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Dramatic Dream Team (DDT)
DDT is essentially what would happen if you boiled down all the insane and goofy humor Japan is known for while blending in at the same time fantastic junior heavyweight wrestling. If you have ever seen those gifs of men fighting with a blow up doll, that would be from DDT.
DDT is the brainchild of Sanshiro Takagi, who broke away from his trainer Goro Tsurumi's promotion, IWA Kakuto Shijuku, in 1997 thinking that staying would only limit him to be an Independent wrestler. Takagi was a big fan of American sports entertainment, in particular the then WWF. DDT would become both a tribute and parody of the over-the-top antics that American sports entertainment is known for. Included in this would be outlandish gimmicks with an example in the form of Danshoku Dino, whose entire gimmick and move set is based around the fact that he is a violently gay man. Takagi's gimmick himself is also pretty much a carbon copy version of Steve Austin's "Stone Cold" persona. There are also ridiculous stipulations and matches such as a 24/7 Defended title (The Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship) which has had over 1,020 different title changes as of February of 2015, with some of those former champions being a dachshund puppy and three different ladders. From 1997-2007, it could be said that DDT was nothing more than a sleazy joke promotion. Around 2008, something changed for the promotion where not only were legitimately good matches were occurring, but more and more people flocked to the shows. Not only that, DDT would produce three stars that would carry the promotion into the current day: Kota Ibushi, Harashima, and Kenny Omega. These three men would fight each other in fantastic high flying matches that left audiences slack jawed and wanting more. To show how good these guys are, just watch their matches with the previously mentioned blow up doll, YOSHIHIKO. They are able to make wrestling a lifeless object seem intense and action packed.
Today, DDT continues to march to the beat of it's own drum and there is nothing wrong with that. Recently, the promotion has announced that their current ace Harashima will be taking on NJPW's ace, Hiroshi Tanahahsi, in a very anticipated encounter this August. Also recently, Kudo has won the KO-D Openweight title (DDT's major title) for a 4th time after cashing in his "Right to Challenge Anytime, Anywhere" (DDT's Money in the Bank).
If you aren't a fan of wrestling that doesn't take itself seriously in the veins of CHIKARA or a WWF Attitude Era match, DDT is definitely not recommended. However, if you ever want to just turn your brain off and sit back and laugh, then DDT gets a very big thumbs up.
Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW)
Hardcore ("garbage") wrestling as we know it today owes a lot of it's influence and creation to the Japanese deathmatch boom of the 1990's with promotions like FMW, IWA Japan, W*ING, and the next promotion we will be talking about, Big Japan Pro Wrestling.
The promotion was founded in 1995 by former AJPW wrestlers Shinya Kojika and Kendo Nagasaki, who created company at the height of the aforementioned deathmatch boom. Around this time, BJW would run shows with talent including Yoshihiro Tajiri, Abdullah the Kobayashi, Kojika, Nagasaki, and on their first show, interestingly enough, Ahmed Johnson. The shows would consist of regular matches up until a hardcore main and/or semi main event. These matches include gimmicks including Barbed Wire Boards, Light Tube Ropes, and Fans Bring the Weapons as just standard fare. In BJW's history, more crazy and elaborate matches were held including Piranha, Scorpion, and Crocodile deathmatches, and a match called the "Big Japan WWE Crisis Big Born Hell in a Cell Deathmatch". In 1996, BJW would be entered in a promotion feud with New Japan Pro Wrestling in order to get more exposure. In return they agreed to lose the feud and most of the interpromotional matches, ending in the January 4th, 1997 Tokyo Dome show. After that, BJW would feud with Combat Zone Wrestling, a company that had just been opened in 1999. This feud would carry from the 90's and into the 2000's. Even up to the present day, BJW star Jun Kasai has played a significant role in CZW, including the Tournament of Death in 2014. Some of the biggest stars that have come out of BJW include Kasai, Ryuji Ito, Daisuke Sekimoto, Tomoaki Honma, and Abdullah the Kobayashi.
Currently, the promotion is divided into two divisions. The first is the historical Deathmatch BJ division that involves Ito, who is the current BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Champion in his 6th reign, Kobayashi, and Jaki Numazawa with matches contested under hardcore and extreme rules.The second is the more recently created Strong BJ division with matches that are more akin to the New Japan NEVER division with stiff action and endurance being the defining trait. This division is dominated by Shuji Ishikawa, Sekimoto, and current BJW Strong Heavyweight Champion, Yuji Okabayashi.
If you are not into deathmatch wrestling, you'll probably not enjoy BJW, but I would check out the Strong BJ division at least once, including the Sekimoto vs. Ishikawa match for the title on March 31st of this year if you can find it.
Michinoku Pro (M-Pro)
Before we begin, I would like to thank ProWrestling AARK for helping me with the research and fact checking of this section. I've mentioned how good his knowledge is before, so go check him out over @AARK_GHC on Twitter. Now onto Michinoku Pro.
In my life as a wrestling fan, I have never come across a company quite like M-Pro. It's a company with the wackiness and insanity of DDT and IGF, the performances and fantastic wrestling of Dragon Gate and New Japan, and the long and storied rivalries of All Japan. It's like a sponge that sucks up everything about Puroresu and gets squeezed out into something new. There is a lot to cover about M-Pro, so please bare with me a longer than usual introduction.
M-Pro is the 3rd longest running company in Japan behind AJPW, and NJPW. It was founded in 1992 by The Great Sasuke, after leaving Gran Hamada's Universal Lucha Libre. In something of an exodus, he took many roster members with him to form his own product. Because of leaving ULL, the style of M-Pro would essentially be the same Lucha Libre inspired wrestling to this day. In 1994, things would heat up quickly with the introduction of the heel stable, Kai En Tai (later Kai En Tai DX), with the first five members being Dick Togo, Kaz Hayashi, MEN's Teioh, TAKA Michinoku, and Shoichi Funaki. For years until they signed with WWF, Kai En Tai DX would feud with the Michinoku Sekigun (home army) in what are some of the company's most iconic battles. The two biggest shows at this time would be the 3rd and 4th anniversary shows on October 10th, 1996 and 1997. These events would featuring big names such The Undertaker, Dynamite Kid's final match, Hayabusa, Johnny Saint's first retirement match, Tiger Mask, Mil Mascaras, Dos Caras and many more, including the company's most famous match Kai En Tai DX (Dick Togo, MEN's Teioh, Shiryu, Shoichi Funaki & TAKA Michinoku) vs Gran Hamada, Gran Naniwa, Masato Yakushiji, Super Delfin & Tiger Mask. Also started in 1995 would be the debut of the Fukumen (masked man) World League, held every 4 years featuring some of the best masked wrestlers and even non-masked who mask-up just for the event. The biggest show of the year comes in the year end Korakuen Hall show, ending with a big hardcore match called the "Great Space War" usually themed with Hollywood blockbusters.
In the 21st century, the next big feud would come in the "Kowloon" faction invasion, made up of young talent led by Fujita "Jr." Hayato. In 2003, Sasuke had left the company to govern a seat in the Iwate Prefectural Assembly and left Jinsei Shinzaki (Hakushi) to be in charge as President, which he still is. Shinzaki would select Kenou, a modified Shaolin Kung Fu practitioner to feud against Hayato. The feud and matches these two would have would help bring M-Pro back on the map due to the quality of the matches and story. In 2013, Kenou would leave the promotion for NOAH, giving quite a blow to the company. Nowadays the biggest feud in M-Pro has The Great Sasuke joining forces with long-time rivals The Brahman Brothers to create a trio of madness, call "Mu no Taiyo". Shinzaki leads the charge against this coalition with wrestlers like Survival Tobita & Osamu Nishimura.
Michinoku Pro didn't have a any of their own championships belt for almost 10 years, until creating their own Junior Heavyweight Championship as their primarily title (currently held by Kesen Numajiro) and 2 years later an openweight tag team belt (Currently held by Ayumu Gunji and Daichi Sasaki).
I could go on about the history and feuds and little touches of detail, but it would take far too long. If you enjoy the wacky and lucha inspired antics of CHIKARA, this is essentially its direct counterpart. It gets a high recommendation from me and ProWrestling AARK.
Well, that does it for this week. Hope the abnormally long article this week makes up for none last. Next week, we are going to finish our quick guide for now with a look at Zero-1. Remember to follow me on twitter @RVDinator, check me out on the Periscope app at the same name, and make sure to follow @PWPonderings for all your news, insight, and coverage of Indy wrestling. Till next time.
Also, tell me what you think about me reviewing some Michinoku Pro shows. Would definitely be a change of pace and could be fun.
This article is also dedicated to Roddy Piper. Rest in Peace, Mr. Piper.
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On August 8, Nick Gage will address Drew and Rory Gulak, after Rory poured gasoline on him and attempted to light him on fire! See what he has to say about it now – youtube.com/watch?v=
Also, visit CZWrestling.com at 8:30 pm on Wednesday night for an announcement involving OI4K's Dave and Jake Crist and The Nation of Intoxication's Conor Claxton and Danny Havoc!
Also announced for 'Retribution' on August 8:
– Greg Excellent will face the law…Dick Justice style
Don't miss CZW's all-new pre-show at 6:30 pm:
DJ Hyde, email@example.com. 302-345-1077
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ROH's first show that only had one presentation drew 171,000 total viewers according to Showbuzzdaily.com via ProWrestling.net. The number was down compared to last week's 265,000 viewers, though it only drew 126,000 viewers in the similar time slot. Obviously this could have been more about many people not realizing that ROH had been moved to just one presentation. They drew a 0.04 in the demo group for 18-49 which is decent to good news, but still wrestling can't demand a lot in ad revenue which is always the unfortunate caveat.
Comparatively TNA drew 407,000 total viewers total. Viewership was up from the 388,000 viewers the show drew last week.
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On Friday night, August 14th, Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW) will make
its debut at the Holiday Inn in Strongsville, OH (15471 Royalton Rd) for
the 2nd Annual Battle of the Sexes. This event will be a part of the
first ever Wrestling Geek Fest which runs from Friday, August 14th through
Sunday, August 16th and will feature live wrestling, meet and greets, live
comedy, video game tournaments, and much more.
One of the big feature matches at Battle of the Sexes 2 involves two of
the best wrestlers AIW has to offer. Johnny Gargano will face Candice
LeRae. If their past matches are any indication, this should be
There will be no shortage of champions at Battle of the Sexes 2 . . .
The new AIW Absolute Champion is Rickey Shane Page after winning the title
at Absolution X. On August 14th, he will take on the lady who helped make
his life a living hell throughout 2015, Veda Scott.
The AIW Women's Champion Athena is once again the queen of the mountain
after her victory at Absolution X. However, Battle of the Sexes could
prove to be her toughest test yet as she will face an opponent To Be
The AIW Tag Team Champions To Infinity & Beyond (Colin Delaney & Cheech)
have had an incredible year, but the team of Sugar & Spice (Mary Elizabeth
Monroe & Taeler Hendrix) will be a most interesting challenge for the
In other action . . .
All Ego Ethan Page takes on one of the toughest women on the Girls Night
Out roster, Allysin Kay.
Eddie Kingston and Mia Yim will tie up in a battle for superiority.
Mad Man Pondo makes his AIW return by squaring off with Crazy Mary Dobson.
Gregory Iron will have his hands full as he matches up with Annie Social.
Two wrestlers on a meteoric rise clash when Louis Lyndon takes on Heidi
Follow @AIWrestling on Twitter and like AIWrestling on Facebook for live
Be a part of all the action at Battle of the Sexes 2 by purchasing your
tickets at http://www.WrestlingGeekFest.
Tickets can also be purchased at the door. As always, online ticket buyers
will be admitted first.
Call the AIW Hotline at 216-438-1769
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Before the opener – Dario Cueto spoke to Black Lotus. He told her that his brother did not kill her father. That was a lie, spread by her trainer – Dragon Azteca. He said Azteca and Lotus' father were warring gang leaders, so Azteca had him killed. Cueto looked at his key and said the truth would set Lotus free. He walked off, as Lotus punched a chalk outline of a man in her cell. This angle has been on the wrong side of the campy line a few times, but I enjoy the intrigue of it all.
Match #1: The Mack vs. Cage – Falls Count Anywhere
This was a super fun opener. They started brawling on top of the stairs during Mack's entrance and that set the tone for the match. Mack suplexed Cage in the stands, speared him through the door of the hut opposite Cueto's office, broke a 2×4 off him — all kinds of craziness. The match just felt like a sequence of big weapon spots – but they were fun and both guys had great energy, so I'm not complaining. The fans were way into it, as you'd imagine. There was a cute callback to the vignettes of Cage fighting in the streets, when Mack broke a bottle across his back, but it just pissed 'The Machine' off. The highlight for me was Cage doing his/Cesaro's/Elgin's/WHOEVER's trademark suplex-from-the-outside-in spot over a railing, onto the roof of Cueto's office. That's an impressive move most times you see it, but without the stability and security of the ring, it was even more awe-inspiring. In a somewhat tone-deaf finish for 2015, the white guy won by curbstomping the black guy's head through a cinder block. Bothersome racial overtones aside, it was a fitting finish – at least in Lucha Underground. I don't know if this quasi-Def Jam Vendetta stuff would fit in elsewhere. Anyway – this was a fun match. Men throwing men through doors and clobbering each other with weapons. What's not to like? ***1/2
Match #2: Team Havoc (c) vs. Disciples of Death (Tornado Rules) – Lucha Underground Trios Championship Match
The Disciples got less embarrassing gear for this special occasion. They also got individual yet still generic death-oriented names, which I cannot recall. This was one of those 'more of an angle' matches. The heels immediately played up the number advantage, disposing of the injured Ivelisse and working on the other two. That was the crux of the match. Havoc had a brief flurry in the middle, followed by an Angelico tope con hilo, but the rudos dominated mostly. The lowlight was one of the Disciples putting a stretch muffler on Ivelisse, but not doing it on her OBVIOUSLY INJURED LEG, WHICH SHE IS WEARING A PROTECTIVE BOOT ON. Angelico did another big dive off a balcony, which was cool, but that makes three times in as many months. The finish boiled down to Ivelisse squaring off with Catrina and hitting her with some elbows in a ground and pound position. The fans were way into this. Catrina powered out, grabbed Muertes' magical rock, and clobbered Ive' with it. Disciple Dos then pinned her to win the titles. This was perfectly fine, encroaching on good because the fans were really invested in the babyfaces, but the Disciples' act does nothing for me. **
Match #3: Drago vs. Hernandez – Believers' Backlash
I thought this was a curious choice to main event hour one – it definitely added to the feeling that this was intended as a three hour block that was unceremoniously cut in two. That aside, this was a really enjoyable match. The stipulation was silly but quite amusing in its own way. I have never watched his stuff, but you couldn't help but be distracted by the YouTube hot-tub wrestling review guy being one of the 'believers' with a strap at ringside. He was SO EXCITED to be hitting Hernandez with this strap. Striker even put him over at one point. In general, the fans did a great job here, and kind of made the match. I'm not sure how much choreography they were involved in, but their involvement felt fairly natural – unlike any kind of scripted 'fan' run ins on a WWE show. They were excited for the match, they helped Drago when he was hurt on the floor, and they whipped the bejesus out of Hernandez. Hernandez would play bully in the ring, but was a great scared heel fleeing from the fans when he would hit the floor. At certain points he did grab fans – in fact, I believe both times it was the same 'fan' whose belt he stole all those weeks ago to kick off the angle. So maybe that guy was the stooge, who they used for highspots, but everyone else was winging it. The finishing sequence was awesome. Hernandez BORDER TOSSES Drago onto the fans on the floor. He then goes for his crazy Undertaker-dive but Drago MISTS HIM, mid-air. The fans go nuts, slapping the hell out of Hernandez, who flees. Drago then pulls out some NUNCHUCKS, does a little showboating, smacks Hernandez some more, before setting him up on a table for a big splash from the top rope. Drago then scored the pin. This match was fun in the purest sense. Everyone involved played their part well, and everyone seemed to be having a blast. The right man won but Hernandez was arguably a show stealer. ***
Black Lotus' trainer arrived at the temple before the show went off the air. A hooded figure stopped him, and spoke of a prophecy, that Dragon would die if he entered. Dragon didn't care – he said his protege was being held captive and he needed to do something. The hooded stranger offered to go in, but Dragon wasn't hearing that. He entered the temple and the door slammed shut behind him. I guess all this will boil over on next week's show. Nice cliff hanger.
This was a very fun hour of wrestling, but it really did feel like they severed off the first hour of a good PPV, and served up to you here as a primer. It's a good complaint, but I was anxious for more as the show ended. There were two really good matches, and one decent, that all felt like solid opening gambits. In a way, I guess this show did its job.
If I did have a criticism, and this is something I will expand upon in my 'season in review' column in a few weeks, it's that the show felt VERY reliant on gimmicks and hardcore antics. Two top rope table spots, lots of crowd based antics, climbing all over the woodwork and so on. Lucha Underground has, from very early on, relied on very liberal weapon use and theatrics involving jumping/falling off high posts in a way that has made it a spectacular watch, but runs the risk of burning out. While they don't explicitly market themselves as a hardcore group in the style of ECW, they have gone to that well quite often. Even this first hour felt like there was a little too much repetition for my tastes. Two matches having key highspots on top of Cueto's office is a bit much. It's not a deal breaker right now – but it's something to be mindful of, in my opinion.
Thanks for reading folks — be sure to check back next week for my review of the two-hour season finale. The week after that, I'll have the aforementioned season in review post – I'm sure there will be no shortage of things to say.
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Leave it to a feud from Girls Night Out 6 to be the match of the night at SHINE 28. Mia Yim and Allysin Kay rehashed their storied rivalry and displayed the magic that made their 2012 confrontations something special to watch – let's not forget the infamous Gogoplata from atop the Steel Cage at Girls Night Out 7, they were literally dangling from the ceiling at Turners Hall. For those that never got to see their feud in Absolute Intense Wrestling, the bad blood is still there between them, as they spat in each other's faces. They gave everything they had, pulling out move after move, countering and blocking. Mia Yim had the match won after getting the Package Piledriver on Kay. April Hunter jumped onto the apron, which brought out Leva Bates; though Bates had good intentions by telling the referee that Hunter was trying to interfere, it cost her Lucha Sisters partner the match. Yim had Allysin covered for the pinfall, but the referee was distracted with Bates and didn't make the count. Yim then becomes distracted by Bates, as Kay used the opportunity and flattened her with a Discus Lariat for the win.
The Lucha Sisters imploded post match, as Mia lambasted Leva for costing her the match, even throwing out accusations that her friend has been jealous since she succeeded the championship. She shoved and flipped off Bates before leaving the ring. Yim had stopped Hunter from taking one of Leva's mask during her match against Amber Gallows – I guess Mia thought Leva's efforts could have been better. Its already been announced that Allysin Kay will be getting a shot at the SHINE Championship, as she challenges Santana Garrett at SHINE 29 on September 4th. Another great match on the undercard was the clash between Vanessa Kraven and Jessicka Havok. Their fight spilled to the outside of the ring early and they clobbered each other with punches. Kraven picked up the win following a Sunset Flip Powerbomb. The two first collided back at SHIMMER's tapings back in October of 2014, as Kraven defeated Havok via count-out following a distraction from Portia Perez.
Santana Garrett's title defense ended in a controversial finish, as referee Frankie Gastineau stopped the match and deemed Ivelisse unable to continue. Garrett worked on the injured leg of the challenger, applying a Sharpshooter. Before long, Ivelisse began refusing to submit to the hold and the referee ordered Santana to release her opponent. Gastineau called for the bell and the match was stopped; Ivelisse could barely stand afterwards and collapsed to the mat when the referee tried to help her up. Santana offered her hands to Ivelisse to help her up, but she refused. Its said that Ivelisse was "absolutely livid" backstage and wouldn't comment on the matter. The finish made sense and prolongs Ivelisse's return storyline for a little bit longer, as once again she is knocked out of the running for the SHINE Championship due to injury. The match was fantastic all around – again, the finish was fine, but it followed a string of non-finished matchups on the show.
The SHINE Tag Team Championship match ended in a No Contest; Kimber Lee and Cherry Bomb were scheduled to defend the belts against Andrea and Marti Belle in the semi main event. However, the title match was disrupted after two people came into the ring and attacked Belle and Andrea, resulting in the referee throwing out the match. They turned their attention to So Cal Val, but the Kimber Bombs made the save for Valifornia's manager. Daffney then entered with steel chairs in hand, as Katie Forbes drove Kimber Lee's face through a chair that was set up with a DDT. Daffney then introduced the unknowns, as Katie Forbes and Amaiya Jade, known as the "Iron Maidens" and proclaimed that tonight (Friday) was their night of "retribution." Ahead of SHINE 28, Daffney pulled all of her contracted talent from show, with no explanation given. At SHINE 27, Jayme Jameson and Andrea overpowered Daffney's All Star Squad, as "Crazy" Mary Dobson and Kimberly were unable to withstand. Its clear that Daffney has brought in some "muscle" to handle her ongoing problems with Valifornia. If the names Amaiya Jade and Katie Forbes are not familiar, both are competitors from New Orleans based promotion, WildKat Sports.
The booking on Friday's show included a lot of interference and wonky finishes. Malia Hosaka defeated La Rosa Negra in the opening match, but the victory wasn't obtained without the help of Leilani Kai. Amanda Rodriguez defeated the debuting Renee Michelle with a rollup and a handful of tights, while having one hand on the ropes. Tracy Taylor gained a count-out win over Su Yung after Yung's signature mist backfired and she swallowed it by accident – Yung sold the agony of her predicament well by stumbling all over outside the ring trying to catch her breathe. The match was awarded to Taylor upon Yung being counted out – the finish to this match was original and would have been great if Taylor pinned Su clean following the malfunction, instead that's three finishes that ended with shenanigans.
I would have been content with the finish in the SHINE Tag Team Title match, but the Kimber Bombs title defense was thrown out in order to introduce a new collective group into the division. Hopefully Renee Michelle is invited back after the screwy finish – this can not be a one and done situation. Rodriguez needs more matches booked in the future to create a presence in the promotion, besides accompanying Ivelisse to the ring. SHINE's undercard could use more up and comers. I don't mind the finish to the Mia Yim-Allysin Kay match, as it gives us a chance to revisit the partnership of the Lucha Sisters that is no longer. Plus, there is a bit of a backstory that could be provided, as Yim and Leva Bates went their separate ways following their loss of the belts. Yim went onto chase the SHINE Title, whereas Bates became an one-woman crusade to purge the promotion of its bad seeds.
There was a shakeup at Korakuen Hall on Sunday. The World of STARDOM Championship wound up in the hands of a rival promotion at the close of "Stardom X Stardom" and ended the defending titleholder's reign. Meiko Satomura slapped Kairi Hojo's hand and refused to shake it after their title match back in June finished in a time-limit draw. Satomura received the rematch she wanted and this time she defeated Kairi for the championship after two Death Valley Drivers. She delivered the maneuver earlier in the match, but Hojo kicked out after getting a two-count. The action then spilled out of the ring, as Hojo and Satomura were fighting in the stands; the momentum shifted after an attempted Death Valley Driver in the aisle was blocked by Kairi.
Hojo delivered a Flying Kabuki Fist to Satomura from atop the hallway overpass and from there the match was brought back into the ring. Kairi missed the Diving Elbow Drop on the first go round, and on her second chance Satomura countered with an armbar. Again, she went for another hand shake from Satomura and asked for her respect, and again the gestured was not returned, as the new champion suggested that it wasn't the right time. Meiko Satomura has won her first major singles title in over a decade. Satomura's last run with a belt was back in 2005, as her second reign as AAAW Singles Champion was ended by Aja Kong just twenty-seven days shy of closing in a full-year with the strap. Oddly – this is Satomura's first championship win in twelve years, including tag team titles. Two weeks ago, Command Bolshoi scored her second JWP Openweight Championship fifteen years after her first reign – its like longtime, respected competitors are winning titles after such a long period of no contention.
However, Satomura is not the first outside competitor to win the World of STARDOM Title. Back in 2013, Alpha Female dethroned Nanae Takahashi of the "red belt" at "Stardom The Highest" and became the first European to hold any joshi promotion's top title. Instead, Satomura is the first champion to be contractually obligated to another Joshi promotion, SENDAI Girls' Pro Wrestling, which is owned and operated by her. The promotion does not have its own champion – this presents an opportunity to defend the World of STARDOM Championship in SENDAI Girls, of course with the permission of STARDOM and could bring upon cross-promoting between the two promotions and introduce new, fresh challengers to the title.
Meiko Satomura has a twentieth-anniversary show scheduled for October 11th, two weeks after the 5*STAR Grand Prix has concluded. All the competitors in this year's 5*STAR Grand Prix and opening matches of the tournament were revealed during Friday's press conference. Competing under the Blue Stars block will be Reo Hazuki, Chelsea, Starfire, Kairi Hojo, Kaoru and Queen Maya. Kaori Yoneyama, Mayu Iwatani, Kris Wolf, La Rosa Negra, Hudson Envy and last year's winner, Io Shirai will be competing within the Red Stars block. The annual round-robin tournament will begin on August 23rd at Korakuen Hall; it will continue throughout the rest of the month going into September, as the finals will be held September 23rd, as the winner will go onto face Meiko Satomura for the World of STARDOM Title on a future show. Opening matches for the tournament are as follows; Kairi Hojo will be taking on Chelsea, La Rosa Negra takes on Kris Wolf, Reo Hazuki will take on Queen Maya, Starfire will take on Kaoru, Hudson Envy takes on Kaori Yoneyama and Io Shirai will meet Mayu Iwatani. A win is two points, a draw is one point and a loss amounts to zero points.
La Rosa Negra, Kaoru and Queen Maya will be making their debuts for the promotion as part of the tournament – this is Queen Maya and La Rosa Negra's official Japanese debuts. Standing at 6'1," Queen Maya will be the first competitor in a long time to tower over the rest of the STARDOM roster since the appearances of "Amazon" Ayesha Ray and Alpha Female. La Rosa Negra will be bringing over her agility, flexibility and high-flying, which will bode well up against the likes of Yoneyama and Shirai. Also announced was the long-awaited return of Act Yasukawa, which will be at the Korakuen Hall on September 23rd.
Continuing with the announcements, World Wonder Ring STARDOM has even bigger news. Their first tour of the United States has been announced for October 16th and 18th, as the promotion will be debuting in the Los Angeles area. In conjunction with Diva Dirt, STARDOM will be presenting a show at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Friday, October 16th in Covina, California and second show that Sunday at the Esther Snyder Community Center in Baldwin Park, California. It was announced on Tuesday that Act Yasukawa, Io Shirai, Kairi Hojo, Reo Hazuki, Mayu Iwatani, Chelsea, Starfire, California based talent, Hudson Envy, Thunder Rosa and Cheerleader Melissa will work the shows. For those wondering, the likelihood of competitors from STARDOM being brought in as part of the Joshi contingent at SHIMMER's shows in Cicero and Berwyn, Illinois the weekend before, it's not happening. The promotion will be running the Korakuen Hall on Sunday, October 11th, which is the same day as Volumes 78-79 tapings and will be traveling over to the country for two shows and their month-end show will be at Shinkiba 1st RING that Sunday – not saying that a surprise appearance couldn't happen the night before, but its possible it won't mostly due to conflicts in schedule. Again, it's not a forgone conclusion but I wouldn't hold onto my expectations for it happen.
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Alicia Fox suffered a mild concussion during her match with Nikki Bella against Charlotte and Becky Lynch on Monday's RAW from Oklahoma City. Fox's injury was announced on WWE.com, as further information has not been reported regarding how the injury occurred. It looks like Team Bella might be losing a member for the time being… There were two divas matches on Monday night, Sasha Banks defeated Paige with the Bank Statement and Becky Lynch and Charlotte defeated Fox and Nikki, with Lynch picking up the submission win with her Disarm-Her on Alicia… Layla has announced her retirement after nine-years with the WWE. She revealed on Periscope that she is engaged to be married to former WWE Superstar, Ricky Ortiz… Paige will be the next guest featured on a live edition of the Stone Cold Podcast, to be aired on the WWE Network on Monday night, airing right after RAW… WWE previously announced Becky Lynch would be taking on Nikki Bella in a non-title match on Smackdown, however the match was not taped on Tuesday night, but Lynch did take on Brie Bella on this week's Main Event
Additional episodes of Impact Wrestling, Xplosion and One Night Only specials were taped last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night and more were recorded on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday in Orlando, Florida. Coming out the tapings, is the reformation of The Beautiful People and Rebel has joined The Dollhouse. Gail Kim will take on Jade and Marti Belle in a Handicap Steel Cage match and Lei'D Tapa returns as part of the Global Force Wrestling angle
North America
Combat Zone Wrestling and Chigusa Nagayo's Marvelous have announced their partnership for August 8th, as there will be two showcase matches, featuring competitors from both promotions. One of the first matches confirmed will see Brittany Blake and Takumi Iroha taking on Sumie Sakai and Penelope Ford. The second, Nagayo and Takaaki Watanabe will take on Nate Carter and David McCall. Also, matches for Marvelous' United States debut the following day were announced; Penelope Ford takes on Sumie Sakai, Deonna Purrazzo and Brittany Blake take on Rick Cataldo and Eddy McQueen, Takumi Iroha and Takaaki Watanabe will take on Papadon and Chigusa and lastly, Renee Michelle and Davienne will take on Sakai and Willow Nightingale… Mary Elizabeth Monroe will take on Angelina Love for NWA Smoky Mountain's August 8th show in Kingsport… Willow Nightingale will make her singles debut for D2W Pro Wrestling on August 4th, as she takes on Deonna Purrazzo… Samantha Starr gets her rematch against Samantha Heights for the VOW Vixens Championship on August 15th… Queens Of Combat will be doing a live show on April 1st in Dallas, Texas as part of WrestleCon. That same weekend, SHIMMER will be holding its own show on April 2nd as part of the WWNLive Experience… Three womens matches filled Alternative Wrestling Show's card on Saturday in South Gate, California. Nicole Savoy scored the submission win over Thunder Rosa, winning with a Triangle Hold – described as one of the "most technical" matches on the card. Raze made light work of Candice LeRae and there was a double title match. Santana Garrett's NWA World Women's Championship was on the line up against Christina Von Eerie's PWR World Women's belt. The match ended in a double-knockout, as both women exchanged headbutts and knocked each other out, with the referee ruling it a double KO… A Starlets match has been added to New York Wrestling Connection's show on Thursday in Deer Park, Aria Cadenza, Rick Cataldo, Brittney Savage and Eddy McQueen will be taking on Sammy Pickles, Willow Nightingale, Chrissy Rivera and Brooke Danielle… Absolute Intense Wrestling has announced majority of their "Battle of the Sexes 2″ card; it features loads of competitors taking on their significant others, Mia Yim will take on Eddie Kingston and "Crazy" Mary Dobson will take on Mad Man Pondo. Other matches announced, Allysin Kay will take on Ethan Page, Louis Lyndon takes on Heidi Lovelace, Cheech and Colin Delaney will take on Taeler Hendrix and Mary Elizabeth Monroe and Veda Scott will take on the current Absolute Champion, Rickey Shane Page in a non-title match… Nicole Savoy, Kahmora and Raze have been announced for PREMIER Wrestling's September 19th show in San Jose. Kikyo Nakamura will be making her debut… Mary Elizabeth Monroe defeated Katarina Leigh for the HLW Women's Title on Saturday… Christina Von Eerie defeated Mickie James and Lei'D Tapa in a triple threat GFW Women's Championship tournament match on Friday
Chikayo Nagashima has choose Ayako Hamada as her opponent for her last match under OZ Academy on August 23rd, as Nagashima has opted to become a freelancer after working for seventeen-years in the promotion. The announcement was made at Shinjuku FACE on Saturday, as OZ Academy, Pro Wrestling WAVE and DAIJO presented another "OZABUN" collaborated show, with talent from all three promotions appearing. Also, the next OZ Openweight Champion will be decided through a six-man elimination tag team match between Sonoko Kato, Tsubasa Kuragaki and AKINO taking on Hikaru Shida, Hiroyo Matsumoto and Arisa Nakajima – I'm guessing whoever scores the winning pinfall is the new titleholder… GAMI announced two additional matches for WAVE's August 9th show at Korakuen Hall; Rina Yamashita will be defending the JWP Junior & POP Championship against Kaho Kobayashi. Yamashita was supposed to defend her title against the winner of the Young Oh! Oh! tournament, but since a winner was not determined, she will be taking on last year's winner instead. And Hiroe Nagahama will take on Michiko Miyagi… Kaoru Ito retained the DIANA World Championship against Keiko Aono for a second time on Sunday. The promotion will be crowning new WWWD Tag Team Champions on August 16th, as Kyoko Inoue and Yumiko Hotta will take on Manami Toyota and Mima Shimoda for the vacant titles… So the main event for Nanae Takahashi's debut of SEAdLINNNG on August 26th will be Takahashi and Ayako Hamada taking on Meiko Satomura and a partner of her choosing… DASH Chisako and Sendai Sachiko unseated Leon and Ray of the JWP Tag Team Championship and the Daily Sports Tag Team Championship on Sunday at the Nagoya Diamond Hall, as Chisako won the match with a Hurricanrana on Leon. This marks the second title reign for the Jumonji Sisters; their previous run was ended after Sachiko suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus and was forced to undergo surgery. The titles were vacated, as Command Bolshoi and Kyoko Kimura won the titles in a decision match over Rabbit Miu and Tsukushi last May… Starfire successfully retained the High Speed Championship against Kris Wolf on Sunday, picking up her first title defense. Io and Mio Shirai wrestled their last tag team match together, as Io pinned the other half of the Goddesses of STARDOM Titles, Mayu Iwatani following a Moonsault Press. The reunited siblings hugged after the match. Alex Lee came up short in her debut agaisnt Reo Hazuki, winning with a Diving Senton. Kaori Yoneyama and Hatsuhinode Kamen defeated Azumi and Momo Watanabe and Cheerleader Melissa and Chelsea beat Hudson Envy and Nikki Storm, following a Keylock from Chelsea to Storm
Chardonnay defeated Addy Starr and Kay Lee Ray in the finals to win the Empress Pro Invitational 2015 Tournament on Saturday. She defeated Courtney in the semi finals; the The tournament kicked off with Starr besting Violet Vendetta, Katey Harvey's match against Rhia O'Reilly ended in a double count-out and Kay Lee Ray defeated Sammi Baynz. Chardonnay then went on to defeat Starr and Ray in the three-way elimination final… Violet O'Hara came up short against Sean Only in the finals of the TCW Open Championship tournament, as Only became the first-ever titleholder
July 22: Ohio Valley Wrestling (Louisville, KY) – Jessie Belle d Rebel
July 23: Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (Saitama, Japan) – Nonoko d Rika Tatsumi; Miyu Yamashita d Hyper Misao; Ai Shimizu, KANNA & Saki Akai d Akane Miura, Shoko Nakajima & Yuki Miyazaki
July 23: Juggalo Championship Wrestling (Thornville, OH) – Jewells Malone d Brittany Blake
July 23: Rockstar Pro Wrestling (Dayton, OH) – LuFisto d Raze
July 23: WWE's Thursday Night Smackdown (Lincoln, NB) – Nikki Bella & Brie Bella d Naomi & Sasha Banks
July 23: NXT Live (Fort Pierce, FL) – Bayley & Jessie McKay d Dana Brooke & Lina
July 24: Global Force Wrestling (Las Vegas, NV) – Christina Von Eerie d Lei'D Tapa & Mickie James
July 24: Explosive Professional Wrestling (Perth, Australia) – Allyson Cruz, Chris Vice & Marcius Pitt d Amity Row, Davis Storm & The Warship
July 24: SHINE 28 (Ybor City, FL) – Santana Garrett (c) d Ivelisse; Malia Hosaka d La Rosa Negra; Allysin Kay d Mia Yim; Amanda Rodriguez d Renee Michelle; Tracy Taylor d Su Yung; Vanessa Kraven d Jessicka Havok; Leva Bates d Amber Gallows; Kimber Lee(c) & Cherry Bomb(c) d Marti Belle & Andrea
July 24: Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (Reseda, CA) – Bill Carr & Dan Barry d Joey Ryan & Candice LeRae
July 24: Ohio Valley Wrestling (Louisville, KY) – Mary Elizabeth Monroe d Bodyguy
July 24: CMLL (Mexico City, Mexico) – Dalys la Caribena, Tiffany & Zeuxis d Estrellita, Lluvia & Skadi
July 24: All Star Wrestling (Cloverdale, British Columbia) – Bambi Hall d Violet Affect
July 24: WWE Live (Bakersfield, CA) – Alicia Fox & Nikki Bella d Naomi & Sasha Banks
July 25: OZABUN (Tokyo, Japan) – Chikayo Nagashima & Yuu Yamagata d Ayako Hamada & Sonoko Kato; Aja Kong d Sawako Shimono; Kaori Yoneyama d Hiroe Nagahama; Mayumi Ozaki, Mio Shirai & Misaki Ohata d Hikaru Shida, Hiroyo Matsumoto & Ryo Mizunami
July 25: Heroes And Legends Wrestling (Fort Wayne, IN) – Mary Elizabeth Monroe d Katarina Leigh
July 25: Gatoh Move (Tokyo, Japan) – Makoto vs Madoka- time limit draw; Choun Shiryu & Masa Takanashi d MIZUKI & SAKI; Riho & Sayaka Obihiro d Emi Sakura & "Kotori"
July 25: Outback Championship Wrestling's (Ashwood, Victoria, Australia) – Kellyanne d Savannah Summers; Vixsin d Demi Bennett
July 25: World Xtreme Wrestling – C4 (Sunbury, PA) – Karissa d Brittany Force
July 25: GOUGE Wrestling (Raleigh, NC) – Roni Nicole d Taylor Black
July 25: Empress Pro Wrestling (High Wycombe, England) – Katey Harvey vs Rhia O'Reilly- double count-out; Addy Starr d Violet Vendetta; Chardonnay d Courtney; Kay Lee Ray d Sammi Baynz; Nadia & Faith d Debbie Sharpe & Sammii Jayne; Chardonnay d Addy Starr & Kay Lee Ray
July 25: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan) – Mochi Miyagi & Misaki Ohata d Kyuri & Risa Sera; Makoto d Miyako Matsumoto; Tsukasa Fujimoto d Yuki Kotobuki; Tsukushi & Mio Shirai d Akane Fujita & Aoi Kizuki
July 25: Alternative Wrestling Show's "Summer Heat" (South Gate, CA) – Nicole Savoy d Thunder Rosa; Christina Von Eerie vs Santana Garrett- double knockout; Raze d Candice LeRae
July 25: Tidal Championship Wrestling (Leeds, England) – Lana Austin d Ruby Summers; Sean Only d Violet O'Hara
July 25: Pro Wrestling Academy CT (West Haven, CT) – Raze vs Wrecking Ball – No Contest
July 25: Snakepit Pro Wrestling (Pooraka, Australia) – Izzy Shaw d Kira Sommers
July 25: OZ Academy (Tokyo, Japan) – Aja Kong vs Sawako Shimono; Kaori Yoneyama vs Hiroe Nagahama; Sonoko Kato & Ayako Hamada vs Chikayo Nagashima & Yuu Yamagata; Mayumi Ozaki, Mio Shirai & Misaki Ohata vs Aya, Meiko Tanaka & Hiroyo Matsumoto; Dynamite Kansai & Manami Toyota vs Kaho Kobayashi & TBD; Kagetsu vs Mika Iida
July 25: Alpha Omega Wrestling (Twentynine Palms, CA) – Mystiq d Tab Jackson & Ashley Grace
July 25: CMLL (Mexico City, Mexico) – Marcela & Skadi d La Comandante & Tiffany
July 25: NXT Live (West Palm Beach, FL) – Eva Marie & Lina d Cassie & Jessie McKay; Bayley d Dana Brooke & Emma
July 25: Shropshire Wrestling Alliance (Dawley, Shropshire, England) – Nixon Newell d Toni Storm
July 25: Real Canadian Wrestling (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) – Kat Von Heez(c) d Violet
July 25: WWE Live (Los Angeles, CA) – Nikki Bella & Alicia Fox d Naomi & Sasha Banks
July 25: WWE Live (Odessa, TX) – Paige d Layla
July 25: CHIKARA (South Windsor, CT) – Blaster McMassive & Max Smashmaster) (c) defeat Jervis Cottonbelly & Kimber Lee; Dasher Hatfield, Heidi Lovelace, Icarus & Mark Angelosetti d Chuck Taylor, Drew Gulak, Orange Cassidy & The Swamp Monster
July 25: Juggalo Championship Wrestling (Thornville, OH) – Mary Elizabeth Monroe d Samantha Heights
July 26: JWP (Nagoya, Japan) – DASH Chisako & Sendai Sachiko d Leon(c) & Ray(c); Yako Fujigasaki d Mari Anne; Rydeen Hagane d Eri; Kayoko Haruyama d KAZUKI; Command Bolshoi & Hanako Nakamori d Arisa Nakajima & Rabbit Miu
July 26: OZABUN (Tokyo, Japan) – AKINO & Tsubasa Kuragaki d Moeka Haruhi & Yuki Miyazaki; Mika Iida d Kagetsu; Kana d Fairy Nipponbashi, Sakura Hirota & Yumi Ohka; Dynamite Kansai & Manami Toyota d Kaho Kobayashi & Rina Yamashita
July 26: FutureShock Wrestling (Stockport, Greater Manchester, England) – Chardonnay d Violet Vendetta
July 26: Championship Wrestling Australia (Canley Vale, New South Wales, Australia) – Tarlee (c) vs Niki Nitro -count-out
July 26: Beyond Wrestling's "Americana" (Providence, RI) – Kimber Lee d Heidi Lovelace
July 26: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Osaka, Japan) – Aiger d Cherry; Sareee & Takako Inoue d Megumi Yabushita & Mima Shimoda; Kyoko Inoue & Yumiko Hotta d Jaguar Yokota & Jenny Rose; Kaoru Ito(c) d Keiko Aono
July 26: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan) – Mio Shirai & Io Shirai d Hiroyo Matsumoto & Mayu Iwatani; Meiko Satomura d Kairi Hojo(c); Reo Hazuki d Alex Lee; Star Fire(c) d Kris Wolf; Kaori Yoneyama & Hatsuhinode Kamen d Momo Watanabe & Azumi; Cheerleader Melissa & Chelsea d Hudson Envy & Nikki Storm
July 26: Anarchy Championship Wrestling's "From Innocence to Insanity 9″ (Austin, TX) – Jessica James, Jojo Bravo & Ricky Romida d Dick Money, VG Allin & Wade Olsen; Angel Blue d Solo Darling
July 26: CHIKARA (Providence, RI) – Jakob Hammermeier & Soldier Ant d Heidi Lovelace & Icarus; Argus, Eddie Kingston, Ophidian & Shynron d El Hijo del Ice Cream, Ice Cream Jr., Jervis Cottonbelly & Kimber Lee
July 26: OMB Wrestling Productions (Canoga Park, CA) – Kiara Dillon d SnowCal Chloe
July 26: Promociones HUMO (Ecatepec de Morelos, Estado de Mexic, Mexico) – Lady Sensacion, Lilith Dark & Reina Oscura defeat Ashley , Crazy Star & Dulce Luna; Felina Metalica & Hahastary d Casandra & Ludark Shaitan; Lady Maravilla d Big Mama- count out; Marcela d Keira
July 27: CMLL (Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla, Mexico) – La Amapola, La Comandante & La Seductora d Estrellita, Lluvia & Marcela
July 27: WWE's Monday Night RAW (Oklahoma City, OK) – Sasha Banks d Paige; Becky Lynch & Charlotte d Alicia Fox & Nikki Bella
July 28: CMLL (Mexico City, Mexico) – Dalys la Caribena, La Amapola & Zeuxis d La Vaquerita, Marcela & Skadi
July 30: SENDAI Girls (Tokyo, Japan) – DASH Chisako & Sendai Sachiko vs Io Shirai & Mayu Iwatani; Eiger vs Sakura Hirota; Michiko Miyagi vs Takumi Iroha; Ayako Hamada, Hiroe Nagahama, Hikaru Shida & Ray vs Hiroyo Matsumoto, Michiko Miyagi, Mika Iwata & Alex Lee; Arisa Nakajima vs Meiko Satomura
July 30: New York Wrestling Connection (Deer Park, NY) – Aria Cadenza, Rick Cataldo, Brittney Savage & Eddy McQueen vs Sammy Pickles, Willow Nightingale, Chrissy Rivera & Brooke Danielle
July 30: Southcoast Wrestling (Branksome, Dorset, England) – Jinny vs Jamie Hayter
August 1: RESISTANCE Pro's "Death Proof" (Willowbrook, IL) – Jessicka Havok vs Crazy Mary Dobson(c)
August 1: Ice Ribbon (Bangkok, Japan) – 235 & Mio Shirai vs Hiroe Nagahama & Makoto; Miyako Matsumoto & Neko Nitta vs Kyuri & Tsukushi; Akane Fujita vs Ryo Mizunami; Aoi Kizuki & Mochi Miyagi vs Risa Sera & Tsukasa Fujimoto
August 1: DREAMWAVE Wrestling's "Adversity" (LaSalle, IL) – Candice LeRae
August 2: Ice Ribbon (Hiroshima, Japan) – Aoi Kizuki & Tsukushi vs Mochi Miyagi & Neko Nitta; Mio Shirai vs Risa Sera; Akane Fujita & Tsukasa Fujimoto vs Kyuri & Ryo Mizunami; Makoto & Miyako Matsumoto vs 235 & Hiroe Nagahama
August 2: JWP (Tokyo, Japan) – Yako Fujigasaki vs TBA; Command Bolshoi, DASH CHisako & Sendai Sachiko vs KAZUKI, Rydeen Hagane & Kayoko Haruyama; Kana & Hanako Nakamori vs Arisa Nakajima & Rabbit Miu; Eri vs Hikaru Shida; Leon vs Megumi Yabushita
August 4: D2W Pro Wrestling (Rockaway, NJ) – Deonna Purrazzo vs Willow Nightingale; Aria Cadenza vs TBA
August 8: Combat Zone Wrestling's "Retribution" (Voorhees, NJ) – Brittany Blake & Takumi Iroha vs Sumie Sakai & Penelope Ford; Chigusa Nagayo & Takaaki Watanabe vs Nate Carter & David McCall
August 8: Melbourne City Wrestling (Melbourne, Australia) – Kellie Skater vs Evie
August 8: Southside Wrestling (Nottingham, England) – Kay Lee Ray & Jimmy Havoc vs Nixon Newell & Ligero; Mia Yim vs Nixon Newell vs Kay Lee Ray vs Toni Storm
August 8: Tokyo Joshi Pro (Tokyo, Japan) – Miyu Yamashita vs Akane Miura; KANNA vs Syoko Nakajima
August 8: NWA Smoky Mountain (Kingsport, TN) – Angelina Love vs Mary Elizabeth Monroe
August 9: Inspire Pro Wrestling's "Fade to Black" (Austin, TX) – Barbi Hayden vs Kimber Lee; Angelus Layne vs Keith Lee(c); Veda Scott(c) vs TBA
August 9: Marvelous Puroresu (Elmhurst, NY) – Penelope Ford vs Sumie Sakai; Deonna Purrazzo & Brittany Blake vs Rick Cataldo & Eddy McQueen; Takumi Iroha & Takaaki Watanabe vs Papadon & Chigusa; Renee Michelle & Davienne vs Sumie Sakai & Willow Nightingale
August 9: Southside Wrestling's "Retribution 6″ (St. Neots, England) – Kay Lee Ray vs Mia Yim
August 9: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan) – Ayako Hamada(c) vs Yumi Ohka; Mio Shirai vs Minoru Suzuki; Mika Iida vs uki Miyazaki; Rina Yamashita(c) vs Kaho Kobayashi; Hiroe Nagahama vs Michiko Miyagi
August 9: Insane Championship Wrestling (Edinburgh, Scotland) – Debbie Sharpe vs Nikki
August 12: REINA Joshi Puroresu (Tokyo, Japan)
August 13: Gatoh Move (Tokyo, Japan) – Riho(c) vs Kotori
August 14: Absolute Intense Wrestling (Strongsville, OH) – Candice LeRae vs Johnny Gargano; Heidi Lovelace vs Louis Lyndon; Mary Elizabeth Monroe & Taeler Hendrix vs Cheech & Colin Delaney; Veda Scott vs Rickey Shane Page; Ethan Page vs Allysin Kay; Mia Yim vs Eddie Kingston; Crazy Mary Dobson vs Mad Man Pondo; Annie Social
August 15: Vicious Outcast Wrestling (Connellsville, PA) – Samantha Heights(c) vs Samantha Starr
August 16: JWP (Tokyo, Japan) – Arisa Nakajima & Tsuaka Fujimoto vs Mio Shirai & Hanako Nakamori; Command Bolshoi(c) vs Mayumi Ozaki
August 16: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Tokyo, Japan) – Kyoko Inoue & Yumiko Hotta vs Mima Shimoda & Manami Toyota
August 21: St. Louis Anarchy () – Angelus Layne, Mat Fitchett & Davey Vega vs Gary Jay, Jeremy Wyatt & Christian Rose
August 20: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan)
August 22: Mecca Pro Wrestling (Cornwall, Ontario) – Angie Skye vs Persephone Vice
August 23: OZ Academy (Yokohama, Japan) – Chikayo Nagashima vs Ayako Hamada; AKINO, Sonoko Kato, Tsubasa Kuragaki vs Arisa Nakajima, Hiroyo Matsumoto & Hikaru Shida; Mio Shirai vs Command Bolshoi(c); Kagetsu & Kaho Kobayashi vs Mio Shirai & Mayumi Ozaki; Aja Kong, Jun Kasai & Minoru Suzuki vs Yumi Ohka, Mitsuhisa Sunabe & Ryuji Ito
August 23: World Wonder Ring STARDOM's "5STAR GP 2015″ (Tokyo, Japan)
August 23: SMASH Wrestling (Toronto, Ontario) – Candice LeRae vs Johnny Gargano(c); Kimber Lee; Cherry Bomb
August 23: REINA Joshi Puroresu (Tokyo, Japan)
August 23: Steel City Pro (Hamilton, Ontario) – Beautiful Beaa vs Lionel Knight(c)
August 26: SEAdLINNNG (Tokyo, Japan) – Nanae Takahashi & Ayako Hamada vs Meiko Satomura & TBA
August 29: Kamikaze Pro (Birmingham, England) – Mickie James vs Shanna
August 30: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)
September 4: REINA Joshi Puroresu (Tokyo, Japan)
September 6: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Osaka, Japan)
September 9: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Nagoya, Japan)
September 13: SMASH Wrestling's CANUSA Classic (Toronto, Ontario) – Kimber Lee & Cherry Bomb vs Portia Perez & Nicole Matthews; Jessicka Havok; Allysin Kay; Courtney Rush; Xandra Bale; Sassy Stephie; Vanessa Kraven
September 13: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)
September 19: PREMIER Wrestling (San Jose, CA) – Nicole Savoy; Kahmora; Raze
September 15: KANAProMania's "Pulse" (Tokyo, Japan)
September 19: PREMIER Wrestling (San Jose, CA) – Raze; Nicole Savoy; Kahmora; Kikyo Nakamura
September 20: M.I.O Produce (Tokyo, Japan)
September 23: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)
September 26: Quintessential Pro Wrestling (Reno, NV) – Cheerleader Melissa vs Shayna Baszler
September 27: REINA Joshi Puroresu (Tokyo, Japan)
October 4: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)
October 10: SHIMMER Women Athletes' 10th Anniversary/ Volumes 76-77 (Cicero, IL)
October 11: SHIMMER Women Athletes' Volumes 78-79 (Berwyn, IL)
October 11: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)
October 11: SENDAI Girls (Sendai, Japan)
October 11: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)
October 12: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Tokyo, Japan)
October 16: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Covina, CA) – Io Shirai; Cheerleader Melissa; Mayu Iwatani; Chelsea; Hudson Envy; Reo Hazuki; Starfire; Thunder Rosa; Act Yasukawa; Kris Wolf
October 17: East Coast Wrestling Association (Woodbury Heights, NJ) – Jewells Malone; Leah Von Dutch; Deonna Purrazzo
October 18: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Baldwin Park, CA) – Io Shirai; Cheerleader Melissa; Mayu Iwatani; Chelsea; Hudson Envy; Reo Hazuki; Starfire; Thunder Rosa; Act Yasukawa; Kris Wolf
October 25: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)
November 3: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)
November 8: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)
November 15: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Osaka, Japan)
November 23: SENDAI Girls (Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan)
November 29: Queens of Combat (Winston-Salem, NC)
December 23: World Wonder Ring STARDOM's "YEAREND CLIMAX 2015″ (Tokyo, Japan)
December 28: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Tokyo, Japan)
December 31: Ice Ribbon's "RibbonMania" (Tokyo, Japan) – Neko Nitta vs TBA
April 1: Queens of Combat (Dallas, TX)
April 1-3: WWN Live Experience (Dallas, TX)
April 2: SHIMMER Women Athletes (Dallas, TX)
-Ciara Reid
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Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady w/Carmella vs. Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder
Zero mention of "The Mechanics", so I guess they've ditched that name for Dawson and Wilder. Always a good way to start a show with Enzo and Cass. They're so beloved and they've got the act down to perfection at this point. Enzo fared okay early, then hid behind Big Cass when both Dawson and Wilder threatened to go after him. Enzo was eventually cut off after a distraction lead to him getting his shoulder posted. Dawson hit a nasty looking slingshot suplex at one point. Wilder ended up posting his own shoulder to set up the big tag to Cass, who ran through Dawson and Wilder before Carmella slapped Enzo back to life and they looked for the rocket launcher. Dawson and Wilder were able to put pay to that though, taking out both Cass and Enzo outside before a flapjack/Codebreaker combo got Dawson and Wilder the upset victory. I fully expected Enzo and Cass to win, because I fully expected them to get the titles at Takeover. No idea what this is about. I like Dawson and Wilder's okay, but the time to give Enzo and Cass the belts is now. Finish looked pretty good at least.
Interview with Jason Jordan and "One Pun" Chad Gable from last week with Devin. Jordan made it clear they didn't see eye to eye, which seemed like news to Gable. Gable ran down Enzo and Cass, as well as The Hype Bros. He tried to get Jordan to do the pun, but Jordan said there was no chance, which bummed Gable out a bit.
Hype video for Dana versus Charlotte. Dana basically claimed Charlotte got the Takeover commercial because she took Dana's training advice. I like the rationale.
THE LONE WOLF Baron Corbin vs. Jesse Sorensen
Interesting. I haven't heard of Sorensen since he had that one ROH appearance, where it seemed like they were going to bring him in as a featured guy. A little Wikipedia research says he injured his ankle, retired and came back in December last year. Corbin of course made quick work of him with the End Of Days.
Breeze barged into Regal's office, demanding to know who his opponent at NXT Brooklyn would be. Regal said he'd gone to the ends of the earth for Breeze because he thought so much of him, but warned Breeze to be careful what he wished for.
Jason Jordan and Chad Gable vs. Elias Sampson and Levis Valenzuela Jr.
I thought people with "Jr." at the end of their name was one of those "maybe true, maybe urban myth Vince no-nos". Or maybe it was just a CrankyVince tweet I saw. Remember CrankyVince? *shudder*. Crowd liked Gable, but did chant for Jordan too, which was nice of them. What Gable lacks in pun variation, he sure makes up for in the ring. Gable was cut off after a distraction and a hard forearm by Sampson. Jordan ran wild and Gable got the win with their double team back suplex move, the Grand Amplitude.
Devin interviewed Dana and Emma. Dana claimed Charlotte had been running scared of her and she'd be serving Charlotte an eviction notice from the NXT Womens Division, because she was taking over. She teased the dreaded head pat, but said tonight was too important for that. But it was a swerve and she head patted Devin anyway. Tremendous.
After a recap of Bull Dempsey's run-ins with Regal over his eating problem, we got an intentionally wacky Bull Dempsey getting fit but not really montage.
Charlotte vs. Dana Brooke w/Emma
After Charlotte hit a big boot at the start, Emma provided a distraction within about a minute and Charlotte posted her own shoulder missing a charge in the corner, giving Dana the upper hand. Dana got some Cena level mixed chants. The Dana Sucks people sounded like they meant it. Which I'm not sure the Cena Sucks people even do anymore, but that's another story. When Charlotte got back into it with a spear, Emma tried getting on the apron again but was swiftly knocked off. Charlotte then quickly hit the Natural Selection and got the pin. Not a squash since Dana had the advantage for most of it, but certainly a decisive win for Charlotte. It was competitive without actually being competitive, if that makes sense.
Samoa Joe cut a promo outside from earlier in the day. He said he was in NXT for the NXT Championship and discussed his match with Rhyno, saying Rhyno's future would end and Rhyno was in the way of what he wanted.
They showed footage from last week, from after the contract signing, where Owens apologised to Regal for hitting him and Regal, once Owens had left, said he couldn't wait to see Owens get well and truly beaten in Brooklyn.
Devin interviewed Eva. Eva said last week proved all her hard work was paying off, but she wanted the NXT Womens Championship and told Sasha to watch out.
Kevin Owens vs. Martin Stone
Talk about burying the lead, they didn't even mention Owens was wrestling until 37 minutes into the show. I get that it was a squash, but still. I think Stone might be the first NXT superstar to be fired and re-hired, or re-used at least, so that's an achievement of sorts. Stone tried to put up a fight but this was pretty much all Owens. He hit a Swanton and the pop up powerbomb for the win, then gave Stone an apron powerbomb after the match and aped Finn's corner pose. Refs checked on Stone. And yeah, he was announced as Martin Stone, which I'd forgotten wasn't his NXT name.
Video package hyping Rhyno, mostly focusing on his NXT run, but also referencing his title runs in WWE and ECW, as well as intercutting an ECW promo.
Blake and Murphy (c) w/Alexa Bliss vs. The Vaudevillains
It occurred here that maybe what The Vaudevillains need to freshen their act is a valet. Enzo and Cass have Carmella, Blake and Murphy have Alexa, as good a reason as any for The Vaudevillians to bring someone in as 'backup'. Zero idea who that'd be, but there might be someone in the Performance Center who could fill the role.
Blake's hair is rather distracting. I can't decide if it's bad or fantastic, which in wrestling terms means it really is fantastic and that's why wrestling is great. Crowd were into the match early on, which certainly helped this along. For all the finishing touches both of these acts are missing, they've got the crowd to a point where they want to see a title change and the crowd like The Vaudevillains enough that they'd be okay with them as champions. Vaudevillains dominated the early going and it took a while for Blake and Murphy to isolate English. Not sure who was overseeing this show, because it took the third accidentally posting your own shoulder moment of the night to set up Gotch getting the hot tag. Gotch made a comeback on both guys and brought English in to set up the Whirling Dervish. However Alexa grabbed the foot with the ref caught up with Gotch, allowing Murphy to roll up English for the pin while Blake took out Gotch. The Vaudevillains attacked after the match and gave Blake the Whirling Dervish before posing with the belts. Alexa was left alone in the ring with The Vaudevillains and they circled her for a while. Being gentlemen, they held the ropes for her to leave, but Alexa took this as a sign of weakness and slapped them both before exiting of her own free will.
It sure looks like they're going with The Vaudevillains challenging Blake and Murphy in Brooklyn after this, but I'm hoping that Dawson and Wilder win over Enzo and Cass was one of those "oh, hey, Los Matadores won a match right before a big PPV after weeks/months of doing nothing, what a coincidence" moments to set up a fourth team for a fourway, with Enzo and Cass getting the belts.
RECOMMENDED VIEWING: Enzo and Cass versus The Not Mechanics was a fun match. You can probably skip the rest, although the Tag Title match certainly wasn't bad and did further some story, so maybe catch the finish of that too at least.
NXT HOT TAKE(OVER): If and when Blake and Murphy run their course as a team, Blake's got a ready made gimmick as a heel male hair model waiting for him.
NXT WEEK: Samoa Joe takes on Rhyno, in a match that's actually happened far fewer times than you'd imagine and only once on TNA television.
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Match #1: Michael Bennett and Matt Taven vs. Jonathan Gresham and Corey Hollis
The Kingdom connect with superkicks before the opening bell as the crowd chants "let's go jobbers." They throw Gresham and Hollis into the barricade. The Kingdom work over Gresham until he avoids their offense long enough to make the tag. Hollis connects with a double missile dropkick. Taven superkicks Hollis and Bennett adds a spear. Gresham connects with an enzuigiri on Bennett and hits a german suplex. Taven takes out Gresham with a springboard gamengiri. The Kingdom hit the Hail Mary on Hollis for the win at 4:21. A reasonable squash match with everyone getting the right amount of offense. Whether Gresham and Hollis could be utilized better is another story. *½
Match #2: Caprice Coleman vs. Brutal Bob Evans vs. Silas Young vs. Cheeseburger vs. Moose vs. Dalton Castle
Cheeseburger wins an opening exchange against Young. Coleman tries a few quick pin attempts on Young to no avail. Coleman connects with a dropkick as we head to commercial. Back from break, Coleman hurricanranas Young off the middle rope. Castle teases a dive and Young attacks him from behind. Evans and Young work over Castle until he hits an overhead suplex on Young and makes the tag. Moose cleans house with a series of splashes. He military presses Cheeseburger to the floor onto Evans. Coleman follows out with a springboard moonsault. Moose adds a dive of his own. In the ring, Young hits a backbreaker-lariat combination on Castle. Everyone trades moves. Castle hits a dead-lift german suplex on Moose. Evans rolls up Moose and almost wins because Cheeseburger was late to make the save. Moose spears Evans for the victory at 10:45 (shown). This kind of match can go in one of two ways. It can either lead to some substantial storyline progression or everyone can just do their own thing and Brutal Bob can take the fall. Unfortunately, the latter happened here. *¾
The Decade come to the ring. BJ Whitmer talks about the progression of Colby Corino over the past few months. Whitmer calls Colby his son as Steve Corino freaks out on commentary. Whitmer has booked Colby in a gauntlet match tonight. Four wrestlers that I've never heard of come out. Steve Corino tries to talk them out of wrestling. Whitmer and Steve almost come to blows but Nigel McGuinness and referees separate them. Apparently the gauntlet match isn't happening and we go to commercial.
Match #3: Bobby Fish vs. ACH
Nigel takes over on commentary for Steve Corino. They trade control on the mat until ACH breaks things open with a dropkick. Fish avoids a plancha as we head to commercial. Back from break, Fish is controlling in the ring. ACH fights off a heel hook but falls victim to a fallaway slam. Fish follows with an exploder into the turnbuckles. ACH matrixes to avoid a crossbody and punts Fish from the apron. ACH follows out with a dive. In the ring, Fish avoids a flying double stomp and hits a dragon screw leg whip. ACH responds with a basement superkick. Fish blocks a 450 splash with knees and rolls up ACH for a nearfall. Fish synchs in a kneebar but ACH counters into a rollup for a two count. ACH hip tosses Fish into the turnbuckles. Fish hits a falcon arrow off the top rope for the win at 10:13 (shown). I appreciate that these two were featured in the main event but this felt like a twenty-minute match that we saw less than ten minutes of overall. The real story here is that ACH cannot seem to win a match these days and he may very well be the most directionless person on the roster right now. **¾
Overall: The issue with Ring of Honor television lately is that the episodes aren't making good use of what should be valuable television time. This episode might be the quintessential example. The Kingdom had a squash match that they didn't really need. The six-man mayhem match featured some feuds but there was zero storyline advancement and they went the predictable route of Brutal Bob losing. The main event was a fine showcase match. However, ROH had the opportunity to give ACH a desperately-needed victory and somehow missed doing so. This episode was far from offensive but ended up being completely inconsequential.
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Beyond Wrestling kicked off the year 2015 with the fantastic "Hit & Run" show, with lots of great matches and intriguing stories. "King of Arts" looked to continue that positive momentum, but no one would predict that it would cause undoubtedly the most controversial moment in the company's history.
The whole Kimber Lee controversy was not the only thing Chris Dickinson had on his plate this evening (we'll touch on that at the end of this review), for he and the rest of Team Pazuzu had another group of challengers. Last month they had a hard fought contest with a team from Quebec, so this month Colin Delaney decided to bring some of upstate New York's finest to challenge the Pazuzu crew from New York City. This had a goofier tone than the Quebec match and was quite frankly just not as good. Last month's felt like a real fight and Quebec acting as a true unit. New York's Finest was mostly just a collection of five wrestlers with a loose agenda bringing them together. The wrestling was inconsistent, though Delaney and Freddie showed the most out of the NYF quintet. Jaka would get the pin for his team, putting down Freddie with a T'challa kick. Ultimately I found this disappointing, because I like so many of the participants but the match just did not click.
Speaking of not clicking, John Silver and Ryan Galeone failed to click as partners last month against the Gentleman's Club, bringing them to a singles contest tonight to settle their issue. Jimmy Preston convinced Galeone to get away from goofs like Silver and stood in Galeone's corner to support him on this evening. Galeone tossed around the smaller Silver, even mocking Silver by using Silver's patented biel out of the corner a few times. Silver showed him up with his own biels while also muscling up Galeone for an airplane spin. Preston took a bicycle kick from Silver for Galeone, allowing Galeone to catch Silver off guard with a swift kick to the head and the pin. Galeone and Preston continued putting the boots to Silver after the match just to show how big of jerks they really are. This was effective in it's mission to kickstart Galeone's trajectory as a no nonsense solo act. We'll see to if he can take the ball and runs with it. It's good that he has Preston with him, as Galeone needs some very serious help in the personality department.
No nonsense would also describe the next match with "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams (making his Fete Music debut) taking on Brian Fury (last seen losing to Jay Freddie in November). This was a match of two technicians with a laser like focus. Williams was seeking to make Fury tap out to either an armbar or crossface, while Fury kept attempting his Branding Iron finisher (a Boston Crab) after wearing down Williams' neck. Fury's persistence paid off, making Williams' submit on his third try. Billed as a showcase match, this definitely showcased the talent both wrestlers have. As much as I liked Jay Freddie's series with Fury, I think this match may have done more for Fury by and large.
One person not impressed was Donovan Dijak, who interrupted Fury's celebration stating that he should have been the one in the Showcase match. The nearby camera man caused a fuss about Dijak's hand getting in the way of his lens, so Dijak attacked him and laid him out with his Feast Your Eyes knee strike. Fury is Dijak's trainer so I'm interested to see this feud develop. This moment also allowed for Dijak to make an immediate impact, making this surprise debut an overall success.
Darius Carter bit off more than he could chew as he stepped into the ring with Matt Tremont.
This was a good cat and mouse story, with Carter getting in some quick swipes, then hitting the floor to make Tremont come after him. Carter's partner TJ Marconi would interject to shift things back in his partners favor. For example, after Tremont had all the fans chop Carter and took him onto the stage, Marconi's distraction allowed Carter to shove Tremont off the stage and into the ring post. Carter also bailed when Tremont went for a powerbomb, but eventually Tremont pulled off the powerbomb and got the win. This was fun, allowing both wrestlers to show their characters. The Crusade attacked Tremont after the match until Stockade ran out with a barbed wire bat, seemingly to make the save on Tremont's behalf. However, once the Crusade for Change fled the scene, Stockade attacked Tremont with the bat! I wondered why the heck these two were still at odds when Stockade definitively defeated Tremont twice in a row, but here they gave us a reason: Tremont is the one who keeps receiving bookings and pay days despite the fact Stockade proved to be the superior competitor. Although I am not terribly excited about more matches between them, it's at least an easier pill to swallow when you give me a purpose.
After they defeated Chris Hero and JT Dunn, Biff Busick and Drew Gulak ended "Hit and Run" with a simple request: we want Team Tremendous. Beyond Wrestling delivered on the request and the match pitting the Tournament for Tomorrow 3 and Tournament for Tomorrow 3:16 winners together was made a reality. Barry and Gulak reached a stalemate in the opening portion of the match. Barry hip tossed both of his opponents, leading to both him and Bill Carr asking Biff Busick if they can go to PWG now. They did beat the Young Bucks, after all. Unsatisfied with Busick's answer, Barry and Carr laid in a short beatdown. Barry's leg got kicked out, leading to him being isolated by Gulak and Busick. Barry slipped out of a suplex attempt from Gulak and tagged in Carr who ran wild. As all four men went back and forth, things got messy with the referee. He counted a pin when Barry and Gulak were in a small package, but the bell rang despite the referee's insistence on it being a two count. Barry and Gulak kept going. Gulak went for his Gulock submission, but Barry cleverly bridged back and pinned Gulak's shoulders. Once again, there was some confusion, though the referee clearly stated it was a three count and awarded the match to Team Tremendous. Even without the referee confusion something in this match didn't click. It was a good idea in theory, but aside from "bragging rights" the lack of stakes made it hard to really care about the wrestling we saw. We've seen better out of both teams so I was let down that this wasn't a better match. In the end, it was mostly both teams going through their usual routine with not much to sink your teeth into.
The next match was the second annual "Feeding Frenzy", in which two teams of eight wrestlers (four tag teams each) compete in an elimination style bout. If a wrestler is eliminated, so is his partner, until we get down to one team. This time around, the Garden State Gods and Devin Blaze of the M1nute Men headed up the units (no Tommy Trainwreck, for unknown reasons). Blaze recruited a bunch of large, beefy dudes to beat up the GSG's squad consisting of smaller, but passionate teams. Milk Chocolate squeezed out a surprise elimination over Flawless & Lawless to give GSG the advantage, but very shortly after Da Hoodz and Milk Chocolate were ousted. There were a lot of CHIKARA wrestlers in the match, and the middle saw Silver Ant re-ignite his feuds with Soldier Ant, The Devastation Corporation, and the BDK. By the way, Tursas was randomly back in this match. That's not a complaint, just very un-CHIKARA to allow a character who was "killed off" to come back anywhere with no explanation. The familiarity led to some solid wrestling out of them after Myke Quest escaped an onslaught. The Dev Corp and BDK were vanquished, then Soldier Ant pinned Silver Ant, leaving the Garden State Gods up against Devin Blaze and Soldier Ant. As he is want to do, Soldier Ant left Devin Blaze to fight on his own, as Soldier Ant does not take orders from anybody and Devin was bossing his team around. Although Darius Carter tried to encourage him to walk away, Devin foolishly tried to fight the GSG on his own and failed. I have to wonder what somebody who isn't into CHIKARA thought of this match, as while the wrestling was good, it would be so much easier to get invested in it if you had the knowledge of Silver Ant and Tursas' feud, Silver Ant and Soldier Ant's feud, etc. Kudos to Team Tremendous for mentioning the feuds on commentary. I think the first Feeding Frenzy was better, but this was fun if you're into watching dudes get beat up and guys in costumes. In the grand scheme of things it was a small blip in the GSG vs. Crusade for Change feud, for what that's worth.
Two losses with JT Dunn by his side did not sit well with Chris Hero. Hero had requested the partnership with Dunn, and went as far to say that their union has been a disappointing experience. Not willing to give up just yet, Hero and Dunn pitted themselves against their rivals for one last chance to prove to themselves the can be a successful duumvirate. Those rivals would be David Starr, the ex-partner of Dunn, and the debuting Eddie Kingston, who seems destined to fight Chris Hero forever. The fight was really intriguing and worked out wonderfully. They kept the rivals apart for awhile and the crowd went wild when they first interacted. Starr got demolished at the start, then Dunn was cut off and isolated by Starr and Kingston. Dunn fought back, placed Starr on the apron, and instead of attempting his signature legdrop from the apron to the stage, from the top turnbuckle he gave off with a diving X-Factor to incapacitate Starr. Kingston and Hero beat each other down but Starr came back just in time to save Kingston from the Death Blow. Hero and Dunn ended up punishing Starr with more rolling elbows than I can count. Kingston tried to save but was taken down with rolling elbows as well. Two stereo elbows to Starr gave Death By Elbow their first win as a team, solidifying the unit. They tapped into both feuds enough to satisfy you, but also knowing that the issue with Starr and Dunn was yet to be over. This was an organic way to enter Kingston into the company and he played his role perfectly, down to giving Starr a Backfist to the Future when Starr mouthed off after the match was over. This was a job well done in both the story and wrestling department.
You want to take about "King of Arts?" The ladder match between AR Fox and Shynron was a work of art. Easily the most innovative ladder match since the original ROH Ladder War. Shynron dived off the balcony to start the match. Yes, to start. This built to tons of crazy spots involving ladders, chairs, both AR Fox's manager and referee Kevin Quinn (who Fox had removed from the show at the beginning of the night), and lots of drama to boot. It's pointless to list all the big spots, but things like a standing Spanish Fly into a propped up ladder, Shynron's twisting dive onto Fox on the floor, and the coup de grâce, Shynron and Fox fighting in the balcony and Shynron sending Fox crashing through his merchandise table with an enzuigiri. With Fox incapacitated, Shynron impressively leapt off the ropes and grabbed his title to retain. This was your textbook feud ending match; satisfying, with all of the small moments that led to the match paying off and the good guy triumphing over the bad guy. I loved everything about this. Shynron and Fox are the real deal.
And then this happened.
Team Pazuzu attacked Shynron after the match because they were displeased with the lack of admiration they received at the start of the evening. Kimber Lee, who had not been on the card, was tired of Dickinson's attitude and challenged him a No DQ match on the spot. I'm not going to dissect the video itself, you can watch for yourself and make your own judgments. Also, you can hear Beyond Wrestling promoter Drew Cordeiro discuss the situation here. I will talk about the match itself. I thought this match was really excellent, accomplishing it's goal of making Dickinson a red hot heel and raising Kimber Lee's profile. She's been having good matches since her debut, but now it's time for those matches to mean something. Kim and Dickinson beat each other with strikes, kicks, and chairs. Kimber Lee subverted a super Pazuzu Bomb with one of the best Frankensteiner's I've seen and a spin kick for a nearfall. Kim got many nearfalls during the match and the crowd was in support of her taking down the Dirty Daddy. After she kicked Dickinson in the stomach and hit him with a chair, Kim had him down for the count, but Pinkie Sanchez jumped in to stop the count. Dickinson had to low blow Kim, hit her with a chair, then use the Pazuzu Bomb before pinning her. I think it speaks volumes of how Beyond has treated Kim as a performer to put her in this kind of match, and for her to have to take the amount of punishment she did to be served up her first lost in sixteen months. For what it's worth, I think they both did a terrific job accomplishing the goal of making Dickinson seem like a monster and Kim the valiant hero. If you watch this match in context, I think you may have a different view of "the incident."
Overall: The Ladder match is one of the best matches in Beyond Wrestling history and is enough to make the show worth checking out. You also get a new look at the Kim vs. Dickinson controversy, a really good tag match, and some solid stuff on the undercard. It's not as consistent as "Hit & Run", but because of that ladder match, this is not a show to be missed.
You can purchase the DVD from Smart Mark Video. For a reduced price, you can also download the show as an mp4 from Smart Mark Video or watch it On Demand through SMVOD.
For more information, visit Beyond Wrestling's official website. For a bunch of free matches, clips, and other fun stuff, check out Beyond's YouTube page. You can also follow them on Twitter and through their Facebook page.
Quick Results/Match Times/Star Ratings
1. Team Pazuzu (Chris Dickinson, Jaka, Pinkie Sanchez, Mike Draztik & Angel Ortiz) defeated New York's Finest (Colin Delaney, Jay Freddie, Pepper Parks, Cherry Bomb & Dick Justice) in 16:04 when Jaka pins Freddie with the T'challa kick. **½
2. Ryan Galeone pins John Silver in 6:56 with a swift kick to the head. **¼
3. Brian Fury submits "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams to the Branding Iron in 9:24. ***
4. Matt Tremont puts away Darius Carter with a powerbomb in 7:30. **½
5. Team Tremendous (Dan Barry & Bill Carr) defeat Biff Busick & Drew Gulak in 14:40 when Barry leans back on Gulak's Gulock attempt and pins his shoulders to the mat. **¾
6. The Feeding Frenzy: The Garden State Gods (Eric Corvis & Myke Quest) outlast seven other teams in 22:06 to win the bout. **¾
Squad A: Da Hoodz (Kris Pyro & Davey Cash), The Garden State Gods (Eric Corvis & Myke Quest), Milk Chocolate (Brandon Watts & Randy Summers), and Silver Ant & Qefka the Quiet
Squad B: Devin Blaze & Soldier Ant, The Devastation Corporation (Max Smashmaster & Flex Rumblecrunch), JÖTNAR (Tursas & Nøkken), and Flawless & Lawless (Rex Lawless & Blake Morris)
– Flawless & Lawless are eliminated by Milk Chocolate in 5:25 when Summer prawn holds Lawless to avoid a choke bomb.
– Da Hoodz are eliminated by JÖTNAR and Max Smashmaster in 7:08 with the Ragnarok on Pyro.
– Milk Chocolate is pinned by Devin Blaze in 9:50 after the Devastation Corporation give Summers the Demolition Decapitation.
– JÖTNAR is eliminated in 18:35 with a superplex and frog splash from Silver Ant to Tursas.
– The Devastation Corporation are eliminated in 20:01 when Qefka surprises Smashmaster with a schoolboy.
– Silver Ant & Qefka the Quiet are eliminated in 20:29 when Soldier Ant trench slams Silver Ant.
– Devin Blaze & Soldier Ant are eliminated in 22:06 with a tandem pump-handle piledriver from the Garden State Gods.
7. Death By Elbow (JT Dunn & Chris Hero) defeat David Starr & Eddie Kingston with tandem rolling elbows to Starr in 28:41. ***½
8. Shynron retains the CLL International All Stars World championship over AR Fox in a Ladder match, retrieving the belt at 22:55. ****¼
9. Chris Dickinson pins Kimber Lee with the Alligator Clutch in a No Disqualification match after a Pazuzu Bomb in 10:58. ***¼
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B&B Terre Barocche, new, central
from £131 /night help Price for guests, Nights
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from £131 /night help Price for guests, Nights
Estimated nightly price based on a weekly stay. Excludes fees (if applicable). Enter your dates to see the total cost.
B&B / 3 bedrooms / sleeps 9
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B&B / 3 bedrooms / sleeps 9
|Key Info
Terre Barocche is a modern and colorful B&B, newly built, adjacent to the historic center. Visit Lecce on foot and in comfort.
B&B Terre Barocche is newly renovated with 3 bedrooms, all designed specifically to accommodate the needs of the guests who come to visit us.
Inside you'll find 32-inch hd tv, air conditioners Daikin latest generation wi-fi that will allow you to use your device in the entire hotel or sitting at the comfortable desk which is provided in each room.
The large open space will allow you to be able to chat outdoors, reading a book accompanied by the chirping of the swallows or smoke a cigarette in the sun.
The property is equipped with 2 bathrooms, one common to two bedrooms and one private site in the third bedroom.
On request we can rent the comfortable folding bikes useful to explore the city or take the car for trips further afield.
What are you waiting for? Come visit us and we will show you the best way to explore the city and the magnificent Salento!
|Sleeps up to 9, 3 bedrooms
|Nearest beach
|San Cataldo 18 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages
|Some pets are welcome - please contact the owner, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Internet access
|Air conditioning, TV, Wi-Fi available
|Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms and 1 En suites
|Double beds (3), Single beds (2), Bunk Beds (1), Dining seats for 12
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Balcony or terrace, Shared garden
|Not suitable for wheelchair users
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