Amherst vs. Olmsted Falls tonight

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Berea-Midpark outlasts North Ridgeville

Over 900 yards of offense tonight and it was Berea-Midpark who emerged victorious 42-39 over North Ridgeville. Leading the way for the Titans was sophomore QB Trevor Bycznski and senior RB Tyrese Holland. Bycznski had 231 yards passing with 4 touchdowns while Holland rushed for 225 yards, a TD and a 2 point conversion. North Ridgeville junior RB Shomari Williams scored 3 rushing touchdowns and had 151 yards on the ground while QB Collin Sullinger had 214 yards passing and two touchdowns. The two teams combined to score on 4 straight possessions to close the 2nd quarter and combined for 6 straight touchdowns in the 3rd/4th quarters.

North Ridgeville (1-2, 1-1 SWC)	7	10	8	14	=39
Berea-Midpark (2-1, 2-0 SWC)	0	14	21	7	=42

Scoring

North Ridgeville	1	8:57	Shomari Williams 6 run (Eri Davila kick); 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:35
Berea-Midpark	2	10:57	Kameron McCoy 8 run (Angelo Svigelj-Smith kick); 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:09; key play: North Ridgeville 6 yard punt
North Ridgeville	2	3:36	Williams 12 run (Davila kick); 13 plays, 82 yards, 7:15
Berea-Midpark	2	1:40	Tyrese Holland 22 run (Svigelj-Smith kick); 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:50
North Ridgeville	2	:00	Davila 39 FG; 8 plays, 49 yards, 1:33; key plays: Berea-Midpark pass interference penalty; Berea-Midpark offsides from FG formation
Berea-Midpark	3	8:09	Luis Vega 10 pass from Trevor Bycznski (kick failed); 4 plays, 84 yards, 1:07; key play: Bycznski 69 run
Berea-Midpark	3	2:18	Vega 6 pass from Bycznski (Holland run); 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:09;
North Ridgeville	3	:34	Byron Shuey 35 pass from Collin Sullinger (Sullinger run); 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:40
Berea-Midpark	3	:00	Reid Perry 73 pass from Bycznski (Svigelj-Smith kick); 2 plays, 80 yards, :34;
North Ridgeville	4	7:52	Forrest Croxton 11 pass from Collin Sullinger (Davila kick); 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:02
Berea-Midpark	4	5:45	McCoy 41 pass from Bycznski (Svigelj-Smith kick); 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:04;
North Ridgeville	4	3:55	Williams 1 run (Davila kick); 8 plays, 72 yards, 1:42

	North Ridgeville	Berea-Midpark
Plays	66	65
Total Yards	391	518
Time	26:37	21:23
First Downs	25	21
3rd Down Conversions	5-8	7-12
4th Down Conversions	1-1	1-3
Penalties	5-47	10-70
Rushing	Shomari Williams 32/151, Collin Sullinger 5/7, Cade Riley 5/19, 0 0/0, 0 0/0, 0 0/0, Team 0/0	Tyrese Holland 32/225, Kameron Mccoy 2/9, Trevor Bycznski 3/69, 0 0/0, 0 0/0, 0 0/0, Team 1/-16
Passing	Collin Sullinger 14-24-2-1-214, 0 0-0-0-0-0	Trevor Bycznski 16-27-4-0-231, 0 0-0-0-0-0
Receiving	Jamir Malone 1-17, Bryon Shuey 5-107, Eri Davila 3-37, Cade Riley 1-8, Forrest Croxton 4-45, 0 0-0, 0 0-0	Reid Perry 6-104, Tyrese Holland 2-34, Luis Vega 3-25, David Browning 2-13, Angelo Svigel-Smith 1-7, Dwayne Holland 1-7, Kameron Mccoy 1-41
Turnovers forced	1	2
Points Off Turnovers	0	7
Red Zone Efficiency	4-4	3-4

North Ridgeville at Berea-Midpark tonight

Big early season match-up in the Southwestern conference.

Both North Ridgeville and Berea-Midpark made the post-season a year ago losing in week 11.

Westlake scores late and wins a thriller

The Westlake Demons start the year 2-0 as they score late and defeat the Olmsted Falls Bulldogs 34-31 in the Southwestern Conference opener.

The winning score came on a Trevor Bielozer 20 yard touchdown reception from Trey Bialowas with two seconds remaining. The score capped a wild 4th quarter that saw both teams trading touchdowns. Olmsted Falls had all of the momentum after scoring three straight times to take a 24-20 lead late in the 3rd quarter. Westlake executed a fake punt on 4th and 4 from their own 41 yard line and Q'darr Robinson ran 16 yards to give Westlake new life and capping the drive was a 5 yard touchdown pass from Trey Bialowas to Conner Steneckert.

Olmsted Falls rallied themselves. Three time facing 4th down, the Bulldogs converted all three times driving 65 yards in 15 plays to take the lead 31-27 with a 24 yard TD pass from Brett Hutkay to Andrew Turski with 37 seconds left.

After a pooch kick, the Demons took over at their own 48 yard line and drove the final 52 yards to take the lead for good when Bialowas found Bielozer over the middle.

The game looked as if Westlake was going to roll taking a 20-3 lead in the 2nd quarter. Bialowas had two rushing TDs and a passing TD to Billy Blood. The Bulldog running game came alive late in the 2nd quarter and into the 3rd as Spencer Linville scored twice in the 3rd quarter on his way to a 35 carry, 215 yard performance.

The Demons have four straight games dating back to last season and start 2-0 for the first time since 2012 which was the last year Westlake made the play-offs. Prior to last night's game, the Bulldogs have defeated Westlake 22 of 23 times. Westlake Head Coach Jason Hall recorded his 100th coaching win over his 15 year career (Southeast, Brush, Nordonia and Massilion).

Next week is Westlake's home opener vs. Avon Lake while the Bulldogs go on the road for the first time against Lakewood.

Westlake (2-0, 1-0 SWC)	14	6	0	14	=34
Olmsted Falls (1-1, 0-1 SWC)	3	7	14	7	=31

Scoring

Westlake	1	9:25	Trey Bialowas 12 run (Arik Brizes kick); 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:29
Olmsted Falls	1	3:00	Ricky Castrigano 31 FG; 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:08
Westlake	1	:15	Bialowas 9 run (Brizes kick); 9 plays, 83 yards, 2:39
Westlake	2	:48	Billy Blood 6 pass from Bialowas (kick failed); 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:00; key play: Olmsted Falls 12 punt
Olmsted Falls	2	:06	Tyler Neely 20 pass from Brett Hutkay (Castrigano kick); 4 plays, 80 yards, :35; key play: Spencer Linville 52 run
Olmsted Falls	3	5:38	Linville 2 run (Castrigano kick); 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:16; key plays: Linville 3 run on 4th and 1; Linville 15 run on 3rd and 10; Linville 4 run on 4th and 1
Olmsted Falls	3	2:44	Linville 16 run (Castrigano kick); 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:24
Westlake	4	6:17	Connor Sterneckert 5 pass from Bialowas (Brizes kick); 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:39; key play: Q'darr Robinson 16 run on 4th and 4 from punt formation
Olmsted Falls	4	:37	Andrew Turski 24 pass from Brett Hutkay (Castrigano kick); 15 plays, 65 yards, 5:40; key plays: Linville 3 run on 4th and 1; Josh Goodwin 14 pass from Hutkay on 4th and 9; Linville 4 run on 4th and 1;
Westlake	4	:02	Trevor Bielozer 20 pass from Bialowas (Brizes kick); 4 plays, 52 yards, :26

	Westlake	Olmsted Falls
Plays	51	65
Total Yards	330	378
Time	18:48	29:12
First Downs	22	17
3rd Down Conversions	2-8	7-16
4th Down Conversions	3-3	5-7
Penalties	4-30	5-37
Rushing	Trey Bialowas 20/89 2 TDs, Q'darr Robinson 9/87, Tariq Beach 2/8, Terrence Rose 1/11	Spencer Linville 35/215 2 TDs, Brett Hutkay 7/42, Andrew Turski 9/31, Nick Dailey 2/4, Jack Spellacy 1/9, Luke Lombardo 1/0, Ricky Castrigano 1/-10
Passing	Trey Bialowas 12-19-3-1-135	Brett Hutkay 4-9-2-0-87
Receiving	Connor Sterneckert 5-64 TD, Tariq Beach 2-17, Billy Blood 2-9 TD, Trevor Bielozer 1-20 TD, Terrence Rose 1-18, Q'darr Robinson 1-7,	Josh Goodwin 2-43, Andrew Turski 1-24 TD, Tyler Neely 1-20 TD
Turnovers forced	0	2
Points Off Turnovers	0	3
Red Zone Efficiency	5-6	3-4

Westlake at Olmsted Falls tonight

The Southwestern Conference has had membership changes in recent years.  Among them is expanding to ten schools and forcing each school to play nine conference games against the other members.

For the Westlake Demons and the Olmsted Falls Bulldogs, these are two schools who represent the old guard.

Columbia outlasts Independence in overtime

Columbia (0-0, 0-0 PAC)	7	0	7	15	=29
Independence (0-0, 0-0 CVC)	0	21	0	0	=21

Scoring

Columbia	1	6:38	Brandon Coleman 5 run (Cody Schwartz kick); 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:59; key plays: Coleman 20 run, Schwartz 20 run
Independence	2	9:19	Adrian Pope 18 pass from Kyle Stefanski (Ian Smith kick); 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:31;
Independence	2	6:37	Owen Ramm 51 pass from Stefanski (Smith kick); 2 plays, 53 yards, :35
Independence	2	3:47	Jason Bianco 39 pass from Stefanski (Smith kick); 4 plays, 55 yards, :53
Columbia	3	1:01	Austin Sahlica 27 pass from Schwartz (Schwartz kick); 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:28; key play: Coleman 5 run on 4th and 3.
Columbia	4	7:03	Sahlica 5 run (Schwartz kick); 7 plays, 95 yards, 3:33; key play: Schwartz 71 run
Columbia	OT		Sahlica 20 pass from Schwartz (Jared Heidecker pass from Schwartz); 4 plays, 20 yards;

	Columbia	Independence
Plays	66	41
Total Yards	343	232
Time	31:45	16:15
First Downs	0	0
3rd Down Conversions	;0-0	;0-0
4th Down Conversions	;0-0	;0-0
Penalties	;0-0	;0-0
Rushing	Brandon Coleman 34/142, Dylan Risdon 0/0, Cody Schwartz 11/93, Austin Sahlica 6/34, Bailey Coleman 0/0, Bailey Coleman 0/0, Team 0/0	Ben Artrip (C) 4/12, Kevin Clymer (C) 12/38, Stephen Molchan (C) 3/13, Kyle Stefanski 6/-11, Adrian Pope 1/5, Jack Gigante 1/5, Team 0/0
Passing	Cody Schwartz 10-15-2-1-74, Jared Bycznski 0-0-0-0-0	Ben Artrip (C) 2-5-0-0-26, Kyle Stefanski 6-9-3-0-144
Receiving	Dylan Risdon 1-4, Mike Jacobucci 4-14, Austin Sahlica 4-61, Jared Heidecker 1--5, Bailey Coleman 0-0, Bailey Coleman 0-0, Bailey Coleman 0-0	Stephen Molchan (C) 2-25, Trevor Thompson 1-9, Jason Bianco 2-53, Adrian Pope 1-18, Owen Ramm 1-51, Kevin Clymer (C) 1-14, Adrian Pope 0-0
Turnovers forced	0	0
Points Off Turnovers	0	0
Red Zone Efficiency	;0-0	;0-0

Columbia at Independence tonight

High School Football returns tonight and I will be in Independence, Ohio as the Blue Devils host the Columbia Raiders.

The game resumes a week one rivalry that started in 2013 and the home team has won every match-up:

• 2013: @ Columbia 34, Independence 33, 
• 2014: @ Independence 40,  Columbia 35,
• 2015: @ Columbia 48, Independence 7, 

AIW Absolution 11

Results from Friday night's @aiwrestling #ABSO11 event at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

This is the biggest show on the AIW calendar. The main event was AIW Absolute Champion Ethan Page defending the title against 2016 JT Lightning Invitational Tournament winner Josh Alexander and 2016 Gauntlet for Gold winner Josh Prohibition.

1. DJ Zema Ion, Laredo Kid and Matt Cross (filling in for Banderlero) defeated Skayde Jr., Steve Pain (AIW debut) and Gringo Loko when Cross pinned Pain after landing the Shooting Star Press in a Lucha Trios match.
   
   
2. Tim Donst pinned Raymond Rowe after hitting the Donstitution (Olympic slam from the top rope).
   
   Up next was Frankie Flynn and a mystery co-star challenging B.J. Whitmer and The Duke. Eddie Kingston is revealed to be the mystery co-star which led to …
   
   
3. Eddie Kingston and Frankie Flynn defeated The Duke and BJ Whitmer when Kingston pinned The Duke.
   
   Afterward, Kingston complemented Flynn and gave the newcomer advice in his wrestling career.
   
   
4. AIW Intense Champion Alex Daniels (with Gregory Iron and Veda Scott) defeated Cedric Alexander, Facade and AIW Superstar JERRY. Ray Lyn came to ringside to distract the referee appearing to help Jerry only to allow Daniels to hit Jerry with the title belt and scoring the pin.
   
   Afterward, Jerry thanked the fans and announced his retirement from wrestling.

AIW JT Lightning Invitational Tournament 2016

Results from last weekend's @aiwrestling #JLIT2016 and #BTTFC events at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts. Some results courtesy of @OhioReport.

The big event of the weekend was a 24-man tournament. Night one included 12 opening round matches in the tournament and night two saw the semi-final, and final rounds of the tournament along with the AIW debut of Hornswoggle.

The winner of the tournament is not only 2016 JLIT Champion but also will receive a future match against AIW Absolute Champion Ethan Page.

Night One
1st round tournament matches:

1. Louis Lyndon beat Cheech via Dragon sleeper submission.
   
   
2. Cedric Alexander pinned Veda Scott
   
   
3. Tim Donst defeated Little Guido
   
   
4. B.J. Whitmer (with The Duke) beat Candice LeRae
   
   
5. Dan Severn defeated Colin Delaney via submission
   
   
6. Billy Gunn pinned Brian Myers
   
   
7. DJ Zema Ion beat Laredo Kid
   
   
8. Colt Cabana defeated Homicide
   
   
9. Alex Daniels pinned Britt Baker
   
   
10. "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams beat Dominic Garrini (substituting for Tyson Dux)

AIW Forget About the Dre

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #forgotaboutdre event at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. Candice LeRae pinned Cloudy to win a four-person scramble also involving Laredo Kid and Louis Lyndon.
   
   WWE Hall of Famer Booker T came out to address the crowd. He asked three fans to perform the Spinaroonie. After Anthony was declared the winner, Booker T was ready to leave but was interrupted by Grado. The two of them have a Spinaroonie contest which ends with Booker T giving Grado the Book End. Grado went to the back and did a ring introduction which led to …
   
   
2. Space Monkey hit "The Stuntman" Rex Brody with his tail and scored the pinfall to win a triple-threat tag match also involving Grado.

AIW Gauntlet for the Gold 11

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #GFTG11 event at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. Frankie Flynn pinned Eddie Kingston (with The Duke) with a small package.
   
   Afterward, The Duke was upset with Kingston and Kingston said "I Quit."
   
   
2. To Infinity And Beyond (Colin Delaney & Cheech) defeated AIW Tag Team Champions Hot Sauce Entertainment (Hot Sauce Tracey Williams and Tyson Dux) to win the titles when Cheech pinned Williams after hitting the GTS – Go to Sleep (Fireman's carry dropped into a knee lift). Afterward, Dux challenged Cheech and Delaney to a rematch at the April 8 show.
   
   
3. Alex Daniels pinned Britt Baker to win a six-person scramble match including Dr. Daniel C. Rockingham, Joshua Singh, Dominic Garrini and Garrison King.
   
   
4. Alex Shelley beat Candice LeRae after hitting the Automatic Midnight / WA4 (Over the shoulder back-to-belly piledriver).
   
   Afterward, Shelley made a disingenuous proposal to LeRae and then put her in the Border City Stretch (Chickenwing over the shoulder crossface). LeRae's boyfriend Johnny Gargano made the save and challenged Shelley to a match at the April 8th show.
   
   
5. Johnny Gargano forced "Bad Boy" Joey Janela (AIW debut) to tap out to the Garga-No-Escape (Chickenwing over the shoulder crossface) to win a four-man scramble match including Cedric Alexander and Louis Lyndon.
   
   INTERMISSION

WWE Royal Rumble, 2016

Payouts

$20 Dylan Goats - Last Man Standing (a)
$5 Stella Mismas - First to lose a wrestler (b)
$5 Jack Newell - First to lose all three wrestlers (c)
$5 Marc Iacianci - Wrestler #13 (d)
$5 Darrin Goats Jr. - Wrestler who eliminated Wrestler #13 (e)

The Match

In-ring: Lilian Garcia introduced the Royal Rumble match happening. The Shield’s music played to bring out WWE World Hvt. champion Roman Reigns to boos. Lilian announced Reigns as the #1 entrant. Reigns stood in the crowd hearing the boos, then he held up the title belt in the air. Cole said it’s been 18 years since they had back-to-back Rumble Winners when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin did it. Cole called it a "very mixed reaction" for Reigns tonight. Reigns hit the ring and held up the title belt to boos. Cole said the fans like change and they like to see different people win the Rumble, trying to cover for the reaction.

And, the person who drew #2 is … Rusev. Well, not a huge name like Brock Lesnar or a a ridiculous pick like someone from Social Outcasts. Instead, it was the final two from last year’s Rumble. Rusev was accompanied by Lana.

Reigns and Rusev battled to begin the Rumble, then Reigns eliminated Rusev (b) as the countdown clock counted down. And, out at #3 was … A.J. Styles. Nice new music for Styles, who emerged to a huge reaction. Cole talked him up as the top free agent right now. He also called him the "Phenomenal One" and “star around the world.” JBL said is a former IWGP World champion, like Brock Lesnar. Styles flipped his hood on the stage and slowly made his way to the ring as the crowd went nuts. Saxton added that he is an innovator offense. Styles slowly entered the ring and went after Reigns, teasing the Clash, but Reigns countered with a Samoan Drop. Stalemate for Styles and Reigns.

Tyler Breeze came out next at #4. Breeze and Styles battled as Reigns hung out in the corner. Reigns and Styles then knocked Breeze out for the second elimination. The Social Outcasts’s music played next to bring out all four members. Curtis Axel stormed the ring to officially enter the Rumble this year after not making it in last year at #5. Styles suddenly eliminated Axel with a clothesline over the top rope.

Out at #6 was Chris Jericho to join Styles and Reigns in the ring. Big moment for all three standing together in the ring. Jericho then went after Reigns before chopping Styles. Jericho back-elbowed Styles, then walked into a boot from Reigns. Styles came back with a Clash tease on Jericho, but Jericho blocked and went for the Liontamer, but Styles blocked.

Out next at #7 was Kane, making his return to WWE TV as the Big Red Machine. Cole said its his 17th Rumble, a record. Styles and Kane went at it, then Kane big-booted him to the mat. Uppercut to Jericho. Clothesline and Sidewalk Slam to Reigns. Kane tried to eliminate Styles, but A.J. held on. Next out at #8 was Goldust. The wrestlers battled amongst themselves as Reigns and Styles took a secondary role looking to remain in the match. “A-J-Styles” chant from the crowd.

Out next at #9 was Ryback, who did not get a good reception for a “standard fare” WWE wrestler. The audience is spoiled wanting someone new or different or surprising for each entry. Ryback got the crowd behind him with “Feed Me More” chants, though. He was nearly eliminated by Goldust, but everyone held on until the next entry.

New Day’s music played to bring out Kofi Kingston at #10, joined by his New Day tag partners. Cole hyped Kofi’s big moments in past Rumbles. The Rumble was filling up with stars at this point. Ryback then tossed Styles high into the air with a huge back body drop. Wrestlers then tried to cut Styles, but he held on.

Titus O'Neil came out at #11. Big charge from Titus looking for people to go after. Titus tossed Jericho around, then he caught Styles in mid-air for a backbreaker. Titus was fired up in his home state. Titus landed more offense, then he dumped out Goldust for the first elimination in a while.

Out next was R-Truth at #12. Truth suddenly grabbed a ladder from under the ring. Truth slid the ladder into the ring as everyone stopped to watch Truth, who slowly climbed the ladder and looked up to the sky looking for the WWE Title belt hanging above the ring. “Who moved the belt?!” he shouted as the crowd laughed at the bit. Kane then dumped out Truth for an elimination. Kane tried to eliminate Kofi, but Kofi landed on Big E.’s shoulders. Big E. carried Kofi around ringside to help him avoid elimination, then Kofi grabbed a drink from ringside.

After the chaos, out next at #13 was Luke Harper (d), the first member of the Wyatts in the Rumble entering at the 20:00 mark. Harper slowly walked down to the ring and went after Ryback. Meanwhile, Kofi was still on Big E.’s shoulders. Suddenly, Mr. McMahon ran down to ringside leading League of Nations to drag Reigns out of the ring to attack him. No elimination, but they roughed up Reigns. JBL said not enough Roman can make it through this. Long interval until the next entry.

After the attack, "Stardust" Cody Rhodes came out as #14. Meanwhile, The League continued to attack Reigns at ringside. Chaos everywhere in this Rumble. Rusev then ran off the announce tables to splash Reigns through an alternative language table. Cole was indignant about this attack on the champion. The League then walked away from ringside with McMahon as the Rumble continued in the ring. Cole said Kofi Kingston was eliminated during all of this.

Next out was The Big Show at #15. Show slowly marched down to the ring as the other Rumblers waited nervously for Show’s arrival. Wrestlers decided to try to go after Show, but Show brushed them aside. Show then pushed Titus over the top rope. Ryback was out next. Meanwhile, Reigns was helped away from ringside by medics, still not eliminated.

Out next was Neville at #16 making his Rumble debut. Meanwhile, Reigns refused medical attention. He eventually walked backstage selling the effects of the attack. Styles was still in there, of note. He tried to dump out Neville, but Neville held on. Out next at #17 was another Wyatt Family member. This time it was Braun Strowman. Strowman quickly went after folks before going face-to-face with Kane, who Strowman eliminated. Kane’s outta there.

Strowman and Show then came face-to-face for a big-man battle. Strowman did his weak-looking bear hug as Show called his spot. Strowman tried to dump out Show, but Show held on. Strowman did one last heave and Show was gone. JBL wondered who will get rid of Braun Strowman.

Out next was Kevin Owens at #18. Owens sold and sold and sold on the way down to the ring limping down to ringside after the Last Man Standing match earlier in the night. Owens and Styles met in the middle of the ring for a big fight that popped the crowd. Styles avoided an elimination from Neville, then tried the Clash, but Owens superkicked Styles. Owens then tossed Styles over the top rope to boos, ending Styles’s run at 28 minutes. (c) Cole hyped Styles’s introductory run as the crowd went from booing Owens to chanting, “A-J-Styles.” Very loud cheer for Styles on the way out. Owens vs. Styles is a big-time feud to follow it seems like.

Out next was Dean Ambrose at #19. Owens was waiting for Ambrose, who shook of the effects of the opening match and resumed his feud with Owens. Still no return from Reigns at this point. Cole said he’s running out of time to return. No eliminations in this segment.

Out next at #20 was Sami Zayn. Another feud for Owens, who seethed as Zayn stormed the ring to resume their NXT feud. Zayn beat down Owens as the crowd roared. Zayn clotheslined Stardust, but Owens smashed him from behind. Owens yelled at Zayn to go back to NXT, then Zayn suddenly eliminated Owens. What a big segment.

At 35:00, it was Harper, Zayn, Jericho, Strowman, Ambrose, and Neville (with Roman in the back). Out next at #21 was Erick Rowan to silence. Rowan went after Jericho, then Neville. Neville held on, but Harper smashed him with a clothesline for an elimination. Stardust was cut by Harper, too.

Jericho neared the 30-minute mark in the match as Strowman locked him in the bearhug. Out next at #22 was Mark Henry. Henry marched down to the ring to pick a fight with the Wyatts. But, they eliminated him with a double-team. That was quick for Henry. Strowman then dumped out Zayn. Jericho and Dean were left with the Wyatts as they hit the next entry.

Out at #23 was Brock Lesnar to a huge reaction. Lesnar marched down to the ring with Paul Heyman. Lesnar immediately took the Wyatts to Suplex City. But, Strowman cut him off. Lesnar smashed him, then clotheslined him, though. Lesnar had enough of Rowan and dumped him for an elimination. Then, a German Suplex to Harper. Strowman posted himself, then Brock clotheslined him to the mat.

Out next at #24 was Jack Swagger. Lesnar had enough of him and dumped him out. That was quick. Cole said Swagger was in there for 15 seconds. Lesnar then suplexed Ambrose before turning back to Harper. Jericho was still in there, so Brock thought about giving him a suplex. Instead, he kneed Strowman in the back. And again.

Next out at #25 was The Miz, drawing groans running out of spots. Lesnar licked his chops as Miz approached the ring. Miz walked around the ring, not wanting a piece of Lesnar. So, he grabbed a headset at ringside and talked trash toward Lesnar. Miz continued to talk on the headset about picking the right time to enter the Rumble. Meanwhile, Lesnar sent everyone to Suplex City. Lesnar then dumped out Harper (e) while Miz kept talking.

Out next at #26 was Alberto Del Rio. Del Rio jumped in the ring to kick Lesnar, who shook him off. Ambrose joined the Lesnar-Del Rio party while Miz kept talking on commentary. Lesnar then eyed Strowman to eliminate him, taking out the Wyatt Family except for Bray.

On cue, out next at #27 was Bray Wyatt. Wyatt marched down to the ring without his henchmen to help out. Suddenly, Wyatt summoned his henchmen to hit the ring. They re-entered the Rumble to attack Lesnar as the crowd booed. It feels like a waste of Lesnar in this spot. In any event, Lesnar re-eliminated the henchmen, then went face-to-face with Bray. Bray missed a clothesline and Brock sent him to Suplex City. Lesnar went for the F5 on Wyatt, but Harper re-entered the Rumble and attacked Brock. Cole called this ridiculous. Bray hit Brock with Sister Abigail. The eliminated henchmen then dumped Lesnar out of the Rumble, giving Lesnar and Heyman their out for the loss. Heyman screamed at the refs for the outcome as Lesnar walked away from ringside.

Out next at #28 was Dolph Ziggler. JBL name-dropped Batista as a previous winner from this spot. Ziggler attacked folks, then Miz decided it was time to enter the Rumble with Brock eliminated. Miz dropped Ziggler with the Skullcrushing Finale, then he danced around the ring. Everyone else was down besides Miz. He tried to dump out Ziggler, but Ziggler held on. The crowd was restless at this point with the Rumble falling apart.

Out next at #29 was Sheamus for another crowd-killer. Taking the crowd way down for a big surprise pop at #30. Suddenly, Roman Reigns ran back to ringside and Superman-Punched Sheamus in the aisleway. The crowd booed as Reigns returned to the ring after taking a long breather. Reigns quickly eliminated Miz, then Del Rio. Ziggler nearly eliminated Reigns, which popped the crowd.

Reigns went wild on Bray Wyatt to boos, then the crowd came to their feet for #30 as Reigns stood tall in the ring. And, out last was #30 was Triple H. Hunter, looking aged in the face, made his way down to the ring as Reigns welcomed the fight. Hunter slowly walked to the ring to a mixed reaction since he’s been a heel for years, but hasn’t been on TV in five weeks.

Hunter and Reigns came face-to-face, then Hunter grabbed Ziggler and gave him The Pedigree. Reigns played one-up by spearing Wyatt to boos. Hunter and Reigns circled each other as the crowd kinda booed. They met mid-ring for a battle. Hunter delivered a knee to Reigns’s face, then teased the Pedigree, but Reigns countered with a Samoan Drop teaser. Except, Sheamus entered the ring and nearly eliminated Reigns. Suddenly, finishers started flying.

It was Jericho, Reigns, Hunter, Ziggler, Wyatt, Ambrose, and Sheamus. Ziggler nearly eliminated Hunter with a superkick, but Hunter absorbed, then took a Fameasser from Ziggler. Ziggler tried to end Hunter, but he side-stepped Ziggler and tossed him at 56:26.

Bray and Hunter then came face-to-face. Hunter pointed down at Reigns, but Bray punched Hunter in the face instead. Bray wanted Sister Abigail to Hunter, but Sheamus hit him with the Brogue Kick. Sheamus and Hunter then dumped out Wyatt. Reigns then tried to eliminate them, but they both held on. Suddenly, Hunter and Jericho battled like it was 2000. Ambrose then dumped out Jericho, ending Jericho’s 50+minute run.

The Final Four was Ambrose, Reigns, Hunter, and Sheamus.

Ambrose and Sheamus battled. Ambrose was unable to eliminate Sheamus, who answered with a Brogue Kick. Sheamus then airballed a pump kick and Reigns punched him out for an elimination. But, Hunter suddenly dumped out Reigns, shocking him. Hunter crotch-chopped Reigns, who sold disbelief on the outside being eliminated just before the one-hour mark at 59:50. You could see why they

It was Ambrose and Hunter as the Final Two, with it clear that WWE did not want Hunter and Reigns as the Final Two for an anti-Reigns and mild-Hunter reaction. The crowd got behind Ambrose, who walked into a knee from Hunter, but responded with a giant rebound lariat. Ambrose, looking to become dual champion, approached Hunter for a big clothesline, but Hunter blocked. Ambrose tossed Hunter over the top rope, but Hunter held on. Ambrose again kneed him in the face, but Hunter lifted Ambrose over the top rope and eliminated him to win the Rumble.

Post-match, Stephanie stormed the ring to celebrate with Hunter, who gasped for air as he held onto the WWE Title belt. Mr. McMahon then entered the ring to celebrate with Hunter, who stood in the middle as fireworks shot off. The crowd was mixed as the PPV ended right at the top of the hour to complete a three-hour PPV.


WINNER: Triple H at 1:01:42. Dylan Goats (a)

Summary

		Order of Entry	Order of Elimination
1	Stella Mismas	Roman Reigns	Rusev (Mismas) (b) eliminated by Reigns (Mismas) at 1:30
2	Stella Mismas	Rusev	Breeze (C. LeGates) by Reigns (Mismas) & Styles (J. Newell) at 5:13
3	Jack Newell	A.J. Styles	Axel (J. Newell) by Styles (J. Newell) at 7:03
4	Carol LeGates	Tyler Breeze	Goldust (M. Newell) by O'Neil (Goats Jr.) at 17:15
5	Jack Newell	Curtis Axel	Truth (J. Newell) by Kane (D. LeGates) at 18:53
6	Marc Iacianci	Chris Jericho	Kofi (C. LeGates) by Jericho (Iacianci) around 24:00
7	David LeGates	Kane	O'Neil (Goats Jr.) by Show (Iacianci) at 25:15
8	Monica Newell	Goldust	Ryback (M. Newell) by Show (Iacianci) at 25:20
9	Monica Newell	Ryback	Kane (D. LeGates) by Strowman (Kowel) at 28:20
10	Carol LeGates	Kofi Kingston	Show (Iacianci) by Strowman (Kowel) a 29:10
11	Darrin Goats Jr.	Titus O'Neil	Styles (J. Newell) (c) by Owens (D. LeGates) at 30:45
12	Jack Newell	R-Truth	Owens (D. LeGates) by Zayn (D. LeGates) at 34:37
13	Marc Iacianci (d)	Luke Harper	Neville (C. LeGates) by Harper (Iacianci) at 36:15
14	Dylan Goats	"Stardust" Cody Rhodes	Stardust (Goats) by Harper (Iacianci) at 36:25
15	Marc Iacianci	The Big Show	Henry (Kowel) by Harper (Iacianci) & Strowman (Kowel) at 38:00
16	Carol LeGates	Neville	Zayn (D. LeGates) by Strowman (Kowel) at 38:38
17	Kevin Kowel	Braun Strowman	Rowan (Goats Jr.) by Lesnar (Goats Jr.) at 39:55
18	David LeGates	Kevin Owens	Swagger (Wolford) by Lesnar (Goats Jr.) at 41:18
19	Monica Newell	Dean Ambrose	Harper (Iacianci) by Lesnar (Goats Jr.) (e) at 44:18
20	David LeGates	Sami Zayn	Strowman (Kowel) by Lesnar (Goats Jr.) at 45:45
21	Darrin Goats Jr.	Erick Rowan	Lesnar (Goats Jr.) by eliminated Wyatt (Kowel) at 48:35
22	Kevin Kowel	Mark Henry	Miz (Wolford) by Reigns (Mismas) at 51:25
23	Darrin Goats Jr.	Brock Lesnar	Del Rio (Goats) by Reigns (Mismas) at 51:35
24	Cathy Wolford	Jack Swagger	Ziggler (Mismas) by HHH (Goats) at 56:26
25	Cathy Wolford	The Miz	Bray Wyatt (Kowel) by HHH (Goats) & Sheamus (Wolford) at 57:40
26	Dylan Goats	Alberto Del Rio	Jericho (Iacianci) by Ambrose (M. Newell) at 58:40
27	Kevin Kowel	Bray Wyatt	Sheamus (Wolford) by Reigns (Mismas) at 59:45
28	Stella Mismas	Dolph Ziggler	Reigns (Mismas) by HHH (Goats) at 59:50
29	Cathy Wolford	Sheamus	Ambrose (M. Newell) by HHH (Goats) at 1:01:42
30	Dylan Goats	Triple H	WINNER: Triple H (Dylan Goats) (a)

15th annual WWE Royal Rumble Party

Congratulations to Dylan Goats as the big winner at Sunday night's 15th annual Girod Royal Rumble party. He had Triple H who was the 30th and final entrant and the last man standing in a 30-man over the top rope battle royal.

Dylan joins Marc Iacianci (2002), Angie Bagger (2004), Laura Zilka (2012) and his brother Darrin Jr. (2014) who were big winners at their first party appearance.

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UNDERCARD

Mark Henry and Jack Swagger defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley), Darren Young and Damien Sandow, and The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) in a Fatal four-way match when Henry splashed Viktor for the win.  As a result, both Henry and Swagger entered the Royal Rumble match later in the night.

AIW - Keep The Change, You Filthy Animal

Results from last night's @aiwrestling event at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. Dudes On TV (M-Dogg Matt Cross & DJ Zema Ion) defeated the Beaver Boys (Alex Reynolds & John Silver), the Nation of Intoxication (Danny Havoc & Lucky tHURTeen), and Flip Kendrick & Facade (replacing an injured Eric Ryan)
   
   
2. Jerry pinned AIW Intense Champion Gregory Iron to win the title in a six-pack scramble match also involving Shinnya Ishida, Davey Vega, Cloudy and Rex Brody when Iron thought he had the match won after giving Jerry the Fingerpoke of Doom.  Jerry then pinned Iron with a crucifix.
   
   
3. AIW School Challenge: Team Johnny (Johnny Gargano, Joshua Singh, Dr. Daniel C. Rockingham, Brian Carson, & Tommaso Ciampa) def. Team Candice (Candice LeRae, Frankie Flynn, Kaplan, "Weird Body" Evan Adams, & "Worldwide" Alex Kellar) when Rockingham pinned Adams after hitting a pump handle slam.
   
   
4. Louis Lyndon def. Amazing Red
   
   
5. Josh Prohibition def. Eddie Kingston (with The Duke) in a Three Levels of Hell best of three falls.  Kingston won the first fall with a small package in a Singles Match.  Prohibition won the 2nd fall in a Street Fight.  Prohibition won the 3rd fall in a Last Man Standing Match.
   
   
6. Hot Sauce Entertainment (Tyson Dux & "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams) def. AIW Tag Team Champions To Infinity And Beyond (Cheech & Colin Delaney) to win the titles.
   
   
7. Ethan Carter III def. Chuck Taylor
   
   
8. Bunkhouse Buck & Jock Samson (with Col. Robert Parker) def. Marion Fontaine & Dick Justice
   
   
9. AIW Absolute Champion Ethan Page defeated Tim Donst
   

AIW Hell On Earth 11

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #HOE11 event at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. Louis Lyndon pinned Alex Shelley with a crucifix pin. Afterwards Shelley let the AIW audience know he wants to come back to AIW and face Johnny Gargano.
   
   
2. AIW Intense Champion Gregory Iron (with Benjamin Boone) defeated Davey Vega when JERRY ran in from the lockerroom and threw powder into Vega's face allowing Iron to hit Handicap Parking and score the pinfall.
   
   
3. Candice LeRae pinned Alex Daniels after hitting a reverse rana in a four-person scramble match also involving Johnny Gargano and DJ Zema Ion.
   
   
4. Eddie Kingston (with The Duke) pinned Josh Prohibition when hitting him with the Backfist to the Future while holding a chain. Afterward, Prohibition challenged Kingston next month to a 2/3 falls match. 1st fall: wrestling match; 2nd fall: Street fight; 3rd fall: last man standing match. Kingston accepts.

AIW Absolution 10

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #ABSO10 event at the Ohio City Masonic Arts Center in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. The Iron Curtain (Gregory Iron, Jerry, Benjamin Boone and Joey Vincent Martini) defeated The Singh Warriors (Joshua Singh, Ryan Kaplan, Frankie Flynn and Brian Carson) when Iron pinned Singh with a cradle after Singh hit the 450 splash on Boone.
   
   
2. Athena pinned AIW Womens Champion Veda Scott to win the title after hitting the O-Face.
   
   
3. AIW Intense Champion Davey Vega beat BJ Whitmer after hitting a double stomp off the top rope Whitmer's chest while hanging in the tree of woe.
   
   
4. Ethan Page beat Eddie Kingston (with The Duke) in an "I Quit" match when Page stuffed a bale of barbed wire into Kingston's face.
   
   INTERMISSION

AIW JT Lightning Invitational Tournament 2015

Results from this weekend's @aiwrestling #JLIT2015 and #GNO15 events at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

The big event of the weekend was a 24-man tournament. Night one included 12 opening round matches in the tournament and night two saw the quarter-final, semi-final, and final rounds of the tournament along with the AIW debut of Samoa Joe.

The winner of the tournament is not only 2015 JLIT Champion but also receive a future match against AIW Absolute Champion Josh Alexander.

Night One
1st round tournament matches:

1. Louis Lyndon beat Tyler Thomas via Dragon sleeper submission.
   
   
2. M-Dogg 20 Matt Cross pinned Joshua Singh after landing the Shooting Star Press.  The originally scheduled match was Alessandro Del Bruno vs. "Girl Dynamite" Jennifer Blake.
   
   
3. Josh Prohibition defeated Dick Justice via sleeper submission.
   
   
4. Davey Vega beat Heidi Lovelace after hitting a Falcon arrow on the knees.
   
   
5. DJ Zema Ion defeated Alex Daniels via Submission Impossible (Wrist-clutch reverse crucifix armbar).
   
   
6. Athena pinned Flip Kendrick after hitting the O-face.
   
   
7. B.J. Whitmer beat Doug Gilbert after hitting an exploder suplex.
   
   
8. Cedric Alexander pinned Colin Delaney with a sunset flip.
   
   
9. Nick Gage beat Eric Ryan after hitting a facewash.

AIW Make 'Em Say Uhh

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #Uhh event at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. Hot Sauce Entertainment ("Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams and Tyson Dux) defeated the Beaver Boys (Alex Reynolds and Johnny Silver) when Williams pinned Silver after a double chokeslam and an alligator clutch.
   
   
2. Louis Lyndon made Eric Ryan tap out to the Dragon Sleeper to win a fatal four-way match also involving Brian Myers and "Crimson" Tommy Mercer.
   
   
3. Ethan Carter III defeated Johnny Gargano when Raymond Rowe interfered distracting the referee allowing DJ Zema Ion to hit Gargano with the ring bell to set up the pinfall.
   
   
4. AIW Tag Team Champions To Infinity And Beyond (Colin Delaney & Cheech) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) when Cheech pinned Nick Jackson.
   
   INTERMISSION

AIW Gauntlet for the Gold 10

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #GFTG10 event at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. Flip Kendrick pinned Eric Ryan in a six-pack scramble match also including Nikki Storm, Tyler Thomas, "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams and Tyson Dux. The finish came when Williams had Ryan on his shoulders and Kendrick hit Ryan with a hurricanrana.
   
   
2. Alexia Nicole defeated Jasmin after hitting a Stone Cold Stunner from a wheelbarrow.
   
   Afterward, the two ladies hugged and returned to the locker room together.
   
   
3. To Infinity And Beyond (Colin Delaney & Cheech) defeated AIW Tag Team Champions The Forgotten (Jimmy Jacobs & BJ Whitmer) to win the titles when Cheech hit Jacobs with a powerbomb that set up Delaney to hit the Larry Sweeney "12 Large Elbow" from the top rope and score the pinfall victory.
   
   Afterward, Jacobs thanked the crowd and put over independent wrestling. Jacobs is rumored to be joining WWE as a Creative Writer.
   
   

WWE NXT Cleveland

Results from last night's @WWE #NXTCleveland event at the Agora in Cleveland Ohio - all WWE wrestling blog posts.

JoJo sang the national anthem. Corey Graves and William Regal hyped up the crowd.

1. Tyler Breeze defeated Baron Corbin after hitting the Beauty Shot spinning heel kick.