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This is your coverage of Defy Wrestling: Can’t Defy It,
It is part of the GFW Collective and is at The Auditorium at Penns Landing Caterers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The commentary team is Jack Farmer and Rick Bottini.
The Bollywood Boys (Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra) World Wide Tag Team champions vs Boisterous Behavior (Leon Slater and Man Like Dereiss)
Dereiss tells us that because of travel issues, Leon Slater did not make it to the show. Michael Oku will be taking his place.
Dereiss and Gurv lock up and go to the ropes for clean breaks. And then Dereiss is able to get headlock takeovers. Oku and Harv tag in and Harv gets a quick crucifix pin for two and then grabs another two count immediately. Gurv tags in and grabs an arm bar. Oku breaks free and gets a moonsault from a leap onto the top rope for two.
This causes the tag team siren to go off and everyone is the ring for Dereiss and Oku to hit double team moves and the Boys go to the outside to regroup. This leads to brawling around the ring. Oku is tossed into the crowd and Harv follows him and the brawling spills into the crowd. Gurv rolls Oku into the ring for a cover and a two.
Harv tags in and gets a bulldog for two. Harv stomps down Oku in the corner and then goes for another two count. Harv gets a rear chinlock and it’s time for the Boys to work Oku over with quick tags. Oku is able to get an insigiri and gets the tag.
Dereiss cleans house. Oku is able to join in and they get stereo half crabs, which is Oku’s signature move. The Boys get stereo sharpshooters in response. From here all four men are brawling in the ring. Oku and Dereiss hit a 3D on Harv onto Gurv for a double two count. Oku and Dereiss go to the top and the Boys pop up to take over and fight them on the top. Oku and Harv go to the outside as Gurv and Dereiss fight in the ring.
Harv is tagged in and gets the Bollywood Blast on Dereiss for the pin and the win.
Winners and still World Wide Tag Team Champions: The Bollywood Boys
CCK (Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos) vs. Moonlight Express (Mike Bailey and MAO)
It’s the first Mike Bailey match of the weekend. Can he beat his record of 10 matches (I think) last year?
Mao and Lykos after some pre-match shenanigans. Mao gets a series of movies aAnd dodges before grabbing a quick two count. Brookes and Bailey tag in and Brookes is six foot seven, so he towers over Bailey and mocks him for being short. Bailey then lays in kicks to Brookes’s legs to cut him down to size. Lykos then tags back in and Lykos kisses Bailey’s foot and asks for a handshake before getting in a kick. Bailey responds with a much harder kick and then gets the big series of leaping kicks.
Brookes tags in and Mao gets in the ring with Bailey and they hit a double drop kick on Brookes, knocking him to the outside. Mao and Bailey hit dual moonsaults to the outside. Lykos is rolled into the ring and everyone is in the ring for bgi moves. CCK is able to isolate Bailey and work him over with quick tags.
Bailey escapes a brain buster from Lykois and both men have to crawl to their corner. Mao is able to tag in and run wild. Brookes is able to stop Mao with a double stomp and Lykos slingshots over the top for two. Brookes tags in and locks on an abdominal stretch. Bailey tries to stop it and Lykis locks on an abdominal stretch on him. Mao is able to get the rope and Bailey rolls to the outside. Brookes and Lao trade kicks and knee strikes.
Bailey and Lykos are tagged in and they go face to face before running the ropes into leaps and kicks. Bailey hits a running shooting star for two. Bailye kicks Lykos to the floor and Brookes gets in the ring. Bailey escapes him and hits a moosaul from the second turnbuckle to the floor. Mao nails Brookes with a hatred strike and once again, all four men are in the ring.
Bailey and Mao miss a double moonsault from the top, and they then all run the ropes. Bailey and Mao hit stereo Spanish Flies for two. Bailey hits the whirling dervish and an ultimate weapon and Lykos kicks out at two. We then get a series of two counts for both teams after big moves. Finally, Lykos gets a backpack slam for the pin and the win on Bailey.
Winners: CCK
Lots of high flying moves in the last third of the match, and a lot of fun to watch.
After the match, everyone shakes hands.
Music Producer Mega Ran comes to the ring tossing shirts. He joins commentary.
DEFY Women’s Championship: Vert Vixen (Champion) vs Trish Adora vs Jazmin Allure
Allure gets the early offense and Vixen is knocked out of the ring early. Adora is able to get a neck breaker and then holds it as a submission move before covering for two. Allure rolls out of the ring and Vixen gets in to throw hands with Adora. Vixen gets a running uppercut and Adora rolls to the floor. Vixen leaps onto Adora on the floor. Allure then leaps off the apron onto Vixen and Adora.
Allure and Vixen roll into the ring and they brawl in the corner with Allure laying in kicks. Allure gets a neck breaker for two. Allure keeps up the pressure with kicks, stomps and two counts. Vixen is kicked out of the ring and Adora tags in and uses power moves on Allure. Allure gets a sling blade, and Adora nearly fails to kick out, and the ref has to stutter his count.
We get back to all three women in the ring and Vixen and Adora team up and Allure. Allure dodges their attack and they take each other down. Adora picks up Allure and Vixen hits a drop kick from the top of both of them. Vixen lays in forearms and then gets a German suplex on Allure. Vixen hits a blue thunder bomb on Allure for two.
Again, no one wins with a blue thunder bomb.
Adora gets into the ring and nails Vixen with a huge kick and a power bomb for two. Allure gets a casadora on Adora and Vixen breaks them up with a pump kick. Allure gets an inside cradle for two and then a DDT. Adora gets a spinning backbreaker on Allure for two, broken up by Vixen. Adora hits a series of kicks to Vixen’s face, and they trade kicks until Adora gets a pump kick. Vixen goes for a springboard off the second rope, but misses the rope.
Allure gets in the ring and Vixen kicks Adora and Allure and covers Allure for two. Allure is able to get a guillotine choke, but Vixon tosses her off. Vixen hits a brain buster for the pin and the win
Winner and still Defy Women’s Champion: Vert Vixen
Allure, who was brought in at the last minute, did a solid job of being the heel of the match. Hard hitting when Adora was involved, and a good mix of high flying moves and brawling.
BMF Battle Royal: Schaff (Northwest Champion) vs. Luke Jacobs vs. Galeno del Mal vs. Gene Munny vs Charles Crowley vs Shota vs LJ Cleary vs Ricky Knight Jr.
They start with Luke Jacobs and Del Mal who run the ropes. Crowley enters next and dances his way to the ring. He gets a nice spotlight as he gets in the ring by hitting quick attacks. Cleary is next and at this point people in the ring pair off to fight in the corners. Shota shows and has a nice comedy bit with the much larger Del Mal. Gene Munny is next and his gimmick is low blows, so he hits a lot of them, including a coast to coast head butt low blow.
Knight is out next, and he gets Munny and Cleary on his shoulder and hits a fallaway slam to show off his strength. Finally, Schaff is out and it becomes a traditional battle royal with everyone crawling in the ring.
Munny is the first man eliminated.
Munny then hits the rope and eliminates Crowley and Cleary as they were getting back in the ring from the apron.
Schaff gorilla presses Shota out of the ring.
Knight is eliminated.
Jacobs gets a flurry of offense before being clotheslined out of the ring by Del Mal.
Del Mal and Schaff throw hands. Their brawl moves to the apron and they continue to trade blows. Schaff wins by hitting a Death Valley Driver on Del Mal, and Del Mal falls to the floor.
Winner and still Northwest Champion: Schaff
Trios 3 Way Dance: Sovereign (Evan Rivers, Judas Icarus, and Travis Williams) vs. Dragon Gate (Shun Skywalker, Ben-K, and Ho Ho Lun) vs. C4XKC (Cody Chhun, Guillermo Rosas, and KC Navarro)
The announcers start by interviewing Mega Ran instead of letting us know which wrestlers are in the ring. The match starts with members of each team getting a short time in the ring as they all tag in, hit some moves before tagging in the next member.
Rosas is able to get big moves on all members of Sovereign before Wiliams tags in. We get a series of dives and when it is done, Sovereign is working over Rosas in their corner. Rosas is able to get a big clothesline on Williams and both men crawl to their corners for a tag. Chhun tags in and runs wild on Sovereign.
It then turns into the members of Dragon Gate vs C4XKC with Sovereign breaking up the pins. Sovereign works over Skywalker until everyone is in the ring after Sovereign pins Skywlaker with everyone else breaking up the pin. It finally comes down to Chhun and Rivers. Ben-K comes in and it’s time for everyone to get a big move on the last person to come into the ring.
C4XKC wins by hitting a high low on Rivers for the pin and the win.
Winners: C4XKC
A fast paced Trios match that checked all the boxes. I wish the announcers would have spent more time letting us know who was who rather than putting over Mega Ran, but this is one of those promotions who feels that everyone knows the people in their matches.
C4XKC celebrate after the match with spinaroonis.
DEFY World Championship: KENTA (Champion) vs. Gringo Loco
Mega Ran leaves commentary.
During the introductions, Loco gets right in Kenta’s face,and Kenta acts as if he could not possibly care less.
Loco offers a handshake and gets blown off. They start by trading waistlocks and arm bars. Loco whips Kenta to the corner and hits a series of backflips out of it. They run the ropes and Kenta can’t knock Loco down with a shoulder tackle. Loco goes to run the ropes and Kenta pulls him down by his hair. Kenta gets a tejaris and Loco goes to the floor. Kenta then hits a tejaris from the apron onto the floor. Kenta batters Loco into the crowd. The ref orders them back to the ring and the brawl heads that way with Kenta in charge.
Kenta rolls Loco into the ring and then gets a snap mare. He drops the knee repeatedly and gets another snap mare. Kenta leaps from the apron into the ring and gives a mocking mack k9ick of Loco. Loco gets up and Kenta holds out a hand. Kenta then pokes the eye when Loco doesn’t shake it. Loco gets a springboard back elbow and plants Kenta for two.
Loco stomps down Kenta and follows by laying in kicks. Loco gets a modified Indian Death Lock and releases the hold. Kenta is bleeding from the mouth and Loco goes to the second rope for a springboard moonsault from the top for two. Loco pulls Kenta up and lays in chops. Ketna is able to fire in forearms and hits a knee to the gut. He follows with a series of kicks and a German suplex. Kenta gets a cover for two after a pause.
Kenta gets a leaping lariat from the top for two. Kenta grabs a rear chinlock and Loco gets a rope break. Kenta lays in chops and when he tries for a hurricanrana, Loco reverses it into a power bomb for two. They move to the apron and brawl. Kenta is finally able to get a DDT on the apron.
The match has been the slowest paced match of the show. Very much working on letting the big moves sink in.
Kenta rolls into the ring and the ref count goes up to 9 before Loco gets into the ring. Kenta gets leaping kicks on Loco in the corner. Kenta gets a double stomp off the top for two. Kenta calls for the GTS. Loco escapes and gets a pump handle slam for two. Kenta is able to get a falcon arrow for two. Kentas goes to the top and Loco meets him there. Loco is able to get a falcon arrow off the top for two.
Loco sets for an eclectic chair and Kenta fights free. Loco is slammed into the corner where the ref is, so we have our first ref bump of the weekend. Kenta rolls to the floor and pulls out a chair which he uses on Loco back. He works over Loco with the chair and Loco in on the mat. Kenta then grabs the belt and waits for Loco to get up. Loco dodges the belt and hits a spike slam on Kenta and the crowd counts to six. Loco tries to revive the ref.
The ref doesn’t get up an dLoco goes to the top and leaps into a leaping knee from Kenta. Kenta shakes the ref and hits a running knee for two. Kenta argues with the ref and then lays in strike on Loco. He sets for the GTS and hits it and the ref is able to count three.,
Winner and still Defy World Champion: Kenta
An all around solid indy show with lots of action and a well done main event. This show is worth your time.
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