Friday, April 30, 2021
Friday Rasslin
-Commentators: Michael Cole & Pat McAfee.
-The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) & Smackdown Women's Champion "The E.S.T." Bianca Belair d. Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Dirty Dogs(Dolph Ziggler & "The Glorious" Robert Roode) & Bayley Rose) when Ford pinned Roode after the springboard frog splash (joined in progress; 6:48 aired).
-Natalya Neidhart & Tamina Snuka d. Women's Tag Team Champions "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax(w/ Reginald Thomas)(non-title) when Tamina pinned Baszler after the Superfly Splash (4:51).
-Big E Langston d. Intercontinental Champion Apollo Crews(w/ Commander Azeez) by DQ when Azeez interfered (6:52 aired). Kevin Owens ran in to even the odds but Sami Zayn got involved as well.
-Roman Reigns(w/ Paul Heyman) d. Daniel Bryan with the guillotine hold to retain the Universal Title (16:55 aired). Antonio Cesaro tried to stop Reigns from attacking Bryan with chairs afterwards, but Jey Uso took out Cesaro and Reigns bashed Bryan with a solo Conchairto.
-Next week: Antonio Cesaro vs. "The Messiah" Seth Rollins.
WWE 205 Live
-Commentators: Tom Phillips & Nigel McGuinness.
-"Retro" August Grey & Jake Atlas d. The Bollywood Boyz(Samir & Sunil) when Grey pinned Sunil after a twisting cross-bodyblock off the top rope (6:47).
-Ever-Rise("Jagged" Chase Parker & "Big Magic" Matt Martel) d. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari; Martel pinned Nese after he and Parker hit the Sweet Taste(double Stungun) (11:56).
NJPW Strong
-T.J. Perkins d. "The D.K.C." Dylan Kyle Cox via STF.
-Ren Narita & Fred Rosser d. Alex Coughlin & Kevin Knight when Rosser pinned Knight after a basement dropkick.
-Karl Fredericks d. Clark Connors with the Manifest Destiny(elevated DDT).
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Thursday Rasslin
-Commentators: Andy Shepherd & Nigel McGuinness.
-"Teoman" Metahan Kocabasoglu d. Rohan Raja via referee stoppage after Teoman snapped Raja's arm after catching him in the Crippler Crossface (6:02).
-"The East Side Butcher" Sha Samuels d. Levi Muir after a spinebuster (4:03).
-Meiko Satomura d. Aoife Valkyrie with the Scorpion Rising(step-up axe kick) (11:23).
-Gallus("The Iron King" Joe Coffey, "The Last King Of Scotland" Wolfgang Young, & Mark Coffey) d. Symbiosis(Eddie Dennis, "The King Of The Travelers" Tyson T-Bone, & "Primate" Jay Melrose) when Joe Coffey pinned Primate after the Awra Best For The Bells(discus lariat) (9:27).
-Next week: Amir Jordan vs. "The Lucky Yin" Kenny Williams in a no-DQ loser-leaves-town match, plus Ilja Dragunov vs. "Bomber" Dave Mastiff.
-In three weeks: A-Kid vs. Tyler Bate in a British Rounds Match for the Heritage Cup Title.
Impact Wrestling
-Commentators: Matt Striker & D-Lo Brown.
-"Cowboy" James Storm(w/ Chris Sabin) d. Cody Deaner(w/ Eric Young, Joe Doering, & Rhino) with the Last Call(superkick) (10:19 aired).
-"The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey d. Jake Something via rollup with feet on the ropes after a distraction by "The Desi Hitman" Rohit Raju (6:02).
-William Morrissey d. Sam Beale with the powerbomb (1:36).
-Taylor Wilde d. "The Crown Jewel" Kimber Lee(w/ Susan Yung) via Indian deathlock (6:10 aired). Tenille Dashwood saved Wilde from a two-on-one post-match beating.
-"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander d. "The Inevitable" Ace Austin(w/ "Madman" Sawyer Fulton) with the anklelock to retain the X-Division Title (11:16).
-"Always Ready" Matt Cardona d. "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers with the Radio Silence(jumping leg lariat) (6:49 aired).
-"The Draw" Sami Callihan d. Eddie Edwards by DQ when Heavyweight Champion "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega & The Good Brothers("Machine Gun" Karl Anderson & "The Big L.G." Doc Gallows) attacked Callihan (6:00 aired).
-Next week: "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel vs. Rohit Raju, Chris Sabin vs. Rhino, and "Cowboy" James Storm vs. Moose, plus El Phantasmo debuts.
WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Kevin Patrick & Byron Saxton.
-Mustafa Ali d. Ricochet via rollup with feet on the ropes (5:50).
-Drew Gulak d. Akira Tozawa with the Gu-Lock(dragon sleeper with bodyscissors) (8:21 aired).
NJPW Satsuma No Kuni Part 2
-Seiya Sanada & Bushi d. Yuya Uemura & Yota Tsuji when Bushi pinned Uemura with the Terrible(behind-the-back snap powerbomb).
-Minoru Suzuki, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion El Desperado, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru d. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Roppongi 3K(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) & Tiger Mask IV when Desperado made Tiger Mask tap out to the Numero Dos(leg-over-head half-crab).
-IWGP Tag Team Champions The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) & Jado vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi Ishikari, & Douki never officially started as the teams brawled before the match could be started.
-Toru Yano, Ryusuke Taguchi, "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato, & Hiroyoshi Tenzan d. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Taiji Ishimori, Yujiro Takahashi, & Dick Togo when Yano rolled up Togo after a low blow.
-Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi d. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay & "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka when Shingo pinned O-Khan after the Last Of The Dragon(pumphandle wrist-clutch Michinoku Driver).
-Kota Ibushi & NEVER Openweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi d. Jeff Cobb & Aaron Henare when Ibushi pinned Henare after the Kamigoye(trapped-arm knee strike).
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Dynamite + ROH
AEW Dynamite
-Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-"They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage(w/ "Absolute" Ricky Starks, "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs, & Hook) d. "Hangman" Adam Page with the Drill Claw(vertical suplex into sitout Tombstone) (5:49); "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz did commentary.. Team Taz attacked Page before the match before The Dark Order ran them off, but the damage was done.
-Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)(w/ Brandon Cutler) d. "Rebourne" Matt Sydal & "The Yoga Monster" Mike Sydal(non-title); Don Callis did commentary. Matt Jackson hit Mike Sydal with a low blow, then Nick pinned Mike after he and Matt hit the BTE-Trigger(double short-arm pump knees) (8:42 aired). After the match, SoCal Uncensored("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels & "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian) challenged the Bucks for the Tag Team Titles.
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy(w/ Trent Barreta) d. Penta El Cero Miedo(w/ Alex Abrahantes) when he used Abrahantes' microphone to deliver the Orange Punch(Superman Punch) behind the referee's back (13:05).
-"The Galaxy's Greatest Alien" Kris Statlander(w/ "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy) d. "The Superbad Girl" Penelope Ford(w/ "Superbad" Kip Sabian) after the Big Bang Theory(cradle Tombstone) (6:22 aired). Afterwards, "The Best Man" Miroslav Barnyashev beat down Sabian.
-The Factory("God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall, Nick Comoroto, & Aaron Solow)(w/ "The Guv'nor" Anthony Ogogo) d. "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes, Billy Gunn, & "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson; Q.T. pinned Johnson after Ogogo interfered with a body blow behind the referee's back (6:44 plus brawling before the bell). Austin & Colten Gunn joined the fight after the bell, then "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes cut off Q.T.'s attempt to retreat.
-Darby Allin(w/ Sting) d. "#10" Preston Vance(w/ The Dark Order) to retain the TNT Title when he kicked off the turnbuckles to counter the full nelson and rolled on top for the pin (12:15). "All Ego" Ethan Page got in a cheapshot on Darby late in the bout but it didn't affect the outcome. Page & Scorpio Sky attacked Darby & Sting afterwards until "The Murderhawk" Lance Archer(w/ Jake "The Snake" Roberts) and #10 ran them off.
-Next week: The Inner Circle("The Demo God" Chris Jericho/"The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara/Proud & Powerful(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik)/"The Big Hurt" Jake Hager) vs. The Pinnacle(Maxwell Jacob Friedman/Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)/"Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow/"The Chairman" Shawn Spears) in a Blood & Guts Match, plus Jon Moxley & "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston vs. Heavyweight Champion "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega & Michael T. Nakazawa, Cody Rhodes vs. Q.T. Marshall, and SoCal Uncensored vs. The Jurassic Express(Luchasaurus & "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry) vs. The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) vs. The Varsity Blondes("Bulletproof" Brian Pillman Jr. & "The Ivy League M.V.P." Griff Garrison).
-In two weeks: Jon Moxley vs. Yuji Nagata for the IWGP U.S. Title(!).
ROH Women's Division Wednesday
-Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Quinn McKay, Caprice "Ice" Coleman, & Maria Kanellis-Bennett.
-"The Renaissance Woman" Hyan & "The Party Unicorn" Laynie Luck fought Max The Impaler & "The Prodigy" Rok-C to a time-limit draw (15:00; 14:40 by my stopwatch).
NJPW Satsuma No Kuni Part 1
-Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura d. Tiger Mask IV & Gabriel Kidd when Tsuji made Kidd tap out to the Boston Crab.
-IWGP Tag Team Champions The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) & Jado d. Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi Ishikari, & Douki by DQ when Taichi hit Tonga with a ladder.
-NEVER Openweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi, & "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato d. Taiji Ishimori, Yujiro Takahashi, & Gedo when Tanahashi made Gedo tap out to the Texas Cloverleaf.
-IWGP Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka, & Aaron Henare d. Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Seiya Sanada, & Bushi when Cobb pinned Bush after the Tour Of The Islands(rewind powerslam).
-Toru Yano d. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe via rollup in a "Creation Of Darkness Blindfold Match"(you must put a hood over your opponent's face before winning by pin or submission).
-Roppongi 3K(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) d. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru to retain the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles; Sho pinned Kanemaru after he and Yoh hit the Strong X(spike straitjacket package piledriver).
Weekend show results
-Kevin Giza d. Mance Warner.
-Zodiak d. Kellin Craven.
-Alice Crowley d. Jessie Belle Smothers.
-Billy Tipton d. Hunter Drake.
-Corey Storm d. Pompano Joe.
-Vincent Nothing d. Steve Manders.
-Nick King d. Jack Griffin(fka Reilly MaGuire).
-Tyler Matrix d. Blake Steel.
-Logan James d. Prima Donny.
-Gnarls Garvin d. Kevin Lee Davidson.
-John Wayne Murdoch d. Kongo Kong.
-Jake Crist d. Aaron Williams.
Saturday CCW results from Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Jacksyn Crowley d. Joey O'Riley.
-The Mega Brothers(Chris Slammer & Dalton Anthony) d. The Singularity("The Infinite" Ryan Gingell & "The Pariah" Adam James).
-Everett Connors won a triple threat match with Calvin Aldridge and Ryu Kendrick.
-Dangerous & Delicious(Justin Smart & Donny Sixx) d. Mike Outlaw & Deacon Cash to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Kevin Lee Davidson & Aaron Roberts d. Walker Hayes & Ken Dang.
-No Role Modelz(Chris Hendrix & A.T.M.) won a triple threat match with K.C.'s Finest(Aaron Clay & Leo D'Auria) and Trent Daniels & Edvin Kudic.
-Hollis Giroux d. Zay Washington in a no-DQ match to retain the Pure Openweight Title.
-"Warhorse" Jake Parnell d. Heavyweight Champion Brandon Barbwire by DQ.
Saturday ACW results from St. Clair, MO:
-Heavyweight Champion Brian James d. Gator Smith(non-title).
-Keith Smith Jr. d. Roy Lewis.
-The Reckoning(Kahyman & Damian Blade) & The Big Texan d. Big Time(Guy Smith & Reid Reign) & Mark Morgan.
-Abby Veck d. Mz. Hyde to retain the Women's Title.
-Gary Jackson d. Playboy Double H.
-The Lumberjacks(Abe & Gabe) d. Tag Team Champions The Nightstalkers(Brujo & Shaman) by DQ.
-Rick Ruby d. Brian James to win the Heavyweight Title.
Saturday IWA-MS results from Jeffersonville, IN featuring the Ted Petty Invitational Tournament:
-Tournament Round 2: Tyler Matrix d. Kevin Giza.
-Tournament Round 2: Gnarls Garvin d. Zodiak.
-Tournament Round 2: Alice Crowley d. Billy Tipton.
-Tournament Round 2: Jake Crist d. Vincent Nothing.
-Tournament Round 2: John Wayne Murdoch d. Nick King.
-Tournament Round 2: Logan James d. Corey Storm.
-Tournament Semifinal: John Wayne Murdoch d. Alice Crowley.
-Tournament Semifinal: Jake Crist d. Gnarls Garvin.
-Tournament Semifinal: Tyler Matrix d. Logan James.
-Pompano Joe won a four-corner match with Hunter Drake, Jack Griffin, and Kellin Craven.
-Tournament Final: Tyler Matrix won a three-way dance with Jake Crist and John Wayne Murdoch to win the tournament and the vacant Heavyweight Title.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling
-Commentators: Joe Galli, Tim Storm, & Velvet Sky.
-Salvatore Rinauro vs. Tag Team Champion "The Most Feared" J.R. Kratos(w/ Aron Stevens) ended in a no-contest when Kratos beat down Rinauro repeatedly in the ropes (1:46). May Valentine and Danny Deals attempted to intervene on Rinauro's behalf but Deals was chokeslammed by Kratos.
-"The Pope" Elijah Burke fought "The Great American Smash" Tyrus Clay(w/ "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol) to a time-limit draw to retain the T.V. Title (6:05).
-National Champion "The Masterpiece" Chris Adonis, Thom Latimer, & Tag Team Champion "The Most Feared" J.R. Kratos d. Trevor Murdoch, Tag Team Champion Aron Stevens, & Tim Storm(w/ Salvatore Rinauro) when Adonis pinned Storm after the full nelson slam (10:42).
AEW Dark
-Commentators: Excalibur & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz. Guest commentator: Jake "The Snake" Roberts.
-The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) d. Fuego Del Sol & "D3" Daniele Dentice D'Accadia; Caster pinned Fuego after the Acclaim To Fame(Bowens End Complete(elevated twisting powerslam) followed by Caster Mic Drop(top-rope elbowdrop)) (3:00).
-"Rebourne" Matt Sydal & "The Yoga Monster" Mike Sydal d. David Ali & Aaron Frye; Matt pinned Frye after he and Mike hit a Lightning Spiral(snap cradle Olympic Slam)/STO combo (5:56).
-"Angél Dorado" Dante Martin d. Andrew Palace via 450 Splash (3:32).
-The Varsity Blondes("Bulletproof" Brian Pillman Jr. & "The Ivy League M.V.P." Griff Garrison) d. The Mane Event(Duke Davis & Ganon Jones Jr.); Pillman pinned Davis after he and Garrison hit the spike powerbomb (4:35).
-"They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage(w/ Hook) d. Marty "The Moth" Casaus with the Drill Claw(vertical suplex into sitout Tombstone) (6:06).
-"Legit" Leyla Hirsch d. Renee Michelle with the cross-armbreaker (2:19).
-"The Murderhawk" Lance Archer(w/ Jake "The Snake" Roberts) d. Jake St. Patrick after the Blackhole Slam (2:48).
-Diamante Zuniga d. Raychell Rose with the Code Red (2:54).
-"Big Shotty" Lee Johnson d. Will Allday after a fisherman buster onto the knee (3:25). "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall attacked Johnson after the match, dropping him with the Diamond Cutter before "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes ran him off with his bullrope. Anthony Ogogo, Nick Comoroto, & Aaron Solow came out to stand between Marshall and Dustin.
-"The Superbad Girl" Penelope Ford-Sabian(w/ "Superbad" Kip Sabian) d. Ashley D'Amboise via fisherman suplex (2:44).
-Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana(w/ The Dark Order) d. Cole Karter with the flying folding press (1:58).
-KiLynn King d. "The Real Mean Girl" Dani Jordyn after the Kingdom Falls(atomic facebuster) (6:17).
-SoCal Uncensored("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels & "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian) d. The Skulk(Liam Gray & Adrian Alanis); Kazarian pinned Gray after he and Daniels hit the Best Meltzer Ever(moonsault-spike Tombstone) (4:30).
-Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, & "#10" Preston Vance(w/ The Dark Order) d. "The Blade" Braxton Sutter & Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy)(w/ "Big Money" Matt Hardy & "The Bunny" Allie Dennis) when Vance made Blade tap out to the full nelson (10:09).
WWE NXT
-Commentators: Vic Joseph, "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix, & Wade Barrett.
-"The Latina Sensation" Mercedes Martinez d. Dakota Kai(w/ NXT Women's Champion Raquel Gonzalez) by DQ when Raquel broke up an attempted Air Raid Crash (12:30).
-Zayda Ramier d. Toni Storm after a distraction by Zoey Stark led to Ramier winning with the shooting star press (3:30).
-"The Colossal" Bronson Reed d. "All Day" Austin Theory(w/ NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano, Candice LeRae, & Indi Hartwell) with the Tsunami(top-rope splash) after a distraction by Dexter Lumis (9:06 aired).
-Imperium(Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel)(w/ Alexander Wolfe) d. Killian Dain & Drake Maverick; Aichner pinned Maverick after he and Barthel hit the European Bomb(powerbomb/second-rope European uppercut combo) (8:58 aired).
-NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Ember Moon & "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart vs. Aliyah Areebi & Jessi Kamea(w/ Robert Stone)(non-title) never officially started as Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell attacked Ember & Shotzi.
-Santos Escobar & Legado Del Fantasma(Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) d. Cruiserweight Champion "The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida & NXT Tag Team Champions The Mean Street Kids(Wes Lee & Nash Carter); Mendoza pinned Carter after he and Wilde hit the Russian legsweep/flying roundhouse kick combo (13:48).
-In two weeks: Raquel Gonzalez vs. Mercedes Martinez for the NXT Women's Title.
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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT
NXT next Tuesday has:
-Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart vs. Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell - NXT Women's Tag Team Titles - Street Fight
-Leon Ruff vs. Isaiah "Swerve" Scott - Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
NXT UK on Thursday has:
-Gallus(Joe Coffey, Wolfgang Young, & Mark Coffey) vs. Eddie Dennis, Tyson T-Bone, & "Primate" Jay Melrose
-Meiko Satomura vs. Aoife Valkyrie
-Rohan Raja vs. Teoman
Main Event this week has:
-Ricochet vs. Mustafa Ali
-Akira Tozawa vs. Drew Gulak
Smackdown on Friday has:
-Apollo Crews vs. Big E Langston - Intercontinental Title
Backlash is on Sunday 5/16:
-Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Braun Strowman - WWE Title
-Bianca Belair vs. Bayley Rose - Smackdown Women's Title
ALL ELITE WRESTLING
Dynamite this Wednesday has:
-Darby Allin vs. "#10" Preston Vance - TNT Title
-"Hangman" Adam Page vs. Brian Cage
-Orange Cassidy vs. Penta El Cero Miedo
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Matt & Mike Sydal
-Kris Statlander vs. Penelope Ford
-Dustin Rhodes, Billy Gunn, & Lee Johnson vs. Q.T. Marshall, Nick Comoroto, & Aaron Solow
Double Or Nothing is on Saturday 5/29.
IMPACT WRESTLING
Under Siege is on Saturday 5/15.
RING OF HONOR
ROH TV this week has:
-Tracy Williams vs. Tony Deppen - T.V. Title
-The O.G. Kingdom(Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) vs. "Beer City Bruiser" Matt Winchester & Ken Dixon
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
NJPW Strong on Friday has:
-Karl Fredericks vs. Clark Connors
-Ren Narita & Fred Rosser vs. Alex Coughlin & Kevin Knight
-T.J. Perkins vs. "The D.K.C." Dylan Kyle Cox
Satsuma No Kuni Day 1 on Wednesday 4/28 has:
-Roppongi 3K(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) vs. El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
-Toru Yano vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe - King Of Pro Wrestling Title
Satsuma No Kuni Day 2 on Thursday 4/29 has:
-Kota Ibushi & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jeff Cobb & Aaron Henare
-Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi vs. Will Ospreay & "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka
Wrestling Dontaku Day 1 on Monday 5/3 has:
-Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. "Switchblade" Jay White - NEVER Openweight Title
-Taichi Ishikaru vs. Tama Tonga - Ladder Match
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tanga Loa
Wrestling Dontaku Day 2 on Tuesday 5/4 has:
-Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-El Desperado vs. Yohei Komatsu - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title
Wrestle Grand Slam on Saturday 5/29 has:
-Will Ospreay vs. Kazuchika Okada - IWGP Heavyweight Title
NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
NWA Powerrr next Tuesday has:
-Slice Boogie vs. Jax Dane - Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
When Our Shadows Fall is on Sunday 6/6.
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GLORY PRO WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 5/22 in St. Louis, MO:
-A.J. Gray vs. Jake Something - Crown Of Glory Title
-Hakim Zane vs. Myron Reed vs. Kody Lane vs. Jake Lander - Midwest Territory Title
-Mike Outlaw vs. Josh Alexander
-Lee Moriarty vs. Paco Gonzalez
-Blair Onyx vs. Allie Katch
ST. LOUIS ANARCHY
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 5/22 in Glen Carbon, IL:
-Ricky Cruz vs. Super Crazy
-Camaro Jackson vs. Bandolero - D-1 Title.
WRESTLE MAX STL
Next show is Sunday 5/30 in St. Louis, MO:
-Kevin Lee Davidson vs. Xavier Walker - No-DQ Match
-J.D.X. vs. Rohit Raju
-Gnarls Garvin vs. Jake Something
-Camaro Jackson vs. Jah-C
-The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) vs. No Role Modelz(Chris Hendrix & A.T.M.)
-Laynie Luck vs. Brooke Valentine
-Blair Onyx vs. Joseline Navarro
-Edvin Kudic vs. Calvin Tankman vs. Levi Everett
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE
Next show is Saturday 5/8 in St. Louis, MO.
WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 5/1 in Troy, MO:
-Moses Powell vs. Jaden Roller - Heavyweight Title
-Jayden Dominic Rose vs. Sean Patrick - Jr. Heavyweight Title
-The Empire(Derek Stone & Jon Webb) vs. Kyle Roberts & Colton Theron Vaught - Tag Team Titles
-Chris Hendrix vs. Brandon Espinosa
PRO WRESTLING EPIC
Next show is Saturday 5/1 in Alton, IL:
-Alex Herzog vs. Shane Douglas vs. Neil Diamond Cutter - Heavyweight Title
-Michael Elgin vs. Nick King
-Ace Roberts vs. Nasty Juan Sanchez - Interstate Title
-P.T. Beckham vs. Roy Lewis
-Benjamin Trust vs. Micah Pope
NEW BREED WRESTING
Next show is Saturday 5/15 in Sedalia, MO.
CAPE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 5/29 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Brandon Barbwire vs. Mike Bennett - Heavyweight Title
-The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) vs. The Crowleys(Jacksyn & Otis)
-Dangerous & Delicious(Justin Smart & Donny Sixx) vs. No Role Modelz(Chris Hendrix & A.T.M.) - Tag Team Titles
-Li'l Bit vs. Melanie Cruise - Women's Title
-Aaron Roberts & Seanan Young vs. Ken Dang & ?
-The Mega Brothers(Chris Slammer & Dalton Anthony), Deacon Cash, Edvin Kudic, & Ryu Kendrick vs. The Singularity("The Infinite" Ryan Gingell & Adam James), The Trendsetters(Trent Daniels & J.J. Walker), & Calvin Aldridge
-Joey O'Riley vs. Everett Connors
-Kevin Lee Davidson, "Warhorse" Jake Parnell, & Zay Washington vs. Mike Outlaw, Hollis Giroux, & Walker Hayes
THE WRESTLING APEX
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
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Monday, April 26, 2021
Raw + Elevation
-Commentators: Adnan Virk, Byron Saxton, & Corey Graves.
-Braun Strowman won a handicap match against "T-Bar" Dominik Dijakovic & Dio "Mace" Maddin by DQ when the former Retribution members double-teamed Strowman past the referee's five-count (2:56). Drew McIntyre made the save, leading into the next match.
-"T-Bar" Dominik Dijakovic & Dio "Mace" Maddin d. Drew McIntyre & Braun Strowman by countout after Drew accidentally hit Braun outside the ring (joined in progress; 4:27 aired).
-"The Archer Of Infamy" Damian Priest & The New Day(Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) d. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin, "The Drifter" Elias Samson, & Jaxson Ryker(w/ John Morrison) when Woods pinned Ryker with a small package (12:41 aired).
-"The Original Bro" Matt Riddle & Randy Orton d. Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander when Riddle pinned Benjamin after the Floating Bro(top-rope corkscrew senton) (5:34).
-Raw Women's Champion "The Nightmare" Rhea Ripley & Women's Tag Team Champions "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax(w/ Reginald Thomas) d. "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai, Naomi Night, & Lana Perry(w/ Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke) when Nia pinned Lana after the Legdrop O' Doom (8:31 aired).
-Charlotte Flair d. Mandy Rose(w/ Dana Brooke) with the Natural Selection(low somersault Cutter) (4:20).
-Braun Strowman d. Drew McIntyre with the running powerslam; WWE Champion "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley & Montel Vontavious Porter interfered, but so did T-Bar and Mace which led to the finish (9:48 aired).
AEW Elevation
-Commentators: Tony Schiavone & Paul Wight.
-Rey Fenix(w/ Penta El Cero Miedo & Alex Abrahantes) d. "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor(w/ Trent Barreta, "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy, & "The Galaxy's Greatest Alien" Kris Statlander) with a crucifix pin on the mat (7:23).
-"The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth(w/ "The Blue Collar Badass" James D. Drake, "Pretty" Peter Avalon, & Cezar Bononi) d. Rob Ryzin after the reverse neckbreaker (3:33).
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy d. Dean Alexander with the Orange Punch(Superman Punch) (1:01).
-The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) d. The Skulk(Liam Gray & Adrian Alanis); Caster pinned Gray after he and Bowens hit the Acclaim To Fame (Bowens End Complete(elevated twisting powerslam) followed by Caster Mic Drop(top-rope elbowdrop)) (5:06).
-Nick Comoroto(w/ "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall, Anthony Ogogo, & Aaron Solow) d. "V.S.K." Vinny Scalice King after the military-press snap powerslam (1:48).
-"Aniki" Ryo Mizunami & "Legit" Leyla Hirsch d. Diamante Zuniga & Amber Nova when Leyla made Amber tap out to the cross-armbreaker (4:26).
-"The Galaxy's Greatest Alien" Kris Statlander(w/ "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy & Best Friends Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) d. Tesha Price with the Big Bang Theory(cradle Tombstone) (2:27).
-Scorpio Sky & "All Ego" Ethan Page d. "#3" Alex Reynolds & "#5" Alan Angels(w/ The Dark Order) when Page pinned Angels after the Ego's Edge(Razor's Edge-style powerbomb) (9:56).
-"Big Swole" Aerial Monroe & Red Velvet d. "The Native Beast" Nyla Rose & "Miss Reality" Madi Wrenkowski(w/ Vickie Guerrero); Nyla turned on Wrenkowski with a Beast Bomb(sitout powerbomb) and Red Velvet got the pin (3:03).
-"Rebourne" Matt Sydal(w/ "The Yoga Monster" Mike Sydal) d. "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela(w/ "The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss) after the Lightning Spiral(snap cradle Olympic Slam) (10:52).
-Next week on Dark: Leyla Hirsch vs. Diamante Zuniga.
NJPW Road To Wrestling Dontaku 4/26/21
-Minoru Suzuki, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion El Desperado, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru d. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Roppongi 3K(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) & Tiger Mask IV when Kanemaru pinned Tiger Mask with a jackknife cradle.
-Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi Ishikari, & Douki d. IWGP Tag Team Champions The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) & Jado by DQ when Tonga hit Taichi with a ladder.
-Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Taiji Ishimori, Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi, & Gedo d. NEVER Openweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, Ryusuke Taguchi, "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato, & Hiroyoshi Tenzan; Togo pinned Yano after an Everything Is Evil(STO) by Evil.
-IWGP Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay & Jeff Cobb d. Shingo Takagi & Bushi when Ospreay pinned Bushi after the Storm Breaker(double-underhook over-the-shoulder somersault neckbreaker).
-Seiya Sanada d. Aaron Henare via moonsault.
-Tetsuya Naito d. "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka after the Destino(standing sitout Sliced Bread #2).
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Impact Rebellion
-"The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush & Jessicka Havok d. "The Crown Jewel" Kimber Lee & Susan Yung when Havok pinned Susan after the Tombstone.
-"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander won a triple threat match with T.J. Perkins and "The Inevitable" Ace Austin(C)(w/ "Madman" Sawyer Fulton) to win the X-Division Title when he pinned Austin after the Divine Intervention(double-underhook piledriver).
-Joe Doering, Rhino, Cody Deaner, & William Morrissey(fka "Big Cass" Colin Cassady)(w/ Eric Young) d. Eddie Edwards, "Cowboy" James Storm, "Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack, & Chris Sabin when Morrissey pinned Mack after the East River Crossing(sitout swinging uranagi).
-"The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers d. "Always Ready" Matt Cardona with the Roster Cut(lariat).
-Jordynne Grace & Rachael Ellering d. Fire 'N' Flava("The Hottest Flame" Kiera Hogan & "The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz) to win the Women's Tag Team Titles when Rachael pinned Kiera with a fisherman lift into a sitout spinebuster.
-"The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel d. "The Draw" Sami Callihan in a last-man-standing match after a Diamond Cutter off the apron and through a table on the floor.
-Juice Robinson & David Finlay d. The Good Brothers("Machine Gun" Karl Anderson & "The Big L.G." Doc Gallows) to retain the Tag Team Titles when Finlay broke up an attempted Magic Killer(double-team elevated neckbreaker) and Juice small-packaged Gallows for the pin.
-"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo(w/ "The Crown Jewel" Kimber Lee & Susan Yung) d. Tenille Dashwood(w/ Kaleb "With A K" Konley) with the Queen's Gambit(cradle piledriver) to retain the Women's Title. Taylor Wilde saved Tenille from a post-match attack.
-"The Cleaner" Kenny Omega(w/ Don Callis & Good Brothers "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson & "The Big L.G." Doc Gallows) d. Rich Swann(w/ Eddie Edwards & "Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack) with the One-Winged Angel(electric chair Michinoku Driver) to retain the AEW Heavyweight Title and win the Impact Heavyweight Title.
Saturday, April 24, 2021
ROH TV
-Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Quinn McKay, & Caprice "Ice" Coleman.
-"Infinite" Eli Isom fought "The Mile-High Magnum" Dak Draper to a time-limit draw (12:25 aired; 15:00 official). They teased an overtime period, but Dalton Castle(w/ 4 Boys) interrupted; he praised the two, only to kick Isom and then Draper in the groin before leaving.
-Brody King, "The Notorious 187" Homicide, & "The Dirty Daddy" Chris Dickinson fought Heavyweight Champion "El Toro Blanco" Rush, Kenny King, & Bestia Del Ring to a no-contest when all six men brawled around the ring area (4:30 aired).
-Next week: Tag Team Champion "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams vs. Tony Deppen for the T.V. Title.
Friday, April 23, 2021
Friday Rasslin
-Commentators: Michael Cole & Pat McAfee.
-Daniel Bryan & Antonio Cesaro d. "The Messiah" Seth Rollins & Jey Uso when Bryan pinned Jey after the flying knee strike (12:17 aired).
-Tamina Snuka(w/ Natalya Neidhart) d. Women's Tag Team Champion Nia Jax(w/ "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler & Reginald Thomas) via rollup (2:34).
-Apollo Crews(w/ Commander Azeez) d. Kevin Owens to retain the Intercontinental Title when Azeez distracted Owens and Crews got the rollup pin (10:39 aired). Sami Zayn did commentary.
-Rey Misterio Jr. & Dominick Misterio d. The Alpha Academy(Otis Dozovic & Chad Gable) when Rey pinned Gable after the 619 and frog splash (7:09 aired).
-Next week: Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan for the Universal Title and Apollo Crews vs. Big E Langston for the Intercontinental Title.
WWE 205 Live
-Commentators: Tom Phillips & Nigel McGuinness.
-"The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari d. The Bollywood Boyz(Samir & Sunil Singh) when Nese pinned Samir after the corner running knee (8:18).
-Ashante "Thee" Adonis d. "Retro" August Grey after Ariya Daivari distracted Grey, leading to Adonis winning with the Long Kiss Goodnight(superkick) (9:18).
NJPW Strong
-"The Dirty Daddy" Chris Dickinson & "The Most Feared" J.R. Kratos d. T.J. Perkins & Clark Connors when Kratos pinned Connors after the Game Changer(wheelbarrow suplex).
-"Azucar" Rocky Romero d. Wheeler Yuta with the Diablo(cross-armbreaker).
-"Filthy" Tom Lawlor d. Brody King via sleeper with bodyscissors to win the New Japan Cup USA and the Strong Openweight Title.
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Thursday Rasslin
-Commentators: Andy Shepherd & Nigel McGuinness.
-"The Iron King" Joe Coffey(w/ "The Last King Of Scotland" Wolfgang Young & Mark Coffey) d. Eddie Dennis(w/ "The King Of The Travelers" Tyson T-Bomb & "Primate" Jay Melrose) after the discus lariat (8:29).
-"The Thunderstorm" Sam Gradwell d. "Bomber" Dave Mastiff with a fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver (4:54).
-"The Fashionista" Jinny Couture(w/ Joseph Conners) d. Dani Luna via Oklahoma roll (4:04).
-Moustache Mountain(Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) vs. "The Scottish Supernova" Noam Dar & "The East Side Butcher" Sha Samuels; Bate pinned Samuels after he and Seven hit a Birminghammer(Burning Hammer)/top-rope double-stomp combo) (12:51).
-Next week: Gallus(Joe Coffey/Wolfgang Young/Mark Coffey) vs. Eddie Dennis/Tyson T-Bone/Primate, Meiko Satomura vs. Aoife Valkyrie, and Rohan Raja(formerly Gursinder Singh) vs. "Teoman" Metahan Kocabasoglu.
Impact Wrestling
-Commentators: Matt Striker & D-Lo Brown.
-Petey Williams(w/ "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander) won a triple threat match with "Madman" Sawyer Fulton(w/ X-Division Champion "The Inevitable" Ace Austin) and Fallah Bahh(w/ T.J. Perkins) after a cheapshot by Alexander allowed Petey to powerbomb Bahh off the turnbuckles for the win (10:11 aired).
-The Good Brothers("Machine Gun" Karl Anderson & "The Big L.G." Doc Gallows) d. The Decay(Black Taurus & Crazzy Steve)(w/ "The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush); Anderson pinned Steve after he and Gallows hit the Magic Killer(double-team elevated neckbreaker) (5:11).
-Tenille Dashwood(w/ Kaleb "With A K" Konley) d. Susan Yung(w/ Women's Champion "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo) with the Spotlight Kick(flying Mafia Kick) (4:37 aired).
-"The Indian Lion" Mahabali Shera(w/ Rohit Raju) d. Jake Something with the sitout spinebuster (3:21).
-Jordynne Grace d. Women's Tag Team Champion "The Hottest Flame" Kiera Hogan(w/ "The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz) by DQ when Tasha interfered (1:58); Rachael Ellering returned to make the save.
-Eric Young(w/ Joe Doering, Rhino, & Cody Deaner) d. Eddie Edwards(w/ Chris Sabin, "Cowboy" James Storm, & "Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack) via small package (11:18 aired).
WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Kevin Patrick & Byron Saxton.
-Mansoor El-Shehail d. Akira Tozawa with the slingshot neckbreaker (5:36).
-Lince Dorado(w/ Gran Metalik) d. Drew Gulak after the shooting star press (7:13 aired).
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
AEW Dynamite
-Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-"Hangman" Adam Page d. "Absolute" Ricky Starks(w/ Hook) with a grounded chinlock/half-crab combo (8:54); "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz did commentary. "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage joined in the post-match attack after Taz distracted Page, but The Dark Order ran off Team Taz.
-Penta El Cero Miedo(w/ Alex Abrehantes) d. Trent Barreta(w/ "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy) after hitting Trent with the microphone behind the referee's back, then finishing with the Fear Factor(package piledriver) (9:29).
-Hikaru Shida d. Taynara Conti(w/ The Dark Order) with the Katana(spinning buzzsaw knee) to retain the Women's Title (12:17). Afterwards, Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. challenged Shida.
-"God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall(w/ "The Guv'nor" Anthony Ogogo, Nick Comoroto, & Aaron Solow) d. Billy Gunn(w/ Austin & Colten Gunn) after Ogogo hit Billy with the body blow behind the referee's back, leading to Marshall winning with the Diamond Cutter (5:18).
-Christian Cage d. "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs after the Killswitch (10:30); Taz did commentary. Ricky Starks checked on Hobbs after the match and stared down Christian.
-Darby Allin(w/ Sting) d. "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry(w/ Luchasaurus) with the Last Supper(crossed-leg jackknife cradle) to retain the TNT Title (14:45). Scorpio Sky & "All Ego" Ethan Page attacked Darby after the match; "The Murderhawk" Lance Archer(w/ Jake "The Snake" Roberts) attempted to help but fell victim to a double kick to the groin. Finally Sting returned to the ring to run off the bad guys.
-Next week: "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Brian Cage, Orange Cassidy vs. Penta El Cero Miedo, Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. "Rebourne" Matt Sydal & "The Yoga Monster" Mike Sydal(non-title), "The Galaxy's Greatest Alien" Kris Statlander vs. "The Bad Girl" Penelope Ford, and The Nightmare Family("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes, Billy Gunn, & "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson) vs. The Factory(Q.T. Marshall, Nick Comoroto, & Aaron Solow).
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Comedy Part 864: April Snow Showers
Location: Westport Funny Bone
Emcee: Jason Dormire
After: Randy Cash
Before: Jack Wright
Due to the sudden cold snap, weather was an issue as the audience was small for the Tuesday night open-mic. A few jokes went over well, but I stumbled over the delivery of others...if nothing else, I'm making an effort to focus on newer material. In the past, I've been guilty of running the same four minutes into the ground and I don't want to fall into that pattern again. Time will tell when I will be on stage again...
Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling
-Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Quinn McKay, & Caprice "Ice" Coleman.
-"Beer City Bruiser" Matt Winchester d. Joe Keys after a swinging DDT (9:18). Other dojo trainees came to Keys' defense when Bruiser looked for a post-match attack, but Ken Dixon turned on Eric Martin and Dante Caballero to join Bruiser.
WWE NXT
-Commentators: Vic Joseph, "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix, & Wade Barrett.
-L.A. Knight d. Dexter Lumis after a snapmare driver (9:51); Indi Hartwell appeared at ringside to check out Lumis, but was pulled away by NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano, Candice LeRae, & "All Day" Austin Theory.
-The Grizzled Young Veterans("Liverpool's #1" Zack Gibson & "Mr. Mayhem" James Drake) d. Breezango(Tyler Breeze & Johnny Fandango); Gibson pinned Breeze after he and Drake hit the Ticket To Mayhem(Tombstone pickup/Codebreaker combo) (5:31 aired).
-"The Warrior Of The Sun" Sareee Fujimura d. Zoey Stark after a uranagi suplex (7:13). Toni Storm attacked Stark after the match until Sareee came to Stark's aid.
-"The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida d. Oney Lorcan with the Hoverboard Lock(kimura) to retain the Cruiserweight Title (6:06 aired). Santos Escobar & Legado Del Fantasma(Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) attacked Kushida afterwards but NXT Tag Team Champions The Mean Street Kids(Wes Lee & Nash Carter) made the save.
-Imperium(Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel)(w/ Alexander Wolfe) d. Ever-Rise("Jagged" Chase Parker & "Big Magic" Matt Martel); Barthel pinned Parker after he and Aichner hit the European Bomb(powerbomb/second-rope European uppercut combo) (1:56). Killian Dain & Drake Maverick attempted to confront Imperium during the match.
-Kyle O'Reilly d. Cameron Grimes after the top-rope kneedrop to the back (13:28).
AEW Dark
-Commentators: Excalibur & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz. Guest commentator: "Absolute" Ricky Starks.
-"The Bad Boy" Joey Janela(w/ "The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss) d. Will Allday after the Death Valley Driver (5:36).
-SoCal Uncensored("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels & "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian) d. "The Southern Savior" John Skyler & Rob Ryzin; Kazarian pinned Ryzin after he and Daniels hit the Best Meltzer Ever(moonsault-spike Tombstone) (6:58).
-"Big Swole" Aerial Monroe & KiLynn King(w/ Red Velvet) d Ashley & Steff M.K. when Swole pinned Ashley after the rolling elbow (5:26)
-"The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter(w/ "Big Money" Matt Hardy, "The Bunny" Allie Dennis, & Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy of Private Party) d. Brick Aldridge & Cole Karter; Blade pinned Brick after he and Butcher hit the Drag The Lake(powerbomb/neckbreaker combo) (3:43)
-"The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss d. "The Man Scout" Jake Manning after a fireman's-carry splits Stunner (0:55).
-Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, & "#10" Preston Vance(w/ The Dark Order) d. Midas Black, Jay Lyon, & Ken Broadway; Uno pinned Broadway after he and Grayson hit the Fatality(Gory Bomb/top-rope somersault Cutter combo) (5:21).
-Billy Gunn(w/ Austin & Colten Gunn) d. Andrew Palace with the Fameasser (1:52).
-Dante Martin d. Fuego Del Sol via 450 Splash (4:51).
-Diamante Zuniga d. Queen Aminata with the cutthroat armbar and bodyscissors (3:20).
-The Varsity Blondes("Bulletproof" Brian Pillman Jr. & "The Ivy League M.V.P." Griff Garrison) d. Hayden Backlund & Kit Sackett; Pillman pinned Sackett after he and Garrison hit a spike powerbomb (4:47).
-"Platinum" Max Caster(w/ "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) d. "#5" Alan Angels(w/ The Dark Order) after hitting him with Bowens' chain (8:21).
-"Powerhouse" Will Hobbs(w/ Hook) d. "The Emp'Bruh" Baron Black with the Town Business(Northern Lights Bomb) (1:57).
-"The Bastard" Pac(w/ Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix) d. Dean Alexander via Brutalizer(double-armbar submission) (0:45).
NWA Powerrr
-Commentators: Joe Galli, Tim Storm, & Velvet Sky.
-Salvatore Rinauro & Tim Storm(leaving the broadcast table to back up Rinauro when he attempted to fight on his own) d. Tag Team Champions Aron Stevens & "The Most Feared" J.R. Kratos(non-title) when Rinauro rolled up Kratos (6:09).
-"The Great American Smash" Tyrus Clay(w/ "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol) won a triple threat match with Matt Cross and Marshe Rockett; Cross hit the shooting star press on Rockett, but Tyrus elbowdropped Cross and stole the pin on Rockett (4:00).
-"The Brickhouse" Kamille Kaine d. Jennacide with the spear (5:54).
-Heavyweight Champion "The National Treasure" Nick Aldis vs. Jordan Clearwater(non-title) ended in a no-contest when Trevor Murdoch brawled with Thom Latimer and National Champion "The Masterpiece" Chris Adonis into the ring area (0:31).
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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT
NXT next Tuesday has:
-Yujiro Kushida & The Mean Street Kids(Wes Lee & Nash Carter) vs. Santos Escobar & Legado Del Fantasma(Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza)
-Bronson Reed vs. Austin Theory
-Mercedes Martinez vs. Dakota Kai
NXT UK on Thursday has:
-Moustache Mountain(Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) vs. Noam Dar & Sha Samuels
-Joe Coffey vs. Eddie Dennis
-Dani Luna vs. Jinny Couture
Main Event this week has:
-Lince Dorado vs. Drew Gulak
-Mansoor El-Shehail vs. Akira Tozawa
205 Live this Friday has:
-August Grey vs. Ashante Adonis
-The Bollywood Boyz(Samir & Sunil Singh) vs. Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari
Backlash is on Sunday 5/16:
-Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre - WWE Title
ALL ELITE WRESTLING
Dynamite this Wednesday has:
-Hikaru Shida vs. Taynara Conti - Women's Title
-Darby Allin vs. "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry - TNT Title
-"Hangman" Adam Page vs. Ricky Starks
-Christian Cage vs. "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs
-Trent Barreta vs. Penta El Cero Miedo
-Billy Gunn vs. Q.T. Marshall
Double Or Nothing is on Saturday 5/29.
IMPACT WRESTLING
Impact on Thursday has:
-Eddie Edwards vs. Eric Young
-The Decay(Black Taurus & Crazzy Steve) vs. The Good Brothers(Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows)
-Tenille Dashwood vs. Susan Yung
Rebellion is on Sunday 4/25:
-Kenny Omega vs. Rich Swann - AEW Heavyweight Title vs. Impact Heavyweight Title
-Deonna Purrazzo vs. Tenille Dashwood - Women's Title
-Ace Austin vs. T.J. Perkins vs. Josh Alexander - X-Division Title
-Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. The Good Brothers(Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) - Tag Team Titles
-Fire 'N' Flava(Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz) vs. Jordynne Grace & ? - Women's Tag Team Titles
-Matt Cardona vs. Brian Myers
-Trey Miguel vs. Sami Callihan - Last-Man-Standing Match
-Eddie Edwards, James Storm, Willie Mack, & Chris Sabin vs. Eric Young, Joe Doering, Rhino, & Cody Deaner
RING OF HONOR
ROH TV this week has:
-Brody King, Homicide, & Chris Dickinson vs. Rush, Kenny King, & Bestia Del Ring
-Eli Isom vs. Dak Draper
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
NJPW Strong on Friday has:
-Brody King vs. Tom Lawlor - New Japan Cup USA Tournament Final
-Wheeler Yuta vs. Rocky Romero
-T.J. Perkins & Clark Connors vs. Chris Dickinson & J.R. Kratos
Road To Wrestling Dontaku on Monday 4/26 has:
-Tetsuya Naito vs. "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka
-Seiya Sanada vs. Aaron Henare
Satsuma No Kuni Day 1 on Wednesday 4/28 has:
-Roppongi 3K(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) vs. El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
-Toru Yano vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe - King Of Pro Wrestling Title
Satsuma No Kuni Day 2 on Thursday 4/29 has:
-Kota Ibushi & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jeff Cobb & Aaron Henare
-Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi vs. Will Ospreay & "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka
Wrestling Dontaku Day 1 on Monday 5/3 has:
-Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. "Switchblade" Jay White - NEVER Openweight Title
-Taichi Ishikaru vs. Tama Tonga - Ladder Match
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tanga Loa
Wrestling Dontaku Day 2 on Tuesday 5/4 has:
-Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-El Desperado vs. Yohei Komatsu - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title
Wrestle Grand Slam on Saturday 5/29 has:
-Will Ospreay vs. Kazuchika Okada - IWGP Heavyweight Title
NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
Information on upcoming episodes of Powerrr will be posted when it becomes available.
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GLORY PRO WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 5/22 in St. Louis, MO:
-A.J. Gray vs. Jake Something - Crown Of Glory Title
ST. LOUIS ANARCHY
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 5/22 in Glen Carbon, IL:
-Ricky Cruz vs. Super Crazy
-Camaro Jackson vs. Bandolero - D-1 Title.
WRESTLE MAX STL
Next show is Sunday 5/30 in St. Louis, MO:
-Kevin Lee Davidson vs. Xavier Walker - No-DQ Match
-J.D.X. vs. Rohit Raju
-Gnarls Garvin vs. Jake Something
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE
Next show is Saturday 5/8 in St. Louis, MO.
WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 5/1 in Troy, MO:
-Moses Powell vs. Jaden Roller - Heavyweight Title
-Jayden Dominic Rose vs. Sean Patrick - Jr. Heavyweight Title
PRO WRESTLING EPIC
Next show is Saturday 5/1 in Alton, IL:
-Alex Herzog vs. Shane Douglas vs. Neil Diamond Cutter - Heavyweight Title
-Michael Elgin vs. Nick King
-Ace Roberts vs. Nasty Juan Sanchez - Interstate Title
-P.T. Beckham vs. Roy Lewis
-Benjamin Trust vs. Micah Pope
NEW BREED WRESTING
Next show is Saturday 5/15 in Sedalia, MO.
CAPE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 4/24 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Brandon Barbwire vs. "Warhorse" Jake Parnell - Heavyweight Title
-Hollis Giroux vs. Zay Washington - Pure Openweight Title No-DQ Match
-Dangerous & Delicious(Justin Smart & Justin Smart) vs. Mike Outlaw & Derrick King - Tag Team Titles
-Jacksyn Crowley vs. Joey O'Riley
-Deacon Cash vs. Ryu Kendrick vs. Calvin Aldridge vs. Everett Connors
-Kevin Lee Davidson & Aaron Roberts vs. Walker Hayes & Ken Dang
-The Trendsetters(Trent Daniels & J.J. Walker) vs. K.C.'s Finest(Aaron Clay & Leo D'Auria) vs. No Role Modelz(Chris Hendrix & A.T.M.)
-The Mega Brothers(Chris Slammer & Dalton Anthony) vs. The Infinite Universe("The Infinite" Ryan Gingell & Adam James)
JOURNEY PRO WRESTLING
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
THE WRESTLING APEX
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
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ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING(www.aawrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
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.
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Comedy Part 863: Friday Night Out
Location: VFW Post 805 (O'Fallon, IL)
Guest Spot: Corey Flament
Feature: Will O'Donnell
Headliner: Bruce Veach
Bruce asked me about doing a guest set on this Friday show, but I switched roles with Corey and hosted instead. I mostly stuck to what works since it wasn't just an open-mic, but I did try out some newer bits related to April Fool's Day. At least the gears seem to be turning on some joke ideas these days...hopefully that can turn into a few keepers in the long run. Not much else of interest to say, really...*waves hi to Bruce who is one of the few people who reads these*
NJPW Road To Wrestling Dontaku 4/20/21
-Minoru Suzuki, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight/Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Co-Champion El Desperado, & IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Co-Champion Yoshinobu Kanemaru d.
Roppongi 3K(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) & Tomoaki Gonna when Kanemaru rolled up Sho.
-IWGP Tag Team Champions The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) & Jado d. Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi Ishikari, & Douki when Loa pinned Sabre after the sitout Tombstone.
-NEVER Openweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano d. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe & Gedo by DQ when Dick Togo interfered.
-IWGP Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka, & Aaron Henare d. Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Seiya Sanada, & Bushi when O-Khan pinned Bushi after the Eliminator(clawhold slam).
-Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, & Yoshi-Hashi d. KENTA Kobayashi, Taiji Ishimori, & Yujiro Takahashi to retain the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles when Goto pinned Ishimori after the G.T.R.(Eye Of The Hurricane onto the knee).
Monday, April 19, 2021
Raw + Elevation
WWE Raw
-Commentators: Adnan Virk, Byron Saxton, & Corey Graves.
-The Viking Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe) d. Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander when Ivar pinned Alexander after he and Erik hit the Viking Experience(double-team pop-up powerslam) (5:13).
-"The Original Bro" Matt Riddle d. Randy Orton by countering an RKO attempt with a crucifix pin (10:30 aired).
-Naomi Night & Lana Perry d. Women's Tag Team Champions "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax(non-title); Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke distracted Nia, leading to Naomi pinning Shayna after she and Lana hit a double sitout facebuster (4:15).
-"The Drifter" Elias Samson(w/ Jaxson Ryker) d. Kofi Kingston(w/ Xavier Woods) after the top-rope elbowdrop (4:43).
-Drew McIntyre won a handicap match against "T-Bar" Dominick Dijakovic & Dio "Mace" Maddin by DQ when they both beat down Drew past the referee's five-count (5:57). Braun Strowman finally hit the ring to run off the former Retribution members.
-"T-Bar" Dominick Dijakovic & Dio "Mace" Maddin d. Drew McIntyre & Braun Strowman by DQ when Drew unmasked Mace and beat him down with his own mask (6:23). Braun unmasked T-Bar as well.
-"The Archer Of Infamy" Damian Priest d. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin(w/ Maryse Ouellet-Mizanin) with the Hit The Lights(inverted swinging neckbreaker) (5:05).
-"The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai d. Charlotte Flair when Raw Women's Champion "The Nightmare" Rhea Ripley interfered with Charlotte's attempted Figure-Eight Leglock(bridging figure-four), leading to Asuka getting a crucifix pin on the mat (5:44 aired).
AEW Elevation
-Commentators: Tony Schiavone & Paul Wight.
-"Hangman" Adam Page d. Spencer Slade after a pop-up powerbomb (1:23).
-Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.(w/ Rebel) d. Tesha Price with the Lockjaw(arm-over-head Crippler Crossface/mandible claw combo) (5:29).
-The Jurassic Express(Luchasaurus & "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry)(w/ "Mr. Fun Size" Marko Stunt) d. Midas Black & Jay Lyon; Jungle Boy pinned Lyon after Luchasaurus delivered a fireman's-carry slam to Lyon, then Jungle Boy dropped Black onto Lyon with a torture-rack faceplant (1:53).
-The Hybrid2(Jack Evans & Angélico) d. Vary Morales & Andrew Montoya when Angélico made Montoya tap out to the Navarro Death Roll(spinning inverted figure-four leglock) (4:52).
-"They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & "Absolute" Ricky Starks d. "The Adventurer" Stone Rockwell & "The Starving Artist" Mike Magnum when Starks pinned Rockwell after the Roshambeau(sitout Dominator) (3:21).
-Abadon d. Skye Blue after the Cemetery Drive(Gory Special neckbreaker) (2:54).
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy d. Prince Kai after the Beach Break(Air Raid Crash) (0:08).
-Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy)(w/ "Big Money" Matt Hardy) d. Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana & "#3" Alex Reynolds(w/ The Dark Order); Cabana got Quen in the flying folding press, but Kassidy had made a blind tag and bodyscissored Cabana into a double-leg nelson pin (8:25).
-Thunder Rosa d. "The Pretty Little Psycho" Shawna Reed via Michinoku Driver (4:21).
-The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor)(w/ "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy) d. Hayden Backlund & Kit Sackett when Trent pinned Backlund after a piledriver (2:00).
-"Aniki" Ryo Mizunami & "Legit" Leyla Hirsch d. "The Native Beast" Nyla Rose & "Miss Reality" Madi Wrenkowski(w/ Vickie Guerrero) when Leyla made Wrenkowski tap out to the cross-armbreaker (4:54).
-Austin Gunn(w/ Colten Gunn) d. Aaron Solow(w/ "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall & Nick Comoroto) with the Quick Draw(hiptoss-into-neckbreaker) (4:21).
-Scorpio Sky & "All Ego" Ethan Page d. Carlie Bravo & Dean Alexander when Sky made Alexander tap out to the heel hook (3:20).
-Heavyweight Champion "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega, Konosuke Takeshita, & Michael T. Nakazawa d. "Rebourne" Matt Sydal, "The Yoga Monster" Mike Sydal, & "The Radioactive Papi" Danny Limelight when Takeshita pinned Mike with the deadlift German suplex (13:08).
NJPW Road To Wrestling Dontaku 4/19/21
-NEVER Openweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, & Tomoaki Honma d. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Dick Togo, & Gedo when Yano rolled up Togo after a low blow.
-IWGP Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka, & Aaron Henare d. Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Seiya Sanada, & Bushi when Cobb pinned Bushi with the Tour Of The Islands(rewind powerslam).
-NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Tomohiro Ishii d. Yujiro Takahashi after the vertical-drop brainbuster.
-Taiji Ishimori d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Hirooki Goto via backslide.
-KENTA Kobayashi d. NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Yoshi-Hashi with the Go 2 Sleep.
Sunday, April 18, 2021
Other weekend show results
Saturday NBW results from Fulton, MO:
-Derek Teter won a battle royal to become the first Internet PPV Champion.
-The Iceman d. "The Heartthrob" Jaden Roller to retain the U.S. Title.
-Tyler Bodine & Frank Dunbar d. Mack & Fajita Taker.
-Derek Teter d. Drexl Bowie to retain the Internet PPV Champion.
-Chris Slammer d. Curt Gannon to win the Midwest Pop-Con Title.
-"Superstar" Steve Fender d. Derek Stone.
-Curtis Wylde d. The Math Magician to win the Heavyweight Title.
Saturday PWA results from Springfield, IL:
-All Eyes On Us(Micah Pope & Nelson Sixx) d. Blake Steel & Jimmy Karryt.
-Sage Ramsey d. Phage by countout.
-Guy Smith d. Bryan Ealey.
-I.J. Sweet d. The Great Cardini to win the Regional Heavyweight Title.
-Johnny Kincaid d. Moondog Pongo.
-Technicolor Wonderland(Victor Analog & The Mad Hatta) d. "Mad Dog" Austin Connelly & Roy Lewis to retain the Tag Team Titles.
Saturday, April 17, 2021
ROH TV
-"The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham d. Jay Lethal to retain the Pure Wrestling Title by headscissoring Lethal to the mat and hooking the leg for the pin (14:06 aired; 16:38 official). T.V./Tag Team Champion "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams & Tag Team Champion Rhett Titus accompanied both men to ringside.
-Mark Briscoe d. Jay Briscoe by countout after smashing him through the timekeeper's table with a Froggy Bow off the top rope, beating the twenty-count back into the ring (15:08 aired).
-Next week: Eli Isom vs. "The Mile-High Magnum" Dak Draper, plus VLNCE UNLTD(Brody King, Homicide, & "The Dirty Daddy" Chris Dickinson) vs. Los Faccion Ingobernables(Heavyweight Champion "El Toro Blanco" Rush, Kenny King & Bestia Del Ring).
Saturday Glory Pro Wrestling Results From St. Louis, MO
-Crown Of Glory Champion "The Truth" A.J. Gray was unable to compete due to a knee injury; Jake Something(the scheduled challenger) wanted to be awarded the championship, but the title match was rescheduled for the next show and "Hot Fire" Myron Reed stepped up to face Something in the night's main event.
-Allie Kat d. "The Renaissance Woman" Hyan with the piledriver (10:10).
-Technical Difficulties("The Deliverer" Moses Powell & Rahim De La Suede) d. No Role Modelz(Chris Hendrix & A.T.M.) when Moses pinned A.T.M. with a wheelbarrow suplex (10:36).
-"The Cornbelt Cowboy" Steve Manders d. "Can't Miss" Xavier Walker via lariat (15:00).
-"The Anarchist" Arik Cannon d. "Warhorse" Jake Parnell via brainbuster after a mule kick to the groin that the referee missed (16:45). After the match Allie Kat helped Warhorse to his feet, only to drop him with a piledriver.
-Paco Gonzalez won a four-corner match with "The Little Blue-Eyes White Dragon" Seishin, "The Southern Flamingo" Kody Lane, and "The Scholar" Ethan Price; Price got Lane in a German suplex, but Paco frog splashed Price and pinned him for the win (9:48).
-Dan "The Dad" Adams d. "Risky Business" Everett Connors via figure-four leglock (9:14).
-Mike Outlaw d. "The Gunslinger" Mat Fitchett by blocking a victory roll for the pin (14:33).
-Jake Something d. "Hot Fire" Myron Reed in a no-DQ match; the referee was knocked down and missed seeing Reed having Something pinned after a draping Flatliner onto a chair. Something leveled Reed with the title belt and the two battled for a few more minutes until Something finished with the sitout Bossman Slam (17:41).
Friday, April 16, 2021
Friday Rasslin
-Commentators: Michael Cole & Pat McAfee.
-Rey Misterio Jr.(w/ Dominick Misterio) d. Otis Dozovic(w/ Chad Gable) with a flying crucifix off the second rope into a pin (2:59).
-Kevin Owens d. Sami Zayn by countout when Zayn walked out on the match (6:37 aired).
-New Intercontinental Champion Apollo Crews introduced his new cohort (formerly Dabba Kato) as "Commander Azeez".
-The Dirty Dogs(Dolph Ziggler & "The Glorious" Robert Roode) d. The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Titles when Ziggler pinned Ford after the Zigzag(jumping reverse Flatliner) (7:07 aired).
-Natalya Neidhart(w/ Tamina Snuka) d. Women's Tag Team Champion "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler(w/ Nia Jax) via rollup after running her into Nia on the ring apron (2:07).
-Antonio Cesaro d. Jey Uso by DQ when "The Messiah" Seth Rollins attacked Cesaro (7:44 aired).
WWE 205 Live
-Commentators: Vic Joseph & Nigel McGuinness.
-Jake Atlas d. Ashante "Thee" Adonis with the Rainbow DDT(top-rope cartwheel into a DDT) (8:29).
-"Retro" August Grey d. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese(w/ Ariya Daivari) by reversing an O'Connor Roll (11:06).
NJPW Strong
-Misterioso, Barrett Brown, Jordan Clearwater, & Adrian Quest d. Karl Fredericks, Alex Coughlin, Kevin Knight, & "The D.K.C." Dylan Kyle Cox when Misterioso pinned Knight after the M.S.O.(backcracker).
-New Japan Cup USA Semifinal: Tom Lawlor d. Hikuleo via small package.
-New Japan Cup USA Semifinal: Brody King d. Lio Rush with the Gonzo Bomb(over-the-shoulder piledriver).
Thursday Rasslin
-Commentators: Andy Shepherd & Nigel McGuinness.
-Nathan Frazer d. "The Divine Beast" Saxon Huxley after the frog splash (6:07).
-"The White Witch" Isla Dawn d. Emilia McKenzie with the Call Of The Quarters(half-nelson suplex) (5:35).
-Jack Starz(w/ Piper Niven) d. Ashton Smith via rollup (6:00).
-"The Lucky Yin" Kenny Williams d. Amir Jordan after running him into an exposed turnbuckle, finishing with a headlock driver (11:32)
-Next week: Moustache Mountain(Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) vs. "The Scottish Supernova" Noam Dar & Sha Samuels, "The Iron King" Joe Coffey vs. Eddie Dennis, and Dani Luna vs. "The Fashionista" Jinny Couture.
Impact Wrestling
-Commentators: Matt Striker & D-Lo Brown.
-Jessicka Havok d. Nevaeh after the Legdrop O' Doom (10:46 aired).
-"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander d. T.J. Perkins with the Divine Intervention(double-underhook piledriver) (11:51).
-"Machine Gun" Karl Anderson(w/ "The Big L.G." Doc Gallows) d. Crazzy Steve(w/ Black Taurus & "The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush) via spinebuster (4:15 aired).
-Jordynne Grace & Jazz d. Women's Tag Team Champions Fire 'N' Flava("The Hottest Flame" Kiera Hogan & "The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz)(non-title) when Jazz pinned Kiera with a Michinoku Driver (1:24).
-"The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers d. Jake Something(w/ "Always Ready" Matt Cardona) after the Roster Cut(lariat) (2:23).
-"The Draw" Sami Callihan(w/ "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers) d. "Always Ready" Matt Cardona with the package piledriver (9:14 aired).
-Next week: Decay(Black Taurus & Crazzy Steve) vs. The Good Brothers(Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows), plus Tenille Dashwood vs. Susan Yung and Eddie Edwards vs. Eric Young.
WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Kevin Patrick & Byron Saxton.
-Mansoor El-Shehail d. Akira Tozawa with the slingshot neckbreaker (5:26).
-Angel Garza d. Drew Gulak after the Wing Clipper(double-underhook guillotine drop) (7:48 aired).
Announced for WWE Smackdown: The Dirty Dogs(Dolph Ziggler & "The Glorious" Robert Roode) vs. The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) for the Smackdown Tag Team Titles, plus Rey Misterio Jr. vs Otis Dozovic.
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
AEW Dynamite
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) d. "The Bastard" Pac & Rey Fenix to retain the Tag Team Titles; Nick pulled off Fenix's mask and got the pin after he and Matt hit a double superkick (23:23).
-Jade Cargill d. Red Velvet with the Jaded(double-chickenwing sitout faceplant) (6:17).
-"The Guv'nor" Anthony Ogogo(w/ "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall, Nick Comoroto, & Aaron Solow) d. Cole Carter via referee stoppage after a body blow (0:51).
-"The Demo God" Chris Jericho(w/ "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara) d. Dax Harwood(w/ Cash Wheeler & Tully Blanchard) with the Judas Effect(spinning elbowsmash) (13:21); Mike Tyson was the special ringside enforcer. The Pinnacle and The Inner Circle fought each other during the bout and Tyson punched out Wheeler.
-"The Galaxy's Greatest Alien" Kris Statlander(w/ "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy & Best Friends Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) d. Amber Nova with the Supernova(cradle Tombstone) (2:55).
-Darby Allin d. "Big Money" Matt Hardy(w/ The Hardy Family Office) in a falls-count-anywhere match to retain the TNT Title, getting the pin after a Coffin Drop(blind senton) off a scaffold to drive Hardy through the broadcast table (16:26). The Dark Order and Sting helped to even the odds for Darby; "The Murderhawk" Lance Archer stopped Scorpio Sky & "All Ego" Ethan Page from sticking their noses into things.
-Next week: Hikaru Shida vs. Taynara Conti for the Women's Title, Christian Cage vs. "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs, "Hangman" Adam Page vs. "Absolute" Ricky Starks, and Trent Barreta vs. Penta El Cero Miedo.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling
-Commentators: Vic Joseph, "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix, & Nigel McGuinness.
-The Mean Street Kids(Wes Lee & Nash Carter) d. Killian Dain & Drake Maverick to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles; Lee pinned Maverick after he and Carter hit the spinebuster/running Buff Blockbuster combo (7:16 aired). Members of Imperium(Alexander Wolfe, Fabian Aichner, & Marcel Barthel) attacked Dain after the match.
-"The Latina Sensation" Mercedes Martinez d. Jessi Kamea(w/ Robert Stone & Aliyah Areebi) with the Air Raid Crash (1:52).
-"The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida d. Santos Escobar(w/ Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza of Legado Del Fantasma) via jackknife cradle to win the Cruiserweight Title (11:12).
-New NXT Women's Champion Raquel Gonzalez(w/ Dakota Kai) made her victory speech but was interrupted by the debuting "La Wera Loca" Franky Monet(aka Taya Valkyrie)(w/ doggie). After Franky's departure, new Raw Women's Champion "The Nightmare" Rhea Ripley and new Smackdown Women's Champion "The E.S.T." Bianca Belair paid a visit to celebrate with Raquel.
-Isaiah "Swerve" Scott d. Leon Ruff with the J.M.L. Driver(half-nelson Michinoku Driver) (7:34 aired).
-"The Colossal" Bronson Reed, Dexter Lumis, & NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Ember Moon & "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart d. NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano, "All Day" Austin Theory, Candice LeRae, & Indi Hartwell when Reed pinned Theory after the Tsunami(top-rope splash) (10:35).
NWA Powerrr
-Commentators: Joe Galli, Tim Storm, & Velvet Sky.
-Matthew Mims d. Jeremiah Plunkett with the Hook Up(belly-to-back uranagi) (5:43).
AEW Dark
-Commentators: Excalibur & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz.
-SoCal Uncensored("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels & "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian) d. Midas Black & Jay Lyon; Daniels pinned Lyon after he and Kazarian hit the Best Meltzer Ever(moonsault-spike Tombstone) (3:25).
-"Rebourne" Matt Sydal d. "The Original Deathdealer" Dr. Luther after the Lightning Spiral(snap cradle Olympic Slam) (6:29).
-"#5" Alan Angels & "#10" Preston Vance(w/ The Dark Order) d. Hayden Backlund & Kit Sackett when Vance made Sackett tap out to the full nelson (3:44).
-Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana(w/ The Dark Order) d. "Man Scout" Jake Manning with the Billy Goat's Curse(reverse Boston Crab) (4:19).
-"Big Swole" Aerial Monroe & Red Velvet(w/ KiLynn King) d. Amber Nova & Queen Aminata when Velvet pinned Nova after the Chef's Kiss(spinning buzzsaw kick) (4:12). Jade Cargill made her entrance after the match and Velvet attacked her, triggering a brawl.
-Aaron Solow(w/ "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall & Nick Comoroto) d. Fuego Del Sol with the crossed-arm Pedigree ().
-The Gunn Club(Billy, Austin, & Colten Gunn) d. Andrew Palace, "The Adventurer" Stone Rockwell, & "The Starving Artist" Mike Magnum when Colten pinned Magnum after the double-underhook neckbreaker (3:14).
-KiLynn King d. "Miss Reality" Madi Wrenkowski with the Kingdom Falls(atomic facebuster) (2:52).
-"Big Money" Matt Hardy(w/ The Hardy Family Office) d. Ken Broadway via Leech(double-underhook guillotine hold) (3:51).
-Evil Uno & Stu Grayson(w/ The Dark Order) d. Vary Morales & Spencer Slade; Grayson pinned Slade after he and Uno hit the Fatality(Gory Bomb/top-rope somersault Cutter combo) (1:34).
-Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.(w/ Rebel) d. "Pretty Little Psycho" Shawna Reed with the Lockjaw(arm-over-head Crippler Crossface/mandible claw combo) (2:15).
-"They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & "Absolute" Ricky Starks(w/ "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs & Hook) d. Carlie Bravo & Dean Alexander when Cage pinned Bravo after the Drill Claw(vertical suplex into sitout Tombstone) (2:49).
-"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose(w/ Vickie Guerrero) d. Leila Grey with the Beast Bomb(sitout powerbomb) (1:51).
-The Varsity Blondes("Bulletproof" Brian Pillman Jr. & "The Ivy League M.V.P." Griff Garrison) d. Prince Kai & Will Allday; Pillman pinned Kai after the Air Pillman(springboard clothesline) (3:55).
-"The Murderhawk" Lance Archer d. Cole Karter with a short-arm Bossman Slam (3:14); Jake "The Snake" Roberts did commentary.
-"#4" Alex Reynolds(w/ The Dark Order) d. "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth(w/ "The Blue Collar Badass" James D. Drake) after a swinging uranagi (4:18); "#3" John Silver did commentary.
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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT
NXT next Tuesday has:
-In action: Sareee
NXT UK on Thursday has:
-Amir Jordan vs. Kenny Williams
-Nathan Frazer vs. Saxon Huxley
Backlash is on Sunday 5/16:
-Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre - WWE Title
ALL ELITE WRESTLING
Dynamite this Wednesday has:
-Darby Allin vs. Matt Hardy - TNT Title Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Pac & Rey Fenix - Tag Team Titles
-Chris Jericho vs. Dax Harwood - Special Enforcer Mike Tyson
-Red Velvet vs. Jade Cargill
-Kris Statlander vs. Amber Nova
Double Or Nothing is on Saturday 5/29.
IMPACT WRESTLING
Impact on Thursday has:
-T.J. Perkins vs. Josh Alexander
Rebellion is on Saturday 4/24:
-Kenny Omega vs. Rich Swann - AEW Heavyweight Title vs. Impact Heavyweight Title
-Deonna Purrazzo vs. Tenille Dashwood - Women's Title
-Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. The Good Brothers(Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) - Tag Team Titles
-Ace Austin vs. T.J. Perkins vs. Josh Alexander - X-Division Title
-Matt Cardona vs. Brian Myers
RING OF HONOR
ROH TV this week has:
-Jonathan Gresham vs. Jay Lethal - Pure Wrestling Title
-Jay Briscoe vs. Mark Briscoe
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
NJPW Strong on Friday has the semifinals of the New Japan Cup USA Tournament:
-Brody King vs. Lio Rush - Tournament Semifinal
-Hikuleo vs. Tom Lawlor - Tournament Semifinal
-Misterioso, Barrett Brown, Jordan Clearwater, & Adrian Quest vs. Karl Fredericks, Alex Coughlin, Kevin Knight, & "The D.K.C." Dylan Kyle Cox
Road To Wrestling Dontaku on Monday 4/19 has:
-Yoshi-Hashi vs. KENTA Kobayashi
-Hirooki Goto vs. Taiji Ishimori
-Tomohiro Ishii vs. Yujiro Takahashi
Road To Wrestling Dontaku on Tuesday 4/20 has:
-Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, & Yoshi-Hashi vs. KENTA Kobayashi, Taiji Ishimori, & Yujiro Takahashi - NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles
Road To Wrestling Dontaku on Monday 4/26 has:
-Tetsuya Naito vs. "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka
-Seiya Sanada vs. Aaron Henare
Satsuma No Kuni Day 1 on Wednesday 4/28 has:
-Roppongi 3K(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) vs. El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
-Toru Yano vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe - King Of Pro Wrestling Title
Satsuma No Kuni Day 2 on Thursday 4/29 has:
-Kota Ibushi & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jeff Cobb & Aaron Henare
-Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi vs. Will Ospreay & "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka
Wrestling Dontaku Day 1 on Monday 5/3 has:
-Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. "Switchblade" Jay White - NEVER Openweight Title
-Taichi Ishikaru vs. Tama Tonga - Ladder Match
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tanga Loa
Wrestling Dontaku Day 2 on Tuesday 5/4 has:
-Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-El Desperado vs. Yohei Komatsu - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title
Wrestle Grand Slam on Saturday 5/29 has:
-Will Ospreay vs. Kazuchika Okada - IWGP Heavyweight Title
NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
Information on upcoming episodes of Powerrr will be posted when it becomes available.
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GLORY PRO WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 4/17 in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway Athletic Club):
-A.J. Gray vs. Jake Something - Crown Of Glory Title
-"Warhorse" Jake Parnell vs. Arik Cannon
-Myron Reed vs. A.T.M.
-Dan "The Dad" Adams vs. Everett Connors
-Mike Outlaw vs. Mat Fitchett
-Devon Monroe vs. Paco Gonzalez
-Allie Kay vs. Hyan
ST. LOUIS ANARCHY
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 5/22 in Glen Carbon, IL:
-Ricky Cruz vs. Super Crazy
-Camaro Jackson vs. Bandolero
WRESTLE MAX STL
Next show is Sunday 5/30 in St. Louis, MO:
-Kevin Lee Davidson vs. Xavier Walker - No-DQ Match
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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 5/1 in Troy, MO:
-Moses Powell vs. Jaden Roller - Heavyweight Title
PRO WRESTLING EPIC
Next show is Saturday 5/1 in Alton, IL:
-Alex Herzog vs. Shane Douglas vs. Neil Diamond Cutter - Heavyweight Title
-Michael Elgin vs. Nick King
-Ace Roberts vs. Nasty Juan Sanchez - Interstate Title
-P.T. Beckham vs. Roy Lewis
-Benjamin Trust vs. Micah Pope
NEW BREED WRESTING
Next show is Saturday 4/17 in Fulton, MO:
-The Math Magician vs. Curtis Wylde - Heavyweight Title
CAPE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
JOURNEY PRO WRESTLING
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
THE WRESTLING APEX
Next show is Sunday 4/18 in Centreville, IL.
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ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING(www.aawrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
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.
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Weekend show results
Saturday MMWA results from St. Louis, MO:
-The Heavyweight Title has been vacated due to an injury to "The Son Of The South" Frankie D.
-"Roughcut" Rick Ruby d. Purple Passion after the Legdrop O' Doom (7:09).
-"The P.O.D." Damion Cortess d. D'Mon G with a DDT (9:05).
-Kahyman(w/ Abigail) d. Keith Smith Jr. after an Asai DDT (12:40).
-"The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz d. "Switchblade" Garrett Shanks with the Cruz Control(swinging fisherman buster) (6:18).
-"Da Bomb" Brian James d. "The Butcher" Damian Blade by DQ when Kahyman attacked James (8:45).
-"Night Train" Gary Jackson d. The Big Texan by reversed decision; Texan pinned Jackson after hitting him with a foreign object, but the decision was overturned when the referee discovered the weapon (11:19).
-Moondog Rover d. Waco with the front powerslam (12:02).
Monday, April 12, 2021
Raw + Elevation
-Commentators: Adnan Virk, Byron Saxton, & Corey Graves.
-WWE Champion "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley(w/ Montel Vontavious Porter) d. "The Original Bro" Matt Riddle(non-title) with the full nelson (6:54 aired).
-The Viking Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe) d. Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander when Eric pinned Alexander after the Viking Experience(double-team pop-up powerslam) (5:40).
-"The Nightmare" Rhea Ripley vs. "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai for the Raw Women's Title ended in a no-contest when Charlotte Flair attacked both women (8:33 aired).
-John Morrison & "The Miz" Mike Mizanin(w/ Maryse Ouellet-Mizanin) d. "The Archer Of Infamy" Damian Priest in a handicap match when Miz rolled up Priest while holding the ropes (5:33).
-Women's Tag Team Champions "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax d. Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke by countout(non-title) when Mandy & Dana walked out on the match (4:32).
-The New Day(Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) d. "The Drifter" Elias Samson & Jaxson Ryker; Woods pinned Elias after he and Kofi hit the side backbreaker/top-rope double-stomp combo (6:00 aired).
-Drew McIntyre won a triple threat match with Braun Strowman and Randy Orton when he pinned Orton after the Claymore(flying boot) (7:09 aired). After the match, Montel Vontavious Porter distracted Drew and Retribution("T-Bar" Dominick Dijakovic & Dio "Mace" Maddin) attacked him.
AEW Elevation
-Commentators: Tony Schiavone & Paul Wight.
-"#10" Preston Vance (w/ Dark Order) d. "MTV's Jersey Shore's #1 Star" Zack Clayton with the full nelson (5:07).
-"The Best Man" Miroslav Barnyashev d. Hayden Backlund via Game Over(camel clutch) (2:15).
-Women's Champion Hikaru Shida & Taynara Conti(w/ "#-1" Brodie Lee Jr.) d. "The Queenpin" Katalina Perez & Leila Grey when Shida pinned Grey after the Katana(spinning buzzsaw knee) (4:00).
-The Hybrid2(Jack Evans & Angélico) d. Carlie Bravo & Dean Alexander when Angélico made Alexander tap out to the Navarro Death Roll(spinning inverted figure-four leglock) (4:26).
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy(w/ Best Friends Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor & "The Galaxy's Greatest Alien" Kris Statlander) d. "The Southern Savior" John Skyler after the Beach Break(Air Raid Crash) (3:58).
-"The Future" Konosuke Takeshita d. "The Radioactive Papi" Danny Limelight with a wheelbarrow German suplex (8:37); Exalibur did commentary.
-Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)(w/ Tully Blanchard & "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow) d. Midas Black & Jay Lyon; Wheeler pinned Black after he and Harwood hit the spike piledriver (4:28).
-"The Bastard" Pac & Rey Fenix d. Vary Morales & Andre Montoya when Fenix pinned Montoya after a frog splash (5:23).
-"Angél Dorado" Dante Martin d. "The Emp'Bruh" Baron Black after the 450 Splash (3:38).
-Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.(w/ Rebel) d. Skye Blue with the advanced curbstomp (4:30).
-"God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall & Nick Comoroto(w/ Aaron Solow) d. Andrew Palace & Cole Karter when Marshall pinned Karter after the Diamond Cutter (3:42).
-"The Yoga Monster" Mike Sydal d. Michael T. Nakazawa via bridging rollup (5:03).
-"Legit" Leyla Hirsch d. "Portugal's Perfect Athlete" Shanna Barrulas with the cross-armbreaker (4:39).
-Penta El Cero Miedo(w/ "The Bastard" Pac & Rey Fenix) d. Brandon Cutler after the Fear Factor(package piledriver) (6:47).
-Thunder Rosa d. Diamante Zuniga with the Michinoku Driver (8:48).
-Scorpio Sky & "All Ego" Ethan Page d. "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela & "The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss when Page pinned Kiss after the Ego's Edge(Razor's Edge-style powerbomb) (9:43).
-The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor)(w/ "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy & "The Galaxy's Greatest Alien" Kris Statlander) d. "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth & Cezar Bononi(w/ "The Blue Collar Badass" James D. Drake); Trent pinned Nemeth after he and Chuck hit the Strong Zero v2.0(spike cradle behind-the-back piledriver) (7:15).
-Next week: "Rebourne" Matt Sydal, Mike Sydal, & Danny Limelight vs. Heavyweight Champion "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega, Konosuke Takeshita, & Michael Nakazawa.
Sunday, April 11, 2021
WWE WrestleMania XXXVII Part 2
-Randy Orton d. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt(w/ Alexa Bliss) after the RKO.
-"The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax d. Natalya Neidhart & Tamina Snuka to retain the Women's Tag Team Titles when Shayna made Natalya tap out to the Kirifuda Clutch(sleeper with bodyscissors).
-Kevin Owens d. Sami Zayn(w/ Logan Paul) with the Stone Cold Stunner.
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. "The Original Bro" Matt Riddle by countering an Asai moonsault with the Brogue Kick, winning the U.S. Title.
-Apollo Crews d. Big E Langston in a "Nigerian Drum Fight"(no-countout-no-DQ match) to win the Intercontinental Title after Dabba Kato chokeslammed Big E and put Apollo on top for the three-count.
-"The Nightmare" Rhea Ripley d. "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai with the Riptide(pumphandle powerbomb) to win the Raw Women's Title.
-Roman Reigns(w/ Paul Heyman & Jey Uso) won a triple threat match with Edge and Daniel Bryan to retain the Universal Title; Edge took out Bryan with a solo Conchairto, but Jey interfered and Reigns speared Edge before giving him his own solo Conchairto. Roman dragged Edge on top of Bryan and pinned both to win.
Saturday, April 10, 2021
ROH TV
-Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Quinn McKay, & Caprice "Ice" Coleman.
-"Azucar" Rocky Romero d. Delirious in a Pure Wrestling Rules Match with the Diablo(cross-armbreaker) (13:58 aired; 14:51 official).
-Pure Wrestling Champion "The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham & Jay Lethal d. Bandido & Flamita; Bandido and Flamita had a falling-out and Flamita walked out, leaving Bandido to tap out to Lethal's figure-four leglock (12:39 aired; 13:45 official).
-Next week: Gresham vs. Lethal for the Pure Wrestling Title and Jay Briscoe vs. Mark Briscoe.
WrestleMania XXXVII Part 1
-"The Almighty" Bobby Lashley(w/ Montel Vontavious Porter) d. Drew McIntyre to retain the WWE Title when he forced Drew to pass out in the full nelson.
-Tag Team Turmoil Match: Carmella Van Damme & Billie Kay d. Naomi Night & Lana Perry when Billie pinned Naomi with a rollup and some extra leverage from Carmella. The Riot Squad(Ruby Riot & Liv Mogan) d. Carmella & Billie when Ruby pinned Billie after a Codebreaker/top-rope senton bomb combo with Liv. The Riot Squad d. Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke when Liv pinned Dana with a small package. Natalya Neidhart & Tamina Snuka d. The Riot Squad when Tamina pinned Ruby after the Superfly Splash.
-Antonio Cesaro d. "The Messiah" Seth Rollins with the Neutralizer(cradle face-first piledriver).
-"The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles & "Omos" Jordan Omogbehin d. The New Day(Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) to win the Raw Tag Team Titles when Omos pinned Kofi after a chokebomb.
-Braun Strowman d. Shane McMahon(w/ "The Drifter" Elias Samson & Jaxson Ryker) in a cage match with the running powerslam.
-"The Archer Of Infamy" Damian Priest & Bad Bunny d. John Morrison & "The Miz" Mike Mizanin; Bunny pinned Miz after a cross-bodyblock off the top rope with Miz on Priest's shoulders.
-"The E.S.T." Bianca Belair d. "The Boss" Sasha Banks with the Kiss Of Death(torture-rack sitout faceplant) to win the Smackdown Women's Title.
Impact - Hardcore Justice
-"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander & Petey Williams won a triple threat match with X-Division Champion "The Inevitable" Ace Austin & "Madman" Sawyer Fulton and T.J. Perkins & Fallah Bahh when Alexander made Bahh tap out to the anklelock.
-Mahabali Shera d. Shawn Hernandez in a "Chairly Legal" Match after "The Desi Hitman" Rohit Raju hit Hernandez with a chair.
-"The Big L.G." Doc Gallows(w/ "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) d. Black Taurus(w/ Crazzy Steve & "The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush) after the chokebomb.
-"Always Ready" Matt Cardona d. Johnny Swinger in a "Crate American Bash" Match(with crates around ringside containing weapons) after the Radio Silence(jumping leg lariat).
-"The Draw" Sami Callihan d. Sam Beale with the package piledriver.
-Jake Something(w/ "Always Ready" Matt Cardona) d. "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers in a "Blind Games"(blindfold) Match after the sitout Bossman Slam.
-Tenille Dashwood(w/ Kaleb "With A K" Konley) won a six-way weapons match with "The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush(w/ Black Taurus & Crazzy Steve), Alisha Edwards, "The Undead Bride" Su Yung, Jordynne Grace, and Jessicka Havok. Nevaeh interfered and blinded Havok with powder before Jordynne hit Havok with a Vader Bomb, but Kaleb superkicked Jordynne and Tenille stole the pin on Havok.
-"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo d. Jazz to retain the Women's Title in a title-vs.-career match after the Queen's Gambit(cradle piledriver).
-Eric Young, Joe Doering, Rhino, & Cody Deaner d. Heavyweight Champion Rich Swann, Eddie Edwards, "Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack, & "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel(subbing for "The Innovator Of Violence" Tommy Dreamer) in a Hardcore War. Order of entry: Edwards & Deaner, Rhino, Mack, Doering, Swann, Young, and Trey. Young pinned Mack after the piledriver to win the match.
Friday, April 9, 2021
Friday Rasslin
WWE Smackdown
-Commentators: Michael Cole & Corey Graves.
-The Dirty Dawgs(Dolph Ziggler & "The Glorious" Robert Roode) won a four-corner match with Rey Misterio Jr. & Dominick Misterio, The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford), and The Alpha Academy(Otis Dozovic & Chad Gable) when Roode stole the pin on Gable after Ford's springboard frog splash (joined in progress; 9:37 aired).
-Tamina Snuka(w/ Natalya Neidhart) d. Women's Tag Team Champion Nia Jax(w/ "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler & Reginald Thomas) by DQ when Shayna interfered (3:00).
-Jey Uso won the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Eliminations: Akira Tozawa by Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander, Tucker Knight by Benjamin & Alexander, Benjamin by King Baron Corbin, Alexander by Buddy Murphy & Erik Rowe, Erik by "The Drifter" Elias Samson & Jaxson Ryker, Drew Gulak by "T-Bar" Dominik Dijakovic & Dio "Mace" Maddin, Humberto Carrillo by T-Bar & Mace, "Slapjack" Shane Thorne by Elias, Elias by T-Bar, Ryker by Mace, Mace by Mustafa Ali, T-Bar by Ali, Kalisto by Lince Dorado, Dorado by Gran Metalik, Metalik by Corbin, Murphy by Corbin, Angel Garza by Shinsuke Namaura, Ali by Ricochet, Ricochet by Jey, Corbin by Nakamura, and Nakamura by Jey (9:24 aired).
WWE 205 Live was a clip show.
NJPW Strong
-New Japan Cup USA Quarterfinal: Lio Rush d. Clark Connors with the Rush Hour(standing backflip uranagi).
-New Japan Cup USA Quarterfinal: Tom Lawlor d. Ren Narita via sleeper with bodyscissors.
-New Japan Cup USA Quarterfinal: Hikuleo d. Fred Rosser after the Tongan Driller(fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver).
-New Japan Cup USA Quarterfinal: Brody King d. Chris Dickinson with the lariat.
Thursday Rasslin
-Commentators: Andy Shepherd & Nigel McGuinness.
-Tyler Bate(w/ Trent Seven) d. "The Scottish Supernova" Noam Dar(w/ Sha Samuels) in a British Rounds Match. Falls: Bate pinned Dar with a rollup (1:15 of Round 1). Dar made Bate tap out to the Champagne Superkneebar (0:40 of Round 5; 10:55 total). Bate pinned Dar with the Tylerdriver '97(tigerdriver) (1:34 of Round 6; 12:29 total).
-Meiko Satomura & Emilia McKenzie d. United Kingdom Women's Champion Kay Lee Ray & "The White Witch" Isla Dawn when McKenzie pinned Dawn with a small package (9:02). Afterwards, Aoife Valkyrie stared down Satomura.
-"The Ring General" WALTER Hahn d. Rampage Brown with the top-rope splash to retain the United Kingdom Title (13:44).
-Next week: Amir Jordan vs. "The Lucky Yin" Kenny Williams, plus Nathan Frazer vs. "The Divine Beast" Saxon Huxley.
WWE/NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver (Part 2)
-Commentators: Vic Joseph, "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix, & Wade Barrett.
-Killian Dain & Drake Maverick d. Breezango(Tyler Breeze & Johnny Fandango); Maverick pinned Fandango after Dain powerbombed Maverick onto Fandango. Mickie James did commentary.
-Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar(w/ Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza of Legado Del Fantasma) d. United Kingdom Cruiserweight Champion "The Irish Ace" Jordan Devlin in a ladder match to unify the titles; Escobar headbutted Devlin off the ladders and he fell through a ladder in the corner, leading to Escobar retrieving both belts from above the ring.
-Ember Moon & "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart d. "The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell to retain the NXT Women's Tag Team Titles when Shotzi pinned Indi after the top-rope senton bomb.
-Johnny Gargano(w/ "All Day" Austin Theory) d. "The Colossal" Bronson Reed to retain the NXT North American Title after hitting the One Final Beat(slingshot DDT) twice in a row.
-Karrion Kross(w/ Scarlett Bordeaux) d. Finn Bálor after the forearm smash to the back of the head to win the NXT Title.
-Kyle O'Reilly d. Adam Cole in an unsanctioned match, getting the pin after a top-rope kneedrop with a chain wrapped around his knee that drove Cole down into a chair.
Impact Wrestling
-Commentators: Matt Striker & D-Lo Brown.
-Jazz(w/ Jordynne Grace) d. Susan Yung(w/ Women's Champion "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo) after ramming her head-first into the ring steps, then putting her back into the ring to get the pin (6:00).
-Jordynne Grace, "The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush, & Jessicka Havok(w/ Black Taurus & Crazzy Steve) d. Tenille Dashwood, Nevaeh, & Alisha Edwards(w/ Kaleb "With A K" Konley) when Rosemary pinned Alisha after the Red Wedding(F-5) (7:49).
-Returning soon: Taylor Wilde.
-"Always Ready" Matt Cardona vs. Jake Something ended in a no-contest when "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers attacked both men, focusing on Cardona (5:01).
-"The Draw" Sami Callihan & "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel d. XXXL(Acey Romero & "Legendary" Larry D) when Trey made Larry D tap out to the Hourglass(crossed-leg gogoplata) (4:17 aired).
-Chris Sabin(w/ "Cowboy" James Storm) d. Cody Deaner with the Cradle Shock(fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver) (6:27). Rhino ran in to help Deaner beat down Sabin & Storm afterwards, while Eric Young & Joe Doering attacked "Wildcat" Chris Harris backstage.
-Heavyweight Champion Rich Swann, Eddie Edwards, & "Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack d. AEW Heavyweight Champion "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega & The Good Brothers("Machine Gun" Karl Anderson & "The Big L.G." Doc Gallows) when Swann pinned Anderson after the Phoenix Splash off the second rope (15:27 aired).
-Hardcore Justice matches for Saturday:
-Tommy Dreamer & ? vs. Eric Young, Joe Doering, Rhino, & Cody Deaner - Hardcore War
-Deonna Purrazzo vs. Jazz for the Women's Title in a title vs. career match
-Alisha Edwards vs. Jessicka Havok vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Rosemary Rush vs. Susan Yung vs. Tenille Dashwood - Weapons Match
-X-Division Champion Ace Austin & "Madman" Sawyer Fulton vs. T.J. Perkins & ? vs. "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander & ?
-Jake Something vs. Brian Myers - "Blind Games" Match
-Mahabali Shera vs. Shawn Hernandez - "Chairly Legal" Match
-Black Taurus vs. Doc Gallows
WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Kevin Patrick & Byron Saxton.
-Mansoor El-Shehail d. Drew Gulak with a modified crucifix pin on the mat (5:16).
-The Lucha House Party(Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado) d. Angel Garza & Akira Tozawa when Dorado pinned Tozawa after the shooting star press (6:07 aired).