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Janai Kai will be defending her Ladies Night Out Championship at CCW’s “Flatline” on May 20 against Renee Michelle. On that same show, KiLynn King meets Vita Von Starr to determine the #1 contender for the CCW Championship.

It looks like the retirement of Nicole Savoy is over, as she is returning to West Coast Pro on June 9th for “KID ZOMBIE.” Savoy is someone who is a huge asset to the west coast independent wrestling scene, as she brings her experience and expertise to an area that has a lot of very talented young female wrestlers.

In a match between superstars from different continents, Trisha Adora and Charlie Morgan will face off at wXw “We Love Wrestling” on May 27th.

Vert Vixen is back from her first trip to Japan and is looking to take on the best America has to offer, and on May 13th at DEFY she will do exactly that, as she will step in the ring with Trish Adora.

The Blair sisters have been working hard and catching the eye of ICW NHB owner Danny Demanto and the ICW faithful. In Chattanooga, Payton Blair, with Lizzy Blair at ringside gets the opportunity to step in the ring with one of the greatest women’s deathmatch wrestlers ever in Mickie Knuckles. This match will be IN THE PIT on June 30 for Pit Fighter X17.

In GCW news, Rina Yamashita and Maki Itoh have been announced for “Thank Me Later” in Los Angeles on June 17th.

On May 20th, Indie Wrestling Hall of Famer, LuFisto, and former IMPACT Knockouts champion Allison Kay will return to GCW in Detroit for “The Way I Am.”

Effy’s Big Gay Brunch UK will take place on May 12th, and it has been announced that there will be a 6-person tag match pitting EFFY, Allie Katch and Session Moth Martina against Che Monet, Charles Crowley and Alexis Falcon. Also appearing on that show will be the other third of Thrussy, Dark Sheik.

Billie Starkz will be returning to Wrestling REVOLVER on June 17th for “Ring of Destiny.”

In a first time ever match, Lufisto will take on the very powerful Calvin Tankman at Wrestlemax “Reborn” on June 30th.

The Dreamwave show, “Nothing But a Good Time” on June 17th will feature the international pop star, B3CCA, against one of the top wrestlers in the country, Hyan, in what should be an amazing match.

The top 2 female wrestlers in AIW, Ziggy Hiam and Joseline Navarro, will face off on 5/5 at “Cibernetico De Mayo 2.”

Miyu Yamashita will be making her BLP debut at “Fancy Wrestling” on June 3rd.

 

Thursday

Wrestling Open

Rebecca Scott def B3CCA with one second left in the time limit. During the match Shannon LaVangie sat down at ringside and served as a distraction for B3CCA. After the match B3CCA insults Shannon and accepts her challenge for a rematch.

 

Enjoy Wrestling

Enjoy Championship: Edith Surreal def MV Young (c) to become the second Enjoy Champion and the first woman to hold the belt.

TJPW Princess Tag Team Championship: Wasteland War Party (Max the Impaler & Heidi Howitzer) (c) def Trish Adora and Jordan Blade

 

OVW

Hailey J & Tiffany Nieves vs Leila Grey & Shawna Reed ends in a no contest. Grey attacks Nieves from behind on the entrance ramp before the match starts. Hailey has to fight both opponents for a large portion of the match, but Tiffany is eventually able to come in with some fury. Reed and Grey start fighting with each other and then Tiffany and Hailey join in the fight. The ref calls the match off once it is clear that the match has broken down beyond repair.

 

Friday

Invictus Pro “In Bloom”

Invictus Women’s Championship: Clara Carreras (c) def Anastasia Morningstar with a Code Red off the middle rope.

Ruthless LaLa def Abby Jane and Gabby Ortiz with a discus lariat on Abby Jane.

Darius Carter def Edith Surreal by DQ after Edith throws ref Nick Shin to the ground as Shin tries to pull Edith off of Darius when they are in the corner. Edith attacks Darius after the bell rings and it takes all the refs and security that Invictus has to pull them apart.

 

C*4 “Hell or High Water”

C*4 Tag Team Championship Match: Hawkestepper (c) def. James Stone & Vanessa Kraven

Alexia Nicole def Ultra Violette

 

Saturday

Prestige Wrestling “Roseland 5”

Miyu Yamashita def Liiza Hall and Trish Adora in an incredible match by pinning Hall.

 

FWA “Battle 4 Destiny 2023”

FWA Women’s Championship Match: Rochelle Rouge (c) def Miki Fortune

Shine Nova Championship Match: Renee Michelle (c) vs Jeyla Jey

 

Black Label Pro “2 Cold 2 Hold”

Lee Moriarty def Shazza McKenzie by submission. Shazza stood toe-to toe and went hold for hold with the AEW superstar.

Rachel Armstrong def Sandra Moone with a 450 in what has to be considered an upset. After the match Armstrong is attacked by Alice Crowley

BLP Heavyweight Championship: Cole Radrick def Billie Starkz, (c) Skye Blue and Alec Price to win the championship from Billie, however he did not pin the champion, so you would assume that Billie will be looking to regain that title. This match was supposed to be a 1-on-1 match between Billie and Skye, but Billie got involved in the match between Cole and Alec and it became a 4-way.

 

IWC “Superstar Showdown IV”

Katie Arquetee, Jaxson Aros and Andrew Palace def Ray Lyn, Jack Pollack and Renee Dupree

 

Sunday

Beyond Wrestling “Thirty”

Willow Nightingale def Anastasia Morningstar with a moonsault.

Notorious Mimi def LMK w/ Love, Doug as special guest referee.

Tornado Tag Match: B3ST HOES (B3CCA & Aaron Rourke) def YoKai (Janai Kai & Yoya) when B3CCA hits a 450 on Yoya.

Megan Bayne def Shannon LeVangie with the Bow Down in a very competitive match. Shannon showed how tough she was in this match. After the match, Aaron Rourke distracts Shannon and B3CCA attacks Shannon from behind. B3CCA goes to the top rope, but Megan Bayne comes out. As B3CCA scatters away, Bayne chokeslams Rourke. Bayne says that on May 28th, at “Mills of the Gods”, B3CCA is the next sacrifice.

 

Glory Pro “Powerhouse”

Max The Impaler def Sandra Moone with a lariat.

Best 2 out of 3 falls: Tootie Lynn def Heather Reckless 2-0

  • Tootie Lynn wins the 1st fall by DQ when Reckless hits Tootie’s knee with a steel chair as it is against the ring post.
  • Tootie Lynn wins the 2nd fall when Reckless brings a chair into the ring and Tootie hits her with a superkick to the chair. Tootie then hits Reckless with a knee to the head and gets the win.

United Glory Tag Team Championship Match: PME (c) def BUSSY with an assisted Flatliner in an excellent match.

Street Fight: Shazza McKenzie def Laynie Luck with a Tower of London onto 2 chairs in a great, hard-hitting match.

 

Reality of Wrestling TV “Episode 368”

Danni Bee w/ Charity Kane def Killa Kate with the Buzzkill. Danni had some assistance from Charity Kane on the outside.

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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