This week in wrestling

WWE(www.wwe.com)

Main Event this week has:
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy vs. Mike Mizanin
-Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston vs. Ryback & Curtis Axel
-Emma Tayla vs. Cameron Lynn

NXT this week has:
-Sami Zayn vs. Tyson Kidd
-Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady vs. The Vaudevillains(Aiden English & Simon Gotch)
-Xavier Woods vs. C.J. Parker
-Adam Rose vs. Jason Jordan
-Alexa Bliss vs. Sasha Banks

Superstars this week has:
-"R-Truth" Ron Killings vs. Ryback
-Naomi Night vs. Rosa Mendes

Smackdown this Friday has:
-Dean Ambrose vs. Kane
-Chris Jericho vs. Luke Harper
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy & Dolph Ziggler vs. Mike Mizanin & Johnny Fandango
-Kofi Kingston vs. Alberto Del Rio
-A.J. Lee & Paige Knight vs. Summer Rae & Layla El
-Eva Marie vs. Alicia Fox - Referee Nikki Bella

Battleground is on Sunday 7/20:
-John Cena vs. Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton vs. Kane - WWE Title
-Battle Royal For The Vacant Intercontinental Title:  Antonio Cesaro, Kofi Kingston, Damien Sandow, The Great Khali, Dolph Ziggler, Big E Langston, Ryback, Curtis Axel, Rob Van Dam, Bo Dallas, Johnny Fandango, Sheamus O'Shaunessy, Mike Mizanin, Xavier Woods, Titus O'Neil, Matador Diego, Alberto Del Rio, "R-Truth" Ron Killings, Heath Slater, Sin Cara, Zack Ryder, Adam Rose
-Jimmy & Jey Uso vs. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) - Tag Team Titles - Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-A.J. Lee vs. Paige Knight - Women's Title
-Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins
-Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt
-Jack Swagger vs. Alexander Rusev
-Naomi Night vs. Cameron Lynn

TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)

Impact on Thursday has:
-Bobby Lashley vs. Jeff Hardy - Heavyweight Title
-Eric Young & Bobby Roode vs. Montel Vontavious Porter & Kenny King
-Tommy Dreamer vs. Ethan Carter III
-Austin Aries vs. Seiya Senada vs. Davey Richards vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Manik vs. D.J. Shiima Xion vs. Crazzy Steve vs. Tigre Uno - X-Division Title Gauntlet For The Gold
-Madison Rayne vs. Brittany Garrett - No-DQ-No-Countout Match

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 7/18 in Cincinnati, OH:
-Michael Elgin vs. Roderick Strong - Heavyweight Title
-Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. Adam Cole & Michael Bennett
-Kevin Steen vs. Silas Young - No-DQ Match
-Jay Lethal vs. The Romantic Touch - T.V. Title
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe)
-A.C.H., Cedric Alexander, & Caprice Coleman vs. B.J. Whitmer, Adam Page, & Tadarius Thomas

ROH has a show on Saturday 7/19 in Dearborn, MI:
-Kevin Steen vs. Steve Corino
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) vs. B.J. Whitmer & Jimmy Jacobs
-Rocky Romero vs. Adam Cole
-A.C.H. vs. Tadarius Thomas

GLOBAL FORCE WRESTLING(www.globalforcewrestling.com)

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

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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.slawrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 7/25 in Alton, IL:
-Gerald James vs Mat Fitchett - Heavyweight Title - Best-Of-3-Falls Tables Ladders & Chairs Match
-The Young Bucks vs. The Hooligans
-Michael Elgin vs. Jojo Bravo
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Danny Cannon
-Davey Vega vs. Christian Rose
-Adam Raw & Alexandre Rudolph vs. Dan Walsh & Jordan Lacey - Dog Collar Match
-A.C.H. vs. Johnny Gargano
-Darin Corbin vs. Brandon Espinosa
-Arik Cannon vs. Zakk Sawyers
-Appearing:  Jeremy Wyatt, Evan Gelistico, Angelus Layne, Alex Castle

DPW(www.saintlouiswrestling.com)

Next show is Tuesday 7/29 in St. Louis, MO(Off Broadway).

DPW has a show on Saturday 8/2 in Fenton, MO(Stratford Inn).

SICW(www.saintlouiswrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/26 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Ken Kasa vs. Heath Hatton - Classic Title
-Daniel Eads vs. Ricky Cruz
-Gary Jackson & Jake Dirden vs. Flash Flanagan & Ax Allwardt
-Red River Jack vs. Mallaki Matthews
-Jim Hoffarth vs. Frankie Wyatt & Waco
-Appearing:  Ox Baker

SICW has a show on Saturday 8/16 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Appearing:  Paul Orndorff

MMWA(www.mmwastl.com)

Next show is Saturday 8/9 in St. Louis, MO(South Broadway).

3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 9/5 in Des Moines, IA featuring the King Of Des Moines Tournament:
-Tournament Semifinals & Finals
-Devin Thomas vs. Jimmy Rockwell - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Hype Gotti vs. Matt Cage - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Ryan Slade vs. ? - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Nate Redwing - Tournament First-Round Bye
-Zach Thompson vs. Mallaki Matthews - Pure Wrestling Title
-Brian Ash vs. Gage Octane
-Mad Dog McDowell, A.J. Smooth, Devin Carter, Derek Cornell, & Ray Stryker vs. Inked Aggression(Abu Colussus & Levi McDaniel), Brady A. Dezire, S.M. King, & Kraig Keesaman
-Bradley Charles vs. Matty Starr
-Jon West vs. Aaron Masterson

3XW has a show on Saturday 9/13 in Hartford, IA:
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Tony Sly - Heavyweight Title
-Inked Aggression(Abu Colossus & Levi McDaniel) vs. Mad Dog McDowell & J.D. Riggs - Tag Team Titles
-Zach Thompshon vs. Brady A. Dezire - Pure Wrestling Title
-Geek Singh vs. Bradley Charles
-Cuco Santiago vs. Aaron Masterson
-Hype Gotti vs. Derek Cornell

WLW(www.harleyrace.com/WorldLeagueWrestling.htm)

Next show is Saturday 7/26 in Troy, MO:
-Leland Race vs. Ace Steel vs. Dustin Bozworth - Heavyweight Title
-Superstar Steve Fender vs. David DeLorean - Harley Race Invitational Tournament Semifinal
-Kyle Roberts vs. Jack Gamble - Harley Race Invitational Tournament Semifinal
-Appearing:  Jon Webb, Brian Breaker, Elvis Aliaga, Michael Magnuson, Ryan Howe, Tyler Cook

PWCS(www.facebook.com/pwcswrestling)

Next show is Saturday 8/9 in Granite City, IL:
-Jojo Bravo(Blacklist) vs. Gary Jay(Ego Busters)
-Jake Dirden(Resurgence) vs. Davey Vega(Team Anarchy)
-Steven Kennedy & Billy McNeil(Resurgence) vs. Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy(Team Anarchy)
-Makaze & Outtkast(Blacklist) vs. Jeremy Wyatt & Dan Walsh(Egobusters)
-Rocket Mapache(Resurgence) vs. Alex Castle(Team Anarchy)
-Brandon Espinosa(Egobusters) vs. ?(Blacklist)
-Brady A. Dezire vs. Dangerous Deveroux
-Appearing:  Mad Dog McDowell

CSCW(www.nwa-ccw.com)

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

WRESTLING INVADES ALTON(no website)

Next show is Friday 8/29 in Alton, IL:
-Davey Richards vs. Matt Cage
-Napier vs. Brackus - Heavyweight Title
-Brandon Espinosa vs. Da'Marius Jones
-Gavin Alexander vs. Jayson Virtue - Street Fight

WIA has a show on Sunday 9/14 in Edwardsville, IL.

HIGH RISK WRESTLING(highriskwrestling.bpt.me)

Next show is Sunday 8/3 in Belleville, IL:
-HRW Title Tournament Finals
-A.C.H. vs. Brett Gakiya vs. C.J. Esparza - HRW Title Tournament
-Leland Race vs. Jonathan Gresham vs. Blake Belakis - HRW Title Tournament
-Bolt Brady vs. Nick Brubaker vs. Jojo Bravo - HRW Title Tournament
-The Hooligans vs. Team Overkill(Matt Cage & Christian Rose) - 3 Stages Of Hell Match For The HRW Tag Team Titles(Falls-Count-Anywhere, Ladder Match, Last-Team-Standing)
-Arik Cannon vs. Dustin Bozworth
-"Miss Natural" Heather Patera vs. Stacey O'Brien

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DRAGON GATE USA/EVOLVE(www.dgusa.tv)

Next show is Friday 8/8 in Ybor City, FL:
-Matt Sydal vs. Johnny Gargano
-Trent Baretta vs. Drew Galloway
-Ricochet & Rich Swann vs. Anthony Nese & Caleb Konley
-Drew Gulak vs. Timothy Thatcher
-Biff Busick vs. James Raideen

EVOLVE has a show on Saturday 8/9 in Orlando, FL:
-Ricochet vs. Matt Sydal

EVOLVE has a show on Sunday 8/10 in Jacksonville, FL.

ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.anarchy-wrestling.net)

Next show is Saturday 7/26 in Cornelia, GA:
-Mikael Judas & Geter vs. Iceberg & Se7en
-Billy Buck vs. B.J. Hancock - Heavyweight Title
-Todd Sexton & Bobby Moore vs. The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) vs. The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams) - Tag Team Titles
-Mega Rumble For A Shot At T.V. Champion C.B. Suave
-Shaun Tempers vs. Slim J vs. Ace Rockwell - Young Lions' Title
-Corey Hollis vs. Chip Day

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/26 in Reseda, CA:
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Chris Hero - Heavyweight Title
-The Young Bucks vs. The World's Cutest Tag Team(Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae) - Tag Team Title Guerrilla Warfare Match
-Adam Cole vs. Roderick Strong vs. Johnny Gargano
-The Unbreakable F'n Machines(Michael Elgin & Brian Cage) vs. The Best Friends(Trent Baretta & Chuck Taylor)
-Kevin Steen vs. Trevor Lee
-A.C.H. vs. Cedric Alexander
-Tommaso Ciampa vs. Rocky Romero
-Brian Kendrick vs. Frankie Kazarian

PWG has shows on Friday 8/29, Saturday 8/30, and Sunday 8/31 featuring the Best Of Los Angeles Tournament:
Night One:
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Drew Gulak
-A.R. Fox vs. Brian Cage
-Roderick Strong vs. Biff Busick
-Michael Elgin vs. Tommaso Ciampa
-Cedric Alexander vs. Trevor Lee
-A.J. Styles vs. Brian Myers(fka Curt Hawkins)
-Trent Baretta, Chuck Taylor, & Kenny Omega vs. Adam Cole & The Young Bucks
-Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. The Inner City Machine Guns(Ricochet & Rich Swann) vs. The World's Cutest Tag Team(Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae)

Night Two:
-A.C.H. vs. Kenny Omega
-Ricochet vs. Chris Sabin
-Adam Cole vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
-Trent Baretta vs. Rich Swann
-Chuck Taylor vs. Johnny Gargano
-Matt Sydal vs. Chris Hero
-The Young Bucks vs. Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian)
-Drew Gulak & Biff Busick vs. The Unbreakable F'n Machines(Michael Elgin & Brian Cage)

CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/19 in Manhattan, NY:
-The Pieces Of Hate(Jigsaw & The Shard) vs. The Osirian Portal(Amasis & Ophidian)
-The Spectral Envoy(Ultramantis Black, Hallowicked, Frightmare, & Blind Rage) vs. The Wrecking Crew
-Chuck Taylor vs. Ashley Remington
-The Batiri(Obariyon & Kodama) vs. Haack 'N' Slaash vs. ? vs. ?
-Eddie Kingston vs. Juan Francisco De Coronado
-Silver Ant vs. Missile Assault Ant

CHIKARA has a show on Sunday 7/20 in Revere, MA:
-The Pieces Of Hate(Jigsaw & The Shard) vs. The Throwbacks("Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti & Dasher Hatfield) - Campeonates De Parejas - Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Archibald Peck vs. Ashley Remington
-Worker Ant vs. Arctic Rescue Ant
-3.0(Shane Matthews & Scott Parker) vs. The Odditorium(Qefka The Quiet & Oliver Grimsley)
-The Baltic Siege(The Estonian Thunderfrog, The Latvian Proud Oak, & The Lithuanian Snow Troll) vs. The Bloc Party
-Shynron vs. Missile Assault Ant

WRESTLING IS FUN(www.wrestlingisfun.org)

Next show is Sunday 8/3 in Easton, PA.

HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)

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

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

Next shows are Saturday 10/18 and Sunday 10/19 in Berwyn, IL.

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 8/22 in Ybor City, FL.

IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)

Next show is Thursday 7/17 in Clarksville, IN:
-Davey Richards vs. John Wayne Murdoch
-Kongo Kong vs. Shane Mercer - Heavyweight Title
-Mickie Knuckles vs. Mistress Burgandi - Falls-Count-Anywhere Match
-Ian Rotten vs. Mitch Ryder - I Quit Match
-Reed Bentley vs. Ace Perry

AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 7/18 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Shane Hollister vs. Chris Sabin - Heavyweight Title
-Marek Brave & Zero Gravity(Brett Gakiya & C.J. Esparza) vs. Knight Wagner, Justice Jones, & Alex Bernadino
-Ryan Boz & Tony Rican vs. Keith Walker & Tweek Phoenix - Street Fight
-Arik Cannon vs. Christian Faith
-Louis Lyndon vs. Josh Alexander
-Rhino vs. Gregory Iron

ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 7/20 in Austin, TX:
-Shawn Vexx vs. A.C.H. - Heavyweight Title
-Scot Summers vs. Jack Jameson - No-Rope Barbed Wire Match
-Jason Silver vs. Sky DeLacrimoa - Fans-With-Staple-Guns Lumberjack Match
-Stan Summers vs. J.C. Bravo - Toy Chest Deathmatch

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WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Randy Orton, Kane, and Seth Rollins attacked Dean Ambrose backstage, putting his status for the scheduled main event in doubt.
-Mike Mizanin d. U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy(non-title) via rollup after Sheamus missed a Brogue Kick and got hung up on the ropes.
-Dolph Ziggler d. Johnny Fandango via Fameasser after Fandango was distracted by Summer Rae & Layla El dancing at ringside; the ladies cozied up to Ziggler after the match.
-Alberto Del Rio d. Rob Van Dam with the cross-armbreaker.
-Alicia Fox & Cameron Lynn d. Nikki Bella in a handicap match(set up by Stephanie McMahon-Helmesly) when Alicia got the pin after a low-altitude Desecrator.
-Pre-order bonus for the new WWE 2K15 video game:  Sting.
-Big E Langston(w/ Kofi Kingston) d. Antonio Cesaro with the Big Ending after Kofi stopped Cesaro from using a chair.  Paul Heyman was conspicuous by his absence...
-Women's Champion A.J. Lee d. Eva Marie(non-title) via Black Widow; Paige Knight did commentary.
-Bo Dallas d. The Great Khali by countout after hitting a bulldog off the ring apron to the floor.  Khali answered Bo's attempt at a post-match pep talk with a huge chop.
-Renee Young interviewed Ric Flair for fun...she asked for a prediction on the WWE Title match at Battleground and he chose John Cena to retain.
-WWE Champion John Cena & Roman Reigns(without Dean Ambrose) d. Randy Orton, Kane, & Seth Rollins by DQ when Orton and Kane double-teamed Reigns past the referee's five-count.  Chaos ensued...Kane hit Orton by mistake, Reigns speared Cena by mistake, and Orton RKOed Kane on purpose.  It looked like Orton was the last one standing, but Reigns got back in the ring to spear Orton and that was how the show ended.

Dynamo Special Comment (+ MMWA Commentary)

Now, as promised, a special comment about Saturday's Dynamo Pro Wrestling show at The Sports Academy in Glen Carbon, Illinois, aka "Stroke Ain't No Joke".

"TNT" Keny G(previously the promoter of High Voltage Wrestling) suffered a stroke not too long ago and wanted to put on a benefit show to raise stroke awareness. Several local media outlets did interviews with Dynamo representatives to promote the event. As a result, attendance was definitely better than your average Glen Carbon show.

Not much was announced ahead of time other than Santana "Brittany" Garrett vs. Jordynne Grace and Ricky Cruz vs. Pablo Marquez(one of his old trainers). As it turned out, Marquez had to cancel due to a family emergency so the match was changed to a Cruz-Jake Dirden rematch.

Your ring announcers were Luke Roberts & Chris Roedel, your referees were Patrick Hook, Keith Smith Jr., and Michael Crase.

Executive Director Mark Bland introduced the show and brought out Keny G to speak on his recent experiences...I've seen several friends and relatives go through health issues in recent times so I know how important it is to be aware of these things.

Rocket Mapache vs. Danny Adams vs. "Elegant Assassin" Pierre Abernathy vs. Paco Gonzalez vs. Ballistic Brent Myers vs. Jackal: Adams and Gonzalez are trainees of new Ring Of Honor Heavyweight Champion Michael Elgin; they made their debuts in the preshow match at the recent ROH show in Collinsville. Myers has appeared a few times for SICW and this was his Dynamo debut. Pierre was one of a few representatives from St. Louis Anarchy on the show; he prefers to handle behind-the-scenes matters at SLA but occasionally wrestles for other groups. There were a few style clashes in this one to say the least, it had its fun moments(including some early comedy between Mapache and Pierre). Jackal pinned Myers after the Killswitch #2 in 7:00; Myers was up a bit quickly after the finisher, thinking that he'd won...no dice.

The Bumrush Brothers("The Don Mega" Shorty Biggs & Outtkast) vs. The Viking War Party("The American Viking" Alexandre Rudolph & "The Littlest Viking" Jake Parnell): This was a face/face bout, presumably to establish the next challengers for The Black Hand Warriors' Tag Team Titles. That would be pending another appearance by our esteemed champions...Michael Magnuson & David DeLorean have been tough to flag down for title defenses since WLW(where they ALSO hold tag team gold) has been a lot busier as of late. Oddly, I haven't seen Rudolph and Parnell team up THAT often in this area(though they've held tag team gold in other Illinois promotions)...Parnell's "Littlest Viking" character seems to fit better when he's hanging out with Rudolph. The BRBs were crowd favorites which made the Vikings the heels by default, I suppose. Parnell got the pin on Outtkast in 12:00 after a combo move where Rudolph did a powerbomb as Parnell jumped off the top rope with a flying backcracker...ouchie.

"Showtime" Bradley Charles vs. "The Alternative" Brandon Gallagher: From face/face to heel/heel...Gallagher's a more established heel in Dynamo so SBC was the crowd favorite by process of elimination. Solid matchup, but there's something to be said for picking a face/heel alignment and sticking with it. SBC won with a TKO in 7:10.

Santana "Brittany" Garrett vs. Jordynne Grace: Karl Lauer from the Cauliflower Alley Club introduced Brittany, who recently received the "Future Legend" award from the CAC. Previous recipients of that award include: Trevor Murdoch, Takeshi Morishima, Frankie Kazarian, Cheerleader Melissa, "Superstar" Steve Fender, Chris Benoit, and Kurt Angle. Grace has been making a name for herself in IWA Mid-South in recent months, including a bout with LuFisto at their Queen Of The Deathmatches show. Santana/Brittany had her first few matches in the St. Louis area with her father Keny's High Voltage Wrestling...she eventually moved to Florida and has been competing in that area. Her resume includes appearances for the SHIMMER and SHINE promotions; she made a handful of appearances with TNA a few years ago alongside Orlando Jordan, then wrestled on last year's Knockouts Knockdown PPV. Of course, she has become a regular member of the TNA roster under the name "Brittany" and is currently feuding with Madison Rayne. Despite her heel turn on Impact, she was the fan favorite in this match against Jordynne. I thought they worked pretty well together, considering they hadn't faced each other before; Santana/Brittany won with the Shining Star Press in 6:42.

After intermission, Mark Bland announced Pablo Marquez's absence and said he was looking for someone to "deal with" Ricky Cruz. That brought out manager Travis Cook for his only appearance of the night(none of his regular proteges were in the house)...Cook said that he had taken up a collection with his compatriots to pay the fine for Ricky's actions at the last Stratford Inn show. Their line of thinking: It was a no-DQ match, so how can you punish someone for "breaking rules" in a match with no rules? However, the conversation gave Bland the idea to book a rematch between Cruz and Dirden for the main event...that'll do.

"Walking Reality" Dan Walsh vs. Davey Vega vs. Steven Kennedy vs. Mike Outlaw for the HVW Livewire Title: For reference: Walsh won the belt in question at a Dynamo show on October 16, 2010. HVW's last show was on April 30, 2011 and Walsh didn't defend the title(he was in a battle royal)...so this was technically his first title defense! I had been thinking that Dynamo has enough people on the roster for a secondary singles title, whether it be a Light Heavyweight Title or something else...I imagine the Livewire Title was brought out of the mothballs just for this event since it was Keny G's event. Thankfully the title is under the 1,370-day rule so he just barely avoided being stripped of the championship. Outlaw accounted himself well with three more experienced competitors...he's done well in his first few outings. Vega hadn't competed for Dynamo since holding the NWA Missouri Title. This was an all-face bout, as far as I could tell...Walsh won with a new finisher(some kind of shoulderbreaker) in 8:16, continuing his near-five-year reign as HVW Livewire Champion(bwahahaha).

The Kansas City Killers("The Rebel" Jeremy Wyatt & "The Fittest Wrestler On Earth" Mark Sterling) vs. "The Yoga Monster" Mike Sydal & Brandon Aarons for the Pro Wrestling Phoenix Tag Team Titles: PWP is an Iowa promotion; the KC crew regularly travels to Iowa to compete for 3XW and other groups. Sydal & Aarons are no strangers to each other...in fact, they held the LWA Tag Team Titles in 2010 after upsetting The Hooligans. The crowd seemed a bit down for this one...I keep trying to figure out the crowd energy at the Glen Carbon shows and have yet to come up with a good explanation. Lack of crowd work? More open space in the venue than usual? I'm sure individual onlookers have their own opinions...as always, I allow anonymous comments on the whiny blog. Fine matchup, at any rate; Sterling speared Sydal, Wyatt dropped an elbow from the top rope, and Sterling got the pin in 10:55.

Billy McNeil vs. Gary Jay: Gary wore his "Gerald James" ring attire despite going by his regular ring name here. While these two have competed for the same promotions in the past, I honestly don't think they'd ever faced each other one-on-one since both were usually faces. This match dragged the fans kicking and screaming back into the show, so good for them. McNeil's Spiral Tap variant hit raised knees and Gary finished with the Michinoku Driver in 13:18.

Battle Royal: You can go back to the quick-and-dirty rundown for the full list of battle royal participants. Several people had double duty with a few extra names, including new Dynamo trainee Sir Isaac. I didn't know anything about the larger gentleman named Jonah Turk...from what I gather, he's from Springfield, Missouri. The battle royal also featured a rare appearance by the elusive Armchair Luchador(last seen by yours truly at a Rampage Championship Wrestling show in May of 2009). For some reason, referee Patrick Hook entered the battle royal...and for some OTHER reason, he was thrown out of the ring by fellow official Keith Smith Jr.! I didn't take down the exact order of eliminations...Turk was out first, but battle royals are tough to follow in general. It came down to a confrontation between recent rivals Walsh and Gallagher...Gallagher managed to eliminate Walsh, but he forgot about Steven Kennedy who dropkicked him out of the ring from behind to get the victory (no time announced).

"Dirdey" Jake Dirden & The Bumrush Brothers vs. Heavyweight Champion "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz & The Kansas City Killers: The scheduled Cruz-Dirden match never even got started as the two brawled around the ringside area for several minutes...then when they nearly made it into the ring, Wyatt & Sterling attacked Dirden to create a three-on-one situation. Shorty & Outtkast ran out to help and Mark Bland ordered a six-man tag match...okay then. Things remained unsettled between Cruz and Dirden...we already had a no-DQ match between them and that wasn't enough to resolve the feud, so what's next? At any rate, an Outtkast Samoan Drop/Shorty flying boot combo led to Shorty pinning Sterling for the win in 13:33. Good guys win to end the show, so there you have it.

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It was a busy Saturday night as MMWA had a big show at South Broadway. Thanks to Timmy Miller's YouTube channel, I've been able to keep up with their last several shows that I've been unable to attend. They're still drawing very well and the in-ring action has been very good, so kudos to them for that.

The opener saw a random appearance by Tony Kozina as he teamed with a big guy named Kevin Lee Davidson(presumably a trainee of his) against Laurence Johnson & Draco Verdadaro. Kozina hit some nice moves, then Davidson quickly overpowered Johnson and won with a spinebuster...okay, I guess they were on the Elitism side as they had the score as 1-0 Elitism. (EDIT: Davidson is a Broadway trainee.)

With three mystery slots on the announced lineup, you had to wonder if any past MMWA competitors would be showing up. Some were there(including Jerome Cody and William Gaylord) but didn't wrestle. Gary Jackson teamed with upstart Johnathon Zulu against former Tag Champs LaMarcus Clinton & Chase King. LMC & Chase looked good as a team and they may be pushing them toward a rematch for the belts they never lost in the ring...cool by me. This match did feature another recent pet peeve(along with people getting up too quickly after high-impact match-ending finishers): A face takes a beating in a tag match, makes the hot tag, the partner cleans house...and then tags the worn-down guy back into the match for the finish. Sometimes that team DOES go on to win, but most of the time that guy just gets victimized all over again and beaten. It did take a low blow to set up the finish, at any rate: A Protobomb by King and a big elbowdrop off the top by LMC allowed King to pin Zulu for the win, putting the Elitism up 2-0.

Ace Hawkins defended his Jr. Heavyweight Title against Andrew Wilder in a first-ever-at-South-Broadway ladder match. They had some innovative spots in this one...it looks like the long-term feud is blown off as Hawkins won. Ace did need a low blow to get the opening to retrieve the belt...yes, second low blow finish in as many matches. Brandon Espinosa crowed over the fact that his side was up 3-0...which sorta killed the suspense for the three matches that followed, when you think about it. It was EXTREMELY unlikely that the series would be decided before the final gauntlet match, so the good guys had to make a comeback.

Thankfully, the outcome of the Tag Title match wasn't in too much doubt. Sean Orleans is adjusting to his heel manager's role fairly well as he let Jackson Whitechapel do the heavy lifting and even left his corner near the end of the match. To be fair, a loss in THAT situation didn't hurt the big picture TOO badly as they were only down 3-1 as a result. Whitechapel took a Paydirt from Da'Marius Jones followed by a 450 Splash from A.J. Williams for the finish.

The dog collar match between T.V. Champion Lynn Mephisto and Moondog Rover had the pin-or-submission stipulation instead of the touch-four-corners rule...which was okay by me. It was more serious than your average Moondog match...and in that respect, it was relatively short and got the point across. Moondog won with a front powerslam for his first championship in quite a while(he was Battle Royal Champion several years ago).

With the gap closing between the two sides, Dave Osborne challenge the undefeated-in-MMWA Barackus in a best-of-three-falls match for the Survivor Title. Barackus got disqualified in the first fall for choking Osborne and then shoving the ref, then got an easy second fall right after that with a big splash. Barackus couldn't keep Osborne down and removed a turnbuckle pad, but it backfired as a blind charge by the big man hit the exposed buckle. Osborne couldn't hit his swinging uranagi move as cleanly as he normally does...understandable, given the sheer size of the opposition. Osborne finished with a running senton to finally put a blemish on Barackus' record, capturing the Survivor Title and evening the series at three wins apiece.

Everett Connors is getting the underdog push nowadays...he was a punching bag for a while, but he's upset Espinosa a few times in non-title situations. The gauntlet started with Connors defeating J-Mal Swagg with a guillotine legdrop. With Evan Gelistico MIA, a banged-up Ace Hawkins did double duty...and Connors got a clean win over the Jr. Heavyweight Champion, so that'll probably start a new feud. On top of that, Sean Orleans took his sweet time getting in the ring, allowing Ace to BELT Connors from behind during the rest period...that led to Orleans getting an easy pin. Fine heel work from those guys. Next out was Webmaster Stevie K who dominated Orleans for the most part...nice fluke-ish ending as Stevie K accidentally high-kneed the ringpost and Orleans beat the ten-count. The surprise guy on the face side was Shaft...Orleans got some offense but Shaft got him in the anklelock for the tapout.

Just as the feel-good moment was setting in, Espinosa hit the ring to nail Shaft from behind...one brainbuster later, it was down to the Heavyweight Champion and the former titleholder Brian James. The Elitism sympathizers came out to ringside, so the face locker room entered as well and that led to a huge brawl. Commissioner Jim Harris had warned Espinosa against any interference...but there was enough chaos to occupy the refs long enough for Orleans to sneak in a low blow on James. (Third low blow-oriented finish of the night.) A Greco-Roman chair to the head ended it for Espinosa...putting the heels in control of the company. Capping off the night, Tim Miller revealed his allegiance to the Elitism...he had been Commissioner but was removed from that spot in favor of Jim Harris. It's easy to see how he'd resent being removed from his spot(for no concrete reason that I can recall), so there you go.

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So yeah, busy weekend. Whew.

Dynamo will be busy in the upcoming weeks...an Off Broadway show was announced for Tuesday 7/29, plus they're back at the Stratford Inn in Fenton on Saturday 8/2. There are no area shows next weekend as far as I know, then SICW is back in East Carondelet on Saturday 7/26 with Ox Baker appearing. A new group called High Risk Wrestling debuts at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds in Belleville on Sunday 8/3(afternoon show).

As previously noted, WLW has been a lot busier lately...I had thought about attending their show at the Troy MO Fairgrounds on Thursday, but I had a comedy show that night. It's turned into an ongoing thing that there will ALWAYS be some sort of schedule conflict that keeps me from attending a WLW show in the immediate area...but I'll get to one of their shows eventually.

Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.

Anarchy Wrestling TV #441

-Commentators:  Bret Wolverton & "The Untouchable" Jeremy Vain.
-"Wild" Billy Buck & "The Lethal Dose" Stryknyn d. "The Modern Classic" B.J. Hancock & Joey Rhymer(w/ Miss Rachael) when Buck pinned Rhymer after the Buck Wild superkick (7:32).  Hancock attacked Buck after the match and dropped him with the piledriver.  Brodie Ray Chase & Lars Manderson finally entered the ring to run off the heels...but Manderson turned on Chase out of nowhere and Hancock & Rhymer got back in the ring to dish out more abuse.  Alex Avgerinos entered the ring with a chair and the unified heels retreated...
-"The Italian-American Bad Boy" Tommy Penirelli d. Sless Taylor (joined in progress; 4:23 aired).
-The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams) said they got some people to take care of their rivals for them...
-The Urban Assault Squad(Shadow Jackson & Nemesis) d. The Hellfire Club(William Huckaby & Joe Black) when Nemesis pinned Huckaby after a Stone Cold Stunner by Shadow followed by a running senton from Nemesis (6:18).
-Corey Hollis d. Shawn Adams after an elevated DDT (6:38).
-"The Seven-Figure Deal" Ace Rockwell & "The Real" Slim J d. Young Lions' Champion "The Temptation" Shaun Tempers & "The No-Pain Train" Iceberg(w/ Agent/Attorney Jeff G. Bailey); Slim J blocked a Rude Awakening and rolled up Tempers for the pin (6:44 aired).  Bailey brought in Iceberg's potato peeler as the Elite members dished out post-match retribution, but "The Priest Of Punishment" Mikael Judas made his big return and the heels backed off.

ROH + SICW

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Kevin Kelly, Steve Corino, & Nigel McGuinness.
-Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jushin "Thunder" Liger d. Shinsuke Nakamura & Jado when Tanahashi pinned Jado after a frog splash.
-The Bullet Club(IWGP Heavyweight Champion A.J. Styles & Karl Anderson) d. Chaos(Kazuchika Okada & Gedo) when Styles pinned Gedo with the Styles Clash; "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin did commentary for the match.
-Saw Jake Dirden a few times in the video montage about the ROH/New Japan training camp...cool.
-ROH Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) won a triple threat match with The Timesplitters(Alex Shelley & Yujiro Kushida) and The Forever Hooligans(Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov) to retain the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles; Matt Jackson pinned Koslov after More Bang For Your Buck(Matt Regal Roll, Nick 450 Splash, and Matt moonsault).

SICW Wrestling Explosion

-Commentator:  Larry Matysik.
-Big Jim Hoffarth fought Flash Flanagan to a double countout.
-"Night Train/Great One/Gorgeous" Gary Jackson d. Bull Bronson(w/ Travis Cook) by DQ when Bronson threw Jackson over the top rope.
-Larry did a sitdown interview with Heath Hatton about his upcoming Classic Title shot at "Ironman" Ken Kasa.
-Flashback to November 1981:  Crusher Blackwell d. Bill Stiles after a running powerslam.
-Flashback to January 1982:  Crusher Blackwell vs. Dewey Robertson & Tom Malley ended in a double countout when Blackwell and Robertson brawled outside the ring.

Saturday DPW "Stroke Ain't No Joke" Results From Glen Carbon, IL

-Jackal won a six-way match with Rocket Mapache, Pierre Abernathy, Danny Adams, Paco Gonzalez, and Brent Myers when he pinned Myers after the Killswitch #2(turnbuckle-walk Tomakazi) (7:00).
-The Viking War Party("The American Viking" Alexandre Rudolph & "The Littlest Viking" Jake Parnell) d. The Bumrush Brothers("The Don Mega" Shorty Biggs & Outtkast); Parnell pinned Outtkast after a powerbomb/top-rope backcracker double-team combo (12:00).
-"Showtime" Bradley Charles d. "The Alternative" Brandon Gallagher after the TKO (7:10).
-Santana "Brittany" Garrett d. Jordynne Grace after the Shining Star Press(rope-handspring into a standing moonsault) (6:42).
-"Walking Reality" Dan Walsh won a four-corner match with Davey Vega, Steven Kennedy, and Mike Outlaw to retain the High Voltage Wrestling Livewire Title, pinning Outlaw after a modified shoulderbreaker (8:16).
-The Kansas City Killers("The Rebel" Jeremy Wyatt & "The Fittest Wrestler On Earth" Mark Sterling) d. "The Yoga Monster" Mike Sydal & Brandon Aarons to retain the Pro Wrestling Phoenix Tag Team Titles; Sterling speared Sydal and Wyatt hit a Macho Elbow, leading to Sterling pinning Sydal for the win (10:55).
-Gary Jay d. Billy McNeil with the Michinoku Driver (13:18).
-Steven Kennedy won a battle royal, last eliminating Brandon Gallagher.  Other participants:  Dan Walsh, Mike Sydal, Bradley Charles, Brent Myers, Paco Gonzalez, Danny Adams, Alexandre Rudolph, Jake Parnell, Mike Outlaw, Sir Isaac, Armchair Luchador, Patrick Hook, and Jonah Turk.
-The main event was scheduled to be "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz defending the Heavyweight Title against "Dirdey" Jake Dirden (substituting for Pablo Marquez who was unable to appear due to a family commitment); the two brawled around the ringside area until Wyatt & Sterling attacked Dirden.  The Bumrush Brothers made the save and Executive Director Mark Bland ordered a six-man tag match.
-Jake Dirden & The Bumrush Brothers(Shorty Biggs & Outtkast) d. Heavyweight Champion Ricky Cruz & The Kansas City Killers(Jeremy Wyatt & Mark Sterling); Shorty pinned Sterling after a Samoan Drop/flying boot double-team combo by the Bumrush Brothers (13:33).

Weekend show results

Frday 3XW results from Des Moines, IA:

-"Showtime" Bradley Charles d. Geek Singh.
-Ray Stryker d. Kraig Keesaman.
-Devin Thomas d. S.M. King.
-Hype Gotti d. Mike Sydal.
-Mad Dog McDowell d. Jon West in a dog collar match.
-Inked Aggression(Abu Colossus & Levi McDaniel) d. Sexy & Smooth(Ryan Slade & A.J. Smooth) to win the Tag Team Titles.
-Zach Thompson d. Jimmy Rockwell in a ladder match to win the Pure Wrestling Title.
-Nate Redwing won a "King Of The Mountain" Match.
-Jeremy Wyatt won a triple threat match with Tony Sly(C) and Gage Octane to win the Heavyweight Title.

Saturday ROH results from Hopkins, MN:

-Heavyweight Champion Michael Elgin & War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) d. Adam Cole, Matt Hardy, & Michael Bennett by DQ.
-Tag Team Champion Bobby Fish d. Cheeseburger.
-Cedric Alexander d. Tag Team Champion Kyle O'Reilly.
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) d. Roderick Strong & B.J. Whitmer.
-T.V. Champion Jay Lethal d. Takaaki Watanabe in a non-title match.
-Kevin Steen d. Tommaso Ciampa.
-Silas Young won a four-corner match with Matt Taven, Tadarius Thomas, and A.C.H.
-Michael Elgin d. Matt Hardy to retain the Heavyweight Title.

Saturday MMWA results from St. Louis, MO:

-Tony Kozina & Kevin Lee Davidson d. Laurence Johnson & Draco Verdadero when Davidson pinned Johnson after a spinebuster.
-LaMarcus Clinton & Chase King d. Gary Jackson & Johnathon Zulu.  King hit Zulu with a low blow behind the referee's back and followed up with a Protobomb, then LMC hit the Macho Elbow off the top rope.  That led to King pinning Zulu for the win.
-Ace Hawkins d. Andrew Wilder in a ladder match to retain the Jr. Heavyweight Title.
-A.J. Williams & Da'Marius Jones d. Jackson Whitechapel & Sean Orleans to retain the Tag Team Titles; Jones dropped Whitechapel with Paydirt and Williams got the pin after a 450 Splash.
-Moondog Rover d. Lynn Mephisto via World's Strongest Slam in a dog collar match to win the T.V. Title.
-Dave Osborne d. Barackus in a best-of-three-falls match to win the Survivor Title.  Osborne won the first fall by DQ when Barackus shoved the referee after repeatedly choking Osborne; Barackus won the second fall with a big splash; Osborne won the deciding fall after Barackus ran into an exposed turnbuckle, leading to Osborne finishing him off with a running senton.
-Heavyweight Champion Brandon Espionsa, Jr. Heavyweight Champion Ace Hawkins, J-Mal Swagg, & Sean Orleans won a gauntlet match against Brian James, Webmaster Stevie K, Everett Connors, & Shaft to win the best-of-seven series for the Elitism, making Orleans the new Commissioner and deposing Jim Harris.  Eliminations:  Connors pinned Swagg after a guillotine legdrop; Connors pinned Hawkins after the guillotine legdrop; Orleans pinned Connors after Hawkins knocked out Connors with his title belt; Orleans defeated Stevie K by countout when Stevie hit the ringpost knee-first and Orleans beat the ten-count; Shaft beat Orleans with the anklelock; Espinosa pinned Shaft after the brainbuster; Espinosa pinned James for the win after hitting him with a chair while the referee was knocked down.  After the match, Tim Miller revealed that he was the true mastermind behind the Elitism and was taking back the Commissioner's role that was taken from him and given to Jim Harris.

Saturday Anarchy Wrestling results from Cornelia, GA:

-Trevor Aeon d. Supernatural.
-Ace Rockwell & Slim J d. Young Lions' Champion Shaun Tempers & Iceberg.
-B.J. Hancock d. Stryknyn.
-Todd Sexton & Bobby Moore d. Alex Avgerinos & Jeremy Foster to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Lars Manderson d. Brodie Ray Chase.
-T.V. Champion C.B. Suave & Chip Day d. Tommy Penirelli & Corey Hollis.
-Geter d. Se7en by DQ.