This is part 2 of my rundown of the minor-league shows streaming from Dallas this weekend. (See part 1 here.) There are a lot of shows going on, and I'm seeing new matches announced right up the last minute. For the latest, check out each promotion's Twitter feed.
LA Fights vs. JCW
12pm EDT (11am CDT) - $9.99 on Fite or part of The Collective bundle (12 shows for $139.99)
LA Fights is a Los Angeles-based indy promotion created last year as a sort of subsidiary to GCW. The idea is to build up West Coast indy talent in the same way GCW's New Jersey group JCW does. So now they're going to fight. Most of the names on this show would be prelim wrestlers on a GCW show, so don't expect a lot of star power.
The main attraction (for me, anyway) is a 7-on-7 elimination tag match, although I can't find a list of all the participants' names.
Zicky Dice's Trouble in Paradise 2
2pm EDT (1pm CDT) - Free on Twitch.tv/zickydice
Remember that weird Zicky Dice guy from NWA Powerrr a few years ago? Well, he's a prelim guy on Impact! And also now he runs his own indy shows. I missed the first one, but this one has a bear, so I gotta check it out this time. And you can't beat the price...
Rich Swann vs. Scotty 2 Hotty
Masha Slamovich vs. a bear
EFFY vs. Mike Bailey
Lince Dorado vs. Black Taurus
and more!
GCW: For the Culture 3
4pm EDT (3pm CDT) - $13.99 on Fite or part of The Collective bundle (12 shows for $139.99)
This is GCW's showcase for Black wrestlers on the independent scene. If you're bummed out about AEW cutting Big Swole or WWE cutting Hit Row, then you ought to check this show out because they're all on it.
Impact women's world title: Tasha Steelz vs. Big Swole
Rich Swann vs. JTG
AJ Francis (Top Dolla) & Tehuti Miles (Ashante Thee Adonis) vs. Shane Taylor & O'Shay Edwards
Trish ADora vs. MJ Jenkins
and more!
NJPW STRONG: Lone Star Shootout
6pm EDT (5pm CDT) - $14.99 on Fite or part of the WrestleCon bundle ($74.99 for 5 shows)
I've completely lost track of New Japan's US branch, but they seem to be carrying on quite well as they emerge from the closed-set shows. This isn't a blowaway card by New Japan stards, but the intrigue of Killer Kross starting his post-WWE career by calling out Minoru Suzuki is enough to get me interested.
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Chris Dickinson
Jay White vs. Mike Bailey
Minoru Suzuki vs. Killer Kross
and more!
ROH: Supercard of Honor
8pm EDT (7pm CDT) - $29.99 on Fite
This is arguably the centerpiece of the non-WWE programming in Dallas this weekend, if only because it's ROH's first show under the ownership of AEW's Tony Khan. Everyone will be looking for any clue what ROH's future will look like. For an ROH pay-per-view, the card is remarkably all-killer, no-filler. But the main attraction is going to be the hype for any potential surprise announcements.
ROH men's world title: Jonathan Gresham vs. Bandido
ROH tag title: Jay Briscoe & Mark Brsicoe vs. Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler
interim ROH women's world title: Mercedes Martinez vs. Willow Nightingale
ROH pure title: Josh Woods vs. Wheeler YUTA
Swerve Strickland vs. Alex Zayne
and more!
GCW: Gringo Loco's The Wrld on Lucha
8:30pm EDT (7:30 pm CDT) - $13.99 on Fite or part of The Collective bundle (12 shows for $139.99)
GCW always seems to have a token lucha match on their big shows, and they're always wild and crazy. So here is a show full of nothing but lucha matches. I think the main draw here is Psycho Clown vs. Dr. Wagner Jr., in that they got into a (possibly real?) fistfight during a GCW show a couple of months ago.
Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Psycho Clown
Johnny Caballero (John Morrison) vs. Jack Cartwheel
Laredo Kid & Rey Horus & ASF vs. Gringo Loco & Flamita & Abismo Nego Jr.
Psicosis vs. Tony Deppen
and more!
Impact Wrestling: Multiverse of Matches
9pm EDT (8pm CDT) - $19.99 on Fite or part of the WrestleCon bundle ($74.99 for 5 shows)
Impact isn't as big as AEW, and it isn't as hot as GCW, and its future isn't as fascinating as that of ROH. But the one thing they've got going for them is that they've been right in the middle of a lot of "forbidden door" crossover stuff, so the name of this show is a savvy marketing move. This is probably going to be an underrated show.
Matt Cardona (Zack Ryder) & Chelsea Green vs. Mickie James & Nick Aldis
Josh Alexander & JONAH (Bronson Reed) vs. Moose & PCO
Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows vs. Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Eddie Edwards
and more!
GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break 6, Part 2
12:59am EDT (11:59pm CDT) - $19.99 on Fite or part of The Collective bundle (12 shows for $139.99)
The main attraction here is the return of the Clusterfuck battle royale, where Janela tries to book as many goofy surprise entrants as possible. So far I've seen the Invisible Man and Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp announced for the show. It will probably get weirder.
Funny ass video of Four Flats legend "Big Lokote". Best part is at 0:28 when he says ".......evolve...yeah thats the fuckin word, evolve". No disrespect, but wussup with this fools jean game? Genie Cut? For hours of fun, check out some of Big Lokotes beefs on YouTube! Parental Discretion is Advised.
