WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 11/30/2024

WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 11/30/2024

We are in Vancouver, Canada. Corey Graves and Michael Cole are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive.

Women's Wargames Match - Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, Naomi, Iyo Sky, and Bayley vs. The Judgment Day (Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez), Nia Jax, Tiffany Stratton, and Candice LeRae

CL = Candice LeRae, RR = Raquel Rodriguez, BB = Bianca Belair

The girls wait in shark cages until it's their turn to enter. Nia and Bay start us off. Nia knocks her over. Bay hits shots to the gut. Bay hits forearms and side headlocks her. Nia headbutts her. They fight between the rings. Nia back elbows her. Bay clubs on Nia.

Bay chops her. Bay diving headscissors her off buckles. Bay whips her with part of her gear. Nia catches it and throws her down. Nia then whips Bay with it. Bay is thrown between the rings and Nia hip attacks her. Bay throws Nia into the cage and running knees her. Nia bodyblocks her. Nia throws Bay into the cage. Nia hip attacks her against the cage. Naomi is next in. She's wearing a birthday party hat since it's her birthday. Naomi brings a kendo stick in.

Naomi hits her with the stick and a toilet seat has also been brought in. Naomi chokes her with the stick. Nia rams her backwards into the corner. Naomi stomps on Nia's back while in the corner. Naomi famesassers Nia then split leg drops her.

Nia grabs the kendo stick and nails the faces with it. Nia grabs the toilet seat and puts it around Naomi's head. She goes for a hip attack and Bay hits kendo stick shots on Nia. Naomi puts the toilet seat on Nia's head and stinkfaces her. Nia headbutts both opponents then Nia nearly botches a double back body drop. 

CL forces her way to the ring. Nia chairs both opponents. Bay and Naomi hit shots on CL and Nia. CL bashes Naomi into a chair that's on Nia's gut. CL hits a codebreaker on Bay + senton on Naomi's back. Naomi bangs CL's head off chairs. A chair is bridged on two chairs and Nia puts Bay on it. CL then asai moonsaults Bay while she's on the chairs.

BB is next in. She throws a trash can at Nia and bangs the cage door on CL's head. BB brings a fire extinguisher and a table in. CL rams the edge of a table into Naomi in the corner. BB chairs CL. BB blocks a poisonrana and does an inverted alabama slam onto CL into the ropes. BB dropkicks a chair into Nia. Nia is pounded on by BB and Naomi in the corner. Tiffany Stratton is next in. Tiff brings a trash can and lid in. Tiff hits BB and Naomi with the lid. Tiff spinebusters Naomi. Tiff handspring cartwheel back elbows BB. Tiff catapults Bay into a Nia lariat.

Tiff backslides Naomi and Nia legdrops Naomi off of it. BB takes a 2nd rope flipping neckbreaker + samoan drop combo. Nia and Naomi chair each other. CL lariats BB. Iyo Sky is next in. She brings a purple and yellow trash can in with a rope tied on it. She climbs the cage with the trash can hanging off of her. CL goes after Iyo at the top of the cage. Iyo elbows CL off the cage. Iyo top rope dropkicks CL.

Iyo cartwheels then Tiff cartwheels. Tiff misses a double stomp and chairs Tiff. Iyo chairs CL then hits corner meteora's on Tiff and CL. Nia hits Iyo from behind. RR is next in. She fallaway slams Iyo into the cage and rams Naomi into it. RR is clubbed on by Bay and BB. Bay gets thrown into the cage then BB does as well. Iyo and Naomi take a super collider then are powerbombed onto their partners backs.

Rhea Ripley comes in anext and is wearing a mask with horns on it to cover her injured face. She hits RR with the bottom of a table then brings the table in. Rhea dropkicks Nia. Tiff hits Rhea with the toilet seat. Naomi does a double hip attack off the top onto Nia and RR. Rhea hits RR with a toilet seat. The girls all beat up on RR and Nia. RR facekicks a chair into BB's face. Naomi bulldogs Rhea. Nia lariats Naomi. Rhea hits headbutts on Nia.

Liv Morgan is next in. Rhea is waiting for her. Liv then walks to the back and brings a baseball bat with her. Wargames officially begins as Liv enters the cage. Liv and Rhea stares down. Rhea takes her mask off. She clubs on Liv and Nia saves Liv. Rhea takes a 3v1 beatdown. Rhea is held for bat chest shots from Liv. Liv then hits Rhea in the back with it.

Iyo springboard dropkicks Nia and everyone starts hitting a move. Nia samoan drops Bay for 2. Iyo and Tiff climb the cage together on opposite sides. Iyo puts a trash can on her and moonsaults off the top of the cage while Tiff swantons off the top of the cage.

Tiff grabs her MITB briefcase as both Liv and Nia are down. RR questions her then Iyo sprays a fire extinguisher at them. Rhea handcuffs RR to the ropes and Nia runs over Rhea.

CL is dropped off the top face first onto the buckles. Nia samoan drops and legdrops BB for 2. Bay and Iyo stare down and Nia lariats both. Nia whips BB with her own hair. Nia takes a double powerbomb through a table. Liv breaks upthe pin with a baseball shot on Naomi. Liv hits Iyo with the bat. RR facekicks a chair into BB's face.

Liv flatliners Bay into a chair for 2. Rhea grabs Liv and headbutts her. RR saves Liv. Liv codebreakers a chair into Rhea's face. Liv and Rhea fight up top. Rhea riptides Liv off the top through a table and wins.

Thoughts: It was a long one here at 38:11. The early part of this wasn't that good as it was mostly weapons shots. Nia swinging any kind of weapon at people looked super dangerous and there were a lot of sloppiness. I would not be shocked if multiple people got injured from this one. Almost all of the girls went searching for weapons before they entered and that got a little boring after a while. I liked the Tiff double cash-in spot. I wish this would have been a bit shorter and I wish there was a little more focus on some of the feuds outside of Rhea vs Liv and Bay vs Iyo. I didn't hate it but I didn't love this one. As always, I don't love it when shows start off with a long match but it probably was necessary due to there being another Wargames match.

WWE United States Title - LA Knight (c) vs Shinsuke Nakamura

SN = Shinsuke Nakamura

SN backs up LA in the corner and pounds on him. SN snapmares him and kicks him in the back. LA lariats him then suplexes him. LA elbow drops him and hits stomps in the corner. LA boots him through the ropes and bangs his head off the rails.

SN sends LA into the rails then bangs his head off the apron. SN hangs over the 2nd rope and LA elbows his neck off the buckles. SN axe kicks him and hits an overhead elbow. LA is laid on the top rope and takes a knee from SN. SN kicks and boots him around. SN takes a stun gun on th ropes. LA ddt's him for 2. LA hits a burning hammer for 2. LA gets crotched up top. SN enzugiri's him while he's up there. SN hits a dangerous 2nd rope reverse slam him for 2. LA does like a backdrop/blue thunder on SN then double jump elbow drops him.

SN reverse ddt's LA between the rings. SN hits a kinshassa on LA and wins.

Thoughts: I didn't like this that much. They did too much here with burning hammers and reverse 2nd rope slams not meaning that much. LA isn't a great worker and him and LA had a clunky matches here focused around striking. The crowd also wasn't super into this due to being tired from the Wargames match which is to be expected.

Akira Tozawa is trying to get Otis to come out but he won't. Maxxine says Akira is feeling the pressure of the holidays. She says she has just the thing to boost his confidence and it's a t-shirt as this is an ad. Max has Akira give Otis a shirt. Otis likes it and Max puts him over. Otis forgot to put pants on and Max says she needs to get him some pants. Otis then seemingly walks naked down the hall. 

WWE Intercontinental Title - Bron Breakker (c) vs Sheamus vs Ludwig Kaiser

Kaiser goes out and Bron nails Sheamus. He hits corner spears on him. Sheamus hits forearms back. Bron overhead throws him. Bron runs through a Kaiser lariat and hits his own. Sheamus uranage backbreakers Bron. Bron is laying on the 2nd rope and Kaiser dropkicks him.

Kaiser puts a chair between the buckles then takes punches from both opponents. Sheamus corner lariats Kaiser. Bron shoulders over Kaiser then lariats Sheamus over. Bron takes a baseball slide from Kaiser as he goes to run around the ring. Kaiser then runs around the ring and dropkicks Sheamus into the steps. Sheamus is sent into the commentary table. Bron then hits a nice flying shoulder on Kaiser outside. Bron overhead suplexes Kaiser on the floor.

Bron takes down Sheamus outside and pounds on him. Bron stomps on Sheamus in the corner. Bron knees Sheamus in the gut and Bron does push-ups. Sheamus hits shots on Bron. Sheamus powerslams Bron.

Bron jumps off the apron and double lariats both opponents over the commentary table. Bron throws Sheamus over the rail. Kaiser throws Bron into the steps. Sheamus rises up behind Kaiser and hits chest clubs on him from behind the rail. Bron then gets some too.

Sheamus hits a double lariat on both opponents off the rails. Kaiser grabs Sheamus' shilelagh. Sheamus grabs it then lariats Kaiser with it over the timekeeper's railing. Bron and Sheamus trade punches in the ring. Bron jumping knees him.

Sheamus hits a razor's edge on Bron for 2. Bron runs up the buckles and hurricanrana's Sheamus down. Bron spears a chair between the buckles when Sheamus moves. Sheamus hits a brogue kick and thinks he has the pin but Kaiser pulls the ref out. Kaiser hits Sheamus with the shillelagh outside. Sheamus hits a knee on Kaiser for 2. 

Kaiser rolling death valley drivers Sheamus. Kaiser hits a ddt on Sheamus and takes a big spear from Bron. Bron hits a big spear on Sheamus and gets the win.

Thoughts: It went a little longer than it needed to and they spent more time than they needed to outside but I liked it. It was a hard hitting match as expected with the three beating the crap out of each other. Bron had good timing here and really was explosive with his offense. This was what you would expect and they did a good job with it.

World Heavyweight Title - Gunther (c) vs Damian Priest

DP headlock takeovers him and armdrags him. Gunther headscissors him. DP armdrags him again. DP rolls through an armdrag and armlocks Gunther. Gunther ducks a high kick and goes out.

Gunther boots and clubs on DP. DP flying shoulders him. Gunther goes out to stall again. DP hits chest kicks then ear claps him. Gunther boots him out of the corner then DP flapjacks him. Gunther kicks him in the arm and sends him into the post. DP is sent into the rails.

Gunther butt drops DP's arm and stomps it. DP hits forearms. Gunther drives his knee into DP's arm. Gunther chops him then pulls his arms backwards. DP hits forearms and does an enzugiri as Gunther goes for a shot.

DP hits forearms and a bunch of chops. DP forearms him over. DP lifting flatliners him. DP does some kind of triangle choke variation. Gunther sleepers DP then powerbombs him for 2. Gunther gets stuck up top and DP hurricanrana's him down. DP hits a razor's edge.

DP goes for the chokeslam but Gunther hits a big choke. Gunther grabs the arm on the 2nd attempt and does an AT lock on him. DP ropebreaks. Gunther hits a stiff lariat then DP hits one. DP rebound lariats him for 2.

DP is crotched up top. Gunther and DP fall off the top together. Gunther throws himself off and DP falls to the floor. Finn Balor double stomps him off the steps. Gunther facekicks Finn over. Gunther powerbombs him then hits downward elbows. Gunther sleepers him with the arm hooked. DP passes out and Gunther wins.

Thoughts: It was better than their other encounters and made sense with Gunther working the arm, Finn interfering and Gunther eventually winning with a hold that moved the arm. It was a stiff one here and I saw a little more out of Priest than usual. I liked this one but it wasn't great. 

Men's Wargames Match - Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Sami Zayn, and CM Punk vs. The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga, and Tonga Loa) and Bronson Reed

Punk piefaces Reed through the shark cage as he enters. Jey enters through the crowd and is first up with Tama. Tama and Jey trade shots. Jey misses an spinning enzugiri then Tama sliding lariats him. Tama rolls jey and suplexes him.

Tama hits mounted punches on Jey. Tama slingshot swantons Jey. Jey hits punches and is sent hard into the buckles. Tama hits mounted punches on Jey. Jey spinning enzugiri's Tama.

Reed is next in. He brings chairs in. Jey throws chairs at Reed's face. Reed swats a hair down. Jey hits punches then takes a body block. Reed chairs him in the gut. Reed sentons Jey and drops Tama on him. 

Tama pounds and stomps on Jey in the corner. Reed corner splashes Jey. Jimmy comes in. He hits shots on the heels. Reed takes a double superkick and uppertcut. Jimmy corkscrew moonsauls off the top onto Tama and Reed.

Jey corner forearms Tama. Reed is thrown into the cage. Jacob Fatu is next in. Jimmy is thrown over the top by Fatu. Jey samoan drops Fatu and Fatu no sells it. Fatu flying back elbows him. Fatu handspring kicks Jimmy into the cage then moonsaults Jey.

Jey is held in a T-gimmick and flipped over by the heels. Sami Zayn is next in though his partners Punk and Roman try to get in. Smi jumps over Tama and lariats him. Sami hits corner punches on Reed. Jey superkicks Fatu.

Jey and Sami hug. Fatu nails Sami from behind and Reed headbutts Jey down. Fatu hits an implant ddt. Tanga Loa is next in and brings a table with him. Loa lariats Jey over. Loa hits snake eyes on Sami then splashes him against the cage. Fatu split-legged moonsaults Jey.

Roman Reigns tries to come out next but CM Punk walks out instead and shoulders him. The heels are waiting for Punk to come in to make it a 3v1. Punk brings a toolbox with him and hits the heels with it.

Punk step up knees Reed in the corner then bulldogs Fatu on a toolbox. Fatu no sells it and uppercuts Punk. Fatu then pop-up samoan drops Punk. Reed sends Sami into the cage.  Solo is next in. He bangs the cage door off Punk's head. Then he does it to Jey and Jimmy. Solo uranages Sami. Jimmy is lifted for a double twisting neckbreaker. Fatu double jump moonsaults The Uso's. Reed top rope splashes Sami.

Solo locks up the cage door on his own so Roman can't get in. Solo taunts Roman from inside the cage as Roman can't find a way to get in. Roman climbs the cage and the heels try to stop him but he hits them. Reed's head is banged off the cage and he gets crotched on it. Solo's head is banged off the cage. Roman hits a top rope crossbody on all the heels.

Roman and Punk exchange words in the cage. Paul Heyman comes down and tries to get them to work together. Wargames then officially begins. The two teams are in opposite rings and stare down. They all brawl between the rings. Sami runs up the buckles and tornado ddt's Reed. The Uso's hit stereo superkicks then stereo splashes off the top.

Roman spears Punk on accident. Solo hits a samoan spike on Roman for 2. Reed death valley drivers Punk. Fatu tries a double jump moonsault but totally misses and hurts his knee. Sami throws Tama into the cage. Loa sends Jimmy into the cage.

Roman low blows Fatu then spears Solo. Reed superkicks Roman. Reed climbs the top of the cage and tries to splash Roman through a table but Punk saves Roman. Roman helps Punk up and Fatu nails Roman. Roman superman punches Fatu. Solo samoan spikes Roman twice for 2.

Jey superkicks Fatu. Fatu takes a 3D. Jey spears Loa. Jey is sent int othe cage. Sami blue thunders Tama. Jimmy goes up on top of the cage and splashes Fatu through a table. Sami helps his partners up. Solo is surrounded by the faces and takes superkicks. Sami corner facekicks Solo. Punk hits a GTS on Solo. Roman spears Solo and picks up the win.

Thoughts: It was another longer one at 41:55. It wasn't as eventful as you would expect. This one was set-up to push Punk vs Roman and to put over Jacob Fatu as a force. It was better than the Women's Wargames match and would have been better if there was not another Wargames match earlier on in the show.. I liked it and it made sense but I don't quite think it was a classic. Some blood really would have helped this one out. I was expecting some kind of turn here and was surprised it didn't happen. I may be the only one here, but I honestly think a traditional Survivor Series match may have been as good or better.

Roman offers Punk a handshake after and Punk accepts it. Roman's crew holds up the one finger sign and Punk does his go to sleep sign. Punk hugs Paul after. He says they owe each other but he will ask him when he needs the favor. The faces then pose again in the entrance

Overall thoughts: It was a good but not great show. I thought the Women's Wargames match was dangerous, weapon reliant and sloppy. LA and Nakamura did too much and it just wasn't great. I liked the three way. I liked the World Title match more than I expected. Men's Wargames was okay but had issues as the women already ran through a bunch of stuff they did and really needed a big twist or moment that we didn't get. I think it's time Wargames is retired for a year or two so it feels fresh again. I also thought it sucked that we didn't get a Traditional Survivor Series tag on this show. I would give it a 6 out of 10 and I liked it, but it was not a classic. I don't really think you need to see this though.

AEW Rampage 11/30/2024

AEW Rampage 11/30/2024

 

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/aew-rampage-11222024.html

This aired on a Saturday. 

Thunder Rosa vs Harleygram

No entrance for Harley. She has the Hologram mask on minus the eye cover.

Rosa pulls on her leg then rides her back. Rosa wristlocks her. Harley side headlocks her and shoulders her over. Harley springboard armdrags her. Harley hits a high kick from the apron and 2nd rope diving armdrags her.

Harley rolls her up for 2. Harley throws her down backwards and takes off her mask to reveal Harley Cameron. Rosa chops her down several times then Rosa dropkicks her. Harley is put in the shattered dreams position and Rosa chops her. Rosa shotgun dropkicks her while she's there. Rosa crabs her then pulls on the arms for a reverse rocking chair.

Harley double throat thrusts her and hits knees to the gut. Harley russian legsweeps her for 2. Harley puts the mask back on and corner splashes her. Harley 619's Rosa leg and back in the ropes. Rosa pulls Harley into the post with her legs. Rosa pulls the mask off of Harley and bangs her head off the apron.

Rosa chops her then lariats her. Rosa dropkicks her while she's against the bottom rope. Rosa hits a package backbreaker and wins.

Thoughts: It was an average match here. Harley goofed around and took the mask off for unknown reasons. Rosa eventually put her down here as expected.

Rosa holds a sign up after saying women's wrestling is alive and well.

Renee interviews Mercedes Mone. She says she doesn't want to hear the name Kamille come out of Renee's motuh again. She says she loves lucha and is here to celebrate lucha libre. She says she's most thankful for herself and her money. She says Christmas is around the corner and she wants more championship gold. She says money changes everything.

Top Flight and Action Andretti vs Atlantis Jr., Mascara Dorada and Katsuyori Shibata

KS = Katsuyori Shibata, MD = Mascara Dorada, AA = Action Andretti

KS and Darius go at it. KS wristlocks him. Darius headflips out of it. KS kimura's him. KS takes him down with a leg lock and Darius ropebreaks. KS chinlocks him.

Darius side headlocks MD and hits a dropkick. AA gets in and headflips out of a headscissors. AA flying headscissors him and MD handsprings off of it. MD corkscrew kicks him. AA takes neckbreaker + sitout powerbomb combo.

Darius saves Dante from an Atlantis suplex. Atlantis takes a double back elbow. Darius flips Dante onto Atlantis for 2. Atlantis tries a pin off a Dante headscissors. Atlantis backslides him for 2 then powerslams him. Atlantis does a flipping crucifix bomb on Dante.

Dante dropkicks him. We go to PiP break and return. Atlantis flying headscissors Dante and superkicks AA. Atlantis rolls into a cutter on Darius. KS is tagged in. He facekicks Dante in the corner then hits forearms. KS hits a corner dropkick on Dante and underhook suplexes him for 2.

Dante sunset flips him. KS kind of rolls through it and PK's him for 2. MD hits a springboard double dropkick then fosbury flops AA outside. KS has Dante and Darius in a leg hold and ankle lock at the same time. AA tries to break it up with forearms. KS takes a double superkick and falls back on Dante's legs.

MD walks up the buckles, bounces off the ropes and armdrags Darius. MD hits a tilt-a-whirl bomb on Dante. MD 450's Dante for 2. Dante pulls MD off the top.

MD takes a dropkick into a german then a half-nelson slam from Dante for 2. KS STO's Dante and Darius flatliners Ks off the bottom rope. Darius plancha's Ks outside. AA superkicks MD then takes a double chop. AA hits a handspring double back elbow. AA corner splashes Atlantis and MD. MD superkicks AA. Atlantis dropkicks AA. AA takes a death valley driver then a top rope MD ssp. MD gets the win.

Thoughts: This got a lot of time. It was what you would expect with flying and a fast pace. It wasn't as wild as you would think though and we didn't get all of the dives we should have. 

Nick Wayne and Mother Wayne are interviewed. Nick says he signed an AEW contract at the age of 16. He says Hook is dangerous but asks how dangerous if he has to sneak attack him. He says he begged for a match with Hook due to it. he says he wants to prove to Christian and the entire world what the real future of wrestling looks like. He says he'll see Hook at home, or will he?

The Beast Mortos vs Serpentico

Serp flips over Mort's back and flying headscissors him. Serp armdrags him and hits a corner euro. Mort misses a flying knee in the corner and goes out. Serp then topes Mort. Serp is caught on a top rope crossbody. Mort pop-up samoan drops him for 2.

We go to PiP break, full break and return. Serp headscissors Mort then dropkicks him in the knee. Serp does la magistral for 2. Serp superkicks Mort. Mort torture rack backbreakers him and powerbomb backbreakers him. Mort hits a spinning lariat and wins.

Thoughts: It was a squash as expected here with Mortos winning. This went a little longer than I thought it would. I was fine with it.

We cut to the back and Kamille is down and was hit with a chair and pipes. A ref calls for help.

We get a bunch of people talking about The Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale. Kyle wants to shut up MJF. Archer and Cage say they are coming for MJF. Mark Davis wants to win the ring and cash it in to have a fun weekend. Cole says he doesn't care about winning and wants to get his hands on MJF. 

Hechicero vs Komander

I guess Komander is done with AAA as CMLL would probably not allow this one otherwise. Hech takes him down by the arm. Hech drops down and Kom rolls into a side headlock on him. Hech pulls him down off the leapfrog and elbow drops him in the back.

Hech trips him and knee drops his leg. Kom headscissors him down. Kom is on his shoulders and sunset flips him. Kom handstand headscisosrs him down. Hech blocks a jack knife pin and tries his own pin. Kom la magistral's him for 2.

Hech ties his legs up like a stretch muffler and Kom sits on Hech's shoulder. Hech stands on Hech's knee and armlocks him. Hech stops a headscissors and tries a pin off of it. They then stand off.

Hech trips him and ducks a superkick. Hech hits a gamengiri. We go to PiP break and return. Kom kicks Hech from the ropes and top rope dropkicks him. Kom walks up the buckles, does rope tricks and diving headscissors him. Hech facelocks Kom against the ropes and is stunnered over the top rope. Kom dropkicks him off the apron.

Kom 2nd rope blind moonsaults him outside. Hech rolls out of a top rope crossbody. Kom rolls him up for 2. Kom ddt's him. Kom walks up the buckles, moonsaults and is caught with an armbar. Hech pulls on the other arm with leg and Kom tries to pin him off of it.

Kom springboards and Hech spins him into a backbreaker. Hech step up knees him then headscissors drops him for the win.

Thoughts: It got a little sloppy towards the end but I liked it. Hech wasn't going to do all the crazy stuff Kom likes to do and kept him in check here.

Overall thoughts: 3 of the 4 matches were random here and Shibata isn't exactly the first wrestler who comes to mind when I think lucha. It was an okay show though and nothing was bad on this one. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 but you don't need to see this one. The trios match was the best match of the night.

AEW Collision 11/30/2024

AEW Collision 11/30/2024

There was no show last week due to AEW Full Gear 2024. The last Collision is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/aew-collision-11162024.html

This aired at 4pm on Saturday, likely so it wouldn't go against Survivor Series.

Continental Classic 2024 Gold League Match - Juice Robinson vs. Will Ospreay

Will's got black gear and tape on. Juice wristlocks him. Wiull uses the ropes to flip out of it and side headlock takeovers him. Juice headscissors him. Will leapfrogs him. Juice blocks an os cutter then Will flying hedscissors him. Will dropkicks him while he's in tree of woe.

Will goes for an octopus and gets his knees up on Juice's senton. Juice lariats him over. Juice corner cannonballs him then neckbreakers him for 2. Juice hits a top rope crossbody for 2. Will goes for a hurricanrana and Juice falls down with him. Juice then hits a powerbomb.

We go to PiP break and return. Will springboard forearms him. Will running forearms him then plancha's him outside. Will corner facekicks him then standing corkscrew moonsaults him for 2.  Juice hits punches and Will cutters him off the suplex. Juice is tied up in the ropes and takes superkicks. Juice hits a big lariat for 2. Will hook kicks him and hits a styles clash for a close 2 count. Will hits a hidden blade and wins it.

Thoughts: It was about average. Juice and Will aren't the greatest match up stylistically and they did what they could with it.

Mariah May talks from a set. She said she's ready for her interview. She said she does things people don't understand. She said she never broke up with Mina and said they are closer than ever. She said Mina wanted to be a champ and she gave her a chance to be on top. She says having the title is what it takes to be on top and says Mina can have it all if she beats her. She says if AEW wants Mina, here she is and let's see how long she lasts. She says you can cry and scream and bleed but can't say she didn't lover her. 

Johnny TV & MxM Collection (Mansoor & Mason Madden) vs. Mistico & Private Party (Quen & Zay)

Why is Mistico on this and not the lucha Rampage show after? I don't know.

JTV hits Mist. Mist handsprings and flying headscissors him. Mist goes for la mistica and JTV blocks it. Mist flying headscissors Mansoor. Quen jumps off Zay's back into a dropkick on Mandoor. Zay then does it with a leg lariat. Mansoor takes a flapjack + facebuster for 2.

Quen is held up for a leg lariat then JTV does a running SSP. Quen is dropkicked in the knee and takes a hip attack from Madden. Quen is rolled and Madden kicks him right in the butt for 2.

Mansoor taunts his opponents and Quen rolls him up. Quen enzugiri's JTV. Quen ducks a double lariat and tags Zay in. Zay stunners Madden over the top rope and hits shots on Mansoor and JTV. Zay is popped up and does a double dropkick off of it. Zay tope con hilos JTV.

Zay asai moonsaults Mansoor outside. Zay misses a top rope swanton. Mist comes in and springboard crosbodies Mansoor. Mansoor spinebusters him. Quen pele kicks Mansoor then takes a south of heaven from Madden. Madden blackhole slams Zay for 2.

Zay corkscrew kicks Mansoor out. JTV springboard enzughiri's Zay. JTV is crotched on the ropes then Mist springboard planchas MxM outside. Quen runs up the buckles and JTV takes gin n juice. Zay pins JTV.

Thoughts: It was a decent tag and as you would expect. There was a lot of flying here and they kept this one moving. 

Anna Jay is interviewed. She says she has always swung for the fences. she says she lost it all against Mariah May and says she has nothing left to lose. She says Deonna found out that an Anna Jay with nothing to lose is one fat @ss that can't be kicked. She says there's other titles and she doesn't mind taking one big swing. She says just try me and says maybe she should try someone else.

Continental Classic 2024 Blue League Match - The Beast Mortos vs. Kyle Fletcher

They shoulder battle. Kyle facekicks him and Mort shoulders him over. Mort monkey flips him. Mort powerslams him then Kyle slams him. Mort flying headscissors him. Kyle slaps him as he sits on top.

We go to PiP break then full break. Kyle michinoku drivers him for 2. Kyle leg lariats him then takes a back body drop. Kyle superkicks him then Mort hits a flipping ddt. Mort tornillo topes him. Mort misses a corkscrew swanton and takes a sitout powerbomb.

Kyle corner facekicks Mort. Mort 2nd rope diving crucifix bombs him. Mort spinning lariats him for 2. They lariat each other. Mort headbutts a lariat away. Mort headbutts him then Kyle lariats him. Kyle corner facekicks him then brainbusters him for the win.

Thoughts: It was the usual Kyle match where they did way too much and didn't sell much of it at all. It was a total indy match like usual with him.

Kyle O'Reilly, Bennett and Taven talk in the back. Bennett says this is about standing up for one of your own. Taven says he didn't get why Kyle said not to joining them last year. Taven says they respected his wishes and need him to respect theirs. Taven says to let them finish this chapter of their careers. Kyle says he respects the plan. Taven and Bennett are confused.

Don Callis and Konosuke Takeshita talk in the back. Don says he's here to talk about KT. He says he had a front row seat to him destroying Ricochet. He said it made him happy. He says they are going to blow the roof off the Tokyo Dome and says 2025 will be the year of The Don Callis Family and Takeshita. KT talks in Japanese. He says he will dominate this ring and title and says to come and take it.

The Outrunners vs The Iron Savages

The Runners now have a filter for their entrance. Jadcked Jameson says they aren't the meat riders as their shirt says, but it's the fans who are. Jacked says The Runners are the biggest meatriders of all. He says they will take them down and take their spot. Jacked says they will take all the low-t meatriders to Titty City.

Boulder and Truth go at it. Boulder back elbows him in the corner. Bronson hits punches and mocks The Runners pose. Bronson corner splashes Truth and Boulder side slams Truth for 2. Boulder does a very stupid looking botch when climbing the ropes. Bronson gets in and misses a corner charge. Truth tags out. Turbo hits punches on Bronson and Boulder.

Trubo slams Bronson twice then slams Truth onto him. Turbo tries to slam Boulder but can't. Boulder is then slammed by The Runners together. The Runners do a double elbow drop. Bronson takes a slam + neckbreaker combo and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a short one here with The Runners winning as expected. Boulder had a silly looking botch here off the 2nd rope. This was basically a squash.

FTR come out and shake hands with The Runners.

Max Caster is interviewed by Lexy. Max is asked about his behavior and said Swerve is acting crazy. He said he assaulted him and ripped his jacket. Max says Swerve doesn't desevre the opportunities he got in AEW. He says he wants Swerve on Dynamite. Swerve says he hasn't talked to Bowens or Billy since the PPV. He says he told them to take a week off and says as the leader of The Acclaimed, he knows they have his back. Max says he knows Swerve will take his @ss whipping like a man.

Singles Match - Adam Page vs. Wheeler Yuta

Yuta limps the crowd to enter. Yuta goes for the leg and gets clubbed on. Yuta side headlocks him, tries to leapfrog and gets slammed. Page bangs Yuta's head off the buckles. Page tries to take the turnbuckle pad off and the ref yells at him.

Page lariats Yuta over the top. Page bangs Yuta's face off the apron. Page rebounds off the ropes outside and lariats him. Page belly to belly suplexes him for 2. Yuta trips Page then stomps on the leg. Yuta stands on the leg on the bottom rope. 

Yuta twists Page's foot. We go to PiP break and return. Page is swept on the buckles and goes down to the mat. Yuta pounds on Page's knee. Page germans him as he hangs. They trade forearms. Page spinning forearms him. Yuta tries to hang on to the bottom rope to avoid going out and gets kicked. Yuta is sent into the rails.

Page hits a death valley driver for 2. Pac and Claudio walk down the stands. Page gets distracted and Yuta cradles him for 2. Page front kicks him and Page hits a spinning lariat. Mox and Shafir then get behind Pac and Claudio. Page goes for a buckshot lariat but hurts his knee. Yuta then does a pin attempt for 2. Page hits deadeye and wins.

Thoughts: It was okay with Yuta working the knee some and Page overcoming this one to win. They definitely teased some kind of issues with The Death Riders and Page here as Page kept staring at them.

Page pounds on Yuta after and stares at The Death Riders. Page grabs a chair and Jay White comes out with a chair. Mox is intrigued by this. Jay hits a blade runner on Yuta as Page leaves the ring.

Jay tells Yuta he's coming for the title and tells Yuta to tell his king the real king is coming for him.

Thunder Rosa does a promo. She talks about the CMLL wrestlers coming in later. She said she watched Dynamite and said she saw people stabbing each other in the back when they think they are friends. Rosa brings up May/Mina and says it's because they are hungry. She says she's hungry too. She says when she is done with Harleygram, she will keep an eye on Mina and May. She says she was a champ too and beat May too. She says Winter is Coming and she never left.

Lexy goes to interview Adam Page. He says she isn't getting an interview with her. Christopher Daniels goes to talk to Page. He says he was supposed to fine him for attacking him. He says he doesn't want to talk to him as an EVP. He says Page needs to let his issues go so he could be the leader AEW he needs. Page says not to tell him who he is and says he would be the same as him if he went through the same stuff he did. He says the last thing he needs is advice from an old man like him.

Mina Shirakawa vs Leila Grey

Grey side headlocks her then Mina reverses it. Mina spin kicks her in the gut. Min ducks a lariat and poses. Grey kicks her in the back then Mina kicks her in the back. They trade chest forearms. Grey kicks her off the ropes then flying neckbreakers her.

Grey hits a step up knee then suplexes her. Mina urakens her for 2. Grey roll s her up for 2. Grey takes a spinning forearm. Mina 2nd rope diving slingblades her. Mina hits an elevated sitout reverse ddt and wins.

Thoughts: It was on the shorter end of things and wasn't much of note. Mina won as expected.

Lexy interviews Willow Nightingale. She says it feels right if she reps AEW at the Tokyo Dome in the International Women's Cup. She says you can call her an ambassador and star but not a cup winner unless she wins it. She said she needs to make it happen.

Continental Classic 2024 Blue League Match - Kazuchika Okada vs. Daniel Garcia

Okada hammerlocks him and DG side headlocks him. They trade shoulderblocks. DG hits forearms then crucifixes him for 2. Okada offers a handshake then pulls his hand away. DG chops and punches him. DG sweeps him down by the leg and basement dropkicks him.

We go to PiP break and return. Okada misses a senton. DG hits punches and Okada puts a sleeper type of hold on him. DG jawbreakers him. DG hits a swinging neckbreaker.

DG hits shots to the gut and boots him in the corner. DG facewash kicks him and puts him in a sleeper. DG release it and PK's him for 2. DG goes for a sharpshooter and Okada ropebreaks. Okada is sent into the rails and DG hits mounted punches on a chair out there. DG dropkicks him against the rails. 

Okada chairs DG and ddt's him on the floor. We go to PiP break, full break and return. DG hits headbutts on the buckles. DG superplexes him. Okada hits an over the back neckbreaker on the knee for 2. Okada slams him and hits a top rope elbow drop. Okada gives DG the finger and does his dance. DG ankle locks him.

Okada misses a dropkick. DG rolls him up into a cradle then they do a double clothesline. Okada hits a lariat then hits a nice dropkick. Okada hits a landslide. DG rolls him off a rainmaker attempt and does a sharpshooter. The match then goes to a 20 minute draw.

Okada teases shaking his hand after then gives him the finger.

Thoughts: It was an average match for the most part. I didn't think it was anything too special. Okada really shouldn't be going to draws with Garcia, but it's not like he's been booked that strong. It went to a draw so we didn't get a great finish here. They probably needed a bit more time than they got in this one.

Overall thoughts: It was an average show overall. There wasn't anything must see though a couple of matches were acceptable. While the CC can give us some fun and unique matches, the matches are essentially random and don't do a whole lot to build to any future matches or give you a reason to tune in next week.. I'd give this one a 5 out of 10 and wouldn't recommend it.

TNA Turning Point 2024 11/29/2024

TNA Turning Point 2024 11/29/2024

Pre-show thoughts: This show really shouldn't be happening. It's happening during Thanksgiving weekend so less people will be around. There's a lot of competition from basically every other sport. There's also two other wrestling shows on during this plus Survivor Series is getting all of the attention this week. The card is really weak and the build to it was not good with the go home show having a bunch of old dark matches from earlier in the year. I'll never really get why TNA does these Friday shows when Sundays are free of other shows.

They are at a small and dark arena here. I don't know what happened here but the lighting is not good and definitely not up to standards.

Frankie Kazarian vs Mike Santana

Kaz armdrags him. Mike rolls and headflips out of a wristlock and they stare down. Mike shoulders Kaz over and they trade armdrags. They try to armdrag each other at the same time. Mike asai moonsaults him and topes him. Mike basement dropkicks him for 2. Mike superkicks him.

Kaz legdrops his neck over the middle rope then knocks him off the apron. Kaz hiptosses him then legdrops the arm. Kaz keylocks him. Mike backdrops him. Mike chops him in the corner and hits a senton.

Kaz pulls Mike's throat down over the top rope and slingshot ddt's him on the apron. Kaz slams him in the ring and springboard legdrops him for 2. Kaz goes up top and takes a belly to belly suplex. Mike enzugiri's him then backrolls into a cutter on him. Kaz is caught on a death valley driver on a leapfrog attempt.

Kaz swinging neckbreakers him for 2. Kaz slingshots and is caught with a nothern lights suplex. Mike then magic screws him for 2.

Mike is slingshotted in and takes a cutter for 2. Mike knees him in the face then rolls him into a spinning lariat. Mike then picks up the win.

Thoughts: It was longer than it needed to be and not the best choice for an opener. I don't think anyone was real excited to see this and the match was really average as expected with these two. I'm not real sure what beating Kaz did for Mike. 

The System do a promo. Brian says they are the most decorated team in all of wrestling. Brian says he won't wear the turkey suit tonight and says Eddie will become champ. Moose says Laredo Kid gets a chance to be relevant tonight, but it will put him against The Franchise. He says he will beat him up, take his mask and give it to his kid. Eddie says Nic Nemeth is proud of himself and says his title dream ends tonight. He says he will become a 3x TNA champ and says he will learn that you always trust The System.

Thanksgiving Turkey Bowl Match - Rhino vs. Eric Young vs. Brian Myers vs. John Skyler vs. Hammerstone vs. Joe Hendry

Skyler talks as he enters. He insults the crowd and said its a monumental occasion as its the return of the TNA Turkey Bowl. He says it has nothing to do with the fat pigs stuffing their faces with leftovers. He says he gaurantees that someone else is leaving the building in a turkey suit, courtesy of these good hands.

Everyone pairs off and fights to start. Eric lariats Hammer over the top. Skyler pounds on Joe. Joe shoulders him over. Joe delay suplexes him. Rhino hits chops then lariats and back elbows him. Eric knocks Myers over with a punch. 

Eric dropkicks Hammer and Hammer appears to have hurt his ankle. Myers flying knees Eric. Eric takes a double suplex. Skyler legdrops Eric and stomps on him. Eric gets triple teamed by the heels. Eric makes a comeback. 3 people are on the buckles for a double superplex. Hammer back elbows Joe. Rhino spears Hammer. Rhino does the powerbomb on a tower of doom spot.

Joe hits 3 opponents then lariats them. Joe fallaway slams 3 people including Hammer. Myers hits a big lariat on Joe and takes a slingshot spear from Skyler. Rhino spears Hammer and Skyler. Myers spears Rhino. Joe hits a standing ovation on Myers and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a total waste of Joe Hendry. This is the best they could come up with for TNA's biggest star? It was a short and nothing match. There were just too many people involved and they were not guys who were going to fly around and do wild spots.

Joe tries to put the turkey suit on Myers after. Myers tries to leave but gets surrounded by the faces. Rhino belly to belly suplexes Myers and Joe hits an AA on Myers. Rhino then spears Myers. The faces then put the turkey suit on Myers.

Rosemary does a promo in the back. We can't hear most of it. She says something about Masha Slamovich and her match tonight. She says they can take everything good in their lives and says there's nothing you can do to stop her.

TNA X-Division Title Match - Moose (c) vs. Laredo Kid

They shove each other. Kid hits leg kicks and takes a knee to the body. Kid hits more kicks and slaps him. Kid tries to walk up the ropes and is pushed off the top to the floor. Kid is sent hard into the rails.

Moose tries to rip Kid's mask. Kid hits step up enzugiri's and Moose pump kicks him. Moose rips the mask more and stomps on him while he's in tree of woe. Alisha Edwards rubs Kid's face into the mat.

Kid rolls him up for 2 then hurricanrana's him. Moose uranages him. Alisha tries to rip Kid's mask off. Moose slaps him then chops him down. Kid hits a top rope dropkick then flip dives him off the post.

Kid slaps him outside. They get on the buckles and Moose blocks a top rope hurricanrana. Kid hits a top rope spanish fly for 2. Moose gets his knees up on Kid's 450. Moose hits a rolling spear then hits another one to wind.

Thoughts: I didn't like this. It was stupid that Moose could block a hurricanrana but then right after, could not block a top rope spanish fly. The spanish fly ended up meaning nothing here and Kid lost this one as expected.

No Disqualification Match - Josh Alexander vs. Steve Maclin

Steve is wearing skull style facepaint. They hockey fight to start. Josh facekicks him then is lariated over the top. Steve then topes him. Josh is thrown into the steps then has his head banged off the apron. Steve back elbows him and hits lariats to the back of the neck. Josh hits germans on him then Steve hits his own german.

Steve chops him in the corner then takes a german into the ropes. They fight on the outside and Josh hits punches to the head. Steve takes a back body drop on the floor. Josh then takes a death valley driver through a table. 

Josh gets hit with a trash can lid. Josh hits forearms and elbows. Josh goes for the ankle lock but Steve breaks it up by hitting him with a trash can lid. Steve takes a slam on the apron. Josh hits him with a trash can. Josh puts the can on Steve's head then hits him with a piece of the table. Steve is sat on the apron and Josh crossbodies his back. Josh hits him with a trash can.

Josh grabs a door and Steve dropkicks it into him. Steve then elbow drops the door onto Josh on the floor. Steve hits Josh with a piece of a table. Josh hits Steve's knee with a door and table pieces. Josh bangs Steve's knee off the mat. Two chairs are put across from each other and Josh takes an alabama slam through them.

Steve hits lariats on him then hits mounted punches of the thesz press. Steve uranage backbreakers him. Josh hits corner spears and Steve pumping knees a chair into Josh's head for 2. Steve comes off the top and Josh throws a chair in his face. Josh then picks him up and torture rack drops him through a table. Steve takes a bad landing on his arm and face and I don't know why they thought this was a good idea.

Josh ankle locks him and Steve rolls him into a trash can between the buckles. Josh is put in tree of woe and takes crosshairs spears. Steve hits a KIA for 2 but pulls him up. Steve brings in bullet shells. Josh kicks him in the crotch.

They slap each other and forearm flurry each other. Steve hits a 2nd rope KIA on the shell-casings and wins.

Thoughts: This went long at 23:46. I wasn't a fan of it. It was a slower match. They did too much here with both guys going through tables and Josh taking two KIA's. Josh worked on Steve's leg for a while but it was forgotten about. The first half of this was also almost all weapons shots which wasn't super interesting to watch either. 

Zack Wentz says Trey Miguel had travel issues and couldn't be here, in typical TNA tradition. He said he called The Shaman and says the bro is in the building. Matt Riddle then comes out. 

KUSHIDA, Matt Riddle & Zachary Wentz vs. Ace Austin & The Hardys (Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy)

Ace takes down Wentz and Wentz goes for la magistral. Wentz hits him in the gut. Ace cartwheels over him and armdrags him. Wentz headscissors him and ducks a spin kick. They stand off.

Jeff and Wentz go at it. Wentz waistlocks him and Jeff slides out. Wentz chases him and Matt Hardy nails Wentz from behind. Wentz takes a chest shot + backdrop. Matt Hardy side headlocks Wentz then shoulders him over. Wentz kips up and bakflips out of a wristlock then armdrags him.

Wentz corkscrew crossbodies Matt off the buckles. Kush bangs Matt Hardy's arm off his shoulder then surfboards him. Matt Hardy bangs Kush's arm off his shoulder. Jeff works Kush's arm then Ace works Kush's arm as well. Kush takes an armdrag and Ace armlocks him.

Kush basement dropkicks Ace. Riddle is tagged in. He hits karelins' lifts on Ace and fisherman suplexes him. Ace takes a PK and senton. Riddle is thrown out. Jeff hits corner spears on Wentz then sends him into the buckles. Matt 2nd rope elbow drops Wentz's arm. Matt bangs Wentz's head off the buckles. Wentz's throat is catapulted into the ropes. Ace comes in and chinlocks Wentz. Wentz boots him out of the corner and tags in Riddle. Riddle does a pele kick on Wentz then pumping knees Matt Hardy. Riddle exploders Ace then sentons and PK's him. Riddle powerbombs Ace and knees him in the face for 2.

Wentz hits boots on Ace. Kush hits kicks to Wentz's arms then they high kick each other down at the same time. Jeff and Wentz get in. Jeff knocks him down a few times, atomic drops him and legdrops him low. Jeff then basement dropkicks him. Wentz hits a jumping knee.

Jeff hits a whisper in the wind on Wentz and Kush. Jeff jumps off Matt's back and splashes Wentz in the corner. Ace superkicks Riddle and Wentz handspring knees Ace. Matt hits a side effect and Jeff spin kicks Kush. Everyone is down.

Jeff and Riddle trade shots. Jeff canadian destroyers Riddle. Kush hiptoss cartwheel basement dropkicks Ace. Kush handspring double back elbows The Hardy's. Kush forearms both Hardy's down. Kush takes a twist of fate into a neckbreaker. Jeff hits a tope rope swanton on Kush and wins.

Thoughts: I didn't like this being a face vs face match. I also didn't like Riddle debuting here nor did I like him losing in his debut. I'm not sure why Riddle agreed to this. It was a different match with both teams being faces and The Hardy's kind of having to be more heelish here. It wasn't what it should have been and was about average.

TNA Knockouts World Title Two Out Of Three Falls Match - Masha Slamovich (c) vs. Jordynne Grace

1st Fall - Masha wristlocks her. Masha throws her over by the arm and JG hammerlocks her. JG headscissors her and they stand off. JG boots her then shoulders her over. JG lariats her then spinebusters her for 2. Masha hook kicks her then gori specials her into the ropes.

Masha facekicks her on the ropes. Masha knees her in the her face and lariats her. Masha hits snapmares then corkscrew topes her. Masha legsweeps her then PK's her. JG package piledrivers her on the apron.

They fight outside and reverse tombstone attempts. Masha then piledrivers her on the floor. Of course it's only worth a 2 count. JG hits slams. Masha head kicks her twice and JG hits an air raid crash for 2. They try pin attempts and JG gets a pin.

2nd Fall - Masha hits an upkick and a step up knee and facekick in the corner. Masha koppo kicks her for 2. Masha throws her over by the arm and pulls on both arms. JG puts her in a full nelson. Masha goes for a sleeper and is dropped backwards for 2. JG lariats her over for 2. 

Masha rolls her and double stomps her. Masha then sleepers her. JG hits a vertebreaker for 2. Masha tornado ddt's her then guillotines her on the mat. JG hits a vader bomb and Masha cradles her. Masha gets the pin.

3rd Fall - JG hits mounted shots. Rosemary is in the aisle way. Masha and JG trade forearms. Masha spin kicks her then kicks her from the mat. Masha knees her in the face and does a deadlift sitout powerbomb. Masha package piledrivers her and wins.

Thoughts: I didn't like this. The 3rd fall was short and pretty weak which makes no sense since the third fall is the most important fall. The match wasn't that great. The crowd is not mic'd up well here and the pacing was just not that good. I also didn't like the vertebreaker meaning nothing here.

TNA World Title Match - Nic Nemeth (c) vs. Eddie Edwards

They roll on the ropes. Nic takes him down and rolls him for 2. Eddie goes out to stall. Nic side headlocks him and shoulders him over. Eddie trips him and Nic headscissors him. Nic hits punches and goes into the buckles chest first. Eddie hits mounted punches. Nic gets sent chest first into the buckles again. Eddie side headlocks him.

Nic headbutts him then takes a lariat. Eddie chops him. Nic hits a dropkick. Nic neckbreakers him and hits elbow drops. Eddie eye pokes him outside and Eddie's head is banged off the rails. Nic headbutts him then superkicks the timekeeper when Eddie moves.

Eddie punches him in the entrance way. They get back in and Nic hits a top rope elbow drop for 2. Nic goes for the superkick and Eddie backbreakers him. Eddie knee drops him. Eddie lariats him for 2. Eddie chinlocks him. Nic headbutts him then they double clothesline each other. They trade punches. Nic headbutts him. Alisha trips Nic and Eddie knocks Nic over. The ref ejects Alisha for tripping Nic. Nic hits corner punches on Eddie.

Nic thesz presses him and hits mounted punches. Eddie hits a blue thunder for 2. Eddie hits a backpack stunner for 2. Nic hits a fameasser for 2. Alisha Edwards comes back out after being ejected. The ref sees her an ddoesn't care. Alisha tries to hit Nic and Eddie ends up getting pushed into her. Alisha hits Nic with the TNA title and Eddie gets a 2 count off of it. Eddie hits a shining wizard for 2. Nic hits a danger zone for 2.

Nic lariats him over the top and goes down with him to the floor. Brian Myers comes out in the turkey costume and gets in the ring. JBL then comes out. JBL hits a big clothesline on Brian. Eddie pops Nic up then takes a headbutt. Nic superkicks him then hits a danger zone and gets the win.

Thoughts: It wasn't that interesting as expected. Alisha was ejected, came back out and the ref did nothing about it. JBL and Brian Myers came in the ring and the ref didn't care either. I don't think anyone bought that Eddie was winning this one and he lost as expected. The work wasn't awful or anything but it got off to a slow start and didn't have a lot of exciting parts to it.

Overall thoughts: I didn't like this show. The lighting was bad. The crowd wasn't mic'd up well so you couldn't hear them even though they seemed to be into it. None of the matches had a great build to them either. The main and semi main didn't really deliver and Maclin/Alexander was a long and dangerous match with weak selling. Joe Hendry got wasted in a turkey suit match, Riddle lost in his debut and Santana/Kaz was not a good way to get this off and running. TNA just did put out the best effort possible for this and it was just not a good show. I would give this one a 4 out of 10 and would not recommend it.

WWE NXT Level Up 11/29/2024

WWE NXT Level Up 11/29/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/wwe-nxt-level-up-11222024.html

 Drake Morreaux vs Harlem Lewis

They lock up. Lewis shoves him and elbows his arm. Drake shoulders him over and rolls him around on the mat. Drake dropkicks him off a criss-cross. Lewis dropkicks him then hits mounted shots. Lewis knees him in the gut and clubs on him. Drake hits short arm shoulderblocks then codebreakers him arm.

Drake running boots him and hits a big lariat for 2. Drake hits forearms and slams him. Drake lariats and back elbows him. Drake running facekicks him. Drake throws him off the 2nd rope and hits a top rope splash for the win.

Thoughts: They did some basic stuff here. Most of it looked fine though. There was nothing wrong with this and it was an acceptable heavyweight match here. Drake moves around well for his size.

Lainey Reid is interviewed. She is having problems finding a tag partner. She says she doesn't like too many people but will figure it out. Kali Armstrong walks in and offers to team with her. She says she doesn't like the other girls in the locker room either and says it doesn't mean they are friends.

Thoughts: They said this took place earlier today. The graphic for this match was set by this afternoon.

Layla Diggs and Tyra Mae Steele vs Lainey Reid and Kali Armstrong

This one got set-up last week. Reid tags out when Diggs wants a piece of her. Kali side headlocks Diggs. Reid is tagged in  and Diggs takes a double arm yank. Diggs wristlocks Reid then throws her over by the arm. Diggs armlocks her. Diggs hits a standing moonsault on Reid for 2. Tyra tries pins on Reid.

Tyra takes Kali down and rolls her around by the legs. Tyra waistlocks takedowns her and rolls her around more. Reid headhunters Tyra then hits downward elbows on her. Kali runs the ropes and shoulders Tyra over for 2.

Kali crossfaces Tyra. Tyra takes a double elbow drop. Reid chinlocks Tyra. Reid corner euros her and boots her in the gut. Diggs is tagged in. She cleans house on the heels and hits spinning heel kicks in the corner. Diggs double underhook suplexes Kali for 2.

Kali powerslams Diggs then misses a big splash. Diggs scissors kicks Kali and gets the win.

Thoughts: It was a fun tag here. Diggs had a good hot tag segment and Reid's a lot better. This was the Kali Armstrong show though. She hit a nice powerslam and shoulderblock and looks like she is developing into a power type of wrestler. This was her best TV performance to date.

We see Cutler James and Dion Lennox workout in the back. They talk about Dion's drama with Karmen and Ashante. Kale Dixon and Uriah Connors come in. Kale says he wants to face them in the ring. James brings up how he beat them already. They call Dion "Great Value Superman" and Dion calls them "Dumb and Dumber". The heels back off.

Diggs and Tyra talk in the back about winning. Tyra says she's going to get water and asks if Diggs wants some. Lainey Reid nails Diggs from behind and knocks her into ladders. Tyra then chases Reid and throws a water bottle at her, asking what she was doing.

Cutler James and Dion Lennox vs Uriah Connors and Kale Dixon

 

UC = Uriah Connors, CJ = Cutler James

Kale and CJ start us off. Kale boots him and has some wild one-legged tights on. CJ is thrown hard into the corner. CJ takes him down and wristlocks him. CJ arm throws him and running back elbows him in the corner. Dion hits a nice shoulder on Kale.

UC gets in and is shoved by Dion. Dion slams him. UC upkicks him. Dion fallways slams him for 2. Dion misses a dropkick and Kale chops Dion in the back. Dion dropkicks KAle right in the face and hiptosses UC. Dion takes a stun gun.

Kale pounds on Dion's back and bangs his head off the buckles. Kale kneels on Dion's neck on the buckles then splashes him from the ropes. UC slingshot swantons Dion for 2. UC leg kicks and boots Dion. UC then sentons him for 2.

UC jumps off of Kale's back in the corner onto Dion. Dion hits punches on UC then hits a big lariat. CJ gets in. CJ hits forearms and back elbows on the heels. CJ corner spears both then hits a double lariat. CJ samoan drops Kale for 2. Kale superkicks Dion. UC kicks CJ From the apron and Kale rolls up CJ while holding the tights to win.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one here but I liked it. Dion had a good showing and really resembled John Cena at times in a good way. He has nights like this and it feels like he's a star in the making. Kale and UC were decent heels like usual. James had his best showing to date and showed a little more speed and energy than he usually does. He still needs to work on his offense though.

Overall thoughts: It was a really fun edition of Level Up. All 3 matches were hits here plus we got some backstage segments and an interview. They made the most of their time this week and we had some good showings from Dion Lennox and Kali Armstrong. I'd recommend this one and I enjoyed this.

WWE Smackdown 11/29/2024

WWE Smackdown 11/29/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/wwe-smackdown-11222024.html

Bianca's Survivor Series team comes out. Rhea says they aren't the best of friends but it doesn't matter. She says they go to Wargames tomorrow and they all have someone they want to get their hands on. She says no one can stop them from brutalizing their opponents tomorrow. Naomi says Nia and Tiff will get what they deserve. She says the glow will be felt and dealt. Bianca says all 5 of her opponents can get it since they don't know who took out Jade. Rhea says Liv will wish she didn't know them. Iyo says they will destroy them.

Liv Morgan's team comes out. She says what they are saying is funny. Nia talks about the things Damage Ctrl did to Bayley and says they will implode before they get to the ring. Naomi says they got bigger problems, like them. Bayley says they won't have any friends after Wargames. Liv says they are a united front.

Rhea says to stop wasting time and says there's nowhere to run or hide tomorrow. Liv says she will finish the job she started when she breaks Rhea's face on the cage. Rhea says she will cave her face in so bad that Dom won't even want to look at her. Liv's team teases fighting but says they are leaving and will see them tomorrow. They all then end up fighting. Guards come out to try and stop it. 

Andrade vs Shinsuke Nakamura

SN = Shinsuke Nakamura

Andrade has a new tron with like a robot with his mask on shooting lasers out of his eyes. SN has a new remix of his song. SN also has new gear and black/red paint around his eyes.

SN takes him down and misses a stomp. SN hits shots in the corner. Andrade flips out of the corner then top rope crossbodies. SN hits corner spears and knees to the face. Andrade rolls him up then flying headscissors him.

Andrade goes to dive and gets kicked. SN sits on the top rope and Andrade dropkicks him over. SN top rope moonsaults him outside. We go to break and return. Andrade hits shots to the gut. SN knees him in the gut. Andrade back elbows him then dragon screws him. Andrade flying forearms him. SN is knocked off the buckles. Andrade does a top rope moonsault into a standing moonsault for 2.

SN overhead elbows him and takes a spinning back elbow for 2. Andrade hits three amigos and the third has SN going into the buckles. Andrade goes for a meteora put SN pulled the turnbuckle pad off and Andrade goes face first into it. SN hits a kinshasa in the back of the neck and wins.

Thoughts: It was a decent match. They overdo it too much here and the finish was something unique.

LA Knight comes out after SN and SN sprays him with black mist in the face.

The Bloodline and Bronson Reed talk in the back. Solo says Fatu has got this tonight. Nick Aldis comes in tonight. He says tonight is important and he doesn't want the number's game factoring into this match. He says everyone is banned from ringside tonight. Solo says we got it and understand each other.

DIY talk in the back. Ciampa says JG told him whatever it takes and says they got screwed out of the tag titles. He asks if he wants his kids to say he's a loser. Ciampa says he's not a loser and they aren't loser. JG says things change. Ciampa says nothing changed. He says he doesn't care if Alex Shelly was his mentor and says it seems that's more important than getting the tag titles back. JG says let him talk to him. Ciampa says he doesn't want to talk to him and says we will do it his way. Ciampa says he has one more chance to figure things out or it will be done his way.

Kevin Owens says there's people out there still on Cody's side. We see videos from 2021 with KO being thrown off the Thunderdome through a table. We then see Roman running him over with a golf cart. We see KO getting handcuffed at the 2023 Royal Rumble and taking tons of superkicks. KO says Cody was in the building but was nowhere to be found during that. He says Cody was there for Roman though when Roman needed him this year. KO says that's just 3 examples of why Code deserves everything that is coming to him. 

Cody Rhodes vs Carmelo Hayes

Melo gets on the mic beforehand. He says KO was right and Cody did turn his back on him. He says Cody is the guy to stab someone right in the heart, not in the back. He says who needs enemies when you got friends like Cody. He says if Cody wants to evaluate the first round draft pick, he says the evaluation will show why he got picked.

They lock up. Melo pushes him and side headlocks him. Melo rolls up and Cody crucifixes him. Cody back rolls him and punches him. Cody tells him to come on. Melo slaps him and backs off.

Cody lariats Melo over the top. Cody topes him into the commentary table and bangs his head off the table. Melo dropkicks him as he comes back in. Cody hits a disaster kick. We go to break and return. Cody 2nd rope delay superplexes him. Cody hits punches and running forearms him. Melo la mistica drops him for 2. Cody powerslams him then figure fours him. Melo boots him and get stuck on a disaster kick attempt. Melo then springboard legdrops him while he's on the 2nd rope. Melo suplex lifts him and cutters him. Melo misses a top rope move. Melo misses a lariat then is caught with a cody cutter. Cody hits cross rhodes and wins.

Thoughts: It was an average match. They didn't go as much into the story of this as I would have hoped. The finishing stretch could have been a bit better. Cody won as expected which didn't really do much to help out Melo's standing. 

We get a sit down talk with Paul Heyman, Roman Reigns and CM Punk. Punk isn't there and Roman isn't happy about Punk making him wait. Punk then arrives and says he doesn't have a lot of time. Roman says it's a good thing he came late. Punk says he didn't show up for him but Paul. Roman says he doesn't need Punk's help. Punk said he thought he would feel that way and didn't want to give him his help. He says he's not here for him but for Paul.

Roman says he doesn't like him or his tone and doesn't want to team with him tomorrow. Paul says it's over if they don't get Punk's help. Paul says Solo will come after Punk if they don't take care of him. Paul says Solo knows Punk is the threat. He says divided we all fall to Solo but united, at best, we all survive.

Punk says he's not here for him, he's here for Paul. Punk says he wants his revenge and says they can revisit this conversation is they make it through Wargames. Roman and Punk both says "one time" and Punk says, "one favor". Roman asks if Punk owes him a favor. Punk says no and says Paul will owe him a favor. 

Punk leaves. Roman asks Paul what the favor is. Paul says let's get through Wargames and we'll have all the time in the world to talk about it.

WWE Women's United States Title Tournament First Round - Piper Niven vs Lash Legend vs Michin

Lash hits a big forearm on Piper and takes shots from Michin. Piper low crossbodies Mich then Lash splashes Piper. Lash catches Piper's crossbody but Michin dropkicks them over. Michin hits a top rope diving hurricanrana. Michin PK's her from the apron. Michin then moonsaults onto them outside.

Chelsea Green superkicks Michin outside. B-Fab comes down and rams Green into the apron. She then hits forearms and fights with Green to the back. Lash pump kicks Piper, who is distracted. We go to break and return.

Piper cannonballs Michin in the corner then michinoku drivers her for 2. Piper runs over Lash. Piper vader bombs Lash for 2. Lash swinging backbreakers Michin. Lash hits a big chop on Piper then chokeslams her for 2. 

Mich hits a big kick on Lash. Lash catches her headscissors and powerbombs her for 2. Piper sentons both opponents at once for 2. Mich goes up top and gets hit. Piper misses a 2nd rope senton on Lash. Lash hits lash extension on Piper. Mich top rope sentons Lash and pins Piper.

Thoughts: It went a little longer than it needed to. It had the usual limitations these matches have and was just average for the most part. Lash showed some nice power here with Piper.

LA is being checked on in the back. Byron interviews him. LA asks if we have to talk about his match with Nakamura right now. He says Nakamura has been gone for a bit and now has a problem with him. He says Nakamura will have a big problem with him. He says he lives and breaths in survival mode and says he will continue to be the US champ. He says he'll be looking Nakamura in the eyes at Survivor Series. He says he will drop him on his head and have him do 3 the hard way.

Sami Zayn and Jimmy Uso hype up Jey Uso. Nick Aldis walks in and says everyone is banned from ringside. They tell Jey he got this.

Wargames Advantage Match - Jacob Fatu vs Jey Uso

They lock up and go into the corner. Fatu shoves him and Jey hits punches. Jey side headlocks him and shoulders him over. Fatu chokes him on the ropes then stomps on him. Jey goes up and over in the corner and then lariats him over the top rope. Jey tries to tope him but is caught and sent into the post. Jey then is sent over the commentary table. 

We go to break and return. Fatu hits a nice flying back elbow. Fatu trapezus holds him. Fatu is pushed into the post shoulder first then spears the post when Jey leapfrogs him. Jey hits punches on Fatu then spinning enzugiri's him. Jey hits a corner hip attack for 2. Jey is caught off the buckles and takes a swinging side slam. Fatu handspring moonsaults him for 2.  

Fatu corner hip attacks him. Solo superkicks him then takes a pop-up samoan drop for 2. Fatu misses a top rope swanton and kind of hits his head on Jey's knees. Jey spears him then hits a top rope splash for 2. Jey tope forearms him over the commentary table.  

Jey runs into a Fatu superkick. Fatu samoan drops him on the commentary table. Fatu does an implant ddt and double jump moonsaults him off the top. Fatu then wins.

Thoughts: It was a solid main here. Fatu beat up Jey some as expected and we got a couple of dives and top rope moves. It wasn't anything to out of the norm for these guys but they put out a good effort and there were no real issues with this one. 

Solo hugs Fatu after.

Overall thoughts: It was the usual okay Smackdown and it was the go home show for Survivor Series. There was nothing must see. It all made sense though and nothing was super offensive. The main was the best thing on here. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 and I don't think you need to see this one.

WWE Speed 11/27/2024

WWE Speed 11/27/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/wwe-speed-11202024.html

#1 Contender's Tournament First Round - Zelina Vega vs Chelsea Green

Vega rolls her up to start. Vega then does another for 2 and tries a bridge pin. Green headbutts her and flatliners her. Green talks trash and is booted. Vega spears her and hits a kick for 2. Green germans her. Green grabs a sandal.

Vega spanks Green with a sandal and rolls her up for 2. Vega rolls her up and wins at 2:05.

Thoughts: It was short and not good. They didn't do that much and what they did do wasn't amazing. The crowd didn't care at all. I'm not totally surprised by this as this was pretty low quality.

Overall thoughts: There was only new new match here as usual. It went 2:05 and was not good. It may have even been the worst Speed match yet. I would not recommend this.

Stardom 11/24/2024 - 14th Goddesses of Stardom Tag League in Koriyama (Goddesses of Stardom Tag League 2024 Day 13)

Stardom 11/24/2024 - 14th Goddesses of Stardom Tag League in Koriyama (Goddesses of Stardom Tag League 2024 Day 13)

Day 12 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/stardom-11232024-14th-goddesses-of.html

Goddesses Of Stardom Tag League 2024 Block A Match - STARS (Hanan & Saya Iida) vs. Empress Nexus Venus (Rian & Waka Tsukiyama)

Rian and Saya lock up. Saya backs her up and poses. Rian dropkicks her while she poses. Rian hits chest forearms then Saya shoulders her over. Rian is tripped into a back elbow then Rian takes a double bulldog. Han leg lariats Rian on the ropes for 2. Han stomps on her. Saya chops Rian in the corner.

Han double chops Rian then slams her. Han crabs her. Rian hits chest forearms. Rian stunners Han. Waka corner hip attacks Han then dropkicks her. Waka hip attacks Han on the ropes. Han and Saya hit stereo double sledgehammer shows. Waka butt drops Han.

Rian hits dropkicks on Han for 2. Waka dropkicks Han over when she tries to do a move to Rian. Rian top rope crossbodies Han. Han takes a double straightjacket bomb. Rian pushes Han into Saya then flips over her on a backslide and gets a 2 count. Rian fisherman suplexes her for 2. Saya hits a double clothesline.

Rian takes a double team reverse ddt bomb for 2. Han cuty specials Rian and wins.

Thoughts: It was a short opener and not much of note. It flowed okay though and I suppose it was fine for what it was.

AZM vs. Natsupoi vs. Matoi Hamabe

AZM amd Matoi handshake while Poi does her hand signal. We get a double headlock spot. Poi slides under a double team. Matoi throws AZM then is rolled by Poi. Matoi takes a double dropkick. Matoi is snapmared and kicked in the back. Matoi has 2 sets of boots put in her face and Poi bites Matoi's arm. Matoi is held in the ropes for dropkicks to the back.

Matoi is stomped on by both. AZM slams Matoi. Matoi takes a half-crab + armbar combo. Poi bites Matoi's foot. AZM bites Matoi's arm. Matoi hits forearms on both opponents. Matoi dropkicks AZM. Matoi slams Poi.

Matoi hits chest forearms on Poi and takes a spin kick. Poi headhunters her. Poi and AZM roll together. Poi cartwheels out of a legsweep. AZM suplexes her. Poi ducks a headkick. Matoi rolls both over into a pin attempt. Matoi rolls up AZM and Poi together for 2.

Matoi hits shoulder throws on both opponents. Poi dropkicks Matoi through the ropes for 2. AZM slams Matoi. Matoi rolls up AZM for 2. AZM then rolls her up and wins.

Thoughts: It was the usual fast-paced three way. They kept things moving and it wasn't boring. But the match has some limits, especially when it's second on the card and can't go long.  

Goddesses Of Stardom Tag League 2024 Block A Match - Azusa Inaba & Rina vs. God's Eye (Hina & Lady C)

AI = Azusa Inaba

AI wristlocks Hina. Hina reverses it. AI side headlocks her and headlock takeovers her. Hina dropkicks her. Hina takes a bulldog and then a basement dropkick. AI stands on her face. She slams her and Rina hair throws Hina.

Rina foot chokes her. AI stomps on Hina in the corner then slams her for 2. Rina bullies Hina and Hina hits chest forearms. Rina stomps on her. Hina hip throws her.

C shoulders over Rina then giant swings her. C abdominal stretches both opponents at the same time then cobra twists Rina. C then does a backdrop out of it.

Rina northern lights suplexes C for 2. AI pump kicks C over for 2 and kicks her in the back for 2. C shoulders AI over. Hina gets in. She flying knees and dropkicks AI for 2. AI chest kicks her over. Hina hip throws AI for 2.  Hina takes shots from her opponents and a double knee drop off the buckles from Rina. AI suplexes Hina for 2.

Hina ankle locks her and C breaks it up. Hina takes a pump kick into an abdominal stretch bomb. AI does like a weird kick on Hina. AI takes a double neckbreaker then Hina pump handle half-nelson slams her. AI bakslides Hina for 2. AI pump kicks Hina then backdrops her for 2.

C facekicks Rina over then AI takes a 3D. Hina fisherman jackhammers AI and pins her.

Thoughts: It was an average and went too long. There were no issues with this outside of the length. C did a little more than usual here.

STARS (Hazuki & Koguma) vs. God's Eye (Saki Kashima & Syuri) vs. Neo Genesis (Mei Seira & Miyu Amasaki) vs. HATE (Momo Watanabe & Thekla)

Sayaka Kurara filmed this one through one of the handcams outside. Saki and Miyu did Kog's pose with her. Saki ended up winning this one with a crucifix on Mei. It started off slow with Saki not even wanting to fight and them wasting time. Momo and Syuri traded some nice chest kicks and in the last few minutes, we finally got to the high speed chaos you would expect with this. This wasn't that good. Kog chased Momo to the back with a bottle after and Saki was staring at Mei's title.

Goddesses Of Stardom Tag League 2024 Block A Match - Cosmic Angels (Aya Sakura & Yuna Mizumori) vs. Neo Genesis (Starlight Kid & Suzu Suzuki)

Yuna armdrags Kid then Kid does it back. Kid cartwheels over her and Yuma armdrags her. They sweep each other. Aya kicks Kid from the apron. Kid and Suzu hit stereo forearms. Kid then takes down Yuna and twists her leg.

Kid drives Yuna's leg down into the mat then knee drops her knee. Kid standing moonsaults Yuna's knees. Suzu dropkicks Yuna's knee. Suzu snapmares yuna and kicks her in the back. Suzu then hits her drive-by kick on her on the apron.

Yuna hits chest forearms on Suzu then Suzu forearms her over. Yuna basement dropkicks Suzu and tags out. Aya gets in and dropkicks Suzu. Aya chest kicks both opponents down. She then does a dropkick in the corner on both. Aya spinning heel kicks Suzu in the corner. Aya hits chest forearms on Suzu then Suzu rolling spears her.

Aya leg kicks Kid then 2nd rope knee presses her. Yunatop rope diving houlderblocks Kid. Kid takes a sliding lariat + back kick combo. Yuna takes corner attacks and a double basement dropkick. Kid does 2 cross-legged fisherman suplexes and misses a 180 splash off the top. Yuna lariats Kid over.

Aya high kicks Kid. Kid takes a high kick into a cradle shock for 2. Kid escapes an electric chair drop and headscissors yuna into a pin attempt. Kid then stretch mufflers her. Yuna gets some pin attempts in. Suzu spin kicks Aya then Yuna takes a lariat + half-nelson slam. Kid stretch mufflers Yuna and taps her out.

Thoughts: It was an okay match. Kid worked Yuna's leg to lead up to the finish some. Aya had an okay showing and Suzu wasn't much of a factor in this one.

Goddesses Of Stardom Tag League 2024 Block B Match - STARS (Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo) vs. God's Eye (Ranna Yagami & Tomoka Inaba)

TI = Tomoka Inaba

Ran and Momo go at it. They trade waistlocks. Momo side headlocks her. Ran misses a dropkick on her. Momo goes up and over Ran then armdrags her. Momo dropkicks her. Ran does a drop on Momo and armbars her. TI then armbars Mayu at the same time.

Ran slams Momo and bangs her head off the buckles. TI boots Momo then wraps her arm around the ropes and pulls. TI boots Momo and bangs her head off the buckles. Ran slams Momo and kicks her in the back. Momo hits a nice dropkick and Mayu tags in.

Mayu corner forearms Ran then dragon screws her and TI. Mayu basement dropkicks both against the bottom rope. Ran hits chest kicks on Mayu. Ran kicks her in the back then dropkicks her.  

TI trips Mayu into the ropes for a pump kick. TI kicks her in the back for 2. TI stirke combos Mayu and Mayu backrolls her into a basement dropkick. Momo is tagged in and springboard dropkicks TI. Momo does a hold on her and Ran breaks it up.

TI and Momo trade chest forearms. Momo hits a bunch in a row. TI snapmares her then armbars her. Momo ropebreaks. TI hits knees to the head of Momo and chest kicks her over. Momo 619's TI.

Mayu superkicks TI then Momo twisting crossbodies TI off the buckles. Momo tiger feint 619's TI for 2. Ran leg lariats Momo. Momo takes a double punch to the gut then a high/low for 2. Ran high kicks Mayu then TI pump kicks Momo for 2.

Momo rolls up TI for 2. Momo superkicks TI then takes a pop-up spin kick to the gut for 2. Mayu armbars Ran outside on the floor. TI michinoku drivers Momo and wins.

Thoughts: It went a little longer than it needed to. I was surprised to see Inaba pick up the win. It was okay with a heavy focus on TI and Momo.

TI and Momo stare down after.

Goddesses Of Stardom Tag League 2024 Block B Match - Cosmic Angels (Sayaka Kurara & Tam Nakano) vs. HATE (Natsuko Tora & Ruaka)

Saya and Tam attack the heels early, beating them to the punch. Tora takes a double boot, legsweep then a basmeent dropkick and senton. Tam lifts Saya for a double stomp on Tora.

The fight goes outside and Saya is sent into the seats. Tam also takes a ride into the seats. Ruaka hits Tam with a box in front of the ref and the ref doesn't care. Tora suplexes Saya.

Ruaka corner splashes Saya in the ring for 2. Saya fights back with chest forearms and Ruaka shoulders her over. Tora comes in and boots Saya in the head. Tora forearms her over and eye pokes her. Saya hits two dropkicks. Tam gets in and top rope crossbodies Ruaka. Tora lariats Tam on the ropes. Tam bridges out of a double clothesline and does a double dropkick.

Tam spin kicks Tora. Tora crossbodies Tam. Ruaka shoulders and sentons Tam for 2. Tam cutters Tora then cartwheel double knee drops her. Saya corner dropkicks Ruaka. Saya hanging sleepers Ruaka in the corner but Tora breaks it up. Tora snapmares Saya off the ropes. The heels run into each other and take a superkick and dropkick. Tam then jumps off the top while Saya jumps off the apron with a crossbody outside.

Saya top rope dropkicks Ruaka. Saya gets caught up top and Ruaka suplexes her down. Ruaka running lariats her for 2. Ruaka misses a top rope splash and blocks Saya's spear. Saya tries another spear on Ruaka and gets a 2 count.

Saya takes a crossbody and cannonball on the ropes. Ruaka fishherman suplexes Say for 2. Tora top rope splashes Saya for 2. Saya takes a lariat/shoulderblock combo. Tam highs Ruaka and Saya hits a sliced bread on Ruaka. Saya then rolls up Ruaka and gets the pin.

Thoughts: It was a decent tag match. Saya did most of the work here and had a good showing, not looking like a rookie at all. The heels were heels and the faces were faces here. The faces got a lot more offense in than usual.

The heels get mad after and beat up on Saya. Aya Sakura comes out to help. Saya talks on the mic after.

Goddesses Of Stardom Tag League 2024 Block B Match - Empress Nexus Venus (HANAKO & Maika) vs. HATE (Konami & Saya Kamitani)

Maika and Kon go at it. They go to the mat and Kon side headlock takeovers her. Maika headscissors her. Maika misses a corner charge and the heels bang both of her legs off the ropes. The heels then split the faces legs together on the floor outside. Hana is sent into the seats by the heels and Maika is as well. Saya hits Hana with bottles.

Maika is tied up in the ropes and takes facekicks from the heels. Saya stomps on Maika and chinlocks her. Saya then hooks the leg on top of it. Saya stomps on Maika's leg.

Kon gets in and pulls Maika's leg around the ropes. She then dropkicks it. Maika powerslams Kon and tags Hana in. Hana shoulders over Kon. Hana corner splashes both opponents then shoulders both over. Hana knee drops Kon for 2. Kon back rolls Hana into a chest kick.

Saya face rakes Hana and misses a springboard. Hana powerslams her. Maika gets in. She corner lariats Saya then shoulders her over. They trade forearms. Saya spinning heel kicks her. Saya misses a corner charge and 2nd rope dropkicks Maika for 2. Maika backdrops her then takes a pump kick. Saya spinning heel kicks Maika. Kon gets in and Hana shoulders her over. 

Hana takes corner attacks from her opponents then Kon top rope double stomps her arm for 2. Kon knees her in the arm the kicks her in it for 2. Kon hits a shot to the gut. Kon rolls her up for 2 then goes for the armbar.

Hana facekicks Kon then suplexes her for 2. Maika lariats Kon while the ref is distracted. Kon takes a suplex + backbreaker combo for 2. Kon rolling armbars Han then is slammed down. Saya springboard crossbodies Hana. Hana takes a double german for 2. Kon PK's Hana then headkicks her for 2.

Kon rolling armbars Hana. Saya pump kicks Maika and is lariated over. Hana facekicks Kon. Kon goes for the triangle lancer and Hana rolls her up to win.

Thoughts: It was a decent tag. Kon worked the arm towards the end and got pinned trying to do an arm submission. I had no real issues with it. They worked well with the styles clashes here and got a lot of good out of everyone in it.

Hana and Maika talk on the mic after and drink beer.

Overall thoughts: It was a longer show with 8 matches. The show was fine. The semi main was the best thing on here and the four way was my least favorite thing on here. There was nothing must see on this though nothing was awful. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 overall but I don't think I'd really recommend it.

TNA Impact 11/28/2024

TNA Impact 11/28/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/tna-impact-11212024.html

Matthew Rehwoldt and Tom Hannifan are our commentators. There's all dark matches on tonight as this is airing on Thanksgiving.

The System (Moose, Eddie Edwards and JDC) vs PCO, Sami Callihan and Joe Hendry

This is from October 2024 though it didn't air on TV.

Joe says he's here with The Death Machine and PCO, who is already dead. He says the crowd will chant we believe and says they believe in Joe Hendry.

Eddie takes a running shoulder from Sami. Sami slams Eddie then legdrops him. Eddie eye pokes PCO and PCO facekicks him. PCO lariats him over. Eddie grabs Sami by the hair and the two sides stand off. Everyone goes out to fight.

Alisha Edwards gets on the apron, Brian Myers distracts Sami and Moose facekicks Sami. Alisha chokes Sami on the ropes. Sami suplexes Moose. Joe hits lariats on Eddie when he gets in. Joe fallway slams Eddie. Eddie goes for  standing ovation on Eddie and Moose breaks it up. Moose fallaway slams Joe. PCO ddt's Moose. Eddie superkicks PCO. Sami lariats Eddie.

PCO chokeslams JDC then Sami short piledrivers Eddie. Joe hits a standing ovation on Eddie and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a short one here that was to the point. The heels got some offense and cheating in then the faces won. It wasn't much of note.

Jordynne Grace vs Dani Luna

This is from June 2024. Jody Threat is on commentary. Dani and JG lock up. Dani goes at her and misses then goes into the corner. JG side headlocks her. They shoulder battle and Dani shoulders her over. Grace then shoulders her over. They go face to face. JG slaps her and they trade forearms.

JG throws her out and topes her. Dani doesn't go down, gets thrown in then Dani topes JG. JG jackhammers Dani on the floor. JG kind of takes a back body drop on the apron.

Dani hits a slingshot blue thunder for 2. Dani spinning back elbows JG. JG does a regalplex then hits a made in japan for the win.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. They didn't have a lot of chemistry together and the crowd didn't care. It was slower and not much happened early on.

We see The Good Hands, Sami, PCO and Xia playing poker in the back. Hotch is all in on a hand and Xia folds. Sami says he's all in. Sami thinks he won the hand with aces and eights but PCO has a "flush royale" and wins. The Good Hands accuse them of cheating. Sami says PCO would never cheat and pulls a card down from PCO's pocket. Santino Marella then appears between these people. He says he will make a tag match between them next week to solve this. Xia says she lost everything and asks what about her. Skyler says no one cares as she's a little girl and she pies him.

The announcers say this is the time of year when you think about what you are thankful for. And they say the X-Division is one of those things. They talk about Moose's Turning Point match tomorrow. They say let's take a look at some of the x-division wrestlers.

Leon Slater vs Trent Seven vs Mustafa Ali

This is from June 2024. Leon suicide dives Ali and his guards as he enters. Trent throws Leon out. Trent hits a rainmaker on Ali for 2. Leon top rope crossbodies Ali. Trent backhands Leon. They trade chops. Leon leg lariats him. Leon and Trent go up top and fight

Ali then pushes both opponents off the top to the floor. Ali rolls in to a neckbreaker on Leon. Trent hits chops on Ali. Ali back elbows him and bangs his head off the bottom buckle. Trent hits a 2nd rope emerald flowsion and Leon breaks it up with a springboard splash.

They all trade chops. Trent punches Ali then back body drops Ali over the top. Ali takes a big bump for it. Ali chops Trent. Trent splits Leon's fingers and hits an emerald flowsion for 2. Ali pulls Trent out. Trent chops the post when Ali moves. Leon tope con hilos both over the post.

Leon hits a swanton 450 but Ali throws him out on the pin. Ali then pins Trent.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one. Trent still found a way to get his 2nd rope emerald flowsion in on this. Leon had 2 nice dives and Ali had a nice bump over the top. It was fine for how much time it got.

Mike Bailey vs Jake Something

This is from October 2024. Jake misses a charge. Mike front kicks and dropkicks him. Mike corner facekicks him and hits chest kicks in the corner. Jake body blocks him. Jake lifts him up by the head/ears and throws him out. Jake curls Mike outside. Hammerstone encourages Jake.

Mike facekicks Jake on the apron. Mike legsweeps him then does a corkscrew asai moonsault on him outside. Hammer grabs Mike's foot and he gets tripped when trying to get in the ring. Jake rolls through a hurricanrana, gets wept and takes a running ssp. Mike hits a kick combo.

Mike rolls up Jake for 2. Mike PK's him then hits a standing moonsault double knee. Mike enzugiri's him and takes a hard shot to the back of the neck. Mike facekicks him. Jake steps on his foot and hits a big shot. Mike kicks Jake on the buckles then sitout powerbombs him for 2. Jake hits a wild top rope sitout powerbomb for 2.

Jake charges into Mike's knee. Jake spears him through the ropes and they go out. Hammer tries to hit Jake and misses. Mike canadian destroyers Jake. Mike is pushed off the top by Hammer then superkicks Jake. Jake forearms him and wins.

Thoughts: I was surprised to see Jake win here. I wasn't a fan of this. It started out okay but they did way too much and brought it down. Mike should not be taking top rope sitout powerbombs nor should be kick out of them. I didn't like the canadian destroyer not putting Jake out either.

First Class (AJ Francis and KC Navarro) vs Rhino and Joe Hendry

Joe says he was told AJ complained to HR about Joe. He said Joe was too mean on the mic. He tells everyone not to chant, "AJ Sucks" and of course, the crowd does. He says not to chant for the gore either and the crowd does. He says AJ hates it when you chant, "we believe" most of all. Joe says they believe in him and Rhyno.

We go to break and return. Joe and KC start us off. Joe shoves him back. KC flips over Joe's back while he tries to back body drop him and does a cool flip. KC does the carlton dance and Joe shoulders him over. Joe suplexes KC.

Rhino and AJ get in. They shoulder battle and Rhino shoulders him over. AJ shoulders over Rhino then stands on him. Rhino is whipped into an AJ facekick. AJ stomps on Rhino. AJ running knees him in the corner and KC gets a 2 count.

AJ is lariated over the top. Rhino tries to tag in Joe but AJ pulls Joe down from the apron. KC rakes Rhino's eyes. Joe tags in and lariats KC over. He F-5's him then hits an AA on AJ. KC is caught off the buckles by Joe and takes a fallaway slam. AJ hits a big spear on Joe then Rhino hits a big spear on AJ. Joe hits a standing ovation on KC and wins.

Thoughts: It was a good tag and I liked it. AJ had a great spear here and Joe looked good throwing him on the AA and doing various power spots. I didn't expect much out of this but thought they did a good job here.

Casket Match - Moose vs PCO

This is from July 2024. PCO knocks Moose over then gets jumped by The System since there's no DQ's. Myers hits a big lariat on PCO. Eddie shining wizards him. Moose spears PCO. PCO is put in the casket. They try to close the lid but Joe Hendry comes down. The heels of course start focusing on him instead of winning.

Joe cleans house on The System then chokeslams Moose. Alisha Edwards gets in the ring. PCO puts his hand on her throat and Moose spears Alisha when PCO moves. PCO chokeslams Moose then PCO hits a top rope moonsault on Moose. Moose is put in the casket and PCO closes the lid to win.

Thoughts: This was one of the shortest casket matches I've ever seen. There was virtually no wrestling here with tons of interference.

Nic Nemeth vs Sami Callihan

This is from September 2024. Sami nails Nic as it starts and sitout powerbombs him for 2. Nic superkicks him. Nic goes out and we go to break. We return and they are outside. Nic hits punches on Sami. Nic headbutts him out there. Sami eye rakes him then backdrops him on the apron. Sami chops the post when Nic moves. Nic tries to corner splash him in the ring but misses. Sami bites Nic's fingers. Sami back elbows him.

Sami trap holds Nic. Nic jawbreakers Sami. They double clothesline each other down. Nic and Sami trade shots. Nic fameassers Sami for 2. Nic hits elbow drops on Sami. Sami cutters Nic for 2. Sami goes for a superkick but Nic beats him to it. Nic then hits a danger zone and wins.

Thoughts: I wasn't too interested in this one. Sami was not winning and it was a slower paced match. It did get more than enough time though.

Overall thoughts: It was a weird show as all the matches were old yet never seen so they had little to do with what is going on currently in the company. There were no new storyline developments on this minus one segment and the show didn't build up tomorrow's Turning Point PLE much. Doing this show the night before a PLE was a mistake. The wrestlers put in more effort than I expected in some of these matches though the casket match was a joke and Grace/Luna wasn't good. Nothing was must see here. Apparently, this didn't even air until either 9pm or midnight in the US which probably hurt the rating. I would not recommend it and would give it a 5 out of 10.