NJPW New Japan Cup Day 1

-"The Underboss" Don Fale d. Aaron Wolf after NEVER Openweight Champion "Souled Out" Ren Narita hit Wolf with his title belt.
-"Heat Storm" Yuya Uemura d. "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka via top-rope cross-bodyblock.

Wednesday Rasslin

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Excalibur & Tony Schiavone.
-Maxwell Jacob Friedman d. Trios Champion "The Jet" Kevin Knight after the Heatseeker(draping piledriver) to retain the Heavyweight Title (16:59).
-Darby Allin & "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy d. The (War) Dogs("War Ready" Gabe Kidd & "100 Proof" Clark Connors) when Orange pinned Connors after the Orange Punch(Superman Punch) (7:16 plus brawling before the bell).  After the match, "The Rebel" Dave Finlay made a surprise appearance to attack Darby & Orange along with the other Dogs.
-The Brawling Birds(Jamie Hayter & Alex Windsor) d. The Inspiration(Jessie McKay & Cassie Lee); Hayter pinned Cassie after she and Windsor hit the Two Birds One Stone(Hart Attack) on Jessie, dropping her onto Cassie (1:28).
-Trios Champion "Hangman" Adam Page d. Marty Stone via Buckshot(slingshot somersault lariat) (0:11).  Page called out M.J.F. afterwards, but he was attacked by members of the Don Callis Family(International Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, TNT Champion "The Protostyle" Kyle Fletcher, & "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis).  Jet Speed("Speedball" Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight) made the save, but Don Callis(w/ "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer) made his presence felt and issued a challenge for the Trios Titles on behalf of his Family.
-Continental Champion Jon Moxley d. Hechicero(non-title) with the Death Rider(elevated double-underhook DDT) (14:43).
-"The Toxic Spider" Thekla d. "La Mera Mera" Thuinder Rosa after two advanced curbstomps to retain the Women's Title (11:09).  The Sisters Of Sin(Julia Hart & Skye Blue) applauded Thekla's win, but "The Cosmic Killer" Kris Statlander made her way to the ring...as Statlander was stopped by security, Thekla delivered another advanced curbstomp to Rose before retreating from the ring.
-International Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada & Aussie Open(TNT Champion "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher & "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis) d. "Hangman" Adam Page & Jet Speed("Speedball" Mike Bailey & "The Jet" Kevin Knight) to win the Trios Titles.  M.J.F.  knocked out Page with his diamond ring on the floor, allowing Okada to level Knight with the Rainmaker(ripcord lariat) and Davis to follow with the Close Your Eyes & Count To F@#$(deadlift piledriver) for the three-count (36:19-50:06).  Don Callis did commentary.
-Saturday on Collision:  Fear The Revelation(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. The Rascalz(Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) for the Tag Team Titles, Claudio Castagnoli vs. "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita, Gravity vs. Shane "Swerve" Strickland, and La Faccion Ingobernable("El Toro Blanco" Rush & Dralistico) vs. The Swirl("Vanilla Baby" Blake Christian & "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson) vs. The Outrunners(Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) vs. Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy).
-Next week on Dynamite:  Kyle Fletcher vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey for the TNT Title.

WWE EVOLVE

-Commentators:  Peter Rosenberg & Blake Howard.
-Harlem Lewis d. Brooks Jensen.|
-Kendal Grey d. "P-Nasty" P.J. Vasa in a street fight to retain the EVOLVE Women's Title.
-"Doctor Thirst" Jackson Drake d. "Cold Brew" Cappuccino Jones to retain the EVOLVE Title.

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

TNA XPlosion

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan & "Mean" Gia Miller.
-"The Southern Psycho" Mance Warner(w/ Steph De Lander) d. Manny Lemons after the Pay Window(elevated DDT) (4:13).

NWA Powerrr

-Commentators:  Joe Galli, Tim Storm, & Danny Dealz.
-"Captain Badass" Trevor Murdoch(w/ "Outlaw" Mike Knox) d. "The Urban Playboy" Pretty Boy Smooth(w/ "The Overlord" Ethan Carter III & Paster C-Lo) after "Eccellenza Italiana" Cristiano Argento tried to interfere; Smooth fended him off, but Murdoch took the opportunity to hit the top-rope bulldog for the win (2:05).
-Herra(aka Skylar Sparks) d. "The Prettiest Prima Donna" Kylie Alexa Paige by DQ in a submission match when Kylie refused to break at five as she was beating down Herra in the ropes (6:25).
-"Too Hot To Trot" Alex Taylor won a four-way dance with Tyler Franks, "J.A.C." Jesse Alexander Carter, and "The Young Lion" Bryce Hansen.  Eliminations:  Taylor pinned Hansen after J.A.C. hit the vertical suplex-into-Diamond Cutter (2:01).  Taylor pinned J.A.C. via rollup with a handful of tights (3:52).  Taylor pinned Franks with the Green Whistle(fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver) (5:40).
-"The Unholy One" Alex Misery d. Aron Stevens by countout; Misery got a hold of Stevens' gloved hand and used it to make Stevens "punch himself" in the face.  As a result, Stevens fell through the ropes to the floor and couldn't answer the ten-count (4:15).
-The Country Gentlemen("The Bullhead Brute" A.J. Cazana & "White LIghtning" K.C. Cazana)(w/ "Colonel" Joe Cazana) d. Tag Team Champions The Immortals("The Most Feared" J.R. Kratos & Odinson) by DQ; the referee's back was turned amidst the chaos of the match, allowing K.C. to throw Joe's rulebook to Kratos and drop to the mat.  The official turned to see the situation and called for the bell (5:14).  (The Immortals retained the titles.)

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.
-Myles Borne d. "All Ego" Ethan Page with the Borne Again(Zigzag) to retain the NXT North American Title (7:06).
-Speed Women's Title Contender Tournament:  Wren Sinclair(w/ EVOLVE Women's Champion Kendal Grey) d. "Big Cat Kita" Nikkita Lyons with the Final Wrench(Cattle Mutilation) (2:57).
-Hank Walker, Tank Ledger, & "The Hellraiser" Shiloh Hill d. EVOLVE Champion "Doctor Thirst" Jackson Drake & NXT Tag Team Champions Swipe Right(Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes) when Hill pinned Drake after a belly-to-back neckbreaker (13:33 aired plus brawling before the bell).
-Jacy Jayne(w/ Speed Women's Champion Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid) vs. ZARIA Brady for the NXT Women's Title ended in a no-contest when Sol Ruca attacked both women (10:43 aired).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Smackdown on Friday has:
-Drew McIntyre vs. Cody Rhodes - WWE Title

NXT Vengeance Day is on Saturday 3/7:
-Joe Hendry vs. Ricky Saints - NXT Title
-Izzi Dame vs. Tatum Paxley - NXT Women's North American Title
-Lola Vice vs. Kelani Jordan - Underground Match
-Jaida Parker vs. Blake Monroe - Street Fight
-Tony D'Angelo vs. Dion Lennox

Raw on Monday has:
-Oba Femi vs. Alexander Rusev
-Gauntlet Match:  Lyra Valkyria, Bayley Rose, Io Shirai, Raquel Rodriguez, Asuka Urai, Ivy Nile

NXT next week has:
-Thea Hail vs. Wren Sinclair - Speed Women's Title Contender Tournament

WrestleMania XLII takes place on Saturday 4/18 and Sunday 4/19:
-C.M. Punk vs. Roman Reigns - World Title
-Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton - WWE Title
-Stephanie Vaquer vs. Liv Morgan - World Women's Title
-Jade Cargill vs. Rhea Ripley - WWE Women's Title

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite tomorrow night has:
-Maxwell Jacob Friedman vs. Kevin Knight - Heavyweight Title
-Thekla vs. Thunder Rosa - Women's Title
-Jon Moxley vs. Hechicero
-Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy vs. The War Dogs(Gabe Kidd & Clark Connors)
-The Brawling Birds(Jamie Hayter & Alex Windsor) vs. The Inspiration(Jessie McKay & Cassie Lee)

Revolution is on Sunday 3/15:
-Maxwell Jacob Friedman vs. "Hangman" Adam Page - Heavyweight Title Texas Death Match
-Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) - Tag Team Titles|
-Jon Moxley vs. Konosuke Takeshita - Continental Title
-Bandido vs. Andrade El Idolo
-Brody King vs. Shane "Swerve" Strickland

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION/IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thursday has:
-Leon Slater vs. Nic Nemeth - X-Division Title
-Arianna Grace vs. Jody Threat - Women's Title
-Sinner & Saint(Judas Icarus & Travis Williams) vs. The Righteous(Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch) vs. Rich Swann & B.D.E. vs. The System(two of Eddie Edwards, Cedric Alexander, Bear Bronson, & Brian Myers)

RING OF HONOR

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

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

The New Japan Cup takes place from Wednesday 3/4 to Saturday 3/21.

The Anniversary Event is on Friday 3/6:
-Douki vs. "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title
-The Ichiban Sweet Boys(Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) vs. Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next week on NWA Powerrr has:
-Thom Latimer & Bryan Idol vs. "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason & Kerry Morton

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Sunday 3/29 in Edwardsville, IL:
-Kody Lane vs. "The Deliverer" Moses Powell - Crown Of Glory Title
-Maggie Lee vs. Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Aminah Belmont vs. Nixi X.S. - Women's World Crown TItle
-Laynie Luck & Shazza McKenzie vs. Blair Onyx & Fallyn Grey
-Rahim De La Suede vs. Shane Sabre
-Jesse V vs. Bruss Hamilton

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY

Next show is Friday 3/27 in Alton, IL:
-Mat Fitchett vs. Anakin Murphy - Gateway Heritage Title
-Johnnie Robbie vs. Laynie Luck - WCPW Women's Title
-The Revolution(Quest Parker & Anthony Lopes) vs. Austin "Mad Dog" Connelly & Victor Analog
-Davey Vega vs. Dimitri Alexandrov
-Larry D vs. Chase Holliday

SLA will be part of a Collective show on Thursday 4/16 in Las Vegas, NV:
-Unsigned & Don't Care(Gary Jay & Aaron Williams) vs. The Cowboy Way(Thomas Shire & Steve "1 Called" Manders)
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Ryan Clancy
-Austin "Mad Dog Connelly" vs. Derek Neal

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

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

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 3/7 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Gary Jackson & The Gateway Saints(Jayson Breed & Sean Vincent) vs. Dysfunction(Brandon Espinosa, Kyle Roberts, & Chris Exodus) - Elimination Tag Match

SICW has a TV taping on Sunday 3/8(afternoon) in East Carondelet, IL.

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 3/14 in St. Louis, MO.

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 3/14 in Troy, MO:
-Jayden Dominic Rose vs. Rahim De La Suede - Quest For The Crown Tournament Final
-In action:  "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason

PRO WRESTLING EPIC

Next show is Saturday 3/7 in Granite City, IL:
-Brandon Barretta vs. Brandon Aarons - Heavyweight Title
-Benjamin Trust vs. Dante Casanova
-Grown Man Business(Mike Outlaw & Camaro Jackson) vs. The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett)
-Calvin Coco vs. "Big L" Lance Gettemeier - Powerhouse Title
-Thunderkitty LaFleur vs. "The Marionette" Noelle Summit - Women's Title
-Lenny Mephisto vs. Bad Guy Bax - No-DQ Match
-Phil Shark vs. James Brady vs. Quest Parker vs. Jimmy Karryt vs. Calvin Kelly vs. Rahim De La Suede - Bittersweet Lockdown Match
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Sophia Rose

COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 3/21 in Edwarsville, IL:
-King Of The Hill Rumble

ILLINOIS ELITE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 3/14 in Granite City, IL:
-Jodi Ultra vs. 5* Jesse Jay - Heavyweight Title
-Billy McNeil vs. Chris Exodus
-Jalon Strong vs. Kyle Roberts

NEW GENESIS WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 3/21 in Geff, IL:
-Ricky Cruz vs. "J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor vs. Playboy Double H - Heavyweight Title
-Logan Ridge vs. Karter Riley - Lightning Division Title
-Lexxi Green vs. Jennifer Justice - Women's Title
-The Pretty Young Things(Curtis Payne & Donnell Benjamin) vs. A Boy & His Monster(Savage & Shrapnel) vs. Sid Holland & Jerry Morgan - Tag Team Titles
-The Rage(Mike Masters & Mitch Blake) vs. Youth Gone Wild(Tom Heisman & Matt Creed)
-Marcellus Knyght vs. Billy Ray

AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 3/14 in DeSoto, MO.

MIDWEST WRESTLING COALITION

Next show is Saturday 3/14 in Lincoln, IL:
-Mario Pardua vs. Dalton McKenzie - Coalition Title
-Lillith Khan vs. Sadie Belle - Women's Title
-Joey O'Riley vs. Brent Myers - Illinois Title
-Sid Holland vs. Rockin' Rivera - Tables & Chairs Match
-Matty Ice vs. Koa
-Jose El Magnifico vs. Micah Pope
-Kyle Pipher & "The Texas Outlaw" Jeremy Henderson vs. Hans Carden & J-Mal Swagg

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GAME CHANGER WRESTLING

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

ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING

Next show is Friday 3/20 in Berwyn, IL.

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

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WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Corey Graves.

-"The Ring General" GUNTHER Hahn d. Dragon Lee via sleeper with bodyscissors (14:03 aired).

-El Original Grande Americano d. Rayo Americano(w/ El Grande Americano & Bravo Americano) with the Chaos Theory(O'Connor Roll into German suplex) (10:01 aired).

-World Tag Team Champion "Big Jim" Jimmy Uso d. "The Pressure" Austin Theory by DQ when Logan Paul attacked Jimmy (2:38).  "Main Event" Jey Uso returned to save his brother from the Vision duo.

-PENTA d. "Dirty" Dominik Misterio(w/ "The Prince" Finn Bálor & "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh) after the Mexican Destroyer to win the Intercontinental Title (16:05 aired).

-Next week:  A women's gauntlet match to determine the next challenger for A.J. Lee's Women's Intercontinental Title featuring Lyra Valkyrie, Bayley Rose, "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai, Raquel Rodriguez, "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai, and "The Pitbull" Ivy Nile.  Also, "The Ruler" Oba Femi faces "The Redeemer" Alexander Rusev.

NJPW New Japan Cup Brackets

Yuya Uemura vs. Great O-Khan

Drilla Moloney - BYE

Aaron Wolf vs. Don Fale

Shingo Takagi - BYE

Taichi vs. Ren Narita

Satoshi Kojima - BYE

Oleg Boltin vs. El Phantasmo

Aaron Henare - BYE

Yoshi-Hashi vs. Jake Lee

Hirooki Goto - BYE

OSKAR Leube vs. Callum Newman

Hartley Jackson - BYE

Shota Umino vs. Chase Owens

Yujiro Takahashi - BYE

Ryohei Oiwa vs. Yuto-Ice

Zack Sabre Jr. - BYE

SICW All Star Wrestling

-Commentators:  Drew Abbenhaus & Herb Simmons.

-Attila Khan & Madman Pondo(w/ "The Merchant Of Violence" Stephen E) d. The Big Texan & "The Silverback" Joe Helms); Attila pinned Texan after jabbing him in the throat with his fork behind the referee's back (5:22).

-Drew interviewed Brandon Espinosa & "The Dragonfly" Chris Exodus of Dysfunction.

-From February 21st in East St. Louis:  Billy McNeil d. "The Dragonfly" Chris Exodus by countering the cross-armbar with a rollup pin right before the time limit expired (14:56).

-"The Dragonfly" Chris Exodus(w/ Brandon Espinosa) d. "The Devilish Director" Devlin Deville via cross-armbar (3:24).

-Drew interviewed "The Soul Survivor" Jayson Breed.

-The Unusual Suspects("Volatile" Curtis Wylde & Billy McNeil)(w/ Wyldefyre) d. Classic Champion "Strictly Business" Brandon Barretta & Tag Team Champion The Super Assassin; Wylde pinned Assassin after he and McNeil hit a Stone Cold Stunner/top-rope double-stomp combo (8:58).

Saturday MMWA Results From Herculaneum, MO

-Ring announcer:  Paige Mac.  Referees:  Dr. Jay King & Rick Stone.

-Andrew "The Wolf" Wilder(w/ "The Marvelously Deranged" Jared Meyer & Moondog Rover) d. "Switchblade" Garrett Shanks after hitting him with Moondog's cane behind the referee's back (8:17).

-"The Modern Viking" Dir Kolthar d. "The Black Panther" Johnathan Zulu(w/ Andrew "The Wolf" Wilder, "The Marvelously Deranged" Jared Meyer, & Moondog Rover) via rollup after Zulu accidentally kicked Wilder off the ring apron (8:24).

-Just Deonte d. "Your #1 Brother" Chris Slammer with a rollup to retain the Jr. Heavyweight Title (9:01).

-Kahyman(w/ Abigail) d. "The Marvelously Deranged" Jared Meyer(w/ Andrew "The Wolf" Wilder, "The Black Panther" Johnathan Zulu, & Moondog Rover) after the behind-the-back piledriver (11:52).

-"The Shooter" Jerry Morgan d. "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz with a fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver to retain the Heritage Title (16:36).

-Playboy Double H(w/ Virgil Holmes & Nikki Monroe) d. "The Avatar Of Excellence J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor(w/ "The Doctor Of Decadence" Dallas Stevens) to retain the Heavyweight TItle; the referee was knocked down and Playboy hit J.S.O. with a baking pan, then delivered the Pedigree to score the win with the official recovering to make the pin count (14:45).

-Rumble-Style Battle Royal(with four men starting the match):

#1 Dallas Stevens

#2 Dir Kolthar

#3 Garrett Shanks

#4 Andrew Wilder

#5 Johnathan Zulu

#6 Chris Slammer

#7 Jr. Heavyweight Champion Just Deonte

#8 Jared Meyer

#9 Kahyman(w/ Abigail)

#10 Legacy Champion Jerry Morgan

#11 Ricky Cruz

#12 J.S.O.

#13 Heavyweight Champion Playboy Double H(w/ Virgil Holmes & Nikki Monroe)

Order of eliminations(none took place until all participants were in the match):  Wilder, Kahyman, Zulu, Deonte, Dallas, Slammer, Jared, Shanks, and D.K., leaving a final four of Playboy Double H, Jerry Morgan, Ricky Cruz, and J.S.O.  J.S.O. was eliminated, then Morgan turned the tables on Cruz and threw him out.  Finally Morgan threw out Playboy to win the battle royal (11:40)!

-After the match, promoter Anthony Castaldi announced that Morgan would get a Heavyweight Title shot at Playboy(or whoever was champion) when MMWA returned to Herculaneum on April 25th!