King of Indies took place on November 16, 2024 from the West Coast Pro Academy in Pacifica, California. A joint show along with Pro Wrestling Revolution, it can be found on West Coast Pro’s YouTube channel.

The announcer is James Kincaid

Opening Contest: Round 1 – Titus Alexander vs. Arez 

Titus Alexander is the current West Coast Pro champion, and half of the West Coast Pro tag team champions. They do some chain wrestling to start with Arez getting a rollup for two. We get a series of reversals next which ends with a stalemate. Titus with a kick to the back that gets a one count. Enzuigiri by Arez sends Titus outside and he follows with a tope suicida into the front row.

Arez now with a flurry of kicks to the back as he plays to the crowd. Titus charges the corner and winds up on the buckle, then hits a crossbody. Brainbuster lands for a two count. They duke it out with Alexander getting a high kick, then a fireman’s carry/neckbreaker slam. Titus goes for a Chaos Theory but Arez kicks out of hit and gets a stiff sitout powerbomb for two. Titus throws a high kick which misses but gets Lethal Injection for two.

Superkick and tilt-a-whirl backbreaker from Arez followed by a half-nelson driver for another two. Springboard moonsault misses for Arez, and Alexander gets a running knee strike for two. Chaos Theory by Alexander connects this time and gets the win. Solid opener.  **¾   

 
Match Two: Round 1 – Shun Skywalker vs. Oni El Bendito 

This is a very Mortal Kombat looking face off at the start here. Bendito gets a dropkick sending Skywalker to the floor and into the crowd. Back in Bendito remains in control stomping away in the corner. Skywalker bails again and hides behind a fan. Bendito flies off the second turnbuckle but Skywalker catches him with a dropkick.

Pump kicks by Skywalker and he tries for a double underhook powerbomb and eventually gets it for two. They duke it out trading kicks and Bendito gets a cutter at the end of that sequence for two. Bendito tries for a suplex but is reversed with a suplex, and a uranage. Skywalker gets a standing moonsault kneedrop for the win.  ** 

 
Match Three:  Round 1 – Calvin Tankman vs. Timothy Thatcher 

Thatcher gets some clubbing shots early and Tankman fires back with loud chops. Tankman tosses Thatcher across the ring and levels him with a forearm. Scoop slam and splash from Tankman gets two. Thatcher picks the ankle and locks in a submission but gets fought off. Stiff kick to the back and a front chancery, then Tankman casually dumps Thatcher over the top rope to the floor. They fight on the apron where Tankman pushes Thatcher off and chops him in the crowd, which doesn’t phase Thatcher.

More brawling on the outside and Tankman gets a back suplex on the apron before they head back inside. Thatcher goes for the leg again and gets a single-leg crab. Rope break ends that and they exchange strikes once again. Spinning back elbow from Tankman followed by the Tankman Driver gets the pin. Very solid hard-hitting match.  *** 

 
Match Four: Round 1 – Starboy Charlie vs. El Cucuy 

Cucuy uses his power advantage early on, so Charlie does some pushups to show his strength. Charlie tries a rana but can’t get it and eventually gets a rana to send Cucuy to the outside. Tope suicida from Starboy hits. Back in, Cucuy charges to take down Charlie and hits a senton. Chops and a spinning back elbow get two. Full nelson suplex by Cucuy and another chop knocks Charlie down.

Charlie uses his quickness to avoid some strikes and gets a spinning heel kick and a standing shooting star press for two. He goes for a Lethal Injection but Cucuy just forearms him in the back of the head. Shining Wizard from Cucuy gets two. Wicked sit-out powerbomb gets another two. Cucuy goes up, taking his time, and misses a moonsault.

Charlie with momentum now hits a poison rana for two. They both head up to the top and Charlie flips over and gets a powerbomb. Shooting Starboy Press gets the win for Charlie to advance. This was a match that I also enjoyed.  *** 

 
Match Five: Semi-Finals – Titus Alexander vs. Shun Skywalker 

Skywalker jumps Alexander before the bell and shakes the ropes like Ultimate Warrior to celebrate himself. Titus comes back with a shotgun dropkick and tope suicida to the outside. Punt kick to the back gets two for Alexander.

Shun goes back out into the crowd and once again uses fans to shield himself. The distraction allows him to take advantage with some brawling into the chairs. He uses a child as a weapon to kick Titus a few times. Back inside Skywalker maintains control and laughs like Broken Matt Hardy. Titus finally comes back and gets a top-rope crossbody to even things up. Nice vertical suplex by Alexander gets two. Enzuigiri and the fireman’s carry/neckbreaker combo gets another two.

Titus goes for Chaos Theory but can’t get it and Skywalker gets a German Suplex and a double-underhook bomb fro two. Skywalker goes for the standing moonsault kneestrike but misses. Uranage and the moonsault kneestrike does hit this time but only for two. Titus reverses out of a suplex and gets the Chaos Theory with a bridge to move on to the finals. **¼  

 
Match Six: Semi-Finals – Calvin Tankman vs. Starboy Charlie 

Charlie gets a quick springboard dropkick and then an Asai moonsault to the floor. He leaps off the top and runs into a spinning back elbow from Tankman, which results in a two count. Tankman with some chops, and an Irish whip into the corner which Charlie takes the Bret Hart bump off of.

Charlie tried a spinning heel kick and gets caught by a backbreaker and clothesline for two. Big lariat from Tankman which flips Charlie inside out and gets another two count. Charlie manages to clip the knee and lands some kicks, but Tankman just clocks him with a forearm, hits a powerbomb and a back elbow for another two count.

Tankman brings Charlie up top, but Starboy slips down and gets a Pele kick. He attempts a top rope rana and gets it. Corkscrew moonsault by Charlie gets two. High kick and superkick, and another Pele kick knocks Tankman down. Charlie gets a shooting star press onto the leg of Tankman and wrenches in a leglock. Tankman breaks that by slamming Charlie’s head into the mat several times and gets the Tankman Driver to win and advance. Enjoyable destruction.  **¾  

 
Match Seven: The Golden Era & Oni El Bendito vs. Viento, Rey Horus and Ultimo Dragon 

Yes, it is the original Ultimo Dragon. Dragon and Stevens start with Dragon getting the better of things. Tags are made to Viento and Dutra with the faces maintaining control. Horus (w/ tiny vest) and Bendito are next in and Bendito gets a cheap shot to turn the tide. Horus comes back with a bodyscissors takedown, but Stevens hits him from behind and the Golden Era go to work.

Double dropkick to Viento gets two. Bendito in with a buckle bomb. Dutra in with a neckbreaker for two. Golden Era with a jumping neckbreaker and Dragon breaks up the pin. Viento comes back with a dropkick and tags Dragon. Viento and Horus join in on the action and take out the heel team to the floor. Viento with a tope con hilo outside. Dragon with a drop toehold to Stevens and a La Magistral pin for the victory.  ** 

 
Main Event: King of Indies Final Match – Titus Alexander vs. Calvin Tankman 

Titus charges and attacks quickly, but Tankman catches him with a back elbow and brainbuster for two. Tankman continues to hammer away with Titus trying to valiantly fight back but not being able to muster much. Corner charge misses and Alexander comes off the top with a crossbody, but Tankman catches him and tosses him back in the air for a fallaway slam.

On the floor now where Tankman clears the fans and then just tosses Alexander into the empty chairs. Alexander fights back and collides into Tankman who was sitting waiting in a chair. Tankman tries for a powerbomb on the floor but gets backdropped to the concrete instead. Both men barely beat the ten count back to the ring, and Titus hits a top rope moonsault back to the floor.

Flying crossbody inside by Alexander gets two. Superkick and Lethal Injection from Titus gets another two count. Titus can’t lift Tankman and gets hit with a pop-up back elbow. Package sitout powerbomb gets another close two for Tankman. Elbow to the back of the head but he can’t get the Tankman Driver and Titus gets a small package for two. Release German suplex from Alexander and a busaiku knee gets only one.

Three consecutive running kneestrikes connect and Titus Alexander gets the pin and is the 2024 King of Indies.  ***¼  Good story in this one with Alexander battling from underneath and using every bit of energy he had to overcome the bigger Tankman.

Final Thoughts: This was an enjoyable tournament, that didn’t overstay its welcome as the whole show clocked in at about two hours and fifteen minutes. Alexander and Tankman were definitely the stars for the night, with Starboy Charlie putting in some good performances as well.