OVW TV #950: "A Leg to Stand On?"

This is the OVW Report for Wednesday, November 1, 2017. 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, Tyler Matrix & LJ team up to take on the tandem of Randall Floyd & Michael Hayes, Adam Slade faces the Legacy of Brutality's Dapper Dan, plus more!

Without further ado:

Here we go...

Pre-Show Dark Matches:

"Shotgun" Tony Gunn defeats "Livewire" KTD. Gunn takes KTD down and stomps him, proclaiming he is the best wrestler here. KTD comes back with some shoulder tackles, but Gunn takes him down again and hits a flying knee off the top rope. He goes for another, but KTD moves. KTD with some kicks, but Gunn catches him with a decapitating clothesline. He knees him in the face and hits the reverse DDT for the 3.

After the match, Gunn says he has something to say about being screwed last week at a shot for the OVW Heavyweight Title. He has a beef, but not with Michael Hayes. His beef is with Big Zo. He says somehow Zo is next in line for a title shot, so he is challenging Zo to a match at the Special and wants an answer by the end of the night.

Big Zo defeats Christian Hernandez. Zo & Christian lock up and exchange armlocks and headlocks. Off the ropes, Zo bowls over Christian for 1. Zo with a big slam and an Are You Serious legdrop for 2. He throws Christian in the corner and hits a cartwheel butt bump. He then hits a fallaway slam and gets a 2. He throws Christian in the corner and misses the Zo train. Christian fires away in the corner and hits a shoulder tackle. Zo fires back, splashes him in the corner and hits a roundhouse kick. He slams Christian and goes up and connects with the Zo bomb for the 3. After the match, Zo answers Gunn's challenge by saying he's tired of hearing about the Gunn show, when everyone in "ZO-VW" knows it's the Zo Show. Challenge accepted.

Kevin Giza defeats Chace Destiny. Giza with a hot start, hitting a dropkick and a 619, but Chace hits him out of the air. He clubs Giza and hits a side slam. He connects with a powerslam, but only gets a 2. Giza fires back, hits a head stomp for a finisher, and gets 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, Mike Lacett, & Gilbert Corsey are on commentary, and KC is the ring announcer.

Dapper Dan (w/Ca$h Flo & "The East End Villain" Josh Ashcraft) defeats Adam Slade (w/Kevin Giza). Dan goes right after Slade, clubbing him hard. Slade fires back, but is caught off the top rope and slammed. Dan splashes Slade in the corner, but runs into a back elbow in the opposite corner. Slade charges out, but into a side slam for 2. Dan goes for the Death Valley Driver, but Slade slides off. Ca$h pulls down the top rope, thinking Slade will fall out, but he reverses and Dan flies out.

Slade is in control, but Josh causes a distraction with Giza on the outside. Ca$h clubs Slade hard from behind and Dan gets in Ca$h's face. Slade recovers and goes for a super kick, but Ca$h catches his foot and spins him to Dan, who hits a Death Valley Driver for the 3.

Gilbert Corsey, Mike Lacett, & Ted McNaler are talking about the next Saturday Night Special and are interrupted as usual by Michael Hayes. 

Hayes says he never lies and has done everything he said he would do. He doesn't have to use his War Games win at the Special, because he earned his #1 contender spot. He also does not care to be in the tag match tonight for the main event and is not going to.

Dean Hill comes out and says we have a failure to communicate. He says he is the majority shareholder, and Hayes doesn't run this company. He will be in the main event, or he will not get his War Games match, and he will be fired from this company.

Tyler Matrix comes out and says he is right, he has earned everything. He has earned the butt-kicking he will get at the Special, and he won't have a "leg to stand on". Hayes throws a punch at Matrix, and they begin to brawl. Randall Floyd runs out to hit Matrix, then Logan James is out to even the odds and hit a double dropkick off the top onto both Floyd & Hayes.

LJ & Matrix double dropkick Hayes out of the ring, but with their backs turned, Hayes gets back in as they are yelling at Floyd, and Hayes hits LJ with the facebuster off the bionic knee.

"The Trinidad Titan" Justin Smooth defeats David Lee Lorenze III (w/"The Bro Godz": Colton Cage & Dustin Jackson & OVW Women's Champion Jaylee). Smooth hits a running big boot and goes for Street Justice out of the gate, but the Bros run in. He knocks them out with David on his shoulders. Jaylee distracts the ref on the apron, and the Bros continue to interfere long enough to allow David to dropkick Smooth off the apron. Smooth comes back, but Shannon the Dude (who had joined commentary) gets on the apron. Big Jon comes out and hits STD off the apron and starts to take him to the back, but Adam Revolver shows up and low blows Jon. With Smooth distracted, David tries to roll him up with his feet on the ropes, but only gets a 2. Smooth connects with Street Justice, but the Bros break up the pin to cause a DQ.

Smooth fights them off and hits them both with big boots, but David clocks him from behind with Jaylee's title. Billy O & Aloicious Hamilton run out to fight with the Bro Godz.

The Masked Man comes out and nails Alo with the chain again. Billy grabs the Masked Man an tries to unmask him, but the Masked Man gets away. Billy is able to get a hold of the chain as he runs off.

"Bad Girl" Jessie Belle defeats Maria James. A quick back and forth match. Jessie hits the Kiss My Grits and a huge DDT to get the 3.

After the match, Jaylee once again attacks Jessie from behind. Jessie comes back and goes for her finisher, but David Lee Lorenze III pulls her out of harm's way.

"The River City Dragon" Logan James & "The Young Lion" Tyler Matrix defeat "The Real Deal" Randall Floyd & Michael Hayes. When the match begins, Hayes is nowhere to be found, leaving Randall to fend for himself. LJ with some quick offense, hitting some kicks and a monkey flip. Hayes shows up arguing at ringside with Dean Hill. Tyler & LJ go over and hit him, hit his head off the apron, and LJ rolls him in. As LJ goes to get in, Hayes kicks the ropes. Hayes & Randall work LJ over, until LJ catches Randall with a kick in the corner. He flies off the top with a flying forearm. He tags Tyler, but Hayes refuses to tag Randall. Tyler fires away on Randall, hitting a snapmare and a kick to the face. He hits rolling thunder, but Hayes breaks the pin. Tyler kicks Hayes and charges him, but Hayes slams him down. Hayes & Randall go for a double suplex, and LJ flies off the top with a cross body simultaneously. All 4 men are down. LJ gets up and fires away on Randall. He charges at Randall, but is caught and slammed. Tyler hits a neckbreaker across his knee to Randall. Hayes charges him, but he ducks and Hayes get knocked out of the ring. LJ flies out on Hayes, but Tyler gets an uppercut as he goes to fly out on Randall. Randall throws him off the ropes, and Tyler goes for a sunset flip. Randall stays up and pulls Tyler up. He throws Tyler into the ropes, and LJ tags. Tyler ducks Randall and LJ catches Randall with a kick to the head. He goes up top and connects with the frog splash for the 3.
After the match, Hayes sneaks in and hits LJ with the facebuster again. Tyler & Hayes then exchange blows and fight to the back to end the show.

This ended the TV taping.

Post-Show Dark Matches:

Dr. Ted McNaler calls out The Masked Man. Ted wants to prove to Gilbert that he's not the masked man. He tells the Masked Man that they are cut from the same cloth. They could take over OVW with his brains and the Masked Man's strength. He says he didn't get to tell a joke last week for the Halloween episode, so as a sign of good faith, he wants to tell it now to the Masked Man. He asks why Dracula wouldn't drink from Taylor Swift's neck...because she had "bad blood". The Masked Man must not have been amused, as he proceeds to clothesline Ted hard. Billy O, Aloicious Hamilton, Sam Thompson, & Houdini run out, but the Masked Man gets away.

David Lee Lorenze III, Cranium, & "The Bro Godz": Colton Cage & Dustin Jackson (w/Jaylee) defeat "The Boy Wonder" Sam Thompson, Houdini, Billy O, & Aloicious Hamilton. Before the match, Apollo comes out in a referee shirt and tells Stephon Smith that he proved he was the better wrestler at the last Special, and tonight will prove he's the better referee. Sam's team has a hot start, but because of Apollo's officiating, David's team takes control and works over Sam for a large part of the match. Sam finally gets a hot tag to Houdini. Houdini hits, clotheslines, and dropkicks the opposing squad. He goes for a super kick on David, but David moves Apollo in front of him. Apollo falls to the outside, and Houdini hits a super kick on David. Stephon runs back out to count the 3. Apollo grabs a mic and says Stephon wasn't calling this match, so Apollo reverses the decision and gives the match to David, Cranium, & the Bro Godz.

Don't forget the Saturday Night Special is this Saturday, November 4!
Scheduled:
OVW HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Tyler Matrix (c) vs. Michael Hayes
OVW TELEVISION TITLE (Best 2 out of 3 falls):
Randall Floyd (c) vs. Logan James
OVW SOUTHERN TAG TEAM TITLES: The Top Guyz vs. The Legacy of Brutality
OVW WOMEN'S TITLE: Jaylee (c) vs. Jessie Belle
GRUDGE MATCH: Big Zo vs. Tony Gunn
PLUS MORE!

As always, thanks for reading!