Reality of Wrestling 1/9/2025 PLATINUM 20 Year Anniversary Special Edition

Reality of Wrestling 1/9/2025 PLATINUM 20 Year Anniversary Special Edition

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Ricky Saints comes out. He says a blonde haired kid is going through a lot and says let's hear it for him. Ricky says it feels good to be here. He thanks everyone and says he hopes it's not the last time the fans see him in this setting.

Max Castellanos is upset in the back with his girlfriend. He says Myles Borne didn't beat him, he beat himself. He says he has Matty Ice tonight and says he's the perfect candidate to unleash his fury and anger on. He says he's sick of people thinking they can beat him for his title as he's undefeated.

ROW Texas Title - Max Castellanos (c) vs Matty Ice

They lock up. Max side headlocks him and shoulders him over. Ice hiptosses him. Max hits chops and punches. Max pounds and foot chokes him in the corner. Ice back body drops him then hits chest forearms in the corner. Ice corner splashes him and Max slides out. 

Ice's throat is pulled down over the top. Max hits mounted punches. Max is hit in the gut off the 2nd rope. Ice hits punches.  Ice thesz presses him and hits mounted shots. Ice lariats him over the top. Max is dropped face first on the apron. Max chops the post when Ice moves. Ice is then pushed into the post. 

Max tries pins inside and elbow drops him for 2. Max powerslams him for 2. They double clothesline each other. They trade shots on their knees. Ice flying lariats him. Ice crossbodies him for 2. Ice hits a gutwrench powerslam for 2. Max backcrackers him for 2. 

Max is up top and is thrown down. Ice hits lariats on Max and rock bottom's him. Ice elbow dros him. Max's girl Alexa grabs a chair outside. Ice is distracted. Max hits knees to the gut and clubs. Alexa low blows Ice. Max swinging side slams him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was perfectly fine. Max won as expected here but at least Ice didn't lose clean. Ice was really over here and the crowd was hot.

Gaspar Hernandez and Danny Limelight are interviewed. Danny says 2025 was his year. He talks about winning the ROW Title and taking it around the world. He says Will, Ryan and Zilla were the man in the company at points but they aren't leading the ship anymore. He says his era is just beginning and there's nothing they can do about it.

ROW Women's Title - "Hollyhood" Haley J vs "Ladybird" Monica Monroe

J has her dog with her.

They lock up. J side headlocks her then MM reverses it. MM armdrags her. MM flips her over her back and monkey flips her. J lands on her feet. MM backflips and does a reverse headscissors. J backcrackers her. J chops her in the corner and facewash kicks her. J chinlocks her. 

MM sunset flips her but J backrolls through and boots her for 2. J hits forearms and lariats her for 2. J is stopped on the 2nd rope and takes a swinging neckbreaker down. MM euros her and hits a kneelift. MM powerslams her then asai moonsaults her for 2. MM comes off the top but J gets her knees up. J slaps her and MM rolls her up for 2.

J backslides her. MM springboards backwards and is caught with a sleeper. MM backpack stunners her to break it. They fight up top and J goes down. MM top rope swantons her and wins.

Thoughts: It was a decent match here. Monroe won The Sherri Martel Classic so it only made sense that she won here. There wasn't a great story with the match or anything but they did what they were supposed to. 

Emily Mae interviews Cappuccino Jones. Cap says he's the most flavorful in the world today. He says Edge Stone got his rematch. He says every time will go down just as smooth for him.

Edge Stone and Booker T talk in the back. Booker says he has a job to do tonight. He says Cap has the title and some protecting. He says they will strip Cap of everything tonight. He says Edge will go straight to NXT if he wins tonight.

Richard Holliday vs Lee Morrow

Lee is from Australia and they said he is making his return here.

Lee rips his shirt off and Rich hits him from behind. They go out and Lee's head is banged off the rails. Lee's back is rammed into the apron edge. Rich clubs on Lee's chest and legdrops him on the apron. 

Rich chops him in the corner then boots him there. Lee hits chops and punches. Rich drops him on his chest then hidden blades him for 2. Rich hits elbows to the shoulder. Lee back elbows him out of the corner then lariats him. Lee flying lariats him. Lee step up knees him in the corner and rock bottom's him for 2. 

Rich eye rakes him. Rich goes for a suplex but ends up getting suplexed. Rich powerbombs him then hits twisting suplex to win.

Thoughts: It was okay but not much more. Rich won as expected here. I'm not sure why Lee was brought back just to lose here. Rich has a MITB style title shot awaiting him at some point so he wasn't losing here.

Emily Mae interviewed Will Allday. Will says tonight is no regular match. He says he's had a lot of obstacles thrown in his way lately. He says it's been 2 years since he has been in the title picture. He says it's his night and says the midnight rodeo is just starting now. He says he's excited and has to go as he has business.  

WWE ID Title Match - Cappuccino Jones (c) vs Edge Stone

This is a rematch. Booker T is with Edge and Booker has a cane with him.

Stone knees him in the gut and hits some shots. Cap leapfrogs and rolls him up for 2. Cap cradles him for 2. Cap hits a big dropkick. Stone superkicks him in the gut. Cap stops a suplex and hits his own. Cap is caught on a blind leapfrog and backbreakered.  Stone reverse suplexes him for 2. Cap hits punches and is headbutted down.

Stone chokes him over the 2nd rope with his leg then Booker chokes Cap with his cane over the 2nd rope. Stone chinlocks Cap. Cap hits shots to the gut and flips out of a backdrop. Cap germans him. Cap hits some punches then flurries him. Cap springboard back elbows him.

Stone uppercuts him. Cap headscissors him off the buckles and running forearms him for 2. Cap is lariated from behind. Stone electric chair drops him. Booker throws the WWE ID Title in to Stone. The ref sees it. Booker then gives Stone his cane. Cap hits Stone with the cane. Cap top rope elbow drops Stone and pins him.

Thoughts: Cap won as expected as a WWE title is on the line and he's under contract while Stone isn't. There was nothing wrong with this and it was alright. I liked Stone's electric chair on Cap. 

Cap does a spinarooni after and Booker gets mad.

Danny Limelight says the era's of his opponents are done and it's his time in the limelight. Will Allday says tonight is the night. He says it'll be all d@mn day and night tonight. Ryan Davidson says we are looking at the new ROW champ. Zilla Fatu says he's giving out 3 @ss whoopings tonight.

ROW World Title - Danny Limelight (c) vs Will Allday vs Ryan Davidson vs Zilla Fatu

Danny tries to escape and Fatu grabs him. Danny takes shots from all 3 opponents. Fatu chops Danny then Ryan lariats Danny over the top. Ryan punches Fatu and forearms him. Will stunners Ryan then Fatu flying shoulders Ryan. 

Fatu and Will square off. Will side headlocks him. Danny trips Will and bangs his head off the rails outside. Danny enzugiri's Fatu from the apron then dropkicks him. Fatu catches Danny in mid-air and fallaway slams him. Fatu sentons him. Fatu is pulled out by Ryan and sent into the steps.

Ryan hits punches and chops on Danny. Danny 2nd rope diving tornado ddt's him. Danny eye rakes Fatu. Fatu is crotched up top. Danny corner lariats Ryan. Danny wraps around the post and headscissors Will off the apron.

Danny standing spanish flies Ryan but Fatu top rope diving headbutts Danny as he poses. Will superkicks Fatu. Will cartwheels and then kicks him. Will flying forearms Ryan. Will flying corner splashes Danny. Will 2nd rope shining wizard's Danny. Danny boots Will out of the corner.

Ryan launches Will up top, he headscissors Danny and Danny runs into a Ryan powerslam on the landing. Ryan is hurricanrana'd out then Will plancha's him. Will springboard enzugiri's Fatu off the apron. Will topes Danny and Fatu. Will goes up top and Ryan pushes him down to the floor. 

Ryan hits lariats and enzugiri's on Danny and Fatu. Ryan running fist drops Danny. Ryan falcon arrows Fatu for 2 then Will does a top rope splash to break it up. Will superkicks the ref when Ryan puts the ref in front of him. Ryan running lariats Will then falcon arrows him. 

Fatu flying samoan spikes Ryan. Fatu pop-up samoan drops Danny. Gaspar Hernandez comes out and beats up on Fatu. Fatu escapes a chokeslam and flying samoan spikes him. Someone in a hoodie then comes in and spears Fatu. Danny hits a one arm pedigree on Fatu and pins him.

Thoughts: They are playing with fire by having Danny pin Fatu. I wouldn't have done that especially when there were other options here for people to be pinned. The only way it makes sense is if it leads to Zilla vs Ricky Saints, which would be a big one. It was a good 4-way. They had some nice spots, took big bumps and put out a good effort. The crowd booed the finish.

The masked man hugs Danny after and it's Ricky Saints. Ricky then holds Danny's arm up.  They walk out together and pose with Gaspar after.

Overall thoughts: It was a good show. There was nothing must see but nothing was bad here and the main lived up to it's hype. We also got an appearance by Ricky Starks who interfered in the main event. I'd give this a higher 6 out of 10 and would recommend it as it was a fun watch.