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Thursday, February 17, 2022

OVW TV 1175: The Lion Sleeps Tonight

This is the OVW Report for Thursday, February 17, 2022.

TONIGHT:
-The OVW National Champion Jessie Godderz & Mahabali Shera sign the contract for their National Heavyweight Title match at March Mayhem!
-OVW Women's Champion Freya the Slaya teams up with Arie Alexander to face the duo of Dream Girl Ellie & Haley J!
-Level X meets up with the Outrunners in tag team action!
-Plus, OVW Heavyweight Champion Ryan Howe faces Hy Zaya, an update on the suspension for Dark Kloudz and the future of the OVW Tag Team Championships, and much more!

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Without further ado:

Here we go...

PRE-SHOW:
AJ McKay is the ring announcer.

"The Iron Bear"
Tom Coffey vs. Crixus.
They lock up and Tom pulls Crixus by his hair to the corner. Crixus slides free and fires away. The ref gets in between them and Tom sucker punches Crixus. Crixus fires up again, then Tom clubs him across the back. Tom locks him in the Iron Bearhug. Crixus clubs his way out and goes for a slam. Tom slides out and hits Crixus with a sidewalk slam for 2. He misses a charge and Crixus fires back and uppercuts him. He hits a back elbow, superman punch, then slams Tom. He headbutts him in the side of the head and Tom goes down for the 3.
WINNER: CRIXUS by pinfall.

"The Complete Package"
 Tony Bizo vs. Maximo Suave
.
Bizo doesn't look thrilled to be in the ring again. Suave takes him down and kicks him in the head. He delivers a kick to the gut, then a backstabber for 2. He smacks Bizo, then Bizo snaps to it and catches him off the ropes with a spinebuster. He hits a Bizo Bottom, then the Bizo Bomb for the 3.
WINNER: BIZO by pinfall.

"The Demon"
 Lilith Grimm vs. "The Barbie Killer" Hayley Shadows.
They have a weird staredown, then lock up to a stalemate. They scream at each other, then kick each other. Grimm pounds Hayley's head repeatedly off the mat by her hair. Hayley back with a snapmare, then she pounds away on Grimm on the mat. Hayley nails a spear, then kicks her in the head for 3.
WINNER: SHADOWS by pinfall.

OVW TV (HOUR 1):
Bryan Kennison, Dancin' Stevie J, & Shannon the Dude are on commentary, Eric Cornish is the ring announcer.

"Goodfella"
 Matt Vine vs. "Shotgun" Tony Gunn.
Vine with a quick roll-up attempt for 2. Vine plows Gunn down off the ropes, but then gets tripped. Some back and forth, but Gunn grabs Vine and hits him with the Takin' Out the Trash release suplex. Gunn locks in a sleeper. Vine escapes and rolls him up in an inside cradle for 2. Gunn with a hard clothesline for 2. Gunn throws Vine face first into the turnbuckle, then charges in. Vine flips him to the apron. Gunn goes for the leaping knee, but Vine moves. He hits a neckbreaker, clothesline, and dropkick. Vine goes for a super kick, but Gunn blocks it. He hits him with a high knee to the face, then connects with the Killshot for the 3.
WINNER: GUNN by pinfall.

We see Star Rider trying to talk referee Daniel Spencer and producer Andrew Hornback into attending Gustavo's funeral tonight. Daniel tries to pawn his new shirt instead.

"Sharpshooter"
 James Creed & DMC vs. 
"Bankroll": "Big Money" Dimes & Ca$h Flo.
Dimes & Ca$h take the fight to their opponents. Some hard chops from Ca$h, leg drops from Dimes, and Creed is finished after a Change Maker from Dimes and Payload from Ca$h for the 1-2-3.
WINNERS: BANKROLL by pinfall.
After the match, Dimes gets a mic and says there is a bullying problem going on in OVW. Ca$h says the thing with bullies, is that they always run into someone bigger and badder. Dark Kloudz tried to tear Kal Herro's arm off, then had Dustin Jackson beat and still tried to maim him. He has a problem with that and is putting them on notice!

"The Golden State God"
 Carson Drake vs. Kentucky State Champion "Mr. Juicy" Luscious Lawrence (w/"Hollyhood" Haley J).
Luscious with some butt butts and the Rump Thumper. Drake uses a siren on the megaphone to temporarily take control, but Luscious comes back. He nails some running butt bumps, then puts Drake away with the One Night Stand for the 3.
WINNER: LUSCIOUS by pinfall.

We see Star Rider now trying to talk Hayley Shadows & Dream Girl Ellie into attending the funeral tonight.

"Hood Ninja"
 Hy Zaya vs. Heavyweight Champion "Rockstar" Ryan Howe (w/Arie Alexander).
Hy clotheslines Howe in the ropes, then clotheslines him out. He dropkicks Howe through the ropes into the barricade. He flips him back in from the apron. He suplexes him and goes up top, but Arie grabs at his foot. The ref throws her out, but the temporary distraction allows Howe to hit the ropes and cause Hy to fall. He pounds Hy in the corner and runs in with a knee to the side of the head for 2. He locks in a sleeper. Hy tosses Howe to break out of it, but Howe comes back with an uppercut for 2. Howe chokes Hy in the corner. Howe goes for a kick in the midsection, but Hy blocks it. Howe pulls Hy down into the ropes and chokes him. He covers for 2. Howe throws him hard to the corner and delivers a sidewalk slam for 2. He charges him, but eats a boot. Hy with a running bulldog. He covers, but Howe puts his foot on the rope. Howe shoulders Hy into the corner and puts him up top. Hy fires back and delivers a tornado DDT. Howe goes out to the floor. Howe hits Hy's head off the top turnbuckle from the apron, then goes up. Hy slams him off. Hy with a slam and goes up top for Ninja Vanish. Howe moves, but Hy rolls through. He misses a charge, and Howe connects with the neckbreaker drop for the 3.
WINNER: HOWE by pinfall.

Star Rider is out for the funeral for Gustavo's career. He is mourning, and says Gustavo was the ultimate loser among all the losers here tonight. He says Gustavo had about as much chance as winning a championship as Louisville does winning a national championship. He hugs the casket, then it pops open. Gustavo with a painted skull face grabs Star and fires away at him. He hits and kicks him around ringside.

OVW TV (HOUR 2):
Bryan Kennison, Dancin' Stevie J, & Shannon the Dude are on commentary, Eric Cornish is the ring announcer.

"The Outrunners": Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd vs. 
"Level X""Unforgettable" Axton Ray & "The Sultan of the Sky" Blanco Loco.
Quick offense by Level X, hitting Truth with a double hip toss. They hit Floyd with double kicks to the back of the head and a double dropkick. Truth shoves Ray and has him chase him. He makes a tag to Floyd and Floyd double axehandles Ray from behind. They keep him in their corner and put the boots to him. He tries to sunset flip Floyd and does, but not before he tagged Truth. Truth kicks him from behind. Floyd tags back in and misses a kneedrop, but maintains control by tagging Truth back in. Ray comes back with a cross body off the ropes for 2. He tries to get to Loco, but Truth blocks him and tags Floyd. Floyd rolls Ray up for 2. He stomps Ray across the back. Ray hits an enziguri to Floyd and tags Loco, but Truth was distracting the ref, so he tells Loco to get back on the apron. Ray does get the tag to Loco and he double DDT's both Outrunners. He then hits a cutter off the ropes to Truth for 2 as Floyd breaks the pin. All 4 men are in. Floyd & Truth get kicked in the head and Floyd gets clotheslined to the outside. Level X hits the Level Up on Truth to get the 3.
WINNERS: LEVEL X by pinfall.

We see Star Rider in the back telling Gustavo their rivalry is over and he was disrespectful. He gets interrupted by Reverend Ronnie Roberts. Ronnie says for a small donation to the building collection fund, he might be able to help keep him from getting beat up by Gustavo. Star puts some money in the plate, then slaps it out of his hands. Star says he will send him to hell. Ronnie says he will have to lay some hands on the man who rides the stars.

Rush Division Champion 
"The Star of the Show" Star Rider vs. Reverend Ronnie Roberts.
Ronnie makes a dash to the ring and takes the fight to Star. He pounds and stomps him, but runs into a dropkick. Star starts to fire and stomp back. Ronnie comes back, but Star rakes his eyes, then kicks him in the head. He goes up top and hits Orion's Belt, but Star hurts himself and can't make the cover. Ronnie rolls to the apron and hangs Star up across the top rope. He goes up top and drops a leg across Star. He covers for 2. He goes for the Mighty Hand of God, but Star gets down in the corner. Star grabs the collection plate, but the ref takes it away. While the ref puts the plate down, Star kicks Ronnie below the belt and rolls him up in a small package for the 3.
WINNER: STAR by pinfall.

"Double A"
Arie Alexander & OVW Women's Champion "The Queen of the North" Freya the Slaya vs. "Hollyhood" Haley J & Dream Girl Ellie.
Quick tags early, but then Freya takes control, ordering commands to Arie as they keep Ellie down and cornered. Ellie makes a hot tag to Haley. Haley fires away on Arie and then gets a boot to the side of the head from Freya. Ellie gets back in and dropkicks Freya in the back, and she flies to the outside as Haley holds down the top rope. Arie grabs Ellie and flings her out of the ring, then she turns into a lariat from Haley for the 3.
WINNERS: HALEY & ELLIE by pinfall.

"Flawless"
 Jake Lawless vs. Omar Amir.
They lock up and Omar sends Jake flying with a t-bone suplex. Ryan Howe comes out making some sort of noise, distracting Omar. Omar climbs up in the corner and Jake slams him down. He attacks the left arm of Omar and works it over. Omar comes back with a leaping clothesline, another t-bone suplex, and a release overhead suplex. He hits Jake with Island Time for the 3.
WINNER: OMAR by pinfall.
After the match, Omar grabs a mic and tells Howe that on March 5 at March Mayhem, he will cash in his #1 contendership for the OVW Heavyweight Title! They begin shoving each other, and Omar accidentally takes out a camera man at ringside.

Mahabali Shera
is out first for the contract signing for March Mayhem to face Jessie Godderz
 for the National Heavyweight Title. Jessie is introduced, but doesn't come out. He shows up on the video screen saying he is busy and had a scheduling conflict. He tells Shera to go ahead and sign it and he will sign it when he gets to it. Shera says Jessie is not here, because he is scared. He says he is the lion of this jungle and Jessie is just a little monkey. March 5, he will beat Jessie, embarrass him, and take the National Championship! He signs, then a disguised camera man attacks him from behind with the camera. It's Jessie. He signs the contract and the match is on for March 5
!

This ended the TV taping.

*AS ALWAYS, THANKS FOR READING!

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