-Comentators: Brett Wolverton & "The Untouchable" Jeremy Vain.
-"The Real" Slim J won a three-way dance with "The Temptation" Shaun Tempers(C)(w/ Agent/Attorney Jeff G. Bailey) and "The Seven-Figure Deal" Ace Rockwell to win the Young Lions' Title (8:54 aired; finish not aired). The stipulations: If Tempers scored a pin/submission on either challenger, the match would end and he would retain his title. If either challenger defeated Tempers, the match would end with the title changing hands. If one challenger defeated the other, the defeated challenger would be eliminated and the match would continue with the remaining two wrestlers. Slim J German-suplexed Rockwell on top of Tempers and the referee counted both Tempers and Rockwell down for three.
-"The Modern Classic" B.J. Hancock(w/ Miss Rachael, Lars Manderson, & Joey Rhymer) d. "Wild Billy Buck by forfeit to win the Heavyweight Title. Representative Bill Behrens announced that Buck had reinjured his broken rib while wrestling for another promotion, so the promotion was not allowing him to wrestle and defend his title. However, Behrens ordered Hancock to defend his newly-won title...
-"The Modern Classic" B.J. Hancock(w/ Miss Rachael) d. "Country Jacked" Corey Hollis via piledriver to retain the Heavyweight Title (7:59 aired; finish not aired).
-"The No-Pain Train" Iceberg & "The Deadly Sin" Se7en(w/ Agent/Attorney Jeff G. Bailey) d. "The Priest Of Punishment" Mikael Judas & "Wrestling's Most Dangerous Weapon" Geter in an Anarchy Rulz Match; Jagged Edge returned to beat down Geter with a chair and give him a Rock Bottom, then put Iceberg on top for the pin (joined in progress; 15:16 aired). The Elite members were joined by Tempers to beat down Judas and Geter, but "The Angel Of Death" Azrael returned for the save.
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Comedy Part 523: Hey Guys, I Did A Guest Set
Location: Hey Guys Comedy
Emcee: Greg McClintock
Feature: Keith Cissell
Headliner: Mark Sweeney
As it turned out, I attended all four weekend shows at Hey Guys Comedy in Fairview Heights...I was asked if I could do a guest set at the 8:00 show on Saturday. I feel like I did a good job...I actually think I went under my time since I didn't see a one-minute cue. Saturday featured two of the best-behaved bachelorette parties that I'd ever seen at comedy shows...generally those are really good for disrupting the proceedings. At any rate, good times...going to the Colt Cabana/Marty DeRosa show at the Firebird tonight. After that, open-mic at Hey Guys on Wednesday...woo.
Emcee: Greg McClintock
Feature: Keith Cissell
Headliner: Mark Sweeney
As it turned out, I attended all four weekend shows at Hey Guys Comedy in Fairview Heights...I was asked if I could do a guest set at the 8:00 show on Saturday. I feel like I did a good job...I actually think I went under my time since I didn't see a one-minute cue. Saturday featured two of the best-behaved bachelorette parties that I'd ever seen at comedy shows...generally those are really good for disrupting the proceedings. At any rate, good times...going to the Colt Cabana/Marty DeRosa show at the Firebird tonight. After that, open-mic at Hey Guys on Wednesday...woo.
ROH + SICW
ROH TV
-Commentators: Kevin Kelly, Steve Corino, Prince Nana, & Nigel McGuinness(replacing Nana for the main event).
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) fought War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) to a no-contest when all four teams brawled outside the ring.
-Moose & Robert D. Evans(w/ Veda Scott & Ramone) d. Adam Page & Tadarius Thomas(w/ B.J. Whitmer); Evans tagged himself into the match, then stole the pin on Thomas after Moose hit the spear. Whitmer slapped around Page and Thomas for losing and they teased standing up to him, but finally backed down.
-"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin d. Cedric Alexander via knockout to retain the Heavyweight Title; Elgin got Alexander Stretch Muffler hold while stomping on the back of his head and the referee called for the bell.
SICW Wrestling Explosion
-Commentators: Larry Matysik.
-Highlights: Heath Hatton d. "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz to retain the Classic Title. Ricky said that Herb wanted him to fight a clean match in order to get his long-awaited title shot. Each man survived some of the other's best moves, but the referee was accidentally knocked down when Cruz sidestepped a Hatton spear. Cruz connected with his third superkick of the match and covered Heath, but there was no referee to make the pin count. Big Daddy made an appearance at ringside, distracting Cruz and setting him up for a Double-R-J from Red River Jack...Hatton, unaware of the interference, revived and made the cover on Cruz as the referee recovered to make the three-count.
-Mohamad Ali Vaez d. J.J. Garrett with the Akbar Clutch(cobra clutch applied from the camel clutch position). Vaez attacked Garrett before the ring introductions and spoke to the crowd in his native language before the bout officially started. Afterwards, he let everyone know(in English) that he was there to make an impact.
-Larry did a sitdown interview with Ricky Cruz about his upcoming match with Red River Jack.
-Flashback to October 1983: "Macho Man" Randy Savage d. Jason Reeves after a delayed piledriver; Scott Casey did commentary with Larry.
-Commentators: Kevin Kelly, Steve Corino, Prince Nana, & Nigel McGuinness(replacing Nana for the main event).
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) fought War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) to a no-contest when all four teams brawled outside the ring.
-Moose & Robert D. Evans(w/ Veda Scott & Ramone) d. Adam Page & Tadarius Thomas(w/ B.J. Whitmer); Evans tagged himself into the match, then stole the pin on Thomas after Moose hit the spear. Whitmer slapped around Page and Thomas for losing and they teased standing up to him, but finally backed down.
-"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin d. Cedric Alexander via knockout to retain the Heavyweight Title; Elgin got Alexander Stretch Muffler hold while stomping on the back of his head and the referee called for the bell.
SICW Wrestling Explosion
-Commentators: Larry Matysik.
-Highlights: Heath Hatton d. "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz to retain the Classic Title. Ricky said that Herb wanted him to fight a clean match in order to get his long-awaited title shot. Each man survived some of the other's best moves, but the referee was accidentally knocked down when Cruz sidestepped a Hatton spear. Cruz connected with his third superkick of the match and covered Heath, but there was no referee to make the pin count. Big Daddy made an appearance at ringside, distracting Cruz and setting him up for a Double-R-J from Red River Jack...Hatton, unaware of the interference, revived and made the cover on Cruz as the referee recovered to make the three-count.
-Mohamad Ali Vaez d. J.J. Garrett with the Akbar Clutch(cobra clutch applied from the camel clutch position). Vaez attacked Garrett before the ring introductions and spoke to the crowd in his native language before the bout officially started. Afterwards, he let everyone know(in English) that he was there to make an impact.
-Larry did a sitdown interview with Ricky Cruz about his upcoming match with Red River Jack.
-Flashback to October 1983: "Macho Man" Randy Savage d. Jason Reeves after a delayed piledriver; Scott Casey did commentary with Larry.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Show results
Friday WLW results from Vienna, MO:
-Kyle Roberts d. Dustin Bozworth.
-Elvis Aliaga d. John E. Rock.
-Leland Race d. Brian Breaker.
-Women's Champion "Miss Natural" Heather Patera d. Stacey O'Brien in a non-title match to even their best-of-five series at one win apiece.
-The Black Hand Warriors(Michael Magnuson & David DeLorean) d. High Level Enterprise(Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) to win the Tag Team Titles.
Friday PWG results from Reseda, CA featuring the Battle Of Los Angeles Tournament:
-T.J. Perkins d. Bobby Fish.
-Roderick Strong d. Biff Busick.
-Trevor Lee d. Cedric Alexander.
-The World's Cutest Tag Team(Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae) won a triple threat match with Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) and The Inner City Machine Guns(Ricochet & Rich Swann) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Michael Elgin d. Tommaso Ciampa.
-A.J. Styles d. Brian Myers(fka Curt Hawkins).
-Heavyweight Champion Kyle O'Reilly d. Drew Gulak in a non-title match.
-Chuck Taylor, Kenny Omega, & Zack Sabre Jr. d. Adam Cole & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson).
Friday Dragon Con Wrestling results from Atlanta, GA:
-C.B. Suave won a six-way match with Dementia D'Rose, Chip Day, Crystal Monet, Nina Monet, and Ethan Cage.
-Shaun Tempers d. Tommy Penirelli.
-The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) d. The Hate Junkies(Dany Only & Stryknyn).
-Gauntlet Match: "Cyborg" Lars Manderson d. ?; Manderson d. Jeremy Foster; Manderson d. James Dylan; Manderson d. Gil Quest; Manderson wrestled Elijah Evans to a five-minute draw; Supernatural d. Papa Marko; Bobby Moore d. Supernatural; David Cross d. Moore; Mikael Mosley d. Cross; Mosley d. Billy Buck to win.
-Tank & Iceberg d. Mikael Judas & Geter in a Monster's Ball Match.
-Manchild & Lightning won a triple threat match with The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams) and Slim J & Azrael.
-Iceman won a four-corner match with Jacoby Boykins, Brodie Ray Chase, and Seth Delay.
Saturday PWG results from Reseda, CA featuring the Battle Of Los Angeles Tournament:
-Tag Team Champion Candice LeRae d. Rich Swann.
-Johnny Gargano d. Chuck Taylor.
-Ricochet d. Chris Sabin.
-reDRagon(Heavyweight Champion Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) d. Biff Busick & Drew Gulak.
-Matt Sydal d. Chris Hero.
-Zack Sabre d. Adam Cole.
-Kenny Omega d. A.C.H.
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) d. Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian).
Sunday PWG results from Reseda, CA featuring the Battle Of Los Angeles Tournament:
-Johnny Gargano d. Tag Team Champion Candice LeRae.
-Ricochet d. T.J. Perkins.
-Trevor Lee d. Michael Elgin.
-Kenny Omega d. Matt Sydal.
-Roderick Strong d. A.J. Styles by DQ.
-Heavyweight Champion Kyle O'Reilly d. Zack Sabre Jr. Strong attacked O'Reilly after the match, leaving O'Reilly unable to compete in the semifinals and giving Strong a bye to the finals.
-Adam Cole & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) d. A.C.H., Chris Sabin, & Brian Myers.
-Johnny Gargano d. Trevor Lee.
-Ricochet d. Kenny Omega.
-Chris Hero, Tag Team Champion Joey Ryan, Chuck Taylor, Rich Swann, & Willie Mack d. Tommaso Ciampa, Bobby Fish, Cedric Alexander, Biff Busick, & Drew Gulak.
-Ricochet won a triple threat match with Roderick Strong and Johnny Gargano to win the tournament.
-Kyle Roberts d. Dustin Bozworth.
-Elvis Aliaga d. John E. Rock.
-Leland Race d. Brian Breaker.
-Women's Champion "Miss Natural" Heather Patera d. Stacey O'Brien in a non-title match to even their best-of-five series at one win apiece.
-The Black Hand Warriors(Michael Magnuson & David DeLorean) d. High Level Enterprise(Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) to win the Tag Team Titles.
Friday PWG results from Reseda, CA featuring the Battle Of Los Angeles Tournament:
-T.J. Perkins d. Bobby Fish.
-Roderick Strong d. Biff Busick.
-Trevor Lee d. Cedric Alexander.
-The World's Cutest Tag Team(Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae) won a triple threat match with Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) and The Inner City Machine Guns(Ricochet & Rich Swann) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Michael Elgin d. Tommaso Ciampa.
-A.J. Styles d. Brian Myers(fka Curt Hawkins).
-Heavyweight Champion Kyle O'Reilly d. Drew Gulak in a non-title match.
-Chuck Taylor, Kenny Omega, & Zack Sabre Jr. d. Adam Cole & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson).
Friday Dragon Con Wrestling results from Atlanta, GA:
-C.B. Suave won a six-way match with Dementia D'Rose, Chip Day, Crystal Monet, Nina Monet, and Ethan Cage.
-Shaun Tempers d. Tommy Penirelli.
-The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) d. The Hate Junkies(Dany Only & Stryknyn).
-Gauntlet Match: "Cyborg" Lars Manderson d. ?; Manderson d. Jeremy Foster; Manderson d. James Dylan; Manderson d. Gil Quest; Manderson wrestled Elijah Evans to a five-minute draw; Supernatural d. Papa Marko; Bobby Moore d. Supernatural; David Cross d. Moore; Mikael Mosley d. Cross; Mosley d. Billy Buck to win.
-Tank & Iceberg d. Mikael Judas & Geter in a Monster's Ball Match.
-Manchild & Lightning won a triple threat match with The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams) and Slim J & Azrael.
-Iceman won a four-corner match with Jacoby Boykins, Brodie Ray Chase, and Seth Delay.
Saturday PWG results from Reseda, CA featuring the Battle Of Los Angeles Tournament:
-Tag Team Champion Candice LeRae d. Rich Swann.
-Johnny Gargano d. Chuck Taylor.
-Ricochet d. Chris Sabin.
-reDRagon(Heavyweight Champion Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) d. Biff Busick & Drew Gulak.
-Matt Sydal d. Chris Hero.
-Zack Sabre d. Adam Cole.
-Kenny Omega d. A.C.H.
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) d. Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian).
Sunday PWG results from Reseda, CA featuring the Battle Of Los Angeles Tournament:
-Johnny Gargano d. Tag Team Champion Candice LeRae.
-Ricochet d. T.J. Perkins.
-Trevor Lee d. Michael Elgin.
-Kenny Omega d. Matt Sydal.
-Roderick Strong d. A.J. Styles by DQ.
-Heavyweight Champion Kyle O'Reilly d. Zack Sabre Jr. Strong attacked O'Reilly after the match, leaving O'Reilly unable to compete in the semifinals and giving Strong a bye to the finals.
-Adam Cole & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) d. A.C.H., Chris Sabin, & Brian Myers.
-Johnny Gargano d. Trevor Lee.
-Ricochet d. Kenny Omega.
-Chris Hero, Tag Team Champion Joey Ryan, Chuck Taylor, Rich Swann, & Willie Mack d. Tommaso Ciampa, Bobby Fish, Cedric Alexander, Biff Busick, & Drew Gulak.
-Ricochet won a triple threat match with Roderick Strong and Johnny Gargano to win the tournament.
Friday, August 29, 2014
Superstars + Smackdown
WWE Superstars
-Commentators: Tom Phillips & Renee Young.
-Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds) d. Curtis Axel after the Party Foul(snapmare driver) (4:16).
-Johnny Fandango d. "R-Truth" Ron Killings by reversing an O'Connor Roll with a handful of tights (4:28 aired).
WWE Smackdown
-Commentators: Michael Cole, Tom Phillips, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Roman Reigns d. Bray Wyatt(w/ Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) by DQ when the Family members interfered (4:24). The Big Show & Mark Henry made the save, leading to the scheduled Show/Henry vs. Harper/Rowan match being changed to a six-man tag.
-Seth Rollins d. Rob Van Dam after the advanced curbstomp (4:41).
-Women's Champion Paige Knight d. Emma Tayla(non-title) with the scorpion crosslock (1:00). A.J. Lee came out after the match with a box of Valentine's Day candy for Paige...Paige tried a piece of candy but spit it out.
-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Jack Swagger with the Accolade(camel clutch) in a submission match; Bo Dallas tried to throw in the towel but the referee wouldn't acknowledge that as a submission. However, that allowed Bo to trip Swagger and Rusev finally forced Swagger to tap out to the Accolade(camel clutch) (7:03 aired). Swagger tried to shut Bo's mouth after the match, but Bo kicked him down and hit the turnbuckle-walk Bo-dog.
-Tag Team Champion Jimmy Uso(w/ Jey Uso) d. Stardust(w/ Goldust) via rollup (0:58). Before the match, Goldust apologized for his and Stardust's actions on Raw...but then he and Stardust attacked the Usos again after the match.
-U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. Damien Sandow(non-title) after the White Noise(Air Raid Crash) (1:47); Mike Mizanin did commentary and ran in for a cheapshot on Sheamus before running back out of the ring. Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler threw Miz back into the ring and Sheamus went for the Brogue Kick, but he hit Sandow as Miz ducked out of the way and bailed over the ringside barricade.
-Roman Reigns, The Big Show, & Mark Henry d. Bray Wyatt & The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) when Reigns pinned Harper after the spear (11:48 aired).
-Commentators: Tom Phillips & Renee Young.
-Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds) d. Curtis Axel after the Party Foul(snapmare driver) (4:16).
-Johnny Fandango d. "R-Truth" Ron Killings by reversing an O'Connor Roll with a handful of tights (4:28 aired).
WWE Smackdown
-Commentators: Michael Cole, Tom Phillips, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Roman Reigns d. Bray Wyatt(w/ Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) by DQ when the Family members interfered (4:24). The Big Show & Mark Henry made the save, leading to the scheduled Show/Henry vs. Harper/Rowan match being changed to a six-man tag.
-Seth Rollins d. Rob Van Dam after the advanced curbstomp (4:41).
-Women's Champion Paige Knight d. Emma Tayla(non-title) with the scorpion crosslock (1:00). A.J. Lee came out after the match with a box of Valentine's Day candy for Paige...Paige tried a piece of candy but spit it out.
-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Jack Swagger with the Accolade(camel clutch) in a submission match; Bo Dallas tried to throw in the towel but the referee wouldn't acknowledge that as a submission. However, that allowed Bo to trip Swagger and Rusev finally forced Swagger to tap out to the Accolade(camel clutch) (7:03 aired). Swagger tried to shut Bo's mouth after the match, but Bo kicked him down and hit the turnbuckle-walk Bo-dog.
-Tag Team Champion Jimmy Uso(w/ Jey Uso) d. Stardust(w/ Goldust) via rollup (0:58). Before the match, Goldust apologized for his and Stardust's actions on Raw...but then he and Stardust attacked the Usos again after the match.
-U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. Damien Sandow(non-title) after the White Noise(Air Raid Crash) (1:47); Mike Mizanin did commentary and ran in for a cheapshot on Sheamus before running back out of the ring. Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler threw Miz back into the ring and Sheamus went for the Brogue Kick, but he hit Sandow as Miz ducked out of the way and bailed over the ringside barricade.
-Roman Reigns, The Big Show, & Mark Henry d. Bray Wyatt & The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) when Reigns pinned Harper after the spear (11:48 aired).
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Midweek wrestling
TNA XPlosion
-Commentators: Jeremy Borash & Rockstar Spud.
-The Bro Mans(Robbie Eckos & Jessie Godderz)(w/ D.J. Shiima Xion) d. Mike Knux & The Freak(w/ Crazzy Steve & Rebel); Robbie E clipped The Freak as he held Jessie up in a vertical suplex, leading to Jessie falling on top for the pin (4:59 aired).
TNA Impact
-Commentators: Mike Tenay & Taz.
-Heavyweight Champion Bobby Lashley(w/ Montel Vontavious Porter & Kenny King) d. Tommy Dreamer via spear in a non-title street fight.
-Taryn Terrell d. Madison Rayne after a Diamond Cutter.
-Low-Ki, Tigre Uno, & Crazzy Steve d. Homicide, Manik, & D.J. Shiima Xion when Low-Ki pinned Manik with the Ki-Krusher.
-Rhino d. Ethan Carter III(w/ Rockstar Spud) by DQ when EC3 hit Rhino with a chair.
-The Great Senada(w/ Cowboy James Storm) d. Austin Aries; Storm tripped up Aries on the top rope, then Senada blinded Aries with green mist and pinned him after a close-range superkick.
-Kurt Angle(w/ Team 3-D & Ken Anderson) welcomed Sgt. Chris Melendez to the TNA roster. Melendez never gave up his goal of becoming a wrestler despite losing a leg in Iraq.
-Team 3-D(Bully Ray & Brother Devon) won a non-title triple threat match with The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) and Tag Team Champions The American Wolves(Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) when Devon pinned Edwards after the 3-D.
WWE NXT
-Commentators: Rich Brennan, Alex Riley, & Jason Albert.
-NXT Tag Team Champions The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor) d. Those Guys(That Guy I & That Guy II) when Konnor pinned That Guy II after the Fall Of Man(legsweep/flying Euorpean uppercut combo) (1:06).
-Ring announcer Jojo Offerman introduced the new NXT General Manager: S. William Regal. Regal brought out NXT Champion Adrian Neville to announce his challenger for Takeover II...after verbal contributions from Tyson Kidd, Tyler Breeze, and Sami Zayn, Neville said he'd face all three of them in a four-corner match. Regal made it so.
-Backstage, Veronica Lane interviewed Regal...he announced Neville & Zayn vs. Kidd & Breeze for the main event.
-Bayley Rose d. "The Boss" Sasha Banks with the Belly-To-Bayley Hugplex (3:16). Renee Young interviewed Bayley about her upcoming shot at NXT Women's Champion Charlotte Flair at Takeover II; that brought out Charlotte for a rebuttal.
-Bull Dempsey d. Angelo Dawkins(back in the black nerd gear that he had once before and then dropped for no reason) with the Bulldozer(Northern Lights Bomb) (2:47). Dempsey faces Mojo Rawley at Takeover II.
-Backstage: Devin Taylor interviewed The Legionnaires(Sylvester Lefort & Marcus Louis) about Lefort's hair-vs.-hair match with Enzo Amore at Takeover II.
-Tyson Kidd & Tyler Breeze d. NXT Champion "The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville & Sami Zayn. Zayn accidentally hit Neville with the corner boot when Breeze moved out of the way, then Kidd tagged himself into the match. Kidd and Breeze argued and Kidd shoved Breeze into a Blue Thunder Bomb by Zayn; Kidd threw Zayn out of the ring and stole the pin on Neville (8:11 aired). Zayn leveled Kidd with the corner boot after the match...then took a good long look at the title belt.
-Commentators: Jeremy Borash & Rockstar Spud.
-The Bro Mans(Robbie Eckos & Jessie Godderz)(w/ D.J. Shiima Xion) d. Mike Knux & The Freak(w/ Crazzy Steve & Rebel); Robbie E clipped The Freak as he held Jessie up in a vertical suplex, leading to Jessie falling on top for the pin (4:59 aired).
TNA Impact
-Commentators: Mike Tenay & Taz.
-Heavyweight Champion Bobby Lashley(w/ Montel Vontavious Porter & Kenny King) d. Tommy Dreamer via spear in a non-title street fight.
-Taryn Terrell d. Madison Rayne after a Diamond Cutter.
-Low-Ki, Tigre Uno, & Crazzy Steve d. Homicide, Manik, & D.J. Shiima Xion when Low-Ki pinned Manik with the Ki-Krusher.
-Rhino d. Ethan Carter III(w/ Rockstar Spud) by DQ when EC3 hit Rhino with a chair.
-The Great Senada(w/ Cowboy James Storm) d. Austin Aries; Storm tripped up Aries on the top rope, then Senada blinded Aries with green mist and pinned him after a close-range superkick.
-Kurt Angle(w/ Team 3-D & Ken Anderson) welcomed Sgt. Chris Melendez to the TNA roster. Melendez never gave up his goal of becoming a wrestler despite losing a leg in Iraq.
-Team 3-D(Bully Ray & Brother Devon) won a non-title triple threat match with The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) and Tag Team Champions The American Wolves(Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) when Devon pinned Edwards after the 3-D.
WWE NXT
-Commentators: Rich Brennan, Alex Riley, & Jason Albert.
-NXT Tag Team Champions The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor) d. Those Guys(That Guy I & That Guy II) when Konnor pinned That Guy II after the Fall Of Man(legsweep/flying Euorpean uppercut combo) (1:06).
-Ring announcer Jojo Offerman introduced the new NXT General Manager: S. William Regal. Regal brought out NXT Champion Adrian Neville to announce his challenger for Takeover II...after verbal contributions from Tyson Kidd, Tyler Breeze, and Sami Zayn, Neville said he'd face all three of them in a four-corner match. Regal made it so.
-Backstage, Veronica Lane interviewed Regal...he announced Neville & Zayn vs. Kidd & Breeze for the main event.
-Bayley Rose d. "The Boss" Sasha Banks with the Belly-To-Bayley Hugplex (3:16). Renee Young interviewed Bayley about her upcoming shot at NXT Women's Champion Charlotte Flair at Takeover II; that brought out Charlotte for a rebuttal.
-Bull Dempsey d. Angelo Dawkins(back in the black nerd gear that he had once before and then dropped for no reason) with the Bulldozer(Northern Lights Bomb) (2:47). Dempsey faces Mojo Rawley at Takeover II.
-Backstage: Devin Taylor interviewed The Legionnaires(Sylvester Lefort & Marcus Louis) about Lefort's hair-vs.-hair match with Enzo Amore at Takeover II.
-Tyson Kidd & Tyler Breeze d. NXT Champion "The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville & Sami Zayn. Zayn accidentally hit Neville with the corner boot when Breeze moved out of the way, then Kidd tagged himself into the match. Kidd and Breeze argued and Kidd shoved Breeze into a Blue Thunder Bomb by Zayn; Kidd threw Zayn out of the ring and stole the pin on Neville (8:11 aired). Zayn leveled Kidd with the corner boot after the match...then took a good long look at the title belt.
Comedy Part 522: Hey Guys, I'm Hosting Open-Mic
Location: Hey Guys Comedy
Emcee: Me
Lineup: Gary Lynn, Greg McClintock, Jon Maddy, Caleb Mahoney, Joshua Slobe, Zac Coffman, Joe "The Animal" Lancey, Tracy Nichols, Wayne Wiskow, Arlo, Josh Funneman, Kathy Zeman
Emcee: Me
Lineup: Gary Lynn, Greg McClintock, Jon Maddy, Caleb Mahoney, Joshua Slobe, Zac Coffman, Joe "The Animal" Lancey, Tracy Nichols, Wayne Wiskow, Arlo, Josh Funneman, Kathy Zeman
I had a busy night as both emcee and timekeeper. The rain may have kept a few people away but the audience was still pretty good. I'm working out a few new-ish bits so I didn't get as many laughs as I could have, but my focus was on the hosting part of the evening. Didn't mean that I didn't make mistakes, but things went smoothly for the most part. Bruce Veach announced few shows of note for 2015: Aaron Brooks will be headlining a weekend in January and Bobcat Goldthwait will be appearing at the club as well...woo.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Michael Cole & Byron Saxton.
-Rob Van Dam d. Seth Rollins by countout. The fight spilled out of the ring and RVD reversed an Irish whip into the barricade near the timekeeper's area, then beat the ten-count back into the ring (9:14 aired).
-Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds) d. Curtis Axel after the Party Foul(snapmare driver) (4:51).
-Goldust & Stardust d. Los Matadores(Fernando & Diego)(w/ El Torito) when Stardust pinned Diego after the Dark Matter(modified Flatliner) (8:22 aired). Stardust threw Torito out of the ring afterwards.
-Rob Van Dam d. Seth Rollins by countout. The fight spilled out of the ring and RVD reversed an Irish whip into the barricade near the timekeeper's area, then beat the ten-count back into the ring (9:14 aired).
-Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds) d. Curtis Axel after the Party Foul(snapmare driver) (4:51).
-Goldust & Stardust d. Los Matadores(Fernando & Diego)(w/ El Torito) when Stardust pinned Diego after the Dark Matter(modified Flatliner) (8:22 aired). Stardust threw Torito out of the ring afterwards.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
This week in wrestling
WWE(www.wwe.com)
Main Event this week has:
-Rob Van Dam vs. Seth Rollins
-Adam Rose vs. Curtis Axel
-Los Matadores vs. Goldust & Stardust
NXT this week has:
-Adrian Neville & Sami Zayn vs. Tyson Kidd & Tyler Breeze
-Bayley Rose vs. Sasha Banks
-Angelo Dawkins vs. Bull Dempsey
-In action: The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor)
Superstars this week has:
-Adam Rose vs. Curtis Axel
-"R-Truth" Ron Killings vs. Johnny Fandango
Smackdown on Friday has:
-Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt
-The Big Show & Mark Henry vs. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan)
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy vs. Mike Mizanin
-Rob Van Dam vs. Seth Rollins
-Jack Swagger vs. Alexander Rusev
-Jimmy Uso vs. Stardust
-Paige Knight vs. Emma Tayla
Night Of Champions is on Sunday 9/21:
-Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena - WWE Title
Survivor Series is on Sunday 11/23 in St. Louis, MO.
TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)
Impact on Wednesday has:
-The American Wolves(Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) vs. The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) vs. Team 3-D(Bully Ray & Brother Devon)
-Bobby Lashley vs. Tommy Dreamer - Street Fight
-Austin Aries vs. The Great Senada
-Rhino vs. Ethan Carter III
-Low-Ki, Tigre Uno, & Crazzy Steve vs. Homicide, Manik, & D.J. Shiima Xion
-Taryn Terrell vs. Madison Rayne
World Cup premieres on Friday 9/5:
-Team Angle: Kurt Angle, Ken Anderson, Davey Richards, Seiya Senada, & Madison Rayne
-Team Roode: Bobby Roode, James Storm, Kenny King, Samuel Shaw, & Angelina Love
-Team Young: Eric Young, Bully Ray, Phil Gunner, Eddie Edwards, & O.D.B.
-Team EC3: Ethan Carter III, Brutus Magnus, Robbie Eckos, Jessie Godderz, & Gail Kim
RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)
ROH TV this week has:
-Michael Elgin vs. Cedric Alexander - Heavyweight Title
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe)
-Moose & Robert D. Evans vs. Adam Page & Tadarius Thomas
Next show is Saturday 9/6 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
-Michael Elgin vs. Jay Briscoe - Heavyweight Title
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) - Tag Team Titles - Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Jay Lethal vs. A.C.H. - T.V. Title - No Time Limit
-A.J. Styles vs. Adam Cole
-Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. Roderick Strong & Jimmy Jacobs
-Cedric Alexander vs. Silas Young
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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.slawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 10/3 in Alton, IL:
-Gerald James vs. Angelus Layne - Heavyweight Title Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Davey Vega vs. Michael Elgin
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Jojo Bravo
-A.C.H. vs. Cedric Alexander
-Arik Cannon vs. Trevor Lee
-Zakk Sawyers vs. Christian Rose
-The Hooligans vs. The Viking War Party(Alexandre Rudolph & Jake Parnell)
-Darin Corbin vs. Mikey McFinnegan
-Bolt Brady vs. Dan Walsh
-Appearing: Brandon Espinosa, Dangerous Deveroux, Alex Castle, Dorian Victor
DPW(www.saintlouiswrestling.com)
Next show is Saturday 9/6 in Fenton, MO.
DPW has a show on Friday 9/19 in Glen Carbon, IL.
SICW(www.sicw.org)
Next show is Saturday 9/20 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Heath Hatton vs. Ken Kasa - Classic Title - Travis Cook Barred From The Building
-Red River Jack vs. Ricky Cruz
-Jake Dirden vs. Bull Bronson
-Gary Jackson vs. Mohamad Ali Vaez
-Daniel Eads vs. Flash Flanagan
-Appearing: Koko B. Ware
SICW has a show on Saturday 9/27 in Fairmont City, IL.
MMWA(www.mmwastl.com)
Next show is Saturday 9/13 in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway) featuring the King Of St. Louis Cable Tournament:
-Brandon Espinosa vs. Dave Osborne vs. Brian James - Two-Fall Match(First Fall For Osborne's Survivor Title, Second Fall For Espinosa's Heavyweight Title)
-Everett Connors vs. Sean Orleans - Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Tournament Participants: A.J. Williams, Da'Marius Jones, Moondog Rover, Gary Jackson, Barackus, J-Mal Swagg
MMWA has a show on Saturday 9/27 in Herculaneum, MO.
PWCS(www.facebook.com/pwcswrestling)
Next show is Saturday 10/25 in Granite City, IL.
HIGH RISK WRESTLING(highriskwrestling.bpt.me)
Next show is Sunday 10/12 in Belleville, IL:
-Appearing: Michael Elgin, Blake Belakis
METRO PRO WRESTLING(www.metrowrestling.com)
Next show is Saturday 12/6 in Kansas City, KS:
-Adam Pearce vs. Ace Steel
3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 9/5 in Des Moines, IA featuring the King Of Des Moines Tournament:
-Tournament Semifinals & Finals
-Devin Thomas vs. Jimmy Rockwell - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Hype Gotti vs. Matt Cage - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Ryan Slade vs. ? - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Nate Redwing - Tournament First-Round Bye
-Zach Thompson vs. Mallaki Matthews - Pure Wrestling Title
-Brian Ash vs. Gage Octane
-Mad Dog McDowell, A.J. Smooth, Devin Carter, Derek Cornell, & Ray Stryker vs. Inked Aggression(Abu Colussus & Levi McDaniel), Brady A. Dezire, S.M. King, & Kraig Keesaman
-Bradley Charles vs. Matty Starr
-Jon West vs. Aaron Masterson
3XW has a show on Saturday 9/13 in Hartford, IA:
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Tony Sly - Heavyweight Title
-Inked Aggression(Abu Colossus & Levi McDaniel) vs. Mad Dog McDowell & J.D. Riggs - Tag Team Titles
-Zach Thompson vs. Brady A. Dezire - Pure Wrestling Title
-Geek Singh vs. Bradley Charles
-Cuco Santiago vs. Aaron Masterson
-Hype Gotti vs. Derek Cornell
WLW(www.harleyrace.com/WorldLeagueWrestling.htm)
Next show is Friday 8/29 in Vienna, MO.
CSCW(www.nwa-ccw.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
WRESTLING INVADES AMERICA(no website)
Next show is Sunday 9/14 in Edwardsville, IL:
-Napier vs. Moose - Heavyweight Title
-Gavin Alexander vs. Jayson Virtue
-Matt Cage vs. Brandon Espinosa
-Symon Phoenix vs. Darkside - Global Title
-Jimmy D vs. Kidd Riot vs. Shadowyz
-Jonathan Gresham vs. Chase King vs. Da'Marius Jones
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DRAGON GATE USA/EVOLVE(www.dgusa.tv)
Next show is Saturday 9/13 in Queens, NY:
-The Bravado Brothers(Harlem & Lancelot) vs. The Colony(Fire Ant & Silver Ant) - Open The United Gate Titles
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Timothy Thatcher
EVOLVE has a show on Sunday 9/14 in Brooklyn, NY:
-Ricochet vs. Uhaa Nation - Open The Freedom Gate Title
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Biff Busick
ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.anarchy-wrestling.net)
Next show is Saturday 9/13 in Cornelia, GA:
-Billy Buck vs. Stryknyn
-Geter vs. Jagged Edge
PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)
Next shows are Friday 8/29, Saturday 8/30, and Sunday 8/31 featuring the Best Of Los Angeles Tournament:
Night One:
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Drew Gulak
-Bobby Fish vs. Brian Cage
-Roderick Strong vs. Biff Busick
-Michael Elgin vs. Tommaso Ciampa
-Cedric Alexander vs. Trevor Lee
-A.J. Styles vs. Brian Myers(fka Curt Hawkins)
-Chuck Taylor, Kenny Omega, & Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Adam Cole & The Young Bucks
-Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. The Inner City Machine Guns(Ricochet & Rich Swann) vs. The World's Cutest Tag Team(Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae)
Night Two:
-A.C.H. vs. Kenny Omega
-Ricochet vs. Chris Sabin
-Adam Cole vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
-Candice LeRae vs. Rich Swann
-Chuck Taylor vs. Johnny Gargano
-Matt Sydal vs. Chris Hero
-The Young Bucks vs. Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian)
-Drew Gulak & Biff Busick vs. The Unbreakable F'n Machines(Michael Elgin & Brian Cage)
CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)
Next shows are Friday 9/19, Saturday 9/20, and Sunday 9/21 in Easton, PA featuring the King Of Trios Tournament:
-Tournament Participants: The Spirit Squad(Kenny Doane, Mikey Mondo, & Johnny Jeter); The Spectral Envoy(Ultramantis Black, Hallowicked, & Frightmare); Team UK(Mark Anrews, Pete Dunne, & Damian Dunne); The Colony(Fire Ant, Worker Ant, & Silver Ant); The Devastation Corporation(Max Smashmaster, Blaster McMassive, & Flex Rumblecrunch)
WRESTLING IS FUN(www.wrestlingisfun.org)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)
Next show is Saturday 11/15 in Philadelphia, PA.
SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)
Next shows are Saturday 10/18 and Sunday 10/19 in Berwyn, IL.
SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 10/10 in Ybor City, FL.
IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
AAW(www.aawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 9/12 in Berwyn, IL:
-Shane Hollister vs. Eddie Kingston - Heavyweight Title
ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)
Next show is Sunday 9/21 in Austin, TX.
Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling Community: http://community.livejournal.com/stlwrestling/
Leave a comment or e-mail: patrickab7@yahoo.com
Main Event this week has:
-Rob Van Dam vs. Seth Rollins
-Adam Rose vs. Curtis Axel
-Los Matadores vs. Goldust & Stardust
NXT this week has:
-Adrian Neville & Sami Zayn vs. Tyson Kidd & Tyler Breeze
-Bayley Rose vs. Sasha Banks
-Angelo Dawkins vs. Bull Dempsey
-In action: The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor)
Superstars this week has:
-Adam Rose vs. Curtis Axel
-"R-Truth" Ron Killings vs. Johnny Fandango
Smackdown on Friday has:
-Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt
-The Big Show & Mark Henry vs. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan)
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy vs. Mike Mizanin
-Rob Van Dam vs. Seth Rollins
-Jack Swagger vs. Alexander Rusev
-Jimmy Uso vs. Stardust
-Paige Knight vs. Emma Tayla
Night Of Champions is on Sunday 9/21:
-Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena - WWE Title
Survivor Series is on Sunday 11/23 in St. Louis, MO.
TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)
Impact on Wednesday has:
-The American Wolves(Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) vs. The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) vs. Team 3-D(Bully Ray & Brother Devon)
-Bobby Lashley vs. Tommy Dreamer - Street Fight
-Austin Aries vs. The Great Senada
-Rhino vs. Ethan Carter III
-Low-Ki, Tigre Uno, & Crazzy Steve vs. Homicide, Manik, & D.J. Shiima Xion
-Taryn Terrell vs. Madison Rayne
World Cup premieres on Friday 9/5:
-Team Angle: Kurt Angle, Ken Anderson, Davey Richards, Seiya Senada, & Madison Rayne
-Team Roode: Bobby Roode, James Storm, Kenny King, Samuel Shaw, & Angelina Love
-Team Young: Eric Young, Bully Ray, Phil Gunner, Eddie Edwards, & O.D.B.
-Team EC3: Ethan Carter III, Brutus Magnus, Robbie Eckos, Jessie Godderz, & Gail Kim
RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)
ROH TV this week has:
-Michael Elgin vs. Cedric Alexander - Heavyweight Title
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe)
-Moose & Robert D. Evans vs. Adam Page & Tadarius Thomas
Next show is Saturday 9/6 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
-Michael Elgin vs. Jay Briscoe - Heavyweight Title
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) - Tag Team Titles - Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Jay Lethal vs. A.C.H. - T.V. Title - No Time Limit
-A.J. Styles vs. Adam Cole
-Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. Roderick Strong & Jimmy Jacobs
-Cedric Alexander vs. Silas Young
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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.slawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 10/3 in Alton, IL:
-Gerald James vs. Angelus Layne - Heavyweight Title Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Davey Vega vs. Michael Elgin
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Jojo Bravo
-A.C.H. vs. Cedric Alexander
-Arik Cannon vs. Trevor Lee
-Zakk Sawyers vs. Christian Rose
-The Hooligans vs. The Viking War Party(Alexandre Rudolph & Jake Parnell)
-Darin Corbin vs. Mikey McFinnegan
-Bolt Brady vs. Dan Walsh
-Appearing: Brandon Espinosa, Dangerous Deveroux, Alex Castle, Dorian Victor
DPW(www.saintlouiswrestling.com)
Next show is Saturday 9/6 in Fenton, MO.
DPW has a show on Friday 9/19 in Glen Carbon, IL.
SICW(www.sicw.org)
Next show is Saturday 9/20 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Heath Hatton vs. Ken Kasa - Classic Title - Travis Cook Barred From The Building
-Red River Jack vs. Ricky Cruz
-Jake Dirden vs. Bull Bronson
-Gary Jackson vs. Mohamad Ali Vaez
-Daniel Eads vs. Flash Flanagan
-Appearing: Koko B. Ware
SICW has a show on Saturday 9/27 in Fairmont City, IL.
MMWA(www.mmwastl.com)
Next show is Saturday 9/13 in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway) featuring the King Of St. Louis Cable Tournament:
-Brandon Espinosa vs. Dave Osborne vs. Brian James - Two-Fall Match(First Fall For Osborne's Survivor Title, Second Fall For Espinosa's Heavyweight Title)
-Everett Connors vs. Sean Orleans - Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Tournament Participants: A.J. Williams, Da'Marius Jones, Moondog Rover, Gary Jackson, Barackus, J-Mal Swagg
MMWA has a show on Saturday 9/27 in Herculaneum, MO.
PWCS(www.facebook.com/pwcswrestling)
Next show is Saturday 10/25 in Granite City, IL.
HIGH RISK WRESTLING(highriskwrestling.bpt.me)
Next show is Sunday 10/12 in Belleville, IL:
-Appearing: Michael Elgin, Blake Belakis
METRO PRO WRESTLING(www.metrowrestling.com)
Next show is Saturday 12/6 in Kansas City, KS:
-Adam Pearce vs. Ace Steel
3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 9/5 in Des Moines, IA featuring the King Of Des Moines Tournament:
-Tournament Semifinals & Finals
-Devin Thomas vs. Jimmy Rockwell - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Hype Gotti vs. Matt Cage - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Ryan Slade vs. ? - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Nate Redwing - Tournament First-Round Bye
-Zach Thompson vs. Mallaki Matthews - Pure Wrestling Title
-Brian Ash vs. Gage Octane
-Mad Dog McDowell, A.J. Smooth, Devin Carter, Derek Cornell, & Ray Stryker vs. Inked Aggression(Abu Colussus & Levi McDaniel), Brady A. Dezire, S.M. King, & Kraig Keesaman
-Bradley Charles vs. Matty Starr
-Jon West vs. Aaron Masterson
3XW has a show on Saturday 9/13 in Hartford, IA:
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Tony Sly - Heavyweight Title
-Inked Aggression(Abu Colossus & Levi McDaniel) vs. Mad Dog McDowell & J.D. Riggs - Tag Team Titles
-Zach Thompson vs. Brady A. Dezire - Pure Wrestling Title
-Geek Singh vs. Bradley Charles
-Cuco Santiago vs. Aaron Masterson
-Hype Gotti vs. Derek Cornell
WLW(www.harleyrace.com/WorldLeagueWrestling.htm)
Next show is Friday 8/29 in Vienna, MO.
CSCW(www.nwa-ccw.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
WRESTLING INVADES AMERICA(no website)
Next show is Sunday 9/14 in Edwardsville, IL:
-Napier vs. Moose - Heavyweight Title
-Gavin Alexander vs. Jayson Virtue
-Matt Cage vs. Brandon Espinosa
-Symon Phoenix vs. Darkside - Global Title
-Jimmy D vs. Kidd Riot vs. Shadowyz
-Jonathan Gresham vs. Chase King vs. Da'Marius Jones
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DRAGON GATE USA/EVOLVE(www.dgusa.tv)
Next show is Saturday 9/13 in Queens, NY:
-The Bravado Brothers(Harlem & Lancelot) vs. The Colony(Fire Ant & Silver Ant) - Open The United Gate Titles
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Timothy Thatcher
EVOLVE has a show on Sunday 9/14 in Brooklyn, NY:
-Ricochet vs. Uhaa Nation - Open The Freedom Gate Title
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Biff Busick
ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.anarchy-wrestling.net)
Next show is Saturday 9/13 in Cornelia, GA:
-Billy Buck vs. Stryknyn
-Geter vs. Jagged Edge
PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)
Next shows are Friday 8/29, Saturday 8/30, and Sunday 8/31 featuring the Best Of Los Angeles Tournament:
Night One:
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Drew Gulak
-Bobby Fish vs. Brian Cage
-Roderick Strong vs. Biff Busick
-Michael Elgin vs. Tommaso Ciampa
-Cedric Alexander vs. Trevor Lee
-A.J. Styles vs. Brian Myers(fka Curt Hawkins)
-Chuck Taylor, Kenny Omega, & Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Adam Cole & The Young Bucks
-Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. The Inner City Machine Guns(Ricochet & Rich Swann) vs. The World's Cutest Tag Team(Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae)
Night Two:
-A.C.H. vs. Kenny Omega
-Ricochet vs. Chris Sabin
-Adam Cole vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
-Candice LeRae vs. Rich Swann
-Chuck Taylor vs. Johnny Gargano
-Matt Sydal vs. Chris Hero
-The Young Bucks vs. Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian)
-Drew Gulak & Biff Busick vs. The Unbreakable F'n Machines(Michael Elgin & Brian Cage)
CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)
Next shows are Friday 9/19, Saturday 9/20, and Sunday 9/21 in Easton, PA featuring the King Of Trios Tournament:
-Tournament Participants: The Spirit Squad(Kenny Doane, Mikey Mondo, & Johnny Jeter); The Spectral Envoy(Ultramantis Black, Hallowicked, & Frightmare); Team UK(Mark Anrews, Pete Dunne, & Damian Dunne); The Colony(Fire Ant, Worker Ant, & Silver Ant); The Devastation Corporation(Max Smashmaster, Blaster McMassive, & Flex Rumblecrunch)
WRESTLING IS FUN(www.wrestlingisfun.org)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)
Next show is Saturday 11/15 in Philadelphia, PA.
SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)
Next shows are Saturday 10/18 and Sunday 10/19 in Berwyn, IL.
SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 10/10 in Ybor City, FL.
IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
AAW(www.aawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 9/12 in Berwyn, IL:
-Shane Hollister vs. Eddie Kingston - Heavyweight Title
ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)
Next show is Sunday 9/21 in Austin, TX.
Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling Community: http://community.livejournal.com/stlwrestling/
Leave a comment or e-mail: patrickab7@yahoo.com
Monday, August 25, 2014
WWE Raw
-Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Jack Swagger; Rusev repeatedly beat down Swagger until the referee stopped the match, awarding it to Rusev.
-Antonio Cesaro d. Rob Van Dam via Neutralizer to earn a shot at U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy(who did commentary for the match). Cesaro took another close look at the belt after the match, then threw it back in Sheamus' face.
-Women's Champion Paige Knight d. Natalya Neidhart(non-title) after the Paige Turner. A.J. Lee made a post-match appearance and Nattie took down Paige with a discus lariat, so A.J. took advantage by...hugging Paige and kissing her hand.
-Goldust & Stardust d. Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Jey Uso by countout; Jey tweaked his knee when he hit a running plancha onto Stardust, leading to Stardust being the only one of the two to beat the ten-count. The titles didn't change hands due to the countout and Goldust accused the Usos of getting counted out on purpose...then he and Stardust attacked the Usos and did more damage to Jey's injured knee. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a heel turn.
-Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler d. Damien Sandow(non-title) after the Zigzag; Mike Mizanin did commentary.
-Roman Reigns d. Seth Rollins & Kane by DQ in a handicap match when Rollins hit Reigns with the Money In The Bank briefcase. Rollins & Kane set up Reigns to be advanced-curbstomped onto another pile of cinberblocks, but Reigns fought off both men.
-Los Matadores(Fernando & Diego)(w/ El Torito) d. Heath Slater & Titus O'Neil when Diego crucifixed Slater for the pin.
-Bo Dallas d. Kofi Kingston after the turnbuckle-walk Bo-dog. Bo spoke his mind after the match and Swagger ran out to deck him.
-John Cena d. Bray Wyatt(w/ Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) by DQ when the Family members interfered; The Big Show & Mark Henry made the save.
-John Cena, The Big Show, & Mark Henry d. Bray Wyatt & The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) when Cena made Harper tap out to the STF. Cena delivered post-match F-Us to Rowan, Wyatt, and Harper.
-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Jack Swagger; Rusev repeatedly beat down Swagger until the referee stopped the match, awarding it to Rusev.
-Antonio Cesaro d. Rob Van Dam via Neutralizer to earn a shot at U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy(who did commentary for the match). Cesaro took another close look at the belt after the match, then threw it back in Sheamus' face.
-Women's Champion Paige Knight d. Natalya Neidhart(non-title) after the Paige Turner. A.J. Lee made a post-match appearance and Nattie took down Paige with a discus lariat, so A.J. took advantage by...hugging Paige and kissing her hand.
-Goldust & Stardust d. Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Jey Uso by countout; Jey tweaked his knee when he hit a running plancha onto Stardust, leading to Stardust being the only one of the two to beat the ten-count. The titles didn't change hands due to the countout and Goldust accused the Usos of getting counted out on purpose...then he and Stardust attacked the Usos and did more damage to Jey's injured knee. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a heel turn.
-Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler d. Damien Sandow(non-title) after the Zigzag; Mike Mizanin did commentary.
-Roman Reigns d. Seth Rollins & Kane by DQ in a handicap match when Rollins hit Reigns with the Money In The Bank briefcase. Rollins & Kane set up Reigns to be advanced-curbstomped onto another pile of cinberblocks, but Reigns fought off both men.
-Los Matadores(Fernando & Diego)(w/ El Torito) d. Heath Slater & Titus O'Neil when Diego crucifixed Slater for the pin.
-Bo Dallas d. Kofi Kingston after the turnbuckle-walk Bo-dog. Bo spoke his mind after the match and Swagger ran out to deck him.
-John Cena d. Bray Wyatt(w/ Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) by DQ when the Family members interfered; The Big Show & Mark Henry made the save.
-John Cena, The Big Show, & Mark Henry d. Bray Wyatt & The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) when Cena made Harper tap out to the STF. Cena delivered post-match F-Us to Rowan, Wyatt, and Harper.
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Anarchy Wrestling TV #447(Hostile Environment Highlights)
-Commentators: Brett Wolverton & "The Untouchable" Jeremy Vain.
-"Country Jacked" Corey Hollis d. "Do Or Die" Chip Day with a double-underhook brainbuster (9:12 aired; finish didn't air).
-"The Italian-American Bad Boy" Tommy Penirelli won a ten-man Mega Rumble for a T.V. Title shot. Jeremy Foster(#1) and "The Violence Artist" Trevor Aeon(#2) started the match; The Vandal was #3, "The Encore" Kevin Blue was #4, and "The Undead Luchador" Supernatural was #5. Penirelli was #6 and Lars Manderson was #7...Manderson quickly eliminated Blue, Vandal, Foster, Aeon, and Supernatural. Alex Avgerinos was #8 and went after former partner Manderson, but Joey Rhymer(w/ Miss Rachael) was #9 to assist his stablemate. "The Stray Cat" Brodie Ray Chase was #10. Manderson & Rhymer eliminated Avgerinos and Chase, but a miscommunication led to Manderson knocking Rhymer over the top and Penirelli threw out Manderson for the win (11:16 aired). Manderson dropped Penirelli after the match with IT'S THE BIG FOOT followed by a Falcon Arrow...so C.B. Suave came out and demanded that the title match start right away.
-"The Italian-American Bad Boy" Tommy Penirelli d. C.B. Suave via grapevine anklelock to win the T.V. Title (3:08).
-"The Technician" Todd Sexton & "Hit For Hire" Bobby Moore won a three-way dance with The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams) and The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) to retain the Tag Team Titles. The UAS members were DQed when the referee caught Shadow with one of the title belts that Moore had brought into the ring (elimination didn't air). The remainder of the match took place under Texas Tornado rules; Sexton knocked out Jon with Moore's loaded elbowpad and Moore threw his partner out of the ring to steal the pin (14:33 aired; finish didn't air).
-"Country Jacked" Corey Hollis d. "Do Or Die" Chip Day with a double-underhook brainbuster (9:12 aired; finish didn't air).
-"The Italian-American Bad Boy" Tommy Penirelli won a ten-man Mega Rumble for a T.V. Title shot. Jeremy Foster(#1) and "The Violence Artist" Trevor Aeon(#2) started the match; The Vandal was #3, "The Encore" Kevin Blue was #4, and "The Undead Luchador" Supernatural was #5. Penirelli was #6 and Lars Manderson was #7...Manderson quickly eliminated Blue, Vandal, Foster, Aeon, and Supernatural. Alex Avgerinos was #8 and went after former partner Manderson, but Joey Rhymer(w/ Miss Rachael) was #9 to assist his stablemate. "The Stray Cat" Brodie Ray Chase was #10. Manderson & Rhymer eliminated Avgerinos and Chase, but a miscommunication led to Manderson knocking Rhymer over the top and Penirelli threw out Manderson for the win (11:16 aired). Manderson dropped Penirelli after the match with IT'S THE BIG FOOT followed by a Falcon Arrow...so C.B. Suave came out and demanded that the title match start right away.
-"The Italian-American Bad Boy" Tommy Penirelli d. C.B. Suave via grapevine anklelock to win the T.V. Title (3:08).
-"The Technician" Todd Sexton & "Hit For Hire" Bobby Moore won a three-way dance with The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams) and The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) to retain the Tag Team Titles. The UAS members were DQed when the referee caught Shadow with one of the title belts that Moore had brought into the ring (elimination didn't air). The remainder of the match took place under Texas Tornado rules; Sexton knocked out Jon with Moore's loaded elbowpad and Moore threw his partner out of the ring to steal the pin (14:33 aired; finish didn't air).
Dynamo Special Comment
Now, as promised, a special comment about Saturday's Dynamo Pro Wrestling show at the Sports Academy in Glen Carbon, Illinois.
Writing these commentaries isn't always easy. I've been accused of going easy on aspects of shows that probably deserved more criticism. I've known some of the people in the local wrestling scene for a long time and, admittedly, biases do exist. That being said...I didn't think this was a very good show.
Pre-show notes: For a little while, the only match announced on the Facebook event page was Ricky Cruz & Brandon Espinosa defending the Tag Team Titles against Shorty Biggs & Outtkast (since the Bumrush Brothers got a non-title win over Cruz & Espinosa in Eureka). A few days later(presumably due to Espinosa not being available), it was changed to Ricky defending the Heavyweight Title against Shorty (another Eureka rematch, as Shorty defeated Ricky by DQ at that show). A few more matches were posted, but the Facebook event page took down the Ricky-Shorty match for some reason...that match did still happen, though. Other announced matches were Dirden-Kasa, Rando-Fantastic, Bite Club-Professionals, and Aarons vs. Paco vs. Gallagher.
The attendance was okay...but the crowd noise was really bad for most of the night. Some matches got decent fan response, but people were deathly quiet for other portions of the night. That's been a problem for the Glen Carbon venue for a while; I'm starting to wonder if it'd be best for Dynamo Pro to search for a new Illinois venue.
The Bite Club(Rocket Mapache & Jackal) vs. The Professionals(Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby)(w/ Travis Cook): "I'm A Travis Cook Guy" T-shirts now exist...may have to pick one up. Simple storyline here: The Bite Club ended the Black Hand Warriors' Tag Team Title reign so Travis sent his other tag team after them for some payback. Would like to see more of Santel and McDarby; they're an underrated tag team. They seem to have found some middle ground on their ring attire with the jeans over the wrestling tights. At any rate, Mapache got the pin on Santel after he and Jackal hit splashes off opposite turnbuckles at 8:07.
Steven Kennedy vs. Danny Adams: Kennedy has been a face in recent months, but Adams didn't actively work heel so the match came off a bit flat in that regard. The in-ring work was fine by itself, but the fans weren't really invested in the match. Kennedy pulled out a few old-school moves, including a Splash Mountain for a late near-fall. Kennedy got the win with his old finisher, a running middle-turnbuckle moonsault, in 8:28.
Brandon Aarons vs. Paco Gonzalez vs. "The Alternative" Brandon Gallagher: I've said a few times in the past that multi-way matches have jumped the shark for me; three-way bouts are particularly tricky depending on the face/heel balance. If it's two heels and one face, the formula tends to be "heels double-team face, then fight each other over who gets the win". In a case like this one(two faces and one heel), the heel tends to bide his time and let the other two fight it out. That was the case here as Gallagher took advantage of the situation...Paco went up for the frog splash and Gallagher pushed him off the turnbuckles, then rolled up Aarons with a handful of tights at 5:22.
Mike Outlaw vs. Sir Isaac: This was a face/face matchup between two of Dynamo's newest rookies. I had only seen Isaac in the battle royal at the July Glen Carbon show and this was his first singles bout. Unfortunately, a face-vs.-face match between two relatively unknown competitors didn't amount to much emotional investment on the part of the fans in attendance. Would like to see these guys against different opposition in the future, though. Outlaw won by blocking Isaac's sunset flip off the second rope in 6:05.
Executive Director Mark Bland called out Heavyweight/Tag Team Champion Ricky Cruz to set up the stipulations for the main event. The no-disqualification stipulation made sense since Ricky got disqualified against Shorty in Eureka to save his title. Bland stumbled over the announcement a bit, but he made Outtkast the special guest referee for the main event. I'm not a big fan at all of stacking the deck against a heel...it's bass-ackwards. What's the payoff supposed to be...a match between Ricky Cruz and Mark Bland? Who does that really help?
Dash Rando vs. Cavana Fantastic: This stemmed from a match in June when Fantastic turned on Rando in a tag match against the Professionals. The crowd was dead for this match as well...it was a comedy character who rarely wins and a comedic heel who just resurfaced after a long sabbatical. Cavana finally hit the superkick after a few tries and pinned Rando with feet on the ropes at 5:17.
Outtkast vs. Elvis Aliaga: Thankfully, Aliaga went back to his heel roots after being a face at previous Dynamo shows in Fenton. It was an uphill battle after the previous few segments, but at least this match had a standard face/heel structure. It was solid for what it was; each man escaped the other's signature moves and Outtkast escaped a TCB(Falcon Arrow) attempt, getting the rollup pin in 6:23.
"Dirdey" Jake Dirden vs. "Ironman" Ken Kasa(w/ Travis Cook): These two had some great battles in SICW over the Classic Title; I was looking forward to this one after it was announced. It seemed like a condensed version of the matches they had in SICW. Dirden's Asiatic Spike is over as a finisher, but his variation of the move where he delivers a thumb strike to the throat and essentially throttles the opponent to the mat for the pin...not so much. That ending seemed to fall flat with the fans(as did several things on this night)...Dirden got the win in 7:49.
The intermission was oddly timed as it didn't happen in the middle of the show, but toward the end after seven matches with two to go.
High Level Enterprise(Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) vs. The Black Hand Warriors(Michael Magnuson & David DeLorean)(w/ Travis Cook): This stemmed from a World League Wrestling storyline; Gamble had joined the BHWs in both WLW and Dynamo, but double-crossed them in WLW to rejoin his partner Webb and regain the WLW Tag Titles. Travis did some pre-match mic work with Gamble to establish the storyline...again, a lot of stuff on this night was an uphill battle when it came to getting the fans into things. My friends noted DeLorean's resemblance to Kevin Steen both in looks and in some of his moveset. They traded a lot of big moves in the home stretch; myself and my friends were wondering if it'd end on a rollup of some kind after all of that, but that wasn't the case. DeLorean pinned Gamble after a top-rope Air Raid Crash(!) in 13:27.
Heavyweight/Tag Team Champion "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz vs. "The Don Mega" Shorty Biggs, no-DQ match for the Heavyweight Title, referee Outtkast: Neither guy got much of a reaction when they came out, sadly. Outtkast made a few early fast-counts for Shorty's pin attempts before settling into a more standard cadence. There were plenty of bells and whistles in this one...Outtkast tried to stop Ricky from using weapons on a few occasions(but it was no-DQ!). There was a weird dissension tease when Shorty used Ricky's brass knuckles against him and Outtkast was randomly occupied with something at the timekeeper's table and didn't count the pin fast enough. Cruz finally brought in a chair and whacked Outtkast with it when he tried to stop him...at that point, who could really blame him? Bland tried to get involved and was accidentally knocked off the apron by Shorty when Cruz sidestepped him. Jay King took over the officiating as Outtkast was helped to the backstage area...Ricky stunned Shorty with the knucks and superkicked him for the pin at 11:52.
No local wrestling in my area next weekend, from the looks of things...I won't mind a weekened off at this point. Hopefully Dynamo can rebound in the future...they're the next show on the personal schedule as they're back in Fenton on September 6th.
Upcoming:
-Saturday 9/6: Dynamo in Fenton, MO
-Saturday 9/13: MMWA in St. Louis, MO
-Friday 9/19: Dynamo in Glen Carbon, IL
-Saturday 9/20: SICW in East Carondelet
-Saturday 9/27: SICW in Fairmont City, IL; MMWA in Herculaneum, MO
Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.
Writing these commentaries isn't always easy. I've been accused of going easy on aspects of shows that probably deserved more criticism. I've known some of the people in the local wrestling scene for a long time and, admittedly, biases do exist. That being said...I didn't think this was a very good show.
Pre-show notes: For a little while, the only match announced on the Facebook event page was Ricky Cruz & Brandon Espinosa defending the Tag Team Titles against Shorty Biggs & Outtkast (since the Bumrush Brothers got a non-title win over Cruz & Espinosa in Eureka). A few days later(presumably due to Espinosa not being available), it was changed to Ricky defending the Heavyweight Title against Shorty (another Eureka rematch, as Shorty defeated Ricky by DQ at that show). A few more matches were posted, but the Facebook event page took down the Ricky-Shorty match for some reason...that match did still happen, though. Other announced matches were Dirden-Kasa, Rando-Fantastic, Bite Club-Professionals, and Aarons vs. Paco vs. Gallagher.
The attendance was okay...but the crowd noise was really bad for most of the night. Some matches got decent fan response, but people were deathly quiet for other portions of the night. That's been a problem for the Glen Carbon venue for a while; I'm starting to wonder if it'd be best for Dynamo Pro to search for a new Illinois venue.
The Bite Club(Rocket Mapache & Jackal) vs. The Professionals(Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby)(w/ Travis Cook): "I'm A Travis Cook Guy" T-shirts now exist...may have to pick one up. Simple storyline here: The Bite Club ended the Black Hand Warriors' Tag Team Title reign so Travis sent his other tag team after them for some payback. Would like to see more of Santel and McDarby; they're an underrated tag team. They seem to have found some middle ground on their ring attire with the jeans over the wrestling tights. At any rate, Mapache got the pin on Santel after he and Jackal hit splashes off opposite turnbuckles at 8:07.
Steven Kennedy vs. Danny Adams: Kennedy has been a face in recent months, but Adams didn't actively work heel so the match came off a bit flat in that regard. The in-ring work was fine by itself, but the fans weren't really invested in the match. Kennedy pulled out a few old-school moves, including a Splash Mountain for a late near-fall. Kennedy got the win with his old finisher, a running middle-turnbuckle moonsault, in 8:28.
Brandon Aarons vs. Paco Gonzalez vs. "The Alternative" Brandon Gallagher: I've said a few times in the past that multi-way matches have jumped the shark for me; three-way bouts are particularly tricky depending on the face/heel balance. If it's two heels and one face, the formula tends to be "heels double-team face, then fight each other over who gets the win". In a case like this one(two faces and one heel), the heel tends to bide his time and let the other two fight it out. That was the case here as Gallagher took advantage of the situation...Paco went up for the frog splash and Gallagher pushed him off the turnbuckles, then rolled up Aarons with a handful of tights at 5:22.
Mike Outlaw vs. Sir Isaac: This was a face/face matchup between two of Dynamo's newest rookies. I had only seen Isaac in the battle royal at the July Glen Carbon show and this was his first singles bout. Unfortunately, a face-vs.-face match between two relatively unknown competitors didn't amount to much emotional investment on the part of the fans in attendance. Would like to see these guys against different opposition in the future, though. Outlaw won by blocking Isaac's sunset flip off the second rope in 6:05.
Executive Director Mark Bland called out Heavyweight/Tag Team Champion Ricky Cruz to set up the stipulations for the main event. The no-disqualification stipulation made sense since Ricky got disqualified against Shorty in Eureka to save his title. Bland stumbled over the announcement a bit, but he made Outtkast the special guest referee for the main event. I'm not a big fan at all of stacking the deck against a heel...it's bass-ackwards. What's the payoff supposed to be...a match between Ricky Cruz and Mark Bland? Who does that really help?
Dash Rando vs. Cavana Fantastic: This stemmed from a match in June when Fantastic turned on Rando in a tag match against the Professionals. The crowd was dead for this match as well...it was a comedy character who rarely wins and a comedic heel who just resurfaced after a long sabbatical. Cavana finally hit the superkick after a few tries and pinned Rando with feet on the ropes at 5:17.
Outtkast vs. Elvis Aliaga: Thankfully, Aliaga went back to his heel roots after being a face at previous Dynamo shows in Fenton. It was an uphill battle after the previous few segments, but at least this match had a standard face/heel structure. It was solid for what it was; each man escaped the other's signature moves and Outtkast escaped a TCB(Falcon Arrow) attempt, getting the rollup pin in 6:23.
"Dirdey" Jake Dirden vs. "Ironman" Ken Kasa(w/ Travis Cook): These two had some great battles in SICW over the Classic Title; I was looking forward to this one after it was announced. It seemed like a condensed version of the matches they had in SICW. Dirden's Asiatic Spike is over as a finisher, but his variation of the move where he delivers a thumb strike to the throat and essentially throttles the opponent to the mat for the pin...not so much. That ending seemed to fall flat with the fans(as did several things on this night)...Dirden got the win in 7:49.
The intermission was oddly timed as it didn't happen in the middle of the show, but toward the end after seven matches with two to go.
High Level Enterprise(Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) vs. The Black Hand Warriors(Michael Magnuson & David DeLorean)(w/ Travis Cook): This stemmed from a World League Wrestling storyline; Gamble had joined the BHWs in both WLW and Dynamo, but double-crossed them in WLW to rejoin his partner Webb and regain the WLW Tag Titles. Travis did some pre-match mic work with Gamble to establish the storyline...again, a lot of stuff on this night was an uphill battle when it came to getting the fans into things. My friends noted DeLorean's resemblance to Kevin Steen both in looks and in some of his moveset. They traded a lot of big moves in the home stretch; myself and my friends were wondering if it'd end on a rollup of some kind after all of that, but that wasn't the case. DeLorean pinned Gamble after a top-rope Air Raid Crash(!) in 13:27.
Heavyweight/Tag Team Champion "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz vs. "The Don Mega" Shorty Biggs, no-DQ match for the Heavyweight Title, referee Outtkast: Neither guy got much of a reaction when they came out, sadly. Outtkast made a few early fast-counts for Shorty's pin attempts before settling into a more standard cadence. There were plenty of bells and whistles in this one...Outtkast tried to stop Ricky from using weapons on a few occasions(but it was no-DQ!). There was a weird dissension tease when Shorty used Ricky's brass knuckles against him and Outtkast was randomly occupied with something at the timekeeper's table and didn't count the pin fast enough. Cruz finally brought in a chair and whacked Outtkast with it when he tried to stop him...at that point, who could really blame him? Bland tried to get involved and was accidentally knocked off the apron by Shorty when Cruz sidestepped him. Jay King took over the officiating as Outtkast was helped to the backstage area...Ricky stunned Shorty with the knucks and superkicked him for the pin at 11:52.
No local wrestling in my area next weekend, from the looks of things...I won't mind a weekened off at this point. Hopefully Dynamo can rebound in the future...they're the next show on the personal schedule as they're back in Fenton on September 6th.
Upcoming:
-Saturday 9/6: Dynamo in Fenton, MO
-Saturday 9/13: MMWA in St. Louis, MO
-Friday 9/19: Dynamo in Glen Carbon, IL
-Saturday 9/20: SICW in East Carondelet
-Saturday 9/27: SICW in Fairmont City, IL; MMWA in Herculaneum, MO
Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.
ROH + SICW
ROH TV
-Commentators: Kevin Kelly & Steve Corino.
-"Azucar" Rocky Romero d. "The Sicialian Psychopath" Tommaso Ciampa by DQ when Ciampa refused to release the Sicilian Stretch after Romero reached the ropes.
-Moose vs. Robert D. Evans(w/ Veda Scott & Ramone) didn't happen as Moose accepted Veda's offer to join her stable.
-Jay Lethal(w/ Truth Martini & Seleziya Sparx) fought A.C.H. to a thirty-minute time-limit draw to retain the T.V. Title. Seleziya and Martini both got ejected from ringside for blatant interference during the bout.
-Next week: Michael Elgin vs. Cedric Alexander for the Heavyweight Title.
SICW Wrestling Explosion
-Commentator: Larry Matysik.
-Frankie "The Thumper" Wyatt & Waco d. Big Jim Hoffarth in a handicap match; a cheapshot by Waco set up a big clothesline by Wyatt, then Waco tagged in to drop an elbow from the top rope for the victory.
-Larry did a sitdown interview with "Ironman" Ken Kasa & Travis Cook about Kasa's recent loss of the Classic Title to Heath Hatton. Travis made his case for Kasa's title rematch and promoter Herb Simmons; Herb granted Kasa his title rematch on September 20th, but said that Travis would be barred from the building.
-Flashback to May 1981: Ric Flair d. Pat O'Connor by countout after injuring him with the figure-four leglock outside the ring.
-Commentators: Kevin Kelly & Steve Corino.
-"Azucar" Rocky Romero d. "The Sicialian Psychopath" Tommaso Ciampa by DQ when Ciampa refused to release the Sicilian Stretch after Romero reached the ropes.
-Moose vs. Robert D. Evans(w/ Veda Scott & Ramone) didn't happen as Moose accepted Veda's offer to join her stable.
-Jay Lethal(w/ Truth Martini & Seleziya Sparx) fought A.C.H. to a thirty-minute time-limit draw to retain the T.V. Title. Seleziya and Martini both got ejected from ringside for blatant interference during the bout.
-Next week: Michael Elgin vs. Cedric Alexander for the Heavyweight Title.
SICW Wrestling Explosion
-Commentator: Larry Matysik.
-Frankie "The Thumper" Wyatt & Waco d. Big Jim Hoffarth in a handicap match; a cheapshot by Waco set up a big clothesline by Wyatt, then Waco tagged in to drop an elbow from the top rope for the victory.
-Larry did a sitdown interview with "Ironman" Ken Kasa & Travis Cook about Kasa's recent loss of the Classic Title to Heath Hatton. Travis made his case for Kasa's title rematch and promoter Herb Simmons; Herb granted Kasa his title rematch on September 20th, but said that Travis would be barred from the building.
-Flashback to May 1981: Ric Flair d. Pat O'Connor by countout after injuring him with the figure-four leglock outside the ring.
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Saturday DPW Results From Glen Carbon, IL
-The Bite Club(Rocket Mapache & Jackal) d. The Professionals(Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby)(w/ Travis Cook); Mapache pinned Santel after he and Jackal hit splashes off opposite turnbuckles (8:07).
-Steven Kennedy d. Danny Adams after a moonsault off the second turnbuckle (8:28).
-"The Alternative" Brandon Gallagher won a triple threat match with Paco Gonzalez and Brandon Aarons; Gallagher pushed Paco off the top rope and rolled up Aarons with a handful of tights for the win (5:22).
-Mike Outlaw d. Sir Isaac by blocking a sunset flip off the second rope (6:05).
-Executive Director Mark Bland made Ricky Cruz's Heavyweight Title defense against Shorty Biggs into a no-DQ bout and named Outtkast as the special guest referee.
-Cavana Fantastic d. Dash Rando after hitting a superkick, getting the pin with feet on the ropes (5:17).
-Outtkast d. Elvis Aliaga by escaping a TCB(Falcon Arrow) attempt and getting the rollup pin (6:23).
-"Dirdey" Jake Dirden d. "Ironman" Ken Kasa(w/ Travis Cook) after a thumb thrust to the throat, powering Kasa down to the mat for the three-count (7:49).
-Jack Gamble refused Travis Cook's gracious offer to rejoin his stable with "no hard feelings", kick-starting a tag team matchup...
-The Black Hand Warriors(Michael Magnuson & David DeLorean)(w/ Travis Cook) d. High Level Enterprise(Jack Gamble & Jon Webb); DeLorean pinned Gamble after a top-rope Air Raid Crash (13:27).
-Heavyweight/Tag Team Champion "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz d. "The Don Mega" Shorty Biggs in a no-DQ match to retain the Heavyweight Title; Outtkast was the special guest referee. Outtkast was biased in favor of his tag team partner Shorty, leading to Cruz finally blowing his top and bashing Outtkast in the head with a chair. Mark Bland tried to restore order but Cruz sidestepped a charging Shorty, leading to Shorty accidentally knocking Bland off the ring apron. Another referee took over the match and Cruz went on to win after hitting Shorty with brass knuckles, then finishing the job with a superkick (11:52).
-Steven Kennedy d. Danny Adams after a moonsault off the second turnbuckle (8:28).
-"The Alternative" Brandon Gallagher won a triple threat match with Paco Gonzalez and Brandon Aarons; Gallagher pushed Paco off the top rope and rolled up Aarons with a handful of tights for the win (5:22).
-Mike Outlaw d. Sir Isaac by blocking a sunset flip off the second rope (6:05).
-Executive Director Mark Bland made Ricky Cruz's Heavyweight Title defense against Shorty Biggs into a no-DQ bout and named Outtkast as the special guest referee.
-Cavana Fantastic d. Dash Rando after hitting a superkick, getting the pin with feet on the ropes (5:17).
-Outtkast d. Elvis Aliaga by escaping a TCB(Falcon Arrow) attempt and getting the rollup pin (6:23).
-"Dirdey" Jake Dirden d. "Ironman" Ken Kasa(w/ Travis Cook) after a thumb thrust to the throat, powering Kasa down to the mat for the three-count (7:49).
-Jack Gamble refused Travis Cook's gracious offer to rejoin his stable with "no hard feelings", kick-starting a tag team matchup...
-The Black Hand Warriors(Michael Magnuson & David DeLorean)(w/ Travis Cook) d. High Level Enterprise(Jack Gamble & Jon Webb); DeLorean pinned Gamble after a top-rope Air Raid Crash (13:27).
-Heavyweight/Tag Team Champion "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz d. "The Don Mega" Shorty Biggs in a no-DQ match to retain the Heavyweight Title; Outtkast was the special guest referee. Outtkast was biased in favor of his tag team partner Shorty, leading to Cruz finally blowing his top and bashing Outtkast in the head with a chair. Mark Bland tried to restore order but Cruz sidestepped a charging Shorty, leading to Shorty accidentally knocking Bland off the ring apron. Another referee took over the match and Cruz went on to win after hitting Shorty with brass knuckles, then finishing the job with a superkick (11:52).
Comedy Part 521: Opening For Dustin Diamond
Location: Hey Guys Comedy
Emcee: Me
Feature: Ben Bergman
Headliner: Dustin Diamond
I hadn't hosted a weekend comedy show in a while...I emceed for Tom Foss at the Comedy Forum in 2008 and opened for Wild Bill Bauer(RIP), Michael Thorne, Ward Anderson, and Tim Walkoe at Comedy Etc. II. My opportunity came as a result of several people coming to the open-mic show on Wednesday to see me, including my next-door neighbors who hadn't seen me perform before. Several people came out to the late show last night, including my cousin Jason and his wife as well as wrestling compatriots like Drew Abbenhaus, Dale, and Tim. Much appreciation for the support...
At any rate, I nailed the announcements and the introductions. I did a fairly quick opening set and almost everything went over well...of course, I'll dwell on the one joke I botched since I totally blanked on the follow-up that might have saved it. Oh well...all things considered, it was a really fun night. Shoutout to Josh Funneman who had his first hosting spot at the 8:00 show last night...sounds like he did a great job, considering he's only been doing comedy for a few months. All the best to Andrew Hagan and Ryno Burns who are hosting the shows tonight...have fun!
Emcee: Me
Feature: Ben Bergman
Headliner: Dustin Diamond
I hadn't hosted a weekend comedy show in a while...I emceed for Tom Foss at the Comedy Forum in 2008 and opened for Wild Bill Bauer(RIP), Michael Thorne, Ward Anderson, and Tim Walkoe at Comedy Etc. II. My opportunity came as a result of several people coming to the open-mic show on Wednesday to see me, including my next-door neighbors who hadn't seen me perform before. Several people came out to the late show last night, including my cousin Jason and his wife as well as wrestling compatriots like Drew Abbenhaus, Dale, and Tim. Much appreciation for the support...
At any rate, I nailed the announcements and the introductions. I did a fairly quick opening set and almost everything went over well...of course, I'll dwell on the one joke I botched since I totally blanked on the follow-up that might have saved it. Oh well...all things considered, it was a really fun night. Shoutout to Josh Funneman who had his first hosting spot at the 8:00 show last night...sounds like he did a great job, considering he's only been doing comedy for a few months. All the best to Andrew Hagan and Ryno Burns who are hosting the shows tonight...have fun!
Friday, August 22, 2014
Show results
Friday ROH results from Milwaukee, WI:
-Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) d. Adam Cole & Michael Bennett.
-Adam Pearce d. Tadarius Thomas.
-Tommaso Ciampa d. Jimmy Jacobs.
-A.J. Styles d. Tag Team Champion Kyle O'Reilly.
-A.C.H. won a non-title six-way match with Tag Team Champion Bobby Fish, Cedric Alexander, B.J. Whitmer, Adam Page, and T.V. Champion Jay Lethal.
-Todd Hanson d. Roderick Strong.
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) d. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson).
-Michael Elgin d. Silas Young to retain the Heavyweight Title.
Friday SHINE results from Ybor City, FL:
-Nevaeh won a four-corner match with Amazing Kong, Su Yung, and Leah Von Dutch.
-Heidi Lovelace & Solo Darling d. Jayme Jameson & Amanda Rodriguez.
-Thunderkitty d. Justine Silver.
-The Kimber Bombs(Kimber Lee & Cherry Bomb) d. The S-N-S Express(Sassy Stephie & Jessie Belle Smothers).
-Taylor Made d. La Rosa Negra.
-Legendary(Malia Hosaka & Brandi Wine) d. The Lucha Sisters(Mia Yim & Leva Bates) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Ivelisse Velez d. Nevaeh to retain the SHINE Title.
-Jessicka Havok d. Allysin Kay in a dog collar match.
Friday WIF results from Reading, PA:
-Ophidian & Argus d. Los Ice Creams(El Hijo Del Ice Cream & Ice Cream Jr.).
-Worker Ant d. Oleg The Usurper.
-The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova d. Chuck Taylor.
-Dasher Hatfield d. Juan Francisco De Coronado to win the Top Banana Title.
Saturday ROH results from Chicago Ridge, IL:
-Cheeseburger, Louis Lyndon, & Will Ferrara d. Matt Sells, Psycho Mike, & Stokely "Ramone" Hathaway.
-Jay Lethal d. Caprice Coleman to retain the T.V. Title.
-A.C.H. won a four-corner match with Michael Bennett, Silas Young, and B.J. Whitmer.
-Adam Cole d. Todd Hanson.
-Michael Elgin d. Tommaso Ciampa to retain the Heavyweight Title.
-Adam Page d. Adam Pearce.
-A.J. Styles d. Cedric Alexander.
-Tag Team Champions reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) d. The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) & Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) in an elimination tag match; Daniels pinned O'Reilly to eliminate reDRagon, Matt Jackson pinned Daniels to eliminate Bad Influence, and Matt Jackson pinned Mark Briscoe for the final win.
Saturday Anarchy Wrestling results from Cornelia, GA:
-Corey Hollis d. Trevor Aeon.
-Kevin Blue & Jeremy Foster d. Joe Black & William Huckaby.
-Tommy Penirelli d. C.B. Suave to retain the T.V. Title; Slim J was the special guest referee.
-Geter d. Jacob Ashworth.
-Todd Sexton & Bobby Moore d. Se7en & Jagged Edge by DQ to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Mike Posey d. Supernatural.
-Joey Rhymer d. Slim J to win the Young Lions' Title.
-The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) d. The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams).
-Azrael d. Jagged Edge by DQ.
-Billy Buck d. Heavyweight Champion B.J. Hancock by DQ.
-Billy Buck & Stryknyn d. Heavyweight Champion B.J. Hancock & Lars Manderson.
Sunday ACW results from Austin, TX:
-Ricky Romida d. Jeffrey Gant to win the U-30 Title.
-Kyle Hawk d. Matthew Palmer.
-Dressed To Kill(Donny Brookes & Dylan Dunbar) won a four-way dance with The Bad Boyz(Li'l Tony & Seph Anunnaki), The End Of Days(Killah Kash & Sky DeLacrimisa), and The Hole F'n Team(Johnny Axxle & Mr. B).
-Scotty Santiago & Just Steve d. The Takeover(Houston Carson & Franco D'Angelo) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Angel Blue won a three-way dance with Athena and Jessica James.
-Gregory James d. Jason Silver.
-Barrett Brown d. Evan Gelistico to retain the Hardcore Title.
-Darin Childs d. Dillon Divine.
-Ricky Starks won a three-way dance with Davey Vega and Jojo Bravo.
-Masada d. A.C.H. to retain the Heavyweight Title.
-Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) d. Adam Cole & Michael Bennett.
-Adam Pearce d. Tadarius Thomas.
-Tommaso Ciampa d. Jimmy Jacobs.
-A.J. Styles d. Tag Team Champion Kyle O'Reilly.
-A.C.H. won a non-title six-way match with Tag Team Champion Bobby Fish, Cedric Alexander, B.J. Whitmer, Adam Page, and T.V. Champion Jay Lethal.
-Todd Hanson d. Roderick Strong.
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) d. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson).
-Michael Elgin d. Silas Young to retain the Heavyweight Title.
Friday SHINE results from Ybor City, FL:
-Nevaeh won a four-corner match with Amazing Kong, Su Yung, and Leah Von Dutch.
-Heidi Lovelace & Solo Darling d. Jayme Jameson & Amanda Rodriguez.
-Thunderkitty d. Justine Silver.
-The Kimber Bombs(Kimber Lee & Cherry Bomb) d. The S-N-S Express(Sassy Stephie & Jessie Belle Smothers).
-Taylor Made d. La Rosa Negra.
-Legendary(Malia Hosaka & Brandi Wine) d. The Lucha Sisters(Mia Yim & Leva Bates) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Ivelisse Velez d. Nevaeh to retain the SHINE Title.
-Jessicka Havok d. Allysin Kay in a dog collar match.
Friday WIF results from Reading, PA:
-Ophidian & Argus d. Los Ice Creams(El Hijo Del Ice Cream & Ice Cream Jr.).
-Worker Ant d. Oleg The Usurper.
-The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova d. Chuck Taylor.
-Dasher Hatfield d. Juan Francisco De Coronado to win the Top Banana Title.
Saturday ROH results from Chicago Ridge, IL:
-Cheeseburger, Louis Lyndon, & Will Ferrara d. Matt Sells, Psycho Mike, & Stokely "Ramone" Hathaway.
-Jay Lethal d. Caprice Coleman to retain the T.V. Title.
-A.C.H. won a four-corner match with Michael Bennett, Silas Young, and B.J. Whitmer.
-Adam Cole d. Todd Hanson.
-Michael Elgin d. Tommaso Ciampa to retain the Heavyweight Title.
-Adam Page d. Adam Pearce.
-A.J. Styles d. Cedric Alexander.
-Tag Team Champions reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) d. The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) & Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) in an elimination tag match; Daniels pinned O'Reilly to eliminate reDRagon, Matt Jackson pinned Daniels to eliminate Bad Influence, and Matt Jackson pinned Mark Briscoe for the final win.
Saturday Anarchy Wrestling results from Cornelia, GA:
-Corey Hollis d. Trevor Aeon.
-Kevin Blue & Jeremy Foster d. Joe Black & William Huckaby.
-Tommy Penirelli d. C.B. Suave to retain the T.V. Title; Slim J was the special guest referee.
-Geter d. Jacob Ashworth.
-Todd Sexton & Bobby Moore d. Se7en & Jagged Edge by DQ to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Mike Posey d. Supernatural.
-Joey Rhymer d. Slim J to win the Young Lions' Title.
-The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) d. The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams).
-Azrael d. Jagged Edge by DQ.
-Billy Buck d. Heavyweight Champion B.J. Hancock by DQ.
-Billy Buck & Stryknyn d. Heavyweight Champion B.J. Hancock & Lars Manderson.
Sunday ACW results from Austin, TX:
-Ricky Romida d. Jeffrey Gant to win the U-30 Title.
-Kyle Hawk d. Matthew Palmer.
-Dressed To Kill(Donny Brookes & Dylan Dunbar) won a four-way dance with The Bad Boyz(Li'l Tony & Seph Anunnaki), The End Of Days(Killah Kash & Sky DeLacrimisa), and The Hole F'n Team(Johnny Axxle & Mr. B).
-Scotty Santiago & Just Steve d. The Takeover(Houston Carson & Franco D'Angelo) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Angel Blue won a three-way dance with Athena and Jessica James.
-Gregory James d. Jason Silver.
-Barrett Brown d. Evan Gelistico to retain the Hardcore Title.
-Darin Childs d. Dillon Divine.
-Ricky Starks won a three-way dance with Davey Vega and Jojo Bravo.
-Masada d. A.C.H. to retain the Heavyweight Title.
WWE Smackdown
-Commentators: Michael Cole, Tom Phillips, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Seth Rollins d. Jack Swagger via countout after Rollins caught him with the advanced curbstomp as he tried to re-enter the ring. Bo Dallas came out and said he wanted to be the new American sweetheart...all he had to do was Bo-lieve.
-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Sin Cara with the Accolade(camel clutch). Mark Henry came out to confront Rusev again, but Rusev and Lana backed off.
-Rob Van Dam fought Randy Orton to a double countout when Orton destroyed Van Dam outside the ring; Orton dropped RVD with an RKO onto a set-up chair after the match.
-Natalya Neidhart d. Women's Champion Paige Knight(non-title); A.J. Lee distracted Paige by skipping off with the title belt. That led to Natalya getting her in the Sharpshooter for the tapout.
-Goldust & Stardust d. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) when Goldust rolled up Harper; Harper & Rowan beat down the Dust brothers afterwards.
-Roman Reigns d. Mike Mizanin with the spear despite a distraction by Randy Orton. Reigns and Orton fought after the match, ending with Reigns dropping Orton with the Superman Punch.
-Seth Rollins d. Jack Swagger via countout after Rollins caught him with the advanced curbstomp as he tried to re-enter the ring. Bo Dallas came out and said he wanted to be the new American sweetheart...all he had to do was Bo-lieve.
-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Sin Cara with the Accolade(camel clutch). Mark Henry came out to confront Rusev again, but Rusev and Lana backed off.
-Rob Van Dam fought Randy Orton to a double countout when Orton destroyed Van Dam outside the ring; Orton dropped RVD with an RKO onto a set-up chair after the match.
-Natalya Neidhart d. Women's Champion Paige Knight(non-title); A.J. Lee distracted Paige by skipping off with the title belt. That led to Natalya getting her in the Sharpshooter for the tapout.
-Goldust & Stardust d. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) when Goldust rolled up Harper; Harper & Rowan beat down the Dust brothers afterwards.
-Roman Reigns d. Mike Mizanin with the spear despite a distraction by Randy Orton. Reigns and Orton fought after the match, ending with Reigns dropping Orton with the Superman Punch.
Comedy Part 520: 209,490
Location: Fitz's
Emcee: Justin Luke
After: Darryl Chad
Before: John Caroline
The blog title is the score I got on Ms. Pac-Man before the show...what's up. Anywho, not much of an audience for this show...I went on late and was feeling kinda tired, but I did focus on my newer material. I'll just give another blatant plug to this weekend's shows at Hey Guys Comedy...I'm hosting the Friday 10:00 show with headliner Dustin Diamond from Saved By The Bell fame. Hope to see you there!
Emcee: Justin Luke
After: Darryl Chad
Before: John Caroline
The blog title is the score I got on Ms. Pac-Man before the show...what's up. Anywho, not much of an audience for this show...I went on late and was feeling kinda tired, but I did focus on my newer material. I'll just give another blatant plug to this weekend's shows at Hey Guys Comedy...I'm hosting the Friday 10:00 show with headliner Dustin Diamond from Saved By The Bell fame. Hope to see you there!
Thursday, August 21, 2014
NXT + Superstars
WWE NXT
-Commentators: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Renee Young. Ring announcer: Jojo Offerman.
-Tag Team Title Contenders' Tournament Semifinals: The Vaudevillains("The Artiste" Aiden English & Simon Gotch) d. Enzo Amore & "Big Cass" Colin Cassady; English pinned Amore after That's A Wrap(Regal Roll by Gotch followed by a middle-rope swanton bomb by English) (1:48). The Legionnaires(Sylvester Lefort & Marcus Louis) attacked Enzo & Cass after the match and shaved part of Enzo's beard.
-Chief Operating Officer Triple H announced that Takeover 2 would take place on Thursday, September 11th with all of the NXT Championships at stake. He also announced that a new NXT General Manager would be named on next week's show.
-Backstage: Devin Taylor interviewed Tyler Breeze about his match with Tyson Kidd.
-Tyson Kidd d. Tyler Breeze by countout when Breeze walked away from the match (1:49). Kidd tried on Breeze's jacket after the match.
-Women's Champion Charlotte Flair d. Becky Lynch(non-title) after the Bow Down To The Queen(low-altitude somersault Cutter) (4:12).
-Enzo & Cass came back out to trash-talk The Legionnaires; Enzo challenged Lefort to a hair-vs.-hair match at Takeover 2.
-Mojo Rawley d. Steve Cutler via Hyperdrive(Earthquake buttdrop) (1:33). Mojo threatened Bull Dempsey after the match.
-Tag Team Title Contenders' Tournament Semifinals: Sin Cara & Kalisto d. Sami Zayn & Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds); Kalisto hit the Salido Del Sol(sitout Asai DDT) on Rose and Sin Cara followed up with the Estrella Fugaz(swanton bomb) for the win (7:20 aired).
WWE Superstars
-Commentators: Tom Phillips & Renee Young.
-El Torito & Hornswoggle("La Vaca")(w/ Los Matadores) d. Heath Slater & Titus O'Neil. Fernando & Diego did some pre-match damage and Torito delivered a moonsault, then Hornswoggle hit the Tadpole/Calf Splash and both midgets dogpiled Slater for the three-count (1:30).
-Emma Tayla d. Alicia Fox with a cross-bodyblock off the top rope (8:43 aired).
-Commentators: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Renee Young. Ring announcer: Jojo Offerman.
-Tag Team Title Contenders' Tournament Semifinals: The Vaudevillains("The Artiste" Aiden English & Simon Gotch) d. Enzo Amore & "Big Cass" Colin Cassady; English pinned Amore after That's A Wrap(Regal Roll by Gotch followed by a middle-rope swanton bomb by English) (1:48). The Legionnaires(Sylvester Lefort & Marcus Louis) attacked Enzo & Cass after the match and shaved part of Enzo's beard.
-Chief Operating Officer Triple H announced that Takeover 2 would take place on Thursday, September 11th with all of the NXT Championships at stake. He also announced that a new NXT General Manager would be named on next week's show.
-Backstage: Devin Taylor interviewed Tyler Breeze about his match with Tyson Kidd.
-Tyson Kidd d. Tyler Breeze by countout when Breeze walked away from the match (1:49). Kidd tried on Breeze's jacket after the match.
-Women's Champion Charlotte Flair d. Becky Lynch(non-title) after the Bow Down To The Queen(low-altitude somersault Cutter) (4:12).
-Enzo & Cass came back out to trash-talk The Legionnaires; Enzo challenged Lefort to a hair-vs.-hair match at Takeover 2.
-Mojo Rawley d. Steve Cutler via Hyperdrive(Earthquake buttdrop) (1:33). Mojo threatened Bull Dempsey after the match.
-Tag Team Title Contenders' Tournament Semifinals: Sin Cara & Kalisto d. Sami Zayn & Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds); Kalisto hit the Salido Del Sol(sitout Asai DDT) on Rose and Sin Cara followed up with the Estrella Fugaz(swanton bomb) for the win (7:20 aired).
WWE Superstars
-Commentators: Tom Phillips & Renee Young.
-El Torito & Hornswoggle("La Vaca")(w/ Los Matadores) d. Heath Slater & Titus O'Neil. Fernando & Diego did some pre-match damage and Torito delivered a moonsault, then Hornswoggle hit the Tadpole/Calf Splash and both midgets dogpiled Slater for the three-count (1:30).
-Emma Tayla d. Alicia Fox with a cross-bodyblock off the top rope (8:43 aired).
Comedy Part 519: Hey Guys, I'm Hosting This Weekend
Location: Hey Guys Comedy
Emcee: Josh Funneman
After: Ron Finger
Before: Jessica Campbell
Two of my neighbors came to the show tonight, which was pretty cool...felt a little weird about certain joke subjects, though. :) I was in the middle of the list and feel like I did well, though I didn't do as many new jokes as I would have liked. As it turned out, bringing people to the show was one of the main factors in Bruce Veach's hosting choices for the weekend...so I'll be the emcee for the 10:00 show on Friday with headliner Dustin Diamond(of Saved By The Bell fame). Neat.
Emcee: Josh Funneman
After: Ron Finger
Before: Jessica Campbell
Two of my neighbors came to the show tonight, which was pretty cool...felt a little weird about certain joke subjects, though. :) I was in the middle of the list and feel like I did well, though I didn't do as many new jokes as I would have liked. As it turned out, bringing people to the show was one of the main factors in Bruce Veach's hosting choices for the weekend...so I'll be the emcee for the 10:00 show on Friday with headliner Dustin Diamond(of Saved By The Bell fame). Neat.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
TNA Viewing
TNA XPlosion
-Commentators: Jeremy Borash & Rockstar Spud.
-Tigre Uno d. Crazzy Steve via La Majistral cradle (4:23 aired).
TNA Impact(Hardcore Justice)
-Commentators: Mike Tenay & Taz.
-Bram Cameron d. Abyss in a Stairway To Janice Match; Bram retrieved the nail-filled 2x4 from above the ring. Abyss delivered a Black Hole Slam onto thumbtacks, but Bram stunned Abyss with a low blow and hit Abyss in the midsection with the 2x4 to get the win.
-Ethan Carter III(w/ Rockstar Spud & Rhino) hit the ring to rant about Aunt Dixie going through a table at the hands of Bully Ray. He knew who to blame for the whole thing...Rhino. Spud's peacemaking efforts were for naught and EC3 fought with Rhino...EC3 even shoved Spud aside when he tried to calm him down.
-Samoa Joe d. Low-Ki after the muscle buster to retain the X-Division Title.
-Ken Anderson d. Samuel Shaw(w/ Phil Gunner) in an I Quit Match; Shaw hit the ringpost shoulder-first and Anderson forced Shaw to submit to an armbar.
-Gail Kim d. Angelina Love(w/ Velvet Sky) in a last-woman-standing match to retain the Women's Title; Angelina couldn't answer the ten-count after Gail hit a top-rope Air Raid Crash onto a chair.
-An Xscape cage match with Showtime Eric Young, Bobby Roode, Phil Gunner, Austin Aries, Cowboy James Storm, and Brutus Magnus ended in a draw as Young and Roode both touched the floor at the same time.
-Commentators: Jeremy Borash & Rockstar Spud.
-Tigre Uno d. Crazzy Steve via La Majistral cradle (4:23 aired).
TNA Impact(Hardcore Justice)
-Commentators: Mike Tenay & Taz.
-Bram Cameron d. Abyss in a Stairway To Janice Match; Bram retrieved the nail-filled 2x4 from above the ring. Abyss delivered a Black Hole Slam onto thumbtacks, but Bram stunned Abyss with a low blow and hit Abyss in the midsection with the 2x4 to get the win.
-Ethan Carter III(w/ Rockstar Spud & Rhino) hit the ring to rant about Aunt Dixie going through a table at the hands of Bully Ray. He knew who to blame for the whole thing...Rhino. Spud's peacemaking efforts were for naught and EC3 fought with Rhino...EC3 even shoved Spud aside when he tried to calm him down.
-Samoa Joe d. Low-Ki after the muscle buster to retain the X-Division Title.
-Ken Anderson d. Samuel Shaw(w/ Phil Gunner) in an I Quit Match; Shaw hit the ringpost shoulder-first and Anderson forced Shaw to submit to an armbar.
-Gail Kim d. Angelina Love(w/ Velvet Sky) in a last-woman-standing match to retain the Women's Title; Angelina couldn't answer the ten-count after Gail hit a top-rope Air Raid Crash onto a chair.
-An Xscape cage match with Showtime Eric Young, Bobby Roode, Phil Gunner, Austin Aries, Cowboy James Storm, and Brutus Magnus ended in a draw as Young and Roode both touched the floor at the same time.
WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Michael Cole & Byron Saxton.
-U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. Curtis Axel(non-title) via Brogue Kick (8:33 aired); Antonio Cesaro did commentary and made a point to admire the U.S. Title belt before throwing it to Sheamus.
-Nikki Bella d. Emma Tayla with the Rack Attack(torture-rack drop) (3:37).
-Heath Slater & Titus O'Neil d. Los Matadores(Fernando & Diego)(w/ El Torito & Hornswoggle) when Slater pinned Diego after the Smash Hit(elevated DDT) (4:23).
-The Big Show(w/ Mark Henry) d. Erick Rowan(w/ Luke Harper) via PUNCH (6:39).
-U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. Curtis Axel(non-title) via Brogue Kick (8:33 aired); Antonio Cesaro did commentary and made a point to admire the U.S. Title belt before throwing it to Sheamus.
-Nikki Bella d. Emma Tayla with the Rack Attack(torture-rack drop) (3:37).
-Heath Slater & Titus O'Neil d. Los Matadores(Fernando & Diego)(w/ El Torito & Hornswoggle) when Slater pinned Diego after the Smash Hit(elevated DDT) (4:23).
-The Big Show(w/ Mark Henry) d. Erick Rowan(w/ Luke Harper) via PUNCH (6:39).
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
This week in wrestling
WWE(www.wwe.com)
Main Event this week has:
-The Big Show vs. Erick Rowan
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy vs. Curtis Axel
-Los Matadores vs. Heath Slater & Titus O'Neil
-Emma Tayla vs. Nikki Bella
NXT this week has:
-Tyson Kidd vs. Tyler Breeze
-Sami Zayn & Adam Rose vs. Sin Cara & Kalisto - Tag Team Title Contenders' Tournament
-Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady vs. The Vaudevillains(Aiden English & Simon Gotch) - Tag Team Title Contenders' Tournament
-Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch
-Mojo Rawley vs. Steve Cutler
Superstars this week has:
-El Torito & Hornswoggle vs. Heath Slater & Titus O'Neil
-Emma Tayla vs. Alicia Fox
Smackdown on Friday has:
-Rob Van Dam vs. Randy Orton
-Roman Reigns vs. Mike Mizanin
-Jack Swagger vs. Seth Rollins
-Goldust & Stardust vs. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan)
-Sin Cara vs. Alexander Rusev
-Paige Knight vs. Natalya Neidhart
Night Of Champions is on Sunday 9/21:
-Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena - WWE Title
Survivor Series is on Sunday 11/23 in St. Louis, MO.
TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)
Impact on Wednesday has:
-Eric Young vs. Bobby Roode vs. Austin Aries vs. Phil Gunner vs. Brutus Magnus vs. James Storm - Xscape Cage Match
-Samoa Joe vs. Low-Ki - X-Division Title
-Abyss vs. Bram Cameron - Stairway To Janice Match
-Ken Anderson vs. Samuel Shaw - I Quit Match
RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)
ROH TV this week has:
-Jay Lethal vs. A.C.H. - T.V. Title
Next show is Friday 8/22 in Milwaukee, WI:
-Michael Elgin vs. Silas Young - Heavyweight Title
-A.J. Styles vs. Kyle O'Reilly
-Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. Adam Cole & Michael Bennett
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)
-Tommaso Ciampa vs. Jimmy Jacobs
-Todd Hanson vs. Roderick Strong
ROH has a show on Saturday 8/23 in Chicago Ridge, IL:
-Michael Elgin vs. Tommaso Ciampa - Heavyweight Title
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) & Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) - Elimination Tag Match
-A.J. Styles vs. Cedric Alexander
-Todd Hanson vs. Adam Cole
-Jay Lethal vs. Caprice Coleman
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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.slawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 10/3 in Alton, IL:
-Gerald James vs. Angelus Layne - Heavyweight Title Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Davey Vega vs. Michael Elgin
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Jojo Bravo
-A.C.H. vs. Cedric Alexander
-Arik Cannon vs. Trevor Lee
-Zakk Sawyers vs. Christian Rose
-The Hooligans vs. The Viking War Party(Alexandre Rudolph & Jake Parnell)
-Darin Corbin vs. Mikey McFinnegan
-Bolt Brady vs. Dan Walsh
-Appearing: Brandon Espinosa, Dangerous Deveroux, Alex Castle, Dorian Victor
DPW(www.saintlouiswrestling.com)
Next show is Saturday 8/23 in Glen Carbon, IL:
-Ricky Cruz vs. Shorty Biggs - Heavyweight Title
-Jake Dirden vs. Ken Kasa
-The Bite Club(Rocket Mapache & Jackal) vs. The Professionals(Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby)
-Brandon Aarons vs. Paco Gonzalez vs. Brandon Gallagher
-Dash Rando vs. Cavana Fantastic
SICW(www.sicw.org)
Next show is Saturday 9/20 in East Carondelet, IL.
SICW has a show on Saturday 9/27 in Fairmont City, IL.
MMWA(www.mmwastl.com)
Next show is Saturday 9/13 in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway) featuring the King Of St. Louis Cable Tournament:
-Brandon Espinosa vs. Dave Osborne vs. Brian James - Two-Fall Match(First Fall For Osborne's Survivor Title, Second Fall For Espinosa's Heavyweight Title)
-Everett Connors vs. Sean Orleans - Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Tournament Participants: A.J. Williams, Da'Marius Jones, Moondog Rover, Gary Jackson, Barackus, J-Mal Swagg
3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 9/5 in Des Moines, IA featuring the King Of Des Moines Tournament:
-Tournament Semifinals & Finals
-Devin Thomas vs. Jimmy Rockwell - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Hype Gotti vs. Matt Cage - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Ryan Slade vs. ? - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Nate Redwing - Tournament First-Round Bye
-Zach Thompson vs. Mallaki Matthews - Pure Wrestling Title
-Brian Ash vs. Gage Octane
-Mad Dog McDowell, A.J. Smooth, Devin Carter, Derek Cornell, & Ray Stryker vs. Inked Aggression(Abu Colussus & Levi McDaniel), Brady A. Dezire, S.M. King, & Kraig Keesaman
-Bradley Charles vs. Matty Starr
-Jon West vs. Aaron Masterson
3XW has a show on Saturday 9/13 in Hartford, IA:
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Tony Sly - Heavyweight Title
-Inked Aggression(Abu Colossus & Levi McDaniel) vs. Mad Dog McDowell & J.D. Riggs - Tag Team Titles
-Zach Thompshon vs. Brady A. Dezire - Pure Wrestling Title
-Geek Singh vs. Bradley Charles
-Cuco Santiago vs. Aaron Masterson
-Hype Gotti vs. Derek Cornell
WLW(www.harleyrace.com/WorldLeagueWrestling.htm)
Next show is Friday 8/29 in Vienna, MO.
PWCS(www.facebook.com/pwcswrestling)
Next show is Saturday 10/25 in Granite City, IL.
CSCW(www.nwa-ccw.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
WRESTLING INVADES ALTON(no website)
Next show is Sunday 9/14 in Edwardsville, IL:
-Napier vs. Moose - Heavyweight Title
-Gavin Alexander vs. Jayson Virtue
-Matt Cage vs. Brandon Espinosa
-Symon Phoenix vs. Darkside - Global Title
-Jimmy D vs. Kidd Riot vs. Shadowyz
-Jonathan Gresham vs. Chase King vs. Da'Marius Jones
HIGH RISK WRESTLING(highriskwrestling.bpt.me)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
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DRAGON GATE USA/EVOLVE(www.dgusa.tv)
Next show is Saturday 9/13 in Queens, NY:
-The Bravado Brothers(Harlem & Lancelot) vs. The Colony(Fire Ant & Silver Ant) - Open The United Gate Titles
EVOLVE has a show on Sunday 9/14 in Brooklyn, NY.
ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.anarchy-wrestling.net)
Next show is Saturday 8/23 in Cornelia, GA:
-B.J. Hancock vs. Billy Buck - Heavyweight Title
-Todd Sexton & Bobby Moore vs. Iceberg & Se7en - Tag Team Titles
-Slim J vs. Joey Rhymer - Young Lions' Title
-Tommy Penirelli vs. C.B. Suave - T.V. Title
-The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) vs. The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams)
PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)
Next shows are Friday 8/29, Saturday 8/30, and Sunday 8/31 featuring the Best Of Los Angeles Tournament:
Night One:
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Drew Gulak
-Bobby Fish vs. Brian Cage
-Roderick Strong vs. Biff Busick
-Michael Elgin vs. Tommaso Ciampa
-Cedric Alexander vs. Trevor Lee
-A.J. Styles vs. Brian Myers(fka Curt Hawkins)
-Chuck Taylor, Kenny Omega, & Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Adam Cole & The Young Bucks
-Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. The Inner City Machine Guns(Ricochet & Rich Swann) vs. The World's Cutest Tag Team(Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae)
Night Two:
-A.C.H. vs. Kenny Omega
-Ricochet vs. Chris Sabin
-Adam Cole vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
-Candice LeRae vs. Rich Swann
-Chuck Taylor vs. Johnny Gargano
-Matt Sydal vs. Chris Hero
-The Young Bucks vs. Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian)
-Drew Gulak & Biff Busick vs. The Unbreakable F'n Machines(Michael Elgin & Brian Cage)
CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)
Next shows are Friday 9/19, Saturday 9/20, and Sunday 9/21 in Easton, PA featuring the King Of Trios Tournament.
WRESTLING IS FUN(www.wrestlingisfun.org)
Next show is Friday 8/22 in Reading, PA:
-Juan Francisco De Coronado vs. Dasher Hatfield - Top Banana Title
-Chuck Taylor vs. The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova
HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)
Next shows are Saturday 10/18 and Sunday 10/19 in Berwyn, IL.
SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 8/22 in Ybor City, FL:
-Ivelisse Velez vs. ? - SHINE Title
-Legendary(Malia Hosaka & Brandi Wine) vs. The Lucha Sister(Mia Yim & Leva Bates) - Tag Team Titles
-Amazing Kong vs. Su Yung vs. Nevaeh vs. Leah Von Dutch - For A SHINE Title Shot
-The Kimber Bombs(Kimber Lee & Cherry Bomb) vs. The S-N-S Express(Sassy Stephie & Jessie Belle Smothers)
-Jessicka Havok vs. Allysin Kay - Dog Collar Match
-Taylor Made vs. La Rosa Negra
-Thunderkitty vs. Justine Silver
-The Buddy System(Heidi Lovelace & Solo Darling) vs. BTY(Marti Belle & Jayme Jameson)
IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
AAW(www.aawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 9/12 in Berwyn, IL:
-Shane Hollister vs. Eddie Kingston - Heavyweight Title
ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)
Next show is Sunday 8/24 in Austin, TX:
-Masada vs. A.C.H. - Heavyweight Title
-Jeffrey Gant vs. Ricky Romida - U-30 Title
-Gregory James vs. Jason Silver
-Matthew Palmer vs. Kyle Hawk
-The Hole F'n Team(Johnny Axxle & Mr. B) vs. Dressed To Kill(Donny Brookes & Dylan Dunbar)
Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling Community: http://community.livejournal.com/stlwrestling/
Leave a comment or e-mail: patrickab7@yahoo.com
Main Event this week has:
-The Big Show vs. Erick Rowan
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy vs. Curtis Axel
-Los Matadores vs. Heath Slater & Titus O'Neil
-Emma Tayla vs. Nikki Bella
NXT this week has:
-Tyson Kidd vs. Tyler Breeze
-Sami Zayn & Adam Rose vs. Sin Cara & Kalisto - Tag Team Title Contenders' Tournament
-Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady vs. The Vaudevillains(Aiden English & Simon Gotch) - Tag Team Title Contenders' Tournament
-Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch
-Mojo Rawley vs. Steve Cutler
Superstars this week has:
-El Torito & Hornswoggle vs. Heath Slater & Titus O'Neil
-Emma Tayla vs. Alicia Fox
Smackdown on Friday has:
-Rob Van Dam vs. Randy Orton
-Roman Reigns vs. Mike Mizanin
-Jack Swagger vs. Seth Rollins
-Goldust & Stardust vs. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan)
-Sin Cara vs. Alexander Rusev
-Paige Knight vs. Natalya Neidhart
Night Of Champions is on Sunday 9/21:
-Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena - WWE Title
Survivor Series is on Sunday 11/23 in St. Louis, MO.
TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)
Impact on Wednesday has:
-Eric Young vs. Bobby Roode vs. Austin Aries vs. Phil Gunner vs. Brutus Magnus vs. James Storm - Xscape Cage Match
-Samoa Joe vs. Low-Ki - X-Division Title
-Abyss vs. Bram Cameron - Stairway To Janice Match
-Ken Anderson vs. Samuel Shaw - I Quit Match
RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)
ROH TV this week has:
-Jay Lethal vs. A.C.H. - T.V. Title
Next show is Friday 8/22 in Milwaukee, WI:
-Michael Elgin vs. Silas Young - Heavyweight Title
-A.J. Styles vs. Kyle O'Reilly
-Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. Adam Cole & Michael Bennett
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)
-Tommaso Ciampa vs. Jimmy Jacobs
-Todd Hanson vs. Roderick Strong
ROH has a show on Saturday 8/23 in Chicago Ridge, IL:
-Michael Elgin vs. Tommaso Ciampa - Heavyweight Title
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) & Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) - Elimination Tag Match
-A.J. Styles vs. Cedric Alexander
-Todd Hanson vs. Adam Cole
-Jay Lethal vs. Caprice Coleman
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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.slawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 10/3 in Alton, IL:
-Gerald James vs. Angelus Layne - Heavyweight Title Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Davey Vega vs. Michael Elgin
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Jojo Bravo
-A.C.H. vs. Cedric Alexander
-Arik Cannon vs. Trevor Lee
-Zakk Sawyers vs. Christian Rose
-The Hooligans vs. The Viking War Party(Alexandre Rudolph & Jake Parnell)
-Darin Corbin vs. Mikey McFinnegan
-Bolt Brady vs. Dan Walsh
-Appearing: Brandon Espinosa, Dangerous Deveroux, Alex Castle, Dorian Victor
DPW(www.saintlouiswrestling.com)
Next show is Saturday 8/23 in Glen Carbon, IL:
-Ricky Cruz vs. Shorty Biggs - Heavyweight Title
-Jake Dirden vs. Ken Kasa
-The Bite Club(Rocket Mapache & Jackal) vs. The Professionals(Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby)
-Brandon Aarons vs. Paco Gonzalez vs. Brandon Gallagher
-Dash Rando vs. Cavana Fantastic
SICW(www.sicw.org)
Next show is Saturday 9/20 in East Carondelet, IL.
SICW has a show on Saturday 9/27 in Fairmont City, IL.
MMWA(www.mmwastl.com)
Next show is Saturday 9/13 in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway) featuring the King Of St. Louis Cable Tournament:
-Brandon Espinosa vs. Dave Osborne vs. Brian James - Two-Fall Match(First Fall For Osborne's Survivor Title, Second Fall For Espinosa's Heavyweight Title)
-Everett Connors vs. Sean Orleans - Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Tournament Participants: A.J. Williams, Da'Marius Jones, Moondog Rover, Gary Jackson, Barackus, J-Mal Swagg
3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 9/5 in Des Moines, IA featuring the King Of Des Moines Tournament:
-Tournament Semifinals & Finals
-Devin Thomas vs. Jimmy Rockwell - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Hype Gotti vs. Matt Cage - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Ryan Slade vs. ? - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Nate Redwing - Tournament First-Round Bye
-Zach Thompson vs. Mallaki Matthews - Pure Wrestling Title
-Brian Ash vs. Gage Octane
-Mad Dog McDowell, A.J. Smooth, Devin Carter, Derek Cornell, & Ray Stryker vs. Inked Aggression(Abu Colussus & Levi McDaniel), Brady A. Dezire, S.M. King, & Kraig Keesaman
-Bradley Charles vs. Matty Starr
-Jon West vs. Aaron Masterson
3XW has a show on Saturday 9/13 in Hartford, IA:
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Tony Sly - Heavyweight Title
-Inked Aggression(Abu Colossus & Levi McDaniel) vs. Mad Dog McDowell & J.D. Riggs - Tag Team Titles
-Zach Thompshon vs. Brady A. Dezire - Pure Wrestling Title
-Geek Singh vs. Bradley Charles
-Cuco Santiago vs. Aaron Masterson
-Hype Gotti vs. Derek Cornell
WLW(www.harleyrace.com/WorldLeagueWrestling.htm)
Next show is Friday 8/29 in Vienna, MO.
PWCS(www.facebook.com/pwcswrestling)
Next show is Saturday 10/25 in Granite City, IL.
CSCW(www.nwa-ccw.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
WRESTLING INVADES ALTON(no website)
Next show is Sunday 9/14 in Edwardsville, IL:
-Napier vs. Moose - Heavyweight Title
-Gavin Alexander vs. Jayson Virtue
-Matt Cage vs. Brandon Espinosa
-Symon Phoenix vs. Darkside - Global Title
-Jimmy D vs. Kidd Riot vs. Shadowyz
-Jonathan Gresham vs. Chase King vs. Da'Marius Jones
HIGH RISK WRESTLING(highriskwrestling.bpt.me)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
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DRAGON GATE USA/EVOLVE(www.dgusa.tv)
Next show is Saturday 9/13 in Queens, NY:
-The Bravado Brothers(Harlem & Lancelot) vs. The Colony(Fire Ant & Silver Ant) - Open The United Gate Titles
EVOLVE has a show on Sunday 9/14 in Brooklyn, NY.
ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.anarchy-wrestling.net)
Next show is Saturday 8/23 in Cornelia, GA:
-B.J. Hancock vs. Billy Buck - Heavyweight Title
-Todd Sexton & Bobby Moore vs. Iceberg & Se7en - Tag Team Titles
-Slim J vs. Joey Rhymer - Young Lions' Title
-Tommy Penirelli vs. C.B. Suave - T.V. Title
-The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) vs. The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams)
PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)
Next shows are Friday 8/29, Saturday 8/30, and Sunday 8/31 featuring the Best Of Los Angeles Tournament:
Night One:
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Drew Gulak
-Bobby Fish vs. Brian Cage
-Roderick Strong vs. Biff Busick
-Michael Elgin vs. Tommaso Ciampa
-Cedric Alexander vs. Trevor Lee
-A.J. Styles vs. Brian Myers(fka Curt Hawkins)
-Chuck Taylor, Kenny Omega, & Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Adam Cole & The Young Bucks
-Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. The Inner City Machine Guns(Ricochet & Rich Swann) vs. The World's Cutest Tag Team(Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae)
Night Two:
-A.C.H. vs. Kenny Omega
-Ricochet vs. Chris Sabin
-Adam Cole vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
-Candice LeRae vs. Rich Swann
-Chuck Taylor vs. Johnny Gargano
-Matt Sydal vs. Chris Hero
-The Young Bucks vs. Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian)
-Drew Gulak & Biff Busick vs. The Unbreakable F'n Machines(Michael Elgin & Brian Cage)
CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)
Next shows are Friday 9/19, Saturday 9/20, and Sunday 9/21 in Easton, PA featuring the King Of Trios Tournament.
WRESTLING IS FUN(www.wrestlingisfun.org)
Next show is Friday 8/22 in Reading, PA:
-Juan Francisco De Coronado vs. Dasher Hatfield - Top Banana Title
-Chuck Taylor vs. The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova
HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)
Next shows are Saturday 10/18 and Sunday 10/19 in Berwyn, IL.
SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 8/22 in Ybor City, FL:
-Ivelisse Velez vs. ? - SHINE Title
-Legendary(Malia Hosaka & Brandi Wine) vs. The Lucha Sister(Mia Yim & Leva Bates) - Tag Team Titles
-Amazing Kong vs. Su Yung vs. Nevaeh vs. Leah Von Dutch - For A SHINE Title Shot
-The Kimber Bombs(Kimber Lee & Cherry Bomb) vs. The S-N-S Express(Sassy Stephie & Jessie Belle Smothers)
-Jessicka Havok vs. Allysin Kay - Dog Collar Match
-Taylor Made vs. La Rosa Negra
-Thunderkitty vs. Justine Silver
-The Buddy System(Heidi Lovelace & Solo Darling) vs. BTY(Marti Belle & Jayme Jameson)
IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
AAW(www.aawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 9/12 in Berwyn, IL:
-Shane Hollister vs. Eddie Kingston - Heavyweight Title
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Next show is Sunday 8/24 in Austin, TX:
-Masada vs. A.C.H. - Heavyweight Title
-Jeffrey Gant vs. Ricky Romida - U-30 Title
-Gregory James vs. Jason Silver
-Matthew Palmer vs. Kyle Hawk
-The Hole F'n Team(Johnny Axxle & Mr. B) vs. Dressed To Kill(Donny Brookes & Dylan Dunbar)
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SICW Special Comment
Now, as promised, a special comment about Saturday's Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling show at the Community Center in East Carondelet, Illinois.
It had been a rough week with all the drama in Ferguson plus the death of Robin Williams...I was at the point where I considered staying home or doing something else for the evening. Nothing against SICW; it was a case of mental weight on my end.
Attendance was solid; it wasn't a TOTALLY packed house like it had been for previous shows this year. It had been rainy for most of the day; rain wasn't falling when I was driving to the show or when the show ended, but it was pouring when I left the building to go home.
At any rate: Your ring announcer was Drew Abbenhaus(who's getting more comfortable in his role...no substitute for experience and all that). Your referees were Jay King and Keith Smith Jr.
Joker vs. "All About Me" Mallaki Matthews: Mallaki gave Drew a personalized introduction to read...nice touch. Decent enough opener; Mallaki got the upset win in 3:26 after hitting a version of the Union Jack neckbreaker(jumping off the second rope to hit the move).
"The Man Of Tomorrow" Daniel Eads vs. "Money" Matt Cage: Was looking forward to this one; Eads has shown a lot of potential in his first year or so. Been a fan of Cage for a while; he had a busy weekend as he main-evented at AAW in the Chicago area, dropping the Heritage Title to Heidi Lovelace. Cage threw out a tribute to visiting guest Paul Orndorff with the boogie-woogie elbowdrop...bwahahaha. Nice finish that reminded me of Arn Anderson's punch-fake-DDT spot; Cage ducked and covered when Eads went for the Superman Punch, so Eads jumped over him into a sunset flip for the pin in 11:15. This match was an interesting example of context; elsewhere in the area, the result would be considered an upset with Cage's credentials. In SICW, Eads is an up-and-coming fan favorite and Cage is a relatively new rulebreaker.
Farmer Billy Hills vs. "Ironman" Ken Kasa(w/ Travis Cook & Bull Bronson): This was the only card change of the night as Hills subbed for Outtkast for unknown reasons. Travis had a laundry list of excuses for Kasa's title loss, claiming blatant interference on the part of Red River Jack & Big Daddy (and he hates outside interference!). I hadn't seen Hills in several years; he worked a few IHW shows but mostly sticks to central Illinois. Kasa had trouble dealing with his larger opponent, but Travis and Bronson got in a few shots behind the referee's back. Kasa got the win with the John Wu Dropkick(that needs an updated name) in 8:40.
Promoter Herb Simmons interviewed "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff in the ring, fresh off his appearance on WWE Raw the previous Monday. I'm bitterly disappointed that they didn't have his mid-'90s WCW theme like they did on Raw (looking at you, Ben Simon). Anywho, Flash Flanagan made an appearance and Orndorff got a step ahead of him right away by grabbing his kendo stick...heh. Flanagan claimed that Orndorff once blew him off on an autograph request when he was a kid...to be fair, he WAS a bad guy at the time. Flash made a big production out of giving Orndorff HIS autograph on an 8x10...signing it to "Paula", a name used to taunt him in that '90s WCW stint. Orndorff proceeded to wipe his posterior with the 8x10 and tear it up...bwahahaha.
J.J. Garrett vs. Mohamad Ali Vaez: Vaez was making his SICW debut; he's a regular for Ohio Valley Wrestling. He attacked Garrett before the ring introductions, then enlightened the fans in his native language...not quite sure if it was Farsi or what, but IT WASN'T 'MURICAN, THAT'S FER SURE! Fine matchup here, largely controlled by Vaez...amazingly, I correctly predicted the finisher(camel clutch) without ever having seen one of Vaez's matches. That sealed the deal in 5:05, after which Vaez reiterated his sentiments in English.
Red River Jack(w/ Big Daddy) vs. Ax Allwardt: This was a tougher test for the masked newcomer; RRJ controlled the early stages of the bout, but Ax got in a cheapshot with his chain and turned things around for a bit. However, Jack fought back to win with the Double-R-J(Diamond Cutter, said to be named in homage to Randy Orton's RKO) in 5:10. Jack dished out some table abuse on Ax after the bell...not sure if Big Daddy can fully control this big guy.
"Night Train/Great One/Gorgeous" Gary Jackson, Big Jim Hoffarth, & "The Don Mega" Shorty Biggs vs. Flash Flanagan, Bull Bronson, & Waco, elimination tag match: Gary pinned Flash in a tag match at the July show, Hoffarth and Waco have their history, and Gary fought Bull a month or two ago...think I got all the history here. Hoffarth and Waco got each other eliminated; a cheapshot by Hoffarth allowed Shorty to pin Waco after the Shortcut in 6:36. Waco returned the favor by snapping Hoffarth's throat off the top rope, setting up a rollup by Bronson at 8:44. Bull continued his dominance by pinning Shorty after a Samoan Drop in 11:36, leaving Jackson in a two-on-one situation. A miscommunication allowed Jackson to counter Bronson's slam attempt into an inside cradle at 13:42, but Flash took out Gary with the dreaded international object for the final win in 14:32. I'm a big fan of this particular gimmick match, dating back to the traditional Survivor Series days...hey, St. Louis is getting Survivor Series this year for the first time since 1998! *cheap plug*
Before the main event, Travis Cook badgered Herb Simmons into guaranteeing Ken Kasa the next title shot...presumably that would happen at the next East Carondelet show on September 20th.
Heath Hatton vs. "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz for the Classic Title: This was Hatton's first title defense after ending Kasa's 13-month reign in July. Cruz lost the title to Kasa under controversial circumstances and only got one rematch which ended in a blatant disqualification; Ricky's frustration over his lack of opportunities led to his recent change in attitude. Nowadays he holds multiple championships, including the Dynamo Pro Heavyweight and Tag Team Titles. The fans seemed a bit subdued during this match for some reason and I'm not sure why...I don't think the show was running THAT late. Maybe they didn't expect a title change this early in Heath's title reign since the previous three reigns were fairly lengthy. Cruz pulled out some of his flashier offense as he said that Herb wanted to see the "old" Ricky Cruz on this night. Each guy survived some of the other's best moves, but the finish was controversial as the ref was knocked down by an errent spear by Hatton. Cruz appeared to have the match won after his third superkick of the match but there was no one to count...then Big Daddy distracted Cruz and Red River Jack entered the ring to drop Cruz with the Double-R-J. Hatton didn't see the interference and got the pin in 16:32 once the referee recovered. Red River Jack didn't DIRECTLY get involved last month...but this time was a different story and Ricky Cruz is understandably upset about how things turned out.
Upcoming shows:
-Saturday 8/23: DPW in Glen Carbon
-Saturday 9/6: DPW in Fenton
-Saturday 9/13: MMWA in St. Louis
-Saturday 9/20: SICW in East Carondelet
Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.
It had been a rough week with all the drama in Ferguson plus the death of Robin Williams...I was at the point where I considered staying home or doing something else for the evening. Nothing against SICW; it was a case of mental weight on my end.
Attendance was solid; it wasn't a TOTALLY packed house like it had been for previous shows this year. It had been rainy for most of the day; rain wasn't falling when I was driving to the show or when the show ended, but it was pouring when I left the building to go home.
At any rate: Your ring announcer was Drew Abbenhaus(who's getting more comfortable in his role...no substitute for experience and all that). Your referees were Jay King and Keith Smith Jr.
Joker vs. "All About Me" Mallaki Matthews: Mallaki gave Drew a personalized introduction to read...nice touch. Decent enough opener; Mallaki got the upset win in 3:26 after hitting a version of the Union Jack neckbreaker(jumping off the second rope to hit the move).
"The Man Of Tomorrow" Daniel Eads vs. "Money" Matt Cage: Was looking forward to this one; Eads has shown a lot of potential in his first year or so. Been a fan of Cage for a while; he had a busy weekend as he main-evented at AAW in the Chicago area, dropping the Heritage Title to Heidi Lovelace. Cage threw out a tribute to visiting guest Paul Orndorff with the boogie-woogie elbowdrop...bwahahaha. Nice finish that reminded me of Arn Anderson's punch-fake-DDT spot; Cage ducked and covered when Eads went for the Superman Punch, so Eads jumped over him into a sunset flip for the pin in 11:15. This match was an interesting example of context; elsewhere in the area, the result would be considered an upset with Cage's credentials. In SICW, Eads is an up-and-coming fan favorite and Cage is a relatively new rulebreaker.
Farmer Billy Hills vs. "Ironman" Ken Kasa(w/ Travis Cook & Bull Bronson): This was the only card change of the night as Hills subbed for Outtkast for unknown reasons. Travis had a laundry list of excuses for Kasa's title loss, claiming blatant interference on the part of Red River Jack & Big Daddy (and he hates outside interference!). I hadn't seen Hills in several years; he worked a few IHW shows but mostly sticks to central Illinois. Kasa had trouble dealing with his larger opponent, but Travis and Bronson got in a few shots behind the referee's back. Kasa got the win with the John Wu Dropkick(that needs an updated name) in 8:40.
Promoter Herb Simmons interviewed "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff in the ring, fresh off his appearance on WWE Raw the previous Monday. I'm bitterly disappointed that they didn't have his mid-'90s WCW theme like they did on Raw (looking at you, Ben Simon). Anywho, Flash Flanagan made an appearance and Orndorff got a step ahead of him right away by grabbing his kendo stick...heh. Flanagan claimed that Orndorff once blew him off on an autograph request when he was a kid...to be fair, he WAS a bad guy at the time. Flash made a big production out of giving Orndorff HIS autograph on an 8x10...signing it to "Paula", a name used to taunt him in that '90s WCW stint. Orndorff proceeded to wipe his posterior with the 8x10 and tear it up...bwahahaha.
J.J. Garrett vs. Mohamad Ali Vaez: Vaez was making his SICW debut; he's a regular for Ohio Valley Wrestling. He attacked Garrett before the ring introductions, then enlightened the fans in his native language...not quite sure if it was Farsi or what, but IT WASN'T 'MURICAN, THAT'S FER SURE! Fine matchup here, largely controlled by Vaez...amazingly, I correctly predicted the finisher(camel clutch) without ever having seen one of Vaez's matches. That sealed the deal in 5:05, after which Vaez reiterated his sentiments in English.
Red River Jack(w/ Big Daddy) vs. Ax Allwardt: This was a tougher test for the masked newcomer; RRJ controlled the early stages of the bout, but Ax got in a cheapshot with his chain and turned things around for a bit. However, Jack fought back to win with the Double-R-J(Diamond Cutter, said to be named in homage to Randy Orton's RKO) in 5:10. Jack dished out some table abuse on Ax after the bell...not sure if Big Daddy can fully control this big guy.
"Night Train/Great One/Gorgeous" Gary Jackson, Big Jim Hoffarth, & "The Don Mega" Shorty Biggs vs. Flash Flanagan, Bull Bronson, & Waco, elimination tag match: Gary pinned Flash in a tag match at the July show, Hoffarth and Waco have their history, and Gary fought Bull a month or two ago...think I got all the history here. Hoffarth and Waco got each other eliminated; a cheapshot by Hoffarth allowed Shorty to pin Waco after the Shortcut in 6:36. Waco returned the favor by snapping Hoffarth's throat off the top rope, setting up a rollup by Bronson at 8:44. Bull continued his dominance by pinning Shorty after a Samoan Drop in 11:36, leaving Jackson in a two-on-one situation. A miscommunication allowed Jackson to counter Bronson's slam attempt into an inside cradle at 13:42, but Flash took out Gary with the dreaded international object for the final win in 14:32. I'm a big fan of this particular gimmick match, dating back to the traditional Survivor Series days...hey, St. Louis is getting Survivor Series this year for the first time since 1998! *cheap plug*
Before the main event, Travis Cook badgered Herb Simmons into guaranteeing Ken Kasa the next title shot...presumably that would happen at the next East Carondelet show on September 20th.
Heath Hatton vs. "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz for the Classic Title: This was Hatton's first title defense after ending Kasa's 13-month reign in July. Cruz lost the title to Kasa under controversial circumstances and only got one rematch which ended in a blatant disqualification; Ricky's frustration over his lack of opportunities led to his recent change in attitude. Nowadays he holds multiple championships, including the Dynamo Pro Heavyweight and Tag Team Titles. The fans seemed a bit subdued during this match for some reason and I'm not sure why...I don't think the show was running THAT late. Maybe they didn't expect a title change this early in Heath's title reign since the previous three reigns were fairly lengthy. Cruz pulled out some of his flashier offense as he said that Herb wanted to see the "old" Ricky Cruz on this night. Each guy survived some of the other's best moves, but the finish was controversial as the ref was knocked down by an errent spear by Hatton. Cruz appeared to have the match won after his third superkick of the match but there was no one to count...then Big Daddy distracted Cruz and Red River Jack entered the ring to drop Cruz with the Double-R-J. Hatton didn't see the interference and got the pin in 16:32 once the referee recovered. Red River Jack didn't DIRECTLY get involved last month...but this time was a different story and Ricky Cruz is understandably upset about how things turned out.
Upcoming shows:
-Saturday 8/23: DPW in Glen Carbon
-Saturday 9/6: DPW in Fenton
-Saturday 9/13: MMWA in St. Louis
-Saturday 9/20: SICW in East Carondelet
Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.
Monday, August 18, 2014
WWE Raw
-Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-The Big Show & Mark Henry d. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan); Show PUNCHed out Harper and Rowan, then Henry pinned Rowan after the World's Strongest Slam.
-Renee Young interviewed Seth Rollins backstage, but someone dumped a bucket of ice water on him from behind. Dean Ambrose: "What? It's for charity!" Cue brawl until backstage security guards broke it up.
-Natalya Neidhart d. Women's Champion Paige Knight(non-title) when A.J. Lee skipped out to ringside, allowing Natalya to get the rollup pin.
-Mike Mizanin d. Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler by countout(Ziggler retained the title). Miz destroyed Ziggler's leg and they fought outside the ring, then up to the ring apron; Dolph superkicked Miz and fell to the floor, but Miz fell through the ropes and beat the ten-count as a result. Miz sought to do some post-match damage but fell victim to the Zigzag.
-Antonio Cesaro d. Jack Swagger via Neutralizer; Swagger was still injured from last night's flag match. Bo Dallas came out to trash Swagger after the match, but told him to BO-LIEVE~!
-U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy, Roman Reigns, & Rob Van Dam d. Randy Orton, Ryback, & Curtis Axel when RVD pinned Axel after the five-star frog splash.
-Goldust & Stardust d. Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Jey Uso(non-title); Jey tried to cut off Stardust from making a tag, but Stardust went up and over into a sunset flip for the flash pin.
-Seth Rollins d. Dean Ambrose in a falls-count-anywhere match. Other fan vote choices for the stipulation: No-DQ and no-holds-barred(err, weren't all of those matches pretty much the same thing?). Highlights included a running Ligerbomb onto a pile of chairs by Rollins and a superplex through a table by Ambrose. Kane interfered when Ambrose had it won with the Dirty Deeds(headlock driver); Dean kept fighting but finally got chokeslammed on the broadcast table by Kane. Rollins gave him an advanced curbstomp onto the table(which didn't break)...then Kane uncovered a stack of cinderblocks(!) at ringside and Rollins curbstomped him onto those. The referee finally had to stop the match and aware it to Rollins.
-The Big Show & Mark Henry d. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan); Show PUNCHed out Harper and Rowan, then Henry pinned Rowan after the World's Strongest Slam.
-Renee Young interviewed Seth Rollins backstage, but someone dumped a bucket of ice water on him from behind. Dean Ambrose: "What? It's for charity!" Cue brawl until backstage security guards broke it up.
-Natalya Neidhart d. Women's Champion Paige Knight(non-title) when A.J. Lee skipped out to ringside, allowing Natalya to get the rollup pin.
-Mike Mizanin d. Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler by countout(Ziggler retained the title). Miz destroyed Ziggler's leg and they fought outside the ring, then up to the ring apron; Dolph superkicked Miz and fell to the floor, but Miz fell through the ropes and beat the ten-count as a result. Miz sought to do some post-match damage but fell victim to the Zigzag.
-Antonio Cesaro d. Jack Swagger via Neutralizer; Swagger was still injured from last night's flag match. Bo Dallas came out to trash Swagger after the match, but told him to BO-LIEVE~!
-U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy, Roman Reigns, & Rob Van Dam d. Randy Orton, Ryback, & Curtis Axel when RVD pinned Axel after the five-star frog splash.
-Goldust & Stardust d. Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Jey Uso(non-title); Jey tried to cut off Stardust from making a tag, but Stardust went up and over into a sunset flip for the flash pin.
-Seth Rollins d. Dean Ambrose in a falls-count-anywhere match. Other fan vote choices for the stipulation: No-DQ and no-holds-barred(err, weren't all of those matches pretty much the same thing?). Highlights included a running Ligerbomb onto a pile of chairs by Rollins and a superplex through a table by Ambrose. Kane interfered when Ambrose had it won with the Dirty Deeds(headlock driver); Dean kept fighting but finally got chokeslammed on the broadcast table by Kane. Rollins gave him an advanced curbstomp onto the table(which didn't break)...then Kane uncovered a stack of cinderblocks(!) at ringside and Rollins curbstomped him onto those. The referee finally had to stop the match and aware it to Rollins.
Sunday, August 17, 2014
WWE SummerSlam
-Rob Van Dam d. Antonio Cesaro after the five-star frog splash.
-Dolph Ziggler d. Mike Mizanin with the Zigzag to win the Intercontinental Title.
-Paige Knight d. A.J. Lee to win the Women's Title; Paige escaped the Black Widow and maneuvered into the Ram-Paige(cradle DDT) for the win.
-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Jack Swager(w/ Zeb Colter) in a flag match when Swagger passed out in the Accolade(camel clutch) rather than tap out. Rusev kicked Zeb after the match.
-Seth Rollins d. Dean Ambrose in a lumberjack match; the lumberjacks ended up brawling in and around the ring, distracting the referee long enough for Rollins to knock out Ambrose with his Money In The Bank briefcase to get the victory.
-Bray Wyatt d. Chris Jericho after a Sister Abigail into the ringside barricade, followed by another one in the ring.
-Stephanie McMahon-Helmesly d. Brie Bella; Triple H and Nikki Bella both got involved, but Nikki turned on her sister and Stephanie won after the Pedigree.
-Roman Reigns d. Randy Orton with the spear.
-Brock Lesnar(w/ Paul Heyman) d. John Cena after the second F-5 of the match(the first happening in the opening minute) to win the WWE Title.
-Dolph Ziggler d. Mike Mizanin with the Zigzag to win the Intercontinental Title.
-Paige Knight d. A.J. Lee to win the Women's Title; Paige escaped the Black Widow and maneuvered into the Ram-Paige(cradle DDT) for the win.
-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Jack Swager(w/ Zeb Colter) in a flag match when Swagger passed out in the Accolade(camel clutch) rather than tap out. Rusev kicked Zeb after the match.
-Seth Rollins d. Dean Ambrose in a lumberjack match; the lumberjacks ended up brawling in and around the ring, distracting the referee long enough for Rollins to knock out Ambrose with his Money In The Bank briefcase to get the victory.
-Bray Wyatt d. Chris Jericho after a Sister Abigail into the ringside barricade, followed by another one in the ring.
-Stephanie McMahon-Helmesly d. Brie Bella; Triple H and Nikki Bella both got involved, but Nikki turned on her sister and Stephanie won after the Pedigree.
-Roman Reigns d. Randy Orton with the spear.
-Brock Lesnar(w/ Paul Heyman) d. John Cena after the second F-5 of the match(the first happening in the opening minute) to win the WWE Title.
Anarchy Wrestling TV #446
-Commentators: Brett Wolverton & "The Untouchable" Jeremy Vain.
-"The Technician" Todd Sexton & "Hit For Hire" Bobby Moore d. Alex Avgerinos & Jeremy Foster to retain the Tag Team Titles when Sexton made Foster tap out to the Crippler Crossface; Foster got a foot on the bottom rope but Moore swatted it off before the referee noticed (12:11 aired).
-Lars Manderson(w/ Miss Rachael & "The Modern Classic" B.J. Hancock) d. "The Stray Cat" Brodie Ray Chase(w/ Alex Avgerinos); Hancock attacked Avgerinos outside the ring and the distraction allowed Manderson to win with IT'S THE BIG FOOT (3:01).
-T.V. Champion C.B. Suave & "Do Or Die" Chip Day d. "Country Jacked" Corey Hollis & "The Italian-American Bad Boy" Tommy Penirelli; Day kicked Penirelli to break up the Guinea Lock(anklelock) on Suave, allowing Suave to roll up Penirelli for the pin (15:58 aired).
-"Wrestling's Most Dangerous Weapon" Geter d. "The Deadly Sin" Se7en(w/ Agent/Attorney Jeff G. Bailey) by DQ when "The No-Pain Train" Iceberg attacked Geter with a backboard (3:37 aired). "The Priest Of Punishment" Mikael Judas made the save with a baseball bat before Iceberg could do damage with his "implement of mass destruction".
-"The Technician" Todd Sexton & "Hit For Hire" Bobby Moore d. Alex Avgerinos & Jeremy Foster to retain the Tag Team Titles when Sexton made Foster tap out to the Crippler Crossface; Foster got a foot on the bottom rope but Moore swatted it off before the referee noticed (12:11 aired).
-Lars Manderson(w/ Miss Rachael & "The Modern Classic" B.J. Hancock) d. "The Stray Cat" Brodie Ray Chase(w/ Alex Avgerinos); Hancock attacked Avgerinos outside the ring and the distraction allowed Manderson to win with IT'S THE BIG FOOT (3:01).
-T.V. Champion C.B. Suave & "Do Or Die" Chip Day d. "Country Jacked" Corey Hollis & "The Italian-American Bad Boy" Tommy Penirelli; Day kicked Penirelli to break up the Guinea Lock(anklelock) on Suave, allowing Suave to roll up Penirelli for the pin (15:58 aired).
-"Wrestling's Most Dangerous Weapon" Geter d. "The Deadly Sin" Se7en(w/ Agent/Attorney Jeff G. Bailey) by DQ when "The No-Pain Train" Iceberg attacked Geter with a backboard (3:37 aired). "The Priest Of Punishment" Mikael Judas made the save with a baseball bat before Iceberg could do damage with his "implement of mass destruction".
ROH + SICW
ROH TV
-Commentators: Kevin Kelly & Nigel McGuinness.
-A.C.H. d. Tadarius Thomas(w/ Jimmy Jacobs & Adam Page) with a 450 Splash. A.C.H. got out of the ring as B.J. Whitmer made his entrance...then Whitmer & Jacobs abused Page for some reason. Page & Thomas briefly stood up to them, but finally walked to the backstage area.
-"Mr. Wrestling" Kevin Steen d. "The King Of Old School" Steve Corino with the package piledriver. Jimmy Jacobs entered the ring to embrace Steen, but it was a setup for an attack by Roderick Strong and B.J. Whitmer...Steen double-clotheslined them and Jacobs bailed from the ring as other members of the locker room came out to stand by Steen.
SICW Wrestling Explosion
-Commentator: Larry Matysik.
-"Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson & "Dirdey" Jake Dirden d. Flash Flanagan & Ax Allwardt when Jackson rolled up Flanagan.
-Larry did a sitdown interview with "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase about his St. Louis wrestling career.
-Flashback to August 1983: King Kong Brody fought Nikolai Volkoff to a double DQ.
-Commentators: Kevin Kelly & Nigel McGuinness.
-A.C.H. d. Tadarius Thomas(w/ Jimmy Jacobs & Adam Page) with a 450 Splash. A.C.H. got out of the ring as B.J. Whitmer made his entrance...then Whitmer & Jacobs abused Page for some reason. Page & Thomas briefly stood up to them, but finally walked to the backstage area.
-"Mr. Wrestling" Kevin Steen d. "The King Of Old School" Steve Corino with the package piledriver. Jimmy Jacobs entered the ring to embrace Steen, but it was a setup for an attack by Roderick Strong and B.J. Whitmer...Steen double-clotheslined them and Jacobs bailed from the ring as other members of the locker room came out to stand by Steen.
SICW Wrestling Explosion
-Commentator: Larry Matysik.
-"Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson & "Dirdey" Jake Dirden d. Flash Flanagan & Ax Allwardt when Jackson rolled up Flanagan.
-Larry did a sitdown interview with "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase about his St. Louis wrestling career.
-Flashback to August 1983: King Kong Brody fought Nikolai Volkoff to a double DQ.
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Saturday SICW Results From East Carondelet, IL
-"All About Me" Mallaki Matthews d. Joker after a Union Jack-style neckbreaker off the second rope (3:26).
-"The Man Of Tomorrow" Daniel Eads d. "Money" Matt Cage; Cage ducked and covered when Eads went for the Superman Punch, so Eads stopped short and sunset-flipped him for the flash pin (11:15).
-"Ironman" Ken Kasa(w/ Travis Cook & Bull Bronson) d. Farmer Billy Hills after the John Wu Dropkick (8:40).
-Promoter Herb Simmons interviewed "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff in the ring but was interrupted by Flash Flanagan. After Orndorff grabbed Flash's kendo stick away from him, Flanagan complained that Orndorff once blew him off for an autograph request when he was a young fan. Flash made a big production out of producing one of his own 8x10 pictures and autographing it for Orndorff's benefit(even addressing it "To PAULA"), but Orndorff ripped up the 8x10 in short order.
-Mohamad Ali Vaez d. J.J. Garrett with the camel clutch (5:05). Vaez attacked Garrett before the ring introductions and spoke to the crowd in his native language before the bout officially started. Afterwards, he let everyone know(in English) that he was there to make an impact.
-Red River Jack(w/ "The Famous" Big Daddy) d. Ax Allwardt with the Double-R-J(Diamond Cutter) (5:10). Jack abused Ax with the timekeeper's table after the bell.
-Flash Flanagan, Bull Bronson, & Waco(w/ Travis Cook) d. "Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson, Big Jim Hoffarth, & "The Don Mega" Shorty Biggs in an elimination tag match. Hoffarth hit Waco from the ring apron and Shorty got the pin after the Shortcut(corkscrew snapmare driver) in 6:36. Waco returned the favor by snapping Hoffarth's throat off the top rope behind the referee's back, allowing Bronson to roll up Hoffarth for a three-count in 8:44. Shorty was the next to be eliminated as Bull pinned him after a Samoan Drop in 11:36. That left Gary alone against two opponents, but he took advantage of a backfired double-team and countered a Bronson slam attempt with an inside cradle, getting the fall at 13:42. However, Flanagan had the last laugh as he KOed Jackson with a foreign object hidden in his trunks; he got the winning pinfall in 14:32.
-Before the main event, Travis Cook wanted Herb Simmons to guarantee him that Ken Kasa would get his title rematch against the winner of the Hatton-Cruz matchup. Herb wanted Travis to apologize to the fans for insulting them...which Travis did in his own backhanded way.
-Heath Hatton d. "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz to retain the Classic Title. Ricky said that Herb wanted him to fight a clean match in order to get his long-awaited title shot. Each man survived some of the other's best moves, but the referee was accidentally knocked down when Cruz sidestepped a Hatton spear. Cruz connected with his third superkick of the match and covered Heath, but there was no referee to make the pin count. Big Daddy made an appearance at ringside, distracting Cruz and setting him up for a Double-R-J from Red River Jack...Hatton, unaware of the interference, revived and made the cover on Cruz as the referee recovered to make the three-count (16:32).
-"The Man Of Tomorrow" Daniel Eads d. "Money" Matt Cage; Cage ducked and covered when Eads went for the Superman Punch, so Eads stopped short and sunset-flipped him for the flash pin (11:15).
-"Ironman" Ken Kasa(w/ Travis Cook & Bull Bronson) d. Farmer Billy Hills after the John Wu Dropkick (8:40).
-Promoter Herb Simmons interviewed "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff in the ring but was interrupted by Flash Flanagan. After Orndorff grabbed Flash's kendo stick away from him, Flanagan complained that Orndorff once blew him off for an autograph request when he was a young fan. Flash made a big production out of producing one of his own 8x10 pictures and autographing it for Orndorff's benefit(even addressing it "To PAULA"), but Orndorff ripped up the 8x10 in short order.
-Mohamad Ali Vaez d. J.J. Garrett with the camel clutch (5:05). Vaez attacked Garrett before the ring introductions and spoke to the crowd in his native language before the bout officially started. Afterwards, he let everyone know(in English) that he was there to make an impact.
-Red River Jack(w/ "The Famous" Big Daddy) d. Ax Allwardt with the Double-R-J(Diamond Cutter) (5:10). Jack abused Ax with the timekeeper's table after the bell.
-Flash Flanagan, Bull Bronson, & Waco(w/ Travis Cook) d. "Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson, Big Jim Hoffarth, & "The Don Mega" Shorty Biggs in an elimination tag match. Hoffarth hit Waco from the ring apron and Shorty got the pin after the Shortcut(corkscrew snapmare driver) in 6:36. Waco returned the favor by snapping Hoffarth's throat off the top rope behind the referee's back, allowing Bronson to roll up Hoffarth for a three-count in 8:44. Shorty was the next to be eliminated as Bull pinned him after a Samoan Drop in 11:36. That left Gary alone against two opponents, but he took advantage of a backfired double-team and countered a Bronson slam attempt with an inside cradle, getting the fall at 13:42. However, Flanagan had the last laugh as he KOed Jackson with a foreign object hidden in his trunks; he got the winning pinfall in 14:32.
-Before the main event, Travis Cook wanted Herb Simmons to guarantee him that Ken Kasa would get his title rematch against the winner of the Hatton-Cruz matchup. Herb wanted Travis to apologize to the fans for insulting them...which Travis did in his own backhanded way.
-Heath Hatton d. "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz to retain the Classic Title. Ricky said that Herb wanted him to fight a clean match in order to get his long-awaited title shot. Each man survived some of the other's best moves, but the referee was accidentally knocked down when Cruz sidestepped a Hatton spear. Cruz connected with his third superkick of the match and covered Heath, but there was no referee to make the pin count. Big Daddy made an appearance at ringside, distracting Cruz and setting him up for a Double-R-J from Red River Jack...Hatton, unaware of the interference, revived and made the cover on Cruz as the referee recovered to make the three-count (16:32).
Friday, August 15, 2014
Show results
Friday ROH results from Brooklyn, NY:
-Jay Lethal d. Matt Taven in a cage match to retain the T.V. Title.
-Mark Briscoe d. Takaaki Watanabe.
-Moose & Robert D. Evans d. The Brutal Burgers(Brutal Bob Evans & Cheeseburger).
-Michael Bennett d. Rocky Romero.
-Roderick Strong, B.J. Whitmer, & Jimmy Jacobs d. John Knockout, Ken Phoenix & Will Ferrara.
-Silas Young d. Tommaso Ciampa.
-Cedric Alexander d. A.C.H.
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) d. Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Michael Elgin won a four-corner match with A.J. Styles, Jay Briscoe, and Adam Cole to retain the Heavyweight Title.
Friday AAW results from Berwyn, IL:
-Davey Vega d. Brent Banks.
-Zero Gravity(Brett Gakiya & C.J. Esparza) & Shane Sabre d. Gregory Iron, Benjamin Boose, & Joey Vincent Martini.
-Keith Walker & Tweek Phoenix d. Blake Belakis & Psycho Mike Rollins.
-Justice Jones d. Dick Justice.
-Shane Hollister won a triple threat match with Tag Team Champion Ethan Page and Johnny Gargano to retain the Heavyweight Title and win Page's half of the Tag Team Titles.
-Louis Lyndon d. Ricochet.
-Marek Brave vs. Christian Faith ended in a no-contest.
-Heidi Lovelace d. Matt Cage to win the Heritage Title.
Saturday WLW results from Richmond, MO:
-Elvis Aliaga d. Michael Barry.
-Leland Race d. Dustin Bozworth.
-Stacey O'Brien d. Women's Champion "Miss Natural" Heather Patera in a non-title match.
-Superstar Steve Fender d. Kyle Roberts to win the Harley Race Invitational Tournament.
-High Level Enterprise(Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) d. The Black Hand Warriors(Michael Magnuson & David DeLorean) to win the Tag Team Titles.
Saturday CHIKARA results from Limoilou, Quebec, Canada:
-The Osirian Portal(Amasis & Ophidian) won a four-way dance with The Belliveau Brothers, The Spectral Envoy(Ultramantis Black & Hallowicked), and Jaka & Qefka The Quiet.
-Ashley Remington d. Kodama.
-Silver Ant d. The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova.
-Eddie Kingston vs. The Shard ended in a no-contest.
-Juan Francisco De Coronado d. Archibald Peck.
-3.0(Shane Matthews & Scott Parker) d. The Colony Xtreme Force(Missile Assault Ant & Orbit Adventure Ant).
-Grand Champion Icarus, Campeones De Parejas The Throwbacks("Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti & Dasher Hatfield), & The Colony(Fire Ant & Worker Ant) d. The Flood(Jimmy Jacobs, 17, Nokken, Max Smashmaster, & Flex Rumblecrunch).
Sunday CHIKARA results from Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
-The Colony(Fire Ant & Worker Ant) won a four-way dance with The Osirian Portal(Amasis & Ophidian), Los Ice Creams(El Hijo Del Ice Cream & Ice Cream Jr.), and The McGoths(Bloodlust & Spooky).
-Nokken d. Kodama.
-Chuck Taylor d. Ashley Remington.
-Archibald Peck & 3.0(Shane Matthews & Scott Parker) d. Jaka, Max Smashmaster, & Flex Rumblecrunch.
-Jimmy Jacobs d. Silver Ant by DQ.
-The Shard, 17, & The Colony Xtreme Force(Missile Assault Ant & Orbit Adventure Ant) d. Campeones De Parejas The Throwbacks("Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti & Dasher Hatfield) & The Spectral Envoy(Ultramantis Black & Hallowicked).
-Icarus d. Juan Francisco De Coronado to retain the Grand Championship.
-Jay Lethal d. Matt Taven in a cage match to retain the T.V. Title.
-Mark Briscoe d. Takaaki Watanabe.
-Moose & Robert D. Evans d. The Brutal Burgers(Brutal Bob Evans & Cheeseburger).
-Michael Bennett d. Rocky Romero.
-Roderick Strong, B.J. Whitmer, & Jimmy Jacobs d. John Knockout, Ken Phoenix & Will Ferrara.
-Silas Young d. Tommaso Ciampa.
-Cedric Alexander d. A.C.H.
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) d. Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Michael Elgin won a four-corner match with A.J. Styles, Jay Briscoe, and Adam Cole to retain the Heavyweight Title.
Friday AAW results from Berwyn, IL:
-Davey Vega d. Brent Banks.
-Zero Gravity(Brett Gakiya & C.J. Esparza) & Shane Sabre d. Gregory Iron, Benjamin Boose, & Joey Vincent Martini.
-Keith Walker & Tweek Phoenix d. Blake Belakis & Psycho Mike Rollins.
-Justice Jones d. Dick Justice.
-Shane Hollister won a triple threat match with Tag Team Champion Ethan Page and Johnny Gargano to retain the Heavyweight Title and win Page's half of the Tag Team Titles.
-Louis Lyndon d. Ricochet.
-Marek Brave vs. Christian Faith ended in a no-contest.
-Heidi Lovelace d. Matt Cage to win the Heritage Title.
Saturday WLW results from Richmond, MO:
-Elvis Aliaga d. Michael Barry.
-Leland Race d. Dustin Bozworth.
-Stacey O'Brien d. Women's Champion "Miss Natural" Heather Patera in a non-title match.
-Superstar Steve Fender d. Kyle Roberts to win the Harley Race Invitational Tournament.
-High Level Enterprise(Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) d. The Black Hand Warriors(Michael Magnuson & David DeLorean) to win the Tag Team Titles.
Saturday CHIKARA results from Limoilou, Quebec, Canada:
-The Osirian Portal(Amasis & Ophidian) won a four-way dance with The Belliveau Brothers, The Spectral Envoy(Ultramantis Black & Hallowicked), and Jaka & Qefka The Quiet.
-Ashley Remington d. Kodama.
-Silver Ant d. The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova.
-Eddie Kingston vs. The Shard ended in a no-contest.
-Juan Francisco De Coronado d. Archibald Peck.
-3.0(Shane Matthews & Scott Parker) d. The Colony Xtreme Force(Missile Assault Ant & Orbit Adventure Ant).
-Grand Champion Icarus, Campeones De Parejas The Throwbacks("Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti & Dasher Hatfield), & The Colony(Fire Ant & Worker Ant) d. The Flood(Jimmy Jacobs, 17, Nokken, Max Smashmaster, & Flex Rumblecrunch).
Sunday CHIKARA results from Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
-The Colony(Fire Ant & Worker Ant) won a four-way dance with The Osirian Portal(Amasis & Ophidian), Los Ice Creams(El Hijo Del Ice Cream & Ice Cream Jr.), and The McGoths(Bloodlust & Spooky).
-Nokken d. Kodama.
-Chuck Taylor d. Ashley Remington.
-Archibald Peck & 3.0(Shane Matthews & Scott Parker) d. Jaka, Max Smashmaster, & Flex Rumblecrunch.
-Jimmy Jacobs d. Silver Ant by DQ.
-The Shard, 17, & The Colony Xtreme Force(Missile Assault Ant & Orbit Adventure Ant) d. Campeones De Parejas The Throwbacks("Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti & Dasher Hatfield) & The Spectral Envoy(Ultramantis Black & Hallowicked).
-Icarus d. Juan Francisco De Coronado to retain the Grand Championship.
Superstars + Smackdown
WWE Superstars
-Commentators: Tom Phillips & Renee Young.
-Emma Tayla d. Alicia Fox with the Emma-Lock(inverted STF) (5:08).
-Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds) d. Johnny Fandango with the Party Foul(snapmare driver) (5:53 aired).
WWE Smackdown
-Commentators: Michael Cole & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-MizTV started the show with Intercontinental Champion Mike Mizanin interviewing Roman Reigns...more accurately, he ran his mouth until Reigns decked him.
-Dean Ambrose d. Antonio Cesaro with the Dirty Deeds(headlock driver). Seth Rollins threatened Ambrose afterwards.
-Dolph Ziggler d. Titus O'Neil(w/ Heath Slater) after the Zigzag.
-Mark Henry(w/ The Big Show) d. Luke Harper(w/ Erick Rowan) by DQ when Rowan BOOTed Henry to break up a World's Strongest Slam attempt. Director Of Operations Kane took a page out of Theodore Long's book and ordered an impromptu tag match...
-The Big Show & Mark Henry d. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan); Henry picked up Rowan and Show PUNCHed him before Henry completed the World's Strongest Slam for the victory.
-Eva Marie d. Women's Champion A.J. Lee by countout(non-title) when Paige Knight skipped out to ringside and A.J. left the ring to attack her. A.J. got distracted by Eva taunting her and Paige attacked A.J. from behind, then dropped her with the Paige Turner.
-Jack Swagger(w/ Zeb Colter) d. Bo Dallas with the Patriot Lock(anklelock). Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) came out for the obligatory promo exchange, after which Bo claimed he was simply reaching for the ropes and not tapping out. (I Bo-lieve him.)
-Roman Reigns d. Intercontinental Champion Mike Mizanin(non-title) via spear after Dolph Ziggler stopped him from walking away from the match.
-Commentators: Tom Phillips & Renee Young.
-Emma Tayla d. Alicia Fox with the Emma-Lock(inverted STF) (5:08).
-Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds) d. Johnny Fandango with the Party Foul(snapmare driver) (5:53 aired).
WWE Smackdown
-Commentators: Michael Cole & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-MizTV started the show with Intercontinental Champion Mike Mizanin interviewing Roman Reigns...more accurately, he ran his mouth until Reigns decked him.
-Dean Ambrose d. Antonio Cesaro with the Dirty Deeds(headlock driver). Seth Rollins threatened Ambrose afterwards.
-Dolph Ziggler d. Titus O'Neil(w/ Heath Slater) after the Zigzag.
-Mark Henry(w/ The Big Show) d. Luke Harper(w/ Erick Rowan) by DQ when Rowan BOOTed Henry to break up a World's Strongest Slam attempt. Director Of Operations Kane took a page out of Theodore Long's book and ordered an impromptu tag match...
-The Big Show & Mark Henry d. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan); Henry picked up Rowan and Show PUNCHed him before Henry completed the World's Strongest Slam for the victory.
-Eva Marie d. Women's Champion A.J. Lee by countout(non-title) when Paige Knight skipped out to ringside and A.J. left the ring to attack her. A.J. got distracted by Eva taunting her and Paige attacked A.J. from behind, then dropped her with the Paige Turner.
-Jack Swagger(w/ Zeb Colter) d. Bo Dallas with the Patriot Lock(anklelock). Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) came out for the obligatory promo exchange, after which Bo claimed he was simply reaching for the ropes and not tapping out. (I Bo-lieve him.)
-Roman Reigns d. Intercontinental Champion Mike Mizanin(non-title) via spear after Dolph Ziggler stopped him from walking away from the match.
MMWA Extra Comment
I feel like I have done the Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance a disservice in recent months. After missing their April show due to bronchitis, the local wrestling schedule has been extremely full and I haven't been to any South Broadway events. Fortunately, the magic of YouTube has allowed me to keep track of the goings-on...
I'm not a big fan of heel authority figures in general...my philosophy is that people go to independent wrestling shows to see something DIFFERENT from what's on television. That applies to both heel authority figures and extended talking segments. They did add Jim Harris as Assistant Commissioner to keep Sean Orleans from abusing his power too much.
The table has already been set for the September show(which I SHOULD be able to attend); that show will feature the annual King Of St. Louis Cable Tournament. Six men have qualified: Tag Team Champions A.J. Williams & Da'Marius Jones, T.V. Champion Moondog Rover, Gary Jackson, Barackus, and J-Mal Swagg. I imagine the field will be completed by Survivor Champion Dave Osborne and new Jr. Heavyweight Champion Everett Connors, though Andrew Wilder could also be a candidate after his strong showing against Heavyweight Champ Brandon Espinosa.
The Tag Title match I had prognosticated last month came to pass as Williams & Jones defended against former champions LaMarcus Clinton & Chase King(who had never lost the titles in the ring). Both LMC and King had taken sabbaticals from wrestling and the titles just vanished from the MMWA picture; the titles were reactivated in April when Jackson Whitechapel & Sean Orleans defeated Jones & Jake Dempsey to become the new champions. Nice teamwork by both sides in this one.
The T.V. Title match had plenty of stipulations on top of being a championship bout; the winner qualified for King Of STL Cable AND Mephisto had to eat dog food if he lost. Mephisto went a bit more aerial than usual in this one with a suicide dive and (missed) Lionsault. Gary Jackson stopped Mephisto from walking away from the stipulation, so it looks like that issue isn't quite over.
Gary Jackson vs. Tony Kozina shaped up to be an old-school technical battle...and it was, despite Kevin Lee Davidson's interference on a few occasions. My esteemed colleague Drew Abbenhaus said that he'd never seen a tapout from a figure-four reversal and I don't think I had either.
There could be some trouble in Elitism paradise, judging by the battle royal. Jackson Whitechapel may be a bit tired of Sean Orleans forcing him to do the lion's share of the work in their tag matches and then hogging the glory at the end. They had some communication near the start of the battle royal that led to Whitechapel attacking Orleans, then Orleans low-bridging Whitechapel out of the match...hmm. Tag partners King and LMC got former Survivor Champ Stevie K out of the match only to be dumped one right after the other by Osborne. Evan Gelistico hung back and let the other guys battle it out...rookie Laurence Johnson got J-Mal Swagg out, only for Gelistico to send him to the floor. Osborne took great pleasure in eliminating Orleans...then had a pretty good exchange with Gelistico before finally winning to retain his title. This was the first time in a few months that the former Battle Royal Title had been defended in a battle royal...so there you have it.
After Everett Connors pinned Ace Hawkins in last month's gauntlet match, Hawkins claimed it was a fluke and Connors could never beat him in a straight one-on-one match. To be fair, Ace had been in the ladder match with Andrew Wilder earlier in the night and wasn't in the best of shape. The rookie Connors has been working quite a bit around the area, appearing for Dynamo Pro as well as PWCS. The match built up pretty well and I personally wasn't expecting a title change, but Connors finally hit the guillotine legdrop to score the huge upset! It sounds like Ace is taking a break from wrestling...going by the subtle hints of him throwing a tantrum and QUITTING after the loss.
The only match I didn't see on YouTube was Barackus & J-Mal Swagg vs. Brian James & Johnathan Zulu...Swagg pinned Zulu for the win. The loss meant that last year's King Of STL Cable winner was out of the running for this year's tourney...perhaps he'll challenge for Espy's title at the September show as I don't think he's had a one-on-one rematch since losing the title back to Espinosa. If I remember right, the tournament winner can get a shot at any title of his choosing whenever he wants...so if a member of the Elitism wins it, would that person challenge for Espinosa's title or not?
Andrew Wilder had a good showing against Espinosa in the main event, but Orleans' distraction cost him the match. Wilder is really good for his level of experience; it would probably do him some good to add a bit of bulk(he was announced at 145 lbs., if I remember right) and get some tights/trunks instead of the baggy shorts.
At any rate, I should finally get back to the South Broadway Athletic Club in September...looking forward to it. I'm a big fan of wrestling tournaments so that'll be a fun part of the show...
Thursday, August 14, 2014
NXT + Impact
WWE NXT
-Commentators: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Renee Young.
-Tag Team Title Contenders' Tournament: The Vaudevillains("The Artiste" Aiden English & Simon Gotch) d. Mojo Rawley & Bull Dempsey when English pinned Rawley after That's A Wrap(Gotch Regal Roll followed by English second-rope swanton bomb) (3:07). Dempsey turned on Mojo after the match and dropped him with the Bulldozer(Northern Lights Bomb).
-Backstage: Sasha Banks trash-talked Bayley...they'll settle things tonight.
-Bayley Rose d. "The Boss" Sasha Banks to earn the next shot at NXT Women's Champion Charlotte Flair; Sasha got Bayley in her version of the Crippler Crossface but Bayley rolled her back into a pinning combination for the victory (8:50). Charlotte came out to raise Bayley's hand on the entrance stage and they shook hands.
-Tag Team Title Contenders' Tournament: Sin Cara & Kalisto d. Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy when Kalisto pinned Murphy after the sitout Asai DDT (2:42).
-Backstage: Veronica Lane interviewed The Legionnaires(Sylvester Lefort & Marcus Louis); they weren't happy about being excluded from the tournament and planned to take it out on Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady.
-"The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville d. Tyler Breeze by DQ to retain the NXT Title; Tyson Kidd came out to observe the match, but Neville took him out with a superkick when he made his way to ringside. Neville went up for the Red Arrow(corkscrew shooting star press) but Kidd attacked Neville for the disqualification (14:46). Breeze was mad at Kidd for costing him the match and the two of them brawled...then Neville got involved and it turned into a three-way fight until Kidd and Breeze doubled up on Neville. Sami Zayn finally made the save and cleared the ring of Breeze and Kidd.
TNA Impact
-Commentators: Mike Tenay & Taz.
-Low-Ki won a six-way dance with Homicide, D.J. Shiima Xion, Manik, Tigre Uno, and Crazzy Steve. Tigre Uno pinned Steve after the Sabretooth Splash(moonsault-into-450 Splash). Manik pinned Tigre after the Puma Crush(double-chickenwing dropped into a lungblower). Xion rolled up Manik with feet on the ropes for the third elimination. Homicide pinned Xion after the Gringo Killah(Vertebreaker). Low-Ki eliminated Homicide with the Ki-Krusher(fisherman buster into a Michinoku Driver) for the win.
-Ken Anderson d. Phil Gunner by DQ; Samuel Shaw tried to play peacemaker and Anderson decked him, so Shaw took down Anderson and started wailing away on him. Gunner had to get between the two as a result...
-Gail Kim won a four-corner match with Taryn Terrell, Angelina Love, and Velvet Sky to retain the Women's Title when she pinned Velvet after the Eat-The-Feet.
-Heavyweight Champion Bobby Lashley, Montel Vontavious Porter, & Kenny King d. Eric Young, Bobby Roode, & Austin Aries; M.V.P. knocked Aries off the top rope with his crutch behind the referee's back, allowing Lashley to get the win after the spear.
-Team 3-D(Bully Ray & Brother Devon) d. The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) when Devon pinned Matt after the 3-D.
-Next week: Impact moves to Wednesday...wait, what?
-Commentators: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Renee Young.
-Tag Team Title Contenders' Tournament: The Vaudevillains("The Artiste" Aiden English & Simon Gotch) d. Mojo Rawley & Bull Dempsey when English pinned Rawley after That's A Wrap(Gotch Regal Roll followed by English second-rope swanton bomb) (3:07). Dempsey turned on Mojo after the match and dropped him with the Bulldozer(Northern Lights Bomb).
-Backstage: Sasha Banks trash-talked Bayley...they'll settle things tonight.
-Bayley Rose d. "The Boss" Sasha Banks to earn the next shot at NXT Women's Champion Charlotte Flair; Sasha got Bayley in her version of the Crippler Crossface but Bayley rolled her back into a pinning combination for the victory (8:50). Charlotte came out to raise Bayley's hand on the entrance stage and they shook hands.
-Tag Team Title Contenders' Tournament: Sin Cara & Kalisto d. Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy when Kalisto pinned Murphy after the sitout Asai DDT (2:42).
-Backstage: Veronica Lane interviewed The Legionnaires(Sylvester Lefort & Marcus Louis); they weren't happy about being excluded from the tournament and planned to take it out on Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady.
-"The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville d. Tyler Breeze by DQ to retain the NXT Title; Tyson Kidd came out to observe the match, but Neville took him out with a superkick when he made his way to ringside. Neville went up for the Red Arrow(corkscrew shooting star press) but Kidd attacked Neville for the disqualification (14:46). Breeze was mad at Kidd for costing him the match and the two of them brawled...then Neville got involved and it turned into a three-way fight until Kidd and Breeze doubled up on Neville. Sami Zayn finally made the save and cleared the ring of Breeze and Kidd.
TNA Impact
-Commentators: Mike Tenay & Taz.
-Low-Ki won a six-way dance with Homicide, D.J. Shiima Xion, Manik, Tigre Uno, and Crazzy Steve. Tigre Uno pinned Steve after the Sabretooth Splash(moonsault-into-450 Splash). Manik pinned Tigre after the Puma Crush(double-chickenwing dropped into a lungblower). Xion rolled up Manik with feet on the ropes for the third elimination. Homicide pinned Xion after the Gringo Killah(Vertebreaker). Low-Ki eliminated Homicide with the Ki-Krusher(fisherman buster into a Michinoku Driver) for the win.
-Ken Anderson d. Phil Gunner by DQ; Samuel Shaw tried to play peacemaker and Anderson decked him, so Shaw took down Anderson and started wailing away on him. Gunner had to get between the two as a result...
-Gail Kim won a four-corner match with Taryn Terrell, Angelina Love, and Velvet Sky to retain the Women's Title when she pinned Velvet after the Eat-The-Feet.
-Heavyweight Champion Bobby Lashley, Montel Vontavious Porter, & Kenny King d. Eric Young, Bobby Roode, & Austin Aries; M.V.P. knocked Aries off the top rope with his crutch behind the referee's back, allowing Lashley to get the win after the spear.
-Team 3-D(Bully Ray & Brother Devon) d. The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) when Devon pinned Matt after the 3-D.
-Next week: Impact moves to Wednesday...wait, what?
Comedy Part 518: Hey Guys, Let's Take Our Minds Off Real Life
Location: Hey Guys Comedy
Emcee: Joe "The Animal" Lancey
After: Angel Kircher
Before: Arlo Christie
Emcee: Joe "The Animal" Lancey
After: Angel Kircher
Before: Arlo Christie
It's been a real bummer of a week, especially in this particular part of the country. In that regard, it was nice to get out to a comedy show and have some fun. I tried to stick with newer material, including one totally new line; I feel like I did pretty well. I'm on vacation from work next week, so I'm planning to get to some more open-mic shows...especially venues where I haven't performed yet.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Midweek wrestling
WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Tom Phillips & Byron Saxton.
-Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Jey Uso had issued an open challenge to defend their Tag Team Titles. It was answered by Rybaxel...AND the unusual team of Sheamus & RVD. Director Of Operations Kane(back to corporate mode) made the match official.
-Seth Rollins d. Kofi Kingston after the advanced curbstomp (8:03 aired).
-Jimmy & Jey Uso won a triple threat match with Ryback & Curtis Axel and U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy & Rob Van Dam to retain the Tag Team Titles; RVD hit the five-star frog splash on Axel, but Jimmy had tagged himself in on Axel and hit his own top-rope splash on Van Dam for the pin (10:23 aired).
TNA XPlosion
-Commentators: Mike Tenay & Jeremy Borash.
-Madison Rayne d. Brittany Garrett with a victory roll from the mat (5:22 aired).
ROH YouTube Exclusive
-Commentators: Kevin Kelly & Steve Corino.
-Matt Taven vs. J. Diesel ended in a no-contest when Diesel handcuffed Taven to the ropes; Diesel left the ring and T.V. Champion Jay Lethal, Truth Martini, and Seleziya Sparx made their entrance with Taven at their mercy. Truth and Seleziya beat down Taven before Lethal took his shots.
-Commentators: Tom Phillips & Byron Saxton.
-Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Jey Uso had issued an open challenge to defend their Tag Team Titles. It was answered by Rybaxel...AND the unusual team of Sheamus & RVD. Director Of Operations Kane(back to corporate mode) made the match official.
-Seth Rollins d. Kofi Kingston after the advanced curbstomp (8:03 aired).
-Jimmy & Jey Uso won a triple threat match with Ryback & Curtis Axel and U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy & Rob Van Dam to retain the Tag Team Titles; RVD hit the five-star frog splash on Axel, but Jimmy had tagged himself in on Axel and hit his own top-rope splash on Van Dam for the pin (10:23 aired).
TNA XPlosion
-Commentators: Mike Tenay & Jeremy Borash.
-Madison Rayne d. Brittany Garrett with a victory roll from the mat (5:22 aired).
ROH YouTube Exclusive
-Commentators: Kevin Kelly & Steve Corino.
-Matt Taven vs. J. Diesel ended in a no-contest when Diesel handcuffed Taven to the ropes; Diesel left the ring and T.V. Champion Jay Lethal, Truth Martini, and Seleziya Sparx made their entrance with Taven at their mercy. Truth and Seleziya beat down Taven before Lethal took his shots.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
This week in wrestling
WWE(www.wwe.com)
Main Event this week has:
-Jimmy & Jey Uso vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy & Rob Van Dam vs. Ryback & Curtis Axel - Tag Team Titles
-Kofi Kingston vs. Seth Rollins
NXT this week has:
-Adrian Neville vs. Tyler Breeze - NXT Title
-Mojo Rawley & Bull Dempsey vs. The Vaudevillains(Aiden English & Simon Gotch) - Tag Team Title Contenders' Tournament
-Sin Cara & Kalisto vs. Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy - Tag Team Title Contenders' Tournament
-Bayley Rose vs. Sasha Banks
Superstars this week has:
-Adam Rose vs. Johnny Fandango
-Emma Tayla vs. Alicia Fox
Smackdown on Friday has:
-Mike Mizanin vs. Roman Reigns
-Dean Ambrose vs. Antonio Cesaro
-Dolph Ziggler vs. Titus O'Neil
-Mark Henry vs. Luke Harper
-Jack Swagger vs. Bo Dallas
-A.J. Lee vs. Eva Marie
-In action: The Big Show, Erick Rowan
SummerSlam is on Sunday 8/17:
-John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar - WWE Title
-Mike Mizanin vs. Dolph Ziggler - Intercontinental Title
-A.J. Lee vs. Paige Knight - Women's Title
-Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt
-Brie Bella vs. Stephanie McMahon-Helmesly
-Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins - Lumberjack Match
-Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton
-Jack Swagger vs. Alexander Rusev - Flag Match
TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)
Impact on Thursday has:
-The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) vs. Team 3-D(Bully Ray & Brother Devon)
-Eric Young, Bobby Roode, & Austin Aries vs. Bobby Lashley, Montel Vontavious Porter, & Kenny King
-Low-Ki vs. Homicide vs. Manik vs. Tigre Uno vs. D.J. Shiima Xion vs. Crazzy Steve
-Gail Kim vs. Taryn Terrell vs. Angelina Love vs. Velvet Sky - Women's Title
-Ken Anderson vs. Phil Gunner
RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)
ROH TV this week has:
-Kevin Steen vs. Steve Corino
-A.C.H. vs. Tadarius Thomas
-Takaaki Watanabe vs. Tyson Dux
Next show is Friday 8/15 in Brooklyn, NY:
-Michael Elgin vs. A.J. Styles vs. Adam Cole vs. Jay Briscoe - Heavyweight Title
-Jay Lethal vs. Matt Taven - T.V. Title Cage Match
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) - Tag Team Titles
-Mark Briscoe vs. Takaaki Watanabe
-Cedric Alexander vs. A.C.H.
-Rocky Romero vs. Michael Bennett
-Tommaso Ciampa vs. Silas Young
-War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) vs. Roderick Strong & B.J. Whitmer
-Appearing: Jerry Lynn
ROH has a show on Friday 8/22 in Milwaukee, WI:
-Michael Elgin vs. Silas Young - Heavyweight Title
-A.J. Styles vs. Kyle O'Reilly
-Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. Adam Cole & Michael Bennett
ROH has a show on Saturday 8/23 in Chicago Ridge, IL:
-Michael Elgin vs. Tommaso Ciampa - Heavyweight Title
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) & Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)
-A.J. Styles vs. Cedric Alexander
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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.slawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 10/3 in Alton, IL:
-Gerald James vs. Angelus Layne - Heavyweight Title Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Davey Vega vs. Michael Elgin
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Jojo Bravo
-A.C.H. vs. Cedric Alexander
-Arik Cannon vs. Trevor Lee
-Zakk Sawyers vs. Christian Rose
-The Hooligans vs. The Viking War Party(Alexandre Rudolph & Jake Parnell)
-Darin Corbin vs. Mikey McFinnegan
-Bolt Brady vs. Dan Walsh
-Appearing: Brandon Espinosa, Dangerous Deveroux, Alex Castle, Dorian Victor
DPW(www.saintlouiswrestling.com)
Next show is Saturday 8/23 in Glen Carbon, IL.
SICW(www.sicw.org)
Next show is Saturday 8/16 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Heath Hatton vs. Ricky Cruz - Classic Title
-Gary Jackson, Shorty Biggs, & Jim Hoffarth vs. Flash Flanagan, Bull Bronson, & Waco
-Outtkast vs. Ken Kasa
-Red River Jack vs. Ax Allwardt
-Daniel Eads vs. Matt Cage
-J.J. Garrett vs. Mohamad Ali Vaez
-Joker vs. Mallaki Matthews
-Appearing: Paul Orndorff
SICW has a show on Saturday 9/20 in East Carondelet, IL.
SICW has a show on Saturday 9/27 in Fairmont City, IL.
MMWA(www.mmwastl.com)
Next show is Saturday 9/13 in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway) featuring the King Of St. Louis Cable Tournament:
-Tournament Participants: A.J. Williams, Da'Marius Jones, Moondog Rover, Gary Jackson, Barackus, J-Mal Swagg
3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 9/5 in Des Moines, IA featuring the King Of Des Moines Tournament:
-Tournament Semifinals & Finals
-Devin Thomas vs. Jimmy Rockwell - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Hype Gotti vs. Matt Cage - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Ryan Slade vs. ? - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Nate Redwing - Tournament First-Round Bye
-Zach Thompson vs. Mallaki Matthews - Pure Wrestling Title
-Brian Ash vs. Gage Octane
-Mad Dog McDowell, A.J. Smooth, Devin Carter, Derek Cornell, & Ray Stryker vs. Inked Aggression(Abu Colussus & Levi McDaniel), Brady A. Dezire, S.M. King, & Kraig Keesaman
-Bradley Charles vs. Matty Starr
-Jon West vs. Aaron Masterson
3XW has a show on Saturday 9/13 in Hartford, IA:
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Tony Sly - Heavyweight Title
-Inked Aggression(Abu Colossus & Levi McDaniel) vs. Mad Dog McDowell & J.D. Riggs - Tag Team Titles
-Zach Thompshon vs. Brady A. Dezire - Pure Wrestling Title
-Geek Singh vs. Bradley Charles
-Cuco Santiago vs. Aaron Masterson
-Hype Gotti vs. Derek Cornell
WLW(www.harleyrace.com/WorldLeagueWrestling.htm)
Next show is Saturday 8/16 in Richmond, MO:
-Leland Race vs. Dustin Bozworth
-Superstar Steve Fender vs. Kyle Roberts - Harley Race Invitational Tournament Finals
-Miss Natural vs. Stacey O'Brien - Match 1 Of Best-Of-5 Series
-Michael Barry vs. Elvis Aliaga
WLW has a show on Friday 8/29 in Vienna, MO.
PWCS(www.facebook.com/pwcswrestling)
Next show is Saturday 10/25 in Granite City, IL.
CSCW(www.nwa-ccw.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
WRESTLING INVADES ALTON(no website)
Next show is Sunday 9/14 in Edwardsville, IL.
HIGH RISK WRESTLING(highriskwrestling.bpt.me)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
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DRAGON GATE USA/EVOLVE(www.dgusa.tv)
Next show is Saturday 9/13 in Queens, NY:
-The Bravado Brothers(Harlem & Lancelot) vs. The Colony(Fire Ant & Silver Ant) - Open The United Gate Titles
EVOLVE has a show on Sunday 9/14 in Brooklyn, NY.
ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.anarchy-wrestling.net)
Next show is Saturday 8/23 in Cornelia, GA:
-B.J. Hancock vs. Billy Buck - Heavyweight Title
-Todd Sexton & Bobby Moore vs. Iceberg & Se7en - Tag Team Titles
-Slim J vs. Joey Rhymer - Young Lions' Title
-Tommy Penirelli vs. C.B. Suave - T.V. Title
-The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) vs. The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams)
PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)
Next shows are Friday 8/29, Saturday 8/30, and Sunday 8/31 featuring the Best Of Los Angeles Tournament:
Night One:
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Drew Gulak
-Bobby Fish vs. Brian Cage
-Roderick Strong vs. Biff Busick
-Michael Elgin vs. Tommaso Ciampa
-Cedric Alexander vs. Trevor Lee
-A.J. Styles vs. Brian Myers(fka Curt Hawkins)
-Chuck Taylor, Kenny Omega, & Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Adam Cole & The Young Bucks
-Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. The Inner City Machine Guns(Ricochet & Rich Swann) vs. The World's Cutest Tag Team(Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae)
Night Two:
-A.C.H. vs. Kenny Omega
-Ricochet vs. Chris Sabin
-Adam Cole vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
-Candice LeRae vs. Rich Swann
-Chuck Taylor vs. Johnny Gargano
-Matt Sydal vs. Chris Hero
-The Young Bucks vs. Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian)
-Drew Gulak & Biff Busick vs. The Unbreakable F'n Machines(Michael Elgin & Brian Cage)
CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)
Next show is Saturday 8/16 in Limoilou, Quebec, Canada:
-Icarus, The Throwbacks("Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti & Dasher Hatfield), & The Colony(Fire Ant & Worker Ant) vs. The Flood
-Archibald Peck vs. Juan Francisco De Coronado
-3.0(Shane Matthews & Scott Parker) vs. The Colony Xtreme Force(Missile Assault Ant & Orbit Adventure Ant)
-Kodama vs. Ashley Remington
-Silver Ant vs. The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova
CHIKARA has a show on Sunday 8/17 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
-Icarus vs. ? - Grand Championship
-The Throwbacks("Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti & Dasher Hatfield) & The Spectral Envoy(Ultramantis Black & Hallowicked) vs. The Shard, 17, & The Colony Xtreme Force(Missile Assault Ant & Orbit Adventure Ant)
-Kodama vs. Nokken
-Ashley Remington vs. Chuck Taylor
-Archibald Peck & 3.0(Shane Matthews & Scott Parker) vs. The Wrecking Crew(Jaka, Max Smashmaster, & Flex Rumblecrunch)
-Los Ice Creams(El Hijo Del Ice Cream & Ice Cream Jr.) vs. The Colony(Fire Ant & Worker Ant) vs. ? vs. ?
WRESTLING IS FUN(www.wrestlingisfun.org)
Next show is Friday 8/22 in Reading, PA:
-Juan Francisco De Coronado vs. Dasher Hatfield - Top Banana Title
-Chuck Taylor vs. The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova
HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)
Next shows are Saturday 10/18 and Sunday 10/19 in Berwyn, IL.
SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 8/22 in Ybor City, FL:
-Ivelisse Velez vs. ? - SHINE Title
-Legendary(Malia Hosaka & Brandi Wine) vs. The Lucha Sister(Mia Yim & Leva Bates) - Tag Team Titles
-Amazing Kong vs. Su Yung vs. Nevaeh vs. Leah Von Dutch - For A SHINE Title Shot
-The Kimber Bombs(Kimber Lee & Cherry Bomb) vs. The S-N-S Express(Sassy Stephie & Jessie Belle Smothers)
IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
AAW(www.aawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 8/15 in Berwyn, IL:
-Shane Hollister vs. Eddie Kingston - Heavyweight Title
-Matt Cage vs. Heidi Lovelace - Heritage Title
-The Monster Mafia(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) vs. Zero Gravity - Tag Team Titles(Alexander Subbing For Michael Elgin)
-Ricochet vs. Louis Lyndon
-Juntai Miller & Marion Fontaine vs. Dan Lawrence & Markus Crane
ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)
Next show is Sunday 8/24 in Austin, TX:
-Masada vs. A.C.H. - Heavyweight Title
-Jeffrey Gant vs. Ricky Romida - U-30 Title
-Gregory James vs. Jason Silver
-Matthew Palmer vs. Kyle Hawk
-The Hole F'n Team(Johnny Axxle & Mr. B) vs. Dressed To Kill(Donny Brookes & Dylan Dunbar)
Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling Community: http://community.livejournal.com/stlwrestling/
Leave a comment or e-mail: patrickab7@yahoo.com
Main Event this week has:
-Jimmy & Jey Uso vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy & Rob Van Dam vs. Ryback & Curtis Axel - Tag Team Titles
-Kofi Kingston vs. Seth Rollins
NXT this week has:
-Adrian Neville vs. Tyler Breeze - NXT Title
-Mojo Rawley & Bull Dempsey vs. The Vaudevillains(Aiden English & Simon Gotch) - Tag Team Title Contenders' Tournament
-Sin Cara & Kalisto vs. Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy - Tag Team Title Contenders' Tournament
-Bayley Rose vs. Sasha Banks
Superstars this week has:
-Adam Rose vs. Johnny Fandango
-Emma Tayla vs. Alicia Fox
Smackdown on Friday has:
-Mike Mizanin vs. Roman Reigns
-Dean Ambrose vs. Antonio Cesaro
-Dolph Ziggler vs. Titus O'Neil
-Mark Henry vs. Luke Harper
-Jack Swagger vs. Bo Dallas
-A.J. Lee vs. Eva Marie
-In action: The Big Show, Erick Rowan
SummerSlam is on Sunday 8/17:
-John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar - WWE Title
-Mike Mizanin vs. Dolph Ziggler - Intercontinental Title
-A.J. Lee vs. Paige Knight - Women's Title
-Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt
-Brie Bella vs. Stephanie McMahon-Helmesly
-Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins - Lumberjack Match
-Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton
-Jack Swagger vs. Alexander Rusev - Flag Match
TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)
Impact on Thursday has:
-The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) vs. Team 3-D(Bully Ray & Brother Devon)
-Eric Young, Bobby Roode, & Austin Aries vs. Bobby Lashley, Montel Vontavious Porter, & Kenny King
-Low-Ki vs. Homicide vs. Manik vs. Tigre Uno vs. D.J. Shiima Xion vs. Crazzy Steve
-Gail Kim vs. Taryn Terrell vs. Angelina Love vs. Velvet Sky - Women's Title
-Ken Anderson vs. Phil Gunner
RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)
ROH TV this week has:
-Kevin Steen vs. Steve Corino
-A.C.H. vs. Tadarius Thomas
-Takaaki Watanabe vs. Tyson Dux
Next show is Friday 8/15 in Brooklyn, NY:
-Michael Elgin vs. A.J. Styles vs. Adam Cole vs. Jay Briscoe - Heavyweight Title
-Jay Lethal vs. Matt Taven - T.V. Title Cage Match
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) - Tag Team Titles
-Mark Briscoe vs. Takaaki Watanabe
-Cedric Alexander vs. A.C.H.
-Rocky Romero vs. Michael Bennett
-Tommaso Ciampa vs. Silas Young
-War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) vs. Roderick Strong & B.J. Whitmer
-Appearing: Jerry Lynn
ROH has a show on Friday 8/22 in Milwaukee, WI:
-Michael Elgin vs. Silas Young - Heavyweight Title
-A.J. Styles vs. Kyle O'Reilly
-Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. Adam Cole & Michael Bennett
ROH has a show on Saturday 8/23 in Chicago Ridge, IL:
-Michael Elgin vs. Tommaso Ciampa - Heavyweight Title
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) & Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)
-A.J. Styles vs. Cedric Alexander
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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.slawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 10/3 in Alton, IL:
-Gerald James vs. Angelus Layne - Heavyweight Title Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Davey Vega vs. Michael Elgin
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Jojo Bravo
-A.C.H. vs. Cedric Alexander
-Arik Cannon vs. Trevor Lee
-Zakk Sawyers vs. Christian Rose
-The Hooligans vs. The Viking War Party(Alexandre Rudolph & Jake Parnell)
-Darin Corbin vs. Mikey McFinnegan
-Bolt Brady vs. Dan Walsh
-Appearing: Brandon Espinosa, Dangerous Deveroux, Alex Castle, Dorian Victor
DPW(www.saintlouiswrestling.com)
Next show is Saturday 8/23 in Glen Carbon, IL.
SICW(www.sicw.org)
Next show is Saturday 8/16 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Heath Hatton vs. Ricky Cruz - Classic Title
-Gary Jackson, Shorty Biggs, & Jim Hoffarth vs. Flash Flanagan, Bull Bronson, & Waco
-Outtkast vs. Ken Kasa
-Red River Jack vs. Ax Allwardt
-Daniel Eads vs. Matt Cage
-J.J. Garrett vs. Mohamad Ali Vaez
-Joker vs. Mallaki Matthews
-Appearing: Paul Orndorff
SICW has a show on Saturday 9/20 in East Carondelet, IL.
SICW has a show on Saturday 9/27 in Fairmont City, IL.
MMWA(www.mmwastl.com)
Next show is Saturday 9/13 in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway) featuring the King Of St. Louis Cable Tournament:
-Tournament Participants: A.J. Williams, Da'Marius Jones, Moondog Rover, Gary Jackson, Barackus, J-Mal Swagg
3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 9/5 in Des Moines, IA featuring the King Of Des Moines Tournament:
-Tournament Semifinals & Finals
-Devin Thomas vs. Jimmy Rockwell - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Hype Gotti vs. Matt Cage - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Ryan Slade vs. ? - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Nate Redwing - Tournament First-Round Bye
-Zach Thompson vs. Mallaki Matthews - Pure Wrestling Title
-Brian Ash vs. Gage Octane
-Mad Dog McDowell, A.J. Smooth, Devin Carter, Derek Cornell, & Ray Stryker vs. Inked Aggression(Abu Colussus & Levi McDaniel), Brady A. Dezire, S.M. King, & Kraig Keesaman
-Bradley Charles vs. Matty Starr
-Jon West vs. Aaron Masterson
3XW has a show on Saturday 9/13 in Hartford, IA:
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Tony Sly - Heavyweight Title
-Inked Aggression(Abu Colossus & Levi McDaniel) vs. Mad Dog McDowell & J.D. Riggs - Tag Team Titles
-Zach Thompshon vs. Brady A. Dezire - Pure Wrestling Title
-Geek Singh vs. Bradley Charles
-Cuco Santiago vs. Aaron Masterson
-Hype Gotti vs. Derek Cornell
WLW(www.harleyrace.com/WorldLeagueWrestling.htm)
Next show is Saturday 8/16 in Richmond, MO:
-Leland Race vs. Dustin Bozworth
-Superstar Steve Fender vs. Kyle Roberts - Harley Race Invitational Tournament Finals
-Miss Natural vs. Stacey O'Brien - Match 1 Of Best-Of-5 Series
-Michael Barry vs. Elvis Aliaga
WLW has a show on Friday 8/29 in Vienna, MO.
PWCS(www.facebook.com/pwcswrestling)
Next show is Saturday 10/25 in Granite City, IL.
CSCW(www.nwa-ccw.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
WRESTLING INVADES ALTON(no website)
Next show is Sunday 9/14 in Edwardsville, IL.
HIGH RISK WRESTLING(highriskwrestling.bpt.me)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
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DRAGON GATE USA/EVOLVE(www.dgusa.tv)
Next show is Saturday 9/13 in Queens, NY:
-The Bravado Brothers(Harlem & Lancelot) vs. The Colony(Fire Ant & Silver Ant) - Open The United Gate Titles
EVOLVE has a show on Sunday 9/14 in Brooklyn, NY.
ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.anarchy-wrestling.net)
Next show is Saturday 8/23 in Cornelia, GA:
-B.J. Hancock vs. Billy Buck - Heavyweight Title
-Todd Sexton & Bobby Moore vs. Iceberg & Se7en - Tag Team Titles
-Slim J vs. Joey Rhymer - Young Lions' Title
-Tommy Penirelli vs. C.B. Suave - T.V. Title
-The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) vs. The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams)
PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)
Next shows are Friday 8/29, Saturday 8/30, and Sunday 8/31 featuring the Best Of Los Angeles Tournament:
Night One:
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Drew Gulak
-Bobby Fish vs. Brian Cage
-Roderick Strong vs. Biff Busick
-Michael Elgin vs. Tommaso Ciampa
-Cedric Alexander vs. Trevor Lee
-A.J. Styles vs. Brian Myers(fka Curt Hawkins)
-Chuck Taylor, Kenny Omega, & Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Adam Cole & The Young Bucks
-Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. The Inner City Machine Guns(Ricochet & Rich Swann) vs. The World's Cutest Tag Team(Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae)
Night Two:
-A.C.H. vs. Kenny Omega
-Ricochet vs. Chris Sabin
-Adam Cole vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
-Candice LeRae vs. Rich Swann
-Chuck Taylor vs. Johnny Gargano
-Matt Sydal vs. Chris Hero
-The Young Bucks vs. Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian)
-Drew Gulak & Biff Busick vs. The Unbreakable F'n Machines(Michael Elgin & Brian Cage)
CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)
Next show is Saturday 8/16 in Limoilou, Quebec, Canada:
-Icarus, The Throwbacks("Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti & Dasher Hatfield), & The Colony(Fire Ant & Worker Ant) vs. The Flood
-Archibald Peck vs. Juan Francisco De Coronado
-3.0(Shane Matthews & Scott Parker) vs. The Colony Xtreme Force(Missile Assault Ant & Orbit Adventure Ant)
-Kodama vs. Ashley Remington
-Silver Ant vs. The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova
CHIKARA has a show on Sunday 8/17 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
-Icarus vs. ? - Grand Championship
-The Throwbacks("Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti & Dasher Hatfield) & The Spectral Envoy(Ultramantis Black & Hallowicked) vs. The Shard, 17, & The Colony Xtreme Force(Missile Assault Ant & Orbit Adventure Ant)
-Kodama vs. Nokken
-Ashley Remington vs. Chuck Taylor
-Archibald Peck & 3.0(Shane Matthews & Scott Parker) vs. The Wrecking Crew(Jaka, Max Smashmaster, & Flex Rumblecrunch)
-Los Ice Creams(El Hijo Del Ice Cream & Ice Cream Jr.) vs. The Colony(Fire Ant & Worker Ant) vs. ? vs. ?
WRESTLING IS FUN(www.wrestlingisfun.org)
Next show is Friday 8/22 in Reading, PA:
-Juan Francisco De Coronado vs. Dasher Hatfield - Top Banana Title
-Chuck Taylor vs. The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova
HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)
Next shows are Saturday 10/18 and Sunday 10/19 in Berwyn, IL.
SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 8/22 in Ybor City, FL:
-Ivelisse Velez vs. ? - SHINE Title
-Legendary(Malia Hosaka & Brandi Wine) vs. The Lucha Sister(Mia Yim & Leva Bates) - Tag Team Titles
-Amazing Kong vs. Su Yung vs. Nevaeh vs. Leah Von Dutch - For A SHINE Title Shot
-The Kimber Bombs(Kimber Lee & Cherry Bomb) vs. The S-N-S Express(Sassy Stephie & Jessie Belle Smothers)
IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
AAW(www.aawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 8/15 in Berwyn, IL:
-Shane Hollister vs. Eddie Kingston - Heavyweight Title
-Matt Cage vs. Heidi Lovelace - Heritage Title
-The Monster Mafia(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) vs. Zero Gravity - Tag Team Titles(Alexander Subbing For Michael Elgin)
-Ricochet vs. Louis Lyndon
-Juntai Miller & Marion Fontaine vs. Dan Lawrence & Markus Crane
ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)
Next show is Sunday 8/24 in Austin, TX:
-Masada vs. A.C.H. - Heavyweight Title
-Jeffrey Gant vs. Ricky Romida - U-30 Title
-Gregory James vs. Jason Silver
-Matthew Palmer vs. Kyle Hawk
-The Hole F'n Team(Johnny Axxle & Mr. B) vs. Dressed To Kill(Donny Brookes & Dylan Dunbar)
Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling Community: http://community.livejournal.com/stlwrestling/
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