By Chris Vetter, ProWrestling.net Contributor (@chrisvetter73)
Wrestling Open “Episode 244”
Streamed on IndependentWrestling.TV
September 3, 2026, in Worcester, Massachusetts, at The White Eagle
The lighting was good, and it was easy to see. The crowd was maybe 125; like in most weeks, it had doubled between the start of the spotlight match and the end of the third match. (It really does feel like a party atmosphere there, and I think a lot of fans don’t mind missing a bit of the show as they come in after work.) Referee Scott Robinson, Bobby Casale, and “Handyman” Jake Gray provided commentary.
1. Colton Charles vs. Erik ChaCha in a spotlight match. I’ll reiterate that Colton is like a young Powerhouse Hobbs — he has a big size and muscle mass advantage. And ChaCha sure is talented, but he’s about 5’3″. Robinson and Gray provided commentary on this one. Colton put the tiny Erik on his shoulder and rammed him back-first into opposite corners, then slammed him. He hit a delayed vertical suplex at 2:30 and took his time making a cover, then he pulled up Erik at the two-count! ChaCha unloaded some Yes Kicks, then an enzuigiri. Erik hit a Disaster Kick. Colton cut him in half with a spear for the pin!
Colton Charles defeated Erik Chacha at 3:57.
2. Bobby Casale vs. Jose Zamora. Casale hit a senton 30 seconds in, and Zamora rolled to the floor to regroup. Back in the ring, Casale hit a Yes Kick and another senton, and Jose rolled to the floor again and started to head to the back. Bobby followed and brawled with Jose on the floor. In the ring, Casale hit a brainbuster at 3:00, then some body blows and a Facewash in the corner. He hit a Bulldog Powerslam, but he missed a third senton.
Jose hit a Fameasser and took control. He hit a jumping knee for a nearfall at 5:00. Bobby hit a German Suplex, and the crowd rallied for him. He hit some roundhouse kicks to the chest, then a neckbreaker over his knee. Zamora tried a top-rope cross-body block, but Casale caught him and hit a powerbomb for the pin. Surprisingly, one-sided.
Bobby Casale defeated Jose Zamora at 6:00.
* Casale got on the mic and he called out Brian Morris to face Danny MIles in a match next week. He vowed that he and Miles will become tag champions.
3. J Bouji vs. Jordan Moses in a Discovery Gauntlet match. My first time seeing Moses; he’s white with wavy brown hair, and he has a pretty decent physique. Honestly, he looks a lot like Chad Gable when he was in his early 20s! The bell rang, and the crowd was behind Jordan. He grabbed Bouji around the waist and slammed him to the mat. Moses hit a dropkick at 1:30, and Bouji rolled to the apron. However, Moses hip-tossed him back into the ring. He tried an awkward hip toss. He then hit one that looked much better.
Bouji hit a Lungblower to the back at 3:00 and jumped on Jordan and punched him. Bouji hit a hard back elbow for a nearfall, then a suplex for a nearfall. Moses hit a hard back elbow, a clothesline, and a leaping shoulder tackle, then a powerslam for a nearfall at 6:00. J Bouji hit a package powerbomb for the pin. A decent debut for Moses — I really want to see him back soon.
J Bouji defeated Jordan Moses at 6:42 to advance in the Discovery Gauntlet.
* Bobby Casale joined Robinson on commentary here.
4. Rex Lawless vs. Sammy Diaz. This was a bonus, unadvertised match. Rex has a big size advantage, but Diaz is on a roll. No Brother Greatness backing Sammy, but no members of the Residency, either. Sammy hit some chops that had minimal effect. Rex grabbed him and tossed him into the corner. Rex hit a sidewalk slam for a nearfall at 1:00. Sammy hit an enzuigiri, then another one from the apron. Rex grabbed him off the top turnbuckle, did a Gorilla Press, and turned it into a fallaway slam!
Lawless set up for a delayed vertical suplex but turned it into a Falcon Arrow for a nearfall at 3:00. Rex hit a Mafia Kick for a nearfall. He hit a bodyslam and a guillotine leg drop for a nearfall at 4:30, and he was frustrated he didn’t win there. Rex clocked him with a punch that dazed Sammy, then Rex hit a springboard European Uppercut! Sammy hit a Pele Kick, then an enzuigiri in the corner at 7:30. He went for a springboard fadeaway stunner but Rex blocked it, and Lawless hit a spear for a believable nearfall! Rex set up for a powerbomb, but Sammy rolled him up for the flash pin!
Sammy Diaz defeated Rex Lawless at 8:11.
5. “Big Business” Brad Hollister and Love Doug vs. “As Above So Below” Buck Sawin and Brian Kilgannon. Again, the AASB guys wear plaid, unbuttoned T-shirts and look like cousins of the Briscoe brothers. Robinson said, “They live in the woods.” Doug opened Sawin, who has a shorter beard; Doug hit a dropkick. Brad entered and repeatedly stomped on Buck. Brad hit a running splash in the corner at 2:30.
Kilgannon reached in and grabbed Brad’s ankle. The hillbillies worked over Hollister in their corner. Kilgannon (think a long-haired Juice Robinson) applied a Camel Clutch at 4:30. Brad hit a back suplex, and he tagged in Doug. Doug hit a springboard double back-elbow. Big Business hit a Team 3D out of nowhere! They hit the “Business is Booming” (team Bulldog Powerslam) for the pin. That wrapped up suddenly.
“Big Business” Brad Hollister and Love Doug defeated “As Above So Below” Buck Sawin and Brian Kilgannon at 6:11.
* “Brick City” Julio Cruz and Victor Chase ran in and attacked Big Business! They were loudly booed.
6. Gabby Forza vs. Amira. Oregon-based Amira has really been here a lot in recent months! Gabby gave her a gnome hat. Robinson noted that these two have met several times now, and Gabby is undefeated in those matches. An intense lockup to open; the bigger Gabby shoved her to the mat. She hip-tossed Amira across the ring at 1:30. Amira got up and was livid, and she shoved Gabby! Amira backed her into a corner and hit a chop, then a backbreaker over her knee for a nearfall at 3:00. Amira hit a snap suplex for a nearfall.
Amira hit some more chops, but it just fired up Gabby. Gabby hit a hard Bulldog Powerslam! Amira applied an abdominal stretch. They traded forearm strikes. Gabby hit some clotheslines at 5:00, then the Bulldog Powerslam and a Gnome Bomb (Vader Bomb) for a nearfall. Amira applied a crossface on the mat. Gabby hit a spear for a believable nearfall. Amira rolled her up for a nearfall at 7:00, then she hit a DDT for a nearfall. Amira went for a top-rope crossbody block, but Gabby rolled through it and hit the Fire Thunder Driver (piledriver) for the pin!
Gabby Forza defeated Amira at 8:24.
7. Bruss Hamilton vs. Rain Conway. Bruss is a big, burly man who routinely competes in the Chicagoland scene, and he’s competed on some ROH tapings, too. Rain is vastly improved… he has that dawwwwg in him! But he’s giving up a LOT of muscle mass to the big Bruss! Casale called Bruss “a ginormous human being.” They immediately got into a knuckle lock and Rain couldn’t budge the big man at all. Bruss scooped him up and tossed Rain across the ring.
Rain tried a shoulder block, but he bounced off Bruss and fell. Bruss palmed Rain’s sternum and slammed him to the mat at 3:00. Rain jumped on Bruss’s back and applied a sleeper. Bruss hit some hard clotheslines and a Polish Hammer at 6:00. He nailed a Bulldog Powerslam and a guillotine leg drop for a nearfall. Conway raked Hamilton’s eyes, rolled him up, and got the flash pin! Meh… outsiders rarely win in their Wrestling Open debut. Bruss got the all-important “please come back!” chant.
Rain Conway defeated Bruss Hamilton at 7:02.
8. Kylon King (w/Colton Charles) vs. Aaron Ortiz. Again, the Shooter Boys can no longer team here, so they are now solo acts moving forward. The commentators were surprised to see Colton joining Kylon. King got on the mic and said Miracle Generation hasn’t broken up, but for now, Dustin Waller will be wrestling on Mondays, while he’s here on Thursdays. They locked up, and King threw him to the mat. Ortiz hit a dropkick at 1:30. Aaron set up for a dive, but Colton tripped him. On the floor, Kylon hit a German Suplex onto the edge of the ring frame! Ouch! He slammed Aaron back-first onto the apron and got a nearfall in the ring.
King hit a spinebuster for a nearfall at 3:30, and he applied a half-crab, then turned it into a full Boston Crab. Kylon hit a running dropkick to the back for a nearfall. They fought on the top rope; Aaron shoved him down and hit a crossbody block on him, and they were both down. Ortiz fired up and hit some clotheslines and a flying forearm. Ortiz nailed a flip dive to the floor at 7:30. Ortiz hit an impressive top-rope Blockbuster for a believable nearfall. (He really went a long distance across the ring to hit that!)
They traded kicks. Kylon hit a German Suplex, then a leaping powerbomb for a nearfall at 9:30. This has been really good. Kylon hit some spin kicks and a forearm strike that knocked Ortiz down. They traded rollups. King hit a running knee to the jaw. Ortiz hit a Canadian Destroyer, but King hit a brainbuster at 11:00, and they were both down. Kylon hit a backbreaker over his knee. However, Ortiz got a flash rollup for the pin! Colton Charles jumped in the ring to help beat up Ortiz after the bell.
Aaron Ortiz defeated Kylon King at 12:09.
9. Bear Bronson, Alec Price, and Bobby Orlando vs. 23 Hazard and “The Breadwinners” Cash McGuiness and Patrick Wheatman. This is the main event? The scrawny kids who get tossed around and never win? Hazard cut a heel promo, and the crowd was all over him! Price carried his newly won IWTV Tag Team Title belt, and Bear carried his Wrestling Open Title belt. Hazard and Orlando opened; they both tagged out before locking up. Cash entered to face Bear. Bronson ripped apart the kid’s shirt and hit some chops, then a Gorilla Press.
All three heels attacked Bear. The babyfaces threw them all into the center of the ring, then the babyfaces hit stereo clotheslines to send the heels to the floor at 4:00. In the ring, Bear splashed Hazard in the corner. The heels began working over Bobby in their corner. Price tagged in for the first time at 7:00 and he hit a top-rope crossbody block. He hit a tornado snap suplex on Wheatman, then a neckbreaker over his knee for a nearfall. He hit his series of knee strikes in the corner. Patrick hit a flying back elbow on Alec for a nearfall.
The heels began working over Alec in their corner. 23 Hazard hit a swinging neckbreaker for a nearfall at 10:00. Price hit a double suplex on the Breadwinners. Bear got the hot tag, and he hit a double clothesline on the kids, then a uranage on Hazard and a butt drop to Hazard’s sternum. He hit a Black Hole Slam on Cash and a Choke Bomb on Wheatman for a nearfall, but Hazard broke up the pin. Bear and Hazard traded forearm strikes, and Bronson pulled down his straps (so you know he means business!) Cash hit a flip dive to the floor.
Hazard hit a crossbody block into the corner on Bear. Wheatman hit a top-rope elbow drop on Bear for a nearfall at 13:30. Price and Hazard fought on the floor. Orlando hit a top-rope double missile dropkick on the Breadwinners. Price dove to the floor on Wheatman. Bobby hit the Athena-style flying stunner on Wheatman. Price hit a frog splash for a nearfall. Suddenly, all six were down at 15:00. All six got up and traded punches. Price nailed the Rebound Lariat on Hazard. The Breadwinners hit superkicks on Bear, but Bear hit a spear onto both of them. He hit the Fire Thunder Driver on Wheatman for the pin.
Bear Bronson, Alec Price, and Bobby Orlando defeated 23 Hazard and “The Breadwinners” Cash McGuiness and Patrick Wheatman at 16:33.
* Because the babyfaces won, Bear Bronson gets to pick the stipulation of a singles match next week. Bear got on the mic and said he wants the Breadwinners next week! He’s taking them on in a handicap match!
Final Thoughts: The gap in quality between the Monday shows and the Thursday shows is a gigantic chasm now. Mondays feature WWE ID prospects; Thursdays have scrawny kids in the main event. It wasn’t a bad match — it’s just that it was so lopsided, as one team is so good while the other team is new kids who wouldn’t intimidate an average eighth-grader. I like the babyface trio in that main event… but that could have been a four-minute squash, not a main event.
Kylon vs. Ortiz was really good and takes best match. Gabby-Amira is always good, but I wish they had gone longer; that takes second. I’ll go with Sammy-Rex for third; I figured Diaz was winning, but I was intrigued to see how they got there. Jordan Moses has the right physique and a clear knack for this; I want to see more. Really glad to see Colton Charles joining up with King, especially if that means he’s around here more often. I watched this live; it should be available on IWTV on Friday.
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