WWE Main Event

-Commentators: Josh Mathews & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Wade Barrett d. "R-Truth" Ron Killings by blocking a suicide dive attempt with the Bullhammer.
-Jimmy & Jey Uso d. The Prime Time Players(Titus O'Neil & Darren Young) when Jimmy pinned Titus after the Headshrinker Splash.
-Mark Henry d. Drew McIntyre with the World's Strongest Slam.

Comedy Part 496: McChatty

Location: McDill's
Emcee: Bruce Veach
After: Bruce Veach
Before: Andrew Hagan

Our loyal(?) audience nearly bailed on us to corral a stray dog...yay Collinsville? Thankfully, we did have a decent group of onlookers for our performances. The people in attendance were a bit talkative...I'm not really good at dealing with that, but I considered it good practice in hindsight. Tried to use different material than I used the previous week...I finally have a few new ideas for bits but I still need to write them out. I'd like to do the Bethalto shows more often, but I'm also trying to balance my expenses and gas prices are still high...

WWE Raw + This Week In Wrestling

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler.
-The Shield(U.S. Champion Dean Ambrose & Tag Team Champions Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins) d. Mark Henry & Jimmy & Jey Uso when Ambrose pinned Jimmy after the headlock driver.
-Rob Van Dam d. Johnny Fandango(w/ Summer Rae) when Fandango walked away from the match.
-Kaitlyn Bonin d. Women's Champion A.J. Lee(w/ Big E Langston)(non-title) after the spear.
-Dolph Ziggler d. Big E Langston(w/ Women's Champion A.J. Lee) by DQ when A.J. attacked Ziggler.
-Christian Cage d. World Champion Alberto Del Rio(non-title) by countering an attempted cross-armbreaker takedown into a three-quarter-nelson pin.
-Cody Rhodes d. Wade Barrett after countering a pumphandle slam attempt into the Crossrhodes.  Damien Sandow threatened and insulted Rhodes afterwards.
-Daniel Bryan d. Kane when he escaped a chokeslam and small-packaged Kane for the win.  Kane chokeslammed Bryan afterwards but was then attacked by The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, & Bray Wyatt).
-Brie Bella d. Natalya Neidhart after Nikki Bella distracted Nattie with a duck-call whistle(see, she's an "ugly duckling"), leading to Brie getting the rollup pin.
-Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel(w/ Paul Heyman) vs. "R-Truth" Ron Killings ended in a no-contest when C.M. Punk ran out to attack Axel and Heyman.
-WWE Champion John Cena d. Ryback in a table match(non-title) after an F-U through a table in the corner.  Daniel Bryan came out to get a good look at the belt, then played a brief game of keep-away with it until Cena grabbed it back.

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WWE(www.wwe.com)

Main Event this week has:
-"R-Truth" Ron Killings vs. Wade Barrett
-Mark Henry vs. Drew McIntyre
-Jimmy & Jey Uso vs. The Prime Time Players(Titus O'Neil & Darren Young)

NXT this week has:
-Bo Dallas & Sami Zayn vs. Antonio Cesaro & Leo Kruger
-Corey Graves vs. Scott Dawson
-Aiden English & Mickey Keegan vs. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan)
-Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte Flair

Superstars this week has:
-"R-Truth" Ron Killings vs. Alex Riley
-Sin Cara vs. Curt Hawkins

Smackdown on Friday 8/2 has:
-Randy Orton vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Christian Cage
-C.M. Punk vs. Johnny Fandango
-Cody Rhodes vs. Jack Swagger
-Sin Cara vs. Big E Langston
-A.J. Lee vs. Kaitlyn Bonin - Women's Title

SummerSlam is on Sunday 8/18:
-John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan - WWE Title
-C.M. Punk vs. Brock Lesnar

TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)

Impact on Thursday 8/1 has:
-Chris Sabin vs. Manik

TNA 10 premieres on Friday 8/2:
-Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe
-James Storm vs. Bobby Roode
-Jeff Hardy vs. Austin Aries
-The Latin-American Xchange(Shawn Hernandez & Homicide) vs. Team 3-D(Bully Ray & Brother Devon) vs. Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian)
-Gauntlet For The Gold:  Matt Morgan, Ken Anderson, Joseph Park, Johnny Swinger, Jessie Godderz, Robbie Eckos, Johnny Devine, Chase Stevens, Shark Boy, Cassidy Riley
-Petey Williams vs. Sonjay Dutt vs. Kenny King
-Velvet Sky vs. Gail Kim

Impact on Thursday 8/15 has:
-Chris Sabin vs. Bully Ray - Heavyweight Title Cage Match

Bound For Glory is on Sunday 10/20.

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

ROH TV this week has:
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. The Forever Hooligans(Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov)
-Adam Page vs. Silas Young - Heavyweight Title Tournament Qualifier
-Adrenaline Rush(A.C.H. & Tadarius Thomas) vs. 3.0(Scott Parker & Shane Matthews)
-In action:  Q.T. Marshall.

Next show is Saturday 8/3 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. The American Wolves(Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) - Tag Team Titles
-Kevin Steen vs. Brian Kendrick - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Michael Elgin vs. Paul London - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Matt Taven vs. Roderick Strong - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-B.J. Whitmer vs. Mike Bennett - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Tommaso Ciampa vs. ? - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Appearing:  The Young Bucks, Yujiro Kushida, The Forever Hooligans(Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov), Adrenaline Rush(A.C.H. & Tadarius Thomas)

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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.slawrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 8/9 in Alton, IL:
-Darin Corbin vs. Arik Cannon - Heavyweight Title - Anything-Goes Match
-A.C.H. vs. Davey Vega
-Davey Richards vs. Gerald James
-Adam Raw & Mat Fitchett vs. Dan Walsh & Evan Gelistico - Table Match
-Jonathan Gresham vs. Jojo Bravo
-The Hooligans vs. Cali 31(Darren Dean & Aaron Solo)
-Bolt Brady vs. Dan Walsh - ACW U-30 Title
-Alex The Big Owl & Jordan Lacey vs. Brandon Espinosa & Angelus Layne
-Darin Childs vs. Thomas Shire

DPW(dynamopro.weebly.com)

Next show is Friday 9/6 in Glen Carbon, IL.

FIST COMBAT(no website)

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

MMWA-SICW(saintlouiswrestling.com)

SICW has a legends' meet-and-greet on Friday 8/9 in Sauget, IL(GCS Stadium):
-Appearing:  Jerry Lawler, Ken Patera, Rocky Johnson, Baron Von Raschke, Harley Race

SICW has a show on Saturday 8/10 in Sauget, IL(GCS Stadium) featuring the Grizzlies Grand Master Tournament:
-Ken Kasa vs. Ron Powers - Classic Title
-Chaz Wesson vs. Dave Vaughn - Herb Simmons' Hair vs. Travis Cook's Hair
-Tournament Participants:  Ricky Cruz, Gary Jackson, Flash Flanagan, The Big Texan
-Appearing:  Ken Patera, Rocky Johnson, Baron Von Raschke, Harley Race

MMWA has a show on Saturday 8/10 in St. Louis, MO

SICW has a show on Saturday 8/17 in East Carondelet, IL.

METRO EAST CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/pages/MECW/147167285333132)

Next show is Saturday 9/28 in Wood River, IL.

PRO WRESTLING COLLISION(www.prowrestlingcollision.com)

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

3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 8/23 in Des Moines, IA.

METRO PRO WRESTLING(www.metrowrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 8/10 in Kansas City, KS:
-Adam Pearce vs. Jeremy Wyatt - Heavyweight Title Dog Collar Match
-The Commission(Evan Gelistico, Pierre Abernathy, & Gerald James) vs. The Kobra Kai Dojo(Davey Vega, Mat Fitchett, & Sensei) - Tag Team Titles On The Line

WLW(www.harleyrace.com/WorldLeagueWrestling.htm)

Next show is Tuesday 7/30 in Jefferson City, MO.

WLW has a show on Saturday 8/3 in Richmond, MO.

WLW has a show on Saturday 8/31 in Linn, MO.

CSCW(www.nwa-ccw.com)

Next show is Saturday 8/31 in Cahokia, IL:
-Rob Conway vs. Evan Money - NWA World Title
-Shane Fury vs. Shane Somers - NWA Illinois Title - I Quit Match
-Chris Logan vs. Byron Wilcott
-Bolt Brady vs. Ricky Starks
-Deven Spade vs. Ax Allwardt
-Claudia Del Solis vs. Jordynne Grace
-Aaron Solo vs. Darren Dean
-Johnathon Hampton vs. Joe Bruizer
-Joker vs. Dakota Prodigy
-Eric Allen vs. Justa Mazing

RCW(no website)

RCW has a reunion show on Saturday 8/31 in Bethalto, IL.

UNAFFILIATED SHOWS

Saturday 8/24 in Pacific, MO:
-Appearing:  Sir Mo, Gary Jackson, The Lumberjacks, Brian James, Jimmy D, Moondog Rover, Joker, Devyl Nichol, Jett Hero, P.K. Ripper, Cellblock 9

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DRAGON GATE USA/EVOLVE(www.dgusa.tv)

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

HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)

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

ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.anarchy-wrestling.net)

Next show is Saturday 8/10 in Cornelia, GA:
-Jeremy Vain vs. Geter - Heavyweight Title
-Jeremy Vain & Brodie Ray Chase vs. The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis)
-Joey Rhymer vs. B.J. Hancock

WRESTLING IS RESPECT(www.prowrestlingrespect.com)

Next show is Sunday 9/29 in Boonton, NJ.

WRESTLING IS FUN(www.wrestlingisfun.org)

Next show is Thursday 8/1 in Reading, PA.

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

Next shows are Saturday 10/19 & Sunday 10/20 in Berwyn, IL.

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

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

AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 8/2 in Berwyn, IL:
-Tony Rican vs. Knight Wagner - Dog Collar Match

IWA MID-SOUTH(http://iwamidsouth.proboards.com/index.cgi)

Next shows are Friday 9/13 and Saturday 9/14 in Clarksville, IN featuring the Ted Petty Invitational Tournament:
-Tournament Participants:  Drake Younger, Jack Thriller, Eddie Kingston, B-Boy, Davey Richards, Kyle O'Reilly, Devon Moore, Roderick Strong, Andrew Everett, Chrisjen Hayme, Necro Butcher, Louis Lyndon, Flip Kendrick, Prince Mustafa Ali, B.J. Whitmer, Dustin Rayz, Justin Credible, Bad Bones, Christian York, Michael Elgin, Eddie Edwards

ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 8/18 in Austin, TX:
-Matthew Palmer vs. Davey Vega - Hardcore Title
-Darin Childs vs. Shawn Vexx vs. Scot Summers
-Ricky Starks vs. Gary Jay

St. Louis Wrestling Community: http://community.livejournal.com/stlwrestling/
Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/

FIST Combat Special Comment

Rare weekend with a wrestling show on Friday and no wrestling show on Saturday...next weekend will be open for me, so might as well get to it.

The St. Louis wrestling scene was in the media spotlight for an unfortunate reason this past week...I saw a news van at Pop's on Friday and it sounds like the reporters tried to interview some people about "The Future" Donovan Ruddick. While I did know him, others around here knew him better and I don't know if I'm qualified to speak on the situation. I knew him as a good guy and that was my main experience with him. Something similar happened with a WGNU talk show host who I once worked with...we were cool and we talked a lot about wrestling off the air. It's a shock when you know someone like that and then hear news like this.

I don't know when the next FIST Combat show will be...promoter Mike Gordon has been busy with his other ventures(particularly his Beach Bum Alcoholics band). Attendance was a bit down from the previous show but the fans were still energetic.

Billy McNeil won the tournament at the previous show and was retroactively named the FIST Combat Champion(though they don't have a belt yet). The setup for this show was another tournament with the winner to challenge Billy in the main event.

The tourney matches were shuffled a bit as the scheduled first-round matches were Ricky Cruz vs. Dave Vaughn and Dash Rando vs. Jonathan Gresham. It was changed to Cruz-Gresham and Rando-Vaughn. Tracey Smothers was originally advertised for the show but was quietly taken off the show listing.

The Juggalo-inspired Local Kingz attacked Poodoo The Cow & Dash Rando at the previous show...they were thrown out of the building and vowed to make another impact on this night. They attacked Poodoo at ringside during the Vaughn-Rando opener and then busted up the tag match between the Bumrush Brothers and the Hooligans. Not sure where this is leading unless some of them are training to wrestle...

The in-ring content was solid across the board, as expected from the people on the show.

Vaughn may have caught a break with the match change as his past luck against Cruz hasn't been the best. Travis Cook was conspicuous by his absence.

I honestly hadn't seen much of Gresham before this. He was usually in tag or schmozz matches at previous shows I attended. The size difference between him and Ricky was...very noticable, but they had a good match. Gresham did get up after the finisher and pin a bit quickly...just saying.

Dirden made ground beef out of Poodoo...bad night for Team Bizarro(even with the addition of C.J. McManus at ringside).

Some LWA Superfans were in the house for the rematch between Adam Raw and Alexandre Rudolph. Another good power battle ended with Rudolph evening the score between the two.

Really liked the tag match; the Hooligans worked heel which was a switch from other recent times I've seen them. Sounds like it won't be the last battle between them and the Bumrush Bros....I do not have a problem with that.

The four-corner match was set up with one face and three heels, but recent tag partners Dirden and Rudolph locked horns a few times(including the finish). Thought the match went well; any sort of multi-way schmozz can be tricky to execute with a good flow. Rudolph abused referee Jay King after the match...and then King had to officiate the main event so he had a long night.

EDIT: I forgot to mention something that happened during Rudolph's entrance for the four-corner bout...he got into an argument with Jake Parnell(who was attending the show as a fan) and slugged him. Between that and the Juggalo involvement, the audience doesn't seem to be a safe area at these shows...

The main event played out normally though Dirden had been in two prior matches while McNeil was fresh. McNeil escaped the Asiatic Spike setup but fell to the chokeslam...and stayed down well after the pin. Now that's how to sell a finisher.

Anywho, next weekend is clear. The rest of August looks like this:

Friday 8/9: SLA in Alton, IL
Saturday 8/10: SICW in Sauget, IL at GCS Stadium (MMWA is in St. Louis that night as well)
Saturday 8/17: SICW in East Carondelet, IL
Saturday 8/31: CSCW in Cahokia, IL

As always: #yaywrestling

Anarchy Wrestling TV #390

-Commentators:  Bret Wolverton & Andrew Pendleton III.
-Sammy Guevara won a triple threat match with William "The Hammer" Roberts and Kharn Alexander; Roberts hit Alexander with a Meltdown, but Guevara low-bridged Roberts out of the ring and then pinned Alexander for the win.
-Tag Team Champions The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams) wondered aloud about Najasism's absence...that led to The Vandal trying to get some payback and getting BELTed by the Bullets.
-B.J. Hancock & Joey Rhymer won a four-way dance with Hot Commodity(Young Lions' Champion C.B. Suave & Tommy Penirelli)(w/ Charlie Cash), Kevin Blue & Brandon Parker, & The Movement(Najasism & The Vandal)(w/o Najasism as noted above).  Penirelli immediately pinned Vandal for the first elimination after the Bullets' pre-match assault.  After the other two teams beat each other up for a few minutes, Penirelli tagged himself in on Hancock and hit Parker with a fisherman buster for the second elimination.  Rhymer small-packaged Penirelli to counter another fisherman buster and Suave turned the move over behind the ref's back, but Hancock turned it back over as the ref was with Suave...the referee turned around to make the three-count for Rhymer's win.
-Match 3 Of Best-Of-5 Series(Henry leading 2-0):  Seth Delay d. Anthony Henry(w/ Miss Rachel) via grapevine anklelock.
-John Skyler d. Steven Walters; Skyler nearly won at one point after countering a rana with a powerbomb and putting his feet on the ropes, but promoter Franklin Dove pushed his feet off the ropes.  As the referee was occupied with Dove, Skyler hit Walters with a low blow and rolled him up for the cheap win.

Weekend wrestling

ROH TV

Commentators:  Kevin Kelly & Steve Corino.

The American Wolves(Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) d. Mike Sydal & Zizou Middoux when Richards pinned Middoux after a double-stomp off the top rope.

Michael Elgin, Kevin Steen, Jay Lethal, & B.J. Whitmer d. Rhino, Jimmy Jacobs, Rhett Titus, & Cliff Compton in Steel Cage Warfare.  Whitmer and Jacobs started the bout, then the next few entries were Titus, Elgin, and Compton(who threw powder in Elgin's eyes).  Elgin was zip-tied to the top rope by the SCUM team, then Titus pinned Whitmer after a spike piledriver with Compton.  Lethal entered with chair in hand and put it to good use before cutting Elgin free.

Rhino entered and Gored Elgin, but then Gored Titus by mistake and Lethal pinned Rhino after the Injection(back-handspring Cutter).  Kevin Steen was the last entrant but Matt Hardy attacked him in the aisleway, leading to the fight spilling out of the open cage door.  Lethal pinned Titus after another Injection.  Jacobs hit Jay with a chair and then speared him through a table, leading to Compton pinning Lethal.

Elgin pinned Compton after a sitout superbomb, but Corino left the broadcast table and FIREBALL~!ed Elgin so that Jacobs could eliminate him.  Hardy entered with a Twist Of Fate on Steen and Corino brought out lighter fluid(even Jacobs objected to that)...so Nigel McGuinness entered the cage and took out Corino with a lariat.  Steen saved Nigel from a Twist Of Fate and hit Hardy with the package piledriver, then Nigel threw Jacobs to him for another package piledriver and the final eimination.  Steen and Nigel shook hands(as Adam Cole watched from the aisleway)...

SICW Wrestling Explosion

-Commentator:  Larry Matysik.
-Flashback to May 1979:  David & Fritz Von Erich(w/ Kevin) won a mini-gauntlet match against Harley Race.  Race went for a diving headbutt off the second rope, but David caught him in the iron claw(leaving Race bloody) and the referee called the submission after three arm drops.
-Flashback highlight video:  Comparisons between Andre The Giant and King Kong Brody.

Superstars + Smackdown

WWE Superstars

-Commentators:  Tony Dawson & Alex Riley.
-Jimmy & Jey Uso d. Drew McIntyre & Jinder Mahal(w/ Heath Slater) when Jimmy pinned Mahal after the Headshrinker Splash.
-Layla El d. Alicia Fox via Chick Kick.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Randy Orton d. Damien Sandow with the RKO after Sandow was distracted by Cody Rhodes "borrowing" his Money-In-The-Bank briefcase.
-Mark Henry & Jimmy & Jey Uso d. Wade Barrett & The Prime Time Players(Titus O'Neil & Darren Young when Henry pinned Titus after the World's Strongest Slam.
-World Champion Alberto Del Rio d. Rob Van Dam(non-title) after a cheapshot superkick while the referee was backing RVD off.
-The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan)(w/ Bray Wyatt) d. Tons Of Funk(Brodus Clay & Lord Tensai)(w/ Funkadactyls); Harper took out Tensai with a discus lariat and Rowan finished him with a big splash.  Wyatt dropped Tensai with the Sister Abigail afterwards.
-Christian Cage d. Jack Swagger(w/ Zeb Colter) after the Killswitch.
-Sandow demanded that Cody return his briefcase, but Cody threw it into the Gulf Of Mexico...har har.

Friday FIST Combat Results From Sauget, IL + Other Show Results

-Dave Vaughn d. Dash Rando(w/ Poodoo The Cow & C.J. McManus) after the spear.  Juggalos in the audience attacked Poodoo at ringside during the early minutes of the match.
-Ricky Cruz d. Jonathan Gresham after a pop-up Diamond Cutter.
-Jake Dirden d. Poodoo The Cow(w/ Dash Rando & C.J. McManus) with the Asiatic Spike.
-Alexandre Rudolph d. Adam Raw via released German suplex.
-The Bumrush Brothers(Shorty Biggs & Outtkast) fought The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) to a no-contest; the battle spilled out of the ring and the Juggalos struck again by attacking the Hooligans, resulting in a big brawl that security guards had to break up.
-Jake Dirden won a four-corner match with Ricky Cruz, Dave Vaughn, and Alexandre Rudolph; Dirden got the submission win with the Asiatic Spike as Cruz fought with Vaughn outside the ring.
-Jake Dirden d. Billy McNeil to win the FIST Title.  Dirden dominated the bout despite having already competed in two prior matches; Billy fought back with a tornado DDT and a double-kneedrive to the back of the head, but missed a swanton bomb.  That led to Dirden getting the win after a huge chokeslam.

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Friday 3XW results from Des Moines, IA:

-Ricky Love & Joey Anderson won a four-corner match with The Submission Squad(Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy), Gary Jay & Cuco Santiago, and Eddie Randall & Ryan Kidd.
-Miss Natural d. Mia Martinez.
-Aaron Masterson d. Ricky Kwong in a strap match.
-Jeremy Wyatt d. A.J. Smooth.
-Jimmy Rockwell d. Casanova to win the Pure Wrestling Title.
-The American Bulldogs(Mad Dog McDowell & Jon West) d. Jake & Ryan King & Skylar Pierce in a handicap match to win the Tag Team Titles.
-J.J. Garrett won a four-corner match with Supafli, Davey Vega, and Ray Stryker.
-Devin Carter d. Bradley Charles.
-Ryan Slade d. Mark Sterling to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Saturday DGUSA results from Queens, NY:

-Mike Rollins d. Dougie Wayne.
-Anthony Silver & G.A. West d. Blade Michaels & ?.
-Uhaa Nation d. Jigsaw.
-Scott Reed won a six-way match with Derek Ryze, Drew Gulak, Orange Cassidy, Caleb Konley, and Shane Strickland.
-Chuck Taylor d. Jon Davis in a bunkhouse match.
-Open The Freedom Gate Champion Johnny Gargano d. Rich Swann in a non-title match.
-Trent Barreta d. EITA.
-Tony Nese d. Akira Tozawa.
-Ricochet & The Young Bucks d. A.R. Fox, CIMA, & Tomahawk T.T. in a Gate To Heaven Match(first fall-two referees, second fall-tornado-style, third fall-TLC).

Saturday ROH results from Providence, RI:

-Slyck Wagner Brown d. Rocco Caprice.
-Adrenaline Rush(A.C.H. & Tadarius Thomas) d. 3.0(Scott Parker & Shane Matthews).
-Heavyweight Title Tournament Qualifier:  Silas Young won a triple threat match with Adam Page and Q.T. Marshall.
-The Forever Hooligans(Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov) d. reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) to win the Tag Team Titles.
-Mike Bennett d. Brutal Bob Evans.
-MsChif d. Jessie Brooks.
-Michael Elgin, Kevin Steen, Tommaso Ciampa d. The American Wolves(Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) & B.J. Whitmer.
-Brian Fury won a four-corner match with Todd Hanson, Kongo, and Vinny Marseglia.
-C&C Wrestle Factory(Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander) d. #PartyBoys(Mike Sydal & Zizou Middoux).
-Heavyweight Title Tournament:  Jay Lethal d. Sonjay Dutt.
-Matt Taven d. Brian Fury to retain the T.V. Title.
-Heavyweight Title Tournament:  Karl Anderson d. A.C.H.
-Heavyweight Title Tournament:  Adam Cole d. Mark Briscoe.

Saturday AAW results from Merrionette Park, IL:

-Juntai Miller won a six-way match with Dan Lawrence, Knight Wagner, Alex Colon, Tweek Phoenix, and Lamar Titan.
-C.J. Esparza & Heidi Lovelace d. Jordan McEntire & "Miss Natural" Heather Patera.
-Marek Brave fought Christian Rose to a no-contest in an unsanctioned fight.
-Marion Fontaine & Louis Lyndon d. Irish Airborne(Jake & Dave Crist) to win the Tag Team Titles.
-Keith Walker d. Carlito Colon.
-Shane Hollister d. Flip Kendrick to retain the Heavyweight Title.
-Arik Cannon & Jimmy Jacobs fought The Monster Mafia(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) to a no-contest.
-Eddie Kingston d. Rhino.

Saturday Wrestling Is Fun results from Easton, PA:

-Latvian Proud Oak & Estonian Thunderfrog d. Trevor Lee & Roy Wilkins.
-Proletariat Boar Of Moldova d. El Hijo Del Ice Cream.
-Hallowicked d. Juan Francisco De Coronado.
-Jaka, Max Smashmaster, Flex Rumblecrunch, & Oleg The Usurper d. Jolly Roger, Lance Steel, Dragon Dragon, & Shane Storm.
-Shenron d. Mark Angelosetti.
-Ultramantis Black & Frightmare d. Missile Assault Ant & Arctic Rescue Ant.
-Amasis d. Green Ant.

Saturday Anarchy Wrestling results from Cornelia, GA:

-B.J. Hancock d. Dango Wynn by DQ.
-C.B. Suave d. Kevin Blue to retain the Young Lions' Title.
-The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) d. The Movement(Najasism & The Vandal).
-Anthony Henry d. Seth Delay in a no-DQ-no-time-limit match.
-Shaun Tempers & Se7en d. Mikael Judas & Azrael to win the held-up Tag Team Titles.
-Mike Posey d. Kyle Matthews.
-Cody Hall d. Paul Jordane.
-Geter d. Shaun Tempers.
-Heavyweight Champion Jeremy Vain & Brodie Ray Chase d. The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams).
-Bobby Moore d. Billy Buck to retain the T.V. Title in a title-vs.-career match.

Sunday DGUSA results from Manhattan, NY:

-Jon Davis d. Drew Gulak.
-Shane Strickland d. Caleb Konley.
-Anthony Nese d. Uhaa Nation.
-Chuck Taylor, Jigsaw, & The Batiri(Kodama & Obariyon) d. Fire Ant, Frightmare, Amasis, & Ophidian.
-Akira Tozawa won a four-corner match with EITA, Tomahawk T.T., and CIMA.
-Trent Barreta d. EVOLVE Champion A.R. Fox in a non-title match.
-A.R. Fox d. Trent Barreta to retain the EVOLVE Title.
-The Young Bucks d. Ricochet & Rich Swann to retain the Open The United Gate Titles.
-Johnny Gargano d. Akira Tozawa to retain the Open The Freedom Gate Title.

Tuesday WLW results from Jefferson City, MO:

-Leland Race d. Tag Team Champion Kris Wallace.
-Raphael King d. Brandon Espinosa.
-Jon Webb d. Elvis Aliaga.
-Leland Race & Garrett Rockhold d. Tag Team Champions Kris Wallace & Britton Tucker in a non-title match.

NXT + Impact

WWE NXT

Commentators:  Tom Phillips & Brad Maddox.  Ring announcer:  Byron Saxton.

We start with comments from our two participants in the Women's Title bout...Paige sums it up by saying that she's the "fighter" and Emma's the "dancer".

Paige Knight vs. Emma Tayla, Women's Title Tournament Final:  Paige defeated Tamina Snuka and Alicia Fox to get here; Emma beat Aksana Raudoniene in the first round and upset Summer Rae in the semifinals.  The fan support is split here with a SLIGHT edge to Paige...YAY WRESTLING~!  Neither lady holds a sustained advantage for long, but Emma pulls out a nice escape from a backslide setup and gets Paige in the Tarantula in the same motion!  Paige responds by kicking Emma out of the ring, turning the aggression up a notch...

Brad exaggerates a bit on Paige's debut age though the truth is still impressive(age 13).  NOW YOU'RE GONNA SEE A PERFECTPLEX~! but Paige only gets two.  Emma turns things around with a well-timed hair-yank, then hits the low cross-body with Paige slumped in the corner...getting a two-count on the pin attempt.  Paige's sunset flip is blocked by Emma for two, but Paige completes the move for two.  Emma slows the pace a bit but Paige backs her into the corner, then elbows her repeatedly before taking her down into a half-crab!  Emma's a long way from the ropes but kicks Paige away, then gets a small package...for two.  Emma takes her down for an attempted Dil-Emma(inverted STF), but Paige gets to the ropes and knees her in the face.  Paige goes to the top rope but Emma cuts her off...superplex!  The fans note that This Is Awesome(tm)...Emma's slow to cover and Paige barely gets a foot on the bottom rope!  Paige gets off a couple of side-kicks to the midsection...then hits the Paige Turner out of nowhere and that's it!  We have a NEWWWWW NXT Women's Champion!

Several of the women enter to congratulate Paige...hey, Rosa Mendes sighting!  We even get a visit from Triple H to raise Paige's hand...well done.

Zeb Colter(w/ Antonio Cesaro) enlightens us with the Don't Tread On Me flag in the background.  Zeb notes that they did a background check on Sami Zayn and couldn't find anything...he also notes that Zayn once wore a mask, so that means he probably snuck into the country across the Mexican border(OLE~!).  They threaten deportation...okay then.

Angelo Dawkins(already in the ring) vs. Tyler Breeze(fka Mike Dalton):  Dawkins is making his NXT TV debut and I don't like his chances.  Breeze has his camera phone out and takes "selfies" all the way to the ring...he makes his seasonal residence in Milan, Italy.  On top of that, those boots are ridiculous...and he's STILL taking selfies.  He's rudely interrupted by the opening bell...oh yeah, wrestling match!  Dawkins finally takes it upon himself to go on the attack...but Breeze turns the tide in a hurry.  Angelo gets a rollup for two and O'Connor Roll for two, but Breeze puts the boots to him in response...before going back to his camera phone to check his hair.  Satisfied that his good looks haven't been compromised, Breeze takes out Dawkins with one big spinning heel kick and that's the ballgame.  Back to the camera phone for more selfies on the way out...can't fault him for lack of dedication.

Aiden English & Mickey Keegan vs. The Ascension(Conor O'Brian & Rick Victor):  Let's try this Ascension tag team thing again!  English & Keegan actually get an entrance and that's the high point of this segment for them.  Keegan never tags into the match as Aiden takes the entire beating.  English takes a double-hiptoss-into-a-powerbomb, then a new version of Total Elimination with O'Brian legsweeping English as Victor hits him from the front with a flying European uppercut.  That puts him out of his misery as Victor gets the three-count...

Sheamus O'Shaunessy vs. Luke Harper(w/ Bray Wyatt & Erick Rowan):  Don't expect too many flying headscissors in this one, to quote Gorilla Monsoon.  Sheamus stopped Wyatt from interfering in last week's main event, leading to Harper & Rowan losing the Tag Team Titles to Corey Graves & Adrian Neville.  Big ol' lockup to start...Brad notes his own in-ring experience against Sheamus(though he claims to have had "flu-like symptoms" that night).  Not a lot of technical grappling here...just two big guys beating the hell out of each other.  Rowan gets involved and takes a clubbing too, but Harper elbows Sheamus out of the ring where Rowan lies in wait with a cheapshot.

Harper dominates the action for a few minutes(with Rowan adding his two cents from the arena floor)...but Sheamus surprises him with a tilt-a-whirl slam.  I smell a rally...the slugfest resumes with Sheamus getting the upper hand, but Harper escapes a Regal Roll to hit the sitout Bossman Slam for two.  Harper misses a splash off the second rope and Sheamus hits the Regal Roll this time...for two.  Harper cuts off a top-rope move and then avoids the Brogue Kick before nailing the discus lariat...for 2 1/2!  Corner clothesline hits, but Sheamus boots Harper in the mush before running him into Rowan...White Noise hits!  Brogue Kick follows and that'll do it!  Bray Wyatt is oddly amused by this turn of events...

Next week:  NXT Champion Bo Dallas & Sami Zayn vs. Antonio Cesaro & Leo Kruger.

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay & Jeremy Borash.
-Manik won an Ultimate X Match with Sonjay Dutt and Greg Marasciulo to win the vacant X-Division Title, retrieving the belt from above the ring.
-Bound For Glory Series:  Ken Anderson d. Shawn Hernandez after the Mic Check.
-Mickie James d. Gail Kim to retain the Women's Title as Gail was arguing with referee O.D.B.  Velvet Sky watched the match from ringside.
-Bound For Glory Series:  Christopher Daniels d. Samoa Joe; a distraction by Ken Anderson allowed Daniels to clip the knee, then hit the Best Moonsault Ever twice in a row for the pin.
-Bound For Glory Series:  A.J. Styles d. Jeff Hardy via Calf Killer submission.

SICW Special Comment

Not much to say about this show, honestly...it was a good event. It ran a bit longer than usual but that wasn't too big of a deal.

Props to Drew Abbenhaus for his ring announcing debut...nicely done. Ben Simon was filling in on camera duty with the usual operator absent.

The turnout was a bit lower than the previous month's standing-room-only crowd; there was a picnic in Dupo that evening which may have been a factor.

Bobby D's DQ win over Alexandre Rudolph was a slight surprise, but Bobby's been on a pretty good run of success lately.

Heath Hatton and Ax Allwardt have faced each other in Pro Wrestling Collision so I figured they'd work well together. Good heel work as the referee stopped Ax from using a chain as a weapon, so he pulled out a smaller chain to hit Hatton behind the official's back.

As expected, quite a few people weren't happy with how Ken Kasa won the Classic Title...including people like Ron Powers and Flash Flanagan who felt like they should have had the title shot instead.

Joker made his SICW debut against Waco...it was a fairly quick bout with Waco Cheating To Win(tm).

I thought I had heard Gary Jackson vs. The Big Texan would be on the card, but it was Jackson vs. Jake Parnell instead. I've liked Parnell's heel work so far.

Dave Vaughn can finish with a few different moves these days...the spear may not look as effective against larger opponents like Adam Raw. It took two spears to put Raw down for the count...it was the longest match of the night up to that point.

The building marquee was delightfully straightforward: "WRESTLING THIS SAT MIDGETS". :-D They got more ring time than anyone up to that point...I guess you couldn't exactly cut them short. *ducks thrown objects* In all seriousness, it was an entertaining match...Beautiful Bobby Dean and Little Kato are veterans and have been wrestling each other for a long time now. It seemed like they couldn't decide who the heel would be, but the fans enjoyed the bout nonetheless...they also sold a lot of merchandise during the second intermission.

Solid tag match with Cruz & Hargas against Powers & Flanagan...gotta consider Hargas among the contenders to Kasa's title.

Fine main event...outside distraction led to Kasa getting the flash pin to retain his title. Good setup for the GCS Stadium shows...either Herb or Travis will be getting an unwanted haircut!

FIST Combat on Friday, nothing on Saturday...will have to check up on the August schedule.

As always: #yaywrestling

Comedy Part 495: Comedy Shenanigans

Location: Shenanigans
Emcee: Me
Lineup: Joe "The Animal" Lancey, Jim "The Dad" Keith, Andrew Hagan, Hoppy, Landon Meyer, Greg McClintock

Had a good time at the first Shenanigans outing even though my set didn't go that well. It just reinforced to me that I need to write new material...I don't pay much attention to current events and that might help me in that regard. I push my shows all the time, but it seems like no one I know is able to attend...it can be frustrating, to be honest. Oh well...we'll see what happens next week.

Midweek wrestling

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & Mike Mizanin.
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. Jack Swagger(w/ Zeb Colter) via Brogue Kick.
-Sin Cara d. Drew McIntyre(w/ Heath Slater & Jinder Mahal) after hitting a Frankensteiner while Drew was on his knees, spiking Drew's head to the mat.
-Damien Sandow d. Justin Gabriel after a full nelson slam.

TNA XPlosion

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay & Jeremy Borash.
-Joseph Park d. Brother Devon after the splash off the second rope.

Comedy Part 494: 15 Minutes?

Location: McDill's
Emcee: Bruce Veach
After: Bruce Veach
Before: Joe "The Animal" Lancey

With four comics on the show(Bruce, myself, Joe, and Andrew Hagan), Bruce asked if we could do longer sets...sure, why not? That was probably as long of a comedy set as I've ever done...my previous mark was around twelve minutes and Andrew said I did about fifteen. Good to know I'm still capable of an extended set...don't even think I used my notes very often. Pretty good audience too, been liking this venue so far. Onward to Shenanigans in Belleville!

This week in wrestling

WWE(www.wwe.com)

Main Event on Wednesday 7/24 has:
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy vs. Jack Swagger
-Justin Gabriel vs. Damien Sandow
-Sin Cara vs. Drew McIntyre

NXT this week has:
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy vs. Luke Harper
-Paige Knight vs. Emma Tayla - Women's Title Tournament Final
-Aiden English & Mickey Keegan vs. The Ascension(Conor O'Brian & Rick Victor)
-Angelo Dawkins vs. Tyler Breeze

Superstars this week has:
-Jimmy & Jey Uso vs. Two Of The 3-Man Band
-Layla El vs. Alicia Fox

Smackdown on Friday 7/26 has:
-Alberto Del Rio vs. Rob Van Dam
-C.M. Punk vs. Johnny Fandango
-Randy Orton vs. Damien Sandow
-Christian Cage vs. Jack Swagger
-Mark Henry & Jimmy & Jey Uso vs. Wade Barrett & The Prime Time Players
-Tons Of Funk(Brodus Clay & Lord Tensai) vs. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan)

Raw on Monday 7/29 has:
-John Cena vs. Ryback - Table Match
-Daniel Bryan vs. Kane
-Alberto Del Rio vs. Christian Cage
-Dolph Ziggler vs. Big E Langston
-Curtis Axel vs. "R-Truth" Ron Killings
-Mark Henry & Jimmy & Jey Uso vs. The Shield
-Rob Van Dam vs. Johnny Fandango
-Cody Rhodes vs. Wade Barrett
-A.J. Lee vs. Kaitlyn Bonin
-Natalya Neidhart vs. Brie Bella

SummerSlam is on Sunday 8/18:
-John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan - WWE Title
-C.M. Punk vs. Brock Lesnar

TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)

Impact on Thursday 7/25 has:
-Jeff Hardy vs. A.J. Styles - Bound For Glory Series
-Sonjay Dutt vs. Manik vs. Greg Marasciulo - X-Division Title - Ultimate X Match
-Shawn Hernandez vs. Ken Anderson - Bound For Glory Series
-Samoa Joe vs. Christopher Daniels - Bound For Glory Series
-Mickie James vs. Gail Kim - Women's Title

Bound For Glory is on Sunday 10/20.

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

ROH TV this coming weekend has:
-Michael Elgin, Kevin Steen, Jay Lethal, & B.J. Whitmer vs. Rhino, Jimmy Jacobs, Rhett Titus, & Cliff Compton - Steel Cage Warfare
-In action:  The American Wolves, Mike Sydal

ROH has a show on Saturday 7/27 in Providence, RI:
-Kevin Steen, Michael Elgin, & Tommaso Ciampa vs. The American Wolves(Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) & B.J. Whitmer
-Jay Lethal vs. Sonjay Dutt - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Mark Briscoe vs. Adam Cole - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Karl Anderson vs. A.C.H. - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. The Forever Hooligans(Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov)
-Adam Page vs. Silas Young - Heavyweight Title Tournament Qualifier
-Brutal Bob Evans vs. Mike Bennett

ROH has a show on Saturday 8/3 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. The American Wolves(Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) - Tag Team Titles
-Kevin Steen vs. Brian Kendrick - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Michael Elgin vs. Paul London - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Matt Taven vs. Roderick Strong - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-B.J. Whitmer vs. Mike Bennett - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Tommaso Ciampa vs. ? - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Appearing:  The Young Bucks, Yujiro Kushida, The Forever Hooligans(Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov), Adrenaline Rush(A.C.H. & Tadarius Thomas)

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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.slawrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 8/9 in Alton, IL:
-Darin Corbin vs. Arik Cannon - Heavyweight Title - Anything-Goes Match
-A.C.H. vs. Davey Vega
-Davey Richards vs. Gerald James
-Adam Raw & Mat Fitchett vs. Dan Walsh & Evan Gelistico - Table Match
-Jonathan Gresham vs. Jojo Bravo
-The Hooligans vs. Cali 31(Darren Dean & Aaron Solo)
-Bolt Brady vs. Dan Walsh - ACW U-30 Title
-Alex The Big Owl & Jordan Lacey vs. Brandon Espinosa & Angelus Layne
-Darin Childs vs. Thomas Shire

DPW(dynamopro.weebly.com)

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

FIST COMBAT(no website)

Next show is Friday 7/26 in Sauget, IL(Pop's):
-Billy McNeil vs. Four-Way Dance Winner - FIST Title
-Four-Way Dance - Tournament Final
-Adam Raw vs. Alexandre Rudolph - Tournament Round 1
-Jonathan Gresham vs. Dash Rando - Tournament Round 1
-Poodoo The Cow vs. Jake Dirden - Tournament Round 1
-Ricky Cruz vs. Dave Vaughn - Tournament Round 1
-The Bumrush Brothers(Shorty Biggs & Outtkast) vs. The Hooligans
-Appearing:  Tracey Smothers

MMWA-SICW(saintlouiswrestling.com)

SICW has a legends' meet-and-greet on Friday 8/9 in Sauget, IL(GCS Stadium):
-Appearing:  Jerry Lawler, Ken Patera, Rocky Johnson, Baron Von Raschke, Harley Race

SICW has a show on Saturday 8/10 in Sauget, IL(GCS Stadium) featuring the Grizzlies Grand Master Tournament:
-Ken Kasa vs. Ron Powers - Classic Title
-Chaz Wesson vs. Dave Vaughn - Herb Simmons' Hair vs. Travis Cook's Hair
-Tournament Participants:  Ricky Cruz, Gary Jackson, Flash Flanagan, The Big Texan
-Appearing:  Ken Patera, Rocky Johnson, Baron Von Raschke, Harley Race

MMWA has a show on Saturday 8/10 in St. Louis, MO

SICW has a show on Saturday 8/17 in East Carondelet, IL.

METRO EAST CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/pages/MECW/147167285333132)

Next show is Saturday 9/28 in Wood River, IL.

PRO WRESTLING COLLISION(www.prowrestlingcollision.com)

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

3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 7/26 in Des Moines, IA:
-Ryan Slade vs. Mark Sterling - Heavyweight Title
-Casanova vs. Jimmy Rockwell - Pure Wrestling Title
-Jake & Ryan King & Skylar Pearce vs. The American Bulldogs(Mad Dog McDowell & Jon West) - Tag Team Titles
-Mia Martinez vs. "Miss Natural" Heather Patera
-A.J. Smooth vs. Jeremy Wyatt
-The Supaflis vs. The Submission Squad(Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy)
-Aaron Masterson vs. Ricky Kwong - Imperial Strap Match
-Davey Vega vs. Gary Jay vs. Barry Ryte vs. J.J. Garrett
-In action:  Bradley Charles

METRO PRO WRESTLING(www.metrowrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 8/10 in Kansas City, KS:
-Adam Pearce vs. Jeremy Wyatt - Heavyweight Title Dog Collar Match
-The Commission(Evan Gelistico, Pierre Abernathy, & Gerald James) vs. The Kobra Kai Dojo(Davey Vega, Mat Fitchett, & Sensei) - Tag Team Titles On The Line

WLW(www.harleyrace.com/WorldLeagueWrestling.htm)

Next show is Tuesday 7/30 in Jefferson City, MO.

WLW has a show on Saturday 8/3 in Richmond, MO.

WLW has a show on Saturday 8/31 in Linn, MO.

CSCW(www.nwa-ccw.com)

Next show is Saturday 8/31 in Cahokia, IL:
-Rob Conway vs. Evan Money - NWA World Title
-Shane Fury vs. Shane Somers - NWA Illinois Title - I Quit Match
-Chris Logan vs. Byron Wilcott
-Bolt Brady vs. Ricky Starks
-Deven Spade vs. Ax Allwardt
-Claudia Del Solis vs. Jordynne Grace

RCW(no website)

RCW has a reunion show on Saturday 8/31 in Bethalto, IL.

UNAFFILIATED SHOWS

Saturday 8/24 in Pacific, MO:
-Appearing:  Sir Mo, Gary Jackson, The Lumberjacks, Brian James, Jimmy D, Moondog Rover, Joker, Devyl Nichol, Jett Hero, P.K. Ripper, Cellblock 9

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DRAGON GATE USA/EVOLVE(www.dgusa.tv)

Next show is Saturday 7/27 in Queens, NY:
-A.R. Fox, CIMA, & Tomahawk T.T. vs. Ricochet & The Young Bucks - 3 Stages Of Hell Match(2 Referees, Dragon Gate Rules, TLC)
-Johnny Gargano vs. Rich Swann
-Akira Tozawa vs. Anthony Nese
-EITA vs. Trent Baretta
-Chuck Taylor vs. Jon Davis - Bunkhouse Match
-Uhaa Nation vs. Jigsaw
-Caleb Konley vs. Derek Ryze vs. Drew Gulak vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Scott Reed vs. Shane Strickland

DGUSA has a show on Sunday 7/28 in Manhattan, NY:
-Johnny Gargano vs. Winner Of Four-Corner Match - Open The Freedom Gate Title
-CIMA vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Tomahawk T.T. vs. EITA
-The Young Bucks vs. Ricochet & Rich Swann - Open The United Gate Titles
-Jigsaw, Fire Ant, Frightmare, & Amasis vs. Chuck Taylor, Ophidian, & The Batiri
-A.R. Fox vs. Trent Baretta
-Uhaa Nation vs. Anthony Nese
-Appearing:  Jon Davis, Scott Reed, Caleb Konley, Shane Strickland, Drew Gulak, Orange Cassidy, Christina Von Eerie

HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)

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

ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.anarchy-wrestling.net)

Next show is Saturday 7/27 in Cornelia, GA:
-Mikael Judas & Azrael vs. Se7en & Jagged Edge - For The Held-Up Tag Team Titles
-Seth Delay vs. Anthony Henry
-Kyle Matthews vs. Mike Posey
-C.B. Suave vs. Kevin Blue - Young Lions' Title
-Geter vs. Shaun Tempers
-Unforgivable Blackness(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) vs. The Movement(Najasism & The Vandal) vs. The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams) vs. Jeremy Vain & Brodie Ray Chase

WRESTLING IS RESPECT(www.prowrestlingrespect.com)

Next show is Sunday 9/29 in Boonton, NJ.

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

Next shows are Saturday 10/19 & Sunday 10/20 in Berwyn, IL.

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

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

AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/27 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Rhino vs. Eddie Kingston
-Carlito Colon vs. Keith Walker
-Irish Airborne vs. Louis Lyndon & Marion Fontaine - Tag Team Titles

AAW has a show on Friday 8/2 in Berwyn, IL.

IWA MID-SOUTH(http://iwamidsouth.proboards.com/index.cgi)

Next shows are Friday 9/13 and Saturday 9/14 in Clarksville, IN featuring the Ted Petty Invitational Tournament:
-Tournament Participants:  Drake Younger, Jack Thriller, Eddie Kingston, B-Boy, Davey Richards, Kyle O'Reilly, Devon Moore, Roderick Strong, Andrew Everett, Chrisjen Hayme, Necro Butcher, Louis Lyndon, Flip Kendrick, Prince Mustafa Ali, B.J. Whitmer, Dustin Rayz, Justin Credible, Bad Bones, Christian York, Michael Elgin, Eddie Edwards

ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 8/18 in Austin, TX.

St. Louis Wrestling Community: http://community.livejournal.com/stlwrestling/
Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-World Champion Alberto Del Rio d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy(non-title); Sheamus' leg gave out as he set up for White Noise, allowing Alberto to get the rollup pin.
-Christian Cage d. Titus O'Neil(w/ Darren Young) after the Killswitch.
-Dolph Ziggler d. Darren Young with the Zigzag; Ziggler briefly fought with Big E Langston(w/ Women's Champion A.J. Lee) afterwards before escaping from the ring.
-Cody Rhodes d. Johnny Fandango(w/ Summer Rae) via Crossrhodes; Damien Sandow did commentary.
-Rob Van Dam d. Wade Barrett with the five-star frog splash.
-Gauntlet Match(set up by General Manager Brad Maddox):  Daniel Bryan d. Jack Swagger(w/ Zeb Colter & Antonio Cesaro) with the Yes Lock.  Daniel Bryan d. Antonio Cesaro(w/ Zeb Colter & Jack Swagger) by countering a pop-up European uppercut into a small package pin.  Daniel Bryan d. Ryback by DQ when Ryback powerbombed Bryan through a table.  WWE Champion John Cena made the post-match save and challenged Ryback to a table match on next week's show.  Backstage, Maddox(at the behest of Vince McMahon) announced Bryan vs. Kane for next week as well.

Comedy Part 493: Stryke Three

Location: Strykrz
Emcee: Me
Lineup: Hoppy, Joe "The Animal" Lancey, Greg McClintock, Bruce Veach

The Bethalto shows seem to have developed a regular audience...good to see. I just wish this wasn't my longest drive out of the four new Illinois shows. I did my best to mix up my material...I have enough jokes for that, but I also had a few topical lines to try out. A good time was had...don't know if I'll do this show on a regular basis, but it's good a good enough crowd to be worth attending. I've done my best to alert Illinois comics about the new options available to them...hope to see some people get back into the game.

Anarchy Wrestling TV #389

-Commentators:  Bret Wolverton & Andrew Pendleton III.
-Tag Team Champions The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams) d. Wade Adams & Jeremy Foster(non-title); Trey pinned Adams after a backcracker by Jon followed by a Diamond Cutter by Trey.
-Billy Buck d. T.V. Champion Bobby Moore(w/ Charlie Cash) by DQ; Buck hit the Buck Wild superkick and had the win, but Cash pulled the referee out of the ring to get Moore disqualified and save the title.  Buck went after Cash but Moore leveled him with his possibly-loaded forearm pad.
-Gauntlet Match(Heavyweight Champion Jeremy Vain did commentary):  Azrael d. Alexander James with the Green Manalishi With The Two-Pronged Crown(modified Michinoku Driver).  Se7en(w/ Jeff G. Bailey) d. Azrael after his chokeslam/spinebuster finisher.  Shadow Jackson fought Se7en(w/ Bailey) to a five-minute draw (meaning both men were eliminated).  Slim J d. Jagged Edge(w/ Bailey) when Jeff G.'s interference backfired, allowing Slim J to get the rollup pin; Jagged Edge took out Slim J with a running powerslam after the fall.  Geter d. Slim J via big splash.  Geter d. Shaun Tempers(w/ Bailey) as the other gauntlet participants fought at ringside; Slim J confronted Bailey and that distracted Tempers from delivering his Rude Awakening finisher.  Geter took advantage with a belly-to-belly suplex for the final fall.

Weekend wrestling

WWE Superstars

-Commentators:  Tony Dawson & Alex Riley.
-Tons Of Funk(Brodus Clay & Lord Tensai)(w/ Funkadactyls) d. The Prime Time Players(Titus O'Neil & Darren Young) when Brodus pinned Young after the big splash.
-Ryback d. The Brooklyn Brawler with the Shellshock.
-Mike Mizanin d. Heath Slater(w/ Drew McIntyre & Jinder Mahal) via figure-four leglock.

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Kevin Kelly & Steve Corino.
-Adam Cole vs. Will Ferrera never started as Roderick Strong interrupted; he claimed a "lack of honor" in Cole accepting a countout win over him at Best In The World(Cole had a chance to throw Strong back in the ring and didn't do it).  Cole offered Strong a rematch on the spot...
-Roderick Strong d. Adam Cole by DQ; the referee was bumped and Corino left the broadcast table to throw a chain into the ring.  Strong got the chain but Cole got it away from him, then hit Strong with it...but the ref saw that and called for the disqualification.  (Cole didn't see Corino throw the chain into the ring; he only saw Strong with the chain and felt he was defending himself.)
-Jay Briscoe d. Matt Hardy(w/ Steve Corino) to retain the Heavyweight Title; Jay survived multiple Twists Of Fate and countered the final attempt with a small package for the flash pin.  Rhino Gored Jay afterwards; Mark made the save only to be hit in the head by Corino with a roll of coins.  This triggered a brawl between SCUM members and Team ROH(Michael Elgin, Jay Lethal, & B.J. Whitmer); SCUM got the better of it as the good guys got zip-tied to the corners and Rhino gave Mark several solo Conchairtos in a row.  The locker room finally emptied to settle things down, but Hardy Pillmanized Jay's injured shoulder with the chair.
-Next week:  Steel Cage Warfare.

SICW Wrestling Explosion

-Commentator:  Larry Matysik.
-The Big Texan d. Brent Myers after the big splash.
-Exclusive backstage footage:  Promoter Herb Simmons had a confrontation with manager Travis Cook, setting up a hair-vs.-hair match at the GCS Stadium in August.  Dave Vaughn manhandled Simmons until Chaz Wesson rushed to the rescue, sparking an impromptu brawl that referees had to break up.  It'll be Chaz vs. Vaughn with Herb's and Travis' hair on the line!
-Flashback to March 1962:  Pat O'Connor d. Lorenzo Parente with a reversal into a sunset flip pin.

Saturday SICW Results From East Carondelet, IL + Other Show Results

-Bobby D d. Alexandre Rudolph by DQ when Rudolph refused to release a chokehold after the referee's five-count.
-Heath Hatton d. Ax Allwardt with the H2KO(falling DDT).
-Classic Champion Ken Kasa & Travis Cook(w/ Dave Vaughn) gloated over their title win but had to deal with multiple confrontations:  Ron Powers, Ricky Cruz, and Flash Flanagan all felt like they should be the ones with the belt.
-Waco d. Joker via rollup with feet on the ropes.
-Gary Jackson d. Gentleman Jake Parnell with the Texas Cloverleaf.
-Dave Vaughn(w/ Travis Cook) d. Adam Raw after the second spear of the match.
-Beautiful Bobby Dean d. Little Kato in a midgets' match after a splash off the top rope.
-Ricky Cruz & Chris Hargas d. Ron Powers & Flash Flanagan by DQ when Ken Kasa & Dave Vaughn(w/ Cook) attacked Hargas at ringside.  Afterwards, Cruz dropkicked Flanagan into Powers and sparked some tension between the two.
-Ken Kasa(w/ Travis Cook & Dave Vaughn) d. Chaz Wesson to retain the Classic Title; after distractions by Vaughn & Cook, Kasa was able to counter a Pedigree attempt into a jackknife cradle for the flash pin.  Travis got out the hair trimmers but promoter Herb Simmons passed Wesson a chair and Commissioner Keith Smith hit the ring with his own chair to hold off the Travis Cook Organization.

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Thursday 3XW results from Boone, IA:

-Ray Stryker d. Matt Cage.
-Christian Rose d. Jeff O'Shea.
-Knight Wagner d. Joey Anderson.
-Supafli d. Derek Cornell.
-The American Bulldogs(Mad Dog McDowell & Jon West) d. Mallaki Mathews & Cuco Santiago.
-J.J. Garrett d. Shane Hollister.
-Ryan Slade d. Marek Brave to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Saturday IWA-MS results from Clarksville, IN:

-Jack Thriller d. Collin Holmes.
-Chris Hamrick d. B.J. Whitmer.
-Randi West d. Thunderkitty.
-Jimmy Jacobs & Zach Gowen d. Reed Bentley & Trik Davis.
-Bryan Skyline won a pick-your-poison Rumble-style battle royal.
-Matt Tremont d. Devon Moore in a fans-bring-the-weapons match.
-Jonathan Gresham d. Hy-Zaya.
-Kyle O'Reilly d. Necro Butcher.
-Davey Richards d. Scotty Vortekz.
-Harry Palmer & Mark Wolf d. Mitch Page & Spyder Nate Webb in a tables-and-chairs match.
-Ian Rotten d. Simon Sezz in a no-rope barbed-wire match.

Sunday ACW results from Austin, TX:

-? d. Paige Turner.
-Claudia Del Solis & Jordynne Grace d. Machiko & K.C. Warfield.
-Jojo Bravo & T.V. Champion Angel Blue d. Jack Jameson & Leva Bates to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-J.C. Bravo & Stan Summers won a four-way hardcore dance with Li'l Tony & Chavez, Mr. B & Johnny Axle, and Scotty Santiago & Steve Patin.
-Evan Gelistico d. Darin Childs to retain the Heavyweight Title.
-Jeff Gant d. Sky DeLacrimosa in an Unlucky 13 Staple Gun Match.
-Killah Kash d. Jason Silver in a last-man-standing match.
-Athena d. Leva Bates.
-Thomas Shire d. Ricky Starks.
-Matthew Palmer d. Shawn Vexx in a no-canvas match to retain the Hardcore Title.
-Jojo Bravo & Ricky Romida d. U-30 Champion Bolt Brady & Jack Jameson in a ladder match to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Barrett Brown d. A.C.H.
-Scot Summers d. Gary Jay in a dog collar match.
-Evan Gelistico d. Athena to retain the Heavyweight Title.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-With Booker T returning, there was some discussion with Theodore Long over who should be the permanent General Manager of Smackdown...Raw GM Brad Maddox even pushed for control of both shows.  However, Vince McMahon had a different idea:  Vickie Guerrero.
-Dolph Ziggler d. Jack Swagger(w/ Zeb Colter & Antonio Cesaro) after the Zigzag.
-Tag Team Champions Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins(w/ Dean Ambrose) vs. Jimmy & Jey Uso(non-title) never officially started as everyone brawled before the bell.  The numbers favored The Shield trio until Mark Henry arrived to even things up.  Ladies and gentlemen, we have a face turn.
-Daniel Bryan d. Wade Barrett via Yes Lock.
-Curtis Axel(w/ Paul Heyman) d. Chris Jericho after the corkscrew snapmare driver to retain the Intercontinental Title.  Ryback attacked Jericho after the match and laid him out with the Shellshock.
-Rob Van Dam d. Darren Young(w/ Titus O'Neil) with the five-star frog splash.
-Randy Orton d. World Champion Alberto Del Rio(non-title) after the RKO.

TNA Impact(Destination X)

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay & Jeremy Borash.
-Bound For Glory Series:  Austin Aries d. Bobby Roode after the brainbuster.
-X-Division Title Tournament:  Sonjay Dutt won a triple threat match with Petey Williams and Homicide; Homicide took Petey out of the game with the Gringo Killah, but Dutt got the pin on Homicide after an Asai DDT and moonsault double-stomp.
-X-Division Title Tournament:  Manik won a triple threat match with Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Kenny King when he pinned King after the double-chickenwing lungblower.
-X-Division Title Tournament:  Greg Marasciulo(Trent Barreta) won a triple threat match with Rubix and Rockstar Spud when he pinned Spud with a Money-In-The-Bank drop into a pinning combination.
-Chris Sabin d. Bully Ray to win the Heavyweight Title(!).  The Aces & Eights(minus the recently-released Doc Gallows) came out but were held off by the Main Event Mafia.  The ref was bumped and Ken Anderson tried to pass in the hammer, triggering a brawl between the factions.  Sabin got the hammer away from Ray and hit him in the head with it to stop a powerbomb attempt, falling on top in time for the referee to make the three-count.

Midweek wrestling

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & Mike Mizanin.
-Christian Cage d. Johnny Fandango(w/ Summer Rae) by countering a Falcon Arrow attempt with a small package for the pin.
-Natalya Neidhart & Layla El d. Alicia Fox & Aksana Raudoniene when Layla pinned Aksana after a Chick Kick.
-Justin Gabriel vs. Heath Slater(w/ Drew McIntyre & Jinder Mahal) ended in a no-contest when The Wyatt Family members(Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, & Erick Rowan) attacked everyone.

TNA XPlosion

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay & Jeremy Borash.
-Chavo Guerrero Jr. d. Kenny King with the frog splash.

WWE NXT

Commentators:  Tony Dawson & S. William Regal.  Ring announcer:  Kendall Skye.

Sami Zayn(OLE~!) vs. Leo Kruger vs. Antonio Cesaro:  Winner gets the next NXT Title shot at Bo Dallas.  It doesn't take long for Zayn and Cesaro to renew their rivalry but Zayn cleans house against both opponents.  Leo reinserts himself with a hammerlock snap suplex on Zayn...Antonio drags Kruger to the floor so Sami joins them with a huge somersault plancha!

Zayn tries to follow up with a top-rope move but Cesaro catches him in a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker...then Kruger picks a fight with Antonio.  Leo tries a high-cradle Tazplex on Zayn but Cesaro German-suplexes Kruger, throwing both men at once!  A deadlift gutwrench sends Kruger out of the ring, then Cesaro grabs Zayn in his version of the chinlock.  Leo re-enters to break up a Neutralizer with a lariat to the back of the head, then covers Zayn...for two.  Zayn fights back with a move that DDTs Leo and Flatliners Antonio at the same time...nice.  Time for El Big Comeback...Zayn gets Kruger with an O'Connor Roll for two.  The kickout sends him into Antonio and he executes a high-altitude rana...for two.  Sami throws Leo to the floor but runs into a big EUROUPPERCUT from Cesaro...Antonio hits the Neutralizer, but Kruger re-enters to toss Cesaro out of the ring and steals the pin on Zayn!

NXT Champion Bo Dallas vs. Scott Dawson(w/ Sylvester Lefort), non-title:  Seems like Bo's still a face despite his recent attitude shift and the traditional fan response to him.  Dallas wins a good quick bout with the snap belly-to-belly suplex, but Kruger jumps him after the bell and plants him with the corkscrew snapmare driver.

Charlotte Flair(w/ Ric Flair) vs. Bayley Rose:  This is the TV debut of Ric's daughter...no pressure!  She has a background in gymnastics, we are told.  Charlotte gets a unique bridging rollup for two, then Bayley comes back with a jackknife cradle for two, backslide for two, and Oklahoma roll for two.  YAY WRESTLING~!  Charlotte pulls out a classic Flair Flip before ramming Bayley into the turnbuckle, then somersaults into a Diamond Cutter as Bayley's down on all fours!  That'll do it and Charlotte makes a successful debut!  Stereo struts~!

Backstage, Tony Dawson interviews the visiting Sheamus O'Shaunessy...he's wrestling next week, but this week he gets jumped by the Wyatt Family!  Bray informs us to Follow The Buzzards(tm)...

Introducing:  Tyler Breeze(fka Mike Dalton).  He makes his (re-)debut next week.

The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan)(w/ Bray Wyatt) vs. Corey Graves & Adrian Neville for the Tag Team Titles:  Graves & Kassius Ohno earned a title shot, but Ohno was injured by the Family so Neville is taking his place.  The challengers control the early pace, but IT'S THE BIG FOOT by Harper puts Graves on his back.

The champs isolate Graves for a while...Corey surprises Harper with a sunset flip, but Luke gets off his back in a hurry and hits a dropkick(!).  Graves won't stop fighting but he runs into a sitout Bossman Slam by Harper...for two!  Luke lines up for IT'S THE BIG FOOT again but misses this time and hangs himself up on the ropes...tags on both sides!  Neville's a house afire!  A roundhouse kick from the apron fells Rowan, then Harper tries to intervene from the floor only to take a flying rana off the apron!  Wyatt's stopped rocking...Adrian low-bridges Rowan, then nails both heels with a huge springboard moonsault to the floor!  Neville throws Rowan back into the ring and nails a second-rope Phoenix Splash(!)...Harper breaks up the pin!  Third floor again, but this time Bray nails Adrian behind the ref's back and Rowan covers...for 2 1/2!  Enter Sheamus...he rushes Wyatt and runs him into the steel ring steps!  Graves takes down Rowan with a leg dive, then Neville goes topside and hits the Red Arrow(corkscrew shooting star press) for NEWWWWW Tag Team Champions!

Next week:  Paige Knight vs. Emma Tayla to crown the first NXT Women's Champion, plus Sheamus vs. Luke Harper and the debut of Tyler Breeze.

Comedy Part 492: McComedy

Location:  McDill's
Emcee:  Bruce Veach
After:  Bruce Veach
Before:  Andrew Hagan

The new weekly comedy cavalcade rolls on.  After the shows in Bethalto and O'Fallon, IL, I ventured to Collinsville for tonight's show.  Along with Bruce and Andrew, Joe The Animal and Ron Finger performed for a handful of onlookers.  They seemed to have a good time and wanted to come back for the next show, so that's a bonus.  I did a standard set, still trying to get the jokes back to the front of my brain...good times?

This week in wrestling

WWE(www.wwe.com)

Main Event on Wednesday 7/17 has:
-Christian Cage vs. Johnny Fandango
-Justin Gabriel vs. Heath Slater
-Natalya Neidhart & Layla El vs. Alicia Fox & Aksana Raudoniene

NXT this week has:
-The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) vs. Corey Graves & Adrian Neville - Tag Team Titles
-Bo Dallas vs. Scott Dawson
-Sami Zayn vs. Leo Kruger vs. Antonio Cesaro
-Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley Rose

Superstars this week has:
-Mike Mizanin vs. Heath Slater
-Tons Of Funk vs. The Prime Time Players
-Ryback vs. The Brooklyn Brawler

Smackdown on Friday 7/19 has:
-Alberto Del Rio vs. Randy Orton
-Curtis Axel vs. Chris Jericho - Intercontinental Title
-Daniel Bryan vs. Wade Barrett
-Dolph Ziggler vs. Jack Swagger
-Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins vs. Jimmy & Jey Uso
-Rob Van Dam vs. Darren Young

SummerSlam is on Sunday 8/18:
-John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan - WWE Title

TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)

Impact on Thursday 7/18 has:
-Bully Ray vs. Chris Sabin - Heavyweight Title
-Austin Aries vs. Bobby Roode - Bound For Glory Series

Bound For Glory is on Sunday 10/20.

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

ROH TV this coming weekend has:
-Jay Briscoe vs. Matt Hardy - Heavyweight Title
-Roderick Strong vs. Adam Cole

ROH has a show on Saturday 7/27 in Providence, RI:
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. The Forever Hooligans(Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov)
-Mark Briscoe vs. Adam Cole - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Adam Page vs. Silas Young - Heavyweight Title Tournament Qualifier

Heavyweight Title Tournament Participants:
-Michael Elgin, Brian Kendrick, Karl Anderson, Kevin Steen, Paul London, Roderick Strong, Adam Cole, Sonjay Dutt, B.J. Whitmer, Tommaso Ciampa, Jay Lethal, Mike Bennett, Matt Taven, Mark Briscoe

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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.slawrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 8/9 in Alton, IL:
-Darin Corbin vs. Arik Cannon - Heavyweight Title - Anything-Goes Match
-A.C.H. vs. Davey Vega
-Davey Richards vs. Gerald James
-Adam Raw & Mat Fitchett vs. Donovan Ruddick & Evan Gelistico - Table Match
-Jonathan Gresham vs. Jojo Bravo
-The Hooligans vs. Cali 31(Darren Dean & Aaron Solo)
-Bolt Brady vs. Dan Walsh - ACW U-30 Title
-Alex The Big Owl & Jordan Lacey vs. Brandon Espinosa & Angelus Layne
-Darin Childs vs. Thomas Shire

DPW(dynamopro.weebly.com)

Next show is Friday 8/2 in Glen Carbon, IL.

FIST COMBAT(no website)

Next show is Friday 7/26 in Sauget, IL(Pop's):
-Billy McNeil vs. Four-Way Dance Winner - FIST Title
-Four-Way Dance - Tournament Final
-Adam Raw vs. Alexandre Rudolph - Tournament Round 1
-Jonathan Gresham vs. Dash Rando - Tournament Round 1
-Poodoo The Cow vs. Jake Dirden - Tournament Round 1
-Ricky Cruz vs. ? - Tournament Round 1
-The Bumrush Brothers(Shorty Biggs & Outtkast) vs. The Hooligans
-Appearing:  Tracey Smothers

MMWA-SICW(saintlouiswrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/20 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Ken Kasa vs. Chaz Wesson - Classic Title
-Ricky Cruz & Chris Hargas vs. Ron Powers & Flash Flanagan
-Beautiful Bobby Dean vs. Little Kato - Midget Match
-Adam Raw vs. Dave Vaughn
-Gary Jackson vs. The Big Texan
-Bobby D vs. Alexandre Rudolph
-Heath Hatton vs. Ax Allwardt

SICW has a legends' meet-and-greet on Friday 8/9 in Sauget, IL(GCS Stadium):
-Appearing:  Jerry Lawler, Ken Patera, Rocky Johnson, Baron Von Raschke, Harley Race

SICW has a show on Saturday 8/10 in Sauget, IL(GCS Stadium) featuring the Grizzlies Grand Master Tournament:
-Appearing:  Jerry Lawler, Ken Patera, Rocky Johnson, Baron Von Raschke, Harley Race

MMWA has a show on Saturday 8/10 in St. Louis, MO

SICW has a show on Saturday 8/17 in East Carondelet, IL.

METRO EAST CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/pages/MECW/147167285333132)

Next show is Saturday 9/28 in Wood River, IL.

PRO WRESTLING COLLISION(www.prowrestlingcollision.com)

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

3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)

Next show is Thursday 7/18 in Boone, IA:
-Ryan Slade vs. Marek Brave - Heavyweight Title
-Shane Hollister vs. J.J. Garrett

3XW has a show on Friday 7/26 in Des Moines, IA:
-Ryan Slade vs. Mark Sterling - Heavyweight Title
-Casanova vs. Jimmy Rockwell - Pure Wrestling Title
-Jake & Ryan King & Skylar Pearce vs. The American Bulldogs(Mad Dog McDowell & Jon West) - Tag Team Titles
-Mia Martinez vs. "Miss Natural" Heather Patera
-A.J. Smooth vs. Jeremy Wyatt
-The Supaflis vs. The Submission Squad(Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy)
-Aaron Masterson vs. Ricky Kwong - Imperial Strap Match
-Davey Vega vs. Gary Jay vs. Barry Ryte vs. J.J. Garrett
-In action:  Bradley Charles

METRO PRO WRESTLING(www.metrowrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 8/10 in Kansas City, KS:
-Adam Pearce vs. Jeremy Wyatt - Heavyweight Title Dog Collar Match
-The Commission(Evan Gelistico, Pierre Abernathy, & Gerald James) vs. The Kobra Kai Dojo(Davey Vega, Mat Fitchett, & Sensei) - Tag Team Titles On The Line

WLW(www.harleyrace.com/WorldLeagueWrestling.htm)

Next show is Tuesday 7/30 in Jefferson City, MO.

CSCW(www.nwa-ccw.com)

Next show is Saturday 8/31 in Cahokia, IL:
-Rob Conway vs. Evan Money - NWA World Title
-Shane Fury vs. Shane Somers - NWA Illinois Title - I Quit Match
-Chris Logan vs. Byron Wilcott
-Bolt Brady vs. Ricky Starks
-Deven Spade vs. Ax Allwardt
-Claudia Del Solis vs. Jordynne Grace

RCW(no website)

RCW has a reunion show on Saturday 8/31 in Bethalto, IL.

UNAFFILIATED SHOWS

Saturday 8/24 in Pacific, MO:
-Appearing:  Sir Mo, Gary Jackson, The Lumberjacks, Brian James, Jimmy D, Moondog Rover, Joker, Devyl Nichol, Jett Hero, P.K. Ripper, Cellblock 9

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DRAGON GATE USA/EVOLVE(www.dgusa.tv)

Next show is Saturday 7/27 in Queens, NY:
-A.R. Fox, CIMA, & Tomahawk T.T. vs. Ricochet & The Young Bucks - 3 Stages Of Hell Match(2 Referees, Dragon Gate Rules, TLC)
-Johnny Gargano vs. Rich Swann
-Akira Tozawa vs. Anthony Nese
-EITA vs. Trent Baretta
-Chuck Taylor vs. Jon Davis - Bunkhouse Match
-Appearing:  Uhaa Nation, Jigsaw, Scott Reed, Caleb Konley, Shane Strickland

EVOLVE has a show on Sunday 7/28 in Manhattan, NY:
-Johnny Gargano vs. Winner Of Four-Corner Match - Open The Freedom Gate Title
-CIMA vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Tomahawk T.T. vs. EITA
-The Young Bucks vs. Ricochet & Rich Swann - Open The United Gate Titles
-Jigsaw, Fire Ant, Frightmare, & Amasis vs. Chuck Taylor, Ophidian, & The Batiri
-A.R. Fox vs. Trent Baretta
-Appearing:  Jon Davis, Anthony Nese, Uhaa Nation, Scott Reed, Caleb Konley

HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)

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

ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.anarchy-wrestling.net)

Next show is Saturday 7/27 in Cornelia, GA:
-Mikael Judas & Azrael vs. Se7en & Jagged Edge - For The Held-Up Tag Team Titles
-Seth Delay vs. Anthony Henry
-Kyle Matthews vs. Mike Posey
-C.B. Suave vs. Kevin Blue - Young Lions' Title
-Geter vs. Shaun Tempers
-Unforgivable Blackness(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) vs. The Movement(Najasism & The Vandal) vs. The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams) vs. Jeremy Vain & Brodie Ray Chase

WRESTLING IS RESPECT(www.prowrestlingrespect.com)

Next show is Sunday 9/29 in Boonton, NJ.

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

Next shows are Saturday 10/19 & Sunday 10/20 in Berwyn, IL.

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

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

AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/27 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Rhino vs. Eddie Kingston
-Carlito Colon vs. Keith Walker
-Irish Airborne vs. Louis Lyndon & Marion Fontaine - Tag Team Titles

AAW has a show on Friday 8/2 in Berwyn, IL.

IWA MID-SOUTH(http://iwamidsouth.proboards.com/index.cgi)

Next show is Saturday 7/20 in Clarksville, IN:
-Davey Richards vs. Scotty Vortekz
-Ian Rotten vs. Simon Sezz - No-Rope Barbed-Wire Match
-Devon Moore vs. Matt Tremont - Fans-Bring-The-Weapons Match
-B.J. Whitmer vs. Chris Hamrick
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Necro Butcher
-Jimmy Jacobs & Zach Gowen vs. Reed Bentley & Trik Davis
-Harry Palmer & Mark Wolf vs. Spyder Nate Webb & Suicide Kid - TLC Match
-Jonathan Gresham vs. Hy-Zaya - Zero-One Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Jack Thriller vs. Collin Holmes
-Randi West vs. Thunderkitty
-Rumble-Style Pick-Your-Poison Elimination Match:  Corporal Robinson, Joseph Schwartz, Bryan Skyline

IWA-MS has shows on Friday 9/13 and Saturday 9/14 in Clarksville, IN featuring the Ted Petty Invitational Tournament:
-Tournament Participants:  Drake Younger, Jack Thriller, Eddie Kingston, B-Boy, Davey Richards, Kyle O'Reilly, Devon Moore, Roderick Strong, Andrew Everett, Chrisjen Hayme, Chris Hamrick, Necro Butcher, Louis Lyndon, Flip Kendrick, Prince Mustafa Ali, B.J. Whitmer, Dustin Rayz, Justin Credible, Bad Bones, Christian York

ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 7/21 in Austin, TX:
-Evan Gelistico vs. Darin Childs - Heavyweight Title
-Matthew Palmer vs. Davey Vega - Hardcore Title
-A.C.H. vs. Barrett Brown
-Athena vs. Leva Bates
-Scot Summers vs. Gary Jay - Dog Collar Match
-Jojo Bravo & Ricky Romida vs. Bolt Brady & Jack Jameson - Tag Team Titles - Ladder Match
-Jeffery Gant vs. Sky DeLacrimosa - Unlucky 13 Staple Gun Match

St. Louis Wrestling Community: http://community.livejournal.com/stlwrestling/
Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/

MMWA Special Comment

Disclaimer: The following commentary contains constructive criticism. Reader discretion is advised.

Broadway had some downtime as far as attendance numbers went but they seem to be back up to speed these days. The crowd energy was pretty good for most of the night as well.

The show went about three hours...since it was the Christmas In July event, they did a lot of raffle drawings throughout the night.

Only three matches were announced ahead of time. The Jr. Heavyweight Title match was set up as A.J. Williams defending against Andrew Wilder but it became a triple threat match with J-Mal Swagg included.

Got to shake Dr. Tom Pritchard's hand before the show...wasn't aware of how long he'd been wrestling until I saw a very young Pritchard on one of the SICW TV show's classic clips. It sounds like he had some headaches with the Missouri State Athletic Commission...it would have sucked if they had been burned again like they were with Rhino a few years ago.

When a special guest is in the house(especially one who scouts talent), a promotion should put its best foot forward with regards to the in-ring content; to be frank, this show may not have been a good example of that.

Espinosa and Raphael King had matches at other shows in the area recently...they had a fine opener though there were a few rough patches. Commissioner Tim Miller played the Theodore Long role: Holla holla tag match, playa!

The triple threat match seemd to be ten minutes of spots in a five-minute bag. There was a Tower Of Doom spot at about the one-minute mark! I don't know if it was A.J.'s first three-way match but I'm almost positive it was the first three-way bout for both of the rookies. Nothing against Swagg at all, but the originally-scheduled singles bout may have produced a better overall matchup. Learn from the experience and put it toward the next outing, you know? Different matches have different "flows" to them, even things as seemingly "mundane" as tag matches or (nowadays) triple threats.

It was my first look at Dark Shadows(WLW wrestler) and he worked with two other Harley proteges in the form of Jack Gamble & Jon Webb. Freddie Fury seems to be popular at South Broadway but he was on the heel team for this night. Wasn't sure if we'd see Gamble's Canadian Destroyer but he did pull it off on Shadows. Solid bout.

I found out on Sunday that Gamble and his family got into a major car wreck on the way home as they were hit by a drunk driver...yikes. Their kid is reportedly okay and so is the worker that rode with them, but Gamble and his wife were pretty messed up. It's easy to forget how much traveling these guys do and crazy things can happen on the road. I can't say that I know Gamble that well since he doesn't live in the area, but all the best to him and his wife in their recovery.

Moondog Rover-Jackson Whitechapel got WAY too much time(around ten minutes). Rover is essentially all schtick so an opponent's best option is to play along...it looked like Whitechapel tried to play it straight and the bout dragged at times.

Espinosa/Hawkins vs. Osborne/King was good from what I saw. The heels were obviously not on the same page since King didn't appreciate Osborne busting up his title shot earlier in the night...that led to a fight after the bout was over.

The T.V. Title match was fine for what it was. I feel like Brian James deserves better on some level. The story seemed bass-ackwards as Phil E. Blunt interfered in the no-DQ match where James won the title, then Jimmy D won it back in fairly clean fashion(didn't see if tights or ropes were involved in the fall).

Wasn't sure what to expect out of Dr. Tom's in-ring contribution, but he worked more of the tag match than I expected. Fine main event with the backstory of Mephisto calling out Gary Jackson in recent months. Not sure where Blunt fits into this picture, especially since his last appearance was as a face. He seemed like an odd choice for the Pritchard match since he hasn't been a regular for Broadway in a long time.

Anywho...that covers the weekend. SICW is in East Carondelet on the 20th with MIDGET MADNESS~ FIST Combat returns to Pop's in Sauget on Friday the 26th.

As always: #yaywrestling

Dynamo Special Comment

Double-header weekend...WOO~! I feel old.

Attendance was solid; summer can be a tough time for drawing fans. Crowd energy was up and down throughout the night. Announced lineup had no changes.

It seemed like there were a lot of screwy finishes, even if it was just a brief distraction in a few cases.

Alexandre Rudolph's face/heel status in Dynamo has been a bit wishy-washy in the past year, but it looks like he's now solidified as a face.

I swear the local ring ropes are jinxed...at least in this case it was the bottom rope and didn't affect the match too badly.

I don't know if the match order was changed at all due to the rope issue. Either way, it was fortunate that they did the promo between the no-DQ match and the tornado tag match to separate the two wild brawls.

C.J. McManus did the karaoke/lounge singer wannabe gimmick in the LWA and now it's back for an encore, so to speak...

Had heard that Santel would be making his Dynamo debut and it looks like McDarby's along for the ride. Solid matchup with Kevin X...hope they'll be back in the future.

Strychnine's blatant rulebreaking(particularly the low blows like the Toxic Shock) may not fly too well in the current environment. GCW took the ECW route of "relaxed rules" and Nikki usually got away with tactics like that.

I had wondered about the status of the other Church Of Karrington guys...Dice resurfaced at ringside but Adam Rich is still MIA. Injury?

Quite a few things were set up for the future as we've got Cruz, Kevin X, and Dirden all gunning for Walsh's title. The Tag Title feud continues with the Bumrush Brothers(and Rudolph?) against the Travis Cook Organization, plus we've got the old-school Gateway guys against the Church Of Karrington. Works for me...

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Randy Orton d. Johnny Fandango(w/ Summer Rae) after the RKO.
-Mark Henry's promo was interrupted by The Shield trio(U.S. Champion Dean Ambrose & Tag Team Champions Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins).  They beat him down, then left him laying with the triple-team spike powerbomb.
-World Champion Alberto Del Rio d. Dolph Ziggler(non-title); Ziggler hit a second-rope Fameasser and went for the pin, but Women's Champion A.J. Lee(upset about being dumped in a backstage segment) rang the bell to distract everyone.  That allowed Alberto to capitalize with a close-range superkick to win.  A.J. slapped Dolph afterwards and he tried to push her away, only to be mowed down by Big E Langston and dropped with the Big Ending.
-"R-Truth" Ron Killings became the latest victim of The Wyatt Family(Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, & Erick Rowan)...
-Jimmy & Jey Uso(winning the fan vote over Tons Of Funk and the Prime Time Players) d. Antonio Cesaro & Jack Swagger(w/ Zeb Colter); Jey countered Cesaro's deadlift gutwrench suplex into a rollup pin.
-Christian Cage d. Damien Sandow with a jackknife cradle; Sandow took momentary solace in his Money-In-The-Bank briefcase possession but was then attacked by former partner Cody Rhodes.
-Naomi Night(w/ Cameron Lynn) d. Brie Bella(w/ Nikki) via Steamboat Press.
-C.M. Punk and Paul Heyman had a verbal exchange that led to Brock Lesnar entering to fight with Punk.  Punk was still injured from the pay-per-view and Lesnar got the better of him, finishing with an F-5 onto the broadcast table.
-Rob Van Dam d. Chris Jericho after the five-star frog splash.
-General Manager Brad Maddox gave WWE Champion John Cena the option to name his SummerSlam opponent and he picked...Daniel Bryan.

Comedy Part 491: Schiappa's Startout

Location:  Schiappa's
Emcee:  Me
Lineup:  Joe "The Animal" Lancey, Trevor Gertonson, Andrew Hagan, Julia Brown, Wayne Wiskow

The turnout for the debut shot at Schiappa's was...basically just the comics, though it was cool of Art Vieluf to stop by.  Gotta build the audience, you know?  I feel like I'm a bit rusty and out of practice lately, but then I haven't performed regularly in a while.  At least I'm finally trying to write some new material, so that's good...yay for motivation!  I had a good time and hopefully we can get some people out to the shows in the near future.

Comedy Part 490: Strykrz Revisited

Location: Strykrz
Emcee: Greg McClintock
After: Hoppy
Before: Bruce Veach

Bruce is setting up a lot of Illinois open-mics, so I hope to get back to performing regularly...planning on going to shows for the next three nights. Got a bit more time since there were only a handful of comics...Chris Smith lives in the area and he stopped in to do a set. Think I did okay for myself...audience was small but fun. Sounds like they had a really good crowd last week and hopefully we'll be able to build an audience for the Illinois shows.

WWE Money In The Bank

-Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins d. Jimmy & Jey Uso to retain the Tag Team Titles when Reigns pinned Jimmy after the spear.
-Damien Sandow won the World Title Money-In-The-Bank Ladder Match with U.S. Champion Dean Ambrose(w/ Reigns & Rollins), Johnny Fandango(w/ Summer Rae), Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger(w/ Zeb Colter), Wade Barrett, and Cody Rhodes.
-Curtis Axel(w/ Paul Heyman) d. Mike Mizanin after the Headturner neckbreaker to retain the Intercontinental Title.
-A.J. Lee(w/ Big E Langston) d. Kaitlyn Bonin(w/ Layla El) via Black Widow to retain the Women's Title.
-Ryback d. Chris Jericho with a rollup.
-Alberto Del Rio d. Dolph Ziggler by DQ to retain the World Title; Dolph hit the Zigzag but A.J. hit Del Rio with the Women's Title belt to cause the disqualification.
-John Cena d. Mark Henry with the STF to retain the WWE Title.
-Randy Orton won the WWE Title Money-In-The-Bank Ladder Match with C.M. Punk, Daniel Bryan, Sheamus O'Shaunessy, Rob Van Dam, and Christian Cage.  (Kane was unable to compete due to the attack by the Wyatt Family on Raw.)  Curtis Axel interfered on Punk's behalf and Punk gave him the Go 2 Sleep in response, leading to Paul Heyman turning on Punk.

Anarchy Wrestling TV #388

-Commentator:  Bret Wolverton.
-The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams) d. The Movement(Najasism & The Vandal) in a best-of-three-falls match to win the Tag Team Titles.  The Movement won the first fall when Najasism pinned Trey after a crossed-arm Iconoclasm by Vandal followed by Najasism's frog splash.  The Bullets won the second fall when Jon hit Vandal with a backcracker off the second rope and then Trey hit a Diamond Cutter to give Jon the three-count.  The Bullets won the third fall and the belts when Jon BELTed Najasism behind the referee's back and then pinned him.
-Jeff G. Bailey(w/ Shaun Tempers) protested the night's title match, saying Tempers deserved an immediate rematch...Tempers joined Wolverton at the broadcast table for the bout.
-Jeremy Vain d. Kevin Blue; Blue countered a VDT attempt with a small packaged but Vain reversed it for the win.
-Azrael, Slim J, & Billy Buck d. The Cash Vault(T.V. Champion Bobby Moore, Young Lions' Champion C.B. Suave, & Tommy Penirelli) when Buck pinned Moore after the Buck Wild superkick.

Weekend wrestling

EDIT:
TNA XPlosion(credit to YouTube channel JSODragon for posting the XPlosion matches!)

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay & Jeremy Borash.
-O.D.B. d. Tara Varon after the TKO.

WWE Superstars

-Commentators:  Tony Dawson & "R-Truth" Ron Killings.
-Justin Gabriel d. Darren Young(w/ Titus O'Neil) after a springboard 450 Splash.
-Antonio Cesaro(w/ Zeb Colter & Jack Swagger) d. Zack Ryder with the Neutralizer.

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Kevin Kelly & Steve Corino.
-Tommaso Ciampa d. Q.T. Marshall(w/ R.D. Evans) after a pair of running knee strikes.  Prince Nana appeared in the entranceway during the match and prevented Evans from running away, leading to Evans taking Project Ciampa from Tommaso.
-Mike Bennett(w/ Maria Kanellis & Brutal Bob Evans) d. Nick Merriman after the TKO.  Bennett lured the trainee Cheeseburger into the ring and attacked him, leading to Brutal Bob actually pulling his trainee away from the beating...Bennett responded by dropping Brutal Bob with the Box Office Smash(sitout uranagi).
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) d. The C&C Wrestle Factory(Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander) to retain the Tag Team Titles.  The American Wolves(Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) watched the match from the entranceway and that led to a confrontation with Corino...that brought out Rhett Titus & Cliff Compton and then Adrenaline Rush(A.C.H. & Tadarius Thomas) as the three teams fought on the arena floor.  Referees and security guards finally arrived to restore order outside the ring.  reDRagon retained the titles when Fish pinned Coleman after Chasing The Dragon(brainbuster by O'Reilly with a roundhouse kick to the head by Fish).
-Next week:  Jay Briscoe vs. Matt Hardy for the Heavyweight Title.

SICW Wrestling Explosion

-Commentator:  Larry Matysik.
-Chris Hargas d. Flash Flanagan by countout; the two fought outside the ring and Flanagan missed with a wild swing of his kendo stick, then backdropped Hargas through the ropes right before the referee's count reached ten.
-Flashback to October 1979:   Gene Kiniski & Kevin Von Erich fought Dick Murdoch & Bulldog Bob Brown to a double DQ when all four men brawled outside the ring.  At one point Murdoch rammed Von Erich's head into the top turnbuckle and got the pin with feet on the ropes, but the second referee told the first what had happened and the pin was waved off.

Saturday MMWA Results From St. Louis, MO

-Brandon Espinosa d. Battle Royal Champion Raphael King by DQ to retain the Heavyweight Title when Dave Osborne attacked Espy; Ace Hawkins made the save and Commissioner Tim Miller ordered a tag match for later in the show.
-A.J. Williams won a triple threat match with Andrew Wilder and J-Mal Swagg to retain the Jr. Heavyweight Title; Swagg had Wilder up in a vertical suplex and Williams superkicked Swagg for the win.
-High Level Enterprise(Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) d. Dark Shadows & Flaming Freddie Fury when Gamble pinned Shadows after the Canadian Destroyer.
-Moondog Rover d. Jackson Whitechapel via powerslam.
-Heavyweight Champion Brandon Espinosa & Ace Hawkins d. Dave Osborne & Battle Royal Champion Raphael King; Espinosa hit King with a modified flying Stunner off the second rope, then Hawkins hit the somersault Ace Crusher off the top rope and Espy got the pin.  Osborne & King fought after the match; referees and security had to separate the two.
-Jimmy D d. Brian James after a DDT to win the T.V. Title.
-Dr. Tom Pritchard & Gary Jackson d. Phil E. Blunt & Mephisto when Gary small-packaged Mephisto.  Blunt & Mephisto attacked Jackson afterwards but bailed when he fought back.

Friday DPW Results From Glen Carbon, IL + Other Show Results

-Jake Parnell d. Jackal via rollup after Jackal was distracted by Brandon Gallagher.
-Ken Kasa(w/ Travis Cook) d. Alexandre Rudolph after Cook's interference allowed Kasa to hit the John Wu Dropkick for the win.
-Dave Vaughn(w/ Travis Cook & Ken Kasa) d. Tag Team Champion Outtkast in a no-DQ match.  Things got crazy right out of the gate when Outtkast hit them with a baseball slide and knocked the bottom rope loose in the process!  The Travis Cook Organization used the numbers to their advantage with Shorty Biggs out of action; Vaughn focus his attack on the arm and got the win after a double-underhook DDT and shoulderbreaker.  The TCO had their eye on doing more damage to Outtkast but Rudolph re-entered the picture for the save.
-As the bottom rope was repaired, ring announcer Luke Roberts interviewed Heavyweight Champion Dan Walsh about his rivalry with Kevin X and his title defense later in the night against Ricky Cruz.
-K.C. Karrington & Adam Raw(w/ Greg Jovi) d. Jack Adonis & Mike Sharona(w/ Nikki Strychnine) in a tornado tag match; Karrington demanded that Nikki leave the ringside area.  Both teams pulled out all the stops with innovative moves and weapons...the end came when Raw wheelbarrowed Sharona into a Codebreaker by Karrington, then took him over in a wheelbarrow suplex!  That was enough for Karrington to pin Sharona for the win...
-C.J. McManus attempted to entertain the crowd with some karaoke lounge singing but they weren't too appreciative...
-Jake Dirden won a handicap match against Billy McNeil & Dash Rando; it started as a singles match between Dirden and Rando but Billy challenged Dirden to make it a two-on-one bout.  Dirden chokeslammed McNeil, then got the submission win on Rando with the Asiatic Spike.
-Kevin X d. Shawn Santel(w/ Mauler McDarby) after the Pavement Drop; McDarby protested the decision only to be dropped by a superkick.
-Steven Kennedy(w/ Greg Jovi, K.C. Karrington, Adam Raw, & Dice) d. Nikki Strychnine(w/ Jack Adonis & Mike Sharona); Jovi demanded that Adonis & Sharona leave the ringside area.  Nikki set the tone for the bout by choking out official Jay King before the opening bell; after that, the second referee Michael Crase allowed a lot of leeway on the rules.  Karrington inserted himself into the action once too often and Nikki chased him around the ring, leading to Kennedy getting the surprise rollup pin.  However, he paid for his tainted win with a spray of toxic waste in the face!
-Dan Walsh d. Ricky Cruz to retain the Heavyweight Title.  Cruz superkicked Walsh and went for the pin but Kevin X pulled the referee out of the ring.  Jake Dirden jumped the guardrail to interfere but Walsh and Cruz briefly worked together to clear him out of the ring.  Once the field was clear, Walsh hit Cruz with Paydirt to get the win and retain his title.  The two shook hands afterwards...but then Cruz leveled the champion with another superkick.

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Thursday ROH results from Merrionette Park, IL:

-Matt Taven won a triple threat match with Adam Cole and Eddie Edwards.
-Jay Lethal d. Delirious; Maria Kanellis was the special guest referee.
-Davey Richards d. Silas Young in a lumberjill match.
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) d. Roderick Strong & Cheeseburger to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Michael Elgin, B.J. Whitmer, & MsChif d. A.C.H., Tadarius Thomas, & Athena.

Friday SHINE results from Ybor City, FL featuring the SHINE Title tournament:

-Lufisto won a four-corner match with Mercedes Martinez, Nikki Roxx, and Su Yung.
-Ivelisse Velez won a four-corner match with Amazing Kong, Angelina Love, and Kimberly.
-Jessicka Havok d. Saraya Knight by DQ.
-Mia Yim d. Leva Bates.
-Rain d. Lufisto.
-Ivelisse Velez d. Santana Garrett.
-Rain d. Jessicka Havok by countout.
-Mia Yim d. Ivelisse Velez.
-Rain d. Mia Yim to win the SHINE Title tournament.

Friday ROH results from Milwaukee, WI:

-Benjamin Boone & Cheeseburger d. The Beer City Bruisers(Matt Winchester & Nick Colucci).
-Adrenaline Rush(A.C.H. & Tadarius Thomas) d. Mike Sydal & Zizou Middoux.
-Athena d. MsChif.
-Mike Bennett d. B.J. Whitmer.
-Eddie Edwards d. Tag Team Champion Kyle O'Reilly.
-Tommaso Ciampa d. Rhino.
-Kevin Steen d. Silas Young.
-Tag Team Champion Bobby Fish d. Davey Richards.

Saturday ROH results from Dearborn, MI:

-Zizou Middoux, Mike Sydal, & Hakim Zane d. Paul Murray Jr. & The Painkillers(Jacob & Donnie Hollows).
-Tadarius Thomas d. Tag Team Champion Kyle O'Reilly.
-MsChif won a four-corner match with Athena, Jenny Rose, and Leah Von Dutch.
-Tommaso Ciampa d. Silas Young.
-Adam Cole d. B.J. Whitmer.
-Mike Bennett d. Andy Muscant.
-Mike Bennett d. Rhino.
-Tag Team Champion Bobby Fish d. A.C.H.
-T.V. Champion Matt Taven d. Kevin Steen in a non-title match.
-Kevin Steen d. Truth Martini.
-The American Wolves(Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) d. Michael Elgin & Jay Lethal.

Saturday Anarchy Wrestling results from Cornelia, GA:

-Kevin Blue d. Tommy Penirelli.
-C.B. Suave d. Brandon Parker to retain the Young Lions' Title.
-Cody Hall d. Adrian Hawkins.
-Azrael d. Jagged Edge.
-Alabama Attitude(Mike Posey & Corey Hollis) d. B.J. Hancock & Joey Rhymer.
-Anthony Henry d. Wade Adams.
-Unforgivable Blackness(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) d. Mikael Judas & Brodie Ray Chase.
-Jeremy Vain won a triple threat match with Geter and Shaun Tempers to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Saturday MPW results from Kansas City, KS:

-Jeremy Wyatt d. Mark Sterling to retain the Heavyweight Title.
-Takeon d. Howard Moritz.
-"Miss Natural" Heather Patera d. Angelus Layne.
-The Kobra Kai Dojo(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) d. Tag Team Champions The Commission(Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy) in a best-of-three-falls match; the titles did not change hands because Vega & Fitchett won the first fall by DQ.
-Tyler Cook d. Ricky Cruz to retain the Kansas Title.
-Dan Walsh d. Derek Stone to retain the Central States Title.
-Takeon d. Bradley Charles.
-Adam Pearce d. Jeremy Wyatt to win the Heavyweight Title.