Comedy Part 868: Indoor Rainout?

Location: Margarita's

Emcee: Jeff Phipps

After: Zack Butkovich

Before: Vincent Opper

Looks like this may become a regular spot for me; hopefully performing on a regular basis will motivate me to write some new material.  I went up fairly early and did my best to change things up from last week's show.  There was a chatty table of people who were there for a birthday party; a few of the comics addressed them and played off their responses, but that's not really my strength...it's something I will need to learn as a comedian.

As the show proceeded, water began dripping down from the ceiling.  We weren't sure why; did a water pipe burst?  They actually had to delay the show for a short time to investigate the situation; it turned out that someone in an apartment above the bar had absent-mindedly left their sink faucet running!  Thankfully the faucet was turned off and the water gradually stopped, but I hope there isn't any long-term damage there.

Friday Rasslin

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Pat McAfee.
-Rey Misterio Jr. & Dominick Misterio d. Jimmy & Jey Uso to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Titles when Dominick pinned Jimmy with a victory roll(though replays showed Jimmy got a shoulder up and the referee missed it) (11:19 aired).
-Carmella Van Damme d. Liv Morgan with the Code Of Silence(push-up headscissors submission) (2:32).
-King Baron Corbin d. Shinsuke Nakamura(w/ Rick Boogs) via rollup with a handful of tights (1:57).
-Apollo Crews d. Kevin Owens after a Death Valley Driver on the ring apron to retain the Intercontinental Title (8:35 aired).  Commander Azeez was banned from ringside but attacked Owens backstage before the bout.  Afterwards Sami Zayn attacked Owens.
-Rey Misterio Jr. & Dominick Misterio d. Jimmy & Jey Uso by DQ to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Titles when Universal Champion Roman Reigns(w/ Paul Heyman) attacked Dominick & Rey (4:34 aired).
-On Raw:  A tag team battle royal.
-Next week:  The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. The Alpha Academy(Otis Dozovic & Chad Gable).

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson)(w/ The Good Brothers("Machine Gun" Karl Anderson & "The Big L.G." Doc Gallows), Brandon Cutler, & Michael T. Nakazawa) d. "The Bastard" Pac & Penta El Cero Miedo(non-title); "The Elite Hunter" Frankie Kazarian attacked the Bucks' entourage before the bout and Don Callis did commentary.  Nick rolled up Pac for the pin after Cutler knocked Pac off the top rope with his video camera (9:28).  "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston ran off the Bucks afterwards (we were told that the Bucks had attacked Rey Fenix earlier in the day).
-Vickie Guerrero interrupted Tony Schiavone's interview with Mark Henry and introduced her newest client:  Andrade El Idolo!
-"The Guv'nor" Anthony Ogogo & "God's Gift" Q.T. Mrshall(w/ Aaron Solow) d. "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes & "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson(w/ "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson); Marshall pinned Cody after a knockout punch by Ogogo (9:24).
-"Jungle Boy" Jack Perry & Christian Cage d. Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy)(w/ "Big Money" Matt Hardy) when Jungle Boy made Quen tap out to the Snare Trap(crossed-leg STF) (11:28).
-Red Velvet(w/ "Big Swole" Aerial Monroe & KiLynn King) d. "The Bunny" Allie Dennis(w/ "The Blade" Braxton Sutter) after the Chef's Kiss(spinning buzzsaw kick) (5:35 aired).
-"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes(w/ Fuego Del Sol & Colten Gunn) d. Nick Comoroto(w/ Aaron Solow) in a bullrope match after a bulldog off the second rope, hog-tying Comoroto to get the pin (10:05).
-Next week:  "The Best Man" Miroslav Barnyashev vs. Evil Uno for the TNT Title, Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks/Brandon Cutler vs. Pac/Eddie Kingston/Penta El Cero Miedo, and "Hangman" Adam Page & "#10" Preston Vance vs. "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs.
-In two weeks:  "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager vs. "Mr. Mayhem" Michael Wardlow in an "MMA Cage Fight".
-In three weeks:  "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega vs. Jungle Boy for the Heavyweight Title.

WWE 205 Live

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Nigel McGuinness.
-"The Sauce" Ari Sterling d. Sunil Singh(w/ Samir Singh) with the Baha 86(forward-flip sideslam) (6:25).
-"Retro" August Grey d. Ariya Daivari after the So Much Prettier(turnbuckle-walk Unprettier) (11:51).

NJPW Strong

-T.J. Perkins d. Kevin Knight with a cobra twist.
-Barrett Brown d. Adrian Quest via rollup.
-Satoshi Kojima & Karl Fredericks d. J.R. Kratos & Danny Limelight when Fredericks made Limelight tap out to a half-crab.

Thursday Rasslin

WWE NXT UK

-Commentators:  Andy Shepherd & Nigel McGuinness.
-Ilja Dragunov d. "The Scottish Supernova" Noam Dar after the Torpedo Moskau(flying headbutt) (13:39).
-Pretty Deadly(Sam Stoker & Lewis Howley) d. Nathan Frazer & Jack Starz to retain the United Kingdom Tag Team Titles; Stoker pinned Starz after he and Howley hit the Spilt Milk(spinebuster/flying neckbreaker combo) (7:19).
-Joseph Conners(w/ "The Fashionista" Jinny Couture) d. "The Modfather" Flash Morgan Webster(w/ Mark Andrews & Dani Luna) after Jinny shoved Webster off the top rope behind the referee's back, finishing with the straitjacket neckbreaker (5:06).
-"The Iron King" Joe Coffey d. Rampage Brown with the Awra Best For The Bells(discus lariat) (11:38).
-Next week:  Kay Lee Ray vs. Meiko Satomura for the United Kingdom Women's Title.

Impact Wrestling

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & D-Lo Brown.
-"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander(w/ Petey Williams) d. T.J. Perkins(w/ Fallah Bahh) in overtime of a 60-Minute Ironman Match to retain the X-Division Title.  Falls:  Alexander pinned T.J.P. by bridging back on a bodyscissors attempt (10:39 aired; 19:43 official).  T.J.P. pinned Alexander by bridging back on an anklelock into a pinning combination (41:46 aired; 59:58 official).  Alexander pinned T.J.P. after the Divine Intervention(double-underhook piledriver) (1:55 of overtime; 43:41 total aired; 61:55 total official).
-Jake Something d. "The Desi Hitman" Rohit Raju in a table match by spearing Raju through a table in the corner (11:35 aired).
-Rich Swann vs. William Morrissey never officially started as Morrissey attacked Swann during his entrance.
-Fire 'N' Flava("The Hottest Flame" Kiera Hogan & "The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz) d. Jordynne Grace & Rachael Ellering to retain the Women's Tag Team Titles when Tasha pinned Jordynne after the frog splash (8:42).
-Satoshi Kojima d. Cody Deaner(w/ Violent By Design) with the lariat after Eddie Edwards ran off Deaner's stablemates (5:11).
-"The Draw" Sami Callihan d. Moose by DQ when The Good Brothers("Machine Gun" Karl Anderson & "The Big L.G." Doc Gallows)(w/ Heavyweight Champion "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega & Don Callis) attacked Callihan (9:25 aired).

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Kevin Patrick & Byron Saxton.
-Mansoor El-Shehail d. Drew Gulak via jackknife cradle (5:50).
-Mustafa Ali d. Jeff Hardy by forcing him to pass out in the Koji Clutch (7:38 aired).

ROH Women's Division Wednesday

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni, Caprice "Ice" Coleman, & Maria Kanellis-Bennett.
-Willow Nightingale d. "The Pink Dream" Alex Gracia with the Dangerous Babe Bomb(Doctor Bomb) (8:46).

NJPW Road To Dominion 6/2/21

-Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo, & Chase Owens d. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomoaki Honma, Yuya Uemura, & Yota Tsuji when Ishimori pinned Uemura after the Bloody Cross(gourdbuster onto the knees).

-IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Roppongi 3K(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) & Ryusuke Taguchi d. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & Douki when Yohei made Douki tap out to the Calf Slicer.

-Minoru Suzuki & IWGP Tag Team Champions Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi Ishikari d. The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) & Gedo when Sabre made Gedo tap out to the Clarky Cat(armlock).

-Jeff Cobb & "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka d. Kota Ibushi & "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato when O-Khan pinned Wato after the Eliminator(clawhold slam).

-Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, & Yoshi-Hashi d. Tetsuya Naito, Seiya Sanada, & Bushi to retain the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles when Hashi made Bushi tap out to the Butterfly Lock(double-underhook guillotine).

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

ROH Week By Week

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni, Quinn McKay, & Caprice "Ice" Coleman.
-"The Savageweight" Fred Yehi d. World Famous C.B. with the Koji Clutch in a Pure Wrestling Rules Match (9:20); Pure Wrestling Champion "The Octopus" Jonathan Gresham did commentary.
-Survival Of The Fittest Tournament first-round matches are:  Rey Horus vs. Demonic Flamita(on this coming weekend's ROH TV), Eli Isom vs. "The Mile-High Magnum" Dak Draper, Bandido vs. Tyler Bateman, "The Metalhead Maniac" Sledge vs. "The Mecca" Brian Johnson(on next week's Week By Week), "The Big Bad Kaiju" O'Shay Edwards vs. "The Dirty Daddy" Chris Dickinson, and Tag Team Champion Rhett Titus vs. Donovan Danhausen.

NWA Powerrr

-Commentators:  Joe Galli & Velvet Sky.
-Tim Storm & Salvatore Rinauro d. Hawx Aerie(Luke & P.J. Hawx); Storm hit the Perfect Storm(spinning Bossman Slam) on Luke and Rinauro(who had tagged himself into the match) got the pin (6:03).

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph, "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix, & Wade Barrett.
-Kyle O'Reilly vs. "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne vs. Johnny Gargano(w/ "All Day" Austin Theory) ended in a no-contest when Adam Cole attacked all three men (no closing bell; about 18:36).
-Jake Atlas d. L.A. Knight with the Rainbow DDT(top-rope cartwheel into a DDT) after Knight was distracted by Cameron Grimes talking to "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase at ringside (9:08 aired).
-"The Timesplitter" Yujiro Kushida d. Carmelo Hayes(fka Christian Casanova) with the Hoverboard Lock(kimura) to retain the Cruiserweight Title (7:40 aired).
-NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell d. Zoey Stark & Zayda Ramier(non-title); Indi pinned Ramier after she and Candice hit the Wicked Savage(Candice's Wicked Stepsister(curbstomp) followed by Indi's Pretty Savage(springboard elbowdrop))  (3:38).
-M.S.K.(Wes Lee & Nash Carter) d. Legado Del Fantasma(Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles; Lee pinned Wilde after he and Carter hit the spinebuster/running Buff Blockbuster combo (15:26).  The Grizzled Young Veterans("Liverpool's #1" Zack Gibson & "Mr. Mayhem" James Drake) attempted to interfere but were stopped by Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher.  Escobar got involved late in the match but NXT North American Champion "The Colossal" Bronson Reed took him out.

AEW Dark

-Commentators:  Excalibur & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz.
-The Gunn Club(Billy & Colten Gunn) d. "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth & "Beautiful" Cezar Bononi(w/ "Pretty" Peter Avalon) when Colten pinned Nemeth after the Colt 45(double-underhook swinging neckbreaker) (7:42).
-"The Galaxy's Greatest Alien" Kris Statlander(w/ The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor)) d. Robyn Renegade with the Big Bang Theory(cradle Tombstone) (5:07).
-Stu Grayson, "#3" Alex Reynolds, & "#5" Alan Angels(w/ The Dark Order) d. The Hybrid2(Jack Evans & Angélico) & Serpentico(w/ "The Original Deathdealer" Dr. Luther) when Grayson pinned Evans after the Knightfall(torture-rack dropped into backbreaker) (8:28).
-Red Velvet d. Diamante Zuniga with the Chef's Kiss(spinning buzzsaw kick) (7:16).
-"Jungle Boy" Jack Perry(w/ Luchasaurus & "Mr. Fun Size" Marko Stunt) d. Bear Bronson after a sliding lariat to the back of the head (7:34).

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

NXT next Tuesday has:
-Ember Moon vs. Dakota Kai

NXT UK on Thursday has:
-Rampage Brown vs. Joe Coffey
-Ilja Dragunov vs. Noam Dar

Main Event this week has:
-Jeff Hardy vs. Mustafa Ali
-Mansoor El-Shehail vs. Drew Gulak

NXT Takeover: In Your House is on Sunday 6/13:
-Karrion Kross vs. Kyle O'Reilly vs. Pete Dunne vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole - NXT Title
-Raquel Gonzalez vs. Ember Moon - NXT Women's Title
-Cameron Grimes vs. L.A. Knight
-Mercedes Martinez vs. Xia Li

Hell In A Cell is on Sunday 6/20:
-Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre - WWE Title
-Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair - Raw Women's Title

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite this Friday has:
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Pac & Penta El Cero Miedo
-Dustin Rhodes vs. Nick Comoroto - Bullrope Match
-Cody Rhodes & Lee Johnson vs. Anthony Ogogo & Q.T. Marshall
-Christian Cage & "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. Private Party(Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy)

IMPACT WRESTLING

Impact on Thursday has:
-Josh Alexander vs. T.J. Perkins - X-Division Title 60-Minute Ironman Match
-Fire 'N' Flava(Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz) vs. Jordynne Grace & Rachael Ellering - Women's Tag Team Titles
-Jake Something vs. Rohit Raju - Table Match
-Satoshi Kojima vs. Cody Deaner

Against All Odds is on Saturday 6/12:
-Kenny Omega vs. Moose - Heavyweight Title
-Satoshi Kojima vs. Joe Doering

RING OF HONOR

Women's Division Wednesday has:
-Willow Nightingale vs. Alex Gracia

ROH TV this week has:
-Josh Woods vs. Silas Young - Pure Wrestling Rules Match
-Rey Horus vs. Demonic Flamita - Survival Of The Fittest Tournament

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

NJPW Strong on Friday has:
-Satoshi Kojima & Karl Fredericks vs. J.R. Kratos & Danny Limelight
-Adrian Quest vs. Barrett Brown
-T.J. Perkins vs. Kevin Knight

Road To Dominion on Wednesday 6/2 has:
-Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, & Yoshi-Hashi vs. Tetsuya Naito, Seiya Sanada, & Bushi - NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles

Dominion is on Monday 6/7:
-Kazuchika Okada vs. Shingo Takagi - For the Vacant IWGP Heavyweight Title
-El Desperado vs. Yohei Komatsu - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Kota Ibushi vs. Jeff Cobb

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

When Our Shadows Fall is on Sunday 6/6:
-Nick Aldis vs. Trevor Murdoch - Heavyweight Title
-Serena Deeb vs. Kamille Kaine - Women's Title
-"The Pope" Elijah Burke vs. Tyrus Clay
-Aron Stevens & J.R. Kratos vs. Chris Adonis & Thom Latimer vs. The War Kings(Jax Dane & Tommy "Crimson" Mercer) - Tag Team Titles
-Thunder Rosa & Melina Perez vs. Kylie Rae & Taryn Terrell
-Fred Rosser vs. J.T.G.
-The End(Mike Parrow & Odinson) vs. Salvatore Rinauro & Sam Rudo vs. Slice Boogie & Marshe Rockett vs. Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf 450

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Sunday 7/25 in St. Louis, MO.

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY

Next show is Friday 7/9 in Granite City, IL:
-Jeremy Wyatt vs. Gary Jay - Gateway Heritage Title - Pure Wrestling Rules Match
-Davey Richards vs. Everett Connors

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

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

WRESTLE MAX STL

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

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is a co-branded event with New Breed Wrestling on Saturday 6/12 in Macks Creek, MO.

SICW has a show on Saturday 7/24 in East Carondelet, IL.

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 6/12 in St. Louis, MO:
-Moondog Rover vs. Damion Cortess - Heavyweight Title
-Ricky Cruz & Keith Smith Jr. vs. The Reckoning(Kahyman & Damian Blade)
-D'Mon G vs. Ryan Ash
-C.J. Shine vs. Frodo Meyer
-Rick Ruby vs. Jimmy D
-Johnny Blade vs. Garrett Shanks

MMWA has a show on Friday 6/18 in Imperial, MO.

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 6/5 in Troy, MO:
-Jayden Dominic Rose vs. Sean Patrick vs. Rahim De La Suede - Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Derek Stone vs. "The Heartthrob" Jaden Roller
-Colton Theron Vaught vs. Brandon Espinosa

PRO WRESTLING EPIC

Next show is Saturday 6/5 in Granite City, IL:
-Anakin Murphy vs. Alex Herzog

NEW BREED WRESTING

Next show is a co-branded event with Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling on Saturday 6/12 in Macks Creek, MO.

CAPE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 5/29 in Cape Girardeau, MO:
-Brandon Barbwire vs. Mike Bennett - Heavyweight Title
-The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) vs. The Crowleys(Jacksyn & Otis)
-Dangerous & Delicious(Justin Smart & Donny Sixx) vs. No Role Modelz(Chris Hendrix & A.T.M.) - Tag Team Titles
-Li'l Bit vs. Melanie Cruise - Women's Title
-Aaron Roberts & Seanan Young vs. Ken Dang & ?
-The Mega Brothers(Chris Slammer & Dalton Anthony), Deacon Cash, Edvin Kudic, & Ryu Kendrick vs. The Singularity("The Infinite" Ryan Gingell & "The Pariah" Adam James), The Trendsetters(Trent Daniels & J.J. Walker), & Calvin Aldridge
-Joey O'Riley vs. Everett Connors
-Kevin Lee Davidson, "Warhorse" Jake Parnell, & Zay Washington vs. Mike Outlaw, Hollis Giroux, & Walker Hayes

THE WRESTLING APEX

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

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ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING(www.aawrestling.com)

Next show is Friday 6/11 in Merrionette Park, IL:
-Mance Warner vs. Jake Something - Heavyweight Title
-Kris Statlander vs. Hyan - Women's Title
-The Second Gear Crew(Steve Manders & Matthew Justice) vs. Deonn Rusman & Joeasa - Tag Team Titles

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA(www.prowrestlingguerrilla.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.

St. Louis Wrestling: http://www.saintlouiswrestling.com/

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NJPW Road To Dominion 6/1/21

-Minoru Suzuki, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion El Desperado, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru d. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Roppongi 3K(Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu) & Yuya Uemura when Desperado pinned Uemura after the Pinche Loco(double-underhook sitout faceplant).
-Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe, Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo, & Chase Owens d. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask IV, & Tomoaki Honma when Ishimori pinned Tiger Mask after the Bloody Cross(gourdbuster onto the knees).
-Jeff Cobb & "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka d. Kota Ibushi & Yota Tsuji when O-Khan pinned Tsuji after the Eliminator(clawhold slam).
-Kazuchika Okada & NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, & Yoshi-Hashi d. Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Seiya Sanada, & Bushi when Goto pinned Sanada with the Goto-Nishiki(crossed-leg crucifix pin).
-Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi Ishikari d. The Guerrillas Of Destiny(Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles; Sabre pinned Tonga after he and Taichi hit the Holy Zack Driver(superkick/Michinoku Driver combo).