Friday, June 18, 2021

Friday Rasslin

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Pat McAfee.
-Intercontinental Champion Apollo Crews & Commander Azeez d. Kevin Owens & Big E Langston when Azeez pinned Owens after the Nigerian Nail(thumb strike to the throat) (6:21 aired); Sami Zayn did commentary.
-Shinsuke Nakamura(w/ Rick Boogs) d. King Baron Corbin with the Kinshasa(flying knee strike) to win the King Of The Ring Crown (5:17 aired).
-Angelo Dawkins vs. Otis Dozovic never officially started as Otis and Chad Gable beat down Dawkins.
-Roman Reigns(w/ Pau Heyman) d. Smackdown Tag Team Champion Rey Misterio Jr. with a modified cravate in a Hell In A Cell Match to retain the Universal Title (10:19 aired).
-Hell In A Cell notes:  Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn and Antonio Cesaro vs. "The Messiah" Seth Rollins have been added to the card and Bianca Belair vs. Bayley Rose for the Smackdown Women's Title will now be a Hell In A Cell Match.

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-"Rock Hard" Jake Hager(w/ "The Demo God" Chris Jericho) d. "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow(w/ "The Chairman" Shawn Spears) in an "MMA-Style Cage Fight" with the head-and-arm triangle hold (4:13 of Round 2; 9:13 total); "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz did commentary.  Spears attacked Hager afterwards which brought in Jericho, then Maxwell Jacob Friedman attacked Jericho and focused on his injured arm.  Dean Malenko tried to intervene but M.J.F. decked him; finally "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara hit the ring and ran off the Pinnacle members.
-The Men Of The Year("The Face Of The Revolution" Scorpio Sky & "All Ego" Ethan Page) d. Darby Allin in a handicap match when Page pinned Darby after the Ego's Edge(released Razor's Edge-style powerbomb) (12:00).
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy(w/ The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) & "The Galaxy's Greatest Alien" Kris Statlander) d. "Beautiful" Cezar Bononi(w/ The Wingmen) with the Orange Punch(Superman Punch) (4:08).
-"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes & Brock Anderson(w/ "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) d. "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall & Aaron Solow(w/ Nick Comoroto) when Anderson pinned Solow with a jackknife cradle (10:07).
-"The Bad Girl" Penelope Ford-Sabian d. Julia Hart(w/ The Varsity Blondes("Bulletproof" Brian Pillman Jr. & "The Ivy League M.V.P." Griff Garrison) via crossed-leg inverted STF (5:40 aired).  After the match, TNT Champion "The Best Man" Miroslav Barnyashev attacked the Blondes.
-Tag Team Champion Matt Jackson & The Good Brothers("Machine Gun" Karl Anderson & "The Big L.G." Doc Gallows)(w/ Brandon Cutler) d. "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston, Penta El Cero Miedo, & "The Elite Hunter" Frankie Kazarian(w/ Alex Abrahantes); Don Callis did commentary.  Nick Jackson blinded Penta with cold spray and Anderson pinned him after a flying neckbreaker off the top rope (14:04).
-Next week (Saturday):  "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega vs. "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry for the Heavyweight Title and "Hangman" Adam Page vs. "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs.
-In two weeks (back on Wednesday):  Miroslav Barnyashev vs. Brian Pillman Jr. for the TNT Title, Sammy Guevara vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman, and "The Native Beast" Nyla Rose & Vickie Guerrero vs. Women's Champion Dr. Britt Baker D.M.S. & Rebel.

WWE 205 Live

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Nigel McGuinness.
-Grayson Waller d. Asher Hale after the leapfrog curbstomp (7:50).
-"Ikemen" Jiro Kuroshiro d. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese with the Ikemen Slash(flying roundhouse kick) (11:10).

NJPW Strong

-Josh Alexander d. Alex Coughlin with the Divine Intervention(double-underhook piledriver).
-Tyler Bateman & Barrett Brown d. Fred Rosser & Adrian Quest when Bateman pinned Quest after the This Is A Kill(Tombstone).
-Satoshi Kojima d. J.R. Kratos with the lariat.

Brackets for the NJPW Tag Team Turbulence Tournament:

T.J. Perkins & Clark Connors vs. The Good Brothers(Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows)
Yuji Nagata & Ren Narita vs. Fred Yehi & Wheeler Yuta

The West Coast Wrecking Crew(Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson) vs. Kevin Knight & "The D.K.C." Dylan Kyle Cox
VLNCE UNLTD(Brody King & Chris Dickinson) vs. Team Filthy(J.R. Kratos & Danny Limelight)

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