Prohibition’s end

Plus free matches from wXw celebrating the career of the late “Bad Bones” John Klinger!

Welcome back to the Sermon on the Mat, your weekly one-stop shop for news from the wider world of wrestling beyond the big cable TV monoliths that get all the coverage, with a special focus on shows that air on IWTV and TrillerTV.

Coming soon…

On IWTV

Wrestling Open Episode 125 (May 23, 8 pm ET)

Demand Lucha Extreme Block Party (May 23, 8 pm ET)

1. Stallion Kid vs. TIM
2. Jody Threat vs. Joe Demaro
3. Rhyno vs. Seraphis
4. Los Medicos (Medico I & Medico II) vs. Super Crazy & Tommy Dreamer
5. Gringo Loco vs. Lince Dorado
6. Alex Shelley vs. Jack Cartwheel (c) (DL Premier Championship)

NTPW Texas Contenders Series 36 (May 23, 7:30 pm CT)

PWF The Next Episode (May 24, 7 pm ET)

BSPW Enjoy the Violence (May 25, 8 pm ET)

TWE Sink or Swim 2024 (May 25, 8 pm ET)

1. Eden Monroe (c) vs. Mackenzie Morgan (Gig City Championship)
2. Azrael vs. Hardway Heeter
3. Big Dave vs. Kasey Owens (Barefoot Hillbilly Scufflin’ Brawl)
4. Jaden Newman vs. Sean Campbell
5. Squatting Dragons (Erron Wade & Kody Manhorn) vs. Totally Shook (Jamesen Shook & Pha’Nesse) (c) (TWE Tag Team Championship)
6. Brett Ison vs. Darian Bengston (c) vs. Tank (TWE Championship)

On TrillerTV

HOG The War Within (May 24, 7:30 pm ET)

AIW Gauntlet for the Gold 17 (May 24, 7:30 pm ET)

1. Alec Price vs. Dex Royal vs. Marino Tenaglia vs. Mikey Montgomery
2. Dominic Garrini & Sidney Von Engeland & Xay Garcia vs. Shaw Mason, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, & Tyler Jordan
3. Derek Dillinger vs. Wes Barkley
4. Joshua Bishop vs. Sam Holloway
5. Josh Prohibition vs. Matt Cross (Josh Prohibition’s Retirement Match)
6. Money Shot (Elijah Dean & Zach Nystrom) (c) vs. To Infinity and Beyond (Cheech & Colin Delaney) (AIW Tag Team Championship)
7. Eric Taylor (c) vs. Philly Collins (AIW Intense Championship)
8. Chuck Stone vs. Isaiah Broner (c) (AIW Absolute Championship)
9. 30-Entrant Gauntlet for the Gold

FSW Let It Ride 2024 (May 24, 10 pm ET)

HOG Glory of War (May 25, 7 pm ET)

GCW Take a Picture 2024 (May 25, 9 pm ET)

1. Jimmy Lloyd vs. Microman
2. Allie Katch vs. Megan Bayne
3. Dark Sheik vs. Kylie Rae
4. Cole Radrick vs. Mance Warner
5. Dralistico vs. Gringo Loco
6. Danhausen vs. “Speedball” Mike Bailey
7. Arik Cannon vs. Joey Janela
8. Nick Gage & Zilla Fatu vs. the Rejects (John Wayne Murdoch & Reed Bentley)
9. Los Desperados (Arez & Latigo) vs. Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini & Kevin Ku) (c) (GCW Tag Team Championship)

GCW Paranoid 2024 (May 26, 5 pm ET)

1. Isaiah Broner vs. Joshua Bishop vs. Steve “1 Called” Manders
2. “Big Beef” Gnarls Garvin vs. Charlie Tiger (c) (Unsanctioned Pro Heavyweight Championship)
3. Dark Sheik vs. Megan Bayne
4. The Rejects (John Wayne Murdoch & Reed Bentley) vs. To Infinity and Beyond (Cheech & Colin Delaney)
5. BUSSY (Allie Katch & EFFY) vs. Deathmatch Royalty (Jimmy Lloyd & Steph De Lander)
6. Haley Dylan vs. Trish Adora
7. Bang and Matthews (August Matthews & Davey Bang) & Cole Radrick vs. Los Desperados (Arez, Gringo Loco, & Latigo)
8. Joey Janela vs. Kevin Blackwood
9. Alec Price vs. Mance Warner
10. Jordan Oliver & Myron Reed vs. Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini & Kevin Ku) (c) (GCW Tag Team Championship)

Free matches here!

Ilja Dragunov vs. “Bad Bones” John Klinger vs. WALTER

Ilja Dragunov vs. “Bad Bones” John Klinger

Cody Rhodes vs. “Bad Bones” John Klinger

“American Dragon” Bryan Danielson vs. “Bad Bones” John Klinger

As always…

Remember folks, no matter what type of wrestling you like, no matter how down you feel about the state of WWE, AEW, Impact, ROH, or any other “big-time” pro wrestling, there’s something out there for you. There’s a pro wrestling product that can hit you in the right spot and make you love wrestling like you thought you’d never be able to love it again. It’s there, I promise. You just gotta reach out and find it, and that, my friends, is what the Sermon on the Mat is all about.