{"id":123744,"date":"2024-04-04T07:00:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T11:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=123744"},"modified":"2024-04-04T02:12:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T06:12:38","slug":"wwe-wrestlemania-weekend-cant-miss-indy-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/04\/04\/wwe-wrestlemania-weekend-cant-miss-indy-matches\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE WrestleMania Weekend: Can&#8217;t Miss Indy Matches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">WWE will host<em><strong> WrestleMania 40<\/strong><\/em>, this weekend, with a loaded card set for Saturday and Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia. WWE is producing hours and hours of content around the shows. With everything from a Hall of Fame ceremony and Slammy Awards to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/04\/03\/preview-wwe-wrestlemania-smackdown-4-5-24\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><strong>WrestleMania SmackDown<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and <strong>The Undertaker&#8217;s<\/strong> <em><strong>One Deadman Show.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Despite all this to compete with, indy wrestling companies are hosting shows during <em><strong>WrestleMania<\/strong><\/em> weekend. Here, we give you our lowdown on the can&#8217;t-miss indy matches from across <em>WrestleMania 40<\/em> weekend. Plus, find out how to watch these matches from the comfort of your own home.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Shayna Baszler vs. Masha Slamovich\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One of the biggest shocks in the build-up to\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WrestleMania 40\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was the news that a current WWE star would be competing on an indy show. Shayna Baszler will battle Masha Slamovich at\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">GCW&#8217;s The Collective Josh Barnett&#8217;s Bloodsports<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Baszler being allowed to wrestle TNA star Slamovich on an indy show is a huge move away from the previous WWE ideology of not acknowledging other companies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The rest of the card is absolutely stacked. <strong>Nic Nemeth<\/strong> vs. <strong>Mike Bailey,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Josh Barnett<\/strong> vs. <strong>Johnny Bloodsport (John Morrison),<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Fuminori Abe<\/strong> vs. <strong>Takuya Nomura<\/strong> and <strong>Minoru Suzuki <\/strong>vs.<strong> Royce Isaacs<\/strong> will all take place on the show on Thursday, April 4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How to watch:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trillertv.com\/watch\/josh-barnetts-bloodsport-10\/2peq5\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TrillerTV<\/a> (FREE 7-day trial)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIM GOING TO TASTE YOUR BLOOD AND PUT YOU DOWN\u201d &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mashaslamovich?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@mashaslamovich<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SLAMOVICH VS BAYZLER AT BLOOSPORT APIRIL 4TH <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dUpB50cRxo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/dUpB50cRxo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DEATH PARK \u30c7\u30b9\u30d1\u30fc\u30af (@deathpark4ever) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deathpark4ever\/status\/1775614967972089937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Blue Kane vs. Matt Cardona\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The biggest in-joke in internet wrestling history comes to life when <strong>Blue Kane<\/strong> actually appears IRL. Someone recolored images of <strong>Kane<\/strong> to make him blue and put it on the internet. It caused such a buzz that someone started wrestling in a Blue Kane costume. WWE unsurprisingly issued a cease and desist order.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So <strong>Blue Pain<\/strong> was born. <strong>Matt Cardona<\/strong> hates Blue Kane\/ Blue Pain because the actual Kane pushed him off a WWE stage in a wheelchair a decade ago. The two will meet at\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">GCW\u2019s The Collective Joey Janella&#8217;s Spring Break.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How to watch:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trillertv.com\/watch\/joey-janelas-spring-break-8\/2peq6\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TrillerTV<\/a> (FREE 7-day trial)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CARDONA VS. BLUE KANE at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCWrestling_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@GCWrestling_<\/a> on April 5 in Philadelphia! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/53xDyugVvq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/53xDyugVvq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMattCardona\/status\/1772606599908950189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Bussy&#8221; Effy &amp; Allie Katch vs. &#8220;Dirty Breeze&#8221; Tyler Breeze and Dirty Dango<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Think\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cody Rhodes<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0will get the biggest pop in Philadelphia? Think again. The loudest ovation during WrestleMania weekend tends to be saved for\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Effy<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Allie Katch &#8220;Bussy&#8221;. Bussy<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0will blow the roof off at\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Big Gay Brunch<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on Saturday morning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Initially,\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Effy&#8217;s Big Gay Brunch<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0featured universally LGBTQ+ performers. But &#8216;heteros&#8217; have been showing up in recent years such as the popularity of\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Big Gay Brunch<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Former WWE duo\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;Breezango&#8221; Tyler Breeze<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fandango<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0will be taking on Bussy whilst fans sip on mimosas at what is often the most fun show of the weekend.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tyler Breeze will be appearing on <em><strong>WWE&#8217;s The Bump\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>ahead of\u00a0<em>WrestleMania 40.\u00a0<\/em>Allie Katch is the subject of a new documentary on IWTV.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to watch:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trillertv.com\/watch\/gcw-effys-big-gay-brunch-9\/2peqa\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Triller TV<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yall less than thirty minutes until TLO Allie Katch on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indiewrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@indiewrestling<\/a> I am not ready \ud83e\udee1\ud83d\ude2d\ud83e\udd72 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3PGlTWDQ4q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/3PGlTWDQ4q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ALLIE KATCH \u30a2\u30ea\u30fc\u30fb\u30ad\u30e3\u30c3\u30c1 (@AllieKATCH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllieKATCH\/status\/1774642018397859909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kid Lykos vs. Man Like Dereiss<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Once seen as the shining light of the British wrestling scene, things went very dark for\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Progress Wrestling<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in 2020. The London-based organization has decamped the UK for the weekend to host its <\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Freedom Walks Again<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> show in Philadelphia as part of <em>GCW\u2019s The Collective.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kid Lykos<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0losing his mask but using this pain to spark his successful journey to becoming\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Progress\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">World Champion has been a great storyline. This could signal\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Progress<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is on the way back to glory.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Man Like Dereiss<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> challenges Lykos on a show that sees the best British wrestlers share the ring with indy stars from across the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to watch: <\/strong>TrillerTV<\/p>\n<p>WrestleMania Weekend London<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Whilst\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Progress\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is in the USA, London will experience its own <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WrestleMania\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">weekend celebrations.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><em><strong>EVE &#8211; Riot Grrrls of Wrestling<\/strong><\/em> puts on <em><strong>Wrestle(wo)mania<\/strong><\/em> at Big Penny Social on Friday. The Viking theatrical play told through wrestling <em><strong>Mythos: Ragnorak<\/strong><\/em> is at The Cockpit Theatre all week.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Meanwhile, <em><strong>RevPro<\/strong><\/em> will test sleep deprived Brits by hosting a show that will be sandwiched between the two <em>WrestleMania 40<\/em> all-nighters on Sunday evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE will host WrestleMania 40, this weekend, with a loaded card set for Saturday and Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia. WWE is producing hours and hours of content around the shows. With everything from a Hall of Fame ceremony and Slammy Awards to WrestleMania SmackDown and The Undertaker&#8217;s One Deadman Show. 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