Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Wednesday Wrestling

WWE NXT UK (Double Episode Special)

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Nigel McGuinness.
-Trent Seven d. "The Muscle Cat" Saxon Huxley after the Burning Hammer (5:10).
-"The Modfather" Flash Morgan Webster d. Mark Coffey(w/ Joe Coffey) via crucifix (6:17); Travis Banks and Mark Andrews hit the ring to save Webster from a post-match attack by both Coffee brothers.
-"The Guv'nor" Danny Burch d. Sam Gradwell with a hanging DDT (4:05).  In his post-match interview, Burch said that his primary goal was the United Kingdom Title held by "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne...so he threw out the official challenge for that match.
-"Liverpool's #1" Zack Gibson d. "The Scottish Supernova" Noam Dar with the Helter Skelter(cradle elevated neckbreaker) (21:10).
-Next week(err, episode):  "The Kiwi Buzzsaw" Travis Banks vs. "The Last King Of Scotland" Wolfgang Young.
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-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Nigel McGuinness.
-Moustache Mountain(Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) d. "The Muscle Cat" Saxon Huxley & Sam Gradwell; Bate pinned Gradwell after he and Seven hit a released dragon suplex/rebound lariat combo (6:05).
-Backstage:  Travis Banks was found down on the floor and injured as referees and General Manager Johnny Saint checked on him...
-Backstage:  Mark Andrews talked to Johnny Saint, saying he believed Joe & Mark Coffey had attacked Travis Banks.  Andrews said he would take Banks' place against Wolfgang in the main event.
-"The Modern-Day Witch" Isla Dawn d. Nina Samuels after a high-collar belly-to-belly suplex (3:23).
-Backstage:  United Kingdom Champion "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne was interviewed about his title reign and last week's challenge from "The Guv'nor" Danny Burch...he said that they took the same path to get here, but he's the one with the belt despite Burch's experience advantage.
-Jordan Devlin d. Tucker Gallagher with a modified Death Valley Driver (4:10).
-Backstage:  Danny Burch was interviewed about next week's title shot; he said the past fifteen years of his career have prepared him for this opportunity.
-Mark Andrews d. "The Last King Of Scotland" Wolfgang Young with the shooting star press (8:42).  The two shook hands after the match, but Joe & Mark Coffey attacked Andrews as Wolfgang was leaving.  Wolfgang watched the events ensue from the entranceway as Flash Morgan Webster ran in to help Andrews...he finally re-entered the ring and the Coffeys retreated.  However, Wolfgang snapped and clotheslined Webster, then joined with the Coffeys in attacking Andrews as well.
-Next week:  Pete Dunne vs. Danny Burch for the U.K. Title.
-In two weeks:  Toni Storm vs. Dakota Kai.

WWE 205 Live

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness, & "Showtime" Percy Watson.
-"The" Brian Kendrick d. "The Extraordinary Gentleman" Jack Gallagher(w/ Drew Gulak) with the Sliced Bread #2 after Akira Tozawa stopped Gulak from interfering (6:16).
-Gran Metalik(w/ Kalisto & Lince Dorado) d. Tyson Dean after the tightrope-walk elbowdrop (1:05).  T.J. Perkins attacked Metalik after the match and stole his mask.
-Mustafa Ali d. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese via jackknife cradle (13:28).  Nese teased a post-match attack, but Cedric Alexander hit the ring and Nese backed off.  After that, Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy made his entrance to stare down Ali and Alexander...
-Next week:  Buddy Murphy vs. Mark Andrews.

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness, & "Showtime" Percy Watson.
-Nikki Cross d. Mercedes Martinez after the Purge(swinging fisherman buster) (6:20).  After the match, Candice LeRae confronted Cross over her role in the situation between her husband Johnny Gargano and Aleister Black...Nikki left the ring, but stopped at the entranceway as Black came out.  Black entered the ring to have a few words with Candice...Candice insisted that Johnny wasn't there and Black finally took his leave.
-The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) d. The Mighty-61(Shane Thorne & Nick Miller) when Ford pinned Thorne after a springboard frog splash (7:08).
-Backstage:  General Manager S. William Regal announced that Tommaso Ciampa would defend the NXT Title against "The Velveteen Dream" Patrick Clark at Takeover...Aleister Black walked into the picture and Regal let him know that he would get his hands on Johnny Gargano at Takeover.
-Backstage:  Lars Sullivan was wrecking everything in sight, saying that he deserved the NXT Title shot and not Velveteen Dream and he would destroy Velveteen Dream if that was what it took to get the shot.
-"The King Of Bros" Matt Riddle d. Luke Menzies with the Bro-Mission(leg-trap neck crank) (3:20).
-Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch d. Raul Mendoza & Humberto Carrillo; Lorcan pinned Mendoza after he and Burch hit the double-team elevated DDT (3:17).
-The War Raiders(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) vs. Adam Cole & Bobby Fish never officially started as Hanson & Rowe attacked Cole & Fish during a backstage promo they were doing with NXT Tag Team Champions Roderick Strong & Kyle O'Reilly.  The fight went out of the building where NXT North American Champion Ricochet joined the fight against the Undisputed Era...everyone eventually ended up in the ring area where the sides were evened by United Kingdom Champion "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne.  The good guys cleared the ring and Regal made his entrance for his final announcement:  These teams of four would face each other at Takeover in War Games!
-Next week:  The Velveteen Dream vs. Lars Sullivan.

Lucha Underground Season 4 Episode 21 (Ultima Lucha Cuatro Part 1)

-Commentators:  Matt Striker & Vampiro.
-Elsewhere:  Captain Vasquez was visited by Aero Star, saying he needed her half of the broken medallion.  The medal reformed into a single piece as Vasquez vanished...
-The Reptile Tribe(Daga, Jeremiah Snake, & Kobra Moon) won a three-way dance with Ivelisse Velez, X.O. Lishus, & Sammy Guevara and The Rabbit Tribe(The White Rabbit, Paul London, & El Bunny) to retain the Trios Titles.  Eliminations:  Guevara pinned London to eliminate The Rabbit Tribe (4:39).  White Rabbit laid out Guevara with the mandible claw after the match, leaving Ivelisse and Lishus in a two-on-three situation...Daga finally made Lishus tap out to the headscissors/crucifix hold (9:06 aired).
-Taya Valkyrie-Mundo d. Ricky Mundo with a crossed-leg STF (4:05).  Taya wasn't done as she chokeslammed Ricky off the ring apron and through a table.
-Son Of Havoc d. Killshot in a mask-vs.-mask match after a shooting star press with Killshot strapped to a stretcher (14:07).  He said that his name is Lieutenant Jermaine Strickland and voluntarily removed his mask, saying he was running from his past and the fact that he did leave his brothers(including Dante Fox) for dead.  He respectfully presented the mask to Havoc before leaving the arena...
-Backstage:  Strickland crossed paths with a uniformed Dante Fox, who said he was on a mission and that's why had been absent for so long.  Strickland said that we wouldn't see his face again and they saluted each other before Strickland left the temple.
-Next week:  Ultima Lucha Cuatro Part 2 with Marty "The Moth" Martinez vs. Pentagon Dark in a Cero Miedo Match for the LU Title; Johnny Mundo vs. Matanza Cueto; Willie Mack vs. Mil Muertes in a Death Match; and Dragon Azteca Jr. vs. Fenix in a best-of-three-falls match.

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

WWE Tuesday + This Week In Wrestling

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Corey Graves.
-"The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles d. Daniel Bryan with the Calf Crusher to retain the WWE Title (14:27 aired).  Samoa Joe attacked both men after the match and locked Styles in the Coquina Clutch, then hooked Bryan in the hold to leave them both laying.
-Big E Langston(w/ Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) d. Smackdown Tag Team Champion Antonio Cesaro(w/ Sheamus O'Shaunessy) in a street fight after hitting the Big Ending (joined in progress; 4:05 aired).
-U.S. Champion Shinsuke Nakamura d. "R-Truth" Ron Killings(w/ Carmella Van Damme)(non-title) after the Kinshasa(flying knee strike) (4:51 aired).
-Rey Misterio Jr. & Jeff Hardy d. Randy Orton & "The Miz" Mike Mizanin when Hardy pinned Miz after the swanton bomb (8:36).

WWE Mixed Match Challenge

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Vic Joseph, & Renee Young.
-Braun Strowman & Ember Moon d. Jinder Mahal & Alicia Fox(w/ Samir & Sunil Singh) when Strowman pinned Mahal after the running powerslam (9:18).
-WWE Champion "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles & Charlotte Flair d. Alexander Rusev & Lana Perry-Rusev when Charlotte made Lana tap out to the Figure-Eight Leglock(bridging figure-four) (7:45).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT(www.wwe.com)

WWE UK this week has:
-Noam Dar vs. Zack Gibson

205 Live this week has:
-Mustafa Ali vs. Tony Nese
-Brian Kendrick vs. Jack Gallagher
-In action:  Gran Metalik

NXT this week has:
-The War Raiders(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) vs. Adam Cole & Bobby Fish
-Matt Riddle vs. Luke Menzies

Main Event this week has:
-Rhyno & Heath Slater vs. The B Team(Curtis Axel & Bo Dallas)
-Titus O'Neil vs. Mojo Rawley

Next week's episode of Mixed Match Challenge has:
-Bobby Lashley & Mickie James vs. Finn Bálor & Bayley Rose
-"R-Truth" Ron Killings & Carmella Van Damme vs. Jimmy Uso & Naomi Night

Crown Jewel is on Friday 11/2:
-A.J. Styles vs. Samoa Joe - WWE Title
-Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman - For The Vacant Universal Title
-The Undertaker & Kane vs. Shawn Michaels & Triple H
-World Cup Tournament Semifinals & Final
-The Bar(Antonio Cesaro & Sheamus O'Shaunessy) vs. The New Day(Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston) - Smackdown Tag Team Titles
-Seth Rollins vs. Bobby Lashley - Tournament Round 1
-Kurt Angle vs. Dolph Ziggler - Tournament Round 1
-Jeff Hardy vs. Mike Mizanin - Tournament Round 1
-Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Randy Orton - Tournament Round 1

WWE Smackdown is in St. Louis, MO on Tuesday 11/13:
-A.J. Styles, Daniel Bryan, & Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Randy Orton, & Mike Mizanin
-Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair

Survivor Series is on Sunday 11/18:
-Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
-Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION(www.impactwrestling.com)

Impact on Thursday has:
-Tessa Blanchard vs. Taya Valkyrie - Women's Title

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

ROH TV this week has:
-Flip Gordon & ? vs. Bully Ray & Silas Young

Next show is Saturday 11/3 in Pittsburgh, PA.

ROH has a show on Sunday 11/4 in Columbus, OH featuring the Survival Of The Fittest Tournament:
-Cody Rhodes & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Matt Taven & The Kingdom(Vinny Marseglia & T.K. O'Ryan) - Six-Man Tag Team Titles
-Jay Lethal & Jeff Cobb vs. Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky
-Jonathan Gresham vs. Tracy Williams - Tournament Round 1
-P.J. Black vs. Luchasaurus - Tournament Round 1
-Christopher Daniels vs. "Beer City Bruiser" Matt Winchester - Tournament Round 1
-Dalton Castle vs. Adam Page vs. Colin Delaney - Tournament Round 1
-Flip Gordon vs. Andrew Everett vs. Guerrero Maya Jr. - Tournament Round 1
-Stuka Jr. vs. Marty Scurll vs. Silas Young - Tournament Round 1

ROH has a show on Wednesday 11/7 in Lewiston, ME:
-Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, Yujiro Kushida, & Chris Sabin vs. Tetsuya Naito, Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Seiya Sanada, & Bushi
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Bully Ray & Silas Young
-Juice Robinson vs. Christopher Daniels
-Dalton Castle & The Boys(Brandon & Brent Tate) vs. Matt Taven & The Kingdom(Vinny Marseglia & T.K. O'Ryan)
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. Cody Rhodes & Adam Page
-Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky vs. The Bouncers("The Beer City Bruiser" Matt Winchester & Brian Milonas)
-Jeff Cobb vs. Cheeseburger

ROH has a show on Thursday 11/8 in Lowell, MA:
-Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham vs. Yujiro Kushida & Chris Sabin vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. The Kingdom(Vinny Marseglia & T.K. O'Ryan)
-Tetsuya Naito vs. Adam Page
-Jay Briscoe vs. Scorpio Sky
-Jeff Cobb vs. Christopher Daniels
-Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe & Seiya Sanada vs. Bully Ray & Silas Young
-Cody Rhodes vs. Mark Briscoe
-Frankie Kazarian vs. Flip Gordon

ROH has a show on Friday 11/9 in Buffalo, NY:
-Yujiro Kushida vs. Jonathan Gresham vs. Flip Gordon vs. Bushi
-Cody Rhodes & Adam Page vs. The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor)
-Jay Lethal vs. Chris Sabin
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Tetsuya Naito & Seiya Sanada
-Jeff Cobb vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe
-Juice Robinson vs. Silas Young

ROH has a show on Sunday 11/11 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
-Jay Lethal vs. Kenny King - Heavyweight Title
-Cody Rhodes vs. Trent Barreta - IWGP U.S. Title
-Yujiro Kushida & Chris Sabin vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)

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

Power Struggle is on Saturday 11/3:
-Chris Jericho vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe - IWGP Intercontinental Title
-Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
-Tomohiro Ishii vs. Minoru Suzuki - Revolution Pro British Title
-Taichi vs. Hirooki Goto - NEVER Openweight Title
-Hiroshi Tanahashi & David Finlay vs. The Golden Lovers(Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi)
-Kazuchika Okada & Trent Barreta vs. "Switchblade" Jay White & Bad Luck Fale
-Super Junior Tag League Final

LUCHA UNDERGROUND(www.luchaunderground.com)

Wednesday's episode(Ultima Lucha Cuatro Part 1) has:
-Son Of Havoc vs. Killshot - Mask vs. Mask Match
-The Reptile Tribe(Daga, Jeremiah Snake, & Kobra Moon) vs. The Rabbit Tribe(The White Rabbit, Paul London, & El Bunny) vs. Ivelisse Velez, X.O. Lishus, & Sammy Guevara - Trios Titles
-Taya Valkyrie vs. Ricky Mundo

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING(www.gloryprowrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 11/11 in Collinsville, IL:
-Curt Stallion vs. D.J. Shiima Xion - Crown Of Glory Title
-Myron Reed & Stephen Wolf vs. The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) - United Glory Tag Team Titles
-Air Wolf vs. Zachary Wentz
-Puma King vs. Jake Parnell
-Kevin Lee Davidson vs. Brody King
-Brian Pillman Jr. vs. Clayton Gainz vs. Kevin Ku vs. A.J. Gray
-Kobe Durst vs. Tyler Colton
-Alpha Omega(Camaro Jackson & Kenny Alfonso) vs. No New Friends(Danny Adams & Mike Outlaw)
-Paco Gonzalez vs. Jake Something

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

Next show is Friday 11/16 in Alton, IL:
-Gary Jay vs. Hallowicked
-Jonathan Gresham vs. Jeremy Wyatt
-Jake Parnell vs. Chip Day
-A.C.H. & The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) Vs. Kody Lane, Ethan Price, & Zach Taylor
-The Carnies(Nick Iggy & Kerry Awful) vs. The Left Coast Guerrillas(Leonel "Hoodie" Howlett & Anaya Howlett)
-Paco Gonzalez vs. Logan Riegel vs. Anthony "Sharkbait" Gutierrez vs. Sterling Riegel vs. Sage Philips vs. Logan James
-Roscoe Eat Lisa(Mikey McFinnegan & Zakk Sawyers) vs. Jake Dirden & Thomas Shire
-Larry D vs. Jake Garvin
-Buddy Shepherd & ? vs. Matt Kenway & Adam Caster

DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 11/4 in St. Louis, MO(4 Hands Brewery).

DPW has a show on Saturday 11/24 in DeSoto, MO.

SICW(www.sicw.org)

Next show is Saturday 11/3 in Swansea, IL:
-Flash Flanagan vs. King Christopher Hargas
-Sean Vincent vs. Attila Khan
-Camron Bra'Nae vs. Lady Pride

MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)

Next show is Saturday 11/10 in St. Louis, MO:
-Ace Hawkins vs. Da'Marius Jones vs. A.J. Williams - Cruiserweight Title

PWCS(www.pwcswrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 12/2 in Alton, IL:
-The Submission Squad(Evan Gelistico, ?, ?, & ?) vs. The Blacklist(Matt Kenway, ?, ?, & ?) - Season 5 Championship Elimination Tag Match
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Paco Gonzalez - Gateway Heritage Title
-Mat Fitchett vs. Greg Jovi - Anarchy Rules Match
-Everett Connors vs. Jake Dirden
-Danny Adams vs. Thomas Shire
-Weird World(Evan Adams & Alex Kellar) vs. No New Friends(Kevin Lee Davidson & Mike Outlaw)

WLW(www.harleyrace.com)

Next show is Saturday 11/3 in Troy, MO:
-Kyle Roberts & Rex Fults vs. Steve Fender & Brandon Espinosa - Tag Team Titles
-Da'Marius Jones vs. Austin Cravens

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

Next show is Sunday 11/11 in Centreville, IL.

PRO WRESTLING EPIC(facebook.com/epicwrestling1)

Next show is Friday 11/2 in Brownstown, IL:
-Brandon Aarons vs. Da'Marius Jones - Heavyweight Title
-Billy McNeil vs. Leone Mephisto
-Everett Connors vs. David X
-Jake Parnell vs. Barackus
-Danny Adams vs. Roy Lewis
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Rahne Victoria

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 11/24 in Delta, MO.

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

Next show is Saturday 11/17 in Petersburg, IL:
-Mike Outlaw vs. Jake Lander - Cutting Edge Title Ladder Match
-The Boys From Jollyville(T-Money & Russ Myers) vs. Alpha Omega(Camaro Jackson & Kenny Alfonso) - Tag Team Titles
-Scott Keyes vs. Dan Liplock - Street Fight
-Jake Dirden vs. Derek Neal

PRO WRESTLING FORCE(twitter.com/prowrestlingfo1)

First show is Sunday 12/16 in Springfield, IL:
-Juice Robinson vs. Logan James - Pure Title Tournament Round 1
-Myron Reed vs. Jake Lander - Pure Title Tournament Round 1
-Aaron Williams vs. Jake Omen - Pure Title Tournament Round 1
-Stephen Wolf vs. Ace Perry - Pure Title Tournament Round 1
-The Top Guys(Adam Slade & Kevin Giza) vs. Lotus(Juntai Miller & Gavin Quinn)
-Golden Dragon vs. Orion Creed vs. Bandolero vs. Jake Parnell vs. Jackson Stone vs. Gringo Loco
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Sophie King

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

Next show is Friday 11/9 in Livonia, MI:
-The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. J.D. Drake & Anthony Henry - Tag Team Titles
-Mustafa Ali vs. D.J. Shiima Xion
-Fabian Aichner vs. ? - EVOLVE Title
-Harlem Bravado vs. Jason Kincaid vs. Josh Briggs vs. Leon Ruff - Winner Gets EVOLVE Title Shot
-A.R. Fox vs. Austin Theory

EVOLVE has a show on Saturday 11/10 in Oak Lawn, IL:
-Fabian Aichner vs. A.R. Fox - EVOLVE Title
-J.D. Drake vs. Anthony Henry vs. Austin Theory vs. Harlem Bravado - WWN Title
-Mustafa Ali vs. Darby Allin
-Montez Ford vs. Shane Strickland
-Angelo Dawkins vs. Josh Briggs
-Jason Kincaid vs. Barrett Brown

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

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

CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)

Next show is Saturday 11/10 in Philadelphia, PA:
-Dasher Hatfield(interim champion for "Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti vs. The Whisper - Grand Championship
-Ophidian vs. Rory Gulak
-Fire Ant vs. Callux The Castigator
-Solo Darling, Danjerhawk, Razerhawk, & Boomer Hatfield vs. Hallowicked, Travis Huckabee, Tony Deppen, & Cornelius Crummels

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

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

RISE(www.rise-wrestling.com)

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

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 11/2 in Queens, NY:
-Allysin Kay vs. Lufisto - SHINE Title
-The Twister Sisterz(Holidead & Thunder Rosa) vs. Las Sicarias(Ivelisse Velez & Mercedes Martinez) - Tag Team Titles
-Candy Cartwright vs. Aja Perera - Nova Title
-Santana Garrett vs. Priscilla Kelly
-Su Yung vs. Stormie Lee

AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 11/10 in LaSalle, IL:
-Brody King & Jimmy Jacobs vs. Sami Callihan & Jessicka Havok - Street Fight
-The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix) vs. The Rascalz(Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz)
-Kylie Rae vs. Allysin Kay
-Eddie Kingston vs. Mance Warner

ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 11/18 in Austin, TX featuring the Lone Star Classic Tournament:
-Jazz vs. Su Yung vs. Angel Blue - Tournament Round 1
-Other Participants:  Masada, Sky DeLacrimosa, Gregory James, Rodney Mack

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

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NJPW Super Junior Tag League Day 10

-Shingo Takagi & Bushi d. A.C.H. & Ryusuke Taguchi; Takagi pinned A.C.H. after he and Bushi hit a wheelbarrow pickup/Codebreaker combo.

Standings:
-Desperado/Kanemaru, Takagi/Bushi:  10
-Roppongi 3K:  8
-Kushida/Sabin, ACH/Taguchi:  6
-Ishimori/Eagles, Liger/Tiger Mask:  4
-Volador/Soberano:  2

Monday, October 29, 2018

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Renee Young, & Corey Graves.
-Finn Bálor d. Bobby Lashley(w/ "The Man Of The Hour" Lio Rush) by DQ when Rush shoved Bálor off the top rope (5:28 aired).
-Trish Stratus, Lita Dumas, "The Boss" Sasha Banks, Bayley Rose, & Natalya Neidahrt d. The Riot Squad(Ruby Riot, Sarah Logan, & Liv Morgan), Mickie James, & Alicia Fox when Natalya made Alicia tap out to the Sharpshooter (8:22 aired).
-"The Drifter" Elias Samson d. Jinder Mahal(w/ Samir & Sunil Singh) after the Drift Away v2.0(swinging fisherman buster) (4:05).
-"The Glorious" Bobby Roode & Chad Gable won a triple threat match with The Authors Of Pain(Akam Dhinsa & Rezar Selmani)(w/ Drake Maverick) and The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor); Roode pinned Viktor after he and Gable hit a Chaos Theory(O'Connor Roll into German suplex)/neckbreaker combo (joined in progress; 1:08 aired).
-Nia Jax d. Ember Moon with the Legdrop O' Doom after a distraction by Tamina Snuka (3:26).
-Kalisto & Lince Dorado(w/ Gran Metalik) d. The Revival(Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) when Kalisto pinned Dawson after the Salida Del Sol(sitout Asai DDT) (3:20).
-Dolph Ziggler(w/ Drew McIntyre) d. Apollo Crews via superkick (joined in progress; 2:58 aired).

NJPW Super Junior Tag League Day 9

-IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru d. Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV(non-title); Kanemaru spit whiskey in Liger's face and Desparado kicked him in the groin before nailing him with one of the title belts.  Desperado finished off Liger with the Pinche Loco(sitout Pedigree).

Standings:
-Desperado/Kanemaru: 10
-Roppongi 3K, Takagi/Bushi:  8
-Kushida/Sabin, ACH/Taguchi:  6
-Ishimori/Eagles, Liger/Tiger Mask:  4
-Volador/Soberano:  2

Sunday, October 28, 2018

WWE Evolution

-Trish Stratus & Lita Dumas d. Mickie James & Alicia Fox(w/ Alexa Bliss) when Trish pinned Mickie after the roundhouse kick.
-Nia Jax won a battle royal.  Eliminations:  Peyton Royce, Billie Kay, Molly Holly, Kelly Kelly, Torrie Wilson, Sonya Deville, Alundra Blayze, Maria Kanellis, Lana Perry-Rusev, Mandy Rose, Dana Brooke, Michelle McCool, Naomi Night, Carmella Van Damme, Ivory, Asuka Urai, Tamina Snuka, Zelina Vega, & Ember Moon.
-Mae Young Classic Tournament Final:  Toni Storm d. "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai with the Storm Zero v2.0(tigerdriver).
-"The Boss" Sasha Banks, Bayley Rose, & Natalya Neidhart d. The Riot Squad(Ruby Riot, Sarah Logan, & Liv Morgan) when Sasha pinned Liv after the frog splash.
-Shayna Baszler d. Kairi Sane with the Kirifuda Clutch(sleeper with bodyscissors) to win the NXT Women's Title after interference by Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir.
-Becky Lynch d. Charlotte Flair in a last-woman-standing match to retain the Smackdown Women's Title.  Becky cut off an attempted moonsault to the floor and powerbombed Charlotte off the top rope and through a table on the floor; Charlotte was unable to answer the ten-count after that.
-"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey d. Nikki Bella(w/ Brie Bella) via cross-armbar to retain the Raw Women's Title.

Sunday RCW Results From Granite City, IL

-”Da Bomb” Brian James & Mark Morgan d. The Fallen Angels(Zander Allen & L-Ride)(w/ Chris Exodus) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Morgan pinned L-Ride after a gourdbuster onto James’ knees (12:31).
-”The Pain Train” P.T. Beckham won a triple threat match with Kaos and Pretty Boy Floyd(C)(w/ Bradley Stevens III) to win the Wild Card Title when he stole the pin on Floyd after Kaos’ fireman's-carry double-knee gutbuster (7:30).
-Kenny White d. Chris Exodus(w/ Fallen Angels) after a fisherman Jackhammer and Legdrop O’ Doom to retain the Cruiserweight Title (6:16). Nero congratulated the two after the match only to lay out the two with cheapshots.
-The Foreign Solution(Douglas O'Shea, Victor Ivanov, & Juan Sanchez)(w/ Bully O'Shea, Marquis Vachon, & Voodoo King) d. The White Trash Mawfya(Frankie D, Billy D, & Cage Cross)(w/ Uncle Shorty & Jenna D); Marquis tripped Frankie and held his foot while O'Shea got the pin (12:03).
-The Brute Crue(Kurt Alexander & Rowan Holms)(w/ Mr. GQ) d. U.S. Champion “Dirty” Dick Brody(subbing for the injured Nero) & Jeff Steeples(w/ Doc Lombardi) to win the Honor & Legacy Tag Team Titles when Alexander made Steeples tap out to a half-crab (10:07).
-Savanna Stone fought “The Empress Of Evil” Rahne Victoria to a double countout (7:25).
-”War” Chris Riot d. Playboy Double H(w/ Pimpin’ Al Blundy) via Calf Crusher to retain the Heavyweight Title (15:24).
-Frankie D won a Royal Rumble-style battle royal. Entries: Tag Team Champion Brian James, Bradley Stevens III, Honky Tonk Kid, Alister Crowe, Randy Dustry, Cage Cross, Chris Exodus, Mark Morgan, Zander Allen, Voodoo King, Travis Scott, L-Ride, Wicked, Frankie D, Victor Ivanov, Juan Sanchez, Douglas O'Shea. Eliminations: Randy Dustry, Alister Crowe, Cage Cross, Brian James, Travis Scott, Zander Allen, Voodoo King, L-Ride, Chris Exodus, Bradley Stevens III, Honky Tonk Kid, Mark Morgan, Wicked, Juan Sanchez, Victor Ivanov, Douglas O'Shea (17:06).

Saturday, October 27, 2018

WOE Special Comment

Now, as promised, a special comment about the Wrestling Over Everything show on Sunday, September 9th at the River's Edge Community Center in Centreville, Illinois.

DISCLAIMER:  I'm biased.  Deal with it.

Any rebuilding process for a wrestling promotion takes time if it's truly effective; I saw it with Dynamo Pro in the past few years.  That will be the case if WOE's plans truly work out and they build their audience...attendance has been hit-and-miss recently, including some shows with scary low attendance.  Running on Sunday usually leaves them unopposed, but October and November would be unfortunate for them as they ended up running on the same days as Glory Pro.  The event was listed as starting at 5 PM; things kicked off closer to 5:20.

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

New Heavyweight Champion "The Incomparable" Deacon Cash kicked off the show...he wanted to defend his title but former titleholder "2.0" Da'Marius Jones wasn't there (plus Cash had been injured at the MMWA show the previous night).  Cash said that when the rematch took place the following month, he wanted it to be an I Quit Match...all righty then.

LaMarcus Clinton vs. Reilly MaGuire:  MaGuire was a substitute for "Li'l Hollywood Hills" Everett Connors and in the unusual position of being the rulebreaker in a match.  He attempted the slow down the high-flyer with a belly-to-back suplex onto the ring apron(#HARDESTPARTOFTHERING), then focused his attack on L.M.C.'s leg.  Clinton fought through the pain to rally, delivering a Codebreaker before going to the top rope to finish with the 450 Splash in 4:41.

The Sabotage Squad(Krispy 2 Pop & John Boi) vs. No Coast(Sid Holland & J.C.J.) for the Tag Team Titles, street fight:  This was set up by the Squad's complaints about a lack of competition, leading to the debut appearance of No Coast in August.  CUE THE PLUNDER~!  We saw chairs, a kendo stick, crutches, a trash can and lid, and a baking pan used as weapons in this one...it was a format that would seem to benefit the champions, but No Coast gave as well as they got.  They managed to isolate John Boi and Sid stunned him with brass knuckles, then J.C.J. followed up with a Shining Wizard for the win in 12:18 for NEWWWWW WOE Tag Team Champions!

Intermission~!  Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm):  Orange Gatorade.

The Enforcer vs. Jake Prater:  Enforcer had been wanting a spot on the WOE roster, so The Landlord had been putting him through the wringer with tough opponents and this night was no exception.  Prater finished him off in short order with a piledriver in 1:41...then decided his night wasn't quite over and called out The Big Texan for an impromptu matchup.

The Big Texan vs. Jake Prater:  This hoss feud continues to rage at WOE...much like Texan's feud with Moondog Rover at the Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance, neither man has been above a bit of rule-bending or weapon usage to achieve victory.  Prater scored his second win in a row after bashing Texan in the head with a chair outside the ring, rolling him in to get the three-count in 5:22.

"The Notorious" P.T. Beckham vs. "The Unholy Father" Richard Faith for the Interstate Title:  Beckham had won the title from Faith in August and Faith immediately invoked his rematch clause for this bout.  However, Faith grew frustrated quickly with his inability to put the champion away...after scoring a 2 1/2-count after his Blackhole Slam finisher, he blatantly leveled Beckham with his good book for the DQ in 6:13.  After the match, Faith proclaimed that he was putting the Interstate Title behind him and looking to bigger and better things...perhaps a run at the Heavyweight Championship?

Before the main event, senior official Jason Pemberton announced that he was stepping away from wrestling to focus on his personal life...he's had a rough few months on the home front and I wish him the best.

Brandon Espinosa vs. "K-Dos" Kyle King:  Espinosa was in position for a title shot a few months ago before Leone Mephisto left the promotion and forfeited the championship.  These guys had a solid main event and the new champ Deacon Cash made an appearance to watch his potential contenders...Espy won via brainbuster in 9:40.  Cash already had his rematch with Da'Marius Jones scheduled, but would Espy be the next in line for whoever won that one?

To close the show, Landlord personally thanked Jason Pemberton for his officiating job for WOE...then gave him a Rock Bottom, because why not.

I don't have as much free time as I once did, plus it just isn't as fun as it once was to write these commentaries.  I'll get to them eventually, but it'll just take a little while.  The sheer amount of wrestling content available to the average fan is staggering nowadays and it would take a superhuman effort to absorb it all.  Meanwhile, my financial situation is somewhere between Defcon-1 and Defcon-0...yes, again.

The next several weeks look like this:
-Sunday 10/28:  Rampage Championship Wrestling in Granite City, IL (HEY THAT'S TECHNICALLY TODAY)

-Friday 11/2: Pro Wrestling Epic in Brownstown, IL
-Saturday 11/3:  World League Wrestling in Troy, MO; Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling in Swansea, IL
-Sunday 11/4:  Dynamo Pro Wrestling in St. Louis, MO(4 Hands Brewery)
-Saturday 11/10:  Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance in St. Louis, MO
-Sunday 11/11:  Glory Pro Wrestling in Collinsville, IL; WOE in Centreville, IL
-Friday 11/16:  St. Louis Anarchy in Alton, IL
-Saturday 11/17:  SICW in East Carondelet, IL
-Saturday 11/24:  MMWA in Lemay, MO

That's my special comment for this, the fifty-fifth 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:  Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness, & "Showtime" Percy Watson.
-Zack Ryder d. Jinder Mahal(w/ Samir & Sunil Singh) via sunset flip (4:58).
-"The Glorious" Bobby Roode & Chad Gable d. The Revival(Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder); Gable pinned Dawson with the Chaos Theory(O'Connor Roll into German suplex) (5:39 aired).
ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni & Caprice Coleman.
-"Hangman" Adam Page d. Scorpio Sky with the Rite Of Passage(behind-the-back piledriver) (8:19 aired).
-Shane Taylor d. Eli Isom after the Greetings From 216(sitout Tombstone) (4:23 aired).  Cheeseburger ran in to save Isom from a post-match chair attack but was laid out as well...Flip Gordon finally hit the ring to fight off Taylor and turned his own chair on him.  Flip challenged Bully Ray, leading to a match being set up for next week's show:  If Flip's choice of competitor beats Bully's choice(revealed to be "The Last Real Man" Silas Young), Flip can do anything he wants to Bully.  However, Bully can do anything he wants to Flip if Silas wins.
-Heavyweight Champion Jay Lethal & "The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham d. Yujiro Kushida & Jushin "Thunder" Liger when Lethal pinned Liger after the Lethal Injection(rope-handspring Cutter) (11:37 aired); Kenny King did commentary.

Comedy Part 815: Y'Ever See A Carp Gasp For Air?

Location:  Mason City Limits
Emcee:  Buddah Eskew
After:  Zach Boblitt
Before:  Joe "The Animal" Lancey

Much appreciation to both Buddah for booking me on this showcase and Joe for doing most of the driving at a time when I wasn't sure if I would have enough gas money for the trip.  It was my first time at the club and we have a Small But Mighty(tm) audience who were very energetic(if a bit chatty at times).  Buddah said my time frame was 12-15 minutes and I had a really strong set, which I was happy about since first impressions are important for one's first appearance at a venue(especially a comedy club).  Unfortunately club manager Chris Spreyer was out of town, but hopefully the good reviews get back to him and I'll be able to return to Mason City Limits in the near future.  Shoutouts to the other comedians on the show:  Whitney Devine, Will O'Donnell, and Ron Finger!

NJPW Super Junior Tag League Day 8

-A.C.H. & Ryusuke Taguchi d. Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV when Taguchi pinned Tiger Mask by countering a backslide attempt into his own pinning combination.
-Roppongi 3K(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) d. Volador Jr. & Soberano Jr. when Yohei pinned Soberano after he and Sho hit the 3-K(Flapjack-into-Paydirt).
-NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Taiji Ishimori & Robbie Eagles d. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Yujiro Kushida & Chris Sabin when Ishimori pinned Kushida after the Bloody Cross(gourdbuster onto the knees).
-IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru d. Shingo Takagi & Bushi(non-title); Desperado unmasked Bushi and rolled him up for the pin.

Standings:
-Roppongi 3K, Takagi/Bushi, Desperado/Kanemaru:  8
-Kushida/Sabin, ACH/Taguchi:  6
-Ishimori/Eagles, Liger/Tiger Mask:  4
-Volador/Soberano:  2

Friday, October 26, 2018

Show Results

Friday AAW results from Merrionette Park, IL:

-Curt Stallion & Jake Something d. Paco Gonzalez & Steve Manders.
-Zachary Wentz won a triple threat match with El Hijo De L.A. Park and Stephen Wolf.
-Heritage Champion Trevor Lee & Jeff Cobb d. D.J. Shiima Xion & Trey Miguel.
-Josh Briggs d. Joe Asa.
-Josh Briggs d. Ace Romero.
-Mexablood(Flamita & Bandido) d. The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett).
-Women's Champion Kimber Lee & Scarlett Bordeaux d. Marti Belle & Kylie Rae.
-Rey Fenix d. Sammy Guevara.
-L.A. Park d. Maxwell Jacob Friedman.
-A.R. Fox & Myron Reed d. David Starr & Eddie Kingston to win the Tag Team Titles.

Saturday NBW results from Eldon, MO:

-Jaden Roller d. John Rockhold.
-Curtis Wylde d. Tyler Grey.
-”The Iceman” Howard Moritz & The Math Magician won a four-corner match with Alpha Omega(Camaro Jackson & Kenny Alfonso), David Cattin & Tyler Grey, and Richard Goldman & Calvin Aldridge to become the first Multi-State Tag Team Champions.
-Deacon Cash d. Midwest PopCon Champion Curt Gannon in a non-title match.
-Gil Rogers d. Marc Godeker.
-Marc Godeker won a battle royal.
-Kyle Roberts d. Leland Race in a table match to retain the Heavyweight Title; Cowboy Bob Orton was the special guest enforcer.

Saturday CCW results from Cape Girardeau, MO:

-Justin Smart d. Barackus.
-Joey O'Riley d. Rey Fury.
-Billy Hills d. Hollis Giroux to win the vacant Pure Title (Roger Matheus forfeited the belt due to injury).
-Karim Brigante d. Chris Jones to retain the MWR Missouri Title.
-The Wise Church(Antwane Wise & Reno Diamond) d. K.C.'s Finest(Aaron Clay & Leo D'Auria) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Brandon Espinosa & Dexter Roswell d. Ace Hawkins & Jacksyn Crowley.
-Marko Stunt d. Austin Lane to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Saturday CHIKARA results from Philadelphia, PA featuring the Lethal Lottery Tournament:

-Princess Kimber Lee & The Whisper d. Hallowicked & Shazza McKenzie.
-Jimmy Rave & Cam Zagami d. Oleg The Usurper & Hype Rockwell.
-Rory Gulak & Solo Darling d. Travis Huckabee & Ophidian.
-Juan Francisco De Coronado & Missile Assault Man d. BLANK & Ice Cream Jr.
-Danjerhawk d. Still Life With Apricots & Pears to retain the Young Lions' Cup.
-Princess Kimber Lee & The Whisper d. Jimmy Rave & Cam Zagami.
-Juan Francisco De Coronado & Missile Assault Man d. Rory Gulak & Solo Darling by forfeit due to Solo being injured by a Travis Huckabee piledriver after the earlier match.
-Green Ant II d. Volgar by DQ.
-Dasher Hatfield d. Campeon De Parejas Sloan Caprice to retain the Grand Championship as interim titleholder for "Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti.
-Princess Kimber Lee & The Whisper d. Juan Francisco De Coronado & Missile Assault Man to win the tournament. 


Sunday EVOLVE results from Ybor City, FL:

-Darby Allin d. Josh Briggs.
-Priscilla Kelly d. Jessie Elaban.
-Adrian Jaoude d. Joe Gacy.
-Leon Ruff d. Barrett Brown.
-The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) d. Chris Dickinson & Jaka to win the Tag Team Titles.
-Marquise Porter vs. Mikey Spandex never officially started as Dan Matha attacked both men.
-Adrian Alanis won a triple threat match with Liam Gray and Tommy Maserati.
-Fabian Aichner d. Shane Strickland to win the EVOLVE Title.
-J.D. Drake won a six-way ladder match with A.R. Fox, Anthony Henry, Austin Theory, Darby Allin, and Harlem Bravado to win the vacant WWN Title.

Sunday ACW results from Austin, TX:

-The Buddy System(C.T. Jones & Danny Burroughs) won a three-way dance with Omega & Omni and Mark Champion & D.X.C.
-Smurf & Turf(J.C. Bravo & Junior Garza) d. Damarkus Rashad & Ruthless Lala.
-Ethan Price won a four-corner match with Ricky Starks(C), Tag Team Champion Kody Lane, and Zac Taylor to win the T.V. Title.
-Rodney Mack d. Dimitri Alexandrov.
-Sky DeLacrimosa d. Masada in a street fight.
-Angel Blue d. Mr. B.
-Jason Silver won a three-way dance with Gregory James and Steve O. Reno to retain the Heavyweight Title.

NJPW Super Junior Tag League Day 7

-IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Yujiro Kushida & Chris Sabin d. Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV; Sabin pinned Tiger Mask after he and Kushida hit the Outatime(reverse neckbreaker/moonsault combo).
-IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru d. Volador Jr. & Soberano Jr.(non-title); Kanemaru spit whiskey in Soberano's face and Desperado got the crucifix pin.
-Shingo Takagi & Bushi d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Taiji Ishimori & Robbie Eagles when Bushi pinned Eagles after the MX(flying Codebreaker off the top rope).
-A.C.H. & Ryusuke Taguchi d. Roppongi 3K(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) when Taguchi pinned Yohei with a bridging half-nelson suplex.

Standings:
-Takagi/Bushi: 8
-Desperado/Kanemaru, Roppongi 3K, Kushida/Sabin: 6
-Ishimori/Eagles, A.C.H./Taguchi, Liger/Tiger Mask: 4
-Volador/Soberano: 2

Thursday, October 25, 2018

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & Don Callis.
-"The Draw" Sami Callihan(w/ Ohio Vs. Everything(Jake & Dave Crist)) d. Trevor Lee with the stuff piledriver (5:42); Scarlett Bordeaux watched the match from the entrance stage.  X-Division Champion "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage stopped a post-match bat attack and took out Callihan with an F-5.
-Tag Team Champions The New Latin-American XChange(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik)(w/ Konnan) d. The New Heavenly Bodies(Dustin & Justin Corino)(non-title); Santana pinned Justin after he and Ortiz hit the Street Sweeper(sitout powerbomb/Buff Blockbuster combo) (5:55).  Eli Drake did commentary.
-Rohit Raju d. "The Great" Gama Singh by DQ when Gama Singh Jr. attacked Raju (1:53).
-Moose & Killer Kross d. Fallah Bahh & Kevin Matthews when Kross made K.M. pass out in the Kross-Jacket Choke(sleeper with bodyscissors) (9:29); Eddie Edwards attacked Moose outside the ring but it wasn't enough to alter the outcome.
-"The Undead Bride" Su Yung d. "The Girl On Fire" Kiera Hogan(w/ Allie Dennis) with the Panic Switch(fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver) (4:47).
-Johnny Impact d. Fenix with the Starship Pain(corkscrew split-legged moonsault) to retain the Heavyweight Title (11:37 aired).  The OGz(Homicide & Shawn Hernandez)(w/ Eddie Kingston) attacked Fenix afterwards until Pentagon Jr. ran them off with a chair.  An ensuing backstage vignette showed that Killer Kross had laid out Johnny Impact (explaining why he didn't run back out to help).
-Next week:  Tessa Blanchard vs. Taya Valkyrie for the Women's Title.

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Wednesday Wrestling

WWE NXT UK

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Nigel McGuinness.
-El Ligero d. "The Wild Boar" Mike Hitchman after a middle-rope springboard into a tornado DDT (4:52).
-Dakota Kai d. Killer Kelly with the sunset flip-into-backcracker (4:10).
-Coming soon:  Eddie Dennis.
-"Liverpool's #1" Zack Gibson made his entrance and got a ton of boos...he won the second United Kingdom Tournament and, despite being worn down, took United Kingdom Champion "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne to the limit.  With all sides even, he believed that he would win the title from Dunne...but the heckling from the fans threw him off his game and led to his defeat.  He never got a proper rematch and "The Scottish Supernova" Noam Dar was just handed an opportunity he didn't deserve.  That brought out Dar for a confrontation, but General Manager Johnny Saint ordered both of them back to his office RIGHT NOW.  (When Johnny Saint tells you to do something, you do it.)
-Backstage:  Travis Banks was interviewed about his experience in NXT UK...his primary goal is to get some payback on Joe & Mark Coffey.
-Ashton Smith d. Tucker Gallagher with the Ash Cloud(inverted facelock spun into DDT) (4:15).
-Debuting on NXT UK next week:  Danny Burch.
-Tyler Bate d. "The Last King Of Scotland" Wolfgang Young with the Tylerdriver '97(tigerdriver) (10:23).
-Next week:  Noam Dar vs. Zack Gibson.

WWE 205 Live

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness, & "Showtime" Percy Watson.
-Mike Kanellis(w/ Maria) d. Lince Dorado(w/ Kalisto & Gran Metalik) with the inverted swinging neckbreaker (11:33).
-Mustafa Ali d. Hideo Itami in a falls-count-anywhere match after a 450 Splash off the top rope to smash Itami through a table on the floor (15:23).
-Next week:  "The" Brian Kendrick vs. "The Extraordinary Gentleman" Jack Gallagher, plus Mustafa Ali vs. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese for the first shot at new Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy.

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness, & "Showtime" Percy Watson.
-Earlier today:  General Manager S. William Regal advised the security guards that if Aleister Black made an appearance, he was to be escorted to Regal's office immediately.
-The Undisputed Era(Adam Cole, NXT Tag Team Champions Roderick Strong & Kyle O'Reilly, & Bobby Fish) kicked off the show...Cole said that NXT North American Champion Ricochet still had his "property", noting that Ricochet defeated "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne but not himself.  As Cole ranted about deserving a one-on-one rematch, he was interrupted by Ethan Carter III...after a lively debate over who did and didn't deserve a title shot, Cole challenged EC3 to face him right then and there.
-Ethan Carter III d. Adam Cole(w/ NXT Tag Team Champions Roderick Strong & Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) via rollup (6:55).  The Era gang-attacked EC3 after the match.
-Outside the building:  Nikki Cross paid a visit to the security guards, saying "He's coming..."
-"The Blasian Baddie" Mia Yim d. Aliyah Areebi after the Sole Food (3:41).
-Backstage:  Bianca Belair complained to Regal about not yet getting an NXT Women's Title shot...then the Undisputed Era got in his face about EC3.  Regal retorted that they needed to be reprimanded for their actions against The War Raiders(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) as well as EC3.  Next week, it'll be The War Raiders against Cole & Fish.
-Kassius Ohno d. Justin Xavier after a rolling elbow to the back of the head (3:07).  After the match, Nikki Cross made her entrance and laughed, saying "he's coming..."
-Debuting next week:  "The King Of Bros" Matt Riddle.
-Before Regal could announce the challenger for the NXT Title at the next Takeover, NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa interrupted to hear the announcement in person.  Next out was "The Velveteen Dream" Patrick Clark, who said the people wanted an "experience" at Wargames and wanted Regal to say HIS name.  Cue Lars Sullivan, who believed he deserved the next title shot as well...Lars didn't think much of Dream's retort and throttled him.  Cue Nikki Cross to herald the arrival of "him", who turned out to be Aleister Black running roughshod over the security guards on a beeline for the ring.  Ciampa wisely retreated from the ring as Black entered, dropping Sullivan with the Black Mass(spinning kick) before confronting Regal:  "Where is he?"  Regal had no idea who Black was wanting, but Black turned around into a superkick from Johnny Gargano!  The show closed with Gargano's statement:  "I'm right here!"  I guess that answers the question of who attacked Aleister Black...

WWE Mae Young Classic Tournament

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Renee Young, & Beth Phoenix.
-Semifinal:  Toni Storm d. Meiko Satomura after the second Storm Zero v2.0(tigerdriver) of the match (13:07).  Last year's tournament winner Kairi Sane congratulated Storm on her win.
-Semifinal:  "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai d. Rhea Ripley with the moonsault (12:54).  Kairi congratulated Shirai as well, along with Sara Amato and Toni Storm.
-Your tournament final to take place at Evolution:  Io Shirai vs. Toni Storm!

Lucha Underground Season 4 Episode 20

-Commentators:  Matt Striker & Vampiro.
-"The Savage" Jake Strong won a seven-way dance with "The One-Man Army" Dante Fox, Shawn Hernandez, "The Darewolf" P.J. Black, Aero Star, "Big Bad" Steve Pain(w/ Famous B), and King Cuerno to win the Gift Of The Gods Title.  Eliminations:  Fox pinned Hernandez with a backslide (2:28).  Strong made Black tap out to the anklelock (5:59 aired), after which Strong snapped Black's ankle.  Aero Star pinned Steve after a cross-bodyblock off a forklift(commandeered by Drago) (11:57 aired).  Strong made Aero Star tap out to the anklelock (15:58 aired); Cuerno saved Aero Star from an ankle-breaking and had some communication with him as he assisted him to the backstage area.  Fox pinned Cuerno after the Foxcatcher(straitjacket fisherman buster) (27:47 aired).  Strong made Fox tap out to the anklelock (31:30 aired) and snapped his ankle.
-Elsewhere:  Johnny Mundo met with Aero Star, who told him that no amount of training could prepare him for Matanza Cueto.  Aero Star said he could help him, bringing in Drago with a little gift:  The Gauntlet Of The Gods!  (Cuerno had the gauntlet at the end of Season 3 and seemingly passed it on to Aero Star at some point...that explained Cuerno's communication with Aero Star during the earlier match.  Aero Star was doing this as a favor to Mundo for helping him to free Drago from the Reptile Tribe.)  Mundo tried on the gauntlet and seemed to enjoy the power boost it offered...Drago asked Aero Star if this was a good idea, with Aero Star simply saying that "only time will tell"...
-Next two weeks:  Ultima Lucha Cuatro!  Lineup:
-Marty "The Moth" Martinez vs. Pentagon Dark - LU Title - Cero Miedo Match
-Johnny Mundo vs. Matanza Cueto
-The Reptile Tribe(Daga, Jeremiah Snake, & Kobra Moon) vs. The Rabbit Tribe(The White Rabbit, Paul London, & El Bunny) vs. X.O. Lishus, Ivelisse Velez, & Sammy Guevara - Trios Titles
-Dragon Azteca Jr. vs. Fenix - Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Willie Mack vs. Mil Muertes - Death Match
-Son Of Havoc vs. Killshot - Mask-vs.-Mask Match
-Taya Valkyrie vs. Ricky Mundo

NJPW Super Junior Tag League Day 6

-IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Taiji Ishimori & Robbie Eagles(non-title); Kanemaru spit whiskey in Eagles’ face and Desperado rolled him up for the pin. -IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Yujiro Kushida & Chris Sabin d. A.C.H. & Ryusuke Taguchi when Kushida made A.C.H. tap out to the Hoverboard Lock(kimura). Standings: -Takagi/Bushi, Roppongi 3K: 6 -Ishimori/Eagles, Desperado/Kanemaru, Liger/Tiger Mask, Kushida/Sabin: 4 -A.C.H./Taguchi, Volador/Soberano: 2

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

WWE Tuesday + This Week In Wrestling

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Corey Graves.
-Kofi Kingston(w/ Big E Langston & Xavier Woods) vs. The Big Show(w/ Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Bar(Antonio Cesaro & Sheamus O'Shaunessy) ended in a no-contest when the outside parties entered the ring to brawl (1:29).
-Jimmy & Jey Uso d. WWE Champion "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles & Daniel Bryan; Styles accidentally hit Bryan with a Pele Kick and Jey superkicked Styles, then tagged in Jimmy for the top-rope splash on Styles for the pin (7:46).
-"The Bulgarian Brute" Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry-Rusev) d. "The Artiste" Aiden English with the Accolade(camel clutch) (1:20).
-Rey Misterio Jr. d. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin with the 619 and springboard splash (9:04).
-Asuka Urai & Naomi Night vs. Absolution(Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose) never officially started as several women(The Iconics(Billie Jay & Peyton Royce), Lana Perry-Rusev, Carmella Van Damme, Zelina Vega) came out to talk about the battle royal at Evolution, leading to a big brawl.
-Randy Orton d. Jeff Hardy with the RKO (8:45).

WWE Mixed Match Challenge

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Vic Joseph, & Renee Young.
-Finn Bálor & Bayley Rose d. "The Glorious" Bobby Roode & Natalya Neidhart when Bálor pinned Roode after the Coup De Grace(top-rope double-stomp) (8:14).
-"The Miz" Mike Mizanin & Asuka Urai d. Jimmy Uso & Naomi Night when Miz pinned Uso after the Skull-Crushing Finale (7:24).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT(www.wwe.com)

WWE UK this week has:
-Tyler Bate vs. Wolfgang Young
-Dakota Kai vs. Killer Kelly

205 Live this week has:
-Mustafa Ali vs. Hideo Itami - Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
-Lince Dorado vs. Mike Kanellis

NXT this week has:
-Ethan Carter III vs. Adam Cole
-Mia Yim vs. Aliyah Areebi

The Mae Young Classic episode on Wednesday has:
-Meiko Satomura vs. Toni Storm
-Io Shirai vs. Rhea Ripley

Main Event this week has:
-Zack Ryder vs. Jinder Mahal
-Bobby Roode & Chad Gable vs. The Revival(Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder)

Next week's episode of Mixed Match Challenge has:
-Braun Strowman & Ember Moon vs. Jinder Mahal & Alicia Fox
-A.J. Styles & Charlotte Flair vs. Alexander Rusev & Lana Perry-Rusev

Evolution is on Sunday 10/28:
-Ronda Rousey vs. Nikki Bella - Raw Women's Title
-Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair - Smackdown Women's Title Last-Woman-Standing Match
-Trish Stratus & Lita vs. Alexa Bliss & Mickie James
-Mae Young Classic Tournament Final
-Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler - NXT Women's Title
-Battle Royal
-Sasha Banks, Bayley Rose, & Natalya Neidhart vs. The Riot Squad(Ruby Riot, Sarah Logan, & Liv Morgan)

Crown Jewel is on Friday 11/2:
-A.J. Styles vs. Daniel Bryan - WWE Title
-Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman - For The Vacant Universal Title
-The Undertaker & Kane vs. Shawn Michaels & Triple H
-World Cup Tournament:  John Cena, Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Randy Orton, Seth Rollins, Dolph Ziggler, Mike Mizanin, Rey Misterio Jr.
-The Bar(Antonio Cesaro & Sheamus O'Shaunessy) vs. The New Day(Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston) - Smackdown Tag Team Titles

WWE Smackdown is in St. Louis, MO on Tuesday 11/13:
-A.J. Styles, Daniel Bryan, & Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Randy Orton, & Mike Mizanin
-Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION(www.impactwrestling.com)

Impact on Thursday has:
-Johnny Impact vs. Fenix - Heavyweight Title
-The New Latin-American XChange(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik) vs. The New Heavenly Bodies(Dustin & Justin Corino)
-Fallah Bahh & Kevin Matthews vs. Moose & Killer Kross
-Kiera Hogan vs. Su Yung
-Rohit Raju vs. Gama Singh

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

ROH TV this week has:
-Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham vs. Yujiro Kushida & Jushin Liger
-"Hangman" Adam Page vs. Scorpio Sky

Next show is Saturday 10/27 as part of Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Cruise featuring the Sea Of Honor Tournament:
-Jay Lethal vs. B.J. Whitmer - Tournament Round 1
-Christopher Daniels vs. Delirious - Tournament Round 1
-Marty Scurll vs. Rhett Titus - Tournament Round 1
-Flip Gordon vs. Silas Young - Tournament Round 1
-Mark Briscoe vs. Will Ferrara - Tournament Round 1
-Frankie Kazarian vs. "Hangman" Adam Page - Tournament Round 1
-Cheeseburger vs. "Beer City Bruiser" Matt Winchester - Tournament Round 1
-Kenny King vs. Jay Briscoe - Tournament Round 1
-Marty Scurll vs. Sami Callihan
-The New Latin-American XChange(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik) vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)

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

The Super Junior Tag League takes place from Tuesday 10/16 to Thursday 11/1:
-Teams:  El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Kushida & Chris Sabin, Roppongi 3K(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu), Shingo Takagi & Bushi, Taiji Ishimori & Robbie Eagles, Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV, A.C.H. & Ryusuke Taguchi, Volador Jr. & Soberano Jr.

Power Struggle is on Saturday 11/3:
-Chris Jericho vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe - IWGP Intercontinental Title
-Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
-Tomohiro Ishii vs. Minoru Suzuki - Revolution Pro British Title
-Taichi vs. Will Ospreay - NEVER Openweight Title
-Hiroshi Tanahashi & David Finlay vs. The Golden Lovers(Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi)
-Kazuchika Okada & Trent Barreta vs. "Switchblade" Jay White & Bad Luck Fale
-Super Junior Tag League Final

LUCHA UNDERGROUND(www.luchaunderground.com)

Wednesday's episode has:
-Aero Star vs. Jake Strong vs. Steve Pain vs. King Cuerno vs. Dante Fox vs. Shawn Hernandez vs. P.J. Black - For The Gift Of The Gods Title

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING(www.gloryprowrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 11/11 in Collinsville, IL:
-Curt Stallion vs. D.J. Shiima Xion - Crown Of Glory Title
-Myron Reed & Stephen Wolf vs. The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) - United Glory Tag Team Titles
-Air Wolf vs. Zachary Wentz
-Puma King vs. Jake Parnell
-Kevin Lee Davidson vs. Brody King
-Appearing:  Brian Pillman Jr.

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

Next show is Friday 11/16 in Alton, IL:
-Gary Jay vs. Hallowicked
-Jonathan Gresham vs. Jeremy Wyatt
-Jake Parnell vs. Chip Day
-A.C.H. & The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) Vs. Kody Lane, Ethan Price, & Zach Taylor
-The Carnies(Nick Iggy & Kerry Awful) vs. The Left Coast Guerrillas(Leonel "Hoodie" Howlett & Anaya Howlett)
-Paco Gonzalez vs. Logan Riegel vs. Anthony "Sharkbait" Gutierrez vs. Sterling Riegel vs. Sage Philips vs. Logan James
-Roscoe Eat Lisa(Mikey McFinnegan & Zakk Sawyers) vs. Jake Dirden & Thomas Shire
-Larry D vs. Jake Garvin
-Buddy Shepherd & ? vs. Matt Kenway & Adam Caster

DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 11/4 in St. Louis, MO(4 Hands Brewery).

SICW(www.sicw.org)

Next show is Saturday 11/3 in Swansea, IL:
-Flash Flanagan vs. King Christopher Hargas
-Sean Vincent vs. Attila Khan
-Camron Bra'Nae vs. Lady Pride

MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)

Next show is Saturday 11/10 in St. Louis, MO:
-Ace Hawkins vs. Da'Marius Jones vs. A.J. Williams - Cruiserweight Title

PWCS(www.pwcswrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 12/2 in Alton, IL:
-The Submission Squad vs. The Blacklist - Season 5 Championship Elimination Tag Match
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Paco Gonzalez - Gateway Heritage Title
-Mat Fitchett vs. Greg Jovi - Anarchy Rules Match
-Everett Connors vs. Jake Dirden
-Danny Adams vs. Thomas Shire

WLW(www.harleyrace.com)

Next show is Saturday 11/3 in Troy, MO:
-Kyle Roberts & Rex Fults vs. Steve Fender & Brandon Espinosa - Tag Team Titles

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

Next show is Sunday 11/11 in Centreville, IL.

PRO WRESTLING EPIC(facebook.com/epicwrestling1)

Next show is Friday 11/2 in Brownstown, IL:
-Brandon Aarons vs. Da'Marius Jones - Heavyweight Title
-Billy McNeil vs. Leone Mephisto
-Everett Connors vs. David X
-Jake Parnell vs. Barackus
-Danny Adams vs. Roy Lewis
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Rahne Victoria

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

Next show is Saturday 10/27 in Eldon, MO:
-Kyle Roberts vs. Leland Race - Heavyweight Title Table Match - Special Enforcer Cowboy Bob Orton
-Billy McNeil & Laynie Luck vs. Curtis Wylde & Wyldefyre
-Gil Rogers vs. Marc Godeker
-The Professionals(Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby) vs. Alpha Omega(Camaro Jackson & Kenny Alfonso) vs. "The Iceman" Howard Moritz & The Math Magician vs. David Cattin & Tyler Grey - For The Multi-State Tag Team Titles

CCW(www.capewrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 10/27 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Marko Stunt vs. Austin Lane - Heavyweight Title No-Holds-Barred Match
-Billy Hills vs. Roger Matheus - Hardcore Match - Special Enforcer Madman Pondo
-Ace Hawkins & Jacksyn Crowley vs. Brandon Espinosa vs. Dexter Roswell
-Rey Fury vs. Joey O'Riley
-The Wise Church(Antwane Wise & Reno Diamond) vs. KC's Finest(Aaron Clay & Leo D'Auria) - Tag Team Titles
-Justin Smart vs. Barackus
-Chris Jones vs. Hollis Giroux

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

Next show is Saturday 11/17 in Petersburg, IL:
-Mike Outlaw vs. Jake Lander - Cutting Edge Title Ladder Match
-The Boys From Jollyville(T-Money & Russ Myers) vs. Alpha Omega(Camaro Jackson & Kenny Alfonso) - Tag Team Titles
-Scott Keyes vs. Dan Liplock - Street Fight
-Jake Dirden vs. Derek Neal

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

Next show is Sunday 10/28 in Ybor City, FL:
-Anthony Henry vs. A.R. Fox vs. Austin Theory vs. Harlem Bravado vs. J.D. Draker vs. ? - Ladder Match For The Vacant WWN Title
-Darby Allin vs. Josh Briggs - Winner Enters The Ladder Match

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

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

CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)

Next show is Saturday 10/27 in Philadelphia, PA:
-Dasher Hatfield(interim champion for "Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti) vs. Sloan Caprice - Grand Championship
-Danjerhawk vs. Still Life With Apricots & Pears - Young Lions' Cup
-Green Ant II vs. Volgar
-Lethal Lottery Tag Team Tournament

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

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

RISE(www.rise-wrestling.com)

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

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 11/2 in Queens, NY:
-Allysin Kay vs. Lufisto - SHINE Title
-The Twister Sisterz(Holidead & Thunder Rosa) vs. Las Sicarias(Ivelisse Velez & Mercedes Martinez) - Tag Team Titles
-Candy Cartwright vs. Aja Perera - Nova Title
-Santana Garrett vs. Priscilla Kelly
-Su Yung vs. Stormie Lee

AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 10/26 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-David Starr & Eddie Kingston vs. A.R. Fox & Myron Reed - Tag Team Titles
-Rey Fenix vs. Sammy Guevara
-L.A. Park vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman
-The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) vs. Flamita & Bandido
-Kylie Rae & Marti Belle vs. Kimber Lee & Scarlett Bordeaux

ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 10/28 in Austin, TX:
-Jason Silver vs. Gregory James vs. Steve O. Reno - Heavyweight Title
-Sky DeLacrimosa vs. Masada - Street Fight
-Rodney Mack vs. Dimitri Alexandrov

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

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MMWA Special Comment

Now, as promised, a special comment about the Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance show on Saturday, September 8th at the South Broadway Athletic Club in St. Louis, Missouri.

DISCLAIMER:  I'm biased.  Deal with it.

After my 41st birthday, I had a doubleheader wrestling weekend with MMWA and Wrestling Over Everything.  Broadway usually packs in the crowds, even on its off-months...finding a spot to watch the show where I'm not blocking anyone's view can be a tricky prospect.  I've never been the type to seek out a front-row seat for that reason...sometimes I need to get up and move around, that's all.

Your ring announcer was Drew Abbenhaus(now in that role on a permanent basis with Ben Simon pursuing other opportunities); your referees were Nick Ridenour, Jay King, and Shaft.

"Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson vs. The Big Texan:  This was a surprising choice to start the show as two former Heavyweight Champions locked up.  This was one of three matches that had been announced prior to the show, the other two being the title bouts for the evening.  These two had crossed paths many times in the past, including a match in Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling where Jackson put his career on the line against Texan's mask...Texan lost his mask and wrestled as Big Jim Hoffarth for a while before voluntarily going back under the hood.  Gary Jackson Fashion Watch(tm):  Brown coat and orange trunks.  As it turned out, the match didn't go long before Moondog Rover made his presence known...he pulled Jackson out of the ring and made a beeline for his long-time rival Texan, leading to the referee calling for the bell as other officials tried to separate the two.  The official decision seemed unclear at first, but it was announced as a DQ win for Jackson in 5:40 due to Rover interfering against Jackson first.  It was announced that Moondog and Texan would get a chance to battle out their differences later in the night.

At this point in the show, we got an unexpected visit from "Volatile" Curtis Wylde and Wyldefyre.  Wylde bragged about his exploits in SICW, leading to another surprise visit from "Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent.  Of course these two are no strangers to each other and had a long feud in SICW...the confrontation led to a match being set up for the October show.  It seems like the MMWA and SICW are going to be working a bit more closely together, as I believe the upcoming Multi-State Tag Team Titles will be defended in both promotions as well as New Breed Wrestling.  Speaking of tag team wrestling...

Khayman & "The Caramel Bear" C.J. Shine(w/ Abigail) vs. The Professionals(Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby):  Khayman and Shine were teaming for the first time against an established duo who had held the Dynamo Pro Tag Titles and will be competing in the match that will crown the first Multi-State Tag Champs.  Khayman and Shine had been in tag team competition recently with other partners in MMWA; Shine had been joining forces with The Snitch while Khayman had been working with Frodo "The Ghost" Meyer.  My money would have been on The Professionals based on tag team experience alone...but things would turn out a bit differently.  Santel & McDarby got frustrated and brought their shillelagh into play, so Khayman retaliated by spitting mist in their eyes...that led to the official calling for a double DQ in 12:46.

Intermission~!  Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm):  Pepsi, water, soft preztel with cheese.

"The" Ace Hawkins vs. A.J. Williams(w/ Cruiserweight Champion "2.0" Da'Marius Jones):  Jones had been scheduled to defend against the returning former champion Hawkins, but Jones decided that Hawkins needed to earn his title shot...that led to Williams wrestling Hawkins in his place.  I'm a fan of both guys as in-ring competitors and they had a tremendous matchup...Jones ran interference for his partner for most of the bout, of course.  Williams went for the 450 Splash but Hawkins got his knees up...Ace could have gotten the pinfall but the referee was occupied with Jones.  A.J. connected with the superkick out of nowhere and went for the pin, but the referee was STILL with Jones...by the time he turned around, Ace kicked out at 2 1/2.  A.J. went to the top rope again, but Ace cut him off and nailed the top-rope Frankensteiner!  Hawkins took out Jones, then capitalized with the somersault Ace Crusher to get the duke in 11:12!  Jones vs. Hawkins would happen for real at the October show!

"Rough Cut" Rick Ruby(w/ Rough-Cut Diamond) vs. "The Righteous One" Johnny Park:  From that fast-paced cruiserweight bout, we shifted gears to this matchup.  Park has been throwing around open challenges and often getting more competition than he was expecting...that was the case here against a much larger and more experienced opponent.  It wasn't exactly a technical masterpiece, nor did I expect it to be one...Ruby put him away with a belly-to-back suplex into a uranagi(aka John Cena's Protobomb) in 8:52.

Moondog Rover vs. The Big Texan, no-DQ match:  It feels like these two have been battling for the better part of the past few years...Moondog won the tournament for the vacant Heavyweight Title and Texan was the one who ended his reign.  The situation was already out of hand earlier in the show and they picked right up where they left off.  Texan had no problem with using foreign objects to his advantage, hitting Moondog with his own bone as well as brass knuckles.  Rover battled back and attempted to take out Texan's knee, but Texan was able to retaliate with a huge chokeslam...he climbed the ropes and nailed the big splash off the second rope, putting his feet on the ropes for extra leverage(no-DQ!) to win in 11:38.  Moondog didn't take kindly to Shaft's officiating job and attacked him after the match, leading to Commissioner Jim Harris suspending him for a month.  (Unfortunately Drew forgot to mention at the start of the match that it was no-DQ, leading to the fans getting on Shaft's case for ignoring the use of the weapons...Drew did mention it after the match was over.)

"Da Bomb" Brian James vs. "The Incomparable" Deacon Cash vs. "P.O.D." Damion Cortess for the Heavyweight Title:  Cash and Cortess had been battling for months and often getting in each other's way in their respective pursuits of the big belt, so all the factors were put in one match.  Cash looked rather small next to the other two, but he picked his spots when the other two were focused on each other.  Cortess was able to eliminate his rival from contention by slamming him off the top rope to the outside of the ring, leading to a nasty landing as Cash hit the edge of the ring on the way down!  (That left him injured and unable to defend his WOE Heavyweight Title the following night.)  While Cortess' attention was on Cash, James took advantage of the situation and dropped Cortess with the sitout gourdbuster...that allowed James to score the winning pinfall to retain his title in 10:37!

The night wasn't quite over as Gary Jackson made his entrance, challenging James to a title bout at the October show...those two are no strangers to each other and most people have honestly lost track of how many times Gary has been the MMWA Heavyweight Champion.  Would The Great One regain his throne?  We would find out in a month's time...

Hey, I made it to September!  MY GOD~!  While I'm trying to cut costs, maybe I could get caught up on these commentaries while I'm at home...

The next several weeks look like this:
-Sunday 10/28:  Rampage Championship Wrestling in Granite City, IL

-Friday 11/2: Pro Wrestling Epic in Brownstown, IL
-Saturday 11/3:  WLW in Troy, MO; SICW in Swansea, IL
-Sunday 11/4:  DPW in St. Louis, MO(4 Hands Brewery)
-Saturday 11/10:  MMWA in St. Louis, MO
-Sunday 11/11:  Glory Pro in Collinsville, IL; Wrestling Over Everything in Centreville, IL
-Friday 11/16:  St. Louis Anarchy in Alton, IL
-Saturday 11/17:  SICW in East Carondelet, IL
-Saturday 11/24:  MMWA in Lemay, MO

That's my special comment for this, the fifty-fourth 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.

Monday, October 22, 2018

NJPW Super Junior Tag League Day 5

-Shingo Takagi & Bushi d. Volador Jr. & Soberano Jr. when Takagi pinned Soberano after the Last Falconry(pumphandle fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver).
-Roppongi 3K(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) d. Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV when Yohei pinned Liger with the Five-Star Clutch(bridging pin combo).

Standings:
-Takagi/Bushi, Roppongi 3K:  6
-Ishimori/Eagles, Liger/Tiger Mask:  4
-Desperado/Kanemaru, Kushida/Sabin, ACH/Taguchi, Volador/Soberano:  2

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Renee Young, & Corey Graves.
-Universal Champion Roman Reigns forfeited the Universal Title due to illness, specifically leukemia.
-Finn Bálor d. Bobby Lashley(w/ "The Man Of The Hour" Lio Rush) via rollup (5:08 aired).
-Ruby Riot(w/ Sarah Logan & Liv Morgan) d. "The Boss" Sasha Banks(w/ Bayley Rose & Natalya Neidhart) with the Riot Kick(short-arm soccer kick) (6:19 aired).
-"The Drifter" Elias Samson d. Apollo Crews with the Drift Away v2.0(swinging fisherman buster) (4:28 aired).
-When Elias attempted to resume his musical performance, General Manager Baron Corbin interrupted and told him to get off the stage...he even cut his microphone when he started a song mocking Corbin.  Elias seemed to abide by Corbin's wishes and left the stage, but returned to smash his guitar across Corbin's back...ladies and gentlemen, we have a face turn.
-Ember Moon won a four-corner match with Nia Jax, Dana Brooke, and Tamina Snuka when she pinned Tamina after the Eclipse(flying Stunner off the top rope) (1:52).
-Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose d. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre to win the Raw Tag Team Titles; the referee was accidentally knocked down and Braun Strowman made an appearance to brawl with McIntyre all the way to the backstage area.  Ziggler was left alone and Seth pinned him after the advanced curbstomp (11:54 aired).  Seth and Dean celebrated their win, only for Dean to turn on Seth out of nowhere with the Dirty Deeds v2.0(double-underhook DDT).  Ambrose continued his assault, finishing by pulling up the mats on the floor and delivering another Dirty Deeds on the exposed concrete.  Ladies and gentlemen, we have a heel turn.

Sunday, October 21, 2018

Dynamo Special Comment

Now, as promised, a special comment about the Dynamo Pro Wrestling show on Saturday, August 25th at the Sports Academy in Glen Carbon, Illinois.

DISCLAIMER:  I'm biased.  Deal with it.

In a month where Dynamo had three shows, we knew zero matches going into the night.  It was an unfortunate situation, especially when it comes to a venue where Dynamo had admittedly struggled to draw in the past.  The main focus was the hype for the upcoming Riot On The River Tournament finals as well as the Makaze-Adrian Surge feud over the Heavyweight Title...how we would get there would be addressed over the course of the night.

Your ring announcer was Chris Roedel, your referee was Scott Ramsey, and your video commentators were Luke Roberts & Patrick Brandmeyer.

"Li'l N8" Nathen Edwards vs. "The Mercenary" Graham Bell vs. The Snitch vs. "The American Bully" Kyle Hammer vs. Ezra Zealous vs. Billy McNeil, six-way dance:  Amidst several relative newcomers to the Dynamo mix, we had two of the remaining four competitors in the Riot On The River Tournament as McNeil and Snitch would meet in the semifinals.  This was as chaotic as you might think, though it lasted quite a while before any eliminations took place.  Hammer scored the first elimination, pinning Zealous in 10:57 after the Kyledriver(Mick Foley-style piledriver).  Bell took out Hammer with a gourdbuster onto the knees and eliminated him in 11:21.  It looked like we would get a bunch of rapid-fire eliminations, but then several more minutes passed before another pinfall occurred.  In a surprise, McNeil was the next to go as Edwards scored an upset pinfall after his version of the Death Valley Driver in 17:42.  Bell took out Edwards with his kneedrive curbstomp in 20:04, leaving The Snitch and Bell as the unlikely final two...but Snitch took the opportunity to quickly roll up Bell with a handful of tights in 20:07 for the final win!  The masked man may have been in the right place at the right time, but he picked up some valuable momentum heading into the final stretch of Riot On The River.

Tag Team Champions The Agents Of Chaos(Viktor Von Stein & Xavier Shadowz) vs. "Lights Out" Adrian Surge & Jackal, non-title:  With "Mr. Mustache" Ricky Rodriguez not in attendance for the night, Jackal teamed up with recent ally Surge instead.  Surge had crossed paths with the Agents on several occasions prior to this, especially since they had run interference on behalf of Heavyweight Champion Makaze.  Surge and Jackal were on the same side in a recent six-man tag, but this was their first outing as a two-man unit...the team experience may have been the deciding factor in this one.  Von Stein's recent path of rage(to borrow a phrase) gave his team some added momentum as well...the champs isolated Surge long enough to hit their fireman's-carry Flapjack/Diamond Cutter combo, allowing Von Stein to pin Surge for the win in 7:45.  While Surge had scored a recent non-title win over Makaze, he had struggled to sustain any momentum since that time...and it was usually either Makaze or his cronies who had a hand in his recent woes.

Outtkast vs. Reilly MaGuire:  The rookie MaGuire had a tough test ahead of him in the form of the local veteran and multi-time titleholder.  He's looked solid in the handful of outings I've seen, but some things will simply take some time to fall into place.  MaGuire gave Outtkast a good fight, but missed a moonsault off the second turnbuckle and Outtkast put him away with the Case Study in 6:33.

"The Valedictorian" Keon Option vs. Tony Esteem:  D-1 Champion Mike Outlaw joined the commentary team for this matchup; he knows Option very well as they started their careers around the same time.  Jimmi LaFleur made a fashionably late entrance, but his assistance wasn't quite enough to tip the scales in Esteem's favor; Option scored the quick pin with a modified crucifix on the mat in 5:12.

Camaro Jackson vs. Jimmi LaFleur(w/ Tony Esteem):  With LaFleur already in the ring area, his match logically came next.  Unfortunately for Jackson, that meant Esteem remained at ringside and the numbers game was not in his favor.  At one point Esteem delivered a cheapshot behind the referee's back and LaFleur followed up with the reverse Stunner, but Jackson somehow kicked out at 2 1/2.  Jackson fought the odds but they caught up to him in the end...as Jackson attempted a re-entry sunset flip, LaFleur knelt down to block and held onto Esteem for illegal leverage as the ref made the three-count in 7:48.

Intermission~!  Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm):  A post-show Pepsi courtesy of Jimmi LaFleur (thanks!).

Brady James vs. "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz:  James previously competed with his real name reversed as James Brady, but has since switched it back.  He had looked impressive in his early outings, but on this night he was up against a former Dynamo Pro Heavyweight Champion and SICW Classic Champion (to say nothing of the championships he has held internationally).  Cruz spoke on his disdain for the level of competition across the ring, but James nearly caught him napping on more than one occasion.  James somehow managed to kick out after Cruz's pop-up Diamond Cutter, a move that Cruz has used to win matches in the past.  The experience edge would be a bit too much for James to overcome as Cruz finally put him down with the superkick in 5:18...then delivered a post-match Cruz Control(swinging fisherman buster) for good measure.

"The Empress Of Evil" Rahne Victoria vs. Sophie King(w/ The Snitch) for the Women's Title:  With Savanna Stone and Tootie Lynn Ramsey out of town, we had a rare battle of rulebreakers over the newly-minted championship.  Sophie was Snitch's first manager(going by Sophie Darling at the time), so he accompanied her to the ring on this night.  That put Rahne in the odd position of being the pseudo-fan favorite for the evening and she expanded her repertoire a bit, including a nicely-executed rana.  Sophie attempted to slow the pace by focusing her attack on the champion's arm, but Rahne retained her title via spinebuster in 8:45.

"The Wind Of Destruction" Makaze vs. "The Caramel Bear" C.J. Shine for the Heavyweight Title:  Shine scored an upset win over Makaze about a year and a half ago, so he knew he was capable of beating the champion despite being the underdog.  Of course, that was a very different Makaze...this one was capable of just about anything to hang onto his title, including some underhanded and downright dangerous tactics.  Makaze focused on slowing the pace to his liking, but Shine was able to rally with a re-entry Diamond Cutter for a near-fall.  Shane pushed his advantage and got another close two-count after a flying knee strike.  Makaze cut him off and delivered the Northern Lights fisherman suplex, but Shine surprisingly kicked out at 2 1/2.  At that point the champion seemed to snap, bringing in a leather strap and choking out the challenger until he was disqualified in 9:09...of course while Shine won the match, the title did not change hands on the DQ.  Adrian Surge hit the ring with a strap of his own to run off the champion...but Makaze returned with the locker room's rulebreakers as backup.  Surge had plenty of his own backup, of course, as the fan favorites made their appearance and everyone had to separate the champion and contender as they brawled!  Surge challenged Makaze to a lumberjack strap match at the next Concordia Turners show(September 21st)...Makaze didn't want to accept, but co-promoter Crystal Young said that the match would happen or Makaze would be stripped of the title!

Quite a bit was set up for coming attractions and not just the Riot On The River Tournament...I'll get to those events in due time.  Life stuff is taking precedence at the moment as my credit cards are becoming a bit less than useable...I may have to ix-nay any major road trips for the time being unless I can bum rides.

At any rate, here's what's coming up in the next month and a half or so:
-Sunday 10/28:  Rampage Championship Wrestling in Granite City, IL

-Friday 11/2: Pro Wrestling Epic in Brownstown, IL
-Saturday 11/3:  WLW in Troy, MO; SICW in Swansea, IL
-Sunday 11/4:  DPW in St. Louis, MO(4 Hands Brewery)
-Saturday 11/10:  MMWA in St. Louis, MO
-Sunday 11/11:  Glory Pro in Collinsville, IL; Wrestling Over Everything in Centreville, IL
-Friday 11/16:  St. Louis Anarchy in Alton, IL
-Saturday 11/17:  SICW in East Carondelet, IL
-Saturday 11/24:  MMWA in Lemay, MO

That's my special comment for this, the fifty-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.

Saturday, October 20, 2018

Weekend wrestling

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness, & "Showtime" Percy Watson.
-Konnor O'Brian(w/ Rick Viktor) d. Rhyno(w/ Heath Slater) after an STO (5:13).
-The Revival(Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) d. Zack Ryder & "No Way" Jose Valenzuela; Dawson pinned Jose after he and Wilder hit the Shatter Machine(Flapjack-into-Codebreaker) (6:25 aired).

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni & Caprice Coleman.
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) d. Coast 2 Coast(Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Jay pinned Ali after he and Mark hit the Doomsday Device (12:43 aired).
-Jeff Cobb d. "The Punishment" Damien Martinez with the Tour Of The Islands(rewind powerslam) to win the T.V. Title (1:29).
-"The Villain" Marty Scurll d. Chris Sabin with the Graduation(double-underhook swinging neckbreaker) (9:30 aired).
-Next week:  Heavyweight Champion Jay Lethal & "The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham vs. Yujiro Kushida & Jushin "Thunder" Liger, plus "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Scorpio Sky.

NJPW Super Junior Tag League Day 4

-IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Yujiro Kushida & Chris Sabin d. Volador Jr. & Soberano Jr.; Kushida pinned Soberano after he and Sabin hit the Skull & Bones(reverse neckbreaker/frog splash combo)
-Roppongi 3K(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Taiji Ishimori & Robbie Eagles; Yohei pinned Eagles after he and Sho hit the 3-K(Flapack-into-Paydirt).

Standings:
-Ishimori/Eagles, Takagi/Bushi, Liger/Tiger Mask, Roppongi 3K: 4
-Desperado/Kanemaru, Volador/Soberano, A.C.H./Taguchi, Kushida/Sabin: 2

Saturday SICW Results From East Carondelet, IL

-Guerrilla Warfare(The Big Texan & Waco) d. “The Pain Train” P.T. Beckham & “War” Chris Riot; Waco pinned Beckham after a running headbutt with a loaded mask (7:44).
-Billy McNeil d. “The Canadian Boss” Trystan Brady Shadeux after a top-rope elbowdrop to Shadeux's back (12:26).
-”Volatile” Curtis Wylde & The Professionals(Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby)(w/ Wyldefyre) d. “Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One” Gary Jackson, Moondog Rover, & “Killer” Keith Smith; Wylde pinned Smith after Wyldefyre hit Smith with Wylde's Bruiser Brody Memorial Battle Royal trophy (13:36).
-Bobby D d. “The Mountain Man” Jake Prater by falling on top of a belly-to-back superplex attempt (6:57).
-King Christopher Hargas(w/ Travis Cook) d. “The King Of Chaos” Ricky Cruz; the referee confiscated a chair that Cook slid into the ring, but Cook slipped in brass knuckles and Hargas used them to knock out Cruz for the win (8:36). Cruz attacked Hargas afterwards and was jumped by Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby, but Ken Kasa & Keith Smith hit the ring to run them off.
-”Ironman” Ken Kasa & “Your Canadian Hero” Sean Vincent d. Rob Kowalski & Attila Khan; Kasa slammed Khan and covered, then moved as Kowalski big-splashed his partner by mistake. Vincent took out Kowalski with a top-rope dropkick as Kasa pinned Khan for the win (11:37).
-”Superstar” Steve Fender(w/ Travis Cook) d. Flash Flanagan to win the Classic Title; Flash would have gotten Travis Cook in the ring if he had won. The referee was knocked down and Fender missed the swandive headbutt, then Flash hit a middle-rope springboard legdrop...a second ref ran in to count but Cook pulled him out of the ring. Flash grabbed Cook, but King Christopher Hargas ran out to nail Flash with his own kendo stick...Fender got the pin with the first ref counting the fall and not seeing Cook provide illegal leverage from the floor (11:51)!