On April 16 Deadlock Pro will present DPW LIVE 2, which will feature a battle between two very accomplished international talents, as Japan’s Miyu Yamashita will take on Canada’s Nicole Matthews. This show will also feature Hyan defending the DPW Women’s World Championship agaist the Japanese legand Emi Sakura.

 

There were some match announcements for West Coast Pro’s Queen of the Indies on May 13 in San Franciso. A special attraction match featuring Chigusa Nagayo, Takumi Iroha and Sandra Moone will take on Lady Apache, Nicole Savoy and Karisma. First round matches for the Queen of the Indies tournament:

  • Billie Starkz vs Unagi Sayaka
  • Queen Aminata vs Maria
  • Masha Slamovich vs Hyan
  • Lady Frost vs Dulce Tormenta

 

West Coast Pro has also announced that Nicole Matthews will make her debut at Kid Zombioe on 6/9/23.

 

This Friday, the AAW Women’s Championship will be on the line as Masha Slamovich defends against Sierra.

 

Sawyer Wreck will challenge Manders for the H2O chamionship inside of a steel cage on May 20 at “Sweet Dreams.”

 

ICW No Hold Barred has announced some big matches for their return to Chicago on June 15th and 16th. This time they will be at the historic, especially for women’s wrestling, Berwyn Eagles. On Saturday, we will see Krule take on The Kirks, Brandon and Kasey. This will be the second time for this unusual match up. The first time Krule defeated the married couple in short time. On Friday, we will see the long time deathmatch tag team The Rejects, John Wayne Murdoch and Reed Bentley, take on a new tag team of deathmatch legends, Mickie Knuckles and Lufisto, who recently had a match of the year candidate against each other. Shazza McKenzie will take on the owner of ICW NHB at the June 16th show.

 

The GCW Ultraviolent Champion, Rina Yamashita will be returning to the US and GCW.  She is scheduled to appear on 7 shows begining on May 26 in Las Vegas. She will also be in Atlantic City for TOS weekend. After that, she will be appearing in LA on June 17th, and June 23-25 at Chicago, Huntsville and Forence.

 

Masha Slamovich will be defending her GCW World Championship against Cole Radrick on April 15th in St. Louis.

 

The cutest gang affiliated wrestler in the world, Maki Itoh will be going to Las Vegas with GCW on May 26th.

 

In what should be a very interesting match, Thrussy (EFFY, Dark Sheik and Allie Katch) will take on Jack Cartwheel, Gringo Loco and Arez on April 21st in Atlanta.

 

Sunday

Ruthless Pro “Street Trash”

Rustbelt Deathmatch Championship Match: Randi West (c) def Danny Demanto

 

Monday

H2O “Hustlepallooza”

Hybrid Championship: Kennedi Copeland def Ziggy Hiam and GG Everson (c) to become the new Hybrid Champion. Kennedi followed up Ziggy’s Acid Drop on GG with a knee to his head and pinned GG.

H2O Danny Havoc Hardcore Championship Number One Contendership Four Way Match: Bam Sullivan def. Louie Ramos, Mouse and Sawyer Wreck

 

Thursday

OVW

As Freya, Haley J, Jada Stone, Alice Crowley and Tiffany Nieves are in the ring looking to start a match, Shawna Reed comes through the curtain laughing. She said that she is the one that has been causing all of the chaos the past few months. The friends turning on each other, the women disappearing, that was all her.

Dream Girl Elle concert: She brings out a pink guitar and sings a song about Shalonce Royal. The song is quite bad and she doesn’t play her guitar at all. This brings out Shalonce who sings her way to the ring. Shalonce says that Ellie is no one’s dream girl because she is a nightmare. Ellie says that she has one more line to her song and that is that soon you can call her champ. This brings Shalonce in the ring, but Ellie breaks her guitar over Shalonce’s head.

 

Wrestling Revolver “Thursday”

Miyu Yamashita def Allie Katch with a skull kick. After the match Miyu offers Allie a handshake, but per JT Dunn’s orders Allie attacks Miyu. As Allie is about to go for a piledriver JesSICKa comes to the ring and runs off Allie and the rest of The Unit.

Speedball Mike Bailey & Veda Scott (Birdlaw) def Steve Maclin & Deonna Purrazzo (Team F Around and Find Out) when Mike rolls up Maclin for the win after Maclin accidently hits his wife. Birdlaw also debuted an impressive new double team move called Drunken Jenga.

 

Friday

Pro Wrestling EVE “That’s No Moonsault”

Pro Wrestling Eve 4/7/23 That’s No Moonsault Results – PWPonderings

 

Black Label Pro “Squared Circle Expo”

Su Yung def Rachel Armstrong with a spinning thunder bomb after putting Reachel in the mandible claw. Rachel Armstrong looked very impressive and held her own in the ring with the Undead Bride.

 

West Coast Pro “Home of the Killers”

West Coast Pro Women’s Championship: Masha Slamovich (c) def Miyu Yamashita with the White Knight Driver.

Aja Kong def Vert Vixen with a spinning backfist.

 

Saturday

Hoodslam “Fallen Idols”

Vipress def Maki Itoh by rolling her up after interference by Dark Sheik. Maki Itoh had Vipress in a submission and Vipress was tapping, but the ref was being distracted by Dark Sheik.

Emo Rules Match: Brooke Havok def Anton Voorhees with the assistance of Alan Angels. Brooke poured studs on the ring from her Hot Topic bag and slammed Anton on them, but Anton answered with a Tear Drop Suplex of his own on the studs. This did not end the match, but Angels threw Anton from the top rope, setting up Brooke to hit her finisher for the win.

Trish Adora def MacDaddy MYLO to become the #1 contender for the GLAMpionship.

4 way match for the GLAMpionship: Brittany Wonder (c) def Dark Sheik, Richard Shhhhhnary and Laura Frazier by pinning Richard Shhhhhnary after she hit him with a Theiz Press of the top rope.

 

DEFY “The Realest”

Vert Vixen (c) def Miyu Yamashita

Marina Shafir def Nicole Matthews

 

Freelance Underground “Into The Fire”

Alice Crowley def Shazza McKenzie with a knee to the head

 

DOA Pro Wrestling  “Portslamdia”

DOA Grand Championship: Rebel Kel (c) def Nick Radford

Amira, Laynie Luck & Abigail Warren def The Academy

By Don Halliwell

I have watched wrestling all of my life, from WWF and NWA to ECW and then indie shows. I have been steadily going to independent wrestling shows since 2002.

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