Reality of Wrestling 11/19/2025 GLORY Episode 18

Reality of Wrestling 11/19/2025 GLORY Episode 18

The last show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/reality-of-wrestling-11162025-platinum.html

The next show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/reality-of-wrestling-11232025-platinum.html 

Erik Lockhart talks to Ivory Robyn in the back. He wants to team with Rhys Maddox in a match. She says tonight is his lucky night.

Semsei vs HITT

This is Hitt's debut. Sem grabs a waistlock and is thrown off. Hitt catches his splash. Hitt avoids a ddt and back body drops him. Hitt sentons him. Hitt blocks a crucifix with a backbreaker. Sem jawbreakers him and boots him out of the corner. Sem is caught off the 2nd rope and Hitt suplexes him.

Hitt camel clutches him but Sem gets his knees up into his crotch. Hitt does a nice spinning blue thunder for 2. Sem hits double chops and a spin kick. Sem pele kicks him. Sem hits a running knee in the corner. 

Hitt running facekicks him in the corner. Sem spinning ddt's him. Sem pump kicks him in the side of the head and wins.

Thoughts: This was Hitt's debut and he lost, which I don't love especially since he's a bigger guy. I thought they got some of the idea of the bigger vs smaller man match here but I thought it could have been a little better as something was missing.

Taylor interviews Oro Annan. He said he came up short last time but will always be the main man. He says Rudy Garza will be kicked left and right but will like it.

ROW Tag Titles - The Command (Terrell Tempo and Big Luther) (c) vs Hans Steele and T.Y. Shane

Luther facekicks Hans and throws him in the corner. Hans is held for a oduble chop from Luther. TT tries his suplex into a kip-up but slips. TT then elbow drops Hans for 2. Hans rebound lariats TT.

TY is tagged in. He leg lariats TT. TT blocks TY's diving ddt off the 2nd rope and powerslams him. Luther comes in and shoulders over Hans. Luther hits a big sky high on TY and wins.

Thoughts: It was a quick squash as expected. TT messed up his kip-up suplex which was rare. The Command won with ease here and Luther only got like 2 moves in.

Rudy Garza vs Oro Annan

Rudy chops him on the ropes and Oro chops back. Oro short arm clotheslines him. Oro flying headscissors him then chops him in the corner. Oro boots him out of the corner and tornado ddt's his throat over the top rope. Oro then springboard rider kicks him.

Oro slams him. They back elbow each other. Oro is on the 2nd rope and is dropkicked out. Oro is sent into the buckles and sells his neck hard off of it. Rudy boots him in the knee. Rudy chinlocks him. Rudy double arm ddt's him for 2.

Oro flipping koppo kicks him. Oro back elbows and lariats him. Rudy's head is banged off the buckles. They trade forearms. Oro pele kicks him. Rudy kind of does a botched reverse ddt for 2. Rudy is up top, Oro backflip kicks him off the 2nd rope.

Oror spinning heel kicks him in the corner then does an unusual backdrop for the win.

Thoughts: They had one botch here but it was acceptable. Oro did his usual flying and it felt like he was going to win this one all throughout. Rudy just kind of stuck to the basics here and didn't get a ton in.

Rhys Maddox and Erik Lockhart talk. Erick asks if he's ready. He says to listen to him and use technique. He says it's not on them to follow the rules, it's on the ref to enforce them.

Erik Lockhart and Rhys Maddox vs TAP (Rez Gainer and Auron West)

Rez of TAP looks like Tony Khan.

Erik wristlocks West then Rhys side headlocks him. Rhys 2nd rope springboard  corkscrew back elbows him. Erik jumping flatliners West for 2. Erik hits corner knees on Rez. Rez's head is banged off the buckles and he takes a running back elbow. Erik fallway slams Rhys into Rez for 2.

West hits Rhys from behind while the ref is distracted and pulls Rez to his corner. West chops down Rhys. Rez flying back elbows Rhys for 2. Rhys is thrown over the top by the arm on Rez. Rhys is double suplexed for 2. 

West gets in and Rhys step up enzugiri's him. Rhys tags in Erik. Erik hits forearms on Rez then flying neckbreakers him. Rhys underhook suplexes West. West is on the 2nd rope and Erik knee drops him down. Erik shining wizards Rez from the side and then does a TKO facebuster. Rhys wants tagged in and Erik obliges. Rhys running forearms Rez from behind and pins him.

Thoughts: It about average. TAP is really small and don't really look like wrestlers, and it's hard to buy them being any real kind of threat. Erik is definitely up to something with Rhys here and this match made you wonder if he was going to turn on him. 

Duke Hanson is interviewed. He says he has returned to ROW. He said he got a win over Cam Cole last time he was here. He said it felt like a fluke. He says he wants to get back to the top of the mountain and can't do it with luck. He says he will build some momentum by beating Edge Stone. He tells Edge to enjoy it while it's good and says Booker T is good at chewing you, spitting you out and finding a new toy to play with. He says it doesn't feel good.

Duke Hanson vs Edge Stone

Stone backs him up in the corner and piefaces him. Stone side headlocks him. Duke reverses it and they shoulder battle. Stone knees him in the gut. Stone side headlocks him and they shoulder battle more. Duke shoulders him over.

Stone's face is banged off the mat and Duke elbow drops him. Stone's head is banged off the apron. Duke then slingshot germans him for 2. Duke is dropped throat first on the top rope then Stone backdrops him. 

Stone knees him in the ribs and stands on his gut. Duke is sent sternum first into the buckles. Stone his knees to the gut and bearhugs Duke. Duke ear claps him. Duke flying forearms him.

They trade shots and Duke gets the edge with punches. Duke back body drops him. Duke powerslams him for 2. Duke tries another slingshot german but it is blocked. Stone hurricanrana's him and hits a big spear for 2. Stone hits mounted shots then hits corner spears. 

Duke is seated up top and is hit with a headbutt. Duke sunset bombs him off the buckles for 2. Duke crabs him. Duke goes for a running facekick by the ref pulls the ref in the way. Stone goes out and hits him with a ring bell. Stone hits jumping headhunter/blockbuster on him and wins.

Thoughts: It was an acceptable heavyweight match though it went a little longer than it needed to. Stone got the win via cheating here which should set up a rematch at some point. Stone's higher on the totem pole here so I wasn't surprised to see him win. 

Stone grabs a fan's sign as he leaves and rips it up as he argues with her.  

Overall thoughts: It was an average show. Nothing was too great but nothing was awful either. We had 3 new debuts here but the debuting wrestlers all lost. The main was probably the best thing on here but it had a dirty finish and could have been a little shorter. As always with ROW, they run various shows and show matches from them. Because it's an indy and they have a lot of episodes, people come and go a lot and it can be hard to build moment or follow up on things on these shows. I'd give this a 5 out of 10 overall.