-Commentators: Michael Cole, Renee Young, & Corey Graves.
-Seth Rollins d. Shelton Benjamin with the advanced curbstomp (6:56 aired); Paul Heyman did commentary.
-"The Almighty" Bobby Lashley d. Finn Bálor to win the Intercontinental Title after "The Man Of The Hour" Lio Rush caused a distraction by ringing the bell, leading to Lashley winning with the spear (7:34 aired).
-Aleister Black & Ricochet d. "The Glorious" Bobby Roode & Chad Gable when Black pinned Roode after the Black Mass(spinning kick) (4:29).
-Next entrants to the Hall Of Fame: Harlem Heat(Booker T & Stevie Ray).
-Nia Jax(w/ Tamina Snuka) d. Natalya Neidhart(w/ Beth Phoenix) by DQ when Beth attacked Nia (0:28).
-Kurt Angle d. Apollo Crews with the Olympic Slam (3:02).
-Roman Reigns vs. Baron Corbin never officially started Drew McIntyre attacked Reigns before the match.
-Drew McIntyre d. Dean Ambrose in falls-count-anywhere match after hitting the Claymore(flying boot) with Ambrose's head trapped in a guardrail (10:49 aired).
Monday, March 11, 2019
NJPW New Japan Cup Day 4
-Toru Yano d. Davey Boy Smith Jr. via rollup.
-Colt Cabana d. Togi Makabe with a folding press.
-Minoru Suzuki d. Satoshi Kojima after the Gotch-style piledriver.
-Seiya Sanada d. Hirooki Goto via moonsault.
Second-round matches from this bracket: Cabana vs. Yano, Sanada vs. Suzuki.
Sunday, March 10, 2019
WWE Fastlane
-The New Day(Big E Langston & Xavier Woods) d. Shinsuke Nakamura & Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry-Rusev); Big E pinned Rusev after he and Woods hit the Midnight Hour(Big Ending/second-rope flying DDT combo).
-Jimmy & Jey Uso d. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin & Shane McMahon to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Titles; Jey raised his knees to block a frog splash by Miz and small-packaged him for the win. Shane turned on Miz after the match.
-Asuka Urai d. Mandy Rose(w/ Sonya Deville) to retain the Smackdown Women's Title; Sonya got a kendo stick from under the ring, but Mandy slipped on the pulled-up apron banner and Asuka got the pin after a spinning kick.
-The Bar(Antonio Cesaro/Sheamus O'Shaunessy) d. Kofi Kingston in a handicap match when both pinned Kofi after a spike Air Raid Crash; Big E Langston & Xavier Woods(who had been banned from ringside) tried to run down to help but were attacked by Shinsuke Nakamura & Alexander Rusev).
-The Revival(Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) won a triple threat match with Aleister Black & Ricochet and "The Glorious" Bobby Roode & Chad Gable to retain the Raw Tag Team Titles; Dawson pinned Gable after he and Wilder hit the Shatter Machine(Flapjack-into-Codebreaker).
-Samoa Joe won a four-corner match with Andrade "Cien" Almas(w/ Zelina Vega), "R-Truth" Ron Killings(w/ Carmella Van Damme), and Rey Misterio Jr. to retain the U.S. Title when he made Rey pass out in the Coquina Clutch(sleeper with bodyscissors).
-The Boss & Hug Connection("The Boss" Sasha Banks & Bayley Rose) d. Nia Jax & Tamina Snuka to retain the Women's Tag Team Titles when Bayley pinned Nia with a rana pin. Nia & Tamina attacked Sasha & Bayley afterwards, causing Beth Phoenix to leave the broadcast table and confront them...and Nia & Tamina attacked Beth as well. Natalya Neidhart finally made the save, but she was double-teamed and left laying.
-Daniel Bryan(w/ Erick Rowan) won a triple threat match with Kevin Owens and Mustafa Ali to retain the WWE Title when he pinned Ali after countering a blind move off the second rope with the flying knee strike.
-Becky Lynch d. Charlotte Flair by DQ when Raw Women's Champion "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey ran into the ring while Charlotte had Becky in the figure-four leglock, then deliberately attacked Becky to get Charlotte disqualified.
-The Shield(Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, & Dean Ambrose) d. Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley, & Baron Corbin; Reigns pinned Corbin after the triple-team spike powerbomb.
-Jimmy & Jey Uso d. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin & Shane McMahon to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Titles; Jey raised his knees to block a frog splash by Miz and small-packaged him for the win. Shane turned on Miz after the match.
-Asuka Urai d. Mandy Rose(w/ Sonya Deville) to retain the Smackdown Women's Title; Sonya got a kendo stick from under the ring, but Mandy slipped on the pulled-up apron banner and Asuka got the pin after a spinning kick.
-The Bar(Antonio Cesaro/Sheamus O'Shaunessy) d. Kofi Kingston in a handicap match when both pinned Kofi after a spike Air Raid Crash; Big E Langston & Xavier Woods(who had been banned from ringside) tried to run down to help but were attacked by Shinsuke Nakamura & Alexander Rusev).
-The Revival(Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) won a triple threat match with Aleister Black & Ricochet and "The Glorious" Bobby Roode & Chad Gable to retain the Raw Tag Team Titles; Dawson pinned Gable after he and Wilder hit the Shatter Machine(Flapjack-into-Codebreaker).
-Samoa Joe won a four-corner match with Andrade "Cien" Almas(w/ Zelina Vega), "R-Truth" Ron Killings(w/ Carmella Van Damme), and Rey Misterio Jr. to retain the U.S. Title when he made Rey pass out in the Coquina Clutch(sleeper with bodyscissors).
-The Boss & Hug Connection("The Boss" Sasha Banks & Bayley Rose) d. Nia Jax & Tamina Snuka to retain the Women's Tag Team Titles when Bayley pinned Nia with a rana pin. Nia & Tamina attacked Sasha & Bayley afterwards, causing Beth Phoenix to leave the broadcast table and confront them...and Nia & Tamina attacked Beth as well. Natalya Neidhart finally made the save, but she was double-teamed and left laying.
-Daniel Bryan(w/ Erick Rowan) won a triple threat match with Kevin Owens and Mustafa Ali to retain the WWE Title when he pinned Ali after countering a blind move off the second rope with the flying knee strike.
-Becky Lynch d. Charlotte Flair by DQ when Raw Women's Champion "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey ran into the ring while Charlotte had Becky in the figure-four leglock, then deliberately attacked Becky to get Charlotte disqualified.
-The Shield(Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, & Dean Ambrose) d. Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley, & Baron Corbin; Reigns pinned Corbin after the triple-team spike powerbomb.
Sunday WOE Results From Centreville, IL
-Leone Mephisto(disguised in a penguin costume for most of the match) won a battle royal for the vacant Interstate Title (forfeited by “The Canadian Boss” Trystan Brady Shadeux when he moved away). Eliminations: Kirk Malice, Alister Crowe, Juan Sanchez, Tag Team Champion Sid Holland, Tag Team Champion D.C. Shaw & Michael Osiris, Nero, Noah X, “The Unholy Father” Richard Faith, Symon Phoenix, Darkside, Zander Allen, T.J. Adams, “The Mountain Man” Jake Prater, David X, and Benjamin Trust (12:52).
-John Boi(w/ T.J. Adams & Hardcore Andy) d. Alister Crowe(w/ Richard Faith) by DQ when Faith attacked John Boi (6:25). Darkside & Symon Phoenix ran in to fight off Faith & Crowe.
-Tag Team Champion D.C. Shaw d. James Brady via small package (though referee Shaft missed Brady being in the ropes) (9:23).
-”P.O.D.” Damion Cortess d. Benjamin Trust after a torture rack neckbreaker (4:37).
-No Coast(Sid Holland & Michael Osiris) won a triple threat match with The Premier Brothers(L-Ride & Zander Allen) and DNX(David X & Noah X) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Osiris pinned Noah after he and Holland hit a double-team sitout powerbomb (20:02).
-”2.0” Da’Marius Jones won a six-way dance with “Category 5” Corey Storm, Brandon Espinosa, “The Notorious” P.T. Beckham, Interstate Champion Leone Mephisto, and Barackus. Order of entry(the remaining competitors were handcuffed to ringposts and released every two minutes): Jones and Barackus, Storm, Beckham, Espinosa, and Mephisto. Eliminations: Storm pinned Barackus after everyone hit big moves on Barackus, ending with Storm's rope-handspring Diamond Cutter (the other four men dogpiled onto the cover) (10:07). Beckham pinned Mephisto via rollup after a low blow (11:06). Espy pinned Beckham with a sitout powerbomb after Mephisto ran back out to trip Beckham (14:38). Storm pin Espy after Espy hit the brainbuster on Jones and Storm hit the rope-handspring Cutter to drop Espy onto Jones (18:23). Jones pinned Storm for the win after the Paydirt (22:06).
NJPW New Japan Cup Day 3
-Ryusuke Taguchi d. Hiroyoshi Tenzan via rollup.
-Hiroshi Tanahashi d. Shota Umino with the Texas Cloverleaf.
-Zack Sabre Jr. d. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe via Orienteering With Napalm Death(double-leglock submission).
-Kota Ibushi d. IWGP Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito(non-title) after the Kamigoye(trapped-arm knee strike).
Second-round matches for this bracket: Tanahashi vs. Taguchi and Ibushi vs. Sabre.
-Hiroshi Tanahashi d. Shota Umino with the Texas Cloverleaf.
-Zack Sabre Jr. d. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe via Orienteering With Napalm Death(double-leglock submission).
-Kota Ibushi d. IWGP Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito(non-title) after the Kamigoye(trapped-arm knee strike).
Second-round matches for this bracket: Tanahashi vs. Taguchi and Ibushi vs. Sabre.
Saturday, March 9, 2019
Saturday WLW Results From Moscow Mills, MO + Other Show Results
-”2.0” Da’Marius Jones d. Jayden Dominic Rose via Paydirt to win the Jr. Heavyweight Title (9:45).
-”The Attraction” Austin Cravens d. Gil Rogers after a fireman's-carry slam (9:23).
-Lucy Mendez d. Stacey O'Brien with a jackknife cradle to win the Women's Title (10:37).
-The People's Tag Team(Kyle Roberts & “The Wrestler For The People” Rex Fults) d. Alpha Omega(Camaro Jackson & Kenny Alfonso) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Rex superplexed Alfonso and Roberts got the pin after the frog splash (12:57).
-”Superstar” Steve Fender d. Brandon Espinosa by DQ when Espy refused to release a hanging armbar in the ropes after the referee's five-count (9:58). Espy delivered a post-match brainbuster.
-”The Hybrid Ace” Jon Webb d. Jack Gamble with the Sliced Bread #2 to retain the Heavyweight Title (15:31).
-”The National Treasure” Nick Aldis(w/ Kamille Kaine) d. “The Legacy” Leland Race(w/ Harley Race) with the Kingsland Cloverleaf to retain the NWA World Title (18:07).
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Saturday MMWA results from St. Louis, MO:
-Ring announcer: Drew Abbenhaus: Referees: Nick Ridenour & Jay King.
-The Big Texan d. "Rough Cut" Rick Ruby after a top-rope splash (10:24).
-"The Son Of The South" Frankie D d. "Switchblade" Garrett Shanks with a Stungun (8:52).
-"The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz d. "Volatile" Curtis Wylde(w/ Wyldefyre) by DQ to earn a Money In The Bank-style contract for a future Heavyweight Title match. Cruz accidentally knocked the referee down and Wylde brought in a chair, but Cruz kicked the chair in his face; after that, Cruz threw the chair to Wylde and fell to the mat. The referee recovered and called for the bell to disqualify Wylde (8:03). It was scheduled to be a triple threat match with "Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson included, but Commissioner Jim Harris said that Jackson had been involved in some kind of altercation earlier in the day and was taken to the hospital. (Wylde all but took credit for the attack in response to the news.)
-Barackus d. "Da Bomb" Brian James after a frog splash off the second rope to win the Heavyweight Title (5:40). Chaos ensued as Curtis Wylde came out protesting that he should have had the title shot...then Ricky Cruz hit Barackus with the microphone and decided that he was cashing in his contract.
-"The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz d. Barackus with the superkick to win the Heavyweight Title (0:11).
-Moondog Rover fought "Magnificent" Mark Morgan to a time-limit draw (15:00).
-"P.O.D." Damion Cortess d. "The Incomparable" Deacon Cash after a torture rack neckbreaker (9:24).
-”The Attraction” Austin Cravens d. Gil Rogers after a fireman's-carry slam (9:23).
-Lucy Mendez d. Stacey O'Brien with a jackknife cradle to win the Women's Title (10:37).
-The People's Tag Team(Kyle Roberts & “The Wrestler For The People” Rex Fults) d. Alpha Omega(Camaro Jackson & Kenny Alfonso) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Rex superplexed Alfonso and Roberts got the pin after the frog splash (12:57).
-”Superstar” Steve Fender d. Brandon Espinosa by DQ when Espy refused to release a hanging armbar in the ropes after the referee's five-count (9:58). Espy delivered a post-match brainbuster.
-”The Hybrid Ace” Jon Webb d. Jack Gamble with the Sliced Bread #2 to retain the Heavyweight Title (15:31).
-”The National Treasure” Nick Aldis(w/ Kamille Kaine) d. “The Legacy” Leland Race(w/ Harley Race) with the Kingsland Cloverleaf to retain the NWA World Title (18:07).
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Saturday MMWA results from St. Louis, MO:
-Ring announcer: Drew Abbenhaus: Referees: Nick Ridenour & Jay King.
-The Big Texan d. "Rough Cut" Rick Ruby after a top-rope splash (10:24).
-"The Son Of The South" Frankie D d. "Switchblade" Garrett Shanks with a Stungun (8:52).
-"The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz d. "Volatile" Curtis Wylde(w/ Wyldefyre) by DQ to earn a Money In The Bank-style contract for a future Heavyweight Title match. Cruz accidentally knocked the referee down and Wylde brought in a chair, but Cruz kicked the chair in his face; after that, Cruz threw the chair to Wylde and fell to the mat. The referee recovered and called for the bell to disqualify Wylde (8:03). It was scheduled to be a triple threat match with "Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One" Gary Jackson included, but Commissioner Jim Harris said that Jackson had been involved in some kind of altercation earlier in the day and was taken to the hospital. (Wylde all but took credit for the attack in response to the news.)
-Barackus d. "Da Bomb" Brian James after a frog splash off the second rope to win the Heavyweight Title (5:40). Chaos ensued as Curtis Wylde came out protesting that he should have had the title shot...then Ricky Cruz hit Barackus with the microphone and decided that he was cashing in his contract.
-"The King Of Chaos" Ricky Cruz d. Barackus with the superkick to win the Heavyweight Title (0:11).
-Moondog Rover fought "Magnificent" Mark Morgan to a time-limit draw (15:00).
-"P.O.D." Damion Cortess d. "The Incomparable" Deacon Cash after a torture rack neckbreaker (9:24).
NJPW New Japan Cup Day 2
-Lance Archer d. Toa Henare after the Blackout(reverse sitout Razor's Edge).
-Mikey Nicholls d. Hikuleo with the Mikey Bomb(Blue Thunder Bomb).
-NEVER Openweight Champion Will Ospreay d. Bad Luck Fale(non-title) by countering the Bad Luck Fall(Border Toss-style powerbomb) with a rana pin.
-Kazuchika Okada d. Michael Elgin via Rainmaker(windup short-arm lariat).
Second-round matches for this bracket: Okada vs. Nicholls and Ospreay vs. Archer.
-Mikey Nicholls d. Hikuleo with the Mikey Bomb(Blue Thunder Bomb).
-NEVER Openweight Champion Will Ospreay d. Bad Luck Fale(non-title) by countering the Bad Luck Fall(Border Toss-style powerbomb) with a rana pin.
-Kazuchika Okada d. Michael Elgin via Rainmaker(windup short-arm lariat).
Second-round matches for this bracket: Okada vs. Nicholls and Ospreay vs. Archer.
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