Wednesday, September 30, 2020

NXT + AEW

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix.
-"The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart d. Dakota Kai(w/ Raquel Gonzalez) via rollup after "The Nightmare" Rhea Ripley took out Raquel at ringside (13:09).
-Cameron Grimes d. Ariel Dominguez with the Cave-In(flying dropkick/double-stomp) (0:11).
-Cameron Grimes d. Ridge Holland by DQ when he beat down Grimes past the referee's five-count (0:35).
-"The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida d. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese with the Hoverboard Lock(kimura) (2:13).
-Adam Cole d. "All Day" Austin Theory after the Last Shot v2.0(Shining Wizard to the back of the head) (9:32 aired).
-Kayden Carter(w/ Kacy Catanzaro) d. Xia Li via modified sunset flip pin (3:25).
-Johnny Gargano & Candice LeRae d. NXT North American Champion "The Archer Of Infamy" Damian Priest & NXT Women's Champion "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai; Candice kicked Priest in the groin from behind and Gargano got the pin after the One Final Beat(slingshot DDT) (10:16).

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Excalibur, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz.
-Darby Allin d. "Absolute" Ricky Starks after the Coffin Drop(blind top-rope senton) (10:02).  "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage got involved in the match but "Willpower" Will Hobbs fought him off.
-Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)(w/ Tully Blanchard) d. SoCal Uncensored(Scorpio Sky & "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian)(w/ "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Sky attempted a re-entry suplex on Cash, but Tully tripped him and held his foot as Cash fell on top for the pin (15:44).  "Hangman" Adam Page did commentary.
-"The Demo God" Chris Jericho(w/ "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager, Angel Ortiz, Santana Draztik, & "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara) d. Isiah Kassidy(w/ Matt Hardy & Marq Quen) with the Judas Effect(spinning elbowsmash) (11:07).  Everyone brawled after the match and the good guys got an unlikely assist from Chaos Project("The Original Deathdealer" Dr. Luther & Serpentico) after Jericho ran afoul of Luther during the match.
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy(w/ Best Friends Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) d. "#10" Preston Vance(w/ "#4" John Silver, "#5" Alan Angels, & Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana) after the Beach Break(Air Raid Crash) (3:30).
-Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.(w/ Rebel) d. Red Velvet after an advanced curbstomp (4:42).
-Jon Moxley d. "The Butcher" Andy Williams(w/ "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston, Penta El Cero Miedo, & Rey Fenix) with the grounded chinlock submission to retain the Heavyweight Title (14:28).
-Next week:  "The Exalted One" Brodie Lee vs. "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes in a dog collar match for the TNT Title, Brian Cage vs. Will Hobbs for the FTW Title, and Luther & Serpentico vs. Jericho & Hager.

NJPW G1 Climax Day 7

-NEVER Openweight Champion Minoru Suzuki d. Yujiro Takahashi(non-title) with the Gotch-style piledriver.

-Kota Ibushi d. Jeff Cobb after the Kamigoye(trapped-arm knee strike).

-Kazuchika Okada d. IWGP Tag Team Champion Taichi Ishikari with the Money Clip(cobra clutch).

-Will Ospreay d. "Switchblade" Jay White after the Storm Breaker(double-underhook over-the-shoulder somersault neckbreaker).

-NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Tomohiro Ishii d. Shingo Takagi with the vertical-drop brainbuster.


A Block:

-Taichi/White/Ibushi/Suzuki/Ospreay: 6

-Okada: 4

-Ishii/Cobb/Shingo: 2

-Takahashi: 0 

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

AEW Dark

-Commentators:  Excalibur & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz.
-SoCal Uncensored(Scorpio Sky & "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian) d. Rob Ryzin & Ray Rosas; Kazarian pinned Rosas after he and Sky hit the S.C.U. Later(Gory Special/knee strike combo) (6:28); "The Chairman" Shawn Spears did commentary.
-"The Bad Girl" Penelope Ford(w/ "Superbad" Kip Sabian) d. "The Pink Dream" Alex Gracia with the fisherman suplex (3:22); "Absolute" Ricky Starks joined the commentary team starting with this match.
-The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) d. M'Badu & Bshp Raphael King; Trent pinned M'Badu after he and Chuck hit the Strong Zero(cradle behind-the-back piledriver/top-rope double-stomp combo) (5:51).
-The Jurassic Express(Luchasaurus & "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry)(w/ "Mr. Fun Size" Marko Stunt) d. The Dark Order("#5" Alan Angels & "#10" Preston Vance)(w/ Evil Uno & "#99" Anna Jay); Luchasaurus pinned Angels after he and Jungle Boy hit the Tombstone pickup/Diamond Cutter combo (9:40).
-The Gunn Club(Billy & Austin Gunn)(w/ Colton) d. Cezar Bononi & "The Captain" Shawn Dean when Billy pinned Dean after the Fameasser (7:58).
-Taynara Conti d. Red Velvet with a leg-applied half-nelson half-bodyscissors (4:11).  "#99" Anna Jay congratulated Conti after the match and then laid out Red Velvet, leading to Brandi Rhodes making the save.
-Chaos Project("The Original Deathdealer" Dr. Luther & Serpentico) d. "Bulletproof" Brian Pillman Jr. & "The Ivy League M.V.P." Griff Garrison; Serpentico pinned Pillman after he and Luther hit a bearhug pickup/top-rope double-kneedrive combo (5:02).
-"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose(w/ Vickie Guerrero) d. Rache Chanel with the Beast Bomb(sitout powerbomb) (2:44).
-The Natural Nightmares("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes & "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall)(w/ Brandi Rhodes) d. Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana & "#4" John Silver(w/ Evil Uno) when Q.T. pinned Silver after the Diamond Cutter (6:35).

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & "The Queen Bee" Madison Rayne.
-"La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie & "The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush d. Jessicka Havok & Nevaeh when Taya pinned Nevaeh after the Road To Valhalla(double-chickenwing sitout faceplant) (6:55).  "The Girl On Fire" Kiera Hogan & "The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz attacked Taya & Rosemary afterwards, but Havok & Nevaeh ran them off.
-Jordynne Grace d. Tenille Dashwood(w/ Kaleb Konley) via sleeper with bodyscissors (8:40 aired).
-The Good Brothers("The Machine Gun" Karl Anderson & "The Big L.G." Doc Gallows) d. The Rascalz(Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz); Gallows pinned Dez after he and Anderson hit the Magic Killer(double-team elevated neckbreaker) (7:12).
-Fallah Bahh d. Johnny Swinger.  Swinger initially won after hitting Bahh with Crazzy Steve's toy monkey behind the referee's back (1:44), but John E. Bravo told the referee about the illegal object and the match was restarted; Bahh scored the victory with the Banzai Drop (0:17 of the restart, 2:01 total).
-The North("All Ego" Ethan Page & "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander) d. "The Inevitable" Ace Austin & "Madman" Sawyer Fulton; Page pinned Austin after he and Alexander hit the Northern Exposure(double-team assisted spinebuster) (10:19).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT(www.wwe.com)

NXT on Wednesday has:
-Damian Priest & Io Shirai vs. Johnny Gargano & Candice LeRae
-Shotzi Blackheart vs. Dakota Kai

NXT UK on Thursday has:
-Heritage Cup Title Tournament

Takeover is on Sunday 10/4:
-Finn Bálor vs. Kyle O'Reilly - NXT Title
-Io Shirai vs. Candice LeRae - NXT Women's Title
-Damian Priest vs. Johnny Gargano - NXT North American Title
-Santos Escobar vs. Isaiah "Swerve" Scott - Cruiserweight Title
-Yujiro Kushida vs. "The Velveteen Dream" Patrick Clark

Hell In A Cell is on Sunday 10/25.

ALL ELITE WRESTLING(allelitewrestling.com)

Dynamite this Wednesday has:
-Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. SoCal Uncensured(Scorpio Sky & Frankie Kazarian)
-Darby Allin vs. Ricky Starks
-Isiah Kassidy vs. Chris Jericho
-Orange Cassidy vs. "#10" Preston Vance

Full Gear is on Saturday 11/7.

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION(www.impactwrestling.com)

Impact next Tuesday has:
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs. Ace Austin & "Madman" Sawyer Fulton
-Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz vs. Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary Rush

Victory Road is on Saturday 10/3:
-Eric Young vs. Eddie Edwards - Heavyweight Title
-Deonna Purrazzo vs. Susie Yung - Women's Title
-Rhino & Heath Miller vs. Reno Scum(Adam Thornstowe & Luster The Legend) - Unsanctioned Match
-Tommy Dreamer vs. Brian Myers
-Jordynne Grace vs. Tenille Dashwood

Bound For Glory is on Sunday 10/24:
-Eric Young vs. Rich Swann - Heavyweight Title
-Deonna Purrazzo vs. Kylie Rae - Women's Title
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs. The Good Brothers(Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) - Tag Team Titles

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

ROH TV this week has:
-Tracy Williams vs. Rust Taylor - Pure Wrestling Title Tournament
-P.J. Black vs. Tony Deppen - Pure Wrestling Title Tournament

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw1972.com)

The G1 Climax takes place from Saturday 9/19 to Sunday 10/18:
-Block A: Kota Ibushi, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Shingo Takagi, Yujiro Takahashi, Taichi Ishikari, Minoru Suzuki, Jeff Cobb, Will Ospreay, "Switchblade" Jay White
-Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano, Yoshi-Hashi, Seiya Sanada, Tetsuya Naito, Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Zack Sabre Jr., Juice Robinson, KENTA Kobayashi

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING(www.gloryprowrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 10/10 in Indianapolis, IN:
-A.J. Gray vs. A.C.H.
-Hakim Zane vs. Kylie Rae - Midwest Territory Title
-Top Flight(Air Wolf & Angel Dorado) vs. Gaytanic Panic(Effy & Donovan Danhausen) vs. Dan "The Dad" Adams & Allie Kat - For The Vacant United Glory Tag Team Titles
-The North(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) vs. Alex Zayne & Blake Christian
-Steve Manders vs. Jake Something - Bullrope Match
-Mike Outlaw vs. Lee Moriarty

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.facebook.com/STLAnarchy/)

Next show is Friday 10/16 in Alton, IL.

DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)

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

SICW(www.sicw.org)

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

MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)

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

WLW(www.harleyrace.com)

Next show is Saturday 10/3 in Troy, MO:
-Brandon Espinosa vs. Stephan Newton

PRO WRESTLING EPIC(no website)

Next show is Saturday 10/17 in Granite City, IL.

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

Next show is Saturday 10/24 in Eldon, MO:
-Appearing:  Barry Horowitz

CCW(www.capewrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 9/26 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Jacksyn Crowley vs. Brandon Barbwire - Heavyweight Title
-Otis Crowley vs. Cash Borden - Last-Man-Standing Match
-Hollis Giroux vs. Aaron Roberts - Pure Openweight Title
-Dangerous & Delicious(Justin Smart & Donny Sixx) vs. Trending Bad() - Tag Team Titles
-Chris Slammer vs. "The Infinite" Ryan Gingell
-Appearing:  Marko Stunt, Women's Champion Melanie Cruise

PROVING GROUND PRO(www.facebook.com/PGPwrestling/)

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

JOURNEY PRO WRESTLING(journeyprokc.com)

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

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AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Thursday 10/1 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Mance Warner vs. Jake Crist - Heavyweight Title
-The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) vs. Ace Austin & "Madman" Sawyer Fulton - Tag Team Titles
-Christi Jaynes vs. Hyan
-Skye Blue vs. Elayna Black

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

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

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.

Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling: http://www.saintlouiswrestling.com/

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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

NJPW G1 Climax Day 6

-NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Yoshi-Hashi d. Seiya Sanada with the Karma(pumphandle Michinoku Driver).

-KENTA Kobayashi d. IWGP Tag Team Champion Zack Sabre Jr. after the Go 2 Sleep.

-Hiroshi Tanahashi d. Juice Robinson via rollup.

-Toru Yano d. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe with a small package.

-IWGP Heavyweight/Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Hirooki Goto (non-title) after the Destino(sitout Asai DDT).

B Block:

-Naito/Yano: 6

-KENTA/Juice: 4

-Sabre/Tanahashi/Goto/Evil/Hashi: 2

-Sanada: 0

Monday, September 28, 2020

WWE Raw

 -Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Samoa Joe.
-"The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai d. Zelina Vega with the Asuka Lock(crossface chicken wing) to retain the Raw Women's Title (5:27 aired).
-"Limitless" Keith Lee d. Andrade "Cien" Almas after the Spirit Bomb(elevated sitout powerbomb) (2:53).
-Backstage:  Akira Tozawa rolled up "R-Truth" Ron Killings to win the 24/7 Title...then one of the ninjas(Drew Gulak in disguise) rolled up Tozawa to win the 24/7 Title...then R-Truth hit Gulak with a briefcase and pinned him to regain the 24/7 Title.
-Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke d. Natalya Neidhart & Lana Perry when Mandy pinned Lana after a pump knee (3:08).
-Kevin Owens d. Aleister Black by DQ when Black struck the referee(seemingly by accident) (9:47 aired).
-"R-Truth" Ron Killings won a triple threat match with Akira Tozawa(w/ ninjas) and Drew Gulak, pinning Gulak after hitting him with a fireman's-carry slam onto Tozawa (4:13).
-Buddy Murphy d. Dominick Misterio via rollup with a handful of tights when Aalyah Misterio stopped him from using a kendo stick (7:16).
-Apollo Crews, Ricochet, & Mustafa Ali d. The Hurt Business(U.S. Champion "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley, Montel Vontavious Porter, & Shelton Benjamin) when Ali pinned M.V.P. after the 450 Splash (joined in progress; 5:23 aired plus brawling before the bell).
-Drew McIntyre d. "The Glorious" Robert Roode(w/ Dolph Ziggler) with the Claymore(flying boot) to retain the WWE Title (9:42 aired).

Sunday, September 27, 2020

WWE Clash Of Champions

-Nikki Cross and Women's Tag Team Champions "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax were announced as "not medicallly cleared to compete".
-Shinsuke Nakamura & Antonio Cesaro d. The Lucha House Party(Kalisto & Lince Dorado)(w/ Gran Metalik) to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Titles; Nakamura pinned Kalisto after he and Cesaro hit a Giant Swing/Kinshasa(flying knee strike) combo.
-Sami Zayn won a three-way ladder match with Jeff Hardy(C) and "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles to win the Intercontinental Title when he retrieved both title belts from above the ring.
-Backstage, Drew Gulak rolled up "R-Truth" Ron Killings to win the 24/7 Title.
-"The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai d. Zelina Vega with the Asuka Lock(crossface chicken wing) to retain the Raw Women's Title.
-"The Almighty" Bobby Lashley(w/ Montel Vontavious Porter & Shelton Benjamin) d. Apollo Crew(w/ Ricochet) with the full nelson to retain the U.S. Title.
-The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) d. Andrade "Cien" Almas & Angel Garza to retain the Raw Tag Team Titles when Dawkins pinned Andrade after the spinebuster.
-Backstage, "R-Truth" Ron Killings hit Drew Gulak with a metal pan and pinned him to regain the 24/7 Title.
-Raw Women's Champion "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai d. Smackdown Women's Champion Bayley Rose by DQ when Bayley hit Asuka with a chair (only Bayley's title was on the line).  "The Boss" Sasha Banks attacked Bayley afterwards.
-Drew McIntyre d. Randy Orton in an ambulance match to retain the WWE Title, shutting Orton in the ambulance after delivering his own head punt.  Several previous victims of Orton's head punt (The Big Show, Christian Cage, and Shawn Michaels) got in their shots during the bout and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair drove the ambulance out of the arena.
-Roman Reigns(w/ Paul Heyman) d. Jey Uso via referee stoppage to retain the Universal Title when Jimmy Uso threw in the towel for his brother.

Show results

Saturday CCW results from Cape Girardeau, MO:

-Zay Washington won an eight-way match with Walker Hayes, Leo D'Auria, Aaron Clay, Dalton Anthony, A.T.M., Chris Hendrix, and Calvin Aldridge.
-Dangerous & Delicious(Justin Smart & Donny Sixx) d. Trending Bad(Trent Daniels & J.J. Walker) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Chris Slammer d. "The Infinite" Ryan Gingell.
-The Mega Brothers(Chris Slammer & Dalton Anthony) & Zay Washington d. "The Infinite" Ryan Gingell, A.T.M., & Chris Hendrix.
-Hollis Giroux d. Aaron Roberts to retain the Pure Openweight Title.
-Cash Borden d. Otis Crowley in a Last Man Standing Match.
-Jacksyn Crowley d. Brandon Barbwire to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Saturday ACW results from St. Clair, MO:

-Damian Blade d. Keith Smith Jr. by blocking a sunset flip and holding the ropes.
-The Big Texan d. Khayman with the chokeslam.
-Rick Ruby d. Reid Reign after a legdrop off the ropes.
-Mz. Hyde vs. Gator Smith ended in a no-contest when Rick Ruby attacked Hyde.
-Scar & Brujo Shaman d. The Lumberjacks(Abe & Gabe) by DQ; The Lumberjacks initially won via double suplex on Shaman after the referee was bumped and a second ref counted the pin, but the original official recovered and overturned the decision due to the (accidental) striking of a ref.
-Brian James d. Rick Ruby with a cross-bodyblock off the top rope to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Saturday Zero-One USA results from Noble, IL:

-Devante & Chris O'Brien d. Kyle Pipher & Dexter Roswell.
-Frank Wyatt d. Slade Porter.
-Tanner Keeler d. Anakin Murphy.
-Blake Steel d. Austin Connelly.
-Gary Jay d. BSTRD Cassidy.
-Oliver Cain d. Sabin Gauge.
-Mike Outlaw won a triple threat match with Victor Analog and Camaro Jackson.
-Joey O'Riley d. Rahne Victoria.

Saturday IWA Productions results from Mt. Vernon, IL:

-Shrapnel d. Ryzer.
-Drake Lee d. Jose Magnifico by DQ.
-The Family(Ivan Manson & Brawn The Lumberjack) won a triple threat match with The Monster Hunters(Bo Sawyer & Blain Black) and Warhoss(Crosshairs Kelly & Pat The Bruiser).
-Espiritu Maya d. Venom.
-B-Rad d. T.J. Kelis by DQ.
-Savage d. C.J. Shine.
-Pretty Boy Floyd d. Saturn Pride.
-Ricky Cruz d. Roger Matheus.Saturday CCW results from Cape Girardeau, MO:

-Zay Washington won a seven-way match with Walker Hayes, Leo D'Auria, Aaron Clay, Dalton Anthony, A.T.M., Chris Hendrix, and Calvin Aldridge.
-Dangerous & Delicious(Justin Smart & Donny Sixx) d. Trending Bad(Trent Daniels & J.J. Walker) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Chris Slammer d. "The Infinite" Ryan Gingell.
-The Mega Brothers(Chris Slammer & Dalton Anthony) & Zay Washington d. "The Infinite" Ryan Gingell, A.T.M., & Chris Hendrix.
-Hollis Giroux d. Aaron Roberts to retain the Pure Openweight Title.
-Cash Borden d. Otis Crowley in a Last Man Standing Match.
-Jacksyn Crowley d. Brandon Barbwire to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Saturday ACW results from St. Clair, MO:

-Damian Blade d. Keith Smith Jr. by blocking a sunset flip and holding the ropes.
-The Big Texan d. Khayman with the chokeslam.
-Rick Ruby d. Reid Reign after a legdrop off the ropes.
-Mz. Hyde vs. Gator Smith ended in a no-contest when Rick Ruby attacked Hyde.
-Scar & Brujo Shaman d. The Lumberjacks(Abe & Gabe) by DQ; The Lumberjacks initially won via double suplex on Shaman after the referee was bumped and a second ref counted the pin, but the original official recovered and overturned the decision due to the (accidental) striking of a ref.
-Brian James d. Rick Ruby with a cross-bodyblock off the top rope to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Saturday Zero-One USA results from Noble, IL:

-Devante & Chris O'Brien d. Kyle Pipher & Dexter Roswell.
-Frank Wyatt d. Slade Porter.
-Tanner Keeler d. Anakin Murphy.
-Blake Steel d. Austin Connelly.
-Gary Jay d. BSTRD Cassidy.
-Oliver Cain d. Sabin Gauge.
-Mike Outlaw won a triple threat match with Victor Analog and Camaro Jackson.
-Joey O'Riley d. Rahne Victoria.

Saturday IWA Productions results from Mt. Vernon, IL:

-Shrapnel d. Ryzer.
-Drake Lee d. Jose Magnifico by DQ.
-The Family(Ivan Manson & Brawn The Lumberjack) won a triple threat match with The Monster Hunters(Bo Sawyer & Blain Black) and Warhoss(Crosshairs Kelly & Pat The Bruiser).
-Espiritu Maya d. Venom.
-B-Rad d. T.J. Kelis by DQ.
-Savage d. C.J. Shine.
-Pretty Boy Floyd d. Saturn Pride.
-Ricky Cruz d. Roger Matheus.

NJPW G1 Climax Day 5

-IWGP Tag Team Champion Taichi Ishikari d. Yujiro Takahashi via Gedo Clutch.
-NEVER Openweight Champion Minoru Suzuki d. Jeff Cobb(non-title) after the Gotch-style piledriver.
-Kota Ibushi d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Tomohiro Ishii with the Kamigoye(trapped-arm knee strike).
-Shingo Takagi d. Will Ospreay after the Last Of The Dragon(wrist-clutch fisherman Michinoku Driver).
-"Switchblade" Jay White d. Kazuchika Okada with the Blade Runner(swinging Flatliner).

A Block:
-Taichi/White: 6
-Ibushi/Ospreay/Suzuki: 4
-Cobb/Okada/Shingo: 2
-Ishii/Takahashi: 0

Saturday, September 26, 2020

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni, Quinn McKay, & Caprice Coleman.
-Pure Wrestling Title Tournament:  "The Savageweight" Fred Yehi d. "The Last Real Man" Silas Young via small package (10:30 aired; 13:00 official).
-Pure Wrestling Title Tournament:  Josh "The Goods" Woods d. Kenny King by judges' decision after the match went to the time limit (13:19 aired; 15:00 official).
-Next week in the tournament:  "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams vs. Rust Taylor and "The Darewolf" P.J. Black vs. Tony Deppen.

NJPW Strong

 -Lion's Break Crown Tournament Quarterfinal:  Logan Riegel d. Dylan Kyle Cox via rollup.
-Lion's Break Crown Tournament Quarterfinal:  Clark Connors d. Jordan Clearwater with the Boston Crab.
-Lion's Break Crown Tournament Quarterfinal:  Danny Limelight d. Barrett Brown with the Symbiote DDT(double-springboard flying DDT).
-Lion's Break Crown Tournament Quarterfinal:  Blake Christian d Adrian Quest with the Elia(top-rope corkscrew splash).
-Next week:  Jeff Cobb/David Finlay/Rocky Romero/Misterioso vs. "Switchblade" Jay White/KENTA Kobayashi/Chase Owens/Hikuleo, T.J. Perkins/Karl Fredericks vs. Brody King/Flip Gordon, and the tournament semifinals (Connors vs. Riegel and Christian vs. Limelight).

Friday, September 25, 2020

Friday Rasslin

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Corey Graves.
-Sami Zayn won a non-title triple threat match with "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles and Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy; Styles hit the springboard forearm on Hardy but Zayn stole the pinfall on Hardy (9:10 aired).
-Smackdown Tag Team Champion Shinsuke Nakamura(w/ Antonio Cesaro) d. Gran Metalik(w/ Kalisto & Lince Dorado) with the Kinshasa(flying knee strike) (4:21).
-King Baron Corbin d. "The Original Bro" Matt Riddle after the End Of Days(mid-air Flatliner) (8:16 aired).
-"The Sassy Southern Belle" Lacey Evans d. "The Goddess" Alexa Bliss by DQ when Alexa snapped and repeatedly slammed Lacey's head into the mat without breaking at the referee's five-count (7:38 aired).

WWE 205 Live

-Commentators:  Byron Saxton & Nigel McGuinness.
-Mansoor El-Shehail d. Ashante "Thee" Adonis after the electric chair Death Valley Driver (7:57).
-Isaiah "Swerve" Scott d. Ariya Daivari with the House Call(jumping reverse kick to the back of the head) (10:43).

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & Byron Saxton.
-"The E.S.T." Bianca Belair d. Liv Morgan(w/ Ruby Riot) after the Kiss Of Death(torture-rack sitout faceplant) (5:32).
-Ricochet d. Mustafa Ali  via jackknife cradle (6:37 aired).

Thursday, September 24, 2020

WWE NXT UK

-Commentators:  Andy Shepherd & Nigel McGuinness.
-United Kingdom Champion "The Ring General" WALTER Hahn d. "The Divine Beast" Saxon Huxley(non-title) with the powerbomb (6:10).
-Pretty Deadly(Sam Stoker & Lewis Howley) d. The Hunt("Wild Boar" Mike Hitchman & "Primate" Jay Melrose) when Stoker rolled up Boar (8:02).  Eddie Dennis met up with Stoker & Howley after the match.
-Kay Lee Ray d. Piper Niven to retain the United Kingdom Women's Title after avoiding a corner cannonball by Niven, causing her to hit an exposed bottom turnbuckle (14:24).
-Quarterfinal matches for the Heritage Title Tournament:  "Bomber" Dave Mastiff vs. Joseph Conners, Trent Seven vs. ?(to be determined on next week's show), A-Kid vs. "The Modfather" Flash Morgan Webster, and "The Scottish Supernova" Noam Dar vs. Alexander Wolfe.

NJPW G1 Climax Day 4

 -NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Hirooki Goto d. Seiya Sanada with the G.T.R.(Eye Of The Hurricane onto the knee).
-Toru Yano d. Hiroshi Tanahashi via mule kick and rollup..

-Juice Robinson d. KENTA Kobayashi after the Pulp Friction(Unprettier).

-Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe d. Yoshi-Hashi with the Everything Is Evil(STO).

-IWGP Heavyweight/Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito d. IWGP Tag Team Champion Zack Sabre Jr.(non-title) after the Destino(sitout Asai DDT).


B Block:

-Naito/Juice/Yano:. 4

-Sabre/KENTA/Goto/Evil:. 2

-Tanahashi/Sanada/Hashi:. 0

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

NXT + AEW

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix.
-Candice LeRae won a battle royal.  Eliminations:  Tegan Nox by injury forfeiture(Candice attacked her backstage), Gia Roman by "The Nightmare" Rhea Ripley, Raeven Marie by Raquel Gonzalez, Dream Girl Ellie by Ripley, Marina Shafir by Ripley, Avery Taylor by Raquel, Brandi Lauren by Raquel, Rita Reis by Raquel, Emily Andzulis by Rhea, Catalina Garcia by Raquel, Aliyah Areebi(w/ Robert Stone) by Ripley, Xia Li by Kayden Carter, Kayden by Raquel, Rhea & Raquel eliminated each other, Indi Hartwell by Kacy Catanzaro, Kacy by Dakota Kai, Kai by "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart, and Shotzi by Candice (15:10).
-Tommaso Ciampa d. Jake Atlas after the Fairy Tale Ending(double-underhook sitout faceplant) (4:49).
-"The Guv'nor" Danny Burch & Roderick Strong d. Fabian Aichner & Raul Mendoza; Burch pinned Mendoza after the Tower Of London(draping Diamond Cutter) (6:16 aired).
-NXT North American Title "The Archer Of Infamy" Damian Priest d. "All Day" Austin Theory(non-title) with the Reckoning(inverted swinging neckbreaker) (7:34 aired).  Johnny Gargano superkicked Priest after the match.
-Ridge Holland d. Antonio De Luca after the Northern Grit(Northern Lights Bomb) (1:33).
-Kyle O'Reilly won a Gauntlet Eliminator Match.  Order of entry:  "The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida & O'Reilly, "The Colossal" Bronson Reed, Timothy Thatcher, and Cameron Grimes.  Eliminations:  Reed pinned Kushida with the Tsunami(top-rope splash) after "The Velveteen Dream" Patrick Clark interfered against Kushida (7:48).  O'Reilly pinned Reed after a top-rope kneedrop to the back (18:06 aired).  O'Reilly pinned Thatcher via rollup (21:42 aired).  O'Reilly made Grimes tap out to a kneebar (23:18 aired).
-Next week:  NXT North American Champion Damian Priest & NXT Women's Champion "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai vs. Johnny Gargano & Candice LeRae, plus Shotzi Blackheart vs. Dakota Kai.

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-"Superbad" Kip Sabian & "The Best Man" Miroslav Barnyashev(w/ "The Bad Girl" Penelope Ford) d. "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela & "The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss when Miro made Kiss tap out to the camel clutch (10:40).
-"Hangman" Adam Page d. Evil Uno(w/ "#4" John Silver, "#5" Alan Angels, "#10" Preston Vance, Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana, & "#99" Anna Jay) with the Buckshot(slingshot somersault lariat) (10:19); "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega did commentary.
-"The Exalted One" Brodie Lee(w/ Evil Uno, "#4" John Silver, "#5" Alan Angels, "#10" Preston Vance, & "#99" Anna Jay) d. "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy with the discus lariat to retain the TNT Title (11:36).  "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes returned to attack Lee and the Dark Order afterwards.
-Women's Champion Hikaru Shida & Thunder Rose d. "La Sicaria" Ivelisse Velez & Diamante Zuniga when Shida pinned Diamante after the basement flying knee strike (8:33).
-Jon Moxley d. "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston via grounded chinlock submission to retain the Heavyweight Title (10:52).  The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix) attacked Moxley afterwards, which brought in "Willpower" Will Hobbs, then Darby Allin, then "Absolute" Ricky Starks.
-Next week:  Tag Team Champions Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs SoCal Uncensured(Scorpio Sky & "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian) in a non-title match, Darby Allin vs. Ricky Starks, and Isiah Kassidy vs. "The Demo God" Chris Jericho.

NJPW G1 Climax Day 3

-Jeff Cobb d. Shingo Takagi with the Tour Of The Islands(rewind powerslam).
-Kazuchika Okada d. Yujiro Takahashi via cobra clutch.
-IWGP Tag Team Champion Taichi Ishikari d. NEVRR Openweight Champion Minoru Suzuki(non-title) after the Black Mephisto(Air Raid Crash).
-Will Ospreay d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Tomohiro Ishii with the Storm Breaker(double-underhook over-the-shoulder somersault neckbreaker).
-"Switchblade" Jay White d. Kota Ibushi after the Blade Runner(swinging Flatliner).

A Block:
-White/Ospreay/Taichi: 4
-Ibushi/Suzuki/Cobb/Okada: 2
-Shingo/Ishii/Takahashi: 0

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

AEW Dark

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Veda Scott, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz, & "Absolute" Ricky Starks (after the conclusion of his match).
-The Dark Order(Evil Uno & Stu Grayson)(w/ "#3" Alex Reynolds, "#4" John Silver, "#5" Alan Angels, "#10" Preston Vance, & "#99" Anna Jay) d. Fuego Del Sol & Rembrandt Lewis; Uno pinned Fuego after a deadlift elevated Flatliner (4:13).
-"Absolute" Ricky Starks d. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels via spear (6:45).
-"The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter(w/ "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston) d. Puf & Calvin Stewart; Butcher pinned Stewart after he and Blade hit the Full Death(suplex/backcracker combo) (4:21).
-"Willpower" Will Hobbs d. Serpentico(w/ "The Original Deathdealer" Dr. Luther) after a spinebuster (4:40).
-The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix)(w/ "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston) d. Maxx Stardom & "Prime Time" Dontae Smiley; Penta pinned Stardom after he and Fenix hit the double-team elevated package piledriver (5:17).
-The Dark Order("#5" Alan Angels & "#10" Preston Vance)(w/ Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, "#3" Alex Reynolds, "#4" John Silver, & "#99" Anna Jay) d. Rob Ryzin & Xander Gold; #10 pinned Gold after he and Angels hit an over-the-shoulder powerslam/top-rope double-stomp combo (5:53).
-"The Bad Boy" Joey Janela & "The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss d. Kevin Blackwood & Daniel Garcia; Kiss pinned Garcia after the Kiss Is It(top-rope splits legdrop) (7:19).
-The Gunn Club(Billy & Austin Gunn)(w/ Colton Gunn) d. M'Badu & Big Daddy Cruz when Billy pinned Cruz after the Fameasser (4:10).
-Serena Deeb d. KiLynn King with the Serenity Lock(trapped-arm half-crab) (4:43).
-Ben Carter d. "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson after the Frozen In Time(frog splash) (9:47).
-"The Mad King" Eddie Kingston d. "Bulletproof" Brian Pillman Jr. via spinning backfist (9:05).

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & "The Queen Bee" Madison Rayne.
-"The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel won a triple threat match with "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey and T.J. Perkins when he pinned T.J.P. after the top-rope double-kneedrive on a seated T.J.P. (7:12).
-Rohit Raju d. "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel via O'Connor Roll with a handful of tights to retain the X-Division Title (0:09).
-Susie Yung(w/ "Smiley" Kylie Rae) d. "The Crown Jewel" Kimber Lee(w/ Women's Champion "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo) with the Panic Switch(fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver) (8:17 aired).
-A scheduled match featuring Cody Deaner(w/ Cousin Jake Deaner) never officially started as Heavyweight Champion Eric Young attacked the Deaners.  Young beat down Cody & Jake and manhandled Impact official Scott D'Amore before Eddie Edwards made the save.
-Rob Van Dam(w/ Katie Forbes) d. "The Draw" Sami Callihan via bodyscissors cradle (6:00 aired plus several minutes of brawling before the bell).
-Tenille Dashwood(w/ Kaleb Konley) d. Jordynne Grace after the Spotlight Kick(low flying boot) (9:06).

AEW Late Night Dynamite

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, & "The Demo God" Chris Jericho.
-Scorpio Sky d. Ben Carter with the TKO (12:02 aired).
-"#99" Anna Jay(w/ Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, "#3" Alex Reynolds, "#4" John Silver, "#5" Alan Angels, & "#10" Preston Vance) d. Brandi Rhodes with the Queenslayer(sleeper with bodyscissors) (6:06).
-"The Chairman" Shawn Spears(w/ Tully Blanchard) d. "Rebourne" Matt Sydal after punching him with the loaded black glove, then finishing with the C4(Death Valley Driver) (9:44 aired).  After the match, Scorpio Sky ran off Spears to prevent a post-match assault.

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT(www.wwe.com)

NXT on Wednesday has:
-Gauntlet Eliminator Match
-Women's Battle Royal
-Jake Atlas vs. Tommaso Ciampa

NXT UK on Thursday has:
-Kay Lee Ray vs. Piper Niven - United Kingdom Women's Title
-WALTER Hahn vs. Saxon Huxley

Clash Of The Champions is on Sunday 9/27:
-Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton - WWE Title Ambulance Match
-Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso - Universal Title
-Asuka Urai vs. Zelina Vega - Raw Women's TItle
-Bayley Rose vs. Nikki Cross - Smackdown Women's Title
-Jeff Hardy vs. A.J. Styles vs. Sami Zayn - Intercontinental Title Ladder Match
-Bobby Lashley vs. Apollo Crews - U.S. Title
=The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. Andrade Almas & Angel Garza - Raw Tag Team TItles
-Shinsuke Nakamura & Antonio Cesaro vs. The Lucha House Party(two of Kalisto, Gran Metalik, & Lince Dorago) - Smackdown Tag Team Titles
-Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax vs. The Riot Squad(Ruby Riot & Liv Morgan) - Women's Tag Team Titles

Takeover is on Sunday 10/4.

ALL ELITE WRESTLING(allelitewrestling.com)

Dynamite this Wednesday has:
-Jon Moxley, Darby Allin, & Will Hobbs vs. Lance Archer, Brian Cage, & Ricky Starks
-Brodie Lee vs. Orange Cassidy - TNT Title
-Hikaru Shida & Thunder Rosa vs. Ivelisse Velez & Diamante Zuniga

Full Gear is on Saturday 11/7.

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION(www.impactwrestling.com)

Impact next Tuesday has:
-The North(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) vs. Ace Austin & "Madman" Sawyer Fulton
-The Rascalz(Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) vs. The Good Brothers(Karl Anderson & Doc & Doc Gallows)
-Jessicka Havok & Nevaeh vs. Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary Rush
-Fallah Bahh vs. Johnny Swinger

Bound For Glory is on Sunday 10/24:
-Eric Young vs. Rich Swann - Heavyweight Title
-Deonna Purrazzo vs. Kylie Rae - Women's Title

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

ROH TV this week has:
-Fred Yehi vs. Silas Young - Pure Wrestling Title Tournament
-Josh Woods vs. Kenny King - Pure Wrestling Title Tournament

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw1972.com)

The G1 Climax takes place from Saturday 9/19 to Sunday 10/18:
-Block A: Kota Ibushi, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Shingo Takagi, Yujiro Takahashi, Taichi Ishikari, Minoru Suzuki, Jeff Cobb, Will Ospreay, "Switchblade" Jay White
-Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano, Yoshi-Hashi, Seiya Sanada, Tetsuya Naito, Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Zack Sabre Jr., Juice Robinson, KENTA Kobayashi

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING(www.gloryprowrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 10/10 in Indianapolis, IN:
-A.J. Gray vs. A.C.H.
-Hakim Zane vs. Kylie Rae - Midwest Territory Title
-Top Flight(Air Wolf & Angel Dorado) vs. Gaytanic Panic(Effy & Donovan Danhausen) vs. Dan "The Dad" Adams & Allie Kat - For The Vacant United Glory Tag Team Titles
-The North(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) vs. Alex Zayne & Blake Christian
-Steve Manders vs. Jake Something - Bullrope Match
-Mike Outlaw vs. Lee Moriarty

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.facebook.com/STLAnarchy/)

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

DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)

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

SICW(www.sicw.org)

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

MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)

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

WLW(www.harleyrace.com)

Next show is Saturday 10/3 in Troy, MO:
-Brandon Espinosa vs. Stephan Newton

PRO WRESTLING EPIC(no website)

Next show is Saturday 10/17 in Granite City, IL.

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

Next show is Saturday 10/24 in Eldon, MO:
-Appearing:  Barry Horowitz

CCW(www.capewrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 9/26 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Jacksyn Crowley vs. Brandon Barbwire - Heavyweight Title
-Otis Crowley vs. Cash Borden - Last-Man-Standing Match
-Hollis Giroux vs. Aaron Roberts - Pure Openweight Title
-Dangerous & Delicious(Justin Smart & Donny Sixx) vs. Trending Bad() - Tag Team Titles
-Chris Slammer vs. "The Infinite" Ryan Gingell
-Appearing:  Marko Stunt, Women's Champion Melanie Cruise

PROVING GROUND PRO(www.facebook.com/PGPwrestling/)

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

JOURNEY PRO WRESTLING(journeyprokc.com)

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

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AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

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

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

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

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.

Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
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Monday, September 21, 2020

WWE Raw

 -Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Jerry "The King" Lawler.
-Members of Retribution started the show; the core five members of the group seemed to consist of Dominik Dijakovic, Dio Maddin, Shane Thorne, "The Blasian Baddie" Mia Yim, & "The Latina Sensation" Mercedes Martinez.
-Andrade "Cien" Almas & Angel Garza won a triple threat match with Dominick Misterio & Humberto Carrillo and "The Monday Night Messiah" Seth Rollins & Buddy Murphy; Garza pinned Murphy after the Wing Clipper(double-underhook guillotine drop) (5:26).  Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) did commentary.
-WWE Champion Drew McIntyre d. "Limitless" Keith Lee by DQ(non-title) when Randy Orton attacked Drew (8:13 aired).
-Zelina Vega d. Mickie James after a backcracker (4:14).
-Apollo Crews(w/ Ricochet) d. Cedric Alexander(w/ Montel Vontavious Porter) via Oklahoma roll (4:22 aired).  U.S. Champion "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin joined The Hurt Business in attacking Crews & Ricochet afterwards.
-Women's Tag Team Champions "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax d. Natalya Neidhart & Lana Perry(non-title) when Shayna made Lana tap out to the Kirifuda Clutch(sleeper with bodyscissors) (1:03); The Riot Squad(Ruby Riot & Liv Morgan) did commentary.
-Raw Women's Champion "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai d. Peyton Royce(w/ Billie Kay) by DQ(non-title) when Zelina Vega attacked Asuka (2:24).
-The Hurt Business(U.S. Champion "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, & Cedric Alexander)(w/ Montel Vontavious Porter) d. Retribution("T-Bar" Dominick Dijakovic, Dio "Mace" Maddin, & "Slapjack" Shane Thorne) by DQ after Dijakovic took a cheapshot at Lashley to break up the full nelson on Thorne (6:15).  WWE Champion Drew McIntyre led the Raw roster out to fight off the full Retribution gang, but Randy Orton took out Drew with an RKO to close the show.

Sunday, September 20, 2020

NJPW G1 Climax Day 2

-Juice Robinson d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Yoshi-Hashi after the Pulp Friction.
-Toru Yano d. Seiya Sanada by countout after duct-taping Sanada to a Young Lion outside the ring and beating the twenty-count.
-KENTA Kobayashi d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Hirooki Goto via Game Over(Crippler Crossface).
-IWGP Tag Team Champion Zack Sabre Jr. d. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe with the bridging O'Connor Roll.
-IWGP Heavyweight/Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito d. Hiroshi Tanahashi(non-title) after the Destino(sitout Asai DDT).

B Block:
-Naito/Sabre/KENTA/Yano/Juice:  2
-Tanahashi/Evil/Goto/Sanada/Hashi:  0

Saturday, September 19, 2020

ROH TV

 -Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni, Quinn McKay, & Caprice Coleman.
-Pure Wrestling Title Tournament:  David Finlay d. "Azucar" Rocky Romero after a brainbuster onto the knee (10:55 aired, 13:02 official).
-Pure Wrestling Title Tournament:  "Rebourne" Matt Sydal d. Delirious with the cobra stretch (9:02 aired, 9:57 official).
-Next week in the tournament:  "The Savageweight" Fred Yehi vs. "The Last Real Man" Silas Young and Josh "The Goods" Woods vs. Kenny King.

NJPW G1 Climax Day 1 + New Japan Strong

 G1 Climax Day 1

-Will Ospreay d. Yujiro Takahashi after the Storm Breaker(double-underhook over-the-shoulder somersault neckbreaker).
-IWGP Tag Team Champion Taichi Ishikari d. Jeff Cobb with the Black Mephisto(Air Raid Crash).
-NEVER Openweight Champion Minoru Suzuki d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Tomohiro Ishii(non-title) after the Gotch-style piledriver).
-"Switchblade" Jay White d. Shingo Takagi with the Blade Runner(swinging Flatliner).
-Kota Ibushi d. Kazuchika Okada after the Kamigoye(trapped-arm knee strike).

A Block
-Ibushi/White/Suzuki/Taichi/Ospreay:  2
-Okada/Shingo/Ishii/Cobb/Takahashi:  0

New Japan Strong

-Clark Connors, Logan Riegel, Danny Limelight, & Adrian Quest d. Blake Christian, Barrett Brown, Dylan Kyle Cox, & Jordan Clearwater when Riegel pinned Clearwater after an elevated DDT.
-P.J. Black & Rocky Romero d. Fred Rosser & Misterioso when Black pinned Misterioso after the Placebo Effect(springboard 450 Splash).
-The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) d. A.C.H. & Alex Zayne when Loa pinned Zayne after the sitout Tombstone.
-Brackets for the upcoming Lion's Break Crown Tournament (first-round matches to happen on next week's show):

Logan Riegel vs. Dylan Kyle Cox
Clark Connors vs. Jordan Clearwater

Danny Limelight vs. Barrett Brown
Adrian Quest vs. Blake Christian

Friday, September 18, 2020

Friday Rasslin

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Corey Graves.
-Smackdown Tag Team Champion Antonio Cesaro(w/ Shinsuke Nakamura) d. Gran Metalik(w/ Kalisto & Lince Dorado) after the Neutralizer(cradle face-first piledriver) (4:44 aired).
-Nikki Cross d. "The Sassy Southern Belle" Lacey Evans with the draping neckbreaker (7:14); "The Goddess" Alexa Bliss did commentary.
-"The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles d. Sami Zayn via rollup with a handful of tights (after Zayn had attempted to win with a pull of the tights himself) (6:48 aired).  Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy fought with both men afterwards.
-Universal Champion Roman Reigns & Jey Uso(w/ Paul Heyman) d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy & King Baron Corbin in a street fight when Uso pinned Corbin after the top-rope splash (6:22).

WWE 205 Live

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Nigel McGuinness.
-Ariya Daivari d. Eli Night with the hammerlock lariat (1:31).
-Ariya Daivari d. Bobby Flaco after the hammerlock lariat (2:00).
-Ariya Daivari d. Jason Cade with the hammerlock lariat (2:01).
-"The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese(w/ Ariya Daivari) d. "The Guv'nor" Danny Burch after a knee trembler with Burch hung up in the ropes (14:07).

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Byron Saxton.
-"The E.S.T." Bianca Belair d. Billie Kay with the Kiss Of Death(torture-rack sitout faceplant) (5:43).
-Mustafa Ali d. Humberto Carrillo via Koji Clutch (7:32 aired).

Announced for AEW Dark next Tuesday:
-Brian Pillman Jr. vs. Eddie Kingston
-Christopher Daniels vs. Ricky Starks
-"The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter vs. Puf & Calvin Stewart
-Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss vs. Kevin Blackwood & Daniel Garcia
-Serena Deeb vs. KiLynn King
-The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix) vs. Maxx Stardom & Dontae Smiley
-The Gunn Club(Billy & Austin) vs. Jon Cruz & M'Badu
-The Dark Order(Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) vs. Fuego Del Sol & Rembrandt Lewis
-Will Hobbs vs. Serpentico
-Ben Carter vs. Lee Johnson
-The Dark Order("#5" Alan Angels & "#10" Preston Vance) vs. Rob Ryzin & Xander Gold

Thursday, September 17, 2020

WWE NXT UK

-Commentators:  Andy Shepherd & Nigel McGuinness.
-United Kingdom Tag Team Champions Gallus("The Last King Of Scotland" Wolfgang Young & Mark Coffey) d. "The Lucky Yin" Kenny Williams & Amir Jordan(non-title); Wolfgang pinned Jordan after he and Coffey hit the enzuigiri/running powerslam combo (10:53).  Afterwards, the ring was surrounded by several of the contending teams for Gallus' title:  South Wales Subculture(Mark Andrews & "The Modfather" Flash Morgan Webster), The Hunt("Wild Boar" Mike Hitchman & "Primate" Jay Melrose), Pretty Deadly(Sam Stoker & Lewis Howley), and Ashton Smith & Oliver Carter.  Imperium(Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel) were shown watching a monitor back in the United States.
-Aoife Valkyrie d. "The White Witch" Isla Dawn after the top-rope axe kick (5:45).
-Ilja Dragunov d. "The Scottish Supernova" Noam Dar with the Torpedo Moskau(flying headbutt) despite a distraction by Alexander Wolfe of Imperium (11:49).  After the match, United Kingdom Champion "The Ring General" WALTER Hahn stared down Dragunov from afar.
-Next week:  Kay Lee Ray vs. Piper Niven for the United Kingdom Women's Title, WALTER vs. "The Divine Beast" Saxon Huxley, and the brackets for the Heritage Cup Title Tournament will be determine via random draw with "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne.

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

NXT + AEW

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett, & "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix.
-NXT Women's Champion "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai d. "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart(non-title) with the moonsault (14:22).
-Tommaso Ciampa d. Desmond Troy(formerly Denzel Dejournette) after the Willow's Bell(draping DDT) (1:54).  Ciampa went for a chair to do post-match damage, but Jake Atlas interrupted him by challenging him to a match on next week's show.
-"The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida d. "All Day" Austin Theory with the Hoverboard Lock(kimura) (3:21).
-Breezango(Tyler Breeze & Johnny Fandango) d. Imperium(Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel) to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles; Imperium attempted the European Bomb(powerbomb/second-rope European uppercut combo) on Breeze but Breeze countered with a rana on Aichner into a pin (11:03 aired).
-Kacy Catanzaro & Kayden Carter d. Xia Li & Jessi Kamea when Kacy pinned Xia with a jackknife cradle (3:56).
-Killian Dain & Drake Maverick d. Roderick Strong & "The Infamous" Bobby Fish by DQ when Fish hit Dain with a chair (6:08 aired).
-"The Archer Of Infamy" Damian Priest d. Timothy Thatcher after the Reckoning(inverted swinging neckbreaker) to retain the NXT North American Title (12:50).
-Next week:  Battle royal for the next shot at Io Shirai's NXT Women's Title, plus Atlas vs. Ciampa and a "Gauntlet Eliminator" to determine the next challenger to NXT Champion Finn Bálor.

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-Tag Team Champions Fear The Relevation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)(w/ Tully Blanchard) d. The Jurassic Express(Luchasaurus & "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry)(w/ "Mr. Fun Size" Marko Stunt)(non-title); Jungle Boy attempted a sunset flip near the ropes but Dax reversed it while holding onto Cash for illegal leverage for the pin (12:15).
-"Hangman" Adam Page d. "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian after the Buckshot(slingshot somersault lariat) (13:53); "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega did commentary.
-Maxwell Jacob Friedman(w/ "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow) d. "The Captain" Shawn Dean with the Salt Of The Earth(Fujiwara armbar) (0:07).
-"The Demo God" Chris Jericho & "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager d. Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) when Jericho pinned Kassidy after the Judas Effect(spinning elbowsmash) (13:03).
-Thunder Rosa d. "La Sicaria" Ivelisse Velez(w/ Diamante Zuniga) after a Tombstone to retain the NWA Women's Title (9:33).  Diamante attacked Rosa afterwards but Women's Champion Hikaru Shida made the save.
-The Best Friends(Trent Baretta & Chuck Taylor) d. Proud & Powerful(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik) in a parking lot brawl when Trent pinned Ortiz with a cradle behind-the-back piledriver through a plywood board in the back of a pickup truck (13:04).  "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy emerged from the trunk of a car to assist Trent & Chuck in the fight.  Trent's mom Sue picked up Trent, Chuck, & Orange in her new minivan to close the show.
-On Tuesday's Late Night Dynamite special:  "Rebourne" Matt Sydal vs. "The Chairman" Shawn Spears, Brandi Rhodes vs. "#99" Anna Jay, & Scorpio Sky vs Ben Carter.
-Next Wednesday on Dynamite:  Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley, Darby Allin, & "Willpower" Will Hobbs vs. "The Murderhawk" Lance Archer, "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage, & "Absolute" Ricky Starks; "The Exalted One" Brodie Lee vs. "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy for the TNT Title; and Hikaru Shida & Thunder Rosa vs. Ivelisse Velez & Diamante Zuniga.

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Weekend show results

 Saturday PWA results from Springfield, IL:

-Austin Connelly d. Tom Arson by DQ.
-All Eyes On Us(Micah Pope & Nelson Sixx) d. Anakin Murphy & Bryan Ealey.
-Raven Black d. Shawna Reed.
-Technicolor Wonderland(Victor Analog & Mad Hatta) d. Derek Moss & Spencer Powers to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-I.J. Sweet & Phage Pumpkinking d. Johnny Kincaid & Moondog Pongo.
-Robert Black d. Warren "Rosko" Johnson.
-Harley d. Harley Fairfax to retain the Women's Title.
-The Great Cardini d. Roy Lewis to retain the Regional Heavyweight Title.

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

AEW Dark

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Veda Scott, "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz, & "Absolute" Ricky Starks(starting with Brian Cage's match).
-Brandi Rhodes(w/ "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes) d. Red Velvet via sleeper with bodyscissors (4:21).  "#99" Anna Jay came out to watch the match from the entranceway.
-"The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter(w/ "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston) d. Daniel Garcia & Kevin Blackwood; Butcher pinned Garcia after he and Blade hit the Full Death(suplex/backcracker combo) (4:20).
-"The Bad Girl" Penelope Ford(w/ "Superbad" Kip Sabian) d. "The Real Mean Girl" Dani Jordyn with the fisherman suplex (4:34).
-"They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage d. "Megabyte" Ronnie Hartman after the Drill Claw(vertical suplex-into-sitout Tombstone) (3:08).
-Proud & Powerful(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik) d. "Bulletproof" Brian Pillman Jr. & "The Ivy League M.V.P." Griff Garrison; Ortiz pinned Pillman after Ortiz's sitout powerbomb followed by Santana's running boot to the face (6:09).
-"Willpower" Will Hobbs d. Jessy Sorensen with the Oklahoma Stampede(turnbuckle slam into running powerslam) (1:23).
-"La Sicaria" Ivelisse Velez & Diamante Zuniga d. Rache Chanel & Skyler Moore; Ivelisse pinned Moore after the low roundhouse kick (5:29).
-Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana(w/ Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, "#3" Alex Reynolds, "#4" John Silver, "#5" Alan Angels, "#10" Preston Vance, & "#99" Anna Jay) d. "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall(w/ Allie Dennis); Grayson delivered a pump knee behind the referee's back, leading to Cabana winning with the discus lariat (7:02).
-Brandon Cutler fought "The Librarian" Peter Avalon(w/ "The Librarian" Leva Bates) to a double countout when both fell to the floor after fighting over a superplex attempt (6:46).
-The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) d. Maxx Stardom & "Prime Time" Dontae Smiley; Trent pinned Smiley after the piledriver (5:37).
-The Dark Order(Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, "#3" Alex Reynolds, & "#4" John Silver)(w/ "#5" Alan Angels, "#10" Preston Vance, & "#99" Anna Jay) d. Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) & The Gunn Club(Billy & Austin Gunn); Grayson pinned Austin after he and Uno hit the Fatality(Gory Bomb/top-rope somersault Cutter combo) (10:55).

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & "The Queen Bee" Madison Rayne.
-"Smiley" Kylie Rae & Susie Yung d. Women's Champion "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo & "The Crown Jewel" Kimber Lee when Susie pinned Kimber after the Panic Switch(fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver) (8:16).
-XXXL(Acey Romero & "Legendary" Larry D d. The Deaners(Cody & Cousin Jake) when Larry pinned Jake after the Best Hand In The House(knockout punch) (4:01).
-"The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel d. T.J. Perkins after a top-rope double-kneedrive on a seated T.J.P (7:16).
-"Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack d. "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Meyers with the Stone Cold Stunner (8:01).
-"The Girl On Fire" Kiera Hogan(w/ "The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz) d. "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie with the swinging fisherman suplex after a cheapshot by Tasha (3:16).
-The North("All Ego" Ethan Page & "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander), "The Inevitable" Ace Austin, & "Madman" Sawyer Fulton d. Tag Team Champions The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) & The Good Brothers("The Machine Gun" Karl Anderson & "The Big L.G." Doc Gallows); The North hit the double Neutralizer on Sabin but Austin had blind-tagged into the match and got the pin (11:27 aired).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT(www.wwe.com)

NXT on Wednesday 9/16 has:
-Damian Priest vs. Timothy Thatcher - NXT North American Title
-Breezango(Tyler Breeze & Johnny Fandango) vs. Imperium(Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel) - NXT Tag Team Titles
-Io Shirai vs. Shotzi Blackheart

Clash Of The Champions is on Sunday 9/27:
-Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton - WWE Title Ambulance Match
-Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso - Universal Title
-Bayley Rose vs. Nikki Cross - Smackdown Women's Title
-Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax vs. The Riot Squad(Ruby Riot & Liv Morgan) - Women's Tag Team Titles

ALL ELITE WRESTLING(allelitewrestling.com)

Dynamite this week has:
-Fear The Revolution(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. The Jurassic Express(Luchasaurus & "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry)
-The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) vs. Proud & Powerful(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik) - Parking Lot Brawl
-Thunder Rosa vs. Ivelisse Velez - NWA Women's Title
-Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) vs. Chris Jericho & Jake Hager
-"Hangman" Adam Page vs. Frankie Kazarian

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION(www.impactwrestling.com)

Impact next Tuesday has:
-T.J. Perkins vs. Trey Miguel vs. Chris Bey
-Jordynne Grace vs. Tenille Dashwood
-Susie Yung vs. Kimber Lee

Full Gear is on Saturday 11/7.

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

ROH TV this week has:
-Matt Sydal vs. Delirious - Pure Title Tournament
-David Finlay vs. Rocky Romero - Pure Title Tournament

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw1972.com)

The G1 Climax takes place from Saturday 9/19 to Sunday 10/18:
-Block A: Kota Ibushi, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Shingo Takagi, Yujiro Takahashi, Taichi Ishikari, Minoru Suzuki, Jeff Cobb, Will Ospreay, "Switchblade" Jay White
-Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano, Yoshi-Hashi, Seiya Sanada, Tetsuya Naito, Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Zack Sabre Jr., Juice Robinson, KENTA Kobayashi

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING(www.gloryprowrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 10/10 in Indianapolis, IN:
-A.J. Gray vs. A.C.H.
-Top Flight(Air Wolf & Angel Dorado) vs. Gaytanic Panic(Effy & Donovan Danhausen) vs. Dan "The Dad" Adams & Allie Kat - For The Vacant United Glory Tag Team Titles
-The North(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) vs. Alex Zayne & Blake Christian

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.facebook.com/STLAnarchy/)

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

DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)

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

SICW(www.sicw.org)

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

MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)

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

WLW(www.harleyrace.com)

Next show is Saturday 10/3 in Troy, MO.

PRO WRESTLING EPIC(no website)

Next show is Saturday 10/17 in Granite City, IL.

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

Next show is Saturday 10/24 in Eldon, MO:
-Appearing:  Barry Horowitz

CCW(www.capewrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 9/26 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Jacksyn Crowley vs. Brandon Barbwire - Heavyweight Title
-Otis Crowley vs. Cash Borden - Last-Man-Standing Match
-Hollis Giroux vs. Aaron Roberts - Pure Openweight Title
-Dangerous & Delicious(Justin Smart & Donny Sixx) vs. Trending Bad() - Tag Team Titles
-Chris Slammer vs. "The Infinite" Ryan Gingell
-Appearing:  Marko Stunt, Women's Champion Melanie Cruise

PROVING GROUND PRO(www.facebook.com/PGPwrestling/)

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

JOURNEY PRO WRESTLING(journeyprokc.com)

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

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AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

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

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

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

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.

Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling: http://www.saintlouiswrestling.com/

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Monday, September 14, 2020

WWE Raw

 -Commentators:  Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, Dolph Ziggler, & Montel Vontavious Porter.
-Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) d. Smackdown Tag Team Champions Shinsuke Nakamura & Antonio Cesaro(non-title) when Dawkins pinned Cesaro after the frog splash (6:02 aired).
-Cedric Alexander(w/ U.S. Champion "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley, Montel Vontavious Porter, & Shelton Benjamin) d. Ricochet(w/ Apollo Crews & Erik Rowe) after the Lumbar Check(belly-to-back double-knee backbreaker) (5:00 aired).
-"The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai d. Mickie James to retain the Raw Women's Title when the referee stopped the match as Asuka had Mickie in the Asuka Lock(crossface chicken wing) (8:00 aired).  After the match, Zelina Vega confronted Asuka.
-U.S. Champion "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley d. Erik Rowe(non-title) with the full nelson (2:10); Montel Vontavious Porter replaced Ziggler on commentary.
-"The Monday Night Messiah" Seth Rollins(w/ Buddy Murphy) d. Dominick Misterio(w/ Rey Misterio Jr., Angie, & Aalyah) in a cage match after the advanced curbstomp (8:24 aired).
-Kevin Owens d. Aleister Black with the Stone Cold Stunner (joined in progress; 4:48 aired).
-The Riot Squad(Ruby Riot & Liv Morgan) d. Natalya Neidhart & Lana Perry-Rusev-Lashley; Ruby pinned Lana after a Codebreaker by Liv followed by the short-arm soccer kick by Ruby (1:16).  Women's Tag Team Champions "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax did commentary.
-WWE Champion Drew McIntyre vs. "Limitless" Keith Lee(non-title) ended in a no-contest when the members of Retribution attacked both men (no closing bell; about 7:00 aired).  The Hurt Business(Lashley, M.V.P., Benjamin, & Alexander) ran out to brawl with Retribution, but McIntyre and Lee took them all out with stereo somersault planchas.

Sunday, September 13, 2020

NJPW G1 Climax 2020 Lineups

9/19:  Okada vs. Ibushi, Shingo vs. White, Ishii vs. Suzuki, Cobb vs. Taichi, Ospreay vs. Takahashi
9/20:  Naito vs. Tanahashi, Sabre vs. Evil, Goto vs. KENTA, Yano vs. Sanada, Hashi vs. Juice
9/23:  Ibushi vs. White, Ishii vs. Ospreay, Suzuki vs. Taichi, Okada vs. Takahashi, Cobb vs. Shingo
9/24:  Naito vs. Sabre, Hashi vs. Evil, Juice vs. KENTA, Tanahashi vs. Yano, Goto vs. Sanada
9/27:  Okada vs. White, Ospreay vs. Shingo, Ibushi vs. Ishii, Cobb vs. Suzuki, Taichi vs. Takahashi
9/29:  Goto vs. Naito, Yano vs. Evil, Tanahashi vs. Juice, Sabre vs. KENTA, Hashi vs. Sanada
9/30:  Ishii vs. Shingo, Ospreay vs. White, Okada vs. Taichi, Ibushi vs. Cobb, Suzuki vs. Takahashi
10/1:  Naito vs. Sanada, KENTA vs. Evil, Tanahashi vs. Hashi, Goto vs. Sabre, Juice vs. Yano
10/5:  Ibushi vs. Ospreay, Ishii vs. Taichi, Okada vs. Suzuki, Cobb vs. White, Shingo vs. Takahashi
10/6:  Tanahashi vs. KENTA, Hashi vs. Naito, Juice vs. Evil, Sanada vs. Sabre, Goto vs. Yano
10/7:  Ibushi vs. Shingo, Taichi vs. White, Ospreay vs. Suzuki, Okada vs. Cobb, Ishii vs. Takahashi
10/8:  Tanahashi vs. Evil, Juice vs. Naito, Sanada vs. KENTA, Yano vs. Sabre, Goto vs. Hashi
10/10:  Okada vs. Shingo, Ibushi vs. Suzuki, Ospreay vs. Taichi, White vs. Takahashi, Ishii vs. Cobb
10/11:  Naito vs. Evil, Tanahashi vs. Goto, Juice vs. Sanada, Yano vs. KENTA, Hashi vs. Sabre
10/13:  Okada vs. Ishii, Suzuki vs. White, Shingo vs. Taichi, Ibushi vs. Takahashi, Ospreay vs. Cobb
10/14:  Tanahashi vs. Sanada, Goto vs. Evil, Yano vs. Naito, Juice vs. Sabre, Hashi vs. KENTA
10/16:  Shingo vs. Suzuki, Ishii vs. White, Okada vs. Ospreay, Cobb vs. Takahashi, Ibushi vs. Taichi
10/17:  Sanada vs. Evil, Naito vs. KENTA, Yano vs. Hashi, Juice vs. Goto, Tanahashi vs. Sabre

Saturday, September 12, 2020

ROH TV

 -Commentators:  Ian Riccabonni, Quinn McKay, & Caprice Coleman.
-Pure Wrestling Title Tournament:  Tag Team Champion Jay Lethal d. Dalton Castle with the Lethal Injection(rope-handspring Cutter) (10:33 aired, 13:10 official).
-Pure Wrestling Title Tournament:  Tag Team Champion "The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham d. Wheeler Yuta; Gresham repeatedly rammed Yuta's knee to the mat and forced Yuta to tap out (9:33 aired, 10:25 official).
-Next week:  David Finlay vs. "Azucar" Rocky Romero and "Rebourne" Matt Sydal vs. Delirious.

Rasslin Flood

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Corey Graves.
-"The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles d. Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy by DQ when Sami Zayn attacked Styles as he was preparing for the springboard forearm (4:40).
-The Lucha House Party(Kalisto & Gran Metalik) d. Smackdown Tag Team Champions Shinsuke Nakamura & Antonio Cesaro(non-title) after a distraction by Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) led to Kalisto rolling up Cesaro for the pin (3:35).
-Nikki Cross won a four-corner match with "The Goddess" Alexa Bliss, "The Sassy Southern Belle" Lacey Evans, and Tamina Snuka when she rolled up Tamina (8:56 aired).
-Otis Dozovic(w/ Tucker Knight) d. John Morrison(w/ "The Miz" Mike Mizanin) with the Vader Bomb (2:26).
-Universal Champion Roman Reigns & Jey Uso(w/ Paul Heyman) d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy & King Baron Corbin when Reigns pinned Sheamus after the spear (4:07).
-Announced for Raw:  Drew McIntyre vs. "Limitless" Keith Lee, Dominick Misterio vs. "The Monday Night Messiah" Seth Rollins in a cage match, "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai vs. Mickie James for the Raw Women's Title, and The Street Profits vs. Nakamura & Cesaro.

WWE 205 Live

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Drew Gulak.
-"The" Brian Kendrick d. Ashante "Thee" Adonis with the Captain's Hook(grounded chinlock submission) (7:36).
-Ever-Rise("Jagged" Chase Parker & "Big Magic" Matt Martel) d. Andrew & Erik Lockhart; Parker pinned Erik after he and Martel hit the wheelbarrow/Codebreaker combo (2:18).
-El Legado Del Fantasma(Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza)(w/ Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar) d. Oney Lorcan & "The Guv'nor" Danny Burch when Wilde rolled up Burch with a handful of tights (7:16).  Ever-Rise stopped Escobar from interfering, but the distraction led to Lorcan & Burch's downfall.

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Byron Saxton & Samoa Joe.
-Mustafa Ali d. Akira Tozawa(w/ ninjas) with a crossed-leg Michinoku Driver (5:35).
-Riddick Moss d. Humberto Carrillo after the reverse neckbreaker (7:56 aired).

NJPW IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title Tournament Final

-Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, & Yoshi-Hashi d. Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano, & Sho Tanaka to retain the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles when Ishii pinned Sho after the vertical-drop brainbuster.
-Tournament Final:  El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru d. Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi to win the vacant IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles when Desperado pinned Hiromu after the Pinche Loco(double-underhook sitout faceplant).

NJPW Strong

-A.C.H. & T.J. Perkins d. Logan Riegel & Adrian Quest when A.C.H. pinned Quest after a top-rope splash.
-Rocky Romero d. Danny Limelight via cross-armbreaker.
-The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) d. P.J. Black & David Finlay when Loa pinned Black after the sitout Tombstone.
-KENTA Kobayashi d. Jeff Cobb with the Go 2 Sleep.

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Programming Notes: ROH, NXT UK

 First of all, after weeks of clip shows, Ring Of Honor TV returns to original programming this coming weekend.  Its usual airing time in the St. Louis area on Spectrum Cable is 11:30 PM on Saturday nights and (sometimes) noon on Sundays on ABC 30.  They will be starting the tournament for the revived Pure Wrestling Title on the new episodes.

NXT UK returns to regular episodes next Thursday with Gallus("The Last King Of Scotland" Wolfgang Young & Mark Coffey) defending the United Kingdom Tag Team Titles against "The Lucky Yin" Kenny Williams & Amir Jorgan.  The following week, Kay Lee Ray defends the United Kingdom Women's Title against Piper Niven.

Moreover, the NXT UK Heritage Cup Tournament will begin on next week's show.  The matches will be contested under British Rounds Rules and the winner of the tournament will become the inaugural United Kingdom Heritage Champion.  The participants:  "The Scottish Supernova" Noam Dar, Alexander Wolfe, "The Modfather" Flash Morgan Webster, A-Kid, "Bomber" Dave Mastiff, Trent Seven, Joseph Conners, and a participant to be named later.

British Rounds Rules:
-Six 3-minute rounds
-20-second breaks between rounds
-2-Out-Of-3 Falls
-A pinfall/submission/countout counts as one fall
-A round ends once a fall occurs
-A winner is declared if a competitor wins two falls
-A DQ or knockout ends the match immediately
-Whoever leads after six rounds wins

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-The Jurassic Express(Luchasaurus & "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry)(w/ "Mr. Fun Size" Marko Stunt) d. The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix)(w/ "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston, "The Butcher" Andy Williams, & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter); Jungle Boy rolled up Fenix after Penta hit Fenix by mistake (9:26).  Kingston had to play peacemaker as the Lucha Bros got into a post-match argument.
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy d. Angélico(w/ Jack Evans) after the flying forearm (3:17).  Proud & Powerful(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik) attacked Orange after the match but The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) made the save.
-"Superbad" Kip Sabian & "The Bad Girl" Penelope Ford announced the best man for their wedding:  Miroslav Barnyashev (Miro for short, formerly known as Alexander Rusev)!.
-"The Demo God" Chris Jericho & "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager d. "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela & "The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss when Hager pinned Kiss with the head-and-arm triangle (9:46).
-"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose(w/ Vickie Guerrero) d. Taynara Conti with the Beast Bomb(sitout powerbomb) (5:32).  Women's Champion Hikaru Shida made her entrance to stop a post-match assault on Conti.
-"The Exalted One" Brodie Lee(w/ "#4" John Silver) d. "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes(w/ Brandi Rhodes & "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall) with the discus lariat to retain the TNT Title (10:24).  Other members of the Dark Order(Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, "#3" Alex Reynolds, "#5" Alan Angels, & "#10" Preston Vance) celebrated with Brodie after the match; Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana joined them, but Uno took him backstage as the rest of the Order beat up Q.T. Marshall.
-Next week(either Wednesday or Thursday depending on how the NBA Playoffs pan out):  The Best Friends vs. Proud & Powerful in a parking lot brawl, Tag Team Champions Fear The Revolution(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. The Jurassic Express(non-title), Thunder Rosa vs. "La Sicaria" Ivelisse Velez for the NWA Women's Title, Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) vs. Chris Jericho & Jake Hager, and "Hangman" Adam Page vs. "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian.

NJPW IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title Tournament Day 3

 -IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori & Gedo d. Ryusuke Taguchi & "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato when Ishimori made Wato tap out to the Crippler Crossface.

-El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru d. Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi when Desperado pinned Bushi via rollup after a mule kick to the groin. The round-robin tournament final will be a rematch of this bout.


Final standings:

-Hiromu/Bushi, Desperado/Kanemaru:  4

-Ishimori/Gedo, Taguchi/Wato:  2


G1 Climax participants:

Block A: Kota Ibushi, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Shingo Takagi, Yujiro Takahashi, Taichi, Minoru Suzuki, Jeff Cobb, Will Ospreay, Jay White

Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, SANADA, Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, Zack Sabre Jr., Juice Robinson, KENTA

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

AEW Dark

-Commentators:  Excalibur & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz.
-Will Hobbs d. Sean Legacy after the Oklahoma Stampede(turnbuckle slam into running powerslam)(3:02).
-"They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage d. Tony Donati with the Weapon X(Gory Special Flatliner) (1:52).
-Angélico d. "The Ivy League M.V.P." Griff Garrison via crossed-leg kneebar (5:50).
-"#99" Anna Jay(w/ Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, "#3" Alex Reynolds, "#4" John Silver, "#5" Alan Angels, & "#10" Preston Vance) d. Skyler Moore with the sleeperhold with bodyscissors (3:26).
-"The Mad King" Eddie Kingston d. "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson after the spinning backfist (3:18).
-"The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss d. Serpentico after a top-rope somersault press(a la Molly Holly's Molly-Go-Round) (4:45).
-"Absolute" Ricky Starks d. Ben Carter with the Roshambo(running Dominator) (7:24).

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & "The Queen Bee' Madison Rayne.
-T.J. Perkins d. "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey via sunset flip (7:04 aired); X-Division Champion Rohit Raju watched the match from ringside.
-Brian Myers d. "Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack after a kick to the groin behind the referee's back set up the elevated DDT (5:26).
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) d. The Rascalz(Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Sabin pinned Wentz after he and Shelley hit the Dirt Bomb(double electric chair Michinoku Driver) (8:39).  After the match, The North("All Ego" Ethan Page & "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander attacked Sabin & Shelley and then "The Inevitable" Ace Austin & "Madman" Sawyer Fulton joined the fray along with The Good Brothers("The Machine Gun" Karl Anderson & "The Big L.G." Doc Gallows).
-"La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie(w/ John E. Bravo) d. "The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz(w/ "The Girl On Fire" Kiera Hogan) after the Road To Valhalla(double-chickenwing sitout faceplant) (3:41).
-Heavyweight Champion "The World Class Maniac" Eric Young d. "The Innovator Of Violence" Tommy Dreamer with the piledriver in a non-title hardcore match (10:05).  Rich Swann returned to save Dreamer from further abuse after the match.

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett, & "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix.
-Finn Bálor d. Adam Cole after a top-rope 1916(elevated DDT/brainbuster) to win the vacant NXT Title (23:10).
-"The Velveteen Dream" Patrick Clark d. Ashante "Thee" Adonis(fka Tehuti Miles) with the Dream Valley Driver(cartwheel DVD) (1:35).  Afterwards "The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida attacked Dream.
-"The Colossal" Bronson Reed d. "All Day" Austin Theory with the Tsunami(top-rope splash) (10:49).
-Roderick Strong(w/ "The Infamous" Bobby Fish) d. Killian Dain after a jumping knee strike (4:04 aired).  Strong & Fish beat down Dain until Drake Maverick made the save.  Dain didn't appreciate the help and decked Maverick.
-"The Nightmare" Rhea Ripley d. "The Latina Sensation" Mercedes Martinez(w/ Robert Stone) in a cage match after a top-rope Riptide(pumphandle powerbomb) to drive Martinez through a table (14:23).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT(www.wwe.com)

NXT on Wednesday 9/16 has:
-Damian Priest vs. Timothy Thatcher - NXT North American Title
-Breezango(Tyler Breeze & Johnny Fandango) vs. Imperium(Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel) - NXT Tag Team Titles
-Io Shirai vs. Shotzi Blackheart

Clash Of The Champions is on Sunday 9/27:
-Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton - WWE Title

ALL ELITE WRESTLING(allelitewrestling.com)

Dynamite on Wednesday has:
-Brodie Lee vs. Dustin Rhodes - TNT Title
-Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss vs. Chris Jericho & Jake Hager - No-DQ Match
-The Jurassic Express(Luchasaurus & "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry) vs. The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix)

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION(www.impactwrestling.com)

Impact next Tuesday has:
-The Motor CIty Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) & The Rascalz(Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) vs. The North(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander), Ace Austin, & "Madman" Sawyer Fulton
-Kylie Rae & Susie Yung vs. Deonna Purrazzo & Kimber Lee
-Willie Mack vs. Brian Myers
-Kiera Hogan vs. Taya Valkyrie
-The Deaners(Cody & Cousin Jake) vs. XXXL(Acey Romero & Larry D)

Full Gear is on Saturday 11/7.

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

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

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw1972.com)

New Japan Road on Wednesday 9/9 has:
-Ryusuke Taguchi & "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato vs. Taiji Ishimori & Gedo - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title Tournament
-Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi vs. El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title Tournament

New Japan Road on Friday 9/11 has:
-Tournament Final - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title Tournament
-Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, & Yoshi-Hashi vs. Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano, & Sho Tanaka - NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING(www.gloryprowrestling.com)

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

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.facebook.com/STLAnarchy/)

Next show is Friday 9/18 in Alton, IL.

DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)

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

SICW(www.sicw.org)

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

MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)

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

WLW(www.harleyrace.com)

Next show is Saturday 10/3 in Troy, MO.

PRO WRESTLING EPIC(no website)

Next show is Saturday 9/5 at an undisclosed location.

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

Next show is Saturday 10/24 in Eldon, MO:
-Appearing:  Barry Horowitz

CCW(www.capewrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 9/26 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Jacksyn Crowley vs. Brandon Barbwire - Heavyweight Title
-Otis Crowley vs. Cash Borden - Last-Man-Standing Match
-Hollis Giroux vs. Aaron Roberts - Pure Openweight Title
-Dangerous & Delicious(Justin Smart & Donny Sixx) vs. Trending Bad() - Tag Team Titles
-Chris Slammer vs. "The Infinite" Ryan Gingell
-Appearing:  Marko Stunt, Women's Champion Melanie Cruise

PROVING GROUND PRO(www.facebook.com/PGPwrestling/)

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

JOURNEY PRO WRESTLING(journeyprokc.com)

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

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AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

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

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

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

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.

Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
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Monday, September 7, 2020

WWE Raw

 -Commentators:  Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, & Samoa Joe.
-The Hurt Business(U.S. Champion "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley, Montel Vontavious Porter, & Shelton Benjamin) d. Apollo Crews, Ricochet, & Cedric Alexander; Alexander turned on his team and hit Crews with the Lumbar Check(belly-to-back double-knee backbreaker), leading to Benjamin scoring the pin on Crews after the Paydirt (4:30).
-Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) d. Andrade "Cien" Almas & Angel Garza(w/ Zelina Vega) when Ford pinned Andrade after the frog splash (1:59); Garza walked out on Andrade, leading to the quick finish.  After the match, Smackdown Tag Team Champions Shinsuke Nakamura & Antonio Cesaro made an appearance to challenge the Street Profits to a match on next week's Raw.
-Peyton Royce d. Billie Kay with the Deja Vu(spinning brainbuster) (2:42).
-Raw Women's Champion "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai & Mickie James d. Natalya Neidhart & Lana Perry-Rusev-Lashley when Asuka made Lana tap out to the Asuka Lock(crossface chicken wing) (4:50).
-The Hurt Business(U.S. Champion "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley, Montel Vontavious Porter, Shelton Benjamin, & Cedric Alexander) d. Apollo Crews, Ricochet, & The Viking Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe) when Alexander pinned Ricochet after a Michinoku Driver (10:13).
-Randy Orton d. "Limitless" Keith Lee by DQ when WWE Champion Drew McIntyre took out Orton with the Claymore(flying boot) (8:20).
-The Riot Squad(Ruby Riot & Liv Morgan) d. Women's Tag Team Champion "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler(w/ Nia Jax) when Liv countered a Samoan Drop attempt into a sunset flip pin (2:32).
-The Riot Squad(Ruby Riot & Liv Morgan) vs. Women's Tag Team Champion Nia Jax(w/ "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler) ended in a no-contest due to Retribution interrupting the match on the Titantron (3:05).
-Dominick Misterio(w/ Rey Misterio Jr., Rey's wife Angie, & Rey's daughter Aalyah) d. Buddy Murphy in a street fight; Dominick tied Murphy in the ropes and the whole family bashed him with kendo sticks until Murphy quit (11:08 aired).

ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament Brackets

Jay Lethal vs. Dalton Castle
David Finlay vs. Rocky Romero

Fred Yehi vs. Silas Young
Tracy Williams vs. Rust Taylor

Wheeler Yuta vs. Jonathan Gresham
Matt Sydal vs. Delirious

Josh Woods vs. Kenny King
P.J. Black vs. Tony Deppen

Sunday, September 6, 2020

NJPW IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title Tournament Day 2

 -El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru d. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori & Gedo when Desperado pinned Gedo after the Pinche Loco(double-underhook sitout faceplant).
-Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi d. Ryusuke Taguchi & "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato; Hiromu pinned Wato after he and Bushi hit the L.A.T.(double wheelbarrow faceplant).

Standings:
-Hiromu/Bushi:  4
-Taguchi/Wato, Desperado/Kanemaru:  2
-Ishimori/Gedo:  0

Show results

Saturday PWE results from Granite City, IL:

-Chris Hendrix d. A.T.M. after a swanton bomb (9:51).
-"Nasty" Juan Sanchez(w/ Ashlyn Alexander) d. Ace Roberts via small package (5:27).
-Johnny Kincaid(w/ Robert Leach) d. Ryu Kendrick with a rollup (11:11).
-Roy "The Strangler" Lewis d. Anakin Murphy via sleeper with bodyscissors (9:49).
-Frodo "The Ghost" Meyer(w/ Sofia Sombra) d. "The Notorious" P.T. Beckham after a wheelbarrow DDT (6:52).
-Alex Herzog d. Austin Connolly with the chokelift Flatliner to retain the Heavyweight Title (6:00).
-Austin Connolly won a battle royal.  Order of elimination:  Mike Outlaw, Sofia Sombra, Ashlyn Alexander, Johnny Kincaid, Travis Heard, Keemon Johnson, Sean Valiant, Chris Hendrix, Frodo "The Ghost" Meyer, Jake Douglas, Alister Crowe, Eli Rossi, Roy "The Strangler" Lewis, Ryu Kendrick, A.T.M., "Nasty" Juan Sanchez, and Anakin Murphy (11:13).

Saturday, September 5, 2020

NJPW IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title Tournament Day 1

 -Ryusuke Taguchi & "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato d. El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru when Wato pinned Kanemaru after the R.P.P.(top-rope corkscrew senton).
-Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi d. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori & Gedo; Bushi pinned Gedo after he and Hiromu hit the L.A.T.(double wheelbarrow faceplant).

Standings:
-Taguchi/Wato, Hiromu/Bushi:  2
-Ishimori/Gedo, Desperado/Kanemaru:  0

AEW All Out

 -"The Bad Boy" Joey Janela(w/ "The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss) d. Serpentico(w/ "The Original Deathdealer" Dr. Luther) with the top-rope elbowdrop.
-Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) d. The Dark Order("#3" Alex Reynolds & "#4" John Silver)(w/ Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, "#5" Alan Angels, & "#10" Preston Vance); Kassidy pinned Silver after he and Quen hit the Gin & Juice(Quen top-rope Frankensteiner into Kassidy Diamond Cutter).
-"Big Swole" Aerial Monroe d. Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.(w/ Rebel) in a "Tooth & Nail Match" held at Baker's dental office.  Swole won by strapping an anesthesia mask on Baker, causing her to pass out and the referee to call for the bell.
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) d. The Jurassic Express(Luchasaurus & "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry)(w/ "Mr. Fun Size" Marko Stunt); Matt Jackson pinned Jungle Boy after he and Nick hit the BTE-Trigger(double short-arm pump knees).
-"The Murderhawk" Lance Archer(w/ Jake "The Snake" Roberts) won the Casino Battle Royal.  Order of entries:  Trent Barrett, "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager, "The Blade" Braxton Sutter, & Rey Fenix; "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian, Will Hobbs, Chuck Taylor, Angel Ortiz, & Santana Draztik; Billy Gunn, Penta El Cero Miedo, "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage, "Absolute" Ricky Starks, & Darby Allin; Shawn Spears(w/ Tully Blanchard), "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston, "The Butcher" Andy Wiliams, "The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss, & Lance Archer; and "Rebourne" Matt Sydal.  Eliminations:  Blade by Hobbs, Daniels by Hager, Billy by Cage, Fenix by Darby, Chuck by Santana, Hager by KIss, Kiss by Cage, Santana by Trent, Trent and Ortiz by Archer, Penta by Kazarian, Kazarian by Archer, Starks by Darby, Darby by Cage, Spears by Sydal, Cage and Hobbs by Archer, Butcher by Sydal, Sydal by Kingston, and Kingston by Archer.
-"Broken" Matt Hardy d. "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara in a Broken Rules Match; the two battled on a light truss and Hardy knocked Guevara down through a table, leaving him unable to answer the ten-count.
-Hikaru Shida d. Thunder Rosa after the basement flying knee strike to retain the Women's Title.
-The Natural Nightmares("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes & "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall), Scorpio Sky, & Matt Cardona(w/ Brandi Rhodes & Allie Dennis) d. The Dark Order(TNT Champion "The Exalted One" Brodie Lee, Evil Uno, & Stu Grayson) & Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana(w/ "#3" Alex Reynolds, "#4" John Silver, "#5" Alan Angels, "#10" Preston Vance, & "#99" Anna Jay) when Dustin rolled up Cabana.
-Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)(w/ Tully Blanchard) d. "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega & "Hangman" Adam Page to win the Tag Team Titles; Wheeler pinned Page after he and Harwood hit the Mind Breaker(spike piledriver).
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy d. "The Demo God" Chris Jericho in a Mimosa Mayhem Match by knocking Jericho into the vat of mimosa with the flying forearm.
-Jon Moxley d. Maxwell Jacob Friedman(w/ "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow) to retain the Heavyweight Title in a match where Moxley's Paradigm Shift finisher was illegal and the title would change hands if Moxley used the move and was disqualified.  Wardlord distracted the referee and slipped the Dynamite Diamond Ring in to M.J.F., but Moxley caught M.J.F. with the elevated Paradigm Shift(double-underhook DDT) behind the referee's back and got the pin.

Rasslin Flood

 WWE NXT UK

-Commentators:  Andy Shepherd & Tom Phillips
-United Kingdom Champion "The Ring General" WALTER Hahn d. Ridge Holland(non-title) after a distraction by Alexander Wolfe led to WALTER winning with a short-arm lariat (9:03).

AEW Dark

-Commentators:  Excalibur & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz.
-"The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter(w/ "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston) d. "The Monarch Of Manliness" Faboo Andre & "D3" Daniele Dentice D'Accadia; Butcher pinned C3 after he and Blade hit the Full Death(suplex/backcracker combo) (3:36).
-Allie Dennis(w/ "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall & Brandi Rhodes) d. Red Velvet with the Down The Rabbit Hole(Eye Of The Hurricane) (4:21).
-Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana(w/ Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, "#3" Alex Reynolds, "#4" John Silver, "#5" Alan Angels, & "#10" Preston Vance) d. Zack Clayton after a discus lariat (4:22).
-The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix) d. Rob Ryzin & Angel Perez; Penta pinned Perez after he and Fenix hit a double-team package piledriver (2:54).  Eddie Kingston, Butcher, & Blade congratulated Penta & Fenix afterwards.
-"La Sicaria" Ivelisse Velez(w/ Diamante Zuniga) d. KiLynn King via Code Red (4:49).
-The Dark Order("#3" Alex Reynolds & "#4" John Silver)(w/ Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, "#5" Alan Angels, "#10" Preston Vance, & "#99" Anna Jay) d. "The Captain" Shawn Dean & Brandon Bullock; Silver pinned Bullock after he and Reynolds hit a double forward-flip DDT (5:42).
-Darby Allin d. "The Original Deathdealer" Dr. Luther with the Coffin Drop(blind top-rope senton) (4:29).
-The Natural Nightmares("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes & "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall)(w/ Allie Dennis) d. The Dark Order("#5" Alan Angels & "#10" Preston Vance)(w/ Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, "#3" Alex Reynolds, "#4" John Silver, & "#99" Anna Jay) when Dustin pinned Angels after the Final Reckoning(elevated neckbreaker) (8:02).

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Corey Graves.
-Heavy Machinery(Otis Dozovic & Tucker Knight) d. John Morrison & "The Miz" Mike Mizanin when Otis pinned Miz after a Vader Bomb (5:17 aired).
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy attacked Big E Langston backstage, leaving him unable to compete in the scheduled four-corner match for the next shot at Universal Champion Roman Reigns.
-"The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax d. Smackdown Women's Champion Bayley Rose & "The Boss" Sasha Banks to retain the Women's Tag Team Titles when Nia pinned Sasha with a second-rope cross-bodyblock (12:21 aired).  After the match, Bayley snapped and turned on Sasha.
-Jey Uso(subbing for Big E Langston) won a four-corner match with Sheamus O'Shaunessy, "The Original Bro" Matt Riddle, and King Baron Corbin when he pinned Corbin after the top-rope splash (9:56 aired).

WWE 205 Live

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Drew Gulak.
-Ariya Daivari d. Tehuti Miles with the hammerlock lariat (6:19).
-Mansoor El-Shehail d. Colby Corino after the electric chair Death Valley Driver (3:18).
-Oney Lorcan & "The Guv'nor" Danny Burch vs. Ever-Rise("Jagged" Chase Parker & "Big Magic" Matt Martel) ended in a no-contest when Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar and El Legado Del Fantasma(Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) attacked both teams (5:29); Ariya Daivari did commentary.

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & Byron Saxton.
-Humberto Carrillo d. Akira Tozawa(w/ ninjas) with the torture-rack sitout faceplant (5:41).
-Ricochet d. Mustafa Ali after the low swinging neckbreaker (7:20 aired).

NJPW Strong

-Fred Rosser(fka Darren Young) & Alex Zayne d. Clark Connors & Dylan Kyle Cox when Rosser pinned D.K.C. after the Gut Check(fireman's-carry double-knee gutbuster).
-Karl Fredericks d. Misterioso with the M.D.(elevated DDT).
-Hikuleo d. Brody King with the Gunslinger(twisting elevated Flatliner).
-"Switchblade" Jay White d. Flip Gordon after the Blade Runner(swinging Flatliner).