This is the OVW Report for Tuesday, March 2, 2021. OVW TV can be seen LIVE at 8PM ET on WBNA-21 in the Louisville area with repeats Saturday nights at 9PM, and you can also watch via Youtube, Roku, or Friday nights at 12AM Midnight on Youtoo America! OVW Overdrive can be seen on Saturdays at 11AM on WBNA-21. You can also find OVW TV on the OVW Network.
In this episode, Heavyweight Champion Omar Amir squares off against AJZ in a ladder match with National Heavyweight Title implications, Reverend Ronnie Roberts brings us another edition of the Good Word, Mahabali Shera collides with Rex, plus more!
Without further ado:
Here we go...
OVW Overdrive (Airing Saturdays at 11AM):
Eric Cornish & AJ McKay are on commentary, and the ring announcer is Ms. Stephanie.
"The Iron Bear" Tom Coffey vs. "Mr. 5 Star" Gary Gandy.
They lock up and clean break in the corner, but Tom charges in. Gary moves and fires away. Tom reverses a throw to the opposite corner and clotheslines him. Gary fires back, but Tom hits him with a huge right and slams him. Gary starts to fire back again. He goes off the ropes, trying to clothesline the big man down. On the third attempt, Tom locks him up in a bearhug and hits the Big Bear Slam for the 3.
WINNER: COFFEY by pinfall.
"The Complete Package" Tony Bizo vs. KarDaniel "Demolition" Dunn.
Bizo makes fun of Dunn's height and Dunn fires away. He kicks the leg. Bizo gets him up on his shoulders, but Dunn elbows off. Dunn goes for the t-bone suplex, but Bizo blocks it. Bizo with a release spinebuster. Bizo plants him with the DDT for the 3.
WINNER: BIZO by pinfall.
JC Addams vs. Star Rider.
Quick lock-ups and exchanges early, then several roll-up attempts. JC with a corss body off the ropes, then a neckbreaker drop for 2. Star back with a dropkick into the corner, but misses a cannonball. JC with a moonsault for 2. Both men exchange hitting knees to the face. Star connects with another knee as JC leaps off the ropes, then goes up top and leaps off with a frog splash for the 3.
WINNER: STAR by pinfall
"Big Money" Dimes vs. Jebidiah Blackhawk.
Dimes wants a test of strength. Jeb takes him down. Off the ropes, he hits him with a hard back elbow. Dimes rolls out and hits the apron in anger. He grabs a chair and tries to bring it in. Jeb steps on it and takes it. As the ref takes it from him, Dimes grabs a handful of protein powder and throws it in Jeb's eyes. He hits the Change Maker for the 3.
WINNER: DIMES by pinfall.
Brandon Espinosa vs. Gustavo.
They lock up and Espy pulls Gustavo into the ropes by his tights. Side headlock. Off the ropes, Espy plows Gustavo down. Gustavo starts to fire back, but Espy dropkicks him as Gustavo comes off the top rope. Espy stays on him and hits a running cross body for 2. Espy with a chop. He goes for a brainbuster, but Gustavo slides out. Espy catches hus leg and kicks it. He goes to pull Gustavo out of the corner, but Gustavo hits a hurricanrana. He follows it up with a crucifix pin for the 3.
WINNER: GUSTAVO by pinfall.
"The Box Office Blonds": "Hollywood" Adam Swayze & "Co-Star" Rex vs. "The Mayan Mauler" Drew Hernandez & Dustin Jackson.
Great teamwork and quick tags early from Drew & Dustin as they work over Adam. They hit a double faceplant and kick Adam in the back and face at the same time. Rex with a blind tag, and he takes Drew down with a big sidewalk slam. He tags Adam back in and he throws Adam into Drew in the corner. Drew gets a hot tag to Dustin. They take Rex down and out of the ring, but Dustin hits the running boot on Drew by accident as Adam moves. Adam rolls Dustin up with his feet on the ropes and Rex assisting for the 3.
WINNERS: BLONDS by pinfall.
"Shotgun" Tony Gunn vs. "The Fanny Pack Kid" Kal Herro.
Kal fires away on Tony early, but Tony hangs him up across the top rope, then knees him in the face. He tosses him to the floor. Tony goes out and kicks him, then rolls him back in. He hits a release vertical suplex and chops him, but Kal chops back. Tony knees him off the ropes. Tony goes up for the knee off the top rope, but Kal meets him with a super kick for 2. Tony charges, but Kal moves and fires away, hitting a bionic elbow. Uppercut in the corner and a bulldog. Tony catches him with a faceplant off the ropes. He slams Kal twice, then hits the spinebuster. Tony goes for an elbow drop, but Kal catches him in a submission. Tony pokes him in the eye to break it, but Kal connects with a neckbreaker drop. Kal with a Jitterbug Drop, but Tony back with the Killshot for the 3.
WINNER: GUNN by pinfall
That concludes tonight's edition of Overdrive. I always recommend watching the episode first on TV or online before reading the report. Again, you can check OVW out on Youtube, Roku, Youtoo America Fridays at 12AM Midnight, or WBNA-21 in the Louisville area at 8PM or repeats Saturdays at 9PM and Overdrive Saturdays at 11AM on WBNA-21. Also, catch OVW on the OVW Network.
Shannon the Dude, Steven Johnson, & Bryan Kennison are on commentary, Eric Cornish is the ring announcer.
"Mr. Juicy" Luscious Lawrence (w/Women's Champion "Hollyhood" Haley J) vs. Heath Hatton.
Luscious takes Heath down, then gets a kiss from Haley. Luscious goes for the powerslam early, but Heath slides off and arm drags him, then hits a jumping forearm in the corner. Haley gets on the apron to cause a distraction, then Heath gets hit with a butt butt. Luscious hits Heath in the corner, then delivers a stinkface. Heath comes back with a DDT for 2. Luscious catches Heath with a powerslam, then delivers the Luscious Legdrop. He pulls him up at 2, then hits the running powerslam for the 3.
WINNER: LUSCIOUS by pinfall.
"The Nephilim" D'mone Solavino vs. "Delicious" Van Vicious.
D'mone takes Van down and tells him he should stay down. Van back with a press slam. D'mone comes back and works over the arm, locking in an STF. Van gets to the ropes. He catches D'mone with a knee to the face, but D'mone catches him with an inverted atomic drop and gets the 3.
WINNER: DIMES by pinfall.
After the match, D'mone locks in Locked in Purgatory around the ringpost and the refs have to come out and break him off.
Reverend Ronnie Roberts is out for the Good Word with Drew Hernandez & Dustin Jackson. Ronnie shows clips of their match against the Tate Twins from last week. Ronnie is accused of stirring the pot between them as they start to argue about their miscommunication. It ends in a challenge between them for next week.
"Co-Star" Rex (w/"Hollywood" Adam Swayze) vs. "The Indian Lion" Mahabali Shera.
They lock up and exchange blows. Rex hits a big belly to belly to Shera. He splashes him in the corner. He throws him to the opposite corner and splashes him again. Rex runs into a boot, but catches Shera with a belly to belly suplex for 1! Shera fires back and hits a shoulder tackle that knocks Rex to the outside. Adam gets on the apron and Shera knocks him off. He turns into another belly to belly attempt, but blocks it. He hits the Sky High and gets the 3.
WINNER: SHERA by pinfall.
NON-TITLE MATCH: Women's Champion "Hollyhood" Haley J vs. Ella.
Ella on fire to start, taking Haley off her game. Luscious grabs Ella's doll and gets her attention. Ella with an earth-shattering shriek, but it allows Haley to hit a double knee to the back. She hits a double foot stomp to Ella's head and gets the 3.
WINNER: HALEY by pinfall.
#1 CONTENDER LADDER MATCH QUALIFIER FOR THE NATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: "The Golden Boy" AJZ vs. Heavyweight Champion Omar Amir.
Josh Ashcraft comes out and joins commentary. Omar with the early offense. AJZ comes back with a front release vertical suplex. AJZ works on the arm, but Omar flips him off. AJZ pulls his head down across the top rope and leaps in, but Omar moes. Omar with a shoulder tackle and sidewalk slam. Hy Zaya & Steve Michaels come to ringside and distract the ref.
Ca$h Flo comes in from the side door and hits the running cross body on Omar. AJZ rolls over and makes the pin.
WINNER: AJZ by pinfall.
This ended the TV taping.
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