Friday, April 26, 2024

Friday WrestleMax STL Results From Columbia, IL

-Ring announcer:  Ben Simon.  Referees:  Christopher Miles & Ben Riley.
-"The Anomaly" I.P. Mason won a four-corner match with Quest Parker, El D.L.C., and Anthony "Worldwide" Lopes when he pinned Lopes with a fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver (6:25).
-Jake Bosche came out to ringside, asking fans and others if they had seen Scott Stanley.  We got updates throughout the night; one was a video of Bosche calling Stanley at home to find out that Stanley was having a crisis of confidence, blaming himself for the team's shortcomings.  Despite that, Bosche encouraged him to show up, even coming back out to the ring for a video-call with the fans cheering for him to come back and fight.
-"The Golden Cobra" Kevin Lee Davidson came out on crutches, apologizing for the cancellation of the scheduled cage match between himself and "Heavyweight Hustle" Calvin Tankman.  He vowed that their issue was not over and they would cross paths in the future.
-"The King Of The White Belts" Mat Fitchett d. "The Southern Flamingo" Kody Lane via triangle hold (12:26).
-Lenny Mephisto d. "The King Of The Sky" Eagle Eye after hitting him with a chain behind the referee's back (8:16).
-"Uncle T" Solomon Tupu won a six-way match with "Too Good" Mason St. Goods, "Double Cs" Cordell Cain, "Effortless" Chris Hendrix, "The Dark Horse" John Bonhart, and Myron "KuJoe" DeMonne when he pinned DeMonne after hitting Cain with a Rock Bottom onto DeMonne (11:50).
-"HeartbreakCORE" Shazza McKenzie(w/ RIver City Champion "Spitfire" Davey Vega & "The Versace Of Violence" Nixi X.S.) d. "The Conduit Of Karma" Kaia McKenna to retain the Women's Title after a trip-up by Nixi allowed Shazza to win with the splits Stunner (9:56).
-"Spitfire" Davey Vega(w/ Women's Champion "HeartbreakCORE" Shazza McKenzie & "The Versace Of Violence" Nixi X.S.) d. "The Grand Regent" Camaro Jackson to retain the River City Title; Nixi distracted the referee and Vega blinded Camaro with Shazza's hairspray before rolling him up for the pin with a handful of tights (11:57).
-The New Guys(Jake Bosche & Scott Stanley) won a Tables Ladders & Chairs Match with The Premier("SOUPerstar" Campbell Myers & "Dat Boi" S.K. Bishop), Moneymaker L.L.C.(A.T.M. & "The Silverback" Jabari King), and Technical Difficulties("The Deliverer" Moses Powell & "The Whole Thang" Rahim De La Suede) to win the vacant Tag Team Titles.  Bosche started the match by himself, but Stanley ran to the ring midway through the bout to assist his partner in cleaning house.  Bosche & Stanley were able to fight off The Premier long enough for Bosche to retrieve the belts from above the ring for the win (13:31)!

Friday Rasslin

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Corey Graves & Wade Barrett.
-Rey Misterio Jr. & Dragon Lee d. Legado Del Fantasma v2.0(Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo) when Lee pinned Garza after the Project Dragon(tilt-a-whirl inverted DDT).  Afterwards, Santos Escobar revealed that Carlito Colón was the one who attacked Dragon Lee prior to WrestleMania...leading to Carlito attacking Dragon Lee again and retreating through the audience.
-Bron Breakker d. "Prime Time" Cedric Alexander via spear.
-Naomi Night d. Tiffany Stratton by DQ when Nia Jax attacked WWE Women's Champion Bayley Rose at the commentary table and then attacked Naomi when she tried to help.  Afterwards, Tiffany hit the Prettiest Moonsault Ever on Bayley and Naomi.
-WWE Champion "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes d. Carmelo Hayes(non-title) with the Crossrhodes(inverted swinging neckbreaker).  "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles confronted Cody to close the show.
-Next week:  A-Town Down Under("The Now" Austin Theory & Grayson Waller) vs. The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) for the WWE Tag Team Titles and New Catch Republic(Tyler Bate & "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne) vs. The Authors Of Pain(Akam Dhinsa & Rezar Selmani).

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-Jakara Jackson(w/ "Supernova 11" Noam Dar, "The Main Man" Oro Mensah, & "The Boujee Bully" Lash Legend) d. "Miss NXT" Arianna Grace.
-Jaida Parker(w/ Out The Mud(Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) & Scrypts) d. Carlee Bright(W/ Kendal Grey).
-"The Epitome Of Excellence" Edris Enofe & Malik "The Freak" Blade(w/ Brinley Reece) d. Dante Chen & Dion Lennox.

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Thursday Rasslin

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian RIccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-Isiah Kassidy d. Komander.
-Action Andretti & Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin) d. The Dark Order(Evil Uno, John Silver, & Alex Reynolds).
-"The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay d. "AK47" Allysin Kay.
-Johnny TV(w/ "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie) d. Will Austin.
-"They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona) d. Beeftank("Heavyweight Hustle" Calvin Tankman & "Big Beef" Gnarls Garvin) & Steve "The 1 Called" Manders.
-"The Magical Girl" Yuka Sakazaki d. Leila Grey.
-ROH Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & "The Miracle" Mike Bennett) d. The Outrunners(Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd)(non-title).
-"La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie(w/ Johnny T.V.) d. "The Too Turn't Wild Unicorn" Laynie Luck.
-"The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer & The Righteous("The Horror King" Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch) d. Jon Cruz, "G.P.A." Geoffrey Percival Austere, & Ren Jones.
-"The Living Dead Girl" Abadon d. Nova.
-The Beast Mortos won a triple threat match with "All Heart" Blake Christian and A.R. Fox.

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-Mike Santana d. "Hot Fire" Myron Reed(w/ "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) via Spin The Block(discus lariat); "Mayhem For All" Steve Maclin attacked Santana afterwards but was fended off.
-"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander d. "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian after "The World Class Maniac" Eric Young stopped Kazarian from using a chain leading to Alexander winning with the anklelock.
-Xia Brookside d. Ash By Elegance(w/ George Iceman) via rollup.
-"The Death Machine" Sami Callihan won a handicap match against The Good Hands("The Southern Savior" John Skyler & "Top Notch" Jason Hotch) when he pinned Hotch after the Cactus Driver '97(short piledriver).
-"Die Hard" Eddie Edwardsd. "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth; "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers attempted to interfere but was fought off by "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth.  Heavyweight Champion Moose hit Nemeth with his title belt, allowing Edwards to get the pin after the Boston Knee Party(Shining Wizard).  
-Next week:  "The Juggernaut" Jordynne Grace vs. Miyu Yamashita for the Women's Title, plus "The Inevitable" Ace Austin vs. Trey Miguel.

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & "Road Dog" Brian James.
-Ivar Hanson d. Apollo Crews.
-Julius & Brutus Creed d. Gallus("The Last King Of Scotland" Wolfgang Young & Mark Coffey).

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Dynamite + Speed

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz.
-Heavyweight Champion Shane "Swerve" Strickland(w/ Prince Nana) d. ROH T.V. Champion "The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher(non-title) after the House Call(jumping reverse kick to the back of the head) (14:41).  Don Callis did commentary.
-Mina Shirakawa(w/ Mariah May) d. "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay with the Glamorous Collection(trapped-leg crucifix pin) (9:00).  Anna attacked Mina and Mariah after the match until Women's Champion "Timeless" Toni Storm made the save...then "The Professor" Serena Deeb came out to get a close look at Toni's title belt.
-Casino Gauntlet Match(first fall wins):
#1 Trios Champion "Switchblade" Jay White(w/ Austin & Colten Gunn)
#2 "The Inhuman" Dante Martin
#3 Penta El Cero Miedo(w/ Alex Abrahantes)
#4 Kyle O'Reilly
#5 "The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay
#6 "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer
#7 Komander
#8 Jay Lethal
Ospreay got the win by pinning Komander after the Hidden Blade(running back-elbowsmash) (18:41).  Ospreay was confronted by the entire Undisputed Kingdom(Adam Cole, International Champion "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong, ROH Tag Team Champions "The Trend" Matt Taven & "The Miracle" Mike Bennett), & "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow) afterwards.
-Jon Moxley d. "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs via sleeper with bodyscissors to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title (10:21).  Don Callis did commentary; "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita stared down Moxley from the entranceway.
-The closing segment saw "Scapegoat" Jack Perry seemingly reconcile with promoter Tony Khan for the sake of his reinstatement...only to deliver a cheapshot to the gut.  That brought out Continental Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada & Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks(Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) to check on Khan...and the Bucks hit Tony with the TK Driver(somersault-spike Tombstone)!
-Saturday on Collision:  "Switchblade" Jay White & The Gunn Club(Austin & Colten Gunn) vs. Action Andretti & Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin) for the Trios Titles, plus Women's Champion Toni Storm vs. Anna Jay(non-title).
-Saturday on Rampage(immediately following Collision):  "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor vs. Trent Berretta in a parking lot fight, plus "La Mera Mera" Thunder Rosa vs. "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo.
-Next week on Dynamite:  "The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho vs. "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata for the FTW Title, plus "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega returns.

WWE Speed Tournament

-Commentator:  Corey Graves.
-Ricochet d. "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh after a flying Canadian Destroyer off the second rope (1:59).

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

TNA XPlosion

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan & "Mean" Gia Miller.
-"Hot Fire" Myron Reed d. Ray Jaz.

NWA Powerrr

-Commentators:  Joe Galli & Danny Dealz.
-U.S. Tag Team Title Tournament:  "Towering" Jack Talos & Daisy Kill d. "The Last Of His Kind" Mecha Wolf & "The Unholy" Alex Misery; Talos took out Mecha Wolf with a big boot, then chokeslammed Misery onto Mecha Wolf before pinning Wolf for the win (6:51 plus brawling before the bell).
-Kenzie Paige d. "The Russian Crush" Natalia Markova to retain the Women's Title after hitting the second Kenzie Cutter of the match, getting the pin with a handful of tights (8:05).
-The Miserably Faithful(T.V. Champion "The Non-Binary Nightmare" Max The Impaler, "The Priest Of Punishment" Mikael Judais, & Gaagz The Gymp)(w/ Father James Mitchell & Sal Vation) d. Magnum Muscle("The Mile-High Magnum" Dak Draper & "Big Strong" Matthew Mims) & Carson Drake; Max pinned Draper after they and Judais hit the As Above So Below(lariat/spear combo) (7:07).  Mims turned on Draper after the match; Drake appeared to try to play peacemaker, only to turn on Draper himself.

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.
-"The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez won a triple threat match with Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley to retain the NXT Women's Title; Tatum hit a 450 Splash on Lyra but Roxanne broke up the pin and got Tatum in a jackknife cradle for the three-count (12:04).
-The D'Angelo Family("The Don" Tony D'Angelo, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, & Luca Crusifino, Esquire)(w/ Adrian Rizzo) d. The No Quarter Catch Crew(NXT Heritage Cup Champion Charlie Dempsey, Damon Kemp, & Myles Borne) when D'Angelo pinned Dempsey after a pop-up spinebuster (11:06 plus brawling before the bell).
-Jaida Parker(w/ Out The Mud(Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) & Scrypts) d. Fallon Henley with the Teardrop Hipcheck (6:31).
-Sol Ruca d. Blair Davenport in a Beach Brawl after the Sol Snatcher(middle-rope backflip Cutter) (10:31).
-Lexis King d. Baron Corbin, delivering a kick to the groin from behind while the referee's attention was diverted and then finishing with the Coronation(straitjacket neckbreaker) (5:38).
-Trick Williams d. Ilja Dragunov with the Trick Shot(jumping knee strike) to win the NXT Title (11:57).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Main Event this week has:
-Julius & Brutus Creed vs. Gallus(Wolfgang Young & Mark Coffey)
-Apollo Crews vs. Ivar Hanson

NXT next Tuesday(Spring Breakin' Night 2) has:
-Natalya Neidhart vs. Lola Vice - NXT Underground Match
-Oba Femi vs. Ivar Hanson - NXT North American Title
-Axiom & Nathan Frazer vs. The Authors Of Pain(Akam Dhinsa & Rezar Selmani) - NXT Tag Team Titles
-Thea Hail vs. Jacy Jayne

Backlash is on Saturday 5/4:
-Cody Rhodes vs. A.J. Styles - WWE Title
-Damian Priest vs. Jey Uso - World Title

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite tomorrow night has:
-Jon Moxley vs. "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Shane "Swerve" Strickland vs. Kyle Fletcher
-Mina Shirakawa vs. Anna Jay

Double Or Nothing is on Sunday 5/26:
-Willow Nightingale vs. Mercedes Moné - TBS Title

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION/IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thursday has:
-Nic Nemeth vs. Eddie Edwards
-Josh Alexander vs. Frankie Kazarian
-Mike Santana vs. Myron Reed
-Xia Brookside vs. Ash By Elegance
-Sami Callihan vs. The Good Hands(John Skyler & Jason Hotch)
-The Decay(Rosemary Rush & Jessicka Havok) vs. Alex Gracia & Viva Van

RING OF HONOR

ROH TV this Thursday has:
-The Undisputed Kingdom(Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) vs. The Outrunners(Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd)
-A.R. Fox vs. Blake Christian vs. The Beast Mortos
-Komander vs. Isiah Kassidy
-Yuka Sakazaki vs. Leila Grey
-Action Andretti & Top Flight(Dante & Darius Martin) vs. The Dark Order(Evil Uno, John Silver, & Alex Reynolds)
-Brian Cage & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) vs. Calvin Tankman, "Big Beef" Gnarls Garvin, & Steve "1 Called" Manders
-Johnny T.V. vs. Will Austin
-Lance Archer & The Righteous(Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch) vs. Jon Cruz, "G.P.A." Geoffrey Percival Austere, & Ren Jones
-Allysin Kay vs. Anna Jay
-Taya Valkyrie vs. Laynie Luck

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

Road To Dontaku on Saturday 4/27 has:
-"The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka vs. Yuya Uemura - King Of Pro Wrestling Title
-The Mighty Don't Kneel(Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) vs. The Guerrillas Of Destiny v2.0(Hikuleo & El Phantasmo) - Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles

Satsuma No Kuni on Monday 4/29 has:
-Sho Tanakai vs. Douki - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title
-The War Dogs(Clark Connors & "Drilla" Dan Moloney) vs. Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles

Wrestling Dontaku Night 1 on Friday 5/3 has:
-Nic Nemeth vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi - IWGP Global Title
-Yota Tsuji vs. David Finlay
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Jeff Cobb - T.V. Title

Wrestling Dontaku Night 2 on Saturday 5/4 has:
-Jon Moxley vs. Ren Narita - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Shingo Takagi vs. Gabe Kidd - NEVER Openweight Title
-Bishamon(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) vs. KENTA Kobayashi & Chase Owens - IWGP Tag Team Titles

Resurgence is on Saturday 5/11:
-Jon Moxley vs. Shota Umino - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Eddie Kingston vs. Gabe Kidd - Strong Openweight Title - No-Ropes Last-Man-Standing Match
-Stephanie Vaquer vs. Alex Windsor - Strong Women's Title
-Tetsuya Naito & Yota Tsuji vs. David Finlay & KENTA Kobayashi
-Fred Rosser & Tom Lawlor vs. The West Coast Wrecking Crew(Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson)
-Matt Vandagriff vs. Adrian Quest

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

NWA Powerrr next week has:
-Trevor Murdoch & Mike Knox vs. Kerry Morton & Alex Taylor - Cage Match
-A.J. Cazana vs. Anthony Andrews - Last Call Match
-The Slime Ballz(Sage Chantz & Tommy Rant) vs. The Kidz(Alexander Lev & Jackson Drake)

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/25 in St. Louis, MO.

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY

Next show is Friday 5/31 in Alton, IL:
-Derek Neal vs. Camaro Jackson - Gateway Heritage Title
-Gary Jay & Aaron Williams vs. Davey Vega & "Warhorse" Jake Parnell
-Mat Fitchett vs. Billie Starkz
-Anakin Murphy vs. Laynie Luck
-Mad Dog Connelly vs. "Moonshine" Ryan Mantell

WRESTLEMAX STL

Next show is Friday 4/26 in Columbia, IL:
-Kevin Lee Davidson vs. Calvin Tankman - Cage Match - K.L.D.'s Career On The Line
-Davey Vega vs. Camaro Jackson - River City Title
-The New Guys(Jake Bosche & Scott Stanley) vs. The Premier(Campbell Myers & S.K. Bishop) vs. Technical Difficulties("The Deliverer" Moses Powell & Rahim De La Suede) vs. Moneymaker LLC(A.T.M. & Jabari King) - For The Vacant Tag Team Titles
-Shazza McKenzie vs. Kaia McKenna - Women's Title
-"Uncle T" Solomon Tupu vs. Mason St. Goods
-Leone Mephisto vs. Eagle Eye

GRANDEL WRESTLING

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

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 4/27(afternoon) in St. Louis, MO(Armory) for the Taco & Margarita Festival.

DPW has a show on Saturday 6/15 in Farmington, MO.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/4 in Belleville, IL:
-Joe Helms vs. Rob Kowalski
-The Top Guns(Brandon Barretta & Joe Vinetti) vs. The L.A. Hustlers(Bradley Diggs & Lamont Potts) - Tag Team Titles

SICW has a TV taping on Sunday 5/5(afternoon) in East Carondelet, IL.

SICW has a show on Saturday 5/18 in St. Louis, MO:
-Greg Anthony vs. "Superstar" Steve Fender - AIWF Heavyweight Title
-Bruiser Brody Memorial Battle Royal

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 5/11 in St. Louis, MO:
-Tony Casta Memorial Battle Royal

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/4 in Troy, MO:
-"Superstar" Steve Fender vs. Blade Lennox
-Skylar Sparks vs. Camron Bra'nae

PRO WRESTLING EPIC

Next show is on Saturday 5/4 in Alton, IL:
-Camaro Jackson vs. Deimos
-Riley Knocks & Teal Piper vs. Arie Alexander & Noelle Summit
-Dallas Taylor vs. Kendall Beck - Street Fight
-POWER Trip(Harsh & Damien Blackwell) vs. The Forgotten(Cash Borden & Mason Cutter) vs. The Dirty Birds(Nasty Juan Sanchez & Eagle Eye) vs. Moneymaker LLC(A.T.M. & Jabari King) - Tag Team Titles
-Alex Herzog vs. Scott Stanley

COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 5/18 in Edwardsville, IL:
-Chris Exodus vs. Alister Crow - Heavyweight Title vs. Interim Heavyweight Title
-Jeremy Lightfoot vs. Angelo Grimsley - Lightfoot's Retirement Match
-Big Daddy Dion vs. 5* Jesse Jay

NEW BREED WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 4/27 in Sedalia, MO:
-Joe Helms & Tyler Bodine vs. Derek Teter & Lord Ateu - Tag Team Titles
-Frodo "The Ghost" Meyer vs. Atlas Armstrong - T.V. Title

GAME CHANGER WRESTLING

GCW returns to the St. Louis area on Friday 7/19 in Sauget, IL.

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ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING

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

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA

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

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NJPW Road To Dontaku 4/23/24

-Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, & Oleg Boltin d. The House Of Torture(Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, "The Tokyo Pimp" Yujiro Takahashi, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru when Tanahashi pinned Takahashi after the High Fly Flow(frog splash).
-"Gene Blast" Yota Tsuji d. Gedo via Gene Blaster(spear).
-"War Ready" Gabe Kidd d. Bushi with the Drill A Hole(modified piledriver).
-NEVER Openweight Champion Shingo Takagi d. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion "The Wild Rhino" Clark Connors(non-title) after the Pumping Bomber(lariat).
-IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion "Drilla" Dan Moloney d. Tetsuya Naito after interference by NOAH's "Good Looking Emperor" Jake Lee led to Moloney scoring the upset with the Drilla Killa(over-the-shoulder piledriver).
-"The Rebel" David Finlay d. Hiromu Takahashi via Overkill(suplex-lift Go To Sleep).

Monday, April 22, 2024

Raw + SICW

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Pat McAfee.
-The Awesome Truth("The Miz" Mike Mizanin & "R-Truth" Ron Killings) d. Do It Yourself("The Blackheart" Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) to retain the World Tag Team Titles; Miz pinned Gargano after he and R-Truth hit the Truth-Crushing Finale(Skull-Crushing Finale(full nelson Russian legsweep faceslam)/Lie Detector(Paydirt) combo) (6:50 aired).
-The New Day(Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) d. Imperium(Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser)(w/ "The Ring General" GUNTHER Hahn); Woods pinned Vinci after he and Kofi hit the Up-Up-Down-Down(side backbreaker/top-rope double-stomp combo) (5:57 aired).  Kaiser turned on Vinci after the match.
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. Shinsuke Nakamura via Brogue Kick (8:04 aired); Drew McIntyre watched the match from ringside.
-Andrade El Idolo & Ricochet d. Santos Escobar & "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh(w/ "Dirty" Dominik Misterio) when Andrade pinned McDonagh after the Shadow(elevated double-underhook DDT) (8:39 aired).  World Champion "The Punishment" Damian Priest attacked Andrade & Ricochet afterwards.
-"The Man" Becky Lynch won a battle royal for the vacant World Women's Title.  Eliminations:  "The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae by Maxxine Dupri, Indi Hartwell-Lumis by Maxxine, Katana Chance & Kayden Carter by Zoey Stark, "The Pitbull" Ivy Nile by Nia Jax, Maxxine by Nia, Piper Niven by "The Man" Becky Lynch, Chelsea Green-Cardona by Natalya Neidhart*(the referees were breaking up a fight between Nia and Piper on the floor and missed the elimination, so Chelsea re-entered the match), Chelsea by Zoey(for real this time), Natalya by "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler, Zoey by Nia, Shayna by Nia, Nia by Becky & Liv Morgan, and Liv by Becky (15:10 aired).
-Next week:  "Main Event" Jey Uso, Andrade El Idolo, & Ricochet vs. World Champion "The Punishment" Damian Priest, "The Prince" Finn Bálor, & "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh.

SICW All Star Wrestling

-Commentators:  Drew Abbenhaus & Mauler McDarby.
-Tag Team Champions The Top Guns(Brandon Barretta & Joe Vinetti) d. "Pretty Boy" Shawn Douglas & Shogun(non-title) when Barretta pinned Shogun after the Full Clip(spinebuster) (2:53).
-Drew interviewed "Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent & "Big Nasty" Glenn Williams.
-Billy McNeil d. Shawn Santel via jackknife cradle after Mauler McDarby's interference backfired (5:01).
-"Big Nasty" Glenn Williams(w/ "Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent) d. C.K. Cosmic with the Greco-Roman Glennplex(cobra clutch Russian legsweep) (2:54).
-Destiny Lynch interviewed "The Merchant Of Violence" Stephen E(w/ The Uber Destroyer & "The Sultan" Payton Ayers).
-"The Iron Pitbull" Kenny Kingston d. "The Unholy Father" Richard Shaw after a bodyslam (2:11).
-Bobby D & Gil Rogers d. The Uber Destroyer & "The Sultan" Payton Ayers(w/ "The Merchant Of Violence" Stephen E) by DQ when Uber Destroyer threw Bobby D over the top rope (6:36).
-Next week:  Bobby D vs. Glenn Williams.

Sunday, April 21, 2024

AEW Dynasty (St. Louis, MO)

-Trent Berretta d. "Rebourne" Matt Sydal(w/ "The Yoga Monster" Mike Sydal) with a modified gogoplata.  Trent attacked Mike after the match until "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor hit the ring and Trent retreated, demanding to know where Chuck stands as it relates to him or Orange Cassidy.
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy & "The Wrestler" Katsuoyori Shibata d. Shane Taylor & "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty(w/ "The Guv'nor" Anthony Ogogo) when Orange pinned Moriarty after the Orange Punch(Superman Punch).
-ROH Trios Champions "Switchblade" Jay White & The Gunn Club(Austin & Colten Gunn) d. AEW Trios Champions The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) & "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn to unify the titles when White pinned Billy after the Blade Runner(swinging Flatliner).
-"The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada d. "The Bastard" Pac via Rainmaker(ripcord lariat) to retain the Continental Crown Title.
-The House Of Black(Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews) d. TNT Champion "The Rated-R Superstar" Adam Copeland, ROH Heavyweight Champion "The Sussex County Chicken" Mark Briscoe, & NJPW Strong Openweight Champion "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston; Malakai blinded Copeland with black mist behind the referee's back and pinned him after The End(spinning kick).
-Willow Nightingale(w/ Stokely Hathaway) d. Julia Hart with the Babe With The Powerbomb(Doctor Bomb) to win the TBS Title; under House Rules, both Skye Blue and "More Than A Woman" Kris Statlander were banned from ringside.  Statlander and Hathaway celebrated with Willow, but "The C.E.O." Mercedes Moné interrupted the festivities to stare down the new champ.
-"The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong(w/ ROH Tag Team Champions "The Trend" Matt Taven & "The Miracle" Mike Bennett) d. Kyle O' Reilly to retain the International Title.  "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow attempted to interfere but was stopped by the referee; however, Strong still won after the End Of Heartache(released suplex onto the knees).  The full Undisputed Kingdom celebrated, including the returning Adam Cole who seems to be recovering well from his injury.
-"Lionheart" Chris Jericho d. Hook in an FTW Rules Match after hitting him with a baseball bat to win the FTW Title.
-"Timeless" Toni Storm(w/ Luther & Mariah May) d. "La Mera Mera" Thunder Rosa to retain the Women's Title after kicking her in the groin, finishing with the Storm Zero v2.0(short piledriver).
-"The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay d. "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson via Hidden Blade(flying back-elbowsmash).
-Tag Team Title Tournament Final:  The Young Bucks(Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) d. Fear The Revelation(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeler) in a ladder match to win the vacant titles; "Scapegoat" Jack Perry returned to interfere for the Bucks, allowing Nicholas to retrieve the belts from above the ring.
-Shane "Swerve" Strickland(w/ Prince Nana) d. Samoa Joe after the top-rope double-stomp to win the Heavyweight Title.

Sunday Glory Pro Wrestling Results From St. Louis, Missouri + Other Show Results

-Ring announcer: Ben Simon. Referees: Christopher Miles, Alex Strahan, & Adam Kennedy.
-Jake Bosche won a four-corner match with “Big Munch” Marcus Muncherson, “Effortless” Chris Hendrix, and Cordell Cain when he pinned Cain after an axe kick (4:03).
-”HeartbreakCORE” Shazza McKenzie d. “Your Wish Upon A Shooting Star” Rachel Armstrong via rollup with feet on the ropes (6:56).
-”The Big Strong Boy” Ethan Price d. “The Silverback” Jabari King after a fireman's-carry sideways slam (8:21).
-”The Lone Star” Stallion Rogers d. “The Moneymaker” A.T.M. with a modified cradle piledriver (10:38).
-Dan “The Dad” Adams & “The Southern Flamingo” Kody Lane d. “The Whole Thang” Rahim De La Suede & “Too Good” Mason St. Goods(w/ Cinko) in an Oklahoma Tornado Tag Match; Lane pinned Rahim after a double-undertook piledriver off the turnbuckles and through two set-up chairs (10:05).
-”The Queen Of The North” Freya “The Slaya” States d. “The Arachnid” Blair Onix after a chokeslam (7:58).
-”The Deliverer” Moses Powell d. Storm Grayson via top-rope bulldog (8:54).
-The Philly & Marino Experience(Philly Collins & Marino Tenaglia) d. Davey Bang & August Matthews to retain the United Glory Tag Team Titles; Philly pinned Matthews after he and Marino hit the Sunset Dreams(Flapjack/Paydirt combo) (12:09).
-”Warhorse” Jake Parnell d. “The Golden Cobra” Kevin Lee Davidson to retain the Crown Of Glory Title, focusing his attack on K.L.D.’s arm before making him tap out to a Crippler Crossface (16:35).

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Saturday AAW results from Berwyn, IL:

-Isaiah Moore & Joey Avalon d. Anthony Catena & Koa Laxamana.
-Sierra d. Shazza McKenzie to retain the Women's Title.
-Gary Jay won a six-way match with David Ali, Heather Reckless, Rafael Quintero, Sean Logan, and Shane Hollister.
-The Hustle & The Muscle(Rohit Raju & Karam Alame) d. Russ Jones & Schaff by DQ to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Solomon Tupu d. Conan Lycan in a last-man-standing loser-leaves-town match.
-Tony Rican d. Alex Rico.
-Joe Alonzo d. Chico Suave to retain the Heritage Title.
-Davey Vega d. Mat Fitchett to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Sunday CHWA results from Edwardsville, IL(credit to Chris Roedel):

-Big Daddy Dion d. Kenneth Collins.
-"The Anomaly" I.P. Mason won a five-way match with Angelo Grimsley, "The Incinerator" Shawn Blaze, "Parasyte" Tyler Nyte, and Mazoku.
-Tag Team Champion Noah X d. "The Power Ruff Girl" Ashlyn Alexander.
-The Junkies For Fame("The Avatar Of Excellence J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor & "The Doctor Of Decadence" Dallas Stevens) d. The Natural Born Hillers(Drew Karter & Iorio The Juggalo).
-Logan Simmons d. 5* Jesse Jay by DQ to retain the 1-Up Title.
-"The Shoeserweight" Chris Exodus d. "The Wind Of Destruction" Makaze to retain the Heavyweight Title.
-Quest Parker won a triple threat match with The Snitch and "The Native Nightmare" Jeremy Lightfoot.
-Alister Crow d. "The One-Man Zoo" L-Ride to retian the Interim Heavyweight Title.
-Set up for the May show:  Chris Exodus vs. Alister Crow to decide the undisputed Heavyweight Champion, plus Big Daddy Dion vs. 5* Jesse Jay and Jeremy Lightfoot's retirement match.

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Saturday Rasslin

AEW Collision

-Commentators:  Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness.
-TNT Champion "The Rated-R Superstar" Adam Copeland, ROH Heavyweight Champion "The Sussex County Chicken" Mark Briscoe, & "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston) d. Action Andretti & Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin); Kingston pinned Andretti after Briscoe's Froggy Bow.
-"Powerhouse" Will Hobbs(w/ Don Callis) d. C.J. Esparza via torture rack.
-ROH Trios Co-Champions The Gunn Club(Austin & Colten Gunn)(w/ "Switchblade" Jay White) d. AEW Trios Co-Champions The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens)(w/ "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn) when Colten pinned Caster after White hit Caster with a baseball bat.
-"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli d. "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita & ROH T.V. Champion "The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher in a bunkhouse brawl; "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs interfered but was fended off by Jon Moxley.  Danielson made Fletcher tap out to a chain-assisted LeBell Lock.
-Skye Blue d. "Legit" Leyla Hirsch via dragon sleeper.
-"The Bastard" Pac & Fear The Revelation(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeler) d. Continental Crown Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks(Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) when Pac pinned Matthew with the Black Arrow(corkscrew shooting star press).  The Elite attacked after the bell until "The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia ran in to help.

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness.
-Rob Van Dam won a four-way dance with Komander, Isiah Kassidy(w/ Marq Quen), and "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson.  Eliminations:  Kassidy rolled up Johnson with a handful of tights for the pin.  Komander pinned Kassidy after the ropewalk shooting star press.  R.V.D. pinned Komander via 5* Frog Splash.
-"The Magical Girl" Yuka Sakazaki d. "The Queen" Emi Sakura after a rope-assisted released German suplex.
-Kyle O'Reilly, "Azucar" Rocky Romero, & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard d. International Champion "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong & ROH Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & "The Miracle" Mike Bennett) when O'Reilly made Bennett tap out to the cross-armbreaker.

TNA Rebellion

-The Ace & Bey Connection("The Inevitable" Ace Austin & "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey) & Leon Slater d. The Rascalz("Hot Fire" Myron Reed, "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel, & Zachary Wentz) when Slater pinned Reed after the Swanton 450 Splash.
-Laredo Kid d. Crazzy Steve via Laredo Fly(Spanish Fly) to win the Digital Media Title.
-Spitfire("The Wild Child" Jody Threat & Dani Luna) d. The Decay("The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush & Jessicka Havok) to retain the Women's Tag Team Titles; Luna pinned Rosemary after Threat threw Rosemary from torture-rack position into a Skyhigh by Luna.  Masha Slamovich & "Ride Or Die" Alisha Edwards confronted the champions afterwards.
-Mustafa Ali d. Jake Something via rollup while holding the ropes to retain the X-Division Title.
-Rich Swann(w/ A.J. Francis & Shawne Merriman) d. "The Prestigious" Joe Hendry after Merriman's interference led to Swann winning with a frog splash.
-"The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian d. "The World Class Maniac" Eric Young in a Full Metal Mayhem Match after a modified Flux Capacitor(Spanish Fly) through a table.
-Mike Santana d. "Mayhem For All" Steve Maclin with the Spin The Block(discus lariat).
-The System("Die Hard" Eddie Edwards & "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers)(w/ "Ride Or Die" Alisha Edwards) d. Speedball Mountain("Speedball" Mike Bailey & Trent Seven) to retain the Tag Team Titles when Edwards pinned Seven after the Boston Knee Party(Shining Wizard).
-"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander d. Alex Hammerstone in a last-man-standing match when Hammerstone was unable to answer the ten-count after Alexander hit the C-4 Spike(double-underhook piledriver) on the entrance ramp.
-"The Juggernaut" Jordynne Grace d. Steph De Lander(w/ The Good Hands("The Southern Savior" John Skyler & "Top Notch" Jason Hotch)) to retain the Women's Title.  The referee was knocked down which led to Skyler & Hotch interfering...that brought out "Perfect Creation One" Pierre Carl Ouellet to fight them off.  "Big Kon" Konnor O'Brian  attacked P.C.O. and then "The Death Machine" Sami Callihan returned to clean house; finally Jordynne got the win with the pumphandle Michinoku Driver as a second referee arrived to count the pin.
-Moose d. "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth after the Lights Out(spear) to retain the Heavyweight Title.  Afterwards, "Broken" Matt Hardy returned to lay out Moose with the Twist Of Fate.

Saturday NGW Results From Mascoutah, IL

-Ring announcer:  Phoenix.  Referees:  Scott Cross & ?.
-Preacher(w/ Savage) fought "The Coyote" Shane Walters(w/ Jason Halbert) to a double countout (4:15).  Halbert told Walters to beat down Preacher with a chair, but Walters refused and said he needed no weapons.  Mutual respect was shown between the combatants after that.
-Jose El Magnifico d. Khalil Akbar via frog splash to retain the Lightning Division Title (7:53).
-Shrapnel d. T.J. Kellis after a Spanish Fly (7:10).
-The Fam(Marcellus Knyght & Alex Steele) d. Tag Team Champions Executive Order(Dexter Roswell & Logan Ridge) by DQ when the champions hit the challengers with stereo blatant low blows (10:35); the champions retained the titles.
-Sid Holland d. "The Modern Viking" Dir Kolthar in a hardcore match to retain the Chaotic Title after an F-5 onto a pile of plunder (11:40).
-Playboy Double H(w/ Virgil Holmes & Nikki Monroe) d. Shaft after a mule kick to the groin, getting the rollup pin with a handful of tights (12:17).
-"The Mother Of Butterflies" Madi Monarch d. Arie Alexander with the low double-kneedrive to the back (7:57).
-"The Real Deal" Chris Kade(w/ Tag Team Champions Executive Order(Dexter Roswell & Logan Ridge) & Jason Halbert) d. "The" Ace Hawkins to retain the Heavyweight TItle; "The Freak" Pretty Boy Floyd was the special guest referee.  Roswell & Ridge were ejected for attacking Hawkins before the bell, then Halbert was ejected for blatantly tripping Hawkins.  Ace hit the somersault Ace Crusher and got the pinfall, but Floyd didn't notice Kade's foot was under the bottom rope (14:30); reluctantly, Phoenix told Floyd to restart the match as she wanted a clean finish one way or the other.  The break in momentum was the difference maker as Kade went on to win after a lariat (1:22 of the restart; 15:52 total).  Halbert fired Hawkins from the company, claiming Floyd showed favoritism by counting the initial pinfall, and ordered a beatdown by his crew before Sid Holland and The Fam came to the rescue; the fan favorites dished out some abuse on Halbert to close the show.

Friday, April 19, 2024

Friday Rasslin

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Corey Graves & Wade Barrett.
-"The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles d. L.A. Knight after the springboard forearm.
-The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) won a four-corner match with The New Catch Republic(Tyler Bate & "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne), The Authors Of Pain(Akam Dhinsa & Rezar Selmani) and Legado Del Fantasma v2.0(Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo); Dawkins pinned Angel after he and Ford hit the Revelation(Skyhigh/neckbreaker combo).
-Santos Escobar(w/ "La Madrina" Elektra Lopez) d. Carlito Colón(w/ Zelina Vega) after a low blow set up the Phantom Driver(fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver) for the win.
-Bayley Rose vs. Naomi Night for the WWE Women's Title ended in a no-contest when Tiffany Stratton attacked both women (Bayley retained the title).
-Monday on Raw:  Battle royal to crown the new World Women's Champion.

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-"Turbo" Riley Osborne d. Kale Dixon.
-Karmen Petrovic d. Wren Sinclair.
-Hank Walker & Tank Ledger d. "Big Body Javi" Javier Bernal & Drake Morreaux.

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Thursday Rasslin

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-"The Bounty Hunter" Bryan Keith d. Aaron Solow.
-"The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer & The Righteous("The Horror King" Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch) d. Jon Cruz, Savion Truitt, & Damian Chambers.
-"Big Shotty" Lee Johnson d. "The Blue Collar Badass" James D. Drake.
-"The Living Dead Girl" Abadon d. "AK47" Allysin Kay.
-The Infantry("Captain" Shawn Dean & "Bad News & Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) d. The Iron Savages(Dirty Bulk Bronson & Beefcake Boulder)(w/ Jacked Jameson).  The Premier Athletes("The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese, "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods, & "Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari) attacked Dean & Bravo after the match until Dalton Castle arrived to even the odds...ROH Heavyweight Champion "The Sussex County Chicken" Mark Briscoe, Lee Johnson, & Bryan Keith joined their side to run off the trio of Athletes.
-"Legit" Leyla Hirsch, "The Hottest Flame" Kiera Hogan, & "The Afro Punk" Trish Adora d. "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie, "The Cuban Diamond" Diamante Zuniga, & Leila Grey.
-The Beast Mortos d. "Nicky Boy" Nick Comoroto.
-Lady Frost d. "Dominican Dynamite" Marti Belle.
-The Dark Order(Evil Uno & John Silver) d. Frank Milano & Zak Patterson.
-ROH Heavyweight Champion "The Sussex County Chicken" Mark Briscoe d. "The Ivy League M.V.P." Griff Garrison(non-title).

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-Alex Hammerstone d. Little Guido Maritado(w/ Full Blooded Italians Zack Clayton & Ray Jaz); "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander did commentary.
-"The Prestigious" Joe Hendry d. "L.S.G." Leon St. Giovanni.
-X-Division Champion Mustafa Ali & The Grizzled Young Veterans("Liverpool's #1" Zack Gibson & "Mr. Mayhem" James Drake) d. Jake Something, Rhino, & Cody Deaner.
-"The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush d. Women's Tag Team Champion "The Wild Child" Jody Threat.
-The System("Die Hard" Eddie Edwards & "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers) d. The Motor City Machineguns(Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Added to Rebellion:  Crazzy Steve vs. Laredo Kid for the Digital Media Title, Joe Hendry vs. Rich Swann, Spitfire(Jody Threat & Dani Luna) vs. The Decay(Rosemary & Jessicka Havok) for the Women's Tag Team Titles, and The Ace & Bey Connection("The Inevitable" Ace Austin & "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey) & Leon Slater vs. The Rascalz("Hot Fire" Myron Reed, "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel, & Zachary Wentz).

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & "Road Dog" Brian James.
-Natalya Neidhart d. Xia Li.
-Ludwig Kaiser d. Otis Dozovic.

Tomorrow on WWE/NXT Level Up:  "Turbo" Riley Osborne vs. Kale Dixon, Karmen Petrovic vs. Wren Sinclair, Hank Walker & Tank Ledger vs. "Big Body Javi" Javier Bernal & Drake Morreaux, and Carlee Bright vs. Jaida Parker.

Added to Saturday's AEW Collision:  TNT Champion "The Rated-R Superstar" Adam Copeland, ROH Heavyweight Champion Mark Briscoe, & "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston vs. Action Andretti & Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin).

Added to AEW Dynasty:  "Rebourne" Matt Sydal vs. Trent Berretta and "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy/"The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata vs. Shane Taylor/"Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty.

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Dynamite + Speed

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-Brody King & TBS Champion Julia Hart d. TNT Champion "The Rated-R Superstar" Adam Copeland & Willow Nightingale when Julia knocked out Willow with a chain behind the referee's back, then put her in the Hartless Lock(head-and-arm stretch) until the referee called for the stoppage (8:49 plus brawling before the bell).  Willow was attacked backstage and didn't arrive for the match until very late (assisted by "More Than A Woman" Kris Statlander).  "The C.E.O." Mercedes Moné ran off Julia with a chair after the match.
-Continental Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks(Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) d. "The Bastard" Pac, "The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia, & Penta El Cero Miedo(w/ Alex Abrahantes) when Okada pinned Garcia after the Rainmaker(ripcord lariat) (12:22).
-"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo d. Mariah May(w/ Women's Champion "Timeless" Toni Storm & Luther) via sunset flip (8:01).  "La Mera Mera" Thunder Rosa saved Deonna from a post-match attack by Toni & Mariah, but Deonna didn't seem to appreciate the assist.
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-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy d. Shane Taylor(w/ "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty & "The Guv'nor" Anthony Ogogo) with the second Orange Punch(Superman Punch) of the match (8:00).  "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels & "Rebourne" Matt Sydal attempted to help but were cut off by a chair-wielding Trent Berretta.
-"The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay d. Claudio Castagnoli via Hidden Blade(running elbowsmash to the back of the head) (14:24).  "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita, ROH T.V. Champion "The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher, & "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs hit the ring to set up a potential attack on Claudio until IWGP Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley made the save.
-Saturday on Collision:  AEW Trios Co-Champions The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) vs. ROH Trios Co-Champions The Gunn Club(Austin & Colten Gunn), plus "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Konosuke Takeshita & ROH T.V. Champion Kyle Fletcher in a bunkhouse brawl and Pac teams with Fear The Revelation(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeer) against Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks.  Also Rob Van Dam will be in action.  NOTE:  Rampage will be on Saturday immediately following Collision.
-Added to Dynasty:  AEW Trios Champions The Acclaimed & "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn vs. ROH Trios Champions "Switchblade" Jay White & The Gunn Club in a unification match, plus Hook vs. "The Ocho" Chris Jericho for the FTW Title.
-Next week on Dynamite:  Jon Moxley vs. "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs.

WWE Speed

-Commentator:  Corey Graves.
-Johnny Gargano d. Angel Garza with One Final Beat(slingshot DDT) (2:08).
-The tournament semifinals will be Ricochet vs. "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh and Gargano vs. Big Bronson Reed.

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

TNA XPlosion

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan & "Mean" Gia Miller.
-"Mayhem For All" Steve Maclin d. "The Jet" Kevin Knight.

NWA Powerrr

-Commentators:  Joe Galli & Danny Dealz.
-U.S. Tag Team Title Tournament:  The Fixers("The Boss" Jay Bradley & Wrecking Ball Legursky) d. Tim Storm & J.A.C. when Legursky pinned J.A.C. with a front powerslam (6:58).
-"The Standout" Taylor Rising d. "The Business" Ms. Samantha Starr via rollup (4:48).
-Blunt Force Truama(Damage & Carnage)(w/ Aron Stevens) d. The Immortals("The Most Feared" J.R. Kratos & Odinson) to retain the Tag Team Titles when Carnage pinned Odinson after a dropkick (7:47 plus brawling before the bell).

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.
-"Supernova 11" Noam Dar(w/ "Main Man" Oro Mensah, "The Boujee Bully" Lash Legend, & Jakara Jackson) d. Donovan Dijak after the Nova Roller(flying roundhouse kick) (12:14).
-Lola Vice d. Sol Ruca after interference by Blair Davenport led to Vice winning with the spinning kick (4:15).  Afterwards, Natalya Neidhart challenged Vice to an NXT Underground Match.
-Ridge "The Fridge" Holland d. Joaquin Wilde via cradle DDT (3:58).  "The Chairman" Shawn Spears watched the match from the entranceway.
-It was revealed in a promo segment that the No Quarter Catch Crew(NXT Heritage Cup Champion Charlie Dempsey, Damon Kemp, & Myles Borne) had The D'Angelo Family("The Don" Tony D'Angelo, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Luca Crusifino, Esquire, & Adriana Rizzo) do some dirty work to get rid of an unnamed problem(presumably Drew Gulak).
-NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov d. "The Young O.G." Je'Von Evans(non-title) with the Torpedo Moskau(flying headbutt) (6:06).
-Tatum Paxley d. Thea Hail(w/ Andre Chase, Duke Hudson, & "Turbo" Riley Osborne) after Jazmyn Nyx & Jacy Jayne interfered, leading to Paxley getting the pin with a grounded crucifix (3:07).
-The Authors Of Pain(Akam Dhinsa & Rezar Selmani)(w/ Karrion Kross, Scarlett Bordeaux, & Paul Ellering) d. "The Epitome Of Excellence" Edris Enofe & Malik "The Freak" Blade; Rezar pinned Enofe after he and Akam hit the Super Collider(powerbomb opponents into each other before powerbombing them to the mat) (3:19).  NXT Tag Team Champions Axiom & Nathan Frazer attempted to confront the champions afterwards.
-Ivar Hanson d. Josh Briggs after the Doomsault (4:12).
-Trick Williams d. Carmelo Hayes(w/ security guards) in a cage match after a Trick Shot(flying knee strike) to drive a chair back into Carmelo's face (12:21).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Main Event this week has:
-Otis Dozovic vs. Ludwig Kaiser
-Natalya Neidhart vs. Xia Li

NXT next Tuesday(Spring Breakin' Night 1) has:
-Ilja Dragunov vs. Trick Williams - NXT Title vs. Trick's NXT Career
-Roxanne Perez vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Tatum Paxley - NXT Women's Title
-Sol Ruca vs. Blair Davenport - Beach Brawl
-Tony D'Angelo, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, & Luca Crusifino, Esquire vs. Charlie Dempsey, Damon Kemp, & Myles Borne

Backlash is on Saturday 5/4:
-Damian Priest vs. Jey Uso - World Title

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite tomorrow night has:
-Will Ospreay vs. Claudio Castagnoli
-Pac, Daniel Garcia, & Penta El Cero Miedo vs. Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks(Matthew & Nicholas Jackson)
-Adam Copeland & Willow Nightingale vs. Brody King & Julia Hart
-Deonna Purrazzo vs. Mariah May

Dynasty is on Sunday 4/21 in St. Louis, MO:
-Samoa Joe vs. Shane "Swerve" Strickland - Heavyweight Title
-Bryan Danielson vs. Will Ospreay
-Toni Storm vs. Thunder Rosa - Women's Title
-Kazuchika Okada vs. Pac - Continental Title
-Roderick Strong vs. Kyle O'Reilly - International Title
-Julia Hart vs. Willow Nightingale - TBS Title
-Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. The Young Bucks(Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) - Tag Team Title Tournament Final Ladder Match
-Adam Copeland, Eddie Kingston, & Mark Briscoe vs. The House Of Black(Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews)

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION/IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thursday has:
-Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers vs. The Motor City Machineguns(Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) - Heavyweight Title

Rebellion is on Saturday 4/20:
-Moose vs. Nic Nemeth - Heavyweight Title
-Jordynne Grace vs. Steph De Lander - Women's Title
-The System(Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) vs. Speedball Mountain(Mike Bailey & Trent Seven) - Tag Team Titles
-Mustafa Ali vs. Jake Something - X-Division Title
-Eric Young vs. Frankie Kazarian - Full Metal Mayhem Match
-Josh Alexander vs. Alex Hammerstone - Last-Man-Standing Match
-Joe Hendry vs. A.J. Francis

RING OF HONOR

ROH TV this Thursday has:
-Mark Briscoe vs. Griff Garrison
-The Infantry(Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) vs. The Iron Savages(Bulk Bronson & Beefcake Boulder)
-Abadon vs. Allysin Kay
-Beast Mortos vs. Nick Comoroto
-Lady Frost vs. Marti Belle
-Leyla Hirsch, Kiera Hogan, & Trish Adora vs. Taya Valkyrie, Diamante Zuniga, & Leila Grey
-Bryan Keith vs. Aaron Solow
-Lee Johnson vs. James D. Drake

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

Road to Dontaku on Tuesday 4/23 has:
-Hiromu Takahashi vs. David Finlay
-Tetsuya Naito vs. "Drilla" Dan Moloney
-Shingo Takagi vs. Clark Connors
-Bushi vs. Gabe Kidd
-Yota Tsuji vs. Gedo
-Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, & Oleg Boltin vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Yujiro Takahashi, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru - NEVER Openweight Trios Titles

Road To Dontaku on Saturday 4/27 has:
-"The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka vs. Yuya Uemura - King Of Pro Wrestling Title
-The Mighty Don't Kneel(Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) vs. The Guerrillas Of Destiny v2.0(Hikuleo & El Phantasmo) - Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles

Satsuma No Kuni on Monday 4/29 has:
-Sho Tanakai vs. Douki - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title
-The War Dogs(Clark Connors & "Drilla" Dan Moloney) vs. Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles

Wrestling Dontaku Night 1 on Friday 5/3 has:
-Nic Nemeth vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi - IWGP Global Title
-Yota Tsuji vs. David Finlay
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Jeff Cobb - T.V. Title

Wrestling Dontaku Night 2 on Saturday 5/4 has:
-Jon Moxley vs. Ren Narita - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Shingo Takagi vs. Gabe Kidd - NEVER Openweight Title
-Bishamon(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) vs. KENTA Kobayashi & Chase Owens - IWGP Tag Team Titles

Resurgence is on Saturday 5/11:
-Jon Moxley vs. Shota Umino - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Eddie Kingston vs. Gabe Kidd - Strong Openweight Title - No-Ropes Last-Man-Standing Match
-Stephanie Vaquer vs. Alex Windsor - Strong Women's Title
-Tetsuya Naito & Yota Tsuji vs. David Finlay & KENTA Kobayashi
-Fred Rosser & Tom Lawlor vs. The West Coast Wrecking Crew(Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson)
-Matt Vandagriff vs. Adrian Quest

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

NWA Powerrr next week has:
-Kenzie Paige vs. Natalia Markova - Women's Title
-Magnum Muscle(Dak Draker & Matthew Mims) & Carson Drake vs. The Miserably Faithful(Max The Impaler, Sal "The Pal" Rinauro, & Gaagz The Gymp)
-Mecha Wolf & Alex Misery vs. Daisy Kill & Jack Talos

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Sunday 4/21 in St. Louis, MO:
-"Warhorse" Jake Parnell vs. Kevin Lee Davidson - Crown Of Glory Title
-Blair Onyx vs. Freya "The Slaya" States
-Dan "The Dad" Adams & Kody Lane vs. Rahim De La Suede & Mason St. Goods
-A.T.M. vs. Stallion Rogers
-Ethan Price vs. Jabari King
-"The Deliverer" Moses Powell vs. Storm Grayson
-Rachel Armstrong vs. Shazza McKenzie

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY

Next show is Friday 5/31 in Alton, IL:
-Derek Neal vs. Camaro Jackson - Gateway Heritage Title
-Gary Jay & Aaron Williams vs. Davey Vega & "Warhorse" Jake Parnell
-Mat Fitchett vs. Billie Starkz
-Anakin Murphy vs. Laynie Luck
-Mad Dog Connelly vs. "Moonshine" Ryan Mantell

WRESTLEMAX STL

Next show is Friday 4/26 in Columbia, IL:
-Kevin Lee Davidson vs. Calvin Tankman - Cage Match - K.L.D.'s Career On The Line
-Davey Vega vs. Camaro Jackson - River City Title
-The New Guys(Jake Bosche & Scott Stanley) vs. The Premier(Campbell Myers & S.K. Bishop) vs. Technical Difficulties("The Deliverer" Moses Powell & Rahim De La Suede) vs. Moneymaker LLC(A.T.M. & Jabari King) - For The Vacant Tag Team Titles
-Shazza McKenzie vs. Kaia McKenna - Women's Title
-"Uncle T" Solomon Tupu vs. Mason St. Goods

GRANDEL WRESTLING

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

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 4/27(afternoon) in St. Louis, MO(Armory) for the Taco & Margarita Festival.

DPW has a show on Saturday 6/15 in Farmington, MO.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/4 in Belleville, IL:
-Joe Helms vs. Rob Kowalski
-The Top Guns(Brandon Barretta & Joe Vinetti) vs. The L.A. Hustlers(Bradley Diggs & Lamont Potts) - Tag Team Titles

SICW has a TV taping on Sunday 5/5(afternoon) in East Carondelet, IL.

SICW has a show on Saturday 5/18 in St. Louis, MO:
-Greg Anthony vs. "Superstar" Steve Fender - AIWF Heavyweight Title
-Bruiser Brody Memorial Battle Royal

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 5/11 in St. Louis, MO:
-Tony Casta Memorial Battle Royal

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/4 in Troy, MO.

PRO WRESTLING EPIC

Next show is on Saturday 5/4 in Alton, IL:
-Camaro Jackson vs. Deimos
-Riley Knocks & Teal Piper vs. Arie Alexander & Noelle Summit
-Dallas Taylor vs. Kendall Beck - Street Fight
-POWER Trip(Harsh & Damien Blackwell) vs. The Forgotten(Cash Borden & Mason Cutter) vs. The Dirty Birds(Nasty Juan Sanchez & Eagle Eye) vs. Moneymaker LLC(A.T.M. & Jabari King) - Tag Team Titles
-Alex Herzog vs. Scott Stanley

COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Sunday 4/21 in Edwardsville, IL:
-Chris Exodus vs. Makaze - Heavyweight Title
-Alister Crow vs. L-Ride - Interim Heavyweight Title
-Logan Simmons vs. 5* Jesse Jay - 1-Up Title
-Noah X vs. Ashlyn Alexander
-Big Daddy Dion vs. Kenneth Collins
-Drew Karter & Iorio The Juggalo vs. The Junkies For Fame("J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor & Dr. Dallas Stevens)

NEW BREED WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 4/27 in Sedalia, MO:
-Joe Helms & Tyler Bodine vs. Derek Teter & Lord Ateu - Tag Team Titles
-Frodo "The Ghost" Meyer vs. Atlas Armstrong - T.V. Title

GAME CHANGER WRESTLING

GCW returns to the St. Louis area on Friday 7/19 in Sauget, IL.

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ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 4/20 in Berwyn, IL:
-Davey Vega vs. Mat Fitchett - Heavyweight Title
-Solomon Tupu vs. Conan Lycan
-Isaiah Moore & Joey Avalon vs. Anthony Catena & Koa Laxamana
-Axel Rico vs. Tony Rican

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA

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

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Monday, April 15, 2024

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Pat McAfee.
-"The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley forfeited the World Women's Title due to injury.
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. Ivar Hanson after the Brogue Kick (5:00 aired).
-Do It Yourself("The Blackheart" Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) won a triple threat match with Julius & Brutus Creed and The New Day(Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods); Ciampa pinned Woods after he and Gargano hit the Meet In The Middle(close-range superkick/running knee strike combo) (7:16 aired).  World Tag Team Champions The Awesome Truth("The Miz" Mike Mizanin & "R-Truth" Ron Killings) watched the match at ringside.
-"The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell-Lumis d. "The PItbull" Ivy Nile & Maxxine Dupri; Candice pinned Maxxine after Indi took out Maxxine with a big boot behind the referee's back (3:36).
-Andrade El Idolo d. "Dirty" Dominik Misterio(w/ "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh) via Message(elevated double-underhook DDT) (5:23 aired).  Ricochet saved Andrade from a two-on-one attack by Dominik & J.D.
-Piper Niven & Chelsea Green-Cardona d. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter when Chelsea pinned Kayden after Piper's low cross-bodyblock (2:16).
-"Main Event" Jey Uso d. "The Prince" Finn Bálor with the top-rope splash (4:02 aired).
-Sami Zayn d. Chad Gable via Helluva Kick(corner boot) to retain the Intercontinental Title (10:39 aired).  Gable snapped and attacked Zayn afterwards.
-Next week:  Awesome Truth vs. Do It Yourself for the World Tag Team Titles, Andrade El Idolo & Ricochet vs. Dominik Misterio & J.D. McDonagh, and a new World Women's Champion will be crowned.

Sunday, April 14, 2024

SICW All Star Wrestling

-NOTE:  Last week's All Star Wrestling was a clip/highlight show.
-Commentators:  Drew Abbenhaus & "Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent.
-Mauler McDarby(w/ Shawn Santel) d. Jayson Breed when Santel tripped Breed during a slam attempt, causing McDarby to fall on top for the pin as Santel held the feet out of the referee's vision (4:43).  The Professionals attempted a post-match beatdown until "The Iron Pitbull" Kenny Kingston made the save.
-Drew interviewed Tag Team Champions The Top Guns(Brandon Barretta & Joe Vinetti).
-Drew interviewed Central States & AIWF National Champion "Superstar" Steve Fender.
-"The Spanish Storm" Bryce Cawvey d. Shogun after a spinning kick (3:17).
-Destiny Lynch interviewed Gil Rogers.
-"Superstar" Steve Fender d. Gil Rogers by rolling through a top-rope cross-bodyblock for his own pin to retain the Central States Titles and AIWF National Title (7:10).

NJPW Wrestling World In Taiwan

-Touyee d. Axe Wang.
-NEVER Openweight Trios Title Tournament:  Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, & Oleg Boltin d. The United Empire("The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka, Francesco Akira, & Callum Newman).
-NEVER Openweight Trios Title Tournament:  The House Of Torture(Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Sho Tanaka, & "The Tokyo Pimp" Yujiro Takahashi) d. Los Ingobernables De Japon(Shingo Takagi, "Gene Blast" Yota Tsuji, & Bushi).
-Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask IV d. El Desperado & Shoma Kato.
-Starlight Kid d. HANAKO.
-Douki d. Kosei Fujita.
-Bishamon(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) d. Seiya Sanada & "Heat Storm" Yuya Uemura to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles.
-NEVER Openweight Trios Title Tournament:  Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, & Oleg Boltin d. The House Of Torture(NEVER Openweight Champion Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Sho Tanaka, & "The Tokyo Pimp" Yujiro Takahashi) to win the tournament and the titles.

Saturday, April 13, 2024

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

-Ring announcer:  Paige Mac.  Referees:  Richard Stone, Aron Lawrence, & Dr. Jay King.
-"The Doctor Of Decadence" Dallas Stevens d. "The Modern Viking" Dir Kolthar after a distraction by "The Avatar Of Excellence J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor led to Stevens winning with a Twist Of Fate (6:31).  As a result, Steven was finally able to get rid of the wig he had been forced to wear in matches since his loss to Moondog Rover.
-The STL Connection(Andrew "The Wolf" Wilder & "The Black Panther" Johnathan Zulu) d. Vicious & Delicious("The Incinerator" Shawn Blaze & "Flaming" Freddie Fury) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Zulu pinned Fury after he and Wilder hit a splash and legdrop(respectively) from opposite turnbuckles (13:37).
-"The Avatar Of Excellence J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor d. "The Shooter" Jerry Morgan via double sitout powerbomb (11:19).
-"The P.O.D." Damion Cortess d. "The One-Man Zoo" L-Ride after hitting him with a book behind the referee's back (6:22).
-"The Macho Hottie" Stormi Renee d. Madi Monarch with a Rock Bottom to retain the Women's Title (7:47).
-A.J. Williams d. "The Crowd Pleaser" Karti Marti via superkick to retain the Jr. Heavyweight Title (6:59).
-Kahyman(w/ Abigail) vs. "The Unholy One" Damian Blade vs. "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz ended in a no-contest when J.S.O. attacked Kahyman and Blade (5:25).
-"Your #1 Brother" Chris Slammer d. The Snitch by DQ to retain the Heavyweight Title when J.S.O. attacked Slammer after he hit the Legdrop O' Doom (10:22).  The locker room emptied as everyone brawled to close the show in a preview of next month's Tony Casta Memorial Battle Royal.

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Saturday WLW results from Ft. Scott, KS:

-Aden Riley d. “Madman” Max Sterling via small package (9:12).
-Jack Parker Jr. d. Bobby Joe Black with a sitout powerbomb (8:30).
-"The Legacy" Leland Race fought "The Whole Thang" Rahim De La Suede to a time-limit draw (15:00).  They agreed to five more minutes but the overtime ended in a draw as well (5:00 overtime, 20:00 total).
-"The Deliverer" Moses Powell d. "Second To None" Kenny Alfonso after a springboard bulldog to retain the Jr. Heavyweight Title (13:00).
-"The Little Blue Dragon" Tootie Lynn Ramsey d. "The Peerless Princess" Camron Bra'Nae via knee trembler (8:35).
-"Superstar" Steve Fender d. "The Quadfatha" Camaro Jackson by countout to retain the Heavyweight Title after Jack Parker Jr. hit Camaro with a chair outside the ring (15:48).

Collision + Battle Of The Belts

AEW Collision

-Commentators:  Tony Schiavone & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard.
-The House Of Black(Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews) d. "Rebourne" Matt Sydal, Action Andretti, & "The Inhuman" Dante Martin.
-"The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata d. "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty(w/ Shane Taylor); "The Guv'nor" Anthony Ogogo did commentary.  Taylor attacked Shibata after the match until TW Champion Hook made the save.
-"The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia d. Angélico(w/ Serpentico) via heel hook.
-Women's Champion "Timeless" Toni Storm(w/ Luther & Mariah May) d. A.Z.M.(w/ "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay)(non-title) with the Storm Zero v2.0(short piledriver).
-"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli d. ROH T.V. Champion "The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher & "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs when Claudio pinned Fletcher after the Neutralizer(Gotch-style face-first piledriver).  "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita joined the Don Callis family in beating down Danielson & Claudio afterwards, including a brainbuster on the entrance ramp on Danielson.

AEW Battle Of The Belts

-Commentators:  Tony Schiavone & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard.
-Hook d. Shane Taylor via referee stoppage to retain the FTW Title when Taylor passed out in the Redrum(ka ta hajime).
-International Champion "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong(w/ ROH Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & "The Miracle" Mike Bennett) & "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow) d. "Azucar" Rocky Romero(non-title) after the jumping knee strike.  Kyle O'Reilly congratulated Strong and helped Romero to his feet, but the Kingdom members attacked Romero which led to O'Reilly coming to his defense.  Strong retaliated by laying out O'Reilly.
-"The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer(w/ ROH Women's T.V. Champion "Space Jesus" Billie Starkz) d. Red Velvet via O-Face(flying Stunner off the top rope) to retain the ROH Women's Title.  Athena & Billie beat down Velvet until Queen Aminata made the save.

Friday, April 12, 2024

Friday Rasslin

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Corey Graves & Wade Barrett.
-L.A. Knight won a triple threat match with "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley and Santos Escobar; Legado Del Fantasma v2.0(Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo) interfered on Escobar's behalf, which brought out The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) to fend them off.  Knight won by pinning Escobar after the Blunt Force Trauma(snapmare driver).
-"The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa seemingly went rogue on the rest of the Bloodline, bringing in the debuting Tama Tonga to beat down Jimmy Uso.
-Bron Breakker d. Cameron Grimes via spear.
-Naomi Night(w/ WWE Women's Champion Bayley Rose) d. Tiffany Stratton with a jackknife cradle.
-"The E.S.T." Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill d. Piper Niven & Chelsea Green-Cardona when Jade pinned Chelsea after the Jaded(double-chickenwing sitout faceplant).
-"The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles won a triple threat match with Kevin Owens and Rey Misterio Jr., pinning Rey after hitting a top-rope Styles Clash on Rey onto Owens.
-Next week:  Bayley Rose vs. Naomi Night for the WWE Women's Title, L.A. Knight vs. A.J. Styles, and Street Profits vs. Authors Of Pain(Akam Dhinsa & Rezar Selmani) vs. New Catch Republic(Tyler Bate & "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne) vs. Legado Del Fantasma.

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Ocho" Chris Jericho.
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy d. Alex Reynolds(w/ John Silver) via Orange Punch(Superman Punch).  Trent Berretta attempted to confront Orange after the match but was stopped by "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor.
-Julia Hart d. "Legit" Leyla Hirsch by reversing a small package for the pin.
-"Zodiac" Zak Knight(w/ Saraya Knight & Harley Cameron) d. "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker after a running forearm smash.
-ROH Trios Champion "Switchblade" Jay White(w/ The Gunn Club(Austin & Colten Gunn)) d. "Rebourne" Matt Sydal with the Blade Runner(swinging Flatliner).
-Added to tomorrow's Collision:  Action Andretti, "The Inhuman" Dante Martin, & Matt Sydal vs. The House Of Black(Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews).
-Added to tomorrow's Battle Of The Belts:  "The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer vs. Red Velvet for the ROH Women's Title.

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-Tavion Heights d. Uriah Connors.
-Blair Davenport & "Futuristic" Stevie Turner d. Carlee Bright & Kendal Grey.
-"The Alpha Wolf" Eddy Thorpe d. Dion Lennox.

NJPW Windy City Riot

-Matt Vandagriff d. Zane Jay with the Styles Clash.
-Alex Windsor & "The Afro Punk" Trish Adora d. Mina Shirakawa & Viva Van when Windsor pinned Van after the Go To F@#$(swinging fisherman buster).
-"Souled Out" Ren Narita d. "The King" Minoru Suzuki via Double Cross(X-Factor).
-Stephanie Vaquer d. A.Z.M. with the package backbreaker to retain the Strong Women's Title.
-The Mighty Don't Kneel("Hysterical" Shane Haste & "Mad" Mikey Nicholls) won a four-corner match with The Guerrillas Of Destiny v2.0(Hikuleo & El Phantasmo), "Filthy" Tom Lawlor & "Mr. No Days Off" Fred Rosser, The West Coast Wrecking Crew("The Mile-High Samurai" Royce Isaacs & "Superman's Daddy" Jorel Nelson) to win the Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles when Haste pinned Nelson after blind-tagging Phantasmo and hitting a flying splash off Hikuleo's shoulders.
-"Roughneck" Shota Umino d. "Scapegoat" Jack Perry via Death Rider(double-underhook DDT).
-Mustafa Ali d. Hiromu Takahashi with the 450 Splash.
-Gabe Kidd, "The Rebel" David Finlay, KENTA Kobayashi, & "The Wild Rhino" Clark Connors d. Strong Openweight Champion "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston, Jeff Cobb, T.J. Perkins, & "The Notorious 187" Homicide in a Riot Rules Match when Kidd pinned Homicide after the Drill A Hole(piledriver).
-Zack Sabre Jr. d. "The King Of Bros" Matt Riddle via grounded crucifix to win the T.V. Title.
-IWGP Global Champion Nic Nemeth d. "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii(non-title) after the Danger Zone(Zigzag).
-Jon Moxley d. Tetsuya Naito via elevated Death Rider(double-underhook DDT) to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title.

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Thursday Rasslin

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-Action Andretti d. Isiah Kassidy.
-Shane Taylor & "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty d. Julian Ward & Kaz Jordan.
-"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose d. Kat Von Heez.
-"The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels d. Cole "Two Dimes" Karter.
-The Righteous("The Horror King" Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch) d. Bryce Donovan & Chico Adams.
-"The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay d. "L.M.K." Little Mean Kathleen.
-"Zodiac" Zak Knight d. Alvin Alvarez.
-ROH T.V. Champion "The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher d. "The Professional" Rhett Titus(non-title).

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-Crazzy Steve d. Laredo Kid by DQ to retain the Digital Media Title; Steve ripped Kid's mask and Kid snapped, beating down Steve in the corner and shoving the referee away which caused the disqualification.
-First Cla$$(Rich Swann & A.J. Francis) d. The Ace & Bey Connection("The Inevitable" Ace Austin & "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey) when Swann rolled up Austin with a handful of tights.
-Heavyweight Champion Moose d. Trent Seven(non-title) via Lights Out(spear).  Tag Team Champions The System("Die Hard" Eddie Edwards & "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers) hit the ring but so did "Speedball" Mike Bailey; the numbers were three against two until Time Machine(Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, & "The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida) made the save.
-Jake Something d. "Mr. Mayhem" James Drake(w/ "Liverpool's #1" Zack Gibson) with the Into The Void(sitout Bossman Slam).  X-Division Champion Mustafa Ali helped the Grizzled Young Veterans beat down Something after the match and also took out Cody Deaner when he tried to help.
-"Perfect Creation One" Pierre Carl Ouellet d. "Big Kon" Konnor O'Brian in a Monster's Ball Match with the moonsault.
-Next week:  Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers vs. The Motor City Machineguns(Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) for the Tag Team Titles.

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & "Road Dog" Brian James.
-"The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark d. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter.
-Ivar Hanson d. Julius Creed.

Tomorrow night on WWE/NXT Level Up:
-Eddy Thorpe vs. Dion Lennox
-Carlee Bright & Kendal Grey vs. Blair Davenport & Stevie Turner
-Tavion Heights vs. Uriah Connors

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Dynamite + Speed

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-Shane "Swerve" Strickland attacked Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe during his entrance, pushing back the scheduled non-title match between Joe and "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes.
-"The Rated-R Superstar" Adam Copeland d. Penta El Cero Miedo(w/ Alex Abrahantes) to retain the TNT Title by countering a middle-rope springboard move with a mid-air spear (20:41).  Brody King(w/ TBS Champion Julia Hart) attacked Copeland after the match; Julia prepared to spit black mist in Copeland's face but Willow Nightingale hit the ring to fight her off.
-Shane Taylor, "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty, & "The Guv'nor" Anthony Ogogo d. "Lionheart" Chris Jericho, FTW Champion Hook, & "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata; Shibata accidentally kicked Jericho at one point, prompting an argument between Jericho and Hook(who'd recruited Shibata for the match).  That led to Shibata taking a knockout punch from Taylor and the Fang(elevated Flatliner) from Moriarty to give Moriarty the pin (8:15).
-Continental Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada d. Cristiano Argento(non-title) via Rainmaker(ripcord lariat) (1:22).  Okada accepted the challenge of "The Bastard" Pac for Dynasty, which brought out Pac...but he was attacked from behind by The Young Bucks(Matthew & Nicholas Jackson).  Fear The Revelation(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeler) ran in to help but Okada turned the tide with a chair.
-Mariah May d. "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay by escaping a Gory Special and getting the pin with a sunset flip (8:31).  Anna snapped and locked Mariah in the Queenslayer(sleeper with bodyscissors), but Mariah's Stardom ally Mina Shirakawa ran her off.
-Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe d. "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes(non-title) after hitting him with the title belt behind the referee's back (9:33).  Swerve Strickland saved Dustin from a post-match Coquina Clutch(sleeper with bodyscissors).
-Friday on Rampage:  Julia Hart vs. "Legit" Leyla Hirsch for the TBS Title, ROH Trios Champion "Switchblade" Jay White vs. "Rebourne" Matt Sydal, "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker vs. Zak Knight, and "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy vs. Alex Reynolds.
-Saturday on Collision:  Women's Champion "Timeless" Toni Storm vs. A.Z.M.(non-title), "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli vs. ROH T.V. Champion "The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher & "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs, and Hook vs. Shane Taylor for the FTW Title.
-Next week on Dynamite:  Adam Copeland & Willow Nightingale vs. Brody King & Julia Hart.

WWE Speed Tournament

-Commentator:  Corey Graves.
-"The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh d. NXT Tag Team Champion Axiom after a step-up headbutt (2:26).
-Next week:  Johnny Gargano vs. Angel Garza.

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

TNA XPlosion

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan & "Mean" Gia Miller.
-"The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida won a triple threat match with "The Inevitable" Ace Austin and "Speedball" Mike Bailey.

NWA Powerrr

-Commentators:  Joe Galli & Danny Dealz.
-"The Outspoken" Joe Alonzo d. "The Last Bastion" Colby Corino to win the Jr. Heavyweight Title after a mule kick behind the referee's back set up a full nelson Russian legsweep faceslam for the win (8:19).
-La Rosa Negra & "The 5* Athlete" Ruthie Jay d. "La Princesa" Tiffany Nieves & Reha Tehaka when Rosa pinned Tehaka with the Coqui Splash(frog splash) (6:05).
-Spencer Slade(w/ "The Biggest Brother" Rolando Freeman) d. "The Magic Bastard" Jake Dumas after a top-rope Air Raid Crash (5:40).
-The King Bees(Charity King & Danni Bee) d. Pretty Empowered v2.0(Ella Envy & Kylie Paige) in a best-of-three-falls match to retain the Women's Tag Team Titles.  Falls:  Danni rolled up Ella for a quick pin (0:16).  Kylie pinned Danni after a corner basement dropkick (4:07).  Charity pinned Kylie with the King's Kiss(front powerslam) (7:58).

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.
-Kiana James & Izzi Dame d. Fallon Henley & Kelani Jordan when Kiana pinned Falon after the 401K(spinaround Flatliner) (6:59 plus brawling before the bell).
-"The Young O.G." Je'Von Evans d. Scrypts(w/ Out The Mud(Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) & Jaida Parker) with a blind top-rope corkscrew splash (5:31).
-"The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez d. Natalya Neidhart to retain the NXT Women's Title after a cheapshot by Lola Vice led to Roxanne winning with the Pop Rox(Code Red) (11:28).
-Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo & Luca Crusifino, Esquire(w/ Adriana Rizzo) d. Damon Kemp & Myles Borne(w/ NXT Heritage Cup Champion Charlie Dempsey); Crusifino pinned Kemp after he and Stacks hit a Flapjack/Codebreaker combo (4:01).
-Jaida Parker(w/ Out The Mud(Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) & Scrypts) d. Brinley Reece(w/ "The Epitome Of Excellence" Edris Enofe & Malik "The Freak" Blade) after a hip check (4:34 aired).
-Axiom & Nathan Frazer d. The Wolfdogs(Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin) to win the NXT Tag Team Titles when Frazer pinned Corbin after the Phoenix Splash (11:35).  The Final Testament(Karrion Kross & The Authors Of Pain(Akam Dhinsa & Rezar Selmani))(w/ Paul Ellering & Scarlett Bordeaux) attacked the new champs afterwards.
-In two weeks:  Ilja Dragunov vs. Trick Williams for the NXT Title; Trick must leave NXT if he loses.

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Main Event this week has:
-Katana Chance & Kayden Carter vs. Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark
-Julius Creed vs. Ivar Hanson

NXT next Tuesday has:
-Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes - Cage Match
-Donovan Dijak vs. Noam Dar
-Joaquin Wilde vs. Ridge Holland
-Sol Ruca vs. Lola Vice

Backlash is on Saturday 5/4.

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite tomorrow night has:
-Adam Copeland vs. Penta El Cero Miedo - TNT Title
-Samoa Joe vs. Dustin Rhodes
-Chris Jericho, Katsuyori Shibata, & Hook vs. Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, & Anthony Ogogo
-Anna Jay vs. Mariah May

Rampage on Friday has:
-Julia Hart vs. Leyla Hirsch - TBS Title
-Angelo Parker vs. Zak Knight

Battle Of The Belts on Saturday has:
-Roderick Strong vs. Rocky Romero

Dynasty is on Sunday 4/21 in St. Louis, MO:
-Samoa Joe vs. Shane "Swerve" Strickland - Heavyweight Title
-Bryan Danielson vs. Will Ospreay
-Toni Storm vs. Thunder Rosa - Women's Title
-Julia Hart vs. Willow Nightingale - TBS Title
-Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. The Young Bucks(Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) - Tag Team Title Tournament Final
-Adam Copeland, Eddie Kingston, & Mark Briscoe vs. The House Of Black(Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews)

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION/IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thursday has:
-Moose vs. Trent Seven
-"P.C.O." Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. "Big Kon" Konnor O'Brian - Monster's Ball Match
-Crazzy Steve vs. Laredo Kid - Digital Media Title
-Jake Something vs. James Drake
-The Ace & Bey Connection(Ace Austin & Chris Bey) vs. First Class(Rich Swann & A.J. Francis)
-Joe Hendry vs. "L.S.G." Leon St. Giovanni

Rebellion is on Saturday 4/20:
-Moose vs. Nic Nemeth - Heavyweight Title
-Jordynne Grace vs. Steph De Lander - Women's Title
-The System(Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) vs. Speedball Mountain(Mike Bailey & Trent Seven) - Tag Team Titles
-Mustafa Ali vs. Jake Something - X-Division Title
-Eric Young vs. Frankie Kazarian - Full Metal Mayhem Match
-Josh Alexander vs. Alex Hammerstone
-Joe Hendry vs. Rich Swann

RING OF HONOR

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

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

Windy City Riot is on Friday 4/12:
-Tetsuya Naito vs. Jon Moxley - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Hiromu Takahashi vs. Mustafa Ali
-Nic Nemeth vs. Tomohiro Ishii
-Shota Umino vs. Jack Perry
-Eddie Kingston, ?, ?, & ? vs. Gabe Kidd, ?, ?, & ? - Tornado Tag Match
-The Guerrillas Of Destiny v2.0(Hikuleo & El Phantasmo) vs. Fred Rosser & Tom Lawlor vs. The West Coast Wrecking Crew(Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson) vs. ? - Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles
-Matt Riddle vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - T.V. Title
-Stephanie Vaquer vs. A.Z.M. - Strong Women's Title
-Mina Shirakawa & Viva Van vs. Trish Adora & Alex Windsor
-Matt Vandagriff vs. Zane Jay

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

NWA Powerrr next week has:
-Blunt Force Trauma(Damage & Carnage) vs. The Immortals(J.R. Kratos & Odinson) - Tag Team Titles
-Tim Storm & ? vs. The Fixers(Jay Bradley & Wrecking Ball Legursky)
-Taylor Rising vs. Miss Samantha Starr

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Sunday 4/21 in St. Louis, MO:
-"Warhorse" Jake Parnell vs. Kevin Lee Davidson - Crown Of Glory Title
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Freya "The Slaya" States
-Dan "The Dad" Adams & Kody Lane vs. Rahim De La Suede & Mason St. Goods
-A.T.M. vs. Stallion Rogers

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY

Next show is Friday 5/31 in Alton, IL:
-Derek Neal vs. Camaro Jackson - Gateway Heritage Title
-Gary Jay & Aaron Williams vs. Davey Vega & "Warhorse" Jake Parnell
-Mat Fitchett vs. Billie Starkz
-Anakin Murphy vs. Laynie Luck

WRESTLEMAX STL

Next show is Friday 4/26 in Columbia, IL:
-Kevin Lee Davidson vs. Calvin Tankman - Cage Match - K.L.D.'s Career On The Line
-Davey Vega vs. Camaro Jackson - River City Title
-The New Guys(Jake Bosche & Scott Stanley) vs. The Premier(Campbell Myers & S.K. Bishop) vs. Technical Difficulties("The Deliverer" Moses Powell & Rahim De La Suede) vs. Moneymaker LLC(A.T.M. & Jabari King) - For The Vacant Tag Team Titles

GRANDEL WRESTLING

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

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

DPW has a show on Saturday 6/15 in Farmington, MO.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/4 in Belleville, IL.

SICW has a TV taping on Sunday 5/5(afternoon) in East Carondelet, IL.

SICW has a show on Saturday 5/18 in St. Louis, MO:
-Bruiser Brody Memorial Battle Royal

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 4/13 in St. Louis, MO:
-Chris Slammer vs. The Snitch - Heavyweight Title
-Kahyman vs. Damian Blade vs. Ricky Cruz
-A.J. Williams vs. Big Daddy Dion - Jr. Heavyweight Title
-The STL Connection(Andrew Wilder & Johnathan Zulu) vs. Shawn Blaze & Freddie Fury - Tag Team Titles

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 4/13 in Ft. Scott, KS:
-Leland Race vs. Rahim De La Suede
-"The Deliverer" Moses Powell vs. Kenny Alfonso - Jr. Heavyweight Title

PRO WRESTLING EPIC

Next show is on Saturday 5/4 in Alton, IL:
-Camaro Jackson vs. Deimos
-Riley Knocks & Teal Piper vs. Arie Alexander & Noelle Summit
-Dallas Taylor vs. Kendall Beck - Street Fight
-POWER Trip(Harsh & Damien Blackwell) vs. The Forgotten(Cash Borden & Mason Cutter) vs. The Dirty Birds(Nasty Juan Sanchez & Eagle Eye) vs. Moneymaker LLC(A.T.M. & Jabari King) - Tag Team Titles
-Alex Herzog vs. Scott Stanley

COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Sunday 4/21 in Edwardsville, IL:
-Noah X vs. Ashlyn Alexander

NEW BREED WRESTING

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

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ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 4/20 in Berwyn, IL:
-Davey Vega vs. Mat Fitchett - Heavyweight Title
-Solomon Tupu vs. Conan Lycan

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA

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

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Monday, April 8, 2024

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Pat McAfee.
-NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov d. Shinsuke Nakamura(non-title) after the Torpedo Moskau(flying headbutt) (4:16).
-John Cena & Raw Tag Team Champions The Awesome Truth("The Miz" Mike Mizanin & "R-Truth" Ron Killings) d. "The Prince" Finn Bálor, "Dirty" Dominik Misterio, & "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh when Cena(who joined the match fashionably late) pinned McDonagh after the Attitude Adjustment(fireman's-carry slam) (joined in progress; 10:06 aired).
-NXT Women's Champion "The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez d. Indi Hartwell-Lumis(w/ "The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae)(non-title) via Pop Rox(Code Red) (2:45).
-Returning soon:  Sheamus O'Shaunessy.
-Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn & Chad Gable d. Imperium(Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser) when Gable pinned Vinci with the Chaos Theory(O'Connor Roll-into-German suplex) (12:23).
-Jade Cargill d. Chelsea Green-Cardona via Jaded(double-chickenwing sitout faceplant) (0:33).
-"Main Event" Jey Uso won a four-corner match with Big Bronson Reed, Ricochet, and Drew McIntyre; C.M. Punk distracted Drew at a crucial moment, leading to Jey winning after a superkick, spear, and top-rope splash (17:40).
-Next week:  Sami Zayn vs. Chad Gable for the Intercontinental Title, plus Andrade El Idolo vs. Dominik Misterio.

Sunday, April 7, 2024

WWE WrestleMania XL Night 2

-Drew McIntyre d. Seth "Freakin'" Rollins with the fourth Claymore(flying boot) of the match to win the World Title; C.M. Punk did commentary.  Drew antagonized Punk after the match until Punk finally snapped and attacked him...which brought out "The Punishment" Damian Priest with his Money In The Bank briefcase.
-"The Punishment" Damian Priest d. Drew McIntyre after the South Of Heaven(sitout chokeslam) to win the World Title.  Priest celebrated with the rest of Judgment Day("The Prince" Finn Bálor, World Women's Champion "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley, "Dirty" Dominik Misterio, & "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh) afterwards.
-"The Almighty" Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)(w/ "B-Fab" Briana Brandy) d. Karrion Kross & The Authors Of Pain(Akam Dhinsa & Rezar Selmani)(w/ Paul Ellering & Scarlett Bordeaux) in a street fight; Lashley pinned Kross after Ford frog-splashed Kross through a table.  Buh-Buh Ray Dudley was the special guest referee and Snoop Dogg did commentary.
-L.A. Knight d. "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles via Blunt Force Truama(snapmare driver).
-"The Maverick" Logan Paul won a triple threat match with Randy Orton and Kevin Owens to retain the U.S. Title when he pinned Owens after a frog splash.
-Bayley Rose d. "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai(w/ Women's Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors("The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai & "The Pirate Princess" Kairi Sane) & Dakota Kai) with the Rose Plant(trapped-arm headlock driver) to win the WWE Women's Title.
-"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes(w/ Brandi) d. Roman Reigns(w/ Paul Heyman) after three straight Crossrhodes(inverted swinging neckbreaker) in a Bloodline Rules Match to win the WWE Title.  Interfering parties, in order:  Jimmy Uso, "Main Event" Jey Uso, "The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa, John Cena, The Rock, Seth "Freakin'" Rollins, The Undertaker.

Mania + Collision

WWE WrestleMania XL Night 1

-"The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley d. "The Man" Becky Lynch with the Riptide(pumphandle powerbomb) to retain the World Women's Title.
-Judgment Day("The Prince" Finn Bálor & "The Punishment" Damian Priest)(C) vs. The New Day(Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) vs. Do It Yourself("The Blackheart" Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) vs. The New Catch Republic(Tyler Bate & "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne) vs. The Awesome Truth("The Miz" Mike Mizanin & "R-Truth" Ron Killings) vs. A-Town Down Under("The Now" Austin Theory & Grayson Waller) Ladder Match for the Raw/Smackdown Tag Team Titles:  A-Town Down Under retrieved the Smackdown Tag Team Titles, then Awesome Truth retrieved the Raw Tag Team Titles.
-Rey Misterio Jr. & Andrade El Idolo(w/ Joaquin Wilde, "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza, Carlito Colón, & Zelina Vega) d. Santos Escobar & "Dirty" Dominik Misterio(w/ Angel Garza, Humberto Carrillo, & "La Madrina" Elektra Lopez) when Rey pinned Escobar after the 619 and top-rope splash.
-"Main Event" Jey Uso d. Jimmy Uso via top-rope splash.
-"The E.S.T." Bianca Belair, Naomi Night, & Jade Cargill d. Women's Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors("The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai & "The Pirate Princess" Kairi Sane) & Dakota Kai when Jade pinned Dakota after the Jaded(double-chickenwing sitout faceplant).
-Sami Zayn d. "The Ring General" GUNTHER Hahn(w/ Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser) after the turnbuckle brainbuster and two Helluva Kicks(corner boots) to win the Intercontinental Title.
-WWE Champion Roman Reigns & The Rock(w/ Paul Heyman) d. World Champion Seth "Freakin'" Rollins & "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes when Rock pinned Cody after the Rock Bottom and People's Elbow.

AEW Collision

-Commentators:  Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness.
-Tag Team Title Tournament:  Fear The Revelation(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeler) d. Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin); Dax pinned Dante after he and Cash hit the Shatter Machine(Flapjack-into-Codebreaker).
-"The Bastard" Pac d. Encore Moore via Brutalizer(double-armbar submission).
-"The Ocho" Chris Jericho & FTW Champion Hook d. Shane Taylor & "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty when Jericho made Moriarty tap out to the Walls Of Jericho(Boston Crab).  Anthony Ogogo returned to attack Jericho & Hook along with Taylor & Moriarty.
-The House Of Black(Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews) d. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, "Rebourne" Matt Sydal, & "The Bounty Hunter" Bryan Keith when Matthews pinned Keith after the pumphandle Death Valley Driver.  TNT Champion "The Rated-R Superstar" Adam Copeland went after The House Of Black afterwards, then was joined by ROH Heavyweight Champion "The Sussex County Chicken" Mark Briscoe and F.T.R.; The Young Bucks(Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) joined the fray to fight with F.T.R.
-"The Magical Girl" Yuka Sakazaki d. "The Afro Punk" Trish Adora with the Magical Girl Splash(top-rope splash from the middle of the rope).  "The Professor" Serena Deeb sarcastically applauded Sakazaki's win.
-Claudio Castagnoli d. "The Butcher" Andy Williams with the Neutralizer(cradle face-first piledriver).
-Penta El Cero Miedo(w/ Alex Abrahantes) d. Komander(also w/ Alex Abrahantes) after the Fear Factor(package piledriver).
-Added to Wednesday's Dynamite:  "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay vs. Mariah May.
-Next Friday on Rampage:  Julia Hart vs. "Legit" Leyla Hirsch for the TBS Title.
-Next Saturday on Battle Of The Belts:  International Champion "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong vs. "Azucar" Rocky Romero(non-title).

Saturday, April 6, 2024

Saturday SICW Results From Belleville, IL + Other Show Results

-Ring announcer:  Drew Abbenhaus.  Referees:  Nick Ridenour, Andy Anderson, Bill Henson, & Danny Boy Hawkins.
-The Uber Destroyer(w/ "The Merchant Of Violence" Stephen E) d. C.K. Cosmic via pinfall with the German Claw (5:40).
-Gil Rogers & Billy McNeil d. Central States Champion "Superstar" Steve Fender & "Pretty Boy" Shawn Douglas when McNeil pinned Douglas after the Shadows Over Hellbow(top-rope elbowdrop to the back) (13:29).
-"The Mid-South Monster" Bull Bronson d. "The Iron Pitbull" Kenny Kingston with the Bullseye(vertical splash) (4:26).
-The Professionals(Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby) d. Jayson Breed & "The Spanish Storm" Brice Cawvey; McDarby pinned Cawvey after he and Santel hit the Irish Melancholy(back suplex/second-rope elbowdrop combo) (9:22).  Santel & McDarby attempted to injure their opponents after the bell but Kenny Kingston made the save.
-The Top Guns(Brandon Barretta & Joe Vinetti) d. Ax Allwardt & "Big Nasty" Glenn Williams(w/ "Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent) to retain the Tag Team Titles when Vinetti pinned Williams with a sunset flip (12:52).  Vincent was unable to compete due to injury and named Ax as his replacement.
-"The Night Train" Gary Jackson d. "The Sultan" Payton Ayers(w/ "The Merchant Of Violence" Stephen E) by DQ when Stephen E blatantly tripped Jackson (8:35).  Jackson substituted for absent Classic Champion The Big Texan.
-Bobby D d. Attila Khan(w/ "The Merchant Of Violence" Stephen E); the referee was knocked down and Khan went crazy on Bobby D with his fork, which brought out Danny Boy Hawkins to take over the match.  Danny Boy's presence didn't sit well with Khan or Stephen E, but Bobby D took advantage with a Stone Cold Stunner to score a huge win (10:00).

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Saturday GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break results from Philadelphia, PA:

-Violence Is Forever(Dominic Garrini & Kevin Ku) won a four-way Punjabi Prison Match with Juicy Finau & Zilla Fatu, The Bollywood Boyz(Harv & Gurv Sihra), and Los Macizos(Ciclope & Miedo Extremo) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Microman won the Clusterf@#$ Battle Royal.  Other participants:  Bam Sullivan, Jason Knight, Jimmy Lloyd, Lindsay Snow, Rob $#!+, Shane Douglas, Shota Suzuki, Tony DeVito, H.C. Loc, Steve "1 Called" Manders, Charlie Tiger, Dark Sheik, Edith Surreal, Jamie Senegal, Facade, Jeffrey John, Justin Credible, Marcus Mathers, Masha Slamovich, "Speedball" Mike Bailey, Parrow, Pollo Del Mar, Rina Yamashita, Colin Delaney, Cheech, Tommy Dreamer, Tony Deppen, Frank The Clown, Trevor Outlaw, The Mane Event(Jay Lyon & Midas Black), Rob Killjoy, White Mike, Davey Bang, August Matthews, Alex Zayne, Beastman, Aerial Van Go, Bobby Flaco, Mr. Danger, Terry Yaki, Brandon Kirk, Cheeseburger, "C.P.A." Carl Patrick Alabaster, Emil Jay, Fuego Del Sol, Sam Stackhouse, Cole Radrick, Alec Price, Green Phantom, Grim Reefer, Gringo Loco, Jordan Oliver, Ryan Kaplan, Kasey Catal, Man like DeReiss, Mercedes Martinez, Monomoth, Philly Mike Swanson, Sawyer Wreck, Sexxxy Eddy, Spyder Nate Webb, Tank, Tara Zep, Viva Van, Johnny Kashmere, Big Vin Penhero, Kurt Bale, Lane Scaper, American Giant, Chitan The Fighting Chicken, Double Unicorn Dark, Dr. Cube, Silver Potato, Aja Kong, Nick Gage, and Yoshihiko.

WWE/NXT Stand & Deliver

-Joe Gacy d. "The Chairman" Shawn Spears after the Upside-Down(rope-handspring lariat); Ridge "The Fridge" Holland attacked Gacy with a chair before the match.
-The Wolfdogs(Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin) d. Axiom & Nathan Frazer to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles when Corbin pinned Frazer after Breakker's spear.
-Oba Femi won a triple threat match with Donovan Dijak and Josh Briggs to retain the NXT North American Title, pinning Briggs after giving Dijak the pop-up powerbomb onto Briggs.
-Fallon Henley, Thea Hail, & Kelani Jordan(w/ Andre Chase, Duke Hudson, & "Turbo" Riley Osborne) d. Jacy Jayne, Kiana James, & Izzi Dame(w/ Jazmyn Nyx) when Thea made Izzi tap out to the kimura.
-General Manager Ava Raine announced the creation of the NXT Women's North American Title.
-Shown in attendance:  Giulia!
-"The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez d. Lyra Valkyria(w/ Tatum Paxley) via Crippler Crossface to win the NXT Women's Title.
-Ilja Dragunov d. "The Don" Tony D'Angelo(w/ Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Luca Crusifino, Esquire, & Adriana Rizzo) after a top-rope H-Bomb(falling forearm smash) to retain the NXT Title.
-Debuting on NXT soon:  "The Young O.G." Je'Von Evans.
-Trick Williams d. Carmelo Hayes with the Trick Shot(jumping knee strike).

NJPW Sakura Genesis

-"The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, & Oleg Boltin d. Chicharito Shoki, Takuro Niki, & Ayato Yoshida when Boltin pinned Shoki after the Kamikaze(Finlay Roll).
-Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita d. El Desperado & Ryusuke Taguchi when Fujita pinned Taguchi with a bridging O'Connor Roll.
-Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi d. "The Rebel" David Finlay & Gedo when Bushi made Gedo tap out to the Fable(figure-four leglock).
-Seiya Sanada, "Heat Storm" Yuya Uemura, & Douki d. Jeff Cobb, "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka, & Callum Newman when Uemura pinned O-Khan with the Storm Clutch(modified crucifix).
-The War Dogs(Clark Connors & "Drilla" Dan Moloney) won a triple threat match with Catch-22(T.J. Perkins & Francesco Akira) and The Jet Setters("The Timesplitters" Yujiro Kushida & "The Jet" Kevin Knight) to retain the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles; Connors pinned Kushida after he and Moloney hit the Full Clip(vertical suplex/top-rope spear combo).
-Bishamon(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) d. KENTA Kobayashi & "The Crown Jewel" Chase Owens to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles; Goto pinned Owens after he and Hashi hit the Shoto(double-team Eye Of The Hurricane).
-Sho Tanaka d. Yohei Komatsu by referee injury stoppage to retain the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title.
-Jon Moxley & "Roughneck" Shota Umino d. "Scapegoat" Jack Perry & "Souled Out" Ren Narita when Moxley pinned Narita after the Death Rider(elevated double-underhook DDT).
-Shingo Takagi d. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe with the Last Of The Dragon(wrist-clutch pumphandle Michinoku Driver) to win the NEVER Openweight Title.
-Tetsuya Naito d. "Gene Blast" Yota Tsuji via Destino(standing sitout Sliced Bread #2) to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title.

This year's Best Of The Super Juniors lineup:  IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Sho Tanaka, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Clark Connors & "Drilla" Dan Moloney, Hiromu Takahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi, El Desperado, Kevin Knight, Yohei Komatsu, Bushi, Titán, T.J. Perkins, Francesco Akira, Douki, Robbie Eagles, Taiji Ishimori, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Kosei Fujita, Blake Christian, Ninja Mack, & HAYATA.