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6/23 WRESTLING OPEN 25 LIVE REPORT FROM WORCESTER, MA

Wrestling Open Week 25

6/23/22 - Worcester, MA

Live on IWTV.tv

There’s a lot of people here already. Paul Crockett is your commentator. Rich Palladino is your announcer. We have a spotlight match! Let’s gooooo!

Spotlight Match: Brother Greatness vs Rex Lawless 

WHAT AN OPENER! Brother Greatness reallllllly wants to recruit Rex to the Church. He’s really convinced Rex will side with him…he doesn’t. Greatness trapped in the ropes and dropping hard bombs. Rex with a fallaway slam. BG fights off the chokebomb and dropkicks Rex for not even a one count. Rex hits a corner splash for Satan. Chokebomb connects and the power of Satan prevails!!!!

Winner: Rex Lawless

Match 1: The Amazing Graysons (JP & Tommy Graysons) vs Locked & Loaded (Dan Barry & 50 Cal) (Saturn & Kronus Eliminator Cup Opening Round)

JP is pretty ripped but is he made of twisted steel and sex appeal. No, I think not. Dan Barry in and sends the Grayson boys to the floor, somersault over the top! Graysons take over and isolate 50. Big wheelbarrow combo splash for two! Cal hits a swinging neckbreaker! Dan Barry tags in! Tommy comes in and eats a boss man style powerbomb! 50 throwing Germans! Tommy wraps up Barry, JP superkick for two! Double superkick to 50 Cal! Tommy off the top, Dan Barry hits a superkick! 50 Cal with a jackhammer and Dan Barry comes off the top with a swanton to put JP away! 

Winners: Locked & Loaded

Match 2: “The God Queen” Delmi Exo vs Anastasia Morningstar

Delmi is firing up, comes running, Morningstar knocks her down effortlessly. It’s a beatdown until Exo finds a target on the knee and tries to work that down. But it’s not like she’s lifting the demoness. Morningstar with a huge suplex and worlds strongest slam for two. Delmi chokes her back on the top rope, shotgun dropkick off the top for two! Delmi comes running, one foot steps her down and Morningstar comes off the buckles with a seated senton. She’s looking for the banzai drop but Exo pops her in the corner and rolls her up for the three!!! Morningstar is furious and Brother Greatness chases her down to prevent further violence.

Winner: Delmi Exo

Match 3: Perry Von Vicious & Dr. Cool vs Brick City Boyz (Victor Chase & JCruz) 

This is a massacre. Brick City runs through their opponents. After a short beating, they hit the bricks on Perry, pull the pin and hit it on Dr. Cool. Brutal.

Winners: Brick City Boyz

Match 4: “The Dream Crusher” Danny Miles vs Dustin “Flash” Waller 

Miles is all intensity and coming in hard but Waller is tripping him up and enjoying it. Miles finally connects hard and starts twisting Flash up and yelling in his face. This fires Walkers back up, rolling dvd into a shooting star for two! Miles catches a handspring rana into an electric chair powerbomb! Miles has him in a fireman’s carry, Dustin slips it! Lethal Injection! Miles with. German in the corner but Waller dodges the follow up and hits a splash off the top for the pin!!!!

Winner: Dustin Waller

Dustin hypes up the first round match for Miracle Generation for next week! He wishes Little Mean Kathleen a happy birthday and a good recovery after the attack she suffered from Pedro Dones. He says that if he’s looking to make his mark in Wrestling Open, look no further.

Randy Rivera (w/ Armani Kayos) is out here. He was supposed to be facing Alec Price but our Ace isn’t here tonight? Rivera still is gonna get a fight though, from The Last Entertainer!

Match 5: Randy Rivera (w/ Armani Kayos) vs Encore

Encore running wild on Rivera early. Flash moves and good counters before Rivera just knees him in the gut. Back suplex for two. Gutwrench suplex for another near fall. Crowd getting behind Encore. Rivera tries to take a page out of Price’s book but the crowd ain’t having that. Neither is Encore as he comes back with a big spine buster for two. Encore winding up but Kayos pulls the leg. The distraction is enough to let Rivera blast a spear for the win!

Winner: Randy Rivera

Match 6: The Hispanic Mechanics (Jos A & Jos B) vs Waves & Curls (Traevon Jordan & Jaelyn Brandyn) (Saturn & Kronus Eliminator Cup Opening Round)

What a hot crowd for both these teams! It’s a shame one of them has to lose tonight. The crowd fired up to a “This is awesome” chant before these teams touch! They decide it’s time for a dance party! The Mechanics dance but almost get rolled up! W&C apologizes profusely and macarenas with them. The Mechanics try the roll up too. We finally get to a fight! Jos A and Traevon get cooking while their partners recover from atomic drops. Brandyn in with a slingshot clothesline for two. Jos A dodges a step up corner splash, tag to Jos B!!! Big shots to Traveon, corner spear and a famouser for two! Traevon catches B and Brandyn flies in with the clothesline. Wave Check to Jos B! This was fun and the crowd was sooooo into this! They shake hands…and dance a little more before they hug it out! 

Winners: Waves & Curls

Match 7: Steven Stetson vs Ichiban

Ichiban ropes Stetson in and drags him right to the mat, while wearing a cowboy hat. Stetson knocks his block off while he plays to the crowd. We don’t like it. We LIKE it when Ichiban plays to us! Ichiban sends him out to the floor and tries a dive but Stetson leaves him laying. Ichiban dodges a corner splash, raining the punches down! Stetson powers out, seated senton! Stetson really REALLY needs to wear darker trunks. IYKYK. Ichiban dodging the hard swings, flurrying on the s*** cowboy! He goes for the flatliner but Stetson catches him into a backbreaker! Kick out! A frustrated Stetson starts stomping out Ichiban, the ref tries to stop him but Stetson shoved him off. The ref dq’s Stetson but that doesn’t stop the beatdown. Rex Lawless runs down and saves Ichiban! The crowd lets Stetson know his fate!

Winner: Ichiban (by DQ)

Match 8: “Platinum” Max Caster vs Ray Pittman (w/ Johnny Rivera) (Platinum 10k Challenge)

Can Pittman hang for 10 minutes with Caster? Will his Wild Dogs partner be a factor here? They’ve already stunned one big name this month…why not two? Pittman with a series of slams early and Max has to kick out. Pittman eats a cheap shot but firing back on all cylinders . Caster with the headlock take over…tries the figure four but Pittman is out, up, dropkick! Caster to the outside, Pittman with a BEAUUUUUUTIFUL dive to the floor! Caster pushes off a bulldog. Shoulder tackle and Caster goes to work, trying to bust up the shoulder of Pittman as we hit the five minute mark. Pittman dodges a corner charge, Max goes flying over the top! Outside in superplex! Double down at the six minute mark! Caster needs to turn on the juice. He tries to lift Pittman but his back gives out. Huge spine buster! Caster kicks out! Seven minutes down! Caster slams Pittman back, struggles to the top…he wants the mic drop but Pittman tosses him off the corner! Big German! Caster dodges the punt kick and chops blocks the knees. Caster applies the figure four and Pittman is forced to tap out! Who can beat Platinum Max…or at least last ten minutes with him? 

Winner: Max Caster

Caster gives Alec Price some grief for not being here tonight…because he’s on another show. Uh oh. Maybe Max is the Ace now? Next week, Caster wants a salty vet. He wants to learn a thing or two. 

Match 9: “Big Bacon” Brad Hollister vs Tyree Taylor

It’s a war of the monsters tonight that we set up last week! Bacon immediately powders out and doesn’t give Taylor the fight he wants. The crowd wishes harm on Bacon, who is being very cautious about getting into the big man’s range. Tyree finally offers a free shot and Bacon takes refuge in the ropes. Tyree decks Bacon and walks him down with hard chops around the ring. Bacon using fans as road blocks and finally decks Tyree and almost gets the count out win. Taylor blasted to the apron, and Bacon stomps him out on the floor. Taylor getting plastered in the corner. Bacon can’t get the waist lock and Tyre powers right out. Heavy knees to Hollister and a shoulder tackle sends him flying! Hollister blasts the arm of Taylor and pummels that limb. Tyree throwing kicks! He goes for a bomb but Bacon hits a saito! Hip attack in the corner! Tyree drives Bacon to the buckles! Trip to an elbow drop! Kick out! Bacon ducks a discus clothesline, big German for two! He tries a vertical suplex but Taylor plexes him to the corner! Both of these guys are exhausted and throwing desperate hands as Rich Palladino says we have 30 seconds left! Uranage! Bacon fighting out of a Taylor powerbomb by holding the foot. Taylor can’t finish him and we go to a time limit draw. A frustrated Hollister leaves briefly but ambushes Taylor, wraps his arm in the post and blasts it with a chair. This whole thing was fantastic. 

Winner: Time Limit Draw

Main Event: “The Shore Thing” Ray Jaz vs “Iron” Rip Byson

You know I want Ripper to win this but I also know Ray Jaz is going to find a way to derail that hope, extend his streak and make me sad. The crowd tells Jaz what they think of him. We’re good at that. Byson trying to toss Jaz around but the Shore Thing is running to the ropes and just taunting the wild man. Rip finally catches up to him and blasts a headbutt and tossing slam. Spinning powerslam for two! Jaz gets the wrist and dives over the top to Jack the arm up. Byson throwing with his off hand but Jaz clubs him down. Hair pull toss down. Jaz walks him down with uppercuts. Rip with a whip but Jaz rolls through with a back suplex! Rip throwing hands but Jaz runs him into the corner. Rip with a trip and Jaz goes tumbling! Rip chopping but clearly holding his other arm. Big boot! Spine buster! Jaz kicks out! Rip runs him into the corner and tries to superplex…Jaz slips down and hits the cradle bomb for the win. Le sigh. 

Winner: Ray Jaz 

Jaz on the mic. He says no one in the locker can possibly beat him. His record suggests he might be right. He runs down the crowd and the other wrestlers as slobs. He waits for someone to step up…

…SHOOK. <pop>

Bryce Donovan and Bobby Orlando make their way to the ring! They put over Jaz’s collegiate accomplishments. Orlando makes a point that they didn’t graduate. Donovan has a question…how does it feel when someone looks down on him? Jaz gets in Donovan’s face and gets kicks out of the ring. Donovan runs Jaz down as someone everyone HATES. Next week, Bryce is coming for his unbeaten streak and he should be…SHOOK.

This week was crazy good. A really well mixed card of good action and story movements. The near record breaking crowd was on fire for this whole night, really adding to the atmosphere. Our Ace may not have been in the house. The World Class team may have been in hiding. LMK might have been on the shelf. It didn’t matter, the Wrestling Open roster as a whole is so very well rounded that they carried this entire show from start to finish. 

And to close, a personal story from this week’s post-show in tweets.

This crew is so good. Come to Worcester and see it for yourself. From the World Famous White Eagle…see you next Thursday…for SUMMER STUNNER!

 

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