Main Event + This Week In Wrestling

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Jey Uso d. Tag Team Champion Stardust via rollup after delivering a superkick (4:49).
-Curtis Axel d. Justin Gabriel after a kneelift (4:42).
-Tyson Kidd(w/ Natalya Neidhart) d. Sami Zayn via rollup with a handful of tights (9:45 aired).
-Bray Wyatt d. Sin Cara after the Sister Abigail (4:14).

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WWE(www.wwe.com)

NXT this week has:
-Sami Zayn vs. Tyler Breeze
-Dash Wilder vs. Tyson Kidd
-Charlotte Flair & Bayley Rose vs. Sasha Banks & Becky Lynch

Superstars this week has:
-Jack Swagger vs. Heath Slater
-Adam Rose vs. Curtis Axel

Smackdown on Friday has:
-Dolph Ziggler vs. Kane - Cage Match
-Goldust & Stardust vs. Jimmy & Jey Uso - Tag Team Titles - Cage Match
-Ryback vs. Antonio Cesaro
-"R-Truth" Ron Killings vs. Adam Rose
-Natalya Neidhart vs. Summer Rae

Survivor Series is on Sunday 11/23 in St. Louis, MO:
-Team Cena(John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, ?, ?, & ?) vs. Team Authority(Seth Rollins, Kane, ?, ?, & ?)
-Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt

TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)

Impact on Wednesday has:
-The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) vs. Samoa Joe & Low-Ki - Tag Team Title Contenders' Tournament
-Tommy Dreamer & Brother Devon vs. Brutus Magnus & Bram Cameron - Hardcore Match
-Jessicka Havok vs. Gail Kim - Women's Title

Knockouts Knockdown premieres on Friday 11/7:
-Gauntlet Battle Royal
-Gail Kim vs. Veda Scott
-Scarlett Bourdeaux vs. Angelina Love
-Jessicka Havok vs. Madison Rayne
-Reby Sky vs. Velvet Sky
-Taryn Terrell vs. Karlee Perez
-Mia Yim vs. Brittany Garrett
-Brooke Tessmacher vs. Deonna Purrazzo
-O.D.B. vs. Marti Belle

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

ROH TV this week has:
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. Michael Bennett & Matt Taven
-Cedric Alexander vs. Tommaso Ciampa
-In action:  Moose & Robert D. Evans

Next show is Friday 11/7 in Columbus, OH featuring the Survival Of The Fittest Tournament:
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. Michael Bennett & Matt Taven - No-DQ Match
-The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. The Decade(B.J. Whitmer & Jimmy Jacobs)
-Jay Lethal vs. Todd Hanson - SOTF Round 1
-Matt Sydal vs. A.C.H. - SOTF Round 1
-Cedric Alexander vs. Adam Page - SOTF Round 1
-Caprice Coleman vs. Tommaso Ciampa - SOTF Round 1
-Tadarius Thomas vs. Roderick Strong - SOTF Round 1
-Delirious vs. Adam Cole - SOTF Round 1

ROH has a show on Saturday 11/8 in Toledo, OH featuring the Survival Of The Fittest Tournament:
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian)
-Moose & Robert D. Evans vs. B.J. Whitmer & Jimmy Jacobs
-Survival Of The Fittest Finals - Six-Way Dance
-Matt Sydal or A.C.H. vs. Matt Taven
-Caprice Coleman or Tommaso Ciampa vs. Michael Bennett
-Jay Lethal or Todd Hanson vs. Cedric Alexander or Adam Page

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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.slawrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 12/5 in Alton, IL:
-Gerald James vs. Davey Vega - Heavyweight Title Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Jojo Bravo vs. Michael Elgin
-A.C.H. vs. Kyle O'Reilly
-Mikey McFinnegan vs. Christian Rose
-Arik Cannon vs. Arya Daivari

DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 12/6 in Fenton, MO:
-Ricky Cruz vs. Mike Outlaw - Heavyweight Title

SICW(www.sicw.org)

Next show is Saturday 11/15 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Heath Hatton vs. Flash Flanagan - Classic Title
-Red River Jack & Jim Hoffarth vs. Ricky Cruz & Ken Kasa
-Chaz Wesson vs. Mohamad Ali Vaez
-Daniel Eads vs. Waco
-Shorty Biggs vs. Ax Allwardt
-Farmer Billy Hills vs. Attila Khan
-Shiloh Jonze vs. Bubba Trohl
-Appearing:  Marty Jannetty, Ron Powers

MMWA(www.mmwastl.com)

Next show is Saturday 11/8 in St. Louis, MO:
-Brandon Espinosa vs. Dave Osborne - Heavyweight Title
-A.J. Williams & Da'Marius Jones vs. LaMarcus Clinton & Chase King - Tag Team Titles
-Everett Connors vs. Laurence Johnson - Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Brian James & Moondog Rover vs. Tony Kozina & Kevin Lee Davidson
-Gary Jackson vs. Evan Gelistico
-Jackson Whitechapel vs. Sean Orleans
-Andrew Wilder & Johnathan Zulu vs. Barackus & J-Mal Swagg

JOHN BLACKHEART/BIG MOMMA LOVE BENEFIT(MMWA/SICW)

The show is scheduled for Saturday 11/22 in Cahokia, IL:
-Jeremy Lightfoot vs. Billy Diamond

PWCS(www.facebook.com/pwcswrestling)

Next show is Saturday 1/10 in Granite City, IL:
-The Blacklist vs. The Ego Busters - Team Championship Elimination Tag Match

HIGH RISK WRESTLING(herecomesthepain.bpt.me)

Next show is Sunday 12/28 in Belleville, IL.

PRO WRESTLING EPIC(www.facebook.com/pages/Pro-Wrestling-Epic/126151444081057)

Next show is Friday 12/5 in Pontoon Beach, IL:
-Brandon Aarons vs. Lynn Mephisto
-Makaze vs. Cameron Cage
-Lucy Mendez vs. Stacey O'Brien

METRO PRO WRESTLING(www.metrowrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 12/6 in Kansas City, KS:
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Derek Stone - Heavyweight Title
-Adam Pearce vs. Ace Steel
-Stevie Richards vs. Mark Sterling
-A.C.H. vs. Gary Jay - Central States Title
-The Commission(Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy) vs. Jake & Ryan King - Tag Team Titles
-Santa Claus vs. Bradley Charles
-Mike Sydal vs. Hoodlum

3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 11/8 in Grinnell, IA:
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Ryan Slade - Heavyweight Title
-Zach Thompson vs. Bradley Charles - Pure Wrestling Title
-Rory Fox vs. Brady A. Dezire
-Devin Carter vs. Reginald Stevinson III vs. Jesse Malone vs. Levi McDaniel
-Mike Sydal vs. Nate Redwing
-Cuco Santiago vs. Mad Dog McDowell
-Guns & Beer(Joe Dozer & Duke Cornell) vs. Spades & Blades(Pauli Spade & Johnny Switchblade)
-Battle Royal

3XW has a show on Saturday 11/15 in Hartford, IA:
-Zach Thompson vs. Kraig Keesaman - Pure Wrestling Title
-Jimmy Rockwell & Mike Sydal vs. Devin Carter & Don Desher
-Brady A. Dezire, "Iceman" Howard Moritz, & Alex Dunagan vs. Ricky Kwong, Aaron Masterson, & Sentai
-Johnny Switchblade vs. Levi McDaniel
-Mad Dog McDowell vs. J.D. Riggs
-Cuco Santiago vs. Jesse Malone

3XW has a show on Friday 12/5 in Des Moines, IA:
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Adam Pearce - Heavyweight Title
-Inked Aggression(Abu Colossus & Levi McDaniel) vs. Ricky Kwong & Aaron Masterson - Tag Team Titles
-Bradley Charles vs. Rory Fox
-Zach Thompson & Devin Carter vs. Mark Sterling & Jimmy Rockwell
-Mike Sydal vs. Nate Redwing
-Kraig Keesaman vs. Ray Stryker
-Mad Dog McDowell, Devin Thomas, Derek Cornell, Joey Anderson, & Cuco Santiago vs. Stephen M. King, Jon West, ?, ?, & ?
-Appearing:  Brady A. Dezire, Ryan Slade, J.D. Riggs

WLW(www.harleyrace.com)

Next show is Saturday 11/8 in Green Ridge, MO:
-Leland Race & Superstar Steve Fender vs. The Black Hand Warriors(Michael Magnuson & David DeLorean)
-Jack Gamble vs. Dustin Bozworth
-Jon Webb vs. John E. Rock vs. Elvis Aliaga

WLW has a show on Saturday 11/15 in Troy, MO:
-Ace Steel vs. Leland Race - Heavyweight Title
-High Level Enterprise(Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) vs. The Black Hand Warriors(Michael Magnuson & Dave DeLorean) - Tag Team Titles
-"Miss Natural" Heather Patera vs. Stacey O'Brien - Women's Title
-Kyle Roberts vs. Dustin Bozworth

WLW has a show on Saturday 11/22 in Jefferson City, MO.

CSCW(www.nwa-ccw.com)

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

WRESTLING INVADES AMERICA(no website)

Next show is Friday 12/12 in Alton, IL:
-Jon Napier vs. Gavin Alexander - Heavyweight Title
-Symon Phoenix vs. Tyler Copeland - Interstate Title
-Brandon Espinosa vs. Da'Marius Jones
-Jimmy D vs. Moondog Pondo vs. Joey Grunge
-Taylor Champion vs. Chris Savage
-Appearing:  Jason Allen, Lynn Mephisto, The Landlord, Trystan Brady Shadeux, Jayson Virtue, Chase King, Darkside, Robert Dorsey, Mike Cope

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

Next show is Monday 11/10 in Epoch City, China:
-Ricochet vs. Chuck Taylor - Open The Freedom Gate Title
-Trent Baretta & Caleb Konley vs. Fire Ant & Silver Ant - Open The United Gate Titles
-Ivelisse Velez vs. Su Yung - SHINE Title
-A.R. Fox & Rich Swann vs. The Bravado Brothers
-Johnny Gargano vs. Biff Busick
-Allysin Kay vs. Mia Yim

DGUSA has a show on Tuesday 11/12 in Chengdu City, China:
-Ricochet, A.R. Fox, & Rich Swann vs. Chuck Taylor, Fire Ant, & Silver Ant
-Trent Baretta & Caleb Konley vs. The Bravado Brothers - Open The United Gate Titles
-Ivelisse vs. Allysin Kay - SHINE Title
-Biff Busick vs. Timothy Thatcher
-Mia Yim vs. Su Yung
-Tracy Williams vs. Earl Cooter

DGUSA has a show on Thursday 11/14 in Emeishan City, China:
-Ricochet vs. A.R. Fox - Open The Freedom Gate Titles
-Trent Baretta vs. Rich Swann - FIP Heavyweight Title
-Johnny Gargano vs. Chuck Taylor
-Fire Ant & Silver Ant vs. The Bravado Brothers
-Timothy Thatcher vs. Caleb Konley
-Ivelisse Velez & Mia Yim vs. Allysin Kay & Su Yung

DGUSA has a show on Sunday 11/16 in Beijing, China:
-Ricochet vs. Johnny Gargano - Open The Freedom Gate Title
-Trent Baretta & Caleb Konley vs. Fire Ant & Silver Ant vs. The Bravado Brothers - Open The United Gate Titles
-Ivelisse Velez vs. Mia Yim - SHINE Title
-Biff Busick vs. Timothy Thatcher
-A.R. Fox vs. Rich Swann
-Chuck Taylor vs. Jody Kristofferson

ANARCHY WRESTLING(www.anarchy-wrestling.net)

Next show is Saturday 11/8 in Cornelia, GA:
-B.J. Hancock vs. Shadow Jackson - Heavyweight Title
-Shaun Tempers vs. Jagged Edge
-The Washington Bullets(Jon & Trey Williams) vs. Geter & Azrael - Tag Team Titles
-Todd Sexton vs. Slim J - T.V. Title
-Joey Rhymer vs. Kevin Blue - Young Lions' Title

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

Next show is Friday 12/12 in Reseda, CA:
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. Ricochet - Heavyweight Title
-The World's Cutest Tag Team(Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae) vs. The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) - Tag Team Titles
-Matt Sydal & Chris Sabin vs. The Young Bucks
-Brian Cage vs. Biff Busick vs. Uhaa Nation vs. Tommaso Ciampa
-A.R. Fox, A.C.H., & Rich Swann vs. Johnny Gargano, Trent Baretta, & Chuck Taylor
-Chris Hero vs. Trevor Lee
-Cedric Alexander vs. Adam Cole
-Roderick Strong vs. Bobby Fish

CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)

Next show is Saturday 11/15 in Haverhill, MA:
-Icarus, The Throwbacks("Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti & Dasher Hatfield), & The Osirian Portal(Amasis & Ophidian) vs. The Wrecking Crew(Max Smashmaster, Blaster McMassive, Flex Rumblecrunch, Oleg The Usurper, & Jaka)
-The Spectral Envoy & The Batiri vs. The Flood
-Worker Ant vs. Prakash Sabar
-Shynron vs. The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova
-Ashley Remington vs. Juan Francisco De Coronado

CHIKARA has a show on Sunday 11/16 in South Windsor, CT:
-The Throwbacks("Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti & Dasher Hatfield) vs. 3.0(Shane Matthews & Scott Parker) - Campeonatos De Parejas - Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Frightmare vs. Delirious
-The Batiri(Obariyon & Kodama) vs. Jervis Cottonbelly & Ashley Remington vs. ? vs. ?
-Worker Ant vs. Hallowicked
-Ultramantis Black vs. Jimmy Jacobs
-The Osirian Portal(Amasis & Ophidian) vs. The Wrecking Crew(Oleg The Usurper & Jaka)

WRESTLING IS FUN(www.wrestlingisfun.org)

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

HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)

Next show is Saturday 11/15 in Philadelphia, PA:
-The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)
-Tommy Dreamer vs. Ethan Carter III - Extreme-Rules Match
-Austin Aries vs. Drew Galloway
-The American Wolves(Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) vs. Harry Smith & Lance Archer
-Christian York vs. Brian Myers
-Eddie Kingston vs. Jigsaw
-Appearing:  C.W. Anderson, Gail Kim, Velvet Sky, Thea "Rosita" Trinidad

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

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

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 12/5 in Ybor City, FL:
-Ivelisse Velez vs. Nevaeh - SHINE Title

IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)

Next show is Thursday 11/6 in Clarksville, IN:
-Kongo Kong vs. John Wayne Murdoch - Heavyweight Title
-Corporal Robinson, Reed Bentley, & Dale Patricks vs. Tripp Cassidy, Mickie Knuckles, & "Suicide Kid" Jake Boyer
-Hy-Zaya vs. Lee Byford
-Shane Mercer vs. Kaden Sade vs. Josh Crow vs. Ace Perry - Ladder Match
-Zodiak vs. Mitch Page

AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 11/7 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Eddie Kingston vs. Shane Hollister - Heavyweight Title
-Rhino vs. Keith Walker
-Michael Elgin vs. Chris Sabin
-The American Wolves(Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) vs. The Monster Mafia(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander)
-Heidi Lovelace vs. Christian Faith - Heritage Title
-The Wet Bandits(Dan Lawrence & Markus Crane) vs. Zero Gravity(Brett Gakiya & C.J. Esparza) vs. The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) - Tag Team Titles

ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)

Next shows are Friday 11/7, Saturday 11/8, and Sunday 11/9 in Austin, TX as part of the Fun Fun Fun Fest.

ACW has a show on Sunday 11/16 featuring the Lone Star Classic Tournament:
-Tournament Participants:  Masada, Jason Silver, Gregory James, A.C.H., Darin Childs, Matthew Palmer, Scot Summers, Sky DeLacrimosa, Jack Jameson, Cherry Ramons, Kyle Hawk, Skitzo

Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling Community: http://community.livejournal.com/stlwrestling/

Leave a comment or e-mail: patrickab7@yahoo.com

WWE Raw Plus

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Dean Ambrose d. Antonio Cesaro with the Dirty Deeds v2.0(double-underhook DDT); Bray Wyatt watched the match from his rocking chair on the entrance stage.
-Mike Mizanin(w/ Damien Sandow) d. Jimmy Uso(w/ Jey Uso) with the Skull-Crushing Finale.
-Tyson Kidd(w/ Natalya Neidhart) d. U.S. Champion Sheamus O'Shaunessy by countout(non-title); the fight spilled out of the ring and Kidd put Natalya in front of him, then used that opportunity to beat the ten-count.  Sheamus Brogue-Kicked Kidd after the match.
-Dolph Ziggler fought Seth Rollins(w/ Jamie Knoble & Joey Mercury) to a no-contest to retain the Intercontinental Title.  Knoble & Mercury ran interference, leading to Rollins hitting the advanced curbstomp.  However, Randy Orton ran in and RKOed Rollins, leading to the match being thrown out.  Kane hit the ring to back up The Authority's side but Orton had already left.
-Ryback d. Titus O'Neil with the Shellshock.
-The Big Show d. Mark Henry by DQ when Henry bashed Show with the ring steps.  Henry followed that up by delivering the World's Strongest Slam onto the steps.
-Nikki Bella(w/ Brie Bella) d. Emma Tayla with the Rack Attack(torture-rack drop); Women's Champion A.J. Lee did commentary.
-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Zack Ryder with the Accolade(camel clutch).
-Matador Fernando(w/ Diego & El Torito) d. Tag Team Champion Stardust(w/ Goldust) after the backcracker; Mike Mizanin & Damien Sandow did commentary.
-Seth Rollins(w/ Jamie Knoble & Joey Mercury) d. Randy Orton by countering an RKO attempt into a backslide pin; Triple H, Stephanie McMahon-Helmesly, and Kane were all at ringside.
-HHH ordered Orton to shake hands with everyone afterwards...but when he got to Seth, he shook his hand and then dropped him with an RKO.  Orton cleaned house on Knoble, Mercury, and Kane, but HHH stepped in his way before he could line up for the head punt on Rollins.  Triple H appeared to talk him down, but Orton bumped into HHH on the way out of the ring and HHH spun him back around...leading to Orton decking Triple H!  Ladies and gentlemen, we have a face turn...Orton fought off everyone and dropped Mercury with an RKO on the floor, but the numbers caught up to him and Rollins advanced-curbstomped him on the broadcast table.  Stephanie ordered The Authority to "finish him"...HHH walked away with Steph following him as Knoble, Mercury, and Kane set up a bloody Orton to be advanced-curbstomped onto the ring steps.

WWE Network Exclusive

-Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry) d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy to win the U.S. Title when Sheamus passed out in the Accolade.

Dynamo Special Comment

Now, as promised, a special comment about Saturday's Dynamo Pro Wrestling show at the Stratford Inn in Fenton, Missouri.

St. Louis hasn't been the most law-abiding metropolitan area in recent months, sorry to say. Several bands had their equipment stolen from their vans in recent months. Unfortunately, Dynamo Pro Wrestling was one of the latest victims...here's their official statement on what happened, posted last week Sunday:

"This past week, Dynamo Pro Wrestling suffered a catastrophic theft. Our trailer, our wrestling ring, and our state-mandated guard rails were all stolen by a criminal opportunist. We have remained silent until now regarding the matter, in respect to an ongoing police investigation, but we can share that there is no hope of recovering these items. Their remnants had already been permanently mangled and destroyed for scrap."

If nothing else, it sounds like there is video surveillance footage of the theft, so that will hopefully help them catch the thieves. Dynamo used their other training center ring for the show on Saturday; that ring is built lower to the floor so it was a slight adjustment for the wrestlers. Also, different guardrails had to be used and I imagine they had to rent or borrow a trailer for transporting everything.

It was another solid turnout for Dynamo in Fenton; glad to see they're building an audience there. Glen Carbon will be out for a few months due to the winter soccer season, so Stratford Inn will be their main venue for a while. A few regular competitors were absent due to WLW running a show in Richmond, Missouri on Saturday night.

Your ring announcer was Chris Roedel; your referees were Jay King and Patrick Hook(w/ bowtie).

The show started with Crystal, Evil Jim, and Executive Director Mark Bland addressing the change in scenery and the theft. On the bright side, they thanked the fans for voting Dynamo as the best promotion in the Midwest on the Missouri Wrestling Revival website.

The Bumrush Brothers("The Don Mega" Shorty Biggs & Outtkast) vs. "The" Evan Morris & "The New Hotness" Danny Adams: Solid outing for the new team of Morris & Adams (New Money? Hot Money? Thee Hotness?). Not sure what's left for the BRBs to do as a team in Dynamo since they're already multiple-time Tag Champs. Anywho, the upstart team had a few close calls but the Bumrush Brothers took home the win; Outtkast pinned Adams in 13:35 after he and Shorty hit the Order 66(double torture-rack pickup into a double faceplant). For the record, I lost some dork cred by having to look up the meaning of "Order 66"...it was the order given to the clone Stormtroopers to exterminate the Jedi in the Star Wars prequels.

Keon Option vs. Mauler McDarby(w/ Shawn Santel): Travis Cook was conspicuous by his absence; it seems like he's a busy guy around this time of year. Option's only had a few matches so far; he was in a four-corner match at the previous Dynamo show and worked a recent show in Independence, MO. I hadn't seen McDarby in a singles match in quite a while; Santel ran interference in Travis' absence. That led to the finish as McDarby rolled up Option with feet on the ropes in 4:49. Afterwards, The Professionals bragged about an off-camera assault on Jackal(explaining the co-Tag Champ's absence)...that brought out Jake Dirden and kick-started an impromptu bout.

Tag Team Champion "Dirdey" Jake Dirden vs. Shawn Santel(w/ Mauler McDarby): It was another two-on-one situation with Jackal MIA; maybe Option should have stuck around? McDarby interfered a few times and Santel focused on the leg to slow the bigger guy down. Dirden made the comeback and locked on the Asiatic Spike, drawing McDarby in for the DQ in 6:10. Dirden tried to fight off both men but the numbers caught up to him and McDarby BELTed him to put a stop to his resistance. Looks like The Professionals have made their case to be in the Tag Team Title picture...though I would imagine Brandon Espinosa & Elvis Aliaga could still be in the running.

"The Bosnian Warchild" Spi-Ral vs. "The Belt Collector" Jeremy Wyatt: Was looking forward to this one; it promised to be an interesting mix of styles. I don't think we've seen all that Spi-Ral has to offer; looking forward to seeing him against more diverse opposition. There was a rough spot or two, but it was their first in-ring encounter and I'd be interested in seeing them tie up again in the future. The fans were a bit cold toward Spi-Ral at first but were into him by the end of the match, which was a good sign. The finish saw Wyatt push the referee into the ropes to trip up Spi-Ral on the top rope...Wyatt finished with the Lightning Spiral in 12:15.

Cue intermission~!

"Ironman" Ken Kasa vs. Brandon Aarons vs. "The Alternative" Brandon Gallagher vs. Mike Outlaw vs. "The Maniac" Paco Gonzalez vs. "Showtime" Bradley Charles: This was pushed on Ringsyders as a traditional gauntlet match; it was more of a six-way dance with Rumble-style entries. Two wrestlers started with a new person entering every two minutes or so. Eliminations only occurred by pinfall or submission. Kasa & Aarons started; the subsequent entries were Gallagher, Outlaw, Paco, and SBC. Gallagher initially bided his time outside the ring while the other two fought. No eliminations took place until all six men were in; that wasn't a rule of the match, just how it played out. SBC rolled up Paco with the tights in 12:11. Gallagher tried his own cheap rollup on someone else(forget who), but Aarons rolled up Gallagher straight out of that for his own three-count in 13:17. (For those keeping score, that's three rollups on the same show, including two in a row within this one match.)

It turned into a two-on-two situation with recent tag team Aarons & Outlaw against Kasa and SBC. That teamwork paid off as Kasa initially blocked Outlaw's attempted sunset bomb off the ropes, but Aarons kicked him down and Outlaw completed the move to pin Kasa in 15:10. SBC took out Aarons with the TKO in 15:53, leaving him and Outlaw as the final two. They had a good finishing exchange with Outlaw fighting out of a superplex attempt, hitting the Macho Elbow for the final victory in 19:29. With the win, Outlaw earned a Heavyweight Title shot at Ricky Cruz at the December show...the setup for the gauntlet match was that none of the six men had ever had a shot at the big belt and this was their big opportunity to earn one.

Heavyweight Champion "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz vs. Brandon Espinosa, non-title: This issue had been building for several months, dating back to Cruz's interference backfiring in Espy's match with Jake Dirden in July. The two seemed to be at odds, but Mark Bland forced them to team up in the night's Tag Team Championship main event. Shockingly enough(ahem), the two worked together well enough to win the belts...but they dropped them in their first defense against the makeshift team of Dirden & Jackal (Dirden was subbing for the injured Rocket Mapache). After that match, Espinosa joined forces with Elvis Aliaga to lay out Cruz, effectively ending that partnership.

The allegiance of Lucy Mendez was an interesting question in the Cruz/Espinosa relationship...she had primarily been aligned with Ricky, but was absent at the show where they lost the Tag Titles and was in Espinosa's corner at the last Dynamo show when he and Aliaga faced Dirden & Jackal. Unfortunately, she was not in the house for this show(out sick, if I'm not mistaken) so that development may still be in the works. Other than it being set up as a "grudge match", there was no real explanation for this being a non-title match.

I was wondering how this match would go and how the fans would respond to it since it was heel vs. heel; the audience seemed to go with Ricky as the lesser of two evils in this case and Cruz worked face by process of elimination. This was the first meeting between these two and it was a really good bout; it also set the stage for coming attractions as the issue is definitely not over. A lot of shenanigans were involved as Espy pushed the ref into the ropes with Ricky on the top rope(second time for that spot in this show). Espinosa brought out a chain but Ricky superkicked him and the chain fell to the mat. Ricky pointed out to the ringside fans to divert the ref's attention(err, random) and then took out Espy with his own chain for the win in 13:25.

Espinosa didn't take the loss well to say the least...he laid into Ricky with the chain before bringing in a chair for more damage. (Unfortunately, the plastic chairs don't have the same ring to them as the metal versions.) Espy topped it off by laying out Ricky with the title belt...both refs and ringside security tried to restore order along with Mark Bland, but Espinosa delivered a parting shot with a superkick. At this point, Mike Outlaw hit the ringside area with a chair and Espinosa finally decided to leave...Ricky was assisted away from the ringside area. I'm not sure if this will mean a full return to the fan favorite role for Ricky, but I imagine he'll be the heel against Outlaw next month and it was just a temporary thing for the Espinosa feud. He's clearly no angel, as we saw with the chain usage...

At any rate, that set up Cruz vs. Outlaw for the title at the December 6th show. Outlaw's been impressive in his rookie year and this will be his toughest test to date...looking forward to seeing how that match goes.

The rest of the year looks like this:
-Saturday 11/8: MMWA in St. Louis, MO
-Saturday 11/15: SICW in East Carondelet, IL (Marty Jannetty appearing)
-Saturday 11/22: MMWA-SICW in Cahokia, IL (John Blackheart/Big Momma Love benefit)

-Friday 12/5: SLA in Alton, IL; PWE in Pontoon Beach, IL
-Saturday 12/6: DPW in Fenton, MO
-Saturday 12/13: SICW in East Carondelet, IL; MMWA in St. Louis, MO
-Sunday 12/18: HRW in Belleville, IL

Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.

Anarchy Wrestling TV #456

-Commentators:  Brett Wolverton & Jonathan Feltner.
-"Wild" Billy Buck d. Lars Manderson(w/ Miss Rachael) after the Buck Shot(superkick) (3:35).  Manderson snapped and attacked Buck after the bell, dropping him with the Falcon Arrow as Heavyweight Champion "The Modern Classic" B.J. Hancock looked on.
-Jacob Ashworth & "The Violence Artist" Trever Aeon d. El Gran Laredo & "The Undead Luchador" Supernatural when Ashworth pinned Supernatural after a hanging inverted neckbreaker (3:24).
-"The Italian-American Bad Boy" Tommy Penirelli fought "The Five-Star King" Anthony Henry to a time-limit draw to retain the T.V. Title (10:00 aired).
-Bill Behrens moderated an old school debate between "The Stray Cat" Brodie Ray Chase and Mike Posey.  Not surprisingly, tempers flared in a hurry...Behrens said the two would face each other in the near future and it would have Heavyweight Title implications...it would be a four-corner match that would also involve Billy Buck and Stryknyn.  On top of that, he dropped the bombshell that all of the matches at Fright Night would be in the steel cage.  As they were leaving, Posey took out Brodie's knee with a chair from behind.
-Jeff G. Bailey enlightened us before the Tag Team Title match...since there was a disqualification in the Elite's previous title shot, he met with promoter Franklin Dove and they made this match a street fight so there would be a definite winner.
-"The Technician" Todd Sexton & "Hit For Hire" Bobby Moore d. "The No-Pain Train" Iceberg & Jagged Edge(w/ Agent/Attorney Jeff G. Bailey) in a street fight to retain the Tag Team Titles; The Elite members were in control when LIGHTS-OFF-LIGHTS-ON "The Priest Of Punishment" Mikael Judas appeared in the ring to chokeslam Jagged Edge.  "Wrestling's Most Dangerous Weapon" Geter got involved as well as Moore covered Jagged Edge for the pin (11:02 aired)

ROH + SICW

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Kevin Kelly & Truth Martini.
-Mark Briscoe d. Caprice Coleman with the cutthroat Burning Hammer (7:05).
-Matchmaker Nigel McGuinness interviewed "The Sicilian Psychopath" Tommaso Ciampa about his suspension...Nigel reinstated him, but with a zero-tolerance policy with regards to abusing ringsiders.  Tommaso repeatedly demanded a Heavyweight Title shot at Jay Briscoe and that brought the champion out to the ring.  Referees and security had to keep them separated, but then The Kingdom(Adam Cole, Michael Bennett, & Matt Taven, w/ Maria Kanellis) attacked Jay Briscoe.  Mark tried to help but took a beating as well, ending with a Doomsday Device by Bennett & Taven.
-B.J. Whitmer & Adam Page(w/ Jimmy Jacobs) d. The Brutal Burgers(Brutal Bob Evans & Cheesebuger) when Page pinned Cheeseburger after a behind-the-back piledriver (4:20).  Page hit Cheesebuger with his finisher again after the match.
-Backstage:  Mark Briscoe wished the fans a Happy Halloween along with The Romantic Touch and Delirious...bwahahaha.
-"The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles d. "Rebourne" Matt Sydal after the Ganso Bomb/Styles Clash combo (12:43 aired).  Martini left the broadcast table to talk to Styles as he left...
-Next week:  The Briscoes vs. Bennett & Taven.

SICW Wrestling Explosion

-Commentator:  Larry Matysik.
-"Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson fought Mohamad Ali Vaez to a double countout. Gary spoke his mind after the match, wanting to get his hands on Vaez one more time...
-Larry did a sitdown interview with Vaez about his upcoming match with "The Old School Warrior" Chaz Wesson as well as the upcoming military tribue to Vaez's recent rival Gary Jackson.  Vaez claimed Gary was a "terrorist" due to his repeated attacks on him at SICW events.
-Flashback to October 1983: Terry Gordy & Eddie Mansfield d. Spike Huber & Tom Pritchard; Gordy weakened Pritchard with the Oriental Spike before finishing him with an elbowdrop off the second turnbuckle.

Saturday DPW Results From Fenton, MO

-Evil Jim, Crystal, and Executive Director Mark Bland started off the show, acknowledging the theft of the promotion's main ring, guardrails, and trailer from this past week.  The other ring from the training center was used along with different guardrails.
-The Bumrush Brothers("The Don Mega" Shorty Biggs & Outtkast) d. "The" Evan Morris & "The New Hotness" Danny Adams; Outtkast pinned Adams after the Order 66(double torture-rack pickup into a double faceplant) (13:35).
-Mauler McDarby(w/ Shawn Santel) d. Keon Option via rollup with feet on the ropes (4:49).  The Professionals gloated about having beaten down Jackal earlier in the day, which brought out Jackal's tag team partner Jake Dirden...Mark Bland ordered an impromptu match as a result.
-Tag Team Champion "Dirdey" Jake Dirden d. Shawn Santel(w/ Mauler McDarby) by DQ when McDarby interfered to break up the Asiatic Spike (6:10).  Dirden tried to fight off both men but McDarby finally laid him out with the Tag Title belt.
-"The Belt Collector" Jeremy Wyatt d. "The Bosnian Warchild" Spi-Ral; Wyatt pushed the referee into the ropes to trip up Spi-Ral on the top turnbuckle, then got the pin after the Lightning Spiral (12:15).
-Mike Outlaw won a gauntlet-style six-way dance with "Showtime" Bradley Charles, Brandon Aarons, "Ironman" Ken Kasa, "The Alternative" Brandon Gallagher, and "The Maniac" Paco Gonzalez to earn the next shot at the Heavyweight Title.  Kasa and Aarons started the match with new wrestlers entering every few minutes; the remaining order of entry was Gallagher, Outlaw, Paco, and SBC.  Eliminations:  SBC rolled up Paco with a handful of tights (12:11).  Gallagher tried to roll up Outlaw but got rolled up himself by Aarons for a three-count (13:17).  Outlaw went for a sunset bomb of Kasa off the turnbuckles and Aarons kicked Kasa off the turnbuckles, allowing Outlaw to complete the move for the pin (15:10).  SBC eliminated Aarons after the TKO (15:53).  Outlaw got the final pin on SBC after the Macho Elbow (19:29).
-Heavyweight Champion "The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz d. Brandon Espinosa in a non-title grudge match; the fans seemed to pick Cruz as the lesser of two evils over the course of the bout.  Espinosa brought out a chain, but Ricky superkicked him and then diverted the referee's attention so he could knock out Espy with the chain.  That scored Ricky the victory (13:25), but the war was far from over as Espinosa assaulted Cruz after the bell with the chain, a chair, and even the title belt.  Mark Bland and both referees tried to restore order, but Espinosa dealt out one more parting shot with a superkick...Mike Outlaw finally arrived with a chair to run off Espinosa.

Comedy Parts 532-533: Halloween Hosting

Location:  Hey Guys Comedy
Emcee:  Me
Feature:  Tim Schifsky
Headliner:  John Bush

People with Halloween costumes got in free on this night...unfortunately, the crowd was still a bit light for the holiday evening.  Chatty members of the audience can make things tricky and each show had at least one.  Despite that, the shows were a lot of fun...it's a small world as one of the women in the audience said she works at the same hospital as my sister(and my mom before her).  Both audiences had a good time and we had fun with it...very cool to get the opportunity to host weekend shows again.  Onward!