WWE Monday Night Raw 3/31/2025

WWE Monday Night Raw 3/31/2025

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We are in London, England. We see various wrestlers arrive. Michael Cole, Wade Barrett and Pat McAfee are on commentary.

John Cena comes out to talk.  

Cody Rhodes comes out before Cena can say anything. The crowd sings Cody's song. Cody says we have listened to Cena talk for 2 weeks. He says he will do his job for him. Cody offers to cook himself for Cena. Cody says he has a lisp and brings up his neck tattoo. Cody then brings up being booed in the company he created. He says perhaps he is struggling that Superman is really dead.

He says Cena's words haven't matched his actions and says Cena has lied to his audience. Cody asks why. Cena says he won't cook him, he will bury him like everyone else. Cena says the fans said he buried talent for years. He says he is talent. He says Cody has rode his coat tails and says they handed the title to his chauffer, Cody.

He says Cody is a pickpocket who tried to steal the kingdom. Cena says Cody stole his secrets to be undeniable but is still underwhelming. He says Cody is too polished and rehearsed. Cena says Cody doesn't look, act or work like him but Cody doesn't look/act/work like himself. He says Cody is afraid to be himself and says he's a generic mix of every star in some big confused blob. He says Cody looks like a kid who took acting lessons but is afraid of public speaking.

He says Cody is so into himself that he tattooed his wrestling gimmick onto himself. He says it's not where Cody's tattoo is but what he is. He says Cody should be exposed for what he is - an errand boy that got lucky.

Cody says the fans chose him but says the guy who chose Cena isn't in office anymore. Cody says he's a wrestler like his dad and says Cena is the company creation and not him. He says he's not afraid of Cena and says he has more d!ck in his promo than in his jorts. He says Cena calls him a wannabe but Cena hangs out with Zack Efron and wants to be 16. He says Cena made fans who lost interest in the product. He tells Cena not to act like he made WWE better than he found it. Cody asks who sold out to The Rock?

Cody says Cena is still his hero but a piece of sh!t. Cena says no one else was worthy so he did things himself. That's why he said he never left. He says Cody had to leave because he knew he couldn't wipe his @ss. Cena said he makes empires for billionaires and Cody just steals money from his kids. Cena goes to leave. Cody says the fans never chanted "you can't wrestle" at him.

Cena comes back in, tries to hit him then is hit with cross rhodes.

Thoughts: Some of the lines were good and added to this thing, but they still aren't getting the main story of this right. And that story is Cena needing to sell out to The Rock to get the 17th title. They almost seem to even be trying to get away from that story. I don't know if The Rock won't be at Mania and they are trying to cut him out of this. And I don't know if The Rock has the ultimate veto power and is doing Vince stuff where it has to be his way even if it doesn't work or make sense. It's a big problem though because the heel turn was so huge and it's the main program heading into Wrestlemania.

Adam Pearce and The New Day come out separately. Adam says The New Day are wrestling tonight against The New Catch Republic. Tyler Bate has returned.

The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) vs The New Catch Republic (Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne)

Bate has short hair now. He tags out while doing a headscissors to Woods. Pete stomps Woods' arm into the mat. Bate flips off of Pete's shoulders onto Woods. Bate then tope con hilos Woods.

We go to break and return. Woods dropkicks Pete against the 2nd rope. Kofi sentons Pete over the bottom rope. Kofi top rope chops Pete for 2. Pete flips over Kofi.

Bate gets in and knocks Kofi over twice. Bate exploders Kofi. Bate airplane spins Wood then slams him off of it. Kofi takes a rebound lariat + german combo for 2. 

Woods boots Bate then Pete splits Woods' fingers. Peter stomps on Woods' fingers. Bate punches Woods. Pete flying knees Woods. Pete takes a backbreaker + top rope double stomp. Kofi pins him.

Thoughts: I didn't like it. Why bring Bate back just to have him lose here? And why basically make Pete a face for the night just to have him lose again. It doesn't make much sense and this didn't get a ton of time.

The New Day are interviewed in the aisle. Woods says they want a tag title shot. Kofi says they demand what they deserve and it's a tag title match.

The War Raiders come out and hold their titles up at New Day.

The Uso's talk in the back. Jimmy says there's no ring general in there, just a man who is beatable. He says he will beat Gunther then Jey will beat Gunther at Mania. Jey tells him to be careful and says, "I hear you".

Gunther vs Jimmy Uso

Uso hits shots and chops on Gun. Gun facekicks him. Gun throws Uso into the rail. Gun chops him outside and sends him into the rail. Uso back body drops him. Uso then topes him. Gun gets his knees up on a top rope splash.

Gun goes up top and is hit. Uso superpleases him. Uso hits a top rope splash for 2. Gun backdrops him on the apron then short arm clotheslines him. Jey slaps and superkicks him. Jey germans him and superkicks him.

Gunther dropkicks him. Gunther powerbombs him for 2. Gun facekicks him and lariats him for 2. Gun pulls him up on the pin attempt. Gun does a grounded sleeper. Uso then submits.

Thoughts: It was a one sided match with Gun destroying Uso for the most part. It was nice to see Gun in action again at least. I was hoping we'd get a main event style match out of it. This definitely hurt Jimmy's standing some as he's been treated like a quasi main eventer and he came off like a jobber here.

Gun sleepers Jimmy again after then Jey comes out and saves him. Gun then runs through the crowd. 

Jey helps Jimmy out. Gun then hits both from behind and sends Jey into the steps. Security tries to stop him and get beaten up. Gun powerbombs one of them on the steps. Gun sticks his gingers in Jey's eyes then zip ties him to the ropes. Jey is sent into the rails. 

Gun taunts him while holding the tiutle. Jimmy gets on the apron and is hit with the belt. Jimmy is busted open and Gunther powerbombs Jimmy. Gun hits mounted punches. Gun rubs Jimmy's blood on him. Jey grabs onto Jimmy but is swatted away. Gun elbows Jimmy then chokes him again with Jey inches away. Gun's got blood all over him then he poses with the title.

Thoughts: It was a good angle. Thankfully we have some time left to build on it but this definitely helped the feud out some and made Gun look strong.

The Judgment Day talk in the back. Finn says brothers fight like cats and dogs but always make up. Finn says the business about a new member is behind them. Finn says they will start tonight about bringing gold back to the clubhouse. Finn says Raquel lost to Lyra last week but he will bring the IC Title home. Carlito stays there and stares at Raquel and they ask what he's still doing here.

Penta and Bron Breakker vs The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Dominik Mysterio)

Dom hits Penta from behind. They say Rey Fenix debuts on Friday. Penta flying headscissors Dom. Bron shoulders Dom over. Bron slams Penta. Finn tries to leapfrog but is slammed down by Bron.

Penta enzugiri's Finn then pendulum double boots him. Penta tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Dom and Bron lariats Dom over the top. Penta tope con hilos Dom and Finn. 

We go to break and return. Dom slingshot swantons Penta for 2. Penta goes up and over with a backcracker on Dom. Bron comes in and flying forearms Finn then belly to belly suplexes him. Bron overhead belly to belly suplexes Dom. Bron double suplexes both opponents.

Bron flying lariats Finn. Finn is on Bron's shoulders and takes a slingblade bulldog off the top. Penta superkicks Finn. Dom helps stop a panama sunrise from Penta. Bron spears Penta on accident. Finn top rope double stomps Penta and gets the win.

Thoughts: I don't love Bron being in these kind of matches but we got a short and okay match. The doomsday device slingblade bulldog was interesting and I was surprised to see Finn pin Penta here.

Chad Gable talks to Adam Pearce in the back. Chad says he wouldn't mind facing El Grande Americano. Adam says The LWO would like to face him. Chad says he's still sick and shows a doctor's note. Adam says Raw will be in his hometown next week. He says nothing is more important than Chad's health and says El Grande Americano will be wrestling. Chad complains and Adam says it's doctors orders.

Alpha Academy runs into Chad and Chad calls them clown and an idiot. Maxxine says she wants to discuss her career and says she has some ideas with Natalya.

Bron Breakker is interviewed and Penta runs into and yells at him. They are separated.

AJ Styles comes out. He said Logan Paul was going to call him out and he's sick of waiting. He tells him to come out now if he has something to say.

Logan Paul comes out. The crowd chants at Logan. Logan said he has had a change of heart and is trying to teach his daughter forgiveness. He says he forgives AJ for what he did at MSG but doesn't forget and tells him not to do it again. AJ says he has a daughter and he forgives him too. He says he forgives him for being the biggest douchebag to ever step in WWE. AJ says the fans care about what you sacrifice in the ring for them. He says he has talent but it only gets you so far.

AJ tells him not to let his mouth write a check his @ss can't cash. Logan says he doesn't fight for free and this city can't afford him. He calls the fans broke. He says AJ wants the big money match with him and tries to boot him. AJ stops it and hits shots. Paul then slides out. AJ bangs Paul's head off the commentary table then Paul pulls the ropes into AJ's crotch. Paul then flips him into a ddt.

Lyra Valkyria is interviewed. She says she loves it that Bayley has her back. She says she has to prove that she can stand on her own two feet. She says Bayley is the only person who beat her since she had the IC Title and says they will have a rematch for the title next week.

Judgment Day talk in the back. Finn says he pinned Penta and says it's the 2nd week in a row he got the better of Bron. He says he's on a roll and says he will talk to Pearce about a title match at Mania. Liv asks if Dom heard what he said. Liv says Finn wants to piggy back off of Dom's hard work. Liv says Finn already lost his title shot and Liv says she will talk to Pearce.

Women's World Title - Special Ref: Bianca Belair - Iyo Sky (c) vs Rhea Ripley

Iyo side headlocks her. Rhea hits corner spears. Iyo pounds on RR. RR tries to trip Iyo and they trade pin attempts. Iyo dropkicks RR then RR lariats her.

We go to break and return. Iyo jawbreakers RR and hits uppercuts. Iyo basement dropkicks her. Iyo hits a top rope dropkick on RR then does headflips. Iyo then topes her. Iyo does a bad poisonrana on the floor on RR. 

RR and Iyo trade forearms on their knees. Iyo rolls her into a double stomp. Iyo does a nasty 2nd rope crucifix bomb for 2. Iyo corner meteora's her. Iyo goes for a top rope crossbody and RR just headbutts her in the body in mid-air. RR does a razor's edge and running knee for 2.

Iyo takes her down from behind for 2. RR facekicks Bianca out on accident. RR upkicks Iyo then hits a riptide. Bianca is out and can't count the pin. RR gets mad at Bianca and pokes her. Bianca knocks her hand away. Iyo ropebreaks from RR's mounted shots. RR ignores the count and Bianca throws her off. RR then slaps Bianca.

Iyo top rope dropkicks Bianca out when RR moves. RR hits Iyo from behind. Bianca then calls the match off with a double DQ.

Thoughts: It was what you would expect with the two eventually getting Bianca involved and the match breaking down. I thought they did too much here and I didn't think the selling was good enough. I also don't get why Bianca didn't DQ Rhea earlier.

Rhea and Bianca fight outside. Iyo moonsaults onto both of them. Iyo pounds on Rhea then Bianca forearms Iyo and hits mounted shots. Rhea headbutts Bianca then hits riptide on her. Iyo is hit with riptide as well.

Rhea hits a 2nd rope riptide on Bianca. She has words for Iyo then holds the title up.

Overall thoughts: It was not a star studded Raw here with Punk and Seth not showing up and none of the big stars in action. Gunther basically squashed Jimmy but the angle after was good. I didn't like the main. There was a lot of talking on this show and we only ended up getting 4 matches which is not good for a 2.5 hour show. I feel like they are trying to with the Cena/Rhodes and Gunther/Jey angles but neither are really what they should be and it may be too little and too late. I'd just give this one a 5 out of 10 as it made sense and all but was not the great Raw it should have been.

WWF Superstars of Wrestling 2/8/1992

WWF Superstars of Wrestling 2/8/1992

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/wwf-superstars-of-wrestling-211992.html

We are in Daytona Beach, Florida. Mr. Perfect and Vince McMahon are our hosts.

Perfect says Hulk will be on a long hard road when he has to wrestle Ric Flair.

The Natural Disasters vs Bob Avery and Raymond Hammer

Quake clubs Ray and sends him into the corner. Quake hits a belly to belly suplex then elbow drops Ray's back. Typhoon abuses Ray on the ropes then hits a corner lariat that drops Ray. Ray is held for a Typh butt drop on the back. Typh hits a corner lariat on Ray then corner splashes him. Quake then splashes Typh's back in the corner while he's on Ray. Bob comes in to help and takes a double shoulderblock.

Quake powerslams Ray then butt drops him. Typh then hits a big splash and pins Ray.

Thoughts: It was all squash here with Ray taking tons of splashes and weight based attacks. The jobbers got nothing in.

WWF Update

Mean Gene talks Wrestlemania VIII with Hogan vs Flair as the scheduled main event. Gene says on Saturday Night's Main Event this week, it's Roddy Piper vs The Mountie. He says Bret Hart challenged the winner of this to an IC Title match at Wrestlemania VIII. SNME will have Hulk Hogan and Sid Justice vs Ric Flair and The Undertaker. Gene says there will be turmoil due to Sid not being chosen for the WMVIII title shot.

Sid Justice does a promo. He says he apologizes if anyone took what he said the wrong way and sincerely apologizes to Hulk Hogan. 

Virgil vs Kato

They lock up. Virg rolls him up. Kato back elbows him and chops him. Kato misses an elbow drop and Virg shoulders him over. Virg blocks a hitposs and does a backslide on Kato for 2. Kato hits a boot and a chop.

Virg sunset flips him off a back body drop attempt for 2. The Repo Man does an inset promo. he says he heard Virg is upset with him. He likes it as he says there's one more thing he needs to repossess - Virg's career.

Kato hits gut shots in the corner on Virg. Virg atomic drops Kato then hits lariats. Kato throws out Virg. Kato suplexes Virg in for 2. Virg mounts a comeback with punches and drops Kato. Kato begs off and has his head banged off the buckles.

Virg goes up and over then puts Kato in the million dollar dream. Kato is out and Virg wins.

Thoughts: It was nice to see a competitive match for a change but it didn't exactly help out Virg much. This was fine and almost good compared to the usual offerings on this show.

WWF Event Center

Ric Flair, Perfect, Paul Bearer and The Undertaker do a promo. Flair says Roddy Piper will be in his in their upcoming house show match and says Hulk has to meet Taker straight up. Taker says Hulk won't make it to Mania.

Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper do a promo. Hulk says everything is subject to change. He says you can always depend on Roddy Piper though. He says they gotta find something out. Piper says they have been going to war for a long time. Piper says they need guys who can drag people like Taker on the mat and pull his lungs out.

Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs D.D. Russell

Jake backs up DD in the corner and hits back elbows. Jake throws DD out then slams him on the floor. Jake hits a short arm clothesline inside and Vince says DD doesn't know how to pick tights as he is wearing ugly tights. The fans want a ddt but Jake pushes DD away. Jake then hits a ddt on DD and wins.

Thoughts: It was all squash here with Jake winning with ease. Perfect pretty much defended Macho the whole match here saying you have to do something when someone puts their hands on your woman.

WWF Event Center

Sean Mooney says tonight's SNMME could lay the framework for Mania. Sean hypes up the 2/24/92 Worcester Centrum show.

The Nasty Boys and Jimmy Hart do a promo on The Legion of Doom. Saggs says they are coming out with the tag titles around their waists in their match. Knobbs says The LOD thought they were done with them but they popped back up in their face. Knobbs says they are going down.

The Legion of Doom do a promo. Animal says The Nasty's have one last shot at them. Animal says they will wrestle anyone at any time and says to get ready to get your butts kicked. Hawk says he remembers the smell in The Nasty's trunks and says to take care of that business. Hawk says they are done.

We get a promo for tonight's SNME.

Sgt. Slaughter and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan vs Bill Badd and Jim James

The jobbers hit the faces from behind. Jim and Sarge fire back though and get the edge. The jobbers are sent into each other. Bill takes a double lariat, as does Jim. Sarge hits a clothesline on Bill.

Sarge hits knees to the gut of Jim then short arm clotheslines him. Jim takes a 3 point stance lariat from Duggan and is pinned. Duggan then cheapshot lariats Jim after the match for no reason.

Thoughts: It was all squash here with the faces winning as expected. I didn't like Duggan lariating the jobber after the match.

Mr. Perfect head to The Funeral Parlor. 

The Funeral Parlor

Paul says Ric Flair is his guest accompanied by Mr. Perfect. Paul says the whole world will see Flair team with Taker against Hulk and Sid tonight. Perfect said he heard Sid apologize to Hulk. Perfect says they may have made up and become friends. He says it doesn't matter as destruction will hit them at tonight's SNME.

Flair talks about tonight's match. He says there's only one SNME and it has the four greatest stars walking the aisle today. He says Sid is awesome but more powerful than his man. He says Hulk has the bitter taste of defeat on his tongue. Flair says his opponents can really walk that aisle.

Thoughts: I think Flair busted his own mouth open here somehow.

We get some clips of past Mania's.

Papa Shango vs Dale Wolfe

This is Papa Shango's Superstars debut. Papa comes out with the smoking skull and his voodoo stick. Vince asks if Perfect knocks about voodoo. Perfect says he knows something about everything.

Papa boots and clubs on Dale. Papa pulls his chin on the ropes then backbreakers him. Jamison is watching this in the front row. Papa shoulderbreakers Dale then pins him.

Thoughts: It was short and not particularly impressive.

We get a Hulk Hogan Right Guard deodorant ad. He's painting at the beach and says a true artist should be remembered for his inspiration, not perspiration.

The Mountie vs Mike Casey

Mountie clubs on Mike's back then flying back elbows him. Mountie hits a shot to the jaw and bangs Mike's head off the buckles. Mike is thrown over the top and takes a quick bump for it. Roddy Piper does an inset promo. He says he will mount Mountie. He says he could put a sandwich on his back and Mountie will still starve. Piper says he's too legit to quit.

Mountie chokes Mike on the ropes then hits a dropkick. Mountie then pins him by kneeling on him.

Thoughts: It was another short squash. I liked Mountie's dropkick.

Mountie shocks Mike with his shock stick after. 

WWF Event Center

Sean hypes up the 2/29 Worcester show. Ted Dibiase and Sensational Sherri do a promo. Ted asks if she can believe that Tito wants him. They say time is money. Ted says he can't afford to waste time when talking about money. He says he beat him within an inch of his life last time and says tonight is the last time.

The Big Boss Man does a promo on The Repo Man. Boss says Repo stole from him and he is now on Boss Man's most wanted list. He says Repo must answer to him and find out what hard time is all about.

Thoughts: The Ted/Sherri promo was really weird since Sherri professed her love for Shawn Michaels last time yet was hugging Ted here.

Vince hypes up next week's show with Shawn Michaels in singles action. He also talks about tonight's SNME.

The Undertaker and Paul Bearer talk. Paul says we will see Sid/Hulk vs Taker/Flair tonight. Paul says no one is immortal and there's no justice in death. Taker says Sid stands beside a marked man and will fall.

Hulk Hogan says Sid didn't understand the power of Hulk but has his respect after he apologized. He says they will wipe the floor with Paul and Taker and ask what you will do when they lay some heavy duty justice on you.

Overall thoughts: Papa Shango debuted here and it was the only real thing of note aside from Flair/Hulk being officially announced for Wrestlemania. This was all squashes and all build for Saturday Night's Main event, which takes place on the same day as this. We got one competitive match from Virgil and Kato here but they aren't exactly the highest on the pecking order. I wouldn't really recommend this one as it was the usual squash heavy show and wouldn't be that entertaining for most people.

WWE Main Event 3/27/2025

WWE Main Event 3/27/2025

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We are in Scotland for this one.

Ivy Nile vs Dakota Kai

They shove each other and Kai armdrags her twice. Kai boots Ivy in the head from the outside then rolling snapmares her. Kai misses a corner facekick then is german suplexed. Ivy hits boots in the corner then flying corner kicks her for 2. The announcers then ignore the match and talk about who El Grande Americano is.

Kai rolls her up for 2 then Kai rolls her up for 2. Ivy high kicks her then throws her down backwards. Ivy then hits mounted shots for 2. Ivy facelocks her. Kai rolls her off and back elbows her. They trade forearms. Kai dropkicks Ivy. Kai facewash kicks Ivy in the corner then jumping faceicks her in the corner. Kai hits a bad canadian destroyer backcracker for 2.

Ivy powerbombs her for 2. Kai scorpion kicks her then hits a bad GTK to win.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. Kai was very sloppy here and messed up most of the finishing stretch. Ivy did her usual stuff and was just so-so as usual. 

Akira Tozawa vs Xavier Woods

Akira rolls him up for 2 then yanks on the arm. Woods boots him then hits punches. Woods hits chops. Akira double boots him out of the corner then 2nd rope diving headscissors him. Akira dropkicks him out and topes him.

We go to break and return. Woods double stomps the bottom rope into Akira's throat. Woods suplexes him. Woods hits a fist drop for 2. Woods does an arm and chinlock. Akira takes a knee to the hed then Woods 2nd rope double stomps him over the middle rope. Woods puts his feet on the ropes for the pin attempt and is caught.

Woods chinlocks him and throws him down backwards. Akira fights out of a hold then he hits a headscissors off a pop-up. Akira shining wizards him then top rope dropkicks him for 2. Akira goes up top, Kofi Kingston distracts him.

Otis misses an attack on Kofi and goes into the steps. Akira cannonballs Kofi outside. Woods boots Akira inside and top rope elbow drops him to win.

Thoughts: It was just average with interference from the heels. I was surprised Woods needed interference to win but I guess it means they at least care somewhat about Tozawa to save him from a clean loss. 

Overall thoughts: There were only 2 new matches as usual. As customary, the men's match was better than the women's match. Still, neither was that good and neither really needs to be seen. I wouldn't recommend this one.

WWE LFG 3/30/2025 Episode 7

 WWE LFG 3/30/2025 Episode 7

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/wwe-lfg-3232025-episode-6.html

Shawn Michaels comes in and tells us our guest will be defending the title at Mania in 2 weeks. It's Gunther.

Taker says Gunther is his guy and says he loves this business. Gunther walks in. He says he heard the trainees come from athletic backgrounds. He says they are here as their real passions didn't work out. He says they are just pretending to like it and says you have to do it because you love to do it. Gunther asks Tyra about her gold medal and she says she's not intimidated by him. Gunther says it doesn't pay the bills and says to focus on her skill.

Tatyanna says her heart beats out of her chest to her. Gunther asks Zena. She talks about trying to be the best she can be and entertaining. Gunther says nobody cares or wants to see Barbie. Gunther asks if Jasper is the guy who spoke up to CM Punk. Gunther tells Jasper to show him the passion and show him that he's ready to grind and get to the level where he can shut up Punk or Gunther. Gunther tells him to shut up and work hard. He says he has seen many guys like him before and says there's the door if he wants. Jasper says he's not a quitter.

Chris Island laughs and says it's a love/hate relationship with Jasper. He says Jasper likes to act big and bad but stopped with Gunther. 

Thoughts: Gunther's stuff was clearly all a work here.

Bubba complains about having 0 points and says he hopes things will change today. He says his team is screwed. Gunther says he wants to see the sweat flying and people struggling today. Gunther and the coaches talk. Gunther asks Taker why Tyra doesn't know she's a killer yet. Taker says he wanted to correct him but says she's right. Taker says he wants to let Tyra loose. Bubba says there's a serious side to Zena he wants to see. Mickie says Troy can be a bad@ss. Booker says Leigh will be a breakout star. Bubba says he sees Gunther in Cutler. They set up the matches for tonight.

Dani Sekelsky is working with the trainer on her back. Her back is hurting after wrestler Penina and Bailey. She says she's not 100% but it doesn't mean she doesn't want to get in the ring.

Bubba talks to his team. He says he wants a heel, serious side of Zena. Zena says Tyra's her opponent and she feels pressure to face her. She said she was told not to be comedic tonight. Bubba doesn't think it'll be hard.

Shiloh talks to Gunther about his missing tooth. Mickie says Troy is so gifted and he needs to understand pain so people can feel the pain. Leigh says they need to get to the foundation of wrestling and she needs to wrestle without thinking of the plan. Gunther tells Tyra to be a killer and force Zena to show grit. Gunther tells her to make it uncomfortable for her and tells her not to laugh anymore. Bubba says Tyra laughs and smiles too much. He says there's a lot of work to be done.

Gunther talks to Bayley and Leigh. Gunther tells Bayley to make her work. Gunther says he wants grit.

Gunther tells Jasper not to be ballsy tonight. Gunther says he expects a physical match between Cutler and Jasper. Jasper says he always felt like he had something to prove and says toughness in the ring is his identity. Gunther finds Troy reading "The Blessings". Gunther tells him to focus on the match to get his blessings.

Troy says you need to be aggressive but keep your partner safe and he finds it hard. 

Troy Yearwood vs Shiloh Hill

This is not in front of a crowd. Hill slaps Troy's back then shoulders him over. Troy does a high leapfrog, trips him and slaps his back. Troy side headlock takeovers him. Troy shoulders him over then hits a high dropkick. Troy chinlocks him and we go to break.

We return and Troy gets backdropped. Hill lariats him then hits a corner spear. Hill bulldogs him. Gill front facelocks him and Gun doesn't like it. Hill twisting neckbreakers him for 2. Hill spears the middle buckle when Troy moves. Troy hits forearms then flying back elbows him.

Troy hits a corner splash then misses one. Hill hits a twisting double underhook ddt and wins.

Thoughts: What we got wasn't bad. Troy is really in great shape and has super agility. I would agree that they didn't show much hate or aggression here. This was short.

Mickie is asked if we got bad@ss Troy. She says she didn't. Mickie said he did good athletically but it lacked the emotion. Troy said that hurt but he needs to hear it to get better. Taker asks to see Hill's back and it's all red. Booker says he's not sold on Troy and says he needs to put in a lot of work. Bubba says he didn't see urgency or passion out of either of them. He says to find what p!ssed you off and bring it to the ring. Gunther says Troy didn't see mad that he got slapped in the back. He says they had good physicality and effort.

Zena Sterling vs Tyra Mae Steel

Tyra throws her down then leg trips her. Zena pushes her off the break then trips her. Zena side headlocks her and takes her over from there. Zena hits a big slam for 2. Tyra backdrops her then knee drops her back. Tyra chinlocks her.

Tyra bangs Zena's face off the mat. Tyra stomps her then does a big slam for 2. Tyra does a mean looking STF variation. Zena jawbreakers her. Zena running lariats her. Zena lariats her then back elbows her. Zena backbreakers her for 2. Tyra pins her with a german.

Thoughts: Tyra was more heelish here and looked good doing it. Zena's selling was decent and she was a little more stiff than usual. What we got was alright. This was short.

Bubba says he's proud of Zena and said we saw a different side of her. Booker says Zena showed more than when she started. He says she did a hell of a job. Mickie says she likes Zena's new gear but says she's wrestling in lingerie and needs to stop. Taker says Tyra didn't answer the call.  He says it wasn't her best performance. He says she has an arsenal of moves in her but just does the basics. Taker says she has to use her amateur wrestling as it will set her apart from the rest. 

Tyra says she was disappointed. Gunther says Tyra didn't show that she's a killer in her match. He says he wouldn't know she's an amateur wrestler if she didn't show her medal. Tyra said she didn't have her contacts on and didn't want to hurt Zena. Booker says Tyra knows all kinds of moves and needs to know how to use them. Tyra says she wants to cry.

Tyra talks to us fans in the camera. She asks who Bubba thinks he is saying she's too happy. She says she's happy as she appreciates where she is. She talks about people in her life dying. She says she's proud to be alive and be in America and the WWE. She says telling her to be more serious is like telling her to kill herself.

Jasper says he wants to show Gunther who he is.

Jasper Troy vs Cutler James

They lock up. Troy clubs him and headlocks him. CJ waistlock takedows him then punches him in the nose. CJ side headlock takeovers him. Troy rams him into the corner. Troy is thrown out. Troy's head is banged off the apron.

Troy goes in and comes out. CJ chops him and is rammed into the steps. We go to break and return. Troy hits a splash in the ring for 2. Troy stomps on CJ then hits a powerslam. Troy butt drops CJ's back and rakes his face.

CJ hits a backdrop and Troy back elbows him. Troy backbreakers him. Troy sleepers him. CJ makes his comeback and they double clothesline each other down. They trade and Troy misses a shot. Troy misses a corner charge.

CJ hits lariats and does like an olympic slam to win.

Thoughts: It went long. Jasper had a bad missed punch. The match wasn't anything too special and CJ continues to be generic. I think Troy does the right stuff though.

Booker says it was a hard hitting match and says good job. Booker says he would give it a "B". Mickie said they worked hard and it looked like a fight. Gunther says Jasper needs to get rid of the vest and tells Jasper to cut out his emotion. Bubba says CJ needs to be more like Gunther and didn't see enough of the bad@ss he wanted to see. Taker says they understood the assignment. He says Jasper was a monster.

Cuter has chop marks on his chest in the back. Jasper says he's emotional and always hot headed. He says he lets it all out in the ring.

Bayley says she wants to show her darkness and toughness theme.

Bayley Humphrey vs Leigh Laurel

I think LL has new red gear on. Bay throws her down off the lock up and hits corner spears. Bay rolls her across the ring then clubs her. Bay slams her. Bay tries to cho pher against the post but hits the post.

Bay stomps her and chinlocks her. Bay clubs LL. LL hits high front kicks. LL pump kicks her then is knee'd in the gut. Bay has her on her shoulders but is armdragged. LL hits a fliyng kick.

LL hits mounted shots. LL does like a pump superkick. LL misses a top rope crossbody and goes down hard. Bay does the head squeeze and LL taps out.

Thoughts: Bay got her mouth busted open here. The idea wasn't bad at all and they did alright for their experience level. LL did a bunch of kicks that I didn't expect and Bay was the monster heel was expected.

Taker says he's happy with what Bay did. Bay isn't bothered by her cut lip. Gunther says LL was too hesitant. Bubba says Bay doesn't have a command of her own athletic ability. She is asked if she was a base in tumbling and she says she was. Mickie says she thinks that holds her back. Mickie tells her she won't hurt 'em and if she does, it's wrestling.

The judges then award points. He gives Zena a point. He says he won't give Jasper one as it gets to him. Gunther gives Shiloh a point. Hill says he thinks Gunther gave it to him to make a statement and he doesn't know if he earned it. Booker says it's BS and says Jasper deserved and earned a point.

Bubba talks to Zena backstage. He says you have to earn the handshake and says Zena earned the handshake. Mickie says her team needs to take it more seriously and says it's game time. Booker says he's always been the underdog and is willing to get down and dirty. Taker says he's p!ssed. Taker says that was not Shiloh's best effort. He says Jasper has a great future ahead of him but he can't be boo-boo facing when things go wrong.

Jasper says Gunther's thing was about respect. Gunther comes in. Jsper thinks Gunther tried to put him in his place. Gunther says nothing personal and it's all business.

Booker goes up to Jasper outside. He says they got f*cked out of the point. Booker tells him he can't let his emotions get in the way. He says he will be a big star and says he needs to step on toes and keep walking. Booker says it's no game and is real and his career. 

Overall thoughts: It's a hard one to judge. All the Gunther stuff and stuff with the judges is obviously worked. The matches aren't true matches as they aren't in front of real crowds and there's edits so we don't truly see everything. With that being said, I still like eps like these more than the original eps as they are more wrestling focused. I wouldn't really recommend this one though and am still waiting until we get more live, traditional matches.

WOW Women of Wrestling 3/29/2025 Season 5, Episode 29

WOW Women of Wrestling 3/29/2025 Season 5, Episode 29

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/wow-women-of-wrestling-3222025-season-5.html 

Genesis comes out and is quickly interrupted by Samantha Smart and The Classmaster. Smart says she won't grant Gen a title match. She says she's not in the business of giving out charity matches. She says Class earned the WOW Title and Gen will have to do the same. Smart says she'd prove it and will agree to a match with Gen. McLane asks if that's the case. Smart says no. She says she will give her a non-title match where if Gen wins, she can get a title shot. Gen says it wasn't what she wanted but she will accept. 

Paola Mayfield vs Chantilly Chella

PM pulls her down off the lock-up. She shoulders her over and Chella dances. Chella trips her and side headlocks her. Chella goes up and over then side headlock takeovers her. PM is armdragged twice then Chella armlocks her.

Chella bangs PM's head off the buckles. Abilene Maverick trips up Chella then Chella is thrown off the buckles. PM bangs Chella's head off the mat.

Chella has her arms pulled back. PM hits corner forearms then bangs Chella's head off the buckles. PM dropkicks Chella's butt, sending her head first into the buckles. Chella 2nd rope diving sunset flips her for 2. Chella half crabs her. PM pump kicks her then kicks her in the back. 

Chella gets some shots in. She hits kicks and legsweeps her. Chella then meteora's her. Chella 2nd rope crossbodies PM. PM hits a mcgillicutter and wins.

Thoughts: I was a bit surprised to see PM win, though maybe it's not that surprising. PM's offense wasn't the cleanest here and they didn't have the prettiest match ever. It was just so-so overall.

Abilene Maverick comes in the ring after and hugs PM. Ab tells McLane that PM is good for business and deserves a title match. She says McLane needs to give the people what they want. McLane says Genesis has the next shot. Ab tells McLane to make it happen and McLane says Gen has the next match.

McLane says he has a major announcement coming up after the break that will affect many people.

McLane says we have a four way for the tag titles next with Betty/Jones vs Penelope Pink/Holly Swag vs Aussie/Tormenta vs Miami's Sweet Heat. It'll be one fall.

Holidead vs Sylvia Sanchez

Syl is backed up in the corner off a lockup. Syl's head is rammed into the buckles then Holi shoulders her over. Holi drops her throat first on the ropes then side slams her for 2. Syl side slams her then legdrops her then legdrops the arm.

Syl powerslams her. Holi spinebusters her for the win.

Thoughts: It was pretty short and not much of note. We hadn't seen Sylvia for a while and she lost as expected.

Santana Garrett comes down for commentary in full wrestling gear.

The Classmaster vs Genesis

Class wristlocks her then Gen hammerlocks her. Class side headlock takeovers her. Class ties her legs up and Gen ropebreaks. Gen top wristlocks her and Class hammerlocks her. Gen double cross throat thrusts her and chokes her on the ropes. Gen spin kicks her and hits chest forearms. Class hits chest forearms and corner spears.

Class kicks her in the back then legdrops her between the legs. Gen escapes the scholar collar. Gen legdrops her back. Gen headscissors her. Class ties her leg up and Gen ropebreaks again. Gen boots her in the gut then spinning heel kicks her in the corner. Gen chokes her on the ropes.

Gen hits leg kicks and spinning heel kicks her for 2. Class running facekicks her for 2. Gen spin kicks her for 2. Gen misses a spin kick and takes wasteland. Class wins.

Thoughts: It got a lot of time and was a decent match. It wasn't great but they put in more effort than usual and it had a big match feel to it. I was surprised to see Gen lose and lose cleanly when she could have just won here and lost in the title match. I hope they follow up on this as there has to be a story coming out of this with how Gen has been pushed.

We get a package for the main event.

Santana Garrett faces Scout Parker next week.

Top Tier (Coach Campanelli, Kandi Krush and Gloria Glitter) vs Ashley Blaze, Kara Kai and Xena Phoenix 

 

Ashley Blaze doesn't come out with the faces. Kara crossbodies the heels off the apron outside. Xena japanese armdrags and monkey flips Coach. She then hits mounted shots. They do a tug of war over Coach. Coach boots Xena in the corner. Xena takes a double team drop and the ref doesn't count the pin immediately for some reason.

Gitter corner forearms Xena then stomps on her in the corner. Glitter misses a legdrop then boots Xena in the chest for 2. Xena takes a double hiptoss for 2. Coach chinlocks Xena.

Coach boots Xena in the gut then snapmares her. Coach basement dropkicks her. Coach misses an elbow drop. Coach corner lariats Xena then Glitter corner spears Xena. Krush stomps on Xena. Xena codebreakers the arm.

Ashley Blaze comes out on crutches. Kara is tagged in. She trips Coach and front kicks her and Glitter over. Kara snapmares her. Blaze hits Krush while on crutches. Blaze uses the crutch on Glitter and Krush. Coach boots Xena and Xena cradles her for the win.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one here with the faces somehow pulling off the 2x3 win. We'll definitely need an explanation for what happened to Blaze here as Kara and Xena should be mad at her for not even telling them she was on crutches prior to a big mix. The match wasn't too much here and the faces were lucky not to get DQ'd.

Overall thoughts: It was an average show. It was nice to see Genesis vs Classmaster get the time it deserved but that meant 2 other matches got cut short. There wasn't a lot going on outside of the ring on this one and it almost felt like we missed a segment somewhere here. The main was short and average here and we still don't know what happened to Blaze. The opener was so-so. I'd give it a 4 out of 10 overall as I thought it could have been a little better.

AEW Collision 3/29/2025

AEW Collision 3/29/2025

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/aew-collision-3232025-slam-dunk-sunday.html

Toni Storm comes out to talk. She calls out Megan Bayne. Toni says Meg was the best woman in their match when Meg beat her. She says she's ashamed and said Meg made it look so easy. She then lays down in the ring. She says she was in bathroom that night and remembered who she is. She says she will leave with Meg's chest in her purse. Penelope Ford then comes in and facekicks her.

Toni hits a hip attack and stomps on her. Meg then flying lariats Toni. Meg then F-5's her on the Women's title. Meg then poses on her.

The Death Riders do a promo. Claudio challenges Adam Copeland (not Cope) due to what Cope did to him this week. He says he knows Cope is losing his edge and he is trying to cope with it. He says he will leave enough of him to make it to Dynasty. Mox says he only feared his wife, mom and sister until he met Marina Shafir. He says he doesn't want to see her snap. Shafir tells Willow to try and keep smiling when she rips her liver out and shoves it down her throat. 

Jay White vs Kevin Knight

KK got no real reaction here. They go to the mat and get up. Jay wristocks him, KK flips out then arm throws him. Jay side headlock takeovers him. KK headscissors him then Jay does it again. Jay shoulders him over but KK backrolls and lands on his feet. KK hits armdrags then flying headscissors him.

KK hits euros then Jay dragon screws him around the middle rope. Jay brainbusters him for 2. We go to PiP break. KK sits on the top rope and is chopped down to the floor. 

KK hits chops then hits a nice dropkick. KK hits running lariats then slams him. KK does a standing frogsplash for 2. KK jumps over a lariat and superkicks him. KK rolls him into a pin attempt for 2. Jay sits on the top buckle and KK jumping hurricanrana's him from the mat. Jay hits a flatliner then germans him.

Jay uranages him then bladerunners him for the win.

Thoughts: The crowd didn't seem to know Kevin and didn't care that much. It's hard to blame them since this wasn't build up to. They did okay here with Kevin doing his usual flying and Jay being able to work around it.

Jay says let's hear it for Kevin after. He says Kevin went through the NJPW dojo like him and says he's sure we will see more of him in AEW. Jay tells him that's his cue to leave and Kevin does. Jay says the Owen Hart Cup will have the best of the best. He says he needs to win the Owen Hart Cup and he needs to get his AEW Title shot at All In. He says he will show us it is still the switchblade era. 

We get a video of MJF throwing out the first pitch at a Texas Rangers game.  He says Lashley didn't understand what he brings to the table and said even though Lashley lives in Texas, the Rangers asked for him and not Lashley.

Mercedes Mone vs Robyn Renegade

Mone side headlocks her then shoulders her over. RR rolls her up for 2 then dropkicks her. Mone misses a corner double knee then takes a running knee and a pump kick. Mone 2nd rope diving crossbodies her. RR backrolls through it then Money drops her onto her Mone's knees for 2.

Mone is hanging over the 2nd rope and RR double stomps her. RR misses a top rope moonsailt. Mone 2nd rope meteora's her for 2. Mone hits a bad money maker and a crossface to win.

Thoughts: Mone won here as expected and it wasn't much of note. Mone's finisher didn't look good.

Tony Schiavone interviews Mone after. Mone says she's the greatest TBS champ of all time and she said she came to AEW to win more gold. She says she will be in the Owen Hart Cup, win it and become Women's champ. Tony says Billie Starkz will be in the tournament. Mone says she has heart but not as much as Robyn Renegade. She said whoever trained her sucks at wrestling.

Athena then comes out. She has a spinner title for some reason. Mone tries to hit her with a title, misses and is knocked down with a forearm. Athena tries to hit her with an o-face but hits Robyn Renegade instead.

Thoughts: There's no way Athena's winning any type of match between her and Mone so that's going to hurt her and her title reign.

Queen Aminata is interviewed. She has a wrist injury. Serena Deeb comes in. She said this was preventable. She said she offered her a gameplan and she turned it down. She says she hopes Queen is noticing a pattern. She says everything is about choices and Queen made the wrong choice. Queen says she still chooses not to listen to her trash. Deeb says she will have a few weeks to rest up so she gives her the book that she made.

Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin) vs. The Learning Tree (Big Bill & Bryan Keith)

BK armdrags Dante then Dante armdrags and dropkicks him. BK is suplexed by Darius then slingshot swanton'd by Dante. Darius takes a lariat + STO combo. BK drops Darius with a high kick.

Bill chops Darius. Darius fights out of the corner then is facekicked off the apron. We go to PiP break, full break and return. Bill lariats Dante Bill hits corner splashes on both opponents. Bill then hits a facekick and black hole slam. Bill kind of corner splashes BK but hits the post.

Bill takes enzugiri's from Top Flight then Darius flatliners him off the bottom rope. Darius tornado ddt's BK off of Dante. Dante topes Bill. Darius does a torture rack drop on BK for 2. 

Bill sends Darius into the rails then Dante flip dives him off the top. Dante springboard splashes BK but BK gets his knees up. BK exploders him. Bill corner splashes Dante then Dante runs into BK's knee. Bill chokeslams Dante and pins him.

Thoughts: It was okay. I thought the faces could have done a better job with their comeback. Top Flight lost as expected here as they always lose.

The Cru of Action Andretti and Lio Rush get in the ring and have chains. AR Fox saves Top Flight and Top Flight backs off.

Jaymie Hayter is interviewed. She says it feels great to be back. She says being in the main tonight vs Billie Staekz is another day for her. She calls Starkz a young whippersnapper. She says she has fire and she likes it. She says she respects her but will knock her on her @ss. She tells her to be smart or find out the hard way. She says she also wants to enter the Owen Hart Cup. She says she wants to leave All In a champ.

The Undisputed Kingdom come out as does Daniel Garcia. Cole says he respects him and says he is the future of AEW. He says he's a fighting champ and Cole says he didn't get the job done against him. He says DG didn't get the job done either. He says it should make DG stay up at night and he should want to change it. Cole says this needs to end with one man proving he is better than the other.

Matt Menard says DG is the champ and asks how many chances should Cole get? He says DG doesn't have to do this. DG says he doesn't have to do this but he wants to. DG says let's run it back again. Roderick Strong says DG isn't there yet. Menard yells at Strong. DG says enough and says no one will be out there at AEW Dynasty. He says it'll be him and DG in a no time limit match for the TNT Title.

Athena and Billie Starkz do a promo in the back. Athena says Mone will get hit if she's a passive aggressive b!tch. She says to keep her name and her minion's name out of her mouth. Athena says Mone collects title and she wants to do the same thing. Athena says she will enter the Owen Hart Cup. Athena says she will watch Starkz very closely tonight.

Dax Harwood vs Wheeler Yuta

Dax wristlocks him and Yuta reverses it. Dax side headlock takeovers him. Yuta chops Dax. Dax slams him then Yuta slams him back. Dax side headlock takeovers him. Yuta then does the same.

Yuta shoulders Dax over. Dax stomps on Yuta and chops him. Dax hits a northern lights suplex for 2. Dax is sent into the steps. Yuta stomps the arm into the steps. Yuta superplexes him and we go to PiP break and return.

They fight outside. Yuta back body drops him on the floor. Dax dragon screws Yuta twice. Dax figure fours Yuta around the post. Dax is sent into the post shoulder first. Yuta is crotched on the top rope. Dax hits a top rope backdrop on Yuta. Yuta puts cattle mutilation on Dax and Dax ropebreaks. 

Yuta germans Dax for 2. Dax sharpshooters him and Yuta ropebreaks. Yuta is thrown in but he rolls Dax off of it and pins him.

Thoughts: The finish was a bit out of nowhere. The work was fine in this but being these two, it wasn't terribly exciting or interesting. I suppose Yuta winning is an upset but all Dax really does is lose singles matches.

Yuta exits through the crowd and sees Claudio there, then hugs him.

Dax argues with the ref about the pin then grabs him by the shirt. Security then restrains Dax. Cash pulls security off but then Dax pushes Cash. Dax tries to help him up, Cash swats his hand away and walks off.

The Patriarchy minus Christian and Killswitch are interviewed. The Cru then interrupt. They ask what's up with their boy AR Fox. Nick says he isn't his boy. Action says they know their history together. Nick Wayne says they want help because they can't get the job done. nick says his past with AR is done. Action takes offense with this. Action says when the time is right, nobody knows Fox better than Nick and it seems like they want Nick to join.

Hologram vs Blake Christian

Holo step up headscissors BC then BC does the same to him. They both do headflips. They try to dropkick each other at the same time and headflip up together. BC teases a handshake then slaps him. Holo hits some shots.

BC throws him out. Holo superkicks him outside. Holo is thrown into the post. We go to PiP break then full break. Holo suplexes him then dropkicks him. Holo tries to tope him but nails Lee Johnson (who is with Blake) instead.

Holo and BC stand on the rail. Holo hurricanrana's him off of it. Holo is on the steps, BC jumps up to the steps and spanish flies him on the floor. BC springboard 450's him for 2. BC superkicks him then powerslams him. BC takes a standing spanish fly off the crossbody. BC bulldogs Holo. Holo spinning torture rack bombs him and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a very indy match here with lots of flying and rolling around for no real reason and nobody selling much at all. I didn't like this. This was also random.

Thunder Rosa and Kris Statlander are interviewed. Both will be in the Owen Hart Cup. Kris says you can't stop her in the tournament. Rosa says she never lost the AEW Title and says she will scratch harder than ever to hold the cup. Kris says unless she faces her. 

Jamie Hayter vs Billie Starkz

This is so random and out of nowhere. Jamie side headlocks her and shoulders her over. Jamie piefaces her and BS punches her. BS sunset flips her for 2 then buzzsaw kicks her. Jamie throws her off buckles and top rope dropkicks her.

We go to PiP break and return. Jamie half crabs her. BS gets some offense in then topes her. BS hits a top rope swanton for 2. They high kick each other at the same time. Jamie shotgun dropkicks her. BS hits oblivion on her for 2.

Jamie hits an ushigoroshi on her then sliding lariats her for 2. BS germans her. Jamie lariats her. BS facekicks her then Jamie superkicks and enzugiri's her. Jamie germans her for 2. BS spin kicks her in the face and Jamie does a step up on the ropes and lariats her off of it in a new move.

Thoughts: It was a really random one and I really have to question the logic of putting this in the main event of the show when neither are that big of stars right now. It was acceptable and I think it helped Jamie some.

Athena comes out and holds her title up at Jamie after.

Overall thoughts: It was the usual Collision with tons of random matches, few stars to be found and the AEW/ROH undercard pretty much running the show. This didn't accomplish a lot and wasn't AEW's best effort. The main and semi main were very weak here and I doubt this did that well ratings wise. I'd give this one a 4 out of 10 for the lack of effort and it felt like AEW was going back to its old ways here with a heavy focus on random matches. I thought it was a boring show and wouldn't recommend it.

CMLL on MVS TV 3/29/2025

CMLL on MVS TV 3/29/2025

Full Metal, Pequeno Olimpico and Pequeno Violencia vs Galaxy, Shockercito and Ultimo Dragoncito 

PV = Pequeno Violencia, Gal = Galaxy, UD = Ultimo Dragoncito, Olim = Pequeno Olimpico

Gal amdrags Olim and backs him off. Gal hits 2 more armdrags and sends Olim out. Shock and PV go at it. Shock armdrags him and PV crucifixes him. Shock hits another armdrag. PV trips him and gets legdragged down. Shock sits on PV's shoulders then rolls him into an armlock. Shock flying headscissors him then poses. Metal and UD go at it. UD is armdragged then hits a flying headscissors. They stand off after leg sweeps and UD takes his pants off.

Shock springboard headscissors PV. Shock satellite armdrags Olim out then poses. Gal headflips over PV then spinning headscissors him. Gal 2nd rope diving headscissors him out to the ramp.

Olim trips UD then shoulders him over. Olim running lariats him. UD takes a triple boot out. Gal is triple teamed then held for a springboard dropkick. Shock is chopped on the ropes. Shock is bounced off the ropes into PV's boots.

UD is slapped down. UD armdrags Metal then double lariats his other two opponents. UD tope con hilos Metal through the ropes. Gal and Shock do stereo springboard armdrags then both hit great topes outside.

Shock hits wasteland on PV then Gal springboard splashes PV to win the match.

Thoughts: It was a decent opener. It ended at the right time and we got a couple of nice dives before going home.

Lightning Match - Felino Jr. vs El Hijo del Pantera

Pan walks the ropes and headflips. Fel wristlocks him. Pan reverses it. Pan monkey flips him then flips out of a monkey flip. Fel spin kicks him in the gut then Pan tilt-a-whirl armdrags him. Pan then tope con hilos him through the ropes.

Pan misses a top rope swanton then gets lariated. Fel chops Pan down then stands on his throat in the corner. Pan is put in tree of woe and stomped. Fel basement dropkicks him as he hangs. Fel suplexes Pan for 2. Pan enzugiri's Fel onto the apron then 2nd rope asai moonsaults outside.

Pan tries an up and over but is kicked. Fel sliding lariats him for 2. Pan is kicked on the ropes. Pan 2nd rope hurricanrana's him for 2. Pan tries a top rope swanton but Fel gets his knees him. Fel does a kneelock to Pan and Pan ropebreaks.

Fel stomps on him. Fel goes up on the buckles and Pan armdrags him down. Pan top rope swantons him for 2. Both are on the 2nd rope. Fel sunset bombs him down for 2. Pan hurricanrana's Fel off a powerbomb attempt. Pan rolls up Fel for 2.

Fel blocks Pan's flying headscissors and powerbombs him to win.

Thoughts: It was just average. Pantera flew around and seemed to have gotten tired near the end of it. Felino didn't bring a lot to this and won as expected. 

Taya Valkyrie and Lady Frost vs Persephone and Catalina

 

Cat and Lady go at it. They try some pins and Cat does a backslide. Lady backflips into a spinning headsicssors on Cat. She then armdrags her. Pers pushes Taya then Taya pushes back. They trade chest chops then lariat each other. Pers bridges out of a lariat.

Taya flying headscissors Pers. Taya kicks Pers then lariats her. Cat lariats Taya twice. Taya crossbodies her for 2. Taya pulls Cat's hair. Pers interrupts Cat's move and they shove each other. Pers stomps Taya in the corner, Cat pulls her away for stomps then Pers does it to her.

Pers superkicks Taya. Lady is stomped on. Pers corner lariats Lady then Cat corner sentons Lady. Pers pulls on Taya's face. Taya takes shots from both opponents. Taya's head is banged off the buckles. Cat interrupts Pers' move and corner hip attacks Saya. She then taunts Pers. Lady top rope tornillos both opponents as they argue and double lariats them.

Pers takes kicks from both opponents and a double basement dropkick. Taya corner meteora's both oppoennts then Lady forward cartwheel cannonballs both opponents. Pers germans Lady for 2. Taya htrows Pers down backwards and double stomps her.

Cat kicks Taya in the gut then pedigrees her for 2. Lady cartwheel air raid crashes Cat for 2. Pers hits punches on Lady. Pers does a top rope moonsault but doesn't look and nails her partner. Tara spears Pers then curbstomps her and Lady hits a corkscrew moonsault off the top. Taya and Lady then get stereo pins to win the match.

Thoughts: I guess it was alright as it told a story of Pers and Cat not being able to get along and eventually paying for it. Lady fits in well at CMLL and really should appear more there.

Stuka Jr., Hechicero and Soberano Jr. vs Neon, Atlantis Sr. and Atlantis Jr.

 

AS = Atlantis Sr, AJ = Atlantis Jr

1st Fall - AS and Hech go at it. They lock up and AS hammerlocks him. Hech side headlocks him. Hech throws him down. Hech rips AS then knee drops his leg. Hech armlocks AS then AS armdrags him twice. Hech asks for a handshake then Sob kicks AS from behind.

Hech hits gut punches on AS in the corner then AS and Neon are banged into each other. Neon is popped up into a kick from Sob. AJ is tripped into a boot. AJ takes a double basement dropkick.

Sob basement dropkicks AS. Neon takes a double back body drop then Sob legdrops Neon. Neon is held in the rocking chair for a Sob legdrop. Sob then pins him. Stuka flipping neckbreakers AJ from the side then twisting suplexes him. Stuka pins AJ and wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Atlantis and his son have thier masks untied. Hech rips at AS' mask and hits punches on him. Sob stands on AS' neck in the corner. Sob stomps on AS. AJ is beaten up in the corner. AJ makes his comeback and hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. He then monkey flips Sob onto Stuka. AS rolls Hech over the top. Stuka takes a jerry bump to the outside. AS then plancha's Stuka off the apron. Neon tope con hilos Hech outside. AJ puts Sob in la atlantida and submits him to win the fall. 

3rd Fall - Hech chops up AS. AS armdrags him. Sob chops Stuka when AS moves. AS hiptosses Hech. AS double japanese armdrgas his opponents then hits triple tilt-a-whirl backbreakers. Neon flips over Stuka then flips over him using the ropes. Neon headscissors Hech and Stuka. Neon then top rope diving headscissors Sob out.

AJ leapfrogs Sob then superkicks him. AJ flying headscissors Hech out then flying headscissors Stuka. AJ monkey flips Sob then topes him outside. Neon takes corner lariats from Hech and Stuka. Hech step up knees AS in the corner then Stuka top rope splashes AS and pins him. Hech swinging hammerlock backbreakers Neon and pins him to win the fall and the match.

Thoughts: It was a decent match. Atlantis Sr. is limited but he did what he could. The heels didn't do a long beatdown segment here which is often where matches where heels win go wrong and the finish was clean. It also felt like any team could have won here which helped it.

Overall thoughts: It was a decent show. I liked the main. The women's match was acceptable. I liked the opener and the lightning match was just average. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 total though there was nothing must see here. At least they gave us a variety of action though and we didn't have any bad finishes.

Ring of Honor TV 11/23/2013

Ring of Honor TV 11/23/2013

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/ring-of-honor-tv-11162013.html

We see clips from last week's show. Tonight's main is Eddie Edwards vs Jay Lethal. Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino are on commentary.

ROH TV Title - Matt Taven (c) Zack Gowen

Matt has Truth Martini and Scarlett Bordeaux with him. Truth Martini talks to him on the mic. Truth tells Zack he doesn't have a shot and says the people are stupid if they believe in him. He says the only thing that Zack has better than Matt is a parking spot. For those who don't know, Zack only has one leg.

Matt pushes him over on the lock-uptwice. Zach chases him around and Matt goes out. We go to break and return. Matt misses an elbow drop and Zach hits one legged dropkicks. Zack is pushed into the ref and Matt hits him from behind.

Matt elbow drops Zack's leg. Zack boots him out of the corner, avoids a sweep from Truth then takes a triangle enzugiri on the apron. Matt asks if he knows who Zack is in the ring with and the crowd says, "Paulie Shore". We then get a "Paulie Shore" chant. Matt suplexes Zack.

Zack gets up and Matt lariats him. Zack rolls him up for 2 then Taven dropkicks him. Taven comes off the 2nd rope and runs into Zack's boot. Matt is pulled out then Zack kneeling springboard tope con hilos him. Zack goes up and gets stopped. Taven gets knocked down off the buckles and Truth pushes Zack down. Zack rolls him up for 2 then cradles him for 2. Zack STO's him for 2 then does a koji clutch.

Matt misses a charge and goes crotch first into the ropes. Zack asai moonsaults him while he's stuck on the ropes. Truth distracts the ref and Zack baseball slides Truth down. Scarlett then gets on the apron. Matt then hits his headlock driver finisher on Zack and wins.

Thoughts: The heels were effective in being dirtbags here as they had to cheat a lot to beat the one legged man. They maybe overdid it. There wasn't much to build this which hurt it as it made it obvious Zack wasn't winning. Zack was impressive though for his limitations.

Matt goes to beat up Zack after but Tomasso Ciampa comes out with a crutch to stop him.

Veda Scott says she assumed we tuned in to see the return of RD Evans. She says RD isn't here though and is training. She says he will be a wrecking machine when he returns. She says everyone will have more time to prepare for the wrath of RD. Eddie Kingston appears behind her with a clown mask. He says him and Homicide have been asking for a title match against Red Dragon. He says sooner or later Nigel will give him it as they will help ROH rise.

Jay Brisoce does a promo on his Final Battle match with Michael Elgin and Adam Cole. Elgin says he will do whatever it takes to leave champ.

Michael Bennett and Maria talk about Final Battle and his stretcher match with Kevin Steen. Mike says he has beaten Steen and this is just sour grapes. He says the loser of this match can't use the piledriver. He says this will be Steen's final match and says he will need the stretcher to get out of NYC.

Jay Briscoe comes out. Jay says it's a privilege to come out as the ROH champ (he's not though as he was forced to vacate it). He talks about the Final Battle three way match for the title with Elgin and Cole. He says the title Cole has doesn't mean anything and calls for him to come out. Silas Young comes out. He says Jay is nothing but a joke like his brother. Jay tells him to get in the ring and Silas says he's taking the title if he does. Jay then says it's a title match.

Real World Champion Title Match - Jay Briscoe (c) vs Silas Young

Jay hits headbutts then back elbows him. Jay boots and foot chokes him. Jay back elbows him and forearms him over. Jay chases him around the ring and gets hit coming in. Jay hits headbutts then a neckbreaker on him for 2. Jay hits punches and headbutts. Jay hits a nice facekick.

Silas takes Kevin Kelly's chair and throws the chair in. Silas then grabs a hammer that Jay doesn't see. Mark Briscoe comes out and takes it from Silas. Jay kicks the rope into Silas' crotch and jay drillers him for the win.

Thoughts: This wasn't much. Jay didn't do much but strikes and Silas went down easy.  

Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander do a Toys for Tots ad.

We see a video on Jimmy Jacobs challenging for Cole's ROH Title. Jimmy says it's the one title that has evaded him. Cole says the title is going nowhere. Jimmy says he's challenging for the title in his home city and says the title it will be his. Cole says he will hurt him and the belt will be his forever. BJ Whitmer then is shown next to Jimmy and says he will be there watching his back.

Jay Lethal vs Eddie Edwards

Davey Richards is with Eddie. Eddie side headlocks him and shoulders him over. Eddie trips him then Jay rolls him. Eddie side headlocks him and is put in a headscissors. They then switch roles, repeat the spot and stand off. 

They do a double knuckle lock. Jay pins him down and Eddie bridges. Jay flips out of a monkey flip. Jay then hiptosses him into a basement dropkick. Eddie is tripped into the 2nd rope then Jay slides out and dropkicks him. 

Jay boots him out of the corner then 2nd rope leg lariats him. Jay euros him. Eddie boots him out of the corner. Jay is put in tree of woe then Eddie dropkicks him as he hangs. Eddie then dropkicks him again from the outside.

We go to break and return. Eddie hits chops then misses a corner charge and goes out. Jay topes him twice. Eddie hurricanrana's him out then hits a tope. Eddie then topes him again. Jay superkicks him. Jay springboard dropkicks him off the apron then topes him.

They stare down and go head to head in the ring. They trade forearms. Jay hits a lethal combination then top rope elbow drops him for 2. Jay back elbows him then it reverse sitout slammed off a handspring for 2.
Jay gets enzugiri'd up top then Eddie hits a backpack stunner for 2. Eddie then turns it into a single leg crab. Jay cradles him for 2. They each try pin attempts. Jay shotei's him then Eddie corner forearms him. Jay then backflips and hits a cutter off of it to win.

Thoughts: The finish looked a little funny with Jay backflipping to nowhere but hitting a cutter off of it. The match was decent. There wasn't a great story or clear faces or heels but the action was fine and we got some dives before going home. It was a totally acceptable TV main and I'd watch it again.

Overall thoughts: As usual, there wasn't a ton going on storyline wise and it's doubtful a lot of the match results will really lead anywhere. It was an easy hour of wrestling to watch though and I was fine with it. There's nothing you need to see but the main and opener were decent and the Briscoe match was short. I'd give this one a 5 out of 10 as it was average overall.

WWF Superstars of Wrestling 2/1/1992

WWF Superstars of Wrestling 2/1/1992

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/wwf-superstars-of-wrestling-1251992.html

We go straight to a Wrestlemania VIII press conference where they decide who will get the WWF Title shot. Tunney, Hulk, Macho, Sid, Taker, Piper, Mean Gene, Flair, Heenan and Perfect are there. Ric Flair talks. He says he won the most coveted title in the world. He sees 5 of 29 men who were in the ring with him at the 1992 Royal Rumble that he beat. He says just as he walked into Mania champ, he will walk out champ. Flair, Perfect and Heenan then leave.

Jack Tunney talks. He says choosing a challenger was difficult. He says Hulk Hogan will be the challenge. Sid stands up thinking he will get it then rips up a piece of paper when he finds out it's Hulk. Hulk Hogan says the battle lines are drawn and says the real world's champ will find out what the power of Hulkamania is all about. He asks Ric what he will do when Hulkamania runs wild on him.

We go to Mr. Perfect and Vince McMahon. Perfect is happy and says they know they can beat Hulk and would have hand picked him themselves.

Macho Man is interviewed after the press conference. He says he doesn't like the decision and says he wishes it was him. He tells Hulk good luck. He says he's a good friend and respects him.

Sid Vicious is interviewed. He says he was the last man standing at The Rumble and would be champ if it wasn't for Hulk. He says what Jack Tunney did was bogus and was the most bogus act he ever pulled off. Sid asks if he wasn't picked because he's not a big movie star or because he is new. He says Hulk couldn't be Flair on his best day but he can. Sid says he can because he rules the world.

Thoughts: I didn't have a problem with Hulk being picked. He was champ and got stripped of the title without losing and he made it to the final 3 in the 1992 Rumble. Sid's promo on Tunney is one of my favorite promos ever.

The Beverly Brothers (Beau and Blake Beverly) vs Kevin Katlin and Scott Colontonio

I'm not sure what theme The Bev's have here but it's not their more famous theme. The Genius is with The Bev's. He does a poem on The New Foundation. He says Anvil is mad at them for injuring him and tells The Foundation to cash their chips while they can.

Blake trips Scott and splashes his back. Blake hits a powerslam. Scott is bridged on the top rope and takes a butt drop to the back. The Genius messes with Jamison in the front row. The New Foundation do an inset promo. Owen says there's no rhyme or reason about their abilities. Anvil says they are poetry in motion.

Beau hits a back elbow and Blake hits a belly to belly suplex on Kevin. Beau comes off the 2nd rope and pulls Kevin's head forward. Kevin then takes a shaker heights spike and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was the usual squash from The Bev's. There wasn't much of note here other than them starting up a feud with The New Foundation.

The Big Boss Man vs Terry Davis

Boss runs to the ring. Boss spinebusters TD then drops him with a punch. Boss leg lariats TD on the ropes then slides out and punches him. Boss facekicks TD then hits a sidewalk slam for the win.

Thoughts: It was a quick squash from Boss with him wasting no time en route to victory.

Boss then handcuffs Terry and threatens him like a true babyface.

WWF Event Center

Sean hypes up the next Boston Garden show. The Natural Disasters and Jimmy Hart do a promo. They say they have to beat Slaughter and Duggan to get the LOD again. Quake says they have been thrown to the lions and don't have a chance. Typhoon says they need to be begging that the day doesn't come to soon when they squash them.

Sgt. Slaughter and Jim Duggan do a promo. Jim says they don't have second thoughts, though it might be dangerous and hairy. He says the stars and stripes will be flying high when the dust settles. Quake says The Disasters are the same size as everyone else when they are on their backs. Sarge says they have a 2x4 for an equalizer if Jimmy Hart gets in the way. 

Chris "Tatanka" Chavis vs Pat Tanaka

This is the first we heard of Chavis being referred to as Tatanka. They say his red hair represents the blood of the Indian nations. Tatanka knocks him over on the lock-up then he hiptosses Pat. They say some of his symbols are of various Indian tribes.

Tat hits some chops and is superkicked by Pat. Pat gets some offense in and chokes Tat on the ropes. Tat does his war dance. He hits punches and chops on Pat. Tat flying back elbows him and wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't a real impressive debut for Tatanka. He just did a bunch of chops and punches and not much else.

They shill tickets for Wrestlemania VIII.

Irwin R. Schyster vs Bob Smedley

Jamison is eating a burger in the front row. IRS says he hopes the people made their new resolutions and hopes they involve not cheating on the 1992 taxes like they did in 1991.

IRS sends Bob into the buckles and bacdrops him. IRS euros him then snapmares him. IRS hits elbow drops. IRS abdominal stretches him while holding onto the ropes. IRS hits a samon drop and gets the win.

Thoughts: It was a quick squash from IRS with Bob getting nothing in before going down.

WWF Event Center

SNME returns next Saturday on 1/8/92 at 9pm on Fox. Ric Flair, The Undertaker, Mr. Perfect and Paul Bearer do a promo on Piper and Hulk. Ric mocks Hulk and says Piper is his. He says Hulk gets to deal with Taker. Taker says it's a proven fact that Hulk is beatable. He says now we find out if he's immortal.

Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper do a promo. He says he will fight Flair but wants Piper to promise him he will beat up Flair. Hulk says he wants to wrestle Piper after he wins the title at Mania. Piper says you need a couple of men to go against a 6'7 ape and a blonde bombshell. Piper says showdown you bet, we haven't even saddled our pony yet.

We get a video on Papa Shango with a skull and candle. He says the time has come and says it's a time of blood. He says it is I, Papa Shango. He then laughs with flames shooting behind him.

Thoughts: The last year has been all about over the top gimmicks and we have yet another one here.

El Matador vs Bob Morgan

They lock up. Bob misses a shot and takes punches from Tito. Tito lariats him over then side headlock takeovers him. Tito dropkicks Bob. Tito does a fireman's carry takeover and side headlocks Bob. Bob eye rakes him and clubs on him. Tito hits shots to the gut and back body drops Bob. Tito knee lifts Bob then forearms him in the back of the head to win.

Thoughts: This wasn't a good squash. Bob couldn't move much and didn't make Tito look good here. He also wore some goofy looking yellow singlet with a t-shirt on underneath.

They then cut to two fans in the stands with one doing a funny dance to Tito's music.

The Funeral Parlor

Sensational Sherri comes out in a dress. She spins around and Paul's eyes shoot wide open in a funny moment. Sherri talks about the man of her dreams. She says he has long blonde flowing locks and has a body sculptured in a way the Greek gods would envy. She says this man has great wrestling ability and has an animal magnetism that makes her blood run hot. She says she's in love with Shawn Michaels.

She says Shawn has never needed Marty Jannetty and has all the time to accept the love Sherri can give him. Paul asks what about Ted Dibiase? She says he's a loving and caring man. She says Ted left the door for her to return anytime. She says Ted has given her gifts any woman in the world would dream of having. She says Ted only wants what makes her happy. Sherri says what makes her happy is giving and sharing all her wealth with Shawn Michaels.

Thoughts: Now this was odd with Paul low key flirting with Sherri and Sherri basically saying she's in an open relationship with Ted Dibiase.

The Legion of Doom vs Pete Sanchez and Jim Cooper

The LOD attack at the bell. Animal dropkicks Pete then hits a hard lariat on him. Hawk comes off the top and hits Pete in the arm. Hawk slams and fist drops Pete.

Hawk clubs on Jim then Animal shoulders Jim over. Animal hits a belly to belly suplex and an elbow drop on Jim. Hawk chinlocks Jim. Animal corner lariats Jim. Jim then takes a doomsday device and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was the usual LOD squash with them looking big and bad. Animal had some nice offense here.

The Undertaker vs Mickey Jay

Yep, that's future WCW ref Mickey Jay. Taker boots and clubs on Jay. Taker hits a big boot. Taker lifts him by the throat and drops him. Taker then his a flying lariat.  Taker then pins Jay with the tombstone.

Thoughts: It was the usual Taker squash with him looking good and getting the quick win.

Jay is put in the bodybag after.

WWF Event Center

Sean hypes up the next Boston Garden show. The Repo Man does a promo. He says he doesn't lie or steal like Big Boss Man. He says he hopes he can make it to the ring as he stole his hubcaps. He tells him to make it as he will repossess him.

The Big Boss Man says Repo is the kind of trash from people who need help. Boss says these people look up to Boss and expect him to take care of people like Repo. He says Repo is a common thief and he needs to take care of him. He says Repo needs to find out what law, order and justice is all about.

They talk about next week's show which has the debut of Papa Shango and Marty Jannetty's return to the ring. Vince says more matches will be announced for Wrestlemania VIII.

Overall thoughts: We got a new debut here in Papa Shango and he will have his debut next week. We found out Hulk will be challenging Ric Flair for the title at Wrestlemania VIII and we saw Tatanka's WWF debut match. We also found out that Sensational Sherri has a crush on Shawn Michaels. It was a newsworthy and important ep on that front, but wrestling wise, it was all squashes. You do have to see this if you are going to watch 1992 WWF, but there's no real other reason why would check this out.