Reality of Wrestling: GLORY 4/23/2025 Episode 1

Reality of Wrestling: GLORY 4/23/2025 Episode 1

ROW now has 2 shows. Booker T said they were popular enough for it and said the roster was basically getting too big so they expanded. There's supposed to be a 3rd show, but it hasn't aired yet so we will see if they go that route or not.

Some people talk and Hailey J interrupts them. She says she's the star of the show and says Kiah Dream and Tiffany Nieves will get stomped in the hood. She says she will beat both of her opponents tonight. She says she's Hailey J and she doesn't play.

Tiffany Nieves does a promo. She says she's the rose that grew from dirt. She says Kiah Dream is a hater and says no one will tell her to pay her dues. She says her resume is known for driving 14 hours to take over the women's division. She says people only listen to Kiah when they talk about her. 

Women’s #1 Contenders Match - Kiah Dream vs Haley J vs Tiffany Nieves

The announcers confirm that the talent pool grew so big that they needed another show.

J shakes her butt at Kiah. Kiah throws money or something at her. Tiff and J fight. Kiah takes down J then J armdrags her. Kiah armdrags her out of the armlock. Kiah dropkicks Tiff. Tiff puts a full nelson on Kiah and J sleepers Tiff at the same time. Kiah then jawbreakers both together. Kiah hits a double clothesline.

Kiah is pulled over the top. Tiff poses on the ropes and is pulled down. Tiff and J fight on the buckles. Kiah powerbombs J down, causing a tower of doom spot for 2. J takes down Kiah and pounds on her.

J STO's Kiah for 2. Tiff hits corner spears on J. Tiff hurricanrana's J off the buckles onto Kiah. Tiff is on the bucklers and J superkicks her. Kiah rolls up J and gets the pin.

Thoughts: It was fine. They did okay with having 3 people here. They pushed the J/Tiff feud well and used that to get Kiah the upset. 

Emily May interviews Sam Halloway. Sam takes on Cappuccino Jones. He says what he does to Jones won't be cute tonight. He says everyone in WWE ID wants to be friends but he doesn't. He says he doesn't need any friends. He says he will walk through Jones and the other WWE ID prospects.

WWE ID Match - Sam Halloway vs Cappuccino Jones

Jones gives a fan his coffee during his entrance and the crowd chants "Cap" for him.

They lock up and Jones is pushed away. Sam throws him off the waistlock. Jones leg kicks him and side headlocks him. Sam leapfrogs and hits a facekick. Jones hits some shots. Jones slaps him and slides out.

Sam chases him, Jones then pump kicks him off the apron. Jones plancha's him outside. Jones is thrown crotch first into the post. Jones is then crotched on the barricade and chopped over. Sam stomps Jones as he comes into the ring. Sam chinlocks him. Sam pumphandle suplexes Jones. Sam hits a great dropkick for 2. Jones dropkicks him in the knee then hits a very high pendulum ddt for 2. Sam underhook suplexes him into the buckles for 2. Jones flips out of a chokeslam and dropkicks him. Jones hits a michinoku driver for 2.

They go up top and Sam is crotched up top. Jones hits a top rope froggy bow and wins.

Thoughts: I didn't like the michinoku driver spot but I was fine with it otherwise. Jones was a decent face here and did some flying moves. Jones was super over and Sam threw him around a little before going down. 

Eli Knight and Wes Lee are interviewed for a match next week. Eli says he respects Wes and the things he did helped catapult talent like him. Eli says when you step into ROW, there's only one Eli Knight. He says it won't be easy.

Wes says he was doing this before Eli even thought about it. Wes tells him to give it his best shot as there's only one Eli and one Wes. He says Eli is a walking highlight reel but he has to feel everything in the ring. Wes says he's willing to give him more experience so he realizes that it's not highflying only that will get him to the dance.

Eli says he's been doing this for 7 years. He says he's been through the grind, has lost a tooth and has broken limbs. He says he doesn't take what Wes said lightly and thinks he's underestimating him. Wes says their match will be a spectacle. He says the grind he has been on has made him a superstar. He says Eli's grind made him a Temu Wes Lee. They get in each other's faces and Eli tells him to keep talking cray and he will show him. They then stare down.

Rudy Garza and someone else are looking the GM Andrew Jackson in his office. Jackson comes in. He says when it comes to ROW Glory and Platinum, he's not the GM of Glory. He says there will be a draft and they will find out when he does. He says he has to go as he gets a phone call.

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

 

Chan runs in and hits punches on him before it starts. Chan flying shoulders him and flying forearms him. Chan hits a dropkick. Chan hits corner spears. Chan hits corner punches. AJ then slides out.

Chan goes after him. AJ forearms Chan off the apron into the rails. AJ hits snake eyes on the apron on him. Chan superkicks AJ from the apron. AJ catches Chan's diving hurricanrana off the apron and powerbombs him on the apron edge.

AJ foot chokes him. AJ chest clubs Chan. AJ hits a corner splash. AJ hits tennessee whiskey in the corner. AJ pulls Chan's arm and leg against the post. AJ puts Chan on his shoulder, tries to ram him into the post but gets sent into it. AJ is then pushed into the steps.

Chan spin kicks him in the gut. Chan handsprings and is caught with a death valley driver for 2. AJ goes for a chokeslam but is hurricanrana'd. Chan handspring enzugiri's him. Chan hits corner punches. Chan rolls into a flatliner for 2. Chan is crotched up top. AJ goes up top and is sunset bombed down. Chan hits a top rope ssp for 2.

AJ misses a corner splash. Chan goes for one but the ref is pulled in the way. The ref avoids getting hit. AJ grabs the ref and low blows Chan. AJ then hits a big spear on Chan. AJ hits a big chokeslam and gets the pin.

Thoughts: I liked it. AJ was an effective heel here and Chan was good as the highflying face. There was nothing wrong with this at all and it was one of AJ's better outings.

Overall thoughts: It was a good show. There were only 3 matches here but all of them were fine. The main got a lot of time and was the best thing on here. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 overall and thought it was a decent watch.