IWA Deep-South:Carnage Cup XV

 

Lil Sicko v. Sean Carpenter v. Bobby V in a First-Round Land and Sea Death Match 

Bobby V gave Sean Carpenter an Exploder Suplex through a tube bundle. Bobby V slammed Lil Sicko onto a pit of Thumbtacks. Bobby V pinned Sean Carpenter with an Assault driver. The way this tournament is, if you get pinned, you're eliminated, and whoever didn't get pinned advances into the next round. This match was decent

Bobby V and Lil Sicko advanced via pinfall 

2/5

Kato v. Kenji Fukimoto v. Sid Fabulous in a First-Round Four Corners of Pain Match

Fukimoto and Sid Fabulous had a gusset exchange. Kato raked Fukimoto's face with barbed wire. Fukimoto used a gusset bat on Sid Fabulous. Fukimoto and Kato suplexed Sid Fabulous onto a carpet strip and a light tube structure. Fukimoto suplexed Kato onto a board of mouse traps. Kato suplexed Sid Fabulous onto a board of staple removers and Sid came back up with nasty cuts all over his back. Fukimoto gave Sid and Kato a suplex onto a pool of ornaments. Fukimoto finished off Kato with a package piledriver on the Christmas ornaments. This match started off rough but ended on a high note with some brutal spots.

Kenji Fukimoto and Sid Fabulous advanced via pinfall

2.5/5

Buddy Badcock v. Satu Jinn v. Necro Butcher in a First-Round Home Run Derby Match

Buddy Badcock used a tack bat on Satu Jinn. Satu Jinn used a Kitana blade on Buddy Badcock. Necro Butcher broke a jug on a stick on Buddy Badcock. Necro Butcher and Satu Jinn battled with a beer cooler. Necro hit Satu Jinn with a garbage can lid that had glass on it and then threw another beer cooler and tore a can in half to stab Necro with it. The match ended with Satu Jinn pinning Buddy Badcock. This was a perfect and hard-hitting match. 

Satu Jinn and Necro Butcher advance via pinfall

3.75/5

Tommy Trainwreck v. Tarzan Duran v. Bryant Woods in a First-Round Cabin in the Woods Death Match 

These guys started off swinging tubes at each other. Bryant Woods hit Tommy Trainwreck with a water jug stick that had a tube taped to the water jug. Bryant Woods hit his opponents with an Artificial leg. Tommy Trainwreck threw tubes at Tarzan Duran. Tarzan Duran breathed fire at Bryant Woods. Both Tarzan Duran and Tommy Trainwreck pinned Bryant Woods after the interference of Sadisto. The match was okay but the finish took away from it.

Tarzan Duran and Tommy Trainwreck advance via pinfall 

2/5

Toshiyuki Sakuda v. Bloody Lane v. Jay Blade in a First-Round Ultraviolent Ladders and Light Tube Match

Bloody Lane and Sakuda both busted out tubes early. Bloody Lane threw Jay Blade on a tube bundle. Sakuda hit Lane with a softball bat that had softballs zip-tied to it, while Lane had a tube cabin laid across him. Bloody Lane threw a board of safety pins at Jay Blade. Toshiyuki Sakuda used the tattoo needles on Jay Blade. Jay Blade did a dive on Toshiyuki Sakuda and Bloody Lane onto the biggest tube bundle I've ever seen. Bloody Lane took the pin. This was a good match, and it had some cool spots. 

Jay Blade and Toshiyuki Sakuda advance via pinfall 

2.75/5

Satu Jinn v. Bobby V in a Second-Round Exploding Barbed Wire Match 

Satu Jinn jumped Bobby V with tubes during his entrance. Bobby V was the first to feel the exploding barbed wire. After feeling the exploding barbed wire again Bobby V got thrown off the ring apron. These two had a tube exchange outside of the ring. Bobby V made Satu Jinn taste the barbed wire, then in an insane spot, Bobby V gave Satu Jinn a cutter from the ring, off the apron through an exploding table. Very good match and an insane ending. 

Bobby V advanced via pinfall 

3/5

The rest of this stuff happened on Day 2 which was a rainy day in McKenzie, TN

Skitzo v. Redneck Rebel v. Jimmy Controversy in a First-Round Pane of Glass and Cinderblock Match 

Jimmy Controversy immediately went through a pane of glass. Skitzo put Redneck Rebel through a pane of glass. Jimmy Controversy got put through a pane of glass and beaten with tubes. Skitzo went through a glass pane tower. Jimmy Controversy put Redneck Rebel through a gusset plate pane of glass to eliminate him. This match was okay but had some very clunky spots that took away from it.

Jimmy Controversy and Skitzo advance via pinfall 

2/5

Sid Fabulous v. Jimmy Controversy in a Second-Round Match 

Jimmy Controversy got no time to rest and was attacked by a 2x4 with razor wire by Sid Fabulous. Sid Fabulous gave Jimmy Controversy a DDT onto a cinderblock. Sid Fabulous got shoved into a board of Razor Wire then immediately got up and put Jimmy Controversy through a pane of glass. These two tried hard, but this match wasn't good. It was pretty sloppy.

Sid Fabulous advanced via pinfall 

1/5

Lil Sicko v. Tarzan Duran in a Second-Round Match

These two exchanged tubes. Tarzan Duran hit Lil Sicko with a big ass stick. Lil Sicko gave Tarzan Duran various slams onto tubes. Tarzan used a flaming axe on Sicko then hit Sicko with a Dog Collar bat. Tarzan used a fireball on Sicko and then hit Sicko with a porcupine bat. Tarzan pinned Sicko but what a bunch of crazy stuff Lil Sicko took. This match was great. 

Tarzan Duran advanced via pinfall 

3/5

Toshiyuki Sakuda v. Kenji Fukimoto in a Second-Round Match 

This was a battle of past and present Japanese greats. Toshiyuki Sakuda threw Kenji Fukimoto into a board of porcupine needles. Kenji Fukimoto hooked Toshiyuki Sakuda with a fishing pole. Sakuda used the tattoo needles on Fukimoto. Sakuda pinned Fukimoto. This was short but every spot was brutal. This one hurt me at home even watching it. This was good.

Toshiyuki Sakuda advanced via pinfall 

2.5/5

Jay Blade v. Necro Butcher in a Second-Round Match 

After beating the shit out of Jay Blade Necro Butcher threw Jay Blade through a Pane of Glass/Razor Wire Board Combo. Other than that the only weapons used here were at the end of Necro's arms. Jay Blade got lucky and got the roll-up. This was a decent match that told a good story.

Jay Blade advanced via pinfall 

2.25/5

Skitzo v. Tommy Trainwreck in a Second-Round Match 

Tommy Trainwreck immediately put Skitzo through a pane of glass and used a gusset bat on Skitzo. These guys had a crazy brawl outside the ring. This was a glorified squash. It was what it was.

Tommy Trainwreck advanced via pinfall 

1.5/5

Kato v. Redneck Rebel v. Jay Impact 

We had some non-tournament action here. A keyboard with toothpicks was used. Redneck Rebel used tubes on both of his opponents as the rain was pouring down on McKenzie, TN. Kato got the pin. This was okay but the rain on camera was distracting.

Kato won via pinfall 

1.75/5

 Bryant Woods defended the IWA Deep South Championship against Lil Sicko 

This was another bonus match. Lil Sicko got thrown immediately through a pane of glass. Bryant Woods slammed Lil Sicko on a board of metal shavings. Lil Sicko threw Bryant Woods into a board of porcupines. Bryant Woods gave Lil Sicko an electric chair through a Pane of glass. Bryant Woods slammed Lil Sicko onto a mini trampoline of barbed wire. Bryant Woods used a pool noodle with toothpicks on it. Sicko made a comeback with a kendo stick. These two went through a pane of glass and Bryany Woods got a piece of glass lodged in his arm. These two v went on top of a U-Haul, where Sicko hit Bryant Woods with an exploding apparatus, and Bryant Woods went through a stack of tables and glass panes. That was the ending of this crazy match. This was great, and if this was Bryant Woods' last match, what a way to go out. 

Lil Sicko won the IWA Deep South Championship via pinfall 

4/5

Bobby V v. Sid Fabulous v. Tarzan Duran v. Toshiyuki Sakuda v. Tommy Trainwreck v. Jay Blade in the Finals of Carnage Cup XV

This was a 6-person elimination-style final. I'll do my best here. The ring is no rope barbed wire, the barbed wire is on fire and there's fuckery everywhere. Toshiyuki Sakuda dove off a ladder to the outside of the ring through Jay Blade who was on a table with tubes on him. Sakuda dove off a ladder to eliminate Tarzan Duran, and somehow, in the midst of that chaos, Sid Fabulous was eliminated. Tommy Trainwreck eliminated Toshiyuki Sakuda with a flaming knee. Bobby V and Jay Blade pinned Tommy Trainwreck to eliminate him. Jay Blade and Bobby V went off the top of a shack through a contraption with light tubes, barbed wire, and boards. Somehow Jay Blade got the pin, but I didn't see it. This was pure chaos and this was a cool grand finale. 

Jay Blade won Carnage Cup XV via pinfall 

3.5/5

Overall 

This was my first Carnage Cup. It wasn't as bad as people make it out to be, in fact, some of it was even good. Yes, this show was a mixed bag, you had a few stinkers, but the finals and the Bryant Woods farewell match were great. I didn't hate this at all.

6.5/10

ICW NHB Vol.86

 

Akira v. Christian Napier 

This was a pretty straightforward wrestling match except for when Akira tried to make Christian Napier knock out by using a submission hold on Napier with a saw blade in Napier's mouth. 

Christian Napier won via pinfall 

2.25/5

Jimmy Lloyd v. Lucky 13

Jimmy Lloyd used the first light tube of the weekend on Lucky 13. Other than that, this was a high-flying affair with 2 New Jersey legends. This was solid and Lucky getting the win was a surprise.

Lucky 13 won via pinfall 

3/5

The Pillars (Tommy Vendetta and MM3)v. The Young Studs (Eric Ryan and Bobby Beverly)

The Young Studs went for the tubes and terra kata early. The Pillars used chairs and terra kata on the Young Studs. The match was restarted after a double pin. MM3 finished off Eric Ryan with a cradle pilderiver. This was a solid tag match and the chains have been running tags more lately. American Death Match Tag Team Championships?

The Pillars won via pinfall 

3.25/5

Otis Cogar v. Terry Shaw 

Otis started off with a cross-body and used a gusset plate and a tack bat on Terry Shaw. Otis Cogar removed the tacks from Terry Shaw's arm with a razor. Otis Cogar finished off Terry Shaw with a brutal chair shot. This was a hard-hitting match that I could have used more of. 

Otis Cogar won via pinfall 

2.75/5

Danny Demanto defended the Australian Double Crown Death Match Championship against Neil Diamond Cutter 

Neil Diamond Cutter used a staple gun on Danny Demanto. Neil Diamond Cutter also jammed a gusset and some skewers into Danny Demanto's head and hit him with a chair. Danny Demanto responded with tubes, gussets, and chairs of his own. Danny threw Neil Diamond Cutter, putting the opponent through a door and a tube bridge outside the ring. Danny gave NDC the Demanto driver off the top chain through a door and tube bridge and NDC kicked out at 1! Neil Diamond Cutter finished off Danny Demanto with a splash through tubes. This was an insane match, and I loved Danny giving Neil his flowers.

Neil Diamond Cutter won the Australian Double Crown Death Match Championship via pinfall 

3.75/5

Bear Bronson v. Vixsin

After battling like 2 kaijus Vixsin jammed a gusset into her own head and attacked Bear Bronson with said gusset. Bear Bronson wore out a very bloody Vixsin with barbed wire. Bear Bronson jammed a safety pin through Vixsin's cheek. The rest of this match was these two slamming each other onto barbed wire. This was a great match and these two went for it.

Bear Bronson won via pinfall 

4/5

John Wayne Murdoch defended the American Death Match Championship against Dr. Redacted 

These two started off brawling outside of the ring. Redacted gave John Wayne Murdoch a Jung Woo dropkick through a door. Murdoch retaliated on Redacted with tubes. John Wayne Murdoch gave Redacted a backdrop of tubes and then gave Redacted a brainbuster through a pane of glass. After that, Redacted wore out John Wayne Murdoch with various objects. Redacted gave Murdoch a splash onto a forkboard. John Wayne Murdoch finished off Redacted with a brainbuster through a pane of glass and a tube bundle. This was a solid match, and afterwards, Otis Cogar came out, and Otis and JWM had a face-to-face.

John Wayne Murdoch retained via pinfall 

3/5

Overall

This was another solid show. Not as good as their Chattanooga shows, but still very enjoyable. My favorite match was Bronso vs. /Vixsin. The train keeps rolling for ICW NHB

7.6/10

ICW NHB Vol. 85

 

Akira v. Dr. Redacted in a Falls Count Anywhere Match 

This was Falls Count Anywhere rules. This wasn't what I would consider a Death Match, but it was still hard-hitting and reminiscent of a Hardcore Match from the Attitude era. This was some good stuff.

Dr. Redacted won via pinfall 

3.25/5

Tommy Trainwreck v. Terry Shaw v. Sean Campbell 

After some brawling outside and tube shots, Terry Shaw cut his opponent's finger webbing with figure skates. Other than that, this match was chaotic, violent, and beautiful. 

Tommy Trainwreck won via pinfall 

3.75/5

Cousin Condry v. Tank

Tank and Rev dedicated this match to Ace Frehley. Tank went back into the locker room and came out as Poon Dog. This was a comedy-based match that was enjoyable and helped lighten the mood. I had fun watching it, but it didn't particularly stand out to me. 

Tank won via pinfall 

2.25/5

Jameson Shook v. Danny Demanto 

These two went in strong swinging tubes. Danny Demanto hit Jameson Shook with a popper chair on a YouTube video. Jameson Shook's back was cut up good. Danny Demanto threw a Tokyo Tower at Jameson Shook. The match ended abruptly when Jameson Shook got cut off by the side of the light tube debris. Danny just did a shot with the Tokyo Tower and got the win. I loved this match, and even though Shook got hurt, he had a star-making performance here. Next Death Match tournament, I think Jameson Shook should be in.

Danny Demanto won via pinfall 

4/5

Nathan Mowery v. Dale Patricks 

Narhan Mowery stabbed Dale Patricks with Deer Antlers. After some battling that involved tubes, Nathan Mowery used a bonesaw on Dale Patricks. Nathan Mowery used the flaming knee on Dale Patricks and shouted out Mittens for putting out Nathan Mowery. Dale Patricks chokeslammed Nathan Mowery through a flaming table to get the win. This was a pretty good match.

Dale Patricks won via pinfall 

2.75/5

Dimitri Alexandrov v. Hoodfoot 

This match was fun to watch. These two went hard, and it was very violent, but I loved that I could tell these two had fun beating the fuck out of each other. The match didn't reinvent the Death Match Wheel by any means, but that's just as good sometimes.

Hoodfoot won via pinfall 

3.5/5

John Wayne Murdoch defended the American Death Match Championship against Vixsin 

John Wayne Murdoch worked on Vixsin's leg with tubes. Vixsin got tangled in a bunch of barbed wire. John Wayne Murdoch put a safety pin in Vixsin's eyebrow and left her covered in a bloody pool. Vixsin broke many tubes over John Wayne Murdoch. John Wayne Murdoch finished off Vixsin with a brainbuster on a chair. This was a great match and Vixsin showed the US she was a killer this time out. Please come back.  

John Wayne Murdoch retained via pinfall 

4.25/5

This was an even more solid show than the previous night. Another case of all killer no filler. Great stuff, and my favorite match was the main.

8/10

ICW NHB: Vol. 84

 

Akira v. MM3

Other than a few chair and die spots this centered around wrestling and good wrestling at that. This was a solid match.

MM3 won via pinfall 

3/5

Kasey Owens v. Tommy Vendetta 

Tommy Vendetta let the crowd chop Kasey Owens. After these two used gussets on eachother they took it back to the ring. Other than that this was a pretty standard match. It wasnt bad but wasnt memorable.

Tommy Vendetta won via pinfall 

2.5/5

Tommy Trainwreck v. Tank

We had a battle of the behemoths here. There was outside brawling. We finally had tubes broken and Tank used his sickle on Tommy Trainwreck. Tank used a tack bat on Tommy Trainwreck and took the tacks that were stuck in Trainwreck's head out with a sickle. I liked this a lot and this was indeed a hoss fight. 

Tank won via pinfall 

3.25/5

Danny Demanto v. Kody Manhorn 

Danny punished the hell out of Kody Manhorn with gussets, a popper bat and a glass pane was shattered on Manhorn with a popper chair. Danny Demanto attacked Kody Manhorn's abdomen with tubes and broke a whole tube box over Manhorn. When Manhorn was making his comeback Danny Demanto gave Kody Manhorn a Demanto driver off of the apron through a giant tube structure onto the floor. Danny Demanto finished the match with a elbow through a door bridge and giant tube bundle. Even though this was more or less a squash this was great.  

Danny Demanto won via pinfall 

3.25/5

Dale Patricks v. Vixsin

Vixsin stabbed Dale Patricks in the face with a screwdriver. These two used a screwdriver with a gusset taped to it on eachother. Vixsin did a senton onto a barbed wire tumble weed and you could see the flesh being torn off her trying to get free. After a tube exchange Dale Patricks gave Vixsin a slam onto broken glass and barbed wire nubs but Vixsin kicked out at 1 and got the win with a Kaiju Slam. This was a very good match and a solid, long overdue U.S. debut for Vixsin. 

Vixsin won via pinfall 

3/5

Dimitri Alexandrov v. Nathan Mowery v. Dr. Redacted 

This was a pretty standard match until Nathan Mowery set a chair on fire and got his opponents with it. Dr. Redacted squeezed lemon juice into Nathan Mowery's cuts. Dimitri Alexandrov used popper numbchucks on Nathan Mowery. After more tubes and chaos Dr. Redacted got the roll up. I forgot to mention that this was a Number One Contenders Match so Dr. Redacted is your Number One Contender for the American Death Match Championship. 

Dr. Redacted won via pinfall 

3/5

John Wayne Murdoch defended the American Death Match Championship against Hoodfoot 

These guys broke many tubes over eachother. Hoodfoot did karaoke while beating John Wayne Murdoch with a tack bat. Hoodfoot jammed a safety pin through Jkhn Wayne Murdoch's ear. Hoodfoot hit John Wayne Murdoch with at least 2 boxes of tubes. John Wayne Murdoch finished the match with a superplex through a flaming pane of glass, what can i say. A great match from 2 of the best. 

John Wayne Murdoch retained via pinfall 

3/5

Another excellent show from ICW NHB. The whole card was great and no real complaints here. Match of the night for me was the Demanto/Manhorn match.

7.8/10

GCW: Fight Club 2025 Night 2

 

Scramble 

Zach Thomas in a scramble rules; hopefully, he's on more shows. This was an alright match.

Austin Luke won via pinfall 

2.5/5

Joey Janela v. Ryan O'Neill

This was a perfect wrestling match and Ryan O'Neill was great here and impressed me.

Joey Janela won via pinfall 

3.5/5

Terry Yaki v. 1 Called Manders 

This match wasn't bad, but it was slow for my liking.

1 Called Manders won via pinfall 

2.5/5

Emersyn Jayne and Shotzi Blackheart v. Matt Tremont and Bear Bronson 

These 4 brawled outside the ring to begin the match. Once they got back in the ring Shotzi and Emersyn Jayne used gussets on Tremont and Bronson. Blackheart and Jayne put Bear Bronson through a pane of glass. After a superplex through a door from Tremont to Jayne the team of Bear Bronson and Matt Tremont got the pin. Even though this was a wrestle-heavy match, it was still very good. 

Matt Tremont and Bear Bronson won via pinfall 

3.25/5

Marcus Mathers v. KJ Orso 

I wasn't into this match at all.

KJ Orso won via pinfall

1/5

Effy defended the GCW Championship against Man Like Deriess 

While I didn't hate this, I wasn't exactly into this either.

Effy retained via pinfall 

2/5

Brothers of Funstruction defended the GCW Tag Team Championship against Alec Price and Jordan Oliver 

This was a nice hardcore match. 

Alec Price and Jordan Oliver won the GCW Tag Team Championship via pinfall 

2.75/5

Shane Mercer v. Mr. Danger

Shane Mercer jammed a gusset plate into Mr. Danger's head. Shane Mercer did a release suplex to Danger onto a tube bundle. Mercer blasted Danger with a tube bundle. While I did enjoy this match, a few sloppy spots when it came to the weapons kind of took me away from it.

Mr. Danger won via pinfall 

2.75/5

VNDL 48 v. Charles Mason, Slade, and Krule

We just had a chaotic brawl here to end the show that was reminiscent of ECW in its day.

Charles Mason, Slade, and Krule won via pinfall 

3/5

Overall

This was honestly a forgettable show. Minus the main, the death match tag, and the Janela/O'Neill match, this rest was average at best. 

5.8/10

GCW: Fight Club 2025 Night 1

 

Terry Yaki v. Tony Deppen

These guys had a nice wrestling match to kick things off. 

Terry Yaki won via pinfall 

2.75/5

Man Like Deriess v. KJ Orso 

I did like Dereiss verbally assaulting KJ Orso on the mic after Orso interrupted his entrance, but other than that, this match didn't do anything for me.

KJ Orso won via pinfall 

1.5/5

Lucky 13 v. Austin Luke v. Will Kroos v. Ryan Clancy v. Logan Cavasos v. Joey Janela 

This was a good scramble for once where Will Kroos impressed me here.

Joey Janela won via pinfall 

3.25/5

1 Called Manders v. Beastman 

This was a good hoss fight that involved Chairs, Doors, and a guy in a wheelchair. 

1 Called Manders won via pinfall 

2.5/5

Otis Cogar v. Emersyn Jayne 

This was a qualifying match for the NGI. After some wrestling, Emersyn Jayne dropkicked Otis Cogar through a Tokyo Tower. Otis Cogar broke a tube bundle over Emersyn Jayne. Otis Cogar carved Emersyn Jayne with the remnants of said light tube. Otis used the straight razor on Emersyn Jayne. Emersyn Jayne suplexed Otis Cogar through a Tokyo Tower. Emersyn Jayne used Darts on Otis Cogar. Otis pierced Emersyn Jayne's lip with a dart. Otis finished off Emersyn Jayne by powerbombing her onto a box of tubes. This was a solid match.

Otis Cogar qualified for the NGI via pinfall 

3.75/5

Team JCW ( 2 Tuff Tony, Mad Man Pondo, Willie Mack, Shane Mercer, and Kokane) v. Team GCW (Effy, Matt Tremont, Drew Parker, Mr. Danger, and Bam Sullivan)

Tremont carved up Mad Man Pondo with tubes until Kokane came out. Kokane snorted a line off a tube, then smashed Tremont with it, then Bam Sullivan came out. Shane Mercer came out next. Mr. Danger came out next wielding a garbage can. In a very athletic feat, Mr. Danger came off the top of the cage and did a coast-to-coast to Kokane. Willie Mack came out next. Drew Parker came out next. 2 Tuff Tony came out next. Effy came out last. Mr. Danger did an Assault driver through the glass ceiling to eliminate Kokane. Shane Mercer threw Bam Sullivan through the glass ceiling and Willie Mack pinned Sullivan with a splash to eliminate him. Drew Parker made Shane Mercer drop from the scaffold, then Shane Mercer tilted the scaffold to push Parker off the scaffold, and threw a barbed wire and glass net to eliminate each other. Effy hit Willie Mack with a sack ryder through a barbed wire door to eliminate Mack. Mad Man Pondo superplexed Mr. Danger off the scaffold through a tube and glass structure so they were both eliminated. 2 Tuff Tony pinned Effy to eliminate him. 2 Tuff Tony went for the flaming punch but missed and lit Violent J on fire. Tremont won by giving 2 Tuff Tony a splash with tubes. This was a solid Art of War Games, and from last year, it exceeded my expectations.

Team GCW won

4/5

Overall

This was a decent showing for GCW. War Games delivered. We had a solid Death Match and a good, straightforward match. Only one I coulda have done without was Dereiss/KJ Orso.

7.1/10

SVN:King of the Death Match 2025

Alex Colon v. Aero Boy in a First-Round Match 

We had a tube exchange to kick things off, then Alex Colon performed a shotgun dropkick on Aero Boy through a barbed wire door. These two brawled outside, and Aero Boy performed some impressive dives. Once these two got back in the ring, they did some cool lucha spots through barbed wire doors. Aero Boy got the win. For such a simple match this was amazing.  Other than a few tubes and barbed wire spots this was a lucha style affair.

Aero Boy advanced via pinfall 

4.5/5

Tank v. Dale Patricks in a First-Round Match 

This was blunt force trauma rules which means you beat the shit out of someone with a chair. However, this was pretty slow and I had a hard time following the previous match.

Dale Patricks advanced via pinfall 

2/5

Hoodfoot v. Phil Insane in a First-Round Match 

Hoodfoot was a replacement for Big Fn Joe. After some brawling outside of the ring, Hoodfoot gave Phil Insane a cutter off the stage through a table that had tubes on it. Once they got back in the ring, Phil Insane, with a nasty cut on his arm, choked Hoodfoot with a metal band. Hoodfoot gave Phil an insane brainbuster onto a door with knives on it. Phil Insane suplexed Hoodfoot onto chicken feet and choked out Hoodfoot with the metal band. This was a great hoss fight.

Phil Insane advanced via pinfall 

3.25/5

Bobby Beverly v. Spyder Nate Webb in a First-Round Match 

This was Last Man Standing rules. Nate Webb started the match by diving onto Bobby Beverly before the match started, but once Bobby Beverly got up, he cut off the Rest of Spyder Nate Webb's entrance with a tacked bat. After some outside brawling, Hoodfoot and Bobby Beverly threw Spyder Nate Webb off the stage through a table that had barbed wire and chicken feet on it to get Bobby Beverly the win. This was a good match and it had some fun spots you can read about above.

Bobby Beverly advanced 

2.75/5

Eric Ryan v. Neil Diamond Cutter in a First-Round Match 

This was under barbed wire bundle rules. And as advertised, there were a lot of crazy spots onto barbed wire and light tubes. I enjoyed this a lot and Neil Diamond Cutter went out like a champ.

Eric Ryan advanced via pinfall 

3.25/5

Dred v. Necro Butcher in a First-Round Match 

This was a Last Man Standing Match. The best way to describe this was that it was a fight. It looked and felt like 2 dudes legit fighting. This woulda have fit in NWA in 1986. This was some great stuff.

Dred advanced via pinfall 

5/5

Aero Boy v. Dred in a Second-Round Match 

Dred suplexed Aero Boy with a tube behind his head but Aero Boy retaliated with tubes and lucha moves. Outside of the ring, Dred used a staple gun on Aero Boy, and Aero Boy reversed the staple gun. Aero Boy finished off Dred with a splash onto a tube bundle. This was a solid match, and after Aero Boy joined Dred and Alex Colon's stable, Bloodfighter.

Aero Boy advanced via pinfall 

3/5

Phil Insane v. Eric Ryan in a Second-Round Match 

Eric Ryan started with a Jung Woo Dropkick into a tube bundle Phil Insane was holding and Phil Insane retaliated with tube shots. The match got cut off on the stream, but from what I remember, it was a lot of tubes, and the canvas was taken off at one point. 

Phil Insane advanced via pinfall 

2.5/5

Dale Patricks v. Bobby Beverly in a Second-Round Match 

These two started strong with tube swinging. Bobby Beverly dished out some good slams on the exposed ring apron. Dale Patricks these two used gussets on each other. These two suplexed each other on the exposed boards. Dale Patricks won with a chokeslam onto a tube bundle. This was a great match that was action-packed and hard-hitting. 

Dale Patricks advanced via pinfall 

4/5

One Man Kru cut a retirement speech that was interrupted by Dale Patricks blasting Kru with a tube bundle

Dale Patricks v. Phil Insane v. Aero Boy in the King of the Death Match Finals

This was concrete canvas and elimination rules. Phil Insane threw both of his opponents into tubes on the ropes and slammed them onto the concrete canvas. These combatants battled outside of the ring. Phil Insane got chokeslammed through a tube bridge by Aero Boy and Dale Patricks, and Phil Insane had a star-making performance here. Dale Patricks attacked Aero Boy with a barrage of tubes. Aero Boy came off the top rope, onto a table that was placed on the floor through Dale Patricks. Dale Patricks came back with tubes on Aero Boy. Aero Boy threw a pane of glass at Dale Patricks. Aero Boy finished off Dale Patricks with a driver. This was how you end a Death Match Tournament. All 3 men gave all they had left in that ring. 

Aero Boy won King of the Death Match 

4.75/5

Overall 

This was a solid tournament and the best version of KOTDM since SVN took it over. There were no non-tournament matches, and this flowed well. 

8/10

 

ICW NHB Vol. 79

 

Daisuke Masaoka v. Tommy Vendetta 

There was no death match here. This match was okay.

Tommy Vendetta won via pinfall 

2/5

Quiet Storm v. Danny Demanto 

This was another wrestling match. I wasn't that into it.

Quiet Storm won via pinfall

1.75/5

MM3 v. Toru Suguira 

MM3 hit Suguira with an oil can. Suguira used a hammer on MM3. Toru Suiguira finished off MM3 with a driver of some sort onto a pile of chairs. This match was okay.

Toru Suguira won via pinfall 

2/5

Dr. Redacted v. Yasaku Ito 

After exchanging blows in the ring, these two maniacs went outside the ring and threw chairs at each other. Redacted headbutted a tack bat into Ito. Ito threw chairs at Redacted. Ito finished off Redacted with a driver onto chairs. This match was decent but it felt like it was missing something. I don't know what, though. 

Dr. Redacted won via pinfall 

2.25/5

Joel Bateman v. Masashi Takeda 

After a nice pause, brawling, Takeda stabbed Bateman in the head with scissors back in the ring. These two jammed tattoo needles into each others heads. Takeda slammed Joel Bateman onto a few chairs that were standing on their side. Joel Bateman finished off Joel Bateman with a slam on a monitor and a knee strike. This was an amazing experience and lived up to the potential of these high-caliber athletes. 

Masashi Takeda won via pinfall 

3.75/5

Toshiyuki Sakuda v. John Wayne Murdoch 

John Wayne Murdoch used a weedwacker on Sakuda. Then, outside of the ring, Murdoch busted a crate over Sakuda's head. Sakuda used the Weedwacker on John Wayne Murdoch. Sakuda threw a computer monitor and jammed a gusset into Murdoch's head. Sakuda used a tack bat on John Wayne Murdoch. Sakuda jammed safety pins through John Wayne Murdoch's face. John Wayne Murdoch gave Sakuda a Russian Leg Sweep onto safety pins. Sakuda jammed a tattoo needle through Murdoch's cheek. John Wayne Murdoch finished off Sakuda with a brainbuster onto a pile of chairs. This was a great match to end the show and the tour. 

John Wayne Murdoch won via pinfall 

3.75/5

Overall

This show started off slowly, but during the last three matches, it ended on a good note. 

6.1/10