Ring of Vegas

[Vegas]

Ring of Vegas (ROV)
Show #4: King of the Ring of Vegas Year 1 Day 1
Thursday March 7, Year 1
(Afternoon Session)
Thomas and Mack and the Cox Pavilion
Las Vegas, Nevada


Luxor bracket

Match #1: Mark Briscoe defeated Johnny Saint

- Mark Briscoe won the opening KOTROV match via a CUT-THROAT DRIVER to advance to the next round

Match #2: Grand Champion Claudio Castagnoli (accompanied by Jakob Hammermeier and Daizee Haze) defeated Juan Francisco de Coronado

- despite some surprising good early offense from Francisco de Coronado, Castagnoli won via a gut wrench German suplex

Match #3: Rhett Titus defeated Danny Havoc by DQ

- Titus scored the first KOTROV upset as emotion got the better of the former CVW Champion Havoc who got DQd for hitting Titus with a steel chair when the action spilled out onto the floor

Match #4: Robert Anthony defeated El Generico

- despite even hitting a BRAINBUSTAAAHHH!!!, El Generico's recent ROV losing streak continues as Anthony scored the upset via a Boston Crab.

- as a result, the Luxor bracket will have a second round matchup of a #13 seed (Titus) vs a #12 seed (Anthony!)


Planet Hollywood bracket

Match #5: Hawaiian Lion defeated Jimmy Jacobs

- Hawaiian Lion won via the ANKLE LOCK

Match #6: Willie Mack defeated Nick Jackson

- Mack advanced via a standing moonsault

Match #7: Tito Escondido defeated Scorpio Sky

- another big upset occurred thanks to distraction from Rico Dynamite allowing Escondido to hit Sky with an F-5 for the win.

Match #8: Jigsaw defeated Charlie Haas

- Jigsaw moved onto the next round via a JIG'N'TONIC


Mandalay Bay bracket

Match #9: Steve Corino defeated Tim Donst (accompanied by Jakob Hammermeier) by DQ

- Donst got DQd when the action spilled out of the ring where Hammermeier tried to choke out Corino from behind with a camera cable

Match#10: ROV TV Champion/California Cup Champion Adam Pearce (accompanied by Truth Martini) defeated The Hobo

- Pearce won via a Last Ride Lariat

Match #11: Sami Callihan defeated Grizzly Redwood

- an awesome match finally won by Callihan via a deathjump

{Promoter's Note: in this match, Callihan's PIN went to 9 and Grizzly's PIN went to 10 before the deciding pinfall occurred}

Match #12: Homicide defeated DJ Hyde by DQ

- Hyde, the owner of the ultraviolent Combat Vegas Wrestling (CVW) fed, got DQd for grabbing Homicide's fork and using it against him.



The Palms bracket

Match#13: Mike Bennett (accompanied by Brutal Bob and Maria) defeated Sara Del Rey (accompanied by Jakob Hammermeier)

- thanks to distraction from Brutal Bob, Bennett won via a PHOTO FINISH

Match #14: CVW Champion Drake Younger defeated Cedric the Hitman

- Younger advanced via DRAKE'S LANDING

Match #15: Jay Lethal defeated Nick Madrid

- a great match with the offensive evenly divided until Lethal won via the LETHAL INJECTION.

Match #16: Ultramantis Black (accompanied by Hallowicked and Frightmare) defeated Ares (accompanied by Jakob Hammeremier)

- to closeout the afternoon session, Ultramantis advanced via a double knee backbreaker.

Intermission. Evening session for Day 1/First Round posted next (about this time tomorrow night. )

[Vegas]

Ring of Vegas (ROV)
Show #4: King of the Ring of Vegas Year 1 Day 1
Thursday March 7, Year 1
(Evening Session)
Thomas and Mack and the Cox Pavilion
Las Vegas, Nevada

- following a 90 minute Intermission, it is now time for the Evening matches to complete the first round of KOTROV!

Luxor bracket

Match #17: Masada defeated Delirious

- despite being mired in a current 9 month losing streak in Combat Vegas Wrestling (CVW,) Masada got the victory tonight via a SKULLF*CKA BUSTER after interference from Delirious' enemy Mike Bennett

Match #18: Eddie Edwards defeated Archibald Peck (accompanied by Veronica)

- Edwards won via a chin checker

Match #19: Bryan Danielson defeated Cedric Alexander

- Danieslon won via his TRIANGLE CHOKE

Match #20: Michael Elgin (accompanied by Truth martini) defeated A.R. Fox

- Elgin advanced after just 2 moves via a charging lariat and will face Danielson in the next round



Planet Hollywood bracket

Match #21: Adam Cole defeated Navajo Warrior

- Cole won via a pump kick

Match #22: Kevin Steen defeated Arik Royal

- Royal gave him some serious trouble, but Steen won via an F-CINQ and will take on Cole in the next round

Match #23: Eddie Kingston defeated Greg Excellent

- Kingston won via SLIDING D

Match #24: Joey Ryan defeated Mike Mondo

- Ryan advanced via a Fujiwara armbar


Mandalay Bay bracket

Match #25: Tommaso Ciampa defeated Jay Briscoe

- Ciampa won via PROJECT CIAMPA

Match #26: Roderick Strong defeated Matt Jackson

- Strong won via a Gibson Driver in just a few moves

Match #27: Rico Dynamite defeated Colt Cabana by DQ

- this match ended in DQ when Tito Escondido appeared to distract the referee as Dynamite grabbed a steel chair and threw it to cabana. as cabana caught the chair, Dynamite lay down on the ground pretending to have been hot with the chair as Escondido motioned for the referee to turn around. The referee then DQd Cabana.

- as a result, both members of Los Banditos have advanced to the next round via chicanery

Match #28: Shelton Benjamin defeated Gregory Iron

- Benjamin won via a turnbuckle powerbomb


The Palms bracket

Match #29: 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Kyle O'Reilly

- 2 Cold Scorpio won via a SCORPIO SPLASH

Match #30: Davey Richards defeated Caprice Coleman

- Richards won via a superplex

Match #31: Mike Quackenbush defeated Johnny Yuma

- Quackenbush won via the Chikara Special

Match #32: Rhino (accompanied by Truth Martini) defeated Tursas (accompanied by Jakob Hammermeier)

- Rhino won the final match of the first round via his GORE!

End of Day One.




2nd Round matches for Day Two:


Luxor bracket

Grand Champion Claudio Castagnoli vs Mark Briscoe

Robert Anthony vs Rhett Titus

Eddie Edwards vs Masada

Bryan Danielson vs Michael Elgin


Planet Hollywood bracket

Willie Mack vs Hawaiian Lion

Jigsaw vs Tito Escondido

Kevin Steen vs Adam Cole

Eddie Kingston vs Joey Ryan


Mandalay Bay bracket

ROH TV Champion Adam Pearce vs Steve Corino

Sami Callihan vs Homicide

Roderick Strong vs Tommaso Ciampa

Shelton Benjamin vs Rico Dynamite



The Palms bracket

CVW Champion Drake Younger vs Michael Bennett

Jay Lethal vs Ultramantis Black

Davey Richards vs 2 Cold Scorpio

Mike Quackenbush vs Rhino

[Crimson Cross]

The First Round of the KOTROV was fun stuff and seeing Robert Anthony win his match versus El Generico is a good upset. I'm glad Elgin won and the same for Masada. Round Two should be interesting in seeing if Anthony can win over Titus...

[cruefan68]

Great action in the tournament, Vegas. Really looking forward to the next round and I agree with Crimson that Robert Anthony over El Generico was an upset.

[Vegas]

Ring of Vegas (ROV)
Show #5: King of the Ring of Vegas Year 1 Day 2
2nd round
Friday March 8, Year 1
(Afternoon Session)
Thomas and Mack
Las Vegas, Nevada

Luxor bracket

Match #1: Claudio Castagnoli (accompanied by Jakob Hammermeier and Daizee Haze) defeated Mark Briscoe

- Castagnoli advanced to the Sweet Sixteen via a deathjump

Match #2: Rhett Titus defeated Robert Anthony

- Titus won via a superkick

- as a result, Titus advances to the Sweet Sixteen as a #13 seed!

Match #3: Eddie Edwards defeated Masada

- Edwards won via an Achilles Lock

Match #4: Bryan Danielson defeated Michael Elgin (accompanied by Truth Martini) by DQ

- Elgin controlled alot of the action but lost when the action spilled out of the ring where the referee caught Martini hitting Danielson in the back with the Book of Truth.


Planet Hollywood bracket

Match #5: Willie Mack defeated Hawaiian Lion

- Mack advanced to another round via his CHOCOLATE THUNDER BOMB

Match #6: Jigsaw defeated Tito Escondido

- Jigsaw won via JIG'N'TONIC

Match #7: Kevin Steen defeated Adam Cole

- Steen won via a high-angle senton bomb

Match #8: Eddie Kingston defeated Joey Ryan

- Kingston moved on via BACKFIST TO THE FUTURE

Intermission.

[Vegas]

Ring of Vegas (ROV)
Show #5: King of the Ring of Vegas Year 1 Day 2
2nd round
Friday March 8, Year 1
(Evening Session)
Thomas and Mack
Las Vegas, Nevada

Mandalay Bay bracket

Match #9: ROV TV Champion Adam Pearce (accompanied by Truth Martini) defeated Steve Corino

- Pearce won via his JUMPING PILEDRIVER

- as Corino lay prone on the mat, the TV announcers wonder aloud if Pearce- who already has the ROV TV Championship and the California Cup- can win a 3rd title too in the ROV Championship?

Match #10: Sami Callihan defeated Homicide

- in this matchup of two Combat Vegas Wrestling (CVW) regulars, Callihan won via his STRETCH MUFFLER

- last year in CVW, Callihan won 2 tournaments- Tournament of Death and Best of the Best. can Callihan also win a 3rd tournament- this KOTROV- to become the first Ring of Vegas Champion?

Match #11: Roderick Strong defeated Tommaso Ciampa

- Strong advanced via a Gibson Driver.

Match #12: Shelton Benjamin defeated Rico Dynamite

- as Colt Cabana, who was upset by Dynamite in the first round thanks to cheating from Dynamite and Tito Escondido, appeared and watched from ringside, Benjamin nailed PAY DIRT for the victory

- afterward, ROV matchmaker Nigel McGuinness appeared and said since both members of Los Banditos cheated in the first round to advance in their individual matches past Cabana and Scorpio Sky but are now both eliminated, on Sunday on the final day of the tournament it will be Los Banditos vs Sky and Cabana in a non-tournament match!


The Palms bracket

Match #13: CVW Champion Drake Younger defeated Mike Bennett (accompanied by Brutal Bob and Maria) by DQ

- Younger was in control of the match and won by DQ thanks to interference from Brutal Bob who tried to get away with hitting Younger with a steel chair from behind in the back.

- afterward, Bennett motioned for Bob to put the steel chair in its up/sitting position in the center of the ring and appeared ready to give Younger a Prodigy Piledriver onto the chair when suddenly Delirious arrived to chase off Bennett and Maria as Younger recovered and gave Brutal Bob a Fire Thunder driver onto the steel chair

Match#14: Ultramantis Black (accompanied by Hallowicked and Frightmare) defeated Jay Lethal

- thanks to distraction from Frightmare, Ultramantis used his electric chair move to advance into the Sweet Sixteen.

Match #15: Davey Richards defeated 2 Cold Scorpio by DQ

- a great match but it was interrupted by S.C.U.M. who tried to attack 2 Cold Scorpio to get their enemy Davey Richards DQd, but Richards managed to push 2 Cold Scorpio out of the way and instead Corino accidentally hit the referee as Jacobs railroad spike intended for 2 Cold Scorpio hit Richards . The referee saw Jacobs nail Richards with the spike and awarded the match to Richards.

- as Eddie Edwards ran in to chase out Jacobs and Corino an angry 2 Cold Scorpio told his former fellow extreme wrestler Corino that he cost him a chance to advance to the Sweet Sixteen which means they have unfinished business to address in Ring of Vegas!

Match #16: Mike Quackenbush defeated Rhino (accompanied by Truth Martini)

- a good match to end the second round with both Quackenbush and Rhino scoring multiple pinfall atttempts against each other. Quackenbush won to move into the Sweet Sixteen via his QUACKENDRIVER II.

End of Day Two.




Sweet Sixteen matches for Day Three:


Luxor bracket

Grand Champion Claudio Castagnoli vs Rhett Titus

Eddie Edwards vs Bryan Danielson



Planet Hollywood bracket

Willie Mack vs Jigsaw

Kevin Steen vs Eddie Kingston



Mandalay Bay bracket

ROV TV Champion Adam Pearce vs Sami Callihan

Roderick Strong vs Shelton Benjamin


The Palms bracket

CVW Champion Drake Younger vs Ultramantis Black

Davey Richards vs Mike Quackenbush

[chewey]

Wow go Drake Younger. I was banking on Mike Bennett pulling the upset to make the Sweet Sixteen as my sure upset when I saw the brackets from the start.

Great tournament so far, keep it coming!

[Vegas]

Ring of Vegas (ROV)
Show #6: King of the Ring of Vegas Year 1 Day 3
Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight
Saturday March 9, Year 1
(Afternoon Session)
Thomas and Mack
Las Vegas, Nevada

Luxor bracket

Match #1: Claudio Castagnoli (accompanied by Jakob Hammermeier and Daizee Haze) defeated Rhett Titus

- Castagnoli eliminated Titus via a RICOLA BOMB

Match #2: Bryan Danielson defeated Eddie Edwards

- Danielson advanced into the Elite Eight via a diving headbutt


Planet Hollywood bracket

Match #3: Jigsaw defeated Willie Mack

- Jigsaw won via JIG'N'TONIC

Match #4: Kevin Steen defeated Eddie Kingston

- Seen moved on via a PACKAGE PILEDRIVER

Mandalay Bay bracket

Match #5: Sami Callihan defeated ROV TV Champion Adam Pearce (accompanied by Truth Martini)

- an awesome match, Callihan defeated Pearce via a Forearm 2 Remember

- afterward, ROV matchmaker Nigel McGuinness appeared and said since both Mack and Pearce are eliminated that tomorrow in a non-tournament match Mack can get another shot at Pearce's ROV TV Championship since their last match for the title ended in a DQ on ROV TV!

Match #6: Roderick Strong defeated Shelton Benjamin

- Truth Martini, whose final House of Truth entrant Pearce was just eliminated in the previous match, was again seen watching Strong's match

- Strong won via the STRONGHOLD


The Palms bracket

Match #7: CVW Champion Drake Younger defeated Ultramantis Black (accompanied by Hallowicked and Frightmare)

- Younger moved on into the Elite Eight after putting away Ultramantis via DRAKE'S LANDING

Match #8: Davey Richards defeated Mike Quackenbush

- Richards managed to get past Quackenbush via a superplex

- afterward, Quackenbush said since he has been eliminated he now wants an atomicos match of Lachikaras Vegas vs Ring of Vegas tomorrow in a non-tournament match!

End of Sweet Sixteen. Elite Eight results posted next after Intermission.

Elite Eight matchups:

Luxor bracket

Grand Champion Claudio Castagnoli vs Bryan Danielson


Planet Hollywood bracket

Jigsaw vs Kevin Steen


Mandalay Bay bracket

Sami Callihan vs Roderick Strong



The Palms bracket

CVW Champion Drake Younger vs Davey Richards

[Crimson Cross]

Great action Vegas and the Luxor Elite 8 match is the SuperBowl matchup if you will. It'll be something if neither CC or BD get beyond the Final Four...

[Vegas]

thanks for the comments Crimson Cross and everyone else (both on the board and via PM!)

I am looking forward to seeing who among that final 8 will become the first-ever Ring of Vegas (ROV) Champion (hopefully not either Claudio or Drake since I don't want a double champion- but of course I have to go with whatever the dice give me.

if either Drake or Sami does win, I might use it as a way to start a feud between Ring of Vegas (ROV) and Combat Vegas Wrestling (CVW) sort of like the past ROH vs CZW feud.