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THE FIRST EVER SKYSCRAPER MATCH & MORE: 7/19 GOTHAM WRESTLING TV REPORT

By Mike Johnson on 2026-07-24 09:33:00

Welcome to this week's Gotham Wrestling TV report!

On the call are Todd Kenely and Alyssa Marino.

Jay Evans vs. Buddy Tomas

30 seconds in, Chris Dicksinson hit the ring and destroyed them both and the referee.  Remember, he's suspended.  Security came out as Dickinson demanded a microphone.  He grabbed it from the ring announcer.  He said he was sending a message to Guido.  If you want to ban him and bar him, he's going to be Guido's worst nightmare.  He said Dickinson is going to be the last thing he sees.  Security handcuffed him and marched Dickinson out the front door of the building.

Jake Redondo was interviewed backstage.  He's had a big 2026 but is a little nervous about the match. His father, Jason Redondo came into the interview and presented him with a ring jacket, saying it's the one he wore and it would make him proud to wear it to the ring.  He said he was going to find his seat in the front row.

Sunday Night Slam 3 - UWN Champion Jordan Cruz vs. Willie Mack

Mack controlled the early action and almost nailed a head and arms Tazplex but Cruz escaped and went to the floor.  After trying to quell Mack's momentum, Cruz returned and went for the eyes but Mack drilled him with a leaping headbutt for a two count.  Mack maintained control until whipping Cruz into the corner, where the champ rebounded and drilled a knee strike to the face.  He nailed a face-front suplex for a two count.  Mack avoided a senton attempt, but Cruz pulled his knees up.     They battled to the floor, where Cruz sent Mack upside down into the guard rail.  Cruz returned to the ring, seeking a countout victory.    Mack almost got counted out but rolled back into the ring right before the 10 count.  Cruz worked over Mack with knees and chops.  Mack absorbed the shots, getting angrier.  He fired back with chops of his own.    Cruz cut off Mack and stomped him in the corner.  Mack was caught with a spear off the ropes but kicked out at the two count.  Cruz cinched in a body scissor around the mid-section, trying to wear Mack down but Mack still kicked out of every pinfall attempt.  Mack finally came back with a codebreaker.  Mack nailed a series of back elbows and a rude bodyslam.  Mack covered Cruz, who kicked out at the last second.  Mack kept working over Cruz and nailed an overhead belly to belly superplex.  Mack continued to clean house and went to the top but was crotched on the top.  Cruz nailed his finisher, No More Sorrow and scored the pinfall.

Your winner and still Champion, Jordan Cruz!

They showed different competitors in the Skyscraper Match prepping.

Aaron Rourke and Downtown Andy Brown did an interview.  They will be teaming going forward.

They aired a video feature on how the Fove Borough Classics has gone.

They showed Chris Dickinson, handcuffed, being removed from the building (and into the mall where Levity Live is, which was funny)

The announcers wondered who the new fifth competitor will be as they showed the roster all waiting for the word they were competing.

5 Boroughs Classic Final - Skyscraper Match: Max Caster vs. Drew Gulak vs. Ray Jaz vs. Leo Sparrow Chris Dickinson vs. Jake Redondo

You have to get to the top of the Skyscraper and activate the buzzer to win.

Sparrow was the new final entrant with the story being that a name was picked at random right before the match.  The others were not happy he was in it.

They all battled.  Jax was throwing suplexes around.  He nailed a flying bodypress on Gulak and Caster.  Redondo drilled Jaz with a twisting DDT.  Sparrow wanted to go for the skyscraper (scaffolding) but Redondo dove out on him.  They all battled to the stage.  They began climbing up and pulling each other down,  Gulak came off the side, taking everyone down with him.  He began sending people into tjhe skyscraper.  He tried to scale it but was pulled down.  Redondo jumped off the stage with a double axehandle on Sparrow.  Sparrow began jawjacking with Redondo's father, insulting him.  That led to Redondo drilling him with hard chops.  Sparrow took a ring mic but was kicked by Redondo.  Redondo pulled out a table.  He tried to powerbomb Sparrow through the table but he held on and scrambled up the structure.  They went inside and battled but the crowd couldn't see it.

Ray Jaz made it to the top of thr structure but Guak held him from hitting the buzzer and they battled.  Jaz kicked him off to the stage below and then dove off on him.  Caster took the mic,.saw everyone down and said he had a free path to the top.  He asked the crowd if they wanted to hear him freestyle.  He rapped as he climbed.  He complained it was too high.  He tried to cut his way through the canvas.  The buzzer fell off, which was hilarious..Sparrow was trapped in a submission and as he tapped, he hit the buzzer, so he won the match.

Your winner, Leo Sparrow!

Redondo and Gulak attacked Sparrow and placed him on the table on the stage,  Redondo came off the side of the structure with an elbow, smashing him through as they went off the air.

Gotham Wrestling returns Tuesday 7/28 to Levity Live in West Nyack. NY

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