Wednesday, November 20, 2024

AEW Dynamite 11/20/2024

AEW Dynamite 11/20/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/aew-dynamite-11132024.html

We are in Reading, PA.

We get a November Rain video package on various events that have lead up to Full Gear.

Ricochet, Will Ospreay, Mark Davis and Powerhouse Hobbs vs Lance Archer, Konosuke Takeshita, Brian Cage and Kyle Fletcher

This is Mark Davis' first match back after injury. He's still wearing United Empire gear. The fight starts in the entrance way. Cage and Kyle get thrown into the rails. The match then officially starts with KT having Mark in a side headlock.

Mark and KT shoulder battle. KT is caught in the air and dropped backwards. Mark then sentons him. Ric fosbury flops outside and Cage lariats Mark. Hobbs and Kyle fight on the buckles but Hobbs is pulled down. Lance puts Hobbs between the steps and the side of the ring then Will is thrown into the steps.

Lance rams Ric into the steps and Hobbs gets checked out then walked to the back. Will tries to follow Hobbs and is confused. Ric hurricanrana's Lance then springboards into him, getting knocked away. Lance does like a crackerjack on Will as Will stands on the ropes. Ric is caught off a springboard and chokeslammed onto his partners outside.

We go to PiP break and return. KT and Ric trade forearms. Ric rolls him up for 2. Ric handspring back elbows him. Will and Kyle go at it. They trade forearms. Will handspring corkscrew kicks him. KT eye rakes Will. Mark throws KT into a kick from Will. KT is lifted and Will cutters KT for 2. Will takes a facekick + german combo.

Mark takes a neckbreaker + death valley driver combo from Cage and Lance. Will is double yanked into a blue thunder from KT for 2. Kyle stomps on Will in the corner and foot chokes him. Hobbs then limps back in. Kyle goes after Hobbs and is knocked over. Hobbs is tagged in and he lariats KT.

Hobbs throws Kyle in. Hobbs hits a double lariat on Cage and Lance. Hobbs hits corner attacks on his opponents. Hobbs powerslams Lance. Mark facekicks KT and KT forearms him. KT is dropped with a forearm and KT back body drops him. Mark blocks a pumping knee and hits an enzugiri. Mark then does a nasty looking piledriver on KT.

Kyle slaps Markand is taken down. KT forearms Mark. Ric springboard lariats KT. Cage pop-up powerbombs Ric. Hobbs spinebusters Cage. Lance chokeslams Hobbs. Will springboard forearms Lance.

Will and Kyle go at it. They trade forearms. Will takes a superkick then hits a standing spanish fly. Will hidden blade's Mark on accident then Kyle topes Will. KT pumping knees Mark and pins him.

Thoughts: It's Mark Davis so who cares, but Mark really shouldn't be losing in his return match back. It was a fast paced 8-man with lots of big moves and people coming in and out. I have no idea what the Hobbs stuff was about as it didn't play any factor here. It was okay but the wrong choice for an opener.

The Death Riders talk from the back of a truck or a closet. Mox calls OC a snake. He says OC is a threat to his people when the bell rings at Full Gear and he says he will destroy him. He says OC may make it to Full Gear in tact but Darby's body is up for grabs. Claudio says he wants to end Darby tonight.

Darby talks from the loading deck. He says Mox pulled the trigger on Bryan's career. He says The Death Riders will have their day and today is Claudio's day. 

Renee interviews The Hurt Syndicate as they arrive in a car. MVP says he has a special treat and it's an announcement that Bobby Lashley will be in action tonight. Swerve then nails Lashley and runs off.

Thoughts: If you are going to use Lashley on TV for the first time, you should build the match up and not do something random like this.

Adam Cole comes out to talk. He's using that stupid spray tan stuff but forgot to put it on his hands, so he's two different colors. He says he wishes he was getting his hands on MJF on Saturday but he's not. He says MJF succeeded but so did Roderick Strong. He said he and Strong want to give MJF the whooping of a lifetime.

Kyle O'Reilly comes out. Kyle said their had their second match ever against each other 14 years ago here. He says being associated with him has given him some highs and lows. He says the crusade with MJF has to end before someone gets hurt. He says he doesn't have a good feeling about any of this.

Kyle says MJF is three steps ahead of him and is pulling everyone's strings. He said dealing with MJF is like playing with fire and he doesn't want his friend to get hurt. He says MJF is more of an evil b@stard than Cole will be and says that's a good thing.

Orange Cassidy is in the back. He says he will make an example out of Wheeler Yuta tonight. He says he will beat Moxley alone this Saturday. Briscoe, Romero and Ishii walk in. Mark says he's here for OC. OC says no one else will get hurt. Mark says they got his back and are ready to scrap. OC makes Mark promise to stay away and he agrees. OC says Mox will need all the help he can get at Full Gear.

Kris Statlander vs Hikaru Shida

They shake hands. Kris wristlocks her. Shida headflips out and hammrlocks her. Kris side headlock takeovers her. Shida headscissors her. Kris throws her down off the waistlock. Shida armdrags her. Shida flying knees her in the corner then hits corner punches.

Kris legsweeps her then standing moonsaults her for 2. Shida flying headscissors Kris and Kris cartwheels out. Kris shoulders her over. Kris pulls Shida's arms back. Shida straightjacket chokes her then 2nd rope dropkicks her. 

Shida running knees Kris as she hangs off the apron. We go to PiP break and return. Kris and Shida trade forearms. Kris powerslams her. Kris hits a flying knee in the corner then hits a ki krusher variation for 2. Shida rolls her up for 2 then pumping knees her.

Shida lariats her. Kris does a reverse slam on her then Shida backslides her. Shida hits a falcon arrow for 2. Shida flying knees her then germans her. Kris hits a single leg package tombstone and wins.

Thoughts:
It was an okay match here with the two hitting a lot of high impact moves on each other. Kris was the favorite in this one. 

Mercedes Mone comes out after with Kamille. Mone says to say hello to your CEO. Mone says The 76ers have had another embarrassing season and shouts out The Celtics. She says she's rarely impressed by her competition but Kris had a good win tonight. She says she has held the TBS Title longer than Kris. She say she won't lose as she is The CEO.

Kamille gets in ring, tries to hit Kris then is hit by Shida and Kris. Kamille then thrown out. Mone jumps on Kris from behind and can't hit the backstabber. Kris then hits a tombstone off of it after having trouble doing the spot.

The Hurt Syndicate are in the back. They grab someone who looks like Swerve but isn't. They realize it's not Swerve and beat him up anyway. 

Jay White says him and Page are on the same path, going for the same prize. Page asks if Jay knows who he is. He says they named the PPV after him. Jay says he will make him tap and Page says he can't make him tap out if his @ss depended on it. Jay says he has always been ahead of Page.

Bobby Lashley vs Joe Keys and Cheeseburger

We got Team ROH here, eh? Bobby throws Cheese in then hits a corner spear. Bobby does a flatliner + ddt combo. Keys is thrown out and Bobby lariats Cheese. Bobby hits a dominator on Cheese for 2. Joe hits some shots on Bobby. Bobby spinebusters Joe. Bobby spears Joe then taps him out with the full-nelson.

Thoughts:
It was a quick squash as expected here and wasn't much of note.

Swerve Strickland's music hits and Prince Nana comes out with a chair. Swerve appears from under the ring and hits Bobby from behind with a chain. He then hits MVP and Shelton with it. Swerve hits a house call kick on Bobby then top rope double stomps him. 

Renee interviews Mina Shirakawa and Mariah May. May says no champ deserves a celebration more than her. She says her reign will be historic. She says in her division, you hold the title or die. Mina says she's proud of her and will give her a celebration she will never forget. May says they will turn Rampage into Glampage. They then shake their chests.

Darby Allin vs Claudio Castagnoli

Darby is seated as the bell rings. CC comes out alone. Darby side headlocks him then springboard lariats him. Darby comes off the 2nd rope and is caught. Darby back rolls him the bottom rope twisting springboard crossbodies him. Darby hits a top rope coffin drop but is caught and thrown. CC pounces Darby into the rails then euros him over it.

CC lifts Darby like a suplex and carries him up the steps, throwing him into the ring. We go to PiP break and return. CC throw Darby into the corner then throws him into the rails. CC throws Darby into the ring from the outside. 

Darby bites CC outside then hits a tope. Darby then hits another tope. Darby is crotched up top. CC hits a top rope karelin's lift for 2. Darby rolls him up and they botch a spot. Darby hits a code red for 2.

CC hits euros and punches to the gut. CC facekicks him off the apron. CC giant swings him into the steps outside. CC throws Darby over the commentary table. CC gorilla presses Darby on the commentary table onto another table.

Darby somehow gets in before being counted out. CC flips him with a lariat and wins.

Thoughts:
This took a surprising turn here with CC just deciding to beat the crap out of Darby in the last part of this. It could have been a little better and faster but I liked it. Darby took a bunch of nasty looking bumps as usual and really took a whooping here.

Renee interviews Private Party. They say the odds are stacked against them at Full Gear. Zay says they will leave the show tag champs. The Costco Guys come in and say they have a big announcement coming up next. Private Party then poses with them.

We see MJF arrive somewhere in a car next to a homeless person. He throws a coin and tells him to go get it. MJF says Roderick Strong has been through a lot. He says trauma is a result of powerlessness and fear. He says Cole makes him feel the positive things he lacks. He says Cole is a fraud and a liar. He says he's happy Strong won and says he will send him back to where he belongs in the trailer park. He says Strong will wish his mother hadn't shot his father but instead shot him.

Renee interviews The Costco Guys. AJ says this started with QT when he threw the double chunk chocolate chip cookies. He says his strategy is to bring the boom. He says when he powerbombs QT, there's only one guy we want to ring the bell and it's The Rizzler. They then say "bring the boom".

Roderick Strong, Bennett and Taven are interviewed in the entrance way. Strong says he has not slept since Wednesday. He says he feels like a kid on Christmas morning and finally gets his hands on MJF. Strong says he heard stuff about his parents all of his life. He says he feels sorry for MJF. He says he has earned everything he has and says MJF has been spoonfed everything.

Strong tells MJF to look in the mirror and think of the things he did to people. He tells him to realize that he will pay for all of his sins when the bell rings. He says he will go to sleep knowing he broke his back and left him humbled.

We see more footage of Menard and Garcia capturing Jack Perry on Saturday. Jack is tied to a chair and Garcia throws water at him. Garcia says all he wants to do is wrestle but the place is full of savages. Jack says everyone has a code and cares until they have to sacrifice. Garcia says Jack doesn't know what he sacrified to be here. Garcia says he has something for him and Jack asks what he's gonna do. Garcia grabs a crowbar and smashes up Jack's bus. Jack laughs and asks if that's it. Garcia then says let's get out of here.

Thoughts: I have no idea what this was all about and this wasn't good.

Renee does a contract signing for Ishii and Jericho's ROH Title match in a locker room. Chris says his legal team has to check the contract before signing it. He says to wait here until then. Chris then goes up to his picture on the wall. Ishii follows him. Chris tries to put things and people in Ishii's way. They go up steps and Chris heads through concessions and down to ringside.

Chris and Ishii get in the ring. Chris says he would sign the contract but he doesn't have a pen. Ishii gives him a pen. The Learning Tree then attacks Ishii. Chris goes to stab him with a pen then The Conglomeration comes out. The two groups fight. Rocky topes Bill outside and Mark hits a jay driller on Keith. Ishii brainbusters Chris. Ishii signs the contract.

Renee interviews Jamie Hayter. She says she's baffled as to why Julia Hart interrupted her. She says they never spoke or wrestled. She then gets cut off with another Julia Hart video. The video says it's time to come home and says The House is Hart's foundation. We then see her shooting arrows.

Wheeler Yuta vs Orange Cassidy

I would rather watch anything else than this. Yuta shotgun dropkicks OC. OC bangs Yuta's head off the buckles then he backslides him. OC cradles him and gets another pin attempt in. OC hits a stunner. OC topes Yuta. Yuta brainbusters OC on the top of the rail. Yuta pushes OC's head into the exposed buckle connector. Yuta ddt's OC on the apron.

We go to PiP break and return. They trade forearms. Yuta bites him and OC hits a kick to the head. OC PK's him then suplexes him. OC hits a german then running double chops him. Yuta angle slams him.

OC splits Yuta's fingers. OC hits a soul foot then michinoku drivers him for 2. OC back rolls him and Yuta tombstones him for 2. Yuta does a cattle mutilation. Yuta goes for a chair, OC rolls him up and wins.

Thoughts: The ending was really weak here and didn't really fit the match. They did this one mostly right too with them being aggressive with each other. I doubt it drew any ratings though.

Pac facekicks OC after and the other Death Riders come out. OC gets duct taped and Mox punches OC out. The heels push OC around and OC does his weak kicks for some reason. Mox then forearms OC over. The heels then leave and finally The Conglomeration comes out to help OC. OC then puts his hands in his pockets and puts his sunglasses on.

Overall thoughts: It was a really weak Dynamite. The show is totally lacking star power and go home shows tend to be weaker anyway. In-ring wise the show was fine but there's not a lot of interest going on storyline wise and it's really hard to care about this show. I would give this a 5 out of 10 and would not recommend it.

NWA Powerrr 11/19/2024

NWA Powerrr 11/19/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/nwa-powerrr-11122024.html

Danny Dealz is in the ring with Eric Smalls, Slade and Rolando Freeman. Danny says Eric lost the family jewels match and now Rolando can kick him in the nuts. Eric says he's a man of his word and says he will allow him to kick him in the nuts. Rolando says Eric better not cross him. He says he knows he has a family and hopes he has no plans to make it bigger. Danny has Eric stand on a chair. Rolando teases punching him in the nuts and asks Slade for a good luck kiss on the hand.

Rolando then tells Slade to do it. Billy Corgan says we aren't doing this again. Rolando hits him and is in pain. Eric is confused as Rolando says he broke his hand. Eric then reveals that he wore a cup. BFT show up behind Eric and facekick him. Aron Stevens comes in. Eric is held in the air and Aron punches him in the nuts. Aron then does a mongrovian spike to Eric's nuts. Aron then stomps on Eric's nuts.

Thoughts:
This is the storyline that never ends. I thought we were already done with it to be honest. It's been going on for months now (with weeks in between where it wasn't mentioned) and we finally got a conclusion. I really hope we are finally done with it because it's dumb.

NWA World Women's Tag Team Title Match - The It Girls (Ella Envy & Miss Starr) (c) vs. Caribbean Flow (La Rosa Negra & Ruthie Jay)

Rosa and Starr go at it. Starr wristlocks her and yanks on the arm. Rosa side headlocks her. Starr side headlocks her and pulls Rosa by the hair. Starr throws her down by the hair then hits a samoan drop.

Rosa hits some kicks then flapjacks Starr. Rosa low dropkicks Starr for 2. Jay crossbodies Starr then legdrops her for 2. Ella gets in. Jay dropkicks Ella then bulldogs her off the casadora. Jay runs into Ella's boot in the corner then Jay is sent into the post shoulder first.

We go to break and return. Jay is thrown hard into the corner and Ella corner hip attacks her. Ella then stinkfaces her. Starr hits Jay in the gut and backsplashes her there. Starr headscissors Jay and bangs her head off the mat. 

Ella chops Jay in the corner then hits corner spears. Jay rolls up Ella for 2 then Ella bangs Jay's head off the mat. Ella pulls Jay's arms back and they double clothesline each other down. Rosa gets in and knocks down her opponents. She roundhouse kicks Jay then airplane spins her. Rosa then hits an AA.

Rosa misses a top rope splash. The bell rings and they have gone to a time limit draw.

Thoughts: The match wasn't anything special and the ending was stupid. They didn't make us aware of how much time was left so when it ended, it was by total surprise. This didn't accomplish much and was random.

We get a video on Hailey J. She says she's here to take over and is an international superstar. She says superstars don't wait in the back of the line, they go right to the front. She says after she curbstomps Kenzie Paige, Kylie will come for her and she will be one step closer to the women's title.

May Valentine interviews The Paige Sisters. Kenzie says her knee is bothering her. Kylie then says her knee is bothering her too and her shoulder hurts. Kenzie says she doesn't feel 110% and it wouldn't be fair to everyone is she wrestled Natalia Markova tonight.

EC3 vs. Nick Gene

They lock up. Billy Corgan says Eric Smalls had to go to the hospital. He says Kyle Davis is also still suffering. EC headlock takeovers Nick. EC side headlocks him then EC shoulders him over. They botch a spot then EC chops him in the corner.

Nick's head is banged off the buckles. EC chops him and hits a corner lariat. EC flying forearms him. EC corner splashes him then hits a cutter. Nick is thrown out. EC front facelocks him and throws him backwards off of it. EC throws Nick out. 

EC goes out and bangs the commentary table for some reason. Nick spinebusters EC and both are down. Nick hits punches and corner spears. EC hits a thesz press then olympic slams him. EC then hits a headlock driver and wins.

Thoughts: It was a total squash that went longer than it needed to. I don't think anyone bought that Nick had a chance here and he lost as expected. EC's doing some new thing where he takes other wrestlers moves (the side effect and the angle slam) that he faced and gives them new names.

The Colon's (Epico Colon & Primo Colon) vs. The Rewind Society (Samuel C & VHS)

This is The Colon's NWA debut. This is also The Society's NWA Powerrr debut. Samuel C has long hair and VHS is bald. Primo trips up his opponent then is tripped. Sam dances and is tripped into the ropes. Primo then slides down his back while he's on the ropes. Primo is slingshotted in with a senton on Sam.

Sam rolls up Primo. Primo takes a double hiptoss. The Society do The House Party dance and do a double elbow drop. VHS chops Primo in the corner and gets crotched on the top rope. Primo lariats him and tags in Epico.

Epico cranks VHS' head. VHS jawbreakers him then takes a backdrop. Epico then germans him and brainbusters him for 2. Epico pounds on VHS. Sam gets in and hits punches on Epico. Epico lariats him over.

Sam takes a backstabber from Primo and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was just a match here. We knew The Colon's were winning and they did. It wasn't anything of note.

We get clips of Mims and Blk Jeez. Jeez says Mims would hold a title before the year is over and now does. He asks why Paul Birchall thinks he can get in their business. Mims says Paul thinks he is worthy of being a champ and asks how much it is worth. Jeez tells Paul to give to the church to get a title shot and Mims says he just doesn't give out title shots.

NWA World Women's Title Match - Kenzie Paige (c) vs. Natalia Markova

Paige superkicks Nat as she poses. Paige clubs on her and chops her. Nat goes up and over her then rolls her up. Nat running lariats her then hits forearms. Nat running knees her in the corner and throws her by the arm. Nat split drops her for 2.

Paige stomps her foot and hits chops. Nat is up top and gets hit. Nat hits a nice top rope dropkick. Tiffany Nieves then runs in the ring and cutters Paige. Natalia Markova is DQ'd.

Nat then cases after Nieves.

Thoughts: This was random. Tiff screwed Nat here for unknown reasons. Nat hit a nice dropkick off the top. This was one was short with a screwjob finish.

We get a music video on The Cazana's with a song called, "By The Book".

They announce that NWA now has NWA Texas in San Antonio, Texas. We see clips of Rodney Mack, Jazz and Joe Galli in the ring. Joe says they wouldn't have the women's division they have without Jazz. Joe says they have the best women's division in the sport (that's a whopper of a lie, but what else is he supposed to say?). Joe says this is now known as NWA Texas.

Alex Taylor vs. Christian Anderson

Alex boots him in the gut then clubs on him. Alex hits a crossface shot then he slams him. Alex misses a knee drop then CA hits armdrags. Alex knees CA in the gut.

CA flips out of a backdrop. Alex backcrackers him then poses on him. Alex dropkicks him then boots him in the corner. Alex pulls CA's neck forward. CA hits a 2nd rope crossbody for 2. CA misses a corner splash. CA is caught on a double jump moonsault then thrown into the buckles. Alex hits a cradle shock and wins.

Thoughts:
This was another random squash here. Alex won as expected. CA tried but it wasn't much of note.

Overall thoughts: It was a bad episode of NWA Powerrr as usual. I hate to have to constantly be negative about this show because I would love for The NWA to be doing well, but it's a hard show to watch. The matches were random. We had a 10 minute draw where they didn't give us any warning of how much time was left on the clock. Tiffany Nieves ran in during the women's match to screw Natalia Markova over for some reason. We also had 3 squashes and the continuation of the angle where Eric Smalls is supposed to get kicked in the nuts which I thought was over already. The new NWA champ Thom Latimer is nowhere to be found and we got no follow up on anything that happened last week. The show is just awful and it's pretty much all on the booking. I dread watching this show every week. I would give this like a 2 out of 10 and would not recommend it.

WOW Women of Wrestling 11/16/2024 Season 5, Episode 10

WOW Women of Wrestling 11/16/2024 Season 5, Episode 10

Last week's show is here:  https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/wow-women-of-wrestling-1192024-season-5.html

Note - I didn't get to see this episode when it aired. WOW's youtube channel airs all the matches from the show. However, WOW doesn't always air the full non-wrestling segments on their youtube channel and it's unknown if they are aired in order or not. It's basically like only reading half the recipe and wondering why your dinner tastes like garbage. I know I'm missing a lot through this version of the show but I don't know what I'm missing and it makes this one hard to cover.

Holly Swag is with The Fab Four. She thanks Lana and says she's getting the money and fame she deserves. She says it's time we take out the old hag.

Holly Swag vs Ashley Blaze

Penelope Pink is on commentary. Holly boots her. Ash goes over her, rolls and armdrags her. Ash rolls her then hits a dropkick. Ash trips her then poses. Miami's Sweet Heat pull Ash out as she poses. Holly baseball slides Ash. Holly hits a snap suplex.

Ash shoulders Holly over then Holly shoulders her over. Holly shining wizards Ash from the side for 2. Ash back elbows her and bangs Holly's head off her knee. Ash running heel kicks her in the corner then facewash kicks her.

Ash argues with Lindsay Carlson on the outside and Laurie lariats Lindsay on accident. Ash superkicks Lindsay. Lana Star distracts the ref on the apron. Holly hits Ash with a sock filled with rocks and pins her.

Thoughts: I wasn't a big fan of this. You would never know Ash was the former WWE wrestler here as her offense looked really bad. The ref should have done something about the interference during this one as well.

The Fab Four talk after Holly's match. Lana says Holly's the greatest edition to the family. Holly says she thinks it's time we learn that she's Holly Swag and she don't play. She says it's time we got rid of that old fart and we are right where we need to be.

Coach Campanelli vs Valentina Diamante

This is Val's WOW debut. Coach yanks on Val's arm. Val rolls out of a wristlock. Coach breaks a waistlock. Val backslides her for 2. Val hits a snapmare then low crossbodies her for 2.

Coach misses a corner charge. Kandi Krush pulls Val off the apron outside. Coach basement dropkicks Val for 2. Val crucifixes her then Coach sharpshooters her. Val rolls up Coach out of it for 2. Val hits flying shots on her then crossbodies her for 2. Coach hits an unprettier and gets the win.

Thoughts: I thought they did a good job in pushing that Val might get the win here. Val didn't really impress in her debut though. She does really simple offense and none of it looks good.

Top Tier beat up on Val after. The Dojo Defenders seem to make the save. They say they will not stand for this. They say if they want to prove they are the best team in wrestling  then put their titles on the line. Top Tier agrees. Coach says they will see all 3 of them in the ring. Val gets on the mic after and says Viva Mexico. What that has to do with anything, I don't know.

Angelica Dante yells at Chainsaw and says she needs to focus. Pepe Riley gives her a flower and says good luck. Dante yells at her then Chain grabs the flower.

Siren the Voodoo Doll and Chainsaw vs Tormenta and Princess Aussie

We see clips of Pep Reilly giving Chainsaw a flower. Angelica Dante didn't like it and made her put it down. Chain then apparently grabbed it and then hides it under the ring before this starts.

Siren waistlock takedowns Aussie. Aussie ducks a lariat and flying headscissors Siren. Aussie and Tor hit corner attacks on Siren. Siren headbutts Tor in the gut. Chain gets in and lariats Tor over for 2. Tor lariats Chain on the ropes and step up enzugiri's her. Tor lifts Aussie for a codebreaker on Chain.

Aussie hits shots on Chain. Siren hits Aussie from the ropes then Chain lariats Aussie over. Chain chokes aussie in the corner then hits corner spears. Chain chokes Aussie in the corner and Siren corner splashes Aussie. Siren corner cannonballs Aussie for 2.

Aussie back elbows Siren then Aussie spin kicks her. Aussie hits a ddt on Siren. Tor gets the hot tag in and hits a nice top rope dropkick on Chain. Tor lariats siren over. Chain grabs the glower Pep gave her. Siren rakes Tor's mask. Chain gets in and neckbreakers Tor. Chain gets mad that Dante has her flower and Tor rolls up Chain to win.

Chain then goes to pick up the pieces of the flower outside.

Thoughts: This wasn't too good. The flow was just not there. Chain's swinging neckbreaker continues to look awful and she needs to drop it. Tor hit a nice top rope dropkick here. The Tormenta/Aussie team continues to pile up wins here though I don't think they are really over enough to justify it.

Penelope Pink vs Santana Garrett

They lock up. Pink armdrags her. SG hits armdrags back and armlocks her. SG hits another armdrag and Pink tries to crucifix her. SG la magistral's her.

Pink takes her down and tries a jack knife pin. Pink boots her then snapmares her. Pink misses a clothesline. SG handsprings at her and hits an armdrag off of it.

Pink pulls SG's throat down over the top rope. Pink sits on SG on the ropes while The Fab Four pose. Pink slams SG then cartwheel elbow drops her. SG sunset flips Pink. Pink hits a big forearm. Pink sliding germans SG. 

Pink snapmares her and sliding elbows her. Pink is on the ropes and is pulled down onto the buckles. Holly Swag gets on the apron and SG lariats her. SG hits a top rope crossbody on Pink for 2. SG forearms her. SG slaps Pink then handstand headscissors her in the corner. SG goes to handspring but Holly trips up SG. Pink hits her pretty in pink and wins.

Thoughts: It was an okay match but had a lot of shenanigans from the heels. Pink winning wasn't too shocking considering where everything is storyline wise and considering SG hasn't had any big wins of late. This match was mostly just to put over Holly Swag and the heels.

Overall thoughts: As I stated, I only saw the youtube version of this and not the TV version. I know there's some things missing from it. I don't know what and I may never know. The matches weren't that great here aside from the main which was okay. Valentina Diamante did not impress in her debut and I'd never guess Ashley Blaze was in WWE if I didn't already know it. They built some things up for next week and I am curious to see where this Pep Reilly and Chainsaw storyline goes. I'm not going to rate this one as I feel like I missed some of it.

Micro Wrestling Federation 2/25/2023 Micro PPV1: The Rivalry

Micro Wrestling Federation 2/25/2023 Micro PPV1: The Rivalry


We are in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Jack Darrell and Ivar the Micro are on commentary.

Ivar says Jack isn't afraid to reach for the stars or anything on the top shelf. Jack says he hopes none of the wrestlers tarnish his company. Ivar says he doesn't like his odds.

They run down the card.

Lil' Show talks about his brother Baby Jesus. Baby gets some digs in back and Show is jealous of him. Show says losing a member of your family can tear it apart, but says it can also make it stronger.

Wendi Furguson interviews Pinky Shortcake. She says she wants to climb the ranks and taking down her baby daddy Psycho is the best way to do it. Psycho comes in and Pinky calls him a future chump while she's a future champ.

Hot Rod vs Zach Presley

Micro Jackson is the special guest ref and he's does a Michael Jackson gimmick. They say Rod is a former chippendale dancer and he has a glittery jacket on. Zack is an Elvis impersonator who Ivar says is Elvis' unclaimed child. Elvis dances his way to the ring.

Rod gets on the mic and says to make some noise. He says he looked at himself in the mirror and thought he looked good. He says he was expecting to see a lot of pretty women, nice looking kids and wealthy men when he came here. He says the fans are ugly and says he doesn't need these fat, ugly Tennessee morons to cheer for him. He says he's sexy and he knows it. He says a fan is ugly and he knows it. He says the men wishes they looked like him and the women wished their men looked as sexy as him. He then flips off the crowd.

They dance at each other. Rod slaps him and they do waistlock takedowns on each other. Zack's arm is banged over the top rope then he is wristlocked. Zack side headlock takeovers him twice. Rod side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Rod poses and dances then Zack slams him. Zack hits a nice slam then lariats him over the top to the floor. Rod ends up in the front row.

Zack goes for a dive and gets hit. Rod chokes Zack on the ropes then hits a nice dropkick for 2. Rod hits punches and boots in the corner. Zack springboard back elbows him for 1. Zack suplexes him and does an elbow drop after an Elvis dance.

Rod does a jumping kick and slams him. Rod elbow drops Zack's back. Rod then camel clutches him. Zack drops him backwards to escape. Rod superkicks him in the gut then Zack does a flying headscissors. Rod is sent out and Zack chops him outside.

Rod superkicks him in the gut. Zack is laid on the canvas and Rod legdrops him there. Zack hits some punches then bulldogs him. Rod springboard kicks him. Rod gorilla press slams him.

Rod lands on his feet off a top rope moonsault. Zack swinging fisherman's neckbreakers him for 2. Zack goes up top, Rod hits the ropes and Zack does down hard. Rod hits a stiff 2nd rope uranage on him and wins.

Thoughts: It went a little long but it was a solid match here with clear faces and heels. Both guys moved well. This was not a typical US style midgets match - it was just a normal match that happened to have midgets in it. Zack was a fun face and Rod is probably better at wrestling than most of the wrestlers on the indies. Zack took a hard bump from the top rope where he crashed and burned. I would have liked to have seen Zack get more offense in.

Hot Rod is interviewed. He says he plans on winning the rumble tonight and getting the title shot he deserves. He says there is nothing anyone can do about it. Wendi says that was oddly satisfying.

Syko vs Pinky Shortcake

Syko comes out with Little Chola, who we are told is the girlfriend of another wrestler. Syko gets on the mic before it starts. He says he's the most psychotic micro we will ever meet. He says he did escape from a mental hospital. He says he was tired of the nurse and her medication and says he wanted to win the micro wrestling title. He says the fans will notice he's not the smallest micro. He says he's not the tallest micro either. He says it's not the size of the micro but the size of the fight in the micro. He says Micoo will whoop them all.

Pinky does a promo. She says she's the sexiest micro diva in the game. She says she's making her micro PPV debut. She says she's all that and a box of shortcake. Syko says he's not wrestling her because he loves her. She says she's not here for love, she's here for the micro title.

Little Miss is the referee.

Syko slides out and goes under the ring. Syko gives Pinky a flower. She breaks it up and stomps on it. She says the flower is fake just like him. Syko says the only thing fake is the time she said she loved him. Syko slaps him around and rolls him up. Pink hits armdrags and crossbodies him for 2.

Syko elbow drops her for 2. Pink goes up and over then hits kicks. Pinky bulldogs him. Pink monkey flips him twice. Pink bites him in the butt then baseball slides him. Pink pulls him up by the hair then crossbodies him off the apron.

Syko brings some weapons into the ring. Syko puts a plunger in Pinky's face, the ref's face and his own face. He then yells "I'm Psycho". Pink hits him with a sign and vader bombs him for 2. Pinky slaps him around then dropkicks her. Syko airplane spin drops her then hits an attitude adjustment. Psycho hits another one then vader bombs her. Psycho goes up top and misses a top rope swanton. The ref takes the sign away from Pinky. Chola stops Pinky from hitting Syko with a chair then Syko suplexes her for the win.

Thoughts: I didn't like the ref allowing people to get in the ring and I didn't like her letting them use weapons. The work was pretty good though and both wrestlers moved around well. Both wrestlers were pretty likeable and it was a bit more believable as an intergender match since both wrestlers are about the same time.

Pinky is interviewed after. She says Little Chola earned herself a girls night out. She says she fights that little punk or she fights her next time. Syko begs for forgiveness.

Little Chola is interviewed after. She says "no ingles". Pinky pushes her and they shove each other.

Disco Dom vs Micro Tiger

Dom asks who's ready to dance with Disco Dom? He says there's a new dance machine in town and you are looking at him. He gets the crowd to yell "DISCO" and says disco's not dead. Tiger does a fun dance on the ramp and in the ring. Tiger gets on the mic and says "meow".

Tiger waistlocks him and fisherman suplexes him for 2. Tiger takes Dom down twice and ties his legs up. Tiger throws him by the arm and Dom legsweeps him. Tiger dropkicks him in the knee then rolls him up for 2.

Dom hits shots to the gut and hits a corner splash. Tiger boots him out of the corner and flips over him. Tiger dances and Dom hits him. Dom hits jabs and drops him. Dom sunset flips him but Tiger rolls through. 

Tiger pokes him in the eye then la silla's him off the apron. Tiger handstands on the apron and headscissors him. Tiger is sent into the post. Dom pulls Tiger's crotch into the post. The crowd chants "disco sucks" and Dom slams Tiger. Dom tries to take Tiger's mask off and eventually does. Tiger has a 2nd mask on though. Tiger stunners him then hits a powerslam. Tiger hits a top rope splash for 2.

Dom superkicks Tiger then hits a 2nd rope moonsault to win.

Tiger dances to Dom's music after.

Thoughts: Tiger could have been a little cleaner here on some of his moves. I liked the mask under the mask spot here. I thought this was missing something though and could have been a little better.

Wendi interviews Baby Jesus. She asks if they can be best friends. Baby hugs her and Wendi says she's never been so happy in her life.

Flyin' Ryan vs Jamaican Jo

Flyin' Ryan has a flag with all the Boston teams on it and is wearing football shoulderpads. He calls Pigeon Forge a sewer and says he hates it. He says everything about it sucks. He says he's what a real man looks like and is the definition of greatness. He says various Boston teams are also great. He says he will win his match tonight.

Jamaican Jo does a taped promo. He says if you like to party, he's your guy. He says he's the high flying, always smiling, good timing wrestler. He says the MWF is the place to be. He says his co-workers are so cool. He says Ryan is an unpleasant dude and says Ryan will help him make a name for himself tonight.

They lock up and hockey fight. Ryan hits knees to the gut and wristlocks him. Ryan does it back to him. Jo flips out of it using the ropes. Ryan rolls out of it and side headlocks him. Ryan pulls Jo's wig off. Joe then hits dropkicks. Ryan goes out and calls for time out. He says he wants to use his "first time out" and the crowd chants "Boston sucks".

Ryan hits Jo from behind and does a nice slam. Ryan hits a nice splash. Ryan hits a nice dropkick then headbutt drops Jo in the crotch. Jo goes up and over and hits a headscissors on his way down. Jo does a pendulum double knee in the corner. Jo then does a nice slingblade.

Jo 2nd rope splashes Ryan for 2. Joe boots him in the gut. Ryan corner dropkicks him in the crotch and they slap each other. They try to dropkick each other at the same time. Ryan spinning lariats Jo.

Ryan is thrown out. Jo double axe handles Ryan off the apron then elbow drops him off the apron onto the floor. Joe pulls the cover off the ringpost. Ryan chops Jo against the post. Ryan drives Jo's crotch into the post. Jo slingshots over Ryan then hits a running headhunter. Jo top rope crossbodies Ryan for 2.

Jo suplexes Ryan then Ryan suplexes him back. Ryan puts Jo on his shoulder and drops him on his chest and gut. Ryan gyrates and takes off his elbow pads. Ryan then does the worm and legdrops Jo. Ryan grabs the ref and takes the Michael Jackson glove. He puts it in his pants and hits the ref with it. The ref slaps him then lariats him.

Jo goes for a cutter but is thrown off. Ryan boots Jo out of the corner then uses the ropes to pin him.

Thoughts: The finish was a little weak but it was a fun match. Jo's super athletic and can really fly and Ryan's real fast. The stuff with the ref was kind of fun. It could have been a little shorter but I liked this one.

Lil Show says he will break Baby Jesus in half for himself and his family. Baby says he will do it for all the little brothers in the world.

Battle Royal - Disco Dom, Hot Rod, Baby Ben, Flyin' Ryan, Syko, Zach Presley, Jamaican Jo, Micro Tiger, Brock Jr., Andrew the Giant and Chief Littlefoot 

Andrew is beaten up on by everyone to start. He lariats various wrestlers over and splashes Ben. Ben is thrown out. Everyone lifts Andrew and throws him out.Jo hits shots on Rod in the corner and Brock gets thrown out by Tiger. Ryan takes a double suplex. Rod then takes one too.

Tiger ties Chief's head up in the ropes. Ryan ddt's Jo. Zack gets knocked off the apron by Rod. Rod then throws Tiger out. Rod superkicks Chief and Ryan flips off the 2nd rope onto Jo. Ryan poses on the ropes and is thrown out by Jo. Rod lariats Jo over the top to the floor.

Chief and Syko are thrown into each other. Syko takes a double suplex. Chief takes a double suplex. Dom throws Chief over the top. Syko stomps on Rod. Dom bangs Syko's head off the buckles. Syko takes a double gorilla press drop. 

Syko flying headscissors Rod. Rod fallaway slams Dom then throws him out. Rod and Syko are the last two in the ring. Rod throws Syko across the ring then karelin's lifts him. Rod tries to powerbomb Syko over the top but Syko hurricanrana's him out.

Thoughts: It was fine. They got everyone out of there pretty quick and this wasn't a lot else but various eliminations.

Lil' Show is interviewed. He has nothing to say and walks off. 

Micro 1 Title vs Micro 2 Title - Lil' Show (c) vs Baby Jesus

They said the MWF is split up into 2 brands, Micro 1 and Micro 2. They say the belts for both shows is on the line tonight.

Show gets on the mic. He says he's the redneck brawler. He says he will chew up his opponent and spit him out.

Show does push-ups to warm up. Baby cartwheels and backflips. They lock up and Show side headlocks him. Show shoulders him over. Baby flying forearms him then hits armdrags. Show hits a nice overhead belly to belly.

Show chokes Baby in the corner. Show chokes him in the corner then hits a jab flurry. Baby hits a splash in the corner then bronco busters him. Baby takes a mean facekick. Show chokes him on the ropes.

Show does a nice handspring into a ddt. Show slams him then misses an asai moonsault. Baby headscissors him into a ddt. Baby asai moonsaults him for 2. Show eye pokes Baby then puts him in a full nelson. Baby pulls Show's arms back.

Show full nelson drops him on his chest. Show then htis a nice sitout gordbuster. Show hits corner punches then Baby powerbombs him. Show lariats him over. Show hits a jay driller/package piledriver.

Show catches his crossbody and the ref gets hit with Baby's feet. The ref is down and Show hits a world's strongest slam. Baby flying forearms him then hits a top rope rogsplash. The ref is out though and can't count. Hot Rod comes in and chokeslams Baby. Show then pins Baby to win.

Thoughts:
I was surprised the show ended with a dirty finish. You would think it would end with Baby winning since he was the face. Baby's selling could have been a little better towards the send but it was a solid match. They moved well and Baby really took a beating here. Show is a pretty good wrestler.

Hot Rod and Show beat up Baby after. Syko comes out to help. Then all the wrestlers get in the ring and fight. The heels then celebrate outside.

The commentators close the show. Jack says he's disappointed and discouraged but Ivar says the show was dazzling. 

Overall thoughts: I liked the show and thought it was good overall. Like a lot of people, I expected the typical low quality midget wrestling with lots of comedy. This was not that though. This was a wrestling show just with smaller wrestlers, almost all of whom were athletic and could go. They also added some entertainment into it and gave everyone time to get their characters over. This was a big success and really couldn't have gone much better than it did. It surpassed all of my expectations and I recommend this. I give this a 7 out of 10 and thought they did a great job here.

All Japan Pro Wrestling 11/20/2024 Real World Tag League 2024 Day 5

All Japan Pro Wrestling 11/20/2024 Real World Tag League 2024 Day 5

Day 4 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/all-japan-pro-wrestling-11172024-real.html

Cyrus, Ryo Inoue and Suwama vs Ren Ayabe, Ryuki Honda and Musashi

Mu = Musashi

Ren and Cy lock up. Ren backs him up on the ropes and rubs his head. Cy takes a boot and a side headlock. Ren and Cy shoulder battle. Ren boots him then Cy shoulders him over. Honda and Suwama get in. Honda kneels on him on the ropes. Honda is double teamed in the corner then Ryo kicks Honda in the back. Cy corner splashes Honda then butt drops him off the bottom rope. Cy slams Honda the nmisses a senton.

Ren comes in and flying lariats Cy. Musashi comes in and tries to trade chops with Cy. Mu dropkicks him in the knee and the chest. Cy no sells it. Cy takes corner attacks and Ren mostly misses a corner facekick. Cy slams Ren. Mu crossbodies Cy and gets caught. Cy then slams him down.

Cy goes for a move and Ryo tags himself in. Ryo hits chest and facekicks on Mu then corner dropkicks him. Ren half nelson slams Ryo then Mu falcon arrows Ryo for 2. Ryo enuzgiri's Mu and buzzsaw kicks him for 2. Mu germans Ryo for 2. Mu hits a top rope frogsplash on Ryo and wins.

Thoughts: It was a pretty simple and average opener without much of note. I'm not sure what the Ryo/Cyrus thing was about with Ryo tagging himself in while Cyrus was going for a finisher.

Real World Tag League 2024 Block B Match - Kuroshio TOKYO Japan and Seigo Tachibana vs Hikaru Sato & Yuko Miyamoto

Before the match, Jiro has a long drawn out entrance as usual. He goes to the back and Sato/Yuko come out with his jacket. Seigo gets beat up in the ring with his jacket still on. Sato chokes Seigo with a towel. Yuko whips Seigo with a jacket. Yuko dropkicks Seigo.

Seigo is beat up more in the corner and Yuko whips Seigo with his own jacket. Sato foot chokes Seigo and Jiro finally appears with someone else's jacket on Seigo hits chest forearms on Sato and Sato chops him. Seigo forearms Sato then atomic drops him. Sato then eye pokes Seigo. Seigo atomic drops him again and tags in Jiro.

Jiro screws around and hits super weak jacket punches on Sato. Sato tries to hit him with a jacket then Jiro gets his jacket back from them. Sato enzugiri's Jiro. Seigo and Yuko get in and trade forearms. Seigo tries to do a taunt but is booted over. Seigo atomic drops Yuko then facekicks him. Yuko handspring back elbows Seigo then does Seigo's taunt.

Jiro springboard headscissors Yuko. Yuko is double teamed in the corner then takes shots from both opponents. Yuko is stuck up top and Jiro springboard hurricanrana's him. Seigo forearms Yuko down. Jiro gets stuck up top as the other wrestlers do endless waistlock reversals on each other. Jiro then falls off the top. Yuko rolls up Seigo and wins.

Yuko steals Seigo's jacket after and does his taunt. He then falls into a rail and crawls to the back.

Thoughts:
It was pretty much all screwing around here as usually is the case with Seigo and Jiro anymore. I wasn't a fan of this. 

Real World Tag League 2024 Block A Match - Hokuto Omori and Kuma Arashi vs Shotaro Ashino and Dan Tamura

Sho and Kuma lock up. Sho trhows him down and rides his back. Dan and Omori get in. Dan side headlocks him and Omori pulls his hair. Omori side headlocks him then Dan shoulders him over. Omori hits a flatliner. Kuma slams Omori onto Dan. Omori tries to slam Kuma onto Dan but misses. Dan backbreakers Omori. Omori is dropped gut first on the ropes.

Sho bodyscissors Omori and Omori ropebreaks. Omori hits forearms and takes a shot to the gut. Omori cutters Dan. Kuma sentons Dan then throws Dan at Sho. Kuma stands on Dan's gut. Dan flying shoulderblocks Kuma.

Sho running euros Kuma over then karelin's lifts him. Kuma samoan drops Sho. Sho takes corner attacks then a 2nd rope Kuma senton for 2. Kuma goes up top and Dan walks up the buckles then overhead belly to belly suplexes him.

Kuma and Sho trade. Sho germans him and Omori. Kum takes shots from both opponents. Sho ankle locks Kuma and Kuma breaks it up. Dan and Omori trade forearms. Dan suplexes him. Sho and Kuma trade forearms for euros. Kuma then lariats him over hard for 2. Kuma sit out dominators him for 2.

Omori cutters Dan then spinning forearms him down. Omori sitout slams Sho and Kuma top rope sentons Sho for the win.

Thoughts: It was an okay match. It didn't quite get to the next level but the guys were stiff with each other and we got some hard shots as you would want. I would have liked to have seen this go a little longer as this had potential to be more. 

Real World Tag League 2024 Block A Match - Makoto Oishi & Mike D Vecchio vs ELPIDA (Rising HAYATO & Yuma Anzai)

Yuma poses the ropes and gets nailed. 3 of the 4 go outside then Mike hits a double suicide dive on his opponents. Mike then hits a springboard double lariat on the inside. Mike puts both opponents on his shoulders then samoan drops both. Mike standing moonsaults Rising.

Oishi stomps on Rising and forearms him. Oishi cravates him then fist drops him. Mike elbow drops Rising then chops him over. Oishi curbstomps Rising. Mike suplexes Rising then forearms him over. Rising single leg dropkicks Mike. 

Yuma corner forearms Mike when he gets in then belly to belly suplexes him. Mike spinning forearms Yuma then Yuma dropkicks Mike. Mike spinning enzugiri's Yuma then Yuma germans him. Mike germans him back. Yuma no sells it and Mike flips out of a german. Mike hits a big forearm then Yuma flying knees Mike. Mike hits an os cutter on Yuma.

Oishi tornado ddt's Yuma. Oishi then cobra twists him. Oishi calf crushers him and it is broken up. Yuma slams Oishi and Oishi ankle locks him. Oishi takes a springboard dropkick into a german for 2. Rising then springboard plancha's Mike outside. Yuma hits a gimlet on Oishi and wins.

Thoughts: The Mike vs Yuma section was the best part of this one which isn't much of a surprise. I'd like to see those two go at it. Oishi didn't bring a lot to the table here. This was okay but had potential to be better. Mike as usual put out a lot of effort in this one.

Real World Tag League 2024 Block A Match - Daisuke Sekimoto and Kengo Mashimo vs Rei and Jun Saito

Sek = Daisuke Sekimoto

Jun and Sek go at it. Sek side headlocks him and they shoulder battle. They shoulder each other over. Ken and Rei got at it. They test strength and Ken eye rakes him. Rei shoulders him over. The four all go out to fight. Ken and Sek get choked with towels. Jun shoulders Ken over outside. Rei sends Ken into the post.

Jun tries to get in and Ken dragon screws him on the ropes. Ken then leglocks him. Sek comes in and stomps on Jun. Sek ddt's Jun's leg then splashes it. Jun back elbows Ken. Ken dragon screws Jun. Ken leglocks Jun and Jun ropebreaks.

Ken hits leg kicks on Jun then Jun forearms him. Jun facekicks Ken. Rei is tagged in. He lariats Ken on the ropes and slams him. Rei then splashes Ken for 2. Rei chop flurries Ken then corner lariats him for 2. Ken ddt's him and tags out.

Sek gets in. Sek corner spears Rei then neckbreakers him. Sek low crossbodies Rei while he's seated for 2. Rei takes an enzugiri + lariat combo then Ken buzzsaw kicks Rei. Sek top rope splashes Rei.

Sek takes corner attacks then takes a double hiptoss. Jun and Ken trade forearms and Jun chops him. Ken facekicks him then Jun hits a spear. Sek and Rei lariat each other. Rei chops Sek and Sek headbutts him. Rei headbutts him. Rei hits a big powerbomb and wins.

Thoughts:
What we got was okay but we only got a sample of it. It didn't get time and didn't get to mature into an epic. The legwork on Jun was a waste of time that meant nothing but the hoss wrestling was good. I thought this could have great if everyone really went all out.

Real World Tag League 2024 Block B Match - Yuma Aoyagi and Fuminori Abe vs Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Kento Miyahara

Ken and Abe go at it. Ken backs him up on the ropes. Abe slaps him then side headlocks him. Ken facekicks him and side headlock takeovers him. Abe then does the same, Ken headscissors him and they stand off. Davey and Yuma get in and wristlocks. Davey bridges and kips out of one then throws Yuma over. Yuma then tries to show he can headflip and kip-up. Davey then does a cartwheel.

Davey shoulders Yuma over. Yuma dropkicks Davey. Abe trips Davey for an elbow drop from Yuma. Abe slaps Yuma on accident then Davey forearms Yuma over. Davey throws Yuma hard into the corner. Ken headbutts Yuma and Abe on the outside. Yuma takes headbutts from both opponents. Ken facelocks Yuma against the post and headbutts him. Ken headbutts Abe down outside.

Back in the ring, Davey chinlocks Yuma. Davey then powerslams Yuma. Abe comes in to help and gets slapped down by Ken. Ken rakes Yuma's face with his feet. Ken facekicks Abe off the apron. Ken headbutts Yuma. Yuma misses a dropkick then hits one on Ken.

Abe dropkicks Ken in the knee. Abe spin kicks Ken in the gut then kicks him in the back. Abe PK's Ken then trades forearms with him. Ken headbutts Abe then Abe hurricanrana's him. Davey flying knees Abe. Davey double underhook suplexes Abe.

Yuma comes in and facekicks Davey. He then flying forearms him. Davey hits a double lariat on Abe and Yuma. Ken gets in. Ken dropkicks Yuma in the knee and head. Abe slaps Ken then Yuma suplexes Ken for 2. Abe and Yuma put submissions on their opponents at the same time.

Ken superplexes Yuma and takes a hard forearm from Abe. Abe then punches Davey out. Ken is rolled up by Yuma for 2 then Abe baseball punches Ken into a Yuma backslide for 2. Yuma uranages Ken. Yuma fisherman busters Ken. Ken pumping knees Yuma. Davey blocks a hurricanana from Abe and sitout powerbombs him. Ken straightjacket germans Yuma and pins him.

Thoughts: They tried for a good one here. It got better towards the end but I don't know if they quite hit the mark. It was okay and a bit better than I expected though.

Ken and Davey talk on the mic after.  Davey says he loves Zen Nippon and tries to get the crowd to shout that with him.

Overall thoughts: It was an okay show from AJPW. There was only one comedy match on the show. The main, semi main and Kuma Arashi match were all fine and Jiro's match was all comedy as has been the case as of late. I'd give this one a 6 out of 10. Had this been at Korauken or a bigger arena, I think the show and various matches would have been even better.

AWF Warriors of Wrestling 2/25/1995

AWF Warriors of Wrestling 2/25/1995

This is the American Wrestling Federation. This was short lived promotion that started in 1995. They used a lot of 80's wrestlers and some younger wrestlers who were available at the time. This is their debut show. 

All the matches have three 4-minute rounds with a 1 minute break between rounds. If the match goes the distance, the ref keeps score and the judges determine the winner.  They have a blue ring with red, white and blue ropes and buckles.

Sgt. Slaughter says all Americans have the freedom of choice and says our choice for wrestling should be the American Wrestling Federation.

Mick Karch and Terry Taylor are on commentary. They say we will see action and Terry runs down the card. Bill Anderson is our ring announcer.

Tito Santana vs The Ultimate Destroyer

Round 1
- UD has a mask with a silver and black singlet over a white shirt. Terry says there's no bigger of a star in wrestling than Tito Santana. They say don't know much about The Ultimate Destroyer. Terry then runs down the rules.

UD and Tito lock-up. UD waistlock takedowns him then rides him. Tito flings him off. UD throws him down and Tito headscissors him. Tito waistlocks him and UD hits a back elbow. UD shoulders him over then Tito hiptosses and armdrags him. Tito armlocks him. UD grabs the hair and knees him in the gut. UD hits headbutts. Tito atomic drops him and UD goes over the top.

Terry calls foul on UD going over the top. Tito armdrags UD and grounds him with a hammerlock. UD hits knees to the gut. UD slams him then misses a big splash. Tito boots him then hits a back body drop. Tito dropkicks him. The round then ends.

Round 2
- UD wants a longer break but the ref says no. UD offers a handshake. UD backs Tito up in the corner and eye rakes him. Tito hiptosses him and armdrags him. UD drops him throat first on the top rope. UD misses a slingshot swanton then Tito slams him. Tito dropkicks him. Tito hits a flying burrito and gets the pin.

Thoughts:
I had no issues with this. UD is a bigger guy who could move and Tito's offense looked good like it always does. But, I could watch Tito vs anyone and not really complain. It was fine. They likely went to the 2nd round purposely here so people could see what it was like from the start.

Ken Resnick interviews Tito Santana. Tito says he's feeling real good about the rounds system and wrestling in the AWF. He says you gotta know how to wrestle if you are going to make it here and he says he knows how to wrestle. Tito says being in shape will be an asset and knowing how to wrestle will pay off.

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine vs Billy Joe Eaton

Rico Suave is Greg's manager. He kind of looks like a taxi driver with a tux on. They say Rico has all the money and class.

Round 1 - Greg backs up Bill in the corner then Bill armdrags him. Bill armlocks him. Greg blocks a hiptoss and lariats bill. Greg gutbusters Bill then drops some knees on the body. Greg then tries to pull Bill's arm out. Greg back elbows Bill. Chris Adams does an inset promo as Bill gets thrown out. Chris says they use the rounds system just like they did in England. Chris says he'll be here next week. Greg clubs on Bill's chest on the ropes then slams him.

Bill hits boots and spears to the gut. Bill runs into Greg's elbow then Greg 2nd rope elbows him in the head. Greg elbow drops him then submits him with the figure four.

Thoughts: It was all squash here with Bill getting beaten as expected. Greg did his usual shtick with elbows but it looked fine so I was okay with it. You know what you are getting into with Greg Valentine matches.

Tony Atlas vs Sonny Rogers

Round 1 - Sonny hits Tony from behind and eye rakes him. Sonny clubs on him then 2nd rope double axe handles him. Sonny elbows Tony's neck then jawbreakers him. Sonny ear claps him and shoulderblocks him. Tony shoulders him over.

Sonny runs at him and gets slammed. Tony picks him up by the throat and throws him. Tony then hits a jumping headbutt. Sonny then goes out. Sonny stalls on the apron and Tony back body drops him.

Sonny eye rakes him. Sonny hits a dropkick and various elbow drops. Sonny goes the pin and Tony lifts him up onto the ref. Sonny hits punches on Tony and Tony starts to hulk up. Sonny is sent into the buckles chest first then Tony hiptosses him. Tony throws him on a backdrop lift. Tony bangs Sonny's head off the mat and bearhugs him with 30 seconds left in the round. Sonny eye gouges him and makes it through the round.

Round 2 - We are told Sonny was admonished by the ref for eye gouges and Tony was given the round because of it. Tony hiptosses him then hits a nice running lariat. Johnny Gunn does an inset promo. He says we are the luckiest fans in the world to see the debut of the AWF. Gunn says to tune in next week as he will be on.

Tony headbutt drops Sonny's gut. Sonny's head is banged off the buckles and Sonny does a bad flop down. Tony gorilla press slams him. Tony then hits a splash to get the win.

Thoughts: This went longer than it needed to. Sonny got some offense in though it was mostly eye gouges. It was average for the most part but nothing was wrong with it.

Paul Alperstein, owner of the AWF, is interviewed by Ken Resnick. Paul says he's been a fan of wrestling for years. He said he saw wrestling change dramatically and wanted to bring it back to the roots of the sport. Paul says the rules with be enforced. He says there's throwing people over the top, there's no touching the ref and there's a break on the 10 count. He says if you don't do that, you will be disqualified. He says he though it would be phenomenal to create something unique and chose the rounds system. He says the rounds system will be something the fans will want to see around the world. Paul says they will tour the US and foreign countries in the very near future.

Nails vs Rick Thunder

Round 1 - They say Nails is the most diabolical and sadistic man in wrestling. Nails boots him and sends him into the buckles. Nail chokes him in the corner then he throws him. Nail chokes him more and throws him out. Rick's head is banged off the rails. Nails throws a chair at Rick then chairs him. The ref then DQ's Nails.

Nail chairs Rick more after and chokes him with a cable. Nails then hangs him with the cable. Nails then backbreakers him.

Thoughts: It was a a quick one here with Nails getting all the offense in and looking like a maniac. I thought Nails did an okay job here and I bought him as a lunatic you don't want to mess with.

Sir Oliver Humperdink is interviewed. He says he didn't stay around as long as he has by being a slouch. He says there's a lot of good things happening in the AWF. He says some people are unhappy to see him but says to get used to it as he will be around a long time. He says he has a new tag team from Texas and it's The Hangmen. The Hangmen say they were the biggest, baddest pieces of meat to ever step out of Texas. Humperdink says it starts next week.

Sgt. Slaughter vs Ken McGuire

Round 1 - Ken has some goofy looking pink tights and kneepads on, making him look like Adrian Adonis. Sarge backs up Ken in the corner. Ken hits a chest club in the corner. Sarge chest clubs him in the corner. Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie does an inset promo. He has no beard here. He says he needs no intro and says he has the greatest wrestler in the world who will be here next week.

Ken bangs Sarge's head off the buckles and chokes him on the ropes. Sarge boots and clubs him. Sarge knees him in the gut and gutbusters him. Sarge lariats him. Sarge then taps him out with the cobra clutch.

Thoughts: It wasn't an impressive outing from Sarge. He looked old here and was showing signs of not moving well. Sarge also tends to be better as a heel where he can bump more.

Sgt. Slaughter is interviewed by Ken Resnick. He gives Ken a mini American flag. He says it's great to be here in the AWF. He says he's happy Paul Alperstein brought the rules and the regulations back. Sarge says he likes the rounds system and asks if you can imagine a guy walking into the ring with him with pink tights on? (referencing Ken McGuire).

Koko B. Ware vs Bobby Bradley

Round 1 - Terry Taylor says he thought Koko was from Alcatraz. Bob backs up Koko in the corner and chest clubs him. Koko hiptosses him. Bob hits an uppercut. Koko leapfrogs him then hits a dropkick. Bob drops down and gets a fist drop for it.

They lock up again. Bob hits knees to the gut and bites him. Bob bangs Koko's head off the buckles then punches him off the side headlock. Bob chokes Koko on the ropes. Bob sleeperholds him. Koko hits elbows to the gut then is lariated over. Bob chinlocks him again. Koko sleepers him and the round ends.

Round 2 - Bob tries to hit Koko with a stool between the rounds. Bob elbows Koko in the back of the head then slams Koko. Mr. Hughes does an inset promo. He says whoever steps in his face next week will go down with the sidewalk slam. Koko is thrown into the corner and misses a 2nd rope twisting crossbody. Bob elbow drops him for 2. Koko suplexes him. Koko like does a stomp off the second rope while Bob is standing. Koko brainbusters Bob and wins.

Thoughts:
I was really surprised to see Bob get so much offense in. He definitely got put over here in what might have been a squash otherwise. The match was very average and basic. Koko's brainbuster looked good here.

Ken Resnick interviews Rico Suave. Rico says he has the best, most talented and best looking wrestlers in the world. He says the girl at ringside with the computer belongs to him. He says the computer came up with 3 names who will take his family to the top but won't say who. Greg Valentine comes in. Rico calls him "Gregory". Greg says all you had to do on the computer was put in greatness and you'll get him. He says he's the master of the figure four which will take him all the way to the top.

Sarge say we made the right choice with the AWF and says until next week, we're dismissed.

Overall thoughts: It wasn't the greatest debut by the AWF. There were no great matches and the only people featured were older names. The rounds system didn't add much in this episode and may as well have not even been there. I thought The Ultimate Destroyer showed some promise. There wasn't much going on storyline wise though a bunch of people promised to appear next week. This was about as average as it comes and I'd give it a 4 out of 10.

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

WWE NXT 11/19/2024

WWE NXT 11/19/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/wwe-nxt-11122024.html

Booker T and Vic Joseph talk about the show tonight.

Fraxiom talk in the back. Frazer is worried about winning tonight and says the other tag teams will destroy each other before they face them. Gallus then shows up behind them.

Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifier - Nathan Frazer vs Eddy Thorpe

OTM and Hank and Tank are watching from the stands and the riser. NF wristlocks him then Eddy reverses it. NF throws him over by the arm and Eddy avoids a superkick. Eddy waistlock takedowns him and front facelocks him. NF runs the ropes and flying dropkicks Eddy. NF armdrags and armlocks him.

Eddy knocks over NF and hits kicks to the body. NF goes up and over then flatliners him into the buckles. NF pulls Eddy's neck forward. NF snap suplexes him. Gallus come out into the entrance way then Igwe and Dupont come out. Eddy and NF crossbody each other at the same time. OTM is missing from the riser. Stacks and Luca head to ringside.

We go to break and return. Eddy abdominal stretches NF. NF asai moonsaults into a reverse ddt. NF running ssp's him.  NF is crotched up top. The NQCC comes out and NF is distracted. NF takes a release german off the top then a brainbuster for 2.

NF headscissors Eddy out and then the tag teams start fighting. NF top rope swantons onto a bunch of people. Eddy hits kicks on NF then NF spinning suplexes him. NF hits a phoenix splash and wins.

Thoughts: It was a fast paced match. There wasn't a ton of selling in this one and a lot of the focus was on the various tag teams outside.

The tag teams fight outside and Frazer ends up getting knocked down.

Andre Chase talks about Chase U. He says he wanted to make a place where people felt like they belonged. He said he was lucky to find people who believed in him like he believes in them. He says he is risking a lot tonight and Chase U is about taking risks. He runs down the history of Chase U. He says the moments they made are part of them. He says they won't go anywhere. He says he will right Ridge's wrongs and show why NXT is a staple in the NXT Universe. He says he becomes the #1 contender tonight.

Giulia does a tpaed video. She says she's been here for 2 months and it's different from Japan. She says she's enjoing her time here. She says NXT is learning about her. We see clips of her Marigold matches and Mai Sakurai appears in some of the videos. She says she's a mix of chaos and creatiivity and says the other women in the ICS will get a taste of her beautiful madness. She says she will see Roxanne Perez soon.

Kelani Jordan, Robert Stone and Steve Turner are in the back. KJ says she's a standout and tells them to tell Ava she wants Giulia in an ICS qualifier.

Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifier - Jaida Parker vs Stephanie Vaquer

Stephanie Vaquer does an inset. She says Jaida is good but in her way. She says she will be the new NXT women's champ when she beats Perez.

Steph headflips out of a wristlock and puts her own on. Jaida shoulders her over multiple times. SV rolls her up out of a headscissors then tries a bridge pin. SV armlocks her. SV stomps the arm into the mat. SV hanging armbars Jaida over the ropes. SV springboards and is caught then backbreakered. Jaida puts her on the 2nd rope and buttpresses her down.

We go to break and return. SV misses a corner charge and takes a backcracker for 2. Jaida reverse suplexes her for 2. Jaida pulls SV's arms back. Jaida chinlcoks her. SV hits a soul foot. SV corner meteora's her then bangs her head off the mat with a headscissors.

Jaida falcon arrows her for 2. SV gets out of a reverse suplex and rolls her up. Jaida gordbusters her then gets distracted by Lola Vice, who is carrying a brick. SV superkicks her then hits a package backbreaker for the win.

Thoughts:
It worked a little better than I expected but it wasn't great or anything. The finish wasn't that good but at least it is leading somewhere.

Brinley Reece and Dion Lennox talk in the back and about college football and handling business in the mixed tag match tonight.

Roxanne Perez does a tweet. She says she's on a vacation and will relax while everyone else tries to follow in her footsteps. She says good luck to all the women busting their butt to lose to her. Someone, maybe Sol Ruca goes up to her and says enjoy her vacation as she'll be coming for her after Deadline.

Tony D'Angelo vs Brooks Jensen

Rizzo and Shawn Spears are out there with their buddies. They lock up. Tony side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Tony slams him. BJ hits a forearm then Tony flying forearms him. BJ sleepers him.

BJ drops him throat first on the ropes then stomps on him. BJ sleepers him again and Tony drops him backwards. BJ holds onto the sleeper. BJ goes over the top rope. Tony hits punches then belly to belly suplexes him. BJ codebreakers him off a spinebuster attempt.

Tony hits a spinebuster and wins.

Thoughts: It was short and not that interesting as expected. Brooks isn't the most exciting guy and they are just having him do generic heel stuff. Tony almost looked like he tweaked his knee here.

Shawn Spears and Tony shake hands. BJ then clips Tony.

Karmen Petrovic and Ashantee Adonis talk in the back about college football. They flirt and talk about the tag match tonight. 

I will not be covering the mixed tag match. 

Lexis King talks in the back. He says he thinks he has turned a new leaf and says he's trying to be the best version of himself he can be. He says people are starting to take notice. We then see him talking to Yoshiki Inamura. He says he understands. Josh Briggs then comes up to him and asks what that was about. He says he doesn't know and NXT is a crazy place. We then see the various tag teams fighting. He says that's his kind of crazy.

Ridge Holland is interviewed. He talks about destroying Chase U and says Chase has more guts than brains. He says Duke, Riley and Thea will be left to flounder on their own after tonight and says Chase U dies tonight.

Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifier - Wren Sinclair vs Zaria

Wren waistlocks Zar. Zar reverses it and throws her down. Wren rolls her up. Wren jumps at her and gets caught. Wren tries to sunset flip her but Zar blocks it. Zar corner splashes her. Zar suplexes her and rolls into another suplex.

Wren suplexes Zar then misses one. Wren cradles her. Zar lariats her over he the top and goes with her. Zar stares down Dempsey outside then gets tope'd. Dempsey does not have his facial hair anymore. Wren hits chops on Zar and flying lariats her. Wren dropkicks her into the corner. Zar short arm lariats her.

Wren rolls her up for 2. Zar hits a big spear. Zar then F-5's her and wins.

Thoughts: It was what it was supposed to be with Wren getting some offense in before being put down. Wren had no shot here and I don't think anyone thought otherwise. Wren could have been a bit more fiery but Zaria did her job.

A doctor works on Tony D in the back and he gets mad. Ava comes in and says he wants a title match with Broos Jensen. Eddy Thorpe comes in and complains to Ava about the tag teams in his match. Tony says he wants the match with Brooks and Ava says okay. Ava says she can't reverse the ref's decision. Eddy says she gave Tony what he wanted when there was interference and leaves.

Fatal Influence are in the ring. Jacy says they have always been ahead of the curve and made sure they were on top of the strongest women's division in the world. Fallon says you stay on top by holding one of the titles. Fallon says everyone should talk about her instead of The Iron Survivor Challenge. Nyx says they are above everyone else. Fallon offers up an open challenge for next week. She says they need time to find an opponent for her.

Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson come out. Lash says she wants a piece of the open challenge. Nikkita Lyones comes out. She says Lash had her chance and tells her to go to the back of the line. Lyons says she'll see Fallon next week. Adriana Rizzo then nails Lyons and a whole bunch of girls come out and start fighting. Fallon then gets attacked from behind by Tatum Paxley. Tatum then holds up her title.

Jensen and Spears talk in the back. Niko Vance tells them Brooks got his title match next week.

Karmen and Ashante flirt more. Lyons interrupts and says she's waiting for the text back. Karmen then says of course and leaves.

Ethan Page talks about the Iron Survivor Challenge match and says the winner of it gets a title shot. He says he doesn't waste opportunity and picks his spot. He says the man with the most falls wins and all he has to do is qualify.

Fraxiom talk about Page. Axiom says Page won't be in it as he is his opponent for qualifiers. NF says he's happy for him and says what happens if he does qualify. Axiom says then they will have to face each other.

Tatum Paxley gets a match vs Fallon next week. Kelani Jordan vs Giulia is also set for next week. Ethan Page vs Axiom is set as well.

Chase talks to his class. He says they have never been conventional. He says he's been hard on them and apologizes...for nothing. Chase says two things are sure in life - he will give Ridge Holland an Andre Chase sized @sswhooping and he's on his way to becoming NXT champ. We see Kale Dixon in the classroom for this.

#1 Contenders Match - Chase leaves Chase U if he loses - Andre Chase vs Ridge Holland

Trick Williams joins the commentary team for this one.

Chase hits chops and punches. Ridge fires back some then Chase sends him into the buckles. Ridge belly to belly suplexes him. Ridge hits a corner splash then a belly to belly overhead suplex. Ridge hits crossface shots.

Chase hits forearms and is euro'd down. Ridge overhead belly to belly suplexes him. Ridge boots him in the head and pulls up the floor mats. We see Chase U watching in the back. Chase superkicks Ridge from the apron then cannonballs him off the apron. Chase then poses in the crowd.

We go to break and return. Ridges misses a top rope headbutt. Chase swinging neckbreakers Ridge. Ridge lariats Chase then ddt's him when Chase is laying on his shoulder. Ridge grabs a chair, the ref takes it and Ridge low blows Chase. Ridge then double underhook ddt's Chase. Duke and Thea come down and Duke pulls the ref out. Duke hits shots on Ridge and beats him up in the corner. Ridge drives Duke through the riser.

Riley then jumps off the ropes and swantons Ridge and Thea. Ridge gorilla press throws Riley out onto the exposed floor. Chase gets up and yells at Ridge. They trade shots and Chase russian legsweeps him. Chase hits C-H-A-S-E-U stomps on Ridge then hits a side effect for 2. Chase sitout powerbombs Ridge for 2.

Chase top rope crossbodies Ridge. Ridges rolls through it and hits a double underhook ddt and wins.

Thoughts:
I had a feeling Chase was not winning here. I figured someone in Chase U would turn on him though. I'm not sure where the storyline is going so it's hard to comment. Chase U could go to the main roster since the crew is as ready as they will ever be or they could do some break-up storyline. We will have to see. I thought the gimmick could just keep going on in NXT forever as long as new wrestlers got involved. The match was fun with big stakes on the line. It wasn't a classic though. I don't know how the ref didn't see any of the interference.

Chase is upset after and the crowd sings the hey hey goodbye song.

Overall thoughts: As always, there was a lot going on here. I didn't think it was great but nothing was awful and the main was interesting. They also set up a couple of things for next week. I do think they are doing a poor job with Trick Williams and Oba Femi who were not on the show this week and Trick in particular has not done much as of late. I'd also like some clarification on where the endless tag team fights are going (I wish it was a Tag Team ICS). I liked the show overall and would give it a 6 out of 10.