Wrestlemania Week Catch-All Day 2 3/31/2023
Game Changer Wrestling - Jimmy Lloyd's D-Generation F 3/31/2023
Scramble Match
Terry Yaki ended up winning this. It was exactly what you would expect with tons of dives and spots and two people in with everyone else at the same time the whole match. There wasn't much of a crowd here and there wasn't much heat for it.
Cole Radrick vs Titus Alexander
They bounce off the ropes and duck high kicks and Cole step up enzugiri's him from the apron. Cole then comes off the bottom rope with a legdrop. Titus comes back with a dropkick and dropkicks him in the back as he is seated. Cole rolls up Titus then Titus jumping double stomps him as he recovers. Titus mudhole stomps him in the corner then Coll running headscissors and topes him. Cole then comes off the bottom rope with a flatliner for 2.
Titus does a nice double upkick and brainbusters him for 2. They trade punches on their knees and Titus high kicks him. Titus does a handspring and gets roundhouse kicked in the air. Titus is pulled into the buckles then Cole 619's and swantons him for 2. Titus does a handspring into a cutter for 2 then Cole does goliath bird eater bomb and wins it.
This was as indy as you would expect with lots of fancy moves without much meaning. Titus wasn't that bad though and if he puts on about 20 pounds on muscle, I could maybe see him getting around a few more places.
Jack Cartwheel vs Hunter Drake
Jack cartwheels out of a wristlock then Drake uses the ropes to flip out of a wristlock. Drake is so thin and Jack cartwheel's out of his way. Jack does a cartwheel backflip back elbow in the corner then Drake dropkicks him in the corner as he's seated. Drake gets on Jack's back and moonsaults onto the back. Jack suplexes Drake then standing moonsaults for 2.
Drake is thrown into the post then Jack cartwheel's on the floor. Jack drops Drake on the apron then gets blocked on his slingshot corkscrew attempt. Jack lariats him then uranage's him from the corner. Jack SSP's off the top but Drake gets his knees up. Drake hits a spin kick and forearm then running ssp's him for 2.
Drake stops a flying space tiger then slingshot code red's him. They trade kicks and Drake spinning forearms him. Jack hits a rebound german and a side finlay roll for 2. Jack does a top rope flip and Drake powerbomb him from it. They got on the apron and Drake 2nd rope footpressed/dropkicked him. Jack moves on a 450 then overhead suplexes him into the buckles. Jack then does a flying space tiger on him. Jack then hits a top rope ssp and wins it.
This was really bad. Jack tried to do his spots and Drake blocked every one of them along with just killing every bit of momentum he could. Jack finally got to hit his stuff at the end and that was it.
Kenzie Paige vs. Sandra Moone
They started off fast and Sandra crossbodied her the corner. Kenzie legswept her and they ended up doing a stand off. Kenz tope'd her on the outside then botched a christo. Moone samoan drops her and they trade forearms and slaps on their knees. Moon hits some shots then starts clubbing on her.
Moone hits a stiff backdrop and a forearm to the back of the neck for 2. Kenz superkicks her and they mess up a chokeslam for 2. Moone backbreakers her then does a gutwrench piledriver and wins it.
The finish was so nasty. Nobody should ever do that. The match was a disaster. They tried but they had a ton of botches and it was just not their day.
Bodhi Young Prodigy vs Jimmy Lloyd
They said Bodhi is only 15. Jim pats him on the head and BYP pushes him. BYP hits an armdrag then a flying hurricanrana. BYP walks up the ropes and does tricks then flips off with an armdrag. Jim lariats him and he lands on his neck for 2. Jim running back elbows him and slams him.
Jim continues the beat down then BYP does a dragonrana off the top. BYP hits flying forearms and messes up a dropkick. Jim electric chairs him and flips him forward for a driver for 2. BYP stunners him out of a suplex attempt then Jim superkicks him. BYP hits a 2nd rope canadian destroyer and then flips off the 2nd rope for a cutter for 2. Jim pump kicks BYP and BYP rolls him up for 2. Jim curb stomps him from behind then package piledrivers him for the win.
It was pretty indy as you would expect. BYP has a lot of energy and can do flips and stuff, but he shouldn't be taking the neck bumps he was taking here. There definitely was some of the young guy vs older vet thing going on here, and of course BYP was the face, but that's about the only good that came out of this.
Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling: Live in Los Angeles 3/31/2023
Their announcer did her stuff in English and we got an Up Up Girls performance. Miu really went out of her way to try and work the crowd but the announcers talked over some of it which sucked.
Free WiFi (Hikari Noa & Nao Kakuta) vs. Daisy Monkey (Suzume & Arisu Endo)
Suzume and Noa lock up. Suzu gets her hair pulled and does a headscissors. Suzu dropkicks her then dropkicks her in the corner. Noa gets dropkicked in the back by Endo then Endo double axe handle drops her. Noa hair throws Endo then dropkicks her in the corner. Endo gets her hair pulled then the hair is bitten. Endo then takes a sandwich sliding dropkick.
Endo dropkicks Noa then Suzu gets in with a big dropkick on Noa. Suzu rolls up Noa then Suzu rolls into a nice pin attempt. Suzu hits another dropkick. Suzu goes up top and is thrown off the top then Noa rolls her around. Noa hits some dropkicks then she trades forearms with suzu. Noa lariats Suzu and Nao gets in. Nao headscissors Suzu over the top rope.
Suzu bulldogs Noa and top rope crossbodies her for 2. Noa dropkicks Endo twice then facekicks her against the 2nd rope. Endo and Noa trade forearms then Endo dropkicks her. Endo camel clutches her and Noa hits the ropes. Endo drops a knee on the back of Endo's neck over the bottom rope. Endo double jump 2nd rope dropkicks Noa then hits a waterwheel drop for 2.
Noa trips Endo outside then Endo takes a double superkick. Suzu forearms both opponents then is exploder suplexed. Endo takes a double reverse F-U and Free Wifi get the win.
Went a little longer than it needed to, but it was fun with a faster pace. Suzume did a really good job here with some good face energy.
Yuki Kamifuku vs Janai Kai
Yuki offers a handshake then eye pokes her. Yuki runs the ropes and takes a chest kick. Kai hits kicks in the corner then does a running thrust kick. Kai kicks her in the back as she is against the ropes. Yuki upkicks her from the mat then does a stiff kick. Yuki then dropkicks her and does a nice running dropkick. Yuki octopus stretches her.
Yuki hits a brainbuster for 2. and Kai picks up the win out of nowhere soon after. The crowd booed and did not like that.
The ending was out of nowhere and brought down what was an okay match otherwise. The match was also way too short. Having Yuki lose was dumb.
Raku and Yuki Aino vs Trish Adora and Hyper Misao
Misao got on the mic and said Trish is a new superhero named Hyper Trish. She then gave her a mask and said "We save US".
Trish rams Raku with her butt to start then shoulders her over. The super heros do double submissions. Misao gets spray out and accidentally sprays Trish. Raku then chops her in the head and hits her with a pillow. Raku puts her head on the pillow, silences the crowd and tries to put her to sleep. Trish comes in and Raku puts her to sleep too. Raku then runs over them and gets a 2 count on the double pin attempt.
Aino gets in and shoulders Misao then sentons her. Aino 2nd rope shoulders her for 2. Misao does a running elbow then Trish comes in and hits forearms. Trish then backbrakers Aino and pump kicks her. Aino shoulders Trish then Trish hits chops. Aino gutwrench suplexes Trish. Raku and Misao get in and Misao running knees her in the back on the ropes. Misao chicken wings her and then Raku russian leg sweeps her.
Raku pulls her down over the 2nd rope. Raku goes up top and 2nd rope chops Misao for 2. Misao gets on Aino's back and is lariated by Raku. Trish pump kicks Raku then Misao gets the spray. Misao sprays both opponents then Trish lariats Aino. Misao top rope crossbodies Raku to win it.
It was goofy fun. Not super serious and Misao and Raku got their spots in.
International Princess Championship - Rika Tatsumi vs Billie Starks
Rika is thrilled for the crowd to chant her name then Bille ties her leg up. Billie forearms her in the corner then Rika chokes her. Rika hits a snapmare then does a running elbow drop. Billie hits some kicks as she is down then pumping knees her in the back. Billie trips her then basement dropkicks her. Rika hits a running hip attack then dragon screws her. Rika puts her in a figure four then hip attacks her. Billie catches her and germans her.
Billie neckbreakers her over the knee. Indi hits a nice spinning high kick to the face then Rika puts Billie's rabbit hat on her head. Rika goes for a dragon screw but Billie trips. Rika then hip attacks her and hits a twist of fate. Rika top rope hi pattacks Billie for the win.
I didn't think this was very good. It had multiple botches and the two just didn't click that well.
Princess Tag Team Championship - 121000000 (Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh) vs Magical Sugar Rabbits (Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki)
Yuka and Miyu avoid each others shots early then Maki and Mizuki get in. Maki flips off Miz and elbows her over. Maki misses a headbutt then hits a bulldog. Maki's team both take headscissors then the MSR's dive off the top onto them outside. Maki gets her head banged off the buckles but isn't affected. Mizuki dropkicks her then Maki hits a falling headbutt. Maki gets on Miy then drops down for a headbutt.
Miyu stomachbreakers Mizuki then Mizuki is tripped. Maki goes for a surfboard but bites Mizuki's hand. Miyu hits kicks on Mizuki then Mizuki flipping spears Miyu. Yuka does a springboard kick on Miyu then springboard dropkicks her. Mizuki hits a stiff northern lights bomb on Miyu then sliding lariats her.
Miyu high kicks Yuka then germans her. Miyu then triangle kicks her off the 2nd rope. Maki comes in and ddt's Yuka. Maki his corner punches then Yuka does a very unusual suplex from the powerbomb position. Maki tornado dd's Mizuki then Yuka brainbusters her. Mizuki top rope crossbodies Maki for 2. The MSR's come off the top and double crossbody their opponents together. Yuka tries to slam Mizuki onto their opponents but misses.
Mizuki does a top rope suplex to Maki. Maki blocks a Mizuki punch with her head then Maki rolls under her into a single leg crab. Miyu high kicks Mizuki then Mizuki does her corkscrew crossbody to Miyu. Maki flips off Mizuki then they trade forearms. Maki blocks a crossbody in mid-air then Mizuki rolls through into a double stomp.Mizuki hits a suplex on Maki then Yuka spins Miyu into a slam. Yuka ad Mizuki get on top at the same time and dive on both opponents. Mizuki then top rope double stomps Maki and gets the win in an upset.
It was an okay match but it ran a little long and the crowd was not mic'd as well as the Japanese crowds are which hurt the reaction.
The Rabbits get on the mic after. Mizuki grabbed the mic and couldn't say much in English. Yuka got a big chant and the whole roster came out. They started a "joshi" chant and the crowd chanted "please come back". The girls tried to say more but it was not anything I could understand. Eveyrone posed for a group photo.
Overall thoughts: It was a fun little event. Having Kamifuku lose was an odd call and some of the girls like Pom and Moka were missing. Getting a title change was cool and unexpected and I think everyone had fun.
Circle 6: AJ Gray’s POWER HOUR 3/31/2023
Big Damo vs Jacob Fatu
They lock up and shoulder battle. Damo kicks him and knocks him over then hits a nice shotgun dropkick. Damo throws him hqard into the buckles. Fatu is on the bottom rope and Damo kicks the rope then throws him chest first into the buckles. Damo lariats him from the apron then uranage's and slingshot sentons him.
Damo cranks his neck then puts him in grounded abdominal stretch. Fatu hits some slaps and Damo ends up spearing the post. Fatu topes him into the wall then puts him into the post. Fatu top rope crossbodies him then goes for his handspring into a moonsault but Dmao gets his knees up. Damo crossbodies him for 2. Damo hits a pop-up spinebuster then an elbow drop for 2. Fatu backdrops him then does his handspring into the moonsault for 2.
Fatu goes up top and takes a shot then Damo sentons him. Damo hits a vader bomb for 2. They trade slaps and forearms then Fatu superkicks him and hits a pop-up samoan drop. Fatu then does a top rope moonsault and gets the win.
This was a fun heavyweight matchup. Damo got a lot in and got put over before Fatu grabbed the win. It wasn't the best match they could have had, but it was a good short match.
AJ Gray vs Jake Something
AJ shoves him as he enters. They lock up and AJ slaps him. They shoulder battle and AJ tackles him. AJ hits a dropkick and chops. Jake fights back with forearms then AJ hits a big lariat. AJ battering ram's Jake's head into the wall then Jake body blocks him. Jake beats up on him and takes a hard chop. Jake bangs AJ's leg off the post then AJ is irish whipped and falls over. Jake pounds on him and they trade chops. AJ punches him with a hook then they collide in the ring. AJ does a spinning heel kick but barley hit it then AJ did a top rope legdrop for 2. AJ hits a sitout spinebuster for 2.
Jake forearms him then hits a big chokeslam for 2. Jake hits a big short arm clothesline then AJ hits a big lariat for the win.
This was a decent heavyweight match with both guys throwing bombs and sticking to heavyweight moves.
Ring of Honor Supercard of Honor 3/31/2023
Pre-Show
Tracy Williams vs Jeff Cobb
Cobb blocks a headlock takeover and hits a tour of the islands backdrop. Cobb hits a big slam then a short arm lariat. Cobb goes for the standing moonsault but Tracy moves and armbars him. Jeff hits a deadlift saito suplex. Tracy is on the top rope, Jeff yanks him down and Tracy catches him with a ddt on the way down. Tracy gets a pin attempt in then Cobb germans him. Cobb hits a big lariat then does a tour of the islands slam to win it.
It was short and not super special, but also not bad or anything. Tracy was perfectly fine as Cobb's rag doll here.
Willie Mack vs Konosuke Takeshita
They shoulder battle to start and KT flying lariats him. They go outside and Mack lariats him. Mack armdrags KT then hurricanrana's him. KT then hurricanrana's him off the 2nd rope and does a tope con hilo. Mack then tope con hilo's him but KT doesn't catch him and Mack basically powerbombs himself. Mack chinlocks him then hits a jumping clothesline. KT running step up enzugiri's him then hits a samoan drop. Mack standing moonsaults KT for 2.
KT hits a big forearm then takes a dropkick from Mack. KT hits a big lariat then Mack pounces and cutters him. KT no sells it and hits a jumping knee then stunners him. Mack then shrugs it off and hits a shining wizard. Mack cannonballs him in the corner then misses a frog splash. KT blue thunders him then hits a running knee for the win.
I didn't really care for the no selling here and thought they bordered on doing too much but it was okay enough otherwise.
Willow Nightingale vs Miranda Alize
Alize gets face planted early then suplexed. Willow then fisherman suplexes her and hits a big slam. Willow then splashes her as she is seated. Willow tries to dive on her but gets forearm'd then Alize does a short hurricanrana off the bottom rope.
Willow hits some chops and Alize running face kicks her. Alize then basement dropkicked her in the corner. Alize hits a double underhook suplex for 2. Willow hits a hip attack in the corner then spinebusters Alize for 2. Alize neckbreakers her for 2. Alize hits a short ddt then takes a superkick. Willow then hits a death valley driver for 2.
Willow misses a cannonball in the corner then Alize cutters her. Willow pounces her then hits a stiff doctor bomb for the win.
I felt like Alize got too much offense in here for how she's been used. The match realy wasn't anything special.
Slim J vs Stu Grayson
Stu hits running forearms then pounds on him in the corner. Stu hits a nice overhead belly to belly. J hits some headsicssor takeovers then Stu hurricanrana's him. Stu leg sweeps him on the apron then does an unusual slingshot with a back of the head headbutt on the apron on J. Sterling and Uno get on the apron and argue then J does a nice corkscrw kick from the top. Sterling chokes Stu then J does his springboard into a reverse ddt for 2.
Stu hulks up and no sells punches then hits a lariat. Stu hits a spinning uranage then does a springboard corkscrew moonsault for 2. Stu gorilla presses J but J jumps on his back with a sleeper. Stu then pop up slams J for 2. J does a great standing sliced bread for 2 then misses a top rope moonsault.
Sterling gets on the apron and Uno pulls him off. Uno ends up lariating Sterling and Uno then Stu pump kicks J. Stu hits a back breaker and grabs the win.
J was a highlight as usual but it wasn't anything too special here. The interference and shenanigans really wasn't needed.
Vincent's music hits after and he comes out with Dutch. They stare down the Dark Order from the ramp. Riccaboni tells us that we could get an update on Vincent if we purchase the PPV. I'm sure the 0 people who purchase this for that will be disappointed.
Main PPV
AAA Mega Championship - El Hijo del Vikingo vs Komander
Vik has a nice glittery shockmaster mask on. Vik jumps up and Komander slides and pulls him down. Komander hooks his legs and stretches him then Vik surfboards him. Komander gets out of it then they do headstands slap each other. They then try to dropkick each other at the same time and Kommander kips down out of a flying move. Vik does a nice corkscrew tope con hilo on the outside and catches him bu nothing else comes out of it. Komander then springboard dropkicks him and hits a tope con hilo. Komander then does a 450 off the stage onto Vik.
Komander walks the top rope and catches himself on a ssp. Vik then does his top rope imploding 450 hurricanrana. Vik meteora's him through the ropes and tries to ssp him off the apron, but Komander gets his knees up. Komander walks the top rope into an sssp but Vik gets his feet up. Vik hurricanrana's him for 2 then does a swinging side slam. Vik gets on the post then jumps off the top rope but ends up getting powerbombed.
Komander goes up top and gets pushed off then Vik gets on the post and jumps down to the 2nd rope and does an imploding dive from there. Vik does his outside to inside 630 phoenix splash for 2. They fight on the apron and Komander does a toyota roll into a canadian destroyer on the apron. Komander then gets on the top roperuns it an djumps off the other rope into a corkscrew dive.
Komander goes up top, walks the top rope and does his ssp for 2. Komander walks the top rope and get crotched then Vik gets on the buckle, Komander walks the rope over to him and takes a top rope canadian destroyer. Vik then does his run up the ropes 630 on Komander onto the table, which does not break. Vik misses a 630 from the top then Komander does a top rope corkscrew imploding 450. Vik does a top rope swinging slam. Komander running meteora's him in the corner then Vik does a 630 for the win.
Like the Omega match and the three way with Vik/Kommander/BT this week, it was a total spotfest. 10 on the athleticism and creativity, 0 on the storytelling and 0. Nothing but cool moves with no selling and no connection between them.
ROH Trios Titles - The Embassy vs AR Fox, Metallik and Blake Christian
Missed a little of htis then AR does a rolling cutter and a springboard cutter. AR pulls himself up over the ropes into a cutter then Toa hits the post on a missed splash. AR then tope con hilos Kaun and Cage. AR top rope swantons Cage for 2. AR dives into cage and gets caught then Cage F-5's him. Blake does a springboard forearm on Toa then spears Kaun on the apron. Blake then fosbury flops on Toa outside.
Metal gets up top and splashes Toa for 1. Metal takes a Kaun backbreaker as everyone gets in. Kaun backbreakers Blake on the buckles then sentons Blake on the apron. Cage gets on the 2nd rope and takes a code ref, Blake springboard 450's and Metal springboard elbows Cage for 2. Metal walks the ropes for a springboard hurricanrana but gets powerbombed. Blake catches Cage in mid-air and death valley drivers him in a silly spot then Kaun gorilla press double knees someone.
Toa pounces AR then catches Metal off a springboard but is caught in a tornado ddt. Blake uses Kaun to hit a canadian destroyer on cage. Toa lariats Blake from behind then Blake takes a sandwich lariat and is slammed chest first on the mat. Metal springboards on Toa but the camera's miss it then Metal almost botches a toyota roll on Cage. Metal take a Cage lariat then Cage drillclws Metal for the win.
They didn't have enough time here and just really rushed. They were going a 100MPH and Cage winning was a shock since it was rumored he was leaving. Everyone expected the Embassy to lose here.
ROH Women's Title - Athena vs Yuka Sakazaki
This is Yuka's second match of the day. Athena has a doll for entrance and stomps it. Athena has unusual glitter paint on her face that kind looks like someone threw up bubble gum. They have a new ROH women's title.
Athena hits an armdrag then Yuka armdrags her. They lariat each other at the same time then kip up and stare down. Yuka hits dropkicks and a hurricanrana. Athena tries to jump the rail then Yuka attacks her. Yuka misses a top rope dropkick then Athena pounds on her. Athena bangs Yuka's head off the mat and does some off dancing.
Yuka goes up top, cartwheels and Athena blocks her flying hurricanrana with a powerbomb. Athena then lifts her for 2nd and 3rd powerbombs for a 2 count. Athena spins her into a double knee for 2. Athena baseball slides her out then wheelbarrow germans her on the floor. Athena tries to dropkick her against the rails but misses then Yuka hits a northern lights bomb on the floor. Yuka throws her into the rails then dives on hber off the stage. Yuka does a springboard splash for 2 then hits a forearm combo. Athen spinning forearms her for 2.
Athena goes up top and gets superplexed. Yuka then spins her into a drop for 2. They both go up top and Athena cutters her from the 2nd rope while she is standing on the ropes.
They did entirely too much here and the selling was questionable.
ROH TV Title - Samoa Joe (c) vs Mark Briscoe
Joes goes outside to stall to start. Mark hits some forearms and chops then facekicks Joe. Mark goes to springboard and gets chopped then they exchange chops. Mark uppercut chops him in the throat then side finlay rolls him. Mark goes up top and Joe leaves the ring.
Mark runs at Joe on the floor and gets belly to belly suplexed. Joe hits some punches then hits a stiff back elbow. Mark gets knocked out of the ring and Joe flying tope forearms him. Mark dropkicks him through the ropes then runs up a chair and tope con hilo's him. A table is et up outside and Mark tries to blockbuster Joe through it bust mostly goes through himself. Mark hits a top rope chop on Joe and Joe comes back with strikes.
Mark 2nd rope forearms him. Mark wants to tag his brother but can't then uranage's Joe. Joe hits a powerslam for 2 then powerbombs him into an stf. Joe's nose gets busted open and Mark takes an ugly backdrop on his neck that he doesn't sell. Joe then flips him with a lariat for 2. Mark goes up top and hits a froggy bow for 2. Mark gets put in a sleeper then is suplexed. Joe then puts him in a grounded choke and wins it.
I thought they over did it some here and thought it went a little long. Mark trying to make a comeback and win for his brother was nice and thye worked well together.
Mark hugged his family after and was disappointed.
Daniel Garcia vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
DG double throat thrusts him early then grabs him by the hair. They fight outside then Tana is tripped into the steps. DG then bangs Tana's leg off the ground and mocks him. DG boots the knee and pushes both knees into the mat. DG butt drops the knee then does Nakamura's foot choke motion in the corner and another pose of his. Tana fights back and hits a flying forearm.
Tana slams him then flipping sentons him off the 2nd rope for 2. DG dropkicks the knee then does a legdrop or something while Tana is bent over. They trade forearms and kick each other in the leg. Tana dragon screws him and texas cloverleafs him. DG germans him then does a flying knee for 2.
Tana hits a twisting neckbreaker then slingblades him for 2. Tana hits a high fly flow and wins it.
DG's offense made sense but it wasn't particularly great or interesting and we all knew Garcia was not winning this.
I'll be cutting this off here. Come back for more tomorrow.
