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Andrew’s Impact Wrestling Results & Match Ratings: 10.6.2020

After a really enjoyable Victory Road, we’re 3 weeks away from Bound for Glory! How do the stories start to take shape for Impact’s biggest PPV?

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5 years ago

October 6, 2020

Andrew Balaz

Coming out of Victory Road, we’re gonna see a few rematches and the bridges to get to Bound for Glory. The tag division is insanely competitive with The Rascalz looking in from the outside, the Good Brothers teetering a line between caring and not caring, and The North feeling like the least appreciated in the picture.

Rosemary and Taya continue to work through their mutual rivals, tonight taking on Steelz and Hogan! Myers is trying to prove he doesn’t need Tommy Dreamer anymore, and EC3 is supposed to have a TNA title funeral!

Well it’s not a funeral, but he makes his point.

.@therealec3 threw the TNA World Heavyweight Championship OFF A BRIDGE! #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/bGbRpPgX5t

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) October 7, 2020

Ratings:

Tommy Dreamer vs Brian Myers: Dreamer wins via DQ – ** ¼
Defeat Rohit Challenge: X Division Championship: Rohit Raju vs Jordynne Grace: Grace wins via O’Connor Roll – N/A
XXXL (Acey Romero & Larry D) vs The Rascalz (Dez & Wentz): Wentz wins via Hot Fire Flame – ** ½
Rosemary & Taya Valkyrie vs Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz: Rosemary wins via Front Necklock Slam – *** ¼
The Deaners (Cody & Cousin Jake) vs Crazzy Steve & Johnny Swinger: Cody wins via Deaner DDT – N/A
Ace Austin & Madman Fulton vs Motor City Machine Guns: Guns wins via Skull and Bones – *** ¾

Results:

Tommy Dreamer vs Brian Myers

Myers mauls Dreamer early, but once things head to the outside, Dreamer gets some space and starts evening things out. Myers doesn’t stay on the receiving end very long and starts jawing at Dreamer and even does that Baseball Slide Trip he was doing during the Victory Road match. Sufficed to say, this has been mostly all Myers except for the brief time on the outside.

Dreamer tries to power back and get a quick win off a Sunset Flip, but Myers knocks him down with a Back Elbow, and goes back to the aggressive ground and pound. Dreamer reverses an Irish Whip, Myers goes for an Up and Over, but Dreamer catches him on his shoulder and lands the Running Powerslam.

Flip, Flop and Fly, followed by a Cutter, gets Dreamer a near fall; but at least he’s got something going now. Overhead Kick from Myers while Dreamer is trying to grab him, with a Michinoku Driver after…only a near fall for Myers.

DDT counter dance from both guys, as Dreamer hits his for two, and then Myers hits his Elevated DDT for 2 as well. Myers grabs the Kendo Stick, swing and miss, Dreamer hits the White Russian Leg Sweep, then goes to use it on Myers…but Myers begs for Mercy. Dreamer shows Mercy like he just finished Cobra Kai season 2, then Myers lights him up with the kendo stick.

EC3 and Moose hype package.

.@swinger_johnny and @steveofcrazzy butted heads with @CodyDeaner and @JakeSomething_ as wedding planning costs spiral. #IMPACTonAXSTV @JohnEBravo1st pic.twitter.com/C1XYG7qwv0

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) October 7, 2020

Defeat Rohit Challenge: X Division Championship: Rohit Raju vs Jordynne Grace

Willie Mack comes out, but Rohit says that Willie had his chance already so it doesn’t count. After a lot of stalling from Rohit, Willie grabs the belt, Jordynne hits the O’Connor Roll and pins Rohit. Rohit explains to the referee that because he didn’t lift up the belt, it wasn’t for the X Division title and it was just a regular match. The referee actually buys into the excuse and declares Jordynne the winner, but Rohit is still champion.

.@HakimZane will defend the X-Division Championship against @MegaTJP, @DashingChrisBey, @TheTreyMiguel, @Willie_Mack and @JordynneGrace at Bound For Glory! #IMPACTonAXSTV @ScottDAmore pic.twitter.com/CXj6HRKoos

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) October 7, 2020

Fallah challenges Hernandez to another arm wrestling match to get money for the wedding. He spills his drink on him, so I’m guessing there’s gonna be some bathroom robbery.

XXXL (Acey Romero & Larry D) vs The Rascalz (Dez & Wentz)

Wentz gets bum rushed before they even get their cool windbreakers off. Dez gets sandwiched and then Larry and Acey literally try to pull apart Dez before slamming him down. After the commercial Dez is still getting isolated, very similarly to the Victory Road match. Samoan Drop from Acey, Larry comes in, Dez tries to fight back but Larry Gorilla Press into a Kick to the ribs. Dez is getting ragdolled.

Wentz gets the super-hot tag, throws kicks, strikes and a ton of stuff at Larry, as Wentz launches off Larry to Dropkick Acey off the apron. Both Rascalz come in and start spinning Larry’s head with the different angles of attack. Acey comes in with a Discus Lariat, but Dez ducks, Larry gets laid out. They kick Acey out of the ring, Hot Fire Flame on Larry and The Rascalz win again.

Hey look, Fallah steals the money while Hernandez is in the shower like I expected.

Eric Young goes Stone Cold and Jimmy Jacobs is with Rich Swann and the doctor at the rehab center. Jimmy tries to interview Rich about how the recovery is going, but EY is dressed in nurse scrubs and beats the hell out of Rich.

The Guns and The Good Brothers continue to be at odds. #IMPACTonAXSTV @MachineGunKA @The_BigLG @fakekinkade @SuperChrisSabin pic.twitter.com/lCUU9D6ARZ

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) October 7, 2020

Rosemary & Taya Valkyrie vs Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz

Taya dominated Kiera early on in this match, and comes off angry and snarky. Taya and Rosemary have some nice teamwork, but then Rosemary messes up a few times. She tosses Kiera into her corner, so Tasha can tag, and then she goes for her Upside Down move on Kiera’s side, so Kiera kicks her in the head to break the move.

At that point, Kiera and Tasha start taking over. Quick tags, tandem offense, capped off with an Assisted Shiranui from Kiera as Tasha only gets a two count. Tasha goes for a Sliding Kick, but Rosemary does the resurrection move and scares the crap out of Tasha. Rosemary eventually gets to Taya, and Taya is all of the anger in this match.

Taya beats the hell out of Kiera, Curb Stomps her, counters a tandem attempt and hits Tasha with a High Angle Back Drop. Kiera tries to fire back for him team after Taya tags Rosemary back in. Taya gets wiped out, Tasha almost does the job by hitting the Codebreaker on Rosemary, but goes to taunt Taya and that’s her undoing. Rosemary hits a Sitout Necklock Slam and wins the match!

The Deaners (Cody & Cousin Jake) vs Crazzy Steve & Johnny Swinger

The Deaners give Crazzy Steve a beer, so his stuffed monkey can chug. Swinger gets annoyed and tells Steve to be serious. Then he gets pinballed between Jake and Cody. Swinger hits Cody with 10 Count Punches, Steve can’t find the correct gimmick from the fanny pack, so Cody counters with a Manhattan Drop.

The fanny pack has a hole in it, he goes to use the monkey, and Steve saves his monkey and Cody DDTs Swinger for the win.

Goofy shenanigans, and kind of a nothing match, but fun none the less.

.@realsuyung's arm was BROKEN by @DeonnaPurrazzo at #VictoryRoad and @IamKylieRae is FURIOUS. #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/6pB3XrkVwD

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) October 7, 2020

Scott and Heath moment in the back which seems like a conference table, Scott is buttering up Heath by saying Rhino was right. Heath slides a proposal to Scott, Scott balks at reading the proposal and changes his tune a little. You’re good, damn good, but not like you’ve won an Olympic Gold Medal bro…that’s a good line. And negotiations fall apart, and it’s a great segment with a lot of great lines.

Tensions boiled over in the EXPLOSIVE contract negotiations between @HEATHXXII and @ScottDAmore. #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/Tftn8XrORE

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) October 7, 2020

Ken Shamrock in the back, regretting what he did to Eddie a little. Sami shows him all the likes and retweets, saying that people want the Old Ken Shamrock back. So Shamrock explodes on some jabroni in the back.

Ace Austin & Madman Fulton vs Motor City Machine Guns

Sabin and Ace start off, but very quickly this becomes the Gun show. Tons of tandem moves, or bouncing Ace between one another to work over a body part. Also I appreciate Shelley’s way of telling the audience what’s coming from his motions. He does the Muto finger pose right before a Shining Wizard, the Randy Savage finger lasso before a Double Axe Handle. It’s just nice to see the wrestlers enjoying themselves in a way that isn’t overly fake or cornball.

Ace manages to stumble to his corner after a Flying Headscissors, and angry Fulton gets tagged in. Shelley pays for his jawing at the monster by catch a fist followed by the Snake Eyes into Ace’s knees. Fulton manhandles Shelley, tags Ace back in for a tandem Guillotine Leg Drop, but Sabin breaks up the pinfall. Ace plays the ace and gives Shelley the papercut between the fingers, and that of course gives the heels more time to play as the referee gets distracted with Sabin’s arguing.

Fulton hits the Hanging Sleeper on the turnbuckles on both of them, before tagging back out to Ace and showing another laminated card. The referee is distracted with Fulton’s card that he doesn’t see Ace produce his, but Shelley grabs at the face to break away from Ace…then gets grabbed by Fulton, but he does the Iron Claw to yam bag which seems to just piss off Fulton more. Shelley moves and Ace hits Fulton, so that could be the beginning of future issues.

Sabin gets the hot tag, preemptive strikes Fulton and then focuses the back of the head and the formerly worked over left arm of Ace. Fulton breaks up a pin attempts and we get more of the Japanese scramble style towards the end of this match. Fulton tags in, Shelley tags in, they low bridge the big man, and then Sabin plays cat and mouse on the apron, Shelley Flatliners Ace into the turnbuckles and then The North show up with a chair. The Good Brothers show up, brawl a bit and Gallows lands a clean shot on Fulton. Guns take advantage since the referee is useless with all the stuff going on, tandem attacks, Skull and Bones…Guns pin Fulton!

Good Brothers make good on their claim to be the Good Guardians, or Guardian Brothers…I forget what they said earlier, but they made good.

Overall Score: 8/10

This was a damn good episode. It came out firing off some of the matches from Victory Road and really starting building a tension for roster members working towards Bound for Glory. Impact’s tag division is a four way coin flip and even the teams not in the title match, still add to why Impact has the best tag division in wrestling right now.

Jordynne Grace getting added to X Division title and perfectly legitimized when Josh says “The X Division is not about weight limits, it’s about no limits…including gender”. We’ve all heard the no limit line for over 15 years, so it’s hard to argue with that precedence.

I also really like what’s going on with Shamrock and Heath. Heath even brought up McIntyre and being offered a contract but Rhino made him come to Impact. Shamrock being manipulated a little to go back to a psychopath is interesting. Even at his advanced age, he still looks like a best, so just getting beat to death is very believable.

This was just really enjoyable, flowed from Victory Road well and moves things along beautifully. Great bridge episode.

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Greg DeMarco’s WWE WrestleMania 41 BOLD Predictions

WWE WrestleMania 41 is upon us, and—it’s time to throw logic out the window and dive headfirst into the wild world of Greg DeMarco’s BOLD Predictions.

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WWE WrestleMania 41 is upon us, and you know what that means—it’s time to throw logic out the window and dive headfirst into the wild world of Greg DeMarco’s BOLD Predictions.

I’m not here to give you the safe picks. I’m here to hit you with the predictions that make you yell “NO WAY!” before whispering “…but maybe.” These aren’t your dirt sheet spoilers or fantasy booking pipe dreams—these are Bullheaded, Outlandish, Lascivious, and Deplorable takes straight from the brain of the man who sees the wrestling business for what it is: ruthless, unpredictable, and gloriously absurd. Welcome to WrestleMania 41… DeMarco style.

These are NOT supposed to come true–but you can be rest assured that when one does, you won’t hear the end of it.

WWE WrestleMania 41 – Night 1

World Heavyweight Championship – Jey Uso vs. Gunther (champion)

Real Prediction – Jey Uso wins the World Heavyweight Championship

BOLD Prediction – Ludwig Kaiser prevents Gunther from using a chair on Uso, after being frustrated that he can’t keep the 2025 Royal Rumble winner down. After Jey wins, this sets up Gunther’s post-WrestleMania program, and the biggest push for Kaiser to date.

World Tag Team Championships – The New Day vs. The War Raiders (champions)

Real Prediction – The New Day defeats The War Raiders to win the World Tag Team Championships

BOLD Prediction – Big E interferes and costs The New Day, allowing The War Raiders to retain. This only works if Big E can actually return to the ring–otherwise, there’s no payoff!

Rey Mysterio vs. El Grande Americano

Real Prediction – Rey Mysterio picks up the win but doesn’t take the mask.

BOLD Prediction – El Grande Americano pulls out some “twin magic” with different versions of himself entering the match–played by Julius Creed, Brutus Creed, and even Ivy Nile. In the end, it’s not the true “El Grande Americano” that eats the pin.

Jade Cargill vs. Naomi

Real Prediction – Naomi defeats Jade Cargill via nefarious means.

BOLD Prediction – Those nefarious means involve Bianca Belair, who doesn’t want to see her two best friends fight, “accidentally” doing something that costs Cargill the match.

United States Championship – Jacob Fatu vs. LA Knight (champion)

Real Prediction – Jacob Fatu wins the title clean.

BOLD Prediction – Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga interfere and cost Jacob Fatu. Also, the Las Vegas crowd treats Jacob like the babyface, so Knight leans into it by showing heel tendencies (the man is basically a heel as it is).

WWE Women’s Championship – Charlotte Flair vs. Tiffany Stratton

Real Prediction – Tiffy Time picks up the biggest win of her career over Charlotte Flair.

BOLD Prediction – THIS MATCH STINKS. Charlotte Flair, plain and simple, has not been the same Charlotte Flair that we’ve grown accustomed to since she won the 2025 Royal Rumble. She’s had so many outside distractions, and so many negative voices coming at her that she’s not the GOAT at the moment, and it shows in this match.

Triple Threat Match – CM Punk (with Paul Heyman) vs. Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns

Real Prediction – Seth Rollins gets his WrestleMania main event victory.

BOLD Prediction – Seth Rollins joins up with Paul Heyman, but in the real surprise it is Brock Lesnar that helps Rollins win.

WWE WrestleMania 41 – Night 2

Women’s World Championship – Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair vs. Iyo Sky (champion)

Real Prediction – Iyo Sky proves she wasn’t the afterthought and picks up the win.

BOLD Prediction – Naomi interferes, but openly helps Bianca Belair win, fully turning The EST heel in the process, with the duo revealing during the week that follows that they both orchestrated the attack on Jade Cargill.

Sin City Street Fight – Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest

Real Prediction – Damian Priest picks up the win much to the dismay of the Las Vegas crowd.

BOLD Prediction – This match features your outlandish spot of the weekend, where there is some huge fall or giant superplex through an apparatus with pyro going off after it happens, which leads to Priest’s unpopular (but deserving) win.

AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul

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BOLD Prediction – Jake Paul interferes in the match and the Paul Brothers compete as a tag team in WWE later this year.

Randy Orton vs. ???

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BOLD Prediction – Roxanne Perez interferes to cost Bayley in the match, possibly bringing Cora Jade with her, setting the table for her main roster program.

WWE Championship – John Cena vs. Cody Rhodes (champion)

Real Prediction – LOLCODYWINS – clean, to retain his championship.

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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (4/17/25)

Prelude to Spring Breakthru!

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Steven Mitchell

The Prodigy is going to prove his worth!

It’s a special week in wrestling, so ROH will get you started right with a FREE YouTube special! Will Nick Wayne be red hot going into Spring Breakthru?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Top Flight w/ Leila Grey VS Tomohiro Ishii & Rocky Romero; Top Flight wins.
Shane Taylor w/ The Infantry VS KM; Taylor wins.
ROH Women’s World Television Championship #1 Contender’s Match: La Catalina VS Taya Valkyrie; Catalina wins and will challenge Red Velvet for the title.
Nick Wayne w/ Shayna Wayne VS Michael Oku w/ Amira; Nick wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Top Flight w/ Leila Grey VS Tomohiro Ishii & Rocky Romero!

While Darius & Dante Martin are still stinging from Nick Wayne & Cru getting the better of them, they’ll brush that off and look to start again. Will they take off towards tag title opportunities? Or will the Stone Pitbull & Azucar represent for The Conglomeration?

The teams sort out and Dante starts against Rocky. The bell rings, the fans rally, and the Code of Honor is upheld. The two circle, feel things out, and knuckle lock. Dante kicks an arm, wrenches the other, then swings Rocky around to waistlock. Dante then half nelsons, spins Rocky to a cravat, but Rocky wrenches free to top wristlock. Rocky wrangles Dante, the fans rally up, and Dante kips up. Dante goes to the ropes, springboards to arm-drag, then things speed up. Rocky avoids the dropkick, but then Dante kips up, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and DROPKICKS after all! Dante whips Rocky to the corner, A-LIST LARIATS, then tags Darius!

Darius snap suplexes, tags back to Dante, and Dante slingshot SENTONS! Cover, ONE, but Dante brings Rocky up. Dante wrenches an arm, tags Darius, and Darius LEAP FROG HIP DROPS the arm! Darius whips Rocky, leaps, but Rocky FLAPJACKS him down! Tag to Ishii! The fans fire up and Ishii runs up, but Darius DROPKICKS! Ishii stays put, runs, but Darius arm-drags! And arm-drags! But Ishii stuffs the headlock takeover! Ishii whips Darius to ropes, Darius comes back to RAM Ishii! Ishii rebounds, runs through the lariat, and CLOBBERS Darius! The fans fire up as Ishii then fires forearms with Darius back and forth.

The fans rally as the forearms keep going and going, and going! Darius blocks, CHOPS, but Ishii ROCKS him! Darius DROPKICKS and Ishii falls! Darius drags Ishii up, but Ishii SAIDOS! Tag to Rocky and the Conglomeration double whip to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Rocky flexes, the fans cheer, and Rocky gives some Azucar Heat. Rocky drags Darius up to CHOP him! Then he snap suplexes Darius! Tag to Ishii and Ishii stomps Darius. Ishii CHOPS Darius to the ropes, then CHOPS him on the ropes! And CHOPS! CHOPS! Darius sputters, Ishii tags Rocky, and Rocky snapmares Darius to KNEE him in the back!

Rocky KNEES Darius again, then eggs him on. Darius fires body shots, UPPERCUTS, but Rocky kicks low! Rocky CHOPS Darius, the fans rally, and Rocky whips Darius away. Darius BLASTS Ishii, then goes up and over Rocky, hot tag to Dante! The fans fire up as Dante ELBOWS Rocky, LARIATS him, then whips. Rocky reverses, but Dante slips outside, goes up and over, then GAMANGIRIS! Dante springboards to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Dante brings Rocky up, whips him to the corner, but Rocky stops to BLAST Darius! Rocky UPPERCUTS Dante, then runs corner to corner, LARIAT! That’s One-Ever!

Rocky comes back to TWO-EVER! And THREE- NO, Dante dodges! Darius gives him the boost, then Dante gives the assist, TORNADO DDT on Rocky! Cover, Ishii BLASTS Darius onto it! Ishii waistlocks but Darius fights free. Feed to the JUMP KNEE! Top Flight double whip, but Ishii reverses to send Dante into Darius! GERMAN SUPLEX for Dante! Darius BOOTS Ishii, but Ishii ROCKS Darius! Darius CHOPS, Ishii HEADBUTTS! Rocky SOBATS Darius, then gets help from Ishii in the SHIRANUI! Ishii ROCKS Dante, Rocky ENZIGIRIS, and then another SHIRA- NO, Dante powers out! Ishii runs up, Dante dodges, but Rocky ROCKS him!

Rocky has Dante, Ishii runs in, but Dante slips free, the LARIAT takes out Rocky! The fans fire up, and Darius SUPERKICKS Ishii! Ishii bails out, Darius PLANCHAS! Down goes Ishii, and Dante has Rocky! Half nelson for the SLAM! Cover, Top Flight wins!

Winner: Top Flight, by pinfall

Darius & Dante used their athleticism and teamwork to get that win, and now they’ve got momentum back on their side! Will nothing stop Top Flight from heading back to the title scene?

As for Rocky and Ishii, Rocky is on edge and Ishii tells him to calm down. Azucar is feeling spicy, but he still hugs it out with Ishii. Will Rocky’s frustration become motivation so that he can go for gold of his own?

PROGRAMMING NOTE for ROH!

Just because we’ve got this early helping today doesn’t mean we won’t get more ROH! Tune in at 4:20 PM Eastern tomorrow for a special Friday edition of ROH TV! Watch Duston Rhodes & The Von Erichs defend their ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships against Johnny TV & MXM Collection!

Red Velvet speaks.

“Your longest-reigning ROH Women’s World Television Champion is back and cooking. And word around the kitchen is that Taya Valkyrie and La Catalina of CMLL are gonna duke it out for an opportunity at my baby.” Velvet laughs at that, and says, “Spoiler alert!” It doesn’t matter if it’s La Wera Loca or La Diva, because those two are just idiots! And Red Velvet always gets her lick back. She doesn’t back down from anyone, because it will be #AndStill.

ROH Women’s World Television Championship #1 Contender’s Match: La Catalina VS Taya Valkyrie!

Speaking of that match, La Diva and La Wera Loca are ready to serve it up! But who will be tasting sweet victory while the other is left with the bitter taste of defeat?

The Code of Honor is upheld, but Taya makes sure Catalina knows this is serious business. The bell rings, the fans rally up, and the two tie up. Taya waistlocks, then spins Catalina to wrench an arm. Catalina rolls, arm-drags, and the fans cheer as Catalina tosses her hair. Taya stays cool, circles with Catalina, and gets around for another waistlock. Taya SLAMS Catalina down, flips her over, but Catalina kips up, only for Taya to throw her down! Catalina kips up again, but Taya throws her back down! Catalina kips up a third time, breaks free, and fires a flurry! Catalina hits an arm-drag, then kips up again! But Taya BOOTS her down!

Taya messes with Catalina’s hair, the ref reprimands and the fans boo, but Taya shrugs. Taya whips Catalina, but Catalina redirects to then SHOTGUN! The fans fire up with Catalina while Taya bails out. Catalina builds speed, but Taya hurries away. The fans are torn but Catalina storms out after Taya. Catalina wheelbarrows, but Taya SLAMS her on the railing! Taya gives some of her own cha-cha skills, then brings Catalina around to SMACK her off the apron. Taya pushes Catalina into the ring, stomps her down, then sits her up for a SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Catalina stays in this but Taya grabs the legs.

Taya smiles as she steps through, spinning toehold! Then a roll into the KNEEBAR ANKLE LOCK COMBO! Catalina endures, crawls forward, and drags Taya along as she manages the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Taya holds until 4, and then Taya talks trash. Catalina ELBOWS her back! And BOOTS her, too! Catalina runs to SHOTGUN KNEE! Taya stumbles onto the ropes, Catalina fires up, HIP ATTACK! The fans fire up with Catalina as she runs, dodges, and fires boxing elbows! Catalina runs again, SLAM DUNK! Cover, TWO! Taya stays in this but Catalina stays focused. Catalina whips Taya to a corner, sits her down, and fires up again!

The fans cheer as Catalina goes around the world, but Taya dodges! The hips hit buckles, Taya comes back, METEORA! Taya drags Catalina up for the BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Catalina survives, but Taya is actually amused. Taya fireman’s carries, but Catalina fights free! Catalina shoves, follows, and then FACEBUSTERS on the run! Cover, TWO! Taya is still in this, but Catalina is getting frustrated. Catalina whips Taya, Taya reverses, but Catalina dodges! Taya dodges, redirects, and SPEARS! Taya fires up, the fans are torn, but Taya DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, TWO!! Catalina survives, but Taya has a wild look in her eyes!

Taya drags Catalina to a drop zone, grabs a leg, stomps it, then goes up the corner. The fans rally for Catalina, Taya soaks up heat, but Catalina CLUBS Taya! Catalina has Taya for the ELECTRIC CHAIR DROP! Catalina hurries up top and the fans cheer her on! FROG SPLASH!! Cover, Catalina wins!

Winner: La Catalina, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the ROH Women’s World Television Championship)

Catalina is herself a little surprised, but then she celebrates and does her dance! Will La Diva soon eat up everything Red Velvet sends her way?

Nick Wayne w/ Shayna Wayne VS Michael Oku w/ Amira!

The Prodigy has a spot in this year’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors, and he even has an ROH World Television Championship match waiting for him on Collision, but this is a bit more than a tune-up here. Will The Master of The Half-Crab show why he’s the TWO-TIME RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion? Or will that not matter now that he’s in Wayne’s World?

The fans already rally with, “Let’s Go, Oku!” The Code of Honor is not upheld as Nick kicks the hand away. The bell rings, Nick and Oku circle, and they tie up. The two are in a deadlock, until Nick finds a point of leverage. Nick puts Oku in a corner, smothers him, but then mockingly pats him on the shoulder before giving him a little slap on the cheek. Oku stays cool and the two reset. They tie up, Nick headlocks, but Oku fires body shots. Oku powers up and out, Nick runs him over and flexes, but the fans still boo. Nick runs, Oku stays low, hurdles over, but then dodges and RANAS! The fans fire up, and Oku DROPKICKS!

Nick flounders away, Mama checks on her boy, but Amira rallies the fans for her guy. Oku grabs Nick’s legs, drags him but Nick holds onto ropes. The ref counts, Nick UP KICKS at 4! Nick then goes to the apron, climbs up, but Oku grabs him first! Oku bumps Nick off buckles, then triangle jump DROPKICKS! Nick falls, Mama is there for him, but the fans fire up for Oku as he runs corner to corner! Oku jumps the ropes, Nick runs away, but then Nick blocks the Penalty Kick to FLIP Oku! Oku lands hard on the apron, Amira is upset, but Mama has her back off. Nick drags Oku to THROW into railing! Nick climbs up the barriers just to taunt the fans!

The fans boo, Nick says “SUCK IT!” and then goes back for Oku. The fans taunt Nick as a “Mama’s Boy! Mama’s Boy!” Nick puts Oku in the ring, pushes him to a cover, TWO! Oku stays in this but Nick is annoyed. Amira rallies behind her man but Nick goes for a full nelson. Oku fights it, gets to his feet, and he arm-drags Nick away! Nick runs in, Oku ELBOWS, but Nick RAMS Oku into the corner! Oku BOOTS Nick, goes up, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while Oku and Nick are both down. Oku and Nick crawl to ropes, stand up, and Oku blocks a shot to ROCK Nick! And ROCK him again! And again!

Oku fires a flurry, then whips, but Nick reverses. Oku reverses to kick, wrench and TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! Nick survives and Oku is a bit surprised, but the fans rally up. Oku drags Nick by a leg, and shouts, “NOW, WE PLAY!” Nick fights off the Half Crab by pulling hair and throwing hands! Nick is up, but Oku gets around to shove, redirect, only for Nick to dodge! Nick wants the nelson but Oku fights that and trips Nick! Nick kicks Oku but Oku PENALTY KICKS! Then TOP ROPE LIONSAULT, but onto knees! DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Oku survives but Mama Shayna argues the count.

Amira coaches up Oku and the fans rally again. Oku and Nick rise, and Nick goes up, up, but Oku stops the cutter! Oku then redirects and BUSAIKU KNEES! Nick tumbles out of the ring but Oku rallies the fans. The fans clap along, speed up, and Oku builds speed! HIGH JUMP FOSBURY!! The fans are thunderous but Mama Wayne is upset! Amira tells her to be mad, and Oku puts Nick in. The fans fire up as Oku goes up, up, and FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!!! Nick survives, but Oku has the leg! HALF CRAB!! Nick endures Oku’s favorite hold and the fans go wild! Nick scrambles reaches out, and Mama even pushes the rope closer for the ROPEBREAK!

The fans boo, the ref reprimands, and Amira gets in Shayna’s face! Nick tells Mama to stand down, Amira’s not just a manager! Nick hobbles, Oku DROPKICKS him! Oku fires up, the fans are with him, and Oku goes up, up and- NO, Shayna is distracting the ref! Amira argues with Shayna, but KIP SABIAN shoves Oku down! BOOTS from Nick, into WAYNE’S WORLD!!! Cover, Nick wins!!

Winner: Nick Wayne, by pinfall

Kip gets revenge on a UK rival while helping out his Patriarchy “brother,” talk about a Superbad night. But while the “family” helped Nick here, Christian Cage said that Nick must win the ROH World TV title on his own. Can Nick make “Father Christian” proud? Or will he be stumbling along towards the Best of the Super Juniors?

My Thoughts:

Tony Khan has ROH doing too much. I get that because of scheduling reasons (WrestleMania being this weekend), Collision was going to be on tonight instead of Saturday, which complicates how ROH airs. But why you gotta do this “prelude” when you can just have it all on Friday? For that matter, why have anything on Friday? This half of ROH was fine, clocking in at 37 minutes. Even then, I didn’t have time for all of it because I didn’t realize they did this until I checked on ROH’s official site. Guess that’s my mistake for not following ROH related social media like YouTube.

Good stuff from Top Flight VS Ishii & Rocky, and a good win for Top Flight. It was also serving a story point with Rocky where he is frustrated over being kinda last place in The Conglomeration. Orange Cassidy has been International Champion, Mark Briscoe has been ROH World Champion, Ishii just got the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship, and Rocky hasn’t had much of anything in a long time. I don’t see Rocky ditching Conglomeration since that’d also be tantamount to him ditching Chaos/Hontai in NJPW.

Shane Taylor VS KM went about how I expected, but I do believe Shane was saying after that he’s tired of waiting. Honestly, I agree, TK needs to do something more with Shane Taylor Promotions than just having them lose to “bigger stars.” They should at least be running ROH, taking on The Sons of Texas for their various gold and then aiming for the TV and world titles while they’re still on Face wrestlers like Komander and Bandido. In fact, I think Komander y Bandido are a duo going up against The Infantry for Friday’s episode, maybe we get started on some good story for Supercard of Honor.

Very good promo from Red Velvet, and a very good match from Taya VS Catalina. Taya and Velvet both being Heels, it makes sense Catalina would win. Plus that’s a good crossover match of ROH VS CMLL. No idea if Catalina wins or not, but she’ll give Velvet a very good match. And we also got a very good match from Nick Wayne and Michael Oku. Oku is definitely a top talent, and at least his loss is protected from the interference run by Shayna Wayne & Kip Sabian. I wonder if Oku tries to get payback on Collision during Nick’s match with Komander… After all, I’m not quite sure if Nick takes the ROH TV Championship given he’s also going to be part of NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors.