OVW TV #973: "The New HEAD of OVW"

This is the OVW Report for Wednesday, April 11, 2018. This episode can be seen on WBNA-21 in the Louisville area on Saturday at 11AM and 9PM, and online at www.ovwrestling.com/ovw-media.html. In this episode, Al Snow sees his first big problemto deal with, more 1st round Anarchy Title matches, LJ defends the TV Title against Billy O in a captain's match for Run for the Ropes, plus more!

Without further ado:

Here we go...

Pre-Show Dark Matches:

"The Bro Godz": Colton Cage & Dustin Jackson defeat "The Top Guys": Kevin Giza & "The Winter Swoldier" Adam Slade. Colton attacks Giza and el-bros him in the corner. Dustin tags in and hits him, but Giza comes back off the ropes with a kick. Slade tags in and they deliver a double hip toss. Giza hits a 619, followed by a slingblade from Slade. Giza then hits a missile dropkick. Colton causes a distraction, and Dustin takes control. Colton tags in and hits the "BRO" punches in the corner, then Dustin hits a beautiful dropkick. Giza catches him with a kick to the head and flies off the top rope. Dustin catches him and powerslams him. Colton tags in and hits a legdrop for 2. Giza tries to fight out of the corner, but runs into another powerslam from Dustin. They hit Bro 69, but Giza comes back and gets the hot tag to Slade. Slade fires away with uppercuts and hits a cutter on Dustin. Giza says he's got this, and argues with Slade. Dustin runs Giza into Slade and rolls him up for the 3.

Cardinal defeats Flex Murphy (w/"Shotgun" Tony Gunn). Flex tries taking Cardinal off his feet to no avail. Cardinal plows him down and throws him to the outside. Gunn rolls him back in and distracts him. Flex hits a dropkick, but Cardinal comes back with a huge chop and a brain buster. He hits a swinging cutter for the 3.

OVW Women's Champion Jaylee comes out to the commentary table to observe...

Torey Payne & Cali defeat "Margaritas & Moonshine": Maria James & Jessie Belle. Torey with a quick start against Jessie. She monkey flips her out of the corner and tags in Cali. Cali works her over and tags Torey back in. Torey gets double teamed in the corner with kicks. They hit a double "Kiss My Grits" in the corner and hit Cali off the apron. Off the ropes from Maria, Torey hits her with a twisting neckbreaker. They both tag out. Cali fires away on Jessie and goes for a pin for 2. Cali hits an x-factor, then hits a running faceplant for 2. Maria gets in and Torey comes in and spears her. Jessie hits Cali, then goes for the Belle Ringer. Cali reverses into a rollup, but Jaylee distracts the ref. Cali gets in Jaylee's face. Jessie goes after Cali and runs into Jaylee as Cali moves, knocking Jaylee off the apron. Cali rolls Jessie up for the 3.

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 WBNA-21 in the Louisville area Saturdays at 11AM and 9PM (check local listings) and on OVW's official website Mondays at www.ovwrestling.com/ovw-media.html.

Dr. Ted McNaler, Mike Lacett, & Gilbert Corsey are on commentary, and Brittany is the ring announcer.

Gilbert Corsey is in the ring and brings out Dean Hill. Dean says he will address his conversations with the Wrestling Commission regarding Michael Hayes and the restraining order and all that, but first he wants to bring out "The Nightmare" Danny Davis.

He says this is the man responsible for the stars of today, it's because of this man, this organization, and Louisville. He brings out the roster and says due to his conversations in Frankfort, it was easier to sell his 51% and get out of this vicious circle with Michael Hayes. Josh Ashcraft gets in and says he doesn't care about his 51%, he owns 1%. Dean says to check his contract, because he could buy out Josh at any time and he did. His check is in the mail. He sold his 51%, and Danny sold his 49% to the new owner of OVW...Al Snow!

Al comes out and says this is not just his promotion, but the promotion of the fans. Michael Hayes comes out and interrupts saying it looks like Jurassic Park in the ring. He says this isn't the same person Al used to know, and it won't be a walk in the park with him as champion. He says this in't Al's company, this isn't the fans' company, it's HIS company.

OVW ANARCHY TITLE 1ST ROUND MATCHUP: Big Zo defeats Shiloh Jonze. Shiloh comes out in street clothes saying he can't compete due to the traumatic brain injury he suffered at the hands of the cowardly Adam Slade on Saturday night, and Tylenol isn't working. Zo tells him to fight or forfeit. Shiloh tries to attack him from behind with a chain, but Zo catches him and runs him into the corner. He hits the cartwheel butt bump and elbows him. He follows him outside and hits the ringpost as Shiloh moves from a punch. Zo hits him with a keg and throws some chairs in. Shiloh hits him and tries to throw powder in his face, but Zo smacks it into Shiloh's face. Zo slams him on a chair and makes Shiloh into a chair sandwich by putting another one on top of him. He goes up and hits the Zo bomb for the 3.

OVW TELEVISION TITLE/CAPTAIN'S MATCH: "The River City Dragon" Logan James (c) defeats Billy O. They exchange side headlocks, then LJ catches Billy with a dropkick off the ropes. Billy comes back with a splash on LJ in the corner and a side slam. He misses a high knee in the corner and LJ kicks the knee. LJ focuses on the knee and works it over. Billy fires back with some clotheslines and then hits a big spinebuster. Billy connects with the high knee, but LJ's leg is on the rope and the ref stops the count at 2. LJ takes Billy down with a kick to the knee, then a DDT off the ropes that misses its mark. Billy ducks a knee off the top rope from LJ and big boots him. LJ catches him with another kick and hits a running knee to the head for the 3 with Billy's leg on the ropes. LJ keeps the ref from seeing it and kicks Billy's foot off as he leaves the ring. Mike Lacett tries to get a comment after the match, but LJ walks on to the back.

"The Real Deal" Randall Floyd defeats Drew Hernandez. Drew attacks Randall and throws him off the ropes, Randall ducks a clothesline and hits a cutter for a quick 3.

After the match, Mike Lacett interviews him in the ring. He says he goes 1-on-1 with Amon next week, where the winner will be the other captain for "Run for the Ropes". How does he defeat the Demon? Randall repeats "How do you defeat the Demon?" Amon comes out and the Void sneaks out from under the ring. They go after Randall, but he kicks Nigel down, hits the Deal Breaker on Chace Destiny, then a cutter on Houdini.

Amon hits him from behind and delivers a pedigree.

Gilbert Corsey & Mike Lacett are with Mike Marshall. He has been called out on social media by Shannon the Dude, but hasn't been able to find him. Marshall says there is a special show at St. Gabriel this Saturday and he will be there. STD comes out and says he needs to go out to Shepherdsville Road and report on the traffic. Marshall says he's ready to go and now that STD's here, how about they fight right now? STD says no, these people don't deserve to see him wrestle tonight, but he will be at St. Gabriel on Saturday.

OVW ANARCHY TITLE 1ST ROUND: Dapper Dan defeats DL3 (w/Jaylee, Dimes, & "The Bro Godz": Dustin Jackson & Colton Cage). The Entourage returns to the back before the match begins. They hit each other with cookie trays and DL3 chokes him with a whip. Dan gets in several shots with a kendo stick and puts DL3 through a table on the outside with a Death Valley Driver.

DL3 sneaks under the ring and hits Dan when Dan checks under the opposite side for him. He hits him into the steel stairs. He throws a trash can in and places it on Dan in the corner. He goes coast to coast, but Dan gets back up and rams him into a ladder in the corner.

Tony Gunn & Flex Murphy run out and attack Dan and set up a table. Cardinal comes out and fights them off and yells at DL3 to not take the easy way out and act like a champion.

DL3 goes for a Director's Cut off the top rope, but Dan reverses it into a Death Valley Driver through the table for the 3.

This ended the TV taping.

Post-Show Dark Matches:

"Livewire" KTD, William Lutz, & Rump Thump defeat "The Vet" Apollo, Dre Blitz, & Lukas Gibson. KTD & Lukas start out. KTD with an armbar and an atomic drop. KTD locks a side headlock and tags Lutz. Lutz takes it over and Lukas throws him off the ropes. Lutz with a dropkick. Rump with a mini-thump for 2 to a seated Lukas. He tags KTD back in. Lukas throws him off the ropes and Apollo kicks him in the back. He stomps KTD and tags Apollo in. Apollo clubs him across the back and hits him. He tags Dre. Dre hits him and throws him in the corner. He slams him hard and kicks him for 2. Apollo tags back in and hits a boot to the face and an elbow drop for 2. Dre tags in and hits the Blitz Kick for 2. He locks in a chinlock, and knees KTD in the back. Lukas tags in and has KTD in the corner. He misses a splash. They tag out to Rump & Apollo. Rump hits a running knee to Apollo, a release overhead suplex to Lukas and a spinning faceplant to Dre. He hits Apollo with the Thump, then tags in Lutz. Lutz goes up top and connects with the top rope moonsault on Apollo for the 3.

Michael Hayes defeats "The Boy Wonder" Sam Thompson. They exchange wristlocks and side headlocks. Hayes gets him in the corner and hits him. Sam comes back firing, but misses a kick to the head. Hayes slams him hard. Hayes then pounds him on the mat. Hayes tries some pins for 1-counts, then pounds him some more. Sam tries to fire back with some forearm shots, but Hayes fires back and knees him in the gut. Hayes goes for a slam, but Sam falls on top of him for a quick 2. Hayes chokes him in the ropes. Hayes with a slam and misses a kneedrop. Sam back with a spinning neckbreaker. He hits an enziguri and goes up top. Hayes catches him with a big slam, then locks in the mandible claw, and Sam goes out for the 3. After the match, Hayes gets back in the ring and offers a handshake. Sam accepts, only for Hayes to slam him again.

As always, thanks for reading!