Results, results and more indy results. And other stuff. :)

Progress results from yesterday in London before 700 fans, selling out in ten minutes: David Starr & Jack Sexsmith (known as Sexy Starr) b Chief Deputy Dunne & Los Federales Santos Jr., Charlie Morgan b Millie McKenzie with interference from Jinny, Mark Davis b Maverick Mayhew in the Natural Progression series, Zack Gibson & James Drake b Jimmy Havoc & Mark Haskins to win back the Progress tag titles, Zack Sabre Jr. b Jonah Rock, Flash Morgan Webster won the Thunderbastard elimination match over Tyler Bate (last man eliminated), Eddie Dennis, Pete Dunne, Trent Seven, Mark Andrews, TK Cooper and Chris Brookes (Webster was helped by Vicky Haskins), Travis Banks b Matt Riddle to keep the Progress title. Webster challenged Banks after the match for a title shot. The next show is 3/25 and is already sold out.

Femmes Fatales 20 from Saturday night in Ottawa before a sellout of 460 fans: Alexia Nicole b KC Spinelli, Stacy Thibault & Misty Haven b Pink Flash Kira & Angie Skye, Stafeny Sinclair b Xandra Bale, Jessicka Havok b Samantha Heights, Tessa Blanchard b Britt Baker, Vanessa Kraven b Mercedes Martinez to win the Femmes Fatales title.

IPW from Saturday night in Whanganiu, New Zealand: Kingi b Falcon Kid, JB Bennett & Oliver Griffin & Mr. Tagataese b Alex Savage & Little Ted & Will Stone, Short & Sweet b Privileged, Liger b Bradical, CTRL won three-way over Chad Howard & Paul Sayres and James Show & Jukebox Hero, Liam Fury b Vinny Dunn, Candy Lee b Misty Kitana, Mr. Burns b Ben Mana. Next show is 3/10.

Melbourne City Wrestling from Saturday night in Melbourne: Lochy Hendricks b Cremator, Tome Filip b Alex Kingston, Kelly Anne b Allyson Cruz, Helter Skelter b Brad Pack-DQ Slex b Robbie Eagles in a ladder match to win the Intercommonwealth title, Will Ospreay b Gino Gambino, Elliot Sexton b JXT, Dow James b Jonathan Preston to keep MCW title. Jimmy Havoc and Toni Storm were announced for the Progress tour of Australia. Ospreay and Gambino worked Friday night for Venom Pro Wrestling on the Gold Coast.

AAW on 3/16 in Merrionette Park, IL at 115 Bourbon Street has Jessica Havok vs. Hudson Envy for the women's title and Moose vs. Keith Lee, plus Jushin Liger, ACH, David Starr, Trevor Lee, Eddie Kingston,k DJZ, Sami Callihan, Dave & Jake Crist, Besties in the World, Teddy Hart, Joey Janela, Dezmond Xavier, Ace Romero, MJF and more. They also run 3/31 in LaSalle, IL at the Knights of Columbus with Havok vs. Ivelisse, Besties in the World defend the tag titles against Jake Something & Curt Stallion, AR Fox & Myron Reed vs. Trey Miguel & Stephen Wolf plus ACH, Callihan, Keith Lee, Moose, David Star, Trevor Lee, Eddie Kingston and more.

Referee Rick Knox, best known for Lucha Underground and PWG, broke his clavicle during the Lucha Underground tapings. So he's likely out for the season.

Upcoming AIW show has....

WWE Hall of Famer Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Kevin Thorn, Hornswoggle and Eddie Kingston will be appearing at AIW's upcoming "Enter The Dragon" event on Saturday, March 10th at the Tadmore Shrine in Akron, OH. You can get more details or purchase tickets by clicking here.

Fan Arrested At WWE Elimination Chamber PPV (Video)

https://youtu.be/vXi-cPxNpCI

I rarely post current WWE things so, here you go. STEPHANIE MCMAHON TALKS BEING BULLIED FOR BEING VINCE'S DAUGHTER, RONDA ROUSEY & MORE

The following press release was issued this afternoon:

STEPHANIE MCMAHON TALKS RONDA ROUSEY ON THIS WEEK’S CHASING GLORY: “SHE WANTS TO EARN IT”

--McMahon Also Talks Being Bullied for Being Vince McMahon’s Daughter, and More--

LOS ANGELES (February 26, 2018) – WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon sits down with Lilian Garcia in a very revealing interview of Chasing Glory. During the podcast, McMahon digs into her passion for the WWE, her long and sometimes bumpy journey to the top of the family business, being bullied as a kid, Ronda Rousey signing with the WWE, husband Triple H, and more. The episode is available now on PodcastOne Sportsnet and Apple Podcasts. Below are excerpts from the conversation:

On Ronda Rousey:

Garcia: “I’ve just got to ask you about Ronda Rousey. This is pretty exciting. I mean, you guys were in the middle of the ring at Wrestlemania, had an incredible moment with her, and now she is signed to the WWE.”

McMahon: “I think it’s been a dream of ours, and I know of hers, for a very long time…I think it also really speaks to the women’s evolution, and it speaks to the level and caliber of athlete that we have as a part of our roster, that Ronda wants to be a part of this movement. And I think that, you know, Ronda – she wants to earn it. She absolutely wants to work incredibly hard. You talk about a work ethic – holy cow. And she brings this tremendous star power, this incredible talent. I mean, she’s an Olympian. She was the first-ever UFC women’s champion, the first-ever UFC women’s bantamweight champion. What she has meant to the whole rise of women in sports – now she’s bringing all of that to WWE. I couldn’t be more excited for our company, for our roster, for the women’s evolution, and what it’s going to mean for Ronda and WWE.”

On Being Bullied:

McMahon: “I was bullied for being Vince McMahon’s daughter, you know. People either loved me just because I was Vince McMahon’s daughter, or they hated me just because I was Vince McMahon’s daughter. It used to bother me a lot that people would treat me a certain way without knowing who I was, you know. I always felt like, if you got to know me and you don’t like me, that’s fine, but at least get to know me, you know? I talked to my dad a lot about that when I was a kid, and he said, ‘Steph, look. It’s a fact of life. Not everybody’s going to like you, but as long as you can look at yourself in the mirror, and look yourself in the eyes and know that you’re a good person, that’s all that matters.’…that lesson my dad taught me was something I’ll never forget and that I try to pass to my kids…they’re going to have to deal with something I never had to, which is social media.”

Hear the full episode at: http://bit.ly/2EUoSXe or https://apple.co/2EWgDcj.

Impact Knockouts Champion Confronts Fan At Indie Show Over Derogatory Comments (Video)

http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2018/0226/637371/impact-knockouts-champion-confronts-fan-at-indie-show-over/

IMPACT WRESTLING NEWS & NOTES

The 3/8 episode of Impact Wrestling will be headlined by champion Austin Aries vs. Johnny Impact, billed as their first-ever bout.

There will be a media call tomorrow with Tyrus and Josh Mathews.

Rosemary has been pulled from the March Impact-branded events promoted by Big Time Wrestling in California due to her injury, replaced with Allie.

I could've predicted the following as D'Amore is pretty much doing what Jeff Jarrett used to do.

The Impact Wrestling will tape the latest One Night Only PPV in conjunction with Scott D'Amore's Border City Wrestling this Saturday 3/3 in Windsor, Ontario with Eli Drake vs. Cody Deaner and Alberto el Patron vs. Moose, plus Matt Sydal, Eli Drake, Sienna, Allie, Trevor Lee, Braxton Sutter, Petey Williams, Kongo Kong, Aiden Prince, A1, Phil Atlas, Brent Banks, and El Reverso advertised.  For ticket details, click here.

This Saturday 3/4, the promotion will run an event in conjunction with Destiny Wrestling, titled "Last Chancery", which will be filmed for Twitchand debut on that platform on 3/9.  That show will be headlined by Impact champion Austin Aries vs. Kongo Kong vs. Matt Sydal.  Also scheduled for that show is Trevor Lee vs. Josh Alexander and KC Spinelli vs. Allie.  Santino Marella is connected to Destiny, so it's always possible he will make a cameo as well.

Konnan and LAX are advertised for the 3/17 lucha libre event being promoted by Johnny Rodz's World of Unpredictable Wrestling at La Boom in Queens, NY.

PODCAST RECAP AND REVIEW: The Steve Austin Show with Ivory on her time in GLOW, what the audition process was like, how Babe The Farmer’s Daughter got the rights to the promotion, why Miss Kitty would

https://www.pwpodcasts.com/2018/02/26/podcast-recap-review-steve-austin-show-ivory-time-glow-audition-process-like-babe-farmers-daughter-got-rights-promotion-miss-kit/

Some NJPW matches announced for next US show, Matt Jackson comments.

NJPW announced some big matches for their US show Strong Style Evolved on March 25. The Golden Lovers will face The Young Bucks, IWGP US Champion Jay White will take on Hangman Page, and Rey Mysterio will go against Jushin "Thunder" Liger.

Matt Jackson of The Young Bucks comments on their upcoming match against Omega and Ibushi, saying "We should've ran a bigger building." The event will be held at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California, which typically holds around 5,000-6,000 people depending on the seat arrangement. The event sold out in under 20 minutes with ticket prices originally ranging from $50-$200. On Stub Hub, they are currently selling for $100-$900 each.

UPDATE ON THE BROKEN TRADEMARKS

The 'Broken Matt', 'Brother Nero', 'Vanguard1', and 'Broken Brilliance' trademarks have been officially declared abandoned by The USPTO as of 2/23, due to no response received on a refusal notice issued to then-owners TNA/Anthem in July 2017.

Matt Hardy can request to revive those trademarks within the next two months, if the delay in responding was unintentional (which would be the case in this instance).

2/25 BEYOND WRESTLING 'ABBONDANZA' IN WORCESTER, MA LIVE REPORT

Beyond Wrestling “Abbondanza”

2/25/2018 - Worcester, MA

Powerbomb.tv Preshow

Match 1: Da Hoodz (Kris Pyro & Davey Cash) vs Cam Zagami & “Kingpin” Brian Milonas 

Zagami runs the Hoodz down on the mic, sending them out hot. Cam takes a lot of unintentional offense from his own partner. Milonas finally takes control, giving Cash a ton of heat. Da Hoodz make a comeback but they isolate and crush Pyro for the pin. Good solid tag to kick off the show.

Winners: Cam Zagami & Brian Milonas

Match 2: “The American Destroyer” Mikey Webb vs “Cold Steel” Chuck O’Neill 

A cocky and confident Chuck O’Neill beats the heck out of Mikey Webb for the first half of this match. Webb fights back, getting a couple near falls off a codebreaker and a corner DVD. Chuck’s back blows up in a bad-looking bruise after that spot. Chuck reverses Webb’s springboard and locks in a rear-naked choke. Webb passes out and that’s the match.

QWinner: Chuck O’Neill

Match 3: Connor Braxton vs “All Good” Anthony Greene

Braxton is a graduate of Seth Rollins’ Black & Brave Wrestling School. Since this is his Beyond debut, he proclaims himself undefeated. Greene is an all good “retrosexual” so he gives Braxton a matching fanny pack to wear. They start the match charging into each other’s packs. Braxton finally throws the pack down in defiance but Greene gets into his groove of 80-90’s reference comedy wrestling, almost getting the pin off of a “Who Ya Gonna Call” facebuster. Braxton tires of the silliness and we start getting into the action. Decent back and forth until Braxton misses a splash and Greene capitalizes with a 450 splash. This was a weird debut for the newcomer.

Winner: Anthony Greene

Match 4: KTB (Kyle the Beast) vs “Shred God” Brandon Watts

A classic matchup. KTB brings the power and Watts tries to stay ahead of it with his quickness. Kyle stays on top for most of this but Watts gets a near fall off a top role fameasser. KTB deadlifts Watts from the apron for a top rope suplex. Watts with a back stabber. KTB with a chicken wing facebuster. KTB finally catches a Watts splash attempt into a world’s strongest slam and a lionsault for the win. Good match.

Winner: KTB

Main Card

Match 1: Doom Patrol (Chris Dickinson & Jaka) vs Janelope (Joey Janela & Penelope Ford) (Tornado Rules)

This is chaos. Jaka and Dickinson try to keep Ford out of the match so they can focus on double-teaming Janela. Joey gets a cane to the crotch. Penelope get double-chokeslammed. Janela eats a Van Daminator while crotches on the ropes. Janelope fights back, getting a near fall with a doomsday device on Dickinson. Total Elimination on Janela. White Russian leg sweep on Penelope. They finally isolate Dickinson and Penelope gets the pin with a roll up. This was crazy, lot of big ECW throwback moves.

Winner: Janelope

Dickinson gets on the mic and puts over Penelope Ford.

Match 2: Josh Briggs vs DJZ

This goes immediately into the crowd, with Briggs getting the better of DJZ. Back in the ring, DJZ starts to kick up the high-flying offense to keep the heat on Briggs. Josh powers through, hitting a huge tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and powerslam for a near fall. Briggs whiffs a moonsault and DJZ capitalizes with a spike piledriver. DJZ attempts a 450 but gets caught into a chokeslam lumbar check combo for the win. This was fun.

Winner: Josh Briggs

Match 3: Team PAWG (Jordynne Grace & Lufisto) vs Beaver Boys (John Silver and Alex Reynolds)

PAWG attacks the boys during their entrance but it backfires, with Silver backdropping Grace on the apron. They go to work on Lufisto. They work effectively to keep Grace from getting back to the apron. This goes a while until Lufisto finally tags out. PAWG takes control, tossing Silver and hitting Reynolds with their double hip-crusher for the win.

Winner: Team PAWG

Match 4: Pull-It Club (Massage NV & Johnny C**kstrong) vs Supercop Dick Justice, Shockwave the Robot & Orange Cassidy)

We have massage guys, a man with a powerful crotch, a cop, a robot and whatever Orange Cassidy’s deal is (lackadaisical, I guess). Dick Justice’s invisible finger gun is announced as banned from the match. You know what happens here. VSK is knocked out after an oil slide into the metal crotch of Shockwave the robot. Shockwave short circuits by way of Orange’s juice attack. Shockwave reboots and KO’s everyone in a murderous robot rage, including his own partners. Ref Quinn calls for the bell after Shockwave refuses to stop kicking C**kstrong in the crotch. This crowd is really really really into Shockwave the robot.

Winner: NO CONTEST.

Match 5: Nick Gage vs Ricky Shane Page (20,000 thumbtacks match for the GCW title)

Jesus. Gage blasts Page with a pair of brutal unprotected trash can shots to the head to kick this off. Brutal. The tacks come out. Gage resorts to stuffing Page’s mouth full of tacks and kicking him at several points, sending mouthfuls of tacks into the crowd. RSP side slams Gage through a pair of chairs. Blood and tacks everywhere. Gage almost puts him away with a top rope suplex into a falcon arrow. A series of piledrivers and powerbombs can’t put the challenger away, who returns with a tombstone. RSP with a choke breaker but Gage no-sells and delivers one of his own for the win.

Winner and still GCW Champion: Nick Gage

Understandably, we have to go to an intermission right now to clean up all these tacks.

(Intermission)

Match 6: Amityville Project (Dan Barry, Mike Verna, Ryan Galeone & Rex Lawless) vs The Outlaws (Viking War Party & The Hooligans)

There’s fighting everywhere for this one for the first several minutes. The Outlaws eventually get Dan Barry isolated for an octotuple axe handle. Back to the outside, Amityville with a series of dives. Dan Barry finally gets the pin on Alex of the VWP to conclude the chaos in Amityvillle’s favor.

Winner: The Amityville Project

Match 7: Wheeler Yuta vs Maxwell Jacob Friedman (Tournament for Tomorrow Final Match)

The TFT this year has been rife with injury and replacement but we’re back to the original final match from a few months ago. MJF refuses to start the match until the crowd quiets down. When it does, these two just go for it. Several minutes of chain wrestling and tight sequences to open. MJF takes a breather because he’s sweating and takes control of Yuta. Wheeler battled back, forcing MJF to take a powder but gets dove on instead. MJF with a near fall on a spinout DVD. Yuta hits a Michenoku driver, causing a ref bump. MJF grabs a trash can and blasts Yuta with a tombstone on it. Ref Quinn comes back slow enough that Wheeler can still kick out at a long 2. Yuta comebacks in a rage and almost puts out MJF with a flurry of strikes. They double clothesline and struggle to their feet. A desperate MJF hits a series of high-impact offense, working over Yuta’s hand. Yuta goes to work on MJF’s knee and they trade close submissions and reversals. Yuta finally gets the submission off a STF to win the Tournament for Tomorrow! This was awesome. These guys have excellent chemistry and this was another great match in a series of great matches.

Winner: Wheeler Yuta

Post-match, MJF decks ref Quinn but uncharacteristically congratulates Yuta on the win.

Match 8: LAX (Santana & Ortiz) vs American Strong (Jay Freddie & Rory Gulak)

Santana and Gulak trade some offense to start before American String starts to work over Ortiz as a tandem, keeping Santana away as much as possible. Ortiz tags out but American Strong seems to have LAX’s number, out tag-teaming these tag specialists. Ortiz finally gets the hot tag, dumps Freddie and LAX starts going house on Gulak. The fight spills to the outside, allowing American Strong to hit a couple dives. LAX gets a near fall after one of Ortiz’s planking splashes. American Strong almost closes it out with a PK/Shining Wizard combo to Santana. LAX finally puts Gulak away with a powerbomb/cutter combo. This was fun.

Winner: LAX

After the match, the Amityville Project hits the ring to attack LAX. Doom Patrol out to the rescue. They tease a Team Pazuzu reunion but Doom Patrol leaves the ring before it comes to hugs or more fighting.

Match 9: Jonathan Gresham (with Stokely Hathaway and MJF) vs Martin Stone vs Tracy Williams (Elimination 3-way for the Powerbomb TV Independent Wrestling Championship)

A brief feeling out and they trade a series of chained submissions. Stone takes over with strikes and stomps, working over Williams and Gresham’s hands. Gresham is doing great heel work, avoiding the fight and encouraging Williams and Stone to fight each other. Hot sauce accidentally spears the Guvenour and gets posted by Gresham. A distraction by Dream Team members MJF and Stokely Hathaway allows Gresham to dodge a visual tap down and clubs Stone with the belt to win the first fall.

Williams hits the ring and goes toe-to-toe with the Octopus. They trade submissions, working over the legs. Gresham traps Williams in a figure-four and rolls, dropping to the outside and nearly getting the count-out win. Gresham goes to hit Tracy with the belt, and low blows him instead, with the ref distracted. Williams almost wins with a piledriver but Gresham’s foot flops onto the bottom rope. Stokely gets ejected for pulling the ref’s leg after a second Williams piledriver. MJF passes the belt for another shot but that’s not enough to put Hot Sauce away. Tracy Williams kicks MJF down on the outside and gets the tap on Gresham with a cross face. New champ!

Winner (and new champion): Tracy Williams

Post-match, the Dream Team explodes as MJF slaps Gresham to the canvas and leaves with Stokely Hathaway.