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  • NXT Asbury Park, NJ live results: Samoa Joe & Baron Corbin vs Finn Balor & Sami Zayn

    Submitted by Brandon Cornett

    Asuka vs. Alexa Bliss

    Good opening match. Back and forth at the start, with Asuka obviously being the unstoppable force in the ring. Bliss would roll out of the ring, however, and eventually catch Asuka. She then began to get the heat for the match. As Asuka’s comeback began, Alexa slapped her much like Diana Pirazzo did this past week on the show. The crowd responded with a “You F*cked Up Chant”. Asuka eventually hooked the Asuka Lock and won.

    Apollo Crews vs. Alex Riley

    Perhaps the match that the crowd was least interested in. It went on for a bit, and while it wasn’t a bad match, it did not do much to captures the attention of the crowd. Apollo defeated Riley with his Powerbomb finisher.

    Carmella vs. Peyton Royce

    Carmella came out to a huge ovation from the crowd. As she began her usual mic entrance, she made to correct herself from “the princess of Staten Island” to “the princess of New Jersey”. Peyton Royce came out with her flower gimmick, and as soon as the match started she would hit a move and then sniff the flower.  This happened a couple of times before the ref took away the flower and put it in the corner. This led to Carmella eventually taking the flower and taunting Peyton with it. Carmella won with her headscissors submission.

    Enzo & Big Cass vs. The Vaudevillians

    Biggest pop of the night definitely went to Enzo and Big Cass. These guys are massively over in both NY and NJ, and they should definitely be brought to the main roster in front of one of those crowds. The match was any other Enzo and Big Cass match. Enzo took most of the match, tagged in Cass, and then pinned Aiden with the Rocket launcher.

    Austin Aries vs. Elias Sampson

    Sampson came out to perform a song for the crowd in Asbury about how New Jersey sucked. The hatred that fans possess for Sampson is similar to the way they hate Eva Marie. After a couple of minutes, Austin Aries name appeared on the set as his music hit. The crowd went nuts for Aries. The match was definitely Sampson’s best. Aries had many spots where he could show off his athleticism and ultimately won the match using his discus elbow smash.

    NXT Champion Bayley vs. Eva Marie

    Eva came out first, obviously to very heavy boos. A lot of “you can’t wrestle” chants before the match even started. Bayley came out to another huge reaction from this crowd. This match was a lot better than I expected, which could be credited to Bayley or Eva simply getting better. There were no spots that seemed obviously botched, and it seemed very well thought-out. Bayley hit a Bayley-to-belly out of nowhere for the win.

    Samoa Joe & Baron Corbin vs. NXT Champion Finn Balor & Sami Zayn

    Definitely the best match of the night, which is no shock given the talent involved. A lot of the match involved the heels distracting the ref so the other heel could cheat. Sami had a great spot where the heels were both outside of the ring and he was about to dive onto them, but they both dove out of the way so Sami did a flip back into the center of the ring. The crowd was very happy that Finn was there and wrestling. The finish of the match was interesting. Finn does a blind tag as Sami helluva kicks Corbin (non-legal man) while he’s on the apron. Sami then gives another helluva kick to Joe and Finn gives him the Bloody Sunday for the pin.

    The match was followed by a cute segment where Sami put on Finn’s jacket and acted like him. Then Finn put on Sami’s hoodie and hat. Finn made a subtle dig at Sami by saying in order to dress like him he would need the NXT Championship.

  • WWE Youngstown, NY live results: Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus streetfight

    By Matthew Houser

    Tyler Breeze vs. Dolph Ziggler

    Slow paced for much of first half picked up in second half after close to 20 min of ring time.  Ziggler wins via pin after hitting zig zag.

    WWE Tag Champions The New Day vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. The Usos.

    The New Day retains via pin after Dudleyz hit 3D on an Uso and clear Dudleyz of the ring. Pretty solid 11+ min match.

    Rusev w/Lana vs. Neville

    Lana cuts pre-match promo of basically nothing. Nothing special here. Rusev wins via submission with the accolade after 9 mins.

    The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt ringside) vs. Big Show, Ryback, & Kane 

    Big Show gets big pop after a hot tag. Ryback, Kane, and Big Show win via pin after Big Show choke slam on Erick Rowan. Luke Harper walked off to back right before end of match. Possible injury? Could be nothing.

    Team B.A.D. vs. Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks with special guest referee Alicia Fox

    Sasha and Becky win via submission after Naomi taps out to banks statement. Solid 8 min match. Good ring work from Sasha here.

    I-C Champion Kevin Owens vs. Dean Ambrose

    Ambrose gets biggest pop of night so far. Ambrose wins by DQ after chair shot after 11 mins. Owens retains. Owens cuts promo about “losers from Ohio” and Ambrose hits Dirty Deeds to send Owens packing.

    Street fight: Sheamus vs. Roman Reigns

    Big pop for Reigns though not sure it beat out Ambrose (because Ambrose from Ohio possibly?). Kendo stick, chair, and tables involved. Each man goes through table. Reigns wins via pin after spearing Sheamus through table. Good 23+ min
    match. 

  • Daily pro wrestling history (02/20): Ricky Steamboat wins NWA Title; Bob Backlund wins WWWF Title

    1962

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Pat O’Connor wrestled AWA Champion Mr. M to a 1 hour time limit draw
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & Stan Kowalski beat Joe Scarpello & Tiny Mills
    – Nikita Kalmikoff beat Roy Collins
    – Duke Hoffman beat Jack Daniels

    1964

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Bill Miller & Bob Geigel defeated Pat O’Connor & Sonny Myers in three falls
    – The Stomper defeated Fritz Von Erich via DQ

    1965

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat The Crusher
    – Mighty Igor Vodik beat Larry Hennig dq
    – Billy Red Cloud beat Bill Green
    – Ivan Kalmikoff beat Jack Allen
    – Bob Boyer drew Sid Freeman

    1967

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Verne Gagne dq
    – Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher no contest Devils Duo, Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff
    – Wilbur Snyder beat El Mongol
    – Jack Lanza drew Moose Cholak
    – Mitsu Arakawa beat Reggie Parks

    1973

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Florida Title: Buddy Colt defeated Jack Brisco to win the title
    – Lights Out Match: Mark Lewin defeated Hans Schmidt 
    – Florida Tag Titles: Mike Graham & Kevin Sullivan defeated Bobby Shane & Gorgeous George, Jr. to win the titles
    – Johnny Walker defeated Black Jack Slade 
    – Great Malenko defeated John Wolfman Smith

    1974

    Miami Beach Florida:
    – Canadian Death Match: Dusty Rhodes defeated Jos LeDuc 
    – Paul Jones defeated The Texan by dq
    – Florida Title: Buddy Colt no contest Ron Fuller 
    – Cowboy Bill Watts defeated The Jackal 
    – Kevin Sullivan & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Skull Von Stroheim & Tony Romano 
    – The Psycho defeated Tom Jones 

    1975

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Oki Shikina & Chuck O’Connor defeated Tony Russo & Omar Atlas
    – Mike George defeated Bobby Jaggers
    – Central States Women’s Champion Jean Antone defeated Betty Niccoli via DQ in two straight falls
    – The Interns (w/ Dr. Ken Ramey) fought Lord Alfred Hayes & Bob Brown to a double-DQ
    – Jerry Oates & Ted Oates defeated Terry Martin & Tommy Martin in three falls

    1977

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – Andre the Giant ddq AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel
    – Ray Stevens beat Bobby Duncum
    – Chris Taylor beat Super Destroyer dq
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Roger Kirby & Blackjack Lanza (sub Bobby Heenan)
    – Pedro Morales beat Blackjack Lanza
    – Angelo Mosca beat Bill Francis

    1978 

    Madison Square Garden: New York City:
    – Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham to win the WWWF World Heavyweight Title

    1981

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jerry Blackwell & John Studd
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura beat Tito Santana & Ray Stevens
    – Brad Rheingans beat Steve Regal
    – Buck Zumhofe beat Bill Howard
    – Curt Hennig beat Kenny Jay

    1986

    AWA/NWA Star Wars: Baltimore, Maryland:
    – Cage match: Road Warriors beat Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff
    – NWA Champion Ric Flair beat Dusty Rhodes dq
    – Sgt. Slaughter beat AWA Champion Stan Hansen dq
    – Midnight Express beat Rock & Roll Express
    – Magnum TA beat Baron Von Raschke
    – Nick Bockwinkel no contest Larry Zbyszko
    – Tully Blanchard beat Jimmy Valiant
    – Scott Hall beat Boris Zhukov

    1989

    WCW Chi-Town Rumble: Chicago, Illinois:
    – Mike Rotundo defeated Rick Steiner to win the NWA Television Title
    – Lex Luger defeated Barry Windham to win the United States Title
    – NWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors defeated Steve Williams & Kevin Sullivan 
    – Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title

    1992

    Niagara Falls, New York:
    – WWF Intercontinental Champion Rowdy Roddy Piper defeated WWF World Champion Ric Flair in a non-title, steel cage match

    2005

    WWE No Way Out: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
    – Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Doug and Danny Basham to win the titles
    – Chavo Guerrero Jr. won the Cruiserweight Title in a gauntlet match
    – John Cena defeated Kurt Angle

    2011 

    WWE Elimination Chamber: Oakland, California:
    – Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel defeated WWE Tag Team champions Vladimir Kozlov & Santino Marella to win the titles
    – WWE Champion the Miz retained the title over Jerry Lawler
    – John Cena won the Raw Elimination Chamber over CM Punk, Randy Orton, R-Truth, John Morrison and Sheamus

  • Daily pro wrestling history (02/19): Heavenly Bodies win SMW Tag Team Titles; plane crash kills Bobby Shane

    1920

    Newark, Ohio:
    – Paul Bowser defeated Billy Schoeber for the American Middleweight Title

    1942 

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Marshall Estep defeated Steve Brody to win the Midwest Wrestling Association World Junior Heavyweight Title 

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – Bill Longson defeated Sandor Szabo to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title

    1943

    Houston, Texas:
    – Bill Longson defeated Bobby Managoff for the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title 

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – Ronnie Etchison beat Cowboy Luttrall 
    – Orville Brown drew Babe Zaharias 
    – Tom Zaharias beat Bad Boy Brown 
    – Jim Coffield beat Frank Frogge

    1957

    Chicago, Illinois:
    – Wilbur Snyder defeated Hans Schmidt to win the Chicago NWA United States Heavyweight Title 

    1959

    Chattanooga, Tennessee:
    – Don and Luke (Bobby) Fields defeated The Corsicans (Jean and Joe) to win the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1963

    Tampa, Florida:
    – Hiro Matsuda defeated Eddie Graham to win the Florida NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Boot Match: Crusher beat Moose Evans 
    – Hercules Cortez beat Karol Kalmikoff
    – Rocky Hamilton beat Jack Pesek
    – Doug Gilbert drew Ivan Kamilkoff
    – Dick Steinborn beat Gordon Nelson

    1966

    San Francisco, California:
    – Bill Watts defeated Kinji Shibuya for the San Francisco NWA United States Heavyweight Title 

    1969

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Gene Kiniski won the Hawaii NWA North American Heavyweight Title from Toru Tanaka 

    1970

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
    – Non Title: The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon 2 falls to 0
    – Pepper Gomez beat Dr X
    – Red Bastien beat Luke Graham
    – Larry Hennig beat Bob Brunelle
    – Lars Anderson drew Billy Red Lyons

    1975

    Miami Beach, Florida: (Colt, Shane, McCord, and Hart would be in a plane crash later that evening that would end the life of Shane)
    – Dusty Rhodes defeated Dick Murdoch 
    – Handicap Match: Dick Slater & Chris Taylor & “Cowboy” Bill Watts defeated Bob Roop & Jim Dillon & Mongolian Stomper & Gary Hart
    – Bobby Shane & Buddy Colt defeated Tony Parisi & Dominic DeNucci 
    – The Patriots defeated Mike Pappas & Pat Barrett 
    – Bob Armstrong defeated “Iron” Mike McCord (Austin Idol)
    – Larry Zbyszko drew Baron Scicluna 
    – Johnny Weaver defeated George McCreary 

    1976 

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – Bob Brown & Otto Von Heller fought Ray Candy & Pat O’Connor to a draw
    – Ed Wiskoski defeated Mike Pappae
    – Ripper Collins fought Tank Patton to a double-DQ
    – Bob Geigel & Akio Sato defeated Ron Bass & Dutch Mantel
    – World Heavyweight Champion Terry Funk defeated Mike George via DQ

    1978

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – AWA World Tag Team Champions The High Flyers (Jim Brunzell and Greg Gagne) defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Bockwinkel and Bobby Heenan to retain the titles
    – British Heavyweight Champion Billy Robinson defeated Duncan McTavish to retain the title
    – WWWF Heavyweight Champion Billy Graham defeated Édouard Carpentier to retain the title
    – Dusty Rhodes defeated Ken Patera
    – Angelo Mosca defeated Chief Peter Miavia
    – Dewey Robertson beat the Wildman
    – Stan Stasiak beat the Wolfman
    – Billy Red Lyons drew Chris Tolos

    Memphis, Tennessee:
    – Stan Frazier and Terry Sawyer defeated Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles 

    1979

    Fort Worth, Texas:
    – Mark Lewin and The Spoiler defeated David and Kevin Von Erich for the NWA American Tag Team Titles

    1982

    Green Bay, Wisconsin:
    – Hulk Hogan & Tito Santana & Buck Zumhofe beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Duncum & Bobby Heenan
    – Sheik Adnan beat Jim Brunzell by countout
    – Greg Gagne beat Sgt Jacques Goulet
    – Brad Rheingans beat Tom Stone 

    1988

    Las Vegas, Nevada:
    – AWA Champion Curt Hennig beat Jerry Lawler dq
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Midnight Rockers beat Nasty Boys
    – Wahoo McDaniel & Greg Gagne beat Bob Orton Jr & Curt Hennig dq
    – Badd Company, Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond beat Midnight Rockers
    – Greg Gagne beat Steve Olsonoski
    – Baron Von Raschke beat Sheik Adnan

    1994 

    Taylor, Michigan:
    – The Heavenly Bodies (Jimmy Del Ray and Tom Prichard) defeated The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) for the SMW Tag Team Titles

    1995

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Koji Kanemoto defeated Norio Honaga to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title 

    WCW SuperBrawl: Baltimore, Maryland:
    – WCW World Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) with Sister Sherri, defeated The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) by reverse decision to retain the title
    – Randy Savage and Sting defeated Avalanche and The Butcher
    – WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan with Jimmy Hart defeated WCW US Heavyweight Champion Vader by disqualification to retain the title

    1999

    North Richland Hills, Texas:
    – Brian Adias defeated Khris Germany to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title 

    2000

    Cornelia, Georgia:
    – The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) defeated Bad Attitude (Rick Michaels and David Young) to win the NWA Wildside Tag Team Titles

    Barnegat, New Jersey:
    – Chris Candido won the vacant NWA Jersey Heavyweight Title by defeating The Equalizer

    Carolina, Puerto Rico:
    – Ray González won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title by defeating Carly Colón

    2002 

    – Billy and Chuck with Rico defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Spike Dudley and Tazz to win the titles

    2003

    Louisville, Kentucky:
    – Nick Dinsmore defeated champion The Damaja and Doug Basham in a triple threat match to win the OVW Heavyweight Title

    2004

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – Shiro Koshinaka and Takao Omori defeated Shinjiro Otani and Masato Tanaka to win the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Titles 
    – Low Ki and Leonardo Spanky (Brian Kendrick) defeated Ikuto Hidaka and Dick Togo to win the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Titles

    2005

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – A.J. Styles defeated Simon Diamond
    – C.J. O’Doyle defeated Rob Eckos
    – Simon Diamond and Mike Kruel defeated Damian Adams and Monsta Mack to win the vacant 3PW Tag Team Title
    – Matt Striker defeated Rockin’ Rebel
    – Slyck Wagner Brown defeated 3PW Heavyweight Champion Christopher Daniels to win the title

    2006 

    WWF No Way Out PPV: Baltimore, Maryland:
    – Chris Benoit defeated Booker T to win the US Championship 
    – Randy Orton defeated Rey Mysterio
    – Kurt Angle defeated The Undertaker to retain the World Title

    Tokyo, Japan:
    – El Samurai and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Hirooki Goto and Minoru to win the title
    – Tiger Mask IV defeated NWA World and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Black Tiger IV (Rocky Romero) to win both titles
    – IWGP U-30 Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Yuji Nagata
    – IWGP Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar and Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Akebono and Riki Choshu
    – IWGP Tag Team Champions Masahiro Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Giant Bernard and Manabu Nakanishi to retain the titles

    2007

    Bakersfield, California:
    – Melina pinned WWE Women’s Champion Mickie James to win the title 
    – Umaga (with Armando Alejandro Estrada) pinned WWE Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy to win the title

  • Daily pro wrestling history (02/18): War to Settle the Score; Superstar vs. Bruno steel cage match

    1941

    Hamilton, Ontario, Canada:
    – World Champion Jim Londos beat Nanjo Singh 
    – Don Evans drew with Wild Bill Longson 
    – Billy Hanson beat Tom Maloney

    1973

    St. Paul, Minnesota:
    – AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Billy Robinson & Don Muraco in 2 out of 3 falls
    – The Crusher beat Dusty Rhodes 
    – Larry Hennig beat George Scott
    – Jim Brunzell beat Big K by dq 
    – Khosrow Vaziri beat Johnny Heidman 

    1975

    Omaha, Nebraska:
    – Baron Von Raschke beat Ivan Putski
    – Billy Robinson beat Boris Breznikoff dq
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Larry Hennig
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Paul Perschmann & Buddy Wolff
    – Horst Hoffman beat Geoff Portz

    1976

    St. Joseph, Missouri:
    – Bob Geigel and Akio Sato defeated Ken Mantel and Ron Bass for the Central States NWA World Tag Team Titles

    1978

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    – WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bruno Sammartino in a steel cage match 

    1984

    Atlanta, Georgia:
    – Brad Armstrong defeated Ted DiBiase to win the Georgia National Title (Armstrong was wrestling under a mask as “Mr.
    R”.  DiBiase thought it was Tommy Rich under the mask as Rich had been wrestling as Mr. R in previous weeks.  DiBiase was rolled up and pinned by Armstrong after DiBiase pulled off the mask and realized it wasn’t Rich)

    1985 

    The War To Settle The Score: Madison Square Garden:
    – WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper wrestled to a no contest
    – Lelani Kai defeated Wendi Richter to win the WWF Women’s Title
    – Jimmy Snuka defeated Cowboy Bob Orton
    – Paul Orndorff defeated Tony Atlas
    – WWF World Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo defeated The Spoiler & The Assassin

    1986

    St. Louis, Missouri:
    – Non Title Steel Cage match: Harley Race beat NWA Champion Ric Flair
    – Tully Blanchard beat Jimmy Valiant
    – Rock & Roll Express beat Midnight Express by dq
    – Nick Bockwinkel beat Larry Zbyszko by dq
    – Crusher Blackwell beat Kareem Muhammad
    – Rocky Johnson beat Timothy Flowers

    1996 

    Norfolk, Virginia:
    – Johnny B. Badd defeated Lex Luger to win the WCW World Television Title

    WWF In Your House: Louisville, Kentucky:
    – WWF World Heavyweight Champion Bret Hart defeated Diesel in a steel cage match 
    – Razor Ramon defeated The 1-2-3 Kid in a “Crybaby” match
    – Shawn Michaels defeated Owen Hart 

    2007

    Los Angeles, California: WWF No Way Out PPV:
    – Chavo Guerrero won the Cruiserweight Open and the Cruiserweight Title
    – Chris Benoit, Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy defeated MNM (Joey Mercury & Johnny Nitro, with Melina) & MVP
    – John Cena and Shawn Michaels defeated The Undertaker and Batista

  • WWE Fresno, CA, live results: Chris Jericho, AJ Styles, Dudleys work face, strange three-way

    Submitted by Geno Gonzales

    Miz vs. AJ Styles

    Classic Miz promo about getting his tooth knocked out by AJ, AJ comes out and beats him in a really good match with near falls, winning with the Calf Crusher. AJ got biggest pop of night.

    Social Outcasts (Adam Rose and Heath Slater) vs. Dudley Boys

    Dudleys as faces win with a 3D

    Baron Corbin vs. Fandango vs. Viktor of The Ascension

    Corbin got an ‘NXT’ change. Fandango was the face. Corbin won.

    Luke Harper and Erick Rowan vs. Neville and Kane

    Kane hits Harper with the chokeslam and then tags Nevile who hit the Red Arrow for the pin.

    Sasha Banks & Natalya & Becky Lynch vs. Team BAD and Cameron

    Cameron fit in well with Tamina and Naomi. Becky and Sasha were even in popularity. Sasha pulled out the Banks Statement and Naomi tapped out.

    Lucha Dragons vs. Los Matadores

    Lucha Dragons got a huge pop as usual and won a good match with the Matadores.

    Chris Jericho vs Bray Wyatt (w/Braun Strowman)

    Back and forth match the whole time and Jericho really performed great. Jericho got in the Walls of Jericho and hit a Lionsault. Strowman tried to distract Jericho on the apron, but Jericho sidestepped a charging Wyatt, sending him into Strowman and then hit a Codebreaker for the pin and win.

  • PWG live results: Roderick Strong vs. Drew Galloway; Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Trevor Lee

    From the American Legion Hall in Reseda, CA (2/12) courtesy of So Cal Uncensored

    – Chuck Taylor over Dalton Castle via rollup

    – Chris Hero over Trent? after a tombstone

    – Jack Evans over Sami Callihan via schoolboy rollup

    – Adam Cole over Andrew Everett

    – Zack Sabre Jr. over Trevor Lee via submission

    – “Speedball” Mike Bailey over Player “Evil” Uno with a kick to the head

    – PWG Champion Roderick Strong over Drew Galloway to retain

    Notes:

    – After the main event Strong and Cole beat down Galloway, but Sabre came out for the save. Strong and Sabre will meet on All Star Weekend night 1 on March 4th.

    – WWE’s Becky Lynch was in attendance.

  • WWE Main Event results: Damien Sandow lives; Jerry Lawler’s new mantra

    Heath Slater w/ Curtis Axel and Adam Rose def. Zack Ryder via pinfall

    I had feared that this week’s Main Event would be a write-off, given the light crew that the WWE took to the Smackdown tapings. This opening contest did absolutely nothing to dispel that fear, notwithstanding a fine effort from Ryder.

    Jerry Lawler shocks me with his powers of recall by reminding us that Zack once “made a reputation out of social media”, referring to his spell as the self-proclaimed “Internet champion”. Rich Brennan, on the other hand, is the “Waffle House champion” apparently.

    Ryder benefits from the goodwill of a fresh crowd at the beginning of the match, managing to get himself a pretty loud “Woo! Woo! Woo!” chant going. Then, the stalling begins, as these guys figure out a way to fill the 15 minutes they’ve been allotted; Slater twice rolling out of the ring to go on celebratory Bo Train (sans Bo) victory laps in the opening minutes.

    Typical idiotic babyface booking in this one, as Ryder unnecessarily concerns himself with the dual “distraction” of “Axel Rose” on the outside, to his own detriment. He takes a big bump off the ropes to the floor before the mid-match commercial break, when Rose’s mere presence gives him the yips and allows Slater to push him off.

    Slater’s heat shows why anyone wondering why this guy hasn’t been elevated above the role of comedy jobber needs their head examined. He has always been awful on offence and has unquestionably regressed in that regard in the last couple of years. Two godawfully long headlock segments here prove my point.

    More hard work from Ryder during his comeback sees him hit a slingshot splash from the apron. A Rich Brennan flub follows, as the announcer erroneously reckons that Axel was responsible for pulling Slater out of the way of the Broski Boot. He wasn’t.

    Tope con hilo from Ryder takes out the other two geeks on the outside. But, upon re-entry, he gets a kick in the gut and an Impaler DDT to punish his stupidity. I’d love to know when Slater last won a televised match with that move. Answers on a postcard, please.

    – Recap of the Reigns/Ambrose/Lesnar interactions from RAW. I couldn’t possibly care less about any of this, as the storyline rationale for the match makes absolutely no sense. That backstage face-to-face between HHH and Lesnar from RAW two weeks ago tells you all you need to know about why that is the case. I can 100% guarantee that no other heel in the company would have been written to no-sell the threat of Brock (the man who broke his arm in kayfabe) in that manner. All we need now is for the egomaniac to don the bicycle shorts and pin Reigns at ‘Mania. Because, you know, the money is in the chase with Roman. Like it was with Goldberg.

    Natalya def. Alicia Fox via submission

    Alicia Fox worked heel here, continuing the Big Show-esque face/heel oscillations of Team Bella. She also appears to have reverted to her “crazy” gimmick, which was hinted at on RAW when she screamed the house down after her loss to Charlotte.

    This contest ran a little bit longer than the second match usually does, at five minutes. It was notable only for the return of the catchphrase that defined an era, as Lawler responds to Brennan’s reference to Nattie’s cat-fancying with the revelation that Foxy, like him “prefers puppies!”. “Oh no…” says a despairing Brennan.

    The finish saw Nattie roll-through off a sunset flip attempt to secure the Sharpshooter for the submission victory. Fox refused to accept a handshake in the aftermath, opting to storm off instead. Nattie did the universally-accepted gesture for “she’s crazy”, to which Fox shouted back “You’re crazy!”. Good comeback.

    – Video aired of Bryan’s incredible retirement speech from Monday night, spliced with sections of the wonderful retrospective video that preceded it. I highly doubt that the man will read this, but I’d nonetheless like to express my “gratitude” to the wrestler who made me fall in love with the product all over again four years ago. I returned in early 2012 for The Rock, but stayed for Bryan’s heel character, watching as the “Yes!” chant built momentum leading into the unfortunate (but ultimately career-making) events of Wrestlemania 28. He has rightly removed himself from the fray all too soon, to safeguard his health. But we will always have that wonderful moment when he reached the top of tree two years ago. The very best to him in whatever endeavours he chooses to pursue going forward.

    Mark Henry and Darren Young def. Fandango and Damien Sandow via pinfall

    An unusually brief featured contest, clocking in at only five minutes and most notable for the return to WWE television of one Damien Sandow – complete with robe and “Hallelujah!” theme.

    Despite an apparent return to the Intellectual Saviour gimmick (complete with shouting “You’re Welcome!” after an early headlock takeover), Sandow is clearly positioned as a babyface. Which is weird. The goal here appears to be the rekindling of the dynamic Sandow had with The Miz, as he trades “boo/yay” poses with Fandango before the match begins.

    This tension continues throughout the match, with Fandango blind-tagging himself in, before teasing the fans with faked attempts to bring his partner back into the action. This has the desired effect, prompting the now long-forgotten “We Want Sandow!” chants to ring out around the arena.

    Sandow eventually loses his patience and tags himself in, hitting a side russian leg sweep on Young. But, before he can follow up with the ol’ Elbow of Disdain, Fandango again enacts an unwanted tag to cut him off.

    The two then bicker near the ropes, which allows Young to push Fandango into Sandow and crawl to hot-tag Mark Henry. The finish arrives quickly from there, with Henry catching Fandango off a second-rope cross body attempt. World’s Strongest Slam gets the pin.

    Final Thoughts

    The company may have worked wonders with a depleted roster on Smackdown, but the knock-on effect on its sister show was not pretty. Nobody needs to see a 15 minute match between Heath Slater and Zack Ryder, regardless of how hard the latter tried to make it watchable. However, it was interesting to see Sandow make a rare televised appearance. Revisiting the heel/face tag-team dynamic that he had with The Miz may have potential, but I’m not sure Fandango is the correct foil. Meanwhile, Lawler’s heel metamorphosis continues, as he resurrects his Divas obsession and that long-lost buzzword, “puppies!”.

  • WWE Magdeburg, Germany, live results: new night, same results

    From Wrestling-Infos.de at the GETEC Arena (2-13)

    – WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose (c) defeated Rusev (w/ Lana) via Dirty Deeds

    – Cesaro was in the ring and announced tonight’s main event: Roman Reigns vs. Alberto Del Rio in a street fight.

    – Jack Swagger defeated Bo Dallas via Patriot Lock. Dallas got “p*ssy” chants.

    – Goldust defeated Tyler Breeze in 01:00. Breeze protests after the match, challenges anyone in the back to a match. R-Truth answers.

    – R-Truth defeated Tyler Breeze in 00:10.

    – The Big Show & The Usos (Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso) defeated WWE Tag Champions The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods). Show got the pin.

    – WWE Divas Champion Charlotte (w/ Ric Flair) defeated Paige w/Summer Rae as special referee. 

    – Dolph Ziggler defeated Kevin Owens via Superkick into the ZigZag. Owens got p*ssy chants.

    – Roman Reigns defeated Alberto Del Rio in a street fight after putting ADR through a table after a spear

  • Daily pro wrestling history (02/13): Tyler Black wins ROH Title; Jeff Hardy wins TNA Title

    1947

    Kansas City, Kansas:
    – MWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat Everette Marshall in 2 out of 3 falls
    – Wee Willie Davis beat Jack Kennedy 
    – Ray Schwarz beat Karl Davis (DQ) 
    – Vic Christy and Dan O’Connor drew 

    1951

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – George Bollas beat Bronko Nagurski 
    – Ivan Kameroff beat Tommy O’Toole
    – Red Bastien defeated Lou Britton 

    1958

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
    – Whipper Billy Watson and Yukon Eric beat Gene Kiniski and Fritz Von Erich
    – The Miller Brothers, Al and Tiny beat Joe Blanchard and Frank ” Framer Boy” Townsend
    – Roy McClarity and Dan Miller drew
    – Fred Atkins and Maurice LaPointe drew

    1965

    Minneapolis, Minnesota:
    – Death Match: Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Mad Dog Vachon (sub Harley Race)
    – Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny Hodge beat Eddie Sharkey 
    – Reggie Parks drew Wilbur Snyder
    – Billy Red Cloud beat Bob Boyer

    1974

    Honolulu, Hawaii:
    – Billy Robinson beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne to win title (Title Change only recognized in Hawaii)
    – Hawaiian Champion Billy Graham drew Ed Francis
    – Chris Taylor beat Igor Volkov (sub Butcher Vachon) 
    – Neff Maiava & Sam Steamboat beat Dale Brown & Peace Brother II 2 falls to 0
    – Ripper Collins beat Guy LaRose
    – Bill Francis beat The Phantom

    1975

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
    – Superstar Billy Graham & Dusty Rhodes beat Baron Von Raschke & Horst Hoffman
    – Ivan Putski beat Nick Bockwinkel dq 
    – Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Larry Heiniemi & Buddy Wolff 
    – Larry Hennig drew Boris Breznikoff 
    – Geoff Portz beat Khosrow Vaziri

    1989

    Clash of Champions: Cleveland, Ohio:
    – United States Tag Team Champions Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams defeated The Fantastics 
    – NWA World Six Man Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Mike Rotunda, Kevin Sullivan & Steve Williams ended in a double disqualification

    1994

    Knoxville, Tennessee:
    – “Dirty White Boy” Tony Anthony defeated Brian Lee for the Smoky Mountain Heavyweight Title 

    1997

    Lowell, Massachusetts:
    – Shawn Michaels vacated the WWF World Title due to a knee injury
    – Rocky Maivia defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley for the WWF Intercontinental Title

    1998

    Lexington, Kentucky:
    – Axl Rotten defeated Bull Pain to win the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title

    2000 

    Germany:
    – Big Vito & Johnny the Bull defeated Don & Ron Harris for the WCW World Tag Team Titles

    2001

    Louisville, Kentucky:
    – Shelton Benjamin & Brock Lesnar defeated BJ Payne & Damien for the Ohio Valley Southern Heavyweight Tag Team Titles

    2002

    Cincinnati, Ohio:
    – Chad Collyer defeated Shannon Moore for the HWA Cruiserweight Title
    – Lance Cade & Mike Sanders defeated The Island Boys for the HWA Tag Team Titles

    2010

    New York City:
    – Tyler Black defeated Austin Aries to win the ROH championship
    – ROH Tag Team champions The Briscoes defeated The Dark City Fight Club

    2011

    Against All Odds: Orlando, Florida:
    – Jeff Hardy defeated Mr. Anderson in a ladder match to win the TNA World Title
    – Jeff Jarrett defeated Kurt Angle