Wednesday Rasslin

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-Chris Jericho d. Ricochet with the Lionsault (13:59).  "Everyone" was banned from ringside; "Psycho Killer" Tommaso Ciampa attacked Jericho afterwards.
-"El Toro Blanco" Rush won a four-corner match with Trios Champion "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy, "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage, and "Blackheart" Lio Rush when he pinned Lio after the Bull's Horns(corner basement dropkick) (12:09).  Members of the Don Callis Family arrived at ringside ("The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer, "Azucar" Rocky Romero, and the returning Jake Doyle) to try an attack on Orange, but that brought out more of the Conglomeration ("The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong & Kyle O'Reilly) to even things up.
-Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament:  Brody King d. Claudio Castagnoli.
-TayJay(Taynara Melo-Guevara & "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay) d. Allie Katch & Ava Everett.
-Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament:  Natioanl Champion "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis d. "Jungle" Jack Perry(non-title).

AEW Collision

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-Continental Champion Jon Moxley, Will Ospreay, & "The Bastard" Pac(w/ "The Problem" Marina Shafir) d. The Rascalz(Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz, & "Hot Fire" Myron Reed.
-Andrade El Idolo d. "The Inevitable" Ace Austin.
-"The Cosmic Killer" Kris Statlander(w/ Harley Cameron) d. Hikaru Shida in a Lights Out Street Fight.
-Saturday on Collision:  The Conglomeration(Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, & Kyle O'Reilly) vs. The Don Callis Family(Lance Archer & Roppongi Vice(Trent Berretta & Rocky Romero) for the Trios Titles and The Divine Dominion("The Megasus" Megan Bayne & "Colossal" Lena Kross) vs. TayJay for the Women's Tag Team Titles.
-Next week on Dynamite:  Maxwell Jacob Friedman vs. Rush for the Heavyweight Title, plus Mark Davis vs. Will Ospreay in the Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament, "The Jet" Kevin Knight vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey for the TNT Title, and Alex Windsor vs. ? in the Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament.

WWE EVOLVE

-Commentators:  Peter Rosenberg & Blake Howard.
-Harlem Lewis d. Braxton Cole by DQ. when Cole hit Lewis with a chair.
-"Big Cat Kita" Nikkita Lyons & "Notorious" Sloane Jacobs d. EVOLVE Women's Champion Wendy Choo & "The Too Turn't Lucha Unicorn" Laynie Luck.
-"The Dime Piece" Aaron Rourke d. "Mr. England" Tristan Angels to retain the EVOLVE Title.
-Next week:  Romeo Moreno vs. Harley Riggins.

Tomorrow on ROH TV:
-Bandido vs. Volador Jr. - ROH Heavyweight Title
-Mark Davis vs. Adam Priest - AEW National Title
-Rachael Ellering vs. Viva Van - Pure Rules Match
-Maya World vs. Trish Adora

NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament Day 8

-Yoshinobu Kanemaru d. "Charisma" Daisuke Sasaki via figure-four leglock.
-Sho Tanaka d. "Black Panther" Hyo Watanabe with a cross-armbreaker..
-El Desperado d. "Dangerous JAY" Jakob Austin Young after the Pinche Loco(double-underhook sitout faceplant).
-"The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida d. Yohei Komatsu via Back To The Future(small package driver).
-"The Sniper Of The Skies" Robbie Eagles d. "Bone Soldier" Taiji Ishimori with the Ron Miller Special(reverse figure-four leglock).
-Francesco Akira d. "Crazy Monkey" Jun Kasai after the Crown Fall(crossed-leg Northern Lights Bomb).

Block A:
-Titán:  10
-Wato/Akira/Kasai: 8
-Robbie X/Wayne/Fujita/Taguchi: 6
-Valiente: 4
-Nagai: 0

Block B:
-Desperado/Sho:  8
-Yohei/Kanemaru/Sasaki/Eagles/Ishimori:  6
-Kushida/Young/Hyo:  4

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

TNA XPlosion

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan & "Mean" Gia Miller.
-"The Outspoken" Joe Alonzo d. "The Inifinite" Eli Isom via rollup with a handful of tights (5:17).

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.
-"The Standout" Kelani Jordan d. Speed Women's Champion Wren Sinclair(w/ Kendal Grey)(non-title) with the Haas Of Pain (11:23).
-Speed Title Contender Tournament:  "Super" Sean Legacy fought "The Situation" Dorian Van Dux to a time-limit draw (3:00).
-Jaida Parker d. Layla Diggs(w/ Nattie Neidhart) via Deja Vu(Baldo Bomb) (4:00).
-Speed Title Contender Tournament:  Romeo Moreno(w/ "Supernova 11" Noam Dar) d. Nathan Frazer(w/ Axiom) with a small package (2:58).
-Out The Mud(Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) vs. The Culling("The Chairman" Shawn Spears & Niko Vance) never officially started as Spears laid out Nima & Price with a chair in the aisleway.
-"The Hellraiser" Shiloh Hill d. Charlie Dempsey(w/ Speed Champion Lexis King, Channin "Stacks" Lorenzo, Uriah Connors, & "Miss NXT" Arianna Grace) by countering a double-underhook suplex with a backdrop into a bridge for the pin (8:45).  "Mr. England" Tristan Angels confronted Hill afterwards.
-Lola Vice d. Izzi Dame(w/ "The Chairman" Shawn Spears & Niko Vance) after the spinning backfist to retain the NXT Women's Title (10:57).  O.T.M. came out to brawl with Spears & Vance during the match, taking Izzi's backup out of play.

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Smackdown on Friday has:
-Axiom & Nathen Frazer vs. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin & Kit Wilson

Clash In Italy is on Sunday 5/31:
-Cody Rhodes vs. GUNTHER Hahn - WWE TItle
-Roman Reigns vs. Jacob Fatu - World Title - Tribal Combat Match
-Rhea Ripley vs. Jade Cargill - WWE Women's Title
-Tiffany Stratton vs. Giulia Matsudo - Women's U.S. Title
-Becky Lynch vs. Sol Ruca - Women's Intercontinental Title
-Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar
-Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker

NXT next Tuesday has:
-Tony D'Angelo vs. Kam Hendrix - NXT Title
-Lexis King vs. Romero Moreno - Speed Title
-Tate Wilder vs. Jackson Drake
-Lizzy Rain vs. ZARIA Brady
-Myles Borne & Tavion heights vs. Darkstate(two of Dion Lennox, Osiris Griffin, & Cutler James)

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite/Collision tomorrow night has:
-Kris Statlander vs. Hikaru Shida - Street Fight
-Chris Jericho vs. Ricochet
-Mark Davis vs. Jack Perry - Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION/IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thursday has:
-Fabian Aichner vs. Eddie Edwards
-Santino Marella vs. Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo

RING OF HONOR

Information on upcoming episodes oF ROH TV will be posted when it becomes available.

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

The Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament takes place from Thursday 5/14 to Sunday 6/7:
-Block A:  Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi, Francesco Akira, Robbie X, Taiji Ishimori, Titán, Sho Tanaka, Kosei Fujita, Jun Kasai, Daiki Nagai
-Block B:  El Desperado, Yujiro Kushida, Yohei Komatsu, Robbie Eagles, Daisuke Sasaki, Jakob Austin Young, Nick Wayne, Hyo, Valiente Jr., Yoshinobu Kanemaru

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Information on upcoming episodes of NWA Powerrr will be posted when it becomes available.

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Sunday 5/31 in St. Louis, MO:
-Kody Lane vs. Rahim De La Suede - Crown Of Glory Title
-Maggie Lee vs. Tootie Lynn Ramsey - Women's World Crown Title
-The Collab(Laynie Luck & Shazza McKenzie) vs. Davey Bang & August Matthews - United Glory Tag Team Titles
-Blair Onyx vs. B3CCA
-Phil Shark vs. Mike Outlaw

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY

Next show is Friday 5/29 in Alton, IL:
-Mat Fitchett vs. Aaron Williams - Gateway Heritage Title
-Mike Outlaw vs. Camaro Jackson - Destination Title
-Anakin Murphy vs. Cole Radrick
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Adam Priest
-Gary Jay vs. Austin "Mad Dog" Connelly - Knockouts-Only Match
-Billie Starkz & Shazza McKenzie vs. Davey Vega & Nick King
-Matt Cage vs. Christian Rose
-Ashlyn Alexander vs. Victor Analog
-Zakk Sawyers vs. Stephen Wolf
-Quest Parker vs. Rahim De La Suede vs. Anthony Lopes vs. Chase Holliday vs. Noah Clover vs. ?

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 6/6 in Barnhart, MO.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

SICW has a show on Saturday 6/6 in Shawneetown, IL:
-Doug Gilbert vs. Attila Khan - Cage Match

Next show is Sunday 6/7 in Madison, IL (Gateway Technology Raceway).

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 6/13 in St. Louis, MO.

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 6/13 in Troy, MO:
-Door To Destiny Rumble
-Trevor Murdoch & Austin Mulitalo vs. Carson Bartholomew Drake & Aron

PRO WRESTLING EPIC

Next show is Saturday 6/13 in Pinckneyville, IL:
-Harsh vs. Damien Blackwell - Extreme Rules Match
-Noelle Summit vs. Sophia Rose - Women's Title
-The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) vs. The Haute Wings(Calvin Coco & Eagle Eye) - Tag Team Titles
-The Revolution(Quest Parker & Anthony Lopes) vs. The Highlight Reel(Damon & Damien Reel)
-Kendall Beck vs. Bad Guy Bax - Overdrive Title
-Jack Vaughn vs. Derek Fullerton

COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 6/20 in Edwardsville, IL:
-Angelo Grimsley vs. James Brady - Unsanctioned Match
-Navi Kai & Kai Phoenix vs. The STL Connection(Andrew Wilder & Johnathan Zulu) - Tag Team Titles

ILLINOIS ELITE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 6/6 in Highland, IL:
-Jodi Ultra vs. 5* Jesse Jay - Heavyweight Title Last-Man-Standing Match
-Malicious Intent(Waylon Phoenix & Alister Crow) vs. Corey Andrews & Logan Simmons - Tag Team Titles

NEW GENESIS WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 6/20 in Mascoutah, IL:
-Mustafa Ali vs. Jerry Morgan - TNA International Title
-Ricky Cruz vs. Abbad - Heavyweight Title

MIDWEST WRESTLING COALITION

Next show is Saturday 6/13 in Alton, IL:
-Mario Pardua vs. Steve Boz - Coalition Title
-Lillith Khan vs. Gypsy Mac - Women's Title
-Micah Pope & Luke Anthony vs. Dante Pharaoh & Jabari King - Interim Tag Team Titles
-Joey O'Riley vs. Bugs Moran vs. Matty Ice vs. Hans Carden
-Ashlyn Alexander vs. Alexis Littlefoot
-Kyle Pipher vs. Killian Kayne vs. J-Mal Swagg vs. Jose El Magnifico
-Nick Depp & Mercy vs. Jeremy Henderson & Sadie Belle
-Ron A.G.T.G. vs. Salum Gust

MIDWEST THROWDOWN PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/30 in Chester, IL:
=The Bloody Order(Dexter Roswell & Logan Ridge) vs. The Outbreak(Jacksyn Crowley & Abel Booker) - Tag Team Titles
-Shawn Aries vs. Ethan Price - On The Move Title
-Jabari King vs. Lance Gettemeier - Last-Man-Standing Match
-Camaro Jackson vs. Marko Stunt
-Ax Allwardt vs. "The Deliverer" Moses Powell
-Battle Royal

MTPW has a show on Saturday 6/20 in Fairview Heights, IL:
-Shawn Aries vs. Rahim De La Suede vs. Ken Broadway - On The Move Title
-Mike Outlaw vs. Big Daddy Dion vs. Dante Pharaoh vs. Payton Ayers vs. Trent Daniels

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GAME CHANGER WRESTLING

Information on upcoming GCW shows in the St. Louis area will be posted when it becomes available.

NO HOLDS BARRED

NHB has a show in the St. Louis area on Friday 11/27 in Sauget, IL (Pop's).

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

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WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Corey Graves.
-PENTA d. "The Young O.G." Je'Von Evans with the Mexican Destroyer to retain the Intercontinental Title (11:18 aired).
-"The Maverick" Logan Paul was injured on Saturday Night's Main Event, but Paul Heyman told "The Pressure" Austin Theory that the World Tag Team Titles can be defended by any two members of The Vision (Freebird Rules~!).
-"The Role Model" Bayley Rose & Lyra Valkyria d. "Big Sexy" Raquel Rodriguez & "The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez(w/ "Dirty" Dominik Misterio & World Women's Champion Liv Morgan) (10:41 aired plus brawling before the bell).
-Seth "Freakin'" Rollins d. Montez Ford via advanced curbstomp (12:23 aired).  As both men were recovering from the match, World Tag Team Champion "The Pressure" Austin Theory beat down Angelo Dawkins with a chair.
-Rey Misterio Jr. d. "The Redeemer" Alexander Rusev with a rollup (9:16 aired); "All Ego" Ethan Page did commentary.  Rusev attacked Rey afterwards and Page entered the ring to lend a hand, but Dragon Lee ran in to even out the sides.
-Next week:  The King Of The Ring and Queen Of The Ring Tournaments begins.

Weekend Rasslin

NWA Powerrr

-Commentators: Joe Galli, Tim Storm, & “The Pope” Elijah Burke.

-”The Pint-Sized Punk” Eric Smalls d. “The Rock Star You Wish You Could Be” Daisy Kill in a Kiss My Boots Match. Kill did kiss Smalls’ boot, but then delivered a parting low blow.

-”Thrillbilly” Silas Mason(w/ “Too Hot To Trot” Alex Taylor, “The Rizz God” Kerry Morton, & Ricky Morton) d. “The Looks That Kill” Bryan Idol in a No Limits Match to retain the Heavyweight Title. The Mortons turned on Mason during the matxh but it wasn't enough to cost him the belt.

-Crockett Cup Tournament Final: The Titans Of Calamity(Ren Ayabe & “Towering” Jack Talos) d. The Country Gentlemen(“The Bullhead Brute” A.J. Cazana & “White Lightning” K.C. Cazana)(w/ Colonel Joe Cazana) to win the tournament.

WWE Legends & Future Greats

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, Jeremy Borash, & Kevin Owens.

-Braxton Cole d. Andre Chase.

-"Too Strong" Kali Armstrong d. "La Diablita" Sirena Linton.

-"The Holyfield Warrior" Elijah Holyfield d. Nathan Cranton(aka Tristan Angels).

SICW All Star Wrestling featured more highlights from the Fanfest.

AEW Double Or Nothing

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & Nigel McGuinness.
-Women's Tag Team Champions The Divine Dominion("The Megasus" Megan Bayne & "Colossal" Lena Kross) d. "The Hell-Bent Vixen" Viva Van & "The Real Deal" Zayda Steel(w/ "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels) in a non-title five-minute challenge; Bayne pinned Steel after she and Kross hit the double chokeslam.  Divine Dominion laid out Van and Daniels as well until TayJay(Taynara Melo-Guevara & "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay) hit the ring with weapons in hand to send the champs into retreat.
-The Death Riders(Claudio Castagnoli, "Red Death" Daniel Garcia, & "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta)(w/ "The Problem" Marina Shafir) d. The Opps(Hook, "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata, & "The Pride Of Pro Wrestling" Anthony Bowens) when Claudio pinned Bowens after a running European uppercut.
-"The Sussex County Chicken" Mark Briscoe, Trios Co-Champions "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy & "The Messiah Of the Backbreaker" Roderick Strong, "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall, & Big Boom A.J.(w/ Harley Cameron, Big Justice, & The Rizzler) d. Shane Taylor Promotions(Shane Taylor, ROH Pure Champion "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty, The Infantry("Captain" Shawn Dean & "Bad News & Tattoos" Carlie Bravo, & "The Guv'nor" Anthony Ogogo(w/ Christyan X.O.); A.J. pinned Bravo after he and his team powerbombed Dean off the turnbuckles.  S.T.P. surrounded the fan favorite team after the bell until "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston, "The Southern Psycho" Mance Warner, & Angel Ortiz joined the side of the good guys.
-"The Rated-R Superstar" Adam Copeland & Christian Cage(w/ Beth Copeland) d. Fear The Revolution(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeler)(w/ "Big Stoke" Stokely Hathaway) in an I Quit street match to win the Tag Team Titles; Dax quit when Christian ptu him in the Sharpshooter while Copeland applied a nail-filled 2x4-enhanced Canadian Crossface.
-"The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita d. "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada with the Raging Fire(spinning Falcon Arrow) to win the International Title; Don Callis did commentary.  Don attempted to negotiate peace between the two afterwards(backed up by "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer & "Azucar" Rocky Romero), but then "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher returned from injury to stand with Takeshita and the Callis Family backed off.  However, Fletched double-crossed Takeshita at that point to show his loyalty to the Family.
-Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament:  ROH Women's Champion "The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer d. Mina Shirakawa(non-title) via O-Face((flying Stunner off the top rope).
-Jon Moxley d. Trios Champion Kyle O'Reilly via grapevine anklelock in a no-time-limit match to retain the Continental Title; Jim Ross did commentary.
-Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament:  "The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay d. Samoa Joe with the Hidden Blade(flying slicing elbowsmash).
-Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament:  Shane "Swerve" Strickland(w/ Prince Nana) d. ROH Heavyweight Champion Bandido(non-title) after the House Call(jumping side kick).
-"The Toxic Spider" Thekla won a four-corner match with Jamie Hayter, Hikaru Shida, and "The Cosmic Killer" Kris Statlander to retain the Women's Title; Shida hit Statlander with her kendo stick from behind but was then pulled out of the ring by Hayter.  That allowed Thekla to deliver an advanced curbstomp on Statlander for the win.
-"The Cleaner" Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho, The Hurt Syndicate("The Almighty" Bobby Lashley & "The Standard Of Excellence" Shelton Benjamin), "Jungle" Jack Perry, & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)(w/ Montel Vontavious Porter) d. Andrade El Idolo, Ricochet, National Champion "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis, The War Dogs("The Rebel" David Finlay & "100 Proof" Clark Connors), & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona) in a Stadium Stampede Match when Jericho pinned Ricochet via Lionsault.  Cameos in the match included "Blackheart" Lio Rush and Luther.
-Maxwell Jacob Friedman d. Darby Allin in a title vs. hair match to win the Heavyweight Title .  Afterwards, TNT Champion "The Jet" Kevin Knight ran him off, only to turn on Darby with a U.F.O. Splash(turning frog splash) with Darby on a stretcher outside the ring.

NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament Day 7

-Francesco Akira d. Daiki Nagai after the Fireball(basement Meteora to the back of the head).
-"Master Wato" Kirai Kawato d. Valiente Jr. with the Tsutenkaku German Suplex.
-"The Japanese Young Punk" Kosei Fujita d. Ryusuke Taguchi via rollup with a handful of tights.
-"The Xcellence Of Xecution" Robbie X d. Titán after the X Express(Spiral Tap).
-"Crazy Monkey" Jun Kasai d. "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne with the double-underhook piledriver.

Block A:
-Titán:  10
-Wato/Kasai: 8
-Robbie X/Wayne/Fujita/Taguchi/Akira: 6
-Valiente: 4
-Nagai: 0