TV Recap (21st July-27th July 2014)

Here's all the TV and PPV results for the week commencing 21st July 2014. 

Monday

NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 1

Hokkaido Sports Centre
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
TV Asahi

1. G1 Climax Block A Match
Bad Luck Fale defeated Tomohiro Ishii (9:39)

2. G1 Climax Block A Match
Shelton Benjamin defeated Doc Gallows (8:54)

3. G1 Climax Block B Match
Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Karl Anderson (10:11)

4. G1 Climax Block A Match
Satoshi Kojima defeated Yuji Nagata (11:27)

5. G1 Climax Block B Match
Toru Yano defeated Minoru Suzuki (2:15)

6. G1 Climax Block B Match
Yujiro Takahashi defeated Tetsuya Naito (13:54)

7. G1 Climax Block B Match
Hirooki Goto defeated Togi Makabe (11:37)

8. G1 Climax Block A Match
Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Tomoaki Honma (10:01)

9. G1 Climax Block A Match
Katsuyori Shibata defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (15:27)

10. G1 Climax Block B Match
Kazuchika Okada defeated AJ Styles (18:03)

WWE Monday Night Raw #1104

American Airlines Arena
Miami, Florida, USA 
USA Network

1. Two on One Handicap Match
Roman Reigns defeated Kane & Randy Orton (12:22)

2. Four on One Handicap Match
Alicia Fox, Cameron, Eva Marie & Rosa Mendes defeated Nikki Bella (1:05)

3. Singles Match
Bo Dallas defeated Damien Sandow (2:33)

4. Singles Match
Dolph Ziggler defeated The Miz (13:58)

5. Tag Team Match
AJ Lee & Paige defeated Emma & Natalya (2:30)

6. Singles Match
Zack Ryder defeated Fandango (1:45)

7. Tag Team Match
RybAxel defeated Big E & Kofi Kingston (3:21)

8. Singles Match
Rusev defeated The Great Khali (2:25)

9. Singles Match
Cesaro defeated Dean Ambrose by DQ (12:30)

Tuesday

ZERO1 Fire Festival - Day 1

Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Samurai! TV

1. Eight Man Tag Team Match
Ikuto Hidaka, Jason Lee, Mineo Fujita & Tama Williams defeated Daemon-gun (KAMIKAZE & Takuya Sugawara) (15:31)

2. Fire Festival Block B Match
Kazuki Hashimoto vs Yoshikazu Yokoyama ended in Double KO (9:23)

3. Fire Festival Block A Match
Yusaku Obatu defeated Ryouji Sai (15:57)

4. Fire Festival Block A Match
Daisuke Sekimoto defeated Hideki Suzuki (17:02)

5. Fire Festival Block B Match
Daemon Ueda defeated Kohei Sato (8:52)

6. Fire Festival Block B Match 
Masato Tanaka defeated Shinjiro Otani (21:53)

WWE Main Event #95

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida, USA.
WWE Network

1. Singles Match
Seth Rollins defeated Fandango (3:15)

2. Singles Match
Ryback defeated Jey Uso (4:45)

3. Tag Team Match
Big E & Kofi Kingston defeated Heath Slater & Titus O'Neil (3:25)

4. Singles Match
Jack Swagger defeated Rusev by DQ (8:35)

Wednesday

NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 2

Aomori Prefecture Budokan
Aomori, Japan.
Samurai! TV

1. G1 Climax Block A Match
Tomohiro Ishii defeated Satoshi Kojima (12:27)

2. G1 Climax Block A Match
Shelton Benjamin defeated Bad Luck Fale (5:55)

3. G1 Climax Block B Match
Hirooki Goto defeated Yujiro Takahashi (10:31)

4. G1 Climax Block B Match
Tetsuya Naito defeated Lance Archer (8:39)

5. G1 Climax Block A Match
Yuji Nagata defeated Tomoaki Honma (11:15)

6. G1 Climax Block A Match
Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Davey Boy Smith, Jr (13:37)

7. G1 Climax Block B Match
AJ Styles defeated Toru Yano (9:53)

8. G1 Climax Block B Match
Kazuchika Okada defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan (12:51)

9. G1 Climax Block B Match
Togi Makabe defeats Karl Anderson (8:44)

10. G1 Climax Block A Match
Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Doc Gallows (11:14)

Thursday

WWE NXT #108

Full Sail University
Winter Park, Florida, USA.
WWE Network

1. Tag Team Match
The Ascension defeated Aaron Solo & Johnny Vandal (2:30)

2. Singles Match
Tyler Breeze defeated Mojo Rawley (0:30)

3. WWE NXT Women's Title Match
Charlotte (C) defeated Summer Rae (8:15)

4. Tag Team Match
Kalisto & Sin Cara defeated The Vaudevillains (6:00)

5. Singles Match
Adrian Neville defeated Rusev by DQ (4:00)

TNA Impact Wrestling #524

Manhattan Center
New York City, New York, USA.
Spike TV

1. Falls Count Anywhere Match
Bobby Roode defeated MVP (8:00)

2. Singles Match
Low Ki defeated DJ Z (2:28)

3. Tag Team Match
Bram & Magnus defeated Gunner & Mr. Anderson (2:42)

4. TNA Women's Knockout Title Match
Gail Kim (C) vs Taryn Terrel - No Contest (4:04)

5. Singles Match
The Great Muta defeated Robbie E (0:50)

6. Six Man Tag Team New York City Street Fight
Ethan Carter III, Rockstar Spud & Rhino defeated Team 3D & Tommy Dreamer (11:35)

NOAH Ark YAMASAKA

Hakata Star Lane
Fukuoka, Japan
Nippon TV

1. Singles Match

Kenou defeated Hitoshi Kumano (7:02)

2. Singles Match

Junji Tanaka defeated Mitsuhiro Kitamiya (8:47)

3. Tag Team Match

TMDK defeated Cho Kibou-Gun (Hajime Ohara & Maybach Taniguchi) by DQ (9:14)

4. Six Man Tag Team Match

Akitoshi Saito, Daisuke Ikeda & Mohammed Yone defeat No Mercy (Daisuke Harada & Takashi Sugiura) & Quiet Storm (14:47)

5. NTV G Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League 2014 Block A Match

Yoshinari Ogawa & Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Genba Hirayanagi & Kikutaro (15:53)

6. NTV G Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League 2014 Block B Match

BRAVE (Atsushi Kotoge & Taiji Ishimori) defeated Jinzo & Rocky Lobo (13:44)

7. NTV G Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League 2014 Block A Match

Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask defeat Matt Striker & Super Crazy (10:29)

8. GHC Heavyweight Title Match

Naomichi Marufuji (c) defeats Katsuhiko Nakajima (25:31)

WWE Superstars #276

AmericanAirlines Arena

Miami, Florida, USA

WWE Network

1. Singles Match

Adam Rose defeated Heath Slater 

2. Singles Match

Alberto Del Rio defeated R-Truth

Friday

NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 3

Yamagata City Sports Center

Yamagata, Japan

Samurai! TV

1. G1 Climax Block A Match

Doc Gallows defeated Tomoaki Honma (7:37)

2. G1 Climax Block B Match

Lance Archer defeated Karl Anderson (7:35)

3. G1 Climax Block B Match

Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Yujiro Takahashi (11:16)

4. G1 Climax Block A Match

Shelton Benjamin defeated Tomohiro Ishii (8:11)

5. G1 Climax Block B Match

Tetsuya Naito defeated Toru Yano (9:11)

6. G1 Climax Block A Match

Davey Boy Smith Jr. defeated Katsuyori Shibata (9:42)

7. G1 Climax Block A Match

Bad Luck Fale defeated Yuji Nagata (10:57)

8. G1 Climax Block B Match

Hirooki Goto defeated Minoru Suzuki (7:03)

9. G1 Climax Block A Match

Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Satoshi Kojima (13:01)

10. G1 Climax Block B Match

Kazuchika Okada defeated Togi Makabe (14:49)

WWE Friday Night Smackdown  #779

Amway Center

Orlando, Florida, USA.

SyFy

1. Tag Team Match

The Usos defeated RybAxel (9:58)

2. Singles Match

Bo Dallas defeated Dolph Ziggler (3:15)

3. No Disqualification Match

Dean Ambrose defeated Cesaro (14:05)

4. Singles Match

Paige defeated Naomi (0:35)

5. Singles Match

Bray Wyatt defeated R-Truth (2:05)

6. Singles Match

Roman Reigns defeated Alberto Del Rio (12:27)

Saturday 

 

NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 4

Akita Prefectural Gymnasium

Akita, Japan.

TV Asahi

1. G1 Climax Block A Match

Satoshi Kojima defeated Bad Luck Fale (8:25)

2. G1 Climax Block A Match

Shelton Benjamin defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr. (8:44)

3. G1 Climax Block B Match

Minoru Suzuki defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan (11:04)

4. G1 Climax Block B Match

Toru Yano defeated Hirooki Goto (1:21)

5. G1 Climax Block A Match

Tomohiro Ishii defeated Tomoaki Honma (12:06) 

6. G1 Climax Block B Match

Togi Makabe defeated Lance Archer (10:35)

7. G1 Climax Block A Match

Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Yuji Nagata (16:11)

8. G1 Climax Block B Match

Tetsuya Naito defeated AJ Styles (15:55)

9. G1 Climax Block B Match

Karl Anderson defeated Kazuchika Okada (12:34)

10. G1 Climax Block A Match

Katsuyori Shibata defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (16:16)

AAA Sin Limite - Ring & Rock StAAArs 2

Hard Rock Hotel de Vallarta
Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico.

1. Mixed Eight Man Tag Team Match
Mamba, Mini Abismo Negro, Sexy Star & Taya Valkyrie defeated Jennifer Blake, La Jarochita, Mascarita Sagrada & Pimpinela Escarlata

2.Six Man Tag Team Match
Angelico, Australian Suicide & Fenix defeated Gran Apache, Pentagon Jr. & Super Fly

3. Six Man Tag Team Match
The Psycho Circus defeated El Consejo (El Hijo del Fantasma, El Texano Jr. & Silver Cain)

4. Six Man Tag Team Match

Cibernetico & Myzteziz defeat La Nueva Sociedad (Averno & Chessman)

OVW TV #779

Davis Arena

Kentucky, Louisiana, USA.

ion Television

1. OVW Television Title Match

Adam Revolver (c) defeated Leon Shelly

2. Singles Match

Raul LaMotta defeated Dapper Dan

3. Singles Match

Rump Thump defeated Roberto De Luna

4. Singles Match

Ryan Howe defeated Jack Rebel

5. Singles Match

Marcus Anthony defeated Flash Flanagan

BJW Ikkitousen Strong Climb

Korakuen Hall

Tokyo, Japan

1. Ikkitousen Strong Climb Semi Final Match

Daisuke Sekimoto defeated Yuko Miyamoto (13:36)

2. Ikkitousen Strong Climb Semi Final Match

Shuji Ishikawa defeated Manabu Soya (11:21)

3. Six Man Tag Team Match

Atsushi Maruyama, Shinobu & Takumi Tsukamoto defeated Brahman Kei, Brahman Shu & Takayuki Ueki (10:05)

4. UWA World Tag Team Title Match

Hiroshi Fukuda & MEN's Teioh (c) defeated Speed Of Sounds (16:53)

5. Fluorescent Light Tubes & Weapon Carry Death Match

B Faultless Junky's (Jaki Numazawa & Masashi Takeda) & Ryuji Ito defeated Isami Kodaka, Kankuro Hoshino & Masaya Takahashi (13:25)

6. Six Man Tag Team Match

Kazuki Hashimoto, Masato Inaba & Ryuichi Kawakami defeated Hideyoshi Kamitani, Shinya Ishikawa & Shiori Asahi (14:38)

7. Ikkitousen Strong Climb Final Match

Shuji Ishikawa defeated Daisuke Sekimoto (13:11)

CMLL Guerreros Del Ring

Arena Coliseo de Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
52MX

1. Six Man Tag Team Two Out Of Three Falls Match
Arkangel de la Muerte, Bobby Zavala & Olimpico defeated Omar Brunetti, Sky Kid & Smaker [2:1]

Six Man Tag Team Two Out Of Three Falls Match
Brazo de Plata, Marco Corleone & Mascara Dorada defeated Damian El Terrible, Ephesto & Rey Bucanero [2:1]

3. Two Out Of Three Falls Match
Shocker defeated La Mascara [2:1]

CMLL on CadenaTres

Arena Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico.
CadenaTres

1. Six Man Tag Team Two Out Of Three Falls Match
Demus 316, Pequeno Olimpico & Pierrothito defeated Angelito, Astral & Electrico [2:1]

2. Six Man Tag Team Two Out Of Three Falls Match
Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Cancerbero, Raziel & Virus) defeated Cachorro, Stigma & Triton [2:1]

3. Six Man Tag Team Two Out Of Three Falls Match
Fuego, Rey Cometa & Stuka Jr. defeated Ephesto, Hechicero & Misterioso II [2:1]

4. Six Man Tag Team Two Out Of Three Falls Match
Damian El Terrible, El Barbaro Cavernario & Rey Bucanero defeated Marco Corleone, Mascara Dorada & Titan [2:1]

5. Two Out Of Three Falls Match
Euforia defeats Valiente [2:1]

CMLL on Fox Sports

Arena Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico.
Fox Sports

1. Six Man Tag Team Two Out Of Three Falls Match
Atlantis, Dragon Rojo Jr. & Stuka Jr. defeated Polvora, Rey Escorpion & Ultimo Guerrero [2:1]

2. CMLL World Tag Team Title Two Out Of Three Falls Match

Negro Casas & Shocker (c) defeated Los Indeseables (La Sombra & Rush) [2:1] 

ROH on SBG #149

Dearborn, Michigan, USA.

1. ROH World Tag Team Title Match
reDRagon (c) defeated Monster Mafia

2. Singles Match
Moose defeated Hakim Zane

3. ROH World Tag Team Championship #1 Contendership Four Way Match

Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian defeat War Machine and The Briscoes and The Decade (Jimmy Jacobs & Roderick Strong)

ROW Summer of Champions

Humble Civic Center
Humble, Texas, USA.
RealityOfWrestling.com

1. Singles Match
Brother Devon defeated Abel Andrew Jackson

2. Singles Match
Evan Snow defeated Rockstar Robbie

3. ROW Diamonds Championship 10 Man Battle Royal (vacant)
Winner: Cinema - TITLE CHANGE !!!

4. ROW Tag Team Title Match
The Brothers Lockhart (c) defeat The Heavenly Bodies

5. No Disqualification Match
Ryan Davidson defeats The Pride

6. Singles Match
Raj Singh defeats Jasper Davis

7. Tag Team Match
Ayden Cristiano & Sergei Volkov defeat Bryan Keith & Jonathan Gresham

8. ROW Heavyweight Title Championship Cage Match

The Mysterious Q defeats The Samoan Beast (c) - TITLE CHANGE !!!

Sunday

NOAH NTV G+ up Jr. Heavyweight Tag League - Day 2

Korakuen Hall

Tokyo, Japan

1. Three Way Match

Mohammed Yone defeated Maybach Taniguchi and Shane Haste (5:48)

2. Singles Match

Takashi Sugiura defeated Mikey Nicholls (10:55)

3. NTV G Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League Block B Match

Hitoshi Kumano & Mitsuhiro Kitamiya defeated Jinzo & Rocky Lobo (9:23)

4. NTV G Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League Block A Match

Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask defeated Genba Hirayanagi & Kikutaro (10:01)

5. NTV G Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League Block B Match

Hiro Tonai & Shiori Asahi defeated Daisuke Harada & Quiet Storm (13:05)

6. NTV G Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League Block A Match

Yoshinari Ogawa & Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Cho Kibou-Gun (Hajime Ohara & Kenou) (19:03)

7. Six Man Tag Team Match

Katsuhiko Nakajima, Matt Striker & Super Crazy defeated BRAVE (Atsushi Kotoge, Naomichi Marufuji & Taiji Ishimori) (22:49)

Futureshock 74 Review - Marc Pearson

Just 4 weeks since Futureshock 73 we were back to the Guildhall with a truly ridiculous looking card. The building is sold out, complete and utterly, to the point where there were seats in places I've never seen them including where the commentary table normally goes. I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if people were turned away

PCW ring announcer Joanna Rose was in charge of ring announcing, commentators Mark Adams & Matt Taylor have shared the ring announcing duties since Jenna Ellison left the company 18 months ago and while they both do a good job it's something I've never liked so hope this is a permanent thing, other than calling the belt the FS title (a big no no in the company, it's the Futureshock Title, the owners get very funny if you refer to the company as FSW) Joanna did a great job.

As far as I could tell there was no commentary recorded, I will be VERY interested when I get the year-end box set to see how the commentary sounds because from my own personal experience it just doesn't sound as good if you aren't there live. As a head up to anyone from the company I would happily and willingly come out of retirement to call a Futureshock show!

Having settled into my front row seat and with the place full to bursting we got underway with Joe Vega defeating Mark Massa in a good, short and fast paced match, I think this one went less than 10 minutes but actually felt a bit longer, Massa hit a great looking spinebuster while Vega got a really nice moonsault press and finished the match with a springboard tornado DDT.

Next up, leader of The Uprising, Xander Cooper beat Sonar Dursen in another fast paced short match, both men employing some lovely, deep arm bars in this one. Sonar hit a lovely senton to the outside. He attempted a phoenix splash, a move you very rarely see and one I can't recall seeing in a Futureshock ring, alas it missed allowing Cooper to hit the MXC3 for the win. I got the impression that this was a match designed to make 2013 Trophy Tournament (and therefore, Number One Contender) a competitor who doesn't NEED his Uprising troops behind him to get the win

Zach Gibson & The Models d T Bone & The Blackpool Blondes in a fun, entertaining match. Gibson successfully retained his Futureshock Championship in a very good match last time out so this was a nice little continuation of that storyline. The Models are crazy over in Stockport, A young girl in the front row was giddy with excitement when the men came out and I honestly thought she was going to cry when Hotstuff Hayes slapped her hand! At one point we had a very entertaining moment as The Blondes put Bone in a corner, then put Axel Rage into a tree of woe so he was draped across Bone, they then suplexed James Drake onto the pair of them, certainly an interesting move. I must say I'm still waiting for the moment that Melanie Price turns on her charges, maybe it's just me but I don't like babyface teams with managers and Ms Price is way way more effective in the heel role. The Models hit The Snapshot (3D) then Futureshock champion Gibson hit his Liver Driver (modified brainbuster) for the win.

In the main event of the first half we got an absolute master class of a match between Jack Gallagher and former TNA star Sonjay Dutt. My friends and I were expecting a technical masterpiece between the two and were sometimes that can create a quiet crowd especially with casual fans. We got what we wanted and should not have worried about the crowd one bit. The match was fast and fluid, with both men doing little touches to keep the fans entertained between sequences. For example Sonjay kissing Jack's hand, Jack smiled and without missing a beat wiped the hand on the referee's shirt. Dutt locked an Octopus Stretch, a favourite submission move of mine then Gallagher, later on he went for his moonsault double stomp but Gallagher moved out of the way, connected with a picture perfect dropkick to the jaw and finally hit a Swanton bomb for the win to a standing ovation!

After the intermission the ridiculously over (and one half of the tag team champions) Dave Rayne defeated Noah in a match that not only featured the expected shenanigans but also some really nice wrestling. Noah brings a small, burned teddy bear to the ring with him so before the bell Rayne got on the mic and introduced his tag team partner The Nordic warrior who was holding Little Rayne - a large teddy bear which got a rousing LITTLE RAYNE chant. Highlights of this one were Warrior running in terror from Noah's fearsome scream, Noah hitting a beautiful armbreaker and Rayne winning with his back cracker off the top rope. I'd like to see the 2 of them go at it again in the future.

Next up was the only title match of the evening as Woman's Champion Danni Hunter took on impressive newcomer Lana Austin after Lana had pinned the champion in a mixed tag match at the last show. Both girls looked good in the ring, Danni hitting a really nice spinebuster and letting out a war scream that sent chills down your spine, definitely one not to be crossed. Unfortunately this one was just hotting up when Danni's Uprising companions hit the ring. Lana didn't give a damn about them though and hit Don Meacho with a really nice cross body to the outside, then, as he staggered into the ring she hit her Kiss Of Death (tilt a whirl stunner, a move that has to be seen to be believed) but this left her wide open to a spin kick from the champion for the win. I would have liked at least 5 more minutes as this one felt way too short but I'm sure the storyline is leading to these 2 facing each other again one day! After the bell it looked like The Uprising were going to attack Lana some more but Si Valour and Sparx made the save. Sparx complete with new ring gear made me a happy chappy. They brawled with The Uprising until Valour got on the mic and challenged Meacho and Ryan Hendrix to an impromptu match there and then, which the heels accepted. Sparx had a great big bandage on his left shoulder which any wrestling fan will tell you is just a big target for a man as nasty as Meacho, he picked Sparx up and dropped him shoulder first onto the ring apron! The heels got the win after Sparx stopped Meacho using Xander Cooper's Tournament trophy, then used it himself causing a DQ. Valour did not look happy about this at all and argued with Sparx who tried to protest his innocence all the way to the back.

While the famous Stockport raffle was being drawn Joanna announced that PWG star Drake Younger will make one of his last Indy appearances before joining WWE at the next Futureshock Underground show on April the 19th. I've been an admirer of Younger's for a while so this pleased me.

Speaking of pleasing me the main event certainly did that as Cyanide defeated Jay Lethal in a superb match. The action started hot and heavy as Lethal delivered a superkick the moment the bell rang, this staggered the big man who bailed to the outside, Lethal then hit a suicide dive to Cyanide's manager Chris Egan while the fans roared their approval. Lethal followed this quickly with an attempted cross body but was caught ant dropped into the apron by "The Toxic Terror". Lethal unloaded with punches which just made the big man mad to the point where he unleashed big Vader style haymakers in the corner then caught Lethal attempting a cross body and turned it into a wicked power bomb! Lethal managed to rally, hitting a missile dropkick and a lovely standing moonsault for 2 but when he charged at Cyanide in a corner he was met with a massive dropkick from Cyanide. The fans were at fever pitch by now, chanting this is awesome as Cyanide hit his Cyropracters Dream backbreaker for 2. The match went back and forth and the fans were screaming themselves hoarse as Lethal connected with a hurricanrana, a superkick and his Randy Savage style elbow drop, we thought that was enough but Cyanide still managed to kick out. Lethal called for his Lethal Injection move but as he attempted it Cyanide hit a lariat that turned Lethal inside out, amazingly the resulting cover got a 2 count. With Lethal down Chris Egan brought a ladder into the ring, when referee Darren Bateman tried to stop Cyanide using it he got in the refs face in a corner, Lethal loaded up for a superkick but Cyanide moved and the kick hit the referee square in the jaw, to the utter joy of the crowd. Lethal Injection put Cyanide down but there was now no ref, a second ref came out but only counted 2 as Cyanide kicked out! Egan got up on the apron, Lethal dispatched him with a punch but this left him wide open to a gas Chamber power bomb from Cyanide to get the 3! After the bell Cyanide put the ladder on top of Lethal's broken carcass and threatened to moonsault onto it, but Zach Gibson came out to make the save. Egan got on the mic and demanded a title shot for his charge who not only accepted it but said it will be a ladder match at the next show!!!!!

All in all this was the best Futureshock show in some time, every single match delivered, the crowd were super hot and at no point were they quiet. Both imports were on top form and hopefully will attract some of the casual fans who came to see them will have enjoyed the British guys and will come along again. A superb night!