Drew Gulak’s first Cruiserweight Championship defense will be against former champion Tony Nese.
Nese defeated Akira Tozawa in a number one contender’s match on this week’s 205 Live and will challenge for Gulak’s title at Extreme Rules. The pay-per-view is taking place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 14.
Gulak became Cruiserweight Champion by defeating Nese and Tozawa in a triple threat match on Sunday’s Stomping Grounds pre-show. Nese was champion going into the match but didn’t take the fall. After Nese was sent to the outside, Gulak hit a torture rack neckbreaker on Tozawa to win the title.
The updated card for Extreme Rules is listed below:
The Undertaker & Roman Reigns vs. Shane McMahon & Drew McIntyre
Universal Champion Seth Rollins & Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defending against Baron Corbin & Lacey Evans (winners-take-all stipulation with both titles on the line)
WWE Champion Kofi Kingston defending against Samoa Joe
SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley defending against Alexa Bliss
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak defending against Tony Nese
ESPN has revealed the winner of the inaugural Best WWE Moment ESPY award.
On the red carpet special for tonight’s ESPYS, Roman Reigns returning on the February 25 episode of Raw and revealing that his leukemia is in remission was announced as the winner of the Best WWE Moment award. This is the first time WWE has had its own category at the ESPYS.
“For me just to be able to be healthy was the only award I needed. This is just so flattering for everyone to kind of lift me up and show me that I have that support system and that love from everybody,” Reigns said. “It was never about awards or anything like that. It was just about awareness, it was just about sharing my story and hopefully someone could use it for a little bit of hope.”
Becky Lynch, Seth Rollins, Triple H, and Stephanie McMahon also appeared on the red carpet show. Rollins revealed the winner of WWE’s award.
Reigns’ return won a fan vote over Lynch winning the Raw and SmackDown Women’s titles in the main event of WrestleMania 35, Kofi Kingston defeating Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35, and Ronda Rousey defeating Alexa Bliss at SummerSlam 2018 to win her first title in professional wrestling.
Reigns later appeared on the ESPYS broadcast and presented an award to college basketball coach and fellow cancer survivor Jim Calhoun.
Daniel Cormier won the Best MMA Fighter ESPY award on the red carpet special. Amanda Nunes, Henry Cejudo, and Israel Adesanya were the other nominees.
This is also the first time MMA has had its own ESPY. MMA fighters and boxers were previously grouped into the same category.
Concordia showed no signs of rust after a long break from competition as they earned three dual-meet victories at the Jim Fox Duals in Dubuque, Iowa.
The Cobbers never trailed in any of the dual meets as they opened with a 38-11 win over Cornell and then record a 25-16 victory over Wis.-Platteville before bettering Wis.-Oshkosh 28-15 in the finale. CC has now won five straight dual meets and is 6-2 on the year.
Sophomore 125-pounder Jake Nohre set the pace for the Cobbers by putting them out in front with a win in the first match of each dual. Nohre’s pin against Cornell in the first dual of the day was just the spark the Cobbers needed to compete with hustle and aggressiveness throughout the tournament. Nohre earned another pin against his UW-Platteville opponent in dual number two and he dominated his Wis.-Oshkosh foe in the last dual of the day on his way to an 8-2 victory.
Fellow sophomore Benjamin Bogart manned the 133-pound weight class for the Cobbers and went 2-1 in his matches. Against Cornell, Bogart followed Nohre’s pin with a 19-0 technical fall to put the Cobbers up 11-0 in the dual. Bogart came up just short against Wis.-Platteville but he would rebound with a dominant 7-0 win over his Oshkosh.
Like Bogart, freshman Bret Wilson went 2-1 in Dubuque. Wilson, competing at 141, came from behind to pin his Cornell and Oshkosh foes but his comeback effort against UW-Platteville was not quite enough as he fell 9-5.
Wilson, who wrestled the third match of each dual for the Cobbers, handed the baton off to senior 149-pounder Ty Johnson with the Cobbers either tied or in the lead.
The first of Concordia’s middleweights, Johnson was another Cobber to go 3-0 on the day. He provided key inspiration for the team to continue its relentless attack. Johnson’s first opponent from Cornell made the mistake of testing the Cobber’s upper body attacks, and Johnson exploited this mistake by earning a pin to stretch Concordia’s lead to 23-0. Johnson followed that performance with a tech fall against Platteville to earn five team points and put Concordia back in front 11-6. Johnson was in a tight battle in his final match against Oshkosh until he quickly transitioned from a takedown to a cradle to earn another pin and put the Cobbers up 18-0 in their final tilt.
Freshman 157-pounder Adam Jaeger had to battle through three grueling matches and came away with two wins to help the team’s cause. Jaeger won 12-2 against Cornell, dropped a heartbreaking 4-2 decision against Platteville. He then ended his day on a high note with a hard fought 5-3 win against Oshkosh.
Senior Travis Deegan sealed the Cobber victory over Cornell by earning a first period technical fall to put Concordia up 32-0. Deegan followed that with a crucial pin against Platteville to stretch the Concordia lead from 11-9 to 17-9. Deegan’s Oshkosh opponent, ranked fourth in Division III, would keep the senior physics major from an undefeated outing, but that would not diminish Deegan’s important contribution to his team’s undefeated 2019 debut.
Freshman Kaden Spindler ushered in the New Year with three individual wins as well. Spindler’s first period pin against Cornell stretched the already-secure Cobber lead to 38-0. When Spindler took the mat against Platteville, the outcome was far from settled, but the 174-pounder’s 12-0 major decision victory put the Cobbers ahead 21-9 to provide much needed breathing room for the upper weights. The dual against Oshkosh was also in doubt when Spindler needed a penalty point in sudden victory overtime to come out on top and push Concordia’s lead to 24-6.
At 184 pounds, Nick Gravdahl won one match against Oshkosh, overcoming his opponent’s nearly three minutes of riding time to earn an exciting 12-4 victory to put Concordia’s lead out of reach. Although Gravdahl suffered defeats against Cornell and Platteville, his ability to hang close with Platteville’s returning national finalist helped keep the Cobbers in command in that tightly contested dual.
It was freshman 197-pounder Jacob Arends who sealed the win against UW-Platteville with a 9-0 major decision victory. Arends gamely fought off his Platteville counterpart’s early onslaught to take control of the match and get the Cobbers the win in their penultimate dual.
In addition to the three duals, several Cobbers competed in exhibition matches which were held concurrently with the dual competition. Freshmen Michael Miller, Aiden Jolley, and Innocent Nsengiyumva joined upperclassmen Bryce Kallenbach and Travis Ostby in gaining valuable match experience in preparation for Concordia’s many upcoming duals and tournaments.
UP NEXT: The Cobbers will return to Iowa for their next tournament at Cornell College’s Matman Invitational on January 12.
Concordia-Moorhead 38, Cornell (Iowa) 11 125 – Jake Nohre (CC) pin fall Keegan Schultschik (COR); 6:22 (Concordia leads 6-0) 133 – Benjamin Bogart (CC) tech. fall Killian Perrigon (COR); 16-0, 2:54 (Concordia leads 11-0) 141 – Bret Wilson (CC) pin fall Klayton Keller (COR); 4:19 (Concordia leads 17-0) 149 – Ty Johnson (CC) pin fall Reilly Dolan (COR); 4:36 (Concordia leads 23-0) 157 – Adam Jaeger (CC) maj. dec. Casey Allen (COR); 12-2 (Concordia leads 27-0) 165 – Travis Deegan (CC) tech. fall Colin Honerd (COR); 16-0, 2:15 (Concordia leads 32-0) 174 – Kaden Spindler (CC) pin fall Jacob Sherzer (COR); 1:28 (Concordia leads 38-0) 184 – Bryce Ovenson (COR) maj. dec. Nick Gravdahl (CC); 11-3 (Concordia leads 38-4) 197 – Kendale McCoy (COR) dec. Jacob Arends (CC); 3-2 (Concordia leads 38-7) 285 – Chris Lyons (COR) maj. dec. Noah Carter (CC); 10-1 (Concordia wins 38-11)
Concordia-Moorhead 25, Wis.-Platteville 16 125 – Jake Nohre (CC) pin fall Dillon Gottschalk (UWP); 1:43 (Concordia leads 6-0) 133 – Scott Arneson (UWP) dec. Benjamin Bogart (CC); 7-3 (Concordia leads 6-3) 141 – Chase Katzenmeyer (UWL) dec. Bret Wilson (CC); 8-5 (Score tied 6-6) 149 – Ty Johnson (CC) tech. fall Gavin Burch (UWL); 16-1, 3:18 (Concordia leads 11-6) 157 – Tony Bivens (UWL) dec. Adam Jaeger (CC); 3-2 (Concordia leads 11-9) 165 – Travis Deegan (CC) pin fall Devan VandenBush (UWL); 3:08 (Concordia leads 17-9) 174 – Kaden Spindler (CC) maj. dec. Jacob Carpenter (UWL); 11-0 (Concordia leads 21-9) 184 – Grant Wedepohl (UWP) maj. dec. Nick Gravdahl (CC); 10-1 (Concordia leads 21-13) 197 – Jacob Arends (CC) maj. dec. Max Schmitz (UWP); 8-0 (Concordia leads 25-13) 285 – Lucius Rinehart (UWP) dec. Noah Carter (CC); 2-0 (Concordia wins 25-16)
Concordia-Moorhead 28, Wis.-Oshkosh 15 125 – Jake Nohre (CC) dec. AJ Schoenfuss (UWO); 7-2 (Concordia leads 3-0) 133 – Benjamin Bogart (CC) dec. Zach McDowell (UWO); 7-0 (Concordia leads 6-0) 141 – Bret Wilson (CC) pin fall Zak Nelson (UWO); 1:35 (Concordia leads 12-0) 149 – Ty Johnson (CC) pin fall Corey Knudesen (UWO); 4:09 (Concordia leads 18-0) 157 – Adam Jaeger (CC) dec. Shane Dziadosz (UWO); 5-3 (Concordia leads 21-0) 165 – Mark Choinski (UWO) pin fall Travis Deegan (CC); 4:21 (Concordia leads 21-6) 174 – Kaden Spindler (CC) dec. Bryce Hertache (UWO); 8-4 (Concordia leads 24-6) 184 – Nick Gravdahl (CC) maj. dec. Patrick Reilly (UWO); 12-4 (Concordia leads 28-6) 197 – Beau Yineman (UWO) pin fall Jacob Arends (CC); 4:12 (Concordia leads 28-12) 285 – Jordan Lemcke (UWO) dec. Noah Carter (CC); 1-0 (Concordia wins 28-15)
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AEW’s weekly television show officially has its premiere date.
It was announced today that AEW TV will debut on TNT on Wednesday, October 2, with the first episode taking place at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.
The two-hour live weekly series will air on Wednesdays from 8 to 10 p.m. Eastern time. The show has been expected to be called “Wednesday Night Dynamite,” though that wasn’t announced today.
A press release noted that the TV show “will take place in different cities across the nation each week.” Ticket information for the premiere episode will be made available on AEW’s social media accounts at noon Eastern time next Monday (July 29).
Ahead of the TV show debuting, AEW’s All Out pay-per-view will be held at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on Saturday, August 31. Chris Jericho will face Hangman Page at the PPV to determine the first AEW World Champion.
TNT’s trailer announcing the TV show’s premiere date is available to watch below:
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy.
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As anticipated, Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp. announced today that it is purchasing majority interest in TNA Impact Wrestling. It says it has “formed Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions” to be the parent company, in effect, of TNA Impact Wrestling. This follows a battle for ownership with Bill Corgan, who had helped fund TNA during difficult financial times in 2016. This purchase by Anthem gives TNA a new chapter in its decade-and-a-half existence, beginning as a start up company launched by longtime Nashville-based wrestling promoter Jerry Jarrett and his son, former WCW headliner, Jeff Jarrett. Dixie Carter’s family company, Panda Energy, purchased TNA from the Jarretts. After years of money losses and downgrades in revenue and TV audience levels, TNA was in need of a new influx of cash or a new ownership group to keep it afloat.
Anthem owns Fight Network, a 24/7 multi-platform channel based in Canada specializing in combat sports. Fight Network has been the exclusive home of TNA programming in Canada.
“We are thrilled to have acquired TNA Impact Wrestling,” said Ed Nordholm, Executive Vice President of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp., the parent of Fight Network, in a prepared statement. “As we grow Anthem’s linear, digital, and mobile platforms globally, top tier content with global appeal is key to that success and this acquisition is a perfect strategic addition to our portfolio. Impact has been a dominant wrestling brand around the world for more than a decade and we are confident that Anthem can leverage its assets and strategic partnerships to take Impact Wrestling to even greater heights.”
The press release notes that Nordholm, who has been the managing director of the Impact Ventures Board of Managers since October 2016, will assume the position of President of Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions, LLC. Dixie Carter will resign from her position as Chairman of Impact Ventures and join the Advisory Board of Fight Media Group, which holds all of the combat sports-related assets of Anthem, where her focus will be on the global growth of the combat sports-related brands owned by Anthem.
“Anthem has been a great partner for many years,” added Dixie Carter in the press release. “We have worked hard to find the right company who would acquire TNA, use its strategic influence, and have a long-term commitment to the brand. TNA’s incredible fans, talent, and staff deserved to see the brand continue to thrive after 15+ years of incredible growth. I’m excited to move to a new position and work with Anthem on their global strategic plan, and I am confident TNA IMPACT Wrestling is going to be a huge part of their success.”
Ms. Carter will remain a minority equity stakeholder.
TNA launches a new season of Impact tomorrow night on Pop TV with a program that will be taped shortly before it airs nationally.
Keller’s Analysis: TNA had a solid year on air, but turmoil behind the scenes. I’m curious to see the changes in the product starting tomorrow night, now without Billy Corgan or Dave Lagana on the creative team. It’s just too early to tell how this will affect TNA’s product, the relationship and pay of the wrestlers, the potential changes in who gets pushed on TV, and of course the overall creative direction and tone of the product. Stay tuned. It should presumably add some financial stability. Pop TV becoming available on Hulu’s new live streaming service later this year can make a big difference for TNA viewership each week, also. As one of Pop TV’s higher rated shows, perhaps the increased audience via Hulu will lead to Anthem receiving more programming money for new year-round episodes of Impact for Pop. Finding sustainable revenue streams to pay for Impact programming is essential for the long-term viability of the brand.
Drew Gulak’s challenger for SummerSlam will be made official tonight.
WWE has announced a six-pack challenge for tonight’s 205 Live. Oney Lorcan, Jack Gallagher, Kalisto, Akira Tozawa, Tony Nese, and Ariya Daivari will take part in the match. The winner will get a Cruiserweight title shot against Gulak at SummerSlam.
Gulak retained against Nese on the Extreme Rules pre-show last month. On the Stomping Grounds pre-show in June, Gulak defeated Nese and Tozawa in a triple threat match to win the title.
SummerSlam is taking place at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Sunday.
The Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan is hosting the final episodes of SmackDown and 205 Live before SummerSlam tonight. Humberto Carrillo vs. Lince Dorado is also set for 205 Live.
Kevin Owens inviting Shane McMahon to appear on the KO Show has been announced for SmackDown, and there will be an “exclusive interview” where WWE Champion Kofi Kingston responds to Randy Orton ahead of their title match at SummerSlam.
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy.
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WWE is touting some records set for WrestleMania 33 yesterday in Orlando. The following is the press release they issued to PWTorch. Keep in mind their attendance figures are the “official” p.r. numbers which are oft-repeated but also oft-disputed for being inflated.
WRESTLEMANIA 33 BREAKS RECORDS
Five Consecutive Nights of WWE Sellouts in Orlando
ORLANDO, FL – April 2, 2017 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) announced tonight that WrestleMania 33 became the highest-grossing event in the history of the Orlando Citrus Bowl and broke the stadium’s attendance record with 75,245 fans from all 50 states and 62 countries. WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza grossed $14.5 million, surpassing the previous record set by the Rolling Stones in 2015. The previous Orlando Citrus Bowl attendance record was set by WrestleMania 24 in 2008 with 74,635 fans.
As part of the week-long WrestleMania celebration, WWE will have an unprecedented five consecutive nights of sellouts at the Citrus Bowl and Amway Center.
“WrestleMania Week was a tremendous success for the City of Orlando and it was an honor to host WWE and their fans back in our community,” said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. “This is a testament to the investments we’ve made in our community venues that continue to attract these showcase events and solidify Orlando as the nation’s leading sports and entertainment destination.”
“WrestleMania made a triumphant return to Orlando and again broke multiple records,” said WWE Executive Vice President of Special Events John Saboor. ”This success would not have been possible without the tireless support of Mayor Dyer, the Local Organizing Committee and all of the public and private sector partners throughout Central Florida. We now turn our attention to New Orleans for our WrestleMania 34 celebration.”
WrestleMania 34 will take place on Sunday, April 8, 2018 from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Ticket information will be announced later this year.
Top Ten All-Time Attendance Records at WrestleMania:
1. 101,763: WrestleMania 32, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX, April 3, 2016
2. 93,173: WrestleMania 3, Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan, March 29, 1987
3. 80,676: WrestleMania 29, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, April 7, 2013
4. 80,103: WrestleMania 23, Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan, April 1, 2007
5. 78,363: WrestleMania 28, Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida, April 1, 2012
6. 76,976: WrestleMania 31, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California, March 29, 2015
7. 75,245: WrestleMania 33, Orlando Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida, April 2, 2017
8. 75,167: WrestleMania 30, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA, April 6, 2014
9. 74,635: WrestleMania 24, Orlando Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida, March 30, 2008
10. 72,744: WrestleMania 25, Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas, April 5, 2009
All 10 participants have now been revealed for the Captain’s Challenge match on this Tuesday’s 205 Live.
It will be Drew Gulak, Ariya Daivari, Mike Kanellis, Angel Garza & Tony Nese vs. Oney Lorcan, Jack Gallagher, Akira Tozawa, Humberto Carrillo & Isaiah “Swerve” Scott (Shane Strickland). In storyline, Gulak and Lorcan got to pick their partners for the match.
Scott will be making his second appearance on 205 Live. Gulak defeated him on the July 23 episode of the show, with that match being the explanation given for why Lorcan chose Scott.
In April, it was confirmed that Scott had signed with WWE and joined NXT. He lost to Cameron Grimes in the first round of NXT’s Breakout Tournament.
Before he confirmed Nese as his final partner, Gulak posted a video where he said that he didn’t know who he was going to pick. Gulak said he doesn’t know who is worthy of the spot and he doesn’t know anyone who has made the same sacrifices that he has. Gulak challenged someone to convince him.
Nese responded by saying that Gulak was making excuses because he ran out of allies. Nese suggested that he and Gulak put their petty hatred for each other aside for one day and called himself the best option if Gulak wants to defeat Lorcan.
The Captain’s Challenge match comes after Gulak retained his Cruiserweight Championship against Lorcan on the SummerSlam pre-show and last week’s 205 Live.
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy.
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In Waterloo, Iowa at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center, as part of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame weekend, Chuck Taylor defeated Shane Strickland (a/k/a Killshot from Lucha Underground) in the finals of a one-day eight-man tournament to become the first Hall of Fame Classic winner. He was presented a plaque after the match.
Taylor defeated A.J. Smooth in the first round during an afternoon event. He defeated Curt Stallion in the semi-finals in the opening match of the evening show.
Stallion beat Myron Reed in the first round during the afternoon event to make it to the semi-finals. Other first round matches: ACH beat Pena El Om (a/k/a Pentagon Jr. from Lucha Underground) and Strickland beat Shelton Benjamin via DQ.
OTHER NOTES…
-Former “Killer Bee” B. Brian Blair teamed with Wes Brisco, son of Gerald Brisco, in a six-man tag team match. They teamed with tournament first-round loser Myron Reed against three local wrestlers.
-During intermission, autograph and merchandise tables were set up for all attendees on the permitter of the venue. Wrestlers signing autographs and taking pictures with fans included Jason Jordan, Chad Gable, Sabu, Stan Hansen, J.J. Dillon, Shelton Benjamin, Jim Brunzell, Jim Ross, Gerald Brisco, Bruce Hart, Paul Orndorff, Baron Von Raschke, Larry “The Axe” Hennig, along with a number of the notable national indy stars who participated in the wrestling event (ACH, Stallion, Taylor).
-Sabu was the last to arrive and scrambled to set up his autograph table, but had a long line of fans waiting to get his autograph and take pictures with him.
-Jordan and Gable, other than a brief conversation in the public hallway chatting with all-time Olympic wrestling great and coach Dan Gable, were kept apart. Dan Gable came to the indy event and spoke in the ring, which apparently he had never done before. Chad Gable was in the ring with him and said he was an inspiration to him. Dan Gable told a funny story about Chris Taylor breaking his ribs during a tournament.
-Longtime local indy wrestler Tony Sly lost his retirement match to James Jeffreys, then gave a speech afterward about his time wrestling and his goal to move on to a new hobby, such as a vending machine business.
-Attendance was about 500-650.
-PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell and I hosted a live “Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast” taping in front of a studio audience between the afternoon wrestling event (first round) and evening wrestling event (semi-finals and finals) for nearly two hours with guests Stan Hansen and J.J. Dillon. The first part of this tremendously entertaining interview will drop next Friday (July 28). Subscribe in iTunes HERE, visit the show page at PodcastOne.com HERE or search “Wade Keller” in any podcast app to subscribe.
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After airing on TNT, AEW’s Countdown to All Out special has been uploaded to YouTube:
The special was the first AEW broadcast on TNT. It includes clips from AEW’s Road to All Out series, Tony Schiavone hosting a Control Center segment to promote the All Out card, and more.
The ITV Wrestling YouTube account uploaded the special after it aired on TNT. All Out will be available via ITV Box Office in the United Kingdom.
All Out is taking place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The pre-show will begin at 7 p.m. Eastern time tonight (Saturday, August 31), with the main card starting at 8 p.m. Eastern.
Here’s the card for the show:
Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship
Kenny Omega vs. PAC
AAA Tag Team Champions The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) defending against The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) in a ladder match
Cody Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears
Hikaru Shida vs. Riho
Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela vs. Jimmy Havoc
Best Friends (Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) vs. The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) (winning team gets a first-round bye in AEW’s Tag Team title tournament)
Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy & Marko Stunt vs. SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky)
Women’s Casino Battle Royale (pre-show)
Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Angelico & Jack Evans (pre-show)