Wednesday, May 31, 2023

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-Jon Moxley, ROH Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli, & "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta d. Bandido & ROH Tag Team Champions The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix)(w/ Alex Abrahantes) when Yuta pinned Bandido with the Seatbelt Clutch(trapped-leg grounded crucifix (11:00 plus brawling before the bell).  "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson did commentary.
-Promoter Tony Khan announced that Collision would feature the return of C.M. Punk.
-Shane "Swerve" Strickland(w/ Prince Nana & ROH Trios Champions The Embassy("They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona)) won a triple threat match with "Big Bill" William Morrissey(w/ "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty) and Trent Berretta(w/ "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor); Bill chokeslammed Trent, but Swerve took out Bill with a flying double-stomp dropkick to the apron and pinned Trent with a modified grounded crucifix (8:55).
-International Champion "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy & Darby Allin d. ROH Trios Co-Champions The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona) when Darby pinned Kaun after the Coffin Drop(blind top-rope senton) (11:15).  Shane "Swerve" Strickland, "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage, & Prince Nana watched the match from the entrance stage; they approached the ring afterwards but Sting made an appearance to back up Orange and Darby.
-"More Than A Woman" Kris Statlander d. "The Native Beast" Nyla Rose(w/ "The Problem" Marina Shafir) via 450 Splash to retain the TBS Title (8:06).
-Adam Cole & Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. d. "The Ocho" Chris Jericho & Saraya Knight when Cole pinned Jericho after the BOOM(Shining Wizard to the back of the head) (13:15).  Women's Champion Toni Storm & "The Runaway" Ruby Soho attacked Britt on the floor during the match, which brought out Hikaru Shida to run them off.
-Friday on Rampage:  El Hijo Del Vikingo vs. Komander vs. Dralistico for the AAA Mega Title, Willow Nightingale vs. Emi Sakura for the NJPW Strong Women's Title, Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Action Andretti for the NJPW T.V. Title, and "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata vs. Lee Moriarty for the ROH Pure Title.
-Next week on Dynamite:  Orange Cassidy vs. Swerve Strickland for the International Title, plus "Absolute" Ricky Starks vs. "Switchblade" Jay White with Tag Team Champions Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) and "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson banned from ringside.

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

NWA Powerrr

-Commentators:  Joe Galli, Tim Storm, & Danny Dealz.
-U.S. Tag Team Champions The Country Gentlemen("The Brute From Bullhead Ranch" A.J. Cazana & "Thoroughbred" Anthony Andrews) vs. "Captain Badass" Trevor Murdoch & "Outlaw" Mike Knox(non-title) ended in a no-contest when other teams from the Crockett Cup Tournament hit the ring to brawl with everyone (4:50).
-The Now(Hale Collins & Vik Dalishus) d. Mario Pardua & Ryan Matthews; Collins pinned Pardua after Collins hit a top-rope elbowdrop with Pardua laid out across Dalishus' knees (3:50).
-Samantha Starr d. Kylie Paige via Starrstruck DDT (4:22).
-The Handsome Bastards("Magic" Jake Dumas & "The Looks That Kill" Mercurio) d. America's Ego(Joe Alonzo & "That Dude" Jamie Stanley)(w/ "C.J." Christi Jaynes) when Mercurio pinned Stanley after a Tombstone by Dumas (6:03).

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.
-Gigi Dolin d. Jacy Jayne in a "weaponized" cage match after a chokeslam off the top rope to drive Jacy through a table (12:33 plus brawling before the bell).
-NXT North American Champion Wes Lee & Tyler Bate d. The Dyad(Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid)(w/ Ava Raine) when Bate pinned Reid with the Tylerdriver '97(tigerdriver) (5:49 aired).  Mustafa Ali made a surprise appearance to do commentary; "The Pitbull" Ivy Nile attacked Ava after the match.  Joe Gacy attacked Lee and Bate, but Ali hit the ring to fight off Gacy.
-Dani Palmer demanded that the recent attacker of women wrestlers reveal herself and she was jumped from behind by the masked assailant...who revealed herself to be Blair Davenport.
-"The Iron King" Joe Coffey d. Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo with the Awra Best For The Bells(discus lariat) (6:45 aired).
-Core Jade d. "The Pitbull" Ivy Nile after Ava Raine interfered, allowing Cora to finish with the Jaded(double-underhook DDT) (4:10).
-Carmelo Hayes(w/ Trick Williams) d. NXT Heritage Cup Champion "Supernova 11" Noam Dar(w/ Oro Mensah, Lash Legend, & Jakara Jackson) to retain the NXT Title.  Mensah got Trick ejected from ringside and interfered on Dar's behalf, which brought out Nathan Frazer and Dragon Lee to stop him; Carmelo took advantage to win with the Nothing But Net(top-rope Fameasser) (11:22).  Baron Corbin attacked Carmelo to close the show.

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Main Event this week has:
-Candice LeRae vs. Tegan Nox
-Dexter Lumis vs. Akira Tozawa

Smackdown on Friday has:
-Montez Ford vs. L.A. Knight - Money In The Bank Qualifier
-Zelina Vega vs. Lacey Evans - Money In The Bank Qualifier

Level Up on Friday has:
-Myles Borne vs. Luca Crucifino
-Hank Walker & Tank Ledger vs. Bronco Nima & Lucien Price
-Kelani Jordan vs. Kiana James
-Quincy Elliott vs. Kale Dixon

NXT next Tuesday has:
-Women's Battle Royal
-Eddy Thorpe vs. Damon Kemp

Money In The Bank is on Sunday 7/1:
-Men's Money In The Bank Ladder Match:  Ricochet, Shinsuke Nakamura
-Women's Money In The Bank Ladder Match

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite on Wednesday has:
-Adam Cole & Britt Baker vs. Chris Jericho & Saraya Knight

IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thursday has:
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs. Subculture(Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster)
-Ohio vs. Everything(Sami Callihan & Jake Crist) vs. The Decay(Black Taurus & Crazzy Steve)
-Jody Threat vs. Dani Luna
-Trinity Fatu vs. Savannah Evans
-Yuya Uemura vs. Eddie Edwards
-Brian Myers vs. Tyler Tirva

Against All Odds is on Friday 6/9:
-Steve Maclin vs. Alex Shelley - Heavyweight Title
-Moose, Pierre Carl Ouellet, Rich Swann, & "Speedball" Mike Bailey vs. Nick Aldis, Bully Ray, Jonathan Gresham, & Heath Miller

RING OF HONOR

ROH TV on Thursday has:
-Athena Palmer vs. Kiera Hogan - Women's Title
-Katsuyori Shibata vs. Alex Coughlin - Pure Title
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Rocky Romero - NJPW T.V. Title
-El Hijo Del Vikingo, Komander, & Bandido vs. Angélico, Serpentico, & Jack Cartwheel
-Action Andretti & Darius Martin vs. The Work Horsemen(Anthony Henry & James D. Drake)
-Willie Mack vs. Brian Cage
-The Dark Order(Evil Uno, John Silver, & Alex Reynolds) vs. Stu Grayson & The Righteous(Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch)
-The Infantry(Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) vs. The Kingdom(Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)
-Skye Blue vs. Trish Adora
-Diamante Zuniga vs. Promise Braxton
-Kip Sabian, "The Butcher" Andy Williams, & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter vs. "Shogun" Jackson Stone, Jakob Austin Young, & Bryce Saturn

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

Dominion is on Sunday 6/4:
-Seiya Sanada vs. Yota Tsuji - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Hiromu Takahashi vs. "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, & Shota Umino - NEVER Openweight Trios Titles
-David Finlay vs. El Phantasmo - NEVER Openweight Title
-Bishamon(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) vs. The House Of Torture(Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe & Yujiro Takahashi) - For The Vacant IWGP Tag Team Titles
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Jeff Cobb - T.V. Title
-The Intergalactic Jet Setters(Yujiro Kushida & Kevin Knight) vs. T.J. Perkins & Francesco Akira - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
-Will Ospreay vs. Lance Archer - IWGP U.S. Title Contender Match
-Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Titán, & Bushi vs. Taichi Ishikari, Douki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & TAKA Michinoku
-Oskar Leube vs. Ryohei Oiwa, Boltin Oleg, & Yuto Nakashima - Young Lion Gauntlet Match

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

The Crockett Cup is on Saturday 6/3 and Sunday 6/4:
-Tournament Participants:  Tyrus Clay & Chris Adonis, Ricky & Kerry Morton, Magnum Muscle(Dak Draper & Matthew Mims), The SaVaGeS(Jax Dane & Blake Troop), Trevor Murdoch & Mike Knox, The Country Gentlemen(A.J. Cazana & Anthony Andrews), The Spectaculars(Rush Freeman & Brady Pierce), Mikael Judais & Max The Impaler, La Rebelion(Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf), Mizteziz Jr. & Octagon Jr., Arez & Toxin, Thom Latimer & Rhett Titus, Yabo The Clown & Ruffo The Clown, The Fixers(Jay Bradley & Wrecking Ball Legursky), The Heatseeekers(Sigmon & Elliot Russel), Blunt Force Trauma(Carnage & Damage), The Flippin' Psychos(Flip Gordon & Psycho Boy Fodder), J.R. Kratos & Odinson, The Great Cyon & Jordan Clearwater, T-N-T(Terrence & Terrell Hughes), "Magic" Jake Dumas & Brian Brock

Saturday:
-Ethan Carter III vs. "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason - National Title
-M95(Madi Wrenkowski & Missa Kate), La Rosa Negra, & Samantha Starr vs. Pretty Empowered(Kenzie Paige, Ella Envy, Roxy Rockett, & Kylie Paige) - Hardcore Team War
-Jack Talos & Daisy Kill vs. The Miserably Faithful(Sal Vation & Gaagz The Gymp) vs. Jeremiah Plunkett & Eric Jackson - Tournament Qualifier

Sunday:
-Kamille Kaine vs. Natalia Markova - Women's Title

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 6/24 in St. Louis, MO(Delmar Hall):
-Camaro Jackson vs. Calvin Tankman - Crown Of Glory Title
-"Warhorse" Jake Parnell vs. Kody Lane - Cage Match

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY

Next show is Friday 6/9 in Alton, IL:
-Billie Starkz vs. Miyu Yamashita
-Christian Rose, Steve "1 Called" Manders, & Austin "Mad Dog" Connelly vs. Derek Neal, Ryan "Moonshine" Mantell, & K.C. Karrington
-Davey Vega vs. Rahim De La Suede - Destination Title
-Gary Jay vs. Brogan Finlay
-Anakin Murphy vs. Jeremy Wyatt
-Shazza McKenzie vs. Evan Gelistico
-Full Power Thunder Muscle(Camaro Jackson & "Warhorse" Jake Parnell) vs. Billy McNeil & Victor Analog
-Aaron Williams vs. Nick King

WRESTLEMAX STL

Next show is Friday 6/30 in Columbia, IL:
-Mike Outlaw vs. Camaro Jackson vs. Rahim De La Suede vs. Davey Vega vs. Karam Alame vs. "Merc" Graham Bell - For The Vacant River City Title
-Lufisto vs. Calvin Tankman
-The Rascalz(Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) vs. The Premier(Campbell Myers & S.K. Bishop)
-Dan "The Dad" Adams vs. Mance Warner
-Moses "The Deliverer" Powell vs. Matt Kenway
-Kevin Lee Davidson vs. Bryan Keith

GRANDEL WRESTLING

Next show is Sunday 7/16 in Sauget, IL.

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 6/17 in Pacific, MO.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 6/3 in Belleville, IL:
-Flash Flanagan vs. "The Purple Haze" Andrew Anderson - Cage Match
-The Big Texan vs. Joe Helms - Classic TItle
-Sean Vincent vs. Gary Jackson - Central States Title
-Curtis Wylde vs. Rob Kowalski
-Brandon Barretta vs. Glenn Williams
-Joe Vinetti vs. Ax Allwardt
-Bobby D vs. The Intern

SICW has a show on Saturday 6/10 in Belleville, IL:
-The Big Texan, Gary Jackson, & Curtis Wylde vs. Rob Kowalski & The L.A. Hustlers(Bradley Diggs & Lamont Potts)

SICW has a TV taping on Sunday 6/11 in East Carondelet, IL.

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 6/10 in St. Louis, MO.

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 6/3 in Troy, MO:
-"Superstar" Steve Fender vs. Billy "The Kidd" Jarrell - Heavyweight Title
-Matt Sydal vs. Moses "The Deliverer" Powell - Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Dysfunction(Kyle Roberts & Brandon Espinosa) vs. Camaro Jackson & Leland Race - Tag Team Titles
-Kenny Alfonso vs. Rahim De La Suede
-Bobby Joe Black vs. Jack Parker Jr.
-Austin Mulitalo vs. Mason St. Goods

PRO WRESTLING EPIC

Next show is Saturday 6/3 in Highland, IL:
-A.T.M. vs. Johnathan Zulu vs. Pisto Balderas - Interstate Title
-Barackus vs. Keith Smith Jr. - Powerhouse Title
-Thunderkitty LaFleur vs. Riley Knocks - Women's Title
-The Solution(Leone Mephisto & Nick Natural) vs. POWER Trip(Harsh & Damien Blackwell) - Tag Team Titles
-P.T. Beckham vs. Derek Fullerton
-Nasty Juan Sanchez vs. Santa Chiva

COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Sunday 6/18 in Edwardsville, IL featuring the Gateway To Glory Tournament:
-Tournament Participants:  Moondog Rover, Ashlyn Alexander, "Parasyte" Tyler Blake, Tommy Davis, Angelo Grimsley, L-Ride

NEW BREED WRESTING

Next show is Saturday 6/24 in Jefferson City, MO.

CAPE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

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

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ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 6/10 in Chicago, IL:
-Robert Anthony vs. Mance Warner - Pure Rules Match
-Gnarls Garvin vs. Alec Price
-Brayden Lee vs. Joe Alonzo
-Sierra & Heather Reckless vs. Shazza McKenzie & B3CCA

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA

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

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Weekend show results

Saturday NBW results from Sedalia, MO:

-Big Joe Helms d. The Iceman by countout.
-Dr. Isin d. "J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor to retain the Heavyweight Title.
-Private Practice(Daniel Maxen & Curt Gannon) won a four-way dance with Devin & Steven O'Neal, Devastation Incorporated(Attila Khan & Sheik Jake Prater), and The Top Guns(Brandon Barretta & Joe Vinetti) to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Daniel Maxen d. Bert Candy in a hair vs. hair match.
-Austin Mulitalo d. Luke Langley to win the U.S. Title.

Monday, May 29, 2023

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Kevin Patrick & Corey Graves.
-Money In The Bank Qualifier:  Ricochet d. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin with the shooting star press (5:30 aired).
-Indus Sher(Veer Mahaan & Sanga Gurjar)(w/ "The Modern-Day Maharajah" Jinder Mahal) d. "Big Body Javi" Javier Bernal & Kevin Cortez; Veer pinned Cortez after he and Sanga hit the sideslam/second-rope elbowdrop combo (1:18).
-Imperium(Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser) d. The Alpha Academy(Otis Dozovic & Chad Gable)(w/ Maxxine Dupri); Vinci pinned Gable after he and Kaiser hit the Imperial Bomb(powerbomb/flying European uppercut off the second rope combo) (5:16).  Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn did commentary; "Valhalla" Sarah Logan chased Maxxine away from ringside during the bout.
-"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey & "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler won a four-corner match with Bayley Rose & "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai, Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green-Cardona, and Raquel Rodriguez & "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart to win the vacant Women's Tag Team Titles when Ronda made Shotzi tap out to the cross-armbar (8:19 aired).
-Dolph Ziggler fought "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh to a double countout (1:16).
-Money In The Bank Qualifier:  Shinsuke Nakamura d. "The Colossal" Bronson Reed via Kinshasa(flying knee strike) (6:30 aired).
-World Champion Seth "Freakin'" Rollins & "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles d. "The Prince" Finn Bálor & "The Punishment" Damian Priest(w/ Smackdown Women's Champion "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley & Dominik Misterio) when Seth pinned Priest after two advanced curbstomps (9:19 aired).
-Next week:  "The Man" Becky Lynch vs. Sonya Deville and Natalya Neidhart vs. Zoey Stark in Money In The Bank qualifiers.

Weekend Rasslin

AEW Double Or Nothing

-FTW Champion Hook & The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) d. "All Ego" Ethan Page & The Gunns(Austin & Colten) when Hook made Page tap out to the Redrum(ka ta hajime).
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy won a battle royal to retain the International Title.  Order of elimination:  "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese by Bandido, "Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari by ROH Tag Team Champion Rey Fenix, Komander by "Switchblade" Jay White, "Underrated & Over It" Kip Sabian by "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor, Taylor by "Big Bill" William Morrissey, "The Blade" Braxton Sutter by "Limitless" Keith Lee, "The Butcher" Andy Williams by Fenix & ROH Tag Team Champion Penta El Cero Miedo, Bandido by "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty, Moriarty by Trent Berretta, Trent by Big Bill, Keith Lee by "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage, Fenix accidentally by Penta, "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson by "Absolute" Ricky Starks, White by Starks, Starks by Big Bill, Cage by "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes, Dustin by Shane "Swerve" Strickland, Penta by Big Bill, Big Bill by Swerve, and Swerve by Orange.  Managers at ringside were "Smart" Mark Sterling(for Nese & Daivari), "Superbad" Penelope Ford-Sabian(for Kip), Alex Abrahantes(for Penta & Fenix), and Prince Nana(for Swerve & Cage).
-Adam Cole(w/ "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong & Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.) d. "The Ocho" Chris Jericho(w/ "The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia, "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager, "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker, "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard, & Saraya Knight) in an unsanctioned match; Cole hit the BOOM(Shining Wizard to the back of the head) and then another with a chain wrapped around his knee, then beat down Jericho on the mat until the referee declared Jericho unable to continue.
-Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) d. Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal(w/ Satnam Singh, Sonjay Dutt, & Karen Jarrett) to retain the Tag Team Titles when Dax pinned Jarrett after he and Cash hit the Shatter Machine(Flapjack-into-Codebreaker).  Mark Briscoe was the special guest referee.
-"Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow(w/ "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) d. Christian Cage(w/ Luchasaurus) in a ladder match to retain the TNT Title by retrieving the title belt from above the ring.
-Toni Storm(w/ Saraya Knight & "The Runaway" Ruby Soho) d. Jamie Hayter(w/ Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. & Hikaru Shita) with the Strong Zero v2.0(piledriver) to win the Women's Title.
-The House Of Black(Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews)(w/ Julia Hart) d. The Accaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) & "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn in an Open House Rules Match to retain the Trios Titles when Malakai pinned Billy after the Black Mass(spinning kick).
-Jade Cargill(w/ Leila Grey & "Smart" Mark Sterling) d. "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie via Jaded(double-chickenwing sitout faceplant) to retain the TBS Title.  Afterwards, Sterling gloated that Jade would defend her title and undefeated streak any time, anywhere but there was no one left...
-"More Than A Woman" Kris Statlander d. Jade Cargill(w/ Leila Grey & "Smart" Mark Sterling) after the Friday Night Fever(cradle Tombstone) to win the TBS Title.
-Maxwell Jacob Friedman won a four-corner match with "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara(w/ "The Brazilian Goddess" Taynara Melo-Guevara), "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry, and Darby Allin to retain the Heavyweight Title; Darby hit the Coffin Drop on Guevara but hurt himself as M.J.F. had put his title belt on top of Guevara, leading to M.J.F. pinning Darby with a headlock takedown into a pin.
-The Blackpool Combat Club("The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley, ROH Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli, & "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta) d. The Elite("The Cleaner" Kenny Omega, "Hangman" Adam Page, & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) in an Anarchy In The Arena Match; Don Callis did commentary.  Konosuke Takeshita attacked Omega in defense of Callis, leading to Yuta stabbing Omega with the screwdriver before pinning him with the Seatbelt Clutch(trapped-leg grounded crucifix).

WWE/NXT Battleground

-Wes Lee won a triple threat match with Tyler Bate and Joe Gacy(w/ Ava Raine) to retain the NXT North American Title when he pinned Gacy after the Cardiac Kick(handspring Pele Kick) (11:59).
-"Supernova 11" Noam Dar d. Dragon Lee(w/ Nathan Frazer) in a British Rounds Match to retain the NXT Heritage Cup Title.  Oro Mensah came to ringside during the match to support Dar(including interfering in the match), he eventually brawled with Frazer and they were ejected from ringside.  Falls:  Dar pinned Lee with a bridging rollup (1:33 of Round 2; 4:33 total).  Lee pinned Dar after a tilt-a-whirl inverted DDT (2:08 of Round 4; 9:41 total).  Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson interfered on Dar's behalf, leading to Dar getting the final pin after the Nova Roller(flying roundhouse kick) (2:19 of Round 5; 12:00 total).
-Ilja Dragunov d. Donovan Dijak in a Last Man Standing Match.  Dragunov finally put Dijak down for the ten-count with a flying forearm off the ring steps to slam Dijak's head down into a chair on the mat (15:55).
-Gallus("The Last King Of Scotland" Wolfgang Young & Mark Coffey)(w/ "The Iron King" Joe Coffey) d. Julius & Brutus Creed(w/ "The Pitbull" Ivy Nile) to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles; Ava Raine attacked Ivy at ringside which distracted the Creeds, leading to Mark pinning Julius after he and Wolfgang hit the Gallowgate(fireman's-carry Flapjack/flying knee strike combo) (9:34).
-NXT Women's Title Tournament Final:  Tiffany Stratton d. Lyra Valkyria with the Prettiest Moonsault Ever to win the title (16:01).
-Carmelo Hayes(w/ Trick Williams) d. Bron Breakker via Nothing But Net(top-rope Fameasser) to retain the NXT Title (14:15).

NWA USA and SICW All Star Wrestling were both clip shows.

Sunday, May 28, 2023

NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament Final

-Togi Makabe & Oleg Boltin d. Yuto Nakashima & Oskar Leube when Makabe pinned Nakashima after the top-rope King Kong Kneedrop.
-"The Wild Rhino" Clark Connors d. Ryohei Oiwa with the No Chaser(elevated DDT).
-"The Man Of The Hour" Lio Rush & Yohei Komatsu d. "The Sniper Of The Skies" Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita when Lio pinned Fujita after the Final Hour(frog splash).
-"The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka, Aaron Henare, T.J. Perkins, Francesco Akira, & "Drilla" Dan Moloney d. Yuji Nagata, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions The Intergalactic Jet Setters("The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida & "The Jet" Kevin Knight), Hiroyoshi Tenzan, & Satoshi Kojima when Henare pinned Tenzan after the Streets Of Rage(torture-rack fisherman buster).
-Bishamon(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) & Toru Yano fought The House Of Torture(Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Sho Tanaka, & "The Tokyo Pimp" Yujiro Takahashi) to a no-contest when members of the United Empire got involved in the match.
-"Speedball" Mike Bailey, Shota Umino, El Desperado, & Ren Narita d. NEVER Openweight Trios Champions "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii & Ryusuke Taguchi when Narita made Taguchi tap out to the cobra twist(modified abdominal stretch).
-Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi, & Bushi d. IWGP Heavyweight Champion "Cold Skull" Seiya Sanada, Taichi Ishikari, Douki, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru when Naito pinned Douki after the Destino(standing sitout Sliced Bread #2).
-"Master Wato" Hirai Kawato d. Titán via Recientemente II(half-nelson uranagi-into-crucifix bomb) to win the Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament.

Saturday, May 27, 2023

WWE Night Of Champions

-World Title Tournament Final:  Seth "Freakin'" Rollins d. "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles with the advanced curbstomp to become the new champion.
-Trish Stratus d. "The Man" Becky Lynch after Zoey Stark interfered, leading to Trish winning with the Stratusfaction(rope-kickoff bulldog).
-"The Ring General" GUNTHER Hahn d. Mustafa Ali via powerbomb to retain the Intercontinental Title.
-"The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai d. "The E.S.T." Bianca Belair to win the Raw Women's Title after spitting mist on her own hand and raking Bianca's eyes, setting up a buzzsaw kick to the back of the head for the victory.
-"The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley(w/ Dominik Misterio) d. Natalya Neidhart with the Riptide(pumphandle powerbomb) to retain the Smackdown Women's Title.
-Brock Lesnar d. "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes when Cody passed out in Lesnar's kimura.
-Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn d. WWE Champion Roman Reigns & "The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa(w/ Paul Heyman) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Jimmy & Jey Uso interfered with the referee down, but accidentally superkicked Solo.  Reigns took exception and pushed the Usos around, then Jimmy snapped and superkicked Reigns before leaving with his brother.  Solo was left alone and pinned by Zayn after the Stone Cold Stunner by Owens followed by the Helluva Kick(corner boot) by Zayn.

Friday, May 26, 2023

NWA Crockett Cup Brackets

La Rebelion(Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf)
BYE

Control Your Narrative(Flip Gordon & Psycho Boy Fodder)
Sent 2 Slaughter(Dan Maff & Shawn Donovan)

Blunt Force Trauma(Damage & Carnage)
BYE

Idolmania Sports Management(The Great Cyon & Jordan Clearwater)
LAST CHANCE SPOT

Jinetes del Aire(Myzteziz Jr. & Octagon Jr.)
BYE

T-N-T(Terrence & Terrell Hughes)
The SaVaGeS(Jax Dane & Blake Troop)

A Cut Above(Thom Latimer & Rhett Titus)
BYE

The Fixers(Jay Bradley & Wrecking Ball Legursky)
The Brothers Of Funstruction(Yabo The Clown & Ruffo The Clown)

The Midnight Riders(Tyrus Clay & Chris Adonis)
BYE

Mikael Judais & Max The Impaler
The Now(Hale Collins & Vik Dalishus)

The Country Gentleman(A.J. Cazana & Anthony Andrews)
BYE

The War Gods(Odinson & J.R. Kratos)
"Magic" Jake Dumas & Brian Brock

Trevor Murdoch & Mike Knox
BYE

Magnum Muscle(Dak Draper & Matthew Mims)
The Spectaculars(Rush Freeman & Brady Pierce)

The Mortons(Kerry & Ricky Morton)
BYE

Los Vipers(Arez & Toxin)
The Heatseekers(Matt Sigmon & Elliot Russell)

The "Last Chance Spot" will be determined by a four-corner match with The Miserably Faithful(Sal Vation & Gaagz The Gymp), Jack Talos & Daisy Kill, Jeremiah Plunkett & Eric Jackson, and The Outrunners(Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum).

Friday Rasslin

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, & "The Ocho" Chris Jericho.
-The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) & "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn d. "El Toro Blanco" Rush, "Perro Peligroso" Preston Vance, & Dralistico(w/ Jose The Assistant); Caster pinned Dralistico after he and Bowens hit the Acclaim To Fame(Bowens Arrival(elevated twisting powerslam) followed by Caster Mic Drop(top-rope elbowdrop)) (9:38).
-"All Ego" Ethan Page & The Gunns(Austin & Colten) d. Fly Frescomatic, J.C. Watson, & Action Braxton; Page pinned Braxton after the Gunns hit the 3:10 To Yuma(Flapjack-into-Flatliner) (2:39).  Page gloated about injuring "Brother Zay" Isiah Kassidy prior to Double Or Nothing, but The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) and Kassidy brought out FTW Champion Hook as Kassidy's replacement in the match.
-Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. & Hikaru Shida d. "The Native Beast" Nyla Rose & "The Problem" Marina Shafir when Britt made Shafir tap out to the Lockjaw(arm-over-head Crippler Crossface/mandible claw combo) (8:02 aired).  Afterwards, the Outcasts(Saraya Knight, Toni Storm, & "The Runaway" Ruby Soho) were shown backstage in the aftermath of an attack on Women's Champion Jamie Hayter.
-"Big Bill" William Morrissey & "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty d. The Best Friends(Trent Berretta & "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor when Bill pinned Chuck after the chokeslam (10:46).  Other competitors in the Blackjack Battle Royal were at ringside and a huge brawl erupted to close the show.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
-"The Now" Austin Theory d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy(w/ Ridge Holland & "The Bruiserweight" Butch Dunne) to retain the U.S. Title; Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) attacked Ridge & Butch at ringside, leading to Theory rolling up Sheamus with a handful of tights for the pin (8:47 aired).
-Raquel Rodriguez & "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart d. Damage CTRL(Bayley Rose & "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai) when Raquel pinned Bayley by blocking a sunset flip for her own pin (5:30 aired).
-Cameron Grimes d. Ashante "Thee" Adonis(w/ "Top Dolla" A.J. Francis & "B-Fab" Briana Brandy) after the Cave-In(flying dropkick/double-stomp) (2:12).  Baron Corbin attacked Grimes afterwards.
-L.A. Knight d. Rick Boogs with the Blunt Force Trauma(snapmare driver) (3:23); The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) did commentary.
-"The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles d. Karrion Kross(w/ Scarlett Bordeaux) via springboard forearm (6:02 aired).  "Michin" Mia Yim ran off Scarlett after she interfered in the match.
-Next week:  Zelina Vega vs. Lacey Evans and Montez Ford vs. L.A. Knight in Money In The Bank qualifiers.

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Mr. Robert Stone.
-Oro Mensah d. Tavion Heights after a springboard flying kick (5:33).
-"Big Body Javi" Javier Bernal d. Boa Wang via jumping Flatliner (5:00).
-Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon d. Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson; Yulisa pinned Jakara after she and Valentina hit a vertical suplex/top-rope cross-bodyblock combo (5:44).

Impact Under Siege

-The Death Dollz(JesSICKa Havok & Courtney Rush) d. Women's Tag Team Champions The Coven("The Wilde Witch" Taylor Wilde & "The Majesty Of Muscle" KiLynn King)(non-title) when Rush made Wilde tap out to the Sharpshooter.
-"The Prestigious" Joe Hendry d. "Dirty Dango" Johnny Curtis by DQ to retain the Digital Media Title when Dango hit Hendry with a blatant low blow.  Santino Marella saved Hendry from further damage after the match.
-"The National Treasure" Nick Aldis d. Kenny King(w/ Sheldon Jean) via Kingsland Cloverleaf.
-"The Death Machine" Sami Callihan, Rich Swann, & "The Firestarter" Jake Crist d. The Design(Cody Deaner, "Big Kon" Konnor O'Brian, & Alan Angels) when Swann pinned Angels with a forward-roll cradle.
-Trinity Fatu d. "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw(w/ "The Cannibal" Savannah Evans & Jai Vidal) via Starstruck(headscissors crucifix submission).
-The Ace & Bey Connection("The Inevitable" Ace Austin & "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey) d. Subculture(Mark Andrews & "The Modfather" Flash Morgan Webster)(w/ Dani Luna) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Ace pinned Andrews after he and Bey hit the One Two Sweet(Ace-assisted Art Of Finesse(flying Cutter) by Bey followed by Fold(running Buff Blockbuster) by Ace).
-"The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel d. Chris Sabin to retain the X-Division Title by rolling him up after blinding him with spraypaint with the referee down.
-Alex Shelley won a six-way match with Moose, Eddie Edwards(w/ Alisha Edwards), "The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham, "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian, and Yuya Uemura when he pinned Uemura after the Shellshock(swinging Flatliner).
-"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo d. "The Juggernaut" Jordynne Grace after a second-rope Queen's Gambit(cradle piledriver) to retain the Women's Title.
-"Mayhem For All" Steve Maclin d. "Perfect Creation One" Pierre Carl Ouellet in a no-DQ match to retain the Heavyweight Title after hitting the Killed In Action(double-underhook DDT) onto cinderblocks.

NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament Semifinals

-"Master Wato" Hirai Kawato d. "Speedball" Mike Bailey with the Tsutenkaku German Suplex.

-Titán d. El Desperado via Llave Inmortal(crossed-leg inverted STF).

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Thursday Rasslin

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni, "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman, & Nigel McGuinness.
-Mark Briscoe d. "The Blue Collar Badass" James D. Drake(w/ "The Five-Star King" Anthony Henry) with the Froggy Bow (9:23).
-Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli d. Serpentico(non-title) after multiple short-arm clotheslines (4:40).
-"The Hottest Flame" Kiera Hogan d. Vertvixen after the Saito suplex (5:00); Women's Champion "The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer watched the match from the entrance stage.
-"The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher(w/ "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis) d. A.R. Fox via hammerlock Tombstone (10:13).
-NJPW Strong Women's Champion Willow Nightingale d. "The Renaissance Woman" Hyan(non-title) (4:17).
-The Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)(w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett) d. The Mack Attack("Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack & Ninja Mack); Taven pinned Ninja Mack after he and Bennett hit the Proton Pack(backpack Stunner/flying boot combo) (7:42).
-"The Latina Sensation" Mercedes Martinez d. Dream Girl Ellie via Brass City Sleeper(surfboard/dragon sleeper combo) (2:59).
-Ashley D'Amboise d. Danielle Kamela after a uranagi (5:09).
-"Azucar" Rocky Romero d. Titus Alexander with a flying takedown off the top rope into the Diablo(cross-armbreaker) (4:17).
-Stu Grayson & The Righteous("The Horror King" Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch) d. "L.S.G." Leon St. Giovanni, Vary Morales, & Marcus Kross when Stu pinned Kross after the Knightfall(torture-rack dropped into backbreaker) (4:09).  The Dark Order(Evil Uno, "The Meat Man" John Silver, & Alex Reynolds) came out to watch the match.
-Shane Taylor(w/ The Work Horsemen(Anthony Henry & J.D. Drake)) d. "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams(w/ "The Professional" Rhett Titus) with the package piledriver (5:14).
-Women's Champion "The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer d. Promise Braxton(non-title) via cobra stretch (5:56).  Athena continued to attack Braxton after the match until Kiera Hogan made the save.
-Dralistico(w/ Jose The Assistant) d. Tony Deppen with La Mistica(tilt-a-whirl arm takedown into Fujiwara armbar) (6:36).
-Skye Blue d. "The Lucha Baddie" Miranda Alize (Like The Drink) via bridging rollup (4:02).
-Action Andretti & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin) d. Cole "Two Dimes" Karter & "The Reality" Zack Clayton; Darius pinned Karter after he and Action hit a double swinging slam (4:52).
-"All Heart" Blake Christian d. "Nicky Boy" Nick Comoroto with a victory roll (6:31).
-"The Cuban Diamond" Diamante Zuniga d. "The Afro Punk" Trish Adora via cutthroat armbar stretch (4:45).
-Tag Team Champion Penta El Cero Miedo(w/ Alex Abrahantes) d. "The Real" Slim J(w/ "Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari, "The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss, & "Jeeves Kay" Vinny Scalice King) after the Fear Factor(package piledriver) (5:47).
-T.V. Champion Samoa Joe & NJPW T.V. Champion Zack Sabre Jr. d. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels & "Rebourne" Matt Sydal when Joe made Daniels pass out in the Coquina Clutch(sleeper with bodyscissors) (15:17).
-Next week:  Athena Palmer vs. Kiera Hogan for the Women's Title and "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata vs. "The Android" Alex Coughlin for the Pure Title.

Impact Wrestling

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan, "Mean" Gia Miller(for Before The Impact), & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-"The Death Machine" Sami Callihan d. "Shogun" Jackson Stone with a Death Valley Driver (7:37).
-Chris Sabin d. "Speedball" Mike Bailey via Cradle Shock(fireman's-carry cradle Michinoku Driver) (12:26).
-Kenny King & Sheldon Jean d. The Decay(Black Taurus & Crazzy Steve) when King pinned Steve after the Royal Flush(fireman's-carry swinging uranagi) (5:48 aired); "The National Treasure" Nick Aldis did commentary.
-Women's Tag Team Champion "The Wilde Witch" Taylor Wilde(w/ "The Majesty Of Muscle" KiLynn King) d. JesSICKa Havok with the Witch's Wrath(swinging fisherman buster) (0:41).  The Coven beat down JesSICKa afterwards until Courtney Rush(not Rosemary) made the save.
-Rich Swann(w/ "The Death Machine" Sami Callihan) d. Alan Angels(w/ Cody Deaner & "Big Kon" Konnor O'Brian) via middle-rope 450 Splash (6:55).  The Design beat down Swann until Callihan made the save, but the numbers were against them and The Design stood tall.
-"The Juggernaut" Jordynne Grace d. "Ride Or Die" Alisha Edwards(w/ Eddie Edwards) with the Grace Driver(pumphandle Michinoku Driver) (0:45).
-Tag Team Champion "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey(w/ "The Inevitable" Ace Austin) d. "The Southern Savior" John Skyler(w/ "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers & "Top Notch" Jason Hotch) after the Art Of Finesse(middle-rope springboard Cutter).

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Kevin Patrick & Byron Saxton.
-Tegan Nox d. Dana Brooke via double-leg rollup with feet on the ropes (5:21).
-Nikki Cross d. Emma Dashwood with the Purge v2.0(snap neckbreaker) (7:31 aired).

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy d. "The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher via crossed-leg victory roll to retain the International Title (15:06).
-The House Of Black(Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews)(w/ Julia Hart) d. A.R. Fox, Gran Metalik, & "All Heart" Blake Christian in an Open House Rules Match to retain the Trios Titles when Matthews made Fox tap out to a standing inverted Texas Cloverleaf (5:18).
-"La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie d. Lady Frost after the Road To Valhalla(double-chickenwing sitout faceplant) (7:34).  TBS Champion Jade Cargill, Leila Grey, & "Smart" Mark Sterling watched the match from the entranceway.
-"The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong d. "The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia via End Of Heartache(Falcon Arrow backbreaker) (8:41).
-The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix)(w/ Alex Abrahantes) d. ROH Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli & "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles; Penta pinned Yuta after he and Fenix hit the Fear Factor(package piledriver)/top-rope double-stomp combo as The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) discretely held back Claudio on the floor (10:28).  "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson did commentary and joined Jon Moxley, Claudio, and Yuta in the ring to threaten the Elite ahead of Double Or Nothing.
-Friday on Rampage:  The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) & "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn vs. "El Toro Blanco" Rush, "Perro Peligroso" Preston Vance, & Dralistico; Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. & Hikaru Shida vs. "The Native Beast" Nyla Rose & "The Problem" Marina Shafir; and The Best Friends(Trent Berretta & "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor) vs. "Big Bill" William Morrissey & "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty.

NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament Day 10

-Bushi d. Francesco Akira via crossed-leg kneebar.

-"Drilla" Dan Moloney d. "The Wild Rhino" Clark Connors by countout after Moloney speared Connors outside the ring before beating the count.

-"Master Wato" Hirai Kawato d. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion "The Jet" Kevin Knight with the Tsutenkaku German Suplex.

-Yoshinobu Kanemaru d. Yohei Komatsu via crossed-leg victory roll.

-El Desperado d. "The Sniper Of The Skies" Robbie Eagles with the Numero Dos(leg-over-head half-crab).


Block B:

-Desperado(WINNER), Wato(RUNNER-UP): 14

-Yohei: 12

-Eagles: 10

-Akira, Moloney, Connors: 8

-Knight, Kanemaru: 6

-Bushi: 4


The semifinal matches will be "Speedball" Mike Bailey vs. Master Wato and Titán vs. Desperado.

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

Impact Digital Media Exclusive

-Commentators:  From Smash Wrestling.
-"The Wild Child" Jody Threat d. "Russian Dynamite" Masha Slamovich with the F-416(F-5) (11:34).

NWA Powerrr

-Commentators:  Joe Galli, Tim Storm, & Danny Dealz.
-"Bulletproof" Blake Troop(w/ Chris Silvio, Esquire) d. "The Tall Nomad" Jack Talos via modified figure-four leglock (5:05).
-La Rebelion(Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf) vs. Magnum Muscle("The Mile-High Magnum" Dak Draper & "Big Strong" Matthew Mims) for the Tag Team Titles ended in a no-contest; Magnum Muscle had seemingly won the match when Draper pinned Mecha Wolf after he and Mims hit an over-the-shoulder powerslam/neckbreaker drop combo.  However, promoter William Patrick Corgan ruled that the illegal man was pinned and threw the match out (5:15 plus brawling before the bell).
-Jr. Heavyweight Champion "The Future Legend" Kerry Morton d. Jeremiah Plunkett(non-title) with the Showstopper(Eye Of The Hurricane) (5:05).
-"The Masterpiece" Chris Adonis held a Masterlock Challenge and Aron Stevens was unable to escape the hold.

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.
-NXT Women's Title Tournament:  Lyra Valkyria d. Cora Jade with the spinning kick (3:41).  Cora clipped Lyra's knee after the match and then attacked the knee with a kendo stick.
-Dabba-Kato d. Axiom via sitout chokebomb (1:57).  Dabba-Kato dished out more punishment after the bell until "Scrypts" Reggie Thomas made the save.
-Tyler Bate d. "The Alpha Wolf" Eddy Thorpe with the Tylerdriver '97(tigerdriver) (5:04).  NXT North American Champion Wes Lee did commentary; Joe Gacy attacked Bate afterwards and Lee entered the ring to join the fight, but Lee accidentally hit Bate and Gacy laid them both out.
-Nathan Frazer(non-title) d. NXT Heritage Cup Champion "Supernova 11" Noam Dar(non-title) after Dar was distracted by Dragon Lee's presence at ringside, allowing Frazer to capitalize and win with the Phoenix Splash (12:57).
-Hank Walker d. Tank Ledger after both collided with simultaneous cross-bodyblocks, but Walker was able to roll over into a cover on Ledger for the pin (2:42).  Bron Breakker attacked both men after the match.
-Luca Crusifino, Esquire d. Von Wagner(w/ Mr. Robert Stone) by DQ when Wagner refused to stop beating down Crusifino in the ropes at the referee's five-count (2:38).
-NXT Women's Title Tournament:  Tiffany Stratton d. "The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez with the Prettiest Moonsault Ever (9:40).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Main Event this week has:
-Nikki Cross vs. Emma Dashwood
-Dana Brooke vs. Tegan Nox

Smackdown on Friday has:
-Austin Theory vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy - U.S. Title
-A.J. Styles vs. Karrion Kross
-Raquel Rodriguez & Shotzi Blackheart vs. Bayley Rose & Io Shirai
-Rick Boogs vs. L.A. Knight
-Cameron Grimes vs. Ashante Adonis

Level Up on Friday has:
-Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon vs. Lash Legend &
-Boa Wang vs. Javier Bernal
-Oro Mensah vs. Tavion Heights

Night Of Champions is on Saturday 5/27:
-Seth Rollins vs. A.J. Styles - World Title Tournament Final
-Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar
-Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa - Tag Team Titles
-Bianca Belair vs. Asuka Urai - Raw Women's Title
-Rhea Ripley vs. Natalya Neidhart - Smackdown Women's Title
-GUNTHER Hahn vs. Mustafa Ali - Intercontinental Title
-Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Mogan vs. Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler - Women's Tag Team Titles
-Becky Lynch vs. Trish Stratus

NXT Battleground is on Sunday 5/28:
-Carmelo Hayes vs. Bron Breakker - NXT Title
-Lyra Valkyria vs. Tiffany Stratton - NXT Women's Title Tournament Final
-Wes Lee vs. Tyler Bate vs. Joe Gacy - NXT North American Title
-Gallus(Wolfgang Young & Mark Coffey) vs. Julius & Brutus Creed - NXT Tag Team Titles
-Noam Dar vs. Dragon Lee - NXT Heritage Cup Title
-Ilja Dragunov vs. Donovan Dijak - Last-Man-Standing Match

NXT next Tuesday has:
-Gigi Dolin vs. Jacy Jayne - Weaponized Cage Match

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite on Wednesday has:
-Roderick Strong vs. Chris Jericho - Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
-Ricky Starks vs. "Switchblade" Jay White
-Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, & Hikaru Shida vs. The Outcasts(Saraya Knight, Toni Storm, & Ruby Soho)
-"Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. Rush

Double Or Nothing is on Sunday 5/28:
-Maxwell Jacob Friedman vs. Darby Allin vs. "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. Sammy Guevara - Heavyweight Title
-The Elite(Kenny Omega, "Hangman" Adam Page, & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)) vs. The Blackpool Combat Club(Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, & Wheeler Yuta) - Anarchy In The Arena
-Jamie Hayter vs. Toni Storm - Women's Title
-Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal - Tag Team Titles - Referee Mark Briscoe
-Michael Wardlow vs. Christian Cage - TNT Title Ladder Match
-Orange Cassidy vs. ? - International Title - Blackjack Battle Royal
-Jade Cargill vs. Taya Valkyrie - TBS Title
-Adam Cole vs. Chris Jericho - Unsanctioned Match
-The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) & "Brother Zay" Isiah Kassidy vs. Ethan Page & The Gunns(Austin & Colten)

IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thursday has:
-Chris Sabin vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey
-Rich Swann vs. Alan Angels
-Chris Bey vs. John Skyler
-JesSICKa Havok vs. Taylor Wilde
-Jordynne Grace vs. Alisha Edwards
-The Decay(Black Taurus & Crazzy Steve) vs. Kenny King & Sheldon Jean
-Sami Callihan vs. "Shogun" Jackson Stone

Under Siege on Friday 5/26 has:
-Steve Maclin vs. "P.C.O." Pierre Carl Ouellet - Heavyweight TItle No-DQ Match
-Deonna Purrazzo vs. Jordynne Grace - Women's Title
-Trey Miguel vs. Chris Sabin - X-Division Title
-Joe Hendry vs. "Dirty Dango" Johnny Curtis - Digital Media Title
-Ace Bey Connection(Ace Austin & Chris Bey) vs. Subculture(Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster) - Tag Team Titles
-Eddie Edwards vs. Moose vs. Jonathan Gresham vs. Yuya Uemura vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Alex Shelley
-Sami Callihan, Rich Swann, & ? vs. The Design(Cody Deaner, "Big Kon" Konnor O'Brian, & Alan Angels)
-Alex Shelley vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Jonathan Gresham vs. Moose vs. Yuya Uemura
-Nick Aldis vs. Kenny King
-Trinity Fatu vs. Gisele Shaw

RING OF HONOR

ROH TV on Thursday has:
-Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal vs. Samoa Joe & Zack Sabre Jr.
-Penta El Cero Miedo vs. Slim J
-Claudio Castagnoli vs. Serpentico
-Athena Palmer vs. Promise Braxton
-Mark Briscoe vs. James D. Drake
-Willie Mack & Ninja Mack vs. The Kingdom(Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)
-Stu Grayson & The Righteous(Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch) vs. "L.S.G." Leon St. Giovanni, Marcus Kross, & Vary Morales
-Rocky Romero vs. Titus Alexander
-Kiera Hogan vs. Vertvixen
-Willow Nightingale vs. Hyan
-Skye Blue vs. Miranda Alize
-Mercedes Martinez vs. Dream Girl Ellie

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

The Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament continues on Wednesday 5/24 (Block B):
-El Desperado vs. Robbie Eagles
-Yohei Komatsu vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
-"Master Wato" Hirai Kawato vs. "The Jet" Kevin Knight
-Dan Moloney vs. Clark Connors
-Bushi vs. Francesco Akira

The BOSJ continues on Friday 5/26:
-"Speedball" Mike Bailey vs. Block B Runner-Up - Tournament Semifinal
-Titán vs. Block B Winner - Tournament Semifinal

The BOSJ continues on Sunday 5/28:
-Tournament Final

Dominion is on Sunday 6/4:
-Seiya Sanada vs. Yota Tsuji - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-David Finlay vs. El Phantasmo - NEVER Openweight Title
-Aussie Open(Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) vs. Bishamon(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) vs. The House Of Torture(Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe & Yujiro Takahashi) - IWGP Tag Team Titles
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Jeff Cobb - T.V. Title
-Will Ospreay vs. Lance Archer - IWGP U.S. Title Contender Match

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

The Crockett Cup is on Saturday 6/3 and Sunday 6/4:
-Tournament Participants:  Tyrus Clay & Chris Adonis, Ricky & Kerry Morton, Magnum Muscle(Dak Draper & Matthew Mims), The SaVaGeS(Jax Dane & Blake Troop), Trevor Murdoch & Mike Knox, The Country Gentlemen(A.J. Cazana & Anthony Andrews), The Spectaculars(Rush Freeman & Brady Pierce), Mikael Judais & Max The Impaler, La Rebelion(Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf), Mizteziz Jr. & Octagon Jr., Arez & Toxin, Thom Latimer & Rhett Titus, Yabo The Clown & Ruffo The Clown, The Fixers(Jay Bradley & Wrecking Ball Legursky), The Heatseeekers(Sigmon & Elliot Russel), Blunt Force Trauma(Carnage & Damage), The Flippin' Psychos(Flip Gordon & Psycho Boy Fodder), J.R. Kratos & Odinson, The Great Cyon & Jordan Clearwater, T-N-T(Terrence & Terrell Hughes), "Magic" Jake Dumas & Brian Brock

Saturday:
-Ethan Carter III vs. "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason - National Title
-M95(Madi Wrenkowski & Missa Kate), La Rosa Negra, & Samantha Starr vs. Pretty Empowered(Kenzie Paige, Ella Envy, Roxy Rockett, & Kylie Paige) - Hardcore Team War
-Jack Talos & Daisy Kill vs. The Miserably Faithful(Sal Vation & Gaagz The Gymp) vs. Jeremiah Plunkett & Eric Jackson - Tournament Qualifier

Sunday:
-Kamille Kaine vs. Natalia Markova - Women's Title

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 6/24 in St. Louis, MO(Delmar Hall):
-Camaro Jackson vs. Calvin Tankman - Crown Of Glory Title
-"Warhorse" Jake Parnell vs. Kody Lane - Cage Match

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY

Next show is Friday 6/9 in Alton, IL:
-Billie Starkz vs. Miyu Yamashita
-Thomas Shire, Steve "1 Called" Manders, & Austin "Mad Dog" Connelly vs. Derek Neal, Ryan "Moonshine" Mantell, & K.C. Karrington
-Davey Vega vs. Rahim De La Suede - Destination Title
-Gary Jay vs. Brogan Finlay
-Anakin Murphy vs. Jeremy Wyatt
-Shazza McKenzie vs. Evan Gelistico
-Full Power Thunder Muscle(Camaro Jackson & "Warhorse" Jake Parnell) vs. Billy McNeil & Victor Analog

WRESTLEMAX STL

Next show is Friday 6/30 in Columbia, IL:
-Mike Outlaw vs. Camaro Jackson vs. Rahim De La Suede vs. Davey Vega vs. Karam Alame vs. "Merc" Graham Bell - For The Vacant River City Title
-Lufisto vs. Calvin Tankman
-The Rascalz(Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) vs. The Premier(Campbell Myers & S.K. Bishop)
-Dan "The Dad" Adams vs. Mance Warner
-Moses "The Deliverer" Powell vs. Matt Kenway
-Kevin Lee Davidson vs. Bryan Keith

GRANDEL WRESTLING

Next show is Sunday 7/16 in Sauget, IL.

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 6/17 in Pacific, MO.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 6/3 in Belleville, IL:
-Flash Flanagan vs. "The Purple Haze" Andrew Anderson - Cage Match

SICW has a show on Saturday 6/10 in Belleville, IL.

SICW has a TV taping on Sunday 6/11 in East Carondelet, IL.

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 6/10 in St. Louis, MO.

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 6/3 in Troy, MO:
-"Superstar" Steve Fender vs. Billy "The Kidd" Jarrell - Heavyweight Title
-Matt Sydal vs. Moses "The Deliverer" Powell - Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Dysfunction(Kyle Roberts & Brandon Espinosa) vs. Camaro Jackson & Leland Race - Tag Team Titles
-Kenny Alfonso vs. Rahim De La Suede
-Bobby Joe Black vs. Jack Parker Jr.
-Austin Mulitalo vs. Mason St. Goods

PRO WRESTLING EPIC

Next show is Saturday 6/3 in Highland, IL:
-A.T.M. vs. Johnathan Zulu vs. Pisto Balderas - Interstate Title
-Barackus vs. Keith Smith Jr. - Powerhouse Title
-Thunderkitty LaFleur vs. Riley Knocks - Women's Title
-The Solution(Leone Mephisto & Nick Natural) vs. POWER Trip(Harsh & Damien Blackwell) - Tag Team Titles
-P.T. Beckham vs. Derek Fullerton
-Nasty Juan Sanchez vs. Santa Chiva

COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE

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

NEW BREED WRESTING

Next show is Saturday 5/27 in Sedalia, MO:
-Luke Langley vs. Austin Mulitalo vs. Frodo "The Ghost" Meyer - U.S. Title
-Bert Candy vs. Daniel Maxen - Hair vs. Hair Match

CAPE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/27 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Joey O'Riley vs. Aaron Roberts - Heavyweight Title
-Camaro Jackson vs. Zay Washington vs. Brian Rodgers vs. Trent Daniels vs. Kenny Alfonso vs. Kevin Lee Davidson - Golden Ticket Ladder Match
-The Academy(Dalton Anthony & Kevin Kade) vs. The Premier(Campbell Myers & S.K. Bishop) - Tag Team Titles
-Jacksyn Crowley vs. Denzel Rollins - Pure Openweight Title
-Million Dollar Baby vs. Nadia White - Women's Title
-Austin Lane vs. Seanan Young - First Blood Match
-El Diablo & Abel Booker vs. Barackus & Farmer Billy Hills
-No Role Modelz(A.T.M. & Marcus Muncherson) vs. Jabari King & Frodo "The Ghost" Meyer
-J.J. Walker, Myron De'Monne, & Danny Stratos vs. Chris Slammer, Logan Stunt, & Billy Madding

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ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 6/10 in Chicago, IL:
-Robert Anthony vs. Mance Warner - Pure Rules Match

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA

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

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NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament Day 9

-T.J. Perkins d. "Bone Soldier" Taiji Ishimori due to injury forfeit.

-Ryusuke Taguchi d. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion "The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida with the Oh My & Garankle(anklelock).

-Sho Tanaka d. Douki after Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe hit Douki with the Everything Is Evil(STO) with the referee down.

-""Speedball" Mike Bailey d. "The Man Of The Hour" Lio Rush after the Flamingo Driver(off-the-shoulder Michinoku Driver).

-Titán d. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi(non-title) via Llave Inmortal(crossed-leg inverted STF).


Block A(final standings):

-Bailey(WINNER): 14

-Titán(RUNNER-UP), Lio, Hiromu: 12

-Ishimori, T.J.P., Sho: 10

-Douki: 8

-Kushida: 4

-Taguchi: 2


This year's format has the top two of each block advance to a four-man bracket. Bailey will face the runner-up of Block B while Titán takes on the Block B winner.

Monday, May 22, 2023

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Kevin Patrick & Corey Graves.
-"The Colossal" Bronson Reed d. Ricochet with the Tsunami(top-rope splash) (5:16 aired).
-Zoey Stark d. "The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae after Nikki Cross' involvement backfired, leading to Zoey winning after the Z-360(belly-to-back Go To Sleep) (2:29).
-The Alpha Academy(Otìsè Dozovic & Chad Gable)(w/ Maxxine Dupri) d. The Viking Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe)(w/ "Valhalla" Sarah Logan) when Gable pinned Erik with a bridging O'Connor Roll (5:54).
-"The Prince" Finn Bálor(w/ "The Punishment" Damian Priest) d. Shinsuke Nakamura via Coup De Grace(top-rope double-stomp) (8:03 aired).
-Rauqel Rodriguez d. Sonya Deville(w/ Chelsea Green-Cardona) with the Tejana Bomb(chokeslam bomb) (1:55).  "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart helped Raquel fight off a post-match attack by Sonya & Chelsea.
-Dominik Misterio(w/ Smackdown Women's Champion "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley) d. Apollo Crews via frog splash to the back (5:02).
-"The Original Bro" Matt Riddle & Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn d. Imperium(Intercontinental Champion "The Ring General" GUNTHER Hahn, Giovanni Vinci, & Ludwig Kaiser) when Owens pinned Vinci after a swanton bomb (8:42 aired).
-Next week:  Raquel & Shotzi vs. Sonya & Chelsea vs. "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey & "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler vs. Bayley Rose & "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai for the vacant Women's Tag Team Titles.  Also, Money In The Bank qualifiers will start.

Sunday, May 21, 2023

NJPW Resurgence

-"The D.K.C." Dylan Kyle Cox d. Tyler Bateman via D-K-Crucifix.
-"The Android" Alex Coughlin d. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels with a Jackhammer.
-Barbaro Cavernario & Virus d. T.V. Champion Zack Sabre Jr. & Bad Dude Tito when Cavernario made Tito tap out to the Cavernaria(chinlock pulled back over the knees).
-Strong Women's Title Tournament:  "The C.E.O." Mercedes Moné d. Stephanie Vaquer after the Monémaker(Gory Special spun into DDT).
-Strong Women's Title Tournament:  Willow Nightingale d. Momo Kohgo via Babe With The Powerbomb(Doctor Bomb).
-"Rock Hard" Juice Robinson d. "Mr. No Days Off" Fred Rosser in a street fight after Toni Storm interfered on behalf of her husband, leading to Juice winning after The Juice Is Loose(layout DDT) onto a chair.
-Due to an injury to "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis, "The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher relinquished Aussie Open's IWGP Tag Team Titles and Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles.
-KENTA Kobayashi d. Hikuleo by countout to win the Strong Openweight Title after throwing Hikuleo over a balcony guardrail and through a table.
-Jon Moxley, "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta, & Shota Umino d. NEVER Openweight Trios Co-Champions CHAOS("The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada & "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii) & "Azucar" Rocky Romero when Umino pinned Romero after the Death Rider(double-underhook DDT).
-IWGP U.S. Title Contender Tournament:  Will Ospreay d. NEVER Openweight Trios Co-Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi via Storm Breaker(double-underhook over-the-shoulder somersault neckbreaker).
-Strong Women's Title Tournament:  Willow Nightingale d. "The C.E.O." Mercedes Moné with the Babe With The Powerbomb to become the first champion.

Sunday GPW Results From St. Louis, MO + Other Show Results

-Ring announcer:  Ben Simon.  Referees:  Alex Strahan, Adam Kennedy, & Nick Chinn.

-"Effortless" Chris Hendrix d. "Legenda" Edvin Kudic via 450 Splash (6:16).

-"Too Good" Mason St. Goods d. Anaya Howlett after a middle-rope springboard knee strike (5:12).

-A.T.M. d. "G.P.A." Geoffrey Percival Austere with the pumphandle Go To Sleep (7:01).

-Jake Something & "The Southern Flamingo" Kody Lane d. Locked & Loaded("The Golden Gun" Mark Wheeler & "Clutch" Jessie V) when Something pinned Wheeler after the sitout Bossman Slam (10:58).

-"HeartbreakCORE" Shazza McKenzie d. Lady Bird via rollup with a handful of trunks (7:37).

-Mike Outlaw & "The Whole Thang" Rahim De La Suede(w/ Cinko) d. "Warhorse" Jake Parnell & Dan "The Dad" Adams; Jake Something & Kody Lane interfered in the match, leading to Outlaw pinning Dan after Rahim knocked out Dan with his own coffee cup (13:14).  Warhorse challenged Lane to face him in a cage match at the next show at Delmar Hall.

-It was announced that Glory Pro would debut at the Casa Loma Ballroom in July with Rey Fenix in action.

-"The Quadfatha" Camaro Jackson d. Karam Alame(w/ "His Mom Calls Him Son Cuz He Shines Like One" Rohit Raju) to retain the Crown Of Glory Title; Rohit tried to interfere with a chair, but Camaro reversed Karam's Irish whip and Karam struck the chair instead.  Camaro took advantage to finish with the lariat (11:00).  Camaro did not have possession of his title belt, which was stolen by "Heavyweight Hustle" Calvin Tankman at the April show; Camaro challenged Tankman to face him in June.

-Shane Sabre d. "The Big Strong Boy" Ethan Price via top-rope Air Raid Crsh (10:00).

-"The Too Turn't Wild Unicorn" Laynie Luck d. Heidi Howitzer with the STF (9:22).

-"The Mile-High Magnum" Dak Draper d. "The Deliverer" Moses Powell after the fireman's-carry forward slam (12:39).

-"Big Flexy" Xavier Walker d. "His Mom Calls Him Son Cuz He Shines Like One" Rohit Raju despite the interference of Karam Alame, winning with the knockout punch (17:21 plus brawling before the bell).

-"The Pink Striker" Miyu Yamashita d. "The Little Blue Dragon" Tootie Lynn Ramsey after the Skull Kick(spinning kick) (12:37).


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Sunday CHWA results from Edwardsville, IL(credit to Chris Roedel):


-Andrew "The Wolf" Wilder won a triple threat match with "Parasyte" Tyler Blake and Sid Manson.

-The Arch City Mercenaries(Jackal & Tony Esteem) d. Cyber Dagger(D.K. Coltello & I.P. Mason).

-Noah X d. Eli Wylder.

-"The Doctor Of Decadence" Dallas Stevens(w/ "J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor) d. "The Native Nightmare" Jeremy Lightfoot.

-Drew Karter d. Angelo Grimsley.

-Kenneth Collins d. Cousin Waylon Phoenix to win the International Title.

-"The One-Man Zoo" L-Ride d. "The Wind Of Destruction" Makaze by DQ when Makaze threw a fireball into L-Ride's face.

-Tag Team Champion "The Deceived" Damien Blackwell vs. "Big Vik" Viktor Von Stein never officially started as the two brawled on the floor before the bell.

-The Snitch d. Madi Monarch after hitting her with the MMWA Women's Title belt.

-5* Jesse Jay d. Tag Team Champion Johnny Banks by DQ.

-"The Shoeserweight" Chris Exodus d. "Lights Out" Adrian Surge to retain the Heavyweight Title.


Saturday NBW results from Nixa, MO:


-Tag Team Champion Daniel Maxen & Danny Stratos d. The Top Guns(Brandon Barretta & Joe Vinetti).

-Aminah Belmont won a triple threat match with Shipwreck and Hal Rogers.

-Bert Candy d. The Iceman by countout.

-Luke Langley won a triple threat match with Frodo "The Ghost" Meyer and Austin Mulitalo to retain the U.S. Title.

-El Diablo d. "Superstar" Steve Fender to win the T.V. Title and retain the Midwest Pop-Con Title.

Weekend Rasslin

NWA USA

-Commentators:  Joe Galli & Tim Storm.
-La Rebelion(Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf)(w/ Damian 666) d. Blue Demon Jr. & Vampiro to retain the Tag Team Titles; Damian blinded Vampiro with red mist and Mecha Wolf got the pin after a re-entry DDT (11:06).
-"The Brickhouse" Kamille Kaine d. Lady Flammer via spear to retain the Women's Title (9:29).
-"The Great American Smash" Tyrus Clay d. Daga after an elbowdrop to retain the Heavyweight Title (4:58).

SICW All Star Wrestling was a clip show to recap last weekend's show.

NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament Day 8

-Titán d. Douki via Llave Inmortal(crossed-leg inverted STF).
-"The Wild Rhino" Clark Connors d. Yoshinobu Kanemaru after the No Chaser(elevated DDT).
-IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion "The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida d. Sho Tanaka with the Hoverboard Lock(kimura).
-"Master Wato" Hirai Kawato d. Bushi via Tsutenkaku German Suplex.
-"Speedball" Mike Bailey d. Ryusuke Taguchi by reversing a La Majistral cradle into his own pin.
-"Drilla" Dan Moloney d. "The Sniper Of The Skies" Robbie Eagles after the Drilla Killa(over-the-shoulder piledriver).
-"The Man Of The Hour" Lio Rush d. T.J. Perkins with the Final Hour(frog splash).
-Yohei Komatsu d. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion "The Jet" Kevin Knight via Direct Drive(double-underhook brainbuster).
-IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi d. "Bone Soldier" Taiji Ishimori by referee stoppage(non-title) due to a shoulder injury to Ishimori.
-El Desperado d. Francesco Akira with the Numero Dos(leg-over-head half-crab).

Block A:
-Bailey, Lio, Hiromu: 12
-Ishimori, Titán: 10
-Sho, T.J.P., Douki: 8
-Kushida: 4
-Taguchi: 0

Block B:
-Wato, Yohei, Desperado: 12
-Eagles: 10
-Akira, Connors: 8
-Knight, Moloney: 6
-Kanemaru: 4
-Bushi: 2

Saturday, May 20, 2023

Saturday IEW Results From Granite City, IL

-Ring announcer:  Guido.  Referees:  Dylan Little, Jeff The Ref, & Steven Hopple.
-The Honky Tonk Kid d. "The Imminent" Jacob Williams after a bulldog (9:08).  Commissioner Douglas O'Shea ordered Williams to attack H.T.K. after the match and he clipped the knee before hooking an inverted figure-four leglock.
-Chris "WAR" Riot & Cousin Waylon Phoenix d. Tag Team Champions The City Life Asylum(Sid Manson & Dean Roberts)(w/ Commissioner "The Irish Devil" Douglas O'Shea, Misanthrope O'Brien, & Big Bad Jed) by countout when O'Shea pulled his team from the ring and they walked out on the match (9:57).  Sid & Dean retained their titles as a result of the countout; WAR was an impromptu substitute for Hawk Elliot who had been attacked backstage
-"The Main Attraction" Big Daddy Dion d. Angelo Grimsley(w/ Raziel) via Gory Special Go 2 Sleep (13:31).  Dion was joined in the ring by 5* Jesse Jay in his post-match attack on Grimsley until Raz entered the ring with a kendo stick to fight them off.
-Rynar The Hooligan d. Eagle Eye with an anklelock (15:10).
-Jodi Ultra d. 5* Jesse Jay(w/ "The Main Attraction" Big Daddy Dion) after two frog splashes (10:48).
-Chris "WAR" Riot d. Gideon Morbid(w/ Commissioner "The Irish Devil" Douglas O'Shea, Misanthrope O'Brien, & Big Bad Jed).  O'Shea's crew attacked the referee at one point and called in Sid Manson & Dean Roberts to help them gang up on WAR, but the original official recovered and prevented O'Shea from counting his own man's pin attempt.  WAR recovered and managed to win with the advanced curbstomp (12:07).  WAR fended off the rulebreakers after the bell, then challenged O'Shea to fight him at the next show on June 3rd; O'Shea wasn't interested until WAR sweetened the deal:  It would be a ten-man Rumble-style battle royal and O'Shea could pick the other eight participants besides the two of them.  O'Shea selected Big Daddy Dion and Jesse Jay as his first two allies.

Friday, May 19, 2023

Friday Rasslin

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, & "The Ocho" Chris Jericho.
-Jon Moxley, ROH Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli, & "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta(w/ "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson) d. Bandido & The Best Friends(Trent Berretta & "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor); Yuta pinned Taylor after Claudio Rocket-Launched Yuta off the top rope into a splash on Taylor (9:44).
-Jade Cargill(w/ Leila Grey & "Smart" Mark Sterling) d. Danni Bee via pump kick to retain the TBS Title (0:37).  Sterling immediately issued an open challenge for Jade to wrestle again.
-Jade Cargill(w/ Leila Grey & "Smart" Mark Sterling) d. "Genesis" Harley Jane with the Jaded(double-chickenwing sitout faceplant) to retain the TBS Title (0:32).  Jade and Sterling were all ready for another challenge to make Jade 60-0, but "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie interrupted the proceedings and laid out Leila and Jade.
-The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) & "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn d. The Varsity Athletes("The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese, "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods, & "Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari); Caster pinned Nese after he and Bowens hit the Acclaim To Fame(Bowens Arrival(elevated twisting powerslam) followed by Caster Mic Drop(top-rope elbowdrop)) (6:30 aired).
-"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes(w/ "Limitless" Keith Lee) d. ROH Trios Champion Bishop Kaun(w/ Prince Nana) via Final Reckoning(corkscrew suplex) (8:59).  "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage attacked Dustin as Shane "Swerve" Strickland joined his crew in the ring; Lee attempted to help but the numbers caught up to him.
-Added to Wednesday's Dynamite:  "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy vs. "The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher for the International Title, plus The House Of Black(Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews) vs. A.R. Fox, Gran Metalik, & "All Heart" Blake Christian for the Trios Title in an Open House Match and Taya Valkyrie vs. Lady Frost.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
-Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) d. The Brawling Brutes(Ridge Holland & "The Bruiserweight" Butch Dunne); Kit pinned Ridge after he and Elton hit the Spilt Milk(spinebuster/flying neckbreaker combo) (5:17 aired).  Sheamus O'Shaunessy did commentary.
-R.I.P. Superstar Billy Graham.
-"The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai d. Zelina Vega via double-armbar submission (3:06 aired).  Raw Women's Champion "The E.S.T." Bianca Belair hit the ring when Asuka refused to release the hold, but Asuka attempted to spit mist in her face again with Bianca just barely avoiding it.
-The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) d. L.A. Knight & Rick Boogs when Ford pinned Boogs with the frog splash (3:58).
-NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre & "The Unholy Enchantress" Isla Dawn d. Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon(non-title); Fyre pinned Feroz after she and Dawn hit the Gory Bomb/Flatliner combo (1:19).
-Due to Liv Morgan's injury, she and Raquel Rodriguez had to relinquish the Women's Tag Team Titles.
-Rey Misterio Jr. & Santos Escobar d. Jimmy & Jey Uso after Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn interfered, leading to Escobar pinning Jimmy after a top-rope splash (11:32 aired).
-Next week:  "The Now" Austin Theory vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy for the U.S. Title, plus "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles vs. Karrion Kross and Raquel Rodriguez and a partner of her choice vs. Damage CTRL(Bayley & "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai).
-On the May 29th Raw:  Raquel Rodriguez and a partner of her choice vs. "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey & "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler vs. Bayley Rose & Io Shirai vs. Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green-Cardona for the vacant Women's Tag Team Titles.

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-Eddy Thorpe d. Kale Dixon with the jumping elbowdrop (4:52).
-Wendy Choo & Kelani Jordan d. "La Madrina" Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice when Wendy pinned Lola after the Snooze Button v2.0(full nelson slam) (5:35).
-Luca Crusifino, Esquire d. Dante Chen via rollup with a handful of tights (5:15).

NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament Day 7

-"Master Wato" Hirai Kawato d. "The Wild Rhino" Clark Connors via Tsutenkaku German Suplex.

-Douki d. Ryusuke Taguchi with the Suplex De La Luna(wheelbarrow dragon suplex).

-"The Sniper Of The Skies" Robbie Eagles d. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion "The Jet" Kevin Knight via Ron Miller Special(reverse figure-four leglock).

-Sho Tanaka d. Titán after the Shock Arrow(straitjacket package piledriver).

-Francesco Akira d. Yoshinobu Kanemaru with a small package.

-"The Man Of The Hour" Lio Rush d. IWGP Jr.  Heavyweight Tag Team Champion"The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida via Final Hour(frog splash).

-Yohei Komatsu d. Bushi after the Direct Drive(double-underhook brainbuster).

-"Bone Soldier" Taiji Ishimori d. "Speedball" Mike Bailey with the Bone Lock(arm-over-head Crippler Crossface).

-El Desperado d. "Drilla" Dan Moloney via Numero Dos(leg-over-head half-crab).

-IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi d. T.J. Perkins(non-title) after the Time Bomb(fireman's-carry Air Raid Crash).


Block A:

-Hiromu, Ishimori, Bailey, Lio: 10

-Sho, Titán, T.J.P., Douki: 8

-Kushida: 2

-Taguchi: 0


Block B:

-Desperado, Eagles, Yohei, Wato: 10

-Akira: 8

-Connors, Knight: 6

-Kanemaru, Moloney: 4

-Bushi: 2

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Thursday Rasslin

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni, "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman, & Nigel McGuinness.
-Tag Team Champion Rey Fenix (w/ Alex Abrahantes) d. Gringo Loco after a forward-roll Diamond Cutter (8:54).
-Willow Nightingale d. "Miss Reality" Madi Wrenkowski with the Babe With The Powerbomb(Doctor Bomb) (3:44).
-The Iron Savages(Bear Bronson & Bear Boulder)(w/ Jacked Jameson) d. The Wingmen("The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth & "Pretty" Peter Avalon); Bronson pinned Nemeth after Boulder dropped him from electric chair position into a splash on both Wingmen (5:17).
-"The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels & "Rebourne" Matt Sydal d. Cole "Two Dimes" Karter & "The Reality" Zack Clayton when Daniels pinned Clayton after the Best Moonsault Ever (6:30).
-Lady Frost d. "The Lucha Baddie" Miranda Alize (Like The Drink) with the Temperature Drop(corkscrew moonsault) (3:20).
-The Spanish Announce Project(Angélico & Serpentico)(w/ "The Original Deathdealer" Dr. Luther) d. The Shinobi Shadow Squad("World Famous" Cheesebuger & "The Infinite" Eli Isom) when Angélico made Cheesebuger tap out to the Navarro Death Roll(spinning inverted figure-four leglock) (3:41).
-Zack Sabre Jr. d. A.R. Fox via spladle/Stretch Muffler combo to retain the NJPW T.V. Title (12:18).  Sabre proclaimed himself to be the most active Television Champion in wrestling, which brought out ROH's T.V. Champion Samoa Joe to take exception.  Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal interrupted the confrontation, with Daniels saying that he had been a T.V. Champion before but Sydal was due for singles gold.  Sabre had a "cunning plan" and proposed a teamup with "Samoan Joseph" to face the former Tag Champs.
-Trios Co-Champions The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoa Lion" Toa Liona)(w/ Prince Nana) d. Dalton Castle & Boy Brandon Tate; Liona pinned Brandon(not the legal man) after he and Kaun hit a double atomic facebuster (9:30).
-Shane Taylor & The Work Horsemen("The Five-Star King" Anthony Henry & "The Blue Collar Badass" James D. Drake) d. Schaff & The Midnight Heat(Eddie Pearl & Ricky Gibson) when Taylor pinned Schaff after the package piledriver (2:45).
-"The Latina Sensation" Mercedes Martinez d. Ashley D'Amboise with the Brass City Sleeper(surfboard/dragon sleeper combo) (6:24).
-Action Andretti & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin d. The Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)(w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett) in a Fight Without Honor; Darius pinned Bennett after he and Andretti hit a Doomsday Device with Andretti jumping off a ladder to deliver the flying clothesline (15:11).
-Next week:  T.V. Champion Samoa Joe & Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal.
-In two weeks:  "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata vs. "The Android" Alex Coughlin for the Pure Title.

Impact Wrestling

-Commentators:  Tom Hannifan, "Mean" Gia Miller(for Before The Impact), & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-The Design(Cody Deaner & "Big Kon" Konnor O'Brian)(w/ Alan Angels) d. Johnny Swinger & "The Outlandish" Zicky Dice when Deaner pinned Dice after the Antidote DDT (8:26).
-X-Division Champion "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel d. Laredo Kid(non-title) via rollup after pulling off Kid's mask (8:52).  Chris Sabin confronted Trey afterwards.
-"Top Notch" Jason Hotch(w/ "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers & "The Southern Savior" John Skyler) d. Tag Team Champion "The Inevitable" Ace Austin(w/ "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey) after a cheapshot by Myers allowed Hotch to get the rollup pin (7:29 aired).
-Trinity Fatu d. Women's Tag Team Champion "The Majesty Of Muscle" KiLynn King(w/ "The Wilde Witch" Taylor Wilde) with the Starstruck(headscissors crucifix submission, formerly the Slay-O-Mission) (10:35).  After the match, Jai Vidal told Trinity that "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw accepted her open challenge for Under Siege.
-"The Wild Child" Jody Threat d. Sierra after the F-416(F-5) (2:23).
-"The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham, Alex Shelley, & Yuya Uemura d. Moose, Eddie Edwards, & "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian(w/ Alisha Edwards) when Shelley pinned Edwards after the Shellshock(swinging Flatliner) (16:01 aired).
-Next week:  "Speedball" Mike Bailey vs. Chris Sabin, Rich Swann vs. Alan Angels, and "The Juggernaut" Jordynne Grace vs. Alisha Edwards.

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Kevin Patrick & Byron Saxton.
-Dana Brooke d. Emma Dashwood via small package (5:42).
-Nikki Cross d. Tegan Nox after the Purge v2.0(snap neckbreaker) (5:44 aired).

CHWA Thursday Night Throwdown

-Commentators:  Tyler Blake & Sherron Crawford.
-"The Shoeserweight" Chris Exodus d. Sid Manson via referee stoppage to retain the Heavyweight Title after Exodus repeatedly stomped him in the head and Manson was unable to respond (6:53).  Dean Roberts helped Sid to his feet after the match.
-Tag Team Champions History In The Making(Johnny Banks & Isaiah "The Enforcer" Markel)(w/ "The Deceived" Damien Blackwell & Halo) d. Skittlez & Swampy Joe(non-title) when Banks pinned Skittlez after the pop-up powerslam (6:24).
-Drew Karter d. 1-Up Champion "The Main Attraction" Big Daddy Dion(non-title).  "Five Star" Jesse Jay did commentary but went to ringside late in the match to get involved; Angelo Grimsley chased off Jay and Karter took advantage by rolling up Dion for the pin (6:28).