Friday, February 12, 2016

Lucha Underground + Superstars

Lucha Underground Season 2 Episode 3

-Commentators:  Matt Striker & Vampiro.
-Kobra Moon(aka west-coast wrestler Thunder Rosa under a mask) d. Bengala with a dragon sleeper (2:47).
-Backstage in Catrina Perez's office:  Fenix demanded another match with Gift Of The Gods Champion King Cuerno, saying LU Champion Mil Muertes and Catrina herself would be next.
-"A Millenia Ago":  Aero Star met with a local tribe leader, discussing the fact that the seven tribes were at war and had to be united.  Aero Star mentioned some kind of prophecy about the gods fighting in the form of men in "the future"(today), so he had to return to the temple...
-Backstage:  Cuerno met with Catrina...she said that he took the title, but didn't destroy the man Fenix.  "Your wounded animal is safe from Fenix."  She warned him that they were on the same side and said she had a better hunt for him tonight:  "Kill the Fenix once and for all" in a non-title last-luchador-standing match.
-Jack Evans d. Drago with a bridging backslide and feet on the ropes for illegal leverage (7:21).  Afterwards, Evans proclaimed himself to be the "dragon slayer".
-El Texano Jr. is proud to be Mexican and had to fight for everything in life.  Chavo Guerrero Jr. and The Crew(Cortez Castro & Mr. Cisco) disrespected him and he'll be looking for revenge...and he's okay with not fighting fair.  He returns next week.
-Backstage:  Catrina crossed paths with Prince Puma...she claims that she heard Konnan praying as he was sealed in Mil Muertes' casket, asking for forgiveness.  She tells him that he will face Pentagon Jr. next week.
-Fenix d. Gift Of The Gods Champion King Cuerno in a non-title last-luchador-standing match.  Fenix climbed a ladder and Cuerno gave chase, but Fenix reached the balcony and kicked the ladder backwards...causing Cuerno to fall through a table with the ladder crashing down on top of him!  That was enough to keep Cuerno down for the ten-count (11:21).
-Elsewhere:  "Captain Vasquez" of the Metro Police Department met with Cortez Castro...or Officer Ricky Reyes.  Sounds like he's an undercover cop of some kind...he has info on Catrina and was getting close to Blue Demon Jr. before he retired.  The case is regarding Dario Cueto, but he hasn't been seen at the temple in months.  He wanted to bring in Dario when Bael was killed by Matanza, but it's not happening yet.  Captain Vasquez assigns another officer to the investigation:  Joey Ryan.  He and Reyes don't seem too chummy and Vasquez orders them to bring down Dario Cueto however they can...
-...wait, WHAT?!?...

WWE Superstars

-Commentators:  Rich Brennan & Byron Saxton.
-The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor) d. Johnny Fandango & Damien Sandow when Viktor pinned Sandow after the Fall Of Man(legsweep/flying European uppercut combo) (4:54).
-Zack Ryder d. Stardust with the Rough Ryder (8:07 aired).

Thursday, February 11, 2016

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Mauro Ranallo, Byron Saxton, & Jerry Lawler.
-A.J. Styles & Chris Jericho d. Curtis Axel & Adam Rose(w/ Heath Slater); Jericho hit the Lionsault on Rose, but Styles blind-tagged into the match and hit the springboard flying forearm on Rose for the pin (joined in progress; 5:26 aired).  Jericho wasn't happy about the blind tag and dropped Styles with a post-match Codebreaker.
-Sasha Banks d. Naomi Night(w/ Tamina Snuka) after reversing a rollup attempt into the Bank Statement(modified Crippler Crossface) (9:03 aired); Becky Lynch did commentary.
-The Lucha Dragons(U.S. Champion Kalisto & Sin Cara) & Adrian Neville d. Stardust & The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor) when Neville pinned Konnor after the Red Arrow(corkscrew shooting star press) (2:37).
-Chris Jericho d. A.J. Styles after the Codebreaker (12:18 aired).

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

NXT + WLW TV

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips & Corey Graves.
-Baron Corbin d. Johnny Gargano with the End Of Days(mid-air Flatliner) (5:57).
-Backstage:  Alex Reyes interviewed Sami Zayn about the top-contenders' situation.  He wanted to win the triple threat match outright, but he'll step into the ring with Samoa Joe for the first time on next week's show to determine the true number-one contender.
-The Hype Bros(Zack Ryder & Mojo Rawley) d. John Skyler & Corey Hollis when Ryder pinned Skyler after the Hype Ryder(Mojo pickup into Ryder second-rope Rough Ryder) (3:30).
-Backstage:  Reyes interviewed NXT Women's Champion Bayley Rose and Carmella Van Damme about their main-event match tonight for the title.
-Alexa Bliss(w/ Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy) d. Cameron Lynn with the Sparkle Splash(twisting top-rope splash) (4:14).
-Backstage:  Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady reminded NXT Tag Team Champions Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder that they're still coming after the belts.  Jason Jordan & Chad Gable barged into the interview, saying THEY would be the NXT Tag Team Of The Year and not Enzo & Cass.  Despite that difference of opinion, they would be teaming up on next week's show against Dawson, Wilder, Blake, & Murphy.
-Elias Samson d. Jesse Sorensen via short-arm snap neckbreaker (2:36).
-Backstage:  Reyes interviewed Apollo Crews about last week's non-title match with NXT Champion Finn Bálor...he has no regrets about giving the champion a good fight.  However, he did come up short and you'll see a different competitor when he steps in the ring again.
-Bayley Rose d. Carmella Van Damme to retain the NXT Women's Title when a pinfall reversal sequence ended in a jackknife cradle by Bayley for the win (8:06 aired).  Eva Marie and Nia Jax attacked Carmella as she left the ring; Bayley tried to help her friend but was laid out as well.  Asuka Urai hit the ring to confront the two and Eva & Nia backed off.  Bayley and Asuka seemed to be on the same side...but Asuka turned her attention to the champion and the title belt before leaving the ring.
-Backstage:  Samoa Joe spoke his mind about his contenders' match on next week's show.  He feels like Zayn is ungrateful since he saved him from Kevin Owens last year...so now he'll have to take away the second lease on life that he gave him.

World League Wrestling TV Episode 1

-Commentators:  Brian Thompson & Leland Race.
-Jon Webb d. "The" Ace Hawkins with the second Sliced Bread #2 of the match.
-Elite Aggression("Superstar" Steve Fender & "Dangerous" Derek McQuinn) d. The Black Hand Warriors(Dave DeLorean & Jayden Fenix) by reversed decision to retain the Tag Team Titles. The referee was occupied with DeLorean and McQuinn on the floor as Fender got a chain out of his tights, but Fenix reversed an O'Connor Roll into his own bridging pinfall. However, Fender claimed to have been hit with the chain and the referee found it on Fenix's person, overturning his original decision.
-Exclusive announcement:  WLW is starting a Junior Heavyweight Title.  The tournament will feature Jon Webb, Ace Hawkins, Kyle Roberts, Mike Outlaw, Justin D'Air, Danny Adams, and more.

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & D'Angelo Dinero.
-Bobby Lashley d. Bram Cameron(w/ King Of The Mountain Champion Eric Young) via spear after Young's interference backfired (5:49).
-Trevor Lee(w/ Gregory Shane Helms) d. Tigre Uno with the small package driver to retain the X-Division Title (5:16).
-Beer Money(Bobby Roode & James Storm) d. The Decay(Abyss & Crazzy Steve)(w/ Rosemary Rush) by DQ when Abyss pulled the referee out of the ring after Roode & Storm hit the Driving While Investing(powerbomb/neckbreaker combo) on Steve (5:31).  Tag Team Champions The American Wolves(Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) made the save, but The Decay trio got away with the title belts.
-Mia "Jade" Yim(w/ Marti Belle & Rebel) d. Madison Rayne after the package piledriver (4:23).  Women's Champion Gail Kim saved Rayne from a post-match beatdown.
-Drew Galloway d. Kurt Angle with the Border City Stretch (10:54 aired).

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Comedy Part 653: Contest Warmup

Location:  Westport Funny Bone
Emcee:  J.C. Sibala
After:  Jon Tait (aka Doom Shirt Guy)
Before:  Michael Reigner

Glad to perform at Westport for the first time in a little while.  My pen ran out of ink so I wasn't able to jot down any notes before going on stage; I had to remember my set on the fly.  I went up second-to-last and after a new guy who had brought most of the audience, so that wasn't the easiest spot.  Despite forgetting a few new jokes that I wanted to try, my set went pretty well...that counts as a positive, given my position on the show.  The comedy contest at Hey Guys is starting this Thursday, so no open-mics there for a while...next up for me will likely be whatever open-mic I attend next week.  Onward!

This week in wrestling

WWE(www.wwe.com)

Main Event this week has:
-Mark Henry & Darren Young vs. Johnny Fandango & Damien Sandow
-Zack Ryder vs. Heath Slater
-Natalya Neidhart vs. Alicia Fox

NXT this Wednesday has:
-Bayley Rose vs. Carmella Van Damme - NXT Women's Title
-Johnny Gargano vs. Baron Corbin
-Alexa Bliss vs. Cameron Lynn
-Jesse Sorensen vs. Elias Samson
-In action:  The Hype Bros(Zack Ryder & Mojo Rawley)

Superstars this week has:
-Johnny Fandango & Damien Sandow vs. The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor)
-Zack Ryder vs. Stardust

Smackdown on Thursday has:
-A.J. Styles vs. Chris Jericho
-The Lucha Dragons(Kalisto & Sin Cara) & Adrian Neville vs. Stardust & The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor)
-Sasha Banks vs. Naomi Night
-In action:  Curtis Axel, Adam Rose

Fast Lane is on Sunday 2/22:
-Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar
-Kalisto vs. Alberto Del Rio - U.S. Title
-Charlotte Flair vs. Brie Bella - Women's Title

TNA(www.tnawrestling.com)

Impact on Tuesday has:
-Ethan Carter III & Rockstar Spud vs. Matt Hardy & Tyrus Clay
-The American Wolves(Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) vs. The Decay(Abyss & Crazzy Steve) - Tag Team Titles - Monster's Ball Match
-Mahabali Shera & Odarg The Great vs. Eli Drake & Jessie Godderz
-Mark Andrews vs. Mike Bennett
-Gail Kim & Madison Rayne vs. The Dollhouse(Mia "Jade" Yim & Marti Belle)

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

ROH TV this week has:
-Matt Sydal & A.C.H. vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)
-Lio Rush vs. Jason Kincaid - Top Prospect Tournament
-Caprice Coleman & Will Ferrara vs. Silas Young & "Beer City Bruiser" Matt Winchester
-Mark Briscoe vs. Tim Hughes

Next show is Friday 2/26 in Las Vegas, NV:
-Jay Lethal vs. Adam Cole vs. Kyle O'Reilly - Heavyweight Title
-The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Michael Elgin
-Kazuchika Okada vs. Moose
-War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) vs. The All Night Express(Kenny King & Rhett Titus) - Tag Team Titles - No-DQ Match
-Matt Sydal, A.C.H., & Yujiro Kushida vs. Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)
-Hirooki Goto vs. Tomohiro Ishii

ROH has a show on Saturday 2/27 in Las Vegas, NV.

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw.co.jp/english)

Information on upcoming episodes of World Pro Wrestling will be posted when it becomes available.

LUCHA UNDERGROUND(www.elreynetwork.com/originals/lucha)

This week's episode has:
-King Cuerno vs. Fenix - Last-Man-Standing Match
-Drago vs. Jack Evans
-Bengala vs. Cobra Moon

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ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.slawrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 2/13 in Alton, IL:
-Gerald James vs. Mat Fitchett - Heavyweight Title Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Chris Hero & Trik Davis vs. Danny Adams & Everett Connors
-Evan Gelistico & Adam Caster vs. The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) vs. Team I.O.U.(Nick Iggy & Kerry Awful) vs. The Viking War Party(Alexandre Rudolph & Jake Parnell) - Tag Team Titles
-Davey Vega vs. Jeremy Wyatt
-Matt Cage vs. Paco Gonzalez
-Jojo Bravo vs. Andy Dalton
-Mike Outlaw vs. Christian Rose
-Zakk Sawyers vs. Steve O. Reno

SLA has a show on Sunday 2/14 in Alton, IL:
-The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) & The Viking War Party(Alexandre Rudolph & Jake Parnell) vs. The Cause(Evan Gelistico, Adam Caster, Danny Adams, & Everett Connors) - Elimination Tag Match
-Chris Hero vs. Jojo Bravo
-Matt Cage vs. Alex Castle - Last-Man-Standing Match
-Davey Vega vs. Trik Davis
-Roscoe Eat Lisa(Mikey McFinnegan & Zakk Sawyers) vs. Team I.O.U.(Nick Iggy & Kerry Awful)
-Mike Outlaw vs. Paco Gonzalez

DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 2/20 in St. Louis, MO(Ready Room).

DPW has a show on Saturday 2/27 in Wood River, IL.

SICW(www.sicw.org)

Next show is Saturday 2/20 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Ron Powers & Ken Kasa vs. Flash Flanagan & Bubba Troll
-Gary Jackson vs. Curtis Wylde

MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)

Next show is Saturday 2/13 in St. Louis, MO:
-Brandon Espinosa & Ace Hawkins vs. Prince Moses & Damion Cortess - Tag Team Titles

PWCS(www.pwcswrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 2/20 in Granite City, IL featuring the St. Louis Invitational Tournament:
-Makaze & Jojo Bravo(Blacklist) vs. Gary Jay & Pierre Abernathy(Submission Squad)
-Louis Lyndon vs. Mat Fitchett - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Davey Vega vs. Everett Connors - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Paco Gonzalez vs. Adam Caster - Tournament Quarterfinal
-Zakk Sawyers vs. Mark Sterling - Tournament Quarterfinal

HIGH RISK WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/hrwstl)

Next show is Saturday 2/27 in Warsaw, MO:
-Ricky Cruz vs. Brandon Aarons - MWR Missouri Title
-Mike Outlaw & Justin D'Air vs. The Riegel Twins(Logan & Sterling) - Tag Team Titles
-Adam Caster  vs. ? - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Ryan Howe vs. Elvis Aliaga - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Billy McNeil vs. Tony Kozina - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Paco Gonzalez vs. Mike Sydal - Heavyweight Title Tournament
-Jack Gamble vs. Tyler Copeland

PRO WRESTLING EPIC(www.prowrestlingepic.com/)

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

METRO PRO WRESTLING(www.metrowrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 4/9 in Kansas City, KS:
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Rhino - Heavyweight Title

3XW(www.3xwrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 3/4 in Des Moines, IA:
-Nate Redwing vs. Jake Dirden - Heavyweight Title
-Kraig Keesaman vs. Marek Brave - Pure Wrestling Title
-Black Wrestlers Matter(Jon West & James Grizzle) vs. Mad Dog McDowell & Devin Carter - Tag Team Titles
-Ricky Cruz vs. Preston Maxwell
-Devin Thomas & Adrian Alexander vs. Jaysin Strife & J.C. Slater
-Brandon Espinosa vs. Stephen M. King

WLW(www.harleyrace.com)

Next show is Saturday 2/27 in Troy, MO:
-Appearing:  Ted DiBiase

GATEWAY ELITE WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/TheGatewayElite)

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

OUTLAW WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/outlawwrestling01)

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

WRESTLING INVADES AMERICA(wrestlinginvamerica.wix.com/wrestlinginvamerica)

Next show is Sunday 2/21 in Swansea, IL:
-Kevin Lee Davidson vs. Brandon Espinosa - Heavyweight Title Best-Of-Three-Falls Match
-Brandon Aarons vs. Tyler Copeland - PWE Heavyweight Title
-LaMarcus Clinton & Chase King vs. Adam Caster & Tony Kozina - Tag Team Titles
-Derek Moss vs. Da'Marius Jones

CENTRAL STATES CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING(www.facebook.com/nwaccw)

Next show is Saturday 4/30 in Lebanon, MO.

WORLD POWERHOUSE WRESTLING(sites.google.com/site/worldpowerhousewrestlingstl/home)

Next show is Saturday 2/27 in Collinsville, IL:
-Uriah Eleazar vs. Bronson - U.S. Title

NEW BREED WRESTING(www.facebook.com/NewBreedMO)

Next show is Saturday 3/26 in Eldon, MO
-The Math Magician vs. "Iceman" Howard Moritz - Mask vs. Dress Match

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EVOLVE(www.wwnlive.com & www.dgusa.tv)

Next show is Saturday 3/19 in Queens, NY.

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

Next show is Friday 2/12 in Reseda, CA:
-Roderick Strong vs. Drew Galloway - Heavyweight Title
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Trevor Lee
-Andrew Everett vs. Adam Cole
-Sami Callihan vs. Jack Evans
-Chris Hero vs. Trent Barreta
-Dalton Castle vs. Chuck Taylor

CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)

Next show is Saturday 2/27 in Bronx, NY.

CHIKARA has a show on Sunday 2/28 in Philadelphia, PA.

WHY WE WRESTLE(www.anarchy-wrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 2/13 in Cornelia, GA featuring the Heavyweight Title tournament:
-Mikael Judas vs. Jeff Lewis
-Billy Buck vs. Anthony Henry
-Ethan Case vs. Elijah Evans IV
-Kyle Matthews vs. ?
-Se7en vs. Azrael
-Geter vs. C.B. Suave
-Stryknyn vs. Jacob Ashworth
-James Drake vs. Rob Killjoy

HOUSE OF HARDCORE(www.houseofhardcore.net)

Next show is Saturday 4/16 in Philadelphia, PA.

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 4/2 in Dallas, TX featuring the Heart Of SHIMMER Title tournament.

SHIMMER has shows on Saturday 6/25 and Sunday 6/26 in Chicago, IL.

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

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

IWA MID-SOUTH(iwamidsouthwrestling.webs.com)

Next show is Friday 2/12 in Clarksville, IN.

AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 2/29 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Eddie Kingston vs. Sami Callihan - Heavyweight Title
-Abyss & Kongo Kong vs. Ryan Boz & Russ Jones - Monster's Ball Match
-A.R. Fox vs. Matt Cage - Heritage Title
-Zero Gravity(Brett Gakiya & C.J. Esparza) vs. Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett

ACW(www.anarchychampionshipwrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 2/21 in Austin, TX:
-Jojo Bravo vs. Masada - Heavyweight Title

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

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Monday, February 8, 2016

WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, & John Bradshaw Layfield.
-Dolph Ziggler d. Kevin Owens after Owens missed a cannonball into the corner, rolling him up with feet on the ropes(!) for the pin (7:30 aired).
-Women's Champion Charlotte Flair(w/ Ric Flair) d. Alicia Fox(non-title) with the Figure-Eight Leglock(bridging figure-four) (5:15).
-Bray Wyatt(w/ Braun Strowman, Luke Harper, & Erick Rowan) d. Ryback with the Sister Abigail (3:18 aired).
-Adam Rose(w/ Heath Slater, Curtis Axel, & Bo Dallas) d. Titus O'Neil via rollup after a distraction by Slater (3:18).
-Alberto Del Rio & Alexander Rusev(w/ King Wade "Bad News" Barrett) d. The Lucha Dragons(U.S. Champion Kalisto & Sin Cara) when Del Rio pinned Kalisto after the Tree Of Woe double-stomp off the top rope (5:38).
-Tamina Snuka(w/ Naomi Night) d. Becky Lynch; Sasha Banks did commentary.  Becky was sidetracked by a fight between Sasha and Naomi outside the ring, leading to Tamina winning via superkick (3:39).
-Jimmy & Jey Uso & The Dudley Boys(Buh-Buh Ray & D-Von) d. Tag Team Champions The New Day(Big E Langston, Kofi Kingston, & Xavier Woods) & Mark Henry in a table match; Henry walked out on his partners and the Dudleys won by giving Big E the Dudley Death Drop through a table (4:25 aired).  After the match, the Dudleys turned on the Usos and put them both through tables.
-The show ended with Daniel Bryan announcing his retirement due to his concussions.