The wrestling world and WrestleCon honoured superfan Mark Hitchcock with tonight’s tribute show featuring stars from the independents, Dragon Gate, AEW, Progress and others. The main event was an AEW showdown between JetSpeed (Kevin Knight and Mike Bailey) and their partner Michael Oku versus The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona).
Knight and Oku got taken out on the floor by Kaun’s unbelievable splash. Liona slams both Knight and Bailey at the same time. Liona catches Oku in midair. Kaun hits a stunner on Oku. Ricochet covers Oku after a splash from the top rope but Knight makes the save. Knight stuns Ricochet with a flying drop kick. Bailey stomps Kaun. He then gets clotheslined by Liona. Knight, Bailey and Oku super kick Liona. Ricochet shoves Bailey into Knight and throws Oku to the floor. Knight hits the diving forearm on Ricochet. Ricochet kicks out of Oku Frog Splash. Oku pits Ricochet on his half-crab. Khan distracts the official claiming his leg is injured. Ricochet taps out but the official, of course, doesn’t see it. Oku thinks he has won and lets go of the hold. Liona head butts Oku. Liona and Kaun set Oku up in the Electric Chair. Ricochet clotheslines Oku off the top rope for the win.
In one of the other featured matches, hardcore legend Masato Tanaka took on AEW’s Mark Davis. The smaller Tanaka had a big hill to climb in Davis. Davis speared Tanaka off the apron to the floor. Davis chopped Tanaka in the throat the momentum making him take a seat in the front row. Davis ran at Tanaka knocking him into the second row. Back in the ring, they traded forearms until Tanaka took David down with a clothesline. They then start throwing haymakers. Tanaka no sells a haymaker to the jaw. He blocks a drop kick and almost pins Davis with his sliding forearm. A clothesline from Davis drops Tanaka and pins him with a piledriver. The crowd booed Davis.
WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow Results
Before the show could get started, playa, Teddy Long himself made his way down to the ring.
The crowd chanted:
Teddy! Teddy!
“I heard there was a wrestling show nearby and how could I resist coming to a wrestling show?” said Long welcoming everyone to WrestleCon and announcing a tag team match would start off the show.
Heath and Rhino versus The Head Bangers (Mosh and Thrasher)
The Head Bangers are having their final match on 23rd. Mosh is wearing a brace on his right arm. He announces that he cannot wrestle tonight. He tore his bicep and had surgery two weeks ago.
“Don’t you two worry,” he said to Heath and Rhino. “I have found a replacement for me,”
“Head Banger” (Horn)Swoggle comes out.
Heath and Rhino decimate Hornswoggle. As Rhino distracts the official, Heath punches Swoggle in the head. Swoggle fights back but one punch by Heath puts him down again. Heath climbs to the top rope and plays to the crowd. Swoggle gets up and slams Heath off the second rope.
“I don’t give a s–t about your kids!” says Swoggle as he chokeslams Heath. Rhino gores Swoggle. Trasher rolls up Rhino for the pin from behind for a lame ending.
Winners: Trasher and Swoggle
CPF (Danny Black and Joe Lando) versus Love And Peace (Ben-K and Hyo) vs MxFx (Latigo and Toxin) vs The StarMen (Starboy Charlie and Starman) – Four Team Elimination, Three Fall Match
Lando takes a top rope stunner from the second rope by Hyo and Ben-K pins him with a spear off the ropes. Team Dragon Gate wins.
Winners: Love And Peace (Ben-K and Hyo)
Before the next match can start, Sgt. Slaughter comes out. He leads a chant of:
USA! USA!
“Who is kicking ass in the world today? USA! USA!” said Slaughter calling the crowd scum, slime and maggots. Slaughter says he is the ambassador for WrestleCon. He thanks everyone for coming. He then shills his table and appearances.
Masato Tanaka versus Mark Davis
Winner: Mark Davis
The Swirl (Blake Christian and Lee Johnson) versus Subculture (Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster)
The Swirl take out Andrews with a Meltzer Driver. As Blake holds Webster on his shoulders Lee hits the flying stomp. Blake pins Webster with a Death Valley Driver.
Winners: The Swirl (Blake Christian and Lee Johnson)
Beast Mortos, Lacey Lane, Danny Jones, Jimmy Townsend and Derek Dillinger versus Mance Warner, Stephanie De Lander, Vaughn Vertigo, LJ Cleary and Gravity
Warner hits a DDT off a steel chair on Danny Jones. Gravity lands a splash from the top rope but the attempted pinfall is broken up. Mortis wins the match with a spear and a pildriver.
Winners: Beast Mortos, Lacey Lane, Danny Jones, Jimmy Townsend and Derek Dillinger
Bandido vs Galeno Del Mal
Bandido actually gets Galeno Del Mal over for the 24 Plex.
Winner: Bandido
Man Like DeReiss (c) versus Ethan Allen – Progress World Championship Match
DeReiss dodges Allen’s running knee and nails him with a cutter. A spinning side slam and a 450 Splash pins Allen.
Winner: Progress World Champion Man Like DeReiss
JetSpeed (Kevin Knight and Mike Bailey) and Michael Oku versus The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona)
Winners: The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona)
