Reality of Wrestling 5/12/2024 PLATINUM Episode 2

Reality of Wrestling 5/12/2024 PLATINUM Episode 2

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/reality-of-wrestling-542025-platinum.html

Kiah Dream does a video near a helicopter. She says it's lonely at the top and that's why she doesn't see Alex Gracia here. She says she's missing the women's title and says Alex will have to pay up. She says it's time we have someone who is real with class. She says she will the smile off her face. She says she will be the new women's champ and you can dream on that.

ROW Women's Title - Alex Gracia (c) vs Kiah Dream

Danny Limelight is with Alex. They lock up. Alex wristlocks her and yanks on the arm. They trade pin attempts. Kiah leg sweeps her and rolls her up for 2. Kiah shoves her over. Kiah waistlock takedowns her. Alex wristlocks her. Kiah rolls out and does kips ups and kip downs then armdrags her.

Kiah knees her in the gut. Alex back elbows her. They trade chest forearms. Kiah 2nd rope dropkicks her. Alex goes out. Kiah then cannonballs Danny Limelight outside for no reason. Alex then pushes Kiah into the post from behind.

Alex pulls her down into the mat face first. Alex hair throws her. Alex facewash kicks Kiah for 2. Alex rolls her into a grounded chinlock. Kiah hits elbows and gets out. Alex back elbows her and drops down on the leg. Alex then rolls her into a double leg lock.

Alex stomps on her head and hits euros. Alex hits a corner spear. Kiah hits a tornado suplex. Kiah lariats and dropkicks her. Kiah springboard twisting crossbodies her. Alex hits a backstabber then running kicks her for 2. 

Danny Limelight gets a call and stops paying attention. Alex gets distracted by this. Kiah forearms Alex then twisting reverse ddt's her for the win.

Thoughts: It got a lot of time. It was an average match though. There wasn't anything too great about it or any real story to it. I can't even say Alex really heeled it up either.

Duke Hanson (formerly Duke Hudson) is interviewed. He says it's great to be back and says he was first here 12 years ago. He says time flies. He said he had a lot of thoughts coming into the next match. He says he knows what he's capable of. He says he has a long way to get back up to the top and if he stays down, that's it for him. He says he has to get back up on top.

He says Cam Cole is a respected individual. He says he has a lot to prove and will do it at Cam's expense.

Cam Cole vs Duke Hanson

Duke has white and black gear on here. They lock up and Duke side headlocks him. Cam shoves him and Duke shoves him back. Cam side headlocks him and Duke reverses it. Duke pulls the hair and bangs Cam's head off the buckles. Duke shoulders Cam over. Duke armlocks him.

Duke hits a side slam for 2. Cam chops him then hits shots to the gut and head. Duke bangs Cam's head off the mat twice then elbow drops him. Duke bends over and is kicked. Cam pulls Duke's throat over the top rope.

Cam ddt's Duke then neckbreakers him for 2. Cam hits mounted forearms and does a strut into a chop on the mat. Cam chinlocks Duke. Duke hits forearms then Cam spinning enzugiri's him. Cam slingshot codebreakers Duke for 2.

Cam superkicks and boots Duke out of the corner. Cam 2nd rope diving codebreakers him for 2. Cam misses a splash and Duke rolls him up for 2. Duke hits punches then flying back elbows him.

Duke hits running forearms then spinning pendulum side slams him. Duke hits a corner forearm then a spinning cradle shock for the win.

Thoughts: Duke won here as he should have. It got a lot of time. It was okay but not much more. Duke may be from WWE but he was not one of their best workers. He worked a little different here than what we are used to and basically did none of his offense he was doing in WWE.

Terrence and Terell Hughes are interviewed. They say Fly Def stole the tag titles and say they feel like there's no respect on their names out here. They say they almost won the tag titles last time then the other twin says "they did" win the tag titles. They say they have La Familia tonight. They tell Fly Def to watch tonight as that's what will happen when they face them. They then call them bendejos.

La Familia (Jonathan Vega and Ayden Cristiano) vs TNT (Terrell and Terrence Hughes)

La Familia attack from behind before it starts. A twin hits a flying shoulder and A twin hits a springboard back elbow. La Familia take rolling death valley drivers then TNT death valley drivers themselves on La Familia.

La Familia stall outside. A twin hits punches on Vega and Vega sunset flips him. A twin hits a running lariat. A twin is monkey flipped into Vega in the corner for 2.

Vega jawbreakers A twin then A twin armdrags Ayden. Ayden takes punches from a twin. A twin is tripped then he lariats Vega on the apron. A twin takes chops then a corner lariat. A twin takes a backbreaker + 2nd rope double axe handle.

Ayden back elbows a twin for 2. Vega chokes a twin with the knee. Ayden elbow drops a twin's knee. A twin is sent hard into the corner and goes down. Ayden slams and chinlocks A twin. A twin throws Ayden over then backdrops him.

A twin gets in and hits lariats and dropkicks on La Familia. A twin then flying headscissors Ayden. A twin powerslams Vega for 2. Ayden is superplexed over the top rope and a twin goes with him on it. Vega takes a spinebuster. Primo Juanito tries to get a cheapshot in outsdie and takes a 3D on the floor.

A twin takes a jumping knee from Vega as he gets in. Vega then takes a 3D and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a solid match. There was nothing wrong with it. The Twins were faces here against La Familia and they did a little better than usual and put out a good effort here. 

AJ Francis is interviewed. He calls himself the greatest TV champ ever and is corrected. He says he's nothing but money, money, money. He is asked about fighting Chandler Hopkins. He says he's not worried about him as he's bigger, badder and better. He says the title looks better around his waist and that's what better for ROW.

ROW TV Title - AJ Francis (c) vs Chandler Hopkins

This was originally scheduled to be a street fight. AJ gets on the mic before it starts. He says his name. he says he knows everyone came to see them in a street fight. He says he doesn't care what they want though. He says Chandler's not even street. He says the crowd buys shirts  that say, "bald-headed b!tch" and he's not gonna let them dictate things. He said he talked to Booker T and this will be a regular match.

AJ forearms Chan down. Chan hits strikes and a dropkick. Chan backhands him then springboard kicks him off the ropes. Chan then does a great tope on AJ outside. Chan jumping forearms AJ outside. AJ pulls Chan's throat over the top rope. AJ teases a dive and then taunts the crowd. Chan rolls in and is caught. Chan hits a jumping knee. Chan is thrown off the top then thrown into the buckles hard.

AJ kneels on Chan on the ropes then pulls his neck while he's between the ropes. AJ clubs Chan. AJ hits Tennessee whiskey. AJ pulls Chan's body against the post then bangs his head off the apron. They trade outside and Chan goes down. Chan is sent hard into the post.

AJ footchokes him. AJ then does a chin and arm lock. AJ misses a senton. Chan flips out of an AA and superkicks him. Chan hits a handspring enzugiri then AJ spears him. They trade forearms. Chan hits some strikes and kicks him in the shoulder. AJ is on the 2nd rope and Chan sliding germans him. Chan rolls in and hits a jumping flatliner for 2.

Chan running knees him. Chan hits a top rope ssp but his ribs hurt and he can't make a pin attempt. AJ then rolls out. AJ hits him with the TV Title outside and gets DQ'd.

Thoughts: The ending was weak. Chan's offense didn't really hit here but they had the right idea match wise with AJ being the big man and Chan being the smaller underdog. I would assume we are getting a rematch at some point off of this. 

Overall thoughts: It was mostly average overall. TNT/La Familia was the best match on here. The main had a DQ finish which wasn't ideal. The opener got a lot of time but was average and Duke Hudson didn't really impress here. I'd give it a 5 out of 10.