-Commentators: Jim Ross, Michael Cole, Booker T, Corey Graves, & Jerry "The King" Lawler.
-Asuka Urai, "The Boss" Sasha Banks, Bayley Rose, & Mickie James d. Nia Jax, Sonya Deville, Alicia Fox, & Mandy Rose(w/ Paige Knight) when Sasha made Alicia tap out to the Bank Statement(modified Crippler Crossface) (5:09 aired).
-"The Miz" Mike Mizanin(w/ Curtis Axel & Bo Dallas) d. Roman Reigns to win the Intercontinental Title; Miz sidestepped a spear attempt and Reigns hit an exposed middle turnbuckle, allowing Miz to hit his second Skull-Crushing Finale of the match for the win (9:17 aired).
-Bray Wyatt d. "Woken" Matt Hardy after the Sister Abigail (2:38 aired).
-Apollo Crews & Titus O'Neil(w/ Dana Brooke) fought Rhyno & Heath Slater to a double DQ (2:03 aired); The Dudley Boys(Buh-Buh Ray & D-Von) made a post-match appearance and gave Slater the Dudley Death Drop through a table.
-The Good Brothers(Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows)(w/ Finn Bálor, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, X-Pac, and Razor Ramon) d. The Revival(Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder); Anderson pinned Wilder after he and Gallows hit the Magic Killer(double-team elevated neckbreaker) (2:01).
Monday, January 22, 2018
TNA/GFW One Night Only PPVs.
TNA/GFW Amped Anthology Part IV
-Sonjay Dutt d. Seiya Sanada.
-The Masked Saint d. Juicy Joey.
-The Bollywood Boyz(Harv & Gurv Sihra) d. The Whirlwind Gentlemen(Jack Manley & Remy Marcel).
-Enigma won a triple threat match with Bestia 666 and Ceilo Escorpion.
-Christina Von Eerie d. Amber O'Neal-Gallows.
-The Bollywood Boys(Harv & Gurv Sihra) d. Reno Scum(Adam Thornstowe & Luster The Legend).
-Nick Aldis d. Bobby Roode.
TNA/GFW Collision In Oklahoma
-Malico won a four-corner match with Trevor Lee, D.J. Shiima Xion, and Fuego Del Sol.
-Ohio Vs. Everything(Jake & Dave Crist) d. Brent Banks & Phil Atlas.
-Gail Kim d. Rebel.
-Marshall & Ross Von Erich vs. The Arrow Club(Kid Kash & Ky-Ote).
-Allie Dennis d. K.C. Spinelli.
-Rosemary Rush & Allie Dennis d. Sienna Kay & K.C. Spinelli.
-The Latin-American XChange(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik) d. The Young Guns(Chandler Hopkins & Cody Dickson).
-Hakim Zane & Mark Wheeler d. Jon Bolen & John E. Bravo.
-Eli Drake d. Montigo Sika.
-Alberto El Patrón d. Bobby Lashley.
-Sonjay Dutt d. Seiya Sanada.
-The Masked Saint d. Juicy Joey.
-The Bollywood Boyz(Harv & Gurv Sihra) d. The Whirlwind Gentlemen(Jack Manley & Remy Marcel).
-Enigma won a triple threat match with Bestia 666 and Ceilo Escorpion.
-Christina Von Eerie d. Amber O'Neal-Gallows.
-The Bollywood Boys(Harv & Gurv Sihra) d. Reno Scum(Adam Thornstowe & Luster The Legend).
-Nick Aldis d. Bobby Roode.
TNA/GFW Collision In Oklahoma
-Malico won a four-corner match with Trevor Lee, D.J. Shiima Xion, and Fuego Del Sol.
-Ohio Vs. Everything(Jake & Dave Crist) d. Brent Banks & Phil Atlas.
-Gail Kim d. Rebel.
-Marshall & Ross Von Erich vs. The Arrow Club(Kid Kash & Ky-Ote).
-Allie Dennis d. K.C. Spinelli.
-Rosemary Rush & Allie Dennis d. Sienna Kay & K.C. Spinelli.
-The Latin-American XChange(Angel Ortiz & Santana Draztik) d. The Young Guns(Chandler Hopkins & Cody Dickson).
-Hakim Zane & Mark Wheeler d. Jon Bolen & John E. Bravo.
-Eli Drake d. Montigo Sika.
-Alberto El Patrón d. Bobby Lashley.
Sunday, January 21, 2018
NWL Special Comment
Now, as promised, a special comment about Friday's National Wrasslin' League show at the Elks Lodge in O'Fallon, Missouri.
DISCLAIMER: I'm biased. Deal with it.
I had originally been scheduled for a comedy show on Friday evening, but that show was rescheduled so I drove straight from work to O'Fallon for the latest installment of the NWL. Positioning the shows on a proper weekend night has been a definite boost to attendance as they drew a really good crowd.
Your ring announcer was Ben Simon; your referees were Adam Kennedy and Michael Crase.
Jet Royal vs. Thomas Shire(w/ Drew Gold): Shire assisted Maverick and Gold with their dirty work at the previous O'Fallon show; so Gold introduced him as his new protege here. I see Jax Royal in attendance at shows, but is there any timetable for his return? Jet seems to have settled into a singles push lately (with occasional tag team ventures alongside Anthony "Sharkbait" Gutierrez). Shire had a definite edge in size and power as well as experience, to say nothing of Gold's presence outside the ring. Of course Jet had the advantage in the category of flippida-flippida-flippidas (I think that's how the theme music goes). Jet nearly set up the shooting star press, but Shire kept the ref occupied while Gold crotched the Royal on the top rope. Shire delivered an atomic facebuster but only got a two-count after that. Shire's repertoire seems to be a mix of the Real Americans tag team(mostly Jack Swagger with a few hints of Antonio Cesaro)...he got Royal up in a spinning torture rack but Jet managed to escape his grasp, sliding down the back into a sunset flip and rollup for the flash pin in 8:10.
Thor Theriot vs. Anthony "Sharkbait" Gutierrez vs. Matt Kenway (After Dark): This Kenway bears a striking resemblance to "The Billion-Dollar Brother" Emmett DuBois' accountant Clayton Fox...except that guy had brown hair. This was originally scheduled to be a singles match between Theriot and Kenway but Sharkbait was added at the last minute. Kenway had another strong showing (on the heels of his impressive performance against Mike Outlaw at Pro Wrestling Championship Series a few weeks ago). Theriot was taken out of the game long enough for Sharkbait and Kenway to settle things between themselves. It looked like Sharkbait was going for a standing C-4(backflip uranagi) but didn't get enough rotation, resulting in a rough landing that was still enough to keep Kenway down for three in 5:00.
The Besties In The World("The Miracle Worker" Davey Vega & "The Dirty Rook" Mat Fitchett) & "Takedown" Javy Torres^H^H^HPaco Gonzalez vs. Top Shelf Entertainment("The Connoisseur" Niles Plonk, Everett Connors, & Rasheed Ali): One more NWL name change has fallen by the wayside...while Ben introduced him as Javy Torres, the Besties corrected him. There was no sign of Buddy Shepherd on this night...does this mean the end of the Buddy System? *sob* Connors' new song "I Am Him" is...a thing that exists. After a missed show or two and a few cancellations, I finally got to see Niles Plonk in person...he's got a great character, though sadly Belvedere did not make the trip with him. This match was as action-packed as expected despite the Top Shelf team's attempts to slow the pace...we did get to see Plonk's Grape Stomp and Corkscrew Elbowdrop when he was in control. The good guys rallied and the fans were definitely wanting to see the vaunted "Total Taker"...they got their wish with a little bit extra. Fitchett hoisted up Ali for the Tombstone and Vega perched Connors in position for the Last Ride portion of the move, then Vega and Paco delivered a double chokeslam on Plonk while Fitchett executed the Total Taker! That was enough for Fitchett to pin Ali in 15:40...most tremendous.
"The Monarch" Jeremy Wyatt vs. Mike Outlaw for the Kansas City Title: For the sake of accuracy, they've been calling the K.C. belt the "NWL Championship" for the last little while. To their credit, while that championship has become THE top belt in the promotion, they still make an point to position the Spirit Of NWL Title as the main event on the O'Fallon shows. Outlaw got a great hometown(home region?) reaction while Wyatt "endeared" himself to the fans as only he can. These two crossed paths once before in NWL competition with Wyatt picking up the victory. They had a really good match with Wyatt focusing his attack on Outlaw's arm. Outlaw made the comeback and was able to avoid Wyatt's Coronation piledriver, so Wyatt finished things up with his old Lightning Spiral finisher for the win in 13:55.
Intermission~! Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm): Hot dog and a bottle of water. Hey, I didn't have time for dinner between work and the show. Roscoe Leech was manning the concession stand as per tradition.
"The Mile-High Magnum" Dak(ota) Draper vs. Christian Rose: Rose entered the match with every intention of attacking Draper's knee...Wyatt had done a number on it in a title match the previous weekend in Overland Park, Kansas. (CONTINUITY~!) Draper blew off the injury report as delivered by his opponent, though he did have a slight limp at times during the bout. Rose stuck to his game plan and was able to keep the larger man off his feet, but Draper was able to use some aerial tactics to turn the tide. Rose managed to deliver an impressive Styles Clash(!) for a close near-fall, but Draper fought back to win with the Mile-High Doctor Bomb in 9:50.
Jack Foster vs. "The Raging Bull" Maverick(w/ Drew Gold), no-holds-barred match: HOSS FIGHT~! This was a rematch from the previous O'Fallon show which ended in a DQ thanks to Shire's interference. Maverick wasted no time in bringing the plunder into play, though the full garbage can meant that the ring had to be cleaned up afterwards. They brawled to the backstage area at one point...the fans in attendance didn't see anything that happened in that sequence, but the YouTube video had the footage. Things nearly went awry for Drew Gold when he accidentally hit his own man with a chair, but Shire ran interference AGAIN only to get speared by Foster. Foster nearly chokeslammed Gold through a table, but Maverick stopped him with a low blow(no-DQ!) and finished with a sitout fireman's-carry slam(a la Evil's Darkness Falls) in 13:35. I suspect this issue may not be over...
"Dominican Dynamite" Marti Belle & Savanna Stone vs. Carolina Rodriguez & Rahne Victoria: This was the first non-mixed tag match in the careers of both Savanna and Rahne; it was also Rahne's NWL debut. One wouldn't have known from watching the match; I've seen some indie tag matches where the participants weren't well-versed in the proper flow of a tag match, but I thought they both did very well here. Marti regularly teamed with Mia "Jade" Yim in TNA as members of The Dollhouse and also held the SHINE Tag Team Titles with Jayme Jameson, so she brought a good amount of tag team experience to the table. I had wondered if the respective egos of Carolina and Rahne could coexist, but they managed to work fairly well together. The fan favorites picked up the win when Marti speared Rayne for the three-count in 10:54.
"The Stiff Robo Ginger" Gary Jay vs. Leonel Howlett for the Spirit Of NWL Title: Gary set the stipulations for the championship at the previous show: No-countout-no-DQ across the board. It was odd for the champion to be introduced first, but the reason became apparent when Leonel attacked him from behind as he made his entrance. Leonel delivered a powerbomb into the ringpost before the match even began, leaving the main event in doubt for a moment...but Gary managed to get himself together well enough to proceed with the match. Gary had bandaged ribs from the previous weekend in Overland Park when Maverick powerbombed him off the apron and through a ringside table (CONTINUITY~!). There wasn't QUITE as much plunder usage as in the no-holds-barred match earlier in the evening, but quite a bit of the match took place on the floor...Leonel delivered a Death Valley Driver into the corner of the guardrails at one point! Leonel came very close to capturing the title on more than one occasion; Gary Jay withstood the assault and emerged victorious after a flying Flatliner off the second rope and double-stomp to the back of the head in 13:42!
A good time was had by all as the NWL continues its run across the Midwest...while I consider them a Kansas City promotion that occasionally runs in the St. Louis area, they put on quality shows and have built a good audience in O'Fallon, Missouri. Their return date to the Elks Lodge is March 16th...more information on that show as it becomes available, as always.
My weekend was far from over, but that's another story for another time...tune in next time: Same Pat-Time, Same Pat-Channel!
That's my special comment for this, the fourth wrestling show I've attended in the year 2018. Good night, good luck, and #yaywresting.
-PB, Watching Wresting Wrong Since 1991
P.S. We are all marks.
DISCLAIMER: I'm biased. Deal with it.
I had originally been scheduled for a comedy show on Friday evening, but that show was rescheduled so I drove straight from work to O'Fallon for the latest installment of the NWL. Positioning the shows on a proper weekend night has been a definite boost to attendance as they drew a really good crowd.
Your ring announcer was Ben Simon; your referees were Adam Kennedy and Michael Crase.
Jet Royal vs. Thomas Shire(w/ Drew Gold): Shire assisted Maverick and Gold with their dirty work at the previous O'Fallon show; so Gold introduced him as his new protege here. I see Jax Royal in attendance at shows, but is there any timetable for his return? Jet seems to have settled into a singles push lately (with occasional tag team ventures alongside Anthony "Sharkbait" Gutierrez). Shire had a definite edge in size and power as well as experience, to say nothing of Gold's presence outside the ring. Of course Jet had the advantage in the category of flippida-flippida-flippidas (I think that's how the theme music goes). Jet nearly set up the shooting star press, but Shire kept the ref occupied while Gold crotched the Royal on the top rope. Shire delivered an atomic facebuster but only got a two-count after that. Shire's repertoire seems to be a mix of the Real Americans tag team(mostly Jack Swagger with a few hints of Antonio Cesaro)...he got Royal up in a spinning torture rack but Jet managed to escape his grasp, sliding down the back into a sunset flip and rollup for the flash pin in 8:10.
Thor Theriot vs. Anthony "Sharkbait" Gutierrez vs. Matt Kenway (After Dark): This Kenway bears a striking resemblance to "The Billion-Dollar Brother" Emmett DuBois' accountant Clayton Fox...except that guy had brown hair. This was originally scheduled to be a singles match between Theriot and Kenway but Sharkbait was added at the last minute. Kenway had another strong showing (on the heels of his impressive performance against Mike Outlaw at Pro Wrestling Championship Series a few weeks ago). Theriot was taken out of the game long enough for Sharkbait and Kenway to settle things between themselves. It looked like Sharkbait was going for a standing C-4(backflip uranagi) but didn't get enough rotation, resulting in a rough landing that was still enough to keep Kenway down for three in 5:00.
The Besties In The World("The Miracle Worker" Davey Vega & "The Dirty Rook" Mat Fitchett) & "Takedown" Javy Torres^H^H^HPaco Gonzalez vs. Top Shelf Entertainment("The Connoisseur" Niles Plonk, Everett Connors, & Rasheed Ali): One more NWL name change has fallen by the wayside...while Ben introduced him as Javy Torres, the Besties corrected him. There was no sign of Buddy Shepherd on this night...does this mean the end of the Buddy System? *sob* Connors' new song "I Am Him" is...a thing that exists. After a missed show or two and a few cancellations, I finally got to see Niles Plonk in person...he's got a great character, though sadly Belvedere did not make the trip with him. This match was as action-packed as expected despite the Top Shelf team's attempts to slow the pace...we did get to see Plonk's Grape Stomp and Corkscrew Elbowdrop when he was in control. The good guys rallied and the fans were definitely wanting to see the vaunted "Total Taker"...they got their wish with a little bit extra. Fitchett hoisted up Ali for the Tombstone and Vega perched Connors in position for the Last Ride portion of the move, then Vega and Paco delivered a double chokeslam on Plonk while Fitchett executed the Total Taker! That was enough for Fitchett to pin Ali in 15:40...most tremendous.
"The Monarch" Jeremy Wyatt vs. Mike Outlaw for the Kansas City Title: For the sake of accuracy, they've been calling the K.C. belt the "NWL Championship" for the last little while. To their credit, while that championship has become THE top belt in the promotion, they still make an point to position the Spirit Of NWL Title as the main event on the O'Fallon shows. Outlaw got a great hometown(home region?) reaction while Wyatt "endeared" himself to the fans as only he can. These two crossed paths once before in NWL competition with Wyatt picking up the victory. They had a really good match with Wyatt focusing his attack on Outlaw's arm. Outlaw made the comeback and was able to avoid Wyatt's Coronation piledriver, so Wyatt finished things up with his old Lightning Spiral finisher for the win in 13:55.
Intermission~! Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm): Hot dog and a bottle of water. Hey, I didn't have time for dinner between work and the show. Roscoe Leech was manning the concession stand as per tradition.
"The Mile-High Magnum" Dak(ota) Draper vs. Christian Rose: Rose entered the match with every intention of attacking Draper's knee...Wyatt had done a number on it in a title match the previous weekend in Overland Park, Kansas. (CONTINUITY~!) Draper blew off the injury report as delivered by his opponent, though he did have a slight limp at times during the bout. Rose stuck to his game plan and was able to keep the larger man off his feet, but Draper was able to use some aerial tactics to turn the tide. Rose managed to deliver an impressive Styles Clash(!) for a close near-fall, but Draper fought back to win with the Mile-High Doctor Bomb in 9:50.
Jack Foster vs. "The Raging Bull" Maverick(w/ Drew Gold), no-holds-barred match: HOSS FIGHT~! This was a rematch from the previous O'Fallon show which ended in a DQ thanks to Shire's interference. Maverick wasted no time in bringing the plunder into play, though the full garbage can meant that the ring had to be cleaned up afterwards. They brawled to the backstage area at one point...the fans in attendance didn't see anything that happened in that sequence, but the YouTube video had the footage. Things nearly went awry for Drew Gold when he accidentally hit his own man with a chair, but Shire ran interference AGAIN only to get speared by Foster. Foster nearly chokeslammed Gold through a table, but Maverick stopped him with a low blow(no-DQ!) and finished with a sitout fireman's-carry slam(a la Evil's Darkness Falls) in 13:35. I suspect this issue may not be over...
"Dominican Dynamite" Marti Belle & Savanna Stone vs. Carolina Rodriguez & Rahne Victoria: This was the first non-mixed tag match in the careers of both Savanna and Rahne; it was also Rahne's NWL debut. One wouldn't have known from watching the match; I've seen some indie tag matches where the participants weren't well-versed in the proper flow of a tag match, but I thought they both did very well here. Marti regularly teamed with Mia "Jade" Yim in TNA as members of The Dollhouse and also held the SHINE Tag Team Titles with Jayme Jameson, so she brought a good amount of tag team experience to the table. I had wondered if the respective egos of Carolina and Rahne could coexist, but they managed to work fairly well together. The fan favorites picked up the win when Marti speared Rayne for the three-count in 10:54.
"The Stiff Robo Ginger" Gary Jay vs. Leonel Howlett for the Spirit Of NWL Title: Gary set the stipulations for the championship at the previous show: No-countout-no-DQ across the board. It was odd for the champion to be introduced first, but the reason became apparent when Leonel attacked him from behind as he made his entrance. Leonel delivered a powerbomb into the ringpost before the match even began, leaving the main event in doubt for a moment...but Gary managed to get himself together well enough to proceed with the match. Gary had bandaged ribs from the previous weekend in Overland Park when Maverick powerbombed him off the apron and through a ringside table (CONTINUITY~!). There wasn't QUITE as much plunder usage as in the no-holds-barred match earlier in the evening, but quite a bit of the match took place on the floor...Leonel delivered a Death Valley Driver into the corner of the guardrails at one point! Leonel came very close to capturing the title on more than one occasion; Gary Jay withstood the assault and emerged victorious after a flying Flatliner off the second rope and double-stomp to the back of the head in 13:42!
A good time was had by all as the NWL continues its run across the Midwest...while I consider them a Kansas City promotion that occasionally runs in the St. Louis area, they put on quality shows and have built a good audience in O'Fallon, Missouri. Their return date to the Elks Lodge is March 16th...more information on that show as it becomes available, as always.
My weekend was far from over, but that's another story for another time...tune in next time: Same Pat-Time, Same Pat-Channel!
That's my special comment for this, the fourth wrestling show I've attended in the year 2018. Good night, good luck, and #yaywresting.
-PB, Watching Wresting Wrong Since 1991
P.S. We are all marks.
Weekend wrestling
WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Vic Joseph & Nigel McGuinness.
-Rhyno(w/ Heath Slater) d. Curt Hawkins with the spinebuster (5:29).
-Mustafa Ali d. T.J. Perkins with a jackknife cradle after a schoolboy trip (5:16 aired).
ROH TV
-Commentators: Ian Riccaboni & Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana.
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) d. The Dawgs(Rhett Titus & Will Ferrara) to retain the Tag Team Titles when Sabin pinned Ferrara after he and Shelley hit a double electric chair Michinoku Driver (4:57 aired); Cheeseburger did commentary. The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) warned Sabin & Shelley that the belts would be coming home to them in the near future.
-Jonathan Gresham d. Josh "The Goods" Woods with a bridging pin combination (6:10 aired).
-Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champions The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) won a triple threat match with The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) and Dragon Lee & Titan; Matt Jackson pinned Titan after he and Nick hit the Meltzer Driver(springboard somersault-spike Tombstone) (10:37 aired).
-Next week: War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) vs. Coast 2 Coast(Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali).
SICW's television contract ran out, so Wrestling Explosion is on hiatus for the moment.
-Commentators: Vic Joseph & Nigel McGuinness.
-Rhyno(w/ Heath Slater) d. Curt Hawkins with the spinebuster (5:29).
-Mustafa Ali d. T.J. Perkins with a jackknife cradle after a schoolboy trip (5:16 aired).
ROH TV
-Commentators: Ian Riccaboni & Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana.
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) d. The Dawgs(Rhett Titus & Will Ferrara) to retain the Tag Team Titles when Sabin pinned Ferrara after he and Shelley hit a double electric chair Michinoku Driver (4:57 aired); Cheeseburger did commentary. The Briscoe Brothers(Jay & Mark) warned Sabin & Shelley that the belts would be coming home to them in the near future.
-Jonathan Gresham d. Josh "The Goods" Woods with a bridging pin combination (6:10 aired).
-Six-Man Tag Team Co-Champions The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) won a triple threat match with The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) and Dragon Lee & Titan; Matt Jackson pinned Titan after he and Nick hit the Meltzer Driver(springboard somersault-spike Tombstone) (10:37 aired).
-Next week: War Machine(Todd Hanson & Raymond Rowe) vs. Coast 2 Coast(Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali).
SICW's television contract ran out, so Wrestling Explosion is on hiatus for the moment.
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Saturday DPW Results From St. Louis, MO + Other Show Results
-”The Gypsy Warrior” Orion Creed d. Roy “The Strangler” Lewis; Lewis countered Creed’s corkscrew Stunner with the cobra clutch, but Creed kicked off the turnbuckles into a pinning combination (10:42). Lewis attacked Creed afterwards with a cobra clutch Russian legsweep before choking him down with the hold.
-The Snitch d. “The Hybrid Ace” Jon Webb with the Silent But Deadly(dragon sleeper) after faking a jaw injury (13:05).
-D-1 Title Tournament: Brandon Espinosa d. “The Caramel Bear” C.J. Shine via brainbuster (9:42).
-Rahne Victoria & Bra’Nae d. Savanna Stone & Tootie Lynn Ramsey; Rahne pinned Tootie after a uranagi with feet on the ropes for illegal leverage (9:34).
-D-1 Title Tournament: Mike Outlaw d. Hollis Giroux after the High Noon(top-rope elbowdrop) (12:48).
-The Agents Of Chaos(Viktor Von Stein & Xavier Shadowz) d. Edvin Kudic & Ricky Rodriguez to retain the Tag Team Titles when Shadowz pinned Kudic after a blind tag and the spear (13:40). The champions turned their attention to Rodriguez with Shadowz hitting an elevated neckbreaker and Von Stein adding the Legdrop O’ Doom (13:40).
-D-1 Title Tournament: “The Master Of Hairflips” Brandon Aarons d. “Lights Out” Adrian Surge with a double-underhook piledriver (11:44).
-”The Wind Of Destruction” Makaze d. “The Valedictorian” Keon Option to retain the Heavyweight Title after hitting him with a fire extinguisher (7:07).
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Saturday SICW results from East Carondelet, IL(credit to Drew Abbenhaus):
-"The Wrestling Machine" Dave Vaughn d. Keith Smith Jr. (6:11).
-Duke The Nuke fought Bubba Troll to a double countout (5:11).
-The Professionals(Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby) d. Guerrilla Warfare(The Big Texan & Waco) (8:42).
-"Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent d. Billy McNeil (9:06).
-"Superstar" Steve Fender(w/ Travis Cook) d. "Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson (12:56).
-"The Icon" Chris Hargas(w/ Travis Cook) d. Heath Hatton (10:18).
-Cowboy Marc Houston & "Big Country" Clint Poe(w/ Big Daddy) d. Classic Champion "Ironman" Ken Kasa & Flash Flanagan by countout (18:43).
Saturday ROH results from Nashville, TN:
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) fought The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) to a no-contest to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Marty Scurll d. Shane Taylor.
-Cheeseburger won a four-corner match with Josh Woods, Caprice Coleman, and Jonathan Gresham.
-Coast 2 Coast(Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali) fought "Beer City Bruiser" Matt Winchester & Brian Milonas to a no-contest.
-Kenny King & Coast 2 Coast(Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali) d. T.V. Champion Silas Young, "Beer City Bruiser" Matt Winchester, & Brian Milonas.
-Mandy Leon d. Madison Rayne.
-Cody Rhodes d. Matt Taven.
-Kelly Klein d. Jessie Brooks.
-Dalton Castle d. "The Punishment" Damien Martinez to retain the Heavyweight Title.
-Brandi Rhodes d. Karen Q.
-Jay Lethal d. Flip Gordon.
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) & "Hangman" Adam Page d. The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) & Scorpio Sky to retain the Six-Man Tag Team Titles.
Saturday AAW results from Chicago, IL:
-Jake Something & Curt Stallion d. Zero Gravity(Brett Gakiya & C.J. Esparza).
-Eddie Kingston d. Kevin Lee Davidson.
-Maxwell Jacob Friedman d. Juice Robinson.
-A.C.H. d. Paco Gonzalez.
-Jeff Cobb, Trevor Lee, & David Starr d. Sami Callihan & Ohio Is 4 Killers(Jake & Dave Crist).
-Jessicka Havok won a three-way dance with Kylie Rae and Scarlett Bordeaux to retain the Women's Title.
-Teddy Hart d. Myron Reed.
-The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) d. Keith Lee & Shane Strickland to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Rey Fenix d. Matt Riddle to retain the Heavyweight Title.
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Saturday SICW results from East Carondelet, IL(credit to Drew Abbenhaus):
-"The Wrestling Machine" Dave Vaughn d. Keith Smith Jr. (6:11).
-Duke The Nuke fought Bubba Troll to a double countout (5:11).
-The Professionals(Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby) d. Guerrilla Warfare(The Big Texan & Waco) (8:42).
-"Your Canadian Hero" Sean Vincent d. Billy McNeil (9:06).
-"Superstar" Steve Fender(w/ Travis Cook) d. "Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson (12:56).
-"The Icon" Chris Hargas(w/ Travis Cook) d. Heath Hatton (10:18).
-Cowboy Marc Houston & "Big Country" Clint Poe(w/ Big Daddy) d. Classic Champion "Ironman" Ken Kasa & Flash Flanagan by countout (18:43).
Saturday ROH results from Nashville, TN:
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) fought The Best Friends(Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) to a no-contest to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Marty Scurll d. Shane Taylor.
-Cheeseburger won a four-corner match with Josh Woods, Caprice Coleman, and Jonathan Gresham.
-Coast 2 Coast(Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali) fought "Beer City Bruiser" Matt Winchester & Brian Milonas to a no-contest.
-Kenny King & Coast 2 Coast(Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali) d. T.V. Champion Silas Young, "Beer City Bruiser" Matt Winchester, & Brian Milonas.
-Mandy Leon d. Madison Rayne.
-Cody Rhodes d. Matt Taven.
-Kelly Klein d. Jessie Brooks.
-Dalton Castle d. "The Punishment" Damien Martinez to retain the Heavyweight Title.
-Brandi Rhodes d. Karen Q.
-Jay Lethal d. Flip Gordon.
-The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) & "Hangman" Adam Page d. The Addiction(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) & Scorpio Sky to retain the Six-Man Tag Team Titles.
Saturday AAW results from Chicago, IL:
-Jake Something & Curt Stallion d. Zero Gravity(Brett Gakiya & C.J. Esparza).
-Eddie Kingston d. Kevin Lee Davidson.
-Maxwell Jacob Friedman d. Juice Robinson.
-A.C.H. d. Paco Gonzalez.
-Jeff Cobb, Trevor Lee, & David Starr d. Sami Callihan & Ohio Is 4 Killers(Jake & Dave Crist).
-Jessicka Havok won a three-way dance with Kylie Rae and Scarlett Bordeaux to retain the Women's Title.
-Teddy Hart d. Myron Reed.
-The Besties In The World(Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) d. Keith Lee & Shane Strickland to retain the Tag Team Titles.
-Rey Fenix d. Matt Riddle to retain the Heavyweight Title.
Friday, January 19, 2018
Friday NWL Results From O'Fallon, MO
-Jet Royal d. Thomas Shire(w/ Drew Gold) by countering a spinning torture rack into a sunset flip and rollup pin (8:10).
-Anthony “Sharkbait” Gutierrez won a triple threat match with Thor Theriot and Matt Kenway when he pinned Kenway after a modified uranagi (5:00).
-The Besties In The World(“The Miracle Worker” Davey Vega & “The Dirty Rook” Mat Fitchett) & Paco Gonzalez d. Top Shelf Entertainment(“The Connoisseur” Niles Plonk, Everett Connors, & “Privilege Personified” Rasheed Ali); The Besties hit the Total Taker(Last Ride/Tombstone combo) on Ali and Connors, then Vega and Paco double-chokeslammed Plonk as Fitchett pinned Ali for the win (15:40).
-”The Monarch” Jeremy Wyatt d. Mike Outlaw with the Lightning Spiral to retain the Kansas City Title (13:55).
-”The Mile-High Magnum” Dak(ota) Draper d. Christian Rose with the Mile-High Doctor Bomb (9:50).
-”The Raging Bull” Maverick(w/ Drew Gold) d. Jack Foster in a no-holds-barred match; after interference by Gold and Thomas Shire, Maverick delivered a low blow and won with a sitout F-U (13:35).
-”Dominican Dynamite” Marti Belle & Savanna Stone d. Carolina Rodriguez & Rahne Victoria when Marti pinned Rahne after a spear (10:54).
-”The Stiff Robo Ginger” Gary Jay d. Leonel Howlett after a tornado Flatliner and double-stomp to the back of the head to retain the Spirit Of NWL Title (13:42).
Thursday, January 18, 2018
WOE Special Comment
Now, as promised, a special comment about Sunday's Wrestling Over Everything show at the River's Edge Community Center in Centreville, Illinois.
DISCLAIMER: I'm biased. Deal with it.
The show didn't have a very good turnout, unfortunately...the lineup featured Heavyweight and Interstate Title bouts as well as a one-night tournament to crown the first WOE Tag Team Champions. (The final Wrestling Invades America Tag Team Champions were Bobby D & "The Enforcer" Jimmy D of Bodily Harm, but they were stripped of the titles just prior to the transition to WOE.) Seven teams were advertised for the tournament, but it was trimmed down to six as All Eyes On Us(Micah Pope & Nelson Sixx) weren't there. The scheduled start time was 5:00 but the event didn't start until about 5:30.
Your ring announcers were Chris Kaelin and Moe Romero-Kennedy; your referees were Jason Pemberton and Will Something(didn't get his full name).
The Landlord kicked off the show by showing off the new tag title belts...he said he had two teams in the tournament so he had a good chance of managing the first champs. He brought out The Sabotage Squad(Krispy 2 Pop & John Boi) and then called out LaMarcus Clinton...but L.M.C. was still sore about Landlord accidentally costing him the Interstate Title to Billy McNeil. The Landlord had said he could team with anyone he wanted, so he chose his recent rival Da'Marius Jones! Landlord wasn't happy with that development...but he told the Squad to stay in the ring as their match would kick off the show.
Interstate Champion Billy McNeil & Orange Lazarus vs. The Sabotage Squad(Krispy 2 Pop & John Boi), Tag Team Title Tournament: Billy had a long night ahead of him as he was also defending his Interstate Title later in the show. Lazarus seemed to be dressed in secret agent mode with a hat, suit jacket, and a briefcase which he handcuffed to the corner. Unfortunately, he was unable to get the briefcase open for anything that would help him in the match. Lazarus did the lion's share of the work but was isolated from McNeil for a good potion of it. McNeil got a tag and cleaned house on both Squad members, but brought Lazarus back into the fray far too quickly (I honestly don't recall if a tag was made or not). Krispy and John Boi disposed of Billy long enough to finish off Lazarus with a sideslam/top-rope legdrop combo(shades of the Smokin' Gunns' Sidewinder finisher) in 9:38.
Money & Gold(Taylor Champion & Trystan Brady Shadeux) vs. P.T. Beckham & Jake Prater, Tag Team Title Tournament: I recognized Prater's name but hadn't seen him in person before; he's a big dude with gear who seemed decent in there. I've been a fan of Champion for a while and I would like to see him test his technical skills against opponents with similar styles in this area. Shadeux has been slowly improving in recent months as he's gotten more ring time...no substitute for experience, as they say. Beckham has been a solid rulebreaker in his time in WOE and has been establishing himself well on his own. The teamwork made the difference as Champion took out Beckham with a superkick, allowing Shadeux to score the three-count in 10:04.
"2.0" Da'Marius Jones & LaMarcus Clinton vs. The Big Texan & Richard Faith(w/ Miss Chaos), Tag Team Title Tournament: Landlord brought out Texan and Faith as guys who didn't like each other, but wanted championship gold badly enough to join forces for the tournament. Unfortunately for them, the bad blood between the partners would resurface as there were several instances of one man tagging himself into the match without the other wanting to tag out. A miscommunication between them brought Miss Chaos up to the apron to bark orders at Texan, which he didn't take kindly to...the partners finally lost their cool and brawled with each other. The battle spilled out of the ring, leading to a countout win for Jones and LMC in 8:45! The tournament finals were set: Sabotage Squad vs. Money & Gold vs. Jones & LMC.
"The Infamous" Tyler Copeland vs. Leone Mephisto(w/ Ace Roberts), no-holds-barred match for the Heavyweight Title: Mephisto stole the belt from Copeland several months ago, so the champion hasn't had much chance to physically hold the championship that he won from him. Mephisto wasted no time in attacking Copeland during his entrance, using whatever weapons he had available to him...Copeland was bloody in short order. Mephisto focused his attack on Copeland's shoulder and kept going for the cross-armbreaker...and in a surprise(to me, anyway), Copeland tapped out in 7:15 to make Mephisto a two-time WOE Champion! I didn't see that coming, though maybe I should have...guess we'll see how things play out from here.
Intermission~! Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm): Hamburger and a bottle of water.
Billy McNeil vs. Brandon Espinosa for the Interstate Title: McNeil captured the title from L.M.C. a few months ago, making him a two-time holder of that belt. These two had crossed paths in Dynamo Pro and that was the only other time these two Midwest mainstays had competed against each other. I honestly need a scorecard to keep track of where I cheer or boo Espinosa, seeing as how he wrestles for just about everybody in different roles. Espy had an advantage in size and power, but Billy had the edge in agility and overall experience. It could have easily gone either way (Espy won their previous encounter), but McNeil fought out of a superplex attempt and hit ye olde Pac-Man Attack(half-turn frog splash) to win in 10:19! Cue mutual respect...
The Big Texan vs. Richard Faith(w/ Miss Chaos): Landlord ordered this impromptu match to settle the differences between the two men. The fight picked up right where it left off and even the referee was caught in the crossfire...Faith delivered the Blackhole Slam but it only got a two-count. The ref was still dazed and Faith called in Miss Chaos to slap Texan...but this merely ticked off the masked man and he chased the valet away from ringside. The official counted out Texan, giving Faith the cheap win in a brisk 3:50...I suspect things still aren't over between those two.
"2.0" Da'Marius Jones & LaMarcus Clinton vs. Money & Gold(Taylor Champion & Trystan Brady Shadeux) vs. The Sabotage Squad(Krispy 2 Pop & John Boi), Tag Team Title Tournament Final: Landlord said this final match would be no-DQ to ensure a winner, so all three teams brawled all over the building. Weapons like a kendo stick and steel chairs came into play...though some of the chair swings looked fairly weak, sorry to say. The fan favorite pairings weren't exactly on the same page(of course, only one team could win). Landlord had decreed that Jones and L.M.C. would be fired if they didn't win the belts, but he would step down from his position of influence in WOE if they won. Of course Landlord got involved with his cookie sheet of doom, but he overstepped his bounds and L.M.C. took him out with a Buff Blockbuster! The momentum wouldn't change from there as the Sabotage Squad members were on the receiving end...Jones took down Krispy and L.M.C. pinned him after the 450 Splash in 12:38 for NEWWWWW Tag Team Champions! The brawl was a bit of a trainwreck, but it seemed like the right team won.
Post-match Landlord was distraught that he was no longer in power, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him stick around in some other capacity...Darkside's music played to freak him out, but Darkside himself didn't make an appearance. Landlord laughed that off, but still realized that he was out of a job...the fans chimed in with the "Goodbye" song to send him off.
Hey, I actually got caught up for about twenty-four hours...sweet. I've got another double-header weekend ahead with the National Wrasslin' League on Friday and Dynamo Pro Wrestling on Saturday (with Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling as an alternate option for Saturday, depending on your personal rasslin tastes).
That's my special comment for this, the third wrestling show I've attended in the year 2018. Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.
-PB, Watching Wrestling Wrong Since 1991
P.S. We are all marks.
DISCLAIMER: I'm biased. Deal with it.
The show didn't have a very good turnout, unfortunately...the lineup featured Heavyweight and Interstate Title bouts as well as a one-night tournament to crown the first WOE Tag Team Champions. (The final Wrestling Invades America Tag Team Champions were Bobby D & "The Enforcer" Jimmy D of Bodily Harm, but they were stripped of the titles just prior to the transition to WOE.) Seven teams were advertised for the tournament, but it was trimmed down to six as All Eyes On Us(Micah Pope & Nelson Sixx) weren't there. The scheduled start time was 5:00 but the event didn't start until about 5:30.
Your ring announcers were Chris Kaelin and Moe Romero-Kennedy; your referees were Jason Pemberton and Will Something(didn't get his full name).
The Landlord kicked off the show by showing off the new tag title belts...he said he had two teams in the tournament so he had a good chance of managing the first champs. He brought out The Sabotage Squad(Krispy 2 Pop & John Boi) and then called out LaMarcus Clinton...but L.M.C. was still sore about Landlord accidentally costing him the Interstate Title to Billy McNeil. The Landlord had said he could team with anyone he wanted, so he chose his recent rival Da'Marius Jones! Landlord wasn't happy with that development...but he told the Squad to stay in the ring as their match would kick off the show.
Interstate Champion Billy McNeil & Orange Lazarus vs. The Sabotage Squad(Krispy 2 Pop & John Boi), Tag Team Title Tournament: Billy had a long night ahead of him as he was also defending his Interstate Title later in the show. Lazarus seemed to be dressed in secret agent mode with a hat, suit jacket, and a briefcase which he handcuffed to the corner. Unfortunately, he was unable to get the briefcase open for anything that would help him in the match. Lazarus did the lion's share of the work but was isolated from McNeil for a good potion of it. McNeil got a tag and cleaned house on both Squad members, but brought Lazarus back into the fray far too quickly (I honestly don't recall if a tag was made or not). Krispy and John Boi disposed of Billy long enough to finish off Lazarus with a sideslam/top-rope legdrop combo(shades of the Smokin' Gunns' Sidewinder finisher) in 9:38.
Money & Gold(Taylor Champion & Trystan Brady Shadeux) vs. P.T. Beckham & Jake Prater, Tag Team Title Tournament: I recognized Prater's name but hadn't seen him in person before; he's a big dude with gear who seemed decent in there. I've been a fan of Champion for a while and I would like to see him test his technical skills against opponents with similar styles in this area. Shadeux has been slowly improving in recent months as he's gotten more ring time...no substitute for experience, as they say. Beckham has been a solid rulebreaker in his time in WOE and has been establishing himself well on his own. The teamwork made the difference as Champion took out Beckham with a superkick, allowing Shadeux to score the three-count in 10:04.
"2.0" Da'Marius Jones & LaMarcus Clinton vs. The Big Texan & Richard Faith(w/ Miss Chaos), Tag Team Title Tournament: Landlord brought out Texan and Faith as guys who didn't like each other, but wanted championship gold badly enough to join forces for the tournament. Unfortunately for them, the bad blood between the partners would resurface as there were several instances of one man tagging himself into the match without the other wanting to tag out. A miscommunication between them brought Miss Chaos up to the apron to bark orders at Texan, which he didn't take kindly to...the partners finally lost their cool and brawled with each other. The battle spilled out of the ring, leading to a countout win for Jones and LMC in 8:45! The tournament finals were set: Sabotage Squad vs. Money & Gold vs. Jones & LMC.
"The Infamous" Tyler Copeland vs. Leone Mephisto(w/ Ace Roberts), no-holds-barred match for the Heavyweight Title: Mephisto stole the belt from Copeland several months ago, so the champion hasn't had much chance to physically hold the championship that he won from him. Mephisto wasted no time in attacking Copeland during his entrance, using whatever weapons he had available to him...Copeland was bloody in short order. Mephisto focused his attack on Copeland's shoulder and kept going for the cross-armbreaker...and in a surprise(to me, anyway), Copeland tapped out in 7:15 to make Mephisto a two-time WOE Champion! I didn't see that coming, though maybe I should have...guess we'll see how things play out from here.
Intermission~! Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm): Hamburger and a bottle of water.
Billy McNeil vs. Brandon Espinosa for the Interstate Title: McNeil captured the title from L.M.C. a few months ago, making him a two-time holder of that belt. These two had crossed paths in Dynamo Pro and that was the only other time these two Midwest mainstays had competed against each other. I honestly need a scorecard to keep track of where I cheer or boo Espinosa, seeing as how he wrestles for just about everybody in different roles. Espy had an advantage in size and power, but Billy had the edge in agility and overall experience. It could have easily gone either way (Espy won their previous encounter), but McNeil fought out of a superplex attempt and hit ye olde Pac-Man Attack(half-turn frog splash) to win in 10:19! Cue mutual respect...
The Big Texan vs. Richard Faith(w/ Miss Chaos): Landlord ordered this impromptu match to settle the differences between the two men. The fight picked up right where it left off and even the referee was caught in the crossfire...Faith delivered the Blackhole Slam but it only got a two-count. The ref was still dazed and Faith called in Miss Chaos to slap Texan...but this merely ticked off the masked man and he chased the valet away from ringside. The official counted out Texan, giving Faith the cheap win in a brisk 3:50...I suspect things still aren't over between those two.
"2.0" Da'Marius Jones & LaMarcus Clinton vs. Money & Gold(Taylor Champion & Trystan Brady Shadeux) vs. The Sabotage Squad(Krispy 2 Pop & John Boi), Tag Team Title Tournament Final: Landlord said this final match would be no-DQ to ensure a winner, so all three teams brawled all over the building. Weapons like a kendo stick and steel chairs came into play...though some of the chair swings looked fairly weak, sorry to say. The fan favorite pairings weren't exactly on the same page(of course, only one team could win). Landlord had decreed that Jones and L.M.C. would be fired if they didn't win the belts, but he would step down from his position of influence in WOE if they won. Of course Landlord got involved with his cookie sheet of doom, but he overstepped his bounds and L.M.C. took him out with a Buff Blockbuster! The momentum wouldn't change from there as the Sabotage Squad members were on the receiving end...Jones took down Krispy and L.M.C. pinned him after the 450 Splash in 12:38 for NEWWWWW Tag Team Champions! The brawl was a bit of a trainwreck, but it seemed like the right team won.
Post-match Landlord was distraught that he was no longer in power, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him stick around in some other capacity...Darkside's music played to freak him out, but Darkside himself didn't make an appearance. Landlord laughed that off, but still realized that he was out of a job...the fans chimed in with the "Goodbye" song to send him off.
Hey, I actually got caught up for about twenty-four hours...sweet. I've got another double-header weekend ahead with the National Wrasslin' League on Friday and Dynamo Pro Wrestling on Saturday (with Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling as an alternate option for Saturday, depending on your personal rasslin tastes).
That's my special comment for this, the third wrestling show I've attended in the year 2018. Good night, good luck, and #yaywrestling.
-PB, Watching Wrestling Wrong Since 1991
P.S. We are all marks.
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