Santino Bros Wrestling 3/30/2023 California Love

Santino Bros Wrestling 3/30/2023 California Love 

I skipped the opener, but we're coming into the second match here and I've already seen three men with eye shadow. Not a good start here.

Inner City Championship No. 1 Contendership: Koto Hiro vs. Ray Rosas vs. Big Dick Hoss vs. El Primohenio vs. Richie Coy vs. Alec Tomas

Someone got suplexed hard by Hoss to start then Hiro dove out on Hoss. Coy top rope twisting crossbodies Primo the neckbreakers him. Coy took a german from Rosas then Hiro did a springboard corkscrew bulldog. Alec death rider ddt's Hiro then double underhook powerbombs him for 2. Primo runs up the buckles and does a corkscrew onto two people then hits an okay dropkick on Tomas. Tomas is lifted for a suplex then knee'd down. Primo torture race bombs Tomas then Hoss reverse slams someone. Hoss hits a big powerbomb on Tomas then running cross-forearms Hiro for 2.

Hiro does a springboard kendo stick shot on Hoss then Primo does a botched tornado ddt off the top on Hoss. All 5 guys then running knee Hoss at the same time. Hiro brainbusters Rosas then Coy does a suplex into a fisherman driver on Hiro. Tomas spinning blue thunders Coy and Rosas asia moonsaults people outside then tope con hilos Hoss on the other side. Rosas does a buckshot spear then Rosas top rope elbows Primo to get the win.

This was a wild spotfest with tons of flips. I liked everyone teaming up against Hoss and while it was not a smart wrestling match, I think it worked.

Raunchy Rico vs. Tyler Bateman

Rico's manager Damien Arsenic brings out soap and deodorant. He hands out both and tells people that they need to use them with water. Rico said he respected Tyler then went off in Spanish. Rico's manager then said Tyler is not killing anything.

Rico stalled to start then they face shoved each other. They fought on the apron and Rico got lariated in from the apron then Arsenic pulled Batemen off the apron. Things stayed at a slow pace and Batemen dropped him from the slam position then dropkicked him. Rico then hit a neckbreaker and rolled over him and pulled the neck. Rico did a slingshot senton onto Bateman's back.

They traded chops and Bateman did a lariat. Batemen hit a blue thunder and did a neat russian legsweep into the buckles. Bateman hit a cool back elbow then Rico hit a death valley driver for 2. Bateman did a botched tombstone and then won the match.

It was an odd match. The match prior was super fast and this was a lot slower. They went a while and didn't do a lot here. I didn't think this was good.

Dom Kubrick & Lucas Riley vs. The Bomb Squad (The DKC & Cam Gates)

Cam said we are now in tune with the Cameron Gates Show. He said this was special as the Bomb Squad are back in the right together and it's years in the making. Cam tells DKC he loves him and hugs him. DKC says Ganbatte to everyone. Their opponents come out to ABBA's Dancing Queen.

Dom and DKC trade chops early. Dom lariats and dropkicks DKC. Lucas does a nice armdrag on Cam then running SSP's him. Cam and Lucas trade chops then Lucas takes a double back elbow into a double team legdrop. Dom takes a double flapjack and a sandwich basement dropkick. Cam lifted Dom into an unusual drop with his elbow pushed on his neck. DKC misses a PK then takes a Mcguillicutter for 2.

Lucas slingshot sentons DKC then Lucas is thrown into a hurricanrana on DKC for 2. Luca suplexes DKC and headbutt drops him for 2. DKC gets rolled into a big german from Dom. Dom reverse slams DKC then misses a double moonsault hard on his back. Cam gets in and flying kicks Lucas then crucifix drivers Dom. He hits somthing else on Lucas for 2. The stream cuts out ofr a bit and Cam is taking superkicks. DKC jumps in for his partner and takes the superkick then DKC gets pinned after a cutter.

It was indy stuff here with lots of moves, little selling and lots of flips, but they kept it moving and weren't boring.

DKC and Cam hug after then Hoss comes back out. Cam and Hoss turn on DKC, stomping him. Hoss hits a big lariat on DKC

Bad Dude Tito vs. Matt Vandagriff

They go to the mat and Tito kips up out of a wristlock into a side headlock. Matt does a cool back roll into an up kick then hurricanrana's Tito. Matt then does corkscrew dive to the outside. Matt goes for a springboard but trips and hurts himself. Tito does a forearm and chop combo in the corner then a stiff short arm lariat for 2. Tito delay suplexes Matt and sentons Matt on his failed sunset flip. Matt makes his comeback with forearms then does a neat 619 variation from the corner. Matt then top rope dropkicks Tito out and does a tope con hilo over the ropes.

Matt goes up top but Tito gets his knees up then Matt dives from the 2nd rope and Tito hits a mid-air spear. Matt counters a powerbomb with a rana then hook kicks him. Matt falcon arrows him for 2 then Tito comes back and germans him on his head. Tito topes him into the empty seats then hits a stiff lariat. Tito hits a top rope frogsplash and wins it.

It was fine. Matt did the flying and Tito did the power moves. 

Inner City Championship: Delilah Doom © vs. Heather Monroe vs. Johnnie Robbie

They try some roll-ups to start and then start hitting forearms. JR is facekicked out then DD uses the ropes for a hurricanrana on Monroe. Monroe flurries DD in the corner with forearms then DD takes a camel clutch under the middle rope. Monroe then splashes her against it. JR whips Monroe into the apron then kamigoye's DD.

Monroe hits running forearms in the corner then does a cartwheel into a back body splash. JR hits opponents in both corners then Monroe and DD try to sandwich her but end up nailing each other. JR superkicks Monroe then Jr drops her over the knee. Things pick up with DD hitting a dragon suplex then taking a 2nd rope codebreaker. They all get on their knees and trade forearms. DD does a double stunner then does a double 619. DD topes Monroe then topes JR.

DD then top rope double dropkicks both and hits a bad widows peak type of move on Monroe. JR hits a weird package neckbreaker on DD for two then JR germans Monroe. Heather suplexes JR then slams JR on her. Monroe and JR fight up top then DD rolls JR from the top into a driver and wins it.

It went long and they had some botches. They went all out here and they definitely put some effort into this. It's a three way so it was naturally kind of spotty.

Ray Rosas comes out after and wants to challenge DD for the Inner city for some reason. Ray then spinning elbows her and does a pumphandle backbreaker.

Rosas does a promo after. He says he did this due to the people. He says he destroys his body for them and the fans forgot about him when he took a rest to heal up. Ray says we aren't in the future but the now and the now belongs to him.  Ray then lays on DD's back and full nelson's her until refs break it up.

Santino Bros Championship: Che Cabrera © vs. Willie Mack

They do some wristlocks and headlocks early. Mack reverses a hiptoss with an armdrag then armdrags him off the 2nd rope. Mack hits a hurricanrana and a flying knee. Mack puts Che on a fan then chops him. Mack forearms him in the corner then Che hits a stiff flying shoulder. Che eyepoked Mack then hit a 2nd rope dropkick. Che plancha's Mack then Che chops Mack as a fan holds Mack.

Mack hits stiff forearms then does a spinning cresent kick. Mack hits a swinging slam then tries to do a senton in the corner on him but only hits the buckles. Mack samoan drops him then does a standing moonsault for 2. Che death valley drivers him then hits a spinning neckbreaker. Che slingshots into a ddt for 2. Mack pops him up for a forearm then exploders him. Mack tope con hilos him over the top.

Che's manager sprays Mack with water when he goes on the top rope then Che top rope hurricanrana's him. Che then does a flying kick and does a jackhammer for the win.

I wasn't a big fan of this. They goofed around too much early with the fans which brought it down and it just wasn't particularly special.

Che and Rico stomp Mack after then stoomp Matt and Bateman from earlier. Bateman fights them off and gets kicked in the crotch by Che's manager. Che's manager says Che is the greatest champ we've ever seen and said we should be happy we are living in the Era of Cabrera. The manager then said there's nobody who can touch Cabrera and then he called out Slice Boogie on commentary, saying his body can't hold up. He says slice is a piece of $hit then Slice comes to the ring wit ha chair and nails the manager. Slice then gotch-style piledrivers him. 

Overall thoughts: It was an indy show and it was better than I expected. The talent were above what GCW usually offers. I wouldn't recommend seeing it, but there's worse shows out there.