ICW NHB: Vol. 80

Dr. Redacted v. JB Anderson 

This was a Carpet Strip Death Match. What a great match this was. Both men did awesome spots with the carpet strips. These two had a great brawl outside the ring, and when Dr. Redacted used the blue mist, these men looked like extras from the Blue Man Group. Redacted is the best American Death Match wrestler right now and JB Anderson had a strong first outing for ICW.

Dr. Redacted won via pinfall 

3.75/5

The Pillars v. The Howell OG's

ICW doesn't do a lot of tag matches, and if this is what they have to offer, I want more. This wasn't a death match per se, but it was a good wrestling match with some cool door and chair spots. MM3, Tommy Vendetta, Jimmy Lloyd, and KTB can all go in the ring, so of course this was good.

The Pillars won via pinfall 

3.25/5

After the match, the Pillars called out the IWTV Tag Team Champions for the August 2nd Show. 

Nathan Mowery v. Eric Ryan 

The Stipulation here was a Terra Kata Terror Death Match. For me, the only thing that I saw was these two just doing slams into the pile of Terra Kata. I feel these two could have had a better match, and I was let down by this.

Eric Ryan won via pinfall 

2.25/5

Danny Demanto v. Bear Bronson 

To start the match Jeff Cannonball came out with Danny Demanto to say hi to the Heart Ballroom. Unfortunately, Tara Zep was unable to make the show due to injury, but a debuting Bear Bronson stepped up. Bear Bronson has impressed me in the short time he's been doing Death Matches. This man is a monster and can bleed like no one's business. This was an awesome match and shout out to Justin Finn for getting thrown by Bear Bronson. One day Justin Finn will be doing the throwing. 

Bear Bronson won via pinfall 

3.5/5

After the match, Danny put over his opponent on the mic and put over Jeff Cannonball, and Jeff Cannonball addressed the ICW crowd in a tearjerking moment.

Slade v. Otis Cogar 

This was your Godzilla against King Kong fight of the night. This was very intense. Slade got a cut from a Thumbtack Bat on his arm and lost a ridiculous amount of blood. I hope Slade didn't hit an artery. This was good.

2.5/5

Bobby Beverly v. Reed Bentley 

This was a dry ice Death Match, and these two made use of the dry ice. I mean, these two were putting down each other's shirts, slamming each other into the dry ice, and Reed Bentley took off Bobby Beverly's boot and slammed him feet first into the dry ice. The finish was Bobby Beverly doing the Fisherman's Buster into the dry ice. The was some very gnarly stuff. I loved it.

Bobby Beverly won via pinfall 

3.5/5

John Wayne Murdoch defended the American Death Match Championship against Akira

John Wayne Murdoch won the title in Japan and is defending his newly won championship against the Big Japan Death Match Champion Akira. Both Rejects were out there so there was a lot of interference from Reed Bentley. These two were having a classic, using all the glass, and Akira even gave JWM a gnarly suplex onto a Cinderblock, but Christian Napier and Atticus Cogar returned to attack John Wayne Murdoch and Akira. I was loving this, but the lack of finish, I wouldn't say ruined it for me, but it took away. Let's see where the VNDL 48 returning story goes.

No Contest 

3/5

Overall

ICW NHB continues to fire on all cylinders. For me, most of this card was good to great. The last 2 matches were incredible, and my favorite was the Redacted/Anderson Match. The Demanto/Bronson match stood out too. Good shit.

7/10

 

GCW v. Juggalo Championship Wrestling: Showcase Showdown 2025

 

Before the show, we got promo packages from Mad Man Pondo and Matt Tremont, having both owners pump them up for the show.

Effy and Joey Janela v. Vndl 48 (Otis Cogar and Christian Napier)

This match stemmed from Joey Janela costing VNDL 48's leader, Atticus Cogar, the GCW Championship at the last show. This was a very slow tag match with not much happening that could have been better considering who was involved. 

Effy and Joey Janela won via pinfall 

2/5

After the match, Joey Janela cut a promo on the Juggalos

Alice Crowley defended the JCW Women's Championship against Hollywood Haley J, Christina Marie, and Rachel Armstrong 

This was a JCW 4 way match to showcase their women's division. This was a nice, fast-paced car crash of a 4-way. For what this was, it was good, and all the women showed up.

Alice Crowley was retained via pinfall 

2.5/5

Man Like Deriess v. Atticus Cogar 

I enjoyed the story of this match. That was Man Like Deriess found a way to dodge Atticus Cogar's skewers. The end was Atticus finally catching Man Like Deriess with a slingshot and skewering Deriess with the skewers. Great storytelling and good wrestling made this very good.

Atticus Cogar won via pinfall 

3/5

Kaleb Konley v. Cocaine

Cocaine has a great gimmick of Kane being on cocaine. However, the match itself was forgettable and felt very throwaway. 

Kaleb Konley won via pinfall 

2.5/5

YDNP defended the GCW Tag Team Championship against BME

Alec Price and Jordan Oliver were great, but the team of BME didn't get much of it. It was an alright match, but I wanted to learn more about BME and see what they brought.

YDNP retained via pinfall

2.25/5

The Outbreak v. Brothers of Funstruction 

This was a JCW tag match. This was a gimmick-heavy match, and while both gimmicks worked, there was nothing too memorable about this match. It was there.

Brothers of Funstruction won via pinfall 

2/5

Bam Sullivan v. Dr. Redacted 

We finally had a death match on the show. This had a lot of gussets and a lot of blood. Both men wrestled a lot, too, which is always cool to see people mix it up. I enjoyed this.

Dr. Redacted won via pinfall 

2.75/5

J.P. Grayson, Anthony Greene, and Colby Corino v. 2 Tuff Tony, Mickie Knuckles, and Willie Mack 

To start the match Willie Mack was attacked by Matt Cross. During the match, Shane Mercer attacked 2 Tuff Tony and Mickie Knuckles. This match was okay. It was definitely a way to set up stories in the future for JCW, but since I don't really keep up with JCW, I'm not really sure where they're going with all of this.

2 Tuff Tony, Mickie Knuckles, and Willie Mack won via pinfall 

2.5/5

Matt Tremont and Mad Man Pondo wrestled with both the GCW Ultraviolent Championship and the JCW Championship on the line 

After some tube shots and Pondo using a knife on Tremont, Bam Sullivan came out and attacked Mad Man Pondo. Kongo Kong came out and attacked Matt Tremont. Dr. Redacted was next to come out and interfere on behalf of Matt Tremont. Mickie Knuckles made the save for Mad Man Pondo. Joey Janela and Effy came out and helped Tremont put Pondo through a tube cabin, and the final nail in the coffin was Brett Lauderdale coming out, counting the three. This was an entertaining match. Even with all the overbooking, this was still entertaining. 

Matt Tremont won the JCW Championship and retained the GCW Ultraviolent Championship via pinfall 

3/5

Overall

While this show didn't really have anything bad on it, this did feel like a very throwaway show. This was just used to hype up the gathering of the Juggalos shows coming up and was nothing to write home about.

6/10

CCW: Bleed For The Crown 2025

 

Miggy Rose v. Hex v. Chris Diaz v. Rex D. Zaster

We had a 4-way to start the show. It wanted anything crazy, it was a way to get young talent exposure. 

Rex D. Zaster won via pinfall 

2/5

Lilith Star v. Angel

This was a battle between an up-and-comer in Lilith Star and a so-called legend in Angel. This is a fun little comedy-based match. The only shame of this was the ending with Brett Owens interfering and attacking Angel.

No Contest.

2.25/5

Taylor Nicole had 2 girls make out in the ring

Casanova Valentine v. Bom v. Dave Reconing v. B.C. Killer

Finally, your first Death Match of the night, and it was a 4-way. Even though this was a solid match, 4 ways are usually very chaotic, so it's hard for anything to stand out to me. 

B.C. Killer won via pinfall 

2.75/5

Hardcore Hillbilly v. The Insaniac

This was a fans bring the weapons match. As a pro, I'm sure we had some creativity. apons Insaniac used a toothpick, board, and Hardcore Hillbilly hit Insaniac with an insane guitar shot that made a gross-sounding thud. This was a good and violent match.

The Insaniac won via pinfall 

2.75/5

Devils Brigade defended the CCW Tag Team Championship against Icky Haight and Tara Zep 

This one started off very violently with a lot of tubes and outside, br,awling, and at some point, one of the Devil's Brigade cut the hair of Icy, Haight, and the Devil's Brigade proceeded to beat Tara Zep with tubes. Sage Sin Supreme came out for the save and we had new champs. I liked this match and its storytelling with Devil's Brigade being great heels and the resurrection of Sage Sin Supreme. 

Tara Zep and Sage Sin Supreme won the CCW Tag Team Championship via pinfall 

3/5

Big Dick Hoss defended the CCW Championship against Koto Hifo and Zokre

This was another case of the match being fine. It's just that nothing stood out about it to me. 

Big Dick Hoss retained via pinfall 

2.25/5

JD Horror defended the CCW Best of the West Rust Belt Championship 

First off the title being defended here has way too many words in the title. Anyways this was wrestled under Teapai Death Match rules. I'm usually not a fan of Taipei Death Matches, but I thought this match was very good. Both men beat the fuck out of each other, and there was a brawl in the street outside of the venue where JD Horror got into it with a fan. Jasmine and Giggles getting into it was good and it was good to see Necro can still have great matches.

JD Horror retained via submission 

3.25/5

Carnage defended the CCW Supreme Violence Championship against Michael Kruger

Apparently, you win this match by setting your opponent on fire? Yes, that was the stipulation. This was a nice, violent Godzilla fight, and as promised, Carnage was put in a body bag and set on fire. 

Michael Kruger won the CCW Supreme Violence Championship 

3/5

Overall

This was a nice show. It showed me a lot of up-and-comers from the West Coast and had 3 very solid death matches. My favorite being Necro/JD Horror.

6/10

RPW:Face Eater 2025

 

Drake Younger came out and announced Shlak wasn't there so Lil Sicko came out and the match was made for the main event. 

Otis Cogar v. Jameson Shook 

This match was Otis Cogar dominating Jameson Shook and beating him down with gussets, tack bats, and his straight razor. Jameson Shook did get to show something but it was mostly him selling. This was a decent match to start the show. 

Otis Cogar won via pinfall 

2.5/5

Hardcore Hillbilly v. Beastly 

We had a hoss fight. This was what I needed to be. A lot of hard-hitting wrestling with tubes. Beastly impressed me here and even threw Hardcore Hillbilly into a pool of dry ice. I enjoyed this match and want to see more of both men.

Hardcore Hillbilly won via pinfall 

2.75/5

Hoodfoot defended the RPW Championship against Sean Campbell 

Hoodfoot's next defense of the RPW title was against an up-and-comer in Sean Campbell. Sean Campbell did a lot of cool dives with tubes, and when Hoodfoot gave him a gusset to the head, Sean Campbell bled like crazy. Hoodfoot knows how to get a crowd going. During the outside brawl, he engaged the crowd by using a punching machine that appeared to take your money and be broken, and he took a drink at the bar for his troubles. This match was a lot of fun and I wouldn't mind seeing Sean Campbell back in RPW. 

Hoodfoot was retained via pinfall 

3.25/5

JJ Escobar v. Lindsay Snow 

We had a debut in Lyndsay Snow. Lyndsay Snow blew up firecrackers on JJ Escobar. These two battled in a bathroom. JJ Escobar tried to use a Weedwacker on Lyndsay Snow, but Snow got out of the way and took the Weedwacker to use it on JJ Escobar. Then Lyndsay Snow got the submission for the win. This match was pretty good. Lyndsay Snow had a strong debut, and JJ Escobar will die in the ring and be fine with it, I'm convinced with all the stuff he does. 

Lyndsay Snow won via submission 

3.25/5

Bobby Beverly defended the Kamikaze Championship against Nathan Mowery 

This was Bobby Beverly's first defense of the Kamikaze Championship against someone on the rise in Nathan Mowery. Bobby Beverly showed why I can always get excited about one of his matches. No one is swinging a tube or throwing a chair as hard or as well as Bev right now. Nathan Mowery had another standout performance as well. Mowery hit Bobby Beverly with a Russian Leg Sweep off the ring apron through a door bridge that had carpet strips on it below. Nathan Mowery did set the ring on fire with his flaming tube spot but no one is perfect. This was a great, exciting, and hard-hitting match. 

Bobby Beverly was retained via pinfall 

4.5/5

Drake Younger defended the Interim Rust Belt Championship against Lil Sicko 

These two made use of their surroundings because the ropes were draped in tubes. This match was simple but amazing.  It was 2 guys who could wrestle very well and used a lot of glass. Sicko did a nice spot when he gave Drake Younger a Spanish Fly through a pane of glass. These two went 40 minutes too, unbelievable. I can't describe how amazing this was. Fuck this was good watch it.

Lil Sicko won the Interim Rust Belt Championship via pinfall

5/5

Overall

This was a great show. We had a strong undercard. A great Semi main in Bev/Mowery and a Match of the Year Contender in Drake/Sicko. This was an amazing show.

8/10