Reality of Wrestling 7/4/2025 GLORY Episode 8

Reality of Wrestling 7/4/2025 GLORY Episode 8

The last show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/reality-of-wrestling-742025-glory.html

Arianna Grace is in the GM's office. AJ Francis and someone else goes up to her. Grace says AJ asked to talk to the crowd and took advantage of the situation. She says he made himself Glory champ and made him and his friend the first two draft picks. AJ says this is his home and he makes the rules here. He tells her and Ms. Ivory to call his lawyers if they have any problems or they can take it up with Booker T. AJ asks for her number and Grace says she doesn't have a phone. 

ROW Glory Title Tournament 1st Round - Emmy Camacho vs Mia Friday

They lock up. Mia pats her on the head for a break in the corner. Gigi Rey is on commentary. Mia armdrags Emmy then springboard armdrags her. Mia neckbreakers her for 2. Emmy goes to the apron and pulls Mia's throat down over the top. Emmy meteora's her for 2.

Emmy double stomps her for 2. Emmy stands on Mia's back. Emmy snapmarses her and pulls on her face. Mia hits swinging facebusters. Emmy hides behind the ref. Emmy tries some pins then ddt's her for 2. Mia cradle shocks her for the win.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one with them keeping the pace moving. It didn't have the best execution but  it was alright enough.

MMT (Hoka and Valu) are interviewed. Hoka says this is deeper than wrestling and is about putting Tongan's on the map. Valu says everyone is tired of seeing Fly-Def and he says they are doing it for their people.

Arianna Grace comes out to talk. She says the show is going well. Haley J then comes out. J says she has questions. J says Grace is acting like she owns the place. She asks where her title match is. J asks if she's scared or if it's because she can wrestler and is a bigger TV star than her. She says Grace is jealous.

Grace says she'd never be jealous of someone like her. J says her nails are broken like Grace's jaw is about to be if she keeps playing with her. Grace says she doesn't need to take this from her. J tells her next time she comes around, bring her boots as she wants to fight her. Grace says she's leaving and hair slaps her. J tries to punch her but doesn't and Grace knocks her down with a shot.

WWE ID Tournament Match - Ice Williams vs Sean Legacy

They lock up. Ice side headlocks him. Sean armlocks him. Ice chops him and Sean chops back. Ice dropkicks him. Sean dropkicks him in the knee and double stomps him. Sean then dropkicks him.

Ice hits corner spears. Sean kicks him in the back. Ice hits forearms then Sean kicks him in the back again. Sean hits a standing moonsault for 2. Sean boots him in the corner. Ice hits some shots. Sean goes for a hurricanrana and is powerbombed down.

Sean hits some kicks and Ice does like a springboard blockbuster for 2. Ice goes for a suplex and is cradled for 2. Sean hits a big punch then germans him. Sean step up enzugiri's him in the corner for 2. Ice legdrops Sean over the 2nd rope.

Ice rolls him up for 2 then Sean rolls him up for 2. Sean blocks a sunset flip, sits on him and pins him.

Thoughts: I liked the finish but it was pretty average otherwise. They kept the match moving but there weren't any real faces or heels here and I think the match they were doing was more suited for something longer.

They shake hands after but Ice is upset.

Clay Roberts is interviewed about his Best of 5 Series with Semsei. He says he's driven by being a wrestler. He asks if Semsei can say the same by failing on Ninja Warrior. He says Sem wants to take his dream because he couldn't accomplish his. He says Sem will fail at this too. He says Sem can go back to making cookies with his wife on youtube as wrestling may not be for him.

Best of 5 Series, Match 2 - Semsei vs Clay Roberts

Clay is up 1-0. They lock up. Clay armdrags him then Sem wristlocks him. Sem armdrags him into an armlock. Sem goes up and over then hits armdrags. Sem armlocks him. Clay shoulders him over then Sem armdrags him.

Sem shoulders him over then armdrags him. Sem jumping spin kicks him then powerslams him for 2. Sem goes for a dive but is tripped into the ropes. Clay running knees him then pounds on him. Clay armlocks him. They chop each other. Clay pulls Sem's throat down over the top and slingshot elbow drops him for 2. Sem hits lariats. Sem springboards and is caught with an armbar. Sem rolls him up out of it.

Sem backrolls him for 2. Sem hits a double chop off the ropes. Sem hits a corner spear then step up knees him. Sem is up top and Clay step up euros him. Clay bridging euros him. Clay hits an enzugiri then takes a pump kick for the win.

Thoughts: I would have liked the enzugiri near the end to mean a little more but the finish was indeed a bit of a surprise. It was alright with the two keeping things moving and going even with each other.

ROW Tag Titles - Fly-Def (Warren Johnson and Zack Mason) vs MMT (Mate Ma'A Tonga - Hoka and Valu)

War = Warren Johnson

This is a rematch from 5/17. Hoka backs up and hits shots on War (no headband). War's head is banged off the buckles. War tries a chop and Hoka no sells it. Hoka chops him in the corner. War jawbreakers him. Hoka hits a double shoulderblock on Fly-Def.

Zack (headband) takes a splash and a chop in the corner. Zack is double back elbowed then double headbutted in the chest. War then takes a double headbutt to the chest. Fly-Def grab their titles and go to leave the match. MMT interrupts them and hits them. MMT are stomped on by Fly-Def when they try to get in. Hoka's neck is pulled down over the top rope. Zack then pounds on Hoka.

Zack neckbreakers Hoka for 2. Zack camel clutches Hoka on the ropes. Zack chinlocks Hoka. Hoka back body drops him. Hoka goes for the tag and Valu is pulled down from the apron. Zack basement dropkicks Hoka for 2. Valu gets tagged in and hits big forearms on Fly Def. Valu running facekicks Zack. Valu lariats War from behind. Valu leg lariats Zack for 2.

Zack hits kicks and facekicks Valu out of the corner. Valu samoan drops Zack. The four trade punches and War is lariated over the top. Zack lariats Valu over the top. War hits Valu with the title outside. Zack then gets a 2 count on Valu.

Zack is popped up into a polish hammer and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was an okay match here. They got me on the title shot kick out near the end. ROW has a lot of titles and likes to change them around a lot so I'm not totally surprised MMT won here. I would have liked more build to this title change though as this wasn't built up as much as it could have been. Fly Def hit MMT with the title to win last time around but it didn't work this time.

Overall thoughts: It was your usual alright ROW show. There was nothing must see but nothing awful either. The main was easily the best match on this show and Semsei/Clay Roberts wa alright too. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 and didn't think it was a bad watch.