AEW Dark
-Commentators: Excalibur & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz.
-The Jurassic Express(Luchasaurus, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry, & "Mr. Fun Size" Marko Stunt) d. Jon Cruz & The Capital Vices(J-Sin & Money Greene); Jungle Boy pinned Cruz after he and Luchasaurus hit the Tombstone pickup/Diamond Cutter combo (6:20).
-SoCal Uncensored("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels & "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian) d. Brandon Cutler & "The Librarian" Peter Avalon(w/ "The Librarian" Leva Bates); Daniels pinned Avalon after he and Kazarian hit the Celebrity Rehab(belly-to-back throw by Kazarian into Codebreaker by Daniels) (8:05).
-"Big Swole" Aerial Monroe d. "The Real Mean Girl" Dani Jordyn after the Dirty Dancing(windup short-arm rolling elbow) (2:27).
-"The Murderhawk" Lance Archer(w/ Jake "The Snake" Roberts) d. David Ali with the Every Body Dies Claw (4:23).
-"The Bad Boy" Joey Janela & "The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss d. "The Captain" Shawn Dean & Musa when Kiss pinned Musa after a top rope splits legdrop (4:54). During the match, Lance Archer tried to return to the ring to do more damage and had to be calmed down by Jake Roberts.
-Brandi Rhodes & Allie Dennis(w/ Natural Nightmares "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes & "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall) d. Kenzie Paige & Red Velvett; Allie pinned Paige after blind-tagging in the match and stealing the pin after Brandi's spear (5:09).
-"The Chairman" Shawn Spears(w/ Tully Blanchard) d. "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson via Sharpshooter (4:22).
-The Dark Order(Evil Uno & Stu Grayson)(w/ John Silver, Alex Reynolds, "#10" Preston Vance, & "#5" Alan Angels) d. "The Southern Savior" John Skyler & Brady Pierce; Uno pinned Skyler after he and Grayson hit the Fatality(Gory Bomb/top-rome somersault Cutter combo) (4:05). "The Exalted One" Brodie Lee applauded their win.
-Jimmy Havoc d. "The Ivy League M.V.P." Griff Garrison with the cradle DDT (6:01).
-"The Bad Girl" Penelope Ford(w/ "Superbad" Kip Sabian) d. Skyler Moore with the fisherman suplex (4:11).
-Scorpio Sky d. Robert "Ego" Anthony after the TKO (9:33).
TNA Impact
-Commentators: Josh Mathews & "The Queen Bee" Madison Rayne.
-The North("All Ego" Ethan Page & "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander) d. The Rascalz(Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Page pinned Wentz after he and Alexander hit the Northern Exposure(double-team assisted spinebuster) (12:48 aired).
-Nevaeh(w/ Jessicka Havok) d. Kimber Lee with a swinging DDT (4:36). Havok & Nevaeh got into a post-match confrontation with "The Girl On Fire" Kiera Hogan & "The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz.
-Rhino d. Rohit Raju after the Gore (4:08).
-Moose d. Shawn Hernandez with the No Jackhammer Needed(spear) to retain the "TNA World Title" (6:08).
-Reno Scum(Adam Thornstowe & Luster The Legend) d. XXXL(Acey Romero & "Legendary" Larry D); Thornstowe pinned Larry D after he and Luster hit the Death Stomp(double-team curbstomp with Luster delivering the stomp from the top rope) (4:23).
-Ace Austin d. Eddie Edwards in a street fight after "Madman" Sawyer Fulton chokeslammed Edwards, leading to Austin winning after the Fold(running Buff Blockbuster) (15:53 aired).
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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT(www.wwe.com)
NXT this week has:
-Imperium(Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel) vs. Breezango(Tyler Breeze & Johnny Fandango) - NXT Tag Team Titles
-Bayley Rose & Sasha Banks vs. Tegan Nox & Shotzi Blackheart - Women's Tag Team Titles
Extreme Rules is on Sunday 7/19.
ALL ELITE WRESTLING(allelitewrestling.com)
Dynamite on Wednesday has:
-Kenny Omega & Adam Page vs. The Natural Nightmares(Dustin Rhodes & Q.T. Marshall) - Tag Team Titles
-The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) vs. Le Sex Gods(Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara)
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. The Superbad Death Squad(Kip Sabian & Jimmy Havoc)
-Billy Gunn vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman
All Out is on Saturday 9/5.
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION(www.impactwrestling.com)
Impact next Tuesday has:
-Willie Mack & The Deaners(Cody & Cousin Jake) vs. Chris Bey, Johnny Swinger, & ?
-Crazzy Steve, ?, & ? vs. Cancel Culture(Rob Van Dam, Jacob Crist, & Joseph P. Ryan)
-Susie Yung vs. Taya Valkyrie
Slammiversary is on Saturday 7/18:
-Tessa Blanchard vs. Ace Austin vs. Michael Elgin vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Trey Miguel - Heavyweight Title
RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw.co.jp/english)
The New Japan Cup takes place from Tuesday 6/16 to Saturday 7/11:
-Upcoming First Round Matches:
Kazuchika Okada vs. Gedo
Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki
Yuya Uemura vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Gabriel Kidd vs. Taiji Ishimori
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Taichi Ishikari
Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Seiya Sanada
Shingo Takagi vs. Sho Tanaka
Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yoshi-Hashi
Yohei Komatsu vs. Bushi
Satoshi Kojima vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe
Hirooki Goto vs. Yujiro Takahashi
-Upcoming Second-Round Matches:
Togi Makabe vs. Tomohiro Ishii
Hiromu Takahashi vs. Toru Yano
NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE(www.nationalwrestlingalliance.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
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GLORY PRO WRESTLING(www.gloryprowrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.facebook.com/STLAnarchy/)
Next show is Friday 7/17 in Alton, IL.
DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
SICW(www.sicw.org)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
WLW(www.harleyrace.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
PRO WRESTLING EPIC/INDEPENDENT HARDCORE WRESTLING(no website)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
NEW BREED WRESTING(www.facebook.com/NewBreedMO)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
CCW(www.capewrestling.com)
CCW has a show on Saturday 6/27 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Jacksyn Crowley, Cash Borden, Osby Tomlin, & Blake Christian vs. Otis Crowley, Hollis Giroux, Derrick King, & Seanan Young
-Marko & Logan Stunt vs. J.J. Walker & ?
-Brandon Barbwire vs. Sarge O'Riley - Pure Openweight Title
-The King's Court(Gage Robertson & Addison Caine) vs. Zay Washington & Venom - Tag Team Titles
-Trent Daniels vs. Joey O'Riley
-Dangerous & Delicious(Jah-C & J.T. Energy) vs. The Mega Brothers(Chris Slammer & Dalton Anthony)
Next show is Saturday 7/11 in Cape Girardeau, MO.
PROVING GROUND PRO(www.facebook.com/PGPwrestling/)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
JOURNEY PRO WRESTLING(journeyprokc.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
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EVOLVE(www.wwnlive.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
AAW(www.aawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 8/7 in Merrionette Park, IL.
Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling: http://www.saintlouiswrestling.com/
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
NJPW New Japan Cup Day 1
First-round matches:
-Togi Makabe d. Yota Tsuji with a German suplex.
-Toru Yano d. Jado via low blow and rollup.
-IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi d. Tomoaki Honma(non-title) after the Time Bomb(fireman's-carry Air Raid Crash).
-Tomohiro Ishii d. El Desperado via vertical-drop brainbuster.
Round 2 matches set: Makabe vs. Ishii, Yano vs. Hiromu.
Next show's first-round bouts:
-Kazuchika Okada vs. Gedo
-Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki
-Yuya Uemura vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
-Gabriel Kids vs. Taiji Ishimori
-Togi Makabe d. Yota Tsuji with a German suplex.
-Toru Yano d. Jado via low blow and rollup.
-IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi d. Tomoaki Honma(non-title) after the Time Bomb(fireman's-carry Air Raid Crash).
-Tomohiro Ishii d. El Desperado via vertical-drop brainbuster.
Round 2 matches set: Makabe vs. Ishii, Yano vs. Hiromu.
Next show's first-round bouts:
-Kazuchika Okada vs. Gedo
-Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki
-Yuya Uemura vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
-Gabriel Kids vs. Taiji Ishimori
Monday, June 15, 2020
WWE Raw
-Commentators: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Samoa Joe.
-Kevin Owens d. Angel Garza(w/ Zelina Vega & Andrade "Cien" Almas) after the Stone Cold Stunner (3:51 aired).
-Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) & The Viking Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe) d. Akira Tozawa, Ninja A, Ninja B, & Ninja C(w/ Super Giant Ninja) when Ford pinned Ninja A after the frog splash (1:16). The Big Show came out to back up the Profits & Vikings against the Super Giant Ninja.
-The Iconics(Billie Kay & Peyton Royce) d. Liv Morgan & Natalya Neidhart when Peyton pinned Morgan after she and Billie hit the Fall From Grace(double-team elevated inverted neckbreaker) (2:31).
-U.S. Champion Apollo Crews d. Shelton Benjamin(non-title) via rollup while holding the ropes (2:08).
-WWE Champion Drew McIntyre & 24/7 Champion "R-Truth" Ron Killings d. "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley d. Montel Vontavious Porter; R-Truth pinned M.V.P. after he and Drew hit a Rocket Launcher (6:08 aired). The WWE Title would have changed hands if Lashley & M.V.P. had won.
-"The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai d. Nia Jax via rollup to retain the Raw Women's Title (4:44 aired).
-Randy Orton d. Christian Cage in an "unsanctioned match" after "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair gave Christian a low blow, setting him up for Orton's running punt to the head for the pin (1:02).
-Next week: The Street Profits vs. The Viking Raiders for the Raw Tag Team Titles, plus Smackdown Women's Champion Bayley Rose & "The Boss" Sasha Banks vs. The Iconics for the Women's Tag Team Titles.
-Kevin Owens d. Angel Garza(w/ Zelina Vega & Andrade "Cien" Almas) after the Stone Cold Stunner (3:51 aired).
-Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) & The Viking Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe) d. Akira Tozawa, Ninja A, Ninja B, & Ninja C(w/ Super Giant Ninja) when Ford pinned Ninja A after the frog splash (1:16). The Big Show came out to back up the Profits & Vikings against the Super Giant Ninja.
-The Iconics(Billie Kay & Peyton Royce) d. Liv Morgan & Natalya Neidhart when Peyton pinned Morgan after she and Billie hit the Fall From Grace(double-team elevated inverted neckbreaker) (2:31).
-U.S. Champion Apollo Crews d. Shelton Benjamin(non-title) via rollup while holding the ropes (2:08).
-WWE Champion Drew McIntyre & 24/7 Champion "R-Truth" Ron Killings d. "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley d. Montel Vontavious Porter; R-Truth pinned M.V.P. after he and Drew hit a Rocket Launcher (6:08 aired). The WWE Title would have changed hands if Lashley & M.V.P. had won.
-"The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai d. Nia Jax via rollup to retain the Raw Women's Title (4:44 aired).
-Randy Orton d. Christian Cage in an "unsanctioned match" after "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair gave Christian a low blow, setting him up for Orton's running punt to the head for the pin (1:02).
-Next week: The Street Profits vs. The Viking Raiders for the Raw Tag Team Titles, plus Smackdown Women's Champion Bayley Rose & "The Boss" Sasha Banks vs. The Iconics for the Women's Tag Team Titles.
Sunday, June 14, 2020
WWE Backlash
-Apollo Crews d. Andrade "Cien" Almas(w/ Zelina Vega & Angel Garza) with the delayed Blue Thunder Bomb to retain the U.S. Title; guest commentator Kevin Owens stopped Garza from interfering.
-Smckdown Women's Champion Bayley Rose & "The Boss" Sasha Banks won a triple threat match with The Iconics(Billie Kay & Peyton Royce) and "The Goddess" Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross to retain the Women's Tag Team Titles when Sasha pinned Alexa with a victory roll.
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. Jeff Hardy with the Brogue Kick.
-"The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai fought Nia Jax to a double countout to retain the Raw Women's Title.
-Braun Strowman won a handicap match against John Morrison & "The Miz" Mike Mizanin to retain the Universal Title when he pinned Morrison with the running powerslam.
-Drew McIntyre d. "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley(w/ Montel Vontavious Porter) to retain the WWE Title; Lana Perry-Rusev-Lashley attempted to get involved but it backfired, leading to Drew finishing with the Claymore(flying boot).
-The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. The Viking Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe) for the Raw Tag Team Titles never officially started as the teams brawled in the backstage area.
-Randy Orton d. Edge after a running punt to the head.
-Smckdown Women's Champion Bayley Rose & "The Boss" Sasha Banks won a triple threat match with The Iconics(Billie Kay & Peyton Royce) and "The Goddess" Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross to retain the Women's Tag Team Titles when Sasha pinned Alexa with a victory roll.
-Sheamus O'Shaunessy d. Jeff Hardy with the Brogue Kick.
-"The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai fought Nia Jax to a double countout to retain the Raw Women's Title.
-Braun Strowman won a handicap match against John Morrison & "The Miz" Mike Mizanin to retain the Universal Title when he pinned Morrison with the running powerslam.
-Drew McIntyre d. "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley(w/ Montel Vontavious Porter) to retain the WWE Title; Lana Perry-Rusev-Lashley attempted to get involved but it backfired, leading to Drew finishing with the Claymore(flying boot).
-The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. The Viking Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe) for the Raw Tag Team Titles never officially started as the teams brawled in the backstage area.
-Randy Orton d. Edge after a running punt to the head.
Friday, June 12, 2020
Friday Rasslin
WWE Smackdown
-Commentators: Michael Cole & Corey Graves.
-Shinsuke Nakamura & Antonio Cesaro d. Smackdown Tag Team Champions The New Day(Kofi Kingston & Big E Langston)(non-title); Nakamura countered Kofi's top-rope cross-bodyblock with a raised knee on the landing and small-packaged him for the pin (4:34 aired).
-Intercontinental Title Tournament Final: "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles d. Daniel Bryan with the springboard forearm to win the tournament and the title (24:25 aired).
-Universal Champion Braun Strowman & Heavy Machinery(Otis Dozovic & Tucker Knight) d. John Morrison, "The Miz" Mike Mizanin, & Dolph Ziggler when Otis pinned Ziggler after the Caterpillar(Worm dance followed by jumping elbowdrop) (8:15 aired); Otis had left the ring area when he saw King Baron Corbin confronting Mandy Rose backstage on the TitanTron, but brought Mandy back to ringside as he returned to his corner.
WWE 205 Live
-Commentators: Byron Saxton & Corey Graves.
-Ever-Rise(Chase Parker & Matt Martel) d. The Skulk(Leon Ruff & Adrian Alanis); Parker pinned Alanis after he and Martel hit a wheelbarrow/Codebreaker combo (4:26).
-Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, Oney Lorcan, & "The Guv'nor" Danny Burch d. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese, "The Extraordinary Gentleman" Jack Gallagher, & Tehuti Miles when Swerve pinned Miles after the Confidence Boost(modified Michinoku Driver) (9:43).
WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Tom Phillips & Montel Vontavious Porter.
-Liv Morgan d. Natalya Neidhart by countering a Sharpshooter attempt with a small package for the pin (5:34).
-Shelton Benjamin d. Shane Thorne after the Paydirt(jumping Flatliner) (7:25 aired).
-Commentators: Michael Cole & Corey Graves.
-Shinsuke Nakamura & Antonio Cesaro d. Smackdown Tag Team Champions The New Day(Kofi Kingston & Big E Langston)(non-title); Nakamura countered Kofi's top-rope cross-bodyblock with a raised knee on the landing and small-packaged him for the pin (4:34 aired).
-Intercontinental Title Tournament Final: "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles d. Daniel Bryan with the springboard forearm to win the tournament and the title (24:25 aired).
-Universal Champion Braun Strowman & Heavy Machinery(Otis Dozovic & Tucker Knight) d. John Morrison, "The Miz" Mike Mizanin, & Dolph Ziggler when Otis pinned Ziggler after the Caterpillar(Worm dance followed by jumping elbowdrop) (8:15 aired); Otis had left the ring area when he saw King Baron Corbin confronting Mandy Rose backstage on the TitanTron, but brought Mandy back to ringside as he returned to his corner.
WWE 205 Live
-Commentators: Byron Saxton & Corey Graves.
-Ever-Rise(Chase Parker & Matt Martel) d. The Skulk(Leon Ruff & Adrian Alanis); Parker pinned Alanis after he and Martel hit a wheelbarrow/Codebreaker combo (4:26).
-Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, Oney Lorcan, & "The Guv'nor" Danny Burch d. "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese, "The Extraordinary Gentleman" Jack Gallagher, & Tehuti Miles when Swerve pinned Miles after the Confidence Boost(modified Michinoku Driver) (9:43).
WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Tom Phillips & Montel Vontavious Porter.
-Liv Morgan d. Natalya Neidhart by countering a Sharpshooter attempt with a small package for the pin (5:34).
-Shelton Benjamin d. Shane Thorne after the Paydirt(jumping Flatliner) (7:25 aired).
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
NXT + AEW
WWE NXT
-Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Tom Phillips, & "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix.
-Johnny Gargano & Candice LeRae d. NXT North American Champion "Limitless" Keith Lee & "The Blasian Baddie" Mia Yim when Gargano rolled up Lee (7:33 aired).
-Indus Sher(Rinku Singh & Saurav Gurjar)(w/ Malcolm Bivens) d. Mike Reed & Mikey Delbrey; Saurav pinned Delbrey after he and Rinku hit the sideslam/second-rope elbowdrop combo (1:08).
-Finn Bálor d. Cameron Grimes with the 1916(elevated DDT/brainbuster) (9:04 aired).
-Dakota Kai(w/ Raquel Gonzalez) d. Kacy Catanzaro with the Go 2 Kick(fireman's-carry lift into head kick) (2:28). Kayden Carter attempted to save Kacy from a post-match attack but was laid out by Raquel.
-Drake Maverick challenged No-Longer Interim Cruiserweight Champion El Hijo Del Fantasma to a rematch, but they were interrupted by the two luchadors from last week. Fantasma & Maverick prepared to fight, but Fantasma turned on Maverick...the luchadors unmasked to reveal themselves as Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde, then Fantasma removed his own mask and reintroduced himself as Santos Escobar.
-NXT Champion Adam Cole(w/ Roderick Strong & "The Infamous" Bobby Fish) d. Dexter Lumis(non-title) after interference by Strong led to Cole winning with the Last Shot v2.0(Shining Wizard to the back of the head) (8:49 aired). After the match, Lumis and "The Velveteen Dream" Patrick Clark brawled with Strong & Fish, leaving Cole in the ring...where he was met with a challenge from Scarlett Bordeaux on behalf of Karrion Kross.
-Next week: Imperium(Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel) vs. Breezango(Tyler Breeze & Johnny Fandango) for the NXT Tag Team Titles, plus Smackdown Women's Champion Bayley Rose & "The Boss" Sasha Banks vs. Tegan Nox & "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart for the Women's Tag Team Titles.
AEW Dynamite
-Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-F.T.R.(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) d. "The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter; Wheeler pinned Blade after he and Harwood hit the spike piledriver (10:21); Chris Jericho did commentary. Afterwards, The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) came out for a chat with F.T.R., leading to a tag team brawl involving Butcher & Blade, "Superbad" Kip Sabian & Jimmy Havoc, and Tag Team Champions "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega & "Hangman" Adam Page.
-"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose & "The Bad Girl" Penelope Ford(w/ "Superbad" Kip Sabian) d. Women's Champion Hikaru Shida & "The Galaxy's Greatest Alien" Kris Statlander when Ford pinned Shida with the fisherman suplex after hitting her with the title belt (7:32 aired).
-The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) & "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy d. "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager & Proud & Powerful(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik)(w/ Chris Jericho) when Cassidy pinned Ortiz with a forward-roll cradle (10:13). Jerihco left the broadcast table to join in the post-match attack.
-"The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara d. Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana with the Go 2 Hospital(torture-rack Go 2 Sleep) (7:27). After the match, "The Exalted One" Brodie Lee(w/ Dark Order) came out to confront Cabana and Cabana seemed to consider joining them. In the meantime, Guevara had his own confrontation with "Broken" Matt Hardy.
-"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes(w/ "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) d. Marq Quen(w/ "Broken" Matt Hardy & Isiah Kassidy) via modified anklelock to retain the TNT Title (11:43). Afterwards, Jake Hager made his entrance and tried to attack Anderson, leading to a beatdown on Cody. This brought out Matt Hardy and Isiah Kassidy to fend off Hager with chairs, but that brought out Chris Jericho, Proud & Powerful, & Sammy Guevara to join in the brawl.
-Next week: Omega & Page vs. The Natural Nightmares("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes & "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall) for the Tag Team Titles, Billy Gunn vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman, The Best Friends vs. Le Sex Gods(Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara), and The Young Bucks vs. The Superbad Death Squad(Kip Sabian & Jimmy Havoc).
-Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Tom Phillips, & "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix.
-Johnny Gargano & Candice LeRae d. NXT North American Champion "Limitless" Keith Lee & "The Blasian Baddie" Mia Yim when Gargano rolled up Lee (7:33 aired).
-Indus Sher(Rinku Singh & Saurav Gurjar)(w/ Malcolm Bivens) d. Mike Reed & Mikey Delbrey; Saurav pinned Delbrey after he and Rinku hit the sideslam/second-rope elbowdrop combo (1:08).
-Finn Bálor d. Cameron Grimes with the 1916(elevated DDT/brainbuster) (9:04 aired).
-Dakota Kai(w/ Raquel Gonzalez) d. Kacy Catanzaro with the Go 2 Kick(fireman's-carry lift into head kick) (2:28). Kayden Carter attempted to save Kacy from a post-match attack but was laid out by Raquel.
-Drake Maverick challenged No-Longer Interim Cruiserweight Champion El Hijo Del Fantasma to a rematch, but they were interrupted by the two luchadors from last week. Fantasma & Maverick prepared to fight, but Fantasma turned on Maverick...the luchadors unmasked to reveal themselves as Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde, then Fantasma removed his own mask and reintroduced himself as Santos Escobar.
-NXT Champion Adam Cole(w/ Roderick Strong & "The Infamous" Bobby Fish) d. Dexter Lumis(non-title) after interference by Strong led to Cole winning with the Last Shot v2.0(Shining Wizard to the back of the head) (8:49 aired). After the match, Lumis and "The Velveteen Dream" Patrick Clark brawled with Strong & Fish, leaving Cole in the ring...where he was met with a challenge from Scarlett Bordeaux on behalf of Karrion Kross.
-Next week: Imperium(Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel) vs. Breezango(Tyler Breeze & Johnny Fandango) for the NXT Tag Team Titles, plus Smackdown Women's Champion Bayley Rose & "The Boss" Sasha Banks vs. Tegan Nox & "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart for the Women's Tag Team Titles.
AEW Dynamite
-Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-F.T.R.(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) d. "The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter; Wheeler pinned Blade after he and Harwood hit the spike piledriver (10:21); Chris Jericho did commentary. Afterwards, The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) came out for a chat with F.T.R., leading to a tag team brawl involving Butcher & Blade, "Superbad" Kip Sabian & Jimmy Havoc, and Tag Team Champions "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega & "Hangman" Adam Page.
-"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose & "The Bad Girl" Penelope Ford(w/ "Superbad" Kip Sabian) d. Women's Champion Hikaru Shida & "The Galaxy's Greatest Alien" Kris Statlander when Ford pinned Shida with the fisherman suplex after hitting her with the title belt (7:32 aired).
-The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) & "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy d. "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager & Proud & Powerful(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik)(w/ Chris Jericho) when Cassidy pinned Ortiz with a forward-roll cradle (10:13). Jerihco left the broadcast table to join in the post-match attack.
-"The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara d. Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana with the Go 2 Hospital(torture-rack Go 2 Sleep) (7:27). After the match, "The Exalted One" Brodie Lee(w/ Dark Order) came out to confront Cabana and Cabana seemed to consider joining them. In the meantime, Guevara had his own confrontation with "Broken" Matt Hardy.
-"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes(w/ "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) d. Marq Quen(w/ "Broken" Matt Hardy & Isiah Kassidy) via modified anklelock to retain the TNT Title (11:43). Afterwards, Jake Hager made his entrance and tried to attack Anderson, leading to a beatdown on Cody. This brought out Matt Hardy and Isiah Kassidy to fend off Hager with chairs, but that brought out Chris Jericho, Proud & Powerful, & Sammy Guevara to join in the brawl.
-Next week: Omega & Page vs. The Natural Nightmares("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes & "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall) for the Tag Team Titles, Billy Gunn vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman, The Best Friends vs. Le Sex Gods(Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara), and The Young Bucks vs. The Superbad Death Squad(Kip Sabian & Jimmy Havoc).
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling
AEW Dark
-Commentators: Excalibur & Taz.
-SoCal Uncensored("The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) d. Fuego Del Sol & Low Rida; Kazarian pinned Fuego after he and Sky hit the SCU-Later(Gory Special/knee strike combo) (3:00).
-"#5" Allen Angels(w/ "The Exalted One" Brodie Lee, "#10" Denzell Vance, John Silver, & Alex Reynolds) d. "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson after a double-armstretch into falling double-boots to the back (5:20).
-Proud & Powerful(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik) d. DMusa & Brady Pierce; Santana pinned Pierce after he and Orton hit the Street Sweeper(powerbomb/Buff Blockbuster combo) on Musa onto Pierce (5:09).
-"The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter d. "Pineapple Pete" Sugar Dunkerton & "The Six-Tool Product" Anthony Catena; Butcher pinned Catena after he and Blade hit the suplex/backcracker combo (4:00).
-"God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall(w/ "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes, Brandi Rhodes, & Allie Dennis) d. Zack Clayton with a top-rope Red Delicious(Diamond Cutter) (5:19).
-"The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels d. "The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss with the Angel's Wings(double-underhook sitout faceplant) (8:29).
-The Jurassic Express(Luchasaurus & "Mr. Fun Size" Marko Stunt)(w/ "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry) d. Brandon Cutler & "The Librarian" Peter Avalon(w/ "The Librarian" Leva Bates); Luchasaurus pinned Avalon after a standing moonsault (10:38).
-Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley d. Robert "Ego" Anthony(non-title) via Texas Cloverleaf (13:12); "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage watched the match from the commentary booth.
TNA Impact
-Commentators: Josh Mathews & "The Queen Bee" Madison Rayne.
-"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin won a triple threat match with "The Draw" Sami Callihan and Ken Shamrock when he pinned Shamrock with the spiral bomb (8:49).
-"The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz(w/ "The Girl On Fire" Kiera Hogan) d. Susie Yung after the Diamond Cutter (3:47).
-X-Division Champion "Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack & Cousin Jake Deaner d. "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey & Johnny Swinger when Mack pinned Swinger after the Stone Cold Stunner (7:12 aired). Bey & Swinger attacked Mack & Jake afterwards until Cody Deaner made the save.
-Jacob Crist(w/ Joseph P. Ryan, Rob Van Dam, & Katie Forbes) d. Crazzy Steve after a spinning kick (3:31).
-Jordynne Grace d. "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie(w/ "The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush & John E. Bravo) via sleeper with bodyscissors to retain the Women's Title (11:54 aired). After the match, "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo made her debut appearance by confronting Jordynne, then turning a handshake into a Fujiwara armbar takedown.
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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT(www.wwe.com)
NXT this week has:
-Adam Cole vs. Dexter Lumis
-Finn Bálor vs. Cameron Grimes
Backlash is on Sunday 6/14:
-Drew McIntyre vs. Bobby Lashley - WWE Title
-Braun Strowman vs. John Morrison & "The Miz" Mike Mizanin - Universal Title Handicap Match
-Asuka Urai vs. Nia Jax - Raw Women's Title
-Apollo Crews vs. Andrade Almas - U.S. Title
-Bayley Rose & Sasha Banks vs. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross vs. The Iconics(Billie Kay & Peyton Royce) - Women's Tag Team Titles
-Edge vs. Randy Orton
-Jeff Hardy vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy
ALL ELITE WRESTLING(allelitewrestling.com)
Dynamite on Wednesday has:
-Cody Rhodes vs. Marq Quen - TNT Title
-The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) & Orange Cassidy vs. Proud & Powerful(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik) & Jake Hager
-F.T.R.(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. "The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter
-Colt Cabana vs. Sammy Guevara
All Out is on Saturday 9/5.
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION(www.impactwrestling.com)
Impact next Tuesday has:
-The North(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) vs. The Rascalz(Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) - Tag Team Titles
-Moose vs. Shawn Hernandez - "TNA World Title"
-Eddie Edwards vs. Ace Austin - Street Fight
-Rhino vs. Rohit Raju
Slammiversary is on Saturday 7/18:
-Tessa Blanchard vs. Ace Austin vs. Michael Elgin vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Trey Miguel - Heavyweight Title
RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw.co.jp/english)
The New Japan Cup takes place from Tuesday 6/16 to Saturday 7/11:
-First Round Matches:
Yota Tsuji vs. Togi Makabe
Tomohiro Ishii vs. El Desperado
Toru Yano vs. Jado
Hiromu Takahashi vs. Tomoaki Honma
Kazuchika Okada vs. Gedo
Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki
Yuya Uemura vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Gabriel Kidd vs. Taiji Ishimori
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Taichi Ishikari
Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Seiya Sanada
Shingo Takagi vs. Sho Tanaka
Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yoshi-Hashi
Yohei Komatsu vs. Bushi
Satoshi Kojima vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe
Hirooki Goto vs. Yujiro Takahashi
NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE(www.nationalwrestlingalliance.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
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GLORY PRO WRESTLING(www.gloryprowrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.facebook.com/STLAnarchy/)
Next show is Friday 7/17 in Alton, IL.
DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
SICW(www.sicw.org)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
WLW(www.harleyrace.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
PRO WRESTLING EPIC/INDEPENDENT HARDCORE WRESTLING(no website)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
NEW BREED WRESTING(www.facebook.com/NewBreedMO)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
CCW(www.capewrestling.com)
CCW has a show on Saturday 6/27 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Jacksyn Crowley, Cash Borden, Osby Tomlin, & Blake Christian vs. Otis Crowley, Hollis Giroux, Derrick King, & Seanan Young
-Marko & Logan Stunt vs. J.J. Walker & ?
-Brandon Barbwire vs. Sarge O'Riley - Pure Openweight Title
-The King's Court(Gage Robertson & Addison Caine) vs. Zay Washington & Venom - Tag Team Titles
-Trent Daniels vs. Joey O'Riley
-Dangerous & Delicious(Jah-C & J.T. Energy) vs. The Mega Brothers(Chris Slammer & Dalton Anthony)
Next show is Saturday 7/11 in Cape Girardeau, MO.
PROVING GROUND PRO(www.facebook.com/PGPwrestling/)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
JOURNEY PRO WRESTLING(journeyprokc.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
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EVOLVE(www.wwnlive.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
AAW(www.aawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 8/7 in Merrionette Park, IL.
Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling: http://www.saintlouiswrestling.com/
Leave a comment or e-mail: patrickab7@yahoo.com
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-Commentators: Excalibur & Taz.
-SoCal Uncensored("The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) d. Fuego Del Sol & Low Rida; Kazarian pinned Fuego after he and Sky hit the SCU-Later(Gory Special/knee strike combo) (3:00).
-"#5" Allen Angels(w/ "The Exalted One" Brodie Lee, "#10" Denzell Vance, John Silver, & Alex Reynolds) d. "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson after a double-armstretch into falling double-boots to the back (5:20).
-Proud & Powerful(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik) d. DMusa & Brady Pierce; Santana pinned Pierce after he and Orton hit the Street Sweeper(powerbomb/Buff Blockbuster combo) on Musa onto Pierce (5:09).
-"The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter d. "Pineapple Pete" Sugar Dunkerton & "The Six-Tool Product" Anthony Catena; Butcher pinned Catena after he and Blade hit the suplex/backcracker combo (4:00).
-"God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall(w/ "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes, Brandi Rhodes, & Allie Dennis) d. Zack Clayton with a top-rope Red Delicious(Diamond Cutter) (5:19).
-"The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels d. "The Concrete Rose" Sonny Kiss with the Angel's Wings(double-underhook sitout faceplant) (8:29).
-The Jurassic Express(Luchasaurus & "Mr. Fun Size" Marko Stunt)(w/ "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry) d. Brandon Cutler & "The Librarian" Peter Avalon(w/ "The Librarian" Leva Bates); Luchasaurus pinned Avalon after a standing moonsault (10:38).
-Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley d. Robert "Ego" Anthony(non-title) via Texas Cloverleaf (13:12); "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage watched the match from the commentary booth.
TNA Impact
-Commentators: Josh Mathews & "The Queen Bee" Madison Rayne.
-"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin won a triple threat match with "The Draw" Sami Callihan and Ken Shamrock when he pinned Shamrock with the spiral bomb (8:49).
-"The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz(w/ "The Girl On Fire" Kiera Hogan) d. Susie Yung after the Diamond Cutter (3:47).
-X-Division Champion "Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack & Cousin Jake Deaner d. "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey & Johnny Swinger when Mack pinned Swinger after the Stone Cold Stunner (7:12 aired). Bey & Swinger attacked Mack & Jake afterwards until Cody Deaner made the save.
-Jacob Crist(w/ Joseph P. Ryan, Rob Van Dam, & Katie Forbes) d. Crazzy Steve after a spinning kick (3:31).
-Jordynne Grace d. "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie(w/ "The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush & John E. Bravo) via sleeper with bodyscissors to retain the Women's Title (11:54 aired). After the match, "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo made her debut appearance by confronting Jordynne, then turning a handshake into a Fujiwara armbar takedown.
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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT(www.wwe.com)
NXT this week has:
-Adam Cole vs. Dexter Lumis
-Finn Bálor vs. Cameron Grimes
Backlash is on Sunday 6/14:
-Drew McIntyre vs. Bobby Lashley - WWE Title
-Braun Strowman vs. John Morrison & "The Miz" Mike Mizanin - Universal Title Handicap Match
-Asuka Urai vs. Nia Jax - Raw Women's Title
-Apollo Crews vs. Andrade Almas - U.S. Title
-Bayley Rose & Sasha Banks vs. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross vs. The Iconics(Billie Kay & Peyton Royce) - Women's Tag Team Titles
-Edge vs. Randy Orton
-Jeff Hardy vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy
ALL ELITE WRESTLING(allelitewrestling.com)
Dynamite on Wednesday has:
-Cody Rhodes vs. Marq Quen - TNT Title
-The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) & Orange Cassidy vs. Proud & Powerful(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik) & Jake Hager
-F.T.R.(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. "The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter
-Colt Cabana vs. Sammy Guevara
All Out is on Saturday 9/5.
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION(www.impactwrestling.com)
Impact next Tuesday has:
-The North(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) vs. The Rascalz(Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) - Tag Team Titles
-Moose vs. Shawn Hernandez - "TNA World Title"
-Eddie Edwards vs. Ace Austin - Street Fight
-Rhino vs. Rohit Raju
Slammiversary is on Saturday 7/18:
-Tessa Blanchard vs. Ace Austin vs. Michael Elgin vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Trey Miguel - Heavyweight Title
RING OF HONOR(www.rohwrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING(www.njpw.co.jp/english)
The New Japan Cup takes place from Tuesday 6/16 to Saturday 7/11:
-First Round Matches:
Yota Tsuji vs. Togi Makabe
Tomohiro Ishii vs. El Desperado
Toru Yano vs. Jado
Hiromu Takahashi vs. Tomoaki Honma
Kazuchika Okada vs. Gedo
Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki
Yuya Uemura vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Gabriel Kidd vs. Taiji Ishimori
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Taichi Ishikari
Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Seiya Sanada
Shingo Takagi vs. Sho Tanaka
Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yoshi-Hashi
Yohei Komatsu vs. Bushi
Satoshi Kojima vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe
Hirooki Goto vs. Yujiro Takahashi
NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE(www.nationalwrestlingalliance.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
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GLORY PRO WRESTLING(www.gloryprowrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
ST. LOUIS ANARCHY(www.facebook.com/STLAnarchy/)
Next show is Friday 7/17 in Alton, IL.
DPW(www.dynamoprowrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
SICW(www.sicw.org)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
MMWA(www.southbroadwayac.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
WLW(www.harleyrace.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
PRO WRESTLING EPIC/INDEPENDENT HARDCORE WRESTLING(no website)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
NEW BREED WRESTING(www.facebook.com/NewBreedMO)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
CCW(www.capewrestling.com)
CCW has a show on Saturday 6/27 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Jacksyn Crowley, Cash Borden, Osby Tomlin, & Blake Christian vs. Otis Crowley, Hollis Giroux, Derrick King, & Seanan Young
-Marko & Logan Stunt vs. J.J. Walker & ?
-Brandon Barbwire vs. Sarge O'Riley - Pure Openweight Title
-The King's Court(Gage Robertson & Addison Caine) vs. Zay Washington & Venom - Tag Team Titles
-Trent Daniels vs. Joey O'Riley
-Dangerous & Delicious(Jah-C & J.T. Energy) vs. The Mega Brothers(Chris Slammer & Dalton Anthony)
Next show is Saturday 7/11 in Cape Girardeau, MO.
PROVING GROUND PRO(www.facebook.com/PGPwrestling/)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
JOURNEY PRO WRESTLING(journeyprokc.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
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EVOLVE(www.wwnlive.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
CHIKARA(www.chikarapro.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
SHIMMER(www.shimmerwrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
SHINE(www.shinewrestling.com)
Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.
AAW(www.aawrestling.com)
Next show is Friday 8/7 in Merrionette Park, IL.
Missouri Wrestling Revival: http://www.missouriwrestlingrevival.com/
St. Louis Wrestling: http://www.saintlouiswrestling.com/
Leave a comment or e-mail: patrickab7@yahoo.com
Follow me on Facebook at: @patrickab7
Follow up on Twitter at: @patrickab7
Follow me on Instagram at: @patrick.ab7
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