Stardom 11/2/2024 - 14th Goddesses of Stardom Tag League Battle in Munkata (Goddesses of Stardom Tag League 2024 Day 4)

Stardom 11/2/2024 - 14th Goddesses of Stardom Tag League Battle in Munkata (Goddesses of Stardom Tag League 2024 Day 4)

Day 3 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/stardom-10312024-14th-goddesses-of.html

Maika talks on the mic before the show.

Saya Kamitani vs. Mina Shirakawa vs. Momo Kohgo vs. Rian vs. Syuri vs. Hanan

Mina dances to start things off and takes a double boot for it. Mina does her pose and dance and gets Hanan to do it with her. Saya then hits basement dropkicks. Syu and Saya hit dropkicks together then are dropkicked off the apron together. Momo is tripped into a PK then Rian hops over Mina's back with a double stomp on her. Momo 2nd rope twisting crossbodies Rian then Hanan does the same.

There's some video issues and the stream keeps fast forwarding. Syu and Saya end up fighting in the standards somehow and we end up missing the finish. It seems like Momo maybe wins but you can't even tell.

Thoughts: No rating for this as there were too many tech issues from Stardom's side and I bet we missed at least half the match.

Goddess of Stardom Tag League 2024 Blue Goddess Block - Saori Anou & Natsupoi vs. Lady C & Hina

C and Poi go at it. C goes for the giant swing but is rolled up. Poi rolls her into an armbar. C arms her into the buckles off of it. Hina slams Poi and Poi headhunters her for 2. Hina is put in like a double indian deathlock. Poi hair throws Hina and Hina is double teamed in the corner.

Poi hair throws Hina again and foot chokes her. Poi basement dropkicks Hina in the back. Poi hits chest forearms on Hina then Hina hip throws her. C comes in and shoulders Poi over. C giant swings Poi then she giant swings Anou. C hits a double lariat for 2.

C chops Poi then Poi dropkicks her. Poi dropkicks her through the ropes. Anou 2nd rope dropkicks C for 2. C facekicks Anou. Hina dropkicks Anou. Hina backbreakers C then crabs her. C facekicks Hina. Hina flying neckbreakers C. Hina takes a double dropkick then double kicks from her opponents. Hina then takes a double basement dropkick. Anou takes a double clothesline then Hina STO's her for 2.

Hina hip throws Poi then crabs Anou. Hina switches to the half crab and C ropebreaks. Poi hits a double crossbody off the top then Anou fisherman suplexes Hina. Hina does a drop on Anou then Anou step up enzugiri's her. Poi superkicks Hina into a backslide and bridge from Anou. Anou pins Hina.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good as expected. Hina and C can do moves without hurting people and not a lot else. There were no heels or faces here and there was no greater logic to this.

Goddess of Stardom Tag League 2024 Red Goddess Block - AZM & Miyu Amasaki vs. Natsuko Tora & Ruaka

Miyu and AZM hit dropkicks at the bell. Ruaka is tripped. The faces do a double cartwheel and dropkick. Ruaka pulls AZM off the apron. AZM and Miyu get sent into the seats outside. AZM is sent into the post. Ruaka chokes AZM with a shirt. AZM takes a double spinebuster then sentons from both opponents.

Tora spits mist at AZM. AZM takes corner attacks and Tora shoulders her over. AZM is knocked down and Tora suplexes her. AZM 2nd rope dropkicks Tora. Miyu corner back elbows Tora and basement dropkicks her. Miyu does the scholar collar on her but Ruaka breaks it up. Tora tornado ddt's Ruaka off of Tora.

Miyu hits dropkicks on Tora then Tora slams her. Miyu does a bridge pin on Tora for 2. Tora back body drops her and hits a lariat. Miyu no sells it and Tora takes a double suplex. Miyu hammerlocks ddt's her.

AZM and Ruaka go at it. AZM armbars her. They trade forearms and AZM armbars her again. Ruaka ropebreaks. AZM misses a double foot stomp off the top then Tora shoulders her over. Tora cannonballs AZM. The heels take attacks in the corner and Ruaka takes a double dropkick. Ruaka double lariats Miyu and AZM. AZM takes a double sitout chokeslam. Ruaka top rope splashes AZM for 2.

Tora hits Ruaka with the box when AZM moves. AZM high kicks Ruaka then top rope double stomps her for 2. Ruaka lariats AZM over. AZM tries to roll her up and Ruaka reverses it. Ruaka gets the pin.

Thoughts: It was an okay tag with a surprise result. They got enough time and did a little more than they had to here which made it better. It was a simple match with the heels being heels and the faces being faces.

Goddess of Stardom Tag League 2024 Blue Goddess Block - Mei Seira & Kohaku vs. Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura  

Mei and Yuna side headlock each other. Yuna shoulders her over and Mei kips up. Yuna armdrags Mei. Yuna rolls her up for 2 and they stand off. Yuna takes a double team basement dropkick. Koh ddts Yuna then basement dropkicks her.

Koh crabs Yuna. Yuna back body drops her. Aya gets in and barely assists on a double back body drop attempt. Aya sleepers Koh. Yuna clubs on Koh and dropkicks her. Koh dropkicks Yuna from the buckles.

Mei comes in and hits a double springboard dropkick. Yuna and Mei trade forearms. Yuna 2nd rope diving shoulderblocks Mei. Mei superkicks Yuna in the face and running headhunters her. Yuna hits a big lariat on Mei.

Aya gets in. She slams Mei then spinning heel kicks her in the corner for 2. Mei jumping spin kicks her. Koh gets in and dropkicks Aya on the ropes. Koh then top rope dropkicks her for 2. Koh suplexes Aya for 2.

Koh takes a kick + lariat combo. Yun and Aya then hit stereop dropkicks on both opponents. Aya top rope plancha's both opponents outside. Mei and Koh do a double team that doesn't hit then Koh running knees Aya. aya triangles Koh and it gets broken up. Koh hits a big forearm on Aya. Koh takes a lariat and goes into the backslide off of it for 2.

Aya water wheel drops Koh for 2. Aya buzzsaw kicks Koh for 2. Aya runs at Koh and Koh rolls her up with a bridge to win.

Mei and Yuna fight more after and Koh breaks it up. Aya slaps Koh.

Thoughts: Yuna and Mei tried but it wasn't that good. Aya's offense didn't look good here and there were some sloppy moments with moves totally missing.

Goddess of Stardom Tag League 2024 Red Goddess Block - Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurara vs. Tomoka Inaba & Ranna Yagami

Ran leg kicks Saya to start. Ran takes her down. They chain wrestle and Ran armdrags her. Saya dropkicks her then Ran does a weird takedown with the arm and armbars her. Saya ropebreaks. Ran slams Saya then kicks her in the back. TI hits boots on Saya in the corner then rolls her into an armlock. TI kicks her in the back for 2. Saya dropkicks TI. Tam comesi n and hits a top rope crossbody on TI. Tam cartwheels out of a double lariat and hits a double basement dropkick.

TI pump kicks Tam from the side. Tam takes a double punch to the gut then a legsweep + thrust kick. Saya gets in and hits dropkicks on Ran. Saya and Ran trade chest forearms. Ran chest kicks her. Ran kicks Saya in the back for 2.

Ran slams Saya then leg lariats her for 2. Saya rolls Ran up then twisting fishermans neckbreakers her for 2. Saya top rope dropkicks Ran. Ran high kicks Saya and both go down. TI punches Tam in the gut then Tam backdrops TI. Tam pumping knees TI.

TI snapmares Tam off the buckles. TI legsweeps Tam then ankle lokcks her. TI hits knees to Tam's head for 2. Saya gets in to help out Tam and gets knocked down. Tam and Saya do a hanging sleeper and hanging dragon sleeper to their opponents from the buckles. They then do a 2nd rope dropkick and top rope flying knee.

Tam tiger suplexes TI for 2. TI spin kicks Tam. TI takes a headhunter + spear combo from her opponents and Tam hits a nasty looking falcon arrow on TI to win.

Thoughts: Limb work in tag matches is always a tough one to pull off because you work one person's limb, then they tag out and that story ends. TI worked the ankle some here but it wasn't until later in the match and it was hard to focus on it. The limb work also slowed this down some. Tam's falcon arrow at the end on TI looked real stiff. I did like this overall and it made me want to see Tam vs TI at some point.

All four girls grab each other after. Saya and Ran trade forearms and Tam breaks it up.

Goddess of Stardom Tag League 2024 Blue Goddess Block - Starlight Kid & Suzu Suzuki vs. Azusa Inaba & Rina

Kid hits face kicks on Ran. Kid then takes a bulldog + basement dropkick from her opponents for 2. Suzu goes into the stands and runs down them to do a double driveby kick with Kid on Rina. Kid standing moonsaults Rina.

Suzu gets in and hair throws Rina. Rina hits chest forearms then is dropped with a forearm. Rina hip throws her. AI comes in and pump kicks Suzu. AI pump kicks Kid as well then hits a double bulldog on them. Suzu superkicks AI. AI pulls her down by the hair then Suzu rolling spears her.

Kid comes in. AI flips out of her snapmare and spin kicks her. Rina facekicks Kid on the ropes. Kid springboard twisting crossbodies Rina. They trade forearms. Kid gets tripped by AI then Rina double knee drops Kid off the ropes. Rina northern nights suplexes Kid for 2. Rina takes corner attacks and then a double basement dropkick. 

Kid hits a top rope 180 splash on Rina for 2. Rina tries a pin on Kid but gets rolled up. Rina does a headscissors on Kid with an armlock. Kid takes a pump kick + abdominal stretch crucifix bomb. Rina misses a top rope move on Kid then takes a double knee to the back.

Rina hits forearms on Kid then Kid fishermans suplexes her. Rina take a lariat + half-nelson slam. Rina backslides Kid and jack knifes her for 2. Rina reverse suplexes her for 2. Kid jumping kicks Rina then Rina facekicks her. Rina rolls up Kid and seems to hold the tights to pin her.

Thoughts: This was mostly Rina vs Kid. And that's fine as the two worked well together with Kid getting more out of Rina than anyone else has lately. AI and Suzu were just along for the ride for the most part here. I liked this one and thought it was alright.

Rina and Kid grab each other after. Rina then gets on the mic.

Maika, Hazuki, & Koguma vs. Mayu Iwatani, Saya Iida, & HANAKO

Why this is the main and not one of the tag league matches is unknown. Maika's team got flowers from sponsors beforehand.

Mayu does Kog's taunt/dance and Kog happily goes along with it. Mayu kicks her in the gut and Kog makes Mayu chase her into the seats. Kog is grabbed and sent in by Hana. Kog and Mayu finally go at it. Mayu headlock takeovers her, Kog headscissors her and they stand off with Kog's pose.

Maika and Saya shoulder battle and eventually knock each other down. Hana shoulders Kog over. Hana then shoulderblocks all 3 opponents down. Maika's team is worked on while on the ropes. Hana slams Haz then crabs her.

Hana boots Haz over. Kog is tagged in. Hana catches Kog's corner splash and backbreakers her. Hana slams Kog for 2. Mayu comes in and kicks Kog in the back. Mayu dropkicks Kog and the pin attempt is broken up.

Saya chops Kog then hits a chop flurry. Kog chop flurries Saya back. Mayu is in a seat in the front row watching. Saya shoulders Kog over then Kog ddt's her. Haz gets in and 2nd rope dropkicks Saya. Haz then crossfaces her. Haz is double hiptossed into the ropes but hits a double armdrag and a double dropkick off of it.

Haz's team then does triple stereo facewash kicks. Haz half-nelson slams Saya then misses a senton. Saya chops Haz and Haz boots her back. Haz and Saya trade chops for facekicks. Saya double sledgehammer shots her and running back elbows her. Saya elbow drops her for 2.

Mayu gets in. She rolls up Haz into a basement dropkick. Mayu and Haz trade forearms. Mayu loses the tail hanging from her shorts and Haz gives it to Kog. Kog corner splashes Mayu and Haz top rope dropkicks Mayu. Kog 2nd rope crossbodies Mayu.

Mika corner lariats Mayu then lariats her over. Maika fallaway slams her and tries to kip up but can't. Mayu slingblades Maika. Hana gets in and shoulders Maika over. Hana corner splashes her then knee drops her. They trade forearms. 

Hana takes a backracker into a ddt and sliding lariat for 2. Hana suplexes Maika. Hana drops Saya onto Maika for 2. Maika backdrops Hana then STO's her for 2. Mayu walks up the ropes and does a double armdrag. Mayu is irish whipped but does a tope off of it. Saya then top rope diving shoulders Maika. Hana facekicks Maika for 2. Hana sits Maika on her shoulder and backdrops her. Hana head and arm chokes Maika.

Maika lariats Hana then spinning lariats her for 2. Maika enko otoshi's Hana for 2. Haz and Kog hit stereo ddt's. Haz does a tope outside while Kog does a plancha off the buckles outside. Maika corner lariats Hana's back then puts her on her shoulders. Hana takes a double doomsday device from Kog and Haz. Maika michinoku drivers Hana and pins her.

Thoughts: It was a solid main. It got enough time. We had some different stuff going on here with Mayu and Kog goofing around and Hana/Maika having a hoss battle. We got a couple dives and everyone put out a good effort for this one.

Saya knocks Maika back with a chest bump after. Haz's team talks on the mic after. They point out someone in the crowd and talk to them after also.

Overall thoughts: We didn't see much of the opener due to tech issues. I liked the main, semi-main, the Tam tag and Tora tag. It was a good effort for a smaller show overall and I'd give this one a 6 out of 10 rating. This one made you want to see some of the girls go at it in singles matches like Kid vs Rina and Tam vs Tomoka Inaba.

WWE NXT Level Up 11/1/2024

WWE NXT Level Up 11/1/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/10/wwe-nxt-level-up-10252024.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/wwe-nxt-level-up-1182024.html 

Carlee Bright vs Lainey Reid

They lock up and trade wristlocks. LR shoulders her over. CB trips her and shoulders her over. CB armdrags her and we get a Lainey chant. LR rolls and kips up but CB yanks on the arm. LR yanks on the arm. CB hits a dropkick then monkey flips her.

CB goes for an up and over, gets caught and is dropped face first on the buckles. LR headhunters her then headbutts her over. LR hits a big euro then abuses her on the ropes.

CB bangs LR's head off the buckles and rolls her up for 2. LR drops her body first then gets a 2 count on her. LR chinlocks. CB rolls her off. CB hits forearms and lariats her over. CB dropkicks her. CB 2nd rope diving headscissors her then standing moonsaults her for 2.

CB ducks a pump kick and hits a codebreaker. LR grabs her by the hair and knees her in the face. LR puts her in a dragon sleeper and does a forward rolling to driver to win.

Thoughts: CB looked really good here. She's a lot more confident and is getting how to be a face better. LR was fine here. It wasn't great but it was a solid outing for the experience level of these two girls without any botches. It probably could have been on NXT TV without anyone complaining. 

Lainey Reid is interviewed in the back. She says that's 2 wins back to back. She asks if she's worried about Layla Diggs. Lainey asks where she is and says she's not worried. She says she would have done something already if she was going to and says maybe she can't handle this.

Oro Mensah vs Niko Vance

Niko has shorts now that look better than the longer pants he was wearing. Niko takes shots in the corner and hits a knee to the head. Niko knees him in the gut then shoulders him over. Niko blocks an armdrag then takes a flying headscissors. Oro koppo kicks him off the apron for 1.

Oro takes a shoulder and is knocked off the apron. Oro's head is banged off the apron. Niko elbow drops the leg and slams Oro. Oro is thrown hard into the corner.

Niko boots the leg then trips Oro. Oro's leg is banged off the apron edge. Oro hits some shots and rolls him up for 2. Oro misses an asai moonsault and takes a knee break and backdrop for 2. Niko leglocks him while putting his foot on Oro's face. Oro escapes a powerbomb and hits chops.

Niko headbutts him in the chest. Oro spin kicks him in the face and asai moonsaults him. Oro spinning forearms him in the back of the head. Niko's head is banged off the buckles. Oro springboard rider kicks him for 2. Oro charges at Niko and gets hiptossed into the buckles. Niko powerbombs him for 2.

They fight on the buckles. Niko is stuck up top and Oro backflip kicks him off the ropes. Oro corner koppo kicks him and picks up the win.

Thoughts: Niko was a little too excited here at times but the match made sense and was acceptable. Niko worked the leg here. Oro tried to sell the leg while doing some flying before picking up the win. Niko didn't do as much power stuff here as he had done in other matches.

Overall thoughts: There were only 2 match here on this one. Both were fine but neither were must see. The rookies had okay showings here and Carlee Bright is really improving. I would give it a 5 out of 10.

WWE Smackdown 11/1/2024

WWE Smackdown 11/1/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/10/wwe-smackdown-10252024.html

Nia Jax comes to the ring to talk. The Women's Crown Jewel Title is in the ring. Nia says she wants the title and says she usually gets what she wants. She says anything that gets in her way is annihilated and that's what will happen to Liv Morgan.

Liv, Dom and Raquel come out. Liv says she retired Becky Lynch and says Nia isn't that special. She says she's held her title longer than Nia has so she knows what it takes to be champ. She said she beat her last time they fought too. She says she will be the next Crown Jewel champ.

Tiffany Stratton comes out. She says it'll be Tiffy Time at Crown Jewel and become women's champ. Nia interjects and Tiff says don't get too comfortable as she could cash in on her too. Liv mocks Nia for that. Tiff says both are starting to p!ss her off. She says she will cash in at Crown Jewel and take one of the titles. 

Tiff asks if Dom comes with her if she takes the title. She says she could use a little Dirty in her life. Liv says Tiff has enough dirty in her life. Tiff nails her and knocks her out of the ring. Tiff says Liv's nothing without Dom. Liv says to get a ref as we go to break.

Liv Morgan vs Tiffany Stratton

This started during the break. Tiff is thrown out and thrown into the rails and the Prime Hydration Station. Tiff hits mounted forearms. Tiff misses a handspring elbow and takes a dropkick. Liv misses a step up knee and gets powerbombed for 2.

Liv hits a codebreaker for 2. Tiff double stomps her. Nia gets on the apron and distracts the ref. Tiff swings her briefcase at Liv and Liv pins her while holding the tights.

Thoughts: It was a quick one here and didn't really do much for anyone as Tiff lost easily.

Liv dropkicks Nia in the knee after and hits Tiff with the briefcase. Nia headbutts Liv and hits Liv/Dom/Raquel with the briefcase. Nia banzai drops Liv.

Kevin Owens talks. He says he's been trying to call Randy Orton all week but he won't answer. He says he doesn't want to fight him and has been looking up to him for so long. He says he never wanted to hurt him but is going to and says it's Orton's fault. He says Orton did this.

Pretty Deadly vs The Street Profits

Kit nails Ford before it starts and flying euros him in the corner. Ford is thrown into a gut buster for 2. Elton does The Profits' dance and stomps on Ford. Elton leapfrogs Ford and Kit ddt's Ford.

Kit hits shots on Ford. Ford flips over PD then tags in AD. AD throws Kit off and flying back elbows Elton. AD flapjacks Kit and hits corkscrew splashes. AD takes a stun gun. Kit goes off of Elton's back and hits a codebreaker.

Ford takes a euro off the apron. They botch some spot and B-Fab slams Elton on the floor. Kit takes an electric chair blockbuster and was pinned.

Thoughts: They messed up the spot before the finish here which hurt things some. It was quick and they got what they could out of it.

Nia and Tiff talk in the back. Tiff says she wanted Liv to think she was cashing in on Nia. Tiff has big mark on her head. Naomi tells Nia to keep the belt warm for here and Bayley points out the mark on Tiff's head.

Bayley and Naomi vs Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell

Indi was supposedly fired today yet is here. CL's team jumps the faces. Indi hits some shots on Bay. CL 2nd rope twisting crossbodies Bay outside.

We go to break and return. Indi chinlocks Bay. Indi side slams her then Indi drops CL on Bay for 2. CL armlocks her. Bay pushes CL into the post. Indi is laid on the 2nd rope and Bay double knee drops her down.

Naomi is tagged in. She kicks CL from the apron and bulldogs her into the top buckle. Naomi heatseeker piledrivers CL on the apron then split drops her for 2. CL step up enzugiri's Naomi. Naomi jumps off of CL's back to lariat Indi. Bayley stunners CL over the middle rope.

Indi forearms Bay then Bay hits a belly to belly suplex on her. CL step up sentons Bay then asai moonsaults her. Naomi's the legal wrestler though so the ref won't count the pin. Naomi hits a hip attack on CL by surprise and wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good here and the finish was dumb with the wrong person being in and the ref allowing it to go on but not counting the pin. This may be Indi Hartwell's last WWE match.

Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso come out. Jimmy tells Roman to drop his issues with Jey. He says he fixed the issues with Jey and needs Roman to do the same. Jimmy says they will lose tomorrow if they don't.

Jey Uso comes out through the crowd. Jey takes forever to come out and the crowd sings his song loud. Jey says he only took this fight to go against Solo. Jey says their issues aren't fixed and says it takes all of him just to even stand by Roman. He says he remembers.

Jey says Roman won't tell him what to do this time and says he's not his lackey or right hand anymore. He says he's his equal now. He says he's gone if Roman disrespects him. He says if he acts like his cousin though, he'll see him at Crown Jewel. Jey asks if they are going to do this or not. Roman says "yeet". Jey and Jimmy hold up the one finger then Roman does as well.

Thoughts: It's so funny that Jey took this fight to get back at Solo for costing him his title yet is joining Jimmy and Roman despite them costing him the world title. That just makes no sense at all.

The Motor City Machine Guns are interviewed. Theory and Waller interrupt. Waller says they know who they are and respect them but they need to be put on a proper pedestal. Alex asks if it's Miz TV. Waller says there's no Miz and it's The Grayson Waller Effect. They says they will see him next week. 

Bianca Belair vs Lash Legend vs Iyo Sky vs Piper Niven

Jade and Bianca talk during their entrance. They say everyone can get a preview of what's about to happen at Crown Jewel.

Thoughts: Iyo won here. This got a lot of time. I thought it was dumb that the seconds didn't get involved until late into the match when there were no DQ'd. They put out a good effort here and Lash did fine in 2nd or 3rd main roster match. They had a Piper/Lash alliance here that of course broke up during the match. Bianca nearly killed Lash near the end on a KOD.

Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes talk in the back. Cody asks Orton save a piece of KO for him when he's done with him. Orton says he doesn't know if there will be anything left of him.

Andrade/Carmelo Hayes/LA Knight talk about tomorrows match. Andrade says he wants to become champ tomorrow. Melo says he might pin both opponents and says Knight will pay. Melo tells Andrade to put extra ketchup on the fries. LA says he knows the deck is stacked against him and doesn't regret dropping them. He says that's how it will go at Crown Jewel.

The Bloodline does a video. Solo doesn't understand how he's the bad guy. He says he went with family who will never let him down. He says he was always there to help Roman but Roman was never there to help him. Solo says he's not the bad guy, he's the tribal chief. He says Roman's team will respect Bloodline and acknowledge him.

Imperium (Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser) vs Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton

Gunther teases going at it with Cody but slides out. Kaiser nails Cody from behind. Cody gordbuster him then lariats him over the top. Cody then topes Kaiser.

We go to PiP break and return. Gunther knees Cody in the back form the apron. Cody goes for a springboard and Kaiser kicks him. Gunther kicks Cody in the face then Kaiser hits mounted punches. Cody is sent into the post shoulder first. Cody hangs over the middle rope and takes a kick from both opponents.

Gunther boots Cody around. Gunther hits a hard chop on him. Kaiser PK's Cody for 2. Kaiser cobra twists him. They then do a double clothesline and both go down.

Orton comes in and hits lariats on Kaiser then powerslams him. Orton hits a ddt over the 2nd rope on Gunther. Gunther shoves Orton off of an RKO attempt. Cody hits forearms and punches on Kaiser then hits a bionic elbow. Cody runs up the buckles and hits a cody cutter. Gunther comes in and takes an RKO from Orton. Cody hits cross rhodes on Kaiser and wins.

Thoughts: The break ate a decent bit of this one up. I didn't think it was anything special. I didn't expect it to be though as they had a big show this weekend and nobody wanted to get hurt. Orton and Cody won here as expected.

Kevin Owens comes in after and chairs Orton while wearing a Dusty Rhodes shirt. Gunther puts Cody in a sleeper and refs try to break it to close the show.

Overall thoughts: It was a pretty average episode. We didn't really learn anything too new here and the stars took it easy as they had to be ready for Crown Jewel this weekend. There was nothing really must see on this one and and I would not recommend this. I'd give it a 4 out of 10.

WWE Speed 11/1/2024

WWE Speed 11/1/2024

The last show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/wwe-speed-10302024.html

WWE Speed #1 Contenders Tournament Qualifier - Akira Tozawa vs Riley Osborne

Riley takes him down and is booted away. Riley rolls him up. Riley flips out of a german and does a leg lariat. Akira double boots him out of the corner and hits a 2nd rope headscissors. Akira dropkicks him out. Riley stops Akira's dive.

Riley 450's over Tozawa on the 2nd rope and rolls over his back. Riley hurricanrana's him and dropkicks him. Riley hits a tope con hilo. Riley looks for cheers from the crowd and gets none. Riley misses a top rope ssp. Akira corkscrew kicks him. Akira hits a top rope senton and wins at 1:44.

Thoughts: They maybe had the best 3 minute Speed match so far.  Riley had an impressive outing here, easily transitioning from one spot to the next and making it look easy. I'd really like to see this again with more time on another show as what we got looked good. The crowd had no idea who Riley was sadly.

Bron Breakker vs Sheamus in the quarterfinals is then announced for Wednesday 11/6. As you may know, WWE counts the title match as part of the tournament, so this match is a quarterfinals match instead of a semi-final match.

Overall thoughts: There was only one match as usual. What we got was good, but we only got 1:44 of it. It was one of the better Speed matches so far but hardly a must see battle. I would not recommend this.

WWE Speed 10/30/2024

WWE Speed 10/30/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/10/wwe-speed-10232024.html

WWE Speed #1 Contenders Tournament Qualifier - Tavion Heights vs Dragon Lee

Tav waistlock takedowns him and rolls him around. Lee rolls him up for 2. Lee cartwheels out of a wristlock. Lee walks up the buckles, flips off the ropes then rolls him up for 2. Tav hits a stiff flying lariat. Tav hits a forearm flurry.

Lee kicks him from the apron. Tav catches Lee's top rope crossbody. Lee facekicks him then Tav powerslams him for 2. Lee hurricanrana's him into the buckles. Tav catches combinacion cabron. Tav is stuck on the 2nd rope and Lee top rope double stomps him as he hangs.

Lee hits a corner dropkick then hits destino to win at 2:40.

Thoughts: It went 2:40 long. Tav's powerslam was nice here and they matched up a little better than expected. It was over quick though and wasn't what it could have been. I'd be up for a rematch. I still can't say I see what everyone else sees in Lee.

Akira Tozawa vs Riley Osborne in a #1 Contender's Tournament match will happen on Friday 11/1.

Overall thoughts: As usual, there was only one sub-3 minute match. It's nothing must see but they made the best they could of the time they had. I wouldn't recommend this.

TNA Impact 10/31/2024

TNA Impact 10/31/2024

Last week's show is here:  https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/10/tna-impact-10242024.html

This show aired on Halloween 2024.

Chris Bey got a bad neck injury during this set of tapings. They had a get well message for him. The match was thankfully not aired.

PCO wishes everyone Happy Halloween and laughs. 

Frankie Kazarian comes out dressed as Joe Hendry and does his hand waving. He mocks Joe's accent and his "we believe" lines. He says we believe in losing and says he failed to become champ at Bound for Glory. He says he can still sing stupid songs and smile like a moron. He then does a clap and stomp. He says he's an idiot whose 15 minutes of fame is over. He says when you say his stupid name, he will appear.

The real Joe Hendry then comes out. Joe runs at him. Kaz gets on the apron and they point at each other doing the Spiderman/Marx Brothers gag.

Joe says Kaz thought it would make him mad, but he says it's entertaining. He says after 47 years, Kaz is finally entertaining. Joe says if he had done something like this a long time ago, it wouldn't take him until the age of 58 to get into the title mix.

Joe says Kaz took something away from him and the people. Joe says he knows Kaz, JBL and Nic Nemeth were in on him getting screwed. Nic Nemeth then comes out. Nic says they went toe to toe before outside forces got involved. He says he believes in Joe. He says he didn't see JBL hit Joe, he just saw JBL punch his brother Ryan. Nic says Joe got screwed and said he deserves a rematch.

Nic says he told Santino that Joe gets his rematch for the title tonight but Santino said no. Nic says the system is flawed. Alisha Edwards, Tasha Steelz, Eddie Edwards and JDC come out.

Eddie says they were in the back and Nic mentioned "The System". Eddie then says, "you say our name and we appear". Eddie says the system isn't flawed and says flawed and failure don't exist in their vocab. Nic asks where the rest of The System is. Nic suggests him and Joe do a tag tonight. The System leaves. Kaz comes in and says it should be a 6-man tag. He says he'll be their partners then odes the hand waving. Nic superkicks Kaz then Joe hits a standing ovation on Kaz.

Thoughts: I always find it amusing when the wrestlers dress up as each other. Kaz was funny here and this segment accomplished a bunch of different things at once. 

Alisha and Tasha stay in the ring. Alisha mocks Masha Slamovich being the champ. She says Masha thinks she's untouchable. She says Masha's title reign is on borrowed time. Masha Slamovich then comes out.

Masha mocks Alisha's, "do you wanna know something?" line. She says everyone is sick and tired of hearing Alisha's voice. Masha says she's looking for a fight tonight and doesn't care which one of them it is with. Tasha takes a shot at her. Masha hits shots on her. Alisha hits Masha from behind then Tasha clips Masha. Masha takes a double team. Jordynne Grace then comes out to help Masha. 

Santino then comes out. He says he knows what he has to do. He says it'll be Tasha and Alisha vs Grace and Masha. Santino also makes Nemeth/Hendry (one of the real Hendry's he says) vs JDC and Eddie Edwards

Thoughts: I thought it was a mistake to have Santino come out and not address Nic saying he declined to do a Nemeth/Hendry rematch.

First Class (AJ Francis and KC Navarro) vs The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel)

KC boots Trey. KC headscissors Trey and kips up. Trey walks up the buckles and flips into an armdrag on KC. Trey dropkicks KC. KC takes MCMG's indian deathlock + baseball side. Wentz then does MCMG's hand signal. Wentz rolls KC into a PK. Wentz running ssp's KC.

KC poses on the ropes and gets dropkicked. Wentz is pulled out then KC tope con hilos him. AJ corner splashes Wentz then running knees him in the corner. KC pulls Wentz's neck forward and double stomps him. Wentz is whipped into an AJ facekick.

AJ pulls on Wentz's arm and chin. AJ pulls Wentz down by the hair and misses a senton. Trey pulls KC's arm down over the ropes, legsweeps it then basement dropkicks him. Trey double knees KC in the corner and meteora's him. Trey handspring jumping knees AJ. AJ takes kicks from both then takes a tope rope swanton from Wentz for 2.

Wenz crossbodies KC over the top and KC takes a hard bump on the floor off of it. Trey gets crotched up top. AJ chokeslams Trey and wins.

Thoughts: It was an okay tag here. There was nothing wrong with this one. They kept the pace up and nobody botched anything.

KC jumps off the top, AJ catches him and they pose together after.

Josh Alexander comes out with The Good Hands. He says he's in a bad mood and says not to make it worse. The crowd chants "walking weiner" at him. He says he embarrassed Steve Maclin by himself at Bound for Glory. He says he's in a bad mood as The Northern Armory isn't here due to travel issues. Josh says they were denied at customs. He said he wouldn't put it past anyone in TNA to stooge them off. He says if The Good Hands do a good job tonight, there may be more work in the future.

Steve Maclin, Eric Young and Jonathan Gresham vs Josh Alexander, John Skyler and Jason Hotch

The Good Hands are Josh's mystery partners. This started during a PiP break. JG is triple teamed in the corner. Hotch rolls in and neckbreakers him. John slams JG and legdrops him. They trade forearms. JG basement dropkicks him. EY gets in and hits shots on Hotch. EY dropkicks him. Josh takes a back body drop from EY. Steve gets in and hits shots on Josh. Steve back body drops him.

Steve lariats Josh off the ropes. Josh goes to leave and John rolls up Steve. Steve back elbows him then flying knees Jason. John is put in tree of woe and Steve does his crosshairs spear. Steve hits a KIA on John and wins.

Thoughts: It was a short one with Josh walking out on his team. It wasn't that good and was a waste of time. 

They showed some of Mike Bailey vs El Hijo del Vikingo from Bound for Glory.

We see clips of the Call Your Shot gauntlet at Bound for Glory.

Mike Bailey talks to Trent Seven. Mike says it doesn't matter if you win or lose, it matters if you learn from it. Trent calls it rubbish. Mike says he has everything he needs to be champ. The System walk in. They say they are going to erase everything that happened at Bound for Glory because it never happened and they don't lose.

Mike Bailey says they saw him lose. Moose says they have more success in their fanny packs then Mike has in his career. Moose says he'll take the X-Title if he wants it. Mike says he's welcome to have a shot if he wants it. Trent Seven looks confused by this. 

Ash By Elegance vs Dani Luna

George Iceman does the intro for Ash and says she's the most gorgeous woman in this stupid city. Ash has a witches outfit on as it's Halloween. Heather Reckless is also with Ash and Jody Threat is with Dani.

They lock up and Ash is pushed back. Ash grabs a waistlock and is thrown off. Dani shoulders her over and hits corner lariats. Dani overhead suplexes her then sliding lariats her. Dani goes after Heather and Heather grabs onto Ash, getting dragged into the ring. Dani chases Ash and Ash hides behind George. Ash trips Dani into the steps.

Ash boots Dani in the corner. Ash chops her then chinlocks her. Dani hits forearms and lariats. Dani flying kicks her. Ash pulls her by the hair. Dani hits a slingshot blue thunder bomb for 2. Dani hits a snap german on Ash then hits another german. Heather hits Dani with a broom and Ash top rope swantons Dani to win.

Thoughts: It had a dirty finish and was nothing special as most Ash matches are. 

Lei Ying Lee vs. Maggie Moore

MM was on Xplosion recently and she seems like something worth looking into.

They lock up. Lee wristlocks her. MM rolls and kips up out of it. MM wristlocks her. Lee reverses it. MM shoulders her over. MM blocks a hiptoss and Lee rolls her into a stomp. Lee hits corner punches. MM hits forearms in the corner then Lee hits some.

MM pump kicks her. Lee spin kicks her in the gut. Lee top rope twisting crossbodies her. Lee corkscrew kicks her and wins.

Thoughts: It was a squash and Lee failed to impress again. There weren't any real big highlights here and the best part of Lee's package seems to be her look.

Savannah Evans comes out and boots Lee over. Evans then hits a full nelson slam on her.

Mike Santana talks. He says he has given everyone a glimpse of his world. He says all he has in his world is his word and his balls and he won't break them for anyone. He says he's the only man who has beaten all the members of The System. He said nothing was better than being told by his daughter that he won but says now it's time to bring the world title home. He says it's only a matter of when.

Frankie Kazarian comes out to do commentary with the Call Your Shot trophy. 

Joe Hendry & Nic Nemeth vs. The System (Eddie Edwards & JDC)
 
Eddie boots and clubs on Joe. Joe hits euros. Eddie eye rakes him. Joe shoulders him over then suplexes him. We go to PiP break and return. Nic elbow drops JDC multiple times. Alisha Edwards trips Nic and JDC throws Nic out. Alisha then chops Nic.

Eddie chops Nic then corner lariats him. Eddie hits a short arm lariat for 2. JDC pounds on Nic and knee drops his arm. JDC chinlocks him. JDC throws Nic down backwards by the hair. JDc misses a pheonix splash legdrop from the top.

Joe is tagged in and hits lariats on the heels. Joe cutters JDC then fallaway slams Eddie. Joe hits a double lariat. Nic is tagged in. He corner splashes Eddie and hits a fameasser for 2. Nic jawbreakers Eddie. Joe lariats Nic on accident when Eddie moves. Eddie shining wizards Nic and wins.

Thoughts: I did not expect The System to win here. If Moose was involved I would have bought it but Eddie doing it was out of nowhere. It was a shorter match and was not very memorable. It was a very average match for the most part.

Joe tries to explain what happened after and Nic walks off mad. They argue on the ramp more.

Overall thoughts: The highlight of the show was the opening segment with Kaz imitating Joe. The rest of the show wasn't that interesting and was maybe even below average. The 6-man had someone leaving during it and the main wasn't that much. I wouldn't recommend this one and would give it a 4 out of 10.

Stardom 10/31/2024 - 14th Goddesses of Stardom Tag League Battle in Takamatsu (Goddesses of Stardom Tag League 2024 Day 3)

Stardom 10/31/2024 - 14th Goddesses of Stardom Tag League Battle in Takamatsu (Goddesses of Stardom Tag League 2024 Day 3)

Day 2 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/10/stardom-10272024-goddesses-of-stardom.html

Syuri & Suzu Suzuki vs. Mina Shirakawa & Rian

Mina and Rian wear witches hats. Syu makes Suzu put one on and she isn't pleased.

Mina headlocks Suzu and Suzu reverses it. Suzu leg sweeps her and Mina does the thriller dance. Suzu gets a kick out of it then slaps her. Mina screams at her then spin kicks her. Suzu is tripped and takes a running knee. Rian then hops over Mina's back onto Suzu.

Rian hits chest forearms on Suzu. Mina kicks Rian in the gut then Suzu hits a drive by kick on her. Syu hits back kicks on Rian. Syu sleepers her and Rian rope breaks. Suzu throws Rian then running knees her in the corner. Suzu slaps Rian around. Rian hits chest forearms and is forearmed over. Rian crossbodies her.

Mina flying headscissors Suzu into a russian legsweep. Mina rolls Suzu into a figure four and ddt's Syu off of it. Mina knee breakers Suzu and figure fours her.

Suzu half-nelson slams Rian. Syu shotgun dropkicks Mina then underhook supelxes. Mina spin kicks Syu then kicks her off the ropes for 2. Rian hits dropkicks on Syu. Syu slams her. Rian headscissors Syu off the ropes and hits a basement dropkick.

Syu crabs Rian and Mina kicks Syu to break it. Mina hits a double clothesline. Rian rolls Syu into a kick from Mina. Syu takes down Rian and half-crabs her. Rian does her backflip into a backslide on Syu and Syu jumping knees her for 2. Syu sharpshooters Rian and Rian taps out.

Thought: It was longer than your usual opener. The results was never really in doubt though. It was average and nothing of note but I felt like Rian got a little more in than usual.

Syuri and Suzu talk on the mic after. Syu holds the mic for Mina and Mina acts goofy with some noise makers.

AZM & Saya Iida vs. Lady C & Ranna Yagami

C wants a test of strength with AZM. But AZM just stomps on her foot. AZM rolls her up and C shoulders her over. Ran takes a 2v1 and there's a stupid spot where AZM dropkicks Ran and Saya together.

AZM corner dropkicks Ran. Saya slams Ran for 2. Saya camel clutches Ran. Saya camel clutches Ran while AZM kicks her. AZM and Ran trade forearms. Ran flying dropkicks AZM. C gets in and catches AZM's crossbody. She then giant swings her.

C cobra twists AZM then grabs Saya as well. C facekicks AZM on the ropes. AZM suplexes C. Saya gets in and running back elbows C. Saya hits a chop flurry on C. C facekicks AZM.

Ran kicks AZM in the back for 2. AZM double sledgehammer shots Ran then elbow drops her for 2. C flapjacks AZM and Ran chest kicks her for 2. Ran takes a 2v1 but Saya nails AZM off of it on accident. AZM then nails Saya back for it and they fight. C lariats both over and Ran rolls up Saya for 2.

Ran leg lariats Saya for 2. AZM hits a top rope dropkick on Ran then Saya sliding lariats Ran for the win.

Thoughts: It was an undercard Stardom match and wasn't much of note aside from Saya and AZM getting into it.

AZM and Saya shake hands after then fight more.

Starlight Kid, Mei Seira, & Miyu Amasaki vs. Saya Kamitani, Natsuko Tora, & Ruaka

Tora and Miyu go at it. Tora misses a senton and a butt drop. Tora avoids a triple team and shoulders Miyu over. They fight outside but it's hard to see anything except the faces getting sent into the seats. Saya double stomps Miyu in the ring. Saya puts her foot on Miyu's head on the ropes. Saya axe kicks Miyu.

Ruaka facekicks Miyu. Miyu dropkicks her in the knee then Ruaka slams her. Myiu ddt's Ruaka. 4 people get in and Mei hits a springboard dropkick while Kid hits a springboard splash. Kid standing moonsaults Ruaka then Ruaka crossbodies her. Ruaka sentons her for 2.

Saya flying knees Kid and misses a springboard. They evade moves and Kid basement dropkicks her. Miyu dropkicks aya in the back of the neck then puts her in the scholar collar. Saya and Miyu fight. Saya hits strikes. Miyu pendulum ddt's her.

Saya takes corner attacks then a corner basement dropkick. Miyu takes corner attacks then a sandwich lariat. Saya pump kicks Miyu. Miyu cradles Saya then Saya pump kicks her. Miyu bridge pins Saya for 2.

Tora cannonballs Miyu against the ropes then Say ki krushers Rian for the win.

Thoughts: It was a shorter tag here. It was fine but nothing great. It was just mostly standard face vs heel stuff here.

Goddess of Stardom Tag League 2024 Red Goddess Block - Tam Nakano & Sayaka Kurara vs. Hazuki & Koguma

Saya and Tam wore wedding veils and the lower part of the dress.

Haz and Saya go at it. Haz rolls out of a wristlock. Saya side headlocks her. Saya side headlock takeovers her. Haz takes a legsweep into double stomps from both opponents. Saya takes a double back elbow then is tripped into a senton and splash. Saya then takes a double basement dropkick.

Haz facewash kicks Saya on the ropes. Haz slams Saya. Kog stands on Saya's gut and stomps her. Kog does her taunt on Saya while she has her in a camel clutch. Haz slams Saya then crossfaces her. Haz grabs the legs on top of it and Saya ropebreaks. 

Saya hits chest forearms on Haz. Haz forearms Saya over. Saya hits a nice dropkick on Haz. Tam running headhunters Haz. Tam misses a corner charge. Tam hits a ddt + reverse ddt combo.

Tam and Haz trade forearms. Haz boots her then Tam backdrops her. Tam pumping knees her and Haz rolls her up for 2. Haz codebreakers Tam. Kog top rope crossbodies Tam for 2. Kog ducks a shot from Tam and poses. Tam then does the same.

Kog does a camel clutch on Tam and pulls her nostrils. Saya gets in and hits dropkicks on Kog. Saya sleepers her and Kog ropebreaks her. Saya slams her. Saya pushes her opponents into each other and Saya/Tam hit stereo dropkicks. Tam and Saya do hanging sleepers on their opponents then do a top rope crossbody + dropkick. Saya twisting fisherman neckbreakers Kog.

Saya gets caught on the buckles. Tam saves her and spinning high kicks Haz. Tam release germans Kog then Saya rolls up Kog for 2. Saya spears Kog for 2. Haz superplexes Saya then Kog top rope splashes Saya to win.

Thoughts: This was a coming out party for Saya here. She didn't have to wrestle like a rookie here and got treated as anyone else did. It worked too. She looked good here and more than held up her end of the bargain. There wasn't any great logic or even faces vs heels in this but it ended up being a good one.

Goddess of Stardom Tag League 2024 Red Goddess Block - Mayu Iwatani & Momo Kohgo vs. Maika & HANAKO

Hana takes a dropkick then shoulders Momo over. Momo is caught on an up and over then she trips Hana. Momo basement dropkicks Hana. Hana slams Momo and stomps her.

Maika gets in and hits headbutts to Momo's back. Maika slams her. Maika hits another slam and Hana gets in. Maika shoulder throws Momo then Momo takes a double kick.

Momo hits chest forearms on Hana. Momo flying headscissors Hana then basement dropkicks her. Mayu dropkicks Hana then spin kicks her. Mayu basement dropkicks Hana. Mayu does a double flipping armdrag off the ropes.

Mayu and Momo hit basement dropkicks on the ropes. Hana does a drop on Mayu then Maika corner lariats Mayu. Maika shoulders her over. Mayu sling blades Maika. Momo comes back in and dropkicks Maika. 

Momo 619's Maika for 2. Momo and Mayu take corner attacks then running facekicks. Maika powerslams Momo then sliding lariats her for 2. Mayu is whipped into the ropes and does a tope off of it. Momo springboard dropkicks Maika and twisting underhook suplexes her for 2.

Mayu superkicks Maika then Momo twisting crossboides her off the top. Maika takes a double superkick. Momo tiger feint ddt's Maika for 2. Hana deadlift backdrops her. All four girls end up down after Hana hits a facekick. Maika lariats Momo, Momo goes for a superkick and gets lariated over again.

Momo superkicks Maika then Maika spinning lariats her for 2. Maika hits an enka otoshi on her and wins.

Thoughts: It was a fast paced match here with the girls working well together and Momo putting out a good performance. It was hard to follow at times due to the speed of it. Everyone gave a good effort and I was fine with this one.

Maika gets on the mic and drinks beers with Hana after. 

Goddess of Stardom Tag League 2024 Blue Goddess Block - Saori Anou & Natsupoi vs. Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura

Poi and Yuna go at it. Yuna snapmares her over then armdrags her off a blocked armdrag. Poi bridges out of a pin, cartwheels on her and armdrags her. Yuna trips her and rolls her up. They trade pin attempts. Aya and Anou gets in. Aya hits dropkicks and Anou is back rolled into a double basement dropkick. Aya is tripped into an axe kick on the back. Anou puts her in a hold for a Poi basement dropkick.

Anou hair throws Aya. Poi foot chokes Aya on the ropes. Poi hair throws Aya. Anou snapmares Aya and boots her around. Aya hits chest forearms and Anou goots her. Anou bridging figure fours her then Poi gets on Yuna's back with a sleeper. Aya kicks Anou over.

Yuna dropkicks Anou when she gets in. Yuna fights off a double team with a shoulderblock and a slam. Yuna splashes Anou for 2. Yuna dropkicks her. Anou facekicks Yuna then dropkicks her off the ropes. Anou fisherman suplexes her.

Anou and Yuna trade chest forearms. Anou hits hard facekicks. Yuna and Anou trade some kicks and Poi is tagged in. Yuna is held in the air for a bulldog from Poi. Poi then goes for the armbar.

Yuna shoulders Poi over and lariats her on the ropes. Yuna misses a dive off the ropes and Poi goes for another armbar. Yuna powerbomb slams Poi out of it. Yuna 2nd rope diving shoulderblocks Poi then lariats her for 2. 

Aya hits hard chest kicks on Poi. Aya avoids a double team. Poi then takes a kick and sliding d combo from her opponents for 2. Aya and Poi dropkick each other on the ropes. Poi then dropkicks her through the ropes. Poi takes a head kick + cradle shock combo then Aya water wheel drops her with a bridge for 2.

Yuna lariats Anou over. Aya dives off the top onto Poi and Anou outside. Aya 2nd rope diving knees her. Poi ducks kicks from Aya and spin kicks her hard. Poi does her german on Aya then spin kicks her in the head for 2.

Aya backslides Poi for 2. Aya high kicks Poi for 2. Yuna takes a double team kick from her opponents. Anou top rope dropkicks Aya then Poi top rope crossbodies Aya for 2. Poi 180 splashes Aya off the top and wins.

Thoughts: It was a good tag and not that far off from the Kurara tag earlier. Aya didn't have to be a rookie here and looked good against her opponents. She took some hard kicks from Poi here but showed some spirit and timing. This was basically a tornado tag here at times with people coming in and out constantly and kind of doing what they wanted. I thought they surpassed expectations here and put out a good effort.

The four girls talk on the mic after. Poi tries to get on Anou's shoulders but they fall down. The four girls then close the show together.

Overall thoughts: It was better than the usual house show fare. The three tag league matches were all fine and the Kurara and Aya tags were good tags where the youngsters got a lot in. I ended up liking the show and thought it was a 6 out of 10 overall.