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Welcome to PWInsider.com's live, ongoing coverage of the premiere Gotham Wrestling TV Taping in Nyack, NY at Levity Live.
PRE-SHOW NOTES:
The promotion will be taping four episodes tonight.
Former NXT Producer Nick Bonnano is heading the creative for the show.
Dave Marquez partnered with Xcite Wrestling for the event, utilizing their ring and production equipment.
JP Grayson is at the event visiting. Author and historian Brian Solomon is also in the house.
Jay Lethal will not be appearing tonight due to a family emergency that occurred overnight. We wish his family the best.
The hope is that show will be airing locally on Channel 55 this December.
Dave Marquez came out before the show to welcome everyone to the event and thanked them for appearing.
Jordan Castle, Alissa Marino and Todd Kenely will be the broadcast team.
They were having some technical issues so they started three minutes late.
The Irish Wall vs. Old Man Young Boy
This is a dark match. Wall used his power early. Boy went for a single-leg crab but Wall got to the ropes. Wall charged and hit a back splash into the corner, then mauled OMYB in the corner. Wall slammed him, which got a big reaction. He nailed a Samoan Drop for a two count. OMYB hit several forearm smashes and drilled OMYB across the back. He nailed a German suplex. OMYB came back with a dropkick and a single-leg crab for the submission.
Your winner, Old Man Young Boy.
The Unit vs. Damon Anthony & Ethan Rose
They all battled at the bell. The Unit took over and hit several double-team maneuvers. Quick match as they were working super fast.
Your winners, The Unit!
The room has filled up. I'd estimate about 300 or so fans here. Pretty much every area not being used for production has fans sitting at the tables. With the club serving food and drinks, it's almost a throwback to the Wrestling at the Chase TV look with everyone at tables.
They hyped up for the opening of the first show. Some fans chanted "Gotham."
EPISODE ONE
Ray Jaz vs. Joey Conway.
They locked up and Jaz went for a leg takedown. Conway used the ropes to break the hold and backed up. Jaz went for it again but Conway slipped through the ropes to halt his momentum. Jaz finally got him down and used a Fireman's Carry Takeover. He nailed a gutwrench suplex. Jaz nailed a Stinger splash in the corner and then came off the top with a flying bodypress. Conway sent him over the top to the apron outside and caught Jaz with a kick to the face. Conway nailed a leaping kick. Conway locked in a side chinlock and wore down Jaz. Jaz mounted a comeback but was cut off with a lariat for a two count.
Conway worked over Jaz in the corner but missed a leaping attack into the buckles. Jaz nailed a Sicilian Slice off the ropes. He nailed a hard clothesline anda big dropkick that sent Conway down. Jaz leapt through an attempted backdrop and nailed a spinkick. He began whipped out suplexes. Conway caught him with a jawbreaker and scored with several kicks. Jaz used a small package for a two count. Conway drilled him but Jaz kept kicking up. Jaz used the ropes for momentum into a backslide for the pin. Nice finish!
Your winner, Ray Jaz!
Fun, competitive match.
The Explosion, Rex Lawless & Joe Ocasio with Sean B. Wachter vs. Manbun Jesus & Deuce Exmachia with The Groovy Grizzly.
Lawless chopped the hell out of Manbun early on. Joe and Lawless worked him ovder with double-team moves and slammed him down together. Deuce and Manbun cut off Ocasio and worked him over, scoring several two counts. Lawless made the hit tag and killed Manbun in the corner with a cannonball, scoring the pin.
Your winners, The Explosion!
Fun tag match with good energy.
Drew Gulak was brought to ringside for an interview. Gulak said he had a crazy ten years after being UWN Tag Team Champion and came to Gotham to build his career back. He said that there's great wrestlers up and down the card. Out came Leo Sparrow to the ring, taking the attention from Gulak's interview. Gulak walked out.
Jake Redondo vs. Leo Sparrow.
Redondo looked good early with the offense. Sparrow escaped a suplex and nailed several knee strikes. He hit a slingshot Bronco Buster. Redondo nailed a high kick to the face and a Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Sparrow snapped his neck over the ropes and hit an Implant DDT for the pin.
Your winner, Leo Sparrow!
Good match.
Sparrow shoved Spinach in Redondo's mouth after.
Karl Fredericks vs. Lord Crew
Fredericks was the former Eddy Thorp in NXT.
They locked up and Crew shoved Thorp away, then muscled him into the corner. Fredericks grabbed a side headlock and ground away on Crew, taking him to the mat. Fredericks ran into Crew, but he didn't budge. He instead used a side headlock takedown to bring him back down to the mat. Crew battled back and nailed some body shots. Frederick leapfrogged and nailed Crew, who went to the floor. Fredericks followed and chased him back in. Crew attacked but Fredericks nailed several shots in the corner. He whipped Crew into the buckles but was tripped up and knocked off the ropes into the ring.
Crew nailed a fast charging back elbow. Fredericks fought from underneath but was taken back down to the mat, where Crew smashed him with shots across the chest. Crew continued to maul him, using his height and frame to work over Fredericks. They battled over a suplex with Fredericks finally nailing it to a big pop. Fredericks unloaded with rights and nailed a thrust to the chest. He nailed a spinebuster and a leaping elbow for a close two count.
They slugged it out. Fredericks began nailing kicks. They battled back and forth until taking each other out with clotheslines. The crowd rallied them to keep going as they were almost counted down on the mat by the referee. They recovered and went nose to nose, chopping each other. Fredericks missed a kick in the corner and was hit with a back suplex. He landed on his feet but was pulled into a sit-out powerbomb for a two count. The crowd chanted, "This is awesome."
Fredericks sent him into the corner, then hit a big back suplex. He caught Crew with an elevated stomp and a running leg lariat. Fredericks nailed his leaping elbow for the pin.
Your winner, Karl Fredericks!
This match received the most response of anything thus far on the show.
UWN Women's Champion Big Mama vs. Marti Belle.
I am told this is planned to be the main event for episode three, so they are taping out of sequence.
Mama said she was taking the belt over her dead body. They argued as the bout was set to begin. They locked up and Mama backed her into the corner and drilled her, Marti avoided a charge in the corner and unloaded against her. Mama went for a clothesline but Marti ducked and went for a crucifix. No dice. She turned it into a sunset flip attempt. No dice. Mama dropped down in an Earthquake splash but Marti moved. No water in the pool!
Mama regained control and smothered her with a boot to the face. Mama nailed a Avalanche in the corner and then hit a hip attack. Marti kicked out at one. Mama mauled her on the mat. Mama mocked her for being a NYC hometown girl. Marti fired up with forearms and a jawbreaker. She went for a high cross bodyblock but was caught and slammed. Marti kicked out at two. Mama said she was NY trash. The crowd booed her for that.
Mama went for an elbow but Marti moved. Marti avoided strikes and nailed a forearm, then a hip attack in the corner. Marti drilled her with a double knee strike in the corner and covered her but couldn't get the pinfall. Mama drover her backwards in the corner. Marti came off the ropes with a bodypress for a two count. Marti said this was for NYC and went for a pedigree but was pulled up and slammed backwards into the corner. Mama missed a charge in the corner but kicked down Marti when she charged. Mama came off the ropes with a Banzai Splash and pinned Marti.
Your winner and still UWN Women's Champion Big Mama!
EPISODE 2
Brett Ryan Gosselin vs. Dan Joseph
BRG, who recently finished a MLW run, did a good job jawing with fans from the ring.
They locked up with Joseph controlling his arm before they went back and forth with reversals. Joseph escaped a head scissors and hit a back suplex. A nice intensity with a series of near falls and reversals. Joseph hit a nice shotgun dropkick off the ropes. BRG went under the ring and went Joseph looked for him, BRG emerged from the other side and hit a hard sliding kick to the outside. The crowd was getting all over BRG. He came off the top with a flying axehandle.
BRG nailed a series of running forearms in the corner, then a short-arm clothesline for a two count. He came off the top for another axehandle but was drilled with a shot to the mid-section. BRG came back with a suplex for a two count. They battled hard with Joseph reversing a suplex attempt. Joseph nailed a series of clotheslines and slammed BRG down for a CLOSE two count. The crowd got all over the referee for his count.
BRG was drilled backwards into the corner and then whipped across the ring. Joseph nailed a splash and went for an over the shoulder slam. BRG escaped and shoved him through the ropes to the outside. Joseph rebounded to return to the ring with a back suplex for another two count. He went to grab a hold but was raked in the face. BRG nailed a twisting fisherman's neckbreaker for the pin.
Your winner, BRG!
These two had good chemistry.
BRG was interviewed after the match, saying he was disrespected tonight and is an international star. BRG kept ranting but they played music to cut him off as he seethed.
Jey Mesias vs. Nicholas Dos Santos.
Dos Santos came out in a karate gi. He took over Mesias and went right to a cross armbreaker. They locked up and exchanged side headlocks and tried to take the other down. Dos Santos nailed a series of armdrags. Mesias took his time and returned to the ring. Dos Santos nailed an overhead throw and they battled near the ropes. Mesias ran him into the corner, hurting Dos Santos' shoulder. He capitalized, driving him into the buckles, then choked him against the ropes.
Mesias continued to wear him down, drilling Dos Santos with kicks to the back. Mesias nailed a big suplex for a two count. Dos Santos started to fire back with right hands and a big hiptoss. He nailed a crane kick and scored the pin. Miyagi-Do baby!
Your winner, Nicholas Dos Santos!
Fun match. Dos Santos has a ton of potential and Mesias did a good job playing heel here.
UWN Tag Team Champions 5150 came out to cut a promo. They complained they were supposed to come home to NYC but instead are wrestling in front of Upstate idiots from lower Albany. They complained you can't get a good slice of pizza or good Chinese Food. They said they wouldn't even be able to find good opponents here. They said there was no one here who could step up to them. Out came Ray Jaz. He said they couldn't handle NYC so they moved to Los Angeles. He said they weren't 5150 but 6/7, which got a pop. Jaz said he'll find someone to slap the taste out of their mouth and send them back to the West Coast empty handed. He said they'll find out who his partner will be. 5150 said if he does, they can have a title match.
VSK vs. Andy Brown
VSK is the former AEW name. He was the heel here and took some good bumps. The crowd was super into Brown. They battled to the floor, where VSK was chopped hard on the floor. Brown controlled the action on the floor as VSK took lots of punishment. Brown broke the referee's count and went for a over the shoulder slam, but VSK slipped behind him and shoved him into the post. They battled back to the ring, wherre VSK dropkicked Brown's legs out from under him while he was standing on the apron.
VSK took control as the crowd chanted for Andy. VSK looked good, putting together a series of offensive maneuvers while also crapping on the crowd. He rained down with a series of right hands. He nailed a leaping forearm smash to the back off the ropes and drilled Brown with lots of punches. Brown started to mount a comeback. VSK went for a lungblower but was caught and slammed. Brown nailed a discus punch and a spinebuster. He drilled VSK and scored a two count.
VSK rolled up Brown and hooked the tights but Brown still kicked up. Brown nailed a gourd buster for a two count. The crowd chanted, "This is awesome." Brown went for a move with VSK on his shoulders but VSK pulled the turnbuckle off. As the referee fixed it, he nailed a superkick and hit a splash off the ropes for the pin.
Your winner, VSK!
They had a good match. The screwy finish was OK since it was the first (and hopefully only) of the night.
EPISODE THREE:
The Cocky Canuck Dan Parker vs. Jarrett Diaz
Dan Parker is from Canada. Diaz was billed from The Bronx and got a big reaction coming out. It was all Diaz early on as he had some good intensity and fast kicks and strikes. He chopped Parker hard. The crowd loved that. Parker cut him off but was backdropped to the floor. Diaz hit a leaping kick through the ropes to the floor. He hit a punt kick from the apron but when he went for another, he drilled the ring post.
This allowed Parker to attack the knee when they returned to the ring. He cinched in a figure four leglock but Diaz refused to quit. Parker began using the ropes for leverage but was finally caught by the official. Parker nailed a Perfectplex for a two count. Diaz battled back but was laid out with a forearm smash. Parker went for another Perfectplex but the attempt was turned into a small package for a two count. Parker teased running with a knee strike but stopped and instead slapped Diaz, disrespecting him.
Diaz fought back and worked at getting his hurt leg working for him again. Parker still grabbed him in a rear chinlock but Diaz rose to his feet and drilled Parker to the mat for the pin.
Your winner, Jarrett Diaz!
Good babyface vs. heel bout that told a nice, solid story.
Chris Dickinson came out to no music, took his shirt off and stood in the ring. This is the first time Dickinson has appeared anywhere since 2022.
Chris Dickinson vs. Caleb Walsh.
Dickinson attacked and slammed Walsh. He nailed a brainbuster and locked on an STF for the submission.
Your winner, Chris Dickinson.
Dickinson stared angrily at the hard camera, then walked out.
The ringside interviewer tried to get comments. Dickinson said, "The only thing for sure, is nothing is for sure." He then walked away.
Drew Gulak vs. Leo Sparrow.
This was set up earlier when Sparrow disrespected Gulak.
Gulak went after him but Sparrow stalled and walked around ringside.
Sparrow kept trying to back away and stay away from Gulak. The crowd was yelling he was a baby and a chicken.
He grabbed Gulak around the leg, holding on like a baby, but Gulak grabbed the ropes, forcing a break.
Gulak nailed some forearms and sent Sparrow hard into the buckles, then drilled him again.
Sparrow cut off Gulak and nailed him with kicks as the crowd chanted he was a wuss. He locked up Gulak's arm, trying to force a submission. The fans chanted for Gulak and he fought his way to his feet as they clapped for him. He stomped away at Gulak while praising himself, then smothered Gulak in the corner. The crowd chanted for Gulak.
Sparrow slammed Gulak and scored a two count. Gulak made a comeback and began using takedowns for pinning combinations. He drilled Sparrow with an elbow to the temple but was dumped over the ropes. Sparrow hit a leaping kick through the ropes to the floor. Gulak was dumped back in the ring. Sparrow came off with a flying elbow but Gulak kicked out at the last second.
Sparrow dropped an elbow as a fan catcalled he was boring. Gulak fired up with a comeback hitting some big clotheslines and a slam. He nailed a big lariat in the corner and powerbombed Sparrow in the center of the ring for a two count. Gulak locked on a camel clutch but Sparrow slipped out. Sparrow nailed a DDT for a two count. They battled until Gulak trapped him in a Dragon Sleeper for the submission.
Your winner, Drew Gulak!
EPISODE FOUR:
Bobby Fish vs. Michael Mistretta.
Mistretta was being brash while Fish played it cool and confident as a veteran. He took Mistretta to the mat and controlled him until Mistretta escaped to the floor. Mistretta turned the tide when he nailed a stomp off the ropes on Fish's arm. Fish's back was worked over. Mistretta ripped at him in the corner.
Mistretta worked over Fish's arm and leg until he made a comeback. He charged Mistretta in the corner but went down after hitting the corner. The referee held Mistretta back but ruled Fish could continue. They locked up again but the referee backed Mistretta up and called for the bell.
Mistretta declared himself the winner but there was no official announcement.
Fish was helped to the back. The Commission doctor came to ringside and followed Fish to the back.
This was absolutely not the planned finish. We are told Fish was slated to go over.
We are told Fish couldn't continue due to a legitimately pulled hamstring.
Amity Lavey vs. Vanity.
Lavey whipped Vanity into the corner, then raked her face across the ropes. Vavey kicked away at her and slammed her to the mat. Vanity came back with a twisting neckbreaker off the ropes. Lavey drilled her and came back for the pin.
Your winner, Amity Lavey!
UWN Tag Team Champions 5150 vs. Papadon & Ray Jaz.
Papadon was playing arrogant heel while Jaz was babyface. The challengers controlled the champions early on. Papadon argued with the referee over the speed of his count. The champs gained control over Papadon and worked him over. Jaz tried to intercede but was admonished by the referee. As he argued his case, Papadon was whipped into him, knocking Jaz to the floor. Papadon made a comeback and hit a back suplex. He crawled to make the hot tag but Jaz was pulled off the apron.
Jaz FINALLY got the hot tag and cleaned house on the champions. He scored several near falls. Papadon tagged back in and nailed a DDT. He shoved Slice Boogie into the corner, knocking Jaz off the apron. Papadon was going for the pin when Jaz argued with him. They shoved each other, knocking down the referee. Papadon grabbed a tag belt but Jaz took it from him. Papadon told him to use it and hit them with the belt. Jaz refused and jhanded the belt back to Papadon. He nailed Jaz, who was left to be double-teamed and pinned.
Your winners and still UWN Tag Team Champions 5150!
Good match.
Papadon attacked and beat down Jaz to close the taping.
Gotham Wrestling will return on 12/2
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