June International Indy.

There were a few holes in the last roundup I had, and it was because this post was never published. So let's see how much this covers.

International Wrestling ‘Round the World.

Hello there! With school finally over for the year I was able to finish this one out! Similar to back in May, we have a quick highlighted roundup of all non WWE, New Japan and Ring of Honor through the end of June!

First: England

Insane Championship Wrestling:
ICW Fight Club

For the ICW Championship
TNA’s Grado vs. potential WWE bound candidate and current ICW Champ Big Damo

Also, one of the final matches of Tommy End before he goes to WWE as well.

Revolution Pro Wrestling:

Zack Sabre Jr vs. Katsuyori Shibata on July 10^th and also a match between Sabre Jr. and Kurt Angle recently happened.

Also, Noam Dar is representing RPW in the WWE Cruiserweight Classic

Progress Wrestling

Super Strong Style 16 Tournament Winner: Tommy End def. Mark Andrews in the Finals.

Ch. 31 (6/19)

Marty Scurll vs. Chris Hero
Ch 32. (6/26)
Johnny Gargano defends SMASH wrestling championship vs. TBA

Jack Gallagher and Zack Sabre Jr. are representing Progress in the WWE Cruiserweight Classic

Second: Mexico

CMLL: Gran Metalik/Mascara Dorada is representing CMLL/Mexico in the WWE Cruiserweight Classic

AAA: El Texano Jr def. El Mesias for AAA Mega Championship

Pentagon Jr. is the Rey de Reyes  Winner.

Lucha Libre World Cup Results:
Team Mexico (Faby, Mari, and Lady Apache) win the Women’s World Cup.

2^nd place: Team Japan (Aja Kong, Yuki Miyazaki, and Sumire Natsu)

3^rd Place: Team Canada(Taya Valkyrie,(Lucha Underground) Cherry Bomb(Allie from TNA), and KC Spinelli)

4^th place: Team USA (Santana Garrett, Allysin Kay(Sienna in TNA), Cheerleader Melissa(Mariposa from Lucha Underground))

In the Men’s division,

8^th place: Team Resto del Mundo (Mil Muertes, Apolo, and Rockstar Spud), winners of the Victoria Cup

7^th place: Team TNA(Ethan Carter III (EC3), Eli Drake, and Tyrus)

6h place: Team Odo and Zero1: (Masato Tanaka, Akebono, Ikuto Hidaka)

5^th place:Team Mexico Leyendas(legends): (Canek, La Parka, Blue Demon Jr.)

4^th place: Team Pro Wrestling NoAH: (Taiji Ishimori, Naomichi Marufuji, Maybach Taniguchi)

3^rd place: Team Mexico International: (Rey Mysterio Jr.. Dr. Wagner Jr, Dragon Azteca Jr.)

Runner Up:Team AAA: (Pentagon Jr, El Texano Jr, Psycho Clown)

WINNERS:Team Lucha Underground: Chavo Guerrero Jr, Johnny Mundo, Brian Cage

In Japan:

Pro Wrestling NoAH:

Go Shiozaki is the new GHC Heavyweight Champion, defeating Takeshi Suigiura

Naomichi Marufuji and Toru Yano def.  the Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer)for Both the Global Tag League and GHC Tag Team Championship

Atsushi Kotoge and Daisuke Harada are currently the GHC Jr. Tag Team Championship

I don’t have news from the other countries currently. Main focuses include semi-mainstream Mexico, Japan, and England, along with the majority of US indies and a few Canadian updates.

Canada: Speedball Mike Bailey was caught going over boarder without passport….so he won’t be wrestling outside of Canada anytime soon.

Oh, and in Germany:
Zack Sabre Jr. is the latest winner of the 16 Carat Gold Tournament, defeating Axel Dieter Jr. in the finals.

Now, in the  US indies:

Global Force Wrestling:
Current Champions are Global Champion Nick Aldis, NEX*GEN Champion Sonjay Dutt, Woman’s Champion Christina Von Eerie, and Tag Team Champions (And WWE Cruiserweight Classic competitors) The Bollywood Boyz (Gurv and Harv Sihra)

Partnering with AAA, Impact pro from New Zealand, NJPW, OMEGA, Rev Pro, TNA, Westside Xtreme Wrestling in Germany, and Maryland Championship Wrestling.

Maryland Championship Wrestling:
Damien Sandow made his first appearance post WWE ,teaming with Colt Cabana in a main event there.

Shimmer/Shine Update
The female equivalents for Evolve and Full Impact Pro, they’re having a stacked lineup headlined by a triple title match.

Rachel Ellering def. Tessa Blanchard

Su Yung def. Kay Lee Ray

Ivelisse def Kellie Skater, Mia Yim (TNA’s Jade), Nicole Matthews, and Santana Garrett for Money in the Bank

MartI Belle and Jayme Jameson def. Evie and Shazza McKenzie for the Shine Tag team Championships

And finally TNA Knockouts Champion Allysin Kay (Sienna) vs. Shine Champion Taylor Made vs. Shimmer Champion Madision Eagles. Whomever is pinned loses their title to the victor of the match.

Ivelisse cashed in her MITB opportunity and pinned Taylor Made to become the NEW Shine Champion

Full Impact Pro

WWE Cruiserweight prospect Fred Yehi Defeated Caleb Conley to win the FIP World Championship.

Combat Zone Wrestling

Rickey Shane Page defeats CZW World Champion Matt Tremont to win the Tournament of Death 2016

CHIKARA Pro

 Hallowicked wins the first Infinite Gauntlet then goes on to win the CHIKARA Grand Championship at the end of May over Princess Kimberlee

Director of Fun Mike Quackenbush and Johnny Kidd go to a 1-1 draw in their final matches

JIGSAW RETURNS!

Finally, Mark Angelosetti finishes the rivalry with Juan Francisco de Coronado in a No Disqualification match.

Finally, the Major US Indies and promotions (that aren’t ROH)

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla

All Star Weekend Night 1
Chuck Taylor def Trevor Lee

Trent def. Drew Galloway

Roderick Strong Def. Mark Andrews

Kyle O’Reilly def Marty Scurll (Great match!)

Zack Sabre Jr . Def Adam Cole (Another one)

Young Bucks(Matt and Nick Jackson) def Matt Sydal and Ricochet (Match of the Night)

ASW Night 2

Taylor def. Scurll

Lee def. Galloway

Sydal/Ricochet def. Death By Elbow (Chris Hero and JT Dunn)

Trent Def. Adam Cole

Young Bucks Def. ReDRagon (Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish)

AND

Zack Sabre JR. def Roderick Strong to win the PWG World Championship

PRINCE
Cole def. Dalton Castle

Michael Elgin def. Kamaitachi

Scurll def. Mark Andrews

Lee def. Andrew Everett

Hero def. Jeff Cobb (Matanza Cueto)

Galloway def. Elgin

Strong Def. Sami Callihan

(Brian Cage and Sabre weren’t able to make it due to family issues and Injury)

Upcoming event:PWG Thirteen

Best Friends collide: Chuck Taylor vs. Trent

Cobb vs. Lee

Scurll vs. Callihan

Cole vs. Tommy End

Strong vs. Timothy Thatcher

The Young Bucks vs. Death By Elbow for the PWG Tag Team Championships

Sabre Jr. vs O’Reilly for the PWG World Championship

EVOLVE: Evolve 60 to now

E60

Matt Riddle def. Anthony Nese

Johnny Gargano def. Marty Scurll

Drew Galloway def. Ethan Page

Drew Gulak and Tracy Williams def. Fred Yehi and TJ Perkins for Evolve Tag Team Championships

Chris Hero def. Zack Sabre Jr.

E61

TJ P and Drew Gulak qualify for the WWE Cruiserweight Classic

Marty Scrull def. Zack Sabre Jr.

Johnny Gargano def. Drew Galloway, but Ethan Carter III comes in and cuts a wicked shoot promo against the WWE machine, in lieu of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic and WWE as a Wrestling/Sports Entertainment Company

E 62

Fred Yehi def. Anthony Nese

Ethan Page def. Darby Allen

Matt Riddle def. Cedric Alexander

Gulak and Williams def. The Bravado Brothers (Harlem and Lancelot)

Timothy Thatcher def. Chris Hero to retain the Evolve Championship

Drew Galloway and EC3 def. Johnny Gargano and TJP in an unsanctioned Street Fight. (Chris Hero attacked Drew Gulak, as well as Gargano and TJP to help Galloway and EC3) Galloway also states that recently released Cody Rhodes is also on their side.

E63

Matt Riddle def. Trevor Lee….but Trevor Lee wishboned Riddle’s Toes….GYAH

Timothy Thatcher starts his road to redemption by Winning his Title match against the first member of Catch Point, Hot Sauce Tracy Williams

TJP is next, followed by Matt Riddle, (And Marty Scurll has a title shot waiting in the wings as well)

In the Cruiserweight Classic Flashpoint elimination match, Anthony Nese earned a spot in the WWE Cruiserweight Classic by outlasting TJP, Drew Gulak, Lince Dorado, and Johnny Gargano

After Drew Galloway defeated Ethan Page, EC3 had an open challenge.

EC3 vs. Johnny Gargano in an unsanctioned Last Man Standing Match.

Absolute Chaos include Galloway, Gulak, TJP, and even referee Brandon Tolle

Gargano wins a crazy match to give Evolve a much needed win over the invaders.

TNA

Current Champions are Lashley (World Heavyweight Champion), Eli Drake (King of the Mountain), Eddie Edwards (X Division), the Decay (Crazzy Steve and Abyss), and Sienna (Knockouts)

At TNA Slammiversary, EC3 and Jeff Hardy won their respective matches, beating Mike Bennett and Matt Hardy,  and 3 of the titles changed hands (Sienna defeating Gail Kim and Jade, Eddie Edwards defeating Andrew Everett and DJZ and Trevor Lee, and Lashley defeating Drew Galloway)

LUCHA Underground

Team Lucha Underground were the winners of AAA’s Lucha Libre World Cup (Chavo Guerrero, Johnny Mundo, and Brian Cage(

Up to this point, The Lucha Underground Championship is currently Matanza Cueto’s, last turning back Brian Cage’s Gift of the Gods opportunity.  Cueto has had the title since Aztec Warfare II (3/23)

The Trios Championships have moved around a bit. Starting from the Trios Tournament, Son of Havoc/Ivelisse/Angelico lost the title when they were eliminated 2^nd in the finals. The winning team at the time was Dragon Azteca Jr/Prince Puma/Rey Mysterio Jr. About a month later, they lost the titles to Johnny Mundo, PJ Black, and Jack Evans.

The no. 1 contender for Cueto’s title was determined in a 6 to survive elimination match.
Pentagon JR defeated Fenix, Ivelisse, Johnny Mundo, King Cuerno, and Taya Valkyrie to earn his shot at Ultima Lucha.