Special Events 2017 Results

The Various Tournament and Special Event Results
WRESTLE KINGDOM 11 
-Kazuchika Okada def. Kenny Omega to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in the first live 6 star rated match judged by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter

UK Championship Tournament (WWE) 
-Tyler Bate def. Pete Dunne in the Finals to become the 1st WWE United Kingdom Champion

NxT Takeover:San Antonio (NxT)
-Bobby Roode def. Shinsuke Nakamura to become the New NxT Champion

ROYAL RUMBLE (WWE)
-Randy Orton last eliminated Roman Reigns to win the Royal Rumble

New Japan Cup (NJPW) (Katsuyori Shibata)
-Katsuyori Shibata def. Bad Luck Fale to win the New Japan Cup

Young Lions Cup (CHIKARA)
-Space Monkey def. The Whisper on National Pro Wrestling Day to become the latest Young Lion's Cup holder

Top Prospect Tournament (ROH) 
-Josh Woods def. John Skylar

WrestleCon (Indy Wrestling) (Progress vs. Evolve)
-Progress and Evolve tied at 2

Best of the Best (CZW)
-Dave Crist def. Shane Strickland in the finals to become CZW's Best of the Best winner

NxT Takeover: Orlando (NxT) 
-Bobby Roode retains NxT Championship

WrestleMania (WWE)
-The Hardy Boyz returned and captured the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships
-Randy Orton def. Bray Wyatt to win the WWE Championship
-Brock Lesnar def. Goldberg to win the WWE Universal Championship
-Undertaker retires after losing to Roman Reigns

Rey de Reyes (AAA) (Argenis)
-Argenis def. La Parka, Pimpinela, El Elegido, Nino Hamburguesa, Joe Lider, Bengala, Chessman, and Averno to become Rey de Reyes
-Johnny Mundo def. El Texano Jr. and El Hijo del Fantasma to become AAA Mega Champion, World Cruiserweight Champion, and Latin American Champion

Kris Travis Memorial Tournament (PCW) 
Bubblegum def. Kenny Williams to win the KTMT

Infinite Gauntlet (CHIKARA)
Solo Darling eliminated the Whisper to win a Golden Opportunity

Johnny Kidd Invitational
Rory Gulak def. Juan Francisco de Coronado in an 8 man Tournament to win. 

16-Karat (WxW)
-Ilja Dragunov def. WALTER to win the Karat

Champion's Carnival (AJPW)
Shuji Ishikawa def. Joe Doering

NxT Takeover Chicago
-Pete Dunne def. Tyler Bate to become the NEW WWE United Kingdom Champion

WWE Backlash
-Jinder Mahal def. Randy Orton to become WWE Champion

Super Strong Style16 (Progress)
-Travis Banks def. Tyler Bate in the Finals to become the SSS16 winner

Natural Progression Series (Progress)
Toni Storm pinned Jinny and defeated Laura Di Matteo to win the Progress Women's Championship and the first Women's Natural Progression Series

Best of the Super Juniors (NJPW)
-KUSHIDA def. Will Ospreay to become Best of the Super Juniors

NJPW Dominion
-Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada fight to a 6 star draw. 

Shamrock Cup (MCW)
-Joey Mercury survivived a 6 man final and last defeated Lio Rush to win the Shane Shamrock Cup

Real World Tag League 2017 (AJPW)
Shuji Ishikawa and Suwama def. Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitami

WWE Women's Tournament (WWE) 
-Kairi Sane (Kairi Hojo) def. Shayna Baszler to become the Mae Young Classic Tournament Winner and the first qualifier for the NxT Women's Championship Fatal Four Way at NxT Takeover Houston

Tournament of Death (CZW)
Jimmy Havoc def. Connor Claxton in the finals to become the 2017 King of the Death Matches

DDT4 (PWG) (Not Held this year)

Ultima Lucha 3 (Lucha Underground)(ongoing)
-Killshot def. Dante Fox in a Hells of War 2 out of 3 falls match

Global League (NoAH) (November)
Kenoh def. Go Shiozaki to become the winner of the Global League

Lucha Libre World Cup (AAA) (Oct. 9-10) Team Mexico (Pagano and Psycho Clown) def. Team Japan (Hi69 and Taiji Ishimori)

Cueto Cup (Lucha Underground)
Prince Puma def. Pentagon Dark to win the Cueto Cup and earn an opportunity for the Lucha Underground Championship at Ultima Lucha Tres

Aztec Warfare 3 (LUCHA Underground)
Sexy Star def. Mil Muertes to win Aztec Warfare 3

G1 Climax (NJPW)(Tetsuya Naito def. Kenny Omega to claim a Main Event Spot @ Wrestle Kingdom in 2018)

Battle Of Los Angeles (PWG)(announced)
Ricochet def. Keith Lee and Jeff Cobb to become 2 time BOLA winner. 

Summerslam (WWE) (Brock Lesnar pinned Roman Reigns, def. Braun Strowman and Samoa Joe to retain the WWE Universal Championship)

Jim Lyman Cup (AAW) Michael Elgin def. Jeff Cobb to win the Jim Lyman Memorial Invitational

CMLL International Grand Prix (CMLL)
Diamente Azul def. Michael Elgin to win the Grand Prix for Team Mexico

King of Trios (CHIKARA)Announced
Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate, and Trent Seven def. Meiko Satomura, DASH Chisako, and Cassandra Miyagi to become the NEW Kings of Trios

Bound for Glory (TNA) (October in Canada)
Eli Drake def. Johnny Impact to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship

NxT Takeover Houston: War Games
The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole (BAY BAY), Kyle O'Reilly, and Bobby Fish) def. SaNiTy (Alexander Wolfe, Killian Dain, and Eric Young) and The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar)/Roderick Strong

Survivor Series (WWE)
Raw wins Survivor Series 4-3
Raw winners included Asuka, Triple H, Braun Strowman, Brock Lesnar, and The Shield
Smackdown winners included Charlotte Flair, Baron Corbin, and The Usos

Survival of the Fittest (ROH)
Punishment Martinez def. Silas Young, Flip Gordon, Jonathan Gresham, Matt Taven, and Shane Taylor to win the Survival of the Fittest

Fear and Loathing (ICW)(November)
BT Gunn def. Joe Coffey to win both the ICW Heavyweight Championship AND the ICW Zero-G Championship

Tag League (NJPW)(December)Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL and SANADA) def. Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa)

Jr. Tag League (NJPW)(November) Roppongi 3k def. ACH and Ryusuke Taguchi

Kotetsu Yamamoto Memorial Young Lion's Cup (NJPW)
Katsuya Kitamura wins the Round Robin Tournament over Shota Umino, Tetsuhiro Yagi, Ren Narita, Tomoyuki Oka, and Hirai Kawato

Global Tag League (NoAH)
-Maybach Taniguchi and Naomichi Marufuji def. Atsushi Kotoge and Go Shiozaki to win the GHC Tag Team Championships

Cage of Death(CZW)(December)
Nick Aldis def. Tim Storm to become the NEW NWA World's Heavyweight Championship
Rickey Shane Page def. Shane Strickland and Joe Gacy to retain the CZW Heavyweight Championship

SMASH Wrestling Can/USA Classic
USA def. Canada 4-3
USA winners: Kaitlin Diemond(Gisele Shaw), Veda Scott(Danyah), Cheerleader Melissa(Xandra Bale), Allie(Gail Kim)
Canada winners: Jewells Malone (Samantha Heights), Alexia Nicole (Jordynne Grace), Rosemary (Mercedes Martinez)

Fight Club Pro Infinity Trophy (Fight Club pro)
Omari def. Jordan Devlin, Mark Davis, and MK McKinnan

October to the End of the Year (Year Ending Champions) (Source: CageMatch.net) (75)

Hello Smarks and Marks and Casuals galore.

Just before you start reading, I will be continuing my coverage in a new blog. I will still be the Smark Shooter, but will just be creating a new domain (https://smarkoshooter.blogspot.com/)so there's a possibility of getting some ads for the blog. Thanks for viewing this so far and by the time this is published, I expect it to be just before New Japan's Wrestle Kingdom event. So, I look forward to continuing to cover Wrestling for you guys! On that note, here are the updates for the non-WWE Events.


United States
ROH
Current Champions at the end of the year:
ROH World Tag Team Champions: The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) (def. Best Friends (Chuckie T and Trent Barretta))
ROH World Television Champion: Silas Young (def. Kenny King, Punishment Martinez, and Shane Taylor)
ROH World 6 Man Tag Team Champions: Hung Bucks (Hangman Page, Matt and Nick Jackson) (def. Dragon Lee, Flip Gordon, and Titan)
ROH World Champion: Dalton Castle (def. Cody)

EVOLVE
EVOLVE Champion: Zack Sabre Jr. (def. Jaka)
EVOLVE Tag Team Champions: Catch Point (Jaka and Tracy Williams) (No contest with Anthony Henry and James Drake)
WWN Champion: Keith Lee (def. WALTER)

Style Battle
Winner 1: Dave Crist
Winner 2: Tracer X
Winner 3: Jon Davis
Winner 4: Jason Kincaid
Winner 5: Anthony Henry
Winner 6: Fred Yehi
Winner 7: Darby Allin

PWG
Current Champions
Tag Team: The Chosen Bros (Jeff Cobb and Matt Riddle) (def. The Lucha Bros (Pental el 0M and Rey Fenix))
World Champion
Ricochet (def. Chuck Taylor)

Beyond Wrestling
No Champions.

DEFY Wrestling
Current champion: Shane Strickland
American Combat Wrestling
Current Champion: Parrow
Tag:Chance Champion and Omar Amir
Cruiserweight:Snoop Strikes
Combat: Sideshow

CZW
Medal of Valor : Mike Del
Tag Team: Dave McCall and Nate Carter
Wired: Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Heavyweight: Rickey Shane Page

CHIKARA
Active Leaderboard and Current Champions

Grand Champion: Juan Francisco de Coronado (def. Dasher Hatfield), Campeones de Parejas: Los Ice Creams (def. Crummels and DeFarge)
3 Points
Hype Rockwell, Osirian Portal
2 Points
Gran Akuma, Mick Moretti, Mike Quackenbush, Oleg the Usurper, Sonny Defarge, Razerhawk/Sylverhawk
1 Point
Cornelius Crummels, DUSTIN, El Hijo del Ice Cream, Icarus, Mark Angelosetti, Missile Assault Man, Oceanea, Rory Gulak, Sloan Caprice, Travis Huckabee, Roland/Caprice, Tippins/Kluger, Ant/Touchdown, Darling/Huckabee

SHIMMER
Heart of Shimmer:Shazza McKenzie
Champion: Nicole Savoy
Tag Team: Delilah Doom and Leva Bates

Queen of Combat
Champion: Su Yung
Tag: Laurel Van Ness and Taeler Hendrix

TNA/GFW

Global Champion: Eli Drake
Grand Champion: Matt Sydal
Knockouts: Laurel Van Ness
Tag Team: Ortiz and Santana (LAX)
X-Division: Taiji Ishimori

LUCHA UNDERGROUND:

Champion: Pentagon Dark
Trios Champions: Dante Fox, The Mack, and Killshot

FIP
World Heavyweight Champion

Austin Theory (def. Fred Yehi)
Heritage: Jon Davis
Tag Team: Devin and Mason Cutter

MCW

Champion: The Bruiser
Rage TV: Greg Excellent
Tag: Dante Caballero and Joe Keys
Women's Sahara Se7en

NWA
Current World Champion: Nick Aldis
Tag Team: Rob Terry and Kazushi Miyamoto
Women's Champion: Jazz

Pro Wrestling Syndicate(PWS)
Bombshells: Missy Sampson
Heavyweight: matt Macintosh
Six Way: Andy harner
Tag: Craig Steele and Sandy Mann
Television: Brian Myers

Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW)
Absolute: Nick Gage
Intense: Joey Janela
Tag: Cheech and Colin Delaney
Women's Shayna Baszler

AAW
Heavyweight: Rey Fenix
Heritage: Zema Ion
tag Team: Davey Vega and Mat Fitchett
Women's Jessicka Havok

Shine

Champion:LuFisto
Nova: Priscilla Kelly
Tag Team: Ivelisse and Mercedes Martinez

Premier Wrestling Experience (PWX)

Ultra J: Logan Easton LaRoux
Heavyweight: Anthony Henry
TV: Darius Lockhart
Tag Team: Timmy Lou Retton and Devan Knight

Ohio Valley Wrestling

Heavyweight: Michael Hayes
Tag Team: Randy Royal and Shane Andrews
TV: Randall Floyd
Women's Jaylee

Reality of Wrestling
Diamonds: Ivory Robyn
Heavyweight: Adyen Cristiano
Tag: Cedric Pain and Jasper Davis
TV: Cameron Cole
Texas: Rex Andrews

House of Hardcore

No Titles

House of Glory

Crown Jewel: Evander James
Heavyweight: Amazing Red
tag Team: Angel Ortiz and Mike Draztik

Jersey All pro Wrestling

Heavyweight: BLK Jeez
Light Heavyweight: Archadia
Tag Team: Homicide and Eddie Kingston
Women's: LuFisto

WrestleCade

No current Champions

F1RST Wrestling

Wrestlepalooza Champion: Arik Cannon
Tag Team: Darin Corbin and Ryan Cruz

Adrenaline Championship Wrestling

Tag: The Wildcards
Light Heavyweight Champion: Diaz
Women's: Kacee Carlisle
Heavyweight Champion: Ruckus

All Pro Wrestling

Tag: Will Hobbs and Marcus Lewis
Heavyweight: Jeff Cobb
Internet: Jacob Fatu

Big Time Wrestling

Champion: Flex Armstrong

IWA Mid South

Heavyweight Champion: Jimmy Jacobs
Tag Team Champions: Eddie Kingston and Homicide

Juggalo Championship Wrestling

Heavyweight: Kongo Kong
Tag Team: The Ring Rydas (Blue and Red)

Northern Virginia Pro Wrestling (NOVA Pro)
No Champions specific to promotion

Puerto Rico
WWC

Current Champions as of 8/5
WWC Puerto Rican Champion: Gilbert (def. Lightning)
WWC Tag Team Champions: La Revolucion (def. Chicano and Xix Xavant)
WWC Junior Heavyweight Champion: Peter the Bad Romance (def. OT Fernandez)
WWC Heavyweight Champion: Ray Gonzales (def. Thunder)

United Kingdom

Progress
Champions going into Ch. 60 (12/30)
Progress World Champion: Travis Banks (def. Eddie Dennis)
Progress Atlas Champion: WALTER (def. Wolfgang)
Progress Women's Champion: Toni Storm (def. Shazza McKenzie)
Progress Tag Team Champions: Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) (def. Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis)

Revolution pro

Current Champions as of 12/8
British Heavyweight Champion: Zack Sabre Jr. (def. Matt Riddle)
British Cruiserweight Champion: Kurtis Chapman (def. Morgan Webster, David Starr, El Phantasmo, and Ryan Smile)
British Tag Team Champions: Mustache Mountain (Tyler Bate and Trent Seven) (def. Josh Bodom and Zack Gibson)

What Culture/Defiant
Current Champions as of 12/5

 What Culture because Defiant after WCPW youtube issue. Stu Bennett (Wade "Bad News" Barrett) new GM
Defiant Hardcore Champion: Primate (def. Jimmy Havoc)
Defiant Internet Champion: Zack Sabre jr. (def. Extreme Tiger)
Defiant Tag Team Champions: Jimmy Havoc and Primate (def. BT Gunn and Joe Coffey)
Defiant Women's Champion: Kay Lee Ray (def. Little Miss Roxxy)
Defiant World Champion: Austin Aries (def. Marty Scurll)

ICW
Current Champions as of 11/19 (Fear and Loathing X)
ICW Tag Team Champions: Polo Promotions (Jackie Polo and Mark Coffey) def. Mike Bird and Wild Boar
ICW Women's Champion: Kasey (def. Sammii Jayne)
ICW Zero-G Champion: BT Gunn (def. Joe Coffey...then no contest with Lionhart)
ICW World Champion : BT Gunn (def. Joe Coffey)

Attack pro:
Champion: Morgan Webster
24/7: Pete Dunne
Tag: Lloyd Katt and Splits McPins

Main Event Championship Wrestling
Current Champion: Jason Prime

Fight Club Pro: 
Current Champion: Chris Brookes (def. Penta El Zero M)IPW:
Current Champions as of 12/17
IPW UK Tag Team Champions: James Castle/Lewis Howley/Sammy Smooth (def. Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis)
IPW Uk Women's Champion: Xia Brookside (def. Livvii Grace)
Z-Force Champion: Cara Noir (def. Kip Sabian)
All England Champion: Adam Maxted (def. Scott Star)
IPW UK World Champion: Austin Aries (def. Mark Haskins)

Preston City:

Champions as of 12/16
PCW Women's Champion:Rhio def. Nightshade
PCW Cruiserweight Champion:Dean Allmark (def. Chris Ridgeway)
PCW Heavyweight Champion: Tyson T-Bone (def. Sheik El Sham
PCW Tag Team Champions: Vacant (formerly Roy and Zak Knight)

New Generation Wrestling: 
Champions as of 12/23

NGW Tag Team Champions: Caz Crash and Sam Wilder def. Joseph Conners and Screwface
NGW Gen X Champion: Robbie X (def. Kip Sabian)
NGW Undisputed Champion: Nathan Cruz (def. Matt Myers)

All Star Wrestling: Current Champion is Harlem Bravado

Ireland

OTT
Champion:Gender Neutral: Martina
No Limits: Jordan Devlin
Tag Team: Bonesaw and Damien Corvin
Women's Champion: Martina

CCW
Champion: William Eaver
All Star: Vic Viper
Tag Team: Butch and Marion Armstrong
Women's:Raven Creed

GERMANY

WXW

Current Champions as of 12/23
WxW World Tag Team Champions: Ringkampf (Timothy Thatcher and WALTER) (def. Lucky Kid and Tarkan Aslan)
WxW Women's Champion: Killer Kelly (def. Melanie Gray)
WxW Shotgun Champion: Bobby Gunns (def. Ivan Kiev)
Wxw Unified World Wrestling Champion: John Klinger (def. Ilja Dragunov)

MEXICO

CMLL
Current Champions as of 12/20
Mexican National Women's Champion: Princesa Sugehit (def. Zeuxis)
Mexican National Welterweight Champion: El Soberano Jr. (def. El Barbaro Cavernario)
Mexican National Trios Champions (El Cuatrero, Forastero, and Sanson) (def. Ephesto, Luciferno, and Mephisto)
Mexican National Heavyweight Champion: El Terrible (def. Diamante Azul)
CMLL World Women's Champion: Dalys la Caribena (def. Marcela)
CMLL World Welterweight Champion: Mephisto (def. Stuka Jr. )
CMLL World Trios Champions: Mistico, Valiente, and Volador Jr.) (def. Luciferno, Mephisto, and Hechicero)
CMLL World Tag Team Champions: Negro Casas and Shocker (def. Valiente and Volador Jr. )
CMLL World Mini Estrella Champion: Shockercito (def. Mercurio)
CMLL World Middleweight Champion: Angel de Oro (def. Rey Bucanero)
CMLL World Lightweight Champion: Dragon Lee (def. El Barbaro Cavernario)
CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion: Niebla roja (def. El Barbaro Cavernario )
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions: El Cuatrero and Sanson (def. Esfinge and Stigma)
CMLL World Heavyweight Champion: Marco Corleone (def. Rush)

AAA
Current Champions as of 12/16
AAA World Tag Team Champions: Cuervo and Escoria (def. Monster and Murder Clown, Histeria and Psicosis)
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champions: Big Mami and Nino Hamburguesa (def.  Lady Shani and Venum
AAA World Mini's Champion: Mini Psycho Clown (def. Dinastia)
AAA Latin American Champion: El Hijo del Fantasma (def. Rey Escorpion)
AAA World Trios Champions: Averno, Chessman, and Super Fly (def. Carta Brava Jr. , Mocho Cota Jr., and Tito Santana)
AAA Reina de Reinas Champion: Lady Shani (could be Faby Apache also?)
AAA World Cruiserweight Champion: Lanzeloth (def. Australian Suicide)
AAA World Heavyweight Champion: Johnny Mundo (def. Rey Wagner)


JAPAN

NEW JAPAN PRO

Current Champions as of 12/21
Heavyweight Champion: Kazuchika Okada (def. Evil)
Heavyweight Tag Team Champions: Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer (def. War Machine and Guerrillas of Destiny)
Junior Heavyweight Champion: Marty Scurll (def. Will Ospreay)
Junior tag Team Champions: Roppongi 3K (Sho Tanaka and Yohei Konmatsu) (def. Ryusuke Taguchi and Ricochet)
Intercontinental Champion: Hiroshi Tanahashi (def. Kota Ibushi)
NEVER Openweight Champion: Minoru Suzuki (def. Toru Yano)
United States Champion: Kenny Omega (def Berreta)
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Champions: Bad Luck Fale and The Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Roa) (def. Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL, BUSHI, and SANADA)

Pro Wrestling NoAH
Current Champions as of 12/22
GHC Junior Tag Team Champions: HAYATA and YO-HEY (def. Gurukun Mask and Shuri Joe)
GHC Tag Team Champion: Mohammed Yone and Quiet Storm (def. Maybach Taniguchi and Naomichi Marufuji)
GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion: Daisuke Harada (def. Minoru Tanaka)
GHC Heavyweight Champion: Kenou (def. Eddie Edwards)

Dragon Gate

Current Champions as of 12/23
Open the Dream Gate: Masaaki Mochizuki (def. Ryo Saito)
Open the Triangle Gate: MaxiMuM (Jason Lee, Masato Yoshino, and Naruki Doi) (def. BxB Hulk, Kzy, and YAMATO)
Open the Brave Gate: Yasushi Kanda (def. Kagetora)
Open the Owarai Gate: Ryo Saito (def. Gamma)
Open the Twin Gate: VerserK (Eita and T-Hawk) (def. Masato Yoshino and Susumu Yokosuka)

Osaka pro 

Current Champions since 10/8:
OPW Champion:HUB (def. Magnitude Kishiwada)
OPW Tag Team Champion: Takoyakida and Ultimate Spider Jr. (def. Caramel Boy and Kaiju New World)
OPW Owarai Champion: Shiro Kuma (def. Kanjyouro Matsuyama)

Big Japan

Current Champions as of 12/22
BJW Tag Team Champions: Abdullah Kobayashi and Ryuji Ito (def. Takayuki Ueki and Toshiyuki Sakuda)
BJW Strong World Heavyweight Champion: Daichi Hashimoto (def. Hideki Suzuki)
BJW Death Match Heavyweight Champion: Masashi Takeda (def. Masaya Takahashi)
6-Man tag Team Champions: Daisuke Sekimoto, Hideyoshi Kamitani and Kohei Sato (def. Masayuki Okamoto, Ryota Hama, and Yasufumi Nakanoue)
BJW Junior Champion: Shinobu (def. Tatsuhiko Yoshino)

Michinoku Pro Wrestling
Current Champions as of 12/20

UWA World Tag Team Champions: Ayumu Gunji and Rui Hiugaji (def. Kengo and Majimaru)
MPW Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Champion: Rui Hiugaji (def. Manjimaru)
MPW Tohoku Junior Tag Team Champion: Ayumu Gunji and Rui Hiugaji (def. Ikuto Hidaka and Minoru Fujita)

Pro Wrestling Zero 1 
Current Champions as 12/20
Blast King Champion: Yuko Miyamoto (def. Masato Tanaka)
Zero1 International Junior/World Junior Heavyweight Champion: Sean Guinness def. Kotaro Suzuki
WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Champion: NOIZ (def. Osamu Namiguchi)
Zero1 United National Heavyweight Champion:Super Tiger (def. Hartley Jackson)
Zero1 World Heavyweight Champion: Masato Tanaka (def. Yuko Miyamoto)

Wrestle-1
Current Champions: 12/20
Wrestle-1 result Champion:Takanori Ito (def. Daiki Inaba)
UWA World Trios Champion: Seigo Tachibana, Shotaro Ashino, and Yusuke Kodama (def. Daiki Inaba, Jiro Kuroshio, Takanori Ito)
Wrestle-1 Cruiserweight Champion: Seiki Yoshioka (def. Ryuji Hijikata)
Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champions: Koji Doi and Kumagoro (def. Jake Omen and Yuji Hino)
Wrestle-1 Champion: Shotaro Ashino (def. Takanori Ito)

AJPW 

Current Champions as of 12/17
AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Champion: TAJIRI (def. Atsushi Maruyama)
Triple Crown Champion: Joe Doering (def. Yoshitatsu)
AJPW World Tag Team Champions: Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori
All Asia Tag Team Champions: Naoya Nomura and Yjma Aoyagi (def. Dr. MONZ Jr. and Kim Nam Seok)
GAORA TV Champion: Jun Akiyama (def. Minoru Tanaka)

Kaientai Dojo

12/17
UWA World Middleweight Champion: Ayumu Honda (def. Dickey Mayer)
Strongest-K Tag Team Champions: Kaji Tomato and Taishi Takizawa (def. Ayumu Honda and Tank Nagai)
Strongest-K Champion: Taishi Takizawa (def. Kaji Tomato)

Dramatic Dream Team Pro 

Current Champions as of 12/24
Independent World Junior Heavyweight Champion: Ken Ohka (def. Daisuke Sasaki)
KO-D 10 Man tag: Keisuke Ishii, Ken Ohka, LiLiCo, Makoto Oishi and Super Sasadango Machine (def Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Antonio Honda, Shigehiro Irie, and Shiro Koshinaka)
DDT King of Dark Champion: Vacant
Union Pro Max Champion: Isami Kodaka (def. Fuminori Abe)
DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion:Diego (def. Kazuki Hirata)
KO-D 6 Man Tag Team Champions:KUDO, Masahiro Takanashi, and Yukio Sakaguchi *def. Akito, Diego, and Konosuke Takeshita
DDT Extreme Champion: Daisuke Sasaki (def. Soma Takao)
KO-D Tag Team Champions: HARASHIMA and Naomichi Marufuji (def. Daisuke Sasaki and Tetsuya Endo)
KO-D Openweight Champion: Konosuke Takeshita (def. Colt Cabana)

Stardom

Current Champions as of 12/24
Artist of Stardom: HZK, Io Shirai, and Viper (def. Kagetsu, Kris Wolf, and Tam Nakano)
Goddesses of Stardom: Hana Kimura and Kagetsu (def. Jungle Kyona and Natsuko Tora
High Speed Champion: Mary Apache (def. Starlight Kid)
SWA Undisputed World Women's Champion: Toni Storm (def. Dust)
Wonder of Stardom: Io Shirai (def. HZK)
World of Stardom: Toni Storm (def. Mercedes Martinez)

Reina Joshi Puroesu 

CMLL-REINA International Junior Heavyweight Champion: Kaho Kobayashi (def. Koharu Hinata)

Ice Ribbon

Current Champions 12/24
ICExInfinity Champion:Risa Sera (def. Maika Ozaki)
International Ribbon Tag Team Champions: Azure Revolution (Maya Yukihi and Risa Sera) (def. Akane Fujita and Hiragi Kurumi
Triangle Ribbon Champion: Tsukasa Fujimoto (def. Hamuko Hoshi and Miyako Matsumoto)

JWP Joshi Puroesu 
Current Champions as of 4/2
JWP Junior Champion: Yako Fujigasaki (def. Saori Anou)
Princess of Pro Wrestling: Yako Fujigasaki (def. Saori Anou)
JWP Tag Team Champions: Command Bolshoi and Leon (def. KAZUKI and Rydeen Hagane)
Daily Sports Tag Team Champions: Command Bolshoi and Leon (def. KAZUKI and Rydeen Hagane)
JWP Openweight Champion: Hanako Nakamori (def. Tsubasa Kuragaki)

Sendai Girls Pro Wrestling 

Current Champions as of 12/18

Sendai Girls World Champion: Chihiro Hashimoto (def. Cassandra Miyagi)

Sendai Girls Tag Team Champions: DASH Chisako and Kaoru (def. Alex Lee and Mika Shirahime)

Australia

Melbourne City Wrestling

Current Champions as of 12/16
MCW Tag Team Champions: Caveman Ugg and Syd Parker (def. Mitch Waterman and Nick Bury)
MCW Intercommonweath Champion:Robbie Eagles (def. Adam Brooks)
MCW Heavyweight Champion: Dowie James (def. Jonah Rock)

NHPW

Champions as of 12/2

Hybrid Champion: King Shahil (def. Mohammad Ali Vaez)
Art of Fighting Champion: Michael Morleone (def. Aaron O'Malley, Chris Vice, and Liam Mendel)
SST Legacy tag Team Champions: The Greasers (Johnny Flash and Kenicki Wheeler (def. Creek Murdoch and Jebediah)
Warrior Rising Champion: Jono Petreski (def. Lazar Armani)
IndyGurlz Australia Champion: Shayna Baszler ( def. Madison Eagles)

Professional Wrestling Alliance 
Current Champions as of 12/16

PWA Heavyweight Champion: Robbie Eagles (def. Adam Brooks)

PWA Tag Team Champions: Choc Blockers (Big Fudges and Shazza McKenzie) (def. Giant and Romantic Juan)

PWWA Women's Champion: Shazza McKenzie (def. Jessica Troy)

CANADA 

SMASH Wrestling

Current Champions as of 11/26

Smash Wrestling Champion: Tyson Dux (def. Brent Banks)

International Wrestling Syndicate

Current Champions as of 12/2
IWS Canadian Champion: Matt Angel (def. Frank Milano)
IWS Women's Champion: Stacy Thibault (def. Stefany Sinclair and Vanessa Kraven)
IWS World Heavyweight Champion: Big Magic Shane Matthews (def. Black Dynomite)

Border City Wrestling

Current Champions as of 10/14
BCW Heavyweight Champion: Kongo Kong (def. Cody Deaner and Billy Gunn)
BCW Can-Am Tag Team Champions: Brent Banks and Phil Atlas (def. Johnny Devine and Jon Bolen)

Northern Championship Wrestling
Current champions as of 12/16

NCW Tag Team Champions: Leon Saver and Mary lee Rose (won in ladder match)
NCW Quebec Championship: William Brady def. Alextreme to become new Champion
NCW Triple Couronne Champion: Brad Alekxis (last achieved in 2016)
NCW Inner Cities Championship: Brad Alekxis (def. La Pulga)
NCW Femme Fatales International Championship: Mercedes Martinez (def. Stephany Sinclair on 5/6)

Alpha 1 Wrestling 

Current Champions as of 12/17
SWE Heavyweight Champion: Ethan Page (def. Greg Iron to retain)
A1 Zero Gravity Champion: Shane Sabre (def. Curt Stallion)
A1 Alpha Male Champion: Rickey Shane Page (def. Josh Alexander)

A1 Outer Limits Champion:Stokely Hathaway (last defended on 11/26 and retained in Battle Royal)
A1 Tag Team Champions:2-Stars (Cody Rhodes and Ethan Page) (def. Davey Vega and Mat Fitchett)

G1 Long Beach Special Nights 1 and 2 (rapid Fire)

Night 1
CHAOS (RPG VICE(Berretta and Rocky Romero), WIll Ospreay, and the Briscoe Brothers (Mark and Jay)) def. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Marty Scurll, Yujiro Takahashi, and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) when Romero pinned Matt Jackson
-interesting result considering this was on the heels of The Young Bucks, Marty Scurll, and Cody all getting Hot Topic Deals via Pro Wrestling Tees.

Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA, and Hiromu Takahashi) def. Jushin Thunder Liger and Team CMLL (Dragon Lee, Titan, and Volador Jr. ) when Takahashi hit the Time Bomb on Titan
-This showed how good LIJ is as a unit

Jay Lethal eliminated Hangman Page via Lethal Injection
-This was an interesting matchup in terms of the pacing. Surprised that Page didn't win considering the injuries Lethal was coming in with.

Zack Sabre Jr. eliminated Juice Robinson via Biker Stretch
-I loved this match (mostly because I'm a huge Zack Sabre jr. mark.) Enjoyed this one from beginning to end.

Jay White and Taguchi Japan (David Finlay, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and KUSHIDA) def. Hunter Club (Billy Gunn and Yoshi Tatsu) and The Tempura Boyz (Sho Tanaka and Yohei Komatsu), when Jay White hit a Sister Abigail on Yoshi Tatsu
-Good matchup to set up the following night's main event.

War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) def. Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) to become the new IWGP Tag Team Champions
-THIS was a good match. Wasn't expecting the title change, and the American crowd made this better

Tomohiro Ishii eliminated Tetsuya Naito via Vertical Drop Brainbuster
-This was a great introduction to Ishii. Naito (I guess true to character) didn't exactly show everything, but was super over. Great match.

Kenny Omega eliminated Michael Elgin via One-Winged Angel
-Match of the Night. Everything was hard hitting from beginning to end. They had a previous rivalry for the Intercontinental Championship that ended in a Ladder Match that Elgin won. Omega clinching the victory after some of the roughest power spots I've ever seen.

Kazuchika Okada def. Cody Rhodes to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
-While not match of the night, Rhodes proved he belonged in the main event.....but Okada showed that he can appeal to an American audience and not just a Japanese Audience. Fantastic main event complete with wonderful in-match story telling between Rhodes and Omega.

NIGHT 2
Jushin Thunder Liger and Taguchi Japan (David Finlay and KUSHIDA) def. The Tempura Boyz (Tanaka and Komatsu) and Yoshi Tatsu when Finlay pinned Tatsu
-Good opener for night 2, mostly because the Ref got more cheers than The Tempura Boyz and Yoshi Tatsu

Kenny Omega eliminated Jay Lethal via One-Winged Angel
-Solid Semi-final match. Lethal's injury definitely affected the performance and the match quality.
Tomohiro Ishii eliminated Zack Sabre Jr. via Vertical Drop Brainbuster

Team CMLL (Lee, Volador, and Titan), Jay White, and Juice Robinson def. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA, EVIL, and BUSHI)
-Surprised to see this victory....borderline disappointed. But at the same time, I do enjoy Juice and Jay.

Bullet CLub (Hangman Page, Tama Tonga, and Tanga Roa) def. Michael Elgin and War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe)
-Hangman Page proved in this match why he belongs in New Japan. This was a fantastic showcase for the non-Elite members of The Bullet Club. I also enjoy Elgin and War Machine as crazy hosses.

The Young Bucks def. RPG Vice (Berretta and Rocky Romero to retain the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Champions, Ricochet attacked them afterwards and announced that himself and Ryusuke Taguchi challenge for the titles.
-This match was very good, but I was more excited for Ricochet showing up after all the drama with Lucha Underground. Can't wait to see Taguchi Japan compete against the Bucks.

Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Cody, Marty Scurll, and Yujiro Takahashi def. The Briscoe Brothers (Mark and Jay), Will Ospreay, and Kazuchika Okada via Cross Rhodes on Ospreay
-Cody had so much heat and Okada was so beloved on this night. It was great to see Cody grab the victory, especially over Will Ospreay who's a great talent in his own right. Can't wait to see what's next for Cody, Marty Will, and Okada in the upcoming months.

Hiroshi Tanahashi retained the IWGP Intercontinental Championship over Billy Gunn
-The most prodding match of the weekend, it did a good job of showing off how good Gunn still is after all this time and how good Tanahashi is working with just about everyone. There's a reason he's called the Ace of the Universe and this is one of a plethora of great examples why.

Kenny Omega def. Tomohiro Ishii via One-Winged Angel to become the FIRST IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion
-This was a great way to end the special, with the crowd's hero winning the United States Championship. His post match interview is even better. I would go to say that the best match of the weekend was probably his first round match with Elgin, but the final was definitely a Top 3 match of the weekend. Ishii, always the sturdy doormat (not in a bad way), came through with yet another fantastic performance. Great weekend of shows!

Takeover WAR GAMES and Survivor Series

NxT Takeover War Games

Lars Sullivan def. Kassius Ohno
Good opening match, with Lars being able to dominate like he needed to. Ohno did great making Sullivan look good and Sullivan played the big man well.

6 out of 10

Aleister Black def. Velveteen Dream
MOTY candidate. This was a very compelling match where the Velveteen Dream came out as the Next big thing. Fantastic match from beginning to end.

8.5 out of 10

Ember Moon pinned Nikki Cross and defeated Peyton Royce and Kairi Sane to become the NEW NxT Women's Champion
Ember Moon suffering the Asuka curse honestly. The crowd was definitely tired after the previous match. I wanted Kairi to win because I love Kairi Sane. But I greatly enjoyed this match regardless of the tired crowd.

7 out of 10

Andrade Cien Almas w/Zelina Vega def. Drew McIntyre to become the NEW NxT Champion
-Definitely a surprising result but considering the high hispanic demographic in Houston, this was well received. Also, since Almas was the original Ingobernable, I say this is a predecessor to a potential Los Ingobernables invasion in the distant future. TRANQUILLO!

7.5 out of 10

The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole (BAY BAY) and ReDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish)) def. SaNItY (Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe, and Killian Dain) and The Authors of Pain (Akam, Rezar, and Roderick Strong) w/Paul Ellering after Adam Cole (BAY BAY!) hit a shining wizard on Eric Young.
This was the first War Games match I got to see in real time rather than an old taping. While a lot of it came off a bit more choreoed than I had anticipated, it was pleasing to see how well this match was considering the only pure Babyface was Roderick Strong and he wasn't even on the most Babyface lined team on this night. Adam Cole winning made me happier. BAY BAY!

8 out of 10

Survivor Series

Elias def. Matt Hardy
-Hopefully this leads to a more broken someone......hahahahHAHAHAHAHAHAHhahahahahhaAH

3 out of 10

Enzo Amore def. Kalisto to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
-Is this stupid rivalry over now? NO MORE KALISTO AMORE PLEASE

1 out of 10

Team IWS/STEENERICO! (Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn) def. The Fashion Police (Breezango) (Tyler Breeze and Fandango)
-Solid match, but honestly Steenerico is wasted in this PPV.

4 out of 10

The Shield def. The New Day
-WHAT an opening match. This was SO good. SO GOOD indeed. Ambrose picking up the pin was a nice touch as well!

8.75 out of 10

Team Raw (Asuka, Sasha Banks, Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, and Bayley) def. Team Smackdown (Natalya, Tamina, Carmella, Naomi, and Becky Lynch)
Asuka was the Sole Survivor
-Eliminating Becky and Bayley so early was DUMB. However, the way Nia Jax was eliminated was intelligently executed and having Asuka basically be the wrecking ball at the end was perfect! Asuka correctly being used at this point!

7.75 out of 10

United States Champion Baron Corbin def. Intercontinental Champion The Miz w/Maryse and the Miztourage (Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas)
-Very good match between two heels that had a lot to prove. This was a weird heel champ vs. heel champ match. Would have had Miz pick up the victory here but, at least we got Daniel Bryan snickering on a YouTube video afterwards. Worth it. Plus I enjoy Corbin.

7 out of 10

Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jimmy and Jey) def. Raw Tag Team Champions THE BAR (Sheamus and Cesaro)
-On any other night this was match of the night. This was great Tag Team Wrestling, even with a small bit of drag. Totally convinced that The Usos are definitely Briscoe ripoffs now. (That's not a bad thing).

7.5 out of 10

Smackdown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair def. Raw Women's Champion Alexa Bliss
Having Charlotte win here was the correct decision. This was a very good match itself, and honestly out of the four horsewomen, Charlotte had the best match with Alexa Bliss (Sasha Banks's win at Summerslam is a close second though).

7.75 out of 10

Universal Champion Brock Lesnar def. WWE Champion AJ Styles
-MITY. Honestly this was near perfection of a match. AJ coming off of a fantastic match against Finn Balor AND then winning the WWE Championship off of Jinder Mahal, it's only fitting that he pull not only the longest, but the highest quality match of Brock Lesnar's 2017. AJ Styles is the MVP of Smackdown and WWE this year. Lesnar's no slouch in this case either. Can't argue with this result at all.

9.5 out of 10


Team Raw (Braun Strowman, Triple H, Kurt Angle, Finn Balor, and Samoa Joe) def. Team Smackdown (Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, John Cena, Bobby Roode, and Shinsuke Nakamura)
Triple H and Braun Strowman were the Survivors, Triple H with the deciding pinfall.
-And then this match happened.

Having Nakamura, Roode, and Joe eliminated first was infuriating. Then having Cena eliminated (thank god Balor did the damage) without any real major impact was worse. Glad at least Strowman avoided the "let's focus on the Attitude era people" part of the booking of this match. Worst told story of Survivor Series since Rock and Cena. (BOO ME).
Horrible until the post match attack.

2 out of 10

Post match, Strowman attacked Triple H justifiably.

Raw wins Survivor Series 4 matches to 3 matches.

Clash of Champions (Smackdown)

Damn this PPV. I don't have a nice belt because of this damn PPV

Mojo Rawley def. Zack Ryder
-Got this one right and it was like every other PPV preshow match. Blah

Dolph Ziggler def. Baron Corbin and Bobby Roode to become the NEW United States Champion
-Dolph Ziggler. Reason no. 1 I DON'T Have the belt. The jerk.
-It was a very good match. Very similar to the Styles/Dillinger/Corbin Triple Threat from Hell in a Cell. Nothing to write home about necessarily, but satisfying.

The Usos (Jey and Jimmy) def. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin, The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston), and Rusev and Aiden English
-RUSEV DAY
-Was definitely happy with this match. Very good match even though it was a bit chaotic to say the least.

Charlotte Flair def. Natalya via Figure 8.
-Ruby Riott. Reason No. 2 I don't have the belt. She stopped Carmela from cashing in. Therefore BOO Riott Squad Boo! Boo Riott Squad.
-This wasn't one of their better matches. The Lumberjills (YEAH I SAID JILLS) were too distracting. And no cash in amongst the chaos was an opportunity missed.
-BOO RUBY RIOTT

The Bludgeon Brothers (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) def. Breezango (Fandango and Tyler Breeze)
-Got the result, but not happy about The Ascension not coming out to make a save.

Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn def. Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura to save their jobs (Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon the Special Guest Referees)
-Chaoitic and very draining. Not a well put together match. Too much on the refs, and not enough focus on how it could end careers of Steenerico. Having Bryan fast count made perfect sense. (should have broken another table)
-Happy that Zayn got the pin over Orton. Not happy that I predicted Owens getting the pin on Nakamura.
-Screw Shane McMahon in this match.

AJ Styles def. Jinder Mahal via Calf Crusher
-Correct person won! Jinder's best match in this run. (Especially considering his two best matches were both Championship losses.)
-Wanted more finisher teases.

I didn't win the belt. So therefore angry. This PPV was very good if you take away the Women's lumberJILLs match. Good otherwise.

No Mercy and Hell in a Cell and TLC (Quickfire results)

No Mercy
Pre-Show Elias def. Apollo Crews
-A match that was completely filler in the most literal way. No long term consequences.

The Miz w/The Miztourage and Maryse def. Jason Jordan to retain the Intercontinental Championship
-Fantastic opening match! A little sad that Jordan was booed most of the match, but it's a testament to how much the fans have truly gravitated towards the Miz in their respect for both in ring work and ability to carry feuds. Everything played out as if he was the conquering, snickering hero.

Finn Balor def. Bray Wyatt
-THANK GOD BALOR WON

(The Shield)Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins def. (The Bar) Sheamus and Cesaro to retain the Raw Tag Team Championships
-Quite satisfied with this victory

Alexa Bliss def. Bayley, Sasha Banks, Emma, and Nia Jax to retain the Raw Women's Championship
-Good match, very good match actually.

Roman Reigns def. John Cena
-This is Vince McMahon's wet dream. I didn't need to waste my time with this match. It was good but it just came off as a parody of a John Cena match....with John Cena being the receiver of his own wrestling psychology....this is getting dumb.

Enzo Amore def. Neville to become the New Cruiserweight Championship
-Welp....unless Jack Gallagher, Cedric Alexander, or Gran Metalik takes the title from this fool, I think I'm finished with 205 live.

Brock Lesnar def. Braun Strowman to retain the Universal Championship
-This was ok.....wish it was more.

Hell in a Cell

Pre Show: Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin def. The Hype Bros (Mojo Rawley and Zack Ryder)
Good match, just not as compelling.

The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) def. The New Day in Hell in a Cell to become the new Smackdown Tag Team Championships
MOTY candidate. SO good between these two. Can't be mad at who left the Champions.

Randy Orton def. Rusev
Eh.
Baron Corbin def. AJ Styles and Tye Dillinger to become the NEW WWE United States Champion
Fantastic triple threat with great spots from all three guys. The way Corbin won the Championship is EXACTLY how he should win titles. Styles is protected and Dillinger looks great even as the fall guy. Wonderful match! Just Wonderful!

Charlotte Flair def. Natalya via Disqualification. Natalya retains the Smackdown Women's Championship
This was almost as stupid as Enzo Amore as Cruiserweight Champion. No cash in made it worse. Damn this part of the PPV.

Jinder Mahal def. Shinsuke Nakamura to retain the WWE Championship
-Insulting. Not happy about this at all. Better than Summerslam but that was stupid. Almost as stupid as Enzo Amore as Cruiserweight Champion.

Bobby Roode def. Dolph Ziggler
Good match, but Roode shouldn't have been assaulted afterwards. Should have immediately turned heel like the character he should be and make Ziggler look like a FOOL.

Kevin Owens def. Shane McMahon in a Falls Count Anywhere Hell in a Cell Match
Great match...SHOCKING ending. SAMI ZAYN JOINS KEVIN OWENS IN A STEENERICO REUNION! LIFE IS GOOD!

SO GOOD!

TLC
Pre Show: Sasha Banks def. Alicia Fox
-I didn't need to see this honestly. But it was a good match regardless. Foxy is underrated.

Asuka def. Emma in her Main Roster Debut
-Asuka wasn't as dominant but I did enjoy the match.

Rich Swann and Cedric Alexander def. Jack Gallagher and The Brian Kendrick
-Decent match but wish they could do more.

Alexa Bliss def. Mickie James to retain the Raw Women's Championship
-I liked this match alot actually. This was wonderful.

Enzo Amore def. Kalisto to become the NEW Cruiserweight Champion
-I only watched this match because it was part of the PPV. Kalisto isn't compelling enough to win and I don't need to repeat my feelings about Amore.

Finn Balor def. AJ Styles
-THIS WAS A FLIPPING AMAZING MATCH. THANK GOD FOR THIS MATCH OTHERWISE THIS ENTIRE CARD WAS DOOMED! GIVE THESE TWO MINIMUM 4.5 STARS. OTHERWISE YOU ARE AN IDIOT MELTZER!

Jason Jordan def. Elias
Stupid.

Kurt Angle and the Raw Tag Team Champions (Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins) def. Kane, Intercontinental Champion The Miz, The Bar (Sheamus and Cesaro) and Braun Strowman
Great to see Kurt Angle back in a ring and that gives me faith that DANIEL BRYAN will eventually return to a ring. The match dragged. And there were too many shenanigans between the heels.
Good ending though.

Best of the 3:Hell in a Cell.
Why? Because the card was the least infuriating.

MCW Tribute to the Legends

The Punk Rock All Stars w/Brittany Blake def. The Hell Cats
Decent opener, but seemed a bit rushed. I like Blake.

Joey Matthews was presented with the Shane Shamrock Trophy
Man....Matthews/Mercury can be SUCH a dick when he needs to be. Shows how much he was underutilized as an on-screen talent on WWE. Despicable jerk!

Joey Matthews wins the Bunkhouse Battle Royal
-So....there was alot of action....and then Joey Matthews comes out at the end to eliminate the last two.

Swipe Right Joe Keys def. Anthony Henry
-This Joe Keys fellow is starting to grow on me. It's Joey Ryan meets Tyler Breeze. Henry I recognized from Evolve. Good match.

Kevin Nash showed up....that was pretty cool.

Ken Dixon def. Ryan McBride in an Exposed Turnbuckles Match
-This match was much shorter than expected. Admittedly a little disappointed considering the MCW pedigree of these two and considering this was my initial live exposure to them. Happens.

Henry O. Godwinn and Tony Atlas def. The Rock and Bowl Express
-My buddy Dan and I were obnoxiously chanting Rock and Bowl the majority of the match. (Good thing I like H.O.G.). New guys putting over the Legends on a Legends show. I enjoyed that alot. SLOP DROP!

Greg Excellent w/ Momma Excellent def. Maxwell Jacob Friedman w/ Alice McCeary and Dante Caballero w/ Charly Shae to become the NEW MCW Rage Television Champion
-MATCH OF THE NIGHT without a doubt. The crowd was hot for this match and EXPLODED when Excellent won the TV Championship. (Got a picture with him and Momma Excellent) Also, Momma hit a Stone Cold Stunner. Can't be more over than that!

Brittany Blake def. Madison Rayne and Rosemary
-This shooter didn't lose watching this match. I enjoy all 3 competitors and this was a fun match. Personally was rooting for Rayne but I'm glad that Blake was able to pick up the upset victory via school girl.

Dirty Money def. Eric Chapel w/ Kevin Eck
-Post match DM was attacked by that thug group. Screw the guy with the Umbrella.
-Could have been just a twinge longer.

Guns for Hire def. Team Espana to retain the MCW Tag Team Championships
Guns for Hire are a cool team. Team Espana had no chance. BUT JOS-B!

The Bruiser def. Big Sean Studd to win the MCW Heavyweight Championship
Fun match, considering all the weapons were hanging from the ceiling. Cool to see The Bruiser win (but as a devout Chad Dukes Wrestling Show listener I was rooting for Big Sean Studd).

Joey Matthews def. The Bruiser to win the MCW Heavyweight Championship
-Saw it coming from a mile away after Matthews won the Battle Royal at the end of the night.
This was classic WWE style finishing to such a fun event. That being said, it was well done.

Throughly enjoyed the event and the entire day. Most importantly.....


I HIGH FIVED GOLDBERG without having to pay for an autograph and had a witness. IT WAS EPIC!

NJPW Dominion (Not RapidFire)

Opening Match:
David Finlay, Shota Umino, and Tomoyuki Oka def. Hirai Kawato, Katsuya Kitamura, and Tetsuhiro Yagi
-I think I've had a good amount of time to start noticing the standouts of the current crop of NJPW Young Boys. Kawato reminds me of a Japanese version of Paul Robinson: smaller but scrappy and wiry. He's going to be fun in the Junior division once he goes on his excursion. The other person that stands out is definitely Kitamura....DEAR LORD he's jacked. The remaining young boys I will admit that without the US commentary, I wouldn't have been able to truly tell apart. (yes, Oka's the other big guy)
I also remember watching Finlay's dad as a kid, and seeing the transformation from his young days to his current gimmick (I can't exactly name his gimmick), there's alot of improvement and potential still unlocked. 

Match 2
Tiger Mask, Tiger Mask W, Togi Makabe, and Yuji Nagata def. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jushin Thunder Liger, Manabu Nakanishi, and Satoshi Kojima

I Love Kojima. Out of that Generation of stars, Kojima is the one who can go with the ones half his age. Everything he does gets me excited. Tiger Mask W had some heel-ish moments and Nagata will always be such a badass. However, Togi Makabe stood out, and not just because he beat my least favorite guy in the match (Sorry Nakanishi). Makabe seems more motivated, especially after how he's been performing in the G1 Climaxes as of late.

Match 3 Gauntlet for the Never Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Championships

Chaos (Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, and Yoshi Hashi) def. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi, and Hangman Page)

Suzuki Gun (Zack Sabre Jr, Taichi, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) def. Chaos (Yano, Ishii, Hashi)

Taguchi Japan (Ryusuke Taguchi, Ricochet, and Juice Robinson) def. Suzuki Gun (Sabre Jr., Taichi, Kanemaru)

Los Ingobernables de Japon  (BUSHI, SANADA, EVIL) def. Taguchi Japan (Taguchi, Ricochet, Robinson) to retain the 6 Man Championships

Chaos: I love how ridiculous Yano is and how serious Ishii is. Hashi has really impressed me over the last year or so.
Suzuki Gun has one of my favorite wrestlers in Zack Sabre Jr. and my least favorite wrestler Taichi. Kanemaru needs to stand out more man....he's really good otherwise. 
Taguchi Japan has grown on me.....Taguchi is usually annoying to me but I now want those jackets and its nice to see a Stable that is purely face. 
LIJ: They are the best trio of the bunch and therefore deserve to keep the titles. Like everyone else, keep an eye on Sanada. The former X Division and Wrestle-1 Champion is truly going to be a force regardless if he stays in New Japan or gets signed somewhere else. 

Match 4: The Young Bucks def. Roppongi Vice to become the 6 time IWGP Jr Tag Team Champions
For those who think the Young Bucks are spot monkeys, this was a fantastic masterclass in how to divide and conquer in a Tag Team match. The way they were able to take Rocky Romero out of the match early and torture Beretta was simply wonderful to watch. If the world was perfect, I could see a Revival vs. Young Bucks match.   (#FUCKTHEREVIVAL....I love the Revival but also love the catchphrase)

Match 5: The Guerrillas of Destiny def. War Machine
This was a great match in its own right. I didn't understand the appeal of the GOD until this match admittedly. Tama Tonga truly is someone to watch out for. It seems like he's in the silent Karl Anderson position right now as a tag team specialist. I now want more Tonga. Tanga Loa has found his niche since being released from WWE years ago. 
War Machine (Warbeard Hanson and Raymond Rowe) will be back. They're one of my favorite Tag Teams from Ring of Honor and have shown that they can connect with the New Japan crowd, arguably better than The Briscoes.

Match 6: Cody def. Michael Elgin
This was a great showcase for the two stars. Elgin is fresh off of a 5 star match with Tetsuya Naito while Cody is currently in the midst of truly showing what he can do. This match, while will come off underrated when looking at the full card, deserved to be on this show just as much as the title matches. Cody is going to get a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship when NJPW comes to the States, so that should be an interesting dynamic for his particular match.

Match 7: KUSHIDA def. Hiromu Takahashi to regain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
-KUSHIDA finally gets the win back and goes a bit heelish in the process. It shows the desperation he had trying to not only regain the IWGP Jr Heavyweight Championship but more so how much the previous defeat took on his mental psyche. Takahashi will regain this championship in the near future, I can feel it. He's too good not to. This rivalry has to continue in the coming years. 

Match 8: Minoru Suzuki (c) def. Hirooki Goto (Lumberjack Deathmatch for the NEVER Openweight Championship)
This match was Brutal. I've personally liked Suzuki for awhile now and Goto as a subordinate to me has lost his luster. Glad Suzuki kept the Championship


Match 9: Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Tetsuya Naito to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
-This was a HELL of a match. Great fire from Tana even though he was injured. Naito was great as well. Fantastic finish that gives not only a major belt back to Tanahashi, but opens up Naito for potentially winning the G1 Climax. 

Main Event: -Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Kenny Omega (IWGP Heavyweight Championship)
-This was in my opinion Equally as good (not necessarily 6 and a 1/4 stars) but dear lord what a story. These two proved why they are the best in the world (man that's become such a cliche phrase). I can't wait to see the trilogy. I'd say more, but that would be an injustice to them. Go watch this match. It's that good. 

Evolve 91 and MCW Final Hour

EVOLVE 91

ACH and Ethan Page def. Chris Dickinson and Jaka of Catchpoint
-The greatest amount of kayfabe broken in a single match I've seen live. Also, the parody of the cops theme had me laughing so much that I ended up getting merch from Ethan Page.

Darby Allin def. Craig Matthews
-This was Matthews's debut and tryout match in Evolve. Was impressed by how good he was at gathering heat. Also a pretty good standing moonsault. Darby did a good job showing off his wrestling skills in preparation for his match against Tim Thatcher the following night in New York.

Austin Theory w/Priscilla Allen def. Jason Kincaid
-I've seen Austin Theory twice, and have been impressed both times. Never seen him lose. Kincaid is entertaining....but I'm starting to lose interest on the gimmick.  He needs the rage soon.

James Drake and Anthony Henry def. Tracy Williams and Rory Gulak to retain the Evolve Tag Team Championships
-Gulak is Amazing, Tracy Williams is showing his inner Bruderschaft Des Kreutzes roots, and Catchpoint has no idea whether they want to stay good or bad.

Keith Lee def. Timothy Thatcher w/Stokely Hathaway
-I personally enjoyed this match, but admittedly they left a lot on the table. Would be great to see what would happen if they went all out.

WALTER def. Fred Yehi to retain the Progress Atlas Championship
-Best match of the night, and of the weekend. WALTER was very impressive in his Evolve debut and Yehi had his best performance in front of me of the three times I've been to shows. And this is considering the other two times were an Evolve Title match against Thatcher and clinching the Evolve Tag Titles when he submitted Tony Nese in Nese's final Evolve appearance. It slowed a little bit near the end but the finish was nice and sudden. Yehi has a penchant for tapping out to RingKampf members.

Matt Riddle def. Lio Rush in a Non- Title match in Lio Rush's final Evolve appearance.
-This was the first time I had seen Lio Rush live. Thoroughly impressed. Also, always entertained by Matt Riddle. The Bro's been on one hell of a hot streak in 2017.

MCW Final Hour

Larry Legend (who I know of from CZW) was the guest ring announcer for the night

Swipe Right Joe Keys def. Brandon Scott
-Not a bad opener considering this was my first MCW show. I liked the fire that Scott had and Keys's gimmick gave me a chuckle.

Dante Caballero vs. Deonte Ebbs didn't happen because I guess one of the other trainees attacked him from behind and aligned himself with Caballero....eh. That sucked. I had heard a little bit about Caballero and his name came up often when I needed to update on MCW results (Courtesy of Cagematch.net)

The Rock and Bowl Express w/Mr. 300 def. The Punk Rock All Stars and The Hell Cats
-This shows how out of the loop my friend and I were. The MCW faithful were right behind the All Stars and the Cats....and we thought the R&B were funny so we were rooting for them the entire time like the smarks we were. Sure enough, when they won we were pretty delighted to the chagrin of the majority of the crowd.

Dirty Money def. Eric Chapel w/Kevin Eck..
-I recognized these guys from the Expedition of Gold so I'm assuming that this was formerly the Ecktourage now feuding within. Dirty Money seems like a much better heel than face. I only kind of felt sorry for him after his postmatch beatdown. Well... at least he won with a Blue Thunder Bomb

Greg Excellent def. Robert Locke
-I've waited a good while to see Greg Excellent live. From matches with Kimber Lee to doing a strip tease because of the Osirian Portal, Excellent was a comedy character that always seemed to show up in the various indy videos I'd find. Now to not only watch him live but meet him later on was fantastic. Also the match was hilarious, it almost rivaled Evolve's opening match in comedy. Loved it.

Black Wallstreet (Chuck Lennox and Drolix) def. Winner's Circle (Jeremiah and Rayo) via DQ
-I hope Rayo's Filipino. That would be awesome. Jeremiah needs a new moniker....unless he's got some religious related gimmick.  I like Black Wallstreet....just wish I had a better grasp on the character.

Napalm Bomb def. Fenix Fury
-When I heard Black Wallstreet in the last match, Napalm Bomb's entrance was what I would have imagined. Minus the dude with the umbrella (I wanted him to be punched), I liked Napalm's entourage. Fenix Fury wasn't bad....wish he had gotten a little more offense in. Only problem I had with Bomb was his finisher. He can do SO much better than a Swiss Death forearm/punch. (Should have been an uppercut or a shoryuken)

Ken Dixon and Ryan McBride had a contract sigining for Sep.30th in a no turnbuckles match (which is a surprisingly fresh concept).  McBride faked his signature and then knocked out Dixon. Then he revealed to GM Phil Stamper (yes from the same Expedition of Gold) that he hadn't officially signed and then signed. It was fantastically well done.

Lio Rush and The Bruiser def. Robert Lock, Joe Keys, The Rock & Bowl Express, Dante Caballero, Rayo, Jeremiah, and Ken Dixon in a Gauntlet match.
-Great way to send the Maryland crowd home. The heroes beating almost every single bad guy in the promotion. Legitimately happy.

NxT Takeover and WrestleMania 33 results. (Rapidfire)

First instinct results: OMG THE REVIVAL AND #DIY AND SHINSUKE ARE GOING UP

NxT Takeover
SaNItY (Eric Young, Killian Dain(BIG DAMO), Alexander Wolfe, and Nikki Cross) def. Tye Dillinger, Kassius Ohno(CHRIS HERO), Roderick Strong, and Ruby Riot(HEIDI LOVELACE)
-Dear Lord WHAT AN OPENER! No way jose was injured and then replaced by Ohno. Such a fantastic opener, since Dillinger had so much crowd favor with him. You could argue that this should have been the time to give Dillinger the win, but considering what is to come I get the decision. I've had so much appreciation for how awesome Dain/Damo is and there wasn't a single person I wasn't impressed with in this match. Young, Strong, Ohno, and Wolfe all had moments (and Wolfe's weird dance is hilarious to me). Nikki Cross and Ruby Riot were perfect in their roles.
-7.75 out of 10

Aleister Black (TOMMY END) def. Andrade Cien Almas
-Fantastic debut for the former Tommy Fucking End and another great showing for Andrade Almas. The man who got Naito to Tranquilo is progressing nicely in NxT. Black's various strikes are deadly beyond compared. Looking forward to future NxT work from both.
-6.95 out of 10

The Authors of Pain def. The Revival and #DIY to retain the NxT Tag Team Championship
-MATCH OF THE NIGHT WITH NO QUESTIONS PERIOD. Holy Toledo did these six men steal the show. The way NxT booked this match was absolute genius. Having the two rivals team up on the Champions, only for their own rivalry to be their downfall was a fantastic story told. It took all four opponents of the Authors to put one through a table, then having Dawson and Gargano lock in a double submission, and the Superkick/knee combo, followed by Ciampa and Wilder hitting the shatter machine was the pinnacle of the match. Great way to make the champs look strong, as well as bring a farewell to The Revival as they are now on Monday Night Raw.
-9.875 out of 10

Asuka def. Ember Moon to retain the NxT Women's Championship
Asuka just continues to be cursed. Every takeover since becoming NxT Champion, she has to follow the match of the night every time. Moon had a great showing in this contest to the point that Asuka had to heel it up to win. I expect this is going to be a very good series.
7 out of 10

Bobby Roode def. Shinsuke Nakamura to retain the NxT Championship
Very good main event, but something didn't click on this night. I preferred their first encounter in January versus this one.
6  out of 10

WrestleMania
Neville def. Austin Aries to retain the Cruiserweight Championship
-It was a shame that this wasn't on the main card, but you could make an argument that this was a top 3 match on this entire card from top to bottom. The crowd was in on it and the match was wonderful.
8 out of 10.

Mojo Rawley won the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
-It was great to see Tian Bing and Killian Dain in the match, as well as Sami Zayn lasting late as well. Mojo Rawley winning sucked to me....but being the proud Marylander that I am, I can't entirely bash this decision considering that he was wearing the Maryland flag and that automatically makes you a winner regardless of how much you absolutely suck. Plus, he eliminated Jinder Mahal. (Would have preferred the all ginger final of Zayn vs. Dain). Oh, and Gronkowski....if you wanna come to WWE, that'd be great! I'd love to boo the living hell out of you as much as I do currently.

6 out of 10

Dean Ambrose def. Baron Corbin to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Surprisingly, the worst match of the pre-show for 1 reason. I didn't remember anything after watching this originally or even seven months later
5 out of 10

AJ Styles def. Shane McMahon
-Best quality match of the night. Only gripe is Shane shouldn't have had hung in as long outside of the crazy hardcore spots.
8.95 out of 10

Kevin Owens def. Chris Jericho to win the WWE United States Championship
-I personally loved this match, but at the same time this one had the unfortunate task of following Styles/McMahon. The finish was PERFECT, and the match was very similar to Jericho/Styles from WrestleMania 32, but that's both good and bad. Great match but it did drag in the middle. 
7.5 out of 10

Bayley def. Charlotte, Sasha Banks, and Nia Jax to retain the Raw Women's Championship
-Anti-Climatic ending with the Elbow Drop. Bayley deserved to WIN the title here rather than retain. Nia Jax was the star of this match and Sasha Banks was honestly put down. I like my birthday buddy Bayley, but this left alot to be desired considering the circumstances and story to get here.
5.7 out of 10
The Hardy Boyz def. Gallows and Anderson, Sheamus and Cesaro, and Enzo and Cass to win the Raw Tag Team Championships
-Originally a triple threat match, before The New Day announced there was a fourth team. Cue the Hardy Boyz and me screaming like a pathetic Justin Bieber Belieber. Seeing them back was great and them throwing their personal WrestleMania curse down the drain was icing on the cake. Every team looked good and the WrestleMania moment happened here.

8.5 out of 10

John Cena and Nikki Bella def. The Miz and Maryse. John Cena proposed and got engaged to Nikki Bella
-This was the night that The Miz was fully embraced by the WWE Universe. Absolutely beloved by the Orlando crowd and it was somewhat saddening that he had to lose to Cena in a match that to be completely honest, The Cenas seemed to just phone it in. Not entirely happy with this match and honestly, the proposal was cringy.
5 out of 10

Some stupid concert happened
(Had Flo Rida and Pitbull, therefore it's now considered THE Bathroom break of ALL Bathroom Breaks. This misses the target. Not worth a rating at ALL)

Seth Rollins def. Triple H
-Rollins getting the win was worth the wait of the match. The Triple H big match style when it's not at the begininning, semi-main event or main event is very taxing and very hard to work in. Crowd especially was drained after both the Hardyz returning and Cena's proposal.
7.5 out of 10

Randy Orton def. Bray Wyatt to win the WWE Championship
-This was stupid. The effects were overly cheesy and Orton winning was beyond underwhelming. Calling it now, Bray is DONE for the foreseeable future.
1 out of 10

Brock Lesnar def. Goldberg to win the WWE Universal Championship
THIS was the best trainwreck match possible for these two. Both got their shizz in and neither one looked bad. This is how you do a sprint of a match. FANTASTIC match and would have been worthy of a WrestleMania main event (DAMN YOU ROMAN)
8 out of 10

Naomi def. Alexa Bliss, Carmella w/James Ellsworth, Becky Lynch, Mickie James, and Natalya
-I was pleased that the hometown hero got the win! That being said....eh, this match got the short end of the stick. I blame the concert
Considering the circumstances, it's a 5 out of 10, not because it was bad, but because of the limitations it was the best I could give it.

Main Event:Roman Reigns def. The Undertaker. The Undertaker then retired.
-As a match, this was better story than actual match. Taker looked about as rough as he did at WrestleMania 30.
The match itself started off well and was probably going to be a fairly decent main event until after the Spear to the table spot. From there, the match itself was at times cringeworthy, but also very poetic. Reigns will get the majority of the blame, but not from this Smark. Undertaker finally showed his age and it hurt to watch. However, the story of this being Undertaker's final curtain call was beautifully captured, from his final sit up, to his gear being laid in the middle of the ring, old school callback. Leaving the arena the way his character was meant to....and then the lights going out, perfect ending.
Match: 3 out of 10 but 7 out of 10 as a story.
The way WrestleMania Ended: 10 out of 10

Final WrestleMania Rating
Best Match: AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon
Worst Match: Roman Reigns vs. The Undertaker
Best moment: The Hardy Boyz returning and their ovation from the crowd
Worst Moment: How forced the Proposal from John Cena came across
Top 5 Performers: The members of the Ladder Match, Seth Rollins, Aries/Neville, Jericho/Owens, AJ/McMahon
Top 5 Chokers: Carmella, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton, Maryse, Sasha Banks
My favorite moment: The Hardyz coming out.
Least favorite moment: Roman Reigns's victory celebration
Smark-Out Moment: Mojo Rawley winning with Maryland Flag designed gear.

WWE's WrestleMania Weekend
Best Match: DIY vs. AOP vs. The Revival
Worst Match: Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt
Best moment: The Hardy Boyz Return
Worst Moment: How creepy Cena's proposal came off
Top Performers: AJ Styles, Brock Lesnar, Owens/Jericho, Revival/DIY/AOP, Neville/Aries
Top Chokers: Reigns, Orton/Wyatt, Maryse, Cena, Sasha Banks
When did I mark out?The Hardyz
My favorite moment: The Hardyz
My IWC complaint: There was a stupid concert with Flo Rida and Pitbull. Whoever suggested that to Vince McMahon should be not only fired, but then subjected to having fruit thrown at them in the middle of a indy show.

Mae Young Classic Final and Wrap Up

Hello smarks and marks alike! If you haven't been keeping up with the MYC, I'll be giving you both a snapshot analysis and a recap of what happened in the Finals! Also, I'll give some extra credit to various wrestlers throughout the tournament and final rankings after the tournament ends.

So the road to the Mae Young Classic Finals for the two women paved out like this:

1st Round
Kairi Sane def. Tessa Blanchard
Shayna Baszler def. Zeda

Round of 16
Kairi Sane def. Bianca Belair
Shayna Baszler def. Mia Yim

Quarterfinals
Kairi Sane def. Dakota Kai
Shayna Baszler def. Candice LeRae

Semi-Finals
Kairi Sane def. Toni Storm
Shayna Baszler def. Mercedes Martinez

Main Event:
Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler
-Sportsmanship kind of followed
-Dueling chants, but definitely stronger chants for Sane
-Great takedown by Baszler but almost pinned on 3 different occasions off of 3 different submission attempts
-Semi-stiff kick to the back by Baszler, but then springboard headscissors
-DEAR GOD WHY DID YOU KICK MY WIFE SO HARD!?!?!??!?!?!! Equilibrium of Sane definitely rattled as she hits her with a XP kick.
-Smart move by Baszler to use the double wrist lock on the elbow drop arm. (Can definitely hear Ronda Rousey in the background) followed by the stomp
-Very good offense, but rollup by Sane followed by a miss on the spear
-Straight arm armbar, followed by a twist snap on the elbow by Baszler
-Baszler counters the spear into the Les Artes gutwrenches. Fantastic counter wrestling by Baszler following it up by the catch style joint holds. Shades of Zack Sabre Jr. and Pete Dunne
-Chops by Sane, Baszler getting POUNDED with those double axes and Kojima/Kobashi shots but NICE knee by Baszler
-SPEAR! And Sane caught Baszler RIGHT in the ribs.
-SLIDING D, followed by the basement dropkick to the ribcage and the springboard Double stomp!
-Leg Scissors by Sane, fantastic counter strategy...but Baszler was able to mount to full guard.
-Rollout Dodge by Sane to hit the shoulder tackle on Baszler. Baszler then dodged the corner Sliding D
-Axe Kick by Sane to the ribcage
-Kairi caught in mid air by Baszler and immediately trapped into the rear naked choke! She almost passed out BUT was able to elbow the ribs out. (Baszler's selling has improved) The crowd got louder the moment Kairi started to escape!
-OOOH THAT Spinning Backfist by Sane!
-Baszler stops Sane with the Yakuza Kick to get up the turnbuckle
-Crowd's getting louder as OH GOD It's a KIMURA on the Top Rope! But Kairi hits a headbutt on the ribs and head!
-DEL RIO STOMP! 2 count (and too close to the ropes)0
-SLIDING D to the RIBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-SANE WITH THE ELBOW DROP STRAIGHT TO THE RIBS!!!!!!!!!!! AND MY WIFE WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL! (ok I'm done with my bias)

Raw (From 10/30)

For a friend's birthday, we went to Monday Night Raw a week after Smackdown Live invaded.

Main Event (the show not the placement on the card)
Jason Jordan def. Curt Hawkins
-Basic match, Jordan had some cheers at the time.

Cedric Alexander def. Tony Nese
-Pretty good match, with Alexander finishing the job off with the Lumbar Check.

Stephanie McMahon returns and threatens Kurt Angle's Job for survivor series
-It made it a lot easier to figure out who was winning the Men's Survivor Series match.

Nia Jax def. Bayley, announced as first pick for Raw's Women's Survivor Series team.
-Nia was surprisingly cheered heavily. Shows how bad Bayley's been booked. Immediately AFTER...

SAMOA JOE returns and def. Apollo Crews...and then chokes out Titus. (Also heel promo before that)
-Fantastic promo to turn the crowd against him right after coming out to THUNDEROUS Joe chants.

The Miz def. Matt Hardy to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship
-Very good match. Wish that Hardy had been broken by then, but he showed signs at the time.

Asuka def. Stacy Cullen
-It didn't last long.

Daniel Bryan appears to apologize for Kurt Angle.
-He got attacked by Kane later.
-....BOOOOOOOOOO

Finn Balor def. Cesaro....then got tombstoned by Kane
-GREAT Match. Thoroughly enjoyed it, then Kane had to go and Tombstone Balor.

Kane def. Seth Rollins
-Considering they were building Kane to feed to Strowman....Still not happy about it.

Rhyno and Heath Slater def. Chadd Too Badd and Texx Ferguson (Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows)
-Halloween themed match, just glad to see Texx/Sexx Ferguson finally make it to WWE. Southpaw Regional Wrestling well represented here.

Jason Jordan destroyed Elias's guitar
-Don't hurt guitars.

Kalisto def. Drew Gulak after Gulak perfectly butchered Enzo Amore's catchphrase
-Sadly, the best part of this segment was Gulak properly spelling the word Soft.

Alexa Bliss def. Mickie James to retain the Raw Women's Championship
-Very good match, but the ending was rushed to set up:

Braun Strowman returns, beating up the Miz and Bo Dallas....then powerslammed Curtis Axel 4 times followed by a 5th one on the announce table.
-Poor Axel....

As a live show, it was easy to become immersed in the WWE Universe. Quite fun indeed. I got an NWO Baltimore shirt too.

As an episode of Raw, even with all the returns, it DRAGGED. WWE TV tapings are better live than how it's presented on USA network.

NJPW/ROH Destruction Tour (Via Wrestlezone.com), followed by results as they happen.

Destruction in Fukushima(9/10):(Winners in Bold)

Hanson and Raymond Rowe (WAR MACHINE) vs. Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa (Guerrillas of Destiny) vs. Lance Archer and Davey Boy Smith Jr. (Killer Elite Squad) for the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships

EVIL, BUSHI, and SANADA (Los Ingobernables de Japon)vs. Kazuchika Okada, Rocky Romero, and Toru Yano(CHAOS) for the NEVER Openweight 6 Man Championships

Minoru Suzuki vs. Michael Elgin for the NEVER Openweight Championship

Destruction in Hiroshima (9/16):

Rocky Romero and Trent Baretta (Roppongi Vice/CHAOS) vs. Chase Owens and Yujiro Takahashi in Roppongi Vice's final match as a team. 

Ricochet and Ryusuke Taguchi (Taguchi Japan) vs. Taichi (YUCK) and Yoshinobu Kanemaru (Suzuki-Gun) for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championships

Rematch of IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships with winner from Fukushima defending. Hanson and Rowe defended the Championship

KUSHIDA vs. El Desperado for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship

Ring of Honor Death Before Dishonor:

Minoru Suzuki and KUSHIDA will be part of the PPV and TV tapings. 

Destruction in Kobe:

Kenny Omega vs. Juice Robinson for the IWGP United States Championship

Kota Ibushi will be in various events during the month of September

Rematch of IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships with winner from Hiroshima defending.

Lance Archer and Davey Boy Smith Jr. (Killer Elite Squad/Suzuki Gun)

King of Pro Wrestling:

Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship

Tetsuya Naito defends his G1 Climax contract vs. Tomohiro Ishii

Will Ospreay vs. KUSHIDA for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship

Roppongi 3K vs. Funky Future for the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championships