Saturday PGP Results From Athens, IL

-Savanna Stone won a four-corner match with “The Little Blue Dragon” Tootie Lynn Ramsey, “The Southwest Spitfire” Valentina Loca, and Sophie King via rollup on Sophie (6:56).

-Gyasi d. Paco Gonzalez by countering the fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver into a rollup while holding the tights (9:31).

-”The Millennial” Danny Adams won a triple threat match with Tyler Matrix and Logan James when he pinned James after an elevated inverted DDT (5:11).

-The Top Guys(Adam Slade & Kevin Giza) d. The Dixieland Destroyer & Duke Cornell when Giza rolled up Cornell with feet on the ropes (8:26).

-”Unbreakable” Michael Elgin d. “Indestructible” Calvin Tankman after a double-underhook powerbomb and senton (10:38).

-Jake Lander d. Mike Outlaw to retain the Cutting Edge Title. Outlaw initially won the match with the Mafia Kick in 9:20, but the official had been bumped and didn't notice Lander's foot on the bottom rope. A second referee told the first and the bout was restarted, leading to Lander hitting a rolling Death Valley Driver and close-range superkick for the real win (0:21 of the restart, 9:41 total).

-Barackus & Mo Atlas d. Dan Liplock & Scott Keyes when Barackus pinned Keyes after a running cross-bodyblock (6:50). Liplock and Keyes were not on the same page and argued after the match, leading to Keyes laying out Liplock.

-Kevin Lee Davidson d. “The Leader Of The Pack” Stephen Wolf with the spinebuster to win the Franchise Title (11:36).

LU + Impact

Lucha Underground Season 4 Episode 3

-Commentators:  Matt Striker & Vampiro.
-Backstage:  P.J. Black & Jack Evans are listening to Ricky Mundo tell his story about going to an "Island Of The Dolls", which is where he and his doll "Rosa" met...they are understandably creeped out.  Enter Johnny Mundo & Taya Valkyrie, who have called an emergency meeting regarding their war with the Reptile Tribe.  Mundo tells Jack to call out one of the Reptile Tribe...Black insists that he's the "dragon slayer" and can do it, but Evans isn't exactly jumping at the opportunity.  Mundo asks if anyone has seen Angélico because he owes him a beating...meanwhile, the doll's voice has been chiming in like it's alive.
-X.O. Lishus(who works as Sonny Kiss on the indies) d. Jack Evans with a split-legged faceslam off the top rope (5:54).
-Lucha Underground Champion Pentagon Jr. talked up his great start to the season, surviving Aztec Warfare and then beating the monster Matanza Cueto to retain his title.  He vowed that no one would take the title from him...that sort of statement was just begging for a response and "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage hit the ring to lay out Pentagon with a discus lariat and belt shot.  Cage wasn't done as he powerbombed Pentagon off the ring apron and through a table on the floor.
-Backstage:  Ring announcer Melissa Santos was worried about Fenix's well-being in the main event...Fenix was confident as he had won the previous Grave Consequences Match, but Melissa reminded him that he has two opponents tonight instead of just one.
-Mil Muertes(w/ Catrina Perez) won a Three Way To The Grave(elimination casket) Match with Fenix and Jeremiah Crane.  Crane was eliminated when Ivelisse Velez(getting revenge for Ultima Lucha Tres) attacked Crane with a hammer before shutting him in a casket (12:43).  Muertes won by shutting Fenix in a casket after countering a top-rope move with a mid-air Flatliner (20:09 aired).
-Backstage:  Promoter Antonio Cueto visited his son Matanza, who was chained to the floor.  According to Antonio, he failed his son because he offered him to the gods...but only because he asked them to preserve a sliver of his humanity.  That humanity was contained within the ever-present key to Matanza's cell...Dario kept it close to his heart because he cared for his brother, but caring got Dario killed.  He told Matanza that he was meant to be more than his son and threw him the key, telling him to destroy it and fully embrace his power.  Matanza shattered the key in his hands and broke free of his shackles...Antonio said goodbye to his son to close the show.

TNA/GFW Impact

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & Don Callis.
-Rich Swann d. Trevor Lee after a second-rope Phoenix Splash (8:06 aired).
-The Desi Hit Squad(Rohit Raju & Gursinder Singh)(w/ Gama Singh) d. D.J. Shiima Xion & Andrew Everett when Singh rolled up Everett with a handful of tights (6:41).
-X-Division Champion "Rebourne" Matt Sydal d. Dezmond Xavier(non-title) with the Chemical Imbalance II(double-pumphandle wheelbarrow driver) (6:58).  "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage came out to confront Sydal, but he was attacked from behind by Kongo Kong(w/ Jimmy Jacobs).
-Madison Rayne d. Tessa Blanchard with a crucifix bomb (8:07).  Tessa attacked Madison after the match; she brought in a chair to do more damage, but Women's Champion "The Undead Bride" Su Yung(w/ bridesmaids) made her entrance.  Tessa left the ring, leaving Madison to be beaten down by the bridesmaids with Su's direction; however, Allie Dennis returned to make the save by fighting off the bridesmaids.
-Next week:  Brian Cage vs. Kongo Kong, Fenix vs. Rich Swann, and Killer Kross makes his in-ring debut.

Friday Outlaw Wrestling Results From Lincoln, IL + Other Show Results

-”The Big Mustache On Campus” Mikey McFinnegan d. Satu Jinn by grabbing onto the ceiling to counter an electric chair, then hitting a splash from that perch for the win (11:29).

-Joey Grunge d. “The Obsession” Zac Booth(w/ Micah Pope & Nelson Sixx of All Eyes On Us) with a fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver (6:58).

-Cash Borden(w/ Marli Knox) d. Dalton Diamond in a “Drunk Thumbtack Match” via Crippler Crossface with a tack-enhanced bat (8:15).

-”The Wildman From The Ozarks” Alex Herzog d. “The Mercenary” Graham Bell after the chokelift Flatliner (9:00).

-Kyle Hammer won a battle royal, last eliminating “The Spanish Red Devil” Ricky Rodriguez (8:15). Other participants included: Rob Cabella, Krispy 2 Pop, Robby McCann, Gavin Alexander, Micah Pope, Nelson Sixx, Zander Allen, Maniac Scott Matthews, Strangler James Pinkerton, Jimmy Love, Sensei Bock, Khalil Akbar, Shawn Shields.

-The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) & Neil Diamond Cutter d. The Carnies(“The Ringmaster” Nick Iggy & Kerry Awful) & “The Imaginary Friend” Tripp Cassidy; Devin pinned Cassidy after a multi-way chair beatdown by all three Cutters on all three Carnies (18:50).

-”The Warhorse” Jake Parnell d. “Big Beef” Jake Garvin with a modified sunset flip pin to retain the Zero-1 USA Jr. Heavyweight Title and win the vacant Outlaw Wrestling Heavyweight Title (14:19).

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Friday ROH results from Baltimore, MD:

-Matt Taven & The Kingdom(Vinny Marseglia & T.K. O'Ryan) d. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Seiya Sanada, & Bushi to retain the Six-Man Tag Team Titles.
-Flip Gordon d. Bully Ray by DQ.
-Women Of Honor Champion Sumie Sakai, Mayu Iwatani, Tenille Dashwood, & Jenny Rose d. Kelly Klein, Kagetsu, Reo Hazuki, & Hana Kimura.
-Austin Aries d. Kenny King.
-Jay Lethal d. Yujiro Kushida.
-"The Punishment" Damien Martinez d. "Hangman" Adam Page in a street fight to retain the T.V. Title.
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) d. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Dalton Castle won a triple threat match with Cody Rhodes and Marty Scurll to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Friday NJPW results from Daytona Beach, FL:

-Chasyn Rance d. Aaron Epic.
-Michael Nakazawa d. Skinny Boy.
-Alex Jebailey d. Michael Nakazawa.
-Jushin Liger d. Rocky Romero.
-The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) d. Juice Robinson & David Finlay.
-Jeff Cobb d. Chase Owens.
-Dragon Lee & Ryusuke Taguchi d. Roppongi 3K(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu).
-The Golden Lovers(IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) d. Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi. 

Friday RISE results from South Gate, CA:

-Blue Nation(Charli Evans & Jessica Troy) d. The Killer Baes(Heather Monroe & Laura James).
-Mia Yim d. Andrew Everett.
-Britt Baker d. The Bones Of Contention(Karen Q & Ray Lyn) in a handicap match.
-Mercedes Martinez won a four-way dance with Kimber Lee, Kris Wolf, and Shazza McKenzie.
-Paradise Lost(Zoey "Dust" Skye & Raven Ash) d. Fight For Evers(Rachael Ellering & Taya Valkyrie).
-Kylie Rae & Miranda Alize d. Nicole Matthews & Ayokah Muharah.
-Delilah Doom fought Shotzi Blackheart to a time-limit draw to retain the Phoenix Of RISE Title.

Saturday CCW results from Cape Girardeau, MO:

-Roscoe Eat Lisa(Mikey McFinnegan & Zakk Sawyers) won a triple threat match with The L.A. Hustlers(Bradley Diggs & Lamont Potts) and K.C.'s Finest(Aaron Clay & Leo D'Auria) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Sarah Summers d. Marni Gras to retain the Women's Title.
-D'Mone Solavino d. Da'Marius Jones.
-Hollis Giroux & Dell Tucker d. Jake Dirden & Billy Hills.
-Roger Matheus d. Joey O'Riley to retain the Pure Openweight Title.
-Justin Smart d. Brandon Barbwire.
-Jacksyn Crowley won a triple threat match with Marko Stunt and Austin Lane(C) to win the Heavyweight Title.

Saturday ROH results from Fairfax, VA:

-Sumie Sakai d. Reo Hazuki to retain the Women Of Honor Title.
-Tag Team Champions The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) d. Silas Young & "Beer City Bruiser" Matt Winchester(non-title).
-Madison Rayne won a four-corner match with Tenille Dashwood, Kelly Klein, and Karen Q.
-T.V. Champion "The Punishment" Damien Martinez, Bully Ray, & Shane Taylor d. Flip Gordon, Josh Woods, & Cheeseburger.
-Jay Lethal won a four-corner match with Cody Rhodes, Matt Taven, and Dalton Castle(C) to win the Heavyweight Title.
-The Dawgs(Rhett Titus & Will Ferrara) d. Joe Keys & ?.
-Kagetsu & Hana Kimura d. Mayu Iwatani & Jenny Rose.
-Matt Taven & The Kingdom(Vinny Marsegelia & T.K. O'Ryan) d. Kenny King, Chuch Taylor, & Eli Isom to retain the Six-Man Tag Team Titles.
-Chris Sabin d. Silas Young.
-Marty Scurll d. Hurricane Helms.
-Tetsuya Naito, Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Seiya Sanada, Hiromu Takahashi, & Bushi d. The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian), The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson), & "Hangman" Adam Page.

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness, & "Showtime" Percy Watson.
-"The Finest" Kona Reeves d. Max Umberto with the Hawaiian Drop(face-first Samoan Drop) (2:50).
-Candice LeRae d. Lacey Evans after an Unprettier and Lionsault (5:39).
-NXT Tag Team Champions Moustache Mountain(Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) vs. Dave Dixon & Carl Axelrod(non-title) never officially started as The Undisputed Era(NXT North American Champion Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, & Kyle O'Reilly) attacked Dixon & Axelrod.  Ricochet ran into the ring to back up Bate & Seven when the Era members surrounded the ring, leading to...
-NXT North American Champion Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, & Kyle O'Reilly d. Ricochet & NXT Tag Team Champions Moustache Mountain(Tyler Bate & Trent Seven); Strong gave Ricochet an Orange Crush Bomb(vertical suplex flipped into powerbomb) into the ring apron, then threw him into the ring for Cole to pin (13:32).
-Next week:  Johnny Gargano vs. Ethan Carter III.

WWE Tuesday + This Week In Wrestling

WWE United Kingdom Tournament Special Day 2

-Commentators:  Mauro Ranallo & Nigel McGuinness.
-Moustache Mountain(Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) d. Roderick Strong & Kyle O'Reilly to win the NXT Tag Team Titles; Seven pinned O'Reilly after he and Bate hit a Burning Hammer/top-rope kneedrop combo (11:36).
-Charlie Morgan d. Killer Kelly by countering a suplex with a small package for the pin (7:04).
-"The Scottish Supernova" Noam Dar won a four-corner match with Flash Morgan Webster, Mark Andrews, and "The Kiwi Buzzsaw" Travis Banks when he pinned Banks after the flying roundhouse kick (8:54).  Joe & Mark Coffey attacked Banks and Andrews after the match.
-Adam Cole d. Wolfgang Young with a Shining Wizard to the back of the head to retain the NXT North American Title (10:17).
-NXT Champion Aleister Black & Ricochet d. Ethan Carter III & "The Velveteen Dream" Patrick Clark when Black pinned EC3 after the Black Mass(spinning kick) (15:53).
-Shayna Baszler d. Toni Storm by countout to retain the NXT Women's Title after choking her out on the floor with the Kirifuda Clutch(sleeper with bodyscissors) (12:08).
-"The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne d. "Liverpool's #1" Zack Gibson with the Bitter End(pumphandle Flatliner) to retain the United Kingdom Title (17:46).

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Corey Graves.
-Alexander Rusev(w/ "The Artiste" Aiden English) d. Xavier Woods(w/ Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston) with the Accolade(camel clutch) (5:21 aired).
-Jeff Hardy vs. Eric Young(w/ Killian Dain & Alexander Wolfe) for the U.S. Title ended in a no-contest when Jimmy & Jey Uso made their way to ringside to brawl with the other members of Sanity (7:08 aired), leading to an all-out fight and then an impromptu six-man tag.
-U.S. Champion Jeff Hardy & Jimmy & Jey Uso d. Sanity(Eric Young, Killian Dain, & Alexander Wolfe) when Hardy pinned Wolfe after the swanton bomb (joined in progress; 6:56 aired).
-Becky Lynch d. Sonya Deville(w/ Mandy Rose) via Dis-Arm-Her(armbar submission) (6:54 aired).
-Daniel Bryan d. Smackdown Tag Team Champion Luke Harper(w/ Erick Rowan) by DQ when Rowan interfered (9:24 aired).  The save was made by...KANE.

WWE 205 Live

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness, & "Showtime" Percy Watson.
-Akira Tozawa d. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese(w/ Buddy Murphy) with the top-rope senton bomb (7:37)
-Lio Rush d. Dewey James after the Final Hour(frog splash) (1:53).
-Drew Gulak, "The" Brian Kendrick, & "The Extraordinary Gentleman" Jack Gallagher d. The Lucha House Party(Kalisto, Gran Metalik, & Lince Dorado) in an elimination tag match.  Eliminations:  Gallagher pinned Metalik after the step-up headbutt (1:17).  Dorado pinned Kendrick after the Golden Rewind(rope-handspring Stunner) (6:42).  Gulak made Dorado tap out to the Gu-Lock(dragon sleeper) (9:57).  Kalisto pinned Gallagher after the Salida Del Sol(sitout Asai DDT) (13:40).  Gulak made Kalisto tap out to the Gu-Lock (16:32).
-Next week:  Mustafa Ali vs. Buddy Murphy in a no-DQ match.
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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT(www.wwe.com)

NXT this week has:
-Ricochet & Mustache Mountain(Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) vs. Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, & Kyle O'Reilly
-Candice LeRae vs. Lacey Evans

Main Event this week has:
-Bobby Roode & The Fashion Police(Tyler Breeze & Johnny Fandango) vs. Curt Hawkins & The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor)
-Chad Gable vs. Mike Kanellis

Extreme Rules is on Sunday 7/15:
-A.J. Styles vs. Alexander Rusev - WWE Title
-The Deleters Of Worlds(Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt) vs. The B Team(Curtis Axel & Bo Dallas) - Raw Tag Team Titles
-The Bludgeon Brothers(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) vs. Hell No(Daniel Bryan & Kane) - Smackdown Tag Team Titles
-Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax - Raw Women's Title
-Carmella Van Damme vs. Asuka Urai - Smackdown Women's Title

WWE has a house show on Saturday 7/21 in St. Louis, MO(Chaifetz Arena):
-A.J. Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura - WWE Title
-Daniel Bryan & Jeff Hardy vs. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin & ?

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION(www.impactwrestling.com)

Impact on Thursday has:
-Rich Swann vs. Trevor Lee
-D.J. Shiima Xion & Andrew Everett vs. The Desi Hit Squad(Rohit Raju & Gursinder Singh)
-Fallah Bahh vs. Killer Kross
-Grado vs. Eli Drake
-Madison Rayne vs. Tessa Blanchard

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

This week's episode of ROH TV has:
-Ultimo Guerrero vs. Matt Taven

Next show is Friday 6/29 in Baltimore, MD:
-Dalton Castle vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Marty Scurll - Heavyweight Title
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) - Tag Team Titles
-Matt Taven & The Kingdom(Vinny Marseglia & T.K. O'Ryan) vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Seiya Sanada, & Bushi - Six-Man Tag Team Titles
-"The Punishment" Damien Martinez vs. "Hangman" Adam Page - T.V. Title
-Flip Gordon vs. Bully Ray
-Sumie Sakai, Mayu Iwatani, Tenille Dashwood, & Jenny Rose vs. Kelly Klein, Kagetsu, Hana Kimura, & Hazuki
-Jay Lethal vs. Yujiro Kushida
-Kenny King vs. Austin Aries

ROH has a show on Saturday 6/30 in Fairfax, VA:
-Yujiro Kushida vs. Jonathan Gresham
-Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Seiya Sanada, & Bushi vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) & "Hangman" Adam Page
-Sumie Sakai vs. Reo Hazuki - Women Of Honor Title
-Karen Q vs. Kelly Klein vs. Tenille Dashwood vs. Madison Rayne
-Mayu Iwatani & Jenny Rose vs. Kagetsu & Hana Kimura

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

The G1 Special is on Saturday 7/7 in Daly City, CA:
-Kenny Omega vs. Cody Rhodes - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe & Seiya Sanada - IWGP Tag Team Titles
-"Switchblade" Jay White vs. Juice Robinson - IWGP U.S. Title
-Hirooki Goto vs. Jeff Cobb - NEVER Openweight Title
-Hiromu Takahashi vs. Dragon Lee - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Kazuchika Okada & Will Ospreay vs. Tetsuya Naito & Bushi
-Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yujiro Kushida vs. "Hangman" Adam Page & Marty Scurll
-Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr.
-Yoshi-Hashi, Roppongi 3K(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu), Rocky Romero, & Gedo vs. The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa), King Haku, Yujiro Takahashi, & Chase Owens

The G1 Climax takes place from Saturday 7/14 to Sunday 8/12:
-Block A: Togi Makabe, Michael Elgin, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada, “Switchblade” Jay White, Yoshi-Hashi, Bad Luck Fale, “Hangman” Adam Page, Takaaki “Evil” Watanabe, Minoru Suzuki.
-Block B: Juice Robinson, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Tama Tonga, Seiya Sanada, Tetsuya Naito, Zack Sabre Jr., Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi.

LUCHA UNDERGROUND(www.luchaunderground.com)

Wednesday's episode has:
-Fenix vs. Mil Muertes vs. Jeremiah Crane - Three Way To The Grave Casket Match

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING(www.gloryprowrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 7/22 in Collinsville, IL:
-Jake Something vs. Curt Stallion - Crown Of Glory Title
-Myron Reed vs. Jake Parnell
-A.C.H. vs. A.J. Gray
-Ethan Page vs. Hakim Zane
-Air Wolf vs. Shane Strickland vs. Paco Gonzalez
-The Riegel Twins(Logan & Sterling) vs. No New Friends(Kevin Lee Davidson & Mike Outlaw)
-Savanna Stone vs. Laynie Luck
-Appearing:  Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Resurgence has a show on Sunday 8/5 in Swansea, IL.

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.facebook.com/STLAnarchy)

Next show is Friday 7/13 in Alton, IL:
-Gary Jay vs. Jake Parnell - Best-Of-Three-Falls Match
-Kevin Lee Davidson vs. Thomas Shire
-Anthony "Sharkbait" Gutierrez vs. Everett Connors
-The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) vs. The Carnies(Nick Iggy & Kerry Awful)
-Marti Belle vs. Angelus Layne

DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 7/6 in Grafton, IL featuring the Riot On The River Tournament:
-Mike Outlaw vs. Viktor Von Stein - Tournament Round 1
-Ricky Rodriguez vs. Xavier Shadowz - Tournament Round 1
-Camaro Jackson vs. Benjamin Trust - Tournament Round 1
-Outtkast vs. Ryan Ash - Tournament Round 1
-Other Tournament Participants:  Adrian Surge, Jimmi LaFleur, Shiroi Senshi, Billy McNeil, The Snitch, Jackal, C.J. Shine, Tony Esteem

SICW(www.sicw.org)

Next show is Saturday 7/21 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Flash Flanagan vs. Ken Kasa vs. King Christopher Hargas vs. Superstar Steve Fender vs. Curtis Wylde - Classic Title

MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/14 in St. Louis, MO.

PWCS(www.pwcswrestling.com)

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

WLW(www.harleyrace.com)

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

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

Next show is Saturday 7/14 in Centreville, IL:
-Da'Marius Jones vs. Deacon Cash - Heavyweight Title

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

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

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

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

CCW(www.capewrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 6/30 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Austin Lane vs. Marko Stunt vs. Jacksyn Crowley - Heavyweight Title
-Karim Brigante vs. D'Mone Solavino - MWR Missouri Title
-Jake Dirden & Billy Hills vs. Hollis Giroux & Dell Tucker
-Sarah Summers vs. Miss Monica Passeri vs. Marni Gras - Women's Title
-The L.A. Hustlers(Bradley Diggs & Lamont Potts) vs. K.C.'s Finest(Aaron Clay & Leo D'Auria)
-Brandon Barbwire vs. Justin Smart

PROVING GROUND PRO(www.facebook.com/PGPwrestling/)

Next show is Saturday 6/30 in Athens, IL:
-Stephen Wolf vs. Kevin Lee Davidson - Franchise Title
-Jake Lander vs. Mike Outlaw - Cutting Edge Title
-Savanna Stone vs. Holidead - Zero-One USA Women's Title
-Paco Gonzalez vs. Gyasi
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Rahne Victoria vs. Valentina Loca
-Michael Elgin vs. Calvin Tankman
-Danny Adams vs. Tyler Matrix vs. Logan James
-Dixieland Destroyer & Duke Cornell vs. The Top Guys(Adam Slade & Kevin Giza)

METRO PRO WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/MetroProKC)

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 Saturday 8/4 in Philadelphia, PA.

EVOLVE has a show on Sunday 8/5 in Melrose, MA.

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

Next show is Friday 7/13 in Reseda, CA:
-Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) - Tag Team Titles
-WALTER vs. Brody King
-Matt Riddle vs. Marty Scurll
-Rey Horus vs. Penta El Cero Miedo
-Rey Fenix vs. Trevor Lee
-Dalton Castle vs. David Starr
-Jeff Cobb vs. Joey Janela

CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/14 in Philadelphia, PA:
-Juan Francisco De Coronado vs. Jonathan Gresham
-Solo Darling vs. Deonna Purrazzo
-Cornelius Crummels & Sonny Defarge vs. Entertain Your Freakin' Balls Off(Angel Ortiz & Mike "Santana" Draztik)

ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/ThisIsWhyWeWrestle)

Next show is Saturday 7/14 in Cornelia, GA.

HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)

Next show is Wednesday 7/11 in Perth, Australia.

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

Next shows are Saturday 10/20 and Sunday 10/21 in Berwyn, IL.

RISE(www.rise-wrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 6/29 in South Gate, CA:
-Delilah Doom vs. Shotzi Blackheart - Phoenix Of RISE Title
-Mia Yim vs. Andrew Everett
-Kylie Rae & Miranda Alize vs. Madison Eagles & Nicole Matthews
-Taya Valkyrie & Rachael Ellering vs. Zoey "Dust" Skye & Raven's Ash
-Charli Evans & Jessica Troy vs. Laura James & Heather Monroe
-Karen Q & Ray Lyn vs. Chelsea Green & Britt Baker
-Mercedes Martinez vs. Kimber Lee vs. Shazza McKenzie vs. Kris Wolf

RISE has a show on Saturday 7/7 in Naperville, IL:
-Su Yung vs. Saraya Knight - TNA/GFW Women's Title Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
-Allie Dennis vs. Mercedes Martinez
-Kris Wolf vs. Tessa Blanchard
-Madison Rayne vs. Fallen Flower Kikyo

RISE has a show on Sunday 7/8 in Naperville, IL:
-Madison Eagles vs. Tessa Blanchard
-Kylie Rae vs. Deonna Purrazzo

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 7/20 in Ybor City, FL:
-Lufisto vs. Kimber Lee - SHINE Title No-DQ Match
-Rain vs. Stormie Lee - I Quit Match
-Mercedes Martinez & Ivelisse Velez vs. Kiera Hogan & Dementia D'Rose vs. Aja Perera & Aerial Monroe vs. Holidead & Thunder Rosa - Tag Team Titles
-Candy Cartwright vs. Leva Bates - Nova Title
-Su Yung vs. Xandra Bale
-Jordynne Grace vs. Dynamite Didi
-Brandi Lauren vs. Amber Nova
-Tesha Price vs. Jenna Van Muscles
-Miranda Alize vs. Alex Garcia

AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/21 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Jimmy Jacobs & Brody King vs. Ohio Is 4 Killers(Jake & Dave Crist)
-Ace Romero vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman - Street Fight

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/

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WWE UK, Raw, XPlosion

WWE United Kingdom Tournament Special Day 1

-Commentators:  Mauro Ranallo & Nigel McGuinness.
-Tournament Quarterfinal:  "Liverpool's #1" Zack Gibson d. "The Extraordinary Gentleman" Jack Gallagher with the Shankly Gates(grounded top wristlock) (13:27).
-Tournament Quarterfinal:  "The Iron King" Joe Coffey d. Dave Mastiff after the All The Best For The Bells(discus lariat) (7:33).
-Tournament Quarterfinal:  "The Modfather" Flash Morgan Webster d. Jordan Devlin via Eton Rifle(tilt-a-whirl inverted DDT) (7:04).
-Tournament Quarterfinal:  "The Kiwi Buzzsaw" Travis Banks d. Ashton Smith with the Kiwi Crusher(fisherman Michinoku Driver) (6:24).
-Toni Storm won a triple threat match with Killer Kelly and Isla Dawn when she pinned Dawn after the Storm Zero(Air Raid Crash onto the knee) (4:15).  Toni earned a shot at NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler with her victory.
-Tournament Semifinal:  "Liverpool's #1" Zack Gibson d. "The Modfather" Flash Morgan Webster with the Shankly Gates (4:19).
-Tournament Semifinal:  "The Kiwi Buzzsaw" Travis Banks d. "The Iron King" Joe Coffey via victory roll (9:22).  Coffey attacked Banks afterwards.
-United Kingdom Champion "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne & Moustache Mountain(Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) d. NXT North American Champion Adam Cole & NXT Tag Team Champions Roderick Strong & Kyle O'Reilly; Bate pinned O'Reilly after he and Seven hit a released dragon suplex/rebound lariat combo (12:23).
-Tournament Final:  "Liverpool's #1" Zack Gibson d. "The Kiwi Buzzsaw" Travis Banks with the Shankly Gates (17:00).

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Jonathan Coachman, & Corey Graves.
-The Revival(Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) d. Roman Reigns & Bobby Lashley when Wilder rolled up Reigns with a handful of tights (9:29 aired).
-Curtis Axel(w/ Bo Dallas) d. Raw Tag Team Champion "Broken/Woken" Matt Hardy(w/ Bray Wyatt) by shifting his weight and landing on top of a superplex attempt (0:56).
-The Authors Of Pain(Akam Dhinsa & Rezar Selmani) d. Rich & Rex Gibson when Rezar pinned Rex after he and Akam hit the Last Chapter(Russian legsweep/lariat combo) (1:05).
-Natalya Neidhart(w/ Nia Jax) d. Raw Women's Champion Alexa Bliss(w/ Mickie James)(non-title) with the Sharpshooter (joined in progress; 4:10 aired).
-The Riot Squad(Ruby Riot, Sarah Logan, & Liv Morgan) d. "The Boss" Sasha Banks, Ember Moon, & Bayley Rose when Ruby small-packaged Sasha (3:30 aired).  Bayley snapped and attacked Sasha after the match, continuing their tension from their previous week's backstage fight.
-"No Way" Jose Valenzuela vs. Mojo Rawley never officially started as Mojo decked Jose before the bell and left the ring.
-Braun Strowman & Kevin Owens d. Finn Bálor & Baron Corbin by countout when Bálor and Corbin got into a fight on the floor (8:38 aired).
-Seth Rollins d. Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler(w/ Drew McIntyre) by DQ when McIntyre interfered (20:29 aired); Roman Reigns made the post-match save.

TNA/GFW XPlosion

-Commentator:  Josh Mathews.
-Rohit Raju d. Sugar Dunkerton with the Crippler Crossface (6:33 aired).

Sunday WOE Results From Centreville, IL

-"K-Dos" Kyle King d. "The Supreme" B.T. Daramola after the Speak No Evil(reverse Stunner) (7:31).
-"The Notorious" P.T. Beckham won a triple threat match with The Big Texan and Jake Prater when he pinned Prater after an advanced curbstomp (7:28).  Beckham earned a future shot at Interstate Champion "The Unholy Father" Richard Faith.
-Tag Team Champion Krispy 2 Pop fought Tag Team Champion John Boi to a double countout (5:35); the champs decided to fight each other when their scheduled opponents didn't appear
-"Li'l Hollywood Hills" Everett Connors d. Deacon Cash after a legdrop off the second rope (4:57).  David X didn't appear and Cash attacked Connors from behind in the aisle to kick-start the impromptu match.
-"The Little Blue Dragon" Tootie Lynn Ramsey d. Harley James after the knee trembler (5:48).
-"2.0" Da'Marius Jones d. Barackus via small package to retain the Heavyweight Title (11:24).  Deacon Cash attacked Jones from behind after the match and The Landlord announced that Cash would challenge Jones for the title at the next show on July 14th.

MMWA Special Comment

Now, as promised, a special comment about the Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance show on Saturday, June 9th at the South Broadway Athletic Club in St. Louis, Missouri.

DISCLAIMER:  I'm biased.  Deal with it.

It was time for the MMWA's monthly offering at the beautiful and/or historic SBAC...I was able to score a table by arriving early, but eventually moved away for better viewing since I was essentially flying solo for the night.  Watching alone, watching with friends, and watching with wrestlers all provide different experiences, I have found...

Your ring announcer was Drew Abbenhaus(Ben Simon was out of town); your referees were Shaft, Nick Ridenour, & Jay King.

Brandon Espinosa kicked off the show...after he lost to Cruiserweight Champion Da'Marius Jones at the May show, he left his boots in the ring (usually symbolic of a wrestler's retirement).  He explained that he felt like he was done at the time...he'd taken time off due to personal problems and had to cancel a lot of bookings.  He said that someone close to him had been a victim of sexual assault and the culprit was someone with whom he'd shared a locker room, so he had to take a long hard look at the business and whether he wanted to remain a part of it.  His comments were interrupted by A.J. Williams, who was carrying Espy's boots...he said that he didn't want Espy to walk away from the business until they locked up in the ring one more time.  It was unclear at this point where Espy would accept the challenge, but we would find out later in the night.

"Da Bomb" Brian James vs. Damion Cortess for the Heavyweight Title:  This match was set up by a fan vote to determine the challenger...Cortess was a somewhat surprising winner of that vote as his recent win-loss record hadn't been the best.  These two seemed to work pretty well together, as it turned out...but Deacon Cash had other ideas.  After missing out on a previous title shot due to state blood work AND not being voted into this championship opportunity, Cash made his way to ringside and argued with Commissioner Jim Harris about the situation...then jumped in the ring and speared James, getting Cortess disqualified in 8:35.  This touched off a brawl between Cortess and Cash that required several referees to disperse.

El Diablo Loco vs. "The Righteous One" Johnny Park:  Park has been throwing out open challenges in recent months...something which rarely goes well for the rulebreaking types in the wrestling world in particular.  The masked Loco hadn't had a lot of success in his short tenure in Midwest wrestling, so it seemed like Park might have a chance to reverse his recent fortunes.  However, Loco survived the assault, avoiding a corner kick to the face(Park doesn't wear boots) and getting the surprise rollup pin  in 5:56!  An irate Park beat down Loco afterwards, continuing a trend for the night...

"2.0" Da'Marius Jones(w/ A.J. Williams) vs. The Snitch for the Cruiserweight Title:  This shaped up to be an interesting match as both men are essentially rulebreakers at South Broadway, though the fans REALLY wanted to cheer the 2.0 duo and sided with them in this one.  As far as the actual match flow went, Snitch came off as the lesser of two evils for the night as Williams took his cheapshots at opportune moments.  A.J. provided a distraction at a key moment, allowing Jones to get in a low blow behind the referee's back and roll up Snitch for the pin in 8:21 with a handful of tights.  Once again, Snitch is screwed out of a title opportunity...

Intermission~!  Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm):  Pepsi and Sierra Mist.

Brandon Espinosa vs. A.J. Williams(w/ Da'Marius Jones):  These two have battled many times in the past over both the MMWA Heavyweight Title and the belt then known as the Jr. Heavyweight Title.  Espy was all business as he made his way to the ring, but the 2.0 members wanted to make light of the situation.  Jones even put on a hot dog hat and danced around to No Way Jose's music, making reference to Espy's recent appearance on Raw as part of Jose's conga line.  A.J. and Espy joined in on the dancing and mini-conga line, but Espy broke rank and took them both out with a suicide dive.  Espy had all the momentum in the world until a trip-up by Jones allowed A.J. to hit his own version of Paydirt for a near-fall.  Espy retaliated by backdropping Williams over the top rope onto his partner, then bringing him back into the ring for the brainbuster...but only getting a two-count.  A.J. managed to fight back and went for a cross-bodyblock off the top rope, but Espy rolled through and stood with Williams in his grip, then lifted him into a second brainbuster to get the win in 14:40!  It was a tremendous matchup...Espy took off his boots as he left the ring...but changed his mind and went back to pick them up before leaving.

"Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson vs. Khayman(w/ Abigail):  Gary Jackson Fashion Watch(tm):  Blue jacket, white trunks.  Even though Khayman started his career with the MMWA, the two had never faced each other before this show.  Khayman targeted Jackson's arm in an attempt to set him up for his Fujiwara armbar finisher...the ground game was working, but he went to the top rope and it cost him as he missed the swanton bomb.  Jackson locked Khayman in the Texas Cloverleaf for the tapout in 8:42, scoring a hard-fought win.

"The Supreme" B.T. Daramola(w/ "The Spanish Red Devil" Ricky Rodriguez) vs. "The Caramel Bear" C.J. Shine(w/ The Snitch):  Snitch had an icepack on his groin at ringside, still hurting from the earlier low blow.  As a result, he wasn't much of an outside factor in the match and Rodriguez would have been there to hold him off anyway.  B.T. scored the win with his version of the Codebreaker in 7:33.

Moondog Rover vs. The Big Texan vs. Deacon Cash:  This was set up as a top-contender match for the Heavyweight Title, as Rover and Texan were both recent titleholders; Cash had been pushing for a championship match for months, though ironically he's DROPPED weight in recent months and was practically dwarfed by his larger opponents.  Rivals Moondog and Texan primarily focused on each other as Cash chose to bide his time on the floor and pick his spots.  One referee couldn't realistically be expected to maintain order with the combustible elements in the ring...and then Damion Cortess went after Cash to get revenge for his earlier interference.  Moondog and Rover kept on brawling in and out of the ring and the official finally threw the match out, calling for a no-contest in 6:36.  Referees and wrestlers arrived on the scene in an attempt to restore order, which took some time...the issue between Moondog and Texan is far from settled and now Cash has a problem with Cortess.

"Excalibur" Chase King vs. "The Enforcer" Jimmy D:  Broadway has brought back the tradition of putting an extra match after the advertised main event.  King recently returned to Broadway after a long absence and I am in awe of his new look, sporting longer blonde hair.  Chase scored the victory in 5:26 after a running boot to the face to wrap up the show.

Tonight I'm headed to Wrestling Over Everything in Centreville, Illinois...next weekend I'm planning to make the road trip to Proving Ground Pro in Athens, IL, hopefully carpooling with someone.  I'm slowly but surely getting caught up on these commentaries...my busy three-show weekend from last week is next on the docket.

That's my special comment for this, the thirty-third wrestling show I've attended in the year 2018.  Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.

-PB, Watching Wrestling Wrong Since 1991

P.S. We are all marks.

Weekend wrestling

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & "Showtime" Percy Watson.
-"The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese d. Gran Metalik with the running knee in the corner (5:03).
-The Authors Of Pain(Akam Dhinsa & Rezar Selmani) d. The Fashion Police(Tyler Breeze & Johnny Fandango); Rezar pinned Breeze after he and Akam hit the Last Chapter(Russian legsweep/lariat combo) (2:33 aired).

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni & Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana.
-Jay Lethal d. "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor with the Lethal Injection(rope-handspring Cutter) (10:50 aired).
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) & "Hangman" Adam Page d. Tag Team Champions The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) & "The Punishment" Damien Martinez; The Briscoes set up Matt Jackson for the Doomsday Device, but Matt countered by victory-rolling Jay for the pinfall (15:26 aired).  The Briscoes and Martinez attacked the Bullet Club trio post-match until "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes ran them off with a chair.
-Next week:  Ultimo Guerrero vs. Matt Taven.

Show results

Saturday NBW results from Sedalia, IL:

-John Rockhold d. Rex Fults.
-David Cattin, Sarge, & Tyler Grey d. Calvin Aldridge, Richard Goldman, & James Moore.
-Jaden Rollen won a triple threat match with Hollis Giroux and Deacon Cash.
-Curt Gannon d. The Math Magician to win the Midwest Pop-Con Title.
-Bra’Nae fought Tootie Lynn Ramsey to a time-limit draw to retain the KCXW Women's Title.
-Moondog Rover d. Curtis Wylde by DQ.
-Kyle Roberts d. Leland Race to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Saturday Zero-1 USA Results from Rantoul, IL:

-Jake Lander d. Tag Team Champion Joey O'Riley.

-Shank Barzini d. The Great Cardini.

-Cooter Daniels, Sensei Bock, & Johnny Kincaid d. Jason Levi, Dan Liplock, & ?.

-Jimmy Karryt d. Oliver Cain.

-Harker Dirge d. Ezra Zealous.

-Sgt. Bobby Jones d. Aaron Matthews.

Saturday CHIKARA results from Philadelphia, PA:

-Hype Rockwell vs. BLANK ended in a no-contest.
-Hype Rockwell & The Beast Warriors(Oleg The Usurper & The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova) d. BLANK & The Nouveau Aesthetic(Still Life With Apricots And Pears & Ursa Minor In The Night Sky).
-Callux The Castigator d. Corey Cravate.
-Icarus & Travis Huckabee d. Xyberhawx 2000(Razerhawk & Danjerhawk).
-Matt Riddle d. "Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti.
-Solo Darling d. Blanche Babish.
-Lucas Calhoun, Jeremy Leary, & B.M.D. d. The Legion Of Rot(Hallowicked, Frightmare, & Kobald).
-Dasher Hatfield d. Fire Ant.

Saturday EVOLVE results from Brooklyn, NY:

-Josh Briggs d. Bad Bones.
-Jon Davis d. Jarek 1:20.
-Adrian Alanis & Liam Grey d. Leon Ruff & Tommy Maserati.
-A.R. Fox d. D.J. Shiima Xion.
-Darby Allin d. WALTER.
-Bryan Idol d. Mike Taverna.
-Dominic Garrini & Tag Team Champions Chris Dickinson & Jaka d. Timothy Thatcher, Tracy Williams, & Anthony Henry.
-Joey Janela d. Austin Theory to win the WWN Title.
-Matt Riddle fought Shane Strickland to a no-contest to retain the EVOLVE Title.

Saturday AAW results from Merrionette Park, IL:

-Myron Reed won a triple threat match with Rich Swann and Stephen Wolf.
-Scarlett Bordeaux d. Savanna Stone.
-Moose d. Eddie Kingston.
-Su Yung d. Hudson Envy.
-Trevor Lee d. Trey Miguel to retain the Heritage Title.
-Sami Callihan vs. Brody King ended in a no-contest.
-Colt Cabana d. Maxwell Jacob Friedman.
-Jake Something & Curt Stallion won a triple threat match with Spyder Nate Webb & Senza Volto and Paco Gonzalez & Ace Romero.
-Kimber Lee d. Kylie Rae to retain the Women's Title.
-A.C.H. d. David Starr to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Saturday Dynamite Cup results from Lafayette, IN featuring the Dynamite Cup Tournament:

-Kevin Ku d. Danny Adams.
-Angelus Layne d. Donovan Danhausen.
-Mance Warner d. Jake Parnell.
-Johnathan Wolf won a four-corner match with Calvin Tankman, Pat Monix, and Chase Oliver.
-Arik Royal d. Percy Davis.
-The Hysteria(Cole Radrick & Sage Philips) d. The Carnies(Nick Iggy & Kerry Awful).
-Short Ghost won a Royal Rumble-style battle royal.
-Sage Philips won a six-way dance with Arik Royal, Mance Warner, Kevin Ku, Angelus Layne, and Johnathan Wolf to win the tournament.

Saturday Anarchy Wrestling results from Cornelia, GA:

-Xander Ramon d. Will Kaution.
-Seth Delay & Marcus Kross d. Tag Team Champions Team TAG(Kevin Blue & Chris Spectra) in a non-title match.
-Billy Buck d. Ike Cross by DQ to retain the Landmark Heritage Title.
-Jacob Ashworth d. Brad Cash & Crystal Rose by DQ in a handicap match.
-Logan Creed d. Cyrus The Destroyer in a last-man-standing match to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Sunday EVOLVE results from Melrose, MA:

-Josh Briggs d. Dominic Garrini.
-Adrian Alanis d. Bishop Raphael King.
-Darby Allin d. Jarek 1:20.
-Anthony Henry d. Timothy Thatcher.
-Austin Theory won a triple threat match with D.J. Shiima Xion and WWN Champion Joey Janela to retain the Full Impact Pro Heavyweight Title.
-Sabah won a four-corner match with Jon Davis, Bad Bones, and Tag Team Champion Jaka.
-Tag Team Champion Chris Dickinson d. Tracy Williams by DQ in a "Catch Point Rules" match.
-Matt Riddle d. A.R. Fox to retain the EVOLVE Title.
-Adam Cole d. WALTER to retain the NXT North American Title.

Sunday ACW results from Austin, TX featuring the American Joshi Queen Of Queens Tournament:

-Zac Taylor won a six-way dance with Scotty Santiago, D.G. Taylor, Marcus Rose, Jake Garvin, and Donnie Giovanni to retain the U-30 Title.
-The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) won a four-way dance with Smurf & Turf(J.C. Bravo & Junior Garza), Filth Like Us(Hardcore Champion Jeff Gant & Dyl Dempsey), and Thot Control(Dylan Dunbar & Ethan Price).
-Gregory James d. Brysin Scott.
-Angel Blue d. Frisco Flame.
-Harlow O'Hara d. Ruthless Lala.
-Allie Kat d. The Insidious One.
-Simply Luscious d. Livi Loca.
-Gregory James won a triple threat falls-count-anywhere match with Steve O. Reno and Mr. B.
-Harlow O'Hara d. Angel Blue.
-Allie Kat d. Simply Luscious.
-Team Super Academia(A.C.H. & Kody Lane) d. The Lost Boys(Jason Silver & Sky DeLacrimosa) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Ricky Starks d. Graham Bell to retain the T.V. Title.
-Allie Kat d. Harlow O'Hara to win the tournament.

WLW Special Comment

Now, as promised, a special comment about the World League Wrestling show on Saturday, June 2nd at the Race Wrestling Arena in Troy, Missouri.

DISCLAIMER:  I'm biased.  Deal with it.

As has become tradition for WLW shows, I carpooled with Ben Simon to Troy, Missouri.  Ultimo Dragon and his old manager Sonny Onoo were scheduled to appear at this show, but they cancelled a few weeks ahead of time...as it turned out, they appeared at F1RST Wrestling in Minnesota as Dragon faced Mike Quackenbush in an indie dream match.  Hope I get a chance to watch that match at some point and hope Dragon can stop by this area sometime in the future.  Despite the absence of the special guests, WLW had one of its best shows in terms of in-ring action in recent memory.

Your ring announcer was Dane Horst; your referee was Martin Kattich.

Jaden Roller and Rex Fults had a war of words to hype their lumberjack match later in the night, which turned out to be the main event of the evening.

Jack Gamble vs. Tag Team Champion Superstar Steve Fender(w/ Brandon Espinosa):  Espy was absent at last month's show, but he was more than happy to claim his championship belt from his partner.  Gamble has been showing me a lot lately, scoring an upset win over then-Heavyweight Champion Leland Race and coming very close to capturing the Jr. Heavyweight Title from Jayden Dominic Rose in a strap match.  They had a really strong opener with Espy adding his two cents' worth at times, though sometimes that distracted his own partner.  The finish saw Fender go for the swandive headbutt off the top rope(shades of his original trainer Harley Race, who was conspicuous by his absence), but Gamble rolled out of the way...after Fender crashed to the mat, Gamble caught him with an Oklahoma roll for the flash pin in 13:52!

Jayden Dominic Rose vs. Kyle Roberts for the Jr. Heavyweight Title:  These two worked really well together...with any luck, it'll turn into an ongoing series over the belt.  Hopefully they can bulk up the junior heavyweight division in the near future with the incoming trainees...we shall see.  Roberts has been impressive in his recent outings, including his handicap match with Fender & Espy (and I usually don't care for handicap matches); it's too bad we never got a full-fledged tag match with Roberts and Scott Steiner.  It didn't seem to be a good night for top-rope moves as Roberts went for his finishing frog splash only to land on the raised knees of his opponent...Rose hit a roundhouse kick, then a Kota Ibushi-style trapped-arm knee strike for the victory in 16:03.  I would have liked for the finish to be a bit dirtier to leave room for a potential rematch, but it was competitive enough that it could easily be set up in the near future.

Heavyweight Champion "The Hybrid Ace" Jon Webb vs. Tag Team Champion Brandon Espinosa(w/ Steve Fender), non-title:  I'm unsure why Webb's recent Troy matches have been of the non-title variety...Webb defeated Fender in May so it was Espy's turn to take a shot at the champ.  These two fought to a great twenty-minute draw in Dynamo Pro a few years ago.  Fender was a bit too eager to get involved and got himself ejected from ringside less than five minutes into the bout...whoops.  Espy focused on the arm after hitting a shoulderbreaker, perhaps in preparation for the cross-armbreaker.  The momentum swung back and forth, but the bell rang as the 15:00 time limit expired.  (My stopwatch said 13:32, but hey.)  Fender came back out to check on his partner, but the fans and Webb wanted five more minutes...and since all parties agreed(I assume), we did get a restart!  The action had barely resumed before Webb scored the quick pin with a victory roll in 1:09 of the restart (16:09 total)...I would have no problem with these two gentlemen locking up again in the future.

Intermission~!  Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm):  Pepsi, Mountain Dew, M&M cookies, bottle of water.

Stacey O'Brien vs. "Miss Natural" Heather Patera for the Women's Title:  This was Part MCMXVIII in the ongoing series between the two; Stacey is an eight-time champion while Miss Natural is a seven-time titleholder.  No one else even comes close to those numbers of reigns (Lucy Mendez and Amy Hennig have three each).  Hopefully the new blood of the local women's wrestling scene will have more of a presence in the future; I feel like we'll see more promotions start their own women's championships soon.  The finish saw Stacey bring the title belt into play while the official's back was turned...in a classic Eddy Guerrero ploy, she threw the belt to the challenger and dropped to the mat, making the ref think she had been hit with the championship.  That led to a DQ in 10:59 with Stacey retaining her title...of course, things are never quite settled between these two.

"The Wrestler For The People" Rex Fults vs. "The Heartthrob" Jaden Roller, lumberjack match:  The other wrestlers on the card were at ringside for this one.  Roller scored two previous victories over Rex, including one at Night Of Champions where Rex had a minor assist from "The Mouth Of The South" Jimmy Hart in disposing of manager "Can-Do" Curtis Dearling.  While Curtis seems to be gone, Roller still found ways to escape decisive defeats as he walked out on a match to get counted out in May.  As a result, we got the stipulation bout to prevent Roller from taking a walk again.

In a funny moment, Rex tried to "skin the cat" back into the ring after being thrown over the ropes...and finally pulled it off with the ringside fan favorites' assistance.  These two have a good dynamic with each other as it was the "everyman" Rex against arrogant wannabe superstar Roller.  Rex nearly won with his version of the Bossman Slam but Roller somehow survived, kicking out at two.  Roller fired back with his jumping side kick but THAT only got a near-fall.  The combustible situation on the floor finally exploded as the lumberjacks brawled, leading to Rex diving off the apron onto the pile of humanity(not to mention his opponent).  After a hard-fought battle, Rex finally picked up the win with a huge superplex in 19:35!  Nicely done...it was a fitting blowoff to their recent feud.

Post-show, myself and Ben met up with Brian Kelley and Timothy Miller at the nearby Denny's for the latest meeting of the Midwest Wrestling Illuminate(BWAHAHAHA~!).  I seem to be going a bit simpler on my post-show food choices as I went with the Grand Slam Slugger:  Pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, and orange juice.  I'm a big fan of breakfast food in general, I have discovered...

The last two weekends of June don't have a whole lot in the immediate area...Wrestling Over Everything is in Centreville, IL this coming Sunday.  If you feel like making a road trip, Zero-One USA is in Rantoul, IL and New Breed Wrestling is in Sedalia, MO on Saturday...on Saturday the 30th, Proving Ground Pro is in Athens, IL and Cape Championship Wrestling has its monthly offering in Cape Girardeau, MO.

That's my special comment for this, the thirty-second wrestling show I've attended in the year 2018.  Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.

-PB, Watching Wrestling Wrong Since 1991

P.S. We are all marks.

LU + Impact

Lucha Underground Season 4 Episode 2

-Commentators:  Matt Striker & Vampiro.
-In King Cuerno's trophy room:  Catrina Perez materialized in search of the Gauntlet Of The Gods, but found it missing from its stand...Cuerno said that some trophies are too dangerous to display and that the gauntlet had the power to destroy the seven ancient Aztec tribes.  Catrina said that she needed the gauntlet to get her life force back...Cuerno said he gave the gauntlet to "someone" for safe keeping, adding that he didn't know where or WHEN he hid it.  After that, Catrina disappeared from the room...
-The Trios Champions were scheduled to defend against El Texano Jr., Dr. Wagner Jr., & Famous B...but B(w/ Beautiful Brenda) said that ring announcer Melissa Santos didn't have her facts straight.  However, Texano and Wagner were busy making money for him in Mexico...so he had three new clients.
-Willie Mack, Killshot, & Son Of Havoc d. "The Savage" Jake Strong(fka Jack Swagger), Sammy Guevara, & Big Bad Steve(who previously worked as Pindar)(w/ Famous B & Beautiful Brenda); Strong seemingly had the mtch won with the anklelock on Killshot, but Famous B had the referee's attention at the wrong time.  The champs turned the tide and Havoc pinned Steve after the shooting star press (5:30).  Strong snapped and attacked his partners after the match, even throwing Famous B across the ring and hooking the anklelock, giving it a final twist to seemingly "snap" the ankle.
-Promoter Antonio Cueto announced that the Aztec Medallions would be back in play, starting with the next matchup...
-For Aztec Medallion #1:  Dragon Azteca Jr. d. Drago(w/ Kobra Moon) with a top-rope victory roll (6:08).  Kobra put the badmouth on Drago, but Johnny Mundo arrived to trash-talk the pair (since Mundo eliminated Daga last week, prompting Kobra to send in Vibora after Mundo).  Mundo was simply a distraction as Taya Valkyrie entered the ring from the other side to attack Kobra...then Mundo kicked Drago in the groin from behind and laid him out with a basement knee strike.
-Backstage in Antonio Cueto's office:  Antonio prepared to release Matanza from his cell, but Catrina materialized in his presence.  Catrina said she was stuck between the physical realm and the spirit realm...but she wanted Mil Muertes to face Fenix in Grave Consequences to steal his life force.  Antonio made it so, asking if it'll mean she has to knock next time she visits his office...she said "yes" and BAMFed out of there.
-Pentagon Dark d. Matanza Cueto(w/ Antonio Cueto) after two Canadian Destroyers and the package piledriver to retain the Lucha Underground Title (7:45).  Pentagon went for the armbar/hammerlock combo to break Matanza's arm, but Antonio held up the key and Matanza powered out of the hold before rolling out of the ring.  Antonio slapped the monster and called him "weak" before leading him to the backstage area.
-Backstage:  Jeremiah Crane entered Antonio's office...Antonio was not in the mood, but Crane wanted into the casket match to bury both Fenix and Mil.  Antonio declared that it would happen next week:  The first "Three Way To The Grave" Match!

TNA/GFW Impact

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & Don Callis.
-The New Latin-American XChange(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik)(w/ Eddie Kingston) d. D.J. Shiima Xion & Andrew Everett to win the Tag Team Titles; Santana pinned Everett after he and Ortiz hit the Street Sweeper(sitout powerbomb/Buff Blockbuster combo) (9:29 aired).
-"Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner d. Kevin Matthews with the Steiner Recliner(camel clutch) (2:42).
-Madison Rayne d. Taya Valkyrie with the Crossrayne(inverted swinging neckbreaker) (6:33).  After the match, Rayne announced that she would be challenging Su Yung for the Women's Title at Slammiversary.
-Pentagon Jr. & El Hijo Del Fantasma d. Ohio Vs. Everything(Jake & Dave Crist)(w/ Sami Callihan) when Pentagon pinned Jake after the pumphandle Michinoku Driver (12:03 aired).  Callihan & OvE beat down Pentagon after the match and nearly ripped off his mask before Fantasma ran them off with a chair.
-Next week:  Rich Swann and The Desi Hit Squad(Rohit Raju & Gursinder Singh) make their Impact debuts.

WWE United Kingdom Tournament First-Round Matches

-Commentators:  Mauro Ranallo, Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness, & "Showtime" Percy Watson.
-"The Extraordinary Gentleman" Jack Gallagher d. Drew Gulak with the step-up headbutt (6:32).
-"The Modfather" Flash Morgan Webster d. "Mr. Mayhem" James Drake after the Eton Rifle(tilt-a-whirl inverted DDT) (7:57).
-Ashton Smith d. Joseph Conners with the Ripcord DDT(inverted facelock spun into a DDT) (9:45).
-Dave Mastiff d. "The Lucky Yin" Kenny Williams after a corner cannonball (5:52).
-"The Kiwi Buzzsaw" Travis Banks d. El Ligero after the Kiwi Crusher(fisherman Michinoku Driver) (5:12).
-"Liverpool's #1" Zack Gibson d. "The Bhangra Bad Boy" Amir Jordan with the Shankly Gates(grounded top wristlock) (9:29).
-"The Iron King" Joe Coffey d. Tucker Gallagher via discus lariat (7:01).
-Jordan Devlin d. "The King Of The Travelers" Tyson T-Bone after a whirlwind roundhouse kick (5:52).
-Quarterfinals:  Gallagher vs. Gibson, Webster vs. Devlin, Coffey vs. Mastiff, and Smith vs. Banks.

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness, & "Showtime" Percy Watson.
-R.I.P. Big Van Vader.
-Bianca Belair d. Dakota Kai with the torture-rack sitout faceplant (6:06).
-The War Raiders(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) d. The Mighty-61(Shane Thorne & Nick Miller); Hanson pinned Thorne after he and Rowe hit the Fallout(back suplex/top-rope legdrop combo) (4:31).

WWE Tuesday + This Week In Wrestling

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Corey Graves.
-Becky Lynch d. Billie Kay(w/ Peyton Royce) with the Dis-Arm-Her(armbar submission) (7:48).
-Jimmy & Jey Uso vs. Sanity(Killian Dain & Alexander Wolfe)(w/ Eric Young) never officially started as the Sanity trio beat down the Usos before the opening bell.
-The Bludgeon Brothers(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) d. The Good Brothers(Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Titles; Rowan pinned Anderson after he and Harper hit the full nelson slam/sitout powerbomb combo (joined in progress; 6:01 aired).
-Gauntlet Match:  Daniel Bryan d. Big E Langston(w/ Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) with the flying knee strike (11:35).  Daniel Bryan d. Samoa Joe by countout after escaping a Coquina Clutch on the floor and beating the ten-count (19:55 aired).  The Bludgeon Brothers attacked Bryan before his next opponent entered; "The Miz" Mike Mizanin d. Daniel Bryan with the Skull-Crushing Finale (21:07 aired).  Alexander Rusev(w/ "The Artiste" Aiden English) d. Miz with the Accolade(camel clutch) (31:31 aired).

WWE 205 Live

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & "Showtime" Percy Watson.
-Drew Gulak(w/ "The" Brian Kendrick) d. Lince Dorado(w/ Kalisto & Gran Metalik) with the Gu-Lock(dragon sleeper) after a cheapshot by Kendrick (8:03).
-T.J. Perkins' scheduled match never started as he locked his opponent in the crossed-leg kneebar until referees restored order.
-Hideo Itami won a triple threat match with Buddy Murphy and Mustafa Ali when he pinned Ali after a basement corner dropkick with the bottom turnbuckle pad(behind Ali's head) removed (15:53).
-Next week:  Lucha House Party vs. Gulak/Kendrick/"The Extraordinary Gentleman" Jack Gallagher in an elimination tag match, plus Lio Rush debuts.
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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT(www.wwe.com)

NXT this week has:
-The War Raiders(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) vs. The Mighty-61(Shane Thorne & Nick Miller)
-Dakota Kai vs. Bianca Belair

Main Event this week has:
-The Fashion Police(Tyler Breeze & Johnny Fandango) vs. The Authors Of Pain(Akam Dhinsa & Rezar Selmani)
-Lince Dorado vs. Tony Nese

Extreme Rules is on Sunday 7/15:
-A.J. Styles vs. Alexander Rusev - WWE Title

WWE has a house show on Saturday 7/21 in St. Louis, MO(Chaifetz Arena):
-A.J. Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura - WWE Title
-Daniel Bryan & Jeff Hardy vs. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin & "Big Cass" Colin Cassady

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION(www.impactwrestling.com)

Impact on Thursday has:
-D.J. Shiima Xion & Andrew Everett vs. The New Latin-American XChange(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik) - Tag Team Titles
-Pentagon Jr. & El Hijo Del Fantasma vs. Ohio Vs. Everything(Jake & Dave Crist)
-Scott Steiner vs. Kevin Matthews
-Madison Rayne vs. Taya Valkyrie

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 6/29 in Baltimore, MD:
-Dalton Castle vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Marty Scurll - Heavyweight Title
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) - Tag Team Titles
-Matt Taven & The Kingdom(Vinny Marseglia & T.K. O'Ryan) vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Seiya Sanada, & Bushi - Six-Man Tag Team Titles
-"The Punishment" Damien Martinez vs. "Hangman" Adam Page - T.V. Title
-Flip Gordon vs. Bully Ray
-Sumie Sakai, Mayu Iwatani, Tenille Dashwood, & Jenny Rose vs. Kelly Klein, Kagetsu, Hana Kimura, & Hazuki
-Jay Lethal vs. Yujiro Kushida

ROH has a show on Saturday 6/30 in Fairfax, VA.

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

The G1 Special is on Saturday 7/7 in Daly City, CA:
-Kenny Omega vs. Cody Rhodes - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe & Seiya Sanada - IWGP Tag Team Titles
-"Switchblade" Jay White vs. Juice Robinson - IWGP U.S. Title
-Kazuchika Okada & Will Ospreay vs. Tetsuya Naito & Bushi

The G1 Climax takes place from Saturday 7/14 to Sunday 8/12:
-Block A: Togi Makabe, Michael Elgin, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada, “Switchblade” Jay White, Yoshi-Hashi, Bad Luck Fale, “Hangman” Adam Page, Takaaki “Evil” Watanabe, Minoru Suzuki.
-Block B: Juice Robinson, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Tama Tonga, Seiya Sanada, Tetsuya Naito, Zack Sabre Jr., Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi.

LUCHA UNDERGROUND(www.luchaunderground.com)

Wednesday's episode has:
-Pentagon Dark vs. Matanza Cueto - LU Title

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING(www.gloryprowrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 7/22 in Collinsville, IL:
-Jake Something vs. Curt Stallion - Crown Of Glory Title
-Myron Reed vs. Jake Parnell
-A.C.H. vs. A.J. Gray
-Ethan Page vs. Hakim Zane
-Air Wolf vs. Shane Strickland vs. Paco Gonzalez
-The Riegel Twins(Logan & Sterling) vs. No New Friends(Kevin Lee Davidson & Mike Outlaw)
-Savanna Stone vs. Laynie Luck
-Appearing:  Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Resurgence has a show on Sunday 8/5 in Swansea, IL.

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.facebook.com/STLAnarchy)

Next show is Friday 7/13 in Alton, IL:
-Gary Jay vs. Jake Parnell - Best-Of-Three-Falls Match
-Kevin Lee Davidson vs. Thomas Shire
-Anthony "Sharkbait" Gutierrez vs. Everett Connors
-The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) vs. The Carnies(Nick Iggy & Kerry Awful)
-Marti Belle vs. Angelus Layne

DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 7/6 in Grafton, IL.

SICW(www.sicw.org)

Next show is Saturday 7/21 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Flash Flanagan vs. Ken Kasa vs. King Christopher Hargas vs. Superstar Steve Fender vs. Curtis Wylde - Classic Title

MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/14 in St. Louis, MO.

PWCS(www.pwcswrestling.com)

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

WLW(www.harleyrace.com)

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

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

Next show is Sunday 6/24 in Centreville, IL:
-Da'Marius Jones vs. Barackus - Heavyweight Title
-David X vs. Everett Connors
-The Sabotage Squad(Krispy 2 Pop & John Boi) vs. The Kings Of Kaos - Tag Team Titles
-Richard Faith & The Big Texan vs. P.T. Beckham, Jake Prater, & Noah
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Harley James
-LaMarcus Clinton vs. K. Dose

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

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

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

Next show is Saturday 6/23 in Sedalia, MO:
-Moondog Rover vs. Curtis Wylde
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Bra'Nae

CCW(www.capewrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 6/30 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Austin Lane vs. Marko Stunt vs. Jacksyn Crowley - Heavyweight Title
-Karim Brigante vs. D'Mone Solavino - MWR Missouri Title
-Jake Dirden & Billy Hills vs. Hollis Giroux & Dell Tucker
-Sarah Summers vs. Miss Monica Passeri vs. Marni Gras - Women's Title
-The L.A. Hustlers(Bradley Diggs & Lamont Potts) vs. K.C.'s Finest(Aaron Clay & Leo D'Auria)
-Brandon Barbwire vs. Justin Smart

PROVING GROUND PRO(www.facebook.com/PGPwrestling/)

Next show is Saturday 6/30 in Athens, IL:
-Stephen Wolf vs. Kevin Lee Davidson - Franchise Title
-Jake Lander vs. Mike Outlaw - Cutting Edge Title
-Savanna Stone vs. Holidead - Zero-One USA Women's Title
-Paco Gonzalez vs. Gyasi
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Rahne Victoria vs. Valentina Loca
-Michael Elgin vs. Calvin Tankman

METRO PRO WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/MetroProKC)

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 Saturday 6/23 in Brooklyn, NY:
-Matt Riddle vs. Shane Strickland - EVOLVE Title
-Austin Theory vs. Joey Janela - WWN Title
-WALTER vs. Darby Allin
-Chris Dickinson, Jaka, & Dominic Garrini vs. Tracy Williams, Timothy Thatcher, & Anthony Henry
-D.J. Shiima Xion vs. A.R. Fox
-Josh Briggs vs. Bad Bones
-Skulk I vs. Skulk II

EVOLVE has a show on Sunday 6/24 in Melrose, MA:
-Adam Cole vs. WALTER - NXT North American Title
-Matt Riddle vs. A.R. Fox - EVOLVE Title
-Austin Theory vs. D.J. Shiima Xion
-Chris Dickinson vs. Tracy Williams
-Darby Allin vs. Jarek 1:20
-Josh Briggs vs. Dominic Garrini

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

Next show is Friday 7/13 in Reseda, CA:
-Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) - Tag Team Titles
-WALTER vs. Brody King
-Matt Riddle vs. Marty Scurll
-Rey Horus vs. Penta El Cero Miedo
-Rey Fenix vs. Trevor Lee
-Dalton Castle vs. David Starr
-Jeff Cobb vs. Joey Janela

CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)

Next show is Saturday 6/23 in Philadelphia, PA:
-Dasher Hatfield vs. Fire Ant
-Matt Riddle vs. "Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti
-Xyberhawx 2000(Razerhawk & Danjerhawk) vs. Icarus & Travis Huckabee
-Hype Rockwell vs. BLANK
-Solo Darling vs. Blanche Babish
-Lucas Calhoun, Jeremy Leary, & 79 vs. Hallowicked, Frightmare, & Kobald

ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/ThisIsWhyWeWrestle)

Next show is Saturday 6/23 in Cornelia, GA:
-Logan Creed vs. Geter - Heavyweight Title Last-Man-Standing Match

HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)

Next show is Wednesday 7/11 in Perth, Australia.

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

Next shows are Saturday 10/20 and Sunday 10/21 in Berwyn, IL.

RISE(www.rise-wrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 6/29 in South Gate, CA:
-Delilah Doom vs. Shotzi Blackheart - Phoenix Of RISE Title
-Mia Yim vs. Andrew Everett
-Kylie Rae & Miranda Alize vs. Madison Eagles & Nicole Matthews
-Taya Valkyrie & Rachael Ellering vs. Zoey "Dust" Skye & Raven's Ash
-Charli Evans & Jessica Troy vs. Laura James & Heather Monroe
-Karen Q & Ray Lyn vs. Chelsea Green & Britt Baker
-Mercedes Martinez vs. Kimber Lee vs. Shazza McKenzie vs. Kris Wolf

RISE has a show on Saturday 7/7 in Naperville, IL:
-Su Yung vs. Saraya Knight - TNA/GFW Women's Title Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
-Allie Dennis vs. Mercedes Martinez
-Kris Wolf vs. Tessa Blanchard
-Madison Rayne vs. Fallen Flower Kikyo

RISE has a show on Sunday 7/8 in Naperville, IL:
-Madison Eagles vs. Tessa Blanchard
-Kylie Rae vs. Deonna Purrazzo

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 7/20 in Ybor City, FL:
-Lufisto vs. Kimber Lee - SHINE Title No-DQ Match
-Rain vs. Stormie Lee - I Quit Match
-Mercedes Martinez & Ivelisse Velez vs. Kiera Hogan & Dementia D'Rose vs. Aja Perera & Aerial Monroe vs. Holidead & Thunder Rosa - Tag Team Titles
-Candy Cartwright vs. Leva Bates - Nova Title
-Su Yung vs. Xandra Bale
-Jordynne Grace vs. Dynamite Didi
-Brandi Lauren vs. Amber Nova
-Tesha Price vs. Jenna Van Muscles
-Miranda Alize vs. Alex Garcia

AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 6/23 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-A.C.H. vs. David Starr - Heavyweight Title
-Kimber Lee vs. Kylie Rae - Women's Title
-Trevor Lee vs. Trey Miguel - Heritage Title
-Hudson Envy vs. Su Yung
-Sami Callihan vs. Brody King
-Stephen Wolf vs. Rich Swann vs. Myron Reed
-Moose vs. Eddie Kingston

ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 6/24 in Austin TX featuring the American Joshi Queen Of Queens Tournament:
-Tournament participants:  Simply Luscious, Angel Blue, Christi Jaynes, Allie Kat, Livi Loca, Harlow O'Hara, Ruthless Lala
-Mr. B vs. Steve O. Reno - Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
-Jason Silver & Sky DeLacrimosa vs. The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) vs. Jeffrey Gant & Thomas Munoz vs. J.C. Bravo & Junior Garza
-Gregory James vs. Brysin Scott
-Zac Taylor vs. D.G. Taylor vs. Kody Lane vs. Graham Bell vs. Jake Garvin vs. Brent Masters - U-30 Title

Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling: http://www.saintlouiswrestling.com/

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NJPW G1 Climax Schedule

7/14: Tanahashi vs. Suzuki, Makabe vs. Hashi, Elgin vs. Evil, Okada vs. White, Fale vs. Page

7/15: Juice vs. Tonga, Goto vs. Sanada, Ishii vs. Yano, Omega vs. Naito, Ibushi vs. Sabre

7/16: White vs. Tanahashi, Makabe vs. Suzuki, Elgin vs. Page, Okada vs. Fale, Hashi vs. Evil

7/19: Ibushi vs. Juice, Omega vs. Goto, Ishii vs. Naito, Yano vs. Sabre, Sanada vs. Tonga

7/20: Tanahashi vs. Fale, Makabe vs. Evil, White vs. Elgin, Okada vs. Page, Hashi vs. Suzuki

7/21: Juice vs. Naito, Goto vs. Ishii, Ibushi vs. Yano, Omega vs. Tonga, Sanada vs. Sabre

7/22: Tanahashi vs. Page, Okada vs. Makabe, Elgin vs. Hashi, White vs. Suzuki, Evil vs. Fall

7/26: Omega vs. Juice, Goto vs. Yano, Ishii vs. Sabre, Naito vs. Tonga, Ibushi vs. Sanada

7/27: Tanahashi vs. Makabe, Elgin vs. Suzuki, Okada vs. Hashi, White vs. Fale, Evil vs. Page

7/28: Juice vs. Yano, Goto vs. Naito, Ibushi vs. Ishii, Omega vs. Sanada, Tonga vs. Sabre

7/30: Tanahashi vs. Hashi, Makabe vs. Fale, Okada vs. Elgin, White vs. Page, Evil vs. Suzuki

8/1: Juice vs. Sanada, Goto vs. Ibushi, Ishii vs. Tonga, Naito vs. Yano, Omega vs. Sabre

8/2: Tanahashi vs. Evil, Makabe vs. Page, Elgin vs. Fale, Okada vs. Suzuki, White vs. Hashi

8/4: Juice vs. Sabre, Goto vs. Tonga, Omega vs. Ishii, Yano vs. Sanada, Naito vs. Ibushi

8/5: Tanahashi vs. Elgin, White vs. Makabe, Okada vs. Evil, Hashi vs. Fale, Page vs. Suzuki

8/8: Juice vs. Ishii, Goto vs. Sabre, Omega vs. Yano, Ibushi vs. Tonga, Naito vs. Sanada

8/10: Tanahashi vs. Okada, Elgin vs. Makabe, White vs. Evil, Hashi vs. Page, Fale vs. Suzuki

8/11: Goto vs. Juice, Ishii vs. Sanada, Yano vs. Tonga, Omega vs. Ibushi, Naito vs. Sabre

8/12: Final

Raw + XPlosion

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Jonathan Coachman, & Corey Graves.
-Dolph Ziggler(w/ Drew McIntyre) d. Seth Rollins to win the Intercontinental Title by reversing an O'Connor Roll and holding the tights (11:41 aired).
-"The Glorious" Bobby Roode d. Curt Hawkins with the elevated DDT (0:43).
-Raw Tag Team Champions The Deleters Of Worlds("Broken/Woken" Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt) d. Rhyno & Heath Slater(non-title); Hardy pinned Slater after he and Wyatt hit the Kiss Of Deletion(double Sister Abigail) (3:24).
-Jinder Mahal(w/ Sunil Singh) d. Chad Gable with the Khallas(cobra clutch slam) (2:30).
-Sarah Logan & Liv Morgan(w/ Ruby Riot) d. "The Boss" Sasha Banks & Bayley Rose when Liv rolled up Sasha with a handful of tights (4:50 aired).
-Roman Reigns & Bobby Lashley d. The Revival(Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) when Lashley pinned Wilder after the spear (6:20).
-Mojo Rawley d. "No Way" Jose Valenzuela after a fireman's-carry faceplant (2:40).
-Kevin Owens & Baron Corbin d. Braun Strowman & Finn Bálor when Corbin pinned Bálor after the End Of Days(mid-air Flatliner) (13:09 aired).
-Next week:  Ziggler vs. Rollins in a rematch for the I-C Title.

TNA/GFW XPlosion

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & Sonjay Dutt.
-El Hijo Del Fantasma d. Braxton Sutter with the Thrill Of The Kill(cradle Tombstone) (7:48 aired).

NJPW Kizuna Road (Part 2)

-Yota Tsuji fought Yuya Uemura to a time-limit draw. -Taiji Ishimori & Yujiro Takahashi d. Ren Narita & Shota Umino. -Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi d. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tomoyuki Oka. -Yoshi-Hashi, Toru Yano, & Roppongi 3K(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) d. Togi Makabe, Ryusuke Taguchi, Toa Henare, & David Finlay. -G1 Climax Block A: Togi Makabe, Michael Elgin, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada, “Switchblade” Jay White, Yoshi-Hashi, Bad Luck Fale, “Hangman” Adam Page, Takaaki “Evil” Watanabe, Minoru Suzuki. -G1 Climax Block B: Juice Robinson, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Tama Tonga, Seiya Sanada, Tetsuya Naito, Zack Sabre Jr., Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi. -Tetsuya Naito, Takaaki “Evil” Watanabe, Seiya Sanada, & Bushi d. Takashi Iizuka, Taichi, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & TAKA Michinoku. -Hiroshi Tanahashi, Michael Elgin, Juice Robinson, Yujiro Kushida, & Jeff Cobb d. Kazuchika Okada, IWGP U.S. Champion “Switchblade" Jay White, NEVER Openweight Champion Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, & Gedo. -Hiromu Takahashi d. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion El Desperado to retain the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title.

TNA/GFW Zero Fear

-Matt Sydal d. Dezmond Xavier.

-Ace Austin d. Mr. Atlantis.

-The Desi Hit Squad(Rohit Raju & Gursinger Singh) d. Desmond Quicksilver & Aiden Prince.

-Madison Rayne d. K.C. Spinelli.

-Fallah Bahh & Stone Rockwell d. The Fraternity(Channing Decker & Trent Gibson).

-Eddie Edwards d. Trevor Lee.

-Su Yung d. Katarina Leigh.

-Sami Callihan d. Josh Alexander.

-Austin Aries d. Rich Swann.

-Pentagon Jr. won a triple threat match with Moose and Eli Drake.

TBP Special Comment

Now, as promised, a special comment about the "Beard Productions" show on Friday, June 1st at the Knights Of Columbus Hall in Cahokia, Illinois.

DISCLAIMER:  I'm biased.  Deal with it.

I heard about this show the day that it happened; Tony Esteem had posted about it on Twitter but I had missed those messages.  Ben Simon contacted me to ask if I would be going, so I decided to check it out...it would definitely prove to be a unique experience and Ben joined me for the evening.  I hadn't been to the Cahokia venue in several years...NWA Central States Championship Wrestling ran there once and Mid-America Xtreme had shows at the venue on a regular basis.

Your ring announcer was Chris Roedel; your referee was Luke Roberts(who hadn't worn the stripes in a long time).

The night started with a beer chugging contest with three contestants...I think two were podcast hosts and a third was an older fan(who ended up winning).  Dynamo Pro Heavyweight Champion "The Wind Of Destruction" Makaze was in the house as a judge for both the beer chugging competition and the boxing and mixed-martial-arts bouts.

Kyle Hammer vs. Jimmi LaFleur:  I've seen Hammer recently at Outlaw Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Championship Wrestling, and Strictly Nsane Pro Wrestling...I first knew him as a ring announcer for St. Louis Anarchy but he's made the transition to an active competitor.  In that regard, he actually had a slight experience edge on relative newcomer LaFleur and got into his head with his trash-talking.  Hammer scored the victory after a DDT in 6:46.

"The Spanish Red Devil" Ricky Rodriguez vs. Tony Esteem:  These guys have been on opposite sides of a recent tag feud with Ricky aligning with the veteran Jackal and Esteem teaming with LaFleur.  Ricky has struggled to pick up wins thus far, but the fans usually get behind him as an underdog.  It looked like Esteem was setting up for the win with his headlock driver finisher, but Ricky countered nicely with a belly-to-back suplex into a rollup for the flash pin in 7:19.  LaFleur hit the ring to help Esteem beat down Rodriguez after the match (I guess Kyle Hammer wasn't available for a save), doing damage with a chair before finishing with their sideslam/top-rope elbowdrop combo.

Intermission~!  Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm):  Mountain Dew and pizza.  I also bought a 50/50 raffle ticket, though I didn't win...one of these days...

Brandon Dalton vs. Jason Thompson, boxing challenge:  I don't think Luke Roberts has officiated too many boxing matches(or MMA bouts for that matter).  Ben Simon(who's far more familiar with the rules of those sports) was decidedly unhappy with the uncalled rule infractions in both bouts...both guys seemed to have trouble keeping their boxing gloves on their hands and they ended up duct-taping them.  Thompson won by second-round knockout when the referee stopped the match.

Jack Tate vs. Collin Reagin, mixed martial arts challenge:  This didn't seem drastically different from the previous match...it seemed like most of the audience at the show was there to see these two matches.  I THINK these guys do a podcast but don't hold me to that.  At any rate, there was more than just punching obviously and it went longer than the previous bout...Tate got the tapout victory with a guillotine hold in the third round.

This was a different sort of show and I didn't know what to expect out of the second half...I imagine my colleagues who are better versed in boxing and MMA would be more qualified to speak on those bouts.

That's my special comment for this, the thirty-first wrestling show I've attended in the year 2018.  Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.

-PB, Watching Wrestling Wrong Since 1991

P.S. We are all marks.

WWE Money In The Bank

-The Bludgeon Brothers(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) d. The Good Brothers(Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Titles; Harper pinned Gallows after he and Rowan hit a full nelson slam/sitout powerbomb combo.
-Daniel Bryan d. "Big Cass" Colin Cassady with the heel hook.
-Bobby Lashley d. Sami Zayn after three delayed vertical suplexes.
-Seth Rollins d. "The Drifter" Elias Samson by reversing an O'Connor Roll to retain the Intercontinental Title.
-Alexa Bliss won the women's Money In The Bank ladder match with Ember Moon, Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Natalya Neidhart, Lana Perry-Rusev, Naomi Night, and "The Boss" Sasha Banks by retrieving the briefcase from above the ring.
-Roman Reigns d. Jinder Mahal(w/ Sunil Singh) with the spear.
-Carmella Van Damme d. Asuka Urai to retain the Smackdown Women's Title after James Ellsworth distracted Asuka in her own robe and mask, allowing Carmella to surprise her with the superkick for the surprise win.
-"The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles d. Shinsuke Nakamura in a last-man-standing match to retain the WWE Title after a springboard forearm that drove both men backwards through the broadcast table.
-Ronda Rousey d. Raw Women's Champion Nia Jax by DQ when Alexa Bliss broke up Ronda's armbar on Nia with her newly-won briefcase.  She took out both women with the case, then decided to cash in...
-Alexa Bliss d. Nia Jax with the Twisted Bliss(twisting splash off the top rope) to win the Raw Women's Title.
-Braun Strowman won the men's Money In The Bank ladder match with Finn Bálor, "The Miz" Mike Mizanin, Alexander Rusev, "The Glorious" Bobby Roode, Kevin Owens, Samoa Joe, and Kofi Kingston by retrieving the briefcase from above the ring.

Sunday Glory Pro-Resurgence Results From Swansea, IL

-Jake Lander & Ezra Zealous d. Shain Bender & Kyle Pro; Lander hit Bender with a rolling Death Valley Driver, then Zealous stepped off Lander's back for a swanton bomb and got the pin (3:49).

-”The Gifted” Chase Holliday won a four-corner match with “Can't Miss” Xavier Walker, Aaron Orion, and Nathen Edwards when he pinned Edwards after an inverted swinging neckbreaker (5:15).

-No New Friends(“The Millennial” Danny Adams & Mike Outlaw) d. The Gym Nasty Boys(Timmy Lou Retton & White Mike); Outlaw spit water in Retton’s face and Adams pinned him with an O’Connor Roll (10:47).

-”The Little Blue Dragon” Tootie Lynn Ramsey d. “The Empress Of Evil” Rahne Victoria after a knee trembler (5:25).

-Jake Something d. Kevin Lee Davidson to retain the Crown Of Glory Title; Something had to fend off interference by Danny Adams and Mike Outlaw before finally winning with a sitout Bossman Slam (14:09).

-Announced for Glory Pro’s show on 10/7: Tenille Dashwood!

-Sophie King d. Savanna Stone by blocking a rana and delivering a sitout chokebomb (6:41).

-Edvin Kudic d. “The Cajun Kid” Sage Cainan by countering a Diamond Cutter with a sleeper and bodyscissors for the tapout (10:36).

-Leone Mephisto & Roy “The Strangler” Lewis d. “Big Beef” Jake Garvin & “Mr. Fun Size” Marko Stunt when Mephisto rolled up Stunt with feet on the ropes (16:12). After the match, Garvin turned on Stunt with a swinging full nelson slam.

-Air Wolf d. “The Mad Dragon” Hakim Zane via victory roll to retain the Resurgence Title (14:11).d