Sin City Stampede
Date: April 16, 2026
Location: Bizarre Bar, Las Vegas, Nevada
Commentators: Cam Hawkins, Dan Miller

This is New Texas Pro, which I’ve looked at before, though they have only impressed me so much in previous viewings. They’re often around for the weekend though so I’ll give them another shot. You never know what you’re going to see on a show like this one so hopefully it works out. Let’s get to it.

We don’t get any opening video, which is odd as they have nice name graphics.

Starboy Charlie/Cosmo Orion/Epydemius Jr. vs. Shimbashi/Dragon Kid/Andrew Cass

Charlie and Cass start things off with Cass flipping out of a headscissors attempt. Charlie’s legsweep doesn’t work and they trade dropkicks for a standoff. Shimbashi and Orion come in with Orion getting planted off a Wasteland. Kid comes off the top to stay on Orion and it’s off to Jr., who sticks the landing on a headscissors.

It’s back to Charlie, who holds Kid for a kick from Cass as things slow down. Charlie’s shooting star press gets two but Kid Stundog Millionaires his way out of trouble. That’s not enough for a tag though as Charlie is back in with a northern lights suplex for two. Jr. hits a standing moonsault for two but Kid manages a quick hurricanrana.

The double tag brings in Shimbashi and Cass as house is quickly cleaned. Everything breaks down and Charlie snaps off a headscissors. Jr. is back up with a corkscrew moonsault to Shimbashi. That’s shrugged off as Shimbashi knees Charlie into a lifting DDT for two, with Orion making the save. Everything stays broken down and Kid’s crucifix finishes Orion for the pin at 10:38.

Rating: B-. It was a fast paced match to start things off and that’s always going to work. I’m not sure how many of these people are regular stars in New Texas but that’s the point of a show like this at this time of the year. Nice stuff here, though I’m kind of surprised that a WWE ID talent was on the losing team.

Post match Shimbashi praises Dragon Kid for everything he has done to get us here. Orion says something similar.

1 Called Manders vs. Timur The Great

Manders gives the referee his hat and flips Timur off as we’re ready to go. They fight over a lockup with Timur actually giving him a clean break in the corner. Timur knocks him down though and Manders bails outside to avoid a suplex. That’s fine with Timur, who follows him out for some chops against the…well chair. Manders’ chop only hits post but he’s able to fire off more chops back inside.

They trade clothesline for a double down and the fans seem to approve. An exchange of chops (again) goes from their knees to their feet until Timur sends him into the corner for a splash. A powerslam gives Timur two but Manders is back with an Oklahoma (so he’s a heel here) stampede for the same. The big lariat is countered with a spear but Manders hits the big lariat (mach two) into an elbow drop for the pin at 9:34.

Rating: C+. I still like Manders a good deal and he is a regular on the Wrestlemania Week circuit. It was nice to see someone wrestle a bit more old school Texas style match, or at least as close as you can get to one, with the striking and laying it in. That’s where Manders tends to shine and Timur was there to hang with him the whole way. At the same time, it was a nice change of pace after the very different opener, which is a good idea.

Jak Galloway vs. Jackpot J-Rok vs. Prince Kxriuki vs. Chris Marcell vs. Devin Carter vs. Ethan Hunter vs. Travis Cudi

Scramble of course…and apparently this has staggered entrances as it’s Prince vs. Cudi to start things off. They trade some respect until Prince knocks him hard into the corner. Cudi rolls away from him and they trade some rapid fire rollups for two each. Prince sends him hard into the corner and Cudi nails a side kick.

Marcell is in at #3 and easily runs Cudi over with a shoulder. A belly to belly gets two with Prince making a save. Marcell misses a charge into the corner and J-Rok is in at #4. Naturally he gets to clean house but Cudi blocks a Code Red. Instead J-Rok hits a double moonsault to Prince as Galloway is in at #5.

The entrances speed way up as Hunter is in at #6 about ten seconds later and cleans house as well. J-Rok is down in the corner so three people go up for Coast To Coast dropkicks at the same time (and he’s dead). Carter is in at #7 and wrestles in women’s underwear, complete with some additional spanking. We get a parade of knockdowns, with Carter rather enjoying hitting a Bronco Buster. Carter fires off some kicks but gets caught in a package piledriver to give Hunter the pin at 10:05.

Rating: C+. The staggered entrances helped SO MUCH here as it let some of the wrestlers have a chance to showcase themselves a bit. If nothing else, it’s a lot better than having seven wrestlers running around all at once with no way of keeping track what is going on. This still wasn’t great, but it could have been FAR worse given how some scrambles tend to go.

The ring announcer plugs socials and some kind of deal you can get.

Vin Massaro vs. Oli Summers

Massaro is rather Italian and Summers is lovestruck (whatever that means). We get a hug to start and they touch hands before locking up. Summers takes him down to start and hits a basement clothesline as commentary talks about the greatness that is this week. Back up and Massaro pulls him hard out of the corner, setting up the chinlock.

Quite the elbow drop gives Massaro two but Summers gets the boots up in the corner. Summers knees his way out of a belly to back suplex and a belly to belly gets two. Massaro t-bones him for the same but Summers does one better with a straitjacket German suplex. The pace picks up as they trade rollups for two each until Massaro ties him up for the pin at 9:20.

Rating: C+. Yeah it was fine. That’s about all there is to this one as it was a basic match where they didn’t embarrass themselves and the ending was pretty nice. The best thing here was Massaro’s rather catchy theme, which thankfully we get to hear again after the match. This was just a random match and while it was fine, it wasn’t anything beyond that.

Post match Massaro uses the same rollup to pin the referee so Summers can learn it. Summers demonstrates it as well.

Adam Priest vs. Dustin Nguyen

Nguyen is into martial arts and commentary doesn’t think he’s going to be much trouble for Priest. They pose at each other until Priest takes his belt off and wraps it around his head. Then he slaps Nguyen in the face, earning a leg lariat for being rude. A basement dropkick gives Nguyen two and there’s another kick to the back for the same. Priest snaps off a DDT and kicks him in the back before going with a more basic rip at the face.

A camel clutch (with more face ripping) has Nguyen in more trouble and Priest catapults him throat first into the bottom rope. Back up and Priest’s brainbuster gets two (Commentary: “That’s not much of a brain to bust.”) but Nguyen kicks him out of the air. A leg lariat connects for Nguyen and a snapdragon follows, with Priest getting a foot on the rope. Nguyen misses a big strike but manages to kick Priest out to the floor. Back in and Priest chop blocks him down, setting up a half crab for the tap at 8:37.

Rating: C+. This was mostly goofy fun as Priest played with his food, got in a bit of trouble, and then finished him off without much effort. That’s all the match needed to be as commentary wasn’t exactly selling Nguyen as a big threat. Priest is a bigger deal due to his time on AEW so this had some star power. And ninja skills to make it even better.

Tag Team Titles: Dream Team vs. Toxic Tour vs. Meat Market vs. LJV/Maya World

The Dream Team (Danny King/KC Kr’eme) is defending against the Tour (Pac Ortega/Prince Ly) and the Market (Cutlet/Isaiah Morales). Oh and LJV and World but their names are a bit easier to remember. World and King start things off but LJV tags himself in and gets headlocked down by King. KC tags himself in for a nice dropkick but World takes over on him in the corner.

World gets slammed onto KC and Ortega comes in to send him hard into the corner. The rather needed tag brings in King to clean house but Morales cuts him off rather quickly. Cutlet it in for a double chop to King and it’s off to the Meat Train, with everyone (well almost everyone) dropping elbows on King. Somehow King gets up to hit a Backstabber on Ortega and it’s World coming in as everything breaks down.

LJV takes Ly out but the Tour is back up with a Shatter Machine to LJV with the champs making a save. A wheelbarrow bulldog gets two on Morales and a top rope double stomp/Big Ending drops King for two more. LJV knees King for two and a 450 connects (impressive as LJV is pretty tall)…and then LJV knees World down. A Michinoku Driver drops World again and an assisted DDT lets King pin Cutlet to retain at 11:48.

Rating: B-. It was pretty much the match you would expect, with all kinds of people running around and a not so easy task of keeping up with who was whom. The turn near the end was a big angle for the match and I’m sure World and LJV will have a big fight as a result. The champs retaining is fine and at least they had a lot to sweat on the way there.

Dimitri Alexandrov vs. Ishin

They fight over wrist control to start and go to the mat for a rollup into a standoff. Ishin shakes hands with the referee (nice guy) and does the same to Alexandrov, which means a kick to the ribs (smart guy). Alexandrov is back with a slam and basement clothesline for two so Ishin bails out to the floor. Back in and Ishin grabs a triangle choke, followed by a running shoulder to drop Alexandrov again.

A quick fisherman’s suplex takes Ishin down for two but he one ups Alexandrov with a superplex. Back up and a discus lariat connects for Alexandrov and they’re both down. Naturally that means the exchange of forearms until Ishin plants him with a DDT. Ishin’s frog splash gets two so Alexandrov discus lariats him for the same. A suplex slam gives Alexandrov the pin at 8:40.

Rating: B-. I’m not overly familiar with these two but they beat the heck out of each other and had a nice match in the process. This is the kind of thing that I love about the week as you get to see all kinds of wrestlers you might not see otherwise. Alexandrov had a nice presence about him and I liked this rather well.

Raychell Rose interrupts the announcement of the next match and rants a lot. She’s interrupted as well and it seems we’re ready to go.

Raychell Rose vs. Kitti Hisatomi

They seem to have a history and Hisatomi sends her hard into the corner for a shoulder to the ribs. Rose is back with a knee and a World’s Strongest Slam gets two. Rose’s running kick misses though and she hammers on Hisatomi…who jackknifes her for the pin at 1:45.

Women’s Title: Gabby Forza vs. Charity King

King is defending and I’m not sure why Forza is wearing a dunce cap. King gets a dunce cap of her own and they pose together before giving them to the referee, who poses with them as well. With that out of the way, they lock up and take turns backing each other into the corner.

The exchange of shoulders doesn’t go anywhere and they yell at each other a lot as I’m getting mixed emotional messages from this match. King gets the better of a collision to take over but gets dropkicked hard into the corner. Forza fires off some clothesline in a different corner, including one after a cartwheel.

A charge misses for Forza though and King grabs a belly to back suplex. King grabs a string of slams and they trade some big forearms. A full nelson slam gives King two and Forza’s Alabama Slam gets the same. King catches her going up top though and powerbombs her down for a rather near fall (I bought that one). Forza hits a spear, only to have her suplex reversed into a World’s Strongest Slam to retain the title at 11:24.

Rating: B-. I have no idea what the opening with the dunce cap was about but this turned into a nice power match with the two of them hitting the other with one big spot after another. It didn’t quite hit that top level stuff but at least it was something different than what we’ve been seeing tonight. That always helps and it did so again here.

The ring announcer has the fans slap the mat to hype things up for the main event.

New Texas Pro Title: Bryan Keith vs. Danny Orion

Orion is defending for the first time while Keith is the longest reigning champion in the title’s history. They take their time starting with the grappling and that’s an early standoff. Orion takes him down and the pace picks up, with Orion flipping over Keith and hitting a dropkick. Keith boots him in the face and sends him outside, meaning it’s time to fire off some chops on the floor.

Keith’s chop most hits the post but he stops himself in time and slaps Orion in the back of the head. They get back in with Orion breaking out of a double underhook and firing off some chops. Keith gets sent face first into the corner and Orion grabs a Boston crab. With that broken up, Orion knocks him down again and adds a slingshot corkscrew splash for two.

The fans are still behind Keith, which is the problem with a legend challenging. We’re about eight minutes in and get the ten minutes remaining call, which isn’t a great sign. Orion rolls out of a sunset flip and fires off some kicks to the head but gets caught in a spinning powerbomb. Back up and they chop it out (rather hard at that) until Orion knocks him into the corner.

Keith snaps off the tiger driver for two more before taking him up top with five minutes left. Orion gets back down and grabs a straitjacket German suplex for two. We’re down to two minutes as they stare each other down, with Keith pulling his hair. Another tiger driver is blocked so they chop it out again, with Keith grabbing an emerald tiger driver for a rather near fall. Time runs out at 15:42.

Rating: B-. What in the world was that? I’m guessing they just mistimed the 42 second part, but what in the world was the thinking behind having a main event World Title match with a fifteen minute time limit? They completely telegraphed it just a few minutes in and it was almost all downhill from there. The idea of the match was fine, but it’s hard to get into some big struggle after something that didn’t even last as long as an episode of Doug.

They seem to want to keep fighting but some seconds have to be separated as the ring announcer explains that the match is over to wrap it up.

Overall Rating: C+. That ending left a bad taste in my mouth as it felt like they ran out of time and just went with it instead of doing something that made more sense. The rest of the show was perfectly ok, though there isn’t anything that you need to go out of your way to see. It’s an improvement from what I’ve seen the promotion do before though and that’s a nice enough success. Not a bad show, but nothing worth special attention.

Results
Shimbashi/Dragon Kid/Andrew Cass b. Starboy Charlie/Cosmo Orion/Epydemius Jr. – Crucifix to Orion
1 Called Manders b. Timur The Great – Elbow drop
Travis Hunter b. Jak Galloway, Jackpot J-Rok, Prince Kxriuki, Chris Marcell, Devin Carter and Travis Cudi – Package piledriver to Carter
Vin Massaro b. Oli Summers – Arm trap rollup
Adam Priest b. Dustin Nguyen – Half crab
Dream Team b. Toxic Tour, Meat Market and LJV/Maya World – Assisted DDT to Cutlet
Dimitri Alexandrov b. Ishin – Suplex slam
Kitti Hisatomi b. Raychell Rose – Jackknife rollup
Charity King b. Gabby Forza – World’s Strongest Slam
Danny Orion vs. Bryan Keith went to a time limit draw

 

 

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Relentless Wrestling
Date: March 29, 2023
Location: Don Quixote Event Center, Los Angeles, California
Commentators: Maddox Ryan, Heather

We’ll kick off the Wrestlemania weekend with this promotion from the Pacific northwest. This is one of the shows that I was hoping to find and they’re streaming it on their Twitch channel so it’s worth a look. I’ve heard of a few names on the card and there is some potential here. Let’s get to it.

Note that I am coming into this completely blind and have no idea about storylines, history or anything else. I apologize in advance for anything I get wrong.

Also note that the camera appears to be a handheld from the balcony and nothing more, so the production value isn’t the highest.

The unnamed host comes out to welcome the fans, who are amazed that the fans came out on a Wednesday night. He thanks the fans here and back home in Spokane, Washington and lists off their local sponsors, plus the venue. The host (Maddox Ryan? Maybe?) brings out his co-host and ring announcer, Arya Blake, who used to work in MLW as MJF’s girlfriend.

Andrew Everett vs. Danny Limelight vs. Keita vs. Robert Martyr vs. Jai Vidal vs. Adam Brooks

So this is a six way elimination match for a Championship Contract (I’m assuming #1 contender). The fans certainly seem into Keita, who is announced as a former champion. On the other hand, Everett is a former Impact Wrestling star who is dressed liked the Giant of WCW fame and billed from Grenoble in the French Alps. Limelight praises Los Angeles and gets beaten down as a result.

Everett’s double chokeslam is broken up and I guess we’re off without a bell. Brooks starts cleaning house but stops to dance, only to counter an Everett chokeslam into a DDT. Everett gets knocked down again and it’s Vidal taking Limelight over the top to clear the ring. Back in and Vidal hits some running knees in the corner as apparently Brooks tapped out somewhere in there (even commentary, as limited as it is, seems surprised).

Keita grabs a kneebar to make Vidal tap and is announced as the winner with his music playing, but he grabs the mic to say this is elimination rules. I think we can call that a botch and move on to Keita diving onto everyone else at ringside. Back in and Everett takes out Martyr and Limelight hits a piledriver for the elimination.

A sitout powerbomb gets two on Keita before Martyr and Limelight slug it out. Martyr gets choked out and it’s down to Keita vs. Limelight. Keita gets fired up and slugs it out with Limelight again before having to backflip out of a choke. An ankle lock gives Keita the win and the title shot (Commentary: “Wait did he just win?”) at 11:22.

Rating: C. I do appreciate the elimination rules and the match certainly wasn’t bad, but this production is taking some getting used to. It’s hard to keep track of what is going on and commentary is only talking about the match here and there. The action worked well enough though and the fans were way into Keita so they certainly went with the popular star. As for the rest, the Giant thing feels more than a bit out of date and only Vidal really stood out, but for what we were seeing here, it could have been a lot worse.

Wrestling With Wregret Internet Title: Zicky Dice vs. ???

Yes it’s the title from Brian Zane’s webseries on the line. Dice, with former champion Levi Shapiro is defending in an open challenge and Simon Miller from Whatculture answers. The rather strong Miller sends him into the ropes to start but Dice comes up with some streamers to knock him back. That works as well as streamers to the face are going to go and Dice bails to the floor. Dice: “Who trained this guy???”

Shapiro comes in and offers a distraction (and a trip) so Dice can punch Miller down, setting up the Arn Anderson eye rake on the ropes. Dice gets two off a bridging northern lights suplex and a clothesline gets the same. Back up and Miller hits him in the face, causing Dice to throw up his own X….and pull another streamer from his mouth, Phantasmo style. The streamer clotheslines Miller down and Dice gets in a hip swivel into a reverse chinlock.

Miller fights up and runs Dice over, which is enough for Shapiro to pull Dice outside. Some silly string to the face (and near the referee) drops Miller, who is fine enough to do a not great tilt-a-whirl slam. Miller misses a middle rope splash as Ryan starts talking a lot more on commentary. Dice sprays something else at Miller but here’s a masked man to belt Dice in the head….for a double DQ at 9:10.

Rating: D. Yeah this really didn’t work and commentary/fans asking “what just happened” isn’t a good sign. The match was all about the comedy, which wasn’t exactly funny and the ending was even worse. This was quite the step down from the opener and felt more like a way to have a title match without having any kind of a serious ending. Miller didn’t help himself here either, and this was a hard sit.

Post match everyone leaves and the mask stays on.

Team Slim Jim vs. Thrussy

That would be Drexl/Warhorse/Chase James vs. Allie Katch/Effy/Dark Sheik. Upon a fan request, commentary tries to start a DADDY EFFY chant, even as Warhorse and Katch chop it out. Katch is rather confused but is fine enough to shrug off Warhorse’s shoulder. Warhorse is allowed to roll Katch up for two and they stop to pose at each other. Sheik (a hardcore woman) and Drexl (a hardcore guy) come in, with the fans thinking Sheik is going to kill him.

They stare at each other a bit until Sheik chops him in the corner to no avail. The fans think Drexl is a sick f*** as he offers to let Sheik chop him…so she drops down for a low blow. Drexl seems to approve so Sheik kicks him into the corner. Effy and James come in to complete the trilogy of pairings and they strike it out. Effy blocks a kiss attempt though and hits an atomic drop before dropping onto all fours.

With that not going anywhere, Effy hits some running kicks in the corner for two and Sheik adds a slingshot legdrop. James is sent face first into the back of Katch’s trunks (wiggling ensues) and we hit a front facelock to slow things down. Effy comes back in and…I think bites James’ nipple, earning himself a knockdown. James finally gets over to Warhorse to pick up the pace as everything breaks down.

Drexl paper cuts Effy and cuts Katch in the corner, only to get dropped by Effy. Sheik’s top rope spinning legdrop gets two on Drexl….and here’s a giant Slim Jim. Said Slim Jim beats up Thrussy but they get together and make him eat a regular Slim Jim. Sheik hits a top rope spinwheel kick to Warhorse and Effy hits a Rough Ryder to finish Drexl at 15:55.

Rating: C. This was oddly entertaining, as they went pretty straightforward with the Slim Jim, even if it’s a rather strange gimmick. The action was much more comedy based but in this case it actually worked a bit better. Effy and Katch are bigger names here and it makes sense to have them go over, especially over Drexl, who didn’t seem that well received.

Post match the fans get Slim Jims.

Pacific Northwest Relentless Title: Alan Angels vs. Chris Bey

Angels is defending and does not seem to be the most popular. They go with the grappling to start and Bey gets to dance, only to get caught in a headlock. Bey is back up and sweeps the leg a few times, sending Angels outside. Back in and Bey hits a double stomp to the back as commentary talks about the character development needed to be a manager.

Bey chops him down and adds a kick to the back as the giant Slim Jim jumps in on commentary for a minute (he is also NOT Jackson Price, despite their apparent similar sizes). Angels manages a kick to the back as commentary switches to Keita eating burritos. A hard clothesline gives Angels two and we hit the abdominal stretch. Bey fights out and hits a running clothesline, followed by a kick to the head for two.

Angels’ standing Sliced Bread gets the same but he misses a top rope…we’ll say knee, allowing Bey to grab a Code Red for two (should have gone Baja Blast, or at least not Pitch Black). Bey can’t hit the Art of Finesse (springboard cutter) and Angels drops him hard with a clothesline for two more. They’re both down…and here’s Keita with his contract from earlier. Keita pins Angels to win the title at 12:29.

Rating: C+. I was getting into this one and wanted to see who was going to win before the screwy finish. That being said, I can get not wanting to pin a bigger name like Bey while also not wanting to give him the title. This gets the belt back on what feels more like a promotion regular while also giving us a pretty nice match. You could tell that these guys were on another level and that was a good boost for the show.

The host thanks a camera woman who has been at all of their shows.

POW Pro Wrestling Title: Vin Massaro vs. Funnybone

This is from the POW promotion and Massaro (with Mr. Ooh-La-La) is challenging. The funny part is that Massaro’s music has been played twice by mistake throughout the night and commentary said something like “HE’S REALLY COMING OUT THIS TIME”. Funnybone is a scary yet popular clown/demon who enziguris Massaro to start but a cheap shot sends Funnybone into the corner.

Stomping and choking ensue but Funnybone fights up and sends him outside for the suicide dive. Back in and Funnybone misses something from the top, allowing Massaro to suplex him into the corner. Some running knees to the face give Funnybone two but he accidentally kicks the referee down. Massaro grabs a chair but cue a rather large man to spear Massaro down. Funnybone adds a top rope double stomp to retain at 8:26.

Rating: C. I feel like I’ve seen Funnybone before and Massaro has been around for a bit, so this match had some experience. It felt like more of a showcase for the promotion and its title, which is a good enough way to get something else on the card. Granted I’m not sure why you would want to do that when you’re having your highest profile show to date, but maybe it was some agreement.

Kidd Bandit vs. Brooke Havok vs. Act Yasukawa vs. Billie Starkz

No word on if this is elimination or one fall to a finish, as commentary would rather say Bandit is “so pushy as a heel”. Havok and Starkz are sent outside fast and Act ties Bandid’s legs in the ropes for a running dropkick. Bandit is back up with a rollup and the two of them go outside. Starkz and Havok come back in with Havok grabbing a headscissors as we lose audio for a second. Act is back in with a missile dropkick to Bandit, setting up Starkz’ flip dive onto all three.

Back in and Bandit gives Starkz a backbreaker into a spinning Downward Spiral for two. Starks is fine enough to pick up for a Doomsday crossbody from Havok, who gets to slug it out with Act. Bandit kicks Act down so Starkz has to Swanton in for the save. Back in and Starks grabs a quick rollup to pin Havok, leaving everyone seeming a bit surprised.

Rating: C+. This was pretty much on the nose for the standard format four way and it worked well enough. Starkz is someone whose name has been getting out there more and more as of late, including an AEW appearance, making her the biggest name here. The ending came a bit out of nowhere, but that’s kind of the idea behind a match like this. Quick and to the point, but the action made it work.

Here is Tom Lawlor for the main event but he doesn’t have Team Filthy (his usual partners) with him. Instead, he is willing to let two men have a chance to join. This brings out Matt Vandergriff and Cal Jack, who seems rather patriotic. It seems we have a six man.

Tom Lawlor/Matt Vandergriff/Cal Jack vs. TJP/Jacob Austin Young/Mike Bailey

TJP is the hometown boy so I think we have a hero (thought he fans seem to like Bailey more). The villains jump the good guys to start but TJP and company send them outside for stereo triple dives. We settle down to Vandergriff getting taken into the corner for the early beating, including TJP’s corner handstand into a headscissors. TJP ties him up in the Muta Lock but has to let go because that’s not a normal way to bend.

Jack gets in a cheap shot from the apron to Young though and it’s Lawlor (who has his fans) coming in to take over. Hold on though as Lawlor needs to stop and take off his shorts to reveal his signature cutoff jean shorts. There’s a Stink Face to Young and Vandergriff comes in to keep up the beating. Jack’s gutwrench suplexes give him two but Young is able to hit Lawlor with some loud chops.

The comeback is cut off by a Jack bearhug until Young manages to slip out and grab a sleeper. That’s broken up, but the hot tag brings in Bailey to loudly kick away. Jack gets in a low superkick and brings Vandergriff back in to send Bailey into the middle buckle. Bailey catches him on top for a super hurricanrana though and it’s off to TJP vs. Lawlor. A discus forearm cuts TJP off but he does his swing through the ropes into a….broken Sharpshooter.

Lawlor reverses into a cross armbreaker, which is reversed into some weird Sharpshooter cousin. That’s broken up as well and a Side Effect gives Lawlor two. Bailey comes back in to kick away, including the bouncing series into an enziguri on Vandergriff. Everything breaks down and Vandergriff moonsaults onto everyone not named TJP. Lawlor breaks up TJP’s dive though, only to have TJP kick him down.

A frog splash gives TJP a rather close two but Bailey is back in with his spinning kick in the corner. Jack cuts Bailey off so Vandergriff can hit a 450 for two of his own but TJP cleans house. TJP guillotines Jack so Bailey can add the Ultimate Weapon, allowing the good guys to grab triple submissions for the stereo triple tap at 17:30.

Rating: B. This was absolutely the match that should have headlined the show as it was easily the best thing all night. It’s another case of having the most talented stars in the ring and getting to see just how good they are. Bailey and TJP are both very talented and Lawlor should be in a bigger spot somewhere. I got into this one and it was a heck of a way to end the show, so well done all around.

The winners celebrate and Blake thanks the fans to wrap up the night.

Overall Rating: C+. While it had a VERY rocky start, this got better as it went along and the bigger stars helped a lot. What matters is they had an entertaining enough night when more people are probably going to see them than ever before. There are better indies out there that are more worth your time, but this was a nice mixture of their own talent and people who were around to make for a nice night.

They need to fix A LOT of stuff, with commentary being at the top (granted it was more people filming the show and trying to talk about it rather than traditional commentary so fair enough), but for what it was, it’s a nice enough use of two and a half hours. Cut out the Dice/Miller stuff and it’s that much better, but nothing else was close to bad all night. The main event is worth seeing if you’re in for some lower scale but still good indy action though and for a show like this, that’s a solid result.

 

 

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