Thursday, June 30, 2016

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Mauro Ranallo, Byron Saxton, & David Otunga.
-Antonio Cesaro won a four-corner match with Sheamus O'Shaunessy, Apollo Crews, and Alberto Del Rio when he made Del Rio tap out to the Sharpshooter (6:14 aired).  Del Rio attacked Cesaro after the match and U.S. Champion Alexander Rusev decided that Cesaro would get his earned title shot right away...
-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Antonio Cesaro with the Accolade(camel clutch) to retain the U.S. Title (6:14).
-Dana Brooke d. Billie Kay with the fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver (2:52).
-Braun Strowman & Erick Rowan(w/ Bray Wyatt) d. Aaron Hale & Mike Duodi; Strowman pinned Hale after reverse-chokeslamming Duodi onto Hale and covering both (0:50).  Tag Team Champions The New Days(Big E Langston, Kofi Kingston, & Xavier Woods) did a mocking promo from the TitanTron, but Woods wasn't as involved as usual.
-Sasha Banks d. Summer Rae with the Bank Statement(modified Crippler Crossface) (5:18 aired).
-WWE Champion Dean Ambrose d. Intercontinental Champion Mike Mizanin(w/ Maryse Ouellet-Mizanin)(non-title) via Dirty Deeds v2.0(double-underhook DDT) (11:03 aired).

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Full G1 Climax Schedule

From www.wrestlinginc.com:

 Monday, July 18 - Hokkaido
1500 JST, 2:00AM EDT, 0700 GMT
A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. SANADA
A Block: Togi Makabe vs. Tama Tonga
A Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. Tomohiro Ishii
A Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. Naomichi Marufuji
A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Bad Luck Fale

Friday, July 22 - Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1830 JST, 5:30AM EDT, 1030 GMT
B Block: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomoaki Honma
B Block: Yuji Nagata vs. Tetsuya Naito
B Block: Michael Elgin vs. EVIL
B Block: Toru Yano vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima
B Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Kenny Omega

Saturday, July 23 - Tokyo Machida Gymnasium
1830 JST, 5:30AM EDT, 1030 GMT
A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe
A Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. Tama Tonga
A Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA
A Block: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto
A Block: Naomichi Marufuji vs. Bad Luck Fale

Sunday, July 24 - Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1830 JST, 5:30AM EDT, 1030 GMT
B Block: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima
B Block: Yuji Nagata vs. EVIL
B Block: Tomoaki Honma vs. YOSHI-HASHI
B Block: Michael Elgin vs. Tetsuya Naito
B Block: Toru Yano vs. Kenny Omega

Monday, July 25 - Fukuoka
1830 JST, 5:30AM EDT, 1030 GMT
A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tama Tonga
A Block: Togi Makabe vs. SANADA
A Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. Naomichi Marufuji
A Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. Hirooki Goto
A Block: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Bad Luck Fale

Wednesday, July 27 - Nagano
1830 JST, 5:30AM EDT, 1030 GMT
B Block: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Michael Elgin
B Block: Yuji Nagata vs. YOSHI-HASHI
B Block: Tomoaki Honma vs. Kenny Omega
B Block: Toru Yano vs. Tetsuya Naito
B Block: Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. EVIL
Thursday, July 28 - Saitama

1830 JST, 5:30AM EDT, 1030 GMT
A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale
A Block: Togi Makabe vs. Satoshi Kojima
A Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tama Tonga
A Block: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Naomichi Marufuji
A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. SANADA

Saturday, July 30 - Aichi
1800 JST, 5:00AM EDT, 1000 GMT
B Block: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tetsuya Naito
B Block: Yuji Nagata vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima
B Block: Tomoaki Honma vs. Toru Yano
B Block: Michael Elgin vs. Kenny Omega
B Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs. EVIL

Sunday, July 31 - Gifu
1600 JST, 3:00AM EDT, 0800 GMT
A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto
A Block: Togi Makabe vs. Naomichi Marufuji
A Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. Kazuchika Okada
A Block: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tama Tonga
A Block: SANADA vs. Bad Luck Fale

Monday, August 1 - Kagawa
1900 JST, 6:00AM EDT, 1100 GMT
B Block: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Toru Yano
B Block: Yuji Nagata vs. Michael Elgin
B Block: Tomoaki Honma vs. Tetsuya Naito
B Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima
B Block: Kenny Omega vs. EVIL

Wednesday, August 3 - Kagoshima
1830 JST, 5:30AM EDT, 1030 GMT
A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii
A Block: Togi Makabe vs. Kazuchika Okada
A Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. Bad Luck Fale
A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Tama Tonga
A Block: Naomichi Marufuji vs. SANADA

Thursday, August 4 - Fukuoka
1830 JST, 5:30AM EDT, 1030 GMT
B Block: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Kenny Omega
B Block: Yuji Nagata vs. Toru Yano
B Block: Tomoaki Honam vs. EVIL
B Block: Michael Elgin vs. YOSHI-HASHI
B Block: Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Tetsuya Naito

Saturday, August 6 - Osaka
1700 JST, 4:00AM EDT, 0900 GMT
A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Naomichi Marufuji
A Block: Togi Makabe vs. Bad Luck Fale
A Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. Hirooki Goto
A Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii
A Block: SANADA vs. Tama Tonga

Sunday, August 7 - Shizuoka
1600 JST, 3:00AM EDT, 0800 GMT
B Block: Katsuyori Shibata vs. YOSHI-HASHI
B Block: Yuji Nagata vs. Kenny Omega
B Block: Tomoaki Honma vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima
B Block: Michael Elgin vs. Toru Yano
B Block: Tetsuya Naito vs. EVIL

Monday, August 8 - Kanagawa
1830 JST, 5:30AM EDT, 1030 GMT
A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima
A Block: Togi Makabe vs. Hirooki Goto
A Block: Kazuchika Okada vs. Bad Luck Fale
A Block Tomohiro Ishii vs. SANADA
A Block: Naomichi Marufuji vs. Tama Tonga

Wednesday, August 10 - Yamagata
1830 JST, 5:30AM EDT, 1030 GMT
B Block: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Yuji Nagata
B Block: Tomoaki Honam vs. Michael Elgin
B Block: Toru Yano vs. EVIL
B Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs. Tetsuya Naito
B Block: Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Kenny Omega

Friday, August 12 - Tokyo Sumo Hall
1830 JST, 5:30AM EDT, 1030 GMT
A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada
A Block: Togi Makabe vs. Tomohiro Ishii
A Block: Satoshi Kojima vs. SANADA
A Block: Hirooki Goto vs. Naomichi Marufuji
A Block: Bad Luck Fale vs. Tama Tonga

Saturday, August 13 - Tokyo Sumo Hall
1830 JST, 5:30AM EDT, 1030 GMT
B Block: Katsuyori Shibata vs. EVIL
B Block: Yuji Nagata vs. Tomoaki Honma
B Block: Michael Elgin vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima
B Block: Toru Yano vs. YOSHI-HASHI
B Block: Tetsuya Naito vs. Kenny Omega

Sunday, August 14 - Tokyo Sumo Hall
1500 JST, 2:00AM EDT, 0700 GMT
G1 Climax Final: 1st place of Block A vs. 1st place of Block B

Lucha Underground Season 2 Episode 23

-Commentators:  Matt Striker & Vampiro.
-Added to Ultima Lucha II:  Johnny Mundo, Jack Evans, & P.J. Black defend the Trios Titles against Fenix, Drago, & Aero Star.
-King Cuerno d. Mil Muertes(w/ Catrina Perez); the referee was knocked down when Cuerno hit a suicide dive on Mil.  That allowed the two to trade chair attacks, then Cuerno sidestepped a spear and Mil hit the chair in the corner head-first...Cuerno rolled up Mil with feet on the ropes for the tainted win (4:34).
-Backstage:  Promoter Dario Cueto met with Ivelisse Velez and Taya Valkyrie in his office.  The rivalry had to be settled and it would happen at Ultima Lucha II.  Ivelisse crossed paths with Catrina in the hallway as she left and Ivelisse reminded her that she wasn't done with her.  Catrina told Dario that Mil Muertes wanted a rematch with Cuerno...Dario felt that Catrina was in no position to make demands, but Catrina demanded a "death match" to settle the issue.  Dario liked it when Catrina talked violence to him, so he approved the match.
-Prince Puma d. Dragon Azteca Jr.(w/ Rey Misterio Jr.) with the 630 Splash (8:46).  Rey and Puma traded some tense words after the match.
-Promoter Dario Cueto addressed Brian Cage, Willie Mack, Son Of Havoc, and El Texano Jr. in the ring...he wanted them to be a part of Ultima Lucha II.  To kick off the event on next week's show, the four would be in a "Unique Opportunity Tournament"...he encouraged the entrants to start early, touching off a four-way brawl.
-Trios Champion Johnny Mundo(w/ Taya Valkyrie) d. Fenix after hitting him with his title belt behind the referee's back (7:48).  Trios Co-Champions Jack Evans & P.J. Black celebrated the win with Mundo & Taya and put the boots to Fenix until Drago, Aero Star, and finally Ivelisse Velez made the save.

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & Corey Graves.
-Alexa Bliss d. Carmella Van Damme with the Twisted Bliss(twisting top-rope splash) (8:24 aired).
-Earlier today:  Shinsuke Nakamura talked about knowing Finn Bálor for a long time...they know each other's families and are friends.  As he previously said, Finn became an icon in NXT and if he wants to be the NXT Champion, he has to defeat "icons".  When they face each other, it will be "sensational"...
-Backstage:  Cathy Kelley interviewed Bayley Rose about her return to action.  Alexa interrupted, saying that Bayley doesn't deserve a rematch; SHE should get a title shot since she wasn't pinned in the triple threat contenders' match and she just beat Carmella.
-Andrade Almas d. Noah Potjes after the double-kneesmash with Noah slumped in the corner (2:53).
-Backstage:  Andrea DeMarco interviewed Austin Aries about his attack on "No Way" Jose Valenzuela; he felt like the fans should have rolled out the red carpet for him, but Jose won over the fans with (in his mind) little effort.  Now, he's looking out for number one...
-Earlier today:  Finn Bálor talked about traveling to Japan and how Nakamura was one of the first people who helped him adapt to the wrestling scene.  He said he considers Nakamura a friend, but a lot has changed since they last crossed paths in the ring...
-Next week:  Bayley vs. Alexa.
-Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano d. The Hype Bros(Zack Ryder & Mojo Rawley); Ciampa pinned Ryder after a close-range superkick by Gargano while Ciampa delivered a running knee strike to the back of Ryder's head (7:34 aired).
-After the match, Gargano said that they beat The Revival(Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) not too long ago and they deserve a shot at the new NXT Tag Team Champions...but that brought out American Alpha(Jason Jordan & Chad Gable) with a difference of opinion.  Dawson & Wilder made their entrance, saying their called the shots...but General Manager S. William Regal said that he's the one in charge.  Ciampa & Gargano are in line for a title shot, but the Tag Title rematch comes first...it'll happen next week and it'll be best-of-three-falls.  As Ciampa & Gargano left the ring, The Authors Of Pain(Sunny Dhinsa & Gzim Selmani) attacked Jordan & Gable from behind...they fought off Ciampa & Gargano when they tried to help, giving Jordan the opening for a huge overhead suplex on Dhinsa!  However, Selmani mowed down Jordan with a clothesline, then the Authors laid out Jordan and Gable with their Russian legsweep/lariat combo.  Manager Paul Ellering walked out to observe the carnage of his new team...

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

TNA Impact + This Week In Wrestling

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & D'Angelo Dinero.
-Sienna Kay(w/ Allie Dennis) d. Gail Kim to retain the Women's Title.  Mia "Jade" Yim attempted to stop Allie from interfering, but she was taken out by Marti Belle; Allie's distraction led to Sienna hitting the Silencer(Pounce) for the win (3:16).
-Braxton Sutter won a battle royal for a shot at X-Division Champion Mike Bennett(who was doing commentary along with Maria Kanellis-Bennett).  Eliminations:  Rockstar Spud by Eddie Edwards, Mark Andrews by Andrew Everett(w/ Gregory Shane Helms), D.J. Shiima Xion by Trevor Lee(w/ Helms), Edwards by Lee(with an outside assist from Bennett), Everett accidentally by Lee, and Lee by Sutter (4:53).
-Mike Bennett(w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett) d. Braxton Sutter with the Miracle In Progress(fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver) to retain the X-Division Title (1:09).
-Mahabali Shera, Grado, & Tyrus Clay d. Al Snow & The Tribunal(Basille Baracca & Baron Dax) when Tyrus pinned Baracca after the World's Strongest Slam (2:55).
-Bobby Lashley won a triple threat match with Ethan Carter III and Drew Galloway to retain the Heavyweight Title when he pinned EC3 after the spear (9:11).

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WWE(www.wwe.com)

Main Event this week has:
-The Golden Truth(Goldust & "R-Truth" Ron Killings) vs. The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor)
-Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady vs. The Dudley Boys(Buh-Buh Ray & D-Von)
-Zack Ryder & Jack Swagger vs. The Shining Stars(Primo & Epico Colon)

NXT this week has:
-Samoa Joe vs. Oney Lorcan
-The Hype Bros(Zack Ryder & Mojo Rawley) vs. Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano
-Carmella Van Damme vs. Alexa Bliss
-Andrade Almas vs. Noah Kekoa

Superstars this week has:
-Jack Swagger vs. Baron Corbin
-The Golden Truth(Goldust & "R-Truth" Ron Killings) vs. The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor)

Smackdown on Thursday has:
-Dean Ambrose vs. Mike Mizanin
-Alexander Rusev vs. ? - U.S. Title
-Antonio Cesaro vs. Apollo Crews vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy - Winner Faces Rusev
-Sasha Banks vs. SUmmer Rae
-Billie Kay vs. Dana Brooke
-In action:  The Wyatt Family(Braun Strowman & Erick Rowan)

Battleground is on Sunday 7/24:
-Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins - WWE Title
-Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens

TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)

Impact next Tuesday has:
-Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy
-Mike Bennett vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Trevor Lee vs. Andrew Everett vs. Mark Andrews vs. Braxton Sutter vs. Rockstar Spud - X-Division Title Ultimate X Match
-Eli Drake vs. James Storm - King Of The Mountain Title
-The Bro Mans(Robbie Eckos & Jessie Godderz) & Raquel Castrovinci vs. The Decay(Abyss, Crazzy Steve) & Rosemary Rush
-Mia "Jade" Yim vs. Marti Belle - Street Fight

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 7/8 in Baltimore, MD:
-Jay Lethal, Jay Briscoe, & Colt Cabana vs. Adam Cole, Adam Page, & Nick Jackson
-Bobby Fish vs. Kamaitachi
-Lio Rush vs. Jay White

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw.co.jp/english)

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

LUCHA UNDERGROUND(www.luchaunderground.com)

This week's episode has:
-Mil Muertes vs. King Cuerno
-Fenix vs. Johnny Mundo
-Prince Puma vs. Dragon Azteca Jr.

GLOBAL FORCE WRESTLING(www.globalforcewrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 7/1 in Marion, IL:
-Appearing:  Jeff Jarrett, Kevin Nash, Nick Aldis, Mickie James, Colt Cabana, Sonjay Dutt

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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.stlanarchy.com)

Next show is Friday 8/26 in Alton, IL:
-Gary Jay vs. Martin Stone

SLA has a show on Saturday 8/27 in Alton, IL:
-Mat Fitchett vs. Paco Gonzalez - Heavyweight Title

DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/16 in Glen Carbon, IL.

DPW has a show on Saturday 7/22 in Collinsville, IL as part of NatsuCon:
-Appearing:  Davey Richards, Delirious

SICW(www.sicw.org)

Next show is Saturday 7/16 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Ron Powers, Cowboy Bob Orton, & Gary Jackson vs. Kahagas, Attila Khan, & Bubba Troll - Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Ken Kasa vs. Chris Hargas - 30-Minute Ironman Match
-Bobby D vs. Brandon Espinosa

MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/9 in St. Louis, MO:
-Gary Jackson vs. Kevin Lee Davidson vs. A.J. Williams vs. Da'Marius Jones - For The Held-Up Heavyweight Title
-Brandon Aarons vs. Tyler Copeland - Jr. Heavyweight Title vs. Hair
-Big Jim Hoffarth vs. Jimmy D

PWCS(www.pwcswrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/9 in Granite City, IL:
-Arik Cannon(Blacklist) vs. K.C. Karrington(Ego Busters)
-Davey Vega(Resurgence) vs. Darin Corbin(Submission Squad)
-Mat Fitchett(Resurgence) vs. Everett Connors(Submission Squad)
-Jojo Bravo(Blacklist) vs. Danny Adams(Ego Busters)
-Makaze & Mike Outlaw(Blacklist) vs. Jake Dirden & Adam Caster(Ego Busters)
-Steven Kennedy & Roscoe Eat Lisa(Zakk Sawyers & Mikey McFinnegan)(Resurgence) vs. Evan Gelistico, Pierre Abernathy, & Austin Blackburn(Submission Squad)
-Angelus Layne vs. Adrian Surge

HIGH RISK WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/hrwstl)

Next show is Saturday 8/6 in Warsaw, MO.

PRO WRESTLING EPIC(www.prowrestlingepic.com)

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

METRO PRO WRESTLING(www.metrowrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/30 in Kansas City, KS:
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Michael Strider - No-Holds-Barred Match
-Ace Steel vs. Vic Capri - Central States Title
-Stevie Richards vs. Mike Sydal - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Sonjay Dutt vs. Devin Thomas - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Mike Outlaw vs. Hype Gotti - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Nate Redwing vs. Kevin Lee Davidson - Heavyweight Title Tournament

3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)

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

WLW(www.harleyrace.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/30 in Bowling Green, MO (Pike County Fair).

GATEWAY ELITE WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/TheGatewayElite)

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

STRIDE PRO WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/Cmaprowrestling/)

Next show is Saturday 7/2 in Marion, IL:
-Ax Allwardt vs. Heath Hatton - Heavyweight Title
-Steven Davis & Frank Wyatt vs. Jay Spade & Josh Totten
-Billy Hills vs. Osby Tomlin
-Madman Pondo & Bull Bronson vs. The Boyz In Da Hood
-Team Flood vs. Team Mike

OUTLAW WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/outlawwrestling01)

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

WRESTLING INVADES AMERICA(wrestlinginvamerica.wix.com/wrestlinginvamerica)

Next show is Sunday 8/7 in Swansea, IL:
-Kevin Lee Davidson vs. Leone Mephisto - Heavyweight Title vs. Interstate Title

PRO WRESTLING RESURGENCE(no website)

Next show is Saturday 7/23 in St. Louis, MO(Ready Room):
-Kevin Lee Davidson vs. Da'Marius Jones - WIA Heavyweight Title Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
-Brandon Espinosa vs. ? - MWR Missouri Title
-Brandon Aarons vs. Leone Mephisto
-Everett Connors vs. Curt Stallion
-Paco Gonzalez vs. Jason Roberts - Winner Challenges Espinosa
-Appearing:  Tony Kozina, A.J. Williams, Barackus

CENTRAL STATES CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING(nwaccw.x10.bz)

Next show is Saturday 7/16 in Lebanon, MO.

WORLD POWERHOUSE WRESTLING(sites.google.com/site/worldpowerhousewrestlingstl/home)

Next show is Saturday 7/9 in Collinsville, IL:
-Curtis Payne vs. Uriah Eleazar - Heavyweight Title
-Alexander Steele vs. Bronson - U.S. Title
-Sniper & Wapo Choncho vs. Marcus & Hollis Giroux - Tag Team Titles
-Damian Blade vs. Gideon Morbid

NEW BREED WRESTING(www.facebook.com/NewBreedMO)

Next show is Saturday 7/16 in Sedalia, MO.

NBW has a show on Saturday 7/23 in Eldon, MO.

CCW(www.facebook.com/CapeChampionshipWrestling/)

Next show is Saturday 7/16 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Leland Race vs. Trevor Murdoch
-Osby Tomlin vs. Chris Jones
-Sarge O'Riley vs. Brandon Barbwire
-Billy Hills vs. Jason Vaughn
-Jake Dirden vs. Tony Kozina
-Little Bit vs. Stacey O'Brien

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EVOLVE(www.wwnlive.com & www.dgusa.tv)

Next show is Saturday 7/16 in Queens, NY:
-Timothy Thatcher vs. Marty Scurll - EVOLVE Title

EVOLVE has a show on Sunday 7/17 in Melrose, MA:
-Timothy Thatcher vs. T.J. Perkins - EVOLVE Title

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

Next show is Friday 7/29 in Reseda, CA:
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kyle O'Reilly - Heavyweight Title
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Death By Elbow(Chris Hero & J.T. Dunn) - Tag Team Titles
-Timothy Thatcher vs. Roderick Strong
-Tommy End vs. Adam Cole
-Sami Callihan vs. Marty Scurll
-Trevor Lee vs. Jeff Cobb
-Chuck Taylor vs. Trent Barreta

CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/23(afternoon) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
-Dasher Hatfield vs. Drew Gulak
-Kobald vs. Evil Uno
-Oleg The Usurper vs. Warren Barksdale

CHIKARA has a show on Saturday 7/23(evening) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
-Hallowicked vs. Fire Ant - Grand Championship
-N_R_G(Race Jaxon & Hype Rockwell) vs. Mustache Mountain(Trent Seven & Tyler Bate)
-Missile Assault Man vs. Pinkie Sanchez

WHY WE WRESTLE(www.facebook.com/ThisIsWhyWeWrestle)

Next show is Saturday 7/9 in Cornelia, GA:
-Tank vs. Gunner Miller

HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)

Next show is Saturday 8/6 in Pasadena, TX:
-Tommy Dreamer & Mickie James vs. Pepper Parks & Cherry Bomb - Texas Death Match

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

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

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

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

IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)

Next show is Thursday 6/30 in Clarksville, IN:
-Reed Bentley vs. Zodiak - Heavyweight Title
-Shad O'Satu vs. Joseph Schwartz - Unlucky 13 Staplegun Match
-Jonathan Lonewolf vs. Matt Cage
-Dominique Fabiano vs. Thunderkitty

AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/23 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Sami Callihan vs. Pentagon Jr.
-A.R. Fox vs. Mat Fitchett - Heritage Title
-Fenix vs. Marty Scurll

ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 7/24 in Austin, TX:
-Jojo Bravo vs. Raymond Rowe - Heavyweight Title

Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling: http://www.saintlouiswrestling.com/
St. Louis Wrestling Community: http://community.livejournal.com/stlwrestling/

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Monday, June 27, 2016

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Sasha Banks & Paige Knight d. Women's Champion Charlotte Flair & Dana Brooke when Sasha made Dana tap out to the Bank Statement(modified Crippler Crossface) (5:06 aired).
-Titus O'Neil d. U.S. Champion Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) by countout(non-title) after throwing Rusev over the ringside barricade into the timekeeper's area (4:08).
-Seth Rollins d. John Cena after a distraction by A.J. Styles and The Bullet Club(Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) gave Rollins the opening to hit the Pedigree for the win (12:38 aired).
-Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady d. Carlos Tocci & Mitch Walding; Enzo pinned Walding after he and Cass hit the Bada Boom Shakalaka(Rocket Launcher) (0:33).  Afterwards, The Social Outcasts(Heath Slater, Curtis Axel, & Bo Dallas) came out for a war of words(and then fists) with Enzo & Big Cass.
-Becky Lynch vs. Summer Rae never started as Becky attacked Natalya Neidhart at the broadcast table.
-Kane d. Intercontinental Champion Mike Mizanin(w/ Maryse Ouellet-Mizanin) by countout when Maryse seemingly faked an injury and Miz carried her to the backstage area (3:28).
-Antonio Cesaro & Apollo Crews d. Alberto Del Rio & Sheamus O'Shaunessy; Del Rio turned on Sheamus and walked out on his partner, leaving Sheamus to be pinned by Crews via delayed Blue Thunder Bomb (4:59).
-WWE Champion Dean Ambrose d. A.J. Styles(non-title); Seth Rollins did commentary.  Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows came out to interfere, but John Cena fought them off and Ambrose surprised Styles with the Dirty Deeds v2.0(double-underhook DDT) for the win (12:02 aired).  After the match, Rollins attacked Ambrose from behind and hit two Pedigrees as the combined Bullet Club beat down Cena, ending with a Magic Killer(double-team elevated neckbreaker) by Anderson & Gallows on the entrance stage.

NJPW G1 Climax 26

For the uninitiated:  The G1 Climax is an annual round-robin-style tournament in New Japan Pro Wrestling that takes place over the summer.  Two blocks of competitors face each other with the point leaders squaring off the finals.  The winner earns the right to challenge for the IWGP Heavyweight Title at Wrestle Kingdom(New Japan's biggest show of the year) in January.  Last year's G1 was the first one I followed to any degree and I only recently got around to watching the matches from that tournament.

This year's tournament has a similar field to last year's, though the roster was obviously changed due to five major defections to WWE/NXT:  A.J. Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Karl Anderson, Luke/Doc Gallows, and Kota Ibushi.  Also dropping out of last year's field are Hiroyoshi Tenzan(who had won the tournament on three previous occasions) and Yujiro Takahashi.  Filling those spots are former Intercontinental Champion Kenny Omega, former Tag Champ Tama Tonga, CHAOS underling Yoshi-Hashi, Seiya Senada and Takaaki "EVIL" Watanabe of Tetsuya Naito's Los Ingobernables, and Naomichi Marufuji and Katsuhiko Nakajima from Pro Wrestling NOAH.

Block A:  Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima, Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto, Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, Seiya Senada, Naomichi Marufuji, IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi

Block B:  NEVER Openweight Champion Katsuyori Shibata, Yuji Nagata, Tomoaki Honma, IWGP Intercontinental Champion Michael Elgin, Toru Yano, Tetsuya Naito, Takaaki "EVIL" Watanabe, Kenny Omega, Yoshi-Hashi, Katsuhiko Nakajima

The full match schedule hasn't been released yet, but several key matches have been announced:

7/18:  Tanahashi vs. Senada, Okada vs. Marufuji.
7/22:  Nagata vs. Naito, Shibata vs. Honma
7/23:  Tanahashi vs. Makabe, Okada vs. Senada
7/24:  Shibata vs. Nakajima, Honma vs. Yoshi-Hashi
7/25:  Makabe vs. Senada, Okada vs. Goto
7/27:  Naito vs. Yano, Elgin vs. Shibata
7/28:  Ishii vs. Marufuji, Goto vs. Senada
7/30:  Elgin vs. Omega, Shibata vs. Naito
7/31:  Makabe vs. Marufuji, Tanahashi vs. Goto
8/1:  Yoshi-Hashi vs. Nakajima, Naito vs. Honma
8/3:  Tanahashi vs. Ishii, Okada vs. Makabe
8/4:  Naito vs. Nakajima, Shibata vs. Omega
8/6:  Tanahashi vs. Marufuji, Okada vs. Ishii
8/7:  Omega vs. Nagata, Naito vs. EVIL
8/8:  Ishii vs. Senada, Tanahashi vs. Kojima
8/10:  Elgin vs. Honma, Shibata vs. Nagata
8/12:  Goto vs. Marufuji, Okada vs. Tanahashi
8/13:  Shibata vs. EVIL, Naito vs. Omega

Stories from last year's G1 Climax included:

-Elgin's quest for respect in his first major tour of Japan
-Honma's quest for any wins at all after going winless in the 2014 tourney (he scored one lone win toward the end of last year's G1).
-Nakamura overcoming an early elbow injury to battle his way to the finals.
-Okada's desire to be both the IWGP Heavyweight Champion and the G1 Climax winner (meaning he would hand-pick his Wrestle Kingdom opponent if he remained champion).

Sunday, June 26, 2016

ROH + SICW

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni & Nigel McGuinness.
-Allysin Kay, Veda Scott, & Amber O'Neal-Gallows d. Sumie Sakai, Crazy Mary Dobson, & Thunderkitty when Kay pinned Dobson after a discus lariat (7:57 aired).
-O.D.B. d. Faye Jackson with a Thesz Press off the second rope (4:15).
-Hania The Howling Huntress d. Mandy Leon after the Eclipse(Codebreaker) (10:58 aired).
-Kelly Klein(w/ B.J. Whitmer) d. Taeler Hendrix(w/ Truth Martini) with a guillotine lock (5:32 aired).

SICW Wrestling Explosion

-Commentator:  Drew Abbenhaus.
-Britton Tucker d. "Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent by DQ; Vincent had Tucker in the Mapleleaf Leglock, but Dave Vaughn ran into the ring and attacked Tucker to get his rival Vincent disqualified.
-Ron Powers d. Attila Khan by DQ to retain the Classic Title when Bubba Troll(w/ Big Daddy) & Brandon Espinosa interfered; Travis Cook was banned from ringside. Chris Hargas and Kahagas joined the gang attack on the champion until Ken Kasa and Gary Jackson arrived to help. Once the fan favorites brought chairs into the ring, the rulebreaking gang retreated.
-Drew interviewed Travis Cook & Big Daddy about their new alliance against Ron Powers and company.

Saturday, June 25, 2016

Comedy Part 703: Hey Guys, Pinch-Hitting

Location: Hey Guys Comedy
Emcee: Me
Feature: Thaddeus Challis
Headliner: Chili Challis

Went to the club tonight with the expectation of simply watching the show...but Bruce Veach asked if I could host the late show since his scheduled emcee wasn't there.  I was cool with that...other than stumbling over Thaddeus' name in his introduction, things went swimmingly.  Went to the Friday show as well, so I got to talk to both Chili and Thaddeus quite a bit over the weekend.  Also, Al Canal stopped by the Saturday show...hadn't seen him in a little while.  Tip to local comedians: Always be prepared to perform in case you're needed!  Next up for me is probably the Westport Funny Bone on Tuesday...we shall see.  My work vacation ends on Monday...yay?

Main Event + Superstars

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & David Otunga.
-Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady d. The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor) when Enzo pinned Konnor after he and Cass hit the Bada Boom Shakalaka(Rocket Launcher) (7:26 aired).
-Baron Corbin d. Sin Cara via End Of Days(mid-air Flatliner) (4:42).
-U.S. Champion Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Zack Ryder(non-title) with the Accolade(camel clutch) (9:41 aired); Dolph Ziggler did commentary.

WWE Superstars

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & David Otunga.
-The Golden Truth(Goldust & "R-Truth" Ron Killings) d. The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor) when R-Truth pinned Konnor after the Lie Detector(Paydirt) (4:17).
-The Lucha Dragons(Kalisto & Sin Cara) d. The Dudley Boys(Buh-Buh Ray & D-Von); Sin Cara pinned D-Von after a turnbuckle-kickoff Salida Del Sol(sitout Asai DDT) followed by the Dragon Bomb(swanton) by Sin Cara (7:07 aired).

Friday, June 24, 2016

Show results

Friday ROH results from Concord, NC:

-Kyle O'Reilly d. Kamaitachi.
-A.C.H. d. Silas Young.
-Mark Briscoe d. Roderick Strong.
-Adam Cole & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) d. Moose & War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe).
-The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) d. The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-B.J. Whitmer d. Steve Corino in a Fight Without Honor.
-Bobby Fish d. Dalton Castle to retain the T.V. Title.
-Jay Lethal d. Jay Briscoe to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Friday SHIMMER results from Chicago, IL:

-Veda Scott d. Nixon Newell.
-Shayna Baszler d. Rhia O'Reilly.
-Kellie Skater won a four-corner match with Vanessa Kraven, Lufisto, and Shazza McKenzie.
-Viper d. Jessicka Havok.
-Mia Yim & Kay Lee Ray d. Yumi Ohka & Melanie Cruise.
-Arisa Nakajima d. Nicole Matthews.
-Ryo Mizunami d. K.C. Spinelli.
-Nicole Savoy d. Crazy Mary Dobson to retain the Heart Of SHIMMER Title.
-The Kimber Bombs(Kimber Lee & Cherry "Allie" Bomb) d. Heidi Lovelace & Evie to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Madison Eagles d. Courtney "Rosemary" Rush to retain the SHIMMER Title.

Friday House Of Hardcore results from East Burwood, Australia:

-Hurricane Helms d. Mohamad Ali Vaez.
-Syd Parker d. Adam Brooks.
-J.X.T., Dowie James, Mike Burr, Josh Shooter, & Mr. Juice d. Big Cuz, Cadman, Sketch, Slade Mercer, & Gabriel Wolfe.
-Cletus d. Maddog to win the Outback Championship Wrestling Title.
-Mark Silva d. Bull James.
-Mickie James d. Lisa Marie Varon.
-Carlito Colon won a four-corner hardcore match with Tommy Dreamer, Krackerjack, and Andy Phoenix.

Saturday WLW results from Belle, MO(credit to Ben Simon):

-Superstar Steve Fender d. Roy Lewis via double-leg pin with feet on the ropes (17:38).
-Leland Race d. Mark Sterling with a victory roll (10:43).
-Kyle Roberts d. Karim Brigante after a frog splash (12:00).
-Women's Champion "Miss Natural" Heather Patera & Stacey O'Brien d. Lucy Mendez & Miss Monica Passeri when Miss Natural pinned Monica after a spear (11:11).
-Leland Race & Roy Lewis d. Superstar Steve Fender & Mark Sterling when Lewis rolled up Fender (16:54).

Saturday HRW results from Warsaw, MO:

-Babewatch(Brandon Espinosa & Brandon Aarons) d. Evan Morris & Matt Kenway.
-Mike Outlaw d. Jake Dirden by DQ.
-Kiyoshi Shizuka d. Jay Howard.
-Ace Hawkins d. The Canadian Cougar.
-Tony Kozina won a triple threat match with Elvis Aliaga and Tyler Copeland.
-Deven Spade d. Evan Morris to retain the NWA Central States Title and win the NWA Missouri Title.
-A.J. Williams & Da'Marius Jones d. High Level Enterprise(Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) to win the vacant Tag Team Titles.
-Mike Outlaw won a triple threat match with Ace Hawkins and Kiyoshi Shizuka to become the first Mayhem Champion.

Saturday ROH results from Concord, NC:

-Amber O'Neal-Gallows d. Devyn Nicole.
-Donovan Dijak d. Jason Kincaid.
-Mark Briscoe d. A.C.H.
-The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) d. Silas Young & "Beer City Bruiser" Matt Winchester to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Jay White d. Kamaitachi by DQ.
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) & Jay White d. Tag Team Champions The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) & Kamaitachi.
-Dalton Castle d. Roderick Strong.
-Keith Lee & Shane Taylor d. ? & ?.
-The All Night Express(Kenny King & Rhett Titus) & Caprice Coleman d. Moose, Will Ferrara, & Cheeseburger.
-Jay Lethal d. Kyle O'Reilly to retain the Heavyweight Title.
-Mandy Leon d. Taeler Hendrix.
-War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) d. Tough Guy Inc.(Brutal Bob Evans & Tim Hughes).
-Moose d. "P-Dog" Mike Posey.
-Donovan Dijak d. Moose.
-Heavyweight Champion Jay Lethal & The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) d. Adam Cole & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson).
Saturday SHIMMER results from Chicago, IL:

-Lufisto d. Vanessa Kraven.
-Shayna Baszler d. Solo Darling.
-Viper d. Heidi Lovelace.
-BaleSpin(Xandra Bale & K.C. Spinelli) d. Crazy Mary Dobson & Samantha Heights.
-Shazza McKenzie d. Evie.
-Nicole Matthews d. Nixon Newell.
-Tessa Blanchard d. Thunderkitty.
-Kellie Skater d. Courtney "Rosemary" Rush.
-Nicole Savoy d. Ryo Mizunami to retain the Heart Of SHIMMER Title.
-The Kimber Bombs(Kimber Lee & Cherry "Allie" Bomb) d. Fly High(Mia "Jade" Yim & Kay Lee Ray) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Madison Eagles d. Arisa Nakajima by DQ to retain the SHIMMER Title.
-Veda Scott d. Crazy Mary Dobson.
-Heidi Lovelace d. Taylor Made.
-Nicole Matthews d. Shazza McKenzie.
-Jessicka Havok won a four-corner match with Allysin "Sienna" Kay, Yumi Ohka, and Mia "Jade" Yim.
-Kay Lee Ray d. Rhia O'Reilly.
-Tessa Blanchard d. Evie.
-Nicole Savoy d. Shayna Baszler to retain the Heart Of SHIMMER Title.
-The Kimber Bombs(Kimber Lee & Cherry "Allie" Bomb) d. BaleSpin(Xandra Bale & K.C. Spinelli) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Kellie Skater d. Ryo Mizunami.
-Madison Eagles d. Viper to retain the SHIMMER Title.

Saturday WWW results from Cornelia, GA:

-Heavyweight Champion Stryknyn d. Bobby Moore by DQ in a non-title match.
-Billy Buck & James Drake d. The Lynch Mod(Joey & Matt Lynch).
-Trever Aeon d. Elijah Evans IV.
-Gunner Miller d. Kyle Matthews.
-Ethan Case d. Chris Henry.
-The Bruiserweights(John Skyler & Corey Hollis) d. Prince Apollo & Black Baron.
-Anthony Henry d. Slim J.

Sunday SHIMMER results from Berwyn, IL:

-Nixon Newell d. Veda Scott.
-Yumi Ohka & Melanie Cruise d. Solo Darling & Scarlett Bordeaux.
-Arisa Nakazima d. Rhia O'Reilly.
-Nicole Matthews d. Thunderkitty.
-Tessa Blanchard d. Lufisto.
-Ryo Mizunami d. Courtney "Rosemary" Rush.
-Jessicka Havok d. Heart Of SHIMMER Champion Nicole Savoy by DQ.
-Slap Happy(Heidi Lovelace & Evie) won a four-way dance with The Kimber Bombs(Kimber Lee & Cherry "Allie" Bomb)(C), Fly High(Mia "Jade" Yim & Kay Lee Ray), and BaleSpin(Xandra Bale & K.C. Spinelli) to win the Tag Team Titles.
-Kellie Skater d. SHIMMER Champion Madison Eagles by countout.
-Lufisto d. Amanda Rodriguez.
-Nicole Matthews d. Rhia O'Reilly.
-Allysin "Sienna" Kay d. Xandra Bale.
-Arisa Nakajima d. Shazza McKenzie.
-Kimber Lee d. Thunderkitty.
-Shayna Baszler d. Mia "Jade" Yim.
-Courtney "Rosemary" Rush won a four-corner match with Vanessa Kraven, Viper, and Nixon Newell.
-Nicole Savoy d. Kay Lee Ray to retain the Heart Of SHIMMER Title.
-Slap Happy(Heidi Lovelace & Evie) d. Yumi Ohka & Melanie Cruise to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Madison Eagles d. Tessa Blanchard to retain the SHIMMER Title.
-Mercedes Martinez d. Madison Eagles to win the SHIMMER Title.

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

-Mad Tigre, Stan Summers, Rey Ortiz, Jamie Holley, & Taylor Jeff d. The Swarm(Wade Olsen & Dick Money), The Southern Lunatics(Haywire & Smoke The Reaper), & El Classico.
-Scotty Santiago fought Johnny Swole to a no-contest to retain the U-30 Title.
-Jessica James d. Allie Kat.
-Christi Jaynes d. Erica Torres.
-Claudia Del Solis d. Laynie Luck.
-Sage Sin d. Baby Dumplins.
-Graham Bell d. Kody Krash.
-Darin Childs won a six-way dance with Jack Jameson, Tag Team Champion Killah Kash, Sky DeLacrimosa, Chuey Martinez, and Tank Engine Thomas.
-Mikey McFinnegan & Slade Sludge vs. The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) vs. The Unholy Complex(Gregory James & Jason Silver) vs. The Bad Boyz(Li'l Tony & Seph Anunnaki) ended in a no-contest.
-Jessica James d. Christi Jaynes.
-Sage Sin d. Claudia Del Solis.
-Heavyweight Champion Jojo Bravo & Raymond Rowe d. Curt Stallion & Steve O. Reno.
-Barrett Brown won a non-title three-way dance with Ricky Starks and Joshi Champion Angel Blue.
-Jessica James d. Sage Sin to win the tournament.

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Comedy Part 702: Hey Guys, We Have Air Conditioning

Location: Hey Guys Comedy
Emcee: Joe "The Animal" Lancey
After: Rex & Echo Selix
Before: Mondo Franco

We had a decent turnout for this show...I threw out some lesser-used bits to see how they went and those didn't go over quite as well.  I probably need to write them out, or maybe I just should leave those in the notebook.  At any rate, this was my fifth straight evening of comedy performing...think I'll take it a bit easier for the weekend.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Mauro Ranallo, Byron Saxton, & David Otunga.
-Antonio Cesaro d. Alberto Del Rio with the Neutralizer (6:07 aired).
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. Apollo Crews by countout when he Brogue Kicked him from behind, causing him to crash into the ring steps (3:56).
-A.J. Styles d. Jimmy Uso(w/ Jey Uso) with the springboard forearm after Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows attacked Jey at ringside (joined in progress; 6:01 aired).
-Tag Team Champions The New Day(Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston)(w/ Xavier Woods) d. The Vaudevillains(Aiden English & Simon Gotch)(non-title) when Kofi pinned Gotch after he and Big E hit the Midnight Hour(Big Ending/second-rope flying DDT combo) (2:28).  Bray Wyatt(w/ Braun Strowman & Erick Rowan) spoke to the New Day members after the match...and as he did on Raw, Xavier showed signs of falling under Bray's influence.
-Dana Brooke(w/ Women's Champion Charlotte Flair) d. Becky Lyncha via small package after a distraction by Charlotte (1:13).  Sasha Banks fought with Charlotte and Dana afterwards.
-Seth Rollins d. Sami Zayn via Pedigree (7:57 aired); WWE Champion Dean Ambrose did commentary and fought with Rollins afterwards.

Lucha Underground Season 2 Episode 22

-Commentators:  Matt Striker & Vampiro.
-Backstage in promoter Dario Cueto's office:  Dario met with an unknown masked competitor named Night Claw...six of the seven Aztec Medallions will be decided in matches on this show, but he handed a medal to Night Claw as a "signing bonus".
-For Medallion #2:  Daga d. Mascarita Sagrada(w/ Famous B & Brenda) with a Crippler Crossface (2:13); Kobra Moon watched the match from the audience.  After the match, Famous B superkicked Sagrada and said that Sagrada had embarrassed him before beating him down with his shoe.  Famous B vowed to find a new client, but Brenda was not happy with B's actions.
-Backstage:  Dario sat down with Dragon Azteca Jr., saying that Heavyweight Champion Matanza Cueto did not kill his mentor...he's a monster, but he's not a killer.  Dario told him that he would be facing Black Lotus at Ultima Lucha II and said that she was the one who destroyed the previous Dragon Azteca...
-For Medallions #3, #4, & #5:  Killshot, El Siniestro De La Muerte, & Marty "The Moth" Martinez d. The Crew(Cortez Castro & Mr. Cisco) & Joey Ryan; Marty hit an advanced curbstomp on Cisco and Killshot got the win after a double-stomp off the top rope (8:04).  While Marty had offered Killshot's dogtags back to him as a peace offering, he ran away with them after the match was over.
-For Medallions #6 & #7:  Sexy Star & Mariposa d. Ivelisse Velez & Taya Valkyrie; Mariposa hit an Air Raid Crash on Ivelisse and threw Sexy Star on top for the three-count (9:51).
-Prince Puma closed the show by addressing his future plans, specifically with regards to Ultima Lucha II.  When Konnan trained him, he told him that he had all the potential in the world and could even be the next Rey Misterio Jr.  That being said...is he that good or is he better?  He called out Rey and challenged him to a match at Ultima Lucha...Rey said that he had a lot of respect for him, but Puma was still a "Prince" and he is the "King".  Rey said that he had to know if he was still the best...and he accepted that challenge.

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & Corey Graves.
-Oney Lorcan(aka Christopher Girard/Biff Busick) d. Tye Dillinger after a running Buff Blockbuster (5:57).
-Backstage:  Cathy Kelley interviewed Austin Aries; he lost to Shinsuke Nakamura at Takeover, but his mission to become champion remains unchanged.  "No Way" Jose Valenzuela interrupted, telling Aries to stay positive...Aries didn't seem to take this too well.
-Earlier today:  Bayley Rose celebrated the fact that she's been cleared to return to action.
-"No Way" Jose Valenzuela d. Josh Woods with the cobra clutch slam (2:00).  Afterwards, Austin Aries made his way to the ring...he said he wouldn't make excuses for his loss(despite his bruised ribs), but Jose may have helped him a bit.  Aries admitted that he could learn to have more fun...he was reminded of who he really is and who he needs to be.  Jose invited him to dance and Aries surprisingly accepted the offer...they danced on the commentary table, but then Aries stunned Jose with a roaring elbow and beat him down on the arena floor.  Aries locked Jose in the Last Chancery on the entrance ramp until referees broke things up.
-Earlier today:  General Manager S. William Regal met with Shinshuke Nakamura about Finn Bálor's request for a match.  It will happen in three weeks...however, Buddy Murphy interrupted and complained that he deserves better as a former NXT Tag Team Champion.  That match will happen tonight.
-Bayley Rose d. Deonna Purrazzo with the Belly-To-Bayley Hugplex (2:46).
-Backstage:  Cathy interviewed Carmella Van Damme about her pursuit of the NXT Women's Title...she was interrupted by Alexa Bliss, setting up a match for next week's show.
-Nia Jax d. Liv Morgan with a powerbomb (2:10).
-Shinsuke Nakamura d. Buddy Murphy after the Kinshasa(flying knee strike) (4:36).

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Comedy Part 701: Keg Kontest

Location: Corner Keg (Highland, IL)
Emcee: Bruce Veach
After: Jeff Tolbert
Before: Hayden Hamilton

My comedy cavalcade continued for the week as I made the trip to Highland for the monthly contest.  Joe "The Animal" Lancey usually hosts, but he was otherwise engaged so Bruce handled the emcee duties while Brian McDowell judged and did the show-closing set.  I hadn't been to the Highland bar in a while; I had previously performed there for a more standard show, but these have been contests in recent months.  I felt like I had a really good set, though I wasn't sure how I would fare in the actual contest portion of the evening; there were several guys I hadn't seen before as well as familiar faces like Wayne Wiskow and Doug Morris.  Larry Smith won first place, but I got second and did win some money...so score, first time I'd ever won anything in a comedy contest!  (I'm told Amber Klear got third place; not sure how that came about.)  At any rate, my busy comedy week continues as I return to Hey Guys Comedy for the weekly open-mic on Thursday night...I may also do Fitz's if I feel up to it.

TNA + WLW

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & D'Angelo Dinero.
-Drew Galloway & Ethan Carter III d. Heavyweight Champion Bobby Lashley & King Of The Mountain Champion Eli Drake when Drew pinned Drake after EC3 hit the One-Percenter(headlock driver) on Drake (8:09).
-Marti Belle d. Mia "Jade" Yim" after hitting her with a baton behind the referee's back (5:48).
-Mike Bennett(w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett) d. Eddie Edwards to win the X-Division Title by blocking a re-entry sunset flip while holding the ropes and Maria's hands (7:16).
-Braxton Sutter vs. Balam(aka Lince Dorado) never started as Rockstar Spud wanted to challenge the newcomer Sutter...
-Braxton Sutter d. Rockstar Spud via Paydirt (2:39).  Spud shook his hand afterwards, but kicked him in the groin before leaving.
-Jeff Hardy d. Matt Hardy(w/ Reby Sky-Hardy) in a cage match; Jeff set Matt up on a table, piled chairs on top of him and set up another table over his brother.  From there, he climbed to the top of the cage and dove off with a splash to smash Matt between the tables; that was enough for Jeff to score the win (9:21 aired).

World League Wrestling TV Episode 13

-Commentators:  Brian Thompson & Leland Race.
-Heavyweight Champion Trevor Murdoch & Superstar Steve Fender d. Leland Race & The Math Magician; Murdoch pushed Race off the top rope and Fender pinned Race after a brainbuster.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Comedy Part 700: The 700 Club

Location:  Westport Funny Bone
Emcee:  Quentin Wilbert
After:  Jamie Fritz
Before:  Stephon Hightower

Would have been neat to hit the seven-hundred mark precisely on my ten-year anniversary, but I settled for hitting it at the site of my first comedy performance.  I nearly whiffed on the signup as I forgot about the earlier start time of 7:30, but thankfully they allowed me to add my name on the signup sheet and I made the list.  It was a lively audience and I had a really good set, mixing my newer material with a few established jokes.  The last ten years have been an eventful ride...who knows if the comedy thing will turn into anything significant overall, but it's been an interesting life experience and I've met a ton of cool people along the way.  Next up:  Think I'll check out Joe "The Animal" Lancey's comedy contest tomorrow night at the Corner Keg in Highland...

SICW Special Comment + This Week In Wrestling

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

DISCLAIMER:  I'm biased.  Deal with it.

The local rasslin schedule continues to be crowded as Saturday also featured a Wrestling Invades America show in Swansea.  The fact that the choice for the weekend was a difficult one speaks volumes about the progress that WIA has made in recent years; I will catch up on their goings-on via YouTube in the near future.

The aforementioned crowded wrestling schedule has meant that I haven't been to SICW shows as regularly as I had been.  I know that I can keep tabs on the product through Wrestling Explosion, but some things are better experienced in person.  Attendance seemed to be lower than usual at this event, but then there was probably going to be a dropoff after last month's big Wrestling At The Chase anniversary show.  The fans were into the show and that's really what counts, not one dork's opinion.  Heh.

Your ring announcer was Drew Abbenhaus; your referees were Denny Thomas, Nick Ridenour, & Terry Riley.

Promoter Herb Simmons started the show by acknowledging the recent passings of Gypsy Joe and Muhammad Ali.  Gypsy Joe was a bit before my time, but he had in-ring wars in his later years against such opponents as New Jack and Necro Butcher.  Quite a few of the wilder rasslin stories in history involve the name of Gypsy Joe, to say the least.  Herb also noted that it was the birthday of the late Bruiser Brody, segueing into the ten-bell salute.

GCS Ballpark is hosting a meet-and-greet with Kurt Angle on Friday, July 1st...there won't be a wrestling show associated with it, but SICW helped to promote the event with some representatives from GCS in attendance.

"Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent vs. Britton Tucker:  Tucker is not well-liked in East Carondelet; one female fan was particularly irate about Tucker's mere presence and Tucker promised to take her out to Olive Garden after the show.  Bwahahaha.  They had a solid opener and Vincent appeared to be on the verge of winning with his Mapleleaf Leglock, but "Unstable" Dave Vaughn entered the ring and blatantly attacked TUCKER...thus getting Vincent disqualified in 7:44.  Har har.  Afterwards, Vincent reaffirmed that Vaughn would not turn him back into a "villain" as he insisted he would...

"The Fury" Jason Vaughn vs. "The Incredible" Matt Kenway (Look At Him):  We have two guys in SICW with the last name of Vaughn...cue the MARKET CONFUSION~!  Kenway was substituting for Ax Allwardt(Vaughn's scheduled opponent).  Vaughn's two young children were in attendance and were VERY vocal in their support of their father.  Kenway did a good job in the rulebreaking role and targeted Vaughn's arm, but Vaughn made El Big Comeback and got the figure-four leglock out of nowhere for the submission in 6:08.  Good enough for government work, as they way.

Bobby D vs. "Unstable" Dave Vaughn:  Vaughn's transition into Heath Ledger Joker continues with the similar hair and the eye makeup.  Vaughn controlled most of the matchup, but had trouble putting D away and went for a chair.  That brought out Vincent to confiscate the weapon, leading to Bobby D getting the rollup pin on a distracted Vaughn in 5:14.  Vaughn didn't seem too upset about the loss, laughing about how Vincent's interference proved that he truly was reverting to his old ways...more on this as it develops.

Intermission~!  Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm):  Cheeseburger, two Coca-Colas, and a leftover bag of popcorn that I picked up as a freebie after the show had ended.  (Ben was ring-announcing at WIA on this night.)

Flaming Freddie Fury vs. Purple Passion:  WHEN EFFEMINATE MASKED GIMMICKS COLLIDE~!  I try to be diplomatic in these commentaries...it takes a lot for me to even say "that match wasn't very good".  That being said:  This was a dumpster fire wrapped in a car wreck surrounded by a trash explosion.  It not only made me wish I had been at WIA for the evening, it made me wish I had driven two-plus hours to Litchfield for the return of Rampage Championship Wrestling.  It set LGBQT rights back several decades and I felt like issuing a personal apology to the citizens of Orlando.  I accept that wrestling, by its very nature, is extremely politically incorrect; note the endless string of evil foreigners and stereotypical gimmicks that exist to this day.  However, the usually-forgiving audience in East Carondelet did not care for this at all.  I heard several people call out "This isn't wrestling!"  At any rate, the two ended up falling into 69 position on the ring apron and both were counted out in a 5:43 match that was about five minutes too long.  The two literally left arm-in-arm...I award you negative five stars, may God have mercy on your soul, and let us never speak of this again.

"Dead Sexy" Daniel Gunner vs. Brandon Espinosa(w/ Travis Cook):  The MWR Missouri Title is only defended in its namesake state, so Espy didn't have the belt here.  Travis started out by loudly complaining about the previous match, asking if Vince Russo had booked it.  I'M AGREEING WITH TRAVIS COOK...QUIT THAT.  Espinosa followed suit, continuing his mindset that he's above everyone else in the promotion by insulting several members of the locker room...that included his scheduled opponent for the evening.  Anything would have looked like Gotch-Hackenschmidt after what preceded this...this was a solid matchup with Gunner doing better than I would have expected.  I suspect a small part of Travis' soul dies when he has to extol the virtues of Ring Of Honor as part of Espinosa's resume.  At any rate, Espy got the cross-armbreaker out of nowhere for the tapout in 7:18.

Big Jim Hoffarth vs. Bubba Troll(w/ Big Daddy):  Hoffarth won last month's Bruiser Brody Memorial Battle Royal and Troll was the last man eliminated, so Troll obviously wanted some payback in this battle of super heavyweights.  I jokingly throw around "#ClubbingForearms" at times like this, but it's not like we're gonna see a lucha-style match out of these guys.  I'm often told that casual fans would rather see a "fight" than a "wrestling match", at any rate.  In a slight surprise, Troll got the win after a splash off the second rope in 8:30...Drew tried to get a word with Hoffarth afterwards, but he wasn't feeling up to an interview after BEING SPLASHED FROM THE SECOND ROPE BY A LARGE OPPONENT.  Timing, Drew.

"Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson & "Ironman" Ken Kasa vs. "The Icon" Chris Hargas(w/ Travis Cook), "St. Louis Handicap Match":  Hargas & Espinosa defeated Kasa in this style of match in May, so Hargas wanted to prove that he could do what Kasa couldn't.  The match had a fifteen-minute limit and the tag team would win if the single wrestler couldn't win a decision in that time frame.  Kasa wanted to fight on his own and asked Gary to stay outside the ring...so the match was basically a singles bout with Gary doing his beset to thwart interference attempts by Travis Cook.  Travis was able to get involved enough that the referee was distracted after Kasa delivered the John Wu Dropkick...at that moment, Jackson chased Travis back to the dressing room area.  Kasa locked on a version of the rear naked choke as the time limit ticked down, but Hargas didn't tap out until RIGHT after the closing bell sounded at 15:00.  Technically Jackson & Kasa won the match, but Kasa wanted a decisive victory...so the July show will feature a thirty-minute Ironman Match between Kasa and Hargas.  Goodie.

Intermission numero dos~!  The show was running pretty late at this point and Ben Simon called me during the handicap match about the WIA show being finished.

Johnny Blade vs. "The Tokyo Monster" Kahagas(w/ Travis Cook):  I had totally forgotten about Kahagas being on the show.  Blade returned to the St. Louis area fairly recently after previously being a regular for both SICW and the Mid-Missouri Wrestling Aliance.  At this point in the night, I think people just wanted to get to the main event...Kahagas won with a pumphandle Michinoku Driver in 5:54.

Ron Powers vs. Attila Khan for the Classic Title, Travis Cook Banned From Ringside:  The past two months of Wrestling Explosion have attempted to compare this rivalry to Bruiser Brody vs. Abdullah The Butcher, as Powers is a protege of the late Brody and Khan has a similar style to the "Madman From The Sudan".  This wasn't a technical classic and wasn't expected to be...Khan played that popular Memphis game of "Where Oh Where Could The Foreign Object Be?"  Hey, it ticks off the fans and that's what counts for a rulebreaker.  Ron had control when the rulebreakers' locker room essentially emptied on Khan's behalf to cause the DQ in 3:53.  It started with Bubba Troll, then continued with Brandon Espinosa, Chris Hargas, and Kahagas with Big Daddy attempting to direct traffic.  It took a while for the fan favorites' locker room to get the memo, but finally Ken Kasa and Gary Jackson hit the ring to help.  Once they brought chairs into the fray, the rulebreakers backed off...that wrapped up the show.

I honestly wouldn't mind having an easy weekend for a change...there's nothing in the immediate area this coming weekend.  If anyone feels like letting me bum a ride to High Risk Wrestling in Warsaw, MO, feel free to drop me a line.  I'm getting old, folks...har har.

July looks like this:
-Saturday 7/2:  Stride Pro Wrestling in Marion, IL (a bit of a haul, but not much else on 4th Of July weekend...)
-Saturday 7/9:  Pro Wrestling Championship Series in Granite City, IL; Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance in St. Louis, MO
-Saturday 7/16:  Dynamo Pro Wrestling in Glen Carbon, IL; Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling in East Carondelet, IL
-Friday 7/22:  Dynamo Pro Wrestling in Collinsville, IL (NatsuCon)
-Saturday 7/23:  Pro Wrestling Resurgence in St. Louis, MO (Ready Room)

That's my special comment for this, the twenty-eighth wrestling show I've attended in the year 2016.  Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.

-PB, Watching Wrestling Wrong Since 1991

P.S. We are all marks.

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WWE(www.wwe.com)

Main Event this week has:
-Alexander Rusev vs. Zack Ryder
-Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady vs. The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor)
-Sin Cara vs. Baron Corbin
-Becky Lynch vs. Summer Rae

NXT this week has:
-Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Buddy Murphy
-Oney Lorcan vs. Tye Dillinger
-Bayley Rose vs. Deonna Purrazo
-Liv Morgan vs. Nia Jax
-In action:  "No Way" Jose Valenzuela

Superstars this week has:
-The Lucha Dragons(Kalisto & Sin Cara) vs. The Dudley Boys(Buh-Buh Ray & D-Von)
-The Golden Truth(Goldust & "R-Truth" Ron Killings) vs. The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor)

Smackdown on Thursday has:
-Sami Zayn vs. Seth Rollins
-Antonio Cesaro vs. Alberto Del Rio
-Apollo Crews vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy
-The New Day(Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston) vs. The Vaudevillains(Aiden English & Simon Gotch)
-Jimmy Uso vs. A.J. Styles
-Becky Lynch vs. Dana Brooke

Battleground is on Sunday 7/24:
-Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins - WWE Title

TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)

Impact next Tuesday has:
-Bobby Lashley vs. Drew Galloway vs. Ethan Carter III - Heavyweight Title
-Eddie Edwards vs. Trevor Lee vs. Andrew Everett vs. D.J. Shiima Xion vs. Mark Andrews vs. Rockstar Spud vs. Braxton Sutter
-Tyrus Clay, Mahabali Shera, & Grado vs. Al Snow & The Tribunal(Basille Baracca & Baron Dax)
-Bram Cameron vs. Rosemary Rush
-In action:  Mike Bennett

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 6/24 in Concord, NC:
-Jay Lethal vs. Jay Briscoe - Heavyweight Title
-Bobby Fish vs. Dalton Castle - T.V. Title
-The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) - Tag Team Titles
-Steve Corino vs. B.J. Whitmer - Unsanctioned Fight Without Honor
-Moose & War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) vs. Adam Cole & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) - Tornado Tag Match
-Mark Briscoe vs. Roderick Strong
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Kamaitachi
-A.C.H. vs. Silas Young

ROH has a show on Saturday 6/25 in Concord, NC:
-Jay Lethal vs. Kyle O'Reilly - Heavyweight Title
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)
-The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. Silas Young & "Beer City Bruiser" Matt Winchester - Tag Team Titles
-Kamaitachi vs. Jay White
-War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) vs. Keith Lee & Shane Taylor
-Dalton Castle vs. Roderick Strong

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw.co.jp/english)

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

LUCHA UNDERGROUND(www.luchaunderground.com)

This week's episode has:
-Mascarita Sagrada vs. Daga

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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.stlanarchy.com)

Next show is Friday 8/26 in Alton, IL:
-Gary Jay vs. Martin Stone

SLA has a show on Saturday 8/27 in Alton, IL.

DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/16 in Glen Carbon, IL.

DPW has a show on Saturday 7/22 in Collinsville, IL as part of NatsuCon:
-Appearing:  Davey Richards, Delirious

SICW(www.sicw.org)

Next show is Saturday 7/16 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Ron Powers, Cowboy Bob Orton, & Gary Jackson vs. Kahagas, Attila Khan, & Bubba Troll - Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Ken Kasa vs. Chris Hargas - 30-Minute Ironman Match
-Bobby D vs. Brandon Espinosa

MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/9 in St. Louis, MO:
-Gary Jackson vs. Kevin Lee Davidson vs. A.J. Williams vs. Da'Marius Jones - For The Held-Up Heavyweight Title
-Brandon Aarons vs. Tyler Copeland - Jr. Heavyweight Title vs. Hair
-Big Jim Hoffarth vs. Jimmy D

PWCS(www.pwcswrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/9 in Granite City, IL:
-Arik Cannon(Blacklist) vs. K.C. Karrington(Ego Busters)
-Davey Vega(Resurgence) vs. Darin Corbin(Submission Squad)
-Mat Fitchett(Resurgence) vs. Everett Connors(Submission Squad)
-Jojo Bravo(Blacklist) vs. Danny Adams(Ego Busters)
-Makaze & Mike Outlaw(Blacklist) vs. Jake Dirden & Adam Caster(Ego Busters)
-Steven Kennedy & Roscoe Eat Lisa(Zakk Sawyers & Mikey McFinnegan)(Resurgence) vs. Evan Gelistico, Pierre Abernathy, & Austin Blackburn(Submission Squad)

HIGH RISK WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/hrwstl)

Next show is Saturday 6/25 in Warsaw, MO:
-High Level Enterprise(Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) vs. A.J. Williams & Da'Marius Jones - For The Vacant Tag Team Titles
-Tony Kozina vs. Elvis Aliaga vs. Tyler Copeland
-Prince Moses vs. Mike Outlaw - Mayhem Title Tournament
-Justin D'Air vs. Ace Hawkins - Mayhem Title Tournament
-Kiyoshi Shizuka vs. Jay Howard - Mayhem Title Tournament
-Evan Morris & Matt Kenway vs. Babewatch(Brandon Espinosa & Brandon Aarons)

PRO WRESTLING EPIC(www.prowrestlingepic.com)

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

METRO PRO WRESTLING(www.metrowrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/30 in Kansas City, KS:
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Michael Strider - No-Holds-Barred Match
-Ace Steel vs. Vic Capri - Central States Title
-Stevie Richards vs. Mike Sydal - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Sonjay Dutt vs. Devin Thomas - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Mike Outlaw vs. Hype Gotti - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Nate Redwing vs. Kevin Lee Davidson - Heavyweight Title Tournament

3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)

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

WLW(www.harleyrace.com)

Next show is Saturday 6/25 in Bell, MO.

GATEWAY ELITE WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/TheGatewayElite)

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

STRIDE PRO WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/Cmaprowrestling/)

Next show is Saturday 7/2 in Marion, IL:
-Ax Allwardt vs. Heath Hatton - Heavyweight Title
-Steven Davis & Frank Wyatt vs. Jay Spade & Josh Totten
-Billy Hills vs. Osby Tomlin
-Madman Pondo & Bull Bronson vs. The Boyz In Da Hood
-Team Flood vs. Team Mike

OUTLAW WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/outlawwrestling01)

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

WRESTLING INVADES AMERICA(wrestlinginvamerica.wix.com/wrestlinginvamerica)

Next show is Sunday 8/7 in Swansea, IL:
-Kevin Lee Davidson vs. Leone Mephisto - Heavyweight Title vs. Interstate Title

PRO WRESTLING RESURGENCE(no website)

Next show is Saturday 7/23 in St. Louis, MO(Ready Room):
-Kevin Lee Davidson vs. Da'Marius Jones - WIA Heavyweight Title
-Brandon Aarons vs. Leone Mephisto
-Appearing:  Brandon Espinosa, Tony Kozina, Everett Connors, Curt Stallion, Paco Gonzalez, A.J. Williams, Barackus, Jason Roberts

CENTRAL STATES CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING(nwaccw.x10.bz)

Next show is Saturday 7/16 in Lebanon, MO.

WORLD POWERHOUSE WRESTLING(sites.google.com/site/worldpowerhousewrestlingstl/home)

Next show is Saturday 7/9 in Collinsville, IL:
-Curtis Payne vs. Uriah Eleazar - Heavyweight Title
-Alexander Steele vs. Bronson - U.S. Title

NEW BREED WRESTING(www.facebook.com/NewBreedMO)

Next show is Saturday 7/16 in Sedalia, MO.

NBW has a show on Saturday 7/23 in Eldon, MO.

CCW(www.facebook.com/CapeChampionshipWrestling/)

Next show is Saturday 7/16 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Leland Race vs. Trevor Murdoch
-Osby Tomlin vs. Chris Jones
-Sarge O'Riley vs. Brandon Barbwire
-Billy Hills vs. Jason Vaughn
-Jake Dirden vs. Tony Kozina
-Little Bit vs. Stacey O'Brien

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EVOLVE(www.wwnlive.com & www.dgusa.tv)

Next show is Saturday 7/16 in Queens, NY.

EVOLVE has a show on Sunday 7/17 in Melrose, MA.

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

Next show is Friday 7/29 in Reseda, CA:
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kyle O'Reilly - Heavyweight Title
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Death By Elbow(Chris Hero & J.T. Dunn) - Tag Team Titles
-Timothy Thatcher vs. Roderick Strong
-Tommy End vs. Adam Cole
-Sami Callihan vs. Marty Scurll
-Trevor Lee vs. Jeff Cobb
-Chuck Taylor vs. Trent Barreta

CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/23(afternoon) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
-Dasher Hatfield vs. Drew Gulak
-Kobald vs. Evil Uno

CHIKARA has a show on Saturday 7/23(evening) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
-Missile Assault Man vs. Pinkie Sanchez

WHY WE WRESTLE(www.facebook.com/ThisIsWhyWeWrestle)

Next show is Saturday 6/25 in Cornelia, GA:
-Slim J vs. Anthony Henry
-Stryknyn vs. Bobby Moore
-Billy Buck & James Drake vs. The Lynch Mob(Joey & Matt Lynch)
-Kyle Matthews vs. Gunner Miller
-The Bruiserweights(John Skyler & Corey Hollis) vs. Prince Apollo & Black Baron
-Trever Aeon vs. Elijah Evans IV

HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)

Next show is Friday 6/24 in East Burwood, Australia.

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

Next shows are Saturday 6/25 and Sunday 6/26 in Chicago, IL.

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

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

IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)

Next show is Thursday 7/14 in Clarksville, IN.

AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/23 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Sami Callihan vs. Pentagon Jr.
-A.R. Fox vs. Mat Fitchett - Heritage Title

ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 6/26 in Austin, TX featuring the Queen Of Queens Tournament:
-Tournament Participants:  Christi Jaynes, Jessica James, Baby Dumplins, Allie Kat, Laynie Luck, Claudia Del Solis, Sage Sin, Erica Torres
-Raymond Rowe & ? vs. Curt Stallion & ?
-The Hole F'n Team(Johnny Axxle & Mr. B) vs. The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) vs. The Unholy Complex(Gregory James & Jason Silver) vs. The Bad Boyz(Li'l Tony & Seph Anunnaki)
-Darin Childs vs. Jack Jameson vs. Sky DeLacrimosa vs. Killah Kash

Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling: http://www.saintlouiswrestling.com/
St. Louis Wrestling Community: http://community.livejournal.com/stlwrestling/

Leave a comment or e-mail: patrickab7@yahoo.com
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Comedy Part 699: Decade Of Destruction

Location: Heavy Anchor
Emcee: Chad Wallace
After: Rocco Hogan
Before: Vincent Bryant

My first comedy performance was on June 20th of 2006 at the Westport Funny Bone; Chad Huff was the emcee and I performed after Clayton Champagne.  There aren't a whole lot of jokes from that set that I would do today...at least not in their original form.  I've been to the Comedy Shipwreck shows when there has been a good audience and when there hasn't...thankfully, this was the first case.  I focused on newer material and got an applause break for one particular joke...so to my cousin Jason, "Plan B" is still killing.  *ducks thrown objects*  Next up is the Westport Funny Bone tomorrow night...if I make the list, it'll be performance #700.

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Sami Zayn d. Kevin Owens by countering a pop-up powerbomb attempt into a victory roll pin (5:18 aired).  The two brawled after the match as referees attempted to separate them.
-Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady d. The Vaudevillains(Aiden English & Simon Gotch) when Enzo pinned English after he and Cass hit the Bada Boom Shakalaka(Rocket Launcher) (2:52).
-John Cena d. Karl Anderson by DQ when A.J. Styles & Luke Gallows interfered after Cena hit the F-U (2:24).
-Baron Corbin d. Zack Ryder after the End Of Days(mid-air Flatliner) (3:03).
-Charlotte Flair(w/ Dana Brooke) d. Paige Knight to retain the Women's Title after a distraction by Dana led to Charlotte winning with the Natural Selection(low-flying somersault Cutter) (5:22 aired).  Charlotte & Dana celebrated their win, but Sasha Banks made her entrance and got an assist from Paige in clearing the ring.
-U.S. Champion Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) vs. Titus O'Neil(non-title) never started as the two brawled before the opening bell could be rung.
-Roman Reigns fought Seth Rollins to a double countout (13:54 aired); WWE Champion Dean Ambrose did commentary.  Shane McMahon(with a suggestion from Ambrose) announced that Battleground's main event would be a triple threat match for the WWE Title featuring the three former members of The Shield; Ambrose held up the title belt in the ring, then dropped Reigns with the Dirty Deeds v2.0(double-underhook DDT) when Roman spun him around.  Seth wanted to do more damage to Reigns, but Ambrose dropped him with Dirty Deeds as well.

Sunday, June 19, 2016

WWE Money In The Bank

-The Golden Truth(Goldust & "R-Truth" Ron Killings) d. Breezango(Tyler Breeze & Johnny Fandango) when Goldust pinned Fandango after the Final Cut(elevated neckbreaker).
-The Lucha Dragons(Kalisto & Sin Cara) d. The Dudley Boys(Buh-Buh Ray & D-Von); Kalisto hit a turnbuckle-walk Salida Del Sol(sitout Asai DDT) on Buh-Buh and Sin Cara finished off Buh-Buh with the Dragon Bomb(swanton bomb).
-The New Day(Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston)(w/ Xavier Woods) won a four-corner match with The Bullet Club(Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows), Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady, and The Vaudevillains(Aiden English & Simon Gotch) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Anderson & Gallows hit the Magic Killer(double-team elevated neckbreaker) on English, but Big E broke up the pin and he and Kofi hit the Midnight Hour(Big Ending/second-rope flying DDT) on Anderson.  After that, Kofi stole the fall on English.
-Baron Corbin d. Dolph Ziggler with the End Of Days(mid-air Flatliner).
-Women's Champion Charlotte Flair & Dana Brooke d. Natalya Neidhart & Becky Lynch after Dana ran Becky into Nattie, leading to Charlotte pinning Natalya after the Natural Selection(low-flying somersault Cutter).  Natalya turned on Becky after the match.
-Apollo Crews d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy; Sheamus got a near-fall after hitting the White Noise off the second rope, but argued with the referee and Crews crucifixed him on the mat for the flash pin.
-A.J. Styles d. John Cena; the referee was knocked down and Cena hit the F-U, but there was no referee to count.  Anderson & Gallows ran into the ring and laid out Cena with the Magic Killer, then put Styles on top for the pin.
-Dean Ambrose won the Money In The Bank Ladder Match with Antonio Cesaro, Sami Zayn, Chris Jericho, Alberto Del Rio, and Kevin Owens when he retrieved the briefcase that was hung above the ring.
-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Titus O'Neil with the Accolade(camel clutch) to retain the U.S. Title.
-Seth Rollins d. Roman Reigns after two Pedigrees to win the WWE Title.  BUT WAIT, enter Dean Ambrose with a Greco-Roman briefcase to the head...
-Dean Ambrose d. Seth Rollins with the Dirty Deeds v2.0(double-underhook DDT) to win the WWE Title.

Comedy Part 698: Two Girls One Semi-Operational Mic

Location: Pat Connelly Tavern
Emcee: Spencer Tegtmeyer
After: Tom Hill
Before: Ryan Dalton

It would be an understatement to say that attendance was low...apparently the NBA Playoffs were a thing tonight.  Usual hosts Emily Hickner and Tina Dybal were at Helium for Maria Bamford's show, so Spencer hosted for the evening.  I did mostly new material and got a few laughs out of the mostly-local-comics crowd...there you have it.  Next up is Heavy Anchor tomorrow night, which will be the ten-year anniversary of my first comedy performance...if I make the list at the Funny Bone on Tuesday, that'll be #700.  Woo.

Weekend wrestling

WWE Superstars

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Dolph Ziggler, & David Otunga.
-Sasha Banks d. Summer Rae with the Bank Statement(modified Crippler Crossface) (4:05).
-Baron Corbin d. Jack Swagger after the End Of Days(mid-air Flatliner) (9:27 aired).

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Kevin Kelly & Nigel McGuinness.
-Dalton Castle(w/ The Boys) d. Gedo after the Bangarang(tilt-a-whirl faceplant) (4:27 aired).
-Tomohiro Ishii d. Will Ferrara with the vertical-drop brainbuster (4:07).
-Heavyweight Champion Jay Lethal, Roderick Strong, & The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark)(w/ Taeler Hendrix) d. IWGP Intercontinental/Six-Man Tag Team Champion Kenny Omega, IWGP Tag Team Champions The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Roa), & IWGP Six-Man Tag Team Champion Matt Jackson when Jay Briscoe pinned Tanga Roa after the Jay Driller(double-underhook piledriver) (10:40 aired).

SICW Wrestling Explosion

-Commentator:  Drew Abbenhaus.
-Johnny Blade d. Flaming Freddie Fury after an F-5.
-Moondog Rover d. "The Enforcer" Jimmy D via powerslam; Nathan & Brandon Shaw were the special guest ring announcers.
-Drew interviewed "Unstable" Dave Vaughn about his feud with "Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent; he talked about his agenda to bring Vincent back to being the "villain" he once was.
-Flashback to February 1981:  Bulldog Bob Brown fought Pat Kelley to a time-limit draw.

NJPW Dominion

-Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, & Manabu Nakanishi d. Jay White, David Finlay, & Juice Robinson.
-Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi, & Adam Page d. Yoshi Tatsu, Togi Makabe, & Captain New Japan.
-Tomohiro Ishii & Yoshi-Hashi d. Seiya Senada & BUSHI.
-Hirooki Goto d. Takaaki "EVIL" Watanabe.
-NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) won a four-way dance with Ricochet & Matt Sydal(C), reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish), and Roppongi Vice(Rocky Romero & Trent Barreta) to win the Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles.
-Yujiro Kushida d. Will Ospreay to retain the Jr. Heavyweight Title.
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) d. The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Roa) to win the Tag Team Titles.
-Katsuyori Shibata d. Yuji Nagata to win the NEVER Openweight Title.
-Michael Elgin d. Kenny Omega in a ladder match to win the Intercontinental Title.
-Kazuchika Okada d. Tetsuya Naito to win the Heavyweight Title.

Saturday SICW Results From East Carondelet, IL

-The show started with promoter Herb Simmons calling for a ten-bell salute for Gypsy Joe as well as Muhammad Ali...he also acknowledged that it was the birthday of the late Bruiser Brody.
-Britton Tucker d. "Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent by DQ; Vincent had Tucker in the Mapleleaf Leglock, but Dave Vaughn ran into the ring and attacked Tucker to get his rival Vincent disqualified (7:44).
-"The Fury" Jason Vaughn d. "The Incredible" Matt Kenway (Look At Him) with the figure-four leglock (6:08).
-Bobby D d. "Unstable" Dave Vaughn when Sean Vincent stopped him from using a chair, allowing Bobby D to score the rollup pin (5:14).  Afterwards, Vaughn laughed and insisted that he was turning Vincent back into the "villain" he once was.
-Flaming Freddie Fury vs. Purple Passion ended in a double countout (5:43).
-Brandon Espinosa(w/ Travis Cook) d. "Dead Sexy" Daniel Gunner with the cross-armbreaker (7:18).
-Bubba Troll(w/ Big Daddy) d. Big Jim Hoffarth after a splash off the second rope (8:30).
-"Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson & "Ironman" Ken Kasa d. "The Icon" Chris Hargas(w/ Travis Cook) in a "St. Louis Handicap Match" when the time limit expired without Hargas scoring the victory (15:00); Kasa wrestled the entire match while Jackson kept Travis at bay.  Kasa got Hargas in a rear naked choke as the time limit ticked down, but Hargas didn't tap out until seconds after the closing bell.
-"The Tokyo Monster" Kahagas(w/ Travis Cook) d. Johnny Blade with a pumphandle Michinoku Driver (5:54).
-Ron Powers d. Attila Khan by DQ to retain the Classic Title when Bubba Troll(w/ Big Daddy) & Brandon Espinosa interfered (3:53); Travis Cook was banned from ringside.  Chris Hargas and Kahagas joined the gang attack on the champion until Ken Kasa and Gary Jackson arrived to help.  Once the fan favorites brought chairs into the ring, the rulebreaking gang retreated.

Friday, June 17, 2016

Show results

Thursday IWA-MS results from Clarksville, IN:

-Randi West won a battle royal.
-Zodiak d. Joseph Schwartz.
-Jake Parnell d. Curt Stallion.
-Alexandre Rudolph d. Shad O'Satu.
-J.J. Garrett d. Sugar Dunkerton.
-Thunderkitty d. Maria James.
-Kevin Lee Davidson d. Aidan Blackhart.
-Reed Bentley fought Randi West to a no-contest to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Friday SHINE results from Ybor City, FL:

-Ivelisse Velez won a five-way dance with Nicole Matthews, Santana Garrett, Kellie Skater, and Mia "Jade" Yim to earn a Money In The Bank-style contract.
-Luscious Latasha & Maria Maria d. Rhia O'Reilly & Viper.
-Kelly Anne d. Chelsea Green.
-Better Than You(Marti Belle & Jayme Jameson) d. Shazza McKenzie & Evie to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Rachael Ellering d. Tessa Blanchard.
-Su Yung d. Kay Lee Ray.
-Ivelisse Velez(cashing in her MITB contract) won a four-corner match with TNA Women's Champion Allysin "Sienna" Kay, SHIMMER Champion Madison Eagles, and SHINE Champion Taylor Made when she forced Taylor Made to tap out to regain the SHINE Title.

Friday AAW results from Merrionette Park, IL:

-Kongo Kong & Dezmond Xavier won a four-corner match with Shane Hollister & Markus Crane, Candice LeRae & Heidi Lovelace, and Connor Braxton & Eddie Machete.
-Tommaso Ciampa d. Josh Alexander.
-Jessicka Havok d. Kimber Lee.
-Silas Young d. Drew Gulak.
-The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) d. The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Chris Hero d. Drago.
-A.R. Fox d. Aero Star to retain the Heritage Title.
-Trevor Lee won a four-corner match with Cedric Alexander, Andrew Everett, and Moose.
-Zack Sabre Jr. d. Johnny Gargano.
-Heavyweight Champion Sami Callihan & Dave Crist d. Eddie Kingston & Homicide.

Saturday WIA results from Swansea, IL(credit to Ben Simon):

-Billy McNeil d. Tony Kozina via rollup (3:20).
-Curt Stallion d. Brian Valor with a hanging double-underhook facebuster (8:58).
-Brandon Aarons d. Austin Rose via German suplex (9:00).
-Tony Kozina & "Outlaw" Jake Capone(subbing for Adam Caster) vs. The Submission Squad(Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy) for the Tag Team Titles ended in a no-contest when Capone turned on Kozina (10:26).
-Jack Gamble fought Elvis Aliaga to a double countout (9:24).
-Leone Mephisto d. Billy McNeil with the Air Raid Crash to retain the Interstate Title (8:11).
-Kevin Lee Davidson d. Barackus after the spinebuster to retain the Heavyweight Title (12:42).

Saturday RCW results from Litchfield, IL

-Rosko d. Jake Landers to retain the CIPW Light Heavyweight Title.
-Wicked d. Chris Riot.
-CIPW Tag Team Champions All Eyes On Us(Micah Pope & Nelson Six) d. Chase Brooks & Bradley Stephens in a non-title match.
-Mark Stone won a battle royal.
-Steven Bishop d. Booker to retain the CIPW Illinois Title.
-The Searcher d. Damian Blade.
-Rick Ruby, Hawk Elliot, & Pretty Boy Floyd fought Playboy Double H, The Hollywood Stud, & Marcus Mansfield to a double DQ.
-Jason Wells won a triple threat match with Sage Ramsey and Dareian Frost.

Sunday IWA-MS results from New Albany, IN featuring the Prince Of The Deathmatches Tournament:

-Zodiak d. Aidan Blackhart in a barbed-wire-boards-and-bat match.
-Joseph Schwartz d. J.J. Garrett in a thumbtack-madness-and-carpet-strips match.
-Oldtimer Jeff King d. Amazing Maria in a home-lawn-and-garden deathmatch.
-Deadly Dale d. Shad O'Satu in a Taipei Four-Corners-Of-Pain Match.
-Joseph Schwartz d. Oldtimer Jeff King in a Home Run Derby Deathmatch.
-Deadly Dale d. Zodiak in a cinderblocks-and-gusset-plates deathmatch.
-Joseph Schwartz d. Deadly Dale in a fans-bring-the-weapons match.

Main Event + Smackdown

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & David Otunga(!).
-Becky Lynch d. Summer Rae with the Dis-Arm-Her(armbar submission) (4:23).
-Jack Swagger d. Rick Viktor via Patriot Lock(anklelock) (8:56 aired).
-Apollo Crews d. Buh-Buh Ray Dudley(w/ D-Von Dudley) after a standing moonsault (8:23 aired).

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Mauro Ranallo, Byron Saxton, & Jerry Lawler.
-Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston(w/ Big E Langston & Xavier Woods) won a four-corner match with Luke Gallows(w/ Karl Anderson), Colin Cassady(w/ Enzo Amore), and Aiden English(w/ Simon Gotch) when he pinned English after the Trouble In Paradise (4:08 aired).
-Baron Corbin d. Zack Ryder after the End Of Days(mid-air Flatliner); Dolph Ziggler did commentary (1:45).
-U.S. Champion Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) vs. Kalisto(non-title) never officially started as Rusev attacked Kalisto before the opening bell.  Rusev also laid out Sin Cara when he tried to help; that brought out Titus O'Neil to fight with Rusev.
-A.J. Styles d. Tag Team Champion(?) Xavier Woods via Calf Crusher (8:05 aired).
-Women's Champion Charlotte Flair(w/ Dana Brooke) d. Natalya Neidhart(w/ Becky Lynch)(non-title) with the Figure-Eight Leglock(bridging figure-four) (4:09).
-Dean Ambrose, Antonio Cesaro, & Sami Zayn d. Chris Jericho, Alberto Del Rio, & Kevin Owens when Ambrose pinned Owens after the Dirty Deeds v2.0(double-underhook DDT) (10:12 aired).

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Comedy Part 697: Hey Guys, It's Another Contest

Location:  Hey Guys Comedy
Emcee:  Me
Lineup:  Rex & Echo Selix, Doug Morris, Lucas Hinderliter, Amanda Koltzbach, Joe "The Animal" Lancey, Spencer Tegtmeyer, Jeremy Eastep, Josh Funneman, Josh Moore, Brian McDowell, Tim Loss, Jamie Fritz, Gary Reinhardt
Winner:  Doug Morris

The winner of this competition would get a monetary prize and also automatic entry into next February's full-scale contest.  I never quite got around to entering the contest myself as Bruce Veach asked me to host the show instead...I was okay with that.  Given my recent track record in comedy contests, I don't know how well I would have fared anyway.  I had a short set at the end of the show while the audience votes were counted...unfortunately I stumbled over my newer jokes, but I hadn't done them too often before tonight.  I haven't gotten out to shows as often recently as I've stayed home on a few recent Tuesdays...will keep you posted about upcoming events.

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Lucha Underground Season 2 Episode 21

-Commentators:  Matt Striker & Vampiro.
-Pentagon Jr. won a six-way dance with Fenix, Trios Champion Johnny Mundo, Taya Valkyrie, Ivelisse Velez, and King Cuerno.  Eliminations:  Mil Muertes(w/ Catrina Perez) attacked Cuerno and dropped him with a powerbomb, leaving Cuerno to be pinned by Mundo after the Fin Del Mundo(corkscrew split-legged moonsault) (4:21).  Taya pinned Ivelisse after a Northern Lights suplex followed by a double-stomp (8:39 aired).  Pentagon pinned Taya after the package piledriver (14:06 aired).  Fenix attempted a wheelbarrow drop on Pentagon, but Pentagon rolled through to drop Fenix on top of a fallen Mundo; as a result, Fenix scored the three-count on Mundo (22:35 aired).  Pentagon scored the final fall on Fenix after a Canadian Destroyer followed by the package piledriver (35:23 aired).  After the match, Heavyweight Champion Matanza Cueto(w/ promoter Dario Cueto) stood at the top of the entrance stairs as Pentagon vowed to win the title at Ultima Lucha II.

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & Corey Graves.
-The Authors Of Pain(Sunny Dhinsa & Gzim Selmani)(w/ Paul Ellering) d. C.J. O'Doyle & Sean Swag; Dhinsa pinned Swag after the Authors hit a Russian legsweep/lariat combo (1:36).
-Backstage:  Cathy Kelley interviewed Andrade Almas about his debut at Takeover; Tye Dillinger interrupted to demand a rematch.
-Backstage:  Andrea DeMarco tried to interview the Authors & Ellering, but they walked past her without a word...except for Ellering simply saying "In due time..."
-Carmella Van Damme d. Tessa Blanchard with the Code Of Silence(push-up headscissors submission hold) (2:47).
-Backstage last week:  NXT Champion Samoa Joe asked his potential opponents:  What are you willing to sacrifice to hold the title?  "You do not have ENOUGH to sacrifice to take this from me."
-Backstage:  Cathy interviewed Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy about their match with fellow Australians TM-61...they claimed that Alexa Bliss held them back and they would do better without her.
-TM-61(Nick Miller & Shane Thorne) d. Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy when Thorne pinned Blake after the Thunder Valley(double sitout press slam) (5:31).
-Backstage last week:  The Revival(Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) celebrated their second reign as NXT Tag Team Champions...
-This past week:  Bobby Roode made his first in-ring appearance at an NXT house show...what's next for him?
-Backstage:  Andrea interviewed Bayley Rose; she has a doctor's appointment next week and will hopefully be cleared to return to the ring soon.
-Andrade Almas d. Tye Dillinger after a double-kneesmash on Dillinger as he was slumped in the corner (7:14 aired).
-Finn Bálor closed the show...he said he wanted to be a part of NXT from the moment he first saw the show.  He became a part of NXT and NXT became a part of him...he held the title for almost 300 days and had wars with Adrian Neville, Tyler Breeze, Kevin Owens, and Samoa Joe.  However, he no longer holds the NXT Title...what's next for him?  He didn't seem sure of the answer...but he was interrupted by Shinsuke Nakamura!  Nakamura said that he watched Bálor become an icon on NXT...he may not be the champion any more, but he is still an icon.  However, Nakamura said that if he wants to be the champion, he has to beat that icon.  Bálor thanked him for answering his question about his future...sounds like a match to me.

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & D'Angelo Dinero.
-Jeff Hardy d. King Of The Mountain Champion Eli Drake by DQ when Matt Hardy interrupted the referee's count after Jeff hit the swanton bomb (7:31).
-Eddie Edwards d. Trevor Lee(w/ Gregory Shane Helms) after a flying knee strike to retain the X-Division Title (4:01).
-Next inductee to the TNA Hall Of Fame:  Gail Kim.
-The Decay(Abyss & Crazzy Steve)(w/ Rosemary Rush) won a four-corner match with The Bro Mans(Robbie Eckos & Jessie Godderz)(w/ Raquel Castrovinci), The Tribunal(Basille Baracca & Baron Dax)(w/ Al Snow), and Mahabali Shera & Grado to retain the Tag Team Titles; Snow pushed Grado off the top rope and Steve pinned Grado after Abyss chokeslammed Steve onto Grado (6:37).
-Bobby Lashley d. Drew Galloway to retain the Heavyweight Title.  Ethan Carter III(who had wanted the title shot before Drew invoked his rematch clause) did commentary and stopped Lashley from using a chair when the referee was knocked down.  However, he accidentally hit Galloway with the chair and Lashley got the win with the head-and-arm guillotine hold as a second referee called for the bell (12:04 aired).

Next week:
-Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy - Cage Match
-Drew Galloway & Ethan Carter III vs. Bobby Lashley & Eli Drake
-Eddie Edwards vs. Mike Bennett - X-Division Title
-Mia "Jade" Yim vs. Marti Belle

This week in wrestling

WWE(www.wwe.com)

Main Event this week has:
-Apollo Crews vs. Buh-Buh Ray Dudley
-Jack Swagger vs. Rick Viktor
-Becky Lynch vs. Summer Rae

NXT this week has:
-Andrade Almas vs. Tye Dillinger
-TM61(Nick Miller & Shane Thorne) vs. Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy
-Carmella Van Damme vs. Tessa Blanchard
-In action:  The Authors Of Pain(Sunny Dhinsa & Gzim Selmani)

Superstars this week has:
-Jack Swagger vs. Baron Corbin
-Sasha Banks vs. Summer Rae

Smackdown on Thursday has:
-Dean Ambrose, Antonio Cesaro, & Sami Zayn vs. Chris Jericho, Alberto Del Rio, & Kevin Owens
-Alexander Rusev vs. Kalisto
-Kofi Kingston vs. Colin Cassady vs. Luke Gallows vs. Aiden English
-Charlotte Flair vs. Natalya Neidhart
-Xavier Woods vs. A.J. Styles
-Zack Ryder vs. Baron Corbin

Money In The Bank is on Sunday 6/19:
-Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins - WWE Title
-Money In The Bank Ladder Match:  Sami Zayn, Antonio Cesaro, Chris Jericho, Dean Ambrose, Kevin Owens, Alberto Del Rio
-John Cena vs. A.J. Styles
-The New Day(Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston) vs. Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady vs. The Vaudevillains(Aiden English & Simon Gotch) vs. The Bullet Club(Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) - Tag Team Titles
-Alexander Rusev vs. Titus O'Neil - U.S. Title
-Apollo Crews vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy

TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)

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

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

ROH TV next week has:
-Jay Lethal, The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark), & Roderick Strong vs. The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Roa) & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)
-Dalton Castle vs. Kamaitachi vs. Cedric Alexander vs. Caprice Coleman
-Tomohiro Ishii vs. Will Ferrara

Next show is Friday 6/24 in Concord, NC:
-Jay Lethal vs. Jay Briscoe - Heavyweight Title
-Bobby Fish vs. Dalton Castle - T.V. Title
-The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) - Tag Team Titles
-Steve Corino vs. B.J. Whitmer - Unsanctioned Fight Without Honor
-Moose & War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) vs. Adam Cole & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) - Tornado Tag Match
-Mark Briscoe vs. Roderick Strong
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Kamaitachi
-A.C.H. vs. Silas Young

ROH has a show on Saturday 6/25 in Concord, NC.

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw.co.jp/english)

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

LUCHA UNDERGROUND(www.luchaunderground.com)

This week's episode has:
-Johnny Mundo vs. Fenix vs. Pentagon Jr. vs. King Cuerno vs. Ivelisse Velez vs. Taya Valkyrie

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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.stlanarchy.com)

Next show is Friday 8/26 in Alton, IL:
-Gary Jay vs. Martin Stone

SLA has a show on Saturday 8/27 in Alton, IL.

DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/16 in Glen Carbon, IL.

DPW has a show on Saturday 7/22 in Collinsville, IL as part of NatsuCon:
-Appearing:  Davey Richards, Delirious

SICW(www.sicw.org)

Next show is Saturday 6/18 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Ron Powers vs. Attila Khan - Heavyweight Title - Travis Cook Banned From Ringside
-Gary Jackson & Sean Vincent vs. Curtis Wylde & Dave Vaughn
-Ken Kasa & ? vs. Chris Hargas
-Jim Hoffarth vs. Bubba Troll
-Jason Vaughn vs. Ax Allwardt

MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/9 in St. Louis, MO:
-Gary Jackson vs. Kevin Lee Davidson vs. A.J. Williams vs. Da'Marius Jones - For The Held-Up Heavyweight Title
-Brandon Aarons vs. Tyler Copeland - Jr. Heavyweight Title vs. Hair
-Big Jim Hoffarth vs. Jimmy D

PWCS(www.pwcswrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/9 in Granite City, IL:
-Arik Cannon(Blacklist) vs. K.C. Karrington(Ego Busters)
-Davey Vega(Resurgence) vs. Darin Corbin(Submission Squad)
-Mat Fitchett(Resurgence) vs. Everett Connors(Submission Squad)
-Jojo Bravo(Blacklist) vs. Danny Adams(Ego Busters)

HIGH RISK WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/hrwstl)

Next show is Saturday 6/25 in Warsaw, MO:
-High Level Enterprise(Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) vs. A.J. Williams & Da'Marius Jones
-Tony Kozina vs. Elvis Aliaga vs. Tyler Copeland
-Prince Moses vs. Mike Outlaw - Mayhem Title Tournament
-Justin D'Air vs. Ace Hawkins - Mayhem Title Tournament
-Kiyoshi Shizuka vs. Jay Howard - Mayhem Title Tournament
-Evan Morris & Matt Kenway vs. Babewatch(Brandon Espinosa & Brandon Aarons)

PRO WRESTLING EPIC(www.prowrestlingepic.com/)

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

METRO PRO WRESTLING(www.metrowrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/30 in Kansas City, KS:
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Michael Strider - No-Holds-Barred Match
-Ace Steel vs. Vic Capri - Central States Title
-Stevie Richards vs. Mike Sydal - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Sonjay Dutt vs. Devin Thomas - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Mike Outlaw vs. Hype Gotti - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Nate Redwing vs. Kevin Lee Davidson - Heavyweight Title Tournament

3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)

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

WLW(www.harleyrace.com)

Next show is Saturday 6/25 in Bell, MO.

GATEWAY ELITE WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/TheGatewayElite)

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

STRIDE PRO WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/Cmaprowrestling/)

Next show is Saturday 7/2 in Marion, IL:
-Ax Allwardt vs. Heath Hatton - Heavyweight Title
-Steven Davis & Frank Wyatt vs. Jay Spade & Josh Totten
-Billy Hills vs. Osby Tomlin
-Madman Pondo & Bull Bronson vs. The Boyz In Da Hood
-Team Flood vs. Team Mike

OUTLAW WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/outlawwrestling01)

Next show is Sunday 6/19 in Tullahoma, TN:
-Ozzie Gallagher vs. Colin Delaney - Gunslinger Title

WRESTLING INVADES AMERICA(wrestlinginvamerica.wix.com/wrestlinginvamerica)

Next show is Saturday 6/18 in Swansea, IL:
-Kevin Lee Davidson vs. Barackus - Heavyweight Title
-Leone Mephisto vs. Billy McNeil - Interstate Title
-Adam Caster & Tony Kozina vs. The Submission Squad(Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy) - Tag Team Titles
-Brandon Aarons vs. Austin Rose

CENTRAL STATES CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING(nwaccw.x10.bz)

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

WORLD POWERHOUSE WRESTLING(sites.google.com/site/worldpowerhousewrestlingstl/home)

Next show is Saturday 7/9 in Collinsville, IL:
-Curtis Payne vs. Uriah Eleazar - Heavyweight Title
-Alexander Steele vs. Bronson - U.S. Title

NEW BREED WRESTING(www.facebook.com/NewBreedMO)

Next show is Saturday 7/16 in Sedalia, MO.

NBW has a show on Saturday 7/23 in Eldon, MO.

CCW(www.facebook.com/CapeChampionshipWrestling/)

Next show is Saturday 7/16 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Leland Race vs. Trevor Murdoch
-Osby Tomlin vs. Chris Jones
-Sarge O'Riley vs. Brandon Barbwire
-Billy Hills vs. Jason Vaughn
-Jake Dirden vs. Tony Kozina
-Little Bit vs. Stacey O'Brien

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EVOLVE(www.wwnlive.com & www.dgusa.tv)

Next show is Saturday 7/16 in Queens, NY.

EVOLVE has a show on Sunday 7/17 in Melrose, MA.

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

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

CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/23(afternoon) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

CHIKARA has a show on Saturday 7/23(evening) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

WHY WE WRESTLE(www.anarchy-wrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 6/25 in Cornelia, GA:
-Slim J vs. Anthony Henry
-Billy Buck & James Drake vs. The Lynch Mob(Joey & Matt Lynch)

HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)

Next show is Friday 6/24 in East Burwood, Australia.

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

Next shows are Saturday 6/25 and Sunday 6/26 in Chicago, IL.

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 6/17 in Ybor City, FL:
-Taylor Made vs. Madison Eagles vs. Allysin "Sienna" Kay - SHINE Title vs. SHIMMER Title vs. TNA Women's Title
-Santana Garrett vs. Mia "Jade" Yim vs. Nicole Matthews vs. Kellie Skater - Money In The Bank Match
-Better Than You(Marti Belle & Jayme Jameson) vs. Evie & Shazza McKenzie - Tag Team Titles
-Su Yung vs. Kay Lee Ray
-Tessa Blanchard vs. Rachael Ellering
-Kellyanne vs. Chelsea Green
-Maria Maria & Luscious Latasha vs. Rhia O'Reilly & Viper

IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)

Next show is Thursday 6/16 in Clarksville, IN:
-Reed Bentley vs. Battle Royal Winner - Heavyweight Title
-Battle Royal

AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 6/17 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Sami Callihan & Dave Crist vs. Eddie Kingston & Homicide
-A.R. Fox vs. Aero Star - Heritage Title
-Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett vs. The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) - Tag Team Titles
-Drago vs. Chris Hero
-Johnny Gargano vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
-Drew Gulak vs. Silas Young
-Trevor Lee vs. Moose vs. Andrew Everett vs. Cedric Alexander
-Appearing:  Tommaso Ciampa

ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 6/26 in Austin, TX featuring the Queen Of Queens Tournament:
-Tournament Participants:  Christi Jaynes, Jessica James, Baby Dumplins, Allie Kat, Laynie Luck, Claudia Del Solis, Sage Sin, Erica Torres
-Raymond Rowe & ? vs. Curt Stallion & ?
-The Hole F'n Team(Johnny Axxle & Mr. B) vs. The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) vs. The Unholy Complex(Gregory James & Jason Silver) vs. The Bad Boyz(Li'l Tony & Seph Anunnaki)
-Darin Childs vs. Jack Jameson vs. Sky DeLacrimosa vs. Killah Kash

Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling: http://www.saintlouiswrestling.com/
St. Louis Wrestling Community: http://community.livejournal.com/stlwrestling/

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