-Ring announcer: "Googz" Robert Svenson. Referees: Ben Reilly & Dallas Edwards.
-"Rock Star" Cordell Cain won a six-way match with "The Powerglider" Eddie Martinez(w/ El Nastico), Bax, "Big Time" Ethan Heyre, "The Influencer" Sean Login, and "Humanly Disdained" Derek Fullerton to win the Issues With Wrestling Overdrive Title when he pinned Fullerton after the 450 Splash (5:23).
-"The Grand Regent" Camaro Jackson vs. Alex Herzog for the Interstate Title never officially started as the two brawled out of the entranceway and the locker room emptied to separate them. Promoter Lenny Mephisto was accidentally struck a few times in the chaos, causing him to order a cage match between the two in the future.
-"The Master Of Hairflips" Brandon Aarons won a battle royal. Approximate order of elimination: Vincent Sawyer, "Godspeed" Noah Clover, Cactus Tate Manson, Anthony "Worldwide" Lopes, "The Third-Generation Monster" Damien Blackwell, Zarek Camacho, "Cutthroat" Kenny Kalix, Harsh, Alex Melee, Navi Kai, "Effortless" Chris Hendrix, "Big L" Lance Gettemeier, "The Midwest Bad Boy" P.T. Beckham, and "The Sensational" Eagle Eye (7:09).
-Big Bad Barackus d. Nick Natural(w/ "Humanly Disdained" Derek Fullerton) after a splash off the second rope (10:20).
-"The Marionette" Noelle Summit d. "Your Wish On A Shooting Star" Rachel Armstrong via pump knee to retain the Women's Title (6:20).
-Quest Parker d. "Captain Bad Attitude" James Brady with the double-jump flying Cutter to win the Cruiserweight Title (10:16).
-"The Golden Cobra" Kevin Lee Davidson d. "The Modern Man" Calvin Coco after the swinging uranagi (8:02).
-"Strictly Business" Brandon Barretta d. "Da Bomb" Erik Surge via rollup with a handful of tights (13:20).
-Keith Smith Jr. d. "Big Munch" Marcus Muncherson to retain the Heavyweight Title. Munch hit the front powerslam, but "Big L" Lance Gettemeier pulled the referee out of the ring before the pin count could be made. Munch confronted Big L only to be leveled by a boot to the face; Big L put Smith on top of Munch and threw the referee back into the ring to count the pinfall (7:26).
-The Philly & Marino Experience(Philly Collins & Marino Tenaglia) d. Tag Team Champions The Hooligans(Itchy Devin & Mason) by DQ; The Hooligans retained the Tag Team Titles. P.M.E. appeared to have the match won after hitting the Sunset Dreams(Flapjack-into-Paydirt) on Mason, but Itchy interrupted the referee's pin count with a low blow to save the titles (10:30).
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It was a rainy day, causing some outdoor wrestling shows to be cancelled (Dynamo Pro at Cinco De Mayo in St. Louis, IEW in Granite City which was scheduled to take place in the outdoor pavilion).
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Saturday, May 3, 2025
Saturday PWE Results From Alton, IL
AEW Collision
-Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness, & TNT Champion Adam Cole.
-Women's Champion "Timeless" Toni Storm(w/ Luther) d. Lady Frost(non-title).
-ROH Tag Team Champion "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara won a four-corner match with "El Toro Blanco" Rush, "The Jet" Kevin Knight, and A.R. Fox.
-"The Megasus" Megan Payne(w/ "Superbad Girl" Penelope Ford-Sabian) d. Harley Cameron. "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay saved Harley from a post-match beatdown.
-Brody King fought "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander to a time-limit draw. "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer arrived to assist Alexander away from ringside, but King fought both men until the numbers caught up to him.
-"Red Death" Daniel Garcia d. "Platinum" Max Caster.
-The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona) d. Ray Jaz & David Goldy.
-Fear The Revelation(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeler)(w/ Stokely Hathaway) d. Paragon("The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong & Kyle O'Reilly) in a best-of-three-falls match. Falls: O'Reilly made Dax tap out to the anklelock. Dax pinned Strong after he and Cash hit the Shatter Machine(Flapjack-into-Codebreaker). Dax pinned O'Reilly after he and Cash hit another Shatter Machine.
-Wednesday on Dynamite: Trios Champion Samoa Joe vs. Claudio Castagnoli and Shane "Swerve" Strickland/"Speedball" Mike Bailey/"The Sussex County Chicken" Mark Briscoe vs. Ricochet & The Young Bucks(Matthew & Nicholas Jackson).
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Night 1
-Katsuya Murashima d. Daiki Nagai via Boston Crab.
-Toru Yano, Oleg Boltin, & IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato & Yohei Komatsu d. The Ichiban Sweet Boys("The Sniper Of The Sky" Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita), Ryohei Oiwa, & Hartley Jackson) when Boltin pinned Jackson after the Kamikaze(Finlay Roll).
-"The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii, Taichi Ishikari, "Heat Storm" Yuya Uemura, & TAKA Michinoku) d. Tetsuya Naito, IWGP Global Champion "Gene Blast" Yota Tsuji, Hiromu Takahashi, & Bushi when Taichi pinned Bushi after a Saito Suplex.
-IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hirooki Goto, Yoshi-Hashi, & Ryusuke Taguchi d. "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka, Callum Newman, & Jakob Austin Young; Hashi pinned Young after he ad Goto hit the Shoto(double-team Eye Of The Hurricane).
-El Phantasmo fought NEVER Openweight Champion "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita to a time-limit draw to retain the T.V. Title (Takeshita's title was not on the line).
-Zack Sabre Jr. d. Hiroshi Tanahashi with the Zack Driver(Michinoku Driver).
-Shingo Takagi d. "Roughneck" Shota Umino via Last Of The Dragon(wrist-clutch pumphandle Michinoku Driver).
-The War Dogs("War Ready" Gabe Kidd, "The Rebel" David Finlay, "100 Proof" Clark Connors, "Drilla" Dan Moloney, & "Bone Soldier" Taiji Ishimori) d. The House Of Torture(Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Seiya Sanada, NEVER Openweight Trios Co-Champions "Souled Out" Ren Narita & Sho Tanaka, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) in a Dog Pound Cage Match; Kidd pinned Narita for the win after a piledriver off the second rope through a barbed-wire table.
Friday, May 2, 2025
WWE Smackdown
-Commentators: Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett.
-"The Punishment" Damian Priest d. L.A. Knight by DQ when Solo Sikoa attacked Priest. Priest and Knight started working together to fight off Solo, but U.S. Champion "The Samoan Werewolf" Jacob Fatu arrived to lay out both adversaries.
-Axiom & Nathan Frazer d. Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince).
-Aleister Black d. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin(w/ Carmelo Hayes).
-Women's U.S. Champion Zelina Vega d. Piper Niven(w/ Chelsea Green-Cardona)(non-title).
-Rey Fenix d. Santos Escobar.
-WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton & Jade Cargill d. Queen Nia Jax & Naomi Night.
-Next week: Damian Priest & L.A. Knight vs. U.S. Champion Jacob Fatu & Solo Sikoa, plus Jade Cargill vs. Queen Nia Jax.
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Thursday Rasslin
ROH TV
-Commentators: Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-Mina Shirakawa d. "The Baddie" Leila Grey.
-Johnny T.V. & The MxM Collection(Mason Madden & Mansoor El-Shehail) d. Rosario Grillo, Alan Russell, & Cameron Russell.
-ROH Women's T.V. Champion Red Velvet d. La Catalina(non-title).
-The Frat House(Cole "Two Dimes" Karter & "The Ivy League M.V.P." Griff Garrison)(w/ Preston Vance & Jacked Jameson) d. The Spanish Announce Project(Angélico & Serpentico). ROH Heavyweight Champion Bandido saved the S.A.P. from a post-match beatdown.
TNA Impact
-Commentators: Tom Hannian & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-"The Realest" Mike Santana d. Isaiah Moore.
-Moose(w/ "Ride Or Die" Alisha Edwards) d. Zachary Wentz to retain the X-Division Title.
-"The Wild Child" Jody Threat d. Maggie Lee.
-Leon Slater d. K.C. Navarro.
-"The King Of TNA" Frankie Kazarian & Tag Team Champions The Nemeth Brothers("The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth & "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth) d. Heavyweight Champion "The Prestigious" Joe Hendry & The Hardy Boys(Jeff & "Broken" Matt); Trick Williams attacked Hendry at ringside, leading to Nic pinning Jeff for the win.
WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Vic Joseph & Blake Howard.
-Speed Champion Dragon Lee d. Karrion Kross(w/ Scarlett Bordeaux)(non-title).
-American Made(Julius & Brutus Creed) d. The Alpha Academy(Otis Dozovic & "The Stamina Monster" Akira Tozawa)(w/ Maxxine Dupri).
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
AEW Dynamite
AEW Dynamite
-Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-Continental Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, The Young Bucks(Matthew & Nicholas Jackson), & Ricochet d. International Champion "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega, "Speedball" Mike Bailey, "The Jet" Kevin Knight, & "The Sussex County Chicken" Mark Briscoe when Okada pinned Briscoe after the Rainmaker(ripcord lariat) (26:25).
-Trios Champions The Opps(Samoa Joe, "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata, & "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs) d. "The Professional" Rhett Titus, "Nicky Boy" Nick Comoroto, & Myles Hawkins(non-title) when Hobbs pinned Hawkins after the spinebuster (3:05). The Death Riders(Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, & "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta, w/ "The Problem" Marina Shafir) attacked the Opps after the bell, ending with Claudio delivering the Neutralizer(Gotch-style face-first piledriver) on Shibata onto an upside-down chair.
-Women's Champion "Timeless" Toni Storm(w/ Luther) d. "The Pink Striker" Miyu Yamashita(non-title) via Storm Zero v2.0(short piledriver) (9:23). TBS Champion "The C.E.O." Mercedes Moné interrupted Toni's victory celebration, but was run off by Jamie Hayter.
-"The Prodigy" Nick Wayne(w/ "The Patriarch" Christian Cage, "Superbad" Kip Sabian, & Shayna Wayne) d. Jay Lethal after a fisherman buster to retain the ROH T.V. Title (9:18).
-Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament: "Hangman" Adam Page d. "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher(w/ "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer) with the Buckshot(slingshot somersault lariat) (23:23); Don Callis did commentary.
-Saturday on Collision: Women's Champion "Timeless" Toni Storm vs. Lady Frost(non-title) and Brody King vs. "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander.
-In two weeks on Dynamite: Jon Moxley vs. Trios Champion Samoa Joe in a cage match for the Heavyweight Title.
WWE EVOLVE
-Commentators: Peter Rosenberg & Mr. Robert Stone.
-Zayda Steel(w/ Bryce Donovan) d. Layla Diggs(w/ Aria Bennett).
-Tyson "The Brick" Dupont & Tyriek Igwe d. Aaron Rourke & Freedom Ramsey.
-Wendy Choo d. "Smiley" Kylie Rae.
-Keanu Carver & Harlem Lewis d. Swipe Right(Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes)(w/ Bryce Donovan, Jackson Drake, & Zayda Steel).
WWE Speed
-Commentator: Corey Graves.
-El Grande Americano d. Alex Shelley with the swandive headbutt (2:21).
-Next week: Dragon Lee vs. El Grande Americano for the Speed Title.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
NJPW Hizen No Kuni
-El Phantasmo d. "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka with the Thunderkiss '86(top-rope splash) to win the T.V. Title.
-"Master Wato" Hirai Kawato & Yohei Komatsu d. The Ichiban Sweet Boys("The Sniper Of The Sky" Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) to win the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles; Wato pinned Fujita after he and Yoh hit a brainbuster onto the knee/head kick combo.
-El Desperado d. Templario via Pinche Loco(double-underhook sitout faceplant) to retain the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title.