SVN: Violent Nature 2025

 

Hoodfoot v. Slice Boogie

After stiff wrestling, Slice Boogie attacked Hoodfoot with a bottle of Hennessy and threw Hoodfoot through a board. Slice Boogie for v the v win via roll up. This was a wrestle-heavy match, but it was really good.

Slice Boogie won via pinfall 

2.75/5

Rob Shit v. Mickie Knuckles 

This match was okay for what it was, but I was blood thirsty at this point, so this match didn't exactly quench my thirst.

Mickie Knuckles won via pinfall 

1.5/5

Tim Strange v. One Man Kru in a Taipei Death Match 

There wasn't too much to this match except Tim Strange just beating the shit out of One Man Kru. Goddamn. 

Tim Strange won via referee stoppage 

2/5

Tarzan Duran v. Akira

There wasn't a lot of Deathmatch here, but this was honestly one of the better indie matches I've seen all year. These two stood out, and I loved them. 

Akira won via pinfall 

4.75/5

Hernandez v. Necro Butcher 

This was decent but very slow. Like WWE is slow.

Necro Butcher won via knockout

2/5

Masada defended the SVN Ultraviolent Championship against Phil Insane 

Phil Insane put Masada through a barbed wire board. Phil Insane stabbed Masada in the face with a chicken paw. These two fought on the stage where Masada bodyslammed Phil Insane on the stage, and Phil Insane rolled off the stage through a barbed wire board and tacks. Masada slammed Phil Insane onto a pile of chicken feet. Masada got Phil Insane with the roll up. This was a pretty intense and hard-hitting match. It was good.

Masada retained via pinfall 

2.75/5

Overall 

Other than the main event, this was a throwaway show. My blood thirst was not quenched here. There was some decent wrestling, but that's not what I want from an SVN show.

6.2/10

SVN:Here Today Guano Tomorrow 2025

 

One Man Kru v. Masada

These two battled outside of the ring. Or there Masada wore out One Man Kru with a chair. Once they returned to the ring One Man Kru put Masada through a barbed wire board. Masada gave One Man Kru a saito suplex onto the Barbed Wire board. The match finished when Masada knocked out One Man Kru with a chair. This match was more or less Masada beating the fuck out of One Man Kru; however, One Man Kru had a good showing.

Masada won via referee stoppage 

2.75/5

Dred v. Bad Dude Tito 

Bad Dude Tito started off hot with some dives and a tube. Bad Dude Tito used a staple gun on Dred. After an attack with chairs from Dred Bad Dude Tito broke a tube in Dred's mouth. Dred used tubes on Bad Dude Tito once they returned to the ring. Tito gave Dred an F5 onto a chair. After a distraction from Necro Butcher Bad Dude Tito finished off Dred with a piledriver on a chair with tubes. This was a very good Big Man Match.

Bad Dude Tito won via pinfall 

3.25/5

Slice Boogie v. Rob Shit v. The Ring Crew Guy

This was supposed to be Slice Boogie against Rob Shit but somehow the ring crew guy got involved. To spite the story being weird this was a good match.

Slice Boogie won via pinfall 

3/5

Miedo Extremo v. Sonico

Outside of the ring Miedo Extremo used a chair and barbed wire on Sonico. Once they got back in the ring, Sonico Sabued Miedo with a chair, and Miedo Extremo used a tube on Sonico. Sonico suplexed Miedo Extremo through a pane of glass then these two had a nice lucha exchange. Miedo finished this with a fire thunder driver on a tube. This was an amazing match and these two did a good job of mixing lucha and Death Match. 

Miedo Extremo won via pinfall 

4/5

El Shlako v. El Negro

After some Lucha libre shit broke down and we had chairs and tubes. El Shlako gave El Negro a snowplow onto a barbed wire board. El Negro finished off El Shlako with a back suplex through a pane of glass. What can I say other than this was a lucha libre classic? 

El Negro won via pinfall 

2.75/5

Phil Insane v. Bobby Beverly 

Phil Insane jump-started this match by spearing Bobby Beverly through a pane of glass. These two really went at it outside of the ring with stiff chair shots then Bobby Beverly brought a tube into play when they got back into the ring. Bobby Beverly threw a bundle of tubes at Phil Insane and Phil Insane went off the apron through 2 chairs below. These guys beat the fuck out of each other some more with tubes until Bev finished off Phil Insane with a head shot with a chair and a fisherman's buster.

Bobby Beverly won via pinfall 

4.25/5

Eric Ryan v. Alex Colon 

We had Alex Colon dropkick and put the end of tubes into Eric Ryan's head. Eric Ryan slammed Alex Colon's face into tubes. Outside the ring, these guys threw chairs at each other. Alex Colon did a frog splash onto Eric Ryan, who had tubes laid across him. Eric Ryan gave Alex Colon a superplex through a pane of glass and Dred came in to attack Eric Ryan. Necro Butcher attacked Dred. Eric Ryan got the roll-up for the win. This was an intense match and it was cool because it set up Dred/Necro Butcher. 

Eric Ryan won via pinfall 

2.75/5

Overall

This was a solid show without a bad match on it. I just really wish SVN would use an app that was available on Amazon Fire, but perhaps one day. 

7.5/10

ICW NHB Vol. 78

 

MM3 v. Toshiyuki Sakuda 

Sakuda got the first blow in with a Staple gun to MM3's head. After some wrestling MM3 gave Sakuda a lawn dart through a door. Sakuda gave MM3 a slice of bread through a door bridge and a Made in Japan, and that still wasn't enough. Sakuda got the senton for the victory. This was a solid hybrid match to start the show.

Toshiyuki Sakuda won via pinfall 

3.25/5

Quiet Storm v. Tomoya Hirota v. Dale Patricks 

This was a nice strong style match that had some suplexes on chairs.

Quiet Storm won via pinfall 

2.5/5

Joel Bateman v. Takashi Sasaki 

Sasaki busted out a barbed wire bat on Joel Bateman. Joel Bateman got Takashi Sasaki back with the barbed wire bat. Takashi Sasaki hit Joel Bateman in the head with a razor board. Saski gave Joel Bateman a Falcon arrow on a pile of chairs. What Joel Bateman did was a punt kick from a barbed wire bat. This was a good match that got the violence going. 

Takashi Sasaki won via pinfall 

3.5/5

Tommy Vendetta v. Toru Suguira

After some wrestling, Suguira threw a charge at Tommy Vendetta. Tommy Vendetta got back on offense by using a gusset. After some solid wrestling, Toru Suguira put a chair across Tommy Vendetta and used a sledgehammer on him. Tommy Vendetta did a backpack senton through a board to Toru Suguira. The end was crazy, Tommy Vendetta hit Toru Suguira with a tube bundle and hit Suguira with a piledriver but Suguira kicked out at 1 and finished off Tommy Vendetta. This was a solid wrestling-heavy match. 

Toru Suiguira won via pinfall 

3.25/5

Rina Yamashita and Jun Kasai v. Dr. Redacted and Danny Demanto 

These 4 baked outside of the ring. Or there we had gussets, fences, and chaos. In the ring, Danny Demanto wired out Rina Yamashita with a chair. Dr. Redacted and Jun Kasai exchanged tube shots. Dr. Redacted went through a barbed wire board to which Kasai and Rina smacked the board that was stuck to Dr. Redacted with chairs. Danny Demanto gave Rina Yamashita a superplex off a ladder. Jun Kasai used skewers on Dr. Redacted. After some back and forth Rina Yamashita finished Danny Demanto with a powerbomb through a gate. This was a great match. 

Rina Yamashita and Jun Kasai won via pinfall 

4/5

Masashi Takeda defended the American Death Match Championship against John Wayne Murdoch 

They kicked off this match outside the ring. Outside of the rings, chairs were used, and tubes were exchanged. These two exchanged tubes inside the ring. Takeda jabbed scissors into John Wayne Murdoch's head. Takeda gave John Wayne Murdoch drivers onto tubes, and John Wayne Murdoch Murdoch got Takeda with a brainbuster onto a fork board. John Wayne Murdoch finished the match with a Deep South destroyer. What can I say? Solid match from 2 of the best in the world. 

John Wayne Murdoch won the American Death Match Championship via pinfall 

4.25/5

Overall

This was an amazing show where every match somehow topped the last. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

7.9/10

ICW NHB Vol. 77

 

MM3 v. Tomoya Hirota 

This was a nice little wrestling match to start off the show.

Tomoya Hirota won via pinfall 

2/5

Tommy Vendetta v. Quiet Storm

This was a hard-hitting wrestling match.

Quiet Storm won via pinfall 

2.25/5

John Wayne Murdoch v. Yasaku Ito 

We finally had some tubes broken here. Yasaku Ito jammed a gusset plate into John Wayne Murdoch's head. John Wayne Murdoch got back on offense by using a Weedwacker on Ito. Once they got back in the ring, John Wayne Murdoch jammed a safety pin in Ito's face, then ripped it out. These two exchanged tube bundles. Yasaku Ito pildrove John Wayne Murdoch through a chair bridge. John Wayne Murdoch finished the match with a brainbuster through a tube bundle. This was great and had constant violence.

John Wayne Murdoch won via pinfall 

2.75/5

Toshiyuki Sakuda v. Takashi Sasaki v. Danny Demanto v. Abdullah Kobayashi 

After a brawl outside the ring, Sakuda jabbed a gusset plate into Danny Demanto's head. Sakuda then dumped out the light tube remnants from previous matches on Sasaki's head. Sakuda used a tack bat on Danny Demanto. Danny Demanto gave Sakuda the Demanto driver onto a pile of tubes. Kobayashi threw tubes at Sakuda. Kobayashi and Sasaki headbutted tubes into Danny Demanto's head. Sakuda finished the match with a senton off the top chain with a tube bundle onto Demanto. This was a chaotic 4 way that was enjoyable. 

Toshiyuki Sakuda won via pinfall 

3.5/5

Joel Bateman v. Jun Kasai 

Joel Bateman carved up Jun Kasai'd head with a beer can. Jun Kasai broke tubes over Joel Bateman. Jun Kasai suplexed Joel Bateman onto a pile of broken glass. Joel Bateman jammed skewers into Jun Kasai's head and gave him a DDT. Jun Kasai hit the Pearl Harbor splash off a ladder but Joel Bateman kicked out at 1. Joel Bateman also kicked out of a Jay Driller at 1. But the reverse tiger driver got Joel Bateman. This was a great match, and I know this meant a lot to Joel Bateman, so I'm happy he got his match.

Jun Kasai won via pinfall 

3.75/5

Masashi Takeda defended the American Death Match Championship against Dr. Redacted 

Out of the gate, these guys exchanged tube shots. Dr. Redacted took it to Takeda outside of the ring. Takeda went back in the ring a sabued redacted with a chair. Takeda stabbed Redacted in the head with scissors. Redacted gave Takeda a back suplex onto 2 chairs that were on their sides. After some technical issues from IWTV Redacted gave Takeda a tower of London on a chair. Redacted fave Takeda a frog splash onto a tube bundle. Takeda gave Redacted a Swanton bomb onto a tube bundle. Takeda gave a redacted driver onto a tube bundle to finish this. What an intense match! This thing had me hooked start to finish, and that's what any wrestling is about. 

Masashi Takeda won via pinfall 

5/5

Overall

This was another very good effort on ICW NHB's part. It started slow for me, but the show picked up and ended as a MOTY Candidate. 

7.4/10

CZW: Tournament of Death 22

 

Dred v. Nick Gage in a First-Round Match 

Nick Gage and Dred went right at it and Gage put Dred through various objects that had tubes on them. These two exchanged tube shots outside of the ring. These two continued to battle outside of the ring. Once they beat each other outside of the ring, Nick Gage stomped Dred's head into tacks. Nick Gage did the pizza cutter spot to Dred. Gage suplexed Dred onto a TV covered in light tubes. And just like that Dred finished the match with a suplex through some tubes. This was an amazing match and a great way to start the show.

Dred advanced via pinfall 

4.5/5

Hoodfoot v. Akira in a First-Round Match 

We started with some strikes. These guys tried multiple times to break a barbed wire table and Hoodfoot finally got it with a spear to Akira. Outside of the ring Hoodfoot wore out Akira with tubes. Akira stapled Hoodfoot's hand to a table. Akira used skewers on Hoodfoot. Akira finished this with a stomp through a table onto tubes. The thing that impressed me about this match wasn't the death match spots. It was how good a wrestling match these two had. This was solid.

Akira advanced via pinfall 

3.25/5

Drake Younger v. Dimitri Alexandrov in a First-Round Match 

Dimitri Alexandrov suplexed Drake Younger through a barbed wire board. After some strikes, Drake Younger hit Dimitri with a barbed wire bat, then Drake put Dimitri through a door with tubes. Drake used a barbed wire crutch on Dimitri. Drake Younger suplexed Dimitri Alexandrov outside of the ring through a barbed wire spider web. After a strike battle back in the ring Dimitri Alexandrov slammed Drake Younger through a tube bundle. From there Dimitri Alexandrov used a scissor bat on Drake Younger. Drake Younger got the advantage back, but did the tiger driver to Dimitri onto a pile of chairs and a barbed wire crutch. Drake Younger finished the match with a Drake's landing onto a tube bundle. This match was fucking phenomenal. 

Drake Younger advanced via pinfall 

4.5/5

Mickie Knuckles v. Rickey Shane Page 

We started with some wrestling, then the party started when Rickey Shane Page went through a pane of glass and Mickie Knuckles jammed glass into Page's mouth. Rickey Shane Page put Mickie Knuckles through a pane of glass. A shard of glass actually went through Rickey Shane Page's finger and Mickie pulled the glass out with her teeth. Mickie Knuckles finished the match with a splash in the corner through a pane of glass. This match was decent but a bit slow for my liking. 

Mickie Knuckles advanced via pinfall 

2.5/5

Tim Strange v. Shlak in a First-Round Match 

Shlak stabbed Tim Strange in the face with a nail. Shlak hit Tim Strange with a board that had a nail in it. Tim Strange gave Shlak a splash on a wooden pallet. Shlak ended up getting the pin. This was a brutal match but too short if you ask me.

Shlak advanced via pinfall 

2.5/5

JJ Allin v. Eric Ryan in a First-Round Match 

JJ Allin had a badass entrance where he came out in a car that was on fire. Eric Ryan came out of nowhere and blasted JJ Allin in the head with a Thumbtack bat. Eric Ryan busted Terra Cotta over the head of JJ Allin. After trying to break out the windows of the car, which would not break, JJ Allin gave Eric Ryan a sidewalk slam through the back window of a car. Eric Ryan used a Weedwacker on JJ Allin. To finish the match, after one of JJ Allin's gonna got hit by a car, Eric Ryan hit the head stomp for the win. This was a crazy match that you had to see to believe.

Eric Ryan advanced via pinfall 

2.75/5

Eron Ashe cut a promo on Death Match wrestling, and Jimmy Lloyd came out and interrupted Eron Ashe and challenged him for a championship match at the October show.

Drake Younger v. Dred v. Akira in a Second-Round Match 

We started the match battling outside. These guys exchanged tube shots. Akira gave Drake Younger a falcon arrow onto a box of tubes. Dred smashed tubes over Drake Younger and slammed Younger onto a box of tubes. Drake Younger gave a snap dragon to Dred, who had a tube behind his back somehow, while Akira and Drake were fighting. Dred snuck in a roll up on Akira. This was a great match but the rain was a bit distracting.

Dred won via pinfall 

3.5/5

Mickie Knuckles v. Eric Ryan v. Shlak in a 300 Light Tube and Tokyo Tower Light Tube Death Match in the Second Round 

Shlak took a double suplex through a tube bundle. These guys broke tubes over each other. Shlak got the pin. This was too short, and considering who was in it, I expected more. I don't know if it was the weather but this was rushed.

Shlak advanced via pinfall 

1.5/5

Tarp of Death

This was a chaotic battle royal. I have no idea what I watched, but I liked it. 

CC Booth won Tarp of Death 

2.75/5

Dred v. Shlak in the finals of Tournament of Death 2022

After rolling around on a puddle of rainwater, blood, and glass, Shlak hit Dred with a chairshot to the head. Dred hit Shlak with a light tube fan. Shlak speared Dred outside of the ring through a door and a tube bridge. These two fought on top of a trailer, and Dred threw Shlak off the trailer through a table stack and a tube cabin. Shlak immediately got up and wore Dred out with a chair. Shlak broke the entrance sign on Dred. Dred came back into the ring and threw Shlak into the ring where an explosion went off. These two went on top of a scaffold where Shlak threw Dred off through an exploding table and this wasn't even the finish! Shlak finished this with a bag over the head. All I can say is we witnessed a historic death match here. The image of the scaffold bump Dred took and the literal pool of blood will be in Death Match videos forecer. Unreal. 

Shlak won Tournament of Death 22 via pinfall 

5/5

Overall

This has to be one of the better tournaments of 2022. The First Round was great. 2nd round was decent. Tarp of Death was magical, and the finals are a Death Match classic that'll live on forever.

7.6/10

ICW MKE: Insane 8 2025

Akira v. Jack Sirius 

We had good back and forth wrestling then Akira took it outside and jammed a gusset into Jack Sirius. Jack Sirius jammed a gusset into Akira's head. After some great wrestling, Jack Sirius gave Akira a brainbuster onto some mouse traps. Akira gave Jack Sirius a Hurricanrana through a fork board and a door then got the pin. This was a solid match that focused mostly on wrestling.

Akira won via pinfall

3.5/5

Orin Veidt v. Bryce Five in a First-Round Match 

Bryce did a tilt-a-whirl leg scissor to Orin Veidt and Veidt went through a tube bundle. Orin Veidt worked over Bryce Five by carving him around the ring with a tube. After some back and forth with tubes, Bryce Five did a senton through a pane of glass. Orin Veidt finished the match with an iconoclasm off the top rope through a pane of glass. The match was fine it just got a little repetitive with the tube shots. 

Orin Veidt advanced via pinfall 

2.25/5

GQ Giannos v. Dysfunction in a First-Round Match 

Dysfunction started out working with GQ Giannos with a tube. GQ Giannos gave Dysfunction a Falcon Arrow on a tube. Dysfunction jammed a gusset into Giannos's arm. GQ Giannos got back on offense by putting Dysfunction through a door. GQ Giannos finished the match with a cutter through a pane of glass. This match was okay, but I wanna see where they go because it seems like they're setting up GQ Giannos to be the MVP of the tournament. 

GQ Giannos advanced via pinfall 

2/5

Dr. Redacted v. Tommy Trainwreck in a First-Round Match 

Redacted jump-started the match by Jung Woo dropkicking Tommy Trainwreck through a pane of glass. Tommy Trainwreck took this outside of the ring and got Redacted with tubes. Dr. Redacted used a popper bat to jam a gusset into Tommy Trainwreck's arm. Once they got back into the ring, Redacted did a double stop through a tube bundle to Trainwreck, and Trainwreck jammed a gusset into Redacted and put Redacted through a door. After hitting Tommy Trainwreck with a keyboard, Dr. Redacted did a Senton through a tube bundle to Trainwreck. Tommy Trainwreck got the pin. This was a great match with 2 of the greats doing what they do. 

Tommy Trainwreck advanced via pinfall 

4/5

Bobby V. V. Neil Diamond Cutter in a First-Round Match 

These two started off with a Kendo stick fight. After some strikes Neil Diamond Cutter used a Thumbtack Bat on Bobby V. Bobby V got some payback with tubes and a razor bat. Bobby V. busted out a staple gun. Neil Diamond Cutter got payback by using the staple gun and putting a tube in Bobby V's shirt and breaking the tube. Neil Diamond Cutter took a sign and did a splash onto a tube bundle that was lying across Bobby V. Neil Diamond Cutter used Skewers on Bobby V  after a short comeback from Bobby V. Neil Diamond Cutter did a senton onto a tube lying across Bobby V's chest. Neil Diamond Cutter powerbombed Bobby V through a tube bundle. Neil Diamond Cutter gave Bobby V a Death Valley driver through a tube cabin. The finale was Bobby V. Giving Neil Diamond Cutter an assault driver off the top rope through a tube bundle and a pane of glass.  This was an insane match. Neil Diamond Cutter went out like a champ, and Bobby V. is a name that needs to be on your radar.

Bobby V advanced via pinfall 

4.75/5

Orin Veidt v. GQ Giannos v. Tommy Trainwreck v. Bobby V in the Insane 8 finals

Here's how this works: 2 men start, and every 5 minutes, a new entrant comes in. After all have entered, the match starts, and whoever is left wins. GQ Giannos and Bobby V started. GQ Giannos started off hot with an exploding bat and tubes on Bobby V. Bobby V attacked GQ Giannos with a barbed wire bat. GQ Giannos got Bobby V with a golf club to the nuts. Tommy Trainwreck came out next. Trainwreck and Bobby headbutted light tubes into GQ Giannos then turned around and headbutted each other with tubes. Orin Veidt came out next and killed everyone with tube shots. Tommy Trainwreck pinned Orin Veidt to eliminate him first. GQ Giannos put Tommy Trainwreck through a barbed wire door. In an insane spot, GQ Giannos gave Bobby V.  Off a scaffold through an exploding barbed wire door bridge to eliminate Bobby V. Tommy Trainwreck set up a pane of glass structure in the corner,  lit it on fire, and gave GQ Giannos a Death Valley driver through it to win. What a crazy match. GQ Giannos was made a force to be reckoned with in the death match world and the other 3 were amazing.  This was a great end.

Tommy Trainwreck won Insane 8

3.75/5

Overall

This had some really solid matches and it was a strong tournament. Some stuff was a bit repetitive, but this tournament, I'm sure, put a few new faces on the map.

6.8/10