{"id":132927,"date":"2025-03-27T17:50:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T21:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=132927"},"modified":"2025-03-29T14:39:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T18:39:01","slug":"wrestlemania-vegas-craziest-matches-booked-outside-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/27\/wrestlemania-vegas-craziest-matches-booked-outside-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"WrestleMania Vegas: Craziest Matches Booked Outside WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WWE will claim to take over Las Vegas for its WrestleMania 41 week, next month.<\/p>\n<p>But WWE can&#8217;t take all the responsibility for the entertainment capital of the world becoming overrun with wrestling fans.<\/p>\n<p>The wrestling industry as a whole will hijack Sin City in a heist unseen since Ocean&#8217;s Eleven.<\/p>\n<p>Every wrestling company worth a dime will host shows in Las Vegas to capitalize on the thousands of fans who will attend <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/25\/wrestlemania-41-card-every-match-announced-and-rumored-so-far-for-the-showcase-of-immortals\/\" target=\"_self\">WWE WrestleMania 41,<\/a> SmackDown, WWE Raw, and NXT Stand &amp; Deliver.<\/p>\n<p>To gain attention these companies are promoting everything from WWE legends, video game voice actors, former boxers, indy darlings, hardcore matches, OAP multi-man brawls, and throwbacks to previous WrestleMania moments.<\/p>\n<p>Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) is responsible for multiple indy companies appearing in Las Vegas with its GCW: The Collective event. <a  href=\"https:\/\/gcwthecollective.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for more on that.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here, we look at the craziest independent matches currently booked for WrestleMania week.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Butterbean vs. Minoru Suzuki (w\/ Dan Severn as special enforcer)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">April 17<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Former boxer Butterbean &#8211; who knocked out Brawl For All winner Bart Gunn at WrestleMania XV &#8211; will compete against NJPW legend Minoru Suzuki. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Suzuki has a 30-20 MMA career record. This means Butterbean vs. Suzuki could descend into one of the craziest shoot fights <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">of all time<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Former UFC and NWA champion Dan &#8220;The Beast&#8221; Severn will be special guest enforcer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WrestleCon boasts appearances by everyone from Mike Tyson, Sting, Ronda Rousey, Saraya, Toni Storm, Teddy Long, and Kurt Angle to The Berzerker, Honky Tonk Man and Dennis Rodman. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Full details on <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlecon.com\/lasvegas\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WrestleCon Las Vegas<\/a> can be found here.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Its the return of <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricButterBean?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@EricButterBean<\/a> vs <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/suzuki_D_minoru?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@suzuki_D_minoru<\/a> with a special enforcing ref <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danbeastsevern?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@danbeastsevern<\/a> @ the Mark Hitchcock Memorial WrestleCon Supershow. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gQPvLDlGvF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/gQPvLDlGvF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WrestleCon (@wrestlecon) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wrestlecon\/status\/1898887794757411249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Butterbean vs. Bart Gunn: WrestleMania XV, March 28, 1999\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J9fmrvYXgtY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Minoru Suzuki vs. Yoshihiko <\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DDT Pro Wrestling<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">April 18 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One day later, what&#8217;s left of Suzuki will wrestle the inflatable doll known as Yoshihiko. That&#8217;s right. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Suzuki competes against a blow-up sex doll less than 24 hours after he fights one of the toughest men of all time. The match happens at DDT Pro Wrestling&#8217;s show as part of GCW The Collective at Palms.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8April 18th Las Vegas Show New Match Card!  <\/p>\n<p>\u2694\ufe0fDDT UNIVERSAL Champion Minoru Suzuki&#39;s first challenger is&#8230;.YOSHIHIKO!<\/p>\n<p>Details:<a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VyoI7XcAnz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/VyoI7XcAnz<\/a><br \/> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ddtLasVegas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ddtLasVegas<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ddtpro?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ddtpro<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ukcNsWT98I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ukcNsWT98I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DDT Pro-Wrestling (English) (@ddtproENG) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ddtproENG\/status\/1904731175249469867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Senior Scramble Match: The Warlord vs. Ricky Morton vs. Mike Johnson vs. Tommy Rich vs. George South vs. Doug Gilbert<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Joey Janela&#8217;s Spring Break 9<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">April 18<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Joey Janela&#8217;s Spring Break is set to be historic. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In his attempt to create &#8220;the greatest independent wrestling show of all time&#8221; Janela <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">has<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> loaded the card with can&#8217;t-miss matches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/02\/08\/sabu-retirement-match-wrestlemania-vegas-weekend\/\" target=\"_self\">ECW legend Sabu&#8217;s retirement with Janela<\/a>, the JCW Championship match between Masha Slamovich and Suzu Suzuki to the tallest women&#8217;s match of all time <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/21\/megan-bayne-toni-storm-aew-womens-world-championship\/\" target=\"_self\">Megan Bayne<\/a> vs. Bozilla. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But it&#8217;s the Senior Scramble match that is set to be the craziest. All competitors must be 55+ to enter. Two will start. Every five minutes a new competitor will enter. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pinfalls can be recorded at any point but whoever <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">has won<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the deciding fall before the 20-minute <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">timelimit<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> expires is the winner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At 75, Mike Johnson is the oldest man in the match. 68-year-old former Rock &#8216;n&#8217; Roll Express member Ricky Morton is the biggest name in the match. The Warlord (63), Tommy Rich (68), George South (62) and Doug Gilbert (56) round out the competitors.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It seems very hard for this match not to become the most talked-about moment across the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LvPGfAEVIH\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/02\/08\/sabu-retirement-match-wrestlemania-vegas-weekend\/\" target=\"_self\">Sabu Retirement Match Announced For WrestleMania Vegas Weekend<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Sabu Retirement Match Announced For WrestleMania Vegas Weekend&#8221; &#8212; Last Word on Pro Wrestling\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/02\/08\/sabu-retirement-match-wrestlemania-vegas-weekend\/embed\/#?secret=VhmuEhICmY#?secret=LvPGfAEVIH\" data-secret=\"LvPGfAEVIH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Red Dean Redemption Star on Freemont Street<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pandemonium Wrestling: The House Always Wins<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">April 17<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pandemonium Wrestling&#8217;s The House Always Wins show on Freemont St has a card topped by Shelton Benjamin vs. Kevin Blackwood that <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is sure to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> get people talking. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The show will also include an appearance from the voice behind Red Dead Redemption 2 lead character Arthur Morgan. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A battle royal is also advertised so we <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">could<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> see the voice behind Morgan &#8211; Roger Clark &#8211;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">compete<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in that.<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Absolutely <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">crazy.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our full card for The House Always Wins<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are still available!!!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa8<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sierradzns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@sierradzns<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iw8AiOMyj2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/iw8AiOMyj2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pandemonium: Pro Wrestling (@ProPandemonium) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProPandemonium\/status\/1903522300781318513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 22, 2025<\/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><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nattie Neidhart vs. Miyu Yamashita<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Josh Barnett&#8217;s Bloodsport XIII<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">April 17<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Despite becoming common in recent years, it is still crazy that WWE allows its talent to compete for an independent company during WrestleMania Vegas. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/04\/wwe-star-natalya-announced-for-the-nwa-crockett-cup-2025\/\" target=\"_self\">WWE&#8217;s Natalya<\/a> will compete under her real name Nattie Neidhart at the wrestling\/ MMA event Josh Barnett&#8217;s Bloodsport. Neidhart will stand across a ring with no ropes for the unique match with Japanese sensation Miyu Yamashita. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE lifer Neidhart personally requested to face the experienced karate star Yamashita. It is set to be one of the most talked-about matches of the weekend. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE stars <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/01\/24\/netflix-pete-dunne-wwe-promo\/\" target=\"_self\">Pete Dunne<\/a>, Charlie Dempsey and Karrion Kross will also compete on the show that features talent from NJPW and across the indies.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">$500 Twerk Off <\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All Caribbean Pro Wrestling\/ Fighting Evolution Wrestling: Sin City Burn<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">April 17<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t headline WrestleMania but you could win $500 by twerking in a wrestling ring.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sin City Burn&#8217;s card will be headlined by Zicky Dice vs. &#8220;Pope&#8221; Elijah Burke. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">it is<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> what is happening alongside the wrestling <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">that<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is crazy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The show will feature a $500 twerk-off competition and topless bottle hostesses serving bottomless tequila and rum. What. Could. Possibly. Go. Wrong. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cancel any chance of Ric Flair appearing in the Senior Scramble, he&#8217;ll probably be at this.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong> Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the Last Word on Pro Wrestling for more on WWE 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. You can check out WWE programming on Netflix (Raw), USA Network (SmackDown), The CW (NXT), Tubi (WWE Evolve), A&amp;E (WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments) and Peacock (WWE Main Event as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on YouTube, and catch fast-paced action on X (WWE Speed).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE will claim to take over Las Vegas for its WrestleMania 41 week, next month. But WWE can&#8217;t take all the responsibility for the entertainment capital of the world becoming overrun with wrestling fans. The wrestling industry as a whole will hijack Sin City in a heist unseen since Ocean&#8217;s Eleven. 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