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).

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