This Week in Death: Jun Kasai in NJPW, Neil Diamond Cutter, FREEDOMS, BJW, Joel Bateman, H2O, CZW & BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS


Joel Bateman Returning to the United States

It appears that The Smash Hit will be making his presence known in the United States once again! It has been announced that Joel Bateman will be taking part in Ruthless Pro Wrestling’s first time ever King of the Kill Deathmatch Tournament. Bateman comes into this tournament as the second entrant; joining Mexico’s Crazy King in the field thus far. This announcement also marks Joel’s first match in the United States since last September when he competed for Indiana’s Flophouse Wrestling. You can follow Ruthless Pro Wrestling on Twitter for updates on King of the Kill, as well as Joel Bateman’s Twitter for any further United States dates.


Changes Made to H2O’s The Last Generation

After a hellacious 700 Light Tube Deathmatch with Neil Diamond Cutter, Matt Tremont would announce some changes to H2O’s The Last Generation event. Due to injuring his leg in the aforementioned match, Tremont would have to pull out of his scheduled non-tournament match against his student, Austin Luke. Along with this, Tremont would confirm that The Last Generation would no longer be a tournament, but still feature Hardcore, Hybrid, and Deathmatch Wrestling as originally promised. Following the announcement, the new card and stipulations were revealed. The Last Generation is still set to take place on June 24th at 8 PM EST on IWTV. And you can follow H2O on Twitter for further updates.

Full Card:

  1. Deathmatch: Chris Bradley vs Kristian Ross vs Jess Moss vs Deklan Grant
  2. Rocket’s Full Metal Airstrike: Rocket vs Duncan Aleem vs Brian Neil vs Cecilio Vega
  3. Home Run Derby Deathmatch: Ryan Redfield vs GG Everson
  4. Doors, Ladders & Chairs: Austin Luke vs Dyln McKay vs Marcus Mathers
  5. Thumbtacks Deathmatch: Anthraxx vs Frank Bonetti
  6. Trios Street Fight: President Hawkins, Braxx & JB Anderson vs Leroy Robinson, Johnny Radex & Chad Spectacular
  7. Deathmatch: Alex Stretch & Lady Blakely vs Lowlife Louie & Jimmy Lyon

CZW Announces Deathmatch Event for August

Combat Zone Wrestling is coming to lay the law, once again! CZW has announced that they will be holding a Deathmatch event, entitled Disasterpiece: Twisted Metal, this coming August. While CZW’s reputation was built on Ultraviolence, the company has begun to showcase more standard pro wrestling since they’ve resurfaced in the past couple of years. The first Wrestler confirmed for Disasterpiece is the new MLW World Middleweight Champion, “The Death Fighter” AKIRA. Joining AKIRA is Tournament of Death 19 winner: “The Bev” Bobby Beverly. CZW’s Disasterpiece: Twisted Metal will go down on August 5th in Westville, New Jersey. Tickets are available now and you can follow CZW on Twitter for updates.


FREEDOMS Roster Members to Appear on BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS

BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS is set to host their Volume 6th event on the 4th of July, and already we can recognize a few faces from Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS scheduled to compete. In Singles competition, Rina Yamashita will take on fellow UNCHAIN stablemate, Minoru Fujita. And in Tag Team action, ERE’s Takayuki Ueki will team with Mecha Mummy to take on MAO & Chie Koshikawa. While the show may be sold out, you can still follow BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS on Twitter for the future air date of Volume 6.

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