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THIS WEEKEND’S INDEPENDENT SHOWS
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ROH “Best in the World” Tour
– Friday, June 3: Collinsville, Ill. (St. Louis market)
- Main Event: ROH World champion Jay Lethal & ROH tag champions The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Kazarian) vs. Jay Briscoe & War Machine (Hanson & Ray Rowe) in a six-man tag match
- Adam Cole vs. NJPW’s Kamaitachi
- Alex Shelley vs. Lio Rush
- Four Corner Survival: Roderick Strong vs. Stevie Richards vs. Moose vs. Silas Young
- A.C.H. vs. Beer City Bruiser
- Chris Sabin vs. Adam Page
- Mark Briscoe vs. Jason Kincaid
– Saturday, June 4: Indianapolis, Ind.
- Motor City Machineguns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. Bullet Club (Adam Cole & Adam Page)
- ROH World champion Jay Lethal (w/Taeler Hendrix) vs. Mark Briscoe (non-title match
- Jay Briscoe vs. Moose
- A.C.H. vs. Lio Rush vs. Kamaitachi vs. Roderick Strong vs. Will Ferrara vs. Jason Kincaid in a six-man mayhem match
- ROH tag champion Christopher Daniels vs. Ray Rowe
- ROH tag champion Kazarian vs. Hanson
- Women of Honor match: Kelly Klein vs. Jessica James
- NEWSPAPER COVERAGE via IndyStar.com.
– Sunday, June 5: Columbus, Ohio
- ROH Tag Title match: The Addiction vs. War Machine in a No DQ match
- ROH World champion Jay Lethal (w/Taeler Hendrix) vs. Adam Page (non-title match)
- Roderick Strong vs. Jay Briscoe
- Dalton Castle vs. NJPW’s Kamaitachi
- Adam Cole vs. Lio Rush
- Stevie Richards vs. Mark Briscoe
- Motor City Machineguns vs. All Night Express
INDEPENDENTS CALENDAR
SUNDAY, JUNE 5
– NWA Elite (Houma, La. – East Park Rec Center – 5:00 p.m. – Event/Ticket Info)
- NWA World Title match: Jax Dane vs. Houston Carson
- NWA Jr. Hvt. Title match
- NWA North American Hvt. Title match
– Pro Wrestling Explosion (debut show) (Dunellen, N.J. – Knights of Columbus)
- Sonjay Dutt vs. Tracy Williams
- Bobby Dempsey
- Worker Ant
- Jenny Rose
– Destiny World Wrestling (Ontario, Canada – Don Kolov Arena – Event/Ticket Info)
- Jeff Jarrett vs. Scott D’Amore tag main event
- ROH’s Moose vs. Rude Boy Riley with Santino as special referee
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Big Time Wrestling Tour
– Thursday, June 2 (Great Falls, Montana – Centene Stadium – 6:00 p.m. – Event/Ticket Info – Newspaper Details)
– Friday, June 3 (Missoula, Montana – Allegiance Field/Ogren Park – 8:00 p.m. – Event/Ticket Info)
– Saturday, June 4 (Billings, Montana – Centenial Ice Arena – 8:00 p.m. – Event/Ticket Info)
- Mick Foley
- Billy Gunn
- Chris Masters
- Tommy Dreamer
- Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake
Global Force Wrestling Tour
– Friday, June 3 (McKeesport, Pa. – The Palisades – 7:30 p.m. – Event/Ticket Info)
- GFW, PWX, RWA co-promoted show
- Colt Cabana & Jeff Jarrett (w/Karen Jarrett) & Lance Anoi vs. Pepper Parks & Chris Dickinson & Brandon K.
- Nex-Gen Title match: Sonjay Dutt vs. D.J. Zema
- Brian Myers (f/k/a Curt Hawkins) vs. Kevin Matthews
- Britt Baker vs. Ray Lynn
- David Starr vs. Cody Deaner vs. Pat Buck
- Heavenly Bodies vs. Wild West
– Saturday, June 4 (Scranton, Pa. – Lackawanna College Student Union – 7:30 p.m. – Event/Ticket Info)
- Nex-Gen Title match: Sonjay Dutt vs. D.J. Zema
- Jeff Jarrett (w/Karen Jarrett) vs. Pepper Parks tag match
- Colt Cabana vs. Adam Brooks
- Britt Baker vs. Ray Lynn
- Cody Deaner vs. Shogun Machette
- Heavenly Bodies vs. The Impeccables
- Team GSW vs. Team Wrestle Pro
FRIDAY, JUNE 3
– River City Wrestling (Selma, Tex. – Retama Park Race Track – 8:00 p.m. – Event/Ticket Info)
- Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian)
- Hernandez
- Lance Hoyt
– Gamechanger Wrestling (Woodridge, N.J. – Woodridge High School – Event/Ticket Info)
- Abyss vs. Crowbar in a Monster’s Ball match
- Al Snow, The Patriot, Danny Demento
– Rockstar Pro (Dayton, Ohio – Rockstar Pro Arena – 7:30 p.m. – Event/Ticket Info)
- Rockstar Pro Title match: Aaron Williams vs. Ethan Page
- CHANGE: Sami Callihan won the title on Wednesday; Callihan now defends against Page
- Zach Gowen & Gregory Iron
- Jessicka Havok
– PPW TV taping (Las Vegas, Nev. – Sam’s Town Live – Event/Ticket Info)
- Paragon Pro roster taping the next set of episodes
- PPW tag champions Wes Brisco & Jessy Sorensen
SATURDAY, JUNE 4
– Northeast Wrestling (Hickory, N.C. – L.P. Franks Stadium – 7:00 p.m. – Event/Ticket Info)
- Ric Flair headlines
- Magnum TA
- Hardys (Matt & Jeff Hardy)
- Jeff Hardy vs. T.K. O’Ryan
- Matt Hardy vs. Cedric Alexander
– AIW “Wrestling for Warriors” (Ft. Wayne, Ind. – IPFW Gates Center – 7:00 p.m. – Event/Ticket Info)
- Mickie James
- NXT star Tommaso Ciampa
- Johnny Gargano & Candice LaRae
- Rhyno
- Ethan Page
– Great North Wrestling (Smiths Falls, Ont., Canada – Smiths Falls Community Center – 7:30 p.m. – Event/Ticket Info)
- Canadian Title match: Hannibal vs. Al Snow
- 20-man Battle Royal
– NWA-SAW (Sparta, Tenn. – White Co. Fairgrounds AGG Complex – 5:00 p.m. Meet & Greet – Event Info)
- Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray)
- Eric Young
- TNA tag champion Crazzy Steve
- Crimson
– NWA-Smoky Mountain (Sneedville, Tenn. – Old Hancock Co. High School – 7:30 p.m. – Event/Ticket Info)
- NWA Mountain Empire Title match: Vince Brent vs. Skylar Kruze vs. Nick Hammonds
– Pro Wrestling Revolution (San Francisco, Calif. – John O’Connell High Scool – 7:00 p.m. – Event/iPPV Info)
- Reina de la Revolucion tournament:
- Christina Von Eerie headlines
– ECWA (Woodbury Heights, N.J. – Woodbury Heights Community Center – 7:00 p.m. – Event/Ticket Info)
- Main Event: ECWA Hvt. Title match – Sean Carr vs. Papadon
– VPW “Upper Limits (Centereach, N.Y. – VFW Post 4927 – 7:30 p.m. – Event/Ticket Info)
- “Eugene” Nick Dinsmore headlines & in action
- VPW & N.Y. State Title matches
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