Tuesday, January 31, 2017

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, & Corey Graves.
-Sami Zayn d. U.S. Champion Chris Jericho(non-title) after the Helluva Kick (8:14 aired).
-"The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese d. Mustafa Ali after the running knee in the corner (3:49).
-Antonio Cesaro, Sheamus O'Shaunessy, & Bayley Rose d. Raw Tag Team Champions The Bullet Club(Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) & Raw Women's Champion Charlotte Flair when Bayley pinned Charlotte after the Belly-To-Bayley Hugplex (4:32 aired).
-Braun Strowman d. Universal Champion Kevin Owens by DQ when Roman Reigns attacked Strowman (4:38); U.S. Champion Chris Jericho was set to do commentary, but Strowman chokeslammed him through the table before the bout.
-Nia Jax d. "The Boss" Sasha Banks when the referee stopped the match as Nia had Sasha in a modified half-crab (2:02); Nia continued her attack after the match until Bayley Rose made the save.
-Enzo Amore & "Big Cass" Colin Cassady d. Alexander Rusev & Jinder Mahal(w/ Lana Perry-Rusev) when Enzo pinned Mahal after he and Cass hit the Bada Boom Shakalaka(Rocket Launcher) (6:22 aired).
-Triple H finally appeared on Raw and Seth Rollins made his way to the ring to confront him, but Rollins was attacked and laid out by the debuting Samoa Joe.

Monday, January 30, 2017

Comedy Part 739: Heavy Anchor To Bear

Location:  Heavy Anchor
Emcees:  Chad Wallace & Yale Hollander
After:  Alec Castle
Before:  Kenny Kinds

Long story short:  Hey, let's try a bunch of new jokes after most of the audience bails.  The show had a pretty good audience, all things considered; I just happened to be third-to-last on the list.  Mental note:  When Google Maps says "turn left on Gravois", sometimes it means "turn RIGHT on Gravois".  Just glad to be getting back into the mix...got to shake off the stage rust before the Hey Guys Comedy contest show on Thursday (cheap plug!).

PWCS Special Comment

Now, as promised, a special comment about last Saturday's Pro Wrestling Championship Series show at the Spaulding Hall Club in Alton, Illinois.

DISCLAIMER:  I'm biased.  Deal with it.

PWCS had a solid turnout for its first show of 2017 and first event of Season Four; with the St. Louis Invitational Tournament as one of the main attractions, there was no scoreboard for the night.  Several fans were happy about wrestling's return to the Alton venue after the closing of St. Louis Anarchy, feeling that the National Wrasslin' League didn't have the same vibe.  PWCS always had a close connection to Anarchy, so becoming its spiritual successor was a natural step.

Your ring announcer was Sarah Rose; your referees were Jason Pemberton & Brian Fox (thanks to Jason for filling me on the other official's name as I hadn't seen him before).

Gary Jay vs. Everett Connors(w/ cardboard cutout of Justin Bieber), St. Louis Invitational Tournament Quarterfinal:  Bieber was held together with tape after his unfortunate demise at the hands of Jake Parnell (literally) at the Season Three finale.  This was an interesting choice for the opening contest and the two went full throttle for most of it, including multiple suicide dives.  Connors put up an impressive fight against the former St. Louis Anarchy Heavyweight Champion, but Gary picked up the win with the sliding forearm smash in 11:36.

Paco Gonzalez vs. Jason Roberts, St. Louis Invitational Tournament Quarterfinal:  Two of the Midwest's most promising up-and-coming competitors squared off in this first-round matchup.  I'm a fan of Roberts' more grounded and technical style.  It does get a bit repetitive when EVERYONE's doing the standard aerial moves (I lost count on the number of suicide dives for the night); it's especially glaring with the tournament format when guys wrestle more than once in a night.  The big-picture perspective is that since "indie wrestlers" tend to be smaller, they usually HAVE to do spectacular high-flying maneuvers to draw the casual fan's attention.  At any rate, soapbox mode off.  Fine matchup, will be watching their careers with great interest; Paco won with a turnbuckle-walk tornado DDT in 8:35.

Makaze vs. "The Wildman From The Ozarks" Alexandre Rudolph, St. Louis Invitational Tournament Quarterfinal:  Rudolph has added a new touch to his entrance:  A (non-bladed) chainsaw!  That earned a few "Chainsaw Viking" chants from the fans.  Since both men are part of the Blacklist stable, the veteran Makaze sought to test the younger Rudolph as the match progressed.  While Rudolph had the obvious edge in size and power, Makaze was the faster and more experienced of the two...he took advantage of Rudolph's overaggression to gain the edge.  However, Rudolph was too much for The Wind Of Destruction on this night; he took down Makaze with a flying headbutt to score the wind in 4:50.  After recovering, Makaze encouraged Rudolph to maintain that aggression and win the whole tournament.

Evan Gelistico & Austin Blackburn(w/ Shawshank the inflatable dolphin) vs. The Carnies("The Down-South Dandy" Nick Iggy & "The Music City Mutt" Kerry Awful):  The match was essentially a battle of fan favorite teams and the crowd support was evenly divided.  Shawshank was OVAH and comedy spots ensued with the dolphin being "affectionate" toward Iggy & Awful.  The Submission Squad tandem used a lot of great double-team maneuvers, including a Dudley Death Drop and a tree slam/second-rope backcracker combo on Iggy.  Awful was able to turn the tide for his side, leading to several near-falls being exchanged.  Awful took Blackburn out of the match by running him into the ringpost, leading to Iggy pinning Gelistico with a backslide in 10:45.  Everyone seemed to make nice after the match, but Awful teased a piledriver on Shawshank...that somehow led to the dolphin giving Awful a Canadian Destroyer.  (No, really.)

Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana vs. "The Millenial" Danny Adams(w/ Greg Jovi), St. Louis Invitational Tournament Quarterfinal:  Cabana made his entrance with a local favorite:  The pizza guy who strongly resembles Roger Ebert.  Sarah Rose even announced him as "Pizza Ebert" and the two delivered a fan's order.  Adams was riding the momentum of being the last man standing in the Season Three finale; Cabana was 1-1 in PWCS competition, losing to Dan Walsh and defeating Jeremy Wyatt.  Colt is always fun to watch for me as he combines comedy with his unique technical style.  For his part, Adams tried to counter with his own technical approach as he focused his attack on Cabana's arm...of course Jovi got in his cheapshots at every opportunity.  Cabana chased Jovi around the ring, but that gave Adams the opportunity to kick the middle rope into Colt's groin as Jovi distracted the ref.  Adams did more damage to the arm, finally forcing Cabana to tap out to a reverse short-arm scissors in 11:53!  After the match, Cabana conferred with Hardcore Andy at ringside, asking him to do his job as a ringside security guard and prevent Jovi from interfering for the rest of the night.

Intermission~!  Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm):  Root beer and Coca-Cola.

Gary Jay(w/ Evan Gelistico) vs. "The Wildman From The Ozarks" Alexandre Rudolph, St. Louis Invitational Tournament Semifinal:  This was a rematch from a St. Louis Anarchy show last year.  Rudolph teased ring announcer Sarah Rose with his chainsaw...eep.  Gary had the longer first-round match, but he also had more rest before his second bout of the evening.  The experience and cardiovascular edge went to Gary Jay in this case; his striking prowess carried him to victory as he won with the sliding forearm in 6:11.

Paco Gonzalez vs. "The Millenial" Danny Adams(w/ Greg Jovi), St. Louis Invitational Tournament Semifinal:  These two have been fighting each other since the beginnings of their careers; I first saw them face each other in a dark match for Ring Of Honor.  On top of being perpetual rivals, they've also been a successful tag team as Alpha Class so they know each other VERY well.  As one might expect, Jovi got involved in the matchup...that led to Hardcore Andy chasing him around the ring, but Jovi was a bit faster.  However, Jovi got careless when he stopped to get in another cheapshot on Paco...that allowed Andy to get a hold of him and personally escort him to the backstage area.  The competitors traded signature moves, but it took a hanging version of Adams' trademark reverse Stunner to put away Paco in 13:45.

"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin vs. "Dad Bod" Sean Orleans:  Elgin had issued an open challenge and his trainee Orleans accepted...Orleans wanted to test himself against his world-renowned mentor despite the overwhelming odds against him.  Even Elgin didn't seem to be taking the opposition seriously as he offered Orleans a chance to back out of the bout.  Orleans declined that generous offer, though he may have regretted that decision in the early stages of the match.  Elgin repeatedly overpowered and manhandled Orleans, leaving his chest scarred and bloody after multiple chops...but Orleans refused to stay down, showing a surprising amount of heart and toughness.  The fight spilled out of the ring to the floor and Elgin powerbombed Orleans into the wall, TWICE...but Orleans somehow managed to beat the ten-count to re-enter the ring.  (I talked to Orleans after the show and he honestly didn't remember that there were TWO powerbombs into the wall.)  Since most of the night's matches had an announced twenty-minute time limit, I actually wondered if Orleans would hold Elgin to a draw...he came very close.  Elgin finally put Orleans down for good with the sitout powerbomb in 16:22...he said he was upset over Orleans making him work so hard, but also proud...cue Mutual Respect(tm), but then Elgin mowed him down with a clothesline for messing with his sleep time.  Ouch.

Gary Jay vs. "The Millenial" Danny Adams(w/ Greg Jovi), St. Louis Invitational Tournament Final:  This was a rematch from a previous PWCS event where they fought to a double-knockout finish, giving Adams a huge credibility boost that led into his big win in the Season Three championship match.  In a one-night tournament like this one, it says a lot about who can vary up their offense...Bret and Owen Hart were good about that in the 1993 and 1994 King Of The Ring Tournaments, usually winning with different moves.  (Bret didn't even win any of those matches with the Sharpshooter in '93.)  I thought Adams did a better job of that than Gary, with all due respect, as he won with different moves in his first two matches.  At any rate, the tournament final was relatively short compared to their previous bouts as they were both worn down...Gary picked up the win with the sliding forearm smash in 5:36 to earn the medallion.  WOO~!  (I feel like the tournament win should get you a title shot or something...perhaps it'll happen down the line.)

Davey Vega vs. Mat Fitchett for the Gateway Heritage Title:  The championship is a continuation of the St. Louis Anarchy Heavyweight Title's lineage in PWCS; Vega won the title from Fitchett at the final Anarchy show in a triple threat match with Gary Jay, so this was Fitchett's rematch.  I honestly don't remember seeing them face each other one-on-one before, though I feel like it had to have happened at some point.  The familiarity factor was in overdrive as their careers have been parallel to each other, starting with Dynamo Pro Wrestling and then moving on to St. Louis Anarchy and elsewhere.  Both men challenged for Gary Jay's title in classic bouts and they were the final two in a thirty-man Anarchy Rumble about a year ago, which Fitchett won; he went on to end Gary's two-plus year reign on top.

While there's a definite oversaturation of the "high-octane/big moves/near-falls" style in wrestling nowadays, I'm a big fan of matches that tell a story and this was a great example of that.  Tie that into what you're doing, even on a small scale, and you'll hook the fans into the match.  At the end of the day, only one person can be on top and championships can cause people to take extreme measures to keep them.  The action escalated as the match progressed and each guy went deeper into his arsenal in an attempt to secure victory.  The turning point came when Vega kicked out of a pinfall attempt and Fitchett accidentally bumped into the referee, taking him out of the match for a few moments.  In that short time span, Vega seemed to give in to desperation and blatantly kicked his longtime tag team partner in the groin.  Vega seemed shocked by his own actions, but as the referee recovered, Vega chose to go for the win and finished off Fitchett with a buzzsaw kick in 22:24!  That finish prompted more questions than answers...is this a definite change of attitude on Vega's part or simly a snap judgment that he instantly regretted?  Either way, Vega left the ring without checking on his partner...so no Mutual Respect(tm) at the end of this main event.

I don't know if the Gateway Heritage Title will be exclusive to PWCS, but it definitely adds a new wrinkle to the team competition as wrestlers will be pursuing individual glory as well as group success.  On top of that, Vega and Fitchett are both members of the Resurgence stable as it stands right now, so Vega's actions may have long-term repercussions in that light...

I don't want to put a great deal of emphasis on what occurred right before and after the main event regarding Sarah Rose's altercation with a fan, but I'll simply say that fans should not make uninvited contact with any performer on a wrestling show.  World Wrestling Entertainment has that disclaimer at the start of their live events for a reason; it can be tough to enforce at independent shows when there's no guardrail between the fans and the ring area, not to mention a limited amount of ringside security.  Just be sensible and respectful; that's all people ask.

Last weekend was oddly void of area wrestling shows(though a few area people made the trip to Proving Ground Pro)...but there was the National Wrasslin' League's second St. Louis event this past Thursday.  Yes, I am VERY behind on these commentaries, but the NWL commentary will be happening in the near future...I think.

That's my special comment for this, the second wrestling show I've attended in the year 2017.  Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.

-PB, Watching Wrestling Wrong Since 1991

P.S. We are all marks.

Sunday, January 29, 2017

Weekend wrestling

NJPW On AXS

-Commentators: Jim Ross & Josh Barnett.
-NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles Gauntlet Match: The Bullet Club(Bad Luck Fale, "Hangman" Adam Page, & Yujiro Takahashi) d. CHAOS("The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay, Yoshi-Hashi, & Jado) when Takahashi pinned Jado after the Pimp Juice(low DDT). Los Ingobernables De Japon(Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Seiya Senada, & Bushi) d. The Bullet Club when Senada made Takahashi tap out to the dragon sleeper. Los Ingobernables d. Satoshi Kojima, Ricochet, & David Finlay(C) to win the titles when Evil pinned Kojima after the STO.
-Hirooki Goto d. Katsuyori Shibata with the GTR(Eye Of The Hurricane onto the knee) to win the NEVER Openweight Title.

ROH TV

-Commentator: Kevin Kelly.
-The Tempura Boyz(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) won a triple threat match with Cheeseburger & Will Ferrara and Coast To Coast(Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali) when Sho pinned Ali after a package piledriver (4:54 aired); Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) did commentary. The Bucks said they'd give the Tempura Boyz a title shot on next week's show, then hit them with superkicks. The Bucks were joined by Heavyweight Champion Adam Cole for some enlightenment.
-"The Villain" Marty Scurll d. Juice Robinson with the crossface chicken wing to retain the T.V. Title (7:49 aired); Alex Shelley did commentary. Scurll claimed there was no competition for his title, which brought out several people to disagree with that assessment: Chris Sabin, Jay White, Jonathan Gresham, Lio Rush, and Donovan Dijak.
-Decade Of Excellence Tournament: Jay Briscoe d. Jay Lethal after a lariat (11:25 aired); Frankie Kazarian and Heavyweight Champion Adam Cole did commentary.

SICW Wrestling Explosion

-Commentator: Drew Abbenhaus.
-"Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent d. "The Suplex Cyclone" Curt Gannon with a backslide.
-Promoter Herb Simmons announced that a tournament for the vacant Classic Title(due to the retirement of Ron Powers) would begin in February. He said that Sean Vincent would be a part of the tournament, but that brought out Travis Cook(w/ Attila Khan & "The Icon" Chris Hargas) to take credit for running Powers out of SICW. Others who added their two cents included "Ironman" Ken Kasa, Big Daddy(w/ Johnny Blade), "Volatile" Curtis Wylde(w/ Wyldefyre), and the returning Flash Flanagan.
-Drew did a sitdown interview with Herb Simmons about the tournament, confirming Flash Flanagan vs. Johnny Blade as a first-round matchup. Drew also commented that a Television Title may be in the promotion's future.

Stride Pro Wrestling Unleashed Episode 2

-The Midwest Mafia(Jake Capone & Red Daniels) d. Damage Inc.(Frank Wyatt & Kyle Pipher) when Daniels pinned Wyatt via rollup after a low blow behind the referee's back (9:05).
-Jerry Travelsted d. Scott Phoenix(w/ J. Wellington Beauregard) after a TKO to retain the Legacy Title (11:54).
-Roger Matheus d. "The Icon" Chris Hargas in a best-of-three-falls match. Matheus won the first fall after a sliding knee strike (2:54), Hargas won the second fall via Sharpshooter (3:37), and Matheus won the third fall after outside interference led to him hitting the sliding knee strike for the win (9:42)

WWE Royal Rumble

-Nikki Bella, Becky Lynch, & Naomi Night d. Smackdown Women's Champion Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, & Natalya Neidhart when Naomi pinned Alexa after the split-legged moonsault.
-The Bullet Club(Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) d. Antonio Cesaro & Sheamus O'Shaunessy to win the Raw Tag Team Titles in a match with two referees; Anderson rolled up Cesaro with a handful of tights for the win.
-Nia Jax d. "The Boss" Sasha Banks after a pop-up Samoan Drop.
-Charlotte Flair d. Bayley Rose to retain the Raw Women's Title after a Natural Selection(low somersault Cutter) on the ring apron.
-Kevin Owens d. Roman Reigns to retain the Universal Title with U.S. Champion Chris Jericho locked in a cage above the ring.  Reigns Superman-Punched Owens off the turnbuckles, causing him to fall through a pile of chairs on the floor...then he powerbombed Owens through one of the broadcast tables.  Reigns had things going his way, but Braun Strowman interfered and chokeslammed Reigns onto another broadcast table.  He followed up that up with a running powerslam through a table in the corner, allowing Owens to get the pinfall.
-"The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville d. "The Outlandish" Rich Swann with the Rings Of Saturday to win the Cruiserweight Title.
-John Cena d. "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles after two straight F-Us to win the WWE TItle.
-Royal Rumble
#1 "Big Cass" Colin Cassady(w/ Enzo Amore)
#2 U.S. Champion Chris Jericho
#3 Kalisto
#4 Mojo Rawley
#5 "The Extraordinary Gentleman" Jack Gallagher
#6 "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry
Henry threw Gallagher over the top rope (despite Gallagher's use of his umbrella as a weapon)
#7 Braun Strowman
Strowman eliminated Mojo, Cass, and Kalisto in short order, then had the big-man showdown with Henry before eliminating him as well.
#8 Sami Zayn
#9 The Big Show
Cue big guy showdown number two...Strowman got the better of it and eliminated Show.
#10 "The Perfect Ten" Tye Dillinger
#11 James Ellsworth(w/ Carmella Van Damme)
#12 Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose
Ambrose left Ellsworth hanging, leading to Ellsworth being eliminated by Strowman.  Strowman eliminated Dillinger for good measure.
#13 Baron Corbin
The numbers finally caught up to Strowman, leading to Corbin clotheslining him to the floor.
#14 Kofi Kingston
#15 "The Miz" Mike Mizanin(w/ Maryse Ouellet-Mizanin)
#16 Sheamus O'Shaunessy
#17 Big E Langston
#18 Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry-Rusev)
#19 Antonio Cesaro
#20 Xavier Woods
#21 Bray Wyatt
#22 Apollo Crews
Cesaro & Sheamus eliminated all three members of New Day at once, then Cesaro and Sheamus fought on the ropes and Jericho dumped both men at once.
#23 Randy Orton
#24 Dolph Ziggler
#25 Luke Harper
Harper eliminated Crews, then fought with his former Wyatt Family members...Harper teased a Sister Abigail on Wyatt only to be RKOed by Orton.
#26 Brock Lesnar(w/ Paul Heyman)
Bye Ambrose, see ya Ziggler.
#27 Enzo Amore
Hi Enzo, bye Enzo (courtesy of Lesnar).
#28 Bill Goldberg
Goldberg speared Lesnar and clotheslined him to the floor.
#29 The Undertaker
Goldberg had a big staredown with Taker, then eliminated Rusev.  Taker threw out Corbin, Goldberg eliminated Harper, then Taker eliminated Goldberg.
#30 Roman Reigns
Taker eliminated Miz and Zayn, but then Reigns threw out Taker.  Reigns eliminated Jericho to end his endurance run, leading him against the two remaining members of the Wyatt Family.  A double-team backfired and Reigns threw out Wyatt, but Orton countered a spear with an RKO and eliminated Reigns to win the Rumble!

Takeover + Main Event

WWE NXT Takeover: San Antonio

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, & "Showtime" Percy Watson.
-Eric Young(w/ Killian Dane & Alexander Wolfe) d. "The Perfect Ten" Tye Dillinger with the wheelbarrow neckbreaker.
-Roderick Strong d. Andrade "Cien" Almas with the Sick Kick.
-The Authors Of Pain(Akam Dhinsa & Rezar Selmani)(w/ Paul Ellering) d. Do It Yourself(Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) to win the NXT Tag Team Titles; Rezar pinned Ciampa after he and Akam hit the Last Chapter(Russian legsweep/lariat combo).
-Seth Rollins made a surprise appearance to call out Triple H, but HHH sent in security guards to handle his dirty work.  Rollins fought off the guards until the numbers caught up to him and he was ejected.
-Asuka Urai won a four-corner match with Billie Kay, Nikki Cross, and Peyton Royce to retain the NXT Women's Title when she pinned Royce after a buzzsaw kick.
-"The Glorious" Bobby Roode d. Shinsuke Nakamura after the second elevated DDT of the match to win the NXT Title.

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Austin Aries.
-"The" Brian Kendrick d. Lince Dorado with the Captain's Hook(grounded chinlock submission hold) (5:11).
-Alicia Fox d. Dana Brooke after the axe kick (6:40 aired).

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Show results

Thursday IWA-MS results from Jeffersonville, IN:

-Dezmond Xavier d. A.J. Gray.
-Jake Crist d. Corey Storm.
-Myron Reed won a triple threat match with Teddy King and Bret Havoc.
-Aaron Williams d. Shigehiro Irie.
-Mitch Ryder d. Zodiak.
-The Players' Club(Mance Warner & Ray Waddell) d. Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz.
-Dave Crist d. Shane Mercer.
-John Wayne Murdoch d. Larry D to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Friday EVOLVE results from San Antonio, TX:

-Action Jackson d. D.J. Talamantez.
-Rudy Russo d. Max Castillano.
-Moonshine Mantell d. Houston Carson.
-Jaka d. Peter Kaasa.
-Darby Allin d. Chris Dickinson.
-Jason Kincaid d. Dustin Taylor.
-Ethan Page d. Zack Sabre Jr. by reversed decision when Sabre refused to release the triangle choke.
-Matt Riddle d. A.C.H.
-Catch Point(Tracy Williams & Fred Yehi) d. Heavyweight Champion Timothy Thatcher & Jeff Cobb.
-Chris Hero d. Keith Lee.

Saturday EVOLVE results from San Antonio, TX:

-Zack Sabre Jr., Darby Allin, & Barrett Brown d. Ethan Page & The Gatekeepers(Blaster McMassive & Flex Rumblecrunch).
-Tag Team Champion Tracy Williams d. Laredo Kid.
-Jaka & Chris Dickinson d. Jason Kincaid & Sammy Guevara.
-A.C.H. d. Tag Team Champion Fred Yehi.
-Matt Riddle d. Dustin Taylor in a no-DQ match.
-Timothy Thatcher d. Jeff Cobb to retain the Heavyweight Title.
-Zack Sabre Jr. d. Chris Hero.

Saturday WWW results from Cornelia, GA:

-Prince Apollo & Elijah Evans IV(subbing for Black Baron) d. Jacob Ashworth & Stryknyn to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Dementia D'Rose d. Aja Perera to retain the Women's Title.
-Odinson d. Billy Buck by DQ.
-Team Approved(Bobby Moore & Adryan Hawkins) d. The Devil's Rejects(Se7en & Brad Cash).
-Gladiator Jeremiah(aka Slim J) d. Kevin Blue.
-Gunner Miller d. Seth Delay to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Saturday IWA-MS results from Memphis, IN:

-Bryant Woods d. BC Killer in a Blades Of Steel Death Match.
-Shlak d. Mike Krueger in a fans-bring-the-weapons/pits-of-rubbing-alcohol death match.
-Devon Moore d. Max X in a barbed-wire/barbed-wire-board match.
-Markus Crane d. G. Raver in a pit of glass/Taipei Death Match.
-Mance Warner d. Jimmy Lloyd in a staple gun/thumbtack madness death match.
-Homeless Jimmy d. Conor Claxton in a shopping cart death match.
-John Wayne Murdoch d. Rickey Shane Page in a House Of Horrors Match to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Friday, January 27, 2017

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero.
-The Broken Hardys(Matt & Jeff^H^H^HBrother Nero)(w/ Reby Sky-Hardy) won a triple threat match with The Decay(Abyss & Crazzy Steve)(w/ Women's Champion Rosemary Rush) and The Death Crew Council(Bram Cameron & "The Wildcard" Eddie Kingston)(w/ Cowboy James Storm); Crazzy Steve blinded Kingston with red mist and Matt took advantage, pinning Kingston after the Twist Of Fate (7:06).
-Drew Galloway d. Moose to retain the Grand Title.  Galloway "accidentally" kneed Moose in the groin as Moose hit him with the Gamechanger(windup short-arm discus lariat) and the referee stopped the clock to deduct points.  Later in the round, a ref bump allowed Drew to blatantly punt Moose in the groin before finishing with the Future Shock(double-underhook DDT) (officially 1:55 of Round 2, plus about 40 seconds with the clock stopped - 5:34 total).
-Rosemary Rush d. Mia "Jade" Yim in a Monster's Ball Match to retain the Women's Title after a superplex through a table (9:27); Madison Rayne did commentary.  Gail Kim checked on Jade after the match, leading to Rosemary blinding Gail with purple mist.
-D.J. Shiima Xion won a five-way match with Trevor Lee, Marshe Rockett, Caleb Konley, and "The Skywalker" Andrew Everett when he pinned Everett after the ZDT(forward roll into a jumping DDT) (4:20).  After the match, Lee and Helms attacked D.J. Z and destroyed his leg with chairs.
-Bobby Lashley d. Eddie Edwards in a thirty-minute Ironman Match to win the Heavyweight Title.  Falls:  Lashley pinned Edwards after the spear (4:03 aired).  Lashley beat Edwards by countout after powerbombing him on the entrance ramp (9:45 aired).  Edwards pinned Lashley via rollup after Lashley hit an exposed turnbuckle (12:11 aired).  Edwards pinned Lashley after the flying knee strike (14:58 aired).  Lashley made Edwards tap out to a head-and-arm guillotine hold (17:30 aired).  Edwards countered Lashley's spear into a guillotine lock, but Lashley held out until the time limit expired to win 3-2 (20:27 aired).

Comedy Parts 737-8: Wednesday Doubleheader

Location:  Bar 101
Emcee:  Joshua Slobe
After:  Joshua Slobe
Before:  Tom Straight

Location:  Crow's Nest
Emcee:  J.C. Sibala
After:  Quentin Wilbert
Before:  Tom Brown

With a comedy layoff of a few weeks, a rare free evening, and several new bits to iron out, I decided to fill out my Wednesday night with open-mics.  Josh's Bar 101 open-mic is fairly new and unfortunately ran up against a couple of significant local showcases, meaning that attendance was minimal.  Despite that, we had fun with it in a "workshop" sort of way...it's good to get material out on the table so you can get feedback on it.  From there, I made my way to The Crow's Nest for a card-less Wild Card Comedy show...it went relay-style with J.C. starting the show and each comic randomly drawing the next comic's name to bring them up.  I didn't have much time to plan my set as Quentin followed J.C., then my name was drawn to go up after Quentin.  I riffed on Quentin's line about becoming recently single and him saying "that hasn't happened in a while" by saying "I am also single...that's never NOT happened".  The bar was chatty(as often seems to be the case) so I was mostly performing for the comics up front...it was still a good time.  Got to talk to some people I hadn't seen in a while and met a few people for the first time.  Only regret:  Forgetting to bring quarters for the tabletop arcade machine at Crow's Nest.  (There's a Galaga 3?!?)

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Thursday NWL Results From St. Louis, MO

-The Party Crashers(Boulder & Spike) d. The Anti-Social Network(Tommy Flagg & August Marshall); Spike delivered a Stone Cold Stunner to assist Boulder in a Code Red on Flagg for the win (7:25).  (Roscoe Eat Lisa(Mikey McFinnegan & Zakk Sawyers) d. Christian Rose & Austin Blackburn.)
-NWL President Major Baisden delivered another PowerPoint presentation to reveal the Heavyweight Title tournament brackets, but "The Billion-Dollar Brother" Emmett DuBois(Dorian Victor)(w/ Clayton Fox) interrupted to complain about being matched up against "Super Soul" Coco Rumble in the first round.  That brought out Rumble for a verbal confrontation...Major said that the two would face each other TONIGHT, but that seemed to cause DuBois' cramps to act up again.  DuBois called for anyone to take his place in the match and promised he would make it worth someone's while...that brought out Drew Gold, the manager of "Greatness" Marcellus Gaines.  Major decided to make it a tag team match with Rumble and a partner of his choice against DuBois and Gaines.
-On the big screen, Marti Belle interviewed Maverick about his arrival in NWL St. Louis and his enjoyment of the city's highlights.
-Maverick d. Cal Stark after a Gory Bomb (8:55).  (Moonshine Mantell d. Chip Day.)
-On the big screen, Clayton Fox and Emmett DuBois' doctor approached General Manager Matt Jackson and told him that DuBois was not medically cleared to compete.
-"The Bull City Boss" Cornell Douglass d. Dominick Butler with the heart punch (5:36).  (Murder One d. Jayden Fenix.)
-After a package simply containing a boot was delivered to Major Baisden at the previous show, this time ring announcer Ben Simon received a package with a "manifesto" of sorts against the company.
-The Blood Brothers(Davey Gibson & Matthew Grundy) d. The Underground(Adam Ryan & Jackie Lee Bosch); Grundy delivered a running dropkick on an upside-down Ryan before Gibson delivered a superbomb, allowing Grundy to get the pin on Ryan (8:27).  (Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett d. Danny Adams & Jake Parnell.)
-Heavyweight Title Tournament:  "The Five-Star Phenom" Todd Letterman d. Skyler Beckett with the pumphandle Michinoku Driver (8:28).  (Kevin Lee Davidson d. Everett Connors.)  Afterwards, Buddy Shepherd(Evan Gelistico) came out and implored Beckett to take his hand and join him...but Beckett rejected his offer for the second show in a row.  Shepherd was undaunted, saying that Beckett would soon find his way.
-Heavyweight Title Tournament:  "The Hanover Hooligan" Jay Lutz d. Christian Adonis(w/ Carolina Grizelda Esmeralda Rodriguez); Carolina tried to throw her shoe into the ring but threw it completely over her man's head; Lutz took advantage of the opportunity with a quick kick to the knee followed by the sliding forearm smash for the win (8:28).  (Gary Jay d. Elvis Aliaga w/ Lucy Mendez.)
-"Super Soul" Coco Rumble & Dez Wellston d. "Greatness" Marcellus Gaines & Clayton Fox(subbing for Emmett DuBois)(w/ Drew Gold); Gaines & Gold walked out on Fox at the end of the bout, leading to Rumble dropping Fox with the Krush Groove(Zigzag).  Dez finished off Fox with the Wellston Drop(top-rope elbowdrop) (14:47).  (Sugar Dunkerton & Mike Outlaw d. Stephen Wolf & Matt Kenway w/ Greg Jovi.)

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, & "Showtime" Percy Watson.
-Ember Moon d. Liv Morgan with the Eclipse(flying Stone Cold Stunner off the top rope) (4:03).
-Backstage:  Andrade" Cien" Almas was interviewed about his upcoming Takeover match with Roderick Strong.  Strong interrupted and dared Almas to hit him, but Almas walked away...only to double back and level Strong with a forearm before beating him down.
-"No Way" Jose Valenzuela d. Kona Reeves with a pop-up knockout punch (4:06).  Jose was interviewed after the match, but "The Drifter" Elias Samson interrupted from the stage.  He had a song for Jose, but Jose had his own tune in mind:  "Just Drift Away"(to the beat of Jose's theme music).
-Eric Young(w/ Alexander Wolfe, Killian Dane(fka Big Damo), & Nikki Cross) d. Chris Atkins with the wheelbarrow neckbreaker (1:56).
-General Manager S. William Regal conducted a four-way interview with NXT Women's Champion Asuka Urai, Billie Kay, Peyton Royce, and Nikki Cross...not shockingly, it degenerated into a fight between the women.  Security guards attempted to restore order, but Asuka and Nikki laid them out as well.  The guards pulled Asuka out of the ring, only for Nikki to dive off the top rope onto the crowd of people (as Billie & Peyton watched from a distance).

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Smackdown, 205 Live, This Week In Wrestling

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Mauro Ranallo, Tom Phillips, David Otunga, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Randy Orton d. Luke Harper by countering the discus lariat with the RKO (7:58 aired); Bray Wyatt was at ringside.
-Renee Young interviewed Mickie James about her actions on last week's show; she said that the current women's roster had forgotten about how she paved the way for female wrestlers over "divas"...all except for Smackdown Women's Champion Alexa Bliss.  That led to Becky Lynch charging the ring and fighting with Mickie, but Mickie baited Becky toward the audience where Alexa caught her with a cheapshot.  The two beat down Becky in the ring with Alexa finishing with the Twisted Bliss(twisting top-rope splash).
-Mojo Rawley won a battle royal.  Eliminations:  Aiden English & Simon Gotch by Heath Slater, Curt Hawkins by Mojo, Rick Viktor by Slater, Slater by Konnor O'Brian, Rhyno & Konnor by Mojo, Johnny Fandango by an accidental Supermodel Kick from Tyler Breeze, and Breeze by Mojo (3:13).  Baron Corbin did commentary.
-Dolph Ziggler d. Kalisto by countering a middle-rope springboard move with the superkick (0:48).
-Naomi Night vs. Natalya Neidhart never officially started as Nikki Bella attacked Natalya backstage.  Naomi issued an open challenge, but only got a verbal confrontation with Smackdown Women's Champion Alexa Bliss...Alexa said Naomi wasn't worth her time.
-Dean Ambrose d. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin(w/ Maryse Ouellet-Mizanin) in a lumberjack match to retain the Intercontinental Title, getting the pin after the Dirty Deeds v2.0(double-underhook DDT) (9:06 aired).

WWE 205 Live

-Commentators:  Mauro Ranallo, Corey Graves, & Austin Aries.
-T.J. Perkins d. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese with a La Majistral cradle (8:29).  Nese attacked Perkins after the match with a German suplex into the turnbuckles and a running knee in the corner.
-Next week:  Akira Tozawa makes his 205 Live debut.
-"The" Brian Kendrick d. Tripp Bradshaw with the Captain's Hook(grounded chinlock submission hold) (2:05).
-"The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville d. Cedric Alexander; "The Scottish Supernova" Noam Dar ran out to interfere and Alexander cut him off, but Neville countered a springboard move into an armbar takedown and got the tapout with the Rings Of Saturn (14:25).  Neville threw Dar out of the ring and continued his attack on Alexander, but Cruiserweight Champion "The Outlandish" Rich Swann ran in for the save.  The show ended with referees and security breaking up the fight between Swann and Neville as Alexander and Dar fought in the aisleway.

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WWE(www.wwe.com)

NXT this week has:
-Shinsuke Nakamura & Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Samoa Joe & Bobby Roode
-"No Way" Jose Valenzuela vs. Kona Reeves
-Ember Moon vs. Liv Morgan
-Aliyah Areebi vs. Mandy Rose
-In action:  Eric Young

Main Event this week has:
-Lince Dorado vs. Brian Kendrick
-Alicia Fox vs. Dana Brooke

NXT Takever: San Antonio is on Saturday 1/28:
-Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Bobby Roode - NXT Title
-Do It Yourself(Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) vs. The Authors Of Pain(Akam Dhinsa & Rezar Selmani) - NXT Tag Team Titles
-Asuka Urai vs. Billie Kay vs. Peyton Royce vs. Nikki Cross - NXT Women's Title
-Roderick Strong vs. Andrade Almas
-Tye Dillinger vs. Eric Young

The Royal Rumble is on Sunday 1/29:
-30-Man Royal Rumble
-A.J. Styles vs. John Cena - WWE Title
-Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Universal Title - Chris Jericho In Cage Above Ring
-Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley Rose - Raw Women's Title
-Rich Swann vs. Adrian Neville - Cruiserweight Title
-Antonio Cesaro & Sheamus O'Shaunessy vs. The Bullet Club(Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) - Raw Tag Team Titles - Two Referees
-Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax
-Nikki Bella, Becky Lynch, & Naomi Night vs. Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, & Natalya Neidhart

TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)

Impact this Thursday has:
-Eddie Edwards vs. Bobby Lashley - Heavyweight Title 30-Minute Ironman Match
-Rosemary Rush vs. Mia "Jade" Yim - Women's Title Monster's Ball Match

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

ROH TV this week has:
-Jay Lethal vs. Jay Briscoe - Decade Of Excellence Tournament
-Marty Scurll vs. Juice Robinson - T.V. Title
-Cheeseburger & Will Ferrara vs. The Tempura Boyz(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) vs. Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali

Next show is Friday 2/3 in San Antonio, TX:
-The Motor City Machinguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley), Jay White, & Lio Rush vs. Adam Cole, The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson), & "Hangman" Adam Page
-Matt Taven & The Kingdom(Vinny Marseglia & T.K. O'Ryan) vs. War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) & Jax Dane - Six-Man Tag Team Titles
-Donovan Dijak vs. Cody Rhodes
-Jay Lethal vs. Bobby Fish vs. Dalton Castle
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. Keith Lee & Shane Taylor
-The Tempura Boyz(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) vs. The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian)

ROH has a show on Saturday 2/4 in Dallas, TX:
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) - Tag Team Titles - Best-Of-Three-Falls Match (First Fall Pinfall-Only, Second Fall Lucha Tag Rules, Third Fall No-DQ)
-The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. Adam Cole & Cody Rhodes
-Matt Taven & The Kingdom(Vinny Marseglia & T.K. O'Ryan) vs. The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) & Jay White - Six-Man Tag Team Titles
-Jay Lethal vs. "Hangman" Adam Page
-Dalton Castle vs. Donovan Dijak
-Bobby Fish vs. Lio Rush

ROH returns to the St. Louis area on Sunday 6/4 in Collinsville, IL.

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw.co.jp/english)

NJPW On AXS this Friday has:
-Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hirooki Goto

New Beginning In Sapporo is on Sunday 2/5:
-Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. Great Bash Heel(Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) vs. The Killer Elite Squad(Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) - IWGP Tag Team Titles
-Hirooki Goto vs. Juice Robinson - NEVER Openweight Title
-Roppongi Vice(Rocky Romero & Trent Barreta) vs. Suzuki-Gun(TAKA Michinoku & Taichi) - IWGP Jr. Tag Team Titles
-Michael Elgin, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi, Manabu Nakanishi, & Dragon Lee vs. Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Seiya Senada, & Bushi
-Yoshi-Hashi vs. Takashi Iizuka
-Katsuyori Shibata, Jushin Liger, & Tiger Mask IV vs. Will Ospreay, Gedo, & Jado
-Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, & Satoshi Kojima vs. Yoshi Tatsu, David Finlay, & Henare
-Yujiro Kushida & Hirai Kawato vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado
New Beginning In Osaka is on Saturday 2/11:
-Tetsuya Naito vs. Michael Elgin - IWGP Intercontinental Title
-Hiromu Takahashi vs. Dragon Lee - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. Great Bash Heel(Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) vs. The Killer Elite Squad(Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) - IWGP Tag Team Titles
-Katsuyori Shibata vs. Will Ospreay - Revolution Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Title
-Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Manabu Nanakishi vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Seiya Senada, & Bushi - NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles
-Kazuchika Okada & Roppongi Vice(Rocky Romero & Trent Barreta) vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku, & Taichi
-Jushin Liger, Juice Robinson, & Tiger Mask IV vs. Yoshi-Hashi, Gedo, & Jaco
-Yujiro Kushida, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, & Satoshi Kojima vs. Takashi Iizuka, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & El Desperado
-Yoshi Tatsu & Hirai Kawato vs. David Finlay & Henare

LUCHA UNDERGROUND(www.luchaunderground.com)

Season 3 of Lucha Underground will resume in the summer:
-Johnny Mundo vs. Willie Mack - Heavyweight Title "All Night Long" Match

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NATIONAL WRASSLIN' LEAGUE(www.nwleague.com)

Next show is Thursday 1/26 in St. Louis, MO:
-The Blood Brothers(Davey Gibson & Matthew Grundy) vs. The Underground(Adam Ryan & Jackie Lee Bosch)
-Skyler Beckett vs. Todd Letterman - Heavyweight Title Tournament

NWL has a show on Saturday 2/4 in Kansas City, MO.

DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)

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

SICW(www.sicw.org)

Next show is Saturday 2/18 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Classic Title Tournament

MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)

Next show is Saturday 2/11 in St. Louis, MO:
-Varik Morgan vs. Deacon Cash - Last-Man-Standing Match For The Vacant Cruiserweight Title

PWCS(www.pwcswrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 3/25 in Alton, IL.

GLORY PRO WRESTLING(https://twitter.com/glorypro2017)

First show is Sunday 2/19 in Alton, IL:
-Matt Riddle vs. Michael Elgin - Progress Wrestling Atlas Title
-Danny Adams vs. Ethan Page
-Tyson Dux vs. Curt Stallion
-Paco Gonzalez vs. Kobe Durst
-Space Monkey vs. Brother Reed vs. Mat Fitchett vs. Jason Roberts vs. Gary Jay vs. Davey Vega
-Brandon Espinosa vs. Sean Orleans
-Jason Kincaid vs. Everett Connors

Glory Pro has a show on Sunday 5/7 in Alton, IL:
-Michael Elgin vs. Pentagon Jr.
-Sami Callihan vs. Curt Stallion
-Jason Kincaid vs. Jake Something

HIGH RISK WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/hrwstl)

Next show is Saturday 2/18 in Warsaw, MO.

WLW(www.harleyrace.com)

Next show is Saturday 2/4 in Troy, MO:
-Heavyweight Title Tournament

WLW has a show on Saturday 3/11 in Troy, MO:
-Appearing:  Kurt Angle

GATEWAY ELITE WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/TheGatewayElite)

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

STRIDE PRO WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/Cmaprowrestling/)

Next show is Saturday 2/11 in Marion, IL:
-Team XXX(Joey O'Riley & Jay Spade) vs. The Midwest Mafia(Jake Capone & Red Daniels) - Tag Team Titles

WRESTLING OVER EVERYTHING(woe-wrestling.webnode.com)

Next show is Sunday 2/12 in Swansea, IL:
-Leone Mephisto vs. Karim Brigante - Heavyweight Title

PRO WRESTLING RESURGENCE(www.facebook.com/ProWrestlingResurgence)

Next show is Saturday 3/11 in Edwardsville, IL:
-Heavyweight Title Tournament

PWR has a show on Saturday 4/8 in Swansea, IL:
-Heavyweight Title Tournament Semifinals & Finals

CENTRAL STATES CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING(nwaccw.x10.bz)

Next show is Saturday 2/11 in Lebanon, MO:
-Jay Howard vs. Karim Brigante - NWA Missouri Title
-Deven Spade vs. Mitch Johnson - NWA Central States Title
-Miss Monica Passeri vs. Wyldefyre

WORLD POWERHOUSE WRESTLING(sites.google.com/site/worldpowerhousewrestlingstl/home)

Next show is Saturday 2/11 in Jerseyville, IL:
-Heavyweight Title Grand Brawl

NEW BREED WRESTING(www.facebook.com/NewBreedMO)

Next show is Saturday 3/18 in Eldon, MO:
-Superstar Steve Fender vs. "Iceman" Howard Moritz - Heavyweight Title
-Cousin Gator vs. The Math Magician - Midwest Pop Con Title

CCW(www.capewrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 1/28 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Brandon Barbwire vs. Hollis Giroux - Heavyweight Title Cage Match
-Austin Lane & Little Bit vs. Billy Hills & Sarah Summers
-Davey Richards vs. Tony Kozina
-Jason Vaughn vs. Dale Tucker
-The Blaster vs. Cody Wilson
-Appearing:  Kyle O'Reilly

CCW has a show on Saturday 4/22 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Joey Ryan vs. Davey Vega
-Appearing:  Jeff Cobb

3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 2/10 in Des Moines, IA:
-Marek Brave vs. Nate Redwing - Heavyweight & Pur Wrestling Titles
-Supafli & Sentai vs. The Bayside Bruisers(Jaysin Strife & J.C. Slater) - Tag Team Titles
-Duke Cornell vs. Zach Thompson
-Lars Metzger vs. Rory Fox

WARRIOR'S CODE WRESTLING(https://www.facebook.com/warriorscodewrestling1)

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

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EVOLVE(www.wwnlive.com & www.dgusa.tv)

Next show is Friday 1/27 in San Antonio, TX:
-Tracy Williams & Fred Yehi vs. Timothy Thatcher & Jeff Cobb - Tag Team Titles
-Chris Hero vs. Keith Lee
-Matt Riddle vs. A.C.H.
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ethan Page
-Jason Kincaid vs. Dustin Taylor
-Peter Kaasa vs. Jaka
Texas Wrestling Academy Showcase:
-Texas Lion vs. Moonshine Mantell
-Rudy Russo vs. Max Castillano
-Action Jackson vs. D.J. Talamantez

EVOLVE has a show on Saturday 1/28 in San Antonio, TX:
-Timothy Thatcher vs. Jeff Cobb - Heavyweight Title
-Chris Hero vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
-Matt Riddle vs. Dustin Taylor - No-DQ Match
-Tracey Williams vs. Laredo Kid
-A.C.H. vs. Fred Yehi
-Jason Kincaid & Sammy Guevara vs. Chris Dickinson & Jaka

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

Next show is Saturday 2/18 in Reseda, CA:
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Chuck Taylor - Heavyweight Title
-Sami Callihan & Ohio Is 4 Killers(Jake & Dave Crist) vs. Adam Cole & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)
-Cody Rhodes vs. Trevor Lee
-Matt Riddle & Jeff Cobb vs. Michael Elgin & Brian Cage
-Rey Fenix vs. Trent Barreta
-Jay White vs. Marty Scurll
-Ricochet vs. Lio Rush

CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)

Next show is Saturday 2/4 in Philadelphia, PA (National Pro Wrestling Day):
-Dasher Hatfield vs. Juan Francisco De Coronado
-Officers Warren Barksdale & Bruno Meloni vs. The Closers(Rick Roland & Sloan Caprice)
-Young Lions' Cup Qualifiers:  Space Monkey, Delmi Exo, Daniel Moloney, Hermit Crab, Travis Gordon, Sonny Defarge, Cornelius Crummels, Steven Mainz, Ashley Vox, Cajun Crawdad, Emperador Azteca, Sylverhawk

WHY WE WRESTLE(www.facebook.com/ThisIsWhyWeWrestle)

Next show is Saturday 1/28 in Cornelia, GA:
-The Monarcy(Prince Apollo & Black Baron) vs. Jacob Ashworth & Stryknyhn - Tag Team Titles
-Odinson vs. Billy Buck
-Gladiator Jeremiah vs. Kevin Blue
-Se7en & Brad Cash vs. Bobby Moore & Adryan Hawkins
-Dementia D'Rose vs. Aja Perera - Women's Title

HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)

Next show is Friday 4/21 in Metuchen, NJ:
-Tommy Dreamer vs. Matt Hardy - Street Fight
-Sami Callihan vs. Bully Ray
-Brian Cage vs. Montel Vontavious Porter

HOH has a show on Saturday 4/22 in Philadelphia, PA:
-Tommy Dreamer & Bully Ray vs. The Hardy Boys(Matt & Jeff)
-Pentagon Jr. vs. Sami Callihan

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 4/1 in Orlando, FL.

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 3/10 in Ybor City, FL.

IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)

Next show is Thursday 1/26 in Jeffersonville, IN:
-John Wayne Murdoch vs. Larry D - Heavyweight Title
-Dave Crist vs. Shane Mercer
-Shigehiro Irie vs. Aaron Williams
-Jake Crist vs. Corey Storm
-The Players' Club(Mance Warner & Ray Waddell) vs. Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz
-Mitch Ryder vs. Zodiak
-Jake Garvin vs. Juggernaut Jeremiah

IWA-MS has a show on Saturday 1/28 in Memphis, IN:
-Bryant Woods vs. B.C. Kiler - Blades Of Steel Match
-John Wayne Murdoch vs. Rickey Shane Page - House Of Horrors Match
-Homeless Jimmy vs. Conor Claxton - Shopping Cart Deathmatch
-G-Raver vs. Markus Crane - Fish Hook Pits Of Glass Taipei Match
-Max X vs. Devon Moore - Barbed-Wire-Boards Home Run Derby Match
-Mike Krueger vs. Shlaki - Fans-Bring-The-Weapons Pits Of Alcohol Match
-Mance Warner vs. Jimmy Lloyd - Thumbtack Madness Unlucky 13 Match

AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 2/4 in LaSalle, IL:
-A.C.H. vs. Trevor Lee - Heritage Title
-Ohio Is 4 Killers(Jake & Dave Crist) vs. Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz
-Allysin Kay & Jessicka Havok vs. Candice LeRae & Samantha Heights
-Aldo Rose vs. D.J. Shiima Xion
-The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) & Bucky Collins vs. Zero Gravity(Brett Gakiya & C.J. Esparza) & Nick Brubaker

AAW has a show on Friday 2/17 in Merrionette Park, IL.

ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)

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

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

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Monday, January 23, 2017

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, & Corey Graves.
-Luke Gallows(w/ Karl Anderson) d. Raw Tag Team Champion Antonio Cesaro(w/ Sheamus O'Shaunessy) after a fireman's-carry Flapjack (5:10 aired).
-Sami Zayn d. Seth Rollins via small package when Rollins was distracted by Triple H's theme music playing (12:58 aired).
-T.J. Perkins, "The Extraordinary Gentleman" Jack Gallagher, & Mustafa Ali d. Drew Gulak, "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese, & Ariya Daivari when Ali pinned Gulak after the imploding 450 Splash (3:51).
-Braun Strowman, Alexander Rusev, Titus O'Neil, & Jinder Mahal(w/ Lana Perry-Rusev) d. The New Day(Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston), Enzo Amore, & "Big Cass" Colin Cassady(w/ Xavier Woods) when Strowman pinned Enzo after the running powerslam (joined in progress; 4:35 aired).
-Roman Reigns d. U.S. Champion Chris Jericho by DQ when Universal Champion Kevin Owens(who was doing commentary) interfered (6:38 aired).
-Nia Jax d. Ray Lyn after a modified Banzai Drop with Lyn slumped in the corner (0:28).  "The Boss" Sasha Banks fought with Nia after the match.
-Cruiserweight Champion "The Outlandish" Rich Swann d. "The Scottish Supernova" Noam Dar(w/ Alicia Fox) via spinning crescent kick (2:36 aired).  Swann called out "The Man That Gravity Forgot" Adrian Neville after the match and they brawled at ringside.
-On 205 Live:  Cedric Alexander vs. Adrian Neville.

Sunday, January 22, 2017

Weekend wrestling

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Austin Aries.
-Alicia Fox d. Dana Brooke after the axe kick (3:42).
-Epico Colon(w/ Primo Colon) d. Darren Young(w/ Bob Backlund) when the referee stopped the match due to an arm injury to Young (2:40 aired).

NJPW On AXS

-Commentators:  Jim Ross & Josh Barnett
-"The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano won a triple threat match with "The Unchained Gorilla" Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma and The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa)(C) to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles when Yano rolled up Loa after a low blow.
-Tetsuya Naito d. Hiroshi Tanahashi with the Destino(sitout Asai DDT) to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Title.

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Kevin Kelly & Nigel McGuinness.
-T.V. Champion "The Villain" Marty Scurll d. Jonathan Gresham(non-title) with the crossface chicken wing (8:57 aired).
-Decade Of Excellence Tournament:  "Almighty" Christopher Daniels(w/ Frankie Kazarian doing commentary) d. Chris Sabin with the Best Moonsault Ever (8:48 aired).
-IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Yujiro Kushida won a non-title triple threat match with Dragon Lee and "The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay when he pinned Ospreay with a modified small package driver (9:16 aired).
-Next week:  Jay Lethal vs. Jay Briscoe in the Decade Of Excellence Tournament semifinals.

SICW Wrestling Explosion

-Commentator:  Drew Abbenhaus.
-"Big Country" Clint Poe & "The Enforcer" Jimmy D d. "The Suplex Cyclone" Curt Gannon & Cousin Gator; D pinned Gator after Poe and D hit a Rocket Launcher.
-"Superstar" Steve Fender d. "Ironman" Ken Kasa by DQ when Kasa hit Fender with his spiked facemask(which Fender had brought into the ring).

Royal Rumble Dork Stats(WOO~!)

#1 & #2 Entrants:
1988: Bret Hart & Tito Santana
1989: Demolition Ax & Demolition Smash
1990: Ted DiBiase & Koko B. Ware
1991: Bret Hart & Dino Bravo
1992: Davey Boy Smith & Ted DiBiase
1993: Ric Flair & Bob Backlund
1994: Scott Steiner & Headshrinker Samu
1995: Shawn Michaels & Davey Boy Smith
1996: Triple H & Henry Godwinn
1997: Crush & Ahmed Johnson
1998: Cactus Jack & Terry Funk
1999: Steve Austin & Vince McMahon
2000: D-Lo Brown & Brian Christopher
2001: Jeff Hardy & Bull Buchanan
2002: Rikishi Phatu & Goldust
2003: Shawn Michaels & Chris Jericho
2004: Chris Benoit & Randy Orton
2005: Eddy Guerrero & Chris Benoit
2006: Triple H & Rey Misterio Jr.
2007: Ric Flair & Fit Finlay
2008: Undertaker & Shawn Michaels
2009: Rey Misterio Jr. & John Morrison
2010: Dolph Ziggler & Evan Bourne
2011: C.M. Punk & Daniel Bryan
2012: Mike Mizanin & Alex Riley
2013: Dolph Ziggler & Chris Jericho
2014: C.M. Punk & Seth Rollins
2015: Mike Mizanin & "R-Truth" Ron Killings
2016: Roman Reigns & Alexander Rusev

Some unlucky people in that list...Bret, Flair, Shawn, DiBiase, Benoit, Bulldog, HHH, Rey, Dolph, Punk, and Miz. Some people were stuck at #1 by a heel authority figure or even requested the spot...it does give one an opportunity to shoot for an endurance record.  The 2016 Rumble started with the two people who ended the 2015 version of the match.

Final Entrants:
Junkyard Dog(#20), Ted DiBiase, Mr. Perfect, Tugboat, Warlord, Randy Savage, Adam Bomb, Crush, Duke Droese, Undertaker, Vader, Chyna, X-Pac, Rikishi Phatu, Booker T, Undertaker, Bill Goldberg, Ric Flair, Randy Orton, Undertaker, John Cena, Big Show, Batista, Kane(#40), Big Show, Ryback, Rey Misterio Jr., Dolph Ziggler, Triple H

Taker is the luck-of-the-draw winner, getting #30 on three occasions(and often drawing a late entry at other Rumbles). Despite the advantage of the slot, it wasn't until 2007 that the final entry actually won the Rumble...and then it happened two years in a row. Rey finally got a better draw after starting the Rumble twice in previous years...though the fans weren't too appreciative. After drawing #1 twice previously, Ziggler was due for better luck and got it in 2015.  Likewise, HHH had drawn #1 twice and his "luck" changed in 2016(though "executive influence" may have played a part in his draw).

Winners:
Hacksaw Jim Duggan(#13 of 20), Big John Studd(#27), Hulk Hogan(#25), Hulk Hogan(#24), Ric Flair(#3), Yokozuna(#27), Lex Luger(#23)/Bret Hart(#27), Shawn Michaels(#1), Shawn Michaels(#18), Steve Austin(#5), Steve Austin(#24), Vince McMahon(#2), The Rock(#24), Steve Austin(#27), Triple H(#22), Brock Lesnar(#29), Chris Benoit(#1), Batista(#28), Rey Misterio Jr.(#2), Undertaker(#30), John Cena(#30), Randy Orton(#8), Edge(#29), Alberto Del Rio(#38 of 40), Sheamus O'Shaunessy(#22), John Cena(#19), Batista(#28), Roman Reigns(#19), Triple H(#30)

The winner often seems to come from the early or late entries...the middle of the pack seems to be the actual kiss of death. The winner only came from that field on three occasions(depending on how you count Duggan). #27 is popularly noted as the most successful slot, producing the winner on four occasions. The short list of multi-time Rumble winners: Hulk, Shawn, Austin, Cena, Batista, and HHH. (Batista drew #28 both times he won.) The #30 slot has only produced the Rumble winner on three occasions.

Runners-Up:
One Man Gang(#19 of 20), Ted DiBiase(#30), Mr. Perfect(#30), Earthquake(#22), Sid Justice(#29), Randy Savage(#30), Luger(#23)/Bret(#27), Davey Boy Smith(#2), Diesel(#22), Bret Hart(#21), The Rock(#4), Steve Austin(#1), Big Show(#26), Kane(#6), Kurt Angle(#26), Undertaker(#30), Big Show(#24), John Cena(#25), Randy Orton(#30), Shawn Michaels(#23), Triple H(#29), Triple H(#7), John Cena(#19), Santino Marella(#37 of 40), Chris Jericho(#29), Ryback(#30), Roman Reigns(#15), Alexander Rusev(#15), Dean Ambrose(#19)

#30 seems to be the prime spot for the bridesmaid...1995 was the first time the Rumble ended with #1 and #2(though it was the abbreviated one-minute interval version)...it happened again in the sports-entertainment-heavy 1999 Rumble. 2003 was the first time the Rumble ended with #29 and #30(it happened again in 2008). 2006 was the first time it ended with a guy who started the Rumble(Rey at #2) and the final entry(Randy at #30).  #19 produced the runner-up in last year's Rumble and also in the first Rumble(though that one had twenty participants).

Endurance Marks(source: www.prowrestlinghistory.com):
Bret Hart(25:42), Mr. Perfect(27:58), Ted DiBiase(44:47), Rick Martel(52:17)(honorable mention to Greg Valentine at 44:03), Ric Flair(59:26), Bob Backlund(61:10), Bam Bam Bigelow(30:12), Shawn Michaels/Davey Boy Smith(38:41), Triple H(48:01), Steve Austin(45:07), The Rock(51:32), Vince McMahon/Steve Austin(56:38), Test(26:17), Kane(53:46)(honorable mention to The Rock at 38:42), Steve Austin(26:46), Chris Jericho(38:54), Chris Benoit(61:30), Chris Benoit(47:26), Rey Misterio Jr.(62:12)(honorable mention to Triple H at 60:09), Edge(44:02), Triple H(49:51), John Cena(22:11), C.M. Punk(35:21), Mike Mizanin(45:39)(honorable mention to Cody Rhodes at 41:57), Dolph Ziggler(49:51), C.M. Punk(49:25)(honorable mention to Seth Rollins at 48:30), Bray Wyatt(46:58)(honorable mention to Alexander Rusev at 35:17), Roman Reigns(59:50)(honorable mention to Chris Jericho at 50:50)

These vary wildly depending on the time intervals...it was set at two minutes with the first Rumble(only 20 entrants), changed to one minute in 1995, then varied from 2 to 1:30 to 1:00 over the years. Rey is the current holder of the endurance record with Benoit coming in second.

Most Eliminations:
12(Roman Reigns in 2014), 11(Kane in 2001), 10(Steve Austin in 1997), 8(Shawn Michaels in 1995, Shawn in 1996, Austin in 1999), 7(Hulk Hogan in 1991, Yokozuna in 1993, Lex Luger in 1994, Diesel in 1994, Steve Austin in 1998, Rikishi in 2000, Austin in 2002, John Cena and C.M. Punk in 2011), 6(tie between Bray Wyatt, Alexander Rusev, and Roman Reigns in 2014)

Saturday PWCS Results From Alton, IL + Other Saturday Show Results

-St. Louis Invitational Tournament:  Gary Jay d. Everett Connors(w/ cardboard cutout of Justin Beiber) with the sliding forearm smash (11:36).
-St. Louis Invitational Tournament:  Paco Gonzalez d. Jason Roberts after a walk-up-the-turnbuckles DDT (8:35).
-St. Louis Invitational Tournament:  "The Wildman From The Ozarks" Alexandre Rudolph d. Makaze after a flying headbutt (4:50).
-The Carnies("The Down-South Dandy" Nick Iggy & "The Music City Mutt" Kerry Awful) d. Evan Gelistico & Austin Blackburn(w/ Shawshank the inflatable dolphin) when Iggy pinned Gelistico with a backslide (10:45).
-St. Louis Invitational Tournament:  "The Millenial" Danny Adams(w/ Greg Jovi) d. Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana; Adams focused his attack on Cabana's arm for most of the bout.  Jovi distracted the referee and Adams kicked the middle rope into Colt's groin; that gave him the opening to get the tapout win with a reverse short-arm scissors (11:53).  After the match, Cabana conferred with Hardcore Andy at ringside and asked him to deal with Jovi if he tried to interfere in any more matches.
-St. Louis Invitational Tournament:  Gary Jay d. "The Wildman From The Ozarks" Alexandre Rudolph after the sliding forearm smash (6:11).
-St. Louis Invitational Tournament:  "The Millenial" Danny Adams(w/ Greg Jovi) d. Paco Gonzalez after a hanging reverse Stunner (13:45); Hardcore Andy physically ejected Jovi from ringside after he interfered in the match behind the referee's back.
-"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin d. "Dad Bod" Sean Orleans with the sitout powerbomb (16:22).  Orleans survived incredible punishment, including some nasty chops that left his chest bloody and two powerbombs into the wall of the venue!  Elgin talked about how proud he was of his protege and shook his hand, but then dropped him with a clothesline.
-St. Louis Invitational Tournament:  Gary Jay d. "The Millenial" Danny Adams with the sliding forearm smash to win the tournament (5:36).
-Davey Vega d. Mat Fitchett to retain the Gateway Heritage Title; the two were evenly matched and fought a sportsmanlike contest until the very end.  The referee was briefly knocked down during a late exchange and, in the heat of the moment, Vega kicked his longtime friend and tag team partner in the groin.  Vega seemed stunned by his own actions and hesitated to follow up, but still delivered a buzzsaw kick to the head as the referee recovered to make the three-count (22:24).

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Saturday SICW results from East Carondelet, IL (credit to Ben Simon):

-The Classic Title has been vacated as Ron Powers is retiring from in-ring competition; a tournament for the championship will begin in February.
-Big Hoss d. Eric Fantabulous with a Michinoku Driver (5:00).
-"Volatile" Curtis Wylde(w/ Wyldefyre) d. Bobby D after the Wylde Ryde(Paydirt) (5:49).
-The Big Texan d. Moondog Rover via big splash; Wyldefyre distracted Moondog to set up the finish (6:03).
-"Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent d. "The Suplex Cyclone" Curt Gannon with a backslide (10:07).
-Flash Flanagan d. "The Unstable" Dave Vaughn via rollup (5:27).
-Cowboy Marc Houston won a handicap match against Attila Khan & "The Icon" Chris Hargas(w/ Travis Cook) by DQ when Hargas threw Houston over the top rope (5:30).  (Houston had been scheduled to team with Ron Powers.)
-Kongo Kong won a handicap match against "The Enforcer" Jimmy D, Travis Titan, & "Big Country" Clint Poe when he pinned Titan after a sitout Tombstone (5:48).
-"Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson & "Ironman" Ken Kasa d. Superstar Steve Fender & Johnny Blade(w/ Big Daddy) by DQ when Kasa tricked the referee into thinking Fender had hit him with Kasa's spiked face mask (11:04).

Saturday NWL results from Kansas City, MO (credit to John Danielson on Twitter):

-Max Edwards(Mark Sterling) d. Gil Rogers(Rory Fox) after hitting him with a weight while the referee was down (7:48).
-Lakota Red Cloud(Nate Redwing) d. Devlin(Jaysin Strife) with the rewind powerslam (5:28).
-The End(Kyle Mars & Luke Holiday)(The Diamond Dogs-Graham Bell & Luke Langley) d. The Mancini Brothers(Rudy & Geno)(The Killer City Kings-Jake & Ryan); Geno accidentally avalanched Rudy in the corner and Holiday rolled up Geno for the pin (6:57).
-"The Monarch" Jeremy Wyatt(w/ Michael Strider) d. Thor Theriot(Devin Thomas) via piledriver (8:52).
-The Howletts(Leonel & Marco)(w/ Daniela)(The Left Coast Guerrillas-Hoodlum & Anaya w/ Allie Gato) d. The Union(Mac & Joe)(The American Bulldogs-Mad Dog McDowell & Jon West); Marco pinned Joe after he and Leonel hit the West Side Whiplash(sideslam/top-rope legdrop combo) (9:15).
-Kansas City Title Tournament:  Blaine Meeks(Bolt Brady) d. Chad Barstow after a flying Comic Mischief(backcracker) off the second rope (10:28).
-Kansas City Title Tournament:  Dak Draper d. Ray Briggs(Bobby Blackshire) with the Mile-High Doctor Bomb (16:06).
-Royal Blood(Jet & Jax Royal)(Logan & Sterling Riegel) d. Ken Dharma(Mike Sydal) & Niles Plonk(Kraig Keesaman); Jax pinned Dharma after he and Jet hit the Royal Flush(standing shooting star press by Jet/standing moonsault by Jax combo) (12:21).

Saturday, January 21, 2017

Show results

Thursday IWA-MS results from Jeffersonville, IN:

-Zodiak d. Idol Heinze.
-Corey Storm d. Jordan James.
-Shane Mercer d. J.J. Garrett.
-Jake Garvin d. Ray Waddell.
-Mance Warner d. Teddy King.
-Bret Havoc d. Aaron Williams.
-Jake Crist won a four-corner match with Myron Reed, Trey Miguel, and Zachary Wentz.
-John Wayne Murdoch d. Dave Crist to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Friday AAW results from Merrionette Park, IL:

-Ohio Is 4 Killers(Jake & Dave Crist) d. Eddie Kingston & Homicide in a cage match.
-A.R. Fox won a four-corner match with D.J. Shiima Xion, Moose, and Dezmond Xavier.
-Andrew Everett & Jack Evans(subbing for Trevor Lee) d. The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Sami Callihan d. Candice LeRae to retain the Heavyweight Title.
-Kongo Kong d. Connor Braxton & Eddie Machete in a handicap match.
-Matt Sydal d. Davey Richards.
-Mercedes Martinez d. Angelina Love.
-Drew Galloway d. Silas Young.
-Abyss d. Colt Cabana.
-Heritage Champion A.C.H. & Rey Fenix d. Michael Elgin & Brian Cage.

Friday, January 20, 2017

NWL Special Comment

Now, as promised, a special comment about Thursday's National Wrasslin' League show at the Casa Loma Ballroom in St. Louis, Missouri.

DISCLAIMER:  I'm biased.  Deal with it.

Despite a weather forecast for a gigantic weekend-long ice storm (which turned out to be slightly off the mark), the first NWL show in St. Louis had a strong turnout of around 300 people.  (I heard different attendance numbers from different people, for the record.)  Given the massive advertising push for the show, including radio spots and ads in the Scottrade Center, a lot of more casual fans had to be aware of the event.  There were far more people in the balcony/general admission seating than in the chairs near the ring, but a few fans moved down to ringside.

It was a very professional-looking setup, far above what you'd see at your standard independent show...especially the JumboTron on the entrance stage!  I hadn't had a chance to watch many of the preview videos, but they did a fine job of establishing the new characters.

At the inaugural show in Kansas City, several St. Louis competitors "invaded" which led to a six-man tag team match.  In that bout, the team of Royal Blood(Jet & Jax Royal, aka Logan & Sterling Riegel) & Blaine Meeks(aka Bolt Brady) defeated Todd Letterman(aka Kevin Lee Davidson), Dez Wellston(aka Mike Outlaw), and Christian Adonis(aka Elvis Aliaga) when both Royals pinned Letterman after stereo standing moonsaults.  According to the videos, Letterman was disgusted by the "unfair" situation and refused to take part in that night's STL vs. KC six-man tag.  On the KC side, Dak Draper(aka Sammy Six-Guns from the Denver area) inserted himself into the post-match interview and nominated himself for the team, figuratively elbowing Meeks out of the picture.  No matches were known ahead of time other than the six-man tag, but we knew it would be the Royals and Draper against The Blood Brothers(Davey Gibson & Matthew Grundy, aka Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) and a partner to be named later.

Your ring announcer was Ben Simon; your referees were Jason Pemberton & Michael Crase.

Dominick Butler(aka Jayden Fenix) vs. Christian Adonis(w/ Carolina Grizelda Esmeralda Rodriguez, aka Lucy Mendez):  The name changes will be an adjustment at first, but it's the nature of the business...from my understanding, only the full-time roster members will be changing names for good while the part-time competitors will use their established names at non-NWL shows.  In these particular cases, the characters weren't too much different from their previous identities (aside from the names).

Butler seemed to be occupied with the lovely Ms. Rodriguez at ringside, even giving her a kiss on the cheek before the match...she seemed flattered, but didn't hestitate to interfere on her man's behalf when the situation called for it.  Her involvement proved to be the deciding factor as she distracted Butler as he ascended the turnbuckles...that allowed Adonis to knock Butler off the top rope.  Adonis finished with a crossed-leg fisherman driver in 6:37.  After the match, Marti Belle(yes, THAT Marti Belle, formerly(?) of TNA) tried to get a post-match interview with Butler...but he seemed dazed and unaware that he had just lost the match.  He attempted to follow Carolina back to the dressing room area...methinks Mr. Butler has a weakness for the ladies.

NWL President Major Baisden made an appearance for an infodump of sorts on the promotion's structure.  From what I understand, his Powerpoint presentation went over a LOT better in Kansas City than it did in St. Louis...heh.  Championships will be decided in a few months and there will be a mid-year cross-brand event...that will set the stage for the big final show of the year.  Going by the fans' reactions, the segment went a bit long...and going by reports from the Kansas City show, Major is attempting to kowtow to the fans of whichever city happens to be the host of each show.  (I'm told that fan even called him on this in KC and he admitted as much, noting that he comes out ahead regardless of who wins.)  Baisden also showed off the NWL St. Louis Title belt...looks good.  At any rate, this segment set up the main event as Draper and Royal Blood made their entrance, followed by the Blood Brothers and their partner Maverick(aka Moonshine Mantell).  The St. Louis fans weren't too familiar with Maverick and I think they were expecting someone else...probably Jack Foster(aka Jake Dirden).  Foster was a notable absence from the show, though I'm told they are attempting to keep the shows at a reasonable length...with shows every other week, they can probably afford to draw things out and leave some things for future events.

Party Crasher Boulder(aka Mikey McFinnegan)(w/ Spike, aka Zakk Sawyers) vs. August Marshall(aka Austin Blackburn) of the Anti-Social Network(w/ Tommy Flagg, aka Christian Rose):  According to the NWL roster page, Flagg was originally set to team with Oliver James(aka Jason Roberts) but plans changed.  The ASN team appears to be a group of "basement dwellers" who REALLY don't like people; Flagg has already blocked me on Twitter!  Flagg used his pre-match mic work to complain about the bright lights and the excessive amount of humanity in the building; he and Marshall were a stark contrast to the more "social" Party Crashers.  While a few tag teams stayed together in NWL(Roscoe Eat Lisa and Vega/Fitchett), quite a few new pairings were formed like the ASN and The Underground.  One nice thing about a stable roster is the ability to focus on steady tag teams (not to mention storylines!).  The cornermen were not a major physical factor in this one, but they did help to get the fans into the match.  Boulder won by boosting Marshall into a sitout powerbomb in 6:18...all righty then.  (I wondered if this was originally supposed to be a tag match...since Missouri licensing is A Thing(tm) for NWL STL, it may or may not have come into play for some people.)

"Takedown" Javy Torres(aka Paco Gonzalez) vs. "Greatness" Marcellus Gaines(aka Stephen Wolf)(w/ Drew Gold, aka Greg Jovi):  Gaines is portrayed as a boxing standout who is making the transition into wrestling; Torres has an amateur singlet and uses a more technical style.  It was a definite style shift for Gaines who is more of a fast-paced high-flyer as Wolf, but perhaps they'll tell the story that he is adjusting to the wrestling game over time.  They seemed to work well together...hopefully they'll cross paths again in the future.  Javy went aerial to gain an advantage, but a leap off the second rope landed him on the receiving end of Gaines' knockout punch(the "Southpaw Shooter"); that was all she wrote in 5:08.

The Soldiers(Dez Wellston & Neon Iverson)(aka Mike Outlaw & Justin D'Air) vs. The Underground(Adam Ryan & Jackie Lee Bosch)(aka Danny Adams & Jake Parnell):  According to the videos, Ryan is a disgruntled office worker and Bosch is a stranger who has convinced him to get out his aggression in the wrestling ring.  The soap-bar logo emphasizes the Fight Club parallel...but is Bosch merely an aspect of Ryan's own personality?  (Sorry, spoiler alert.)  Wellston & Iverson have been tag team partners in their past lives, including a reign as High Risk Wrestling Tag Team Champions.  Iverson is still recovering from a recent knee injury, but he still pulled off some impressive aerial moves...unfortunately, he seemed to reaggravate the injury when Bosch shoved him off the top rope to the floor.  Iverson was assisted to the backstage area, forcing Wellston to fight on his own against two opponents.  Dez had a lot of fan support, including several family members in attendance...but it wasn't quite enough to propel him to victory on this night.  Ryan pinned Wellston after he and Bosch hit a back suplex/top-rope double-stomp combo(Insomnia Dream?) in 9:07.

Intermission...oh wait, NO intermission.  Nevertheless, Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm):  Two Coca-Colas, both of which were generously bought for me (thanks Jackal and David Cox!).  Also had a nacho or two from Timothy Miller's plate (again, he offered)...seems like Casa Loma has an upscale menu of food items.

"Supersoul" Coco Rumble(aka Sugar Dunkerton) vs. "The Hanover Hooligan" Jay Lutz(aka Gary Jay):  Apparently Rumble was scheduled to face "The Billion-Dollar Brother" Emmett DuBois(aka Dorian Victor), but Victor claimed cramps and sent his accountant Clayton Fox(aka Matt Kenway) to pay off a replacement.  Of the out-of-area talents to be included in the NWL, Rumble/Dunkerton was one of the bigger surprises; he's been a national independent standout for several years and had only competed in the St. Louis area a handful of times before this (for St. Louis Anarchy and High Risk Wrestling).  Lutz's character is a barfly who loves to fight...he said he took the monetary offer because he has bills to pay and the rent is due.  Rumble was a definite standout among the new characters on the show; he definitely has the charisma to capture the fans' attention.  Of course, the fans know Jay Lutz quite well from his previous exploits in the area.  Coco won a fun match with the Zigzag(which is apparently called the Krush Groove) in 8:47.

Cal Stark(aka Chip Day) vs. "The All-American" Todd Letterman(aka Kevin Lee Davidson):  Another surprising NWL roster member was Chip Day, who hadn't competed in the Midwest other than a couple of St. Louis Anarchy shows.  The fans weren't too familiar with Stark when he answered Letterman's open challenge, but they were into the match by the end of it; that said a lot about how well the match worked.  The former K.L.D. will definitely be a standout in the NWL and one of the favorites to be the first NWL St. Louis Champion.  Despite a good effort by Stark, Letterman stopped him with his trademark spinebuster and then followed up with a pumphandle Michinoku Driver for the victory in 5:52.

Skyler Beckett(aka Everett Connors) vs. "The Bull City Boss" Cornell Douglass(aka Murder One):  Beckett's character is a rich kid who is making the transition from polo to wrestling.  On the other side of the ring was a ring veteran from the southeast making his St. Louis-area debut; Murder One was a mainstay in NWA Wildside during that promotion's heyday.  In one of the odder ring name stories in wrestling, he originally called himself "Homicide" but changed his name due to the other Homicide's fame (despite having the name first).  Unfortunately for Beckett, he was dominated in this outing as Douglass had the edge in size, power, and experience.  Douglass finished with a heart punch(OLDSCHOOL) in 2:29.

Beckett was disappointed over the loss, but his spirits would be lifted by the grand entrance of Buddy Shepherd(aka Evan Gelistico)!  Dancing his way to the ring to the tunes of some up-tempo gospel music, Shepherd seemed to be channeling one of his earliest characters(Reverend Evan Gelist) with a touch of Joel Osteen(as one of my esteemed colleagues noted).  He entered the ring and seemingly "saved" Beckett, embracing him before leaving the arena in as grand a fashion as he appeared.  It's safe to say that Buddy Shepherd was a big hit in his debut appearance...bwahahaha.

Maverick & The Blood Brothers(Davey Gibson & Matthew Grundy) vs. Dak Draper & Royal Blood(Jet & Jax Royal):  Scroll up for the alternate identities, I won't type them again...nyah.  I hope I wasn't the only one who thought the Royals competed like smaller versions of The Young Bucks (if they were both blond-haired).  Over time, they will probably establish a more solid overall approach to their in-ring games...similar to that Matt Sydal fella, if I may say so.  Draper is an impressive-looking competitor and got his personality across very well for first-time onlookers.  I had only seen Maverick one previous time at a World League Wrestling event(the one with Ric Flair in attendance, about a year and a half ago); I thought he had a strong showing here and established himself well for fans who weren't familiar with him.  I look forward to seeing the eventual tag match between the Blood Brothers and Royal Blood.  Since Kansas City won their home-turf outing the previous week, it was only natural for the St. Louis crew to emerge victorious in this exchange.  The Royals got a little too fancy for their own good and Davey Gibson blocked Jax's top-rope Frankensteiner attempt, then Matthew Grundy dropkicked him as Gibson held him upside-down...and Gibson completed the combination with a superbomb!  That was enough for Gibson to score the pinfall in 16:09...though I'm sure the story will continue this Saturday in Kansas City, it ended the night on a high note for the NWL St. Louis team.

I did my best to talk to different fans about their opinions...some were disappointed that it wasn't like St. Louis Anarchy, but that seemed to be acknowledged going into the transition.  One of the main positives about NWL is that wrestlers are getting paid well and the full-time guys are even getting health insurance out of the deal...wrestling as a full-time occupation is nearly impossible unless you're under WWE contract.  I feel like this group can build an audience over time...with a stable roster and venue, they're better able to build storylines and feuds than your average indie promotion.  There have been a lot of critics in the early going and I can understand that on some level, given that this is an entirely new entity in the area and Major Baisden is an unknown to most people around here.  Only time will tell in some respects...but I am interested in how things will play out.

Post-show, myself and Ben Simon literally walked across the street to a bar called Yaquis On Cherokee for some late-night pizza.  While my current job has given me great experience with this particular food item, I'm still not too keen on vegetable-heavy pizzas.  Nevertheless, we split a pizza with Italian sausage and green peppers...stomach be damned, evidently.  Since Ben was obviously busy with his ring announcing duties, we had a meeting of the minds(such as it was) about the NWL in general and the local wrestling scene in particular.  It will be time for other competitors to step up to the plate with several major players being locked down to NWL(KLD, Dirden, and Outlaw to name a few).

I worked on Saturday so I wasn't at the South Broadway Athletic Club for the monthly offering from the Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance...I have the show clips from YouTube but haven't watched them yet.  It's been a busy week and I may do a full commentary on that event as well.  Updates as warranted, of course.  Work also kept me away from most of the Wrestling Over Everything show on Sunday the 8th...I nearly passed on the whole event, but Sarah Rose talked me into stopping by the venue and I caught most of the main event between Leone Mephisto and LaMarcus Clinton.

The next few weeks look like this:
-Saturday 1/21: Pro Wrestling Championship Series in Alton, IL; Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling in East Carondelet, IL
-Thursday 1/26: NWL in St. Louis, MO
-Saturday 2/4: World League Wrestling in Troy, MO
-Thursday 2/9: NWL in St. Louis, MO
-Saturday 2/11: MMWA in St. Louis, MO; World Powerhouse Wrestling in Jerseyville, IL
-Sunday 2/12: Wrestling Over Everything in Swansea, IL
-Saturday 2/18: SICW in East Carondelet, IL
-Sunday 2/19: Glory Pro Wrestling in Alton, IL

That's my special comment for this, the first wrestling show I've attended in the year 2017.  Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.

-PB, Watching Wrestling Wrong Since 1991

P.S. We are all marks.

Thursday, January 19, 2017

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero.
-Race For The Case:  Eli Drake(red)(1:51), Trevor Lee(blue)(3:26), Bram Cameron(gold)(7:47 aired), and Tag Team Champion Jeff Hardy^H^H^HBrother Nero(green)(8:43 aired) retrieved briefcases from poles above the ring.  Other participants:  Tag Team Champion Broken Matt Hardy, "The Miracle" Mike Bennett, Eddie Kingston, Crazzy Steve, Tyrus Clay, Jessie Godderz, Mahabali Shera, and Andrew Everett.
-Brooke Tessmacher d. Deonna Purrazzo with the atomic facebuster (4:37); Madison Rayne did commentary.  Sienna Kay attacked Brooke afterwards.
-Aron Rex & Rockstar Spud d. Robbie Eckos & Horn Swoggle; Rex pinned Swoggle after Spud hit Swoggle with a loaded punch (4:18).
-Drew Galloway d. Moose to win the Grand Title after a mule kick set up the Claymore(flying boot); the refere stopped the clock after the low blow to tell the judges to deduct points for Galloway, then checked with Moose before officially continuing the match (officially 1:44 of Round 3, plus about 35 seconds with the clock stopped - 8:19 total).
-Next week:  Eddie Edwards vs. Bobby Lashley for the Heavyweight Title in an Ironman Match, plus Rosemary Rush vs. Mia "Jade" Yim for the Women's Title in a Monster's Ball Match.

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, & "Showtime" Percy Watson.
-Nikki Cross(w/ Eric Young & Alexander Wolfe) d. Kennadi Lewis(aka Kennadi Brink) with the swinging fisherman buster (1:30).
-Backstage:  "No Way" Jose Valenzuela was interviewed about his upcoming year and he said that he would continue to party with his friends.  Kona Reeves interrupted to complain about how Jose saved Rich Swann from Sanity several weeks ago and ignored him...Jose said that they can meet in the ring and either party or fight.
-Backstage:  The Revival(Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) were interviewed about their future after losing the NXT Tag Team Title rematch to Do It Yourself(Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano).  They'll have their eyes on the DIY-Authors Of Pain match at Takeover...but TM-61(Nick Miller & Shane Thorne) said they had to earn their way back into contention.  Dawson & Wilder took offense to that, so that set up another match for the evening.  "Top guys...out!"
-Roderick Strong d. Steve Cutler with the Sick Kick (4:03).  Strong was interviewed after the match and said his goal was to win the NXT Title...so he doesn't really care what Andrade "Cien" Almas had to say about him.
-Backstage:  Ember Moon was interviewed about the NXT Women's Title situation...she was hoping to enter the championship picture after Takeover, but she was interrupted by Liv Morgan.  Liv appreciated Ember's support against Billie Kay & Peyton Royce, but she wanted to face Ember in the ring to test her skills.
-Tye Dillinger addressed the fans about his future...he had been struggling lately and he wondered how many times a person can let down his supporters.  Sanity(Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe, & Nikki Cross) entered the scene and Young told Tye that he hadn't lost it...he never had it, but he could guide him in the right direction.  Wolfe offered him a Sanity jacket, but Tye dropped it to the floor...despite that, Young brought the jacket into the ring to talk face-to-face.  Young said that 2016 was supposed to be his year, but things didn't work out and he decided to do things his own way with Sanity.  However, he made it clear to Dillinger that he was NOT asking him to join...and Tye dropped the jacket and attacked Young.  Dillinger fought off Young and Wolfe, but was speared out of nowhere by Big Damo and then dropped with an electric chair Michinoku Driver.  Young offered the jacket to Damo and he accepted it.
-TM-61(Nick Miller & Shane Thorne) d. The Revival(Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) when Miller countered Dawson's inverted figure-four leglock with a small package pin as Thorne cut off Wilder (4:23).  Dawson & Wilder snapped and beat down Miller after the match, hitting him with the Shatter Machine(Flapjack-into-Codebreaker) and then destroying Thorne's knee with their double-teaming.
-Added to Takeover:  Dillinger vs. Young and Strong vs. Almas.  Next week:  Ember Moon vs. Liv Morgan.
-General Manager S. William Regal presided over the contract signing with Bobby Roode and NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura.  The standard verbal sparring ensued, including Nakamura saying that Roode looked like a Shiba Inu...yup.  They signed the contract and SHOCKINGLY it didn't end in a fight, though Nakamura did swipe Roode's catchphrase to wrap things up.

Smackdown + 205 Live

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Mauro Ranallo, Tom Phillips, David Otunga, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-WWE Champion "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles fought "The Miz" Mike Mizanin(w/ Maryse Ouellet-Mizanin) to a no-contest(non-title) when Styles threw Miz into John Cena at the commentary table and Cena entered the fray (6:48 aired).
-Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose d. Randy Orton(w/ Bray Wyatt & Luke Harper)(non-title) via rollup after a dispute between the Wyatt Family members (10:41 aired).
-Alexa Bliss d. Becky Lynch in a cage match to retain the Smackdown Women's Title; La Luchadora interfered to stop an attempt at the Dis-Arm-Her(armbar submission), leading to Bliss winning with a DDT (7:35 aired).  After the match, Becky unmasked La Luchadora to reveal...Mickie James!

WWE 205 Live

-Commentators:  Mauro Ranallo, Corey Graves, & Austin Aries.
-Drew Gulak d. Cedric Alexander with a bridging Saito Suplex (5:47); Alexander was distracted by issues with Alicia Fox and "The Scottish Supernova" Noam Dar before the match, leading to a double-team assault by Gulak and Dar prior to the opening bell.
-Backstage:  Dar claimed that he "did that" for Alicia Fox, but she responded with a slap to the face...
-"The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese d. Mustafa Ali after a running knee on Ali in the corner (6:01).
-"The Extraordinary Gentleman" Jack Gallagher d. Ariya Daivari in an I Forfeit Match with an umbrella-assisted crossface chicken wing (14:19).

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

This week in wrestling

WWE(www.wwe.com)

NXT this week has:
-Shinsuke Nakamura/Bobby Roode Contract Signing
-Roderick Strong vs. Steve Cutler
-Ember Moon vs. Liv Morgan
-Kennadi Brink vs. Nikki Cross

Main Event this week has:
-Darren Young vs. Epico Colon
-Alicia Fox vs. Dana Brooke

The Royal Rumble is on Sunday 1/29:
-30-Man Royal Rumble
-A.J. Styles vs. John Cena - WWE Title
-Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Universal Title - Chris Jericho In Cage Above Ring
-Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley Rose - Raw Women's Title
-Rich Swann vs. Adrian Neville - Cruiserweight Title

TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)

Impact this Thursday has:
-Rosemary Rush vs. Mia "Jade" Yim - Women's Title Monster's Ball Match
-Moose vs. Drew Galloway - Grand Title
-Race For The Case Match:  Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Trevor Lee, Eli Drake, Mike Bennett, Mahabali Shera, Jessie Godderz, Tyrus Clay, Eddie Kingston, Bram Cameron, Crazzy Steve
-Robbie Eckos & Horn Swoggle vs. Aron Rex & Rockstar Spud
-Brooke Tessmacher vs. Deonna Purrazzo

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

ROH TV this week has:
-Marty Scurll vs. Jonathan Gresham
-Yujiro Kushida vs. Will Ospreay vs. Dragon Lee

Next show is Friday 2/3 in San Antonio, TX:
-The Motor City Machinguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley), Jay White, & Lio Rush vs. Adam Cole, The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson), & "Hangman" Adam Page
-Matt Taven & The Kingdom(Vinny Marseglia & T.K. O'Ryan) vs. War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) & Jax Dane - Six-Man Tag Team Titles
-Donovan Dijak vs. Cody Rhodes
-Jay Lethal vs. Bobby Fish vs. Dalton Castle
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. Keith Lee & Shane Taylor
-The Tempura Boyz(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) vs. The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian)

ROH has a show on Saturday 2/4 in Dallas, TX:
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) - Tag Team Titles - Best-Of-Three-Falls Match (First Fall Pinfall-Only, Second Fall Lucha Tag Rules, Third Fall No-DQ)
-The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. Adam Cole & Cody Rhodes
-Matt Taven & The Kingdom(Vinny Marseglia & T.K. O'Ryan) vs. The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) & Jay White - Six-Man Tag Team Titles
-Jay Lethal vs. "Hangman" Adam Page
-Dalton Castle vs. Donovan Dijak
-Bobby Fish vs. Lio Rush

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw.co.jp/english)

NJPW On AXS this Friday has:
-Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

New Beginning In Sapporo is on Sunday 2/5:
-Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. Great Bash Heel(Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) vs. The Killer Elite Squad(Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) - IWGP Tag Team Titles
-Hirooki Goto vs. Juice Robinson - NEVER Openweight Title
-Roppongi Vice(Rocky Romero & Trent Barreta) vs. Suzuki-Gun(TAKA Michinoku & Taichi) - IWGP Jr. Tag Team Titles
-Michael Elgin, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi, Manabu Nakanishi, & Dragon Lee vs. Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Seiya Senada, & Bushi
-Yoshi-Hashi vs. Takashi Iizuka
-Katsuyori Shibata, Jushin Liger, & Tiger Mask IV vs. Will Ospreay, Gedo, & Jado
-Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, & Satoshi Kojima vs. Yoshi Tatsu, David Finlay, & Henare
-Yujiro Kushida & Hirai Kawato vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado
New Beginning In Osaka is on Saturday 2/11:
-Tetsuya Naito vs. Michael Elgin - IWGP Intercontinental Title
-Hiromu Takahashi vs. Dragon Lee - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. Great Bash Heel(Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) vs. The Killer Elite Squad(Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) - IWGP Tag Team Titles
-Katsuyori Shibata vs. Will Ospreay - Revolution Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Title
-Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Manabu Nanakishi vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Seiya Senada, & Bushi - NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles
-Kazuchika Okada & Roppongi Vice(Rocky Romero & Trent Barreta) vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku, & Taichi
-Jushin Liger, Juice Robinson, & Tiger Mask IV vs. Yoshi-Hashi, Gedo, & Jaco
-Yujiro Kushida, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, & Satoshi Kojima vs. Takashi Iizuka, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & El Desperado
-Yoshi Tatsu & Hirai Kawato vs. David Finlay & Henare

LUCHA UNDERGROUND(www.luchaunderground.com)

Season 3 of Lucha Underground will resume in the summer:
-Johnny Mundo vs. Willie Mack - Heavyweight Title "All Night Long" Match

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NATIONAL WRASSLIN' LEAGUE(www.nwleague.com)

Next show is Saturday 1/21 in Kansas City, KS:
-Ken Dharma & Niles Plonk vs. Royal Blood(Jet & Jax Royal)

NWL has a show on Thursday 1/26 in St. Louis, MO.

DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)

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

SICW(www.sicw.org)

Next show is Saturday 1/21 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Ron Powers & Marc Houston vs. Attila Khan & Chris Hargas
-Flash Flanagan vs. Dave Vaughn

MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)

Next show is Saturday 2/11 in St. Louis, MO.

PWCS(www.pwcswrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 1/21 in Alton, IL featuring the St. Louis Invitational Tournament:
-Davey Vega vs. Mat Fitchett - Gateway Heritage Title
-Colt Cabana vs. Danny Adams - Tournament Round 1
-Gary Jay vs. Everett Connors- Tournament Round 1
-Makaze vs. Alexandre Rudolph - Tournament Round 1
-Paco Gonzalez vs. Jason Roberts - Tournament Round 1
-Michael Elgin vs. Sean Orleans
-Evan Gelistico & Austin Blackburn vs. The Carnies(Nick Iggy & Kerry Awful)

GLORY PRO WRESTLING(https://twitter.com/glorypro2017)

First show is Sunday 2/19 in Alton, IL:
-Matt Riddle vs. Michael Elgin - Progress Wrestling Atlas Title
-Danny Adams vs. Ethan Page
-Tyson Dux vs. Curt Stallion
-Paco Gonzalez vs. Kobe Durst
-Space Monkey vs. Brother Reed vs. Mat Fitchett vs. Jason Roberts vs. Gary Jay vs. Davey Vega
-Brandon Espinosa vs. Sean Orleans
-Jason Kincaid vs. Everett Connors

Glory Pro has a show on Sunday 5/7 in Alton, IL:
-Michael Elgin vs. Pentagon Jr.

HIGH RISK WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/hrwstl)

Next show is Saturday 2/18 in Warsaw, MO.

WLW(www.harleyrace.com)

Next show is Saturday 2/4 in Troy, MO:
-Heavyweight Title Tournament

WLW has a show on Saturday 3/11 in Troy, MO:
-Appearing:  Kurt Angle

GATEWAY ELITE WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/TheGatewayElite)

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

STRIDE PRO WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/Cmaprowrestling/)

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

WRESTLING OVER EVERYTHING(woe-wrestling.webnode.com)

Next show is Sunday 2/12 in Swansea, IL.

PRO WRESTLING RESURGENCE(www.facebook.com/ProWrestlingResurgence)

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

CENTRAL STATES CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING(nwaccw.x10.bz)

Next show is Saturday 2/11 in Lebanon, MO:
-Jay Howard vs. Karim Brigante - NWA Missouri Title
-Deven Spade vs. Mitch Johnson - NWA Central States Title
-Miss Monica Passeri vs. Wyldefyre

WORLD POWERHOUSE WRESTLING(sites.google.com/site/worldpowerhousewrestlingstl/home)

Next show is Saturday 2/11 in Jerseyville, IL.

NEW BREED WRESTING(www.facebook.com/NewBreedMO)

Next show is Saturday 3/18 in Eldon, MO:
-Superstar Steve Fender vs. "Iceman" Howard Moritz - Heavyweight Title
-Cousin Gator vs. The Math Magician - Midwest Pop Con Title

CCW(www.capewrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 1/28 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Brandon Barbwire vs. Hollis Giroux - Heavyweight Title Cage Match
-Austin Lane & Little Bit vs. Billy Hills & Sarah Summers
-Davey Richards vs. Tony Kozina
-Jason Vaughn vs. Dale Tucker
-The Blaster vs. Cody Wilson

CCW has a show on Saturday 4/22 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Joey Ryan vs. Davey Vega
-Appearing:  Jeff Cobb

3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 2/10 in Des Moines, IA:
-Marek Brave vs. Nate Redwing - Heavyweight & Pur Wrestling Titles
-Supafli & Sentai vs. The Bayside Bruisers(Jaysin Strife & J.C. Slater) - Tag Team Titles
-Duke Cornell vs. Zach Thompson
-Lars Metzger vs. Rory Fox

WARRIOR'S CODE WRESTLING(https://www.facebook.com/warriorscodewrestling1)

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

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EVOLVE(www.wwnlive.com & www.dgusa.tv)

Next show is Friday 1/27 in San Antonio, TX:
-Tracy Williams & Fred Yehi vs. Timothy Thatcher & Jeff Cobb - Tag Team Titles
-Chris Hero vs. Keith Lee
-Matt Riddle vs. A.C.H.
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ethan Page
-Jason Kincaid vs. Dustin Taylor
-Peter Kaasa vs. Jaka

EVOLVE has a show on Saturday 1/28 in San Antonio, TX:
-Timothy Thatcher vs. Jeff Cobb - Heavyweight Title
-Chris Hero vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
-Matt Riddle vs. Dustin Taylor - No-DQ Match
-Tracey Williams vs. Laredo Kid
-A.C.H. vs. Fred Yehi

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

Next show is Saturday 2/18 in Reseda, CA:
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Chuck Taylor - Heavyweight Title
-Sami Callihan & Ohio Is 4 Killers(Jake & Dave Crist) vs. Adam Cole & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)
-Cody Rhodes vs. Trevor Lee
-Matt Riddle & Jeff Cobb vs. Michael Elgin & Brian Cage
-Rey Fenix vs. Trent Barreta
-Jay White vs. Marty Scurll
-Ricochet vs. Lio Rush

CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)

Next show is Saturday 2/4 in Philadelphia, PA (National Pro Wrestling Day).

WHY WE WRESTLE(www.facebook.com/ThisIsWhyWeWrestle)

Next show is Saturday 1/28 in Cornelia, GA:
-The Monarcy(Prince Apollo & Black Baron) vs. Jacob Ashworth & Stryknyhn - Tag Team Titles
-Odinson vs. Billy Buck

HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)

Next show is Saturday 4/22 in Philadelphia, PA.

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 4/1 in Orlando, FL.

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 1/19 in Jeffersonville, IN:
-John Wayne Murdoch vs. Dave Crist - Heavyweight Title
-Myron Reed vs. Jake Crist vs. Trey Miguel vs. Zachary Wentz - Opportunity-In-A-Box Ladder Match
-Shane Mercer vs. J.J. Garrett
-Aaron Williams vs. Bret Havoc
-Zodiak vs. Idol Heinze
-Mance Warner vs. Teddy King
-Jake Garvin vs. Ray Waddell

AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 1/20 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Eddie Kingston & Homicide vs. Ohio Is 4 Killers(Jake & Dave Crist) - Cage Match
-Michael Elgin & Brian Cage vs. A.C.H. & Rey Fenix
-Trevor Lee & Andrew Everett vs. The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) - Tag Team Titles
-Mercedes Martinez vs. Angelina Love

ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)

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

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

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