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MIKE OUTLAW VS. BRYAN KEITH, ALLIE KATCH, JOSH ALEXANDER & MORE: 3/31 GLORY PRO WRESTLING 'CEMETARY GATES' REPORT FROM DALLAS, TEXAS

It is WrestleMania weekend, and the first show from GCW The Collective is Glory Pro Wrestling’s Cemetery Gates on Fite TV. The commentary team is Veda Scott and Sam Laterna. The venue looks to be a small indoor building, hard to tell how many people are here, but it’s three or four rows of chairs and other people standing.

Four Way Match: Myron Reed vs Carlos Romo vs Shane Sabre vs Danny Jones

The match is running with two people in the ring most of the time, with when someone is taken down, they roll to the floor and someone else rolls into the ring. About two minutes in we get a sequence where all four men in the ring and each man gets taken down so that all four men are on the mat struggling to get up.

This leads to a sequence where each man puts someone into a submission move, a third man breaks it up and puts on a submission move. This then leads to a return to the story being two men in the ring working with the other two on the floor.

The end comes with Myron Reed hits a springboard cutter and follows with the “Captain Crunch” a version of a death valley driver on Shane Sabre, and covers for the three.

Your winner: Myron Reed

A fast paced, short opening match with everyone getting a sequence to shine.

Tootie Lynn (Champion) vs Janai Kai for the Midwest Territory Championship

Janai Kai is billed as the Kick Demon. We are also told that both women have black belts.

After they lock up, they move to trading arm bars. After a short sequence of mat wrestling, they go back to working arm bars. When they get to their feet, Jani is able to take over, working Lynn in the corner and putting in series of kicks. Janai is in control, getting a series of two counts with attacking to bring Lynn down for mat work in between those pin attempts.

Lynn is able to work to her feet and hits a series of kicks on Janai. After a pin attempt by Lynn, Janai takes over again with strikes. Lynn is able to take down Janai after a missed kick. She locks on an arm bar, forcing Janai to tap out.

Your winner and still Midwest Territory Champion: Tootie Lynn

Another short match with Janai showing a lot of martial arts moves, and Lynn outsmarting her at the end to get the win.

Jake Something vs Max The Impaler

The match starts with Jake hammers Max, who drops. Max gets up and they move to running the ropes. This is gonna be a hoss fight with Max taking Jake down with a shoulder tackle. They trade big take down/splash moves. Every time Jake takes down Max, he goes to the crowd for cheers, allowing Mas to recover. When Jake hits a series of clotheslines with holding Max’s hand, Max eventually is able to withstand the blows and takes over, taking Jake down a series of times.

They go back to clothesline into each other with neither going down. Max is knocked down, but then Max gets up, lariats Jake down, then spears Jake down for a two count. Mas has a bloody nose. Jake hits a power bomb for a two count. Max hits a spine buster for a two count. Max goes for a spear, rams into the ring post. Jake then hits a side slam and covers for the three count

Your winner: Jake Something

This was a big hoss fight with both people hitting big power moves for the entire match. Nice change of pace match and fun for the Big Moves.

Four Way Match: Technical Difficulties (Moses The Deliverer & Rahim De La Suede) vs Fly Def (Warren Johnson & Zack Mason) vs Alpha Omega (Camaro Jackson & Kenny Alfonso) vs Hustle & Muscle (Karam & Xavier Walker)

Veda says that it will be moving too fast for them to call it, and since I don’t know anyone in it, I’ll just give my impressions.

The Hustle and the Muscle are the United Glory Tag Team Champions and commentary says this is a title match.

Hustle and Muscle take over at the beginning and control the ring. They take down each team, who comes in to work one at a time. It them moves to a team being in the ring, and a second team coming in to get some moves before a team being tossed from the ring.

I don’t think we are going to get any tags. At all.

All of the teams but Hustle and Muscle do high flying moves, while they concentrate on power moves when it is their time in the ring. At the five minute mark, team move toward doing double team moves to set up two counts.

At the end, Hustle and the Muscle hit a one arm spinebuster on a member of Fly Def and cover for the three count.

Your winners and still Tag Team Champions: Hustle and the Muscle

Much like the first match, it was a style where each team works with the other team, then trading out so that everyone worked with everyone else.

Allie Katch vs Laynie Luck Submission only with no DQ

They have a video package showing the last time these two met to set up why we have the DQ match, Allie had cheated by poking the ref in the eye to get the win.

Laynie Luck is billed as the Party Unicorn.

Luck takes down Katch a couple of times at the beginning of the match. Luck has the majority of the offense until Katch is able to hit a back breaker. The story of the match will be Luck’s speed vs Katch’s strength. Katch, in control, nails a DDT and then works her corner to corner.

Luck locks in a STF, and because it’s no DQ, there are no rope breaks. Katch is able to work her way out. Katch works Luck over in the corner. She then wraps her around the ring post, and Katch eventually releases. They brawl on the floor, which has no mat. Just bare concrete. When they return to the ring, Luck hits a twisting leg scissors and works over Katch in the corner.

Luck rolls into a guillotine choke. Katch is able to power her way up and ram Luck into the corner. Luck is able to fight her way free, hits a cutter and then locks in a STF. Katch breaks the hold with a poke to the eyes. They roll to the outside. Luck is thrown to the ring post and then Katch hits a pile driver on Luck on the floor.

Katch tosses Luck back in the ring. Luck gets a jaw breaker, and an insigiri. They trade waist locks and Luck gets the STF on again. Katch break the hold with a bite. Luck then locks on a Boston Crab, and Katch pulls the ref into Luck to break the hold.

Katch hits a Northern light suplex and locks on her own Boston Crab, Luck makes it to the ropes, and while there is no rope breaks, Katch repositions and locks on the Boston Crab in the ropes/ Luck has to tap.

Your winner: Allie Katch

A good stipulation match, and the fact that they gave us the reason for the match and the rivalry added a lot to the contest. Even if it is a brief reason, it adds an emotional component to what is done in the ring.

Grindhouse (Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) vs No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards & Rocky Romero)

Richards and Vega start, locking up with a greco roman knuckle lock. Richard takes Vega down, still holding the lock. Vega kips up and keeps wrist control and Richards works with twists to get out. Fitchett tags in and the crowd calls for Rocky. Richards tags in Rocky and they lock up collar and elbow. Fitchett has wrist control and Rocky twists his way out. Rocky then gets wrist control and Fitchett twists free.

Vega tags in and Fitchett stays in for Rocky to get the forever clotheslines. Rocky is taken down with a Pele kick. Rocky is then kept in the Grindhouse corner for them to work him over. Richards is able to distract the ref when Rocky is pinned. Rocky and Fitchett start to trade blows, but Rocky ends it with a poke in the eye, but Fitchett takes him down with a kick. They keep Rocky isolated, and Rocky is able to break free with a sliced bread.

Richards is tagged in and cleans house, at one point, covers BOTH members of Grindhouse for a two. Richards hits a Dragon screw in the ropes on Vega. Richards goes to the top, but misses. Richards locks on a modified figure four. Fitchett goes in and Richards locks him into an arm based submission. Vega makes it to the ropes for a break.

Rocky is tagged in and they hit a brain buster and a stomp. Rocky covers for a two count. All four men are fighting and Grindhouse is able to take down both Richards and Rocky. After breaking up a pin, Richards takes down both men with kicks. Richards and Vega throw hands in the middle of the ring, it turns into kicks. Richards holds Vega up for Rocky to drop a knee from the top. Rocky overs for the three count.

Your winners: No Remorse Corps.

Solidly fun tag team match where everyone looked good. Lots of action, and everyone put together a great series of moves. Best looking and worked match of the show so far.

Loser Leaves the Neighborhood and No DQ: Dan The Dad vs Kody Lane

We get a video package that there two have been neighbors who don’t like each other.

Dan the Dad is wrestling in a polo shirt.

They start by brawling in the ring and then to the floor. Less than a minute into the match, the ladder comes out, and Dan runs it into Kody. Kody is then tossed into the ladder. Kody then bring out a garbage can. Kody sets the ladder in the corner on the ring post. Dan does get run into it and Kody hits a Flamingo Sault onto Dan.

Most of the wrestling to stop one or the other being tossed into one of the foreign object.

The commentary is fun here as they sell the conflict between Kody partying all the time and Dan being a dad with a full time job. Veda and Sam are clearly having fun here.

Kody has a chair and beats down Dan in the ring. We get a lot of brawling in the ring until Dan drapes Kody on the rope and then drops him, face first onto the chair for a two count. The ladder is set up in the corner and Kody is tossed into it. Dan covers for a two after a stunner. Kody then takes over with Dan being slammed onto the ladder, but Dan dodges a Flamingo Sault onto the ladder. Dan locks on a figure four and Kody taps.

Your winner: Dan the Dad

A brawl with a goofy story behind it. The match was an OK brawl, but the commentary was the highlight, making it all a decent comedy setup.

Warhorse vs Josh Alexander

Warhouse has a heavy metal gimmick. Josh is a serious wrestler with amateur headgear.

They lock up and trade holds. They go to running the ropes, colliding and locking on a hold with each collusion. Josh is knocked outside and Warhorse hits a double stomp from the apron. Josh is tossed into the ring. Josh is able to hoist Warhouse for a rolling slam. As they reset, they trade kicks and chops in the ring. Josh finally takes Warhorse down with a chop block and keeps him down with kicks and a toe hold. Warhorse gets in a few blows, but Josh lets go and transitions to a headlock.

Warhorse fight his way free and they go back to trading blows. Josh is able to flip over and tries to pull Warhorse down, but Warhorse fights to stay on his feet. Warhorse breaks free with a head butt.

Josh tosses Warhorse into the buckles, but that just fires up Warhorse who hits a series of head butts. Warhorse takes down Josh with a flying forearm, climbs to the top and hits a flying drop kick. Warhorse shrugs off a chop and takes Josh down into a clothesline and covers for a two count. Warhorse goes back to the top and Josh rolls out of the ring.

Josh rolls back in, tries for a butterfly lift, then tries for a power bomb, which Warhorse escapes. Warhorse rolls up Josh for a two count. Josh hits a Finley roll, but Warhorse rolls him back for a two count. Warhorse locks in a sharp shooter, and Josh makes it to the ropes.

They fight on the apron. Josh hits a slam onto the apron, and then hits a crossbody of Warhorse, and tosses him into the ring. Warhorse then leaps onto Warhorse into Josh on the floor. Josh is tossed into the ring. Warhorse goes for a drop kick, but Josh grabs him into an ankle lock. Warhorse eventually gets to the ropes. Josh pulls Warhorse to the corner and takes him to the top. They fight on the top and Warhorse is able to hit a hanging double stomp onto Josh. Warhorse goes back to the top and hits another double stomp to Josh’s back for a two count.

Warhorse pulls himself up to to the top again and Josh rushes up to meet him. Josh hits the super plex and Warhorse is able to get a jack knife pin for a two count. Warhorse gets a spinning heel kick. Josh gets a German suplex and a package pile drive and covers for the three count.

Your winner: Josh Alexander

I liked this match a lot. Not a lot of flash, just a well worked match with a mix of brawling a big moves.

Your Main Event for the Crown of Glory Championship: Mike ?utlaw (Champion) vs Bryan Keith

They lock up collar and elbow and go to the corner, breaking clean. They lock up again with Keith working a headlock on Outlaw. They work to their feet and Kieth hits a series of chops that Outlaw takes to show how tough he is. This leads to throwing hands in the middle of the ring. Outlaw tackles into a pin. Outlaw grabs a lag and work it. Outlaw then is takes down with a running boot.

Keith keeps working Outlaw on the mat. They get to their feet and try to pick up each other. Outlaw takes control of the match, working Keith in the corner. The crowd is in the corner of Keith, since he is from Texas. Outlaw keeps taking Keith down and getting two counts, and Outlaw shows his frustration. Keith fights to his feet, but Outlaw hits a drop kick, knocking Keith to the outside.

They return to the ring and Outlaw gets a two count and transitions to an arm bar. Outlaw takes Keith down when he gets to his feet with a clothesline, covers for a two and transitions to a headlock. They work to their feet and trade chops. Keith hits a DDT after trading waist locks but can’t follow up.

Keith runs into Outlaw in the corner, hits an exploder and covers for a two count. Outlaw and Keith struggle to see who can get control, and Keith gets a power bomb and a two count. Outlaw looks exhausted as they go to the corner. Keith takes him to the top and they fight there. Keith is dropped with a head butt and Outlaw hits a twisting tornado suplex when Keith climbs back up. He follows with a power bomb and a two count. Outlaw grabs Keith’s leg for a single leg Boston Crab. Keith escapes, and Outlaw locks in on again. Keith gets to the ropes for the break.

They throw hands in the middle of the ring. Outlaw gets a stunner, Keith counters with a jumping insigiri. Outlaw is able to reverse Keith’s sunset flip, lays on top of Keith and covers for the three count and the win.

Your winner and still champion: Mike Outlaw

After the match, Outlaw holds out a hand for a handshake. Keith slaps it away, puts on his cowbow hat, tips his hat to Outlaw and then they shake hands. A good brawl for the championship match, and I loved how the card built from start to finish.

This was a good start for the weekend. A mix of styles, lots of action, and a card that built well. Overall, I give it a thumbs up for an indy show.

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