-Commentators: Michael Cole & Pat McAfee.
-Jimmy Uso d. Carmelo Hayes.
-"Michin" Mia Yim(w/ "B-Fab" Briana Brandy) d. Women's U.S. Champion Chelsea Green-Cardona(w/ Piper Niven) by DQ when Chelsea hit Michin with a kendo stick; Chelsea retained the title.
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) & Los Garza(Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo) d. WWE Tag Team Champions Do It Yourself("The Blackheart" Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) & Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince).
-Women's Tag Team Champion Naomi Night(w/ "The E.S.T." Bianca Belair) d. Liv Morgan(w/ Raquel Rodriguez).
-Andrade El Idolo d. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin.
-"The Punishment" Damian Priest & L.A. Knight d. "The Samoan Werewolf" Jacob Fatu & "The Right Hand Man" Tama Tonga.
Friday, January 31, 2025
WWE Smackdown
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Thursday Rasslin
ROH TV
-Commentators: Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-ROH Tag Team Champion "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara d. Aaron Solow.
-Queen Aminata d. "AK47" Allysin Kay.
-ROH T.V. Champion Komander(w/ Alex Abrahantes) fought "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson(w/ "The Judge" E.J. Nduka) to a time-limit draw(non-title).
-Serpentico d. Brandon Cutler.
-"The Vanilla Baby" Blake Christian d. Evil Uno(w/ John Silver & Alex Reynolds).
-Red Velvet d. Leila Grey to retain the ROH Women's T.V. Title.
TNA Impact
-Commentators: Tom Hannifan & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-Cora Jade d. "The Renaissance Woman" Hyan Olvera. Cora beat down Hyan afterwards until Xia Brookside ran her off, but Cora re-entered the ring and laid out Xia as well. Finally Women's Champion Masha Slamovich arrived and Cora retreated.
-"The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers(w/ X-Division Champion Moose, "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards, & "Ride Or Die" Alisha Edwards) d. Leon Slater.
-Mustafa Ali d. Laredo Kid.
-"The World Class Maniac" Eric Young & "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander vs. The Northern Armory(Judas Icarus & Travis Williams) ended in a no-contest when Young turned on Alexander.
-Wes Lee(w/ Tyson "The Brick" Dupont & Tyriek Igwe) d. "The Inevitable" Ace Austin. The Rascalz(Zachary Wentz & "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel) saved Ace from a post-match beatdown.
-"The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth & "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth d. Fir$t Cla$$("Top Dolla" A.J. Francis & K.C. Navarro).
-Next week: Women's battle royal, "The Realest" Mike Santana vs. "The Complete" Matt Cardona, and Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boys(Jeff & "Broken" Matt) & Leon Slater vs. The System(Moose, Eddie Edwards, & Johnny "Dango" Curtis).
WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Blake Howard & Wade Barrett.
-Natalya Neidhart d. "The Unholy Enchantress" Isla Dawn.
-"R-Truth" Ron Killings d. Ludwig Kaiser.
NJPW Road To New Beginning
1/23:
-Ryohei Oiwa d. Yoshi-Hashi after a discus lariat.
1/30:
-The House Of Torture("Souled Out" Ren Narita, Sho Tanaka, & "The Tokyo Pimp" Yujiro Takahashi) d. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, & Oleg Boltin to win the NEVER Openweight Trios Titles; Yoshinobu Kanemaru spit whiskey in Yano's eyes and Sho delivered a low blow before getting the rollup pin.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Dynamite + Speed
AEW Dynamite
-Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-"The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay d. "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage(w/ "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer) via Styles Clash (12:49); Don Callis did commentary. Cage & Archer beat down Ospreay afterwards; "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega made the save, despite having been laid out backstage earlier in the night. Omega & Ospreay stared down Cage & Archer, but that left them open to an attack from behind by International Champion "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita & "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher.
-Trios Champion Claudio Castagnoli(w/ "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta) d. "The Last Outlaw" Jeff Jarrett; Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley(w/ "The Problem" Marina Shafir) took out Jarrett with the Paradigm Shift(double-underhook DDT) while the referee was distracted by Yuta. Claudio followed up by hitting the Neutralizer(Gotch-grip face-first piledriver) twice in a row for the win (10:05). Maxwell Jacob Friedman added insult to injury with a Dynamite Diamond Ring-assisted cheapshot after the Death Riders had left the ring.
-Ricochet d. A.R. Fox via Vertigo(inverted suplex-into-Michinoku Driver) (11:04). Shane "Swerve" Strickland(w/ Prince Nana) saved Fox from a post-match attack by Ricochet.
-"Switchblade" Jay White d. Trios Champion "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta after the Blade Runner(swinging Flatliner) (13:37). White delivered a second Blade Runner after the bell, but the rest of the Death Riders(Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, & Marina Shafir) arrived before a third could occur. "The Rated R Superstar" Adam Copeland & Fear The Revelation(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeler) ran them off before too much damage could be done to White.
-"The C.E.O." Mercedes Moné d. "The Magical Girl" Yuka Sakazaki with the Monemaker(Gory Special spun into DDT) to retain the TBS Title (13:40).
-Saturday on Collision: The Outrunners(Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) vs. ROH Heavyweight Champion "The Nueve" Chris Jericho & "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith, plus F.T.R. vs. Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta in a street fight and Samoa Joe & Hook vs. "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne & "Superbad" Kip Sabian. Also, "Red Death" Daniel Garcia vs. ROH Pure Champion "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty vs. Kyle O'Reilly for the TNT Title.
-Next week on Dynamite: Shane "Swerve" Strickland vs. Ricochet.
WWE Speed
-Commentator: Corey Graves.
-Chad Gable d. Chris Sabin with the Chaos Theory(O'Connor Roll into German suplex) (2:42).
-Saturday: Dragon Lee vs. Chad Gable for the Speed Title.
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling
TNA XPlosion was a clip show.
NWA Powerrr
-Commentators: Joe Galli, Danny Dealz, & William Patrick Corgan.
-Paul Burchill d. Baba Thunder(fka Dabba-Kato, Commander Azeez, Babatunde) by DQ when Baba Thunder shoved the referee (3:27). Baba Thunder beat down Burchill afterwards and Mike Mondo came out after the match to form an alliance with the big man.
-Blunt Force Trauma(Damage & Carnage)(w/ Aron Stevens) d. The Modern Day Outlaws(Race Allen & "Genuine" Nick Gene) when Carnage pinned Allen after a standing dropkick (2:49).
-The Country Joes(Joe Cazana & U.S. Tag Team Champions "The Bullhead Brute" A.J. Cazana & "White Lightning" K.C. Cazana) d. The Rewind Society("V.H.S." Vic Hops Shaquille & "The Society Changer" Samuel C) & Christian Anderson; Joe pinned Anderson after A.J. & K.C. hit a powerbomb/top-rope clothesline combo (1:57). T.V. Champion Carson Bartholomew Drake & The Slimeballz(Sage Chantz & Tommy Rant) came out for an impromptu challenge...
-The Country Joes(Joe Cazana & U.S. Tag Team Champions "The Bullhead Brute" A.J. Cazana & "White Lightning" K.C. Cazana) d. T.V. Champion Carson Bartholomew Drake & The Slimeballz(Sage Chantz & Tommy Rant) by countout when Drake bailed on the match with his team (3:30).
-Jr. Heavyweight Champion "Too Hot To Trot" Alex Taylor d. Hunter Drake via Green Whistle(fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver (4:59).
-Alex Misery d. "The Lost One" Alexander Lev in a "loser must serve the other" match after the Twisted Misery(swinging Flatliner) (6:04).
WWE NXT
-Commentators: Vic Joseph, Corey Graves, & Booker T.
-NXT Women's Champion "The Beautiful Madness" Giulia Matsudo & Bayley Rose d. "The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade when Bayley pinned Cora after the top-rope elbowdrop (12:58).
-Wes Lee(w/ Tyson "The Brick" Dupont & Tyriek Igwe) d. Trick Williams by DQ when Trick fought off all three adversaries and threw down the referee when he attempted to restore order (6:12 aired).
-Fallon Henley(w/ Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx) d. "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart(w/ Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley) after the Hoedown v2.0(Fameasser) to retain the NXT Women's North American Title (10:15). "The Dark Angel" Stephanie Vaquer confronted Henley after the match.
-"All Ego" Ethan Page d. "Prime Time" Cedric Alexander with the Twist Of Fate (11:11). "The Young O.G." Je'Von Evans saved Cedric from a post-match beatdown by Page.
-"The E.S.T." Bianca Belair & Naomi Night d. The Meta-Girls("The Boujee Bully" Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson) to retain the Women's Tag Team Titles; Bianca pinned Jakara after she and Naomi hit a double Kiss Of Death(torture-rack sitout faceplant) (12:57).
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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT
Speed tomorrow has:
-Chris Sabin vs. Chad Gable
Main Event this week has:
-"R-Truth" Ron Killings vs. Ludwig Kaiser
-Natalya Neidhart vs. Isla Dawn
Smackdown on Friday has:
-Chelsea Green-Cardona vs. "Michin" Mia Yim - Women's U.S. Title
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) & Los Garza(Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo) vs. Do It Yourself(Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) & Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince)
-Naomi Night vs. Liv Morgan
-Jimmy Uso vs. Carmelo Hayes
The Royal Rumble is on Saturday 2/1:
-30-Man Royal Rumble
-30-Woman Royal Rumble
-Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens - WWE Title Ladder Match
-Do It Yourself(Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) vs. The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) - WWE Tag Team Titles - Best-Of-3-Falls Match
NXT next Tuesday has:
-Oba Femi & Trick Williams vs. A-Town Down Under(Austin Theory & Grayson Waller)
-Stephanie Vaquer vs. Jacy Jayne
-Karmen Petrovic vs. Kelani Jordan
-Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo vs. Ridge Holland
NXT Vengeance Day is on Saturday 2/15:
-Oba Femi vs. Austin Theory vs. Grayson Waller - NXT Title
-Giulia Matsudo vs. Bayley Rose vs. Roxanne Perez - NXT Women's Title
-Fallon Henley vs. Stephanie Vaquer - NXT Women's North American Title
ALL ELITE WRESTLING
Dynamite tomorrow night has:
-Mercedes Moné vs. Yuka Sakazaki - TBS Title
-Jeff Jarrett vs. Claudio Castagnoli
-Will Ospreay vs. Brian Cage
-"Switchblade" Jay White vs. Wheeler Yuta
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION/IMPACT WRESTLING
Impact on Thursday has:
-Nic & Ryan Nemeth vs. Fir$t Cla$$("Top Dolla" A.J. Francis & K.C. Navarro)
-Josh Alexander & Eric Young vs. The Northern Armory(Judas Icarus & Travis Williams)
-Ace Austin vs. Wes Lee
-Sami Callihan vs. Mance Warner
-Laredo Kid vs. Mustafa Ali
-Leon Slater vs. Brian Myers
-Cora Jade vs. Hyan
RING OF HONOR
ROH TV this week has:
-Red Velvet vs. Leila Grey - ROH Women's T.V. Title
-Komander vs. Lee Johnson
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
New Beginning In Osaka is on Tuesday 2/11:
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hirooki Goto - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Yota Tsuji vs. Gabe Kidd - IWGP Global Title
-The Young Bucks(Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) vs. Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi - IWGP Tag Team Titles
-The Ichiban Sweet Boys(Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) vs. Roppongi ReVice(Rocky Romero & Yohei Komatsu) - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
-Taichi Ishikari vs. Seiya Sanada
-Shota Umino vs. "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka
-Shingo Takagi vs. "Drilla" Dan Moloney
-Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe
NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
Information on upcoming episodes of NWA Powerrr will be posted when it becomes available.
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GLORY PRO WRESTLING
Next show is Sunday 2/16 in St. Louis, MO:
-Kody Lane vs. Dak Draper - Crown Of Glory TItle
-Laynie Luck vs. Heather Reckless - Women's World Crown Title
-Xavier Walker vs. "Warhorse" Jake Parnell
-Tootie Lynn Ramsey vs. Shazza McKenzie vs. Blair Onyx vs. Maggie Lee
ST. LOUIS ANARCHY
Next show is Friday 3/28 in Alton, IL:
-Thomas Shire vs. Gary Jay - Gateway Heritage Title
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Trik Davis - Pure Rules Match
-Rahim De La Suede vs. Kenny Alfonso - Best-Of-3-Falls Match
WRESTLEMAX STL
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 3/1 in Farmington, MO.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 2/1 in Belleville, IL:
-Rob Kowalski vs. Joe Helms - Classic Title
-Glenn Williams vs. Bobby D - Central States Title No-DQ Match
SICW has a TV taping on Sunday 2/2(afternoon) in East Carondelet, IL.
MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE
Next show is Saturday 2/8 in St. Louis, MO:
-"J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor vs. Kahyman - Heavyweight Title No-DQ Match - Referee Anthony Castaldi, Dallas Stevens Handcuffed To Another Wrestler
-Quest Parker & Karti Marti vs. I.P. Mason & Anthony Lopes - Tag Team Titles
-"The Butcher" Damian Blade vs. Scar
-Freddie Fury vs. Shawn Blaze
WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 2/8 in Troy, MO:
-Camaro Jackson vs. Attila Khan - Heavyweight Title
-Skylar Sparks vs. Camron Bra'nae - Women's Title
-"The Deliverer" Moses Powell vs. Brandon Barretta
PRO WRESTLING EPIC
Next show is Saturday 2/1 in Salem, IL:
-Benjamin Trust vs. Cash Borden - Heavyweight Title
-Camaro Jackson vs. Jimmy Karryt - Interstate Title
-Calvin Coco vs. Eagle Eye - Powerhouse Title
-The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) vs. POWER Trip(Harsh & Damien Blackwell) - Tag Team Titles
-Ashton Reacher vs. Cordell Cain - Issues With Wrestling Overdrive Title
-The Revolution(Quest Parker & Anthony Lopes) vs. The Solution(Nick Natural & Derek Fullerton)
-Shazza McKenzie vs. Leela Hall
COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE
Next show is Saturday 2/22 in Edwardsville, IL.
ILLINOIS ELITE WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 2/22 in Granite City, IL:
-Sean Justice vs. Jodi Ultra
-Iorio The Juggalo vs. Dean Roberts - Referee Sidney J. Manson
-Navi Kai vs. Lazarus Rose
NEW GENESIS WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 3/15 in Mascoutah, IL.
AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
MIDWEST WRESTLING COALITION
Next show is Saturday 2/15 in Godfrey, IL:
-Josh Totten vs. Mario Pardua - Coalition Title
-New Level(Jayson Breed & Cole Stevens) vs. Venom(Glenn Williams & Nic Nolan) - Tag Team Titles
-Lillith Khan vs. Skylar Sparks - Women's Title
-Cowboy Bob Orton vs. Attila Khan
-Joey O'Riley vs. Rip Ravage
-Bruss Hamilton vs. Matty Ice
-Kyle Pipher vs. Marco Hendrix
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GAME CHANGER WRESTLING
Information on upcoming shows in the area will be posted when it becomes available.
ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING
Next show is Friday 1/31 in Berwyn, IL:
-30-Wrestler Chi-Town Rumble
-Matt Riddle vs. Ren Jones - Heavyweight Title
-Sierra vs. Maggie Lee - Women's Title Street Fight
-"Big Beef" Gnarls Garvin vs. Stallion Rogers
-Isaiah Moore vs. Cappuccino Jones
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Monday, January 27, 2025
WWE Raw
-Commentators: Michael Cole & Pat McAfee.
-The War Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe) d. "Dirty" Dominik Misterio & "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh(w/ Carlito Colón) to retain the World Tag Team Titles; Erik pinned Dominik after he and Ivar hit the War Machine(released German suplex/middle-rope springboard clothesline) (9:23 aired).
-Rey Misterio Jr.(w/ Joaquin Wilde, "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza, & Zelina Vega) d. Xavier Woods(w/ Kofi Kingston) with the 619 and slingshot splash (8:27 aired).
-Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez(w/ "Dirty" Dominik Misterio) d. Women's Tag Team Champions "The E.S.T." Bianca Belair & Naomi Night(non-title); Liv pinned Naomi after Raquel took out Naomi with the Tejana Bomb(chokeslam bomb) onto the ring apron (10:00 aired).
-Drew McIntyre d. Sami Zayn via rollup with feet on the ropes (11:25 aired). WWE Champion "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes saved Zayn from a post-match beatdown by Drew, but Kevin Owens attacked Cody from behind. Zayn attempted to help but accidentally hit Cody with the Helluva Kick(corner boot).
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Saturday Rasslin
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
-Commentators: Michael Cole & Pat McAfee. Hosts: Joe Tessitore & Jesse "The Body" Ventura.
-"The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley d. Queen Nia Jax with the Riptide(pumphandle powerbomb) to retain the World Women's Title (6:34 aired).
-Bron Breakker d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy via spear to retain the Intercontinental Title (7:56 aired); Jesse "The Body" Ventura did commentary.
-Braun Strowman d. "The Samoan Werewolf" Jacob Fatu(w/ "The Right Hand Man" Tama Tonga) by DQ when Fatu repeatedly hip-checked Strowman in the corner and threw the referee out of the ring (5:26 aired). Jacob continued his assault, throwing aside security guards in the process, until Strowman was bleeding from the mouth and Jacob finished the assault with three Best Moonsaults Ever.
-"The King General" GUNTHER Hahn d. "Main Event" Jey Uso after two powerbombs to retain the World Title (10:04 aired).
AEW Collision
-Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross, & Nigel McGuinness.
-Samoa Joe(w/ "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata & Hook) d. "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne(w/ "The Patriarch" Christian Cage, "Superbad" Kip Sabian, & Shayna Wayne) with the muscle buster.
-Continental Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada d. ROH T.V. Champion Komander(non-title) after the Rainmaker(ripcord lariat).
-The Undisputed Kingdom(Adam Cole, "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong, & Kyle O'Reilly) d. TNT Champion "Red Death" Daniel Garcia, "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker, & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard. Shane Taylor Promotions(Shane Taylor, ROH Pure Champion "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty, & The Infantry("Captain" Shawn Dean & "Bad News & Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) watched the match from ringside.
-The Hounds Of Hell(Brody King & Buddy Matthews)(w/ Julia Hart) d. The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona).
-"The Magical Girl" Yuka Sakazaki won a four-corner match with "The Professor" Serena Deeb, Queen Aminata, and "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo(w/ "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie) after Harley Cameron came out to stop Taya from interfering.
-"The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita d. "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata with the Raging Fire(spinning Falcon Arrow) to retain the International Title.
-Added to Wednesday's Dynamite: "The C.E.O." Mercedes Moné vs. Yuka Sakazaki for the TBS Title.
Friday, January 24, 2025
WWE Smackdown
-Commentators: Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett.
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) d. Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince).
-"Michin" Mia Yim & "B-Fab" Briana Brandy d. Women's U.S. Champion Chelsea Green-Cardona & Piper Niven.
-Queen Nia Jax, Liv Morgan, & Speed Women's Champion "The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae d. World Women's Champion "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley & Women's Tag Team Champions "The E.S.T." Bianca Belair & Naomi Night.
-Apollo Crews d. WWE Tag Team Champion Johnny Gargano(w/ "The Blackheart" Tommaso Ciampa) via rollup after a distraction by The Motor City Machineguns.
-L.A. Knight d. "The Right Hand Man" Tama Tonga(w/ "The Samoan Werewolf" Jacob Fatu).
-"The Punishment" Damian Priest d. Carmelo Hayes.
-Kevin Owens d. Jimmy Uso. Owens teased a package piledrive through the broadcast table after the match, but WWE Champion "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes made the save and they brawled to close the show.
-Next week: Chelsea Green-Cardona vs. "Michin" Mia Yim for the Women's U.S. Title, Motor City Machineguns & Los Garza(Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo) vs. WWE Tag Team Champions Do It Yourself(Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) & Pretty Deadly, Women's Tag Team Champion Naomi Night vs. Liv Morgan, and Jimmy Uso vs. Carmelo Hayes.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Thursday Rasslin
ROH TV
-Commentators: Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-Komander(w/ Alex Abrahantes) d. Q.T. Marshall to retain the ROH T.V. Title.
-Leila Grey d. "Dominican Dynamite" Marti Belle.
-The Outrunners(Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) d. Jon Cruz & Rosario Grillo.
-The Beast Mortos d. Lord Crewe.
-"La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie(w/ "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo) d. Lady Frost.
-The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona) d. Top Team(Jay Lucas & Terry Yaki).
-"The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata d. Shane Taylor(w/ ROH Pure Champion "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty & The Infantry("Captain" Shawn Dean & "Bad News & Tattoos" Carlie Bravo)). Shane Taylor Promotions attacked Shibata en masse until TNT Champion "Red Death" Daniel Garcia and The Undisputed Kingdom(Adam Cole, "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong, & Kyle O'Reilly) made the save.
-Added to Saturday's Collision: "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita vs. Katsuyori Shibata for the AEW International Title.
-Next week: Komander vs. "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson for the ROH T.V. Title and Red Velvet vs. Leila Grey for the ROH Women's T.V. Title.
TNA Impact
-Commentators: Tom Hannifan & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-"The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush & Ash & Heather By Elegance(w/ George Iceman) d. Women's Champion Masha Slamovich & Women's Tag Team Champions Spitfire("The Wild Child" Jody Threat & Dani Luna) after a distraction by Cora Jade.
-Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boys(Jeff & "Broken" Matt) d. X-Division Champion Moose & Johnny "Dango" Curtis(w/ "Ride Or Die" Alisha Edwards)(non-title).
-Steph De Lander claimed to have "won" the Digital Media Title when she divorced previous champion "Perfect Creation One" Pierre Carl Ouellet...then brought out "The Southern Psycho" Mance Warner to attack "The Death Machine" Sami Callihan.
-Axiom & Nathan Frazer d. The Rascalz(Zachary Wentz & "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel) to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles; Wes Lee distracted the referee while Tyson "The Brick" Dupont & Tyriek Igwe attacked Wentz, leading to the champs retaining. "Miss NXT" Arianna Grace did commentary.
-"The Prestigious" Joe Hendry d. "The Complete" Matt Cardona to retain the Heavyweight Title; "The King Of TNA" Frankie Kazarian did commentary. Cardona tried to bring in the title belt while the referee was down, but that brought out John Bradshaw Layfield to level Cardona with a short-arm lariat. Hendry capitalized with the Standing Ovation(chokeslam bomb) for the win.
-Next week: "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander & "The World Class Maniac" Eric Young vs. The Northern Armory(Judas Icarus & Travis Williams), plus "The Inevitable" Ace Austin vs. Wes Lee.
WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Blake Howard & Wade Barrett.
-"The Pitbull" Ivy Nile d. Natalya Neidhart.
-"The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh d. "The Stamina Monster" Akira Tozawa.
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Dynamite + Speed
AEW Dynamite
-Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-The Hurt Syndicate("The Almighty" Bobby Lashley & "The Standard Of Excellence" Shelton Benjamin) d. Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) to win the Tag Team Titles when Lashley pinned Kassidy after the spear (9:11); Montel Vontavious Porter did commentary.
-Shane "Swerve" Strickland(w/ Prince Nana) d. A.R. Fox via top-rope double-stomp (9:15). Ricochet attempted to interfere before Nana chased him away with a lead pipe.
-"Hangman" Adam Page d. Tyler Shoop after a lariat (0:19). "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels confronted Page afterwards in a neckbrace, saying that his doctors have advised him to never wrestle again.
-Jamie Hayter d. Julia Hart via Haterade v2.0(hammerlock lariat) (9:36).
-"The Rated R Superstar" Adam Copeland d. Trios Champion "The Bastard" Pac after a TKO (18:09). The Death Riders(Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley, Trios Co-Champions Claudio Castagnoli & "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta, & "The Problem" Marina Shafir) made their way out after attacking several wrestlers backstage..."Switchblade" Jay White attempted to help but the numbers were too great.
-Saturday on Collision: "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs vs. "The Redwood" Big Bill Morrissey, plus Brody King & Buddy Matthews vs. The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona).
-Next week on Dynamite: "The Last Outlaw" Jeff Jarrett vs. Claudio Castagnoli and "The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay vs. "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage.
WWE Speed
-Commentator: Corey Graves.
-Chris Sabin d. Grayson Waller via victory roll (2:36).
-Next week: Chris Sabin vs. Chad Gable.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling
TNA XPlosion was a clip show.
NWA Powerrr
-Commentators: Joe Galli, Danny Dealz, & William Patrick Corgan.
-"The Last Bastion" Colby Corino & Joe Ocasio d. The Great Zyon & "Magic" Jake Dumas when Colby pinned Dumas with the L Driver(electric chair wrist-clutch Michinoku Driver) (6:46).
-"The Russian Crush" Natalia Markova fought "La Princesa" Tiffany Nieves to a double countout (2:36).
-"The Dane Event" Jax Dane & Baron Von Storm d. National Champion "Big Strong" Matthew Mims & BLK Jeez when Storm made Jeez tap out to the iron claw (7:05). (This was Dane's last match before his recent passing.)
-"The Rizz God" Kerry Morton d. Connor "Hazard" Murphy after the Showstopper(Eye Of The Hurricane) (4:24).
-Heavyweight Champion "The Maniacal King Of All Evil" Thom Latimer d. Tyler Franks(non-title) with the Brighter Side Of Suffering(pop-up sitout powerbomb) (4:55).
WWE NXT
-Commentators: Vic Joseph, Booker T, & Corey Graves.
-"The Don" Tony D'Angelo(w/ Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Luca Crusifino Esquire, & Adriana Rizzo) d. Ridge "The Fridge" Holland to retain the NXT North American Title. "The Chairman" Shawn Spears watched the match from the aisleway, sparking a brawl between the D'Angelo Family and Spears, Brooks Jensen, & Niko Vance. As the referee was trying to restore order, Izzi Dame kicked Ridge behind his back and D'Angelo finished with the spinebuster (7:29).
-Wes Lee(w/ Tyson "The Brick" Dupont & Tyriek Igwe) d. Dion Lennox after the Cardiac Kick(handspring Pele Kick) (2:23). Wes called out Trick Williams on the heels of an earlier backstage altercation and Trick came out to clean house.
-Lexis King d. Charlie Dempsey(w/ Tavion Heights, Myles Borne, & Wren Sinclair) in a British Rounds Match to retain the NXT Heritage Cup Title. Falls: King pinned Dempsey by kneeling down on a sunset flip attempt and hooking the legs (2:36 of Round 2; 5:36 total). Dempsey pinned King with a bridging double-underhook suplex (2:29 of Round 3; 8:05 total). King pinned Dempsey after a mule kick behind the referee's back followed by the Coronation(cobra clutch swinging neckbreaker) (2:51 of Round 4; 10:56 total).
-Karmen Petrovic(w/ Ashante "Thee" Adonis) d. Jaida Parker via rollup after a distraction by Kelani Jordan (5:09).
-Brooks Jensen & Niko Vance(w/ "The Chairman" Shawn Spears) d. The D'Angelo Family(Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo & Luca Crusifino, Esquire)(w/ Adriana Rizzo) when Vance pinned Stacks after a lariat (4:26 plus brawling before the bell).
-Oba Femi d. "The Alpha Wolf" Eddy Thorpe with the Fall From Grace(pop-up powerbomb) to retain the NXT Title (10:20). A-Town Down Under("The Now" Austin Theory & Grayson Waller) watched the match from the upper deck; Trick Williams stared down Femi to close the show.
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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT
Speed tomorrow has:
-Chris Sabin vs. Grayson Waller
Main Event this week has:
-Natalya Neidhart vs. Ivy Nile
-Akira Tozawa vs. J.D. McDonagh
Smackdown on Friday has:
-L.A. Knight vs. Tama Tonga
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs. Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince)
Saturday Night's Main Event on Saturday 1/25 has:
-GUNTHER Hahn vs. Jey Uso - World Title
-Rhea Ripley vs. Queen Nia Jax - World Women's Title
-Bron Breakker vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy - Intercontinental Title
-Braun Strowman vs. Jacob Fatu
Raw next Monday has:
-The War Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe) vs. Dominik Misterio & J.D. McDonagh - World Tag Team Titles
NXT next Tuesday has:
-Bianca Belair & Naomi Night vs. The Meta-Girls(Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson) - Women's Tag Team Titles
-Fallon Henley vs. Shotzi Blackheart - NXT Women's North American Title
-Giulia Matsudo & Bayley Rose vs. Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade
-Trick Williams vs. Wes Lee
The Royal Rumble is on Saturday 2/1:
-30-Man Royal Rumble
-30-Woman Royal Rumble
-Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens - WWE Title Ladder Match
ALL ELITE WRESTLING
Dynamite tomorrow night has:
-Adam Copeland vs. Pac
-Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) vs. The Hurt Syndicate(Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) - Tag Team Titles
-Jamie Hayter vs. Julia Hart
-Samoa Joe vs. Nick Wayne
-Shane "Swerve" Strickland vs. A.R. Fox
Collision on Saturday has:
-Daniel Garcia, Matt Menard, & Angelo Parker vs. Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, & Kyle O'Reilly
-Brody King & Buddy Matthews vs. The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona)
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION/IMPACT WRESTLING
Impact on Thursday has:
-Axiom & Nathan Frazer vs. The Rascalz(Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel) - NXT Tag Team Titles
RING OF HONOR
ROH TV this week has:
-Komander vs. Q.T. Marshall - ROH T.V. Title
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
New Beginning In Osaka is on Tuesday 2/11:
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hirooki Goto - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Yota Tsuji vs. Gabe Kidd - IWGP Global Title
-The Young Bucks(Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) vs. Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi - IWGP Tag Team Titles
-The Ichiban Sweet Boys(Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) vs. Roppongi ReVice(Rocky Romero & Yohei Komatsu) - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
-Taichi Ishikari vs. Seiya Sanada
-Shota Umino vs. "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka
-Shingo Takagi vs. "Drilla" Dan Moloney
-Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe
NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
Information on upcoming episodes of NWA Powerrr will be posted when it becomes available.
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GLORY PRO WRESTLING
Next show is Sunday 2/16 in St. Louis, MO:
-Kody Lane vs. Dak Draper - Crown Of Glory TItle
-Laynie Luck vs. Heather Reckless - Women's World Crown Title
ST. LOUIS ANARCHY
Next show is Friday 3/28 in Alton, IL:
-Thomas Shire vs. Gary Jay - Gateway Heritage Title
WRESTLEMAX STL
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 3/1 in Farmington, MO.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 2/1 in Belleville, IL:
-Rob Kowalski vs. Joe Helms - Classic Title
-Glenn Williams vs. Bobby D - Central States Title No-DQ Match
SICW has a TV taping on Sunday 2/2(afternoon) in East Carondelet, IL.
MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE
Next show is Saturday 2/8 in St. Louis, MO:
-"J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor vs. Kahyman - Heavyweight Title No-DQ Match - Referee Anthony Castaldi, Dallas Stevens Handcuffed To Another Wrestler
-"The Butcher" Damian Blade vs. Scar
-Freddie Fury vs. Shawn Blaze
WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 2/8 in Troy, MO:
-Camaro Jackson vs. Attila Khan - Heavyweight Title
PRO WRESTLING EPIC
Next show is Saturday 2/1 in Salem, IL:
-The Revolution(Quest Parker & Anthony Lopes) vs. The Solution(Nick Natural & Derek Fullerton)
COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE
Next show is Saturday 2/22 in Edwardsville, IL.
ILLINOIS ELITE WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 2/22 in Granite City, IL:
-Sean Justice vs. Jodi Ultra
-Iorio The Juggalo vs. Dean Roberts - Referee Sidney J. Manson
NEW GENESIS WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 3/15 in Mascoutah, IL.
AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
MIDWEST WRESTLING COALITION
Next show is Saturday 2/15 in Godfrey, IL:
-Josh Totten vs. Mario Pardua - Coalition Title
-New Level(Jayson Breed & Cole Stevens) vs. Venom(Glenn Williams & Nic Nolan) - Tag Team Titles
-Lillith Khan vs. Skylar Sparks - Women's Title
-Chainsaw McGraw vs. Attila Khan
-Joey O'Riley vs. Rip Ravage
-Bruss Hamilton vs. Matty Ice
-Kyle Pipher vs. Marco Hendrix
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GAME CHANGER WRESTLING
Information on upcoming shows in the area will be posted when it becomes available.
ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING
Next show is Friday 1/31 in Berwyn, IL:
-30-Wrestler Chi-Town Rumble
-Matt Riddle vs. Ren Jones - Heavyweight Title
-Sierra vs. Maggie Lee - Women's Title Street Fight
-"Big Beef" Gnarls Garvin vs. Stallion Rogers
-Isaiah Moore vs. Cappuccino Jones
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Monday, January 20, 2025
WWE Raw
-Commentators: Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
-Rey Misterio Jr. d. Kofi Kingston(w/ Xavier Woods) via modified grounded victory roll (8:00 aired); John Bradshaw Layfield did commentary. Woods attacked Rey from behind after the match until The Latino World Order(Joaquin Wilde & "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza) ran them off momentarily...but Kofi and Woods managed to get a hold of Wilde and run him into the ringpost.
-Queen Nia Jax d. Bayley Rose with the ANIAlator(Banzai Drop) (9:18 aired). "The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez watched the match from the front row before being ejected by security. "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley brawled with Nia after the match (due to Nia attacking Rhea backstage earlier in the night).
-PENTA d. "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne via pumphandle Michinoku Driver (6:57 aired).
-Damage CTRL("The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai & Dakota Kai) d. Pure Fusion Collective("The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark)(w/ Sonya Deville) when Io pinned Shayna with the Over The Moonsault (6:26).
-Seth "Freakin'" Rollins d. Drew McIntyre with a jackknife cradle (13:57 aired). Drew beat down Seth afterwards until Sami Zayn ran down to help...however, Zayn accidentally took out Seth with the Helluva Kick(corner boot) when Drew moved out of the way.
-Next week: The War Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe) vs. "Dirty" Dominik Misterio & "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh for the World Tag Team Titles.
Sunday, January 19, 2025
TNA Genesis
-"The King Of TNA" Frankie Kazarian d. Leon Slater after a distraction by guest commentator Johnny "Dango" Curtis led to Kazarian getting the rollup pin with a handful of tights.
-Moose(w/ Johnny "Dango" Curtis & "Ride Or Die" Alisha Edwards) d. "The Inevitable" Ace Austin via Lights Out(spear) to retain the X-Division Title. "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards & "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers helped Moose beat down Ace afterwards until "Mayhem For All" Steve Maclin & "The World Classic Maniac" Eric Young made the save, leading to...
-"Mayhem For All" Steve Maclin & "The World Class Maniac" Eric Young d. The System("Die Hard" Eddie Edwards & "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers)(w/ "Ride Or Die" Alisha Edwards) when Maclin pinned Myers after the Killed In Action(double-underhook DDT).
-Spitfire("The Wild Child" Jody Threat & Dani Luna) d. Ash & Heather By Elegance(w/ George Iceman) to retain the Women's Tag Team Titles; Threat pinned Ash after she and Luna hit the Pressure Drop(sitout powerbomb/neckbreaker combo).
-"The Undeniable" Tessa Blanchard d. "The Juggernaut" Jordynne Grace with a flying Codebreaker off the top rope.
-"The Realest" Mike Santana d. "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander in an I Quit Match; Santana zip-tied Alexander's hands behind his back and threatened to curbstomp him into the ring steps, causing Alexander to surrender.
-The Hardy Boys(Jeff & "Broken" Matt) d. The Rascalz(Zachary Wentz & "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel) to retain the Tag Team Titles when Jeff pinned Trey after the swanton bomb. NXT Tag Team Champions Axiom & Nathan Frazer watched the match from ringside and got into a minor scuffle with the Rascalz before the finish.
-Masha Slamovich d. "The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush in a Clockwork Orange House Of Fun Match to retain the Women's Title after hitting the Requiem(package piledriver) off the turnbuckles and through several set-up chairs. Cora Jade confronted Masha afterwards.
-"The Prestigious" Joe Hendry d. "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth via Standing Ovation(chokeslam bomb) to win the Heavyweight Title. John Bradshaw Layfield stopped Frankie Kazarian from cashing in his Call Your Shot trophy and then decked "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth when he attempted to run in.
-Thursday on Impact: Axiom & Nathan Frazer vs. The Rascalz for the NXT Tag Team Titles.
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Saturday CHWA Results From Edwardsville, IL
-"Captain Bad Attitude" James Brady d. "The Fairy Tale Villain" Angelo Grimsley with an electric chair Michinoku Driver (10:28). Brady continued to attack Grimsley's already-damaged knee until the rest of Dragon's Guild(Heavyweight Champion "The One-Man Zoo" L-Ride & "The Dragonfly" Chris Exodus) ran him off.
-Iorio The Juggalo won a triple threat match with "The Crowd Pleaser" Karti Marti(C) and Alister Crow to win the 1-Up Title. Crow hit a spinning Bossman Slam on Marti, but Iorio broke up the pin with a blind elbowdrop off the turnbuckles and pinned Crow for the win (5:05).
-"The Anomaly" I.P. Mason d. Alexis Valentine via dragon sleeper to retain the International Title (6:37).
-The Junkies For Fame("The Avatar Of Excellence J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor & "The Doctor Of Decadence" Dallas Stevens) d. Navi Kai & Marquis Harris to retain the Tag Team Titles; Dallas pinned Navi after he and J.S.O. hit the Dudley Death Drop (5:08).
-"The One-Man Zoo" L-Ride(w/ Rocky Baxter) d. "The Incinerator" Shawn Blaze after two flying corkscrew kicks and the flying headbutt to retain the Heavyweight Title (6:38).
-King Of The Hill Rumble:
#1 Big Daddy Dion
#2 "The Dragonfly" Chris Exodus
#3 "Switchblade" Garrett Shanks
#4 Tag Team Champions "The Doctor Of Decadence" Dallas Stevens
#5 Jake Gold
#6 Deonte 808
#7 "The Wind Of Destruction" Makaze
#8 "The Black Panther" Johnathan Zulu
#9 Shylo Nights
Shanks eliminated Deonte.
#10 "The Mother Of Butterflies" Madi Monarch
#11 Xavier Pain
#12 Jalon Strong
Makaze and Dion eliminated Shylo.
#13 Alister Crow
Dion eliminated Shanks.
#14 Waylon Phoenix
Makaze eliminated Jalon, Dion eliminated Pain.
#15 Tag Team Champion "The Avatar Of Excellence J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor
#16 Shawn "Krazy" Allen
#17 Jake Bosche
In the chaos of the match (and a bit of "every man for himself" mindset), Dallas Steven threw his own tag partner J.S.O. out of the match. J.S.O. was furious and, when Dion attempted to eliminate Stevens, J.S.O. gave an assist by pulling Dallas to the floor.
#18 1-Up Champion Iorio The Juggalo
Zulu eliminated Allen.
#19 Logan Simmons
Several wrestlers joined forces to eliminate Crow.
#20 Jake Prater
Waylon threw out Madi.
#21 Marquis Harris
Waylon eliminated Simmons.
#22 "The Top Of The Pyramid" Dante Pharaoh
Pharaoh threw out Bosche, then multiple wrestlers ganged up on Waylon to eliminate him.
#23 Ramsey Rancid
#24 Alexis Valentine
#25 "Big Vik" Viktor Von Stein
Marquis Harris was eliminated. Vik eiminated Prater.
#26 Navi Kai
#27 "The Crowd Pleaser" Karti Marti
Marti eliminated Pharaoh. Makaze threw out Rancid. Zulu sent Marti to the floor. After many close calls, Jake Gold was finally eliminated.
#28 International Champion "The Anomaly" I.P. Mason
#29 "The Incinerator" Shawn Blaze
Blaze was thrown out in shockingly quick fashion by Big Vik. Dion eliminated Mason.
#30 "Captain Bad Attitude" James Brady
Mason was furious over his elimination and re-entered the ring to throw out Dion, ending his run at around 52 minutes. Brady eliminated Valentine. Makaze & Zulu threw out Navi Kai. Iorio was eliminated. Makaze got into a mid-ring staredown with Exodus and then seemingly eliminated himself by jumping over the top rope to the floor. Exodus and Zulu double-teamed Brady before eliminating him. Vik overpowered his remaining two competitors, finally throwing out Exodus at the 58:45 mark. Zulu did his best to fight the big man, but the size difference was too much and Vik finally eliminated him to win the Rumble (60:54)! (Zulu lasted 51:54.) Heavyweight Champion "The One-Man Zoo" L-Ride did commentary and stared down Vik to close the show.
AEW Collision
-Commentators; Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness, & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard.
-"Hangman" Adam Page d. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels in a Texas Death Match when Daniels was unable to answer the ten-count after Page hit the Buckshot(slingshot somersault lariat) to the back of the head.
-The Undisputed Kingdom(Adam Cole, "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong, & Kyle O'Reilly) d. Shane Taylor Promotions(ROH Pure Champion "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty & The Infantry("Captain" Shawn Dean & "Bad News & Tattoos" Carlie Bravo))(w/ Shane Taylor). Afterwards Taylor laid out all three Kingdom members before threatening Matt Menard at the broadcast table, which brought out TNT Champion "Red Death" Daniel Garcia for the save.
-The Murder Machines("They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer) d. Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin)(w/ Leila Grey). "The Man Of The Hour" Lio Rush & Action Andretti attacked Top Flight after the match.
-"The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada d. "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii to retain the Continental Title after a low blow behind the referee's back set up the Rainmaker(ripcord lariat) for the win.
-ROH Tag Team/Trios Champion "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes d. Adam Priest with the Final Cut(elevated neckbreaker).
-Julia Hart d. Harley Cameron via Hartless(head-and-arm stretch).
-"The Rated R Superstar" Adam Copeland, "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs, Fear The Revelation(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeler), & The Outrunners(Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) d. The Death Riders(Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley & Trios Co-Champions Claudio Castagnoli & "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta) & The Learning Tree(ROH Heavyweight Champion "The Nueve" Chris Jericho, "The Redwood" Big Bill Morrissey, & "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith); Hobbs was injured backstage by the Learning Tree but came out late in the match to join his squad. Hobbs pinned Keith after the spinebuster to score the win.
-Added to Wednesday's Dynamite: Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) vs. The Hurt Syndicate("The Almighty" Bobby Lashley & "The Standard Of Excellence" Shelton Benjamin) for the Tag Team Titles, plus Jamie Hayter vs. Julia Hart and Samoa Joe vs. "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne.
-Next week on Collision: Brody King & Buddy Matthews vs. The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona), plus Daniel Garcia, Matt Menard, & "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker vs. The Undisputed Kingdom(Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, & Kyle O'Reilly).
Friday, January 17, 2025
WWE Smackdown
-Commentators: Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett.
-Women's Tag Team Champions "The E.S.T." Bianca Belair & Naomi Night d. Queen Nia Jax & Speed Women's Champion "The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae(non-title).
-Jimmy Uso d. Carmelo Hayes by DQ when "The Samoan Werewolf" Jacob Fatu & "The Right Hand Man" Tama Tonga attacked Jimmy.
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) d. Los Garza(Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo) despite Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) interfering against them.
-Piper Niven(w/ Women's U.S. Champion Chelsea Green-Cardona) d. "B-Fab" Briana Brandy.
-Kevin Owens d. Rey Misterio Jr. WWE Champion "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes saved Rey from a post-match package piledriver attempt by Owens.
-Returning soon: Charlotte Flair.
-Tiffany Stratton d. Bayley Rose to retain the WWE Women's Title. "The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez watched the match from ringside.
-Next week: L.A. Knight vs. Tama Tonga and The Motor City Machineguns vs. Pretty Deadly.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Thursday Rasslin
ROH TV
-Commentators: Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-ROH T.V. Champion Komander, "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata, & The Outrunners(Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) d. Rosario Grillo, Colby Carter, & The Stew Crew("Twisted Steel" Dylan Stewart & "Silverback" Zach Stewart).
-The Beast Mortos d. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese(w/ "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods, Ariya Daivari, & "Smart" Mark Sterling).
-"The Vanilla Baby" Blake Christian d. Parker Li.
-ROH Women's T.V. Champion Red Velvet d. Angelica Risk(non-title).
-Shane Taylor, ROH Pure Champion "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty, & LEEJ("The Judge" E.J. Nduka & "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson) d. Beefcake Boulder, The Dark Order(Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds), & Serpentico.
-Next week: Komander vs. Q.T. Marshall for the ROH T.V. Title.
TNA Impact
-Commentators: Tom Hannifan & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-Leon Slater d. Trent Seven with the Swandive 450 Splash; "The King Of TNA" Frankie Kazarian did commentary.
-"Mayhem For All" Steve Maclin & "The World Class Maniac" Eric Young d. Fir$t Cla$$("Top Dolla" A.J. Francis & K.C. Navarro) when Young pinned Navarro after the top-rope elbowdrop.
-Jake Something d. Laredo Kid.
-Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boys(Jeff & "Broken" Matt) d. Digital Media Champion "Perfect Creation One" Pierre Carl Ouellet & "The Death Machine" Sami Callihan(non-title) when Jeff pinned Callihan after the swanton bomb.
WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Blake Howard & Wade Barrett.
-Pure Fusion Collective("The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark)(w/ Sonya Deville) d. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter.
-"The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne d. Joaquin Wilde.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Dynamite + Speed
AEW Dynamite
-Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-"The Cleaner" Kenny Omega d. "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage(w/ "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer) via One-Winged Angel(electric chair Michinoku Driver) (11:49); Don Callis did commentary. "The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher joined the rest of the Callis Family in attacking Omega after the match, but "The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay made the save. International Champion "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita entered the ring to un-even the odds, leading to he and Fletcher laying out Omega & Ospreay.
-The Hurt Syndicate("The Almighty" Bobby Lashley, "The Standard Of Excellence" Shelton Benjamin, & Montel Vontavious Porter) d. "The Sussex County Chicken" Mark Briscoe & Tag Team Champions Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) when Benjamin pinned Quen after a superkick (9:26).
-Hook(w/ "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata) d. "The Patriarch" Christian Cage(w/ Shayna Wayne, "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne, & "Superbad" Kip Sabian) by DQ when the Patriarchy members broke up the Redrum(ka ta hajime) (11:39 plus brawling before the bell). Samoa Joe returned to help Hook and Shibata clean house.
-Women's Casino Gauntlet:
#1 "More Than A Woman" Kris Statlander
#2 Jamie Hayter
#3 "The Megasus" Megan Bayne
#4 Julia Hart
#5 Willow Nightingale
#6 Toni Storm
#7 Harley Cameron
Toni got the win by pinning Julia with a small package (13:22); Women's Champion "The Glamour" Mariah May did commentary.
-Jon Moxley(w/ Trios Co-Champions Claudio Castagnoli & "The Bastard" Pac & "The Problem" Marina Shafir) d. "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs via bulldog sleeper to retain the Heavyweight Title (13:07).
-Saturday on Collision: "The Rated R Superstar" Adam Copeland/Powerhouse Hobbs/Fear The Revelation(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeler)/The Outrunners(Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) vs. The Death Riders(Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley/Trios Co-Champions Claudio Castagnoli & "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta) & The Learning Tree(ROH Heavyweight Champion "The Nueve" Chris Jericho/"The Redwood" Big Bill Morrissey/"The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith). Also, "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels faces "Hangman" Adam Page in a Texas Death Match and "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada vs. "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii for the Continental Title.
-Next week on Dynamite: Adam Copeland vs. Trios Champion "The Bastard" Pac.
-In three weeks on Dynamite: Shane "Swerve" Strickland vs. Ricochet.
WWE Speed
-Commentator: Blake Howard.
-Chad Gable d. Charlie Dempsey with the Chaos Theory(O'Connor Roll into German suplex) (2:57).
-Next week: Chris Sabin vs. Grayson Waller.
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling
TNA XPlosion was a clip/highlight show.
NWA Powerrr
-Commentators: Joe Galli, Danny Dealz, & William Patrick Corgan.
-"Thrillbilly" Silas Mason d. Mr. Grim with the Thrill Ride(spinning Bossman Slam) (6:08).
-Pretty Empowered(Women's Champion Kenzie Paige & Kylie Paige) d. Caribbean Flow(La Rosa Negra & "The 5* Athlete" Ruthie Jay) when Kylie ran Rosa into Ruthie and rolled up Rosa for the pin (6:03). Ruthie turned on Rosa afterwards.
-"The Rock Star You Wish You Could Be" Daisy Kill & "Towering" Jack Talos d. The Miserably Faithful("The High Priest Of Punishment" Mikael Judais & Gaagz The Gymp) when Talos pinned Gaagz after the chokeslam (5:22).
-Hollyhood Haley J d. Lila "La Pescadita" Ruiz via advanced curbstomp (5:46).
-The Slime Ballz(Sage Chantz & Tommy Rant) d. The Fixers("The Boss" Jay Bradley & Wrecking Ball Legursky) by DQ when T.V. Champion Carson Drake pulled Sage out of the ring, which the referee ruled as interference (6:40).
WWE NXT
-Commentators: Vic Joseph & Booker T.
-"The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart(w/ Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley) d. "The Dark Angel" Stephanie Vaquer via bridging rollup after Jacy Jayne distrated the referee and NXT Women's North American Champion Fallon Henley hit Vaquer with her title belt(unbeknownst to Shotzi) (7:11 aired).
-"All Ego" Ethan Page d. Dante Chen after the Twist Of Fate (0:59). Page injured Chen's leg with the ring steps after the match; "The Young O.G." Je'Von Evans attempted to make the post-match save, but one shot to the injured jaw left him laying.
-The Meta-Girls("The Boujee Bully" Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson) d. The Unholy Union(Alba Fyre & "The Enchantress" Isla Dawn); Lash pinned Alba after she and Jakara hit a wheelbarrow drop/Diamond Cutter combo (12:56).
-Shown in the audience: TNA Women's Champion Masha Slamovich.
-Cora Jade d. Kelani Jordan via double-underhook DDT (5:12).
-Axiom & Nathan Frazer d. Out The Mud(Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles when Axiom pinned Nima after the Golden Ratio(jumping side kick) (9:25). WWE Tag Team Champions Do It Yourself("The Blackheart" Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) watched the match from the upper deck.
-In two weeks: Fallon Henley vs. Shotzi Blackheart for the NXT Women's North American Title.
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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT
Speed tomorrow has:
-Charlie Dempsey vs. Chad Gable
Raw next Monday has:
-Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre
NXT next Tuesday has:
-Oba Femi vs. Eddy Thorpe - NXT Title
-Tony D'Angelo vs. Ridge Holland - NXT North American Title
Saturday Night's Main Event on Saturday 1/25 has:
-GUNTHER Hahn vs. Jey Uso - World Title
-Bron Breakker vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy - Intercontinental Title
The Royal Rumble is on Saturday 2/1:
-30-Man Royal Rumble
-30-Woman Royal Rumble
-Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens - WWE Title Ladder Match
ALL ELITE WRESTLING
Dynamite tomorrow night has:
-Jon Moxley vs. "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs - Heavyweight Title
-Kenny Omega vs. Brian Cage
-Women's Casino Gauntlet Match
-Hook vs. Christian Cage
-Mark Briscoe & Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) vs. The Hurt Syndicate(Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, & Montel Vontavious Porter)
Collision on Saturday has:
-Adam Copeland, "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs, Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler), & The Outrunners(Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) vs. The Death Riders(Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, & Wheeler Yuta) & The Learning Tree(Chris Jericho, Big Bill Morrissey, & Bryan Keith)
-Christopher Daniels vs. "Hangman" Adam Page - Texas Death Match
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION/IMPACT WRESTLING
Impact on Thursday has:
-The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) vs. "P.C.O." Pierre Carl Ouellet & Sami Callihan
-Steve Maclin & Eric Young vs. Fir$t Cla$$("Top Dolla" A.J. Francis & K.C. Navarro)
-Laredo Kid vs. Jake Something
-Leon Slater vs. Trent Seven
Genesis is on Sunday 1/19:
-Nic Nemeth vs. Joe Hendry - Heavyweight Title
-Masha Slamovich vs. Rosemary Rush - Women's Title - Clockwork Orange House Of Fun Match
-Moose vs. Ace Austin - X-Division Title
-The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) vs. The Rascalz(Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel) - Tag Team Titles
-Spitfire(Jody Threat & Dani Luna) vs. Ash & Heather By Elegance - Women's Tag Team Titles
-Jordynne Grace vs. Tessa Blanchard
-Mike Santana vs. Josh Alexander
RING OF HONOR
ROH TV this week has:
-Red Velvet vs. Angelica Risk
-Beefcake Boulder, The Dark Order(John Silver & Alex Reynolds), & Serpentico vs. Lee Moriarty, Shane Taylor, & LEEJ(E.J. Nduka & Lee Johnson)
-Top Flight(Dante & Darius Martin) vs. Q.T. Marshall & Aaron Solow
-The Beast Mortos vs. Tony Nese
-Blake Christian vs. Parker Lee
-The Infantry(Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) vs. Rosario Grillo & Jimmy Wild
-Brady Booker vs. Elijah Drago
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
New Beginning In Osaka is on Tuesday 2/11:
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hirooki Goto - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Yota Tsuji vs. Gabe Kidd - IWGP Global Title
-The Young Bucks(Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) vs. Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi - IWGP Tag Team Titles
-The Ichiban Sweet Boys(Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) vs. Roppongi ReVice(Rocky Romero & Yohei Komatsu) - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
-Taichi Ishikari vs. Seiya Sanada
-Shota Umino vs. "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka
-Shingo Takagi vs. "Drilla" Dan Moloney
-Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe
NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
Information on upcoming episodes of NWA Powerrr will be posted when it becomes available.
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GLORY PRO WRESTLING
Next show is Sunday 2/16 in St. Louis, MO:
-Kody Lane vs. Dak Draper - Crown Of Glory TItle
ST. LOUIS ANARCHY
Next show is Friday 3/28 in Alton, IL:
-Thomas Shire vs. Gary Jay - Gateway Heritage Title
WRESTLEMAX STL
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 3/1 in Farmington, MO.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 2/1 in Belleville, IL:
-Rob Kowalski vs. Joe Helms - Classic Title
-Glenn Williams vs. Bobby D - Central States Title No-DQ Match
SICW has a TV taping on Sunday 2/2(afternoon) in East Carondelet, IL.
MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE
Next show is Saturday 2/8 in St. Louis, MO:
-"J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor vs. Kahyman - Heavyweight Title No-DQ Match - Referee Anthony Castaldi, Dallas Stevens Handcuffed To Another Wrestler
WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 2/8 in Troy, MO.
PRO WRESTLING EPIC
Next show is Saturday 2/1 in Salem, IL:
-The Revolution(Quest Parker & Anthony Lopes) vs. The Solution(Nick Natural & Derek Fullerton)
COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE
Next show is Saturday 1/18 in Edwardsville, IL:
-King Of The Hill Rumble
-L-Ride vs. Shawn Blaze - Heavyweight Title
-I.P. Mason vs. Alexis Valentine - International Title
-Karti Marti vs. Alister Crow - 1-Up Title
-Angelo Grimsley vs. James Brady
ILLINOIS ELITE WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 2/22 in Granite City, IL:
-Sean Justice vs. Jodi Ultra
NEW GENESIS WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 1/18 in Mascoutah, IL:
-Dexter Roswell vs. Mickey Midas - Heavyweight Title
-Ricky Cruz vs. Playboy Double H - Fans Bring The Weapons Match
-T-N-T(Terrence & Terrell Hughes) vs. The Fam(Marcellus Knyght & Alex Steele) - Tag Team Titles
-Tobias Storm vs. T.J. Kellis - Lightning Division Title
-Dir Kolthar vs. C.W. Graves - For The Chaotic Title
-Sid Holland vs. Logan Ridge
-Nyxx vs. Lexxi Green
AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
MIDWEST WRESTLING COALITION
Next show is Saturday 2/15 in Godfrey, IL.
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GAME CHANGER WRESTLING
Information on upcoming shows in the area will be posted when it becomes available.
ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING
Next show is Friday 1/31 in Berwyn, IL:
-30-Wrestler Chi-Town Rumble
-Matt Riddle vs. Ren Jones - Heavyweight Title
-Sierra vs. Maggie Lee - Women's Title Street Fight
-"Big Beef" Gnarls Garvin vs. Stallion Rogers
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Monday, January 13, 2025
WWE Raw
-Commentators: Michael Cole & Pat McAfee.
-PENTA d. Chad Gable(w/ American Made(Julius & Brutus Creed) & "The Pitbull" Ivy Nile) with the pumphandle Michinoku Driver (13:27).
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. Ludwig Kaiser after the Brogue Kick (5:48 aired). Sheamus stared down Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker at ringside.
-Women's Intercontinental Title Tournament Final: Lyra Valkyria d. Dakota Kai(w/ "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai) via Nightwing(fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver) to become the first champion (6:02 aired).
-Sami Zayn d. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin with the Blue Thunder Bomb (4:07).
-"The Punishment" Damian Priest d. "The Prince" Finn Bálor in a street fight. "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh & Carlito Colón interfered before they were run off by World Tag Team Champions The War Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe). Priest got the win after the South of Heaven(sitout chokeslam) (14:13 aired).
-Next week: Seth "Freakin'" Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre.
-On Saturday Night's Main Event on 1/25: "The Ring General" GUNTHER Hahn vs. "Main Event" Jey Uso for the World Title and Bron Breakker vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy for the Intercontinental Title.
Sunday, January 12, 2025
Weekend show results
Saturday MMWA results from St. Louis, MO:
-Ring announcer: Paige Mac. Referee: Dr. Jay King.
-Scar The Nightstalker d. “The Modern Viking” Dir Kolthar after the chokeslam (6:23).
-Remy George d. “The Doctor Of Decadence” Dallas Stevens(w/ Heavyweight Champion “The Avatar Of Excellence J.S.O.” Jeff O'Connor) via rollup (7:29).
-Legacy Title Rumble:
#1 Andrew “The Wolf” Wilder
#2 Tag Team Champion “The Crowd Pleaser” Karti Marti
#3 “The Black Panther” Johnathan Zulu
#4 “The P.O.D.” Damion Cortess
#5 “The Modern Viking” Dir Kolthar
#6 Tag Team Champion Quest Parker
#7 “The Anomaly” I.P. Mason
#8 Anthony “Worldwide” Lopes
#9 Jr. Heavyweight Champion “The Shooter” Jerry Morgan
Quest & Marti eliminated Mason, Cortess threw out Quest, Morgan eliminated D.K. Wilder threw out Marti & Lopes as they fought on the top rope. Wilder & Zulu worked together to get Cortess out. Morgan eliminated Zulu. Wilder (with a slight outside asisst from Zulu) eliminated Morgan to win the Rumble and become the first Legacy Champion (18:10).
-”The Butcher” Damian Blade d. “Your #1 Brother” Chris Slammer; both men were down after a double clothesline and each had an arm over the other, but Blade got a shoulder up before three while Slammer got his arm up a moment too late (12:15).
-”The King Of Chaos” Ricky Cruz d. Jr. Heavyweight Champion “The Shooter” Jerry Morgan(non-title) with the Diamond Cutter (12:36). Morgan clipped Cruz's knee after the match and locked him in his modified ringpost figure-four, then destroyed Cruz's leg with chairs until Kahyman and "The Butcher" Damian Blade ran him off.
-”The Avatar Of Excellence J.S.O.” Jeff O'Connor(w/ “The Doctor Of Decadence” Dallas Stevens) vs. Kahyman(w/ Abigail) for the Heavyweight Title ended in a no-contest; Kahyman appeared to have the match won with a behind-the-back piledriver but Stevens pulled the referee out of the ring and decked him (13:29). All hell broke loose as the locker room emptied to separate the two. A rematch was set up for the February show with no disqualifications, Dallas Stevens handcuffed to another wrestler to keep him from interfering, and promoter Anthony Castaldi as the special guest referee.
Saturday MWC results from Godfrey IL:
-"Big Nasty" Glenn Williams d. "Monstrous" Mike Maverick in a street fight.
-Jose El Magnifico d. Bobby Joe Black(w/ Johnny Joe Black).
-The New Level(Jayson Breed & "Clean Cut" Cole Stevens) d. The Whiskey Benders("Roughneck" Joey O'Riley & "The Western Savage" Rip Ravage) to become the first Tag Team Champions.
-Lillith Khan d. "The Mother Of Butterflies" Madi Monarch to become the first Women's Champion.
-"The Intimidator" Josh Totten d. Attila Khan(w/ Lillith Khan) to become the first Coalition Champion.
-"The Suplex Cyclone" Curt Gannon d. Mario Pardua to become the first Heavyweight Champion.
-The Brothers Of Funstruction(Yabo & Ruffo The Clowns) d. Rocco The Barbarian & Salem Gust in a Tag Team Funhouse Match.
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Weekend Rasslin
AEW Collision
-Commentators: Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness.
-"The Rated R Superstar" Adam Copeland d. "The Redwood" Big Bill Morrissey; ROH Heavyweight Champion "The Nueve" Chris Jericho did commentary. Jericho & "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith attacked Cope afterwards until Fear The Revelation(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeler) made the save.
-Trios Champion "The Bastard" Pac d. ROH T.V. Champion Komander(w/ Alex Abrahantes)(non-title). Claudio Castagnoli & "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta made their way to ring but The Outrunners(Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) arrived to back up Komander.
-Trios Co-Champions Claudio Castagnoli & "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta d. The Outrunners(Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd).
-Women's Champion "The Glamour" Mariah May d. Harley Cameron(non-title).
-Brody King(w/ Julia Hart) d. Trevor Blackwell.
-"Red Death" Daniel Garcia d. "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata to retain the TNT Title; "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard did commentary.
-ROH Heavyweight Champion "The Nueve" Chris Jericho d. Dax "The Axe" Harwood(non-title). Big Bill & Bryan Keith joined Jericho in the post-match beatdown until Adam Copeland & Cash Wheeler arrived for backup. That brought out the Death Riders(Claudio/Pac/Yuta) and then the Outrunners as everyone brawled. Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley(w/ "The Problem" Marina Shafir) took out Cope, but "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs arrived and mowed down the Death Riders to force Moxley into a retreat.
-Wednesday on Dynamite: Jon Moxley vs. Powerhouse Hobbs for the Heavyweight Title, Women's Casino Gauntlet Match, "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega vs. "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage, Hook vs. "The Patriarch" Christian Cage, and "The Sussex County Chicken" Mark Briscoe & Tag Team Champions Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) vs. The Hurt Syndicate("The Almighty" Bobby Lashley, "The Standard Of Excellence" Shelton Benjamin, & Montel Vontavious Porter).
-Next week on Collision: "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels vs. "Hangman" Adam Page in a Texas Death Match.
NJPW Battle In The Valley
-Zane Jay d. Viento.
-"Hysterical" Shane Haste & "Bad Dude" Tito Escondido d. "Mr. No Days Off" Fred Rosser & Matt Vandagriff.
-"War Ready" Gabe Kidd fought "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii to a time-limit draw to retain the Strong Openweight Title.
-The West Coast Wrecking Crew("The Mile-High Samurai" Royce Isaacs & "Superman's Daddy" Jorel Nelson) d. Roppongi ReVice("Azucar" Rocky Romero & Yohei Komatsu) to retain the Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles.
-Empress Nexus Venus(Maika, Hanako, & Mina Shirakawa) & Viva Van d. A.Z.M., "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay, "The Afro Punk" Trish Adora, & Johnnie Robbie in an elimination tag match.
-El Phantasmo fought Jeff Cobb to a double countout to retain the T.V. Title.
-Hiromu Takahashi, IWGP Women's Champion Mayu Iwatanai, & "The Magical Girl" Yuka Sakazaki d. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Sho Tanaka, & Sumie Sakai.
-"The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita d. "The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida to retain the NEVER Openweight Title.
-IWGP Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. d. Hechicero(non-title).
Friday, January 10, 2025
WWE Smackdown
-Commentators: Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett.
-Chelsea Green-Cardona(w/ Piper Niven) d. "Michin" Mia Yim to retain the Women's U.S. Title.
-Los Garza(Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo)(w/ Santos Escobar) d. Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince).
-L.A. Knight d. U.S. Champion Shinsuke Nakamura by DQ when "The Samoan Werewolf" Jacob Fatu & "The Right Hand Man" Tama Tonga attacked Knight in retaliation for Knight getting involved in the Bloodline's business earlier in the show (Nakamura retained the title). WWE Champion "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes & Jimmy Uso made the save.
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) d. A-Town Down Under("The Now" Austin Theory & Grayson Waller).
-Bayley Rose won a four-corner match with Queen Nia Jax(w/ Speed Women's Champion "The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae), Women's Tag Team Champion "The E.S.T." Bianca Belair, and Women's Tag Team Champion Naomi Night.
-"The Samoan Werewolf" Jacob Fatu & "The Right Hand Man" Tama Tonga d. WWE Champion "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes & Jimmy Uso; Cody left the ring to brawl with Kevin Owens to the backstage area.
-Next week: Tiffany Stratton vs. Bayley Rose for the WWE Women's Title, plus The Motor City Machineguns vs. Los Garza.
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Thursday Rasslin
ROH TV
-Commentators: Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-"The Afro Punk" Trish Adora(w/ Shane Taylor) d. Harley Cameron.
-"The Vanilla Baby" Blake Christian d. Serpentico.
-Beefcake Boulder d. "The Ivy League M.V.P." Griff Garrison(w/ Cole "Two Dimes" Karter).
-"Space Jesus" Billie Starkz d. Brittany Jade.
-Queen Aminata d. "Strong Smile" Rachael Ellering.
-The MxM Collection(Mason Madden & Mansoor El-Shehail) d. Dave & Zane Dawson.
-ROH Women's T.V. Champion Red Velvet d. Jazmyne Hao(non-title).
-Shane Taylor & ROH Pure Champion "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty d. The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona).
TNA Impact
-Commentators: Tom Hannifan & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-"Mayhem For All" Steve Maclin, "The World Class Maniac" Eric Young, & "The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham d. The System("Die Hard" Eddie Edwards, & "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers, & Johnny "Dango" Curtis).
-Lei Ying Lee(w/ Xia Brookside) d. "The Cannibal" Savannah Evans.
-Gauntlet Match: "The Realest" Mike Santana d. Judas Icarus. Mike Santana d. Travis Wiliams. Mike Santana d. "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander by DQ when Icarus & Williams attacked Santana.
-The Rascalz(Zachary Wentz & "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel) d. The Good Hands("The Southern Savior" John Skyler & "Top Notch" Jason Hotch).
-Moose(w/ "Ride Or Die" Alisha Edwards) d. Andrew "The Giant" Everett to retain the X-Division Title.
-"The Prestigious" Joe Hendry & Rhino d. Heavyweight Champion "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth & "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth.
-Next week: Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boys(Jeff & "Broken" Matt) vs. "Perfect Creation One" Pierre Carl Ouellet & "The Death Machine" Sami Callihan(non-title), Steve Maclin & Eric Young vs. Fir$t Cla$$("Top Dolla" A.J. Francis & K.C. Navarro), Laredo Kid vs. Jake Something, and Leon Slater vs. Trent Seven.
WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Blake Howard, Wade Barrett, & Vic Joseph.
-"The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler d. Zelina Vega with the Kirifuda Clutch(sleeper with bodyscissors).
-The Alpha Academy(Otis Dozovic & "The Stamina Monster" Akira Tozawa)(w/ Maxxine Dupri) d. The No Quarter Catch Crew(Tavion Heights & Myles Borne) when Tozawa pinned Heights after the top-rope senton bomb.
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Dynamite + Speed
AEW Dynamite
-Commentators: Excalibur, Ian Riccaboni, & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard.
-"The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay d. Buddy Matthews after the Hidden Blade(flying slicing back-elbow) (12:41).
-"The Almighty" Bobby Lashley d. "The Sussex County Chicken" Mark Briscoe via Hurt Lock(full nelson) (9:06). Montel Vontavious Porter(w/ "The Standard Of Excellence" Shelton Benjamin) did commentary. Lsahley & Benjamin beat down Briscoe after the match until Tag Team Champions Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) held them off with chairs (The Hurt Syndicate had challenged Private Party in a previous segment).
-Casino Gauntlet Match:
#1 "Switchblade" Jay White
#2 "Hangman" Adam Page
#3 Trios Champion "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta
#4 Ricochet
#5 Adam Cole
#6 TNT Champion "Red Death" Daniel Garcia
#7 "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs
#8 "The Messiah Of The Backbreaker" Roderick Strong
#9 "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer
#10 Kyle O'Reilly
#11 "The Last Outlaw" Jeff Jarrett
Yuta brawled to the backstage area with Jarrett and Hobbs got the win by pinning O'Reilly after the spinebuster (26:28).
-"More Than A Woman" Kris Statlander won a triple threat match with Willow Nightingale and Toni Storm when she pinned Toni after the Staturday Night Fever(cradle Tombstone) (9:57).
-Saturday on Collision: Women's Champion "The Glamour" Mariah May vs. Harley Cameron(non-title), ROH Heavyweight Champion "The Nueve" Chris Jericho vs. Dax "The Axe" Harwood(non-title), and "The Rated R Superstar" Adam Copeland vs. "The Redwood" Big Bill Morrissey.
-Next week: Jon Moxley vs. "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs for the Heavyweight Title, ROH T.V. Champion "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage vs. "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega(non-title), and Hook vs. "The Patriarch" Christian Cage, plus a Women's Casino Gauntlet Match.
WWE Speed
-Commentator: Corey Graves.
-"The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae fought Natalya Neidhart to a time-limit draw to retain the Speed Women's Title (5:00).
-Next week: Charlie Dempsey vs. Chad Gable. The winner of that match will move on to face the winner of Chris Sabin vs. Grayson Waller to decide the next challenger for Speed Champion Dragon Lee.
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling
TNA XPlosion was a clip show.
NWA Powerrr
-Commentators: Joe Galli, Danny Dealz, & William Patrick Corgan.
-"The Overman" Ethan Carter III d. Josef Von Schmidt with the One-Percenter(headlock driver) (the match was interrupted by an EC3 voiceover with video clips and was literally "fast-forwarded" to the finisher and pin).
-Women's Tag Team Champion Ella Envy(w/ Miss Samantha Starr) vs. Shamar Amor & Nima Gore in a handicap match ended in a no-contest when "The Russian Crush" Natalia Markova entered the ring to confront Ella; this led to "La Princesa" Tiffany Nieves blindsiding Markova with a chair (no closing bell; about 4:00).
-The Wrecking Crew("Captain Badass" Trevor Murdoch & "Outlaw" Mike Knox)(w/ "The Half-Pint Punk" Eric Smalls) d. The Spectaculars(Spencer Slade & "El Jefe" Rolando Perez); Murdoch pinned Rolando after he and Knox hit the lariat/clip combo (6:24).
-"No Fear" Mike Mondo d. "Boz" Dustin Bozworth after the Gut Check(fireman's-carry double-knee gutbuster) (3:54).
-The Immortals("The Most Feared" J.R. Kratos & Odinson) d. Primo & Epico Colon by DQ when Epico hit Kratos with a chair (6:31). Blunt Force Trauma(Damage & Carnage)(w/ Aron Stevens) attacked The Immortals after the match.
WWE NXT (New Year's Evil)
-Commentators: Vic Joseph, Booker T, & Corey Graves.
-"The Beautiful Madness" Giulia Matsudo d. "The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez(w/ Cora Jade) via Northern Lights Bomb to win the NXT Women's Title (11:16).
-"The Dark Angel" Stephanie Vaquer won a four-corner match with Lola Vice, Cora Jade, and Kelani Jordan when she pinned Kelani after the package backbreaker (9:21).
-"The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart, Gigi Dolin, & Tatum Paxley d. Fatal Influence(NXT Women's North American Champion Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne, & Jazmyn Nyx) when Shotzi pinned Fallon after the top-rope senton bomb (6:45 aired).
-Lexis King d. Charlie Dempsey(w/ Tavion Heights, Myles Borne, & Wren Sinclair) with the Coronation(cobra clutch swinging neckbreaker) to win the NXT Heritage Cup Title (7:30 aired).
-Oba Femi won a triple threat match with "The Alpha Wolf" Eddy Thorpe and Trick Williams(C) when he pinned Trick after the pop-up powerbomb (6:23 aired). Thorpe claimed to have been attacked backstage and General Manager Ava Raine didn't believe him since he had feigned being attacked previously, but Oba took credit for the attack; Thorpe didn't start the match but eventually made his way to the ring to join the bout.
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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT
Speed tomorrow has:
-Candice LeRae vs. Natalya Neidhart - Speed Women's Title
Raw next Monday has:
-Damian Priest vs. Finn Bálor - Street Fight
-Lyra Valkyria vs. Dakota Kai - Women's Intercontinental Title Tournament Final
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy vs. Ludwig Kaiser
NXT next Tuesday has:
-Stephanie Vaquer vs. Shotzi Blackheart
-The Unholy Union(Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn) vs. The Meta-Girls(Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson)
The Royal Rumble is on Saturday 2/1:
-30-Man Royal Rumble
-30-Woman Royal Rumble
-Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens - WWE Title Ladder Match
ALL ELITE WRESTLING
Dynamite tomorrow night has:
-Casino Gauntlet Match
-Will Ospreay vs. Buddy Matthews
-Mark Briscoe vs. Bobby Lashley
-Toni Storm vs. Kris Statlander vs. Willow Nightingale
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION/IMPACT WRESTLING
Impact on Thursday has:
-Joe Hendry & Rhino vs. Nic & Ryan Nemeth
-Mike Santana vs. Josh Alexander & The Northern Armory(Judas Icarus & Travis Williams) - Gauntlet Match
-The Rascalz(Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel) vs. The Good Hands(John Skyler & Jason Hotch)
-Steve Maclin, Eric Young, & Jonathan Gresham vs. Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, & Johnny "Dango" Curtis
Genesis is on Sunday 1/19:
-Nic Nemeth vs. Joe Hendry - Heavyweight Title
-Moose vs. Ace Austin - X-Division Title
-The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) vs. The Rascalz(Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel) - Tag Team Titles
-Spitfire(Jody Threat & Dani Luna) vs. Ash & Heather By Elegance - Women's Tag Team Titles
-Jordynne Grace vs. Tessa Blanchard
-Mike Santana vs. Josh Alexander
RING OF HONOR
ROH TV this week has:
-Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty vs. The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona)
-Red Velvet vs. Jazmyne Hao
-Queen Aminata vs. Rachael Ellering
-Harley Cameron vs. Trish Adora
-Serpentico vs. Blake Christian
-Bulk Bronson vs. Griff Garrison
-Billie Starkz vs. Brittany Jade
-The MxM Collection(Mason Madden & Mansoor El-Shehail) vs. Dave & Zane Dawson
-The Outrunners(Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) vs. Brady Booker & Elijah Drago
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
Battle In The Valley is on Saturday 1/11:
-Gabe Kidd vs. Tomohiro Ishii - Strong Openweight Title
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hechicero
-Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yujiro Kushida - NEVER Openweight Title
-El Phantasmo vs. Jeff Cobb - T.V. Title
-Hiromu Takahashi, Mayu Iwatani, & Yuka Sakazaki vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Sho Tanaka, & Sumie Sakai
-The West Coast Wrecking Crew(Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson) vs. Roppongi ReVice(Rocky Romero & Yohei Komatsu) - Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles
-El Desperado vs. Taiji Ishimori - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Fred Rosser & Matt Vandagriff vs. Shane Haste & "Bad Dude" Tito Escondido
-Zane Jay vs. Viento
New Beginning In Osaka is on Tuesday 2/11:
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hirooki Goto - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Yota Tsuji vs. Gabe Kidd - IWGP Global Title
-The Young Bucks(Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) vs. Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi - IWGP Tag Team Titles
-The Ichiban Sweet Boys(Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) vs. Roppongi ReVice(Rocky Romero & Yohei Komatsu) - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
-Taichi Ishikari vs. Seiya Sanada
-Shota Umino vs. "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka
-Shingo Takagi vs. "Drilla" Dan Moloney
-Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe
NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
Information on upcoming episodes of NWA Powerrr will be posted when it becomes available.
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GLORY PRO WRESTLING
Next show is Sunday 2/16 in St. Louis, MO.
ST. LOUIS ANARCHY
Next show is Friday 3/28 in Alton, IL:
-Thomas Shire vs. Gary Jay - Gateway Heritage Title
WRESTLEMAX STL
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 3/1 in Farmington, MO.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
Next show is Friday 1/10 in Belleville, IL:
-Bobby D & Joe Helms vs. Rob Kowalski & Glenn Williams
SICW has a TV taping on Saturday 1/11 in East Carondelet, IL(afternoon).
MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE
Next show is Saturday 1/11 in St. Louis, MO:
-"J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor vs. Kahyman - Heavyweight Title
-Tony Casta Legacy Title Battle Royal: Quest Parker, Karti Marti, Anthony Lopes, Andrew Wilder, Johnathan Zulu, I.P. Mason, "Parasyte" Tyler Nyte, Mazoku
-Jerry Morgan vs. Ricky Cruz
-Chris Slammer vs. "The Butcher" Damian Blade
-Dir Kolthar vs. Scar
WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 1/11 in Troy, MO:
-Camaro Jackson vs. Mike Maverick - Heavyweight Title
-"The Deliverer" Moses Powell vs. Aden Riley
-Skylar Sparks vs. Aminah Belmont - Women's Title
-Rahim De La Suede vs. Kyle Roberts
PRO WRESTLING EPIC
Next show is Saturday 2/1 in Salem, IL:
-Benjamin Trust vs. Cash Borden - Heavyweight Title Hardcore Match
-The Revolution(Quest Parker & Anthony Lopes) vs. The Solution(Nick Natural & Derek Fullerton)
COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE
Next show is Saturday 1/18 in Edwardsville, IL:
-King Of The Hill Rumble
-L-Ride vs. Shawn Blaze - Heavyweight Title
-I.P. Mason vs. Alexis Valentine - International Title
-Karti Marti vs. Alister Crow - 1-Up Title
-Angelo Grimsley vs. James Brady
ILLINOIS ELITE WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 2/22 in Granite City, IL.
NEW GENESIS WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 1/18 in Mascoutah, IL.
AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
Next show is Saturday 1/11 in Arnold, MO.
MIDWEST WRESTLING COALITION
Next show is Saturday 1/11 in Wood River, IL:
-Brandon Barretta vs. Curt Gannon - For The Heavyweight Title
-The Brothers Of Funstruction(Yabo & Ruffo The Clowns) vs. Rocco The Barbarian & Salem Gust
-Josh Totten vs. Attila Khan - For The Coalition Title
-Madi Monarch vs. Lillith Khan - For The Women's Title
-The Whiskey Benders vs. The New Level - For The Tag Team Titles
-The Hound vs. Lumber Mack - Street Fight
-Jose El Magnifico vs. Cannonball Mathews
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GAME CHANGER WRESTLING
Information on upcoming shows in the area will be posted when it becomes available.
ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING
Next show is Friday 1/31 in Berwyn, IL:
-30-Wrestler Chi-Town Rumble
-Matt Riddle vs. Ren Jones - Heavyweight Title
-Sierra vs. Maggie Lee - Women's Title Street Fight
-"Big Beef" Gnarls Garvin vs. Stallion Rogers
St. Louis Wrestling: http://www.saintlouiswrestling.com/
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Monday, January 6, 2025
NJPW New Year Dash
-"Blue Justice" Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, & Satoshi Kojima d. Shoma Kato, Daiki Nagai, & Katsuma Murashima when Nagata made Nagai tap out to the Nagata Lock II(Crippler Crossface).
-"The Warmaster" Josh Barnett fought NEVER Openweight Trios Champion Oleg Boltin to a time-limit draw.
-"The Imperial Unit" Jeff Cobb, "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka, T.J. Perkins, Francesco Akira, & Jakob Austin Young d. "Roughneck" Shota Umino, T.V. Champion El Phantasmo, "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato, Tomoaki Honma, & Jado when O-Khan pinned Honma after the Eliminator(clawhold slam).
-The House Of Torture("Souled Out" Ren Narita, Sho Tanaka, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & "The Tokyo Pimp" Yujiro Takahashi) d. NEVER Openweight Trios Co-Champions Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano, "The Unchained Gorilla" Togi Makabe, & Tiger Mask IV when Sho pinned Tiger Mask after Takahashi hit Tiger Mask with one of the NEVER Trios Title belts.
-Seiya Sanada & "100 Proof" Clark Connors d. Taichi Ishikari & TAKA Michinoku when Sanada made TAKA tap out to the Skull End(dragon sleeper).
-IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion El Desperado & "The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida d. KENTA Kobayashi & "Bone Soldier" Taiji Ishimori when Kushida made KENTA tap out to the Hoverboard Lock(kimura).
-IWGP Global Champion "Gene Blast" Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi, Titán, & Bushi d. "The Rebel" David Finlay, Strong Openweight Champion "War Ready" Gabe Kidd, "Drilla" Dan Moloney, & Gedo when Titán made Gedo tap out to the Llave Inmortal(crossed-leg inverted STF).
-Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi d. "The Sauce" Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi when Naito pinned Taguchi after the Destino(standing sitout Sliced Bread #2).
-Hirooki Goto, Yoshi-Hashi, Yohei Komatsu, & "Azucar" Rocky Romero d. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr., IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions The Ichiban Sweet Boys("The Sniper Of The Sky" Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita), & Ryohei Oiwa when Yoh rolled up Eagles for the pin.
WWE Raw
-Commentators: Michael Cole & Pat McAfee.
-Roman Reigns(w/ Paul Heyman) d. Solo Sikoa in a Tribal Combat Match. List of interfering wrestlers in order: "The Right Hand Man" Tama Tonga, "The Samoan Werewolf" Jacob Fatu, Sami Zayn, Jimmy Uso, and Kevin Owens. After all of that, Reigns won with the spear (18:59 aired). Heyman presented Reigns with the ula fala, but The Rock did the honors himself.
-Coming soon: Penta El Cero Miedo.
-"The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley d. Liv Morgan(w/ "Dirty" Dominik Misterio & Raquel Rodriguez) after two Riptides(pumphandle powerbombs) in a row to win the World Women's Title (8:40 aired). Dominik took a Riptide after the match.
-"Main Event" Jey Uso d. Drew McIntyre by ducking the Claymore(flying boot) and pinning him with a grounded crucifix (10:21 plus brawling before the bell).
-C.M. Punk d. Seth "Freakin'" Rollins after two Go To Sleeps in a row (15:57 aired).
-Next week: "The Punishment" Damian Priest vs. "The Prince" Finn Bálor in a street fight, Lyra Valkyria vs. Dakota Kai in the tournament final for the Women's Intercontinental Title, and Sheamus O'Shaunessy vs. Ludwig Kaiser.
Sunday, January 5, 2025
NJPW Wrestle Dynasty
-International Women's Cup Final: Momo Watanabe(w/ Thekla) won a non-title four-corner match with Willow Nightingale, Persephone, and ROH Women's Champion "The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer when she hit Athena with a baseball bat before pinning her with the Peach Sunrise(pumphandle half-nelson bridging suplex).
-The Sons Of Texas(ROH Trios Champion "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes & "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara) d. The House Of Torture(Sho Tanaka & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles when Dustin pinned Kanemaru after Guevara's 630 Splash.
-Lucha Gauntlet(non-title):
#1 Hechicero
#2 IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Kosei Fujita
#3 Soberano Jr.
#4 "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato
#5 Mascara Dorada
#6 "Bone Soldier" Taiji Ishimori
#7 Titán
#8 IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion El Desperado
Ishimori pinned Desperado with the Gedo Clutch for the win.
-NEVER Openweight Trios Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi fought "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata to a time-limit draw in a five-minute exhibition match.
-Strong Women's Champion "The C.E.O." Mercedes Moné d. RevPro British Women's Champion Mina Shirakawa in a title-vs.-title match after the Monémaker(Gory Special spun into DDT).
-"The Rebel" David Finlay d. Brody King via Overkill(suplex-lift Go To Sleep).
-"The Roughneck" Shota Umino d. Claudio Castagnoli with the Death Rider(double-underhook DDT).
-"The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita d. "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii via Raging Fire(spinning Falcon Arrow) to retain the AEW International Title and NEVER Openweight Title.
-The Young Bucks(Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) won a triple threat match with Los Ingobernables De Japon(Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi) and The United Empire(Jeff Cobb & "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka) to win the vacant IWGP Tag Team Titles; Matthew pinned O-Khan after he and Nicholas hit the TK Driver(springboard-somersault-spike Tombstone).
-"Gene Blast" Yota Tsuji d. "Scapegoat" Jack Perry with the Gene Blaster(spear) to retain the IWGP Global Title.
-"The Cleaner" Kenny Omega d. Strong Openweight Champion "War Ready" Gabe Kidd(non-title) in a no-DQ match with the One-Winged Angel(electric chair Michinoku Driver).
-Zack Sabre Jr. d. Ricochet via leg-applied double-armbar submission to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title.
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Saturday Glory Pro Wrestling Results From St. Louis, MO (Delmar Hall)
-Ring announcer: Ben Simon. Referee: Andy Anderson.
-Due to weather-related travel issues, three wrestlers were unable to appear: Maggie Lee, Maya World, and Vertvixen. Maya was scheduled to face Tootie Lynn Ramsey, Maggie was scheduled to challenge Laynie Luck for the World Women's Crown Title, and Vertvixen was scheduled to face Blair Onyx.
-"Rock Star Made" Cordell Cain d. Ashton Reacher via rollup (4:54).
-"The Little Blue Dragon" Tootie Lynn Ramsey d. "MKZ" Mackenzie Morgan after the roundhouse kick (6:34).
-The New Guys(Jake Bosche & Scott Stanley) d. Violence Is Forever("The Bone Collector" Dominic Garrini & "True Till Death" Kevin Ku) to retain the United Glory Tag Team Titles; Bosche pinned Ku after he and Stanley hit the pop-up sitout powerbomb/neckbreaker combo (11:03).
-"The Big Strong Boy" Ethan Price d. "Untouchable" Tyler Jordan with the fireman's-carry sideways slam (6:24).
-"The Too Turn't Lucha Unicorn" Laynie Luck d. "The Arachnid" Blair Onyx via STF to retain the World Women's Crown Title (7:16).
-"The Guard Dog" Mat Fitchett d. Dan "The Dad" Adams after a crossed-leg fisherman buster (10:33).
-"Big Munch" Marcus Muncherson d. "The Top Of The Pyramid" Dante Pharaoh with the gutwrench powerbomb (4:50).
-"The Street Reaper" Mike Outlaw & "The Mile-High Magnum" Dak Draper(w/ Cinko) d. Technical Difficulties("The Deliverer" Moses Powell & "The Whole Thang" Rahim De La Suede). Moses & Rahim seemed to be back to their old teamwork; however, late in the match Rahim went for a tag and Moses dropped off the apron. Moses walked away from the bout, leaving Rahim on his own to fall victim to Draper's fireman's-carry forward slam followed by Outlaw's High Noon(top-rope elbowdrop) to give Outlaw the three-count (17:17).
-Alpha-1 Zero Gravity Champion "The Southern Flamingo" Kody Lane d. GPW Crown Of Glory Champion "Warhorse" Jake Parnell in a title-vs.-title match after the double-underhook piledriver onto one of the title belts to win the Crown Of Glory Title (23:44).
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
#1 "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka
#2 "The Warmaster" Josh Barnett
#3 NEVER Openweight Trios Champion Oleg Boltin
#4 Hirooki Goto
#5 "Blue Justice" Yuji Nagata
Boltin tried to throw Barnett out, but Barnett grabbed an armhold and both fell over the ropes to the floor to be eliminated.
#6 "The Unchained Gorilla" Togi Makabe
#7 KENTA Kobayashi
KENTA eliminated Nagata.
#8 Yoshi-Hashi
#9 "The Tokyo Pimp" Yujiro Takahashi
Takahashi eliminated Yoshi-Hashi.
#10 NEVER Openweight Trios Champion Toru Yano
Yano threw Takahashi into KENTA to knock him off the apron to the floor before rolling up Takahashi for a pin to eliminate him.
#11 Hiroyoshi Tenzan
#12 Satoshi Kojima
Yano rolled up Tenzan for a pin to eliminate him.
#13 Tomoaki Honma
#14 "Cold Blooded" Seiya Sanada
Sanada eliminated Kojima.
#15 Taichi Ishikari
#16 "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii
Ishii pinned Honma after the vertical-drop brainbuster to eliminate him.
#17 "The Sauce" Alex Zayne
Makabe was seemingly eliminated off-camera(by Sanada?). Sanada eliminated Taichi by DQ when he feigned being kicked in the groin; Taichi responded by eliminating Sanada. Zayne eliminated Yano, then O-Khan eliminated Ishii. O-Khan eliminated Zayne, leaving Goto and O-Khan as the final two. Goto got the win by eliminating O-Khan.
-The Ichiban Sweet Boys("The Sniper Of The Sky" Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) won a four-way ladder match with The Intergalactic Jet Setters("The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida & "The Jet" Kevin Knight)(C), Catch 2/2(T.J. Perkins & Francesco Akira), and The War Dogs("100 Proof" Clark Connors & "Drilla" Dan Moloney) to win the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles when Fujita retrieved the belts from above the ring.
-Mayu Iwatani d. A.Z.M. with the two-step dragon suplex to retain the IWGP Women's Title.
-El Phantasmo won a four-corner match with "The Imperial Unit" Jeff Cobb, "The Grip" Ryohei Oiwa, and "Souled Out" Ren Narita(C) to win the T.V. Title when he pinned Narita with the Thunderkiss '86(top-rope splash).
-NEVER Openweight Trios Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi d. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe via small package in a lumberjack match. The House Of Torture en masse beat down Tanahashi until an unexpected save from "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata.
-AEW International Champion "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita(w/ Don Callis) d. NEVER Openweight Champion Shingo Takagi in a title-vs.-title match via Raging Fire(spinning Falcon Arrow) to win the NEVER Title.
-El Desperado d. Douki via referee stoppage to win the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title when Douki suffered an arm injury while diving to the floor onto Desperado.
-"Gene Blast" Yota Tsuji d. "The Rebel" David Finlay with the Gene Blaster(spear) to win the IWGP Global Title.
-Tetsuya Naito d. Hiromu Takahashi after the Destino(standing sitout Sliced Bread #2).
-Zack Sabre Jr. d. "The Roughneck" Shota Umino via Sabre Driver(crossed-leg Michinoku Driver) to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title.
AEW Collision
-Commentators: Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness.
-"Red Death" Daniel Garcia d. "The Sussex County Chicken" Mark Briscoe to retain the TNT Title; "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard did commentary.
-"The Last Outlaw" Jeff Jarrett d. Aaron Solow.
-Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) d. "The Man Of The Hour" Lio Rush & Action Andretti to retain the Tag Team Titles; Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin) watched the match from ringside.
-Toni Storm d. "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo(w/ "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie).
-"They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage won a non-title four-corner match with ROH T.V. Champion Komander(w/ Alex Abrahantes), The Beast Mortos, and "The Inhuman" Dante Martin(w/ Leila Grey).
-"The Rated R Superstar" Adam Copeland & Fear The Revelation(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeler) d. The Learning Tree(ROH Heavyweight Champion "The Nueve" Chris Jericho, "The Redwood" Big Bill Morrissey, & "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith).
Friday, January 3, 2025
WWE Smackdown
-Commentators: Michael Cole & Corey Graves.
-Shinsuke Nakamura d. Andrade El Idolo with the Kinshasa(flying knee strike) to retain the U.S. Title. L.A. Knight attacked Nakamura after the match.
-"Michin" Mia Yim d. Piper Niven(w/ Women's U.S. Champion Chelsea Green-Cardona) via Eat Defeat.
-Do It Yourself("The Blackheart" Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) fought The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) to a no-contest to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles when Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) and Los Garza(Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo) brawled into the ring.
-Queen Nia Jax(w/ Speed Women's Champion "The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae) d. Women's Tag Team Champion Naomi Night(w/ "The E.S.T." Bianca Belair) to retain the WWE Women's Title after Tiffany Stratton hit Naomi with her Money In The Bank briefcase, allowing Nia to win with the ANIAlator(Banzai Drop). After the match, Tiffany hit Nia with her briefcase as well, leading to Bianca hitting the Kiss Of Death(torture-rack sitout faceplant) on Nia...then Tiffany threw Bianca out of play and cashed in her briefcase.
-Tiffany Stratton d. Queen Nia Jax via Prettiest Moonsault Ever to win the WWE Women's Title.
-The Bloodline(Solo Sikoa, "The Samoan Werewolf" Jacob Fatu, & "The Right Hand Man" Tama Tonga) d. Sami Zayn & The Usos("Main Event" Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso) when Solo pinned Jey after the Samoan Spike(thumb thrust to the throat).
-Next week: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. L.A. Knight for the U.S. Title.
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Thursday Rasslin
ROH TV
-Commentators: Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-Red Velvet d. Hanako to retain the ROH Women's T.V. Title.
-"The Man Of The Hour" Lio Rush & Action Andretti d. The Rottweilers("The Notorious 187" Homicide & "Azucar" Rocky Romero).
-Harley Cameron d. Ashley Vox.
-Shane Taylor, ROH Pure Champion "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty, & The Infantry("Captain" Shawn Dean & "Bad News & Tattoos" Carlie Bravo)(w/ "The Afro Punk" Trish Adora) d. The Dark Order(Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds) & The Iron Savages(Dirty Bulk Bronson & Beefcake Boulder)(w/ John Silver & Jacked Jameson).
-ROH T.V. Champion Komander fought Q.T. Marshall to a time-limit draw(non-title).
TNA Impact
-Commentators: Tom Hannifan & "The Drama King" Matthew Rehwoldt.
-"The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth d. Rhino by DQ when Rhino hit Nemeth with a chair that Nemeth had brought into the ring.
-"The Inevitable" Ace Austin d. "The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida.
-Women's Champion Masha Slamovich, "The Juggernaut" Jordynne Grace, & Women's Tag Team Champions Spitfire("The Wild Child" Jody Threat & Dani Luna) d. "The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz, "The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush, & Ash & Heather By Elegance when Masha pinned Tasha after the Northern Lights Bomb. After the match, "The Undeniable" Tessa Blanchard attacked Jordynne.
-Next week: "The Prestigious" Joe Hendry & Rhino vs. Heavyweight Champion "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth & Ryan Nemeth, "The Realest" Mike Santana vs. "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander & The Northern Armory(Judas Icarus & Travis Williams) in a gauntlet match, The Rascalz(Zachary Wentz & "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel) vs. The Good Hands("The Southern Savior" John Skyler & "Top Notch" Jason Hotch), and "Mayhem For All" Steve Maclin/"The World Class Maniac" Eric Young/"The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham vs. The System("Die Hard" Eddie Edwards, "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers, & Johnny "Dango" Curtis).