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  • Bellator 150 live results: Cheick Kongo vs Vinicius Spartan

    Bellator 150 is live on Spike TV from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas. There’s a good mix of familiar names and up and coming prospects on the five fight main card. Action gets underway at 9 pm eastern.

    Women’s Flyweights Lena “Hunter” Ovchynnikova (10-3) vs “Ruthless” Rebecca  Ruth (5-1)

    The ladies kick off the festivities! Big John is your referee. This opened up as a real slugfest with both ladies landing hard shots right off the bat. Lena got a takedown 1:30 in and right into side control with a choke but Ruth escaped and swept into side control herself. Lena working for a head triangle from the bottom. Ruth landing knees to the body as Lena tries to get to her feet. Lena to her feet at 4:00 but Ruth still controlling her in a clinch. Separation at 4:30 and Ruth unloaded with a punch combo and then right back to a clinch. 10-9 Ruth

    Ruth slipped early in round 2 and Lena pounced on her but Ruth quickly up. Both ladies landing punches and kicks again early and then Ruth took Lena down 45 seconds in. Lena up quickly. Ruth cut on the forehead. Ruth knocked Lena down with a punch but didn’t go right to the mat with her, giving her a chance to get up. Cage clinch at 2:00 with Ruth in control. Ruth landing punches to the head from the clinch and then they separate at 3:00. Ruth with a body punch combo at 3:15. Lena bleeding from the nose. Ruth landing more punches and stalking Lena around the cage. Lena is staggering from punches but still on her feet. Lena answers back with a punch combo of her own at 4:00. Spinning back fist by Lena misses and she slips. Ruth follows her to the ground and working for an armbar. Lena gets top position but Ruth still with the arm cinched. Bell saves Lena. 10-9 Ruth, 20-18

    Lena is the signee that Bellator was trumpeting but Ruth stealing the spotlight from her. Announcers putting over Lena’s heart though in staying in this fight that she’s being dominated in. Ruth with a takedown 45 seconds in. Announcers point out that all of Ruth’s wins have been by submission as she works for a sub from her back. Ruth landing elbows to the head as she moves into side control though. Ruth takes Lena’s back as she tries to make her way to her feet and every time Lena even gets to her knees, Ruth drags her right back down. Lena to her feet at 2:45 and Ruth takes her down with a judo throw. Cut on Ruth’s forehead bleeding heavily now but she’s still controlling Ruth and keeping her on the mat. Ruth holding Lena down with a rolling half-nelson at 3:45. Lena still looking for a submission but Ruth active enough on top that it would be difficult. At 4:30, Ruth stood up, forcing Lena to her feet. Awesome visual at Ruth’s hair is wildly all over the place as she presses forward with punches and takes Lena down just before the bell. 10-9 Ruth, 30-27. Last round could arguably be a 10-8

    WINNER – REBECCA RUTH (6-1) by unanimous decision. Scores 29-28 x 2; 30-27

    Ruth got promo time. She thanked  her family, friends and God and put over the USA. Her kids were at ringside and she said that missing some of her kids games and practices are worthwhile when you work hard and get a win like this. Very good promo and she came off pretty likeable. 

    Bellator is all about their “special announcements” and we’ve got one coming up later tonight as it pertains to the middleweight title and Champion Rafael Carvalho. 

    Featherweights Gaston Reyna (5-0) vs Chuka Willis (6-2)

    Willis is just 22 but Reyna is a finisher with his 5 pro fights going a total of 11 minutes. Willis is also the local guy. Rob Hinds is the 3rd man in the cage. Willis initiates a cage clinch early. Sean Grande on commentary says this is a fight they’ve been trying to put together for a couple of years on the regional circuit and it was only bumped to the main card when the original main event was cancelled. Willis briefly takes Reyna down but he gets up. Willis still controlling him in a clinch. Reyna with a trip takedown but Willis right up. They separate at 2:30. Reyna threatening Willis with kicks and keeping him at a distance  but Willis shoots in and takes him down. Reyna with a guillotine on the way down though. Reyna also with a body triangle and Willis loses his mouthpiece while still in the choke. Willis out and in top position. Willis with back mount at 4:30 as the guillotine attempt may have tired Reyna out. Close round, 10-9 Willis

    Willis knocks Reyna down with a punch 30 seconds in and follows him to the mat but Reyna up quickly. Willis holding him against the cage and lands some knees to the body, including one that looked a little low. Takedown by Willis at 1:15. Reyna cut on the side of his head, which apparently happened in the first round. Reyna to his feet at 1:45. Ref breaks it up as apparently Reyna hit a low blow but the announcers didn’t really explain it. Willis holding Reyna against the cage on the restart but Reyna getting a chance to recover from that knockdown. Reyna with a standing guillotine attempt at 2:45 but lets it go quickly. They are promising a live interview with Royce Gracie later  tonight. Reyna with a spin kick to the body landing right before the bell. 10-9 Willis, 20-18 overall

    Jimmy has it 1 round a piece, which is certainly possible. Willis with a takedown 30 seconds in and takes his back on the ground but Reyna gets to his feet  quickly. Willis holding him against the cage like he did most of the 2nd round. Ref warns them to improve their position at 1:30. Willis gets him back  down at 2:00 and lands some punches to the head. Reyna up again fairly quickly but Willis still controlling him against the cage. The announcers discussed the new weight-cutting policy and how it would favor Willis, who cuts more weight. They get warned again for lack of action at 3:30. He finally breaks them up at 4:00. Reyna coming forward but Willis catches him with a punch. Reyna initiates a cage clinch, which is kind of stupid  since he needs a finish. Willis gets control at 4:45. Brief separation and Reyna firing out with a punch combo. Reyna going for a guillotine standing as the round ends. 10-9 Willis, 30-27 overall

    WINNER – CHUKA WILLIS (7-2) by unanimous decision; scores 29-28, 30-27 x 2

    The announced after this fight that Rafael Carvalho will defend the Middleweight title the week after their next tentpole event against Melvin Manhoef. Pat Curran will take on Georgi Karakhanyan in the co-main on that card on May 20th. 

    Middleweights Kendall Grove (22-15) vs Francisco France (13-3-1)

    Rob Hinds gets the dukes for this one. France keeping his distance early as Grove has a huge reach advantage at 6 ft 6. The winner here could be next  in line for the Carvalho-Manhoef winner. France starting to connect with leg kicks and backs Grove up to the cage, initiating a clinch. Grove hits him with a low blow, causing a break. On the restart, France lost his position, which was a mistake by the ref. France lands another hard leg kick and goes back tothe clinch. Grove gets control and lands some foot stomps and knees to the body. Ref warning them to improve at 4:00.  France  gets control at 4:15 and lands knees to the body. Both guys trading punches to the body from the clinch. 10-9 France but very close

    Graove backs up France with punches early and finishes him with ground and pound to get the stoppage.

    WINNER – KENDALL GROVE (23-15) by KO at 35 seconds of Round 2.

    Grove dedicated the win to his brother, who passed away last month. 

    Royce Gracie was interviewed at cageside. Says he tried to get out but Scott Coker pulled him back in. Says there’s no controversy and he beat Ken Shamrock no question, like he did the first two times. They also announced that they will re-air this show next Saturday, which is up against a UFC PPV. Very interesting.

    Lightweights David “Caveman” Rickels (16-4) vs “Super Dooper” Bobby Cooper (12-6)

    Of course they air Rickels’ entrance. Superstar reaction from the crowd. Even louder for his intro. Big John is back again as the third man. One of Cooper’s “noteable wins” is someone named Rome Lindsey. So, ya, this could be a walk for the Caveman. Caveman opens with hard leg kicks. Both guys trading punches at 1:00 and Cooper actually getting the better of it. Caveman initiates a cage clinch at 1:15 but Cooper wrestles away control. Rickels gets separation and unloads with a punch combo before clinching up again. Quick separation. Rickels slips throwing a punch at 2:30 but Cooper lets him back up. Rickels shoots for a takedown but it’s blocked and he eats a hard punch to the head from Cooper. Another cage clinch with Rickels in control. Cooper nails some punches but Rickels with a knee to the body that crumples Cooper. Rickels all over him with ground and pound and Cooper leaking blood like a faucet. McCarthy gave him a bit of time but finally stepped in to stop it.

    WINNER – DAVID RICKELS (17-4) by TKO

    A welterweight bout from the prelims aired next, which saw Andre Fialho move to 6-0 with a 29 second KO of Manny Meraz, who drops to 8-2. Impressive power as Meraz was out with one punch. 

    Main Event –

    Heavyweights Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs Vinicius Spartan (8-3)

    Sean Grande mentions that Kongo has fought guys like Cain Velasquez, Mark Hunt, Mirko Cro Cop and Matt Mitrione while making sure to mention that Mitrione is a free agent. At 40, he really has been in there with just about every top name in the division. All of Spartan’s wins have been by stoppage. Big Jiohn gets the main event reffing assignment. Spartan with a huge height and reach advantage, using it to control the cage early. McCarthy warning Spartan to either close his hand or keep his fingers in, as he’s cocked to poke Kongo in the eye if he hits him in the face. Fans booing 1:30 in as nothing much happening. Kongo with a brief bunch flurry at 1:45. Kongo gets it into the centre of the cage where there’s still nothing happening. Kongo connecting with hard leg kicks. Spartan starting to advance again and nails a nice punch combo at 3:15 but Kongo clinches up on the cage. Spartan with a trip takedown at 4:00 but Kongo right up. Kongo continuing to land leg kicks. Spartan’s leg starting to show damage. Spartan nails a spinning back fist that rocks Kongo but he recovers and goes to a cage clinch with 15 seconds left. 10-9 Kongo

    Kongo landing leg kicks early again. Spartan with a hard punch to the head that connects flush 30 seconds in but Kongo shakes it off. Spartan continuing to advance. Kongo starting to mix in punch combos with the leg kicks. Spartan starting to react to each kick. Crowd booing heavily at 2:15 as not much happening in a typical Kongo fight. Kongo blocks a spinning back fist but Spartan takes him down at 2:45. Spartan with body punches while Kongo just tries to hold him in his guard. Ref warning them to work at 3:45. Spartan trying to advance but Kongo defending well. Ref stands them up with 15 seconds left. Very close round, 10-9 Spartan

    Jimmy has Kongo up two rounds. Total strikes are 37-13 for Kongo. Spartan with a takedown 30 seconds in. Spartan trying hard to advance but again, Kongo defending very well and holding him in his guard. Crowd booing again at 1:45. Kongo to his feet at 2:00 and quick separation. Kongo right back to the leg kicks and landing punches that rock Spartan. Kongo with a takedown attempt stuffed by Spartan. Kongo landing knees to the body from the clinch. Ref breaks it up at 3:00. Spartan knocks Kongo down with a punch and follows him to the ground but doesn’t throw many strikes on the ground and Kongo again just holding him there. Ref stands them up with 15 seconds left. 10-9 Spartan, 29-28 overall for him but it depends how you score round 2. Kongo not acting like he thinks he won, while Spartan holding up his hands in a victory pose.

    WINNER – CHEICK KONGO (24-10-2) by split decision; scores 30-27, 28-29 and 29-28. No way Kongo won that third round. 

  • WOL: Great ACH interview, ROH PPV, UFC on Fight Pass, will HHH defend?

    Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons of news including notes on the ROH and UFC shows this weekend, Dada 5000 update, whether Triple H is defending before WrestleMania or not, plus a great short interview with ACH prior to tonight’s PPV! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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  • Anderson Silva should still be too good for Michael Bisping

    Simply put, Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping is the biggest fight the UFC has promoted in Britain since 2008.

    In terms of fan anticipation, it may be even bigger than title fights involving BJ Penn or Quinton Jackson as it sees the sport’s greatest ever champion test its greatest British fighter’s record of never having been defeated in his home country. While there may be no gold on the line, the stakes are high. Either man will proceed to further lucrative headlining appearances if they win, while a loss may bring their career to an end.

    I consider myself second to nobody in my admiration for Bisping, but it’s hard to argue against the idea that at his best, Silva would have been too good for Britain’s finest. The former middleweight champion is such a nightmare matchup for “The Count” that predicting his route to victory in such a hypothetical fight becomes next to impossible due to the surplus of options.

    A prime Silva would have dominated the stand-up game due to having greater knockout power, superior striking technique, and more durability. But it’s not just the stand-game where we the Brazilian would have the edge over the Brit. As seen in his fights against Rashad Evans and Chael Sonnen, Bisping has the defensive wrestling to stop a takedown but he’s poor at evading or escaping the clinch. And while it’s frustrating to be held upright by a former collegiate wrestler that becomes a lethal weakness against a Muay Thai master. It’s very easy seeing a fight between Silva and Bisping end in a similar fashion to the Brazilian’s second fight against Rich Franklin. And should the fight go to the ground, Silva has the superior grappling skills, and would be favoured to secure the submission.  

    Of course, Silva’s prime was a long time ago and it’s been almost three years since he was dethroned as middleweight champion. That fact has made some people overconfident about Bisping’s chances. The reality is that both men are approaching the end of their careers. Both men are not just older than either Luke Rockhold or Chris Weidman, but have significantly more fights than either man. (Bisping alone has more total fights than Rockhold and Weidman combined.) And both men have had to come back from significant health problems, whether it be Silva’s broken leg or Bisping’s detached retina.

    The question is whether Silva can regain something of the spark that was clearly absent in his fight against Nick Diaz. While the Brazilian won a convincing (and of course tainted) victory, it was a lifeless performance from a man who seemed to be going through the motions. That he couldn’t knock out or even significantly hurt an opponent who was giving up so much size raises questions about the remaining potency of his striking.

    And yet, I still believe that Anderson Silva will win Saturday given that Bisping has stylistic similarities with Diaz. While Bisping is a more traditional kickboxer, he shares with the American the ability to grind down his opponents through volume striking due to superior conditioning. The key difference is that whereas Diaz is always looking to come forward, Bisping often falls back against opponents with significant striking power. Remember that Bisping let a much diminished Wanderlei Silva escape with a victory due to refusing to engage in the pocket. Providing Silva can intimidate Bisping early on, the fight could quickly descend into a long-distance war of attrition that would play to the more precise and illusive Silva’s strengths.

    It’s for that reason that Bisping’s best hope for a victory is that in his time away, Silva has further deteriorated from the diminished fighter we saw at UFC 183. It’s possible, but just as plausible, that Silva took the Diaz fight too soon after his leg surgery and that the past year has given his body and mind chance to fully heal from what he went through.

    Should Silva show up in anything approaching good condition, he will likely end not just Bisping’s undefeated home record but his outstanding hopes of finally receiving a UFC title shot.

    Will Cooling is a freelance writer who writes on combat sports for Fighting Spirit Magazine, pop culture for Geeky Monkey and politics at It Could Be Said! He’ll be covering UFC Fight Night London for Wrestling Observer live from cageside.

  • Daily pro wrestling history (2/26): Verne Gagne wins AWA gold; Memphis throwback night

    1939 

    – Jim Londos is awarded the Maryland version of the World Heavyweight Title by the Maryland State Commission

    1944 

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Rollend Kirchmeyer to win the Florida Heavyweight Title 

    1951 

    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:
    – Sky Hi Lee defeated Al Mills to win the Calgary NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title 

    1952 

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Duke Keomuka and Mr. Moto defeated Ray Gunkel and Miguel Guzman for the NWA Texas Tag Team Title 

    1957 

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Guy and Joe Brunetti defeated Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff for the Minneapolis NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1958 

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Don and Jackie Fargo defeated Lee Fields and Lester Welch to win the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Title 

    1959

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Edouard Carpentier beat Bob Geigel 
    – Dino Bravo and Bob Ellis beat Lee Henning and The Mighty Atlas 
    – Sonny Myers beat Rip Hawk 

    1963

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Crusher beat Hercules Cortez dq
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Moose Evans & Dick Steinborn in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Rocky Hamilton beat Duke Hoffman
    – Jack Pesek beat Stan Kowalski

    1966

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser by countout
    – Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race dq
    – Chris Markoff beat Guy Mitchell
    – Moose Cholak beat Huey Long
    – The Assassin beat Jose Betancourt
    – Santiago Acosta drew Angelo Poffo

    1967 

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Verne Gagne won the AWA World Heavyweight Title (on his birthday) by defeating Mad Dog Vachon
    – Ernie Ladd & Earl Maynard beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race dq
    – Killer Kowalski beat The Crusher dq
    – Doug Gilbert drew The Alaskan
    – Eddie Sharkey beat George Gadaski
    – Bob Boyer beat Jose Quintero

    1969 

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Bob Kelly and Ramon Perez defeated Mitsu and Sugi Sito to win the  NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Titles

    1971

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Vivian Vachon defeated Betty Nicoli for the NWA California Women’s Title 

    1973

    Madison Square Garden:
    – AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Eddie Graham (subbing for Ray Stevens)
    – WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Pedro Morales defeated King Curtis Iaukea

    1975

    Miami, Florida:
    – Bob Roop & Mongolian Stomper defeated Dick Slater & Johnny Weaver (sub for Bill Watts) 
    – Harley Race defeated Bob Armstrong 
    – Tony Parisi & Dominic DeNucci & “Irish” Pat Barrett defeated The Patriots & The Red Menace 
    – Mike Graham defeated Jim Dillon by dq
    – Johnny Weaver defeated Randy Tyler by dq
    – Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jay Clay 

    1976

    Fort Myers, Florida:
    – Florida Tag Titles: Bob Roop & Bob Orton, Jr. defeated Steve Keirn & Mike Graham 
    – Andre The Giant defeated King Curtis 
    – Ft. Myers Championship: Tom Jones (sub for Cyclon Negro) defeated Roger Kirby 
    – Mike Graham & Steve Keirn defeated George McCreary & Rock Hunter 
    – Jerry Brisco defeated Karl Von Steiger 

    1978

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – Dick Murdoch defeated Ted DiBiase for the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title 

    1979

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Bill Dundee and Robert Gibson defeated Don Carson and Dennis Condrey to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    Wichita, Kansas:
    – Bryan St. John and Randy Alls (Randy Rose) win a tournament for the NWA Central States Tag Team Titles

    1980

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Florida Title: Super Destroyer defeated Manny Fernandez by dq
    – Special Challenge Match: Jack Brisco & Jim Garvin defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Bugsy McGraw 
    – Leroy Brown defeated Jerry Brisco 
    – Twin Devils defeated Hector Guerrero & Terry Taylor 
    – Bryan St. John defeated Bubba Douglas 
    – Geoff Portz & Frank Monte drew Gordon Nelson & Barry Windham

    1981

    Kingston, Ontario, Canada:
    – Angelo (King Kong) Mosca pinned Hossien Arab
    – Mad Dog Vachon and Dewey Robertson beat Bob Duncum and Kurt Von Hess
    – Sweet Ebony Diamond over Swede Hanson on a count out
    – Frankie Maine and Billy Red Lyons went to a draw
    – Tony Parisi pinned Ron Ritchie

    1985

    Tampa, Florida:
    – The PYT Express (Norvell Austin and Koko Ware) defeated Jay and Mark Youngblood for the Florida NWA United States Tag Team Titles

    1988

    Dallas, Texas:
    – Terry Taylor defeated Matt Borne for the World Class Texas Heavyweight Title

    St. Joseph, Missouri
    – Masahiro Chono defeated Mike George to win the World Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Title 

    1990

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jimmy Valiant defeated Jerry Lawler to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title 

    1993

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Heavy Metal defeated Rey Misterio, Jr. for the Mexican National Welterweight Title

    Dallas, Texas:
    – The Ebony Experience (Stevie Ray and Booker T) defeated The Bad Breed (Axl and Ian Rotten) to win the Global Wrestling Federation Tag 
    Team Titles
    – Calvin Knapp defeated Alex Porteau for the GWF Light Heavyweight Title

    1994

    Portland, Oregon:
    – Colonel DeBeers defeated Bruiser Brian for the Championship Wrestling USA Television Title

    Morristown, Tennessee:
    – Mike Samson defeated Wayne Rogers for the Southern States Wrestling Heavyweight Title 

    1995 

    Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – Bobby Blaze defeated Jerry Lawler to win the SMW Heavyweight Title 

    1997

    Berlin, Germany:
    – Davey Boy Smith pinned Owen Hart to become the first WWF European Champion in a tournament final
    – WWF Intercontinental Champion Rocky Maivia defeated Vader (with Paul Bearer) by disqualification 
    – Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Bret Hart by disqualification
    – WWF Champion Sycho Sid pinned Mankind (with Paul Bearer)

    1999

    Mexico City, Mexico:
    – Bestia Salvaje and Scorpio, Jr. defeated Negro Casas and El Hijo del Santo to win the CMLL World Tag Team Titles

    2000

    Cincinnati, Ohio:
    – Tommy Dreamer and Masato Tanaka defeated ECW World Tag Team Champions The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) to win the titles
    – Sabu defeated Scott D’Amore
    – ECW World Heavyweight Champion Mike Awesome defeated Rhino to retain the title

    Newark, Delaware:
    – Christopher Daniels defeated Scoot Andrews to win the Super 8 Tournament 

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Chris Candido defeated XPW World Heavyweight Champion Damien Steele in a Falls Count Anywhere match to win the title 

    2002

    Boston, Massachusetts:
    – Goldust defeated Maven for the WWF Hardcore Title 

    2005

    Throwback Night: Memphis, Tennessee:
    – In a 14-man tag team match, Bill Dundee, King Mabel, Cory Macklin, Chris Michaels, MW Southern Tag Team Champions Too Cool II (Tim Grind and Flex) and Kevin White defeated Masked Doom, Nicholas Doom, Jamie Dundee, Reggie B. Fine, Jimmy Hart, Jerry Lawler and Mordecai
    – Too Cool II (Tim Grind and Flex) defeated Team Canada (Johnny Devine and Eric Young), when Grind pinned Devine, to win the MW Southern Tag Team Titles
    – Brian Christopher and Shock defeated Kid Kash and Koko B. Ware
    – Kevin White defeated Jamie Dundee by disqualification
    – Bill Dundee pinned Simon Dean
    – Derrick King pinned Johnny Dotson in a loser-leaves-town match
    – Jimmy Hart and Jerry Lawler fought Memphis Wrestling promoter Cory Macklin and King Mabel to a no contest

    2006 

    Dundalk, Maryland:
    – The James Gang (B.G. James & Kip James) defeated MCW Tag Team Champions The Slackers (Chad Austin & Dino Divine) and The Holy Rollers (Earl The Pearl & Rich Myers) in a three-way match to win the titles

    2011

    ROH 9th Anniversary Show: Chicago, Illinois:
    – El Generico defeated Michael Elgin
    – ROH World Title Match/Barrio Streetfight: Roderick Strong defeated Homicide to retain the title
    – ROH World Tag Team Title Match: Kings Of Wrestling defeated All Night Express to retain the titles
    – World TV Title Match, 2/3 Falls with a 30 Minute Time Limit: Christopher Daniels and Eddie Edwards wrestled to a draw
    – Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin defeated Jay & Mark Briscoe

  • Wrestling Weekly: Shane Returns, Dean should’ve left, Roman gets graded

    There are a few things dominating most wresting conversations this week, and we’re all over them. Les and Vic start with Shane McMahon’s return to WWE, the myriad of directions this storyline can go, whether or not that’s a good thing and more. Vic gets on his soapbox about the match at Wrestlemania he has absolutely no interest in (18:58), and it involves someone who most people are big fans of. We then turn our attention to Roman Reigns (28:52); the show closing segment Monday night, whether or not Les believes a run as top babyface can be salvaged, could anyone have possibly believed Roman was going to get babyface sympathy when that segment was laid out, and what grade would you give Roman since he’s been a solo act for the last 20 months. Yes, this thing with him has been going on for 20 long months now. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

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  • UFC Fight Night 84: Silva vs. Bisping weigh-in results and live video

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jQyCP_R398

    Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of the UFC Fight Night 84: Silva vs. Bisping weigh-ins from the indigo at The O2 Arena in London, England. The fighters will hit the scale at 11 AM eastern time. The entire card airs on Saturday on UFC Fight Pass. Preliminary card action kicks off at 12:45 PM eastern time leading into the main card, which kicks off at 4 PM eastern time. This will be the Octagon’s first trip to London since UFC Fight Night 38 in March 2013.

    The event is headlined by the biggest fight in the history of UFC Fight Pass as former long-time UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva makes his long-awaited return in his quest to regain the championship when he takes on former TUF winner and long-time contending superstar Michael Bisping in a much-anticipated and heated battle that could determine a potential next challenger at 185 pounds. Also on the card, in the co-main event slot, it will be another middleweight bout between top-ten ranked contenders as Gegard Mousasi takes on Thales Leites, and additional bouts will feature rising prospects that include welterweight Tom Breese and featherweight Makwan Amirkhani, known to fight fans as “Mr. Finland”.

    MAIN CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS- 4 PM ET/1 PM PT):
    Anderson Silva (186) vs. Michael Bisping (185)
    Gegard Mousasi (185) vs. Thales Leites (186)
    Tom Breese (171) vs. Keita Nakamura (170)
    Francisco Rivera (136) vs. Brad Pickett (136)

    PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS- 12:45 PM ET/9:45 AM PT):
    Mike Wilkinson (145) vs. Makwan Amirkhani (145)
    Davey Grant (136) vs. Marlon Vera (135)
    Scott Askham (185) vs. Chris Dempsey (185)
    Arnold Allen (145) vs. Yaotzin Meza (144)
    Brad Scott (186) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (184)
    Norman Parke (155) vs. Rustam Khabilov (155)
    Daniel Omielanczuk (254) vs. Jarjis Danho (261)
    Teemu Packalen (156) vs. Thibault Gouti (155)
    David Teymur (155) vs. Martin Svensson (154)

  • B&V: NXT from Full Sail, Lucha Underground, Raw, Granny lullaby contest and more!

    The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about! Granny joins us for this week’s contest, write a lullaby for young Paisley, a sweet contest if ever there was one. Plus, NXT from Full Sail, Lucha Underground and Raw with the return of Shane McMahon is on the review docket. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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  • Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles advertised for WWE MSG event

    Don’t hold your breath given changes are made weekly, but I-C champion Kevin Owens vs. A.J. Styles’ first singles match in WWE (at least the first one being advertised) is on the docket for the March 25th MSG house show in NYC, also billed as Daniel Bryan Appreciation Night.

    We incorrectly noted Thursday that the Styles/Owens match would be their first ever. They actually wrestled a singles match in upstate New York a few years ago for the 2CW promotion as well as for the House of Hardcore promotion.

    A new lineup was released Thursday for the show with a number of changes from the original lineup. The new main event has Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose vs. WWE Champion HHH & Sheamus. Originally, HHH was going to be in Sheamus’ corner for a singles match with Reigns.

    Additionally, two other announced matches are U.S. Champion Kalisto vs. Alberto Del Rio, and Big Show vs. Bray Wyatt. Additionally, Bryan will be there to address the crowd for his Appreciation Night.

  • NXT Orlando, FL, live results: Finn Balor & Bayley vs. Samoa Joe & Nia Jax

    NXT is at the Orlando National Guard Armory tonight in front of a sell out crowd of approximately 400.

    Apollo Crews beat Manny Andrade

    Good match, Manny was the heel tonight and tried to work holds. Traded some athletic rope running and Apollo hit a big dropkick. Manny appeared at Apollo’s level even in defeat. Apollo hit the big spinning slam for the win.

    Liv Morgan and Aliyah beat Peyton Royce and Billie Kay

    The heels got the heat on Aliyah to build the Liv hot tag. She was fired up, hit a lot of running offense of her own, got Aliyah involved and suplexed Aliyah on to the fallen opponent before positioning herself for a standing moonsault for the win. Good showing for Liv Morgan tonight.

    Levis Valenzuela beat Chris Girard

    Girard wore down Levis with his intense and aggressive style. Plenty of holds and growls. Levis wound up and nailed Chris with a Fiesta Fireball punch.

    – In-ring promo with Hugo Knox who was heelish tonight in a stylish suit. Was not dancing tonight.

    American Alpha beat BAMF, The Vaudevillains, and Enzo & Cass

    This was a fatal four way elimination match for the right to face The Revival tomorrow night in Largo. Simon Gotch got the pin Enzo Amore for fall one. Fall two saw Jason Jordan run wild after a hot tag and defeated Alden English to eliminate The Vaudevillains. About a minute later, American Alpha hit the assisted German Suplex on Murphy for the win and the right to face the champions tomorrow night.

    Emma beat Daria

    A couple MMA style comebacks with Daria shooting the legs for takedowns yet this was mostly Emma. She won it with the Emma Lock. After the win re-applied the hold until Asuka made the save. Asuka took care of Emma then checked on Daria.

    Sami Zayn beat Elias Samson

    Crowd was vicious towards The Drifter tonight. Causing him to think on the fly being heckled during his song. Sami got the reaction of the night. Long match, a lot of Drifter rest holds until Sami’s big comeback and win via exploder suplex and jellies kick.

    NXT Champion Finn Balor and NXT Women’s Champion Bayley beat Samoa Joe and Nia Jax

    Some crisp action from Joe and Finn in spurts to tune up for Dallas. These two are great together, Nia tries to wear down Bayley yet could never quite keep her grounded. At one point in a brilliant spot Nia Jax set up for the People’s Elbow then stopped short and just pulled Bayley up by her hair. Finn got the hot tag and nailed the Bloody Sunday on Joe for the win.

    During the post match celebration Bayley took the mic and asked what “Finn 3:16” means? Finn responded by talking in a shy child voice with “… Finn 3:16 means… May I have this dance?” the lights went low, and Time Of Our Lives started playing, they slow danced at a distance like a middle school prom. Then Bayley went in to the corner, ran towards Finn who lifted her up in the air then back down in to a hug. Everyone was going wild.

  • DR. KEITH PRESENTS: Just Eamonn For WrestleShaneia!!!

    DR. KEITH PRESENTS: Just Eamonn For WrestleShaneia!!!

    Just when we thought the road to WrestleMania was going to start getting boring, WWE give us an offering that frankly none of us could have imagine. Yes, it’s been confirmed…. THE GODFATHER is going into the Hall Of Fame and Alan, Eamo and Justin have alot to say about it. Unfortunately that’ll have to wait for another week, because this week we need to discuss Shane O Mac, Brock vs Dean, and much more. Plus your prerequisite Eamo WrestleCon Excitement Update! CHECK IT!!!

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