#Atomic Championship Wrestling

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WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION MAGAZINE :  MAY 1990 

YOUTH, SPEED, & FURY

SHAWN MICHAELS FACES BRET “HIT MAN” HART

It promised to be a dream matchup. Bret “Hit Man” Hart and Shawn Michaels, components of the two of the World Wrestling Federation’s most dynamic tag teams-the Hart Foundation and the Rockers, respectively–agreed to test each other’s heralded ralents in a singles bout. What followed was a dazzling display of wrestling scientific and grueling combat. Even after the contest became inflamed to the point that the referee had to call for a double disqualification, each gladiator left with great respect for the other. 

“I didn’t expect anything less.” stated the handsome Michaels, unwinding in the dressing room with his partner Maety Jannetty after the bell. “When you sign on the dotted line against Bret ‘Hit Man’ Hart, you sign to fight a hurricane. I had to give it all I had, and—if you ask me—I came out of the battle looking pretty good.” He touched a bump above his left eye and joked, “This’ll heal fine, and soon I’ll be breaking hearts again. But the first thing on my mind right now is Bret Hart. What I wouldn’t do to step in the ring with him again and gain a decisive victory!”

Several yards down the corridor, the mood was the same. Hart and teammate Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart looked at one another and grinned. 

“Tough kid,” Neidhart muttered.

Hit Man shook his head. “He fought some match. My ears are still ringing from his punches. I’d love to say ‘I didn’t know he had it in him,’ but that’s not true. The reason I wanted this match is that I knew that Shawn Michaels is a fabulous wrestler. I’ll give him this: He knows how to mix it up. I guess next time I’ll have to play a little bit harder.”

In the stands, the fans were almost as winded. The bout had been so intense that it seemed to blur past the spectators. When one man applied a punishing hold, the other was quick with a counter. As soon as the referee broke a clutch, the grapplers were tangled up again. When the combatants decided to start bending the rules, nothing less than a four-man brawl—starring the Rockers and the Hart Foundation—followed. 

“These guys didn’t let up for a single second, observed manager Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, normally on the opposite side of both competitors. “I’m not saying that either of these chumps could beat one of my men, but I still watched the match with interest. Because Hart and Michaels are similar types of wrestlers, I figured I’d see what they use against members of the Heenan family. That’s the key to smart managing, pal. Learn their repertoires and use the knowledge to your advantage.” 

[Bret Hart showed his lightinglike reaction time and his quick reflexes by grabbing Shawn Michaels in a reverse atomic drop when the two ran the ropes.]

Heenan was intrigued by this contest. While the manager is short on praise for his foes, his interests in the Hart-Michaels confrontation can be interrupted as a compliment to both men. By taking meticulous notes on the match, Heenan sent out a clear message: Hart and Michaels are at the top of their profession and pose a threat to every other wrestler.

The information was not news to the battlers. The bout had come about through mutual respect, coupled with the desire to overcome a formidable challenge.

Michaels was clearly the hungrier of the two, and his thirst for greatness was understandable. In Hart he saw an accomplished athlete, solid in technical skills and proficient in fisticuffs, who had “made it” as both a singles and tag team grappler. With Neidhart, Hit Man had held the WWF Tag Team Championship. In individual competition, he had established himself as a contender for the WWF Championship and Intercontinental Titles, and he was even profiled in a special issue of WWF Wrestling Spotlight.

Hart was just as anxious to log a victory. Despite Bret’s apparent youth, he has grown into a hardened veteran of the mat wars, and he wanted to ensure that he had not grown rusty. Hit Man viewed Michaels as one of wrestling’s “new breed,” one who rebels against the conventions of ring combat and who improvises and innovations in each match. The moves utilized by the Rockers impressed Hit Man, and he admitted feeling twinges of envy. Hadn’t he also been labeled a spectacular new force in the early days of the Hart Foundation? From the dressing room entrance, Bret watched the Rockers wage war with the mountainous Powers of Pain. He was reminded of the Foundation’s brace encounter with Andre the Giant in the closing moments of Wrestlemania 2’s battle royal. He wanted a bout with Michaels, to test himself. 

Rather than being divided in its loyalties, the crowd was solidly behind both wrestlers, giving each a rousing cheer as he made his way to the ring with his regular tag team partner. To offer moral support–or, perhaps, when two fiercely determined athletes square off–Jannetty and Neidhart remained at ringside after the bell rang. 

The match began in a sportsmanlike fashion, and it seemed relatively even. They locked up collar-to-elbow, with Michaels backing Bret into the turnbuckles. The Rocker broke the hold, detaching himself from his foe. When they tangled again, Hit Man applied a reverse wristlock. Michaels wiggled, loosened his opponent’s grip, then slipped behind Hart and clamped on a hammerlock. Bret displayed his experience by reversing the maneuver.

The fireworks that would be seen later in the match were ignored in the manner in which Michaels broke the hold. He thrust his elbow backward into Bret’s throat. The gesture was hardly a whack with a closed fist or a kick to the rings, but it qualified as roughhousing.

Hart recovered swiftly. He caught the Rocker in a reverse atomic drop and leveled him with a meteor of a clothesline. A snapmare appeared to disable Michaels further, but the war was just beginning. Whether the Rocker had exaggerated his injuries or recovered from the brink of defeat by pure heart, he still will not say. 

[Shawn Michaels struck with solid skill and dazzling moves. In the end, tempers flared, and a wild, full-fledged brawl ensued.]

What is known is that Michaels began fighting as if he had never been hurt. He slid out of the way of his foe’s elbowdrop and did some fancy spinning in midair to land on his feet after a backflip. Hart turned around to be blasted by a dropkick. Seeing Hit Man sprawled on the canvas, Michaels went for the kill.

His planning was premature. Bret waited for his opponent to mount the top rope before gripping him from underneath and hurling him across the ring. Possibly embarrassed by Michaels’ good showing, Hit Man got tough and unleashed forearms and elbows. 

Tempers were starting to flare. Michaels contained his anger long enough to avoid a side suplex–doing a 360-degree turn while being lifted, landing on his feet and bodyslamming Hit Man. Again, both men ran the ropes. This time, it served neither’s advantage, as they elbowed on another and hit the mat simultaneously.

A classic moment occurs when they rose and took turns exchanging suplex attempts. The defensive skills of each were so refined that neither could accomplish his task. 

Frustrated, they wrestled into the corner. Neither wished to break. Asserting his authority, the referee wedged between them. When separated, they could not wait to duel again. Words were exchanged, then shoves. Bret clocked his adversary. Jannetty stepped onto the apron to argue with– and then punch–Hit Man. Neidhart chimed in and was slugged by Michaels. Within seconds, the ring was flooded with WWF officials trying to restore order in a four-way free-for-all. 

Remarkably, the bad feelings were left in the ring. Each man recognized the others gutsiness, and each will go so far as to compliment the rival tag team. Both the Rockers and the Hart Foundation pledge support for each other if it is needed. 

But if it is not, Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels cannot wait to tear into each other again. 

[questintheskies]

I was kind of meh when I first heard this coming together, but seeing the roster including Saori Anou, Sayaka Unagi, and Ancham has sold me on it haha plus the name Sukeban automatically makes me think of Sukeban Deka so xD

First Ever All-Japanese Joshi Wrestling Company in the United States Brings Japan’s Top Female Wrestlers to a Global Audience

New York, NY (September 1, 2023) – Sukeban, the first ever Joshi women’s wrestling company outside of Japan featuring an entirely Japanese roster, will hold its World Premiere event on September 21, 2023 at Capitale in New York City. Featuring the strongest women’s roster in North America, Sukeban will hearken back to the glory days of Joshi wrestling to present the authentic, hard-hitting, phenomenal Joshi experience.

Tickets go on sale for the World Premiere today, Friday, September 1st at 10 a.m. ET exclusively via DICE, conveniently linked from www.sukeban.com. The main event of the World Premiere event will feature Ichigo Sayaka (aka Unagi Sayaka) vs. Countess Saori (aka Saori Anou), with the winner competing for the Sukeban World Championship at Sukeban’s second event in the United States, to be announced in the coming weeks.

The Sukeban name is an ode to the girl gangs of the 1960s and 1970s that helped bring feminism to the forefront of Japan. Sukeban’s roster features many of the world’s best wrestlers portraying new characters that they have helped influence and create. The company’s four stables, The Vandals, Harajuku Stars, Cherry Bomb Girls, and Dangerous Liaisons, feud with one another to reach the apex of Sukeban. The contracted roster, signed to long-term deals, includes:

The Vandals

Atomic Banshee, portrayed by Ram Kaichow Otaku-chan, portrayed by Kaori Yoneyama Midnight Player, portrayed by AOI BINGO, portrayed by ???

Harajuku Stars

Ichigo Sayaka, portrayed by Unagi Sayaka Maya Mamushi, portrayed by Maya Yukihi Saki Bimi, portrayed by SAKI Babyface, portrayed by Ancham

Cherry Bomb Girls

Crush Yuu, portrayed by Yuu Supersonic, portrayed by ??? Riko Blondie, portrayed by Riko Kaiju

Dangerous Liaisons

Countess Saori, portrayed by Saori Anou Commander Nakajima, portrayed by Arisa Nakajima Lady Antoinette, portrayed by Risa Sera Queen of Hearts, portrayed by Miyuki Takase

Unaffiliated

Stray Cat, portrayed by ???

In addition to exciting wrestlers added to the roster, the World Premiere event at Capitale in New York City features several elements that will make the event unique:

Championship Belt, unveiled in New York, designed and created by the greatest industrial designer of this generation, Marc Newson.

Wrestler costumes and all merchandise designed by world-famous creative director and fashion designer Olympia Le-Tan.

Hats created by the most important milliner in history, Stephen Jones

Finger nail art by social media superstar Mei Kawajiri (Nails by Mei).

Anime and manga art by fast-rising artist and author Sakana Koji.

Sukeban’s debut event in New York will be followed by further events around the United States and globally, with additional plans to be announced in the coming weeks. With ambitious growth plans and a strategic focus on its content ecosystem, Sukeban is poised to expand operations worldwide and pull from numerous lucrative revenue streams.

For more information, visit sukeban.com and follow Sukeban on Instagram, TikTok, and X at @sukeban_world.

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Wrestlemania Main Event Reviews - Wrestlemania XX

Chris Benoit def. Shawn Michaels and Triple H (c) for the World Heavyweight Championship in 24:03

Not really looking forward to this one because Chris Benoit is a monster and I don’t want to really talk about him, but I will focus on the wrestling side of things for review purposes. Sorry if this entry is a tad dry without any fun notes or lyrical flair.

HBK is out first and the red gear is reminiscent of his gear against Stone Cold at Wrestlemania. Benoit out next, and then HHH to a chorus of boos. Hebner checks each wrestler as the tension builds. Benoit and HBK fight over who attacks HHH first as both have a gripe with him. Brutal chops back and forth between the two and HHH gets sent outside as they fight. Technical exchange between the two and various pinning combinations, with bridging out, rollups and a bridging suplex. HHH comes back in, throwing HBK out but he skins the cat and as he throws Benoit that way, HBK throws him out as the two former DX men square off. Big backdrop from HBK and more knife edge chops. HBK is running but HHH hits a big knee. Benoit comes back in with shoulder barges through the ropes but goes straight into a knee from HHH. He slams him into the apron, but on the second one, HBK hits a baseball slide immediately after, sending both to the floor in a creative spot. HBK hits a nice moonsault to them on the outside. HBK and HHH back inside, going back and forth until HHH sets up for a Pedigree but Benoit comes in and takes out both. He throws HBK into the ring post and targets HHH with a suplex and some chops. Triple H counters with an Irish whip and places him on the top rope and Benoit ends up in the tree of woe position. HHH Irish whips HBK into Benoit and gets a 2-count. He attempts it again but HBK reverses and Benoit sticks out a boot. HHH and HBK go back and forth, and Benoit clotheslines HBK out the ring out of nowhere. Benoit hits triple German suplexes on HHH and signals the diving headbutt. HBK crotches him in on the top, attempts Sweet Chin Music on HHH who ducks and hits a DDT. He rolls outside and Benoit and HHH fight with Benoit in the top rope. HHH hits a superplex for a 2-count.

They fight back and forth, HHH attempts a Pedigree and Benoit fights to lock in the Crossface. HBK quickly breaks it up and hits a German suplex of his own on HBK, but Benoit counters another into another triple German suplex. He hits the diving headbutt on HBK but only gets a two-count. HBK hits a forearm that sends Benoit to the outside and kips up. He hits an atomic drop, bodyslam, and elbow drop on HHH, and sets up for Sweet Chin Music. He connects but Benoit pulls out HHH. HBK and Benoit fight outside and inside, more big chops from HBK. HBK gets sent into the corner and does his wild sell, Benoit attempts a Sharpshooter but settles for a catapult into the ring post. Michaels is bleeding as Benoit eventually locks in the Crossface. HHH grabs the hand of HBK as he is about to tap, and he and Benoit brawl outside. HHH sends Benoit into the steps then clears the announce table. Benoit fights back and attempts a German suplex on top of the table, but Triple H regains control and attempts a Pedigree. HBK gets involved and he and HBK suplex Benoit through an announce table. HBK is extremely bloody. HBK beckons HHH inside the ring and they fight back and forth, with HBK launching HHH out the ring and into a cameraman with an Irish whip. HHH gets thrown into a ring post and he’s bleeding too. HHH is able to hit a Pedigree out of nowhere but he is slow to cover and Benoit is able to break it up. HHH targets Benoit but he fights back. HHH attempts a Pedigree but Benoit reverses into a Sharpshooter. The crowd is loud. Benoit drags him back from the ropes but HBK breaks it up with Sweet Chin Music. He slowly covers Benoit but gets a 2-count. HBK sets up Sweet Chin Music on Benoit but he ducks it and swiftly ejects HBK. HHH attempts the Pedigree but Benoit locks in the Crossface. HHH stays conscious, tries to roll out, Benoit rolls through, HHH tries to fight it, but he has to tap. Benoit wins. Eddie Guerrero, the WWE Champion, meets his friend in the ring as confetti falls and they emotionally embrace. 

Pros: Well-executed action, quick-paced, intense, hot crowd, exciting, surprise result that the fan’s wanted Cons: Not something that should affect the rating but future events make it hard to invest as expected and make the ending celebration pretty upsetting. 

This match was extremely well-done and I’m struggling to find fault in it within the time capsule of March 2004. Three wrestlers who were talented in their profession had a high stakes match with captivating action and the crowd were invested throughout, with the most popular person at that time winning. 

4.5 STARS OUT OF 5

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NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam 9/5/2021

Skipping the first two matches, because I just don’t have time. 

Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo (c) vs. El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship -- This was fun. The focus of Desperado and Kanemaru is Phantasmo’s leg in an attempt to take away his base for Sudden Death. This plan succeeds, as Phantasmo ultimately cannot stand to hit the kick, instead taking the boot off and attempting to hit Desperado with it. Desperado avoids and gets hold of the boot, sticking it on his hand and landing a huge knock out blow to Phantasmo, followed by Pinche Loco for the three count. New champs!!! Winners: El Desperado and Kanemaru 

Desperado sells pain in his hand from using the boot for that strike to Phantasmo. Backstage, he shows his hand to the camera, and there is a significant bruise.

Dangerous Tekkers (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito and Sanada vs. Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship -- This starts off with a little bit of nonsense, but they quickly get down to business. Zack goes nuts as soon as he tags in. Uppercuts and neck cranks galore!! Zack catches Goto out of a spinning heel kick attempt into an STF! That Naito and Sanada double team offense is what I live for. Elbow to Zack in the corner by Sanada! Sanada throws Zack into an elbow from Naito! Sanada dropkicks Zack in the back! Naito catches Zack with an inverted atomic drop! Sanada with a back drop suplex! Naito with that bEaUtIfuL jacknife roll up! Taichi sneaks a tag on Sanada's foot while Sanada goes to the top rope to land a moonsault on Yoshi-Hashi!!! Back suplex/chokeslam combo on Sanada by Zack and Taichi! Goto is in the ring to try to save, but Taichi takes him out with a huge forearm!! Naito is in the ring, but Zack grabs him in a Cobra Twist, while Taichi lands a superkick followed by Black Mephisto on Yoshi-Hashi!! 1, 2, 3!!! Winners: Dangerous Tekkers

Robbie Eagles (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship -- Pumped for this!!! Overhead belly-to-belly in the corner by Hiromu. Hiromu drives Eagles into the other corner with a Death Valley Driver. Eagles ducks Hiromu's forearms. Low 619 to the leg, dropkick to the leg, then Ron Miller Special by Eagles! Hiromu hits a sunset flip powerbomb over the ropes and onto the floor!! Huge lariat and nasty reverse DDT by Hiromu!! Eagles hits a strong thrust kick and goes for the top rope, but Hiromu quickly scrambles across the canvas to grab Eagles' leg and prevent his climb. But Eagles puts him down with another thrust kick. 450 from the top to the leg by Eagles! Ron Miller Special by Eagles. Hiromu gets close to the ropes, but Eagles pulls him back into the center and locks it in even tighter. Hiromu taps! I didn't expect this, but I am not mad at it. Let Eagles have a good reign. Let Hiromu win the title back at Wrestle Kingdom or something. Winner: Robbie Eagles

After the match, Desperado challenges Eagles to a rematch for the Junior Heavyweight title, and offers Eagles and a partner of his choice a shot at the Junior Heavyweight tag titles in exchange.

Backstage, Hiromu is on the floor, devastated at his loss and saying that he sucks. Poor guy. He then repeatedly tells himself that he is awesome and that he will show everyone what junior heavyweight wrestling is all about.

Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Evil for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship -- This is everything you would expect it to be. A lot of nonsense with some good shit from Shingo mixed in. The first 15 minutes are purely Bullet Club nonsense. Evil shoves Shingo into the guard rail in front of the timekeeper's table twice, knocking the table and Abe over twice. Shingo eventually gets revenge, sitting Evil and Togo at the timekeeper's table and shoving Sho and Yujiro into the guard rail and into the table, laying all four of them out. Red Shoes eventually threatens to call for a DQ to get Bullet Club to leave ringside. After this, there is finally some wrestling. Noshigami and a huge wheelbarrow suplex from Shingo!!! Shingo counters Everything is Evil into Made in Japan and goes for the pin, but Togo returns and pulls Red Shoes out of the ring. Togo chokes Shingo with a wire. Yujiro hits his shitty DDT on Shingo. Shingo kicks out!!!! But Evil lands on Red Shoes. Togo goes back to choking Shingo with the wire. Bushi runs out for the save!! Sho lands a chair shot to Shingo's head and a Shock Arrow. Naito and Sanada come to Shingo’s aid now! Evil threatens to hit Shingo with the belt, but Shingo wrestles it away from him. Beautiful strikes and a Pumping Bomber put Evil down before Shingo hits Last of the Dragon for the win!! Nice moment with LIJ all together in the ring for Shingo’s post-match comments, one guy in each corner of the ring surrounding the champ. Good stuff. Winner: Shingo Takagi

Backstage, Shingo references Ospreay parading around the US, making claims of being the real champ. Can't wait to see Shingo kick his ass.

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Joining The Family Business: Wrestlers Who Followed Their Families Into The Squared Circle Part 2

If you have read the first article in this series , you’ll know that I am discussing the wrestlers who have decided to follow in their families’ footsteps and joined the wrestling business. Due to this , we’ve seen family names such as the Von Erichs, Flairs, Rhodes, the Bloodline , and others . And if you haven’t read part one , please do so!

Natalya Neidhart/Nattie ( born Natalie Katherine Neidhart) - is a Third Generation Wrestler. She was born on May 27, 1982 . She is a Third Generation Superstar. Nattie is the granddaughter of legendary Wrestler and Promoter , Stu Hart , daughter to WWE Hall of Famer, Jim ‘ The Anvil ’ Neidhart and niece to Bret ‘ The Hitman ’ Hart, Owen Hart, and ‘ The British Bulldog ’ Davey Boy Smith . She was signed to the WWE in 2007. Nattie is a one time WWE Divas Champion , and a one time Smackdown Women’s Champion. She was also a reoccurring cast member of the popular reality show , ‘ Total Divas ’. Her cousin is Davey Boy Smith Jr., the son of The British Bulldog.

Teal Piper ( born Ariel Teal Toombs )- is a Second Generation wrestler. She was born on June 7,1985. Teal is the daughter of WWE Hall of Famer , Rowdy Roddy Piper. She made her wrestling debut in 2019 with AEW when she competed in a Casino Battle Royal during the All Out Pay-Per-View . She also was signed to WOW Superheroes ( Women of Wrestling) . Therefore during her time with WOW, she would follow into her father’s footsteps with a talk show of her own , ‘ Teal Talks ’. In 2023 , she made another appearance in AEW in a tag team match against Anna Jay and Tay Melo. She would also make her Ring Of Honor debut the same year against Diamanté. She also won the Atomic Legacy Wrestling Women’s Championship which is her first championship. 

Marshall and Ross Von Erich ( born David Michael Ross Adkisson and Kevin Marshall Adkisson) - are Third Generation Wrestlers. Ross was born on June 1, 1988 and Marshall was born on November 10, 1992. Marshall and Ross are the grandsons of wrestler and promoter , Fritz Von Erich. They are the nephews of David, Mike , Kerry , and Chris Von Erich. They are the sons of Kevin Von Erich. The Von Erichs would join the family business when they made their debut in 2012. They are one time MLW Tag Team Champions. They are the current Ring Of Honor World 6 Man Tag Team Champions alongside Dustin Rhodes. They are also the hosts of The Von Erichs Podcast.

Brock Anderson ( born Brock Alexander Lunde ) - is a Second Generation Wrestler. He was born on February 28,1997. Brock is the son of WWE Hall of Famer and 4 Horsemen member , Arn Anderson. He began training to wrestle in 2021 before being spotted at AEW shows and events. He signed to AEW in 2021 after Arn revealed the news on his podcast, ‘ The Arn Show ’. Brock trained at Nightmare Factory. Cody Rhodes would announce Brock as the newest member of the Nightmare Family and would make his debut alongside Rhodes in a tag team match against QT Marshall and Aaron Solow. In 2022, Anderson would team with Brian Pillman Jr ( NXT Star , Lexis King ) , would defeat The Rock N Roll Express during the Ric Flair’s Last Match Pay Per View. Brock Anderson would sign with MLW in 2024.

My Final Thoughts:

As I said in part one , these wrestlers are keeping their family legacies alive and well. I’ll be getting to see Brock and Arn at WRESTLECADE this year. I also would love to see Teal on TV more because she’s a great wrestler . I also think that Nattie needs a huge push in WWE because she works so hard and can put over young talent.

Love You All,

-Kay

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Paying my dues by massaging LuFisto's back after she kicked my ass when I answered her open challenge last night.

[thesaviorofmisbehavior]

I... I'm on the poster this is surreal

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American Girl: Where Are They Now?

I wonder “What did the historical characters do when they grew up?” So,here’s what I think.

Kaya: becomes a famous warrior after inheriting the name Swan Circling. Contracts Yellow Fever in 1804 and passes away soon after, at the age of 50.

Felicity Merriman: becomes owner of her father’s shop when she was 20. Marries Benjamin Davidson at the age of 18, once the war is over. Passes away peacefully in her sleep in 1854, at the age of 89. Via adoption, her descendant is comedian Tommy Davidson.

Elizabeth Cole: becomes a schoolteacher. Is arrested in 1795 and executed for treason in 1796 at the age of 31.

Caroline Abbott: at the age of 25, becomes a ship captain. Passes away in childbirth five years later, leaving her daughter to be raised by her father.

Josefina Montoya: opens her own imports store in 1855 with the help of her nephews. Never has children and never marries, passing away in her sleep in 1900 at the age of 85.

Kirsten Larson: thanks to her teacher Miss Winston, chooses to become a teacher. Later becomes an advocate for better travel conditions for immigrants in honor of her friend Marta. Passes away at the age of 99 in 1943 surrounded by her family.

Cecile Rey: becomes a nurse along with Marie Grace. Passes away in 1930 at the age of 75 due to complications from Pneumonia.

Marie Grace Gardener: works as a nurse along with Cecile. Contracts Yellow Fever in 1872, but survives. Passes away in 1935 at the age of 90 due to Alzheimer’s Disease.

Addy Walker: becomes a schoolteacher. She never has children, but sees her nieces and nephews, as well as her students, as her children. Writes a book called Running In The Night, publishing it in 1917. Passes away in her sleep at the age of 93 in 1948.

Samantha Parkington: thanks to her aunt Cornelia’s influence, she becomes a suffragist. Votes for the first time in the 1924 Presidential election. Also becomes an advocate for open adoption sometime in the 1960s. Marries her rival Eddie Ryland in 1918, with whom she has two daughters, Deborah in 1931 and Sarah in 1941. Passes away at the age of 88 in 1983. 

Nellie O’Malley: speaks out against child labor and advocates for safer work conditions after her adoptive parents Cornelia and Gardner approve of the idea. Is the only one of her siblings to make it to old age, after Jenny passes away in 1930 due to Breast Cancer and Bridget is killed in a car accident in 1920, although her niece survives the accident, and William passes away in 1945 after a sudden heart attack. Appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in 2000 to discuss her cousin/adoptive sister Samantha’s legacy. Passes away at the age of 105 on September 11, 2001, hours prior to the attacks on the World Trade Center. Nellie’s son Joshua passed away in 1977 at the age of 50 due to Lung Cancer, while her daughter Jennifer (born in 1930) is still living at the age of 90.

Rebecca Rubin: becomes a famous actress, making her speaking debut in the 1933 adaptation of King Kong. Her final on-screen appearance is in the 1997 Kirsten Dunst and Britney Murphy film The Devil’s Arithmetic, playing a Holocaust survivor. Marries classmate Otto Geller and has one child with him, son David in 1931. David becomes an actor himself in the early 1960s, his career spanning 55 years prior to his passing in 2015. Passes away in October 2002 at the age of 97. Considered one of the most prominent Jewish-American actresses of all time.

Kit Kittredge: becomes a reporter in the late 1940s, with her first major article being about Joseph McCarthy’s attempt to purge Communism from the country. She criticizes McCarthy in the article, feeling he is fear mongering. Marries Will Shepherd in 1945 when he returns from combat after the end of World War II. After struggling to have children for close to fourteen years, they adopt twin children Justin and Augusta in 1961. Will and Kit become grandparents when their daughter gives birth to a daughter named Amelia in 1990 and when Justin’s son Skylar and daughter Olivia are born in 1992. Retires from journalism in 2010, but comes out of retirement temporarily following the Ferguson Missouri protests in 2014. Passes away at the age of 94 in 2017.

Will Shepherd: manages to make enough money so that he can bring his family to Cincinnati. Is drafted into the Army following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He promises to marry a now adult Kit if he returns home safely, a promise he ends up keeping. Upon his return, he attends college, graduating with his degree in History in 1950. Works as a high school History teacher until his retirement in the early 1990s. When he becomes a grandfather, he dotes on his grandchildren, always taking them to the movies when he is able to do so. Passes away on January 4th, 2019, at the age of 103.

Ruthie Smithens: becomes a nurse, being sent overseas to help injured Allied soldiers during the last year of World War II. Marries Stirling Howard prior to him being shipped off to war, having his daughter Heather in 1943 when he is away. Is diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 1978, but survives. Eventually, she passes away in 1995 at the age of 72 due to a lung fungus called Aspergillosis.

Nanea Mitchell: becomes an advocate for the rights of Japanese-Americans following the end of World War II. Marries her friend Lily Suda’s older brother Gene in 1952 and has twin children Thomas and Sarah with him in 1965. Later becomes a Hawaii state senator in 1980, despite her opponent’s efforts to discredit her because of a meeting she had with former Emperor Showa (Hirohito) to discuss peace between America and Japan. Becomes very popular in Japan due to her advocacy for the rights of Japanese-Americans, becoming an honorary citizen of Tokyo in the late 1980s. Meets with double atomic bomb survivor Tsutomu Yamaguchi in 2006. Passes away three days after her 88th birthday, on April 14th, 2020, due to natural causes.

Molly McIntire: becomes a lawyer in 1950. Becomes known in the Chicago area after being asked to defend John Wayne Gacy during his trial. Is shot into the national spotlight after Ron Goldman’s family hires her to work for them during the OJ Simpson trial. Marries Howie Munson in 1950, their marriage lasting for 16 years prior to their divorce in 1966. Molly and Howie move to England in 1963 and after the divorce, Howie moves back to the States, leaving Molly to raise their 2 year old son Austin. Becomes a grandmother when Austin’s wife gives birth to a daughter named Taylor in 1992 and son Richard in 1993. Molly moves back to Illinois in 1976 with a now 11 year old Austin, settling in Chicago. Becomes a United States Senator in 1996 and votes for senator Barack Obama in the 2008 and the 2012 presidential elections.

Emily Bennett: upon her finishing secondary school, attended college in order to become a teacher. Gives birth to a son named Albion on July 4th, 1964, the same day that Molly gives birth to her son Austin. Emily raises Albion as a single mother due to the father abandoning her shortly after her son’s birth. Moves to Chicago in 1983, reuniting with Molly after she moved back to the States. Publishes a series of children’s books about her friendship with Molly starting in 1988. Her grandson Alastair is born on September 14th, 1992. She publishes an autobiography in 2017, appearing on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah to promote it. Alastair drew the cover of the book, which depicts Molly and Emily as children sitting under an oak tree.

Maryellen Larkin: marries classmate Davy Fenstermacher in 1963 following her high school graduation. Her motive is believed to be that she doesn’t want Davy to fight in Vietnam, so she chose to marry him so he wouldn’t be drafted. Their son Thomas is born in 1965 and when Thomas is in 5th grade, Maryellen goes to college in order to get her degree. She becomes a special education teacher, working for 31 years prior to her retirement in 2011. Her choice to allow her students to take part in mainstream classes such as choir confuses her co-workers. However, this becomes the norm following the passing of the Americans With Disabilities Act in 1990. Her granddaughter Vanessa is born in July 1992 and due to her being her only grandchild, she spoils her rotten.

Melody Ellison: attends medical school, earning her medical license in 1983 at the age of 29. Gives birth to her only child Donna Summer Ellison on January 15th, 1992, on what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.’s 63rd birthday. Her daughter was conceived via In-Vitro Fertilization. Adores her only child and her various nieces and nephews. Is going to retire as a doctor in 2022, at the age of 68.

Julie Albright: wants to become a basketball player, but she is unable to due to the WNBA not existing until 1996. Becomes a professional wrestler in 1987 at the age of 21. She marries classmate T.J. Jefferson in 1989, during the few months she had off. Retires temporarily in April 1992 following the birth of her twin children Rachel Tracy Joyce and Damien Thomas Daniel. Her daughter’s middle names come from her aunt Tracy and maternal grandmother Joyce Albright, while Damian’s middle names come from his father and maternal grandfather Daniel Albright. Returns to pro wrestling in 1995, working with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) until its closure in 2001, retiring permanently soon after. When she was away wrestling, her children would stay with her sister Tracy, Tracy’s husband Mike Stenger, and Julie’s nephew Jonah (born 1988) and niece Aubrey (born 1992.) Becomes an advocate for the rights of LGBT individuals after her son Damian comes out as gay in his Junior year of high school and her nephew Jonah comes out in 2006, during his Senior year of high school.

Ivy Ling: works as a special education teacher until 2003, when she becomes a stand up comedian. She says that her primary influence for pursuing a career in stand up was Margaret Cho. Her daughter Julie was born in November 1991 and was named after her best friend Julie. Her daughter even inherited the nickname ‘Alley Oop’ from her honorary aunt.

Let me know what you guys think! This is just what I think happened.

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Marvel Pro-Wrestling AU - A Brief History

Because I overthink things!  Regularly!

The Golden Age

The Atlas Territory.  The big draws back in this were The Human Torch, Namor, and Captain America. 

Cap had a Tag-Team championship run with Bucky Barnes, who later went on to form the first “Junior” belt title with his Kid Commandoes (Toro, Golden Girl, and the Human Top).  Most of the heels in that era were ‘evil foreigners’ of some sort.  

And the women’s scene was rather underwhelming overall, with the only standouts being Namora, Miss America, and the original Black Widow.  

The Atomic Age

Monster gimmicks that could be thrown off easily were the rage as the Atlas territory struggled.  Yellow Claw and Jimmy Woo premiered as Bucky took time off to go to college, and Cap took time off soon after. 

The Silver Age

The Atlas Territory changes hands owners wise and becomes “The Marvelous World of Wrestling” for a televised audience.  The era is noted for all the new future champions and main-eventers it produced, but the dominant force at the time was the Fantastic Four. 

Reed Richards used his flexibility and scientific approach to the sport to out-wrestle and draw submissions from his opponents. 

The high-flying Johnny Storm teamed up with the massive hoss Ben Grimm to have a massive hold over the Tag Team championships. 

And Susan Storm/Richards held onto the Women’s belt for a good long while.  She had some decent competition for it too (Janet van Dyne, Natasha Romanoff, Medusa, Crystal, Scarlet Witch, Jean Grey).  

Other big names hit the ring in this time period too.  The Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, Wasp, and Black Panther.  

But the big game changer was Spider-Man, who basically helped create a “Cruiser Weight” division.  Daredevil and Johnny Storm gave Spider-Man good runs for the title alongside dozens of classic heels.  

The X-Men also debuted, but as low to mid-carders by and large. 

Bronze Age

Marvelous World of Wrestling changes its name to Marvel Championship Wrestling (or MCW) expands its shows and opens new ones.  Primarily, Spider-Man.  His popularity as a champion and his propping up of many other high flyers like Daredevil who also achieved big success lead to a “Street” Show dubbed lighter guys could do high flying maneuvers without worrying too much about Hosses crushing them.  “MCW New York Streets.” 

This is also when the X-Men began to take center stage, to the point where they also got their own show.  

All three shows had “Monster” wrestlers such as The Man-Wolf, Werewolf by Night, Ghost Rider, and Dracula.  

Dark Age

Daredevil has a long championship run and an epic feud with ‘owner’ Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin. 

The Junior Belt returns, as the New Mutants, Cloak & Dagger, and even the ‘joke’ team of Power Pack.  The longest-running champion at this time with the belt was Kitty Pryde. 

Eventually, the Junior Belt got its own show, “MCW Young Warriors” which soon saw the debut of a stable called “The New Warriors.”

The Extreme Age

The dawn of “Extreme” rules matches, to which Wolverine, Cable, Deadpool, and their ilk hit with aplomb. 

Generation X debuted in the Marvelous Young Warriors, but aside from that, there’s effectively a Brand Split between the X-Men line and the other Marvelous Wrestlers.  

The shows at this point are MCW Mutant Mania (their mains how), MCW’s Street-Fights (Spider-Man’s crew), then the main “MCW’s Fantastic Avengers,” and “MCWs New Warriors.”

Spider-Man has a LOT of imitators, and in their Lucha-style, there’s several Mask-vs-Mask matches that ... well, got complicated. 

But the Extreme booking backfires and almost leads to bankruptcy for the company.  

The Cinematic Age

Recovery from bankruptcy didn’t happen overnight, but they pulled themselves back together around the X-Men and Avengers, the latter becoming their top program and forcing a full brand split later down the line which has only recently been healed.  The split was so hard, that the “Mutant” Side got its own “New Mutants” show for its developing talent.  

And a lot of the talent in this age shows promise... It started with the New X-Men show, and then the Runaways and Young Avengers on the Avengers side of things.  They grew and held a few titles, eventually spawning its own tag division.  And as more and more young women joined, gender splits between the title belts were emphasized.  

And then Kamala Khan showed up and in her wake came even more top-tier talent.  

But that’s an outline for another time...

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WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION MAGAZINE : AUGUST 1993

NEWS BEAT HOT OFF THE PRESS MICHAELS REGAINS THE BELT

Transcript below!!!

||Michaels–with the Bodyguard’s help–regained the Intercontinental Championship from Jannetty.||

Albany, New York—

Shawn Michaels defeated Marty Jannetty for the Intercontinental Championship here at the Knickerbocker Arena, just weeks after Jannetty beat his former partner for the belt on Monday Night Raw in New York City. The rematch was rife with excitement and controversy, as Michaels introduced Jannetty and thousands in attendance to a mountainous bodyguard he later called his “best insurance policy.”

While the 330-pound Bodyguard looked on from ringside, Michaels and Jannetty went at one another like caged lions. Jannetty controlled the tempo early in the match, decking his foe with side-headlock takedowns and a clothesline that sent Michaels flying over the top rope to the cement floor. 

After consulting with the Bodyguard, Michaels returned to the ring and began to zero in on Jannetty’s right hamstring area. Michaels weakened the limb with hard kicks and knees before softening it up further with a painful stepover toehold. 

Michaels continued with his onslaught. He hammered Jannetty with a backbreaker and an elbow off the ropes that scored on Jannetty’s jaw. Jannetty staggered from the impact and appeared to have considerable difficulty maintaining his balance. 

But it was a ploy–and one Michaels fell for. He whipped Jannetty into the turnbuckle and charged with a full head of steam. At the last second, though, Jannetty dodged left and planted an elbow under Michaels’ chin, knocking him for a loop. 

In the minutes that followed, Jannetty capitalized on the situation and appeared to be riding the crest of a victory wave. He blitzed Michaels with an atomic drop and came close to pinning him with a flying bodypress off the top rope. Jannetty then foiled Michaels’ piledriver and turned it into a sunset flip, a tactic that almost spelled the end for the cocky athlete from San Antonio, Texas.

With victory dawning on the horizon, Jannetty moved in for the kill. He waylaid Michaels with stiff rights and went to bounce himself off the ropes for what might have been a clothesline. 

But just when he struck the strands, the Bodyguard reached under and hooked Jannetty’s leg. Jannetty quickly pivoted and challenged the prodigious protector to a fight, which proved to be a fatal mistake. 

While Jannetty and the Bodyguard jawed it out, Michaels cleared the cobwebs from his head, crept up on his opponent and blasted him with a rear kick to the jaw–which happens to be one of Michaels’ most effective offensive weapons. 

Jannetty’s head snapped back, and he struck the canvas, his mouth open, his pupils dilated to the size of nickels. Michaels covered Jannetty for the pin and reclaimed the Intercontinental Championship. 

After the natch, Michaels as usual, was quick to boast. He tracked down a reporter and photographer from this magazine and offered the following comments:

“Shawn Michaels is the one and only, and Shawn Michaels is a two-time Intercontinental Champion,” he said as he patted the Bodyguard on the shoulder. “And once again, every top dog in the World Wrestling Federation will be gunning after the Heartbreak Kid. So I had to hire someone to watch my back. You can call him the best insurance policy around because he’ll make sure that nothing happens to me or to my Intercontinental Belt.”

Once Federation officials revived Jannetty in his dressing room, he, too, had comments regarding the match and even laid down a challenge for a possible rematch somewhere in the line.

“I was prepared for this match; I had a game plan,” he said. “But all that changed when Shawn Michaels showed up with his Bodyguard of his. It was a two-on-one affair. Now I’m not the type to cry about a loss, but I would like to make a statement to Shawn Michaels. He won’t have to read between the lines because I’m gonna be straight up. Shawn, I gave you a second chance at getting the Intercontinental Title. If you are any kind of man, I expect that you will do the same for me. Remember, Shawn, I beat you once, and I can beat you again.”

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Scott D’amore receives a medical update on John E Bravo. D’amore informs Tommy Dreamer that he’s in critical but stable condition. Dreamer says he’s launching an investigation to solve the mystery of who shot Bravo!

CARNAGE in Knockouts Championship Rematch! | IMPACT! Highlights Nov 3, 2020Deonna Purrazzo has her sights set on reclaiming the Knockouts Championship from Su Yung, but when her dirty tricks backfire, the proceedings devolve into CARNAGE!SharePlay VideoKnockouts Champion Su Yung vs Deonna Purrazzo w/ Kimber Lee – Knockouts Championship

We kick off IMPACT! with a Bound For Glory Championship rematch as Su Yung defends the Knockouts Title against Deonna Purrazzo. The Virtuosa jumpstarts the match with a bicycle kick in the corner. Deonna targets the arm of Su as she prepares to lock in the Fujiwara Armbar. As Purrazzo is trapped in the Mandible Claw, Kimber Lee slides a steel chair into the ring. Both Knockouts play tug of war with Su gaining possession. Su uses the chair as a weapon and the referee calls for the bell!

Deonna Purrazzo w/ Kimber Lee def Knockouts Champion Su Yung by Disqualification – Knockouts Championship

After the match, Su continues the assault with the steel chair, sending Purrazzo and Lee retreating.

The Knockouts Tag Title Tournament begins in two weeks on IMPACT!

Heath Signs His IMPACT Wrestling Contract

Heath meets with Scott D’amore to sign his IMPACT Wrestling contract but it becomes apparent that Heath’s injury will prevent him from competing anytime in the immediate future. D’amore says that everything Heath requested is in this contract – but he’ll have to wait until he’s healthy to sign it.

Barrister RD Evans confronts Scott D’amore about Deonna Purrazzo’s Knockouts Title rematch ending in disqualification earlier tonight. Evans demands that D’amore makes this right. D’amore informs him that Purrazzo will indeed receive another shot at Su Yung – in the form of a No Disqualification Match at Turning Point on IMPACT Plus!

World Champion Rich Swann and Eddie Edwards prepare to face Eric Young and Sami Callihan in tag team action later tonight but first, they sing Eddie’s theme song!

X-Division FIREWORKS as Chris Bey & Trey Miguel Light It Up! | IMPACT! Highlights Nov 3, 2020The competition level in the X-Division is at an all-time high, and two of its all-stars deliver a WILD performance as Chris Bey battles Trey Miguel!SharePlay VideoChris Bey vs Trey Miguel

Who will pick up the victory in this clash of X-Division stars? Trey is in control when Bey rakes his eyes, followed by a clothesline to the back. Trey builds momentum with a reverse 619. The pace quickens when Trey hits an impressive combination, culminating with a big neckbreaker for two! Bey blocks the Cheeky Nandos Kick in the corner. Bey flies off the top with a cutter to score the victory.

Chris Bey def Trey Miguel

Madison Rayne’s Locker Room Talk w/ Jordynne Grace & Tenille Dashwood

Johnny Swinger returns to co-host Locker Room Talk as Madison welcomes in her guests, Jordynne Grace and Tenille Dashwood. Both Knockouts are looking for a partner ahead of the Knockouts Tag Title tournament which begins in two weeks. Jordynne says that despite her partnership with Alisha not working out last week, she is confident she will find someone else in time. Jordynne admits that Tenille will do whatever it takes to win and proposes that they form a team. Tenille instead asks the former two-time Knockouts Tag Team Champion Madison Rayne to team up! Madison accepts as Jordynne looks on in frustration.

Tommy Dreamer questions referee Brandon Tolle to see if he was the one who shot John E Bravo last week. Dreamer recalls when Bravo berated Tolle after a bad call in the match between Fallah Bahh and Johnny Swinger on IMPACT! Meanwhile, Swinger and Cody Deaner argue over who’s next in line to be questioned because they both have a match next – against each other!

Open Challenge SPOILED by TJP! | IMPACT! Highlights Nov 3, 2020The Deafeat Rohit Challenge is BACK, but TJP shows up to crash the X-Division Champion's party!SharePlay VideoDefeat Rohit Challenge for the X-Division Championship

Rohit Raju is in the ring awaiting his next challenger for the X-Division Championship. TJP comes out but the Defeat Rohit Challenge is only open to those who Rohit has not already defended against. Rohit claims that even though he may not have pinned TJP at Bound For Glory, he still lost in the Six-Way Scramble. TJP reflects on his incredible list of accomplishments in professional wrestling but it’s not enough to persuade Rohit to give him another shot at the title. TJP has had enough and spills his hot tea on the X-Division champion! A brawl breaks out with TJP gaining the upper-hand, sending Rohit retreating.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews one half of the Motor City Machine Guns, Chris Sabin. Last week, XXXL made a statement when they took out his partner Alex Shelley with a blindside attack. Sabin says that every tag team in IMPACT Wrestling knows they can’t beat the Guns two-on-two and that was the reason for XXXL’s assault. Sabin challenges one member of XXXL to a fight next week!

Scott D’amore announces that Rohit Raju must defend the X-Division Title against TJP next week to determine who the better man is once and for all. This will be TJP’s last chance as long as Rohit is the reigning X-Division Champion.

Champs ON THE RUN as Good Brothers Stand Tall! | IMPACT! Highlights Nov 3, 2020Doc Gallows battles Ethan Page in a clash of heavyweights, but when matters break down, it's The Good Brothers who have the champs on the run!SharePlay VideoTag Team Champion Ethan Page w/ Josh Alexander vs Doc Gallows w/ Karl Anderson

Gallows is in total control from the opening bell as Page throws a tantrum at ringside. Alexander provides a distraction, allowing Page to gain the advantage. Page distracts the referee while Alexander gets physically involved. Page follows up with a DDT for two. Gallows fights back with a series of elbows, then quickens the pace with multiple clotheslines. Gallows sets up in the corner but Alexander hooks his leg. Anderson has seen enough and takes it to Alexander on the floor. Gallows hits a big boot for the three count!

Doc Gallows w/ Karl Anderson def Tag Team Champion Ethan Page w/ Josh Alexander

After the match, The North attack Gallows but Anderson evens the odds and hits Page with the Gun Stun.

Gia Miller interviews Swoggle, who says he feels at home in IMPACT Wrestling. His former friend Brian Myers interrupts and calls him a sideshow attraction, not a professional wrestler. Myers rips Swoggle’s autobiography out of his hands and pushes him to the ground.

Shooting Suspects GO TO WAR! | IMPACT! Highlights Nov 3, 2020Both under firm suspicion in the shooting of John E. Bravo, Johnny Swinger & Cody Deaner collide in an impromptu match to avoid being investigated!SharePlay VideoJohnny Swinger vs Cody Deaner w/ Cousin Jake

Two of the suspects in the shooting of John E Bravo compete in singles action tonight. Swinger calls for a timeout, prompting Deaner to pummel him with boots in the corner. Deaner takes a swig of beer but that gives Swinger the opening he needs as he sends him head-first into the turnbuckle. Deaner hits an inverted Atomic Drop and it’s time to Give’r! Deaner attempts the DDT but Swinger counters and retreats to the outside. Swinger grabs a steel chair but Jake stops him from using it. Instead, Swinger hits Deaner with a loaded fanny pack to steal the victory!

Johnny Swinger def Cody Deaner w/ Cousin JakeMoose Makes VIOLENT Statement! | IMPACT! Highlights Nov 3, 2020Moose feels disrespected and overlooked, and sets out to make an example of Willie Mack when "Chocolate Thunder" interrupts his speech!SharePlay Video

Self-proclaimed TNA World Heavyweight Champion Moose is in the ring. He reflects on his hard-fought victory over EC3 at Bound For Glory. Moose states that no matter what he’s been through over the last several months, people still look at Rich Swann as being the premier champion in IMPACT Wrestling. Last week, Moose sent a message to Swann when he attacked his friend Willie Mack in the parking lot. Moose warns Swann that pain is headed his way when Willie hits the ring and charges at the champ! Willie gets ahead of himself and bumps into the cameraman. This allows Moose to gain the advantage as he chokes Willie out with the camera cable.

Chris Bey congratulates Rich Swann on becoming the new World Champion at Bound For Glory. Bey tells Swann that it’s time for him to go to the management office and request a match against Bey with the title on the line. Swann tells The Ultimate Finesser that if he wants an opportunity, he needs to earn it.

Night 1 of Tommy Dreamer’s investigation into who shot John E Bravo concludes with him narrowing down the suspects to 10 individuals. They are: Johnny Swinger, Havok, Cody Deaner, Fallah Bahh, Brandon Tolle, Hernandez, Larry D, Father James Mitchell, Rosemary and Taya Valkyrie.

Moose will battle Willie Mack on November 14th at Turning Point!

Ken Shamrock ASSAULTS World Champion Rich Swann! | IMPACT! Highlights Nov 3, 2020Ken Shamrock gets involed in the STACKED tag team main event, assaulting IMPACT World Champion Rich Swann to help his partner Sami Callihan!SharePlay VideoSami Callihan & Eric Young vs World Champion Rich Swann & Eddie Edwards

Both Eddie and Swann bring the aerial offense to their opponents in the early going. Back in the ring, Callihan begins to wear Eddie down. Eddie hits Callihan with the Blue Thunder Bomb to create separation. Callihan tags in EY who immediately knocks Swann off the apron, preventing Eddie from making the tag. Eddie hits EY with a huge superplex! Eddie fights free and finally makes the tag to Swann. The champ is on the attack as he picks Callihan off the top with a Hurricanrana. Swann takes out both EY and Callihan with a double handspring cutter! Swann locks in the Sharpshooter on Callihan while Eddie locks in the half Boston Crab on EY. Callihan is about to tap but EY stops his hand from hitting the mat! Ken Shamrock comes down to ringside and sends Swann into the steel ring steps. Meanwhile, Callihan connects with a Piledriver on Eddie to win.

Sami Callihan & Eric Young def World Champion Rich Swann & Eddie Edwards

Sami Callihan, Ken Shamrock and Eric Young stand tall as IMPACT! on AXS TV goes off the air.

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20-02-2020

We provide you with the latest news updates and daily current affairs from The Hindu. Indian Express, Live Mint, PIB, Etc,… #studywithDs #UPSC #SSC #RAILWAYS #CurrentAffairs #DailyCurrentAffairs #DEEPIKASINGAMSETTY #DEEPIKA #GOVTEXAMCURRENTAFFAIR • The Uttar Pradesh state government has allocated Rs.2,000 crore for the Noida international airport that is being set up at Jewar. The allocation was announced in the state budget. • Navi Mumbai will be hosting the final of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup on 21 November. The announcement was made by the organizing committee. • Pakistan successfully flights tested the air-launched nuclear-capable cruise missile Ra’ad-II. The test aimed to boost the military’s deterrence capability on land and at sea. • Former Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) President Dr. V L Dutt passed away on 18 February. • The International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced that Pakistan will be retained on the “Grey List”. Pakistan failed to completely implement the 27-point action plan to check terror financing. • State of India’s Birds 2020 reported that 79% of the bird species are on a decline in the last five years. The report was released at the 13th Conference of Parties (COP-13) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) which is hosted in India. • Minister of State (independent charge) for shipping Mansukh Laxman Mandaviya laid the foundation stone for a 50-meter-high lighthouse at Dhanushkodi near Rameswaram in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. • Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti is celebrated on 19 February. He was an embodiment of courage, compassion and good governance. His life continues to motivate millions. • The Uttar Pradesh state government has enforced the Performance Regulation Act 2019 for the power department. The move aims to provide timely and easy service to the consumers. • Sunil Kumar won India’s first Greco-Roman gold medal in Asian Wrestling Championships in 27 years on 18 February. He defeated Azat Salidinov of Kyrgyzstan under the 87kg category at the summit. He scored 5-0 in the event to claim the title. • Veteran Kannada actor Kishori Ballal passed away on 18 February 2020. She was 82 years old. She passed away due to age-related ailments in Bengaluru. She has acted in around 75 movies including her role in Shah Rukh Khan starrer “Swades”. • Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari visited the Swedish Automotive Safety Supplier Autoliv in Stockholm on 18 February. He represented India at the 3rd High-Level Global Conference on Road Safety for Achieving Global Goals 2030. • Researchers at the Atomic Minerals Directorate has estimated lithium reserves of 14,100 tonnes in a patch of land surveyed in Mandya, Bengaluru. Lithium is a rare metal and is critical for manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles. • Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has become free of single-use plastic usage. With this feat, GMR-led Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) became the first single-use plastic-free airport in India. • Union Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi chaired Chintan Shivir, a two-day brainstorming session at Kevadia in Gujarat on 17-18 February. The Minister announced that India will stop importing thermal coal from Financial Year 2023-24. • The Soil Health Card Day is observed on 19 February. The day commemorates the day Soil Health Card Scheme which was launched on 19 February 2015 by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Suratgarh, Rajasthan. • Union Minister for Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan and Norway’s Minister for Climate and Environment Mr. Sveinung Rotevatn opened the India-Norway Task Force on Blue Economy for Sustainable Development on 18 February. Read the full article

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AEW Fight for the Fallen Review

Our first match for the pre show was Peter Avalon vs. Sonny Kiss. Avalon cut a kinda funny promo, starting out by saying that the venue they were in was a library, but Sonny Kiss quickly interrupted him. Kiss had a pretty cool entrance, with the Jacksonville Jaguar cheerleaders. As for the actual match, it was pretty simple. Kiss showed off his Lucha style of offense. Avalon didn’t do much in terms of impressive moves, but he did get a lot of heel heat. At one point, Avalon threw Kiss out of the ring, hoping that Leva Bates would attack him, but she just rolled Kiss back in the ring. Kiss quickly won with a “Kiss is it” a split leg drop in the corner.

Grade: C+. An okay match, really more showcasing Kiss than anything. He is good, had some interesting offense. He will be an entertaining part of this roster, that is for sure. As for Avalon, he looked good at times, but this match wasn’t about him. The Librarian gimmick wasn’t as bad this time around, but it was still annoying. Both of them look like they will be able to be something when TV starts. I look forward to seeing them weekly. 

Then we had a Women’s Tag Team match, Britt Baker and Riho vs. Shoko Nakajima and Bea Priestly. Baker and Nakajima started the match with some nice looking technical wrestling. Priestly and Riho faced off after that, with Priestly using her dominant power to take down the smaller Riho. Priestly and Nakajima worked over Riho’s arm for a while, which took up quite a bit of the match. It broke down at one point, with all competitors hitting signature moves. Priestly and Baker squared off at one point, and the crowd went totally wild. They had a huge slugfest in the middle of the ring, ending with a superkick and a butterfly suplex from Baker. Priestly got her back not long after wiith a shoulder capture suplex for a near fall. At one point, Riho hit Nakajima with a northern lights suplex for a near fall, followed by a brutal double foot stomp for a near fall. Nakajima went for a senton on Riho, who dodged it, Riho then went for the running knee, only for Nakajima to hit a spike rana into a cradle for the win.

After the match, Baker and Priestly brawled a bit, only for their partners to pull them apart. I would love to see that feud. 

Grade: C. What was unfortunate about this match was that Shoko Nakajima was holding it back. From what I could tell, everyone else was really good and showed an awesome contest. But I didn’t connect with Nakajima at all, and she didn’t impress me. I thought that Priestly and Riho really shined here, they looked great in this match, and Baker looked pretty good too. The problem here was that Nakajima was just featured too much, and none of them really had chemistry with her. That’s too bad, because I wanted to like her, but I just couldn’t. I like that they are setting up Baker and Priestly, but it’s too bad Riho had to lose to do it. 

Our opener to the main show, we had MJF, Shawn Spears and Sammy Guevara vs. Jimmy Havoc, Joey Janela and Darby Allin. MJF didn’t cut a promo before this match, but there were a lot of entrances, so that makes sense. Although, MJF was jaw jacking with Spears during the match, so the babyfaces absolutely destroyed him early on. Sammy Guevara tagged in and had a really nice sequence with Janela, ending in a brutal german suplex into the bottom turnbuckle. However, when Janela then tagged out to Havoc, Allin looked pretty pissed, so neither team was really airtight. Allin and Spears nearly squared off, but after Allin begged him to put stiches in his head, Spears tagged out and backed off. One of the most interesting parts of the match was the huge amount of heat on the heels, because every time they tagged out, they were booed like crazy. Nice to see heels that are actually hated. At one point, Spears tagged himself in off of Guevara, only for MJF to tag himself in and give him the classic ten taunt. Spears then ran in, and ate a huge lariat from Janela that MJF avoided. Havoc had a huge hot tag, taking on all three of the heels. He finished off the hot tag by dodging a spear from MJF, which hit Spears and pinned them both in the corner, so Havoc then superplexed Guevara off their backs. Havoc was even able to hit Spears with an acid rainmaker, but Guevara immediately gave him a backstabber in response. Guevara didn’t slow down there, because he gave Janela a huge superkick on the outside, ran back in the ring to give Havoc a suicide dive, and then slid in again to give Janela a suicide corkscrew splash. Guevara almost got a 630 on Allin, but Janela grabbed him off the top rope and gave him a death valley driver on the apron, giving the camera a middle finger and saying “Fuck you Jim Cornette.” So that was fun. Back in the ring, Spears tagged himself in, giving Allin a backbreaker and then a running death valley driver for the win.

Grade: B+. This was a great flippy match, where everyone shined. This match showcased everyone in it, maybe with the exception of MJF, but we already knew what he was about. It really showed what Janela and Havoc could do, because they are really good even outside of their death matches. Guevara really shined above everyone else. He was flying around at crazy speeds, and that suicide dive spot was awesome. He shined above everyone in the ring, and got in some good character work by refusing to move for Allin’s entrance, and trying to constantly be the center of attention. Havoc also got in some character work, as he was nochalantly biting people all over the place. He looked scary.  It was a great idea for Spears to pin Allin, because he got a pin on someone that Cody couldn’t beat. Good booking, I can’t wait for that match. 

Before the next match, they showed Private Party sitting in the crowd, with Jebailey next to them, only for Jebailey to get thrown out because it was a private party. That was funny.

Into Brandi Rhodes vs. Allie, which was framed as a friendly singles match, but as they were about to start, Awesome Kong showed up again to be in Brandi’s corner. Allie kept the advantage early on, and tried to confront Kong on the outside, but that allowed Brandi to hit a baseball slide to get in some offense, even dumping water on her head. She beat down Allie quite a bit, and the second that Allie started to get back into the match, Kong tripped her as she ran the ropes. At one point, Allie got back into the match, but Brandi took control back by coming off the middle rope from a suplex position and hitting a vertical suplex. Allie nearly had the match won with a superkick and a running death valley driver, only for Kong to pull Brandi out of the ring, just enough for the ref to think it was a kickout. Allie then locked in a dragon sleeper, but Kong distracted the ref while Brandi was tapping out. As Allie argued with the ref, Brandi nailed her with the atomic spear for the win.

After the match, Brandi attacked Allie a bit, and Awesome Kong was about to give her a finisher, but Aja Kong came out to make the save. They didn’t come to blows as they were separated by referees, but they certainly will. Kong was completely ready to kill Aja, but Aja didn’t budge. Brandi forced Kong to leave, while Aja helped Allie out to the back.

Grade: C+. Meh match. I wasn’t huge on Allie before, and I’m still not. Brandi was alright, and they had a couple spots that were pretty good, but otherwise this was meh. I think it was interesting to set up Brandi and Awesome Kong as a unit, I liked those aspects, and Aja Kong vs Awesome Kong will be awesome, no pun intended. This women’s division is shaping up in an interesting way. 

Then we had a 3 way tag, The Dark Order vs. Angelico and Jack Evans vs. Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus. Winner of this match will advance to All Out and face Best Friends for a bye in the AEW world tag team championships tournament. It was cute to see Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy as a team, and Marko Stunt came out. Their team was called a boy and his dinosaur, which was fun. Stunt stayed on the outside during this match, but that new tag team was over as shit. Stu Grayson started the match with Evans, where Grayson threw him around a whole bunch, prompting Evans to beg for the tag out. Grayson and Angelico fought next, but Grayson still overpowered him. As Evil Uno came in, Angelico just wanted to get out, so he gave Jungle Boy a hot tag, and he wrecked Uno with some great looking flying, but Uno eventually but him on his back. Jungle Boy then tagged in Luchasaurus, who even intimidated Uno. Uno tagged out to Jack Evans and Evans desperately tried to convince Angelico to take his place, but he psyched Evans up enough to get his courage. He tried to take down Luchasaurus, but he didn’t budge and beat Evans down with double team offense. The Dark Order beat down Jungle boy quite a bit, not letting him tag out to any team in the match. Uno gave Jungle Boy a top rope senton that looked brutal for a near fall. Eventually, Luchasaurus got a hot tag and beat down Grayson, and took down both Evans and Angelico. After he chokeslammed Evans out of the ring and onto Angelico, followed by a shooting star press off the apron from Jungle Boy. Luchasaurus even was able to go one on one with Evil Uno for a bit and remain in control. As Evans was about to hit Jungle Boy with the 630 senton, but Marko Stunt ran up to the top rope, and drilled Evans with a top rope hurricanrana. The ref ejected Stunt, so Luchasaurus chucked him out over the top rope and onto Angelico. Back in the ring, Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy hit an awesome looking back body drop into a powerbomb combination on Evans, only for Uno to break it up. Uno and Grayson then fought back into the match, giving a boy and his dinosaur a cannonball and splash combination for a shocking near fall. I definitely thought that was it.  Right after that, they gave Jungle Boy Fatality to move on to All Out.

Grade: A-. Jeez, I didn’t expect this match to be as good as it was. These teams were moving super fast, hit some awesome tag combinations and reminded me why tag team wrestling is my favorite style of wrestling. I love that a boy and his dinosaur are a team now, that is adorable, and I was thrilled to see Evans and Angelico again. Of course the Dark Order had to win, that feud with the best friends had to go to All Out, Should be a really fun match, but I am still a bit unsure of Evil Uno in particular. He didn’t do all that much to impress me, other than the senton. I hope to see quite a bit more from them at All Out. 

Then we had Kip Sabian vs. Adam Page. Sabian had quite the chip on his shoulder for this match, and it showed quite a bit as he stayed on the aggressive side. Page constantly reversed out of moves early on, before the two went strike for strike with each other. At one point, Sabian gave Page an awesome suicide dive and braced himself on the barricade to catch his breath. As he did, a fan got right up in his face and insulted him, so Sabian kissed him, which seemed appropriate. Another spot saw Page giving Sabian a leg trap suplex and Sabian looked like he landed right on his head. It looked brutal. Sabian got more and more frustrated as the match went on, such as when Page continued to sit up after pique kicks. He was so frustrated after that that Sabian started to attack the knee, and then hit another pique for a near fall. One of the highlight of the match was after Page hit a back body drop to Sabian on the apron. He followed it up with the actual best moonsault off the top to the floor that I have ever seen. It looked awesome, brutal to take and brutal to do. Page even started to sell his leg after that. Page even followed it up with a running powerbomb out over the top rope and onto the entrance ramp, and nearly got a countout win. Sabian sold it really really well by spasming for a five count from the ref. Around that time, they gave a three minute call, and the commentators started to play it up that Sabian may not have to lose. Sabian continued to target the knee, giving him a dragonscrew in the ropes, as Page sold it like he was shot.The two fought and dueled for rollups, and Page actually rolled through one, in perfect deadeye position. He nailed the deadeye and won the match.

After the match, one of the Dark Order’s creepers attacked page. It was easy to realize that it was Jericho. He onmasked to a chorus of boos and cheers.He gave page a codebreaker and Judas effect, busting Page open on the head. 

Grade: B+. Really good match. I loved Sabian’s desperation during the match, and how Page was certainly taking him seriously despite the knowledge that he was the favorite here. The selling in this match was phenomenal even with the overall lack of sustained limb work. I though the Jericho attack at the end was expected and predictable, but Page getting busted open during it was a lucky break from them because it made it seem real. This was a good match, and for whatever reason, made me buy Page as a legitimate main eventer. I hope to see more of Kip Sabian, because he is a great talent. 

Then we have a first time ever tag match: SCU vs. The Lucha Bros. SCU cut a promo on Jacksonville, saying that although it isn’t SoCal, its an alright city. The Lucha Bros and SCU were right up in each other’s face as the match was about to start, so this was intense right from the start. Sky and Pentagon took some time to try to intimidate each other early on with dueling crowd chants. As Pentagon took off his glove to toss it to Aubrey Hepbern, she dropped it and got heavy boos. They tried again and she got huge cheers. Sky stopped the Cero Miedo and they were off to the races. The Lucha Bros destroyed Kazarian with double superkicks, and then slid to the outside for double superkicks on Daniels. They continued to attack Daniels, which he took offense to and hit them with an Arabian moonsault, prompting Hepbern to eject him. There was one point that was really awkward, when Fenix was going to go for a suicide dive as Pentgon hit the Pentagon driver on Sky, but Fenix didn’t see Kazarian on the outside, so he hesitated a couple times before going for a splash instead, looking pretty annoyed about it. On the other side of the spectrum, there was an awesome assisted deadlift DDT from Kazarian to Fenix, but only a near fall. The teams continued to brawl, and Fenix hit an awesome rope walk double foot stomp on Kazarian as Pentagon hit Sky with a mexican destroyer. The Lucha Bros then hit hit Sky with fear factor for the win. 

After the match, Daniels came back out, and the Lucha Bros destroyed all of SCU with a ladder. They then cut a promo on the ladder, calling out the Young Bucks and challenging them to a ladder match at All Out. That would be an awesome match, but what will the stakes be? That is the question. Could be the Triple A World Tag Team Championships, or it could be for something more interesting. 

Grade: A-. Another awesome tag team match. They killed it out there and put on a great match. The moves were super hard hitting, and they blended phenomenally. I think that Daniels’ involvement early on kinda hurt the match, because that interference should’ve caused a DQ. And it didn’t really add anything. But other than that, it was a great match. I love that challenge for All Out, should be a great match. I look forward to the stories about that going forward.

Then we have CIMA vs. Kenny Omega. This was probably the match I was most looking forward to, as Cima really impressed me from what I’ve seen of him, and Kenny is Kenny. The crowd was chanting “this is awesome” right from the get go. These two fought at a frantic pace from the start. It kinda reminded me of a New Japan match in that way. They slowed down a bit as they continued, with both hitting very deliberate strikes and power moves, until Omega fought back into it with various V-Triggers. Omega began to target Cima’s knees and upper legs, trying to neutralize the meteora that he likes to hit. At one point, as the two brawled on the outside, Cima climbed up onto some bleachers with Omega on a podium, and Cima nailed him with a meteora onto it, which looked tough for everyone. Back in the ring, Cima nailed Omega with a pair of Meteroas, one to the back of the head, the other to the face, but only a near fall. Cima went for another Meteora to a standing Omega, only for Omega to catch him and nail a buckle bomb, a v-trigger, a leg trap michinoku driver and then another v-trigger for a near fall. After that sequence, the crowd broke into dueling chants of “Fight forever” and “this is awesome.” The two kept up the momentum, with Cima nailing a pair of meteoras, a brainbuster on the apron, and then a meteroa off the top, but Omega got his foot off the top rope. The two continued to brawl, and Cima’s leg gave out. This allowed Omega to hit a tiger driver, a v-trigger and the one winged angel for the win.

Grade: A. They continue to deliver on this show. This is Kenny’s best match since he left New Japan, and they killed it. Cima was a great opponent and an awesome foil for Omega here. It was a hard hitting, strong style match that could’ve easily been the main event. Great stuff from both guys, Cima could be a world champion someday. 

Then we had Chris Jericho, coming out to cut a promo. He talked about how Page’s blood was still on his hand. He wanted a thank you from AEW management, and got pissed at the fans for trying to thank him, because they don’t matter. He called them Jerksonville, and Jackoffville. He gave himself credit for AEW thriving the way it has. He said that he was offended that Page won the battle royal, he would’ve preferred a whole bunch of other randos from that match. He put over Page a little bit, but then said that this match is a lose lose for him. If he wins, he is already a legend, and he is expected to win, and he gets nothing out of it. But if he loses, AEW starts to go down, and so does Jericho. He finsihed off by calling Page a bitch, and Page ran out and attacked They fought off the refs and other wrestlers who eventually separated them for the most part. Page’s eye looked really ugly, but he looked badass. That’ll be a great match I think.

Grade: B. Good promo. Jericho’s crowd work was honestly the highlight of this, and how he was wildly egotistic to the point that he saw no upside in beating Page. The brawl was great, with Page’s eye looking the way it did only added to it. Looking forward to the match, and whatever build they wind up going with.

In the main event, we had the Young Bucks vs. Cody and Dustin Rhodes. Billed as a Dream Tag team match, and it really is one. On commentary before the match, JR was oddly defensive about older wresters, saying “how dare he live to be 50.” The match started with a handshake between Nick and Cody. Nick started to do some flips to get out of Cody’s various holds, which really showed the clash of styles. The two were right up in each other’s faces as they continued to go for and counter out of each other’s signatures. The Bucks eventually got control after The Brotherhood showed off their tag prowess, and the Bucks once again made fun of the Rhodes’ moments at Double or Nothing. The Bucks beat down Dustin, and pulled Cody off of the apron when Dustin got close. Nick even mocked Cody’s enthusiasm in the corner by mimicking him. Cody eventually got the hot tag and lit up the bucks. Throughout the match, both teams took terms spitting on the partner on the apron, as the heat of this match slowly ramped up. The Brotherhood worked over Matt’s shoulder, as it was run into the post early on in the match. The Bucks eventually worked the pace of the match back into their favor, and even locked in stereo sharpshooters, only for the Rhodes to reverse it into stereo figure four leglocks. The match continued on, and there was an awesome spot where the Bucks went for the Meltzer driver Dustin, but Cody intercepted Matt with a disaster kick. The Brotherhood then hit an assisted Cross Rhodes, but Nick broke up the pin with a swanton bomb. The two teams beat each other down, and Cody accidentally hit Rick Knox, causing a ref bump. The Rhodes then set up the bucks for Shattered Dreams and hit them in stereo, followed by Stereo twisting suplexes for a near fall.  The Bucks retreated to the outside, and Cody came flying out to them, eating superkicks as he fell. The Bucks then double teamed Dustin, who was able to fend them off pretty well, before dropping down for the right and eating a superkick and an elbow drop for a near fall. After beating Cody down a bit, the Bucks were unsure if they wanted to target the stitches. Eventually they figured that they had to, and gave him a double superkick to the back of the head, with Dustin breaking up the pin. The two teams then stole each other’s offense, with the Bucks hitting the drop down right, followed by Superkicks from the Brotherhood.The Bucks then hit superkicks of their own, and nailed Cody with a Cross Rhodes for a near fall, and the Meltzer Driver for the win.

After the match, Dustin refused to let The Bucks help Cody up. The Bucks then grabbed a mic and apologized for this little feud getting so heated and personal. They said it was in the spirit of competition, and that the Rhodes brothers were supposed to be a great tag team. They didn’t watch much “of the other product,” but the Brotherhood absolutely was a great tag team, one of the best in the world. 

Grade: B+. I really liked this match. The crowd was dead during it, but they really did well here. There was a lot of storytelling as the two teams devolved into more violent offense as they went. I thought that Cody and Dustin still had it as a team and that they did really well. The Bucks made sense to get the win here, as Cody and Dustin may end up going their separate ways soon, but they put on a really good match that I liked. It just sucks that the crowd didn’t care. 

The guys in the back then came out to present a check to the victims society. They raised $150,000 for them, which was awesome. Cody gave a passionate promo about All Elite Wrestling, saying that no one can counter program them. They can’t fight the love that this company was built on, and they talked about how they’d be going to TNT in the fall, and they’d bring the fans with them. He then put Kenny on the mic, who thanked the fans and gave a goodnight, with the gun stuff switched to cartoon sound effects. It was cute and sweet, and this was a good ending to the show.

Overall Grade: B

Pros: 6-man tag; triple threat tag; sabian vs. page; lucha bros vs. scu; cima vs. omega; main event

Cons: women’s tag

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Ringbelles Roundup (4/27/18) – Jordynne Grace wins BLP Title, War Games match gets added to Wrestle Queendom, Ayako Hamada unseats SENDAI's starlet & is WAVE finalist, Tessa beats Kylie, more title changes, new match annoncements & more

Here are some title changes, nuances, big developments and retainments that occurred over this last weekend…

Miranda Salinas, Delilah Doom, Britt Baker and Chelsea Green all wrestled for a championship opportunity in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Friday night, as the number one contendership to the Zelo Pro Women’s Title was on the line. Green picked up the win and will soon challenge the new champion, Tessa Blanchard; the title changed hands that same night in the show’s main event. Kylie Rae’s first defense with the championship turned out to be her final, as she fell victim to Tessa’s finisher, the Magnum… Charli Evans and Jetta have advanced to the semifinals of 3 Count Wrestling’s Women’s Title tournament after the two competitors bested Erin Angel and Rhia O’Reilly respectively in the first round matchups on Saturday in Northallerton. The promotion has already announced that Evans will be facing Jetta in the next round at their show in Hartlepool on May 19th. The event will also feature semi-finalists Sammii Jayne and Little Miss Roxxy squaring in their matchup… The teams of Raze and Tito Escondido and Delilah Doom and Eli Everfly have advanced past the first round of Rival Pro’s Tag Team Titles tournament, beating the duos of Michael Hopkins and KC Douglas and Jake Atlas and Lucas Riley respectively on Saturday… Toni Storm racked up three additional, successful title defenses as part of PROGRESS’ tour of Australia last week. She first retained the women’s belt up against Allyson Cruz on a show featuring performers from Explosive Pro Wrestling in Balcatta and knocked off Kellyanne two days later in Thornbury at a conjoined event with Melbourne City Wrestling. She finished out the tour with a retainment over Jessica Troy in Sydney… Nina Monet unseated Holidead of the Renegade Wrestling Alliance Women’s Title on Saturday in a matchup involving the former titleholder defending the belt against Londyn Ali also… On Thursday, Sierra defeated Aesop Mitchell to become the new ICW Midwest Champion, beating the titleholder and three other competitors in the show’s main event. She’s the first woman to have ever held the championship… Leva Bates retained her AWE Bombshells Title against Kaci Lennox on Friday in Cocoa, Florida. The promotion, Atomic Wrestling Entertainment, has been ousted for continuing to advertise Santana Garrett for the night’s event despite having the wherewithal that she would not be appearing according to the former NWA World Women’s Champion. Garrett has since made it public knowledge that due to their business practices, that she would no longer be working with the promotion going forward… Stacy Shadows title defense against Tess Valentine in Waukesha, Wisconsin on Saturday ended in a no contest, resulting in Shadows retaining the Brew City Wrestling Women’s belt… Miyako Matsumoto successfully retained the Ice Infinity Cross Championship against Ibuki Hoshi on Saturday in Saitama, Japan, picking up her second title defense…

Jordynne Grace took home the Black Label Pro Championship on Saturday after defeating Tom Lawlor – Mouse’s Wrestling Adventures ©

FaceBrooke and Shazza McKenzie made their way over to Crown Point, Indiana for Black Label Pro’s show on Saturday, however, the biggest story coming out of the event is the unseating of “Filthy” Tom Lawlor of the world championship by none other than Jordynne Grace. Grace had won the promotion’s Rumble match earlier this year and as a result, she was granted a shot at the Black Label Pro Title, which she’s now claimed thanks to a Vader Bomb… Britt Baker’s matchup against Tenille Dashwood at Remix Pro Wrestling’s show in Marietta, Ohio on Saturday was set to be under non-title contention, as Baker’s championship was not on the line. However, the match never took place, as Dashwood stood ringside with Samantha Heights taking her place. It was reported by PWInsider that Dashwood had trouble with her shoulder and was advised by doctors to sit out of the weekend’s bookings and take time off to recuperate. She underwent surgery on her shoulder back in July of 2011 and re-agitated it last May during a WWE Live event while overseas in Europe. Sassy Stephie made her return that night and took on Roni Nicole. The matchup marked Stephie’s first time back working for the promotion after dropping the Fury Championship to Tessa Blanchard back in April of 2016… Shotzi Blackheart won the revived IWA Women’s Title on Thursday, which you can read about here…

Ayako Hamada is the new SENDAI Girls World Champion after beating Chihiro Hashimoto in the event of Thursday’s show at Korakuen Hall. Hamada dethroned the champion in her third title reign, making Hashimoto the only competitor to have ever held the belt on three separate occasions. Hamada won the matchup with her patented finisher, the AP Cross and has since utilized the move once more to knock Arisa Nakajima and Misaki Ohata out of the running and she’s since acquired more success with the move and knocked Arisa Nakajima and Misaki Ohata out of the running for the finals of the 2018 Catch the WAVE. She now heads into the final matchup against Rina Yamashita, as she defeated Nagisa Nozaki to win the entire “Crazy” block and walked away with eleven points in total. The aforementioned were winners of the “Violence” block and with the promotion needing to determine the true winner, they booked a three-way fight between the women. Yamashita and Ayako Hamada face off in the finals at WAVE’s next Korakuen Hall date on May 4th along with the official retirement of Mika Iida, who’s scheduled five-person gauntlet match will not be happening due to injury. Nagisa Nozaki and Yuki Miyazaki will be defending the tag team titles at the show, as a no longer injured Takumi Iroha and Rin Kadokura get their rematch after vacating the belts back in January…

Another qualifier for NOVA Pro’s 2018 Women’s Commonwealth Cup took place at their Fairfax show on Friday, as Veda Scott faced off against Jordan Blade and the debuting FaceBrooke and won. Two other matches were booked for the show; Angelus Layne was originally set to go one-on-one with Isla Dawn after their scheduled matchup back in February got canceled due to the snowstorm, however, she wound up defeating Laynie Luck. Joining FaceBrooke in her quest over from Australia was Shazza McKenzie, as her official debut seen her take on Jordynne Grace in losing effort. Two more qualifying matches have gotten added to the promotion’s May 11th show in Annandale, Virginia. Shotzi Blackheart will take on Angelus Layne and Brittany Blake will face Allie Kat. Veda Scott, Penelope Ford, and Jordynne Grace are also set to appear… Brittany Blake picked up her first title defense since regaining the MCW Pro Women’s Championship last month on Saturday in Joppa, Maryland when she defeated Ivory Robyn in the show’s opener… Io Shirai picked up her ninth title defense with the Wonder of STARDOM Championship on Saturday in Osaka, as she retained successfully against Martina. She’s now tied the previous record set by Santana Garrett back in March of 2016 with the most defenses in the championship’s lineage, surpassing the reigns of Kairi Hojo, Yuzuki Aikawa and even her own original run with the belt back in 2015… Erica retained her All Star Women’s Title against Venom on Sunday in Oklahoma City

Here’s a look at what’s going this weekend on the North American indies, overseas in Europe and elsewhere…

Kris Wolf invades Europe once more this weekend – Kamikaze Pro Wrestling ©

Kris Wolf has a busy weekend ahead of her – she works Shanna at Kamikaze Pro’s show in Coventry on Friday night and heads over to Barcelona for Revolution Championship Wrestling’s event the following evening, where she faces Mauro Chaves. Those events will also feature matches like Millie McKenzie taking on Charli Evans, Viper contesting for Sammii Jayne’s RCW Women’s Championship, Livvii Grace going up against Jetta, Bobbi Tyler battling Chakara, Tracy, Laura Di Matteo and Kleo Mallette colliding in a three-way and Killer Kelly facing Flo Riley… On Friday night, Kylie Rae and GPA will be defending their Freelance Tag Team Titles up against Holidead and Thunder Rosa in Chicago… Sabotage Wrestling holds another show in Austin on Saturday and its headlined by Erica Torres’ most recent title defense, as she takes on former champion, Delilah Doom. Baby D and Phoebe will be defending their tag straps up against the team of Myka and Rob Love. Lacey Lane will be taking on Isla Dawn, Robyn Reid takes on J. Serious, Rachael Ellering and Thunder Rosa will collide and Nikki Knight will face off against Alex Gracia, Hyan, and Rockelle Vaughn… Little Miss Roxxy faces Chakara for Tidal Championship Wrestling in Leeds on Sunday… Kimber Lee’s return to the independent scene has already landed her first title shot. She challenges LuFisto head-on for the SHINE Championship at Friday’s show in Ybor City, as it will be the titleholder’s fourteenth-defense to date. Nothing else has been announced for SHINE 50 besides an Anything Goes match between Rain and Stormie Lee and a bunch of names like Aerial Monroe, Jordynne Grace, Dynamite DiDi, Isla Dawn, Kiera Hogan and Leva Bates all being in the building…

Xia Brookside’s latest title defense is one of the many announced contests that’s going to be taking place at today’s GRL Wrestling show at the Westgate Hall in Canterbury, England. The full-female lineup sees her defending the IPW Women’s Championship up against Rhia O’Reilly in the show’s headliner after her original opponent, Kay Lee Ray couldn’t make the show due to a scheduling conflict. The matchup will be Brookside’s first time defending the belt inside of Europe since winning it off of Livvii Grace back in December. Her first and second title defenses happened within the confines of her ongoing tour with STARDOM this year, retaining against Natsuko Tora in February and most recently against Konami back at Dream Slam in Nagoya on April 1st. Also signed for the event is two singles meetings, as Erin Angel will be taking on Chakara and Ayesha Raymond will be going up against Nightshade. Sadie Gibbs and Bobbi Tyler will be tag team action against the likes of Jayde and Shax… Tenille Dashwood will also be making the rounds this weekend, but over in Europe – she meets Jinny in a non-title match for Pro Wrestling Chaos’ show in Yate and goes up against Xia Brookside for IPW: UK’s Rochester event on Sunday… Nicole Matthews takes on Rebel Kel at Defy Wrestling’s show in Tacoma, Washington on Saturday… Tess Valentine has a title defense signed for Saturday’s Atomic Championship Wrestling show in Reading, Pennsylvania. She defends the Rogue Women Warriors belt up against the likes of Ray Lyn, Trixie Tash, and Rebecca Payne. Three other matches are booked for the show, as Londyn Ali takes on Riley Shepard, Hellen Vale faces off with Kaci Dillon and LuFisto takes on a competitor that is not only a former All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling Champion, but also holds a reign with the Arsion Title. The promotion was not specific in which championship they were referencing, as the defunct company, which was founded by Aja Kong back in 1997, had three titles, the Queen of Arsion (main title), Sky High of Arsion (secondary) and the Twin Star of Arsion (tag team titles). Kong and Mima Shimoda are the most likely candidates to be making this trip over to Pennsylvania, as both are former Queen of Arsion titleholders. Ayako Hamada is another guess; she held the Sky High of Arsion belt back in 2000 and held the WWWA World Singles Championship, otherwise known as the “red belt” in AJW in 2003 and again in 2004… Raze takes on Heather Monroe for Ground Zero San Diego on Saturday…

Its hard to believe that a newly-signed Tessa Blanchard and Kimber Lee will face off for the very first time this weekend, but it’s happening – Beyond Wrestling ©

Beyond Wrestling presents two shows this weekend, one happening in Philadelphia on Saturday night and Sunday’s show taking place in Worcester. The first event features Kimber Lee’s official homecoming, as she faces Tessa Blanchard. Penelope Ford and Joey Janela will be in tag team action, going up against Tracy Williams and Wheeler Yuta. Sunday’s card includes a one-on-one matchup between Kimber Lee and Jordynne Grace. The last time these two clashed was back in February of 2016 on a show for Atomic Championship Wrestling in Reading. The match between Kimber-Tessa is actually a first time thing. Beyond Wrestling has also announced that they will be streaming a matinee prior to Sunday’s show and it will be available for free, at this link and is going to includes matches like Karen Q and Tasha Steelz squaring off with Maria Manic and Penelope Ford, Davienne taking on Solo Darling and Skylar taking on Tessa Blanchard

North America

Holidead, Shotzi Blackheart, and Laynie Luck square off in the co-main event for Kaiju-a-go-go’s show on May 19th in Berwyn, Illinois… Santana Garrett’s debut for House Of Glory sees her face Sonya Strong at their May 18th show in Elmhurst… One of the first competitors announced for this year’s American Joshi Queen of Queens tournament, which takes place on June 24th in Austin is Su Yung… Holidead and Priscilla Kelly are set to appear at Alternative Wrestling Show’s October 20th show in South Gate, California… The returns of Ashley Vox and Skylar were announced for Limitless Wrestling’s May 11th show in Portland, Maine. Kimber Lee and Rachael Ellering will be making their debuts as part of the event and it’s already been advertised that Lee will take on Skylar… Capitol Wrestling is possibly going to be crowning a women’s champion at the May 20th event in New Britain, Connecticut. The promotion has not officially stated that the matchup between Nyla Rose, Vanity, Karen Q and Ariela Nyx is going to be for a title, but they have been teasing that the winner could be inaugurated as the champion… The next set of tapings for SHIMMER’s Volumes 105-108 have been announced for the weekend of October 20-21st in Berwyn, Illinois… Veda Scott takes on Maria Manic and Harlow O’Hara for Innovative Pro Wrestling’s event in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey on May 27th… Raze and Jessicka Havok will be getting the chance to duke it out once again on July 21st after their previous collision for Alternative Wrestling Show ended in a double count-out… Chelsea Green and Santana Garrett face off against Robyn Reid and Janai for Pro Wrestling 2.0 on May 8th… Kris Wolf defends the AWS Women’s Championship against Cheerleader Melissa as part of the sixth-annual women’s tournament on June 30th… Jordynne Grace was one of the first competitors announced for Reality Of Wrestling’s sequel to “Ladies Night Out” on May 19th in Texas City and joining her so far is Barbi Hayden, Sheeva, Hyan, Laynie Luck and Kylie Rae. Matches are also starting to be announced, as Ivelisse takes on Kiera Hogan and Hayden will take on Hyan… Rachael Ellering was announced as an entrant into the 2018 Women’s Commonwealth Cup… Battle Club Pro has announced a second women’s show for June 16th in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. Santana Garrett, Harlow O’Hara, Tasha Steelz, Su Yung and Veda Scott are some of the first names confirmed to be appearing… Maria James competes in her first King of the Deathmatch tournament for IWA Mid-South on Friday, May 18th through Saturday, May 19th… Leva Bates, Vanessa Kraven, Raze and Shotzi Blackheart are already announced for Alternative Wrestling Show’s September 22nd show… Karen Q is set to work Pennsylvania Premiere Wrestling’s May 19th show in Hazelton… Queens of Combat’s next show date is set for May 19th at the Hebron Hall in Charlotte, North Carolina. Aja Perera, Kimber Lee, Brittany Blake, Jessicka Havok, Nevaeh along with current champion, Su Yung are among the competitors set to appear… Savanna Stone and Priscilla Kelly face off at Glory Pro’s May 6th show in Collinsville, Illinois… Sumie Sakai, Brandi Rhodes, Kelly Klein and Tenille Dashwood are apart of the ensemble cast for Ring of Honor’s upcoming tour of the United Kingdom, which kicks off on May 24th in Edinburgh, Scotland… Jessicka Havok defends the AAW Women’s Championship against Kimber Lee in Chicago on May 25th

Japan

The year-annual Cinderella tournament takes place at this coming Monday’s show at Korakuen Hall and it consists of matches like Io Shirai taking on Chardonnay, Mayu Iwatani going up against Tam Nakano, Kagetsu facing Jungle Kyona and Brandi Rhodes battling Natsu Sumire all in effort to crown this year’s winner and next recipient of a world title shot… Yuu Yamagata injured her ankle during her matchup with DASH Chisako on Sunday… Sahara Se7en has announced that she’ll be heading over for her first tour of the country starting next month with Chigusa Nagayo’s Marvelous. Her official debut will be apart of the May 3rd show at the Nagoya City Sports Center in Nagoya… Ayako Hamada first defense with the SENDAI Girls World Title headlines the promotion’s May 13th show when she takes on DASH Chisako

Europe

Blue Nikita challenges Katey Harvey for the GWF Women’s Title at Women’s Wrestling Revolution 8: All Eyes On Us – German Wrestling Federation ©

German Wrestling Federation has added more to it’s May 4th lineup in Berlin. Katey Harvey and Blue Nikita will officially fight one-on-one for the championship in a No Disqualification matchup after the match and its stipulation got nixed from the last women’s show a while back. Toni Storm defends the PROGRESS Women’s belt in the country for the first time; she takes on Wesna Busic three days before facing Charli Morgan for the belt in London. Also, Nicole Matthews will be facing Ayesha Raymond and Killer Kelly takes on Valkyrie… Lana Austin faces Lady Darcy Chardonnay for New Generation Wrestling on May 27th in Keighley… LuFisto makes her WXW Germany debut at their May 18th and 19th shows in Hamburg and Bielefeld. Kay Lee Ray will also be working the Hamburg show in addition to the promotion’s show in Koln on May 22nd… British Empire Wrestling has finished out their card for their May 20th show in Mitcham, London which features their year-annual, International Grand Prix. Already announced for the tournament were matches between Jayde and Little Miss Roxxy and Kirsty Love taking on Shanna. Kasey Owens will face off against LuFisto in the first round, along with Skye Smitson taking on current champion, Kat Von Kaige, Zan Phoenix going up against Sadie Gibbs, Laura Di Matteo taking on Killer Kelly and Jetta taking on KC Spinelli… Pro Wrestling: EVE continues to beef up the card for their upcoming show on May 5th in London. They have just added a War Games match between Rhia O’Reilly’s team of Addy Starr, Laura Di Matteo and Emi Sakura going up against the team of Blue Nikita, Jayla Dark, Jamie Hayter and Charli Evans…  More Lana Austin news – she’s chosen her partners for FutureShock’s May 13th event in Stockport. She teams up with Leah Owens and Viper to take on Molly Spartan, Jayla Dark, and Kasey Owens. It’s been announced that Jessica Light will be taking her on for Fighting Spirit’s Liverpool show on June 17th

  Australia & New Zealand

Melbourne City Wrestling has announced the return of Tenille Dashwood at their July 21st show in Thornbury, Victoria

Results (April 18th – April 25th)

April 18: PROGRESS / Explosive Pro Wrestling (Balcatta, Perth) – Toni Storm(c) d Allyson Cruz

April 18: SEAdLINNNG (Tokyo, Japan) – Arisa Nakajima d Mio Momono; Kaori Yoneyama & Rina Yamashita d Sae Nomura & Saki Akai; Aoi Kizuki, Hiroyo Matsumoto & Misaki Ohata d Makoto, Nagisa Nozaki & Ryo Mizunami; Arisa Nakajima & Tsukasa Fujimoto d Command Bolshoi & Yoshiko

April 18: WRESTLE-1 (Tokyo, Japan) – ASUKA & Hiroe Nagahama d Hana Kimura & Natsumi Maki

April 18: WWE Live (Kapstadt, South Africa) – Bayley d Sasha Banks; Nia Jax (c) d Sonya Deville

Rain and Shazza McKenzie’s first-time one-on-one matchup took place despite not being involved in the IWA Women’s Title tourney – Mouse’s Wrestling Adventures ©

April 19: IWA Mid-South (Memphis, IN) – Rain d Shazza McKenzie; Nevaeh d Christi Jaynes & Delilah Doom; Kikyo d Dementia D’Rose; Shotzi Blackheart d FaceBrooke and Hudson Envy; Allie Kat d Amazing Maria & Ruby Raze; Kikyo d Nevaeh; Shotzi Blackheart d Allie Kat; Shotzi Blackheart d Kikyo

April 19: NXT Live (Washington, District Of Columbia) – Candice LeRae & Nikki Cross d Bianca Belair & Lacey Evans; Shayna Baszler (c) d Kairi Sane

April 19: WWE Live (Sanford, FL) – Dakota Kai & Steffanie Newell d Aliyah & Kavita Devi; Ember Moon d Vanessa Borne

April 19: SENDAI Girls (Tokyo, Japan) – Ami Sato d Manami; Aiger & Sakura Hirota d KAORU & Solo Darling; Alex Lee, DASH Chisako, Hiroyo Matsumoto & Mio Momono d Aja Kong, Cassandra Miyagi, Heidi Katrina & Sammii Jayne; Mika Iwata d Hana Kimura; Io Shirai vs. Meiko Satomura – Time Limit Draw; Ayako Hamada d Chihiro Hashimoto (c)

April 19: WWE Live (Kapstadt, South Africa) – Asuka d Bayley & Sasha Banks; Nia Jax d Mandy Rose

April 19: Insane Championship Wrestling (Milwaukee, WI) – Sierra d Aesop Mitchell (c), Rocky King, TW3 & Mason

April 20: Zelo Pro Wrestling (Milwaukee, WI) – Tessa Blanchard d Kylie Rae(c); Chelsea Green d Delilah Doom, Miranda Salinas & Britt Baker

April 20: Westside Xtreme Wrestling (Gütersloh, Germany) – Killer Kelly d Melanie Gray

April 20: AAA (Tijuana, Mexico) – Ashley, Estrella Divina & Faby Apache d Bi Mami, Mamba & Pimpinela Escarlata

April 20: PROGRESS / Melbourne City Wrestling (Northcote, Melbourne) – Toni Storm(c) d Kellyanne

April 20: Amped Up Wrestling (Los Angeles, CA) – Mariah Moreno d Sage Sin

April 20: Atomic Wrestling Entertainment (Cocoa, FL) – Leva Bates (c) d Kaci Lennox

April 20: CMLL (Mexico City, Mexico) – Dalys la Caribena, La Amapola & La Seductora d Kaho Kobayashi, Marcela & Princesa Sugehit

April 20: Northeast Wrestling (Waterbury, CT) – Kasey Catal d Karen Q

Harlow O’Hara went head-to-head with Faye Jackson at NOVA Pro’s show on Friday and afterwards found herself aligned with Angelus Layne – Jay Lee Photography ©

April 20: NOVA Pro Wrestling (Fairfax, VA) – Angelus Layne d Laynie Luck; Veda Scott d FaceBrooke & Jordan Blade; Devin Cutter & Mason Cutter d Allie Kat & Christi Jaynes; Harlow O’Hara d Faye Jackson; Jordynne Grace d Shazza McKenzie; Arik Royal d Allie Kat, Angelus Layne, Aspyn Rose, Beau Crockett, Billy Dixon and Bobby Orlando, Bobby Shields, Breaux Keller, Cain Justice, Christi Jayne, Graham Bell, Gunner Miller, Harlow O’Hara, Isaiah Frazier, Jake Garvin, Jake Hollister, Jaxon Stone, Jean Jean Lebon, John Kermon, Josh Fuller, Laynie Luck, Logan Easton LaRoux, Mack Buckler, Mecha Mercenary, Mikey Banker, Sage Philips, Slade Porter, The Masked Villain & Tremmor

April 21: Westside Xtreme Wrestling (Frankfort, Germany) – Melanie Gray d Killer Kelly

April 21: Australasian Wrestling Federation (Melbourne, Victoria) – Erika Reid d Vixen

April 21: Brew City Wrestling (Waukesha, WI) – Stacy Shadows (c) vs. Tess Valentine – No Contest

April 21: NXT Live (Bel Air, MD) – Bianca Belair & Lacey Evans d Candice LeRae & Kairi Sane; Shayna Baszler (c) d Nikki Cross April 21: WWE Live (Johnson City, TN) – Naomi d Lana; Carmella (c) d Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair

April 21: 3 Count Wrestling (Northallerton, North Yorkshire) – Charli Evans d Erin Angel; Jetta d Rhia O’Reilly

April 21: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan) – Fairy Nihonbashi & Yako Fujigasaki d Ryo Mizunami & Yumi Ohka; Sakura Hirota vs. Yuki Miyazaki – No Contest; Makoto & Mika Iida d Moeka Haruhi & Rin Kadokura; ASUKA vs Miyuki Takase – Time Limit Draw; Arisa Nakajima d Hiroe Nagahama; Nagisa Nozaki vs Rina Yamashita – Time Limit Draw; Misaki Ohata d Ayako Hamada

April 21: MCW Pro Wrestling (Joppa, MD) – Brittany Blake(c) d Ivory Robyn

April 21: Prairie Wrestling Alliance (Edmonton, Alberta) – KJ Cash d Kat Von Heez

April 21: Orange County Championship Wrestling (Los Alamitos, CA) – Auntie Hydie d Phil Goode

April 21: Independent Pro Wrestling Germany (Lübeck, Germany) – Kat Siren d Toxic Spider Thekla; Kati Libra d Jami Sparx

April 21: STARDOM (Osaka, Japan) – Ruaka d Leo Onozaki; Nao Yamaguchi & Natsu Sumire d Candy Floss & Shiki Shibusawa; Bea Priestley & Chardonnay d Mary Apache & Natsumi; Hana Kimura, Hazuki & Kagetsu d Jungle Kyona, Kaori Yoneyama & Natsuko Tora; Mayu Iwatani, Saki Kashima & Starlight Kid d AZM, Konami & Momo Watanabe; Io Shirai (c) d Martina

April 21: Renegade Wrestling Alliance (West Newton, PA) – Nina Monet d Holidead (c) & Londyn Ali

April 21: Global Entertainment Wrestling (Salaberry de Valleyfield, Quebec) – Angie Skye d Eve

April 21: Remix Pro Wrestling (Marietta, OH) – Roni Nicole d Sassy Stephie; Britt Baker d Samantha Heights

April 21: CHIKARA (Philadelphia, PA) – Blanche Babish d Gabby Ortiz; Oceanea & Merlok d Sylverhawk & Razerhawk

April 21: I Believe In Wrestling (Orlando, FL) – Raegan Fire d Lexi Gomez; Kaci Lennox d Sofia Castillo; Lexi Gomez & Sofia Castillo d Kaci Lennox & Raegan Fire; Chasyn Rance d Momma Clover; Chasyn Rance & Sofia Castillo d Kaci Lennox & Momma Clover; Jay Sky & Kaci Lennox d CT Brown & Sofia Castillo; Sofia Castillo d Kaci Lennox; Jason Dugan, Momma Clover & Raegan Fire d Jay Sky, Jerry Curls & Lexi Gomez; Amber Nova, Bruce Santee & Chasyn Rance d Ariel Dominguez, Frankie Berrios & Lexi Gomez

April 21: Dynamo Pro Wrestling (St. Louis, MO) – Monica Passeri d Lynn Ramsey & Savanna Stone

April 21: Black Label Pro (Crown Point, IN) – Jordynne Grace d Tom Lawlor(c)

April 21: Northeast Wrestling (Bethany, CT) – Penelope Ford d Jawselyn

April 21: Destiny Wrestling Organization (Albuquerque, NM) – Chelsea Green d Shotzi Blackheart

April 21: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan) – Karen DATE, Risa Sera, Satsuki Totoro d Asahi, Matsuya Uno & Nao DATE; Tsukasa Fujimoto d Giulia; Tsukushi d Akane Fujita and Mochi Miyagi; Miyako Matsumoto (c) d Ibuki Hoshi

April 21: WWE Live (Johannesburg, South Africa) – Nia Jax (c) d Mandy Rose; Asuka d Bayley & Sasha Banks

April 21: NXT Live (Fort Pierce, FL) – Reina Gonzalez d Rhea Ripley; Dakota Kai & Steffanie Newell d Billie Kay & Peyton Royce

April 21: SENDAI Girls (Sendai, Miyagi, Japan) – Sammii Jayne d Solo Darling; Alex Lee & Mika Iwata d Cassandra Miyagi & Mio Momono; Manami & Meiko Satomura defeat Ami Sato & Chihiro Hashimoto; DASH Chisako & KAORU d Heidi Katrina & Yuu Yamagata

April 21: New Horizon Pro Wrestling (Success, Western Australia) – Lena Kross d Jay Taylor

April 21: Rival Pro Wrestling (Pomona, CA) – Ruby Raze & Tito Escondido d KC Douglas & Michael Hopkins; Delilah Doom & Eli Everfly d Jake Atlas & Lucas Riley

April 21: Melbourne City Wrestling (Thornbury, Victoria) – Toni Storm d Avary; Kellyanne d Indi Hartwell

April 21: Legends Of Wrestling (Detroit, MI) – Jessie Belle Smothers d KC Spinelli

April 22: PURE -J (Tokyo, Japan) – Leon d Mari Manji; Hanako Nakamori d Yako Fujigasaki; KAZUKI & Command Bolshoi d Rydeen Hagane & Manami Katsu

April 22: All Sar Pro (Oklahoma City, OK) – Erica (c) d Venom

Ayako Hamada and Misaki Ohata battled it out to win their respective block at WAVE’s show on Sunday, but in the end, it would be Hamada going forward into the finals of the 2018 Catch the WAVE – @kmaxjapan ©

April 22: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan) – Fairy Nipponbashi, Moeka Haruhi & Miyuki Takase d Yumi Ohka, Ryo Mizunami & ASUKA; Tsukasa Fujimoto d Hiroe Nagahama; Rin Kadokura d Yuki Miyazaki; Sakura Hirota d Yuki Miyazaki; Rina Yamashita d Nagisa Nozaki

April 22: Westside Xtreme Wrestling (Koln, Germany) – Absolute Andy & Melanie Gray d Killer Kelly & Mark Davis

April 22: Italian Championship Wrestling/ Union Of European Wrestling Alliances (Milan, Italy) – Mary Cooper d Queen Maya

April 22: Impact Wrestling (Orlando, FL) – Taya Valkyrie d Kiera Hogan; Allie(c) d Su Yung

April 22: International Wrestling Revolution Group (Naucalpan de Juarez, Mexico) – Dinamic Black, Diosa Atenea & La Diva Salvaje d Dragon Bane, Lilith Dark & Reina del Sur

April 22: K-DOJO (Tokyo, Japan) – Ayame Sasamura d Rina Shingaki; Dinosaur Takuma, Kotaro Yoshino & Yuma d Bambi, Makoto & Yuki Shizuku, GO Asakawa, Kaji Tomato & Marines Mask, Kasai, Kelly Sixx & One Man Kru, Carbell Ito, Ricky Fuji & Yoshihiro Horaguchi

April 22: Southern Underground Pro (Nashville, TN) – Joshua Bishop d Allie Kat

April 22: NXT Live (Johnstown, PA) – Candice LeRae d Bianca Belair; Kairi Sane & Nikki Cross d Lacey Evans & Shayna Baszler

April 22: SENDAI Girls( Hokkaido, Japan) – Solo Darling d Mio Momono; KAORU d Eiger – Countout; DASH Chisako d Yuu Yamagata; Chihiro Hashimoto & Meiko Satomura d Sammi Jayne & Aja Kong; Heidi Katrina(c) & Cassandra Miyagi(c) d Mika iwata & Alex Lee

April 22: WWE Live (Chattanooga, TN) – Naomi d Lana; Carmella (c) d Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair

April 23: WWE Live (Bowling Green, KY) – Naomi d Lana; Carmella (c) d Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair

April 23: Monday Night RAW (St. Louis, MO) – Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, Liv Morgan, Ruby Riott & Sarah Logan d Bayley, Ember Moon, Natalya, Nia Jax & Sasha Banks by DQ

April 23: PROGRESS / Pro Wrestling Australia (Pyrmont, Sydney) – Toni Storm(c) d Jessica Troy

April 24: Smackdown Live (Louisville, KY) – Billie Kay & Peyton Royce d Asuka & Becky Lynch

Upcoming (April 25th – December 24th)

April 27: Ring of Honor (West Palm Beach, FL) – Kelly Klein vs Deonna Purrazzo

April 27: SHINE 50 (Ybor City, NY) – Kimber Lee vs LuFisto(c); Ivelisse; Mercedes Martinez; Luscious Latasha; Amber Nova; Isla Dawn; Amanda Carolina Rodriguez; Leva Bates; Candy Cartwright; Kiera Hogan; Dementia D’Rose; Priscilla Kelly; Jayme Jameson; Dynamite DiDi; Tesha Price; Jessie Belle; Renee Michelle; Brandi Lauren; Jordynne Grace; Santana Garrett; Aerial Monroe; Rain vs Stormie Lee

April 27: GRL Wrestling (Canterbury, Kent) – Erin Engel vs Chakara; Bobbi Tyler & Sadie Gibbs vs Shax & Jayde; Ayesha Raymond vs Nightshade; Xia Brookside(c) vs Rhia O’Reilly

April 27: Freelance Wrestling (Chicago, IL) – Kylie Rae(c) & GPA(c) vs Thunder Rosa & Holidead

April 27: Kamikaze Pro Wrestling (Coventry, West Midlands) – Kris Wolf vs Shanna; Millie McKenzie vs Charli Evans

April 28: Beyond Wrestling (Philadelphia, PA) – Kimber Lee vs Tessa Blanchard; Penelope Ford & Joey Janela vs Tracy Williams & Wheeler Yuta

– Ground Zero San Diego ©

April 28: Ground Zero San Diego (Imperial Beach, CA) – Raze vs Heather Monroe

April 28: Defy Wrestling (Tacoma, WA) – Nicole Matthews vs Rebel Kel

April 28: Revolution Championship Wrestling (Barcelona, Spain) – Bobbi Tyler vs Chakara; Viper vs Sammii Jayne(c); Jetta vs Livvii Grace; Laura Di Matteo vs Tracy vs Kleo Mallette; Flo Riley vs Killer Kelly; Kris Wolf vs Mauro Chaves

April 28: Pro Wrestling Chaos (Yate, South Gloucestershire) – Tenille Dashwood vs Jinny

April 28: Ground Zero San Diego (Imperial Beach, CA) – Raze vs Heather Monroe

April 28: Sabotage Wrestling (Austin, TX) – Lacey Lane vs Isla Dawn; Alex Gracia vs Rockelle Vaughn vs Nikki Knight vs Hyan; Delilah Doom vs Erica Torres(c); Rachael Ellering vs Thunder Rosa; Baby D & Phoebe vs Myka & Rob Love; Leva Bates vs Angel Blue; J. Serious vs Robyn Reid

April 28: Atomic Championship Wrestling (Reading, PA) – Tess Valentine(c) vs Ray Lyn vs Rebecca Payne vs Trixie Tash; Hellen Vale vs Kaci Dillon; Londyn Ali vs Riley Shepard

April 28: Wrestling GO (Marayoung, New South Wales) – Shazza McKenzie vs TBA; Lisa Marie Varon vs FaceBrooke

April 29: IPW United Kingdom (Rochester, Kent) – Xia Brookside vs Tenille Dashwood

April 29: Freelance Wrestling (Chicago, IL) – Kylie Rae & Shotzi Blackheart vs GPA & Craig Mitchell

April 29: Tidal Championship Wrestling (Leeds, West Yorkshire) – Little Miss Roxxy vs Chakara

April 29: SMASH Wrestling (London, Ontario) – Vanessa Kraven vs Jody Threat vs Shotzi Blackheart

April 29: Beyond Wrestling (Worcester, MA) – Jordynne Grace vs Kimber Lee; Tessa Blanchard vs Skylar

April 30: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan) – Konami vs Momo Watanabe; Kagetsu vs Jungle Kyona; Hana Kimura vs Hazuki; Session Moth Martina vs Bea Priestley; Brandi Rhodes vs Natsu Sumire; Io Shirai vs Chardonnay; Mayu Iwatani vs Tam Nakano; Saki Kashima vs Candy Floss

May 3: Ice Ribbon (Kanagawa, Japan)

May 3: TNT Extreme Wrestling (Liverpool, England) – Lana Austin(c) vs TBA

May 3: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan) – Io Shirai, Momo Watanabe, Konami, AZM & Bea Priestley vs Natsu Sumire, Brandi Rhodes, Hazuki, Hana Kimura & Kagetsu; Chardonnay vs Martina; Jungle Kyona, Natsuko Tora & Mary Apache vs Tam Nakano, Saki Kashima & Mayu Iwatani; Ruaka & Kaori Yoneyama vs Starlight Kid & Shiki Shibusawa; Candy Floss vs Hanan; Natsumi vs Nao Yamaguchi vs Leo Onozaki

May 3: Tokyo Joshi Pro (Tokyo, Japan)

May 3: K-DOJO (Chiba, Japan)

May 3: Marvelous (Nagoya, Aichi, Japan)

May 3: SEAdLINNNG (Kanagawa, Japan)

May 4: German Wrestling Federation (Berlin, Germany) – Katey Harvey(c) vs Blue Nikita; Wesna Busic vs Toni Storm(c); Killer Kelly vs Valkyrie; Nicole Matthews vs Ayesha Raymond; Laura Di Matteo; Tracy; Jamie Hayter

May 4: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan) – Ayako Hamada vs Rina Yamashita; Rin Kadokura & Takumi Iroha vs Nagisa Nozaki(c) & Yuki Miyazuki(c)

May 4: The Resistance (Summitt, IL) – Roni Nicole vs Holidead

May 4: K-DOJO (Chiba, Japan)

May 4: Riptide Wrestling (Brighton, East Sussex) – Jinny vs Jimmy Havoc

May 4: Gatoh Move (Tokyo, Japan)

May 4: Pacific Coast Wrestling Ultra (Wilmington, CA) – Tessa Blanchard vs Chelsea Green

May 4: Fight Club: PRO (Wolverhampton, West Midlands) – Meiko Satomura vs Chris Brookes

May 4: PURE-J (Tokyo, Japan) – KAZUKI vs Hanako Nakamori(c); Yako Fujigasaki & Rydeen Hagane vs Manami Katsu & SAKI

May 5: IGNITE Wrestling (Vero Beach, FL) – Alex Williams vs Kaci Lennox vs Aspyn Rose vs Sofi Castillo

May 5: Westside Xtreme Wrestling (Oberhausen, Germany) – Tenille Dashwood vs Toni Storm

May 5: DIANA (Tokyo, Japan)

May 5: Maverick Pro Wrestling (Burbank, CA) – Deonna Purrazzo; Sumie Sakai

May 5: Newcastle Pro Wrestling (Charlestown, New South Wales) – Indi Hartwell vs Madison Eagles vs Shazza McKenzie vs Harley Wonderland

May 5: PURE-J’s “P-Ray-L Produce” (Tokyo, Japan) – Arisa Nakajima vs Rydeen Hagane; Manami Katsu & Yako Fujigasaki vs Leon(c) & Command Bolshoi(c); KAZUKI vs Marypa; Aoi Kizuki & SAKI vs Hanako Nakamori & Makoto;

May 5: Marvelous (Kanagawa, Japan)

May 5: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London) – Laura Di Matteo, Emi Sakura, Addy Starr & Rhia O’Reilly vs Blue Nikita, Jamie Hayter, Jayla Dark & Charli Evans; Kay Lee Ray vs Meiko Satomura; Charlie Morgan vs Sammii Jayne(c); Millie McKenzie vs Leah Owens vs Nina Samuels vs Kasey Owens vs Livvii Grace vs TBA; Aja Kong vs Viper; Jetta vs Nicole Matthews; Jinny vs Kris Wolf

May 5: Ice Ribbon (Kanagawa, Japan)

May 5: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan) – Io Shirai(c) vs Kagetsu; AZM, Bea Priestley, Konami, Momo Watanabe & Chardonnay vs Tam Nakano, Mayu Iwatani,, Saki Kashima, Candy Floss & Starlight Kid; Hana Kimura, Hazuki & Brandi Rhodes vs Natsuko Tora, Shiki Shibusawa & Jungle Kyona; Natsu Sumire, Martina & Nao Yamaguchi vs Mary Apache, Natsumi & Ruaka; Kaori Yoneyama vs Leo Onozaki vs Hanan

May 5: Tokyo Joshi Pro (Tokyo, Japan)

May 6: PROGRESS (London, England) – Sierra Loxton, Millie McKenzie & TBA vs Nina Samuels, Chakara & Jinny

May 6: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan) – Hana Kimura, Brandi Rhodes, Natsu Sumire & Martina vs Konami, Bea Priestley, Chardonnay & AZM; Mayu Iwatani, Saki Kashima, Shiki Shibusawa, Natsumi & Tam Nakano vs Candy Floss, Mary Apache, Kaori Yoneyama, Natsuko Tora & Jungle Kyona; Io Shirai & Momo Watanabe vs Kagetsu & Hazuki; Starlight Kid(c) vs Ruaka; Hanan vs Nao Yamaguchi vs Leo Onozaki

May 6: Southside Wrestling Entertainment (St. Neots, Cambridgshire) – The Hunter Brothers vs Stevie Boy & Kay Lee Ray

May 6: Glory Pro Wrestling (Collinsville, IL) – Savanna Stone vs Priscilla Kelly

May 6: PURE-J (Tokyo, Japan) – Manami Katsu & Rydeen Hagane vs Sareee & Mari; SAKI; Aoi Kizuki; Makoto

May 6: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Shizuoka, Japan)

May 7: PROGRESS (London, England) – Charlie Morgan vs Toni Storm(c)

May 8: Pro Wrestling 2.0 (Orlando, FL) – Santana Garrett & Chelsea Green vs Robyn Reid & Janai

May 11: NOVA Pro Wrestling (Annandale, VA) – Shotzi Blackheart vs Angelus Layne; Veda Scott; Allie Kat vs Brittany Blake; Jordynne Grace; Penelope Ford

May 11: Limitless Wrestling (Portland, ME) – Ashley Vox; Kimber Lee vs Skylar; Rachael Ellering

May 11: Southside Wrestling Entertainment (Stevenage, Hertfordshire) – LuFisto vs Kasey Owens; Rosemary

May 11: VIP Wrestling (Arlington, TX) – Thunder Rosa & Holidead vs Baby D & Phoebe

May 12: Wrestling GO (Marayoung, New South Wales) – Facebrooke

May 12: Making Towns Classic (Nashville, TN) – Isla Dawn vs Harlow O’Hara; Savanna Stone vs Jordynne Grace; Layie Luck vs Aja Perera; Kylie Rae vs Veda Scott; Faye Jackson vs Angelus Layne; Hudson Envy vs Penelope Ford; Allie Kat vs Su Yung; Samantha Heights vs Priscilla Kelly

May 12: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London)

May 12: RISE/ International Wrestling Cartel (Pittsburgh, PA) – Mercedes Martinez vs Deonna Purrazzo; Delilah Doom(c) vs Jessicka Havok; Tessa Blanchard vs Britt Baker(c); Kimber Lee vs Shotzi Blackheart

May 12: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan)

May 12: Strong Style Wrestling (Indianapolis, IN) – ODB vs Angelina Love; Charlie Kruel vs Ari Alvarado vs Eye Candy Elliot vs Corey Storm vs Brey Havoc vs TBA

May 13: Revolution Pro (London, England)

May 13: Ice Ribbon (Tokyo, Japan)

May 13: Marvelous (Tokyo, Japan)

May 13: Wrestling Has A Tomorrow (Providence, RI) – Rachael Ellering

May 13: FutureShock Wrestling (Stockport, Greater Manchester) – Lana Austin, Leah Owens & Viper vs Molly Spartan, Kasey Owens & Jayla Dark

May 13: SENDAI Girls (Osaka, Japan) – Ayako Hamada(c) vs DASH Chisako

May 15: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan)

May 16: SEAdLINNNG (Tokyo, Japan)

May 18-19: IWA Mid-South (Memphis, IN) – Amazing Maria

May 18: House Of Glory (Elmhurst, NY) – Santana Garrett vs Sonya Strong

May 18: Westside Xtreme Wrestling (Hamburg, Germany) – LuFisto; Kay Lee Ray

May 19: Westside Xtreme Wrestling (Bielefeld, Germany) – LuFisto

May 19: Reality Of Wrestling (Texas City, TX) – Ivelisse vs Kiera Hogan; Sheeva; Kylie Rae; Jordynne Grace; Laynie Luck; Barbi Hayden vs Hyan

May 19: WrestleCircus (Austin, TX)

– Kaiju-a-go-go ©

May 19: Kaiju-a-go-go (Berwyn, IL) – Laynie Luck vs Holidead vs Shotzi Blackheart

May 19: 3 Count Wrestling (Hartlepool, England) – Sammii Jayne vs Little Miss Roxxy; Charli Evans vs Jetta

May 19: Queens of Combat (Charlotte, NC) – Jessicka Havok & Nevaeh vs TBA; Kimber Lee; Su Yung(c)

May 19: Pennsylvania Premiere Wrestling (Hazelton, PA) – Karen Q

May 19: Pro Wrestling Magic (Ridgefield Park, NJ) – Faye Jackson; Solo Darling; Terra Calaway; Maria Manic; Katred

May 19: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan)

May 20: British Empire Wrestling (Mitcham, London) – Kasey Owens vs LuFisto; KC Spinelli vs Jetta; Kirsty Love vs Shanna; Jayde vs Little Miss Roxxy; Laura Di Matteo vs Killer Kelly; Skye Smitson vs Kat Von Kaige; Zan Phoenix vs Sadie Gibbs

May 20: PROGRESS (Manchester, England) – Toni Storm(c) vs Jinny

May 20: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

May 20: Capitol Wrestling (New Britain, CT) – Vanity vs Karen Q vs Nyla Rose vs Ariela Nyx

May 22: Westside Xtreme Wrestling (Koln, Germany) – Kay Lee Ray

May 23: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

May 24: Ring of Honor (Edinburgh, Scotland)

May 25: New Horizons Pro Wrestling (Kwinana, Western Australia) – Madison Eagles; Lena Kross; Facebrooke; Azalea; Avary; Desi Derata

May 25: AAW (Chicago, IL) – Kimber Lee vs Jessicka Havok(c)

May 26: New Horizons Pro Wrestling (Byford, Western Australia) – Madison Eagles; Lena Kross; Facebrooke; Azalea; Avary; Desi Derata

May 26: Beyond Wrestling (Greenwich, RI)

May 26: SENDAI Girls (Sendai, Japan)

May 26: Ring of Honor (London, England)

May 26: Battle Club Pro (Ridgefield Park, NJ) – Tessa Blanchard vs Mia Yim; Jessicka Havok vs Harlow O’Hara; Su Yung vs Diamante; Kiera Hogan vs Willow Nightingale; Jordynne Grace vs Rachael Ellering; Maria Manic vs Aja Perera; Savannah Evans vs Karen Q; Hellen Vale vs Ayzali vs Tasha Steelz

May 26: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan)

May 26: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan)

May 27: New Generation Wrestling (Keighley, West Yorkshire) – Lana Austin vs Lady Darcy Chardonnay

May 27: Innovative Pro Wrestling (Ridgefield Park, NJ) – Veda Scott vs Maria Manic vs Harlow O’Hara

May 27: Ring of Honor (Doncaster, England)

May 28: Defiant Wrestling (Sheffield, South Yorkshire)

June 1: Impact Championship Wrestling New York (Corona, NY) – Jordynne Grace vs Penelope Ford

June 2: F1RST Wrestling (Minneapolis, MN) – Shotzi Blackheart vs Kimber Lee

June 8: Prestige Wrestling (Hermiston, OR) – Leva Bates vs Kikyo

June 9: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London)

June 9: NOVA Pro Wrestling presents 2018 Women’s Commonwealth Cup (Annandale, VA)

June 9: DEFY Wrestling (Seattle, WA) – Kimber Lee

June 10: A Matter Of PRIDE (Providence, RI)

June 16: WrestleCircus (Austin, TX)

– Fighting Spirit Pro Wrestling ©

June 17: Fighting Spirit Pro Wrestling (Liverpool, Merseyside) – Lana Austin vs Jessica Light

June 17: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

June 23: Southside Wrestling Entertainment (Sheffield, South Yorkshire) – Martina; Mia Yim; Xia Brookside; Katey Harvey; Sammii Jayne; Shanna; Charli Evans; Millie McKenzie; Kay Lee Ray; Kasey Owens

June 23: Southside Wrestling Entertainment (Sheffield, South Yorkshire) – Kasey Owens vs Mia Yim

June 24: Anarchy Championship Wrestling (Austin, TX) – Su Yung

June 29: RISE 8: Outback (South Gate, CA) – Madison Eagles & Nicole Matthews vs Kylie Rae & Miranda; Britt Baker vs Kris Wolf; Mia Yim vs Andrew Everett; Shazza McKenzie; Delilah Doom; Shotzi Blackheart; Taya Valkyrie & Rachael Ellering vs TBA; Laura James & Heather Monroe vs TBA; Jessica Troy & Charli Evans vs TBA

June 29: Sabotage Wrestling (Austin, TX)

June 30: Alternative Wrestling Show (South Gate, CA) – Cheerleader Melissa vs Kris Wolf(c); Mia Yim vs Nicole Savoy; Shotzi Blackheart vs Nicole Matthews; Jordynne Grace vs Willow Nightingale; Aerial Monroe vs Miranda; Shazza McKenzie vs Madison Eagles; Delilah Doom, Raze, Heather Monroe, Kylie Rae & TBA vs Suede Thompson, B.Boy, Douglas James, Eli Everfly & Andy Brown

July 7: RISE 9: Rise of the Knockouts (Naperville, IL) – Kris Wolf

July 8: Revolution Pro (London, England)

July 12: Wrestling GO! (Marayong, New South Wales) – Tenille Dashwood

July 14: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London)

July 16: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

July 21: Alternative Wrestling Show (South Gate, CA) – Jessicka Havok vs Raze

July 21: Melbourne City Wrestling (Thornbury, Victoria) – Tenille Dashwood

August 5: Revolution Pro (London, England)

August 11: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London)

August 12: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

August 25: Sabotage Wrestling (Austin, TX)

September 1: Sabotage Wrestling (Las Vegas, NV)

September 2: Revolution Pro (London, England)

September 8: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London)

September 22: Alternative Wrestling Show (South Gate, CA) – Leva Bates; Vanessa Kraven; Raze; Shotzi Blackheart

September 24: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

October 7: Revolution Pro (London, England)

October 13: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London)

October 13: German Wrestling Promotion (Schwabach, Germany) – Millie McKenzie

October 20: Alternative Wrestling Show (South Gate, CA)

October 20: SHIMMER 105-106 (Berwyn, IL)

October 21: SHIMMER 107-108 (Berwyn, IL)

October 23: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

November 4: Revolution Pro (London, England)

November 10: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London)

November 10: Sabotage Wrestling (Austin, TX)

November 23: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

December 2: Revolution Pro (London, England)

December 8: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London)

December 24: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

Data collected from but not limited to: Cagematch, Puroresu Spirit, Hashtag Wrestling, WrestleRopes UK, Battle-News, EnzuigiriPuro

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OMEN BLACK AND SOULJA GP TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE SPORTZWIRE RADIO HALL OF FAME LIVE TOMORROW NIGHT 10PM EST!

Media Alert: NEW YORK, DECEMBER 29, 2023/THOMAS BRICE/-- Sportzwire Radio the #1 global radio station is proud to induct as the 7th and 8th members of the Sportzwire Radio Hall of Fame IMF Hardcore Champion Omen Black and IMF World Champion Soulja GP.

Omen Black, the boogeyman of the Midwest, is a former IMF world heavyweight champion and the first ever IMF Hardcore champion. Omen Black won the IMF Hardcore championship in a triple threat extreme rules match against Matthew Forsaken and renowned Independent pro wrestling star Damien Saint at the first ever live IMF indoor event Winter Clash on Saturday December 16, 2023. Omen Black has also recently completed in XCW otherwise known as Xplosive Championship Wrestling where alongside Soulja GP defeated the XCW tag-team champions the essential one Rob Slater and the 3rd member of the Sportzwire Radio Hall of Fame Justin Parsley by count out in the main event of XCW Encounters episode one. Omen Black has also successfully competed in DKW, ROEW and WCE.

Soulja GP, the popular heel monster and the current IMF world heavyweight champion successfully retained his championship against pro wrestling star the Siev in main event of the IMF Winter Clash on Saturday December 16, 2023. Soulja GP has also held the IMF tag-team championship and previously held the IMF world heavyweight championship one one occasion. Soulja GP along with Omen Black also are a part of a group called the foundation which is a group of wrestlers in various promotions in throughout the Midwest such as ROEW, DKW, and WCE. Soulja GP also alongside Omen Black defeated recently in the first ever episode of XCW encounters the current tag-team champions the Reel 1's Rob Slater and the 3rd member of the Sportzwire Radio Hall of Fame Justin Parsley by count out in the main event.

Omen Black and Soulja GP wrestle for the IMF otherwise known as Iowa Midwest Federation Wrestling an up and coming Iowa based indie wrestling company. The Iowa Midwest Federation Wrestling companies next show is called New Years Vengeance and is on Saturday January 20, 2024.

"When I think of what the Sportzwire Radio Hall of Fame should have, at the top of what comes to my mind is a foundation. A foundation of figuratively and literally two of the biggest guests in Sportzwire Radio history in the boogeyman of the Midwest Omen Black and the popular heel monster Soulja GP. Over the past year Omen Black and Soulja GP have become two of the top big men in wrestling due to their size, strength, and never back down attitude from any type of fight which has led them to compete in some of the top wrestling promotions such as DKW, ROEW, WCE, XCW and dominate in their home company the IMF where respectively they hold the IMF Hardcore and the IMF world heavyweight championship. While Omen Black and Soulja GP have only been around for a short amount of time their impact is the definition of what a hall of fame career is defined by. Which is why Omen Black and Soulja GP will now forever be etched in stone as the 7th and 8th members of the Sportzwire Radio Hall of Fame and they will also forever be the foundation of the Sportzwire Radio Hall of Fame."--Thomas J. Brice, owner of Sportzwire Radio

You can watch the announcement of Omen Black and Soulja GP being inducted into the Sportzwire Radio Hall of Fame tomorrow night at 10pm EST in the video below along with footage of Omen Black's most recent appearance on Sportzwire Radio with fellow member of the Sportzwire Radio Hall of Fame TBW Owner and CEO Joshua Allen and TBW Hardcore champion Atomic Freakin Titan.

You can watch the induction ceremony of Omen Black and Soulja GP tomorrow night on Sportzwire Radio at 10pm EST in the link below https://www.youtube.com/@sportzwireradio6579/streams

You can follow Omen Black on Facebook @omenblack, Instagram @omenblackimf and on Tik Tok @omenblack666. You can follow Soulja GP on Instagram @gpsoulja87.

For more information on the Iowa Midwest Federation Wresting you can follow them on Instagram @imf_wrestling, Facebook @iowamidwestfederationwrestling, and subscribe to their youtube channel @imfwrestling666 where they have over 1630 subscribers, along with just under 400,000 views to date. The Iowa Midwest Federation Wrestling companies next show is New Year's Vengeance on Saturday January 20th 2024 in Palo Iowa.

Sportzwire Radio is the #1 global radio station featuring over 12 podcasts covering all of the latest happenings in the world of sports and wrestling along with live music and talk. Sportzwire Radio has featured interviews with the likes of former MLB world series champions Mark Gubicza also a member of the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame and Art Shamsky. New York Mets legend Glendon Rusch and longtime New York Islanders great Rich Pilon. Sportzwire Radio also features live wrestling coverage from around the world with the voice of all wrestling and the owner of Sportzwire Radio the Rev. Tom Brice. You watch or listen to Sportzwire Radio anytime via the watch now or listen live buttons at sportzwireradio.org.

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