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WRESTLING OPEN WEEK 16

4/21/22 - Worcester, MA

Streaming on IWTV.live

We’re live in Worcester! The Extra Innings show from last week is serving as our IWTV pre-show for this week so no Spotlight match tonight. Paul Crockett is on commentary. Rich Palladino is your announcer. Let’s gooooooo!

Big Bacon Brad Hollister is out here. He is furious that Alec Price isn’t here tonight for their match tonight. Bacon calls him a scrub and a loser. But Bacon isn’t taking the night off. He calls out an open challenge for any of our other heroes in the ring. Dustin Waller is out here and talks about how him and Price settled their differences previously…and there’s definitely some GAHBIDGE in the ring. Bacon will take this fight and that is gonna be our maiiiiiiin event!

Match 1: Blaxstrom & Skyros vs Waves & Curls (Traevon Jordan & Jaelyn Brandyn)

We get those Tag Team Aces chants going for Waves & Curls. Skyros taking the early dance fueled flurry from W&C. Blaxstrom thinks he’s gonna do better. He doesn’t. Hey! Ho! The tattoo boys don’t love this fun and get one over on Jaelyn and get to stomping him out and double teaming. Traevon trying to will Brandyn back to life. Jaelyn with an enziguri! Rollup and roll through, tag to Traevon! Big leg lariat to Skyros! Blaxstrom chokeslammed out of the ring! Skyros eats the Wave Check and Traevon gets the pin!

Winners: Waves & Curls

Match 2: Anastasia Morningstar vs Little Mean Kathleen

LMK wants a test of strength. Morningstar takes the arm over quick and shrieks LMK right out of the ring. LMK tries a kick off the apron but she gets her face planted there from an electric chair. Big side slam. Huge Samoan drop. LMK is too close to the ropes and saves the match. LMK flips out of a back drop and hits the Dudley dog for the pin! 

Winner: LMK

Music hits. Ava Everett is out here! She doesn’t LIKE Kathleen. She has a history lesson for LMK. Ava used to be here EVERY Thursday for Uncharted Territory. She doesn’t have to “write her name on the signup list” to get a match at Wrestling Open. Next week she’s making her own match and she’s taking out LMK next week at Wrestling Open.

Match 3: Antonio Zambrano vs Ray Pittman

Pittman gets us barking. Zambrano with an early advantage but eats a dropkick and neckbreaker. bark bark bark! Back elbow from Zambrano, hammerlock backbreaker! Antonio working the arm hard. Zambrano with a few near falls but we get barking and Pittman rallies back. Big spine buster for two! Bark bark bark! Zambrano with a codebreaker to the arm and hits a falcon arrow to put the bulldog down.

Winner: Antonio Zambrano

Pedro Dones is out here and I can’t help but notice his gear has a similar design to Zambrano’s. They give each other a look as they pass. There’s something there.

Match 4: “The Shotcaller” Pedro Dones vs Nolo Kitano

Dones is doing his thing and calling his shot. He’s learned his lessons after his encounter with Alec Price. Tonight’s shot? He’s taking Nolo’s leg. He tries for it early but Nolo stuns him and hits a spinning kick to the head! Triangle dropkick sends Dones to the floor! Nolo tries a handspring, Dones rams an elbow into the leg at eye level! Time to go to work. Dones wrenches and slams that limb around. Faking headbutt to the knee! Nolo trapped in the tree of woe and just starts throwing punches into the leg. Dones comes running, Nolo with a double stomp but he definitely hurt himself there. Nolo with a tornado ddt! Nolo tries a moonsault but lands on his knee! Chop block! Dones picks him up in a stretch muffler crab combo for the tap out!

Winner: Pedro Dones

Match 5: CPA vs Dan Barry

Omg. Dan Barry is mad at CPA for how poorly he did Dan’s taxes. He calls TURBOTAX a better accountant. CPA calls Barry a bad cop! They get heated and start removing shirts. CPA has several underneath…SO DOES DAN BARRY! It’s a shirt-off-off! They get to brawling, Dan Barry takes out the legs on the corner and hits a dropkick for two. CPA catches a kick, big lariat, back drop and rips off ANOTHER shirt! Dan steps out of the Form 619, hits a big German. Lionsault for two! CPA with a shotgun dropkick, FORM 619 connects!!! Dan tries a rollup, CPA out and dives back in with a sort of…missionary alligator clutch? It’s works! 

Winner: CPA

It’s World Class time. Bakabella and Channing Thomas have been trying to sell Ichiban’s mask at the gimmick table for $1000. They are back out to taunt the crowd, Channing isn’t geared up to wrestle  tonight and Bakabella gives him the mic. Thomas expresses how much more tranquil his life has been since he stole Ichiban’s mask. Without his real mask, Ichiban is just number two. Channing Thomas threatens to bury him if he steps in the ring with him. Bakabella informs Channing that next week they are issuing a challenge to Ichiban. They will see him next Thursday. Great segment.

Match 6: Brick & Mortar (Brick City Boyz (JCruz & Victor Chase) & Mortar) vs Johnny Santos & The Hispanic Mechanics (Jos A & Jos B)

What great dancing energy from Santos & The Mechanics! Mortar wants to kill ‘em’ all. Cruz takes the early shift and Santos drops him atomically. Jos A gives Chase a similar ride before depositing him in the corner for some Triple team action. Mortar to save but get back dropped and then everyone eats atomic drops. Mortar uses a distracted ref to send Jos B out of the ring for a Brick City Beatdown. B getting triple teamed hard. He manages to run his opponents together, tag to Santos! Johnny with a flying clothesline that turns Mortar inside out! Suplex Trio misses and Mortar hits an X plex. BCB take out the Mexhanics, holds Santos on the ropes and Mortar crashes a cannonball to the spine to get the pin!

Winners: Brick & Mortar

Brother Greatness is here and he has a tag team with Elijah Six & Perfect Perkins?!?! 

Match 7: The Church of Greatness (Brother Greatness & Elijah Six w/ Perfect Perkins) vs Randy Rivera & Gal Barkay

Armani Kayos is here for some reason to watch the match? Barkay and Rivera are making quick work of the church in the early moments. Rivera loses the momentum on a double team. BG is mad that Rivera almost made him drop his pocket bible. He tries to bless Rivera with chops and kicks but he gets dropped. Gal in on fire and drops Six with a backbreaker. BG with a cheap shot on the apron. BG hits a codebreaker to Barkay, Six comes in for the kill as Rivera gets pulls off his corner. Fast dominant finish for the church!

Winners: Church of Greatness 

It’s time for Orlando’s mystery opponent challenge from Mortar…who is out to introduce them. Max Caster is out here too and joins Paul Crockett on commentary. The mystery opponent? Bobby’s former Club Cam ally, Aaron Rourke!

Match 8: Bobby Orlando (w/ Bobby Junior) vs “The Dimepiece” Aaron Rourke

Bobby wants to know why his former friend would come at him like this. Rourke with a slap and back stabber for two! Rourke taunting Max Caster to come help his friend. Handspring double chop! Suplex out of the corner! Rourke coming at Max again but Bobby comes running. Rourke with a back drop to the apron and is back in control. Rourke tries a split legged moonsault but eats feet. Bobby comes in but eats a super kick. Orlando firing up, huge lariat! Sick trick cutter from the second for two! Rourke crotches Bobby on the top buckle, he climbs up but Bobby with a sunset flip bomb! Running Bobby Bomb gets the pin!

Winner: Bobby Orlando

Shook Crew vs Brick & Mortar next week. If Shook wins, Bobby gets his one on one with Mortar. If they lose, they will NEVER team in Wrestling Open again. Brick & Mortar accept those terms.

The Jersey Legends are out here. Y’all should know by now how I feel about this and these f***ing tips. Get yourself hyped up now because AG wants some payback from last week. Ray Jaz decides to torture the IWTV audience with his presence on commentary.

Match 9: Tony Vincita vs “The Alternative” Anthony Greene

Vincita reminds us that he has a win over AG in the past. Greene pummeling him early but Vincita catches a belly to belly toss. AG with clothesline out of the corner. He has a tip of the day for Vincita “STOP BEING A D***!” Vincita has a tip too… “Suck it” o_O Tony with a good dropkick for two. He tries a sunset flip but the ref catches him holding the ropes. AG with a superkick and a Dudley Dog Unprettier for the win! 

Winner: Anthony Greene

He doesn’t want to wait for next week. Greene challenges Ray Jaz (who he calls “Shovel Face”) to a match this Sunday at Inertia. He has one more tip for Jaz. “Get Ready to Die”.

Match 10: The Stetson Ranch (Steven Stetson & Brett Ryan Gosling) vs Fancy Ryan Clancy and “THE OVALTINE DREAM” THOMAS SANTELL

Yessssssss!!!!! This is the team we ALL wanted for Clancy. Welcome back to our favorite nerd! Stetson Ranch keeps their former partner isolated early and try for some rather insulting pins on the fancy one. Clancy fighting back and crawls for the tag. One big leap and Santell is in and backdropping the Ranch! Atomic drops! Noggin knockers! Stetson tries to bully but gets wrapped into a sharpshooter. BRG rakes the eyes! Stetson tries to capitalize but Clancy sends him out. Santell with a backslide pin on BRG and gets the pin! We are officially calling this team….

Winners: The Fancy Nerds

Main Event: Big Bacon” Brad Hollister vs Dustin “Flash” Waller

Flash hitting big dropkicks and heavy offense early but Hollister is too much for this. Waller flips out of a backdrop. Bacon looking strong but he doesn’t see the danger. Bacon catches Flash and tm starts hitting some big bombs. Huge senton and chops that fold Walker in half. Elbow drop to the back of the head. Big chops wake Waller up, he fires back with chops and kicks. He throws himself into this comeback and drops Bacon but at what cost? He dodges a charge, series of lariats and kicks to the head! Handspring cutter connects but Bacon rolls out. Waller flies over the corner to take out Hollister. Blockbuster into the ring for a close two! Hollister with a tornado ddt that he turns into a jackhammer! Awesome sport but Dustin kicks out! Bacon dropping bombs and Wallet doesn’t have his legs under him anymore. Waller stuns Hollister with some kicks, he misses a 450 and Bacon hits a pop up powerbomb! Waller Kicks out! Bacon tries a sleeper, Waller flips to a pin and hits a slingshot flying forearm for two! Flash tries the handspring cutter again as Bacon tries to beg off. Hollister catches the cutter into a rear naked choke and taps out Waller instantly!

Winner: Brad Hollister

Hollister does a victory lap around the ring as Waller slowly recovers. Brother Greatness is back out. Why. Why. He wants to pass the collection plate. And call us heathens. He’s also looking for someone to join his congregation. Someone who knows the youth. And the hip hop. Of course Max Caster is out here!

Yo.

BG thinks Caster is here to rap for the Lord. Caster wants to freestyle. BG gets called a tax loophole and Caster threatens him with CPA. BG comes in on the attack, eats a backdrop and Caster hits a mic drop to close this fun little go home segment. See you next Thursday!

 

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