Money in the Bank Review

How's it going Marks and Smarks alike?

So last night was WWE's Money in the Bank PPV, and personally I enjoyed the PPV a lot. As a fan absorbed in the action, it was full of twists and turns, with a few blips here and there. Let's take a look at how everything unfolded.

Pre-Show Matchup: The Hype Bros (Mojo Rawley and Zack Ryder) def. The Colons (Primo and Epico) (Predicted:Hype Bros)

The crowd was definitely into Mojo and Ryder right away, and having the Colons focus on Ryder's previously injured leg was a good story to tell. The competitors knew their job was to get the crowd rolling and, while not exactly a barnburner, they did the job well. Nothing spectacular, but a good start. Ryder looked pretty good, albeit a bit rusty, and Mojo was "hype." The Hype Bros probably need some more build before they try to take advantage of that overdue title opportunity, but otherwise a good start. Only problem? I thought the Colons were supposed to be revamped and not fed. Oh well!

Rating: 5 out of 10

Opening Contest: Carmella w/James Ellsworth becomes the First Ms. Money in the Bank def. Becky Lynch, Charlotte, Natalya, and Tamina (Prediction: TBD)

From what I've read on Twitter, seen on Instagram, and perused around the various dirt sheets and such, MANY many people were complaining about this finish. Unless you had the same complaints about Charlotte winning at WrestleMania 32 with the help of her dad, you have no reason to complain.

Personally, while I wasn't the happiest person with the decision, I think it made perfect sense storyline wise. Yeah, the "Welcoming Committee" didn't exactly exist in this match, but it's every human for themselves in a match like this. No one has time logically to actually trust someone when everyone is gunning for the same prize.

Tamina stood out in the early going and it's high time. She hit a sweet guillotine using a ladder in the beginning and truly came off as a force to be reckoned with. As the match went along, you had a weird spot with Becky and Natalya bickering while holding a ladder (nice touch), Carmella trapping Charlotte in the ladder and starting to climb (a bit early in the match for my taste but that's nitpicking), and (point blank no shame) Charlotte hit an outside version of Twisted Bliss that was perfect.

Now lets address that ending: James Ellsworth tips over the ladder to make Becky Lynch fall. That was great!
James Ellsworth Climbs the ladder himself and grabs the briefcase. That was great for a Marylander.
James Ellsworth drops the briefcase to Carmella. That.....is the talking point.

You can make the argument that there are no rules and that it was totally legal. You can also make the counter argument that it diminishes the match and the credibility of the women because it was a man that climbed the ladder and retrieved the briefcase.

Personally, it didn't diminish the match. The fact that the women actually got to do this match was awesome. The ending was the best way to give the heel heat in the match. Think about it: it's been difficult to attach some worthwhile heat on Tamina and Natalya, while Becky and Charlotte honestly don't need the element of surprise.

I had predicted on Sunday that it was going to be someone else climbing the briefcase. So I'm taking credit for that. I can't say I expected Ellsworth to actually pull the briefcase down.

Rating 7.5 out of 10

Match 2:The New Day(Kofi Kingston and Big E w/Xavier Woods) def. The Usos(Jimmy and Jey) via countout for the Smackdown Tag Team Championships (I had the Usos retaining via DQ)

This match was a standard middle PPV match. Good opening promo and very good old school separation by the Usos on Kingston. Big E is awesome for a hot tag, but man I get scared everytime he does that spear through the ropes. There are very few moves I regularly get nervous about and that spot still gets me everytime. The finish left more to be desired, which was what I wanted out of this match. It will be interesting to see how this continues between not only these two teams, but with the rest of the Tag Team Division starting to heat up as well.
For the record, Kingston's "Trust Fall" Dive is really growing on me. It's a different dive that we as fans aren't as exposed to. Half a rotation and he would have reminded me of Hector Garza's Tornillo Dive he used to do in WCW.

Rating 6 out of 10

Match 3: Naomi def. Lana to retain the Smackdown Women's Championship
I will say, I didn't hate the match. Lana's excessive yelling reminded me of Kelly Kelly matches. Super hot blond won't shut up. Obnoxiously yelling unless it becomes part of the gimmick, doesn't help get substantial heat. That being said, for as rough as the match was, Lana impressed me. She hit some good suplexes that focused on the legs, which is exactly what you would do if you were facing an athlete like Naomi. She could use some more time developing other parts of her in-ring psychology but I thought Lana did well in her first singles opportunity.
Naomi was great as a ring general, and proved she was more than just flash and sizzle. Her in ring skills in my opinion are highly underrated. Her offense and character to me make sense. Minus the Rear View (get some lessons from Asuka or Toni storm on how to use a useful hip attack) I love her moveset.
Having Carmella come down to tease a cash-in was a great add on.

Rating 6.5 out of 10

On a separate note, at least in kayfabe, I would have cashed in if I were Carmella. With the amount of heat on her after how she won the briefcase, what better way to make it worse and create more chaos than by cashing in? Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan wouldn't be able to do anything about the situation since MITB was cashed in. Carmella becomes a Champion that can't be stripped of the briefcase because the contract was utilized, Naomi would get a rematch, and the authority figures can't reprimand Ellsworth. Since she didn't cash in, they have to deal with the Wrath of McMahon and Bryan on Tuesday.

Non-Match: Mike Kanellis debuts and Maria Kanellis returns.
Mike Bennett finally makes his WWE debut. Maria returns after all these years (convenient since the Bellas aren't around). Interesting route that Bennett would take his wife's last name, which peturbed JBL (which I can ALWAYS get behind!). It's a lowkey progressive character attempt and I can't help but look forward to it!

In other news, Greg Gagne, Larry The Axe Hennig, Baron Von Raschke (YES!), Sgt. Slaughter, Cowboy Bob Orton, and Ric Flair were in the front row for the WWE Championship match between Randy Orton and Jinder Mahal. Baron and Orton got HUGE pops, and then Ric Flair got a pop serviceable for him.

Match 4: Jinder Mahal w/The Singh Brothers def. Randy Orton to retain the WWE Championship

Normally, I'm not a fan of 1)Champion coming out first or 2)The top Championship match not being the Main Event, but considering that Jinder Mahal is still developing as a big time main event player and the Main Event chose had so much more firepower, it made sense.
With that being said, the presentation of the match at the beginning was fantastic. From the video promo, to the introductions of the legends, to even milking the pause between Jinder and Randy's entrance was perfect. For a St. Louis hometown crowd....I think they used it up on Cowboy Bob because the only time Randy got a proper pop was when St. Louis name dropped. Guess Randy's fanbase is still suffering from ....DIVE.
The match itself, was fantastically told. We got to see Jinder perform some old school moves and get more offense in. I especially liked the Spinning Toe Hold utilized to go along with the Figure Four Leglock. Orton hitting his dad's finisher must have been really cool to do in front of Cowboy Bob on Father's Day. The finish made perfect sense too. Having the Singh Brothers antagonize the Legends and Cowboy Bob in particular to get Randy to go nuts was AMAZING. Admittedly, Randy could have been counted out but it was great for the Singh Bros to get destroyed only for Jinder to take advantage again. In the match, Randy prioritized his dad over the title, which is actually worth noting as a face thing to do.


Rating 8 out of 10

The Fashion Police/Breezango(Tyler Breeze and Fandango) def. The Ascension(Konnor and Viktor)
Someone had attacked Tyler Breeze on Smackdown and that led to Breezango to the ring to figure out who attacked him. I'm glad that the Ascension came out so there could be more tag action. It was purely to continue the momentum of the Fashion Police.

Rating 5.5 out of 10 (Hey man, it did the job but the Tag Title match was obviously better. 

Main Event: Baron Corbin def. AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn, and Kevin Owens

Here's the short of it:
Corbin destroyed Nakamura during the entrance.
Corbin and Ziggler Double-Teamed AJ, then Corbin turned on Ziggler (HAHA)
Ziggler ran up a ladder to counter the Phenominal Forearm, then ran into Deep 6
Zayn flipped Owens off of the turbuckle onto a ladder (YAY!)
Ziggler the first one to climb (I GOT THAT RIGHT!)
Ziggler hit the Zig Zag on Corbin off of a ladder
Zayn with a Sunset Flip Powerbomb on Ziggler
Zayn with a Half/Half Suplex on Owens onto the Apron (Zayn tried to murder people on this night)
Styles with a Phenominal Forearm to knock Zayn off the ladder
Corbin chokeslammed Styles on a Ladder
Owens Lowblowed Zayn after Zayn hit the Helluva Kick on Corbin
Styles hit an Attitude Adjustment (don't deny it, it was, and it was a good one) on Owens onto a ladder
Ziggler takes the Ladder from under Styles.....and Styles falls while trying to unhook the briefcase
As Corbin starts to climb......NAKAMURA RETURNS AND CLEANS HOUSE(why did Corbin stop climbing?) In Order: Corbin, Ziggler, Zayn, then NAILS Owens with a Kinshasa on the outside....
Nakamura and Styles find themselves facing off...they throw the ladder and immediately start brawling! WRESTLE KINGDOM THROWBACK!
Both climb near the top....and Corbin tips the ladder over
CORBIN GOT THE BRIEFCASE.

This match, similar to Raw's Fatal Five Way, was the backbone and substance of the PPV.

Corbin was the star of the match, no doubts. From attacking Nakamura during his entrance to punching Ziggler, he truly came as the Lone Wolf. The way he was favored was similar to the early 2010s' expectations of Wade Barrett, only Corbin came through.

Ziggler had a few good moments but he played his role as the opportunist; going through the match as the experienced past winner he was. I espeically loved his Shelton Benjamin run up the ladder to counter AJ's Phenominal Forearm.

Owens in a weird way was the "Ziggler" of the match. Other than a lowblow, Owens was selling on EVERYTHING. He took a half and half suplex on the apron, an Attitude Adjustment onto a ladder, got flipped leg first onto a ladder, and got the Kinshasa near the end outside of the ring. The resilliency and amount of pain he took was ridiculous.

Zayn came off as a man possessed with the crazy things he was doing. A Sunset Flip Powerbomb could have ended Ziggler's night. He was the attempted murder of Kevin Owens the majority of the night with the toss off the rope and suplex on the Apron. He could have realistically won the match and the look on his face showed that he knew he could have won. The emotion that man can get from fans is unmatched as a face.

AJ Styles was a star from the moment he entered the arena. He had great variations of the forearm and also had to sell a wicked chokeslam onto the ladder he would eventually slam Owens into. However, aside from Corbin's victory, the biggest talking point was his faceoff with the 6th man of the match:

Shinsuke Nakamura. Attacked from the beginning, but resurrected to life as Corbin was about to win, he cleaned house and them some. How many ways can you knee a person and make it hurt? There are a plethora of ways. And of course, his faceoff with Styles, where they pushed the ladder away to brawl Wrestle Kingdom 10 style was the biggest pop of the night. The throwback to arguably one of the best matches of 2016 was a sight to behold and left fans salivating for their eventual match. I truly hope that it's for the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania 34. It would, at least, be a consolation from already knowing the most likely Universal Championship feud.

Rating 9 Out of 10

Overall: PPV was controversial. Some would rate it low because of the finishes and the historical significance of the Women's Money in the Bank. I'm not one of them. I think if you were to compare Extreme Rules versus this PPV, this won out without any question at all.

8 out of 10.

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April and May Indy Scene.

So the Following events will be going on During WrestleMania Weekend from the Bigger non-WWE promotions and WrestleMania Axxess

WrestleMania Axxess
3/30
Ruby Riot (Heidi Lovelace) def. Kimberly Frankele (Kimber Lee)
Jack Gallagher def. Ariya Daivari
Harv Sihra def. Mustafa Ali
Lince Dorado def. Tony Nese
Hideo Itami def. Drew Gulak
Rich Swann def. The Brian Kendrick
TJ Perkins def. Gran Metalik

3/31
Macey Estrella def. Daria Berenato
Jimmy Havoc def. TK Cooper
Toni Storm def. Jinny
Liv Morgan and Aliyah def. Billie Kay and Peyton Royce
Pete Dunne def. Mark Andrews
Tyler Bate def. Joseph Conners

4/1 (Morning)
Rich Swann and Mustafa Ali def. Travis banks and TK Cooper
Kishan Raftar def. Chris Atkins
TJ Perkins def. Drew Gulak
Toni Storm def. Jinny
The Brian Kendrick def. Jack Gallagher
Akira Tozawa def. Ariya Daivari

WRESTLE CON SUPERSHOW
ACH, Mascara Dorada, and Michael Elgin def. Caleb Conley, David Starr, and Trevor Lee
Low Ki def. Shane Strickland
Bobby Lashley def. Jeff Cobb
Angelico and Jack Evans def. Flip Gordon and Sammy Guevara
Team Ricochet (AR Fox, Dezmond Xavier, Jason Cade, Ricochet, and Sami Calihan) def. Team Ospreay (Drew Galloway, Lio Rush, Marty Scurll, Ryan Smile, and Will Ospreay)
DDT Iron Man Heavy Metal 20 Man Battle Royal
Swoggle def. 2 Cold Scorpio, Abyss, Billy Gunn, Colt Cabana, Gangre, George South, Gregory Helms, Jake Manning, Joey Ryan, Kevin Thorn, kikutaro, Marty Jannetty, Matt Striker, Moose, Mr. Hughes, Shane Douglas, Shannon Moore, Suicide, and Zane Riley
Joey Ryan def. Swoggle
The Sandman def. Joey Ryan
Cage def. Johnny Mundo
The Broken Hardys def. Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix

United States
ROH
Jenny Rose and Mandy Leon def. Faye Jackson and Sumie Sakai
Kelly Klein def. Deonna Purrazzo
Marty Scurll def. Adam Cole
Silas Young and The Beer City Bruiser def. Matt Taven and Vinny Marseglia
Jay Lethal def. Cody
Bully Ray and the Briscoes def. Hangman Page, Tama Tonga, and Tanga Loa
The MCMG def. Cheeseburger/Ferrara and Titus/Taylor
Damian Punisher Martinez def. Frankie Kazarian
Bobby Fish def. Silas Young
Volador Jr. and Will Ospreay def. Dragon Lee and Jay White
Chris Daniels def. Dalton Castle
The Young Bucks def. The Broken Hardys to win the Tag Team Championships

4/8 TV Tapings
Marty Scurll def. Frankie Kazarian
Jay Lethal def. Hangman Page, Jay White, and Silas Young
The Young Bucks def. The Spirit Squad
Adam Cole and Cody def. Chris Daniels and Dalton Castle
Bully Ray and The Briscoes def. Coleman, Titus, and Taylor

4/28
No Title Changes

4/29
Marty Scurll def. Ken Anderson to retain the TV Championship
Castle and the Addiction def. Page and the Young Bucks

5/7 War of the Worlds Highlights
Hirooki Goto def. Shane Taylor
Castle and the Boys def. Beretta, Gedo, and Romero
Cody def. Will Ospreay
BUSHI and Naito def. Taven and Marseglia
The Briscoes def. EVIL and SANADA, and Silas Young and the Beer City Bruiser
KUSHIDA def. Jay lethal
The Elite def. Tanahashi and the Addiction

5/10, 5/14 War of the Worlds Nights 2 and 3

EVOLVE
3/30 Evolve 80
Drew Galloway def. Matt Riddle
Tim Thatcher def. Chris Dickinson
Lio Rush def. Jaka and Jason Kincaid
McMassive and Rumblecrunch def. Facade and Blais
Page def. Theory
Ricochet def. Lee
Fred Yehi and Tracy Williams def. Dijak and Elgin
Zack Sabre Jr. def. ACH to retain the EVOLVE CHAMPIONSHIP

3/31 Evolve 81
Zack Sabre Jr. def. Michael Elgin
Drew Galloway def. Lio Rush
Keith Lee def Donovan Dijak
ACH def. Tim Thatcher
Dickinson, Jaka, and Tracy Williams def. Theory, Kincaid, and Guevara
Fred Yehi def. Matt Riddle
Darby Allin def. Ethan Page

4/22 EVOLVE 82
Matt Riddle retains the WWN Championship over Tim Thatcher
ACH def. Austin Theory
Drew Galloway vs. Zack Sabre Jr. went to a no contest
Kyle O'Reilly def. Keith Lee
Catch Point Pazuzu (Chris Dickinson and Jaka) def. Catch Point Beta (Fred Yehi and Tracy Williams) to become the new Tag Team Champions
Ethan Page def. Darby Allin

4/23
Ethan Page def. Austin Theory
Tracy Williams def. Chris Dickinson
Jaka def. ACH
Keith Lee def. David Starr
Kyle O'Reilly def. Fred Yehi
Zack Sabre Jr. def. Lio Rush to retain the EVOLVE Championship
Matt Riddle def. Drew Galloway to retain the WWN Championship


Style Battle
Dave Crist won Part 1
Tracer X won Battle 2
Jon Davis won Battle 3

WWN SuperShow: Evolve Vs. Progress
Keith Lee def. Austin Theory, Blaster McMassive, and Jason Kincaid
LuFisto def. Toni Storm
Ethan Page def. Jimmy Havoc
TK Cooper and Travis Banks def. Chris Dickinson and Jaka
Pete Dunne def. ACH
Zack Sabre Jr. def. Mark Haskins
Matt Riddle def. Tracy Williams, Fred Yehi, Jon Davis, Timothy Thatcher, and Parrow to win the WWN Championship



PWG
4/21
Lio Rush def. Rey Fenix
Matt Riddle def. Adam Cole (BAY BAY)
Jeff Cobb def. Keith Lee
Big Mike Elgin def. Kyle O'Reilly
The Young Bucks def. War Machine
Zack Sabre Jr. def. Dick Togo
Chuck Taylor def. Marty Scurll

5/19
Keith vs. Trevor (The Lees)
Big Mike vs. Shane Strickland
ReDRagon vs. The Chosen Bros
Lio Rush vs. Mark Haskins
Adam Cole (BAY BAY) vs. Sami Callihan
The Lucha Bros vs. The Young Bucks
Zack Sabre jr. vs. Trent

Beyond Wrestling
Keith Lee def. Jeff Cobb
LuFisto def. Deonna Purrazzo
Ortiz, Dickinson, Jaka, and Draztik def. Taylor, Cassidy, Carr, and Barry
Starr def. Callihan
Janela and Ford def. LeRae and Ryan
Silver def. Fox
Maff and Mack def. Cage and Elgin
Riddle def. Dijak


CZW
Best of the Best 16
Shane Strickland def. Dezmond Xavier, Joey Janela, and Lio Rush
AR Fox def. David Starr, Ricochet, and Jason Cade
Michael Elgin def. Anthony Henry, Scorpio Sky, Zachary Wentz
Dave Crist def. Jake Crist, Rey Fenix, and Sami Callahan

Joe Gacy def. Brian Cage
Rickey Shane Page def. Ace Austin, Alexander James, Caleb Conley, Ethan Case, Mascarita Dorada, Tony Deppen, and Flip Gordon

Dave Crist def. Michael Elgin
Shane Strickland def. AR Fox

Matt Tremont def. Pentagon Jr.

Dave Crist def. Shane Strickland to win the Best of the Best 16

CHIKARA

BAD WOLF
Wani def. Space Monkey to win the Young Lions Cup
Zack Sabre Jr. def. Mike Quackenbush
The Colony def. Frightmare and Hallowicked, Los Ice Creams, and Solo Darling and Travis Huckabee
Juan Francisco de Coronado def. Ultramantis Black to win the Chikara Grand Championship

TURN LEFT
Frightmare and Hallowicked def. Missile Assault Man and Silver Ant
Ultramantis Black def. Grado
Crummels and Defarge def. Chuck Taylor and DUSTIN

Grand Championship(Juan Francisco de Coronado) LeaderBoard
Active
3 Points: Obariyon, Oleg the Usurper
2 Points: The Big Deal, DUSTIN/Chuck Taylor, Jeremy leary, Mark Angelosetti, The Whisper
1 Point: Deonna Purrazzo, Hermit Crab, Lucas Calhoun, Missile Assault Man, Officer Warren Barksdale, Silver Ant, Space Monkey, Sylverhawk, Zack Sabre Jr.
Inactive (Either left company or currently away from company)
Golden Opportunity: Jervis Cottonbelly
2 Points: Blind Rage, Jigsaw, Soldier Ant, ThunderFrog
1 Point: Bullet Ant, Drew Gulak, Eddie Kingston, Flex RumbleCrunch, Heidi Lovelace, Jaka, Prakash Sabar, Shynron, Worker Ant

Campeonatos de Parejas (Cornelius Crummels and Sonny DeFarge) LeaderBoard
3 Points: Dez Peloton(Jasper Tippins and Donald Kluger)
2 Points: NONE
1 Point: The Colony (Fire and Silver Ant), Hermit Crab and Cajun Crawdad, Juan Francisco de Coronado and Want, Xyberhawx 2000 (Razer and Sylver Hawk)
Inactive Points (Either on leave or have left the company)
3 Points: BDK (Nokken and Pinkie Sanchez)
2 Points: NONE
1 Point: Battleborn (Kevin Condron and Lucas Calhoun), Battleborn (Kevin Condron/Snowflake and Missile Assault Man), Bullet Ant and Space Monkey, Dasher Hatfield and Heidi Lovelace, DX (Billy Gunn and X-Pac), Frightmare and Blind Rage, The Gentleman's Club (Chuck Taylor and Drew Gulak), Old Fashioned (Jervis Cotonbelly and Marion Fontaine), The Osirian Portal (Amasis and Ophidian), Princess KimberLee and Eddie Kingston, Princess KimberLee and Oleg the Usurper, The Snake Pit (Ophidian and Shynron)

Young Lion's Cup Champion: Wani


SHIMMER
Allie def. Alex Windsor
LuFisto def. Leva Bates
Shayna Baszler def. Santana Garrett
Jessicka Havok def. Cat Power
Nicole Matthews def. Shotzi Blackheart
Blanchard and Kraven def. Kay Lee Ray and Mia Yim
Mercedes Martinez def. Candice LeRae

United Kingdom

Progress
Dunne, Seven, Bate, Riddle, Sabre Jr. , Andrews, Strickland, Callihan

Pete Dunne vs. Mark Haskins for the Progress Championship
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Jimmy Havoc
Tyler Bate vs. Mark Andrews for the UK Championship
Matt Riddle vs. Trent Seven for the Atlas Championship
Shane Strickland and Sami Callahan vs. TK Cooper and Travis Banks w/Dahlia Black
Jinny vs. Toni Storm
James Drake vs. Rockstar Spud
Ch. 45
Seven and Bate def. Cooper and Banks
Gibson def. Ligero
Drake def. Sexsmith
Andrews def. Ospreay
Dieter Jr. and Walter def. Jim and Lee Hunter
Webster def. Cruz
Jinnny def. Newell
Dunne def. Havoc

Ch. 46
Cruz and Gibson def. Mastiff and Ligero
Storm def. Black
Banks def. Sexsmith
Haskins def. Dieter Jr. 
Havoc def. Ospreay, Ospreay leaves Progress
Seven and Bate def. The Hunters
Riddle def. WALTER
Dunne def. Andrews

Progress Orlando
Sabre Jr. def. Havoc
Drake def. Spud
Jinny def. Storm
Cooper and Banks def. Callahan and Strickland
Riddle def. Seven
Bate def. Andrews
Dunne def. Haskins

Progress went 2-2 against Evolve at the WWN Supershow
Pete Dunne, TK Cooper and Travis Banks were victorious
Jimmy Havoc and Mark Haskins were not so lucky. 

Ch. 47
James Drake def. Eddie Dennis
Laura Di Matteo def. Alex Windsor
Flash Morgan Webster def. Mike Bird
TK Cooper and Travis Banks def. The London Riots to earn a Title Opportunity anywhere around the World (Cooper and Dahlia Black are having Visa related issues)
Mark Andrews and Mark Haskins wrestled to a Draw in a No. 1 Contenders match
Jack Sexsmith def. Paul Robinson to qualify for the Super Strong Style 16 Tournament
British Strong Style def. Ringkampf to retain the Progress World and Tag Team Championships
TK Cooper and Dahlia Black have to leave for New Zealand due to Visa issues.
Paul Robinson is retiring
Axel Dieter Jr. will be leaving because he'll be oversees either in the US or in Asia to continue his wrestling training. 

Revolution pro

Jay White def. Sami Callihan
Martin Stone def. Jeff Cobb
Gideon Grey def. Swoggle
Marty Scurll def. Ricochet
Josh Bodom def. David Starr
Will Ospreay def. Rey Fenix
Ryan Smile and Shane Strickland def. Brian Cage and Michael Elgin
Zack Sabre Jr. def. Pentagon Jr.

Epic Encounter 2017
Chris Brookes and Travis Banks def. Martin Stone and Sami Callihan are the Tag Team Champions
Jay White def. Angelico
Hirooki Goto def. Zack Gibson
Hiromu Takahashi def. Marty Scurll
Josh Bodom def. Will Ospreay to win the Cruiserweight Championship
James Castle def. Sha Samuels
Zack Sabre Jr. def. KUSHIDA to retain the Heavyweight Championship
Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick) def. Lio Rush, Ryan Smile, and Shane Strickland

What Culture

Martin Kirby def. BT Gunn

Prospect def. Drake and Kennedy

Primate def. Joey Ryan

Joe Hendry def. Matt Striker

Bobby Fish def. David Starr and Michael Elgin

Ricochet def. El Ligero

Galloway def. Rampage to retain the WCPW World Championship
WCPW WORLD CUP
Mexico
Alberto El Patron, Drago, El Ligero, El Hijo de Dos Caras, Fenix, Juventud Guerrera, Penta El Zero M, Rey Mysterio
Scotland
B.T. Gunn?, Drew Galloway, Joe Coffey, Joe Hendry, Kenny Williams, Lewis Girvan, Liam Thomson, Mark Coffey
Germany
Bad Bones, Cash Money Erkan, Crazy Sexy Mike, Da Mack, Juvenile-X, Lucky Kid, Pascal Spalter, Tarkan Aslan
Canada
Brent Banks, Frankie the Mobster, Harry Smith, Kyle O'Reilly, Michael Elgin, Rene Dupree, Tyson Dux
England
Jimmy Havoc, Martin Kirby, Marty Scurll, Nick Aldis, Rampage, Will Ospreay, Zack Gibson, Zack Sabre Jr. 
Japan
Jushin Liger
United States
Ricochet
New Zealand
Travis Banks

United States

TNA

Updated after WrestleMania

LUCHA UNDERGROUND:

2nd half of Season 3 hasn't resumed yet. 

FIP

MCW

NWA

Pro Wrestling Syndicate(PWS)

Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW)

AAW

Shine

Carolina Wrestling Federation Mid Atlantic

Premier Wrestling Experience (PWX)

Ohio Valley Wrestling

Reality of Wrestling
No Updates

House of Hardcore
No Updates

House of Glory
No Updates

Jersey All pro Wrestling

WrestleCade

F1RST Wrestling

Adrenaline Championship Wrestling

All Pro Wrestling

Big Time Wrestling

IWA Mid South

Juggalo Championship Wrestling

Puerto Rico (will Update after Fastlane)

United Kingdom

Attack pro:

El Ligero and Marty Kirby won the Kris Travis Tag Team Invitational Tournament
Nixon Newell is the 24/7 Champion
Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos are the Tag Team Champions
Chief Deputy (Damian) Dunne is the Attack Pro Champion

Main Event Championship Wrestling

Liam Slater is the NorthEast Champion
Alexander Henry is the MEW Heavyweight Champion

Fight Club Pro: 
Travis Banks def. Pete Dunne to win the FCP Championship 3/18
#CCK def. The Lucha Bros to win the Dream Tag Team Invitational


IPW:
Sammy Smooth is the All England Champion
Cieran Donnelly and Danny Duggan are the Tag Team Champions
Livvii Grace is the Women's Champion
Jimmy Havoc is the World Champion

Preston City:

Kris Travis Memorial Tournament
Bubblegum, Kenny Williams, Dean Almark, Colt Cabana, MVP, Chris Ridgeway, Tyson T-Bone, and Penta El Zero M advance to Quarterfinals
Kenny Williams, Dean Allmark, Penta El Zero M, and Bubblegum advance to Semi-Finals
Bubblegum and Kenny Williams Advanced to Finals
Bubblegum def. Kenny Williams to win the KTM Tournament
Ashton Smith is the Cruiserweight Champion
Iestyn Rees is the Heavyweight Champion
The UK Hooligans (Roy and Zak Knight) are the Tag Team Champions

New Generation Wrestling:

GenX Champion:Matt Myers
Tag Team Champions:Joe Hendry, Kid Fite, Lionheart
Undisputed Champion:Matt Myers

All Star Wrestling: 

No Updates

GERMANY

WXW

Ilja Dragunov def. WALTER to win the 16 Carat Gold Tournament.
Tag Team Champions:Absolute Andy and Marius Al And
Unified World Champion: Juan Simmons
Shotgun Champion:Emil Sitoci
DTU Alto Impacto Champion: Black Fire

MEXICO

CMLL
Mexican National Trios Champion: Ephesto, Luciferno, and Mephisto)
IWC World Heavyweight Champion: La Parka
CMLL Women's Champion: Dalys la Caribena
Trios Champion:Mistico, Valiente, Volador Jr.
Tag Team Champions: Negro Cases and Shocker
Lightweight Champion:Dragon Lee
Middleweight: Angel de Oro
Mini Estrella: Shockercito
Welterweight:Mephisto
Light Heavyweight Champion: La Mascara
World Heavyweight Champion: Maximo

AAA
Latin American Champion: Johnny Mundo
Mascota Tag Team Champion: El Pulpo and El PulpitoReina de Reinas: Ayako Hamada
World Cruiserweight Champion: Johnny Mundo
World Heavyweight Champion:Johnny Mundo
World Mini's Champion:Dinastia
World Tag Team Champions:Cuervo and Escoria
Trios Champion: Carta Brava Jr., Mocho Cota Jr. , Soul Rocker
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion: Atlantis

JAPAN

NEW JAPAN PRO

Katsuyori Shibata def. Bad Luck Fale to win the New Japan Cup and earn an IWGP Heavyweight Championship opportunity against Kazuchika Okada

SAKURA GENESIS

Finlay, Lyger, Nakanishi def. Kawato, Kitamiya, and Oka

Owens, Tonga, Loa, and Takahashi def. Mask IV, Mask W, Makabe, and Nagata

Beretta, Romero, and HASHI def. Desperado, Michinoku, and Suzuki

Taichi and Kanemaru retain the Jr. Tag Championships over Gedo and Jado

Fale and Omega def. Ishii and Yano

Tanahashi, Robinson, Ricochet, and Taguchi def. BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA, and Naito

Hanson and Rowe def. Tenzan and Kojima to win the IWGP Tag Championships
Goto def. Sabre Jr. to retain the NEVER Openweight Championship
Takahashi obliterated KUSHIDA to retain the Jr. Heavyweight Championship
Okada def. Shibata to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship(FIVE STARS LEGIT)

Kazuchika Okada is Heavyweight Champion
Tetsuya Naito is Intercontinental Champion
Hiromu Takahashi is Junior Heavyweight Champion
Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru are the Junior Tag team Champions
Hanson and Rowe are the Tag team Champions
Hirooki Goto is the NEVER Openweight Champion
Hiroshi Takahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi, and Ricochet are the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Champions

Pro Wrestling NoAH

Katsuhiko Nakajima is the Heavyweight Champion
Hajime Ohara won the Junior Heavyweight Championship 1/7
Hi69 and Taiji Ishimori are the Junior Tag Team Champions 2/18
Maybach Tanicguchi and Naomichi Marufuji are the Tag Team Champions 4/14

Dragon Gate

Kagetora won the Open the Brave Gate Championship 3/20
YAMATO is the Open the Dream Gate Champion
Stalker Ichikawa is the Open the Owarai Gate Champion
Open the Triangle Gate Champions are Ben-K, Big R Shimizu and Naruki Dot
Open the Twin Gate Champions are Dragon Kid and CIMA

Osaka pro 
Nothing to Report 
Big Japan
Abdullah Kobayashi is Death Match Heavyweight Champion
Hideki Suzuki is Strong World Heavyweight Champion
Yuji Okabayashi and Daisuke Sekimoto are the Tag Team Champions
Independent Junior Heavyweight Champion is SHiori Asahi
WEW Hardcore Tag Team Champions are Kunio Toshima and Yuma
Abdullah Kobayashi, Masaya Takahashi, and Takayuki Ueki are the Yokohama Shopping Street Six Man Tag Team Champions
Michinoku Pro Wrestling
Nothing to Report 
Pro Wrestling Zero 1 

AWA World Heavyweight Champion: Keith Walker
Masakatsu Funaki is Blast King Champion
Kofi Kanemoto and Minoru Tanaka are the NWA international Lightweight Tag Team Champions
WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Champion: Noiz
US Heavyweight Champion: Mr. Wrestling 3
International Junior Heavyweight Champion: Kotaro Suzuki
United National Heavyweight Champion: Hartley Jackson
World Heavyweight Champion: Masato Tanaka
World Junior Heavyweight Champion: Kotaro Suzuki

Wrestle-1 (Will Update after Mania)

UWA World Trios Champions:Andy Wu, koi Doi, and Kumagoro
Wrestle-1 Champion: Shotaro Ashino
Cruiserweight Champion is Seiki Yoshioka
Result Champion is Koji Doi
Tag Team Champions are Koji Doi and Kumagoro

AJPW 

World Junior Heavyweight Champion: Kisuke Ishii

World Tag Team Champions: The Bodyguard and Zeus
All Asia Tag Team Champion: Masanobu Fuchi and Atsushi Onita
GAORA TV Champion: Jun Akiyama
NWA international Junior Heavyweight Champion: Ultimo Dragon
Triple Crown Champion: Kento Miyahara

Kaientai Dojo

No Champions to Report

Dramatic Dream Team Pro 

Daisuke Sasaki is Extreme Champion
Gota Ihashi is King of Dark Champion
Shiori Asahi is Independent Junior Heavyweight Champion
Openweight Champion is Konosuke Takeshita
Six man Champions are MAO, Makoto Oishi, and Shunma Katsumata
Tag Team Champions are Masakatsu Funaki and Yukio Sakaguchi
UWA World Trios Champions are Andy WU, Kofi Doi, and Kumagoro
Joey Ryan is currently the DDT ironman HeavyMetalWeight Champion (24/7)

Reina Joshi Puroesu 

CMLL/Reina International Junior Heavyweight Champion is Keira
Tag team Championships are vacant
Makoto is the Women's Champion
Heidi Katrina is the REINA/CMLL International Champion
Aki Kambayashi is the TLW International Champion

Ice Ribbon

Risa Sera is the ICExInfinity Champion
Manami Toyota is the Ice Ribbon Champion
Hiragi Kurumi and Tsukushi won the Tag Team Championship 3/26

JWP Joshi Puroesu 

Hanako Nakamori is the Openweight Champion
Yano Fujigasaki is the Junior Champion
Command Bolshoi and leon are the Daily Sports and JWPTag Team Champions
Yano Fujigasaki is the Princess of Pro Wrestling
Hailey Hatred is the World's Women's Champion

Sendai Girls Pro Wrestling 

Hikaru Shida and Syuri are the Tag team Champions
Chihiro Hashimoto won the World Championship 4/6

CANADA 

International Wrestling Syndicate

Scott Parker is the Heavyweight and Canadian Champion  2/4
The Hardcore Ninjaz are the Tag Team Champions

Border City Wrestling

Brent Banks and Phil Atlas won the Tag Team Championships 3/25
Kongo Kong won the Heavyweight Championship 3/25

Maximum Pro Wrestling

No Update since 2016

Northern Championship Wrestling

William Brady is Quebec City Champion
Antonio Corsi is Inter-Cities Champion
Stefany Sinclair is Femmes Fatales International Champion
Grindhouse (Stew Korvus and Marc Mercer) are the Tag Team Champions

Alpha 1 Wrestling 
Josh Alexander and Tyson Due win the Tag Team Championships 3/5
Kobe Durst is still Alpha Male Champion
Alessandro del Bruno is still Zero Gravity Champion
Ethan Page wins Outer Limites Championship 3/19

Payback, NxT Takeover Chicago, and Backlash Short results

So with post-WrestleMania fever behind us now, this will be the post of reviews for the first batch of brand-exclusive PPVs. Payback (Raw), Takeover Chicago (NxT), and Backlash (Smackdown)

The WrestleMania review will be finished very soon, and when you see this post, all results will have been recorded from each event.

Pre Show
Enzo and Cass def. The Club
-Enzo and Cass are admittedly getting stale. The Club needs to either re-align with Finn or bring someone into the good brothers, because they're on the rocks too.
4 out of 10
Finn Balor on Miz TV was cool. I was ok with it.

Chris Jericho def. Kevin Owens  for the WWE United States Championship
-Surprise ending with Jericho winning the Championship, but fantastic psychology at the end with the finger becoming an important part of the narrative of the match.
7 out of 10

The Hardy Boyz def. Cesaro and Sheamus for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships
-Solid match with the Hardyz coming out on top. Sheamus and Cesaro turning heel, while unexpected, had a good dynamic to continue the feud. There's still a possibility of Broken Matt, especially with the emphasis on head shots by Sheamus during the match.
-6.9 out of 10

Bray Wyatt def. Randy Orton in a House of Horrors Match
-If the camera work was more crappy, it would have actually helped the match. The house seemed like a normal house at night, minus all the things hung up. You would have expected more of a tornado-caused mess. But among other things, the point of the match was gone the moment the WWE Championship was taken out of the stipulations. Wyatt I guess wins the war, but he still gets help, not from his mystical powers and his house, but from Jinder Mahal and the Singh Brothers. For something that was supposed to be campy and unrealistic....this would be the type of match that pushes away casual viewers. It didn't even have the endearing "it was so bad it was good" vibe like the Final Deletion. WWE, this was bad. Orton isn't hurt by the result, but by the participation, and Wyatt continues to come off weak.
-2 out of 10

Austin Aries def. Neville via DQ for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
-Not as good as their WrestleMania Opener (yes it was on the kickoff show but honestly it was arguable the best match in terms of straight up ringwork), but still a great match. The ending continues the feud in a way that keeps both men strong. Neville couldn't submit, so he attacks the referee to retain his Championship
7-10

Braun Strowman def. Roman Reigns
-7 out of 10.
It would have been more if Reigns had been less competitive in the match. Logic folks seriously.

Seth Rollins def. Samoa Joe
-Weirdly enough, I liked the match and found myself underwhelmed at the same time. This would be the other Purist wrestling match on the card other than the Cruiserweight Championship. Good story but could have had more aggression from both sides. Smart way to finish, but Samoa Joe's shoulder was up.
7 out of 10 also (Yes, they're the same. The 3 points for all the good matches are due to lack of ability to get me invested during the match)

Alexa Bliss def. Bayley for the Raw Women's Championship
-For a good match, the ending rubs me the wrong way. They spent all the videos before the PPV emphasizing Bayley's hometown prescience and how she gets to come home and wrestle. And then you make her lose to Alexa Bliss, when Bliss won in her hometown. Hopefully long-term it will do wonders for both women and not just for Bliss. But honestly, whoever keeps suggesting to Vince McMahon to have hometown heroes lose in their hometown needs to not only go fuck themselves, but to also be fired in front of their hometown as poetic justice. It's overkill at this point (yes Naomi won in her hometown at WrestleMania but that's 1 instance in what feels like 26 opportunities over the last year). Seriously, Screw off with the hometown hero loses crap.


NxT Takeover Chicago
1)Bobby Roode def. Hideo Itami for the NxT Championship
-Fantastic NxT Championship match. Roode winning is the correct decision, Itami is most likely going heel, I can't complain at all for this.
7.75 out of 10

2)The Authors of Pain def.  #DIY for the NxT Tag Team Championships in a Ladder Match
-Match was great, post match was PHENOMINAL. No more DIY, Ciampa turns heel, Gargano taken out, AoP keep the championships.
8.5 out of 10

3)Asuka def. Ruby Riot and Nikki Cross for the NxT Women's Championship (Ember Moon taken out due to injury)
5.5 out of 10
Asuka is cursed. It wasn't a bad match at all. The rating is more so for the lack of heat from the crowd and the ill-timed finish. Cross will have her day hopefully. Riot did well in her first opportunity for singles gold.

4)Pete Dunne def. Tyler Bate for the WWE United Kingdom Championship
10 out of 10
Dear Lordy Geordy, we had a match of the year Candidate. The only complaint would be that there were too many rest spots, but considering the quality and risk of the offense, this can be overlooked.

5)Roderick Strong def. Eric Young
Fantastic Opener

Backlash (Smackdown)
1)Jinder Mahal w/The Singh Brothers def. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship
-Jinder Won. Still Shocked. Freaking Ridiculous. And surprisingly Happy.
2)The Usos def. Breezango for the WWE Tag Team Championship
-Most entertaining comedy match I've seen in YEARS. Absolutely Loved It.
3)Kevin Owens def. AJ Styles via Countout for the WWE United States Championship
-Logical booking prevents this from being a bummer. Fantastic storytelling
4)Shinsuke Nakamura def. Dolph Ziggler
-Fantastic WWE Style debut.....lost its legs otherwise.
5)Sami Zayn def. Baron Corbin
-Sami Zayn Won! What else do I need to say?
6)Natalya, Carmella, and Tamina (w/James Ellsworth) def. Charlotte Flair, Naomi, and Becky Lynch
-Becky really isn't strong enough to continue to absorb the loss in a tag....would have had someone pin Carmella honestly.
7)Luke Harper def. Erick Rowan
-Admittedly the match with the least amount of steam....But Luke Harper won so it's automatically great.
8)Tye Dillinger def. Aiden English
-Solid opener, and developed English as a possible threat.

Also, future PPV designations have been announced:

The Raw PPVs after Payback
Extreme Rules (BALTIMORE MD) June 4th
Great Balls of Fire (Dallas Tx....(WTF with the Name)) July 9th (Brock Lesnar defends the Universal Championship)

The Smackdown PPVs after Backlash
Money in the Bank (St. Louis Missouri) June 18th (potential Rusev WWE Championship Opportunity)
Battleground (Philly) July 23rd

NxT Takeover Brooklyn III will be SummerSlam weekend and Summerslam will be the first joint PPV since WrestleMania.

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2017

Final Standings after League Play
Block A
WINNER:Will Ospreay (Lee, Takahashi, Liger, Ricochet, Michinoku
Dragon Lee (Takahashi, Liger, Scurll, Ricochet)
Hiromu Takahashi (Liger, Scurll, Taichi, Michinoku)
Ricochet (Takahashi, Liger, Taichi, Michinoku)
Taichi (Lee, Scurll, Michinoku, Ospreay)
Marty Scurll (Liger, Ricochet, Michinoku, Ospreay)
Taka Michinoku (Liger, Lee)
Jushin Thunder Liger (Taichi)

Block B
WINNER:KUSHIDA (BUSHI, Taguchi, Volador, Kanemaru)
BUSHI(Taguchi, Mask, Volador, Kanemaru)
Ryusuke Taguchi (ACH, Mask, Volador, Kanemaru)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru(ACH, Desperado, Mask, Volador)
Volador Jr. (ACH, Desperado, Taguchi)
Tiger Mask IV(ACH, KUSHIDA, Desperado)
ACH (BUSHI, El Desperado, KUSHIDA)
El Desperado (BUSHI, KUSHIDA, Taguchi)

Final
KUSHIDA (B) def. Ospreay (A) to become Best of the Super Juniors 2017