NXTs

WWE NXT UK

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & "The Artiste" Aiden English.
-Ilja Dragunov d. Ashton Smith after the Torpedo Moskau(flying headbutt) (4:43).
-United Kingdom Women's Champion Toni Storm d. Candy Floss(non-title) with the Storm Zero v2.0(tigerdriver) (5:57).  Kay Lee Ray attacked Candy Floss after the match before Toni chased her to the backstage area.
-Gallus("The Iron King" Joe Coffey, "The Last King Of Scotland" Wolfgang Young, & Mark Coffey) d. "Bomber" Dave Mastiff & The Hunt("Wild Boar" Mike Hitchman & "Primate" Jay Melrose) when Joe Coffey pinned Boar after the discus lariat ).
-Next week:  Mark Andrews vs. "The Knockout Artist" Kassius Ohno, plus Xia Brookside vs. "The Fashionista" Jinny Couture.

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness, & "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix.
-Damian Priest d. Blanco Loco after the Reckoning(inverted swinging neckbreaker) (1:40).
-Returning soon:  Killian Dain.
-Breakout Tournament:  Jordan Myles d. Boa Wang with the Midnight Star(450 Splash) (8:22).  Myles will face Angel Garza in the semifinals.
-The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) d. Oney Lorcan & "The Guv'nor" Danny Burch to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles; Dawkins pinned Burch after Ford's frog splash (10:02).  Kyle O'Reilly & "The Infamous" Bobby Fish of The Undisputed Era confronted the champions afterwards.
-Next week:  Yujiro Kushida vs. Apollo Crews and Bronson Reed vs. Dexter Lumis in the Breakout Tournament.

Comedy Part 829: Improv Shop Part Deaux

Location:  Improv Shop
Emcee:  None(relay-style)
After:  Amy Spizler
Before:  Bobby Jaycox

It had been a while since I'd checked out the open-mic night at the Improv Shop...in fact, they had changed locations since the previous time.  The new spot is right off the highway on my way home from work, so I hope to check it out more often.  The audience seems to be more comics than audience, but an early signup seems like a good idea in that respect.  I had a good open-mic set and I hope to get on stage more frequently in the near future...it's just a matter of how my free time shapes up.

SD/205/This Week In Wrestling

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Corey Graves.
-Shinsuke Nakamura d. Intercontinental Champion Finn Bálor(non-title) after the Kinshasa(flying knee strike) (9:11 aired).
-Nikki Cross d. Carmella Van Damme with the Purge v2.0(snap neckbreaker) (3:38); Smackdown Women's Champion Bayley Rose watched the match from ringside.
-Otis Dozovic(w/ Tucker Knight) won a triple threat match with Smackdown Tag Team Champion Daniel Bryan(w/ Erick Rowan) and Xavier Woods(w/ Big E Langston) when he pinned Woods after a pop-up front powerslam (8:40).
-Roman Reigns d. Dolph Ziggler(w/ Shane McMahon, Drew McIntyre, & "The Drifter" Elias Samson) with the spear (8:50); Shane and company got involved in the match which led to Kevin Owens jumping the barricade to give Shane a Stone Cold Stunner.

WWE 205 Live

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness, & "The Artiste" Aiden English.
-"The" Brian Kendrick d. Sunil Singh(w/ Samir) with the Captain's Hook(grounded chinlock submission) (5:06).  Akira Tozawa saved Kendrick from a post-match attack.
-"The Extraordinary Gentleman" Jack Gallagher d. Devin Justin with the step-up headbutt (3:35); the match was briefly interrupted by Mike Kanellis throwing a tantrum at ringside in an attempt to ruin General Manager/24/7 Champion Drake Maverick's show.
-Oney Lorcan d. Ariya Daivari in an anything-goes match after a superplex through two tables (20:58).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT(www.wwe.com)

NXT UK this Wednesday has:
-Dave Mastiff & The Hunt("Wild Boar" Mike Hitchman & "Primate" Jay Melrose) vs. Gallus(Joe Coffey, Wolfgang Young, & Mark Coffey)
-In action:  Toni Storm, Ilja Dragunov

NXT this Wednesday has:
-The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch - NXT Tag Team Titles

Main Event this week has:
-Heath Slater vs. Robert Roode
-Natalya Neidhart vs. Tamina Snuka

Extreme Rules is on Sunday 7/14:
-Kofi Kingston vs. Samoa Joe - WWE Title
-Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch vs. Baron Corbin & Lacey Evans - Universal Title & Raw Women's Title On The Line - Extreme-Rules Match
-Roman Reigns & The Undertaker vs. Drew McIntyre & Shane McMahon - No-Holds-Barred Match
-Bayley Rose vs. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross - Smackdown Women's Title
-Ricochet vs. A.J. Styles - U.S. Title
-Drew Gulak vs. Tony Nese - Cruiserweight Title
-The Revival(Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) vs. Jimmy & Jey Uso - Raw Tag Team Titles
-Daniel Bryan & Erick Rowan vs. The New Day(Big E Langston & Xavier Woods) vs. Heavy Machinery(Otis Dozovic & Tucker Knight) - Smackdown Tag Team Titles
-Braun Strowman vs. Bobby Lashley - Last-Man-Standing Match
-Aleister Black vs. Antonio Cesaro

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION(www.impactwrestling.com)

Information on upcoming episodes of Impact will be posted when it becomes available.

RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/20 in Manhattan, NY:
-Matt Taven vs. Jay Lethal - Heavyweight Title
-The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) vs. The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) - Tag Team Titles - Street Fight
-Dragon Lee vs. Jonathan Gresham

ROH has a show on Sunday 7/21 in Lowell, MA:
-Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, & Alex Shelley vs. Matt Taven & The Kingdom(Vinny Marseglia & T.K. O'Ryan)
-Shane Taylor vs. Eli Isom - T.V. Title
-Dalton Castle vs. Rush
-Marty Scurll & Villain Enterprises(Pierre Carl Ouellet & Brody King) vs. Lifeblood(Mark Haskins, Bandido, & Tracy Williams) - Six-Man Tag Team Titles
-P.J. Black vs. Silas Young

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

The G1 Climax takes place from Saturday 7/6 to Monday 8/12:
-Block A:  Kazuchika Okada, Zack Sabre Jr., Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Seiya Sanada, Bad Luck Fale, Lance Archer, Will Ospreay, KENTA
-Block B:  Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Tomohiro Ishii, Juice Robinson, Toru Yano, Hirooki Goto, "Switchblade" Jay White, Jeff Cobb, Taichi, Jon Moxley

ALL ELITE WRESTLING(allelitewrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/13 in Jacksonville, FL:
-Cody & Dustin Rhodes vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)
-Kenny Omega vs. CIMA
-Allie Dennis vs. Brandi Rhodes
-"Hangman" Adam Page vs. Kip Sabian
-Darby Allin, Joey Janela, & Jimmy Havoc vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Shawn Spears, & Sammy Guevara
-The Lucha Brothers(Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix) vs. SoCal Uncensored(Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky)

AEW has a show on Saturday 8/31 in Chicago, IL:
-Adam Page vs. Chris Jericho - For The Vacant Heavyweight Title
-Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING(www.gloryprowrestling.com)

Next show is Sunday 7/28 in Collinsville, IL featuring the first round of the Midwest Territory Title Tournament:
-Eddie Kingston vs. Curt Stallion vs. Paco Gonzalez - Crown Of Glory Title
-Jake Lander vs. A.J. Gray
-The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) vs. The Four-Star Heroes(Matt Knicks & Chris Castro) - United Glory Tag Team Titles
-Danny Adams vs. Hakim Zane - Tournament Round 1
-Stephen Wolf vs. Myron Reed - Tournament Round 1
-Steve Manders vs. Billy Brash vs. Mike Outlaw vs. Kody Lane vs. Mark Wheeler vs. Joshua Bishop - Tournament Round 1
-Kobe Durst vs. Jake Something
-The Space Pirates(Space Monkey & Shane Sabre) vs. Halal Beefcake(Idris Abraham & Joe Coleman) vs. The Gym Nasty Boys(Timmy Lou Retton & White Mike)
-Appearing:  Ricky Steamboat

DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 7/19 in Grafton, IL.

SICW(www.sicw.org)

Next show is Saturday 7/20 in East Carondelet, IL:
-Mecha Mercenary vs. Attila Khan
-Sean Vincent vs. Jake Law

MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/13 in St. Louis, MO:
-Ricky Cruz & Savanna Stone vs. Curtis Wylde & Wyldefyre

WLW(www.harleyrace.com)

Next show is Saturday 8/3 in Troy, MO:
-Moses Powell vs. Rahim De La Suede
-Colton Theron Vaught vs. Austin Cravens
-Appearing:  Theodore Long

WRESTLING OVER EVERYTHING(woe-wrestling.webnode.com)

Next show is Sunday 8/11 in Centreville, IL:
-Savanna Stone vs. Da'Marius Jones - Heavyweight Title No-DQ Match
-Leone Mephisto vs. P.T. Beckham - Interstate Title Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-No Coast(D.C. Shaw & Michael Osiris) vs. The Arch City Mercenaries(Tony Esteem & Jimmi LaFleur) - Tag Team Titles
-Tyler Copeland vs. Benjamin Trust
-D.J. Brown vs. Orion Creed
-John Boi vs. Richard Faith
-In action:  James Brady

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

Next show is Friday 7/12 in St. Joseph, MO as part of Crypticon Kansas City:
-Dr. Isin vs. Techno Destructo
-Camron Bra'Nae vs. Hollis Giroux
-Curt Gannon vs. The Math Magician - Midwest Pop-Con Title
-The Iceman vs. Niles Plonk
-Tyler Grey vs. John Rockhold
-The Dazzle Party(Chad Dazzle & T.P.R.) vs. Bennett James & R.W. Harty

CCW(www.capewrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/27 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Shawn Spears & Billy Hills vs. Austin Lane & Hollis Giroux
-Jacksyn Crowley vs. Jake Dirden - Heavyweight Title
-The Wise Church(Antwane Wise & Reno Diamond) vs. The L.A. Hustlers(Bradley Diggs & Lamont Potts) - Tag Team Titles
-D'Mone Solavino & Donny Sixx vs. Justin Smart & Seanan Young - No-DQ Match
-Ace Hawkins vs. Blake Christian vs. Roger Matheus vs. Dexter Roswell
-Joey O'Riley vs. Brandon Barbwire
-Dalton Anthony vs. Heath Hatton

PROVING GROUND PRO(www.facebook.com/PGPwrestling/)

Next show is Wednesday 7/17 in Petersburg, IL:
-Vic Capri vs. Jake Dirden - Franchise Title
-Alpha Omega(Camaro Jackson & Kenny Alfonso) vs. Tyler Matrix & Kevin Giza - Tag Team Titles

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EVOLVE(www.wwnlive.com)

Next show is Saturday 7/13 in Philadelphia, PA:
-Adam Cole vs. Akira Tozawa - NXT Title
-Austin Theory vs. James D. Drake - EVOLVE Title vs. WWN Title
-The Unwanted(Eddie Kingston & Joe Gacy) vs. The Skulk(A.R. Fox & Leon Ruff) - Tag Team Titles
-Drew Gulak vs. Matt Riddle
-Josh Briggs vs. Anthony Greene
-Anthony Henry vs. Arturo Ruas
-Babatunde vs. Colby Corino
-Curt Stallion vs. Sean Maluta vs. Stephen Wolf vs. Harlem Bravado

EVOLVE has a show on Sunday 7/14 in Melrose, MA:
-Matt Riddle vs. Curt Stallion
-Austin Theory & Arturo Ruas vs. Josh Briggs & Orange Cassidy
-James D. Drake vs. A.R. Fox
-Joe Gacy vs. Babatunde

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)

Next show is Friday 7/26 in Los Angeles, CA:
-The Rascalz(Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) vs. The New Latin-American XChange(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik) - Tag Team Titles - Ladder Match
-Brody King vs. David Starr
-Jungle Boy vs. Joey Janela
-Black Taurus, Laredo Kid, & Puma King vs. Bandido, Flamita, & Rey Horus
-Maxwell Jacob Friedman vs. Darby Allin
-The Dark Order(Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) vs. The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor)
-Flip Gordon vs. Trey Miguel

CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)

Next show is Friday 7/12 in Reading, PA.

CHIKARA has a show on Tuesday 7/23 in Trenton, NJ:
-Penelope Ford vs. BLANK
-Boomer Hatfield vs. Rory Gulak

SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 8/10 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

SHIMMER has shows on Saturday 11/2 and Sunday 11/3 in Berwyn, IL.

DTWA(www.rise-wrestling.com)

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

SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)

Next show is Saturday 8/24 in Livonia, MI.

AAW(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 7/12 in Milwaukee, WI:
-Sami Callihan vs. Jacob Fatu - Heavyweight Title
-Jessicka Havok vs. Taya Valkyrie - Women's Title
-John Morrison vs. Juventud Guerrera
-The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix) vs. A.R. Fox & Myron Reed
-Josh Briggs vs. Josh Alexander
-Curt Stallion vs. Air Wolf
-The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) vs. Ace Austin & Clayton Gainz

Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling: http://www.saintlouiswrestling.com/

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WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Renee Young, & Corey Graves.
-Universal Champion Seth Rollins & Raw Women's Champion "The Man" Becky Lynch d. Andrade "Cien" Almas & Zelina Vega in an elimination mixed tag match.  Eliminations:  Becky made Zelina tap out to the Dis-Arm-Her(armbar submission) (4:55).  Seth pinned Andrade after the advanced curbstomp despite a distraction by "The Sassy Southern Belle" Lacey Evans (11:13 aired).
-"The Miz" Mike Mizanin & Jimmy & Jey Uso d. "The Drifter" Elias Samson & Raw Tag Team Champions The Revival(Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) in a best-of-three-falls match.  Wilder pinned Jimmy after he and Dawson hit the Shatter Machine(Flapjack-into-Codebreaker) (3:01).  Miz pinned Dawson after the Skull-Crushing Finale(full-nelson legsweep faceslam) (7:35 aired).  Jey pinned Dawson with the top-rope splash (8:11 aired).
-"The Almighty" Bobby Lashley d. Rey Misterio Jr. after the spear (0:58).
-Antonio Cesaro d. "No Way" Jose Valenzuela with the Sharpshooter (1:11).
-The Viking Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe) d. Colin & Devin Justin; Erik pinned Devin after he and Ivar hit the Viking Experience(double-team pop-up powerslam) (1:24).
-U.S. Champion Ricochet d. Luke Gallows(w/ "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles & Karl Anderson)(non-title) via sunset flip (3:01).
-U.S. Champion Ricochet d. Karl Anderson(w/ "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles & Luke Gallows)(non-title) after the 630 Splash (4:33).
-Beat The Clock Challenge:  Smackdown Women's Champion Bayley Rose d. Sarah Logan(non-title) after a turnbuckle sunset bomb (4:32).
-Beat The Clock Challenge:  Nikki Cross d. Dana Brooke with the snap neckbreaker (2:42).
-Drew McIntyre & Shane McMahon d. Roman Reigns & Gary "The Goat" Garbutt(who turned out to be Cedric Alexander under a mask) when Shane pinned "Garbutt" after Drew hit the Claymore(flying boot) (2:10).

Slammiversary & XPlosion

TNA Slammiversary

-"Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack won a four-corner match with T.J. Perkins, "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel, and Jake Crist when he pinned Crist after a frog splash.
-The North("All Ego" Ethan Page & "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander) won a triple threat match with The Rascalz(Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) and The New Latin-American XChange(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik)(w/ Konnan) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Alexander pinned Ortiz when he stole the cover after the Rascalz hit the Hot Fire Flame(Wentz standing moonsault assisted by side push from Xavier).
-Eddie Edwards d. Killer Kross in a First-Blood Match when he stabbed Kross in the throat with a piece of his broken kendo stick, causing him to spit up blood.
-Moose d. Rob Van Dam via spear.
-"La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie won a four-corner Monster's Ball Match with Jessicka Havok(w/ Father James Mitchell), "The Undead Bride" Su Yung, and "The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush to retain the Women's Title when she stole the pin on Yung after Havok hit Yung with a second-rope Tombstone into thumbtacks.
-Rich Swann d. Johnny Impact(w/ John E. Bravo) with the Phoenix Splash to retain the X-Division Title.
-"They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage d. "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin by blocking a sunset flip attempt to retain the Heavyweight Title.  Elgin attacked Cage and Don Callis afterwards, but a masked man made the save and speared Elgin.
-"The Draw" Sami Callihan d. "The Undeniable" Tessa Blanchard after the piledriver.

TNA XPlosion

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & Don Callis.
-"Madman" Sawyer Fulton(w/ "The Draw" Sami Callihan) d. Charles Mason with the swinging mid-air Flatliner (4:51 aired).

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni & NWA National Champion Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana.
-The Kingdom("The Horror King" Vinny Marseglia & "The Sassy Wild Horse" T.K. O'Ryan) d. The Bouncers("Beer City Bruiser" Matt Winchester & "Brawler" Brian Milonas); O'Ryan pinned Milonas after Marseglia held Milonas' foot during a superplex attempt, causing O'Ryan to fall on top for the pin (8:00 aired).
-Josh "The Goods" Woods d. "#1" Brian Johnson with the Seismic Toss(fireman's-carry spinebuster) (5:49 aired).
-Matt Taven d. "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams after running him shoulder-first into an exposed turnbuckle and then hitting the Climax(trapped-arm headlock driver), retaining the Heavyweight Title (14:44 aired); Jay Lethal did commentary.

NJPW G1 Climax Day 1 (Dallas, TX)

-IWGP Tag Team Champions The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) d. Roppongi 3K(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) in a non-title match when Loa pinned Yohei after he and Tonga hit the assisted superbomb.
-Jeff Cobb & Ren Narita d. NEVER Openweight Champion Tomohiro Ishii & Shota Umino when Cobb pinned Umino with the Tour Of The Islands(rewind powerslam).
-Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi d. "Switchblade" Jay White & Chase Owens when Goto pinned Owens after the G.T.R.(Eye Of The Hurricane onto the knee).
-Juice Robinson, NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champion Toru Yano, & Jushin Liger d. Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, & Bushi when Yano pinned Bushi via rollup after a low blow.
-G1 Climax:  Lance Archer d. Jr. Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay(non-title) with the E.B.T. Claw.
-G1 Climax:  Bad Luck Fale d. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe with the Bad Luck Fall(Border Toss-style powerbomb).
-G1 Climax:  Seiya Sanada d. Zack Sabre Jr. with a bridging pin combo.
-G1 Climax:  KENTA Kobayashi d. Kota Ibushi after the Go 2 Sleep.
-G1 Climax:  IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada d. Hiroshi Tanahashi(non-title) with the Rainmaker(windup short-arm lariat).

A Block:
-Okada, KENTA, Sanada, Fale, Archer:  2
-Tanahashi, Ibushi, Sabre, Evil, Ospreay:  0