OVW TV #975: "A Fowl Ending"

This is the OVW Report for Wednesday, April 25, 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, Michael Hayes teams with Shiloh Jonze to face the team of Randall Floyd & Sam Thompson, LJ defends the TV Title, Cardinal & DL3 are interviewed, plus more!

Without further ado:

Here we go...

Pre-Show Dark Matches:

Dapper Dan & Rump Thump defeat Apollo & "Livewire" KTD. Rump & Dan take it to KTD early with hip tosses, elbow drops, and a splash in the corner. Apollo gets Dan's attention on the apron. As the ref gets Dan in his corner, Apollo gets in and hits Rump across the back. Apollo & KTD take control and work over Rump. KTD goes for a top rope splash, but misses. Rump tags Dan, who slams KTD. Apollo runs into clotheslines, and Dan finishes KTD off with the Death Valley Driver for the 3.

"The Chosen One" Mitch Huff comes out and is interviewed by Brittany. He says he is ready for Run for the Ropes. He's been here off and on since 2007. He's won tag titles, TV titles, match of the year, but never the Heavyweight Title. He says Friday, that changes. Michael Hayes attacks him from behind and pounds him. Huff comes back and goes for the Athlete's Foot, but Hayes ducks out of the way and rolls out of the ring.

OVW Women's Champion Jaylee defeats Cali. Cali is hit from behind, but she fights back. She slams Jaylee and dropkicks her on the mat. Jaylee pulls her head down across the top rope and gets back in. She stands on her hair and pulls up. Cali starts to fire back, but Jaylee knees her. She takes her down by her hair. Cali fires up again and throws her into the corner. She hits an x-factor for 2. She misses a charge in the corner and Jaylee rolls her up with her feet on the ropes 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 & Gilbert Corsey are on commentary, and Brittany is the ring announcer.

OVW TELEVISION TITLE MATCH: "The River City Dragon" Logan James (c) defeats William Lutz. Lutz with a hip toss, dropkick, and another hip toss. He catches LJ with a knee to the face for 2. LJ comes back by biting him, then choking him in the ropes. He kicks him in the face, then hits him a couple times in the face for 2. He throws him hard into the corner and catches him with a back elbow. He locks in a side headlock, but Lutz fires out. LJ pulls him down and goes for a punt. Lutz moves and back elbows him. He slams him downa nd hits a standing moonsault for 2. LJ reverses a throw to the corner, but Lutz jumps out with a reverse cross body for 2. He misses a top rope moonsault. LJ kicks him in the gut and hits a double foot stomp on his back. He then hits a running knee to the face for the 3.

After the match, Sam Thompson runs out and gets in LJ's face. He says he had him beat. Ted McNaler and a ref get in between them and separate them.

Gilbert Corsey is in the ring. He brings out the Southern Tag Team Champions Cardinal & DL3. Cardinal says they are tag champions, but he doesn't like DL3 and says he doesn't respect how he does things like cheating. He is ready to take on any comers at any time in defense of their belts. The Bro Godz come out and say this has been a flop. They should be tag team champions. Cardinal says they will defend against them. The Top Guys come out and say they deserve a shot as well. Cardinal says they can do it right now. DL3 says he has a different plot, the Bro Godz face the Top Guys right now, and the winners face them at the next SNS...

"The Bro Godz": Colton Cage & Dustin Jackson defeat "The Top Guys": Kevin Giza & "The Winter Swoldier" Adam Slade. The Top Guys take the early control against Dustin, taking him down, hitting him with a 619. Giza hits him with some hard chops, but Dustin comes back and the Bros take control. They hit the "BRO" in the corner and Bro 69. Dustin hits a nice dropkick. Giza is able to make a hot tag to Slade. Slade fires away with uppercuts and super kicks Colton, then Dustin. He gets down and Giza launches out of the ring onto the Bros. Back inside, Jaylee distracts the ref. Dimes goes after Slade with a cooking sheet from behind, but Slade ducks it and super kicks Dimes. Dustin gets back in and clocks Slade to get the 3.

After the match, Dimes & the Bros get into a fight with Cardinal and DL3 gets in between them and stops them.

Big Zo defeats Chace Destiny (w/Amon, Houdini, & Nigel). Zo throws Chace in the corner and hits the cartwheel butt bump and back elbows. Amon distracts Zo on the apron and Chace jumps on his back. Zo gets him off, but Chace takes out he leg. He kicks the leg and throws him off the ropes. Zo reverses and goes for a roundhouse kick, but Chace holds onto the ropes and Zo crashes. Chace kicks the leg, but Zo hits Chace into the corner and throws him to the oppoiste corner. He splashes him and slams him. He goes up for the Zo bomb, but Amon pulls Chace out of the ring. Nigel & Houdini get on the apron and get in to attack Zo. Zo easily fights them both off. He hits Amon off the apron, then Chace goes for the leg again. Zo moves, grabs him, and hits a huge powerbomb for the 3.

After the match, the Void attacks Zo and Amon hits a pedigree on Zo on the chain.

"The Real Deal" Randall Floyd & "The Boy Wonder" Sam Thompson defeat Michael Hayes & Shiloh Jonze. Sam takes it to Shiloh early, so he tags out to Hayes. Randall wants in and Sam tags him in. Randall takes it to Hayes. Shiloh tags back in and they hit a double hip toss on him. Shiloh & Hayes end up taking advantage though, working Sam over for the majority of the match. Sam gets a second wind and leaps over Shiloh to get the tag to Randall. Randall comes in firing on Shiloh, then hits Hayes on the apron. He hits Shiloh again, then dropkicks Hayes off the apron. He takes Shiloh down, then tags in Sam. He launches Sam off the top rope onto Shiloh for 2. Hayes pulls Randall off the apron and they exchange blows outside. Ted McNaler gets on the apron to distract Sam. Adam Revolver runs in and locks in a sleeper from behind. Sam drops and delivers a chinbuster, then super kicks Ted off the apron. He hits Shiloh with the Duck Call for the 3.

After the match, Logan James attacks Sam from behind with the TV Title.

This ended the TV taping.

Post-Show Dark Matches:

Meg defeats Valerie Vermin. Val controls most of the match. She knees Meg in the gut. She misses a double knee attack in the corner, but after Meg gets her on her shoulders, Val hits her and drops a legdrop on her for 2. Val hits a double foot stomp across her back. Meg fires back and hits a power slam for 2, as Val gets her foot on the rope. Meg catches her with a massive spinebuster off the ropes for the 3.

#1 CONTENDER for the TV TITLE BATTLE ROYAL:
ORDER of ELIMINATION:
KTD, Apollo, Lukas Jacobs, Adam Slade, Kevin Giza, Flex Murphy, Andrew Thomas, BGB, William Lutz, Ashton Cove, Eddie Knight, Dimes.

This leaves Amon & the Void with Billy O. They think Billy is eliminated, but he holds on. Houdini goes after him, but Billy pulls down the ropes, and Houdini flies out. Billy is in the corner with Chace Destiny & Nigel behind him on the apron. Amon charges in, but Billy moves, and Amon accidentally knocks off and eliminates Nigel & Chace. Billy catches Amon with a high knee to knock him out and get the victory!

As always, thanks for reading!