By Chris Vetter, ProWrestling.net Contributor (@chrisvetter73)
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Reality of Wrestling (Episode 392)
Taped February 10, 2024 in Texas City, Texas at Walker Texas Lawyer Arena
Streamed March 17, 2024 on the YouTube.com
This is Booker T’s Texas-based promotion; he was not seen or mentioned during this show. This is a small room and attendance is maybe 300. I’m quite impressed with the lighting in the room.
1. Mia Friday defeated Lady Bird Monroe to retain a title at 6:26. Monroe just had a really impressive match in St. Louis-based Glory Pro Wrestling, and she lost to Thunder Rosa on AEW Collision in February. Monroe’s gear is patriotic blue-and white themed. MIa is Black and similar to Tasha Steelz. Both women are quite athletic. Lady Bird hit a neckbreaker over her knee at 5:30. Lady Bird slipped coming off the ropes; it may have been intentional, as Mia immediately hit an Air Raid Crash for the pin. I liked what I saw.
2. Dexx Dixon defeated Quinton Winters at 2:06. I don’t know these two. This is Winters’ ROW debut; he reminds me of Trick Williams. Dexx also is Black with shorter hair and he appears to be thicker and more of a powerhouse; think D-Von Dudley. This is a five-minute “beat the clock challenge,” and we can see the clock counting down on a screen. Dexx hit a Bulldog powerslam for the pin. Okay while it lasted.
* Ryan Davidson, the Texas champion, was interviewed backstage. He has some gray in his hair and makes me think of an older Josh Briggs. He wants a rematch against Jacob Fatu.
The loser of this next match will get the number one spot in an upcoming Rumble match.
3. Johnny Lyons (w/Dylan Fleer) defeated Clay Roberts at 6:51. I don’t know these two, either. Lyons reminds me of WWE’s Jesse (who teamed with Festus, a prior gimmick of Luke Gallows.) He’s shorter with blond hair that is blue at the tips. Clay is bald with a short beard; think Zack Gibson. Lyons’ heel manager Fleer tripped Clay, allowing Lyons to take control. Clay applied a Texas Cloverleaf but Fleer distracted the referee. They did the spot where Clay went for a bodyslam but Fleer reached in, tripped Clay, and Johnny collapsed onto Clay for the cheap pin, as Fleer held down Clay’s foot.
4. Will Allday vs. Chandler Hopkins went to a draw/no contest at 7:41. I checked online and it appears Hopkins has had 10 AEW TV matches and Allday has had five, many during the pandemic era. Clearly, these are two top-tier talents in Texas. Hopkins is a cowboy in a wide white hat. Allday has a look similar to John Morrison, or perhaps TNA veteran Chris Harris, with long black hair. I’ve seen him at least once before. Allday hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for a nearfall at 3:00. Chandler hit a dive through the ropes to the floor. Allday hit his own dive through the ropes. He hit a top-rope flying elbow drop for a bbelievable nearfall at 6:30. Allday hit a Frankensteiner. Hopkins hit a German Suplex. Allday hit a superkick. Suddenly, Matty Ice hit the ring and attacked Allday, and the ref called for the bell. The ring announcer said that Allday won via DQ; to me, that’s a no-contest because Hopkins didn’t cheat.
Final Thoughts: I’ve been aware of this promotion but never seen it before. The action was decent, but I want to rave about the production. The lighting was good, the sound was good, and the commentary was good. The episode clocked in at about 40 minutes.
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