-Commentators: Tom Phillips, Jerry Lawler, & Byron Saxton.
-Roman Reigns d. Kane by countout when Kane walked away from the match (6:24 aired).
-Damien Sandow d. Curtis Axel with the You're Welcome(full nelson slam) (2:30).
-Ryback d. Luke Harper with the Shellshock (6:04 aired). After the match, Bray Wyatt attacked Ryback again.
-Antonio Cesaro & Tyson Kidd(w/ Natalya Neidhart) d. WWE Tag Team Champions Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston(w/ Xavier Woods) by DQ when Woods interfered to break up Cesaro's pin attempt on Big E (9:58 aired).
-Women's Champion Nikki Bella d. Cameron Lynn(non-title) with the Rack Attack(torture-rack drop) (3:57).
-WWE Champion Seth Rollins(w/ Jamie Knoble & Joey Mercury) d. Dean Ambrose(non-title) with the layout DDT (10:06 aired); Kane made his way to ringside during the bout. The united Authority beat down Ambrose after the match until Reigns made the save.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Main Event + Lucha Underground
WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Rich Brennan & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-The Prime Time Players(Titus O'Neil & Darren Young) d. The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor) when Young pinned Viktor after the Gut Check(fireman's-carry double-knee gutbuster) (3:44).
-Stardust d. Jack Swagger with the Beautiful Disaster kick (7:56 aired).
Lucha Underground Episode 25
-Commentators: Matt Striker & Vampiro.
-Backstage: Promoter Dario Cueto spoke with The Crew(Cortez Castro, Mr. Cisco, & Bael)...Cueto was disappointed in them for losing the Trios Title tournament finale. He said he would show them some real motivation...and introduced them to his "brother" in the basement cell.
-Fenix d. Killshot with the Fire Thunder Driver(sitout Tombstone) (5:59).
-Backstage: Cueto met with Drago about his "unique opportunity"...after that, he spoke with LU Champion Prince Puma about potentially ending Drago's career. Shawn Hernandez confronted Cueto about putting him in a triple threat match with two rivals, but Cueto told him that the winner of the match would get a future title shot. Puma overheard the whole exchange, including Hernandez's statement that he didn't care about Puma...only his own situation.
-Argenis vs. Famous B vs. Ricky Mandel vs. Vinny Massaro ended in a no-contest when El Texano Jr. attacked all four men and the referee (0:13). He complained about the "fan" who attacked him last week(Shawn Daivari) and challenged him to meet him in the ring.
-Backstage: Cueto crossed paths with Marty "The Moth" Martinez who was looking for an opportunity in Lucha Underground.
-Shawn Hernandez won a triple threat match with Brian Cage and King Cuerno when he pinned Cuerno after a sitout Dominator (4:56). Marty The Moth tried to run into the ring and took a beating for his efforts.
-Earlier today: Vampiro did a sitdown interview with Trios Champions Son Of Havoc, Angélico, & Ivelisse Velez...leading to an argument over who was the "team captain".
-Prince Puma(w/ Konnan) d. Drago to retain the LU Title in a title-vs.-career match. The referee was bumped and didn't see Drago have a visual fall after a Canadian Destroyer; Shawn Hernandez entered the ring and took out Drago with a Pounce(something Puma didn't appreciate). Puma reluctantly finished with an inverted suplex into a sitout Tombstone (10:29). After the match, Drago left the temple under the glare of a silent Dario Cueto...
-Commentators: Rich Brennan & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-The Prime Time Players(Titus O'Neil & Darren Young) d. The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor) when Young pinned Viktor after the Gut Check(fireman's-carry double-knee gutbuster) (3:44).
-Stardust d. Jack Swagger with the Beautiful Disaster kick (7:56 aired).
Lucha Underground Episode 25
-Commentators: Matt Striker & Vampiro.
-Backstage: Promoter Dario Cueto spoke with The Crew(Cortez Castro, Mr. Cisco, & Bael)...Cueto was disappointed in them for losing the Trios Title tournament finale. He said he would show them some real motivation...and introduced them to his "brother" in the basement cell.
-Fenix d. Killshot with the Fire Thunder Driver(sitout Tombstone) (5:59).
-Backstage: Cueto met with Drago about his "unique opportunity"...after that, he spoke with LU Champion Prince Puma about potentially ending Drago's career. Shawn Hernandez confronted Cueto about putting him in a triple threat match with two rivals, but Cueto told him that the winner of the match would get a future title shot. Puma overheard the whole exchange, including Hernandez's statement that he didn't care about Puma...only his own situation.
-Argenis vs. Famous B vs. Ricky Mandel vs. Vinny Massaro ended in a no-contest when El Texano Jr. attacked all four men and the referee (0:13). He complained about the "fan" who attacked him last week(Shawn Daivari) and challenged him to meet him in the ring.
-Backstage: Cueto crossed paths with Marty "The Moth" Martinez who was looking for an opportunity in Lucha Underground.
-Shawn Hernandez won a triple threat match with Brian Cage and King Cuerno when he pinned Cuerno after a sitout Dominator (4:56). Marty The Moth tried to run into the ring and took a beating for his efforts.
-Earlier today: Vampiro did a sitdown interview with Trios Champions Son Of Havoc, Angélico, & Ivelisse Velez...leading to an argument over who was the "team captain".
-Prince Puma(w/ Konnan) d. Drago to retain the LU Title in a title-vs.-career match. The referee was bumped and didn't see Drago have a visual fall after a Canadian Destroyer; Shawn Hernandez entered the ring and took out Drago with a Pounce(something Puma didn't appreciate). Puma reluctantly finished with an inverted suplex into a sitout Tombstone (10:29). After the match, Drago left the temple under the glare of a silent Dario Cueto...
WWE NXT
-Commentators: Rich Brennan, Byron Saxton, & Corey Graves.
-NXT Champion Kevin Owens kicked off the show...he said he was going to get rid of a problem(Alex Riley), but Sami Zayn intervened. Owens had no problem with fighting Zayn...but General Manager S. William Regal came out to the ring instead. Zayn made his entrance but Regal declared that it wouldn't turn into a free-for-all like the previous week. Regal made the match for the next live special on May 20th...Owens balked at putting the belt on the line, but Zayn goaded him into accepting the match (a role-reversal from the setup for their previous bout).
-Earlier today: Greg Hamilton encountered a heated discussion with Enzo Amore, Colin Cassady, & Carmella Van Damme. The guys took their leave, leading to NXT Tag Team Champions Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy trying to make a move. Carmella told them that only she was allowed to insult her boys...then Alexa Bliss told her off and got slapped.
-Backstage: Regal had Zayn sign the contract for the title match...Alex Riley stormed in and demanded another shot at Owens, but Regal said that he had run out of opportunities. Zayn tried to interject himself into the discussion, but that got under Riley's skin and led to a match being set up between the two.
-Enzo Amore & "Big Cass" Colin Cassady(w/ Carmella Van Damme) d. NXT Tag Team Champions Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy(non-title) when Enzo pinned Murphy after the Rocket Launcher (3:19).
-Backstage: Becky Lynch said that winning the NXT Women's Title meant everything to her career. She started training in her mid-teens, moved to Canada to train, wrestled in Japan...she didn't plan to be just another name in the women's division.
-Backstage: Devin Taylor interviewed Bayley Rose about her upcoming match with Dana Brooke...but she was unfocused since she didn't have her T-shirt and hairbands. After Bayley left, Emma Tayla passed through the interview area and wondered if Bayley would be needing the hairbands that she happened to be carrying...
-Dana Brooke d. Bayley Rose; Emma came out to Bayley's music in her shirt and hairband, mocking her usual entrance. That distraction led to Dana winning with the Whiplash (4:16).
-Backstage: Regal announced a triple threat match for the next NXT Title shot: Hideo Itami vs. Finn Bálor vs. Tyler Breeze.
-Hideo Itami d. Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds) with the flying boot (2:52).
-Backstage: Bayley went looking for Emma...she promised that she would get her shirt and hairbands back.
-Becky Lynch d. Sarah (Crazy Mary) Dobson with an armbar submission (2:14).
-Backstage: Rhyno responded to a Baron Corbin vignette from earlier in the show...he said Corbin had a lot to learn.
-Sami Zayn d. Alex Riley by DQ; NXT Champion Kevin Owens did commentary and left the table to attack Zayn for the finish (4:40). Owens finished by taking out Riley with the apron powerbomb.
-Next week: Itami vs. Breeze.
-NXT Champion Kevin Owens kicked off the show...he said he was going to get rid of a problem(Alex Riley), but Sami Zayn intervened. Owens had no problem with fighting Zayn...but General Manager S. William Regal came out to the ring instead. Zayn made his entrance but Regal declared that it wouldn't turn into a free-for-all like the previous week. Regal made the match for the next live special on May 20th...Owens balked at putting the belt on the line, but Zayn goaded him into accepting the match (a role-reversal from the setup for their previous bout).
-Earlier today: Greg Hamilton encountered a heated discussion with Enzo Amore, Colin Cassady, & Carmella Van Damme. The guys took their leave, leading to NXT Tag Team Champions Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy trying to make a move. Carmella told them that only she was allowed to insult her boys...then Alexa Bliss told her off and got slapped.
-Backstage: Regal had Zayn sign the contract for the title match...Alex Riley stormed in and demanded another shot at Owens, but Regal said that he had run out of opportunities. Zayn tried to interject himself into the discussion, but that got under Riley's skin and led to a match being set up between the two.
-Enzo Amore & "Big Cass" Colin Cassady(w/ Carmella Van Damme) d. NXT Tag Team Champions Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy(non-title) when Enzo pinned Murphy after the Rocket Launcher (3:19).
-Backstage: Becky Lynch said that winning the NXT Women's Title meant everything to her career. She started training in her mid-teens, moved to Canada to train, wrestled in Japan...she didn't plan to be just another name in the women's division.
-Backstage: Devin Taylor interviewed Bayley Rose about her upcoming match with Dana Brooke...but she was unfocused since she didn't have her T-shirt and hairbands. After Bayley left, Emma Tayla passed through the interview area and wondered if Bayley would be needing the hairbands that she happened to be carrying...
-Dana Brooke d. Bayley Rose; Emma came out to Bayley's music in her shirt and hairband, mocking her usual entrance. That distraction led to Dana winning with the Whiplash (4:16).
-Backstage: Regal announced a triple threat match for the next NXT Title shot: Hideo Itami vs. Finn Bálor vs. Tyler Breeze.
-Hideo Itami d. Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds) with the flying boot (2:52).
-Backstage: Bayley went looking for Emma...she promised that she would get her shirt and hairbands back.
-Becky Lynch d. Sarah (Crazy Mary) Dobson with an armbar submission (2:14).
-Backstage: Rhyno responded to a Baron Corbin vignette from earlier in the show...he said Corbin had a lot to learn.
-Sami Zayn d. Alex Riley by DQ; NXT Champion Kevin Owens did commentary and left the table to attack Zayn for the finish (4:40). Owens finished by taking out Riley with the apron powerbomb.
-Next week: Itami vs. Breeze.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Comedy Part 563: It Was In The Cards
Location: Crow's Nest (Wild Card Comedy)
Emcee: Chris Cyr
After: Nathan Orton
Before: Jon Maddy
I didn't make the list at the Valley Park Funny Bone open-mic, so I went to the second stop on my itinerary...it was my first time at the Crow's Nest for Wild Card Comedy. The gimmick of the show is that you can draw a "card" for some sort of challenge within your set. I drew the cards for "Beat Fauxetry"(do a joke in beat-poetry style) and "New Release"(do a new joke). My "beat-poetry" joke was actually another new joke that went over relatively well...it was hard to gauge the reactions since the bar was pretty loud at times. All in all, I had a good time with the evening...tomorrow night, onward to "Ursa Miker" at The Great Grizzly Bear Pub and then Thursday Night Mic Night at Fitz's!
Emcee: Chris Cyr
After: Nathan Orton
Before: Jon Maddy
I didn't make the list at the Valley Park Funny Bone open-mic, so I went to the second stop on my itinerary...it was my first time at the Crow's Nest for Wild Card Comedy. The gimmick of the show is that you can draw a "card" for some sort of challenge within your set. I drew the cards for "Beat Fauxetry"(do a joke in beat-poetry style) and "New Release"(do a new joke). My "beat-poetry" joke was actually another new joke that went over relatively well...it was hard to gauge the reactions since the bar was pretty loud at times. All in all, I had a good time with the evening...tomorrow night, onward to "Ursa Miker" at The Great Grizzly Bear Pub and then Thursday Night Mic Night at Fitz's!
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
KOTR + This Week In Wrestling
WWE King Of The Ring Special
-Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-King Of The Ring Tournament: "The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy; Dolph Ziggler distracted Sheamus, allowing Neville to capitalize with an enzuigiri and the Red Arrow(corkscrew shooting star press) for the win (5:44). Ziggler and Sheamus brawled after the match and referees had to separate them.
-King Of The Ring Tournament: Wade "Bad News" Barrett d. "R-Truth" Ron Killings with the Bullhammer (4:38).
-R.I.P. Verne Gagne.
-King Of The Ring Tournament: Wade "Bad News" Barrett d. "The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville with the Bullhammer to win the tourney (7:06).
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WWE(www.wwe.com)
Main Event this week has:
-Jack Swagger vs. Stardust
-The Prime Time Players(Titus O'Neil & Darren Young) vs. The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor)
NXT this Wednesday has:
-Sami Zayn vs. Alex Riley
-Hideo Itami vs. Adam Rose
-Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy vs. Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady
-Bayley Rose vs. Dana Brooke
-In action: Becky Lynch
Superstars this week has:
-The Lucha Dragons(Sin Cara & Kalisto) vs. The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor)
-The Prime Time Players(Titus O'Neil & Darren Young) vs. Los Matadores(Fernando & Diego)
Smackdown on Thursday has:
-Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose
-Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston vs. Antonio Cesaro & Tyson Kidd - Tag Team Titles
-Roman Reigns vs. Kane
-Ryback vs. Luke Harper
-Damien Sandow vs. Curtis Axel
-Nikki Bella vs. Cameron Lynn
Payback is on Sunday 5/17:
-Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton - WWE Title
-John Cena vs. Alexander Rusev - U.S. Title "I Quit" Match
TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)
Impact on Friday(Hardcore Justice) has:
-Kurt Angle vs. Eric Young - Stretcher Match
-The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) & Davey Richards vs. Abyss, Khoya Shera, & Manik - Street Fight
-Drew Galloway vs. Low-Ki - Pipe-On-A-Pole Match
-Rockstar Spud vs. Mark Andrews vs. Tigre Uno vs. Kenny King - X-Division Title Ladder Match
RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)
ROH TV this week has:
-Jay Lethal vs. Tommaso Ciampa - T.V. Title
-War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) vs. The Killer Elite Squad(Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.)
-In action: Moose
Next show is Tuesday 5/12 in Philadelphia, PA:
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. Kazuchika Okada & Shinsuke Nakamura
-Jay Lethal vs. Takaaki Watanabe -T.V. Title
-The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. The Kingdom(Michael Bennett & Matt Taven) vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) - Tag Team Titles
-A.J. Styles vs. ?
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jushin Liger
-Tetsuya Naito vs. Michael Elgin
-Roderick Strong vs. Yujiro Kushida
-Delirious vs. Gedo
ROH has a show on Wednesday 5/13 in Philadelphia, PA:
-A.J. Styles & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. The Kingdom(Adam Cole, Michael Bennett, & Matt Taven)
-Jay Briscoe vs. Bobby Fish - Heavyweight Title
-Jay Lethal vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jushin Liger
-The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. Kazuchika Okada & Gedo
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Tetsuya Naito
-Roderick Strong vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
-Adam Page vs. Takaaki Watanabe
-Michael Elgin vs. Yujiro Kushida
-Appearing: Moose
ROH has a show on Friday 5/15 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark), Roderick Strong, & War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rose) vs. A.J. Styles, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)
-Jay Lethal vs. Tetsuya Naito - T.V. Title
-The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. RPG Vice(Trent Beretta & Rocky Romero) vs. reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. The Decade(B.J. Whitmer & Adam Page) - Tag Team Titles
-Michael Elgin vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
-Cedric Alexander vs. Kazuchika Okada
-A.C.H. vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
-Moose & Gedo vs. Silas Young & Takaaki Watanabe
-Chris Sabin vs. Yujiro Kushida
-The Kingdom(Michael Bennett & Matt Taven) vs. Jushin Liger & Matt Sydal
ROH has a show on Saturday 5/16 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
ROH returns to the St. Louis area on Friday 6/5 in Collinsville, IL.
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw.co.jp/english)
New episodes of World Pro Wrestling return on Friday 5/22.
LUCHA UNDERGROUND(www.elreynetwork.com/originals/lucha)
This week's show has:
-Prince Puma vs. Drago - LU Title
-Shawn Hernandez vs. Brian Cage vs. King Cuerno
-Fenix vs. Killshot
-Argenis vs. Ricky Mandel vs. Famous B vs. Vinny Massaro
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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.slawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 8/21 in Alton, IL:
-Davey Vega, Mat Fitchett, & Angelus Layne vs. Gerald James, Jeremy Wyatt, & Christian Rose
-Matt Cage vs. Alex Castle
SLA has a show on Saturday 8/22 in Alton, IL:
-Jonathan Gresham vs. Christian Rose
DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)
Next show is Saturday 5/2 in Fenton, MO:
-Mike Outlaw vs. Jake Dirden - Heavyweight Title
-Ricky Cruz vs. Brandon Espinosa
-The Black Hand Warriors(Dave DeLorean & Jayden Fenix) vs. The Bite Club(Rocket Mapache & Jackal) - Tag Team Titles
-Evan Morris & Keon Option vs. Danny Adams & Ozzie Gallagher
-Outtkast vs. Michael Magnuson-Mason Conrad vs. Elvis Aliaga
DPW has a show on Tuesday 5/5 in St. Louis, MO(Off Broadway).
DPW has a show on Saturday 5/9 in Wood River, IL.
SICW(www.sicw.org)
Next show is Saturday 5/16 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Flash Flanagan vs. Daniel Eads - Classic Title
-Ricky Cruz & Ron Powers vs. Attila Khan & Bull Bronson
-Bruiser Brody Memorial Battle Royal
-Keith Smith Jr. vs. Ken Kasa
-Paloma Starr vs. Lucy Mendez
-Appearing: Stan Hansen, Barbara Goodish, Mike McGuirk, Mick Karch
MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)
Next show is Saturday 5/2 in St. Louis, MO as part of the Cinco De Mayo Festival(matinee):
-Da'Marius Jones vs. Brandon Espinosa - Heavyweight Title
-Sean Orleans vs. Everett Connors - Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Gary Jackson vs. Evan Gelistico
-Andrew Wilder vs. Kevin Lee Davidson
-Tommy Dallas vs. Jimmy D
MMWA has a show on Saturday 5/9 in St. Louis, MO:
-Da'Marius Jones vs. Evan Gelistico - Heavyweight Title
-Moondog Rover vs. A.J. Williams - T.V. Title
-Brian James vs. Tommy Dallas - Survivor Title
PWCS(www.facebook.com/pwcswrestling)
Next show is Saturday 5/9 in Granite City, IL:
-Steven Kennedy(Resurgence) vs. K.C. Karrington(Chaos Nation)
-Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett(Resurgence) vs. The Submission Squad(Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy)(Chaos Nation)
-Makaze(Blacklist) vs. Brandon Espinosa(Ego Busters)
-Outtkast(Blacklist) vs. Gary Jay(Ego Busters)
-Jojo Bravo & The Viking War Party(Alexandre Rudolph & Jake Parnell)(Blacklist) vs. Danny Adams & Roscoe Eat Lisa(Mikey McFinnegan & Zakk Sawyers)(Ego Busters)
-Jake Dirden(Resurgence) vs. Alex Castle(Chaos Nation)
-A.C.H. vs. Curt Stallion
-Adam Raw vs. Steve O. Reno vs. Jeff Gant
-Appearing: Adam Rich
HIGH RISK WRESTLING(herecomesthepain.bpt.me)
Next show is Sunday 5/24 in Cahokia, IL:
-A.C.H. vs. Louis Lyndon - Heavyweight Title
-Takaaki Watanabe vs. Blake Edward Belakis
-Bolt Brady vs. Ace Perry vs. Josh Crane
-Team I.O.U.(Nick Iggy & Kerry Awful) vs. John Wayne Murdoch & Reed Bentley
-Jack Verville vs. Tony Kozina
-Tripp Cassidy vs. Dale Patricks
-Mike Outlaw & ? vs. The Forbidden City Warriors(Jun Hado & Akuma Okoye)
PRO WRESTLING EPIC(www.prowrestlingepic.com/)
Next show is Saturday 8/15 in Pontoon Beach, IL:
-Brandon Aarons vs. Danny Adams - Heavyweight Title
METRO PRO WRESTLING(www.metrowrestling.com)
Next show is Saturday 6/6 in Kansas City, KS:
-Tommy Dreamer vs. Mark Sterling
-D'Arcy Dixon vs. Lucy Mendez
3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 5/1 in Des Moines, IA:
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Rory Fox - Heavyweight Title
-30-Man Royal Rumble
-Kraig Keesaman vs. Nate Redwing - Pure Wrestling Title
-Mike Sydal vs. Jon West
-Zach Thompson vs. Marek Brave
WLW(www.harleyrace.com)
Next show is Saturday 5/30 in Troy, MO
WRESTLING INVADES AMERICA(wrestlinginvamerica.wix.com/wrestlinginvamerica)
Next show is Sunday 5/31 in Swansea, IL:
-Gavin Alexander & Jayson Virtue vs. Jonathan Napier & Jason Allen
-Brandon Aarons vs. Leone Mephisto vs. LaMarcus Clinton - PWE Heavyweight Title
-Darkside vs. Jimmy D - Interstate Title
-Barackus vs. Taylor Champion vs. Clownman Jacko vs. Joey Grunge vs. Symon Phoenix
-Chase King vs. Tyler Copeland - I Quit Match
-Da'Marius Jones vs. Kevin Lee Davidson
CENTRAL STATES CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/nwaccw)
Next show is Saturday 6/6 in Rolla, MO:
-"Mad Hatter" Damon Buchanan vs. Mitch Johnson - NWA Central States Title
-Elvis Aliaga vs. Jeremy Hadley - NWA Missouri Title
-Guns & Beer(Bo Gott, Duke Cornell, & Joey Anderson) vs. The Black Hand Warriors(Michael Magnuson, Dave DeLorean, & Jayden Fenix)
CSCW has a show on Saturday 6/13 in Newburg, MO:
-"Mad Hatter" Damon Buchanan vs. Shane Somers - NWA Central States Title
-Evan Morris vs. Mitch Johnson - NWA Illinois Title
WORLD POWERHOUSE WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/worldpowerhousewrestling)
Next show is Saturday 5/16 in Hartford, IL:
-Xavier Frost vs. The Searcher - Heavyweight Title
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DRAGON GATE USA/EVOLVE(www.wwnlive.com & www.dgusa.tv)
Next show is Saturday 5/30 in Queens, NY.
EVOLVE has a show on Sunday 5/31 in Long Island, NY.
ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.anarchy-wrestling.net)
Next show is Saturday 5/9 in Cornelia, GA:
-Jagged Edge vs. Se7en - Heavyweight Title
-Mikael Judas vs. Geter
-Kevin Blue vs. Corey Hollis - T.V. Title
-Trever Aeon vs. Antrone Brewer - Young Lions' Title
-The Hate Junkies(Stryknyn & Dany Only) vs. The Silent Kill Syndicate(Azrael & Supernatural)
PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)
Next show is Friday 5/22 in Reseda, CA featuring the DDT4 Tournament:
-Roderick Strong vs. Brian Cage vs. Chris Hero - Heavyweight Title
-Tournament Participants: Team Tremendous(Dan Barry & Bill Carr), Forth Gunn(Drew Gulak & Biff Busick), The Beaver Boys(John Silver & Alex Reynolds), The World's Cutest Tag Team(Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae), The Inner City Machine Guns(Ricochet & Rich Swann), The Monster Mafia(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander), Love Gun(Matt Sydal & Chris Sabin), Trevor Lee & Andrew Everett
-Johnny Gargano vs. Mike Bailey
CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)
Next show is Saturday 5/2 in Haverhill, MA:
-Princess Kimber Lee & Los Ice Creams(El Hijo Del Ice Cream & Ice Cream Jr.) vs. Nokken, Soldier Ant, & Pinkie Sanchez
-Chuck Taylor vs. The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova
-Ashley Remington vs. Missile Assault Ant
-Amasis vs. Juan Francisco De Coronado
-Eddie Kingston, Shynron, & Argus vs. Hallowicked, Frightmare, & Silver Ant
-Ultramantis Black, Obariyon, & Oleg The Usurper vs. Max Smashmaster, Flex Rumblecrunch, & Jaka
-Dasher Hatfield vs. Volgar
CHIKARA has a show on Sunday 5/24 in Easton, PA.
HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)
Next show is Saturday 7/18 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)
Next show is Sunday 5/3 in Clarksville, IN.
AAW(www.aawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 5/1 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Eddie Kingston vs. Samoa Joe vs. Josh Alexander - Heavyweight Title
-Davey Richards vs. Tommaso Ciampa
-Johnny Gargano vs. Chris Sabin
-Heidi Lovelace vs. Allysin Kay
AAW Vanguard has a show on Saturday 5/16 in Berwyn, IL.
ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)
Next show is Sunday 5/24 in Austin, TX
-Ricky Starks vs. Jeff Gant - Heavyweight Title
-Darin Childs vs. Scot Summers
-Masada vs. Sky DeLacrimosa
-Killah Kash vs. Cherry Ramons
-Jojo Bravo vs. Angel Blue - T.V. Title Tuxedo-vs.-Evening-Gown Match
-Steve O. Reno vs. Erik Shadows - U-30 Title
-Curt Stallion vs. Ricky Romida vs. Dick Money vs. Kyle Hawk
-Jack Jameson vs. Barrett Brown
Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling: http://www.saintlouiswrestling.com/
St. Louis Wrestling Community: http://community.livejournal.com/stlwrestling/
Leave a comment or e-mail: patrickab7@yahoo.com
-Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-King Of The Ring Tournament: "The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy; Dolph Ziggler distracted Sheamus, allowing Neville to capitalize with an enzuigiri and the Red Arrow(corkscrew shooting star press) for the win (5:44). Ziggler and Sheamus brawled after the match and referees had to separate them.
-King Of The Ring Tournament: Wade "Bad News" Barrett d. "R-Truth" Ron Killings with the Bullhammer (4:38).
-R.I.P. Verne Gagne.
-King Of The Ring Tournament: Wade "Bad News" Barrett d. "The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville with the Bullhammer to win the tourney (7:06).
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WWE(www.wwe.com)
Main Event this week has:
-Jack Swagger vs. Stardust
-The Prime Time Players(Titus O'Neil & Darren Young) vs. The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor)
NXT this Wednesday has:
-Sami Zayn vs. Alex Riley
-Hideo Itami vs. Adam Rose
-Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy vs. Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady
-Bayley Rose vs. Dana Brooke
-In action: Becky Lynch
Superstars this week has:
-The Lucha Dragons(Sin Cara & Kalisto) vs. The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor)
-The Prime Time Players(Titus O'Neil & Darren Young) vs. Los Matadores(Fernando & Diego)
Smackdown on Thursday has:
-Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose
-Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston vs. Antonio Cesaro & Tyson Kidd - Tag Team Titles
-Roman Reigns vs. Kane
-Ryback vs. Luke Harper
-Damien Sandow vs. Curtis Axel
-Nikki Bella vs. Cameron Lynn
Payback is on Sunday 5/17:
-Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton - WWE Title
-John Cena vs. Alexander Rusev - U.S. Title "I Quit" Match
TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)
Impact on Friday(Hardcore Justice) has:
-Kurt Angle vs. Eric Young - Stretcher Match
-The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) & Davey Richards vs. Abyss, Khoya Shera, & Manik - Street Fight
-Drew Galloway vs. Low-Ki - Pipe-On-A-Pole Match
-Rockstar Spud vs. Mark Andrews vs. Tigre Uno vs. Kenny King - X-Division Title Ladder Match
RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)
ROH TV this week has:
-Jay Lethal vs. Tommaso Ciampa - T.V. Title
-War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) vs. The Killer Elite Squad(Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.)
-In action: Moose
Next show is Tuesday 5/12 in Philadelphia, PA:
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. Kazuchika Okada & Shinsuke Nakamura
-Jay Lethal vs. Takaaki Watanabe -T.V. Title
-The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. The Kingdom(Michael Bennett & Matt Taven) vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) - Tag Team Titles
-A.J. Styles vs. ?
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jushin Liger
-Tetsuya Naito vs. Michael Elgin
-Roderick Strong vs. Yujiro Kushida
-Delirious vs. Gedo
ROH has a show on Wednesday 5/13 in Philadelphia, PA:
-A.J. Styles & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. The Kingdom(Adam Cole, Michael Bennett, & Matt Taven)
-Jay Briscoe vs. Bobby Fish - Heavyweight Title
-Jay Lethal vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jushin Liger
-The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. Kazuchika Okada & Gedo
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Tetsuya Naito
-Roderick Strong vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
-Adam Page vs. Takaaki Watanabe
-Michael Elgin vs. Yujiro Kushida
-Appearing: Moose
ROH has a show on Friday 5/15 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark), Roderick Strong, & War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rose) vs. A.J. Styles, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)
-Jay Lethal vs. Tetsuya Naito - T.V. Title
-The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. RPG Vice(Trent Beretta & Rocky Romero) vs. reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. The Decade(B.J. Whitmer & Adam Page) - Tag Team Titles
-Michael Elgin vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
-Cedric Alexander vs. Kazuchika Okada
-A.C.H. vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
-Moose & Gedo vs. Silas Young & Takaaki Watanabe
-Chris Sabin vs. Yujiro Kushida
-The Kingdom(Michael Bennett & Matt Taven) vs. Jushin Liger & Matt Sydal
ROH has a show on Saturday 5/16 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
ROH returns to the St. Louis area on Friday 6/5 in Collinsville, IL.
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw.co.jp/english)
New episodes of World Pro Wrestling return on Friday 5/22.
LUCHA UNDERGROUND(www.elreynetwork.com/originals/lucha)
This week's show has:
-Prince Puma vs. Drago - LU Title
-Shawn Hernandez vs. Brian Cage vs. King Cuerno
-Fenix vs. Killshot
-Argenis vs. Ricky Mandel vs. Famous B vs. Vinny Massaro
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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.slawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 8/21 in Alton, IL:
-Davey Vega, Mat Fitchett, & Angelus Layne vs. Gerald James, Jeremy Wyatt, & Christian Rose
-Matt Cage vs. Alex Castle
SLA has a show on Saturday 8/22 in Alton, IL:
-Jonathan Gresham vs. Christian Rose
DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)
Next show is Saturday 5/2 in Fenton, MO:
-Mike Outlaw vs. Jake Dirden - Heavyweight Title
-Ricky Cruz vs. Brandon Espinosa
-The Black Hand Warriors(Dave DeLorean & Jayden Fenix) vs. The Bite Club(Rocket Mapache & Jackal) - Tag Team Titles
-Evan Morris & Keon Option vs. Danny Adams & Ozzie Gallagher
-Outtkast vs. Michael Magnuson-Mason Conrad vs. Elvis Aliaga
DPW has a show on Tuesday 5/5 in St. Louis, MO(Off Broadway).
DPW has a show on Saturday 5/9 in Wood River, IL.
SICW(www.sicw.org)
Next show is Saturday 5/16 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Flash Flanagan vs. Daniel Eads - Classic Title
-Ricky Cruz & Ron Powers vs. Attila Khan & Bull Bronson
-Bruiser Brody Memorial Battle Royal
-Keith Smith Jr. vs. Ken Kasa
-Paloma Starr vs. Lucy Mendez
-Appearing: Stan Hansen, Barbara Goodish, Mike McGuirk, Mick Karch
MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)
Next show is Saturday 5/2 in St. Louis, MO as part of the Cinco De Mayo Festival(matinee):
-Da'Marius Jones vs. Brandon Espinosa - Heavyweight Title
-Sean Orleans vs. Everett Connors - Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Gary Jackson vs. Evan Gelistico
-Andrew Wilder vs. Kevin Lee Davidson
-Tommy Dallas vs. Jimmy D
MMWA has a show on Saturday 5/9 in St. Louis, MO:
-Da'Marius Jones vs. Evan Gelistico - Heavyweight Title
-Moondog Rover vs. A.J. Williams - T.V. Title
-Brian James vs. Tommy Dallas - Survivor Title
PWCS(www.facebook.com/pwcswrestling)
Next show is Saturday 5/9 in Granite City, IL:
-Steven Kennedy(Resurgence) vs. K.C. Karrington(Chaos Nation)
-Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett(Resurgence) vs. The Submission Squad(Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy)(Chaos Nation)
-Makaze(Blacklist) vs. Brandon Espinosa(Ego Busters)
-Outtkast(Blacklist) vs. Gary Jay(Ego Busters)
-Jojo Bravo & The Viking War Party(Alexandre Rudolph & Jake Parnell)(Blacklist) vs. Danny Adams & Roscoe Eat Lisa(Mikey McFinnegan & Zakk Sawyers)(Ego Busters)
-Jake Dirden(Resurgence) vs. Alex Castle(Chaos Nation)
-A.C.H. vs. Curt Stallion
-Adam Raw vs. Steve O. Reno vs. Jeff Gant
-Appearing: Adam Rich
HIGH RISK WRESTLING(herecomesthepain.bpt.me)
Next show is Sunday 5/24 in Cahokia, IL:
-A.C.H. vs. Louis Lyndon - Heavyweight Title
-Takaaki Watanabe vs. Blake Edward Belakis
-Bolt Brady vs. Ace Perry vs. Josh Crane
-Team I.O.U.(Nick Iggy & Kerry Awful) vs. John Wayne Murdoch & Reed Bentley
-Jack Verville vs. Tony Kozina
-Tripp Cassidy vs. Dale Patricks
-Mike Outlaw & ? vs. The Forbidden City Warriors(Jun Hado & Akuma Okoye)
PRO WRESTLING EPIC(www.prowrestlingepic.com/)
Next show is Saturday 8/15 in Pontoon Beach, IL:
-Brandon Aarons vs. Danny Adams - Heavyweight Title
METRO PRO WRESTLING(www.metrowrestling.com)
Next show is Saturday 6/6 in Kansas City, KS:
-Tommy Dreamer vs. Mark Sterling
-D'Arcy Dixon vs. Lucy Mendez
3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 5/1 in Des Moines, IA:
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Rory Fox - Heavyweight Title
-30-Man Royal Rumble
-Kraig Keesaman vs. Nate Redwing - Pure Wrestling Title
-Mike Sydal vs. Jon West
-Zach Thompson vs. Marek Brave
WLW(www.harleyrace.com)
Next show is Saturday 5/30 in Troy, MO
WRESTLING INVADES AMERICA(wrestlinginvamerica.wix.com/wrestlinginvamerica)
Next show is Sunday 5/31 in Swansea, IL:
-Gavin Alexander & Jayson Virtue vs. Jonathan Napier & Jason Allen
-Brandon Aarons vs. Leone Mephisto vs. LaMarcus Clinton - PWE Heavyweight Title
-Darkside vs. Jimmy D - Interstate Title
-Barackus vs. Taylor Champion vs. Clownman Jacko vs. Joey Grunge vs. Symon Phoenix
-Chase King vs. Tyler Copeland - I Quit Match
-Da'Marius Jones vs. Kevin Lee Davidson
CENTRAL STATES CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/nwaccw)
Next show is Saturday 6/6 in Rolla, MO:
-"Mad Hatter" Damon Buchanan vs. Mitch Johnson - NWA Central States Title
-Elvis Aliaga vs. Jeremy Hadley - NWA Missouri Title
-Guns & Beer(Bo Gott, Duke Cornell, & Joey Anderson) vs. The Black Hand Warriors(Michael Magnuson, Dave DeLorean, & Jayden Fenix)
CSCW has a show on Saturday 6/13 in Newburg, MO:
-"Mad Hatter" Damon Buchanan vs. Shane Somers - NWA Central States Title
-Evan Morris vs. Mitch Johnson - NWA Illinois Title
WORLD POWERHOUSE WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/worldpowerhousewrestling)
Next show is Saturday 5/16 in Hartford, IL:
-Xavier Frost vs. The Searcher - Heavyweight Title
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DRAGON GATE USA/EVOLVE(www.wwnlive.com & www.dgusa.tv)
Next show is Saturday 5/30 in Queens, NY.
EVOLVE has a show on Sunday 5/31 in Long Island, NY.
ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.anarchy-wrestling.net)
Next show is Saturday 5/9 in Cornelia, GA:
-Jagged Edge vs. Se7en - Heavyweight Title
-Mikael Judas vs. Geter
-Kevin Blue vs. Corey Hollis - T.V. Title
-Trever Aeon vs. Antrone Brewer - Young Lions' Title
-The Hate Junkies(Stryknyn & Dany Only) vs. The Silent Kill Syndicate(Azrael & Supernatural)
PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)
Next show is Friday 5/22 in Reseda, CA featuring the DDT4 Tournament:
-Roderick Strong vs. Brian Cage vs. Chris Hero - Heavyweight Title
-Tournament Participants: Team Tremendous(Dan Barry & Bill Carr), Forth Gunn(Drew Gulak & Biff Busick), The Beaver Boys(John Silver & Alex Reynolds), The World's Cutest Tag Team(Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae), The Inner City Machine Guns(Ricochet & Rich Swann), The Monster Mafia(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander), Love Gun(Matt Sydal & Chris Sabin), Trevor Lee & Andrew Everett
-Johnny Gargano vs. Mike Bailey
CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)
Next show is Saturday 5/2 in Haverhill, MA:
-Princess Kimber Lee & Los Ice Creams(El Hijo Del Ice Cream & Ice Cream Jr.) vs. Nokken, Soldier Ant, & Pinkie Sanchez
-Chuck Taylor vs. The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova
-Ashley Remington vs. Missile Assault Ant
-Amasis vs. Juan Francisco De Coronado
-Eddie Kingston, Shynron, & Argus vs. Hallowicked, Frightmare, & Silver Ant
-Ultramantis Black, Obariyon, & Oleg The Usurper vs. Max Smashmaster, Flex Rumblecrunch, & Jaka
-Dasher Hatfield vs. Volgar
CHIKARA has a show on Sunday 5/24 in Easton, PA.
HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)
Next show is Saturday 7/18 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)
Next show is Sunday 5/3 in Clarksville, IN.
AAW(www.aawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 5/1 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Eddie Kingston vs. Samoa Joe vs. Josh Alexander - Heavyweight Title
-Davey Richards vs. Tommaso Ciampa
-Johnny Gargano vs. Chris Sabin
-Heidi Lovelace vs. Allysin Kay
AAW Vanguard has a show on Saturday 5/16 in Berwyn, IL.
ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)
Next show is Sunday 5/24 in Austin, TX
-Ricky Starks vs. Jeff Gant - Heavyweight Title
-Darin Childs vs. Scot Summers
-Masada vs. Sky DeLacrimosa
-Killah Kash vs. Cherry Ramons
-Jojo Bravo vs. Angel Blue - T.V. Title Tuxedo-vs.-Evening-Gown Match
-Steve O. Reno vs. Erik Shadows - U-30 Title
-Curt Stallion vs. Ricky Romida vs. Dick Money vs. Kyle Hawk
-Jack Jameson vs. Barrett Brown
Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling: http://www.saintlouiswrestling.com/
St. Louis Wrestling Community: http://community.livejournal.com/stlwrestling/
Leave a comment or e-mail: patrickab7@yahoo.com
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.
DISCLAIMER: I'm biased. Deal with it.
It was another standing-room-only turnout for SICW this past weekend...they'll need a bigger building at the rate they're going. Thankfully no big adventure in my trip to the event...I was stopped by a train on the way home, but only for a minute or two.
Your ring announcer was Drew Abbenhaus; your referees were Denny Thomas & Terry Riley.
Morgan sang the National Anthem for the third month in a row...fine job.
Promoter Herb Simmons unveiled the trophy to be awared to the winner of next month's Bruiser Brody Memorial Battle Royal...looks good. He also ran down the list of special guests, including Stan Hansen, former WWF ring announcer Mike McGuirk, and Barbara Goodish(widow of the late Bruiser/King Kong Brody).
"Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent vs. "Dead Sexy" Daniel Gunner: This was more of a technical match than I was expecting as Gunner focused on Vincent's arm and Vincent retaliated by working on the leg. Vincent has been finishing with a modified figure-four called the "Mapleleaf Leglock" lately and he built up to that hold...he nearly beat Curtis Wylde with it at last week's Millstadt show but the time limit expired. Vincent got the win with his new finishing hold in 7:03.
Big Jim Hoffarth & Paloma Starr vs. Ax Allwardt & Lucy Mendez: Paloma Starr has been wrestling for five years and recently moved to the area from Texas. They announced the ladies for the show but didn't announce a one-on-one match, so it turned out to be a mixed tag (similar to an LWA show where they booked MsChif and Daizee Haze and they did a mixed tag). Hoffarth and Ax had a match at the previous show where Ax got disqualified for hitting Hoffarth with his chain, so they had some prior history. It was basically a tease of the women battling and it erupted into a catfight that spilled out to the floor...resulting in a double DQ in 9:05. These feuds...MUST CONTINUE~!
"The Man Of Tomorrow" Daniel Eads vs. "Volatile" Curtis Wylde(w/ Wyldefyre): Interesting matchup here between two up-and-coming competitors...Wylde had the experience edge, plus the distraction factor of his valet at ringside. Wylde isn't the most technically-refined grappler, but he's a great wrestling personality, if that makes sense. This time around, the outside factor wasn't enough to turn the tide and Eads won with the Superman Punch in 8:20.
Drew interviewed Ron Powers in the ring...the subject was Ron's request to enter the Brody Battle Royal, but Drew courageously(?) pressed the issue of Red River Jack's identity. Powers kept dodging the question until Travis Cook came out with Bull Bronson. Director Of Affairs Cowboy Bob Orton granted Ron's request, prompting the entire Travis Cook Organization to attack...Ken Kasa & Chris Hargas jumped Orton while Bronson and Attila Khan attacked Powers. Orton finally recovered enough to run off the rulebreakers with a chair, but the damage had been done as Bronson and Khan had delivered several big splashes.
Cue intermission~! Had a decent dinner, so nothing to eat on this night. Kept myself to one can of soda and a bottle of water. #middleaged
A one-on-one match between Paloma Starr and Lucy Mendez was announced for the May show...woo.
"The Old School Warrior" Chaz Wesson & Keith Smith Jr. vs. "Ironman" Ken Kasa & "The Icon" Chris Hargas(w/ Travis Cook): Chaz and Keith Jr. teamed with Keith Sr. at the GCW reunion show in December 2012, but last week's Millstadt show was the first time they had been in a two-on-two bout. They defeated Ax Allwardt & Waco, but this was a different sort of challenge...Kasa and Hargas had teamed up in a past life(when Kasa was known as Ian Storm). They could become a formidable tag team in the long run...guess we'll see. The tag team experience fell in the favor of Travis Cook's duo; Kasa got the win over Keith Jr. with the John Wu Dropkick in 11:24 as Hargas kept Wesson from breaking up the fall.
"Dwarf Destroyer" Little Kato vs. "The Ladies' Man" Beautiful Bobby Dean: MIDGET MADNESS~! A lot of people came specifically for this bout and noticably left after it was over. WHO SAYS SMALLER WRESTLERS DON'T DRAW?!? Ahem. They played it a bit more serious than their previous SICW meeting(about two years ago), though there were still comedy spots that drew the referee into the shenanigans. Terry Riley certainly had a "tall order"...sorry, I'll show myself out. Anywho, Dean was definitely the heel in this one...Kato won with a double karate thrust, evening the score from their previous encounter. These two have been around a long time(dating back to WLW's days on PAX when I first saw them).
Red River Jack vs. Bull Bronson(w/ Travis Cook): Big Daddy was notably absent for this month's SICW events. It was hardly a technical exhibition, as you might expect...the two powerhouses traded bombs for most of the bout. RRJ(and Ron Powers *cough*) seem to do as they please outside the ring as the masked man mercilessly beat down Bronson with a chair on the arena floor. That led to Jack getting the countout win in 7:27...perhaps the rookie referee Denny Thomas was a bit intimidated? At any rate, Attila Khan(who didn't even have a match on the card) ran in for the post-match beatdown but Cowboy Bob made the save...
Intermission numero dos~! That led into Brian Kelley presenting Daniel Eads with the Missouri Wrestling Revival Future Star award...he's definitely got the size and look, I'll be interested to see how his career progresses after only two years in the biz. Cowboy Bob announced that Ricky Cruz(wrestling in Mexico for the weekend) would be teaming with old rival Ron Powers at the May show against Khan & Bronson...very interesting.
"Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson vs. Flash Flanagan for the Classic Title: After a few years of the SICW Championship featuring long reigns by its holders, the belt has become somewhat of a hot potato in the past twelve months. Nagging injuries cut Heath Hatton's run a bit short, then Flash only held the belt for a few months before dropping it to Gary in February. Flanagan had complained that Big Daddy's distraction had led to his downfall, so he got his contractually-obligated rematch here. These two are as old-school as it gets and had a really solid main-event bout with no outside factors...at least not until the closing moments. Gary accidentally knocked down the referee and Flanagan brought in his trademark kendo stick, but Jackson avoided the use of the weapon and got a hold of it himself. As the ref struggled to regain his wits, Flanagan brought out a chain and KOed Gary with it for the shocking title win in 15:55! Flash is now the only two-time SICW Classic Wrestling Champion and Gary's reign ended after two months in his third title defense. My own personal conspiracy theory was that SICW wanted the belt on Gary when they were in attendance at the Cauliflower Alley Club reunion in Las Vegas...but the long game had Flanagan as champion, thus the double switch. Just an Internet nitwit's speculation, mind you.
At any rate, that drew the month of April to a close with six shows in the books...but May will be even busier. To wit:
-Saturday 5/2: Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance in St. Louis, MO(Cinco De Mayo Festival/afternoon); Dynamo Pro Wrestling in Fenton, MO(evening)
-Tuesday 5/5: Dynamo in St. Louis, MO(Off Broadway)
-Saturday 5/9: Pro Wrestling Championship Series in Granite City, IL(new venue); Dynamo in Wood River, IL; MMWA in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway Athletic Club)
-Saturday 5/16: SICW in East Carondelet, IL
-Sunday 5/24: High Risk Wrestling in Cahokia, IL(new venue)
-Saturday 5/30: World League Wrestling in Troy, MO
-Sunday 5/31: Wrestling Invades America in Swansea, IL
If plans hold up, I'll be attending eight shows in the next month...I swear there should be support groups for this sort of thing...
Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.
P.S. We are all marks.
DISCLAIMER: I'm biased. Deal with it.
It was another standing-room-only turnout for SICW this past weekend...they'll need a bigger building at the rate they're going. Thankfully no big adventure in my trip to the event...I was stopped by a train on the way home, but only for a minute or two.
Your ring announcer was Drew Abbenhaus; your referees were Denny Thomas & Terry Riley.
Morgan sang the National Anthem for the third month in a row...fine job.
Promoter Herb Simmons unveiled the trophy to be awared to the winner of next month's Bruiser Brody Memorial Battle Royal...looks good. He also ran down the list of special guests, including Stan Hansen, former WWF ring announcer Mike McGuirk, and Barbara Goodish(widow of the late Bruiser/King Kong Brody).
"Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent vs. "Dead Sexy" Daniel Gunner: This was more of a technical match than I was expecting as Gunner focused on Vincent's arm and Vincent retaliated by working on the leg. Vincent has been finishing with a modified figure-four called the "Mapleleaf Leglock" lately and he built up to that hold...he nearly beat Curtis Wylde with it at last week's Millstadt show but the time limit expired. Vincent got the win with his new finishing hold in 7:03.
Big Jim Hoffarth & Paloma Starr vs. Ax Allwardt & Lucy Mendez: Paloma Starr has been wrestling for five years and recently moved to the area from Texas. They announced the ladies for the show but didn't announce a one-on-one match, so it turned out to be a mixed tag (similar to an LWA show where they booked MsChif and Daizee Haze and they did a mixed tag). Hoffarth and Ax had a match at the previous show where Ax got disqualified for hitting Hoffarth with his chain, so they had some prior history. It was basically a tease of the women battling and it erupted into a catfight that spilled out to the floor...resulting in a double DQ in 9:05. These feuds...MUST CONTINUE~!
"The Man Of Tomorrow" Daniel Eads vs. "Volatile" Curtis Wylde(w/ Wyldefyre): Interesting matchup here between two up-and-coming competitors...Wylde had the experience edge, plus the distraction factor of his valet at ringside. Wylde isn't the most technically-refined grappler, but he's a great wrestling personality, if that makes sense. This time around, the outside factor wasn't enough to turn the tide and Eads won with the Superman Punch in 8:20.
Drew interviewed Ron Powers in the ring...the subject was Ron's request to enter the Brody Battle Royal, but Drew courageously(?) pressed the issue of Red River Jack's identity. Powers kept dodging the question until Travis Cook came out with Bull Bronson. Director Of Affairs Cowboy Bob Orton granted Ron's request, prompting the entire Travis Cook Organization to attack...Ken Kasa & Chris Hargas jumped Orton while Bronson and Attila Khan attacked Powers. Orton finally recovered enough to run off the rulebreakers with a chair, but the damage had been done as Bronson and Khan had delivered several big splashes.
Cue intermission~! Had a decent dinner, so nothing to eat on this night. Kept myself to one can of soda and a bottle of water. #middleaged
A one-on-one match between Paloma Starr and Lucy Mendez was announced for the May show...woo.
"The Old School Warrior" Chaz Wesson & Keith Smith Jr. vs. "Ironman" Ken Kasa & "The Icon" Chris Hargas(w/ Travis Cook): Chaz and Keith Jr. teamed with Keith Sr. at the GCW reunion show in December 2012, but last week's Millstadt show was the first time they had been in a two-on-two bout. They defeated Ax Allwardt & Waco, but this was a different sort of challenge...Kasa and Hargas had teamed up in a past life(when Kasa was known as Ian Storm). They could become a formidable tag team in the long run...guess we'll see. The tag team experience fell in the favor of Travis Cook's duo; Kasa got the win over Keith Jr. with the John Wu Dropkick in 11:24 as Hargas kept Wesson from breaking up the fall.
"Dwarf Destroyer" Little Kato vs. "The Ladies' Man" Beautiful Bobby Dean: MIDGET MADNESS~! A lot of people came specifically for this bout and noticably left after it was over. WHO SAYS SMALLER WRESTLERS DON'T DRAW?!? Ahem. They played it a bit more serious than their previous SICW meeting(about two years ago), though there were still comedy spots that drew the referee into the shenanigans. Terry Riley certainly had a "tall order"...sorry, I'll show myself out. Anywho, Dean was definitely the heel in this one...Kato won with a double karate thrust, evening the score from their previous encounter. These two have been around a long time(dating back to WLW's days on PAX when I first saw them).
Red River Jack vs. Bull Bronson(w/ Travis Cook): Big Daddy was notably absent for this month's SICW events. It was hardly a technical exhibition, as you might expect...the two powerhouses traded bombs for most of the bout. RRJ(and Ron Powers *cough*) seem to do as they please outside the ring as the masked man mercilessly beat down Bronson with a chair on the arena floor. That led to Jack getting the countout win in 7:27...perhaps the rookie referee Denny Thomas was a bit intimidated? At any rate, Attila Khan(who didn't even have a match on the card) ran in for the post-match beatdown but Cowboy Bob made the save...
Intermission numero dos~! That led into Brian Kelley presenting Daniel Eads with the Missouri Wrestling Revival Future Star award...he's definitely got the size and look, I'll be interested to see how his career progresses after only two years in the biz. Cowboy Bob announced that Ricky Cruz(wrestling in Mexico for the weekend) would be teaming with old rival Ron Powers at the May show against Khan & Bronson...very interesting.
"Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson vs. Flash Flanagan for the Classic Title: After a few years of the SICW Championship featuring long reigns by its holders, the belt has become somewhat of a hot potato in the past twelve months. Nagging injuries cut Heath Hatton's run a bit short, then Flash only held the belt for a few months before dropping it to Gary in February. Flanagan had complained that Big Daddy's distraction had led to his downfall, so he got his contractually-obligated rematch here. These two are as old-school as it gets and had a really solid main-event bout with no outside factors...at least not until the closing moments. Gary accidentally knocked down the referee and Flanagan brought in his trademark kendo stick, but Jackson avoided the use of the weapon and got a hold of it himself. As the ref struggled to regain his wits, Flanagan brought out a chain and KOed Gary with it for the shocking title win in 15:55! Flash is now the only two-time SICW Classic Wrestling Champion and Gary's reign ended after two months in his third title defense. My own personal conspiracy theory was that SICW wanted the belt on Gary when they were in attendance at the Cauliflower Alley Club reunion in Las Vegas...but the long game had Flanagan as champion, thus the double switch. Just an Internet nitwit's speculation, mind you.
At any rate, that drew the month of April to a close with six shows in the books...but May will be even busier. To wit:
-Saturday 5/2: Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance in St. Louis, MO(Cinco De Mayo Festival/afternoon); Dynamo Pro Wrestling in Fenton, MO(evening)
-Tuesday 5/5: Dynamo in St. Louis, MO(Off Broadway)
-Saturday 5/9: Pro Wrestling Championship Series in Granite City, IL(new venue); Dynamo in Wood River, IL; MMWA in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway Athletic Club)
-Saturday 5/16: SICW in East Carondelet, IL
-Sunday 5/24: High Risk Wrestling in Cahokia, IL(new venue)
-Saturday 5/30: World League Wrestling in Troy, MO
-Sunday 5/31: Wrestling Invades America in Swansea, IL
If plans hold up, I'll be attending eight shows in the next month...I swear there should be support groups for this sort of thing...
Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.
P.S. We are all marks.
WWE Raw
-Commentators: Michael Cole, Booker T, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-King Of The Ring Tournament(WOO~!): Wade "Bad News" Barrett d. Dolph Ziggler after distraction by Sheamus O'Shaunessy led to Barrett winning with the Bullhammer (4:46 aired).
-Tag Team Champion Big E Langston(w/ Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) d. Tyson Kidd(w/ Antonio Cesaro & Natalya Neidhart) after a clothesline; Woods held Kidd's foot during the pinfall so he couldn't kick out (1:22).
-Ryback d. Bo Dallas via Shellshock (2:07); Bray Wyatt laid out Ryback with the Sister Abigail after the match.
-John Cena vs. Heath Slater for the U.S. Title never started as Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) attacked Slater in the entranceway.
-King Of The Ring Tournament: "R-Truth" Ron Killings d. Stardust after countering a Beautiful Disaster kick with a mid-air Lie Detector(Paydirt) (3:47).
-Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds) d. Johnny Fandango when a distraction by Rosa Mendes allowed Rose to finish with the Party Foul(snapmare driver) (1:49).
-Naomi Night d. Brie Bella(w/ Women's Champion Nikki Bella) with a small package (3:37).
-King Of The Ring Tournament: Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. Dean Ambrose by DQ when Dolph Ziggler attacked Sheamus (9:31 aired).
-King Of The Ring Tournament: "The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville d. Luke Harper with the Red Arrow(corkscrew shooting star press) (6:50 aired).
-Roman Reigns & Randy Orton d. WWE Champion Seth Rollins & Kane(w/ Jamie Knoble & Joey Mercury) when Orton pinned Rollins after the RKO (15:37 aired).
-King Of The Ring Tournament(WOO~!): Wade "Bad News" Barrett d. Dolph Ziggler after distraction by Sheamus O'Shaunessy led to Barrett winning with the Bullhammer (4:46 aired).
-Tag Team Champion Big E Langston(w/ Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) d. Tyson Kidd(w/ Antonio Cesaro & Natalya Neidhart) after a clothesline; Woods held Kidd's foot during the pinfall so he couldn't kick out (1:22).
-Ryback d. Bo Dallas via Shellshock (2:07); Bray Wyatt laid out Ryback with the Sister Abigail after the match.
-John Cena vs. Heath Slater for the U.S. Title never started as Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) attacked Slater in the entranceway.
-King Of The Ring Tournament: "R-Truth" Ron Killings d. Stardust after countering a Beautiful Disaster kick with a mid-air Lie Detector(Paydirt) (3:47).
-Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds) d. Johnny Fandango when a distraction by Rosa Mendes allowed Rose to finish with the Party Foul(snapmare driver) (1:49).
-Naomi Night d. Brie Bella(w/ Women's Champion Nikki Bella) with a small package (3:37).
-King Of The Ring Tournament: Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. Dean Ambrose by DQ when Dolph Ziggler attacked Sheamus (9:31 aired).
-King Of The Ring Tournament: "The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville d. Luke Harper with the Red Arrow(corkscrew shooting star press) (6:50 aired).
-Roman Reigns & Randy Orton d. WWE Champion Seth Rollins & Kane(w/ Jamie Knoble & Joey Mercury) when Orton pinned Rollins after the RKO (15:37 aired).
Comedy Part 562: First Time At McKeane's
Location: McKeane's Pub
Emcee: Jon Maddy
After: Quentin Wilbert
Before: Stryker Spurlock
Wanted to get out to some different open-mics on my vacation week from work...unfortunately I didn't get to Heavy Anchor(looked like Danno's didn't have a show). This was a newer open-mic show and had a few things going against it on this evening...the main bar patronage was a party group that wasn't paying attention to the comedy, plus we were competing with baseball AND WWE Raw on the TV screens. (Myself and one other comic even joked that we were paying more attention to the wrestling.) I plowed through my set without getting much of a reaction(to be fair, no one got much out of our alleged audience)...oh well, moving onward.
Emcee: Jon Maddy
After: Quentin Wilbert
Before: Stryker Spurlock
Wanted to get out to some different open-mics on my vacation week from work...unfortunately I didn't get to Heavy Anchor(looked like Danno's didn't have a show). This was a newer open-mic show and had a few things going against it on this evening...the main bar patronage was a party group that wasn't paying attention to the comedy, plus we were competing with baseball AND WWE Raw on the TV screens. (Myself and one other comic even joked that we were paying more attention to the wrestling.) I plowed through my set without getting much of a reaction(to be fair, no one got much out of our alleged audience)...oh well, moving onward.
Monday, April 27, 2015
Anarchy + 3XW
Anarchy Wrestling TV #481 (Hardcore Hell Highlights)
-Commentators: Brett Wolverton & John "The Body" Johnson.
-Fred Yehi d. "The Real" Slim J in a best-of-three-falls match. Yehi won the first fall with a Perfectplex (13:43 aired). Slim won fall two with a cross-armbreaker (16:34 aired). Yehi scored the deciding fall by reversing a rana pin into a sunset flip and rollup for the three-count (21:11 aired).
-The Big F'n Deal("Wrestling's Most Dangerous Weapon" Geter & Brian Blaze) d. The Devil's Rejects("The Angel Of Death" Azrael & "The Lethal Dose" Stryknyn) to win the Tag Team Titles. "The Undead Luchador" Supernatural made his way to ringside and distracted the referee, leading to Azrael turning on Stryknyn with a Superman Punch; Azrael left the ringside area and Geter pinned Stryknyn after a sideslam/second-rope elbowdrop combo (6:22 aired).
3XW All Stars Of The Midwest Episode 16
-Commentators: Austin Buckner, Jeremy Jacobs, & Brady A. Dezire.
-Rory Fox d. "Delicious" Devin Carter after a mulekick unseen by the referee, leading to Fox getting the double-leg pin with feet on the ropes (11:40).
-Nate Redwing(w/ Skylar Pierce) d. "Unbreakable" Zach Thompson via rewind powerslam (5:07).
-Kraig Keesaman d. "The Fury" Jon West after a Northern Lights Bomb to retain the Pure Wrestling Title (8:50).
-Next week: Jeremy Wyatt vs. Mark Sterling for the Heavyweight Title, plus The Huang Chung Warriors(Ricky Kwong & Aaron Masterson) vs. Jake & Ryan King in a Texas Tornado Match for the Tag Team Titles.
-Commentators: Brett Wolverton & John "The Body" Johnson.
-Fred Yehi d. "The Real" Slim J in a best-of-three-falls match. Yehi won the first fall with a Perfectplex (13:43 aired). Slim won fall two with a cross-armbreaker (16:34 aired). Yehi scored the deciding fall by reversing a rana pin into a sunset flip and rollup for the three-count (21:11 aired).
-The Big F'n Deal("Wrestling's Most Dangerous Weapon" Geter & Brian Blaze) d. The Devil's Rejects("The Angel Of Death" Azrael & "The Lethal Dose" Stryknyn) to win the Tag Team Titles. "The Undead Luchador" Supernatural made his way to ringside and distracted the referee, leading to Azrael turning on Stryknyn with a Superman Punch; Azrael left the ringside area and Geter pinned Stryknyn after a sideslam/second-rope elbowdrop combo (6:22 aired).
3XW All Stars Of The Midwest Episode 16
-Commentators: Austin Buckner, Jeremy Jacobs, & Brady A. Dezire.
-Rory Fox d. "Delicious" Devin Carter after a mulekick unseen by the referee, leading to Fox getting the double-leg pin with feet on the ropes (11:40).
-Nate Redwing(w/ Skylar Pierce) d. "Unbreakable" Zach Thompson via rewind powerslam (5:07).
-Kraig Keesaman d. "The Fury" Jon West after a Northern Lights Bomb to retain the Pure Wrestling Title (8:50).
-Next week: Jeremy Wyatt vs. Mark Sterling for the Heavyweight Title, plus The Huang Chung Warriors(Ricky Kwong & Aaron Masterson) vs. Jake & Ryan King in a Texas Tornado Match for the Tag Team Titles.
Sunday, April 26, 2015
WWE Extreme Rules
-"The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville(subbing for the injured Intercontinental Champion Daniel Bryan) d. Wade "Bad News" Barrett with the Red Arrow(corkscrew shooting star press).
-Chicago Street Fight: Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper ended in an apparent no-contest; the brawl ended up in the backstage area and Harper got into a truck, driving away from the building with Ambrose jumping in the side window to pursue him.
-Kiss Me Arse Match: Dolph Ziggler d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy by countering a suplex with a small package. Rather than follow the stipulation, Sheamus took out Ziggler with a low blow and Brogue Kick before forcing Ziggler to kiss his "arse".
-Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston(w/ Xavier Woods) d. Antonio Cesaro & Tyson Kidd(w/ Natalya Neidhart) to win the Tag Team Titles when Kofi rolled up Cesaro with a handful of tights.
-Ambrose and Harper's truck arrived back at the building and their street fight resumed; they filled the ring with chairs and Ambrose slammed Harper off the top rope onto the chairs, then got the pin after the Dirty Deeds v2.0(double-underhook DDT).
-John Cena d. Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) in a Russian Chain Match to retain the U.S. Title by tagging all four corners.
-Nikki Bella(w/ Brie Bella) d. Naomi Night to retain the Women's Title; Naomi decked Brie outside the ring, so Brie retaliated with a cheapshot behind the referee's back. That allowed Nikki to win with the Rack Attack(torture-rack drop).
-Last-Man-Standing Match: Roman Reigns d. The Big Show after spearing him from the main broadcast table through the Spanish table, then overturning the main table on top of show so he couldn't get up.
-Cage Match/RKO Banned: Seth Rollins d. Randy Orton to retain the WWE Title by escaping the cage; Kane was the "gatekeeper" of the cage door. Jamie Knoble & Joey Mercury interfered but Kane went on to chokeslam everybody involved. Orton RKOed Kane, but Rollins RKOed Orton and escaped out the door for the win. (But wait, the exact stipulation was that the RKO was banned...)
-Chicago Street Fight: Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper ended in an apparent no-contest; the brawl ended up in the backstage area and Harper got into a truck, driving away from the building with Ambrose jumping in the side window to pursue him.
-Kiss Me Arse Match: Dolph Ziggler d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy by countering a suplex with a small package. Rather than follow the stipulation, Sheamus took out Ziggler with a low blow and Brogue Kick before forcing Ziggler to kiss his "arse".
-Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston(w/ Xavier Woods) d. Antonio Cesaro & Tyson Kidd(w/ Natalya Neidhart) to win the Tag Team Titles when Kofi rolled up Cesaro with a handful of tights.
-Ambrose and Harper's truck arrived back at the building and their street fight resumed; they filled the ring with chairs and Ambrose slammed Harper off the top rope onto the chairs, then got the pin after the Dirty Deeds v2.0(double-underhook DDT).
-John Cena d. Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) in a Russian Chain Match to retain the U.S. Title by tagging all four corners.
-Nikki Bella(w/ Brie Bella) d. Naomi Night to retain the Women's Title; Naomi decked Brie outside the ring, so Brie retaliated with a cheapshot behind the referee's back. That allowed Nikki to win with the Rack Attack(torture-rack drop).
-Last-Man-Standing Match: Roman Reigns d. The Big Show after spearing him from the main broadcast table through the Spanish table, then overturning the main table on top of show so he couldn't get up.
-Cage Match/RKO Banned: Seth Rollins d. Randy Orton to retain the WWE Title by escaping the cage; Kane was the "gatekeeper" of the cage door. Jamie Knoble & Joey Mercury interfered but Kane went on to chokeslam everybody involved. Orton RKOed Kane, but Rollins RKOed Orton and escaped out the door for the win. (But wait, the exact stipulation was that the RKO was banned...)
ROH + SICW
ROH TV
-Commentators: Kevin Kelly & Steve Corino.
-B.J. Whitmer(w/ Adam Page) won a four-corner match with Moose(w/ Veda Scott & Stokely Hathaway), Will Ferrara, and Caprice Coleman when he stole the pin on Coleman after Moose's spear (6:48 aired).
-Adam Page(w/ B.J. Whitmer) d. A.C.H. when Whitmer's distraction allowed Page to hit his behind-the-back piledriver (1:53).
-The Addiction("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) d. reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) to win the Tag Team Titles; a member of the Knights of the Rising Dawn ran in and superkicked O'Reilly(seemingly by mistake), allowing Daniels to pin O'Reilly after the Celebrity Rehab(belly-to-back suplex by Kazarian flipped into a Codebreaker by Daniels) (14:58 aired). After the match, O'Reilly & Fish got a hold of the K.R.D. member and unmasked him to reveal Chris Sabin...and Daniels & Kazarian BELTed the former champions, revealing themselves to be K.R.D. members.
SICW Wrestling Explosion
-Commentators: Herb Simmons & Drew Abbenhaus.
-Flashback to December 1985: Bruiser Brody fought Tatsumi Fujinami to a no-contest when the two brawled out of the ring and into the crowd.
-Promoter Herb Simmons interviewed Nikolai Volkoff about his connection to St. Louis wrestling.
-Big Jim Hoffarth d. Ax Allwardt by DQ when Ax hit Hoffarth with his chain. Ax choked down Hoffarth with his chain, but bailed out of the ring when Hoffarth regained his senses and chased him away.
-Commentators: Kevin Kelly & Steve Corino.
-B.J. Whitmer(w/ Adam Page) won a four-corner match with Moose(w/ Veda Scott & Stokely Hathaway), Will Ferrara, and Caprice Coleman when he stole the pin on Coleman after Moose's spear (6:48 aired).
-Adam Page(w/ B.J. Whitmer) d. A.C.H. when Whitmer's distraction allowed Page to hit his behind-the-back piledriver (1:53).
-The Addiction("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) d. reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) to win the Tag Team Titles; a member of the Knights of the Rising Dawn ran in and superkicked O'Reilly(seemingly by mistake), allowing Daniels to pin O'Reilly after the Celebrity Rehab(belly-to-back suplex by Kazarian flipped into a Codebreaker by Daniels) (14:58 aired). After the match, O'Reilly & Fish got a hold of the K.R.D. member and unmasked him to reveal Chris Sabin...and Daniels & Kazarian BELTed the former champions, revealing themselves to be K.R.D. members.
SICW Wrestling Explosion
-Commentators: Herb Simmons & Drew Abbenhaus.
-Flashback to December 1985: Bruiser Brody fought Tatsumi Fujinami to a no-contest when the two brawled out of the ring and into the crowd.
-Promoter Herb Simmons interviewed Nikolai Volkoff about his connection to St. Louis wrestling.
-Big Jim Hoffarth d. Ax Allwardt by DQ when Ax hit Hoffarth with his chain. Ax choked down Hoffarth with his chain, but bailed out of the ring when Hoffarth regained his senses and chased him away.
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Saturday SICW Results From East Carondelet, IL + Other Show Results
-Promoter Herb Simmons kicked off the show by unveiling the trophy that will be the prize for the upcoming Bruiser Brody Memorial Battle Royal.
-"Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent d. "Dead Sexy" Daniel Gunner with the Mapleleaf Leglock (7:03).
-Big Jim Hoffarth & Paloma Starr vs. Ax Allwardt & "Queen Of Chaos" Lucy Mendez ended in a no-contest when the two women brawled outside the ring (9:05).
-"The Man Of Tomorrow" Daniel Eads d. "Volatile" Curtis Wylde(w/ Wyldefyre) after the Superman Punch (8:20).
-Ring announcer Drew Abbenhaus interviewed Ron Powers. Ron wanted to enter the Brody Battle Royal at the May show, but he dodged the question when Drew asked him if he was Red River Jack. Bull Bronson and Travis Cook interrupted the proceedings, but that prompted Director Of Affairs Cowboy Bob Orton to grant Powers' request to enter the battle royal. Bronson and Attila Khan attacked Powers while Ken Kasa & Chris Hargas jumped Orton at ringside...Bronson and Khan brutalized Powers with big splashes before Orton finally recovered and ran off the Travis Cook Organization with a chair.
-It was announced that Paloma Starr and Lucy Mendez would face each other in a one-on-one match at the May show in East Carondelet.
-"Ironman" Ken Kasa & "The Icon" Chris Hargas(w/ Travis Cook) d. "The Old School Warrior" Chaz Wesson & Keith Smith Jr. when Kasa pinned Smith after the John Wu Dropkick (11:24).
-"Dwarf Destroyer" Little Kato d. "Ladies' Man" Beautiful Bobby Dean after a karate thrust to the throat (12:33).
-Red River Jack d. Bull Bronson(w/ Travis Cook) by countout after beating him down with a steel chair outside the ring (7:27). Attila Khan ran in for a post-match attack on RRJ along with Bronson, but Cowboy Bob Orton made the save.
-Missouri Wrestling Revival's Brian Kelley presented the MWR Future Star Award to Daniel Eads. After that, Cowboy Bob Orton announced that Ron Powers would team with Ricky Cruz at the May show against Attila Khan & Bull Bronson.
-Flash Flanagan d. "Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson to regain the Classic Title; the referee was knocked down and both men teased the use of Flash's kendo stick. That led to Flanagan knocking out Jackson with a chain for the tainted victory, becoming the first two-time SICW Classic Wrestling Champion (15:55)!
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Saturday ROH results from Hopkins, MN:
-Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez d. Brandon Espinosa & Curt Stallion.
-Bobby Fish d. Ariya Daivari.
-Will Ferrara won a four-corner match with "Beer City Bruiser" Matt Winchester, Cheeseburger, & The Romantic Touch.
-Michael Elgin d. Caprice Coleman.
-Adam Page d. A.C.H.
-Arik Cannon d. Danny Duggan.
-Truth Martini d. O.D.B.
-Roderick Strong d. Silas Young.
-The Briscoe Brothers(Heavyweight Champion Jay & Mark) d. War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe).
-Jay Lethal fought Kyle O'Reilly to a time-limit draw to retain the T.V. Title.
-Jay Briscoe fought Kyle O'Reilly to a no-contest to retain the Heavyweight Title.
Saturday Anarchy Wrestling results from Cornelia, GA:
-The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams) d. The Beardos(Wade Adams & Chris Spectra).
-B.J. Hancock d. Bobby Moore.
-Kevin Blue d. Jacob Ashworth to retain the T.V. Title.
-Shadow Jackson fought Brian Blaze to a double countout.
-Mikael Judas d. Lars Manderson.
-Slim J & Fred Yehi d. C.B. Suave & Raphael King to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Jeremy Foster d. Young Lions' Champion Trever Aeon by DQ.
-The Silent Kill Syndicate(Azrael & Supernatural) d. Stryknyn in a handicap match.
-Jagged Edge d. Billy Buck to retain the Heavyweight Title.
Other shows:
-Saturday 3XW in Milo, IA
-"Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent d. "Dead Sexy" Daniel Gunner with the Mapleleaf Leglock (7:03).
-Big Jim Hoffarth & Paloma Starr vs. Ax Allwardt & "Queen Of Chaos" Lucy Mendez ended in a no-contest when the two women brawled outside the ring (9:05).
-"The Man Of Tomorrow" Daniel Eads d. "Volatile" Curtis Wylde(w/ Wyldefyre) after the Superman Punch (8:20).
-Ring announcer Drew Abbenhaus interviewed Ron Powers. Ron wanted to enter the Brody Battle Royal at the May show, but he dodged the question when Drew asked him if he was Red River Jack. Bull Bronson and Travis Cook interrupted the proceedings, but that prompted Director Of Affairs Cowboy Bob Orton to grant Powers' request to enter the battle royal. Bronson and Attila Khan attacked Powers while Ken Kasa & Chris Hargas jumped Orton at ringside...Bronson and Khan brutalized Powers with big splashes before Orton finally recovered and ran off the Travis Cook Organization with a chair.
-It was announced that Paloma Starr and Lucy Mendez would face each other in a one-on-one match at the May show in East Carondelet.
-"Ironman" Ken Kasa & "The Icon" Chris Hargas(w/ Travis Cook) d. "The Old School Warrior" Chaz Wesson & Keith Smith Jr. when Kasa pinned Smith after the John Wu Dropkick (11:24).
-"Dwarf Destroyer" Little Kato d. "Ladies' Man" Beautiful Bobby Dean after a karate thrust to the throat (12:33).
-Red River Jack d. Bull Bronson(w/ Travis Cook) by countout after beating him down with a steel chair outside the ring (7:27). Attila Khan ran in for a post-match attack on RRJ along with Bronson, but Cowboy Bob Orton made the save.
-Missouri Wrestling Revival's Brian Kelley presented the MWR Future Star Award to Daniel Eads. After that, Cowboy Bob Orton announced that Ron Powers would team with Ricky Cruz at the May show against Attila Khan & Bull Bronson.
-Flash Flanagan d. "Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson to regain the Classic Title; the referee was knocked down and both men teased the use of Flash's kendo stick. That led to Flanagan knocking out Jackson with a chain for the tainted victory, becoming the first two-time SICW Classic Wrestling Champion (15:55)!
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Saturday ROH results from Hopkins, MN:
-Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez d. Brandon Espinosa & Curt Stallion.
-Bobby Fish d. Ariya Daivari.
-Will Ferrara won a four-corner match with "Beer City Bruiser" Matt Winchester, Cheeseburger, & The Romantic Touch.
-Michael Elgin d. Caprice Coleman.
-Adam Page d. A.C.H.
-Arik Cannon d. Danny Duggan.
-Truth Martini d. O.D.B.
-Roderick Strong d. Silas Young.
-The Briscoe Brothers(Heavyweight Champion Jay & Mark) d. War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe).
-Jay Lethal fought Kyle O'Reilly to a time-limit draw to retain the T.V. Title.
-Jay Briscoe fought Kyle O'Reilly to a no-contest to retain the Heavyweight Title.
Saturday Anarchy Wrestling results from Cornelia, GA:
-The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams) d. The Beardos(Wade Adams & Chris Spectra).
-B.J. Hancock d. Bobby Moore.
-Kevin Blue d. Jacob Ashworth to retain the T.V. Title.
-Shadow Jackson fought Brian Blaze to a double countout.
-Mikael Judas d. Lars Manderson.
-Slim J & Fred Yehi d. C.B. Suave & Raphael King to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Jeremy Foster d. Young Lions' Champion Trever Aeon by DQ.
-The Silent Kill Syndicate(Azrael & Supernatural) d. Stryknyn in a handicap match.
-Jagged Edge d. Billy Buck to retain the Heavyweight Title.
Other shows:
-Saturday 3XW in Milo, IA
Rasslin flood
TNA XPlosion
-Commentators: Josh Mathews & Jeremy Borash.
-Eric Young d. Crazzy Steve with the piledriver (6:01 aired).
WWE Superstars
-Commentators: Rich Brennan & Byron Saxton.
-Wade "Bad News" Barrett d. Jack Swagger with the Bullhammer (4:33).
-Tag Team Champions Antonio Cesaro & Tyson Kidd(w/ Natalya Neidhart) d. Los Matadores(Fernando & Diego)(w/ El Torito) when Cesaro rolled up Diego with a handful of tights (6:57 aired).
TNA Impact
-Commentator: Josh Mathews.
-Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle had a chat with Eric Young about whether he'd be facing the "old" Eric Young or the current crazy version...but Austin Aries came out and said that the main event was changed: He was cashing in his Feast Or Fired briefcase and challenging Angle later that night.
-Brooke Tessmacher won a four-corner match with Gail Kim, Angelina Love, and Madison Rayne when she pinned Rayne after the atomic facebuster (joined in progress; 6:35 aired).
-Micah Camacho(w/ Drew Galloway & Eli Drake) d. Kenny King(w/ Montel Vontavious Porter & Low-Ki) when he countered a springboard move with a Samoan Drop (5:03). The Beat Down Clan attacked Micah afterwards but The Rising members returned to back up their stablemate. Homicide ran in to clean house with a police baton on behalf of the B.D.C.
-"Cherry Bomb" Laura Dennis d. Mia "Jade" Yim(w/ Marti Belle) by DQ when Marti tripped Dennis, was ejected from ringside, and then attacked the referee (4:04). The Dollhouse members double-teamed Dennis, then attacked ring announcer Christy Hemme for announcing Dennis as the winner.
-Brutus Magnus brought out his fiancée Mickie James to talk about her potential retirement...but James Storm convinced her to have one more match.
-Davey Richards d. Manik after the Creeping Death(spinning roundhouse kick on a kneeling opponent) (5:38). Khoya Shera and Abyss attacked Davey after the match, but Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) made the save.
-Taryn Terrell d. Amazing Kong in a no-DQ match to retain the Women's Title. Jade & Marti interfered on Taryn's behalf, allowing her to powerbomb Kong off the turnbuckles and through a table for the win (5:12).
-Kurt Angle vs. Austin Aries for the Heavyweight Title never officially started as Eric Young attacked Aries from behind, laying him out with a piledriver on the floor and then another one on the ring steps. Angle confronted Young, but Young attacked Angle and destroyed his previously-injured knee with a chair. Young put Angle in the figure-four leglock before referees and security guards restored order.
-Commentators: Josh Mathews & Jeremy Borash.
-Eric Young d. Crazzy Steve with the piledriver (6:01 aired).
WWE Superstars
-Commentators: Rich Brennan & Byron Saxton.
-Wade "Bad News" Barrett d. Jack Swagger with the Bullhammer (4:33).
-Tag Team Champions Antonio Cesaro & Tyson Kidd(w/ Natalya Neidhart) d. Los Matadores(Fernando & Diego)(w/ El Torito) when Cesaro rolled up Diego with a handful of tights (6:57 aired).
TNA Impact
-Commentator: Josh Mathews.
-Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle had a chat with Eric Young about whether he'd be facing the "old" Eric Young or the current crazy version...but Austin Aries came out and said that the main event was changed: He was cashing in his Feast Or Fired briefcase and challenging Angle later that night.
-Brooke Tessmacher won a four-corner match with Gail Kim, Angelina Love, and Madison Rayne when she pinned Rayne after the atomic facebuster (joined in progress; 6:35 aired).
-Micah Camacho(w/ Drew Galloway & Eli Drake) d. Kenny King(w/ Montel Vontavious Porter & Low-Ki) when he countered a springboard move with a Samoan Drop (5:03). The Beat Down Clan attacked Micah afterwards but The Rising members returned to back up their stablemate. Homicide ran in to clean house with a police baton on behalf of the B.D.C.
-"Cherry Bomb" Laura Dennis d. Mia "Jade" Yim(w/ Marti Belle) by DQ when Marti tripped Dennis, was ejected from ringside, and then attacked the referee (4:04). The Dollhouse members double-teamed Dennis, then attacked ring announcer Christy Hemme for announcing Dennis as the winner.
-Brutus Magnus brought out his fiancée Mickie James to talk about her potential retirement...but James Storm convinced her to have one more match.
-Davey Richards d. Manik after the Creeping Death(spinning roundhouse kick on a kneeling opponent) (5:38). Khoya Shera and Abyss attacked Davey after the match, but Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) made the save.
-Taryn Terrell d. Amazing Kong in a no-DQ match to retain the Women's Title. Jade & Marti interfered on Taryn's behalf, allowing her to powerbomb Kong off the turnbuckles and through a table for the win (5:12).
-Kurt Angle vs. Austin Aries for the Heavyweight Title never officially started as Eric Young attacked Aries from behind, laying him out with a piledriver on the floor and then another one on the ring steps. Angle confronted Young, but Young attacked Angle and destroyed his previously-injured knee with a chair. Young put Angle in the figure-four leglock before referees and security guards restored order.
Friday, April 24, 2015
WWE Smackdown
-Commentators: Tom Phillips, Jerry Lawler, & Byron Saxton.
-WWE Champion Seth Rollins(w/ Jamie Knoble & Joey Mercury) vs. Kane(non-title) ended in a no-contest; Kane had demanded that Rollins return the favor and lay down for him, but then told Seth that he was "just messing with him" (about 2:00). Kane announced Dean Ambrose as Rollins' real opponent, sparking a brawl with Rollins, Ambrose, Luke Harper, and Roman Reigns.
-Dolph Ziggler & "The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy & Wade "Bad News" Barrett; Dolph hit the Zigzag on Barrett and Neville got the pin after the Red Arrow(corkscrew shooting star press) (5:08 aired).
-Naomi Night d. Natalya Neidhart with the Rear View (2:29).
-Ryback d. Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) by DQ when Rusev hit Ryback with his chain (6:25 aired).
-Kofi Kingston(w/ Big E Langston & Xavier Woods) d. Tag Team Champion Antonio Cesaro(w/ Tyson Kidd) after the Trouble In Paradise (1:30).
-Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose d. WWE Champion Seth Rollins & Luke Harper(w/ J&J Security & Kane) when Reigns pinned Rollins after the spear (13:14 aired).
-WWE Champion Seth Rollins(w/ Jamie Knoble & Joey Mercury) vs. Kane(non-title) ended in a no-contest; Kane had demanded that Rollins return the favor and lay down for him, but then told Seth that he was "just messing with him" (about 2:00). Kane announced Dean Ambrose as Rollins' real opponent, sparking a brawl with Rollins, Ambrose, Luke Harper, and Roman Reigns.
-Dolph Ziggler & "The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy & Wade "Bad News" Barrett; Dolph hit the Zigzag on Barrett and Neville got the pin after the Red Arrow(corkscrew shooting star press) (5:08 aired).
-Naomi Night d. Natalya Neidhart with the Rear View (2:29).
-Ryback d. Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) by DQ when Rusev hit Ryback with his chain (6:25 aired).
-Kofi Kingston(w/ Big E Langston & Xavier Woods) d. Tag Team Champion Antonio Cesaro(w/ Tyson Kidd) after the Trouble In Paradise (1:30).
-Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose d. WWE Champion Seth Rollins & Luke Harper(w/ J&J Security & Kane) when Reigns pinned Rollins after the spear (13:14 aired).
Comedy Part 561: Ice Cream Season
Location: I Scream Cakes
Emcee: Angel Kircher
After: Ryan Ries
Before: Jessica Campbell
We had fun despite a minimal audience...no biggie, it can be fun to just tell jokes in front of people. It can turn into a makeshift comedy workshop with people giving advice on each other's material...and we all have jokes that are works in progress. I had a few new bits that I got out on the table, including one wrestling-related joke that I'd previously only told to friends who are wrestling fans. Not quite sure how well it'd go over with your average casual audience, but I'll probably give it a shot at the next open-mic I attend. I'm on vacation from work next week, so I'm hoping to get to a bunch of open-mic shows in that time...good times.
Emcee: Angel Kircher
After: Ryan Ries
Before: Jessica Campbell
We had fun despite a minimal audience...no biggie, it can be fun to just tell jokes in front of people. It can turn into a makeshift comedy workshop with people giving advice on each other's material...and we all have jokes that are works in progress. I had a few new bits that I got out on the table, including one wrestling-related joke that I'd previously only told to friends who are wrestling fans. Not quite sure how well it'd go over with your average casual audience, but I'll probably give it a shot at the next open-mic I attend. I'm on vacation from work next week, so I'm hoping to get to a bunch of open-mic shows in that time...good times.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Main Event + Lucha Underground
WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Rich Brennan & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Johnny Fandango d. Curtis Axel with the Last Dance(guillotine legdrop) (4:39).
-Brie Bella d. Alicia Fox with the Bella Buster(X-Factor) (4:19).
-Stardust d. "R-Truth" Ron Killings by blocking a re-entry sunset flip and holding the ropes (5:15).
-The Lucha Dragons(Sin Cara & Kalisto) d. The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor) when Kalisto pinned Viktor after the Salida Del Sol(Asai DDT) (6:14 aired).
Lucha Underground Episode 24
-Commentators: Matt Striker & Vampiro.
-Elsewhere: Black Lotus continued her training...
-Sexy Star d. Pentagon Jr. after a tilt-a-whirl backcracker (7:03).
-Backstage: Alberto El Patrón met with Johnny Mundo backstage for some small talk about Mundo's career...
-Trios Title Tournament: Son Of Havoc, Angélico, & Ivelisse Velez won a three-way dance with
Big Rycklon Stephens, Killshot, & Willie Mack and Brian Cage, El Texano Jr., & King Cuerno. Angélico hit Texano with a flying knee strike off the apron and he bumped into Shawn Daivari in the front row, prompting Daivari to attack Texano. That led to Killshot pinning Texano after a double-stomp off the top rope (8:04). Ivelisse suffered an ankle injury, but her team won when Angélico pinned Killshot after the Fall Of The Angels(turnbuckle Border Toss) (13:43 aired). After the match, promoter Dario Cueto announced that they hadn't won the tournament yet...they had one more team to face in a no-DQ match.
-Trios Title Tournament, No-DQ Match: Son Of Havoc, Angélico, & Ivelisse Velez d. The Crew(Cortez Castro, Mr. Cisco, & Bael) to become the first Trios Champions; Angélico pinned Castro after a top-rope double-stomp as Havoc pinned Cisco after the shooting star press (6:40).
-Commentators: Rich Brennan & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Johnny Fandango d. Curtis Axel with the Last Dance(guillotine legdrop) (4:39).
-Brie Bella d. Alicia Fox with the Bella Buster(X-Factor) (4:19).
-Stardust d. "R-Truth" Ron Killings by blocking a re-entry sunset flip and holding the ropes (5:15).
-The Lucha Dragons(Sin Cara & Kalisto) d. The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor) when Kalisto pinned Viktor after the Salida Del Sol(Asai DDT) (6:14 aired).
Lucha Underground Episode 24
-Commentators: Matt Striker & Vampiro.
-Elsewhere: Black Lotus continued her training...
-Sexy Star d. Pentagon Jr. after a tilt-a-whirl backcracker (7:03).
-Backstage: Alberto El Patrón met with Johnny Mundo backstage for some small talk about Mundo's career...
-Trios Title Tournament: Son Of Havoc, Angélico, & Ivelisse Velez won a three-way dance with
Big Rycklon Stephens, Killshot, & Willie Mack and Brian Cage, El Texano Jr., & King Cuerno. Angélico hit Texano with a flying knee strike off the apron and he bumped into Shawn Daivari in the front row, prompting Daivari to attack Texano. That led to Killshot pinning Texano after a double-stomp off the top rope (8:04). Ivelisse suffered an ankle injury, but her team won when Angélico pinned Killshot after the Fall Of The Angels(turnbuckle Border Toss) (13:43 aired). After the match, promoter Dario Cueto announced that they hadn't won the tournament yet...they had one more team to face in a no-DQ match.
-Trios Title Tournament, No-DQ Match: Son Of Havoc, Angélico, & Ivelisse Velez d. The Crew(Cortez Castro, Mr. Cisco, & Bael) to become the first Trios Champions; Angélico pinned Castro after a top-rope double-stomp as Havoc pinned Cisco after the shooting star press (6:40).
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
WWE NXT
-Commentators: Rich Brennan & Corey Graves.
-Finn Bálor d. Tye Dillinger with the Coup De Grace(top-rope double-stomp) (2:30). Tyler Breeze(w/ selfie stick) addressed Bálor from the TitanTron, saying he would get rid of yet another "flavor of the month".
-Backstage: Devin Taylor interviewed Dana Brooke about last week's debut match; Dana felt like it was a rebirth of the divas' division.
-Backstage: Devin interviewed NXT Champion Kevin Owens about his main-event grudge match with Alex Riley; he gave Riley credit for giving him a good fight, but the result would be the same.
-Becky Lynch won a triple threat match with Charlotte Flair and Bayley Rose; Charlotte had Bayley in the Figure-Eight Leglock(bridging figure-four), but Becky made a pin cover on Bayley and the ref counted three (8:21 aired).
-Hideo Itami d. "The Moonchild" C.J. Parker with the flying boot (4:07). (Fare thee well, C.J.)
-Backstage: NXT Women's Champion "The Boss" Sasha Banks confronted her contender Becky Lynch...
-Rhyno d. Jesus DeLeon via Gore (0:33).
-Backstage: NXT Tag Team Champions Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy attempted to serenade Carmella Van Damme, but Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady broke up the party. Enzo & Big Cass got upset about Carmella wearing the jewelry that Blake & Murphy had given her...
-NXT Champion Kevin Owens d. Alex Riley(non-title) after the pop-up powerbomb (5:10 aired). Owens set up to powerbomb Riley into the edge of the ring apron, but Sami Zayn made the save and referees and security guards had to separate the brawling rivals. Zayn did a somersault plancha off the top rope to take out Owens and the crowd of humanity outside the ring.
-Finn Bálor d. Tye Dillinger with the Coup De Grace(top-rope double-stomp) (2:30). Tyler Breeze(w/ selfie stick) addressed Bálor from the TitanTron, saying he would get rid of yet another "flavor of the month".
-Backstage: Devin Taylor interviewed Dana Brooke about last week's debut match; Dana felt like it was a rebirth of the divas' division.
-Backstage: Devin interviewed NXT Champion Kevin Owens about his main-event grudge match with Alex Riley; he gave Riley credit for giving him a good fight, but the result would be the same.
-Becky Lynch won a triple threat match with Charlotte Flair and Bayley Rose; Charlotte had Bayley in the Figure-Eight Leglock(bridging figure-four), but Becky made a pin cover on Bayley and the ref counted three (8:21 aired).
-Hideo Itami d. "The Moonchild" C.J. Parker with the flying boot (4:07). (Fare thee well, C.J.)
-Backstage: NXT Women's Champion "The Boss" Sasha Banks confronted her contender Becky Lynch...
-Rhyno d. Jesus DeLeon via Gore (0:33).
-Backstage: NXT Tag Team Champions Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy attempted to serenade Carmella Van Damme, but Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady broke up the party. Enzo & Big Cass got upset about Carmella wearing the jewelry that Blake & Murphy had given her...
-NXT Champion Kevin Owens d. Alex Riley(non-title) after the pop-up powerbomb (5:10 aired). Owens set up to powerbomb Riley into the edge of the ring apron, but Sami Zayn made the save and referees and security guards had to separate the brawling rivals. Zayn did a somersault plancha off the top rope to take out Owens and the crowd of humanity outside the ring.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Raw + This Week In Wrestling
WWE Raw
-Commentators: Michael Cole, Booker T, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper ended in a no-contest when the two brawled all over the building (about 3:00).
-Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston(w/ Xavier Woods) d. The Lucha Dragons(Sin Cara & Kalisto) by countout. The luchadors moonsaulted off the turnbuckles onto Big E & Kofi on the floor, but Xavier hid under the ring and held Sin Cara's feet so he couldn't beat the ten-count as Kofi re-entered the ring (6:07 aired). After the match, Randy Orton hit the ring and laid out Woods and Kofi with RKOs.
-Johnny Fandango d. Curtis Axel with the Last Dance(guillotine legdrop) (1:17).
-Naomi Night d. Brie Bella with the Rear View (6:07 aired); Women's Champion Nikki Bella did commentary.
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. Zack Ryder by DQ when Dolph Ziggler ran in to hit Sheamus with the Zigzag (about 3:50).
-John Cena d. Kane with the F-U to retain the U.S. Title (6:21).
-Mike Mizanin d. Damien Sandow(w/ Summer Rae) when Summer turned on Sandow with an eye rake behind the referee's back, allowing Miz to finish with the Skull-Crushing Finale (2:46). Orton RKOed Miz after the match.
-Ryback d. Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds) via Shellshock (1:30); two Rosebuds attacked Ryback after the match and were both Shellshocked at once.
-WWE Champion Seth Rollins(w/ Jamie Knoble & Joey Mercury) d. Dolph Ziggler(non-title) after a distraction by Sheamus allowed Rollins to finish with a layout DDT (8:32 aired). The post-match events saw Triple H and Kane lower the cage, only for Randy Orton to sneak in and beat down Rollins.
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WWE(www.wwe.com)
Main Event this week has:
-The Lucha Dragons(Sin Cara & Kalisto) vs. The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor)
-"R-Truth" Ron Killings vs. Stardust
-Johnny Fandango vs. Curtis Axel
-Brie Bella vs. Alicia Fox
NXT this Wednesday has:
-Kevin Owens vs. Alex Riley
-Hideo Itami vs. C.J. Parker
-Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley Rose vs. Becky Lynch
-Finn Bálor vs. Tye Dillinger
-In action: Rhyno
Superstars this week has:
-Antonio Cesaro & Tyson Kidd vs. Los Matadores(Fernando & Diego)
-Jack Swagger vs. Wade "Bad News" Barrett
Smackdown on Thursday has:
-Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins & Luke Harper
-Ryback vs. Alexander Rusev
-Dolph Ziggler & Adrian Neville vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy & Wade "Bad News" Barrett
-Antonio Cesaro vs. Kofi Kingston
-Natalya Neidhart vs. Naomi Night
Extreme Rules is on Sunday 4/26:
-Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton - WWE Title Cage Match - RKO Banned
-Daniel Bryan vs. Wade "Bad News" Barrett - Intercontinental Title
-John Cena vs. Alexander Rusev - U.S. Title Russian Chain Match
-Roman Reigns vs. The Big Show - Last-Man-Standing Match
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy vs. Dolph Ziggler - "Kiss Me Arse" Match
-Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper - Street Fight
-Antonio Cesaro & Tyson Kidd vs. Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston - Tag Team Titles
-Nikki Bella vs. Naomi Night - Women's Title
TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)
Impact on Friday has:
-Kurt Angle vs. Eric Young - Heavyweight Title
-Taryn Terrell vs. Amazing Kong - Women's Title No-DQ Match
-Gail Kim vs. Brooke Tessmacher vs. Angelina Love vs. Madison Rayne
-Davey Richards vs. Manik
-Laura Dennis vs. Mia "Jade" Yim
RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)
ROH TV this week has:
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) - Tag Team Titles
-A.C.H. vs. Adam Page
-Caprice Coleman vs. Will Ferrara vs. Moose vs. B.J. Whitmer
Next show is Saturday 4/25 in Hopkins, MN:
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe)
-Jay Lethal vs. Kyle O'Reilly - T.V. Title
-A.C.H. vs. Adam Page
-Caprice Coleman vs. Michael Elgin
-Roderick Strong vs. Silas Young
-Bobby Fish vs. Ariya Daivari
ROH returns to the St. Louis area on Friday 6/5 in Collinsville, IL.
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw.co.jp/english)
New episodes of World Pro Wrestling return on Friday 5/22.
LUCHA UNDERGROUND(www.elreynetwork.com/originals/lucha)
This week's show has:
-Big Rycklon Stephens, Killshot, & Willie Mack vs. Son Of Havoc, Angélico, & Ivelisse Velez vs. Brian Cage, El Texano Jr., & King Cuerno - Trios Title Tournament Finals
-Sexy Star vs. Pentagon Jr.
-In action: The Crew(Cortez Castro, Mr. Cisco, & Bael)
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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.slawrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)
Next show is Saturday 5/2 in Fenton, MO:
-Mike Outlaw vs. Jake Dirden - Heavyweight Title
-The Black Hand Warriors(Michael Magnuson & Dave DeLorean) vs. The Bite Club(Rocket Mapache & Jackal) - Tag Team Titles
DPW has a show on Tuesday 5/5 in St. Louis, MO(Off Broadway).
DPW has a show on Saturday 5/9 in Wood River, IL.
SICW(www.sicw.org)
Next show is Saturday 4/25 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Gary Jackson vs. Flash Flanagan - Classic Title
-Daniel Eads vs. Curtis Wylde
-Appearing: Lucy Mendez, Paloma Starr, Beautiful Bobby Dean, Little Kato
SICW has a show on Saturday 5/16 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Appearing: Stan Hansen, Barbara Goodish, Mike McGuirk, Mick Karch
MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)
Next show is Saturday 5/2 in St. Louis, MO as part of the Cinco De Mayo Festival(matinee):
-Sean Orleans vs. Everett Connors - Jr. Heavyweight Title
MMWA has a show on Saturday 5/9 in St. Louis, MO.
PWCS(www.facebook.com/pwcswrestling)
Next show is Saturday 5/9 in Granite City, IL:
-Steven Kennedy(Resurgence) vs. K.C. Karrington(Chaos Nation)
-Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett(Resurgence) vs. The Submission Squad(Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy)(Chaos Nation)
-Makaze(Blacklist) vs. Brandon Espinosa(Ego Busters)
-Outtkast(Blacklist) vs. Gary Jay(Ego Busters)
-Jojo Bravo & The Viking War Party(Alexandre Rudolph & Jake Parnell)(Blacklist) vs. Danny Adams & Roscoe Eat Lisa(Mikey McFinnegan & Zakk Sawyers)(Ego Busters)
-Jake Dirden(Resurgence) vs. Alex Castle(Chaos Nation)
HIGH RISK WRESTLING(herecomesthepain.bpt.me)
Next show is Sunday 5/24 in Cahokia, IL:
-A.C.H. vs. Louis Lyndon - Heavyweight Title
-Bolt Brady vs. Ace Perry vs. Josh Crane
-Team I.O.U.(Nick Iggy & Kerry Awful) vs. John Wayne Murdoch & Reed Bentley
PRO WRESTLING EPIC(www.prowrestlingepic.com/)
Next show is Saturday 8/15 in Pontoon Beach, IL:
-Brandon Aarons vs. Danny Adams - Heavyweight Title
METRO PRO WRESTLING(www.metrowrestling.com)
Next show is Saturday 6/6 in Kansas City, KS:
-Tommy Dreamer vs. Mark Sterling
-D'Arcy Dixon vs. Lucy Mendez
3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)
Next show is Saturday 4/25 in Milo, IA:
-Shawn Nautilus vs. Supafli
-Area 51 vs. The Blades vs. Guns & Beer vs. Bear Force One vs. The Top Guns - Gauntlet Match
-Price Taino vs. Alex Dunagan
-William Stone vs. Dash Crazylegs
-J.D. Riggs vs. Incognegro
3XW has a show on Friday 5/1 in Des Moines, IA.
WLW(www.harleyrace.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
WRESTLING INVADES AMERICA(no website)
Next show is Sunday 5/31 in Swansea, IL:
-Gavin Alexander & Jayson Virtue vs. Jonathan Napier & Jason Allen
-Brandon Aarons vs. Leone Mephisto vs. LaMarcus Clinton - PWE Heavyweight Title
-Darkside vs. Jimmy D - Interstate Title
-Barackus vs. Taylor Champion vs. Clownman Jacko vs. Joey Grunge
-Chase King vs. Tyler Copeland - No-DQ Match
-Da'Marius Jones vs. Kevin Lee Davidson
CENTRAL STATES CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/nwaccw)
Next show is Saturday 6/6 in Rolla, MO:
-"Mad Hatter" Damon Buchanan vs. Mitch Johnson - NWA Central States Title
-Elvis Aliaga vs. Jeremy Hadley - NWA Missouri Title
-Guns & Beer(Bo Gott, Duke Cornell, & Joey Anderson) vs. The Black Hand Warriors(Michael Magnuson, Dave DeLorean, & Jayden Fenix)
CSCW has a show on Saturday 6/13 in Newburg, MO:
-"Mad Hatter" Damon Buchanan vs. Shane Somers - NWA Central States Title
-Evan Morris vs. Mitch Johnson - NWA Illinois Title
WORLD POWERHOUSE WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/worldpowerhousewrestling)
Next show is Saturday 5/16 in Hartford, IL:
-Xavier Frost vs. The Searcher - Heavyweight Title
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DRAGON GATE USA/EVOLVE(www.wwnlive.com & www.dgusa.tv)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.anarchy-wrestling.net)
Next show is Saturday 4/25 in Cornelia, GA:
-Jagged Edge vs. Billy Buck - Heavyweight Title
-Kevin Blue vs. Jacob Ashworth - T.V. Title
-Trever Aeon vs. Jeremy Foster - Young Lions' Title
-Bobby Moore vs. B.J. Hancock
-Shadow Jackson vs. Brian Blaze
-Stryknyn vs. The Silent Kill Syndicate(Azrael & Supernatural)
PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)
Next show is Friday 5/22 in Reseda, CA featuring the DDT4 Tournament:
-Roderick Strong vs. Brian Cage vs. Chris Hero - Heavyweight Title
-Tournament Participants: Team Tremendous(Dan Barry & Bill Carr), Forth Gunn(Drew Gulak & Biff Busick), The Beaver Boys(John Silver & Alex Reynolds), The World's Cutest Tag Team(Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae), The Inner City Machine Guns(Ricochet & Rich Swann), The Monster Mafia(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander), Love Gun(Matt Sydal & Chris Sabin), Trevor Lee & Andrew Everett
-Johnny Gargano vs. Mike Bailey
CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)
Next show is Saturday 5/2 in Haverhill, MA:
-Princess Kimber Lee & Los Ice Creams(El Hijo Del Ice Cream & Ice Cream Jr.) vs. Nokken, Soldier Ant, & Pinkie Sanchez
CHIKARA has a show on Sunday 5/24 in Easton, PA.
HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)
Next show is Saturday 7/18 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)
Next show is Thursday 5/3 in Clarksville, IN.
AAW(www.aawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 5/1 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Eddie Kingston vs. Samoa Joe vs. Josh Alexander - Heavyweight Title
-Davey Richards vs. Tommaso Ciampa
-Johnny Gargano vs. Chris Sabin
-Heidi Lovelace vs. Allysin Kay
AAW Vanguard has a show on Saturday 5/16 in Berwyn, IL.
ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)
Next show is Sunday 5/24 in Austin, TX.
Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling: http://www.saintlouiswrestling.com/
St. Louis Wrestling Community: http://community.livejournal.com/stlwrestling/
Leave a comment or e-mail: patrickab7@yahoo.com
-Commentators: Michael Cole, Booker T, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper ended in a no-contest when the two brawled all over the building (about 3:00).
-Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston(w/ Xavier Woods) d. The Lucha Dragons(Sin Cara & Kalisto) by countout. The luchadors moonsaulted off the turnbuckles onto Big E & Kofi on the floor, but Xavier hid under the ring and held Sin Cara's feet so he couldn't beat the ten-count as Kofi re-entered the ring (6:07 aired). After the match, Randy Orton hit the ring and laid out Woods and Kofi with RKOs.
-Johnny Fandango d. Curtis Axel with the Last Dance(guillotine legdrop) (1:17).
-Naomi Night d. Brie Bella with the Rear View (6:07 aired); Women's Champion Nikki Bella did commentary.
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. Zack Ryder by DQ when Dolph Ziggler ran in to hit Sheamus with the Zigzag (about 3:50).
-John Cena d. Kane with the F-U to retain the U.S. Title (6:21).
-Mike Mizanin d. Damien Sandow(w/ Summer Rae) when Summer turned on Sandow with an eye rake behind the referee's back, allowing Miz to finish with the Skull-Crushing Finale (2:46). Orton RKOed Miz after the match.
-Ryback d. Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds) via Shellshock (1:30); two Rosebuds attacked Ryback after the match and were both Shellshocked at once.
-WWE Champion Seth Rollins(w/ Jamie Knoble & Joey Mercury) d. Dolph Ziggler(non-title) after a distraction by Sheamus allowed Rollins to finish with a layout DDT (8:32 aired). The post-match events saw Triple H and Kane lower the cage, only for Randy Orton to sneak in and beat down Rollins.
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WWE(www.wwe.com)
Main Event this week has:
-The Lucha Dragons(Sin Cara & Kalisto) vs. The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor)
-"R-Truth" Ron Killings vs. Stardust
-Johnny Fandango vs. Curtis Axel
-Brie Bella vs. Alicia Fox
NXT this Wednesday has:
-Kevin Owens vs. Alex Riley
-Hideo Itami vs. C.J. Parker
-Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley Rose vs. Becky Lynch
-Finn Bálor vs. Tye Dillinger
-In action: Rhyno
Superstars this week has:
-Antonio Cesaro & Tyson Kidd vs. Los Matadores(Fernando & Diego)
-Jack Swagger vs. Wade "Bad News" Barrett
Smackdown on Thursday has:
-Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins & Luke Harper
-Ryback vs. Alexander Rusev
-Dolph Ziggler & Adrian Neville vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy & Wade "Bad News" Barrett
-Antonio Cesaro vs. Kofi Kingston
-Natalya Neidhart vs. Naomi Night
Extreme Rules is on Sunday 4/26:
-Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton - WWE Title Cage Match - RKO Banned
-Daniel Bryan vs. Wade "Bad News" Barrett - Intercontinental Title
-John Cena vs. Alexander Rusev - U.S. Title Russian Chain Match
-Roman Reigns vs. The Big Show - Last-Man-Standing Match
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy vs. Dolph Ziggler - "Kiss Me Arse" Match
-Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper - Street Fight
-Antonio Cesaro & Tyson Kidd vs. Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston - Tag Team Titles
-Nikki Bella vs. Naomi Night - Women's Title
TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)
Impact on Friday has:
-Kurt Angle vs. Eric Young - Heavyweight Title
-Taryn Terrell vs. Amazing Kong - Women's Title No-DQ Match
-Gail Kim vs. Brooke Tessmacher vs. Angelina Love vs. Madison Rayne
-Davey Richards vs. Manik
-Laura Dennis vs. Mia "Jade" Yim
RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)
ROH TV this week has:
-reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) - Tag Team Titles
-A.C.H. vs. Adam Page
-Caprice Coleman vs. Will Ferrara vs. Moose vs. B.J. Whitmer
Next show is Saturday 4/25 in Hopkins, MN:
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe)
-Jay Lethal vs. Kyle O'Reilly - T.V. Title
-A.C.H. vs. Adam Page
-Caprice Coleman vs. Michael Elgin
-Roderick Strong vs. Silas Young
-Bobby Fish vs. Ariya Daivari
ROH returns to the St. Louis area on Friday 6/5 in Collinsville, IL.
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw.co.jp/english)
New episodes of World Pro Wrestling return on Friday 5/22.
LUCHA UNDERGROUND(www.elreynetwork.com/originals/lucha)
This week's show has:
-Big Rycklon Stephens, Killshot, & Willie Mack vs. Son Of Havoc, Angélico, & Ivelisse Velez vs. Brian Cage, El Texano Jr., & King Cuerno - Trios Title Tournament Finals
-Sexy Star vs. Pentagon Jr.
-In action: The Crew(Cortez Castro, Mr. Cisco, & Bael)
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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.slawrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)
Next show is Saturday 5/2 in Fenton, MO:
-Mike Outlaw vs. Jake Dirden - Heavyweight Title
-The Black Hand Warriors(Michael Magnuson & Dave DeLorean) vs. The Bite Club(Rocket Mapache & Jackal) - Tag Team Titles
DPW has a show on Tuesday 5/5 in St. Louis, MO(Off Broadway).
DPW has a show on Saturday 5/9 in Wood River, IL.
SICW(www.sicw.org)
Next show is Saturday 4/25 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Gary Jackson vs. Flash Flanagan - Classic Title
-Daniel Eads vs. Curtis Wylde
-Appearing: Lucy Mendez, Paloma Starr, Beautiful Bobby Dean, Little Kato
SICW has a show on Saturday 5/16 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Appearing: Stan Hansen, Barbara Goodish, Mike McGuirk, Mick Karch
MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)
Next show is Saturday 5/2 in St. Louis, MO as part of the Cinco De Mayo Festival(matinee):
-Sean Orleans vs. Everett Connors - Jr. Heavyweight Title
MMWA has a show on Saturday 5/9 in St. Louis, MO.
PWCS(www.facebook.com/pwcswrestling)
Next show is Saturday 5/9 in Granite City, IL:
-Steven Kennedy(Resurgence) vs. K.C. Karrington(Chaos Nation)
-Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett(Resurgence) vs. The Submission Squad(Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy)(Chaos Nation)
-Makaze(Blacklist) vs. Brandon Espinosa(Ego Busters)
-Outtkast(Blacklist) vs. Gary Jay(Ego Busters)
-Jojo Bravo & The Viking War Party(Alexandre Rudolph & Jake Parnell)(Blacklist) vs. Danny Adams & Roscoe Eat Lisa(Mikey McFinnegan & Zakk Sawyers)(Ego Busters)
-Jake Dirden(Resurgence) vs. Alex Castle(Chaos Nation)
HIGH RISK WRESTLING(herecomesthepain.bpt.me)
Next show is Sunday 5/24 in Cahokia, IL:
-A.C.H. vs. Louis Lyndon - Heavyweight Title
-Bolt Brady vs. Ace Perry vs. Josh Crane
-Team I.O.U.(Nick Iggy & Kerry Awful) vs. John Wayne Murdoch & Reed Bentley
PRO WRESTLING EPIC(www.prowrestlingepic.com/)
Next show is Saturday 8/15 in Pontoon Beach, IL:
-Brandon Aarons vs. Danny Adams - Heavyweight Title
METRO PRO WRESTLING(www.metrowrestling.com)
Next show is Saturday 6/6 in Kansas City, KS:
-Tommy Dreamer vs. Mark Sterling
-D'Arcy Dixon vs. Lucy Mendez
3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)
Next show is Saturday 4/25 in Milo, IA:
-Shawn Nautilus vs. Supafli
-Area 51 vs. The Blades vs. Guns & Beer vs. Bear Force One vs. The Top Guns - Gauntlet Match
-Price Taino vs. Alex Dunagan
-William Stone vs. Dash Crazylegs
-J.D. Riggs vs. Incognegro
3XW has a show on Friday 5/1 in Des Moines, IA.
WLW(www.harleyrace.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
WRESTLING INVADES AMERICA(no website)
Next show is Sunday 5/31 in Swansea, IL:
-Gavin Alexander & Jayson Virtue vs. Jonathan Napier & Jason Allen
-Brandon Aarons vs. Leone Mephisto vs. LaMarcus Clinton - PWE Heavyweight Title
-Darkside vs. Jimmy D - Interstate Title
-Barackus vs. Taylor Champion vs. Clownman Jacko vs. Joey Grunge
-Chase King vs. Tyler Copeland - No-DQ Match
-Da'Marius Jones vs. Kevin Lee Davidson
CENTRAL STATES CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/nwaccw)
Next show is Saturday 6/6 in Rolla, MO:
-"Mad Hatter" Damon Buchanan vs. Mitch Johnson - NWA Central States Title
-Elvis Aliaga vs. Jeremy Hadley - NWA Missouri Title
-Guns & Beer(Bo Gott, Duke Cornell, & Joey Anderson) vs. The Black Hand Warriors(Michael Magnuson, Dave DeLorean, & Jayden Fenix)
CSCW has a show on Saturday 6/13 in Newburg, MO:
-"Mad Hatter" Damon Buchanan vs. Shane Somers - NWA Central States Title
-Evan Morris vs. Mitch Johnson - NWA Illinois Title
WORLD POWERHOUSE WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/worldpowerhousewrestling)
Next show is Saturday 5/16 in Hartford, IL:
-Xavier Frost vs. The Searcher - Heavyweight Title
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DRAGON GATE USA/EVOLVE(www.wwnlive.com & www.dgusa.tv)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.anarchy-wrestling.net)
Next show is Saturday 4/25 in Cornelia, GA:
-Jagged Edge vs. Billy Buck - Heavyweight Title
-Kevin Blue vs. Jacob Ashworth - T.V. Title
-Trever Aeon vs. Jeremy Foster - Young Lions' Title
-Bobby Moore vs. B.J. Hancock
-Shadow Jackson vs. Brian Blaze
-Stryknyn vs. The Silent Kill Syndicate(Azrael & Supernatural)
PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)
Next show is Friday 5/22 in Reseda, CA featuring the DDT4 Tournament:
-Roderick Strong vs. Brian Cage vs. Chris Hero - Heavyweight Title
-Tournament Participants: Team Tremendous(Dan Barry & Bill Carr), Forth Gunn(Drew Gulak & Biff Busick), The Beaver Boys(John Silver & Alex Reynolds), The World's Cutest Tag Team(Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae), The Inner City Machine Guns(Ricochet & Rich Swann), The Monster Mafia(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander), Love Gun(Matt Sydal & Chris Sabin), Trevor Lee & Andrew Everett
-Johnny Gargano vs. Mike Bailey
CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)
Next show is Saturday 5/2 in Haverhill, MA:
-Princess Kimber Lee & Los Ice Creams(El Hijo Del Ice Cream & Ice Cream Jr.) vs. Nokken, Soldier Ant, & Pinkie Sanchez
CHIKARA has a show on Sunday 5/24 in Easton, PA.
HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)
Next show is Saturday 7/18 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)
Next show is Thursday 5/3 in Clarksville, IN.
AAW(www.aawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 5/1 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Eddie Kingston vs. Samoa Joe vs. Josh Alexander - Heavyweight Title
-Davey Richards vs. Tommaso Ciampa
-Johnny Gargano vs. Chris Sabin
-Heidi Lovelace vs. Allysin Kay
AAW Vanguard has a show on Saturday 5/16 in Berwyn, IL.
ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)
Next show is Sunday 5/24 in Austin, TX.
Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
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Leave a comment or e-mail: patrickab7@yahoo.com
SLA Special Comment (Part 2)
Now, as promised, a special comment about Saturday's St. Louis Anarchy show at the Knights Of Columbus Hall in Alton, Illinois.
DISCLAIMER: I'm biased. Deal with it.
This was an interesting show as very little was set up beforehand. Davey Richards was scheduled to get a shot at the SLA Heavyweight Title, but he cancelled to work the EVOLVE show in Florida. As a result, a multi-way match was scheduled with the winner to get a title shot later in the night. A handful of matches were announced after Friday's show, but the main feature was the Tag Team Title tournament final. Got to see former LWA manager Jewells; it was her first indie wrestling show in quite a while.
This time around, my trip to the show wasn't quite as adventurous...I made sure to use an ATM from my bank's branch so I wouldn't have to deal with the fee. There was an overturned flatbed truck across the median as I got onto Highway 64, but thankfully I was taking the ramp onto 255 so I wasn't delayed for very long.
Your ring announcer was Mullet Guy; your referee(who had a really long night) was P.J. Drummond.
Jojo Bravo vs. "The Big Mustache On Campus" Mikey McFinnegan: Both guys were looking to rebound from the previous night...Jojo came up a bit short against SLA Champion Gerald James while McFinnegan and Zakk Sawyers lost to A.C.H. and Davey Vega in the first round of the Tag Title Tournament. This was essentially face-vs.-face and a good fast-paced opener...Jojo won with a jackknife cradle in 6:21.
Ricky Starks vs. Brandon Espinosa: Espy was NOT liked by the fans after his actions toward Angelus Layne the previous night. Interesting, Layne came out during the bout and seemed to be rooting for Espinosa...she said she "forgave" him for his previous actions, but her attempts at interfering in the match seemed to misfire more often than not. Ultimately, her attempted blind trip caused her to hook Espinosa's leg by mistake...Starks got the win with Angel's Wings in 8:31. A post-match argument ensued...Espy nearly repeated his actions from Friday but Layne blocked the punch, then unloaded on Espinosa with forearms until he retreated from the ring. Looks like that honeymoon is over...but as long as she was in the ring, we might as well move on to her match...
Angelus Layne vs. "The Littlest Viking" Jake Parnell vs. "The Madman" Paco Gonzalez vs. Donovan Danhausen vs. Jordan Lacey(w/ Greg Jovi) vs. Alex Castle: This would determine Gerald James' challenger for the SLA Title later in the night. The face/heel balance was a bit off with four faces and two heels, but this style of match tends to be chaotic as a rule. It was a good move to give an "underdog" a title shot on a night when the Tag Title tournament finals would be the main event...it reminded me a bit of Dynamo's gauntlet-style six-way dance from November. Paco got the fall with a turnbuckle-walk DDT on Angelus in 10:51...interesting choice of contender.
Steve O. Reno vs. "The Millenial" Danny Adams: Adams is doing really well for his short time in TEH BIZ(less than a year)...good for him. Have only seen Reno a few times in recent months(he's from Texas); hope to see more of him in the future. Adams won with a double-leg pin and feet on the ropes(FLAIR~!) in 8:02.
Zakk Sawyers vs. Trik Davis: Given the youthful apperance of both participants, I wondered if this would be a winner-gets-his-driver's-license match. *runs* Anywho, they had a fun matchup with Trik as the heel for the weekend...things were starting to run together a bit in my head at this point(ugh). Sawyers scored the slight upset with a brainbuster in 11:24.
A.C.H. vs. Louis Lyndon: St. Louis Anarchy beat High Risk Wrestling to the punch by about a month on this one. A.C.H. brought a basketball and hoop to the ring, then actually had fans "hold" Lyndon while he dunked the basketball onto his head...heh. A fan returned the hoop to A.C.H. by placing it over his head...so would it be wrong to say that A.C.H. was "rimmed" in front of a bunch of people? *ducks thrown objects* We got a bit of "Stone Cold A.C.H." here as he went through the Steve Austin moveset, including the mudhole-stomping and Thesz Press. This was a lot of fun and one of the longest matches of the weekend...A.C.H. hit the Stone Cold Stunner and followed up with the Hero's Grip v2.0(German suplex into an O'Connor Roll pinning combinatino) for the three-count in 19:05.
Intermission~! Trying to mix up my beverage choices between soda and water...at the very least, root beer doesn't have caffeine. Yes, I've reached THAT age. :P
Davey Vega(w/ A.C.H.) vs. Jonathan Gresham: The Cthulhu motif continued to get over for Gresham...he's really stood out in his recent appearances. A.C.H. went to the backstage area at the start of the match, but he came back out to root for his tag team partner and roommate. Vega was hobbled by a recent knee injury(it was heavily braced at both shows) and Gresham targeted the bad limb...A.C.H. actually directly interfered at least one, which was unusual. They traded brainbusters in the finishing stretch(FIGHTING SPIRIT~!) until Vega finally got the win after a brainbuster onto the knee in 14:21...your opinion on this would probably depend on how you feel about the Japanese "jump up from big move" spots.
Mat Fitchett vs. Evan Gelistico: Gelistico had spoken about his new "Cause" but didn't elaborate at the time...this was Fitchett's official return to the ring for SLA after revealing himself to be the man behind the Dangerous Deveroux mask. I was banking on Fitchett being in the six-way match, but I'm guessing his title shot will happen at Circus Maximus. Fitchett won a competitive match with a modified flying headscissors in 10:27.
"American Viking" Alexandre Rudolph vs. Joe Heiken: Martial artist Heiken started by pulling his headband over his eyes as a makeshift blindfold...then blocking Rudolph's early strikes without the benefit of vision. Neat. The strategy only worked for so long, unfortunately...but it turned into a fun matchup with the contrast in styles. Rudolph won with the Goozleplex(half-throttle/half-waistlock released German suplex) in 6:13.
Gerald James vs. "The Madman" Paco Gonzalez, Heavyweight Title Best-Of-Three-Falls Match: These two had a fun match at Pro Wrestling Epic last month, so this promised to be another spirited affair. Gerald didn't have Dorian Victor in his corner, so the fans chanted for Gary's Mom and Gary's Dad in the early going...he wasn't taking his challenger too seriously. James won the first fall with a lariat(!) in 4:27...but Paco surprised him with an offensive flurry: Turnbuckle-walk DDT, superkick, exploder suplex, and another superkick for an upset pinfall in 10:53! Even if it wasn't for the title, it was a pretty big deal for Paco to score a fall on Gerald James in St. Louis Anarchy. Gonzalez put up a heck of a fight, surviving not one but TWO of Gerald's Michinoku Drivers...but Gerald finally had enough and beat him down with a "ground-and-pound" attack(did I get that right, MMA people?) until the referee stopped the match in 13:57. The champ retained once again...several of the fan favorites made their way to the ring to check on Paco after the bell and he was assisted to the backstage area.
The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) vs. Team BOSS("The Rebel" Jeremy Wyatt & Christian Rose)(w/ Greg Jovi), Tag Team Title Tournament Finals: The Cutters defeated Brandon Espinosa & Angelus Layne and then The Viking War Party to reach the finals. Team BOSS got past Ricky Starks & Steve O'Reno, followed by The Roommates to get to this point. This one promised to be a classic battle and another good style contrast between the brawling Hooligans and more technical Wyatt & Rose. Team BOSS had a strategy as Wyatt bashed Devin Cutter with a chair and rammed him into the wall, leading to the Vikings assisting him away from ringside. That left Mason Cutter on his own for a large portion of the matchup, but he was able to withstand the assault. Gerald James ran him from the front door to blindside Mason with his title belt, but Mason surprisingly kicked out of Wyatt's pin attempt! (A fan nearly got his hands on Gerald as he ran back out the front door...eep.)
Devin finally made his way back to the ring to assist his brother, sparking the Hooligans' comeback...after a lot of close calls on both sides(including a wicked superkick/Lightning Spiral combo by Team Boss), Mason finally pinned Rose after the Hooligan Driver(wheelbarrow/second-rope flying DDT combo) in 24:08 and The Hooligans were the first St. Louis Anarchy Tag Team Champions!
The night wasn't quite over as a suit-clad Evan Gelistico made his way to the ring with a surprising cast of characters: Danny Adams, "Risky Business" Everett Connors, and the returning Adam Raw! They beat down the new champions in short order and fended off other wrestlers as well...Gelistico showed off a book labeled "THE RULES" and declared that The Cause would bring law and order to St. Louis Anarchy. I guess they're an offshoot of "The Commission" from Metro Pro Wrestling...Anarchy has operated with relaxed rule enforcement for most of its existence so this will be an interesting development...
The next month or so will be busy around here...
-Saturday 4/25: Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling in East Carondelet, IL
-Saturday 5/2: Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance in St. Louis, MO (Cinco De Mayo Festival/afternoon); Dynamo Pro Wrestling in Fenton, MO
-Tuesday 5/5: Dynamo Pro Wrestling in St. Louis, MO (Off Broadway)
-Saturday 5/9: Dynamo Pro Wrestling in Wood River, IL; Pro Wrestling Championship Series in Granite City, IL (new venue); MMWA in St. Louis, MO
-Saturday 5/16: SICW in East Carondelet, IL; World Powerhouse Wrestling in Hartford, IL
-Sunday 5/24: High Risk Wrestling in Cahokia, IL
-Sunday 5/31: Wrestling Invades America in Swansea, IL
Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.
P.S. We are all marks.
DISCLAIMER: I'm biased. Deal with it.
This was an interesting show as very little was set up beforehand. Davey Richards was scheduled to get a shot at the SLA Heavyweight Title, but he cancelled to work the EVOLVE show in Florida. As a result, a multi-way match was scheduled with the winner to get a title shot later in the night. A handful of matches were announced after Friday's show, but the main feature was the Tag Team Title tournament final. Got to see former LWA manager Jewells; it was her first indie wrestling show in quite a while.
This time around, my trip to the show wasn't quite as adventurous...I made sure to use an ATM from my bank's branch so I wouldn't have to deal with the fee. There was an overturned flatbed truck across the median as I got onto Highway 64, but thankfully I was taking the ramp onto 255 so I wasn't delayed for very long.
Your ring announcer was Mullet Guy; your referee(who had a really long night) was P.J. Drummond.
Jojo Bravo vs. "The Big Mustache On Campus" Mikey McFinnegan: Both guys were looking to rebound from the previous night...Jojo came up a bit short against SLA Champion Gerald James while McFinnegan and Zakk Sawyers lost to A.C.H. and Davey Vega in the first round of the Tag Title Tournament. This was essentially face-vs.-face and a good fast-paced opener...Jojo won with a jackknife cradle in 6:21.
Ricky Starks vs. Brandon Espinosa: Espy was NOT liked by the fans after his actions toward Angelus Layne the previous night. Interesting, Layne came out during the bout and seemed to be rooting for Espinosa...she said she "forgave" him for his previous actions, but her attempts at interfering in the match seemed to misfire more often than not. Ultimately, her attempted blind trip caused her to hook Espinosa's leg by mistake...Starks got the win with Angel's Wings in 8:31. A post-match argument ensued...Espy nearly repeated his actions from Friday but Layne blocked the punch, then unloaded on Espinosa with forearms until he retreated from the ring. Looks like that honeymoon is over...but as long as she was in the ring, we might as well move on to her match...
Angelus Layne vs. "The Littlest Viking" Jake Parnell vs. "The Madman" Paco Gonzalez vs. Donovan Danhausen vs. Jordan Lacey(w/ Greg Jovi) vs. Alex Castle: This would determine Gerald James' challenger for the SLA Title later in the night. The face/heel balance was a bit off with four faces and two heels, but this style of match tends to be chaotic as a rule. It was a good move to give an "underdog" a title shot on a night when the Tag Title tournament finals would be the main event...it reminded me a bit of Dynamo's gauntlet-style six-way dance from November. Paco got the fall with a turnbuckle-walk DDT on Angelus in 10:51...interesting choice of contender.
Steve O. Reno vs. "The Millenial" Danny Adams: Adams is doing really well for his short time in TEH BIZ(less than a year)...good for him. Have only seen Reno a few times in recent months(he's from Texas); hope to see more of him in the future. Adams won with a double-leg pin and feet on the ropes(FLAIR~!) in 8:02.
Zakk Sawyers vs. Trik Davis: Given the youthful apperance of both participants, I wondered if this would be a winner-gets-his-driver's-license match. *runs* Anywho, they had a fun matchup with Trik as the heel for the weekend...things were starting to run together a bit in my head at this point(ugh). Sawyers scored the slight upset with a brainbuster in 11:24.
A.C.H. vs. Louis Lyndon: St. Louis Anarchy beat High Risk Wrestling to the punch by about a month on this one. A.C.H. brought a basketball and hoop to the ring, then actually had fans "hold" Lyndon while he dunked the basketball onto his head...heh. A fan returned the hoop to A.C.H. by placing it over his head...so would it be wrong to say that A.C.H. was "rimmed" in front of a bunch of people? *ducks thrown objects* We got a bit of "Stone Cold A.C.H." here as he went through the Steve Austin moveset, including the mudhole-stomping and Thesz Press. This was a lot of fun and one of the longest matches of the weekend...A.C.H. hit the Stone Cold Stunner and followed up with the Hero's Grip v2.0(German suplex into an O'Connor Roll pinning combinatino) for the three-count in 19:05.
Intermission~! Trying to mix up my beverage choices between soda and water...at the very least, root beer doesn't have caffeine. Yes, I've reached THAT age. :P
Davey Vega(w/ A.C.H.) vs. Jonathan Gresham: The Cthulhu motif continued to get over for Gresham...he's really stood out in his recent appearances. A.C.H. went to the backstage area at the start of the match, but he came back out to root for his tag team partner and roommate. Vega was hobbled by a recent knee injury(it was heavily braced at both shows) and Gresham targeted the bad limb...A.C.H. actually directly interfered at least one, which was unusual. They traded brainbusters in the finishing stretch(FIGHTING SPIRIT~!) until Vega finally got the win after a brainbuster onto the knee in 14:21...your opinion on this would probably depend on how you feel about the Japanese "jump up from big move" spots.
Mat Fitchett vs. Evan Gelistico: Gelistico had spoken about his new "Cause" but didn't elaborate at the time...this was Fitchett's official return to the ring for SLA after revealing himself to be the man behind the Dangerous Deveroux mask. I was banking on Fitchett being in the six-way match, but I'm guessing his title shot will happen at Circus Maximus. Fitchett won a competitive match with a modified flying headscissors in 10:27.
"American Viking" Alexandre Rudolph vs. Joe Heiken: Martial artist Heiken started by pulling his headband over his eyes as a makeshift blindfold...then blocking Rudolph's early strikes without the benefit of vision. Neat. The strategy only worked for so long, unfortunately...but it turned into a fun matchup with the contrast in styles. Rudolph won with the Goozleplex(half-throttle/half-waistlock released German suplex) in 6:13.
Gerald James vs. "The Madman" Paco Gonzalez, Heavyweight Title Best-Of-Three-Falls Match: These two had a fun match at Pro Wrestling Epic last month, so this promised to be another spirited affair. Gerald didn't have Dorian Victor in his corner, so the fans chanted for Gary's Mom and Gary's Dad in the early going...he wasn't taking his challenger too seriously. James won the first fall with a lariat(!) in 4:27...but Paco surprised him with an offensive flurry: Turnbuckle-walk DDT, superkick, exploder suplex, and another superkick for an upset pinfall in 10:53! Even if it wasn't for the title, it was a pretty big deal for Paco to score a fall on Gerald James in St. Louis Anarchy. Gonzalez put up a heck of a fight, surviving not one but TWO of Gerald's Michinoku Drivers...but Gerald finally had enough and beat him down with a "ground-and-pound" attack(did I get that right, MMA people?) until the referee stopped the match in 13:57. The champ retained once again...several of the fan favorites made their way to the ring to check on Paco after the bell and he was assisted to the backstage area.
The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) vs. Team BOSS("The Rebel" Jeremy Wyatt & Christian Rose)(w/ Greg Jovi), Tag Team Title Tournament Finals: The Cutters defeated Brandon Espinosa & Angelus Layne and then The Viking War Party to reach the finals. Team BOSS got past Ricky Starks & Steve O'Reno, followed by The Roommates to get to this point. This one promised to be a classic battle and another good style contrast between the brawling Hooligans and more technical Wyatt & Rose. Team BOSS had a strategy as Wyatt bashed Devin Cutter with a chair and rammed him into the wall, leading to the Vikings assisting him away from ringside. That left Mason Cutter on his own for a large portion of the matchup, but he was able to withstand the assault. Gerald James ran him from the front door to blindside Mason with his title belt, but Mason surprisingly kicked out of Wyatt's pin attempt! (A fan nearly got his hands on Gerald as he ran back out the front door...eep.)
Devin finally made his way back to the ring to assist his brother, sparking the Hooligans' comeback...after a lot of close calls on both sides(including a wicked superkick/Lightning Spiral combo by Team Boss), Mason finally pinned Rose after the Hooligan Driver(wheelbarrow/second-rope flying DDT combo) in 24:08 and The Hooligans were the first St. Louis Anarchy Tag Team Champions!
The night wasn't quite over as a suit-clad Evan Gelistico made his way to the ring with a surprising cast of characters: Danny Adams, "Risky Business" Everett Connors, and the returning Adam Raw! They beat down the new champions in short order and fended off other wrestlers as well...Gelistico showed off a book labeled "THE RULES" and declared that The Cause would bring law and order to St. Louis Anarchy. I guess they're an offshoot of "The Commission" from Metro Pro Wrestling...Anarchy has operated with relaxed rule enforcement for most of its existence so this will be an interesting development...
The next month or so will be busy around here...
-Saturday 4/25: Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling in East Carondelet, IL
-Saturday 5/2: Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance in St. Louis, MO (Cinco De Mayo Festival/afternoon); Dynamo Pro Wrestling in Fenton, MO
-Tuesday 5/5: Dynamo Pro Wrestling in St. Louis, MO (Off Broadway)
-Saturday 5/9: Dynamo Pro Wrestling in Wood River, IL; Pro Wrestling Championship Series in Granite City, IL (new venue); MMWA in St. Louis, MO
-Saturday 5/16: SICW in East Carondelet, IL; World Powerhouse Wrestling in Hartford, IL
-Sunday 5/24: High Risk Wrestling in Cahokia, IL
-Sunday 5/31: Wrestling Invades America in Swansea, IL
Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.
P.S. We are all marks.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Anarchy + 3XW
Anarchy Wrestling TV #480(Hardcore Hell Highlights)
-Commentators: Brett Wolverton & John "The Body" Johnson.
-"The Violence Artist" Trever Aeon d. Jeremy Foster to win the Young Lions' Title; Aeon ran Foster's injured shoulder into the ringpost twice, then DDTed him for the victory (8:26).
-Ironman Challenge Turmoil Match: Antrone Brewer d. C.B. Suave via rollup (0:04). "P-Dog" Mike Posey(w/ C.B. Suave & Nina Monet) d. Antrone Brewer after the Alabama Jam (4:44 aired). Shadow Jackson d. "P-Dog" Mike Posey(w/ Suave & Nina) after a Stone Cold Stunner (9:24 aired); Suave and P-Dog attacked Shadow after the fall. Jon Williams d. Shadow Jackson after a backcracker (11:07 aired). Jon Williams vs. Trey Williams ended in a ten-minute draw (19:31 aired). "Hit For Hire" Bobby Moore d. "The Temptation" Shaun Tempers after a Death Valley Driver (22:03 aired). "The Deadly Sin" Se7en(w/ Agent/Attorney Jeff G. Bailey) d. "Hit For Hire" Bobby Moore via chokeslam (24:22 aired). "The Priest Of Punishment" Mikael Judas d. "The Deadly Sin" Se7en(w/ Agent/Attorney Jeff G. Bailey) with a half-crab(targeting a knee injury sustained during the segment with Moore) (25:35 aired). "The Priest Of Punishment" Mikael Judas d. Jacob Ashworth via chokeslam (26:57 aired). Lars Manderson(w/ Miss Rachael & "The Modern Classic" B.J. Hancock) d. "The Priest Of Punishment" Mikael Judas when Hancock and Rachael tripped Judas during a re-entry suplex, then held his feet as Manderson fell on top for the pin (32:52 aired).
3XW All Stars Of The Midwest Episode 15
-Commentator: Austin Buckner, Jeremy Jacobs, & Brady A. Dezire.
-Match 2 Of Best-Of-3 Series: Brandon Bennett d. Devin Thomas with a crucifix bomb (5:59) (Series Tied 1-1).
-"The Hoss Of The Highway" J.D. Riggs(w/ Skylar Pierce) d. "The Yoga Monster" Mike Sydal via rollup w/ tights (5:46). Sydal snapped and nearly attacked the referee for not seeing the illegal tactic, but he meditated to calm himself down.
-"Ravishing" Ryan Slade(w/ Nikki Paris) d. Mad Dog McDowell after Nikki delivered a low blow behind the referee's back and Slade knocked him out with a chain (7:10).
-Next week: Devin Carter vs. Rory Fox, Zach Thompson vs. Nate Redwing, and Kraig Keesaman vs. Jon West for the Pure Wrestling Title.
-Commentators: Brett Wolverton & John "The Body" Johnson.
-"The Violence Artist" Trever Aeon d. Jeremy Foster to win the Young Lions' Title; Aeon ran Foster's injured shoulder into the ringpost twice, then DDTed him for the victory (8:26).
-Ironman Challenge Turmoil Match: Antrone Brewer d. C.B. Suave via rollup (0:04). "P-Dog" Mike Posey(w/ C.B. Suave & Nina Monet) d. Antrone Brewer after the Alabama Jam (4:44 aired). Shadow Jackson d. "P-Dog" Mike Posey(w/ Suave & Nina) after a Stone Cold Stunner (9:24 aired); Suave and P-Dog attacked Shadow after the fall. Jon Williams d. Shadow Jackson after a backcracker (11:07 aired). Jon Williams vs. Trey Williams ended in a ten-minute draw (19:31 aired). "Hit For Hire" Bobby Moore d. "The Temptation" Shaun Tempers after a Death Valley Driver (22:03 aired). "The Deadly Sin" Se7en(w/ Agent/Attorney Jeff G. Bailey) d. "Hit For Hire" Bobby Moore via chokeslam (24:22 aired). "The Priest Of Punishment" Mikael Judas d. "The Deadly Sin" Se7en(w/ Agent/Attorney Jeff G. Bailey) with a half-crab(targeting a knee injury sustained during the segment with Moore) (25:35 aired). "The Priest Of Punishment" Mikael Judas d. Jacob Ashworth via chokeslam (26:57 aired). Lars Manderson(w/ Miss Rachael & "The Modern Classic" B.J. Hancock) d. "The Priest Of Punishment" Mikael Judas when Hancock and Rachael tripped Judas during a re-entry suplex, then held his feet as Manderson fell on top for the pin (32:52 aired).
3XW All Stars Of The Midwest Episode 15
-Commentator: Austin Buckner, Jeremy Jacobs, & Brady A. Dezire.
-Match 2 Of Best-Of-3 Series: Brandon Bennett d. Devin Thomas with a crucifix bomb (5:59) (Series Tied 1-1).
-"The Hoss Of The Highway" J.D. Riggs(w/ Skylar Pierce) d. "The Yoga Monster" Mike Sydal via rollup w/ tights (5:46). Sydal snapped and nearly attacked the referee for not seeing the illegal tactic, but he meditated to calm himself down.
-"Ravishing" Ryan Slade(w/ Nikki Paris) d. Mad Dog McDowell after Nikki delivered a low blow behind the referee's back and Slade knocked him out with a chain (7:10).
-Next week: Devin Carter vs. Rory Fox, Zach Thompson vs. Nate Redwing, and Kraig Keesaman vs. Jon West for the Pure Wrestling Title.
SLA Special Comment (Part 1)
Now, as promised, a special comment about Friday's St. Louis Anarchy show at the Knights Of Columbus Hall in Alton, Illinois.
DISCLAIMER: I'm biased. Deal with it.
St. Louis Anarchy had been without Tag Team Titles since its days as the Lethal Wrestling Alliance, but the promotion finally crowned its first Tag Champs during this past weekend's double-shot. The Hooligans(who were the final LWA titleholders) were the odds-on favorites to win the tournament, but there were quite a few duos who had the potential to be spoilers. Dan Walsh & Jordan Lacey had been scheduled for the tourney, but Walsh is out of action with a concussion so that duo was replaced by Ricky Starks & Steve O. Reno.
I had planned to stop at a bank in Wood River to withdraw cash for my ticket, but that bank had closed down since my previous visit so I had to scramble for an ATM. Stupid out-of-network fees. *grumbles* #thanksobama
SLA made the decision to delay the show since several fans were held up by an accident on Highway 270; the preshow match took place slightly after 7:00 and the main show began around 7:30. Attendance was good, but it seemed to be a LITTLE bit down from Yuletide Terror.
Your ring announcer was Mullet Guy(I'll get his name one of these days); your referees were Richard White & P.J. Drummond.
"Risky Business" Everett Connors vs. Joe Heiken vs. J.J. Garrett vs. Jordan Lacey(w/ Greg Jovi): Lacey was the lone heel in this matchup. Heiken was a new face in SLA; he hails from Georgia and trains at the WWA4 school. (I presume he traveled with Jonathan Gresham.) We didn't really get to see his character until his singles match on the Saturday show...when more people are involved in a match, it's tougher to gauge what an individual can do. Lacey won with an elevated DDT on Connors in 3:11. (Yes, I personally timed the matches. Shut up.)
The Roommates(A.C.H. & Davey Vega) vs. Roscoe Eat Lisa("The Big Mustache On Campus" Mikey McFinnegan & Zakk Sawyers) , Tag Team Title Tournament: A.C.H. & Vega came out to the theme from "Friends"...bwahahaha. A.C.H. and Vega have been both tag partners and opponents in the past few years, as well as real-life roommates(thus their team name). No idea where McFinnegan and Sawyers' team name came from. Fun matchup all around; Vega superkicked Sawyers into A.C.H.'s new version of the Hero's Grip(transitioning the German suplex into a modified O'Connor Roll) for the pinfall in 12:45.
The Viking War Party("American Viking" Alexandre Rudolph & "Littlest Viking" Jake Parnell) d. The Kentucky Buffet("The Money" Matt Cage & Alex Castle), Tag Team Title Tournament: Continuing the trend of offbeat theme songs, Cage & Castle came out to "Fill Me Up Buttercup" with Cage singing along...outstanding. The first two tag matches were essentially face-vs.-face so they didn't have as much heat as you'd think, but they were solid bouts. This was the main question mark in my first-round predictions with the prior tag team experience of the Kentucky Buffet duo. Cage & Castle hadn't teamed up in a little while as they had been pursuing separate interests...that lack of cohesion may have made the difference here. A miscommunication led to Rudolph powerbombing Cage, then holding him upside-down for a middle-drop dropkick from Parnell. Parnell pinned Cage in 9:17, sending the Vikings to the next round of the tournament...then Castle turned on Cage, viciously destroying his arm with a steel chair (explaining Cage's absence from the following night's show).
Ricky Starks & Steve O. Reno vs. Team BOSS("The Rebel" Jeremy Wyatt & Christian Rose)(w/ Greg Jovi), Tag Team Title Tournament: Doing the math, the BOSS teams would have been pitted against each other if Walsh & Lacey had remained in contention...hmm. Starks is the current ACW Heavyweight Champion but I didn't see if he had the belt with him...in fact, Reno is the current ACW U-30 Champion. Wyatt & Rose were the main people to actively work heel...shockingly enough, their matches drew more heat as a result. GASP! Wyatt & Rose pulled off a nice powerbomb/neckbreaker combo on Reno, then Rose made him tap out to the No-Leaf Clover(Liontamer-style Boston crab) in 11:27. Well done.
The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) vs. Brandon Espinosa & Angelus Layne, Tag Team Title Tournament: Layne recently returned to action after a broken ankle. I don't know if I'd call this face-vs.-face; Espinosa & Layne mostly played it straight(err...), but the Hooligans were the obvious crowd favorites. Espy & Layne gave them a good fight, but miscommunication led to another team's downfall as Devin rolled up Espinosa in 6:35. The couple attempted to make nice afterwards, but Espy rudely DECKED Angelus afterwards...ouch.
Louis Lyndon vs. Jonathan Gresham: Gresham has really been getting into his new personae with the Cthulhu mask/jacket/tights...it definitely makes him stand out from the pack. He got some "Octopus" and "Calamari" chants over the course of the weekend. Saw Lyndon live for the first time at HRW a few weeks ago and he was impressive in his matchup with Blake Belakis...this bout was a lot of fun as well. Lyndon definitely won over the fans in his SLA debut, getting "Please Come Back" chants afterwards. They had a really fun match, one of my favorite bouts of the weekend; Gresham blinded Lyndon with green mist(octopus ink?) and obliterated him with suplexes, then repeatedly crushed his knee into the mat until he tapped out in 14:57. That was a unique finish(in a good way).
Intermission~! Shoutout to Brian Kelley & Dubray Tallman for letting me mooch off their pizza order. It's turned into a running gag at the Alton venue for the fans to be distracted when the bartender brings in a pizza order for someone at the show...heh.
Donovan Danhausen vs. "The Millenial" Danny Adams: Adams did a pretty good heel promo and issued an open challenge, something that rarely works out well for heels. Danhausen was another debuting competitor on this weekend; he's from Michigan and trained at the House Of Truth wrestling school under Truth Martini and Jimmy Jacobs. This was a good solid bout; Adams got the submission with a London Dungeon-style submission hold in 7:07.
"The Madman" Paco Gonzalez vs. Trik Davis: Davis may look REALLY young(seriously, he looks like he needs someone to drive him to the shows), but he's been wrestling for quite some time; he was a big part of the heyday of IWA Mid-South. I hadn't seen Trik too much before this, to be honest. They had a good matchup and I wasn't sure who would come out on top; Trik won with a backpack Stunner(aka Ryback's Over-The-Shoulder Boulder Holder) in 11:06.
The Hooligans vs. The Viking War Party, Tag Team Title Tournament: These teams are no strangers to each other as they're fought all over the national independent scene, including matches for Jersey All-Pro Wrestling with Necro Butcher as the Hooligans' tag partner. Frank Wyatt(the third Viking) was in the house at the merchandise table. This was as wild as you'd expect...unfortunately, no ghosts were sighted in this one. Mason pinned Parnell after the Hooligan Driver(wheelbarrow/second-rope flying DDT combo) in 10:10 to send the Cutter brothers to the finals.
The Roommates vs. Team BOSS(w/ Greg Jovi), Tag Team Title Tournament: Would we get a face/heel finale or would get a rematch from a previous SLA show with fan favorite duos squaring off? This was one of my favorite matches of the night and could have legitimately gone either way...but Rose rolled up A.C.H. with a handful of tights in 14:00. BOO~! A.C.H. & Vega teased our third tag team falling-out of the night, but elected to Hug It Out(tm) instead.
Gerald James(w/ Dorian Victor) vs. Jojo Bravo, Heavyweight Title Best-Of-3-Falls Match: With all due respect, calling it the "Heavyweight" Title doesn't really fit with the participants in this matchup. These two had a really strong match at a Pro Wrestling Championship Series event with Jojo scoring the upset victory, but James has been a dominant champion over the course of his eighteen-month(!) reign in St. Louis Anarchy. James went to a sixty-minute draw with Davey Vega in December and won his previous two title defenses(against Mat Fitchett and Angelus Layne) in two straight falls.
Bravo scored a flash pin with an O'Connor Roll in 5:00, marking the first time in nearly a year that Gerald had been pinned in SLA competition. James evened the score with a blind flying Flatliner off the second rope in 13:12. The referee was knocked down and Jojo hit an F-5, then locked Gerald in a camel clutch for a visual tapout that the official didn't see. That brought out the members of BOSS to run interference, but The Hooligans made an appearance to even things up. That cleared out everyone but Christian Rose and Dangerous Deveroux...Rose prepared to hit Jojo with a chair, but Deveroux suddenly took out Rose and unmasked to reveal Mat Fitchett! I had heard rumors about Deveroux's true identity but had no confirmation until now...I suppose the full bodysuit would do a good job of covering up all of those tattoos. Fitchett blitzed his old rival Gerald James with a flurry of offense before the referee revived, ending with a turnbuckle-walk DDT that gave Jojo a CLOSE near-fall. Bravo delivered an Asai DDT and Samurai Driver(cross-legged Ki-Krusher...WA-SHING~!), but Gerald reversed the pin into a modified victory roll and held the tights for the cheap win in 19:00. BOO~!
Of course, the weekend wasn't over...more on that next time. Same Pat-Time, same Pat-Channel.
Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.
P.S. We are all marks.
DISCLAIMER: I'm biased. Deal with it.
St. Louis Anarchy had been without Tag Team Titles since its days as the Lethal Wrestling Alliance, but the promotion finally crowned its first Tag Champs during this past weekend's double-shot. The Hooligans(who were the final LWA titleholders) were the odds-on favorites to win the tournament, but there were quite a few duos who had the potential to be spoilers. Dan Walsh & Jordan Lacey had been scheduled for the tourney, but Walsh is out of action with a concussion so that duo was replaced by Ricky Starks & Steve O. Reno.
I had planned to stop at a bank in Wood River to withdraw cash for my ticket, but that bank had closed down since my previous visit so I had to scramble for an ATM. Stupid out-of-network fees. *grumbles* #thanksobama
SLA made the decision to delay the show since several fans were held up by an accident on Highway 270; the preshow match took place slightly after 7:00 and the main show began around 7:30. Attendance was good, but it seemed to be a LITTLE bit down from Yuletide Terror.
Your ring announcer was Mullet Guy(I'll get his name one of these days); your referees were Richard White & P.J. Drummond.
"Risky Business" Everett Connors vs. Joe Heiken vs. J.J. Garrett vs. Jordan Lacey(w/ Greg Jovi): Lacey was the lone heel in this matchup. Heiken was a new face in SLA; he hails from Georgia and trains at the WWA4 school. (I presume he traveled with Jonathan Gresham.) We didn't really get to see his character until his singles match on the Saturday show...when more people are involved in a match, it's tougher to gauge what an individual can do. Lacey won with an elevated DDT on Connors in 3:11. (Yes, I personally timed the matches. Shut up.)
The Roommates(A.C.H. & Davey Vega) vs. Roscoe Eat Lisa("The Big Mustache On Campus" Mikey McFinnegan & Zakk Sawyers) , Tag Team Title Tournament: A.C.H. & Vega came out to the theme from "Friends"...bwahahaha. A.C.H. and Vega have been both tag partners and opponents in the past few years, as well as real-life roommates(thus their team name). No idea where McFinnegan and Sawyers' team name came from. Fun matchup all around; Vega superkicked Sawyers into A.C.H.'s new version of the Hero's Grip(transitioning the German suplex into a modified O'Connor Roll) for the pinfall in 12:45.
The Viking War Party("American Viking" Alexandre Rudolph & "Littlest Viking" Jake Parnell) d. The Kentucky Buffet("The Money" Matt Cage & Alex Castle), Tag Team Title Tournament: Continuing the trend of offbeat theme songs, Cage & Castle came out to "Fill Me Up Buttercup" with Cage singing along...outstanding. The first two tag matches were essentially face-vs.-face so they didn't have as much heat as you'd think, but they were solid bouts. This was the main question mark in my first-round predictions with the prior tag team experience of the Kentucky Buffet duo. Cage & Castle hadn't teamed up in a little while as they had been pursuing separate interests...that lack of cohesion may have made the difference here. A miscommunication led to Rudolph powerbombing Cage, then holding him upside-down for a middle-drop dropkick from Parnell. Parnell pinned Cage in 9:17, sending the Vikings to the next round of the tournament...then Castle turned on Cage, viciously destroying his arm with a steel chair (explaining Cage's absence from the following night's show).
Ricky Starks & Steve O. Reno vs. Team BOSS("The Rebel" Jeremy Wyatt & Christian Rose)(w/ Greg Jovi), Tag Team Title Tournament: Doing the math, the BOSS teams would have been pitted against each other if Walsh & Lacey had remained in contention...hmm. Starks is the current ACW Heavyweight Champion but I didn't see if he had the belt with him...in fact, Reno is the current ACW U-30 Champion. Wyatt & Rose were the main people to actively work heel...shockingly enough, their matches drew more heat as a result. GASP! Wyatt & Rose pulled off a nice powerbomb/neckbreaker combo on Reno, then Rose made him tap out to the No-Leaf Clover(Liontamer-style Boston crab) in 11:27. Well done.
The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) vs. Brandon Espinosa & Angelus Layne, Tag Team Title Tournament: Layne recently returned to action after a broken ankle. I don't know if I'd call this face-vs.-face; Espinosa & Layne mostly played it straight(err...), but the Hooligans were the obvious crowd favorites. Espy & Layne gave them a good fight, but miscommunication led to another team's downfall as Devin rolled up Espinosa in 6:35. The couple attempted to make nice afterwards, but Espy rudely DECKED Angelus afterwards...ouch.
Louis Lyndon vs. Jonathan Gresham: Gresham has really been getting into his new personae with the Cthulhu mask/jacket/tights...it definitely makes him stand out from the pack. He got some "Octopus" and "Calamari" chants over the course of the weekend. Saw Lyndon live for the first time at HRW a few weeks ago and he was impressive in his matchup with Blake Belakis...this bout was a lot of fun as well. Lyndon definitely won over the fans in his SLA debut, getting "Please Come Back" chants afterwards. They had a really fun match, one of my favorite bouts of the weekend; Gresham blinded Lyndon with green mist(octopus ink?) and obliterated him with suplexes, then repeatedly crushed his knee into the mat until he tapped out in 14:57. That was a unique finish(in a good way).
Intermission~! Shoutout to Brian Kelley & Dubray Tallman for letting me mooch off their pizza order. It's turned into a running gag at the Alton venue for the fans to be distracted when the bartender brings in a pizza order for someone at the show...heh.
Donovan Danhausen vs. "The Millenial" Danny Adams: Adams did a pretty good heel promo and issued an open challenge, something that rarely works out well for heels. Danhausen was another debuting competitor on this weekend; he's from Michigan and trained at the House Of Truth wrestling school under Truth Martini and Jimmy Jacobs. This was a good solid bout; Adams got the submission with a London Dungeon-style submission hold in 7:07.
"The Madman" Paco Gonzalez vs. Trik Davis: Davis may look REALLY young(seriously, he looks like he needs someone to drive him to the shows), but he's been wrestling for quite some time; he was a big part of the heyday of IWA Mid-South. I hadn't seen Trik too much before this, to be honest. They had a good matchup and I wasn't sure who would come out on top; Trik won with a backpack Stunner(aka Ryback's Over-The-Shoulder Boulder Holder) in 11:06.
The Hooligans vs. The Viking War Party, Tag Team Title Tournament: These teams are no strangers to each other as they're fought all over the national independent scene, including matches for Jersey All-Pro Wrestling with Necro Butcher as the Hooligans' tag partner. Frank Wyatt(the third Viking) was in the house at the merchandise table. This was as wild as you'd expect...unfortunately, no ghosts were sighted in this one. Mason pinned Parnell after the Hooligan Driver(wheelbarrow/second-rope flying DDT combo) in 10:10 to send the Cutter brothers to the finals.
The Roommates vs. Team BOSS(w/ Greg Jovi), Tag Team Title Tournament: Would we get a face/heel finale or would get a rematch from a previous SLA show with fan favorite duos squaring off? This was one of my favorite matches of the night and could have legitimately gone either way...but Rose rolled up A.C.H. with a handful of tights in 14:00. BOO~! A.C.H. & Vega teased our third tag team falling-out of the night, but elected to Hug It Out(tm) instead.
Gerald James(w/ Dorian Victor) vs. Jojo Bravo, Heavyweight Title Best-Of-3-Falls Match: With all due respect, calling it the "Heavyweight" Title doesn't really fit with the participants in this matchup. These two had a really strong match at a Pro Wrestling Championship Series event with Jojo scoring the upset victory, but James has been a dominant champion over the course of his eighteen-month(!) reign in St. Louis Anarchy. James went to a sixty-minute draw with Davey Vega in December and won his previous two title defenses(against Mat Fitchett and Angelus Layne) in two straight falls.
Bravo scored a flash pin with an O'Connor Roll in 5:00, marking the first time in nearly a year that Gerald had been pinned in SLA competition. James evened the score with a blind flying Flatliner off the second rope in 13:12. The referee was knocked down and Jojo hit an F-5, then locked Gerald in a camel clutch for a visual tapout that the official didn't see. That brought out the members of BOSS to run interference, but The Hooligans made an appearance to even things up. That cleared out everyone but Christian Rose and Dangerous Deveroux...Rose prepared to hit Jojo with a chair, but Deveroux suddenly took out Rose and unmasked to reveal Mat Fitchett! I had heard rumors about Deveroux's true identity but had no confirmation until now...I suppose the full bodysuit would do a good job of covering up all of those tattoos. Fitchett blitzed his old rival Gerald James with a flurry of offense before the referee revived, ending with a turnbuckle-walk DDT that gave Jojo a CLOSE near-fall. Bravo delivered an Asai DDT and Samurai Driver(cross-legged Ki-Krusher...WA-SHING~!), but Gerald reversed the pin into a modified victory roll and held the tights for the cheap win in 19:00. BOO~!
Of course, the weekend wasn't over...more on that next time. Same Pat-Time, same Pat-Channel.
Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.
P.S. We are all marks.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
ROH + SICW
ROH TV
-Commentators: Kevin Kelly & Steve Corino.
-Donovan Dijak(w/ Truth Martini) d. Dalton Castle(w/ boys) after the Feast Your Eyes(torture-rack Go 2 Sleep) (8:16 aired).
-War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) d. Andy Dalton & Ken Phoenix when Hanson pinned Dalton after the Fallout(back suplex/guillotine legdrop combo) (0:20).
-The Fish Tank featured Tag Team Champions reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) interviewing T.V. Champion Jay Lethal(w/ Truth Martini). Fish touched a nerve when he brought up Heavyweight Champion Jay Briscoe...Lethal bad-mouthed Briscoe until Jay made his way out and the two brawled. Referees tried to separate the two and two members of the Knights of the Rising Dawn attacked O'Reilly & Fish..."The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, Matt Sydal, and A.C.H. finally ran off the masked men.
-"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin d. Cedric Alexander with the spiral bomb (14:11 aired).
SICW Wrestling Explosion
-Commentators: Herb Simmons & Drew Abbenhaus.
-"Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson(w/ Big Daddy) d. "Ironman" Ken Kasa(w/ Travis Cook) to retain the Classic Title; the referee was knocked down and Travis hit Jackson with his cane to break up the Texas Cloverleaf, but Kasa only got a two-count from the resulting cover. As the referee continued to regain his wits, Travis jumped off the second rope with the cane, but hit his own man as Gary moved out of the way. Gary decked Travis and locked Kasa in the Texas Cloverleaf for the tapout win...leading to an epic tantrum as Cook berated his fallen protege after the bell!
-Drew interviewed Classic Champion Gary Jackson(w/ Big Daddy) about his upcoming title defense against Flash Flanagan.
-Bubba Troll d. "Dead Sexy" Daniel Gunner after a sitout Tombstone.
-Flashback to April 1982: Wendi Richter & Joyce Grable d. Carol Sommers & Jill Fontaine; Richter backdropped Sommers into a powerbomb by Grable, leading to Grable getting the pin.
Haven't seen TNA XPlosion from this past week yet; will tack it onto this post.
-Commentators: Kevin Kelly & Steve Corino.
-Donovan Dijak(w/ Truth Martini) d. Dalton Castle(w/ boys) after the Feast Your Eyes(torture-rack Go 2 Sleep) (8:16 aired).
-War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) d. Andy Dalton & Ken Phoenix when Hanson pinned Dalton after the Fallout(back suplex/guillotine legdrop combo) (0:20).
-The Fish Tank featured Tag Team Champions reDRagon(Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) interviewing T.V. Champion Jay Lethal(w/ Truth Martini). Fish touched a nerve when he brought up Heavyweight Champion Jay Briscoe...Lethal bad-mouthed Briscoe until Jay made his way out and the two brawled. Referees tried to separate the two and two members of the Knights of the Rising Dawn attacked O'Reilly & Fish..."The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, Matt Sydal, and A.C.H. finally ran off the masked men.
-"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin d. Cedric Alexander with the spiral bomb (14:11 aired).
SICW Wrestling Explosion
-Commentators: Herb Simmons & Drew Abbenhaus.
-"Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson(w/ Big Daddy) d. "Ironman" Ken Kasa(w/ Travis Cook) to retain the Classic Title; the referee was knocked down and Travis hit Jackson with his cane to break up the Texas Cloverleaf, but Kasa only got a two-count from the resulting cover. As the referee continued to regain his wits, Travis jumped off the second rope with the cane, but hit his own man as Gary moved out of the way. Gary decked Travis and locked Kasa in the Texas Cloverleaf for the tapout win...leading to an epic tantrum as Cook berated his fallen protege after the bell!
-Drew interviewed Classic Champion Gary Jackson(w/ Big Daddy) about his upcoming title defense against Flash Flanagan.
-Bubba Troll d. "Dead Sexy" Daniel Gunner after a sitout Tombstone.
-Flashback to April 1982: Wendi Richter & Joyce Grable d. Carol Sommers & Jill Fontaine; Richter backdropped Sommers into a powerbomb by Grable, leading to Grable getting the pin.
Haven't seen TNA XPlosion from this past week yet; will tack it onto this post.
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Saturday SLA Results From Alton, IL
-Jojo Bravo d. "The Big Mustache On Campus" Mikey McFinnegan with a jackknife cradle (6:21).
-Ricky Starks d. Brandon Espinosa; Angelus Layne came out to Espinosa's corner and attempted to "forgive" him for his actions of the previous night. However, Layne's interference eventually backfired and Starks got the win with the Angel's Wings (8:31). Espinosa tried to punch Angelus again after the match, but she blocked it and beat him down with forearms.
-"The Madman" Paco Gonzalez won a six-way match with "The Littlest Viking" Jake Parnell, Donovan Danhausen, Jordan Lacey(w/ Greg Jovi), Alex Castle, and Angelus Layne when he pinned Layne after a turnbuckle-walk DDT (10:51). Afterwards, Castle teased helping Layne to her feet but dropped her back to the mat.
-"The Millenial" Danny Adams d. Steve O. Reno with a double-leg pin and feet on the ropes (8:02).
-Zakk Sawyers d. Trik Davis after a brainbuster (11:24).
-A.C.H. d. Louis Lyndon by hitting a Stone Cold Stunner, then following up with his new version of the Hero's Grip(German suplex into a modified O'Connor Roll) for the pin (19:05).
-Davey Vega(w/ A.C.H.) d. Jonathan Gresham; Gresham focused on Vega's previously-injured leg and blinded Vega with green mist at one point, but Vega kept fighting. A suplex fight ended in Vega delivering a brainbuster onto the knee for the victory (14:21).
-Mat Fitchett d. Evan Gelistico after a modified flying headscissors into a head spike (10:27).
-"American Viking" Alexandre Rudolph d. Jon Heiken with the Goozleplex(half-throttle released German suplex) (6:13).
-Gerald James d. "The Madman" Paco Gonzalez in a best-of-three-falls match to retain the Heavyweight Title. Gerald won the first fall via lariat (4:27). Paco delivered an offensive flurry that included a turnbuckle-walk DDT, superkick, exploder suplex, and another superkick for a huge pinfall to even the score (10:53). Paco withstood a huge assault by the champion, even surviving two Michinoku Drivers, but Gerald finally beat down Paco until the referee stopped the match (13:57).
-Tag Team Title Tournament: The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) d. Team BOSS("The Rebel" Jeremy Wyatt & Christian Rose)(w/ Greg Jovi) to become the first Tag Team Champions. At one point, Wyatt bashed Devin with a chair and rammed him into the wall; that led to The Viking War Party(Rudolph & Parnell) helping Devin to the backstage area, leaving Mason on his own against both members of Team BOSS. Mason toughed out a lot of abuse, including a belt shot from Gerald James behind the referee's back. Devin finally returned to the match and evened things up...after a lot of close calls on each side, Mason pinned Rose after the wheelbarrow/second-rope DDT double-team finisher (24:08)!
-After the match, Evan Gelistico hit the ring in a suit accompanied by three other men in suits: Danny Adams, "Risky Business" Everett Connors, and the returning Adam Raw! They beat down the new Tag Champs and Evan Gelistico, brandishing a book labeled "THE RULES", declared that this was "The Cause" he was following...
-Ricky Starks d. Brandon Espinosa; Angelus Layne came out to Espinosa's corner and attempted to "forgive" him for his actions of the previous night. However, Layne's interference eventually backfired and Starks got the win with the Angel's Wings (8:31). Espinosa tried to punch Angelus again after the match, but she blocked it and beat him down with forearms.
-"The Madman" Paco Gonzalez won a six-way match with "The Littlest Viking" Jake Parnell, Donovan Danhausen, Jordan Lacey(w/ Greg Jovi), Alex Castle, and Angelus Layne when he pinned Layne after a turnbuckle-walk DDT (10:51). Afterwards, Castle teased helping Layne to her feet but dropped her back to the mat.
-"The Millenial" Danny Adams d. Steve O. Reno with a double-leg pin and feet on the ropes (8:02).
-Zakk Sawyers d. Trik Davis after a brainbuster (11:24).
-A.C.H. d. Louis Lyndon by hitting a Stone Cold Stunner, then following up with his new version of the Hero's Grip(German suplex into a modified O'Connor Roll) for the pin (19:05).
-Davey Vega(w/ A.C.H.) d. Jonathan Gresham; Gresham focused on Vega's previously-injured leg and blinded Vega with green mist at one point, but Vega kept fighting. A suplex fight ended in Vega delivering a brainbuster onto the knee for the victory (14:21).
-Mat Fitchett d. Evan Gelistico after a modified flying headscissors into a head spike (10:27).
-"American Viking" Alexandre Rudolph d. Jon Heiken with the Goozleplex(half-throttle released German suplex) (6:13).
-Gerald James d. "The Madman" Paco Gonzalez in a best-of-three-falls match to retain the Heavyweight Title. Gerald won the first fall via lariat (4:27). Paco delivered an offensive flurry that included a turnbuckle-walk DDT, superkick, exploder suplex, and another superkick for a huge pinfall to even the score (10:53). Paco withstood a huge assault by the champion, even surviving two Michinoku Drivers, but Gerald finally beat down Paco until the referee stopped the match (13:57).
-Tag Team Title Tournament: The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) d. Team BOSS("The Rebel" Jeremy Wyatt & Christian Rose)(w/ Greg Jovi) to become the first Tag Team Champions. At one point, Wyatt bashed Devin with a chair and rammed him into the wall; that led to The Viking War Party(Rudolph & Parnell) helping Devin to the backstage area, leaving Mason on his own against both members of Team BOSS. Mason toughed out a lot of abuse, including a belt shot from Gerald James behind the referee's back. Devin finally returned to the match and evened things up...after a lot of close calls on each side, Mason pinned Rose after the wheelbarrow/second-rope DDT double-team finisher (24:08)!
-After the match, Evan Gelistico hit the ring in a suit accompanied by three other men in suits: Danny Adams, "Risky Business" Everett Connors, and the returning Adam Raw! They beat down the new Tag Champs and Evan Gelistico, brandishing a book labeled "THE RULES", declared that this was "The Cause" he was following...
Superstars + Impact
WWE Superstars
-Commentators: Michael Cole & Byron Saxton.
-Zack Ryder d. Heath Slater with the Rough Ryder (4:36).
-"R-Truth" Ron Killings d. Curtis Axel after the Lie Detector(Paydirt) (6:09 aired).
TNA Impact
-Commentator: Josh Mathews. (Fare thee well, Taz.)
-Tag Team Title Tournament: The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) d. James Storm & Khoya Shera when Jeff pinned Khoya after the swanton bomb (5:40).
-Tag Team Title Tournament: Low-Ki & Kenny King d. X-Division Champion Rockstar Spud & Ken Anderson; Spud hit the Underdog(Acid Drop) on King, but Low-Ki broke up the cover with the Warrior's Way(top-rope double-stomp) and King pinned Spud for the win (6:45).
-Tag Team Title Tournament: Ethan Carter III & Bram Cameron(w/ Tyrus Clay) d. Tigre Uno & Jay Rios; Bram hit Rios with the Brighter Side Of Suffering(elevated DDT), then EC3 tagged himself into the match to score the three-count (5:05).
-Tag Team Title Tournament: Bobby Roode & Austin Aries d. The Bro Mans(Robbie Eckos & Jessie Godderz) when Aries pinned Jessie after the 450 Splash (5:16). The Bro Mans had communication issues during the match and finally came to blows after the bell. D.J. Shiima Xion tried to play peacekeeper and was pushed around by both men.
-The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) won a four-way Ulitimate X Match with Low-Ki & Kenny King, Ethan Carter III & Bram Cameron(w/ Tyrus Clay), and Bobby Roode & Austin Aries to win the vacant Tag Team Titles; Homicide interfered on behalf of the Beat Down Clan, but the Hardys were still able to retrieve the belts (8:21 aired).
-Commentators: Michael Cole & Byron Saxton.
-Zack Ryder d. Heath Slater with the Rough Ryder (4:36).
-"R-Truth" Ron Killings d. Curtis Axel after the Lie Detector(Paydirt) (6:09 aired).
TNA Impact
-Commentator: Josh Mathews. (Fare thee well, Taz.)
-Tag Team Title Tournament: The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) d. James Storm & Khoya Shera when Jeff pinned Khoya after the swanton bomb (5:40).
-Tag Team Title Tournament: Low-Ki & Kenny King d. X-Division Champion Rockstar Spud & Ken Anderson; Spud hit the Underdog(Acid Drop) on King, but Low-Ki broke up the cover with the Warrior's Way(top-rope double-stomp) and King pinned Spud for the win (6:45).
-Tag Team Title Tournament: Ethan Carter III & Bram Cameron(w/ Tyrus Clay) d. Tigre Uno & Jay Rios; Bram hit Rios with the Brighter Side Of Suffering(elevated DDT), then EC3 tagged himself into the match to score the three-count (5:05).
-Tag Team Title Tournament: Bobby Roode & Austin Aries d. The Bro Mans(Robbie Eckos & Jessie Godderz) when Aries pinned Jessie after the 450 Splash (5:16). The Bro Mans had communication issues during the match and finally came to blows after the bell. D.J. Shiima Xion tried to play peacekeeper and was pushed around by both men.
-The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) won a four-way Ulitimate X Match with Low-Ki & Kenny King, Ethan Carter III & Bram Cameron(w/ Tyrus Clay), and Bobby Roode & Austin Aries to win the vacant Tag Team Titles; Homicide interfered on behalf of the Beat Down Clan, but the Hardys were still able to retrieve the belts (8:21 aired).
Friday, April 17, 2015
Friday SLA Results From Alton, IL + Other Show Results
-Jordan Lacey(w/ Greg Jovi) won a four-corner match with "Risky Business" Everett Connors, Joe Heiken, and J.J. Garrett when he pinned Connors after an elevated DDT (3:11).
-Tag Team Title Tournament: The Roommates(A.C.H. & Davey Vega) d. Roscoe Eat Lisa("The Big Mustache On Campus" Mikey McFinnegan & Zakk Sawyers); Vega superkicked Sawyers into a German suplex-with-O'Connor Roll by A.C.H. for the three-count (12:45).
-Tag Team Title Tournament: The Viking War Party("American Viking" Alexandre Rudolph & "Littlest Viking" Jake Parnell) d. The Kentucky Buffet("The Money" Matt Cage & Alex Castle); Rudolph powerbombed Cage, then held him upside-down for a middle-rope dropkick by Parnell. That allowed Parnell to pin Cage for the win (9:17). Castle turned on Cage after the match and got the better of their brief fight.
-Tag Team Title Tournament: Team BOSS("The Rebel" Jeremy Wyatt & Christian Rose)(w/ Greg Jovi) d. Ricky Starks & Steve O. Reno; Wyatt & Rose hit a powerbomb/neckbreaker combo on Reno and Rose made Reno tap out to a Liontamer-style Boston crab (11:27).
-Tag Team Title Tournament: The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) d. Brandon Espinosa & Angelus Layne after miscommunication allowed Devin to roll up Espinosa (6:35). Layne wanted to "hug it out" after the match but Espy decked her to end their partnership.
-Jonathan Gresham d. Louis Lyndon; Lyndon rallied near the end of the match, but Gresham blinded him with mist and hit a series of suplexes. Gresham repeatedly crushed Lyndon's knee into the mat until Lyndon finally tapped out (14:57).
-"The Millenial" Danny Adams d. Donovan Danhausen with the London Dungeon (7:07).
-Trik Davis d. "The Madman" Paco Gonzalez after a backpack Stunner (11:06).
-Tag Team Title Tournament: The Hooligans d. The Viking War Party when Mason pinned Parnell after the wheelbarrow/second-rope DDT double-team (10:10).
-Tag Team Title Tournament: Team BOSS(w/ Greg Jovi) d. The Roommates when Rose rolled up A.C.H. with a handful of tights (14:00).
-Gerald James(w/ Dorian Victor) d. Jojo Bravo in a best-of-three-falls match to retain the Heavyweight Title. Jojo won the first fall with an O'Connor Roll (5:00). James evened it up with a blind flying Flatliner off the second rope (13:12). The referee was knocked down and the members of BOSS interfered only for The Hooligans to run them off...but that left Christian Rose and Dangerous Deveroux in the ring with James and Bravo. Rose prepared to hit Bravo with a chair, but Deveroux superkicked Rose out of nowhere and unmasked to reveal his identity as Mat Fitchett! Fitchett attacked Gerald James and laid him out with a turnbuckle-walk DDT, allowing Jojo to score a close near-fall as the referee revived. Jojo followed up with an Asai DDT and hit the Samurai Driver(cross-legged Ki-Krusher), but Gerald reversed the pin attempt into a modified victory roll with a handful of tights to escape with his title (19:00)!
-Announced for Saturday: A.C.H. vs. Lyndon, Vega vs. Gresham, and Hooligans vs. Team BOSS in the Tag Team Title tournament finals.
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Friday EVOLVE results from Tampa, FL:
-DGUSA Open The United Gate Champion Anthony Nese d. Martin Stone.
-DGUSA Open The United Gate Champion Caleb Konley d. Rey Horus.
-T.J. Perkins d. Biff Busick.
-Ethan Page d. Rich Swann.
-Davey Richards d. Johnny Gargano.
-Roderick Strong d. Timothy Thatcher in a best-of-three-falls match.
Saturday SICW results from Millstadt, IL(credit to Drew Abbenhaus):
-Ken Kasa(w/ Travis Cook) d. Daniel Gunner (5:45).
-Chaz Wesson & Keith Smith Jr. d. Ax Allwardt & Waco (11:33).
-Bull Bronson(w/ Travis Cook) d. Bubba Troll (6:00).
-Attila Khan(w/ Travis Cook) d. Jim Hoffarth (5:21).
-Sean Vincent fought Curtis Wylde(w/ Wyldefyre) to a time-limit draw (10:00).
-Chris Hargas(w/ Travis Cook) d. Kevin Lee Davidson (7:20).
-Cowboy Bob Orton d. Ken Kasa & Travis Cook in a handicap match (7:08).
-Ron Powers fought Flash Flanagan to a double countout (5:30); the match was restarted, but Flanagan immediately walked out and was counted out.
-Gary Jackson d. Brandon Espinosa by countout to retain the Classic Title (11:28).
Saturday WLW results from Troy, MO:
-Jay Howard d. Dustin Bozworth.
-Michael Magnuson d. Air-Raid.
-Tag Team Title Tournament: The Black Hand Warriors(Dave DeLorean & Jayden Fenix) d. John E. Rock & Matt Creed.
-Stacey O'Brien d. Selene Grey to retain the Women's Title.
-Heavyweight Champion Leland Race & Trevor Murdoch d. Superstar Steve Fender & Dangerous Derek McQuinn by reversed decision.
Saturday EVOLVE results from Orlando, FL:
-Santana Garrett d. Andrea to retain the SHINE Title.
-Ethan Page d. Martin Stone.
-Rey Horus d. Andrew Everett.
-Timothy Thatcher d. T.J. Perkins.
-Biff Busick d. Roderick Strong.
-Davey Richards d. Trevor Lee.
-Johnny Gargano & Rich Swann d. Anthony Nese & Caleb Konley in a street fight to win the DGUSA Open The United Gate Titles.
Other shows:
-Saturday 3XW in Lynnville, IA
-Tag Team Title Tournament: The Roommates(A.C.H. & Davey Vega) d. Roscoe Eat Lisa("The Big Mustache On Campus" Mikey McFinnegan & Zakk Sawyers); Vega superkicked Sawyers into a German suplex-with-O'Connor Roll by A.C.H. for the three-count (12:45).
-Tag Team Title Tournament: The Viking War Party("American Viking" Alexandre Rudolph & "Littlest Viking" Jake Parnell) d. The Kentucky Buffet("The Money" Matt Cage & Alex Castle); Rudolph powerbombed Cage, then held him upside-down for a middle-rope dropkick by Parnell. That allowed Parnell to pin Cage for the win (9:17). Castle turned on Cage after the match and got the better of their brief fight.
-Tag Team Title Tournament: Team BOSS("The Rebel" Jeremy Wyatt & Christian Rose)(w/ Greg Jovi) d. Ricky Starks & Steve O. Reno; Wyatt & Rose hit a powerbomb/neckbreaker combo on Reno and Rose made Reno tap out to a Liontamer-style Boston crab (11:27).
-Tag Team Title Tournament: The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) d. Brandon Espinosa & Angelus Layne after miscommunication allowed Devin to roll up Espinosa (6:35). Layne wanted to "hug it out" after the match but Espy decked her to end their partnership.
-Jonathan Gresham d. Louis Lyndon; Lyndon rallied near the end of the match, but Gresham blinded him with mist and hit a series of suplexes. Gresham repeatedly crushed Lyndon's knee into the mat until Lyndon finally tapped out (14:57).
-"The Millenial" Danny Adams d. Donovan Danhausen with the London Dungeon (7:07).
-Trik Davis d. "The Madman" Paco Gonzalez after a backpack Stunner (11:06).
-Tag Team Title Tournament: The Hooligans d. The Viking War Party when Mason pinned Parnell after the wheelbarrow/second-rope DDT double-team (10:10).
-Tag Team Title Tournament: Team BOSS(w/ Greg Jovi) d. The Roommates when Rose rolled up A.C.H. with a handful of tights (14:00).
-Gerald James(w/ Dorian Victor) d. Jojo Bravo in a best-of-three-falls match to retain the Heavyweight Title. Jojo won the first fall with an O'Connor Roll (5:00). James evened it up with a blind flying Flatliner off the second rope (13:12). The referee was knocked down and the members of BOSS interfered only for The Hooligans to run them off...but that left Christian Rose and Dangerous Deveroux in the ring with James and Bravo. Rose prepared to hit Bravo with a chair, but Deveroux superkicked Rose out of nowhere and unmasked to reveal his identity as Mat Fitchett! Fitchett attacked Gerald James and laid him out with a turnbuckle-walk DDT, allowing Jojo to score a close near-fall as the referee revived. Jojo followed up with an Asai DDT and hit the Samurai Driver(cross-legged Ki-Krusher), but Gerald reversed the pin attempt into a modified victory roll with a handful of tights to escape with his title (19:00)!
-Announced for Saturday: A.C.H. vs. Lyndon, Vega vs. Gresham, and Hooligans vs. Team BOSS in the Tag Team Title tournament finals.
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Friday EVOLVE results from Tampa, FL:
-DGUSA Open The United Gate Champion Anthony Nese d. Martin Stone.
-DGUSA Open The United Gate Champion Caleb Konley d. Rey Horus.
-T.J. Perkins d. Biff Busick.
-Ethan Page d. Rich Swann.
-Davey Richards d. Johnny Gargano.
-Roderick Strong d. Timothy Thatcher in a best-of-three-falls match.
Saturday SICW results from Millstadt, IL(credit to Drew Abbenhaus):
-Ken Kasa(w/ Travis Cook) d. Daniel Gunner (5:45).
-Chaz Wesson & Keith Smith Jr. d. Ax Allwardt & Waco (11:33).
-Bull Bronson(w/ Travis Cook) d. Bubba Troll (6:00).
-Attila Khan(w/ Travis Cook) d. Jim Hoffarth (5:21).
-Sean Vincent fought Curtis Wylde(w/ Wyldefyre) to a time-limit draw (10:00).
-Chris Hargas(w/ Travis Cook) d. Kevin Lee Davidson (7:20).
-Cowboy Bob Orton d. Ken Kasa & Travis Cook in a handicap match (7:08).
-Ron Powers fought Flash Flanagan to a double countout (5:30); the match was restarted, but Flanagan immediately walked out and was counted out.
-Gary Jackson d. Brandon Espinosa by countout to retain the Classic Title (11:28).
Saturday WLW results from Troy, MO:
-Jay Howard d. Dustin Bozworth.
-Michael Magnuson d. Air-Raid.
-Tag Team Title Tournament: The Black Hand Warriors(Dave DeLorean & Jayden Fenix) d. John E. Rock & Matt Creed.
-Stacey O'Brien d. Selene Grey to retain the Women's Title.
-Heavyweight Champion Leland Race & Trevor Murdoch d. Superstar Steve Fender & Dangerous Derek McQuinn by reversed decision.
Saturday EVOLVE results from Orlando, FL:
-Santana Garrett d. Andrea to retain the SHINE Title.
-Ethan Page d. Martin Stone.
-Rey Horus d. Andrew Everett.
-Timothy Thatcher d. T.J. Perkins.
-Biff Busick d. Roderick Strong.
-Davey Richards d. Trevor Lee.
-Johnny Gargano & Rich Swann d. Anthony Nese & Caleb Konley in a street fight to win the DGUSA Open The United Gate Titles.
Other shows:
-Saturday 3XW in Lynnville, IA
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Midweek wrestling
WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Michael Cole & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Bo Dallas d. Zack Ryder with the turnbuckle-walk Bo-dog (2:12).
-Layla El d. Emma Tayla with the Layout(reverse neckbreaker) (4:48).
-Jimmy Uso d. Xavier Woods with the top-rope splash (4:52).
-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Dolph Ziggler with the Accolade(camel clutch) (9:23 aired).
Lucha Underground Episode 23
-Commentators: Matt Striker & Vampiro.
-Trios Title Tourmanent: Brian Cage, El Texano Jr., & King Cuerno d. LU Champion Prince Puma, Johnny Mundo, & Shawn Hernandez; Texano got in a cheapshot with his bullrope behind the referee's back, allowing Cuerno to pin Puma with the Thrill Of The Hunt(Whiplash) (10:30). Promoter Dario Cueto wanted a preview of the tournament finals, so he ordered a triple threat singles match with a member of each team...
-Brian Cage won a triple threat match with Willie Mack and Son Of Havoc when he pinned Havoc after the Weapon X(Gory Special-into-Flatliner) (5:57).
-Backstage: Cueto spoke with Drago about the "unique opportunity" to be granted to the winner of the best-of-five series...
-Pentagon Jr. attempted to break the ring announcer's arm, but Sexy Star made the save. Cueto took over as ring announcer for the main event...
-Match 5 Of Best-Of-5 Series: Drago d. Aero Star with a modified Gory Special on the mat into a pinning combination (10:17). Cueto announced that his "unique opportunity" was a shot at the Lucha Underground Title...but there was a catch: If Drago didn't win the title, he would be banned from Lucha Underground forever.
-Next week: Trios Title Tournament Finals.
WWE Smackdown
-Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & Byron Saxton.
-Bray Wyatt d. "R-Truth" Ron Killings with the Sister Abigail (1:38).
-Wade "Bad News" Barrett d. Mike Mizanin after the Bullhammer (0:35).
-"The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy by DQ when Sheamus threw him on top of the broadcast table (7:22 aired). Sheamus threatened to do more damage after the match, but Dolph Ziggler made the save.
-Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston(w/ Xavier Woods) d. Los Matadores(Fernando & Diego)(w/ El Torito) when Big E pinned Diego after the Midnight Hour(Big Ending/flying second-rope DDT combo) (2:31).
-Cameron Lynn won a triple threat match with Alicia Fox and Natalya Neidhart when she stole the pin on Natalya after Alicia's axe kick (4:31).
-Johnny Fandango d. Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds & Rosa Mendes) via rollup (1:23).
-Intercontinental Champion Daniel Bryan & U.S. Champion John Cena d. Tag Team Champions Antonio Cesaro & Tyson Kidd(w/ Natalya Neidhart)(non-title) when Bryan made Kidd tap out to the Yes Lock (7:52).
-Commentators: Michael Cole & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Bo Dallas d. Zack Ryder with the turnbuckle-walk Bo-dog (2:12).
-Layla El d. Emma Tayla with the Layout(reverse neckbreaker) (4:48).
-Jimmy Uso d. Xavier Woods with the top-rope splash (4:52).
-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Dolph Ziggler with the Accolade(camel clutch) (9:23 aired).
Lucha Underground Episode 23
-Commentators: Matt Striker & Vampiro.
-Trios Title Tourmanent: Brian Cage, El Texano Jr., & King Cuerno d. LU Champion Prince Puma, Johnny Mundo, & Shawn Hernandez; Texano got in a cheapshot with his bullrope behind the referee's back, allowing Cuerno to pin Puma with the Thrill Of The Hunt(Whiplash) (10:30). Promoter Dario Cueto wanted a preview of the tournament finals, so he ordered a triple threat singles match with a member of each team...
-Brian Cage won a triple threat match with Willie Mack and Son Of Havoc when he pinned Havoc after the Weapon X(Gory Special-into-Flatliner) (5:57).
-Backstage: Cueto spoke with Drago about the "unique opportunity" to be granted to the winner of the best-of-five series...
-Pentagon Jr. attempted to break the ring announcer's arm, but Sexy Star made the save. Cueto took over as ring announcer for the main event...
-Match 5 Of Best-Of-5 Series: Drago d. Aero Star with a modified Gory Special on the mat into a pinning combination (10:17). Cueto announced that his "unique opportunity" was a shot at the Lucha Underground Title...but there was a catch: If Drago didn't win the title, he would be banned from Lucha Underground forever.
-Next week: Trios Title Tournament Finals.
WWE Smackdown
-Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & Byron Saxton.
-Bray Wyatt d. "R-Truth" Ron Killings with the Sister Abigail (1:38).
-Wade "Bad News" Barrett d. Mike Mizanin after the Bullhammer (0:35).
-"The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy by DQ when Sheamus threw him on top of the broadcast table (7:22 aired). Sheamus threatened to do more damage after the match, but Dolph Ziggler made the save.
-Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston(w/ Xavier Woods) d. Los Matadores(Fernando & Diego)(w/ El Torito) when Big E pinned Diego after the Midnight Hour(Big Ending/flying second-rope DDT combo) (2:31).
-Cameron Lynn won a triple threat match with Alicia Fox and Natalya Neidhart when she stole the pin on Natalya after Alicia's axe kick (4:31).
-Johnny Fandango d. Adam Rose(w/ Rosebuds & Rosa Mendes) via rollup (1:23).
-Intercontinental Champion Daniel Bryan & U.S. Champion John Cena d. Tag Team Champions Antonio Cesaro & Tyson Kidd(w/ Natalya Neidhart)(non-title) when Bryan made Kidd tap out to the Yes Lock (7:52).
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