Friday, March 31, 2023

Friday Rasslin

ROH Supercard Of Honor

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni, "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman, & Nigel McGuinness(welcome back!).
-Jeff Cobb d. "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams after the Tour Of The Islands(rewind powerslam).
-Konosuke Takeshita d. "Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack with the pump knee.
-Willow Nightingale d. "The Lucha Baddie" Miranda Alize (Like The Drink) via Doctor Bomb.
-Stu Grayson(w/ Evil Uno) d. "The Real" Slim J(w/ "Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari & "Smart" Mark Sterling) after the Knightfall(torture-rack dropped into backbreaker).  Afterwards, The Righteous(Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch) returned to confront the Dark Order duo.
-El Hijo Del Vikingo d. Komander with the 630 Splash to retain the AAA Mega Title.
-The Embassy("They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona))(w/ Prince Nana) d. A.R. Fox, Gran Metalik, & "All Heart" Blake Christian to retain the Trios Titles when Cage pinned Metalik after the Drill Claw(vertical suplex-into-sitout Tombstone).
-"The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer d. "The Magical Girl" Yuka Sakazaki to retain the Women's Title after hitting the O-Face(flying Stunner off the top rope) while Yuka was standing on the ropes.
-Samoa Joe d. Mark Briscoe via Coquina Clutch(sleeper with bodyscissors) to retain the T.V. Title.
-Hiroshi Tanahashi d. "The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia with the High Fly Flow(frog splash).
-The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix) won a five-way ladder match with Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin), The Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & Mike Bennett), Aussie Open("The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher & "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis), and La Faccion Ingobernable("El Toro Blanco" Rush & Dralistico) to win the vacant Tag Team Titles when Fenix retrieved the title belts from above the ring.  Mark Briscoe and Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) congratulated Penta & Fenix afterwards.
-"The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata d. "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta(w/ Jon Moxley) in a Pure Rules Match to win the Pure Title after the Penalty Kick.  The ringside judges were Pat Buck, "Coach" Madison Rayne, & "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels.
-Claudio Castagnoli d. "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston with a modified sunset flip to retain the Heavyweight Title.
-Thursday on ROH TV:  Athena Palmer vs. Miyu Yamashita for the Women's Title.

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, & "The Ocho" Chris Jericho.
-"The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara(w/ "The Brazilian Goddess" Taynara Melo-Guevara) d. Konosuke Takeshita after the Go To Hospital(torture-rack Go 2 Sleep) (9:43).
-Trios Co-Champions Malakai Black & Brody King(w/ Julia Hart) vs. The Best Friends(Trent Berretta & "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor) ended in an apparent no-contest when chairs and tables came into play on the arena floor (8:27).  International Champion "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy attempted to help but was ambushed by Buddy Matthews.
-"La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie d. "The Problem" Marina Shafir with the Road To Valhalla(double-chickenwing sitout faceplant) (2:38); TBS Champion Jade Cargill(w/ "Smart" Mark Sterling, Leila Grey, & Tootie Lynn Ramsey) watched the match from the entranceway.  Afterwards, Sterling sent Tootie to serve Taya with a cease-and-desist order only to see Taya drop Tootie with the Road To Valhalla as well.
-"Rock Hard" Juice Robinson d. Action Andretti after the Juice Is Loose(layout DDT) (10:51).  Juice attempted to do some post-match damage but "Absolute" Ricky Starks ran him off.
-Next Wednesday on Dynamite:  Hook vs. "All Ego" Ethan Page for the FTW Title and Komander vs. Sammy Guevara.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
-Ricochet(w/ Braun Strowman) won a four-corner match with Montez Ford(w/ Angelo Dawkins), Erik Rowe(w/ Ivar Hanson & "Valhalla" Sarah Logan), and Chad Gable(w/ Otísé Dozovic) when he pinned Gable after the shooting star press (6:45 aired).
-"The Almighty" Bobby Lashley won the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal.  Eliminations:  Baron Corbin, "Top Dolla" A.J. Francis, Ashante "Thee" Adonis, Joaquin Wilde, Ivar Hanson, Angelo Dawkins, Dio "ma.çé" Maddin, mån.sôör El-Shehail, "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson, Luke "Doc" Gallows, Otísé Dozovic, "The Drifter" Elias Samson, Angel Garza, Humberto Carrillo, "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza, "Prime Time" Cedric Alexander, "The Gold Standard" Shelton Benjamin, Dexter Lumis, Xavier Woods, Mustafa Ali, "Madcap" Riddick Moss, Rick Boogs, Dolph Ziggler, Johnny Gargano, Santos Escobar, Ridge Holland, Karrion Kross, "The Bruiserweight" Butch Dunne, L.A. Knight, Braun Strowman, & "The Colossal" Bronson Reed (11:43 aired).
-Raquel Rodriguez(w/ Liv Morgan) won a four-corner match with "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler(w/ "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey), Natalya Neidhart(w/ "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart), and Sonya Deville(w/ Chelsea Green-Cardona) when she pinned Sonya after the Tejana Bomb(chokeslam bomb) (2:54).
-Drew McIntyre & Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. Imperium(Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser) when Sheamus pinned Vinci after the Brogue Kick (5:39 aired).

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-Valentina Feroz d. Lash Legend with a modified folding press after fighting off "La Madrina" Elektra Lopez's attempt to interfere (3:36).
-Nathan Frazer d. "Big Body Javi" Javier Bernal after the Phoenix Splash (6:48).

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Thursday Rasslin

ROH TV (recorded in St. Louis, MO)

-Commentators: Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-Aussie Open("The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher & "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis) d. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese & "Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari(w/ "Smart" Mark Sterling); Fletcher pinned Nese after he and Davis hit the Corealis(double pumphandle suplex) (9:16).
-Miyu Yamashita d. "Heartbreak-Core" Shazza McKenzie after a spinning kick (4:45).
-Trios Champions The Embassy("They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona)(w/ Prince Nana) d. J.D. Griffey, "The Mile-High Magnum" Dak Draper, & Arjun Singh(non-title) when Cage pinned Singh after a deadlift superplex (3:11).
-A.R. Fox & Gran Metalik d. The Infantry("The Captain" Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) when Metalik pinned Bravo after the tightrope-walk elbowdrop (8:14).
-"The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer d. "The Queen" Emi Sakura(w/ Baliyan Akki & "The Apple Girl" Mei Suruga) via Crippler Crossface to retain the Women's Title (8:29). Athena abused Sakura and Suruga after the bell until "The Magical Girl" Yuka Sakazaki returned for the save.
-La Faccion Ingobernable("El Toro Blanco" Rush & Dralistico) & The Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)(w/ Jose The Assistant & Maria Kanellis-Bennett) d. The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix) & Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin)(w/ Alex Abrahantes) when Rush pinned Darius after the Bull's Horns(corner basement dropkick) (7:31).
-Tag Team Champion Mark Briscoe talked about his upcoming shot at T.V. Champion Samoa Joe...the titleholder responded from the KhanTron.
-"The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta d. Leon Ruffin with the cobra stretch to retain the Pure Title (5:26); the match judges were B.J. Whitmer, Jerry Lynn, & Dean Malenko. Yuta ran his mouth after the match until "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata came out to confront him.
-El Hijo Del Vikingo d. "All Heart" Blake Christian via rana pin (10:35).
-"The Mad King" Eddie Kingston d. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels after two spinning backfists (7:24). Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli confronted Kingston to close the show, leading to an impromptu match tease before Claudio bailed out of the ring.

Impact Wrestling

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan, "Mean" Gia Miller(for Before The Impact), & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-"The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers d. "The Black Diamond" Jack Price with the Roster Cut(lariat) (8:15).
-Miyu Yamashita d. "Killer" Kelly Lourenco after the Skull Kick(spinning kick) (10:15).
-"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander d. KENTA Kobayashi via C-4 Spike(double-underhook piledriver) to retain the Heavyweight Title.  (This match took place before Alexander's injury.)

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Kevin Patrick & Byron Saxton.
-Dana Brooke d. "La Madrina" Elektra Lopez via victory roll (5:10).
-Dexter Lumis(w/ Johnny Gargano) d. Odyssey Jones with a schoolboy trip and double-leg rollup (6:31 aired).

NJPW/Impact Multiverse United

-Yuya Uemura d. Gabriel Kidd via top-rope cross-bodyblock.
-"The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel won a six-way match with Rich Swann, "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian, "Azucar" Rocky Romero, "The Wild Rhino" Clark Connors, and "The Jet" Kevin Knight to retain the X-Division Title when he stole the pin on Knight after a spear by Connors.
-"Mr. No Days Off" Fred Rosser, "Perfect Creation One" Pierre Carl Ouellet, Sami Callihan, & "The Android" Alex Coughlin d. Eddie Edwards, "Filthy" Tom Lawlor, Impact Digital Media Champion "The Prestigious" Joe Hendry, & "The Most Feared" J.R. Kratos when P.C.O. pinned Kratos with the moonsault.
-Jeff Cobb d. Moose via Tour Of The Islands(rewind powerslam).
-"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo won a four-corner match with Miyu Yamashita, Masha Slamovich, and "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw when she pinned Shaw after the Queen's Gambit(cradle piledriver).
-"The Inevitable" Ace Austin & "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey won a four-corner match with Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley), Aussie Open("The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher & "Dunzkilla" Mark Davis), and The Mighty Don't Kneel(Bad Dude Tito & Shane Haste) to retain the Impact Tag Team Titles; Bey pinned Tito after he and Ace hit the One Two Sweet(Ace-boosted Art Of Finesse(flying Cutter) by Bey followed by Ace Fold(running Buff Blockbuster)).
-"The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida d. "The Man Of The Hour" Lio Rush with the Hoverboard Lock(kimura).
-KENTA Kobayashi d. "The King" Minoru Suzuki to retain the Strong Openweight Title after delivering a low blow behind the referee's back, getting the pin with feet on the ropes.
-Hiroshi Tanahashi d. "Speedball" Mike Bailey with the High Fly Flow(frog splash).

AEW Dynamite + ROH & Rampage Tapings

-Ring announcers:  Justin Roberts(AEW) & Bobby Cruise(ROH).  Referees:  Aubrey Edwards, Bryce Remsburg, Mike Posey, Paul Turner, Rick Knox, & Stephon Smith.

Ring Of Honor TV Taping (Part 1)

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-Miyu Yamashita d. "Heartbreak-Core" Shazza McKenzie after a spinning kick (4:45).
-Trios Champions The Embassy("They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona)(w/ Prince Nana) d. J.D. Griffey, "The Mile-High Magnum" Dak Draper, & Arjun Singh(non-title) when Cage pinned Singh after a deadlift superplex (3:11).
-Aussie Open("The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher & "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis) d. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese & "Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari(w/ "Smart" Mark Sterling); Fletcher pinned Nese after he and Davis hit the Corealis(double pumphandle suplex) (9:16).
-La Faccion Ingobernable("El Toro Blanco" Rush & Dralistico) & The Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)(w/ Jose The Assistant & Maria Kanellis-Bennett) d. The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix) & Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin)(w/ Alex Abrahantes) when Rush pinned Darius after the Bull's Horns(corner basement dropkick) (7:31).
-Tag Team Champion Mark Briscoe talked about his upcoming shot at T.V. Champion Samoa Joe...the titleholder responded from the KhanTron.

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-"Jungle Boy" Jack Perry d. Matt Hardy(w/ "All Ego" Ethan Page) after FTW Champion Hook fought off Page's attempts to interfere, leading to Jungle Boy winning after the flying elbowsmash to the back of the head (10:03).  Afterwards, Heavyweight Champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman came out for a verbal exchange with Jungle Boy that got physical after M.J.F. brought up Jungle Boy's girlfriend "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay A.S.
-Jon Moxley, ROH Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli, & ROH Pure Champion "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta d. Dalton Castle & The Boys(Brandon & Brent Tate); the Blackpool Combat Club trio attacked Castle and company during their entrance, leading to Claudio scoring a quick win with the Ricola Bomb(straitjacket sitout powerbomb) on Brandon (0:48).
-"The Cleaner" Kenny Omega d. Jeff Cobb with the One-Winged Angel(electric chair Michinoku Driver) to retain the IWGP U.S. Title (14:01).  After the match, the Blackpool Combat Club trio surrounded the ring until "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson hit the ring...Danielson shook hands with Omega, but then showed his allegiance by mowing down Omega with the flying knee strike before hooking the LeBell Lock.  Brandon Cutler & Michael T. Nakazawa attempted to bring in security to help but they were easily dropped by the united B.C.C.
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy d. "The Butcher" Andy Williams(w/ "The Blade" Braxton Sutter) with the Beach Break(Air Raid Crash) to retain the International Title (7:59).  Blade was ejected from ringside for attacking Orange before the bell, but he came back through the audience before being fought off by The Best Friends(Trent Berretta & "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor).
-TBS Champion Jade Cargill(w/ Leila Grey, "Smart" Mark Sterling, and a very familiar looking legal processor("The Little Blue Dragon" Tootie Lynn Ramsey)) threatened to sue "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie for her use of Jade's Jaded move(aka Road To Valhalla).
-"The Runaway" Ruby Soho(w/ Saraya Knight & Toni Storm) d. WIllow Nightingale via rollup with feet on the ropes (9:06).  Riho Abe & Skye Blue attempted to save Willow from a post-match beatdown, but the numbers caught up to them until Women's Champion Jamie Hayter finally ran off the Outcasts.  However, Hayter had a confrontation with Riho as she is the next challenger to her title.
-Adam Cole d. "The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia with the Last Shot v2.0(Shining Wizard to the back of the head) (11:09).  Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. celebrated with Cole as "The Ocho" Chris Jericho took Garcia away from ringside.
-Next week: Austin & Colten Gunn vs. Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) for the Tag Team Titles in a titles vs. careers match, Hayter vs. Riho for the Women’s Title, and "Absolute" Ricky Starks vs. "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson.

After Dynamite went off the air, promoter Tony Khan hyped the crowd for the remaining TV tapings but was interrupted by Daniel Garcia...Garcia wanted to issue a challenge for Supercard Of Honor and Khan made it so:  Garcia vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi!

AEW Rampage Taping

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, & "The Ocho" Chris Jericho.
-"The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara(w/ "The Brazilian Goddess" Taynara Melo-Guevara) d. Konosuke Takeshita after the Go To Hospital(torture-rack Go 2 Sleep) (9:43).
-Trios Co-Champions Malakai Black & Brody King(w/ Julia Hart) vs. The Best Friends(Trent Berretta & "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor) ended in an apparent no-contest when chairs and tables came into play on the arena floor (8:27).  International Champion "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy attempted to help but was ambushed by Buddy Matthews.
-"La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie d. "The Problem" Marina Shafir with the Road To Valhalla(double-chickenwing sitout faceplant) (2:38); TBS Champion Jade Cargill(w/ "Smart" Mark Sterling, Leila Grey, & Tootie Lynn Ramsey) watched the match from the entranceway.  Afterwards, Sterling sent Tootie to serve Taya with a cease-and-desist order only to see Taya drop Tootie with the Road To Valhalla as well.
-"Rock Hard" Juice Robinson d. Action Andretti after the Juice Is Loose(layout DDT) (10:51).  Juice attempted to do some post-match damage but "Absolute" Ricky Starks ran him off.

Ring Of Honor TV Taping (Part 2)

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-"The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer d. "The Queen" Emi Sakura(w/ Baliyan Akki & "The Apple Girl" Mei Suruga) via Crippler Crossface to retain the Women's Title (8:29).  Athena abused Sakura and Suruga after the bell until "The Magical Girl" Yuka Sakazaki returned for the save.
-A.R. Fox & Gran Metalik d. The Infantry("The Captain" Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) when Metalik pinned Bravo after the tightrope-walk elbowdrop (8:14).
-"The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta d. Leon Ruffin with the cobra stretch to retain the Pure Title (5:26); the match judges were B.J. Whitmer, Jerry Lynn, & Dean Malenko.  Yuta ran his mouth after the match until "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata came out to confront him.
-El Hijo Del Vikingo d. "All Heart" Blake Christian via rana pin (10:35).
-"The Mad King" Eddie Kingston d. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels after two spinning backfists (7:24).  Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli confronted Kingston to close the show, leading to an impromptu match tease before Claudio bailed out of the ring.

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

Impact Digital Media Exclusive

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-El Reverso d. Sheldon Jean by falling on top of an attempted belly-to-back superplex for the pin (5:43).

NWA Powerrr

-Commentators:  Joe Galli, Tim Storm, & Velvet Sky.
-"The Most Feared" J.R. Kratos won a triple threat match with "The Golden Boy" Jordan Clearwater and "Magic" Jake Dumas when he pinned Jake after the swinging uranagi (6:07).
-Magnum Muscle("The Mile-High Magnum" Dak Draper & "Big Strong" Matthew Mims) vs. Blunt Force Trauma(Damage & Carnage) ended in a no-contest when Aron Stevens(who had been banned from ringside) came out anyway and was confronted by May Valentine (5:54).
-Joe Alonzo(w/ "That Dude" Jamie Stanley) d. Alex Taylor(w/ Danny Dealz) via full nelson faceslam (6:38).
-"The Overman" Ethan Carter III & BLK Jeez d. Heavyweight Champion "The Great American Smash" Tyrus Clay & "The Distraction" Eric Jackson when Jeez pinned Jackson with a frog splash (9:09).

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.
-Axiom won a battle royal.  Eliminations:  "Super Diva" Quincy Elliott by Dabba-Kato, Dante Chen by Donovan Dijak, Bryson Montana by "The Samoan Ghost" Xyon Quinn & Odyssey Jones, Damon Kemp by Nathan Frazer, Dijak by Odyssey, Odyssey by "The Modern-Day Maharajah" Jinder Mahal, "The Epitome Of Excellence" Edris Enofe by Apollo Crews, Malik "The Freak" Blade by Mahal, Scrypts by Axiom, "Big Body Javi" Javier Bernal by Crews, Quinn by Oro Mensah, Mensah by Mahal, Hank Walker & Drew Gulak by Charlie Dempsey, Crews by Dabba-Kato, Mahal by Axiom, Dabba-Kato by Axiom/Dempsey/Nathan Frazer, Dempsey by Axiom, and Frazer by Axiom (14:31).  NXT North American Champion Wes Lee did commentary and congratulated Axiom after his win, which brought out Dragon Lee, Ilja Dragunov, & "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh for the confrontation before their Stand & Deliver match.
-Tyler Bate(w/ Andre Chase, Duke Hudson, & Thea Hail) d. Von Wagner(w/ Mr. Robert Stone) after a top-rope corkscrew senton (4:04).
-"La Madrina" Elektra Lopez d. Valentina Feroz with the Elektra Shock(sitout chokebomb) (2:05).
-Eddy Thorpe d. Myles Borne via snap neckbreaker (3:03).
-Indi Hartwel-Lumis won a triple threat match with Sol Roca and "The Pitbull" Ivy Nile when she pinned Ivy after a forearm to the back of the head (4:08).
-Drew Gulak(w/ Charlie Dempsey) d. Hank Walker after a cheapshot by Dempsey led to Gulak getting the pin with a small package (5:53).
-"The Don" Tony D'Angelo & Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo d. Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen(w/ NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Fallon Henley & Kiana James); D'Angelo pinned Jensen after he and Lorenzo hit a double pop-up belly-to-back suplex (9:59).

AEW Dark

-Commentators:  Excalibur & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-A.R. Fox d. "Nicky Boy" Nick Comoroto with the 450 Splash (9:12).
-Skye Blue d. Queen Aminata via Skyefall(full nelson Flatliner) (6:10).
-Evil Uno d. Alexander Moss after two piledrivers (2:22).
-"The Problem" Marina Shafir d. "The Powerhouse Predator" Steph De Lander via standing Greedy(leg-trapped triangle hold) (3:23).
-"The Reality" Zack Clayton d. Schaff with the wrist-clutch fisherman buster (2:45).
-Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin) d. The Skulk(Liam Gray & Adrian Alanis); Dante pinned Gray after he and Darius hit a half-nelson sitout swinging uranagi/enzuigiri combo (5:39).
-Q.T.V.(Q.T. Marshall & Aaron Solow)(w/ Harley Cameron) d. Vary Morales & "The Bodyguard" Austin Green when Q.T. pinned Vary after the Dirtsheet Driver(suplex dropped into sitout powerbomb, a la Kenta Kobashi's Orange Crush) (3:53).
-Brady Booker d. Serpentico via torture rack (4:59).
-Konosuke Takeshita d. Cole "Two Dimes" Karter(w/ "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson) wit the pump knee (9:23).  Johnson attacked Takeshita afterwards.

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Main Event this week has:
-Dexter Lumis vs. Odyssey Jones
-Dana Brooke vs. Elektra Lopez

Level Up on Friday has:
-Nathan Frazer vs. Javier Bernal
-Valentina Feroz vs. Lash Legend

NXT Stand & Deliver is on Saturday 4/1:
-Bron Breakker vs. Carmelo Hayes - NXT Title
-Roxanne Perez vs. Zoey Stark vs. Gigi Dolin vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Indi Hartwell-Lumis - NXT Women's Title Ladder Match
-Wes Lee vs. Dragon Lee vs. J.D. McDonagh vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. Axiom - NXT North American Title
-Gallus(Wolfgang Young & Mark Coffey) vs. Julius & Brutus Creed vs. Tony D'Angelo & Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo - NXT Tag Team Titles
-Fallon Henley & Kiana James vs. Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn - NXT Women's Tag Team Titles
-Johnny Gargano vs. Grayson Waller - Unsanctioned Match
-Tyler Bate, Andre Chase, Duke Hudson, & Thea Hail vs. The Schism(Joe Gacy, The Dyad(Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid), & Ava Raine)

WrestleMania XXXIX is on Saturday 4/1 and Sunday 4/2:
-Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes - WWE Title
-Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley - Smackdown Women's Title
-Bianca Belair vs. Asuka Urai - Raw Women's Title
-Jimmy & Jey Uso vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn - Tag Team Titles
-Austin Theory vs. John Cena - U.S. Title
-GUNTHER Hahn vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy - Intercontinental Title
-Edge vs. Finn Bálor - Hell In A Cell Match
-Brock Lesnar vs. Jordan Omos
-Seth Rollins vs. Logan Paul
-Bray Wyatt vs. Bobby Lashley
-Becky Lynch, Lita Dumas, & Trish Stratus vs. Bayley Rose, Io Shirai, & Dakota Kai
-Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Dominik Misterio
-Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs. The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. The Viking Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe) vs. The Alpha Academy(Otísé Dozovic & Chad Gable)
-Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan vs. Natalya Neidhart & Shotzi Blackheart vs. Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler vs. Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green-Cardona

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite on Wednesday has:
-Kenny Omega vs. Jeff Cobb - IWGP U.S. Title
-Adam Cole vs. Daniel Garcia
-Jamie Hayter vs. Riho Abe - Women's Title
-Orange Cassidy vs. "The Butcher" Andy Williams - International Title
-Dalton Castle & The Boys(Brandon & Brent Tate) vs. Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, & Wheeler Yuta
-"Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. Matt Hardy
-Willow Nightingale vs. Ruby Soho

IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thursday has:
-Josh Alexander vs. KENTA Kobayashi - Heavyweight Title

Multiverse United is on Thursday 3/30 in conjunction with NJPW:
-Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey
-Jeff Cobb vs. Moose
-Yujiro Kushida vs. Lio Rush
-KENTA Kobayashi vs. Minoru Suzuki - Strong Openweight Title
-Deonna Purrazzo vs. Gisele Shaw vs. Miyu Yamashita vs. Masha Slamovich
-Trey MIguel vs. Rich Swann vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Kevin Knight vs. Clark Connors vs. Rocky Romero - X-Division Title
-Ace Austin & Chris Bey vs. Aussie Open(Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) vs. The Mighty Don't Kneel(Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito) vs. The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) - Tag Team Titles
-Fred Rosser, Pierre Carl Ouellet, Sami Callihan, & Alex Coughlin vs. Eddie Edwards, Joe Hendry, Tom Lawlor, & J.R. Kratos

RING OF HONOR

ROH TV on Thursday has:
-Athena Palmer vs. Emi Sakura - Women's Title

Supercard Of Honor is on Friday 3/31:
-Claudio Castagnoli vs. Eddie Kingston - Heavyweight Title
-Athena Palmer vs. Yuka Sakazaki - Women's Title
-Wheeler Yuta vs. Katsuyori Shibata - Pure Title
-Samoa Joe vs. Mark Briscoe - T.V. Title
-"Reach For The Sky" Ladder Match For The Tag Team Titles:  The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix), Rush & Dralistico, Top Flight(Dante & Darius Martin), Aussie Open(Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis), The Kingdom(Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)
-El Hijo Del Vikingo vs. Komander - AAA Mega Title

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

Road To Sakura Genesis on Sunday 4/2 has:
-Shingo Takagi vs. Aaron Henare - King Of Pro Wrestling Title

Road To Sakura Genesis on Monday 4/3 has:
-Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Sho Tanaka, & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki, Ren Narita, & El Desperado - NEVER Openweight Trios Titles

Sakura Genesis is on Saturday 4/8:
-Kazuchika Okada vs. Seiya Sanada - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Mercedes Moné vs. AZM vs. Hazuki - IWGP Women's Title
-Hiromu Takahashi vs. Robbie Eagles - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Bishamon(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) vs. Aussie Open(Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) - IWGP Tag Team Titles
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Shota Umino - NJPW T.V. Title
-Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, & Bushi vs. Taichi Ishikari, Douki, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
-Tama Tonga, Hikuleo, & "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato vs. David Finlay, KENTA Kobayashi, & El Phantasmo
-Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Sho Tanaka, & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Jeff Cobb, Aaron Henare, & Francesco Akira

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

NWA 312 is on Friday 4/7:
-Tyrus Clay vs. Chris Adonis - Heavyweight Title
-Kamille Kaine vs. La Rosa Negra - Women's Title
-The Great Cyon vs. Ethan Carter III - National Title
-Max The Impaler vs. Kenzie Paige  - Women's T.V. Title Tournament Final
-La Rebelion(Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf) vs. Magnum Muscle(Dak Draper & Matthew Mims) - Tag Team Titles
-The Country Gentlemen(A.J. Cazana & Anthony Andrews) vs. The SaVaGeS(Jax Dane & Blake Troop) - U.S. Tag Team Titles
-Madi Wrenkowski & Missa Kate vs. Pretty Empowered v2.0(Ella Envy & Roxy Rockett) - Women's Tag Team Titles

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Sunday 3/26 in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway Athletic Club):
-Homicide vs. Mike Outlaw
-Camaro Jackson vs. Kenny Alfonso - Crown Of Glory Title
-Rohit Raju & Karam Alame vs. The Philly & Marino Experience(Philly Collins & Marino Tenaglia) - United Glory Tag Team Titles
-"Warhorse" Jake Parnell & Dan "The Dad" Adams vs. Jake Something & Kody Lane
-Xavier Walker vs. Dak Draper
-The Wasteland War Party(Max The Impaler & Heidi Howitzer) vs. Shazza McKenzie & Laynie Luck
-Davey Vega vs. Carlos Romo

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY

Next show is Friday 4/14 in Alton, IL:
-Derek Neal vs. Dingo - Gateway Heritage Title
-Christian Rose vs. Davey Vega - Destination Title
-Thomas Shire vs. Adrian Surge
-Alpha Omega(Camaro Jackson & Kenny Alfonso) vs. Moonshine Mantell & K.C. Karrington
-Gary Jay vs. Anakin Murphy
-Steve "1 Called" Manders vs. Austin "Mad Dog" Connelly
-Rahim De La Suede vs. Jeremy Wyatt
-Billie Starkz vs. Aaron Williams

GRANDEL WRESTLING

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

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

Dynamo will have matches at the St. Louis Taco & Margarita Festival on Saturday 3/25(afternoon).

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

SICW All Star Wrestling on Sunday has:
-The Big Texan vs. Big Joe Helms
-Joe Vinetti vs. Sean Vincent
-Austin Mulitalo vs. Payton Ayers
-Boomerang & Max Archer vs. Rick Ruby

Next show is Saturday 4/8 in Belleville, IL:
-The Big Texan & Gary Jackson vs. Attila Khan & Sheik Jake Prater
-Bobby D vs. Sean Vincent - Central States Title

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 4/8 in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway Athletic Club):
-Kahyman vs. Chris Slammer - Heavyweight Title
-Ashlyn Alexander vs. Shylynn - Women's Title
-The Junkies For Fame("J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor & Dr. Dallas Stevens) vs. Ricky Cruz & Moondog Rover - Tag Team Titles
-"The Butcher" Damian Blade vs. Blake Steel
-Chris Exodus vs. Andrew Wilder
-L-Ride vs. Nasty Juan Sanchez

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 4/8 in Troy, MO:
-Billy "The Kidd" Jarrell vs. Jack Parker Jr.
-Benjamin Trust vs. Luke Anthony

PRO WRESTLING EPIC

Next show is Saturday 5/6 in Alton, IL:
-Brandon Aarons vs. Percy Drews - Heavyweight Title
-A.T.M. vs. David Ali - Interstate Title
-Barackus vs. Da'Marius Jones - Powerhouse Title
-Alice Crowley vs. Thunderkitty LaFleur vs. Riley Knocks - Women's Title
-Leone Mephisto vs. Akira - "Death Match Of Death"
-Benjamin Trust vs. Jack Vaughn
-Damien Blackwell vs. Nick Natural - Dog Collar Match
-Nasty Juan Sanchez vs. Tyler Copeland - Taco Bar Hardcore Match
-Kendall Beck vs. J.J. Garrett
-Battle Royal
-Appearing:  Bill Alfonso

COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 4/15 in Edwardsville, IL:
-Satisfaction Guaranteed(Madi Monarch & Sofia Sombra) vs. History In The Making(Johnny Banks & Damien Blackwell) - Tag Team Titles
-Cousin Waylon Phoenix vs. Kenneth Collins - International Title

NEW BREED WRESTING

Next show is Saturday 4/15 in Fulton, MO.

CAPE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 4/29 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Matt Cardona vs. Kevin Lee Davidson
-Austin Lane vs. Joey O'Riley - CCW Heavyweight Title vs. Zero-One USA Heavyweight Title - Referee Jerry Lynn
-Denzel Rollins vs. Jacksyn Crowley - Pure Openweight Title
-Zay Washington vs. Aaron Roberts
-Camaro Jackson & Mike Outlaw vs. Dangerous & Delicious(Justin Smart & Donny Sixx)
-Billy Madding vs. Logan Stunt vs. Mason St. Goods vs. Frodo "The Ghost" Meyer vs. Devin O'Neal vs. Steven O'Neal
-Shooter Shylynn vs. Li'l Bit vs. Diana Taylor vs. Nadia White vs. Nixi X.S.

GAME CHANGER WRESTLING

GCW returns to the St. Louis area on Saturday 4/15 in Sauget, IL:
-Shigehiro Irie vs. Bryan Keith
-Komander, Gringo Loco, & Arez vs. Myron Reed & The East-West Express(Jordan Oliver & Nick Wayne)
-Dan "The Dad" Adams vs. Blake Christian

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ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/6 in Chicago, IL.

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA

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

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Monday, March 27, 2023

Raw + Elevation

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Kevin Patrick & Corey Graves.
-Women's Tag Team Champion "The Man" Becky Lynch(w/ Lita Dumas & Trish Stratus) d. "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai(w/ Bayley Rose & Dakota Kai) with the Manhandle Slam(uranagi) (7:42 aired).
-Seth "Freakin'" Rollins d. Mustafa Ali after the advanced curbstomp (2:08).
-Braun Strowman, Ricochet, & The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) d. The Viking Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe) & The Alpha Academy(Otísé Dozovic & Chad Gable)(w/ "Valhalla" Sarah Logan) when Ford pinned Erik with the frog splash (8:06 aired).
-Next inductee to the WWE Hall Of Fame:  Stacy Keibler.
-Sonya Deville & "The Hot Mess" Chelsea Green-Cardona d. "Michin" Mia Yim & "The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae when Chelsea pinned Yim after the I'm-Prettier(Unprettier) (2:59).
-Rey Misterio Jr. d. "The Punishment" Damian Priest(w/ Dominik Misterio) by DQ when Dominik attacked Rey (joined in progress; 3:12 aired).
-Intercontinental Champion "The Ring General" GUNTHER Hahn(w/ Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser) d. Dolph Ziggler(non-title) via Last Symphony(Northern Lights Bomb) (2:30 aired).
-"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes d. "The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa(w/ Paul Heyman); Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Jey Uso caused a distraction, but Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn ran out to fight them off.  Cody went on to win with the Crossrhodes(inverted swinging neckbreaker) (9:38 aired).

AEW Elevation

-Commentators:  "No More B.S." Paul Wight & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard.
-"The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese & "Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari d. "The Southern Flamingo" (Kody) Lane Summers & "The Hatekeeper" Campbell Myers when Daivari pinned Summers after the frog splash (3:35).
-"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose & "The Problem" Marina Shafir d. Briar & Sage Hale when Shafir made Sage tap out to the Greedy(leg-trapped triangle hold) (4:06).
-Willow Nightingale d. Maggie Lee (Minerva) via Doctor Bomb (1:57).
-"Big Bill" William Morrissey & "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty d. "The Reality" Zack Clayton & Anaya Howlett; Moriarty pinned Anaya after he and Bill hit a double-team assisted full nelson slam (3:47).
-ROH Women's Champion "The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer d. "The Little Blue Dragon" Tootie Lynn Ramsey(non-title) after a forearm smash (1:11).  Athena continued to attack Tootie after the match until "The Queen" Emi Sakura appeared, laying out Athena with her own title belt.
-"All Ego" Ethan Page, Matt Hardy, & Isiah Kassidy d. The Spanish Announce Project(Angélico & Chaos Project("The Original Deathdealer" Dr. Luther & Serpentico)) when Isiah pinned Serpentico after the swanton bomb (5:34).
-Riho Abe d. "The Cuban Diamond" Diamante Zuniga via forward-roll cradle (4:01).

Sunday, March 26, 2023

SICW All Star Wrestling

-Commentators:  Drew Abbenhaus & "The Boss" Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire.
-"Astonishing" Austin Mulitalo d. The Intern(w/ "Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent & "Big Nasty" Glenn Williams) after a dropkick off the second rope (3:05).
-Drew interviewed Sean Vincent's crew; Williams wanted to be called "The Winner" after his first victory at the recent Belleville show.  Vincent revealed that Bobby D had an open contract to defend his Central States Title at the April 8th show and he was taking him up on that challenge.
-Boomerang d. "Big Nasty" Glenn Williams(w/ "Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent & The Intern) after Vincent tried to interfere behind the referee's back but accidentally kicked Williams with the loaded boot, leading to Boomerang getting the pinfall (3:23).
-Drew interviewed promoter Herb Simmons about the next Belleville show on Saturday, April 8th.
-The Top Guns(Brandon Barretta & Joe Vinetti) d. "Superstar/Movie Star" Steve Fender & "Rough Cut" Rick Ruby; Ruby attempted to bodyslam Barretta, but Vinetti delivered a dropkick off the second rope and Barretta fell on top for the pin (with Vinetti dogpiling on top) (7:52).
-Drew interviewed Flash Flanagan, "Volatile" Curtis Wylde, & "The Night Train" Gary Jackson(w/ Wyldefyre) about their upcoming main event matchup.
-Drew interviewed "The Boss" Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire(w/ Tag Team Champions The L.A. Hustlers("Notorious" Bradley Diggs & "Ruffshot" Lamont Potts), "The Kingpin" Rob Kowalski, & Big Joe Helms) about the upcoming bout.
-Flash Flanagan, "Volatile" Curtis Wylde, & "The Night Train" Gary Jackson(w/ Wyldefyre) d. "The Kingpin" Rob Kowalski & Tag Team Champions The L.A. Hustlers("Notorious" Bradley Diggs & "Ruffshot" Lamont Potts)(w/ "The Boss" Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire & Big Joe Helms) when Wylde pinned Potts after the Wylde's Twisting Finale(spinning uranagi) (7:32).

Sunday GPW Results From St. Louis, MO

-Ring announcer:  Ben Simon.  Referees:  Kat Carter, Alex Strahan, & Adam Kennedy.
-"Death Wish" Anakin Murphy d. "Too Good" Mason St. Goods via fisherman buster (4:26).
-The Premier("The Hatekeeper" Campbell Myers & "Dat Boi" S.K. Bishop) d. Edvin Kudic & "The Huntsman" Jay Marston; Myers pinned Marston after hitting Marston with a Falcon Arrow onto Bishop's raised knees (5:10).
-The main show started with a ten-bell salute for referee Sean Patrick O'Brien.
-"The Devil's Little Princess" Heather Reckless won a four-corner match with "The Arachnid" Blair Onyx, "The Versace Of Violence" Nixi X.S., and "The Little Blue Dragon" Tootie Lynn Ramsey; Reckless brought Tootie's nunchuks into the match, but Tootie got them away and attempted to use them herself only for Nixi to cut her off.  That led to Reckless getting Tootie in an O'Connor Roll and pulling the tights for her second win in a row over the Little Blue Dragon (6:36).
-"Big Flexy" Xavier Walker d. "The Mile-High Magnum" Dak Draper with the chokeslam (13:51).
-"Spitfire" Davey Vega d. A.T.M.(subbing for Carlos Romo) via scorpion deathlock (8:49).
-"The Powerhouse Predator" Steph De Lander d. "The Big Strong Boy" Ethan Price after the fireman's-carry faceplant (9:51).
-Jake Something & "The Southern Flamingo" Kody Lane d. "Warhorse" Jake Parnell & Dan "The Dad" Adams; Lane hit Warhorse with a chair behind the referee's back before finishing with the double-underhook piledriver (11:14).
-Mike Outlaw(w/ Cinko) d. "The Notorious 187" Homicide via High Noon(top-rope elbowdrop) (15:22).
-The Philly & Marino Experience (Philly Collins & Marino Tenaglia) d. The Hustle & The Muscle("His Mom Calls Him Son Cuz He Shines Like One" Rohit Raju & Karam Alame) to win the United Glory Tag Team Titles.  Xavier Walker's music played and Karam went to the entrance aisle to meet him(with the referee attempting to follow); however, Walker jumped the guardrail and took out Raju with the knockout punch before putting Marino on top for the referee to count three (14:49).
-"The Too Turn't Wild Unicorn" Laynie Luck won a triple threat match with "The Non-Binary Nightmare" Max The Impaler and "Heartbreak-Core" Shazza McKenzie when she rolled up Shazza while Max was outside the ring (5:51).
-"The Quadfatha" Camaro Jackson d. "Second To None" Kenny Alfonso to retain the Crown Of Glory Title; Alfonso attempted a rope-handspring Stunner but Camaro blasted him with a lariat to the back of the head and got the three-count (16:24).  Mike Outlaw attacked Camaro after the match until Alfonso intervened and brawled with Outlaw.  Camaro attempted to hit the lariat on Outlaw, but hit Alfonso by mistake when Outlaw moved out of the way...leading to Outlaw telling Alfonso that he can't trust his Alpha Omega tag team partner.

Saturday, March 25, 2023

Saturday SICW Results From East St. Louis, IL + Other Show Results

-Ring announcer:  Drew Abbenhaus.  Referees:  Nick Ridenour, Bill Henson, & Denny Thomas.
-"Volatile" Curtis Wylde(w/ Wyldefyre) d. Waco with the Wylde's Twisting Finale(spinning uranagi) (4:20).  Tag Team Champions The L.A. Hustlers("Notorious" Bradley Diggs & "Ruffshot" Lamont Potts)(w/ "The Boss" Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire) attacked Wylde after the match until Jayson Breed ran them off.
-Billy McNeil d. "The Unholy Father" Richard Shaw after the Shadows Over Hellbow(top-rope elbowdrop to the back) (5:31).
-The Top Guns(Brandon Barretta & Joe Vinetti) d. "Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent & "Big Nasty" Glenn Williams; Vinetti pinned Williams after Barretta Rocket-Launched Vinetti off the top rope into a splash on Williams (13:22).
-Ax Allwardt d. "Space Cowboy" Jason Jones via rollup with a handful of tights (5:25).
-Cowboy Bob Orton & "Mr. U.S.A." Tony Atlas d. The L.A. Hustlers("Notorious" Bradley Diggs & "Ruffshot" Lamont Potts)(w/ "The Boss" Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire) to win the Tag Team Titles; Orton pinned Potts after Lucky accidentally hit his own man with the briefcase (11:31).
-The Big Texan d. Big Joe Helms(w/ "The Boss" Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire) with the lariat to win the Ainad Shriners Title (7:30).
-"The Night Train" Gary Jackson & Jayson Breed d. Classic Champion Attila Khan & Sheik Jake Prater(w/ "The Merchant Of Violence" Stephen E) when Jackson pinned Prater with a grounded crucifix (13:22).

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Friday AAW results from Merrionette Park, IL:

-"Big Beef" Gnarls Garvin won a six-way match with Gary Jay, Axel Rico, Brayden Lee, Crash Jaxon, and Damian Chambers.
-Hustle & Soul(Calvin Tankman & Frontman Jah-C) d. Arez & Dante Leon to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Heather Reckless d. Shazza McKenzie.
-Isaiah Moore, Russ Jones, & Schaff d. Conan Lycan, Joe Alonzo, & Solomon Tupu.
-Fred Yehi won a four-corner match with Steve "1 Called" Manders, Ren Jones, and SIlas Young.
-Mike Bennett & Levi Everett d. Heritage Champion Davey Vega & Mike Hartenbower in a dog collar match.
-Mance Warner d. "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason.
-Sierra d. Christi Jaynes in a lumberjack match.
-Jake Something d. Robert Anthony to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Saturday(afternoon) DPW results from St. Louis, MO(Taco & Margarita Festival at Chaifetz Arena):

-"The Urban Cowboy" Ricky Rodriguez d. "Lights Out" Adrian Surge.
-"Five Star" Jesse Jay d. Jackal.
-"The Unstoppable" Tommy Davis & "The Shoeserweight" Chris Exodus d. The Arch City Mercenaries(Tony Esteem & Jimmi LaFleur).
-"The World's Greatest Entertainer" Doyle Day(w/ "The Queen Of Lariats" Ashlyn Alexander) d. James Ellsworth.
-The Snitch d. D-1 Champion "The Caramel Bear" C.J. Shine to retain the Heavyweight Title.
-"The Wind Of Destruction" Makaze & "The Urban Cowboy" Ricky Rodriguez d. Tag Team Champions The Agents Of Chaos("Big Vik" Viktor Von Stein & Xavier Shadowz)(non-title).
-"The One-Man Zoo" L-Ride d. "The Main Attraction" Big Daddy Dion.
-James Ellsworth & Madi Monarch d. "The World's Greatest Entertainer" Doyle Day & "The Queen Of Lariats" Ashlyn Alexander.
-D-1 Champion "The Caramel Bear" C.J. Shine won a battle royal.

Weekend Rasslin

NWA USA

-Commentators:  Joe Galli, Tim Storm, & Velvet Sky.
-Psycho Love(Psycho Boy Fodder & "Psycho Girl" Angelina Love) d. P.J. Hawx & Kylie Alexa Paige when Angelina pinned Kylie after the Botox Injection(pump kick) (4:40).
-"The Dane Event" Jax Dane d. "The Stark County Ripper" Shepherd Lutz via Pop The Trunk(lariat) (4:29).
-U.S. Tag Team Champions The Country Gentlemen("The Legacy" A.J. Cazana & "Adorable" Anthony Andrews) d.The Miserably Faithful("The Priest Of Punishment" Mikael Judais & Gaagz The Gymp)(w/ "The Sinister Minister" James Mitchell); Andrews pinned Gaagz after he and Cazana hit a spinebuster/second-rope clothesline combo (7:49).  It was scheduled to be a trios match with "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason(w/ Pollo Del Mar) teaming with The Country Gentlemen and Sal "The Pal" Rinauro teaming with Judais & Gaagz, but Sal was missing and it was changed to a regular tag match with Silas & Pollo taking seats in the audience.

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-"Powerhouse" Will Hobbs(w/ Q.T. Marshall, Aaron Solow, & Harley Cameron) d. Penta El Cero Miedo(w/ Alex Abrahantes) to retain the TNT Title after hitting Penta with the title belt behind the the referee's back, finishing with the Town Business v2.0(Burning Hammer) (10:36).  Rey Fenix saved Penta from a post-match beatdown.
-Trios Champion Brody King(w/ Julia Hart) d. "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager with the All-Seeing Eye(fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver) (6:20 aired); "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay A.S. returned to attack Julia.
-"La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie d. Leila Grey(w/ TBS Champion Jade Cargill & "Smart" Mark Sterling) via Road To Valhalla(double-chickenwing sitout faceplant) (1:14).
-The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens)(w/ "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn) d. The Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)(w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett); Caster pinned Taven after he and Bowens hit the Acclaim To Fame(Bowens Arrival(elevated twisting powerslam) followed by Caster Mic Drop(top-rope elbowdrop)) (9:11).  "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard did commentary; Billy Gunn chased Maria away from ringside with the assistance of Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin).
-Added to Wednesday's Dynamite in St. Louis:  "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega vs. Jeff Cobb for the IWGP U.S. Title, "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy vs. "The Butcher" Andy Williams for the International Title, Dalton Castle & The Boys(Brandon & Brent Tate) vs. The Blackpool Combat Club(Jon Moxley, ROH Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli, & ROH Pure Champion "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta), "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. Matt Hardy, Willow Nightingale vs. "The Runaway" Ruby Soho.

Friday, March 24, 2023

Friday Rasslin

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
-"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes d. Ludwig Kaiser(w/ Giovanni Vinci) with the Crossrhodes(inverted swinging neckbreaker) despite the distraction of "The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa(w/ Paul Heyman) (9:34 aired).
-L.A. Knight d. Rey Misterio Jr. after Dominik Misterio tripped Rey, allowing Knight to get the rollup pin (8:10 aired).  Dominik antagonized his mother and sister at ringside, finally provoking Rey into punching him and accepting his WrestleMania challenge.
-Natalya Neidhart & "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart d. Lacey Evans & Xia Li when Natalya made Xia tap out to the Sharpshooter (3:37).  Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan watched the match from ringside.  "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey & "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler declared that they would be in the four-corner women's tag match at Mania along with Raquel/Liv and Natalya/Shotzi.
-Intercontinental Champion "The Ring General" GUNTHER Hahn d. "The Bruiserweight" Butch Dunne(w/ Drew McIntyre, Sheamus O'Shaunessy, & Ridge Holland)(non-title) after the Last Symphony(Northern Lights Bomb) (joined in progress; 6:41 aired).
-Monday on Raw:  Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa.
-Next week:  The Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, plus Drew & Sheamus vs. Imperium(Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser).

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-Odyssey Jones d. Kale Dixon after the spinning Bossman Slam (4:46).
-"The Epitome Of Excellence" Edris Enofe & Malik "The Freak" Blade d. Damon Kemp & Tavion Heights; Enofe pinned Heights after a frog splash by Blade followed by a top-rope elbowdrop by Enofe (5:54).

Impact Sacrifice

-Heavyweight Champion "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander was out of action with an injury, forcing him to vacate his championship.
-"Die Hard" Eddie Edwards d. Bhupinder Gujjar after the Boston Knee Party(flying knee strike).
-"The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush(w/ JesSICKa Havok) d. Women's Tag Team Champion "The Majesty Of Muscle" KiLynn King(w/ "The People's Witch" Taylor Wilde) via spear.
-"Speedball" Mike Bailey d. "The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham with a reversal of a figure-four leglock.
-"The Prestigious" Joe Hendry d. "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers after the Standing Ovation(chokeslam bomb) to retain the Digital Media Title.
-Women's Champion "Hardcore Country" Mickie James was also announced as being out of action due to injury, putting her title situation up in the air; if she is unable to defend her title at Rebellion, it will be vacated.
-"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo d. "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw(w/ Jai Vidal & "The Cannibal" Savannah Evans) via Venus De Milo(double-armbar submission).  Evans attacked Deonna after the match until "The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz returned to make the save.
-"Perfect Creation One" Pierre Carl Ouellet d. Kenny King(w/ "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards) after punching a chair into King's face.
-Coming soon:  "The Wild Child" Jody Threat.
-"The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel d. Lince Dorado with a rana into a pin to retain the X-Division Title.
-"The Inevitable" Ace Austin & "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey d. The Mighty Don't Kneel(Bad Dude Tito & Shane Haste) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Ace pinned Tito after he and Bey hit the One Two Sweet(Ace-boosted Art Of Finesse(flying Cutter) by Bey followed by Ace Fold(running Buff Blockbuster)).
-Bully Ray d. "The Innovator Of Violence" Tommy Dreamer in a "Busted Open"(First Blood) Match after The Good Hands("The Southern Savior" John Skyler & "Top Notch" Jason Hotch) interfered, leading to Bully bloodying Dreamer by running him into the ringpost.
-Time Machine("The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida & The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley)) d. "Mayhem For All" Steve Maclin, Rich Swann, & "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian when Kushida made Maclin tap out to the Hoverboard Lock(kimura).

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Thursday Rasslin

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-Tag Team Champion Mark Briscoe d. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese(w/ "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods & "Smart" Mark Sterling) with the Froggy Bow (8:54).
-A.R. Fox, Gran Metalik, & "All Heart" Blake Christian d. The Trustbusters("Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari, "The Real" Slim J, & "Jeeves Kay" Vinny Scalice King)(w/ "Smart" Mark Sterling) when Fox pinned Daivari after the 450 Splash (13:20).  Trios Champions The Embassy("They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona))(w/ Prince Nana) attacked Fox, Metalik, & Christian afterwards.
-Skye Blue d. Lady Frost via Skyefall(full nelson faceplant) (7:20).
-"El Toro Blanco" Rush & Dralistico(w/ Jose The Assistant) d. The Foundation("The Professional" Rhett Titus & "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams) when Rush pinned Titus after the Bull's Horns(corner basement dropkick) (5:39).
-"The Trend" Matt Taven(w/ Mike Bennett & Maria Kanellis-Bennett) d. "Air Wolf" Darius Martin after a trip by Maria allowed Taven to hit the Climax(trapped-arm headlock driver) (7:36).  "The Inhuman" Dante Martin saved Darius from a post-match beating.
-Trios Champion "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage(w/ Gates Of Agony & Prince Nana) d. Tony Deppen via Drill Claw(vertical suplex-into-sitout Tombstone) (4:29).  The Embassy beat down Deppen after the match until A.R. Fox, Gran Metalik, & Blake Christian made the save.
-Shane Taylor(w/ J.D. Griffey) d. "The Last Real Man Silas Young with the package piledriver (6:46).
-"Space Jesus" Billie Starkz d. "The Lucha Baddie" Miranda Alize (Like The Drink) after a Tombstone (6:57).
-Aussie Open("The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher & "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis) d. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels & "Rebourne" Matt Sydal; Fletcher pinned Daniels after he and Davis hit the Corealis(double pumphandle suplex) (14:10).
-Samoa Joe d. "World Famous" Cheesebuger via muscle buster to retain the T.V. Title (1:01).  Joe continued to attack Cheesebuger after the bell until Mark Briscoe ran him off with a chair.

Impact Wrestling

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips, "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt, & Gia Miller(for Before The Impact).
-X-Division Champion "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel d. "The Jet" Kevin Knight(non-title) after the Lightning Spiral (8:32).
-Time Machine("The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida & The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley)) d. The Design(Cody Deaner, "Big Kon" Konnor O'Brian, & Alan Angels)(w/ Sami Callihan) when Kushida made Angels tap out to the Hoverboard Lock(kimura) (13:55 aired).
-"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo d. "The Cannibal" Savannah Evans(w/ "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw & Jai Vidal) via crucifix (9:17 aired).
-Bully Ray & Masha Slamovich d. "The Innovator Of Violence" Tommy Dreamer & Women's Champion "Hardcore Country" Mickie James when Bully pinned Dreamer after the piledriver (9:23).  "The Juggernaut" Jordynne Grace ran in to help Mickie fight off Bully & Masha, but accidentally speared Mickie when Bully moved out of the way.
-Moose & "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers d. Digital Media Champion "The Prestigious" Joe Hendry & "Dirty Dango" Johnny Curtis when Myers pinned Hendry after the Roster Cut(lariat) (9:33 aired).

WWE Main Event (recorded Monday in St. Louis, MO)

-Commentators:  Kevin Patrick & Byron Saxton.
-"The Colossal" Bronson Reed d. Nathan Frazer via Tsunami(top-rope splash) (4:31).
-"The Gold Standard" Shelton Benjamin(w/ "Prime Time" Cedric Alexander & Montel Vontavious Porter) d. Charlie Dempsey (6:25 aired).

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-Sting, International Champion "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy, & Darby Allin d. "Underrated & Over It" Kip Sabian, "The Butcher" Andy Williams, & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter(w/ "Superbad" Penelope Ford-Sabian) when Sting pinned Sabian after the Scorpion Death Drop(inverted DDT) (11:18).
-Austin & Colten Gunn d. Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin) to retain the Tag Team Titles after The Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)(w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett) interfered, leading to Austin pinning Dante after he and Colten hit the 3:10 To Yuma(Flapjack-into-Paydirt) (7:01 aired).  Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) confronted the Gunns, who said they had nothing to offer...and F.T.R. said they would leave AEW if they lost to the Gunns.
-FTW Champion Hook d. Stokely Hathaway with the Redrum(ka ta hajime) in a no-DQ match(non-title) (3:17).  The Firm("All Ego" Ethan Page, "Big Bill" William Morrissey, Matt Hardy, Isiah Kassidy, & "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty") were banned from ringside.
-Jon Moxley(w/ ROH Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli & ROH Pure Champion "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta) d. Stu Grayson(w/ Evil Uno, "The Meat Man" John Silver, & Alex Reynolds) after a top-rope Death Rider(double-underhook DDT) (10:06).
-Toni Storm(w/ Saraya Knight & "The Runaway" Ruby Soho) via Storm Zero(piledriver) (8:17 aired).  Riho Abe & Willow Nightingale ran off the Outcasts before they could do any post-match damage.
-"The Cleaner" Kenny Omega(w/ Don Callis) d. El Hijo Del Vikingo with the One-Winged Angel(electric chair Michinoku Driver) (16:55 plus action before the bell).  Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, & Wheeler Yuta attacked Omega after the match; "Hangman" Adam Page(who went to the hospital with The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) after they were mysteriously attacked earlier in the evening) returned in an ambulance to run them off.  Callis confronted Page over his actions and pulled on his arm, but Page pulled away from him and Callis overdramatically fell to the mat...causing Omega to think that Page hit him.
-Saturday on Rampage:  "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs vs. Penta El Cero Miedo for the TNT Title, "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie vs. Leila Grey, Trios Co-Champion Brody King vs. "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager, and The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) vs. The Kingdom(Matt Taven & Mike Bennett).
-Next week on Dynamite in St. Louis, MO:  Adam Cole vs. "The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia.

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

NJPW New Japan Cup Final

-Taichi Ishikari & Douki d. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuto Nakashima when Taichi pinned Nakashima after a Saito Suplex.
-Shota Umino & Ryohei Oiwa d. NJPW T.V. Champion Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita when Umino pinned Fujita after the Death Rider(double-underhook DDT).
-Strong Openweight Champion KENTA Kobayashi, El Phantasmo, & "The Crown Jewel" Chase Owens d. NEVER Openweight Champion Tama Tonga, "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii, & Tomoaki Honma when Phantasmo pinned Honma after the Canadian Revolution II(package face-first piledriver).
-NEVER Openweight Trios Champions The House Of Torture(Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Sho Tanaka, & "The Tokyo Pimp" Yujiro Takahashi) & Dick Togo d. Ren Narita, El Desperado, Toru Yano, & Ryusuke Taguchi when Takahashi pinned Taguchi after the Big Juice(elevated DDT).
-Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi d. "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka & Aaron Henare when Naito pinned O-Khan with a victory roll.
-IWGP Heavyweight Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada & IWGP Tag Team Champions Bishamon(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) d. Jeff Cobb & Aussie Open("The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher & "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis); Davis pinned Hashi after he and Fletcher hit the Corealis(double pumphandle suplex).
-Hiromu Takahashi d. "The Man Of The Hour" Lio Rush via Time Bomb II(cradle Northern Lights Bomb) to retain the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title.
-Tournament Final:  "Cold Skull" Seiya Sanada d. David Finlay with the swinging DDT to win the tournament.

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

Impact Digital Media Exclusive

-Commentators:  From Insane Wrestling Revolution.
-"Top Notch" Jason Hotch d. Rich Swann with a torture-rack Blue Thunder Bomb(though the referee missed Swann getting a foot on the bottom rope) (6:57).

NWA Powerrr

-Commentators:  Joe Galli, Tim Storm, & Velvet Sky.
-"Thrillbilly" Silas Mason(w/ Pollo Del Mar) d. Brady Pierce(w/ Rush Freeman & "The Biggest Brother" Rolando Freeman) after the Thrill Ride(spinning Bossman Slam) (2:06).
-"The Tall Nomad" Jack Talos & Daisy Kill d. Trevor Murdoch by DQ in a handicap match when Mike Knox interfered (1:46).
-Women's T.V. Title Tournament:  "The Non-Binary Nightmare" Max The Impaler d. "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie with a short-arm lariat (4:07 plus brawling before the bell).

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.
-Tiffany Stratton d. Indi Hartwell-Lumis via moonsault (6:01 aired).
-Ilja Dragunov fought "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh to a no-contest when they brawled into Dragon Lee at ringside, drawing Lee into the fray as well as NXT North American Champion Wes Lee (14:38).
-Lyra Valkyria d. "The Pitbull" Ivy Nile after the spinning kick (2:56).
-NXT Champion Bron Breakker & Carmelo Hayes(w/ Trick Williams) d. Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) when Carmelo pinned Wilson after the Nothing But Net(top-rope Fameasser) (12:05).

AEW Dark

-Commentators:  Excalibur & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-"Rock Hard" Juice Robinson d. Leon Ruffin after the Juice Is Loose(layout DDT) (8:05).
-Leila Grey d. "The Hottest Flame" Kiera Hogan via rollup with a handful of tights (5:35).
-The Iron Savages(Bear Bronson & Bear Boulder) d. The Wingmen("The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth & "Beautiful" Cezar Bononi); Bronson pinned Nemeth after Boulder dropped Bronson from electric chair position into a splash on Nemeth (7:05).
-Charlette & Robyn Renegade d. "Mafiosa" Valentina Rossi & Avery Breaux; Charlette pinned Mafiosa after she and Robyn hit a spinebuster/flying clothesline combo (3:13).
-Toni Storm d. "Space Jesus" Billie Starkz with the Storm Zero(piledriver) (6:13).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Main Event this week has:
-Shelton Benjamin vs. Charlie Dempsey
-Nathan Frazer vs. Bronson Reed

NXT next Tuesday has:
-Battle Royal
-Ivy Nile vs. Sol Ruca vs. Indi Hartwell-Lumis

NXT Stand & Deliver is on Saturday 4/1:
-Bron Breakker vs. Carmelo Hayes - NXT Title
-NXT Women's Title Ladder Match:  Zoey Stark, Gigi Dolin, Tiffany Stratton, Lyra Valkyria, ?
-Wes Lee vs. Dragon Lee vs. J.D. McDonagh vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. ? - NXT North American Title
-Gallus(Wolfgang Young & Mark Coffey) vs. Julius & Brutus Creed vs. Tony D'Angelo & Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo - NXT Tag Team Titles
-Fallon Henley & Kiana James vs. Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn - NXT Women's Tag Team Titles
-Johnny Gargano vs. Grayson Waller - Unsanctioned Match
-Tyler Bate, Andre Chase, Duke Hudson, & Thea Hail vs. The Schism(Joe Gacy, The Dyad(Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid), & Ava Raine)

WrestleMania XXXIX is on Saturday 4/1 and Sunday 4/2:
-Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes - WWE Title
-Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley - Smackdown Women's Title
-Bianca Belair vs. Asuka Urai - Raw Women's Title
-Jimmy & Jey Uso vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn - Tag Team Titles
-Austin Theory vs. John Cena - U.S. Title
-GUNTHER Hahn vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy - Intercontinental Title
-Edge vs. Finn Bálor - Hell In A Cell Match
-Brock Lesnar vs. Jordan Omos
-Seth Rollins vs. Logan Paul
-Bray Wyatt vs. Bobby Lashley
-Becky Lynch, Lita Dumas, & Trish Stratus vs. Bayley Rose, Io Shirai, & Dakota Kai
-Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Dominik Misterio
-Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs. The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. The Viking Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe) vs. The Alpha Academy(Otísé Dozovic & Chad Gable)

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite on Wednesday has:
-Kenny Omega vs. El Hijo Del Vikingo
-Sting, Orange Cassidy, & Darby Allin vs. Kip Sabian, "The Butcher" Andy Williams, & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter
-Hook vs. Stokely Hathaway - No-DQ Match
-Stu Grayson vs. Jon Moxley
-Skye Blue vs. Toni Storm

IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thursday has:
-Pierre Carl Ouellet, Jordynne Grace, & Bhupinder Gujjar vs. Eddie Edwards, Kenny King, & Gisele Shaw
-Tommy Dreamer & Mickie James vs. Bully Ray & Masha Slamovich
-Yujiro Kushida & The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs. The Design(Cody Deaner, "Big Kon" Konnor O'Brian, & Alan Angels)
-Deonna Purrazzo vs. Savannah Evans
-Joe Hendry & "Dirty Dango" Johnny Curtis vs. Moose & Brian Myers

Sacrifice is on Friday 3/24:
-Josh Alexander, Rich Swann, & Frankie Kazarian vs. Time Machine(Yujiro Kushida & The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley))
-Mickie James vs. Jordynne Grace - Women's Title
-Joe Hendry vs. Brian Myers - Digital Media Title
-Tommy Dreamer vs. Bully Ray - "Busted Open" Match
-Ace Austin & Chris Bey vs. Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito - Tag Team Titles
-"Speedball" Mike Bailey vs. Jonathan Gresham
-Deonna Purrazzo vs. Gisele Shaw
-Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Kenny King

RING OF HONOR

ROH TV on Thursday has:
-Samoa Joe vs. Cheeseburger - T.V. Title
-Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal vs. Aussie Open(Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis)
-Shane Taylor vs. Silas Young
-Darius Martin vs. Matt Taven
-Mark Briscoe vs. Tony Nese
-A.R. Fox, Gran Metalik, & Blake Christian vs. Ariya Daivari, Slim J, & "Jeeves K" Vinny Scalice King
-Rhett Titus & Tracy Williams vs. Rush & Dralistico
-Billie Starkz vs. Miranda Alize
-Skye Blue vs. Lady Frost
-Brian Cage vs. Tony Deppen

Supercard Of Honor is on Friday 3/31:
-Samoa Joe vs. Mark Briscoe - T.V. Title
-"Reach For The Sky" Ladder Match For The Tag Team Titles:  The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix)

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

Multiverse United is on Thursday 3/30 in conjunction with Impact Wrestling:
-Josh Alexander vs. Yujiro Kushida - Impact Heavyweight Title
-Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey
-Jeff Cobb vs. Moose
-KENTA Kobayashi vs. Minoru Suzuki - Strong Openweight Title
-Mickie James vs. Deonna Purrazzo vs. Gisele Shaw vs. Miyu Yamashita - Impact Women's Title
-Trey MIguel vs. Rich Swann vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Kevin Knight vs. Clark Connors vs. Rocky Romero - X-Division Title
-Ace Austin & Chris Bey vs. Aussie Open(Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) vs. The Mighty Don't Kneel(Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito) vs. The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) - Tag Team Titles
-Fred Rosser, Pierre Carl Ouellet, Sami Callihan, & Alex Coughlin vs. Eddie Edwards, Joe Hendry, Tom Lawlor, & J.R. Kratos

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

NWA 312 is on Friday 4/7:
-Tyrus Clay vs. Chris Adonis - Heavyweight Title
-Kamille Kaine vs. La Rosa Negra - Women's Title
-The Great Cyon vs. Ethan Carter III - National Title
-Max The Impaler vs. Kenzie Paige  - Women's T.V. Title Tournament Final
-The Country Gentlemen(A.J. Cazana & Anthony Andrews) vs. The SaVaGeS(Jax Dane & Blake Troop) - U.S. Tag Team Titles
-Madi Wrenkowski & Missa Kate vs. Pretty Empowered v2.0(Ella Envy & Roxy Rockett) - Women's Tag Team Titles

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Sunday 3/26 in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway Athletic Club):
-Homicide vs. Mike Outlaw
-Camaro Jackson vs. Kenny Alfonso - Crown Of Glory Title
-Rohit Raju & Karam Alame vs. The Philly & Marino Experience(Philly Collins & Marino Tenaglia) - United Glory Tag Team Titles
-"Warhorse" Jake Parnell & Dan "The Dad" Adams vs. Jake Something & Kody Lane
-Xavier Walker vs. Dak Draper
-The Wasteland War Party(Max The Impaler & Heidi Howitzer) vs. Shazza McKenzie & Laynie Luck
-Davey Vega vs. Carlos Romo

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY

Next show is Friday 4/14 in Alton, IL:
-Derek Neal vs. Dingo - Gateway Heritage Title
-Christian Rose vs. Davey Vega - Destination Title
-Thomas Shire vs. Adrian Surge
-Alpha Omega(Camaro Jackson & Kenny Alfonso) vs. Moonshine Mantell & K.C. Karrington
-Gary Jay vs. Anakin Murphy
-Steve "1 Called" Manders vs. Austin "Mad Dog" Connelly
-Rahim De La Suede vs. Jeremy Wyatt

GRANDEL WRESTLING

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

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

Dynamo will have matches at the St. Louis Taco & Margarita Festival on Saturday 3/25(afternoon).

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

SICW All Star Wrestling on Sunday has:
-Flash Flanagan, Curtis Wylde, & Gary Jackson vs. Rob Kowalski & The L.A. Hustlers(Bradley Diggs & Lamont Potts)
-The Top Guns(Brandon Barretta & Joe Vinetti) vs. "Superstar" Steve Fender & Rick Ruby
-Austin Mulitalo vs. The Intern
-Boomerang vs. Glenn Williams

Next show is Saturday 3/25 in East St. Louis, IL:
-The L.A. Hustlers(Bradley Diggs & Lamont Potts) vs. Cowboy Bob Orton & Tony Atlas
-Gary Jackson & Jayson Khaos vs. Attila Khan & Sheik Jake Prater

SICW has a show on Saturday 4/8 in Belleville, IL.

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 4/8 in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway Athletic Club).

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 4/8 in Troy, MO.

PRO WRESTLING EPIC

Next show is Saturday 5/6 in Alton, IL:
-Brandon Aarons vs. Percy Drews - Heavyweight Title
-A.T.M. vs. David Ali - Interstate Title
-Barackus vs. Da'Marius Jones - Powerhouse Title
-Alice Crowley vs. Thunderkitty LaFleur vs. Riley Knocks - Women's Title
-Leone Mephisto vs. Akira - "Death Match Of Death"
-Benjamin Trust vs. Jack Vaughn
-Damien Blackwell vs. Nick Natural - Dog Collar Match
-Nasty Juan Sanchez vs. Tyler Copeland - Taco Bar Hardcore Match
-Kendall Beck vs. J.J. Garrett
-Battle Royal
-Appearing:  Bill Alfonso

COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 4/15 in Edwardsville, IL:
-Satisfaction Guaranteed(Madi Monarch & Sofia Sombra) vs. History In The Making(Johnny Banks & Damien Blackwell) - Tag Team Titles

NEW BREED WRESTING

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

CAPE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 3/25 in Charleston, MO:
-Austin Lane vs. Joey O'Riley - Heavyweight Title
-Zay Washington & Brian Rodgers vs. Denzel Rollins & Aaron Roberts
-No Role Modelz(A.T.M. & Marcus Muncherson) vs. The Academy(Dalton Anthony & Kevin Kade) - Tag Team Titles - Tornado Tag Match
-Million Dollar Baby vs. Li'l Bit - Women's Title Street Fight
-Trent Daniels vs. Payton Ayers - Strap Match
-El Diablo & Abel Booker vs. Walker Hayes XIII & Ken Dang
-Kyle Johnson vs. J.J. Walker
-Sarge O'Riley vs. Logan Stunt vs. Frodo "The Ghost" Meyer vs. Jacksyn Crowley vs. Chris Slammer vs. Osby Tomlin

GAME CHANGER WRESTLING

GCW returns to the St. Louis area on Saturday 4/15 in Sauget, IL:
-Shigehiro Irie vs. Bryan Keith
-Komander, Gringo Loco, & Arez vs. Myron Reed & The East-West Express(Jordan Oliver & Nick Wayne)
-Dan "The Dad" Adams vs. Blake Christian

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ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING

Next show is Friday 3/24 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Jake Something vs. Robert Anthony - Heavyweight Title
-Mike Bennett & Levi Everett vs. Davey Vega & Mike Hartenbower - Dog Collar Match
-Christi Jaynes vs. Sierra - Lumberjack Match
-Conan Lycan & Solomon Tupu vs. Russ Jones & Schaff - I Quit Match
-Fred Yehi vs. Steve "1 Called" Manders vs. Silas Young vs. Ren Jones

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA

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

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Monday, March 20, 2023

Raw + Elevation

WWE Raw (St. Louis, MO)

Recorded for Main Event:
-"The Colossal" Bronson Reed d. Nathan Frazer via Tsunami(top-rope splash) (4:31).
-"The Gold Standard" Shelton Benjamin(w/ "Prime Time" Cedric Alexander & Montel Vontavious Porter) d. Charlie Dempsey (6:25 aired).

-Commentators: Kevin Patrick & Corey Graves.
-U.S. Champion "The Now" Austin Theory d. Montez Ford(w/ Angelo Dawkins)(non-title) after the A-Town Down(TKO onto the knee) (5:37 aired).
-"The Nigerian Giant" Jordan Omos(w/ Montel Vontavious Porter) d. Mustafa Ali with the chokebomb (1:00).
-Dominik Misterio(w/ "The Punishment" Damian Priest) d. Johnny Gargano(w/ Dexter Lumis) via frog splash to the back (6:52 aired).
-"The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley d. Bayley Rose(w/ "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai & Dakota Kai) after the Riptide(pumphandle powerbomb) (7:35 aired); Women's Tag Team Champions "The Man" Becky Lynch & Lita Dumas and Trish Stratus entered midway through the match to watch from ringside, leading to a fight with Io & Dakota.
-Next inductee to the WWE Hall Of Fame: Andy Kaufman.
-Ricochet(w/ Braun Strowman) d. Chad Gable(w/ Otìsè Dozovic) with the shooting star press after Maxxine Dupri took Otìsè away from ringside (6:51 aired).
-Raw Women's Champion "The E.S.T." Bianca Belair & "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai d. Piper Niven & Chelsea Green-Cardona when Bianca pinned Niven after the Kiss Of Death(torture-rack sitout faceplant) (3:28 aired). Bianca & Asuka brawled after the match.

AEW Elevation

-Commentators:  "No More B.S." Paul Wight & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard.
-Skye Blue d. "T.F.A." Taryn From Accounting with the Code Blue (2:58).
-"The Big Hurt" Jake Hager(w/ "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker) d. "Outlaw" Adam Knight after the running Vader Bomb (2:02).
-"The Queen" Emi Sakura d. "Intangible" Zoe Sager via rolling surfboard/dragon sleeper combo (4:03).
-Brandon Cutler d. Jason Geiger by rolling back on a sleeper attempt into a pin (3:36).
-"All Ego" Ethan Page, Matt Hardy, & Isiah Kassidy(w/ Stokely Hathaway) d. Massive Damage, "Kid Chocolate" Mo Jabari, & Sebastian Wolfe when Page pinned Jabari after the Ego's Edge(released Razor's Edge) (4:06).
-Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin) d. Michael Allen Richard Clark & Shaun Moore when Dante pinned Moore with the frog splash (4:15).
-ROH Women's Champion "The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer d. Taylor Rising(non-title) via Crippler Crossface (3:20).-"Limitless" Keith Lee & "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes d. Jessie V & "All Night" Levi Night when Dustin pinned Night after the Final Reckoning(elevated neckbreaker) (2:50).
-The Dark Order("The Meat Man" John Silver & Alex Reynolds) d. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese & "Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari(w/ "Smart" Mark Sterling) when Reynolds pinned Nese with a jackknife cradle (4:53).

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Weekend Rasslin

NWA USA

-Commentators:  Joe Galli, Tim Storm, & Velvet Sky.
-"Fantastic" Bobby Fulton vs. Wrecking Ball Legursky(w/ "The Boss" Jay Bradley) in an unsanctioned match seemingly never officially started as Ricky Morton offered to take Fulton's place.  However, Joe Alonzo & "That Dude" Jamie Stanley attacked Morton before any action could take place.
-"Bulletproof" Blake Troop(w/ Chris Silvio, Esquire) d. Jeremiah Plunkett(w/ Danny Dealz) via modified figure-four leglock (4:58).
-"The Russian Crush" Natalia Markova d. "C.J." Christi Jaynes after the Beautiful Destruction(corner spinning kick) (3:41).

SICW All Star Wrestling

-Commentators: Drew Abbenhaus & "The Boss" Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire.
-Drew interviewed promoter Herb Simmons to start the show. Herb announced that The L.A. Hustlers("Notorious" Bradley Diggs & "Ruffshot" Lamont Potts) would defend their Tag Team Titles at next Saturday's show against Cowboy Bob Orton & "Mr. U.S.A." Tony Atlas; also, "The Night Train" Gary Jackson & Jayson Breed would face Classic Champion Attila Khan & Sheik Jake Prater.
-"Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent(w/ The Intern) d. Boomerang after the Death Valley Driver (2:19).
-"The Night Train" Gary Jackson d. "The Golden Boy" Shawn Douglas via Texas Cloverleaf (3:18).
-Earlier today: Jayson Breed vowed to get payback on Sheik Prater for his post-match attack in Belleville.
-Payton Ayers(w/ "The Merchant Of Violence" Stephen E) d. Shogun with the sitout chokebomb (2:22).
-Drew interviewed Stephen E & Ayers about Devastation Incorporated facing Gary Jackson & Jayson Breed on Saturday, as well as The Big Texan's threat to Attila Khan's Classic Title.
-"Volatile" Curtis Wylde(w/ Wyldefyre) d. Tag Team Champion "Ruffshot" Lamont Potts(w/ "Notorious" Bradley Diggs & "The Boss" Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire) by DQ when "The Kingpin" Rob Kowalski attacked Wylde (5:19). Flash Flanagan & Gary Jackson hit the ring to even the odds and the rulebreakers retreated.

Sunday CHWA Results From Edwardsville, IL

-Ring announcer: Dilly. Referees: Steven Hopple, Jeremy Smith, & Aron Lawrence.

-Tag Team Champion Sofia Sombra d. Henry Richardson with a pumphandle suplex (4:16).

-Kenneth Collins d. Isaiah "The Enforcer" Markel after the Second Act(inverted swinging neckbreaker) (6:46); International Champion Cousin Waylon Phoenix watched from the commentary table. History In The Making(Johnny Banks & "The Deceived" Damien Blackwell) saved Isaiah from a post-match beating by Collins.

-Angelo Grimsley(w/ Raziel) d. "Five Star" Jesse Jay(w/ 1-Up Champion "The Main Attraction" Big Daddy Dion) via double-underhook faceplant (10:31).

-"The Apex" Blake Steel(w/ Ransom) d. Drew Karter with the torture-rack faceplant (10:45).

-"Lights Out" Adrian Surge d. Sid Manson after the swinging fisherman buster (8:50).

-"The Main Attraction" Big Daddy Dion(w/ "Five Star" Jesse Jay) d. Mazoku to retain the 1-Up Title; a distraction by "Parasyte" Tyler Blake led to Dion knocking out Mazoku with the title belt for the cheap win (10:33).

-"Parasyte" Tyler Blake d. "The Black Panther" Johnathan Zulu by reversing a rollup into his own and holding the ropes (10:44).

-History In The Making(Johnny Banks & "The Deceived" Damien Blackwell(w/ Halo & Isaiah "The Enforcer" Markel) d. Cyber Dagger(D.K. Coltello & I.P. Mason) when Blackwell pinned Mason after a splash off the second rope (18:10).

-"The Wind Of Destruction" Makaze & Alister Crow(w/ Doc Lombardi) d. Heavyweight Champion "The Shoeserweight" Chris Exodus & "The Native Nightmare" Jeremy Lightfoot. The match initially ended in a double countout as both teams brawler on the floor (5:11), but it was restarted as a falls-count-anywhere bout. Exodus accidentally hit Lightfoot with the Starlight Kick(middle-rope springboard roundhouse kick) while aiming for Crow, leading to Crow pinning Lightfoot after the full nelson slam (4:26 of the restart; 9:37 total).

NJPW New Japan Cup Day 11

-Semifinal: David Finlay d. NEVER Openweight Champion Tama Tonga(non-title) via Trash Panda(brainbuster onto the knee).

-Semifinal: "Cold Skull" Seiya Sanada d. "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis with the swinging DDT.

-Your New Japan Cup final will be Sanada vs. Finlay.

Saturday Grandel Wrestling Results From St. Louis, MO + Other Show Results

-Ring announcers:  Ben Simon & "The First Lady" Amanda Alyse Trust.  Referees:  Christopher Miles, Allison Leigh, Eric Allen, & Alex Strahan.
-"The Devil's Little Princess" Heather Reckless d. "The Phoenix Princess" Aminah Belmont after a moonsault off the second rope (5:24).
-Grandel Rumble (ten wrestlers started the match; at the five and ten-minute marks, additional groups of wrestlers entered the fray):
Starting field:  "Valor Heart" Myron De'Monne, Tony Esteem, "The Imminent" Jacob Williams, Frodo "The Ghost" Meyer, Jake Lander, "The" Matt Kenway, "Five Star" Jesse Jay, Edvin Kudic, Dave Turner, & "Death Wish" Anakin Murphy.
At 5:00:  "All Love" Kendall Beck, Kemon Seddens, "The King Of Thrash" Justin Poole, & Marcus Muncherson entered.
Esteem and Edvin were eliminated.
At 10:00:  "The Silverback" Jabari King, "The Main Attraction" Big Daddy Dion, "The American Badger" Danny Stratos, Devin & Steven O'Neal, Barackus, "The Soup" Campbell Myers, "Dat Boi" S.K. Bishop, & I.P. Mason entered.
Eliminations after that point:  De'Monne, Kemon, Jacob, Poole, Steven O'Neal, Devin O'Neal, Stratos, Frodo, Turner, Mason, Barackus.  (At this point, Kenway was taken to the backstage area with an apparent knee injury.)  Further eliminations:  Myers & Bishop, Jesse Jay & Dion, Muncherson, Beck, Jabari, Lander.  Anakin thought he had won, but Kenway re-entered the ring and threw out Anakin for the win (22:34).
-A ten-bell salute took place for referee Sean Patrick O'Brien ("SPO"), who passed away the previous day.
-"Azucar" Rocky Romero(w/ Chico The Luchador) d. Dan "The Dad" Adams via rollup with feet on the ropes to retain the CMLL World Historic Welterweight Title (14:48).
-"The Golden Cobra" Kevin Lee Davidson d. "Lights Out" Adrian Surge(w/ Buddy Shepherd) after a swinging uranagi (4:15).
-"The Stiff Robo Ginger" Gary Jay d. Jake Something with a running forearm smash (10:49).
-"The National Treasure" Nick Aldis d. "The Handsome Hooker" Thomas Shire via Kingsland Cloverleaf (8:32).
-"Second To None" Kenny Alfonso won a six-way ladder match with "The Southern Flamingo" Kody Lane, "The Big Strong Boy" Ethan Price, "The" Matt Kenway(w/ The Premier("The Soup" Campbell Myers & "Dat Boi" S.K. Bishop)), "Big Flexy" Xavier Walker, and A.T.M. by retrieving the briefcase that was suspended above the ring (14:59).  The briefcase gives the holder the privilege to "cash in" for a shot at the Crown Of Glory Title.
-"The Quadfatha" Camaro Jackson d. "The Mile-High Magnum" Dak Draper after the lariat (15:12).  Afterwards, Kenny Alfonso hit the ring with briefcase in hand...but it was revealed that he was cashing in his title shot at the next Glory Pro Wrestling show on March 26th!
-"The Little Blue Dragon" Tootie Lynn Ramsey(w/ Louie(mascot of the Blues)) d. Missa Kate(w/ Frank The Clown) via victory roll (12:27).
-"Spitfire" Davey Vega, "Warhorse" Jake Parnell, & "Mr. Extraordinary" Benjamin Trust(w/ "The First Lady" Amanda Alyse Trust) d. "Filthy" Tom Lawlor & The West Coast Wrecking Crew("The Mile-High Samurai" Royce Isaacs & "Superman's Daddy" Jorel Nelson).  Lawlor attempted a superplex on Vega, but Warhorse & Trust double-powerbombed him off the turnbuckles and Vega followed up with a top-rope double-stomp before scoring the pin (13:52).
-"Rebourne" Matt Sydal was unable to compete due to injury, so Mike Outlaw hand-picked his opponent from among his trainees.
-Mike Outlaw(w/ Cinko) d. "Effortless" Chris Hendrix with the corkscrew Stunner(10:30).
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) d. Technical Difficulties(Moses "The Deliverer" Powell & "The Whole Thang" Rahim De La Suede); Sabin pinned Moses after he and Shelley hit the Dirt Bomb(double off-the-shoulder Michinoku Driver) (17:46).

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Saturday NBW results from Eldon, MO:

-The Iceman, Tag Team Champion Daniel Maxen, & Tyler Bodine d. Chris Slammer, Bert Candy, & Brandon Barretta.
-Calvin Aldridge d. Shipwreck.
-El Diablo fought Attila Khan to a double DQ to retain the Midwest Pop-Con Title.
-Women's Champion Shylynn d. "Clay Huna" Aaron Clay(non-title).
-Luke Langley d. Austin Mulitalo to win the U.S. Title.
-Big Joe Helms d. Heavyweight/Tag Team Champion Dr. Isin by DQ (Isin retained the title).

Saturday, March 18, 2023

NJPW New Japan Cup Day 10

-Quarterfinal:  David Finlay d. Shota Umino via Trash Panda(brainbuster onto the knee).
-Quarterfinal:  NEVER Openweight Champion Tama Tonga d. IWGP Tag Team Champion Hirooki Goto(non-title) after the Gun Stun(Diamond Cutter).
-The semifinals will be "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis vs. "Cold Skull" Seiya Sanada and Tonga vs. Finlay.

Friday, March 17, 2023

Friday Rasslin

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "No More B.S." Paul Wight.
-"Powerhouse" Will Hobbs(w/ "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall, Aaron Solow, & Harley Cameron) d. Rey Fenix(w/ Alex Abrahantes) after the Town Business v2.0(Burning Hammer) (14:18).
-"La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie d. "The Hellion" Ava Lawless with the Road To Valhalla(double-chickenwing sitout faceplant) (1:19).  TBS Champion Jade Cargill(w/ Leila Grey & "Smart" Mark Sterling) took notes at ringside.
-"Cool Hand" Angelo Parker & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard d. The Bollywood Boyz(Harv & Gurv Sihra); Parker pinned Gurv after he and Menard hit the double elevated DDT (5:49 aired).
-"The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia(w/ "The Ocho" Chris Jericho) d. Trios Champion Brody King(w/ Julia Hart) when Jericho hit King with his bat behind the referee's back; Garcia locked King in a dragon clutch and the referee declared the unconscious King unable to continue (12:23).
-Added to Dynamite on Wednesday:  "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega vs. El Hijo Del Vikingo, Austin & Colten Gunn vs. Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin)for the Tag Team Titles, and Stu Grayson vs. Jon Moxley.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
-Dominik Misterio & "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley d. Santos Escobar & Zelina Vega when Rhea pinned Zelina with the Riptide(pumphandle powerbomb) (4:34 aired).
-Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan d. Emma Dashwood & Tegan Nox when Liv pinned Emma after the ObLIVion(rebound Flatliner) (3:45).
-Xavier Woods d. L.A. Knight via Backwoods(small package) (2:21).
-Next entrant to the WWE Hall Of Fame:  The Great Muta!
-Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy ended in a no-contest when Imperium(Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser) attacked both men (8:45 aired); Intercontinental Champion "The Ring General" GUNTHER Hahn briefly did commentary as he and his stablemates watched from ringside.

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-Lyra Valkyria d. Dani Palmer via spinning kick (3:55).
-"The Alpha Wolf" Eddy Thorpe d. "The Samoan Ghost" Xyon Quinn after a snap neckbreaker (5:37).
-Charlie Dempsey(w/ Drew Gulak) d. Oro Mensah with the trapped-arm chinlock/toehold combo (6:46).

NJPW New Japan Cup Day 9

-Quarterfinal:  "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis d. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe after the Waterslide(reverse torture-rack slam).
-Quarterfinal:  "Cold Skull" Seiya Sanada d. Tetsuya Naito with the swinging DDT.  After the match, Sanada announced that he was leaving Los Ingobernables De Japon to join Just Four Guys(now Just Five Guys)(Taichi Ishikari, Douki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & TAKA Michinoku).
-Davis vs. Sanada is the first confirmed semifinal match.  The remaining quarterfinals are NEVER Openweight Champion Tama Tonga & IWGP Tag Team Champion Hirooki Goto and Shota Umino vs. David Finlay.

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Thursday Rasslin

ROH TV


-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.

-Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli d. "Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack(non-title) after a running European uppercut (7:13).

-"The Inhuman" Dante Martin(w/ "Air Wolf" Darius Martin) d. Mike Bennett(w/ "The Trend" Matt Taven & Maria Kanellis-Bennett) with the half-nelson sitout uranagi (10:03).  Taven attacked Dante after the match until Darius ran him off.

-Gran Metalik & "All Heart" Blake Christian d. "Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari & "The Real" Slim J(w/ "Smart" Mark Sterling) when Metalik pinned Slim J after the Metalik Screwdriver(spinning fireman's-carry into cradle Michinoku Driver) (8:51).

-"The Mad King" Eddie Kingston d. "Jeeves Kay" Vinny Scalice King via Stretch Plum (2:34); Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli watched the match from the audience.

-Women's Champion "The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer d. "The Renaissance Woman" Hyan(non-title) with the Crippler Crossface (4:44).

-"The Last Real Man" Silas Young d. Marcus Kross after the Pee Gee Waja Plunge(corner handstand into ropeflip moonsault) (3:07).  Afterwards, Young talked trash until Shane Taylor confronted him.

-The Embassy("They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona)(w/ Prince Nana) d. Dalton Castle & The Boys(Brandon & Brent Tate) to retain the Trios Titles; Kaun pinned Brandon after he and Liona gave Brent a double atomic facebuster onto Brandon (10:21).  A.R. Fox, Gran Metalik, & Blake Christian saved Castle & The Boys from a post-match beatdown.

-"The Afro Punk" Trish Adora d. "The Queen Bee" Madison Rayne via Lariat Tubman (5:14).

-"The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels & "Rebourne" Matt Sydal d. The Outrunners(Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) when Sydal pinned Magnum after the Lightning Spiral(snap cradle Olympic Slam) (2:41).  Afterwards, Aussie Open("The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher & "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis) challenged Daniels & Sydal to a future bout.

-"The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta d. "The Wild Rhino" Clark Connors with the Seatbelt Clutch(trapped-leg grounded crucifix) in a Pure Rules Match to retain the Pure Title (9:56); the ringside judges were Dean Malenko, B.J. Whitmer, & Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana.  On the heels of defeating a New Japan Dojo student, Yuta issued a challenge to "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata for a future Pure Title match; Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli celebrated with Yuta to close the show.

-Next week:  Mark Briscoe vs. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese, Shane Taylor vs. Silas Young, and Darius Martin vs. Matt Taven.


Impact Wrestling


-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan, "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt, & Gia Miller(for Before The Impact).

-Raj "Champagne" Singh(w/ "The Indian Lion" Mahabali Shera) d. "The Outlandish" Zicky Dice(w/ Johnny Swinger) after the Champagne Pop(over-the-shoulder DDT drop) (7:37).

-"The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham & "Speedball" Mike Bailey d. The Decay(Black Taurus & Crazzy Steve) when Bailey pinned Taurus after the Ultima Weapon(second-rope shooting star double-kneedrop to the back) (6:23).

-"Mayhem For All" Steve Maclin d. "The Redheaded Rebel" Heath Miller via Killed In Action(double-underhook DDT) (8:01 aired).

-Jai Vidal(w/ "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw & "The Cannibal" Savannah Evans) d. Johnny Swinger(w/ "The Outlandish" Zicky Dice) with a flying boot (3:24).  "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo attacked Shaw during the match.

-The Coven("The People's Witch" Taylor Wilde & "The Majesty Of Muscle" KiLynn King) d. The Death Dollz("La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie & "The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush) to win the Women's Tag Team Titles when KiLynn pinned Taya after the Excalibuster(pumphandle faceplant) (7:00 aired).

-KENTA Kobayashi & Tag Team Champions "The Inevitable" Ace Austin & "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey) d. Heavyweight Champion "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander, Rich Swann, & "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian after Alexander was distracted by "Mayhem For All" Steve Maclin on the entrance stage. Ace boosted Bey into the Art Of Finesse(flying Cutter) on Swann and followed up with the Fold(running Buff Blockbuster), allowing Bey to pin Swann for the win (13:53 aired).

-Next week:  "The Innovator Of Violence" Tommy Dreamer & Women's Champion "Hardcore Country" Mickie James vs. Bully Ray & Masha Slamovich, plus Digital Media Champion "The Prestigious" Joe Henry & "Dirty Dango" Johnny Curtis vs. Moose & "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers.


WWE Main Event


-Commentators:  Kevin Patrick & Byron Saxton.

-"Prime Time" Cedric Alexander(w/ "The Gold Standard" Shelton Benjamin & Montel Vontavious Porter) d. Dante Chen after the Lumbar Check(belly-to-back double-knee backbreaker) (5:13).

-"The Stamina Monster" Akira Tozawa d. Trick Williams via top-rope senton bomb (5:55 aired).