There’s nothing better than free pro wrestling, and some of the best independent promotions in the world have put up some free matches for our enjoyment. So let’s check them out!

Match One: Laynie Luck vs. Gabby Forza vs. Vanna Black (5/19/2024)

From Alpha-1 Wrestling. Laynie Luck does some trash talk, trying to convince everyone she’s the strongest in the match. Turns out, she’s not. Gabby Forza and Vanna Black team up with a double suplex on Laynie. Gabby and Vanna go at it now, with Forza getting an airplane spin and bodyslam. Vanna drops Laynie on the top buckle and Forza follows with a corner cannonball. Black covers for two. Luck takes Black down by the hair and chokes Forza in the corner. Luck with a double dropkick, then pauses to play to the crowd. This of course backfires on her as Black and Forza go back on the offensive. Forza gets both Luck and Black up and hits a fallaway slam/Samoan drop combination. Black hits a Codebreaker on both and covers Luck for two. Gabby eats a superkick from Luck and she hits a DVD on Vanna for two. Diving cutter from the second rope gives Luck the pin on Black. **¼

Match Two: Elijah Blum vs. Ahura (9/28/2025)

This is a wXw free match as part of their Pro-Wrestling Grand Prix shows. They face-off for some Greco Roman trash talk and Elijah Blum delivers a slap. Heavy strikes follow and Ahura hits a big bicycle kick sending Blum rolling to the floor. Ahura gives him a slap, firing Elijah up as he hits a crossbody. Back to the floor for a chop exchange. Ahura misses one and hits the ringpost, giving Blum some momentum. That’s brief, with Ahura hitting another boot as they fight amongst the crowd. Blum gets a running DVD into a bunch of chairs, which looked pretty gnarly. Ahura throws a chair at his head and lariats Blum into some chairs as a receipt. He heads back in and performs a springboard corkscrew dive onto Blum still on the floor. Back inside, Blum somehow is up first and hits a running forearm and locks on an Anaconda Vice, but Robin Christopher Forver rings the bell, causing Blum to release the hold. Ahura delivers a big lariat and then another. A running lariat connects and gets a close two. Blum headbutts him and hits the Parting Gift, but Ahura kicks out at one. Ahura gets a low blow behind the referee’s back, hits a jumping piledriver and gets the pin. This was hard-hitting and lots of fun, with some big spots mixed in at the right times. ***½

Match Three: VENY & Nina Samuels vs. DASH Chisako & Safire Reed (10/3/2025)

From EVE 140: Global Women Strive IV. VENY and Safire Reed start after Nina Samuels bows out. VENY gets a headscissor takedown and tags Nina, and Reed immediately goes on the offense. Dash Chisako tags in, dropkicking Nina. VENY is back in as they trade kicks ending in Dash getting a Claymore. Reed tries a dive and gets dropkicked out of mid-air. Nina joins in for some doubleteaming and gets a two count on Reed. The heels continue to control things, bringing Dash in to try and help, but she’s quickly disposed of. Reed escapes a powerbomb and gets a missile dropkick on Samuels, then gets the tag to Dash. She runs wild with some corner attacks, getting two on Nina. Doublestomp misses allowing Nina to get a superkick and VENY delivers a moonsault for two. Dash regains momentum with a missile dropkick for two. Northern Lights suplex gets two on VENY. Nina runs back in with some boots but a dropkick misses the mark and the tag is made to Reed. Springboard cutter to Samuels, and a shining wizard. Dash follows with a double footstomp but VENY breaks up the pin. VENY moonsaults Reed out to the floor. Nina hits an ushigoroshi inside on Dash. She misses a kick however and Dash gets a rollup for two. Top-rope doublestomp onto Nina gets two. Dash climbs again and delivers a frog splash for the win. Very fun tag match. ***¼

Match Four: Gringo Loco vs. Samuray Del Sol (1/17/2026)

This is a GCW match from their Code of the Streets event. Samuray Del Sol with a headscissor takedown, but Gringo Loco flips out of an armdrag and they stand off. Gringo hits a guillotine legdrop for one. Rear chinlock applied as the pace is slow to start. Gorilla Press Slam into gets two for Loco. Single-leg crab is locked in and then Gringo lets it go to play to the fans. Samuray with a jawbreaker and a moonsault is caught by Gringo and he drops Del Sol with a snake eyes. Loco delivers some overhand chops but a charge misses allowing Samurary to hit an enzuigiri and a dropkick out to the floor. Springboard somersault rana out to the floor by Del Sol. Jumping DDT back inside gets two. Gringo gets a faceplant after avoiding a rana and gets a two count. He delivers a split-legged moonsault for two. Out on the floor, Gringo grabs a beer can from a fan and smashes Samuray in the face with it. Del Sol returns the favor and gets two ranas inside for two. Destroyer is countered with an Air Raid Crash by Loco, which gets two. Del Sol hits a superkick and Code Red for two. They head to the top turnbuckle where Gringo gets a Spanish Fly for two. Up top again where Gringo looks for a tombstone but Del Sol gives him a rana instead and hits Salida del Sol for the victory. Much slower and more grounded that I was expecting. **

Match Five: WWE ID Women’s Title – Laynie Luck (c) vs. Kristara (1/22/2026)

From WPW Code Out 4: Snow Mercy. Lockup and they work in and out of wristlocks with some pretty slick reversals. Laynie Luck gets a lucha armdrag and Kristara returns the favor. Crowd is firmly behind Kristara here as per she’s from Canada. Laynie shoves her into the corner and stomps away. A charge misses and Kristara gets a spinning heel kick for two. Luck hits a spin kick and boot to the head, then delivers a vertical suplex. Armbar submission by the champion and she drops an elbow. Kristara hits an enzuigiri and a rana out of the corner. Pump kick connects and a top-rope crossbody from Kristara. PerfectPlex gets two. Superkick is caught by Luck and the champion places Kristara on the top buckle. Laynie headbutts her down to the apron but can’t hit a doublestomp. Kristara delivers a pump kick on the floor and a basement dropkick through the ropes. Trap pin back inside gets two. High kick to the head by the champion, and a DVD gets the pin to finish. Perfectly solid wrestling match. **¾

Final Thoughts: A nice little collection here featuring a mix of promotions. The EVE tag match and the wXw Grand Prix match were my personal favorites, and it’s always great to see Laynie Luck in action.