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1/20 BEYOND WRESTLING WRESTLING OPEN WEEK 3 LIVE REPORT FROM WORCESTER, MA

Beyond Wrestling “Wrestling Open: Week 3”

1/20/22 - Worcester, MA

Streaming on IWTV.live

Wrestling Open fires up the mystery machine for its third straight week. We have some interesting appearances on the card tonight from Dan Barry, Matt Makowski, Travis Huckabee & Megan Bayne. Who will Love Doug have a Valentine for? Will Channing Thomas have a match? How many dreams will Alec Price kill this week? I’m here live in Worcester. Rich Palladino is your announcer. Coral is your sound guy. Denver Colorado is your ticket taker. Paul Crockett is your commentator. Time to go liiiiiive on IWTV! 

Wait no…we have a SPOTLIGHT MATCH?!?!? 

Spotlight Match: Dino Mite vs “The Wild Hound” Johnny Rivera

Rivera is hungry looking and Dino is fresh off his SLADE murdering last week. Rivera with some palm strikes and a high kick for two. He get the crowd barking for him, Dino uses the distract to drop Rivera to the buckle. Suplex for two. Rivera trying to fight back but Dino is staying on him. Sidewalk slam for two. Autocorrect keeps trying to insert Dinosaur emojis every time I type Dino. Rivera swinging but Dino ducks and his a overhead toss for two. Jaw jack from the hound, shoulder blocks and a dropkick nails Dino. Rivera calls for the finish but Dino rakes the eyes. Dino comes in, Rivera gets him in a butterfly on his back and flips him back with a modified GTS for the pin!

Winner: Johnny Rivera

OK, NOW we’re liiiiiiive on IWTV!!!

Match 1: “The Dirty Water Demon” Elijah Six vs Love Doug

Doug with a dropkick early and a smooches monkey flip. Flying forearm! Six distracts the ref and pokes Doug in the eye. Reverse neckbreaker and an elbow drop. Doug taking the heat but dodges a body attack, kick off, back elbow and a cross body! Dropkick, forearm, small package, Six kicks out! Slingshot back elbow, Six gets hit with a Michanoku driver and kicks out. Six tries to fight back, comes in, Doug with a sliced bread and Six stays down.

Winner: Love Doug

Dustin Waller is out, Sam Laterna interviews him. He says he broke his foot against Alec Price last week…and wrestled 15 more minutes on it. Why is he here tonight? He has some good news…his partner Kylon King IS here this week and will fight Alec Price in the main event. He’s not cleared to even be at ringside…but he will be on commentary with Paul in the main tonight. Also, he has words for Bryce Donovan…he didn’t forget about what he did. Miracle Generation is coming for the Shook Crew.

Ray Jaz is out to give us his Jaz Tip of the Day. Actions speak louder than words. He should stop talking then, I guess. Apparently VR is bad too. When will SLADE kill him? Oh…oh…ok…this will do.

Match 2: “The Jersey Legend” Ray Jaz vs Tyree Taylor

Jaz is trying to stay away from Taylor but immediately gets picked up when he chooses to engage. Taylor eats a dropkick, flips into the ring and levels Jaz with a shoulder block. Jaz tossed corner to corner twice. Jaz tries a flying crucifix armbar bar…Taylor turns it into a high impact falcon arrow for two! Discus lariat misses, Jaz escapes a piledriver, Taylor get hot shot on the top shot. Jaz with a slingshot back into the ring, right into a backslide pin for the win! He escapes with a s*** eating grin. 

Winner: Ray Jaz

Match 3: “The New Jersey Cowboy” Steven Stetson vs “Megasus” Megan Bayne

We were just swearing about New Jersey in the last match and now cheering Stetson? I guess the Yee Haws trump the Jersey stank? Either way, Stetson is gonna die. The crowd knows this too. Bayne locks up and runs him into the corner. Shoulder blocks in the corner, another comes running, body slam. Stetson catches her with a spin out slam and tries to stay on top with stomps and slams of his own. Stetson lassos Megasus in and she chops her way back out of trouble…but runs into a big boot. Senton for two! Stetson posts himself and Bayne is waking up. Trading big shots…and Megasus takes the flurry. whips to the corner! Samoan drop! Senton! Kick out! Stetson with a jawbreaker, Bayne slips the slam but runs into a spine buster. Two count! Stetson thinks he’s gonna powerbomb her. Backdrop, Bayne screams and picks him up into the tombstone and drives his head to the mat for the pin. Yee Haw!

Winner: Megan Bayne

Match 4: Antonio Zambrano vs Dan Barry

Zambrano is ALSO from Jersey. And completely hateable! Also he’s against Dan Barry and we love this guy. “Let’s hear it for Tony Zamboni!” says Barry. Dan Barry easily outwrestles Zambrano in the early moments, sending him to the ropes and kicking out of several quick pins. Zambrano is gonna make a fool of Barry…and immediately gets pulled down into a side headlock. Barry controls him on the mat tauntfidently. Zambrano tries a dirty break but traps his own arm in the rope. He finally hits a snap powerslam but Dan Barry kicks right out. Back elbow for two. Loads of corner stomps and we are booing Zambrano because he’s not fun like Dan is. Thankfully, Dan Barry drops Zambrano onto his back, nails a couple of lariats and a dropkick. Slingshot senton for two. Dan tries a ddt but Zambrano hits a backbreaker. Barry out of the fireman’s and drops Zambrano on his head for the pin. This was a lot of fun. I loved over confident veteran Dan Barry in this. 

Winner: Dan Barry

Match 5: The Haven (Jay Onyx & Shawn Knyte) vs Brick City Boyz (JCruz & Victor Chase)

Haven going hot at the start, keeping Cruz entertained with tag team attacks. Chase with a cheap arm shot on Onyx and the BCB starts the beatdown. Great running back elbow, chest kick combo for two. Cruz with a stiff kick to the chin for another near fall as the Boyz continue to work that arm & shoulder. Knyte tags in, big forearms keep Chase off his feet. Springboard ddt! Cruz breaks up the pin. Onyx gets in and Haven superkicks Cruz off the apron. Knyte backdrop splashed on  Chase. Cruz wipes out Onyx on the post. BCB hit the bricks on Knyte and get the pin! 

Winners: Brick City Boyz

Match 6: Bobby Orlando (w/ Bobby Jr) vs CPA

CPA must be feeling himself after his win last week. He seems so confident. Bobby can’t stop hurting himself. Finally he kicks CPA off the ropes and proceeds the stomp the abominable one out. Hard whips to the buckles. Bobby Backcracker for two. He whips CPA with his own clip on tie. CPA grabs the end and is this a strap match all of a sudden??? Pop up flatliner! CPA with the slow Form-619. Bobby Jr is useless. CPA with a missile dropkick for the top for two! Orlando escapes a stunner, flying cutter from the second for two! Time for a Bobby Bomb…or not…CPA slapping free. Bobby rakes the eyes and hits the running sitout powerbomb for the win! This was silly but a lot of fun.

Winner:  Bobby Orlando

Match 7: “Fancy” Ryan Clancy vs Rex Lawless

Clancy with a nice wrestling headlock…and Lawless just throws him out of it. Big shoulder block sends Clancy to the floor to regroup. Clancy wants a test of strength. Cheap shot. You dumb dumb. Rex chases him to the floor again. Clancy with some stomps, slips a slam and chopblocks the big man. Sitout splash on the knee tries to take Rex’s foundation away. Clancy with a pin and Lawless throws him out of the ring.  Clancy tries to come off the top but meets fists. Big lariat. Pop up KO punch stuns the fancy little lad. Press fallaway slam for two. Clancy has the finish scouted and tries to tie up the leg. Lawless is out and hits a sitout chokebomb for the pin! See, Rex wins when people don’t cheat! Clancy continues to be real solid in the ring. 

Winner: Rex Lawless

It’s Sidney Bakabella time! Bakabella apologizes to the crowd for yelling at the crowd last week for cheering them. We don’t know any better, we are mere simple people and we can’t help but cheer our hearts out for World Class when we see it. Reach out, children. Channing Thomas is here for us. 3/3, Sidney. Feed me more of this koolaid. Holy s***. 

Match 8: Ichiban vs Bryce Donovan 

Ichiban keeping Donovan off kilter early with his high flying antics. Bryce catches Ichiban and blasts him into the ropes and flies into number one to take charge of the situation. Big slam, jumping elbow drop for two. Big kick, ripcord boss man slam…one count! Ichiban keeps kicking out at one! Ichiban fighting back with forearms and a couple of flying kicks. Several single punches in a row! Flying back elbow, kick out! Bryce cuts him off on the top, but Ichiban reverses into a handspring back elbow. Bryce catches him with a pop up facebuster, Ichiban with a rollup, kick tot the gut and Bryce is out again! Ichiban tries the moonsault, lands on his feet! “What the hell are you?!?“ yells Bryce ask he dodges Ichiban. A posted Ichiban turns back into a falcon arrow facebuster for the pin. Really enjoyed this one.

Winner: Bryce Donovan

Match 9: “The Prize City Queen” Becca vs “The Gladiator of the Geeks” Riley Shepard vs Armani Kayos vs Little Mean Kathleen (WWR+ Showcase Fatal 4-Way)

WWR+ has their next show announced for the afternoon of Super Bowl Sunday! Becca & Kayos form an early alliance to throw LMK out and work a beatdown of Shepard. Big double bulldog and they try a double pin (double win?). Riley fights them off after they get distracted with LMK again. Double legdrop, double pin again. LMK back with a crossbody to the new friends and hits a bunch of lariats. Head scissor to Armani. Becca throw into the corner and she runs the stomps on them both. LMK with a Dudley dog for two! Riley breaks it up and gets to fighting LMK. Big senton and a flip up from Shepard. Riley catches a cross body to a fallaway slam. Becca and Kayos are back and still friends for now. Double rear view! LMK and Becca fight to the outside and crash to the floor. Shepard gets a jackknife pin on Kayos for the three! 

Winner: Riley Shepard 

Match 10: Kingsglave (Travis Huckabee & Matt Makowski) vs Waves & Curls (Traevon Jordan & Jaelyn Brandyn)

W&C wants to dance. Huckabee & Makowski want a fight. Is it dance off? Nono it’s a fight. Waves and Curls with a double leg drop to Huckabee right off. Travis taken for a ride by Jordan and forced into the ripcord wave dance. Huckabee powders, Makowski tries a cheap kick, Jordan catches it but It’s not enough. Travis with a slingshot senton in for two. Makowski in with a suplex and twisting Jordan into a butterfly choke. Jordan tries to power to his corner but Weapon X elbows him down. Brandyn in! Shotgun drop kick to Huckabee. Armdrag to Makowski…but he catches the follow up into a popup kick to the gut. Huckabee tries a cradle TKO but Brandyn flips out, jacks up his knee and eats a lariat. Brandyn taking the brunt of force from them, he’s trying to fight out. Gory bomb into a chest kick! Huckabee wrenches at the knee of Jaelyn. Jaelyn makes it to the corner but Jordan’s been wiped out. Huckabee tries a stretch muffler but Brandyn’s out. Tag to Jordan! Traevon running wild! Huge sidewalk slam to Makowski! Bulldog/leg lariat combo for two! Traevon runs into a big boot…Huckabee intercepts! Travis gets Traevon in an electric chair and Makowski hits a Doomsday Cross armbreaker to get the tap! 

Winner: Kingsglave

Makowski grabs the mic to challenge Alex Shelley for the IWTV title match he SHOULD have had over New Year’s… at Day 91. I mean…what if it’s AC Mack? I can dream. Hush.

Have I mentioned how absolutely insane Price’s energy is lately? Kylon King is none afraid and gets right into the Prize’s face after his entrance. Price grabs the mic and says he hopes Kylon watched him break Dustin Waller last week. Of course, Walker is at the commentary table with Paul Crockett now so he can watch this unfold.

Main Event: “The Prize” Alec Price vs Kylon King

They go right to brawling, Price sent out and King with the dive right to him. Price trying to counter but King blasts a huuuge German for two. Price finally hits an enziguri and a half and half suplex. King eating stomps and knees to the gut. Price giving no quarter and laying into the beating as the crowd chants “GAAAAAHHHHBIDGE” at him. Kylon fighting back as Price can’t help but taunt. High angle sunset flip pin for two. Hook kick to the gut, big kick from Price and a kick out. Price tries to grind out Kingnon the mat. King fighting back again, big lariat. Cross body caught to a gutwrench slam. Price drops King over the buckles, running double knee to the back. Execution knees out of the corner. Kick out! “You ain’t nuthin!!!!” Screams Price as he throws more stomps. Flying knee to the face! Price misses knees to the corner! King throws him hard off the top! Double down! King fighting his way to his feet first. Enziguri to Price! Lariats! Flying back elbow! Exploder! Northern Lights for two! King smacking Alec around. Drops the knee pad but runs into a superkick. Price with a powerbomb. Neckbreaker for two! Price is despondent that he can’t finish it. King crawls to his knees, Alec misses the Su-Prize kick! Big German from King for two! Flying knee! Kick out! Shook Crew make their way to ringside. King and the ref are distracted by their mere presence. Alec Price hits the Su-Prize kick for the pin! Dustin couldn’t do anything being stuck on commentary with his broken foot. I loved that right at the part where the crowd was at their highest point of hype, Shook Crew was right there to ruin the fun.

Winner: Alec Price

Bobby has the mic. “How the mighty have fallen!” Bryce reminds Dustin that he’s injured…so Kylon King can’t be saved. They are able to lay in the beatdown when Ichiban flies in and runs them off. Waller hobbles to ringside to hug Ichiban and thank him for the save!

And that’s it for this week of Wrestling Open! Something is clearly happening in Worcester these past few weeks. By week 3, we’ve established Wrestling Open’s regular heroes and villains and the crowd is starting to really respond to both their favorites and this whole crop of new talent coming through each show. As for the crowd itself, the size of the audience continues to grow week over week. Maybe it’s the $10 tickets? Maybe it’s the solidly fun wrestling content being delivered each week? Maybe it’s the Jell-O shots at the world famous White Eagle bar? Let’s be real, it’s the Polish Quesadillas at the concession table (kielbasa, cabbage, beer mustard and cheese? Feed me more). But seriously, this show is finding its legs and the people are responding to it. Unless Covid pulls the rug on us all again, we’re watching something really cool build here. 

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Until then, friends!

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