Sunday, April 30, 2023

Sunday GPW Results From St. Louis, MO(Pageant)

-Ring announcer:  Ben Simon.  Referees:  Matt Race, Nick Chinn, Alex Strahan, & Adam Kennedy.
-"Mr. Extraordinary" Benjamin Trust, Edvin Kudic, & "Beyond Alpha" Ezio Orlandi d. No Role Modelz(A.T.M., Marcus Muncherson, & "Effortless" Chris Hendrix) when Edvin pinned Hendrix after a Diamond Cutter (8:07).
-Jake Something d. Shigehiro Irie with the sitout Bossman Slam (11:40).
-"The Non-Binary Nightmare" Max The Impaler d. "The Subspace Sweetheart" Sandra Moone via lariat (7:36).
-"The Little Blue Dragon" Tootie Lynn Ramsey d. "The Devil's Little Princess" Heather Reckless in a best-of-three-falls match.  Falls:  Reckless was disqualified for hitting Tootie in the leg with a chair, giving Tootie the first fall (1:30).  Tootie pinned Reckless after the knee trembler to win in two straight falls (8:45).
-"Spitfire" Davey Vega won a four-corner match with Moses "The Deliverer" Powell, "The Big Strong Boy" Ethan Price, and Dan "The Dad" Adams; Jake Something hit the ring to attack Dan, then laid out Moses and Price as well while Vega was outside the ring.  He dropped Dan with the sitout Bossman Slam and left, leaving Vega to capitalize by covering Dan for the pinfall (9:30).
-Johnny Glory(aka John Morrison) d. "The Whole Thang" Rahim De La Suede(w/ Cinko) with the Starship Pain(corkscrew split-legged moonsault) (10:21).
-"Warhorse" Jake Parnell d. "The Southern Flamingo" Kody Lane; Powerhouse(local comedian Rafe Williams) was the special ringside enforcer with the winner receiving a new pickup truck from Jim Butler Chevrolet.  The referee was knocked down which brought Powerhouse into the ring to take over as official; Warhorse scored the victory with the Scorpion Deathlock OF DEATH (15:52).  Jake Something attacked Warhorse and Powerhouse after the match, then threatened to powerbomb Powerhouse until Dan The Dad hit the ring with a chair to run off Something & Lane.
-The Philly & Marino Experience(Philly Collins & Marino Tenaglia) d. Bussy(Effy & Allie Katch) to retain the United Glory Tag Team Titles; Marino pinned Allie after he and Philly hit a Flapjack/jumping Flatliner combo (11:53).
-"HeartbreakCORE" Shazza McKenzie d. "The Too Turn't Wild Unicorn" Laynie Luck in a street fight after a draping Diamond Cutter onto two set-up chairs (12:22).
-The Hustle & The Muscle("His Mom Calls Him Son Cuz He Shines Like One" Rohit Raju & Karam Alame) d. "The Mile-High Magnum" Dak Draker & "Big Flexy" Xavier Walker; the teams appeared to be at a stalemate, but Draper double-crossed Walker and decked him before walking out on the match.  Raju delivered a jumping knee strike to Walker and Karam followed up with the pop-up spinebuster, allowing Raju to score the pin on Walker (9:57).
-"The Quadfatha" Camaro Jackson won a triple threat match with "Second To None" Kenny Alfonso and Mike Outlaw(w/ Cinko & "The Whole Thang" Rahim De La Suede) to retain the Crown Of Glory Title when he pinned Outlaw after the lariat (19:47).  Camaro celebrated his win, but was attacked by "Heavyweight Hustle" Calvin Tankman on the entrance stage.

Weekend Rasslin

NWA USA

-Commentators:  Joe Galli, Tim Storm, & Danny Dealz.
-B.F.T. Damage(w/ Aron Stevens) d. Rush Freeman(w/ "The Biggest Brother" Rolando Freeman) via spinebuster (3:14).
-Kylie Paige d. Sierra with a Code Red (3:31).
-"Magic" Jake Dumas(w/ "C.J." Christi Jaynes) won a triple threat match with "The Looks That Kill" Mercurio and P.J. Hawx; Mercurio hit Hawx with a brainbuster onto the knee, but stopped to flirt with C.J. and Dumas stole the pin on Hawx (5:29).

SICW All Star Wrestling was primarly classic match footage and hype for the Fan Fest show.

Saturday, April 29, 2023

NJPW Satsuma No Kuni

-Bishamon(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) d. Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin; Hashi pinned Boltin after he and Goto hit the Shoto(double-team Eye Of The Hurricane).
-Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe & "The Tokyo Pimp" Yujiro Takahashi d. Shota Umino & Oskar Leube when Takahashi pinned Leube after the Pimp Juice(low DDT).
-Aaron Henare, T.J. Perkins, & Francesco Akira d. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions The Jet Setters("The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushita & "The Jet" Kevin Knight) & Tomoaki Honma when Henare made Honma tap out to the Ultima(swinging full nelson).
-Jeff Cobb & "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka d. T.V. Champion Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita when O-Khan made Fujita tap out to the Subaru Ozawa Sheep Killer(head-and-arm stretch over the knee).
-NEVER Openweight Trios Champions Strong Style("The King" Minoru Suzuki, Ren Narita, & El Desperado) & Yuto Nakashima d. "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii, Togi Makabe, & Ryohei Oiwa when Narita made Oiwa tap out to the cobra twist(modified abdominal stretch).
-NEVER Openweight Champion Tama Tonga, Hikuleo, "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato, & Jado d. David Finlay, Strong Openweight Champion KENTA Kobayashi, "Bone Soldier" Taiji Ishimori, & Gedo when Tonga pinned Gedo after the Gun Stun(Diamond Cutter).
-IWGP Heavyweight Champion "Cold Skull" Seiya Sanada, Douki, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru d. Tetsuya Naito, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi, & Bushi when Sanada made Bushi tap out to the Skull End(dragon sleeper with bodyscissors).
-Aussie Open("The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher & "Dunzkilla" Mark Davis) d. The Mighty Don't Kneel("Hysterical" Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles; Fletcher pinned Haste after he and Davis hit the Coriolis(double pumphandle suplex).
-Taichi Ishikari d. Shingo Takagi in a Triad Match(must win three different decisions by pin, submission, knockout, TKO, or countout) to win the King Of Pro Wrestling Title.  Decisions:  Shingo pinned Taichi with an abdominal stretch cradle.  Taichi pinned Shingo with the Gedo Clutch(camel clutch rolled forward into pin combo).  Taichi won a decision by knockout when Shingo was unable to beat the ten-count after the Black Mephisto(Air Raid Crash).  Shingo won a decision by knockout after the Last Of The Dragon(wrist-clutch pumphandle Michinoku Driver).  Taichi won the deciding decision by referee stoppage/submission via Seitei Jujiro(Stretch Plum).

Friday, April 28, 2023

Friday Rasslin

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-"Switchblade" Jay White & "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson d. "Absolute" Ricky Starks & "The Perfect Ten" Shawn Spears when White pinned Spears after the Blade Runner(swinging Flatliner) (9:51).
-Naturally Limitess("Limitless" Keith Lee & "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes) d. Brady Pierce & "Cha Cha" Charlie James when Lee pinned James with the Spirit Bomb(elevated sitout powerbomb) (2:08).  The Mogul Embassy(Shane "Swerve" Strickland & ROH Trios Champions "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona)(w/ Prince Nana) stared down Lee & Rhodes from the entrance stage.
-"The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay A.S. d. Ashley D'Amboise via Queenslayer(sleeper with bodyscissors) (4:44 aired).  Julia Hart attacked Anna afterwards.
-The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) & "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn d. Rob Ryzin, "OnlyCams" Cameron Stewart, & Dante Casanova; Caster pinned Stewart after he and Bowens hit the Acclaim To Fame(Bowens Arrival(elevated twisting powerslam) followed by Caster Mic Drop(top-rope elbowdrop)) (0:53).
-Jay Lethal(w/ Jeff Jarrett, Satnam Singh, & Sonjay Dutt) d. Tag Team Champion Cash Wheeler(w/ Dax Harwood) with the Lethal Injection(rope-handspring Cutter) (12:19); Mark Briscoe was the special ringside enforcer.
-Added to Wednesday's Dynamite:  Willow Nightingale vs. Saraya Knight, Ricky Starks vs. Juice Robinson, and a trios battle royal.
-Next week on Rampage:  FTW Champion Hook, The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt), & Isiah Kassidy vs. "Big Bill" William Morrissey, "All Ego" Ethan Page, "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty, & Stokely Hathaway in The Firm Deletion.
-On the May 10th Dynamite:  "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley in a cage match.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
-L.A. Knight d. "The Bruiserweight" Butch Dunne(w/ Sheamus O'Shaunessy & Ridge Holland) after the Blunt Force Trauma(snapmare driver) (4:55 aired).
-The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) won a triple threat match with The Latino World Order(Joaquin Wilde & "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza) and Braun Strowman & Ricochet when Ford pinned Ricochet with the frog splash (4:49 aired).
-Zelina Vega d. Sonya Deville(w/ Chelsea Green-Cardona) via rollup (3:06).  Smackdown Women's Champion "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley attacked Zelina after the match, but Zelina countered the Riptide(pumphandle powerbomb) with a mid-air DDT.
-Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn d. Jimmy & Jey Uso to retain the Tag Team Titles when Zayn pinned Jimmy after the Helluva Kick(corner boot) (11:41 aired).  "The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa made his way to ringside during the bout, but "The Original Bro" Matt Riddle fought him off.
-Next Tuesday on NXT:  Alba Fyre & "The Unholy Enchantress" Isla Dawn vs. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter for the NXT Women's Tag Team Titles.
-Next week:  Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Karrion Kross, plus The Original Club("Machine Gun" Karl Anderson & Luke "Doc" Gallows) vs. The Viking Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe).

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-Tyler Bate d. Luca Crusifino, Esquire with the Tylerdriver '97(tigerdriver) (5:11).
-"The Pitbull" Ivy Nile d. Lola Vice via Diamond Chain Lock(dragon sleeper) (4:16).
-The Dyad(Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid)(w/ Joe Gacy & Ava Raine) d. Hank Walker & Tank Ledger; Fowler pinned Ledger after he and Reid hit the double Ticket To Ride(Codebreaker) (7:05).

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Thursday Rasslin

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni, "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman, & Nigel McGuinness.
-Women's Champion "The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer d. Lady Frost(non-title) via rolling elbow (5:14).
-La Faccion Ingobernable("El Toro Blanco" Rush & "Perro Peligroso" Preston Vance)(w/ Jose The Assistant) d. The Infantry("The Captain" Shawn Dean & "Bad News & Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) when Rush pinned Bravo after the Bull's Horns(corner basement dropkick) (3:02).
-The Best Friends(Trent Berretta & "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor) d. Joe Ocasio & Mookie Summers; Chuck pinned Mookie after lifting Mookie into electric chair position for Trent's flying knee strike off the top rope (2:27).
-Trios Champion "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage(w/ Prince Nana) d. Leon Ruffin with the Chain Link(standing Texas Cloverleaf) (3:17).
-The Dark Order(Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) d. The Trustbusters("The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss & "Jeeves Kay" Vinny Scalice King)(w/ "The Real" Slim J); Uno pinned Jeeves Kay after he and Stu hit a piledriver/head kick combo (3:22).  The Righteous("The Horror King" Vinny Marseglia & Bobby Dutch) watched the match from the entrance stage.
-Skye Blue d. "The Cuban Diamond" Diamante Zuniga by blocking a victory roll for a kneeling pin with the legs hooked (4:55).  Women's Champion Athena Palmer stomped on Blue's ballcap afterwards.
-"Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty(w/ "Big Bill" William Morrissey) d. "Azucar" Rocky Romero after Morrissey chokeslammed Romero into the edge of the ring apron, allowing Moriarty to finish with a jumping leg lariat (8:00).
-"All Heart" Blake Christian d. Gringo Loco via springboard 450 Splash (6:16).
-Next week:  Samoa Joe vs. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels for the T.V. Title, plus Romero vs. Moriarty in a Pure Rules Match.

Impact Wrestling

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan, "Mean" Gia Miller(for Before The Impact), & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-Kenny King d. "Hardcore" Channing Decker with the Royal Flush(fireman's-carry swinging uranagi) (8:29).
-"The Juggernaut" Jordynne Grace d. Masha Slamovich after a series of pin reversals ended in Jordynne's kneeling pin with the legs hooked (11:03).
-"Perfect Creation One" Pierre Carl Ouellet d. Raj "Champagne" Singh with the moonsault (5:33).
-Johnny Swinger d. El Dineroco(revealed backstage to be "The Outlandish" Zicky Dice under a mask) via La Majistral cradle (0:27).
-Tag Team Champions The Ace & Bey Connection("The Inevitable" Ace Austin & "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey) d. The Design("Big Kon" Konnor O'Brian & Alan Angels)(w/ Cody Deaner)(non-title); "The Death Machine" Sami Callihan brawled with Deaner to take him out of the equation.  Bey pinned Angels after he and Ace hit the One-Two-Sweet(Ace-boosted Art Of Finesse(flying Cutter) by Bey followed by Fold(running Buff Blockbuster) by Ace) (8:27 aired).
-"The Wild Child" Jody Threat d. Seleziya Sparx with the F-416(F-5) (4:20).
-"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo d. Women's Tag Team Champion "The Wilde Witch" Taylor Wilde(w/ "The Majesty Of Muscle" KiLynn King) via Venus De Milo(double-armbar submission) to retain the Women's Title (12:56 aired).  Jordynne Grace saved Deonna from a post-match attack by the Coven duo.
-Next week:  P.C.O. and two partners of his choosing against Heavyweight Champion "Mayhem For All" Steve Maclin/"The Indian Lion" Mahabali Shera/Raj "Champagne" Singh; Yuya Uemura/Bhupinder Gujjar vs. Moose/"The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers, and "Ride Or Die" Alisha Edwards vs. Jody Threat...plus a surprise appearance.

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Kevin Patrick & Byron Saxton.
-Dexter Lumis d. Joe Gacy after the sitout uranagi (5:12).
-Nikki Cross d. Cora Jade via cross-bodyblock off the top rope (6:55 aired).

NJPW Road To Dontaku 4/27/23

-Announced Best Of The Super Juniors lineup:
Block A:  Hiromu Takahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi Douki, "Bone Soldier" Taiji Ishimori, Sho Tanaka, T.J. Perkins, Titán, "The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida, "The Man Of The Hour" Lio Rush, & "Speedball" Mike Bailey.
Block B:  El Desperado, "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato, Yohei Komatsu, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Bushi, "The Wild Rhino" Clark Connors, "The Sniper Of The Skies" Robbie Eagles, Francesco Akira, "The Jet" Kevin Knight, & Dan Moloney.
-Tetsuya Naito d. Douki via Destino(standing sitout Sliced Bread #2).
-The Jet Setters("The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida & "The Jet" Kevin Knight) d. The United Empire(T.J. Perkins & Francesco Akira) to win the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles; Knight pinned Akira after he and Kushida hit the Kulture Klash(Kushida victory-roll of Knight into a jumping DDT).
-Hiromu Takahashi d. Yoshinobu Kanemaru with the Time Bomb II(cradle Northern Lights Bomb) to retain the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title.

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy d. Bandido after the Beach Break(Air Raid Crash) to retain the International Title (15:17).
-Jeff Jarrett(w/ Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, & Sonjay Dutt) d. Tag Team Champion Dax Harwood(w/ Cash Wheeler); Jarrett's crew was ejected from ringside before the bell but Dutt ran back out to interfere, allowing Jarrett to win with the Stroke(Russian legsweep faceslam) (11:13).
-TNT Champion "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow(w/ "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) d. Ariel Levy(non-title) after four powerbombs (1:34).
-"The Spanish God" Sammy Guevera(w/ "The Brazilian Goddess" Taynara Melo-Guevara) d. Darby Allin by DQ; Tay distracted the referee as Heavyweight Champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman(who was doing commentary) threw Darby's skateboard to him.  Sammy fell to the mat and the referee thought Darby hit Sammy with the skateboard, calling for the bell (12:46).  "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry ran off M.J.F. & Sammy afterwards.
-Adam Cole called out "The Ocho" Chris Jericho only to get gang-attacked by the rest of the Jericho Appreciation Society("The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia, "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager, "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker, & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard).  International Champion Orange Cassidy & Bandido ran out to help but the numbers were still against them...until "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong arrived to even things up!
-Jade Cargill(w/ "Smart" Mark Sterling & Lelia Grey) d. "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie to retain the TBS Title with a grounded victory roll while holding the tights (8:15).  Taya's Road To Valhalla(double-chickenwing sitout faceplant) was illegal in the match due to "copyright infringement"(per Sterling) on Jade's Jaded finisher.
-"The Cleaner" Kenny Omega & Konosuke Takeshita(w/ Don Callis) d. "The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter when Takeshita pinned Butcher after the pump knee (8:46); "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson did commentary.  The rest of the Blackpool Combat Club(Jon Moxley, ROH Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli, & "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta) attacked Omega & Takeshita afterwards until The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) made the save...Takeshita attempted to talk Omega out of using the BCC's screwdriver against them, but that allowed the BCC to turn the tide and bloody Takeshita with the screwdriver.
-Friday on Rampage:  "Absolute" Ricky Starks & "The Perfect Ten" Shawn Spears vs. "Switchblade" Jay White & "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson; Tag Team Champion Cash Wheeler vs. Jay Lethal; and "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay A.S. vs. Ashley D'Amboise.
-Next week on Dynamite:  Darby & "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. M.J.F. & Sammy Guevara, plus Cole/Orange/Strong/Bandido vs. Garcia/Hager/Parker/Menard.

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

Impact Digital Media Exclusive

-Commentators:  From World Series Wrestling.
-"The Juggernaut" Jordynne Grace d. "HEARTBREAKcore" Shazza McKenzie with the Grace Driver(pumphandle Michinoku Driver) (1:12).

NWA Powerrr

-Commentators:  Joe Galli, Tim Storm, & Danny Dealz.
-The SaVaGeS("The Dane Event" Jax Dane & "Bulletproof" Blake Troop)(w/ Chris Silvio, Esquire) d. Daisy Kill & "The Tall Nomad" Jack Talos when Dane pinned Talos after the Pop The Trunk(lariat) (2:49 plus brawling before the bell).
-Kenzie Paige d. Ella Envy with the Kenzie Cutter to retain the Women's T.V. Title (3:06).
-"Captain Badass" Trevor Murdoch & Mike Knox d. The Fixers("The Boss" Jay Bradley & Wrecking Ball Legursky); Murdoch pinned Bradley after he and Knox hit a lariat/clip combo (6:11).  "Fantastic" Bobby Fulton congratulated Murdoch & Knox on their win.
-"Thrillbilly" Silas Mason(w/ Pollo Del Mar) d. Odinson with the Thrill Ride(spinning Bossman Slam) after Pollo blinded Odinson with his own Purpose spray (6:38).  "The Most Feared" J.R. Kratos attacked Silas afterwards.
-Saturday on NWA USA:  Rush Freeman vs. Damage of Blunt Force Trauma.
-Next week:  "The Brickhouse" Kamille Kaine vs. "The Russian Crush" Natalia Markova for the Women's Title.

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.
-"The Don" Tony D'Angelo & Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo d. Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) in a "Trunk Match" when they shut both opponents in the trunk of a car (12:33).
-Bron Breakker d. Andre Chase(w/ Duke Hudson) via Steiner Recliner(camel clutch) (2:19).
-Cora Jade d. Lyra Valkyria with the double-underhook DDT (8:21).
-Carmelo Hayes(w/ Trick Williams) d. Grayson Waller after the Nothing But Net(top-rope Fameasser) to retain the NXT Title (12:03).  Carmelo challenged Bron Breakker afterwards, which prompted Breakker to attack and lay out both Carmelo and Trick.
-Josh Briggs & Fallon Henley d. Brooks Jensen & Kiana James when Briggs pinned Jensen after a lariat (11:44).
-Oba Femi d. Oro Mensah with a pop-up powerbomb (3:36).
-Indi Hartwell-Lumis won a triple threat match with Tiffany Stratton and "The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez to retain the NXT Women's Title; Tiffany hit the moonsault on Roxanne but Indi pulled Tiffany out of the ring, then hit Roxanne with a sliding forearm to the back of the head before getting the pin (15:13).

AEW Dark

-Commentators:  Excalibur & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-Harley Cameron(w/ Q.T. Marshall & Aaron Solow) d. "The Mafiosa" Valentina Rossi after a backcracker (3:03).
-"All Heart" Blake Christian d. "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson via step-up advanced curbstomp (6:27).
-"Flyin'" Brian Pillman Jr. & Brock Anderson(w/ "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) d. The Wingmen("The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth & "Beautiful" Cezar Bononi)(w/ "Pretty" Peter Avalon) when Anderson pinned Nemeth with a small package (4:14).
-"The Queen" Emi Sakura & "The Apple Girl" Mei Suruga(w/ Baliyan Akki) d. Reka Tehaka & Ashley D'Amboise when Sakura pinned Tehaka afer the moonsault (3:35).
-"The Reality" Zack Clayton d. Jake Logan with the wrist-clutch fisherman buster (2:03).
-The Dark Order("The Meat Man" John Silver & Alex Reynolds) d. The Varsity Athletes("The Premier Athete" Tony Nese & "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods)(w/ "Smart" Mark Sterling) when Silver pinned Nese with a jackknife cradle (6:10).  "Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari interfered in the match, which brought out Evil Uno to fight him off.

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Main Event this week has:
-Nikki Cross vs. Cora Jade
-Dexter Lumis vs. Joe Gacy

Smackdown on Friday has:
-Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Jimmy & Jey Uso - Tag Team Titles

Level Up on Friday has:
-Tyler Bate vs. Luca Crisifino
-Ivy Nile vs. Lola Vice
-Hank Walker & Tank Ledger vs. The Dyad(Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid)

NXT next Tuesday has:
-Wes Lee vs. Drew Gulak - NXT North American Title
-Joe Coffey vs. Joe Gacy
-Gigi Dolin vs. Jacy Jayne

Backlash is on Saturday 5/6:
-Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar
-Matt Riddle, Kevin Owens, & Sami Zayn vs. Solo Sikoa & Jimmy & Jey Uso
-Austin Theory vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Bronson Reed - U.S. Title
-Bianca Belair vs. Io Shirai - Raw Women's Title
-Rhea Ripley vs. Zelina Vega - Smackdown Women's Title
-Bad Bunny vs. Damian Priest - Street Fight
-Seth Rollins vs. Jordan Omos

NXT Battleground is on Sunday 5/28:
-Carmelo Hayes vs. Bron Breakker - NXT Title

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite on Wednesday has:
-Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara
-Jade Cargill vs. Taya Valkyrie - TBS Title
-Orange Cassidy vs. Bandido - International Title
-Dax Harwood vs. Jeff Jarrett
-Kenny Omega & Konosuke Takeshita vs. "The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter

IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thursday has:
-Deonna Purrazzo vs. Taylor Wilde - Women's Title
-The Ace & Bey Connection(Ace Austin & Chris Bey) vs. The Design("Big Kon" Konnor O'Brian & Alan Angels)
-Jordynne Grace vs. Masha Slamovich
-Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Raj "Champagne" Singh
-Kenny King vs. Channing Decker
-In action:  Jody Threat, Johnny Swinger

RING OF HONOR

ROH TV on Thursday has:
-Blake Christian vs. Gringo Loco
-Athena Palmer vs. Lady Frost
-Rocky Romero vs. Lee Moriarty
-Skye Blue vs. Diamante Zuniga
-The Dark Order(Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) vs. Sonny Kiss & "Jeeves Kay" Vinny Scalice King
-The Infantry(Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) vs. Rush & Preston Vance
-Leon Ruffin vs. Brian Cage
-In action:  The Best Friends(Trent Berretta & Chuck Taylor)

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

Road To Wrestling Dontaku on Thursday 4/27 has:
-Hiromu Takahashi vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title
-T.J. Perkins & Francesco Akira vs. Yujiro Kushida & Kevin Knight - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
-Tetsuya Naito vs. Douki

Satsuma No Kuni is on Saturday 4/29:
-Shingo Takagi vs. Taichi Ishikari - King Of Pro Wrestling Title
-Aussie Open(Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) vs. The Mighty Don't Kneel(Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) - IWGP Tag Team Titles

Wrestling Dontaku is on Wednesday 5/3:
-Seiya Sanada vs. Hiromu Takahashi - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Strong Style(Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, & Ren Narita) vs. Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, & ? - NEVER Openweight Trios Titles
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Jeff Cobb - T.V. Title
-KENTA Kobayashi vs. Hikuleo - Strong Openweight Title
-Tama Tonga vs. David Finlay - NEVER Openweight Title

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

The Crockett Cup is on Saturday 6/3 and Sunday 6/4.

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Sunday 4/30 in St. Louis, MO(Pageant):
-Camaro Jackson vs. Mike Outlaw vs. Kenny Alfonso - Crown Of Glory Title
-Johnny Glory(John Hennigan) vs. Rahim De La Suede
-The Philly & Marino Experience(Philly Collins & Marino Tenaglia) vs. Bussy(Effy & Allie Katch) - United Glory Tag Team Titles
-Shigehiro Irie vs. Jake Something
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Heather Reckless - Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Laynie Luck vs. Shazza McKenzie - Street Fight
-Max The Impaler vs. Sandra Moone
-Xavier Walker & Dak Draper vs. Rohit Raju & Karam Alame

Glory Pro has a show on Sunday 5/21 in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway):
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Miyu Yamashita

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY

Next show is Friday 6/9 in Alton, IL:
-Billie Starkz vs. Miyu Yamashita
-Thomas Shire, Steve "1 Called" Manders, & Austin "Mad Dog" Connelly vs. Derek Neal, Ryan "Moonshine" Mantell, & K.C. Karrington
-Davey Vega vs. Rahim De La Suede - Destination Title

WRESTLEMAX STL

Next show is Friday 6/30 in Columbia, IL:
-Lufisto vs. Calvin Tankman

GRANDEL WRESTLING

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

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/6 in St. Louis, MO(Cinco De Mayo Festival).

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/13 in St. Louis, MO:
-Attila Khan vs. The Big Texan - Classic Title Texas Death Match
-Bruiser Brody Memorial Battle Royal
-Sean Vincent vs. Bobby D - Central States Title
-Niles Plonk vs. "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 5/13 in St. Louis, MO.

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/6 in Troy, MO:
-Door To Destiny Rumble
-"Superstar" Steve Fender vs. Luke Anthony
-Moses "The Deliverer" Powell vs. Kenny Alfonso

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 Sunday 5/21 in Edwardsville, IL.

NEW BREED WRESTING

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

CAPE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 4/29 in Cape Girardeau, MO with all cage matches:
-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
-No Role Modelz(A.T.M. & Marcus Muncherson) vs. The Academy(Dalton Anthony & Kevin Kade) - Tag Team Titles
-The American Stud Muffin, Barackus, J.J. Walker, & Danny Stratos vs. Chris Slammer, El Diablo, Jabari King, & Abel Booker - Caged Chaos Match
-Trent Daniels vs. Payton Ayers - Loser-Leaves-Town Match
-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.

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ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/6 in Chicago, IL:
-Jake Something vs. Fred Yehi - Heavyweight Title
-Davey Vega vs. Levi Everett - Heritage Title
-Rey Fenix vs. Gringo Loco

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA

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

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Monday, April 24, 2023

Raw + Elevation

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Kevin Patrick & Corey Graves.
-"The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa & Jimmy & Jey Uso d. The Latino World Order(Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde, & "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza); Jey pinned Mendoza after he and Jimmy hit the One & Done(Flapjack-into-Diamond Cutter) (5:23 aired).
-The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) d. The Hurt Business("The Gold Standard" Shelton Benamin & "Prime Time" Cedric Alexander) when Ford pinned Alexander with the frog splash (2:19).
-Triple H announced that WWE Champion Roman Reigns would be champion of only one brand after the draft; a new World Champion would be crowned for the other brand.
-Raw Women's Champion "The E.S.T." Bianca Belair & Women's Tag Team Champions Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan d. Damage CTRL(Bayley Rose, "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai, & Dakota Kai) when Bianca pinned Bayley after the Kiss Of Death(torture-rack sitout faceplant) (6:12 aired).
-Mustafa Ali d. Chad Gable(w/ Otísé Dozovic & Maxxine Dupri) via victory roll (1:52).
-"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes d. "The Prince" Finn Bálor with the Crossrhodes(inverted swinging neckbreaker) (7:45 aired).
-Rey Misterio Jr. d. "The Punishment" Damian Priest by DQ when Priest blatantly hit Rey with a chair (7:11 aired).  Bad Bunny saved Rey from a post-match attack.

AEW Elevation was a "Best-Of" show.

Saturday, April 22, 2023

Weekend Rasslin

NWA USA

-Commentators:  Joe Galli, Tim Storm, & Danny Dealz.
-Labrava Escobar(w/ "C.J." Christi Jaynes) d. Celeste(fka Lady Luna) with a snapmare driver (3:07).
-Jeremiah Plunkett d. Salazar De La Muerte via piledriver (4:16).
-Magnum Muscle("The Mile-High Magnum" Dak Draker & "Big Strong" Matthew Mims) d. Fixer Nation("Matty Ice" Matt Vine & The Fixer); Mims pinned Fixer after he and Draper hit an over-the-shoulder powerslam/neckbeaker drop combo (4:53).

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-Jon Moxley d. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels via sleeper with bodyscissors (9:00).
-Julia Hart d. "The Hottest Flame" Kiera Hogan with the Hartless Lock(head-and-arm stretch) (3:11).  "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay A.S. brawled with Julia afterwards.
-Tag Team Champions Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler), Jeff Jarrett, & Jay Lethal(w/ Satnam Singh & Sonjay Dutt) d. The Varsity Athletes("The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese & "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods) & The Trustbusters("Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari & "The Real" Slim J)(w/ "Smart" Mark Sterling); Dax pinned Nese after Jarrett hit Nese with the Stroke(Russian legsweep faceslam) (8:14 aired).  Mark Briscoe played peacemaker with F.T.R. and Jarrett & Lethal after the match.
-El Hijo Del Vikingo d. Dralistico(w/ "El Toro Blanco" Rush, "Perro Peligroso" Preston Vance, & Jose The Assistant) with the 630 Splash to retain the AAA Mega Title (11:33 plus action before the bell).  La Faccion Ingobernable gang-attacked Vikingo to close the show.
-Added to Wednesday's Dynamite:  "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy vs. Bandido for the International Title, Dax Harwood vs. Jeff Jarrett, "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega & Konosuke Takeshita vs. "The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter.

SICW All Star Wrestling was primarily a hype show for the Fan Fest event in May, including an extended sitdown intervew with "The Merchant Of Violence" Stephen E by promoter Herb Simmons.

Saturday IEW Results From Granite City, IL

-Ring announcer:  Guido.  Referees:  Shaft, Jeremy Smith, and three I didn't know (one was on last week's CHWA show).
-Scotty Cash d. "The Controversial Nightmare" (Andrew) Kato via small package (7:51).
-Jodi Ultra d. Corey Americana after two middle-rope frog splashes (5:54).
-The City Life Asylum(Sid Manson & Dean Roberts) d. Savage & Dande to win the Tag Team Titles.  A few minutes into the match, Commissioner "The Irish Devil" Douglas O'Shea declared that the match was now a no-DQ match for the challengers only and the champions could lose their belts if they were disqualified.  Sid & Dean threw a mysterious liquid into Savage's eyes to blind him, then Sid went on to pin Dande after he and Dean hit a backcracker/lariat combo (7:21).
-Shrapnel d. "The King Of Thrash" Justin Poole with the moonsault to retain the Midwest Title (11:46).
-Wiggles & Giggles d. The Posthumans(Mazoku & "Parasyte" Tyler Blake) via referee stoppage due to Mazoku suffering a shoulder injury (8:06).
-Khalil Akbar(w/ Commissioner "The Irish Devil" Douglas O'Shea & Tag Team Champions The City Life Asylum(Sid Manson & Dean Roberts)) d. Sid Holland to win the Heavyweight Title.  Sid appeared to have the match won after an F-5, but Manson & Roberts pulled the referee out of the ring and beat him down.  O'Shea entered the ring to lay out Holland, then put on the original official's striped shirt as Akbar delivered a backcracker.  Akbar locked on a camel clutch enhanced by O'Shea's cane and O'Shea called for the bell, claiming Holland had submitted (15:55).
-Chris "WAR" Riot fought "The Midwest Bad Boy" P.T. Beckham to a time-limit draw in a lumberjack match (30:00).

Friday, April 21, 2023

Friday Rasslin

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
-"The Prince" Finn Bálor & "The Punishment" Damian Priest d. Rey Misterio Jr. & Santos Escobar when Priest pinned Escobar after the South Of Heaven(sitout chokeslam) (8:07 aired).
-Braun Strowman & Ricochet d. The Viking Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe)(w/ "Valhalla" Sarah Logan); Ricochet pinned Ivar after a swanton bomb off Strowman's shoulders (7:31 aired).
-Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan d. Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green-Cardona to retain the Women's Tag Team Titles; Liv pinned Chelsea with a re-entry sunset flip into a double-leg rollup with Raquel pushing on Liv from the floor for extra leverage (6:11).
-"The Ring General" GUNTHER Hahn d. Xavier Woods via sleeper with bodyscissors to retain the Intercontinental Title (7:15 aired).
-"The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa d. "The Original Bro" Matt Riddle in a no-DQ match after Jimmy & Jey Uso interfered, leading to Sikoa winning with the Samoan Spike(thumb thrust to the throat) (10:34 aired).
-On Monday's Raw:  Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Damian Priest.

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard, Byron Saxton, & Mr. Robert Stone.
-Wendy Choo & Valentina Feroz d. Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson when Wendy pinned Jakara after the Snooze Button(reverse splash off the top rope).
-Damon Kemp d. Oro Mensah with an electric chair German suplex.
-"The Epitome Of Excellence" Edris Enofe & Malik "The Freak" Blade d. "Big Body Javy" Javier Bernal & Kale Dixon; Blade pinned Dixon after he and Enofe hit the Climax(Samoan Drop/somersault neckbreaker combo).

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Thursday Rasslin

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-The Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)(w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett) d. Action Andretti & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin; Bennett pinned Darius after he and Taven hit the Proton Pack(backpack Stunner/flying boot combo) (6:15).
-Willow Nightingale d. Robyn Renegade(w/ Charlette) by reversing a forward-roll cradle into her own pin (4:54).  Charlette clipped Willow's knee after the match and the sisters beat her down.
-"The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer d. Frontman Jah-C with the lariat (2:02).
-Trios Champion "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage(w/ Prince Nana) d. Joey Jett(aka Joey "The Jet" Avalon) via F-5 (5:07).
-Women's Champion "The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer d. "The Devil's Little Princess" Heather Reckless(non-title) with the Crippler Crossface (2:48).
-The Dark Order("The Meat Man" John Silver & Alex Reynolds) d. "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson & Cole "Two Dimes" Karter when Reynolds pinned Karter with a jackknife cradle (6:09).
-Tag Team Champion Penta El Cero Miedo(w/ Alex Abrahantes) d. "Nicky Boy" Nick Comoroto after the Sacrifice(hammerlock/arm snap combo) (5:39).
-Konosuke Takeshita d. "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty with the pump knee (12:44).
-AAA Mega Champion El Hijo Del Vikingo d. Gringo Loco(non-title) via 630 Splash (12:19).
-The Iron Savages(Bear Bronson & Bear Boulder)(w/ Jameson Ryan) d. Ren Jones & Logan Lynch; Bronson pinned Jones after he and Boulder dropped Bronson from electric-chair position into a splash on both opponents (2:21).
-Samoa Joe d. Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana to retain the T.V. Title (5:39).

Impact Wrestling

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan, "Mean" Gia Miller(for Before The Impact), & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-Rhino & "The Redheaded Rebel" Heath Miller d. "The Black Diamond" Jack Price & "Shogun" Jackson Stone when Rhino pinned Shogun after the Gore (7:11).
-Time Machine("The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida & The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley)) d. X-Division Champion "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel, "Speedball" Mike Bailey, & "The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham when Sabin pinned Trey with the Cradle Shock(fireman's-carry cradle Michinoku Driver) (19:30 aired).
-"Ride Or Die" Alisha Edwards d. Tara Rising(aka Taylor Rising) after a sitout faceslam(aka X-Factor) (2:36).  "The Wild Child" Jody Threat saved Rising from a post-match attack by Alisha.
-Moose(w/ "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers) d. Yuya Uemura(w/ Bhupinder Gujjar) with the Lights Out(spear) (10:00).
-"The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian won a handicap match against The Good Hands("The Southern Savior" John Skyler & "Top Notch" Jason Hotch) when he made Skyler tap out to the crossface chicken wing (3:41).
-"The Prestigious" Joe Hendry d. Sheldon Jean with the Standing Ovation(chokeslam bomb) to retain the Digital Media Title (4:33).
-Next week:  "The Juggernaut" Jordynne Grace vs. Masha Slamovich, Tag Team Champions The Ace & Bey Connection("The Inevitable" Ace Austin & "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey) vs. The Design("Big Kon" Konnor O'Brian & Alan Angels)(non-title), and "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo vs. Women's Tag Team Champion "The Wilde Witch" Taylor Wilde for the Women's Title.

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Kevin Patrick & Byron Saxton.
-Nikki Cross d. NXT Women's Tag Team Champion "The Unholy Enchantress" Isla Dawn via Purge v2.0(snap neckbreaker) (5:00).
-Dexter Lumis d. "The Alpha Wolf" Eddy Thorpe after the sitout uranagi(a la Side Effect) (6:26 aired).

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-Women's Champion Jamie Hayter & Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. d. Toni Storm & "The Runaway" Ruby Soho(w/ Saraya Knight) when Britt made Ruby tap out to the Lockjaw(arm-over-head Crippler Crossface) (9:37 plus brawling before the bell).
-"Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow(w/ "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) d. "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs(w/ Q.T. Marshall & Harley Cameron) to win the TNT Title.  Penta El Cero Miedo(w/ Alex Abrahantes) helped Arn deal with Q.T.'s interference and Wardlow won after three powerbombs (9:13).  Christian Cage & Luchasaurus confronted Wardlow after his win.
-"Switchblade" Jay White(w/ "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson) d. Komander with the Blade Runner(swinging Flatliner) (10:46).  "The Perfect Ten" Shawn Spears antagonized White & Juice at ringside until Juice attacked him, leading to "Absolute" Ricky Starks making the save.
-The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) & "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn d. "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager, "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker, & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard; Caster pinned Parker after he and Bowens hit the Acclaim To Fame(Bowens Arrival(elevated twisting powerslam) followed by Caster Mic Drop(top-rope elbowdrop)) (6:19).
-"The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara d. "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry by countout after Heavyweight Champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman knocked out Perry on the floor with his Dynamite Diamond Ring (9:39).
-Saturday on Rampage:  El Hijo Del Vikingo vs. Dralistico for the AAA Mega Title, Tag Team Champions Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)/Jeff Jarrett/Jay Lethal vs. Varsity Athletes("The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese & "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods)/Trustbusters("Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari & "The Real" Slim J), "The Hottest Flame" Kiera Hogan vs. Julia Hart, and "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels vs. Jon Moxley.
-Next week on Dynamite:  Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara, plus Jade Cargill vs. "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie for the TBS Title.

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

Impact Digital Media Exclusive

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-Crazzy Steve d. Sheldon Jean via Belladonna's Kiss(flying DDT off the second rope) (5:44).

NWA Powerrr

-Commentators:  Joe Galli, Tim Storm, & Danny Dealz.
-"The Maniacal King Of All Evil" Thom Latimer d. Psycho Boy Fodder(w/ "Psycho Girl" Angelina Love) with the Crippler Crossface to retain the T.V. Title (5:35).
-"The Russian Crush" Natalia Markova d. La Rosa Negra after the Beautiful Destruction(corner spinning kick) (7:01).
-"The Future Legend" Kerry Morton d. Joe Alonzo(w/ "That Dude" Jamie Stanley) to retain the Jr. Heavyweight Title via rollup with a handful of tights (8:04).
-Next week:  "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason vs. Odinson.

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.
-Gallus("The Last King Of Scotland" Wolfgang Young & Mark Coffey)(w/ "The Iron King" Joe Coffey) won a triple threat match with The Dyad(Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid)(w/ Joe Gacy & Ava Raine) and Julius & Brutus Creed(w/ "The Pitbull" Ivy Nile) to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles; Wolfgang pinned Brutus after he and Mark hit the fireman's-carry Flapjack/flying knee strike combo (13:07 plus brawling before the bell).
-Heritage Cup Champion "Supernova 11" Noam Dar d. Myles Borne(non-title) via Nova Roller(flying roundhouse kick) (2:49).
-Odyssey Jones' scheduled match never officially started as Bron Breakker attacked him.  That led to Duke Hudson challenging Breakker on behalf of Andre Chase.
-"The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez d. Zoey Stark via Pop Rox(Code Red) out of the corner (8:00 aired).  NXT Women's Champion Indi Hartwell-Lumis came out to offer Roxanne a one-on-one title rematch, but Tiffany Stratton demanded her own shot at the title so Indi agreed to a triple threat match.
-Cora Jade d. Gigi Dolin with the double-underhook DDT after a distraction by Jacy Jayne (3:39).  Afterwards, Lyra Valkyria challenged Cora to a match on next week's show.
-Donovan Dijak d. Apollo Crews after the Feast Your Eyes(torture-rack Go To Sleep) (6:21 aired).  Ilja Dragunov saved Crews from a post-match attack.
-Wes Lee d. Charlie Dempsey(w/ Drew Gulak) via Cardiac Kick(handspring Pele Kick) to retain the NXT North American Title (8:44).

AEW Dark

-Commentators:  Excalibur & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-"Rock Hard" Juice Robinson d. Pat Buck after the Juice Is loose(layout DDT) (6:08).
-Charlette & Robyn Renegade d. Kiah Dream & Brittany Jade; Charlette pinned Dream after she and Robyn hit the spinebuster/flying clothesline combo (2:46).
-Cole "Two Dimes" Karter d. Hunter James with an over-the-shoulder pickup dropped into a DDT(a la Nate Webb's Soylent Green) (2:20).
-The Iron Savages(Bear Bronson & Bear Boulder)(w/ Jameson Ryan) d. The Trustbusters("The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss & "Jeeves Kay" Vinny Scalice King)(w/ "The Real" Slim J); Bronson pinned Kiss after Boulder dropped Bronson from electric chair position into a splash on both Trustbusters (5:39).
-"The Problem" Marina Shafir d. Dream Girl Ellie via Greedy(leg-trapped triangle hold) (2:41).
-"His Mom Calls Him Son Cuz He Shines Like One" Rohit Raju & "The Punjabi Lion" Jora Johl d. Ariel Levy & Jarett Diaz; Raju pinned Diaz after Raju's jumping knee strike followed by Johl's pump kick (2:16).
-"The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels d. Angélico with the Angel's Wings(double-underhook sitout faceplant) (6:18).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Main Event this week has:
-Dexter Lumis vs. Eddy Thorpe
-Nikki Cross vs. Isla Dawn

Smackdown on Friday has:
-GUNTHER Hahn vs. Xavier Woods - Intercontinental Title
-Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan vs. Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green-Cardona - Women's Tag Team Titles
-Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs. The Viking Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe)

Level Up on Friday has:
-Edris Enofe & Malik Blade vs. Javier Bernal & Kale Dixon
-Oro Mensah vs. Damon Kemp
-Wendy Choo & Valentina Feroz vs. Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson

NXT next Tuesday(Spring Breakin') has:
-Carmelo Hayes vs. Grayson Waller - NXT Title
-Indi Hartwell-Lumis vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Tiffany Stratton - NXT Women's Title
-Tony D'Angelo & Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo vs. Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) - Trunk Match
-Andre Chase vs. Bron Breakker
-Lyra Valkyrie vs. Cora Jade
-Josh Briggs & Fallon Henley vs. Brooks Jensen & Kiana James

Backlash is on Saturday 5/6:
-Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar
-Matt Riddle, Kevin Owens, & Sami Zayn vs. Solo Sikoa & Jimmy & Jey Uso

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite on Wednesday has:
-"Powerhouse" Will Hobbs vs. Michael Wardlow - TNT Title
-Jamie Hayter & Britt Baker vs. Toni Storm & Ruby Soho
-Komander vs. "Switchblade" Jay White
-The Acclaimed(Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) & "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn vs. Jake Hager, Angelo Parker, & Matt Menard

Rampage on Saturday has:
-El Hijo Del Vikingo vs. Dralistico - AAA Mega Title

IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thursday has:
-Time Machine(Yujiro Kushida & The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley)) vs. Trey Miguel, "Speedball" Mike Bailey, & Jonathan Gresham
-Joe Hendry vs. Sheldon Jean - Digital Media Title
-Yuya Uemura vs. Moose
-Frankie Kazarian vs. The Good Hands(John Skyler & Jason Hotch)
-Rhino & Heath Miller vs. Jack Price & "Shogun" Jackson Stone
-In action:  Alisha Edwards

RING OF HONOR

ROH TV on Thursday has:
-El Hijo Del Vikingo vs. Gringo Loco - AAA Mega Title
-Samoa Joe vs. Colt Cabana
-Athena Palmer vs. Heather Reckless
-Konosuke Takeshita vs. Lee Moriarty
-Darius Martin & Action Andretti vs. The Kingdom(Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)
-In action:  Willow Nightingale, The Iron Savages(Bear Bronson & Bear Boulder), Brian Cage, Lance Archer.

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

Road To Wrestling Dontaku on Thursday 4/27 has:
-Hiromu Takahashi vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title
-T.J. Perkins & Francesco Akira vs. Yujiro Kushida & Kevin Knight - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
-Tetsuya Naito vs. Douki

Satsuma No Kuni is on Saturday 4/29:
-Shingo Takagi vs. Taichi Ishikari - King Of Pro Wrestling Title
-Aussie Open(Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) vs. The Mighty Don't Kneel(Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) - IWGP Tag Team Titles

Wrestling Dontaku is on Wednesday 5/3:
-Seiya Sanada vs. Hiromu Takahashi - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Strong Style(Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, & Ren Narita) vs. Kazuchika Okada, ?, & ? - NEVER Openweight Trios Titles
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Jeff Cobb
-Hikuleo vs. KENTA Kobayashi

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

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

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Sunday 4/30 in St. Louis, MO(Pageant):
-Camaro Jackson vs. Mike Outlaw vs. Kenny Alfonso - Crown Of Glory Title
-Johnny Glory(John Hennigan) vs. Rahim De La Suede
-The Philly & Marino Experience(Philly Collins & Marino Tenaglia) vs. Bussy(Effy & Allie Katch) - United Glory Tag Team Titles
-Shigehiro Irie vs. Jake Something
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Heather Reckless - Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Laynie Luck vs. Shazza McKenzie - Street Fight
-Max The Impaler vs. Sandra Moone

Glory Pro has a show on Sunday 5/21 in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway):
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Miyu Yamashita

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY

Next show is Friday 6/9 in Alton, IL:
-Billie Starkz vs. Miyu Yamashita
-Davey Vega vs. Rahim De La Suede - Destination Title

WRESTLEMAX STL

Next show is Friday 6/30 in Columbia, IL.

GRANDEL WRESTLING

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

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/6 in St. Louis, MO(Cinco De Mayo Festival).

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/13 in St. Louis, MO:
-Attila Khan vs. The Big Texan - Classic Title Texas Death Match
-Bruiser Brody Memorial Battle Royal
-Sean Vincent vs. Bobby D - Central States Title
-Niles Plonk vs. "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 5/13 in St. Louis, MO.

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/6 in Troy, MO:
-Door To Destiny Rumble

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 Sunday 5/21 in Edwardsville, IL.

NEW BREED WRESTING

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

CAPE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 4/29 in Cape Girardeau, MO with all cage matches:
-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
-No Role Modelz(A.T.M. & Marcus Muncherson) vs. The Academy(Dalton Anthony & Kevin Kade) - Tag Team Titles
-The American Stud Muffin, Barackus, J.J. Walker, & Danny Stratos vs. Chris Slammer, El Diablo, Jabari King, & Abel Booker - Caged Chaos Match
-Trent Daniels vs. Payton Ayers - Loser-Leaves-Town Match
-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.

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ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/6 in Chicago, IL:
-Rey Fenix vs. Gringo Loco
-Masha Slamovich vs. Sierra - Women's Title
-Calvin Tankman & Frontman Jah-C vs. Russ Jones & Schaff - Tag Team Titles
-Levi Everett vs. Mike Hartenbower - Fans-Bring-The-Weapons Match
-Mance Warner vs. Robert Anthony

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Monday, April 17, 2023

Raw + Elevation

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Kevin Patrick & Corey Graves.
-"The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa d. Rey Misterio Jr. after the Samoan Spike(thumb thrust to the throat) (9:21 aired); Jimmy & Jey Uso attempted to interfere but were cut off by the Latino World Order(Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde, & "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza).
-Raw Women's Champion "The E.S.T." Bianca Belair d. Dakota Kai(w/ Bayley Rose & "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai)(non-title) via Kiss Of Death(torture-rack sitout faceplant) (5:55 aired).
-Seth "Freakin'" Rollins d. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin after the advanced curbstomp (8:51 aired plus Miz's attack before the bell).
-"The Almighty" Bobby Lashley d. U.S. Champion "The Now" Austin Theory by DQ(non-title) when "The Colossal" Bronson Reed attacked Lashley (8:47 aired).
-Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green-Cardona d. "Michin" Mia Yim & "The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae when Chelsea pinned Yim after the I'm Prettier(Unprettier) (3:10); Women's Tag Team Champions Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan watched the match from ringside and Nikki Cross watched from the audience.
-"The Original Bro" Matt Riddle & Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn d. "The Prince" Finn Bálor, "The Punishment" Damian Priest, & Dominik Misterio(w/ Smackdown Women's Champion "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley) when Riddle pinned Bálor after the Floating Bro(corkscrew moonsault senton) (9:07 aired).  Solo Sikoa and the Usos ran in to attack afterwards, but Rey Misterio Jr. and the Latino World Order made the save.

AEW Elevation

-Commentators:  "No More B.S." Paul Wight & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard.
-"The Cutest In The Word" Maki Itoh d. Ashley D'Amboise with the Itoh Deluxe(trapped-arm Texas Cloverleaf) (3:10).
-"The Big Hurt" Jake Hager, "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker, & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard d. "The Reality" Zack Clayton, "The Starving Artist" Mike Magnum, & Jack Tomlinson; Menard pinned Tomlinson after he and Parker hit the double elevated DDT (3:01).
-Hardy Party(Matt Hardy & Isiah Kassidy) d. Bobby Orlando & Brett Gosselin; Kassidy pinned Gosselin after Hardy's Twist Of Fate followed by Kassidy's swanton bomb (2:42).
-"The Queen" Emi Sakura d. Mizuki by reversing a sunset flip into a kneeling pin with the legs hooked (3:26).

Sunday, April 16, 2023

Weekend Rasslin

NWA USA

-Commentators:  Joe Galli, Tim Storm, & Danny Dealz.
-Alex Taylor won a triple threat match with "The Professional" Rhett Titus and Victor "El Sueño" Iniestra when he pinned Iniestra with the Hair Of The Dog(fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver) (4:23).
-U.S. Tag Team Champions The Country Gentlemen("The Legacy" A.J. Cazana & "Adorable" Anthony Andrews) d. Billy Tipton & Garrisaon Creed(non-title); Cazana pinned Tipton after he and Andrews hit the Country Breakfast(spinebuster/second-rope clothesline combo) (2:24).  The SaVaGeS("The Dane Event" Jax Dane & "Bulletproof" Blake Troop)(w/ Chris Silvio, Esquire) attacked the Gentlemen afterwards.
-"The Non-Binary Nightmare" Max The Impaler(w/ "The Sinister Minister" James Mitchell) d. Samantha Starr via lariat (2:17).

NJPW Capital Collision

-The Mighty Don't Kneel("Hysterical" Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito) d. The West Coast Wrecking Crew("The Mile-High Samurai" Royce Isaacs & "Superman's Daddy" Jorel Nelson); Tito pinned Isaacs after the Ride The Lightning(F-5).
-"Speedball" Mike Bailey, The Jet Setters("The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida & "The Jet" Kevin Knight), Volador Jr., & Gabriel Kidd d. "The Man Of The Hour" Lio Rush, "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor, "Azucar" Rocky Romero, "The Wild Rhino" Clark Connors, & "The D.K.C." Dylan Kyle Cox when Volador pinned Romero after a backcracker.
-David Finlay d. A.R. Fox via Trash Panda(brainbuster onto the knee).
-Zack Sabre Jr. d. "Filthy" Tom Lawlor with the Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go(trapped-leg grounded crucifix) to retain the T.V. Title.
-"The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii d. NEVER Openweight Trios Champion El Desperado via vertical-drop brainbuster.
-"Mr. No Days Off" Fred Rosser vs. "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson never officially started as Robinson attacked Rosser before the bell.
-IWGP Heavyweight Champion "Cold Skull" Seiya Sanada & Yoshinobu Kanemaru d. Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi when Kanemaru pinned Hiromu with a crossed-leg victory roll.
-KENTA Kobayashi d. "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards after the Go To Sleep to retain the Strong Openweight Title.
-IWGP Tag Team Champions Aussie Open("The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher & "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis) won a triple threat match with "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada & Hiroshi Tanahashi and The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley)(C) to win the Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles; Fletcher pinned Sabin after he and Davis hit the Coriolis(double pumphandle suplex).

NJPW Collision In Philadelphia

-NEVER Openweight Trios Champion El Desperado & Volador Jr. d. "The Jet" Kevin Knight & Delirious when Desperado pinned Delirious after the Pinche Loco(double-underhook sitout faceplant).
-"The Android" Alex Coughlin d. "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams in a Pure Rules Match via German suplex.
-"The Wild Rhino" Clark Connors d. "The D.K.C." Dylan Kyle Cox with the spear.
-"Filthy" Tom Lawlor & The West Coast Wrecking Crew(Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson) d. The Mighty Don't Kneel("Hysterical" Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls, & Bad Dude Tito) when Lawlor pinned Tito after the Nasty Knee To The Brain(straitjacket knee strike to the back of the head).
-IWGP Heavyweight Champion "Cold Skull" Seiya Sanada & Yoshinobu Kanemaru d. "The Notorious 187" Homicide & "Azucar" Rocky Romero when Sanada pinned Homicide with the bridging O'Connor Roll.
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy d. Gabriel Kidd via Mouse Trap(forward-roll cradle) to retain the AEW International Title.
-Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi d. Strong Openweight Champion KENTA Kobayashi & "The Crown Jewel" Chase Owens when Naito pinned Owens after the Destino(standing sitout Sliced Bread #2).
-IWGP U.S. Title Contender Tournament: "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer d. "Mr. No Days Off" Fred Rosser in a street fight via lariat.
-IWGP/Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Aussie Open("The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher & "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis) d. "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii & "The Man Of The Hour" Lio Rush to retain the Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles; Fletcher pinned Lio after he and Davis hit the Coreolis(double pumphandle suplex).

Impact Rebellion

-"The Indian Lion" Mahabali Shera & Raj "Champagne" Singh d. Rhino & "The Redheaded Rebel" Heath Miller when Raj rolled up Heath with Shera holding his feet on the ropes.
-The Coven("The Wilde Witch" Taylor Wilde & "The Majesty Of Muscle" KiLynn King) d. The Death Dollz("The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush & JesSICKa Havok) to retain the Women's Tag Team Titles when Wilde pinned Rosemary after the Witch's Wrath(swinging fisherman buster).
-The Ace & Bey Connection("The Inevitable" Ace Austin & "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey) d. The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) in an Ultimate X Match to retain the Tag Team Titles when Bey retrieved the belts from above the ring.
-Digital Media Champion "The Prestigious" Joe Hendry, Santino Marella, & "Dirty Dango" Johnny Curtis d. The Design(Cody Deaner, Sami Callihan, "Big Kon" Konnor O'Brian, & Alan Angels) in a handicap match when Callihan turned on The Design, leaving Deaner to be pinned by Santino after the Cobra(nerve strike).
-"Perfect Creation One" Pierre Carl Ouellet d. "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards(w/ Alisha) in a Last Rites(casket) Match by closing Edwards in the casket.
-"The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel won a three-way dance with "Speedball" Mike Bailey and "The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham to retain the X-Division Title. Trey eliminated Gresham with a top-rope splash as Gresham had Bailey in a figure-four leglock. Trey eliminated Bailey via rollup with a handful of tights.
-Team Dreamer("The Innovator Of Violence" Tommy Dreamer, "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian, Yuya Uemura, Bhupinder Gujjar, & "Killer" Kelly Lourenco d. Team Bully(Bully Ray, Moose, Kenny King, "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers, & Masha Slamovich) in a Hardcore War Match. Order of entry: Kazarian & Moose, Myers, Gujjar, King, Kelly, Masha, Uemura, Bully, & Dreamer. Dreamer pinned Bully for the win after a splash off a ladder to drive Bully through a table.
-"Mayhem For All" Steve Maclin d. "The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida after the Killed In Action(double-underhook DDT) to win the vacant Heavyweight Title. "The National Treasure" Nick Aldis confronted Maclin afterwards.
-"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo d. "The Juggernaut" Jordynne Grace via Queen's Gambit(cradle piledriver) to win the vacant Women's Title.


SICW All Star Wrestling

-Commentators: Herb Simmons & Bryan Whitaker.
-The Big Texan & "The Night Train" Gary Jackson d. Classic Champion Attila Khan & Sheik Jake Prater(w/ "The Merchant Of Violence" Stephen E) when Texan pinned Prater after the lariat (12:03).

Saturday CHWA Results From Edwardsville, IL + Other Show Results

-Ring announcer:  Dilly.  Referees:  Steven Hopple, Aron Lawrence, Jeremy Smith, & ?.
-All Eyes On Us("The Amoralist" Micah Pope & "Mile High" Nelson Sixx) d. The Warriors("The Native Nightmare" Jeremy Lightfoot & Angelo Grimsley(w/ Raziel); 1-Up Champion "The Main Attraction" Big Daddy Dion & "Five Star" Jesse Jay made their way to ringside, distracting Grimsley until he chased them away from ringside.  However, that left Lightfoot by himself and Sixx pinned him after he and Pope hit a Russian legsweep faceslam/Codebreaker combo (9:13).  Grimsley returned to the ring but the damage had been done...prompting Dion and Jay to run back out and attack them.
-"Parasyte" Tyler Blake d. Mazoku; a fight on the apron led to Parasyte powerbombing Mazoku off the apron and into several chairs at ringside.  Not satisfied with that damage, Parasyte hit a standing Sliced Bread #2 on the floor, then a standard Sliced Bread #2 in the ring before finally scoring the pin (15:33).
-Alister Crow d. Iorio The Juggalo after the full nelson slam (9:56).
-"The Main Attraction" Big Daddy Dion d. "The One-Man Zoo" L-Ride with the advanced curbstomp to retain the 1-Up Title (7:01).
-"The Urban Cowboy" Ricky Rodriguez d. "Five Star" Jesse Jay after fighting off Big Daddy Dion, getting the win after the top-rope elbowdrop (9:20).
-History In The Making(Johnny Banks & "The Deceived" Damien Blackwell)(w/ Halo & Isaiah The Enforcer) d. Satisfaction Guaranteed(Madi Monarch & Sofia Sombra) to win the Tag Team Titles.  Banks & Blackwell took out Sofia with stereo splashed off opposite middle turnbuckles; after that, Banks pinned Madi after he and Blackwell hit an assisted front powerslam(a la Heavy Machinery's Compactor) (13:48).  Afterwards, Sofia said that she felt like she was letting Madi and their team down, so she was hanging up the boots.
-Dean Roberts d. Sid Manson by DQ; Manson had hit the headlock driver, but didn't go for the pin and instead beat down Roberts past the referee's five-count (5:53).
-The Snitch d. I.P. Mason via sitout elevated DDT (8:02 plus brawling before the bell).
-Cousin Waylon Phoenix(w/ Cousin Jebediah) d. Kenneth Collins; Collins kicked out of the pin after the Gator Bomb(Vader Bomb), but couldn't recover in time to avoid a second Gator Bomb which sealed the deal with Waylon (9:53).
-"The Shoeserweight" Chris Exodus d. "The Wind Of Destruction" Makaze by DQ to retain the Heavyweight Title after Makaze blatantly hit Exodus with a chair (11:20).  Exodus' girlfriend attempted to shield him from further damage and Makaze nearly hit her with the chair as well, but elected to leave the premises as fans threw shoes into the ring.

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Saturday GCW results from Sauget, IL:

-Blake Christian d. Dan "The Dad" Adams.
-Calvin Tankman d. Shane Mercer.
-Tony Deppen d. Shazza McKenzie.
-Shigehiro Irie d. Bryan Keith.
-Thrussy(Effy, Dark Sheik, & Allie Katch) d. The Second Gear Crew(Mance Warner, Steve "1 Called" Manders, & Jimmy Lloyd).
-The Bang Brothers(Davey Bang & August Matthews) d. Kevin Lee Davidson & Jake Lander.
-Masha Slamovich d. Cole Radrick to retain the Heavyweight Title.
-Myron Reed & The East-West Express(Jordan Oliver & Nick Wayne) d. Komander & Gringo Loco in a handicap match.
-The Rejects(Reed Bentley & John Wayne Murdoch) d. Los Macizos(Ciclope & Miedo Extremo) in a death match.

Saturday NBW results from Fulton, MO:

-Austin Mulitalo fought Frodo "The Ghost" Meyer to a time-limit draw.
-The Iceman d. "The Clayhuna" Aaron Clay.
-Shooter Shylynn d. Nadia White to retain the Women's Title.
-Big Joe Helms won a triple threat match with Blaire Dior and Daniel Maxen.
-Chris Slammer d. Tyler Bodine.
-The Top Guns(Brandon Barretta & Joe Vinetti) d. T.V. Champion "Superstar" Steve Fender & Attila Khan by DQ.

Friday, April 14, 2023

Friday SLA Results From Alton, IL

-Ring announcer:  Kat Carter.  Referees:  Aaron Grider & Nick Chinn.
-"The One-Man Zoo" L-Ride & Madi Monarch d. "The Unstoppable" Tommy Davis & "The Queen Of Lariats" Ashlyn Alexander when Madi rolled up Ashlyn (6:35).
-Country Air(Zach Hendrix & Doc Simmons) d. "The Luminary" Jaques Kennedy & B.A. Malkin; Hendrix pinned Malkin after he and Simmons hit a running powerslam/top-rope double-stomp to the back combo (6:37).
-The main show started with a ten-bell salute for referee Sean Patrick O'Brien.
-"The Monarch" Jeremy Wyatt d. "The Whole Thang" Rahim De La Suede with the Coronation(piledriver) (10:00).  Afterwards, Wyatt announced that he would have the next shot at the Gateway Heritage Title after the night's main event.
-"The Quadfatha" Camaro Jackson & "Warhorse" Jake Parnell d. "Moonshine" Ryan Mantell & K.C. Karrington(w/ Greg Jovi); Warhorse pinned Mantell after he and Camaro hit simultaneous lariats from opposite sides (8:54).
-"Spitfire" Davey Vega d. "That Damn Coyote" Christian Rose to win the Destination Title.  Devin & Steven O'Neal attacked Rose outside the ring behind the referee's back, then their manager Nixi X.S. distracted the referee when Rose had Vega tapping out to the No-Leaf Clover(elevated Boston Crab).  That allowed Vega to recover and win with the Brain Eater(brainbuster onto the knee) (13:38).
-Austin "Mad Dog" Connelly d. Steve "1 Called" Manders via hangman neckbreaker submission (9:59).
-"The Stiff Robo Ginger" Gary Jay d. "Death Wish" Anakin Murphy by referee stoppage after Gary knocked out Anakin with a forearm smash (8:26).  Gary started to address the fans after the match, but Mike Outlaw made a shocking return to St. Louis Anarchy to attack Gary!
-"Dad Bod" Sean Orleans d. Nick King after a Stone Cold Stunner (1:50).
-Nikki Victory won a four-corner match with "The Man In The Static" Victor Analog(returning from a recent injury), "Pistol Danger" Evan Gelistico, and Dimitri Alexandrov when she pinned Alexandrov after a low Cutter (6:16).
-"The Handsome Hooker" Thomas Shire d. "Lights Out" Adrian Surge via powerbomb (9:54).
-"Space Jesus" Billie Starkz d. "The Violent Gentleman" Aaron Williams with a German suplex (11:15).
-"The King's Road Slayer" Derek Neal(w/ Greg Jovi) d. Dingo to retain the Gateway Heritage Title.  Jovi was ejected from ringside for interfering, only to come back out and be physically removed from ringside.  Neal removed a turnbuckle pad, leading to Dingo running Neal into the exposed metal and hitting the Dingo Driver(high-cradle fisherman buster) for a close near-fall.  However, Neal turned the tide and Stungunned Dingo into the exposed buckle to get the win (13:44).  Post-match, Jeremy Wyatt hit the ring to confront Neal, then had a tense interaction with old rival Dingo before leaving to give him the show-closing spotlight.

Friday Rasslin

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-Aussie Open("The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher & "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis) d. The Best Friends(Trent Berretta & "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor) to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles; Fletcher pinned Taylor after he and Davis hit the Coriolis(double pumphandle suplex) (9:25).
-Mark Briscoe, Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal, & Satnam Singh(w/ Sonjay Dutt) d. Angélico, Chaos Project("The Original Deathdealer" Dr. Luther & Serpentico), & "Man Scout" Jake Manning when Briscoe pinned Manning after the Froggy Bow (2:02).
-"La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie d. "The Queen" Emi Sakura via Road To Valhalla(double-chickenwing sitout faceplant) (7:35 aired); TBS Champion Jade Cargill & Leila Grey watched the match and attacked Taya afterwards.
-"Jungle Boy" Jack Perry d. "The Chairman" Shawn Spears by blocking a La Majistral cradle for his own pin (9:04).
-Added to Wednesday's Dynamite:  The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) & "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn vs. "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager, "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker, & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard, plus Komander vs. "Switchblade" Jay White.
-Next Saturday on Rampage:  El Hijo Del Vikingo vs. Dralistico for the AAA Mega Title.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
-Xavier Woods d. L.A. Knight by reversing an O'Connor Roll and holding the tights(after Knight tried to pull the tights himself) (8:05 aired).
-"The Punishment" Damian Priest(w/ Smackdown Women's Champion "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley & Dominik Misterio) d. Santos Escobar(w/ Joaquin Wilde, "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza, & Zelina Vega) after the South Of Heaven(sitout chokeslam) (joined in progress; 8:56 aired).  Everyone brawled after the match with Rey Misterio Jr. joining the side of the Latino World Order.
-Shinsuke Nakamura d. "Madcap" Riddick Moss(w/ Emma Dashwood) via Kinshasa(flying knee strike) (1:32).
-"The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa(w/ Jimmy & Jey Uso) d. "The Original Bro" Matt Riddle(w/ Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn) with the Samoan Spike(thumb thrust to the throat) (7:20 aired).
-Next week:  "The Ring General" GUNTHER Hahn vs. Xavier Woods for the Intercontinental Title, Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan vs. Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green-Cardona for the Women's Tag Team Titles, and Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs. The Viking Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe).
-In two weeks:  Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Jimmy & Jey Uso for the Tag Team Titles.

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard, Byron Saxton, & Mr. Robert Stone.
-Hank Walker d. Kale Dixon after a flying elbowsmash (4:58).
-"The Samoan Ghost" Xyon Quinn d. Tavion Heights via flying forearm (5:13).
-Katana Chance & Kayden Carter d. "La Madrina" Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice; Kayden pinned Elektra after she and Katana hit the reverse neckbreaker/450 Splash combo (6:34).

Thursday, April 13, 2023

Thursday Rasslin

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-Mark Briscoe d. "Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari(w/ "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese, "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods, & "Smart" Mark Sterling) after the Jay Driller(double-underhook piledriver) (6:10).  AEW Tag Team Champions Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) saved Briscoe from a post-match beatdown.
-Skye Blue d. Kelly Madan with the Skyefall(full nelson Flatliner) (2:06).
-"Air Wolf" Darius Martin d. Mike Bennett(w/ "The Trend" Matt Taven & Maria Kanellis-Bennett) by DQ when Taven blatantly interfered (4:58); Action Andretti made the save.
-"The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta d. "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams via dragon sleeper (5:08).
-Pure Champion "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata & "The Android" Alex Coughlin d. The Work Horsemen("The Five-Star King" Anthony Henry & "The Blue Collar Badass" James D. Drake) when Shibata pinned Henry after the Penalty Kick (8:49).  Afterwards, Coughlin challenged Shibata to a Pure Title match.
-Willow Nightingale d. "L.M.K." Little Mean Kathleen with an Oklahoma Stampede(turnbuckle slam followed by running powerslam) (1:49).
-Stu Grayson(w/ Evil Uno) d. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese(w/ "Smart" Mark Sterling) via Knightfall(torture-rack dropped into backbreaker) (7:16).  The Righteous("The Horror King" Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch) stared down the Dark Order team after the bell.
-Women's Champion "The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer d. Ashley D'Amboise(non-title) after the O-Face(flying Stunner off the top rope) (5:13).
-Claudio Castagnoli d. Gran Metalik with the Neutralizer(cradle face-first piledriver) to retain the Heavyweight Title (12:04).
-Next week: Darius Martin & Action Andretti vs. The Kingdom.

Impact Wrestling

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan, "Mean" Gia Miller(for Before The Impact), & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-El Reverso d. Johnny Swinger(w/ "The Outlandish" Zicky Dice) via bridging O'Connor Roll (8:39).
-Kenny King(w/ Team Bully) d. "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian(w/ Team Dreamer) after Moose hit Kazarian with the Lights Out(spear) while "The Most Profesional Wrestler" Brian Myers distracted the referee (8:18).
-Laredo Kid won a four-corner match with Rich Swann, "Lucha Lit" Lince Dorado, and Black Taurus(w/ Crazzy Steve) when he pinned Taurus with a moonsault belly-to-belly superplex (6:45 aired).
-Women's Tag Team Champion "The Wilde Witch" Taylor Wilde(w/ "The Majesty Of Muscle" KiLynn King) d. JesSICKa Havok(w/ "The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush) via Witch's Wrath(swinging fisherman buster) (4:29).
-Digital Media Champion "The Prestigious" Joe Hendry & "Dirty Dango" Johnny Curtis d. Sami Callihan & Alan Angels(w/ Cody Deaner & "Big Kon" Konnor O'Brian) when Hendry pinned Angels after the Standing Ovation(chokeslam bomb) (4:39).  The Design attacked en masse after the bell until Santino Marella made the save.
-"The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz d. "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw(w/ "The Cannibal" Savannah Evans & Jai Vidal) with a jackknife cradle (12:34 aired).
-"Hardcore Country" Mickie James revealed that she was not medically cleared to compete at Rebellion, so she was forfeiting the Women's Title; the match would be "The Juggernaut" Jordynne Grace vs. "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo for the vacant title.

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Kevin Patrick & Byron Saxton.
-Nikki Cross d. Zoey Stark with the Purge v2.0(snap neckbreaker) (6:28).
-Dolph Ziggler d. Tyler Bate after the superkick (8:39 aired).

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-Darby Allin d. Shane "Swerve" Strickland(w/ ROH Trios Champion "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & Prince Nana) with the Last Supper(crossed-leg jackknife cradle) (14:41).  After the match, Heavyweight Champon Maxwell Jacob Friedman had a war of words with Darby and Sting.
-"Powerhouse" Will Hobbs(w/ Q.T. Marshall, Aaron Solow, & Harley Cameron) d. "The Last Real Man" Silas Young after the Town Business v2.0(Burning Hammer) to retain the TNT Title (0:44).  Afterwards, "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow returned to destroy Hobbs' car and brawl with the champion, finishing by powerbombing Solow off the entrance stage and through a table.
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy(w/ Best Friends(Trent Berretta & "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor) d. Trios Champion Buddy Matthews(w/ Julia Hart) via Mousetrap(forward-roll crade) to retain the International Title (14:12).
-Matt Hardy & Isiah Kassidy confronted "All Ego" Ethan Page, leading to "Big Bill" William Morrissey & "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty attacking Hardy & Kassidy from behind.  FTW Champion Hook attempted to help, but the numbers were against his side...until Jeff Hardy returned to clean house.
-Jon Moxley & ROH Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli(w/ "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta) d. Brandon Cutler & Michael T. Nakazawa by referee stoppage; Cutler was unable to continue after repeated stomps to the head by Moxley (3:06 plus brawling before the bell).  "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) returned to fight with the Blackpool Combat Club afterwards.
-Toni Storm & "The Runaway" Ruby Soho(w/ Saraya Knight) d. Riho Abe & Skye Blue when Toni pinned Skye after the Storm Zero v2.0(piledriver) (6:23).  The Outcasts continued the abuse after the bell until Women's Champion Jamie Hayter hit the ring to help, followed by Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.
-"The Ocho" Chris Jericho(w/ "The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia) d. "Limitless" Keith Lee after Shane "Swerve" Strickland hit Lee with a boombox behind the referee's back (14:15).  Adam Cole checked on Lee afterwards.
-Friday on Rampage:  Aussie Open("The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher & "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis) vs. The Best Friends(Trent Berratta & Chuck Taylor) for the IWGP Tag Team Titles, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. "The Chairman" Shawn Spears, and "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie vs. "The Queen" Emi Sakura.
-Next week on Dynamite:  "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs vs. Michael Wardlow for the TNT Title, pus Women's Champion Jamie Hayter & Britt Baker vs. Toni Storm & Ruby Soho.

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

Impact Digital Media Exclusive

-Commentators:  From Smash Wrestling.
-"The Wild Child" Jody Threat d. "The People's Witch" Taylor Wilde with a torture-rack Blue Thunder Bomb (11:15).

NWA Powerrr

-This episode featured highlights from NWA 312.

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.
-Alba Fyre & "The Unholy Enchantress" Isla Dawn d. Fallon Henley & Kiana James(w/ Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen) to retain the NXT Women's Tag Team Titles; Alba pinned Fallon after she and Isla hit the backcracker/swanton bomb combo (10:12).
-"The Alpha Wolf" Eddy Thorpe d. "Big Body Javy" Javier Bernal with an elevated double-underhook neckbreaker (3:39); Damon Kemp watched the match from ringside.
-Tiffany Stratton d. Sol Ruca via moonsault (5:40).
-Ilja Dragunov d. Von Wagner(w/ Mr. Robert Stone) after the Torpedo Moskau (3:25).  Afterwards, Donovan Dijak confronted Dragunov.
-"The Iron King" Joe Coffey(w/ NXT Tag Team Champions "The Last King Of Scotland" Wolfgang Young & Mark Coffey) d. Tank Ledger with the Awra Best For The Bells(discus lariat) (4:27).  Julius & Brutus Creed confronted Gallus after the bell, which led to a brawl that also drew out The Dyad(Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid)(w/ Joe Gacy & Ava Raine).
-Grayson Waller won a four-corner match with Dragon Lee, "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh, and Duke Hudson(w/ Andre Chase & Thea Hail) when he stole the pin on Hudson after Dragon Lee's sitout powerbomb (12:45).  NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes confronted his new top contender after the bout.

AEW Dark

-Commentators:  Excalibur & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-"The Trend" Matt Taven d. "Flyin'" Brian Pillman Jr. after the Climax(trapped-arm headlock driver) (5:44).
-"Big Shotty" Lee Johnson d. Blake Li via Brain Dog(fisherman buster onto the knee) (2:04).
-"The Technical Beast" Josh Woods(w/ "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese, "Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari, & "Smart" Mark Sterling) d. Daisy K(ill) with a corkscrew suplex into the turnbuckles (2:01).
-Willow Nightingale d. "The Cuban Diamond" Diamante Zuniga via Doctor Bomb (5:57).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Main Event this week has:
-Tyler Bate vs. Dolph Ziggler
-Nikki Cross vs. Zoey Stark

Smackdown on Friday has:
-Xavier Woods vs. L.A. Knight

Level Up on Friday has:
-Katana Chance & Kayden Carter vs. Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice
-Tavion Heights vs. Xyon Quinn
-Hank Walker vs. Kale Dixon

NXT next Tuesday has:
-Wes Lee vs. Charlie Dempsey - NXT North American Title
-Gallus(Wolfgang Young & Mark Coffey) vs. Julius & Brutus Creed vs. The Dyad(Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid) - NXT Tag Team Titles
-Roxanne Perez vs. Zoey Stark

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite on Wednesday has:
-Keith Lee vs. Chris Jericho
-Orange Cassidy vs. Buddy Matthews - International Title
-"Powerhouse" Will Hobbs vs. Silas Young - TNT Title
-Darby Allin vs. Shane "Swerve" Strickland
-Riho Abe & Skye Blue vs. Toni Storm & Ruby Soho
-Brandon Cutler & Michael T. Nakazawa vs. Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli

IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thursday has:
-Joe Hendry & "Dirty Dango" Johnny Curtis vs. Sami Callihan & Alan Angels
-Rich Swann vs. Laredo Kid vs. Lince Dorado vs. Black Taurus
-Tasha Steelz vs. Gisele Shaw
-Frankie Kazarian vs. Kenny King
-JesSICKa Havok vs. Taylor Wilde
-El Reverso vs. Johnny Swinger

Rebellion is on Sunday 4/16:
-Yujiro Kushida vs. Steve Maclin - For The Vacant Heavyweight Title
-Mickie James vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Deonna Purrazzo - Women's Title
-Trey Miguel vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey vs. Jonathan Gresham - X-Division Title
-Tommy Dreamer & ? vs. Bully Ray & ? - Hardcore War Match
-Joe Hendry, "Dirty Dango" Johnny Curtis, & Santino Marella vs. The Design(Cody Deaner, "Big Kon" Konnor O'Brian, & Alan Angels)

RING OF HONOR

ROH TV on Thursday has:
-Claudio Castagnoli vs. Gran Metalik - Heavyweight Title
-Athena Palmer vs. Ashley D'Amboise
-Mark Briscoe vs. Ariya Daivari
-Stu Grayson vs. Tony Nese
-Tracy Williams vs. Wheeler Yuta
-Darius Martin vs. Mike Bennett
-Katsuyori Shibata & Alex Coughlin vs. The Work Horsemen(Anthony Henry & James D. Drake)
-Madison Rayne vs. Robyn Renegade
-Willow Nightingale vs. Little Mean Kathleen
-Skye Blue vs. Kelly Madden

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

Capital Collision is on Saturday 4/15:
-KENTA Kobayashi vs. Eddie Edwards - Strong Openweight Title
-Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Seiya Sanada & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tom Lawlor - NJPW T.V. Title
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs. Kazuchika Okada & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Aussie Open(Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) - Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles
-Fred Rosser vs. Juice Robinson
-A.R. Fox vs. David Finlay
-Tomohiro Ishii vs. El Desperado
-Lio Rush, Rocky Romero, Chuck Taylor, Clark Connors, & "The D.K.C." Dylan Kyle Cox vs. Yujiro Kushida, "Speedball" Mike Bailey, Volador Jr., Kevin Knight, & Gabriel Kidd
-Bad Dude Tito & Shane Haste vs. The West Coast Wrecking Crew(Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson)

Collision In Philadephia is on Sunday 4/16:
-Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomohiro Ishii, & Lio Rush vs. Aussie Open(Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) & T.J. Perkins
-Lance Archer vs. Juice Robinson - IWGP U.S. Title Contender Tournament
-Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi vs. KENTA Kobayashi & Chase Owens
-Orange Cassidy vs. Gabriel Kidd - AEW International Title
-Fred Rosser & Rocky Romero vs. Seiya Sanada & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
-Zack Sabre Jr., Shane Haste, & Bad Dude Tito vs. Tom Lawlor & The West Coast Wrecking Crew(Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson)
-Alex Coughlin vs. Tracy Williams - Pure Rules Match
-Delirious & Kevin Knight vs. El Desperado & Volador Jr.

Road To Wrestling Dontaku on Thursday 4/27 has:
-Hiromu Takahashi vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title
-T.J. Perkins & Francesco Akira vs. Yujiro Kushida & Kevin Knight - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
-Tetsuya Naito vs. Douki

Satsuma No Kuni is on Saturday 4/29:
-Shingo Takagi vs. Taichi Ishikari - King Of Pro Wrestling Title
-Aussie Open(Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) vs. The Mighty Don't Kneel(Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) - IWGP Tag Team Titles

Wrestling Dontaku is on Wednesday 5/3:
-Seiya Sanada vs. Hiromu Takahashi - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Strong Style(Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, & Ren Narita) vs. Kazuchika Okada, ?, & ? - NEVER Openweight Trios Titles
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Jeff Cobb
-Hikuleo vs. KENTA Kobayashi

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

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

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Sunday 4/30 in St. Louis, MO(Pageant):
-Camaro Jackson vs. Mike Outlaw vs. Kenny Alfonso - Crown Of Glory Title
-Johnny Glory(John Hennigan) vs. Rahim De La Suede
-The Philly & Marino Experience(Philly Collins & Marino Tenaglia) vs. Bussy(Effy & Allie Katch) - United Glory Tag Team Titles
-Shigehiro Irie vs. Jake Something
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Heather Reckless - Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Laynie Luck vs. Shazza McKenzie - Street Fight
-Max The Impaler vs. Sandra Moone

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

WRESTLEMAX STL

Next show is Friday 6/30 in Columbia, IL.

GRANDEL WRESTLING

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

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/6 in St. Louis, MO(Cinco De Mayo Festival).

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/13 in St. Louis, MO:
-Attila Khan vs. The Big Texan - Classic Title Texas Death Match
-Bruiser Brody Memorial Battle Royal
-Sean Vincent vs. Bobby D - Central States Title
-Niles Plonk vs. "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 5/13 in St. Louis, MO.

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

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

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:
-Chris Exodus vs. Makaze - Heavyweight Title
-Satisfaction Guaranteed(Madi Monarch & Sofia Sombra) vs. History In The Making(Johnny Banks & Damien Blackwell) - Tag Team Titles
-Big Daddy Dion vs. L-Ride - 1-Up Title
-Cousin Waylon Phoenix vs. Kenneth Collins - International Title
-Mazoku vs. "Parasyte" Tyler Blake
-Jeremy Lightfoot & Angelo Grimsley vs. All Eyes On Us(Micah Pope & Nelson Sixx)
-Ricky Rodriguez vs. Jesse Jay
-Johnathan Zulu vs. Dean Roberts
-Sid Manson vs. Andrew Wilder
-Iorio The Juggalo vs. Alister Crow

NEW BREED WRESTING

Next show is Saturday 4/15 in Fulton, MO:
-Shooter Shylynn vs. Nadia White - Women's Title

CAPE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 4/29 in Cape Girardeau, MO with all cage matches:
-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
-No Role Modelz(A.T.M. & Marcus Muncherson) vs. The Academy(Dalton Anthony & Kevin Kade) - Tag Team Titles
-The American Stud Muffin, Barackus, J.J. Walker, & Danny Stratos vs. Chris Slammer, El Diablo, Jabari King, & Abel Booker - Caged Chaos Match
-Trent Daniels vs. Payton Ayers - Loser-Leaves-Town Match
-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:
-Masha Slamovich vs. Cole Radrick - Heavyweight Title
-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
-Thrussy(Effy, Dark Sheik, & Allie Katch) vs. The Second Gear Crew(Mance Warner, Steve "1 Called" Manders, & Matthew Justice)

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ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/6 in Chicago, IL:
-Masha Slamovich vs. Sierra - Women's Title
-Calvin Tankman & Frontman Jah-C vs. Russ Jones & Schaff - Tag Team Titles
-Levi Everett vs. Mike Hartenbower - Fans-Bring-The-Weapons Match
-Mance Warner vs. Robert Anthony

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA

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

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Monday, April 10, 2023

Raw + Elevation

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Kevin Patrick & Corey Graves.
-"The Prince" Finn Bálor(w/ Dominik Misterio) d. Rey Misterio Jr. after Dominik hit Rey with a chain, allowing Bálor to finish with the Coup De Grace(top-rope double-stomp) (10:28 aired).
-Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan d. "The Man" Becky Lynch & Trish Stratus(substituting for Lita Dumas who had been attacked backstage) to win the Women's Tag Team Titles when Liv rolled up Trish for the pin (12:08 aired).  Trish attacked Becky after the match.
-"The Almighty" Bobby Lashley fought "The Colossal" Bronson Reed to a double countout (7:08 aired).
-Jimmy & Jey Uso d. The Alpha Academy(Otísé Dozovic & Chad Gable); Jey pinned Gable after he and Jimmy hit the 1 & Done(Flapjack-into-Diamond Cutter) (9:47 aired).
-"The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai(w/ Bayley Rose & Dakota Kai) won a triple threat match with Piper Niven and "Michin" Mia Yim when she pinned Yim after the Over The Moonsault (4:58 aired).
-"The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa(w/ Jimmy & Jey Uso) d. Tag Team Champion Kevin Owens after the Usos interfered to set up the Samoan Spike(thumb thrust to the throat) for the win (10:15 aired).  Sami Zayn & "The Original Bro" Matt Riddle saved Owens from a post-match beating.

AEW Elevation

-Commentators:  "No More B.S." Paul Wight & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard.
-"Underrated & Over It" Kip Sabian, "The Butcher" Andy Williams, & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter(w/ "Superbad" Penelope Ford-Sabian) d. "Empty Head" MAO, Shunma Katsumata, & Yuji Ueno; Butcher pinned Katsumata after he and Blade hit the Drag The Lake(powerbomb/neckbreaker combo) (7:01).
-"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose & "The Problem" Marina Shafir d. Charlette & Robyn Renegade when Nyla pinned Charlette with the Beast Bomb(sitout powerbomb) (3:20).
-The Dark Order(Evil Uno, "The Meat Man" John Silver, & Alex Reynolds) d. Aaron Rourke, Alvin Alvarez, & Brother Greatness when Reynolds pinned Rourke with the jackknife cradle (4:47).
-"Big Bill" William Morrissey & "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty d. Rex Lawless & Traxx when Bill pinned Lawless after the chokeslam (2:39).

Sunday, April 9, 2023

SICW All Star Wrestling

-Commentators:  Drew Abbenhaus & "The Boss" Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire.
-The Top Guns(Brandon Barretta & Joe Vinetti) d. "Big Nasty" Glenn Williams & The Intern(w/ "Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent); Vinetti pinned Intern after Barretta Rocket-Launched him off the top rope into a splash on Intern (5:12).
-Drew interviewed "Volatile" Curtis Wylde(w/ Wyldefyre) about his issues with the L.A. Hustlers("Notorious" Bradley Diggs & "Ruffshot" Lamont Potts) and Classic Champion Attila Khan, as well as the upcoming Bruiser Brody Memorial Battle Royal.
-"The Night Train" Gary Jackson fought "Superstar" Steve Fender to a time-limit draw (10:00).
-Promoter Herb Simmons conducted a remote interview with Ken Patera about the upcoming Fan Fest on May 13th.
-Flash Flanagan & The Big Texan d. "The Kingpin" Rob Kowalski & Big Joe Helms(w/ "The Boss" Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire) when Flanagan pinned Helms after Kowalski accidentally hit his partner with Lucky's briefcase (6:39).  "Big Nasty" Glenn Williams did commentary.

Saturday, April 8, 2023

Saturday MMWA Results From St. Louis, MO + Other Show Results

-Ring announcer:  Paige Mac.  Referees:  Rick Stone, Aron Lawrence, & Dr. Jay King.

-"The One-Man Zoo" L-Ride d. Nasty Juan Sanchez via Spanish Fly (5:47).

-D.K. Coltello d. Flaming Freddie Fury with a Stone Cold Stunner (9:24).

-The Snitch d. "Five Star" Jesse Jay after a mule kick behind the referee's back, allowing him to finish with the sitout elevated DDT (8:19).

-"The Apex" Blake Steel(w/ "The Unstoppable" Tommy Davis & Tag Team Champions Junkies For Fame("J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor & "The Doctor Of Decadence" Dallas Stevens)) d. "The Butcher" Damian Blade; the referee was knocked down and unable to count the pin when Blade hit the swinging Flatliner.  J.S.O. & Dallas Stevens entered the ring to hit Blade with a Dudley Death Drop, allowing Steel to score the pin (12:51).

-"The Black Panther" Johnathan Zulu d. "The Unstoppable" Tommy Davis(w/ "The Apex" Blake Steel & Women's Champion "The Queen Of Lariats" Ashlyn Alexander) with the pump kick to retain the Jr. Heavyweight Title (12:39).

-Madi Monarch won a triple threat match with Shooter Shylynn and "The Queen Of Lariats" Ashlyn Alexander(C)(w/ Tag Team Champions Junkies For Fame("J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor & "The Doctor Of Decadence" Dallas Stevens) to win the Women's Title when she pinned Ashlyn with a crucifix (6:03).

-Andrew "The Wolf" Wilder d. "The Shoeserweight" Chris Exodus via Call Of The Wild(inverted swinging neckbreaker) (12:10).

-Junkies For Fame("J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor & "The Doctor Of Decadence" Dallas Stevens) d. "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz & Moondog Rover by DQ to retain the Tag Team Titles.  The referee was accidentally knocked down by Cruz and the Junkies hit the 3-D on Cruz, but Moondog knocked out J.S.O. with his bone.  A second official entered the ring to count the pin as Moondog hit the front powerslam on Stevens (11:03); however, the original referee declared that the Brotherhood team was disqualified for striking an official.  Cruz & Moondog attacked the official for his ruling (as apparently this same ref had made rulings against the Brotherhood at recent shows); drawing the ire of Commissioner Shaft who fined both men for their actions.

-Kahyman(w/ Abigail) d. Chris Slammer via small package to retain the Heavyweight Title (13:30).


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Saturday SICW results from Belleville, IL:


-"Astonishing" Austin Mulitalo d. "Big Nasty" Glenn Williams.

-"Rough Cut" Rick Ruby d. "The Golden Boy" Shawn Douglas.

-Billy McNeil d. Johnny B.

-The Top Guns(Brandon Barretta & Joe Vinetti) d. Ax Allwardt & Waco.

-Flash Flanagan d. "The Kingpin" Rob Kowalski.

-"Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent d. Bobby D to win the Central States Title.

-The L.A. Hustlers("Notorious" Bradley Diggs & "Ruffshot" Lamont Potts) d. "Volatile" Curtis Wylde & Jayson Breed.

-The Big Texan & "The Night Train" Gary Jackson d. Classic Champion Attila Khan & Sheik Jake Prater.


Saturday WLW results from Troy, MO:


-Jack Parker Jr. d. Bobby Joe Black (5:25).

-Luke Anthony d. "Mr. Extraordinary" Benjamin Trust (12:33).

-"The Legacy" Leland Race d. Tag Team Champion Brandon Espinosa (12:23).

-Billy "The Kidd" Jarrell d. Jack Parker Jr. (11:46). 

-"The Quadfatha" Camaro Jackson d. Tag Team Champion Kyle Roberts (17:07).