A/N: So, the year 2020 brought a lot of headaches for us especially in the wrestling world with WWE, AEW, Impact, and ROH having no fans in attendance while NJPW got crowds back around the summer. However, that did put a lot of pressure on workers to put on good shows for the fans watching from their home. I want to rebook some of the events that got cancelled in these Special Event Chapters of USPW. The first ones are the cancelled Supercard of Honor XIV produced by Ring of Honor and the 2020 Crockett Cup produced by the National Wrestling Alliance. Realistically, these two would have a partnership with USPW and I think this would be fun to see what could've been.
Ring of Honor presents Supercard of Honor XIV
Venue: RP Funding Center
Date: April 4th, 2020
State/City: Lakeland, Florida
Commentators: Colt Cabana, Caprice Coleman, and Lindon Donmen
Show results:
Match One: Marty Scrull (w/ PCO and Brody King) vs. "Switchblade" Jay White (w/ Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa)
The Match: (This is a dream match billed as Marty's last match in Ring of Honor as he signed with All Elite Wrestling along with PCO and Brody King while Gordon decided to stay in ROH. They both start with lockups and rest holds showcasing their talents. Jay starts using stiff elbows to get some Strong Style in the match, but Marty reverses with Arm Drags followed by a German Suplex. Marty hits a Tornado DDT off the corner getting the momentum and hits a few Dropkicks following up with a Double Knee Facebreaker. White uses the Guerrillas of Destiny to distract the referee low blowing his opponent before hitting a Belly-to-Back Suplex. White hits a Snap DDT getting a two count as Marty comes back with stiff forearms. White heads to the outside as Marty hits a Suicide Dive that nearly sends White into the crowd, but White hits a kick to the gut knocking Marty into the ring post. White hits a Vertical Suplex on the floor getting Marty to hold his back. Back in the ring, White hits a Curb Stomp for another two count, but Marty locks in a Crossface following the kickout. White grabbed the ropes before rolling Marty on his shoulders hitting a Death Valley Driver. Marty reverses a Russian Leg Sweep into a Neckbreaker and then flips up with White hitting three Vertical Suplexes. He locks in the Crossface Chickenwing as Tama distracts the referee causing both Guerrillas to get ejected from ringside. White took advantage catching Marty in the Blade Runner and got a near fall. Marty hits White with a Cradle Piledriver getting a two count followed by hitting a Superkick getting another two count. Marty tried for a Double Underhook Suplex, but White counters into the Blade Runner getting the three count.)
Winner: "Switchblade" Jay White (23:50)
After the match, Marty cut a promo thanking everyone for his years in Ring of Honor noting his accomplishments and looks forward to debuting with his Elite brethren.
Match Two: James Storm and Eli Drake© vs. The Briscoe Brothers (Mark and Jay Briscoe) for the NWA World Tag Team Championship
The Match: (Mark and Jay storm down to the ring and Mark says that despite the brothers competing in the Crockett Cup tomorrow night, they ain't waiting for a tag team title shot. Storm and Drake made their entrances accepting the challenge for their titles as these two teams had quite the chemistry working together. The Briscoes kept Drake from Storm most of the match, but Drake got out of their clutches to tag Storm in and Storm ends it with a Last Call Superkick on Mark for the win.)
Winners: RETAINED James Storm and Eli Drake (7:30)
Match Three: Mexisquad© (Bandido, Flamita, and Rey Horus)© vs. Chaos members Will Ospreay, Robbie Eagles, and Mikey Nicholls for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
The Match: (Afast hitting match as Will starts against Horus getting headlocks and takedowns in punching the head. Horus hits a Wheelbarrow Facebuster getting back in the driver's seat before hitting a Standing Moonsault on Ospreay. Rey tags Flamita in as both men hit a Double Suplex on the England native and Flamita then hits a Jumping Leg Drop to keep control. Nicholls came in with great athleticism against Flamita even locking the luchador in a Figure-Four Leg Lock. Nicholls and Eagles came in hard against Flamita and this called in Bandido after a hot tag taking down both Australians as he saved his partner. Bandido grabbed both legs of Eagles hitting a Jumping Leg Drop to the mid-section and tried for a 450 Splash, but Will hit an Enzurgiri to catch Bandido off balance. Will tagged in hitting a Superplex and got a near fall, but Bandido rolled Will up with the Crucifix Rollup Pin getting broken by Eagles. Will tried for the OsCutter, but Bandido reversed into the Double Knee Backbreaker. He tags Flamita back in as Flamita hits a Standing Shooting Star Press for a two count. Flamita tried for Toro, but when he connected, Will rolled out of the ring. Flamita hits a Somuersault Plancha on Will getting him back in the ring. He tags Horus in as they tried for a Double 450 Splash, but Nicholls and Eagles stopped them distracting them. Will caught Horus in the OsCutter as he scored the victory.)
Winners: NEW CHAMPIONS Chaos (22:45)
Match Four: Jeff Cobb vs. Bully Ray in a No Disqualification Match
The Match: (Jeff wanted to send a message to Eddie for the Crockett Cup demanding a change to the stipulation of his match with Bully Ray to No DQ rules. Very brief match as Jeff hits Tour of the Islands to Ray on two chairs for the win.)
Winner: Jeff Cobb (4:35)
Match Five: Dragon Lee© vs. Taiji Ishmori for the ROH World Television Championship
The Match: (Before the match, Gedo and Jado attacked Lee before the bell to give their Bullet Club friend an edge. Taiji took control of most of the match hitting a Tombstone Lungblower for a two count. Dragon Lee hit a Running Dropkick to get back control and hit a Brainbuster for a two count. Both men continued with high-flying action for a brief match as Taiji fell to the Dragon Driver losing.)
Winner: RETAINED Dragon Lee (8:35)
Match Six: The Foundation© (Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham) vs. Austin Aries and Amazing Red for the ROH World Tag Team Championship
The Match: (A great throwback to the old indy days from all four men as Lethal hits Red with the Lethal Injection to retain the belts for his team.)
Winners: RETAINED The Foundation (12:16)
Match Seven: Eddie Edwards vs. KENTA (w/ Gedo)
The Match: (A great match for Eddie's return to Ring of Honor as KENTA controlled most of the match and even had Gedo distract the Boston native. However, Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, and Hiromu Takahashi distracted KENTA from the stage as BUSHI attacked KENTA from behind causing a DQ victory for KENTA. However, Eddie hit both BUSHI and Gedo with Boston Knee Parties to get a good crowd reaction.)
Winner: KENTA via Disqualification (21:37)
Match Eight: Cody Runyon vs. Taichi
The Match: (Cody got majorly booed by the crowd as he came from the stands saying his last days in USPW are here and he figured he would start looking for a new place of employment. He said he would like a match on the card right here and now. Suzuki-Gun member Taichi came out as these two started going into each other, but Cody sent the Japanese star outside before the bell could ring. He actually got a steel chair and bashed the back of Taichi before getting his opponent on the announce table. Cody hits a Piledriver on the table and security came down to ward Cody off as Taichi suffered on the ground. Cody grabbed Taichi hitting one more Piledriver as the crowd booed again. Matt Hardy came through the crowd hopping the barricade to attack Cody as both men got into it on the outside. Hardy tried for the Twist of Fate, but Cody pushes him off escaping into the crowd as Cody smirked at his adversary heading up the steps.)
Winner: NO CONTEST
Match Nine: Nick Aldis© (w/ Kamille) vs. PCO vs. Flip Gordon for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
The Match: (PCO called out Aldis wanting to stop the Eighth Wonder of the World from reaching Marty as he never held the world title before. Gordon decided to get a rematch as he had a lot to prove still from Hard Times. Aldis was double-teamed as the Villain Enterprise wrestlers destroyed him, but Nick caught Gordon in the King's Lynn Cloverleaf making him tap out after a good match.)
Winner: RETAINED Nick Aldis via submission (14:12)
Main Event: Rush© vs. Dan Maff for the ROH World Championship
The Match: (A very brief main event, but both men go hammering at one another and give it their all as Rush gets caught in the Burning Hammer. Dan pins him for the three count as he holds his head winning the world title.)
Winner: NEW CHAMPION Dan Maff (9:12)
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Venue: Gateway Center Arena
Date: April 5th, 2020
State/City: College Park, Georgia
NWA Commentators: Stu Bennett and Jim Cornette
AEW Commentators: Jim Ross and Excalibur
ROH Commentators: Caprice Coleman and Lindon Donmen
USPW Commentators: Russ Markley and Greg Justice
Match One: First Round Crockett Cup Tag Team Match: The North (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander) vs. The Von Erichs (Ross & Marshall Von Erich) (w/ Kevin Von Erich)-15-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
The Match: (The Von Erichs coming down with their father representing Major League Wrestling while the Impact World Tag Team Champions represented their brand. A very brief match with Marshall locking the Iron Claw on Ethan getting him down for the pin.)
Winners: The Von Erichs (6:03)
Match Two: First Round Crockett Cup Tag Team Match: The Inner Circle (Sammy Guevara and Jake Hager) (w/ Santana and Ortiz) vs. Tim Storm and Caleb Konley-15-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
The Match: (A very brief match as Hager did most of the offense work for his team locking Konley in the Ankle Lock for a quick submission victory.)
Winners: The Inner Circle via submission (4:35)
Match Three: First Round Crockett Cup Tag Team Match: The Bloodline (Jonathan Steele and William Ashworth vs. Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) (w/ Marko Stunt)-15-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
The Match: (A highly competitive match as Luchasarus displays his most impressive work being a tall and flexible man. Jonathan brings his technical moves into the match working over both members with submission holds as William hits most powerhouse moves on Jungle Boy. Despite Jungle Boy giving an impressive showing, he gets the KO Punch after trying for a Slingshot Cutter. This gives Bloodline a pass to the quarter-finals.)
Winners: The Bloodline (6:23)
Match Four: First Round Crockett Cup Tag Team Match: Private Party (Isaiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) vs. The Yolo Twins (Yohann and Logan Olleres)-15-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
The Match: (The young stars from PWR do suffer a little bit in this tag team match, but they do come through mid-way through with tag team moves such as an Assisted Buckshot Lariat and Double Suicide Dives. Quen hits a Diving Leg Drop on Logan getting a two count after Yohann breaks it up. Quen gets hit with the Two Night Stand in a good showing as Yohann gets the pin.)
Winners: The Yolo Twins (5:16)
Match Five: Triple Threat Match for the NWA National Championship: Aaron Stevens© vs. Trevor Murdoch vs. Will Ralston-15-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
The Match: (A more comedic match with Stevens being manhandled by Murdoch and Ralston gets most of the advantage with his MMA moves. Stevens wins rolling up Ralston for the victory with a sneaky win.)
Winner: RETAINED Aaron Stevens (6:14)
Match Six: Eddie Edwards vs. Jeff Cobb: Falls Count Anywhere Match
The Match: (Eddie brought a baseball bat to the ring and immediately used it on Cobb and used steel chairs to keep the big guy down. Cobb took Edwards outside shoving him into the guardrail and lifting him on it on his kiwis. They fight through the crowd and up a flight of stairs as Edwards uses a steel railing to slide into a Boston Knee Party knocking Cobb down the steps. Edwards hits one more getting a two and a half count and Cobb hits Tour of the Islands through a catering table getting a near fall. Edwards hits a DDT on the concrete and tries locking in a Boston Crab, but Cobb escapes. Cobb hits a Spear through a door getting another near fall as the Hawaiian gets frustrated. Cobb tries for Tour of the Islands on the concrete, but Edwards escapes hitting the Boston Knee Party knocking Cobb through a table. Edwards hooks the leg getting the victory.)
Winner: Eddie Edwards (12:56)
Match Seven: First Round Crockett Cup Tag Team Match: The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) vs. Old Glory (Lars and Hans Ostberg)-15-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
The Match: (The old team of Hans and Lars did their absolute best using powerhouse old school maneuvers against the premier tag team of AEW, but the Bucks unleashed a Double Superkick followed by a Backbreaker/Arabian Press combination on Lars for the victory.)
Winners: The Young Bucks (5:24)
Match Eight: First Round Crockett Cup Tag Team Match: Bear Country (Bear Bronson and Bear Boulder) vs. Bottoms Up Outlaws (Sammy Moonshine and Nick Rollins)-15-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
The Match: (A squash match as Bear Country don't even allow the Outlaws to get out of the starting gate with Bronson hitting a Splash on Moonshine for the win.)
Winners: Bear Country (2:30)
Match Nine: First Round Crockett Cup Tag Team Match: Jervis Cottonbelly and Nolan Exodus vs. The Remnants (Caleb Collins and Driston Fields) (w/Colton Napier)-15-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
The Match: (A pretty even match between rookies and veterans as Caleb sets up for the Diving Range, but Brian Pillman Jr. shoves him off and leaves Caleb to take Realm of the Tombs from Nolan for the victory.)
Winners: Jervis Cottonbelly and Nolan Exodus (4:16)
Match Ten: First Round Crockett Cup Tag Team Match: Dalton Castle and Joe Hendry vs. The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark Briscoe)
The Match: (A very great tag team match by four Ring of Honor veterans as Dalton rolls Mark up for the win.)
Winners: Dalton Castle and Joe Hendry (8:24)
Match Eleven: Thunder Rosa© vs. Kennedy Lee (w/ Haleigh Grant) for the NWA World Women's Championship-15-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
The Match: (A nice light contest between former lovers as Thunder tries for a Diving Foot Stomp, but gets caught in a Samoan Drop. Haleigh distract the referee as the official scolds her and Kennedy gets some brass knuckles out striking Rosa in the head before hooking both legs to get her second reign.)
Winner: NEW CHAMPION Kennedy Lee (13:45)
Match Twelve: Joseph Henning and The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson vs. Kip Saiban, Angelico, and Jack Evans (w/ Penelope Ford)-15-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
The Match: (Angelico and Evans did a good job isolating Morton and Gibson when the old timers were in as Sabian talked trash to their faces. Henning hit chops to Sabian and hit Suplexes to Angelico getting some momentum for his team. The Rockers hit a Double Dropkick to Angelico and Evans knocking them outside before hitting Double Suicide Dives. Henning finished Sabian with the Perfect Plex for the win.)
Winner: Joseph Henning and The Rock 'n' Roll Express (10:25)
Match Thirteen: Quarter-Final Crockett Cup Tag Team Match: The Von Erichs (Ross and Marshall Von Erich) (w/ Kevin Von Erich) vs. The Inner Circle (Sammy Guevara and Jake Hager) (w/ Santana and Ortiz)-15-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
The Match: (A very competitive match as Proud N' Powerful tried getting evolved effectively getting ejected, but they attacked Kevin Von Erich ringside. This distracted Ross as Hager made Marshall tap out to the Ankle Lock to major boos.)
Winners: The Inner Circle (5:24)
Match Fourteen: Quarter-Final Crockett Cup Tag Team Match: The Bloodline (Jonathan Steele and William Ashworth) vs. The Yolo Twins (Yohann and Logan Olleres)-15-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
The Match: (A very brief match as the veterans had it with Jonathan hitting Lights Out on Logan for the win.)
Winners: The Bloodline (4:24)
Match Fifteen: Quarter-Final Crockett Cup Tag Team Match: The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) vs. Bear Country (Bear Bronson and Bear Country)-15-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
The Match: (The Young Bucks were isolated and manhandled by the dominant team, but Matt hit a last ditch Superkick to finish Bronson off for the win.)
Winners: The Young Bucks (6:10)
Match Sixteen: Quarter-Final Crockett Cup Tag Team Match: Jervis Cottonbelly and Nolan Exodus vs. Dalton Castle and Joe Hendry-15-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
The Match: (A brief competitive match as Dalton locks Jervis in the Calf Crusher making the Nicest Man Alive tap out rapidly on the canvas.)
Winners: Dalton Castle and Joe Hendry (5:36)
Match Seventeen: Dragon Lee© vs. Ryan "Fireball" Brown for the ROH World Television Championship-15-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
The Match: (These two have a good explosive and back-and-forth match that went the distance as Ryan tried for a 450 Splash, but Dragon hit a Bicycle Knee Strike catching him up, but the time ran out.)
Winner: TIME LIMIT DRAW (15:00)
Match Eighteen: Semi-Final Crockett Cup Tag Team Match: The Inner Circle (Sammy Guevara and Jake Hager) vs. The Bloodline (Jonathan Steele and William Ashworth)-15-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
The Match: (A good competitive contest combined with good storytelling as Jonathan hits Sammy with Lights Out for the victory. Hager tried attacking Jonathan, but William pounced on him and hit him with punches to the head as Santana and Ortiz roll Hager out to safety.)
Winners: The Bloodline (11:23)
Match Nineteen: Semi-Final Crockett Cup Tag Team Match: The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) vs. Dalton Castle and Joe Hendry-15-TIME MINUTE LIMIT
The Match: (Another good match by all four performers as the Bucks looked to be getting away with the victory, but Dalton sprays pepper spray into Nick's eyes with the ref distracted by Hendry. Dalton hits the Bang-A-Rang on Nick for the win advancing to the finals.)
Winners: Dalton Castle and Joe Hendry (12:45)
Match Twenty: Nick Aldis© (w/Kamille and Scott Steiner) vs. Marty Scrull (w/ PCO and Brody King) for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship and $500,000-30-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
The Match: (Similar to their encounter last year, these two go more briefly as near falls are apparent in this match with all sides being knocked down. Marty escapes the King's Lynn Cloverleaf twice in this match as Marty struggles to keep up. However, he locks Nick in his own Cloverleaf nearly getting Nick to tap before Nick gets the ropes. Marty then hits a Pedigree for a near fall and Nick hits a Death Valley Driver in the corner for his own near fall. Marty finally locks in the Crossface Chickenwing tapping Nick out ending the long reign finally.)
Winner: NEW CHAMPION Marty Scrull via submission (19:35)
Main Event: Final Crocket Cup Tag Team Match for #1 Contendership to the NWA World Tag Team Championship and the prize trophy: The Bloodline (Jonathan Steele and William Ashworth) vs. Dalton Castle and Joe Hendry-TV TIME REMAINING TIME LIMIT
The Match: (Hendry and Castle pulled out all their tricks, but both teams suffered from competing all night along making this very brief. However, they gave it all for the win as Jonathan gets a near fall with the Twist of Fate. Castle hits the Bang-A-Rang on Jonathan for a near fall as the crowd is on edge. Hendry tries locking in the Hendry Lock on Jonathan, but William hits the Chokeslam and then hits the KO Punch for the victory.)
WINNERS: The Bloodline (7:30)