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Sunday, May 12, 2024

Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling 5/12/2024

Note - Last week's show didn't have any new matches so I skipped it.

Drew Abbenhaus and Lucky P. Larson are on commentary here.

The Top Guns (Brandon Baretta and Joe Vinetti) vs Wrex Amadeus and Shogun

Joe and Wrex lock-up. Larson claimed Joe got in a fight with a lawnmower and lost. A spot gets messed up from the start. Wrex is backed up into the corner and Brandon hits corner spears. Wrex is tripped, Brandon jumps off of Joe's back and elbow drops Wrex. Joe wristlocks Wrex then Brandon 2nd rope double axe handles Wrex's arm.

Shogun takes corner spears from Brandon then is slammed. Joe is picked up and dropped onto Shogun for 2. Joe side headlocks Shogun then Brandon suplexes Shogun. Joe is rocket launched onto Shogun for the win.

Thoughts: It was just a quick squash here with Shogun and Wrex losing as expected.

We see clips of Curtis Wylde vs The Uber Destroyer. Stephen E and someone else come down and grab Wyldefire. Wyldefire is choked and Curtis goes to check on her. Wylde checks on her and gets counted out.

Stephen E, Uber Destroyer, Khan, Ayres and someone else are interviewed. E says they are a force like none other. He said he had a surprise and delivered it - the daughter of Atila Khan, Lilith Khan. E says she is the wrath of Atila Khan. Drew wants to speak to her but E says to talk to him instead. E said she covers her face like a real woman. E asks why Curtis wants to put Wyldefyre getting attacked on him. He says it's Herb Simmons' fault for not selling SICW. E says Khan will win The Bruiser Brody Battle Royale and says everyone will be proud of what he accomplished.

We see clips of The Top Guns vs The LA Hustlers for the SICW Tag Titles. Brandon hits a slam on Potts and Potts kicks the ref on accident. Diggs boots Brandon then throws him over the top. A new ref comes in. Joe gets double teamed then hits a double lariat. Diggs drops Joe with a foreign object and Potts picks up the win. The other ref tells the ref what happened and the decision is reversed. The LA Hustlers are DQ'd. They then attack The Top Guns and a brawl breaks out.

Lucky P. Larson and The LA Hustlers are interviewed. Larson says The Squirt Guns are nothing. He said they were the monkey that sat at the typewriter. They were the most fortunate tag team and turned into a bunch of thieves. Larson said his men beat them 1-2-3 and are better than them on their worst day. Larson said they beat them and should be the 3x SICW tag champs. Larson says Herb Simmons doesn't like them and allowed the decision to be reversed. Larson says it won't take 2/3 Falls in their tag title match and will annihilate The Top Guns. Larson says to bring the belts, show up and get out as they are not in a good mood. This was a good promo by Larson.

C.K. Cosmic vs Atilla Khan

CK side headlocks him and headlock takeovers him. Khan eye rakes him and hits shots in the gut. Khan headbutts him and Larson puts over Lilith Khan as being gorgeous. Drew asks who would you know? Khan hits an elbow drop.

Khan twists CK's head and rakes the eyes. Khan misses a corner charge then running lariats him. Khan double throat thrusts CK then cobra clutches him on the mat. CK tries to fight through it but passes out.

Thoughts: It was just a quick win here for Khan. Drew and Larson were funny here.

Khan covers CK under the Saudi flag after.

Drew interviews The Big Texan. He said he knew Bull Bronson was a tough opponent so he brought him in. He didn't know he'd be his opponent though. Texan says he's easy to find if Bull is having problems finding him. He says he'll be waiting for him at SICW Fanfest 2.

Curtis Wylde and Wyldefire are interviewed. Curtis puts over Lilith Khan, calling her an amazon and saying she's over 6'2. She said she tried to choke the life out of her wife. Curtis says this has gotten personal. He said they wanted to get wild and they will get wild on a real personal level. He says he will capitalize when he goes up against Devastation Inc. He says there's one man who the fans aren't friend to get behind and who likes to play with fire.

Promoter's Corner

Herb Simmons interviews Barbara Goodish, Bruiser Brody's widow. Herb puts her over as one of the queen's of SICW. They talk about keeping Bruiser Brody's memory alive. They talk about some of the guests. They say The Orton Family will be there for Bob Orton's Hall of Fame induction. They say there will be a raffle for a Bruiser Brody portrait. They talk about more people who will be there and say The Bruiser Brody Battle Royale will be fought for the day after.

"The Golden Boy" Greg Anthony does a promo. He said he will be there at Fanfest 2. He said he will defend the AIWF World Title against the AIWF National champ, whoever that may be. He said he'd love to lock horns with Bobby D. He said he's respects him. He said him and Steve Fender aren't strangers to each other. He said it's almost like Steve is a bully and he doesn't like bullies. He said he hopes Steve Fender wins so he can face him and show the bully what it's like to be on the other side. Greg says when The Golden Boy makes a promise, it's as good as gold.

AIWF National Title - "Superstar" Steve Fender (c) vs Bobby D

Lilith Khan and Stephen E are with Drew on commentary. They lock up and Bobby backs him up. Bobby clean breaks him. Bobby lariats him then rolls him up off a hiptoss. Bobby works Steve's arm. Bobby lifts him up by the arm and hits chops. Bobby cradles him for 2.

Bobby hits shots in the corner and double knuckle locks him. Bobby throws him over. Bobby hits punches and chops then body slams him. Bobby cradles him and side headlocks him. Steve misses a dropkick then Bobby chinlocks him.

Bobby armlocks him then armbreakers him. Steve hits kicks and chops. He pulls Bobby's shirt off then slams him. Bobby gets his knees up on Steve's vader bomb. Bobby chops Steve then suplexes him. Steve throws Bobby over the top and is disqualified for it.

Bobby tries to get in after to continue the match but the ref stops him as it has ended. Bobby gets mad then wrestlers and ref hold Bobby back.

Thoughts: It was an average match with a weak DQ finish here.

Drew interviews Steve Fender. Steve says he's not just a wrestler, he's the best wrestler in the midwest, the nation and the world. He says just because he's the best wrestler doesn't mean he's not a business man. He says his #2 priority is business. He said the champion brings home the winner's share of the purse. He says Greg Anthony makes 6 figures a year and Steve said the match was a pure business decision as he will face Greg Anthony now for the World title. He says if he's willing to do that to Bobby D, think of what he's willing to do to Greg Anthony.

Overall thoughts: There was a lot of build for Fanfest here as it takes place this week. We only had three matches here and they were all shorter affairs with two being squashes. Larson was real good here as usual. I wouldn't recommend this one.

New Japan Pro Wrestling 5/11/2024 NJPW Strong Resurgence 2024

I saw all but 2 matches here.

NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Title Match - TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) (c) vs. Guerrillas Of Destiny (El Phantasmo & Hikuleo)

Mikey and ELP lock up. Mikey shoulders him over. They miss moves and hit their opponents on the apron. Mikey is corner splashed by Hiku. Hiku side slams him then ELP 2nd rope elbow drops him. Hiku takes a double elbow, is double tripped then takes a rolling senton + fist drop combo.

Shane chops Hiku and it doesn't bother him. Shane is then chopped down. ELP flips over Shane's back, Mikey trips ELP and Shane baseball slides ELP. Mikey bridging ddt's ELP on the floor. Shane neckbreakers ELP. ELP hits forearms then Shane dropkicks him. ELP gets out of a rock bottom + powerbomb combo and has to fight to make the tag to Hiku.

Hiku gets the hot tag in and shoulders over Shane. Hiku uppercuts Mikey. Hiku double lariats TMDK. Hiku and Mikey trade forearms. Hiku back elbows him and elbow drops him for 2. ELP top ropw swantons Mikey then asai moonsaults him for 2.

Hiku takes corner attacks then powers up. Hiku takes a reverse 3D. ELP takes a uranage + powerbomb combo for 2. Shane hits a stiff lariat on ELP then Mikey lariats ELP. ELP takes a jumping ddt + a drop for 2. Hiku boots Shane then powerslams Mikey. ELP superkicks Mikey.

Hiku uppercuts Shane then ELP topes Mikey. Hiku chokeslams Shane then ELP is rocket launched onto Shane. ELP picks up the win.

Thoughts: I thought they should have just ended it after Hiku and ELP made their comeback. They kept it going and it did go down some but the finish brought it up some. I would give it a thumbs up overall but they did over-complicate it when they didn't need to.

NJPW STRONG Women's Title Match - Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Alex Windsor

SV = Stephanie Vaquer

They lock up and roll. SV pulls on the fingers then Alex pulls her arms back. SV stranglehold chokes her and pulls back. Alex forearms her and headflips out of a wristlock. SV stomps Alex's arm into the mat and Alex shoulders her over. SV dropkicks her. SV is pulled off thebuckles and kicked.

Alex russian legsweeps her and cravates her. SV snapmares her and is superkicked. SV hits headbutts on her in the corner then suplexes her. SV headscissors her and bangs her head off the mat with the headscissors. SV legdrops her for 2.

They trade headbutts. SV superkicks her then is shouldered over. Alex ddt's SV over the middle rope then dropkicks her off the top rope for 2. SV hits a soul foot then backdrops her.

Alex olympic slams her for 2 then sharpshooters her. SV superkicks her then Alex headbutters her in the chest. Alex spinning lariats her for 2. Alex is dragon screwed then SV corner meteora's her. SV package neckbreakers her on the knee and wins.

Thoughts: It was just an average match with no real story or anything. There were no sloppy moments or botches though.

BULLET CLUB (David Finlay & KENTA) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito & Yota Tsuji)

DF = David Finlay

They stall to start. Yota side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Yota hits a splash for 2 on DF. DF takes a double back elbow. Yota baseball slides DF then Naito does his pose in the ring. Naito's combiancion cabron is blocked and he is forearmed off the apron. Kenta sends Naito into the post. Kenta punches Naito outside.

DF snapmares and running euros Naito. DF boots Naito in the corner. Kenta rakes Naito's face then DF does as well. Naito's head is banged off of DF's foot. Kenta elbow drops Naito for 2. Naito hits punches on Kenta. He back elbows him and is facekicked. Naito atomic dropkicks him then neckbreakers him.

Yota and DF go at it. Yota face kicks him and flying headscissors him. Yota bangs DF's head off the mat with his feet. DF rolls up Yota then DF uranage backbreakers him. DF hits euros on Yota. Yota hits big chops on DF then DF bits him. DF spinning forearms him. Yota forearms and superkicks him back. DF clotheslines him. DF hits corner shots on Yota then Yota release suplexes him into the buckles. Naito gets in. He hits an armdrag > back elbow > baseball slide. Naito double boots him otu of the corner and DF does a standing blue thunder. Kenta gets 2 counts on Naito. Kenta ddt's Naito then diving lariats him off the top.

Kenta falcon arrows Naito for 2. Yota shoulders Kenta over then hits his curbstomp combo on DF. Kenta face kicks Yota and Naito tornado ddt's Kenta. Naito diamond dust's Kenta for 2. Yota pumping knees Kenta then Naito hits destino on Kenta. Naito wins.

Thoughts: It was an average match with the heels doing basic stuff against the faces here. Naito looked broken down here not being able to hit his finisher clean and failing to do combinacion cabron, which is becoming a daily occurrence.

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

Tana wristlocks him. Zack throws him down by the wrist then Tana armdrags him. Zack headscissors him and they stand off. Tana strangleholds him then Zack reverses it. Zack headscissors him while doing it. Zack cravates Tana and blocks a back elbow. Tana stomps Zack's foot then 2nd rope twisting crossbodies him.

Zack dropkicks Tana in the knee then twists Tana's foot. Zack kicks him in the back and does a reverse figure four. Tana ropebreaks. Zackand Tana trade euros for forearms. Zack running euros him then Tana flying forearms him.

Tana slams him and twists the neck with his feet. Tana 2nd rope swantons him for 2. Zack and Tana go for cobra twists then Tana dragon screws him. Zack triangles him and does various submissions. Tana ropebreaks on the STF.

Zack PK's Tana. Tana hits 3 twists and shouts then Tana slingblades him for 2. Tana hits a top rope crossbody and Zack rolls through. Zack PK's him and they roll each other up. Zack does a bridge pin for 2. Tana slaps him then Zack slingblades him for 2. Zack twists his neck with his feet then michinoku drivers him to win it.

Thoughts: This was one of Zack's submission exhibition style matches. He'd get a hold on, let go and move to the next one then repeat. It didn't make much sense for him to do it when he had him trapped so many times and it made the match kind of silly. Tana didn't get a ton in and it was not their best work.

NJPW World Television Title Match - Jeff Cobb (c) vs. Lance Archer

Lance forearms him and Jeff hits a cool standing spanish fly. Jeff germans him and Lance goes out. Lance goes up and over in the corner then cannonballs him off the apron. Lance grabs a ring boy and slams him on Jeff. They trade shots outside and Lance chokeslams him on the apron. Jeff's head is banged off the rails.

Lance forearm flurries him while he's down then Lance goes after the ref. Lance crossbodies Jeff and Jeff suplexes him. they trade forearms on their knees then stand up and trade chops. They trade lariats and lariat battle. Jeff superkicks him then uranages him. Jeff hits a standing moonsault for 2.

Jeff blocks an iron claw then takes a ripcord black hole slam. Lance step up knees him then hits a blackout for 2. Jeff crucifixes him off the pin attempt for 2. Lance corner splashes Jeff. Lance runs at him in the corner and takes a swinging backdrop for 2.

Lance footpresses him down off a big boot. Lance walks the top rope and is caught with a tour of the islands slam on his way down. Jeff then gets the win.

Thoughts: It was a fun heavyweight match here. They did some lariat battles here and Jeff's stuff looked extra impressive on Lance. It really couldn't have gone much better than it did.

Tomohiro Ishii comes in after and stares down Jeff.

Henare does a video promo. He said he was beaten bloody and left for dead. He says the Never Openweight Title is his destiny. He says he is back and is coming for whoever has that title.

NEVER Openweight Title Match - Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Yuya Uemura

They lock up. Yuya hammerlocks him and is tripped. Shingo goes for the side headlock but Yuya slips out and hammerlocks then side headlocks him. Yuya side headlocks him and is backdropped but holds on. Yuya shoulders him over then side headlocks him.

Shingo hits corner forearms then Yuya side headlock takeovers him. Shingo headscissors him then hits a big lariat and drops him. Yuya's head is banged off the apron then he is ddt'd on the floor. Shingo suplexes him inside for 2.

Shingo side headlock takeovers him. Yuya escapes a cravate and is backdropped. Yuya's neck is catapulted into the bottom rope. Shingo knees him on the ropes then Yuya suplexes him. Yuya hits armdrags and a nice dropkick. Yuya then kips up.

Yuya corner crossbodies him and backdrops him for 2. They fight on the buckles then Yuya top rope crossbodies him for 2. Shingo armdrags him, back elbows him then ddt's him. Shingo does something like a pedigree without the arms then kneedrops the back of his neck. Shingo hits two lariats then slams him. Shingo top rope back elbow drops him then powerbombs him. Shingo then turns it into an stf.

Shingo superplexes him off the top and Yuya bounces. Yuya rolls out of a made in Japan. Shingo lariats him in the back of the neck then Yuya hits a pele kick to the side of the head. They trade headbutts on their knees and trade chops. Shingo hits punches to the face, rolls back with a chop then Yuya running chops him.

Yuya uranages him for 2. Yuya goes for a front suplex but is belly to belly suplexed. Yuya then is caught on a crossbody and death valley drivered. Shingo lariats Yuya, hits a botched made in Japan then hits a made in Japan for 2. Shingo twists Yuya's head with his feet. Shingo hits forearms, punches him, headbbutts him and sliding lariats him for a 1 count. Shingo hits a big running lariat then Yuyta front suplexes him for 2.

Yuya hits a top rope frogsplash here for 2. They trade headbutts then Yuya backrolls him with a bridge for 2. Yuya runs at him and is lariated then pinned.

Thoughts: The ending could have been better here as it was out of nowhere. It was a good match here. The two matched up pretty well and didn't overdo it. Yuya busted out new stuff here like the pele kick and the top rope frogsplash.

Shingo holds up Yuya's KOPW title after along with his own title. Yuya takes it from him.

NJPW STRONG Openweight Title No Rope Last Man Standing Match - Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Gabe Kidd

Gabe flying knees Eddie and they flurry each other with clubs and slaps. They trade forearms and chops. Gabe spits at him and is chopped in the face. Eddie mounts him and hits punches. Gabe rolls out and throws a chair at Eddie. Eddie ends up on the floor where Gabe throws another chair at him.

Gabe running boots him and Eddie is bleeding. Gabe throws a chair at him in the ring and lariats him with a chain. Gabe bites him on his cut and sticks the rope connector in Eddie's mouth. He then stabs Eddie with the edge of it. Gabe is then thrown into the post. Eddie punches Gabe with a chain then chokes him with it. Eddie then pulls on the chain.

Eddie hits him with a stop sign then a trash can lid. Gabe is hit in the head with a trash can and Eddie hits himself with it as well. Eddie chairs him and pokes him in the eye. Eddie takes a back body drop on a trash can.

Gabe stands on Eddie's neck and spends a bunch of time throwing chairs and ladders in. Eddie is hit with a chair edge in the back of the head. Gabe gets a barbed wire chair and piledrivers Eddie on it. Gabe slaps Eddie around and punches him. Eddie chop flurries him then sends him into chairs. Gabe is double stomped into a barbed wire chair. Eddie drops a ladder on Gabe's back then exploders him.

Eddie bridges a table n the rails. Eddie urakens Gabe then stops the ref from counting Gabe out. Eddie handcuffs Gabe to him. They slap and punch each other. Eddie headbutts him. Gabe suplexes him through the bridged table and Eddie bangs his leg off the guard rail. Eddie can't answer the 10 count outside and Gabe wins.

Thoughts: It was a long and slow match. Eddie oversold for the first half of this and the match really dragged. Gabe also spent a bunch of time looking for weapons here and threw the match off. It would have been a lot better with 5-10 minutes shaved off. Eddie also ended up injuring his leg off the final spot here.

The Young Bucks and Jack Perry jump Eddie after. Okada didn't come. The Bucks get on the mic after. They said Eddie is an idiot as he picked a fight on Wednesday and shows up in their home town. They say this was a great place to live when they were poor like the fans. They talk about being rich EVP's and say this NJPW/AEW relationship lets them beat up Eddie on two different shows. The Bucks talk about setting up a match at Forbidden Door where they will fight Eddie. Eddie then takes an EVP trigger.

IWGP World Heavyweight Title Match - Jon Moxley (c) vs. Shota Umino

Mox poses on the apron before he enters. Shota dropkicks him off of it then tope con hilos him. Mox is sent into the rails. Inside, Mox is sent into the buckles, booted and foot choked. Mox lariats him several times. Mox rakes his back then suplexes him on the ramp. They trade forearms.

Mox leg kicks him then Shota running forearms him. Shota neckbreakers him then running euros him in the corner. Shota perfectplexes him for 2. Shota hits a downward elbow flurry on Mox. Mox corner lariats him then hits chops. Shota chops him back then stands on his neck.

Mox punches him on the buckles and bites his head. Shota superkicks Mox's head into the buckles and bangs Mox's leg off the post. Mox is sent into the rails and Shot dropkicks him in the knee. Shota dropkicks him in the knee inside and kneebreakers him. Shota then does a leglock.

Shota is running forearmed off the apron then Mox topes him. Mox release suplexes him and sends his shoulder into the post outside. Mox kicks the arm/shoulder and sends the shoulder into the post again. Mox elbows and kicks the shoulder then does a nasty looking armlock on him. Mox splits the fingers.

They trade forearms. Mox kimura's him then armbars him. Mox superplexes him then piledrivers him for 2. Mox sets up a table outside. They trade forearms and chops. Mox hits headbutts then Shota dropkicks him. Mox is tripped into the bottom rope then Shota slingshots and bangs Mox's head off the apron.

Mox is put on a table and Shota top rope elbow drops him through it. Shota top rope dropkicks Mox as he slides in then exploders him. Shota pop-up knees him and hits ignition for 2. Mox cutters him for 2. Mox bulldog chokes him then Shota stf's him. Shota hits a cross rhodes for 2 then stf's him again.

Shota traps Mox's arms and hits forearms to the back of the neck. They go up top and Shota rakes Mox's back. Shota 2nd rope double underhook suplexes him for 2. Mox ddt's Shota then takes a running euro.

They trade forearms on their knees then get up and trade. Mox drops him with a forearm then does kicks to the body. He foot slaps him and slaps him with his hand. Shota drops him with a forearm then Shota does the slaps and foot slaps to him. They stand up and trade forearms. Shota pop up euros him. They trade suplexes. Mox lariats him, takes a shotgun dropkick then Mox lariats him again.

Mox death rider ddt's him for 2. Shota jumping ddt's him then tornado ddt's him. Shota running euros him then spinning death rider ddt's him for 2. Shota running euros the back of his neck. Mox curb stomps him then death rider ddt's him. Mox then wins it.

Thoughts: All of the limb work here by both guys went nowhere and hurt the match here. It's a shame because they had a good match otherwise with Shota trying to prove himself against Mox and bringing the fight to him. I really liked the last few minutes here. If they had just cut the limb work, this would have been a really good match. It won't be the last two match between these guys though and I'm sure they will run it again.

Overall thoughts: NJPW put out a better card here then they put out for most of their own shows. On paper it looked like it would be really good but it didn't quite pan out. The top two matches had good and bad points to them. Shingo/Yuya was good, Cobb/Archer was about as good as it could be. Zack went into submission exhibition mode against Tana which hurt the match and the rest wasn't that good. It was a real long show here. I wouldn't recommend this one.

CMLL 5/6/2024 Lunes Clasico

CMLL is airing Arena Puebla shows again. They are only airing 3 of the 6 matches though in typical goofy CMLL fashion. I found a fancam of the second match on the show.

Espíritu Maligno & Rey Apocalipsis vs Rayo Metálico & Valiente Jr.

EM = Espiritu Maligno, Val = Valiente Jr.

1st Fall - We join this in progress. Val and Rey are mat wrestling. Val armdrags him out. Rayo and EM get in. EM wristlocks him. Rayo trips him, ties up the legs and chinlocks him. EM leglocks him. EM indian deathlocks him. Rayo hiptosses him.

Ray snapmares him. They legsweep each other and stand off. Rayo flying headscissors EM then EM armdrags him. Val gets in and does a nice dropkick on EM. Rey rolls over Val's back and armdrags him. Rey knees him in the face then does a corkscrew dropkick.

Rayo is spinning torture rack dropped by Rey and pinned. EM top rope rolling sentons Val then pins him.

2nd Fall - Rey beats up Val on the ramp. EM elbow drops Rayo. Rayo takes a double team then a double boot. EM corner lariats Val then Rey lariats Val. Val is popped up and EM basement dropkicks him. Rey rips at Val's mask. Valuses the ropes to do a double armdrag then does a tilt-a-whirl backbreakers. Rayo is popped up into a hurricanrana on Rey. Rayo tope con hilos Rey. Val germans EM and pins him.

3rd Fall - Val flying headscissors EM. Val monkey flips Rey. Rayo goes up and over EM in the corner. Rayo 2nd rope hurricanrana's EM. Rey flips Rayo then Rayo springboard diving armdrags him. Val double boots EM out of the corner then sunset flips him. Rayo sunset flips Rey as well. EM powerbombs Rayo for 2 and Rey top rope moonsaults Val for the win, I guess? The match then keeps going and the ref says no more as he argues with Val.

Thoughts: The finish was botched here with the ref counting the fall when he wasn't supposed to, so it's real hard to put this one over. Maligno kind of has a wild style to him that isn't pretty but I like it. Rayo was over here and did some nice flying.

La Catalina, Lady Metal & Sanely vs. Las Valientitas (Hera & Olympia) & Lady Amazona

1st Fall - Hera and Metal go at it. Metal ties her legs up and Hera rolls her up. They stand off and Hera armdrags her. Metal armdrags her then jumps off the top and armdrags her. Amazona gets in. She shoulders Metal over and rolls over her. Metal is caught on a crossbody and slammed. Ama sentons her. Sanely armdrags Ama and cartwheels over her when she drops down. Sanely lariats her then bulldogs her off the casadora.

Sanely goes up and over Olym and armdrags her. Olym stomps her. Olym springboard diving armdrags her, tiger feints and back rolls her. Olym dropkicks her. Cat gets in and baesment dropkicks Olym. Olym lariats her on the ropes then flying lariats her. Cat hip attacks Olym off the apron the crossbodies her off the apron. Hera and Sanely grab Her and Ama then hit corner lariats. Sanely trips and messes up a spot then Hera and Ama are pinned to end the first fall. Hera got pinned here just randomly as Sanely never got to do the move she wanted due to tripping.

2nd Fall - Hera cartwheels over Metal the spinning headscissors her. Metal bounces off the ropes and armdrags her. Metal flying headscissors her out then poses. Cat and Ama go at it. Ama lariats her on the ropes and nails Olym as well off the apron. Hera shotgun dropkicks Cat. Sanely is kicked in the crotch, is put on the 2nd rope and Ama 2nd rope legdrops her.

Metal takes a 3v1 and takes a low dropkick from Ama while in an indian deathlock. Ama pounds on Cat then spinebusters her. Olym flips Hera onto Cat from the tombstone position. Hera hits a stiff lariat on Metal then Ama basement dropkicks Metal. Cat takes a triple boot then Sanely is double foot choked.

Hera kicks Cat in the crotch. Metal handstand pendulum la silla's Metal in the corner and Ama does a styles clash on Sanely. Ama's team pins all 3 opponents at once and wins the fall.

3rd Fall - Hera kicks Cat in the crotch. Olym stomps on Cat. Cat is put in a camel clutch and double basement dropkicked. Hera and Olym are thrown into each other outside and Ama takes a hip attack on the ropes. Ama takes running corner lariats from her opponents. Ama drops Metal down off the casadora. Sanely knees Ama in the gut, puts her off the 2nd rope and double kneedrops her for 2.

Hera flatliners Sanely off the ropes then Cat pedigrees Hera for 2. Olym squats with Cat on her shoulders and does a samoan drop. Metal uses the ropes to headscissor Ama. Metal twisting 2nd rope crossbodies Ama. Sanely 2nd rope crossbodies Metal and Ama outside. Hera runs up the buckles then top rope plancha onto Metal and Ama outside.

Cat electric chair drops Olym then top rope splashes her to pin her. Catalina's team wins.

Thoughts: There were some sloppy moments especially when they tried to do any moves with someone sitting on the 2nd rope. Sanely also tripped on the finish in the 2nd fall and just won with a pin. It was a good effort otherwise though with the girls keeping it moving and doing some dives.

Copa Cinco De Mayo Match - Guerrero Maya Jr., Multy, Rey Samuray, Stigma & Xelhua vs. Audaz, Disturbio, Dulce Gardenia, Felino Jr. & Virus

Aud = Audaz, Stig = Stigma, Xel = Xelhua, Dis = Disturbio

Maya and Felino start us off. Maya armdrags him then is tripped into a leglock. Felino trips him and ties his legs up. Maya then does an inverted surfboard to him. Maya armdrags Felino out off the hiptoss attempt. Stig and Dis go at it. Dis armdrags him then wristlocks him. Stig uses the ropes to flip out and armdrags him. Stig armdrags him and they end up doing a stand off.

Xel and Virus go at it. Xel ties up his arms, is put in a leg lock then is rolled over. Xel is headscissored and flips out with a headlock. Xel armdrags him and kips up. Virus claps and refuses the handshake. Multy and Aud go at it. They mat wrestle and stand off. Multy armdrags him and they stand off. Rey and Dulce go at it. Dulce tries to kiss him. Dulce trips him and gets his back. Rey trips him and headscissors him. Dulce is headscissored then headstands out of it. Dulce side headlocks him and armdrags him.

Dis nails Xel in the corner. Xel spinning back elbows him then springboard twisting crossbodies him. Xel armdrags him then tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. Stig and Aud trade forearms and chops. Aud leg lariats him, handsprings and rolls off the ropes then tilt-a-whirl armdrags him. Stig runs into the crowd and they wrestlrs have a skirmish out there.

Dulce and Multy fight. Dulce armdrags him and dances with an armlock. Dulce walks the top rope and armdrags him. Multy flying headscissors him and Dulce is group stomped outside. Felino throws Multy off the ropes and elbow drops him. Felino then taps him out with a reverse figure four leg lock and eliminates him.

Rey and Aud fight. Rey flying headscissors him. Rey is stuck hanging from the top rope and Aud double stomps him from the top. Aud asai moonsaults him outside. The wrestlers all fight outside. Aud and Maya fight. Aud enzugiri's him from the apron and slingshot tornillo splashes him. Aud enzugiri's Maya and hits wasteland. Aud runs the ramp and fosbury flops over the ropes, missing Maya. Maya does a la swastika variation and taps out Aud.

Dis trips Maya then Maya armdrags him. Maya springboards off the ropes and armdrags him. Rey then topes Dis. Felino and Xel go at it. Xel armdrags him then submits him with a head and figure four submission. Stig sunset flips Virus. Sitg uses the buckles and armdrags Virus. Dis superkicks Stig. Rey pump kicks Dis in the face then springboard crossbodies Dulce for 2. Rey does a cool backslide bridge pin on Dulce then Dulce canadian destroyers him and pins him. Xel dropkicks Dulce.

Xel flying headbutts Virus then does a pin attempt for 2. Xel does a cool bow and arrow like submission but Virus ropebreaks. Virus armdrags Xel and puts him in a seatbelt pin. He definitely doesn't get the pin but the pin is counted anyway. Xelhua is eliminated.

Dis and Stig go at it. Dis dropkicks him Dis double knee drops Stig then legdrops him for 2. Stig border city stretches Dis and submits him. Dulce top rope crossbodies Stig. Dulce runs up the buckles and moonsaults Stig. Dulce pins Stig. Virus chops Dulce then Maya dropkicks Virus several times for 2.

Dulce trips Virus and goes for a hold but Maya rolls up Dulce. Virus breaks the pin up for some reason and rolls up Maya for 2. Virus backrolls Dulce then fujiwara armbars Maya out of it. Maya seems to tap but it isn't counted. Dulce armdrags Virus then Maya dropkicks Dulce. Maya cobra twists Virus with the arm and rolls him back to pin him. Virus is eliminated. Dulce and Maya are the last two left.

Dulce rolls Maya then Maya rolls through his hurricanrana. Dulce does a grounded octopus to Maya and Maya ropebreaks. Dulce tries to kiss Maya then runs up the buckles and moonsaults him for 2. Maya does a goliath bird eater neckbreaker and pins him. Guerrero Maya Jr. wins the torneo.

Thoughts: It was fast paced but didn't have a bunch of crazy dives like these usually have. It was still entertaining though. I didn't get Virus breaking up pins here and Maya definitely tapped at one point but the ref didn't care.

Atlantis Jr., Flip Gordon & Mistico vs. Los Guerreros Laguneros (Gran Guerrero & Ultimo Guerrero) & Hechicero

AJ = Atlantis Jr., UG = Ultimo Guerrero, Hech = Hechicero, Mist = Mistico

1st Fall - Hech side headlocks Mist. Mist rolls him up then hurricanrana's him while on his shoulders. Hech rolls Mist and goes for a pin on him. Mist armdrags him and thye trip each other before doing a stand off.

AJ and Gran fight. Gran takes him down and AJ armdrags him. Gran flips him then is armdragged. AJ headsicssors him then flying headscissors him. Gran retreats into the stands. AJ goes after him then UG nails him. Hech and Mist fight outside. Gran back elbows Flip then chokes him over the middle rope. Flip takes a back elbow and a stomp.

Flip takes corner attacks. UG holds Mist's leg for a kick from Gran. Mis takes a double gorilla press of the 2nd rope then Hech pins Mist to win the fall.

2nd Fall - Mist is popped up into a kick from Gran. Gran baseball slides AJ off the apron. Flip is tied up in the ropes then Gran is popped up into a butt drop on him. Hech beats up Flip on the ramp and Gran kicks AJ in the leg. Mist takes a pop-up butt drop on the ropes. Flip is held by the heels and Hech chops him. Flip flips out of it then Mist springboard hurricanrana's Hech. Mist topes Hech. AJ top rope crossbodies Gran and UG then he pins both to win the fall.

3rd Fall - AJ is hit from UG from behind. AJ counters a triple team with a flying headscissors. AJ 2nd rope hurricanrana's Gran then tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Hech inside the ring then outside of it. Flip and Gran fight. Gran slides out to play with the crowd. Hech and Flip pose for cheers. Flip hiptosses him then tilt-a-whirl armdrags him. Flip supoerkicks Gran in the gut then springboard bulldogs him. Flip slingshots over UG then flying headscissors him out.

Mist and Hech go at it. Mist is lariated from behind then stomped by the heels. Mist handspring double back elbows Hech and HGran then headscissors UG. Mist is popped up into a headscissors on Gran. Mist spinning headscissors Hech.

Mist walks up the buckles and corkscrew flip armdrags UG. Flip superkicks UG then enzugiir's Hech on the apron. Mist superkicks Gran then Flip and AJ do dives off the top to get pins. Mist then does la mistica to Gran and submits him to win it.

Thoughts: Flip made his flying look easy here. Mistico busted out some of his better offense here and The Guerreros did their usual half-effort match. It was fine for what it was but not great.

Overall Thoughts: I liked the three matches we saw. The cibernetico was different as it was fast paced but didn't have a ton of flying as usual. I though that match was the best match on the show. I don't think it was must see though.

Big Japan Pro Wrestling 5/4/2024 Endless Survivor 2024 ~ Beyond The Milestone

Kaji Tomato, Kazuki Hashimoto & Kosuke Sato vs. Jacob Crane, Shigehiro Irie & Zeke Andino

Kaji and Sato do Kaji's dance before the match.

Kaji and Zeke start us off. Kaji ducks a lock-up and poses. He armdrags Zeke and they trip each other then try stereo dropkicks. Kaz and Crane get in. Kaz side headlocks him. Crane snapmares him and kicks him in the back. Kaz kicks him in the back. They kick each other in the back a few times each. Kaz misses a PK and is rolled up. They then stand off.

Irie and Sato go at it. They trade forearms. Irie hits strikes and Sato dropkicks him. Sato headbutts him then takes a black hole slam. Crane hits forearms on Sato then hits machine gun chops. Sato boots him out of the the corner and Kaji flip dives onto Crane. Sato bodyslams Crane for 2.

Sato guillotine chokes Crane but Crane deadlifts him into a suplex. Sato takes corner attacks. Zeke sweeps Kaz on the apron then Irie crossbodies Kaz's back on the apron. Kaji plancha's onto Irie then Zeke springboard plancha's outside.

Crane chops Sato then Sato cradles him. Sato la magistrals him for 2 then rolls him up for the win.

Thoughts: It was too short for the amount of people involved. We barely saw any of Kaji here. Crane needs to drop some weight and get bigger trunks. What we got was a real condensed version of what this maybe could have been.

G Shock Death Match - Kankuro Hoshino, Masaya Takahashi & Yusaku Ito vs. Kazumi Kikuta, SAGAT & Yuki Ishikawa

Ito's team is attacked before it starts. Hoshino and Yuki trade forearms inside. Hoshino side headlocks him and shoulders him over. Hoshino double chops him then Yuki dropkicks him. Hoshino kicks Yuki in the gut then slams him on cement blocks.

Hoshino is back body dropped on cement blocks. Kikuta sends Masaya into the post then Sagat and Ito duel with chairs. Sagat punches a chair away and elbows Ito in the head. Cement blocks are set up in a row. Sagat misses a splash and lands on them then Ito misses headbutts and a 2nd rope attack and lands on them. Sagat splashes Ito on the blocks.

Ito and Sagat ram blocks at each other then Masaya comes in and throws the blocks around. Masaya throws a block at Sagat to catch then throws a block at him which Sagat blocks with another block. Masaya chairs Kikuta.

Kikuta superkicks Masaya then drops him crotch first on the chair top edges. Hoshino flying lariats Kikura then Sagat samoan drops Kikuta. Yuki top rope dropkicks Ito. Yuki flying forearms Masaya. Sagat corner cannonballs Masaya then Yuki blue thunders Masaya for 2.

Masaya has a chair thrown at his head then Hoshino sto's Yuki on a chair on cement. Masaya throws Yuki down on a chair on cement and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a fast paced and kind of rushed trios match. We didn't get to see that much of anyone here. That did limit some of the no selling and other stupidity though so in some ways that's not a bad thing. It was fine for what it was.

Sagat and Masaya fight after and Masaya throws chairs at him. Hoshino then has Masaya slam him on cement blocks after for unknown reasons.

TLC Death Match - Abdullah Kobayashi & Daiju Wakamatsu vs. Yankee Two Kenju (Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto)

Abby and Yuko are given flowers pre-match. Yuko boots Abby before it starts. They take a picture then Abby hits Yuko with the flowers and the girl who gives it to them is ushered out.

Abby lariats Yuko over and they go out. DW shoulders over Isami then running forearms him. Isami armdrags DW onto a chai then drops the chair on his head outside. Abby and Yuko fight in the aisle way in the crowd. Yuko face kicks Abby then DW hits Isami with the flowers. DW puts a flower in Yuko's nostril. Isami and DW fuel with the flowers outside.

Abby pulls Yuko down backwards then Yuko boots him. Isami top rope dropkicks Isami inside then slams him. DW stacks chairs on Isami then flipping swantons onto them. Isami takes a double dropkick then Abby's team misses a double team on him.

Yuko gets stuck on the buckles. Abby picks up DW in the powerbomb position to suplex Yuko onto a table. Isami holds Yuko and Abby powerbombs his own partner through the table. Yuko hits Abby with parts of a table then shining wizards him.Yuko top rope corkscrew moonsaults onto a ladder on Abby and wins it.

Thoughts: Like the first two matches, this was short and kind of rushed. It was somewhat entertaining but far from what it could have been with more time.

Chicharito Shoki & Kazumasa Yoshida vs. Astronauts (Fuminori Abe & Takuya Nomura)

KY = Kazumasa Yoshida

KY and Nomura go at it. KY has newer tights and some armbands. They lock up. KY wristlocks him then Nomura takes him over. KY headscissors him. Shoki and Abe go at it. Shoki chops him then armdrags him off the ropes. Abe takes corner attacks from both opponents then Shoki is lifted for Jacky Kamei's kick flurry.

Abe forearms and boots KY. Abe takes him down by the arm and armlocked by Abe. Nomura gets in. Nomura armbreakers KY then stomps the arm. KY and Nomura trade forearms. Abe gets in and trades with KY. Ky spinning forearms him down. Shoki gets in and flying headscissors Abe. Shoki double dropkicks Abe and Nomura out.

Shoki planchas both opponents outside then hits dropkicks on Abe inside. Abe spin kicks Shoki then kicks him in the back. Abe hurricanrana's Shoki then Shoki single leg dropkicks him. Shoki flying knees him.

KY and Nomura go at it. KY face kicks him then flying back elbows him in the corner. Nomura back elbows him then hits a nice dropkick. KY backdrops Nomura. KY lifts Shoki and helps him tornado ddt Nomura. KY suplexes Nomura.

Abe and Ky fight. Abe slides him and then baseball punches him. Abe does an octopus to him then Shoki torture racks Nomura while Abe does it. Abe breaks that hold up. Nomura germans Shoki then KY cutters Nomura and Abe.

KY pops Shoki up to the top for a hurricanrana on Abe. KY then running knees Abe for 2. KY tombstones Abe for 2. KY spinning forearms Nomura then running knees Abe for 2. Abe flips over a KY knee then Nomura armbars KY. Nomura taps out KY.

Thoughts: It was a good tag and was notable for Yoshida stepping up and hitting some new offense. It was a neat dynamic here as Abe and Nomura are usually the underdogs yet found KY and Shoki as the underdogs here. It was fun to see the roles reversed and KY and Shoki did a good job hunting for the big win.

Daisuke Sekimoto, Ryota Hama & Yasufumi Nakanoue vs. PROJECT HAVOC (So Daimonji, Tempesta & Tyson Maddux)

YN = Yasufumi Nakanoue, Sek = Daisuke Sekimoto

Tyson and Hama go at it. Tyson side headlocks him and they shoulder battle. Hama shoulders him over. Sek and So go at it. They test strength. So armdrags him, Sek headscissors him and they stand off and tag out. Temp and YN go at it. They shoulder battle and Temp dropkicks him in the knee. YN hits forearms to the gut then Temp flying hurricanrana's him. Temp hits running corner euros. So slams YN then uranage backbreakers him. So sharpshooters YN.

Tyson forearms YN then shoulders him over. Tyson corner splashes him then hits an oklahoma stampede. Tyson then splashes him for 2. YN gets his foot up as Tyson goes into the corner. YN suplexes Tyson. Sek gets in and corner spears Tyson. Sek racks Tyson.

Sek fights off a 2v1 hitting dropkicks on Temp and So. Tyson does a nice leapfrog then dropkicks Sek. So dives off the top to punch Sek then does a headhunter to him. So corner lariats Sek then fallaway slams him.

So superman punches Sek for 2. So and Sek trade shots. Sek headbutts him and germans him. They lariat each other at the same time twice and both go down. Temp and Hama get in. Temp hits running forearms. Hama hits clubs then corner splashes him. Hama elbow drops him for 2 then misses a splash.

Hama takes corner attacks then takes a double spear from Tyson and So. Temp pump kicks Hama then Sek deadlift germans him. Sek takes a double shoulder then So topes Sek outside. YN hits a big lariat on Tyson. Temp eye rakes Hama then Hama shoulders him over and splashes him for the win.

Thoughts: The finish was kind of lame here without much build to it. It was a decent match here with everyone getting some shine. Tyson looked good here. It needed more time though.

BJW Junior Heavyweight Title Match - Ender Kara (c) vs. Kota Sekifuda

Kara throws down a BJW shirt. Kota hits forearms on Kara then Kara armdrags him. Kota headscissors Kara and basement dropkicks him. Kara does a nice dropkick on Kota then is pulled over the top. They trade shots on the apron. Kara high kicks him then handspring kicks him off the apron. Kara tope con hilos Kota outside.

Kara throws down the BJW shirt again, spits on it and rubs his foot on it. Kara hits chest kicks then footchokes him in the corner. Kota boots him out of the corner and is put in an octopus. Kara slaps him around and forearms him. Kara hits kicks. Kota misses a springboard twisting crossbody then ddt's Kara.

Kota rolls Kara into a cutter. Kota does a cobra clutch on him. Kara sleepers him and Kota bites the fingers. Kota double chops him then springboard twisting crossbodies him.

Kara rebound germans Kota then chest kicks him. Kota's head is banged off the buckles then Kara springboard double stomps his neck. Kara PK's him for 2. They trade pin attempts. Kara shoulder throws him then gets a 2 count on a pin. Kara high kicks him then guillotine chokes him. Kota suplexes him then suplexes him into a backbreaker.

Kota misses a 2nd rope frogsplash then Kara ties up both of his arms and one of his legs. Kara top rope 450's him. Kara sliding lariats him then does an underhook suplex for 2. Koa lariats him and they trade shots. Kota headbutts him then does a backbreaker for 2. Kota top rope splashes him for 2. Kota backdrops him and wins it.

Thoughts: I thought this one ran long and it didn't have a much of a story to it. The action was okay but it wasn't a great match.

BJW Tag Team Title Street Fight Death Match - Crazy Lovers (Masashi Takeda & Takumi Tsukamoto) (c) vs. Dale Patricks & Mad Man Pondo

TT - Takumi Tsukamoto

Pondo gets on the mic and thanks the crowd for helping Necro Butcher. He said they are Baka Gaijin.

The Japanese are attacked before it starts, Dale and TT fight outside and Pondo is sent into the post. Pondo uses a saw on a stick on Takeda and TT is sent into the post. Pondo suplexes Takeda on the exposed floor then throws TT into the post. Dale is powerbombed from the apron through chairs.

Pondo and TT fight over a gusset plate. Pondo has the plate put in his head and then he is basement dropkicked. Takeda hits Dale with a gusset plate bat in the body then in the face with it. Takeda stabs Dale with the plate. Takeda and TT put the plates into their own head.

Pondo breaks up a 2v1 and Dale's hands are taped together. Pondo scrapes Takeda's head with a blade then does it to Takeda. Dale takes a double hiptoss and TT is slammed by Takeda onto chairs on Dale. Dale has a chair chaired into his head.

Dale and Takeda hit each other outside. Takeda takes a blade to Dale's head then Pondo uses the blade on Takeda's head. Takeda takes a double shoulderblock then Pondo hits him with a stop sign. Pondo sledgehammers a cement block into Takeda's crotch for 2.

Dale beats up TT outside and Pondo cuts at Pondo's gut with a blade. TT uses his oversized sledgehammer (the hammer part is two empty gas canisters taped together) on Pondo then Dale hits TT with it. Dale chokeslams Takeda for 2. Dale uses his sledgehammer on Pondo on accident. Dale takes a knee + superkick combo then Takeda slams Dale. Takeda swantons a chair and a gusset plate bat onto Dale for 2.

Dale hits forearms on Takeda then Takeda knees him for 2. Takeda backdrops Dale onto chairs for the win.

Thoughts: There was basically no wrestling at all here and it was all hardcore stuff. The hardcore stuff wasn't anything too special. I hated them putting gusset plates into their own heads as it made it seem like it didn't really hurt.

BJW Death Match Heavyweight Title Barbed Wire Tribulation Death Match - Hideyoshi Kamitani (c) vs. Ryuji Ito

Kami = Hideyoshi Kamitani

They basically have barbed wire all over the place here minus one section of the ring. They also have barbed wire platforms set up on two sides of the ring.

Kami wristlocks him and Ito gets out. Ito trips Kami and Kami falls into the barbed wire boards. Ito side headlock takeovers him on the barbed wire then they get up and stand off. Ito is slammed on the wire. Kami shoulderblocks him against the ropes, tries again and falls through the barbed wire boards outside. Ito hits a barbed wire punch and pushes Kami's head into the wire.

Ito chairs a barbed wire board into Kami then whips him into a board. Ito is sent into the board then Kami pounds the board into Ito's back. Ito is slammed onto a board then Kami squeezes lemon juice into Ito's cuts. Kami single leg crabs Ito then elbow drops a board into Ito's back.

Kami is hiptossed into a board which is leaning against a chair. Kami is put on a table outside then Ito top rope splashes him through the table. Ito hits Kami with a piece of the board. Kami spinebusters Ito and hits a forearm flurry on him. Kami running shoulders a board into Ito for 2.

Kami slams Ito on a board. Ito throws a board at Kami's head. Ito superplexes Kami onto chairs for a 1 count. Ito puts tables onto top of tables with barbed wire boards on them. Ito is slammed through the double stack of barbed wire boards and tables.

Ito is buried under barbed wire boards and Kami top rope elbow drops him. Ito sunset flips Kami for 2. They hit each other with barbed wire boards then ram the boards into each other. They trade forearms and Ito drops him with a punch. Ito is powerbombed off the 2nd buckle. He jumping knees kami and northern lights suplexes him for 2. Ito top rope frogsplashes barbed wire into Kami.

Kami barbed wire lariats him then suplexes him. Kami drops a bucket of lemons on Ito and lariats him. Ito is backdropped and pinned.

Thoughts: It was a long and slow match with not a lot of crowd heat. It was a better effort than usual as they did try to sell some and gave things time to sink in. But it being long, slow and heatless killed what they were going for here.

I think Yuko Miyamoto challenged Kamitani after.

BJW World Strong Heavyweight Title Match - Yuya Aoki (c) vs. Daichi Hashimoto

Yuya fireman's carry takeovers him and rolls out of a wristlock. Hash blocks his takedown attempt and they stand off. Yuya side headlocks him. Hash tries to backdrop him out of it but Yuya holds on. Hash face kicks him then Yuya hiptosses him and kicks him in the back. Yuya hits a chop flurry on Hash.

Yuya hits forearms then Hash forearms him over. Hash then exploders on him hitting soccer kicks and stomps. Hash forearms him down then hits stomps and kicks. Yuya forearms him and hits pieface shots. Hash bullies him with kicks while he's down. Hash suplexes him and hits a kneedrop for 2. Yuya blocks a kick then Hash chest kicks him.

Yuya dragon screws him. Yuya handspring back elbows him using the ropes then flipping sentons him for 2. Hash hits slams and facekicks him. Hash hits a stiff knee to the body then stf's him. Yuya suplexes him on the apron then springboard dropkicks him for 2.

Yuya 2nd rope hurricanrana's him for 2. Hash spin kicks him in the chest and is ddt'd off a uranage attempt. Yuya shining wizads him and Hash pump kicks him. Yuya exploders him then Hash uranages him. They trade forearms on their knees. Yuya step up enzugiri's him and Hash forearms him.

Yuya chops him then Hash ddt's him. hash chest kicks him then does a falcon arrow. Yuya step up enzugiri's him, germans him and hits another step up enzugiri. Hash release germans him then shining wizards him. Hash slaps him. Yuya blocks a step up knee in the corner then Yuya spiral bombs him for 2. Yuya springboard dropkicks him. Hash piledrivers him for 2.

Hash germans him for 2 then shining wizards him for 2. Yuya headbutts him then tiger suplexes him for 2. Yuya hits a big lariat for 2. Yuya hits lariats and pins him.

Thoughts: Yuya got dominated early here and Hash really powered up to bully him around. Yuya made his comeback, taking a lot of 3 Musketeers moves and eventually got the win. The selling wasn't good here and it didn't pick up too much in pace until the end. I thought Hash trying to use the 3 Musketeers moves to try and win was an interesting story here but I felt Yuya didn't get enough offense in and didn't really up things to the next level to make this great. They also could have used a bigger spot or two here to sell this as a big match more.

Overall thoughts: It was a long show. It was a good effort by BJW though some of the matches didn't really hit like they were supposed to. The Astronauts tag match was the best thing on the show. They tried in the main and semi main but neither ended up being the classic they had tried for. The tag title match wasn't any good and the junior title match was so-so. I wouldn't recommend this one.

AEW Rampage 5/11/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/05/aew-rampage-512024.html

Claudio Castagnoli is interviewed. He said he understands Bryan trying to beat up The Elite but he doesn't get him teaming up with Eddie Kingston. He says he knows Eddie better than anyone else and said he can go back to his old self anytime he wants. He said he knows Bryan is retiring and says he wants his friend to retire healthy. He says he doesn't want him to get hurt and wants nothing to do with Anarchy in the Arena.

Trent Beretta vs Dalton Castle

DC trips him and takes him down. Trent hits a big forearm then DC throws him down. DC rolls him on the mat then back elbows him. DC's neck is pulled down over the top rope. Trent ends up laying on the top rope then DC flying knees him off of it. Trent bridging ddt's him on the apron.

We go to PiP break and return. DC rolls through a 2nd rope hurricanrana and they lariat each other at the same time. DC hits suplexes and saito suplexes him for 2. Trent piledrivers him for 2.

DC blocks a tornado ddt then moves him around into a german. Trent eye rakes him outside then flying knees him. Trent does a gogoplata and taps him out.

Thoughts: They did too much here and I didn't like the submission finish as it had little to do with the rest of the match.

Deonna Purrazzo does a promo. She tells Thunder Rosa "welcome back to work" and says we haven't seen her in 2 weeks. She said she thought she was dodging her. She said she when she picks apart Lady Frost's arm tonight, she is thinking about her. She said Rosa made this personal by blaming her for her own shortcomings and said it's time they end it.

Rush does a taped video. He says American fans don't understand what true greatness is. He says wrestlers have fear as he will step on them. He says he will spit and walk over people. Rush says everyone will find out why he kicks them in the face. He says if you mess with the bull you get the horns.

Bryan Keith vs JD Drake

Wow, BK might get a win here. BK tries a shoulderblock and gets his ear clapped. BK facekicks him out of the ring then chops him outside. JD throws him into the ropes from the outside and lariats him. BK gets out of a suplex and JD flying single leg dropkicks him.

BK hits chops and flying shoulders him. BK slams him then running enzugiri's him in the corner. BK hits a diamond dust and wins it.

Thoughts: It wasn't pretty with BK having a lot of issues manuevering JD around. At least he got a win though.

Adam Copeland does a promo behind a barbed wire fence. He said he just survived a war with Kyle O'Reilly. He said he has more ideas. He said he took out Buddy and Brody and says it's Black's turn. He said he doesn't think Black wants his darkest side. He says they should fight in a barbed wire steel cage match at the PPV for the TNT Title. He said he wants to see him on dynamite to accept the challenge.

Deonna Purrazzo vs Lady Frost

DP backs her up in the corner nd shoves on her. DP side headlock takeovers her and side headlocks her. DP shoulders her over. LF kips up. DP blocks a backflip into a headscissors and just stomps LF's hand.

LF does like a buckshot on the buckles and hurricanrana's her. DP sweeps LF on the apron. We go to PiP break and return. LF hits knees to the body. LF back elbows her then spinning high kicks her. DP facekicks her. LF lariats her then barely hits a superkick. LF step up kicks her in the corner then forward cartwheel cannonballs her.

DP knee lifts her and russian legsweeps her. DP then armbars her. LF tornillo's her off the top for 2. LF is crotched then put in the tree of woe. DP spears her as she hangs and picks up the win.

Rosa comes after DP with a chair after. DP runs into the crowd and security holds Rosa back.

Thoughts: It was an okay match with an obvious outcome here. I'm always happy to see Lady Frost make TV.

We get a music video from The Acclaimed.

We get a Scorpio Sky video. He said he was hurting and is better than ever now. He says after darkness, comes the light. He sees the injury as a step forward. He said if you put one foot in front of the other, it's a step closer in the right direction. He says together, the sky's the limit.

Thoughts: It seems Sky is doing some motivational speaker face gimmick now.

Pac vs Johnny TV

Johnny flosses himself with a Vancouver Canucks jersey. Pac rushes him and stomps him. Pac then foot chokes him. Pac bangs Johnny's head off the buckles then top rope dropkicks him. Pac asai moonsaults him outside. Taya distracts Pac on the apron. Johnny hits a corner enzugiri then leg lariats him. Johnny then standing ssp's him.

We go to PiP break and return. Johnny russian legsweeps him then goes out and kisses Taya. Pac running forearms him then flying forearms him. Pac spin kicks him. Taya trips Pac. Pac goes out after her and Johnny dives on Pac.

Johnny misses a split legged moonsault then Pac rebound lariats him. Johnny boots him out of the corner then misses starship pain. Taya gets on the apron as Pac goes for the black arrow. Taya swings at Pac and he blocks it. Pac sends Johnny into Taya then puts Johnny in the brutalizer. Pac taps out Johnny.

Thoughts: It was disappointing. This was the first ever match between Johnny and Pac. This is one of the few times I wanted AEW to go have an epic match. Instead, there was a bunch of shenanigans involving Taya that brought it down.

Bullet Club Gold gets on the tron after. They goof around and talk about Pac. Jay asks if he did as good as he did against Rocky. Jay is surprised Pac won. He said things are looking up for him after the embarrassing loss to Okada. Jay says if Pac gets his nose in their business again, they will permanently put him on the shelf.

Overall thoughts: I wasn't a big fan of this one. They had a rare first time match between Johnny/Pac and instead filled it with interference. Trent/Dalton did too much. Frost/Deonna was okay and Keith/JD wasn't pretty.

WOW Women of Wrestling 5/11/2024 Season 4, Episode 35

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/05/wow-women-of-wrestling-542024-season-4.html

This wasn't mentioned on the show but apparently, The Tonga Twins were fired from WOW and Wrecking Ball quit over bullying from The Tonga Twins. The Twins leaving WOW will be a big change as they had been featured a lot over the last year. Tiki Chamorro may have left as well.

Princess Aussie comes out to talk. She said she's here to call out Reina Del Rey and Adrianna Gambino. She said they interfered in her matches and attacked her from behind and she's sick of it. Gambino and Reina come out. Gambino says if it's a match she wants, it's a match she will get. Gambino tells her good luck getting a partner though because she doesn't have a single friend in this business. Aussie said she found someone already and says she will come through. She says she should go get her right now. Gambino says she has a trick up her sleeve as well.

WOW Tag Titles - The Mother Truckers vs Animal Instinct (Catarina Jinx and Goldie Collins)

The Truckers are nailed as they pose with the titles. Betty's head is banged off the buckles and Holly's head is banged off the apron outside. Holly is sent into the post. Goldie's head is banged off the buckles. Betty is hit from behind by Cat. Goldie boots Betty. Jinx boots Betty in the corner then chokes her.

Betty's head is banged off the buckles. Betty running euros Cat in the corner and has her back clawed. Cat hits the mouse trap, driving Betty's head into the mat with her leg. Goldie knees Betty in the gut and Betty takes a nasty looking bump off of it. Betty hits shots on Goldie then Goldie side slams her for 2.

Cat pulls Betty down backwards. Holly and Goldie get in. Holly hits a superkick on Goldie then legsweeps and reverse meteora's Cat. Goldie racks Holly then does a spinning torture rack bomb on her. Betty boots Goldie in the gut then stunners her for the win.

Thoughts: This was a rematch from 6 shows ago and I was surprised Jinx and Goldie were beat the way they were. This wasn't the best match ever from The Truckers as they had some sloppy moments and Holly had some bad strikes.

Penelope Pink vs Americana

Lana Star and Vickie Lynn McCoy are with Pink. Pink says Americana is the All-American Girl and asks if they had seen them? Pink says this is her quest to get back to the WOW Title. She said she will run through all of Abilene Maverick's old opponents and look good doing it.

They lock up. Pink side headlocks her then Americana reverses it. Pink wristlocks her and Ameri cartwheels to reverse it. Ameri is pulled down by the hair and kips up. Pink boots her in the gut, Ameri trips her then facebusters her. Ameri dropkicks her.

Ameri is thrown into the buckles then banged off of them. Ameri is thrown out then Lana and McCoy stomp her. Ameri is on the ropes and Pink poses on her. McCoy and Lana pull and choke Ameri on the ropes.

Pink slams Ameri then cartwheel elbow drops her. Ameri is thrown out again and the heels stomp on her. Pink goes to throw her out again but Pink is thrown out. Ameri crossbodies her off the apron. Ameri dropkicks and high kicks Pink. Ameri springboard clotheslines her for 2.

Ameri 2nd rope twisting crossbodies her for 2. Pink hits a big knee to the body and wins it.

Thoughts: I didn't like the finish here. It wasn't built up to well enough and didn't look good enough to be the finish. It wasn't a bad match otherwise though with the heels cheating and Ameri trying to fight through it.

Coach Campanelli vs Sasha Sparks

Coach has the WOW Trios Tournament trophy and has Top Tier and Ariel Sky with her. They said Sasha Sparks is formerly of Team Spirit so I guess that group is officially done.

Coach tells her to leave the ring. Sasha spinning headscissors her then armdrags her off the casadora. Sasha dropkicks her for 2. Coach slides out. Sasha goes out after her and comes back in just to get stomped. Coach trips her and elbow drops her back.

Coach boots Sasha in the corner then Ariel puts a towel around Sasha's neck and pulls. Coach corner lariats Sasha and kicks her in the gut. Sasha hits chest forearms and rolls her up for 2. Coach airplane spins her and russian legsweeps her for 2. Coach misses a corner charge. Sasha kicks her from the ropes and hits back elbows.

Sasha step up knees her in the corner then bulldogs her for 2. Coach holds her nose then Kandi Krush nails Sasha. Coach then hits an unprettier/buzzer beater and wins it.

Thoughts: It was just an average match. I thought they could have leaned more into the history between these two. I was surprised to see Ariel Sky use the towel on Sasha. They pushed it as she was forced to do it but I didn't buy it.

Coach gets on the mic after. She says she wants to take a moment for us to recognize the athleticism and power of Top Tier. She said it's all because of the team she chose. Coach talks about her team and throws Ariel in at the end, asking if she's happy being the water girl. Ariel says she's done being the water girl and has done it for 30 days. Coach says she's lucky to be the water girl and tells he to give her some water. Ariel sprays her with the water. She says she's a wrestler, not a water girl. Coach says if she wants out of being her water girl, she has to beat her in a match. Coach asks if she thinks she can beat her and Ariel says let's go right now. Coach asks David McClane if they can do it. David says they can't right now as they have other matches. They agree to a Coach vs Ariel Sky match where Ariel can leave if she wins.

Thoughts: I would assume Ariel Sky wins here and ends this angle. We'll see what happens though. I don't think they have gotten the most out of this angle so far. They desperately needed some skits to push Ariel's unhappiness and they could have explained what's going on with her and Team Spirit. My guess is this whole thing is covering for Ariel's recovery from the injury she had a while back.

Team Exile battles on the next episode of WOW.

Chainsaw and Reina Del Rey vs Princess Aussie and Tormenta

Chainsaw's sister Angelica Dante isn't here. Adrianna Gambino is with the heels. Tormenta is Aussie's partner and that doesn't make much sense as she's a heel and would team with Las Bandidas. Sofia Lopez and Las Bandidas are not with Tormenta here.

Reina and Tor start us off. Reina wants a test of strength and then they shove each other. Chain gets in. Chain backs her up then Tor backs her up. Tor waistlocks her and Chain rams her butt into her gut to break it up. They shoulder battle and Tor dropkicks her.

Aussie is lifted by Tor into a codebreaker on Chain. Aussie hits leg kicks then Chain lariats her. Chain chokes her and hits corner spears. Reina takes shots to the gut from Aussie then lariats her for 2.

Reina chinlocks her. Aussie jacbreakers her then is knocked over with a shoulder. Chain chokes Aussie. Chain bearhugs Aussie. Chain runs over Reina in a failed daouble team. Tor does a dropkick = splash combo on both opponents. Aussie top rope splashes Reina and wins.

Thoughts: The set-up wasn't good here but the match was solid. It was cool to see some of the bigger girls battle here. It was short, straight and to the point and ended up being alright. It did need more time though as the heels were beat easily and quickly.

Overall thoughts: It wasn't WOW's best show. I don't know if The Tonga Twins leaving messed things up or if they are gearing up for the end of the season and needed to fill time, but the usual quality from WOW was just not there. The main event was random. Jinx and Goldie got a title shot for no real reason. Ariel Sky's tenure as the water girl is probably coming to an end without them really going into it that much and Team Spirit appears to be no more. I wouldn't recommend it.

Saturday, May 11, 2024

AEW Collision 5/11/2024

The last Collision show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/04/aew-collision-4272024.html

Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli) vs Top Flight

Bryan headlock takeovers Darius then is put in a headscissors. The reverse happens to Darius and they stand off. Bryan armdrags Darius. Darius cravates him. Bryan shoulders him over and is armdragged. Darius shoulders him over and backslides him for 2. Bryan misses a spin kick and they stand off.

CC euros Dante in the corner then Dante headscissors him over. Dante corner clotheslines CC. Top Flight do an unusual double team suplex then Dante hits a slingshot swanton. CC chops and euros Darius in the corner. Darius is laid on the top rope then Bryan top rope knee drops Darius.

Darius takes a surfboard from Bryan then CC running euros. Darius hits forearms on CC then Darius is thrown shoulder first into the post. We go to PiP break and return. Darius and Bryan trade chops. Darius double boots him out of the corner then plants off the top buckle and pele kicks him. Dante gets in and forearm flurries CC. Dante springboard crossbodies CC for 2.

Dante flips over CC, hits a jumping knee then topes Bryan. Dante enzugiri's CC from the apron then Dante hits a top rope frogsplash for 2. CC giant swings Dante then sharpshooters him.

Darius hits chops and forearms on Bryan and CC. Darius tornado ddt's CC then topes Bryan. Dante double springboard moonsaults CC for 2. Bryan flying knees Dante. Darius chops Bryan, is high kicked then takes a running euro from CC. CC pins Darius.

Thoughts: It was your usual BCC match where they have a longer match with a team they are going to beat. It was fine for what it was but nothing memorable or super interesting. CC's running euro at the end looked real stiff.

Bryan Danielson gets on the mic after. He says to give it up for Top Flight and says they are what AEW is all about. Bryan has the crowd chant AEW. He says he loves AEW. He says The Elite don't represent AEW anymore. He said Tony Khan has been here at every show and said they want to run the company but they aren't even here. He says he wants to fight in Anarchy in the Arena because he loves AEW. He says he will do anything to protect it.

Thoughts: I'd love to know the kayfabe explanation for why The Elite want to run Dynamite but not the other shows. I'd also love to know who is running the show if The Elite and Tony aren't.

Will Ospreay vs Lee Moriarty

Man, this is random. They do some mat wrestling and Lee is backed up on the ropes. They take each other over and stare down after Will misses a head kick. Lee is flipped over Will's back off a lock up. Will bridges then monkey flips Lee. Lee holds on and monkey flips him. Lee boots the arm then Will flying headscissors him out. Will plancha's him outside.

We go to PiP break and return. Lee twists Will's head with his feetand cravates him. Will handspring back corkscrew kicks him. Will back body drops him. Will running facekicks him then springboard forearms him for 2. Will hits Kawada kicks then Lee does a double underhook twisting drop on him.

Lee enzugiri's him then hits a corner lariat. Will superkicks Lee's head into the buckles then spinning torture rack bombs him for 2. Shane Taylor gets on the apron and Will superkicks him. Will hook kicks Lee. Lee side steps an os cutter and does a border city stretch. Will flying back elbows him then does a stormbreaker to win.

Thoughts: It was a shorter match than I had experected here. They did some technical wrestling early then Will pretty much got all off the offense in after.

Roderick Strong holds his title up at Will after on the apron. Shane Taylor then nails Will from behind and stomps him. Shane drops Will with a punch.

They announce Tam Nakano vs Willow Nightingale for the TBS Title at an upcoming Stardom show.

We see clips of Mercedes Mone throwing out the first pitch at Fenway Park.

The Gates of Agony and Brian Cage vs Evan Rivers and The Voros Twins

Cage pops up and head kicks Evan. Cage release germans Evan. A twin is thrown in and Kaun running lariats him. Kaun then hits an alabama slam. Toa does a high spinebuster on a twin. Evan takes a Cage lariat then is held by Kaun for Toa punches. Evan is thrown into a Cage sitout powerbomb and pinned.

Thoughts: This was just a short squash. It's rather pointless at this point but it beats an Orange Cassidy match or something I like less.

Tony Schiavone wants to interview Cage and The GoA after. Tony asks why they turned on Swerve. Cage says it's not Swerve's house anymore and said he explained why they did what they did. Cage says Swerve and Nana are selfish. He said all they did was take and left them high and dry. Cage said they are looking for the leadership and guidance of the new showrunners, Matt and Nick Jackson.

Swerve's music hits. Swerve appears from behind. He chokes Kaun with a chain and pulls him out of the ring. He pulls Toa out too. Swerve then release germans Cage then hits a house call kick. Swerve top rope double stomps Toa. Swerve double stomps Kaun from the apron. Swerve wraps a chain around Kaun's neck and kind of hangs him then Toa pounces Swerve outside. Toa yells something at Nana in the camera. Toa runs at Swerve but Swerve picks up a cinder block and Toa goes into it. Swerve chairs Toa's head against the steps. Cage backs up and goes up the ramp, looking at Swerve, before he gets laid out too.

Thoughts: This was a hotshot angle here. The hosses getting beaten up destroys any good will the squash garnered them and was a bad call. It made them all look real weak but making hosses look bad is the norm in AEW.

Swerve Strickland does a promo. He said he tried to be a company guy. He said people told him he has gone soft and said people tried to take advantage of him. He said he brought Mogul Embassy into this world and will take them out. He said he didn't take out Cage and said they will face each other in his home town on Dynamite.

Daniel Garcia vs KM

KM knees him in the gut and hits forearms. KM yells at him and DG hits forearms. KM short arm lariats him then does DG's dance in a funny moment. Tony says it's the worst dance he has ever seen and Nigel says to get your dollar bills out.

DG hits shots on KM then hits stomps in the corner on him. DG stands on him in the corner. DG hits corner punches then humps his face. DG delay backdrops him then taps him out with a grounded dragon sleeper.

Thoughts: It was ridiculuous that DG beat the much bigger KM. I'll never understand the never ending Daniel Garcia push.

Some fan jumped in the ring during this segment. They immediately cut away.

Dax Harwood vs Tommy Billington

Tom is The Dynamite Kid's nephew. He had been teaming with Mark Billington, but Mark hasn't wrestled yet in 2024 and may be injured. Tom comes out to Rule Brittania.

Dax is backed up in the corner then armdragged. Dax headlock takeovers him then side headlocks him. Dax shoulders him over. Tom hits headbutts and Dax headbutts back. Tom armdrags him but Dax hangs on and hammerlocks him. Tom monkey flips him but Dax holds on and hammerlocks him.

Tom kips up, headlocks and side headlocks him. They shoulder battle and Tom knocks him over. Dax goes out and Tom teases jumping off the top. Dax gets back in and shoulders Tom over. Dax running back elbows Tom. Dax chops him. Tom fights out of the corner then Dax short arm lariats him. Dax suplexes him and lariats him. Tom dropkicks him then crossbodies him over the top rope.

We go to PiP break and return. Tom tope rope planchas Dax then top rope dropkicks him. Tom suplexes him then top rope elbow drops him for 2. They fight on the buckles. Tom headbutts him down then Dax superplexes him.

Dax hits germans then Tom hits germans back. Dax dragon suplexes him then Tom cradles him for 2. Tom back rolls him for 2. Tom takes a slingshot ligerbomb and is pinned.

Thoughts: It was a good match here. Tom lived up to his name and already is a good wrestler. Like Dynamite though, he is small which will hurt him. I don't really get why they debuted him here with no hype or anything and I don't really get why they had him lose.

We see The Elite talking after Dynamite. Okada said he challenges Dax. Jack Perry said he was one of four pillars last year and still has a bruised eye from Kenny and says he never felt more miserable. He said he's the keystone of AEW and said Team AEW is dead. The Young Bucks talk to Christopher Daniels. They yell at him for getting in their business. Daniels is told to put his headset back on and yells back. The Bucks said they gave him this job and he said he earned this job. Daniels said he will bet Matt's @ss if he talks like that to him again.

Christopher Daniels does a promo. He said it took a lot of sacrifice to get to his successes. He said he hasn't forgotten where he came from and said he's been here since Day 1. He said The Young Bucks want to make things about themselves than the whole company. Daniels said they talked down to him and he says he's not standing for it. Daniels said he has to find a partner and face them in a tag match on Wednesday. He says he will pick Matt Sydal. He said they know what it is to be successful. He says The Bucks' title of EVP won't matter in the match. He said someone will get punished and it's not who they think.

FTR do a promo. Dax said he has been doing this for 20 years and never fought a match as dangerous as Anarchy in the Arena. He said he has to fight Okada, who may be the best wrestler of all time. He says this isn't young boy crap and says this is hwere the best wrestel. He said Okada has never fought anyone like him.

Thunder Rosa vs Robyn Renegade

They lock up. Rosa armdrags her then RR does it back to her. Rosa sits on the top rope and RR mocks her. Rosa boots her over then armdrags her. Rosa dropkicks her then chops her. They go out and Rosa gets kicked.

We go to PiP break and return. RR knees her then double stomps Rosa as she hangs over the middle rope. Rosa hits lariats then codebreakers her. Rosa dropkicks her against the bottom rope. RR does some pumphandle move that looks like it hurts her as much as Rosa. RR goes up top and misses a moonsault. Rosa double stomps her back then Rosa sits on her back and camel clutches her. Rosa submits her and wins.

Thoughts: It was an average match here. Rosa didn't look too bad but the outcome was always obvious on this one.

Rosa said she brings the best out of every woman in the division and says she's here now.

Johnny TV and Taya Valkyrie are interviewed. Taya said she's excited to be here. Johnny said this town is full of Vanlosers (they are in Vancouver). He says he's issuing a challenge to Pac and said he will do something no one else here can do and that's win. They then kiss as Lexy makes faces.

Hook is hanging out near the dumpster and talks about Chris Jericho. He said he had his hesitations about Jericho. He said he told him he knew who he was. He says Jericho p!ssed him off but it doesn't surprise him. Hook says Jericho doesn't know who or what he can be. He said he can't wait to show him.

AEW TNT Title - Adam Copeland (c) vs Kyle O'Reilly

They shake hands and Adam armlocks him. Adam side hedlocks him. Kyle goes up and over then side headlock takeovers him. Kyle side headlocks him and takes him over 2 more times. Kyle works the arm then sliding knees it. Kyle is sent into the buckles shoulder first. Adam gutbusters him then hits forearms to Kyle's spine. Adam drops him on the top rope gut first then knocks him off the apron.

We go to PiP break and return. Kyle is knocked off the buckles. Adam goes for a top rope elbow drop but Kyle armbars him. Adam crossfaces him and Kyle ropebreaks. Adam gutbusters him. Kyle goes into the ropes then rebound lariats him.

Kyle hits knees to the body then legsweeps him. Kyle corner forearms him then backdrops him. Kyle legbars him and kicks his leg. Kyle drops him down on the apron by the arm. Kyle top rope knee drops Adam's back then armbars him. Kyle is pulled down backwards off an armbreaker.

Kyle facekicks him. Adam misses a spear and is rolled up backwards. Adam puts him in a grounded choke. Adam bulldog chokes him then Kyle turns it into an armbar. Adam stomps him in the gut then Kyle cradles him for 2. Adam gutbusters him. They fight on the buckles and Kyle arm ddt's him off the buckles.

Adam hits forearms. Kyle is kicked in the gut and does down. Adam goes for the spear and is caught in a guillotine choke. Adam lifts him up and ddt's him. Adam spears him and wins.

Thoughts: It was a longer and slower match. The match made sense and was creative with some of the limb work but it was not exciting at all and the crowd even booing Adam at times. I wasn't a big fan of this and was happy when it ended. This match ended late and actually went into Rampage's air time. And if you had this show DVR'd but not Rampage, you would have missed the finish.

Overall thoughts: It was a typical Collision for the most part. It had a lot of random matches or matches with little build, a lot of one-sided matches and it was nothing must see. I wouldn't recommend this.

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