Autistic Dragon

I absolutely loved it and have even started watching OVW proper as a result.

After finishing the Netflix docuseries Wrestlers I've started watching OVW on their YouTube channel and I'm enjoying it so far. True it's a little weird to see Jesse Godderz and Mahabali Shera are treated as serious contenders but the matches are solid and there's some fun characters there. My favorites are the faction The Fallen, an occult gimmick as subtle as Kevin Sullivan and Ryan Von Rockit mainly for his theme the two "groupies" that accompany him too the ring. Anybody else been checking them out lately?

Huge moment for The Gunslingers as they capture the National Tag Team Titles. A rough night for Colon as he not only falls to Jumbo but gets jumped by Sawyer. Larry Z takes the coward's way out to the surprise of.... exactly nobody. Los Guerreros outlast a game Coast 2 Coast. Nikita barely holds on against a relentless Slaughter. Even with Jumbo earning a title shot you can just tell this isn't over.

Full Card for Smoky Mountain Wrestling's Thanksgiving Thunder. Main event. Smoky Mountain Turkey Trot. If Mantell's team wins Duggan will leave Smoky Mountain Wrestling. If Duggan's team wins he gets a Smoky Mountain Heavyweight Championship match with a stipulation of his choosing. Team Mantell (Dutch Mantell, Bull Pain, Chris Candido, The Punisher & Bruiser Bedlam) w/Jim Cornette and "Father" James Mitchell vs Team Duggan (Jim Duggan, Brian Lee, Brian Christopher, Brickhouse Brown & Koko Ware) Smoky Mountain Tag Team Title Southern Street Fight. The Thugs (Tracy Smothers & Dirty White Boy)(c) vs The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Rey) w/Jim Cornette Bones on a pole match The Moondogs (Rex Spot) w/"Father" James Mitchell vs The Rock n Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) Special Challenge match "The Unpredictable" Dick Slater vs Jake"The Snake" Roberts Cash Flo handcuffed to the post. "Superstar Bill Dundee & Flash Flannigan vs PG-13 (Wolfie D & JC Ice) Badd Company (Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka) vs The Arkansas Hit Squad (Mark Canterbury & Dennis Knight) American Kickboxer vs Killer Kyle w/Jim Cornette

November 17 1996 Smoky Mountain Turkey Trot After a week of deliberation Bert Prentice gave both Dutch Mantell & Jim Duggan to the end of the broadcast to announce who they'd recruited for their teams in the SMTT. Unsurprisingly Mantell's first selection was the man he paid off at Halloween Scream, Bull Pain. He then convinced Chris Candido to join by offering him a title shot after they won. Then he reached out to his "close, personal friend" Jim Cornette and secured the services of the Punisher. Finally he announced he'd made "a deal with the devil" and his final partner would be Bruiser Bedlam. Duggan ironically benefited from some of Mantell's choices as both Brian Lee and Brian Christopher volunteered to take on their respective rivals. Duggan ran into some difficulty filling the final two slots but a pair of unlikely volunteers stepped up in the form of Brickhouse Brown & Koko Ware. When asked why, they admitted they hadn't gotten off to as hot a start as they planned in SMW but they figured a win in the main event of one of the biggest shows of the year would be just the jump they needed. What's gotten into Jake Roberts? After a successful outing Dick Slater joined Michael St John for a promo where he said he came to SMW for the competition and anyone in the locker room was free to step up anytime. Midway through his speech, Jake Roberts came down and cut a cryptic promo about how you never know when a snake is gonna strike and one should always be careful what you wish for because you might get it. To emphasize his second point, he doubled Slater over with a boot then planted him with a DDT on the floor! Tag Team Titles. The Thugs cut a promo after their match saying Jim Cornette could bring a hundred "stooges" if it made him feel safe but they'd run through every single one of them to hold onto these titles. And as for the Heavenly Bodies, they'd get theirs at Thanksgiving Thunder in a Southern Street Fight! The Rock n Roll Express/Moondogs The Express send in a pre-tape saying if Mitchell and his mutts wanted to get nuts that was fine with them because they'd gone to war with the baddest around. In fact if the Moondogs wanted to use those bones so bad, how about they put those bones on poles and whoever got them done could use them as much as they wanted.

The Saints prove a fine addition to an already stacked tag scene. Speaking of which, There's so much bad blood in the first round of the tag titles contender tournament it may flood the Met Center. The Iceman cometh for Black Bart. Flowers did not lie, he's next shot most certainly connected. Venomous gets a chance to flex. Blackwell calls out Kokina. The battle of the monsters is upon us! I'm sure nothing will go wrong at the bounty presentation ceremony next week. Adias promotes himself from A-lister to Blockbuster. The Olympians sheer disconnect from their actions continues to amuse. Gordy & Von Erich can't keep their hands off each other. An absolutely loaded Title Night is coming to The Mecca.

I just finished episode 5. I was going to watch episode 6 along with it but I needed time to, um, process that....I mean I guess it was technically a match.

I can imagine Guido getting a pretty big pop in the NYC. Shame it didn't help against Eaton. Your promos were fire this week. Double A & Flair were perfect. Callis recruits another monster. Between Crush and the Faces of Fear, he's got quite the frightening trio.

Cool looking poster man.

A hungry Miyato takes the opener. A great night for submissions. The Koslowski brothers claim a piece of history winning the UWF's first tag team match. Maeda has some close calls but pulls out the win in the main event. He then promises some big announcements for the fans to look forward to.

After a long wait, D-Lo gets his shot at the mountaintop. Meanwhile, Double A has to contend with a rabid wolverine.

Sorry man, for some reason I remembered his logo next to the text. But yeah Teddy can be yours in the new year.

In that case, @LastStopTourcan have him come 89.

It's hype central for Survivor Series. The main event turning into an impromptu lumberjack match made for a fun read.

Wait, he didn't start until 89? I've been using him as a referee.

Here is the full lineup for the 2023 World Tag League. Block A Shota Umino & Ren Narita Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) United Empire (Great O-Khan & Henare) TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholas) Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin & Gabe Kidd) House of Torture (Evil & Yujiro Takahashi) Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) Block B Chaos: Bishoman (Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) Guerillas of Destiny (Hikuleo & EL Phantasamo) Yuji Nigata & Minoru Suzuki Just 5 Guys (Taichi & Yuya Uemera) Yota Tsuji & Z Sobrano Jr & Atlantis Jr (CMLL) Monstersauce (Lance Archer & Alex Zayne) Bullet Club Rouge Army (Bad Luck Fale & Jack Bonza) Based on these brackets, who do y'all think will advance to the semi's and beyond?

Fulton with a huge upset. Unfortunately for him Gordy is a seriously bad loser. Benoit and Storm put on a clinic. Dibiase gives Hughes a hand. The Barbarian wins a brawling sprint. RVD wins a blistering affair to become the new TV champion. Flair continues to hold onto the Ten Pounds of Gold.

Valiant has a shot at a night on the town with Terri. Spivey seems to be cooking up something. The Lightning Express have a major opportunity. Hansen and Murdoch are on two entirely different bandwidths. Reed is on the hunt for the Nation. Terry may be driving Dusty over the edge.

NWA adds Al Green and Mad Man Kurrgan and I'll drop here.

Taped at the Huntington Civic Center before Main Event. Originally airing on 11/12/88 on the USA Network. On Commentary: Bob Caudle & David Crockett Jason the Terrible defeats The Enforcer with a diving headbutt. Buffalo Soldiers (Ranger Ross & Brickhouse Brown) defeat The Fallen Angels with the "Buffalo Stampede" on Angel #1. "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley defeats The Mongolian Mauler with a running bulldog. Main event. Hawk defeats NWA World Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson w/JJ Dillon by DQ when Brad Anderson broke up a pin following a top rope clothesline by Hawk. The Road Warrior flattened Brad with a powerslam as the show ends. In other news... Due to the brewing tension between the two groups, it's announced that the Stud Stable will challenge the Lawmen for the NWA World Six Man Tag Team Titles at Starrcade. After months of hatred and brutality it's announced the feud between Wahoo McDaniel and Joe Lightfoot will come to an end at Starrcade in a Indian Death match! No disqualification, no count-outs, falls count anywhere in the Omni floor and the loser will leave the NWA!

From the Huntington Civic Center in Huntington WV. Previously recorded & airing on 11/11/88 on the USA Network. On Commentary: Gordon Solie Interviews: Sean Moony Match #1 "Sweet Music Man Billy Joe Travis vs "The California Stud" Rod Price w/"The Mastermind" Ron Fuller Price certainly gave Travis some trouble hitting him with a number of power moves and clubbing blows. His inexperience proved his undoing however as he ducked down a little too early going for a backbody drop allowing Travis to hit the "Just a swingin" neckbreaker out of nowhere for the win. An irate Fuller nails Travis with a big boot and though Price lost, the Studs left with smiles on their faces. Match #2 The Beasts of Burden "Rip Morgan & Nord the Barbarian" w/The Assassin defeat Robert Tuttle & Don Pearlman with the double big boot to Pearlman. The Assassin leads his beast to join a nervous Moony. The masked man says that, while he personally has all the respect in the world for Ox Baker, he was wielding the Beasts with the bluntness of a sledgehammer. A weapon of this destructive potential needs to be used with intelligence and precision and he, The Assassin is the man most capable of doing just that. Make no mistake he says, under his precise and disciplined guidance the Beasts of Burden will march to the top of the tag team division. Match #3 "British Magician" Steve Wright defeats Nate Riddle with the "Octopus Hold" Match #4 NWA Heritage Champion "Pitbull" Kerry Brown & "World's Strongest Man" Bill Kazmaier vs The Paul Jones Army (The Super Destroyer & Kamala) w/"Number One" Paul Jones & Friday This was an all-out brawl that threatened to get thrown out on several occasions. Brown and Super D end up brawling out of the ring and up the ramp leaving Kazmaier to fall victim to "Air Africa". Match #5 Super Strong Machine defeats The Great Khan with the "Devil Windmill" suplex. A video plays detailing the rivalry between Wahoo McDaniel and Joe Lightfoot showing the violence these two have inflicted on each other for almost half a year now. Match #6 "Chief" Joe Lightfoot defeats "Rocking_ Robby Gibson by DQ when Wahoo McDaniel charged the ring and attacked Lightfoot. Chants of "let them fight" echoed throughout the arena as security pulled the two apart. Main Event. "Rugged" Ron Garvin vs "Tennessee Stud" Robert Fuller w/"The Mastermind" Ron Fuller Having gotten his win back against McDaniel last week, Garvin looks to tie up the remaining loose end from the Starrcade Series, his time limit draw against Fuller. Tully Blanchard joined Solie on commentary and spends the entire match running down Garvin. Though those listening will notice that at times his bluster seems to falter at times. Towards the end, Robert throws Garvin to the floor and Ron looks to be lining him up for a big boot while his brother distracts the ref. Before he can though, Billy Joe Travis runs down and breaks his guitar over Ron's back! A smiling Travis leaves through the crowd while Robert is screaming that he's gonna tan Travis' hide. He's so caught up threatening Travis Garvin is able to catch him in a O'Connor roll for the win. As Garvin's hand is being raised, Blanchard leaves the commentary desk and climbs in the ring with the World title. When Garvin turns around Blanchard goes to hit him with the belt but Garvin ducks just in time. Blanchard turns around to try again but the champ runs right into the "Hands of Stone" punch! The show ends with Garvin standing tall over the downed champion.

San Diego Battleground is here! Night 1. A win by Azul in a Light Heavyweight showcase definitely gets the fans fired up. The Animal takes down Tough Tony. Finlay makes a statement against the General. Silver shows Lynn why when you take a shot at the King you better not miss. Steamboat with the Perfect counter to Hennig's finisher. Regal brings the fight but the Beast still PCW' premier submission specialist. DDP and Adams may have just become the biggest heels in the Pacific by screwing Owen out of a job. The Midnights prove themselves the better cheaters against the Vampires. The Can-Am Express certainly put themselves at the top of the tag team contention by beating three other top pairs. Christopher with an act of ultimate disrespect to capture the Light Heavyweight Title. Rose shows he's still got a lot left in his tank but not enough to dethrone Pillman. Night 2. Candido comes out on top in a clash of former champions. Lee wins in a Wild brawl. Chono claims victory in the name of the Blood Syndicate. The Rainbow Warriors reunion is a success. There is going to be such a pop when Spicoli finally gets a win. Looks like Eddie and Barr are done as a duo. Wonder if this leads to either leaving the Wild Things. Bret gets his win back and some payback for his brother. Rhodes with a marque title defense. Tenryu can not be stopped. The DC are holding gold again. Hall is undoubtedly a made man in PCW. PCW tends to keep things simple so the ending of night 2 stands out all the more. A Dusty finish leads to Haynes snapping and poor Sunshine doesn't know what to do.

Looks like Reno, Baxter and Southern aren't on the same page as to who's teaming with whom. Bad time for dissention with the Cubans on the attack. A feud with the Nightmares would be huge for the Renesto Brothers. Michaels, perhaps unintentionally, repays Knighton with an assist against the Assassin. I'm sure Bert's announcement is much bigger than just giving RPG a hotdog.

PCW is up.

NWA takes John Kronus and Perry Saturn.