Saturday NWA-WLW Results From Troy, MO

-Ring announcer:  Ben Simon.  Referees:  Brandon Tolle & H.D. Daniels.
-The night started with a ten-bell salute for Joe Doering and Dory Funk Jr.
-Territory Classic Tournament:  Heavyweight Champion "The Grand Regent" Camaro Jackson d. "God's Gift To Wrestling" Jake Cross(non-title) after the lariat (9:03).
-Territory Classic Tournament:  "Sweet" Caramel Lightning d. "The Iron Raider" Kohnor Martin via spear (10:25).
-Territory Classic Tournament:  "America's Favorite Wrestler" Chase Emery d. Cody James with a re-entry sunset flip (6:33).
-Territory Classic Tournament:  "Mr. Gold, Girls, & Glory" Bam Bam Malone d. Hobo Hank via rollup with a handful of denim (7:50).
-Territory Classic Tournament:  Heavyweight Champion "The Grand Regent" Camaro Jackson d. "Sweet" Caramel Lightning(non-title) after the lariat (8:28).  Bam Bam Maloe attacked Jackson after the bell, throwing him shoulder-first into the ringpost twice.
-"Mr. Gold, Girls, & Glory" Bam Bam Malone d. "America's Favorite Wrestler" Chase Emery by kneeling down on a re-entry sunset flip and holding the ropes for illegal leverage (8:21).
-"Mortals Behold" Herra d. Morgan Mercy via Twist Of Fate (7:18).
-Territory Classic Tournament:  Heavyweight Champion "The Grand Regent" Camaro Jackson d. "Mr. Girls, Gold, & Glory" Bam Bam Malone(non-title) after two lariats to win the tournament (9:48).
-NOTES:  My Google Maps sent me on the scenic route, so it was a good thing I left the house early...I wanted to check out a nearby Wal-Mart for the new Transformers wave.  Still looking for Swindle and Joyride.  Good crowd, seeing as how most of the wrestlers on the show were making their first (or distant second) appearances in the St. Louis area.  (The only people were were known locally were Camaro and Herra (fka Skylar Sparks)).  Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm):  Hot Dog and Pepsi before the show, Mountain Dew at intermission.  Shoutout to Tiffanie Gordon, who is an amazingly talented artist who draws portraits of the wrestlers.  Crossed paths with Fred Slow at intermission, a gentleman who used to live in the area but now owns and promotes NWA New Mexico (home promotion of HOBO HANK~!).  Other represented promotions were NWA Joe Cazana Promotions (Emery), Texas Style Wrestling (Malone), Dogg Pound Championship Wrestling (Lightning), Kross Fire Wrestling (Martin), Fight The World Wrestling (Cross), and NWA Chicago (James).  Malone was up here several years ago for a training camp so I recognized his name. Was cool to meet some new-to-the-area faces and hopefully they can return down the line (might as well use those Missouri licenses more than once!).  My original plan for the evening was Dynamo Pro Wrestling in Barnhart, but the hot and humid weather conditions led to that event being cancelled...I've been to some scorching-hot outdoor shows, trust me.  I was sweating up a storm last night...at least they had some degree of air conditioning and a steady chair.  Can't imagine how it was for the wrestlers in light of that!  (SICW last week was pretty balmy as well.)  WLW's return date is Saturday, September 12 in Troy, Missouri.  Next week will be busy...Saturday the 22nd has three shows with Cottage Hills Wrestling Alliance in Edwardsville, IL, Midwest Wrestling Coalition in Godfrey, and Illinois Elite Wrestling in Granite City.  Sunday the 23rd featured Glory Pro's return to the Moose Lodge in Edwardsville for their first all-women event.

As always:  Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.

NJPW G1 Climax Final

-Ryohei Oiwa d. "Heat Storm" Yuya Uemura via Big Lock(bulldog sleeper) to win the G1 Climax Tournament.

Saturday Rasslin

NWA Powerrr

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

-"The Maniacal King Of All Evil" Thom Latimer d. El Dragon Nihan(w/ Brandon McCord).

-"The Prince Of Old School" Colby Corino d. Axton Ray.

-The Royal Court(King Trevor The First, Sir Michael Of Knox, & Squire Tyler Franks) d. "Big Strong" Matthew Mims & The Light(Light #1 & Light #2).

-"The Looks That Kill" Bryan Idol d. "Massive" Mike Mondo(w/ Aron Stevens) to win the National Title.  Mondo & Jr. Heavyweight Champion "The Wrestling Machine" Spencer Slade beat down Idol afterwards.

-Next week:  "The Urban Playboy" Pretty Boy Smooth vs. Carson Bartholomew Drake and Effy vs. "The Most Featred" J.R. Kratos.

AEW Collision

Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "No More B.S." Paul Wight.

-"Hangman" Adam Page, ROH Heavyweight Champion Bandido, & Brody King d. The Lethal Twist(Jay Lethal, "Vanilla Baby" Blake Christian, & "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson) to retain the Trios Titles.  The Demand(Ricochet & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona)) attacked the champs afterwards.

-Continental Cup Tournament:  Hechicero d. "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage.

-Women's Tag Team Champions The Divine Dominion("The Megasus" Megan Bayne & "Colossal" Lena Kross) d. Rochelle Riveter & Mazzerati(non-title).  The Brawling Birds(Jamie Hayter & Alex Windsor) brawled with the champs after the bell.

-Continental Cup Tournament:  Nigel McGuinness d. "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata.

-ROH T.V. Champion "Blackheart" Lio Rush & The Rascalz(Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz, & "Hot Fire" Myron Reed) d. Lights Camera Faction(Frescomatic, Jeaux Braxton, Ice Williams, & J.C. Watson).

-The Hurt Syndicate("The Almighty" Bobby Lashley & "The Standard Of Excellence" Shelton Benjamin) & Shane Taylor Promotions(Shane Taylor & ROH Pure Champion "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty)(w/ Montel Vontavious Porter, The Infantry("Captain"Shawn Dean & "Bad News & Tattoos" Carlie Bravo, "The Guv'nor" Anthony Ogogo, "The Afro Punk" Trish Adora, & Christyan X.O.) d. Sonico, Juli Montaña, Ro Montaño, & Jake Redondo.

-"The C.E.O." Mercedes Moné d. "The Real Deal" Zayda Steel(w/ "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels).  Women's Champion Willow Nightingale saved both Steel and Daniels from Moné's post-match aggression.

-Continental Cup Tournament:  Kyle O'Reilly d. "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong.  Despite tension between the tag partners, O'Reilly & Strong celebrated with "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy to close the show.

-The eight wrestlers remaining in the Continental Cup Tournament are:  Continental Champion Jon Moxley, "Switchblade" Jay White, Hechicero, Kyle O'Reilly, Orange Cassidy, Nigel McGuinness, Claudio Castagnoli, and "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston.

-Wednesday on Dynamite:  "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. El Clon, "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis, & Jake Doyle; "The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay, Francesco Akira, & "The Ultimate Weapon" Aaron Henare vs. Brian Cage, "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer, & "Azucar" Rocky Romeo.

AAA On Fox

-Commentators:  Corey Graves, John Bradshaw Layfield, & Savio Vega.

-Rey Fenix d. Noisy Boy to retain the AAA Cruiserweight Title.

-World Title Contender Tournament:  La Parka d. Psycho Clown.

-Next week:  PENTA vs. Bronco Nima.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett.
-"The Ring General" GUNTHER Hahn d. "The Complete" Matt Cardona(w/ WWE Women's Champion Chelsea Green-Cardona)..
-Baron Corbin d. Carmelo Hayes to retain the U.S. Title.  Trick Willaims fought with the champion afterwards.
-The MFTs(Tama Tonga & Talla Tonga)(w/ Haku) won a triple threat match with The War Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe) and "The Punishment" Damian Preist & "R-Truth" Ron Killings(C) to win the WWE Tag Team Titles.
-Jacy Jayne(w/ Women's Tag Team Champions Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid) d. Tiffany Stratton(w/ WWE Women's Champion Chelsea Green-Cardona) to win the Women's U.S. Title.
-"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes vs. Sami Zayn never officially started as Randy Orton attacked Cody, leading to the two brawling all over the building.
-Next week:  C.M. Punk sv. Kevin Owens for the WWE Title.

Thursday Rasslin

ROH TV

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

-"The Jet" Kevin Knight d. Titán to retain the AEW TNT Title.

-:"Blackheart" Lio Rush d. El Clon(w/ Don Callis) to retain the ROH T.V. Title.

-"La Mera Mera" Thunder Rosa, AEW TBS Champion "The It Girl" Maya World, & "The Renaissance Woman" Hyan Olvera d. Hikaru Shida, "The Problem" Marina Shafir, & Skye Blue.

-Soberano Jr. d. Komander.

-"The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher(w/ Don Callis) d.d Mascara Dorada to retain the International Title.

TNA Impact

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

-"The Young Savage" Ricky Sosa d. "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers(w/ Bear Bronson); X-Division Champion "Prime" Cedric Alexander got involved which brought out "The Youngest In Charge" Leon Slater to back up Sosa..

-Rich Swann, "THe Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel, & B.D.E. d. Mustafa Ali, "The Southern Savior" John Skyler, & Agent Zero.  The Order 4 members attacked after the bell until International Champion "Top Notch" Jason Hotch made the save.

-Women's T.V. Title Tournament:  Maggie By Elegance d. Indi Hartwell.

-"Too Blessed" K.C. Navarro d. "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards(w/ "Ride Or Die" Alisha Edwards.

-Next week:  "Hudzilla" Harley Hudson vs. Alisha Edwards.

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Blake Howard.

-The MFTs(Tama & Talla Tonga)(w/ Haku) d. Axiom & Nathan Frazerj; Tama pinned Frazer after backdropping Frazer into Talla's powerbomb (6:52).

-American Made(Julius & Brutus Creed) d. Birthright(Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo & Uriah Connors); Brutus pinned Stacks after he and Julius hit a double sitout c hokeslam (5:35).

-Lyra Valkyria d. Jaida Parker via bulldog sleeper (5:09).

NJPW G1 Climax Day 17

-”Drilla” Dan Moloney d. “Roughneck” Shota Umino by injury forfeit.
-”The Frontman” Zack Sabre Jr. d. NEVER Openweight Champion Aaron Wolf(non-title) via bridging pin combo.
-IWGP Global Champion “War Ready” Gabe Kidd d. “Souled Out” Ren Narita(non-title) after the Drill A Hole(piledriver).
-”Heat Storm” Yuya Uemura d. OSKAR Leube with a cross-armbreaker submission.
-”The Prince Of Pace” Callum Newman d. “The Ultimate Weapon” Aaron Henare after the Make Way(fireman's-carry swinging uranagi).

Block B:
-Newman(WINNER)/Uemura(RUNNER-UP)/Kidd: 12
-Sabre/KNarita/Moloney: 10
-Wolf/Henare/OSKAR: 8
-Umino: 0

Wednesday Rasslin

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Exalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "No More B.S." Paul Wight.

-For The #2 Spot In The Casino Gauntlet Match:  Maxwell Jacob Friedman won a triple threat match with "Speedball" Mike Bailey and "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne when he made Wayne tap out to the Salt Of The Earth(Fujiwara armbar) (12:02).

-Continental Cup Tournament:  "Switchblade" Jay White d. "The Rebel" David Finlay via Blade Runer(swinging Flatliner) (12:19).

-"The Jet" Kevin Knight(w/ Don Callis) d. Chris Jericho after a low kick behind the referee's back followed by the Crash Landing(uranagi) (12:56).

-"The Cosmic KillerE" Kris Statlander d. "The Hell-Bent Vixen" Viva Van via Staturday Night Fever(cradle Tombstone) (3:09).

-TBS Champion "The It Girl" Maya World & "La Mera Mera" Thunder Rosa d. Hikaru Shida & Persephone when Maya pinnned Shida with the bridging fallaway slam (9:38).

-Continental Cup Tournament:  Jon Moxley d. "Jungle" Jack Perry with the sleeper/bodyscissors to retain the Continental Title (15:53).

-Saturday on Collision:  "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage vs. Hechicero, Kyle O'Reilly vs. "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong, and Nigel McGuinnes vs. "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata in the Continental Cup Tournament.  Also "Hangman" Adam Page, ROH Heavyweight Champion Bandido, & Brody King defend the Trios Titles against The Lethal Twist(Jay Lethal, "Vanilla Baby" Blake Christian, & "Big Shotty" Lee JOhnson) and "The C.E.O." Mercedes Moné faces "The Real Deal" Zayda Steel.  Additionally, Women's Tag Team Champions The Divine Dominion("The Megasus" Megan Bayne & "Colossal" Lena Kross) face Mazzerali & Rachelle Riveter(non-title) and ROH T.V. Champion "Blackheart" Lio Rush, The Rascalz(Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz, & "Hot Fire" Myron Reed), The Hurt Syndicate("The Almighty" Bobby Lashley & "The Standard Of Excellence" Shelton Benjamin), and Shane taylor Promotions(Shan Taylor & ROH Pure Champion "Taigstyle" Lee Moriarty will be in action.

-Next week on Dynamite:  Maya World vs. Persephone vs. Hikaru Shida vs. Kris Statlander for the TBS Title.

WWE EVOLVE

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph  & Mr. Robert Stone.

-CHarlie Dempsey d. Ulka Sasaki.

-Speed Women's Champino Wren Sinclair vs. "Notorious" Sloane Jacobs(non-title).

-"It's GAL" Gal Barkay won a triple threat match with "Cold Bred" Cappuccino Jones and Chazz "Starboy" Hall.

-Next week:  "Big Cat Kita" NIkkita Lyons vs. Wren Sinclair for the EVOLVE Women's Title.

-In two weeks:  "The Too Turn't Lucha Unicorn" Laynie Luck vs. "P-Nasty" P.J. Vasa.