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Author: Jordan Huie
I’m a hardcore wrestling fan, by which I mean I’m a hardcore fan of wrestling... but I also have nothing against hardcore wrestling! I’ve been watching since 2006, back when I was 12 years old. In that time I’ve fervently followed WWE, TNA, ROH, Lucha Underground and others. Today I’m most passionate about NXT, New Japan and especially AEW! You could call me a modern wrestling savant but I know my old school stuff as well... I’ll be your huckleberry all night long.
Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you are ready to stay up late tonight! In the wee hours of tomorrow morning, New Japan will be going live with a major event, New Beginning In Osaka! In a can’t-miss clash, Jon Moxley defends his IWGP US title against the one and only Minoru Suzuki! NJPW’s New Beginning tours effectively kick off the year on New Japan Pro Wrestling’s calendar after Wrestle Kingdom served as the 2019 season finale. While it’s made up of several events, some bigger than others, it all culminates with this last big one here! The way most New…
Hiromu Takahashi vs. Ryu Lee | NJPW New Beginning In Osaka Preview | New Japan Pro Wrestling
In just a few hours, NJPW will be going live on New Japan World with a major event, New Beginning In Osaka! It involves a longstanding rivalry renewed, as Hiromu Takahashi defends the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against Ryu Lee! The New Beginning tours effectively kick off the year on New Japan’s calendar after Wrestle Kingdom served as the season finale for 2019. Whilst the tour is made up of several events, some bigger than others, it all culminates with this last card here! The way most New Japan events work, the first half of the card mostly consists of…
Good evening, everyone! In mere hours, New Japan will be going live with a major event, New Beginning In Osaka! Jay White takes on Sanada in the first singles match on the card! New Japan’s New Beginning tours effectively kick off the year on New Japan’s calendar after Wrestle Kingdom served as the season finale for the year prior. While it’s made up of several events, some bigger than others, it all culminates with this last big one here! The way most New Japan events work, the first half of the card mostly consists of minor matches designed to just…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown continues after that segment in which Shinsuke Nakamura laid out Braun Strowman. We’ve got that women’s fatal four way between Naomi, Carmella, Alexa Bliss and Dana Brooke as our official main event. And we now see Otis Dozovich preparing for his date with Mandy Rose, with Tucker Knight helping him out. They pick out an outfit for him, ripping the sleeves off of a tuxedo and trying to teach him basic table manners. Sheamus now makes his way out to beat Apollo Crews! Sheamus vs. Apollo Crews Apollo and Sheamus brawl to start, Apollo nails an…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown rolls on. We have Braun Strowman making his way out now with the WWE Intercontinental Championship and he’s asked how it feels now that the title is finally his. Crowd starts up a “You Deserve It” chant as he looks pretty thrilled. Strowman says it gives him chills. This is the biggest accomplishment of his career. He notes that he’s done a lot of things, he’s flipped cars, he won the Greatest Royal Rumble, he even won the tag team titles with an eight-year-old at WrestleMania. But he’s never gotten to hold a singles title over…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown continues here tonight after those two matches were just announced. Heath Slater is backstage in the locker room with Daniel Bryan and he’s trying to cheer him up, but he’s an idiot so he can’t help but bring up all the wrong things and get way under his skin. Notes things like how stupid it was to challenge him to a strap match and get tied to the Fiend in the first place, how he was helpless getting whipped over and over. Bryan says he understands and suggests the two of them meet in the ring……
Goldberg vs. The Fiend, Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin Announced For WWE Super Show-Down
WWE Friday Night SmackDown continues, following Elias defeating Cesaro in the last segment. Goldberg coming up soon. Out comes King Corbin now, furious, pointing at his crown to say this means he is the King of the Ring and that means he should be respected. Says that Roman Reigns should’ve lost last week, he should’ve been the one covered in dogfood. Says he can’t do anything without his little lapdogs, asks when the Usos are gonna realize they’re carrying deadweight? If Roman fought him one-on-one, man to man at the Rumble, Corbin would’ve beaten him there too and won the…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown rages on here tonight, Jordan Huie of the Overtimer here to give you the live recap of each segment as it comes! Alexa Bliss is backstage, Nikki Cross giving her some encouragement for the fatal four way match here tonight. And now we get an extensive recap of Corbin eating dogfood from last week. We then see King Corbin walk into the production truck, yelling at them for showing the replay. He grabs a poor shmuck and drags them out of the truck and throws them down a flight of stairs. Agents come by and make…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown rages on after that surprisingly good opening segment. And it transitioned into this tag team match, with Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler now taking on Jimmy & Jey, the Usos! Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler vs. The Usos Robert Roode and Jey Uso start out, Jey gets the advantage with chops but a cheap shot from Ziggler quells this and he takes him down. Tag to Ziggler who chokes him against the ropes, standing dropkick for a nearfall. Isolation begins, Roode tags in, cinches in a chinlock. Roode fights up, shot to the back of Jey.…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown is starting off as I type this. Jordan Huie of the Overtimer here to give you the recap and results from the show as they come. John Morrison and the Miz come out to begin the Dirt Sheet. Morrison says his shirt has buttons, but he doesn’t use them. Miz introduces himself as the Chick Magnet. When Morrison asks about this, Miz says he has a wife and two daughters so it’s never been more relevant. Morrison says that this show will win them all the oscars, emmys, grammys, and all the slammys. They then show…
