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<div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #2C2A2A; max-width:60%;box-shadow: 0 6px 12px ";"> BCG Yoshifusa Maeda Grand Prix 2020 Tour - Night 2, Tue. W4 Mar. 2020 Osaka @ Kansai, Japan 620 Fans Pre-show 1. Sofu Ozawa and Takenori Doi def. Yoriie Ippitsusai and Desperado Dave Barker (10m 11s) when Takenori Doi pinned Desperado Dave Barker with a Charging Knee Strike. [34] 2. Goro Hatamoto and Ryobe Uno def. The Tokyo Mountains (9m 54s) when Ryobe Uno submitted Kawanari Enomoto with a Scorpion Deathlock. [32] 3. Kisaka & Hosaka def. Emperor & Imakura (10m 14s) when Ikki Hosaka pinned Big Boss Emperor with a Tornado DDT. [32] Main Show 1. Masashi Urogataya, Ichiro Mitsukuri and Koyo Kinoshita def. Rokuemon Matsushita, Animal Harker and Danjuro Kikuchi (6m 41s) when Ichiro Mitsukuri pinned Animal Harker with a S.T.O.. [49] Big win for Urogataya's team in light of his upcoming clash with Matsushita. Experience was the deciding factor here as Mitsukuri and Kinoshita's time together helped them turn the tables on their more powerful opponents, with Mitsukuri getting the pin over Harker. 2. Bunrakuken Torii, Roku Sotomura and Sharaku Okimasa def. Omezo Shikitei and Team Taku (16m 11s) when Sharaku Okimasa submitted Toshinobu Taku with a Scorpion Deathlock. [57] Building up to Torii vs Taku for the GP, the second match saw them trade some big stiff blows back and forth as a teaser to their clash, but it was Toshinobu Taku who fell to his younger and more durable opponents by the end in a spectacle of a technical match. 3. Big Bruiser Findlay and The American Cobras def. Blast Ikoma, Nobuharu Yokokawa and Yoshisada Matsuzawa (16m 28s) when Storm Spillane submitted Nobuharu Yokokawa with a Kneeling Boston Crab. [61] Findlay is a force to be reckoned on his own but add the American Cobras to his corner and they become a nearly unstoppable force. Their opponents experienced that in this match and Ikoma should have taken some notes for his next GP match, especially since Findlay, like Matsushita, will be hard to slam around with his usual array of suplexes. 4. Dynamite Narahashi def. Kiyotaka (12m 21s) by pinfall with a Narahashi Cutter. [57] A short but closely contested fight, the opening match of Block B saw Narahashi impose a fast speed on the match which really messed up the game of his slower, more submission-oriented opponent and led to a quick victory over Kiyotaka. 5. Morimasa Kato def. Kadonomaro Kamisaka (15m 53s) by submission with a Choke Sleeper. [59] Another technical masterpiece between two no-nonesense shoot grapplers, Kamisaka fell much like his tag team partner before him and Kato started the race strong with two points to his name. 6. SUKI drew with Tanyu Toshusai (30m) when the time limit expired. [70] A much anticipated clash built up after Toshusai's win over SUKI's teammate Mabuchi Furusawa, the main event delivered in every sense of the word in an action packed, dramatic half hour of wrestling perfection. Not only did the time limit draw leave everything yet to be resolved between the two men, it also set them back in terms of points right out the gates, a result that may come back to haunt them, especially since they're both considered to be heavy favourites to top their block. Block B Standings Morimasa Kato (2) Dynamite Narahashi (2) SUKI (1) Tanyu Toshusai (1) Kadonomaro Kamisaka (0) Kiyotaka (0)</div>

One on One Match Finn Balor vs. Tommaso Ciampa Triple Threat Alexa Bliss vs. Lacey Evans vs. Rhea Ripley One on One Kevin Kross vs. Otis One on One For the Super Nova Championship Naomi © vs. Carmella One on One: For the Milky Way Championship Cody © vs. Bray Wyatt

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #2C2A2A; max-width:60%;box-shadow: 0 6px 12px ";"> BCG Yoshifusa Maeda Grand Prix 2020 Tour - Night 1, Sat. W3 Mar. 2020 Kobe @ Kansai, Japan 623 Fans Pre-show 1. Danjuro Kikuchi and Ryobe Uno def. Sofu Ozawa and Desperado Dave Barker (10m 17s) when Danjuro Kikuchi submitted Desperado Dave Barker with a Step Over Leg Bar. [42] 2. Emperor & Imakura def. Goro Hatamoto and Nobuyuki Kubo (10m 19s) when Big Boss Emperor pinned Nobuyuki Kubo with a Double Handed Choke Bomb. [28] 3. Kisaka & Hosaka def. The Tokyo Mountains (9m 34s) when Ikki Hosaka pinned Shogo Awatari with a Tornado DDT. [29] Main Show 1. Dynamite Narahashi, Animal Harker and Omezo Shikitei def. Kiyotaka, Nobuharu Yokokawa and Yoshisada Matsuzawa (9m 43s) when Dynamite Narahashi pinned Yoshisada Matsuzawa with a Narahashi Cutter. [56] The opening match set up the upcoming clash between Narahashi and Kiyotaka. The veteran proved he's as dangerous as ever and even got the pin for himself over Matsuzawa, but can he do the same in next show's one on one match or will Kiyotaka's grappling genius manage to hold him down and tap him out? 2. Morimasa Kato, Yoriie Ippitsusai and Sharaku Okimasa def. Kadonomaro Kamisaka, Roku Sotomura and Toshinobu Taku (15m 43s) when Morimasa Kato submitted Toshinobu Taku with a Choke Sleeper. [51] A masterclass in technical wrestling, this match allowed Kato and Kamisaka to get a taste of each other's game before their singles Block B match. The former INSPIRE star sent a message to his scheduled opponent by submitting the veteran Toshinobu Taku, but whether Kamisaka had any sort of emotional reaction to it is near impossible to tell. 3. SUKI and The American Cobras def. Tanyu Toshusai, Ichiro Mitsukuri and Koyo Kinoshita (12m 30s) when Storm Spillane submitted Ichiro Mitsukuri with a Kneeling Boston Crab. [58] SUKI was all fire and brimstone against Toshusai, a match set to headline the next show and one with personal implications beyond the Grand Prix. The former GCG had the aid of the American Cobras in this one and won it, but can he do it again one on one and settle his score with Toshusai or will he be Tanyu's latest victim after Mabuchi Furusawa? 4. Yoshinaka Taku def. Masashi Urogataya (15m 45s) by pinfall with a Full Nelson Bomb. [65] The 2020 Grand Prix kicked off with an exciting match between Yoshinaka Taku, who's finding his way as a singles competitor, and newcomer Masashi Urogataya, who's technical expertise gave Taku a hard time until he was able to take things where he's most comfortable, making good use of his power and striking skills to get the win and his first two points. 5. Rokuemon Matsushita def. Blast Ikoma (15m 14s) by pinfall with an One-Handed Choke Slam. [57] Getting in the ring against Matsushita is never an enviable position, all the more so when it's in a singles match. The big man's sheer size and weight practically eliminated Ikoma's wide arsenal of explosive suplexes but he put on a good fight regardless, pushing the match just past the fifteen minute mark before the inevitable happend and he fell to a Choke Slam. 6. Big Bruiser Findlay def. Bunrakuken Torii (27m 38s) by pinfall with an Atomic Spinebuster. [74] A spectacular, slow fuse war inside the ring, Findlay and Torii's battle almost took up half an hour and rightfully headlined the first show of the Grand Prix tour as the massive American went toe to toe with the unyielding Torii. Findlay's power gave him the advantage early on but Torii just wouldn't give up and fought back to chop down his opponent with stiff kicks, then smashing forearms once he got him on one knee. Exhaustion took its toll as the match dragged on but Findlay proved he's got a big gas tank to fall back on as he survived and pushed on to explode in the Atomic Spinebuster and get a big win thanks to his big move out of nowhere. Block A Standings Big Bruiser Findlay (2) Rokuemon Matsushita (2) Yoshinaka Taku (2) Bunrakuken Torii (0) Blast Ikoma (0) Masashi Urogataya (0)</div>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="LaEstrella" data-cite="LaEstrella" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="50750" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Will we be predicting the entire tournament including tour shows or just the final show?</div></blockquote><p> I like to give people time to predict, so doing it for the entire tour would really slow me down. Still, feel free to predict now who will top each block, who will win the GP as well as the outcome of the two title matches <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="christmas_ape" data-cite="christmas_ape" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="50750" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I liked Funakoshi's subtle dig at Blast in the post show segment, I think I might have mentioned it before but those really are the perfect way to add character to a performance heavy promotion.</div></blockquote><p> Which is why I'm including the interviews. I'm a fan of wrestlers' stories being the foundation of their storylines and now that I have some data (results, injuries etc) to work with, I can start infusing a bit more life into the characters.</p>

<p>No worries, had to double think before posting to make sure I won't be starting a drama storm. No offense taken, hence why I pointed out the bold parts as poorly worded and explained how they could be seen from another perspective.</p><p> </p><p> P.S. EMLL Strange Lucha Things is life</p>

I'll have to agree, stickied threads shouldn't take up like half the first page. The diaries that win already have some support and will regularly show up on the first page and/or appear to be highly rated and/or seem to have a ton of pages/views/posts anyway. Speaking for myself, I've looked up past winners and thus discovered some diaries I'd otherwise probably wouldn't, so I'd assume people can do the same without the need of pinning diaries (though adding [DotM] for a month before the title sounds ok, if it's not a lot of work for the mods) While I do get what you're trying to say (and at times even shared the sentiment when I was nominated alongside Lloyd's NotBPW Stones/DeColts diary or Historian's RMW/CWL/The Climb diary) I'll have to point out the choice of words was poor. Everyone's trying their best and even the more competitive among us know they can't blame it on "poor production values", they'll just have to up their game and do better. Calling diary writers the American Indie companies as opposed to Eisen-verse being RIPW is a graphic, yet somewhat degrading analogy, at least the way I see it. Also, I bolded the part above it because I do believe that is exactly the reason we switched from a single to multiple votes. You can always vote for the favourites as well as your underdog darlings. Anyway, nominations Rookie Real World Don't really follow RW diaries but I'm tempted to nominate The Thursday Night Wars. Still, as it was techincally posted late in June but hasn't really gotten rolling, I'll leave it to be nominated next month. Speaking of which, it's a multiplayer diary with 2 rookies and 1 veteran (Historian) so I'm not sure if it would fall under this category or Veteran Real World. Rookie C-Verse/Fictional EMLL: Strange Lucha Things by LaEstrella I was shocked to read this is Estrella's first diary ever. It's well written, the presentation is slick, the booking is solid and on top of it all it tackles my favourite Mexican promotion. Surprised it's not been nominated yet, especially since everyone also seems to appreciate the LuchaLore and Operation Antivenom aspects of it. Warrior Engine 2020 - The Family Legacy by FINisher Big fan of hardcore diaries and FINisher's work with WEXXV in previous diaries. It's a R2G save so posts are sporadic, but they're good when they do show up and I'm hoping a nomination here gives FIN a boost to keep it going. Veteran Real World christmas_ape has already nominated Bigelow_Cartwheel's ECW diary, so I got nothing here but a vote of confidence from me as well. Veteran C-Verse/Fictional No Ordinary Men by Historian While it does feel a bit like a re-run of the Climb, oldschool traditional wrestling is right up Historian's alley. His writing is as good as ever and he goes the extra mile to get the visuals looking better and better. Showcase Again, Operation Antivenom and LuchaLore have been nominated, so I'm all set here. Match El Toro de Oro vs La Estrella in EMLL: Strange Lucha Things by La Estrella I've never before read a match and instantly thought "I'm nominating this for Match of the Month". That alone speaks volumes of how great it was.

SCU [Daniles & Kazarian] versus The Briscoes "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles versus Alexander Hammerstone Io Shirai versus Mandy Sacc [formerly Mandy Rose] OPW Television Championship Chas Betts [formerly Chad Gable] versus Joe Hennig ©

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #2C2A2A; max-width:60%;box-shadow: 0 6px 12px ";"> BCG Yoshifusa Maeda Grand Prix 2020 Press Conference Highlights ~ Yoshifusa Maeda himself presented the new Grand Prix trophy at the press conference, a samurai statuette that’s been welcomed as a more spectacular visual upgrade to the previous chest-like trophy. With the new prize, the participants and blocks for the tournament were announced, with the ten show tour breaking down into five alternating nights for each block, culminating to the winners of each facing off at the final show. ~ Block A includes last year’s winner Rokuemon Matsushita, who failed to convert his win to a championship but will certainly be looking for back to back wins, a feat only accomplished by Funakoshi during the first two tournaments. Of particular interest will be his clash with Big Bruiser Findlay, a proper hoss fight against a man who’ll be looking to succeed as a singles star after winning TagMania 7 but failing to capture the BCG World Tag Team titles. Yoshinaka Taku is a similar case, slowly establishing himself as a singles competitor and leaving his father’s shadow, while Masashi Urogataya will certainly look to make an impression in his first ever YMGP and things are certainly looking good since he joined BCG, especially with him and SUKI winning the main event of Fighting Spirit against Funakoshi and Ikoma. Last but certainly not least, “Machine Gun” Bunrakuken Torii, a 2 time winner of the tournament himself, will be out to regain his momentum and secure himself another chance at the BCG World title after his failure to capture it back at Heritage. ~ Block B features the ever-dangerous and increasingly frustrated SUKI, whose showdown against Tanyu Toshusai is highly anticipated. Having been quite vocal in his criticism of BCG management, SUKI now has the chance to win the tournament and thus earn himself a shot at Funakoshi’s BCG World title, while Toshusai is out to beat him after previously defeating Mabuchi Furusawa. Also interesting in this block should be the match between technical wizards and frequent teammates Kadonomaro Kamisaka and Kiyotaka, either of which could prove to be a dark horse in this race. No shortage of technicians in Block B as Morimasa Kato is also there and looking to establish himself after a solid run with BCG so far, while Dynamite Narahashi, who’s been doing well but just can’t do so consistently and break the glass ceiling above him, will be getting a chance to prove he belongs with the best of them. ~ The final show on the third Friday of April will not just be about the Grand Prix but will feature a double main event as Funakoshi will be defending the BCG World title against Razan Okamoto. The match, which came about after Okamoto pinned Funakoshi in a match at TagMania 7, was originally scheduled to take place at Fighting Spirit but had to be moved due to Okamoto getting injured. Both men said they are confident about the outcome and actually glad about the move in schedule, believing the event to be an even bigger stage than Fighting Spirit and thus elevating the importance of their contest. ~ The BCG World title is not the only one scheduled to be defended on the final night of the tour though, as the BCG Challengers Series title will also be on the line after Sojuro Sen was able to pin champion Naozane Goto at Fighting Spirit. A former holder of the title himself, Sojuro Sen said he will “teach Goto a masterclass in warrior spirit” with the former sumo competitor himself promising to “eat him up and spit him out” by the end of the match. </div>

Thank you. I think my booking for BCG is extremely predictable once you get the hang of it, give it a few more shows. Speaking of shows and tournaments, stand by for the Yoshifusa Maeda Grand Prix Press Conference, announcing the two blocks for this year's round robin tournament!

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #2C2A2A; max-width:60%;box-shadow: 0 6px 12px ";"> Fri. W2 Mar. 2020 Osaka Athletic Stadium @ Kansai, Japan Rating: 69 Attendance: 4.543, Views: 49.712 (0.06 on Shogun TV) Omezo Shikitei, Danjuro Kikuchi, Big Boss Emperor & Noritaka Imakura vs Ryobe Uno, Nobuyuki Kubo, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita A standard multi man match to open the show, this one was a chance for BCG’s undercard to shine and shine they did, with Imakura and Big Boss Emperor especially trading blows with Kubo, Mitsukuri and Kinoshita. As hard hitting as they come, the blows rained down back and forth until Kikuchi and Shikitei got their moments to bring down the pace of the match with their grappling. Ryobe Uno picked things back up with a series of big suplexes but he was unable to hit one on the massive Big Boss Emperor, who regained control of the match as it headed towards the finish that came down to the double team moves of Emperor and Imakura on one side and Mitsukuri and Kinoshita on the other. Clearly more experienced as a duo, Mitsukuri and Kinoshita were able to overcome the natural chemistry of their opponents and shortly before the ten minute mark, Mitsukuri hit an S.T.O. over Imakura to get the pinfall victory. Ryobe Uno, Nobuyuki Kubo, Ichiro Mitsukuri & Koyo Kinoshita defeated Omezo Shikitei, Danjuro Kikuchi, Big Boss Emperor & Noritaka Imakura in 9:45 when Ichiro Mitsukuri pinned Noritaka Imakura with a S.T.O.. [42] Roku Sotomura, Kadonomaro Kamisaka & Kiyotaka vs Tanyu Toshusai, Yoriie Ippitsusai & Sharaku Okimasa If the opening contest was heavy on the striking, this match was all about technical wrestling. Tanyu Toshusai, who’s not primarily known as a technical wrestler, proved he’s more than able to hang with the other competitors in this match in what was a very cerebral chess game of a contest as the six men chain wrestled back and forth with holds, counterholds, reversals and submissions. Very much a wrestling purist’s dream, this one escalated slowly to bigger and bigger moves as each grappler sought to soften up the opposition and set up their finishing move but it was Roku Sotomura that was able to lock it in, trapping Yoriie Ippitsusai in the Twisted Bow and Arrow in the center of the ring for the tap. In a bout that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, Roku Sotomura and Kamisaka & Kiyotaka defeated Tanyu Toshusai and Ippitsusai & Okimasa in 16:10 when Roku Sotomura submitted Yoriie Ippitsusai with a Twisted Bow And Arrow. [57] Naozane Goto & Team Taku vs Morimasa Kato, Nobuharu Yokokawa & Sojuro Sen The last of the multi man matches to wrap up the undercard, this was very much a strong style contest that tested the competitors’ toughness and fighting spirit, true to the event’s name. Goto’s fearsome power was rivalled by the ruggedness and occasional double team maneuver of Yokokawa & Sen, with Morimasa Kato picking his spots to attempt and wear down the former sumo wrestler. Goto had more than his size and power to rely on though, as Team Taku brought their own experience as a team to help him fight back, with Toshinobu Taku acting as the de facto team captain shouting directions from the apron. His actual in-ring contribution wasn’t as great in terms of showmanship, but the veteran still knew how to hold the match together and rely on his son for the bigger spots, all of which made for a pretty competitive contest. Still, Yokokawa & Sen were able to outsmart their opponents and it really showed once they were able to neutralize Toshinobu Taku for a significant amount of time, after which his team’s cohesion collapsed. Yoshinaka Taku had his attention torn between the match and checking on his father, leading Goto to essentially take on the opposition all alone and eventually crumble, allowing Sojuro Sen to get the pinfall on him. In a decent match, Morimasa Kato and Yokokawa & Sen defeated Naozane Goto and Team Taku in 16:13 when Sojuro Sen pinned Naozane Goto. [57] BCG World Tag Team titles match 13th Champions Inejiro Yoshizawa & Noritoshi Miura vs TagMania 7 Winners Animal Harker & Big Bruiser Findlay Harker and Findlay cashed in their TagMania 7 win here for a title shot, following a back and forth clash with the champions throughout the entire Fighting Spirit tour. Yoshizawa and Miura were well aware they were facing two powerful, hard hitting opponents here so they took a slow, cautious approach to this match, trying to keep the pace down and prevent it from turning into a slugfest that would benefit their challengers. The Wild Ones, on the other hand, did the exact opposite but even when they realized they couldn’t get their way due to their opponents’ evasive tactics, they tweaked their approach and instead made sure to make each blow count. Big shots, thunderous forearms and some fearsome slams from Findlay gave the defending champions a run for their money, making sure they tried to minimize his participation in the match and instead try to keep Harker in as much as possible, who they were able to isolate and wear down much easier thanks to their teaming experience. Harker found an unlikely way to escape the tight spot he was in and instead of trying to get back to his corner for a tag, he instead managed a sharp shoulder block that knocked Miura off the apron, a cue for his teammate to circle the ring and get involved by starting a ringside brawl. Referee Tawaraya tried to get the match back in the ring but at the same time was lenient enough to let the wrestlers fight it out, well aware that this high profile title match wasn’t going to end by disqualification like that. Findlay really turned the complexion of the match around with his hardcore-ish moves on the outside, but an instinctive last second dodge from Yoshizawa sent him charging with a spear head first into the barricade. With Findlay down and Harker still being the legal man, Miura and Yoshizawa got back to work on him and soon enough were able to finally hit their combo finisher on him to retain, just ten second short of the twenty minute mark. In a bout that had great wrestling and good heat, Miura & Yoshizawa defeated The Wild Ones in 19:50 when Noritoshi Miura pinned Animal Harker with The End Of The World. Miura & Yoshizawa make defence number three of the BCG World Tag Team titles. [74] The American Cobras vs Bunrakuken Torii & Rokuemon Matsushita Wasting no time as soon as the bell rang, Spillane and Torii locked up in a death grip as they traded lightning fast and super stiff forearms back and forth, much to the delight of fans who voiced their approval. Slowly getting the better of his opponent, Torii backed Spillane to a corner and unloaded with a series of, well, machine gun forearms, before backing out as the clear winner of the exchange to comfortably tag Matsushita in. The big man tossed Spillane around a couple of times, perhaps testing what opposition he could offer or maybe showcasing his dominance, but Spillane was able to roll through a flapjack and tag Malloy in. Using his speed, agility and a few slingshot moves off the ropes for the extra momentum, Malloy managed to get some offense going, although it barely caused Matsushita to take a few steps back, never really giving him much trouble. Still, not willing to burn up his stamina against such a quick opponent, Matsushita tagged Torii back in and fans were treated to another fast sequence of moves, a beautiful choreography of violence and chain wrestling skills. Spillane wasn’t shy about sneaking in a blow after his partner whipped Torii to the ropes and from that point on, the Cobras took over with classic tag tactics, isolating Torii and using quick tags to always keep the fresh man in as they hit all their big moves to wear down their opponent. What they got for their troubles was a near fall, as Torii kicked out and refused to be pinned. Malloy attempted to pull him back up and take him to the Cobras’ corner, but a rush of adrenaline gave Torii a second wind and he hit Malloy with a forearm so impactful it knocked him down to the mat. Rushing back for the tag to Matsushita, the 375-pounder ran across the ring like a truck and hit Spillane with an avalanche, making full use of his body mass and momentum, before getting to work on a more tired and thus slower Malloy. After taking him to the mat with a decapitating lariat, Matsushita picked Malloy up for what seemed to be a powerbomb on the turnbuckles. In a moment of inspiration, Torii directed his partner to turn around, tagged himself in and ascended to the top rope, flying high to deliver his Flying Forearm finisher together with Matsushita’s powerbomb, a devastating combo that shook the ring before Torii floated over for the cover. In a bout that had superb wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, Bunrakuken Torii and Rokuemon Matsushita defeated The American Cobras in 15:13 when Bunrakuken Torii pinned Marvel Malloy with a Flying Forearm Off Top. [71] Funakoshi & Blast Ikoma vs SUKI & Masashi Urogataya Though not advertised as such, this was obviously a BCG versus GCG match. Black Canvas loyalists Funakoshi and Ikoma squared off with former GCG stars SUKI and Urogataya, with the added narrative layer of Urogataya more or less having to fill in for the injured Mabuchi Furusawa. This fact was pointed out during a couple of spots where SUKI clearly was waiting for his partner to chip in but was left high and dry, as Urogataya lacks the instinctive understanding that Furusawa has with SUKI, but otherwise not overdone. From bell to bell, the match played out like a textbook puroresu main event: slow paced and escalating, smashmouth hard hitting and all that building on a rock solid technical foundation. Urogataya, being the least “proven” man in the match, was initially faced with scorn from Ikoma, but after reversing a few of his lightning-fast, explosive suplexes into chickenwing holds or downright suplexes of his own, he forced Ikoma, Funakoshi and fans in attendance to take him seriously. Clearly the most exciting exchanges happened between the BCG World champion and SUKI, even leading to a near fall that almost sealed a future title match between them, but it was Ikoma who took the full force of a SUKI Special III for the pin by the end of the 20+ minute confrontation. In a bout that had superb wrestling and good heat, SUKI and Masashi Urogataya defeated Funakoshi and Blast Ikoma in 21:47 when SUKI submitted Blast Ikoma with a SUKI Special III. [73] After the winners left the ring, Funakoshi was left trying to pick up Ikoma and help him to the back when Razan Okamoto came out with a mic in hand for a quick promo, saying that while he’d technically not been cleared to wrestle tonight, he was only days from a full recovery and would be seeing Funakoshi at the Yoshifusa Maeda Grand Prix for their title match. [57]</div> <div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #2C2A2A; max-width:60%;box-shadow: 0 6px 12px ";">Post show interviews and comments Funakoshi: "Tonight was hard, our opponents were better and we lost. I know there have been people who doubt if I’m worthy to carry this title, but I’ll be the first to remind them I wasn’t on my own out there. So far I’ve successfully defended my title in singles matches and next month it will be no different against Razan Okamoto." SUKI: "**** this! I bust my ass in that ring, get win after win over the biggest names in this company and what do I have to show for it? Nothing! Meanwhile, that ******** Okamoto spends all of the year so far on the sidelines and he’s the one who gets a shot at the BCG World title? That’s ********!" Animal Harker: "First the BCG Challengers Series title, now this. I’m cursed! AAAAARGH!" Sojuro Sen: "Tonight I proved size alone does not a champion make. When me and Goto get in the ring again, I’m taking the BCG Challengers Series title from him."</div>

PPV named after an iconic 90s tune, check New Jack surprise return, check New Jack signature balcony dive, check New Jack return at a PPV called Gangsta's Paradise -> mind = blown

His previous gimmick with NGW was carrying it to ringside (think Kanemaru in New Japan) and smashing it on opponents' heads. This spot was a (less extreme) nod to that. Not going for a hardcore/unpredictable vibe (it's more like I'm figuring out the booking/writing style yet) but any comparison to the original ECW is high praise whatsoever in my book! Vidmar has basically backed himself into a corner by refusing to join forces with his fellow NGW veterans (Frye, Howard, Eriksson etc) so his storyline is about showcasing his isolation against the New Breed. Glad it's coming across.

Red Star Combat announces shows for final quarter of 2003!

Red Star Combat Top 10 Rankings as of October 1st, 2003 Super Heavyweight #1 Dwight Witherspoon (9-0, 3-0 RSC) #2 Colin J L Capes (7-0, 2-0 RSC) #3 Hector Jimenez (5-0, 2-0 RSC) #4 Joe Snettisham (9-4, 0-1 RSC) #5 Zsolt Hargitay (9-4, 1-1 RSC) #6 Zydrunas Sigauskas (4-0, 2-0 RSC) #7 Melvin Yeo (5-1, 3-1 RSC) ⬆️ #8 Daugvinas Blekaitis (4-2, 2-2 RSC) ⬇️ #9 Fred Goggins (6-1, 1-1 RSC) ⬇️ #10 Vasily Klyushev (4-3, 2-3 RSC) ⬆️ Heavyweight #1 Pai Cheng (13-0, 4-0 RSC) #2 Percy Catcher (14-6, 2-0 RSC) #3 Mugur Boc (12-3, 0-1 RSC) #4 Josef Jankowski (10-1, 1-0 RSC) ⬆️ #5 Roope Kuqi (9-0, 0-0 RSC) ⬇️ #6 Dave Lennon (20-9, 1-1 RSC) ⬇️ #7 Hanif Hussain (9-2, 3-0 RSC) ⬆️ #8 Aljur Paras (6-0, 3-0 RSC) ⬆️ #9 Lachlan Bowen (14-8-1, 1-1 RSC) ⬆️ #10 Wally da Cunha (17-11, 0-1 RSC) ⬆️ Light Heavyweight #1 Carlos dos Santos (18-6, 3-0 RSC) #2 Hyun-Shik Lim (17-3, 1-0 RSC) #3 Leandro Piquet (22-12, 1-1 RSC) ⬆️ #4 Shane Gilchrist (17-9, 0-1 RSC) ⬇️ #5 Daniil Skala (22-11, 0-1 RSC) ⬆️ #6 Michael Dali (5-0, 3-0 RSC) ⬆️ #7 Alekos Karabatsos (16-9, 0-1 RSC) ⬆️ #8 Adrian Swall (11-4, 2-3 RSC) ⬆️ #9 Allen LeFleur (12-1, 1-1 RSC) ⬆️ #10 Tomasz Petrov (3-1, 3-1 RSC) ⬆️ Middleweight #1 Reed Howlett (13-0, 2-0 RSC) ⬆️ #2 Shaun Dico (11-1, 4-1 RSC) ⬆️ #3 Bambang Sriyanto (27-11-2, 1-1 RSC) ⬆️ #4 Carl Ratcliffe (24-8, 1-1 RSC) ⬆️ #5 Esteban Vega (11-0, 1-0 RSC) ⬆️ #6 Drazen Gabelich (11-7,0-1 RSC) ⬆️ #7 Osvald Kikkas (10-3, 3-1 RSC) ⬆️ #8 Chaim Alexievich (8-2, 1-2 RSC) ⬆️ #9 Leandro Bastos (9-3, 0-1 RSC) ⬆️ #10 Edu Gattai (12-2, 1-1 RSC) ⬆️ Welterweight #1 Fukusaburu Hirano (17-3-1, 2-0 RSC) #2 Dominykas Jankovic (15-6, 2-1 RSC) #3 Carmelo Rossi (15-6, 2-0 RSC) #4 Hamilton Fonseca Jr (11-3, 3-0 RSC) #5 Piotr Dabrowski (21-9, 2-1 RSC) #6 Sebastian Fernandez (11-3, 2-1 RSC) #7 Mando Romero (12-1, 2-1 RSC) ⬆️ #8 Rich Robinson (12-1, 1-1 RSC) ⬇️ #9 Mauricio de Terreros (10-1, 1-1) ⬆️ #10 Pavel Radulov (9-3, 1-0 RSC) ⬇️ Lightweight #1 Georges Nouri (17-3, 2-0 RSC) #2 Fumiyaki Hayashi (20-11, 0-2 RSC) #3 Min-Soo Sik (10-2, 0-1 RSC) #4 Harald Hubner (10-5, 1-0 RSC) #5 Folke Dalen (10-1, 3-1 RSC) #6 Chakrit Mamanee (4-1, 3-1 RSC) #7 Maurice Braudel (10-7, 0-2 RSC) #8 Antanas Kucera (3-0, 3-0 RSC) #9 Jonas Jankowski (3-0, 1-0 RSC) #10 Dominykas Wojcik (3-0, 1-0 RSC) Featherweight #1 Francesco Marazzina (24-10, 1-0 RSC) #2 Rafael Tavares (18-6, 2-1 RSC) #3 Foggy Lee (14-3, 2-0 RSC) #4 Jay Dorridge (12-4, 1-1 RSC) #5 Ronaldo Freitas (9-0, 2-0 RSC) #6 Ilya Fedorov (11-2, 2-2 RSC) #7 Benoit LeMarche (5-1, 1-1 RSC) #8 Saul Cervantes (5-1, 2-1 RSC) ⬆️ #9 Antanas Jelinek (2-2, 2-2 RC) ⬆️ #10 Matas Vidmar (2-1, 2-1 RSC) ⬆️ Women’s Featherweight #1 Rachel McGuiness (11-4, 2-0 RSC) ⬆️ #2 Lynda Epsom (11-4, 2-0 RSC) #3 Maja Krawczyk (4-0, 4-0 RSC) ⬆️ #4 Vasya Kaczmarek (9-2, 3-2 RSC) ⬆️ #5 Nora Bethlen (6-0, 2-0 RSC) ⬆️ #6 Annika Sjolin (6-1, 4-1 RSC) #7 Regina de Avila (5-2, 3-2 RSC) ⬇️ #8 Aldona Dvorak (3-2, 3-2 RSC) ⬆️ #9 Zofia Ivanov (3-1, 3-1 RSC) ⬆️ #10 Rosamaria Correa (7-2, 1-2 RSC) ⬆️ Women’s Bantamweight #1 Maya Komagata (11-0, 2-0 RSC) #2 Katarzyna Wojchiechowska (10-1, 3-0 RSC) #3 Stella Massey (13-2, 3-1 RSC) #4 Katie-Jayne Paulson (10-1, 2-0 RSC) #5 Carmen Routhwaite (9-1, 2-1 RSC) #6 Thea Higgins (9-3, 1-0 RSC) ⬆️ #7 Vicki Summers (10-5, 1-1 RSC) ⬇️ #8 Tiiu Kass (11-2, 1-2 RSC) ⬆️ #9 Dorothy Gayle (7-3, 1-1 RSC) ⬇️ #10 Alicia Fothergill(8-5, 1-1 RSC) ⬆️ Women’s Flyweight #1 Trish Biel (11-0, 3-0 RSC) #2 Manami Ken (12-2, 2-0 RSC) #3 Daljit Samir (12-2, 2-2 RSC) #4 Helena Broderick (10-2, 3-1 RSC) #5 Rennaya Rives (12-1, 2-1 RSC) #6 Shannon Palmer (11-3, 2-1 RSC) #7 Maria Ferraz (9-3, 1-2 RSC) #8 Natasha Mellow (10-2, 2-1 RSC) #9 Toni Dietrich (10-2, 2-1 RSC) #10 Tatjana Vinick (9-1, 2-1 RSC)

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>RSC 29: Ripley vs Howlett</strong></p><p><strong> Sunday, Week 4, September 2003 – St. Petersburg, Russia</strong></p><p><strong> Attendance: 372</strong></p><p> <img alt="1jCg1DS.gif?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/1jCg1DS.gif?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="3znnZ3M.gif?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3znnZ3M.gif?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <em>Preliminary Card</em></p><p> <table border="0" bgcolor=#DCDCDC><tr><td align="left" width = "780"> <details><summary></summary><strong>Heavyweight:</strong> <img alt="6Re0glD.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6Re0glD.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />Marko Nikolic (CR#15, 2-0, 0-0 RSC) def. <img alt="wkJRxLq.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wkJRxLq.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Bast Moulke (CR#12,5-2, 2-2 RSC) via Submission (RNC) – Round 1 (2:09) [Great]</p><p> <strong>Featherweight:</strong> <img alt="6Re0glD.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6Re0glD.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />Dovydas Novak (CR#13, 1-3, 1-3 RSC) def. <img alt="6Re0glD.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6Re0glD.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />Piotr Egorov (CR#16, 1-2, 1-2 RSC) via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27) [Good]</p><p> <strong>Welterweight:</strong> <img alt="6Re0glD.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6Re0glD.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />Matej Grabowski (CR#18, 1-2, 1-2 RSC) def. <img alt="6Re0glD.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6Re0glD.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />Nojus Fiala (CR#20, 2-0, 0-0 RSC) via TKO (Strikes) – Round 1 (4:26) [Good]</p><p> <strong>Light Heavyweight:</strong> <img alt="6Re0glD.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6Re0glD.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />Markus Jankovic (CR#23, 2-0, 0-0 RSC) def. <img alt="6Re0glD.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6Re0glD.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />Joze Kovacic (CR#22, 2-0, 0-0 RSC) via Submission (Americana) – Round 2 (1:38) [Great]</p><p> <strong>Lightweight:</strong> <img alt="6Re0glD.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6Re0glD.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />Adam Horvat (CR#17, 1-2, 1-2 RSC) def. <img alt="6Re0glD.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6Re0glD.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />Dovydas Kaminski (CR#15, 1-2, 1-2 RSC) via Unanimous Decision [Good]</p><p> <strong>Light Heavyweight:</strong> <img alt="6Re0glD.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6Re0glD.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />Rokas Ruzicki (CR#21, 2-0, 0-0 RSC) def. <img alt="6Re0glD.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6Re0glD.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />Gavriil Sviridov (CR#12, 9-6, 1-1 RSC) via TKO (Strikes) – Round 1 (3:57) [Good]</p><p> <strong>Light Heavyweight:</strong> <img alt="6Re0glD.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6Re0glD.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />Tomasz Petrov (CR#14, 2-1, 2-1 RSC) def. NL Frankie Burgess (CR#6, 7-2, 2-1 RSC) via Submission (Kimura) – Round 1 (3:53) [Good]</p><p> <strong>Welterweight:</strong> <img alt="TAUaUeR.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/TAUaUeR.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Mando Romero (CR#9, 11-1, 1-1 RSC) def. <img alt="6Re0glD.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6Re0glD.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />Joze Jovanovic (CR#16, 3-0, 0-0 RSC) via Knock Out (Punch) – Round 1 (1:01) [Good]</p><p> <strong>Super Heavyweight:</strong> <img alt="6Re0glD.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6Re0glD.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />Gennady Lopatin (CR#18, 3-0, 0-0 RSC) def. <img alt="or0RxPG.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/or0RxPG.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Olu Yolo (CR#17, 4-2, 0-2 RSC) via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) [Average]</summary></details></details></td></tr></table></details></p><p> </p><p> <em>Main Card</em></p><p> <strong>Women’s Bantamweight:</strong> <img alt="yAoAYiG.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yAoAYiG.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Thea Higgins(WR#19, CR#7, 8-3, 0-0 RSC) def. <img alt="yAoAYiG.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yAoAYiG.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Dorothy Gayle (WR#25, CR#8, 7-2, 1-0 RSC) via Unanimous Decision [Decent]</p><p> <strong>Women’s Featherweight:</strong> <img alt="EgAPcIM.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EgAPcIM.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Nora Bethlen (CR#7, 5-0, 1-0 RSC) def. <img alt="yAoAYiG.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yAoAYiG.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Catherine Newmar (CR#8, 4-0, 1-0 RSC) via Unanimous Decision [Good]</p><p> <strong>Super Heavyweight:</strong> <img alt="hr9Sv9y.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/hr9Sv9y.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Melvin Yeo (CR#9, 4-1, 2-1 RSC) def. <img alt="6Re0glD.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6Re0glD.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />Arnas Kaczmarek (CR#10, 3-0, 0-0 RSC) via Unanimous Decision [Decent]</p><p> <strong>Light Heavyweight:</strong> <img alt="8n2Wg5q.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/8n2Wg5q.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Andoni Olano (CR#4, 11-3, 3-1 RSC) def. <img alt="nj1rBGb.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/nj1rBGb.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Shane Gilchrist (CR#3, 17-8, 0-0 RSC) via TKO (Strikes) – Round 1 (0:22) [Good]</p><p> <strong>RSC Middleweight Championship: </strong><img alt="AHeE6PK.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AHeE6PK.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Reed Howlett (CR#2, 12-0, 1-0 RSC) def. <img alt="AHeE6PK.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AHeE6PK.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Sutton Ripley (WR#7, CR#1, 12-5-1, 3-0 RSC) via Knock Out (Punch) – Round 3 (1:16) [Good] [sutton Ripley broke his nose in the fight]</p><p> </p><p> - Having both finished 4 of their 5 last opponents, Sutton Ripley and Reed Howlett crossed swords in a main event that promised to be exciting and end in definitive fashion. Sure enough, Howlett brought the big strikes to give the defending champion a hard time, breaking his nose in the initial exchange and finally got the big blow he was looking for in the third round, knocking Ripley clean off for a KO victory and title switch. Following the fight, Sutton Ripley revealed this would be his last one for Red Star Combat. The Canadian fighter is still under contract with SIGMA and apparently on good terms with RSC, so the move was presumably due to him feeling he has outgrown the Russian promotion at this point.</p><p> </p><p> - Rough landing for Australia’s Shane Gilchrist in his RSC debut, despite entering his fight against Andoni Olano as a huge favourite. The Spaniard, in his last fight for the company before departing for BCF, overwhelmed Gilchrist with a fast start that trapped him against the cage, before a huge uppercut snapped his head back to end the match in shocking fashion.</p><p> </p><p> - Nora “One Shot” Bethlen may have finished all 5 of her previous opponents with her ferocious right hook, but for once she was unable to do the same against Catherine Newmar. The two fighters entered the cage with respective undefeated streaks and engaged in a hard striking battle that saw no clear winner, taking things to the judges who were in full agreement of what the outcome should be.</p><p> </p><p> - Dovydas Novak won his rematch vs Piotr Egorov in the pre-show, via split decision. An ironic equalizer, as Egorov had also won their first match via split decision. Perhaps a third encounter is in the horizon to settle the score?</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Bonus</span></strong></p><p><strong> Fight of the Night:</strong> Howlett vs Ripley</p><p> <strong>KO of the Night:</strong> Howlett vs Ripley</p><p> <strong>Submission of the Night:</strong> Petrov vs Burgess</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Post-Fight</span></strong></p><p><strong> Reed Howlett:</strong> <em>"Shout out to the Basora brothers, Faas Smit, Aleksander Ivanov, Jens Halle, Matti Kurri, Nico Mickiewitz and all the guys at Euro Team Thunder who helped me prep for this match. We did it you guys!"</em></p><p> <strong>Andoni Olano:</strong> <em>”There’s a reason I got signed and I’m moving to bigger, better things. I was just glad to prove the bookies wrong and turn the tables against the odds. No way I was taking this easy because I was on my way out.”</em></p><p> <strong>Nora Bethlen:</strong> <em>”Who I’d want to face next, huh? Guess Maja Krawczyk, it’s a tough challenge but I’m interested in giving it a go.”</em></p><p> <strong>Mando Romero:</strong> <em>”Let that be a lesson for anyone who steps in the cage with me, I’ll knock ‘em out as well like I knocked this guy out tonight.”</em></p><p> <strong> Tomasz Petrov:</strong> <em>”Yeah I just beat a former RSC Light Heavyweight champion. It’s too soon to shoot for the gold, but I think Mahak Kirakosyan is next in line as I climb the ranks. He needs to stop dodging me and make this happen.”</em></p><p> <strong>Adam Horvat:</strong> <em>”Antanas Kucera! You, me, ASAP!”</em></p>

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="bYRx1ea.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bYRx1ea.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Above the Clouds</strong></span></p><p> Saturday, Week 3 June 2020</p><p> Athens, Southern Mediterranean, Greece</p><p> Attendance: 94, Viewers: 100 (0.01)</p><p> </p><p> <img alt="zrbNVcB.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zrbNVcB.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Ryushi Ryusaki makes his entrance at the start of the show, proudly carrying his newly won RotO Championship title belt thrown over his shoulder. He enters the ring and takes in the cheers along with the boos, waiting for the crowd to calm down so he can speak.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Ryusaki:</strong> How appropriate… At the start of a new era for RotO, on the first ever show to be broadcast on the Network of the Olympians across Europe, a new champion was crowned… me. You see, we members of the New Breed united under a common banner when we joined forces. We made it our mission to kick out the old veterans who’ve been hogging the spotlight and holding even though they’re well past the prime. Two weeks ago, at Hellbound, I managed just that when I beat Dovydas Vidmar in this very ring to become the new RotO Champion…</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="bGfQcLk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bGfQcLk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> Right on cue, Dovydas Vidmar’s music announces his arrival and the former title holder comes out with a mic in hand so he can respond to Ryusaki’s words.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Vidmar:</strong> I’m not the kind of man to make excuses. You beat me clean alright, but do not fool yourself about doing so simply because of your wrestling acumen. This was supposed to be a one on one match, but in essence, it wasn’t. You worked your way around our agreement and had your friends distract me…</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Ryusaki:</strong> Oh spare me please, Vidmar! You tried to trick me into this “agreement” of yours, but I played you and sprung your own trap against you. You got outsmarted and it’s just eating you up!</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Vidmar:</strong> I want my rematch.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Ryusaki:</strong> You’re not entitled to no rematch. But since you’re so wound up about our last match, I’m going to give you a chance to let off some steam and maybe, just maybe, earn a shot at my title… if you beat all of my New Breed allies in a Fatal Four Way match tonight!</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">42</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="mjjRZhw.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mjjRZhw.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="Tqjtcjw.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Tqjtcjw.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="mw05tLu.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mw05tLu.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Abominable Snowman vs Notorious F.R.E.A.K.</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> The... unusual Frenchman was in action for the opening match against the ever dangerous Abominable Snowman. It was an odd and interesting matchup, visually and in terms of characters, which both men made sure to play up as Snowman looked really puzzled by his opponent’s weird antics. Once contact was actually made though, there was never any doubt about how this match would play out. Barring a spot where F.R.E.A.K. did the splits for a creative dodge of the Abominable Big Foot, this match was all Snowman as the big wildman literally wiped the mat with his opponent for about five minutes before he had enough and clogged him with an Abominable Big Foot for the pin.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winner: Abominable Snowman</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="color:#F4A460;">28</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <img alt="mjjRZhw.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mjjRZhw.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> <img alt="AhotWa7.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AhotWa7.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> A pre-recorded message from Petter Eriksson airs next. The big Norwegian is at a hospital, where a nurse is apparently making some last routine checks on him before letting him go.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Eriksson:</strong> Thorsten Sigurdsson… You really brought the fight to me. I respect that. Hell, I enjoy it! Haven’t been pushed like that for quite some time. I was hospitalized, but I’m not dead. This isn’t over between you and me. Not yet.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">64</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="mjjRZhw.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mjjRZhw.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="ZQAVkK0.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZQAVkK0.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="4xKhncU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/4xKhncU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Nathaniel Ca$ino vs Jester</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> This had been announced as the match where Nathaniel Ca$ino would be facing the man who had attacked him, but clearly neither he nor anyone in the audience were prepared for it. Dressed in a green harlequin suit, complete with hat and bells and wearing a skull design mask, his opponent was announced as “Jester” thought he was anything but funny. Ca$ino had no clue how to deal with this unusual opponent, so he resorted to his usual high flying, which the masked madman was more than able to keep up with. As a matter of fact, Jester showed complete disregard for his own well being and topped his opponent’s game with some outright suicidal dives that made him come across more as a psychotic clown of sorts, complete with a plastic flower on his chest that squirted water on referee Dwayne Hewitt’s eyes to create a momentary distraction, just enough for Jester to reach into his trunks and grab…</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em>Reveal</em></span></p><p> <table border="0" bgcolor=#FFFFFF><tr><details><summary></p><p> </summary><img src="<a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51FVx-dtHQL._UX385_.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51FVx-dtHQL._UX385_.jpg"</a> alt="Masked" border="0"></p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">BLAM!</span></span></strong></summary></details></details></tr></table></details></p><p> <strong>Winner: Jester</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="color:#F4A460;">36</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> Even after the match is over, Jester seems unaffected and continues to lay down a beating with his club-like weapon. No ringing of the bell can stop him, the referee is particularly cautious about approaching this frenzied madman so Ca$ino just takes the blows in the middle of the ring until…</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="vJWD1hm.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vJWD1hm.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> Remmy Skye runs down to the ring for the save! Ca$ino’s tag team partner and the other half of High Stakes, Skye rushes into the ring but Jester notices him and retreats just in time before any contact can be made. Cackling madly at himself, Jester leaves the scene of the crime as Skye is checking on Ca$ino and helps him back up on his feet to return backstage.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">14</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="mjjRZhw.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mjjRZhw.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> Women’s championship Round Robin tournament</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="0WblE1U.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0WblE1U.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="p9Ni2cl.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/p9Ni2cl.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Blair Kerrigan vs Serena Ventura</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> More of a schoolyard fight than an actual wrestling match, this one saw Kerrigan and Ventura put the pedal to the metal and really let loose on each other, with no sense of pacing, purpose or storytelling. The two highly energetic women butted heads and traded blows in a wild fistfight and it all looked sloppy as hell, including a moment where Ventura threw a wild elbow shot and literally caved her opponent’s nose in, not in the sense of a shocking, spectacular spot but rather a genuinely unsettling moment of wrestling gone wrong. Even that didn’t stop them though, with Kerrigan still fighting and Ventura refusing to take a step back and let the referee check on the fiery Irishwoman, so the only option here was to throw the match and award a single point to each competitor.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Result: Draw</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">19</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="mjjRZhw.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mjjRZhw.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> Women’s championship Round Robin tournament</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="63uvfJZ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/63uvfJZ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="8hCWSde.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/8hCWSde.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Florida Simard vs Machiko Matsuda</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Truly a saviour after the disaster that was the match that preceded it, this one served as a nice palette cleanser to reset things as Simard and Matsuda flew around for the fans and each other. Even more so than normal, it was clear the two ladies were out to put on the best match possible and they were in no small part assisted in it by the apparent connection between their styles, leading to a very lucha libre like flow between their technical and aerial moves until Simard rolled through a Run-Up Rana to turn Matsuda’s finisher on her and get the pin.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winner: Florida Simard</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">45</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="mjjRZhw.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mjjRZhw.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> Women’s championship Round Robin tournament</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="q0kRCjx.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/q0kRCjx.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="xQweJld.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/xQweJld.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Cassie O’Peter vs Spider Isako</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> In the final tournament match of the night, two of RotO’s most promising young female prospects faced off with the story being whether O’Peter would get the win against some hard opposition or if Isako could play spoiler and essentially knock her out of the title race. This was a rock solid wrestling match with little to no flash or high flying moves, closer to the traditional European catch as catch can style. Isako threw her kicks, knees, chops and forearms at her opponent, while O’Peter attempted to inflict damage with submission moves, preferably on the mat where Isako couldn’t retaliate. It all came down to Isako’s minor mistakes in precision and a momentary lapse in focus, which allowed O’Peter to close in and roll her up in a schoolgirl cradle for the pin.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winner: Cassie O’Peter</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="color:#F4A460;">26</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <img alt="mjjRZhw.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mjjRZhw.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> <img alt="KRd8pBF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/KRd8pBF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="LFcPDbz.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/LFcPDbz.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Nelson Frye and Robert Howard hit the ring, RotO Tag Team titles around their waists. They do little posing and cheering for the fans, instead they look focused on what they came out here to do tonight.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Frye:</strong> Last time we got blindsided. A cowardly attack, of course, but that’s on the attackers. We let our guard down. We got cocky. And we paid the price for our hybris.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Howard:</strong> We ain’t backin’ down from any challenge, any fight. We want those two creeps in the ring, but we ain’t rushin’ into this fight unprepared. And we certainly ain’t putin’ our titles on the line just ‘cause two new faces jumped us outta nowhere.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Frye:</strong> What Robert’s saying here is, give those men a RotO contract. Let ‘em wrestle a sanctioned match, so we know what we’re up against. Then we can have our revenge and face ‘em in a match.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Howard:</strong> Then maybe, if they can bring a good fight, we can consider giving them a title shot!</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">63</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="mjjRZhw.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mjjRZhw.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="QU7pAaz.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QU7pAaz.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bGfQcLk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bGfQcLk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ccufL0i.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ccufL0i.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="tpx175Y.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tpx175Y.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Alberto Montero vs Dovydas Vidmar vs Giovanni Bruno vs Petrov Yakovlev</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> There was never any doubt about how this match was going to play out, essentially a 3 on 1 handicap match of the New Breed against Vidmar. As soon as the bell rang, they all ganged up on the former RotO Champion for a beatdown, but Vidmar was prepared for it. Lacking neither the power nor the brains and experience, Vidmar actually made this an interesting fight, especially since there was no prize on the line for the winner and thus no reason for the New Breed members to argue over who would get to score the pin. Sure it was an uphill battle for the Russian competitor, but he made it seem like he had a good chance of winning it and fans bought in to his “underdog comeback” promise, which in turn made them invested in the match and quite loud in their support of Vidmar. As the match went on though, exhaustion and piling punishment began to take their toll on him. The New Breed got a breath of life back as they saw this, sensing imminent victory and circling their prey like a pack of hyenas. They began teasing him and running away from his blows in an attempt to furthermore tire him. And then, Montero finally closed in to put him in a guillotine choke that brought about the tap. Vidmar fell to the mat, a defiant but defeated warrior, as the New Breed celebrated their victory together, having taken another step forwards towards their mission statement of putting the older guard out of commission.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winner: Alberto Montero</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">54</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> Show Rating</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">54</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p>

<p><strong>Charlotte Flair & Sasha Banks</strong> versus Thunder Rosa & Hikaru Shida</p><p> </p><p> Shotzi Blackheart versus <strong>Jordynne Grace</strong></p><p> </p><p> SOC Battle-Tested Championship</p><p> Jazzy Gabert versus <strong>Meiko Satomura </strong>©</p><p> </p><p> <strong>The Killer Baes</strong> versus Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir</p>

<p>Texas Deathmatch</p><p> COTT Mid America Championship</p><p> <strong>"The Indiana Strangler" Conner Threepwood</strong> versus "The East Side Assassin" Sayeed Ali ©</p><p> <em>Dirty win, no title switch</em></p><p> </p><p> CWI Tag Team Championship</p><p> <strong>Bred for Battle</strong> w/ Andrew Gibson versus American Gold ©</p><p> </p><p> CWI Women's Championship</p><p> Felicia Luck versus <strong>"The Mistress of the DDT" Steph Blake</strong> ©</p><p> </p><p> COTT World Women's Tag Team Championship</p><p> The San Diego Girls versus The Femme Fatales versus <strong>Lilly & Rose</strong> ©</p><p> </p><p> No Disqualifications</p><p> Masked Cougar versus <strong>The Hangman</strong></p><p> </p><p> The Dog Soldiers versus <strong>Deverell's Army</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Nate "The Great" DeMarcus</strong> versus Philippe LaGrenier</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Matt Blackburn</strong> versus "New York's Finest" Egon Merowitz</p><p> </p><p> PJ Strong & Mr. Grappling versus <strong>DeColts Reborn</strong></p>

<p><strong>Death's Head</strong> vs. Dolphin Master</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Guerrero Muerto</strong> vs. Snake King</p><p> </p><p> Cyclops vs. <strong>La Estrella</strong></p><p> </p><p> Ring of Chaos Battle Royale Predictions</p><p> Anarchist, Aprendiz Jr, Boriken Love Machine Jr, DeCipher, Delirium, El Bandido Jr, El Hijo Del Fantasma, El Ladrón, El Orgulloso, El Toro De Oro Jr, Goblin Prince, Hijo Del Vigilante, La Bestia Morada, Malefic, Powerful Man, Rey Soldado, Samael The Accuser, Scorpion, Trickster, Zebra Man</p><p> </p><p> Winner: Samael The Accuser</p><p> Runner-Up: La Bestia Morada</p><p> Final Four (1pt per correct Luchador): Anarchist, El Hijo Del Fantasma, plus the two above</p><p> Most Eliminations: La Bestia Morada</p><p> Iron-Man: El Hijo Del Fantasma</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Captain Lucha</strong> vs. Demon King</p>

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="uyKZ16N.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/uyKZ16N.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> <strong>QAW The Showdown</strong></p><p> Date: Fri W3 Jun 2020</p><p> Location: Oklahoma City, OK</p><p> Attendance: 529, Viewers: 14.326</p><p> </p><p> <img alt="qdR2xLL.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qdR2xLL.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="U68wTfF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/U68wTfF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="7WHAT6i.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7WHAT6i.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> <strong>Garcia:</strong> Hello fans of Women’s Professional Wrestling, in Oklahoma City, in the U.S. and around the world! My name is Alberto Garcia and I’m joined this time at the broadcast booth by Boss Man Brayfield, as well as the one, the only, Farrah Hesketh.</p><p> <strong>Hesketh:</strong> Thank you Alfonso, hello from me as well, what an exciting night this is going to be, every title on the line and all the wrestlers putting their best foot forward as next month will be our biggest event of every year, Crowning the Queen!</p><p> <strong>Brayfield:</strong> I’m excited for tonight, though it’d be much better if I was scheduled to go out there and witness Anderson & Snyder win the QAW Tag Team titles first hand.</p><p> <strong>Garcia:</strong> How? They’re not the ones booked to challenge Marie Punnen and Honey Badger for tag team gold!</p><p> <strong>Brayfield:</strong> That’s exactly the problem!</p><p> <strong>Hesketh:</strong> Let bygones be bygones and let’s get tonight’s show started!</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="HZH69oC.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/HZH69oC.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> <img alt="D91Wq9R.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/D91Wq9R.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="X7aUwGm.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/X7aUwGm.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="NuLYzbD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/NuLYzbD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="7rS8uzo.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7rS8uzo.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Ronin 3 make their way to the ring, followed as always by their sleazy mastermind manager, Vinny Cruz. Foxxy LaRue is being dismissive of ringside fans beneath her attention, while Parissi and Barton occasionally pause to antagonize them. Cruz, meanwhile, busies himself with running his motor mouth on camera about how great and dominant his group are. At long last, Ronin 3 enter the ring and LaRue waves for the audience to pipe down.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>LaRue:</strong> I am so glad we wrapped up any loose ends last month, when Toni and Becca shut the gates for Farrah’s little angels here…</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Parissi:</strong> Fo’ sho’ we did! And to celebrate it, we’ve given ourselves the night off for this show. Could have held it at a place where there’s more for us to do though, Farrah. I mean, Oklahoma City? Fugheddabout it! I’d rather finish up here and fly back to New York!</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Barton:</strong> Hear these people, Foxxy? These southern rednecks are so mad we knocked their lil’ cowgirl sweetheart off the Queen of the Ring tournament!</p><p> </p><p> Barton fakes a really bad southern/Texas accent for that “cowgirl sweetheart” part just to be extra annoying, then Vinny Cruz cackles before pitching in on Parissi’s mic</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Cruz:</strong> Sorry about your damn luck, amigos!</p><p> </p><p> <strong>LaRue:</strong> Thing is, you’re all excited to see all the titles tonight but we’re here to make something perfectly clear. The only reason we’re not wrestling for these titles tonight is because we just don’t care about you inbreds. Whoever wins, we’ll be right around the corner to beat them and take the gold, at a more respectable location, of course. Oh yeah, I’m winning Queen of the Ring next time and coming for that title, ‘cause I’m the baddest bitch in this business!</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">53</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="8gDIWvl.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/8gDIWvl.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="MGUCuAL.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MGUCuAL.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="vnmCiIp.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vnmCiIp.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="3tSaLAF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3tSaLAF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="l2udbFh.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/l2udbFh.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Raquel Alvarado & Millie the Minx vs Catalina Vazquez & Darkness Cat</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> The next chapter in Alvarado & Millie’s attempt to punish Darkness Cat for refusing to join them, this match opened the show with a bang after Ronin 3’s hot promo as it was jam packed with all sorts of flashy flips and spectacular spots. Catalina Vazquez, who is also wrestling in CILL like Darkness Cat, brought her high flying style to perfectly complement her teammate, as well as her good girl persona that made her a perfect foil for their bitchy rudo opponents. There was a particular spot where Alvarado was slapping and verbally insulting Vazquez in a corner, that looked like a scene straight out of a Mexican telenovela. A classic lucha contest where the tecnicos kept the pace up with athletic aerial moves while the rudos interrupted them and brought the pace down with strikes and holds, this one culminated in Millie the Minx distracting the ref so that Alvarado could pull a big diamond ring out of her gear and put it on her finger for a nasty punch that cut across the face of Vazquez, before slipping into a Mexican Stretch that forced the popular babyface to tap out.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winners: Raquel Alvarado & Millie the Minx</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="color:#F4A460;">39</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> Garcia:</strong> This is a travesty! What a cheap way to defeat one’s opponent!</p><p> <strong>Hesketh:</strong> Should have known than to expect any better from the likes of Raquel Alvarado.</p><p> <strong>Brayfield:</strong> Y’all losing your minds already, that was doing what needs to be done to win the match. That’s what the history books are gonna say, Alvarado and Millie won, full stop.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="8gDIWvl.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/8gDIWvl.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> <img alt="v8LNeap.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/v8LNeap.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> <strong>QAW Shockwave title match</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="0XLaQLe.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0XLaQLe.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="2dC8WeW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2dC8WeW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Little Miss Perfect © vs Modesty Pador</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> The defending champion came hot right out of the gates here, attacking her challenger before introductions were complete and pressing her surprise advantage with her strikes and slams for a series of overconfident pinfall attempts, clearly out for an early victory. Modesty Pador kept kicking out though and after the third near fall, she forced her opponent to take her more seriously. Without ever slowing the pace down, Little Miss Perfect switched her approach and proceeded to showcase her dominance by trying to outwrestle the challenger with her big moves, but Pador was more than up to the task and able to keep up, to the point where she almost won the match outright, had the champion not kicked out just inches before the referee’s hand hit the mat for a third time. Frustrated and almost taking that near fall as a personal offense, Little Miss Perfect eased back on pulling off big moves and instead sought to beat, punish and humiliate Pador for her audacity. Again, the challenger was more or less able to keep up but by that point Little Miss Perfect was so unhinged she wasn’t shy about taking a few shortcuts like pulling Pador’s hair or raking her eyes if it meant she’d be able to get back in control of the match and it was this tactic that allowed her to capture the challenger in a Newton’s Cradle for the pin after fifteen action packed minutes in their match.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winner: Little Miss Perfect (Defenses: 2)</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="color:#F4A460;">34</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> Garcia:</strong> Little Miss Perfect retains her title, but she certainly had to work harder than she expected for it.</p><p> <strong>Brayfield:</strong> They don’t call her that by accident. Modesty Pador fought bravely, but she just isn’t perfect.</p><p> <strong>Hesketh:</strong> What she is though is determined and hard working. I’m sure Modesty Pador is now only motivated to train harder and return as an improved version of herself.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="8gDIWvl.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/8gDIWvl.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> <img alt="qpoUofG.jpgp" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qpoUofG.jpgp" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> A pre-taped message from Danielle Sweetheart is aired next. The Queen of Hearts appears to be in the backstage interview area, the simplicity of the scenery around her allowing fans to focus better on her message instead.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Sweetheart:</strong> The time of the year is almost upon us. Next month, Queen of the Ring. Biggest event on the QAW calendar. A tournament I’ve won on four different occasions. It’s a big deal on its own, but an even bigger deal for me personally. That tournament defines me as a competitor. And this year, it’s going to be harder than ever. I know I’ve got Emma May and the Furies on my trail. I’ve tried to convince Pamela Rojo to join forces with me, to no avail. And since the winner of the tournament gets to wrestle the QAW American champion for the title, I know I can’t depend on Alina America. So I’m entering this year’s tournament with no friends but quite a few enemies. It’s going to be a big challenge, but I welcome it. The deck is stacked against me, but when it comes to who’s Queen of the Ring, never bet against…</p><p> </p><p> Sweetheart produces a playing card from somewhere outside the camera frame and holds it up.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="png-clipart-queen-of-hearts-playing-card-king-playing-cards-queen-of-hearts-playing-card-king-hearts-thumbnail.png" data-src="https://e7.pngegg.com/pngimages/160/725/png-clipart-queen-of-hearts-playing-card-king-playing-cards-queen-of-hearts-playing-card-king-hearts-thumbnail.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> <img alt="8gDIWvl.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/8gDIWvl.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> <img alt="kDk2RrF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/kDk2RrF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="kDk2RrF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/kDk2RrF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> <strong>QAW Tag Team titles match</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="MLoko29.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MLoko29.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="wLluu6a.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wLluu6a.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="iuOMLaj.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iuOMLaj.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="HZg4vpW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/HZg4vpW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> The Rage (Marie Punnen & Honey Badger) © vs Pinky Perez & Mariana Torres</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> This was another match wrestled at breakneck pace, though it lacked its predecessor’s sense of urgency and instead was all about athleticism. Punnen’s precise kicks were up against the submission style of Torres and the Mexican competitor seemed more than willing to take a few blows if it meant she could close in and shoot for one of Punnen’s legs for a takedown. After a few kicks too many that led to Torres hooking a leg and getting to work, Punnen tagged in her partner. Much larger and way more powerful, Honey Badger proved a much harder task for Torres who failed to move her around, only for Badger to scoop her up for a huge slam. A hasty retreat brought Perez into the match and the masked luchadora went all out with the high risk, high reward moves in an attempt to take down her opponent. Unfortunately, most of these moves were blown bigtime and the Rage picked up on that like a shark smelling blood in the water. Perez took a beating from both Punnen and Honey Badger but proved nimble enough to make an escape to tag in Torres, bringing the match around to its start with Punnen as the legal one for her team. Now facing a more tired opponent, Torres was able to apply the Venus Fly-Trap but Punnen made it to the ropes for a break. What she did not notice though was that she was dangerously close to the challengers’ corner and it only took a quick tag to Perez, who rushed in with a shotgun dropkick on Honey Badger to knock her off the apron before rushing back to pick Punnen up for a Pink Butterfly Powerbomb and the three count.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winners AND NEW QAW Tag Team champions: Pinky Perez & Mariana Torres</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">46</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> Garcia:</strong> They did it! Perez and Torres are the new champions!</p><p> <strong>Brayfield:</strong> Alright then, this means war!</p><p> <strong>Hesketh:</strong> Perez and Torres went through hell to win the tournament and they certainly went through hell in this match, but it was all worth it in the end as they stand tall holding the QAW Tag Team titles for the first time ever in their careers!</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="8gDIWvl.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/8gDIWvl.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> <img alt="s3zexFx.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/s3zexFx.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ahYsJps.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ahYsJps.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="jcZ0JC6.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/jcZ0JC6.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="HQLFXsB.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/HQLFXsB.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> <strong>The Line (Ashley Grover, Houston Handley, Teresa Perez and Maria Guest)</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="Cy1Fa5L.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Cy1Fa5L.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="j4YVecA.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/j4YVecA.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="a0tzFxk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/a0tzFxk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="QDYVc7S.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QDYVc7S.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><strong>with</strong><img alt="U68wTfF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/U68wTfF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> The Clenched Fist (Hellcat Hernandez, Ava Anderson, Lily Snyder and Felicia Luck, with Boss Man Brayfield)</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> The night’s only multi-woman tag match, this was anything but a case of eight competitors randomly thrown in together as filler, since both the Clenched Fist and the Line have been butting heads for quite some time, a rivalry that began between Ashley Grover and Hellcat Hernandez but grew to not only include their allies but new faces brought in from outside QAW such as Maria Guest. The two groups played up to that story and their respective characters, with the Clenched Fist being the ruthless, hard hitting rudos who delighted in dishing out pain while Tex-Mex and Guest sold their butts off for them as they took the beating and drew in the crowd’s sympathy. Ashley Grover, the legitimately tough cowgirl from Texas, spent a tantalizingly long time on the sidelines, desperately waiting for the hot tag but once she finally got it, she ran wild on all four of her opponents and cleaned house before hitting Felicia Luck with a Chicago Hope for the win.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winners: The Line (Ashley Grover, Houston Handley, Teresa Perez and Maria Guest)</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">47</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> Garcia:</strong> Big win for the Line and a sense of redemption in it, given what they’ve been going through lately, especially after they lost the right to be in next month’s Queen of the Ring tournament.</p><p> <strong>Hesketh:</strong> Alright, brace yourself, here comes Boss Man Brayfield to resume his seat next to us and he is not going to be in a good mood.</p><p> <strong>Garcia:</strong> I know I’m in a great mood and so are our fans because we have a double main event coming up, with the QAW World and WWC World Tag Team titles on the line!</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="8gDIWvl.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/8gDIWvl.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> <img alt="OhWlYF4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OhWlYF4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> <strong>QAW World title match</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="8zMPmbk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/8zMPmbk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="jSt5WGj.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/jSt5WGj.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Alina America © vs Pamela Rojo</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> There was no rushing this match. Both champion and challenger knew this was not going to be easy and it was certainly not going to be a quick one. After circling the ring and riling up fans, the two finally collided when America hit the ropes but Rojo didn’t move a single step upon impact. As if to add an exclamation point to her power advantage in this fight, she picked up a stunned Alina America and threw her over her head with a suplex. She did not follow up with a cover attempt though. She knew she needed to break the champion down first and that’s exactly what she did, working patiently, methodically and with ruthless efficiency to break Alina America’s body as well as her spirit. The champion was able to offer some resistance but the damage was clearly beginning to pile up on her, so she tried a different approach and switched to technical wrestling. Primarily a brawler, Rojo proved surprisingly competent in this aspect and put on some impressive chain wrestling to once again turn the tide in her favor and go for the first pin attempt of the match. America got a shoulder up, but that was only the start of her troubles as Rojo tossed her outside the ring in order to rough her up, a tactic not often seen in QAW matches. America got scooped up and Rojo picked up some steam, but instead of delivering her Running Powerslam finisher, she just slammed the champion spine first onto the barricade. After that, she bullied a front row audience member out of their seat and picked up their seat, which she folded and raised up. Referee Erin Lawrence got in her way and tried to pull the chair out of Rojo’s hands, but she got a kick in the gut for her effort, then, folded over as she was, received a chair shot to the back that laid her out. With a nasty smirk on her face, Rojo laid it into the fallen Alina America a few more times, until Farrah Hesketh finally left the announcers’ table to face her. The two women exchanged some words, but Rojo never lost her grin. She was well aware that such a high profile match would not be ending on a DQ and indeed, with Erin Lawrence still reeling from the blow, Farrah Hesketh took over as a referee herself, ordering Rojo to take this back into the ring. Still, the argument had bought Alina America enough time to recover and she fought back, hitting Rojo with a few strikes before hopping onto the barricade for a slick moonsault on her opponent. Rojo realized she’d lost control of the match and crawled back into the ring, but America was feeling it and she didn’t stop. First a legdrop on the apron, then a slingshot back into the ring as she splashed onto Rojo, America was feeling it now. She was on a roll. Rojo just managed to catch her and block a crossbody, but her powerslam was rolled through into a pin for a two count. Rojo kicked out, only to get caught with a baseball dropkick to the head as she was trying to stand back up. Riling up the fans in one last big push of support, America signalled this was over. Southern Lights Bomb connected and Farrah Hesketh dropped to her knees for the count. With twenty plus on the timekeeper’s clock, this was finally over.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winner: Alina America (Defenses: 2)</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">49</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="8gDIWvl.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/8gDIWvl.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="9fmc8lT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9fmc8lT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9fmc8lT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9fmc8lT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> WWC World Tag Team titles match</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="zycTxJM.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zycTxJM.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="xrKrzcq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/xrKrzcq.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="xUczrgK.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/xUczrgK.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="iOzT7Xu.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iOzT7Xu.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Chaos Connection (Shiori Jippensha & HEART Saitoh) © vs Lilly & Rose</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Another patiently worked match, this one gave announcers and fans some time to wrap their heads around the situation. Chaos Connection have been huge in Japan with 5SSW and they were in attendance, the first time ever any WWC titles were to be defended in a QAW show. Lilly and Rose had the track record to feel like legitimate challengers, like they really had a chance here. Like the match could go either way. That was exactly how it played out, an extremely competitive match that showcased every participant's strong points as it built up the drama, escalated the tension and drew fans in. The opening ten or so minutes were more or less scouting, with each team testing the other as they sought for weak points to exploit, since neither of them regularly square off to have that familiarity. After that, it was a constant stream of bigger and bigger moves, both individually and double team maneuvers. Jippensha proved she has the technical chops to deserve her nickname as the "Excellence of Execution" and Saitoh had tons of heart and fighting spirit on display with her never-say-die attitude that kept the match going, while Lilly and Rose tried to make the best of their experience together as a unit. It took a full half hour for the match to reach its climax, but once Rose hit the Thorn Cutter on Saitoh, there was a collective rejoicing in the three count as Lilly & Rose got the win to become the new WWC World Tag Team champions.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winners AND NEW WWC World Tag Team champions: Lilly & Rose</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">64</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> Show Rating</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">58</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="48892" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong>Author's Note:</strong> This diary has been on a bit of a de facto hold, both due to our other diary projects as well as taking the time out to figure whether Historian would be posting results from other promotions or I'd post my show. Since the results seem to have been generating little to no interest, we decided to skip regular reports.</div></blockquote>

<p><strong>RG:</strong> Alright everybody, welcome back to Wrestling Onlooker Live, Ryan Galvarez here with Wave Seltzer and… oh gosh… When WWE moved NXT to Thursdays against AEW Dynamite, we called it “The Thursday Night Wars” but this has really gone to the next level now, we’ve got <span style="text-decoration:underline;">three</span> more <span style="text-decoration:underline;">brand new</span> companies running their shows on Thursdays! That is a lot of wrestling to keep up with, but it’s a sign the industry is moving along despite blows like COVID19 and the backlash of #SpeakingOut that have turned a lot of people away from wrestling. Before we dive into this, I wanna know, Wave, you know what, let’s play Watch-Tape-Check Out with these shows.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> I mean… you know… It’s, okay, let’s break this down so I can explain. When the cards for the first shows were announced, I’d say… watch Sisters of Combat… tape Nova Wrestling and check out OPW highlights? But now, having watched all three of their first episodes, like, if you asked me now how I’d do this next week, I’d still watch Sisters of Combat, but I’d tape OPW and just check out Nova Wrestling stuff at some point. It’s a kind of, you know, like, what they promised versus what they delivered and promised for the next episode, type of, uhm, situation.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> That’s interesting. Alright, break down each show for us starting from Sisters of Combat, who seem to be consistently on top for you.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> Well they announced four matches for their show, two of them being title matches, three singles contests and a four way. Not too little or too much. What I particularly noticed was there were no names that felt forced or like, you know, being there to fill a spot? Which is more than I can say for their non-wrestling staff.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> I picked that up too, their on-screen non-wrestling staff, at least. Felt pretty WWE to me.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> Well that’s partly because they’ve got the NXT announcers in Ranallo and Phoenix, but like, Punk… I get Punk, he’s involved with the top of the company, he’s got that nostalgia pop, at least for a while and he’s a great talker… but Angle kinda confused me? I’m not quite clear on what his role is? He’s not a commissioner or on screen authority figure because clearly that’s Punk… Is he just an interviewer? And if that’s the case, why Angle? Like, they could have saved on some money and gotten someone else… And, you know, it’s like, not just the money, but, but also, Angle has starpower. So he sort of draws attention away from the actual stars? He made me feel a little burned up on my attention and excitement, even though he wasn’t bad. Then we got AJ Lee as well, but at least she announced she will be wrestling.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> What about the matches?</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> Well, you know, it’s… it’s like… Okay, so first match, Candice LaRae versus Bianca Belair. Great opener, exciting, fast paced… I was kind of waiting for Bianca to do her hair whip spot, you know? That’s like her signature thing and it’s pretty unusual so I felt a little cheated out she never did that, but again, that might be part of her new character, this is not NXT any more. Which was also evident in her post-match interview, you know? Like, what she said sounded like a New Japan thing… instead of freaking out or anything about her loss? That was interesting.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> I enjoyed the following match, Asuka versus Cheerleader Melissa. NXT had something great going on with Asuka and dropped the ball once she debuted for the main roster. I’m really hoping her win over Melissa is a step towards re-building her undefeated streak and just that persona, that presence…</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> That match was longer than I expected it to be, too, you know? Like, if it’s a squash… but it went on for what, fifteen minutes? Which is longer than the four way, and the four way was a title match, keep in mind!</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> Well they did the whole “team up against the powerhouse” thing, which is also what Nova Wrestling did with Nia Jax in their main event by the way. Meiko Satomura is a fantastic wrestler and a legitimate wrestling legend, but I know she has her own promotion in Japan, she also wrestles elsewhere…</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> Satomura is a great choice as first champion to legitimize the belt. It’s kind of the same story as Jericho becoming the first ever AEW Champion, you know? Like, he was a little old too for a heavy schedule and a constant stream of fast paced matches or long epics, but people know him, he feels legit as a champion and he draws eyeballs to the product before he can drop the gold. I feel like Satomura is a similar case.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> At least we got one champion by the end of the night!</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> Yeah it’s odd to end your first ever main event on a double DQ, especially when it’s for your main title… but, but, you know… okay, so this is clearly building up their main feud, alright? They had two of the horsewomen on a promo with Charlotte and Sasha earlier, they did bring up Shayna Baszler and then you had the post-match fight, so they’re probably hinting at a longer rivalry there.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> Don’t get me wrong, it was a great match…</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> It could have been better… but, I mean… these two are great wrestlers, we know that much. In terms of in ring skill, technical wrestling… they got a solid foundation on the basics… but like, this was a brawl! This was almost a hardcore match and it was different… refreshing even. It felt…</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> I was a little thrown off at first, but then I was like “oh, Tessa did feud with Sammi Callihan on Impact Wrestling!” and then it made sense!</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> Tessa’s done that and Charlotte has been in wars as an entitled overconfident character… Sasha’s had those series of matches against Bailey in NXT, I mean, there’s a lot of potential for some hard hitting matches here and it seems that’s going to be the case if they’re gonna feud with the MMA women. Which brings me to my last point, hooking fans in for future episodes. I’d say SOC laid a lot of groundwork for the future. We got like… Bianca Belair’s eventual return to form… hopefully Asuka building up a str, well, rebuilding her streak, really… a bunch of matches between the Horsewomen, Charlotte, Sasha and Tessa Blanchard… oh and AJ Lee with Nixon Newell in a tag team titles tournament. That’s like a ton of content going forward.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> So what about the other two, they switched the way you said it.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> I like the idea of OPW focusing on tag teams… I mean, it feels original, but it’s also a throwback… kinda like NWA Power pulled this off, but I’m not sure they managed the execution as well, because, while watching the show… you know, seeing who was on there, it felt a lot like WWE guys in an AEW style environment, if that makes sense?</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> Called by Ring of Honor crew, I mean Kevin Kelly and Nigel McGuiness…</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> Yeah yeah yeah, for sure, like, I don’t mind them as announcers, it didn’t throw me off or anything… but Kevin Kelly was a little overused? Like, his face was on a lot, constantly leaving the booth to get in the ring for an interview, he did that two or three times during the show and it’s a bit too much… Definitely need an interviewer to do that, but like, not someone as big as Kurt Angle because then you go on the other end of the spectrum like I said before and it’s distracting.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> Alright, walk us through the show, Wave. We got, uhm… the Good Brothers, who I really just hope they’d just call Gallows and Anderson again…</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> Like, these two have been a big force in New Japan but didn’t do quite as well in WWE so maybe that name change… but it was a pretty good match against the Butcher and the Blade. Good opener, really set the tone and you could tell they’d put a lot of thought into what their first ever match would be. I mean, that could have easily headlined a show any night.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> Speaking of which, both this and the main event were part of another tournament for tag team titles… like why the F**K is everyone keeping us in the dark about this? Who are the participants? What are the brackets?</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> Well they’re new promotions, they’re still figuring this out, who’ll stick with them and all that, so they probably don’t want to commit now and risk not delivering later. But seeing those two teams in the opening match and then a promo by the Revival, Revolt, whatever you wanna call them… it felt a lot like I was watching AEW Dynamite. I mean, Kris Statlander was in the next match too and she’s been appearing for AEW…</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> It was good to see Toni Storm again, feel like she’s been kind of tucked away in NXT UK for a while…</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> Then we got a promo by Bryan Danielson, which is more ROH vibes like you said, seeing him be interviewed by Kevin Kelly too and this was probably the only building up they did for the future, alongside the tag team tournament, looks like they’re building up to a technical spectacle between Danielson and Zack Sabre Jr.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> I never knew how much I wanted to see this match until they mentioned it. Blew my mind.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> Next up was Cardona versus Hennig, or Zack Ryder versus Curtis Axel, if you prefer, for the TV title… I mean… it wasn’t bad… but it felt a lot like they were trying to make something out of people who didn’t do much in WWE.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> Flashbacks of TNA there?</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> Well, not quite, you know, see, there’s this, like… okay, so TNA picked up former WWE stars and pushed them to the moon over their homegrown stars, right? OPW apparently wants to build these people up slow, same way AEW has this premise of “we’ll show you what these people who were misused in WWE can do, given a proper stage and some good writing”. I feel like they want to build up, Hennig especially, like that but it’s a slow process. It takes time.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> What about their main event?</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> I appreciate Shelton Benjamin’s work and Brock, well, he’s Brock, of course he was in the main event. It wasn’t a bad match per se… but I think, like, it was more down to featuring well known wrestlers over the actual wrestling being great? Kinda like Lesnar’s run as IWGP champion. Though I did like seeing him alive and doing more than just spamming suplexes and F5s.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> So, before we move on… What was it that made you switch between OPW and Nova Wrestling before and after their shows?</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> That’s got more to do with Nova than OPW, really… like, OPW were more or less what I expected but Nova didn’t quite live up to the original hype?</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> That’s a great segway into talking about the Nova show then. What was it about it that…</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> Well they had some great matches lined up. Elias and Luchasaurus was an interesting and original matchup, I wasn’t sure how much comedy there was going to be in this one but there was no way it could end up being bad. Pete Dunne versus Finn Balor was my personal pick to steal the show and I guess it would have if they had more than twenty minutes, but it was still a great match… but that was where the show kinda hit its peak, you know? Like, men’s fatal four way, some big names, but like… lacked some creative spark? Which is a shame, because I know at least Cody and Bray have a ton of ideas each. Same with the women’s match. Like, they were all great matchups, but they were all kinda… there? I don’t know, maybe they should have saved some to build them up before actually hosting them… The storytelling wasn’t really there either, like, you know, why are they fighting or, more important maybe, what are those matches leading into for next episode, you know?</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> I reminded me a lot of WWE’s booking. Throw a bunch of people in a match for no reason at all other than to give them something to do.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> I mean, it’s worse when WWE does it, because they’ve been in business for so long. I can excuse Nova Wrestling because this was their first show, they’re still finding their footing and setting up stuff. But like, even their promos… Iconics bragging and being annoying… I mean, it wasn’t bad, but it was pretty basic… like, creatively, taking the easy route and not putting much work into it… plus it didn’t really set up any match or hint at a specific feud… that’s kinda like the backstage Chris Jericho videos where he’s just taking stabs at random bystanders and being annoying but funny… I mean, same vein but the Iconics are nowhere near Jericho’s status and skills…</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> I kinda liked the Bray Wyatt promo at the end though. And yeah, he’s more or less being the Mr. Roberts/Fiend character again, but it’s one of the hottest gimmicks right now! If it’s not broken, don’t try and fix it!</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> Yeah that was directed at Cody so we got a feud there, especially since Cody has the title now… plus it promised a new ally for Bray… You know what, it struck me after the show was over… Remember when Bray was feuding with Roman Reigns and he did that “anyone but you Roman”?</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> Yeah, another case of WWE dropping the ball…</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> So this felt like it could be a different take on that one… I mean, Cody has the title, you know, and he’s Dusty’s son… same way Roman was Vince’s golden boy… they could be doing another take on that story and hopefully do it right this time. I mean, I’m pretty sure Bray’s new ally is leading towards a tag team match and I’m guessing Dustin shows up to team up with his brother…</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> Okay, so, numbers, got em right here… Sisters of Combat had the best ratings, by far… OPW had the best rated show...</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> Which is largely due to Brock’s popularity…</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> And Nova Wrestling’s somewhere in the middle…</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WS:</strong> But that was only their first show, give them a month or two…</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RG:</strong> Yeah we’ll probably look at this again after they’ve had a month’s worth of shows…</p><p> </p><p> <em>Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental and absolutely not intended</em></p>

Had I known the MWC were Lesnar & Benjamin instead of the Andersons, I'd have gotten a 100% in my predictions, but I digress. Goes to show why it's a good idea to include the wrestlers' names after the team's name, I guess. Elias vs. Luchasaurus Now this is a match I never thought I'd be interest in till now Pete Dunne vs. Finn Balor Oh damn. Dream match right there, hard to pick a winner but going with Balor in hopes this will be the start of him getting resurrected in this diary Fatal Four Way For the Milky Way Championship Cody Rhodes vs. Tomasso Ciampa vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Wardlow Valid contenders, all 4 of them. Wardlow probably is the least likely due to inexperience and popularity, but the other 3 all seem like a good pick to carry a title Five Way Elimination Match For the Super Nova Championship Naomi vs. Carmella vs. Nattie vs. Nia Jax vs. Sonya Deville Not a fan of how these ladies have been portrayed/used by the WWE. Sonya is a personal preference, if I'm being honest

Thank you for a wonderful story. There were hints of a turn and swerve, but I never thought I'd see Cobra of all people get involved. The name makes sense, but I've never really had him as a lucha guy in my mind. Well played. Excited to see what the future brings, both for shows and LuchaLore.

Main Event Tag Team Match Twenty Minute Time Limit [Or TV Time Remaining] World Tag Team Title Tournament Santana & Ortiz versus The Minnesota Wrecking Crew Ah, the Andersons. A classic Historian pick. Guessing they're a bit too old to hold titles though, so going with S&O here as MWC are here to put them over and legitimize the thing Singles Match Fifteen Minute Time Limit OPW Television Championship Matt Cardona versus Joe Henning No idea who either man is, but guessing Joe is related to Kurt Henning and if there's one thing without a cowboy hat that Historian has a soft spot that's second and third generation wrestlers Singles Match Fifteen Minute Time Limit Toni Storm versus Kris Statlander Love Toni since her EVE days. Can't quite get behind Staltander's alien gimmick Opening Match Twenty Minute Time Limit World Tag Team Title Tournament The Good Brothers versus Butcher & The Blade Hoping this evolves into a long term feud, these teams feel like they'd be great fighting each other and now I actually want to see this match for real

Given what "the F bomb" stands for and Vito being of Italian ancestry, I like to picture him screaming VAFANCUUUUULOOOOO as part of the theatrics involved with the execution.