Friday SLA Results From Alton, IL

-Ring announcer:  "High Voltage" Kat Carter.  Referees:  Sean Orleans & Aaron Grider.

-"The Guard Dog" Mat Fitchett won a three-way dance with "HeartbreakCORE" Shazza McKenzie and "Death WIsh" Anakin Murphy(C) to win the Gateway Heritage Title.  "Spitfire" Davey Vega interfered on behalf of Fitchett, which brought out Shazza's tag partner "The Too Turn't Lucha Unicorn" Laynie Luck to deal with him.  However, the interference led to Fitchett pinning Anakin after the cradle piledriver (4:47).  With a new titleholder guaranteed, Fitchett got more outside help, only for Nick King to hit the ring...and turn on Shazza with a powerbomb, revealing himself as a new recruit of The Besties In The World!  Fitchett only had to cover Shazza for the three-count to regain his championship (8:33 total).

-The Hooligans(Itchy & Mason Cutter) d. The Revolution(Quest Parker & Anthony "Worldwide" Lopes); Mason pinned Lopes after Itchy boosted him into a corkscrew moonsault onto Lopes (9:13).

-Austin "Mad Dog" Connelly d. "The Anchorman" Will Kiedis via hangman submission (10:31).

-"The Monarch" Jeremy Wyatt d. "The Canadian Dragon" Shimbashi with the Coronation(piledriver) (9:18).

-"Li'l Hollywood Hills" Everett Connors & Buddy Shepherd(played on this night by Deacon Cash) d. The Submission Squad("Pistol Danger" Evan Gelistico & "The Elegant Assassin" Pierre Abernathy); Cononrs pinned Pierre after interference by Raoul The Bear led to Connors delivering a superkick for the win (9:29).

-"The Street Reaper" Mike Outlaw won a six-way match with "The Worst Person You Know" Chase Holliday, "The Man In The Static" Victor Analog, Nick King, "The Grand Regent" Camaro Jackson, and "The Whole Thang" King Rahim De La Suede when Outlaw pinned Rahim after the corkscrew Stunner (8:45).

-"The Power Rough Girl" Ashlyn Alexander d. "The Midwest Succubus" Gwen Neodonna with the swinging fisherman buster (5:41).

-"Spitfire" Davey Vega d. "Zesty" Zakk Sawyers via cobra clutch (10:17).

-"The Too Turn't Lucha Unicorn" Laynie Luck, "Space Jesus" Billie Starkz, & Allie Katch d. Unsigned & Don't Care("Stiff Robo Ginger" Gary Jay, "The Baddest Man Alive" Aaron Williams, & "Death Wish" Anakin Murphy when Laynie pinned Gary after a Death Valley Driver (10:55).

-"The Mad King" Eddie Kingston d. "The Human Weapon" Charli Evans after the spinning backfist followed by the DDT (15:05).

-NOTES:  Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm):  Pretzel bites with cheese, Mountain Dew, Wild Cherry Pepsi.  Packed house and incredibly energetic as well.  No dark matches on the pre-show for once.  This begins a busy weekend for me as I hope to hit up the next two days' worth of Glory Pro Wrestling at Anime STL, plus my commentary gig with CHWA tomorrow night.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett.

-Tiffany Stratton d. "The Beautiful Madness" Giulia Matsudo(w/ Kiana James) to win the Women's U.S. Title.

-Paige Knight & Brie Bella vs. Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss for the Women's Tag Team Titles ended in a no-contest when Fatal Influence(Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, & Lainey Reid) attacked both teams.

-"The Punishment" Damian Priest & "R-Truth" Ron Killings d. "The Right Hand Man" Tama Tonga & Jeff Cobb Mateo(w/ "The Infamous" Tonga Loa) to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles.

-Donovan Danhausen d. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin(w/ Kit Wilson).

-Coming soon:  "The Glamour" Blake Monroe.

-WWE Women's Champion "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley d. Jacy Jayne(w/ Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid) by DQ(non-title) after Fallon & Lainey attacked Rhea.

-Coming soon:  "Absolute" Ricky Saints.

-"The Samoan Werewolf" Jacob Fatu d. Solo Sikoa(w/ Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, Jeff Cobb Mateo, & Talla Tonga).  "Main Event" Jey & "Big Jim" Jimmy Uso watched the match from the entranceway.

-Next week:  Charlotte Flair vs. Jacy Jayne.

Thursday Rasslin

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.

-The Premier Athletes(Tony Nese, Ariya Daivari, & Stori Denali) d. Brandon Cutler, Terry Kid, & Angelica Risk.

-"Dunkzilla" Mark Davis d. "Big Beef" Gnarls Garvin.

-MxMxTV(Johnny T.V. & MxM Collection(Mason Madden & Mansoor El-Shehail)) d. "Main Man" Oro Mensah, Keagan Garland(son of Scotty Too Hotty), & Angel Fashion.

-"The Cuban Diamond" Diamante Zuniga d. "Strong Smile" Rachael Ellering in a Pure Rules Match.

-The Colons(Eddie & Orlando) & The Spanish Announce Project(Angélico & Serpentico) d. The Frat House(Preston Vance, Cole "Two Dimes" Karter, "The Ivy League M.V.P." Griff Garrison, & Jacked Jameson).

-"Space Jesus" Billie Starkz d. "The Renaissance Woman" Hyan Olvera.

-The Swirl("Vanilla Baby" Blake Christian & "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson) d. "Any Style" Adam Priest & "Dynamite Kid" Tommy Billington in a no-DQ tornado tag match.

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.

-"The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth d. Tag Team Champion Bear Bronson(w/ "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards, "Prime" Cedric Alexander, "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers, & "Ride Or Die" Alisha Edwards).  "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth did commentary.

-Bobby Dutch d. "Broken" Matt Hardy after interference by "The Horror King" Vincent Marseglia; Jeff Hardy made the post-match save.

-"The Sorceress Of Sin" Elayna Black d. Katie Arquette.

-"The Realest" Mike Santana d. Rich Swann to retain the Heavyweight Title.

-Next week:  Mustafa Ali vs. Adam Brooks for the International Title, "The Drifter" Elijah Samson vs. "The King Of TNA" Frankie Kazarian in a Guitar Strap Match, Jeff Hardy vs. Vincent Marseglia, and "The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush, Allie Dennis, & "The Goal Digger" Mara Sadé vs. "The Undeniable" Tessa BLanchard, Victoria Crawford, & Mila Moore.

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Blake Howard.

-Mr. Iguana d. Apollo Crews.

-El Grande Americano Original d. "Big G" Grayson Waller.

-El Grande Americano(w/ Rayo & Bravo) d. "The Stamina Monster" Akira Tozawa(w/ Otis Dozovic).

Wednesday Rasslin

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & Nigel McGuinness.

-Brody King d. "Blackheart" Lio Rush after the Gonzo Bomb(over-the-shoulder piledriver) (9:25).

-Hikaru Shida(w/ "The Cosmic Killer" Kris Statlander) d. Mina Shirakawa with the Falcon Arrow (11:50).

-"Dunkzilla" Mark Davis d. "The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay by referee stoppage after Davis delivered a piledriver on the ring apron (15:33).  Don Callis did commentary.  Davis set up for another piledriver, but The Death Riders(Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, "Red Death" Daniel Garcia, "The Decoder" Mark Davis, & "The Problem" Marina Shafir) arrived and Davis backed off...the Death Riders proceeded to drag Ospreay out of the ring and carry him through the audience.

-Samoa Joe d. "Classic" Cody Chhun after the muscle buster (2:39).  Hook congradulated Joe after the match.

-Darby Allin d. "Psycho Killer" Tommaso Ciampa via Scorpion Deathlock to retain the Heavyweight Title (18:01).  

-Saturday on Collision:  Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate("The Almighty" Bobby Lashley & "The Standard Of Excellence" Shelton Benjamin) vs. The Demand(Ricochet & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona)).  Also The Conglomeration("Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy, "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong, & "The Violence Artist" Kyle O'Reilly) vs.  Andrade El Idolo, Hechicero, & "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer for the Trios Titles; "Jungle" Jack Perry vs. El Clon for the National Title; and The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) & The Rascalz(Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz, & "Hot Fire" Myron Reed) vs. The Death Riders(Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia, & Wheeler Yuta)  & Thd (War) Dogs("The Rebel" David Finlay & "100 Proof" Clark Connors); and Persephone & Alex Windsor vs. Women's Champion "The Toxic Spider" Thekla & Skye Blue.

-Next week on Dynamite:  Darby Allin vs. Brody King for the Heavyweight Title and "The Jet" Kevin Knight vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman for the TNT Title.

WWE EVOLVE

-Commentators:  Peter Rosenberg & Blake Howard.

-"Showtime" Kam Hendrix & Harley Riggins d. Tate Wilder & Luca Crusifino.

-"Too Strong" Kali Armstrong d. Layla Diggs(w/ Masyn Holiday).

-Brooks Jensen d. "Cold Brew" Cappuccino Jones in a bullrope match after "The Main Man" Max Abrams turned on Jones with a cowbell shot to the head.  Afterwards "Hellcat" Jacari Ball and "The Divine Design" Santi Rivera hit the ring only to join Abrams in attacking Jones.  "It's GAL" Gal Barkay attempted to make a save, but C.J. Valor laid out GAL and joined the other three.

-Next week:  Kali Armstrong vs. "The Real Deal" Tyra Mae Steele, plus Chazz "Starboy" Hall vs. Romero Moreno.

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

TNA XPlosion

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan & "Mean" Gia Miller.

-"Hudzilla" Harley Hudson(w/ "That Girl" Myla Grace) d. "The Pink Dream" Alex Gracia after a draping Stunner (5:23).

NWA Powerrr

-Commentators:  Joe Galli, Tim Storm, & Danny Dealz.

-"The Miami Marvel" Damien Fenrir won a triple threat match with "The Unholy One" Alex Misery and Ethan Tornadeau when he pinned Tornadeau after the Lightning Bomb(sitout Razor's Edge) (3:38).  "The Prince Of Old-School" Colby Corino did commentary.

-"The Wrestling Machine" Spencer Slade(w/ Aron Stevens) d. "The Miami Marvel" Damian Fenrir via Slade Lock(crossed-leg heel hook) to retain the Jr. Heavyweight Title (3:47).  Colby Corino remained on commentary for this match.

-Bonez(w/ Brandon McCord) d. Gaagz The Gymp with a hammerlock/armbar combo submission (3:58).

-"The Urban Playboy" Pretty Boy Smooth(w/ Paster C-Lo) d. Big Cuzzo with the belly-to-back powerbomb (2:59); "Captain Badass" Trevor Murdoch took out Smooth afterwards with the top-rope bulldog.

-The Pretty City Express("CLAS" Christopher Landon Anthony Streeter & "Remember The Name" Devin Reno) d. Jack 'N' Eddie(Jack Valor & Eddie Grayson); CLAS pinned Jack after he and Reno hit a Flapjack/Fameasser combo (5:24).

-"The Looks That Kill" Bryan Idol d. Carnage in a No Limits Match after "The Maniacal King Of All Evil" hit Carnage with a chair, leading to Idol finishing with a small package (4:47).

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.

-Myles Borne d. Dion Lennox(w/ Saquon Shugars, Osiris Griffin, & Cutler James) to retain the NXT North American Title; Borne shoved Lennox into Shugars on the apron, then hit the Borne Again(Zigzag) to win (11:21).

-Keanu Carver d. "The Prestigious" Joe Hendry by referee stoppage when Carver repeatedly forearmed Hendry on the mat when Hendry was seemingly unconscious (8:58 aired).

-Speed Title Tournament Final:  Lexis King(w/ Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Charlie Dempsey, Uriah Connors, & "Miss NXT" Arianna Grace) via Coronation(straitjacket swinging neckbreaker) to become the new champion (4:33).

-Tatum Paxley d. "The Glamour" Blake Monroe in a casket match to retain the NXT Women's North American Title by closing Monroe in the casket (11:44).

-ZARIA Brady d. Sol Ruca in a last-woman-standing match when the two brawled on the upper ledge until ZARIA shoved Sol off the ledge and through the tables below them (15:57).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Next week on NXT has:

-Myles Borne vs. Saquon Shugars - NXT North American Title

-Shiloh Hill vs. Ricky Saints

-E.K. Prosper & Dorian Van Dux vs. Charlie Dempsey & Urian Connors

Backlash is on Saturday 5/9:

-Roman Reigns vs. Jacob Fatu - World Title

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite tomorrow night has:

-Darby Allin vs. Tommaso Ciampa - Heavyweight Title

-Will Ospreay vs. Mark Davis

-Mina Shirakawa vs. Hikaru Shida

Double Or Nothing is on Sunday 5/24:

-Kazuchika Okada vs. Konosuke Takeshita - International Title

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION/IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thursday has:

-Mike Santana vs. Rich Swann - Heavyweight Title

-Nic Nemeth vs. Bear Bronson

-Matt Hardy vs. Bobby Dutch

RING OF HONOR

Supercard Of Honor is on Friday 5/15:

-Bandido vs. Blake Christian - Heavyweight Title

-Athena Palmer vs. Billie Starkz vs. Yuka Sakazaki vs. Trish Adora vs. Persephone vs. Maya World - ROH Women's Title Survival Of The Fittest Match

-Deonna Purrazzo vs. Diamante Zuniga - ROH Women's Pure Title

-Nigel McGuinness vs. Josh Woods

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

Wrestling Redzone on Saturday 4/25 has:

-The Knockout Brothres(OSKAR Leube & "Yuto-Ice" Yuto Nakashima) vs. Goto/Hashi or O-Khan/Henare - IWGP Tag Team Titles

-Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X vs. The Ichiban Sweet Boys(Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles

Hizen No Kuni on Wednesday 4/29 has:

-Douki vs. Tiger Mask IV - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title

Wrestling Dontake on Sunday 5/3 has:

-Yota Tsuji vs. Gabe Kidd - IWGP Global Title

-Ren Narita vs. Oleg Boltin - NEVER Openweight Title

-Aaron Wolf vs. Don Fale

Wrestling Dontaku on Monday 5/4 has:

-Callum Newman vs. Shingo Takagi - IWGP Heavyweight Title

-Bishamon(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) & Oleg Boltin vs. Will Ospreay, "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka, & Aaron Henare - NEVER Openweight Trios Titles

-Konosuke Takeshita vs. Chase Owens - T.V. Title

The Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament takes place from Thursday 5/14 to Sunday 6/7:

Block A:  Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi, Douki, Francesco Akira, Robbie X, Taiji Ishimori, Titán, Sho Tanaka, Kosei Fujita, Jun Kasai

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

NWA Powerrr next week has:

-"Thrillbilly" Silas Mason vs. ? - Heavyweight Title

-Pretty Empowered(Kenzie & Kylie Paige) vs. Haley J & Sirena Veil

-Wrecking Ball Legursky vs. Dr. Rick Viktor - Winner Challeges Thrillbilly

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next shows are Friday 4/24, Saturday 4/25, and Sunday 4/26 as part of Anime STL in St. Louis, MO.

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY

Next show is Friday 4/24 in Alton, IL:

-Eddie Kingston vs. Charli Evans

-Anakin Murphy vs. Mat Fitchett vs. Shazza McKenzie - Gateway Heritage Title

-Everett Connors & Buddy Shepherd vs. The Submission Squad(Pierre Abernathy & Evan Gelistico)

-The Revolution(Quest Parker & Anthony Lopes) vs. The Hooligans(Itchy & Mason Cutter)

-Anakin Murphy, Gary Jay, & Aaron Williams vs. Laynie Luck, Allie Katch, & Billie Starkz

-Will Kiedis vs. Austin "Mad Dog" Connelly

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/16 in Barnhart, MO.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 4/25 in Columbia, IL:

-Glenn Williams & Tony Flood vs. Bobby D & The Big Texan - Tag Team Titles

-Jayson Breed vs. Kyle Roberts

-Sean Vincent vs. Brandon Espinosa

SICW has a show on Saturday 5/9 in Fairview Heights, IL as part of Fanfest:

-Brandon Barretta vs. Bobby D - Classic Title

-Joe Vinetti & The Gateway Saints(Sean Vincent & Jayson Breed) vs. Dysfunction(Brandon Espinosa, Kyle Roberts, & Chris Exodus)

-Tommy Rich & Doug Gilbert vs. Attila Khan & Stephen E

-The Big Texan vs. Neal Koloff

-Billy McNeil vs. Chris Exodus

-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Lillith Khan

-Gary Jackson & Curtis Wylde vs. The L.A. Hustlers(Bradley Diggs & Lamont Potts)

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 4/25 in Herculaneum, MO:

-Playboy Double H vs. Jerry Morgan - Heavyweight Title

-Chris Slammer vs. Shawn Blaze

MMWA has a show on Saturday 5/9 in St. Louis, MO:

-Tony Casta Memorial Battle Royal

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/16 in Troy, MO:

-Austin Mulitalo & ? vs. Carson Bartholomew Drake & Aron Stevens

PRO WRESTLING EPIC

Next show is Friday 5/1 in Granite City, IL:

-Mance Warner vs. Jack Vaughn - IWTV Title

-Laynie Luck vs. Airica Demia - WWE ID Women's Title

-Brandon Barretta vs. Benjamin Trust - Heavyweight Title

-The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) vs. The Haute Wings(Calvin Coco & Eagle Eye) - Tag Team Titles

-Noelle Summit vs. Leela Hall - Women's Title

COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 4/25 in Edwardsville, IL:

-L-Ride vs. Jalon Strong - Undisputed TItle

-Ron A.G.T.G. vs. Killian Kayne

-Angelo Grimsley vs. Kai Phoenix

-Alexis Valentine vs. Waylon Phoenix

-Shylo Nights & Madi Monarch vs. Malicious Intent(Ramsey Rancid & Alister Crow)

-In action:  Switchblaze(Garrett Shanks & Shawn Blaze)

ILLINOIS ELITE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 6/6 in Highland, IL:

-Jodi Ultra vs. 5* Jesse Jay - Heavyweight Title Last-Man-Standing Match

NEW GENESIS WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/16 in Collinsville, IL:

-Ricky Cruz vs. Slade Porter - Heavyweight Title

AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

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

MIDWEST WRESTLING COALITION

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

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GAME CHANGER WRESTLING

GCW returns to the St. Louis area on Saturday 5/16 in Sauget, IL:

-Joey Janela vs. Li'l Sicko

-John Wayne Murdoch vs. Christian Napier

ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING

Next show is Friday 4/24 in Berwyn, IL:

-Rich Swann, Solomon Tupu, & Robert "Ego" Anthony vs. Joe Alonzo, Joshua Bishop, & Donovan Marcelous

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WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Corey Graves.

-WWE Women's Champion "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley & "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai d. The Kabuki Warriors("The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai & "The Pirate Princess" Kairi Sane) when Io pinned Kairi with the Over The Moonsault (11:26 aired).

-"All Ego" Ethan Page d. "The Young O.G." Je'Von Evans after a distraction by "The Redeemer" Alexander Rusev led to Page winning with the Twisted Grin(Twist Of Fate) (9:35 aired).  Intercontinental Champion PENTA attempted to make the save, only for him to fall victim to the numbers game on the part of Page and Rusev.

-World Women's Champion Liv Morgan(w/ "Big Sexy" Raquel Rodriguez & "The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez) d. Sol Ruca(non-title) after ZARIA Brady attacked Sol at ringside; Sol beat the ten-count, but Liv immediately hit her with the ObLIVion(rebound Flatliner) for the win (4:12 aired).

-"The Prince" Finn Bálor d. "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh after the Coup De Grace(top-rope double-stomp) (6:05 aired plus brawling before the bell).  "Dirty" Dominik Misterio attacked Bálor after the bell, but Finn fought him off.

WrestleMania XLII Night 2

-"The Ruler" Oba Femi d. Brock Lesnar(w/ Paul Heyman) with the Fall From Grace(pop-up sitout powerbomb).

-PENTA won a ladder match with Rey Misterio Jr., Dragon Lee, "The Young O.G." Je'Von Evans, "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonash, and "The Redeemer" Alexander Rusev to retain the Intercontinental Title when he retrieved the title from above the ring.

-Trick Williams d. Sami Zayn via Trick Shot(jumping knee strike) to win the U.S. Title.

-"The Demon" Finn Bálor d. "Dirty" Dominik Misterio in a street fight after the Coup De Grace(top-rope double-stomp) to put Dominik through a table.

-"The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley d. Jade Cargill via Riptide(pumphandle powerbomb).  "Michin" Mia Yim & "B-Fab" Briana Brandy ran interference for Jade until "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai ran down to fight them off.

-Roman Reigns d. C.M. Punk with the spear to win the World Title.