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IMPACT Wrestling Brings “Battle in the Buckeye State” to Columbus, Ohio...

2/27/2020

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IMPACT Wrestling Brings “Battle in the Buckeye State” to Columbus, Ohio...

Published Feb 27 2020 By Andre Corbeil Of WrestlingWithWrestling.Com 


On April 24-25 IMPACT Wrestling will make its debut in Columbus, Ohio on April 24-25 for the two-night Battle in the Buckeye State.
 
Action will be held at the Columbus Expo Center, starting both nights at 7 p.m. ET.  Tickets for both shows go on-sale Friday, Feb. 28 at 10am ET.  To buy tickets, go to: impactwrestling.com.
 
The inaugural Battle in the Buckeye State features all of the IMPACT Stars and Knockouts, starting with reigning World Champion Tessa Blanchard, a third generation wrestler and the first-ever female to hold the World Championship of a major pro wrestling company.
 
The IMPACT roster heading to Columbus includes UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock, former NFL player Moose, veteran wrestlers Rob Van Dam, Rhino and TJP, plus Eddie Edwards, Joey Ryan, Michael Elgin, Tommy Dreamer and Willie Mack, among others.  Plus, the IMPACT Tag Team Division is unprecedented, led by reigning Tag Team Champions, The North (Josh Alexander and Ethan Page), as well as The Rascalz, The Deaners, Reno Scum and the Desi Hit Squad.
 
In addition, all of the lovely and lethal Knockouts will appear in Columbus, including Taya Valkyrie, Tenille Dashwood, Rosemary, Kiera Hogan, and certainly reigning Knockouts Champion, Jordynne Grace.
 
The Battle in the Buckeye State will, of course, feature numerous Ohio residents, including former World Champion Sami Callihan, oVe (Jake and Dave Crist) and Madman Fulton.
 
The Battle in the Buckeye State also will spotlight two Columbus residents: IMPACT announcer Josh Mathews and five-time Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne.

 
Tickets for the "Battle in the Buckeye State" go on-sale Friday, Feb. 28 at 10am ET.  To buy tickets, go to: impactwrestling.com.
 #impactwrestling #impactwrestlingcolumbus #impactwrestlingohio #battleinthebuckeyestate
For more information, go to: www.impactwrestling.com
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MINI-ESTRELLAS ARE COMING TO MLW IN CHICAGO APRIL 18...

2/26/2020

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​MINI-ESTRELLAS ARE COMING TO MLW IN CHICAGO APRIL 18... 

Published Feb 26 2020 By MLW Wrestling 



The speculator world of the minis will invade Major League Wrestling this Spring as the 5 foot tall and under mini-estrella luchadores take to the air in MLW | Buy tickets

CHICAGO — Major League Wrestling (MLW) today announced Demus will make his debut at MLW: Intimidation GamesSaturday, April 18 at Cicero Stadium in Chicago. The event will be a MLW FUSION TV taping for beIN SPORTS.
Tickets start at $10 at LuchaTickets.com.
One of the hallmarks of Lucha Libre is the mini division.  Featuring the smallest, arguably the quickest and most beloved luchadores in the sport, the mini division predominately features luchadores with a height limit of 5′ tall.  
Legendary luchadores such as Rey Mysterio Jr. debuted in AAA’s mini division and have thrilled fans with the aerial acrobatics, colorful attacks and larger than life personalities. 
Now the world of minis comes to Major League Wrestling starting with Demus, who will make his debut April 18th.  
While league matchmakers have yet to disclose his opponent, Demus himself is a wild entry into MLW. 
A vicious rudo, Demus has been called a “troll” for his unrelenting attacks in matches.  With a disturbing face ghoulishly painted for war, Demus is a danger to all. 
A former World Mini Champion in Mexico, Demus has teamed with the likes of Damian 666 as part of an unholy and violent collective that has terrorized Mexico over the years.  Demus now looks to unleash his own form of hell on his adversaries in America in MLW.
Will anyone stop Demus demonic desires to raise hell in MLW?
Experience the minis as they make their debut in Chicago April 18 at Cicero Stadium. Buy tickets starting at $10 at LuchaTickets.com.
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NWA Powerrr Episode 19 | NWA Weekly Podcast Ft: Jacob Grondy...

2/26/2020

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​NWA Powerrr Episode 19 | NWA Weekly Podcast Ft: Jacob Grondy... 

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Published Feb 26 2020 By Jacob Grondy of Wrestlingwithwrestling.com


Join Jacob Grondy Every week for the NWA weekly Podcast breaking down all the action from NWA power and NWA circle squared. Right here at 
#WrestlingWithWrestling


Follow Jacob @Jgprowrestling on Twitter. & WrestlingWithWrestling @WrestlingWithW3


NWA Powerrr | Episode 19 "Strictly Chaos"


Nick Aldis & Marty Scurll The main event of 
#NWAPowerrr is Thunder Rosa defending against Melina for the NWA Women’s World Championship. Melina, who has been guiding Thunder Rosa, has made it clear she now wants a shot at the title. This will explode on this episode of Powerrr Also on this episode The Question Mark defends the “honor” of Aron Stevens as he faces Trevor Murdoch. Plus Ricky Starks battles Matt Cross and Zicky Dice in a non-title match. NWA Powerrr Episode 19 Results: Zicky Dice def. Ricky Starks and Matt Cross. Trevor Murdoch def. The Question Mark. Nick Aldis & Strictly Business brawl with Marty Scurll & Brody King. The Bouncers join with Pope and beat up Eddie Kingston. Thunder Rosa retains against Melina, who walks out and gets counted out on purpose.



#WrestlingWithWrestling #NWAPowerrr #JacobGrondy #NWA #NWAWEEKLYPODCAST 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvmb7r_JPcw
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(NOAH) EVENT RECAP ~ "PRO WRESTLING NOAH 20TH ANNIVERSARY NOAH THE CHRONICLE VOL.1", NAGOYA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER EVENT HALL, 24TH FEBRUARY 2020

2/24/2020

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Pro Wrestling Noah held the first chronicle of their big 20th anniversary year today, throughout the year they will hold all their big events with the same names numbered in this way. The event was broadcast live on Samurai TV, and while the long queue for Naomichi Marufuji's autograph was still going by the time the event began, for those of us watching at home, we were treated to an advert for ReFa FINE BUBBLE shower-head, (which I must admit, I am pretty tempted by...)

As today was Akitoshi Saito's 30th anniversary, there were flowers placed in the lobby for him, bouquets had arrived from Jun Akiyama, Kenta Kobashi and Samurai TV. As it is a very special day for him (plus he is a local boy), Noah put him on merchandise where he signed an autograph for a little boy, and touchingly wrote a message telling him to work hard at school.

Noah have restocked today, and the lottery returned. As well as the lottery returning as did the harassment of Masao Inoue, who was filmed eating by Kinya Okada.

MATCH ONE
Junta Miyawaki vs Kinya Okada

Kinya Okada came running to the ring, while Junta Miyawaki walked to it looking like he was trying to reign himself in from doing the same.

There were cheers after first lock up and standoff, and Miyawaki followed it up with a beautiful dropkick (this seems to be a Noah dojo speciality). Miyawaki, the senior and the more experienced (although currently still the youngest on the roster, and who I think gets treated as such), dominated the match and no sold Okada at times.  Okada, despite all this however, seems to be turning into a suplex machine.

The opener was okay, but it has to be said it was clumsy in parts. Neither Okada or Miyawaki really have many singles matches, or are in the ring without their seniors so at times they did for a split second at least, seem a little lost.

WINNER: Junta Miyawaki with an arm cross (6 minutes, 23 seconds)

MATCH TWO
Mohammed Yone & Tadasuke vs Hitoshi Kumano and Seiya Morohashi

Although Tadasuke strolled out from the curtains to "Boogie Wonderland", looking as if he was going to see Judas Priest but had somehow wound up seeing Earth, Wind & Fire, he kind of joined in with Yone's "Disco Fever" pose by pointing at the floor, instead of the ceiling during Yone's pose.
On his way to the ring, Yone came across a small boy who was waiting for him dressed in an afro wig and flashing glasses, and he stopped to have his picture taken with him.

The crowd were more vocal for this match.

Hitoshi Kumano tried to lift Yone, but didn't manage to, and then Yone tagged Crazy Tadasuke in.
Crazy Tadasuke who was headbanging along with the crowd, went even more crazy, and Kumano took him down. However, Tadasuke was reaching new heights of nuttiness and started headbanging along with the crowd when he was on all fours, and bouncing up and down..and even outside the ring towards the end of the match he had his crazy face on, when keeping Kumano from getting into the ring to help Morohashi.

WINNER: Mohammed Yone via Kinmeat Buster on Seiya Morohasi (7 minutes, 46 seconds)

MATCH THREE
Dragon Bain vs El Hijo de Canis Lupus

Submission moves were mixed with the high flying from the brothers today, as it was commented they are slowly adapting to Noah style and using a mixture of both lucha and strong style.
Dragon Bain reminded people of Ultimo Dragon today (it was the color), while Cani kept up the proud Noah tradition of fighting with your brother, when he punched him hard before top rope somersault.

WINNER: Dragon Bain with the High angle avalanche Frankensteiner (12 minutes, 55 seconds)
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MATCH FOUR
Katsuhiko Nakajima vs Yoshiki Inamura

Yoshiki Inamura (complete with towering mohican), has suffered the "Endless Love" from AXIZ over the past few events (which he has called the "rain") was out for revenge today. Nakajima, however was unconcerned about the match and came out sauntering nonchalantly in his usual sinister fashion.
The crowd were fired up.

The match was pretty much dominated by Nakajima (brutal running apron kick, face kick a few seconds after the bell had rung, and at his most smug using those short irritating face kicks). A swift kick a few moments later was met by Inamura throwing himself at him with all his weight. Later on in the match, Nakajima found himself hoisted up on to Inamura's shoulders, and Inamura walked around the ring like it didn't bother him for a few seconds, before slamming Nakajima down. Nakajima also found that while Inamura may be in a gray rookie area, he knows how to use his size and weight to his advantage, and he looked as if he was going to go through the ceiling when Inamura charged at him, and launched him into the corner. Inamura fought with several slams, and the arm straps came down, which indicates that he means business (but it looked almost as if his singlet was going to come popping off for a few moments). Then Nakajima got angry and his face drained of color, and he too used slaps, and poor Inamura got the soccer ball kicks on a bare chest.

WINNER: Katsuhiko Nakajima with the Vertical Spike (8 minutes, 43 seconds)

After the match Nakajima strolled off like he entered, nonchalantly and like nothing had happened.
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MATCH FIVE
Naomichi Marufuji, Masaaki Mochizuki & Minoru Tanaka vs The Sugiura Army (Kazushi Sakuraba, Hajime Ohara & NOSAWA)

Minoru Tanaka looked tired. Very tired, and I am not surprised at all. He has wrestled seven matches over five days, and after an afternoon show at Ice Ribbon today took the bullet train from Tokyo to Nagoya to get to Noah. As we shall see later, his schedule is about to get more hectic.

Naomichi Marufuji made his own entry after his partners had almost reached the ring, once inside of it (he did his rope leap), he squared up to Sakuraba, who gently pushed him back into his own corner.
The Sugiura Army voted Sakuraba to start against Marufuji, Marufuji's team (watching him going on about his knee), let him have his own way, which is wise. Sakuraba aimed at Marufuji's knee, and when it came time for the tag NOSAWA and Ohara refused at first to be tagged in against Marufuji, telling Sakuraba you wanted him, you take care of him.

There was a little comedy in the match today, with NOSAWA not interested in facing Mochizuki, and laying on the floor. When he eventually got up, Mochi kicked him, Marufuji's comedy with NOSAWA (dodging him on the ropes when he tried to punch him), and the line of sleeperholds.

WINNER: Masaaki Mochizuki with the Twister on Hajime Ohara (15 minutes, 7 seconds)

Marufuji and Sakuraba had been exchanging chops outside the ring, Sakuraba lifting up his shirt to show the audience the marks, and they continued chopping each other after the bell until NOSAWA broke it up.

After the interval, Marufuji was on commentary for the rest of the event, but not before Mochi had told him that as he got the win today, he expects Marufuji to get the win at the tag challenge with the Shiranui.
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MATCH SIX
Akitoshi Saito's 30th Anniversary Match
Akitoshi Saito, Shiro Koshinaka, Masashi Aoyagi & Masao Inoue vs Kongoh (Kenoh, Masa Kitamiya, Haoh and Nioh)
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Kongoh (minus Yoshiki Inamura) came out first, and did their usual pose.

Masao Inoue came out waving the "Anti Wrestlers Alliance" flag (after all, he paid for it), before Akitoshi Saito made his appearance. Saito was given flowers by fans, and he scattered the tarot card "DEATH" (complete with black and white line drawn grim reaper with flag) as he walked to the ring.

The Great Kabuki made his entry last of all, he looked very frail and like holding the flag was too much, he seemed very shaky, but he managed to use the nunchucks just as well as he ever did. After that he stayed outside of the ring, and naturally no one got rough with him, but old wrestlers never truly retire as he threw a punch at Nioh, and then helped his team get the win.

At the start of the match Haoh made the mistake of taking on veteran Koshinaka. Things got better when Koshinaka tagged Inoue in, and Haoh tagged in Kitamiya. Inoue couldn't knock down Kitamiya, even after stamping on his feet and eye raking him. There wasn't too much MASAOWORLD in the match, but he did get hit with a flying ass attack when Haoh dodged, and Koshinaka looked completely unconcerned afterwards.

Kongoh's focus was very much on Saito, which was fortunate as Saito wanted Kenoh (both have a martial arts background), they got into a kick war, which later went into the crowd, with Kenoh kicking Saito across the floor and halfway across the venue.
Kenoh is loving being a heel, and yelled at the crowd for booing him.

WINNER: Akitoshi Saito pinned Nioh with the Death Brand (13 minutes, 20 seconds)

After the match, Kabuki got in the ring to celebrate. And then there was a presentation of flowers to Saito by family (who bear a strong resemblance to him), friends and local businessmen. After the presentation of gifts, Saito made a heartfelt speech to the crowd; 
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"Thank you for today! I want to speak from the heart! Thank you Noah and Takeda, and thank you everyone who has come to the venue today! I can't settle down yet, there will be great matches coming up. Please enjoy them!"
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MATCH SEVEN
STINGER (Yoshinari Ogawa, Kotaro Suzuki & Atsushi Kotoge) vs RATELS (Daisuke Harada, HAYATA & YO-HEY)

RATELS came out to different music, which was darker and slower. I'm not sure if either HAYATA or YO-HEY have changed their music, or else this is just a theme for all of them when they are together.

HAYATA is still taped up, and had limited input in the match, he also doesn't look too well. YO-HEY was overexcitable with Orange and Peppermint hair (he had asked fans what colors they suggested), and Harada had his unsmiling determined face on. Once in the ring, Ogawa and Harada got in each others faces with Harada having Ogawa waggle his finger at him in a lecture!
Then the bell rang, and there was the usual crazy YO-HEY lock up, which Kotoge stopped before they looked like two cats biffing each other. After a few YO-HEY antics, Harada was then tagged in, he strolled over to Ogawa (completely ignoring Kotoge), Ogawa motioned for Kotoge to tag him in, and there was a heavy collision between them which knocked them both to the floor and to the apron for a few minutes. Harada rolled out of the ring, and Kotoge was seen checking on Ogawa.

Despite his condition, it was inevitable that HAYATA would be tagged in eventually. Naturally Kotaro targeted his ribs and STINGER joined in. Mercifully, it was short, but Harada was seen getting off the apron to check on HAYATA when YO-HEY was tagged in. Fortunately, Tadasuke who was sitting at ringside, didn't have to take him to the back (and HAYATA was later out front with RATELS at the end of the event, hiding behind YO-HEY)
YO-HEY had his demonic grin spread on his face when he took out both Kotaro and Kotoge.

In the closing stages of the match, Harada took out STINGER, HAYATA then did the Headache on Kotaro (which seemed to take a lot out of him), and YO-HEY and himself held down their opponents so that Harada could get the win.

WINNER: Daisuke Harada with the Katayama German Suplex on Yoshinari Ogawa (12 minutes, 24 seconds)

After the match Harada got on the microphone, accepted Ogawa's terms, and draped the GHC Junior Heavyweight belt over him.
Then It spoke.
YO-HEY challenged for belts in Yokohama in usual babbling fashion, which was completed by HAYATA's whispered "Same"

RATELS then returned backstage with YO-HEY hovering near HAYATA as they walked.
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MATCH EIGHT
Go Shiozaki & Shuhei Taniguchi vs The Sugiura Army (Kazuyuki Fujita & Hideki Suzuki)

There was the square up between the swollen and bruised Go Shiozaki and Kazuyuki Fujita at the start of the match, then it got physical when the bell rang with Shiozaki returning Fujita's massive slaps with gunshot sounding chops. Shiozaki is refusing to be cowed by Fujita despite the injuries that his strikes are doing to him. Eventually Hideki Suzuki and Shuhei Taniguchi were tagged in. Making use of their similar size and backgrounds, they mat wrestled.
Taniguchi also has damaged ribs, and so Fujita, when it was his turn, took advantage of this

Fujita got chopped after beating the hell out of Shiozaki, he followed this up with heavy slaps to the face, Shiozaki (with a Kobashi like look on his face), took him down with a lariat, although he was dazed (it was concerning because I did genuinely think he had fainted), and had a neck covered in bruises.

Taniguchi quit after a painful Suzuki stretch pulled his damaged ribs.

WINNER: Hideki Suzuki with the Grand Swastika on Shuhei Taniguchi (16 minutes, 52 seconds)

Shiozaki got in the ring and lariated both Suzuki and Fujita out of frustration at not beating Fujita in the final pre-match, and then stood with the belt over the two, before getting on the mic and saying in English as part of his promo "I am Noah", as well as the fact that he will protect the belt.

MAIN EVENT
GHC National Championship (60 minute time limit)
Takashi Sugiura vs Kaito Kiyomiya

Kaito Kiyomiya, so eager to get to the ring, practically fell out of the curtains when he made his entry. Given flowers on the way, he even played up to the camera, which is new for him and then he was in such a rush to start the match and get his jacket off, he almost fell over himself to do it (and almost out of the ring).

Takashi Sugiura, (the same age as Kiyomiya's mother, and with a son the same age as Kiyomiya), just stood and stared not moving. This is a bad sign. It means he is going to mess you up.
Kiyomiya, however, despite his excitement is very much a professional in the ring, and he offered a handshake, Sugi took it without hesitation knowing that Kiyomiya is a rare breed of wrestler who is not going to try and attack him on taking it (Tadasuke take note).
This was a fight between the man who has seen it all, and the man who wants to change it all and neither wanted to give up, it was a real heart in mouth match when you are convinced this is it after a big move, but they kicked out at the last moment.

The match was very much to Sugiura's pace with the crowd clapping strongly for Kiyomiya, they kept this up as Kiyomiya crawled to the ropes as Sugi was using a Boston Crab.

In the build up to the closing stages, Kiyomiya reversed the dreaded neck choke hold into the stretch plum, and dragged Sugi into the middle of the ring, and that is when Sugi decided that he had had enough. With the crowd screaming he got out of the hold by fighting to the ropes, and when the time came he locked in the dreaded front neck lock, which Kiyomiya reversed into a slam. Sugi was not down, and the Olympic slam bought him both the title and the victory. 
Sugiura later commented that Kiyomiya might not have taken an upwards step, but he had certainly grown up.

WINNER: Takashi Sugiura with the Olympic Slam (29 minutes, 47 seconds)

After the match, Sugiura (holding celebratory flowers), spoke to the crowd thanking them for coming today, Nagoya is his birthplace, and this year is both his and Noah's 20th year in wrestling, and he would see them again.
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Backstage, Sugiura was challenged for the GHC National by his and the belts first ever junior challenger, Minoru Tanaka.
Tanaka said that as the belt was openweight, then he wanted to challenge Sugiura for it.
Sugiura (surprised) said he had only defended against heavyweights so far, but Tanaka was welcome if he wanted to challenge. It would be something different for him.
They shook hands.

Marufuji, on commentary, said he wasn't surprised, they did call Tanaka the "belt collector" after all. I get the feeling that had he not been on commentary, he probably would have challenged...

ALL the titles (except for the GHC Heavyweight tag) will now be on the line at PRO WRESTLING NOAH 20th ANNIVERSARY NOAH the CHRONICLE vol.2 at the Yokohama Bunka Gym on 8th March.

ATTENDANCE: 812
WITH THANKS TO: Abeshin, Yoshiko, Noah Boy's Father
PICTURE CREDIT: Noah GHC, SamuraiTV
NOAH'S NEXT EVENT: 8th March, Yokohama Bunka Gym
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The 10 Best Knockouts Feuds and Rivalries in TNA/Impact Wrestling By Hakeem Fullerton...

2/24/2020

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The 10 Best Knockouts Feuds and Rivalries in TNA/Impact Wrestling By Hakeem Fullerton... 


Published Feb 24 2020 By Hakeem Fullerton of Wrestlingwithwrestling.com  



Intro: Since it's official inception back in 2007, the Knockout Division has become a mainstay of TNA/ Impact Wrestling, providing fans with some of the most talented and athletics ladies to ever step foot in a wrestling ring.

However, in order to be at the top you've got to beat a number of competitors along the way and in most cases it could lead to a feud or rivalry that last months or even years.

Many of these feuds and rivalries have become legendary not just in the company's history but, in all of wrestling and today I'll be talking about the 10 feuds and rivalries that helped to redefined women's division for TNA/ Impact.

Few rules: I'm only counting one person/ fraction per entry, for example one feud or rivalry that features a knockout like will make this list.


However, feuds or rivalries involving factions or in fighting within factions or stables that resulted in rivalry are also allowed on the list.  


Honorable Mentions:
Gail Kim vs. Jessicka Havok
ODB vs. Awesome Kong
Mickie James vs. Madison Rayne
Rosemary vs. Su Yung
Taryn Terrell vs. Gail Kim
Trinity vs. Traci Brooks 
Tessa Blanchard vs. Taya Valkyrie 
Sarita vs. Taylor Wilde
Jade/ Mia Yim vs. Rosemary
Gail Kim vs. Jacqueline "Jackie" Moore
Taylor Wilde vs. Awesome Kong
Rosemary vs. Sienna
Tara vs. The Beautiful People
Allie vs. Su Yung
Brooke Tessmacher vs. Gail Kim




10. Kiera Hogan vs. Tessa Blanchard
These two young athletes began their feud in early 2018 during the early stages of the Callis/D'Amore regime, and would waste no time in proving themselves as future stars in the wrestling business.

Kiera Hogan (No relation to Hulk Hogan) was signed to the company back in 2017 and made her on-screen debut a few months later defeating former Knockouts champion Laurel Van Ness. 

At the 2018 Redemption pay per view, Kiera was set to face off against Taya Valkyrie in a unadvertised match at the event however, both women would get overshadowed on this night thanks to a debuting Tessa Blanchard.

Tessa's appearance and signing with Impact Wrestling stunned many fans and critics alike as no one would imagine that the third generation star and daughter of Tully Blanchard would join a company like Impact Wrestling following the issues that plagued the company in previous regimes.
 
But like most things in wrestling: Anything can happen, On any given day...for Impact Wrestling, they got a five star athlete signed to their company.

On the May 3rd 2018 edition of Impact, the two ladies had their first meeting as Kiera was being interviewed backstage when Tessa appeared and gave Kiera a pseudo congratulations before running down her in-ring abilities, only for Kiera to respond back with a witty remark. 

Following this, Tessa would attack Kiera after her matches before the two would face on the May 17th 2018 episode of Impact where Tessa would defeat Kiera in a ultra competitive seven minute match.

But Kiera wasn't done with Tessa just yet as the former would interrupt the latter's backstage interview a few weeks later leading to a brawl in the backstage area.

Their feud would culminate with a match of the year quality fight as Hogan and Blanchard would face off in a No Disqualification match.

The match is still one of the best matches both women have had with each other as Kiera brawled with determination and purpose in this match while Tessa was still feeling cocky, following her previous encounter with Hogan but held nothing back against her rival. 

Despite her bringing her A-Game on this night, Kiera was once again defeated by Tessa.

The feud between Kiera Hogan and Tessa Blanchard not only harked back to the old classic TNA feuds of Gail Kim vs. Awesome Kong but, it also felt like a program you would see on WWE's third brand NXT.

However, this feud ranks low on the list as it only lasted a few weeks if not a month and was sadly cut short as Kiera would get involved in the "Undead Realm" Storyline for the rest of the year.

Still, what the fans got to experience between these two gave a glimpse into a new crop of female wrestlers that would dominate
the Knockouts Division for the foreseeable future. 





9. Karen Jarrett vs. Velvet Sky
You can be forgiven if you forgot about this rivalry if not completely unaware that it took place. 


In early 2011, Kurt Angle and TNA founder, Jeff Jarrett resumed their violent feud from a few years ago but this time, Karen who was the real life ex-wife of Kurt returned to the company following a hiatus from the sport; however, she would return as the new wife of Jeff Jarrett thus making this feud even more personal then it already was.

In May of that same year, Kurt by this point was beaten by Jarrett multiple times on pay per view thanks to interference of his ex-wife, realizing that he needed some help, Kurt would announce on an episode of Impact that he found someone to take off of Karen, so that he could focus his efforts on defeating Jeff.

This led to Karen, who was the authority figure in the Knockouts Division at the time to round up a number of suspects she believed was working with Kurt; Ultimately the final suspect was former Knockouts Tag Team Champion, Velvet Sky.


Sky told both Jeff and Karen that she wasn't Kurt Angle's enforcer, however this didn't stop Karen from making Velvet's life a living hell as she call upon Knockouts like Angelina Love and Winter in the following weeks to dispose off her, unsuccessfully.

Karen would continue to abuse her power as leader of the Knockouts Division by enlisting the services of Madison Rayne, another former ally of Velvet Sky, but this didn't stop the former beautiful person as during an episode of Impact, Karen returned from injury and was in a wheelchair when she continued to pester her former husband; Velvet would come from behind and push Karen off the entrance ramp leading to more embarrassment for both Karen and Jeff Jarrett.

While all of this was happening, Velvet would build herself up in the ranks of the KO Division and be cheered by the fans for her dedication to the company, this culminated at Bound For Glory 2011, when Velvet defeated three other competitors to become Knockouts Champion for the very first time in her career.


Unfortunately, the celebration didn't last long, as mere weeks following her title win Velvet would be attacked from behind by the godmother of the KO Division, Gail Kim who not only returned following a disappointing second run in the WWE but also allied herself with Madison and Karen. 


This led to a championship match at the Turning Point PPV which saw Gail become the champion once again thanks to the interference of Madison Rayne and Karen Jarrett.

Velvet wouldn't get her rematch for the title until Lockdown 2012, which she was unsuccessful in defeating Gail Kim once again, but Velvet did get the last laugh as general manager, Sting would fire both Karen and Jeff Jarrett from the company following a stipulation added into Jarrett's match with Jeff Hardy at Final Resolution. 


Velvet would regain the title one more time in 2013 before wrestling her last match with the company in 2016 against Sienna aka Allysin Kay.       





8. Allie vs. Laurel Van Ness
2016-2017 was a really difficult time to be a TNA fan as rumors about the company's financial issues began surfacing, lawsuits from both Billy Corgan and Matt Hardy added more money problems to the promotion and a failed merger/ rebranding with Global Force Wrestling and TNA only made matters worse. 


While the issues continued to plagued the company backstage, the onscreen product on the other hand was still dynamic; Around this time, a lot of wrestlers would got themselves over with the fans thanks to company's policy on creative freedom and in the process they became bright spots in a disastrous time within the company, Case in point: Allie.

Laura Dennis also known as Allie debuted in 2016 as the secretary/ lackey for authority figure of the Knockouts, Maria Kanellis Bennett. As a member of Maria's "Lady Squad", Allie alongside Sienna would do the bidding of the first lady of professional wrestling by helping her win matches, attack anyone who posed a threat to her and become a dominate force within the division.


However, issues arose when Allie accidentally won the Knockouts Championship and got a loud cheering ovation from the fans in attendance. Her reign would be short lived as she would lose the title soon afterwards to Maria and eventually become the lackey to newcomer and lady squad member, Laurel Van Ness (Chelsea Green). 

Over time, Allie had developed an interest in fellow wrestler, Braxton Sutter (Laura's real life husband) but when this was discovered, Laurel decided to flirt with him to the annoyance of Allie; LVN would eventually go on a date with Braxton and mistakenly thought that he was proposing to her, thus leading to a memorable wedding segment on the February 23rd 2017 episode of  Impact.

The segment saw Allie stand up to Maria, Braxton professing his love for Allie and the two sharing a kiss right in front of Laurel who began drinking a out of a bottle of champagne (thus, leading to her gimmick change as a crazed hot mess).

With Maria and Sienna gone from the company, Laurel was the only one left from the lady squad who Allie had some unfinished business with.

Laurel would become knockouts champion following Gail Kim's "last match" at Bound For Glory 2017 and in the months that followed, LVN would continue to taunt and defeat Allie until their match at Crossroads 2018 which saw Allie vanquish Laurel Van Ness to become knockouts champion once again.
   





7. Daffney vs. Taylor Wilde
When people talk about the company's use of female wrestlers they tend to mention how the company helped to bring the importance and credibility to woman getting into the ring and producing matches that even surpasses the male roster. 


In 2009, the company continued to pushed the boundaries of women's wrestling in the U.S. by making a feud involving two of their most recognizable knockouts go to they extreme.

The Beautiful People were in a feud with Roxxi (more on that later) which resulted in the governor (aka Daffney pretending to be Sarah Palin) getting her hair cut by TNA's vindictive blondes. 

Daffney would resurface as her old gimmick and began attacking Taylor Wilde due to Daffney's belief that Taylor wasn't there to save her from the Beautiful People cutting her hair. 

This storyline began to interconnect with Abyss' issues with his psychiatrist, Dr. Stevie (Stevie Richards) and this led to the first ever females monster's ball between Taylor Wilde and Daffney at Sacrifice 2009. 

Both ladies used weapons like kendo sticks, trash cans, cookies sheets and even thumb tacks which was unheard of during a time when women's wrestling was seen as a time for a toilet break.

Taylor won her match at Sacrifice as well as her match at Slammiversary 2009 in the first ever mixed tag team monster's ball match where she partnered with 'The Monster' Abyss against the team of Daffney and ECW legend, Raven. Thus, ending their violent but blood soaked rivalry.       






6. Tara vs. Mickie James
The issues between Tara and Mickie James allegedly go back to their time in the WWE when Tara then known as Victoria left the WWE in early 2009 before debuting in TNA later that year.


The story has it that the reason why Tara was let go was supposedly due to Mickie James, who was rumored to have had an affair with John Cena at the time, but when Cena was looking to get married to another woman, James allegedly became obsessive which resulted in her moving from Monday Night Raw to Smackdown and everything fell apart from there until she left the company in early 2010.


When the two ladies were reunited so was their feud and it resulted in numerous brawls and PPV matches at Turning Point and Final Resolution 2010, not to mention their match on Impact which took place inside a steel cage.


Whether or not the story behind the feud or the animosity between Mickie and Tara was real, the feud did come to an end onscreen at Sacrifice 2011 when Tara helped Mickie defeat Madison Rayne in in a match where the Knockouts title as well as Tara's contracted partnership with Madison was at stake.


After the match, Tara and Mickie were seen backstage having a quick conversation that put their differences asides once and for all. 






5. Madison Rayne vs. Angelina Love
The Beautiful People is without question the greatest all female faction in the history of professional wrestling and while the trio of Angelina Love, Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne have had their fair share of feuds during the groups existence it's the rivalry between Angelina and Madison that is the most memorable.


In 2009, Madison Rayne debuted in TNA as a complete unknown to many fans until she caught the attention of Angelina Love and Velvet Sky; After helping Velvet and Angelina in a series of matches and becoming a member under the groups new but temporary name of Mi Pi Sexy, Madison went through a lot of hazing from both of the ladies before she officially became the newest addition of the Beautiful People.

However, when Angelina Love was let go from TNA due to issues regarding her visa, Madison saw the opportunity and took Angelina's position in the group whilst adding Lacey Von Erich as the group's newest member and enforcer. 


Along the way, the group would win the Knockouts Tag Team Titles but when Angelina returned to the company, lets just say she wasn't pleased with the coup d'état that happened during her absence.


This led to a power struggle within the group as Angelina feuded with her former stable especially with Madison with the two ladies trading the Knockouts title back and forth at events like Lockdown and Victory Road.


This even included the return of Tara as the bodyguard for Madison Rayne which, coupled with the recent departure of Lacey and a face turn by Velvet Sky led to demise of the group in 2010. 


However, the feud would resurface in 2014 when Love once again returned to the company and attempted to reunite the Beautiful People, Velvet agreed but Madison refused and after a number of heel turns by Angelina and Velvet, the original duo would reunite and even saw Angelina win her sixth and final Knockouts championship.


While the group including Madison would reunite briefly in 2016, the feud between Love and Rayne came to an end.   
 




4. Rosemary vs. Taya Valkyrie
The Demon Assassin and the Queen of Slamtown are have had their rivals with countless other women in the Knockouts locker room but the feud that people remember the most was the one they both had from 2017-early 2018.
Since her debut, Rosemary is one of the most beloved wrestlers and greatest characters currently working on the Impact roster, but for those who only know her for her work in the "Undead Realm" storyline and her partnership with real life friend and wrestler Allie, then you sadly never got to see the Demon Assassin at top of her game. 


From 2016-18 Rosemary backed up her amazing character by being a great in-ring worker and she even captured the Knockouts championship from Jade aka Mia Yim in late 2016.


While names like Sienna and Gail Kim were worthy adversities, Rosemary's greatest foe would arrive in 2017 when Taya still under her gimmick as "Lucha Royalty" attacked Rosemary in the middle of the ring.


The rivalry would escalated through a series of promos, backstage brawls and mind games which usually saw Rosemary getting laid out by Taya and while a match was set for the two ladies to face off at Bound For Glory 2017, the match never happened do to travel issues regarding Taya's visa.


The feud would be on hold for a little bit until Taya returned to the company and the animosity between the two of them would culminate in a match known as the "Demon's Dance" on an April 12th 2018 edition of Impact, with Rosemary finally defeating her arch nemesis.


Although the feud ended in early 2018, Rosemary and Taya would face each other in series of matches on Impact, Slammiversary and the most recent one being at Turning Point 2019 where Taya successfully retained her Knockouts Championship against Rosemary.     






3. Roxxi vs. The Beautiful People
The Beautiful People are no strangers to feuds and rivalries as their feuds with ODB, Tara, Awesome Kong and Gail Kim have become the stuff of legend. 


But the biggest feud involving TNA's blonde trio would have to be their rivalry with TNA knockout, Roxxi. 


In the late 2000's, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky debuted at Turning Point 2007 where they defeated ODB and Roxxi Laveaux in a tag team match but it wasn't until an episode of Impact in 2008 when Angelina and Velvet attempted to give Roxxi a makeover, only for it to end up with Roxxi getting beaten and humiliated; thus, officially marking the debut of "The Beautiful People".

Since that event, Roxxi made it her mission to get revenge on the Beautiful People and she did when she defeated Angelina Love in a Queen of the Cage match at Lockdown 2008 but, the Beautiful People would get their revenge at the Sacrifice PPV the next month when Angelina and Velvet interfered in a match that involved Roxxi, which saw the loser getting their head shaved and as a result Roxxi not only lost the match but had her head shaved live on PPV in front of a very pissed off Knockouts locker room all while Angelina Velvet enjoyed every minute of it.


The feud would continue onward from 2008 to the summer of 2009 in a large number of tag team matches with Roxxi having various partners like Gail Kim, ODB and her most frequent tag team partner, Taylor Wilde. 


The feud ultimately saw the Beautiful People victorious when Madison Rayne, who was the leader of the group and Knockouts champion at the time defeat a returning Roxxi in a match at Slammiversary 2010 where Roxxi's career was on the line. 





2. Desire vs. Trinity
This feud is a rarity on this list as it predates the entire Knockouts Division by a number of years as this happened during the NWA period, thus making this the first real feud between the women during the early TNA days.

Stephanie Trinity whose known in TNA for her iconic moonsault off the top of the cage at Lockdown 2005 and being the first women in company history to wrestle an intergender match when she fought for the X Division championship in a triple threat match against Kid Kash and Amazing Red, began a feud with Kimberly Nielsen aka Desire in 2003 that also featured names like Athena, Kid Kash and Sonny Siaki where Desire was the heel and Trinity was the babyface.



That all changed in June of 2003 when during a dark match on NWA TNA, Trinity delivered a Fisherman Suplex on Desire which ended up breaking the latter's back.


Although Desire was still able to wrestle and won the match, she ended going to the hospital and spent 10 months away from in-ring competition. 


By the time Desire returned to the ring in April of 2004, she was giving a heroes welcome meanwhile her rival had turned heel by this point after attacking Goldy Locks and partnering with Vince Russo (which is probably the most heelish thing to do).


The feud between Trinity and Desire continued with the two ladies competing in a very physical and very competitive stretcher match which saw Trinity win the match thanks to the interference of a debuting Big Vito.

Desire would end up winning their feud as it culminate in a mixed tag team match that saw Desire and Sonny Siaki defeated Trinity and Big Vito on the July 7th 2004 edition of NWA TNA.

While the action is good by early 2000's standards, this feud which could be seen as the prototype for all feuds and rivalries that would happen within the Knockouts Division afterwards.


The feud began to show the company's plans on being progressive within the wrestling world as TNA was looking to incorporated their female competitors into wrestling matches and give them a bigger role in the company as something more than valets or managers.    





1. Awesome Kong vs. Gail Kim
Alright come on, you all knew this was coming.

What else could get the top spot on this list then the feud that helped to get not only the Knockouts Division on the map but was also instrumental in women's wrestling be taken seriously in the mainstream.

The feud between Gail Kim vs. Awesome Kong can be traced back to 2007, the year the Knockouts Division was born.

On October the 11th 2007, Awesome Kong made her debut in TNA at which point she defeated Gail Kim in a match which saw the entire Knockouts locker room having to bare witness to the destructive force of Kong.

Later that month at Bound For Glory 2007 Gail Kim won a ten woman gauntlet match to become the very first Knockouts Champion in company history.

After retaining her title in a fatal four way match at the Genesis PPV, Kong appeared and pointed her attention to Gail Kim and her Knockouts championship.

Although their first PPV match at Turning Point was disappointing due to the match ending via disqualification thanks to the unstable rage of Kong, their next match at Final Resolution 2008 became a career defining match for both ladies as they battled in a no disqualification match for the KO championship which saw Gail emerge victorious.

Unfortunately for Gail, her reign wouldn't last long after this as Kong would defeat Gail in the main event of a January 10th 2008 edition of Impact for the championship whilst giving Gail Kim a concussion after hitting her with one to many powerbombs.

Gail would face Kong again in a street fight on August the 21st on Impact but once again she would come up short. After two failed runs in WWE for both Gail and Kong respectively, the old rivals face off one more time at Bound For Glory 2015 which ended  with Gail defeating Kong to retain the championship.

One year later, Gail Kim would be inducted as the first woman into the TNA/Impact Hall of Fame while Awesome Kong would be in attendance to congratulate her former rival and best friend.

Gail wrestled her last match at Rebellion 2019 against Tessa Blanchard before resuming her role as a backstage figure for Impact, meanwhile Kong has found success as an actress on the Netflix Wrestling TV Show, GLOW and has been a recurring presence on All Elite Wrestling.  





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(NOAH) EVENT RECAP "HIGHER GROUND 2020" NIGHT 6 ~ SHIMADA SPORTS COMPLEX SUB ARENA, SHIMADA ~ SATURDAY 22ND FEBRUARY.

2/22/2020

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This is the last night of tour before Noah head to Nagoya on Monday 24th and hold their big event there. It was a rainy day in Shimada today (a heavy downpour trapped fans in their cars in the parking lot), and inside the hall, it was all about tying up the last loose ends before the next event, with the focus on the champions and their challengers (even Shiozaki, whose wasn't here today).

Mohammed Yone celebrates his 44th birthday on 23rd February, and a cake was delivered backstage for him. It's probably good that Naomichi Marufuji With The Sweet Tooth isn't around, as Yone would probably only find half of it. When he came to the ring, fans shouted "Happy Birthday".

Takashi Sugiura was on merchandise, with Daisuke Harada and Kaito Kiyomiya at the Noah's Ark Fanclub.

MATCH ONE
The Anti Wrestlers Alliance (Akitoshi Saito & Masao Inoue) vs Hitoshi Kumano & Junta Miyawaki

Bumbling Masao Inoue was fooled by Hitoshi Kumano, and ended up lariating Akitoshi Saito. Junta Miyawaki (still taped), tried to attack Saito, but was no sold by him with Saito not minding Miyawaki's attacks anymore than the rainfall outside.

WINNER: Akitoshi Saito with the Sucidees on Junta Miyawaki (11 minutes, 26 seconds)

MATCH TWO
Dragon Bain vs El Hijo de Canis Lupus

"The best Lucha"

The brothers put on a typical gravity defying high flying match. It was also noted that Dragon Bain has his name written in katakana on his trunks. Another thing that fans always notice, and perhaps more than usual if the brothers are about, the fact that there are no iron railings which mean that they will be flying into the crowd.

WINNER: El Hijo de Canis Lupus with the Canis Moonsault Press (14 minutes, 3 seconds)

MATCH THREE
The Sugiura Army (Hajime Ohara & NOSAWA vs Kongoh (Haoh & Nioh)
WINNER: Hajime Ohara with rolling pin on Haoh (9 minutes, 9 seconds)

MATCH FOUR
The Sugiura Army (Takashi Sugiura & Kinya Okada) vs Kaito Kiyomiya & Shuhei Taniguchi

It has been noticed that Kaito Kiyomiya has this knack of always being able to look at everyone's camera when photographed on the ringpost during entry.

Takashi Sugiura and Kaito Kiyomiya forgot their partners to attack each other violently in the last pre-match before the title match on Monday 24th, with Kiyomiya doing a sky high dropkick from the top rope.

WINNER: Kaito Kiyomiya with the Stretch Plum Facelock on Kinya Okada (11 minutes, 39 seconds)
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After the match, Kiyomiya stood on the apron and pointed to the belt, as Sugiura (looking Boss with his mouthguard clenched between his teeth) held it up.

MATCH FIVE
STINGER (Yoshinari Ogawa, Kotaro Suzuki & Atsushi Kotoge) vs RATELS (Daisuke Harada, Tadasuke & YO-HEY)

While Kotaro Suzuki was announced and standing on the middle turnbuckle, in the ring Yoshinari Ogawa and Daisuke Harada were squaring up (Ogawa in sunglasses and jacket), with the ref trying to get between them. Yoshinari Ogawa held up the GHC Junior Heavyweight, and pointed to Daisuke Harada's IPW Junior. Harada wants a title match, then he had better agree to Ogawa's conditions.

WINNER: YO-HEY with the Super Face G on Kotaro Suzuki (17 minutes, 49 seconds)
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YO-HEY stole the tag belts and posed with them, until Atsushi Kotoge managed to get him to give them back. As YO-HEY has now pinned one of STINGER (Kotaro Suzuki) without HAYATA being present. STINGER cannot possibly say NO to their title challenge now...although this being STINGER, they will find a way out of it, which will be probably by saying that it doesn't count as Tadasuke helped with the win via lariat.

MATCH SIX
AXIZ (Go Shiozaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima) & Mohammed Yone vs Kongoh (Kenoh, Masa Kitamiya & Yoshiki Inamura)

Go Shiozaki is looking bruised and swollen, which given the past few days isn't surprising as he's been slapped about by Kazuyuki Fujita, and then kicked by Kenoh, and while Fujita wasn't here today, Kenoh was. The fight went outside the ring with lots of chairs getting knocked over and flattened by them. However, AXIZ were to have their revenge when Kenoh got Katsuhiko Nakajima's "Shutter Chance" rope choke.

Kongoh attacked Shiozaki en masse, he managed to fight them off until the last moment with the save made by Yone. I get the feeling that Kenoh might be the next challenger for the GHC.

WINNER: Go Shiozaki with the Gowan Lariat on Yoshiki Inamura (19 minutes, 29 seconds)
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After the match Go Shiozaki spoke on the microphone, and said that he will prove on the 3rd March in Yokohama that "I am Noah". On the way out, Nakajima got Shiozaki to do the AXIZ pose at the entryway, it's been a while they have done it.

ATTENDANCE: Not stated
WITH THANKS TO: Susu, Kody, Chiyaozu, Sachan, Juan Casado Barton, 41, KO_HEY1118  PICTURE CREDIT: Mohammed Yone, PKDX
NOAH'S NEXT SHOW: Monday 24th February, Nagoya 
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Colonel Parker approved for manager license in MLW; vows a "reckoning" in Chicago April 18 2020...

2/19/2020

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Colonel Parker approved for manager license in MLW; vows a "reckoning" in Chicago April 18

Colonel Parker returns to MLW with big plans for 2020... 
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Published Feb 19 2020 By Andre Corbeil O WrestlingWithWrestling.Com 


CHICAGO -- Major League Wrestling (MLW) today announced Colonel Robert Parker has been approved for a manager license in MLW and will appear at MLW: Intimidation Games Saturday, April 18 at Cicero Stadium in Chicago. The event will be a MLW FUSION TV taping for beIN SPORTS.

Tickets start at $10 at LuchaTickets.com.

While details are sketchy, the office of Colonel Robert Parker released a brief statement touting his presence at MLW’s April 18th card in Chicago at Cicero Stadium where he promises a reckoning for all in MLW (buy tickets).

But what is behind the blowhard Colonel Parker’s statement? Could he be revealing his first signee in nearly two years?

There are whispers Parker is recruiting current MLW athletes as well as some that are not presently on the roster. Many are intrigued to be managed and have their fights promoted by a man whose family’s ties in the sport of professional date back 100 years to 1920.

Southern wrestling promoter and manager Colonel Robert Parker has a sterling reputation for presenting some of the sport’s top grapplers.

The Colonel was last seen leading the charge of his Stud Stable, which came up short in the 2018 Battle Riot. In his two years managing and promoting fights for his boys in MLW, Parker managed to secure title fights and marquee bouts, beating out several others for a presence on prestigious cards.

Colonel Parker joins a trend of managers and promoters representing athletes in the MLW, including Dan Lambert and AAA co-founder Konnan.

Having managed the likes of Steve Austin, Sid Vicious and Harlem Heat as well as promoting wrestling throughout the south, Colonel Parker has a stellar track record for success in the sport.

The question is: who will be next to sign on with his Stud Stable? We’ll just have to wait and see in Chicago on April 18.

See Colonel Parker live in Chicago April 18 when MLW returns to Cicero Stadium. Buy tickets starting at $10 at LuchaTickets.com.
Buy tickets starting at $10 at LuchaTickets.com.

Some of the athletes and talent signed to compete and appear include: 

World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu and CONTRA Unit • World Tag Team Champions Ross & Marshall Von Erich • LA Park • Davey Boy Smith Jr. • Brian Pillman Jr. • Zenshi • Mance Warner • Hijo de LA Park • The Dynasty • Konnan • Injustice • Savio Vega • Logan Creed • Alicia Atout • Colonel Parker and more!
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(NOAH) EVENT RECAP "HIGHER GROUND 2020" NIGHT 5 ~ SHINYURI TWENTY ONE HALL, KAWASAKI ~ WEDNESDAY 19TH FEBRUARY.

2/19/2020

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Noah returned today to the venue which has become infamously known as "The Demon Staircase From Hell". Fortunately for the ring crew there was no carrying equipment up and down the stairs, across the plaza and into the venue, as the Demon Staircase was closed for repairs. They found another route, which I think must have been easier as no one posted about it. While there was no staircase today, there was also no lottery, as all the prizes were sold out.
So...no Demon Staircase, no Lottery, and Minoru Tanaka found that he hadn't bought enough flyers for his produce, so only half the chairs in the hall got them.
There was no HAYATA either, so Daisuke Harada (in new t-shirt with purple writing which shade really suited him), substituted at the merchandise table.

Noah had a visitor from DDT today. Yumehito Imanari (who is also a wrestler) was seen before the event began at ringside. Imanari is a cameraman for DDT, plus he makes their short trailers and videos. So we could see something coming.
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​I am unsure of the exact attendance for today, but it was said to feel very full, and got even more so as the event progressed and people arrived from work. Because of the proximity of Kawasaki to Tokyo, fans came from the city. Although fond of Korakuen, they said it made a nice change. Many families also came with their young children. 

MATCH ONE
Nioh vs Kinya Okada

Despite the difference in both size and experience, Kinya Okada was determined to win, and apparently he came quite close, reeling out a new Blockbuster move. However, Okada was overpowered by the smaller and more experienced Nioh.

WINNER: Nioh with Trance Rave (8 minutes, 31 seconds)
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MATCH TWO
Shuhei Taniguchi & Mohammed Yone vs The Anti Wrestlers Alliance (Akitoshi Saito & Masao Inoue)

Another staple of this venue (aside from the hellish staircase), is the appearance of what both fans and roster call "The Yone Women". These women are led by Mohammed Yone's mother, assorted relatives (mainly elderly) and friends. They were so loud today cheering Yone (and booing Masao Inoue when he attacked Yone), that he was worried that they were a nuisance to other fans.

Speaking of Masao Inoue, he made the mistake of challenging Shuhei Taniguchi to running the ropes, and was knocked to the floor. While Inoue rolled over and went to scrape himself up, Taniguchi looked at Saito.

When Saito and Inoue were both in the ring and beat down on Yone, Yone stood up two or three times, and attacked Inoue only.

WINNER: Mohammed Yone with the Kinniku Buster on Masao Inoue (11 minutes, 57 seconds)
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The Yone Women were pleased with his win, but soon they would be cheering for their new favorite (not Takashi Sugiura who was greeted as "Uncle", and who seemed quite disappointed about it)...we will return to The Yone Women later, but first they had the interval break where Yone found his table stampeded by them when he was signing autographs.

MATCH THREE
Haoh & El Hijo de Canis Lupus vs Junta Miyawaki & Dragon Bain

As he was teaming with Kongoh's Haoh today, El Hijo de Canis Lupis wore red. Japanese fans have shortened his name to "Kani"(カニ), which means "Crab", which is quite ironic as he is meant to be a wolf. Apparently, its caught on in Noah too, and Referee Nishinaga was overheard calling him it. There were no barriers to hold back the brothers today, so they went zooming into the crowd, with Dragon Bain landing on his feet after a top rope moonsault.
Despite the difference in styles and their backgrounds (Junta's is in Judo with some MMA), Junta Miyawaki worked really well with Dragon Bain, and said he really enjoyed it.

WINNER: El Hijo de Canis Lupus with the Reverse Frankensteiner on Dragon Bain (12 minutes, 31 seconds)

El Hijo de Canis Lupus (as well as having a nickname) kept up another tradition in Noah by having a big smile on beating ones brother (biological or otherwise).

MATCH FOUR
Kumaxiz (Go Shiozaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Hitoshi Kumano) vs Kongoh (Kenoh, Masa Kitamiya & Yoshiki Inamura)

Its true that Kenoh doesn't think much of AXIZ (he thinks they are boring), and so he doesn't think much of Go Shiozaki either. Kenoh wore his incredulous face, which is when his eyes stare and he naturally starts swearing. They got into a brawl outside the ring in the fan seats, where Kenoh kicked Shiozaki a few times, then stamped off swearing. There was also the obligatory kick war with Katsuhiko Nakajima.
Kenoh had trapped Hitoshi Kumano in a submission, and it says a lot for the strength of the junior Kumano that he was able to get to the ropes without tapping out.

Yoshiki Inamura (who got the "Endless Love"), said that he was tired of this "rain" from AXIZ, but he knows that strength comes from adversity, and because he hates it, it has made him stronger.

When Inamura and Kumano faced off it actually got very technical, with Kumano (who loses out to both size and weight), relying on speed, experience and factoring in as much as he could his size.

WINNER: Go Shiozaki with the Gowan Lariat on Yoshiki Inamura (18 minutes, 14 seconds)

MATCH FIVE
STINGER (Yoshinari Ogawa, Kotaro Suzuki & Atsushi Kotoge) vs RATELS (Daisuke Harada, Tadasuke & YO-HEY)

The Yone Women for this match, became "The Tadasuke Women". Tadasuke has always been popular with old ladies for some reason (perhaps its not the constant getting drunk and falling over, but rather the fact he has a big grin, chubby cheeks, is known as "Okasan" and likes things like Mah Jongg). They have not forgotten his affection towards them that October in 2018. They booed STINGER when they had the offensive on him.

Daisuke Harada and Yoshinari Ogawa started the match by glaring at each other across the ring, Harada with his determined face on.

YO-HEY was spectacular today (even with the usually crazy lock up), especially with the dropkick on Yoshinari Ogawa which looked like YO-HEY had reached to Ogawa's forehead almost.
Speaking of crazy, there is "Crazy Tadasuke" and "Crazier Tadasuke". We had the latter today.

WINNER: Kotaro Suzuki with the Endless Waltz on YO-HEY (15 minutes, 7 seconds)
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There was some concern about YO-HEY after the match, as he seemed to be clutching his chest, but he seemed fine and well enough to write that he tried to win like Wife did, but couldn't. He wants Wife to come back soon, but not to overdo it.

Yoshinari Ogawa said backstage that he had thought about Daisuke Harada's right to challenge, and he had a condition; if Ogawa was to put the GHC Junior Heavyweight on the line, then Daisuke Harada was to put his IPW Junior Heavyweight on the line against him. IPW is a British Promotion which has not existed since December 2019, so it looks like Noah may well keep on the belt which will probably gradually evolve into the junior equivalent of the National. Harada is yet to comment, but it is likely he will accept the challenge.

MATCH SIX
The Sugiura Army (Takashi Sugiura & Hajime Ohara) vs Kaito Kiyomiya & Minoru Tanaka

Kaito Kiyomiya has been described as being "bright like the sun" and said to lighten up the venue when he appears.

Kaito Kiyomiya and Takashi Sugiura flew at each other today with elbows and punches that didn't stop. The bell ringing was like opening the cages as they couldn't stop fighting, even when they weren't in the ring with Sugiura storming across it leaving Hajime Ohara and Minoru Tanaka to fight, knocking Kiyomiya off the apron with a punch. Sugiura was full on Terminator mode, refusing to be pinned by Kiyomiya and not accepting the Tiger Suplex. Kiyomiya also made Hajime Ohara tag Sugiura in.

Tanaka held Sugiura back on the ring apron, as he tried to get in the ring as Sugiura locked in the Stretch Plum.

WINNER: Kaito Kiyomiya with the Stretch Plum Facelock on Hajime Ohara (19 minutes, 11 seconds)
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At the end of the match Kiyomiya did something that he never would have done a few months ago, even he was champion. Takashi Sugiura had said in his post match promo from Korakuen Hall that Kiyomiya was too scared to look him in the eyes, so today Kiyomiya bent down so they were eye level (albeit far away from each other) and made the "I am watching you" gesture.
Sugiura stared at him, looking Boss with his mouthguard sticking out of his mouth.

After the event, Kaito Kiyomiya gave a short but nice speech, he spoke about how Sugiura had said that he had seen many things in twenty years of Noah, and how he, Kiyomiya, would absorb everything even Sugiura into his new view and return with the belt to Nagoya. Then he went round the venue slapping and shaking hands.

As the fans filed out (with candy being handed out and AXIZ signing autographs), there was a good atmosphere and a good buzz among them.

ATTENDANCE: Not announced
WITH THANKS TO: Metal-Noah, Tahtauwna, Shishikazu, Miriam, Akeko, Sachan
PICTURE CREDIT: Noah Sales Team, Noah GHC, YO-HEY, PKDX, Mohammed Yone
NOAH'S NEXT SHOW: Saturday 22nd
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Chris Bey Signs With Impact Wrestling Feb 18 2020...

2/19/2020

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Chris Bey Signs With Impact Wrestling Feb 18 2020... 

@IMPACTWRESTLING Watch "Impact Wrestling Signs Chris Bey | Chris Bey Signs With Impact Wrestling Feb 18 2020"


Published Feb 19 2020 By Andre Corbeil of WrestlingWithWrestling.Com 
@WrestlingWithW3 



 Impact wrestling signs independent wrestler / Ring Warriors Star Chris Bey To a Impact Wrestling contract on the very day Cody Rhodes expresses interest in bringing Chris Bey  to all elite wrestling.


BREAKING: We're incredibly excited to announce that @DashingChrisBey has signed with IMPACT Wrestling! #IMPACTonAXSTV


Impact announced on tonight’s show that they have signed indie star Chris Bey, who has appeared on Impact TV, WWE 205 Live, ROH and others in the past few years.



Bey debuted at the recent 2/7 and 2/8 Impact TV taping's, which will air over the next few weeks.



It’s interesting how AEW Executive VP Cody spoke about Bey during a media call earlier this afternoon. 
Cody Rhodes said: “I’ve been doing a deep-dive on YouTube, on a guy named Chris Bey. He’s a prime example of somebody who could potentially be good for our singles division". 


We haven’t spoken to him or anything of that nature, but I’m sure this call will have some sort of dialogue or he’ll hear about it in some capacity.”



 This is a great signing by impact wrestling who should be able to make an international superstar out of Chris Bey. 


 We here at wrestling with wrestling are extremely pleased with the announcement. 



#ImpactWrestling #ChrisBey #ImpactSignsChrisBey #ChrisBeySignsWithImpactWrestling #WrestlerChrisBey #ImpactWrestlingNews #ImpactWrestlingSignings #AEW #CodyRhodes #WrestlingWithWrestling #AndreCorbeil #WrestlingNews #AllNews 
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