Vancouver Island Pro Wrestling 3/22/2025 Nanaimo

Vancouver Island Pro Wrestling 3/22/2025 Nanaimo

Todd Quality vs Sobalvarro

Todd misses a charge and takes a flying headscissors. Sob fireman's carries him down then dropkicks him. Sob headscissors him then falcon arrows him for 2. Todd's partner's Shawn Murphy helps him hit a ddt.

Todd hits headbutts on Sob then corner splashes him. Todd running lariats him. Todd elbow drops him then slams him. Todd chokes him with tape. Todd catches Sob's crossbody then fallaway slams him. Todd leg lariats him on the 2nd rope.

Todd misses a corner splash then lariats him on the apron. Todd poses on him then hits a slingshot suplex for 2. Sob hits a stunner then gets some shots in. Sob dropkicks him. Sob spinebusters him for 2. Shawn gets on the apron and distracts the ref. Sob tries to hit him but Todd hits a jay driller and wins.

Thoughts: It was a decent opener. Sob's not the most athletic but he's a likeable face and the heels did what they were supposed to here.

Caleb Tentity and Brenden Roys vs Suspender Disbelief (Dash Dauntless and Garth Wayne)

Garth (orange shirt) has his suspenders snapped into him. He then pulls off the wig off of Caleb. He then hits an armdrag and japanese armdrag. Roys (long hair) takes a double elbow drop. Dash hits bad kicks on Roy and drops him. Garth does a buckshot lariat on Caleb. Dash (green shirt) snapmares Roys then flying back elbows him. Dash's throat is pulled down over the top rope and he takes a side slam. Roys leg lariats Dash for 2.

Dash takes a backbreaker + elbow drop combo. Dash is thrown out and Roys' team poses. Dash is choked with his suspenders then neckbreakered with them. Caleb then poses on him with a pin attempt and flosses himself with the suspenders.

Dash is bridged on the ropes and takes a butt drop on the back for 2. Roys reverse ddt's Dash for 2. Roys hits corner spears on Dash and does a bad facewash kick. Caleb slams Dash and walks on his chest. Dash hits a russian legsweep on him for 2 then Caleb pounds on him.

Dash gets free of his opponents, goes for the tag and Garth is pulled off the apron. Garth is then sent into the rails. Roys spinning neckbreakers Dash for 2. Dash corner back elbows Roys then Roys ddt's him. Dash's face is banged off the mat. Dash hits a flatliner off a pumphandle.

Garth is tagged in. Garth slips on the ropes on a crossbody. He hits back elbows on Caleb and flying lariats him. Caleb fisherman suplexes him for 2. Dash facebusters Roys. Caleb pumphandles Dash into an elbow slice drop. Garth's sliced bread #2 is blocked. Dash does a handstand hurricanrana in the corner on Roys then Gart leg lariats Roys from behind for the win.

Thoughts: Sadly, Dash and Garth pretty much botched all of their offense here which hurt this. They all had the right idea with Dash and Garth being the underdog faces but it went a little long and all the botching hurting it. Dash and Garth are likeable though and if they can work on hitting things cleaner, they can maybe be like a Ring Crew Express.

Evan Ashford vs Shawn Murphy vs "The Hillbilly Houndogg" Drayco vs Ren Yoshino

Evan has long black pants. Shawn has the pink and black trunks. Drayco has the red tanktop and Ren has the orange and black gear.

Ren and Dray shake hands. They then hit stereo punches on their opponents then stereo flying forearms. Evan and Shawn take ushigoroshi's. Ren and Dray then do stereo topes.

Ren hits forearms on Shawn then Shawn spinebusters him. Shawn 2nd rope elbow drops him in the face. We are told Drayco is hurt and is going to the back. Ren hits a corner splash on Shawn then germans Evan. Ren backdrops Shawn.

Ren hits corner splashes on Shawn and Evan. Shawn falcon arrows Evan for 2. Ren forearms Shawn then kicks him in the back. Ren then sweep kicks Shawn while he's seated. Shawn hits a pedigree on Ren and wins.

Thoughts: They didn't get enough time here, likely due to Drayco getting injured. It was short and fast paced but nothing too memorable.

Sid Sylum gets on the mic before his match. He says he's a VIPW original. The crowd chants "boring" as he tries to continue and he gives up on it. That sucksas I wanted to hear what he had to say.

Anarchy Rules Title Match - Cremator Von Slasher VS Sid Sylum

Both are heavies here and Crem is dressed like Jason. They stare down and Sid pulls at his mask. Crem grabs him by the throat and pushes him over the top. Crem bangs Sid's head off the apron. Sid bangs Crem in the gut with a chair and throws it in his face. Crem then does the same to him.

Sid's face is banged off the apron then Crem's face is banged off the apron. Sid goes to the back to maybe leave but Crem's buddy comes out and chases him back in. Sid's head is banged off the post then off a chair on the apron.

Crem facekicks Sid off the apron into the rails. Sid misses a corner charge and oges into the chair between the buckles. Crem then sends him into chairs between the other buckles. Sid hangs upside down outside from the ropes. Sid is grabbed and low blows Crem.

Sid usses a chair on Crem then sits in it and poses. Sid bulldogs him onto an open chair. Sid gets on the 2nd rope and slips, going out to the floor in a planned spot. Crem bangs Sid's head off the apron and chairs him in the gut. Crem then chairs him. Crem then runs at him and throws the chair.

Crem chairs him in the head. Crem chokeslams Sid in the ring and wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. It was all chair shots here and people having their heads banged off the post and the apron. It needed a bit more than we got and it went long for little they did. 

Someone named Abadon spits mist in Crem's face then rams Anarchy (Crem's buddy) into the post. Abadon then chokes out Crem.

The Cordova Corporation get on the mic before their match. We can't hear much of it.  The ring announcer says he can't say their name for some reason and The Corporation gets mad.

VIPW Tag Titles - Cordova Corporation (Scotty Mac and Devon Shooter) vs Michael May and Danni Deeds

Mac is in the black and pink, Devon is in the green and black. Deeds is May's mystery partner. May and Deeds get hit behind to start then The Cordova's are both lariated over the top.

May wants to do a test of strength. One of the heels gets on the other's shoulders to test May's strength. May then pushes them both over with help from his partner. May hits a hiptoss then May crumbles on a back body drop attempt. May spinebusters Mac.

May hits a 2nd rope double dropkick. Mac's head is banged off the buckles. Mac misses a corner charge and takes corner punches from Deeds. Deeds armlocks Devon then side headlocks him. Deeds shoulders Devon over. The heels manager Cordova trips Deeds and Deeds is dropped with a forearm.

Devon stomps Deeds' hand then bites it. Devon forearms over Deeds. Mac foot chokes Deeds then headbutt drops him in the crotch. Deeds takes a double shot to the gut.

Devon stomps on Deeds then stomps his hand into the mat. Cordova chokes Deeds on the ropes. Deeds drops Devon with a punch. Deeds goes for the tag but Cordova pulls May off the apron. Mac knee drops Deeds for 2. Deeds takes a double knee to the gut.

Devon grounded sleepers Deeds. Deeds makes his comeback and hits a stunner. May tags in and hits lariats and back elbows. May hits a pumphandle suplex on Mac and Devon. May slingshots Cordova into the ring and takes his vest. Deeds tope con hilos over May onto Cordova. May hits a twisting pendulum backbreaker on Mac. Deeds goes up top and is pushed off the top by Devon. Devon spinning forearms Deeds. Deeds is held up and takes a 2nd rope shoulderblock. Mac pins Deeds.

Thoughts: It went a little long and May's comeback could have been better. It was your usual southern tag match with a hot tag. The heels ended up winning it though. It wasn't the cleanest but the idea was there and it was okay overall.

Badman McCann vs Jordie Taylor

Bad runs to the ring but JT has his whole crew with him. Bad takes out 2 members of JT's crew then hits an F-5 on the other. JT then takes down Bad and they get in top of each other and pound each other. Refs and security then come down to stop it. The wrestlers break through the security twice. Bad then comes off the top and dives on everyone. JT then pounds on him.

Bad grabs the mic. He says it has to end at Wrestlefest 2. Security breaks it up as they fight again.

VIPW Title - Street Fight - Scott Steel (c) vs Mat Maverick

Scott says they will get crazy tonight and asks his manager, Cordova, to let him wrestle alone tonight.

They hockey fight to start. Mat lariats him and Scott goes out. They fight outside. Mat is backdropped on the apron. They go back in and mat neckbreakers him for 2. Mat throws a garbage can in and Scott throws it out. Mat hits atomic drops then slams Scott. Mat misses a 2nd rope elbow drop.

Scott stomps him. Scott suplexes him. Mat is thrown out. Scott slams him on the floor and elbow drops him off the apron to the floor. Mat hits chops on him outside. Scott's head is banged off the rails.

Mat htis a step up enzugiri and brainbusters him for 2. Scott slaps Mat's back outside and they brawl into the commentary area. Mat's head is banged off the wall. Scott's head is banged off the concession tables. Scott's head is banged off a wall as they brawl in the crowd. Mat rams Scott with a ladder. Mat's head is banged off the ladder and the table. Scott climbs the ladder and splashes Mat through the table. Scott puts Mat on a cart and wheels him around the arena. Scott then gets a 2 count on him.

Scott basement dropkicks Mat in the corner. Scott duct tapes Mat to the ropes. A trash can is put in Mat's face and Scott hits a van daminator on him. Scott then gets a 2 count off of it. Mat breaks free of the tape.

They trade forearms on their knees. Mat grabs a table and brings it in. Scott hits the ref with the title belt on accident and busts him open. A second ref come out. Cordova pulls the ref out on the count and drops him with a punch.

Mac and Devon come out from earlier. They put Mat on a table. Devon top rope splashes Mat through a table. A 3rd ref is pulled out by Cordova. The ref botches the count and Scott wins.

Thoughts: It went a little longer than it needed to and had a slow pace. The ref also messed up the finish which hurt things. It got a little overbooked with the multiple refs but the work was okay enough here. This was all brawl.

The Cordova Corporation beats up Mat after then Deeds and May from earlier make the save. One of the heads of VIPW comes out and says they will have a Wargames match with The Cordova Corporation vs Team VIPW. The heels then pose to close the show.

Overall thoughts: It was a little bit long here. Nothing was super great but most of the matches were okay enough overall. I'd say the tag title match was maybe the best thing on here but everything was kind of on the same level quality wise. It is an indy though so you have to expect some issues. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as everything was about average to okay.