OVW TV #735: "Who Climbed the Ladder of Success?"

This is the OVW Report for Wednesday, September 18, 2013. This episode can be seen online starting tomorrow at www.ovwrestling.com/tv. In this episode, the Best Team Ever fought the Marauders for #1 contendership to the Southern Tag Team Titles, "The Pope" Elijah Burke defended the OVW TV Title in a rematch against Flash Flanagan, Moose fought Paredyse, Evan Markopoulos fought Dylan Bostic, the 4-way ladder match for the OVW Women's Title, plus more!

Without further ado:

Here we go...

Pre-Show Dark Matches:

"The Mobile Homers" Adam Revolver & Ted "Manbeast" McNaler (w/Brittany Devore) vs. "Double Platinum" Ryan Howe & Rockstar Spud
Spud & Ted lock up. Ted shoves Spud into the ropes, and Spud comes off with a body press. Spud & Howe work over Ted's arm. Howe slams Spud on top of Ted. Ted tags in Adam and Adam's arm is worked over. Howe & Spud with a double dropkick. Spud locks in a sleeper. Adam shoves Spud into the ropes and catches him, as Ted runs in and clotheslines him. Ted slams Spud and kicks him in the corner. Adam tags in and kicks Spud, then holds him across the middle rope as Ted jumps off the top rope and stomps down across Spud's stomach. Spud fights back and both men make tags. Mobile Homers go for the Double Wide on Howe, but Spud gets back in and dropkicks Ted. Howe hits the Chart Topper on Adam, tags Spud, and Spud hits the flying elbow drop for 3.
WINNERS: DOUBLE PLATINUM by pinfall.

"The Boston Bombshell" Taeler Hendrix vs. Santana Garrett.
Taeler locks up with Santana in the ropes. Santana tries some quick rollups for 2. She throws Taeler in the corner and hits a cartwheel elbow and a bulldog for 2. Taeler comes back and slams Santana on her face for 3.
WINNER: TAELER by pinfall.

Marti Bell vs. Holly Blossom (w/Hannah).
Marti with a side headlock. Holly hits an arm drag and puts her in an armbar. Marti elbows out, kicks Holly, and locks in a sleeper. Holly fights out, and hits the Rock Blossom for 3.
WINNER: HOLLY by pinfall.

Candice LaRoux vs. Lei'd Tapa.
Tapa shoves Candice in the corner, but misses a charge. Candice fires away and tries a bulldog, but Tapa lifts her up and delivers an atomic drop. Candice fires away again, but Tapa is unfazed. Tapa hits the spinning diamond cutter for 3.
WINNER: TAPA by pinfall.

That concludes tonight's pre-show dark matches. I always recommend watching the episode first on TV or online before reading the rest of the report. Again, you can check it out on OVW's official website late Thursday afternoon/evening at www.ovwrestling.com/tv and on WBNA ion-21 in the Louisville area Saturdays at 9AM with replays Sundays at 6PM and Wednesdays at 9PM after WWE Main Event.

OVW Southern Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Mohamad Ali Vaez join the commentary table for the first match:

#1 CONTENDERSHIP for the OVW SOUTHERN TAG TEAM TITLE: "The Marauders" Shiloh Jonze & Joe Coleman (w/Raul LaMotta, Flash Flanagan, & Nick Dumeyer) vs. "The Best Team Ever" Rudy Switchblade & "Mr. Pec-Tacular" Jessie Godderz.
Jessie locks an armbar on Shiloh and tags Rudy. He throws Shiloh into a double knee from Rudy. Jessie back in, hits a dropkick. Coleman is tagged and runs into 3 hip tosses from Jessie. Jessie is tripped by Raul on the outside and worked over by Shiloh & Coleman. Jessie kicks Shiloh off and tags Rudy, who kicks, chops, and bulldogs Shiloh. He sets up for the finisher with Jessie, but the Marauders pull Shiloh from the ring. Jessie gets double teamed again as Raul gets tossed for interfering. Jessie makes the tag to Rudy, who comes in on fire. Rudy flips in on Coleman. Shiloh charges him, but runs into the corner. Shiloh comes after Rudy, but Jessie catches him in a powerslam. They hit the Best Finisher Ever on Coleman for the 3.
WINNERS and NEW #1 CONTENDERS: BTE by pinfall.

Evan Markopoulos vs. "The Justin Bieber of Professional Wrestling" Dylan Bostic

Dylan pulls Evan into the corner by his tights. Evan then pulls Dylan into the corner by his ears. Evan tries to roll Dylan up with a handful of tights for 1. Dylan tries the same thing for 2. Both of them pull chains out of their tights to hit each other and referee Josh Ashcraft throws the match out.

NO CONTEST.

A video package plays with Jamin Olivencia, Dylan Bostic, the Bodyguy & 4M, Evan Markopoulos, and Jessie Belle all weighing in on the main event 4-way women's ladder match.

OVW TV TITLE: Flash Flanagan (w/Shiloh Jonze, Joe Coleman, Raul LaMotta, & Nick Dumeyer) vs. "The Pope" Elijah Burke (c).

The Marauders distract Pope and Flash attacks from behind. Shiloh chokes Pope over the bottom rope as Flash distracts the ref. Flash chops him and rakes his face across the top rope. Pope hits back and hits an inverted atomic drop. He hits a forearm off the ropes and Flash pulls him out of the ring. The Marauders hit Pope on the outside as Flash again distracts the ref. Pope comes back and charges Flash in the corner. Shiloh distracts Pope, and Flash attacks Pope's knee. He works it over and stomps on it. Pope chops Flash, but Flash pokes him in the eye. Flash locks in a half Boston crab, but Pope kicks him off. Flash grabs Pope and sits him on the top rope. Pope knocks Flash down from the top and leaps over him. Flash turns around and is kicked. Pope with an inverted atomic drop and a backflip off the ropes. He elbows the top of Flash's head and goes to the top. Shiloh tries to grab him, but Pope kicks him off twice. Pope with a flying body press, but Flash rolls through with a handful of tights for 2. Pope comes back with the 4-Up and the double knee facebreaker for the 3.

WINNER and STILL OVW TV CHAMPION: POPE by pinfall.

Another video package plays with Mohamad Ali Vaez, Ray Lyn, Tony Gunn, Lovely Lylah, and the Assassin all weighing in on the main event 4-way women's ladder match.

Jay Bradley vs. "The Strongest Gamer Alive" Marcus Anthony.
Jay shakes Marcus' hand, but Marcus pulls him into two clotheslines. He splashes Jay against the ropes. Jay hits Marcus and catches him with a big boot. As Jay wipes his boot, Marcus gets right back up and delivers a shoulder tackle. Marcus with a big slam, but Jay rakes his eyes. He locks in a side headlock, but Marcus with a backdrop. He goes for a backflip Gamma Punch off the top rope, but Jay rolls out of the ring and walks to the back. Marcus goes after him, but decides to get back in the ring. As Marcus gets in, Jay sneaks back out behind him. Marcus turns around and is caught with a Boomstick for 3.
WINNER: BRADLEY by pinfall.

James "Moose" Thomas (w/Timmy Danger) vs. Paredyse (w/Just Chris & Bobbi Bardot).
Paredyse goes after Moose and hits a spinning kick. He jumps on his back for a sleeper, but Moose flips him over. Paredyse kicks Moose's legs, but runs into a Moose Kick. Moose pounds Paredyse's head into the mat repeatedly, forcing the referee to call for the bell.
NO CONTEST.

Eddie Diamond runs out, but eats a Moose Kick also. Moose goes to use a chair on Paredyse, but Jamin Olivencia runs out and dropkicks Moose in the head. Timmy Danger asks Jamin if they've got his attention now. He says Moose is a 350 lb. wrecking machine that he doesn't want to mess with.

Taeler Hendrix, the Blossom Twins, & Lei'd Tapa all talk about their ladder match.

Our special guest ring announcer for the main event is OVW alumni and IMPACT Wrestling's Christy Hemme!

FATAL 4 WAY LADDER MATCH for the OVW WOMEN'S TITLE: Taeler Hendrix vs. Lei'd Tapa vs. Hannah Blossom vs. Holly Blossom.

Tapa grabs the Blossoms as Taeler goes after the ladder. The Blossoms break free from Tapa and baseball slide the ladder into Taeler. Tapa double clotheslines them. Tapa grabs the ladder and Taeler grabs the other end. Taeler hits the ladder down and Tapa's end bounces up and hits her in the chin. The Blossoms hit Taeler. Holly is tossed out of the ring by Tapa. Tapa clotheslines Taeler & Hannah with the ladder. Holly gets on the top rope and hits a flying dropkick into the ladder that Tapa is holding, but Tapa doesn't go down. Tapa charges at Holly with the ladder, but Holly moves and grabs the ladder, and shoves it repeatedly into Tapa in the corner. Holly & Taeler fight to climb the ladder. Taeler slaps Holly across the back. Hannah knocks Taeler off the ladder and begins to climb. Tapa pulls Hannah down by her hair. Tapa hits Taeler with the ladder, then Holly, then Hannah. Tapa starts to climb, but the Blossoms & Taeler knock her off and Tapa lands awkwardly on the ladder, bending it up. The Blossoms & Taeler climb, but Tapa gets back up and pulls Hannah from the ladder and hits her finisher. Holly shoves Taeler off, but can't reach the belt. She leaps on Taeler. The Blossoms start to climb and kick Taeler down. Tapa gets on the ladder and chokes both Blossoms as Taeler climbs up on Tapa's back. Tapa is able to fling her off, as the Blossoms knock Tapa down. Hannah then knocks Holly off and grabs the title for the win!

WINNER and NEW OVW WOMEN'S CHAMPION: HANNAH.

This ended the TV taping.

Post-Show Dark Matches:

"The Marvelous Bodies" 4M: "Mister Marvelous" Melvin Maximus & The Bodyguy vs. Stephon J. Baxter III & ???.

The Bodyguy says Stephon doesn't have a partner, so this will have to be a handicap match.

The Assassin's music hits and 4M takes off. The Bodyguy gets hit with the clothesline and Stephon tags the Assassin as he leaves the ring. Stephon gets the pinfall on Bodyguy for the win.

WINNERS: STEPHON & ASSASSIN by pinfall.

Jessie Belle vs. Lovely Lylah.

Jessie Belle with an armbar. Lylah reverses. Jessie locks in a legscissors and rolls Lylah all around the ring. She tries to pin for 2. Lylah tries a couple rollups for 2. She misses a butt bump, and Jessie Belle rolls her up with a small package for 3.

WINNER: JESSIE BELLE by pinfall.

Yaden Matthews & "The VIP Club" Roberto De Luna & "VIP" Joe Rosa (w/J. Best) vs. OVW Southern Tag Team Champions Mohamad Ali Vaez & Michael Hayes, & OVW Heavyweight Champion Jamin Olivencia.

Hayes & Roberto lock up. Roberto with an armbar, but Hayes rolls through and takes Roberto down. Hayes slaps Berto's hand on Rosa to tag him in. Hayes offers Rosa a free shot. Rosa with a forearm. Hayes asks if that's all he's got. He tells Rosa to punch him with his fist. Rosa punches him. and tags Yaden as Hayes comes after him. Hayes with a drop toehold to Yaden. Hayes with a headlock and tag to Ali. Ali with a snapmare and legscissore to hold Yaden as he tags Hayes. Hayes drops an elbow. Ali back in, punches Yaden. Yaden tags Rosa. Rosa hits Ali and triple team him in the corner. Rosa locks in a sleeper, but Ali gets out with a chinbuster. Ali tags Hayes. Hayes headbutts Rosa and then Roberto in the chest. He slams Rosa and backdrops Roberto. Yaden distracts the ref and Best trips Hayes. Hayes is worked over and Yaden slams him. They triple team him again as Best distracts the ref. Yaden misses an elbow drop and a knee drop. Hayes tags Jamin. Jamin fires away and hits Yaden with a huge forearm shot. He delivers 10 punches in the corner and hits the kamikaze splash. He knocks Rosa & Roberto from the apron, but Rosa gets in and hits Jamin from behind. Yaden suplexes Jamin. Roberto & Rosa go for a double suplex on Jamin, but Jamin flips over and tags Ali. Ali hits a neckbreaker on Rosa, and Hayes hits a knee to the face of Yaden. Ali with a neckbreaker to Yaden, but Yaden kicks out at 2. Jamin is tagged and he goes up to the top and hits a reverse splash for 3.
WINNERS: JAMIN, ALI, & HAYES by pinfall.

Hayes hits another knee to the face of Yaden, Ali hits a neckkbreaker, and Jamin hits the Standing O to send the fans home happy.

I got a picture with Christy Hemme after the show!

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