Wednesday, January 31, 2024

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-Jon Moxley d. Jeff Hardy(w/ Matt) in a "relaxed rules" match via sleeper with bodyscissors (15:06).  After the match, Moxley antagonized the CMLL representatives at ringside (Hechicero, Volador Jr., Mascara Dorada, & Mistico) until they jumped the guardrail and attacked him (we were told the rest of the Blackpool Combat Club was not in the building).
-"Hangman" Adam Page d. "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona via grounded crucifix (12:34).
-"Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow(w/ "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong & ROH Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & "The Miracle" Mike Bennett)) d. Komander(w/ Alex Abrahantes) via elevated powerbomb (5:34).  Adam Cole did commentary.  International Champion "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy & Roppongi Vice(Trent Berretta & "Azucar" Rocky Romero) hit the ring to protect Komander from a post-match attack.
-"The Ocho" Chris Jericho d. ROH T.V. Champion "The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher(w/ "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs & Don Callis) after a flying Judas Effect(spinning elbowsmash) off the top rope (13:25).  "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita stared down Jericho from the entranceway.
-"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo d. "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie(w/ Johnny T.V.) via kneeling double-armbar submission (8:51).  Women's Champion "Timeless" Toni Storm(w/ Luther & Mariah May) did commentary.
-Shane "Swerve" Strickland d. Rob Van Dam in a hardcore match.  "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage interfered in the match until FTW Champion Hook ran him off with a chair; Swerve finally got the win after the top-rope double-stomp (14:32).  AEW Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe did commentary.
-Friday on Rampage:  "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, "Rebourne" Matt Sydal, "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker, & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard vs. Mistico, Volador Jr., Mascara Dorada, & Hechicero.  Also Willow Nightingale vs. Queen Aminata, Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin) vs. Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy), and Tag Team Champions "Absolute" Ricky Starks & "Big Bill" William Morrissey vs. John Silver & Alex Reynolds(non-title).
-Saturday on Collision:  "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Hechicero and AEW Continental Crown Champion "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston vs. "The Bounty Hunter" Bryan Keith(non-title).
-Next week on Dynamite:  Ricky Starks & Big Billvs. Sting & Darby Allin for the Tag Team Titles, Chris Jericho vs. Konosuke Takeshita, "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Shane "Swerve" Strickland, and Bryan Danielson/Jon Moxley/Claudio Castagnoli vs. Hechicero/Volador Jr./Mascara Dorada.  Plus a MAJOR ANNOUCEMENT BY TONY KHAN~!

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

TNA XPlosion

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-Rhino d. "The Indian Lion" Mahabali Shera.
-"The Prestigious" Joe Hendry d. Rich Swann.

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.
-Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament:  Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams d. The Latino World Order(Joaquin Wilde & "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza) when Trick pinned Wilde after the jumping knee strike (12:33).  NXT North American Champion Oba Femi attacked Wilde & Del Toro after the match and laid out Dragon Lee as well.
-"The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez d. Tatum Paxley with the Pop Rox(Code Red) (4:54).  NXT Women's Champion Lyra Valkyria did commentary.
-Lola Vice d. "La Madrina" Elektra Lopez via Buenas Noches(spinning kick) (3:28).
-Lexis King d. Ridge "The Fridge" Holland after Ridge fought off Gallus("The Iron King" Joe Coffey, "The Last King Of Scotland" Wolfgang Young, & Mark Coffey), leaving him open for King to finish with a draping Coronation(cobra clutch neckbreaker) (9:39).
-"Miss NXT" Arianna Grace d. Fallon Henley(w/ Wren Sinclair) after Jakara Jackson distracted the referee and "The Boujee Bully" Lash Legend took out Fallon with a pump kick (8:40).
-"Supernova 11" Noam Dar(w/ "The Main Man" Oro Mensah, "The Boujee Bully" Lash Legend, & Jakara Jackson) d. Von Wagner(w/ Mr. Robert Stone) in a British Rounds Match to retain the NXT Heritage Cup Title.  Falls:  Dar pinned Wagner after the Nova Roller(flying roundhouse kick) (0:23 of Round 2; 3:23 total).  Fallon Henley & Wren Sinclair fought off Lash & Jakara when they attempted to interfere in Round 3.  Dar pinned Wagner with a jackknife cradle (1:54 of Round 4; 8:17 total).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Main Event this week has:
-Julius Creed vs. Luca Crusifino
-Gigi Dolin vs. Xia Li

Raw next Monday has:
-The Kabuki Warriors(Asuka Urai & Kairi Sane) vs. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter - Women's Tag Team Titles

NXT Vengeance Day is on Sunday 2/3:
-Ilja Dragunov vs. Trick Williams - NXT Title
-Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez - NXT Women's Title
-Oba Femi vs. Dragon Lee - NXT North American Title
-Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams vs. Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin - Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournment Final
-Tony D'Angelo, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, & Adriana Rizzo vs. Out The Mud(Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) & Jaida Parker
-Joe Gacy vs. Donovan Dijak - No-DQ Match

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite tomorrow night has:
-Kyle Fletcher vs. Chris Jericho
-"Hangman" Adam Page vs. Toa Liona
-Deonna Purrazzo vs. Taya Valkyrie
-Top Flight(Dante & Darius Martin) vs. Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy)
-Jeff Hardy vs. Jon Moxley

Revolution is on Sunday 3/3:
-Sting & Darby Allin vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)
-Orange Cassidy vs. Roderick Strong - AEW International Title

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION/IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thursday has:
-Moose vs. Yujiro Kushida
-Alex Shelley vs. Eddie Edwards
-Nic Nemeth vs. Trey Miguel
-Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Cody Deaner
-Kevin Knight vs. Brian Myers
-The Decay(Rosemary Rush & Jessicka Havok) vs. Mila Moore & Savannah Thorne

XPlosion next week has:
-Laredo Kid vs. Jai Vidal
-Rhino vs. Raj "Champagne" Singh

RING OF HONOR

ROH TV this Thursday has:
-The Undisputed Kingdom(Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) vs. Tom Lawlor & Fred Rosser
-Blake Christian vs. Alex Zayne vs. Jack Cartwheel vs. Lee Johnson
-Red Velvet vs. Kiera Hogan vs. Trish Adora vs. Diamante Zuniga
-Bad Dude Tito vs. Gringo Loco
-The Infantry(Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) vs. The Righteous(Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch)
-Ethan Page vs. Slim J
-Dalton Castle vs. Aaron Solow
-Billie Starkz vs. Killa Kate
-The Iron Savages(Bulk Bronson & Beefcake Boulder) & Jacked Jameson vs. "K.M." Kevin Matthews, Jon Cruz, & Brandon Hunter
-Nyla Rose vs. Emmy Camacho
-Elijah Drago vs. Brady Booker
-In action:  Queen Aminata

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

Road To New Beginning on Sunday 2/4 has:
-Catch-22(T.J. Perkins & Francesco Akira) vs. The War Dogs(Clark Connors & "Drilla" Dan Moloney) - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
-David Finlay vs. Callum Newman
-Jeff Cobb vs. Alex Coughlin
-Aaron Henare vs. Gabe Kidd

New Beginning In Osaka on Sunday 2/11 has:
-Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
-The United Empire(Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, T.J. Perkins, Francesco Akira, & Aaron Henare) vs. Bullet Club(David Finlay, Alex Coughlin, Gabe Kidd, Clark Connors, & "Drilla" Dan Moloney) - Cage Match
-Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
-Hikuleo & El Phantasmo vs. KENTA Kobayashi & Chase Owens - IWGP Tag Team Titles

New Beginning in Sapporo Day 1 on Friday 2/23 has:
-David Finlay vs. Nic Nemeth - IWGP Global Title
-Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Matt Riddle - T.V. Title
-Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe vs. Shota Umino - NEVER Openweight Title
-El Desperado vs. Sho Tanaka

New Beginning In Sapporo Day 2 on Saturday 2/24 has:
-Tetsuya Naito vs. Seiya Sanada - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Shingo Takagi vs. Taichi Ishikari
-Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura
-Hiromu Takahashi vs, Douki
-Bushi vs. TAKA Michinoku

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

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

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 2/3 in St. Louis, MO(Casa Loma Ballroom):
-"Warhorse" Jake Parnell vs. Alex Zayne - Crown Of Glory Title
-Dan "The Dad" Adams, Kody Lane, & A.T.M. vs. Mike Outlaw, Rahim De La Suede, & Mason St. Goods.
-"The Deliverer" Moses Powell & Ethan Price vs. The Philly & Marino Experience(Philly Collins & Marino Tenaglia) - United Glory Tag Team Titles Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Laynie Luck & ? vs. Dak Draper & ?
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Steph DeLander
-Allie Katch vs. Maggie Lee

Glory Pro Wrestling has the Road Warrior Cup Tournament on Saturday 3/16 and Sunday 3/17 in St. Louis, MO:
-Tournament Participants:  The New Guys(Jake Bosche & Scott Stanley), The Premier(Campbell Myers & S.K. Bishop), The Philly & Marino Experience(Philly Collins & Marino Tenaglia), The Outrunners(Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum), Violence Is Forever(Dominic Garrini & Kevin Ku), MxM(Mansoor El-Shehail & Mase Madden)

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY

Next show is Friday 3/29 in Alton, IL:
-Gary Jay vs. Leone Mephisto

WRESTLEMAX STL

Next show is Saturday 2/24 in Columbia, IL.

GRANDEL WRESTLING

Next show is Sunday 3/22 in St. Louis, MO:
-"Speedball" Mike Bailey vs. Mike Outlaw

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 3/2 in Farmington, MO.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Friday 2/9 in Belleville, IL:
-The L.A. Hustlers(Bradley Diggs & Lamont Potts) vs. The Top Guns(Brandon Barretta & Joe Vinetti) - Tag Team Titles - No-DQ Match
-The Big Texan vs. Payton Ayers - Classic Title - Referee Danny Boy Hawkins

SICW has a TV taping on Saturday 2/10 in East Carondelet, IL.

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 2/17 in St. Louis, MO:
-Kahyman, Damian Blade, & Chris Slammer vs. Ricky Cruz, Jeff O'Connor, & Jerry Morgan
-Madi Monarch vs. Mindy Grace vs. Stormi Renee - Women's Title

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 2/10 in Troy, MO:
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Skylar Sparks - For The Vacant Women's Title

PRO WRESTLING EPIC

Next show is Saturday 2/3 in Salem, IL:
-Benjamin Trust vs. Logan Meyers - Heavyweight Title
-Kendall Beck vs. Dallas Taylor - Interstate Title
-Riley Knocks vs. Rachel Armstrong - Women's Title
-POWER Trip(Harsh & Damien Blackwell) vs. The Forgotten(? & ?) - Tag Team Titles
-Shazza McKenzie vs. Thunderkitty LaFleur
-Eagle Eye vs. Nick Natural
-Nasty Juan Sanchez vs. Ace Roberts
-Robert Martyr vs. Derek Fullerton

PWE has a show on Saturday 3/2 in Alton, IL:
-Benjamin Trust vs. Brandon Aarons - Heavyweight Title
-Camaro Jackson vs. Jabari King
-Eagle Eye vs. A.T.M. - Cashout Ladder Match Qualifier
-Shazza McKenzie vs. Selene Grey

COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 2/10 in Edwardsville, IL:
-Logan Simmons vs. Rynar The Hooligan - 1-Up Title
-Iorio The Juggalo vs. Beast

NEW BREED WRESTING

Next show is Saturday 3/16 in Eldon, MO.

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ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING

Next show is Friday 2/23 in Berwyn, IL:
-Sierra vs. Queen Aminata - Women's Title
-Levi Everett vs. Joe Alonzo - Heritage Title
-Mat Fitchett & Ren Jones vs. Mike Hartenbower & Xavier Walker
-Gary Jay vs. Robert Anthony
-Heather Reckless & Maggie Lee vs. Shazza McKenzie & Missa Kate

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA

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

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Monday, January 29, 2024

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Pat McAfee.
-"The Prince" Finn Bálor & "The Punishment" Damian Priest d. Do It Yourself("The Blackheart" Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Priest hit Ciampa with the Razor's Edge and Bálor got the pin after the Coup De Grace(top-rope double-stomp) (12:54).
-"The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark d. Piper Niven & Chelsea Green-Cardona when Zoey pinned Chelsea after the Z-360(belly-to-back Go To Sleep) (2:06).
-"Main Event" Jey Uso d. Big Bronson Reed with the top-rope splash (5:49 aired).
-"The Ring General" GUNTHER Hahn d. Kofi Kingston via powerbomb to retain the Intercontinental Title (8:55 aired).  Xavier Woods checked on Kofi after the match, but they were ambushed by the other members of Imperium(Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser).
-Women's Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors("The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai & "The Pirate Princess" Kairi Sane) d. Natalya Neidhart & Tegan Nox(non-title); Kairi pinned Natalya after she and Asuka hit an inverted DDT/diving top-rope elbowdrop combo (6:31 aired).
-Drew McIntyre d. Sami Zayn after the Claymore(flying boot) (9:29 aired).
-Next week:  The Kabuki Warriors vs. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter for the Women's Tag Team Titles.

Sunday, January 28, 2024

SICW All Star Wrestling

-Commentators:  Drew Abbenhaus & Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire.
-"Pretty Boy" Shawn Douglas d. Brice Cawvey by escaping an O'Connor Roll and getting the rollup pin (5:47).
-Drew interviewed Central States Champion "Superstar" Steve Fender.
-Drew interviewed Ron Powers.
-Classic Champion The Big Texan d. "The Unholy Father" Richard Shaw(non-title) after the lariat (2:07).
-Drew interviewed "Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent & "Big Nasty" Glenn Williams.
-"Astonishing" Austin Mulitalo d. Billy Joe Black with the flying knee strike (2:57).
-Drew interviewed Mulitalo after his win.
-"Volatile" Curtis Wylde(w/ Wyldefyre) d. "The Kingpin" Rob Kowalski(w/ Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire) by reversed decision.  Kowalski initially won after hitting Wylde with Lucky's briefcase behind the referee's back, but Danny Boy Hawkins told the official what happened and the result was overturned (5:03).

AEW Collision

-Commentators:  Tony Schiavone, Kevin Kelly, & Nigel McGuinness.
-Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli d. Shane Taylor & "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty.
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy d. Komander to retain the AEW International Title.
-Mariah May d. Lady Frost.
-AEW Continental Crown/ROH Heavyweight Champion "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston d. "Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack(non-title).
-"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson d. Yuji Nagata.
-"The Professor" Serena Deeb d. Robyn Renegade.
-Fear The Revelation(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeler) & "The Dragon Slayer' Daniel Garcia d. The House Of Black(Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews) in an escape-the-cage elimination match(all team members had to reach the floor to be declared the winners and you couldn''t re-enter).  Eliminations:  Brody speared Dax and they both fell to the floor through the cage door.  Cash hit the floor after Matthews drove Cash's head into the cage and he fell through a table at ringside.  Garcia threw Black into the cage to knock Matthews off the side and through another ringside table.  TBS Champion Julia Hart spit black mist in Garcia's face, but Garcia somehow managed to piledrive Black on a chair.  Garcia climbed out of the cage as Black went for the door, but "The Sussex County Chicken" Mark Briscoe shut the door on Black which allowed Garcia to reach the floor first for the win.
-Wednesday on Dynamite:  "Hangman" Adam Page vs. "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona.

WWE Royal Rumble

-Women's Royal Rumble:
#1 Natalya Neidhart
#2 Naomi Night
#3 Bayley Rose
#4 "The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae
#5 "The Juggernaut" Jordynne Grace
#6 Indi Hartwell-Lumis
#7 Women's Tag Team Champion "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai
Bayley(with help from Asuka) eliminated Indi.
#8 "The Pitbull" Ivy Nile
#9 Katana Chance
#10 "The E.S.T." Bianca Belair
#11 Women's Tag Team Champion "The Pirate Princess" Kairi Sane
Bayley, Asuka, & Kairi worked together to eliminate Candice.
#12 Tegan Nox
Natalya and Tegan briefly worked together, then Nattie tried to throw Tegan out of the ring only for Tegan to turn it around and throw out Nattie.  Bayley took advantage of the situation and dumped out Tegan from behind.
#13 Kayden Carter
Kayden backdropped Kairi over the top rope and Kairi attempted to hang on to the apron with her feet against the side of the ring, but couldn't quite get back in and was eliminated.  Katana & Kayden then double-dropkicked Asuka off the apron to the floor (with an assist from Bianca who held Asuka in a handspring headscissors).
#14 Chelsea Green-Cardona
Bianca and Jordynne fought to the ring apron and Bianca gave Jordynne the Kiss Of Death(torture-rack sitout faceplant) on the ring apron to eliminate her.
#15 Piper Niven
#16 Xia Li
#17 Zelina Vega
#18 Maxxine Dupri
Several wrestlers attempted to gang up on Niven, but she was able to eliminate Kayden.
#19 Nia Jax
Nia eliminated Xia and Ivy in short order.
#20 "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart
Bayley threw out Maxxine.  Nia eliminated Niven and Katana.
#21 "The Man" Becky Lynch
Becky eliminated Chelsea.
#22 Alba Fyre(w/ "The Unholy Enchantress" Isla Dawn)
#23 "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler
#24 "Valhalla" Sarah Logan
Nia eliminated Valhalla after the distraction of "R-Truth" Ron Killings mistakenly trying to enter the match.
#25 "Michin" Mia Yim
Naomi eliminated Alba Fyre.
#26 Zoey Stark
Shayna eliminated Zelina with help from Zoey.
#27 "The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez
Nia eliminated former tag partner Shayna, then threw out Yim and Shotzi.
#28 Jade Cargill
Jade overpowered Nia and Claudio-style bodyslammed her out of the ring.
#29 Tiffany Stratton
#30 Liv Morgan
Liv eliminated Zoey.  Tiffany sent Roxanne to the floor.  Jade caught a flying move by Naomi and used her to knock Becky to the floor before throwing Naomi out (with an impressive time of 62 minutes).  Liv knocked Tiffany off the apron but she hung onto Bianca's braid, then Bayley kicked Bianca to eliminate both her and Tiffany.  (Bianca's time was 47:47.)  The three remaining wrestlers fought over the top to the apron; Liv took Jade off the apron with a modified ObLIVion(rebound Flatliner) to send her to the floor, but Bayley took advantage to kick Liv off the apron for the win!  (Bayley took the women's endurance mark of 63:03.)
-Roman Reigns(w/ Paul Heyman) won a four-corner match with Randy Orton, L.A. Knight, and "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles to retain the WWE Title.  "The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa interfered, leading to Reigns pinning Styles after the spear.
-"The Maverick" Logan Paul d. Kevin Owens by DQ to retain the U.S. Title; "The Now" Austin Theory & Grayson Waller got involved and passed in brass knuckles, but Owens got them and knocked out Paul with them.  Unfortunately, the referee caught Owens with the knucks and called for the disqualification.
-Men's Royal Rumble:
#1 "Main Event" Jey Uso
#2 Jimmy Uso
#3 Grayson Waller
#4 "El Idolo" Andrade Almas
#5 Carmelo Hayes
Carmelo clotheslined Waller to the floor.
#6 Shinsuke Nakamura
#7 Santos Escobar
#8 Karrion Kross(w/ Scarlett Bordeaux)
#9 "Dirty" Dominik Misterio
#10 Carlito Colón
Carlito spit his apple in Escobar's face and threw him out.
#11 "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley
Lashley sent Carlito to the floor, then threw out Kross.  The Authors Of Pain(Akam Dhinsa & Rezar Selmani) came out to distract the officials as Nakamura and Andrade got Lashley out to the apron, then Kross pulled Lashley to the floor to eliminate him.  The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) ran out to brawl with the A.O.P. as Lashley continued to fight with Kross.
#12 Ludwig Kaiser
#13 "The Now" Austin Theory
#14 Tag Team Champion "The Prince" Finn Bálor
Bálor saved Dominik and eliminated Carmelo.
#15 "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes
Cody tossed Theory.
#16 Big Bronson Reed
Reed eliminated Andrade.
#17 Kofi Kingston
Cody eliminated Nakamura with a Crossrhodes(inverted swinging neckbreaker) through the ropes.  Kofi kicked Kaiser to the floor.
#18 Intercontinental Champion "The Ring General" GUNTHER Hahn
GUNTHER eliminated Kofi.
#19 Ivar Hanson
#20 Bron Breakker
Breakker clotheslined Jimmy Uso out of the match, then threw out Bálor.
#21 Jordan Omos(w/ Montel Vontavious Porter)
Omos threw out Reed.  Breakker eliminated Ivar.
#22 Pat McAfee
McAfee took a look at the competition and eliminated himself.  Breakker eliminated Omos, only for Dom to toss Breakker from behind.
#23 "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh
Breakker speared McDonagh on the floor, leaving him momentarily unable to enter the match.
#24 "R-Truth" Ron Killings
R-Truth threw McDonagh into the ring where he was immediately clotheslined out by Jey Uso.
#25 "The Miz" Mike Mizanin
#26 Tag Team Champion "The Punishment" Damian Priest
Priest immediately threw out R-Truth.
#27 C.M. Punk
Punk threw out Dominik.
#28 Ricochet
GUNTHER chopped Miz to the floor.
#29 Drew McIntyre
Jey Uso nearly eliminated GUNTHER only to get pulled out himself.  (Jey's time was 50:50.)
#30 Sami Zayn
Drew flipped Ricochet out of the ring.  Zayn clotheslined Priest out, only to get eliminated by Drew.  Punk eliminated Drew and Cody pulled GUNTHER over the top rope.  After Punk and Cody battled for several more minutes, Cody threw out Punk for the win.

Saturday, January 27, 2024

Saturday CHWA Results From Edwardsville, IL

-Ring announcer:  Chris Roedel.  Referees:  Jeremy Smith & Freddy Jack Funkhouser.
-The show started with "The Native Nightmare" Jeremy Lightfoot calling out Interim Heavyweight Champion Alister Crow; they fought until Crow choked out Lightfoot with a wire, leaving his status for the King Of The Hill Rumble in question.  Several wrestlers and referees struggled to restore order, including Heavyweight Champion "The Shoeserweight" Chris Exodus.
-Madi Monarch d. "The Anomaly" I.P. Mason after a tilt-a-whirl DDT to retain the International Title (11:52).
-D.N.X.(David X & Noah X)(w/ 1-Up Champion Logan Simmons) fought The Agents Of Chaos("Big Vik" Viktor Von Stein & Xavier Shadowz) to a double countout to retain the Tag Team Titles (8:58).
-King Of The Hill Rumble:
#1 "The One-Man Zoo" L-Ride
#2 Kenneth Collins
#3 Cousin Jebediah
#4 "Parasyte" Tyler Nyte
#5 5* Jesse Jay
#6 1-Up Champion Logan Simmons
#7 Tag Team Champion Noah X
#8 "The Queen Of Lariats" Ashlyn Alexander
#9 Dean Roberts
#10 "The Native Nightmare" Jeremy Lightfoot
#11 "The Incinerator" Shawn Blaze
#12 Angelo Grimsley
#13 Jason Allen Marx (aka referee Jeremy Smith)
Dean Roberts was eliminated.
#14 Austin Lightfoot
#15 International Champion Madi Monarch
Logan Simmons was eliminated.
#16 Ramsey Rancid
Cousin Jebediah and Jason Allen Marx were eliminated.
#17 Anthony Lopez
#18 Quest Parker
Kenneth Collins was eliminated, followed by Austin Lightfoot.
#19 "Ruthless" Rich Davis
#20 Tag Team Champion David X
#21 Drew Karter
Ashlyn Alexander and Shawn Blaze were eliminated.
#22 Iorio The Juggalo
Quest Parker was eliminated, followed by Anthony Lopez, Angelo Grimsley, Rich Davis, and Ramsey Rancid.
#23 "Switchblade" Garrett Shanks
Iorio was eliminated.
#24 "Big Vik" Viktor Von Stein
#25 "The Main Attraction" Big Daddy Dion
#26 "The Anomaly" I.P. Mason
Everyone ganged up on Big Vik to get him out, but he did some damage on the way out which led to David X and Noah X both being eliminated.  Parasyte was eliminated next.
#27 "The Urban Cowboy" Ricky Rodriguez
#28 Karti Marti
#29 Elliott Exodus
#30 Jake Prater
Jesse Jay was eliminated after an impressive length of time in the match.  The final stretch of eliminations was Dion, Mason, Elliott Exodus, Karti Marti, Shanks, and Madi.  Rodriguez was the first of the final four to go.  Prater eliminated Lightfoot to end his lengthy run in the match, but L-Ride low-bridged Prater out of the ring to go coast-to-coast for the win (45:16)!

Friday SLA Results From Alton, IL

-Ring announcer:  Kat Carter.  Referees:  Dallas Edwards & Aaron Grider.
-"S.L.B." Kevin Hrobowski d. "Cashflow" Ken Broadway via victory roll (5:35).
-Xac Abstrct(fka Orion Creed, fka Orion Starlight) d. Chase Holliday with a Michinoku Driver (5:55).
-"The Too Turn't Wild Unicorn" Laynie Luck d. "The Stiff Robo Ginger Gary Jay after the flying Diamond Cutter off the second rope (9:15).  Afterwards, Leone Mephisto jumped into the ring and dropped Gary with the Air Raid Crash (retaliating for Gary attacking him at a Pro Wrestling Epic event at the Alton venue).
-Those Damn Coyotes("The King Of The Valley" Christian Rose & "The Crown Jewel" Connor Hopkins) d. "Zesty" Zakk Sawyers & "Death No More" Anakin Murphy; Rose pinned Sawyers after he and Hopkins hit a wheelbarrow/Diamond Cutter combo (8:35).
-"The Gunslinger" Mat Fitchett d. "The Boy" Nick King via modified figure-four leglock (6:32).
-"The Quadfatha" Camaro Jackson d. "Moonshine" Ryan Mantell(w/ Greg Jovi & K.C. Karrington); Karrington accidentally hit Mantell with his crutch before being chased out of the ring by Jackson, who then finished with the lariat (6:17).
-Austin "Mad Dog" Connelly d. Steve "The 1 Called" Manders in a dog collar match.  The bloody war ended when Connelly gutwrench-suplexed Manders over the top rope and then fell to his back in mid-ring; that left Manders hung over the top rope until he was choked out, forcing the referee to stop the match (13:05).
-"Real Name No Gimmicks" Mike Outlaw, "The Whole Thang" Rahim De La Suede, & Madi Monarch d. "Rough" Adrian Surge, "Rowdy" Tommy Davis, & "Power Rough Girl" Ashlyn Alexander; Outlaw pinned Davis after Madi hit a double-kneedrive to Davis' back (12:56).
-"The Moneymaker" A.T.M. d. "The Man In The Static" Victory Analog after the pumphandle Go To Sleep (7:20).
-"The Warhorse" Jake Parnell d. "The Baddest Man Alive" Aaron Williams by forcing him to pass out in a modified cobra clutch (12:08).  After the match, Williams talked about the possibility of retirement before leaving the ring.
-"Spitfire" Davey Vega(w/ Devin & Steven O'Neal & "The Main Girl" Nixi X.S.) d. "HeartbreakCORE" Shazza McKenzie to retain the Destination Title after Nixi hit Shazza with the title belt behind the referee's back (13:58).
-"The King's Road Slayer" Derek Neal(w/ Greg Jovi) d. "The Monarch" Jeremy Wyatt in an Anarchy Rules Match to retain the Gateway Heritage Title.  Wyatt came the closest to defeating Neal out of any of his previous opponents; he was able to hit the Lightning Spiral(snap cradle Olympic Slam) but Jovi blatantly decked the referee to prevent the pinfall from being counted.  Neal backdropped out of a Coronation(piledriver) attempt and blocked the ensuing sunset flip by kneeling down, scoring the three-count as Jovi held Wyatt's feet from outside the ring (19:55).  Chaos broke loose as Moonshine Mantell ran in to help Neal attack Wyatt, which brought out Camaro Jackson to join the fight.  More wrestlers joined the fray, including the Rowdy Rough Boys and Gary Jay...once things settled down, Gary and Wyatt were left in the ring as unlikely allies against common enemies.

Friday, January 26, 2024

Royal Rumble Dork Stats (WOO~!)

#1 & #2 Entrants:
1988: Bret Hart & Tito Santana
1989: Demolition Ax & Demolition Smash
1990: Ted DiBiase & Koko B. Ware
1991: Bret Hart & Dino Bravo
1992: Davey Boy Smith & Ted DiBiase
1993: Ric Flair & Bob Backlund
1994: Scott Steiner & Headshrinker Samu
1995: Shawn Michaels & Davey Boy Smith
1996: Triple H & Henry Godwinn
1997: Crush & Ahmed Johnson
1998: Cactus Jack & Terry Funk
1999: Steve Austin & Vince McMahon
2000: D-Lo Brown & Brian Christopher
2001: Jeff Hardy & Bull Buchanan
2002: Rikishi Phatu & Goldust
2003: Shawn Michaels & Chris Jericho
2004: Chris Benoit & Randy Orton
2005: Eddy Guerrero & Chris Benoit
2006: Triple H & Rey Misterio Jr.
2007: Ric Flair & Fit Finlay
2008: Undertaker & Shawn Michaels
2009: Rey Misterio Jr. & John Morrison
2010: Dolph Ziggler & Evan Bourne
2011: C.M. Punk & Daniel Bryan
2012: Mike Mizanin & Alex Riley
2013: Dolph Ziggler & Chris Jericho
2014: C.M. Punk & Seth Rollins
2015: Mike Mizanin & "R-Truth" Ron Killings
2016: Roman Reigns & Alexander Rusev
2017: “Big Cass” Colin Cassady & Chris Jericho
2018(men's): Alexander Rusev & Finn Bálor
2018(women's): Sasha Banks & Becky Lynch
2018(Greatest): Daniel Bryan & Dolph Ziggler
2019(men's): Elias Samson & Jeff Jarrett
2019(women's): Lacey Evans & Natalya Neidhart
2020(men's): Brock Lesnar & Elias Samson
2020(women's): Alexa Bliss & Bianca Belair
2021(men's): Edge & Randy Orton
2021(women's): Bayley Rose & Naomi Night
2022(men's): A.J. Styles & Shinsuke Nakamura
2022(women's): Sasha Banks & Melina Perez
2023(men's): GUNTHER Hahn & Sheamus O'Shaunessy
2023(women's): Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan

Final Entrants:
Junkyard Dog(#20), Ted DiBiase, Mr. Perfect, Tugboat, Warlord, Randy Savage, Adam Bomb, Crush, Duke Droese, Undertaker, Vader, Chyna, X-Pac, Rikishi Phatu, Booker T, Undertaker, Bill Goldberg, Ric Flair, Randy Orton, Undertaker, John Cena, Big Show, Batista, Kane(#40), Big Show, Ryback, Rey Misterio Jr., Dolph Ziggler, Triple H, Roman Reigns, Dolph Ziggler(men's)/Trish Stratus(women's)/Chris Jericho(#50)(Greatest), Nia Jax(men's)/Carmella Van Damme(women's), Seth Rollins(men's)/Shayna Baszler(women's), Braun Strowman(men's)/Natalya Neidhart(women's), Brock Lesnar(men's)/Shayna Baszler(women's)

Winners:
Hacksaw Jim Duggan(#13 of 20), Big John Studd(#27), Hulk Hogan(#25), Hulk Hogan(#24), Ric Flair(#3), Yokozuna(#27), Lex Luger(#23)/Bret Hart(#27), Shawn Michaels(#1), Shawn Michaels(#18), Steve Austin(#5), Steve Austin(#24), Vince McMahon(#2), The Rock(#24), Steve Austin(#27), Triple H(#22), Brock Lesnar(#29), Chris Benoit(#1), Batista(#28), Rey Misterio Jr.(#2), Undertaker(#30), John Cena(#30), Randy Orton(#8), Edge(#29), Alberto Del Rio(#38 of 40), Sheamus O'Shaunessy(#22), John Cena(#19), Batista(#28), Roman Reigns(#19), Triple H(#30), Randy Orton(#23), Shinsuke Nakamura(#14)/Asuka Urai(#25)/Braun Strowman(#41), Seth Rollins(#10)/Becky Lynch(#28), Drew McIntyre(#16)/Charlotte Flair(#17), Edge(#1)/Bianca Belair(#3), Cody Rhodes(#30)/Rhea Ripley(#1)

Runners-Up:
One Man Gang(#19 of 20), Ted DiBiase(#30), Mr. Perfect(#30), Earthquake(#22), Sid Justice(#29), Randy Savage(#30), Luger(#23)/Bret(#27), Davey Boy Smith(#2), Diesel(#22), Bret Hart(#21), The Rock(#4), Steve Austin(#1), Big Show(#26), Kane(#6), Kurt Angle(#26), Undertaker(#30), Big Show(#24), John Cena(#25), Randy Orton(#30), Shawn Michaels(#23), Triple H(#29), Triple H(#7), John Cena(#19), Santino Marella(#37 of 40), Chris Jericho(#29), Ryback(#30), Roman Reigns(#15), Alexander Rusev(#15), Dean Ambrose(#19), Roman Reigns(#30), Roman Reigns(#28)/Nikki Bella(#27)/"Big Cass" Colin Cassady(#49), Roman Reigns(#26)/Shayna Baszler(#30), Randy Orton(#2)/Rhea Ripley(#14), GUNTHER Hahn(#1)/Liv Morgan(#2)

Endurance Marks(sources: www.prowrestlinghistory.com & Wikipedia):

1988: Bret Hart(25:42)
1989: Mr. Perfect(27:58)
1990: Ted DiBiase(44:47)
1991: Rick Martel(52:17)(honorable mention to Greg Valentine at 44:03)
1992: Ric Flair(59:26)
1993: Bob Backlund(61:10)
1994: Bam Bam Bigelow(30:12)
1995: Shawn Michaels/Davey Boy Smith(38:41)
1996: Triple H(48:01)
1997: Steve Austin(45:07)
1998: The Rock(51:32)
1999: Vince McMahon/Steve Austin(56:38)
2000: Test(26:17)
2001: Kane(53:46)(honorable mention to The Rock at 38:42)
2002: Steve Austin(26:46)
2003: Chris Jericho(38:54)
2004: Chris Benoit(61:30)
2005: Chris Benoit(47:26)
2006: Rey Misterio Jr.(62:12)(honorable mention to Triple H at 60:09)
2007: Edge(44:02)
2008: Batista(37:40)
2009: Triple H(49:51)(honorable mention to Rey Misterio Jr. at 49:26)
2010: John Cena(22:11)
2011: C.M. Punk(35:21)(honorable mention to John Cena at 34:17)
2012: Mike Mizanin(45:39)(honorable mention to Cody Rhodes at 41:57)
2013: Dolph Ziggler(49:51)(honorable mention to Chris Jericho at 47:53)
2014: C.M. Punk(49:25)(honorable mention to Seth Rollins at 48:30)
2015: Bray Wyatt(46:58)(honorable mention to Alexander Rusev at 35:17)
2016: Roman Reigns(59:50)(honorable mention to Chris Jericho at 50:50)
2017: Chris Jericho(60:13)(honorable mention to Sami Zayn at 47:12)
2018(men's): Finn Bálor(57:38)(honorable mention to Shinsuke Nakamura at 44:38)
2018(women's): Sasha Banks(54:46)(honorable mention to Becky Lynch at 30:54)
2018(Greatest): Daniel Bryan(76:05)
2019(men's): Seth Rollins(43:00)(honorable mentions to Andrade "Cien" Almas at 26:30 and Samoa Joe at 24:05)
2019(women's): Natalya Neidhart(56:01)(honorable mentions to Ember Moon at 52:26 and Charlotte Flair at 50:01)
2020(men's): Drew McIntyre(34:11)(honorable mention to Brock Lesnar at 26:24)
2020(women's): Bianca Belair(33:20)(honorable mention to Alexa Bliss at 26:34)
2021(men's): Edge(58:30)(honorable mentions to Randy Orton at 58:30 and Matt Riddle at 31:17)
2021(women's): Bianca Belair(56:52)(honorable mentions to Naomi Night at 47:39 and Shayna Baszler at 41:46)
2022(men's): A.J. Styles(29:06)
2022(women's): Bianca Belair(47:30)(honorable mentions to Liv Morgan at 37:20 and Natalya Neidhart at 36:17)
2023(men's): GUNTHER Hahn(71:40)(honorable mention to Sheamus O'Shaunessy at 52:33)
2023(women's): Rhea Ripley/Liv Mogan(61:03)(honorable mention to Asuka Urai at 33:15)

Most Eliminations:
13(Braun Strowman in 2018's Greatest Royal Rumble, Brock Lesnar in 2020), 12(Roman Reigns in 2014), 11(Kane in 2001), 10(Steve Austin in 1997), 8(Shawn Michaels in 1995, Shawn in 1996, Austin in 1999, Bianca Belair & Shayna Baszler in 2020), 7(Hulk Hogan in 1991, Yokozuna in 1993, Lex Luger in 1994, Diesel in 1994, Steve Austin in 1998, Rikishi in 2000, Austin in 2002, John Cena and C.M. Punk in 2011, Braun Strowman in 2017, Rhea Ripley in 2021, Rhea in 2022), 6(tie between Bray Wyatt, Alexander Rusev, and Roman Reigns in 2014, Shayna Baszler in 2021, A.J. Styles in 2022)

Friday Rasslin

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Corey Graves.
-Santos Escobar(w/ Legado World Order(Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo)) d. Carlito Colón(w/ Latino World Order(Joaquin Wilde & "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza) & Zelina Vega) after "La Madrina" Elektra Lopez attacked Zelina, leading to Escobar getting the rollup pin.
-The Kabuki Warriors("The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai & "The Pirate Princess" Kairi Sane) d. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter to win the Women's Tag Team Titles when Kairi pinned Kayden after the diving elbowdrop off the top rope.  The rest of Damage CTRL(WWE Women's Champion "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai, Bayley Rose, & Dakota Kai) celebrated with Asuka & Kairi.
-"The Now" Austin Theory(w/ Grayson Waller) d. Carmelo Hayes; Trick Williams saved Carmelo from a post-match beatdown.
-L.A. Knight d. "The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa(w/ Jimmy Uso) by DQ when "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles attacked Knight.  Randy Orton joined the fray at the end of the show as the three WWE Title contenders took turns fighting the Bloodline members and each other.

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard.
-Jon Moxley d. "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty(w/ Shane Taylor).  Taylor & Moriarty beat down Moxley after the match.
-"The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita(w/ ROH T.V. Champion "The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher, "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs, & Don Callis) d. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels.
-"The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay d. "The Runaway" Ruby Soho(w/ Saraya Knight & Harley Cameron).
-Komander won a four-corner match with El Hijo Del Vikingo(w/ Alex Abrahantes), "The Butcher" Andy Williams(w/ "The Blade" Braxton Sutter), and "Underrated & Over It" Kip Sabian when he pinned Sabian.  International Champion "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy stared down Komander to close the show.
-Added to tomorrow's Collision:  Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty, Orange Cassidy vs. Komander for the International Title, and AEW Continental Crown Champion "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston vs. "Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack(non-title).
-Added to Wednesday's Dynamite:  ROH T.V. Champion Kyle Fletcher vs. "The Ocho" Chris Jericho(non-title) and Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin) vs. Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy).
-Added to Dynamite in a week and a half:  Chris Jericho vs. Konosuke Takeshita.

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-Von Wagner(w/ Mr. Robert Stone) d. Keanu Carver.
-Kiana James & Izzi Dame d. Kelani Jordan & Brinley Reece.
-"Turbo" Riley Osborne d. Luca Crusifino, Esquire.

Thursday, January 25, 2024

Thursday Rasslin

ROH TV (recorded in St. Louis, MO)

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-The Righteous("The Horror King" Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch) d. "The Quadfatha" Camaro Jackson & Anaya Howlett; Vincent pinned Anaya after Dutch assisted him in delivering the Autumn Sunshine(step-up Diamond Cutter) (3:43).
-"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose d. "The Too Turn't Wild Unicorn" Laynie Luck with the Beast Bomb(sitout powerbomb) (2:00).
-"Zodiac" Zak Knight d. Aaron Solow via running forearm smash (8:04).
-Cole "Two Dimes" Karter & "The Ivy League M.V.P." Griff Garrison(w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett) d. The Spanish Announce Project(Angélico & Serpentico); Karter pinned Serpentico after pulling off Serpentico's mask, leaving him vulnerable to a rolling elbow to the back of the head from Garrison (11:09).
-"Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack & "All Heart" Blake Christian d. The Outrunners(Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum) when Mack pinned Floyd after the frog splash (5:16).
-"La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie, "The Cuban Diamond" Diamante Zuniga, & Leila Grey(w/ Johnny T.V.) d. "The Afro Punk" Trish Adora, "The Hottest Flame" Kiera Hogan, & Lady Frost when Diamante pinned Adora after an inverted swinging neckbreaker (7:00).
-The Infantry("Captain" Shawn Deans & "Bad News & Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) & "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson d. The Iron Savages(Dirty Bulk Bronson & Beefcake Boulder) & Jacked Jameson when Johnson pinned Jameson after an elevated inverted DDT (5:36).
-Red Velvet d. "The Devil's Little Princess" Heather Reckless via enzuigiri (2:22).
-"Space Jesus" Billie Starkz d. "The Little Blue Dragon" Tootie Lynn Ramsey after the swanton bomb (3:05).
-"All Ego" Ethan Page d. "The Southern Flamingo" Kody Lane with the Ego's Edge(released Razor's Edge) (2:00).
-"The Living Dead Girl" Abadon d. Robyn Renegade via Black Dahlia(low stepover DDT) (3:55).
-Jack Cartwheel d. Jon Cruz after a moonsault into an elbowdrop (4:34).
-Action Andretti d. "The 5* King" Anthony Henry with the split-legged moonsault (7:36).
-"Azucar" Rocky Romero won a four-corner match with "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods(w/ "Smart" Mark Sterling), "The Blue Collar Badass" James D. Drake, and "The Real" Slim J when he pinned Slim J after a running Sliced Bread #2 (7:24).
-ROH Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & "The Miracle" Mike Bennett) d. Gravity & Gringo Loco(non-title); Bennett pinned Loco after he and Taven hit the Hail Mary(spike piledriver) (7:01).

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-Tag Team Champion "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey(w/ "The Inevitable" Ace Austin) d. "The Jet" Kevin Knight.  The Grizzled Young Vets("Liverpool's #1" Zack Gibson & "Mr. Mayhem" James Drake) attacked The Ace & Bey Connection afterwards.
-Debuting soon:  Ash By Elegance.
-"Dirty Dango" Johnny Curtis & Oleg Prudius d. Dante King & Darian Drake.
-"The Juggernaut" Jordynne Grace d. Trinity Fatu to retain the Women's Title.  "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw & "The Cannibal" Savannah Evans(w/ Jai Vidal) attacked both women after the match.
-Nic Nemeth d. Zachary Wentz(w/ "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel).  Nemeth fought off Trey afterwards, then had to fend off "Mayhem For All" Steve Maclin as well.
-M.K. Ultra(Masha Slamovich & "Killer" Kelly Lourenco) d. Dani Luna & "The Wild Child" Jody Threat.
-"The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada & The Motor City Machineguns(Alex Shelley & X-Division Champion Chris Sabin) d. Heavyweight Champion Moose, "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards, & "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers(w/ "Ride Or Die" Alisha Edwards).
-Coming soon:  Mustafa Ali!

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-Chelsea Green-Cardona(w/ Piper Niven) d. Gigi Dolin.
-Brutus Creed(w/ Julius Creed) d. Myles Borne.

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-"Hangman" Adam Page d. Penta El Cero Miedo(w/ Alex Abrahantes) with the Buckshot(slingshot somersault lariat) (13:45).  Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe did commentary.
-"Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow(w/ Adam Cole, "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong, & ROH Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & "The Miracle" Mike Bennett) d. Trent Berretta(w/ AEW International Champion "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy, "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor, & "Azucar" Rocky Romero) with the elevated powerbomb (8:04).
-Shane "Swerve" Strickland(w/ Prince Nana) d. Jeff Hardy(w/ Matt Hardy) via top-rope double-stomp (13:59).
-"La Mera Mera" Thunder Rosa d. Red Velvet after the Tijuana Bomb(package powerbomb) (7:09).
-The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) & "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn(w/ ROH Trios Champions "Switchblade" Jay White & The Gunn Club(Austin & Colten Gunn)) d. The Mogul Embassy("They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona)(w/ Prince Nana) to retain the AEW Trios Titles; Gunn pinned Kaun after Caster and Bowens hit the Acclaim To Fame(Bowens Arrival(elevated twisting powerslam) followed by Caster Mic Drop(top-rope elbowdrop)) (8:59).
-"The Rated-R Superstar" Adam Copeland d. "The King" Minoru Suzuki after the Killswitch (9:27).
-Friday on Rampage:  El Hijo Del Vikingo vs. Komander vs. "The Butcher" Andy Williams vs. "Underrated & Over It" Kip Sabian, Jon Moxley vs. "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty, "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels vs. "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita, and "The Runaway" Ruby Soho vs. "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay.
-Added to Saturday's Collision:  Orange Cassidy vs. the winner of the four-corner match on Rampage for the International Title, plus "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Yuji Nagata, Lady Frost vs. Mariah May, and "The Professor" Serena Deeb returns to action.
-Next week on Dynamite:  "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo vs. "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie, plus "Hangman" Adam Page and Swerve Strickland choose each other's opponent.
-In two weeks on Dynamite:  "Absolute" Ricky Starks & "Big Bill" William Morrissey vs. Sting & Darby Allin for the Tag Team Titles.

NJPW Road To New Beginning 1/24/24

-"The Rainmaker' Kazuchika Okada, T.V. Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi, & "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii d. The Mighty Don't Knee("Hysterical" Shane Haste, "Mad" Mikey Nicholls, & Kosei Fujita) to retain the NEVER Openweight Trios Titles when Okada pinned Fujita after the Rainmaker(ripcord lariat).  Afterwards Okada announced that the Trios Titles were being vacated.
-"Roughneck" Shota Umino d. "Souled Out" Ren Narita via Death Rider(double-underhook DDT).

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.
-Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament:  Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin d. Axiom & Nathan Frazer when Breakker pinned Frazer after the spear (12:04 plus fighting before the bell).
-"The Boujee Bully" Lash Legend(w/ NXT Heritage Cup Champion "Supernova 11" Noam Dar, "Main Man" Oro Mensah, & Jakara Jackson) d. Wren Sinclair via Slam Dunk(chokeslam bomb) (3:00).  Fallon Henley saved Wren from a post-match attack by Meta-Four.
-Joe Gacy vs. Donovan Dijak never officially started as the two brawled outside the ring.
-Lexis King d. Trey Bearhill with the Coronation(cobra clutch neckbreaker) (2:26).
-Dragon Lee d. Scrypts(w/ Out The Mud(Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) & Jaida Parker)); NXT Tag Team Champions "The Don" Tony D'Angelo & Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo(w/ Adriana Rizzo) attacked Nima, Price, & Parker at ringside, leading to Lee winning after the Operation Dragon(tilt-a-whirl inverted DDT) (5:34).
-Blair Davenport d. Karmen Petrovic via trapped-arm knee strike (3:13).
-Trick Williams d. Josh Briggs via victory roll (7:39); NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov did commentary and nearly got involved in the match before being cut off by Carmelo Hayes.

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Main Event this week has:
-Brutus Creed vs. Myles Borne
-Gigi Dolin vs. Chelsea Green-Cardona

Smackdown on Friday has:
-Carlito Colón vs. Santos Escobar
-Katana Chance & Kayden Carter vs. The Kabuki Warriors(Asuka Urai & Kairi Sane) - Women's Tag Team Titles
-Carmelo Hayes vs. Austin Theory

Raw next Monday has:
-GUNTHER Hahn vs. Kofi Kingston - Intercontinental Title
-Finn Bálor & Damian Priest vs. Do It Yourself(Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) - Tag Team Titles
-Jey Uso vs. Bronson Reed

NXT next Tuesday has:
-Noam Dar vs. Von Wagner - NXT Heritage Cup Title - British Rounds Match
-Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams vs. The Latino World Order(Joaquin Wilde & "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza) - Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament
-Elektra Lopez vs. Lola Vice

The Royal Rumble is on Saturday 1/27:
-30-Man Royal Rumble
-30-Woman Royal Rumble
-Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton vs. L.A. Knight vs. A.J. Styles - WWE Title
-Logan Paul vs. Kevin Owens - U.S. Title

NXT Vengeance Day is on Sunday 2/3:
-Ilja Dragunov vs. Trick Williams - NXT Title
-Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez - NXT Women's Title
-Oba Femi vs. Dragon Lee - NXT North American Title
-Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournment Final

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite tomorrow night has:
-Adam Copeland vs. Minoru Suzuki
-Jeff Hardy vs. Shane "Swerve" Strickland
-The Acclaimed(Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) & Billy Gunn vs. The Mogul Embassy(Brian Age & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona)) - AEW Trios Titles
-"Hangman" Adam Page vs. Penta El Cero Miedo
-Trent Berretta vs. Michael Wardlow
-Thunder Rosa vs. Red Velvet

Collision on Saturday has:
-Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) & Daniel Garcia vs. The House Of Black(Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews) - Elimination Cage Match

Revolution is on Sunday 3/3:
-Sting & Darby Allin vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)
-Orange Cassidy vs. Roderick Strong - AEW International Title

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION/IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thursday has:
-Kazuchika Okada & The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs. Moose, Eddie Edwards, & Brian Myers
-Jordynne Grace vs. Trinity Fatu - Women's Title
-Nic Nemeth vs. Zachary Wentz
-M.K. Ultra(Masha Slamovich & "Killer" Kelly Lourenco) vs. Dani Luna & Jody Threat
-Chris Bey vs. Kevin Knight
-"Dirty Dango" Johnny Curtis & Oleg Prudius vs. Dante King & Damian Drake

RING OF HONOR

ROH TV this Thursday has:
-Rocky Romero vs. Josh Woods vs. James D. Drake vs. Slim J
-The Undisputed Kingdom(Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) vs. Gravity & Gringo Loco
-Trish Adora, Kiera Hogan, & Lady Frost vs. Taya Valkyrie, Diamante Zuniga, & Leila Grey
-Action Andretti vs. Anthony Henry
-The Infantry(Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) & Lee Johnson vs. The Iron Savages(Bulk Bronson & Beefcake Boulder) & Jacked Jameson
-The Spanish Announce Project(Angélico & Serpentico) vs. Cole Karter & Griff Garrison
-Willie Mack & Blake Christian vs. The Outrunners(Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum)
-Abadon vs. Robyn Renegade
-Zak Knight vs. Aaron Solow
-Red Velvet vs. Heather Reckless
-Nyla Rose vs. Laynie Luck
-Billie Starkz vs. Tootie Lynn Ramsey
-The Righteous(Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch) vs. Camaro Jackson & Anaya Howlett
-Ethan Page vs. Kody Lane
-Jack Cartwheel vs. Jon Cruz

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

Road To New Beginning on Wednesday 1/24 has:
-Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Tomohiro Ishii vs. The Mighty Don't Kneel(Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) & Kosei Fujita - NEVER Openweight Trios Titles
-Shota Umino vs. Yota Tsuji

Road To New Beginning on Sunday 2/4 has:
-Catch-22(T.J. Perkins & Francesco Akira) vs. The War Dogs(Clark Connors & "Drilla" Dan Moloney) - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
-David Finlay vs. Callum Newman
-Jeff Cobb vs. Alex Coughlin
-Aaron Henare vs. Gabe Kidd

New Beginning In Osaka on Sunday 2/11 has:
-Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
-The United Empire(Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, T.J. Perkins, Francesco Akira, & Aaron Henare) vs. Bullet Club(David Finlay, Alex Coughlin, Gabe Kidd, Clark Connors, & "Drilla" Dan Moloney) - Cage Match
-Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
-Hikuleo & El Phantasmo vs. KENTA Kobayashi & Chase Owens - IWGP Tag Team Titles

New Beginning in Sapporo Day 1 on Friday 2/23 has:
-David Finlay vs. Nic Nemeth - IWGP Global Title
-Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Matt Riddle - T.V. Title

New Beginning In Sapporo Day 2 on Saturday 2/24 has:
-Tetsuya Naito vs. Seiya Sanada - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Shingo Takagi vs. Taichi Ishikari
-Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura
-Hiromu Takahashi vs, Douki
-Bushi vs. TAKA Michinoku

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

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

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 2/3 in St. Louis, MO(Casa Loma Ballroom):
-"The Deliverer" Moses Powell & Ethan Price vs. The Philly & Marino Experience(Philly Collins & Marino Tenaglia) - United Glory Tag Team Titles Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Laynie Luck & ? vs. Dak Draper & ?
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Steph DeLander
-Allie Katch vs. Maggie Lee

Glory Pro Wrestling has the Road Warrior Cup Tournament on Saturday 3/16 and Sunday 3/17 in St. Louis, MO.

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY

Next show is Friday 1/26 in Alton, IL:
-Steve "1 Called" Manders vs. Mad Dog Connelly - Dog Collar Match
-Davey Vega vs. Shazza McKenzie - Destination Title
-Mike Outlaw, Rahim De La Suede, & Madi Monarch vs. Adrian Surge, Tommy Davis, & Ashlyn Alexander
-Warhorse vs. Aaron Williams
-Camaro Jackson vs. "Moonshine" Ryan Mantell
-Gary Jay vs. Laynie Luck
-Anakin Murphy & Zakk Sawyers vs. Christian Rose & Connor Hopkins
-In action:  Derek Neal, Nick King

WRESTLEMAX STL

Next show is Saturday 2/24 in Columbia, IL.

GRANDEL WRESTLING

Next show is Sunday 3/22 in St. Louis, MO.

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

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

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Friday 2/9 in Belleville, IL:
-The L.A. Hustlers(Bradley Diggs & Lamont Potts) vs. The Top Guns(Brandon Barretta & Joe Vinetti) - Tag Team Titles - No-DQ Match
-The Big Texan vs. Payton Ayers - Classic Title - Referee Danny Boy Hawkins

SICW has a TV taping on Saturday 2/10 in East Carondelet, IL.

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 2/17 in St. Louis, MO:
-Kahyman, Damian Blade, & Chris Slammer vs. Ricky Cruz, Jeff O'Connor, & Jerry Morgan
-Madi Monarch vs. Mindy Grace vs. Stormi Renee - Women's Title

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 2/10 in Troy, MO:
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Skylar Sparks - For The Vacant Women's Title

PRO WRESTLING EPIC

Next show is Saturday 2/3 in Salem, IL:
-Benjamin Trust vs. Logan Meyers - Heavyweight Title
-Kendall Beck vs. Dallas Taylor - Interstate Title
-Riley Knocks vs. Rachel Armstrong - Women's Title
-POWER Trip(Harsh & Damien Blackwell) vs. The Forgotten(? & ?) - Tag Team Titles
-Shazza McKenzie vs. Thunderkitty LaFleur
-Eagle Eye vs. Nick Natural
-Nasty Juan Sanchez vs. Ace Roberts
-Robert Martyr vs. Derek Fullerton

PWE has a show on Saturday 3/2 in Alton, IL:
-Benjamin Trust vs. Brandon Aarons - Heavyweight Title
-Camaro Jackson vs. Jabari King
-Shazza McKenzie vs. Selene Grey

COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 1/27 in Edwardsville, IL:
-30-Wrestler Rumble-Style Battle Royal
-Madi Monarch vs. I.P. Mason - International Title
-D.N.X(David X & Noah X) vs. The Agents Of Chaos("Big Vik" Viktor Von Stein & Xavier Shadowz) - Tag Team Titles

CHWA has a show on Saturday 2/10 in Edwardsville, IL:
-Logan Simmons vs. Rynar The Hooligan - 1-Up Title
-Iorio The Juggalo vs. Beast

NEW BREED WRESTING

Next show is Saturday 3/16 in Eldon, MO.

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ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING

Next show is Friday 2/23 in Berwyn, IL:
-Sierra vs. Queen Aminata - Women's Title
-Levi Everett vs. Joe Alonzo - Heritage Title
-Mat Fitchett & ? vs. Mike Hartenbower & Xavier Walker
-Gary Jay vs. Robert Anthony
-Heather Reckless & Maggie Lee vs. Shazza McKenzie & Missa Kate

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA

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

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NJPW Road To New Beginning 1/23/24

-El Desperado d. Yoshinobu Kanemaru via Stretch Muffler to retain the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title.

Monday, January 22, 2024

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
-The New Day(Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) fought Imperium(Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser) fought to a double countout (joined in progress; 5:36 aired).
-"The Pitbull" Ivy Nile(w/ Maxxine Dupri) d. "Valhalla" Sarah Logan after an avalanche bulldog (2:47).
-"Dirty" Dominik Misterio(w/ Tag Team Champion "The Prince" Finn Bálor & "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh) d. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin after a cheapshot by Bálor led to Dominik winning via frog splash (6:06 aired).  Do It Yourself("The Blackheart" Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) saved Miz from a post-match attack by Judgment Day.
-Ivar Hanson(w/ "Valhalla" Sarah Logan) d. Chad Gable via Doomsault (7:46 aired).
-"The Queen Of Spade" Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark d. "The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell-Lumis when Zoey pinned Candice after the Z-360(belly-to-back Go To Sleep) (3:19 aired).  Women's Tag Team Champions Katana Chance & Kayden Carter watched the match from ringside but were attacked by The Kabuki Warriors("The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai & "The Pirate Princess" Kairi Sane)(w/ Dakota Kai).
-Drew McIntyre d. Tag Team Champion "The Punishment" Damian Priest via Claymore(flying boot) after an unintentional distraction by "R-Truth" Ron Killings (9:50 aired).
-Next week:  "The Ring General" GUNTHER Hahn vs. Kofi Kingston for the Intercontinental Title, plus Finn Bálor & Damian Priest vs. Do It Yourself(Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) for the Tag Team Titles and "Main Event" Jey Uso vs. Big Bronson Reed.

Sunday, January 21, 2024

SICW All Star Wrestling

-Commentators:  Drew Abbenhaus & Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire.
-Central States Champion "Superstar" Steve Fender d. Shogun(non-title) via Indian Deathlock (1:51).
-Drew interviewed "The Merchant Of Violence" Stephen E.
-Classic Champion The Big Texan d. Wrex Amadeus(non-title) with the lariat (2:24).
-Destiny Lynch interviewed Classic Champion The Big Texan.
-"The Sultan" Payton Ayers(w/ "The Merchant Of Violence" Stephen E) d. Johnny Joe Black after a powerslam (2:38).
-Drew interviewed "Volatile" Curtis Wylde & Wyldefyre.
-Tag Team Champions The L.A. Hustlers("Notorious" Bradley Diggs & "Ruffshot" Lamont Potts)(w/ Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire) d. "Volatile" Curtis Wylde & Billy McNeil(w/ Wyldefyre)(non-title); "The Kingpin" Rob Kowalski interfered in the match, leading to Potts pinning McNeil after he and Diggs hit the Hustle & Flow(Russian legsweep/IT'S THE BIG FOOT combo) (5:22).  Ron Powers did commentary.

Saturday, January 20, 2024

AEW Collision (+ ROH Tapings) (St. Louis, MO)

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

ROH Taping

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-The Righteous("The Horror King" Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch) d. "The Quadfatha" Camaro Jackson & Anaya Howlett; Vincent pinned Anaya after Dutch assisted him in delivering the Autumn Sunshine(step-up Diamond Cutter) (3:43).
-"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose d. "The Too Turn't Wild Unicorn" Laynie Luck with the Beast Bomb(sitout powerbomb) (2:00).
-"Zodiac" Zak Knight d. Aaron Solow via running forearm smash (8:04).
-Cole "Two Dimes" Karter & "The Ivy League M.V.P." Griff Garrison(w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett) d. The Spanish Announce Project(Angélico & Serpentico); Karter pinned Serpentico after pulling off Serpentico's mask, leaving him vulnerable to a rolling elbow to the back of the head from Garrison (11:09).

AEW Collision

-Commentators:  Tony Schiavone, Kevin Kelly, & Nigel McGuinness.
-Jon Moxley d. Shane Taylor(w/ "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty) with the bulldog sleeper (9:39).
-"The Rated-R Superstar" Adam Copeland d. "The Inhuman" Dante Martin via Grindhouse(Crippler Crossface) (11:49).
-"La Mera Mera" Thunder Rosa d. Queen Aminata after the Tijuana Bomb(package powerbomb) (9:20).
-"The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia(w/ Fear The Revelation(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeler) d. Buddy Matthews(w/ Malakai Black & Brody King) with a jackknife cradle (11:19); "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard did commentary.  Afterwards, a huge brawl erupted between F.T.R. and the House Of Black with the locker room emptying in an attempt to separate them.
-"The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong(w/ ROH Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & "The Miracle" Mike Bennett)) d. "Rebourne" Matt Sydal after the End Of Heartache(released suplex onto the knees) (8:16).
-"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli d. AEW Continental Crown/ROH Heavyweight Champion "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston & Angel Ortiz when Danielson pinned Ortiz after the flying knee strike (16:11).

ROH Taping

-"Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack & "All Heart" Blake Christian d. The Outrunners(Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum) when Mack pinned Floyd after the frog splash (5:16).
-"La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie, "The Cuban Diamond" Diamante Zuniga, & Leila Grey(w/ Johnny T.V.) d. "The Afro Punk" Trish Adora, "The Hottest Flame" Kiera Hogan, & Lady Frost when Diamante pinned Adora after an inverted swinging neckbreaker (7:00).
-ROH Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & "The Miracle" Mike Bennett) d. Gravity & Gringo Loco(non-title); Bennett pinned Loco after he and Taven hit the Hail Mary(spike piledriver) (7:01).
-The Infantry("Captain" Shawn Deans & "Bad News & Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) & "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson d. The Iron Savages(Dirty Bulk Bronson & Beefcake Boulder) & Jacked Jameson when Johnson pinned Jameson after an elevated inverted DDT (5:36).
-Red Velvet d. "The Devil's Little Princess" Heather Reckless via enzuigiri (2:22).
-"Space Jesus" Billie Starkz d. "The Little Blue Dragon" Tootie Lynn Ramsey after the swanton bomb (3:05).
-"All Ego" Ethan Page d. "The Southern Flamingo" Kody Lane with the Ego's Edge(released Razor's Edge) (2:00).
-"The Living Dead Girl" Abadon d. Robyn Renegade via Black Dahlia(low stepover DDT) (3:55).
-Jack Cartwheel d. Jon Cruz after a moonsault into an elbowdrop (4:34).
-Action Andretti d. "The 5* King" Anthony Henry with the split-legged moonsault (7:36).
-"Azucar" Rocky Romero won a four-corner match with "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods(w/ "Smart" Mark Sterling), "The Blue Collar Badass" James D. Drake, and "The Real" Slim J when he pinned Slim J after a running Sliced Bread #2 (7:24).

-Wednesday on Dynamite:  The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) & "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn vs. The Mogul Embassy("They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona)) for the AEW Trios Titles, Adam Copeland vs. "The King" Minoru Suzuki, "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Penta El Cero Miedo, Trent Berretta vs. "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow, and Jeff Hardy vs. Shane "Swerve" Strickland.
-Next week on Collision:  F.T.R. & Daniel Garcia vs. The House Of Black in an elimination tag cage match.

NJPW New Beginning in Nagoya

-Shoma Kato fought Katsuya Murashima to a time-limit draw.
-"Souled Out" Ren Narita & "The Tokyo Pimp" Yujiro Takahashi d. "Roughneck" Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma when Narita pinned Honma after the Double Cross(X-Factor).
-IWGP Global Champion "The Rebel" David Finlay, Alex Coughlin, Gabe Kidd, "The Wild Rhino" Clark Connors, & "Drilla" Dan Moloney d. Jeff Cobb, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Catch-22(T.J. Perkins & Francesco Akira), "Face Of Fury" Aaron Henare, & "The Prince Of Pace" Callum Newman when Finlay pinned Newman with a powerbomb.
-"Murder Machine" Sho Tanaka & Yoshinobu Kanemaru d. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion El Desperado & "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato when Sho pinned Wato after the Shock Arrow(straitjacket package piledriver).
-Zack Sabre Jr., The Mighty Don't Kneel("Hysterical" Shane Haste & "Mad" Mikey Nicholls), & Kosei Fujita d. NEVER Openweight Trios Champions "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, T.V. Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi, & "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii and "The Unchained Gorilla" Togi Makabe when Sabre made Makabe tap out to a modified figure-four leglock.
-Seiya Sanada, Taichi Ishikari, "Heat Storm" Yuya Uemura, Douki, & TAKA Michinoku d. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, "Gene Blast" Yota Tsuji, Hiromu Takahashi, & Bushi when Sanada made Bushi tap out to the Skull End(dragon sleeper with bodyscissors).
-"The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka d. "Bone Soldier" Taiji Ishimori in a "Ring Fit Match"(ten-minute time-limit, breaks every three minutes, round of cardio during breaks, last person to touch the belt in the time limit wins) to win the King Of Pro Wrestling Title.
-IWGP/Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions The Guerrillas Of Destiny v2.0(Hikuleo & El Phantasmo) d. KENTA Kobayashi & "The Crown Jewel" Chase Owens to retain the Strong Openweight Tag Titles when Phantasmo pinned Owens after the Canadian Revolution II(straitjacket face-first piledriver).
-Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe d. Tama Tonga in a lumberjack match via Everything Is Evil(STO) to win the NEVER Openweight Title.

Friday, January 19, 2024

Friday Rasslin

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Kevin Patrick & Corey Graves.
-Santos Escobar & The Legado World Order(Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo) d. Carlito Colón & The Latino World Order(Joaquin Wilde & "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza) when Escobar rolled up Carlito.
-British Strong Style(Tyler Bate & "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne) d. Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) when Dunne pinned Prince after the Bitter End(pumphandle Flatliner).
-Katana Chance & Kayden Carter d. The Unholy Union(Alba Fyre & "The Unholy Enchantress" Isla Dawn) to retain the Women's Tag Team Titles.  Bayley Rose did commentary while the rest of Damage CTRL(WWE Women's Champion "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai, "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai, "The Pirate Princess" Kairi Sane, & Dakota Kai) stood at ringside.
-"The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles vs. L.A. Knight ended in a no-contest when "The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa(w/ Jimmy Uso) attacked both men.
-Randy Orton d. "The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa via RKO after A.J. Styles and L.A. Knight stopped Jimmy Uso from interfering.  The three contenders fought amongst themselves until WWE Champion Roman Reigns took out Orton with a Superman Punch, then signed the Royal Rumble match contract.  Reigns attempted to punctuate the night with a spear, but Orton caught him with the RKO.
-Next week:  Carmelo Hayes vs. "The Now" Austin Theory, Carlito Colón vs. Santos Escobar, and Katana Chance & Kayden Carter vs. The Kabuki Warriors(Asuka Urai & Kairi Sane) for the Women's Tag Team Titles.

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Ian Riccaboni, & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard.
-"The Ocho" Chris Jericho d. "Rebourne" Matt Sydal after the Judas Effect(spinning elbowsmash); Don Callis did commentary.  "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita attacked Jericho on the entrance ramp.
-Penta El Cero Miedo(w/ Alex Abrahantes) d. "The 5* King" Anthony Henry with the Fear Factor(package piledriver).
-"More Than A Woman" Kris Statlander(w/ Stokely Hathaway) d. Queen Aminata via spinning fisherman driver.
-Darby Allin d. Jeff Hardy with the Last Supper(crossed-leg jackknife cradle).
-Added to tomrorow night's Collision:  Jon Moxley vs. Shane Taylor.

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-Scrypts(w/ Out The Mud(Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) & Jaida Parker) d. Brooks Jensen.
-Jacy Jayne d. Carlee Bright.
-Charlie Dempsey & Damon Kemp(w/ Drew Gulak & Myles Borne) d. Hank Walker & Tank Ledger.

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Thursday Rasslin

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose d. Erica Leigh.
-The Undisputed Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & "The Miracle" Mike Bennett) d. The Iron Savages(Dirty Bulk Bronson & Beefcake Boulder)(w/ Jacked Jameson) to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles.
-Claudio Castagnoli d. "The Bounty Hunter" Bryan Keith.
-"Space Jesus" Billie Starkz, "The Hottest Flame" Kiera Hogan, Lady Frost, & Queen Aminata d. "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie, "Legit" Leyla Hirsch, "Strong Smile" Rachael Ellering, & Robyn Renegade.  "The Living Dead Girl" Abadon came out after the match to glare at everyone.
-Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin) d. "The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter.
-"The Sussex County Chicken" Mark Briscoe d. Serpentico.
-"The Cuban Diamond" Diamante Zuniga d. Dreamgirl Ellie.
-"The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher d. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels to retain the ROH T.V. Title.
-El Hijo Del Vikingo(w/ Alex Abrahantes) d. Action Andretti to retain the AAA Mega Title.

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-Jake Something won a six-way match with El Hijo Del Vikingo, "The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida, "Speedball" Mike Bailey, "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel, and Laredo Kid.
-Xia Brookside d. "The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz.
-The Grizzled Young Veterans("Liverpool's #1" Zack Gibson & "Mr. Mayhem" James Drake) d. "The World-Class Maniac" Eric Young & "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian.
-"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander d. "The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay.
-Next week:  "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada & The Motor City Machineguns(Alex Shelley & X-Division Champion Chris Sabin) vs. Heavyweight Champion Moose, "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards, & "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers, plus Nic Nemeth vs. Zachary Wentz and "The Juggernaut" Jordynne Grace vs. Trinity Fatu for the Women's Title.

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-Dante Chen d. Tavion Heights after the Chentle Touch(double chop).
-Julius Creed(w/ Brutus Creed) d. Apollo Crews by blocking a sunset flip attempt and hooking the legs.

Tomorrow night on WWE Smackdown:
-British Strong Style(Tyler Bate & Butch Dunne) vs. Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince)
-Carlito Colón & The Latino World Order(Joaquin Wilde & "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza) vs. Santos Escobar & The Legado World Order(Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo)

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Ian Riccaboni, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-"The Patriarch" Christian Cage(w/ Killswitchsaurus & Nick Wayne) d. "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes after the Killswitch to retain the TNT Title (15:25).
-International Champion "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy & Trent Berretta(w/ "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor) d. Penta El Cero Miedo & Komander(w/ Rey Fenix & Alex Abrahantes) when Trent pinned Komander with the cradle behind-the-back piledriver (10:16).  Afterwards, the Best Friends trio was confronted by "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong & ROH Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & "The Miracle" Mike Bennett).
-"Switchblade" Jay White & The Gunn Club(Austin & Colten Gunn) d. The Mogul Embassy("They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona)) to win the ROH Trios Titles.  AEW Trios Champion "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens(w/ "Platinum" Max Caster & "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn) stopped Nana from interfering, leading to White pinning Kaun after the Blade Runner(swinging Flatliner) (9:31).
-"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo d. "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay via Venus De Milo(double-armbar submission) (6:41).  AEW Women's Champion "Timeless" Toni Storm(w/ Luther & Mariah May) did commentary.
-Private Party(Marq Quen & "Brother Zay" Isiah Kassidy) d. Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin) when Quen pinned Darius with an O'Connor Roll while holding the roles (10:16).
-Samoa Joe d. FTW Champion Hook with the Coquina Clutch(sleeper with bodyscissors) to retain the AEW Heavyweight Title (8:41).  Hook refused to stay down and Joe re-entered the ring for more abuse until "Hangman" Adam Page hit the ring to back him off; Shane "Swerve" Strickland(w/ Prince Nana) watched the proceedings from the audience.
-Friday on Rampage:  "The Ocho" Chris Jericho vs. "Rebourne" Matt Sydal, "More Than A Woman" Kris Statlander vs. Queen Aminata, Penta El Cero Miedo vs. "The 5* King" Anthony Henry, and Darby Allin vs. Jeff Hardy.
-Saturday on Collision in St. Louis:  AEW Continental Crown Champion "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston & Angel Ortiz vs. "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson & Claudio Casatagnoli and "The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia vs. Buddy Matthews.

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

No new episode of NWA Powerrr this week.

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.
-Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament:  Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams d. "The Epitome Of Excellence" Edris Enofe & Malik "The Freak" Blade when Trick pinned Blade after the jumping knee strike (12:09).
-NXT Women's Champion Lyra Vakyria & Tatum Paxley d. Lola Vice & "La Madrina" Elektra Lopez; Tatum took Elektra down with a top-rope cross-bodyblock, then pushed Lyra out of the way of Lola's spinning kick only to take the shot instead.  Lyra disposed of Lola as Tatum fell on top of Elektra for the pin (4:04).
-Ridge "The Fridge" Holland d. "The Iron King" Joe Coffey(w/ "The Last King Of Scotland" Wolfgang Young & Mark Coffey) via Northern Grit(Northern Lights Bomb) (2:28).  Gallus beat down Holland after the match.
-Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament:  The Latino World Order(Joaquin Wilde & "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza)(w/ Zelina Vega) d. Chase University v2.0(Duke Hudson & "Turbo" Riley Osborne)(w/ Andre Chase) when Cruz pinned Duke after the Phoenix Splash (6:10 aired).
-Donovan Dijak d. Trey Bearhill with a cyclone boot (4:38); Joe Gacy did commentary and brawled with Dijak after the bell, then Lexis King laid out Bearhill.
-"The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez won a contender battle royal.  Eliminations:  Jakara Jackson by Gigi Dolin, Adriana Rizzo by "The Boujee Bully" Lash Legend, Jaida Parker by Izzi Dame, "Futuristic" Stevie Turner by Fallon Henley, Brinley Reece by "La Madrina" Elektra Lopez, Elektra by Lola Vice, Lola by Tatum Paxley, Gigi by Blair Davenport, Blair by Karmen Petrovic, Tatum by Lash, Petrovic by "Miss NXT" Arianna Grace, Arianna by Thea Hail, Thea by Izzi, Izzi by Roxanne & Fallon, Lash by Wren Sinclair(fka Madi Wrenkowski), and Wren by Kiana James.  That left the final four of Roxanne, Fallon, Kiana, and Kelani to fight four-corner style to a pin/sub finish; Roxanne pinned Kelani with the Pop Rox(Code Red) for the victory (19:08 aired).  NXT Women's Champion Lyra Valkyria came out to stare down Roxanne at the end of the show.

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Main Event this week has:
-Apollo Crews vs. Julius Creed
-Dante Chen vs. Tavion Heights

Smackdown on Friday has:
-Katana Chance & Kayden Carter vs. Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn - Women's Tag Team Titles

Raw next Monday has:
-Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest
-Chad Gable vs. Ivar Hanson
-Ivy Nile vs. "Valhalla" Sarah Logan

NXT next Tuesday has:
-Axiom & Nathan Frazer vs. Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin - Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament
-Trey Bearhill vs. Lexis King

The Royal Rumble is on Saturday 1/27:
-30-Man Royal Rumble
-30-Woman Royal Rumble
-Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton vs. L.A. Knight vs. A.J. Styles - WWE Title
-Logan Paul vs. Kevin Owens - U.S. Title

NXT Vengeance Day is on Sunday 2/3:
-Ilja Dragunov vs. Trick Williams - NXT Title
-Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez - NXT Women's Title
-Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournment Final

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite tomorrow night has:
-Samoa Joe vs. Hook - Heavyweight Title
-Christian Cage vs. Dustin Rhodes - TNT Title
-Brian Cage & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) vs. "Switchblade" Jay White & The Gunn Club(Austin & Colten Gunn) - ROH Trios Titles
-Deonna Purrazzo vs. Anna Jay

Collision is in St. Louis, MO on Saturday.

Revolution is on Sunday 3/3.

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION/IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thursday has:
-Josh Alexander vs. Will Ospreay
-El Hijo Del Vikingo vs. Yujiro Kushida vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey vs. Jake Something vs. Trey Miguel vs. Laredo Kid
-Eric Young & Frankie Kazarian vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans(Zack Gibson & James Drake)
-Xia Brookside vs. Tasha Steelz
-Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. Jai Vidal

RING OF HONOR

ROH TV this Thursday has:
-El Hijo Del Vikingo vs. Action Andretti
-Kyle Fletcher vs. Christopher Daniels - ROH T.V. Title
-The Undisputed Kingdom(Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) vs. The Iron Savages(Bulk Bronson & Beefcake Boulder)
-Billie Starkz, Queen Aminata, Kiera Hogan, & Lady Frost vs. Taya Vakyrie, Leyla Hirsch, Rachel Ellering, & Robyn Renegade
-Top Flight(Dante & Darius Martin) vs. "The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter
-Mark Briscoe vs. Serpentico
-Claudio Castagnoli vs. Bryan Keith
-Diamante Zuniga vs. Dreamgirl Ellie
-In action:  Nyla Rose

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

New Beginning in Nagoya on Saturday 1/20 has:
-Tama Tonga vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe - NEVER Openweight Title
-Taiji Ishimori vs. "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka - King Of Pro Wrestling Title

Road To New Beginning on Tuesday 1/23 has:
-El Desperado vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title

Road To New Beginning on Wednesday 1/24 has:
-Shota Umino vs. Yota Tsuji

Road To New Beginning on Sunday 2/4 has:
-Catch-22(T.J. Perkins & Francesco Akira) vs. The War Dogs(Clark Connors & "Drilla" Dan Moloney) - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
-David Finlay vs. Callum Newman
-Jeff Cobb vs. Alex Coughlin
-Aaron Henare vs. Gabe Kidd

New Beginning In Osaka on Sunday 2/11 has:
-The United Empire(Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, T.J. Perkins, Francesco Akira, & Aaron Henare) vs. Bullet Club(David Finlay, Alex Coughlin, Gabe Kidd, Clark Connors, & "Drilla" Dan Moloney) - Cage Match
-Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
-Hikuleo & El Phantasmo vs. KENTA Kobayashi & Chase Owens - IWGP Tag Team Titles
-Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Tomohiro Ishii vs. The Mighty Don't Kneel(Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) & Kosei Fujita - NEVER Openweight Trios Titles

New Beginning in Sapporo Day 1 on Friday 2/23 has:
-David Finlay vs. Nic Nemeth - IWGP Global Title
-Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Matt Riddle - T.V. Title

New Beginning In Sapporo Day 2 on Saturday 2/24 has:
-Tetsuya Naito vs. Seiya Sanada - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Shingo Takagi vs. Taichi Ishikari
-Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura
-Hiromu Takahashi vs, Douki
-Bushi vs. TAKA Michinoku

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

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

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 2/3 in St. Louis, MO(Casa Loma Ballroom):
-"The Deliverer" Moses Powell & Ethan Price vs. The Philly & Marino Experience(Philly Collins & Marino Tenaglia) - United Glory Tag Team Titles Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Laynie Luck & ? vs. Dak Draper & ?
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Steph DeLander

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY

Next show is Friday 1/26 in Alton, IL:
-Davey Vega vs. Shazza McKenzie - Destination Title
-Mike Outlaw, Rahim De La Suede, & Madi Monarch vs. Adrian Surge, Tommy Davis, & Ashlyn Alexander
-Camaro Jackson vs. "Moonshine" Ryan Mantell
-Gary Jay vs. Laynie Luck
-Anakin Murphy & Zakk Sawyers vs. Christian Rose & Connor Hopkins

WRESTLEMAX STL

Next show is Saturday 2/24 in Columbia, IL.

GRANDEL WRESTLING

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

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

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

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Friday 2/9 in Belleville, IL:
-The L.A. Hustlers(Bradley Diggs & Lamont Potts) vs. The Top Guns(Brandon Barretta & Joe Vinetti) - Tag Team Titles - No-DQ Match

SICW has a TV taping on Saturday 2/10 in East Carondelet, IL.

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 2/17 in St. Louis, MO:
-Kahyman, Damian Blade, & Chris Slammer vs. Ricky Cruz, Jeff O'Connor, & Jerry Morgan

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

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

PRO WRESTLING EPIC

Next show is Saturday 2/3 in Salem, IL:
-Benjamin Trust vs. Logan Meyers - Heavyweight Title
-Kendall Beck vs. Dallas Taylor - Interstate Title
-Riley Knocks vs. Rachel Armstrong - Women's Title
-POWER Trip(Harsh & Damien Blackwell) vs. The Forgotten(? & ?) - Tag Team Titles
-Shazza McKenzie vs. Thunderkitty LaFleur
-Eagle Eye vs. Nick Natural
-Nasty Juan Sanchez vs. Ace Roberts
-Robert Martyr vs. Derek Fullerton

COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 1/27 in Edwardsville, IL:
-30-Wrestler Rumble-Style Battle Royal
-Madi Monarch vs. I.P. Mason - International Title
-D.N.X(David X & Noah X) vs. The Agents Of Chaos("Big Vik" Viktor Von Stein & Xavier Shadowz) - Tag Team Titles

NEW BREED WRESTING

Next show is Saturday 3/16 in Eldon, MO.

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ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING

Next show is Friday 2/23 in Berwyn, IL:
-Sierra vs. Queen Aminata - Women's Title
-Levi Everett vs. Joe Alonzo - Heritage Title
-Mat Fitchett & ? vs. Mike Hartenbower & Xavier Walker
-Gary Jay vs. Robert Anthony
-Heather Reckless & Maggie Lee vs. Shazza McKenzie & Missa Kate

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA

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

St. Louis Wrestling: http://www.saintlouiswrestling.com/

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Monday, January 15, 2024

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
-Do It Yourself("The Blackheart" Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) d. "Dirty" Dominik Misterio & "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh; Gargano pinned McDonagh after he and Ciampa hit the Meet In The Middle(close-range superkick/running knee strike combo) (11:40 aired).
-"The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell-Lumis d. Piper Niven & Chelsea Green-Cardona; Candice pinned Chelsea after Indi held Chelsea up on the ropes for Candice to hit a middle-rope springboard moonsault (3:31).
-Ludwig Kaiser d. Xavier Woods by DQ when Woods hit Kaiser with a chair from the commentary table (joined in progress; 7:11 aired plus brawling before the bell).  Kaiser fought back by kicking a steel chair back into Woods' face.
-"The Stamina Monster" Akira Tozawa(w/ Maxxine Dupri) d. Ivar Hanson(w/ "Valhalla" Sarah Logan) after a Maxxine distraction allowed Tozawa to deliver a tornado sunset bomb off the turnbuckles for the surprise win (1:59).  Ivar & Valhalla destroyed Tozawa & Maxxine after the match.
-Tag Team Champions "The Prince" Finn Bálor & "The Punishment" Damian Priest(w/ "Dirty" Dominik Misterio & "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh) d. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin & "R-Truth" Ron Kilings(non-title) when Bálor pinned R-Truth after Priest's South Of Heaven(sitout chokeslam) (4:43 aired).
-"The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark d. Natalya Neidhart & Tegan Nox when Shayna made Natalya tap out to a modified Kirifuda Clutch(used as a bulldog sleeper) (5:20).
-Seth "Freakin'" Rollins d. "The Modern-Day Maharajah" Jinder Mahal(w/ Indus Sher(Veer Mahaan & Sanga Gurjar) after the advanced curbstomp to retain the World Title (9:42 aired).  Tag Team Champion "The Punishment" Damian Priest came out during the bout with his Money In The Bank briefcase, but Drew McIntyre came out to brawl with him and stop a cash-in.
-Next week:  Chad Gable vs. Ivar Hanson, "The Pitbull" Ivy Nile vs. Valhalla. and Drew McIntyre vs. Tag Team Champion Damian Priest.

Saturday, January 13, 2024

Saturday SICW Results From Belleville, IL + Other Show Results

-Ring announcer:  Drew Abbenhaus.  Referees:  Bill Henson, Nick Ridenour, Andy Anderson, & Denny Thomas.
-"Astonishing" Austin Mulitalo d. Billy McNeil to retain the Mid-States Wrestling Missouri Title, rolling through a blind cross-bodyblock off the second rope and getting the pin with a handful of shorts (10:38).
-Promoter Herb Simmons announced that due to weather-related travel problems, Miranda Gordy and Judie Azul were unable to appear at the show.
-"The Kingpin" Rob Kowalski(w/ Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire) d. "Pretty Boy" Shawn Douglas after the K-Bomb(Vader Bomb) (5:16).
-The Ehh Team("Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent & "Big Nasty" Glenn Williams) d. "Volatile"" Curtis Wylde & Brice Cawvey(w/ Wyldefyre); Cawvey missed a middle-rope springboard moonsault and Vincent capitalized by covering for the pin (8:19).
-"Superstar" Steve Fender d. Bobby D to win the Central States Title.  Sean Vincent attacked Bobby D at ringside during the match, bashing him in the leg with a chair.  Fender, who had already been focusing his attack on the leg of the champion, locked Bobby D in an Indian Deathlock.  Bobby D did not submit but passed out in the hold, leading to the referee counting him down for a pinfall (17:09).
-The Big Texan d. "The Sultan" Payton Ayers(w/ "The Merchant Of Violence" Stephen E) to retain the Classic Title.  Ayers worked on the champion's right arm, but Texan was still able to deliver his finishing lariat in the end for the victory (12:24); Ayers got his foot on the bottom rope but the referee missed it.
-The L.A. Hustlers("Notorious" Bradley Diggs & "Ruffshot" Lamont Potts)(w/ Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire) d. The Top Guns(Brandon Barretta & Joe Vinetti) by DQ to retain the Tag Team Titles in a match where the titles could change hands on a disqualification.  Potts brought Lucky's briefcase into the ring, but Barretta got it away from him and hit him with it; the referee turned around in time to see this and called for the bell (13:45).
-Promoter Herb Simmons announced that the Hustlers would defend against the Top Guns at the February 9th show in a no-DQ match, with the Top Guns guaranteed to go to the back of the line of contention if they lost.  (NOTE:  Next month's show will be on Friday 2/9 with the TV taping on Saturday 2/10 due to Super Bowl Sunday on the 11th.)
-"The Night Train" Gary Jackson d. Attila Khan(w/ "The Merchant Of Violence" Stephen E) in a cage match with Commissioner Danny Boy Hawkins as the referee.  Danny Boy confiscated Khan's fork during the match and Jackson countered a bodyslam attempt with an inside cradle for the pinfall (11:27).

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Saturday MMWA results from St. Louis, MO:

-Ring announcer:  Paige Mac.  Referees:  Aron Lawrence, Dr. Jay King, & Rick Stone.
-"The Modern Viking" D.K. Coltello d. "The Anomaly" I.P. Mason after a spear to retain the Jr. Heavyweight Title (7:18).
-"The Avatar Of Excellence J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor d. "The Doctor Of Decadence" Dallas Stevens via Tombstone (9:48).
-The Snitch d. Jackal with the elevated DDT (9:17).
-Vicious & Delicious("The Incinerator" Shawn Blaze & "Flaming" Freddie Fury) d. Kahyman & "The P.O.D." Damion Cortess(w/ Abigail) after Cortess turned on Kahyman, leaving him to be pinned by Fury after Blaze threw Fury off the bottom rope into a splash (10:55).
-"The Unholy One" Damian Blade d. "The Boston Bad Boy" Jimmy D via swinging Flatliner (1:21 plus brawling before the bell).
-"The Main Attraction" Big Daddy Dion won a triple threat match with "The One-Man Zoo" L-Ride and "The Shooter" Jerry Morgan; Morgan had L-Ride in a figure-four leglock but Dion hit Morgan with a frog splash and pinned him (9:08).
-"Parasyte" Tyler Nyte & Women's Champion Madi Monarch(substituting for Mazoku) d. The STL Connection(Andrew "The Wolf" Wilder & "The Black Panther" Johnathan Zulu) to retain the Tag Team Titles for the Posthumans; Madi pinned Wilder after she and Parasyte hit a powerbomb/top-rope clothesline combo (14:43).
-"The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz d. "Your #1 Brother" Chris Slammer to retain the Heavyweight Title.  A masked man interfered with the referee down (Slammer pulled off the mask and I think it was Jerry Morgan), allowing Cruz to capitalize with a low blow.  Kahyman & "The Unholy One" Damian Blade ran off the masked man and Blade planted Cruz with the swinging Flatliner, giving Slammer a close near-fall.  A second masked man interfered and Cruz hit the Diamond Cutter to win (10:44); the second masked man revealed himself to be J.S.O.

Weekend Rasslin

AEW Collision

-Commentators:  Tony Schiavone, Kevin Kelly, & Nigel McGuinness.
-"The Rated-R Superstar" Adam Copeland d. "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty(w/ Shane Taylor) via Grindhouse(Crippler Crossface).
-The Mogul Embassy("They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona))(w/ Prince Nana) d. "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer & The Righteous("The Horror King" Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch) to retain the ROH Trios Titles when Kaun pinned Vincent after the Veambe(double-underhook faceplant).
-"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes d. "Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack with the Final Cut(elevated neckbreaker).
-"Hangman" Adam Page d. "The Blue Collar Badass" James D. Drake(w/ "The 5* King" Anthony Henry) via Buckshot(slingshot somersault lariat).
-"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo d. Red Velvet with the Venus De Milo(double-armbar submission).
-Hook d. "K.M." Kevin Matthews via Redrum(ka ta hajime).
-The House Of Black(Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews) d. Fear The Revelation(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeler) & "The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia when Matthews pinned Dax after the advanced curbstomp.  "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard did commentary and took a post-match beating along with F.T.R. & Garcia.
-Added to Wednesday's Dynamite:  The Mogul Embassy vs. Bullet Club Gold("Switchblade" Jay White & The Gunn Club(Austin & Colten Gunn)) for the ROH Trios Titles and "The Patriarch" Christian Cage vs. Dustin Rhodes for the TNT Title.

AEW Battle Of The Belts

-Commentators:  Tony Schiavone, Kevin Kelly, & Nigel McGuinness.
-"Absolute" Ricky Starks & "Big Bill" William Morrissey d. Le Sex Gods("The Ocho" Chris Jericho & "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara) in a street fight to retain the Tag Team Titles; "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita & "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs interfered against Jericho & Guevara with Hobbs pulling Starks out of the way of a Guevara swanton bomb off a lighting truss.  That allowed Starks to make the pin cover on Guevara for the win.
-Julia Hart d. "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay via Hartless Lock(head-and-arm stretch) to retain the TBS Title.
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy d. "Perro Peligroso" Preston Vance after the Beach Break(Air Raid Crash) to retain the AEW International Title.  "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong & ROH Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & "The Miracle" Mike Bennett) watched the match from ringside.

TNA Hard To Kill

-"Mayhem For All" Steve Maclin d. Rich Swann with the Killed In Action(double-underhook DDT).
-The System("Die Hard" Eddie Edwards & "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers)(w/ "Ride Or Die" Alisha Edwards) d. "The World-Class Maniac" Eric Young & "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian when Edwards pinned Kazarian after the Boston Knee Party(Shining Wizard).
-Crazzy Steve d. "The Innovator Of Violence" Tommy Dreamer in a no-DQ match to win the Digital Media Title via Belladonna's Kiss(flying DDT off the second rope).
-"The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw won an Ultimate X Match with "The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz, "Ride Or Die" Alisha Edwards, Xia Brookside, "The Wild Child" Jody Threat, and Dani Luna by retrieving the X from above the ring.
-"Perfect Creation One" Pierre Carl Ouellet d. "Dirty Dango" Johnny Curtis(w/ Oleg Prudius & John E. "Alpha" Bravo) by DQ when Bravo interfered; Rhino & Jake Something came to P.C.O.'s aid and Santino Marella ordered an impromptu trios match.
-"Perfect Creation One" Pierre Carl Ouellet, Rhino, & Jake Something d. Oleg Prudius, "Dirty Dango" Johnny Curtis, & John E. "Alpha" Bravo when P.C.O. pinned Bravo with the moonsault.
-The Decay("The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush & Jessicka Havok) d. M.K. Ultra(Masha Slamovich & "Killer" Kelly Lourenco) to win the Women's Tag Team Titles; Havok pinned Kelly after she and Rosemary hit a sitout chokebomb/headslam combo.
-Chris Sabin won a triple threat match with El Hijo Del Vikingo and "The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida to retain the X-Division Title when he pinned Kushida with the Cradle Shock(fireman's-carry cradle Michinoku Driver).
-"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander d. Alex Hammerstone via C-4 Spike(double-underhook piledriver).
-The Ace & Bey Connection("The Inevitable" Ace Austin & "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey) won a four-corner match with "Speedball" Mike Bailey & Laredo Kid, The Grizzled Young Veterans("Liverpool's #1" Zack Gibson & "Mr. Mayhem" James Drake), and The Rascalz("The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Bey pinned Trey after he and Ace hit the 1-2-Sweet(assisted Art Of Finesse(flying Cutter) by Bey followed by Fold(running Buff Blockbuster) by Ace).
-"The Juggernaut" Jordynne Grace d. Trinity Fatu with the pumphandle Michinoku Driver to win the Women's Title.  Ash By Elegance(fka Dana Brooke) watched the match from ringside.
-Moose d. Alex Shelley to win the Heavyweight Title.  The System(Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, Alisha Edwards, & DeAngelo Williams) got involved which brought out Chris Sabin & Yujiro Kushida to fight them off, but Moose still went on to win with the Lights Out(spear).  After the match, Nic Nemeth made his TNA debut and laid out Moose with the superkick and Blonde Ambition(jumping reverse Flatliner).

NJPW Battle In The Valley

-Matt Vandagriff d. David Goldy with the 450 Splash.
-Stephanie Vaquer d. Viva Van via package backbreaker.
-"Shooter" Shota Umino, "Mr. No Days Off" Fred Rosser, & Jacob Fatu d. Team Filthy("Filthy" Tom Lawlor & The West Coast Wrecking Crew("The Mile-High Samurai" Royce Isaacs & "Superman's Daddy" Jorel Nelson)) when Umino pinned Isaacs after the Death Rider(double-underhook DDT).  After the match, Jack Perry made a surprise appearance to attack Umino, ripping up an AEW contract and donning a "Scapegoat" armband.
-Mascara Dorada & Volador Jr. d. "Azucar" Rocky Romero & Soberano Jr. when Volador pinned Romero after a Canadian Destroyer.
-IWGP Global Champion David Finlay d. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion T.J. Perkins(non-title) via Overkill(suplex-lift Go To Sleep).
-IWGP/Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions The Guerrillas Of Destiny v2.0(Hikuleo & El Phantasmo) d. The War Dogs(Alex Coughlin & "The Wild Rhino" Clark Connors) to retain the Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles; Hikuleo pinned Coughlin after Phantasmo hit the Thunderkiss '86(top-rope splash) with an assist from Hikuleo.
-Giulia d. "The Afro Punk" Trish Adora with the Northern Lights Bomb to retain the Strong Women's Title.
-Via video package, Mustafa Ali challenged Hiromu Takahashi to a match at the next U.S. show Windy City Riot.
-"The King Of Bros" Matt Riddle & Jeff Cobb d. Zack Sabre Jr. & Bad Dude Tito when Riddle pinned Tito after the Bro Derek(cradle vertical powerslam).
-"The Mad King" Eddie Kingston fought Gabe Kidd to a double countout to retain the Strong Openweight Title.
-Jon Moxley d. Shingo Takagi in a no-DQ match after an elevated Death Rider(double-underhook DDT) onto a chair.
-"The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada d. "The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay with the Rainmaker(ripcord lariat).

Friday, January 12, 2024

Friday Rasslin

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Kevin Patrick & Corey Graves.
-Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo d. The Latino World Order(Joaquin Wilde & "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza)(w/ Zelina Vega); Santos Escobar did commentary and got into a brawl with Carlito Colon near the end of the match.
-"The E.S.T." Bianca Belair d. Bayley Rose(w/ WWE Women's Champion "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai, "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai, "The Pirate Princess" Kairi Sane, & Dakota Kai).
-Carmelo Hayes vs. "The Now" Austin Theory ended in a referee stoppage no-contest after Theory was injured in delivering a slingshot Spanish Fly(a la A.R. Fox's Lo Mein Pain).
-Randy Orton, "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles, & L.A. Knight d. "The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa & Jimmy Uso(w/ Paul Heyman) when Orton pinned Jimmy after the RKO.
-Next week:  Katana Chance & Kayden Carter vs. Alba Fyre & "The Unholy Enchantress" Isla Dawn or the Women's Tag Team Titles.

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & Jim Ross.
-"The Mad King" Eddie Kingston d. ROH Pure Champion "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta with the Northern Lights Bomb to retain the AEW Continental Crown.
-Shane "Swerve" Strickland(w/ ROH Trios Champions "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona)) d. "Rebourne" Matt Sydal via J.M.L. Driver(half-nelson Michinoku Driver).
-Hikaru Shida d. Queen Aminata after the Katana(spinning buzzsaw knee).
-The Dark Order(Evil Uno, John Silver, & Alex Reynolds)(w/ "#-1" Brodie Lee Jr.) d. "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager, "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker, & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard when Reynolds pinned Hager with the jackknife cradle.
-Added to tomorrow's Collision:  Fear The Revelation(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeler) & "The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia vs. The House Of Black(Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews).
-Added to tomorrow's Battle Of The Belts:  "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy vs. "Perro Peligroso" Preston Vance for the AEW International Title.

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-"The Iron King" Joe Coffey d. Tavion Heights after the Awra Best For The Bells(discus lariat).
-Jaida Parker d. "The In-Ring Thriller" Amari Miller.
-Joe Gacy d. "Big Body Javi" Javier Bernal with the Upside-Down(rope-handspring lariat).