WXW 16 Carat Gold Night 1 Results – March 10, 2023
Alternate Fatal 4 Way Match
Elijah Blum vs. Anil Marik vs. Fast Time Moodo vs. Gulyas Jr
Everyone tries to gang up on Gulyas Jr to start this match off before throwing him to the outside as we settled down on Anil Marik & Fast Time Moodo. Marik’s Slingblade gets him an early 1 count, before Elijah Blum came in to land a neckbreaker. A dropkick gets Blum a 2 count on Marik with Gulyas breaking up the pin.
Gulyas in, Marik out as Gulyas broke out some Dusty Punches before he began to charge folks away. There’s a pair of back body drops before Moodo came in to land spinning heel kicks on all. Mid kicks follow to everyone before a Cactus clothesline from Marik took him & Moodo outside.
Gulyas grabs Blum and teases a suplex to the outside but instead he’s knocked into Moodo & Marik on the floor ahead of an elbow suicida into the pile. Back inside, Gulyas gets low bridged to the outside by Marik who then got waffled by a Moodo knee ahead of a Pedigree that almost got the win.
A tower of doom’s set up but Gulyas gets back body dropped before he went up top and hit a crossbody into an upside down Moodo. Gulyas is back to his feet first for a bunch of cannonballs with Moodo avoiding one going his way as a parade of moves broke out leading to a ripcord lariat from Gulyas, then a pumphandle driver from Moodo for a near fall.
Blum goes for a Parting Gift but has to make do with a suplex on Marik before the Parting Gift for the win.
Winner: Elijah Blum (7:55)
Rate: 5
Non Title 1st Round Match Of The 2023 16 Carat Gold
Shotgun Champion Laurance Roman vs. Francesco Akira
Laurance Roman kicks away the offer of a handshake as they locked up and broke in the ropes. A side headlock’s pushed off as Roman charged down Francesco Akira, who then tripped up Roman and almost snatched a quick win with a roll up. A snap headlock takedown puts Roman back in control but Akira breaks free with a pair of dropkicks, taking Roman outside as chops followed around ringside.
Akira returns to the ring and tees up for a dive, only to get caught and thrown into the second row with a belly 2 belly suplex & it gets a one count after Akira made it back inside, but Roman continued on offence dumping Akira with a back elbow for another two count.
Attempting to resist an Irish whip, Akira gets met with a snap suplex then run into the buckles by Roman before a suplex out of the corner looked to keep Roman ahead only for a wheelbarrow into a double stomp to turn it around for Akira then takes Roman outside with a Tijeras following with a dive then a crossbody off the top for a near fall.
Knee strikes from Akira led to a fight back from Roman going tit for tat before a discus clothesline took down Akira. Roman follows up with a fisherman buster for a near fall only for Akira to catch a flying Roman with a dropkick then an elevated German suplex for another two count.
Roman ducks a Nova Fireball and tries a hammerlock DDT Akira escapes and returned with a snap half & half suplex only for Roman to hit that swinging hammerlock DDT anyways. The Roman facebuster’s next for a near fall before Laurance went for a Package Piledriver but Akira rana’s out, before a superkick and a Speedfire set up for the Nova Fireball gets the win.
Winner: Francesco Akira (11:45)
Rate: 7
1st Round Match Of The 2023 16 Carat Gold
Tristan Archer vs. Mike D
We get early feeling out process saw Tristan Archer try to charge down Mike D, before he rolled through a powerbomb attempt and sparked see saw pinning attempts. Archer rolls outside, hanging up Mike D in the ropes as Mike D went for a dive before Archer hits a misdirection dive of his own.
Archer doesn’t follow up on Mike D, eventually chasing him around ringside before he went to sandwich Mike’s head on the ring steps. Back inside, Archer stays on Mike D leading to an extremely nonchalant cover for a 1 count before Mike D missed a knee into the corner then found more luck with a running leg lariat into the opposite corner.
A running back suplex out of the corner keeps Archer ahead, as he followed up with a springboard flying elbow for a 2 count. They jockey over a suplex, but Archer switches up with an inside cradle for a two count, only to get elbowed out of the corner as Mike D’s enziguiri looked to have him ahead but his follow up springboard’s caught as Archer threw him into the buckles, then landed a back cracker for a near fall.
Archer followed up with an Exploder out of the corner, before he tried to counter a Mike D superplex only to get knocked down as the Mike D again took to the skies, this time hitting a flip senton over the top rope to Archer on the floor. Back inside, Archer sneaks in an overhead kick, then a German suplex, only for a rebound lariat from Mike D to stop that momentum.
They resume by trading forearms, but a headbutt from Mike D cracks Archer who faked one of his own, only to return with a Kamigoye then a pull up into a northern lights suplex gets a near fall for Archer, who then charged Mike D into the ropes ahead of a lariat then a Coup D’Etat for the win.
Winner: Tristan Archer (10:53)
Rate: 5
1st Round Match Of The 2023 16 Carat Gold
Masha Slamovich vs. Fuminori Abe
Fuminori Abe’s headscissors being broken by Masha Slamovich, as the early going yielded little in the way of an advantage. Abe laughs off a snapmare and a kick to the back, returning the favour before Slamovich kicked him in the ropes then hit a clothesline for a two count.
Abe’s armbar incorporates some finger manipulation on route to a triangle armbar but Masha rolls him up for a two count before Abe went for some pins of his own. Slamovich throws a headbutt then got thrown with a body slam as Abe picked up a series of two counts.
Slamovich’s up kick takes Abe into the corner for some running front kicks, while a wild clothesline downed Abe for another two count. A dropkick to the knee takes Slamovich into the corner, with a spinning thrust kick to the midsection, then a PK to the back keeping Abe ahead.
Kicks from Slamovich are eventually caught and turned into an ankle lock it morphs into a German suplex but Slamovich quickly gets up to bounce Abe with a Saito Suplex. A superkick sends Abe outside, but he skins the cat to return with an Irabu punch, sending both wrestlers sailing to the mat.
With both wrestlers on their knees as they traded blows to the skull, ending with an Abe dropkick before a bridging Regal Plex almost gets Abe the win. Abe follows it up with another Irabu punch, then a Manjigatame but Slamovich is able to slip out and counter with an Air Raid Crash into the corner.
Abe kicks out at two from that, then threatened to throw a headbutt Slamovich lands hers first, then ate an Irabu punch before a German suplex almost got Masha the win before she puts away Abe with the Shining Wizard.
Winner: Masha Slamovich (8:50)
Rate: 7
1st Round Match Of The 2023 16 Carat Gold
Shigehiro Irie vs. Metehan
Match starts off with a lock up then Metehan looked to be backing away from Shigehiro Irie before he takes down Irie in a wristlock, moving to an armbar, before Irie worked free and into a wristlock of his own. The tit for tat continues until they tried shoulder tackles but it’s Metehan who’s on the back foot as he gets slammed ahead of the slingshot splash.
Rambo pulls Metehan out of the ring as Irie went for a cannonball and Rambo’s promptly ejected from ringside for that. Both Irie & Metehan scrap around ringside, returning to the ring as Metehan hangs up Irie in the ropes then caught him from behind as he then clubbed away on Irie.
A side headlock from Metehan’s thrown aside by Irie, who gets tripped up twice ahead of a low dropkick that drew a two count. Metehan adds a chin bar to the mix, before a whip into the corner sees Irie rebound with a shoulder tackle. Irie’s met with a neckbreaker seconds later, as Metehan looked to go for the Nazar but instead he’s suplex away as Irie bought himself some time.
Irie takes Metehan onto the apron and squashes him to the floor with a crossbody through the ropes before a cannonball back inside almost took the win. Metehan’s able to force a way back in, but his sliding forearm misses, earning him a standing forearm before he stomped through Irie on the mat. They traded forearms as they fight to their feet, but it’s Irie who pushes on, knocking Metehan down onto his bum.
Metehan starts to undo the belt on his ring gear, but of course referee Tassilo Jung stops him from using the belt & with no referee to catch him, Metehan hits an eye rake, then the Nazar, but Irie’s able to kick out at two so Metehan goes to undo a turnbuckle cover.
That gave Irie time to recover, as he’s then able to block a whip into the exposed corner eventually connecting with a forearm, jab and elbow before a back suplex dumps Metehan. A 2nd cannonball attempt’s caught and countered into a crossface by Metehan the hold’s broken as Metehan repositions himself but Irie’s able to get back to his feet before finally shoving Metehan into the exposed corner.
A Beast Bomber spins Metehan to the mat, but it’s not enough for the win Irie follows with a cannonball to the back of Metehan in the rope, before another Beast Bomber was countered with an inside cradle. Irie kicks out, then went for a cradle, only for Metehan to sit down in it in the ropes but it’s caught by the referee, as Irie then cradled Metehan for the win.
Winner: Shigehiro Irie (16:28) (He will face Tristan Archer in the Quarter Finals)
Rate: 6
1st Round Match Of The 2023 16 Carat Gold
Trey Miguel vs. Peter Tihanyi
Peter Tihanyi was instantly caught with a shotgun dropkick at the bell as Trey Miguel took the early initiative.
Tihanyi’s rolls down and met with a low dropkick by Miguel, before returning with arm drags and chops. A dropkick takes Miguel outside but a dive from Tihanyi’s kicked away as Miguel returned to the ring with a senton atomico then with a knee drop for extra effect. Back rakes from Miguel keep Tihanyi rocked, while a float over suplex earned a two count as Miguel kept Tihanyi grounded.
Miguel lands a dropkick after Tihanyi had freed himself, following up with a kick to the back as Miguel looked to start taking the foot off the pedal. A right hand knocks Tihanyi down, with some slaps to the ass following as Miguel looked for some small joint manipulation in the search of a submission.
A gamengiri from Miguel keeps him ahead as he proceeded to tie up Tihanyi in a tree of woe only for Miguel to slide outside and grab a fan’s bag and threaten to use it as a weapon. The ref’s distracted, so it’s the perfect opportunity for a punch to the nuts before Tihanyi began to mount a comeback rolling away from a standing shooting star press before charging in with a knee strike.
Forearms from Tihanyi lead to an enziguiri, before a swinging DDT took down Miguel for a two count. Miguel looks to fight back with an uppercut in the ropes, but ends up sliding outside and into the path of a flip senton from Tihanyi. Back inside, Tihanyi heads up top for a 450 splash which he cancels in mid air as Miguel ends up coming right back with a double stomp.
Miguel looks for a Death Valley Driver but Tihanyi floats out and returned with an Asai DDT for a near fall. Kicks from Tihanyi are caught and turned into a back suplex as Miguel came back to Roll The Dice for a near fall. Miguel sends Tihanyi into the buckles for a superkick, following up with a flying Codebreaker which is caught by Tihanyi, who then got sent outside with a handspring enziguiri.
Tihanyi clings to stay onto the apron, and rebounds with a slingshot cutter as Miguel went for a springboard something but he misses then Tihanyi hits a 450 splash off the top rope puts away Miguel.
Winner: Peter Tihanyi (13:19) (He will face Francesco Akira in the Quarter Finals)
Rate: 6
1st Round Match Of The 2023 16 Carat Gold
Arez vs. Komander
Arez flips off Komander at the bell, as we started with extremely Lucha wristlocks upgrading to Komander’s kip ups and armdrags before Arez popped up from a shoulder block. Arez grabs the mask to throw down Komander, who used the ropes to go for a sunset flip as they trade pinning attempts, leading to some headscissors that took Arez outside.
The crowd scatters as Komander proceeded to climb the opposite turnbuckle then walk the ropes before a Molly Go Round to Arez back in the ring was countered into a powerbomb for a two count. Arez takes Komander to the corner for some overhand chops that rang around the room before Arez flipped off the crowd as they wanted more.
Arez heads outside, sweeping the leg as Komander’s thrown onto the apron then gets stood on as Arez proceeded to choke him in the ropes. Komander finds a way through with a gamengiri ahead of a wacky rebound endless springboard that’s pulled down into a knee strike as Arez proceeded to tie Komander in knots between the ropes.
Komander has more luck with a handspring into a headscissors takedown, sending Arez outside but Arez grabs the mask of Komander again before they flipped to the outside. Back inside, Komander lands his springboard ‘rana to take Arez outside ahead of a flip senton into the front row.
Another return to the ring led to a shooting star press from Komander for a near fall as the pair slowed things down with back & forth strikes culminating in a tilt a whirl sit out backbreaker from Arez, then a 2nd backbreaker that almost won it. More strikes from Arez keep Komander in the corner ahead of a backflip like moonsault off the ropes for a two count.
An enziguiri from Arez catches Komander, as did a discus forearm before Arez ate a springboard poison ‘rana. Arez is quickly back with a brainbuster, but neither man can respond as we get the standing 10 count. A Dragonrana from Komander keeps us going for a near fall before Komander went for a rope walk into a spaceman plancha to Arez on the floor.
Throwing Arez back inside, Komander goes back up top for another rope walk this time culminating in a shooting star press for a near fall. Arez returns with a hammerlock’s Made In Mexico which almost gets the victory before another trip up top led to Komander slipping out of a superplex, instead countering with a torture rack spinning into a backbreaker then a rope walk Phoenix Splash for the win.
Winner: Komander (14:10)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
1st Round Match Of The 2023 16 Carat Gold
Axel Tischer vs. Davey Richards
Axel Tischer & Davey Richards look for the other’s arm as Richards’ snapmare ends up getting escaped with them scrambling on the mat before reaching an impasse. Tischer overpowers Richards from a test of strength before Richards rolled back to reverse the hold and tie up Tischer in a Japanese stranglehold.
Tischer gets free, coming back with a side headlock that’s shoved off before Richards hit back with a dropkick, sending Tischer outside ahead of an apron PK. Kicks from Richards keep Tischer on the back foot, but he telegraphs one too many as a running kick gets caught leading to Tischer throwing back with uppercuts, only to hit an overhand chop against the ring post.
Back inside Richards stands on Tischer’s hand ahead of a stomp to the elbow, as he proceeded to target Tischer’s hand and wrist. Begging off Tischer offers a handshake but it’s just a way to cheap shot Richards as a body slam dumps Richards in the middle of the ring for a one count.
Richards is kept grounded with a chin bar, before an arm whip continued the focus on the arm as Tischer was beginning to control things. An Irish whip sends Richards to the corner, while a half hatch suplex brings him out before Tischer took too long to follow up and got caught on the top rope. Tischer rakes the eyes as Richards went for a superplex but Richards shrugs it off and headbutts his way back in as the superplex finally came off.
They trade blows as Richards looked to maintain control, but a leg lariat dropped him ahead of an attempted Liger Bomb that Richards lifts away before he stomped away a sunset flip attempt. Richards catches a kick and takes Tischer between the ropes for a dragon screw before a leap off the top from Richards led to nothing but a Trailer Hitch as he switched up for a submission.
Tischer manages to break the hold in the ropes, before he charged Richards to the outside for a plancha Richards evades, but Tischer’s able to sweep the leg and return with a leaping uppercut off the top. A German suplex is added for a near fall before Richards kneed away a Horrible Slam attempt only to get taken into the ropes with uppercuts.
Richards tries to fight back, but has to roll through a German suplex attempt as he returned with an ankle lock a punt kick and a brainbuster followed as Richards almost booked his quarter-final spot, before going back to the ankle lock. Tischer holds on, eventually kicking his way free, before Richards ran into a knee strike a head kick followed as a Horrible Slam finally put Richards away
Winner: Axel Tischer (16:46) (He will face Masha Slamovich in the Quarter Finals)
Rate: 7
1st Round Match Of The 2023 16 Carat Gold
Maggot vs. Ahura
Maggot jumps Ahura before the bell with a spear, as some biting drew blood then the bell rings as Ahura’s boot earned him a Thesz press as the pair proceeded to trade strikes, before Maggot ran through a clothesline and landed one of his own. A crossbody off the top gets a one count as Ahura rolls outside but couldn’t avoid a slingshot plancha as Maggot proceeded to chuck Ahura into the 3rd row.
Ahura’s tossed back into the chairs as Maggot proceeded to stay on top of him, pulling him through the chairs only for Ahura to pop him up into the ropes then throw him into the ring post. Another ring post’s used to effect as Ahura stretched Maggot’s neck around it, before Ahura threw Maggot into the turnbuckles once they made it back inside.
Ahura heads up top for a springboard dropkick, earning himself a two count, before Maggot pulled him into a Rings Of Saturn only for Ahura to stand up and throw his way free. A tilt a whirl facebuster gets Maggot back in as he returns to the Rings Of Saturn grabbing hold of Ahura’s chain as he ripped it off so he could slap Ahura’s neck.
Maggot counters a pop up into almost a Rough Ryder leg lariat for a two count only for Ahura to hit a uranage in return. A crucifix bomb from Maggot nearly wins it for him but Ahura keeps the back & forth going with a German suplex as neither man was able to maintain an advantage for long.
Maggot charges at Ahura, but runs into a Blue Thunder Bomb that nearly put him away as the pair end up on the apron, trading blows ahead of Maggot teasing an apron piledriver and delivering it. Ahura drags Maggot into the aisle way so he could land a 2nd one on the rampway.
Crawling back, Maggot barely beats the 10 count to keep the match alive, but Ahura remains in control as he used the hair to throw Maggot into the corners. Referee Tassilo Jung forces a break as Ahura stomped a mudhole in Maggot but Ahura gets in the ref’s face as Maggot returned fire with a series of back & forth forearms.
Ahura spits at Maggot to stop him in his tracks but just gets met with more forearms as Maggot took him into the ropes. There’s a back body drop on Ahura as Maggot ran wild, before an enziguiri from Maggot led to a pair of spears on Ahura. Those are good for a two count, as Maggot then tried to add a cutter but had to block a Paradise Waterfalls attempt before landing one.
The cutter’s good for a two count as Ahura kicks out, before a backbreaker and a cutter from Ahura added another two count as the pendulum resumed swinging. Heading up top, Ahura measures up for a moonsault but Maggot rolls away before Ahura eventually set up for a springboard and crashed and burned. Maggot pounces on him, going for an Alley Oop that hung up Ahura in the buckles leading to a dropkick as Ahura was in the tree of woe.
Ahura recovers to hit a Torpedo Moscow at Maggot for a near fall before they fought in the corner as they built up to a superplex but a top rope DDT from Maggot brings them down ahead of a cutter for a near fall. Another kick wham cutter plants Ahura but it’s by the ropes as the bottom rope saves Ahura who then got spun down to the mat from a running boot.
Another cutter’s pushed away as Maggot almost bumps the ref allowing Ahura time to go for the nose as he looked to pull out Maggot’s nose ring then he nails him t the mat with Paradise Waterfalls for the win.
Winner: Ahura (22:14) (He will face Komander in the Quarter Finals)
Rate: 5
Quarter Finals (Day 2 March 11th)
Shigehiro Irie vs. Tristan Archer
Ahura vs. Komander
Axel Tischer vs. Masha Slamovich
Francesco Akira vs. Peter Tihanyi
