Saturday, January 13, 2024

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).

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