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  • Daily pro wrestling history (03/14): Chris Benoit wins WWE World Title

    1887 

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Evan “Strangler” Lewis defeated Joe Acton to win the World Catch-as-Catch-Can Heavyweight Title

    1944

    Baltimore, Maryland:
    – Babe Sharkey defeated Ed “Strangler” Lewis to win the Maryland World Heavyweight Title

    1947

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Vic Christy defeated Orville Brown to win the Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Roy Graham beat Jack Kennedy 2 out of 3 falls
    – Marvin Jones and Dan O’Connor wrestled to a draw

    1952 

    Oakland, California:
    – Hombre Montana and Leo Nomellini defeated Ben and Mike Sharpe for the San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1958

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – United States Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Don Curtis 2 out of 3 falls
    – Dick the Bruiser beat Joe Dusek 
    – Larry Hamilton and Sonny Myers beat Bob Geigel and Bull Montana 
    – Joe Hamilton and Danny O’Shocker drew 

    1960 

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff defeated Ilio DaPaolo and Whipper Billy Watson to win the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Titles

    1963

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Lou Thesz retained the NWA World heavyweight title beating Bruno Sammartino 
    – International tag team champions Bulldog Brower and Johnny Valentine beat John Paul Henning and Mike Valentino
    – Gene Kiniski beat Stan Stasiak 
    – The Beast beat Red Lyons on a count out 
    – Jim Hady went to a 15:00 draw against Hans Schmidt
    – Ilio DiPaolo went to a 15:00 draw against Taro Sakura

    1968 

    Chattanooga, Tennessee:
    – The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) defeated Len Rossi and Tamaya Soto to win the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team
    Titles

    Amarillo, Texas:
    – Larry Hennig defeated Kurt Von Brauner for the Amarillo NWA Brass Knuckles Title 

    1970

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Dale Lewis and The Missouri Mauler defeated Bronko Lubich and Chris Markoff for the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles

    1971

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – The Shiek beat Tiger Jeet Singh in a death match
    – Tex McKenzie beat Hans Schmidt 
    – “Whipper” Billy Watson and Haystack Calhoun beat The Skull Brothers
    – The Love Brothers stopped Lou Klein and Sweet Daddy Siki
    – Tex McKenzie defeated Man Mountain Cannon
    – The Mighty Ursus beat Mike Loren
    – Ivan Kalmikoff drew Fred Atkins
    – Dewey Robertson drew Killer Christie

    1973

    Nashville, Tennessee:
    – Tommy Gilbert and Eddie Marlin defeated Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente to win the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Titles

    1974

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat the Crusher
    – Larry Heiniemi & Buddy Wolff beat Ken Patera & Wahoo McDaniel
    – Ray Stevens beat Red Bastien
    – Baron Von Raschke beat Geoff Portz
    – Horst Hoffman beat Jim Brunzell
    – Moose Morowski drew Rene Goulet

    1975

    Rockford, Illinois:
    – Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell defeated AWA World Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens by DQ 

    1976 

    Green Bay, Wisconsin:
    – Andre the Giant and Greg Gagne defeated Nick Bockwinkel and Bobby Duncum in a 2 out of 3 fall match 

    1977 

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
    – Guy Mitchell won the Vancouver NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title 

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson defeated Ricky and Robert Gibson in the finals to win the vacant NWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1978 

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Dino Bravo and Dominic DeNucci defeated Mr. Fuji an Prof. Tanaka in  for the WWWF World Tag Team Titles

    Macon, Georgia:
    – AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Mr. Wrestling II 
    – Tommy Rich defeated Stan Hansen to win the Macon title in a one night tournament

    1980

    Houston, Texas:
    – Tiger Conway, Jr. and Jose Lothario defeated Mr. Hito and Mr. Sakurada for the World Class American Tag Team Titles

    Shreveport, Louisiana:
    – The Junkyard Dog defeated Ernie Ladd to win the Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Title 

    Los Angeles, California:
    – Chavo Guerrero defeated The Hood (Johnny Mantell) for the NWA Americas Heavyweight Title 

    Houston, Texas:
    – Bruiser Brody defeated Mark Lewin to win the NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Title 

    1981 

    Bayamón, Puerto Rico:
    – Killer Karl Krupp defeated Pierre Martel for the WWC North American Heavyweight Title 

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – AWA World Champion Verne Gagne defeated Jerry Blackwell by DQ 
    – AWA World Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura defeated Dick The Bruiser and Da Crusher by COR

    1982 

    Madison Square Garden:
    – André the Giant and Rick McGraw defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito in a two-out-of-three falls match
    – WWF Intercontinental Champion Pedro Morales pinned Adrian Adonis to retain the title 
    – WWF Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jesse Ventura

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Tito Santana
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan dq
    – Bobby Duncum beat Baron Von Raschke
    – Ken Patera drew Brad Rheingans 
    – Buck Zumhofe beat Sgt. Goulet

    Louisville, Kentucky:
    – Bobby Eaton and Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Ricky and Robert Gibson in a tournament final in to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles

    1984

    Miami, Florida:
    – Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham defeated Black Bart and Ron Bass for the Florida NWA United States Tag Team Titles

    1985

    Baltimore, Maryland:
    – Ole Anderson & Dusty Rhodes & Sgt. Slaughter beat Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff & Krusher Khrushchev dq
    – AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Mr. Saito
    – Bob Backlund beat Barbarian dq
    – Tommy Rich drew Tully Blanchard
    – The Freebirds beat RPM’s
    – Manny Fernandez drew Superstar Billy Graham
    – Tom Zenk beat Alaskan I

    1986

    Mobile, Alabama:
    – Brad Armstrong defeated Robert Fuller to win the NWA Southeast Continental Heavyweight Title 

    1987

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Ivan Koloff and Dick Murdoch defeated Ron Garvin and Barry Windham for the NWA United States Tag Team Titles

    WWF Saturday Nights Main Event: Detroit, Michigan:
    – WWF Intercontinental Champion Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated George Steele by countout 
    – Hercules won a 20-man battle royal
    – WWF Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart (with Danny Davis and Jimmy Hart)) defeated Tito Santana and Dan Spivey
    – King Kong Bundy (with Bobby Heenan) defeated Jake Roberts by disqualification, 
    – Ricky Steamboat pinned The Iron Sheik (with Slick)

    1994

    Memphis, Tennessee: 
    – Eddie Gilbert defeated Brian Christopher to win the USWA Heavyweight Title 

    1999

    Louisville, Kentucky:
    – Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated WCW World Tag Team Champions The West Texas Rednecks (Curt Hennig and
    Barry Windham) in a Lumberjack match
    – Booker T pinned WCW World Television Champion Scott Steiner to win the title 
    – Ric Flair defeated WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan in a First Blood Steel Cage match to win the title
    – Saturn pinned Chris Jericho (with Ralphus) in a Dog Collar match

    Yokohama, Japan:
    – Naoya Ogawa defeated Dan Severn to win the NWA World Heavyweight Champion 

    2001 

    UPW When Worlds Collide: Santa Ana, California:
    – The Blue Meanie defeated UPW Internet Champion Navajo Warrior to win the title
    – Samoa Joe defeated UPW Heavyweight Champion Christopher Daniels in a Loser Leaves UPW match to win the title

    2003

    Penn Hills, Pennsylvania:
    – A.J. Styles defeated Super Hentai for the International Wrestling Cartel Super Indy Title

    2004 

    WWE WrestleMania XX: New York City:
    – Chris Benoit defeated Triple H and Shawn Michaels in a three way match for the World Heavyweight Title
    – John Cena defeated Big Show to win the U.S. Title
    – Booker T and Rob Van Dam defeated Garrison Cade and Mark Jindrak, The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) and La Résistance (René Duprée and Rob Conway)    to retain the World Tag Team Championships
    – Christian (with Trish Stratus) defeated Chris Jericho    
    – Evolution (Randy Orton, Batista and Ric Flair) defeated The Rock ‘n’ Sock Connection (The Rock and Mick Foley)in a Handicap match    
    – Chavo Guerrero defeated Último Dragón, Shannon Moore, Jamie Noble, Funaki, Nunzio, Billy Kidman, Rey Mysterio, Tajiri and Akio in a     Cruiserweight Open to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship    
    – Goldberg defeated Brock Lesnar    
    – Too Cool (Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty) defeated The World’s Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin), The Basham Brothers (Doug Basham and Danny Basham) and The APA (Bradshaw and Faarooq) in a Fatal 4-Way tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship
    – Victoria defeated Molly Holly    Hair vs. Title match for the WWE Women’s Championship    
    – Eddie Guerrero defeated Kurt Angle to retain the WWE Championship    
    – The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) defeated Kane

    2007 

    Louisville, Kentucky: 
    – Idol Stevens defeated OVW Heavyweight Champion Paul Birchill to win the title

    2010 

    NWA New Beginnings: Charlotte, North Carolina:
    – Adam Pearce regained the NWA championship, defeating Blue Demon Jr. and Phil Shatter in a three-way match

    2015

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – ROH TV champion Jay Lethal defeated Cliff Compton in a Chicago Street Fight
    – ROH champion Jay Briscoe defeated Silas Young
    – Roppongi Vice defeated ROH Tag Team champions ReDragon in a non title match
    – Samoa Joe defeated Michael Elgin

  • WWE live results, Erie, PA: Luke Harper v.s. Dean Ambrose, Chris Jericho vs Jack Swagger

    By Tim Mello

    New Day (Kofi/Xavier w/ Big E) vs League of Nations (Barrett/Sheamus)
      – Pre-Match promo by Xavier giving a reason why he was not with Franceska 2; she was sick because Wade spit on her
      – New Day picked up the victory after Kofi hit Trouble in Paradise on Sheamus

    Stardust v.s. Sami Zayn
      – Big pop for Sami
      – Stardust took a while at the beginning of the match to play the crowd
      – lots of Cody chants
      – Zayn won with Helluva Kick
      – Post Match Stardust was in the ring and said he wasn’t leaving without a win in the W/L column and issued an open challenge

    Stardust v.s. Mark Henry
      – Mark Henry answers the open challenge
      – Henry makes quick work of Stardust w/ World’s Strongest Slam

    Cass & Enzo w/ Carmella v.s. Dash & Dawson (Non-Title)
      – Good match; Enzo saw the majority of the action on the Cass/Enzo side of things
      – Cass & Enzo picked up the win via Rocket Launcher

    Victor v.s. Goldust
      – Goldust won with a roll-up pinfall
      – The Ascension started with a post-match beatdown on Goldust
      – R-Truth came out for the save
      – After thwarting the beatdown Truth and Dust had a moment in the ring
      – Golden Truth chants until they left

    Natalya vs Charlotte
      – Both traded teasing the Sharpshooter/Figure Four on each other; opposing maneuvers.
      – Charlotte picked up the victory after Ric Flair interrupted a submission attempt by Nattie.

    Chris Jericho vs Jack Swagger
      – Jericho with a pre-match promo on being the best in the world and his displeasure in coming out to AJ Styles chants
      – Swagger had the ankle lock set in until Jericho reversed it into a codebreaker for the victory

    Luke Harper v.s. Dean Ambrose
      – Ambrose picked up the win after hitting Dirty Deeds twice and Bray Wyatt was ejected from ringside
      – Post match Wyatt came back out to start a beatdown on Ambrose
      – The New Day came out for the save and pushed Bray back
      – New Day & Ambrose participate in a dance off in the ring as the show ended.

    Side Notes:
      – Best reactions of the night were: Dean, Sami, Cass/Enzo, and the New Day
      – Surprising no Miz/Ziggler – they usually hit this live event due to its proximity to Cleveland.
      – Through connections I made my way backstage and a friend had an odd conversation with Bray Wyatt about him getting dreadlocks soon? Not sure the truth behind that but sounds weird for a cult leader.

  • WWE live event report Erie, PA: Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper

    By Tim Mello

    New Day (Kofi/Xavier w/ Big E) vs League of Nations (Barrett/Sheamus)
      – Pre-Match promo by Xavier giving a reason why he was not with
    Franceska 2; she was sick because Wade spit on her
      – New Day picked up the victory after Kofi hit Trouble in Paradise on
    Sheamus

    Stardust vs. Sami Zayn
      – Big pop for Sami
      – Stardust took a while at the beginning of the match to play the crowd
    – lots of Cody chants
      – Zayn won with Helluva Kick
      – Post Match Stardust was in the ring and said he wasn’t leaving
    without a win in the W/L column and issued an open challenge

    Stardust vs. Mark Henry
      – Mark Henry answers the open challenge
      – Henry makes quick work of Stardust w/ World’s Strongest Slam

    Cass & Enzo w/ Carmella vs. Dash & Dawson (Non-Title)
      – Good match; Enzo saw the majority of the action on the Cass/Enzo side
    of things
      – Cass & Enzo picked up the win via Rocket Launcher

    Victor vs. Goldust
      – Goldust won with a roll-up pinfall
      – The Ascension started with a post-match beatdown on Goldust
      – R-Truth came out for the save
      – After thwarting the beatdown Truth and Dust had a moment in the ring
    – Golden Truth chants until they left

    -Intermission-

    Natalya vs Charlotte
      – Both traded teasing the Sharpshooter/Figure Four on each other;
    opposing maneuvers.
      – Charlotte picked up the victory after Ric Flair interrupted a
    submission attempt by Nattie.

    Chris Jericho vs Jack Swagger
      – Jericho with a pre-match promo on being the best in the world and his
    displeasure in coming out to AJ Styles chants
      – Swagger had the ankle lock set in until Jericho reversed it into a
    codebreaker for the victory

    Luke Harper vs. Dean Ambrose
      – Ambrose picked up the win after hitting Dirty Deeds twice and Bray
    Wyatt was ejected from ringside
      – Post match Wyatt came back out to start a beatdown on Ambrose
      – The New Day came out for the save and pushed Bray back
      – New Day & Ambrose participate in a dance off in the ring as the show
    ended.

    Side Notes;
      – Best reactions of the night were: Dean, Sami, Cass/Enzo, and the New
    Day
      – Surprising no Miz/Ziggler – they usually hit this live event due to
    its proximity to Cleveland.
      – Through connections I made my way backstage and a friend had an odd
    conversation with Bray Wyatt about him getting dreadlocks soon? Not sure
    the truth behind that but sounds weird for a cult leader.

    Hope this helps, and thanks for all you do.

  • Daniel Bryan is in Pittsburgh, PA, site of Raw

    Bryan Danielson is in Pittsburgh tonight where Raw will be tomorrow and what that means isn’t clear.

    Danielson hasn’t been on Raw since his retirement speech on the February 8th Raw in Seattle.

    His name was brought up on Raw last week as part of the Lana vs. Brie Bella program.

    It is not confirmed he will be on the show, but he was expected to be involved in some form with WrestleMania festivities and it would make sense for him to have a part in the show in some form.

    As of Sunday night there are only four matches officially announced for WrestleMania:  HHH vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Title; Dean Ambrose vs. Brock Lesnar; Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks for the WWE Divas Championship; and Shane McMahon vs. Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match where if Shane wins, he gets control of Monday Night Raw.

    One would expect more matches to be officially announced on Raw, but there is no guarantee of that.

  • NJPW Invasion Attack matches announced

    New Japan Pro Wrestling tonight announced four matches for its next major show, Invasion Attack, which takes place on 4/10 at Sumo Hall in Tokyo.

    The show is the company’s biggest since the Tokyo Dome event on 1/4.  It will start a 3 a.m. Eastern and midnight Pacific time late on Saturday night in the U.S.

    Tetsuya Naito made it clear after winning the New Japan Cup that he was challenging Kazuchika Okada for the  IWGP heavyweight title in the main event.  An angle for that match was already shot at the end of Saturday’s New Japan show in Aomori.

    Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe will be defending the IWGP tag team titles against the Guerrilas of Destiny, a new tag team of Tama Tonga & Tanga Roa, who is the former Camacho in WWE and Micah in TNA.  Roa would be the brother of Tonga.

    Already announced last week is Kushida vs. Will Ospreay  for the IWGP jr. title in Ospreay’s Japanese debut.

    Also announced was Ricochet & Matt Sydal defending the IWGP jr. tag team titles against Rocky Romero & Baretta.

  • Sunday Conversation: Teddy Long on racism, Owen Hart, key career learnings, more

    Fan….driver….ring jacket carrier….ring crew….referee….manager….general manager….legend.

    All of these things (and more) can sum up the professional wrestling career of Teddy Long, and we are given a look into all of the above and more in a near 30-minute interview that I conducted with him recently.

    From his beginnings in the business thanks to Abdullah the Butcher through to the CM Punk/Undertaker storyline in WWE, he has seen and done it all.

    We talk at length about why he was always happy to be working in the business, how much he loved Owen Hart and what it was like on he night that he died, dealing with racism from fans in his early days, whether he will veer be in the WWE Hall Of Fame and why he is the first to show respect in any locker room he is in. We look at the inner workings of being a referee, why certain people should have had more respect and common sense in the business (especially Abraham Washington in WWE) and the reasons why as he watched Vince McMahon allow himself to be humiliated as a character on TV each week that he was never worried about any storyline they threw his way.

    We could have literally talked for hours about his stories in the business, but enjoy just a 30-minute glimpse into his 30+ year career.

    #HollaHollaHolla

    #Playa

  • Figure Four Weekly 3/7/2016: Understanding Gawker’s defense in the Hogan lawsuit

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  • Daily pro wrestling history (3/13): Christopher Daniels & Dean Malenko’s big day

    1967

    Denver, Colorado:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Mad Dog Vachon on a 3rd fall COR
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Ernie Ladd & Wilbur Snyder in 2 out of 3 falls
    – World’s Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny Hodge no contest Eddie Sharkey when Sharkey could not continue due to a groin injury
    – Terry Funk beat Butch Levy 

    1971

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Mad Dog Vachon
    – Lonnie Mayne drew Mil Mascaras
    – King Curtis beat Bobby Shane
    – Billy Robinson beat The Pro
    – Don Muraco & Frankie Laine beat Ripper Collins & Dale Lewis

    1976 

    Raleigh, North Carolina:
    – Blackjack Mulligan defeated Paul Jones to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic United States Title

    Fort Myers, Florida:
    – Southern Title: Billy Robinson defeated Missouri Mauler to retain title
    – Ft. Myers Championship: Tom Jones defeated Ali Pasha (sub for Great Mephisto) 
    – Pak Song & Rock Hunter defeated Pedro Godoy & Bill Dromo 
    – Frank Goodish drew Bob Orton, Sr.

    1983

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Rick Martel
    – Hulk Hogan & Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Bobby Heenan & Ken Patera & Jesse Ventura
    – Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan beat Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke
    – Brad Rheingans beat John Tolos
    – Curt Hennig beat Jacques Goulet
    – Steve Regal drew Buck Zumhofe

    1984

    Lafayette, Louisiana:
    – The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton) defeated Magnum TA & Mr Wrestling II in a Loser Receives 10 Lashes Match to win
    the Mid South Tag Team Titles after Mr Wrestling walked out on his partner

    1985

    Shreveport, Louisiana:
    – Terry Taylor defeated Ted DiBiase to win the Mid South North American Heavyweight Title

    1999

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – ECW World Tag Team Champions Sabu and Rob Van Dam defeated the Dudley Boyz and Tommy Dreamer and Shane Douglas in a Three Way Dance 

    2000 

    – Dean Malenko defeated Essa Rios to win the WWF Light Heavyweight title

    2001 
    – Crash Holly defeated Dean Malenko for the WWF Light Heavyweight title

    2002 

    Santa Ana, California:
    – Christopher Daniels defeated Samoa Joe and Frankie Kazarian in a Three Way match to win the UPW Heavyweight Title 

    2005 

    Orlando, Florida:
    – Christopher Daniels won the TNA X Division Title in an Ultimate X Challenge match over Elix Skipper and Ron Killings 

    2011 

    TNA Victory Road: Orlando, Florida:
    – Rosita and Sarita defeated Angelina Love and Winter to win the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles
    – TNA X-Division champ Kazarian defeated Jeremy Buck, Max Buck and Robbie E in an Ultimate X match to retain the title
    – AJ Styles defeated Matt Hardy
    – TNA Tag Team champions Beer Money defeated Ink, Inc
    – TNA champion Sting beat Jeff Hardy

  • WWE Atlantic City, NJ, live results: AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens Ironman match

    Submitted by Adam Hoag

    They showed clips of Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels at WM25 before the show started. No dark matches. As for the house, it was pretty good. Just the top tier of the Boardwalk Hall and a bit near the Titantron was unoccupied.

    – Dolph Ziggler and The Usos vs Miz and the Dudley Boys

    The faces win via pin with a triple superkick on the miz. 15 mins, fun spirited little opener.

    – Kevin Owens promo to remind the fans about the 30 min Ironman match for the title. He calls AJ a rookie, and vows to make AJ disappear without him ever getting to pin KO.

    – Sin Cara vs Rusev w/ Lana

    Lana cuts a pre-match promo on AC, calling it a knockoff of Vegas. USA chants for Bulgarian Rusev and Mexican Sin Cara. Rusev dominates most of the match and wins with the Accolade in 7 mins.

    – Social Outcasts (Slate & Axel) vs Damien Sandow and Neville

    Social Outcasts cut a promo before match. Bo is ringside but there’s no Adam Rose tonight. Comedy match for the most part.  Neville pins Axel with Red Arrow in about 10 mins.

    – Tyler Breeze vs Ryback

    Ryback was a babyface in this match, which solidifies Breeze as an unloved jobber. Ryback pins Breeze with a Shellshock in a 7 minute squash match.

    – Alberto Del Rio vs. U.S. Champion Kalisto

    Kalisto retains with a Salida Del Sol after rana’ing ADR into an exposed turnbuckle that ADR undid himself in 10 mins.

    – A short video package for WM 32 aired featuring the Rock. Chimel announced an intermission.

    – Naomi and Tamina Snuka vs Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks

    Paige was special guest referee. Tamina tapped to the Banks Statement in 9 mins.

    – Braun Strowman and Erick Rowan vs. Big Show and Kane

    No pyro. Big Show with probably the biggest face reactions of the night up to this point when he tagged in 2 mins into the march. House shows are weird. Slow big man match. Big Show was so seriously over that it weirded me out. Hot tag to Big Show and Show runs wild. Double chokeslam to Rowan by Kane and Show for the pin in 10 minutes.

    – Short video thanking the fans before the final match of the evening.

    – AJ Styles vs WWE Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens in a 30 minute Ironman match

    Nearly three minutes were spent on Owens stalling outside until AJ plancha’d KO. The next five or so minutes were spent on chinlocks and chinlock-counters. Lots of these throughout the match.

    • First fall: KO via countout when AJ got superkicked ringside with 13:20 left.
    • Second fall: KO via pinfall with the Pop-up Powerbomb with 12:50 left.
    • Third fall: AJ applies an Oklahoma roll pin with 11:20 left.
    • Fourth fall: KO counters the rolling pin attempt by AJ with a straddling pin of his own (like Bulldog over Bret at Summerslam 92) but while grabbing the ropes for another pinfall with 9:24 left.
    • Fifth fall: AJ counters pop-up Powerbomb with a rana pin with 7:30 left.
    • AJ applies the calf crusher with a minute left but KO does not tap. KO wins 3-2.

    Overall, a good house show, but it was a house show so although there was a lot of good action, there also was a lot of stalling and showboating in every match. After the show ended, KO puts over AJ on the mic post-match and then put himself over as the greatest IC champ of all time until AJ returns and hits the springboard forearm on KO to close the show and send the people home happy. I did not consider the B-show to be that much inferior to Roadblock, and the talent that appeared and the matches themselves were quite good.

  • NXT Ft. Pierce, FL, live results: Finn Balor & Apollo Crews vs. Baron Corbin & Tye Dillinger

    Live from Ft. Pierce tonight in front of a sold out house.

    – Rich Swann and Tucker Knight beat Dhinsa and Selmani

    The big men put a beating on Swann early to build up the Knight hot tag. Knight ran wild with shoulderblocks and big clotheslines and then tagged in Swann for a 450 splash and the win.

    – Steve Cutler beat Alex Riley

    Heavy hitting match up with Riley laying Cutler down using a big spinebuster and even hit a top rope flying elbow. Cutler took control, used a side Russian leg sweep then applied a submission hold for the upset win.

    – Patrick Clark and Kenneth Crawford beat Sawyer Fulton and Alexander Wolfe

    The larger heels worked over the more athletic faces yet they were able to get some hope spots and showcase their abilities. Crawford stole the pin with a roll up to a good reaction.

    – Manny Andrade beat Angelo Dawkins

    Another very good match from Manny. He hit all his flashy spots and won over the crowd before the running knees for the win.

    – NXT Women’s Champion Bayley vs. Asuka vs. Billie Kay vs. Peyton Royce went to a no-contest

    The heels worked separation on the faces early, keeping it two on one and keeping Bayley away from Asuka. Once Bayley scored a flash pin on Billie, Asuka snatched Peyton up in her Asuka Lock submission leaving us with the 1 on 1 we all want to see. Asuka and Bayley went a good five minutes of great action. Asuka was laying in kicks to Bayley who fired up, hit her flying uppercut, and was trying to set up the Belly To Bayley yet the heels ran back in to cause the no contest. Asuka and Bayley fought them off and had a staredown, handshake, embrace moment.

    – Mojo Rawley beat Josh Woods

    Woods used his MMA style to work Mojo’s arm in this one, yet before the match could get going, the lights in the venue went off and stayed off for over a minute. Woods just held an armbar taunting Mojo during this time until they got back on. Once they came back on, Mojo ran wild and hit the big punch for the win.

    – In ring interview with Chris Atkins from Australia.

    – Nia Jax beat Liv Morgan

    Liv had some good hope spots to show her athletic ability, an amazing handspring rotation rana, some dropkicks and good fire. Nia hit the Samoan drop and a leg drop for the win.

    – NXT Champion Finn Balor and Apollo Crews beat Tye Dillinger and Baron Corbin

    Very good action as expected. Dillinger worked over both faces and Baron seemed disgusted waiting for tags. Fun stuff. The big hot tag to Balor and him running wild with slingblades and dropkicks. Balor laid out Dillinger and hit the coup de grace for the win.