WWF Superstars of Wrestling 9/14/1991

WWF Superstars of Wrestling 9/14/1991

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We are in Rochester, NY.

Vince McMahon and Roddy Piper are our hosts. Vince says it's National Laundry Day. Piper says Macho Man is coming to Jack Tunney to get reinstated. He says Jake will be left hung out to dry once he gets his hands on him.

Thoughts: I'm not a fan of Macho coming back so soon after a career vs career match. It just ruins the stipulation and it's such shortsighted thinking to do that then reneg on it.

The Dragon vs Paul Perez

Paul side headlocks him then Ricky chops him down. Piper asks if Jack will reinstate Macho. Ricky slams Paul then hits him in the head. Ricky side kicks Paul then elbows him in the gut. Paul misses a move in the corner and is crotched on the 2nd buckle. Paul does a nice sell for the atomic drop. Ricky suplexes Paul then slams him. Ricky top rope chops Paul. Ricky then hits a top rope crossbody and pins Paul.

Thoughts: It was a quick squash here. Paul had some nice selling and Ricky's offense was flawless like usual.

WWF Update

Mean Gene Okerlund has a bunch of WWF toys with him. Gene talks about the wedding reception at Summerslam and shows clips from it.

Jake Roberts, The Undertaker and Paul Bearer do a promo. Jake says once you say the vows at a wedding, it goes down fast. He said it was a little something for him. He says Sid is the new hero on the block. He says if he wants to step up, they got something for him. Jake says you don't play with a snake without getting bitten.

Sid Justice does a promo. He says Jake and Taker really think this is funny. Sid says Macho will take care of this his own way but he's where he should be. Sid says justice will be served.

Greg Valentine vs Scott Colontonio

Greg does some hiptosses. Greg hits slams then some chops. Greg elbows Scott in the head then headbutts Scott in the crotch. Greg elbow drops Scott then yanks on his leg. Greg figure fours him and submits him.

Thoughts: It was a quick one. Scott got a few shots in atleast before being put down. 

A solider talks about Sgt. Slaughter. He says his buddies died for this country while Sarge was eating monkey brains. He says Sarge got his butt kicked at Summerslam and deserved what he got.

The Mountie vs Russ Greenberg

Piper says Mountie looked better in stripes. Mountie clubs on Ross then bangs his head off the buckles. Mountie slaps Russ around. Mountie takes him down by the throat and pins him while choking him.

Thoughts: It was the usual rough house Mountie squash. It's going to take some rebuilding of Mountie after he got put in jail at Summerslam.

Mountie handcuffs Russ and gets on the mic. He asks if he knows who he is. Russ says, "you're a jailbird". Mountie then stomps on Russ and zaps him with the shock stick.

WWF Event Center

The Bushwahckers do a promo and make their sounds as usual. Butch says it's good their Bushwhackeroos are in school and trying so hard. He says they gotta do good and do some studying as well. Butch says they need to study with The Beverly Sisters and The Genius.

The Berzerker and Mr. Fuji do a promo. Berz says he was ordered to take over the WWF and that's what he did. He says, "I don't care and I ain't scared.". He says everyone that wrestlers him goes down hard and gets hurt. He says him and Fuji will then celebrate.

Irwin R. Schyster vs Tony Diamond

IRS gets on the mic. He says recently 33 states raised their income taxes. IRS says the people want to blame the legislators. IRS says if people wouldn't cheat on their taxes, it wouldn't be necessary.

IRS hits a shot and throws him. IRS hits elbow drops then throws him out. IRS does an inset promo. He says there's only one thing worse than being a tax cheat and it's being a cop on the take like Big Boss Man. He says he will put a lien on everything Boss owns and make him miserable.

IRS hits a double underhook suplex and stomps on Tony. He elbow drops him then back elbows him. IRS yanks on the leg then hits a running lariat. IRS hits a samoan drop/write off and wins.

Thoughts: It was the usual IRS squash with him sticking to elbow drops, boots and punches before getting the win.  The gimmick is silly but he is a good heel and it works. 

Mean Gene Okerlunde interviews Hulk Hogan on the stage. Hulk says Hulkamania is running wilder than ever. He says the power he gets from his fans sometimes even scares him. He says everything has been like a dream come true so far. He says that's only because of the Hulkamaiacs. He says his life is beautiful except for one thing.

He says every morning he has to look in the mirror. He says he hears a question wherever he's at and people ask what would happen if him and Flair squared off. Hulk says he knows Flair's credentials and says he's the cream of the crop. He says he's not laying the red carpet for Flair but the red and yellow of Hulkamania. He says he will open the door wide open and says he accepts his challenge anywhere. He says before he can be at peace with himself, he has to know who the better man is and who the real champ is.

Thoughts: There we go. It seems like the match is going to be set. We'll sadly never get it though because of Vince being weird about WCW.

The Natural Disasters vs Brian Donahue and Mike Fury

Quake backs up Fury in the corner then hiptosses him. Quake dropkicks him. Typhoone throws fury. Jimmy Hart does a promo with The Nasty's and The Disasters. Both teams says The LOD are doomed and said they won't rest until they get the belts back. Typhoon suplexes Brian and corner splashes him. Typhoon throws him then hits a stiff lariat.

Typhoon walks on Brian's gut then hits a corner splash. Quake hits a corner splash. Fury takes a double shoulder. Quake powerslams Brian then hits his butt drop. Typhoon then splashes Brian. Typhoon gets the pin.

Thoughts: It was the usual solid Disasters squash. They splashed and crushed their opponents like usual and Typhoon was really moving around well here.

WWF Event Center

The British Bulldog does a promo. He says he's ready for anyone in the WWF. He says he's ready for Barbarian, Warlord, Mustafa and Big Bully Busick. He says he hated bullies in high school and still does. He tells Busick to bully him around.

Skinner does a promo. He says it's been tough getting out of his environment but it's all about surviving. He shows us a lizard. He says he's used to surviving and says he hasn't seen anyone 12 foot long or anyone who weighs 1,000 pounds here. He says anyone who fights him is at a disadvantage. 

Jim Neidhart vs The Brooklyn Brawler

Jim is wearing checker patterns and his blue and yellow gear. He still comes out to his old theme.

Jim hits a slam then a nice shot to the face. Jim back elbows Brawler then hiptosses him. Jim yanks him by the hair . Jim powerslams him for the win.

Thoughts: This was quick with Jim winning as expected. The new gear really doesn't fit Jim and I would have rather seem him go back to what he was pre-WWF. 

The Undertaker vs Bill Pierce 

Taker clubs Bill then rams his back into the corner. Taker puts him in tree of woe then boots him as he hangs. Taker chokes him as he hangs. Taker flying lariats Bill. Taker hits a tombstone and gets the win.

Thoughts: It was the usual Taker squash with Bill getting nothing in and being put down quick.

Bill is put in a body bag after. Taker then stomps him while he's in it.

WWF Event Center

Virgil does a promo. He says Dibiase is looking at the million dollar champ. He says Dibiase is the million dollar chump. He says a fool and his money will soon depart. He says he worked hard for his money and came and got the job done. He says he works 8-5 everyday like anyone else and he got his million dollars. He says now Dibiase is bankrupt.

The Warlord and Slick do a promo. Slick says War has established himself as a top competitor. He says Bret is the new IC champ and they have their eyes on him. Slick says Hulk won't escape War's wrath either. War says no one else has the size and power that he does.

Vince runs down next week's show. Ric Flair will be on the Funeral Parlor and Sid will make his Superstars in-ring debut. We will also hear news on whether Macho was reinstated or not.

Overall thoughts: They kept things moving here in this one. Hulk has accepted Flair's challenge for a match, but we will never see it officially. Macho is trying to come back. Jim Neidhart debuted his checkers and blue/yellow gear today. Sid looks to be maybe feuding with Jake and Taker and IRS is coming for The Big Boss Man. As usual, there was nothing wrestling worth seeing here but we did get a fair bit of news storyline wise which helped this out. I liked it but I wouldn't recommend it.

TNA Impact 1/16/2025

TNA Impact 1/16/2025

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Frankie Kazarian comes out to do commentary.

Leon Slater vs Trent Seven

Trent wristlocks him. Leon gets out and dropkicks him. Leon hits a corner splash. Leon dances and rewind kicks him. Leon flying kicks Trent off the apron. Trent suplexes Leon on the floor and Leon slides down the stairs. Leon barely beats the count in.

Leon cradles Trent for 2 then rolls him up for 2. Leon flying single leg dropkicks Trent. Leon flying kicks Trent in the corner. Trent hits a 2nd rope emerald flowsion for 2.

They hit each other while laying on the mat. Trent punches Leon then hits a rainmaker. Trent then does a nasty looking spinning piledriver for 2. Leon backslides him for 2. Trent hits a burning hammer on Leon for 2. They trade chops. Trent splits Leon's fingers then Leon leg lariats him. Trent then goes onto the ramp.

Leon ddt's Trent on the ramp and knocks a light off of it. Leon jumps off the ramp onto Trent. Leon hits a 450 swanton and wins.

Thoughts: It was the usual Trent match and I didn't like it. They did too much here and none it meant that much. Leon knocked a light off the ramp during this one on accident.

Frankie Kazarian gets in the ring behind Leon after.  He teases attacking him but doesn't.

We get a video on Joe Hendry. He talks about the ring being magical. He says he gets back up when he is knocked down but doesn't get unlimited tries in wrestling. He says he doesn't want to go back to being the comedy guy. He says it's do or die in the title match and says he has one try left to beat Nic Nemeth for the title. He says Genesis is his chance to become champ and says the entire world will be chanting "We Believe" by the end of the night.

George Iceman comes out and says we have a championship pre-celebration. He says we will see the future TNA women's tag champs in Ash and Heather By Elegance.

Heather and Ash come out. George says they have been shining bright like a diamond but will shine better with tag gold. George then shows a cardboard cutout with Ash and Heather as champs.

Ash says she feels so honored to be the new knockouts tag champ. She thanks a bunch of people including their private Starbucks barista. She then thanks George Iceman. Heather thanks Ash and the Elegance brand as she says she is now one-half of the knockouts tag champs.

Spitfire comes out. Dani asks if they are celebrating a match they haven't had yet. Dani says it's not elegance, it's delusion. Jodi says they are wannabe barbie dolls that can't keep up with the real wrestlers. Jodi says there's no chance they will walk out with the tag titles. Ash says they don't deserve the titles and belong on the clearance rack. They then fight. The heels are sent into each other and sent out. The faces then destroy the cardboard cutouts. 

Sami Callihan and PCO are interviewed. PCO talks in gibberish. Sami says PCO said tonight two monsters will fight one of the greatest teams in history. He says that whoever fights monsters, must make sure they don't become monsters. Sami says they go to Genesis tonight.

First Class vs Steve Maclin and Eric Young

KC dodges EY's lock-up. KC slaps him in the back of the head. KC escapes a back body drop then is slapped in the back of the head. MAclin powerslams KC then elbow drops him for 2. Maclin chops up KC and KC chops back.

KC takes lariats to the back of the neck. Maclin lariats him over the top. Maclin runs the ropes and AJ pulls the ropes out on him. KC then tope con hilos outside onto Maclin. Maclin's back is rammed into the apron edge.

Maclin takes corner spears from AJ. AJ hits his running knee in the corner. Maclin takes AJ's facekick then KC is popped up onto Maclin. AJ chokes Maclin on the ropes. KC and AJ mess with an actor who is in the front row. KC gets pushed over by the actor and AJ grabs the actor. Maclin olympic slams AJ.

EY hits a death valley driver on KC for 2. EY slams KC. EY is crotched up top. Maclin topes AJ outside and EY bites KC up top. EY top rope elbow drops KC for the win.

Thoughts: It was an average midcard match. It was fine for what it was but nothing particularly great or memorable. 

The System come out on the ramp after but nothing happens.

Rosemary and Masha Slamovich talk from a confessional booth. Rose says she hasn't ad the title for 7 years and will do anything to get it back. Masha says it must be hard to watch everyone pass you by. Masha says Rose took from herself. Rose talks about the clockwork orange match and says Masha is facing on of the most violent knockouts in TNA history. Masha says something about dragging Rose to hell with her.

We see clips of The Northern Armory beating up Mike Santana and at an indy show.

The Northern Armory come out. Josh says he has unfortunate news to share. He says he's supposed to fight Mike Santana at Genesis but Mike is hurt. He says he won't be able to go at Genesis.

Mike Santana comes out through the crowd. Mike rips Josh for being bald. Mike says they caught him slipping. Mike says he's coming at him harder than ever as long as there is air in his lungs. Mike said he went through an entire system the last time he was screwed out of a title shot. Mike says he will fight Josh in an I Quit match at Genesis.

Josh says he will make an example out of him and teach him a lesson he should have learned long ago. He says he will make Mike understand his place is the same place it's been for the last few years - at the bottom of the card. Mike says he will be the new standard of TNA.

Laredo Kid vs Jake Something

Kid headlocks him then Jake pounces him onto the ramp. Kid hits some forearms and Jake forearms him over for 2. Jake corner lariats Kid. Kid hits a corner forearm. Kid comes off the top and meets a forearm from Jake for 2.

Kid destino's him. Jake misses a corner spear. Kid trips him and does la magistral for 2. Kid hits enzugiri's then does a canadian destroyer ddt for 2. Jake hits a top rope sitout powerbomb and wins.

Thoughts: I didn't like this. They had some sloppy moments and didn't have enough time here to do anything that good.

We get a video on ABC. Ace says they came out of Bullet Club. Ace says they have been around the world together. Ace said they had something special and had high individual goals but they came together to win tag gold. Ace said the Full Metal Mayhem match with The Hardy's was a dream come true. He said he was a big fan of Jeff Hardy and liked purple because of it.

Ace said then suddenly it's been about his best friend hurting. He's said it's the first time where life overshadowed what happened in his career. He says it's been a whirlwind since Bey got injured. He said he never had time to look at the sky and smell the roses and says his career is the same way. He said he's learning a lot about gratitude and appreciating. 

He says the X-Division is the backbone of TNA. HE said he grew up idolizing the X-Division greats. He says something is wrong with Moose being on top. He says Moose thinks he can throw people around and bully people. Ace says Moose is not the X-Division. He says he will show what the X-Division is about and that's inevitable.

The Hardy Boyz vs PCO and Sami Callihan

Sami knock down Jeff with a shot. The Hardy's avoid a double suplex then the 4 fight in the ring. Sami backs Jeff's head off the steps outside. We go to break and return. Matt bangs Sami's head off the buckles. Jeff jumps off of Matt's back onto Sami in the corner for 2. We see The Rascalz watching backstage.

Matt hits forearms on PCO. Jeff joins in with shots on PCO. PCO lariats both over. Matt takes a battering ram. PCO stomps on Matt. Matt hits a double ddt on his opponents. Jeff hits a whisper in the wind on both opponents then splashes Sami for 2.

Jeff and Sami trade. Jeff hits a twist of fate. Matt then hits one on Sami. Jeff hits a top rope swanton on Sami and wins.

Thoughts: It was a shorter match. It wasn't anything too special. It didn't get the time and it was a different mix of styles here. 

Jordynne Grace comes down to commentary. She says Tessa didn't sign the contract yet for the match so she will leave the contract commentary. She says if Tessa doesn't show up at Genesis, it won't be the first time.

Joe Hendry comes out then Nic Nemeth follows. Joe says he has to win this. Joe says he will lift the title at Genesis. Nic says the fans believe in Joe. Nic says he knows what the title means to Joe. He says he knows what it's like to be TNA champ. He says being champ is a different level as you always have a target on your back. He says it's a different lifestyle and doesn't know if Joe is ready for it.

Nic says Joe earned everything he has gotten so far. Nic shows JBL attacking Joe at Bound For Glory. Nic says he didn't see that happening and said he had nothing to do with it.

Ryan Nemeth comes out. He says Joe is not Nic's friend. He says Joe is a snake and is trying to manipulate him. He says Joe only cares about Joe. Ryan goes after Joe. Joe goes to chokeslam him and Nic superkicks Joe to stop him. Nic and Ryan leave and Joe starts to get back up.

Tessa Blanchard comes out and signs the contract at commentary. Jordynne Grace then comes out and attacks her. Tessa is thrown over the rails. Grace spinning back elbows her then hits a made in japan. Grace then sends her out of the ring.

Overall thoughts: It was the go home show so we weren't going to get anything too big or anything too earth shattering here. There was a ton of talking on this show. We only had 4 matches and 2 of them were short. This was really just your average TNA show and you would totally skip this and not miss a lot. I'd give it a 4 out of 10.

WWE Speed 1/15/2025

WWE Speed 1/15/2025 

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#1 Contender's Tournament Semifinals - Charlie Dempsey vs Chad Gable

Chad takes CD down by the leg and rolls him into a pin attempt. CD snapmares him then Chad wristlocks him. They repeat the spot and some more fast paced takedowns. CD double underhook suplexes him. CD monkey flips him for 1. Chad does a suplex for 2.

Chad grabs the ankle then CD takes him down. CD does cattle mutilation then goes back to an armlock. Chad overhead suplexes CD. Chad misses a top rope moonsault. CD goes for a bridge pin and CD is sent into the buckles. Chad backrolls him into a german and wins at 2:57.

Thoughts: It was probably the best match so far on Speed. It was fast paced technical wrestling with lots of counters and just super smooth work. They used every second of the time they had well and had a good one here.

Overall thoughts: There was only one new match as usual. It was one of the best matches they've ever had on Speed though. If you like fast paced technical wrestling, you are going to like this one. I'd recommend this one.

WWF Summerslam 1991 8/26/1991

WWF Summerslam 1991 8/26/1991

We are at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan and Roddy Piper are on commentary.

Heenan says Macho will tie the knot tonight, but it's the noose around his neck as he's getting married. piper says there's more turmoil then they have in Russia in the main. 

The Dragon, Texas Tornado and The British Bulldog vs Power and Glory and The Warlord

This didn't have a lot to of build to it minus some promos. P&G were starting to be phased out at the time for unknown reasons despite being great. The heels didn't get an entrance here. The faces had a warm-up match on the Summerslam Spectacular 1991 prior to this.

Roma boots, slams and dropkicks Ricky to start. Roma comes off the 2nd rope and catches an armdrag from Ricky. Ricky wristlocks Roma then side kicks him. Roma hits a bunch of punches and misses a corner charge. Ricky armdrags and dropkicks him.

Ricky hiptosses and armdrags Herc. Kerry and Herc trade wristlocks. Herc's head is banged off the buckles. Kerry hits corner punches. War and Davey get in. Davey hits some lariats then suplexes him. Ricky clubs War off the top. War blocks a monkey flip. Roma lariats Ricky then Ricky backrolls him. War then lariats Ricky.

Roma eye rakes Ricky then suplexes him. Roma backbreakers Ricky. Herc clubs on Ricky then gorilla press slams him. War slams Ricky and Roma works Ricky's back. Ricky hits shots on Herc then Herc stun guns him. War clubs Ricky then slams him. War comes off the buckles and runs into Ricky's boots.

Kerry is tagged in and hits shots on the heels. Davey comes off the buckles and is caught by War. Kerry then discus punches War over. Davey powerslams Roma as Kerry claws Herc. Ricky top rope crossbodies Roma and gets the pin.

Thoughts: It wasn't quite as good as it should have been and was just average. The heels got a lot of offense in and the pacing just wasn't that right for the faces comeback. Of course Ricky did all of the selling in this one. I'm not even sure why the ref allowed Ricky to get the pin when there's no way he could have seen the tag.

Mr. Perfect and Coach are interviewed by Sean Mooney. Perfect says he's the greatest IC champ of all time. He says to be a champ you have to be perfect. He says Bret is excellent but not perfect.

WWF Intercontinental Title - Mr. Perfect (c) vs Bret Hart

Stu, Helen and Bruce Hart are watching in the stands. Bret was being built up a singles guy after The Hart's lost their tag titles and was getting a lot of credibility fast.

Bret side headlocks Perfect then Bret shoulders him over. Bret reverses the hiptoss and throws Perfect out. Bret side headlocks Perfect then he crucifixes Perfect. Bret side headlock takeovers Perfect and side headlocks him.

Bret crossbodies Perfect then slingshot sunset flips him for 2. Bret side headlock takeovers Perfect. Bret stomps Perfect in the gut then Perfect slams him. Bret slams him and takes a double upkick. Bret lariats Perfect over the top to the floor. 

Perfect walks to the back and Bret stops him. Bret pulls on Perfect's singlet and rips it, then he throws Perfect back in. The ref gets between Bret and Perfect and Perfect punches Bret down. Perfect boots Bret out. Perfect chops Bret down.

Perfect knocks Bret off the apron into an official outside. Bret hits punches and goes up and over Perfect. Bret back rolls him for 2 and takes an uppercut. Bret is sent hard into the buckles. Perfect pulls Bret's neck forward. Bret bends over, gets kicked then is dropkicked out.

They go up on the 2nd rope and fight. Both fall down and Perfect falls on Bret for 2. Perfect slaps Bret around then hair throws him. Perfect sleepers Bret. Bret escapes, goes for the crucifix and is dropped down for 2. Bret is sent chest first into the buckles. Perfect hits a perfectplex and Bret kicks out at 2.  

Bret atomic drops Perfect twice. Bret hair throws Perfect and Perfect gets crotched on the post on the landing. Bret hits a suplex for 2. Bret russian legsweeps him for 2. Bret backbreakers Perfect. Bret elbow drops Perfect off the buckles.

Perfect backrolls Bret for 2 and is pushed out on the kickout. Perfect is sent into the post. Bret legsweeps Perfect as Perfect hangs onto the ropes. Bret goes for the sharpshooter. Coach gets on the apron and is nailed. Perfect kicks the middle rope into Bret's crotch. 

Perfect legdrops Bret in the gut once, tries again and is caught in a sharpshooter. Perfect quickly taps out and Bret wins.

Thoughts: The work was good here. Perfect bumped all around like usual and both took a few rides to the outside. I was surprised by the quick tap out as I thought they could have milked that for more drama. I didn't quite think it was the 5-star classic I thought it was when I first saw it but I did think it was good. 

Bret strips Perfect of the rest of his gear after and sends him out in his underwear.

Lord Alfred Hayes tries to interview Stu Hart as Bret hugs Stu. Stu completely ignores him. Stu gets like one word in and Hayes cuts him off in an awkward moment.

Andre the Giant and The Bushwhackers are interviewed by Mean Gene Okerlund. The BW's say they will crush Quake and wipe Typhoon all over the place. Butch says they will then feed Quake to Andre and Andre says it'll be his chance to get even.

The Natural Disasters vs The Bushwhackers

Quake had attacked Andre when Andre turned down Jimmy Hart's managerial services. A bunch of managers were vying to manage him and he was a jerk to them as he put Fuji's face in cake and spanked Sherri. The Natural Disasters had just formed about a month or so prior with Typhoon turning on The BW's.

The ND's get distracted outside then The BW's get a cheapshot on them outside. Typhoon misses a shot on Butch then Butch bites him in the gut. Butch hits punches to the gut. Quake nails Typhoon on accident. Typhoon is thrown into Quake then Quake is double battering rammed into Typhoon. Quake takes a double clothesline and goes down and out.

Quake hits Butch from behind and clubs him. Quake misses an elbow drop on Butch. Quake elbow drops Butch then Typhoone backbreakers Butch. Quake bearhugs Butch. Typhoon back elbows Butch for 2. Quake nails Typhoon on a missed double team. Luke flying headbutts Typhoon in the gut. The BW's battering ram  The ND's. Typhoon is thrown into Quake and Quake goes out. Quake backbreakers Butch outside.

Butch takes a sandwich bodyblock. Quake butt drops Butch and wins.

Thoughts: I was surprised this lasted as long as it did. The ND's ran into each other multiple times and The BW's got a lot offense in. There was no way The ND's were losing this one. It wasn't that interesting of a match.

The ND's threaten Andre after. The LOD come down and protect Andre. The ND's then back off to likely set up the next feud after this show. The ND's get caught in the ring between The LOD and The BW's then leave. Andre hits The ND's with his cane after.

Bobby Heenan is going up to Hulk Hogan's dressing room door in the back. Heenan has the NWA Title with him and says he will embarrass Hulk. Heenan challenge Hulk on behalf of Ric Flair and Hulk slams the door on him. Heenan then gets mad.

Thoughts: Heenan had just started carrying the NWA Title with him a few weeks earlier and was talking about how Flair was the real world's champ. He called out Hogan and this was him doing it yet again.

Heenan and Piper laugh at Bobby after. We see Macho Man talking on the WWF Hotline. Macho says he's nervous and will be dressed to the 10's tonight. Macho says his honeymoon location is a secret (he wouldn't tell Vince and Piper on Superstars either).

Ted Dibiase and Sherri are interviewed by Sean Mooney. Ted says Virgil will suffer humiliation tonight. He says Virgil has come to face the master. He told him to cancel his celebration plans. He says Virgil will be in a gutter face down tonight. He then says he has a crying towel for Virgil.

Million Dollar Championship - "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase vs Virgil

This feud had been going on since before Wrestlemania VII without a ton of new updates. It seemed like they were going to do a Piper vs Dibiase feud but it never happened on TV.

Ted poses on the ropes and Virg hits him from behind. Virg hits a back body drop and 2 lariats. Ted then takes a great bump over the top on a lariat. Virg hits punches on Ted outside and bangs his head off the steps. Virg hits more punches on Ted inside. Virg atomic drops Ted out. Virg misses a plancha outside. Bobby Heenan comes back to commentary and is mad at Hulk. Virg is sent into the steps then his head is banged off the steps. Ted lariats Virg in the ring. Ted fist drops Virg.

Ted stomps on Virg. Ted double axe handles Virg off the buckles. Ted back body drops Virg. Ted misses a lariat and is put in the million dollar dream. Sherri comes in and hits Virg with her purse. The ref talks to Howard Finkel. He says he does have the power to DQ Ted, but instead ejects Sherri and says the match will continue!

Sherri is ejected out and the match resumes. Ted's head is banged off the buckles. Virg hits punches then hits corner punches. Virg hits more punches and is whipped into the ref in the corner. Piper yells at Virg to get up and Ted suplexes Virg three times. Ted slaps around Virg then piledrivers him. The ref is still out though and can't count. Ted then boots the ref over and tells Piper "one more".

Ted takes off the top turnbuckle pad. He goes to bang Virg's head off of it but Ted gets his own head banged off of it. Virg crawls over and gets the pin.

Thoughts: The WWF basically booked themselves into a corner with this one. Virgil had to win this, but the end result of Virgil being the Million Dollar Champ was not going to be great or lead to any exciting future programs. I liked the ref not being an idiot here and not letting Dibiase get out of this with a DQ loss. The match went longer than it needed to but the crowd liked it. I just thought it was average though.

Mean Gene is with The Mountie, some officers and the paddy wagon. We see Mountie handcuffing Boss to the ropes and zapping him with the shock stick. Mountie says after he beats Boss, the local hick cops will take Boss to jail. Mountie tells the cops to drag Boss through the halls, lock him up and throwaway the keys.

The Big Boss Man is interviewed. He said Mountie should be praying that he makes it through to tomorrow morning as he will spend a long night in jail.

Jailhouse Match - The Big Boss Man vs The Mountie

We were supposed to boo Mountie for zapping Boss with the shock stick but Boss handcuffs people to the ropes all the time and beats them up so it's hard to feel sympathetic.

Mountie points his finger at Boss and gets slapped. Boss hits some great punches. Mountie fires back then takes more shots. Boss elbows him then splashes him for 2. Heenan says he's going to get Boss some cigarettes. Boss punches Mountie down then headbutts him. Boss chokes Mountie on the ropes then leg lariats him there.

Mountie eye pokes Boss. Mountie comes off the 2nd rope and is caught. Boss spinebusters Mountie. Boss cranks Mountie's head. Boss gets distracted by Jimmy Hart and is pushed into the steps.

Mountie flying back elbows Boss. Mountie fist drops Boss then sends him into the buckles hard. Mountie slams Boss for 2. Boss misses a corner charge. Mountie hits elbow drops on Boss. Mountie hits a nice dropkick. 

Mountie elbows Boss' throat. Mountie bites Boss then hits a piledriver. Mountie tries to zap Boss with the shock stick. Boss punches him instead. Mountie leapfrogs and takes a great bump off an uppercut. Boss hits a sidewalk slam on Mountie for 2. Boss hits an alabama slam and wins.

Thoughts: The bumps and punches were great in this one. The match wasn't that good though. It was slower and the ending was just not that exciting.

Boss and the police handcuff Mountie after. Mountie is walked through the back and complains the whole way out. The Mountie is pushed in the paddy wagon and Boss says, "bye bye jail bird". The paddy wagon then takes off. Heenan says we may never see The Mountie again. 

Mean Gene interviews Dibiase and Sherri. Ted is going nuts and says there has never been a bigger rip off than tonight. He says the match should have never started. He said Virg jumped him from behind. He then complains about the ref stopping the match. He says Virg stole the title and will pay.

Sean Mooney interviews Bret Hart. Bret says it's the greatest day. He says he waited a long time to prove to Perfect that there is no such thing as Perfect. He says Perfect wasn't good enough.

The Natural Disasters and Jimmy Hart are interviewed. Hart says he wants his lawyers on the phone for Mountie. Typhoon says they will eat Legion of Doom alive. Quake says The LOD got involved in their match and says they are history for stopping them from getting to Andre.

The Big Boss Man is interviewed. Boss asks what kind of bird can't fly and says it's a jail bird. He says Mountie will be thrown in a cell and says he is the law and order in The WWF. He says Mountie is a bad cop and he is the law and order.

Mean Gene talks to Macho in the back, who is still on the hotline. Macho says he's on the phone and doesn't talk. Gene wants to go over to see Miss Elizabeth and Macho stops him. Macho then gets back on the hotline again. Gene says we will take a 5 minute break.

The commentators talk about the results of the show so far. The Mountie arrives at the jail. Mountie says they can't do this to him.

Jimmy Hart and The Nasty Boys are interviewed. Hart says his lawyers are almost there. The Nasty Boys talk. Saggs says Tunney and The LOD made the rules tonight. He says The LOD are going to Nastyville and it's one trip they won't come back from. Knobbs says there's no more crying and whining. He says they are going to Nastyville and not coming back.

The Mountie is having his photo taken. He complains and doesn't want to, then they say a line about Boss Man and Mountie pops up to get his photo taken. Jimmy Hart flips out.

The Legion of Doom are interviewed. Animal says there's no countouts or DQ's tonight. He says brings up The Natural Disasters. He says they evened up the odds earlier and aren't afraid of them. Hawk says The ND's bit off more than they can chew. Hawk says they will spit them out like the tartar in their teeth. Hawk says they are thinking about The Nasty Boys though. He says there's boys, there's men and there's monsters.

The Mountie is having his finger prints taken. The cop asks for his finger and Mountie flips him off before getting his prints taken.

Sgt. Slaughter, Col. Mustafa and General Adnan are interviewed. Sarge says they aren't outnumbered tonight, that's Hulk and Warrior. Sarge says Warrior is snake-bitten and Hulk lost a lot of blood. Sarge says they may have one more little surprise tonight.

Sid Justice is interviewed by Mean Gene. Sid says he's a man that stands alone. We see clips from earlier of Sid being coerced by Sarge's crew. Sarge wants him to join their crew and calls him First Lieutenant Justice. Sid says he didn't promise them one thing. He promises justice will be served.

WWF Tag Titles - No Countouts, No Disqualifications - The Nasty Boys (c) vs The Legion of Doom

We see a fan with Nasty Boys puppets which is pretty creative for 1991. There wasn't a ton of build for this one, just promos. The Nasty's had just won the titles at Wrestlemania VII.

The LOD's attack The Nasty's at the bell. Hawk beats up Saggs outside. Animal powerbombs Knobbs. Hawk hits punches on Saggs inside then step up enzugiri's him. Hawk flying shoulders Saggs. Hawk hits shots on Knobbs then Saggs sprays Hawk in the eyes with something. Hawk rolls around in pain and rolls out as he's blinded.

Saggs dumps a box of drinks on Hawk. Heenan says that's the first bath Hawk took in a long time. Hawk takes a double boot. Saggs chokes Hawk with a chain. Knobbs stomps on Hawk. Saggs doubler axe handles Hawk off the steps and I think he pulls off the tag rope on accident.

Hawk shits shots on Saggs. Knobbs is whipped into a corner splash on Hawk. Saggs top rope elbow drops Hawk. Knobbs comes off the buckles and gets Hawk's boot. Animal is tagged in and beats up on The Nasty's. Animal powerslams Knobbs.

Animal gets double teamed. Hart throws in his helmet. Saggs almost nails Knobbs with it but hits Animal for 2. Hawk nails Hart outside then hits Knobbs and Saggs with the helmet. Saggs takes a doomsday device and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one. The LOD stupidly tagged in and out even though there were no DQ's. This wasn't much with just some brawling and some very simple weapons being used. 

The Mountie is being walked through the jail. The Mountie asks them to let him walk and he tries to run away. The Mountie is finally put in a cell with some other guys. The cell door is then locked.

We get an ad for WWF Survivor Series 1991.

Irwin R. Schyster vs Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

They actually had some entertaining promos to build up to this one. Greg obviously has no chance here as IRS is still pretty new. IRS says the people have become finger pointers and crybabies when it comes to paying taxes. He says it's time to start paying. Heenan says it's the figure four vs the W-4.

They wristlock each other. Greg shoulders IRS over. Greg side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Greg hitposses IRS and lariats him over. IRS hits punches and Greg sunset flips him. Greg slams him and IRS goes out. IRS abdominal stretches him and holds onto the ropes.

Greg hiptosses him over then takes a lariat. IRS elbow drops him. IRS goes up top and Greg throws him down. IRS misses a flying knee in the corner. Greg hits kicks to the leg then elbow drops the leg. Greg puts the figure four on IRS.

Greg kneebreakers IRS. Greg headbutts IRS in the gut. Greg goes for another figure four, IRS pulls the hair and Greg is pinned.

Thoughts: Nobody cared about this one and it was clearly a bathroom break match. It made sense with Greg working the knee for the figure four then IRS cheating to win.

Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior are interviewed. Hulk says this is the appropriate place for this match. He says he's been waiting for a rush like he got when he won the title and has it here. He says if they don't wipe out Sarge, wrestling history could change again. The Warrior asks Hulk if they are loaded down. Warrior says they will walk side by side. He tells his fans to prepare to walk down to the coup of Warrior Wildness. Warrior says they walk down as the same. Hulk says Sarge's toxins put more fire on the Hulksters and Warriors. Hulk then says his whatcha gonna do line with Warrior.

The Match Made in Hell - Special Referee: Sid Justice - Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior vs Sgt. Slaughter, Col. Mustafa and General Adnan

So yeah, this feud has been going on since early in the year. I'm not sure why it really needed to be continued. Maybe it was laziness. Maybe Vince knew he was getting Sid and Flair but knew he wouldn't get them fast enough. There really haven't been that many new developments to this feud since Mania except for Sid getting involved. One would actually think Jake and Taker would be involved in this if you watched TV since Warrior has been involved with Taker for months.

Heenan calls Warrior "Captain Schizo" and says he'd make coffee nervous. The Warrior supposedly held up Vince for money prior to this match and was fired right after it.

They take a while to get moving. Sarge tries to back up Sid and is pushed away. Sarge clubs on Hulk. Sarge is sent into the buckles chest first. Hulk and Warrior hit punches on Sarge.

Warrior atomic drops Sarge. Sarge takes a double boot. Sarge's head is banged off the buckles for 2. Sarge takes a running elbow from Hulk. Sarge's head is banged off Hulk's boot. Hulk double axe handles Sarge off the buckles. Hulk chokes Sarge in the corner. Hulk hits punches on Sarge.

Hulk's head is banged off of Mustafa's boot. Adnan pounds on Hulk. Mustafa gutwrench suplexes Hulk then camel clutches Hulk. Sarge backbreakers Hulk for 2. Hulk's head is banged off the buckles and Sarge hcokes hulk. Sid physically pushes Sarge off.

Hulk is whipped into Sid. Hulk and Sid stare down and threaten the other. Sarge then hits Hulk from behind. Adnan works on Hulk and eye rakes him. Sarge goes up top and is pushed off the top. 

Warrior gets tagged in and running lariats Sarge multiple times. Warrior runs into Sid, stares him down and Sarge uses the opportunity to get a shot in on Warrior. Adnan rakes Warrior's back. Warrior suplexes Mustafa. Sarge gets back in and hits Hulk on the apron. Sid stops Hulk and Warrior is double teamed.

Sarge gets on Warrior's back with a sleeper maybe. Warrior flying lariats Sarge. Hulk is tagged in. He hits punches on Sarge then hits the big boot. Warriors hits shots on Mustafa and Adnan. Sarge's head is banged off the buckles. Warrior grabs a chair and chases Adnan and Mustafa to the back. Hulk throws powder in Sarge's face then legdrops him to win.

Thoughts: The ending was typical poor Hulk Hogan babyface work here as him and Warrior openly cheated to win. I didn't like the finish at all. The rest of the match was fine though with them teasing issues with Sid and the faces and the faces making their comeback to win. I really hope this is the end of the Sarge vs Hulk feud.

The Warrior is still in the back and never comes back out. Hulk calls for Sid to come out.  Hulk rips off Sid's shirt. Sid and Hulk pose together.

Thoughts: I always felt like this was a way to crown Sid as the new top face with Hulk giving him the okay. This would have been a great way to turn Sid heel and kickstart the build to Mania VIII.

The Mountie is in the cell and is complaining. Another prisoner tells him to be quiet. He asks if Mountie wants to fight him. Mountie tells him to get out of here. The guy points to the other prisoner and he very clearly prefers the company of men, asking if Mountie likes how leather feels on the body. Mountie then screams.

We then get a video on Macho Man proposing to Miss Elizabeth and a video on their history.

They set up the ring for the Match Made in Heaven with a priest and a high pedestal for Macho and Liz. They do the wedding. The priest asks if Macho will take Liz as his wife. Macho says, "ooh yeah". Liz then says "I will" to marrying Macho. The priest pronounces them husband and wife. The priest says Macho can kiss the bride and they kiss. Balloons and streamers fall from the top of the arena and they walk out together.

Thoughts: There's not a lot you can really say about this. It was a nice little moment and a way to get Macho on the show without having him wrestle since he lost the career vs career match at Wrestlemania VII.

Note - So, the version of this I was watching that is on Peacock, doesn't include the wedding reception. The wedding reception was not on the live PPV but was only on the Coliseum Video version of the show. I'm not sure why they did that but I didn't think it was a good idea. They should have done the wedding earlier in the show then shown the wedding reception. And you'll see why...

We go to the wedding reception. Heenan shakes his head at Macho and Macho tells security to show Heenan the exit. Macho says he likes the camera man and thanks him for everything. We see Gene Okerlund delivering the toast for "Mr. and Mrs. Macho".

Macho and Liz kiss then we see them dance. We see them cut the cake. Liz puts some cake in Macho's mouth then Macho puts cake in Liz's mouth. Macho gets the cake all over his hands. Liz throws the boquet.

Mean Gene talks to Macho. He says he has never seen anything as beautiful as this. Macho pulls out a gift as Liz says he's supposed to wait. Macho gets a blender and Gene says he can make some cocktails. Macho says they will make out like bandits. They open up some silverware. Liz grabs another gift and there's a snake inside. Liz freaks out and The Undertaker hits Macho in the head with the urn. Liz screams and Jake Roberts shoves a snake at Liz. Liz screams. Sid Justice comes to the save with a chair. Jake then kicks a table over as chaos erupts.

Thoughts: This was a great angle and set up some possible matches here with Macho/Sid/Jake/Taker. Jake had just turned heel by tricking The Warrior into getting bit by a snake.

Overall thoughts: It was an interesting show overall. The opener was average. Bret/Perfect had a good match. Virgil beat Ted Dibiase in the highlight moment of his career. Boss Man/Mountie wasn't great but Mountie getting locked up in the jail cell was a memorable moment. The LOD beat The Nasty's as expected in a short match. IRS beat Valentine in an an acceptable bathroom break match. The main was okay but went as expected. Liz and Macho got married and the wedding reception featured a great angle.  The Rockers were absent here (Shawn only wrestled 3 times from August to Sept 1991), The Beverly Brothers were absent and it was really surprising that Ric Flair didn't appear on the show (maybe he legally wasn't able to?). It was also notable that a lot of names were on the show but not wrestling including Jake, Undertaker, Piper and Sid. It wasn't quite as good as I remembered it but I'd give it a 7 out of 10 overall as the booking made sense, they delivered on their promises and the show left you satisfied.

AEW Dynamite 1/15/2025 Maximum Carnage

AEW Dynamite 1/15/2025 Maximum Carnage

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/01/aew-dynamite-182025.html

Excalibur, Taz and Tony Schiavone are on commentary.

We get a package on the world title match tonight. Hobbs says he's been listening to Mox since the beginning and he took initiative. He said he stood up to him and Mox cowarded out. He says he will make him his b!tch.

Kenny Omega vs Brian Cage

Kenny hits punches in the corner and chops him. Kenny flying back elbows him in the corner. Cage bends over and is kicked. Cage back body drops Kenny. Cage fallaway slams him then back body drops him. Cage hits a corner lariat. Kenny flips over him in the corner and takes a powerbomb. Kenny hurricanrana's him. 

Kenny goes for a dive and Lance Archer gets on the apron. Kenny dropkicks him off. Cage lariats him. Kenny is sent into the rails outside. Cage gorilla presses him onto the commentary table. Lance Archer and Don Callis then take shots on Kenny.

We go to PiP break and return. Cage deadlift superplexes Kenny in. Kenny has some blood on his head. They fight on the ramp. Cage powerbombs him from the ramp into the ring. Cage hits an F-5 for 2. Cage gets his knees up on Kenny's asai moonsault. Cage then reverse sitout slams him for 2. 

Cage is on top and Kenny sunset bombs him. Kenny hits a pumping knee for 2. Kenny facekicks him then running pumping knees him. Kenny hits another pumping knee. Kenny hits a one-winged angel on Cage and wins.

Thoughts: They did too much here. Cage shouldn't be surviving sunset bombs off the top and Kenny took Cage's usual offense and still survived.

Kyle Fletcher and Lance Archer beat up Kenny after. Will Ospreay comes out to help and lariats Kyle over the top. Will enzugiri's Lance. Kenny pumping knees Lance then Will hidden blades Lance. Will plancha's Kyle outside.

Konosuke Takeshita comes down and holds his belt up at Kenny. They trade forearms. KT running lariats Kenny. Kyle and KT ends up laying out Kenny and Will. 

We get a video on The Hurt Syndicate. MVP's at a bar. He says he's taking off the suit and lacing up the boots. Him and Shelton say, "We are The Hurt Syndicate and we hurt people".

The Learning Tree does a New York Minute segment. CJ says them and The Death Riders vs Rated FTR, The Outrunners and Hobbs is one of the most anticipated matches in Collision history. Bill says size matters. CJ says Cope is a dope and Harwood is no good. Keith asks what they got for Cash and CJ says, "Wheeler is a kneeler". CJ guarantees that him and Mox will be on the same page.

Ricochet comes out. The crowd chants for Swerve. Ric takes a while to talk. He says a picture is worth a thousand words and shows him holding a bloody Swerve. Swerve's music hits. Prince Nana chairs Ric from behind and dances. swerve comes up. Swerve swings a chain at Ric and misses. Ric falls over the rail, throws a security guard at Swerve and runs outside. 

We get a video on a day in the life of Mercedes Mone. We see her signing autographs and on some TV show called "Sherri". We see her buying jewelry then training.

The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin and MVP) vs Mark Briscoe and Private Party

SB = Shelton Benjamin

Everyone starts fighting. Zay is sent into the rails. Mark hits chops on MVP. Mark hits a 2nd rope dropkick. MVP facekicks Mark. SB sends Mark into the apron and rail outside then slams him on the floor.

MVP bangs Mark's face off his knee. MVP does his ballin' elbow. Mark flying forearms MVP. Zay gets in and springboard crsossbodies SB. He then dropkicks him. PP hit double dropkicks on their opponents. Mark then tope con hilos Bobby through the ropes.

Zay asai moonsaults MVP. MVP is lariated over the top. Quen flatliners SB for 2. Mark takes an overhead suplex on the floor. Zay jumps off Quen's back onto SB. Bobby hits a super high spinebuster on Quen. SB germans Zay. Bobby rolling spears Zay. MVP facekicks Mark. SB superkicks Quen and gets the win.

Thoughts: It wasn't quite as long as I was hoping for but it was an action packed match and I liked it. The Syndicate won as expected here. Bobby's spinebuster was nice in this one.

Jeff Jarrett comes out then MJF follows. MJF said he get JJ the opportunity of a lifetime and said JJ turned him down. JJ said MJF was too lazy to enter the casino gauntlet and came up with a scheme. MJF yells at him for interrupting him. MJF says JJ is the definition of a wrestling grim reaper.

MJF says he should send JJ back to rehab where he belongs. He says to make sure is wife sticks around though as he's a big fan of her. He says when he's through with her, he will send her over to Tennessee so he can know what a generational talent's and an olympic gold medalist's balls taste like. 

JJ says what MJF was crude, stupid and has been said 1,000 times. JJ says he was MJF before MJF was MJF. He says he's done everything Max did before him and better than him. JJ says he doesn't know if MJF is a dumb@ss or a scumbag. JJ says it was tough for MJF to be raised by his parents and says MJF's mom was a Canadian callgirl.

JJ says MJF needs him because he's drowning in his own sh!t. He says MJF is a scared little boy. He says MJF is scared of becoming a one hit wonder. MJF said he made himself while JJ didn't. He said we saw aht happened when JJ was king of the mountain and says let's see what happen when MJF is.

MJF takes credit for Wembley and record PPV buys and ratings. MJF says he doesn't want to win the title, he needs to so he can shove it down the fans throats. MJF says no one cares about him. He says he's nothing more than a leech riding the coat tails of Owen Hart. JJ then nails him and hits punches. Karen Jarrett and security come out to stop it. MJF grabs Karen then runs away.

Thoughts: It was the usual MJF promo with him making sex jokes and childish insults. Sadly, instead of JJ dragging MJF to something better, MJF dragged him down. 

Okada fights Tomohiro Ishii on Collision which is an interesting choice since they both were NJPW guys.

Christian Cage vs Hook

Hook nails CC on the ramp as he enters. Mother Wayne stares down Hook. They fight outside then on the ramp. CC is back body dropped from the ramp into the ring. They hug and Hook belly to belly suplexes CC. Hook hits corner punches.

CC is thrown chest first into the buckles. We go to PiP break and return. CC hits corner punches and is thrown out to the floor. Hook runs the apron and forearms him off the apron. Hook is tripped on the steps. CC top rope splashes Hook for 2.

CC top rope splashes Hook. CC spears him for 2. Hook hits lariats on CC and throws him. Hook suplexes him for 2. Hook fisherman suplexes him for 2. Hook is sent into the post shoulder first. CC hits a killswitch on Shibata on the floor. Hook puts red rum on CC then Kip and Nick Wayne interfere for the DQ.

Thoughts: We had a dirty finish in this one. What we got wasn't bad but it wasn't a great match.

Taz stands up and wants to get involved. Samoa Joe then makes his return after a long time. He beats up Nick on the ramp and powerslams Kip. Shibata PK's Kip. Taz then says he loves it when a plan comes together.

Roderick Strong is with Cole and O'Reilly and says he's not done with Jay White yet. Jay says it's shoulda, coulda, woulda. He says Strong should have tried harder. Jay says Wheeler Yuta wanted his focus and got it. Cole says the gauntlet had the best of the best and brings up Daniel Garcia. O'Reilly questions it. Garcia then is with Menard and says he wants to fight every single week. He says let's get it if you want a shot at his gold. Cole says his crew will get some wrestling gold. 

Jeff Jarrett is interviewed. Dustin Rhodes walks in. Dustin says he's behind him and wants him to become champ. He says MJF hasn't been through what they have. Dustin says he's a 12x champ and the last outlaw. He says outlaws never die. Dustin says they are the last of their kind.

#1 Contenders Women's Casino Gauntlet

Jamie Hayter and Kris Statlander are the first two in. They lock-up and rolls on the ropes. Kris shoulders her over. Kris and Jamie lariat each other and Jamie boots her over. Kris boots her and hits a ki krusher. Megan Bayne comes out. She had some weird contract issue and this is her first appearance in a major fed in a while.

Bayne corner splashes Kris. Kris corner euros her. Bayne flying lariats her. Bayne falcon arrows Kris for 2.  Julia Hart comes out next. Jamie pounds on Hart on the ramp then suplexes her on the ramp.

We go to PiP break and return. Willow Nightingale comes in and boots Bayne. Bayne pump kicks her. jamie sends Hart into the rails. Bayne takes a double suplex. Kris and Willow chop each other. Willow pouncs Kris.

Toni Storm comes out and rolls up Willow. She shoulders her over then does the same to Hart, Kris and Hayter. Bayne throws Kris at Toni on the ramp. Willow lariats Toni then hitsa crossbody on Bayne off the apron. Kris then cannonballs both off the stage. Toni hip attacks Kris off the apron. 

Harley Cameron is next in. She bangs Hart's head off the buckles and high kicks her for 2. Jamie germans Harley then uranage backbreakers Hart. Harley rolls up Jamie for 2. Harley step up enzugiri's her. Jamie uranage backbreakers Harley. Hart mists Harley then Toni cradles Hart and pins her.

Thoughts: What we got was alright and they made the best of what they could with this. I don't get why they brought in Bayne if she was just going to lose here. I don't think this is the best way to get to the next Toni/Mariah May match. 

AEW World Title - Jon Moxley (c) vs Powerhouse Hobbs

Mox enters from the outside with Shafir. Mox hits a forearm flurry on Hobbs. Hobbs overhead suplexes Mox then hits shots on him in the corner. Mox hits forearms on Hobbs. Hobbs shoulders him over. Mox hits facekicks on Hobbs then topes him. Hobbs and Mox fight in the seats.

Mox hits corner punches on Hobbs inside. Hobbs rams him into the corner. He then bites Mox's ear. Mox goes out. We go to PiP break and return. Mox's ear is bleeding and he cutters Hobbs. Hobbs is thrown out and Shafir stomps Hobbs outside.

Hobbs lariats Mox over then hits corner lariats. Hobbs hits a world's strongest slam for 2. Hobbs hits a 2nd rope spinning slam but Mox turns it into an armbar. Wheeler Yuta comes out and flying knees Hobbs on the ramp. Hobbs spinebusters Mox. Shafir hits Hobbs with the briefcase and Mox gets a 2 count on Hobbs. Mox double underhook ddt's Hobbs for 2. Mox then wins with a bulldog choke.  

Thoughts: The blood kind of made it seem more dramatic and better than it was. At least Hobbs didn't lose clean here but I didn't like him losing this one. I didn't quite think they had enough of a heated storyline for all the blood here and I kind of think the blood was just a wasted spot in this one. It was an okay main but it was yet another match on this show with shenanigans.

The Death Riders attack Hobbs after. Mox chairs Hobbs' legs then stomps the chair into it. Cope and FTR then come out and The Riders leave.

Overall thoughts: They tried to make this seem like a bigger Dynamite than usual. I didn't like the Omega match as they did too much and Cage should have protected his size more. The Hurt Syndicate tag was okay but not great. I didn't like the Jarrett/MJF segment as it was just typical MJF stuff. Cage/Hook had shenanigans and wasn't as good as it should have been. The women's gauntlet was okay and better than expected though bringing in Megan Bayne just to lose was dumb. The main also had shenanigans and while it was okay, I don't know if they got the most out of the blood that they should have. I would just give this a 6 out of 10 but I didn't love the show.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 1/11/2025 Star Navigation Premium 2025

Pro Wrestling NOAH 1/11/2025 Star Navigation Premium 2025

AMAKUSA, Eita, Junta Miyawaki & Shuji Kondo vs. RATEL'S (HAYATA, Tadasuke, YO-HEY & Yuto Kikuchi)

Eita and Haya trade arm holds. Eita side headlocks him. Haya yanks on the arm. Jun and Tada go at it. Jun armdrags him. Tada boots him out of the corner and 2nd rope diving armdrags him. Tada chops him then Jun spinning headscissors him. Jun dropkicks him out.

Ama and Yuto go at it. Ama blocks a kick and Yuto does a pose. Yuto backflips into a spinning headcissors then poses. Yuto walks up the buckles and flips off. Ama springboard headscissors Yuto. Yuto then goes out.

Kondo and Yo go at it. Kondo shoulders him over. Yo avoids a pop-up powerslam then flying headscissors Kondo. Kondo stops a double team and kubinage's Yo onto Haya. Kondo hits a bulldog + lariat combo. Jun plancha's out.

Eita hits a nice dropkick on Haya. Haya slams Eita. Eita gets his knees up on a 2nd rope moonsault. He sunset flips and la magistral's Haya for the win.

Thoughts: This was too short. We barely got to see much of anyone and the ending was sudden. I was disappointed too since they were doing alright.

Black Menso-re & Mohammed Yone vs. Ulka Sasaki & Zozaya

Zo and Yone go at it. Yone clean breaks him and does a disco pose. Zo rolls into a dropkick on him. Menso and Ulka go at it. Ulka is pulled over the top. Ulka snapmares Menso and kicks him in the back. Ulka rolls him up for 2.

Menso sunset flips him. Zo hits corner spears on Menso. Zo drops Menso off of his shoulder for 2. Menso comes off the 2nd rope and tries to poke him in the yees. Menso dropkicks him. Yone corner lariats Zo.

Yone forearms Zo over then Zo flying kicks him. Ulka gets in and hits shots on Yone. Ulka cutters him then Yone suplexes him. Menso puts sunglasses on for some reason then gets Yone to put some on. Ulka takes a double shoulderblock. Menso eye pokes Yone for some reason and takes a boot from Menso. Zo runs and jumps to the top for a planche on Yone. Ulka flying kicks Menso then backdrops him for the win.

Thoughts: This wasn't good. Menso was doing all comedy here and this wasn't good. Zoad one dive here and didn't really hit it clean.

Atsushi Kotoge, Go Shiozaki, Hajime Ohara & Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Daiki Odashima, Masa Kitamiya, Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Sugiura

Kaz = Kazuyuki Fujita, Maru = Naomichi Marufuji, Sugi = Takashi Sugiura

Kaz's team drinks alcohol before it starts. Kaz and Masa bump shoulders then trade forearms. They shoulder battle and Masa flying shoulders him. Kaz shoulders him over for 2. Daiki and Kaz go at it. They mat wrestler and Daiki ropebreaks. Kaz slams him.

Ohara shoulders over Daiki. Daiki sunset flips him for 2. Daiki flying headscissors him then dropkicks him. MAru corner back elbows Ohara. Ohara russian legsweeps him into a nice arm and leg hold on him. Maru takes a group clubbing from his opponents. Kotoge hits a top rope splash on Maru for 2.

Kotoge headbutts Maru. Maru hook kicks Kotoge, takes a pump kick then does a pumping knee. Sugi and Go get in. They trade forearms. Go hits machine gun chops on Sugi. Go lariats him for 2. Sugi gordbusters Go then corner facekicks him. Sugi running knees him in the corner.

Sugi 2nd rope superplexes Go for 2. The match starts breaking down and Kaz takes a double suplex. Kaz then takes a senton. Go takes forearms from Sugi then is slapped. Go hits a big lariat on Sugi. Daiki hits chops on Go then does a head and arm choke. Daiki rolls up Go twice for 2. Go hits a big chop on Daiki. Go chops him down for 2. Go hits a fisherman's buster on him then hits a big lariat. Go then picks up the win.

Thoughts: Daiki trying to fight off Go and survive his offense made this into a fun match. Other than that, they had too many people in and not enough time which limited what this could be. This needed like 30 minutes to become something special and got about a third of it.

El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. & Galeno Del Mal vs. LJ Cleary & Saxon Huxley

This is Hijo's final match in Noah. He hugs Rossy Moreno, who is his mother and a former wrestler. He's probably going to WWE. I really think Noah should have forced him to sign with them long term before giving him the title and pushing him.

LJ and Hijo shake hands. Hijo kips up out of a wristlock. Hijo armdrags him and dropkicks him over. Sax and Mal go at it.

Sax side headlocks Mal. They shoulder battle. Sax slams him then elbow drops him. Mal's head is banged off of LJ's foot. LJ stomps on Mal. LJ hits punches and poses in between each one. LJ spin kicks him then Mal dropkicks him. Mal back body drops LJ.

Sax stops on Mal. Mal hits forearms on Sax then facekicks him. Sax crossbodies him. Mal suplexes him. Hijo hits LJ from behind then backdrops him. Sax boots Hijo out of the corner then does the same to Mal. Sax takes forearms from both then a double headbutt.

Hijo chops Sax. Sax sky highs Hijo for 2. Mal headbutts Sax. Sax headbutts him then running boots him. LJ double stomps Mal's back off the buckles. LJ tope con hilos Mal but is caught. LJ spin kicks Mal outside and Sax topes Mal.

LJ springboard canadian destroyers Hijo for 2. Hijo spinning forearms LJ. Hijo emerald flowsions him for the win.

Thoughts: It wasn't anything special. Hijo and Mal were lazy here and did very little and they never figured out the flow of this one. There was just too many different styles involved for this to work.

Hijo gets on the mic after and says Viva Mexico. He says Noah is home and his family. He thanks everyone for the last 5 years.

All Rebellion (Alejandro & Kai Fujimura vs. Team 2000X (Daga & Yu Owada)

Kai and Daga go at it. Daga wristlocks him and Kai wrstilocks him back. They do 3 snapmares into headscissors spots and Daga side headlocks him. Daga shoulders Kai over then flying headscissors him. Kai armdrags him and trips him.

Yu slaps Ale from behind. Ale trips him then springboard diving armdrags him. Yu knocks away a dropkick and stands on Ale. Yu foot chokes Ale in the corner. Ale rolls him up into a dropkick. Kai stomps on Yu. Yu pump kicks Kai and twisting neckbreakers him.

Yu slaps Kai in the back of the head. Yu eye rakes Kai. Daga snap siplexes Kai for 2. Kai takes a double hiptoss into a double backbreaker. Yu and Daga then spray snot onto Kai. Daga stomps on Kai in the corner. Kai 2nd rope diving headscissors Daga then tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Yu.

Ale gets in and hits armdrags on Daga. Ale rotation headscissors Daga. Kai and Ale then do stereo tope con hilos out. Daga takes a double superkick for 2. Ale goes for a toyota roll and is powerslammed. Yu and Kai go at it. Kai dropkicks him. Kai running swantons him for 2. Daga trips Kai for a Yu 2 count. Kai spin kicks and pumping knees Yu. Kai then suplexes him for 2. Kai hits a final cut on Yu for 2.

Yoshi rams Ale into the apron outside. Daga low blows Kai then Yu backslides Kai to win.

Thoughts: The heels did basic strikes and some cheating here and the faces did their fun flying offense. The heels eventually got the win with a low blow. It was okay I suppose but nothing more.

All Rebellion (Harutoki & Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Team 2000X (Jack Morris & Omos)

Omos and Kaito stare down. Omos tries to corner him. Kaito gets shots in and is pushed back. Kaito dropkicks him in the knee and hits forearms. Omos facekicks him.

Haru waistlocks Omos and is thrown off. Omors boots him over and Haru does some silly selling off of it. Omos corner splashes Haru. Haru is worked on in the corner. Jack hits forearms on Haru then Jack back elbows him.

Jack slams Haru for 2. Haru step up enzugiri's Jack. Kaito gets in. He top rope dropkicks Jack. Jack spinebusters Kaito for 2. Jack is on Omos' shoulders and splashes Kaito for 2. Kaito spinning forearms him. Jack pumping knees him. Kaito shining wizards him.

Haru hits dropkicks then shin kicks on Omos. Omos hits a powerslam. Omos hits a big last ride powerbomb and gets the win.

Thoughts: It was all about Omos dominating here and the faces trying to make a dent on him before being taken down. It made sense and they did what they were supposed to. We'll have to see where it goes.

Kenoh vs. OZAWA

Oz ducks a high kick and rolls out. Oz does a muay thai pose and hides between the ropes. Oz then goes out again. Ken chases him. Back in and Ken facekicks Oz over. Oz hits armdrags. Oz does Hakushi's praying rope walk and tries to hit Ken but is blocked.

Oz PK's him then standing corkscrew moonsaults him for 2. Oz flying headscissors him then breakdances in the ring. Ken gets mad and is pulled over the top. Oz's buddies take cheapshots on Ken outside then Ken's buddies try to help out Ken. 

Ken is sent into the rails. Oz puts Ken head around the rails and licks his face. Oz sends Ken into the rails and mocks his selling. Ken forearms Oz and Oz bites his arm. Ken chest kicks him down twice. Ken spinkicks him then does a siuplex for 2. Oz basement dropkicks Ken.

Oz corner dropkicks Ken. Oz top rope dropkicks Ken. Ken hits leg kicks. They trade forearms. Oz running racekicks him and is chest kicked down. Oz bites Ken's foot and neck and they trade corkscrew kicks.

Oz finlay rolls him and hits a standing ssp for 2. Oz hits a botched powerbomb on Ken for 2. Oz flips out of a dragon suplex then rolls into a flatliner. Oz hits a nice ultimo ddt for 2. Oz hit a sitout bomb for 2. Oz misses a phoenix splash off the top. Ken crossfaces Oz. Yoshitatsu then jumps in and fights with Ken for the DQ.

Thoughts: It was an interesting match with a bad finish. I don't know how much longterm stay Oz's antics have but it works for right now. He can also do a lot of flips and kicks which is meshing well with the Noah roster. I liked this, just not the finish.

Ken gets on the mic after and wants a tag match.

Six On Four Handicap Match - All Rebellion (Alejandro, Kai Fujimura, Kaito Kiyomiya & Kenoh) vs. Team 2000X (Daga, Jack Morris, Omos, OZAWA, Yoshitatsu & Yu Owada)

Everyone fights to start and goes out to fight. Ken sends Oz into the rails and hits kicks outside. Ken is sent into the rails. Kaito is sent into the rails. Oz forearms Ken in the ring then Ken chest kicks him down.

Omos and Ken stare down. Ken hits leg kicks and Omos no sells them. Omos shoulders him over then facekicks him. Omos hits a double chokeslam. Omos one arm slams Kaito. Jack stomps on Kaito. Jack back elbows Kaito. Yu sits on Kaito then steps on his face.

Omos hits a big chop on Kaito. Oz hits forearms on Kaito then Kaito flying lariats him. Kaito dragon screws Oz. Ale comes in and dropkicks Oz. Oz spin kicks Ale then licks his mask. Oz dropkicks Ale for 2. Oz phoenix splashes Ale and wins.

Thoughts: This was mostly just the faces getting dominated here before being put down. It just was what it was. 

GHC National Title Match - Manabu Soya (c) vs. Tetsuya Endo

Endo is now a full-time roster member. It sucks for DDT as he was one of their better wrestlers and he's not going to be easily replaced. Soya wristlocks him. Endo reverses it. Soya chops him and is sent out. Endo plancha's him outside.

Endo facekicks him, handsprings and is lariated from behind. Soya drops Endo on the top rope throat first. Soya neckbreakers him for 2. Endo hits a suplex on him. Endo rolls into a dropkick on Soya for 2. 

Endo hits a dropkick then flying space tiger drops him outside. Endo springboard lariats Soya. Soya spears Endo. Soya bulldogs Endo then deadlift suplexes him for 2.Endo poisonrana's Soya then Soya shoulders him over. Endo handspring corkscrew kicks Soya then Soya lariats him.

They trade chops. Endo headbutts him. Soya hits chops and double chops. Soya runs bent over and Endo double stomps his back. Endo hits a standing 450 moonsault (backflip where he lands on his back onto Soya).

They ram shoulders up top. Endo slides down. Soya 2nd rope powerslams Endo. Soya death valley drivers him for 2. Soya kind of hits a go to sleep then Endo standing spanish flies him for 2. Endo exploders him for 2. Team 2000X come out. Endo gets distracted. Endo misses a top rope ssp. Soya short ddt's him for 2. Soya running lariats Endo and Team 2000X pull the ref out on the count. Yoshi hits Soya with a night stick. Endo takes the stick from Yoshi. Endo then nails Soya with it. Endo spinning torture rack bombs Soya then hits a top rope ssp. Endo then gets the pin.

Thoughts: I liked the match and thought it was good. They didn't overdo it and were able to mesh the styles well. I was okay with the dirty finish was there's a point to it and it helps out the storyline. 

Team 2000X talk on the mic after. Endo says he is joining Team 2000X. He says he wants to save Noah.

Overall thoughts: It was a good show overall and designed around putting over Team 2000X. It's working right now but I don't know if it will work longterm. I liked the main and the Ken/Ozawa match. The undercard wasn't that much and The Wagner Brothers took it easy in their match. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 and think it's worth seeing if you plan on following Noah this year.

NWA Powerrr 1/14/2025

NWA Powerrr 1/14/2025

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/01/nwa-powerrr-172025.html

Silas Mason vs Mr. Grim

SM facekicks him and roughs him up in the corner. Grim's head is banged off the buckles and SM bites him. SM boots him out of the corner and 2nd rope diving shoulders him for 2. Grim step up enzugiri's him and hits forearms. Grim sunset flips him off a powerbomb attempt for 2. SM backdrops him. SM lariats him.

Grim pulls down SM's throat over the top rope. SM running powerslams him for 2. Grim flying lariats him. Grim jumps onto the 2nd rope and flying forearms him. Grim hits a corner splash then hits a death valley driver for 2. SM hits a thrill ride and wins.

Thoughts: It was a fun heavyweight match here with Grim showing some agility and lots of weight being thrown around. This was a random match.

Lily Ruiz does a promo. She says she didn't imagine stepping in the ring wit hthe best. She says she gets to face Hailey J. She says her parents don't want her to wrestle but she's ready to work and will take this as her biggest opportunity ever.

Pretty Empowered (Kenzie and Kylie Paige) vs Caribbean Flow (Ruthie Jay and La Rosa Negra)

Ky = Kylie Paige

Jay and Kenz go at it. Jay rolls her over then armdrags her. Jay hits a dropkick. Ky gets in and is slammed. Jay hits a double knee in the corner. Ky takes a double hiptoss then Jay is dropped onto her.

Rosa hits snake eyes on Ky then lariats him. Rosa then eye pokes Kenz on the apron. Rosa back elbows KY then 2nd rope jumping back elbows her. Rosa's throat is pulled over the top. Ky clubs on Rosa's chest.

Rosa takes a double back elbow and a double elbow drop. Kenz sleepers Rosa. Ky stomps on Rosa in the corner and barely hits a hip attack for 2. Ky is thrown into the buckles then Rosa spinning spinebusters her.

Jay backrolls Kenz into a german for 2. Jay rolls up Ky for 2. Rosa corner spears Ky. Rosa is pushed into Jay then Ky rolls up Rosa to win.

Thoughts: It was average. The Paige Sisters got the win as expected here in this random match.

Jay blames Rosa and says every time they lose it's due to her. Jay points her finger in her face. Rosa grabs her wrist and says not to treat her like that. Jay hits her from behind then hits a soul foot. Jay then stomps on Rosa and hits mounted shots. Jay then stomps her and bangs her head off the mat.

Thoughts: I didn't see this coming. You can do the turn but I'm not sure where either one goes from here once they get their match out of the way.

Blk Jeez and Mims are interviewed. Jeez says the worst thing in the world is when someone can't get over the fact that they are a loser. Jeez says Paul Birchall needs to be over it. Paul says he won't stand here and complain about how things are. He says he will stand up for what's right. Paul tells him to trust the instincts that got him here. Mims says he has earned the @ss whooping free of charge.

The Miserably Faithful (Gaagz The Gymp and Judais) vs Talos and Daisy Kill

Sal the Pal is usually Gymp's partner but isn't here. They said Talos took him out. I do not believe that happened on TV. Judais hasn't been seen since June.

Jud and Talos trade shots. Jud hits shots to the gut. Daisy hits Jud from behind then tags back out. Jud corner lariats Tal. Kill hits Jud from behind then eye rakes him. Kill facekicks Jud. Kill pulls on Jud's beard. Talos corner splashes Jud then foot chokes him.  

Talos side slams Jud. Jud boots Talos out of the corner. Gagz hits shots on Kill and headbutts him in the gut. Gagz flying double chops Kill. Gagz hits a sliced bread #2 on Kill. Jud hits a razor's edge on Kill. Talos lariats Jud over the top. Gagz headbutts Talos in the gut. Talos then chokeslams him and wins.

Thoughts: Talos looked good here at least. It was a random match and was on the shorter end. It was average. Jud's razor edge was nice and Talos' chokeslam looked good.

Kyle Davis interviews Mike Mondo. He says he's p!ssed off and says it's time the NWA recognized greatness. He says he's here and here to stay. He said he studies the roster everywhere he goes. He says he idenitfies strengths and weaknesses. He said he knows someone here from a long time ago and said they have even been in the ring before. He says he knows who that person is and says that person will find out why he's here. Mondo says it's Mondo time and it's gut check time.

"Hollywood" Hailey J vs Lily Ruiz

Lily backs her up in the corner and dances. J pulls her by the hair and then dances. Lily then dances more and gets kicked. Lily shoulders J over. Lily hiptosses her then chops her.

Lily suplexes her. Lily slides out and is caught in the ring aporn. J pounds on her and throws her in. J trips her then meteora's her from behind. J running knees her for 2.

J throws Lily by the hair. J tries to tie Lily's hair in the ropes. Lily chops her and takes a double throat thrust. J suplexes her. J boots and chops her in the corner. J snapmares her then chinlocks her.

Lily boots her out of the corner then hits jabs. She dances and is hit in the throat. Lily step up enzugiri's her. Lily spinebusters her for 2. J chopblocks her and hits a mean curbstomp for the win.

Thoughts: Lily has some personality to her so she might be alright in the future. She did a little too much dancing here though. It was an average match though. J's curbstomp at the end looked good.

The Fixers (Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky) vs The Slimeballz (Tommy Rant and Sage Chantz)

Rant is the heavier one of his team and Sage is the smaller one.

The Slimez get nailed before the bell. Jay hits shots on Sage in the corner. Rant hits some horrible missed punches on Jay then Sage ddt's Jay. Rant pushes Ball into the corner. Ball takes a double knee and a double team double chop. Ball then double shoulders over his opponents.

Sage enzugiri's Jay from the apron. Rant 2nd rope dropkicks Jay. Jay suplexes Rant then clubs on his chest. Jay misses a knee drop and tags out. Ball throws Rant in and Sage dropkicks Ball multiple times. Sage's crossbody is caught by Ball but Rant trips Ball to send them over. Sage is popped up and hits Jay on the landing. Ball corner splashes Sage.

Ball chokes Sage. Ball headbutts Sage. Ball slams Sage then splashes him. Jay then knee drops Sage while Ball's on him. Jay stomps on Sage. Ball gorilla presses Sage. Sage tries a sunset flip and is blocked. Sage guillotines Ball and is thrown off. Jay facekicks Rant off the apron. Sage takes a sandwich bodyblock.

The Fixers pose and Rant chopblocks Jay. Ball is sent into Jay. Carson Drake comes in and then saves Sage and says they are done. Drake says they aren't wrestling these neanderthals. The Fixers then gets DQ'd because Drake touched The Slime Ballz.

Thoughts: It wasn't a good finish. I can get The Slime Ballz cheating to win against the bigger guys but this was out of left field and they didn't do this the best way they could have. The match was mostly one sided otherwise with The Fixers beating up on The Slimes.

The Slime Ballz and Carson Drake are interviewed after. Drake says The Fixers got themselves DQ'd.

Billy Corgan has an announcement. He says he must restore order. He says what we saw from Thom Latimer and EC3 is not something he can abide by. He says we will have 2 cage matches in Alabama with Thom vs EC3 in a cage match and Tiffany Nieves vs Natalya Markova in a cage match.

Overall thoughts: It was the usual bad NWA Powerrr. All of the matches were random. They cited some angle in the Faithful vs Talos/Kill match that I'm pretty sure we never saw as explanation for why the match happened. Judais was out there instead of Sal in that match. Mike Mondo cut a promo on an unknown person so it's hard to get too invested into what he said. The main had a stupid finish to it as well. As always, it's a really hard promotion to watch and just gives me headaches trying to make sense of it. I'd give this one a 3 out of 10 and would not recommend it.