter), Rob Van Dam, and Dolph Ziggler; Kane interfered to help Rollins win.  (Intercontinental Champion Wade "Bad News" Barrett was out due to injury.)
-Goldust & Stardust d. Ryback & Curtis Axel after a miscommunication on the side of "Rybaxel" led to Stardust rolling up Ryback for the win.
-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Big E Langston with the Accolade(camel clutch).
-Layla El d. Summer Rae after a roundhouse kick; Johnny Fandango was the special guest referee.
-John Cena won an eight-way ladder match for the vacant WWE Title involving U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy, Roman Reigns, Kane, Randy Orton, Antonio Cesaro(w/ Paul Heyman), Bray Wyatt, and Alberto Del Rio.

Anarchy Wrestling TV #439

-Commentators:  Bre(n)t Wolverton & Jonathan Feltner.
-"The Technician" Todd Sexton & "Hit For Hire" Bobby Moore d. Los Laredos(Laredo Kid I & Laredo Kid II) to retain the Tag Team Titles when Sexton pinned Laredo Kid II with a Perfectplex (6:45 aired).  The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) came out to challenge the new titleholders afterwards...Moore wasn't interested, but Sexton accepted the challenge.  As Shadow & Nemesis turned to leave, Moore took a cheapshot at Shadow...that didn't do much more than raise the ire of the UAS duo.  As Sexton and Moore left the ring, The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams) attacked Sexton; Moore had already gone through the curtain and didn't realize what was happening.
-In an interview outside the building, The Bullets vowed to regain their titles...
-"The Seven-Figure Deal" Ace Rockwell d. The Vandal after the Aces High(Diamond Cutter) (7:13 aired).
-"The Temptation" Shaun Tempers(w/ Agent/Attorney Jeff G. Bailey) d. "The Encore" Kevin Blue to retain the Young Lions' Title; Bailey pushed Blue off the turnbuckles behind the referee's back and Tempers got the pin with feet on the ropes (8:52 aired).
-"The Modern Classic" B.J. Hancock d. "The Lethal Dose" Stryknyn in a no-DQ match; Miss Rachael was banned from ringside.  Joey Rhymer broke up the Tourniquet(Anaconda Vise) but "Wild" Billy Buck fought off Rhymer; Hancock took out Buck but turned around into Stryknyn's spear for the finish (12:21 aired).

ROH + SICW

ROH TV

-Host:  Larry Mercer.  Commentators:  Kevin Kelly, Steve Corino, & Nigel McGuinness
-The focus of the show was a career retrospective on new Heavyweight Champion Michael Elgin.
-From March:  "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin d. Tyson Dux with the spiral bomb.  Dux was one of Elgin's original trainers.
-Highlights were shown of Elgin's past notable matches with Davey Richards, Kyle O'Reilly, and Rhino.

SICW Wrestling Explosion

-Commentator:  Larry Matysik.
-Larry did a sitdown interview with manager Big Daddy; he is bringing in a masked newcomer named Red River Jack...
-Travis Cook gloated over his recent accomplishments, then turned his attention to Cornette at the merchandise table. Cornette entered the ring with tennis racket in hand, leading to a lengthy war of words between the two managers. Cornette put down the racket and threatened to deal with Cook personally, but Ken Kasa hit the ring to hold Cornette back. Cook prepared to attack Cornette, but Heath Hatton hit the ring to fight off Kasa! With the champion out of the picture, Cornette whacked Cook down to the mat with his famous tennis racket!
-Flashback to October 1983:  Dominic DeNucci, Tom Pritchard, & Spike Huber vs. Tully Blanchard, Killer Karl Kox, & Eric Embry; Huber and Pritchard double-bodyslammed Embry and DeNucci got the pin after a big splash.

Saturday, June 28, 2014

Saturday DPW Results From Glen Carbon, IL

-"TNT" Keny G started the show by hyping the "Stroke Ain't No Joke" benefit event on July 12th.
-Billy McNeil d. "The Alternative" Brandon Gallagher after a top-rope double-kneedrive to the back of the head.
-"The Fittest Wrestler On Earth" Mark Sterling d. Jackal after an Air Raid Crash.
-"Showtime" Bradley Charles d. Mike Outlaw via TKO.
-The Professionals(Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby)(w/ Travis Cook) defeated Dash Rando & Cavana Fantastic(aka C.J. McManus); Rocket Mapache was out of action and Fantastic volunteered to be Rando's partner.  However, Fantastic walked out on Rando late in the match; McDarby pinned Rando after a Mafia Kick from Santel followed by a running boot to the face by McDarby.  After the match, Fantastic re-entered the ring and dropped Rando with a superkick.
-"Ironman" Ken Kasa(w/ Travis Cook) d. Mike Sydal; Cook grabbed Sydal's yoga mat away from him and the referee had to get between the two.  In the chaos, Ricky Cruz threw Kasa's spiked facemask into the ring and Kasa hit Sydal with it for the tainted win.
-"The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz d. Outtkast in a Hardcore Chaos Match to retain the Heavyweight Title.  Outtkast was busted open after Cruz raked a cheese grater across his forehead.  Ricky handcuffed Outtkast to the ropes, which brought Executive Director Mark Bland to the ring to confront Cruz.  The referee unlocked the cuffs and Outtkast charged at Cruz, but Cruz sidestepped him and Kast accidentally knocked Bland off the ring apron.  Cruz attacked Bland and all of the referees went out to restore order...but Jeremy Wyatt jumped the guardrail and DDTed Outtkast on a stop sign!  Cruz got a near-fall after that and another close two-count after a powerbomb onto thumbtacks, but he finally got the win after an Air Raid Crash off the apron and through the timekeeper's table!
-"The Rebel" Jeremy Wyatt d. Brandon Aarons with the leg-over-head half-crab(Stretch Muffler?).  After the match, Dynamo co-promoter Crystal Yount ordered Wyatt and his cohorts into a six-man tag match...
-Outtkast, Billy McNeil, & Mike Sydal d. Heavyweight Champion Ricky Cruz, Ken Kasa, & Jeremy Wyatt(w/ Travis Cook).  As the referee was attempting to maintain order, Wyatt took a swing at Outtkast with the title belt but hit Cruz by mistake when Outtkast ducked out of the way.  Outtkast threw Wyatt out of the ring and got the win with a pinfall on the Dynamo Champion!

Friday, June 27, 2014

Show results

Friday SHINE results from Ybor City, FL:

-Legendary(Malia Hosaka & Brandi Wine) won a four-corner match with The Buddy System(Heidi Lovelace & Solo Darling), The S-N-S Express(Sassy Stephie & Jessie Belle Smothers), and Kimber Lee(w/o Cherry Bomb who had travel problems).
-Crazy Mary Dobson d. Amber O'Neal by DQ.
-Su Yung d. Justine Silver.
-La Rosa Negra d. Shanna.
-Candice LeRae d. Nevaeh.
-Legendary(Malia Hosaka & Brandi Wine) d. The Lucha Sisters(Mia Yim & Leva Bates) to win the SHINE Tag Team Titles.
-Allysin Kay d. Jessicka Havok in a last-woman-standing match.
-Ivelisse Velez fought Serena Deeb to a sixty-minute time-limit draw to retain the SHINE Title.

Saturday WLW results from Troy, MO featuring the Harley Race Invitational Tournament:

-Elvis Aliaga d. Kyle Roberts.
-David DeLorean d. Ryan Howe.
-Ace Steel d. Michael Magnuson.
-"Miss Natural" Heather Patera d. Stacey O'Brien by DQ.
-Jack Gamble d. Brandon Espinosa.
-Leland Race d. Dustin Bozworth by DQ to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Saturday(afternoon) IWA-MS results from Clarksville, IN featuring the Queen Of The Deathmatches Tournament:

-Lufisto d. Jordynne Grace.
-Heidi Lovelace d. Hudson Envy in a Tacks, Ladders, & Canes Match.
-Randi West d. Mistress Burgandi in a "Your Ass Is Glass" Deathmatch.
-Thunderkitty d. Jewells Malone in a Hardcore Bondage Deathmatch.
-Ludark Shaitan d. Kiki Rose in a Barefoot Four Corners Of Pain Match.
-Randi West d. Thunderkitty in a Home Run Derby Match.
-Ludark Shaitan d. Heidi Lovelace in a fans-bring-the-weapons match.
-Randi West d. Ludark Shaitan in a House Of Glass Deathmatch to win the tournament.

Saturday Wrestling Is Fun results from Reading, PA:

-Max Smashmaster d. Ophidian.
-The Baltic Siege(The Estonian Thunderfrog & The Lithuanian Snow Troll) d. Los Ice Creams(Ice Cream Jr. & El Hijo Del Ice Cream).
-Shynron d. Jaka.
-Harris Postale d. The Mathmagician.
-The Pieces Of Hate(Jigsaw & The Shard) d. Knight Eye 4 The Pirate Guy(Lance Steel & Jolly Roger).
-Oleg The Usurper d. Eric Corvis.
-The Throwbacks("Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti & Dasher Hatfield) d. The Bloc Party(The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova & Mr. Azerbaijan).
-Juan Francisco De Coronado d. Amasis to win the Top Banana Title.

Saturday IWA-MS results from Clarksville, IN featuring the King Of The Deathmatches Tournament:

-Michael Elgin & B.J. Whitmer d. The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter).
-Josh Crane d. Christian Skyfire in a Barefoot Legos-And-Thumbtacks Match.
-Mitch Page d. Suicide Kid in a Hot-Coals-And-Panes-Of-Glass Match.
-Ron Mathis d. Devon Moore in a barbed-wire tables-and-ladders match.
-John Wayne Murdoch d. Bull Bronson in a Fans-Bring-The-Weapons And Carpet Strips Match.
-Corporal Robinson d. Freakshow in a fans-bring-the-weapons match.
-Matt Tremont d. Jesse Amato in a World-Series-Of-Glass Best-Of-7 Log Cabin Match.
-Josh Crane won a triple threat broken-beer-bottles-and-light-tubes match with Mitch Page and Corporal Robinson.
-Matt Tremont won a triple threat Fans-Bring-The-Weapons And Spider-Net Match.
-Matt Tremont d. Josh Crane in a barbed-wire-rope, panes-of-glass, light-tubes, barbed-wire-board, casket, and fans-bring-the-weapons match to win the tournament.

Saturday Anarchy Wrestling results from Cornelia, GA:

-Stryknyn d. The Laredo Kid.
-Jeremy Foster d. The Vandal.
-Se7en d. Supernatural.
-The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) d. Tag Team Champions Todd Sexton & Bobby Moore by DQ.
-Shaun Tempers d. Slim J to retain the Young Lions' Title.
-Lars Manderson & Joey Rhymer d. Brodie Ray Chase & Alex Avgerinos.
-Corey Hollis d. Mike Posey.
-Mikael Judas vs. Iceberg ended in a no-contest.

Sunday IWA-MS results from Clarksville, IN:

-The Hooligans d. Frank Wyatt & Alex Castle.
-Alexandre Rudolph d. Russ Jones.
-Kerry Awful d. Simon Young.
-Chase Matthews won an eight-way match with Adam Bueller, Atlas Hightower, Alexander Kairn, Evan Gelistico, Josh Crowe, ?, & Jake Parnell.
-Mitch Page d. Derek Neal in a taped-fist match.
-Mitch Ryder d. Johnny Rotten Sixx.
-Heidi Lovelace, Thunderkitty, & Ludark Shaitan d. Randi West, Hudson Envy, & Jordynne Grace.
-Shane Mercer won an eight-way match with Reed Bentley, Tripp Cassidy, Gary Jay, Jack Thriller, Ace Perry, Dale Patricks, and Joseph Schwartz.
-Corporal Robinson & Kiki Rose d. Jesse Amato & Jewells Malone.
-Sabu d. John Wayne Murdoch.
-Kongo Kong d. Hy-Zaya to win the vacant Heavyweight Title.

Sunday ACW results from Austin, TX featuring the American Joshi Queen Of Queens Tournament:

-Donny Brookes, Dylan Dunbar, & Dylan Devine d. Stan Summers & The Whole F'n Team(Johnny Axxle & Mr. B).
-Miss Diss Lexia d. Paige Turner.
-Gauntlet Match:  Scott Santiago d. Kyle Hawk, Jack Jameson d. Santiago, Li'l Tony d. Jameson, Jojo Bravo d. Tony, Jojo d. Steve Lion, Ricky Starks d. Jojo.
-Athena d. Jenny Rose.
-Leva Bates d. Angel Blue.
-Jessica James d. Miss Diss Lexia.
-Su Yung d. Candice LeRae to retain the Joshi Title.
-Paul London & Darin Childs d. Chris Target & The Shark to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Barrett Brown d. Ricky Starks to retain the Hardcore Title.
-Leva Bates d. Athena.
-Su Yung d. Jessica James to retain the Joshi Title.
-Jeffrey Gant d. Sky DeLacrimosa to retain the U-30 Title.
-Shawn Vexx d. Jason Silver to retain the Heavyweight Title.
-Su Yung d. Leva Bates to retain the Joshi Title and win the tournament.

WWE Stuff

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Rich Brennan, Alex Riley, & Renee Young.
-The Vaudevillains("The Artiste" Aiden English & "The Gentleman Grappler" Simon Gotch) d. T. Perkins & Matt Sugarman; Gotch hit the Regal Roll on Perkins and English got the pin after the second-rope swanton bomb(That's A Wrap) (2:38).
-Backstage last week:  Sami Zayn didn't like losing, especially not after his tag team partner Tyson Kidd took a walk.
-Protesting:  C.J. Parker.  Sign:  "Stop The Big Thaw" and "Every Day Is Earth Day".
-Bull Dempsey d. Xavier Woods with the Bulldozer(Northern Lights Bomb) (4:33).  Dempsey spoke his mind after the match, calling himself a wrecking ball and the last of a dying breed.
-Becky Lynch d. Summer Rae(w/ NXT Women's Champion Charlotte Flair & Sasha Banks); Charlotte and Sasha indirectly distrated Summer, leading to Lynch scoring the upset win after an exploder suplex (2:53).
-"Big Cass" Colin Cassady d. Sawyer Fulton after a big boot and S-A-W-F-T jumping elbowdrop (1:18).  The Legionnaires(Sylvester Lefort & Marcus Louis) came out to put Cass in a two-on-one situation, but Enzo Amore returned from a long injury layoff to even the sides of the standoff.  The Frenchmen backed off and Enzo enlightened us...
-NXT Champion "The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville d. Rob Van Dam(non-title) with the Red Arrow(corkscrew shooting star press) (13:03 aired).  Tyler Breeze did commentary.

WWE Superstars

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & Byron Saxton.
-Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds) d. Heath Slater(w/ Hornswoggle) with the Party Foul(snapmare driver) after once again relieving Hornswoggle of his mullet wig (4:02).
-Ryback & Curtis Axel d. "R-Truth" Ron Killings & Xavier Woods when Ryback pinned Woods after the Shellshock (7:17 aired).

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Dean Ambrose d. Intercontinental Champion Wade "Bad News" Barrett(non-title) after the Dirty Deeds(headlock driver).  Jack Swagger(w/ Zeb Colter) came out after the match, but attacked Barrett in retribution for Barrett laying him out on Main Event.  Ambrose brawled with Swagger but was jumped by Seth Rollins...Rollins got the better of the exchange and left him laying after the advanced curbstomp.
-Women's Champion Paige Knight d. Cameron Lynn(non-title) after the Paige Turner; Naomi Night did commentary.  Naomi had a staredown with Paige afterwards; Cameron intervened and pushed Naomi into Paige, sparking tension between the two.
-U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. Bray Wyatt(w/ Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) by DQ(non-title) when Harper & Rowan broke up the Texas Cloverleaf.  The Usos took out the Family members but Wyatt ducked out of the ring to avoid the Brogue Kick.
-Antonio Cesaro & Alberto Del Rio(w/ Paul Heyman) d. Dolph Ziggler & Rob Van Dam when Del Rio made Van Dam tap out to the cross-armbreaker.
-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Sin Cara with the Accolade(camel clutch).
-Roman Reigns d. Kane by DQ when Randy Orton interfered.  Reigns fought off Orton but got chokeslammed by Kane; Kane then set up a ladder so Orton could climb up and retrieve the title belts(sparking speculation that Kane's only in the WWE Title ladder match to help Orton win).  Orton lined up to punt Reigns, but Reigns speared Orton and then Kane to end the show.

Thursday, June 26, 2014

TNA Stuff

TNA XPlosion

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay & Jeremy Borash.
-Tigre Uno d. "Mr. Pec-tacular" Jessie Godderz(w/ D.J. Shiima Xion) after the Sabretooth Splash(moonsault-into-450 Splash) (5:44 aired).

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay & Taz.
-Gail Kim & Taryn Terrell d. The Beautiful People(Women's Champion Angelina Love & Velvet Sky) when Gail pinned Angelina after the Eat-The-Feet.
-Montel Vontavious Porter threatened to fire Bobby Roode, but a representative from the TNA Board Of Directors removed M.V.P. from his position as Director Of Wrestling Operations...Roode promptly decked M.V.P.
-Seiya Senada won a four-corner match with Manik, Crazzy Steve, and D.J. Shiima Xion to retain the X-Division Title when he pinned Xion with a tiger suplex.
-Cowboy James Storm d. Ken Anderson after the Last Call superkick.
-Brutus Magnus & Bram Cameron d. Willow The Wisp & Abyss in a Monster's Ball Match; Willow was knocked off the top rope by a thrown chair and fell through a barbed-wire board that was bridging the ring apron and guardrail.  Abyss chokeslammed Magnus onto a bunch of thumbtacks, but Bram hit Abyss in the midsection with his own nail-filled two-by-four and pinned him.
-New Director Of Wrestling Operations:  Kurt Angle.  Angle ordered Lashley to defend the Heavyweight Title next week against former champion Eric Young, then reinstated Bobby Roode.

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Main Event + AAW

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & Byron Saxton.
-Dolph Ziggler started the show with a promo while standing on a ladder below the Money In The Bank briefcase.
-Seth Rollins, Intercontinental Champion Wade "Bad News" Barrett, & Jack Swagger(w/ Zeb Colter) d. Dolph Ziggler, Rob Van Dam, & Kofi Kingston when Rollings pinned Kofi after the advanced curbstomp (7:04 aired).  Swagger cleared the ring and put Ziggler in the Patriot Lock(anklelock), then Barrett brought a ladder into the fight...only to lay out Swagger as well.  Barrett took out Swagger with the Bullhammer and was the one left standing in the end.
-Bo Dallas d. Johnny Fandango(w/ Layla El); another catfight between Layla and Summer Rae led to a quick win for Dallas via turnbuckle-walk Bo-dog (1:37).
-Ryback & Curtis Axel d. "R-Truth" Ron Killings & Xavier Woods when Axel pinned R-Truth after the corkscrew snapmare driver (5:50).  Ryback & Axel challenged Goldust & Stardust to a rematch at Money In The Bank.
-The show ended with Renee Young interviewing Roman Reigns in the ring.  Chief Operating Officer Triple H booked Reigns to face Kane on Smackdown, then Kane made his entrance to confront Reigns personally.  Reigns got the better of the fight and clotheslined Kane out of the ring to end the show.

AAW Pro Wrestling TV #16

-Commentators:  Dave Prazak & Derek St. Holmes, Esq.
-Knight Wagner & Justice Jones d. The League Of Super Extraordinary Rasslin Superstars(Moondog Bernard & Sea Man); Jones gave Sea Man a Death Valley Driver onto Bernard and pinned both men at once (1:53).  Wagner never tagged into the match, so he felt like issuing an open challenge...
-Jimmy Jacobs d. Knight Wagner after a spear followed by a top-rope senton bomb (7:36).
-Backstage:  Wagner was not in a good mood...and Marek Brave attacked him in the parking lot to make things worse.
-The Markus Crane Minute:  Crane randomly beat up somebody backstage.  Okay then.
-A.C.H. fought Kyle O'Reilly to a time-limit draw (15:00).  O'Reilly declined to wrestle Five More Minutes(tm).
-Next week:  Shane Hollister vs. Michael Elgin.

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

This week in wrestling

WWE(www.wwe.com)

Main Event this week has:
-Dolph Ziggler, Rob Van Dam, & Kofi Kingston vs. Seth Rollins, Wade "Bad News" Barrett, & Jack Swagger
-Bo Dallas vs. Johnny Fandango
-"R-Truth" Ron Killings & Xavier Woods vs. Ryback & Curtis Axel

NXT this week has:
-Adrian Neville vs. Rob Van Dam
-Xavier Woods vs. Bull Dempsey
-Colin Cassady vs. Sawyer Fulton
-Becky Lynch vs. Summer Rae
-In action:  The Vaudevillains(Aiden English & Simon Gotch)

Superstars this week has:
-"R-Truth" Ron Killings & Xavier Woods vs. Ryback & Curtis Axel
-Adam Rose vs. Heath Slater

Smackdown this Friday has:
-Roman Reigns vs. Kane
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy vs. Bray Wyatt
-Dolph Ziggler & Rob Van Dam vs. Antonio Cesaro & Alberto Del Rio
-Wade "Bad News" Barrett vs. Dean Ambrose
-Sin Cara vs. Alexander Rusev
-Paige Knight vs. Cameron Lynn

Money In The Bank is on Sunday 6/29:
-Ladder Match For The Vacant WWE Title:  Alberto Del Rio, Randy Orton, Sheamus O'Shaunessy, Antonio Cesaro, Bray Wyatt, Roman Reigns, John Cena, Kane
-Money In The Bank Ladder Match:  Seth Rollins, Kofi Kingston, Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler, Rob Van Dam, Wade "Bad News" Barrett, Dean Ambrose
-Jimmy & Jey Uso vs. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) - Tag Team Titles
-Paige Knight vs. Naomi Night - Women's Title
-Goldust & Stardust vs. Ryback & Curtis Axel

TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)

Impact on Thursday has:
-Willow The Wisp & Abyss vs. Brutus Magnus & Bram Cameron - Monster's Ball Match
-Ken Anderson vs. James Storm
-Seiya Senada vs. D.J. Shiima Xion vs. Manik vs. Crazzy Steve
-Gail Kim & Taryn Terrell vs. The Beautiful People(Angelina Love & Velvet Sky)

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/12 in Hopkins, MN.

ROH has a show on Friday 7/18 in Cincinnati, OH.

ROH has a show on Saturday 7/19 in Dearborn, MI.

GLOBAL FORCE WRESTLING(www.globalforcewrestling.com)

Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.

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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.slawrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 7/25 in Alton, IL:
-Gerald James vs Mat Fitchett - Heavyweight Title - Best-Of-3-Falls Tables Ladders & Chairs Match
-The Young Bucks vs. The Hooligans
-Michael Elgin vs. Jojo Bravo
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Danny Cannon
-Davey Vega vs. Christian Rose
-Adam Raw & Alexandre Rudolph vs. Dan Walsh & Jordan Lacey - Dog Collar Match
-A.C.H. vs. Johnny Gargano
-Darin Corbin vs. Brandon Espinosa
-Arik Cannon vs. Zakk Sawyers
-Appearing:  Jeremy Wyatt, Evan Gelistico, Angelus Layne, Alex Castle

DPW(www.saintlouiswrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 6/28 in Glen Carbon, IL:
-Ricky Cruz vs. Outtkast - Heavyweight Title Hardcore Match
-Steven Kennedy vs. Jeremy Wyatt
-Billy McNeil vs. Brandon Gallagher
-Rocket Mapache & Dash Rando vs. The Professionals(Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby)
-Jackal vs. Mark Sterling

HVW-STROKE AIN'T NO JOKE

The benefit show is on Saturday 7/12 in Glen Carbon, IL:
-Appearing:  Santana "Brittany" Garrett

SICW(www.saintlouiswrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/26 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Ken Kasa vs. Heath Hatton - Classic Title
-Appearing:  Ox Baker

MMWA(www.mmwastl.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/12 in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway):
-Ace Hawkins vs. Andrew Wilder - Jr. Heavyweight Title Ladder Match
-Lynn Mephisto vs. Moondog Rover - T.V. Title Dog Collar Match
-Barackus vs. Dave Osborne - Survivor Title Best-Of-3-Falls Match

3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 7/11 in Des Moines, IA:
-Tony Sly vs. Gage Octane vs. Jeremy Wyatt - Heavyweight Title Three-Way Dance - Referee Brian Ash
-Jimmy Rockwell vs. Zach Thompson - Pure Wrestling Title Ladder Match
-Mad Dog McDowell vs. Jon West - Dog Collar Match
-Sexy & Smooth(Ryan Slade & A.J. Smooth) vs. Inked Aggression(Abu Colossus & Levi McDaniel) - Tag Team Titles
-Mike Sydal vs. Hype Gotti
-Devin Thomas vs. Stephen M. King
-Brady A. Dezire vs. The Mauler
-Kraig Keesaman vs. Ray Stryker

WLW(www.harleyrace.com/WorldLeagueWrestling.htm)

Next show is Saturday 6/28 in Troy, MO featuring the Harley Race Invitational Tournament:
-Leland Race vs. Dustin Bozworth - Heavyweight Title
-Brandon Espinosa vs. Jack Gamble - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Ryan Howe vs. David DeLorean - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Kyle Roberts vs. Elvis Aliaga - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Ace Steel vs. Michael Magnuson
-Miss Natural vs. Stacey O'Brien

WLW has a show on Thursday 7/10 in Troy, MO.

WLW has a show on Saturday 7/26 in Troy, MO.

PWCS(www.facebook.com/pwcswrestling)

Next show is Saturday 8/9 in Granite City, IL.

CSCW(www.nwa-ccw.com)

Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.

WRESTLING INVADES ALTON(no website)

Next show is Friday 8/29 in Alton, IL:
-Davey Richards vs. Matt Cage
-Napier vs. Brackus - Heavyweight Title
-Brandon Espinosa vs. Da'Marius Jones
-Gavin Alexander & Kidd Riot vs. Nic Virtue & Shadow

WIA has a show on Sunday 9/14 in Edwardsville, IL.

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DRAGON GATE USA/EVOLVE(www.dgusa.tv)

Next show is Friday 8/8 in Ybor City, FL.

EVOLVE has a show on Saturday 8/9 in Orlando, FL.

EVOLVE has a show on Sunday 8/10 in Jacksonville, FL.

ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.anarchy-wrestling.net)

Next show is Saturday 6/28 in Cornelia, GA:
-Mikael Judas vs. Iceberg
-Todd Sexton & Bobby Moore vs. The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) - Tag Team Titles
-Shaun Tempers vs. Slim J - Young Lions' Title
-Ace Rockwell vs. Se7en
-Brodie Ray Chase & Alex Avgerinos vs. Joey Rhymer & Lars Manderson
-Stryknyn vs. The Laredo Kid
-Jeremy Foster vs. The Vandal

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/26 in Reseda, CA:
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Chris Hero - Heavyweight Title
-The Young Bucks vs. The World's Cutest Tag Team(Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae) - Tag Team Title Guerrilla Warfare Match
-Adam Cole vs. Roderick Strong vs. Johnny Gargano
-The Unbreakable F'n Machines(Michael Elgin & Brian Cage) vs. The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor)
-Kevin Steen vs. Trevor Lee
-A.C.H. vs. Cedric Alexander
-Tommaso Ciampa vs. Rocky Romero
-Brian Kendrick vs. Frankie Kazarian

PWG has shows on Friday 8/29, Saturday 8/30, and Sunday 8/31 featuring the Best Of Los Angeles Tournament:
-Tournament participants:  Matt Sydal, Drew Gulak, Trevor Lee, Chris Sabin, Johnny Gargano, Brian Myers(fka Curt Hawkins), Michael Elgin, Biff Busick, Kyle O'Reilly, Brian Cage, A.C.H., Zack Sabre Jr., Rich Swann, Trent Barreta, Cedric Alexander, A.J. Styles

CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/19 in Manhattan, NY.

CHIKARA has a show on Sunday 7/20 in Revere, MA.

WRESTLING IS FUN(www.wrestlingisfun.org)

Next show is Saturday 6/28 in Reading, PA:
-Amasis vs. Juan Francisco De Coronado - Top Banana Title
-Ophidian vs. Max Smashmaster
-Knight Eye 4 The Pirate Guy(Lance Steel & Jolly Roger) vs. The Pieces Of Hate(Jigsaw & The Shard)
-The Throwbacks("Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti & Dasher Hatfield) vs. The Bloc Party(The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova & Mr. Azerbaijan)
-Shynron vs. Jaka

HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)

Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

Next shows are Saturday 10/18 and Sunday 10/19 in Berwyn, IL.

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 6/27 in Ybor City, FL:
-Ivelisse Velez vs. Serena Deeb - SHINE Title
-The Lucha Sisters(Mia Yim & Leva Bates) vs. Winners Of Four-Corner Match - Tag Team Titles
-Jessicka Havok vs. Allysin Kay - Last-Woman-Standing Match
-Nevaeh vs. Candice LeRae
-La Rosa Negra vs. Taylor Made
-Leah Von Dutch vs. Amber O'Neal
-Su Yung vs. Justine Silver
-The S-N-S Express(Sassy Stephie & Jessie Belle Smothers) vs. The Kimber Bombs(Kimber Lee & Cherry Bomb) vs. Legendary(Malia Hosaka & Brandi Wine) vs. The Buddy System(Heidie Lovelace & Solo Darling)

IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)

Next shows are Saturday 6/28 in Clarksville, IN featuring the Queen Of The Deathmatches Tournament(afternoon) and King Of The Deathmatches Tournament(evening):
Afternoon show:
-Queen Of The Deathmatches Tournament Participants:  Heidi Lovelace, Mickie Knuckles, Randi West, Hudson Envy, Ludark Shaitan, Kiki Rose, Thunderkitty, Rebecca Pain
-Lufisto vs. Jordynne Grace

Evening show:
-King Of The Deathmatches Tournament Participants:  Matt Tremont, Devon Moore, Ron Mathis, Masada, Mitch Page, Suicide Kid, Freakshow, John Wayne Murdoch, Josh Crane, Christian Skyfire, Bull Bronson, Jesse Amato

AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 7/18 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Appearing:  Chris Sabin

ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 6/29 in Austin, TX featuring the Queen Of Queens Tournament:
-Tournament Participants:  Su Yung, Athena, Jessica James, Jenny Rose, Candice LeRae, Angelus Layne, Angel Blue, Leva Bates

Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling Community: http://community.livejournal.com/stlwrestling/
Leave a comment or e-mail: patrickab7@yahoo.com

Monday, June 23, 2014

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Luke Harper(w/ Erick Rowan) d. Tag Team Champion Jimmy Uso(w/ Jey Uso) after the discus lariat.
-Tag Team Champion Jey Uso(w/ Jimmy Uso) d. Erick Rowan(w/ Luke Harper) after the splash off the top rope.  Harper & Rowan beat down the Usos after the match.
-Naomi Night d. Alicia Fox with the Eye Of The Hurricane; Women's Champion Paige Knight and Cameron Lynn did commentary.
-Bo Dallas d. Titus O'Neil with the turnbuckle-walk Bo-dog.
-Triple H announced the remaining competitors for the Money In The Bank ladder match:  Kofi Kingston, Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler, Rob Van Dam, and Intercontinental Champion Wade "Bad News" Barrett.
-Seth Rollins d. Rob Van Dam by DQ; Rollins avoided the five-star frog splash and hit the turnbuckle powerbomb and advanced cubstomp, but Dean Ambrose rushed the ring to attack Rollins for the disqualification.  Dean demanded to be let into the Money In The Bank ladder match...since he would be showing up at the pay-per-view either way.
-Wade "Bad News" Barrett d. Dolph Ziggler after knocking him out of an attempted Stinger Splash with the Bullhammer, retaining the Intercontinental Title.
-Stephanie McMahon-Helmesly d. Vickie Guerrero(using Eddy's theme music) in a match where you won by throwing your opponent in a pool of mud.  Stephanie brought out Alicia, Layla El, and Rose Mendes to fight her battle and Vickie had to throw each woman into the mud, but Stephanie finally grabbed Vickie from behind and threw her into the pool for the "win".  Stephanie fired Vickie from her job as Smackdown General Manager but gloated for too long and Vickie threw Stephanie into the mud on her way out.
-Jack Swagger(w/ Zeb Colter) d. Kofi Kingston with the Patriot Lock(anklelock).
-Big E Langston d. Damien Sandow(dressed as Abraham Lincoln) after the Big Ending.  Big E responded to an earlier vignette featuring Alexander Rusev and Lana Perry...Lana came out, setting up a sneak attack by Rusev.
-John Cena, U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy, & Roman Reigns d. Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt, Antonio Cesaro, & Alberto Del Rio(w/ Paul Heyman) in a three-on-four handicap match when Sheamus pinned Cesaro after the Brogue Kick.  Kane cleaned house after the match and Triple H announced that Kane had been added to the WWE Title ladder match at the pay-per-view...after which Reigns speared Kane to end the show.

SICW Special Comment

Now, as promised, a special comment about Saturday's Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling show at the Community Center in East Carondelet, Illinois.

It was another full house for SICW...that's par for the course nowadays, but probably helped by the presence of "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase as a special guest. He was being inducted into the St. Louis Wrestling Hall Of Fame along with posthumous inductions of Rip Hawk and Wilbur Snyder. A lot of people were in line for autographs before the show and during the first intermission. The estimated attendance was 325.

Unfortunately, two of my friends didn't have the best experience with the autograph signing. None of us were too clear on the setup and pricing; Jim Cornette was particularly sociable last month and I think we were expecting the same setup. It sounded like DiBiase had a busy weekend and he seemed fairly subdued during the in-ring interview(I had trouble hearing him over the fan chatter), so maybe he was tired...I don't know. My friends left before the official start of the show, sorry to say. I only briefly got to meet him and shake his hand late in the show, so I'm probably not the best judge on this matter.

Your ring announcer was Drew Abbenhaus; your referees were Keith Smith Jr. and Jay King.

Joker vs. Dark Secret: This wasn't exactly a fast-paced opener, but obviously it wasn't supposed to be. They kept it basic(with a handful of comedy spots) and it worked for what it was. Joker showed some rare technical acumen with a backslide pin in 5:28.

Outtkast vs. Ax (Allwardt): It was a surprise to see Outtkast make his SICW debut, though his tag partner Shorty Biggs has been a part of the roster for a while. I figured Ax would win since he's got more tenure with the group. Outtkast showed a bit more of his technical side in this match and looked good doing it. Kast's streak of hitting his corkscrew moonsault senton ended at one...after that, Ax got the win with the small package driver at 7:21.

"The Old School Warrior" Chaz Wesson vs. Frankie "The Thumper" Wyatt: Some of the top matches on the card seemed to have the vibe of old guard vs. new guard and this was one of those matches. This was one of a few matches on the show that was oddly short(i.e. under five minutes). Doing a sunset flip off the top rope seemed like a bad idea in theory on an opponent as large as Frank Wyatt...but it worked in this case and Chaz got the win in 3:26.

Promoter Herb Simmons interviewed Ted DiBiase in the ring prior to the first intermission; as I noted, I had trouble hearing him so hopefully the TV airing will be a bit more audible. He brought out the Million Dollar Belt for in-ring pictures during the first intermission.

"Dirdey" Jake Dirden vs. Mike Outlaw: If I'm not mistaken, this was Dynamo trainee Outlaw's pro debut. He hit some good-looking token offense, but otherwise it was fairly one-sided in favor of Dirden. Dirden had some near-misses against Classic Champion Ken Kasa in recent months...perhaps he'll go back after that belt in the near future. Outlaw escaped a chokeslam attempt but got caught in the Asiatic Spike for the submission in 2:01.

"The Don Mega" Shorty Biggs vs. "The Iceman" (Howard Moritz): This initially threatened to break down into a dance contest, but it turned into a more standard contest after that. Hadn't seen much of Iceman until recently but he's an entertaining character. Shorty won via Shortcut in 7:45.

"Night Train/Great One/Gorgeous" Gary Jackson vs. Bull Bronson(w/ Travis Cook): Due to multiple unprovoked(*snicker*) attacks on his person as of late, Travis has hired Bronson as a bodyguard of sorts. Gary had an uphill battle in this one; it was similar to the match he had with Barackus at MMWA in that regard. Wasn't sure who would win this one...as it turned out, it ended in a DQ when Bronson threw Gary over the top rope in 4:31. This issue isn't over yet...

Big Jim Hoffarth vs. Flash Flanagan: This stemmed from Hoffarth running off Flanagan during last month's Ron Powers-Ricky Cruz match; Flanagan eliminated Hoffarth from the battle royal at the end of the night, then Hoffarth pulled Flash to the floor to eliminate HIM. It didn't take long for this one to break down into a fight...it went out of the ring and back into the ring a few times. Finally they took it to the floor for good and they were both counted out at 3:32. This feud...MUST CONTINUE~!

Heath Hatton & "The Man Of Tomorrow" Daniel Eads vs. Classic Champion "Ironman" Ken Kasa & "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz(w/ Travis Cook): Hatton had a few previous run-ins with Kasa and he had a non-title bout with Ricky when they were both fan favorites. I think Eads faced Kasa at the Belleville show last year. This main event was a case of the young guns targeting the established guys in the promotion...it was a solid tag match and the fans were into it. Eads took out Ricky with a step-up Superman Punch outside the ring, then Hatton took Kasa down into the Crippler Crossface...with Cruz out of position to break up the hold, Kasa was forced to tap out in 16:23...Kasa is still the champion, but Hatton has put himself in line for a title shot at the July show.

It was a very busy weekend in independent wrestling...Ring Of Honor had a pay-per-view last night with Michael Elgin finally defeating Adam Cole for the Heavyweight Title. Amidst rumors of several departures in the near future, it looks like they're making an effort to elevate some people. CHIKARA had three shows in two days and AAW had a show as well. More locally, NWA Central States Championship Wrestling had a show in Fort Leonard Wood on Saturday night...haven't seen full results yet, but I believe Elvis Aliaga regained the NWA Missouri Title on that show.

Upcoming:
-Saturday 6/28: Dynamo in Glen Carbon, WLW in Troy MO
-Thursday 7/10: WLW in Troy, MO(fairgrounds)
-Saturday 7/12: Dynamo/High Voltage Wrestling in Glen Carbon(stroke benefit), MMWA in St. Louis(South Broadway)
-Friday 7/25: SLA in Alton IL(Young Bucks vs. Hooligans)
-Saturday 7/26: SICW in East Carondelet(Ox Baker appearing), WLW in Troy MO

Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Anarchy Wrestling TV #438

-Commentators:  Bret Wolverton & "The Untouchable" Jeremy Vain.
-Mike Posey d. The Laredo Kid with the Alabama Jam to retain the Heavyweight Title (5:18 aired).
-"The Italian-American Bad Boy" Tommy Penirelli & Jeremy Foster d. T.V. Champion C.B. Suave & The Vandal when Penirelli made Suave tap out to the anklelock (6:04 aired).
-Alex Avgerinos d. Joey Lynch after a hammerlock/short-range lariat combo (7:12 aired).
-The Elite(Young Lions' Champion "The Temptation" Shaun Tempers, "The Deadly Sin" Se7en, & "The No-Pain Train" Iceberg)(w/ Agent/Attorney Jeff G. Bailey) d. "Wrestling's Most Dangerous Weapon" Geter, "The Seven-Figure Deal" Ace Rockwell, & "The Stray Cat" Brodie Ray Chase when Iceberg pinned Chase after the Ground Zero splash (15:04 aired).

ROH + SICW

ROH TV

-Hosts:  Larry Mercer & Mandy Leon.  Commentators:  Kelly & Steve Corino.
-Most of the show was clips to build up the Best In The World pay-per-view on Sunday...
-Joined in progress:  Shinsuke Nakamura d. "Mr. Wrestling" Kevin Steen after a series of flying knee strikes.  Steen acted like he was making a goodbye speech, but he was interrupted by "The Last Real Man" Silas Young...he considered Steen the only other "real man" in the locker room, but trashed him for leaving.  When Silas insulted Steen's family, Kevin went after him and it turned into a pull-apart brawl.
-Clips:  "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin fought Michael Bennett(w/ Maria Kanellis) to a no-contest in a no-DQ match.  Elgin set up a piece of guardrail across two chairs and set up to spiral-bomb Bennett onto the railing, but Heavyweight Champion Adam Cole ran in to hit Elgin with his title belt. Bennett held up Elgin for Cole to BELT again, then they zip-tied him to the ropes and cut his hair. Cole looked to finish the job with a chair, but MsChif(Elgin's wife) ran in to stand between them. Bennett held back MsChif and Cole threatened to hit MsChif with the chair, but instead took her down into a figure-four leglock. Elgin was finally freed from the zip-ties after Cole, Bennett, and Maria had left...and he took out his frustration on the ringside security crew.

SICW Wrestling Explosion

-Commentator:  Larry Matysik.
-"Ironman" Ken Kasa(w/ Travis Cook) d. "Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson(w/ Big Daddy) to retain the Classic Title; Travis was handcuffed to Big Daddy. Travis managed to trip up Jackson at one point, so Big Daddy retaliated by tripping Kasa. Kasa and Jackson traded pinning combinations, but Kasa was able to counter a Texas Cloverleaf attempt into a small package for the three-count.
-Larry did a sitdown interview with Jim Cornette about the history of St. Louis wrestling.  Cornette joked about watching every bit of wrestling he could via satellite and tape-trading back in the day...and no matter how you feel about it sometimes, it pulls you back in.  Cornette joked that promoter Herb Simmons was the mayor of a town so small that when he checked into the hotel, they stole HIS towel...bwahahaha.
-Flashback to April 1981:  Kerry Von Erich d. Mike Blood with a stomach claw.

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Saturday SICW Results From East Carondelet, IL

-Joker d. Dark Secret with a backslide (5:28).
-Ax Allwardt d. Outtkast with a small package driver (7:21).
-"The Old School Warrior" Chaz Wesson d. Frankie "The Thumper" Wyatt with a sunset flip off the top rope (3:26).
-Promoter Herb Simmons interviewed "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase in the ring about his history with St. Louis wrestling.
-"Dirdey" Jake Dirden d. Mike Outlaw with the Asiatic Spike (2:01).
-"The Don Mega" Shorty Biggs d. "The Iceman" Howard Moritz via Shortcut(corkscrew snapmare driver) (7:45).
-"Night Train/Great One/Gorgeous" Gary Jackson d. Bull Bronson(w/ Travis Cook) by DQ when Bronson threw Jackson over the top rope (4:31).
-Big Jim Hoffarth fought Flash Flanagan to a double countout (3:32).
-Heath Hatton & "The Man Of Tomorrow" Daniel Eads d. Classic Champion "Ironman" Ken Kasa & "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz(w/ Travis Cook) when Hatton made Kasa tap out to the Crippler Crossface (16:23).

Show results

Thursday IWA-MS results from Clarksville, IN:

-Big Zo d. Mr. Sosa.
-Percy Davis d. Bolt Brady.
-Hy-Zaya won a triple threat match with Tripp Cassidy and Jojo Bravo.
-Shane Mercer d. B.J. Whitmer.
-Ace Perry d. Gary Jay.
-Mitch Page d. Harry Palmer.
-Josh Crane d. Dale Patricks.
-Ian Rotten vs. Mitch Ryder ended in a no-contest.

Friday AAW results from Berwyn, IL:

-Zero Gravity(Brett Gakiya & C.J. Esparza) d. The Batiri(Obariyon & Kodama).
-A.C.H. won a four-corner match with Marek Brave, Louis Lyndon, and Tag Team Champion Ethan Page.
-Keith Walker d. Shane Saver.
-Silas Young d. John Silver.
-Christian Faith, Joey Martini, & Ben Boone d. Colt Cabana, Marion Fontaine, & Juntai Miller.
-Josh Alexander d. Tag Team Champion Michael Elgin.
-Eddie Kingston d. Jimmy Jacobs.
-Dan Lawrence & Markus Crane d. The L.O.S.E.R.S.(Moondog Bernard & Sea Man).
-Matt Cage d. Heidi Lovelace to retain the Heritage Title.
-Shane Hollister d. A.C.H. to retain the Heayweight Title.

Saturday NWA:CSCW results from Fort Leonard Wood, MO:

-David DeLorean d. NWA Illinois Champion Evan "Money" Morris by countout.
-Mike Sydal d. Graham Bell.
-"The Mad Hatter" Damon Buchanan d. Mitch Johnson to win the NWA Affliction Title.
-Shane Somers d. Scott Somers(formerly G.Q. Smooth) to retain the NWA Central States Title.
-Jordynne Grace d. Lucy Mendez.
-Elvis Aliaga won a gauntlet match with Jack Gamble, Brian Breaker, and Michael Magnuson to win the vacant NWA Missouri Title. Gamble pinned Magnuson after the Canadian Destroyer. Gamble eliminated Breaker by escaping a Razor's Edge attempt and getting the pin with a sunset flip. Aliaga eliminated Gamble for the win after his second TCB(Falcon Arrow).

Saturday(evening) CHIKARA results from Chicago, IL:

-Chuck Taylor d. Shynron.
-Old Fashioned(Marion Fontaine & Jervis Cottonbelly) d. Los Ice Creams(El Hijo Del Ice Cream & Ice Cream Jr.).
-Max Smashmaster d. Jojo Bravo.
-Blind Rage d. Mat Fitchett.
-The Odditorium(Qefka The Quiet & Oliver Grimsley) d. The Batiri(Obariyon & Kodama) by DQ.
-Juan Francisco De Coronado d. Billy Roc.
-The Colony(Fire Ant & Silver Ant(formerly Green Ant)) d. The Colony Xtreme Force(Missile Assault Ant & Orbit Adventure Ant).
-Jimmy Jacobs d. Eddie Kingston.
-Archibald Peck & 3.0(Shane Matthews & Scott Parker) d. Das Bruderschaft Des Kreuzes(Ares, Tursas, & Nokken) by DQ.
-Archibald Peck, 3.0, & The Batiri d. Das Bruderschaft Des Kreuzes & The Odditorium.

Sunday CHIKARA results from Detroit, MI:

-The Throwbacks("Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti & Dasher Hatfield) won a four-way dance with Das Bruderschaft Des Kreuzes(Tursas & Nokken), AC/DC(Arik Cannon & Darin Corbin), and The Odditorium(Qefka The Quiet & Oliver Grimsley).
-Ophidian d. Movado.
-Jaka d. The Estonian Thunderfrog.
-The Devastation Corporation(Max Smashmaster & Blaster McMassive) d. 3.0(Shane Matthews & Scott Parker).
-Chuck Taylor d. Jervis Cottonbelly.
-The Spectral Envoy(Ultramantis Black, Hallowicked, Frightmare, & Blind Rade) d. GEKIDO(Jigsaw, The Shard, 17, & Missile Assault Ant).
-Eddie Kingston d. Shynron.
-The Colony(Fire Ant, Silver Ant, & Worker Ant II) & The Batiri(Obariyon & Kodama) d. The Flood(Jimmy Jacobs, Ares, Oleg The Usurper, deviANT, & Plague Doctor).

Sunday ROH results from Nashville, TN:

-A.C.H. won a six-way match with Tommaso Ciampa, Takaaki Watanabe, B.J. Whitmer, Caprice Coleman, and Tadarius Thomas when he pinned Thomas after a 450 Splash.
-Jay Lethal(w/ Truth Martini(handcuffed to the ringpost) & Seleziya Sparx) d. Matt Taven via Lethal Injection(rope-handspring Cutter) to retain the T.V. Title.
-Cedric Alexander d. Roderick Strong with his own Stronghold(Boston crab) in a submission match.
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) d. Matt Hardy & Michael Bennett(w/ Maria Kanellis) when Jay pinned Hardy after the Jay-Driller(double-underhook piledriver).  The Briscoes initially won by DQ when Bennett blatantly hit Jay with Hardy's "ICONIC Title" belt, but matchmaker Nigel McGuinness restarted the bout as a no-DQ match.
-Kevin Steen d. Silas Young via package piledriver.
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) d. Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) to retain the Tag Team Titles; O'Reilly made Kazarian tap out to the Arm-ageddon(cross-armbreaker).
-Michael Elgin d. Adam Cole to win the Heavyweight Title.  A ref bump led to Hardy, Bennett, and Maria getting involved, but War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) entered to even the sides.  Maria threw the title belt into the ring but got green-misted by MsChif.  Elgin finally got the pin after a triple powerbomb.

Other shows:
-Saturday CSCW in Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Friday, June 20, 2014

WWE Stuff

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & S. William Regal.  Ring announcer:  Brandi Rhodes.
-Earlier this week:  Natalya Neidhart had a talk with NXT General Manager John Bradshaw Layfield...maybe Tyson Kidd could team up with Sami Zayn and go after the NXT Tag Team Titles?
-Alexa Bliss d. "The Boss" Sasha Banks(w/ NXT Women's Champion Charlotte Flair & Summer Rae); Charlotte and Summer got into an argument at ringside, distracting Sasha and allowing Alexa to get the win with an O'Connor Roll out of nowhere (3:28).  Things briefly broke down into a full-fledged catfight outside the ring, forcing Sasha to play peacemaker.
-Backstage:  Tyson Kidd feels like Natalya cost him the match last week and didn't need Nattie to do him any favors(i.e. getting a shot at the Tag Titles).
-Introducing NXT's newest tag team:  The Vaudevillains.  Aiden English and Simon Gotch plan to dominate the competition.  EXCELSIOR~!
-Mojo Rawley d. Garrett Dylan(w/o entrance) with the Hyperdrive(Earthquake buttdrop) (3:42).
-Backstage:  Kidd meets up with Sami Zayn to talk about mutual redemption tonight...
-Still protesting:  "The Moonchild" C.J. Parker.  Sign:  "Kill-O-Watt: Light A Candle"/"Eat Local, Think Global".  Regal ponders running him down with his SUV.
-Tyler Breeze has entered the building.
-The Vaudevillains("The Artiste" Aiden English & Simon Gotch)(w/ black-and-white entrance) d. Angelo Dawkins & Travis Tyler; Gotch hit a Regal Roll on Tyler and English got the pin after a swanton bomb off the second rope (3:13).
-Backstage:  Devin Taylor interviewed "Big Cass" Colin Cassady.  He got the W last week, but things could be even better for him...something's missing.  Time to sing a different tune:  When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's...and he leaves it at that.
-Backstage:  Devin Taylor interviews Rob Van Dam.  He's here to compete with one of the best...and he wants to face Adrian Neville.  Okay then.
-Tyler Breeze d. Kalisto; Kalisto tried to springboard off the bottom rope but got caught with the Beauty Shot(spinning heel kick) in mid-air for the finish (10:30 aired).
-Tyler Breeze has left the building.
-The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor) d. Sami Zayn & Tyson Kidd to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles; Kidd never entered the match and finally walked away from his corner.  That left Zayn to be pinned by Viktor after the Fall Of Man(legsweep/flying European uppercut double-team) (4:02).

WWE Superstars

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & Byron Saxton.
-Nikki Bella d. Alicia Fox after the Rack Attack(torture-rack drop) (3:40).
-Rob Van Dam d. Jack Swagger(w/ Zeb Colter) with the five-star frog splash (7:45 aired).

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Seth Rollins d. Kofi Kingston after the advanced curbstomp.  Dean Ambrose threatened Rollins from the Titantron after the match.
-Dolph Ziggler d. Intercontinental Champion Wade "Bad News" Barrett(non-title); Ziggler escaped a powerbomb attempt and slid down the back for a sunset flip and pin.  Barrett dropped Dolph with the Bullhammer after the match.
-Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds) d. Titus O'Neil via rollup.  Titus demanded an immediate rematch...and got rolled up and pinned again.
-Kane d. Dean Ambrose; Seth Rollins did commentary.  The fight spilled out of the ring and Ambrose attacked Rollins, but that gave Kane an opening to regain the advantage.  Kane got the win via chokeslam, then Seth added an advanced curbstomp after the bell.
-Big E Langston d. Jack Swagger(w/ Zeb Colter) with the Big Ending.
-Bo Dallas d. Johnny Fandango with the turnbuckle-walk Bo-dog.  Summer Rae and Layla El had a catfight and Fandango took his lumps trying to break it up, leading to Bo getting the quick win.  Bo let Fandango know that there are plenty of fish in the sea...all he has to do is BO-LIEVE~!
-John Cena, U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy, & Roman Reigns won a three-on-four handicap match against Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt, Antonio Cesaro, & Alberto Del Rio(w/ Paul Heyman) when Reigns pinned Del Rio after the spear.

Thursday, June 19, 2014

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay & Taz.
-Eric Young(w/ Samoa Joe, Austin Aries, & Tag Team Champions The American Wolves(Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards)) d. Kenny King(w/ Montel Vontavious Porter & Bobby Lashley) to retain the Heavyweight Title by countering a Royal Flush attempt into a small package pin.
-The American Wolves(Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) won a triple threat match with Samoa Joe & Austin Aries and Willow The Wisp & Abyss to retain the Tag Team Titles; Richards pinned Willow after a powerbomb/backcracker double-team with Edwards.
-Tommy Dreamer said that Dixie Carter once did the right things for the fans(i.e. Hardcore Justice) but now things are all about her.  She responded by kicking him in the groin.
-The American Wolves(Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) d. Brutus Magnus & Bram Cameron by DQ to retain the Tag Team Titles when Magnus hit Davey with a chair.  Willow & Abyss made the post-match save.
-Gail Kim welcomed back her old rival Taryn Terrell...Taryn proposed a rubber match between the two(since they're 1-1 against each other), but they were both trashed by The Beautiful People(Women's Champion Angelina Love & Velvet Sky).
-Bobby Lashley(w/ M.V.P. & Kenny King) d. Eric Young after the spear to win the Heavyweight Title; as Director Of Operations, M.V.P. barred every other wrestler from the building.  King sought to do post-match damage with a chair, but Bobby Roode jumped the guardrail to make the save.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Midweek wrestling

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & Byron Saxton.
-Seth Rollins started the show by announcing that there will be a Money In The Bank ladder match at the next pay-per-view along with the ladder match for the vacant WWE Title...and he announced himself as the first participant.  That brought out Dean Ambrose...he rushed the ring to attack Rollins, but Kane entered the picture and Seth returned fire.  Ambrose was able to fight off the two and get away before the numbers caught up to him.
-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Santino Marella with the Accolade(camel clutch) (0:25).
-Naomi Night(w/ Cameron Lynn) d. Women's Champion Paige Knight(non-title) after an Eye Of The Hurricane (5:13).  Cameron celebrated like she had won the match herself...Paige offered a handshake to Naomi but Cameron shoved Paige down.  Paige attacked Cameron and threw her out of the ring while Naomi just watched the fight happen...after that, Naomi did shake hands with Paige.
-Bray Wyatt & The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) d. U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy & Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Jey Uso when Wyatt pinned Jimmy Uso after the Sister Abigail (10:12 aired).

TNA XPlosion

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay & Jeremy Borash.
-Angelina Love(w/ Velvet Sky) d. Brittany Garrett to retain the Women's Title; Brittany knocked Velvet off the ring apron, but turned around into the Botox Injection(pump kick) from Angelina for the win (5:05).

AAW Pro Wrestling TV #15

-Commentators:  Dave Prazak & Derek St. Holmes, Esq.
-Earlier today:  "The Money" Matt Cage and Marek Brave had a verbal exchange to set up their Heritage Title match.  Knight Wagner(w/ Justice Jones) added his two cents, saying he had to fight his way up the ladder while Marek was handed his opportunity on a silver platter.
-"The Latin Lover" Tony Rican & "The Handlebar Haberdasher" Marion Fontaine d. "The Experience" Markus Crane & "The Waterboy" Mike Horning (w/ unnamed cornerman) when Rican pinned Horning after an inverted DDT (6:53).  Tweek Phoenix(w/ Kevin Harvey & Nikki Mayday) attacked Rican after the match, leading to Harvey throwing a fireball in Rican's face.
-"The Money" Matt Cage d. Marek Brave to retain the Heritage Title; Cage brought the title belt into the ring and the referee took it away, but that allowed Cage to mulekick Brave in the groin.  Cage followed up with a Codebreaker for the win (8:15).
-Backstage:  Rhino is ready for war.
-"The War Machine" Rhino d. Tweek Phoenix(w/ Kevin Harvey & Nikki Mayday).  Rhino took out Nikki with a piledriver and then Gored Harvey through a table in the corner; Rhino went on to pin Phoenix after a standard-issue Gore (16:19).
-Matt Cage bragged about tonight's win in particular and his entire title reign in general...

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

This week in wrestling

WWE(www.wwe.com)

Main Event this week has:
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy & Jimmy & Jey Uso vs. Bray Wyatt & The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan)
-Santino Marella vs. Alexander Rusev
-Paige Knight vs. Naomi Night

NXT this week has:
-The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor) vs. Sami Zayn & Tyson Kidd - Tag Team Titles
-Kalisto vs. Tyler Breeze
-Alexa Bliss vs. Sasha Banks
-Mojo Rawley vs. Garrett Dylan
-Angelo Dawkins & Travis Tyler vs. Aiden English & Simon Gotch

Superstars this week has:
-Rob Van Dam vs. Jack Swagger
-Nikki Bella vs. Alicia Fox

Smackdown this Friday has:
-Roman Reigns vs. Alberto Del Rio
-Dean Ambrose vs. Kane
-Wade "Bad News" Barrett vs. Dolph Ziggler
-Kofi Kingston vs. Seth Rollins
-Adam Rose vs. Titus O'Neil
-Bo Dallas vs. Johnny Fandango
-Big E Langston vs. Jack Swagger
-In action:  John Cena, Randy Orton, Sheamus O'Shaunessy, Antonio Cesaro, Bray Wyatt

Money In The Bank is on Sunday 6/29:
-Ladder Match For The Vacant WWE Title:  Alberto Del Rio, Randy Orton, Sheamus O'Shaunessy, Antonio Cesaro, Bray Wyatt, Roman Reigns, John Cena
-Money In The Bank Ladder Match:  Seth Rollins
-Jimmy & Jey Uso vs. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) - Tag Team Titles

TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)

XPlosion this week has:
-Angelina Love vs. Brittany Garrett

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 6/22 in Nashville, TN:
-Adam Cole vs. Michael Elgin - Heavyweight Title
-Jay Lethal vs. Matt Taven - T.V. Title - Truth Martini Handcuffed To The Ringpost
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) - Tag Team Titles
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. Matt Hardy & Michael Bennett
-Kevin Steen vs. Silas Young
-Cedric Alexander vs. Roderick Strong - Submission Match
-A.C.H. vs. Takaaki Watanabe vs. Tommaso Ciampa vs. Caprice Coleman vs. B.J. Whitmer vs. Tadarius Thomas

GLOBAL FORCE WRESTLING(www.globalforcewrestling.com)

Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.

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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.slawrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 7/25 in Alton, IL:
-Gerald James vs Mat Fitchett - Heavyweight Title - Best-Of-3-Falls Tables Ladders & Chairs Match
-The Young Bucks vs. The Hooligans
-Jojo Bravo vs. Michael Elgin
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Danny Cannon
-Davey Vega vs. Christian Rose
-Adam Raw & Alexandre Rudolph vs. Dan Walsh & Jordan Lacey - Dog Collar Match
-A.C.H. vs. Johnny Gargano
-Darin Corbin vs. Brandon Espinosa
-Arik Cannon vs. Zakk Sawyers
-Appearing:  Jeremy Wyatt, Evan Gelistico, Angelus Layne, Alex Castle

DPW(www.saintlouiswrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 6/28 in Glen Carbon, IL.

HVW-STROKE AIN'T NO JOKE

The benefit show is on Saturday 7/12 in Glen Carbon, IL.

SICW(www.saintlouiswrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 6/21 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Heath Hatton & Daniel Eads vs. Ken Kasa & Ricky Cruz
-Gary Jackson vs. Bull Bronson
-Big Jim Hoffarth vs. Flash Flanagan
-Chaz Wesson vs. Frankie Wyatt
-Shorty Biggs vs. "The Iceman" Howard Moritz
-Appearing:  Ted DiBiase

SICW has a show on Saturday 7/26 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Appearing:  Ox Baker

MMWA(www.mmwastl.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/12 in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway):
-Ace Hawkins vs. Andrew Wilder - Jr. Heavyweight Title Ladder Match
-Lynn Mephisto vs. Moondog Rover - T.V. Title Dog Collar Match
-Barackus vs. Dave Osborne - Survivor Title Best-Of-3-Falls Match

3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 7/11 in Des Moines, IA:
-Tony Sly vs. Gage Octane vs. Jeremy Wyatt - Heavyweight Title Three-Way Dance - Referee Brian Ash
-Jimmy Rockwell vs. Zach Thompson - Pure Wrestling Title Ladder Match
-Mad Dog McDowell vs. Jon West - Dog Collar Match
-Sexy & Smooth(Ryan Slade & A.J. Smooth) vs. Inked Aggression(Abu Colossus & Levi McDaniel) - Tag Team Titles
-Mike Sydal vs. Hype Gotti
-Devin Thomas vs. Stephen M. King
-Brady A. Dezire vs. The Mauler
-Kraig Keesaman vs. Ray Stryker

WLW(www.harleyrace.com/WorldLeagueWrestling.htm)

Next show is Saturday 6/28 in Troy, MO featuring the Harley Race Invitational Tournament:
-Leland Race vs. Dustin Bozworth - Heavyweight Title
-Brandon Espinosa vs. Jack Gamble - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Ryan Howe vs. David DeLorean - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Kyle Roberts vs. Elvis Aliaga - Tournament Quarterfinal

WLW has a show on Thursday 7/10 in Troy, MO.

WLW has a show on Saturday 7/26 in Troy, MO.

PWCS(www.facebook.com/pwcswrestling)

Next show is Saturday 8/9 in Granite City, IL.

CSCW(www.nwa-ccw.com)

Next show is Saturday 6/21 in Fort Leonard Wood, MO:
-Elvis Aliaga vs. Brian Breaker vs. Jack Gamble vs. Michael Magnuson - Gauntlet Match For Held-Up NWA Missouri Title
-Mitch Johnson vs. "The Mad Hatter" Damon Buchanan - NWA Affliction Title
-Evan "Money" Morris vs. David DeLorean - NWA Illinois Title
-Lucy Mendez vs. Jordynne Grace

WRESTLING INVADES ALTON(no website)

Next show is Friday 8/29 in Alton, IL:
-Davey Richards vs. Matt Cage
-Napier vs. Brackus - Heavyweight Title
-Brandon Espinosa vs. Da'Marius Jones
-Gavin Alexander & Kidd Riot vs. Nic Virtue & Shadow

WIA has a show on Sunday 9/14 in Edwardsville, IL.

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DRAGON GATE USA/EVOLVE(www.dgusa.tv)

Next show is Friday 8/8 in Ybor City, FL.

DGUSA has a show on Saturday 8/9 in Orlando, FL.

ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.anarchy-wrestling.net)

Next show is Saturday 6/28 in Cornelia, GA:
-Mikael Judas vs. Iceberg
-Todd Sexton & Bobby Moore vs. The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) - Tag Team Titles
-Brodie Ray Chase & Alex Avgerinos vs. Joey Rhymer & Lars Manderson

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/26 in Reseda, CA:
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Chris Hero - Heavyweight Title
-The Young Bucks vs. The World's Cutest Tag Team(Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae) - Tag Team Title Guerrilla Warfare Match
-Adam Cole vs. Roderick Strong vs. Johnny Gargano
-The Unbreakable F'n Machines(Michael Elgin & Brian Cage) vs. The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor)
-Kevin Steen vs. Trevor Lee
-A.C.H. vs. Cedric Alexander
-Tommaso Ciampa vs. Rocky Romero
-Brian Kendrick vs. Frankie Kazarian

CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)

Next shows are Saturday 6/21(afternoon/late afternoon/evening tripleheader) in Chicago, IL.
1 PM Show:
-The Spectral Envoy(Ultramantis Black, Hallowicked, & Frightmare) vs. The Wrecking Crew(Oleg The Usurper & The Devastation Corporation(Max Smashmaster & Blaster McMassive))
-Worker Ant vs. deviANT
-The Baltic Siege(The Latvian Proud Oak & The Lithuanian Snow Troll) vs. The Bloc Party(Mr. Azerbaijan & Prakash Sabar)
-The Throwbacks(Mark Angelosetti & Dasher Hatfield) vs. AC/DC(Arik Cannon & Darin Corbin)
-The Osirian Portal(Amasis & Ophidian) vs. The Pieces Of Hate(Jigsaw & The Shard)
-The Estonian Thunderfrog vs. The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova
-Ophidian vs. Jaka
-The Throwbacks("Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti & Dasher Hatfield) vs. The Submission Squad(Gary Jay & Evan Gelistico)

7 PM Show:
-Archibald Peck & 3.0(Shane Matthews & Scott Parker) vs. Das Bruderschaft Des Kreuzes
-Eddie Kingston vs. Jimmy Jacobs
-The Batiri(Obariyon & Kodama) vs. The Odditorium(Qefka The Quiet & Oliver Grimsley)
-Billy Roc vs. Juan Francisco De Coronado
-The Colony(Fire Ant & Silver Ant) vs. The Colony Xtreme Force(Missile Assault Ant & Orbit Adventure Ant)
-Old Fashioned(Jervis Cottonbelly & Marion Fontaine) vs. Los Ice Creams(El Hijo Del Ice Cream & Ice Cream Jr.)
-Billy Roc vs. Juan Francisco De Coronado

CHIKARA has a show on Sunday 6/22 in Detroit, MI:
-The Colony(Fire Ant, Silver Ant, & Worker Ant) & The Batiri(Obariyon & Kodama) vs. The Flood
-3.0(Shane Matthews & Scott Parker) vs. The Devastation Corporation(Max Smashmaster & Blaster McMassive)
-Jervis Cottonbelly vs. Chuck Taylor
-Shynron vs. Eddie Kingston
-The Spectral Envoy vs. GEKIDO
-The Throwbacks("Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti & Dasher Hatfield) vs. Das Bruderschaft Des Kreuzes(Tursas & Nokken) vs. AC/DC(Arik Cannon & Darin Corbin) vs. The Odditorium(Qefka The Quiet & Oliver Grimsly)

WRESTLING IS FUN(www.wrestlingisfun.org)

Next show is Saturday 6/28 in Reading, PA:
-Amasis vs. Juan Francisco De Coronado - Top Banana Title
-Ophidian vs. Max Smashmaster
-Knight Eye 4 The Pirate Guy(Lance Steel & Jolly Roger) vs. The Pieces Of Hate(Jigsaw & The Shard)
-The Throwbacks("Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti & Dasher Hatfield) vs. The Bloc Party(The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova & Mr. Azerbaijan)

HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)

Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

Next shows are Saturday 10/18 and Sunday 10/19 in Berwyn, IL.

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 6/27 in Ybor City, FL:
-Ivelisse Velez vs. Serena Deeb - SHINE Title
-The Lucha Sisters(Mia Yim & Leva Bates) vs. Winners Of Four-Corner Match - Tag Team Titles
-Jessicka Havok vs. Allysin Kay - Last-Woman-Standing Match
-Nevaeh vs. Candice LeRae
-La Rosa Negra vs. Taylor Made
-Leah Von Dutch vs. Amber O'Neal
-Su Yung vs. Justine Silver
-The S-N-S Express(Sassy Stephie & Jessie Belle Smothers) vs. The Kimber Bombs(Kimber Lee & Cherry Bomb) vs. Legendary(Malia Hosaka & Brandi Wine) vs. The Buddy System(Heidie Lovelace & Solo Darling)

IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)

Next show is Thursday 6/19 in Clarksville, IN:
-Ian Rotten vs. Mitch Ryder - No-Holds-Barred Match
-Heidi Lovelace vs. Jordynne Grace - Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Ace Perry vs. Gary Jay
-B.J. Whitmer vs. Reed Bentley

AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 6/20 in Berwyn, IL:
-Jimmy Jacobs vs. Eddie Kingston
-Colt Cabana vs. Christian Faith
-Michael Elgin vs. Josh Alexander
-Zero Gravity(Brett Gakiya & C.J. Esparza) vs. The Batiri(Obariyon & Kodama)
-John Silver vs. Silas Young

ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 6/29 in Austin, TX featuring the Queen Of Queens Tournament:
-Tournament Participants:  Su Yung, Athena, Jessica James, Jenny Rose, Candice LeRae, Angelus Layne, Angel Blue, Leva Bates

Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling Community: http://community.livejournal.com/stlwrestling/
Leave a comment or e-mail: patrickab7@yahoo.com

Anarchy Wrestling TV #437

-Commentators:  Bret Wolverton & Jeremy Vain.
-Heavyweight Champion Mike Posey starts the show to brag about his title win and insist on a proper introduction from ring announcer Jonathan Feltner.  He claimed to be a fighting champion and said he would do a random draw to determine his next challenger.  Feltner drew the name of "The Priest Of Punishment" Mikael Judas, so Posey made him redo it...and this time he got The Laredo Kid.
-Corey Hollis d. "The Encore" Kevin Blue after the elevated DDT (8:31 aired).
-The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) said they had gotten a bit soft with the fans on their side lately...but no more.
-Agent/Attorney Jeff G. Bailey enlightened us in the presence of the newly-expanded Elite:  Young Lions' Champion "The Temptation" Shaun Tempers, "The Deadly Sin" Se7en, and "The Being Of Inconceivable Horror" Iceberg.  Iceberg has returned to Bailey's employ(Jeff G. was the one who provided his weapon last week)...Se7en disposed of "Wrestling's Most Dangerous Weapon" Geter, but Lars Manderson thought he could step up to the plate a few weeks ago so Bailey called him out.
-"The Deadly Sin" Se7en(w/ Jeff G. Bailey, Shaun Tempers, & Iceberg) d. Lars Manderson(w/ "The Stray Cat" Brodie Ray Chase) after the chokeslam (4:16).  Brodie saved Manderson from a post-match chokeslam but was overwhelmed by the Elite trio...notably Manderson walked away from the ring as the beatdown was happening.  "The Seven-Figure Deal" Ace Rockwell tried to help but the Elite still had the numbers advantage...until Geter hit the ring and the Elite members retreated.
-"The Lethal Dose" Stryknyn d. "The Modern Classic" B.J. Hancock(w/ Miss Rachael) by DQ when Hancock blatantly hit Stryknyn with Rachael's shoe (joined in progress; 4:27 aired).
-"The Technician" Todd Sexton & "Hit For Hire" Bobby Moore d. The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams) to win the Tag Team Titles.  The Bullets tried to walk away from the match but they were forced back to the ring by Shadow Jackson & Nemesis.  Sexton & Moore were surprisingly on the same page, but Sexton accidentally superkicked Moore when Trey moved out of the way.  When Moore recovered from the kick, he walked away from his corner and left Sexton in a two-on-one situation.  The referee was knocked down when Trey broke up a sleeperhold on Jon...The Bullets hit the Marion Barry(backcracker by Jon followed by Diamond Cutter by Trey) but there was no one to count a pin.  Shadow & Nemesis re-entered the picture and Shadow leveled Jon Williams with one of the title belts; after that, Shadow took out Trey with a Stone Cold Stunner and Nemesis added a running senton.  Sexton recovered first and draped an arm over Trey...and the referee recovered in time to make the three-count (joined in progress; 15:53 aired).
-Next week:  Mike Posey vs. The Laredo Kid for the Heavyweight Title, plus Geter/Rockwell/Brodie vs. Tempers/Iceberg/Se7en.

Special Comment Extra

I try not to make judgments about what I haven't seen. As such, I only feel comfortable about commenting on the shows that I directly attend. I do my best to keep up via YouTube, but the live experience is important to the whole picture.

At any rate, I meant to touch on the MMWA show in the main commentary but it honestly slipped my mind. The schedule has been so busy lately that shows just occur on the same night sometimes. Last Saturday evening was a notable example as the area talent was spread out across four different events(Dynamo, Broadway, WLW, Metro Pro) with very little crossover.

Broadway has built up to a big July show where they'll do a best-of-seven series of matches; if the Elitism side wins the series, Sean Orleans will become the new Commissioner and Jim Harris will be out of the company. Two wrestlers made returns after long absences: LaMarcus Clinton and Johnny(Johnathon?) Zulu. A.J. Williams & Da'Marius Jones won the Tag Team Titles from Jackson Whitechapel & Sean Orleans. Heavyweight champion Brandon Espinosa's been having trouble with rookie Everett Connors; he lost to him by countout in May(thanks in part to Brian James) and was surprisingly pinned by Connors in this month's tag match.

Ace Hawkins and Andrew Wilder continued their feud and will meet in a ladder match in July(first time ever at Broadway!). Moondog Rover will get a shot at T.V. Champion Lynn Mephisto in a dog collar match. Barackus(out with bronchitis this month) will defend the Survivor Title against Dave Osborne in a best-of-three-falls match. Those are three matches out of the best-of-seven series...don't yet know how the Heavyweight and Tag Titles will fit into things. With LMC back in action along with Chase King, perhaps the former Tag Champs who never lost the belts in the ring will challenge the new titleholders? James, Gary Jackson, and even Connors have legitimate claims to a shot at Espinosa...so they could go in a few different directions with that.

One of these days, I'll finally get to a WLW show...it seems like there's always something else happening when they run in the general St. Louis area. I saw a Thursday night show on the upcoming event listing, so maybe that'll be it.

Have heard a lot of good things about Metro Pro and have seen a few of their YouTube programs...don't know if they'll run any more shows in the near future, though. Saturday's show seemed like a one-time deal after their shutdown last year. Maybe they'll do more reunion shows down the line...don't know.

SICW is back in East Carondelet this coming weekend with Ted DiBiase as the special guest. Bobby Heenan is still recovering from his recent arm injury and I haven't heard anything definite about when he'll be rescheduled to appear. The lineup seems to have the theme of "old guard vs. new guard" with established guys facing relative newcomers to the promotion. We've got Classic Champion Ken Kasa teaming with Ricky Cruz(something that will not improve Ricky's mood) against Heath Hatton and Daniel Eads, Gary Jackson vs. Bull Bronson, and Chaz Wesson vs. Frankie "The Thumper" Wyatt as well as Big Jim Hoffarth vs. Flash Flanagan and Shorty Biggs vs. "The Iceman" Howard Moritz.

NWA Central States Championship Wrestling will have their first show in the immediate St. Louis area in a while as they'll be in Fort Leonard Wood, MO on Saturday. A bit has changed since I last saw them: The Central States Title went from Shane Somers to G.Q. Smooth back to Shane Somers, who is now a rulebreaker under Garrett Williams' management. Evan "Money" Morris dropped the NWA Affliction Title to Mitch Johnson, only to rebound by capturing the vacated NWA Illinois Title in a battle royal. The NWA Missouri Title was won in a battle royal by Elvis Aliaga, only to be re-vacated due to a controversial finish: Aliaga had been eliminated but the referees missed it, leading to Elvis re-entering the match and eventually winning.

Saturday's show will feature Money defending against David DeLorean, Mitch Johnson defending against former referee "Mad Hatter" Damon Buchanan, and a four-way match for the NWA Missouri Title. The four-way was scheduled to feature the final four participants in the battle royal, but Bradley Charles was taken out in favor of Brian Breaker; the other three participants are scheduled to be Aliaga, Jack Gamble, and Michael Magnuson.

Once again: Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.

Monday, June 16, 2014

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Seth Rollins d. Dolph Ziggler by DQ when Dean Ambrose ran in to attack Rollins after he hit the advanced curbstomp on Ziggler.  Chief Operating Officer Triple H ordered Ambrose into an impromptu match...
-Intercontinental Champion Wade "Bad News" Barrett d. Dean Ambrose by countout(non-title); Rollins interfered and Ambrose chased him through the audience, but that led to Barrett beating the ten-count back into the ring.
-U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy(w/ Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Jey Uso) d. Bray Wyatt(w/ Wyatt Family) by DQ(non-title) when Harper & Rowan interfered as Sheamus was setting up the Brogue Kick.  Sheamus and the Usos got the better of the post-match brawl with the aid of a conveniently-present ladder.
-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Heath Slater with the Accolade(camel clutch).
-Adam Rose & Summer Rae(w/ Rosebuds) d. Johnny Fandango & Layla El when Rose pinned Fandango after the Party Foul(snapmare driver).  Special guest Kevin Hart did commentary and partied with the Rosebuds afterwards.
-Roman Reigns won a battle royal to qualify for the WWE Title ladder match.  Eliminations:  Damien Sandow, Santino Marella, Matador Diego, Matador Fernando, Xavier Woods, Titus O'Neil, Sin Cara, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Johnny Fandango, Ryback, Curtis Axel, Rob Van Dam, Intercontinental Champion Wade "Bad News" Barrett, Big E Langston, Bo Dallas, and Alexander Rusev.
-Women's Champion Paige Knight d. Cameron Lynn(w/ Naomi Night)(non-title) with the scorpion crosslock.
-Goldust & "Stardust"(Cody Rhodes in Goldust-esque ring attire) d. Ryback & Curtis Axel when Stardust pinned Axel after hitting Diamond Dust.
-John Cena d. Kane in a stretcher match to qualify for the WWE Title ladder match; Seth Rollins and Randy Orton interfered but Dean Ambrose ran in to fight them off.

Dynamo Special Comment

Now, as promised, a special comment about Saturday's Dynamo Pro Wrestling show at the Stratford Inn in Fenton, Missouri.

One of the big questions of the evening regarded the amount of available talent. With Metro Pro, WLW, and MMWA also running on Saturday night, several key players were elsewhere. Only two people worked both Dynamo and MMWA(Ace Hawkins & Everett Connors).

Dynamo is slowly building an audience for the Fenton shows, though the promotion seems to be slightly behind the other area groups in terms of attendance numbers. There are plenty of possible reasons: The long layoff for soccer season in Glen Carbon and starting two new venues(not to mention the Tuesday night slot for Off Broadway). Either way, I wish I knew the answer to that question.

Not much was announced ahead of time; until a day or so before the event, I only knew about the Cruz-Dirden title rematch. I saw a few more matches on social media: Aarons-Gallagher, Bumrush Brothers vs. Viking War Party, and Evan "Money" Morris vs. Jack Gamble. Money wasn't at the show, so Gamble faced Shorty Biggs, Outtkast went one-on-one with Alexandre Rudolph, and Jake Parnell was in a triple threat match with Rocket Mapache and Everett Connors.

Your ring announcers were Chris Roedel & Luke Roberts, your referees were Patrick Hook and Keith Smith Jr.

"The Bosnian Warchild" Spi-Ral vs. Ace Hawkins: Spi-Ral enters the Midwest wrestling scene with an interesting resume; he's a multi-faceted competitor with martial arts experience. Going by a Google search, he's also gone by "S.P.I." and the name is an acronym for "Streets Produced an Icon, Raw And Legit". He's competed for Zero-One in Japan and has also wrestled in Puerto Rico. Long story short: He's not a total newbie. Thought he had a good showing for his first appearance in the area...look forward to seeing more of him in the future. The finish saw the referee stop Ace from using the ring bell as a weapon, but Hawkins kicked Spi-Ral in the Universal Weak Point as the ref was returning the bell to the timekeeper's table. Ace got the pinfall in 10:25.

"The Littlest Viking" Jake Parnell vs. Rocket Mapache vs. Everett Connors: This was a battle of three fan favorites...also, I think this was Connors' first triple threat match. I've heard mixed reviews on Parnell's viking character; it works when he's playing off Rudolph, but the "Gentleman" character might fit better when he's in a heel role. Also, I'm wondering if the furry boots are a drag on his 450 Splash finisher. The match was solid enough for an all-fan-favorite triple threat...Parnell pinned Mapache after the aforementioned 450 in 5:18.

Brandon Aarons vs. "The Alternative" Brandon Gallagher: I wish Dynamo had more undercard storylines. Gallagher had the feud with Dan Walsh, but after he got a DQ win in their first encounter, it seems like he's hit the skids himself. That's part of my reasoning for reviving the light heavyweight division: They have plenty of guys in that weight class who aren't in tag teams and aren't in a position to challenge for the main belt. (I'll get to the tag team division.) Aarons got the win with a unique finisher(pumphandle setup into a half-nelson released German suplex?) in 8:25.

Executive Director Mark Bland hyped the show and was confronted by Heavyweight Champion Ricky Cruz. The segment had the purpose of establishing that Jeremy Wyatt and Lucy Mendez were both absent(barred from the building) after they played a major role in Ricky's title win. Bland also made it a no-DQ match, but Cruz said that he didn't mind that style of match either...

"The Don Mega" Shorty Biggs vs. Jack Gamble(w/ Travis Cook): The Black Hand Warriors(Michael Magnuson & David DeLorean) were absent as they were at WLW; they're Tag Champs for both promotions. As such, Shorty got to continue his feud with the Travis Cook Organization(such as it is); Shorty was even managed by Cook for a brief time in his GCW days. I'd seen Gamble work as a rulebreaker in the past; in fact, he and Jon Webb were in that role against Shorty and Outtkast at one of the FIST shows at Pop's last year. Travis' distraction allowed Gamble to superkick Shorty for the win in 11:49 (that was the last match time I got).

Crystal Yount thanked the fans for their support and hyped the June 28th Glen Carbon event as Dynamo's anniversary show. She brought Evil Jim to the ring and let the fans know that Sunday was his birthday, leading to everyone singing Happy Birthday to him...heh.

Outtkast vs. "The American Viking" Alexandre Rudolph(w/ Jake Parnell): Not sure why Shorty wasn't in Outtkast's corner with Parnell in Rudolph's corner. As previously stated, this was supposed to be a tag bout...perhaps the Viking War Party will be positioned for a run at the Black Hand Warriors in the near future. Missouri licensing and alternate commitments seem to limit the tag team options, unfortunately. History was made as Outtkast actually hit the corkscrew moonsault senton(I swear the opponent almost ALWAYS rolls out of the way of that) and it was good enough for the victory.

"The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz vs. "Dirdey" Jake Dirden, no-DQ match for the Heavyweight Title: This definitely lived up to the expected environment. Cruz's tumble out of the ring and through the timekeeper's table happened completely out of the blue. Even in a no-disqualification format, Ricky found a way to weasel out of a fair fight...one of the hardest hits of the match was probably the kendo stick shot on referee Patrick Hook! Both refs AND Mark Bland were down by the time it was over...I believe this was the first time Bland had gotten physically involved in a situation. He's been teasing a return to the ring for a while and I wonder what's planned for the anniversary show. After cuffing Dirden's hands behind his back, Ricky laid him out with the title belt and teased cutting his hair and beard until Shorty and Outtkast ran him off. With the Tag Title situation in question, maybe Shorty and Outtkast have singles gold in mind...at any rate, it was a no-contest but the feud is far from over.

Upcoming:
-Saturday 6/21: SICW in East Carondelet(Ted DiBiase); NWA:CSCW in Fort Leonard Wood
-Saturday 6/28: Dynamo in Glen Carbon; WLW in Troy, MO

Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.

Sunday, June 15, 2014

TNA Slammiversary

-Seiya Senada won a ladder match with Tag Team Champion Davey Richards, Tag Team Champion Eddie Edwards, Manik, Tigre Uno, & Crazzy Steve(w/ Menagerie) to retain the X-Division Title.
-Bobby Lashley d. Samoa Joe via spear.
-Brutus Magnus(w/ Bram Cameron) d. Willow The Wisp(w/ Abyss) with a Protobomb.
-Kurt Angle announced the next inductees to the TNA Hall Of Fame:  Team 3-D(Bully Ray & Brother Devon).
-Austin Aries d. Kenny King after a top-rope brainbuster.
-Marshall & Ross Von Erich(w/ Kevin Von Erich) d. Jessie Godderz & D.J. Shiima Xion by DQ; Marshall hit a standing moonsault on Xion but Jessie broke up the pin with a chair.  After the bell, Kevin cleaned house and took out Xion with the IRON CLAWWWWW~!
-Angelina Love(w/ Velvet Sky) d. Gail Kim to retain the Women's Title by rolling through an O'Connor Roll and holding the tights.
-Ethan Carter III d. Bully Ray in a Texas Death Match after Rockstar Spud and Dixie Carter interfered; Ray set up Dixie on a table and went for a splash off the apron, but EC3 hit him with a kendo stick and Spud pulled Dixie to safety as Ray crashed through the table.  That left Ray unable to answer the ten-count.
-Ken Anderson d. James Storm after the Mic Check.
-Eric Young won a triple threat cage match with Bobby Lashley and Austin Aries to retain the Heavyweight Title when he pinned Aries after the piledriver.

Weekend wrestling

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Kevin Kelly & Steve Corino.
-Cedric Alexander d. Roderick Strong by countering an attempted Falcon Arrow backbreaker into a small package for the flash pin.  The members of The Decade(B.J. Whitmer, Jimmy Jacobs, & Tadarius Thomas) had been banned from ringside but attacked Alexander after the match, ending with Strong suplexing Cedric onto a bunch of set-up chairs.
-Adam Cole d. Kevin Steen to retain the Heavyweight Title.  Michael Bennett tried to interfere but took a package piledriver for his efforts.  Cole escaped another package piledriver attempt and got the win after a superkick.

SICW Wrestling Explosion

-Comentator:  Larry Matysik.
-Joined in progress:  Big Jim Hoffarth d. Waco after the big splash. Hoffarth added a double-underhook powerbomb after the bell.
-Heath Hatton won a fourteen-man battle royal.  Eliminations: Max Archer(by Shorty Biggs), Joker(by Bull Bronson), Waco(by Hoffarth), "The Iceman" Howard Moritz(by Chaz Wesson), Chaz(by Bronson), Ax Allwardt(by Hatton), Shorty(by Flash Flanagan), Hoffarth(by Flanagan), Flanagan(pulled over the ropes by Hoffarth), Jake Dirden(by Frankie Wyatt), Daniel Eads(by Bronson), Wyatt(by Hatton), and Bronson(by Hatton).
-Larry did a sitdown interview with Heath Hatton & Daniel Eads about their tag match with Classic Champion Ken Kasa & Ricky Cruz at the next show.

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Saturday DPW Results From Fenton, MO

-Ace Hawkins d. Spi-Ral; Hawkins tried to bring the ring bell into the match but the referee took it away from him.  As the ref was returning the bell to the timekeeper's table, Ace puned Spi-Ral in the groin to get the cheap win.
-"The Littlest Viking" Jake Parnell won a triple threat match with Everett Connors and Rocket Mapache when he pinned Mapache after a 450 Splash.
-Brandon Aarons d. "The Alternative" Brandon Gallagher after a pumphandle half-nelson suplex.
-Executive Director Mark Bland got into another confrontation with Heavyweight Champion Ricky Cruz; with Jeremy Wyatt and Lucy Mendez both barred from the building, Bland made the night's title match a no-DQ bout.
-Jack Gamble(w/ Travis Cook) d. "The Don Mega" Shorty Biggs; Travis distracted the referee from seeing Shorty get a potential pinfall after a pumphandle driver, allowing Gamble to recover and score the win after a superkick.
-Outtkast d. Alexandre Rudolph(w/ Jake Parnell) after a corkscrew senton off the top rope.
-Ricky Cruz fought "Dirdey" Jake Dirden to a no-contest in a no-DQ match to retain the Heavyweight Title.  Things got out of hand almost immediately as Dirden threw Cruz out of the ring and through the timekeeper's table.  Chairs were used as weapons by both men and Cruz focused his attack on Dirden's leg, but then Cruz blinded Dirden with powder and handcuffed him to the turnbuckles.  Cruz went to town on Dirden with a kendo stick, then superkicked referee Keith Smith Jr. when he tried to stop the assault.  The second referee Patrick Hook ran in to take over the match but Cruz wiped him out with the kendo stick, bringing Mark Bland into the ring.  Cruz and Bland finally came to blows, but Cruz got the upper hand and trapped Bland in a leglock.  Meanwhile, Dirden unscrewed the turnbuckle to get free, then finally rallied against Cruz until Cruz took out his knee again.  Ricky cuffed Dirden's hands behind his back and got out a pair of scissors, threatening to cut his hair and beard until Shorty and Outtkast hit the ring with chairs to run him off.