Saturday, October 31, 2020

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni, Quinn McKay, & Caprice "Ice" Coleman.
-Shane Taylor & The Soldiers Of Savagery(Bishop Kaun & Malcolm Moses) d. The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) & "The Essential Character" Ethan Carter III when Taylor pinned Mark after the Welcome To The Land(sitout Tombstone) (8:16 aired).
-Pure Wrestling Title Tournament:  Tag Team Champion "The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham d. "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams with the octopus hold to win the tournament and the title (14:07 aired; 14:37 official).

Friday Rasslin

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Corey Graves.
-Kevin Owens d. Dolph Ziggler(w/ "The Glorious" Robert Roode) with the Stone Cold Stunner (7:38 aired).
-"The E.S.T." Bianca Belair won a triple threat match with Natalya Neidhart and Billie Kay when she pinned Kay after the Kiss Of Death(torture-rack sitout faceplant) (4:15).
-Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) d. Shinsuke Nakamura & Antonio Cesaro(non-title) when Ford pinned Nakamura after the frog splash (5:49 aired).
-Jey Uso d. Daniel Bryan with the top-rope splash (6:27 aired); Universal Champion Roman Reigns(w/ Paul Heyman) watched the match from ringside.
-Next week:  "The Boss" Sasha Banks vs. Bayley Rose for the Smackdown Women's Title.

WWE 205 Live

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Nigel McGuinness.
-"The Lone Star" Curt Stallion d. Ariya Daivari; "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese did commentary via rollup (9:07).
-Mansoor El-Shehail & "The" Brian Kendrick d. Ever-Rise("Jagged" Chase Parker & "Big Magic" Matt Martel) when Mansoor pinned Parker after the Sliced Bread #2 (10:01).

NJPW Strong

-The Riegel Twins(Logan & Sterling) d. Clark Connors & Dylan Kyle Cox; Sterling pinned D.K.C. after he and Logan hit an assisted flying DDT.
-Karl Fredericks d. Blake Christian via half-crab.
-KENTA Kobayashi, The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa), & Hikuleo d. P.J. Black, David FInlay, Misterioso, & Alex Zayne when Hikuleo pinned Misterioso after the Gunslinger(twisting elevated Flatliner).

Friday, October 30, 2020

Show results

Thursday AAW results from Merrionette Park, IL:


-Acey Romero won a four-corner match with Brayden Lee, Kody Lane, and Travis Titan.

-Skye Blue d. Sierra.

-Steve Mandere d. Ace Perry.

-A.C.H. vs. Fred Yehi ended in a no-contest.

-Matthew Justice d. Jake Crist.

-Blake Christian d. Stephen Wolf.

-Ace Austin & "Madman" Sawyer Fulton d. Angel Dorado & Gringo Loco to retain the Tag Team Titles.

-Heritage Champion Hakim Zane & Karam d. Heavyweight Champion Mance Warner & Jake Something.

Thursday, October 29, 2020

NXT UK + Main Event

WWE NXT UK

-Commentators:  Andy Shepherd & Nigel McGuinness.
-Aoife Valkyrie d. Dani Luna after the Death Note(top-rope axe kick) (6:07).
-"The Irish Ace" Jordan Devlin d. Levi Muir with the Texas Cloverleaf (4:49).
-"The Ring General" WALTER Hahn d. Ilja Dragunov via sleeper with bodyscissors to retain the United Kingdom Title (25:10).
-Next week:  Pretty Deadly(Sam Stoker & Lewis Howley) & Sam Gradwell vs. Gallus("The Iron King" Joe Coffey & United Kingdom Tag Team Champions "The Last King Of Scotland" Wolfgang Young & Mark Coffey), plus A-Kid vs. "The Scottish Supernova" Noam Dar in a Heritage Cup Title Tournament semifinal.

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & Byron Saxton.
-Humberto Carrillo d. Tucker Knight via sunset flip out of the corner (6:03).
-Ricochet d. Angel Garza after the Kickback(fireman's-carry overhead kick) (7:02 aired).

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

NXT + AEW

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix, & Wade Barrett.
-Spin The Wheel Make The Deal:  Johnny Gargano d. "The Archer Of Infamy" Damian Priest in a "Devil's Playground Match"(falls-count-anywhere) to win the NXT North American Title.  A masked individual attacked Priest with a pipe and Gargano hit Priest with a tombstone(the physical object, not the move) to knock him off the entrance stage, leading to Gargano scoring the pinfall (19:40).
-Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar(w/ Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) d. Jake Atlas(non-title) with the double-underhook elevated facebuster (3:30).
-"The Nightmare" Rhea Ripley d. Raquel Gonzalez with the Riptide(pumphandle powerbomb) (11:35).
-Dexter Lumis d. Cameron Grimes with the Silence(head-and-arm triangle hold) in a Haunted House Of Terror Match (no bells; about 9:44 total aired).
-Spin The Wheel Make The Deal:  "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai d. Candice LeRae in a Tables Ladders & Scares Match when she retrieved the title belt from above the ring, the masked individual attempted to interfere again but was stopped by the show's host "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart (16:32).
-Next week:  Tommaso Ciampa vs. "The Velveteen Dream" Patrick Clark and Ember Moon vs. Dakota Kai.

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-Contender Eliminator Tournament:  "Hangman" Adam Page d. "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow after the Buckshot(slingshot somersault lariat) (9:49).
-"The Mad King" Eddie Kingston(w/ "The Butcher" Andy Williams, "The Blade" Braxton Sutter, & "The Bunny" Allie Dennis) d. "Rebourne" Matt Sydal with the grounded chinlock submission (8:11).
-"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes(w/ "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) d. "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy in a lumberjack match to retain the TNT Title; "#3" John Silver got in a cheapshot in the chaos of the situation and so did Arn, leading to Cody winning with the Crossrhodes(inverted swinging neckbreaker) (12:08).
-Serena Deeb d. "Legit" Leyla Hirsch with the Serenity Lock(trapped-arm half-crab) to retain the NWA Women's Title (7:15 aired).
-"The Chairman" Shawn Spears(w/ Tully Blanchard) d. "V.S.K." Vinny Scalice King with the C-4(Death Valley Driver) (0:29).  Scorpio Sky brawled with Spears afterwards.
-Contender Eliminator Tournament:  "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega d. Penta El Cero Miedo(w/ Rey Fenix) with the One-Winged Angel(electric chair Michinoku Driver) (17:17).
-Next week:  Angel Ortiz & "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman & Michael Wardlow, Trent Barreta vs. "The Best Man" Miroslav Barnyashev, Scorpio Sky vs. Shawn Spears, and Cody Rhodes & The Gunn Club (Billy & Austin Gunn) vs. Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana, John Silver, & "#10" Preston Vance.

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

AEW Dark

-Commentators:  Excalibur & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz.  Guest commentators:  Anthony Ogogo, "The Best Man" Miroslav Barnyashev, Brandi Rhodes, & "Absolute" Ricky Starks.
-The Dark Order(Evil Uno & Stu Grayson)(w/ "#3" Alex Reynolds, "#4" John Silver, "#5" Alan Angels, "#10" Preston Vance, & "#99" Anna Jay) d. Top Flight("Air Wolf" Darius Martin & "Angél Dorado" Daunte Martin); Grayson pinned Daunte after he and Uno hit the Fatality(Gory Bomb/top-rope somersault Cutter combo) (7:38).
-"Absolute" Ricky Starks d. "V.S.K." Vinny Scalice King with the Roshambeau(Dominator) (3:36).
-"Rebourne" Matt Sydal d. "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson via cobra stretch (9:19).
-Women's Champion Hikaru Shida d. "Legit" Leyla Hirsch(non-title) with the Falcon Arrow (6:43).
-The Jurassic Express(Luchasaurus, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry, & "Mr. Fun Size" Marko Stunt) d. Danny Limelight & Jersey Muscle(Steve Gibki & Tony Vincita); Marko pinned Limelight after Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy launched him into a Canadian Destroyer on Limelight (7:15).
-SoCal Uncensored("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels & "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian) d. The Hybrid2(Jack Evans & Angélico) when Kazarian small-packaged Evans (9:34).
-"#99" Anna Jay(w/ Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, "#3" Alex Reynolds, "#4" John Silver, "#5" Alan Angels, & "#10" Preston Vance) d. "The Queenpin" Katalina Perez with the Queenslayer(sleeper with bodyscissors) (3:48).
-Brandon Cutler d. "The Librarian" Peter Avalon(w/ "The Librarian" Leva Bates) in a no-countout-no-DQ match; Avalon delivered a top-rope Frankensteiner onto a bunch of polyhedral dice, but Cutler rolled through into a sunset flip for the three-count (11:11).
-The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor)(w/ "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy) d. "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens & "Platinum" Max Caster; Trent pinned Caster after he and Chuck hit the Strong Zero(cradle behind-the-back piledriver/top-rope double-stomp combo) (6:18).
-"They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage d. Fuego Del Sol after the Weapon X(Gory Special Flatliner) (2:46).
-"#10" Preston Vance(w/ Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, "#3" Alex Reynolds, "#4" John Silver, "#5" Alan Angels, & "#99" Anna Jay) d. Sean Maluta after a hammerlock lariat to the back of the head (3:51).
-"La Sicaria" Ivelisse Velez & Diamante Zuniga d. KiLynn King & Savannah Evans when Diamante pinned King with a Code Red (4:22).
-"The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss d. Aaron Solow after a splits legdrop off the second rope (4:31).  After the match, Lance Archer(w/ Jake "The Snake" Roberts) attacked Kiss.
-"Willpower" Will Hobbs d. Nick Comoroto via frog splash (2:14).
-Darby Allin d. Alex Chamberlain after the Coffin Drop(blind top-rope senton) (5:04).  Starks left the broadcast table to brawl with Allin and Brian Cage jumped Allin from behind, but Will Hobbs ran off Team Taz with a chair.

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & "The Queen Bee" Madison Rayne.
-Rich Swann d. Eric Young with the second-rope Phoenix Splash to retain the Heavyweight Title (3:25).
-"The Innovator Of Violence" Tommy Dreamer d. "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers in a Hardcore Halloween Match after Horn Swoggle interfered against Myers, leading to Dreamer winning with a Death Valley Driver through a table in the corner (11:39 aired).
-XXXL(Acey Romery & "Legendary" Larry D) d. The Rascalz(Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) when Larry pinned Dez after a top-rope splash (5:52).
-"The Girl On Fire" Kiera Hogan & "The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz d. Jordynne Grace & Alisha Edwards when Tasha rolled up Alisha (8:23 aired).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT(www.wwe.com)

NXT on Wednesday has:
-Damian Priest vs. Johnny Gargano - NXT North American Title - Spin The Wheel Make The Deal Match
-Io Shirai vs. Candice LeRae - NXT Women's Title - Spin The Wheel Make The Deal Match
-Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez
-Dexter Lumis vs. Cameron Grimes - Haunted House Of Terror Match
-Santos Escobar vs. Jake Atlas

NXT UK on Thursday has:
-WALTER Hahn vs. Ilja Dragunov - United Kingdom Title

Survivor Series is on Sunday 11/22:
-Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns
-Team Raw(A.J. Styles, Keith Lee, Sheamus O'Shaunessy, ?, & ?) vs. Team Smackdown - Elimination Tag Match
-Team Raw(Shayna Baszler, Nia Jax, Mandy Rose, Dana Brooke, & Lana Perry) vs. Team Smackdown(?, ?, ?, ?, & ?) - Women's Elimination Tag Match
-Asuka Urai vs. Sasha Banks
-Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn
-The New Day(Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) vs. The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)

ALL ELITE WRESTLING(allelitewrestling.com)

Dynamite this Wednesday has:
-Cody Rhodes vs. Orange Cassidy - TNT Title Lumberjack Match
-Kenny Omega vs. Penta El Cero Miedo - Contender Eliminator Tournament
-"Hangman" Adam Page vs. Michael Wardlow - Contender Eliminator Tournament
-Serena Deeb vs. Leyla Hirsch - NWA Women's Title
-Matt Sydal vs. Eddie Kingston

Full Gear is on Saturday 11/7:
-Jon Moxley vs. Eddie Kingston - Heavyweight Title I Quit Match
-Cody Rhodes vs. Darby Allin - TNT Title
-Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) - Tag Team Titles
-Contender Eliminator Tournament Final
-Matt Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara - Elite Deletion Match

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION(www.impactwrestling.com)

Impact on Tuesday has:
-Rich Swann & Eddie Edwards vs. Eric Young & Sami Callihan
-Su Yung vs. Deonna Purrazzo - Women's Title
-Trey Miguel vs. Chris Bey
-Doc Gallows vs. Ethan Page

Hard To Kill is on Saturday 1/16.

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

ROH TV this week has:
-Tracy Williams vs. Jonathan Gresham - Pure Wrestling Title Tournament Final

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw1972.com)

NJPW Strong on Friday has:
-David Finlay, P.J. Black, Misterioso, & Alex Zayne vs. KENTA Kobayashi, The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa), & Hikuleo
-Karl Fredericks vs. Blake Christian
-Clark Connors & Dylan Kyle Cox vs. The Riegel Twins(Logan & Sterling)

Road To Power Struggle on Sunday 11/1 has:
-El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles

Road To Power Struggle on Monday 11/2 has:
-Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi Ishikari vs. Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi - IWGP Tag Team Titles

Power Struggle is on Saturday 11/7:
-Tetsuya Naito vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe - IWGP Heavyweight/Intercontinental Title
-Kota Ibushi vs. "Switchblade" Jay White
-Minoru Suzuki vs. Shingo Takagi - NEVER Openweight Title
-KENTA Kobayashi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
-Kazuchika Okada vs. "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka
-Toru Yano vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - Provisional King Of Pro Wrestling Title

The Best Of The Super Juniors and World Tag League Tournaments take place from Sunday 11/15 to Friday 12/11.

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING(www.gloryprowrestling.com)

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

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

Next show is Saturday 11/7 in Alton, IL.

DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)

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

SICW(www.sicw.org)

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

MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)

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

WLW(www.harleyrace.com)

Next show is Saturday 11/7 in Troy, MO.

PRO WRESTLING EPIC(no website)

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

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

Next show is Saturday 10/24 in Eldon, MO:
-The Math Magician vs. Curt Gannon - Heavyweight Title
-Curtis Wylde vs. The Iceman - U.S. Title Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Dr. Isin vs. Kyle King
-Appearing:  Barry Horowitz

CCW(www.capewrestling.com)

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

JOURNEY PRO WRESTLING(journeyprokc.com)

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

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AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Thursday 10/29 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-A.C.H. vs. Fred Yehi
-Mance Warner & Jake Something vs. Hakim Zane & Karam
-Ace Austin & "Madman" Sawyer Fulton vs. Air Wolf & Angel Dorado - Tag Team Titles
-Matthew Justice vs. Jake Crist
-Skye Blue vs. Sierra

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

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

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

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

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

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

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

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Monday, October 26, 2020

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Samoa Joe.
-"The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles(w/ Jordan Omogbehin) d. Jeff Hardy after the springboard forearm (6:36 aired).  After the match, "The Drifter" Elias Samson hit Hardy from behind with a guitar.
-The Lucha House Party(Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado) d. Drew Gulak & Akira Tozawa; 24/7 Champion "R-Truth" Ron Killings came out and everyone lost focus in attempts to win his title, leading to Lince pinning Gulak with a cross-bodyblock off the top rope (2:07).
-"Limitless" Keith Lee d. "The Drifter" Elias Samson after a distraction by Jeff Hardy led to Lee finishing with the Spirit Bomb(elevated sitout powerbomb) (5:59 aired).  After the match, Hardy hit Elias with his own guitar.
-The Hurt Business(U.S. Champion "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley, Montel Vontavious Porter, Shelton Benjamin, & Cedric Alexander) d. Retribution(Mustafa Ali, "T-Bar' Dominik Dijakovic, Dio "Mace" Maddin, & "Slapjack" Shane Thorne)(w/ "Reckoning" Mia Yim) in an elimination tag match.  Eliminations:  Thorne pinned M.V.P. via rollup after a distraction by Yim (4:09); Yim was ejected from ringside as a result.  Lashley pinned Thorne after the spear (5:46 aired).  Lashley & Dijakovic brawled outside the ring and were both counted out (6:32 aired).  Benjamin pinned Maddin after Alexander's Neuralyzer(rope-handspring enzuigiri) set up his Paydirt(jumping Flatliner) for the three-count (8:26 aired).  Ali was disqualified after hitting Alexander with a chair (9:59 aired).  Survivors:  Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander.
-Drew McIntyre d. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin(w/ John Morrison) with the Claymore(flying boot) (4:13).
-Lana Perry won a four-corner match with "The Sassy Southern Belle" Lacey Evans, Peyton Royce, and Nikki Cross; Peyton superplexed Cross and Evans off the turnbuckles, leading to Lana stealing the pin on Cross (5:05 aired).
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. "The Original Bro" Matt Riddle with the Brogue Kick (9:34 aired).

Sunday, October 25, 2020

WWE Hell In A Cell

-"R-Truth" Ron Killings d. Drew Gulak via jackknife cradle to retain the 24/7 Title.
-Roman Reigns(w/ Paul Heyman) d. Jey Uso in a Hell In A Cell/I Quit Match to retain the Universal Title; Jimmy Uso attempted to save his brother but was taken down in a guillotine hold.  Reigns refused to release the hold until Jey quit to save his brother.
-"The Drifter" Elias Samson d. Jeff Hardy by DQ when Hardy hit Elias with his own guitar.
-"The Miz" Mike Mizanin(w/ John Morrison) d. Otis Dozovic(w/ Tucker Knight) to win the Money In The Bank briefcase when Tucker turned on Otis and hit him with the briefcase behind the referee's back, leading to Miz getting the pin.
-"The Boss" Sasha Banks d. Bayley Rose with a chair-assisted Bank Statement(modified Crippler Crossface) to win the Smackdown Women's Title in a Hell In A Cell Match.
-"The Almighty" Bobby Lashley d. "Slapjack" Shane Thorne with the full nelson to retain the U.S. Title.
-Randy Orton d. Drew McIntyre with the RKO to win the WWE Title in a Hell In A Cell Match.

Saturday, October 24, 2020

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni, Quinn McKay, & Caprice "Ice" Coleman.
-Pure Wrestling Title Tournament:  Tag Team Champion "The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham d. Josh "The Goods" Woods(w/ "The Last Real Man" Silas Young) via sunset flip (7:40 aired; 12:00 official).
-Pure Wrestling Title Tournament:  "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams d. Tag Team Champion Jay Lethal with the Crippler Crossface (16:21 aired; 19:29 official).
-Next week in the tournament final:  Tracy Williams vs. Jonathan Gresham.

TNA Bound For Glory

-The Deaners(Cody & Cousin Jake) d. The Rascalz(Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz); Cody pinned Dez after he and Jake hit the T2G(assisted vertical suplex-into-sitout uranagi).
-Ken Shamrock was inducted into the Impact Wrestling Hall Of Fame, featuring pre-recorded comments from Bret "The Hitman" Hart and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
-Rohit Raju won a six-way match with "Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack, T.J. Perkins, Jordynne Grace, "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey, and "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel; T.J.P. hit the Mamba Splash(frog splash) on Trey but Raju took out T.J.P. with a jumping knee strike and pinned Trey.
-Rhino won the Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match.  Order of entry:  Rhino, Shawn Daivari, "Legendary" Larry D, Crazzy Steve, Acey Romero, Tenille Dashwood(w/ Kaleb "With A K" Konley), Jessicka Havok, "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers, Horn Swoggle, "The Innovator Of Violence" Tommy Dreamer, Alisha Edwards, "The Girl On Fire" Kiera Hogan(w/ "The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz), "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie, Fallah Bahh, Cowboy James Storm, Adam Thornstowe, Luster The Legend, Heath Miller, "The Draw" Sami Callihan, and Shawn Hernandez.  Eliminations:  Steve by Myers, Daivari by Myers & Swoggle, Swoggle by Myers, Dreamer by Myers, Alisha by Myers, Tenille by Myers, Kiera by Havok, Havok by Taya, Taya by XXXL, Larry D by Storm, Romero by Heath, Myers by Heath, Bahh by Hernandez & Reno Scum, Hernandez eliminated himself when he left the ring over the top rope to pursue Bahh, Thornstowe by Rhino, Luster by Rhino, Storm by Callihan, Heath by Callihan, and Callihan by Rhino via Gore.
-Moose d. Ethan Carter III after hitting him with the TNA Heavyweight Title belt.
-Ken Shamrock(w/ "The Draw" Sami Callihan) d. Eddie Edwards via anklelock.
-The North("All Ego" Ethan Page & "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander) won a four-corner match with The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley), "The Inevitable" Ace Austin & "Madman" Sawyer Fulton, and The Good Brothers("The Machinegun" Karl Anderson & "The Big L.G." Doc Gallows) to win the Tag Team Titles; Alexander pinned Anderson after Page hit him with one of the title belts.
-"Smiley" Kylie Rae was unable to compete due to injury.
-"The Undead Bride" Su Yung d. "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo(w/ "The Crown Jewel" Kimber Lee) with the Panic Switch(fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver) to win the Women's Title.
-Rich Swann d. Eric Young with the Phoenix Splash to win the Heavyweight Title.

Saturday IWA Productions Results From Mt. Vernon, IL + Other Show Results

-Girl Fight Tournament: Joseline Navarro d. "The Black Rose" Megan Meyers after a Gory Special neckbreaker (7:46).

-Girl Fight Tournament: "The Pettiest Girl In Pink" Kenzie Paige d. Abby Veck via rollup with a handful of tights (6:06).

-Girl Fight Tournament: Raven Black d. Mz. Hyde after a spear (8:16).

-Girl Fight Tournament: Mickie Knuckles d. Katie Dream after a sitout powerbomb out of the corner (9:10).

-Girl Fight Tournament: "The Pettiest Girl In Pink" Kenzie Paige d. Joseline Navarro via Diamond Cutter (9:40).

-Girl Fight Tournament: Mickie Knuckles d. Raven Black after a released German suplex (10:52).

-Girl Fight Tournament: Mickie Knuckles d. "The Pettiest Girl In Pink" Kenzie Paige with a pumphandle sitout powerbomb to win the tournament (7:33).

 

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Saturday Zero-One USA results from Noble, IL:

-The Premier(Camaro Jackson & Campbell Myers) won a four-corner match with Anakin Murphy & Walker Hayes, Kyle Pipher & Z.D.P., and Devante Knox & Chris O'Brien to win the vacant Tag Team Titles.
-Seishin won a triple threat match with Jack Griffin and Nick King.
-Victor Analog d. Gary Jay.
-Blake Steel d. Austin Connelly.
-Fred Yehi d. Thomas Shire.
-Hades XIX d. Oliver Cain.
-Otis Crowley d. Sabin Gauge.
-Blair Onyx d. Skye Blue.
-Matt Kenway won a four-corner match with Jake Dirden(C), Mike Outlaw, and Gnarls Garvin to win the Heavyweight Title.
-Rahne Victoria fought Billie Starkz to a no-contest to retain the Women's Title.
-Joey O'Riley d. Mojo McQueen. 


Saturday NBW results from Eldon, MO:


-"The Heartthrob" Jaden Roller won a battle royal.

-Dr. Isin d. Frank Dunbar(formerly known as John Rockhold).

-"The Heartthrob" Jaden Roller won a triple threat match with Moses Powell and Rahim De La Suede.

-Curtis Wylde d. The Iceman to retain the U.S. Title.

-Curt Gannon fought Midwest Pop-Con Champion The Math Magician to a time-limit draw to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Friday, October 23, 2020

NJPW Road To Power Struggle 10/23/20

-Yuya Uemura d. Yota Tsuji with the double-armcapture Northern Lights suplex.
-Will Ospreay & "The Great O-Khan" Tokoyuki Oka d. Kazuchika Okada & Gabriel Kidd when O-Khan pinned Kidd after the Eliminator(clawhold slam).
-Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi, & Bushi d. NEVER Openweight Champion Minoru Suzuki & IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru when Shingo pinned Kanemaru after the Pumping Bomber(lariat).
-Kota Ibushi, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Tomoaki Honma d. "Switchblade" Jay White, KENTA Kobayashi, & Gedo when Ibushi pinned Gedo after the Kamigoye(trapped-arm knee strike).
-IWGP Heavyweight/Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito & Seiya Sanada d. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe & Dick Togo when Sanada made Togo tap out to the Skull End(dragon sleeper with bodyscissors).
-Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, & Yoshi-Hashi d. IWGP Tag Team Champions Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi Ishikari & Douki to retain the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles when Hashi pinned Douki with the Karma(pumphandle Michinoku Driver).

Friday Rasslin

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Corey Graves.
-Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford), Daniel Bryan, & Kevin Owens d. Shinsuke Nakamura, Antonio Cesaro, Dolph Ziggler, & "The Glorious" Robert Roode when Ford pinned Cesaro after the frog splash (joined in progress; 10:51 aired).
-Bianca Belair d. Zelina Vega with the Kiss Of Death(torture-rack sitout faceplant) (2:40).
-Lars Sullivan d. Chad Gable after the Freak Accident(waistlock uranagi) (1:58).
-"The Smackdown Savior" Seth Rollins d. Buddy Murphy with the advanced curbstomp (12:37 aired).

WWE 205 Live

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Nigel McGuinness.
-Mansoor El-Shehail d. "The" Brian Kendrick; Kendrick hit a double-underhook superplex and attempted to transition into a pin attempt, but Mansoor small-packaged him for the flash pin (8:50).
-"The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese d. "The Lone Star" Curt Stallion; Stallion was distacted by guest commentator Ariya Daivari, leading to Nese catching him with the running knee strike as Stallion re-entered the ring to score the win (7:37).

NJPW Strong

-Fred Rosser d. Clark Connors with the fireman's-carry double-knee gutbuster.
-Karl Fredericks d. A.C.H. with the Manifest Destiny(elevated DDT).
-The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) d. Brody King & Flip Gordon when Tonga pinned Flip after the Gun Stun(Diamond Cutter).
-"Switchblade" Jay White d. Rocky Romero with the Blade Runner(swinging Flatliner).

Thursday, October 22, 2020

NXT UK + Main Event

WWE NXT UK

-Commentators:  Andy Shepherd & Nigel McGuinness.
-Eddie Dennis d. Oliver Carter with the Severn Bridge(release Razor's Edge-style powerbomb) (6:28).
-Nina Samuels d. "The French Hope" Amale with the Final Act(snap cradle Olympic Slam) (5:39).
-Heritage Cup Title Tournament:  Trent Seven d. "The Lucky Yin" Kenny Williams in a British Rounds Match.  Falls:  Seven pinned Williams after the Seven-Star Lariat(windup short-arm lariat) (2:58 of Round 3; 8:58 total).  Williams pinned Seven with a reversal into a double-leg-nelson pin (0:38 of Round 4; 9:36 tota).  Seven pinned Williams by rolling through a springboard rana into his own double-leg-nelson pin (2:23 of Round 5; 11:59 total).

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & Byron Saxton.
-Ricochet d. Gran Metalik with the Kickback(fireman's-carry overhead kick) (5:50).
-Angel Garza d. Humberto Carrillo after the Wing Clipper(double-underhook guillotine drop) (7:26 aired).

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

NXT + AEW

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix, & Wade Barrett.
-"The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida won a triple threat match with "The Velveteen Dream" Patrick Clark and Tommaso Ciampa when he pinned Ciampa with a German suplex (12:12 aired).
-Ember Moon d. Jessi Kamea with a crossed-leg STF (3:59).  Dakota Kai attacked Ember after the match.
-"The Colossal" Bronson Reed d. "All Day" Austin Theory after the Tsunami(top-rope splash) (3:30).  Theory demanded an immediate rematch.
-"The Colossal" Bronson Reed d. "All Day" Austin Theory with a pop-up Samoan Drop (0:18).
-Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar & El Legado Del Fantasma(Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) d. Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, Ashante "Thee" Adonis, & Jake Atlas; Wilde pinned Adonis after he and Mendoza hit a Russian legsweep/flying roundhouse kick combo (14:57).
-Ever-Rise("Jagged" Chase Parker & "Big Magic" Matt Martel) d. Killian Dain & Drake Maverick by DQ when Maverick attacked Parker & Martel with a chair (1:54).
-Kacy Catanzaro(w/ Kayden Carter) d. Xia Li via victory roll (2:28).  Li attacked Kacy & Kayden after the match...and after she left, Raquel Gonzalez hit the ring to dish out her own beatings as a message to "The Nightmare" Rhea Ripley.
-Timothy Thatcher d. "Retro" Anthony Greene via half-crab (0:58).
-After Roderick Strong and "The Infamous" Bobby Fish had been attacked backstage by an unknown assailant, Oney Lorcan & "The Guv'nor" Danny Burch was named as the NXT Tag Team Title challengers for the night by default.
-Oney Lorcan & "The Guv'nor" Danny Burch d. Breezango(Tyler Breeze & Johnny Fandango) to win the NXT Tag Team Titles; a masked man(presumably the assailant who had injured Strong & Fish) interfered and shoved Fandango off the top rope, leading to Burch hitting Breeze with a low blow behind the referee's back.  After that, Lorcan & Burch hit the double-team elevated DDT and Burch pinned Breeze for the win (12:53).  The masked man celebrated with Lorcan & Burch...revealing himself to be Pat McAfee.
-Next week on the Halloween Havoc special:  "The Archer Of Infamy" Damian Priest vs. Johnny Gargano for the NXT North American Title and "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai vs. Candice LeRae for the NXT Women's Title; both matches would have stipulations determined by Spin The Wheel Make The Deal.  Also Rhea Ripley will face Raquel Gonzalez and Dexter Lumis takes on Cameron Grimes in a Haunted House Of Terror Match.

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-Contender Eliminator Tournament:  "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow d. "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry(w/ Luchasaurus & "Mr. Fun Size" Marko Stunt) with the F-10(spinning F-5) (8:26).
-Contender Eliminator Tournament:  "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega d. "The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss(subbing for "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela) with the One-Winged Angel(electric chair Michinoku Driver) (0:27).
-Contender Eliminator Tournament:  Rey Fenix d. Penta El Cero Miedo after a Canadian Destroyer (14:14); "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston did commentary.
-Contender Eliminator Tournament:  "Hangman" Adam Page d. Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana(w/ Evil Uno) with the Buckshot(slingshot somersault lariat) (10:52).  Uno, Stu Grayson, "#5" Alan Angels, & "#10" Preston Vance assisted Cabana back to the dressing room afterwards.
-Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.(w/ Rebel) d. KiLynn King with the Lockjaw(arm-over-head Crippler Crossface/mandible claw combo) (4:07).
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) won a four-corner match with "The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter(w/ "The Bunny" Allie Dennis), The Dark Order("#3" Alex Reynolds & "#4" John Silver), and Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy)(w/ Matt Hardy); "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara attacked Hardy at ringside and they brawled away from the ring area.  Private Party attempted to counter the Bucks' Meltzer Driver(springboard somersault spike Tombstone) as they did in their previous encounter, but Matt Jackson reversed Kassidy's victory roll for the pin (13:29).  Tag Team Champions Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) did commentary and confronted the Bucks afterwards, then beat them down with an assist from a chair-wielding Tully Blanchard.
-Next week:  Omega vs. Fenix and Page vs. Wardlow in the tournament semifinals and "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes vs. "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy for the TNT Title in a lumberjack match, plus Abadon vs. Taynara Conti.

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

AEW Dark

-Commentators:  Excalibur, "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz, & "Absolute" Ricky Starks(after his match).
-"The Chairman" Shawn Spears(w/ Tully Blanchard) d. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels after the C-4(Death Valley Driver) (7:16).  Scorpio Sky hit the ring to prevent a post-match attack by Spears.
-Brandi Rhodes(w/ "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes) d. KiLynn King after the Shot Of Brandi(pump kick) (3:23); "#4" John Silver(w/ "#3" Alex Reynolds) petitioned to be on Brandi's YouTube show but Brandi didn't seem too receptive.
-"Absolute" Ricky Starks d. David Ali with the Roshambeau(Dominator) (2:59).
-Scorpio Sky d. Fuego Del Sol via scorpion deathlock (5:41).
-Luchasaurus(w/ "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry) d. Aaron Solow after the chokeslam and standing moonsault (3:38).
-"The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter(w/ "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston) d. "Bulletproof" Brian Pillman Jr. & "The Ivy League M.V.P." Griff Garrison; Blade pinned Garrison after he and Butcher hit a powerbomb/neckbreaker combo (6:03).
-Penta El Cero Miedo(w/ "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston) d. "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall(w/ "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes); Kingston distracted Marshall by bringing out Allie Dennis(back in her Bunny attire), leading to Penta winning with the package piledriver (8:32).
-"Jungle Boy" Jack Perry(w/ Luchasaurus) d. Kyle The Beast after a top-rope kneedrop (5:28).
-"La Sicaria" Ivelisse Velez & Diamante Zuniga d. Kenzie Paige & Skyler Moore; Diamante hit Paige with a wheelbarrow Stunner and Ivelisse got the pin after the low roundhouse kick (4:09).
-Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana(w/ "#3" Alex Reynolds & "#4" John Silver) d. BSHP Raphael King with the flying folding press (4:08).
-"#5" Alan Angels(w/ "#3" Alex Reynolds, "#4" John Silver, "#10" Preston Vance, & "#99" Anna Jay) d. Adam Priest after the Wing Snapper(double-armstretch into falling double-boots to the back) (3:15).
-"The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian d. Jack Evans(w/ Angélico) via inverted DDT (7:58).  The Hybrid2 ganged up on Kazarian after the match until "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels ran them off.
-The Dark Order("#3" Alex Reynolds, "#4" John Silver, & "#10" Preston Vance)(w/ "#5" Alan Angels & "#99" Anna Jay) d. Louie Valle, "The Emp'Bruh" Baron Black, & "D3" Daniele Dentice D'Accadia; Vance pinned Valle after the Dark Order trio hit a double assisted Iconoclasm (5:48).
-"Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow d. Vinny Pacifico via referee stoppage after a draping knee strike (0:40).
-"Rebourne" Matt Sydal d. "The Captain" Shawn Dean with the cobra stretch (6:02).
-Rey Fenix(w/ "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston) d. "The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss(w/ "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela) with the Black Fire Driver(muscle buster-into-Michinoku Driver) (7:44).
-Next week:  Brandon Cutler vs. "The Librarian" Peter Avalon.

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & "The Queen Bee" Madison Rayne.
-Shawn Hernandez won a five-way match with Cousin Jake Deaner, Heath Miller, Alisha Edwards, and Rhino when he rolled up Rhino (4:46).
-"The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush d. Jessicka Havok after the spear (3:28).
-"The Draw" Sami Callihan d. Eddie Edwards via rollup after a distraction by Ken Shamrock (8:35).
-"Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack, "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel, & T.J. Perkins d. X-Division Champion "The Desi Hitman" Rohit Raju, "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey, & Jordynne Grace; Trey pinned Raju after Bey hit his partner Raju with a middle-rope springboard Diamond Cutter (5:25).
-The Good Brothers("Machine Gun" Karl Anderson & "The Big L.G." Doc Gallows) fought The North("All Ego" Ethan Page & "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander) to a no-contest when all four men brawled in the ring (7:45 aired).  "The Inevitable" Ace Austin & "Madman" Sawyer Fulton joined the fight, followed by Tag Team Champions The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT(www.wwe.com)

NXT on Wednesday has:
-Breezango(Tyler Breeze & Johnny Fandango) vs. The Undisputed Era(Roderick Strong & Bobby Fish) - NXT Tag Team Titles
-Yujiro Kushida vs. Tommaso Ciampa vs. "The Velveteen Dream" Patrick Clark

NXT UK on Thursday has:
-Trent Seven vs. Kenny Williams - Heritage Cup Title Tournament
-Oliver Carter vs. Eddie Dennis

Hell In A Cell is on Sunday 10/25:
-Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton - WWE Title Hell In A Cell Match
-Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso - Universal Title Hell In A Cell/I Quit Match
-Bayley Rose vs. Sasha Banks - Smackdown Women's Title Hell In A Cell Match
-Jeff Hardy vs. "The Drifter" Elias Samson

ALL ELITE WRESTLING(allelitewrestling.com)

Dynamite this Wednesday has:
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) vs. "The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter vs. The Dark Order("#3" Alex Reynolds & "#4" John Silver)
-Kenny Omega vs. Joey Janela - Contender Eliminator Tournament
-Rey Fenix vs. Penta El Cero Miedo - Contender Eliminator Tournament
-"Hangman" Adam Page vs. Colt Cabana - Contender Eliminator Tournament
-"Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. Michael Wardlow - Contender Eliminator Tournament

Full Gear is on Saturday 11/7:
-Cody Rhodes vs. Darby Allin - TNT Title
-Contender Eliminator Tournament Final

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION(www.impactwrestling.com)

Bound For Glory is on Saturday 10/24:
-Eric Young vs. Rich Swann - Heavyweight Title
-Deonna Purrazzo vs. Kylie Rae - Women's Title
-Rohit Raju vs. Willie Mack vs. T.J. Perkins vs. Trey Miguel vs. Chris Bey vs. Jordynne Grace - X-Division Title
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs. The Good Brothers(Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) vs. The North(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) vs. Ace Austin & "Madman" Sawyer Fulton - Tag Team Titles
-Ethan Carter III vs. Moose
-Eddie Edwards vs. Ken Shamrock
-Gauntlet Match:  Tenille Dashwood, Tommy Dreamer, Brian Myers, Cody Deaner, Johnny Swinger, Shawn Hernandez, Cousin Jake Deaner, Alisha Edwards, Rhino, Heath Miller

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

ROH TV this week has:
-Jay Lethal vs. Tracy Williams - Pure Wrestling Title Tournament
-Jonathan Gresham vs. Josh Woods - Pure Wrestling Title Tournament

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw1972.com)

NJPW Strong on Friday has:
-Rocky Romero vs. "Switchblade" Jay White
-Brody King & Flip Gordon vs. The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa)
-A.C.H. vs. Karl Fredericks
-Fred Rosser vs. Clark Connors

Road To Power Struggle on Friday 10/23 has:
-Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, & Yoshi-Hashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi Ishikari, & Douki - NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles

Power Struggle is on Saturday 11/7:
-Tetsuya Naito vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe - IWGP Heavyweight/Intercontinental Title
-Kota Ibushi vs. "Switchblade" Jay White
-Minoru Suzuki vs. Shingo Takagi - NEVER Openweight Title
-KENTA Kobayashi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
-Kazuchika Okada vs. "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka
-Toru Yano vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - Provisional King Of Pro Wrestling Title

The Best Of The Super Juniors and World Tag League Tournaments take place from Sunday 11/15 to Friday 12/11.

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING(www.gloryprowrestling.com)

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

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

Next show is Saturday 11/7 in Alton, IL.

DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)

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

SICW(www.sicw.org)

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

MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)

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

WLW(www.harleyrace.com)

Next show is Saturday 11/7 in Troy, MO.

PRO WRESTLING EPIC(no website)

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

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

Next show is Saturday 10/24 in Eldon, MO:
-The Math Magician vs. Curt Gannon - Heavyweight Title
-Curtis Wylde vs. The Iceman - U.S. Title Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Dr. Isin vs. Kyle King
-Appearing:  Barry Horowitz

CCW(www.capewrestling.com)

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

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

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

JOURNEY PRO WRESTLING(journeyprokc.com)

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

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AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Thursday 10/29 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Mance Warner & Jake Something vs. Hakim Zane & Karam
-Ace Austin & "Madman" Sawyer Fulton vs. Air Wolf & Angel Dorado - Tag Team Titles
-Matthew Justice vs. Jake Crist
-Skye Blue vs. Sierra

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

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

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

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

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

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

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

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Monday, October 19, 2020

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Samoa Joe.
-The Hurt Business(U.S. Champion "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley, Montel Vontavious Porter, Shelton Benjamin, & Cedric Alexander) d. Retribution(Mustafa Ali, "T-Bar' Dominik Dijakovic, Dio "Mace" Maddin, & "Slapjack" Shane Thorne) when Lashley made Dijakovic tap out to the full nelson (7:24 aired).
-"The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles(w/ Jordan Omogbehin) d. "The Original Bro" Matt Riddle after the Styles Clash (8:01 aired).
-"The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai d. Lana Perry with the Asuka Lock(crossface chicken wing) to retain the Raw Women's Title (2:20).
-Women's Tag Team Champions "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax won a non-title four-corner match with The Riot Squad(Ruby Riot & Liv Morgan), Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke, and "The Sassy Southern Belle" Lacey Evans & Peyton Royce when Nia pinned Lacey after the Samoan Drop (5:00 aired).
-Raw Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston(w/ Xavier Woods) d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy with the Trouble In Paradise(flying roundhouse kick) (9:41 aired).
-Tucker Knight & El Gran Gordo(Otis Dozovic under a mask) d. John Morrison & "The Miz" Mike Mizanin when Gordo pinned Miz after the Vader Bomb (4:41).
-Braun Strowman d. "Limitless" Keith Lee after a low blow and IT'S THE BIG FOOT (3:17).

Sunday, October 18, 2020

NJPW G1 Climax Day 19

-IWGP Tag Team Champions Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi Ishikari, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion El Desperado, & Douki d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, & Yoshi-Hashi & Toru Yano; Douki pinned Hashi after Sabre & Taichi hit Hashi with the Zack Mephisto(spike Air Raid Crash).
-Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi d. NEVER Openweight Champion Minoru Suzuki & IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Yoshinobu Kanemaru when Hiromu pinned Kanemaru after the Time Bomb(fireman's-carry Air Raid Crash).
-Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson, Jeff Cobb, & "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato d. "Switchblade" Jay White, KENTA Kobayashi, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori, & Gedo when Tanahashi made Gedo tap out to the Texas Cloverleaf.
-Will Ospreay & "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka d. Kazuchika Okada & Sho Tanaka when Ospreay made Sho tap out to a figure-four leglock.
-Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe & Yujiro Takahashi d. IWGP Heavyweight/Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito & Bushi when Evil made Bushi tap out to the Darkness Scorpion(scorpion deathlock).
-Kota Ibushi d. Seiya Sanada with the Kamigoye(trapped-arm knee strike) to win the G1 Climax Tournament.

Show results

Saturday PWE results from Granite City, IL:

-Ace Roberts won a battle royal for the vacant Interstate Title.
-Johnny Blade d. Ryu Kendrick.
-Bradley Stephens d. Jaden Griffen after a fistdrop off the second rope (6:00).
-Nasty Juan Sanchez d. Skittles.
-Anakin Murphy d. Johnny Kincaid via octopus hold (8:00).
-P.T. Beckham d. Tommy Davidson after a top-rope double-underhook DDT (7:56).
-Austin Connelly d. Roy Lewis by countering a triangle hold with a deadlift powerbomb (8:16).
-Blake Belakis d. Nick King after the palm strike (10:11).

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni, Quinn McKay, & Caprice "Ice" Coleman.
-Pure Wrestling Title Tournament Quarterfinal:  "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams d. "The Savageweight" Fred Yehi with a dragon sleeper in the ropes after both men had used up their rope breaks (11:23 aired; 14:03 official).
-Pure Wrestling Title Tournament Quarterfinal:  Josh "The Goods" Woods(w/ "The Last Real Man" Silas Young) d. "The Darewolf" P.J. Black(w/ "#1" Brian Johnson) via crossed-leg kneebar (11:59 aired; 13:27 official).
-Next week in the tournament semifinals:  Tag Team Champion Jay Lethal vs. Tracy Williams and Tag Team Champion "The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham vs. Josh Woods.

Saturday, October 17, 2020

NJPW G1 Climax Day 18

-NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Yoshi-Hashi d. Toru Yano by blocking a low blow and getting a victory roll pin.
-Juice Robinson d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Hirooki Goto with the Pulp Friction(Unprettier).
-Hiroshi Tanahashi d. IWGP Tag Team Champion Zack Sabre Jr. by countering a cross-armbreaker attempt with a rollup pin.
-KENTA Kobayashi d. IWGP Heavyweight/Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito(non-title) via small package.
-Seiya Sanada d. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe with a bridging O'Connor Roll after Hiromu Takahashi stopped Dick Togo from interfering.

B Block:
-Sanada(WINNER)/Evil/Naito: 12
-Sabre/KENTA: 10
-Tanahashi/Juice/Goto: 8
-Yano: 6
-Hashi: 4

Friday, October 16, 2020

Friday Rasslin

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Corey Graves.
-Lars Sullivan d. Jeff Hardy after the Freak Accident(waistlock uranagi) (4:18).
-The New Day(Big E Langston & Raw Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy, Shinsuke Nakamura, & Antonio Cesaro; Big E pinned Sheamus after he and Xavier hit the Midnight Hour(Big Ending/second-rope flying DDT combo) (11:46 aired).
-The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) fought Dolph Ziggler & "The Glorious" Robert Roode to a double DQ to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Titles when all four men brawled in the ring (1:30).
-Roman Reigns(w/ Paul Heyman) d. Braun Strowman with a guillotine hold to retain the Universal Title (7:15 aired).  Reigns fought with Jey Uso after the match.

WWE 205 Live

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Nigel McGuinness.
-Ariya Daivari d. "Retro" Anthony Greene with the hammerlock lariat (3:21).
-"The Lone Star" Curt Stallion d. Ariya Daivari by DQ when "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese interfered (2:51).
-Isaiah "Swerve" Scott d. "The" Brian Kendrick with the J.M.L. Driver(half-nelson Michinoku Driver) (10:15).

NJPW Strong

-Misterioso d. Danny Limelight with the MSO(backcracker).
-Hikuleo d. T.J. Perkins after the Gunslinger(twisting elevated Flatliner)
-P.J. Black d. Alex Zayne with the Bad Habit(inverted fireman's-carry into a crucifix bomb).
-Jeff Cobb & David Finlay d. KENTA Kobayashi & Chase Owens when Cobb pinned Owens after the Tour Of The Islands(rewind powerslam).

NJPW G1 Climax Day 17

-Yujiro Takahashi d. Jeff Cobb after the Pimp Juice(low DDT).

-Shingo Takagi d. NEVER Openweight Champion Minoru Suzuki(non-title) with the Last Of The Dragon(pumphandle wrist-clutch Michinoku Driver).

-Will Ospreay d. Kazuchika Okada with the Storm Breaker(double-underhook over-the-shoulder somersault neckbreaker) after interference by Bea Priestly and "The Great O-Kharn" Tomoyuki Oka.

-Kota Ibushi d. IWGP Tag Team Champion Taichi Ishikari via Kamigoye(trapped-arm knee strike).

-NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Tomohiro Ishii d. "Switchblade" Jay White after the vertical-drop brainbuster.


A Block(final standings):

-Ibushi: 14(WINNER)

-White/Okada/Ospreay: 12

-Cobb/Taichi/Shingo/Ishii: 8

-Suzuki: 6

-Takahashi: 2

Thursday, October 15, 2020

NXT UK + Main Event

WWE NXT UK

-Commentators:  Andy Shepherd & Nigel McGuinness.
-Heritage Cup Title Tournament:  "Bomber" Dave Mastiff d. Joseph Conners via knockout after a forearm smash (0:26 of Round 3; 6:26 total).
-Piper Niven d. "The White Witch" Isla Dawn with the Michinoku Driver (8:18).
-"The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne & Ilja Dragunov d. United Kingdom Champion "The Ring General" WALTER Hahn & Alexander Wolfe when Dragunov pinned WALTER after the Torpedo Moskau(flying headbutt) (19:03).
-Next week:  Trent Seven vs. "The Lucky Yin" Kenny Williams in the Heritage Cup Title Tournament.

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & Byron Saxton.
-Titus O'Neil d. Drew Gulak with the Clash Of The Titus(sitout spinebuster) (5:49).
-Humberto Carrillo d. Akira Tozawa after the torture-rack sitout faceplant (7:54 aired).

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Comedy Part 856: Batting Leadoff

Location:  Westport Funny Bone
Emcee:  Will O'Donnell
After:  Will O'Donnell
Before:  Eric Russeler

I'm doing my best to mix up my joke material for each performance so that I'm not just doing the same 4-5 minutes; that's included trying out different ways to open and close my sets.  I know several good ways to start a set, but I'm still trying to figure out the best jokes to finish a set...the "merch plug" fits on paid shows, but not so much at open-mics.  My next time on stage will be...posted on my social media, of course.

NXT + AEW

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix, & Wade Barrett.
-The Undisputed Era(Roderick Strong & "The Infamous" Bobby Fish)(w/ Kyle O'Reilly) d. Oney Lorcan & "The Guv'nor" Danny Burch when Strong pinned Oney after the jumping knee strike (13:28); NXT Tag Team Champions Breezango(Tyler Breeze & Johnny Fandango) watched the match.
-Jake Atlas d. Ashante "Thee" Adonis via small package after Adonis was distracted by the arival of El Legado Del Fantasma(Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) (2:04).  Wilde & Mendoza attacked Adonis but Atlas joined the fight on Adonis' side...Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar joined his brethren but Isaiah "Swerve" Scott ran in with chairs to even the sides.
-Johnny Gargano d. "All Day" Austin Theory after the One Final Beat(slingshot DDT) (10:44 aired).
-Candice LeRae d. "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart after hitting her with brass knuckles passed to her by Indi Hartwell (12:08 aired).
-Toni Storm d. Aliyah Areebi(w/ Robert Stone) with the Storm Zero v2.0(tigerdriver) (2:32).
-Imperium(Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel) d. Drake Maverick & Killian Dain; Barthel pinned Maverick after he and Aichner hit the European Bomb(powerbomb/second-rope European uppercut combo) (3:52).  Ever-Rise("Jagged" Chase Parker & "Big Magic" Matt Martel) confronted Maverick after the match only to be laid out by Dain.
-"The Archer Of Infamy" Damian Priest d. Dexter Lumis to retain the NXT North American Title; Cameron Grimes attacked Lumis behind the referee's back without Priest's knowledge, leading to Priest winning with the South Of Heaven(sitout chokeslam) (12:10).  Priest took out Grimes after the match but was sneak-attacked by Johnny Gargano(w/ Candice LeRae)...General Manager S. William Regal informed the couple that their upcoming title shots would take place in two weeks on the Halloween Havoc special.  Havoc host Shotzi Blackheart added that both matches would have stipulations determined by Spin The Wheel Make The Deal!
-Next week:  Breezango vs. Roderick Strong & Bobby Fish for the NXT Tag Team Titles.
-In two weeks(Halloween Havoc episode!):  Priest vs. Johnny Gargano for the NXT North American Title and "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai vs. Candice LeRae for the NXT Women's Title, both with Spin The Wheel Make The Deal stipulations.  Also "The Nightmare" Rhea Ripley will face Raquel Gonzalez.

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)(w/ Tully Blanchard) d. The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Dax pinned Chuck after Cash hit him with one of the title belts behind the referee's back (16:33).  After the match, "Superbad" Kip Sabian & "The Best Man" Miroslav Barnyashev(w/ "The Bad Girl" Penelope Ford) attacked Trent & Chuck.
-"Superbad" Kip Sabian & "The Best Man" Miroslav Barnyashev(w/ "The Bad Girl" Penelope Ford) d. "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson & Sean Maluta when Miro made Maluta tap out to the camel clutch (1:53).
-"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes fought "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy to a time-limit draw to retain the TNT Title (20:00).
-Hikaru Shida d. "Big Swole" Aerial Monroe with the baseman flying knee strike to retain the Women's Title (8:55).
-Jon Moxley d. "The Murderhawk" Lance Archer(w/ Jake "The Snake" Roberts) to retain the Heavyweight title in a no-countout-no-DQ match; Archer hit the Blackout(Iconoclasm) and covered, but Moxley crucifixed him on the mat for the flash pin (12:49).  "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston(w/ Rey Fenix & Penta El Cero Miedo) did commentary.  Kingston confronted Moxley after the match, then took him down with a sleeper and bodyscissors.
-Next week:  The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) vs. The Dark Order("#3" Alex Reynolds & "#4" John Silver) vs. "The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter.  Also, the Heavyweight Title Contender Eliminator Tournament begins; the quarterfinal matches were announced as being:  Rey Fenix vs. Penta El Cero Miedo, "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega vs. "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela, "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana, and "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow.
-In two weeks:  Cody Rhodes vs. Orange Cassidy in a rematch for the TNT Title.

NJPW G1 Climax Day 16

-KENTA Kobayashi d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Yoshi-Hashi with the Game Over(Crippler Crossface).

-IWGP Tag Team Champion Zack Sabre Jr. d. Juice Robinson with a bridging pin combo.

-IWGP Heavyweight/Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito d. Toru Yano(non-title) via low blow and rollup.

-Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Hirooki Goto after the Everything Is Evil(STO).

-Seiya Sanada d. Hiroshi Tanahashi with the moonsault.


B Block:

-Evil/Naito: 12

-Sanada/Sabre: 10

-KENTA/Goto: 8

-Tanahashi/Juice/Yano: 6

-Hashi: 2

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

AEW Dark

-Commentators:  Excalibur, "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz, & "Absolute" Ricky Starks(joining the commentary team after his match)
-"Jungle Boy" Jack Perry(w/ Luchasaurus & "Mr. Fun Size" Marko Stunt) won a four-corner match with "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian, "The Blade" Braxton Sutter(w/ "The Butcher" Andy Williams), and Evil Uno(w/ Stu Grayson) when he pinned Uno with a jackknife cradle (8:30).  Other members of the Dark Order("#4" Alex Reynolds, "#5" Alan Angels, & "#10" Preston Vance) hit the ring to assist Uno in the post-match beatdown, which drew the rest of the Jurassic Express, Butcher, and "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels into the melee.
-The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix) d. Cezar Bonini & "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson; Penta pinned Johnson after he and Fenix hit the package piledriver/top-rope double-stomp combo (5:05).
-Brandon Cutler fought "The Librarian" Peter Avalon(w/ "the Librarian" Leva Bates) to a double DQ; Cutler hit Avalon with a book at the same time as Avalon hit Cutler with the polyhedral die (7:31).
-"Rebourne" Matt Sydal d. "The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss(w/ "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela) with the cobra stretch (5:39).
-The Dark Order("#3" Alex Reynolds", "#4" John Silver, & "#10" Preston Vance)(w/ Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, & "#99" Anna Jay) d. Aaron Solow, M'Badu, & Angel Fashion; Vance pinned Solow after the Dark Order trio hit a double assisted Iconoclasm  (5:47).
-Red Valvet d. "The Sorceress Of Sin" Elayna Black after the Just Desserts(low flying boot) (3:27); Brandi Rhodes did commentary.
-"Absolute" Ricky Starks d. Fuego Del Sol with the Roshambeau(Dominator) (3:05).
-The Gunn Club(Billy & Austin Gunn)(w/ Colton Gunn) d. Rob Ryzin & Maxx Stardom when Austin pinned Stardom after the Quick Draw(hiptoss-into-neckbreaker) (4:50).
-Darby Allin d. Nick Comoroto with the Coffin Drop(blind top-rope senton) (5:48).  Darby rushed the commentary table after the match to attack Starks.
-Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana(w/ Evil Uno) d. "The Ivy League M.V.P." Griff Garrison with the Billy Goat's Curse(reverse Boston crab) (4:41).
-"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose(w/ Vickie Guerrero) d. KiLynn King after the Beast Bomb(sitout powerbomb) (1:53).
-"The Bad Boy" Joey Janela(w/ "The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss) d. "D3" Daniele Dentice D'Accadia via brainbuster (5:04).
-"Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow d. Elijah Dean via referee stoppage after a draping knee strike (1:58).
-"The Mad King" Eddie Kingston d. "The Emp'Bruh" Baron Black with a front facelock submission after hitting the spinning backfist (2:46).
-Next week:  Christopher Daniels vs. "The Chairman" Shawn Spears.

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & "The Queen Bee" Madison Rayne.
-"La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie & "The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush won a triple threat match with Jessicka Havok & Nevaeh and "The Girl On Fire" Kiera Hogan & "The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz when Rosemary pinned Tasha after the double-underhook guillotine drop (9:18).
-Crazzy Steve d. Fallah Bahh via rollup (2:43).
-Shawn Hernandez, Rhino, Heath Miller, Cousin Jake Deaner, & Alisha Edwards d. "The Innovator Of Violence" Tommy Dreamer, "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers, Cody Deaner, Johnny Swinger, & Tenille Dashwood(w/ Kaleb Konley) when Heath pinned Swinger after the Wake-Up Call(jumping inverted DDT) (7:19).
-"Smiley" Kylie Rae d. "The Crown Jewel" Kimber Lee(w/ Women's Champion "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo) via Crippler Crossface (9:48).
-"The Big L.G." Doc Gallows(w/ "The Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) d. "Madman" Sawyer Fulton(w/ "The Inevitable" Ace Austin).  The match initially ended in a double countout (1:21), but it was restarted as a no-countout-no-DQ affair; Gallows won after a double-handed chokeslam onto two set-up chairs (restart joined in progress; 4:30 aired of the restart, 5:51 aired total).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT(www.wwe.com)

NXT on Wednesday has:
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NXT UK on Thursday has:
-Pete Dunne & Ilja Dragunov vs. WALTER Hahn & Alexander Wolfe
-Dave Mastiff vs. Joseph Conners - Heritage Cup Title Tournament

Hell In A Cell is on Sunday 10/25:
-Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton - WWE Title Hell In A Cell Match
-Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso - Universal Title Hell In A Cell/I Quit Match
-Bayley Rose vs. Sasha Banks - Smackdown Women's Title Hell In A Cell Match

ALL ELITE WRESTLING(allelitewrestling.com)

Dynamite this Wednesday has:
-Jon Moxley vs. Lance Archer - Heavyweight Title
-Cody Rhodes vs. Orange Cassidy - TNT Title
-Hikaru Shida vs. "Big Swole" Aerial Monroe - Women's Title
-Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) - Tag Team Titles

Full Gear is on Saturday 11/7.

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION(www.impactwrestling.com)

Impact next Tuesday has:
-Eddie Edwards vs. Sami Callihan
-The Good Brothers(Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) vs. The North(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander)
-Rohit Raju, Chris Bey, & Jordynne Grace vs. Willie Mack, Trey Miguel, & T.J. Perkins
-Shawn Hernandez vs. Rhino vs. Heath Miller vs. Cousin Jake Deaner vs. Alisha Edwards
-Rosemary Rush vs. Jessicka Havok

Bound For Glory is on Sunday 10/24:
-Eric Young vs. Rich Swann - Heavyweight Title
-Deonna Purrazzo vs. Kylie Rae - Women's Title
-Rohit Raju vs. Willie Mack vs. T.J. Perkins vs. Trey Miguel vs. Chris Bey vs. Jordynne Grace - X-Division Title
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs. The Good Brothers(Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) vs. The North(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) vs. Ace Austin & "Madman" Sawyer Fulton - Tag Team Titles
-Ethan Carter III vs. Moose
-Eddie Edwards vs. Ken Shamrock
-Gauntlet Match:  Tenille Dashwood, Tommy Dreamer, Brian Myers, Cody Deaner, Johnny Swinger, Shawn Hernandez, Cousin Jake Deaner, Alisha Edwards, Rhino, Heath Miller

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

ROH TV this week has:
-Fred Yehi vs. Tracy Williams - Pure Wrestling Title Tournament
-P.J. Black vs. Josh Woods - Pure Wrestling Title Tournament

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw1972.com)

The G1 Climax takes place from Saturday 9/19 to Sunday 10/18:
-Block A: Kota Ibushi, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Shingo Takagi, Yujiro Takahashi, Taichi Ishikari, Minoru Suzuki, Jeff Cobb, Will Ospreay, "Switchblade" Jay White
-Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano, Yoshi-Hashi, Seiya Sanada, Tetsuya Naito, Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Zack Sabre Jr., Juice Robinson, KENTA Kobayashi

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

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Next show is Friday 10/16 in Alton, IL.

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

PRO WRESTLING EPIC(no website)

Next show is Saturday 10/17 in Granite City, IL.

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

Next show is Saturday 10/24 in Eldon, MO:
-The Math Magician vs. Curt Gannon - Heavyweight Title
-Curtis Wylde vs. The Iceman - U.S. Title Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Dr. Isin vs. Kyle King
-Appearing:  Barry Horowitz

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

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

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

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Next show is Thursday 10/29 in Merrionette Park, IL.

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NJPW G1 Climax Day 15

-Jeff Cobb d. Will Ospreay with the Tour Of The Islands(rewind powerslam).

-Kota Ibushi d. Yujiro Takahashi after the Kamigoye(trapped-arm knee strike).

-IWGP Tag Team Champion Taichi Ishikari d. Shingo Takagi with the Black Mephisto(Air Raid Crash).

-"Switchblade" Jay White d. NEVER Openweight Champion Minoru Suzuki after the Blade Runner(swinging Flatliner).

-Kazuchika Okada d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Tomohiro Ishii with the Money Clip(cobra clutch).


A Block:

-Ibushi/White/Okada: 12

-Ospreay: 10

-Cobb/Taichi: 8

-Shingo/Suzuki/Ishii: 6

-Takahashi: 0

Monday, October 12, 2020

WWE Raw

 -Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Samoa Joe.
-Kevin Owens d. Aleister Black in a no-DQ match after a powerbomb through a table (8:45 aired).
-With the Tag Team Champions of each brand(The Street Profits for Raw, The New Day for Smackdown) drafted to the other shows, the decision was made to simply swap the belts.
-"The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles won a triple threat match with "The Monday Night Messiah" Seth Rollins and Jeff Hardy when "The Drifter" Elias Samson returned and smashed a guitar over Hardy's head, leading to Styles scoring the pin (11:20 aired).
-Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke d. Natalya Neidhart & Lana Perry; Dana pinned Lana after she and Mandy hit an assisted swanton bomb (3:48).
-Angel Garza d. Andrade "Cien" Almas with the Wing Clipper(double-underhook guillotine drop) (2:55); Zelina Vega did commentary.  After the match, Alexa Bliss appeared in the ring to attack Zelina while "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt popped up behind Andrade...each hit their own version of Sister Abigail(swinging Flatliner) in stereo.
-The New Day(Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) d. Dolph Ziggler & "The Glorious" Robert Roode to retain the Raw Tag Team Titles; Kofi pinned Roode after he and Woods hit a side backbreaker/top-rope double-stomp combo (8:42 aired).
-Ricochet d. Cedric Alexander(w/ U.S. "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley, Montel Vontavious Porter, & Shelton Benjamin) by DQ; M.V.P. threw a chair into the ring with the referee down, but Ricochet threw it to Alexander and dropped to the mat so the ref thought Cedric used the weapon (5:04).
-Lana Perry won a battle royal; Raw Women's Champion "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai did commentary.  Eliminations:  Tamina Snuka by Women's Tag Team Champion Nia Jax, Billie Kay by Nia, Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke by Nia, Nia by everyone left in the ring(including Women's Tag Team Champion "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler), Peyton Royce by Natalya Neidhart(during the commercial break), Nikki Cross by "The Sassy Southern Belle" Lacey Evans, Baszler by "The E.S.T." Bianca Belair, Belair by Ruby Riot & Liv Morgan, Ruby Riot by Natalya Neidhart and Liv Morgan by Lacey, Lacey by Natalya, and Natalya by Lana(who had laid out on the floor for most of the match) (7:55 aired).
-Next week:  "Limitless" Keith Lee vs. Braun Strowman, plus Asuka vs. Lana for the Raw Women's Title.

Sunday, October 11, 2020

NJPW G1 Climax Day 14

-IWGP Tag Team Champion Zack Sabre Jr. d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Yoshi-Hashi with the Clarky Cat(leg-applied double-armbar submission).
-KENTA Kobayashi d. Toru Yano by countout after duct-taping him to the entranceway and beating the twenty-count.
-Seiya Sanada d. Juice Robinson via moonsault.
-NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Hirooki Goto d. Hiroshi Tanahashi after the G.T.R.(Eye Of The Hurricane onto the knee).
-Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe d. IWGP Heavyweight/Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito(non-title) with the Everything Is Evil(STO).

B Block:
-Evil/Naito: 10
-Sanada/Sabre/Goto: 8
-Tanahashi/Juice/KENTA/Yano: 6
-Hashi: 2

Saturday, October 10, 2020

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni, Quinn McKay, & Caprice "Ice" Coleman.
-Pure Wrestling Title Tournament:  Tag Team Champion Jay Lethal d. David Finlay with the Lethal Injection(rope-handspring Cutter) (10:37 aired; 14:58 official).
-Pure Wrestling Title Tournament:  Tag Team Champion "The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham d. "Rebourne" Matt Sydal with a modified bow-and-arrow hold (10:55 aired; 13:27 official).
-Next week in the tournament:  "The Savageweight" Fred Yehi vs. "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams and "The Darewolf" P.J. Black vs. Josh "The Goods" Woods.

Show results

Saturday GPW results from Indianapolis, IN(credit to Ben Simon):

-Mike Outlaw d. Lee Moriarty via rollup (8:38).
-The North("All Ego" Ethan Page & "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander) d. Blake Christian & Alex Zayne; Alexander pinned Christian after he and Page hit the double-team assisted spinebuster (11:49).
-"His Mom Calls Him Son Cuz He Shines Like One" Hakim Zane d. "Smiley" Kylie Rae after a corkscrew reverse Unprettier to retain the Midwest Territory Title (12:32).
-"Warhorse" Jake Parnell d. Zachary Wentz via Sharpshooter to retain the Independent Wrestling Title.
-Jake Something d. "The Cornbelt Cowboy" Steve Manders in a bullrope match after a sitout Bossman Slam (8:42).
-The Sisters Of Destruction("The Sorceress Of Sin" Elayna Black & Blair Onyx) d. Hyan & "Lucha" Laynie Luck; Black pinned Hyan after a Sister Abigail by Onyx (9:23).
-"Black Sexcellence" Devon Monroe won a four-corner match with "Daddy Longlegs" Kody Lane, "The Wild Child" Jody Threat, and "The Leader Of The Pack" Stephen Wolf when he pinned Wolf after a sitout jawbreaker
-Top Flight(Air Wolf & Angel Dorado) won a triple threat match with Gaytanic Panic(Effy & Donovan Danhausen) and Dan "The Dad" Adams & Allie Kat to win the vacant United Glory Tag Team Titles; Dorado pinned Dan The Dad after he and Air Wolf hit an electric chair/top-rope dropkick/double-stomp combo (9:16).
-"The Truth" A.J. Gray d. A.C.H. with the Emerald Flowsion to retain the Crown Of Glory Title (19:17).

Saturday PWA results from Springfield, IL:

-Guy Smith d. Johnny Kincaid.
-Raven Black d. Harley Fairfax.
-Technicolor Wonderland(Victor Analog & Mad Hatta) d. Women's Champion Harley & Shawna Reed to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Gauntlet Match:  Roy Lewis d. Austin Connelly; Lewis d. Steven Bishop; Blake Steel d. Lewis; Steel d. Moondog Pongo; Steel d. Bryan Ealey; Robert Black d. Steel; Black d. Anakin Murphy; I.J. Sweet d. Black; I.J. Sweet d. Jon Magnus.

Saturday WPW results from Collinsville, IL:

-Katie Dream d. Captain COVID.
-The Violators(? & ?) d. The Fam(Marcellus Knyght & Alexander Steele) to win the vacant Tag Team Titles.
-Keith Smith Jr. d. Curtis Payne.
-U.S. Champion Hollis Giroux was stripped of his title due to not being medically cleared to wrestle.
-Jose Magnifico d. Gideon Morbid to win the vacant U.S. Title.
-Xavier Frost d. Jason Halbert.
-Mz. Hyde d. Abby Veck to become the first Women's Champion.
-Reid Reign won a four-corner match with Playboy Double H, Sid Holland, and Johnny Rocco(C) to win the Heavyweight Title.

Sunday SHIMMER results from Indianapolis, IN:

-Nevaeh d. Kenzie Paige.
-Alice Crowley won a six-way match with Jody Threat, Elayna Black, Queen Aminata, Big Mama, and Brittany Blake.
-Heather Monroe d. Leyla Hirsch.
-The Bird & The Bee(Solo Darling & Willow Nightingale) d. Sierra & Kayla Kassidy.
-Lacey Ryan d. Davienne.
-Hyan d. Thunderkitty to retain the Interim Heart Of SHIMMER Title.
-Zoey Skye d. Holidead.
-Team Sea Stars(Ashley Vox & Delmi Exo) d. The Hex(Allysin Kay & Marti Belle) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Kimber Lee d. Nicole Savoy to retain the SHIMMER Title.

NJPW G1 Climax Day 13

-Jeff Cobb d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champion Tomohiro Ishii with the Tour Of The Islands(rewind powerslam).
-"Switchblade" Jay White d. Yujiro Takahashi after the Blade Runner(swinging Flatliner).
-Will Ospreay d. IWGP Tag Team Champion Taichi Ishikari with the Storm Breaker(double-underhook over-the-shoulder somersault neckbreaker).
-Kota Ibushi d. NEVER Openweight Champion Minoru Suzuki(non-title) after the Kamigoye(trapped-arm knee strike).
-Kazuchika Okada d. Shingo Takagi with the Money Clip(cobra clutch).

A Block:
-Ibushi/White/Ospreay/Okada: 10
-Shingo/Taichi/Suzuki/Cobb/Ishii: 6
-Takahashi: 0

Friday, October 9, 2020

Friday Rasslin

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Corey Graves.
-Big E Langston d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy in a falls-count-anywhere match after hitting the Big Ending(over-the-shoulder chest-first drop) off the hood of a car and through a table (11:23 aired).
-Jeff Hardy & "The Original Bro" Matt Riddle d. John Morrison & "The Miz" Mike Mizanin when Riddle pinned Miz after the Bro Derek(cradle vertical powerslam) (2:31 aired).  After the match, Lars Sullivan attacked everyone.
-"The Boss" Sasha Banks d. Smackdown Women's Champion Bayley Rose by DQ when Bayley hit Sasha with a chair (2:30).
-The New Day(Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) d. Shinsuke Nakamura & Antonio Cesaro to win the Smackdown Tag Team Titles; Kofi hit the Trouble In Paradise(flying roundhouse kick) on Nakamura and Woods hit the tightrope-walk elbowdrop before scoring the pin (5:14 aired).
-"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt d. Kevin Owens with the mandible claw (6:39 aired).

WWE 205 Live

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Nigel McGuinness.
-Jake Atlas d. Ariya Daivari by DQ when "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese attacked Atlas (9:19).
-Ashante "Thee" Adonis d. "The" Brian Kendrick after a superkick (8:28).

NJPW Strong

-Misterioso, Blake Christian, & Logan Riegel d. Fred Rosser, Adrian Quest, & Barrett Brown when Christian pinned Brown after the Elia(top-rope corkscrew splash).
-Lion's Break Crown Tournament Final:  Clark Connors d. Danny Limelight with the Boston Crab.
-Jeff Cobb, David Finlay, A.C.H., T.J. Perkins, Rocky Romero, & Karl Fredericks d. "Switchblade" Jay White, KENTA Kobayashi, The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa), Hikuleo, & Chase Owens in an elimination tag match(eliminations by pinfall, submission, or throwing someone over the top rope to the floor).  Eliminations:  White by Romero via ring-out, A.C.H. by Loa via ring-out, Loa by Fredericks via ring-out, Fredericks by Tonga via pinfall after the Gun Stun(Diamond Cutter), Tonga by Cobb via ring-out, Cobb by Hikuleo via ring-out, Romero by Hikuleo via ring-out, Hikuleo by T.J.P. via ring-out, T.J.P. by Hikuleo via ring-out(pulling him to the floor after his own elimination), Owens by KENTA via ring-out(accidentally kicking his partner to the floor), and KENTA by Finlay via ring-out.

Thursday, October 8, 2020

NXT UK + Main Event

WWE NXT UK

-Commentators:  Andy Shepherd & Nigel McGuinness.
-Xia Brookside & Dani Luna d. Nina Samuels & Amale; Xia & Dani hit Amale with a Brooksy Bomb(Iconoclasm)/sitout powerbomb combo and Xia scored the bridging pin (7:14).
-"The Divine Beast" Saxon Huxley d. Jack Starz with the Desolation Peak(over-the-shoulder powerbomb) (5:18).
-Heritage Cup Title Tournament:  A-Kid d. Flash Morgan Webster in a British Rounds Match.  Falls:  Webster pinned A-Kid by countering an attempted jackknife cradle with a modified rana pin (2:01 of Round 2; 5:01 total).  A-Kid pinned Webster after a superkick (0:49 of Round 4; 8:50 total).  A-Kid made Webster tap out to the omoplata (Round 5) (2:58 of Round 5; 11:48 total).
-Next week:  "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne & Ilja Dragunov vs. United Kingdom Champion "The Ring General" WALTER Hahn & Alexander Wolfe, plus "Bomber" Dave Mastiff vs. Joseph Conners in the Heritage Cup Title Tournament.
-In three weeks:  WALTER vs. Dragunov for the U.K. Title.

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & Byron Saxton.
-Peyton Royce d. Billie Kay with the Deja Vu(spinning brainbuster) (5:50).
-Andrade "Cien" Almas d. Akira Tozawa(w/ ninjas) after the hammerlock DDT (6:24 aired).

NJPW G1 Climax Day 12

-NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Hirooki Goto d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Yoshi-Hashi after the G.T.R.(Eye Of The Hurricane onto the knee).

-IWGP Tag Team Champion Zack Sabre Jr. d. Toru Yano with a modified figure-four leglock.

-Seiya Sanada d. KENTA Kobayashi via bridging O'Connor Roll.

-IWGP Heavyweight/Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito d. Juice Robinson(non-title) after the Destino(sitout Asai DDT).

-Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe d. Hiroshi Tanahashi with the Everything Is Evil(STO).


B Block:

-Naito: 10

-Evil: 8

-Tanahashi/Juice/Sanada/Sabre/Goto/Yano: 6

-KENTA: 4

-Hashi: 2 

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Comedy Part 855: Outdoor Show

Location:  9 Mile Garden (Affton, MO)
Emcee:  Me
Lineup:  Chris Cyr, Ben Johnson, Shon Don

I don't think I've ever done an outdoor show.  I was the host and did about a ten-minute set to start off the show...my stage rust showed a bit as I had trouble thinking up jokes by the end of my time.  It was a fun time and paid gigs are always appreciated.  Don't really have much else to say...just gotta practice a bit more.  Keep forgetting to email to sign up for Back Door Comedy's open-mic on Thursday nights.

NXT + AEW

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett, & "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix.
-Tommaso Ciampa d. "The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida by DQ when "The Velveteen Dream" Patrick Clark interfered and tried to hit Kushida but nailed Ciampa by mistake (11:09 aired).
-Killian Dain & Drake Maverick d. Ever-Rise("Jagged" Shane Parker & "Big Magic" Matt Martel); Maverick pinned Parker after Dain powerbombed Maverick onto him (4:04).
-"All Day" Austin Theory d. Leon Ruff with the TKO (1:50).
-Dexter Lumis d. "All Day" Austin Theory via Silence(head-and-arm guillotine) (12:10).  Cameron Grimes attacked Lumis after the match.
-Ridge Holland d. "The Guv'nor" Danny Burch with the Northern Grit(Northern Lights Bomb) (2:07).  The two brawled after the bell with Oney Lorcan entering the fray on the side of his tag partner Burch.
-"The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart d. Xia Li with the top-rope senton bomb (1:47).  Afterwards, Boa Wang met up with Xia and they left together.
-"The Nightmare" Rhea Ripley & Ember Moon d. Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez when Ember pinned Dakota after the Eclipse(flying Stone Cold Stunner off the top rope) (11:51).

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-"They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage d. "Willpower" Will Hobbs with the Drill Claw(vertical suplex-into-sitout Tombstone) to retain the FTW Title (9:10); "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz & "Absolute" Ricky Starks did commentary.  Hobbs refused to join Team Taz afterwards, leading to Darby Allin saving Hobbs from a post-match beatdown.
-Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)(w/ Tully Blanchard) d. The Hybrid2(Jack Evans & Angélico) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Harwood superplexed Evans and Wheeler followed with a top-rope splash for the pin (13:40).  The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) came out afterwards and told the champs that they had a title match on next week's show.
-"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes(w/ "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson & Brandi Rhodes) d. "The Exalted One" Brodie Lee(w/ "#4" John Silver & "#99" Anna Jay) in a dog collar match to win the TNT Title, pinning him after the second Crossrhodes(inverted swinging neckbreaker) of the match (20:26).  "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes backed up Cody after the match when the rest of The Dark Order(Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, "#4" Alex Reynolds, "#5" Alan Angels, & "#10" Preston Vance) backed up Lee.  Cody said he wanted to defend his newly-regained title on next week's show...and "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy answered the challenge.
-"Big Swole" Aerial Monroe d. Serena Deeb with the Dirty Dancing(rolling elbow) (7:20 aired).
-"The Demo God" Chris Jericho & "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager(w/ "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara, Angel Ortiz, & Santana Draztik) d. Chaos Project("The Original Deathdealer" Dr. Luther & Serpentico) when Jericho pinned Luther after the Judas Effect(spinning elbowsmash) (9:07).  Maxwell Jacob Friedman(w/ "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow) came out to give Jericho a 30th anniversary present:  A framed portrait of himself, which Jericho didn't appreciate.
-Next week:  Jon Moxley vs. "The Murderhawk" Lance Archer for the Heavyweight Title, Cody vs. Orange for the TNT Title, and F.T.R. vs. Best Friends for the Tag Team Titles.