Tuesday Rasslin +This Week In Wrestling

TNA XPlosion

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

-The Home Town Man d. Malcolm Moses after the Home Town Slice(Sliced Bread #2) (5:18).

NWA Powerrr

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

-"Thrillbilly" Silas Mason d. "The Looks That Kill" Bryan Idol in an anything-goes match to retain the World Heavyweight Title (6:45); Idol cashed in his T.V. Title for this shot.  The other members of the Southern 6("The Rizz God" Kerry Morton & "Too Hot To Trot" Alex Taylor) and Carnage interfered in the match against Idol.

-Hayden Blacklund won a triple threat match with Will Austin and "Italian Excellence" Cristiano Argento when he made Argento tap out to the cross-face chicken wing (3:25).

-"Massive" Mike Mondo(w/ Aron Stevens) d. Hayden Backlund with the Gut Check(fireman's-carry double-knee gutbuster) to retain the National Title (4:10).

-The Hex("AK47" Allysin Kay & "Dominican Dynamite" Marti Belle) d. TV-MA(Women's T.V. Champion "La Princesa" Tiffany Nieves & "Towering" Gretta Berntsen)(w/ "The Perfect Knockout" Ms. Samantha Starr) to retain the Women's Tag Team Titles; Kay pinned Nieves after she and Belle hit the Hex Marks The Spot(Dominator/knee trembler combo) (5:31).

-"The Russian Crush" Natalia Markova d. Liviyah Vale after a top-rope dropkcik to retain the Women's Title (4:30).  The members of TV-MA attacked Markova after the bell.

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.

-Izzi Dame(w/ "The Chairman" Shawn Spears & Niko Vance) d. Sol Ruca after ZARIA Brady speared Sol outside the ring, allowing Izzi to win with the Dame Over(sitout powerbomb) (10:21 aired).

-Keanu Carver won a triple threat match with "The Reaper" Jasper Troy and "The Man Of Mayhem" Josh Briggs when he pinned Briggs after a vertical suplex dropped into an over-the-shoulder powerslam (12:50 aired).

-NXT Champion Tony D'Angelo, "The Prestigious" Joe Hendry, "All Ego" Ethan Page, & "Absolute" Ricky Saints d. Darkstate(Dion Lennox, Saquon Shugars, Osiris Griffin, & Cutler James) when Page pinned Shugars after the Twisted Grin(Twist Of Fate) (15:00).  NXT North American Champion Myles Borne attacked Lennox during the match to take him out of the action.

-Speed Title Contender Tournament:  Lexis King(w/ Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Charlie Dempsey, Uriah Connors, & "Miss NXT" Arianna Grace) d. Chazz "Starboy" Hall(fka Starboy Charlie) with the Coronation(straitjacket neckbreaker) (2:06).

-"Doctor Thirst" Jackson Drake & "The Glamour" Blake Monroe(w/ NXT Tag Team Champions Swipe Right(Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes) d. "Hellraiser" Shiloh Hill & NXT Women's North American Champion Tatum Paxley when Blake pinned Tatum after the Glamour Shot(double-underhook DDT) (10:57 aired).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

NXT next Tuesday has:

-Tony D'Angelo vs. Ethan Page - NXT Title

-Lola Vice vs. Jacy Jayne - NXT Women's Title

-Jaida Parker vs. Kelani Jordan

-E.K. Prosper vs. Dorian Van Dux - Speed Title Contender Tournament

WrestleMania XLII takes place on Saturday 4/18 and Sunday 4/19:

-C.M. Punk vs. Roman Reigns - World Title

-Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton - WWE Title

-Stephanie Vaquer vs. Liv Morgan - World Women's Title

-Jade Cargill vs. Rhea Ripley - WWE Women's Title

-Sami Zayn vs. Trick Williams - U.S. Title

-PENTA vs. Dragon Lee vs. J.D. McDonagh vs. Je'Von Evans vs. Alexander Rusev vs. Rey Misterio Jr. - Intercontinental Title Ladder Match

-A.J. Lee vs. Becky Lynch - Women's Intercontinental Title

-The Irresistable Forces(Nia Jax & Lash Legend) vs. Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss vs. Lyra Valkyria & Bayley Rose vs. The Bella Twins(Nikki & Brie) - Women's Tag Team Titles

-Seth Rollins vs. GUNTHER Hahn

-Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar

-Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre - Unsanctioned Match

-Finn Bálor vs. Dominik Misterio

-L.A. Knight & The Usos(Jey & Jimmy) vs. The Vision(Logan Paul & Austin Theory) & IShowSpeed

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite tomorrow night has:

-Darby Allin, Bandido, & "Jungle" Jack Perry vs. Konosuke Takeshita, Andrade El Idolo, & Mark Davis

-Willow Nightingale vs. Queen Aminata - TBS Title

Dynasty is on Sunday 4/12:

-Maxwell Jacob Friedman vs. Kenny Omega - Heavyweight Title

-Thekla vs. Jamie Hayter - Women's Title

-Jon Moxley vs. Will Ospreay - Continental Title

-Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage - Tag Team Titles

-Darby Allin vs. Andrade El Idolo

-Alex Windsor vs. Marina Shafir

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION/IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thursday has:

-The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) vs. The Righteous(Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch) - Tag Team Titles Table Match

-Jada Stone vs. Dani Luna

-B.D.E. vs. Frankie Kazarian

Rebellion is on Saturday 4/11:

-Mike Santana vs. Eddie Edwards - Heavyweight Title

-Leon Slater vs. Cedric Alexander - X-Division Title

-Trey Miguel vs. Mustafa Ali - International Title

-The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) vs. The System(Bear Bronson & Brian Myers) - Tag Team Titles

-Mickie James, Taryn Terrell, & O.D.B. vs. The Elegance Brand(Ash, Heather, & M(aggie) By Elegance)

-Frankie Kazarian vs. Elijah Samson

-Moose vs. Agent Zero

RING OF HONOR

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

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

Death Vegas Invitacional on Thursday 4/16 has:

-Jun Kasai & El Desperado vs. Nick Gage & Matt Tremont vs. Masashi Takeda & Rina Yamashita

-Dragon Kid & Starlight Kid vs. El Phantasmo & Maki Itoh

-Jimmy Lloyd vs. ISHIN vs. Effy

Road To Dontaku on Monday 4/20 has:

-Bishamon(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) vs. "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka & Aaron Henare

-Callun Newman vs. Daiki Nagai

-Shingo Takagi vs. Zane Jay

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:

-Thom Latimer & El Dragon Nihan vs. Carson Bartholomew Drake & Aron Stevens - Crockett Cup Tournament

-Trevor Murdoch & Tyler Franks vs. The Country Gentlemen(A.J. & K.C. Cazana) - Crockett Cup Tournament

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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

SLA will be part of a Collective show on Thursday 4/16 in Las Vegas, NV:

-Anakin Murphy vs. Mat Fitchett - Gateway Heritage Title

-Unsigned & Don't Care(Gary Jay & Aaron Williams) vs. The Cowboy Way(Thomas Shire & Steve "1 Called" Manders)

-Laynie Luck vs. Charli Evans

-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Ryan Clancy

-Austin "Mad Dog Connelly" vs. Derek Neal

-Ashlyn Alexander vs. Shazza McKenzie

-Alex Duke vs. Chase Holliday

SLA has a show on Friday 4/24 in Alton, IL:

-Eddie Kingston vs. Charli Evans

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

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

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/9 in Fairview Heights, IL as part of Fanfest:

-The Big Texan vs. Neal Koloff

-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Lillith Khan

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 4/11 in St. Louis, MO:

-Playboy Double H vs. "J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor - Heavyweight Title

-Remy George vs. Jared Meyer - Jr. Heavyweight Title

-Jerry Morgan vs. Ryan Ash

-Chris Slammer vs. Shawn Blaze

MMWA has a show on Saturday 4/25 in Herculaneum, MO:

-Playboy Double H vs. Jerry Morgan - Heavyweight Title

-Ricky Cruz vs. Shawn Blaze

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 4/11 in Troy, MO:

-Calvin Aldridge & Tobias Storm vs. The Devils Of War(Mike Maverick & Aden Riley)

-Camron Bra'Nae vs. Sophia Rose - Women's Title

-Austin Mulitalo vs. "The Deliverer" Moses Powell

-Jay Pierce vs. Attila Khan

PRO WRESTLING EPIC

Next show is Saturday 4/18 in Abingdon, IL featuring the Epic 8 Tournament:

-Participants:  Bad Guy Bax, Eagle Eye, Alex Herzog, Lance Gettemeier, Quest Parker, Derek Fullerton, Lenny Mephisto, Calvin Coco

PWE has a show on Friday 5/1 in Granite City, IL:

-Krule 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:

-L-Ride vs. Jalon Strong - Undisputed TItle

ILLINOIS ELITE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 4/11 in Granite City, IL:

-*5 Jesse Jay, The Big Texan, & Justin Poole vs. Jodi Ultra, Brandon Espinosa, & Chris Exodus - Pick Your Poison Trios Match

-Big Daddy Dion vs. Warren C. Freiberg - Midwest Title

-Malicious Intent(Waylon Phoenix & Alister Crow) vs. Corey Andrews & Logan Simmons - Tag Team Titles

-Sid Manson vs. Johnny Berkley - 3 Stages Of Hell Match

-Glenn Williams vs. J. Skutt

-L-Ride vs. The NightReaper

-Billy McNeil vs. Dallas Callaway

NEW GENESIS WRESTLING

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

AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 4/18 in Hermann, MO.

MIDWEST WRESTLING COALITION

Next show is Saturday 4/11 in Godfrey, IL:

-Piasa Cup Gauntlet Match:  Nick Depp & Mercy, Luke Anthony & Brittany Kay, J-Mal Swagg & Kasie Clay, "The Texas Outlaw" Jeremy Henderson & Sadie Belle, Micah Pope & Gypsy Mac

-Mario Pardua vs. Bugs Moran - Coalition Title

-Lillith Khan vs. Alexis Littlefoot - Women's Title

-The Whiskey Benders(Joey O'Riley & Kyle Pipher) vs. The Dynasty Of Destruction(Dante Pharaoh & Jabari King) vs. Brent Myers & Big Sal

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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.

-World Tag Team Champion "The Pressure" Austin Theory(w/ "The Maverick" Logan Paul & IShowSpeed) d. L.A. Knight via rollup with a handful of trunks (9:29 aired).  Paul shoved Speed into Knight which led to Speed being briefly surrounded by Knight and The Usos("Main Event" Jey & "Big Jim" Jimmy).

-"The Prince" Finn Bálor vs. "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh never officially started as "Dirty" Dominik Misterio attacked Bálor in the aisleway.

-Bayley Rose(w/ Lyra Valkyria) d. Women's Tag Team Champion "The Boujee Bully" Lash Legend(w/ Nia Jax).  Lyra and Nia got into it at ringside which brought out Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss.  During the chaos, Lyra tripped Lash in mid-superplex and held her foot as Bayley fell on top for the pin (8:15 aired).

-Intercontinental Champion PENTA, Dragon Lee, & "The Young O.G." Je'Von Evans d. El Grande Americano & Los Americanos(Rayo & Bravo) when Je'Von pinned Bravo after the O.G. Cutter(double-jump flying Cutter) (7:32 aired).

-"The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley & "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai d. "Michin" Mia Yim & "B-Fab" Briana Brandy(w/ WWE Women's Champion Jade Cargill when Io pinned B-Fab with a victory roll (7:13 aired).  Jade's crew beat down Rhea & Io afterwards.

SICW All Star Wrestling

-Commentators: Drew Abbenhaus & Herb Simmons.
-Tag Team Champion "The Silverback" Joe Helms d. "The Northern Saint" Tony Flood by DQ when Central States Champion "Big Nasty" Glenn Williams attacked Helms (3:41); "The NIght Train" Gary Jackson ran in to help Helms fight off their two adversaries.
-Destiny Lynch interviewed The Big Texan.
-Drew interviewed "The Soul Survivor" Jayson Breed.
-The Big Texan d. The Super Assassin via lariat (5:34).
-"The Soul Survivor" Jayson Breed vs. Brandon Espinosa ended in a no-contest when both wrestlers intentionally decked the referee and then the second official who took over the bout (no closing bell; about 11:30).

Saturday Rasslin

NXT Stand & Deliver

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.

-Hank Walker & Tank Ledger, "The Hellraiser" Shiloh Hill, "The Prodigy Of Flight" E.K. Prosper(formerly Eli Knight), & Women's Speed Champion Wren Sinclair d. Birthright(Lexis King, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Charlie Dempsey, Uriah Connors, & "Miss NXT" Arianna Grace) when HIll pinned Dempsey after the belly-to-back neckbreaker (6:24 plus brawling before the bell).

-Lola Vice won a triple threat match with Kendal Grey(w/ Speed Women's Champion Wren Sinclair) and Jacy Jayne(C)(w/ Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid) to win the NXT Women's Title when she pinned Jacy after the spinning backfist (16:15).

-Coming soon to NXT:  "Too Strong" Kali Armstrong.

-Swipe Right(Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes)(w/ "Doctor Thirst" Jackson Drake) d. Los Americanos(Rayo & Bravo)(w/ El Grande Americano) to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles; a cheapshot by Drake allowed Smokes to get the pin on Bravo after he and Baylor hit an inverted DDT/top-rope double-stomp combo (13:28).

-Sol Ruca d. ZARIA Brady after the Sol Snatcher(rope-backflip Cutter) (13:08).

-Myles Borne d. Johnny Gargano(w/ "The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae) via Borne Again(Zigzag) to retain the NXT North American Title (14:36).  Dion Lennox attacked Borne after the match.

-Tatum Paxley d. "The Glamour" Blake Monroe with the Cemetery Drive(behind-the-back Lightning Spiral) to retain the NXT Women's North American Title (13:22).

-Tony D'Angelo won a four-corner match with "All Ego" Ethan Page, "Absolute" Ricky Saints, and "The Prestigious" Joe Hendry(C) to win the NXT Title when he pinned Hendry after the chokeslam (16:03).

-Tuesday on NXT:  "The Reaper" Jasper Troy vs. Keanu Carver vs. "The Man Of Mayhem" Josh Briggs and Sol Ruca vs. Izzi Dame, plus the tournament begins to crown a new Speed Champion.

AAA On Fox

-Commentators:  Corey Graves & John Bradshaw Layfield.

-Judas El Mesias, Lince Dorado, & Mecha Wolf d. The Tokyo Bad Boys(Kento Kabume, Takuma Fujiwara, & "Nobu-San" Nobuhiro Shimatani).

-Flammer d. Sussy Love to retain the Reina De Reinas Title.

-Axiom, Elio LeFleur, & Dorian Van Dux d. Charlie Dempsey, Nathan Frazer, & Tristan Angels.

-Next week:  PENTA vs. El Hijo Del Vikingo for the WWE Intercontinental Title.

NJPW Sakura Genesis (4/4)

-"The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida & Masatora Yaduda d. Tatsuya Matsumoto & Taisei Nakahara when Yasuda made Nakahara tap out to the Boston Crab.
-"The Japanse Young Punk" Kosei Fujita & "Jag" Hartley Jackson d. "The Unchained Gorilla" Togi Makabe & "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato when Jackson pinned Makabe after the Jagged Edge(Death Valley Driver).
-Shingo Takagi & IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions "Bone Soldier" Taiji Ishimori & "The Xcellence Of Xecution" Robbie x d. Jake Lee, Francesco Akira, & "Dangerous JAY" Jakob Austin Young when Shingo pinned Young after the Last Of The Dragon(wrist-clutch pumphandle Michinoku Driver).
-Aaron Wolf, Toru Yano, Yohei Komatsu, & Tiger Mask IV d. Jr. Heavyweight Champion Douki, Sho Tanaka, "The Underboss" Don Fale, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru when Wolf made Kanemaru tap out to a headscissors/double-arm stretch combination hold.
-Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament participants:
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
-"The Aerial Assassin" WIll Ospreay, "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka, & "The Ultimate Weapon" Aaron Henare d. "Heat Storm" Yuya Uemura, El Desperado, & Taichi Ishikari when Ospreay pinned Taichi after the Stormbreaker(double-underhook over-the-shoulder somersault neckbreaker).
-Bishamon(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) & Oleg Boltin d. NEVER Openweight Champion "Souled Out" Ren Narita, "The Tokyo Pimp" Yujiro Takahashi, & "The Crown Jewel" Chase Owens to retain the NEVER Openweight Trios Titles; Hashi pinned Takahashi after he and Goto hit the Shoto(double-team Eye Of The Hurricane).
-"The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita fought "Rougneck" Shota Umino to a time-limit draw to retain the T.V. Title.
-The Knockout Brothers(OSKAR Leube & "Yuto-Ice" Yuto Nakashima) d. Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles when Yuto-Ice pinned Oiwa after the Cruella(basement pump kick).
-"The Prince Of Pace" Callum Newman d. "Gene Blast" Yota Tsuji with the Make Way(fireman's-carry swinging uranagi) to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title..

Saturday SICW Results From Belleville, IL

-Ring announcer:  Drew Abbenhaus.  Referees:  Nick Ridenour, Freddy Jack Funkhouser, & Bill Henson.

-The night started with a ten-bell salute for "Loverboy" Dennis Condrey, Cauliflower Alley Club Executive Vice-President Rich Ingling, and "Flying" Fred Curry.

-"The Soul Survivor" Jayson Breed d. "#Trending" Trent Daniels after the DDT (7:27).

-Drew interviewed Tag Team Champion "The Night Train" Gary Jackson...it was revealed that "The Silverback" Joe Helms was not cleared to compete due to blood clots in his lungs.  That brought out Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire to proclaim that the L.A. Hustlers("The Notorious" Bradley Diggs & "Ruffshot" Lamont Potts) would return in May, then hurl insults at Jackson until The Night Train decked him.  That brought out "Superstar" Steve Fender & Ax Allwardt to attack Jackson...The Big Texan hit the ring and the rulebreakers bailed, but the damage had been done.  Jackson's status was left questionable for his match later in the show with Texan as his partner.

-"The Dragonfly" Chris Exodus(w/ Brandon Espinosa) d. "Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent by countout.  Vincent seemingly had the match won at one point but Espinosa pulled the referee out of the ring; when Vincent left the ring to confront Espinosa, Exodus dropped him with a kick to the back of the head from the ring apron.  As a result, Vincent was unable to beat the ten-count (10:36).

-Ax Allwardt(w/ Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire) d. "Volatile" Curtis Wylde(w/ Wyldefyre).  Lucky caused a distraction by antagonizing Wyldefyre at ringside, allowing Ax to capitalize on the situation and win with the piledriver (8:10).

-Promoter Herb Simmons and Drew Abbenhaus hyped the list of legends and other special guests who will be in the house for next month's Fanfest.

-Bobby D d. "Superstar" Steve Fender(w/ Lucky P. Larsen, Esquire) via German Suplex (10:29).

-"The Airborne Magician" Billy McNeil d. Brandon Espinosa by DQ when Chris Exodus attacked McNeil (9:41).  The Gateway Saints(Sean Vincent & Jayson Breed) ran off the members of Dysfunction after the bell.

-Central States Champion "Big Nasty" Glenn Williams & "The Northern Saint" Tony Flood d. The Big Texan and (late-arriving) "The Night Train" Gary Jackson to win the Tag Team Titles.  Texan offered to defend the belts by himself (with Jackson & Helms' blessing), but the injured Jackson made his way out to the ring late in the bout.  However, the rulebreakers focused their attack on Jackson until Texan threw in the towel to prevent further damage being done (15:48).

-"Strictly Business" Brandon Barretta d. "Italian Grit" Joe Vinetti with the headlock driver to retain the Classic Title (16:18).  The battle of the Top Guns saw Vinetti enter to Highway To The Danger Zone(the team's old theme music), followed by Barretta wearing his old Top Guns-era singlet to the ring.

-NOTES:  Some show days go differently than others...in this case, I spend most of the day napping and woke up at around 6:15 with belltime at 7.  Thankfully the show was just on the other side of Belleville...on top of that, I had the presence of mind to bring my phone charger as my smartphone was down to about 5%!  I kept charging it when I could during the show and it lasted long enough to get photos of the whole show.  Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm):  Hamburger, cherry Ski, and Mr. Pibb.  Due to Easter, there's no TV taping tomorrow so no worries about sleeping too late...what, like I did today?  HAHAHAHA...err, anyway.

Friday Rasslin

WWE Smackdown (St. Louis, MO)

Dark match:

-"Powerhouse" Royce Keys d. Humberto Carrillo.

-Alex Shelley d. Apollo Crews.

Live Smackdown:

-Commentators:  Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett.

-"The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley d. "Michin" Mia Yim(w/ "B-Fab" Briana Brandy) despite distraction by WWE Women's Champion Jade Cargill.  Michin and B-Fab attempted a post-match beatdown until "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai made the save.

-"Uncle Howdy" Bo Dallas d. "The Right Hand Man" Tama Tonga via Sister Abigail after Solo Sikoa's interference backfired.

-Aleister Black(w/ Zelina Vega) d. "The Complete" Matt Cardona with the Black Mass(spinning kick).

-Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss d. Lyra Valkyria & Bayley Rose; Women's Tag Team Champions The Irresistable Forces(Nia Jax & "The Boujee Bully" Lash Legend) attacked both teams afterwards.

-"The Punishment" Damian Priest & "R-Truth" Ron Killings d. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin & Kit Wilson to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles; Donovan Danhausen tried to get involved but accidentally cursed the referee.

-Sami Zayn d. Carmelo Hayes to retain the U.S. Title; Trick Williams watched the match from ringside.

ROH TV (Global Wars Canada, in partnership with Maple Leaf Wrestling)

-Commentators:  Mauro Ranallo, Ian Riccaboni, & Don Callis.

-"The Renaissance Woman" Hyan Olvera d. Aurora Tempest.

-Mo Jabari & El Reverso d. Raj Singh & Chris Chambers.

-"The It Girl" Maya World d. "Space Jesus" Billie Starkz.

-"The Mad King" Eddie Kingston & Angel Ortiz d. "Any Style" Adam Priest & "Dynamite Kid" Tommy Billington.

-Red Velvet d. "Big Al" Alice Crowley to retain the ROH Women's T.V. Title.

-The Lethal Twist(Jay Lethal, "Vanilla Baby" Blake Christian, & "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson d. Bhupinder Gujjar, Evil Uno, & Psycho Mike.

-ROH Women's Pure Champion "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo d. MLP Women's Canadian Champion "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw to retain the ROH Women's Pure Title; Shaw's title was not at stake.

-Rohan Raja d. Stu Grayson to retain the PWA Champion's Grail Title.

-Michael Oku won a six-way match with "The Inevitable" Ace Austin, "Charisma" Daisuke Sasaki, "The Artist" Jake Crist, Michael Allen Richard Clark, and "The Allstarter" Brent Banks.

-"The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer d. "The Standout" Taylor Rising to retain the ROH Women's Title.

-Ricochet d. "All Night Long" Rich Swann.

-The Good Brothers("Machine Gun" Karl Anderson & "The Big L.G." Doc Gallows) won a four-corner match with The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona), Sheldon Jean & Bryce Hansen, and Kaito Kiyomiya & Bishop Dyer(fka Baron Corbin) to win the vacant MLP Canadian Tag Team Titles.