Sermon on the Mat (Feb. 4, 2020): It’s a big gay giveaway!

Welcome back to the Sermon on the Mat, your weekly one-stop shop for news from the wider world of wrestling beyond the big cable TV monoliths that get all the coverage.

Coming soon...

Sean Henderson’s Weekend at Sean’s 2 (February 5-6)

—Night One (Feb. 5, 8PM Eastern)—

1. Boomer Hatfield vs. Kristian Robinson
2. Dyln McKay vs. EM Demorest
3. Alex Colon vs. Marcus Mathers
4. 2 Cold Scorpio vs. G-Raver

—Night Two (Feb. 6, 2:30PM Eastern)—

1. Alex Colon vs. Kristian Robinson
2. Conor Claxton vs. Matt Makowski (Knockout or Submission Only Match)
3. Boomer Hatfield vs. Dyln McKay
4. 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Lucky 13

H2O mainstay Sean Henderson is bringing us into his world once again with a double header and all I really need to say here is hell yeah 2 Cold Scorpio! These are some fun cards in general, but I tell you, watching Scorp is always a treat, the man is still a wrestling machine.

Check it out live on IWTV, friends.

The Big Gay Giveaway

1. The 2021 Nolie Rumble

Okay okay, this isn’t a show exactly— there’s only one match scheduled and it’s happening in Fire Pro Wrestling, but I think it’s worth sharing all the same. $15 gets you a raffle entry for all kinds of cool indie wrestling merch, all proceeds go to benefit queer kids via the Trevor Project, and it’s coming to a close on Saturday night!

Check out all the details and donate right here, folks.

Free matches here!

Ayako Hamada vs. Meiko Satomura

Starting off hot with some Sendai Girls action, we’ve got two living legends clashing right here, don’t miss it!

Bird and the Bee vs. Nouveau Aesthetic

From Beyond we’ve got this wonderful slice of mixed gender violence for y’all as Solo Darling and Willow Nightingale team up against BLANK and hero to all her people Still Life With Apricots and Pears, enjoy!

Holidead vs. Shotzi Blackheart

All Pro Wrestling’s archive just keeps giving and giving, check out this one featuring the Ballsy Badass herself taking on Holidead!

Noam Dar vs. Stevie Boy

And now to Scotland’s Insane Championship Wrestling as Noam Dar clashes in epic struggle against Stevie Boy, enjoy!

Green Phantom vs. PCP Crazy F’n Manny

International Wrestling Syndicate have debuted their own take on a fun concept, wrestler commentary! Watch Phantom and Manny break down their 10 Stages of Hell (yes, ten!) match right here!

Mark Coffey vs. Matt Cross

Back to ICW we go as indie legend Matt Cross wets his beak challenging Coffey for the Zero-G Championship!

DASH Chisako vs. KAORU

Back to Sendai Girls for another one, I saw the hardcore chair pileup in the thumbnail and I knew I was gonna have to run this bad girl, check it out!

Ashley Vox vs. Travis Huckabee

Some tight grappling action here for you from Limitless Wrestling, the Reel Catch goes up against a man who used to not need a last name, enjoy!

Alpha Omega vs. #NONEWFRIENDS

Glory Pro’s match of the week rolls on with this tag team match pitting Camaro Jackson and Kenny Alfonso against the duo of Danny Adams (before he was a dad!) and Mike Outlaw, check it out!

American Wolves vs. Da Hit Squad

“Oh hell, why not?” is what I said when I saw this match land across my feed from Beyond, and why not indeed? Davey Richards and Edward “Eddie” Edwards team up against Dan Maff and Monsta Mack in David and Goliath tag team action, enjoy!

The Best of Nicole Matthews in ECCW

Again we finish up this week with one of ECCW’s best of comps, this time featuring Canadian NINJA and all-around legend Nicole Matthews, don’t miss it!

As always...

Remember folks, no matter what type of wrestling you like, no matter how down you feel about the state of WWE, AEW, 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.