WWE NXT 12/3/2024

WWE NXT 12/3/2024

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Last Chance Women's Iron Survival Challenge Qualifier - Jaida Parker vs Wren Sinclair vs Cora Jade vs Kelani Jordan

KJ hit a moonsault off the rail here and Jaida did a double butt press in the corner with 2 opponents laying on ropes. We got a 3 person tower of doom spot. KJ hit a sitout powerbomb on Cora. KJ hit a 450 off the top onto Cora. Lola Vice came out and nailed Wren while trying to hit Jaida. Wren then fell on Cora and got the win.

Thoughts: This got a good bit of time and was a fast paced match with a lot of action as expected. I figured Wren was the least likely to win this one and I'm really surprised to see her win. My guess is that she's going to serve as the job girl because she's not going to bring that much to the table otherwise. I don't like Wren winning this though. Kelani would have made for a more exciting match. I liked the match but it was a little long.

Eddy Thorpe is interviewed by Sarah. She says she's surprised he's here after accidentally hitting Ava. Eddy said Ava and Shawn watched the incident last week and saw he did nothing wrong. Lexis King walks in and says Eddy needs to learn to control his temper. He says being a loose cannon won't get him anywhere. He said he proved he is not his father's son. He says he wants to upstage his father by winning a major singles title, which he said his father never did.

Jaida Parker comes out and yells at the ref. She calls the ref a n!gga and I think says to take down the ropes for NXT Underground. She also has the brick with her again.

We go to break and return. Jaida said Lola cost her the qualifying match twice. She gets bleeped out and says she will give her what she wants if she wants an NXT Underground match. She tells her to get her @ss out here now. Ava comes out.

Ava says Jaida can't have 2 matches in one night. She says it will be her vs Lola in an NXT Underground match at the PPV though.

Lola Vice comes out. She says Jaida's ego did her the best favor. She says this is her world and says Jaida knows nothing about it. She says she will knock her @ss out and says she doesn't have the brick now. Jaida says she doesn't the brick, gives her it and knocks her out wit ha back elbow. Refs then check on Lola.

Dion Lennox, Karmen Petrovic and Brinley Reece talk in the back. Karmen says Brin was right about Ashante. Karmen gets a text from Ashante and is told the text to Nikkita were from weeks ago. She is then given flowers.

Fraxiom talk in the back. Ax says he likes his chances in the ICS qualifier tonight. Frazer isn't paying attention. Frazer says he's focused on the tag team battle royale. Frazer says Saturday will be tough for both of them but if anyone can pull it off, it's them. Frazer then forgets what they are talking about.

#1 Contender's Tag Team Battle Royale

Yoshiki Inamura of NOAH is making his in-ring TV debut here. He looks really pale and fat. Inamura hits a big double lariat on The D'Angelo Family. Luca is slingshotted into a diving shoulderblock on him.

Dupont is first out by Hank and Tank but they shake his hand. Nima nails Lucien Price from the side. Inamura chops Luca and knocks him out of he ring with it. Josh Briggs facekicks Tavion Heights from the side and throws him out. 

Gallus double lariats Briggs over the top. OTM double hiptoss Stacks out onto opponents. We go to break and return. Nimawas maybe eliminated during the break. We see Fraxiom talk in the back about this. Igwe is thrown out by Hank and Tank. Mark Coffey pounces Hank out.

Wolfgang lariats Tank out but Hank catches him and saves him. Wolf hits sentons in the corner on opponents then Mark Coffey follows up with dropkicks. Lucien Price throws Wolf over the top then Tank lariats Mark Coffey over the top. Myles Borne, Lucien Price and Tank Ledger are the last 3 left.

Price uranages Borne onto Tank. Tank springboard shoulders Price over, making Borne crucifix driver Price. Price is crotched on the top rope. Borne lariats Tank over the top then dropkicks Price out to win.

Thoughts: It was a hard one to keep track of with so many people involved. It had the usual limitations battle royales have. I was surprised to see Borne pick up the win here. It had a lot of action but was just average.

Eric Bischoff comes out. He says NXT is undeniable. He says he has always been on the cutting edge of pro wrestling. He says he revolutionized the industry with The NWO. He says the feeling was awesome when he came to NXT. He says the revolution is happening to NXT and the fans get to be part of it.

He says two important pieces of the NXT puzzle are competing for the title at Deadline and happen to be his guests. He brings out Ridge Holland and Trick Williams.

Eric says he couldn't wait to see them face to face and says you can cut the tension with a chainsaw. He says Ridge is the antithesis of what a wrestler is supposed to be and a throwback to people like Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher. He says Trick is the evolution of the revolution. He says he's got it all. He says he can't wait to see what develops here.

Ridge says Trick is nothing but a stand-up comedian with abs. He says he's an insult to what the vision of NXT should be. Ridge says he will win the title and have to listen to antagonists like Eric and has been podcasters. Trick says Ridge is built like a fridge and destroyed Chase U to chase him. Trick says Ridge isn't original. He calls Ridge bland and boring.

Ridge says he proved what he was about when he beat him in Philly. Ridge says he played a man's game in rugby and says the fans are caught in Trick's aura. He says Trick is soft. He says he will put Trick down and leave NXT champ.

Trick then hits him after confirming he said he was soft. Ridge outs and Trick goes after him. Trick is sent into the steps. Ridge ddt's Trick on the commentary table. Trick then has the stretcher brought out for him.

Thoughts: It wasn't anything too special as expected and it naturally broke out into a fight.

We are told Trick was put in the ambulance and is headed to the hospital. Sarah said Ava doesn't know what this means for the NXT Title match at Deadline.

Nikkita Lyons vs Karmen Petrovic

They avoid kicks to start. Lyons trips her and twists the ankle. KP up kicks her. Lyons hits knees to the gut and KP spin kicks her. Lyons hits a stiff spin kick then hits mounted shots. Lyons sits on her neck on the ropes and twerks while doing it.

Lyons rams her butt into her in the corner. KP kicks her off the ropes then backrolls her for 2. Lyons boots her over for 2. Lyons sleepers her. KP hits shots on her then spinning lariats her. KP roundhouse kicks her and slingblades her for 2.

Lyons germans KP then misses a vader bomb. Ashante Adonis comes out. He pulls up KP. Lyons tries to running forearm KP, KP moves and Ashante gets a forearm. KP high kicks Lyons and pins her.

Thoughts: The match went better than expected and they matched up okay with the various kicks. KP did some new stuff she doesn't normally do here and is continuing to get better by the week. Lyons looked much more comfortable here than in prior weeks.

Ashante is expecting KP to celebrate with him but she says he pushed her.

Niko Vance, Shawn Spears and Brooks Jensen talk in the back. Shawn says Niko did a wonderful job last week. Brooks says they took out Tony last week and wants to know what's next. Shawn says to look at the long game and says we've got the talent to go far. He says he's been cultivating Niko and he's almost ready to unleash on the roster. He says we are missing one thing. He then sees Gigi Dolin and Tatum Paxley talking. Shawn says he will be watching Gigi's return match and Tatum calls Shawn creepy. Tatum has a doll that looks like Gigi.

We see the NQCC talk in the back. Dempsey says the three of them impressed him tonight. He says his crew could win the tag titles. Wren says Tav and Myles will do so good. Wren is less hopeful but says everything went as well as she planned it. She says let's bring the win in for the Wren-Q-CC. 

Gigi Dolin vs Izzi Dame

Gigi lost some weight and just looks a lot better physically then the last time we saw her.

Gigi hammerlocks Izzi then chinlocks her. Fatal Influence is watching in the back. Izzi yanks the arm and wristlocks it. Gigi rolls and bridges then upkicks her. Gigi throws her by the arm. Gigi flying headscissors Izzi then basement dropkicks her on the bottom rope for 2.

Gigi high kicks Izzi and top rope crossbodies her. Izzi stomps on her then drops her form her shoulders. Izzi boots Tatum outside for no real reason and facekicks Gigi. Izzi single leg crabs Gigi. Shawn Spears is out there watching.

Gigi high kicks Izzi then STO's her for 2. Izzi misses a corner spear and Gigi wins with a quetzalcoatl/gigi driver.

Thoughts: There was nothing wrong with it but it was about average. Gigi won here as expected.

Je'Von Evans is interviewed. He says he picks Cedric Alexander for tonight's match. X-Pac walks in and says he's a big fan of Evans. Evans is excited and says he's a fan of him too. Pac says he was the same age as him when he beat Razor Ramon. He says none of his career would have happened without it. Pac says Evans has a shot tonight and he believes in him. They then do a too sweet. Evans says he will go crazy on Saturday.

Last Chance Men's Iron Survival Challenge Qualifier - Lexis King vs Axion vs Eddy Thorpe vs Cedric Alexander

Ethan Page is on commentary for this. Wes Lee is watching from the riser. Je'Von Evans is in the crowd. Eddy facekicks King to start. Ced shoulders over Eddy. Eddy twisting crossbodies him. Eddy is dropkicked into a crucifix driver. King flying headscissors Evans out.

Eddy throws Ax into a dropkick on King then lariats Ax over the top. Eddy rolls up Ced then Ced rolls him up. Ced flatliners Eddy off the bottom rope. Ced and Ax chop each other. Ced and Ax do stereo topes on opposite sides of the ring. Ced standing ssp's Ax for 2.  

We go to break and return. We get a tower of doom spot with Eddy taking the superplex. King rolls up Ax and northern lights suplexes Ced at the same time. King tope con hilos Ax and Ced outside. King top rope swantons Ced for 2.

Eddy spin kicks King in the gut and germans Ced. Eddy brainbusters Ax for 2. Ced asai moonsaults Eddy. Ax walks up the ropes and diving headscissors Ced. Ax cradles King. Ax top rope spanish flies Eddy for 2. Ced top rope frogsplashes Ax while he has an armbar on Eddy.

Ced michinoku drivers King for 2. Ax hits a golden ratio kick on King. Eddy pulls Ax out on the pin attempt and pins King.

Thoughts: It was fast paced and high flying here as expected. The selling wasn't much here at all and they did overdo it some. It was entertaining though and it went better than I expected.

 Mr. Stone and Stevie Turner are in the back. Ava is video calling them. Turner says everything is going well. Ava says Trick insists he wrestles this weekend. Ava says the match is still on.

We go to break and return. Cora Jade talks to Mr. Stone and Stevie Turner. She complains about Kelani Jordan and other girls and they don't want to hear it. Eddy Thorpe goes up to Stone and Turner and said Ava did the right thing by not suspended him. He says he will be the iron survivor at Deadline. Turner says everyone seems really p!ssed off. Turner and Stone then seem to spot someone but they cut away.

Roxanne Perez comes out to talk. She says Deadline could be life changing. She says one lucky girl will get a title shot courtesy of her at the Iron Survivor Challenge. Perez says it won't be easy and says she is speaking from experience.

Pere says the ISC will be a dead end though. She says congrats to Wren as no one believed in Wren like they didn't with her. She talks about the girls in the ISC and says they can't beat her when it counts. She says nobody beats The Prodigy.

Sol Ruca, Vaquer, Giulia and Zaria come out. Perez says they need to get through each other before they get to her. Wren then comes out and nails Perez. Everyone brawls and security and refs try to break it up.

We go to the locker room and Eddy Thorpe is down in the bathroom. Various wrestlers come in and wonder what happened.

Thoughts: Two injury angles is a bit much here. The women's segment wasn't much of note otherwise with them all fighting as expected.

Overall thoughts: They had a good line-up here with two multi-person matches and a battle royal. I didn't hate anything on here. I liked the show overall and thought they did a good job of hyping up the PPV, though I wonder why we didn't get any updates on Chase U. I don't think this was must see but I would give it a 6 out of 10.

WWF Superstars of Wrestling 6/22/1991

WWF Superstars of Wrestling 6/22/1991

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We are in Tucson, Arizona.

Vince McMahon, Macho Man Randy Savage and Roddy Piper are on commentary. Piper is eating chips with chili or salsa like a maniac. Macho talks about some things that happened here and forgets Wyatt Earp's name.

Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs Mark Ming

Jake side headlocks Mark and shoulders him over. Vince says they got a lot of mail about a possible wedding between Macho and Liz. Jake shoulders Mark over. Andre the Giant does an inset promo. He says him and Jake both have problems with Earthquake. He says Quake will have the biggest problem he ever had in his life.

Jake slams Mark, short arm clotheslines him then ddt's him for the quick win. Jake sits on Mark to pin him. 

Vince and Piper talk more about Macho and Liz maybe getting married. Macho says Jake's snake Lucifer should be given nachos. Lucifer is then put on Mark after.

Thoughts: It was a quick squash here and the focus was on anything but the match.

We get a commercial for Summerslam so that means we are finally starting to get ready for it.

WWF Update

Mean Gene talks about Tugboat's turn and shows clips from it last week. Gene says Tugboat is no longer Tugboat and is now Typhoon. We are told that Typhoon is now teaming with Earthquake and he says they will be called The Natural Disasters. 

The Natural Disasters and Jimmy Hart do a promo. Quake says they are the strongest force in the WWF and says nobody can stop them. Typhoon says they are big, bad, rough and tough and nobody, especially Andre the Giant, gets in their way.

The Beverly Brothers (Beau and Blake Beverly) vs Rob Jones and Tom Zeller

This is the debut of The Beverly Brothers. They were a great team in the AWA that didn't quite stick in WCW for whatever reason. Coach is their manager and they are wearing some awful looking ropes that look like they were stitched together from the dollar store. They don't explain their clothing or gimmick.

Coach has gained 2 new charges in the last week so he's doing well. Beau backs up a jobber in the corner. Beau hits a back elbow. Coach and The Bev's do an inset promo. Coach says they are the next tags champs. He says they are mean, vicious and smart and says he will put it all together. Beau elbows one of the jobbers on the apron then hits a nasty release backdrop.

Blake hits a nasty belly to belly suplex and makes the one jobber tag out. Blake clubs on the other jobbers and hits a great powerslam. The Bev's hit a shaker heights drop and win.

Thoughts: The Bev's roughed up the jobbers here, which they had a history of doing. They didn't get that over here and it's unclear what exactly they are supposed to be. Their capes looked awful. The Bev's did hit their offense with ease in this one.

This version of the show cuts straight ahead to:

WWF Event Center

Sean Mooney says The Bev's and Coach are on their way to an undefeated season. The Bushwhackers do a promo. They say they get carried away sometimes and forget who helped them get all their success. Butch says sometimes they gotta give thanks to their fans and says they love them.

Ted Dibiase and Sensational Sherri do a promo. He says he can't think of a better way to have a handful then to deal with Piper and Virgil. He says Virgil has an IQ of 1 and can't find the bathroom unless someone points him in the right direction. He says if he's listening to Piper, who is wearing a skirt, he will go to the wrong bathroom. Ted says he hopes Piper didn't throw his crutch away as him and Virgil can lean on each other and limp off in the sunset.

We get another 3 second video of Sid smiling.

The British Bulldog vs Bill Lucas

Bill has some freshly dyed blonde hair here. Bill looks like a lost Valiant Brother. Davey shoves Bill off the lock-up. Bill side headlocks him. Davey hiptosses, armdrags and slams him. Davey back elbows him.

Davey delay suplexes Bill. Davey lariats him over and they talk more about Macho and Liz maybe getting married. Davey chinlocks Bill. Davey corner lariats Bill then powerslams him for the win.

Thoughts: It was a squash here as expected. Davey's offense looked good here and the announcers were again focused on Macho/Liz and Piper's nachos.

WWF Event Center

Mr. Fuji and The Berzerker do a promo. Fuji says Berz runs and climbs everyday in the dojo. He says he climbs the highest mountain. Berz says Fuji pays him a lot of money to hurt people. He says what master wants, master gets. He says if master wants pain, he gets pain.

Bret Hart does a promo. He says when you fight and scratch to the top, you have to see things in a different light. He says when you get a pair of Hitman shades, it is easier to see the future. He says his future is getting brighter and brighter. He says he wants to win the IC Titles and says there's no one in the WWF who can stop him.

Irwin R. Schyster vs Jim Collier

I think this is IRS' Superstars in-ring debut. IRS says sooner or later all the tax cheats will get caught and pay the IRS. He says Piper better watch his step as he has his eye on him. Piper stands up from the commentary desk and seems upset.

IRS hits shots on Jim in the corner then slams him. IRS stomps on him. Piper cuts a promo on IRS and IRS punches Jim. IRS hits a nice flying lariat and an elbow drop. Jim takes a hard ride to the outside. Jim takes a samoan drop and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a quick one with IRS winning as expected. IRS had nice offense heel and definitely wrestlers more like a heel than a face.

The Funeral Parlor

Paul Bearer says his guest stands for law and order and that's The Big Boss Man.

Boss says everyone knows who the law and order in the WWF is and that's him. He threatens Paul and says him and Taker are skating on thin ice. He tells him to watch his step. Boss says he thinks Paul is a creep and says he doesn't like this place. He compares the parlor to a jail cell and says that's what Mountie has to look forward to. He says Mountie using the shockstick on him was the mistake of a lifetime. He says he has nothing but hard times coming. Boss says he is launching a nationwide manhunt and will hunt Mountie down like the trash he is. He says no one breaks the law in his jurisdiction. He then says Paul can go with him in the graveyard.

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine vs Billy Gatlin

Billy has some designs shaved into his beard. Vince talks about Liz and Macho again. Billy side headlocks Greg. Greg hiptosses him then throws him down by the arm. Greg wristlocks him. Billy hits chops in the corner then Greg chops him. Greg hits an elbow on him and gutbusters him.

Billy eye pokes Greg then side headlocks him. Greg pushes him off. Vince calls Greg a veteran and says he has been in every Wrestlemania to date. Greg drops Billy's knee on his knee. Greg headbutts him in the gut. Greg then figure fours him and gets the submission win.

Thoughts: It was a slower squash here with Greg doing elbows before setting up the figure four. Vince didn't often refer to people at veterans on TV and it's not a good sign when Vince is referring to you that way. 

Coach and Mr. Perfect talk about Sid Justice. Perfect says Sid big and looks great and reminds him of himself. Hacksaw Jim Duggan says Perfect is half right but he's also his (Duggan's) kind of guy.

The Undertaker vs Scott Bazo

Piper hints that Taker and Sherri should get together like Liz and Macho. Taker boots Scott and clubs him. Taker flying lariats him. Taker hits a side slam then a tombstone. Taker gets the pin.

Scott is put in a body bag after and stomped.

Thoughts: It as a quick squash as usual with Scott getting nothing in.

WWF Event Center

Sean Mooney says it's getting harder for Taker to find victims who are willing to risk it vs him. The Texas tornado does a promo. He says The WWF has the greatest talent in all of wrestling. He says that's why he's here. He says people like Perfect and Heenan think the belt means power and glory. He says the belt means honor, pride and being a champ. He says it means not turning your back on anyone who believes in you. Kerry says he will never turn his back on you.

Sgt. Slaughter and General Adnan do a promo. Adnan goes off in his language to Hulk Hogan. Sarge says his recruits have a face only a mother can love. He cans Hulk's mother must have puked when she saw him and calls her a pukeamaniac.

Vince runs down next week's show. The Natural Disasters debut next week.

Overall thoughts: As usual, there wasn't a lot of interest wrestling wise as everything was a squash. But, Tugboat turned into Typhoon here, The Beverly Brothers debuted and we saw IRS in action. They also spent the whole show talking about Macho Man and Miss Elizabeth maybe getting married. I liked this one and thought it was easy to get through but I wouldn't really recommend it as I don't think people who aren't into this time period of WWF would like it that much.

Stardom 11/30/2024 - 14th Goddesses of Stardom Tag League: Hanan, Hina & Rina Shimotsuke Triumph Return Commemoration (Goddesses of Stardom Tag League 2024 Day 14)

Stardom 11/30/2024 - 14th Goddesses of Stardom Tag League: Hanan, Hina & Rina Shimotsuke Triumph Return Commemoration (Goddesses of Stardom Tag League 2024 Day 14)

Day 13 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/stardom-11242024-14th-goddesses-of.html 

Hanan and Hina come out to talk to open the show.

Goddesses Of Stardom Tag League 2024 Block A Match - Cosmic Angels (Natsupoi & Saori Anou) vs. Empress Nexus Venus (Rian & Waka Tsukiyama)

Poi and Rian start us off. Rian wristlocks her. Poi cartwheels through it and wristlocks her. Rian flips out of it using the ropes and wristlocks her. Rian side headlocks her. Poi side headlocks her. Rian armdrags her. They leg sweep each other and Poi shotgun dropkicks her.

Rian takes a botched double team that ends in a double dropkick and double kick to the back. Poi indian deathlocks her legs and armbars her and it gets broken up. Rian cutters Poi. Waka hip attacks Poi on the ropes.

Waka running dropkicks Poi for 2. Poi takes weak hip attacks from both opponents. Waka misses a hip attack, gets kicked in the butt then takes a headhunter. Poi armbars Waka. Anou running facekicks Waka. Waka hits chest forearms on her. Waka misses a dropkick and Anou basement dropkicks her.

Anou gets thrown off the top by Waka. Waka straightjacket backcrackers her. Rian comes in and dropkicks Anou. Anou boots Rian over. Waka flatliners Anou on the ropes and Rian double knee drops Anou's back.

Rian gets double teamed then Anou and Poi take stereo dropkicks. Anou northern lights suplexes rian and rolls her into a bridging straightjacket choke. Waka breaks it up. Anou takes a oduble back elbow in the corner then a crossbody from Rian for 2.

Rian fisherman suplexes Anou for 2. Rian flips over Anou and tries a pin for 2. Rian hits chest forearms. Poi totally misses a dropkick on Rian then Anou fisherman suplexes Rian for 2. Anou heavenly locks Rian and wins.

Thoughts: The match was better than expected but it had some issues. Poi totally missed a dropkick here and at one point, Waka was just waiting in the ring for the next spot to be done and was trying to stay out of the way while doing it. Rian got to kick out of a little bit more here than usual. I also thought it was a little long for an opener. I'm 50/50 on this one and would just it was average due to the issues it had.

Natsuko Tora vs. Aya Sakura vs. Matoi Hamabe

Tora messes with a fan and their kid on the way to the ring. Tora wins a double test of strength to start. She does a double hadlock then hits a double crossbody. Tora hair throws Matoi around. Tora foot chokes Matoi on the ropes then suplexes her. Tora sentons Matoi.

Matoi hits chest forearms on Tora. Tora forearms her. Aya and Matoi hit dropkicks on Tora then double dropkick her. Aya tries to make friends with Matoi and is turned on. They trade chest forearms. Matoi dropkicks Aya three times.

Matoi slams Aya then shoulder throws her. Aya chest kicks Matoi down for 2. Tora tries to senton both but just nails Matoi then Aya moves. Tora pulls Matoi into an Aya dropkick. Matoi cradles Tora for 2 then backrolls her for 2. Matoi sunset flips Tora for 2. Tora running lariats Matoi for 2.

Aya hits chest kicks on Tora. Tora shoulders her over. Tora cannonballs both opponents in the corner for 2. Tora then tope rope splashes Matoi and wins.

Thoughts: They did okay with the three way format here. Aya and Matoi were pretty much teaming up against Tora for the first half then turned on each other. Tora wiped the floor with them clean as expected. Matoi's doing a good job so far and isn't making a lot of mistakes despite being a rookie.

Suzu Suzuki & Yuna Mizumori vs. God's Eye (Lady C & Ranna Yagami)

Yuna and Suzu argue then get attacked. Yuna leap frogs over Susuz and nails C. Yuna and Suzu are then thrown into each other. Yuna takes a boot to the head, a legsweep and a double basement dropkick. C giant swings Yuna.

Yuna is tied up in the ropes and Ran kicks her. Ran dropkicks her in the back. Yuna spins Ran around on the backdrop attempt and dropkicks her. Ran corner dropkicks Yuna. Suzu hits a double spear on her opponents. Ran kicks Suzu in the corner then kicks her in the back.

Ran running dropkicks Suzu. C then abdominal stretches both opponents at the same time. C facekicks Suzu on the ropes. Suzu kicks C in the back then drive-by kicks her on the apron. Suzu is popped up into a kick from Ran for 2. Yuna flying shoulders Suzu off the ropes by accident. C then hits a double neckbreaker. C does an unusual abdominal stretch bomb on Suzu for 2.

Suzu pushes C into the ropes and rolls her up tequila shot style to win.

Thoughts: It was alright. They pushed that Suzu and Yuna were having issues working together. C busted out a new move here and Ran didn't get that much in.

Yuna and Suzu have more issues after. 

Goddesses Of Stardom Tag League 2024 Block B Match - STARS (Hazuki & Koguma) vs. HATE (Konami & Saya Kamitani)

The heels attack before the bell as usual and they all go out to fight. The faces are sent into the seats. Kog has boots put against her head on the ropes then she takes boots from both opponents. Kon foot chokes Kog then kicks her in the back. She tries to pin her with a one foot.

Kon stands on Kog in the corner then Kog hits a ddt on her. Haz gets in. She 2nd rope dropkicks Kon for 2 and goes for a crossface. Saya breaks it up. Haz is double hiptossed into the ropes and does a double armdrag off of it. Haz then hits a double basement dropkick.

Haz and Kog do stereo facewash kicks on their opponents. Kon armbars Haz then hanging triangles her on the ropes. Kon basement dropkicks Haz for 2. Kon fisherman suplexes Haz. Saya flying knees Haz in the corner then basement dropkicks her for 2.

Haz top rope dropkicks Saya then Kog 2nd rope crossbodies Saya for 2. Kog takes corner attacks from the heels. Kon chest kicks Kog over and Saya running boots Kog. Saya misses a spin kick on Kog and ends up taking a cutter.

Kon hits a top rope dropkick on both opponents. Saya suplexes Kog while hooking the leg for 2. Saya takes a superplex but avoids Kog's top rope splash. Saya pump kicks Kog then Kog takes a double boot to the face. Saya pump kicks Kog. Kon high kicks Saya on accident and Kog rolls up Saya for the win.

Thoughts: Kog pinning Saya was definitely a surprise here. I was fine with this one and thought they put a little more effort into this one than usual. We didn't get Kog's taunt/dance though...

Goddesses Of Stardom Tag League 2024 Block B Match - God's Eye (Saki Kashima & Syuri) vs. Neo Genesis (AZM & Miyu Amasaki)

Saki and Syu pose at the corner camera and stare at it. Saki and AZM start us off. AZM rolls up Saki on a handshake attempt. Saki then rolls her with an armbar into a pin attempt. Miyu and Syu go at it. Miyu wristlocks her then Syu side headlock takeovers her.

Syu takes a double boot then a double basement dropkick. Syu sleepers Miyu and Miyu ropebreaks. Syu snapmares her and kicks her in the back. Saki snapmars Miyu and kicks her in the back. Syu chases AZM around outside. Syu hits knees to Miyu's gut for 2.

Miyu hit chest forearms on Syu then Syu boots her over. Syu stomps on her then Miyu flying back elbows her. AZM 2nd rope dropkicks Syu. AZM trips both opponents and hits a double basement dropkick. AZM then pulls back on both opponents arms at once.

AZM rolls up Syu then Syu armbars her. Syu and AZM trade forearms. Syu knees her on the ropes. AZM takes a codebreaker then Saki trips Syu onto AZM for 2. Syu hits knees to the gut then AZM suplexes her.

AZM rolls up Saki then Saki rolls her up for 2. They try more pin attempts. Miyu hits a double pendulum ddt on both opponents. Saki takes a dropkick + enzugiri combo in the corner. AZM head kicks Saki for 2.

AZM top rope double stomps Saki but Saki no sells it and crucifixes her. AZM rolls Saki up into a pin attempt and wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't as good as it should have been. I wanted more AZM vs Syuri out of this. Saki being awkward and half-serious didn't really add much to this and she mostly did nothing but pin attempts here.

Goddesses Of Stardom Tag League 2024 Block B Match - STARS (Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo) vs. Cosmic Angels (Sayaka Kurara & Tam Nakano)

Momo and Saya start us off. They get each others backs and do some mat wrestling. Momo snapmares her and basement dropkicks her. Momo slams her for 2. Mayu single leg crabs Saya. Saya ropebreaks but Mayu pulls her away and the ref forces her to break. Mayu then puts it back on.

Mayu corner dropkicks Saya then kicks her in the back for 2. Saya hits chest forearms on Mayu. Mayu spin kicks her then Saya dropkicks her. Tam comes in and headhunters Mayu. Momo kicks Tam on the ropes. Tam bridges out of a double lariat and hits a double dropkick.

Mayu and Tam miss high kicks. Tam spin kicks her. Mayu backrolls her off the ropes and basement dropkicks her. Momo springboard dropicks Tam then twisting single underhook suplexes her for 2. Tam backdrops Momo then pumping knees her on the ropes.

Saya dropkicks Momo then corner dropkicks her. Saya slams Momo for 2. Saya hits chest forearms on Momo then Momo dropkicks her. Saya avoids a double 619. Saya and Tam hit stereo dropkicks. Saya does a hanging sleeper in the corner while Tam does a hanging dragon sleeper in the corner. Tam 2nd rope crossbodies while Saya 2nd rope dropkicks.

Tam jumps off the top outside onto opponents while Saya jumps off the apron onto opponents. Saya top rope dropkicks Momo for 2. Saya grounded sleepers Momo. Saya takes corner attacks.

Mayu superkicks Saya then Momo 2nd rope twisting crossbodies Saya. Mayu throws Tam out. Saya hits a big spear on Momo for 2. Mayu superkicks Tam then Saya. Momo tornado ddt's Saya for 2. Momo crucifix drivers Saya and wins.

Momo gets a chant after from the crowd and is thrilled about it.

Thoughts: It wasn't the epic I was hoping for. But they did okay with the time they got. I would have liked more of Tam in this one as she didn't get a ton in. It was fast paced as epxected and Saya didn't look out of her element in this.

Goddesses Of Stardom Tag League 2024 Block A Match - Kohaku & Mei Seira vs. HATE (Momo Watanabe & Thekla)

I'm not sure why this is the semi-main event. Mei and Koh dropkick the heels before the bell. Momo is double swept then the faces are both tripped by Thek. The girls go outside to fight. Mei and Koh are sent into the seats. Momo chokes Mei with a chair.

Mei and Thek both go into the post and Mei takes another ride into the seats. Thek stands on Kog's face. Momo boots Mei around in the ring then kicks her in the back.

Thek foot chokes Mei in the corner. Thek superkicks her in the back of the head after snapmares. Mei trips Thek in the ropes and dropkicks her then she headhunters her. Koh is tagged in at 5 minutes. Koh pulls the heels into each other and double kicks them on the bottom rope. Koh top rope dropkicks Thek for 2.

Koh corner euros Thek then Thek spears her. Momo is tagged in. She PK's Momo for 2. Koh is whipped int othe corner and jumps off the top rope with a dropkicks on Momo. Mei is tagged in and she springboard dropkicks Momo for 2.

Mei release suplexes Momo then takes corner attacks from the heels. Momo meteora's her then puts her in a chickenwing. Koh throws Momo off the buckles. Mei superkicks Momo then Mei and Koh hit stereo top rope dropkicks.

Mei spin kicks Momo then Momo high kicks her. Mei la magistral's Momo for 2 and takes a spear from Thek. Mei takes a double kick to the head for 2. Mei rolls up Momo and Momo kicks her in the head. Mei dropkicks Thek then Momo cradle tombstones Thek for 2. Mei rolls up Momo and gets the pin.

Thoughts: It started off well and I wouldn't say it got worse but it didn't quite keep it up. Thek had some nice spears here. It was a fast paced match but was just average oveall.

Ruaka, Saya Iida & Starlight Kid vs. Hanan, Hina & Rina

Rina, Hina and Hanan are from Shimotsuke and they are sisters. All 6 girls are all Stardom homegrown talents so it's a neat little match. We have faces and heels on the same team here so that'll make things interesting. Rina's team is given flowers before the match.

Han and Saya start us off. Han side headlock takeovers her. Saya headscissors her then they repeat the spot with the wrestlers switched. Rina hits everyone but Ruaka with the flowers she was given. Han takes a double back elbow, a basmeent dropkick and a splash. Saya is then put on her by Ruaka and Rina for a pin attempt.

Hina pushes Rina outside. Kid foot chokes Han on the ropes then dropkicks her leg around the ropes. Kid does an indian deathlock variation to Han and Han ropebreaks. Ruaka hair throws Han then foot chokes her. Ruaka shoulders Han over. Ruaka stands on her.

Saya machine gun chops Han in the corner. Saya double chops Han over. Han jumps up on the 2nd rope and twistingcrossbodies her. Hina flying knees Saya in the corner then dropkicks her for 2. Saya and Kid start going at it then Hina hip throws Kid. Hina hip throws Saya and Ruaka.

Saya double sledgehammer shots Hina. Kid 2nd rope twisting crossbodies Hina then shotgun dropkicks her. Kid standing moonsaults Hina. Hina flying neckbreakers Kid.

Rina flying double knees Kid in the corner. Rina grabs Kid by the mask then throws her by it. Rina foot chokes Kid on the lower ropes. Rina basement dropkicks her. Kid bangs Rina's knee off the mat. Kid suplexes Rina twice for 2.

Kid goes up top and is thrown down by Hina and Han. Kid takes a double monkey flip. Rina does a grounded octopus to Kid. Rina misses a to prope double stomp on Kid and Kid running double knees her in the back.

Kid jumping kicks Rina then Rina reverse suplexes her. Ruaka and Han fight. Ruaka misses a senton and is dropkicked. Ruaka shoulders Han over then sentons her for 2. Han STF's Ruaka while pulling on the leg. Hina and Rina then do submissions at the same time.

Han's team does triple hip throws. Han top rope plancha's her opponents outside. Han fameassers Ruaka for 2. Han leg lariats Ruaka and Ruaka lariats her over. Han and Ruaka trade forearms. Kid top rope crossbodies Han then Saya top rope diving shoulders Han. Ruaka fisherman suplexes Han for 2.

Ruaka spinebusters Han for 2. Ruaka corner lariats Han in the back of the head then Han crucifixes Ruaka for 2. Saya lariats Han on the ropes then Ruaka knocks Saya over on accident. Kid kicks Ruaka on accident and Han cuty specials Ruaka for 2. Hina STO's Ruaka then Rina 2nd rope double knee drops Ruaka. Han backdrops Ruaka and pins her.

Thoughts: It was long at 20 minutes and average at best. 4 of the girls in this are rather averge wrestlers and becaue of it, the match was rather average. I felt like they could have gotten a little more out of the concept of heels and faces teaming together though they did get some story out of it.

Rina refuses to celebrate with her partners after. Han then talks on the mic. Kid, Saya, and Hina also talk on the mic.

Overall thoughts: It was okay or average overall. There was nothing must see on this one. The main got more time than it needed. The semi-main should have been lower on the card as it was never going to be great. I was okay with the three way and the opener had some high and low points to it. I wouldn't really recommend this one and would just give it a 5 out of 10.

New Japan Pro Wrestling 12/2/2024 World Tag League 2024 Day 11

New Japan Pro Wrestling 12/2/2024 World Tag League 2024 Day 11

Daiki Nagai vs Shoma Kato

They lock up and trade wristlocks. Kato side headlocks him. Kato stomps on him then twists his foot. Kato leg locks him then indian deathlocks him. Kato stomps the leg then yanks on it. Kato single leg crabs him. Kato stomps on him. Nagai dropkicks him then goes for the crab. Kato ropebreaks.

Nagai hits a dropkick then crabs him. Kato ropebreaks. Kato armdrags and dropkicks him. Nagai slaps him then takes a back body drop for 2. Kato crabs him again and taps him out.

Thoughts: It was the usual young lions stuff with a focus on working Nagai's legs in preparation for the crab. Nagai did some nice dropkicks here and this was fine.

BULLET CLUB (Gedo, Stevie Filip & Tome Filip) vs. United Empire (Great-O-Khan, HENARE & Jakob Austin Young)

Khan and Stevie go at it. Khan trips him and goes for a pin. Khan wristlocks him. Stevie eye rakes him. Khan mongolian chops him then sits on his neck in the corner. Jake elbows Stevie's neck. Jake 2nd rope dropkicks him.

Jake hits forearms on Stevie and gets dropkicked. Steview chops Jake down and gets Tome in. Tome slams and legdrops him for 2. Gedo comes in and chokes Jake. Gedo eye rakes him. Stevie boots Jake around.

Hen comes in and knocks over his opponents. He hits chest kicks on Stevie for 2. Tome springboard uppercuts Hen then Hen takes corner attacks. Gen takes a german then a double suplex for 2. Gedo eye rakes Hen then takes a punch to the gut from him. Hen full-nelsons him and taps him out.

Thoughts: It was short and not much of note. Gedo lost like he lalways does and it was an average match.

TMDK (Kosei Fujita, Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) vs. Just 4 Guys (DOUKI, Taichi & TAKA Michinoku)

Tai and Shane go at it. Tai backs up Shane on the ropes. They trade leg kicks and facekicks. Tai side kicks him. Tai corner facekicks him. Douki gets in and hits some shots on Shane. Douki flying headscissors him and dropkicks him. Taka gets in and boots Shane. Shane back elbows him.

Shane bangs Taka's head off the apron. Kosei gets in. Kosei springboard dropkicks Taka then step up kicks Douki. Mikey gets a hard chop in on Taka. Taka then takes a double shoulder and has his legs split at 5 minutes.

Mikey takes a jumping kick from Taka. Taka goes for the tag but his partners are knocked off the apron. Taka takes corner attacks then a sliding lariat from Mikey for 2. Tai hits a double lariat. Douki does a tope outside and Taka superkicks Mikey for 2.

Mikey death valley drivers Taka for 2. Taka counters a double team with a headscissors then does a pin on Mikey to win it.

Thoughts: The finish seemed botched here. I was surprised to see Taka get the win in this one. Shane took more offense than I expected. This was not that good.

Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jado & Katsuya Murashima vs. Oleg Boltin, Tiger Mask & Toru Yano

Tana and Oleg lock up. Tana side headlocks him and Oleg shoulders him over. Tana 2nd rope twisting crossbodies him. Tana's team gets the advantage and whips Tiger into a KM dropkick. Tana 's team then plays air guitar together.

Yano takes the turnbuckle pad off. He then sends all 3 opponents into it. Yano stomps on Jado. Tiger hits kicks on Jado then figure fours him. Tana rolls them over to reverse it then Yano does the same. Jado ropebreaks to get out.

Tiger knee drops Jado then hits kicks to the chest. Jado lariats Tiger over. Tana and Yano tag in. Tana hits forearms on him then flying forearms him. Tana slams Yano then 2nd rope swantons him for 2.  

Yano pulls Tana down by the hair. Oleg comes in and shoulders over Tana. Oleg karelin's lifts Tana. Oleg corner splashes Tana then does a regular splash for 2. Tana dragon screws Oleg. KM comes in and hits forearms on Oleg. KM flying forearms him then hits a nice dropkick on him for 2.

KM tries to crab Oleg but Oleg gets out of it. Oleg slams KM for 2 then crabs him. Oleg hits a double suplex on Jado and Tana then KM rolls up Oleg. Oleg finlay rolls KM and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a short one that was mostly a waste of time. Everyone got like 2 spots in or so and then had to tag out to the next guy.

Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito) vs. House Of Torture (Dick Togo, EVIL & Ren Narita)

HT = Hiromu Takahashi

The heels attack before it starts as usual. The fight then goes outside and Naito gets thrown into seats. Evil chokes Naito with a chair. Ren unties Bushi's mask. Bushi rewind kicks him then hits forearms. Bushi pulls Ren out and Togo trips Ren when he goes for a dive. Ren hits HT and Naito from behind.

Naito is thrown into the rail and knocks the timekeeper over. Evil boots Naito while talking on the mic. Togo rips on Bushi's mask then hits shots to the gut. Togo goes for the pin and the ref refuses to count it. Togo yanks on Bushi's arm then Evil chokes Bushi with a weapon.

Bushi hits chops on Evil and dropkicks him in the knee. Naito is tagged in. He hits shots on Evil and gets his eyes raked. Naito rakes Evil's eyes then armdrags him. Naito baseball slides him in the back. Ren fights off the heels then he delay neckbreakers Evil.

Evil tries to go out but is thrown back in. Naito is sent int othe exposed buckle. Ren chokes Naito. Naito step up enzugiri's Ren. Ren eye rakes Naito then chokes HT. Ren facekicks HT. HT takes corner attacks then Togo 2nd rope chops HT in the crotch for 2. Togo chokes Hiromu.

Evil is sent into the exposed buckle and Ren is sent into the rail outside. HT boots Togo out of the corner. Togo keeps trying to run at him and is caught with the boot multiple times. Togo begs for mercy when the faces have 3v1'd. He tries to kick HT but gets dragon screwed. HT then does a figure four variation on Togo and taps him out.

Thoughts: HoT heeled it up to start as usual. The faces made thier comeback and Togo did some comedy here which was a little different. It was average and not that good.

World Tag League 2024 Block A Match - Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma vs. BULLET CLUB (Chase Owens & KENTA)

The heels attack the faces as they enter. Chase hits Shot with something and Honma is sent into the post. Shota hits forearms on Kenta and Chase. Chse then kicks him in the shin and Shota goes down. Chase pushes the ref over. Honma lays on Shota's leg to protect it from a chairshot and Chase just chairs Honma. Chase chairs Shota's leg against the post.

Kenta hits chest kicks on Honma then rakes his eyes. Kenta boots Honma. The heels beat up on Honma. Honma avoids a corner attack and hits a ddt + flatliner combo. Honma pulls Chase over the top then shoulders Kenta over. Honma chops Kenta then bulldogs him.

Honma misses a falling headbutt drop. Honma takes kicks and a knee from Chase for 2. Honma cradles Chase with help from Shota. Honma headbutts Chase and jumps into Chase's pumping knee. Chase package piledrivers Honma and wins.

Thoughts: It was another short and nothing match. Shota got taken out early and didn't play much of a factor on this. The ref didn't care at all about Chase pushing him over.

World Tag League 2024 Block A Match - FUNKY SAUCE (Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi) vs. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Gabe Kidd & SANADA)

Alex and RT get hit before it starts. Alex takes a double suplex for 2. Alex superkicks Gabe and cinnamon twist's Sanada. Gabe takes a facebuster into a baseball slide for 2. The faces hip attack Gabe then do it together. Gabe is banged into RT's butt then pushes RT over the top. Gabe chops Alex over.

The fight goes outside and Alex is sent into the seats. RT's head is banged off the seats and Alex goes into the wall. Alex is flipped into the seats. Sanada stomps on RT in the corner then foot chokes him. Sanada running back elbows RT. Gabe bites RT.

Sanada eye rakes RT and takes a hip attack. Alex is pulled down from the apron by Gabe and Gabe gets sent into the seats. Sanada atomic drops RT then RT hip attacks him. Alex gets in and hiptosses Sanada into a cinnamon twist. 

Alex suplexes Sanada. Alex superkicks Sanada and is pulled out by Gabe. Gabe is dropped gut first on the rail and Alex flipping legdrops the back of his neck. Alex step up enzugiri's Sanada. Sanada is headscissored into RT's butt then RT running hip attacks Sanada.

RT hip attacks Gabe. Sanada goes for skull end on RT then takes a headhunter. Alex and Gabe trade forearms. Gabe spinning lariats him. RT enzugiri's Gabe. RT misses a hip attack then ankle locks Sanada. Sanada misses an asai moonsault on RT then shining wizards him. RT la magistral's Sanada then Sanada low blows him. 

Sanada hits deadfall on RT and wins.

Thoughts: It was mostly hip attacks from the faces then the heels taking them out of the ring and throwing them into seats. It was pretty average and the heels won this one as expected.

World Tag League 2024 Block A Match - Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) vs. United Empire (Callum Newman & Jeff Cobb)
 
CN boots Goto then running facekicks him. They trade shots. CN takes a double shoulder and Cobb is tripped onto him. Cobb then gets clubbed on both opponents. CN hiptoss neckbreakers Yoshi then chops him down. Cobb shoulders Yoshi over then surfs on his back.  

CN hits shots on Yoshi and they trade forearms. CN chops him over. Cobb slams him the standing moonsaults him for 2. Yoshi dropkicks Cobb in the knee. Goto and Cobb shoulder battle. Goto lariats Cobb then suplexes CN onto Cobb. Goto spinning heel kicks Cobb in the corner then bulldogs him for 2.

Cobb hits forearms on Goto and flying shoulders him. CN comes in and sweeps then double stomps Yoshi. Yoshi tries to dropkick CN's knee but gets double stomped. Yoshi then takes a suplex into a PK.

Yoshi and CN trade forearms. Goto lariats CN over then ushigoroshi's him. CN takes a lariat to the back of the head on the ropes. CN stunners Yoshi and rolls him up for 2. Yoshi dragon suplexes him. Yoshi running lariats Cobb. CN superkicks Yoshi then corkscrew kicks Goto. CN pumping knees Yoshi. CN is caught on an os cutter attempt and takes a double team elbow slice drop. CN is then pinned.

Thoughts: You could tell at around the 10 minute mark they realized they were short on time and started rushing spots. It could have been really good if it had the time but it didn't and it was just average.

World Tag League 2024 Block A Match - Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji) vs. TMDK (Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.)

Oiwa hammerlocks Yota and Yota side headlocks him. Oiwa side headlocks him. Yota snapmares him then Oiwa tries a pin. Yota side headlock takeovers him and Oiwa headscissors him. Oiwa flying headscissors him and holds onto it. Oiwa takes a double shoulder then a senton and splash from his opponents for 2.

Yota chops him. Oiwa hits forearms. Oiwa dropkicks him in the knee. Zack tags in. Zack twists Yota's foot and stomps Yota's knees into the mat. Oiwa and Zack each tag in work the foot/leg. Zack figure fours the legs and headscissors him with his feet from behind.

Oiwa dropkicks Yota in the knee then dragon screws Yota. Zack does a cobra twist + indian deathlock combo on Yota and Shingo. Zack then tags out while keeping Yota in the indian deathlock. Yota drives Oiwa's head into the mat with his feet. Shingo gets tagged in. He knocks Oiwa over then hits a punch and chop combo. Shingo hits a flatliner and ddt combo on his opponents. Shingo suplexes Oiwa for 2.

Shingo and Oiwa trade forearms. Shingo ddt's him. Oiwa dropkicks Shingo. Zack is then tagged in. Zack hits euros on Shingo. Zack blocks a dragon screw, twists Shingo's neck with his feet and dropkicks him in the back of the head. Zack hits a corner euro and a norhtern lights suplex.

Shingo puts Zack on the 2nd rope and dragon screws him. Zack works the arm and pele kicks it. Zack stomps the arm into the mat and Shingo hits a twist and shout. Oiwa side headlocks Yota and they trade forearms. Oiwa running euros him for 2. Oiwa figure fours him. Oiwa hits shots to the leg of Yota. Yota knees him in the gut and sliding knees him. Oiwa takes a double backdrop for 2. Oiwa is thrown into a kick from Yota. Yota superplexes Oiwa and Shingo sliding lariats Oiwa for 2. 

Zack puts Yota in a guillotine and Yota htrows him over. Oiwa backdrops Yota. Zack avoids Shingo's ddt, PK's him then takes a lariat. Oiwa lariats Shingo then hits a big one on Yota. Oiwa corner lariats Yota.Yota superkicks him then Oiwa germans him. Oiwa hits another german for 2. Oiwa top rope splashes Yota for 2. Yota superkicks him then pumping knees him. Yota hits a marlow crash on Oiwa for 2. Zack hits a euro flurry on Shingo then Zack takes a wheelbarrow german.

Oiwa rolls him up for 2. Oiwa running lariats both opponents. Oiwa doctor bombs Yota for 2. Oiwa and Zack put sleepers on at the same time. Yota spears Oiwa and Shingo death valley drivers Zack. Shingo running lariats Oiwa then Oiwa takes a lariat + spear. Yota pins Oiwa.

They all stare down after and Yota stomps on Oiwa.

Thoughts: They put out a good effort here and had a good action focused match. They got 24 minutes for this so the time was there. There was a bunch of leg work that went nowhere on this one though and there was not great story. Oiwa continues to be a likeable underdog face.

Shingo and Yota talk on the mic after.

Overall thoughts: I liked the main and not much else. The semi main didn't get enough time and was disappointing because of it. The other matches didn't impress and it was a weak night at the World Tag League. I'd give it a 4 out of 10 and would not recommend it.

WWE Monday Night Raw 12/2/2024

WWE Monday Night Raw 12/2/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/wwe-monday-night-raw-11252024.html

We are in Everett, WA. Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett are on commentary. The first hour of this show is commercial free and this Raw celebrates The New Day's 10th Anniversary.

We see various wrestlers arrive.

Jey Uso hugs CM Punk and Punk shakes hands with Sami Zayn.

CM Punk comes out to talk. Punk says the show is sold out. He says he told everyone he wasn't sure what his future held. He says he put his business aside with Drew and took care of business with Paul Heyman. He points toward the rafters. He says there might not be a sign there. He said there's many roads you can take there and says maybe he takes the road through Royal Rumble or Elimination Chamber. He says the good news if he has a favor in his pocket to get where he needs to go.

Seth Rollins comes out. He says he should have knocked Punk out the same day he came to WWE. He says he regrets it every day. He said he had titles to defend and a Bloodline to take down. He says he was close to taking his shot the last time he saw him but he had pity for him.

He said he realized it's time for him to rectify his mistake. He says there's nothing in either person's way. He says he feels like tonight is the night he knocks CM Punk on his @ss. Punk says Seth talks too much and doesn't listen. He says he's past running races against people he didn't know he was running. He said Seth was a champ and had something he wanted 6 months ago, but now he has nothing he wants. He says he knows what's in his future and Seth ain't it. He says he doesn't think about Seth at all while Seth has been thinking of him for 6 months.

He says he has things to do and tells him to stay out of his business. Seth says Punk talks too much and doesn't listen enough. Seth pushes him and says this is his business. They start fighting. Sami Zayn and Jey Uso then separate them. Adam Pearce and other officials come out. Seth tells Punk to come on and asks if he's his business now. They then fight again.

Seth tells Jey to run along to Roman. Sami says Seth can't talk to Jey that way. Seth says he's right but asks what's Sami's excuse as he's not family with Roman. Seth says him and Sami are family and he stabbed him in the back when he teamed with Punk. Sami said he didn't want Punk as his partner in Wargames but he was willing to help. He says he wanted Seth.

He said Seth wouldn't team with them though as he's too stubborn. Seth asks what he wanted Sami to team with him for and he says it was to help that monster Roman regain his power. Sami says Seth created that monster in Roman when he put a chair in his back 10 years ago.

Seth says he knows what he has done. He said he apologized for it but says Sami did the same thing. He says stubborness is not the issue, it's Sami being naive and gullible. He says Sami is also being stupid.

Sami said it seems like Seth is angry and frustrated. He says he will meet him in the ring tonight if he's frustrated. Seth agrees to a match tonight.

Thoughts: With Reed and Drew out, Seth needed something to do and they set up something here out of nothing. It was a good segment and planted the seeds for some possible things.

We see Damian Priest attacking Finn Balor in the parking lot then taking a beating from Judgment Day after Survivor Series. DP gets his chair shouldered over a box before Pearce breaks it up.

Judgment Day talks in the back. Finn says he worked Priest. Liv questions him. Finn says Dom couldn't get the job done but now DP's arm is in a sling. Finn says maybe Liv wouldn't have lost at Wargames if she listened to him. He says she needs to focus on Iyo and Damage Ctrl now. Liv says she hopes Finn knows what he's doing and he says he does. Liv asks Dom to keep an eye on Finn.

Damage Ctrl (Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane) vs Judgment Day (Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez)

Raq knocks Sane down and throws her in the corner. Raq powerbombs Liv onto Sane. Raq throws Iyo out. Sane headhunters Liv. Sane enzugiri's Liv. Iyo comes in and dropkicks Liv over. Iyo germans Liv. Iyo meteora's her in the corner then tends up in tree of woe. Raq goes for a one-arm powerbomb but is countered. Raq spears the post when Iyo moves. Iyo top rope dropkicks Raq.

Sane top rope elbow drops Raq for 2. Iyo topes Liv outside. Sane hits shots on Raq then Raq facekicks her. Raq hits a one arm powerbomb on her and picks up the win.

Thoughts: It was short. They kept it moving and it was fine for what it was but nothing memorable.

Raq boots and then pounds on Iyo after. Liv joins in. Rhea Ripley comes out and Liv runs. Rhea and Raq fight. Rhea up kicks her then lariats her out of the ring. Rhea bangs Raq's head off the commentary table. Liv is rammed into the post by Rhea. Rhea is thrown into the corner of the table and hits her eye off of it on purpose. It then gets broken up.

Finn and Dom go up to Gunther in the back. Finn says Gunther owes him a title match. Finn says Gunther beat Priest twice because of him and said he should have shook his hand. Gunther says he doesn't owe him anything. He said he didn't ask for his help or want it. He said he needed to win by himself and Finn took it away from him.

He asks why Dom feels so confident and says it's because Dom beat Priest. He says he feels good tonight and says he has leverage as the champ. He says he will talk to Pearce tonight, hinting that he may give Dom a title shot.

WWE Women's Intercontinental Title Tournament First Round - Katana Chance vs Shayna Baszler vs Dakota Kai

KC = Katana Chance, SB = Shayna Baszler

Kai dropkicks SB and pump kicks KC. Kai kicks SB off the apron then gets hit when she tries to tope her. SB throws Kai into the commentary table and KC slingshot corkscrew plancha's her. We go to PiP break.

We return and Kai headlock takeovers SB. Kai corner facekicks SB. KC goes for a tower of doom spot but it's blocked. KC hurricanrana's Kai off the top and gets a 2 count on her. SB catches KC's diving hurricanrana. Kai ddt's KC then takes a knee to the face from SB for 2.

Kai rolls up SB for 2 then scorpion kicks her. SB blocks a kick off the GTS then SB puts her in a choke. KC top rope 450's SB. Kai hits a GTS kick on KC and wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. They had some rough moments trying to work together here and were definitely a bit rushed.

We get a video on The New Day's history.

Adam Pearce is in the ring and has a bunch of New Day decorations up to celebrate their 10 year Anniversary. They have a trumpet and a big box of Booty O's on the stage.  

Pearce leads a "New Day Rocks" chant for Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. Wood says getting to this point 10 years is more than they could have ever dreamed of. He thanks everyone. Kofi said he never imagined the would achieve so much and have so much fun doing it. He said they never could have done it without the fans. They say they miss Big E too.

Woods says what they are about to tells us is not our fault. Kofi says him and Woods have talked. Big E then comes out. He says he wishes he was here under different circumstances. He says seeing them argue troubled him deep. He says they were all they had 10 years ago. He says him and Woods were close to getting fired and said Kofi and Woods were with him for hours in the hospital. He said he held Kofi's kids and greeted Woods when he won King of the Ring. He says what they built means something to a lot of people.

He says until he is cleared to return, he will remind them who they are. He says he will be here every single week to serve as their manager. Woods says, "now, you wanna come back?". He says Big E left them. Big E says he broke his neck. Kofi agrees with Woods and says E left them. Kofi says "yeah you broke your neck, so what?". Kofi says Steve Austin, Edge and Kurt Angle broke their necks and came back. He says they didn't have people waiting for them like he does. He said E did nothing with them. Woods says they didn't evolve for E. Kofi doesn't buy that E couldn't have been back if he wanted to.

Woods says he heard it all before and actually had to have surgery unlike Big E. He says he was back in 9 months for E. Kofi says if E cared, he would have been back for them a long time ago if he really cared. Kofi says E chose his new life, project and girlfriend over them.

Woods asks if E realizes the burden he became. Woods says everyone says they miss E. Woods says E doesn't miss them. Kofi says it has always been about the brotherhood before everyone else. Kofi says E chose himself over them. Woods says E will never be medically cleared and should get out of this ring and go back to his desk where he belongs. Woods says they will call him if they need him.

Big E says no and says he won't let them throw it away like this. Big E wants a hug and says they can fix this. Kofi pushes E away. E leaves and questions what just happened. Kofi stares down Woods. Kofi says it's just us.  They then shake hands.

Thoughts: Well this did not go as I expected. This was an interesting twist on things and we will have to see where it goes from here.

Karrion Kross does a video. He says he has done terrible things in his life. He gets mad at The Wyatt's sending Sarah Logan after Scarlett. He says The Wyatt's started this fire and he will make sure they burn in it.

Gunther vs Dominik Mysterio

Dom shoves him and slaps him. Gun facekicks him off the apron. Gun is hurricanrana'd into the post then Dom dropkicks him off the apron. Dom topes him outside.

Gun gets back in and Dom chops him. Gun stares him down, misses shot and gets chopped again. Gun slams him and chops him over. Dom hits more chops and is chopped over. Gun catches his leg and half crabs him. Dom hits more chops and forearms. Gun sleepers him and Dom low blows him.

Dom 619's him and dropkicks him in the back. Dom 619's him then hits a top rope frogsplash for 2. Gun facekicks him over then hits a big powerbomb to win.

Thoughts: This was a well worked match here. Dom played the underdog role well and Gunther played the big monster well. Dom had good comebacks and they did a great job of finding ways for him to believably get offense in. Gun's chest got all bloodied here.

Finn Balor slingblades and john woo's Gun after. He then top rope double stomps him. Finn tells him to watch and learn then double stomps him twice more. Finn then drops Gun's title on him. 

Cathy Kelley interviews Pete Dunne. Pete says R-Truth doesn't know what's going on and says it's Pete Dunne vs R-Truth not Butch vs R-Truth. We then see Jey Uso get hit with something in the background. Adam Pearce checks on him.

R-Truth comes out and does his usual song. He says he thought Pete Dunne would be in his corner but he's got to fight him. He says Pete doesn't like to be called Butch and we go to break.

R-Truth vs Pete Dunne

Pete hits a step up enzugiri and pounds on him. Pete stands on his head then stomps it. Pete boots him in the head and hits mounted shots. Pete gets mad at the crowd chanting Butch and Truth rolls him up from behind to win.

Thoughts: It was a quick one to get Truth a win and save Pete some face here in this loss.

Bron Breakker is interviewed by Cathy Kelley. He says the triple threat was a great challenge. Ludwig Kaiser walks in and asks if he's happy with himself. Kaiser said that title could be his if he came in a few seconds later. Kaiser said he accomplished what he needed to and says there is nothing stopping him from taking the IC title to Imperium, where it belongs. Bron says he knew he would do this and said he'd love to beat him. He said he put on a hell of a match and said he's almost proving to the world that he's out from Gunther's shadow. He says he'd recommend Kaiser try to get out faster as Gunther's stock is going down.

Sami Zayn asks Adam Pearce what happened to Jey. Adam says he doesn't know who did it. Adam asks who do you think did it. Sami says he thinks he knows who did it and is about to whoop his @ss in the ring.

American Made talk in the back about the Women's Intercontinental Title tournament. he ays Ivy is about to start her climb to immortality. They say she is reflection of them. Chad says to steamroll her opponents next week and says to prove that weren't just born or raised here, they were made here.

Cathy interviews Zelina Vega. She says she can't get over that American Made think they are role models. She says she's a wolf while Ivy gets by through being a fraud. She says she's tired of being overlooked and is no stranger to making history. She says she respects Lyra but says she will get what she came for.

Adam Pearce and Finn Balor talk in the back. He asks when his title match is. Adam complains about him not defending his tag title. Finn says Gunther is ducking him. Adam says Gunther wants the match as much as he does and says they will fight at Saturday Night's Main Event. Adam says they will talk about his other title match next week.

Seth Rollins vs Sami Zayn

They lock up and shove each other. Seth shoulders him over then Sami throws him out. Seth stalls outside. Seth hammerlocks him. They trade forearms and Seth backbreakers him. Sami sent hard into the buckles.

Seth chops him over and they trade forearms. Sami lariats him. Sami hits mounted corner punches. Sami is caught coming off the buckles then Sami hits a blue thunder for 2. Sami exploders him into the buckles. Seth superkicks him and Sami avoids the curbstomp.

Sami tells Seth he know it was him who attacked Jey. They hit each other and Sami is sent into the post. Sami is thrown over the rail. Sami facekicks him then sends him into the post.

Sami grabs a chair and Seth backs off. Sami says he knows it was Seth. Seth says he didn't attack Jey. Seth asks Sami if he asked Punk. He tells him to use his head and says it wasn't him.

Sami throws the chair out and Seth cradles him to win.

Seth says he loves Sami heart after but says he has to use his brain.

Thoughts: I thought they advanced this storyline a little bit faster than they should have. It's not that I didn't buy it, but it would have worked better if there was more build to it. It was a shorter match and was not super notable except for the ending which was clever. They were aggressive with each other here. It was more of a story than a match in this one.

Drew Mcintyre then comes in and claymore kicks Sami. Drew then stares at him.

Overall thoughts: It was good show. The opening segment was good and The New Day segment was also good. Gunther vs Dom was easily the match of the night but that was not saying a lot as there was not a lot of wrestling on this show. They started up a bunch of new programs on this show so we will have to see where the stoylines go next week. I'd give this one a 6 out of 10.

WWE Main Event 11/13/2024

WWE Main Event 11/13/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/wwe-main-event-1162024.html

We continue to see this on about a 2 and half week delay.

Chad Gable vs R-Truth

Chad wristlocks him. Truth gets out and dances. Chad goes for a hiptoss and Truth dances with him. Truth hits a hiptoss. Truth is distracted by American Made and Chad clips him.

We go to break and return. Chad works Truth's leg and dragon screws it. Chad northern lights suplexes him for 2. Chad misses a top rope splash then Truth hits flying shoulders. Truth does a blue thunder bomb then a five knuckle shuffle. Truth knocks Ameircan Made off the apron and Chad nearly runs into Ivy on the apron. Truth back rolls Chad for 2. Truth misses a kick and is put in an ankle lock. Truth then taps out.

Thoughts: It was a decent short match here. Truth got his comedy in, the heels cheated and Chad worked the leg before tapping him out with the ankle lock. It made sense and they did a good job with it.

Kayden Carter and Katana Chance vs Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn

Isla takes Carter down. Carter hits chops then walks on her back. Carter superkicks her. Chance dropkicks Alba then is flipped into both opponents in the corners. Isla takes a double leg kick, a double back elbow and a sandwich kick to the front and back. Carter springboard legdrops Isla for 2.

Isla shoulders Carter over. Carter is gordbustered then takes a meteora for 2. Carter is held on the ropes for a superkick from Alba for 2. Isla armlocks her and pulls her down by the hair.

Chance gets the hot tag in and beats up on the heels. She flying headcissors Alba anshotgun dropkicks Isla in the corner. Chance codebreakers Isla. Isla takes a double team on the ropes from her opponents. Carter springboard dropkicks Alba. Chance pulls Isla's throat down over the top.

Alba gets a 2 count on Carter then Carter hits a flatliner. Alba takes a 450 + neckbreaker and is pinned.

Thoughts: The lead up to the finish could have been a little better but this was fine otherwise. The faces did their flying as usual here and there and did the best they could with the short time they had with this one.

Overall thoughts: There were only two new matches here. Both were fine but neither was must see. I liked the Truth/Chad match best. It was a fine way to spend 15 minutes or so, but it wasn't must see.

TNA Xplosion 11/21/2024

TNA Xplosion 11/21/2024 

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/tna-xplosion-11152024.html

Around the Ring with Gia Miller

Tasha Steelz is this week's guest. Gia says she can't roll the r's like Tasha can. Gia says they have a lot in common. Gia says they both love country music and Tasha says we aren't talking about some of that Mickie James stuff.

Gia says she doesn't like much music past 2005. Tasha says you have to keep up with what the kids like. She says she likes Reba McIntyre and Dolly Parton. They talk about country music turning pop and pandering.

Gia says she likes Reba and Tasha says you can relate to everything Reba sings. Gia says she likes fancy and Tasha says she has all the flava. She says fancy and flava work together. Gia says they are the future and past. Tasha says she loves country music. Gia says next time they will have to go to a country bar and talk about going to places in Nashville.

KUSHIDA vs Conan Lycan

We saw Conan a few weeks ago. Conan throws Kush down off the lock-up. Conan side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Conan rolls over Kush's back and Kush slides out. Conan chases him and is kicked as he gets back in.

Kush takes Conan down by the arm. Kush yanks back on Conan's arm then kicks him in the leg. Kush snapmares him then cartwheel basement dropkicks him for 2. Kush bangs Conan's arm off his shoulder. Kush is sent hard into the buckles and Conan slams him.

Conan goes up top and gets kicked. Conan headbutts him up there and sends him down. Conan misses a 450 off the top. He throws Kush over his back and knees him in the face for 2. Conan forearms him and takes a pele kick. Conan spinebusters him. Kush tries to triangle him but gets slammed down.

Conan comes off the 2nd rope and is caught with a kimura. Kush then taps him out.

Thoughts: They only had about 5 minutes here but made the most of the time. Conan's a big guy who can fly and if TNA doesn't have him signed already, I don't know what they are doing. The crowd liked him here and was not excited about Kush beating him. The finish was nice here. 

Overall thoughts: There was only one new match here. The one match was entertaining but not quite worth going out of your way to see. I would not recommend this one.

WWE Speed 11/29/2024

WWE Speed 11/29/2024

The last show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/wwe-speed-11272024.html

#1 Contender's Tournament First Round - Natalya vs B-Fab

Fab rolls her up as it starts. Nat takes her down and jack knifes her. They trade pin attempts. Nat spinning lariats her for 2. Fab dropkicks her for 2. Nat back rolls her for 2 and Fab tries a pin. Nat goes for the armbar. Nat grabs her leg and Fab side headlocks her. 

Fab shoulders her over then low lariats her. Fab does a rolling snapmare but Nat crucifixes her off of it. They trade forearms. Nat knees her in the gut then Fab pump kicks her for 2. Fab hits corner spears. Fab misses a splash then Nat sharpshooters her. Fab then taps out at 2:57 and loses.

Thoughts: It was short and not good. Fab didn't botch anything but she's still really green and flails around a lot. I didn't expect much out of this and we didn't get much out of it. It's not good if WWE doesn't even trust you to get the win on something like this and that's the case with B-Fab.

Overall thoughts: There was only one new match as usual and it wasn't good, nor was it expected to be good. I would not recommend this.

Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling 12/1/2024

Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling 12/1/2024

Last week's show did not have any new matches so I didn't cover it. The show from 2 weeks ago is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/southern-illinois-championship_18.html

Herb Simmons talks about the recent match from 11/23 where SICW was on the line against Stephen E and Travis Cook. Herb says Team SICW won. Herb said he was worried and said Team SICW was in trouble multiple times during the match. We then cut to clips from 11/23/24.

Control of SICW - Stephen E is handcuffed to Bob Orton Jr. - Haku, The Barbarian and Atila Khan vs Danny Bow Hawkins, "Night Train" Gary Jackson and Ron Powers

The match starts before the bell rings. Ron and Khan go outside. Khan is sent into the ring and a table. Gary and Barb fight outside and Danny fights with Haku. Haku and Barb get their heads banged together. Ron chairs Khan. Haku throws a chair in and it somehow hits Gary. Gary's in pain over it. Haku bangs Gary's leg off the apron. 

The teams get in their corners and Danny squares off with Barb. Barb hits a boot to the gut and hits chops in the corner. Barb chokes Danny. Danny corner lariats him then flying lariats him. Gary and Haku go at it. Haku wristlocks him and Gary reverses it. Haku chops Gary in the head and Gary hits chops. Danny comes in and dropkicks Haku. Danny crossbodies him but just gets knocked back.

Haku headbutts Danny. Ron gets in. Ron hits punches on Haku then Khan hits shots on Ron. Ron back elbows Khan then lariats him over for 2. Gary comes in and hits forearms on Haku. Haku blocks his sunset flip and double chops him in the neck. 

Gary gets his legs split by the heels and Khan gets his head banged off the steps. Khan is busted open. Barb single leg crabs Gary and Gary rope breaks. Khan hits shots on Gary then Barb and Haku choke Gary in the corner. Khan stabs Gary with a fork and knee drops him.

Khan clubs Gary then Gary crossbodies Haku for 2. Gary's head is banged off Barb's head by Haku. Gary takes a double clothesline then Barb elbow drops him for 2. Barb chinlocks Gary.

Barb chops Gary in the throat. Haku misses a headbutt drop on Gary and takes a jawbreaker. Gary goes for the tag and Haku grabs Gary by the trunks to stop him, pulling them down. Haku chops Gary then Khan gets chops and punches on Gary. Khan slams Gary then fsit drops him. Khan misses a corner splash. Ron hits punches on Haku. Ron beats up on all 3 opponents. Khan hits Ron with something in the mouth and the other 4 fight outside.

Ron taks a shot from Khan then Khan headbutt drops him. Khan misses a 2nd rope diving headbutt. Ron sleepers Khan then Khan pulls the ref into Ron to break the hold. Travis Cook comes in. He tries to use a golden spike on Ron but nails Khan with it. Khan then punches Cook out. Ron does a head and arm choke on Khan. Khan is out and Ron picks up the win.

Thoughts: It was nice to see this match. It had been built up for a while and they definitely needed to show this one. Thankfully they did. There were some limitations due to some of the wrestlers being older but Barb, Ron and Haku worked well. But it was a fun match with the crowd being really into it and them doing some brawling and face vs heel work. I thought the finish could have been built up to a little better and maybe could have used some more nearfalls. I liked the match though and thought it was good.

Khan is buried under the US flag after. We go to break and see Gary Jackson talking. He chants "USA". Drew starts an "SICW" chant. Herb Simmons gets on the mic after and they have words for Stephen E. Stephen E is shocked they lost and Travis Cook is in pain. A bunch of people are in the ring. Gary says Stephen E has money but could not buy SICW. Ron thanks everyone and says SICW is staying here. Danny says they proved you can use brains over brawn. Some of Herb's family members talk on the mic.

Gary says Herb came up with the plan and they executed it. Herb says Stephen E can get on his camel and hop off. Ron says htye have a good family here and came together then kicked the heels @sses. Herb says to stay tuned as he has decisions to make.

We go to break. We then see the SICW roster popping champagne and celebrating in the back. Everyone gets sprayed with it. They cheer for Team SICW winning. Herb says his team proved they will defend SICW. Herb says Haku and The Barbarian couldn't get it done. Gary says they had back-up tonight from the SICW roster. Danny says they proved if you have heart and determination you will always come out on top. 

Herb says there will be SICW Fanfest III on May 16th and 17th. Herb says Nikita Koloff will be there.

Herb then closes the show and says we'll see more clips from the 11/23 show next week.

Overall thoughts: There was only one new match here but it was the big one so it's hard to complain. They didn't have to show it but they did and it was nice to get some payoff to the long SICW vs Stephen E feud. The one match was good and heated and it's always nice to see Haku and The Barbarian get in the ring. I thought they did a good job of putting over the victory and making the match feel important. I enjoyed this one and it's definitely one to see if you follow SICW.

WOW Women of Wrestling 11/30/2024 Season 5, Episode 12

WOW Women of Wrestling 11/30/2024 Season 5, Episode 12

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/wow-women-of-wrestling-11232024-season.html

Dave McClane shows us footage from The Beast last week. Dave is in the ring and says the WOW Title is vacated. He says WOW will hold a 12-person battle royale to decide the new WOW champ.

We see clips of Terri Gold winning the WOW Title in a battle royale from 20 years ago.

Magnificent Miranda Mirage says she has plenty of tricks up her sleeve. She says only a performer as magnificent as her can own the stage and dominate at the same time. She says if superheroes plan on facing her, she will make them disappear.

WOW Title Battle Royal Qualifier - Xena Phoenix vs "Magnificent" Miranda Mirage

MMM = Magnificent Miranda Mirage

This is Miranda's WOW debut. I think this is only Xena's 2nd WOW match. MMM is a magician. Xena wristlocks her and MMM reverses it. MMM takes her down by the arm and Xena waistlock takedowns her. Xena rolls her up for 2 and tries a jack knife pin. Xena suplexes her for 2. MMM side kicks her and hits kicks to the bak and front. MMM legdrops her for 2.

MMM hits corner spears and chokes her with her foot. MMM snapmares her and chinlocks her. Xena bridges out of a shot and hits a kick from it. MMM boots her over then bangs Xena's head off her foot. MMM chokes her with her leg on the ropes.

MMM hits a bad spin kick to the gut. Xena codebreakers MMM's arm and hits a japanese armdrag. Xena armdrags her then armbars her but MMM breaks it. Xena legdrops the arm and does another armlock. MMM ropebreaks. Xena does another armbar and taps her out.

Thoughts: I didn't like MMM losing in her debut here. There's no reason for that. MMM has some bad kicks and is still pretty green. Xena had a decent showing here though and seemed to have the right idea with this with the arm work. It started off well, went downhill during MMM's section and got a little better towards the end.

We see a video of the Top Tier vs Dojo Defenders and Valentina Diamante feud. The faces train together in a kickboxing gym. Valentina says let's see how good Top Tier is. The Defenders say let's how good Top Tier is when the odds are even. 

Top Tier (Coach Campanelli, Gloria Glitter and Kandi Krush) vs Dojo Defenders (Kara Kai and Tara Strike) and Valentina Diamante

Kara is in the black and Tara is in the white. The faces attack before it starts. Val rolls up Coach then Krush and Gloria are sent into each other outside. Val la magistrals Coach for 2. Kara PK's Coach for 2. Kara hits leg kicks then shots to the gut. Kara boots her out of the corner and headscissors her.

Gloria gets in and held for shots from Tara. Tara chest kicks Gloria. Gloria sliding lariats Tara in the back. Krush jumps off of Gloria's back and hits Tara then Coach and Gloria also do this. Krush drops Tars with a chest forearm and elbow drops her for 2. 

Krush stands on Tara on the ropes. Gloria knees on Tara on the ropes. Coach throws Tara into the corner then kneels on her back. Gloria corner spears Tara and hits knees to the gut. Tara upkicks Krush. Coach pulls Kara off the apron and bangs her head on it.

Val gets the hot tag in and hits shots on Krush. She then crossbodies her. Tara and Gloria are sent out. Krush hits an AA on Val and wins.

Thoughts: It needed a bit more time. It was average for the most part with the teams getting equal amounts of offense before Top Tier won as expected.

Top Tier does a promo after. She says they have done nothing but rigorous training since she put the team together and says they have been delivering excellence. She says Krush and Gloria are living up to Top Tier potential. Krush grabs the mic and Coach yells at her. Coach says they are the top team in wrestling and are still Top Tier. 

"Vicious" Veronica Varoom vs Tiki Chamoro

This is VV's debut. She's said to be a comedian and a roller derby player and is said to be from New York. 

VV boots her. Tiki throws her in the corner. VV pulls Tiki's throat down over the top rope then she bangs her head off the buckles. VV hits corner spears.

VV stomps on her in the corner and slams her for 2. VV camel cluthes her. VV bangs Tiki's head off the mat. Tiki lariats her. Tiki pounces her then headbutts her. VV eye rakes her, grabs the tights and rolls her p to win.

Thoughts: VV thankfully won here in her debut. It wasn't that good. VV is pretty limited and new.

VV says we need to show respect for NY's finest. She says she will intoxicate, annihilate and obliterate anyone who gets in her way. She says we will remember her face and name and says she's the show.

WOW Tag Titles - Jones and Betty leave WOW if they lose -  Miami's Sweet Heat (c) vs Big Rigs and Bourbon (Jessie Jones and Big Rig Betty)

Lindsay is the blonde and Laurie has the black hair. The faces have matching gear on. They take down MSH and pound on them. MSH gets their heads banged off the pot and apron. Laurie's head is banged off the rails. Jones knees Laurie in the gut and MSH is whipped into each other outside.

Betty gets hold of Holly and spanks her. Jones goes into the post when Lana Star pulls Laurie away. Betty backhands Lindsay for 2. Betty headbutts her and is knocked over by Laurie from behind. MSH hit corner spears on Betty. Betty gets foot choked in the corner.

Betty takes a double back elbow then a rolling senton + fist drop combo. Laurie chokes Betty on the ropes. Lindsay and Holly pound on Betty when the ref isn't looking. Betty is bridged on the ropes and Laurie top rope double axe handles her in the gut.

Lindsay sleepers Betty. Betty takes a double boot in the corner then Laurie foot chokes her. Laurie catapults Lindsay into Betty, having her headbutt her in the gut. Lindsay and Betty trade. Laurie nails Lindsay on accident then Jones is tagged in.

Jones lariats and back elbows Laurie. Jones hits a stroke on Laurie for 2. Laurie backdrops Jones. Betty stunners Lindsay. Holly tries to hit Betty with a sock filled with rocks but she nails Laurie instead. Jones then pins Laurie. Jones and Betty win the tag titles!

Jones and Betty get confetti for the win

Thoughts: It was a solid match here. We got some outside brawling to start. Betty got whooped for a while and evened up in the last part of this. Holly then cost her team the match on accident and the faces capitalized to win. Jones and Betty couldn't really lose here due to the stip so it made sense that they won. It'll continue this feud with Holly and MSH as well and give some standing to the Jones/Betty team so that's good. 

Overall thoughts: We had 2 new debuts here, a title change and the world title getting stripped from The Beast. It was a notable episode here and definitely one you'll have to check out. Quality wise, it was about average overall but they are making the right moves. I'd give it a 5 out of 10.