Ragin’ Pro Wrestling presented the third edition of its “Envision” event at the Big Apple Pub & Grill in Manitowoc, Wisconsin on November 2, 2024. Here’s what happened:
MATCH #1
ADAM GRACE vs. JOHNNY C.K.
In the first of two RPW Surge matches to kickoff this show, Adam Grace wasted no time and attacked Johnny C.K. Grace took control briefly after this, but Johnny C.K. used a hurricanrana reversal to shift the momentum back in his direction. Moments later, a shotgun dropkick from Johnny sent Grace to the outside to regroup.
Back inside the ring, Grace charged Johnny C.K., who was sitting on the top turnbuckle, but was met with a boot to the face. However, Grace saw it coming and reversed Johnny, then hit a splash in the corner for a near fall. From there, Grace kept control, even thwarting a rally by catching Johnny with a Codebreaker as he came through the ropes.
Soon after, though, Johnny C.K. did mount a rally with a basement dropkick in the corner, followed by a moonsault that nearly ended the match. Johnny C.K. climbed back up to the top rope, but this time, Adam Grace was up first. Grace pushed the referee into the ropes, knocking Johnny C.K. off balance, then flung Johnny into the middle of the ring, climbed to the top rope, and hit a flying elbow drop that would have made Randy Savage proud.
WINNER: ADAM GRACE
MATCH #2
GEN Z & MYSTERY PARTNER vs. SHANE HILLS, NICK COLUCCI & SWOGGLE
SIX PERSON TAG TEAM MATCH
The night before, at RPW Destiny 4, Salem Crane shocked everyone when he turned on his partner, Nick Colucci, during their title opportunity against RPW Tag Team Champions, Gen Z. So, it was no surprise when Crane was announced as Gen Z’s partner in a six-man tag match against Colucci, Shane Hills, and Swoggle.
The bad guys were confounded early, with both Roy Cooper and Salem Crane having no luck against Shane Hills, then Nick Colucci. After Colucci hit a flapjack on Cooper, Hills returned and offered a free shot at a body slam to Cooper. Roy seemed scared to even attempt such a feat and begged Preston Palmer to try instead.
Palmer took a shot, but failed, then decided to chop Hills as an alternative. This simply angered Shane, who drove Palmer into the corner by his throat, then unloaded with the loudest chop heard in that building on either night. Swoggle demanded a shot and entered the ring with a strut. His chops to Palmer had no effect, but when Palmer made fun of him about it and pushed him to the mat, Swoggle kicked Palmer in the shin, hit some hard chops, then poked Palmer in the eye and strutted some more.
Swoggle bit Palmer, but was distracted by Salem Crane, which allowed Palmer to regroup and ambush Swoggle from behind. Cooper took charge of Swoggle briefly, but Colucci returned with a back drop to Preston Palmer, then knocked his partners off of the apron. However, all three regrouped and attacked Colucci, retaking control of the match.
When the dust settled, Crane and Gen Z cut off the ring and made quick tags to keep Colucci from tagging out. After taking a pounding, Colucci finally broke free and made the hot tag to Swoggle. Soon, though, all six men were in the ring. Everyone but Colucci and Palmer left the ring to brawl at ringside.
Crane returned to help Palmer subdue Shane Hills and went for the ring he used as a weapon the night before. Swoggle intercepted and took the ring, prompting Cooper to demand Swoggle return the ring to its rightful owners. Swoggle responded with an urunage to Cooper and made the cover for the win. After the match, it was announced that former partners, Nick Colucci and Salem Crane, will settle their differences inside a steel cage at RPW Homecoming 3 on May 31, 2025.
WINNERS: SHANE HILLS, NICK COLUCCI & SWOGGLE
MATCH #3
KACI LENNOX (c) vs. STACY SHADOWS
RPW WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
A very confident Kaci Lennox strutted into the ring, for her second title defense in as many days, and slapped Stacy Shadows across the face. Shadows demanded that Lennox do it again, then hulked up and dominated the champion. Shadows maintained control of the match briefly, but would miss a senton which allowed Lennox to regroup.
Lennox slowed things down with a boot choke in the corner, then a rope choke. Both time, Lennox waited until the referee’s count reached four before she released the illegal holds. Lennox continued to use nefarious tactics to maintain control, thwarting multiple promising rally attempts from the challenger.
Later, though, Shadows would catch Kaci Lennox climbing to the top rope and threw her back down to the mat by her crossed arms. Lennox countered with a sudden chin breaker and a DDT. Shadows whipped Lennox into the ropes, but Lennox reversed, then rolled up Shadows as she rebounded and put her legs on the ropes for extra leverage on the cover.
WINNER: KACI LENNOX
MATCH #4
ROYAL FLAVUH vs. JAYDEN MERCER & KEVON LEE
In the early moments of Royal Flavuh’s much-anticipated RPW debut match, Alex Findley, reversed a whip from Jayden Mercer, hit a hip toss, and celebrated with a crotch chop in Mercer’s face. Findley and his partner, Devo Knight, tagged in and out efficiently and maintained control of the match with a suplex/springboard senton combo move, followed by an ensiguri to Jayden Mercer. Kevon Lee tried to intervene, but got hit with a double ensiguri that sent him outside the ring.
Mercer also rolled outside the ring, but was quickly followed with a tope suicida from Alex Findley. Lee returned to the ring and hit a Pounce on Devo Knight. Mercer returned to assist on a double team, which allowed Mercer and Lee to take control. Lee and Mercer cut off the ring to prevent Devo from tagging out, and used referee distractions to bite and choke Knight without repercussions.
Eventually, Knight would go for a kick, but Mercer caught his foot. Knight missed with an ensiguri reversal, but came back the other way with another that connected and allowed him to finally tag out. Findley came in hot, but mistakenly tried to lift Kevon Lee into a fireman’s carry. Lee fought out, but Findley immediately hit a superkick and successfully lifted Lee up for a fireman’s carry driver.
Mercer ran in for a double team that would lead to a near fall on Alex Findley. Devo Knight broke up the pinfall at the very last second by flying in from the top rope. Lee tried to choke slam Devo, but Knight escaped and hit a running elbow in the corner. Mercer ambushed Devo and sent him outside the ring, then focused on Alex Findley. Mercer climbed to the top rope, but Devo Knight returned and knocked Mercer down. Findley put Mercer on his shoulders and Knight climbed to the top rope for an assisted Blockbuster that finally ended the night for Mercer and Lee.
WINNERS: ROYAL FLAVUH
MATCH #5
GARRISAON CREED vs. ETHEN MATTHEWS
As soon as this match started, Garrisaon Creed punched Ethen Matthews and Matthews escaped to ringside. Creed followed right behind. Matthews hightailed it all the way to the dressing room, but Creed caught up with him and threw him back through the curtain. Matthews tried to escape into the ring, but Creed grabbed him by his foot and pulled Matthews back outside.
This time, though, Matthews managed to duck a clothesline on the floor and counter with a superkick. This stunned Creed just long enough for Ethen to try to escape the entire building through the side door. Creed caught Ethen again and prevented his escape, so Matthews headed back toward the ring.
Matthews entered first and grabbed a steel chair. Ethen threw it in Creed’s direction then, when Creed instinctively put his hands up to block the chair, Matthews attacked. Ethen took control and slowed things down in the corner, at one point locking Creed in a full nelson. Creed wriggled out, but was quickly locked into a Tajiri-style Tarantula.
When Matthews released the hold, Creed fell and Ethen climbed to the top rope. Matthews missed off the top rope and Creed followed with a lariat, a Superman punch in the corner, and a springboard moonsault from the second rope for a near fall. Creed went for a brain buster, but Matthews escaped and tried to come off the ropes. Creed caught Ethen and reversed with a German suplex, then lifted him up for a successful brain buster.
WINNER: GARRISAON CREED
MATCH #6
JORDAN BLU (c) vs. LILI RUIZ vs. MAGGIE LEE
RPW GLAMOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Maggie Lee was added to this match when her original opponents in a triple threat match for a future title match contract were unable to attend, and she made the most of it. There was some comic relief early after a three way test of strength turned into a four way test of strength that included the referee.
We got back to business quickly after Lili Ruiz and Jordan Blu decided to team up against Maggie Lee. The pair hit a double suplex on Lee, then turned to face off against each other. Blu struck first with a drop toe hold that sent Ruiz into the corner, then a Bronco Buster once she got there.
At that point, Maggie Lee flew in from the top rope. Lee missed, but quickly turned around for a shotgun dropkick to Blu in the corner. Lee followed with a running European upper cut and a German suplex with a bridge for a near fall. Blu rolled outside the ring and never returned to the match. She was attended to at ringside by RPW officials, then assisted back to the dressing room.
Now it was Lili Ruiz and Maggie Lee forced to face off. Ruiz charged the corner, but Lee pulled her down by her hair, then threw Ruiz, face-first, into the turnbuckle. Lee slowed things down to maintain control, highlighted by a flying hip attack to Ruiz.
Ruiz lifted Lee into a fireman’s carry, but Lee escaped. Lee charged the corner with a Yakuza kick, dragged Lili Ruiz into the center of the ring, and climbed to the top for a beautiful moonsault that wowed the crowd and earned Maggie Lee the Glamour Championship.
WINNER AND NEW CHAMPION: MAGGIE LEE
MATCH #7
JDX vs. BRICK MCCARTHY (c)
RPW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
After a hard fought title defense the night before for Brick McCarthy, and a convincing win for JDX the night before, I really thought we were primed for a title change here. Brick McCarthy proved me wrong and worked really hard in doing so. JDX wanted to get in the champion’s head early, getting in and out of the ring and refusing to engage.
It did not take long for the champion to tire of these games and follow JDX outside the ring. All of this played right into JDX’s hands. Brick approached and lifted JDX up to lawn dart him into the ring post, but JDX escaped and pushed the champion into the steel post face-first. When the competitors returned to the ring, JDX immediately used an eye rake to keep the champion under wraps… or so you would think.
The incredibly strong McCarthy just got angry at the eye rake and drove JDX into the corner. McCarthy climbed to the second rope and stood over JDX raining blows on the challenger’s head. The referee tried to intervene, but was thrown across the ring by the champion. In the chaos, however, JDX managed to connect with a low blow kick.
From there, JDX used a rope choke, then a boot choke, to maintain his advantage over the champion. After one such choke, a fan yelled, “Is that your best move?” JDX responded, “My best move was on your girl last night.” This popped everyone in the crowd, including me.
JDX continued to dominate, and thwarted one rally attempt with a running knee strike reversal in the corner. JDX climbed to the top rope, but Brick McCarthy jumped up there with him and superplexed JDX to the mat, leaving both men down. The champion was up first with a flurry of elbows and lariats that was capped off by a spinebuster for a near fall.
McCarthy attempted a double underhook suplex, but JDX escaped and came off the ropes. McCarthy sidestepped and sent JDX crashing into the referee. McCarthy must not have seen the referee go down because he hit a Fame-Ass-Er to JDX and made the cover.
Stunned that there was no referee to make the count, McCarthy went to check on the official. At the same time, JDX’s associate, Money Miguel, ran in and slid the RPW Championship belt to JDX. McCarthy turned around and was clocked with the gold belt. JDX made the cover as the referee came to, but, amazingly, the champion managed to kick out at two.
JDX went for a power bomb, but McCarthy reversed and flipped JDX over his head instead. From there, McCarthy hit a DDT and made the cover for his second successful title defense in as many nights. Furious, JDX and Money Miguel grabbed a microphone and challenged McCarthy to a tag team match with a partner of his choosing at RPW Redemption 4 on January 25. McCarthy responded that he already knows who his partner is going to be. Danhausen.
Get your tickets now, folks. That match is going to be highly entertaining.
WINNER: BRICK MCCARTHY
MATCH #8
HEATHER RECKLESS vs REBECCA J. SCOTT
The new and improved, stunning, and sexy (as she described herself on the microphone before the match) Heather (by Elegance) Reckless told Rebecca J. Scott (whom she called Regina) that facing a TNA Knockout is the opportunity of a lifetime. Heather asked Scott why she should waste her time with this match, then slapped Rebecca in the face.
Justifiably angered, Scott fired up immediately and went on offense. A long flurry ended with a nasty superkick to Heather then a running knee strike sent Heather outside the ring. Scott also left the ring, and followed Reckless up the stairs to the balcony. We could hear them brawling behind a curtain for a while. When they next became visible, Scott nearly threw Heather over the balcony.
Reckless came down the stairs and through the curtain first, then waited to ambush Scott as she came through, as well. Reckless was in charge as the action finally returned to the ring and decided, in that moment, to put lipstick all over Scott’s face. Naturally, this insult fired Scott up once more. Rebecca hit a suplex, then grabbed the lipstick herself.
Reckless managed to wrestle the lipstick away from Scott before she could repay the favor and whipped Scott into the corner. Heather charged, but Scott got a boot up and climbed to the second rope for a Blockbuster that sent both women out of the ring. Heather Reckless got up first and decided to climb a ladder on a support beam that led to a high camera perch.
In response, Scott grabbed basketballs from somewhere and started hurling them at Reckless trying to knock her off of her perch, literally. Reckless caught one and returned fire, but Rebecca Scott ducked and the ball knocked out the referee. Scott tried to climb up to the perch, but Reckless eventually came down. Back on the floor, Scott threw Reckless into the chairs, then put a trash can over Heather’s head and stomped on it.
While on the floor, Reckless grabbed two tools from under the ring which appeared to be a wrench and a pair of pliers. Reckless tried to use the wrench as a weapon, but Scott blocked and took it away. Scott tried to use it herself as the referee returned, but the referee took it from Scott. As the referee went to get rid of the pliers, Reckless grabbed the wrench, nailed Scott with it, and made the cover.
WINNER: HEATHER RECKLESS
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