Category: Post Type article

  • Lucha Underground results: Mil Muertes vs. Pentagon Jr vs. Prince Puma

    Tonight, The Mack battles Marty The Moth while Marty’s sister makes her debut. Famous B returns with more advice on how to be famous, and a new partnership is formed inside the Temple as rivals of Drago come together. Cage battles Taya, while Mil Muertes, Pentagon Jr., and Prince Puma battle in the main event for the Lucha Underground Title.

    Show Recap:

    The show begins with a recap of the Moth vs. Sexy Star feud and Cage and Johnny Mundo’s issues, including the debut of Taya. The Jack Evans vs. Drago rivalry is run down, as are Pentagon Jr. and Cuerno’s issues with Catrina. Backstage, Sexy Star is in the back being sad, while The Mack comes in and attempts to act. He says it’s time to squash the bug and make Sexy the Sexy he knows. God bless The Mack, but acting is not his thing.

    In the ring, Marty the Moth stands over Melissa Santos and sniffs her hair creepily. The crowd chants “no means no!” and The Mack runs down to attack.

    Marty The Moth vs. The Mack

    Striker says that it’s time for a garden of empowerment to grow. Mack runs Marty down with big punches and lariats. Mack gets backdropped to the apron and he eats a big kick. Marty hits a dive and Striker says the Math had to fly. Marty plays the bongos on the apron before chopping Mack’s chest and getting 1. Marty goes for a bulldog into the buckle for some reason, and gets crotched.

    Marty elbows Mack down, but he misses a diving splash and eats a big German and T-Bone suplex. Mack goes up, but the lights go out and Marty’s sister comes down to distract while Marty gets a big slam off the top and a stomp to win. Mariposa is his sister and Sexy freaks out on the floor. She tells Sexy to get up and knocks her back down.

    Fenix walks around Mexico in a suit, in his mask saying he grew up with nothing to call his own. He had fantasy though, and heard about Lucha Underground and was told he wouldn’t survive. He proved them wrong doing that and even became champion. They think he won’t become LU Champion – but he will, and it’s no fantasy. Backstage, Jack Evans pees, but is attacked by Drago afterwards.

    He wants Evans to prove he’s the Dragon Slayer, but PJ Black attacks with nunchucks. Then everyone gets a set and spins them around before Drago hits them with a shot, but eats several more. They threaten him, but Aerostar the Time-Traveling Spaceman returns from the future to save his rival. This was hilarious. Cage is mid-ring for his match with Mundo. Taya comes down with Johnny’s slow-mo fan intro and says it’s time for her to kick his ass since Johnny already did.

    Cage vs. Taya Valkyrie – No Disqualification

    Striker says she was trained by Lance Storm while Vampiro says she’s been adopted by lucha fans. Tays starts by slapping the shit out of him and he responds by shoving her down. Cage does lifts in a backbreaker position before putting her in a gorilla press and then powerslamming her down . Taya punches him in the balls before landing a kneeling dropkick. Shotgun knees in the corner hit the chest hard and get 2. Striker says that Lance is one of the greatest wrestlers in the world, while Vamp says Lance had nothing to do with her success.

    Cage powerbombs her on the railing, then on the post before saying “WHO’S THE F***ING MACHINE”, which went unbleeped.  Big powerbomb in the ring leads to a buckle bomb before he sets up two tables on the floor. He gets the deadlift superplex from the apron to the floor on her through the tables. Mundo has seen JUST ABOUT ENOUGH and hits Cage with the pipe to get a 2 count. Mundo brings in another cinder block and beers.

    Striker was okay with the man on woman stuff, but THIS is too much. Cage avoids a powerbomb onto this stuff, but he Alabama slams him and goes for a curb stomp. Taya saves Johnny, and he hits Cage with two beer bottles – but he gets his ass kicked and Taya eats Weapon X on the broken glass leading to a pinfall. 

    Famous B says he’s famous, and a retired underground fighter. He also has a wizard hat and meets Brenda, who has no job and car – she’s tore up from the floor up, but Famous B’s magic touch  makes her beautiful. They flash some cash around and do the classic local ad bit of holding the camera on folks way too long.

    Ivelisse comes out of Catrina’s office and says she got them a trios title shot, but they have to leave LU if they lose. The guys argue and she tells them to argue and man up. Angelico has a new grey and black Lucha Underground shirt on while Striker hypes up Aztec Warfare. Main event time.

    Prince Puma vs. Mil Muertes vs. Pentagon Jr – Lucha Underground Title

    Striker says each man brings something special, and Vamp says yes – and one guy is dressed like a Puma. Pentagon and Puma attack Muertes in the corner.  Puma and Pentagon stare at one another, but resuming beating Mil in the corner. Mil recovers and powerbombs Puma to death. Tilt a whirl backbreaker to Pentagon. Corner lariats to Pentagon lead to Puma intervening and being thrown into the corner to eat them too! Pentagon gets tossed to the floor, but he lands on the floor perfectly and Vamp says that’s an old Jerry Estrada move.

    Puma high kicks Mil, but punched out on the apron. Mil hits a dead man dive over the top to the floor! They fight in the crowd and Puma hits a flying lariat off the steps. Mil goes to toss him in the ring, but Puma does some ninja stuff and runs up the apron before Pentagon superkicks Mil. Mil tosses Pentagon into the post and powerbombs him in the ring for 2. Mil spikes him with a DDT for 2.

    Pentagon lands 2 Slingblades sending Mil to the floor, where he eats a flip dive. Puma responds with a more beautiful flip dive of his own, then a second, and a third! Puma and Pentagon fight on the railing area with some punches amongst the fan. Pentagon lifts him up and hits an FU on the platform before diving onto Mil. Mil runs his spine into the apron five times and he tackles him into the chairs.

    Pentagon stops short of a barricade toss and Puma hits an SSP off the barricade onto the pile! That gets a “holy sh*t!” chant, which Vamp says in Spanish is still “holy sh*t!”.

    Pentagon goes down and Puma hits the 630, but Mil makes the save! Puma lands a chain of uppercuts, but eats a powerslam for 2. Mil sets up a Flatliner, but Pentagon superkicks him before they each land a ton of superkicks leading to Striker saying it’s time to RSVP for the superkick party.

    Pumphandle powerbomb gets 2 for Pentagon! Package piledriver to Puma leads to an arm snapper, but Mil spears Pentagon to end that and hopefully take Pentagon out. Mil double flatliners both for the win! This ruled!

    Catrina gives both Puma and Pentagon the lick of death before Fenix stands atop the temple. He tells them to celebrate now, because he’s handing in the Gift of the Gods Title to get his LU Title shot. Fenix was so passionate here that it made up for his iffy English, and when combined with the prior video package, made Fenix seem like a big star. 

    To see all of the screens taken for the show, just click here.

  • Daily pro wrestling history (03/9): Steiner Brothers win NWA/WCW World Tag Team Titles

    1950

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz beat Tarzan Kowalski in 2 out of 3 falls to retain the title
    – Lee Henning beat Enrique Torres in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Tommy O’Toole beat Vic Holbrook

    1957

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Richard Brown and Kit Fox beat Bob Geigel and Lou Plummer 2 falls to 1 by dq
    – Ladies Champion June Byers beat Betty Hawkins 2 falls to 1
    – Bobby Bruns beat Babe Zaharias 
    – Tommy O’Toole drew Gino Vagnone 

    1962

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – AWA Champion Mr. M no contest Yukon Eric
    – Bob Geigel beat Nikita Kalmikoff
    – Joe Scarpello beat Ray Collins
    – Doug Gilbert beat Tony Nero

    1963

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Crusher beat Hercules Cortez in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Doug Gilbert won a 6 man battle royal
    – Larry Hennig drew Jack Pesek 
    – Kay Noble beat Annette Palmer
    – Jack Lanza beat Duke Hoffman 

    1965

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat The Crusher dq
    – Verne Gagne beat Moose Cholak
    – Larry Hennig beat Ivan Kalmikoff
    – Reggie Parks beat Bob Boyer  

    1970

    Madison Square Garden:
    – WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Karl Kovacs 
    – Killer Kowalski fought Waldo Von Erich to a curfew draw

    1973

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher dq
    – Superstar Billy Graham beat Ken Patera by countout
    – Bob Ellis drew Ernie Ladd
    – Billy Robinson beat Reggie Parks
    – Ivan Koloff beat Vic Rossitani
    – Rene Goulet beat Jim Brunzell

    1974

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Wahoo McDaniel beat Buddy Wolff
    – Baron Von Raschke & Horst Hoffman beat Ken Patera & Chris Taylor
    – Geoff Portz beat Larry Heiniemi dq
    – Jim Brunzell drew Ric Flair
    – Rene Goulet beat Paul Perschmann

    1980

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon beat Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura
    – The Crusher no contest Bobby Heenan
    – Super Destroyer Mark III beat Super Destroyer Mark II
    – Handicap match: Steve Olsonoski & Buck Zumhofe beat Jerry Blackwell
    – Greg Gagne beat Chris Markoff
    – Dino Bravo beat Ricky Hunter

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Dewey Robertson retained Canadian Championship over Greg Valentine by dq
    – Indian Jay Youngblood pinned Ray (The Crippler) Steven 
    – Black Jack Mulligan was the winner over Big John Studd in a Texas Death match
    – The Blue Demon and The Destroyer won over Pedro Morales and Don Kernodle

    1985

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Jim Garvin
    – Special Referee: Verne Gagne: Sgt. Slaughter & Jerry Blackwell beat King Tonga & Masked Superstar & Sheik Adnan dq
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Nick Bockwinkel & Mr. Saito
    – Curt Hennig beat Billy Robinson
    – Buck Zumhofe beat Steve Regal
    – Candi Devine beat Diane Von Hoffman
    – John Nord drew Tom Zenk

    1987

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Jerry Lawler & Bam Bam Bigelow beat Austin Idol & Tommy Rich
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Midnight Rockers beat Big Bubba & Mighty Goliath
    – Jeff Jarrett beat Pat Tanaka dq
    – Soul Train Jones beat Lord Humongous
    – JT Southern & Paul Diamond beat Mr. Rising Sun & Tarzan Goto
    – Alan West dcor The Hunter
    – Mark Starr beat Boy Tony dq
    – Brickhouse Brown beat John Boyd

    1991

    Montgomery, Alabama:
    – Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin to become the NWA World Tag Team Champions 

    1996

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – Rey Misterio Jr. defeated Juventud Guerrera in a best two-out-of-three fall match 
    – Raven defeated Shane Douglas to retain the ECW World Title
    – The Gangstas defeated The Sandman & 2 Cold Scorpio and The Headhunters in a Three Way Dance
    – Cactus Jack defeated Mikey Whipwreck 

    2002

    – Dan Severn won the NWA title from Shinya Hashimoto

    2008

    TNA Destination X: Norfolk, Virginia:
    – TNA X-Division champion Jay Lethal defeated Petey Williams 
    – TNA Knockout champion Awesome Kong defeated ODB and Gail Kim
    – In a Fish Market Street Fight: Shark Boy & Curry Man defeated Team 3D
    – Kevin Nash & Samoa Joe & Christian Cage defeated TNA champion Kurt Angle & TNA Tag Team champs AJ Styles & Tomko 

    2014

    TNA Lockdown:
    – Gunner defeated James Storm in a Last Man Standing Match
    – TNA Knockouts champ Madison Rayne defeated Gail Kim
    – TNA champion Magnus defeated Samoa Joe to retain the title

    YESTERDAY IN FLORIDA WRESTLING HISTORY (thanks to Barry Rose)

    • 1956 – Don Eagle beat Frank Taylor (Lakeland)
    • 1960 – Gorgeous George beat Billy Parks (Eau Gallie)
    • 1960 – Paul Anderson beat Pedro Godoy and Jack Vanskey (St. Petersburg)
    • 1961 – Harry Smith & Billy Parks drew Sailor Clark & Jack Wentworth (Jacksonville)
    • 1965 – The Assassins beat Eddie Graham & Haystacks Calhoun in a Texas death mach (Tampa)
    • 1971 – Jack Brisco beat Inferno  #1 (Tama)
    • 1973 – Big Bad John beat Chris Markoff (Tallahassee)
    • 1975 – Bob Roop beat Jerry Brisco to retain the Florida title (Orlando)
    • 1976 – Terry Funk beat Thunderbolt Patterson in Tampa to retain the NWA title (Tampa)
    • 1977 – Dusty Rhodes beat Superstar Billy Graham in a Texas death match (Miami Beach)
    • 1978 – Dusty Rhodes beat Killer Karl Kox in a cage match (Jacksonville)
    • 1980 – Steve Keirn & Manny Fernandez beat Nikolai Volkoff & Bad Leroy Brown in a lights out match (Orlando)
    • 1982 – Butch Reed beat Dory Funk Jr. in a lumberjack match (Tampa)
    • 1983 – Dusty Rhodes & Rufus R. Jones beat Kevin Sullivan & Bad Leroy Brown  via DQ (Miami Beach)
    • 1985 – Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy beat Missing Link & The Assassin (Lakeland)
    • 1986 – Wahoo McDaniel beat Kendo Nagasaki (Orlando)
  • WWE Total Divastation: A look at episode 8 of Total Divas

    By Kevin LaRose for WrestlingObserver.com

    The WWE is in Philadelphia. Brie is watching the crew set up the ring and Renee Young announces she bought a scooter. Brie wants one. Nikki thinks it’s a bad idea. She knows Brie will get frightened in traffic. Renee is really insistent that Brie get a Scooter. The whole scooter thing is really getting to Nikki. 

    Rosa is eating a ton of food. Nattie comes up and eats Rosa’s food. Nattie asks Paige if she wants to see a picture of her cats. Paige has to go to the ring. Nattie and rosa continue to eat. Paige is stoked that she is such a huge star but she’s bummed about Kevin. She’s decided work is her number one priority. That’s bound to mean bad news for Kevin. 

    Nikki confronts Renee about the whole scooter thing. Renee doesn’t think it’s a big deal. They tell Zeb Colter about the scooter. He’s confused. They find Brie. Nikki tells her she is not allowed to get a scooter. Renee thinks a scooter is cool and fine. Nikki makes Brie promise she won’t buy one. Brie promises and Renee could not possibly be more disappointed. Brie was actually lying though.

    In Orlando, Paige and Kevin are at the grocery store. Kevin is making chili and he needs some stuff. He’s doing a horrible job finding ingredients and Paige is getting pissed. Paige’s mom, Sarya, is coming and she asked him to promise that everything is fine. Paige picks Sarya up from the airport. Sarya asks about Kevin. Sarya loves Kevin. She gives him a huge hug when she sees him. 

    In Phoenix, Brie and Renee are driving around, I bet they are up to something scooter related. Brie tells her that people are scared of Bryan when he is on a run. They are going to buy a scooter. She found one on Craigslist. Renee is scared of Craigslist. Renee calls the guy and they agree to meet at a pizza place. 

    Rosa returns home with a ton of food. Her fiancé is pissed that she bought a cake. He tells her she eats too much, it’s keeping him up at night. Rosa thinks its ok because she is one of the healthiest woman on earth. He is pissed but she forces him to eat cake and he loves it. 

    Bryan is freaked out that the scooter costs $3000. He’s driving a car with Brie in the front seat and Renee in the backseat. They see the man who has the scooter from Craigslist. He’s in a white windowless van. They are scared. He’s a totally normal guy. Renee and Brie go for a ride on the scooter. Brie loves it. Bryan looks cool in the motorcycle helmet. He tells her to negotiate. Bryan actually negotiates and cuts a very good bargain. Now they all have scooters. Nikki is going to be so pissed when she finds out.

    Rosa’s fiancé is setting up cameras because she thinks he wants to make sure she doesn’t eat whenever she wants. She is concerned. 

    Back in Florida, Paige and Sarya are jumping on a trampoline. Then they go out for lunch at a fancy restaurant. Paige tells Sarya she’s going to put her in a home one day. Sarya thinks that’s hilarious. Paige is drinking Bud light. Sarya is worried about Paige. Paige walks out of the restaurant.

    Back in Phoenix, the scooter guy comes to deliver the scooters. Renee and Brie go out for a ride. Brie loves it. 

    Sarya and Paige are back together in the car laughing about old times. Sarya loves Paige so much, and she’s worried about her. She likes knowing Kevin’s around because she thinks he watches out for Paige. 

    In LA, Rosa, Mandy, and Eva Marie are out to lunch at a nice restaurant. Rosa orders so much food and everyone thinks it’s weird. Rosa is so hungry. Everyone also thinks it’s weird that her fiancé set up cameras to watch the fridge. 

    Nikki and her mom and everyone are going out to a nice looking restaurant. Brie pulls up in a scooter and Nikki is pissed. Nikki makes the whole brunch about the scooter. Everyone thinks Nikki is acting weird. Back in LA, Rosa makes a disgusting video of her eating whipped cream sandwiches. She asks him if he’s seen it. He says no. She is confused. He admits that he installed the cameras so that he could monitor himself because he can’t control himself around sweets and he’s gained like 20 pounds since Rosa became pregnant. He feels terrible. They decide to work it out like adults, and everything actually ends up ok.

    Paige and Sarya go to a park to talk. Sarya is very protective over Paige. She doesn’t want the bad things that happened to her to happen to Paige. Paige comes clean about her issues with Kevin. Sarya is understanding. Paige realizes she’s been worried about nothing. This is one of those moments where WWE produces something actually heartfelt and emotional, something that feels honest and human and real. Maybe this show is turning a corner and we are going to get some genuine humanity.

    Back in LA, Rosa and her fiancé are going to the doctor. They do a sonogram and look at the baby. Rosa wants the baby to be an Olympic soccer player, the fiancé wants her to be the female Kobe. I want her to be herself, untethered from familial expectations. Rosa tells the doctor that she’s been eating too much. The doctor tells her not to eat so much because she could get diabetes. 

    In Phoenix, Brie and Bryan are looking at a calendar. They aren’t going to see each other for a while. Nikki barges in yelling, “Bitches.” She acts all smug because Brie didn’t say hi. Nikki is upset about the scooter and Bryan is pissed because Nikki is trying to tell them how to live. The show devolves back into ridiculousness. Nikki thinks she gives great advice. Bryan hates to be told what to do. She wants Brie to buy a car like a normal person. Nikki all of a sudden realizes she’s flying off the handle about the whole scooter thing.  

    Back in Florida, Paige is putting Tough Enough Josh to work. Tough Enough Josh speaks in short one or two words bursts. His vocabulary is small, consisting of simple phrases such as “what?” and “for sure.” Paige broke up with Kevin and she’s moving out. She feels bittersweet. Paige moves into a nice new house and immediately calls Kevin. She tells him she’s moved her stuff out. They chat awkwardly. It’s really sad but Paige doesn’t want to be pinned down. She goes back inside and smiles at Tough Enough Josh… That Josh… What a dream boat.

  • Kota Ibushi will appear on Evolve and WWN Mania weekend shows

    Gabe Sapolsky announcd Tuesday that Kota Ibushi will be part of the three WWN-related “supershows” over WrestleMania weekend in Dallas, TX.

    Ibushi, a former DDT and New Japan star, will return after a neck injury in two weeks. The current free agent has talked about starting his own group in Japan, and there has been rumors he would appear on the WrestleMania weekend shows for the past week.

    On Twitter, Sapolsky announced he would be at all three shows: Evolve on 4/1 and 4/2, and the WWN Super Show on 4/2.

    Ibushi has already made it clear he’s interested in appearing in WWE’s summer cruiserweight tournament. Evolve, WWN, and WWE has a relationship with WWE talent doing autograph signings on Evolve shows and William Regal has already been announced as being part of two upcoming March New York shows doing interaction with talent.

    Ibushi is one of the world’s most spectacular performers and had the 2015 match of the year award winner at the Tokyo Dome on 1/4 against Shinsuke Nakamura.

  • Smackdown spoilers: Dean Ambrose & Dolph Ziggler & Usos vs The Wyatt Family

    – At a WWE press conference today, John Cena said that he would not be ready to return at WrestleMania.

    – A New Day vs. King Barrett & Sheamus tag team title match has been added to Roadblock on Saturday in Toronto.  We are checking to see if this change in the show is related to a change in WrestleMania plans where this match was originally scheduled.

    – The show opened with Miz TV with Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens.  Owens tried to walk out and Neville showed up and then Miz attacked Zayn to set up a tag team match.

    – Sami Zayn & Neville beat Owens & Miz. Owens walked out and Zayn pinned Miz.

    – Brie Bella beat Summer Rae and then Lana attacked Brie and once again hit the X Factor on her.

    – Chris Jericho came out and set fire to a Y2AJ T-shirt.  Jericho said he hates people cheering Styles.  Styles went after Jericho but The Ascension came out and Styles laid them both out. 

    – Wade Barrett & Sheamus beat Lucha Dragons when Barrett pinned Sin Cara.

    – Ryback did an interview challenging Sin Cara

    – Dean Ambrose & Dolph Ziggler & Usos beat The Wyatt Family (Bray, Harper, Rowan, Braun)

  • RAW drops to normal non-football levels despite heavy McMahon presence

    Even with the McMahon family storyline, Raw moved back into normal non-football territory with 3.54 million viewers, down five percent from last week.

    The audience total was also down about 8 percent from the same week last year as the March 9, 2015 edition did 3.86 million viewers. The 3.54 million should equate to a rating between 2.45 and 2.5, which is down from the 2.63 that last week’s show and the 2.85 the show did last year.

    This week’s show also returned to the normal pattern with a declining audience throughout the show and the big third hour drop.

    It was the highest rated show on cable for last night, beating Major Crimes on TBS which did 3.49 million viewers and The O’Reilly Factor on Fox News at 3.32 million viewers. The three hours of RAW were also the top 3 rated programs in the highly desirable 18-49 demo, doing 1.29, 1.27 and 1.23 respectively. The 3rd hour was percentage points ahead of the 4th rated program, Love and Hip Hop.

    Viewership totals for each hour:

    8 p.m. 3.76 million viewers
    9 p.m. 3.61 million viewers
    10 p.m. 3.28 million viewers

  • Daily pro wrestling history (03/08): The Samoans win the WWF World Tag Team Titles

    1910

    Kansas City, Missouri:
    – World Heavyweight champion Frank Gotch defeated Pat Connelly to retain the title
    – Dr. B.F. Roller defeated Carl Becker 

    1950

    Des Moines, Iowa:
    – NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz beat Sonny Myers in 2 out of 3 falls to retain the title
    – Bobby Bruns beat Tommy O’Toole in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Ken Fenelon beat Armond Tanny 

    1963

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Gene Kiniski beat Bruno Sammartino
    – Whipper Billy Watson beat Kinji Shibuya
    – Hercules Cortez beat Moose Evans
    – Crusher beat Dick Steinborn
    – Doug Gilbert beat Rocky Hamilton

    1966

    Sioux City, Iowa:
    – Mighty Igor Vodik beat AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon
    – Reggie Parks beat Mongolian Stomper
    – Stan Pulaski beat Ivan Kalmikoff
    – Mitsu Arakawa beat Johnny Zenda

    1967

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Non Title Texas Death Match: AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Killer Kowalski by countout
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat The Alaskan & Tiny Mills 2 out of 3 falls
    – Doug Gilbert beat Stan The Moose Mykietowich
    – Bob Boyer beat Tony Condello (sub Kurt Von Steiger)

    1969

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – The Crusher beat Butcher Vachon dq
    – Mad Dog Vachon beat Pampero Firpo
    – Larry Hennig beat Luke Brown
    – Billy Red Lyons beat Mike Riker
    – Rene Goulet beat Kenny Jay

    1973

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Black Angus defeated Jim Dalton
    – Texas Death Match: The Viking defeated Stan Pulaski
    – Roger Kirby defeated Steve Bolus
    – Harley Race defeated Omar Atlas
    – Togo the Great & Tokyo Joe defeated Bob Geigel & Rufus R. Jones in three falls

    1974

    Houston, Texas:
    – Texas Champion Great Mephisto defeated Wahoo McDaniel in 2 out of 3 falls
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Ivan Putski & Jose Lothario in 2 out of 3 falls
    – American Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Ron Pritchard & Black Angus

    1975

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Andre the Giant won a 14 man $25,000 battle royal by tossing out Baron Von Raschke & Horst Hoffman at the same time
    – Chris Taylor drew Andre the Giant 
    – Superstar Billy Graham beat Boris Breznikoff dq
    – Dusty Rhodes dcor Ray Stevens
    – Ivan Putski beat Nick Bockwinkel dq
    – Billy Robinson beat Geoff Portz

    1981

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell
    – Baron Von Raschke beat Jerry Blackwell via pin
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Brad Rheingans dq
    – John Studd drew Tito Santana
    – Buck Zumhofe beat Bobby Heenan via pin

    1983

    Allentown, Pennsylvania:
    – The Samoans, Afa & Sika, defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow for the WWF World Tag Team Titles

    1985

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Nick Bockwinkel
    – Missouri State Champion Jerry Blackwell beat Bulldog Bob Brown
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Masked Superstar & Mr Saito
    – Sgt Slaughter dcor Wahoo McDaniel
    – Mike Von Erich beat Jimmy Garvin
    – American Starship beat Marty Jannetty & Steve Olsonoski
    – Dick the Bruiser beat Mr Pogo dq
    – Rufus R Jones beat Ken Timbs

    1996

    ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash: Queens, New York:
    – ECW Tag Team Champions The Eliminators retained the title by defeating The Pitbulls 
    – Chris Jericho defeated Cactus Jack 
    – Juventud Guerrera defeated Rey Mysterio, Jr. in a two out of three falls match
    – ECW Television Champion 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Sabu ended in a twenty minute draw
    – ECW World Champion Raven defeated The Sandman 

    2010

    Orlando, Florida:
    – Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky defeated the teams of Sarita and Taylor Wilde, Angelina Love and Tara in a three-way match to win the vacant TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship

  • WWE opening a physical Hall of Fame & restaurant?

    As has been expected for many years, WWE looks to be finally be opening a physical Hall of Fame in Orlando, FL, at Universal Studios.

    Universal Studios sources told Attractions Managementthat the WWE will be opening up a museum for its Hall Of Fame and a restaurant which will be open in 2017, before WrestleMania that year comes to Orlando, an announcement that was made Monday.

    Also from sources at the park, the location would replace NBA City at the Universal City Walk, adjacent to the theme park — the same location reported on more than a year ago in the Wrestling Observer newsletter.

    It’s said that the restaurant will be similar to “The World” — the WWE’s failed attempt at a Times Square restaurant years ago that was closed after bleeding tens of millions of dollars. The new place will feature a merchandise store and screens that would constantly air WWE action.

  • Dancing With The Stars adds popular female UFC fighter

    UFC fighter Paige VanZant was announced Tuesday as one of the participants of ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars,” the popular TV show that airs on Monday nights opposite Raw, the first active UFC fighter to appear on the show.

    On previous seasons, retired UFC fighters Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture competed on the show. WWE performers Chris Jericho and Stacy Keibler have also been on the show, with Jericho writing extensively about it in his book, “The Best in the World.” Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is also a past competitor.

    VanZant, a fighter from the Team Alpha Male camp in Sacramento, CA, and a former dancer, has a 6-2 pro record and is known for conditioning, heart, and looks — not necessarily in that order. She’s 3-1 in the UFC but had a tough one-sided loss to Rose Namajunas in a December Fight Pass main event that level-set where she was at in her career. There are no immediate fights in her future.

    Other cast members include Doug Flutie, Mischa Barton, Marla Maples (ex-wife of Donald Trump), Jodie Sweetin of Fuller House and NFL stars Von Miller and Antonio Brown. The new season debuts on March 21st and runs through May.

  • A journey through NXT’s big weekend at the Arnold Classic

    Images c/o @WWENXT & @JJWilliamsWON

    In case you missed it, WWE’s NXT Experience was part of this past weekend’s Arnold Classic at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH, for the second straight year. A good portion of the NXT crew and coaching staff along with WWE Champion, COO, and NXT head Triple H himself were there to promote the brand over the two days which featured in-ring action, Q&A sessions, and even a portion of a tryout camp. 

    Day one’s highlight was HHH sharing a big surprise with us: Arnold Schwarzenegger himself.

    They spoke about fitness, inspiration, and made plenty of jokes. During the Q&A session, there were a few fans who tried to ask storyline questions about WrestleMania, and Roman Reigns, which lead to the champ being as confident as only he can be, smiling and holding the WWE Championship up. The ringside area filled up during this session which truly felt like a big deal.

    The crowd itself was nothing like you get at your usual wrestling show as it was calmer than the rest of the Expo as most people (casual observers and families alike) were just enjoying watching the action. As one would expect, the biggest hits were Women’s champion Bayley, NXT Champion Finn Balor, and fan favorite Sami Zayn. Their autograph lines went hundreds deep, and their matches were fan interactive with many fun house show-esque spots to get everyone into the fun of wrestling. 

    Day 1 Results (matches happened throughout the day):

    • Apollo Crews beat Dylan Miley
    • Billie Kay beat Amanda 
    • Johnny Gargano beat Riddick Moss
    • NXT Women’s Champion Bayley beat Emma in a title match
    • American Alpha beat The Vaudevillains
    • NXT Champion Finn Balor beat Baron Corbin in a title match
    • Tye Dillinger beat Tino Sabbatelli
    • Eva Marie beat Peyton Royce
    • NXT Tag Team Champions The Revival beat King Constantine and Thomas Kingdon 
    • Asuka beat Alexa Bliss
    • Kishan Raftar beat Dan Matha
    • Nia Jax beat Billie Kay
    • Apollo Crews beat Riddick Moss
    • Tye Dillinger beat Johnny Gargano
    • American Alpha beat NXT Tag Team Champions The Revival via DQ
    • Peyton Royce beat Alexa Bliss
    • Sami Zayn beat Samoa Joe

    Day two (Sunday) had a much calmer vibe in the hall as the autograph lines were shorter, the matches had a little more time, and we spent a good portion of the afternoon with the coaches watching the tryout athletes. From what we could gather, a few were previously trained wrestlers, one big man was a power lifter, and there was a few other athletes from around the world.

    The process was fascinating to watch up close. I tried to pay more attention to William Regal during most of it as Jason Albert was running the drills. Regal had even said the day before that he watches footwork as anyone who watched Breaking Ground knows for certain.

    Our special in ring Q&A guest for Sunday was Mark Henry who spoke to Dasha Fuentes about his career, powerlifting, and his future. He spoke about NXT being developmental and said he was, in fact, WWE’s first developmental wrestler as he was signed before knowing how to wrestle in a time when the company hadn’t brought in guys like that before. 

    When asked about who he would have liked to face from history, he told a story about how Andre The Giant once picked him up off the floor at a live event and his dream match would have been against him. As for the future, Apollo Crews is who he said he would like to break in. When asked about WrestleMania and potentially being in the Andre Memorial Battle Royal, Mark said he wouldn’t want to be in it if he wasn’t going to win. It was a very good session as Mark Henry is one of those quality men who can be a WWE spokesman for as long as he wants. 

    Day 2 Results (again, matches went all day):

    • Apollo Crews beat Tino Sabbatelli
    • Chad Gable beat Riddick Moss
    • Aiden English w/ Simon Gotch & Dan Matha went to a no contest and was re-started as a tag match when Dylan Miley joined the mix
    • Dylan Miley and Dan Matha beat The Vaudevillains
    • Tye Dillinger beat Kishan Raftar
    • NXT Women’s Champion Bayley beat Nia Jax w/ Eva Marie
    • Jason Jordan beat Johnny Gargano
    • Apollo Crews beat Riddick Moss
    • Billie Kay beat Alexa Bliss
    • Chad Gable w/ Jason Jordan beat Scott Dawson w/ Dash Wilder
    • Asuka and Peyton Royce beat Emma and Amanda
    • NXT Champion Finn Balor and Sami Zayn beat Samoa Joe and Baron Corbin

    Overall, this was a fun weekend and was something that any NXT fan who has only seen the stars on TV should try to attend next year. It’s an affordable chance to see wrestling and have a chance to get up close with your favorites. They even implied that the event will be even bigger next year as this HHH and Schwarzenegger partnership has been beneficial to both sides.