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2019 NWA Crockett Cup Results

Joe Galli, Jim Cornette, and Ian Riccaboni were the announce team.

Wild Card Tag Team Battle Royal (Winner is the 8th entrant into the Crockett Cup) – Winners: Royce Isaacs & Thom Latimer advance to the Crockett Cup tournament

Crockett Cup Tournament:

Flip Gordon & Bandido (ROH) vs. Stuka Jr. & Guerrera Maya Jr (CMLL) – Winners: Flip Gordon & Bandido

Royace Isaacs and Thom Latimer vs. (Crimson and Jax Dane) The War Kings (NWA) – Winners: Royce Isaacs & Thom Latimer

 

The Briscoes talk about the old Crockett Cup tournament and how the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express couldn’t make it past the first round. The Briscoes fully expect history to repeat itself. The Briscoes says they are going to win the tournament and put Rock ‘n’ Roll Express out to pasture.

Jim Cornette introduces The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, before the match gets started he asks them if they know what they’ve gotten themselves into tonight against The Briscoes. They will feed off the fans support and winning the Crockett Cup is something they want to check off their bucket list. Cornette says it’s good to see The Briscoes, “Good to see you too, Jim, now hand me that microphone!” Cornette hands it over and bounces. They let their opponents decide if they want to head to the back and keep their body in check, or fight and get retired. Morton kicks Jay below the belt before the bell rings.

The Briscoes (ROH) vs. Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (NWA) – Winners: The Briscoes 

Villain Enterprises PCO & Brody King (ROH)  vs. Kojima & Nagata (New Japan Pro Wrestling) – Winners: PCO & Brody King

 

Madusa headed out to the ring with the NWA Women’s Championship. She will present it to the winner.

NWA Women’s Championship (Vacant): Allysin Kay vs. Santana Garrett – Winner and new NWA Women’s Champion: Allysin Kay

Crockett Cup Semi-Final Match: Flip Gordon and Bandido (RHO) vs. Royce Isaacs & Thom Latimer – Winner: Royce Isaacs & Thom Latimer

Crockett Cup Semi-Final Match: The Briscoes (ROH) vs. PCO & Brody King (ROH) – Winners: PCO & Brody King via DQ

NWA National Championship: (C) Willie Mack vs. Colt Cabana – Winner and new NWA National Champion: Colt Cabana

Post-match, James Storm headed to the ring and gets on the mic. He initially congratulates Cabana for winning the title, but then yells at management for not wanting a guy like him in the main event scene. He says to Cabana that’s why he came out here to challenge Cabana because they can’t stop him from doing that. He tells Cabana to be ready next time they meet.

Members of the Crockett Family, ROH COO Joe Koff, and NWA President Billy Corgan out with the Crockett Cup and NWA World Tag Team Titles. Caprice Coleman talks with Nikita Koloff who says it’s great to be back and he thanks the Crockett Family for giving him his opportunity. Coleman asks about Koloff losing his accent, and he says after 35 years his English is bound to get better. Magnum TA heads out, Koloff welcomes him. Magnum talks about when he was able to be involved in the very first Crockett Cup and how great the experience was. The two sit ringside for the upcoming finals match.

Crockett Cup Finals: PCO & Brody King (ROH) vs. Royce Isaacs & Thom Latimer – Winners of the 2019 Crockett Cup and new NWA World Tag Team Champions: PCO and Brody King

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship: (C) Nick Aldis w/Kamilla vs. Marty Scurll – Winner: Nick Aldis via Submission

Post-match, Scurll and Aldis hug and raise each other’s hands up. Scurll gets on the mic and asks Aldis not to leave just yet. Scurll says 15 years ago he started his dream to be a wrestler and said Aldis was the won who took him under his wing and helped him become the man he is today. He says after the match they just had shows how far they both have come. He was hoping at this point he would be double champion, but the better man won. He says Aldis is the champ and nobody deserves it more than him. Aldis says Scurll is the biggest self-made star in wrestling. He then puts over the NWA’s resurgence and thanks the fans.

Transcript via Wrestling Inc.

NWA Crockett Cup Final Card 4/27/19

NWA Crockett Cup will take place tomorrow from the Cabarrus Arena in Concord, North Carolina. Join us for full live beginning at 7 pm ET!

The event will stream live on FITE for $19.99, ROH HonorClub, and traditional PPV.

 

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship: (C) Nick Aldis vs. Marty Scurll

NWA National Championship: (C) Willie Mack vs. Colt Cabana

NWA Women’s Championship (Vacant): Allysin Kay vs. Santana Garrett

Crockett Cup Tournament: Winners of Block A face Winners of Block B in Finals

Block A

The Briscoes (ROH) vs. Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (NWA)

Villain Enterprises PCO & Brody King (ROH)  vs. Kojima & Nagata (New Japan Pro Wrestling)

Block B

Flip Gordon & Bandido (ROH) vs. Stuka Jr. & Guerrera Maya Jr (CMLL)

Crimson & Jax Dane (NWA) vs. Winner of Wild Card Battle Royal

Wild Card Tag Team Battle Royal (Winner is the 8th entrant into the Crockett Cup)

Also appearing the Legends of Jim Crockett Promotions including all three members of Jim Cornette’s Midnight Express, legendary NWA Ref Tommy Young, Nikita Koloff and Magnum TA.

Kota Ibushi Says He’s Staying With NJPW “Until The Day I Die” With New Contract

Back in February, Kota Ibushi announced he had signed a new deal with New Japan Pro Wrestling, keeping him with the promotion until 2021. The current IWGP Intercontinental Champion had previously worked more as a freelance wrestler in recent years until that deal.

In a press conference, Ibushi announced he had a new contract with NJPW and would stay “until the day I die.” Obviously, the two sides decided it would be best to keep him for a longer period of time than originally announced.

“To me, this is the last place I’ll be,” Ibushi said. “Until the day I die. Until the end. That’s my contract period. ”

Aside from his current title reign, Ibushi is also a three-time IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion, one-time NEVER Openweight Champion, and one-time IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion.

In a February interview with ShuPro, Ibushi commented on why he decided to chose NJPW over AEW.

“The second I went, that would be the end of my wrestling career, I thought,” Ibushi began. “What I realized [talking to AEW] was I really don’t care about money. … AEW said they just want me in their ring in some form. The ideal for them was for me to move to America and be there full-time. I turned them down just after Wrestle Kingdom. … If I went it would be the end of my career. There wouldn’t be anywhere else to go after that. No step up, nothing left to do. That would be the last step to make, and after that things would just go down. Great money, but I want to keep developing.”

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Hiroshi Tanahashi Discharged From Hospital Following Elbow Surgery

NJPW wrestler Hiroshi Tanahashi has been discharged from the hospital after undergoing surgery.

New Japan Pro Wrestling confirmed the former IWGP Heavyweight Champion’s release from the hospital on Twitter late last night.

“Tanahashi has been discharged from hospital after receiving treatment on his left elbow. Best wishes for a quick return to action,” they wrote alongside a quote-tweet from the man himself.

“I was hospitalized for a week with left elbow surgery,” said Tanahashi. “Today, I was discharged safely. I will do my best to return!”

Tanahashi last wrestled at the G1 Supercard in Madison Square Garden on April 6, where he lost to Zack Sabre Jr. No word on how long he’ll be out of action.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

NWA Women’s Championship Vacated, New Champion To Be Decided At Crockett Cup

NWA announced earlier today the Women’s Championship has been vacated by Jazz and a new champion will be decided at this weekend’s Crockett Cup event in Concord, North Carolina. Allysin Kay (fka Impact Wrestling’s Sienna) was originally scheduled to face Jazz, but will now go against an opponent to be named later this week for the vacant title.

Jazz won the championship back in September of 2016, holding it for 946 days, which is the third longest behind Debbie Combs and The Fabulous Moolah.

Below is the updated card this Saturday’s Crockett Cup.

* Nick Aldis (c) vs. Marty Scurll (NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship)
* Willie Mack (c) vs. Colt Cabana (NWA National Championship)
* Allysin Kay vs. Santana Garrett (For the vacant NWA Women’s Championship)
* The Briscoes vs. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Crockett Cup First Round)
* Villain Enterprises (PCO & Brody King) vs. Satoshi Kojima and Yugi Nagata (Crockett Cup First Round)
* Flip Gordon and Bandido vs. Guerrero Maya Jr. and Stuka Jr. (Crockett Cup First Round)
* The War Kings (Crimson and Jax Dane) vs. Winner of the Wild Card Tag Team Battle Royal (Crockett Cup First Round)
* Wild Card Tag Team Battle Royal (Winner is the 8th entrant into the Crockett Cup)

The event will stream live on FITE for $19.99, ROH HonorClub, and traditional PPV.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

UPDATE:

Jazz revealed on Twitter that she had to vacate the NWA World Women’s Championship due to medical and personal issues.

NWA Reveals 2019 Crockett Cup Bracket

NWA Crockett Cup will take place on April 27 at the Cabarrus Arena in Concord, North Carolina. In NWA’s latest video the full bracket has been announced for the tournament with the following first-round matches.

* The Briscoes vs. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express
* Villain Enterprises (PCO & Brody King) vs. Satoshi Kojima and Yugi Nagata
* Flip Gordon and Bandido vs. Guerrero Maya Jr. and Stuka Jr.
* The War Kings (Crimson and Jax Dane) vs. Winner of the Wild Card Tag Team Battle Royal

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Below is what the rest of the card looks like.

* Nick Aldis (c) vs. Marty Scurll (NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship)
* Willie Mack (c) vs. Colt Cabana (NWA National Championship)
* Jazz (c) vs. Sienna (NWA Women’s Championship)
* Wild Card Tag Team Battle Royal (Winner is the 8th entrant into the Crockett Cup)

The event will stream live on FITE for $19.99, ROH HonorClub, and traditional PPV.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Enzo Amore And Big Cass Brawl With ROH Wrestlers At G1 Supercard (VIDEO)

Former WWE stars Enzo Amore and Big Cass got into a brawl with ROH wrestlers in Madison Square Garden at G1 Supercard.

It all went down after the four-way tag team match when Enzo and Cass hopped the barricade and began fighting talent. Bully Ray then ran over to get some shots in.

Things began to escalate, but security didn’t jump in. This would seem to signal that this was planned beforehand and not like Enzo’s stunt at Staples, but the fight wasn’t show on the broadcast. We’ve been unable to verify with 100% certainty at this time if this was a work, but all signs point in that direction.

Once the wrestlers were all split apart, Enzo and Cass were escorted through the crowd.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Watch a brief portion of the brawl at the link below.

ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard At MSG Results

(Pre-Show) Kagetsu, Jenny Rose & Hazuki vs. Hana Kimura, Stella Grey & Sumie Sakai – Winners: Kagetsu, Jenny Rose & Hazuki 

(Pre-Show) Honor Rumble:

  1. Kenny King
  2. Minoru Suzuki
  3. Cheeseburger
  4. Beer City Bruiser
  5. Sho
  6. Shingo Takagi
  7. BUSHI
  8. Yoh
  9. Shaheem Ali
  10. Rhett Titus
  11. LSG
  12. Ryusuke Taguchi
  13. Will Ferrara
  14. Chase Owens
  15. Rocky Romero
  16. Brian Milonas
  17. Bad Luck Fale
  18. Jonathan Gresham
  19. Tracy Williams
  20. YOSHI-HASHI
  21. PJ Black
  22. Jushin Thunder Liger
  23. TK O’Ryan
  24. Vinny Marseglia
  25.  Delirious
  26. Tomohiro Ishii
  27. Toru Yano – has Colt Cabana take his place and he takes Cabana’s place on commentary
  28. Hirooki Goto
  29. Haku
  30. Great Muta

Winner: Kenny King

After the match, Muta gets back in the ring and nails King with the mist. Liger alsow as back in the ring for a moment.

Title vs. Title: NEVER Openweight Champion Will Ospreay vs. ROH World TV Champion Jeff Cobb – Winner: Jeff Cobb (Still ROH World TV Champion and new NEVER Openweight Champion)

Dalton Castle vs. Rush – Winner: Rush

ROH Women of Honor World Championship: (C) Mayu Iwatani vs. Kelly Klein – Winner and new ROH Women of Honor World Champion: Kelly Klein

Post-match, Velvet Sky and Angelina Love made their way down to the ring. Mandy Leon got in the ring to back Klein up, but then Leon cracked Klein in the back with her heel. Love hit Kelin with a pump kick. Jenny Rose came out to help and immediately get dropped, Stella Grey tried and got hairsprayed in the eyes, Leon dropped her too. The new stable is called “The Allure.”

Commentary says Juice Robinson will no longer be able to compete against Bully Ray after the backstage attack.

New York City Street Fight: Bully Ray vs. Flip Gordan

Gordon gets right after Bully, goes for a springboard, but gets hit with the 3D. Bully heads out under the ring and pulls out a table and a kendo stick. Shane Taylor and Silas Young head out and help Bully beat up Gordon. Suddenly, Juice Robinson and Mark Haskins show up on the ramp and want to make it a 3 vs. 3 match. Robinson brings a whole host of weapons to the ring.

New York Street Fight: Bully Ray, Shane Taylor & Silas Young vs. Juice Robinson, Flip Gordon & Mark Haskins – Winners: Flip Gordon, Juice Robinson & Mark Haskins

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: (C) Taiji Ishimori vs. Dragon Lee vs. Bandido – Winner and new IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion: Dragon Lee

Winner Takes All Tag Title Match: ROH World Tag Team Champions PCO & Brody King vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Guerrillas of Destiny vs. EVIL & SANADA vs. The Briscoes – Winners: Guerrillas of Destiny (Still IWGP Tag Team Champions and new ROH World Tag Team Champions)

Post-match, Yano is standing on the stage with the IWGP Tag Team Titles and heads off with them. Also, it looks like Enzo and Big Cass are at the event and some kind of brawl broke out on the outside at the end of the match. Likely a storyline with the amount of time the two were given once they jumped the barricade. Most of what happened wasn’t shown on camera.

RPH British Heavyweight Championship: (C) Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi – Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.

IWGP Intercontinental Championship: (C) Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi – Winner and new IWGP Intercontinental Champion: Kota Ibushi

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship Nick Aldis (with Kamila) joins commentary.

ROH World Championship – Ladder Match: (C) Jay Lethal vs. Marty Scurll vs. Matt Taven – Winner and new ROH World Champion: Matt Taven

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada – Winner and new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion: Kazuchika Okada

ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard At MSG Card 4/6/19

ROH and NJPW will make history at “The World’s Most Famous Arena” Madison Square Garden – New York City

G1 Supercard Pre-Show, streaming live for free on ROH’s Facebook Live, FITE, NJPW World, and traditional pay-per-view providers at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time/3:30 p.m. Pacific Time!

G1 Supercard, airing live on pay-per-view and streaming free for all HonorClub members. It’s also available on FITE, NJPW World, and traditional pay-per-view providers at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time/4:30 p.m. Pacific Time!

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada

ROH World Championship – Ladder Match: (C) Jay Lethal vs. Marty Scurll vs. Matt Taven

IWGP Intercontinental Championship: (C) Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi

Title vs. Title: NEVER Openweight Champion Will Ospreay vs. ROH World TV Champion Jeff Cobb

Winner Takes All Tag Title Match: ROH World Tag Team Champions PCO & Brody King vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Guerrillas of Destiny vs. EVIL & SANADA vs. The Briscoes

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: (C) Taiji Ishimori vs. Dragon Lee vs. Bandido

RPH British Heavyweight Championship: (C) Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

ROH Women of Honor world Championship: (C) Mayu Iwatani vs. Kelly Klein

New York City Street Fight: Bully Ray vs. Juice Robinson

Dalton Castle vs. Rush

(Pre-Show) Honor Rumble: Kenny King, PJ Black, The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas), Cheeseburger, Jushin Thunder Liger, Rhett Titus, LSG, Shaheem Ali

(Pre-Show) Kagetsu, Jenny Rose & Hazuki vs. Hana Kimura, Stella Grey & Sumie Sakai

2019 WrestleMania Weekend Events – WWE, ROH, NJPW, Impact Wrestling, MLW & WrestleCon

WrestleMania Weekend Events:

WrestleMania Axxess

NXT vs. NXT Alumni
Thursday, April 4 (6-10 p.m.)
The past meets the present as former NXT Superstars battle current Superstars from the black-and-gold brand. The matches will include Roderick Strong vs. Tyler Breeze, Dominik Dijkaovic vs. Harper, SAnitY vs. Undisputed ERA, and Kassius Ohno vs. Aiden English.

Cruiserweights Collide
Friday, April 5 – Sessions 1 and 2 
Cruiserweights from 205 Live, NXT UK and NXT will soar to new heights in inter-brand bouts on Friday’s Axxess sessions. Featured matches will include Tyler Bate vs. The Brian Kendrick, Akira Tozawa vs. Jordan Devlin, Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews vs. Ariya Daivari & Mike Kanellis, and Albert Hardie Jr. vs. Gran Metalik. Session 1 runs 1-5 p.m., and Session 2 runs 6-10 p.m.

NXT UK Tapings
Saturday, April 6 – Sessions 1, 2 and 3
Each of Saturday’s three Axxess sessions will feature an NXT UK TV taping for future airing on the award-winning WWE Network. Don’t miss the rare opportunity to watch the United Kingdom’s best and brightest Superstars competing stateside. Session 1 runs 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Session 2 runs 1-5 p.m. and Session 3 runs 6-10 p.m.

Brands Battle
Sunday, April 7 (8 a.m. to 12 p.m.)
Two 20-Superstar Battle Royals — one for male Superstars and one for female Superstars — will take place the morning of WrestleMania. Both Battle Royals will feature Superstars from NXT and NXT UK, and the Men’s Battle Royal will additionally feature Superstars from 205 Live.

Women Collide
Monday, April 8 (12-4 p.m.)
One day after female Superstars main-event WrestleMania for the first time in history, the WWE Women’s Evolution continues to take center stage at Axxess. Watch top female Superstars from NXT, NXT UK, Raw and SmackDown LIVE collide, with matches including Io Shirai vs. Sonya Deville, Toni Storm vs. Nikki Cross vs. Bianca Belair, Piper Niven vs. Zelina Vega, Candice LeRae vs. Kay Lee Ray and more!

*Talent listed and depicted above are subject to change.

 

MLW -Rise of the Renegades (Fusion TV Tapings) April 4 – New York City, Melrose Ballroom

Impact Wrestling – United We Stand – April 4 – Rahway Rec Center in Rahway, New Jersey – Steaming on Fite TV

MLW – Battle Riot II (Fusion TV Tapings) April 5 – New York City, Melrose Ballroom -2 Hour Special airing on beIN SPORTS

ROH – NJPW G1 Supercard “Festival of Honor” April 5 – Hulu Theatre at MSG (Pro wrestling fans from all around the globe have an opportunity to get up close and personal with the biggest stars in Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro-Wrestling with Meet & Greet experiences)

NXT TakeOver: New York – April 5 – Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

WrestleCon – April 5 & 6 – New York City Hilton Midtown

ROH – NJPW G1 Supercard – April 6 – MSG – PPV, Fite.tv, ROH HonorClub or NJPW World

WWE Hall of Fame – April 6

WrestleMania 35 – April 7