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NXT

Women’s Champ Bayley opens NXT this week. Says NXT made history at Respect. Not just her but the Dusty Classic too and the whole show was about respect. Says they started a whole new level of the Divas Revolution and want women's wrestling to be respected. OK promo, nothing special though.

Bayley is interrupted by BAMF with Alexa leading them. Alexa talks up Bayley's accomplishment at Respect. Crowd tries to what her but she shuts it down with her cadence. Alexa says that's all she wanted to say, that Bayley is an incredible champion. Says the NXT women have no limit and raises Bayley's hand with the belt - then snatches it and Blake and Murphy step between them. Alexa says they are the future together but she deserves the belt more than Bayley and she will take it from Bayley.

Talk to Finn and Joe after the Dusty Classic. Regal congratulates them. Joe says tagging with Finn has been a pleasure and an honor. But he's been undefeated since he came to NXT and he could've gone about this a lot of ways, but he wants an NXT Title shot. Finn says he's a fighting champ so Joe can have a shot. Regal says it's not that simple and everyone should get a chance to be the champ. Announces a battle royal for this show. Joe says he deserves the shot, citing his record and stuff, and Regal agrees but says that everyone will have a chance in the battle royal.

Dillinger, Crews and Rhyno cut short promos about the battle royal. Crews us still a little plain, Rhyno was Rhyno but Dillinger did well with the short time alloted.

Vaudevillains out next. They take on Angelo Dawkins and Sawyer Fulton. Dawkins looks about the same (sorta like MVP almost, could just be the headband) but Fulton has a new look though it's very dull and sort of Sheamus adjace. Guess they're gonna do their own thing soon. Cause they were jobbers before but at least they had matching outfits. Now they have different clothes and no monentum so why stay together.

English starts out against Dawkins and works a few holds and then takes him over. But English gets cornered and Dawkins and Fulton tag in and out and work him over. English finally makes the tag and Gotch turns the tide. They hit the Whirling Dervish for the win soon after.

Afterward, Dash and Dawson talk down about the champs to Devon. They say that wasn't impressive but they are. That they are the rightful #1 contenders because they because the Vaudevillains in Dallas during the Dusty Classic. Not only that, but they are ghe rightful champs. But instead, they have to face Enzo and Big Cass.

Recap of Asuka destroying Dana Brooke and Emma at Respect. They show a trainer checking on Dana Brooke’s neck and Asuka walks in. She feigns concern for Dana and pats her on the head then stares at Emma and gives her a creepy smile and leaves. Dana Brooke also apparently thinks she beat Asuka and Emma wants them to check her head more.

Next, newcomer Evie out to get squashed by Nia Jax. She's from NZ, which is weird (Billie and Peyton are from AUS). Evie has worked in NZ, AUS, Japan, Shimmer and Shine, the last of which being a WWNLive company. I don’t mean to be offensive…but Nia Jax’s outfit does not do her any favors. Her demeanor doesn't make sense either (she's been presented like a monster but she's all smiley and shit) and her music is crap.

They lock up and Nia throws her easily. Evie hits the ropes for a line but bounces off. Hits the ropes again and Nia with a big bear hug. Showing lots of intensity in the hold. Evie fights out and tries sunset flip but Mia picks her up and throws into the corner.

Evie tries to fight back but Nia grabs her and slams her with basically a Rock Bottom (started like one, standing front slam sorta uranage but she picked up the leg to sorta make it different.) I also found it funny Graves said Evie couldn't prepare because there's no tape of Nia Jax.

Tyler Breeze says if there's anyone who deserves a title shot, it'd him. Truer words were never spoken. Then Baron Corbin says some stuff.

Eva Marie video promo from Paris in front of the Eiffel Tower. Says hey, it's your favorite and that all her grueling matches left her needing a vacation and she misses everyone and hopes they miss her. Man they are really going full steam ahead with this meta Eva Marie gimmick. Fans think that's what she's like, so NXT is using it to work them. She might still be bland at best in the ring, she sure draws a lot of heat.

Battle royal main event time. Rhyno gets an entrance as does Baron Corbin and Samoa Joe. Corbin, Rhyno, Dash and Dawson go after Joe first and everyone else does their own thing. Even though they have jobbers like Danny Birch, Elias Sampson, Steve Cutler and some dude I don't even recognize (even Gargano and Ciampa) - Solomon Crowe is MIA.

Lots of scores being settled (familiar foes) and Crews eliminates Cutler first. Then he tosses Birch and Sampson. Crews picks up Gargano and tosses him into those dudes. After a break, everyone still in it. Tag teams are all still in it, which is cool cause it makes the battle royal/title so important even they want to win it. Breeze and Dillinger going at it, which is a feud I called that would help both dudes.

Cass eliminates Riddick Moss (the dude I didn't know) then Dash and Dawson throw Cass out. Then Enzo throws BOTH them out! But then Dillinger tosses Enzo out (and people chant for him?). Bull then starts hammering Dillinger and throws him out. Bull tries to throw out Corbin but Rhyno stops him and he eliminates Bull. Corbin eliminates Rawley. Then Ryder. Crowd really behind Breeze, no surprise. Then Corbin double cross Rhyno and throws him out! Joe uranage Ciampa onto the apron and out. Corbin trying to get Breeze over the ropes but he lands on the apron. Joe tosses both Blake and Murphy as they were working Joe.

Final four - Crews, Corbin, Breeze and Joe. Supermodel Kick to Joe. Crews trying to pick up Corbin in the corner. Joe blocks another Sm Kick and follows with a big combo of strikes and a uranage. Then Joe gets a head of steam and sends Breeze over the ropes. People are not happy about that. Corbin sends Joe to the apron but Joe fights back with an enzi. Before he can get in, Breeze trips Joe off the apron to eliminate him.

Crews and Corbin left. Showing off their power and trading big shots. Corbin controlling but Crews fights back. Crews hits several big kicks and stuns Corbin then lines him over to become the new #1 contender!

Every episode of Lucha Underground

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3pjl8b/every_episode_of_lucha_underground/

Ring of Honor

ROH DA 10/14

ACH vs Matt Sydal, Best of 5 #4 

Starts off with some good back and forth technical wrestling. Is ACH acting more cocky and overconfident than usual? Picking up steam now and they show off the crazy speed both Sydal and ACH possess. ACH starts to work over the arm of Sydal after a double stomp to his back but Sydal isn't making it easy. Back from commercials, ACH is still in control, sending Sydal to the outside with a dropkick. Sydal tries to get back into coming off the cop, but ACH catches him with a spinning heel kick. Sydal gets a close 2 count with that standing, guillotine leg drop.

Even though ACH controlled early, Sydal is hammering ACH with stiff kicks to the body and head now. Sydal realizes ACH is kinda loopy after a big head kick and goes for numerous pins to try and end the match but ACH won't stay down.  Sydal wants a stoppage but Paul Turner says no. ACH starts to mount a comeback now. ACH German for 2. Then he hits a big flurry of moves after flipping out of a rana to his feet, but still can't keep Sydal down.

Sydal rolls out of the ring to avoid a 450 but eats an ACH flip over the ropes (like a moonsault from the ring over the ropes). ACH sets up for 450 (Corino called it Midnight Star) but Sydal gets his knees up, nails a reverse rana then a SSP for the win.

Afterward, Sydal and ACH face off and each hold up 2 since it's 2-2. Then the Addiction with Sabin attack and hit Celebrity Rehab on both. After a commercial, Kaz talks about how the tag belts were stolen from them at ASE. Then says roh has turned into a tyrannical dictatorship and rags on Texas.

Daniels says he isn't addressing you people in the crowd because they are beneath The Addiction. He's addressing the charlatan that wore a red mask and attacked them at ASE and shame on everyone who made it happen and who let it happen. They weren't pinned so they weren't beaten so they are still the champs and demand The Kingdom get out there now. The lights go out and ANX show up. They say they weren't pinned for the belts when they lost them either and challenge The Addiction, who back down. Next week, ANX vs Addiction.

Next, Silas Young and the Beer City Bruiser lead the Boys to the ring. Silas runs down their ring gear saying he told them to dress like men, not this Dalton Castle crap. Then he has Beer City Bruiser beat them both down. Hits a big Saito suplex, a corner splash on both, then a double suplex.

BCB goes up top for a splash but the Boys move out of the way. They hop on the back of BCB and start headbutting him like Castle does but Silas breaks them up. Silas hits Misery on a Boy for the pin. Then Silas and BCB carry the Boys out on their shoulders.

In the main event, Jay Lethal vs Watanabe for the TV Title.  Lethal in control early but Watanabe staying right with him, looking to set up any of his suplexes. Kevin Kelly says next week, Jay Briscoe vs Adam Page no DQ (along with ANX/Addiction).

Lethal sends Watanabe outside and lands a series of suicide dives which sends Watanabe crashing into the guardrail. Lethal still in control after commercials and gets a 2 off a snap suplex. Lethal pounds on Watanabe with punches and then tells ref Todd Sinclair they were open hand. Lethal has been controlling pretty much this whole time and has been content now to sit in chinlocks.

But Watanabe starts to fight back and drives Lethal from corner to corner then hits a big overhead belly to back suplex. Watanabe gets 2 off a big lariat. Watanabe sets up for more but Truth slides his book in to distract the ref and Lethal mule kick Watanabe in the ding ding and uses the opening to hit Lethal Injection for the win.

New Japan

@e_key_oide tweet about NJPW pres Kidani regarding NJPW on WWE Network from a BushiRoad column (I think BushiRoad owns NJPW – could be wrong)

https://twitter.com/e_key_oide/status/656749203012501504

Tanahashi interview:

-If he loses January 4^th at the Tokyo Dome, he’ll never challenge for the IWGP Heavyweight title again

-If he wins, he will defend the IWGP Title in an open challenge at every upcoming show

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3prcdi/hiroshi_tanahashi_raises_the_stake_of_the_tokyo/

Was kinda hard to follow the translated page but I didn’t notice anything about never challenging for the title again. Maybe that was a challenge Okada laid down?

I did notice the other titles – IC and NEVER – mentioned in that article. Maybe this is hinting at Tana leaving the World title picture for good? Maybe moving down to IC and feud with Nakamura for the IC belt

Also, the Super Junior Tag Team Tournament begins on October 24. First round matches are:

-Jushin “Thunder” Liger and Tiger Mask vs. reDRagon

-RPG Vice vs. Kenny Omega and Chase Owens

-Mascara Dorada and Ryusuke Taguchi vs. The Young Bucks

-The Time Splitters vs. Matt Sydal and Ricochet

Indy wrestling

Evolve 49 results

October 17

Queens, NY

-Andrew Everett def. Tony Nese, Matt Cage and Peter Kassa

-Matt Riddle def. Jonathan Gresham

-Chris Dickinson def/ Tracey Williams

-Trevor Lee def. Drew Gulak to get an Evolve title shot the following night

-Tony Nese and Caleb Konley def. Milk Chocolate

-Willie Mac def. Earl Cooter

-RPG Vice def. Timothy Thatcher and TJ Perkins

I Quit Match – If Gargano Loses, He Will Leave WWN

-Johnny Gargano def Ethan Page

(Page came out for the match like Triple H. He took the ropes down first but it was Gargano who used them in the Gargano Escape to make Page tap)

when he used the ring ropes with his Gargano Escape

-After the match, Sami Zayn’s music hit and he cut a promo in the ring, putting over Evolve and Gargano and expressing how much he misses indy wrestling.

Evolve 50 results

October 18

Long Island, N.Y.

-Tracey Williams def. T.J. Perkins

-Matt Cage def. Ethan Page

-Peter Kassa def. Andrew Everett

-Former UFC fighter Matt Riddle def. Chris Dickinson

-Drew Gulak def. Willie Mack

-Timothy Thatcher def. Trevor Lee to retain the Evolve Title.

-RPG Vice def. Premiere Athlete Brand (Anthony Nese and Caleb Konley) in a grudge match

Tommaso Ciampa tells Progress crowd he’s being signed by WWE

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3p9e49/tommaso_ciampa_announced_today_at_progress_that/

But then takes to Twitter to say “don’t believe everything you read”

Rev Pro - Jan. 16

AJ Styles vs Zack Sabre Jr

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3pe542/revolution_pro_wrestling_announce_high_stakes/

(List of UK promotions on phone - Rev Pro seems to be more import heavy, like PWG of England, but don’t call it that because it can’t be near as good as PWG. It was just a comparison of the use of fly-in talent)

#Rawlternative: European Vacation

-Next one planned for Nov. 9

1: Progress Wrestling

2: Attack! Wrestling

3: Fight Club Pro

4: Tidal Wrestling

5: Westside Xtreme Wrestling

6: IPW:UK

7: Southside Wrestling Entertainment

8: Preston City Wrestling

NXT, Lucha Underground and Indy Wrestling Minute - Your Weekly Source for Independent Wrestling News

NXT 5/6

Emma opens NXT TV this week, wearing Bayley’s t-shirt and headbands but she gets a lukewarm reaction from the crowd. She goes to pull herself into the ring but just rolls under the ropes instead.

That guy Greg Hamilton is announcing this week instead of Jojo unfortunately.

Emma takes on Charlotte.

Emma throws the headband at Charlotte and then they lock up and Charlotte easily takes advantage.

Charlotte tries going up top but Emma sweeps out her legs and Charlotte tweak her knee on the rope and Emma immediately targets it, stomping it, slamming it on the apron and pulling it across the bottom rope. Charlotte tries to turn the tide with a body slam but her knee gives way and Emma continues to target it. Emma drops the knees on it on the second rope, slams it on the mat then locks in a single leg crab and Charlotte barely reaches the ropes.

Emma tries to slam the knee again but Charlotte flips out of it and takes advantage. She hits neckbreaker followed by a spear and when Emma gets to her knees, Charlotte hits Natural Selection for the win.

After the match, Bayley shows up in the ring while Emma is still down. Bayley helps her up and offers her a hug and Emma seems surprised and accepts but when Emma tries to pull away, Bayley won’t let go and hits the Belly to Bayley and starts slamming Emma’s head on the mat but Charlotte pulls her off. Bayley pulls her shirt off Emma and leaves the ring.

Becky Lynch video package. Rich calls her “eclectic” whatever that means. Talks about how she left home at 15 to train and was the only girl at her school (and shows a picture of her and Devitt from back in the day). About her influences like Dynamite Kid, Shawn Michaels and The Rock and Austin. Youngest foreign female to wrestle in Japan and wrestled all over the world before she came to NXT. Talks about her initial Irish jig dancing gimmick and how she sold herself out, that isn’t who she isnt and is a little resentful of it. She came here to be the best and you’re gonna see a whole different side of Becky Lynch when that title is on the line.

Michael Cole sit down interview with Kevin Owens. Asks why he did what he did to Sami Zayn, is it personal? He says of course it’s personal. Anyone coming after him is coming after the title and that title means a better life for his family so anyone looking to take it away is trying to take away a better life for his family, so it’s very personal. Cole says he doesn’t personally believe it’s only about the title. Cole asks if anyone else but Zayn was champ, would he have conducted himself in the same way and Owens starts to get annoyed. That right after he won, Renee Young asked him how could he do what he did to Zayn and that Cole hasn’t even congratulated him on winning it. Cole says fine and congratulates him but says respect is a two-way street and wants him to answer - how could he do what he did to Zayn, a man who traveled the roads with him, is as close as family, who he knew before his wife and stood with him at the altar. But Owens knows what Cole is trying to do, he wants Owens to admit that he stabbed his best friend in the back because it would make good headlines. But Owens says he sorry, sorry he can’t give him what he’s looking for as a “journalist” and uses air quotes (and says he uses that term loosely). Says the best headlines he can give is that Kevin Owens is a good father and provides for his family because he is NXT Champion.

Bull Dempsey is back in the NXT Zone. He takes on the Man Beast, Rhyno. Crowd chants “Rhyno’s gonna kill you”

Really going at each other but Rhyno gets the win with a Gore after tossing Dempsey easily with a belly to belly.

After the match, Rhyno calls out Baron Corbin at Takeover. He says people call him an unstoppable force but also say that about Corbin and wants him at the next live event.

Sasha Banks looking at a picture of Fabulous Moolah. Says Moolah was the baddest Diva in the history of WWE - until Banks came along. Says it’s nice that Becky has traveled the world to get to NXT but don’t forget who made her, and Sasha can unmake her.

William Regal in his office gets a visit from...Uhaa Nation?! He’s signing his official NXT contract. Followed by a Nation video package. Everyone who comes to NXT wants to be a champion and walking through the doors means he’s one step closer to achieving that goal. Funny how they don’t talk about him by name or mention what he’s going to be called. At the end a “Coming soon” pops up on the screen but still, no name is mentioned. It’s like this ad was for the smart fans who already know who he is cause it didn’t give casual fans much to go on about who he is or why they should be excited he’s in NXT.

Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder show up for the first time in a long time (what do you know, a week after I was calling for more tag teams to be used in NXT and mentioned them by name). Have a new look and new music, almost like they’re Briscoes light with bandanas and denim vests. And Graves says “they’re two country boys from the Carolinas who love to fight.”

They take on Enzo and Cass. Well...they’re music hits but Enzo and Cass don’t show up. They cut to backstage where Blake and The Murph are beating up Ezno and Cass while Carmella begs them to stop (more like shrieks at them to stop).

Michael Cole sits down Sami Zayn. Cole says Owens said its not personal - is it personal to you? And Sami says there’s the key difference between himself and Owens - that Owens is liar and he isn’t (which I’ve also called Kevin Steen on Twitter about how he lied to me about him winning BOTB 5) and that of course it’s personal. And sneak attacks and mind games aren’t his style but if that’s what he’s gotta do, fight fire with fire. Zayn would love to say it doesn’t bother him what Owens did, that it’s all business and none of it is personal but it’s just not true. He says next week he wants Owens to come to the ring, look him in the eye and tell him why. Cause the match is already set for Takeover and they don’t need to fight but he needs Owens to tell him and the world once and for all why he did what he did.

NXT Women’s Title contract signing now. Becky Lynch out first with William Regal in the ring. Sasha Banks comes out next and has some sort of box or something with her. Becky talks about her background again and says she made a lot of mistake and sacrifices but every single one of them was worth it to get here and have a shot at the NXT Women’s Championship. She didn’t come here to take part, she came to take over. She signs and Regal slides it to Banks.

Sasha puts down the pen and gets that box which was a stamp and puts it on the contract (Graves says that’s how she signs autographs at live events). Sasha picks up that contract and shows everyone, then throws it in Becky’s face and forearms her and throws her over the table and slams her into it. Sasha gets on the table and stands on Becky’s head and kicks her to the mat. Sasha flips the table and goes to get in Becky’s face again but Becky snatches her arm and puts her in the seated arm bar like Yuji Nagata and Sasha starts to tap.

Pre-recorded video from Alex Riley, talking about how he needs surgery again for the second time in a few years. He talks about knowing the risks of getting back in the ring and inserting himself in the NXT Title picture but isn’t sure if the risks are worth the reward anymore. When Owens laid him out he heard something that made him sick “Thank you Kevin, Thank you Owens” from the fans. You’re not going to see Alex Riley for a while, because that’s what people want. Man that was depressing.

Devin Taylor talks to Dana Brooke. She continues being a terrible person and calls Devin’s body “whack” like most other people who try to interview her and that she can’t believe that they chose Charlotte for the WWE Tap Out commercial and not the Total Diva. Next time she sees Charlotte she’s going to run circles around her and run her out of NXT. So deal with it.

Finn Balor at ringside to watch Hideo Itami vs Tyler Breeze. They tie up and push each other around but otherwise start the match slowly. Crowd solidly behind Hideo. Breeze gets the better of lock ups to start and avoids the kicks of Hideo. But Hideo eventually hits a PK on Breeze which send him out of the ring to collect himself.

Hideo still in control after the break, using knees and kicks to keep Hideo off balance but Breeze hits a neckbreaker to take control again and starts stomping him in the corner. He starts wearing Itami down with a chin lock on the mat and Itami tries to fight back into it. Itami hits a few lines followed by a clothesline from the top but only gets a 2.

Itami lands a Kenta combo and goes for a running kick but Breeze rolls outside. They trade a few punches and Breeze gets knocked into Balor. Itami lines up for a running boot but Breeze moves and Itami kicks Balor through the guardrail. Back in the ring, Breeze misses a Beauty Shot and Itami hits the running kick for the win.

Itami looks to Balor to say I’m sorry after the win but gets attacked by Breeze. Balor is quickly in the ring and throws Breeze off him and turns to look at Itami. He picks him up but Breeze nails Balor with a Supermodel Kick and Itami with a Beauty Shot to take them both out. And then gets a selfie. (Why isn’t there an Instagram feed that is entirely the selfies and shots Breeze takes with his selfie stick?)

Lucha Underground, 5/6

Johnny Mundo and Alberto El Patron head into Dario Cueto’s office. They say they can’t decide who should get to face Prince Puma for the LU Title. Alberto says Mundo already had his shot and it is his time. Cueto says they might be the best in the business but Hernandez is number one contender. Alberto says true but he never beat either of them and they are the best in the business. So tonight, Alberto vs Mundo, winner faces Hernandez in a new #1 contenders match.

First match is Son of Havoc/Angelico (with Ivelisse on crutches) vs Cortez Castro/Mr. Cisco. Angelico blind tag himself in, seems like they still aren’t on the same page. But Angelico holding his own using strikes (knees and kicks) to beat down Castro. Vampiro straight up calls Ivelisse a bitch. Angelico tries to hit Fall of the Angels, a running crucifix bomb, but Castro wiggles out.

Ivelisse yelling at her team on the outside. Son of Havoc hits a Arabian moonsault to the outside on Castro but lands hard back first on the bleachers and Ivelisse yells at them “That’s why you get!” but I can’t tell who she’s yelling at, her enemy or berating her own teammate. Followed by Angelico hitting a tope con hilo and landing on his feet on Bael and Cisco.

Havoc rolls Castro back in. Angelico back in and knees Castro in the face but only gets a 2. Havoc tags himself and cross body on Castro and Cisco. Bael on the apron and Havoc superman punch him. Cisco surprises Havoc and flapjacks him over into a Codebreaker by Castro and the Crew wins.

In Cueto’s office, he tells Daivari it takes real juevos to come back to his temple after being called out by Texano, but Daivari holds up his hand telling Cueto one moment as he’s more engrossed with his phone than talking to Cueto, who is visibly upset by the gesture. Cueto says he’s surprised he’d want to compete in LU. He’s very wealthy, his family owns half of Boyle Heights and many more neighborhoods in LA, so why risk his body in LU?

Daivari says Cueto likes to watch violence – he likes to inflict it. Cueto says we’ll see how much violence he can inflict in his first match– next against Texano.

Konnan and Prince Puma walk up to Hernandez in the locker room and Konnan has to hold Puma back. He tells Hernandez he doesn’t think it was cool how he got involved in Puma’s match last week. Hernandez says you mean how I saved his title? But Konnan says it seems like you tried to cost him the title. Hernandez says he hopes it can be Puma he beats the title for but then Cueto comes in and tells Hernandez about the change of plans with Mundo and Patron. Cueto also tells them he hopes they can get on the same page because later, they face Cage and King Cuerno in a tag team match.

Next match – Melissa Santos introduces him as “The Golden God” Delavar Daivari. But before Santos can introduce Texano, he’s rushing the ring to fight Daivari. He slams Daivari into the corner and pushes the ref off of him when he tries to break them up but gets DQ’ed in the process.

Tag match, Hernandez and Cage start. Hernandez throws Cage around and tags in Puma with a cocky tag which Puma doesn’t care for. Puma head scissor Cage who tags in Cuerno and Cuerno takes a rana but gets the knees up on a standing moonsault. Cage and Cuerno start working over Puma together and Hernandez just watches.

Hernandez and Puma regain control and Hernandez hits a dive over the top on Cage and Cuerno. When Puma sets up for a dive of his own, Hernandez struts on the apron and blocks Puma, who pushes Hernandez and looks pretty annoyed. Hernandez and Puma grudgingly work together to get a 2 count on Cuerno but Hernandez being difficult.

Cage and Cuerno regain control. They send both Puma and Hernandez outside and when Cuerno sets up for the Arrow From Hell suicide dive, Hernandez pulls Puma in front of the dive to avoid it himself. Konnan and Cage start arguing and Hernandez goes to pick up Puma but Puma shoves him away – and Hernandez boots him in the face! Then lifts him up and crucifix bomb Puma onto the apron! Konnan threatens Hernandez with his cane and Hernandez walks out. Cuerno throws Puma back in and Cage gets the win with a Weapon X.

Black Lotus packing a bag and says you can’t stop me. El Dragon Azteca walks up behind her and says he won’t let her suffer the same fate as her parents. He tells her if she can take him down, she can leave. She attacks him but he easily fends off her strikes with one hand. He says her parents were defenseless but she won’t be if she stays. Beaten, she opens her bag to stay.

Mundo vs El Patron now. They start trading holds but El Patron takes control early in the match. Back and forth for a while until El Patron lifts Mundo up and over the ropes and Mundo lands on the steps, breaking them. El Patron hits a suicide dive into Mundo and sends him crashing into the railing.

Back in the ring, Mundo tries to put together a combo but El Patron lands a few clotheslines and a tilt a whirl back breaker. He frees himself from a german suplex and hits a corkscrew dive onto El Patron over the top rope.

Really back and forth, no one can get an advantage. Trading pin falls until Mundo finally hits End of the World in the corner but El Patron grabs the ropes at the last moment. Mundo goes to pick up Mundo but El Patron locks in a cross arm breaker and somehow reaches the ropes with his legs. El Patron stomping Mundo in the corner and puts him in the tree of woe. El Patron rushes in for a spear but Mundo moves and El Patron hits the ring post. As El Patron staggers out, Mundo lands a double stomp to his back but only gets a 2.

Alberto lands a huge super kick to Mundo’s face as he’s on his knees and picks up the win.

Catrina with a casket – Mil’s casket. She takes out that stone while saying death is defined as the permanent end for something but for you, death is the beginning of new a life. She calls Mil Muertes back to life to rise again and says this time, nothing can stop him..

The final participants for the Lucha Libre World Cup have been announced.

Dream Team

Alberto El Patron (Captain)

Myzteziz (Original Sin Cara)

Rey Mysterio Jr.

Team Mexico 1

El Hijo Del Fantasma (King Cuerno)

El Texano Jr. (Texano)

Psycho Clown

Team  MexLeyendas

Blue Demon Jr.

Dr. Wagner Jr.

El Solar

Team “Rest of the World”

Drew Galloway

Angelico

El Mesias (Mil Muertes)

Team TNA/Lucha Underground

Matt Hardy (Captain)

Mr. Anderson

Johnny Mundo

Team ROH/Lucha Underground

Moose

ACH

Brian Cage

Team Pro Wrestling NOAH

Taiji Ishimori (Captain)

Yoshihiro Takayama

Atsushi Kotoge

Team AJPW

Kenzo Suzuki (Captain)

Tiger Mask III

Masamune

The show airs on May 25 on PPV in Mexico and iPPV in America, with English commentary being done by Matt Striker and Vampiro.

New Japan Pro Wrestling

NJPW returns on AXS on May 22 with two new eps. AJ Styles vs Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight title, Best of Super Juniors XXI featuring KUSHIDA, Ricochet, Taichi and Ryusuke Taguchi. The new episode on May 29 features the Young Bucks defend the IWGP Junior Heavyweight tag titles against the Time Splitters and Kota Ibushi defends the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title against Ricochet at Dominion on 6/21

New Japan Best of Super Juniors

Block A

Barbaro Cavernario (Representing CMLL. Only 21)

Baretta (One half of RPG Vice. aka Trent?)

Chase Owens (Representing NWA)

Gedo

Jushin “Thunder” Liger

Kyle O’Reilly

Rysuke Taguchi

Yohei Komatsu

Block B

Alex Shelley

Bobby Fish

David Finlay

KUSHIDA

Mascara Dorada

Nick Jackson

Rocky Romero

Tiger Mask IV

This BOSJ really highlights the lack of a strong Junior Heavyweight division in New Japan, since so many of the participants in the tournament this year aren’t regulars but guys being brought in. Don’t get me wrong, both blocks look pretty awesome but the fact that they have Gedo and Liger in there instead of homegrown Young Lions is telling.

I definitely like the look of Block B more, with Bobby Fish, the Time Splitters and Rocky Romero but having guys like Trent Baretta and Kyle O’Reilly in Block A should make that Block A great too. Also out of Block A, I think Komatsu has the potential to be the break out star coming out of this tournament. But in the end, I think KUSHIDA will win and it will propel him forward into a feud with Kenny Omega for the title.

Global Force Wrestling

GFW revealed more roster additions in a YouTube video last week. Faces are flashed on the screen quickly but below is who I was able to pick out

Jamin Olivencia

The Heavenly Bodies

Sonjay Dutt

Brodus Clay

Chuck Taylor?!

Jigsaw

Luke Hawx

THE YOUNG BUCKS

Cliff Compton

The Hot Shots (Cassidy Riley and Chase Stevens)

Jimmy Rave

In addition to previously announced:

Members of the Bullet Club Karl “Machine Gun” Anderson and Doc Gallows

Members of Suzuigun, David Hart Smith and Lance Hoyt “The Killer Elite Squad”

Sanada, former TNA X Division champ and current Wrestle-1 talent

Chris “The Adonis” Mordetsky (formerly known as Chris Masters in WWE)

PJ Black (formerly known as Justin Gabriel in WWE)

Moose (former NFL offensive lineman Quinn Ojinnaka and current ROH star)

Lei’D Tapa (former TNA Knockout)

Thea Trinidad (formerly Rosita in TNA)

Also, GFW announced that four titles will be decided on their first live taping in July at the Orleans Hotel and Casino.

#Rawlternative: Part Deux

The second edition of the independent wrestling event hosted by Beyond Wrestling, #Rawlternative #2, will be held on May 18 streaming live on YouTube. The promotions involved were announced on Twitter during Raw on May 4 and can be found below. Also make sure to sign up for the event on the Facebook page (which you can find at this link - https://www.facebook.com/events/1387035751625661/) to keep up with all the latest info.

Promotions featured on #Rawlternative #2 on 5/18:

AAW Pro

Absolute Intense Wrestling

Alpha 1 Wrestling (or Alphaone Rasslin as their Facebook page is titled)

Beyond Wrestling

Chikara Pro

C*4

DREAMWAVE Wrestling

Freelance Wrestling

Inspire Pro

Inter Species Wrestling

IWA Mid-South Wrestling

Jersey Championship Wrestling

Shimmer Women Athletes

Smash Wrestling

Announced matches:

Smash Wrestling

Brent Banks vs Scotty O’Shea in an Ambulance Match

AAW Pro

Ricochet vs Josh Alexander (of the Monster Mafia)

Inter Species Wrestling

Chris Dickinson vs. Pinkie Sanchez

IWA Mid-South

Ace Perry vs Jimmy Jacobs

Alpha-1

Ethan Page vs Alessandro Del Bruno

Chikara Pro

The Wrecking Crew (Blaster McMassive, Axe Smashmaster, Flex Rumblecrunch, Jaka, and Oleg the Usurper) vs. Kimber Lee, The Throwbacks (Dasher Hatfield and Mr. Touchdown), Jervis Cottonbelly and Shynron

Jersey Championship Wrestling

Chris Sabin vs. Brian Myers vs. Grim Reefer vs. Bandido Jr.

Absolute Intense Wrestling

Johnny Gargano vs Candice LeRae

DREAMWAVE

Colt Cabana and Dick Justice vs. Arik Cannon and Darin Corbin

Freelance Wrestling

Sug D, Haunter Strange, Caden Sade and Josh Crow vs. Masked Character, Mallaki Matthews, Bolt Brady and GPA

Combat Zone Wrestling
Proving Grounds results, May 9

Drew Gulak def. Nick Gage

(Gulak wins with a rollup but Gage isn’t done with him and issues a challenge for an ultraviolent match.)

Honorary Junior Heavyweight title match: The Plus Sized Champion Greg Excellent w/Chrissy Rivera def. Alexander James to retain

Pepper Parks w/ Cherry Bomb def. Joey Janela & Caleb Konley

(Cherry Bomb interferes and uses her newly won WSU Championship belt to take out Janela and Konley)

Sozio def Eric Corvis

The Beaver Boys def Buxx Belmar and Bill Carr

(Buxx Belmar in cop gear and Team Tremendous and Dick Justice have trained Buxx to be less disgusting, squirting him with a water bottle when he tries to revert to his old ways. He can’t hold back anymore and shoves his hands down the backs of John Silver and Alex Reynold’s trunks. Beaver boys get the win with roll ups and Reynolds looks violated.)

Wired Title match: ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey def. Joe Gacy via DQ

(Great match from the sound of it. Speedball wins when AR Fox returns and attacks him, saying he isn’t Best of the Best because he never beat Fox.)

Trevor Lee def Andrew Everett

(If the last match was great, this one was even better)

CZW World Heavyweight Title match: BLK Jeez def Matt Tremont to retain

(Brutal match. During a big spot at the end, Pepper Parks and Cherry Bomb screwed over Tremont allowing Jeez to retain, for some reason)

Panes of Glass deathmatch: Danny Havoc def. ‘Wrench’ Conor Claxton

(Crazy deathmatch with lots of blood. Havoc pinned Wrench when he locked in a rear naked choke and leaned back. Afterward, Lucky 12 and Devon Moore bring out a NOI jersey for Wrench but they’re attacked by OI4K. Wrench chased them off and Havoc announces himself for TOD and challenges a member of OI4K to face him there)