Takedown Season 1, Episode 1

Wrestlicious Takedown Season 1, Episode 1

Jimmy Hart and some of the girls are cleaning dishes. Jimmy gets told to clean the pool out. He says he doesn't need this and leaves it to the girls.

We then get the Wrestlicious music video with all the girls rapping.

The Wrestlicious girls do a dance in referee outfits.

Johnny C walks in the girls locker room and they all leave. Kandi Kisses then runs into him. She lets him listen to her newest single. He says he thinks she will sell millions...millions of earplugs. Kandi then punches him for it.

We have a 6 girl main event tonight.

Kandi Kisses is with The Gumdrops, her backup dancers. She sings a ripoff of 3-Count's song "Can't Get You Out Of My Heart" called, "You Dropkicked Me Right From The Start". She performs and we are told Kandi and the dancers seem off. She is accused of lip-syncing and runs into her dancers. Her dancers then try to get her out of there and the fans boo her. 

Autumn Frost is in this week's Takedown Spotlight. We see her posing on the beach.

Toni the Top vs Maui

Maui gets the ref to do the hula with her. Toni chokes her and kicks her in the gut. Toni then hits a driver called "sleeps with the fishes" and wins it in a very quick squash.

The announcer says she crushed her like a pineapple.

Cousin Cassie is at the doctor's. She thinks she needs glasses. The doctor says he doesn't believe in glasses as he drinks straight out of the bottle.

Bandita is working at the restaurant and is asked if they have a roach problem. She says the rats ate them all.

Maria Toro, Bandita and Felony vs Tyler Texas, Cousin Cassie and Charlotte

Officer Bubba uncuffs Felony. The gimmicks speak for themselves. Charlotte is a southern belle, Tyler's a Texan and Cassie is a farmer girl. The southern team hugs.

Bandita knees Cassie in the gut then Cassie snapmares her a few times. Bandita headlocks her and double axe handles her back. Cassie bangs her head off the buckle then hits Bandita with a clothesline. Cassie stomps n her and hits bad corner spears. Bandita hiptosses her and legdrops her. They then clothesline each other at the same time.

Tyler and Felony go at it. Felony pounds on her then takes some shots back. Felony then takes armdrags and a dropkick for 2. Toro pulls Tyler down by her hair from the apron then Tyler takes a 3v1 in the corner. Felony tries to escape but Bubba stops her. Tyler gets stomped on then Felony knocks her down with punches.

Toro pounds on Tyler then lariats her. Tyler is tripped into a Felony elbow for 2. Tyler takes a stranglehold and Toro pounds on her. Toro hits Charlotte with a cheap shot. She gets distracted and tries to help out but the ref stops them and the heels pound on Tyler. Tyler facebusters Toro then Charlotte gets the hot tag in. She hits clotheslines and Bandita grabs the ref. Toro fisherman's busters Charlotte and Felony grabs the pin.

This was a basic match but it made sense, there were actually rules and they actually acted like faces and heels. Maybe it wasn't a 5-star classic, but they did the right things here.

Felony then gets escorted out by Officer Bubba after and that's it for the show.

Overall thoughts: This is basically GLOW redone. They had similar everything down to the gimmicks and the skits. I liked GLOW, so I'm okay with that, but there wasn't a lot of originality here. There were only 2 matches, with one being a squash and the wrestling was not good. The announcer made endless puns here as expected and seemed like he was doing the show with one hand in his pants.

WWE NXT UK 6/30/2022

WWE NXT UK 6/30/2022

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2022/06/wwe-nxt-uk-6232022.html 

Angel Hayze vs Blair Davenport

This is Blair's return after getting injured in a title match against Meiko. Blair runs into the buckles as Angel jumps over her. Angel then dropkicks her in the side of the head for 2. Blair arm throws Angel and trips her. Blair shoulders her over and chinlocks her. Blair kicks her in the corner then sliding kicks her against the bottom rope.

Angel forearms and back elbows her in the corner and spinning forearms her. She then sling blades her for 2. Blair hits a 2nd rope dropkick then Angel guillotine clutches her with a body scissors. Blair nothern lights suplexes her out of it then falcon arrows her to win it.

The crowd didn't care at all and this really wasn't too good. Angel still hasn't showed much and Blair didn't have a good return here.

Blair says she is back after and says she will crush all of our hopes. 

Sid Scala sees Kenny Williams in his office. Kenny is going through a WWE Encyclopedia and thinks he knows who Tiger Turan is. Tiger Turan then walks in and stares him down. Kenny says he will beat him, knock him out and take his mask off. Kenny then tells him to clean up the mess Kenny had made.

Noam Dar and Sha Samuels are in the Performance Center. They argue with Mark Coffey. Mark says Sha was the reaspon he lost against Dar and says he would beat him if Sha isn't at ringside. Sha bets on it at 100:1. Sha is happy to take the bet and Dar is not thrilled as others were making bets and the match kind of gets made without his input.

Emilia McKenzie vs Fallon Henley

Emilia takes her down early and hammerlocks her. Fallon rolls her up. Emilia grabs her arm and backrolls, then locks up her ankle. Fallon pushes her off and she cartwheels. They then try some pinfall attempts. Fallon shoulders her over then hiptosses and armdrags her. Emilia hits a spinning neckbreaker for 2.

Fallon tries some pin attempts and Emilia back elbows her. Emilia puts her in a cobra clutch and they trade forearms. Fallon facebusters her then goes up and over in the corner and tweaks her leg. Emilia spears her leg and works on it. Fallon then jumps over her back to sunset flip her and win it.

The ending was a little surprising and this was better than I expected. The finish was kind of random though.

Oliver Carter is interviewed then Die Familie shows up behind him. They say he's by himself and nobody is here like he just debuted. They said he needs a family and they say they will watch his back. Raja says it is in his best interest to join them. Either way, it gives him something to do.

Sarray is seen working out talking about her debut. She was exicted then Eliza and Xia walk in. They mock her then Meiko and Emilia walk in. They tell Sarray to play by her rules and will learn her a few lessons. Meiko says they can walk into the ring with her and Sarray and they will teach them a lesson.

Sha Samuels vs Wolfgang

Wolf throws him around early and hits a nice armdrag. Wolf then lifts him up by the arm and drops him. Wolf tries to spear him and goes right into the buckles. Sha then single arm ddt's him on the arm that got rammed into the buckles. Sha elbows him then poses on him before kicking him in the arm.  Sha stomps on him in the corner and Dar takes some cheap shots with the newspaper.

Wolf and Sha trade shots then Wolf has his arm draped over the top. Sha then hits a big lariat for 2. Wolf sentons him and Sha works the shoulder. Dar interrupts Wolf up top. Wolf comes off the top then is hit with a spinebuster for 2. Wolf hits a huge spear. They fight up top and Sha drops down with Wolf's arm. Sha mostly misses a top rope frogsplash landing on Wolf's knees (he got them up).

Wolf hits some clotheslines then backdrops him. Dar gets on the apron and is booted in the face. Wolf then flips in and hits a giant spear on Sha and wins it in a cool finish.

This was a good match here with Wolf looking great, Dar being a nice jerk on the outside and Sha holding up his end with smart arm work. This is probably the best I have ever seen Wolf look and it's kind of been one I've been waiting to see him in.

Trent Seven is walking in the halls and is headed to the ring.

Trent comes out to explain himself. He shows a picture on the tron of him low blowing Tyler Bate and says it is the best low blow ever. He said it is the most important moment in British sports. Trent says Tyler Bate and says he is the center of attention now. Trent says it was Tyler that changed, not him. He said Tyler lost his will to win and is hugging trees. Trent says Tyler is not coming back to fight him. Trent says he is this brand and is Mustache Mountain. Trent then leaves and argues with fans on his way out. A "fan" jumps the barrier and gets escorted out by security then is knee'd. Trent then leaves.

It was fine and all, but you kind of know what to expect after you've seen these a few times.

Overall thoughts: Wolf/Sha was good and Emilia/Fallon was okay but not must see. It was okay but not a great show.

Ice Ribbon 6/25/2022 - New Ice Ribbon #1209

Ice Ribbon 6/25/2022 - New Ice Ribbon #1209

AKARI and Yuuki Mashiro vs Ibuki Hoshi and Yuko Sakurai 

Akari is double shouldered to start then hits a nice shotgun dropkick on Ibuki.Yuuki and Ibuki do some high speed counters and then stand off. Yuuki goes for eye pokes but Yuko blocks them, then Yuko cobra twists her. Ibuki goes for a running cutter on Yuuki but is thrown off then Yuuki spin kicks her. Yuuki and Akari put their opponents in crossfaces at the same time. Yuuki ties up Ibuki in the ropes and dropkicks her back then Ibuki does the same to her.

Ibuki double chops her down then is pulled down by the hair. Yuuki's eye poke is blocked and she goes for an armbar. Yuuki lays on her back and ties up her arms. Ibuki then criss crosses her and dropkicks her. Ibuki high kicks her then is side thrown for 2. Yuko and Akari get in and Yuko shoulders her. The two trade chest forearms then Yuko slams her. Yuko dragon sleepers Akari.

Akari northern lights suplexes Yuko then Yuko suplexes her. Ibuki accidentally chops her own partner when Yuuki slips out of Yuko's grips then Akari lariats Yuko. Akari then puts Yuko in a deep tequila sunrise and taps her out.

Ibuki grabs Yuuki by the hair after and they fight.

This was a fast paced and good opener.

Saran vs Misa Kagura

Saran stands on and stomps her hands early. They trade forearms and Saran goes down. Misa hits some arm throws then sentons her for 2. Misa bodyscissors Saranthen pulls her arms back and then sits on her. Misa then footchokes her then Saran does an up and over in the corner. Saran hits dropkicks then grounded chokes her. Saran dropkicks her after the ropes.

Saran pounds on her with chest clubs and is lariated. Misa shoulders her over and they trade forearms. Saran ducks when she isn't supposed to and gets forearmed in the head. They kind of all stop and expose that it wasn't supposed to happen. Misa then lariats her over and wins it.

Saran was doing well here and was having a good showing up until the forearm to the head, which exposed the match.

Amin vs Sumika Yanagawa

Sumika chest clubs her on the ropes then Amin shoulders her over. Sumika hiptosses her then snapmares her. She then grounded full nelsons her. Sumika does a small handstand into a double kneedrop. She then splits to avoid a lariat and headscissors her over. Sumika runs at her in the corner but Amin moves then Amin splashes her. Amin pedulum bronco busters her then does her falling splash.

Amin misses a splash then takes boots to the face. Amin slams Sumika then backrolls into a butt drop. Amin racks her over her shoulder then splashes her in the reverse tree of woe position. Amin hits a senton and a splash for 2. Amin misses a 2nd rope senton then Sumika hits bad kicks. Sumika rolls into an indian deathlock on her.

Sumika hits a bad spinkick for 2 then Amin powerslams her for 2. Amin then rolling sentons her for 2 and hits a 2nd rope senton for 2. Amin then top rope sentons her and wins it.

Sumika can do some athletic stuff, but she does it slow an it looks weak, negating the idea and bringing down matches. Amin is also limited though she does have some personality. This wasn't too good and went on too long.

Sumika refuses Amin's hug after.

Asahi and Kaho Matsushita vs Totoro Satsuki and Yappy

Totoro and Asahi do a test of strength then Totoro shoulders her over. Totoro stands on her back. Totoro armdrags Asahi then Asahi lariats her. Kaho and Asahi then double basement dropkick Totoro. Totoro knocks Asahi off the apron then Yappy puts Kaho on the 2nd rope buckle and chops her. Yappy then splashes her.

Yappy sits on Kaho's back and pulls her arms. Totoro butt drops Kaho's back then stretches her. Kaho tries some forearms on Totoro then Totoro hits some back. Asahi hits a top rope dropkick on Totoro. Asahi has her in a reverse full nelson and flips over forward, then Totoro flips her back.

Totoro corner lariats her then Asahi 619's her. Asahi hits a top rope meteora then Totoro hits a nice lariat on her. Yappy gets rolled up by Kaho then Kaho and Asahi hit a double sideslam combo. Asahi and Kaho put a leglock/headscissors combo on her then Totoro breaks it up with a senton. Totoro slams Asahi onto Kaho then Yappy hits a 2nd rope legdrop. Kaho sunset flips Yappy then Asahi jumps on Yappy to push her over.

Totoro takes a double dropkick then Kaho and Asahi roll up Yappy and win it.

This was a fun little match. Asahi and Kaho tried hard here and worked well as a team and Yappy/Totoro are both decent workers who used their mass here.

Overall thoughts: The main and opener were good and made this a decent one.

Dramatic Dream Team 3/13/2022 - DDT Judgement Tour 2022 in Osaka

Dramatic Dream Team 3/13/2022 - DDT Judgement Tour 2022 in Osaka 

I only missed one match here.

MAO vs Yuki Ishida

Yuki shoulders him over early. Mao sideh headlocks him and then is pushed out of the ring. Yuki locks up with him while he is on the apron and Yuki is on the floor. Yuki rolls and puts on a hammerlock on the apron then they trade forearms. Mao distracts him and punches him in the face then they both slap/palm thrust each other.

Mao bridges him over the 2nd rope in the guillotine position then drops him asthe ref starts counting. Mao pulls out a long wooden boared from the under the ring and tries to hit Yuki with it. Mao stunners Yuki over the ropes then slingshot splashes him for 2. Yuki flying shoulders him then hits corner splashes. Yuki suplexes him for 2. and Mao gets out of his waist lock. They both back off and do sumo stretches. Yuki sumo charges at him but Mao pokes him in the eye. Yuki goes after the ref while blinded by the eye poke and Mao rolls him up.

Yuki splashes Mao for 2 and they trade forearms for chops. Yuki eye pokes him and rolls him up for 2. Yuki backslides him then rams him with a shoulder. Yuki then runs into a cross-chop and Mao running uppercuts him for 2. Mao then hits a stiff michinoku driver and wins it.

The less said about this the better. It was comedy crap that didn't make much sense and went on too long. It's a shame too as they are both good wrestlers.

Minoru Fujita vs Hideki Okatani

Oka gets irish whipped early then baseball slides MJ Paul outside. Oka beats up on him out there then Fujita bangs Oka's head off the post. Fujita dropkicks him in the back of the head then throws him out. Fujita goes to take off the turnbuckle pad and yells "No DQ" at the ref, while the ref yells, "DQ". MJ Paul headlocks Oka while this happens.

Fujita beats up on Oka and they trade forearms. Oka dropkicks Fujita then running forearms him. Oka hits a flapjack. Paul comes in and misses an attack then Oka bulldogs and lariats Paul and Fujita. Oka hits a great northern lights suplex on Fujita then is splashed by Paul. Fujita top rope splashes Oka for 2 then Oka gets hit in the back by Paul as he runs the ropes. Fujita then rolls up Oka to win.

This wasn't any good with the interference and the ref not dq'ing or doing anything about Paul.

The Bodyguard, Yuji Hino & Yukio Naya vs. Eruption (Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Sakaguchi) & Kazuki Hirata

Hirata is dressed up as Yukio here. Hirata gets chopped by Hino and wins with one shot in 9 seconds.

The Bodyguard, Yuji Hino & Yukio Naya vs. Eruption (Kazusada Higuchi & Yukio Sakaguchi) & Kazuki Hirata

They ask to re-do this one. Hirata runs into another chop but his partners break up the pin. Bodyguard chops Hirata then hits a delayed suplex on him. Hino hits some knees to the gut of Hirata then corner splashes him. Hino and Naya double shoulder Hirata then Hino chops him. Hino misses a senton and Hirata enzugiri's and tags out off of it.

Higuchi gets in and corner lariats Hino. They trade chops and Higuchi powerslams him. Hino hits a big exploder on him then Bodyguard and Yukio trade chops for kicks. Bodyguard hits a corner lariat flurry on him then takes a jumping kick. Hirata comes in and wants to dance but Yukio stops him.

Bodyguard gets beaten up 2v1 in the corner then Yukio hits his knee corner attack on Bodyguard as he is laying on the top rope. Hirata somehow chops and knocks down his two opponents then his Magnum Tokyo music hits and he starts dancing around. Hino, Naya and Bodyguard finally get tired of this. Naya chokeslams him, Hino germans him then Naya hits a backdrop. Bodyguard then puts him in a camelclutch chinlock and wins it.

This could have been good but was comedy nonsense instead.

Chris Brookes vs Naomi Yoshimura

CB charges at him with a dropkick and is flipped with a lariat. They fight outside and Chris ends up seated in a chair. Naomi poses near him and they continue the fight outside. They fight on the stage and Chris is back body dropped on it. They trade forearms outside and Chris dropkicks a chair into his knee.

Chris stands on the knee in the ring at 5 minutes and kicks it. Chirs then reverse figure fours him and they trade forearms. Chris goes to slingshot in but Naomi hits a coconut crush off of it. Naomi corner lariats him then bearhug belly to belly suplexes him. Naomi then suplexes him for 2. Chris avoids a powerbomb and Naomi chops him down. Chris enzugiri's him then pushes the ref into Naomi. Chris then cutters him and should have been DQ'd. Chris puts him in an octopus stretch but Naomi backdrops out of it.

Chris hits a flurry of hard forearms then Naomi STO's him. Naomi then backdrops him and hits a nice lariat for 2. Naomi shoulder throws him then does a fireman's carry into a side slam to win it.

Chris was kind of all over the place here with knee work that didn't go anywhere and he should have been DQ'd for pushing the ref. Naomi was good here though and they did bring the stiffness.

Eight Man Survival Tag Team Match - The 37KAMIINA (Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata, Toi Kojima & Yuki Ueno) vs. Burning (Jun Akiyama, Tetsuya Endo, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku)

We have unusual rules here as this starts off 2v2 and then people come in to replace eliminated wrestlers. However, the team has to have atleast 2 people left or the match ends as there is no one to tag out to. Bizarre.

Jun headlocks Ueno and I think bites him on the ropes and Ueno complains about it. Jun shoulders him over and rides him on the mat. Jun backs off and then Endo and Shunma get in. Endo tries to back roll him into a pin but Shunma just drops down on him. Endo then flips inot the ring over him and tries to stop Shunma from pulling himself back in when he goes over the top. Shunma top rope splashes Endo for 2 then Endo sunset flips him into a moss covered 3 handed family gradunza. Jun then throws Shunma into the post outside. Jun then headlocks him around the post.

Jun slams Shunma then crabs him which Shunma ropebreaks for. Endo gets in and backbreakers Shunma then does a camel clutch variation. Jun gets in and misses a jumping knee, then takes a top rope dropkick from Shunma. Ueno vader bomb double knee drops Jun from the 2nd rope then takes some knees after. Jun then grounded guillotine chokes him on the mat. Ueno exploders Jun then Jun suplexes him form the 2nd rope. Ueno then comes back with a flying shining wizard.

Endo and Shunma get in then Endo rolls into a flying punch and standing moonsaults him. Endo goes for a handspring but Shunma dropkicks him during it. Shunma superkicks him then death valley drivers him for 2. Shunma then top rope splashes him. Endo pele kicks Shunma. shunma then climbs on his shoulders and takes a nasty ligerbomb down. Endo then guillotines him off a moss covered 3 handed family gradunza and submits Shunma.

Takeshita is next in to replace Shunma. Takeshita and Jun go at it then Takeshita ddt's him on the floor. The two trade shots then go back in. Jun takes a double back elbow then Ueno chinlocks him. Jun short piledrivers Ueno then throws him out. Endo then ddt's Ueno on the floor. Back in and Ueno goes for a flying crotch on Endo and is powerbombed on his knee on the catch. Endo does a high boston crab to Ueno and Jun kneedrops Ueno's neck from the apron for 2. Endo then brainbusters Ueno for 2 then Jun hits a stiff clothesline on him for 2.  Ueno hits a high dropkick on Endo then Takeshita gets in.

Takeshita flying clotheslines Endo and DDT's him. Endo 2nd rope hurricanrana's Takeshita then Junk and Takeshita trade forearms. Ueno top rope frogsplashes Jun then Jun gets his knees up on his double jump moonsault attempt. Jun then hits a stiff knee to the chest for 2. Jun exploders Ueno. Ueno headscissors Jun over the top and eliminates him.

Yusuke Okada is next up for Burning, replacing Jun. Okada cheapshot dropkicks Takeshita on his entrance then neckbreakers Ueno. Okada suplexes Ueno then Endo running SSP's him. Kamiina makes a comeback and Takeshita trades forearms with Endo. Endo backdrops him then puts him in the moss covered 3 handed family gradunza, which Takeshita escapes. Endo takes a high knee after missing a top rope SSP. Takeshita release germans him then takes a delayed german. Endo then hits his handspring enzugiri. Takeshita goes for a powerbomb but Endo reverses it with a hurricanrana. Both go over the top rope to the floor and are eliminated.

Yuya Koroku is next in then Toi Kojima also comes in. Yuya and Toi trade forearms and Yuya slams him. Okada running forearms Toi in the corner then back elbows him off the 2nd rope for 2. Toi and Okada trade chops for forearms then Toi dropkicks him. Ueno hits a big dropkick on Okada for 2. Ueno and Okada trade forearms and Okada facekicks him and hits a hard forearm. Okada top rope headbutts him for 2 then release germans. Okada takes a nasty half-nelson suplex on his neck then a forearm and step up knee.

Toi and Yuya get in and trade forearms then Toi dropkicks him. Toi then top rope crossbodies him for 2 then enzugiri's him and springboard enzugiri's him. Yuya hits a nice water wheel drop on Toi twice then Ueno flying knee's Yuya for 2. Toi hits a nice full nelson bomb on Yuya for 2.  Yuya backdrops Toi for 2 then running forearms him for 2. Yuya then top rope moonsaults Toi and eliminates him.

The match ran 50 minutes. It was long. It didn't really need to be that long but I can't say they stalled or wasted a ton of time. I wouldn't call it a classic but they kept it moving and it was interesting. They didn't take it too easy when they could have, but I also wouldn't say they went all out like they could have. I did not like the match not requiring a whole team to be pinned though. That part didn't make sense to me and took away from some of the suspense of the final team member trying to hang on against 2 people. I also do have to question why they had the established wrestlers out there first over the younger wrestlers.

Overall thoughts: It was a one match show with only the main being interesting. The main was a long and different match. It wasn't a classic but they did a good job with it.