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AIW Grado & Dick’s Excellent Adventure (June 22, 7:30PM Eastern)
- No Consequences (Chase Oliver, Garrison King, Joshua Bishop, & Tre LaMar vs. Ryder Reid, TKD, Wes Barkley, & Zach Thomas
- Allie Kat vs. Kohaku Hinata
- Philly-Marino Experience (Marino Tenaglia & Philly Collins) vs. the Production (Frankie Flynn & Magnum CK)
- The Party Never Stops (Parker Pierce & “Big” Twan Tucker) vs. the Production (Donovan Danhausen & Eddy Only) vs. To Infinity and Beyond (Cheech & Colin Delaney) vs. Young Studs (Bobby Beverly & Eric Ryan)
- Derek Director vs. PB Smooth
- #DukeMoney (Jock Samson & Mance Warner) vs. Weird World (Alex “Worldwide” Kellar & Evan “Weird Body” Adams)
- Dominic Garrini vs. Spyder Nate Webb
- ”Supercop” Dick Justice vs. Kikutaro
- Grado vs. Nick Gage (c) (AIW Absolute Championship)
AIW are back in Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio and well... there are two kinds of people in this world, folks. People who see Grado vs. Nick Gage announced and do a double-take like a cartoon wolf seeing a pretty lady, and people who have the wrong reaction.
Get your tickets here or check it out when it hits Smart Mark Video.
CMLL Super Viernes (June 22, 9:30PM Eastern)
- Akuma & Yago vs. Robin & Super Astro, Jr.
- Amapola, Dalys, & Reyna Isis vs. Estrellita, La Jarochita, & Marcela
- Black Panther, Blue Panther, & Blue Panther, Jr. vs Hechicero & Los Revolucionarios del Terror (Dragon Rojo & Polvora)
- Atlantis, Caristico, & Stuka, Jr. vs. Bestia del Ring & Los Guerreros Laguneros (Euforia & Ultimo Guerrero)
- Hijo de LA Park, King Phoenix, & Volador, Jr. vs. La Peste Negra (Barbaro Cavernario, Mr. Niebla, & Negro Casas)
- LA Park vs. Rush
CMLL are back for your weekly Friday night dose of lucha libre action live from Arena Mexico and what’s this King Phoenix all about? Well, for whatever reason, they’ve chosen to rename Rey Fenix with, conveniently enough, a literal translation of his usual ring name. But nevermind that, look at the action! Park! Rush! Main event! Last time they were in singles action in Arena Mexico (for Lucha Libre Elite) it was a bloodbath that got Rush suspended, lord only knows what’ll happen this time!
Check it out, as always, free for nothin’ on Marca Claro, folks.
AAW WRSTLING Rulz (June 23, 7:30PM Central)
- Eddie Kingston vs. Moose
- Hudson Envy vs. Su Yung
- Myron Reed vs. Rich Swann vs. Stephen Wolf
- Brody King vs. Sami Callihan
- Trevor Lee (c) vs. Trey Miguel (AAW Heritage Championship)
- Kimber Lee (c) vs. Kylie Rae (AAW Women’s Championship)
- ACH (c) vs. David Starr (AAW Heavyweight Championship)
AAW are back in Merrionette Park, Illinois and it’s all about the faction that doesn’t need the E, folks. Leader David Starr has a chance to take the title from ACH, Lee defends against Miguel, and Eddie Kingston has a big hurdle to topple in Moose, but it’s entirely possible it’s WRSTLING’s night, folks.
Get your tickets here or check it out when it hits Highspots and Smart Mark Video.
Chikara Go Eat Worms! (June 23, 3PM Eastern)
- BLANK vs. Hype Rockwell
- Blanche Babish vs. Solo Darling
- 79, Jeremy Leary, & Lucas Calhoun vs. Legion of Rot (Frightmare, Hallowicked, & Kobald)
- Icarus & Travis Huckabee vs. Xyberhawx2000 (Danjerhawk & Razerhawk)
- ”Mr. Touchdown” Mark Angelosetti vs. Matt Riddle
- Dasher Hatfield vs. Fire Ant
Chikara are back in their home base of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and boy have they got a card for you! Former tag partners explode again as BLANK takes on Rockwell, clones Leary, Calhoun, and the mysterious being referred to only as 79 take on the Legion of Rot in their serch for answers, Matt Riddle returns to Chikara to take on Mr. Touchdown, and Dasher Hatfield has had about enough of Fire Ant’s quest for vengeance.
Get your tickets here or check it out on Chikaratopia.
Dynamite Cup 2018 (June 23, 7PM Eastern)
- Calvin Tankman vs. Chase Oliver vs. Johnathan Wolf vs. Pat Monix (Dynamite Cup First Round Match)
- Angelus Layne vs. Donovan Danhausen (Dynamite Cup First Round Match)
- Danny Adams vs. Kevin Ku (Dynamite Cup First Round Match)
- Arik Royal vs. Percy Davis (Dynamite Cup First Round Match)
- Jake Parnell vs. Mance Warner (Dynamite Cup First Round Match)
- Carnies (Kerry Awful & Nick Iggy) vs. Hysteria (Cole Radrick & Sage Philips) (Dynamite Cup First Round Match)
- Second Annual Nolie Rumble
- Dynamite Cup Elimination Finals
The Dynamite Cup returns once again to Lafayette, Indiana, and just like last year’s (excellent) inaugural event, they’re featuring some of the best and brightest on the midwestern indies, folks. This is the kind of show you start maybe knowing a name or three and leave with half a dozen new favorites to watch out for. Plus who doesn’t love the Nolie Rumble? It’s a Royal Rumble booked by a four-year-old, c’mon. Brilliant! And best of all, the whole deal is for charity, dedicated to Together We Rise, a charity dedicated to improving the lives of foster kids in the US.
Get your tickets here (and chip into the raffle if you’d like, even if you can’t go, you can still win most of those sweet, sweet prizes) or check it out when it gets released on video by keeping an eye on Dynamite Cup’s social media for platform details.
PWR Gridley (June 23, 7PM Pacific)
- Ultrahashi vs. ZUCA
- Adrian Quest vs. Grappler III
- Arkady Federov, Papo Esco, & Vapor vs. El Dinamita, Panda, & Skayde
- Kimmy vs. Nicole Savoy
- Puma Negro vs. Rey Leon
- El Misterioso vs. Fatu vs. Mariachi Loco vs. Rey Fenix (PWR Openweight Championship)
- Colt Stevens vs. Penta el Zero M
PWR are back in Gridley, California, and they’ve got a pair of big guests this month... the Lucha Brothers of Penta el Zero M & Rey Fenix! Plus Skayde and Nicole Savoy in action and a whole host of luchadors oughta make for a fun night of wrestling.
Get your tickets here or check it out on their Twitch channel, folks.
Beyond Vitality (June 24, 2PM Eastern)
- Massage NV (Dorian Graves & VSK) vs. the Throwbacks (Dasher Hatfield & “Mr. Touchdown” Mark Angelosetti)
- Cam Zagami (c) vs. Thief Ant (Chikara Young Lions Cup)
- Mike Verna & Rex Lawless vs. Team Tremendous (Bill Carr & Dan Barry)
- Colt Cabana & “Supercop” Dick Justice vs. Gentleman’s Club (Chuck Taylor & Orange Cassidy)
- Kimber Lee & Hot Scoop Skylar vs. Team PAWG (Jordynne Grace & LuFisto)
- American Strong (Jay Freddie & Rory Gulak) vs. Beaver Boys (Alex Reynolds & John Silver)
- David Starr vs. “Hot Sauce” Tracy Williams
- Dream Team (Jonathan Gresham, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Stokely Hathaway, & Thomas Sharp) vs. Team Pazuzu (Angel Ortiz, Chris Dickinson, Jaka, & Mike Draztik)
- John “Bad Bones” Klinger vs. Joey Janela
- AR Fox vs. Nick Gage
- Josh Briggs vs. WALTER
Beyond Wrestling are back in Melrose, Massachusetts as part of a double header with Evolve, but more on the other half in my preview later in the week, folks, because Beyond themselves have gone to lengths to put together a really special card here. Team Tremendous return to action for the first time in ages against Detective Dan’s former proteges, the Dream Team take on Team Pazuzu in wild atomicos action, and those last three matches listed, boy howdy. AR Fox vs. Nick Gage alone!
Get your tickets here or check the VOD out when it hits Powerbomb.tv, folks.
Progress Chapter 72: Got Got Need (June 24, 2PM GMT)
- Chris Ridgeway vs. Mark Davis (Natural Progression Series V Finals)
- Charlie Morgan vs. Laura Di Matteo
- #CCK (Chris Brookes & Kid Lykos) vs. M&M (Connor Mills & Maverick Mayhew) (Thunderbastard Tag Team Series)
- Besties in the World (Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) & Josh Alexander vs. British Strong Style (Pete Dunne, Trent Seven, & Tyler Bate)
- Doug Williams (c) vs. Michael Dante (Progress Atlas Division Championship)
- Chuck Mambo vs. Travis Banks (c) (Progress World Championship)
Progress are back in London, folks, and would you look at that, fresh off the WWE UK tournament, British Strong Style are facing three of North America’s finest, including Josh Alexander in his Progress debut! (Now if we can just get him and All Ego over here at the same time for some Monster Mafia action!) Plus Chuck Mambo cashes in his World Cup victory for a title shot, Lykos returns to action, and what should be a hell of a match in the NPSV finals.
Tickets, as almost always for main chapter shows, are sold out, but you can have a crack at the official ticket resale site or just wait for the show to go up on Demand Progress with the rest of us schlubs.
PWX Dawn of a New Day (June 24, 3PM Eastern)
- Curt Stallion vs. John Skyler
- Carnies (Kerry Awful & Nick Iggy) vs. Ugly Ducklings (Lance Lude & Rob Killjoy) (Crockett Cup 2018 First Round Match)
- Brady Pierce vs. Tough Guy, Inc. (“Brutal” Bob Evans & Tough Tim) (Crockett Cup 2018 First Round Match)
- ”Manscout” Jake Manning vs. White Mike (Scouts Rules Match)
- Chase Owens (c) vs. Darius Lockhart (PWX iTV Championship)
- Ethan Case (c) vs. Sami Callihan (PWX World Heavyweight Championship)
PWX are back in Concord, North Carolina, and they’re bringing the Crockett Cup back! Eight tag teams will compete, with the first round split between this show and their next one, and... wait, I said tag teams. What is Brady Pierce doing by himself? His regular Country Jacked partner Gunner Miller is unfortunately out the rest of the year with an injury, and no one is quite sure what the solution will be on the day. Plus Manning and Mike face off in the Manscout’s realm!
Get your tickets here or check it out when it hits Highspots Wrestling Network, folks.
Free matches here!
Deonna Purrazzo vs. Tessa Blanchard
Kicking off with some women’s action courtesy of the good folks up at Limitless Wrestling in Maine this week. It’s Virtuosa vs. third-generation superstar, check it out!
MLW Fusion Episode 9: Pentagon, Jr. & Rey Fenix vs. the World
Now seems as good a time as any to check in on MLW in our freebie section, folks. Lucha Brothers vs. Team TBD vs. Dirty Blondes to crown the first MLW World Tag Team Champions and more in this episode, enjoy!
Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano
A blast from the past from the folks over at Evolve, we’re going back to 2010 and Evolve 4 to see two NXT headliners when they were fresh rookies. It’s Adam Cole in long tights against Johnny “Ponytail” Gargano, don’t miss it!
Results
WSU Breaking Barriers 5 (June 16)
- C Bunny over Ray Lyn
- Leyla Hirsch over Willow Nightingale
- Madi Maxx over Delmi Exo
- Bobby Ocean & Maria Manic (c) over the Shook Crew to retain the WSU Tag Team Championship
- Kasey Catal over Kris Stadtlander
- Jordynne Grace over Kiera Hogan (c) to win the WSU Spirit Championship
- Tessa Blanchard over Mercedes Martinez (c) to win the WSU Championship
A return from a long break and what do you know, we’ve got a proper reboot with two new singles champs! Plus all is not settled in the tag division, as with Penelope Ford nowhere to be seen, Maria Manic offered to defend the titles by herself, but the Shook Crew insisted on her having a partner, so Bobby Ocean filled in... and after the match, Penelope Ford appeared to congratulate Maria!
Check it out on CZW Studios, folks.
As always...
Remember folks, no matter what type of wrestling you like, no matter how down you feel about the state of WWE, Impact, ROH, or any other “big-time” pro wrestling, there’s something out there for you. There’s a pro wrestling product that can hit you in the right spot and make you love wrestling like you thought you’d never be able to love it again. It’s there, I promise. You just gotta reach out and find it, and that, my friends, is what the Sermon on the Mat is all about.