GCW: Fight Club 2024 Night 1

Violence is Forever defended the GCW Tag Team Championship against Grim Reefer and Ruckus

Violence is Forever has been on a rampage since becoming tag team champions and they defended them against the east coast legends of Grim Reefer and Ruckus. This was a well wrestled match. Violence is Forever brought it with the hard strikes, and Grim Reefer and Ruckus proved they can both still go hard. This was an enjoyable match. 

Violence is Forever retained via pinfall 

2.5/5

Alec Price v. Gringo Loco

This is a singles match with two guys who can go. Gringo does something that blows my mind every time he gets into the ring. He pulled off a monkey flip into a powerbomb. And I'm convinced Alec Price can hit a DDT from anywhere. So it's a war game 2 rings set up; Alec Price went from the end of ring 2, got on the ropes facing ring one, and did a springboard DDT to Gringo Loco. This match was what it should have been, a nice spot fest I enjoyed.

Alec Price won via pinfall 

2.5/5

Masha Slamovich defended the JCW Championship against Kerry Morton 

Masha is great, but I'm not the biggest Kerry Morton fan, so I was skeptical going into this one. The match was eh and had a DQ finish, so I wasn't too into it.

Masha Slamovich won via Disqualification 

2/5

Sidney Akeem v. Leon Slater 

On paper, this looked like a very fast-paced and athletic contest. This was pretty much what I expected. There were a lot of flips and a lot of high-flying. This was decent. 

Sidney Akeem won via pinfall

2.25/5

2 Tuff Tony v. Lou Nixon v. Bam Sullivan v. Mr. Danger v. Ciclope v. John Wayne Murdoch in a Number One Contenders Hardcore Scramble Match

Shout to party Marty for taking that shot of whatever 2 Tuff Tony had like a man. Usually, I hate GCW Scrambles, but I saw who's in this, and it's a Hardcore Scramble, so I'm in. We had gussets, Mr. Danger diving off of a U-Haul, John Wayne Murdoch doing a brainbuster to Mr. Danger through a door off the apron, and tubes used. For a scramble, this was good, and Mr. Danger was the MVP of this match.

Ciclope won via pinfall

2.75/5

Cole Radrick v. Blake Christian 

I was excited about the return of Cole Radrick. This was a good match, and Cole Radrick came back looking just as good as ever.  

Cole Radrick won via pinfall

2.5/5

Rina Yamashita defended the Ultraviolent Championship against Brandon Kirk 

I'm glad to see Rina back in the States. Rina busted Brandon Kirk open good with tubes. These two had a nice gusset plate exchange. Rina Yamashita used a rake of light tubes. I loved this match, and I loved the surprise of Brandon Kirk winning; he deserves it, and I hope he kills this title reign.

Brandon Kirk won the Ultraviolent Championship via pinfall

3.5/5

The Art of War Games

Death Match Royalty (Matt Cardona, Broski Jimmy, Mance Warner and ?) V. Team Janela ( Joey Janela, Effy, Manders and ?)

Here's our war games Match. Mance Warner and Joey Janela started the match. These two had some cool cage spots and got some gusset spots in. Joey Janela busted out some tubes. As Manders came out Joey Janela went through a barbed wire door. Broski Jimmy came out next. Broski Jimmy got handcuffed to the cage and then took chair shots from Joey, Janel, and Manders. Effy came out next. Matt Cardona came out next. Matthew Justice came out next and immediately dove out of the cage. Justice took an insane bump when he got hit with an exploding bat and fell off a Scaffold through tables below. Broski Jimmy got pushed off the Scaffold through a barbed wire trampoline. Bully Ray was the final entrant. Joey Janela took a bump through a flaming table and got lit on fire. Allie Katch came out and turned on Effy. The match was good and left a lot of stuff unfinished which I liked. This is what this should have been.  

Deathmatch Royalty won via pinfall

4/5

Overall 

Other than the scramble(for once), the Rina/Brandon match, and the War Games, I thought this show was pretty forgettable. Plus, I have no idea what happened to the Terminal, but the setup they had outside of the Waterpark was very distracting. 

6/10

CZW: Tournament of Death 21

 

Tarzan Duran v. Mad Man Pondo in a First-Round Match 

Mad Man Pondo carved up Tarzan with a knife. Tarzan got Pondo back by drop-kicking Pondo through a barbed wire board. Tarzan hit a bong mid-match which was hilarious. After getting his hair lit on fire Mad Man Pondo used Freddy Krueger blades. This was a great way to start the Tournament of Death.

Mad Man Pondo advanced via pinfall

3/5

Judge Joe Dred v. Joel Bateman 

We had our next First Round Match and shout out to Judge Joe Dred for coming out to Spy. Judge Joe Dred jammed a tube into Joel Bateman's head with a gavel. Bateman got him back by roundhouse kicking a tube into Judge Joe Dred's head. Dred hit Bateman with an exploding cricket bat and Joel Bateman fell off the top turnbuckle through a ladder and tube structure below. Judge Joe Dred then Michinoku drove Bateman onto a TV wrapped in tubes for the win. This was another great match and even though I love Joel Bateman I'm glad Judge Joe Dred won.

Judge Joe Dred Advanced via pinfall

3.25/5

Danny Darko v. Big Fn Joe in a First-Round Match 

We got another First Round Match and it's 2 of the UK's best going at it. These two British behemoths destroyed each other with skinny tubes in the early part of the match. These two battled into the crowd and got the fans involved, shout out to Matt Emerson for holding tubes for Joe. After these two got back to Ringside they two killed each other with tubes and Joe busted out an exploding barbed wire bat. I loved this match. These two killed each other and left each other in a bloody heap. That's what I like to see. 

Big Fn Joe advanced via pinfall

3.75/5

Mickie Knuckles v. JJ Allin in a First-Round Match 

This is the last First Round Match and I didn't expect it to be pretty. Mickie started off beating the fuck out of JJ but JJ made a comeback with gussets. JJ used a flaming Kendo stick. JJ Allin gave Mickie a big bit through a car window and that was insane. Mickie then took a fucking weedwacker through a tube to the leg. JJ then got blown up by firecrackers. This match was insane and I loved it. Mickie Knuckles on a warpath is the best Mickie Knuckles. 

Mickie Knuckles advanced via submission 

3.5/5

Judge Joe Dred v. Mad Man Pondo in a Second-Round Match 

This is our first second-round match. Pondo broke a Cinderblock on Dred's shoulder. Other than that this match was slow for my taste. I'm glad Dred won but I wanted more action. 

Judge Joe Dred Advanced via pinfall

2.25/5

Big Fn Joe v. Mickie Knuckles in a Second-Round Match 

This was our next second-round match. Mickie Knuckles took a bump into a corkboard. Big Fn Joe cut Mickie with scissors. Other than that we had a lot of tubes and many suplexes on tubes. This was a decent match where afterward Big Fn Joe turned heel on Mickie Knuckles. 

Mickie Knuckles advanced via pinfall 

2.25/5

Judge Joe Dred v. Mickie Knuckles in the Tournament of Death finals

Here we go this was the finals. The ropes got changed to barbed wire and there were Stacks of fuckery everywhere. Mickie Knuckles almost got decapitated by barbed wire but it got her arm bad. Judge Joe Dred did a great job working the injured arm with tubes. Judge Joe Dred did a great job generating heat on the mic while it bought Mickie time to get checked on. When Mickie came back Angel Metro took out Steven Jury to even the odds. The finish was nuts with these two going off of a Scaffold through a pile of tubes and doors that exploded. This was a good finale and I think it was Mickie's time so I'm happy with the finish. 

Mickie Knuckles won Tournament of Death via pinfall 

3.5/5

Overall 

This was the best CZW show they've had in years. This was a solid Tournament, the right person won and I'm excited to see where the product goes from here. 

7.5/10

SVN: One Night Only 2024

 

Bobby Beverly defended the Ultraviolent Championship against Hoodfoot

This was a war between 2 amazing Death Match wrestlers. These two started the match by going through the fucking barbed wire through a stack of chairs covered in barbed wire. Bobby Beverly gave Hoodfoot a stiff-ass chairshot then Hoodfoot busted out gussets. Bobby Beverly got stabbed in the face with wire cutters then these two maniacs exchanged chair shots. Hoodfoot did a sick-ass ace Crusher through a stack of chairs. And the finish of this match was absolute insanity with Bobby Beverly giving Hoodfoot a fisherman's brain buster onto a chair wrapped in Barbed Wire. This was an amazing match and a great way to start the show.

Bobby Beverly retained via pinfall 

4.25/5

Ken Dixon v. Ninja Mack 

AJ Gray was supposed to be in this match but wasn't, i have no idea what happened. This match was just there for me. Ninja Mack did botch a dive bad when he was going to go out of the ring his foot got caught on the rope. Meh.

Ninja Mack won via pinfall 

2/5

Colby Corino v. Otis Cogar 

I didn't know what to expect from this match but this was a bloodbath. Corino taking the straight razor was good stuff. Colby Corino got Otis back by stabbing him in the head with a fork. Otis took Colby Corino's shirt off and slammed him on chairs wrapped in Barbed Wire. This was a cool match where I was impressed by Colby Corino. This dude is more of a straight wrestler but he showed me something by doing Death Match here.

Otis Cogar won via referee stoppage 

2.75/5

Shlak v. Masato Tanaka 

This was a dream match. Shlak did a fucking tope then stabbed Tanaka with a taped nail. Shlak took a backdrop onto tubes then he and Masato Tanaka exchanged stiff-ass headshots. This was a great and hard-hitting match that delivered on all my expectations. 

Shlak won via pinfall

3.25/5

Masada v. Homicide

This was a match between two legends. Other than the Masada Skewer spot this was a traditional wrestling match. This was decent to me.

Masada won via pinfall

2.5/5

Atticus Cogar v. Drake Younger 

This was the battle of 2 of the beat Death Match guys that can go as well as do the violent shit going right now. We had tubes tied to the ropes used. Drake hit a terrific dive off the stage that reminded me of his run in PWG for some reason. Both of these guys using each other's finishers on bundles of tubes was great but scary. This was an amazing match filled with glass and blood. This is pretty much what I hoped it would be which was all the crazy Death Match spots with great wrestling.

Atticus Cogar won via pinfall 

3.75/5

Overall

Another amazing show from SVN. This company is new but has already put on 2 bangers. Everything on this show is expected to deliver did deliver and the other stuff wasn't bad.

8/10

H2O v. UK 2024

 

Lou Nixon defended the Rise Underground European Death Match Championship against Austin Luke in a No Rope Doorway to Hell Match

This was evenly matched where I expected a lot of good strikes mixed with some Death Match. Lou Nixon slammed Austin Luke through a couple of doors and they barely broke, that's been a theme of the weekend and I don't know what those doors are made out of but I need one. As far as the match it was pretty much what I expected except more MMA than Death Match. I enjoyed it.

Lou Nixon retained via submission 

2.75/5

Cecilio Vega defended the Hybrid Championship in a Scramble against Shaun Smith, Duncan Aleem, Leroy Robinson, Brian Neil, Kody Manhorn and President Hawkins 

We had a surprise scramble. It was indeed a scramble

Cecilio Vega retained via pinfall 

2/5

Iceman and BA Rose v. The Extricated in an Anything Goes Match 

Bam Sullivan and Mouse formed a Tag Team known as the Extricated. This was just a good old-fashioned Pier 6 brawl. Also, I like the Extricated's finish. It's tough to describe but it's a kick into a DDT combo. I had fun watching this match.

The Extricated won via pinfall

3/5

JB Anderson v. Anthraxx v. Kennedi Hardcastle v. Broski Jimmy 

This was a Death Match and we had gussets and Barbed Wire Boards used. It was entertaining seeing JB Anderson using a skeleton decoration to attack his opponent named Kyle. After a while, Broski Jimmy came out and inserted himself in the match and made it a 4 way. Kennedi Hardcastle took a nice-looking package piledriver onto chairs. This was a good match and Anderson, Anthraxx and Hardcastle showed out in this one plus the cameo from Jimmy Lloyd was cool too.

JB Anderson won via pinfall 

3.25/5

Jack Harrop v. Matt Tremont in a Taipei Death Match

This was an International Dream match and if you read this blog you know this isn't my favorite stipulation. This was a typical Taipei Death match but I didn't hate it. My one complaint about this match was it was too short.

Jack Harrop won via pinfall 

2.5/5

Neil Diamond Cutter defended the Danny Havoc Hardcore Championship in a Cinderblock and Carpet Strip Match against Jimmy Chondo Lyon, Alex Stretch and Tank

They started the match by throwing Carpet strips at Neil Diamond Cutter and then throwing Neil into Carpet strips. Neil Diamond Cutter got Alex Stretch back though by breaking a Cinderblock over his back. This match did have a lot of Carpet strip spots as well. This match was great and NDC's reign is nothing short of amazing. 

Neil Diamond Cutter retained via pinfall 

3.5/5

Big Fn Joe v. Low Life Louie Ramos 

We had Big Joe bust out a skinny tube and dominate Louie in the first part of the match but Louie came back with a skinny tube shot and a railroad spike. And Louie was put through a board of Four Loko cans and left a bloody mess. This was an amazing match, it was short but violent and not too short. 

Big Fn Joe won via pinfall 

3.75/5

Deklan Grant defended the H2O Championship against Jayden Newman 

This looked like it would be a straight wrestling match from two people who could go. This was just a technical wrestling match it was fine. Jayden Newman winning was unexpected though.

Jayden Newman won the H2O Championship via pinfall 

2.5/5

This is one of the better H2O shows I've seen. Both Rise and H2O have great talent and both promotions sent out the weekend strong.

Overall 

7.5/10

ICW NHB 64

 

The Pillars v. British Top Team

We had a Tag Match to start things off. This was more of a Hardcore match and I feel that's being generous, but all 4 athletes in this match showed that they could go somewhere the match was good.

The Pillars won via pinfall

2.5/5

Leonardo Darwin defended the Rise Championship against Kody Manhorn 

This was a surprise defense for Leonardo Darwin.  Leonardo Darwin was great at shit-talking the crowd and getting great before the match.  Kody Manhorn also got to show how good of a wrestler he is and this was a cool win for him. The match was good but nothing too crazy. However, somehow the match got restarted and that was lame and killed the momentum of the match.

Leonardo Darwin retained via pinfall

2.5/5

Dr. Redacted v. Otis Cogar v. Jack Harrop v. Alex Stretch

Micheal Caden was supposed to be in this match but had travel issues. I love that Alex Stretch got an opportunity in ICW NHB. These guys took out Otis Cogar early by ganging up on him with tubes and Thumbtack bats. Otis ended up getting everyone back with a dive that looked like a falling bus. Alex Stretch took a hellacious bump when he got slammed by Jack Harrop through a barbed wire-wrapped Ironing board. Alex Stretch also got bludgeoned by CTE shots by Otis and Jack Harrop and was laughing. This was great and all 4 wrestlers killed it.

Dr. Redacted won via pinfall

3.25/5

Big Fn Joe v. Danny Demanto 

We got the boss versus one of the best in the world. Joe took a gusset in the balls. Danny Demanto took a Jung Woo Drop Kick into a door that didn't break and hit his head so the finish was rushed. This was a good brawl until the finish but it's understandable, a wrestler's health is more important than a good finish. 

Big Fn Joe won via pinfall

2.75/5

BA Rose v. Hoodfoot 

On paper, this was one of the more evenly matched battles on this card. This is what it should have been a U.S. versus U.K. hoss fight. I enjoyed this and BA Rose is having a great Faces of Death weekend. 

Hoodfoot won via pinfall

2.75/5

Lou Nixon v. Bobby Beverly 

Another match featuring 2 of the best going right now. Also how badass is Lou Nixon doing 2 matches in 1 show? These two beat the shit out of each other like they should have.  I enjoyed this and wouldn't mind them running this back. 

Bobby Beverly won via pinfall

3/5

Tank v. Iceman

Behemoth Legend fight time. To be honest this was slow for me. I get it these guys are legends and I am a fan of them but this still wasn't for me. 

2/5

Atticus Cogar defended the American Death Match Championship against Matt Tremont 

This was Atticus's first defense of the title against the man he beat for it, Matt Tremont.  Atticus stabbed the skewers into Tremont's hand. The Death Valley driver Tremont gave Cogar onto the chair was ridiculous. Tremont was chokeslammed onto a bed of nails and kicked out. But due to the interference of 44OH Yellow and the H2O team Atticus was able to distract Tremont for the pin. This was a great match and I like this Atticus story of him holding the belt hostage.

Atticus Cogar retained via pinfall

3.5/5

Overall 

This was a strong comeback for ICW, we had a lot of solid matches on this, the Atticus/Tremont match was phenomenal and so is the storytelling with Atticus holding the title hostage I'm excited to see what the future holds for ICW NHB.

7.5/10

Rise Underground: Rise or Die Trying 2024

 

Leonardo Darwin defended the Rise Underground Championship against Big Fn Joe

Leonardo put up the title in an open challenge and Big Fn Joe answered. Big Joe did the breaking of 10 tubes in the corner. These guys broke a lot of tubes and mixed in some chain wrestling. Both men showed that they could go in the ring as well as do Death Match so I enjoyed this. 

Leonardo Darwin retained via pinfall

3/5

BA Rose v. Danny Demanto 

We started with BA Rose getting busted open well with a tube shot. BA Rose got put through an Ironing board. The stomp Danny Demanto gave BA Rose through Tubes, Barbed Wire and a door was outstanding. This match was great. I'm glad Danny is well-rested and has his heart back in the game and after this, I expect to see more of BA Rose in the U.S. 

BA Rose won via pinfall

3.75/5

Cassanova Valentine v. Lou Nixon 

Cassanova Valentine put Lou Nixon through a barbed wire board that said Kill Lou Nixon. Lou Nixon busted out the Thumbtack Kickpad and kicked the shit out of Cassanova Valentine.  I like both wrestlers but to be honest, this was very sloppy and I wasn't too into this. 

Lou Nixon won via submission 

2/5

Trent Seven v. Brett Semtex 

We had a straight wrestling match.  This was okay.  Trent Seven was good but Brett Semtex didn't do anything for me. 

Brett Semtex won via pinfall

1.75/5

Iceman v. Jack Harrop in a No Rope Barbed Wire Match 

We have a cool father-versus-son match here. Iceman going through the Barbed Wire board was great. Iceman doing the Cannonball onto Jack Harrop and the tube bundle was a great and dangerous spot, if that barbed wire Rope had given that could have been bad. These two had a hard tube exchange.  This was a great hitting match where two of the best Death Match Wrestlers to come out of the UK showed up and showed out for the American fans. 

Iceman won via pinfall

4/5

Overall

This was a good show for Rise to debut in the U.S. They showed us what the UK has to offer but I could have used more matches on the card. I hope Rise comes back. 

7/10

SVN: From The Cradle To The Grave 2024

 

Ledgic Chamberlain Defended a Loko Championship against Chris Carter and Dimitri Alexandrov 

This is a nice way to showcase 3 of Loko Wrestling's finest. These three can go. I've only seen these guys in Death Matches but it would appear they can go in the ring as well.  This was a good wrestling match to start the show now onto the violence. 

Ledgic Chamberlain retained via pinfall

2.75/5

Ninja Mack v. Drake Younger 

This was a first-time match and was interesting with a straight-up wrestler in Ninja Mack and a Death Match Legend in Drake Younger. This is the best Ninja Mack match I've seen in a while and Drake can still go in the ring. While this match was good I was promised violence and still have no violence.

Ninja Mack won via pinfall

3.25/5

Otis Cogar v. Masada in a Texas Bullrope Match 

Otis got his shot at a Texas legend here. I usually don't like Bullrope Matches but this one was hard-hitting and we got bloodshed with Otis ripping open Masada's arm with the bell from the Bullrope.  Masada got his Skewer spot in and used a cowbell to hammer the skewers in. The finish was great too with Masada choking out Otis with the bull rope in the corner. I enjoyed this match and it was very brutal. 

Masada won via referee stoppage 

3.75/5

Spyder Nate Webb v. Shlak

Spyder Nate Webb separated his shoulder on a super plex towards the end of the match so I hope he's okay. The match wasn't terrible by any means but a bit slow for my liking. 

Shlak won via pinfall

2.5/5

Bobby Beverly defended the Ultraviolent Championship against Crazy King 

This was Bobby Beverly's first title defense. There was some confusion when Bobby Beverly did a cross-body and pinned Crazy King with the ref counting three too early but the match was restarted. After that Crazy King had a board of tacks thrown at him. This was a good match with a lot of violence. My only gripe was towards the end it got a bit sloppy and the ref botch took me out of it for a bit. 

Bobby Beverly retained via pinfall

3.5/5

Overall

This was a strong show for the name of SVN to debut under. Every match on this was solid and I'm excited about the direction that the company is going. 

8/10